Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 26, 1893, Page 1

OMAHA DAILY BEE. JQUENT IN HIS DEFENSE| Briggs Oontinues His Argnment Before the Presbyterian Uourt. DUSANDS THRONG TO LISTEN TO HIM Justifies the Action of the New York Preshytory in His Case by a Bril- Hant Argument—Other Fea tures of the Trial, AsnixatoN, D. C,, May 25.—The Briggs o had one good cffect today. The devo- ial services with which the session of the eral assembly are opened were largely nded. People flocked in and listened to vers and song for half an hour, rather n wait and not get in at all. r. Briggs came in just at the close of the ice and took his seat at the end table, de of the chancel. On the table he ced a little valise, in which he carries his pers. Prof. Francis Brown deposited on b table beside the valise a siphon bottle of a water, from’ which at times Dr. Briggs coshed himself. Mr. Cutcheon and Dr. z1er also took seats at the table. On the osite side the prosecuting committee sat "he public interest of the previous two & was, if anything, increased, but owing the admiral arrangements for seating the dience and maintaining order there was t little confusion and no discomfort. nong tho spectators was the venerablo William Field, D. .., of New York. Prof. Briggs spoke altogether four and a If hours, at three different sittings of the urt. Colonel J. J. McCook of the commit- aon prosecution closed the case on be- If of the prosecution. He divided his gument into two parts, speaking an hour hd twenty minutes in the afternoon and neluding at the evening session, Routine Procoeding Presbyterian general the recommendation o Jjudicial committee that the mplaints against the New nod, growing out of the Brigg: h referred to the judicial committee for lal. It also adopted, without ssent, the recommendations on jertures from the presbyteries ncerning appeals from presbyteries rect to the general assembly, that such ap- hals are proper as to all matters relating to @ polity of the church, but_an overture om a presbytery as toa pending judicial flse, such as that of Prof. Briges, ndvising e general assembly as to what action it Blould take in such cases, is irregular and Fiprecedented in ecclesiastical procedure he proper way for presbyteries to i 505 18 through their re- ective commissioners on the floor of the ineral assembl. 2 The assembly passed a resolution declaring e World's fair grounds to be merely a fonded warehouse, and appointed a commit- fee to wait on Secretary Carlisle to ask him o treat it as such and close it on Sunday 1 other bonded warchouses are. Customs piticiuls, however, say thisis impossible, as here i8 no way in which the exposition buildings containing bonded exhibits could closed like a bonded warchouse except by placing a lock on them, At the opening of the afternoon ses of the general assembly, Dr. Craig st that the committee appointed to visit orney ‘General Olney had done so during @ noon recess, and had to report that the bommittee was most courtcously received b the attorney general, who assured the com- mitteo that himselt and the district attor- hey in Chicago, who was in this city y terday, were watching the Sunday closing matter with the greatest care, in order to ee to it that the United States laws should be strictly enforced regarding the closing of he fair gateson Sunday; and he desired he committee to s ssembly that he government would take proper measures or the protection of its rights. ' ouncement was received with a round of pplause, 'he s adopted assembly of six Dr, Briggs Resumel Prof. Briggs resumed his speech in defense f the action of the New York presbytery in bis case and in opposition to entertaining the ppeal therefrom, 'i'he distinguished doctor went over the holo report of the proceedings leading up 0 his trial by the New York presbytery and f the trial itself, pointing out where points f law and fact haa all been in his favor and 50 pointing out where rulings had been ade unfairly against him As a rule tho church does not allow the oderator to decide constitutional questions, e moderator of the New York presbytery ided such a question—one of the most tal in this whole case—against defen thout giving him an opportunity to de le questio ‘T'he question as to hether the so-called prosecuting com- ittee was an original party to this so or not and when the moderator ided it in the afirmative in the fair and overbearing manner stated, the fendant carried his wrongs to the pw York and appealed from the des 3 mtil that appeal has been passed upon o general assembly has no right whatever consider this case. The committee having ermined to continue the prosecution of is caso in opposition to the expressed desires the New York presbytery, they say that ey act lnuuremlvuzly and as the represen- tives of the Presbyterian church of the nited States of America. Is it not gratify- hig, Dr. Briggs asked, that there should be U least a few members of the New York esbytery who are determined to stand by he old faith against the majority of their olleagues. The general assembly cannot take this 0 under consideration, The matter is in he hands of the synod of New York. That jynod has thrown its shield over the defend- ntand will protect not only him, but its wn rights of hearing the case, or having its Jurisdiction interfered with rashly by the as- embly, No Precedoat for the Appeal. There was no precedent whatever, he said or the synod to appeal the case from ac huittal, 1t was also bad policy for the fhurch to have intervening courts over- feaped, 1f the largest synod, that of New ‘ork, should thus beoverleaped in the effort 0 brln( tho case of Dr. Briggs to a speedy onclusion, what is there to prevent theove Elunol any other synod to satisfy the mbition of some other aspiring prosecutor? f the assembly entertains this appeal the lory of the synods will have departed and hose who succeeded in breaking down precedent will drive a coach and four hrough the breaches in the palace of jus- e, The commissioners to the general sombly had no right to entertain this al, -"&‘.?m.e the decision could be made, con tinued Mr. Briggs, it would be necessary in he interests of common sense and common Justice to have the interlocutory appeals passed upon. These are in the hands of the ow York synod, and it is attempted to TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. n{'m\d and get a commission from it. Why should the case of Dr. Briggs be made so prominent and pushed to the front as the most important ecclesiastical discussion in the closing decade of the nineteenth century. They say that it is a case of vital import- ance. He, the speaker, thought they exag- gerated its importance, and he had always thought so. Conelusion of Dr, Briggs' Addre: After recess Dr. Briggs spoke bitterly about the omission from the brief of the prosecution of questions put to him to test his faith and the answers thereto. \What right had these appellants to omit such ters as they pleased from official or semi- official documents ! He wished to make explicit denial of ‘the charge that he had preached doctrines against the fundamental dootrines of the church. “Iafirm that T believe,” he said. turning with outstretched hands to the audience, ‘‘the holy scriptures to be the work of God.” Dr. Briggs closed with an_appeal that the case might go to the synod of New York. If that was done he would aid in the full solu- tion of the case, and then , if it were sent back to the next general assembly, he would abide by its decision, whatever it might be, He regretted if he had said anything that caused trouble in the church. He had taught for twenty years at the Union Theological seminary, and of all the persons that had been taight by him he challenged any of them to say that he had taught them any- thing that interfered with a true discharge of their holy duties, llrr Briggs concluded his address av 8:10 o'clock, As he took his seat a wave of applause ran over the rear of the church, which evoked an indignant rebuke from the moderator. Colonel MeCook's Ary Then Colonel McCook began the closing argument for the prosccuting committee in support of the recommendation that the ap- peo be entertained. Almost at the opening Jr. Briggs interrupted to correct what he claimed was a misstatement. Moderator Craig said to Dr. Briggs that he had been allowed four and a half hours hout interruption; that McCook heard him through without objection, and that Dr. Briggs snhould allow McCook to go on the same way. The history of the case was recited by Colonel McCook and the regularity of scveral steps fairly maintained. Colonel McCook said: “Great weight has been given to tho techuical ques- tions raised in tho interest of ap- pellee based upon the clause in the fifth amendment to the constitution of the United States, that no person shall be subject for the same offense to beitwice put in jeopardy of life and limb. It has been ingeniously claimed that an appeal from the New York presbytery would place the appellee's ‘eccle- siastical life' in jeopardy. Appropriate uselof the term ‘ecclesiastical life’ seems to have confused the minds of some. These are not | criminal proceedings; they are to enforce a contract, or rather determine whether the contract has been maintained in all its in- tegrity.” On the Right of Appenl. At the evening session Colonel McCook considered the vles acquittal by a lower court bars the right of appeal and asserted that such claim was not true in fact nor sound in law; also that it was regular for appeals to be taken from a presbytery to the general assembly. In conclusion General McCook gave the reasons why the appeal should be entertained as resolved by the committee. Among other things, it is imperitativel, o final decision be reached at the possible’date, us great and widespread injury i rtain to come from protracted delay If the doctrines presented by Dr. Briggs be erroncous. mmitted believes, then through d heretical opinions” are sury to in ground and the church be affected injuriously through the continuance of un- certainty'and doubt. General McCook spoke for an hour, closing a fewminutes after ) o'clock. The assembly then adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock, at which time the Briggs case will again have the right of way until con- cluded. BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY, Ry Hellings of Omaha Speaks at Meeting—Business Transaoted, Dexve, Colo., May 25.—At this morning’s sion of the Baptist Publication society the report of the committee on Sunday school lessons and system was presented. 1t admitted & widespread dissatisfaction with the present international system and pre- sented extended plans for u substitute, which, after a heated discussion, were adopted. A committee was appointed to prepare resolutions protesting against the opening of the World’s fair on Sunday. After the devotional exercises in the after- noon an_address on *““The Bible Among the People,” was_delivered by Rev, Dr. W. I, Hellings of Omana. Following this came the election of officers, and as there was ouly one ticket in the field the following named gentlemen were elected to tho re- spective position President, Mr. Samuel A. Crozer, Pennsyl- vania. Vice presidents, Thomas Armitage, D.D., LL.D., New York; Colonel James A. Hoyt, South’ Carolinaj Mr, Edward Good- man, Illinois; Mr. Joseph Levering, Mary- nd. Secretary, Benjamin G , D.D.; tary, A. J. Rowland, D.D.; Colonel Charles 'H. Banes, Man' agers, Henry G. Westen, D.D.. W. H. Parm- lee, D.D. J. W. Searles, D.D., George I, Reose, D.D. . Chase, D.D.; Rev, Byron A. Woods, Rev. Charles L. Williams, T. Edwin Brown, D.D., Rev. Charles T. Mor- gan. John . Beckley, D.D., James W. Wil- marth, D.D., Jacob G.'Walker, D.D., A, Lawson, D'D., Mr. Harry S. Hopper, Mr. B. F. Dennison, Mr. Chavles F. Abbott, Robert N. Jacobs, James S. Swartz, George homas J. Hoskinson, David P, , John . Stephens, Joseph H, Gaskill, J. Howard Gendell, Theodore C. Mearch. There was to have been some business after this, but more than_ three-quarters of the delegates were so anxious to get to the depot to inspect the mew chapel car, Immanuel, that it had to be postponed. At 4 o'clock there was un enormous crowd pres- ent to inspect the car, which hundreds upon hundreds of peoplo hid done hours before, Fully 10,000 people passed through it furing the duy. Tho dedication scrvices were im- pressive, First an origi Was sung, written by no less a di than Rev. Dr. S, “America,” entitled, and then, ‘wfter pei Tupper delivered an’ address At the Evening Sesston, This evening the American Baptist Publi- cation society raised by subscription §2,210, which money is to bo used for the construc: tion of another chapel car, and when 87,500 is raised Mr. Hill of New York proposes to bear the entire expense of the construction of car No. 8, Two addresses were delivered this even- ing, one by Rev. Frederick L. Anderson of Rochester, N. Y., and the other by Mr. B ton W. Sniith of Minneapolis, after wh the body adjourned. ‘The capel car Immanuel is one of the most unique affairs ever seen on wheels. -1t is 140 feet in length, and there are enough seats to accommodate 150 people. The front 1ts ordin; song distinguished S, author of ¥ Hymn,' Kerr B, Dr, h ush aside all of these in the efforts to ping the matter to a speedy conclusion, vhen the time saved could not’ be more than ear. Hero in the capital of the nation an mpt is to be made to override some of cemmounest priuciples of law in order to | @ratify the vain ambition of these prose- outors. The fifth branch of the doctor's argument dealt with the reasons gi by" the prose- euting committee for .lufn, 80 imn,’ -p d 8o t wrongs. for incurring so great perils d establishing such hurtful precedents. 1f want to promote ruin in the church and bring about chaos, surely they should have reasons. Those roasons have taken nnle"l hatf hour to describe. The wembers of this committee say that in continuing to prosecute the defendant after Le Las been acquittea they are friendly to him. Ah! i Ziad of 8 friend has been known to the urch since the da, syt ha )y vepresant the syuod ot New i’urk Be- setting up that claim they ought to wait they secure recoguilion from thut of the car contains the chancel, pulpit and smutl organ, while in the rear are h\wwhm apartments, kitchen and library. The kitchen and living rooms are models of ncatness ana the libr: a good selection of books. Jibrary contains The iuterior was fimshed ot the expeuse of the First Baptist church of San Francisco and much of the material used in its construction was coutributed by car wheel, ai brake and spring manufacturing companies, after which, its cost was 7,500, Nearly every railvoad in the west where it is to be used has promised a free pass to the carand {ts occupauts. The intention is for it to stop ouly at towns where there are no Baptist churches. e Death Kol Cuicaco, 1L, May 25.—Prof. Moses G. Furmer, one of the pioneers in the applica- tion of electricity to industrial uses, died here this morniug, aged 73. He eame here HISTORY OF THE NEISE CASE Generally Believed that He Murdered His Wife and Baby. RESTS ON CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Susptcion Directed Toward the Acoused by the Childish Prattle of 0 Little Girl-Details of the Horrible Cal Orreswa, Ia., May 25.—[Special to Tur Bee.|—People of Ottumwa are wondering what will be the outcome of the trial of Adolph Neise, who has now been before the court eleven days. Neise is charged with the murder of his wife and infant child, and it convicted will doubtless suffer the death penalty. It is quite likely the case will con- sume another week's time before the jury will have delivered into its hand the fate of aman who, by public consent, is one of the most villainous of cold-blooded murderers, In respect to the amoant of time vequired for the hearing of thiscase it will nearest ap- proach the celebrated Pleas Aunderson trial, which consumed three weeks, If the jury shall decido that Neise is guilty and fix his punishment at hauging, it will be the first execution in this county since Ben McComb was hung in 1862 On the 28th of June, 1875, a mob took John Scott Smith from the officers and hanged him to a tamp post in front of the city hall about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Smith had deliberately shot and killed Policeman | Albert Logan the night before. The lamp post still stands in front of the city building, a silent testimonial of the power of the peo- ple's wrath, At the timeof the lynching there wus no law on the Towa statute book providing for the death penalty, and this case was used as an argument for the pas- sago of the law as it now stands. It gives the Jury discretion to make the penalty lunging or imprisonment for life, McComb was hanged for the murder of a man named Lawrence and his afianced wife, Laura Harvey. The trio came to Wapello county from Rockford, 1lL, early in 1800, lookihg for a claim. They stopped one night in Ottumwa, putting up with **Uncle” Johnny Potter, father of Tom Potter of railroad fame. A day or two after the body of Laura Harvey was found 1 a gully below town, and the body of Lawrence was found in the river. MicComb escaped to Rockford, und from there went into the army, where le was charged with committing other murders, notably ono to which he subsequently confessed, that of killing a_companion in a boat duving the siege of Vicksburg. The vietim recognized McComb as an escaped criminal, and the latter hit him over the head with an oar, and throwing him into the water, held him under till he drowned. A fter the war McComb re- turned to Davenport, w ecognized, tried and convicted, but the evidence against him was purely circumstantial. He escaped from the Jail by bribing the young son of Sheviff Derby to give him the keys, was r captured after a short liberty, was taken out by amob to be lynched, and was finally hanged in the jail corridor. Of all the many murders committed in Wapello county thus is the only one in which the death pen- alty was ever legally carried out. As to the Evidence Against Nelse. Against Neiso there is little direct evi- dence. While there is little doubt in the mind of the public as to his guilt, the state 18 put to cousiderable trouble to find any thing sufliciently direct to warrant convic- tion. But tho chain of eircumstantial ovi- dence against him is very strong. That he is guilty there seems to be little doubt in the mind of the general public. To establish tho proof is another matter. [t was about 1 o'clock on the morning of Feb- ruary 22 of this year that Neise, with his three children—Harry, aged 9, Minunie, 7, and Adolph, 4—applied for admission at tho house of a mneighbor, Mrs. Pease. Neise said that his house was burng, and get- ting the children under shelter he ' returned to the fire. The public sympathized with him, but before night the children had made such a terrible revelation that he was placed in jaitand had to be spirited from the city to escapea mob. When Neise came 's house he had on his clothes, noticeable were his over- ied with him a tin box, contained all his insurance papers, of $,000 on his ‘T'his box, for some reason, had been placed conveniently on the center table for specdy departure, In a smoke house was found a number of trunks, con- taining all the valuable fewelry and clothing of his wifo and her sister, Miss Hattie Faulz, who, the state alleges, is the cause of tho unhappy affair. A good portion of the furniture was saved, so that the ins ance would amply repay Neise's finanei losses, 1t only took the childish prattle of the little girl and her youngest brother to arouse suspic id formulate a solution of the preservation of the tin box and the presence of the valuables in the smoke ouse. ‘The childish prattle was to the ef- fect that Neise had shown more attention to their Aunt Hattie since she came from Germany than to their mother; that the father had told them that if the house should burn down and their mam- ma should burn up they would have a now mamma, and the lifo insurance on their dead mamma would build them a new house. Harry told the coroner’s jury, and repeated in substance the same siory’ to the grand jury, that when they awoke and saw smole inthe room their father told them to lie down and cover up their heads. Then he and his sister Miunie followed their father into the wife's room und saw the flames just beginuing to feed upon her body ; that the car- pet was saturated with something that looked like oil or water, and that their father made no offort whatever to rescue their mother, The boy's testimony, if corrob- orated, would convict any man of deliberate murder. Added to this, the children are al- Jezed to have said that they heard their father whipping their mother and heard the mother beg him to spare her life for the sake of her child, Woman In the Case, The woman in the case is Hattie Faulz, a buxom German girl, who has charms enouzh to turn the head of many an illiter- ate person. She isof the blonde German type of beauty, with shapely form and win- ning manners’ Her trunks revealed the fuct that she had an abundance of fine clothing, and she is said to be comparatively well educated. She came to this country last August, and was welcomed by her sis- ter, Mrs, Neise. Soon Adolph showed un- mistakable sigus of infatuation. He bought a pail of oeer on Sundays, it is alleged, and drank it with Hattie, and when his wife ob- jected she was beaten, He found time to spend & portion of his evenings with her. Finally the wife ordered her to leave the premises, and a few days later she was a mass of charred remains. ‘T'his same woman seems to have thwarted the state in its best evidence. Up tilla month ago Harry and the children adhered to the story they first told. Then Hattie gatherod them inat the Bee Hive restaurant, and has kept them there ever since. She has kept them there at the expeuse of their father. Since then a change has come over the spirit of their dream. They have dis- covered they were mistaken as to what they which aud especially the polic wife's life, testified to before the graud jury. They have discovered they were told all these vies by troublesome neighbors. Hattie has evidently dons her work well, for Harry has repudiated all his former stories and has_studiously adbered denial of all that he formerly said. All the shrewd cross-questioning of the attorneys could not drive him from the latter position. Some Expert Testimony. ‘When the body of Mis. Neise was found, there was at the base of her brain a table- from Boston to see the electrical exhibit at the World's fair, spoauul of dry bload. Her lungs wero examn- ined by & medical expert. There were no | slgus of asphyxiation. This fact brought "OMAHA. FR to one'of utter | ¢ out an unusual ATROUHE of expert testimony and all the mediéal Featernity in the city had a hand. The #ate succeeded in getting a consensus of ml{m in a hypothetical question, to the that_the presence of blood in that place a#d condition indicated violence before death and that the woman could not have beert asphyxiated. The testi- mony of the first man at the fire, Gur Baker, was very black against Neis testified that Neise made no effort whatever to rescue his wife but turned hisattention to rescuing the household goods. Various wit- nesses testified to Nelse's cruelty to his fam- il, The disposition and physiognomy of Neiso is against him. He is a worshiper of mone and avarice is a chisf part of his creed. He has worked unceasingly for gold and has ac- cumulated considerable property. His face is a study. His eyes are a watery green and perfectly expressionless. His forehead slopes quickly back and does not indicate the shrewdness and cunning of the man, The front portion of his head is ine to baldness. He has & most plausible way of explaining everything, and his attorneys are the best in the city, 8o that a strong line of defense will undoubtedly be constructed. ‘I'he woman for whose alleged murder he is now being tried was o second wife, a Ger- man woman who acted as nurse for his first wife. The state rested today and the de- fense will examine at least fifty witnesses before the case 1s argued before the jury. Tt is eliciting the greatest interest and™ the court room is crowded daily. ——————— FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S SIDE, Victory of the Nicaraguan Revolutionists Said to fle of Negative Value. |Copyrighted 1393 by James Gordon Bennett,| SAN JUAN pEL Sum, Nicaragua (via Gal- veston, Tex,), May 25.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special ty Tne Bee.] —Notwithstanding the victories won at Masaya by the revolutionists their situation is practically unehanged. They have not sufficient arms with which to fight, and are not able to take advantage of the demoral- ization they have caused, by assuming the offensive and attacking the capitol at Managua. They have plenty of men and money is pouring in by voluntary contribu- tions. The government is compelled to raise funds on forced loans, but its forces are very well armed. The revolution appears to have not the slightest effect on this port and Rivaz There is not the slightes disturbance here. In fact it is even quieter than in times of peace. A decree has been issuea by the @overnment ordering this port closed, but it has no means to enforce this decree. How- ever, no steamers are calling here, The accident to the lake steamer Victoria was a serious blow to the revolutionists, be- cause they are not ahle to get munitions. Brazil's Little Tea Party, Varparatso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), May 25.—[By Mexican Cable to the Ni York Herald—Special to Tur Bre.)—The Hoerald's correspondent at Artigas, Rio Grande ao Sul, telegraphs that General -avia with 1,500 revolutionary cavalry is preparing to attack the Castilhistas near Bage. His force will be divided and the at- tack will be made mainly with the intention of harrassing theenemy. It is believed Saravia will avoid a general battle. The gunboat Videt has been ordered to the river in front of Uruguayana. The gov- ernor’s attitude has groused the suspicion of the government, and the town will be bom- barded from the government gunboat the moment any step to the revolutionists is taken. The telegram. from Rivera says it is not probable that a great deal of fighting will take place during the winter season, which has just opened. Provisions' are scarc@und operations for the winter will soon be abandoned. Urugnay is Ready to Fight, The Herald’s correspondent in Montevideo telegraphs that the Uruguayan troops are boing mobilized along the Brazilian frontier, It is believed, however, they will find little to do, because the demand of Uruguay for damage done by Brazilhan troops who in- vaded Uruguay will probably be readily com- plied with. 2 From Buenos Ayres, Argentina, the Herald correspondent telegraphs that Gen- eral Capdevilla, who was imprisoned because he criticised the ganagement of the War department, has been visited at the jail by many of the leading army and navy officers, Great hostility is manifested toward the president and his cabinet on account of the arrest of General Capdevilla, Troops have veen ordered to retire from the state of Corrientes, quiet having been restored, Eustis' First Social Blunder, [Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett,) Panis, May 25— New York Herala Cable —Special to Tne Bie |—The reception to Vicomte Henrl Daberiier as a member of the Academy Francaise today, as the suc- cessor to Xavier Marmier, was marked by a curious incident. Mr. Eustis, United States ambassador, had forgotten his invitation and when he presented himself at the en- trance of the Palais Mazarin he was refused admission, After the ambassador had use- lessly stated who he was, the Cerberus fnally ansanted b mid or the secretary- general of the institute, M. Pingard, on whose identification Mr, Ilustis was allowed to enter and witness the proceedings, which were, as usual, dreary, formal and per- functory in character. Lutherans in Session. CantON, O., May 25.—The general synod of the Lutheran church met here today. Over 2,500 delezates are present, The first business today was to admit ad- visory members Dr. L. B. Wolf of the India wmission ficlds and Dr. D. A. Day of Africa. Llection of officers vesulted as follow: President, Rey. C. 8. Albert of Baltimor: secretary, W. S. Frease of York, Pa.; treas- urer, Louis Manns of Cincinnati. It was reported in the synod that K. G, von Scheity, bishop of " the Church of Sweden, was in this country and a special committee was appointed to secure, if possi- ble, a visit from him 'u\{,lhe session, Sunday closing of tl World’s fair was given a little hitch and went to the commit- tee on resolutions, | Uslted Frosbyter Moxyovry, Ill, May 25.—Rev, James Bruce of Andes, N. Y., was this morning elected moderator of the United Presbyter- ian general assembly, Upon taking the chair, he was presented with a gavel mada from a piece of granite from Mount Sinal hy Rev. M. G. Kyle of Philadelphia. The reports of the several boards of the church were presented and referred. The statistics show a total of sixty-two presby- teries with 800 ministers, 985 congregations, 111,119 communicants and contributions dur- ing the past year amounting to $1,490,000, an aveiruge of $14.17 per member. General Van Wyck Improviag, Nepraska Oy, Neb., May 25.—(Special Telegram to Tug Bgg.] - James Reed brought the latest report from (eneral Van Wyck this evening, It is in every way encou ging. The general's family now feel hopeful and are takiug muel needed rest, Mrs. Van Wyck leaving ghe sick room for the first 10 today siuce her husband was stricken, one week ago, ——— Sutclde of & Salt Lake Citizen. Savt Lake, U. 1., May 85.—]Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee | ~Willlam H. Jennings, a prominent business mam and paving con- tractor, committed suicide early this moran- iug by shooting. ‘Pemporary igsanity is said o have been the cause, IDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1893. SHERMAN ON AMERICANISM | "01d Tecumseh's” Son Expatiates on the Principles of True Patriotism. ELOQUENT EFFORT AT EXPOSITION HALL Secret Socletles that Wonld Proscribe Re- liglous Liverty Scored ns Unameric Traltorous to the Constitution and Dangerous to the Natlonal Life, Exposition hall was filled last evening with an audience the like of which has seldom as- sembled in that great structure, the lecture of Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman, , son of the late General William Tecumseh Sher- man, on “True Americanism,” being the oc- casion that called out such a gathering. It was understood that the speaker would take up the religious war that has been waged for the past year or two, not only in Omaha but in a number of tho cities throughout the country, and he was confronted by an audicnce in which both sides were numerously represented. Seated in the hundred or more chairs on the platform were representative citizens of all branches of business and the professions, while stretching to the farthest corners of the hall, filling the great galler that extend around three sides of the build- ing and occupying every seat under ther, was as intelligent an audience as o sem- bled in this city, numbering betwecn 2,500 and 3,000 people. The hall was profusely and tastefully den- orated with flags and bunting, festoons of star-dotted tricolor extending entirely around the gallery balustrade and ending in graceful folds aboye an immense banner on which appeared the national coat of arms. Beneath was a large painting of General Sherman, the committee on deco ion be- lieving that in placing it there they were not ouly honoring both father and son, but ap- propriately placing before the public gaze on this occasion the well known likeness of on whose Americanism and loyalty were never called in question. Prominent People Present. Conspicuously predominating in all parts of the hall were the familiar buttons of the Grand Army and Loyal Legion, while the regular army was represented on the plat- form in the persons of General Brooke and Colonel M. Sheridan, the former occupying the seat at the leftof the speaker’s chair. On his right was Mayor Bemis, and seated among others on the platform were Judge W. Yates, Edward Rose wobe, Major J. B. Fu George E. P Dr. Cofiman Captain H, tehett, Major J. W. Paddoclk, George Bark John Rush, rtin, Joseph Garneau, i, Dr. J. H. Kiusler ker, Henry W. Sim- eral, Frank Ransom, C. V. ( gher, C. J. Smyth, James Creighton, J. G. Gilmore, T Blackburn, J. A. Ruhl. The Catholic clergy was represented by Raverend Fathers Colaneri, Glauber, Moriarty, Gillick, McDavitt and Conway. before the speaker y well known in both public and private life, among them Senator W. N. Babcock, Joln D. Howe, Dr. . M. Stone, Rev. John Williams, Leavitt Burnham, Judge Estelle, D. J. O'Donahue, fohn fiut ick, J. A. McShaue and J. N, rick. There were many ladies in bright costume, and the occasion in its entirety was one to move a speaker to his best efforts, as the au- dience secemed heartily in accord with the sentiment expressed and wasnot at all chary with its applause. Father Sherman’s Appearance At tho.right of the platform the Second Infantry band was stationed. It opened the program with an overture, which was fol lowed a moment later by “Marching Thro' Georgia,” as Father Sherman advanced to front of the stage. His is a somewhat king figure, even when clad in the con- ventional garb of the clergyman—a medium build. inclining somewhat to spareness, no- iceably erect and with a somewhat military The chin at once suggests aggres- and determination, and the nose be- trays the Sherman, but the eye, though bright and clear, brings no reproduction of that intensely piercing glance that charac- Tecumseh.” terized “Old Still the family features are there, and in- born fight, ready resentment and aggressiveness stamp the educated priest as a natural soldier. It were casier to imagine there the quick return of blow for blow than the passive turning of a cheelk to receive the mate o the blow upon its fel- low. Father Sherman speaks somewhat rapidly, and with all the fire and encrgy of youth wnd perfect health. His diction and Ueli vor more of the political stump or than of the pulpit. There is somothing miug- netle in that superabundant power and en- ergy, and it held that great audience last night until the close. Kather Sherman's Speech. Father Sherman spoke in part, as follows: “When the last spike was driven in the Union Pacific railway, and that vast work was accomplished, there wasa setting at rest, forever, of something of 4 national dread lest, perchance, the Pacific coast might endeavor to imitate the south and, with better success, seck to form an independent empirc My father, T am proud to say, was among the first to encourage that great enterpriss, He was then a lifornia banker and he materially assisted in seeing this great iron link between the east and west become i riveted reality. The fears of Californian independence were well founded, {f you remember, Cali fornia would not accept our paper money before this railroad was completed, but the achievemeut of this grand enterprise gavo relief, 'That danger was obviated. “It is but natural that here on the western shore of the Missouri ri at the terminus of that transcontinental railroad, a thriving metropolis should rest forever, to mark the in- terest of that mighty achievement in rail- road building. t'hat metropolis is Omaha, and it has every indication of permanent prospevity, But, at this moment a slight cloud hangs over Omaha. 1t is the cloud of religious war. On the fourth of July last, there congregated in this city, in this very hall, men and women who listened to socialistic doctrines which, if cavried out, would rend the ties of the nation, of home, of hearthstone and of God. Ina moment of enthusiasm, carried away by some clever speaker, many people might be deceived by the blizzards of abuse, misvepresentation and malicious calumny that these speakers mizht use against the Roman Catholic church, and these people might applaud such doetrine, applaud 1mcitement to an infringement of the religious liverty of Americans. “As I gaze ubout me, here tonight, and see s0 many intelligent faces I am convinced that the people that I now see before me did not constitute the audience upon that occa- sion, last July. [Applause.] Cardinal Principle of the American Sta 1e right of religious liberty is oneof the principles that made this glorious nation, t is not true Americanism to seek to trample upon the religious rights of our fellow citi- zens. [Applause.| By the term ‘American- ism' I mean citizens of America, and by America I mean the United States. A man may be a Canadian or a Mexican and be re- P gun!ed as an American. There is 0 such recognized adjective as ‘United Statean.’ The term’ ‘Awmerican’ should distinctively belong to a citizen of the United States. 1hold the same opinion in this respect as the distinguished James Gil- lespie Blaine. [Prolonged applause.] He said that the United States i8 America and America is one, When I say the doctrine of America, 1 therefore mean the doctrine of the United States and uot the doctrine of Canada, or Mexico, 1 believe in sole allegi- ance to the principles of American indepen dence, principles of liberty gained by iuur greal-grandfathers when they severcd the strings that tied them to the skirts of England. [Applause.] Americanism is not one opinion—a universal unanimity. It includes, among other things, a com. bination of sertiments, differences of opimion upon many subjects. Differences of this kind, however, should be settled openly and honorably and with some regard for truth. [Applause | 1 in socret loq, led upon. They should not bo , where men's rights : [ Prolonged applause. | “Patrick Henry and the forty men who framed the constitution, which was pur- od by the blood of the revolution —now atened in its strongest principle—be- od in_open discussion on that sacred subject. No man ever got up and said that religious liberty should bo restrained in those days, T plo of America 1s_liberty, and es A\ religious liberty. [Vociferous applause.] Religion has vested rights and sbould not be thrown down as a firo brand into the midst of political life. There is discord enough in politics now. [Laughter and applause. ““These zealous assassins of truth, these products of secret nizations that are anti-American in sentiment and principle, falsely prate that the Catholics aro secking to unite state and church, I stand pefo you tonight as a citizon—a proseribed citi zen, if you will, I might plead that my father fought for the union [Tremendou: se.| Union means pence; these nssas nwar. Union means concord; they an discord, They are men utterly op- posed 1o principle, Orangemnn's Tdea of Liberty, *‘Denn Swift once said that if you want to get anideyinto an Orangeman's head you first should get an auger and bore a hole in his anium and then drive the idea in, ughter.] So it is with these Orangemen o sceking to stir up religious strife in The Orangeman's idea of liberty is to kill everybody who differs with him upon re- ligion, [Laughter.| He does not realizo that heis committing treason in denying religious liberty. When a citizen of the United States takes the oath of allegiance he agrees that all must have equal rights, and yet these so- called exponents of American principles who have started this religious stvife pro- fess great loyalty to the constitution upon which this grand republic was founded. *1If & man hi park of manhood in his breast he will resent being called a coward At Detroit, before a crowd of these unameri- can people, I hurled the charge of cc in their teeth and proceeded to convinee them that they were voltroons, No one re- it at that ing;no one answered rgument. But the next day some in- dividual came out in two columns of abuse in a Detroit paper and signed himself *U. K, Booth.! 1don't know what the U. K. stood for unless it meant unknown. |[Laughter and applause.] 1 have never scen the : for of one of these sccret s lodge that make a specialty of atta Catholics, 1 imagine that the members sit on cach other's laps and hug each other tremblingly for fear of the pope. [Laughter.| The repeated and un- justifiable attacks of theso enemies of Roman Catholic: o absurd. 1% is a stupendous parade of ignoranc In the celebrated Know Nothing c: un of the past similar attacks were m and, am sorry Lo say, resulted iu_ prejudicing many against the Catholic churen, until inded American rm and with ty in front of them, vrog citizens ook b pistols on the table 2ded to talk reason to the more rabid exponents of Know Nothing- ism. ‘There was soon o nge of sentiment, ‘The people were convinced that there was uo danger from the papal power. The papal power is a spiritual power and not a politi- cal power. [Applause. | Spiritual and Politieal Alleglance. 111 tho popo imagined that he had political powerand called upon me to renounce my al- legiance as an American cf dent of the United the n to the pr tates, the elected chief of the American nation, T would resist the pope. [Applause.] If President Cleveland called 1ipon me to renoun head of the church, T would resent such an interference. [Applause. ] “‘Monsignor Satolli. the pope’s representa- tive at Washington, is a modest little Itahan geutleman, Hei an arbiter and goes plain everyday Amer strength to threaten a natio a without any shadow of phy: . and there is none at his command. 1 therefore canuot conceive how he can endanger even the power of a village magistrate. Why, the other day he obeyed the summons of @ Jersey judge. [Laugnuter.] Yet this is the man who is pictured as the standing menace to the safety of this creat, powerful nation, [Laughter.] ~ There is no danger of papal aggression dividing this country. The dan- ger in politics is not o spiritual one. [Ap- plause.] Thedea is ridiculous, “The constitution ¢$ that there shall be no religious test for oftice: it docs not s se Catholic the political rights that every Ameri citizen should possess, These men seek to stand in the way of the constitution, like a man who puts an orange blossom in his hat and jumps in front of an express train that1s going sixty miles an hour in the hope of stopping it [Laughter]. Getting the Enomy on the Ran, “General Stanton's idea of fighting was to get his encmy on the rum, then stick a b onet in him and keep him on the run, T is the way we should treat these peopl [Appleuse.] Ifired the first gun in th campaign at Detroit, at U. K. Booth, the unknown assassin of the constitution. [ have got him on the run and I propose to put the whole organization on the vun, if it takes drop of life blood in my body. -] rk man, one and all, who belongs to the secret organization that secks to tear away constitutiona) rights is a traitor, They are all traitors, and, like Benedict Arnold, they meditate for excuses for their treason. Arnol ideas were somewhat like thei Arnold’s punishment shall bo theirs also. [Applause.] Is there one of these cowards here tonight that will get up and declare his principle? pause and no response.] You ni ured tnere are some in the audience [Laughter. | If they are afraid of a sheathed sword, what would be their fear of an unsheathed sword? They make ctions utterly devoid of truth, 1 li [Applause.) S Among y satholies cannot be about General applause), Thomas K ington of Company A at Vicksburg, Luke Clark and thousands of men in blue thut fought for the flag we all love so well? [Cheel It was a Roman Catholic that planted the stars and stripes on the parapet ot Vicksburg after threeother union soldiers had fallen in the attempt. It Roman Catholic who ed the dashing churge on that occasion and fell just outside phe trenches of the enemy. Had it and the soldiers ette in the revo- would Amerfean independence ) ganed? George Washington in s 1ot to speak against igion. Ha en for assistance we would not [Applause. ] not been for Irish bayonets who came over with Lafu lution, how have b Catholi Roman now be a nation, Professes tho Kepublican Falth, “1 could take from my quiver many more arrows barbed with silver that would reach your hearts and disprove this silly assertion 1 Roman Catholics were not loyal Amer- icans. Who over neard of the ‘loyalist’ party in America in politics? Iam nota politician, though my sympathies lean to the inciples of the republican party. [Major aray—Bully for you,” laughter and ap- plause.| There is the republican party and there is the democratic party, the populist party and other parties, but no ‘loyalist’ party exists.” s — WEATHER FORECASTS, 1t Will Be Falr Yoday in Nebraska Iol- lowed by Showers, WASHINGTON “orecast for Friday: For Nebraska and lowa—Fair Fri- day, preceded tomight and tomorrow by showers in southeastern lowa; slightly east winds, outh Dakota—Generally fair, easterly NUMBER 240 LAWS AGAINST THE CHINESE That Passed by Congress on May 6, 1882, Must Be Rigidly Eaforoed, INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMS OFFICERS Secretary Tisle ‘:7 for Their Guldsg s & Clreular Lett It Does Not Re- nous Geary lon Act. Inte to th Exc Wasmixaron, D. ¢, M there may be uniformity vollector 5.—TIn order that of action among s of customs and a thorough unders naing on their part on the construction of existing laws on the Chinese question, Secretary Carlisle has written a letter of in= struction on the subject, The letter, it is stated, does not rolate to the Geary exclusion act, and makes no change in the orders already issued. The letter reads as follows: ¥ Muy, 24 I\ st the ot 10 rofrain from zare rovisions of the act approved 1582, entitled, *An Act to roibIE thy # of Chinese Persons Into the Unitoed L Muntl otherwiss directed, This orc wwiny i force so far as it applies t "se persons who have falled 1o obtain riilicutes of o under the p fons seetion of said act, but who oth ot have i right to ain in ited Statos. 1t 18 known, however, L numbers of Chiness Taborers' have entered the United 8 in violation of the provisions of the wcb pproved May 6, 1802, as wuniended by the ach poroved July 5, 1554, and of the netapproved October 1, 1885, Many of these persons have obtained ddinission uphHn false reprosentation that they Wore not luborers but merchunts, nd othe clindestinoly fron Ve tore contigious fo teirltory, Inviting your attention © to - tho first, " sccond third fourth and fitth sectlans of the uet approves May b, 1592, entitled, “An Act to Prohibit the Coming of Chineso Porsons Into the United States,” whie Ntinues in foree. provi= slons of the acts proh iting the b coming into this country of Chinese laborers and providing for (ho trial, fmprisonmoent und deportation of such persons, Wwho, under sald Taws, are found 1o he not remain in the Unite to uso all the n vigorously enfor o take su lawfully entitled (o W Stites, you” are directod ans under your control to A provisions of lnw and ceessnry o seeurs the cition of Chinese Taborers who are unible to show that they have obtained lawlul admission into thy United Sta G CARLISLE, Secretary. ouT DOWN Colnage at the Cu —Owing to the E amount of gold bullion deposited, about $100,000 per month, and the he: expenso of coinage at the mint at Carson City, Nev., e has directed the suspen- sion of coinage old and silver builion will 1 that mint after June 1. however, be re- ning. Gold de- cerved for parting and re posits will be paidt for in coin or fine bars, as preferved by depositor. Returns for silver deposit will be made in unparted or fine bars, as desired. T'he of sil- ver bullion under the act of July 14, 1890, will be continued v heretofore. The forces in the mints at Phif- adelphia and New Orleans will probably soon be reduced. With the suspension of coinage at Carson City the coinage of silver dollars will be discontinued for the present as there is no demand for this class of money; Approved NGTON, D, nd has approved the deel of the etaw and - Chickasaw nations for the right and title %o the leased lands in Indian Territory, formerly occupied by the Arapa- hoo and Cheyennd Iudians, but now consti- tuting a portion of Oklahoma Territory, for which the sum of & 01,4 ated by the March 3, 150 e nations were required ud conveyances to re- m in manner and form sat- isfactory to the president. [President Ha ison declined to approve the deeds submit- ted for release of the lands. The approval of President Cleveland makes the appropria- tion immediately available and the money will be paid to the vedited agents of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, Washingt oto WasnizgTox, D, C., May of the Cherokeo nation, = has notice asking bids for the sule of $6,640,000 published @ of the bonds authorized act of congress ‘There is some reason 1o be eral Carlin, the newly appointed bricadier general, will soon b assigned to the come mand of the Depietment of the Columbia, Anorder was issucd at the War depart ment today transferiing company D, Eighth om Fort ued under ieve that Gen- Wasimisaros, D. C., dent has appointed W. 13. Quinby of Michis gan minister to the Netherlands, Mr. Quinby is the editor-in-chief and principal proprietor of the Detroit Free Press, with which he has been connected for thirty-three years. WILL TAKE PROMPT ACTION, World's Fair Ma from Opening 3 WAsSHINGTON, D, C., M -As the result of United States District Attorney Mil- christ's talk with Atnorn General Olney yesterday, ho left last night with exvlieit instructions that if he should find on arrival at Chicago that the | is still adhered to to open the World's fair on Sunday, *to pre- sen the matter to the federal court and ask n injunction, al process arant and whici t lost no time in ing with the iustractions of the at- raphed ahead to et Attorney Hand, instruct- ing him to prepare s bill for an injunction restraining the management of the fair from opening the ga! next Sunday, ‘T'he bill will be filed s soon as it can be prepared, probably Friday or Saturday. Forbign Exhiby Cuicaao, 111, May 25, the national World's ir commission this afternoon a communication was received from Director General Davis informing the comuission that he had received notice from all the foreign umissioners of tho with- drawal of their exhibits from competition for awards, as the systom of jlulggnx pro- posed was wholly unsatisfactory The prot and novice of withdrawal, signed by all the representatives of foreign governments baving exhibits, was the, read and a heated discussion folloy as whether the matter should be referred to the council of administration or to the coms mittee of awards. Director of Works Burnham issued notice tonight that the gates would be open on Sus day to the public. Withdrawn, At the meeting of to Tne Beg.) cnator John Mats tes of Nobraska City is in town taking & look at the fair before leaviug for Lis post of duty in Germany. He wus recently ap- pointed by Secretary Mortoa as a special commissioner to look after the interests of United States food exports under the press ent German law. It will be Mr, Mattes' duty to see that the interests of the Ameri- cans are protected. ‘I'o aid him in his worl he will acquaint himself with the methods employed inseleeting meats for foreigu ships ment in Chicago, which furnishes the greater portion of the shipuents 0 the nan { por'a.