The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 8, 1895, Page 1

" VOLUME LXXVIIL—NO. 130. PRIMUSOR PR ESIDENT Episcopalians Failed to Agree on the Title FOR PRESIDING BISHOP. Suggestions That He Be Styled Archbishop Were Also Opposed. ALL AMENDMENTS DEFEATED. Little Progress Was Made In the Conslderation of the Revised Constitution. nich was sufficiently large ainority from challenging use of Deputies of the wvention to-day placed itself as bei illing to surrender one prerogatives, and prac- that enables it to hold al oligarchy for the fact that it is now recognized e of of opinions between the representa- the ous dioceses and that ution is likely to remain the fo of the church, the refusal of the ion to re-enact the clause putting ct within three days all legislation vhich the Bishops had made might be fraught with grave con- to the denominati This clause, which was omitted from the new revision after a debate in the commission, which, it 1s said, lasted a week, enables the House of Bishops to approve just as much of the legislation of the junior body and to indefinitely kill by failure to act all resolutions, reports and matter with which it may not be in accord. The result would be to make the lower, or representative, house little more than a spoke in the wheel of the church. A number of deputies, both lay and clerical, declare to-night that if the con- sideration of the revision was completed at this meeting and the document went to the dioceses, the old clauses would be rein- stated by an overwhelming majority. Most of the delegates to the present con- vention were elected before the preliminary report of the commission was issued, and consequently in voting represented more their own views and sentiments than those of the dioceses, the latter not having an opportunity of freely expressing their views, This was the first victory for the revision commission after several days of devsate, but their jubilation was shortlived. By an overwhelming majority the house refused to exclude domestic missionary Bishops in the counting of a quorum. The legal effect of this exclusion would be-to make it possible for seventeen or eighteen Bishops to form a majority even when questions of the gravest importance to the church are under consideration. Then came the- celebrated section 3, providing for the election of a primus, or head of the House of Bishops, to hold office for life, save in the event of voluntary resignation. (8 kily the amendments piled up. One delegate favored a designation of ‘“Presi- dent Bishop,” another ‘“Archbishop,” still another **Presiding Bishop,” and one more “Primator.” The house was not in favor y one of these, nor did it kindly regard a substitute that the Bishops elect their own presiding officer and give him whaiever designation they might see fi A vote had not been reached on the “Primate’” proposition when the house adjourned. The Bishops also devoted nselves this afternoon to the revision. Invitations from Atlanta and Boston to hold the next triennial convention atthose cities respectively wece presented to the House of Deputies this morning, and were referred to the committee on locations. The question of printing the Bishops’ pastoral letter of 1894 in the journal pro- voked considerable discussion and parlia- mentary sparring, and. after being pre- sented in several different forms was jaid on the table. Dr. Elliott of Maryland then presented a resolution respectfully and tersely sug- gesting to the House of Bishops the pro- priety of printing the letter, which, after being placed on the calendar and taken from it again, was made an amendment to the resolution of Dr. Faude, introduced Saturday, and finally on motion of Dr. Parks of Pennsylvania the whole matter was laid on the table by a vote of 200 to 17. The resolution presented by Dr. Fair- banks Saturday providing that any dio- cese may set apart a portion of its terri- tory as a mission was taken up again and discussed at some length. Mr. Alsopp of Long Island objected in strong terms to the amendment on the ground that it would invite dioceses to throw off their') outlying and more troublesome districts and would greatly increase the work of the missionary board. Dean Gardner of Omaha took issue with him, stating that he did not believe such action would be taken except where it was necessary. A motion to lay it on thetable was lost, and a motion to refer it to the re- vision committee was presented by Dr. McVicker of New York, but before a vote was taken Dean Hoffman moved that the orderof the day, the report of the revision committee, be taken up. The house then went into committee of the whole. When the constitution was taken up Judge Wilder of Minnesota was given per- mission to withdraw his amendment ex- pressing his willingness to give concessions to the Bishops if they would sit with open doors. Dr. Davenport of Tennessee and Dr. Edward B. Spalding of California spoke strongly in favor of dealing with the Bishops in an honorable manner. Dr, Spalding said that later issues in the dis- cussion should not be prejudiced at this 1e es time. He thought it eminently just that the House of Bishops be put on the same plane with the deputies, and he regarded the report of the commission as tending that way. He had heard a great deal about the equality of the two houses. This was all right as far as legislation was concerned, but the Bish- ©ops would always have the larger personal | The term “Bishop coadjutor” was spoken PRICE FIVE CENTS. influence. The amendments should be voted down and the two houses puton a parity in matters of legislation. Dr. Elli- ott of Maryland was also on the side of the Bishops. and so, of course, was Dean Hoff- man of New York, the spokesman of the commission on the floor. Dr. Patrick Roberts of Missouri thought it amazing that a body such as the depu- ties should imagine for a moment that it was giving power to the Bishops. Asa matter of fact they had never been given power tosit as a body for the reason that they had had it since the Lord collected the college of Apostles. Amendments di- recting both houses to give their reasons for rejecting legislation and also leaving the time limit to be fixed by the houses themselves were defeated,and then the original amendment of J. 8. Biddle of Philadelphia re-enacting the three days’ limit was voted down by an overwhelming shout. That much of the revision stood," section first had first run the gantiet and house took a recess. When the deputies reassembled in the afternoon it was announced that the House of Bishops had selected as its representa- tives on the committee to select a commit- tee for the next convention Bishops Dud- ley of Kentucky, McLaren of Chicago, Potter of New York, Nelson of Georgia and Lawrence of Massachusetts. Debate was started on section 3, giving every Bishop of the church having jurisdiction and every Bishop coadjutora seat in the House of Bishops,but excluding missionary Bishops from assisting in the constitution of a quorum, with amendment by ex-Gov- ernor Prince of New Mexico substituting the words **Assistant Bishop” for *‘Bishop coadjutor.”” He argued that the former and in preventing the House of | term had been in use in the church for making of itself, if it were so | over seventy-five years and was perfectly | and simply explanatory. The title itselt indicated plainly the position as well as at the present debate is only an inter- | the duty of the person who bore the title. | of as a monstrosity of language. The mo- | tion to amend was lost. The provision whereby missionary Bish- ops are not admitted in counting sixteen a quorum caused a long and earnest dis- cussion. F. H. Bennett of Massachusetts submitted an amendment to section 2, in which the wording wassomewhat changed, but the principal intentof which was to in- clude the domestic missionary Bishops in the counting of the quorum. Mr. Burgwyn of Pittsburg moved to amend the amendment by merely striking out the words, ‘“Exclusive of missionary Bishops,” and then adopting the section as it stood. He considered it a great injus- tice to exclude the missionary Bishops, who had all other privileges of the House of Bishops, from being counted in making up a quorum. Rev, Patrick Roberts of Missouri moved as a substitute that the entire last sentence of the section be stricken out. Dean Hoffman explained, on behalf of the joint commission, that the domestic missionary Bishop had been ex- cluded from the count in a quorum so that there should be no distinction made be- tween them and the foreign missionary Bishops. The reasons which actuated the commission in taking this course were, first, that no question of a quorum had ever been raised in the House of Bishops except when action was to be taken which required, under the canons, that a certain number must be present, and, second, that it was so hard to secure the attendance of the missionary Bishops. After some fur- ther discussion a vote was taken on the Roberts amendment, and it was lost, as was also the Burgwyn amendment. Judge Bennett's amendment was then taken up and carried by an overwhelming vote. Section 3, for the creation of a primus, was next considered, and Judge Bennett presented an amendment, the purpose of which was to substitute for the word “primus” the words ‘Presiding Bishop. Rev. Dr. Prall of Michigan moved to further amend by the sub- stitution of the words ‘“President Bishop.” In support of his amendment he said the glory of the church had been that all its Bishops were equal, and he hoped the time would never come when there would be a hierarchy in the church. The Roman Catholic church had taken its name from the Latin and Greek languages, but this was the Anglican church, and its titles should be selected from the English language. The President of the United States was the highest civil officer of this Nation, and he thought it appropriate that the highest officer of this church should be designated as the ‘‘President Bishop.”’ Mr. Olds of Virginia presented a substi- tute for the other motions providing for the election by the House of Bishops a presiding Bishop, and making some changes in the provision for supplying his place in case of his death or resignation. He created considerable merriment in speaking of the term ‘‘primus’’ by asking the question how the officer would be ad- dressed by members of the house; whether | they would call him Mr. Primus or simply Primus. He carried this idea still fur- ther, and suggested that the Americans being a humorous and sarcastic race, would soon begin to call that dignified per- sonage by the nickname of “Uncle Pri- mus,” Mr. Spalding of California was in favor of the name of “Primus,” and said that nearly all of the words in the English language had their derivation from the Latin or Greek, and if the house objected to them on that account it would havea hard tvime in selecting a name. Mr. Olds’ substitute was put to a vote and lost. Mr. Prall’s amendment also suffered the same fate, there being but three ayes. Dr. Carey of Albany then proposed the name of ‘“Archbishop.” The Episcopal church, he said, was part of the Holy Catholic church, and he urged the adop- tion of the title on the ground that it would bring this church in closer sym- pathy with the mother church and with the Episcopal church of Canada. Dr. Huntington of New York objected to the title of “‘Archbishop” on the ground that it was not broad enough. Hethought the time would come when every State would have its Archbishop, and he be- lieved in leaving the constitution so that this plan could be adopted if found de- sirable. He expressed himself as in favor of the word “primus.” Rev. Dr. Carmichael of Virginia made a strong plea for the restoration of the name, “Presiding Bishop.” He believed strongly in the association of old namesand old cus- toms in the church, and said that al- though he was born on the other side of the water and consecrated there he had come to this country to affiliate himseif with this church, and he believed he was & better American than many of those who were born in this country. Mr. Carey’s amendment to substitute KContinued on Second Page. The New Miss San Francisco to Chris Buckley—Stop right there, Chris! You may think your- self a powerful Svengali, but I’d have you remember that this is a Trilby you cannot hyppotize again. [Sam Rainey in the background getting ready to act as Gecko and play second fiddle to the Blind Boss.] WILL WED VERY SOON, Miss Vanderbilt to Be- come a Duchess Next Month. MARLBOROUGH IS HAPPY Cards of Invitation to the Marriage to Be Issued in a Fortnight. LATEST GOWNS FROM PARIS. Return of the Bride and Mother From the Extended Coaching Tour. NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct 7.—The wed- ding of the Duke of Marlborough and Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt is announced. It will be Thursday, November 14, at St. Thomas Church, Fifth avenue and Fifty-third street. Many details are still to be per- fected. The cards of invitation to the marriage will be sent out in a fortnight. Somewhat in advance of the wedding day the bride’s gowns will have reached her from Paris. The making of them was deferred until the latest moment, so that the newest styles could be evolved in them. The Duke of Marlborough was in the most exuberant spirits yesterday at Tuxedo. Naturally Mrs. W. K. Vander- bilt and her daughter do not care at the present time to protract their very en- Jjoyable coaching trip. At Tuxedo' yesterday the visit to that 1 | place of the late Duke of Marlborough was several times recalled. It was made in 1888, when he was wooing Mrs. Ham- mersly, now Lady William Beresford. It is not expected that the great array of bridal gifts from various members of the British nobility to the future Duchess will be brought dver. They will, of course, await her arrival at Blenheim. Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duke of Marlborough and Mr. Oliver H. P. Belmont returned to town from Tuxedo Park by the 11:38 . M. train to-day. The latter two registered at the Plaza and Mrs. Vanderbilt and her' daughter at the Hotel Savoy. The entire party, as well as the Duke of Marlborough’s cousin, Hon. Ivor Guest, had a view of the prettiest portions of Tuxedo Park, and Mr. Thomas Sufferin Tailor drove them about on his coach Lightning. COUSINS FOUGHT A DUEL, John and Proctor Shewmaker of Kentucky Quarreled Over a Girl. Then They Adjourned to the Fleld of Honor and One Was Mor-~ tally Shot. HARRODSBURG, Ky., Oct. 7.—News has reached here of a duel that took place at Macksville between John Shewmaker and Proctor Shewmaker, cousins, yester- day. They had been the best of friends. Both attended the same church yesterday and after the services were over Proctor started out with his sweetheart. As the couple passed by, John pulled his cousin’s coat. He did it the second time, when Proctor cut him across the hand with his knife. Words foliowed, and both consented to go to the edge of town and figlh: it out at five paces. Jpon arriving on the dueling grounds both emptied their revolvers. At the last shot Proctor received a bullet in the left hip, which proved fatal. RAIDED A STREETCAR, Five Armed Masked Men Committed Robbery in Chicago. TRAIN-ROBBER FASHION. Daring Hold-Up in the Out- skirts of the City on an Electric Line. ONE PASSENGER WAS SHOT. Lights Were Put Out and Elghteen Compelled to Part With Money and Jewelry. CHICAGO, I, Oct. 7.—Five armed and masked road agents held up an elec- tric car in the outskirts of the city, be- tween 8 and 9 o’clock last night, and went through the passengers in regular train- robber fashion. One passenger was shot, and the robbers escaped without leaving a clew of any kind as to their identity. The spot selected for the robberv was near the Berwin-avenue crossing of Evans- ton avenue, the latter thoroughfare being the one used by the North Shore Electric Street Railroad Company for its cars be- tween the northern city limits and the suburban city of Evanston. The car makes fast time along this stretch of the run, and to-night it had eighteen passen- gers, two of whom were women. As the | car approached Berwin avenue, north- | bound, the motorman noticed a group of | men standing at the side of the track. At MISS CONSUELO VANDERBILT, THE FUTURE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH, AS SHE IS TOsDAY. [From a painting by Carolus Duran, as reproduced by the New York Herald.] A the moment he noticed the men, two of them stepped out in front of the car and signaled to stop. As the car came to a standstill two of the robbers stepped upon the front platform and three ascended the steps of the rear platform. Then it was noticed that the men were masks and their purpose was suspected. The suspicion was not formed in the minds of the passengers when one of the robbers opened the front door and said: ‘“‘If you people behave yourselves and make no noise, you won’t get hurt. But you've got to keep quiet and give up what you’ve got.”” His remarks were re- enforced with a huge revolver and the pas- sengers were thinking about giving re- sistance when the lights in the car went out, the thieves having taken off the trol- ley pole and removed the generator wrench from the motor so the power could not be governed. The darkness compelled the passengers to submit and then the search- ing process was inaugurated. Among the male passengers was N. A. Johnson of Galesburg, Ill, who was relieved of a watch worth $125. 0. E. ‘Westman was relieved of $6; Charles Fen- bach lost $2; F. V. Voitman lost a $60 watch and $45 1n cash. When the robbers came to T. P. Nisbitt of Evanston he re- sisted. Drawing a revolver from his pocket he attempted to use it, but one of the thieves struck his arm with the barrel of a revolver and the arm fell. As ivdid 80 the pistol was discharged and the bullet entered Mr. Nisbitt's left leg, making a painful but not dangerous wound. This ended all attempt at resistance on the part of the passengers. The conductor | saved his money by dropping it down be- tween the walls of the car at the window openings. Half an hour after it was all over a police officer saw four men driving south on Evanston avenue, about a mile from the scene of the robbery. It is sup- posed these four took part in the hold-up. Policemen are out in every direction searching for the robbers. Nesbitt suffered but little from his wound and told a most graphic story of the affair. He said: “The first intimation I had of anything unusual was when two masked men threw open the car door and reached for the con- ductor, who was making a dash for the front platform. I could see a struggle going on there between three men, but supposed at the outset that the two pas- sengers who had boarced the front plat- form were drunk and the motorman was trying to subdue them. “I was sitting about in the center of the car, and directly opposite was a well- dressed man with a German east of fea- tures. He held a cane in his left hand, and this the foremost highwayman who came in the car snatched up. The stick was a heavy affair, and when the bandit dealt the astonished passenger a terrific blow on the left temple with the weapon my blood fairly boiled. “T had no clear idea of the trouble, but I jumped up and snatched away the cane, at the same time striking the robber full in the face. He staggered back to the rear door, colliding with his pal, who was be- hind him, and almost hurling that indi- vidual over the dashboard. By this time the other passengers had realized that they were at the mercy of the thieves and were frantically stuffing their money and other valuables behind the seats. Before I had a chance to make a move, the fellow I had struck rallied, and leveling his revolver be fired. He was not six feet away from me, but at first I did not know I was wounded. I started back to pick up the German, who lay on the floor with blood pouring from an ugly gash in the head, and as I stooped over him his watch was snatched away. 1 straightened to recover the property and was caught from behind and relieved of my own watch and money. “At the same time I saw the fellow who struck me turn upon a panic - stricken young woman who was crouched on the seat. He caught her first by the throat long enough to compel her to stand up, then, disengaging his hands, he de- liberately snatched her diamond ear- rings. The woman screamed in fright and pain, and blood spurted from her ears. That made me almost crazy and I started after the ruffian. My progress was interrupted by pains in the injured leg and I fell to the floor. At that moment one of the gang snatched the trolley rope and pulled the pole from the wire, shutting off the current and shrouding the car in darkness.” HIGHTEEN WERE KILLED Fatal Collision Between Two Railroad Trains In Belgium. Ignorance of a New Signalman Caused a Most Appalling Disaster. BRUSSELS, Brwerom, Oct. 7.—Two trains collided between Wavre and Ottig- nies. Both trains were wrecked. Kighteen persouns were killed outright and one hup- dred were injured, some fatallv. Among the passengers were H. Beernaert, Presi- dent of the Chamber of Deputies, and his wife and sister. Mme. Moulon, the latter, was killed. Later news of the accident near Wavre shows that the disaster was a great deal more serious than the first report indi- cated. Itisnow known that eighteen per- sons were killed outright and over 100 badly injured. Many of these were so badly hurt that they cannot live. The collision was not between two pas- senger trains, as first reported, but be- tween passenger and freight trains. The engine of the freight train struck the pas- senger-cars, which were crowded with pas- sengers. Two of the cars telescoped and a third was thrown upon and fell on them, crushing the passengers in a frightful way. The rescuing party worked throughout the night taking out the dead and injured from the wreckage. The accident is attributed to the absence of the regular signal man at Ottignies, who had been replaced by a man having an imperfect knowledge of the device. g An Active Campaign. ROME, ITALY, Oct. 7.—A dispatch from Massowah says that General Baratiere, learning that King Menelek of Abyssinia had begun to move his troops, commenced to march his forces from Adigrat to-day. This‘ movement inaugurates an active campaign against the enemy. _— For addittonal Pacific Coast news see Pages 3 and §. HANGED BY COWBOYS A Reign of Terror in the Round Valley Country. FIGHTING: OUT A FEUD. Palmer Men Reported to Have Lynched Two of White’s Vaqueros. NO CONFIRMATION RECEIVED. Story Told to a Stagedriver by a Man From the Scene of the Trouble. UKIAH, CaL., Oct. 7.—Another chapter was added to the factional fight in Round Valley between the rival forces headea by George White, the cattle king, anda Ves Palmer. Last week J. M. Vinton, a White man, was shot, and “Jack’ Littlefield, a Palmer man, was shot and hanged. To- day word reached here that Brady Tuttle and another vaquero in the employ of ‘White were lynched. At Harris, in the northern part of the county, a desperate-looking man boarded the southbound stage yesterday morning and took his seat with the driver on the outside of the coach. He seemed to be worried and very much excited and finally unbosomed himself to the stage- driver, to whom he related the story of another alleged lynching in the Round Valley country. He rode on the stage until it approached Willits, twenty-five miles north of here, when he complained of feeling cold and got off the stage, pre- sumably to walk and get warm. He walked ahead of the stage and was soon beyond the sight of the driver. Shortly afterward a passenger saw him off the road leading toward the foothills. The man has not been seen since, and many theories are anvanced in regard to his sudden disappearance. It is claimed by some that he was probably a fugitive from justice and had just escaped from the Mad River country, where he had pos- sibly committed some crime. A matter to be considered is that Harris is the same distance from the Red Mountain country as Covelo, and by traveling by Harris no town of any size is passed until Willits is reached. Sheriff Johnson telegraphed to Deputy Sheriff Hayden for particulars of the re- ported lynching, but has as yet received no reply. Some discredit the rumor, but 1t is more than likely to be true. Under Sheriff Handy left Covelo on Saturday, and early trouble was then ap- parent. The witnesses in the Frank Doo-~ little case have returned to Covelo from San Francisco, and this may have precipi- tated the trounle, MAY EMPLOY DETECTIVES. Governor Budd Determined to Put & Check Uyon Lynching. STOCKTON, CaL., Oct. 7.— Governor Budd holds some very pronounced ideas in regard to lynchings. He believes there is less excuse for these outrages in Califor- nia than in any other State in the Union. Those who engaged in the recent affairs in Kern, Madera and Siskiyou counties will now be hunted down by outside officers anxious to secure the reward offered by the Governor. Those who participate in lynchings 1n the future may expect to be promptly tried for their crimes. Governor Budd said to-day, in a conversation on the subject: “In offering the reward for information leading to the arrest of those engaged in the recent lynchings I did so with the firm determination to stop this sort of thing in California, if possible. There is seldom a case where a number of men engage in perpetrating crime that sooner or later one of them does not tell of it. “I believe the State should spare no ex- pense in putting a stop to lynchings. The Legislature should take the matter up and provide ample means for bringing lynch- ers to justice. If the sheriffs of the vari- ous counties are unable or incompetent to do this, then two or three State detectives should be employed—old and tried men of unquestioned courage and ability. These can be appointed either by the State or by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate or by the judiciary. California cannot af- ford to have these stains on her name, and the Legislature should provide ample means to see that men who openly and deliberately override the laws are severely dealt with. “Lynching must be stopped in Cali- fornia, and if there is any way to do it it will be done. There have been a number of hangings at San Quentin of convicted murderers since I have been in office, so the people cannot complain that the law does not take its course. 1f there are not more convictions for capital offenses it is the fault of the respectable citizens who sit on juries. “‘Lynching is not only a crime in itself, but it strikes at the very foundation of our law. We go upon the principle under our constitution that every man has a right to a fair and impartial trial. There is no oc- casion to resort to lynch law in California now. We have courts that can and will carry out the laws of the land. ““It is a strange thing,” continued the Governor, “that lynchings are often countenanced by the best men of the place. How can they expect the worse element to obey vhe law when they them- B e A — SMOKE LaBelle Greole CIGARS, 3 for 260--10c Straight--2 for 250 ASK DEALERS FOR THEM. RINALDO BROS. & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, 300-302 BATTERY ST., S. F.