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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1896. H CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The River and Harbor Bill Signed and Sent to the President. ALLEN ON THE BOND BILL The Populist Senator Gets Into a Colloquy With Gray of Delaware. TO IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT. Charges Made by Howard of Alabama Against the Chief Magistrate Are Cast Aside. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—The House *‘filled cheese” biil was taken up in the Senate to-day and gave an opportu- mity for the offering of various amend- ments on which votes were taken. The first was offered by Mills of Texas, pro- posing an internal revenue tax of 5 per cent on all manufactures of iron, steel, copper, zinc, wool, cotion and other ma- terials. second was offered by Allen of Nebraska, proposing an annual tax of $1a barrel on beer. ‘The third was offered by Gray of Delaware, proposing an im- port duty of 10 cents a pound on tea. They were all, on motion of Sherman, laid on the table—the first by a vote of 42 to 15, the second by a vote of 35 to 22 and the last by a vote of 37 to 19. The amendments reported from the Finance Committee fixing the license of manufacturers of fillad cheese at $240 per annum instead of $400, and on wholesale dealers in filled cheese at $200 instead of $250 were agreed to. The morning hour expired at 2 r. M. and the Butler .prohibitory bond bill was laid before the Senate, Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska addressing the Senatein (:\\'or‘l of it. Before Allen began his speech, Sherman asked unanimous consent o have the filled cheese bill made a special order for Monday next, but objection was | made by Harris (D.) of Tennessee and the | bill went to the calendar. Allen’s address was principally on the subject of the free coinage of silver, in re- gard to which he and Gray (D.) of Dela- ware mamntained a long and amusing- col- | loguial controversy, the debate later de- veloping into an exchange of personalities. Baker (R.) of Kansas having interposed | a remark which was not relished by Allen, | the latter referred to Baker as *‘the gentle- man who had been blossomed and bloomed on the prairies of Kansas,” and who pro- fessed to understand the question. Baker retaliated by speaking of Allen as “his friend from the sand districts of Ne- braske.” | At the close of Allen’s speech the billl went over till Monday and a number of | bilis were taken up from the calendar and | passed. Unanimous consent was asked by Cock- rell (D,) of Missouri to have printed as a public document a speech of Governor| Altgeld of Illinoie in reply to Secretary Carlisle’s Chicago “‘sound-money” speech (heretofore published), and after consider- able colloquy, unanimous consent was given. A joint resolution was reported by Hale from the Committee on Naval Affairs ex- tending to stewards in the navy the bene- fit of three months’ pay on re-enlistment after honorable discharge, as to all other enlisted men, and it was passed. The calendar was cleared of all the pri- vate pension bills and the session was spun out so as to give an opportunity for the signi f the river and harbor bill and sending it to the President. It was re- ceived from the House at 5:30 and imme- diately signed by the Vice-President. At 5:45 the Senate adjourned until Mon- day. ey IN THE HOUSE. The Day Devoted to the Disposal of Ap- propriation Bills. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—An- other day was given to the consideration and difposal of conference reports on ap- propriation bills by the House. Two of them were final—that upon the river and harbor bill, which was engrossed and sent to the President thisevening, and that of the legislative executive and judicial ap- propriation bill. The partial report on the sundry civil bill presented yesterday was agreed to, the House insisting upon its disagreement to all the Senate amendments except those making appropriations as follows: Twelve thousand dollars to fit up the basement of the Los Angeles public building so that the postal business can be conducted there; $75,000 to repair ard rebuild the public building at St.Albans, Vt., partiaily destroyed by fire last year, just a3 it was about ready for completion: $375,000 for completing the new postoffice building at Washington and increasing the limit of cost $423,000; $100,000 to buy 17,000 feet of ground ad- joining the Government printing office and erecting an additional heating plant. The adoption of this last amendment is generally accepted as settling the long dis- puted question of a location of a new Gov- ernment printing office in favor of the pre- sent site. Upon t he Indian appropriation bill the House voted again that it would make no appropriation for the education of children at the contract sectarian schools and in- structed its conferees to insist upon their disagreements to the Senate amendments extending till June 30, 1898, the period in which the Secretary of the Interior may provide Government schools. President Cleveland’s message vetoing the bill regulating the fees of receivers and registers of land offices was read and re- terred to the Committee on Public Lands. Howard (Pop.) of Alabama introduced a series of charges against President Cleve- land upon which he impeached him of many crimes and called upon the Com- mittee on Judiciery to inquire into the truth of them, but by an overwhelming vote the House refused to consider them. The report of the conferees upon the legislative, executive and judicial bill was presented by Bingham (R ) of Pennsyl- yania. The agreement struck out the pro- vision for the appointment of a register of covyrights in the library of Congress, fixed the meeting of the Legislature of New Mexico for the third Monday of Janu- ~»uv next and made the terms of United States Commissioners at present holding office to expire on June 30, 1897. These were the principal matters in dis- pute. The bill carried a total appropria- tion of $21,520,822—less than that of the bill for the current year by the sum of $370,895, and $844,229 less than the esti- mates. The total was $140,057 less than as passed by the Senate and $106,972 more than as passed by the House. In a statement explaining the report General Bingham sghowed that the saving resulting from the changes made in the bill regarding the fees and salaries of United States attorneys and marshals and United States commissioners would be more than $750,000 a year. After further debate Bingham moved the adoption of the report. It was agreed to, but before the guestion was settled Kem (Pop.) of Nebraska raised the point of no quorum and Speaker Reed had to count one. Sherman (R.) of New York presented the supplemantal report of the conferees on the Indian appropriation bill agreed to by the Senate yesterday. The matters still in dispute were the appropriations for sectarian schools made by the Senate, the continuance of the Dawes Indian Commis- sion, the Cherokee outlet money and the Cherokee old-settlers’ fund. Sherman moved that the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate making appropriations for sectarian schools, and concur therein. It was lost. A resclution was offered by Hainer (R.) of Nebraska instructing the conferees to insist upon their’ disagreement to the Senate amendment and upon the Linton provision in the original House bill, and the previous question was ordered on its passage. Against this Fitzgerald (D.) of Massa- chusetts protested, because it denied him the opportunity to be heard upon a vital question in behalf of his constituents. The Speaker rapped the young Represen- tative, whose face was flushed with indig- nation, to order, to which he responded: *‘Mr. Speaker, I think I am always in| order when voicing the sentiments of the peoble of the United States.” The resolution was passed—Ayes 155, | noes 2 P. M. the House adjourned until Monday. 10 FGHT THE SILYERMEN Indiana’s “Sound-Money” Democ- racy Fear Gov. Matthews’ Following, Leaders Confer and Decide to Organize and Call a Public Mass- Meeting. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixn., May 23.—Thirty leading Democrats of Indiana who are for sound money held a conference at the Grand Hotel this evening for the purpose of organizing to oppose the free-silver sentiment in the Indiana Democracy, which has gained impetus since Governor Matthews came out practically for free coinage. Amongthose present were Chair- man Holt of the state committee, ex-Con- gressman Bynum, ex-Congressman Eng- | lish, A. C. Smith and others. Some of these men have been in com- munication with W. F. Harrity, chairman of the National Committee, ex-Secretary Fairchild and other gold-standard men of the East, and have assurance that if In- diana can be saved there is no doubt that the Chicago convention will speak for honest money. The conference appointed various com- mittees to carry on a pronaganda between now and the date of the State Convention, June 24. They will probably put a sound-money man in the field as candidate for Gov- ernor. There was also talk or opposition to the Presidental candidacy of Matthews. The fruit of the meeting was a call for a ublic mass-meeting at English’s Opera- ouse next Thursday evening. e DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS. Some New Items Added by the Senate Committee, WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—The general deficiency appropriation bill was reported to the Senate to-day. The princi- pal items added by the Senate committee were the following: To pay the widow of the late Minister to Mexico, Isaac P. Gray of Indiana, $8750; to enable President Palmer of the World’s Columbian Com- mission to pay all outstanding claims, $6517; expenses of collecting customs revenue increased from $850,000 to $1,150,- 000; to pay the owners of the Norwegian steamer Peter Jebsen for damages result- ing fromn a collision with the revenue cat- ter Rush, in San Francisco harbor last March, $2576; to pay the claims of the Southern Pacific and’its leased lines, $1,- 542,979; to pay each member of the House of Representatives, not a chairman of a committee, for an annual clerk, $176,154, in addition to the money already appro- priated for session clerks. e Clarence M. Confession. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 23.—Clarence Barnet!, who was jointly indicted for for- gery with his brother, Eugene Barnett, and Joseph Wenar, made a confession to- day to Assistant District Attorney Davis, and has beeen promised immunity. The three men were charged with counterfeit- ing tickets on the Bouthern Pacific Rail- way. The trial of Eugene Barnett and Joseph Wenar was begun yesterday in General Sessions Court. Clarence ~will plead guilty and have his sentence sus- pended. AL Fatal Explosion in a Mine. MIDDLESBORGUGH, Ky., May 23.— John D. Taggart and John Hardin were killed and several others injured by the premature explosion of dynamite in & coal mine near Big Stone Gap, Va., this afternoon. Six of the wounded will die. Taggart is one of the most prominent coal overators in the United States. It is said the mine was entirely caved in, but details are meager. sl e o Fourth Ol Postmasters. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—The following fourth class Postmasters were appointed to-day: Utah—William Thomp- son Jr., at Wansatch; William F. Robin- son, at Roy; John V. Smith, at Colton; William H. Meechan, at Park Valley; Peter A. Francis, at Brock; John Thomp- son, at Clarkston; Henry J. McCullough, at Coyote. California—Arthur I. Gray, at Elx Grove. e oS =i A Contesting Delegation. YANKTON, 8. D., May 23.—The free silver wing of the Democracy has selected a contesting delegation to the National Convention at Chicago. V.S8. Ross was chosen chairman. The claim will be made that the delegates elected at the recent convention were not chosen by representa- tives of the Democrats of the State, but by proxy-holding Federal office-holders, e . Senator Quay Slightly Indisposed. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 23.—Hon. M. S. Quay did not leave his home in Beaver for a visit to Pmnhurg to-day, as had been an- ticipated. Telephone inquiry devel !ne‘;n(ormnion that he :ns n’ol. ve: o::fi and would not come to Pittsburg before Monday. BUSINESS BEFORE THE PRESBYTERIANS Third Day’s Session of the General Assembly at Saratoga. MINISTERIAL RELIEF. Overtures Asking for Reduced Assessments Are Also Made and Referred. TITLES TO CHURCH PROPERTY. An Attempt Made to Place Them in the Hands of Deacons Instead of Trustees. SARATOGA, N. Y., May 23.—The Pres- byterian General Assembly opened its third day’s session this morning with the usual service of prayer. Saturday busi- | ness in the assembly is confined to a morn- ing session, as ministerial commissioners are anxious to get to the neighboring churches where they are to preach to- morrow. Owing to this and to the length of the document the theological seminary control report ias been deferred until next week. The report on ministerial relief was the first order of the day on the regular docket. Rev. Dr. Cattell, secretary of the board of ministerial relief, made the customary address in presenting the report and it was adopted. A number of overtures asking for a re- duced assessment were referred to the committee on bills and overtures. The report of Dr.Craven, secretary of the board of publication and Sunday- school work, shows a profit in the business department in the board for the current vear of $31,146. Thisis a sum less than last year by $5653. The discussion on the report of the com- mittee on church temporalities proposing a change in the constitution, placing the titles to church property in the deacons chosen from the membership of the church instead of in trustees, was resumed. Elder Thomas McDougall wanted the title of church property vested in the Presbyterian church itself. He moved the recommittal of the report with instruc- tions to the committee to make its report to the next General Assembly defining the term ‘‘church temporalities,” and specify- ing exactly the duties and powers of trus- tees and deacons. Juage Robert N. Wilson of Philadelphia supported the motion to recommit. Chairman Fox defended the report and opposed its recommitment. The substi- tute to recommit was adopted. The assembly adjourned at 1 o’clock antil Monday morning at 9 o’clock. z S CONFERENCE OF METHODISTS. An Election of Ufficers and the Retire- ment of a Bishop. CLEVELAND, Onro, May 23.—Some im- portant reports of the committee on epis- copacy were discussed and adopted by the General Conference of the Methodist Epis- copal church this morning. Bishop War- ren presided. These officers were elected: Treasurer of the missionary societies, Homer Eaton; assistant treasurer, Louis Curts; editor of the Southwestern Chris- tian Advocate, I. B. Scott, to succeed E. W. 8. Hammond; editor of the Haus und Herd, ¥. L. Naylor of Cincinnati; editor of the Epworth Herald, J. F. Berry of De- troit; trustees of the Methodist church for eight years, Luke Hitchcock, Lewis Curts, John Pearson, G. B. Johnson, J. N. Gam- bler; for four years, J. D. Hearner, Wil- liam Newkirk, W. F. Boyd. Bishop William Taylor, the missionary Bishop to Africa, was declared non-effec- tive. Dr. Buckley, in presenting the report, said that the committee had carefully gone into the retirement of Bishop Taylor, and had decided that tne Methodist church could not longer trust its work in Africain the bands of a mansoold. It was a hard thing w do, be said, but it must be done. Bishop Tayior objected to his retirement, but no attempt was made to prevent il on the floor. He was recommended to the generous consideration of the Book Con- cern. The report of the committee on episco- pacy, recommending additional mission- ary Bishops, was fathered by Dr. A.J. Kynett of Philadelphia. He said the great work of the church in foreign lands de- manded more Bishops. After three hours’ debate the report was rejected and it was decided to elect a Bishop for Africa only. Monday morning was fixed as the time for electing a Bishop to Africa. It was decided that the General Confer- :nce should adjourn next Thuursday at P. M. The committee on Epworth Leagune of the General Conference will adopt a re- port providing that fourteen members of the board of control ot the league be elected by the General Conference. If adopie1 by the conference it will shut the young people off from all say in the league’s gov- ernment. The committee also decided that the Methodist church should not recognize in any matter of legisiation the Christian Endeavor societies now existing in the church or sanction in any ner the affiliation of some of these societies with the Epworth League. During the debate Rev. Dr. Lewis said the members of the Christian Endeavor Bociety in the Methodist church are rap- idly going to the devil by reason of the fact that they are_playing cards, dancing, going to progressive-euchre partivs, at- tending theaters and indulging in other questionable amusements, Four cities are asking for the next gen- eral conference of the Methodist church. They are Chicago, Kansas City, Ocean Grove, N. J., and Saratoga, N. Y. Chi- cago has the best chance for the confer- ence. —e BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION, Women Give Interesting Accounts of Work Among the Heathen, ASBURY PARK, N. J., May 23.—At the opening of the morning session of the American Baptist Missionary Union the hours were devoted to women’s foreign mission societies. Mrs. W. H. Faunce of New York presided, and Miss Emma In- voon, a missionary to West China; Mrs. Ashmore, from Swatow, China; Miss Lawrence trom East China; Mrs. Elwell from Burmah, and Mrs. Harkill gave in- teresting accounts of mission work among the Leathen. President Colby called the Missionary Union to order at10:30. Dr. Burrege read a report from a special commiitee ap- inted to consider the advisability of giv- ng women representation on the execu- 1 tive committee. The report was adverse, and was adopted without discussion. On motion of Dr. J. N. Murdock the convention adopted a resolution aporov- ing and indorsing the efforts being made to have all matters of international contro- versy submitted to arbitration. W. Wilkinson of Massachusetts re- )Eorted for the committee on finance. he report said that $600,000 should be raised by donations this year in order to discharge the big debts and carry on the work of the union. It was stated that un- less this money can be raised during the coming year foreign mission work must be curtailed. The report recommended the appointment of a committee on syste- matic benevolence to unify and consoli- date the collection of donations and de- vise plans for raising the money needed. The report was adopted. The special feature of the afternoon was the address of the Rev. Dr. McArthur of New York on foreign missions. At the evening session the Rev. Thomas JA. Villers spoke on “The Purpose of the ges.”* A resolution expressing to the President of the United States the belief that the peo- ple of this country will sustain him in the most efficient measures he may take in de- fense of the lives, the property and the rights of American citizens in Armenia was adopted. —————— The Protestant Methodists. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 23.—The Methodist Protestant Conference came to an end to-day after being in session seven days. Many of the delegates will remain over Sunday to fill the pulpits on both sides of the river. President J. W. Her- ring of Maryland was appointed chair- man of the committee on revision. He will receive all complaints ana proposi- tions regarging the revision of the creed ;1“"“2 the interim before the next con- erence. WIND AND FLOOD IN 10WA, Great Damage in Many Sections, but No Loss of Life Reported. Winds of Cyclonic Force ani Rains Amounting A most to Cloudbursts. TOWA FALLS, Iowa, May 23.—A heavy electrical storm passed over this city this afternoon. rour bolts struck within the city limits, one prostrating a man and team and killing one horse. A cloudburst north of here flooded large sections, doing considerable damage. A heayy hail in the same section damaged the rye crop and stripped fruit trees. The streams are overflowing. It is still raining here at a late hour to-night. ELDORA, lowa, May 23.—One of the heaviest rains of the season fell here this afternoon, amounting almost to a cloud- burst. One and a half inches of water fell in ten minutes. Five miles north of here a washout occurred on the Iowa Central Railway, delaying trains., BURLINGTON, Iowa, May 23.—A heavy rain and hail storm struck this county this evening. Holmes’ Church was de- stroyed and the smokestacks of the Atlas mills demolished. South of this town the storm developed into a cyclone, uprooting trees and break- ing some square off. Crops are consider- ably damaged. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, May 23.—The first reports of a territic cyclone storm re- ceived here were to the effect that Ellis, a village in the northern part of Jowa, bad been completely demolished, but later 1t was learned that no lives were lost. All telegraph and telephone wires .are pros- trated and details are unobtainable. MENDOCING SNAKE DENS Caverns Inhabited by Hundreds of Vicious and Venomous Reptiles. A Ukiah Hunter’s Vain Endeavor to Depopulate One of the Nests. UKIAH, Cav., May 23.—Joe Hunter, for many years a resident of this place, but who has within the past year removed to Gravelly Valley, a small settiement on Eel River, about forty miles northeast of this city, has brought to the city the rattles and buttons of six as fine rattlers as ever swuny their tocsins to the breeze and ter- rified the stockmen. The story of Hunter’s experience with a den of rattlers near his Pplace 1s best told in his own words. ‘*About two weeks ago,” he said, “I ran short of meat and went out to see what I could scare up, I took my Winchester and enough cartriages to do me until I could kiil a buck, which are numerous in that part of the country. That morn- ing, though for some reason or other, my luck was not with me and after roaming about for several hours I ascended a rocky point near the top of the ridge, and thought from there to take alook about the country. 1 was standing on a large flat-sided bowlder, and as I started to turn 1 heard the warning swish of a rattler. Looking down the hillside I saw the head of a snake showing from a crevice in the rocks. Icut it from the body with a bul- let. When I dragged the dead reptile from the hole another took its place. This I succeeded in killing with one shot. This continued until I bad killed six. “Then I ran short of cartridges and de- cided to investigate belore I wasted anv more lead. 1 kept my stand at a safe dis- tance and wucged the reptiles as they emerged from the crevice in the rocks until there was a roll of rattlers squirming on the hillside at least as large as a man’s y. The stench from the cavern out of which the rattlers emerged was nauseat- ing. 1 concluded I had seen all the snakes I wanted for one day and leit.”” Hunter evidently encountered what is known in this part of the country as a ‘‘snake den.” There are several in this county, and one not very far distant from this town. About three ana:a half miles from Ukiah to the east, in the hills back of the State Insane Asylum,is a snake den, and it is said large numbers of rep- tiles have been dispatched there, but their number does not seem to grow less. The largest and most horrible of the snake dens in this part of the country is the one in the hills near Boonville, about fifteen miles from Ukiah. It was acci- dentally discovered by a hunter several years ago, and since then many have vis- ited the spot. Attempts have been made to photograph the den, which is simply a large holein the ground, the bottom of which is one creeping, crawling, slim mass, but no one has as yet had the hardi- hood to endure the stench which arises from the hole for a sufficient length of time to secure a picture of the place. Thereare numerous smatler dens in the hills, and the one Hunter ran across is evidently one of them. e Willis at Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—Aibert P. Willis, United States Minister to Ha- waii, reached Washington from San Fran- cisco yesterday, and called on Secretary Oiney, at the State Department, to-day. He will go to his home in Kentucky for recuperation without delay. Mr. Willis said that he intended to return to Hono- lulu on the expiration of his leave of ab- sence. | Association’s WORK BEGHS AT CAOERD Spiritual Topics Discussed at the College Men’s Conference. NEW ARRIVALS GREETED Nineteen Student-Yells Blended in a Mighty Shout of Welcome. PLANNING FUTURE CONQUESTS. Veterans in Christian Service Outline a Campaign for the Cause. CAZADERO, CaL., May 23.—The first day of the first conference of Young Men’s Christian Association undergradu- ates from the colleges of the Pacific Coast is ended, and the programme gives a sam- pleof the purpose for which representa- tives of nineteen institutions have come together in this mountain retreat. At 6 o'clock the men arose and at 7:15 they breakfasted. From 8:30 until 12:30, with the exception of a forty-minute recess, they were in their meeting nall, engaged in discussions calculated todeepen their spiritual life and to train them for leader- ship in organized Christian work among their fellow-students, for such are the chief purposes for which these earnest young men have assembled. During the whole afternoon every one is at liberty to amuse himself as he sees fit. Some of the Oregon boys went fishing in the creek, but the majority broke up into littie intercollegiate parties and struck out up the hiliside trails and winding roads on exploring expeditions. They came back in time for supper, bringing great bunches of wild flowers with which to decorate the dinner-tables and their rooms. Some of the more venturesome bad taken a dip in the swimming pool. After supper, and while waiting for the arrival of the only train of the day, with its additional delegates and the mail, the whole crowd joined in the juvenile game of duck-on-the-rock, and concluded with a hearty review of every college yell repre- sented in the conference. For a half hour the hiils rang with what was probably the most remarkable series of concerted, ear-splitting whoops ever heard on the Pacific Coast, and then the little train came swaying round the curve, and with renewed force the conference yell burst forth in repeated greetings. The new arrivals were from four differ- ent colleges. From Yale University there was G. 8. Eddy 1891 of New York City. From Stanford University, its all around athlete and Coast Young Men’s Christian reatest athlete, Charles S. Dole 1898 of Riverside, 5tndyiu§ for the law; Elmer W: Searle 1897 of Delavan, ‘Wis., Methodist and prospective minister; G. B. Leavitt 1898 of Youngtown, Nevada, Baptist and future physician. From the State Normal School at Los Angeles, W. W. Nichols 1896 of Gar- den Grove, Cal., president of the School Association, a Friend and future teacher. From the University of the Pacific, near San Jose, Karl H. Seamen of Ione, Cal., the secretary of his association, a Metho- dist and future missionary. Dole’s arrival was tie occasion for great rejoicing, particularly by the Stanford men, who constitute the largest college delegation here, and who propose now to cn-lflxenge alt the other colleges combined to a baseball game and a general athletic contest, in which a mark will be estab- lished for the next annual conference to emulate. At 8 o’clock bfifan the evening session of an hour. 8. M. Sayford, the genial vet- eran in the work among colleges, gave the boys a confidential talk on the hindrances to Christian life, and the first day closed with song and prayer. The average age of the delegates is 22 years, the youngest being 17 and the old- est 33, . During the morning session, which is the business part of the day, S. M. Say- ford outlined the khistory of the Young Men’s Christian Association movement in colleges and reviewed the organization of conferences of Young Men's Christian Association collegians. The Young Men’s Christian Association was first organized in London, England, in 1844, by George Williams, who because of that fact was knighted two years ago by Queen Victoria. The idea was intro- duced into the United States in 1851, and in 1858 the universities of Michigan and Virginia took up the work as a_feature of college life. In 1877 Princeton brought to- gether delegates from twenty-one colleges to discuss colleze work. But it was really not until 1886 that the conference of college Christians became a regular institution. In that year Dwight L. Moody called together at his home at Mount Herman, Mass., 200 young men for Bible study. That meeting also resulted in what is known as the student volunteer move- ment, which means to-day that there are 6000 college students pledged to devote their lives to foreign missionary work. Since 1887 the original college conference has held annual summer meetings at Northtield, Mass. In 1890 the second sum- mer school of the kind was organized at Lake Geneva, Wis,, and the third one was that at Knoxville, Tenn., which has been in existence since 1892. The growth of these schools may be judeed from the fact that at these three schools there were over 1000 students last summer. BEkE The fourth summer school of Christian college men established in America is the Pacitic Coast Conference, now holding its first session at this place. The fifth is soon to be opened at Lake Stone Creek, South Dakota. There are similar college Young Mens' Christian Association sum- mer schools in Great Britain, Ger- many, Switzerland, Ceylon, Scandi- navia and Japan. That in Japan one of the greatest of all. Estal lished in 1890 at Kioto through the forts of Nisam, the first christianized Jap- anese to be graduated from an American college, in its first year it had an attend- ance of 500. Subsequently it grew to be the University of Kioto, which now has 600 students. a 3 John R. Mott, now in China on a tour of the world, is engaged in an effort to unite the college Young Men’s Christian Associations of fifteen countries in the conference movement. Hugh Beaver of Pennsylvania, the youthful instructor in the Bible study work of the present conference, outlined his plans this morning. The first part of the session will be devoted to preparin the students to do personal work in lead- ing men to Christ. The iatter part will be given to devotional Bible study. C. C. Michener concluded the programme of the morning with detailed instructions as to the way tae work should be done by the Young Men’s Christian Association at each college. He said that the object should be to lead Christian men to become connectec with the church and with the association, and to induce non-Christian men to become ass~eciate members of the association or members of some church. He emfhnmed the importance of doing this early, as only cne man in four becams a Christian after his first term in college. As a preparation he advised the members of the committees to work for new stu- dents to confer together, the presidents of associations to correspond during the sum- mer, and everybody to return to college early, to be ready” to greet and befriend ‘| the new student at the time when he was lonesome—a stranger and open to temptnuon.g Sonsequently He suggested methods both for before undtx:]lter the new student’s arrival. Dur- ing the summer vacation the association handbook should be sent out and ac- quaintances id different towns and school principals should be written to for the names of prospective students. Tke men should cuitivate the acquaint- ance of studentsin the preparatory sc: ools near their homes. When the new men arrive at college they should be met at the train and given all information in regard to .bolrdlng-ghlcea, registration and studies. The Young Meu's Christian As- sociation’s reception to new students should be supplemented during the first week by nigntly prayer-meetings in an organized effort to lead the freshmen to Christ. Then the regular work of the year should begin with a few particularly strong meetings, led by the best men. After a religious census of the new stu- dents each pastor in the neighborhood should be furnished the names of those be- longing to his particular demomination. Bible study committees and special devo- tional exercises would follow as features of the general plan for the college year. Prominent among the delegates here are: Atwood, who was Oregon's prize orator in 1894; Millar, reputed to be the champion left-guard of that State; Cox, the president of the State Oratorical Asso- ciation of Oregon and a speedy cyclist; Price, a_high jumper; Handsacker, State superintendent of the Christian Endeavor in the Christian church, and Stimpson, a wily end-rush; and among the California men Hahn of Pomona College, this year's prize-winnerin the Southern California in- tercollegiate oratorical contest; Miller, the fast mile walker of Occidental College and the editor of his college paper; Langford | of California College, the well-known San | Francisco newspaperartist; Arnold, crack tennis-player, graduate of Stanford and now a member of the faculty as an in- structor in mathematics; and, perhaps, most noticeable of all upon their arrival— Crowell and Bott, beceause they rode on their wheels from Los Angeles to San Francisco, a distance of 500 miles, to at- tend the conference. McKinley Stilt Avoids Interviews. | CLEVELAND, Omro, May 23.—Major | McKinley spent all the morning in Mark | Hanna’s office, and persistent questioning concerning Quay’s yisit resulted only in failure. In the afternoon he dined at the Hanna residence with Colonel Fred Grant, and to-night he witnessed the production of “The Rivals” from Mr. Hanna’s box at the opera-house. s AR An Imperial Bank. PEKIN, CHiNA, May 23.—The Chinese Government is about to establish an im- perial pank, which is to be conducted un- der the control of the Revenue Board. The capital of the institution will be 10,000.000 taels (about $8,000,000.) NEW TO-DAY. “At Sloane’s.” BIGELOW BODY BRUSSELS Immense line of patterns, $11214 per yard, Sewed, Laid and Lined. TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPET Best made, 75 cents per yard, Sewed, Laid and Lined. W. & J. SLOANE & CO,, CARPETS, FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY, 641-647 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. B R "s "Es houses, billiard - tables, brewers, bookbinders, candy-makers, canners, dyers, fourmills, _foundries, lsundriés, paper bangers, pn‘nmn. pllnzem,flshoe ‘lefleh stable Toofers, {anners, tailors, o men, WEOETCHANAN BROS FOR BARBERS, BAR- ers, bootblacks, bath. NEW TO-DAY. SHIRTS ~————AND—— Underwear, Etc. —AT— FACTORY PRIGES! Now on hand—The largest and best stock we have ever shown. EAGLESON & CO., 748 AND 750 MARKET STREET, 8. F.; 242 MONTGOMERY STREET, §. F.; LOS ANGELES' and SACRAMENTO. i 1 THE TOES. DARK SHADES All the stores have Chea; That have the call. Tans—and they are cheap—either last season’s left-ovrrs or the trashy, cheap, light shoes. We bave just recelved of up-to-date styles in all the that is in demand. It’s $2.50 ‘That we are going to ask for them that WA‘:I readlly new toes aud the shade is the Chocolale, the kind show where the big values are to be fount Ladies’ tinest (chocolate shade) tan kid button oriaceinall the new shades: either cloth or kid tops; in ail ¢ zes and widths angd flexible sewed soles. Out of the town orders sent on same day re- cetved. Send for the Sullivan catalogue; just out: sh@ws 2ll the new shapes and gives prices that are rizht: sent free everywhere, SULLIVAN’S MONEY-SAVERS : IN : SHOES, 18-20-22 Fourth Street, Just Below Market. PHOTO MOUNT AND CARD M'P6. C0, Dealers in Cardboard. MANUFACTURERS OF PHOTO MOUNTS. ... CARDS OF ALL DESCI EMBOSSING. RAGGED EDGING, ARTISTIC SOUVENIRS. PROGRATES, NENU: LABELS, SHOW CARDS, ETC.. Brush Manufacturers, 609 SacramontoSt NW. COR. OF CLAY AND SANSOME STS, Is at present the most prosperous and Cocoa Miner’s, half-pound tins; best cocoa made..... Sl e e SO Bicycles Ladies’, 28-inch, light, 22 Ibs., drop frame, complete, oneof the dafntiest and easiest running wheels made. Price.. =X-1-) Flour * 50-1b. bags, 8. C. 8. (our brand), guar- anteed best flour in California; per bag... [ — 1 =1~ Candles The regular adamantine, 25 for 25¢, oreach... PERR TS Corn Starch A good grade—gives satisfaction, 1-1b. packets........ SRR 5c Hops New California pressed hops. ets, each. Matches 108 blocks of 12 packets for 20O . Pack- ........... cessnieiecnees. B miners we fitted out for Alaska were all well pleased. We are prepared to fur- nish estimates to miners on food, utensils, tools, blankets, etc., and supply them quickly from stock, at prices guaranteed to save 20 per cent, and camp- ers, picnickers and every one else can save 20 stock for gold nugget bargains. The ax has been busily at work chopping down prices for our June list—ready on the 28th inst. We mention a few reductions in advance, in effect from this date: Nine floors for retailing, with evervthing open for inspection. Our lim- ited expenses permit us to sell the same other concern. Test us with trial order. SMITHS WE PAY THE FREIGHT 100 MILES ON $5.00 ORDERS. MINING thriving industry in California. The per cent mining amongst our Lemon Sugar Picnic brand, full size tins........ Table Fruit Assortment consists of choice Cali- fornia Raspberries, _Strawberri Blackberries, Egg Plums, Lemon Cling Peaches and Apricots; per o 10O Tea Daisy, uncolored, 50c value; 1-lb. packets. Sc Pickles Sonoma Packing Co., Mixed, plain or relishes; small 10c, large.... 1 S Sardines Le Marchand’s boneless, tins Q5o Hams Choice Picnie.. Larger Californii Bacon Armour’s Star, in ti small 1 4, large. Sal Soda For washing, 25 lbs. for......Q5c delicacy, 8<4c goods 20 per cent cheaper than any COME Wholesale AND SEE CASEL Prices g YOUR (Department) Direct to = OLLARS STOR E Consumers GROW > in Any ] LARGER. 414-418 Front St., SZE: Quantity. = OUR PRICE LIST— ? a