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TWENTY-MUST YEAU. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , MAY 12 , 3892 NUMBER 329.
ARE FOR BOIES OSLY
Iowa Democracy Declares Its Allegiance to
the Hawkeye State's ' Favorite Son ,
TWENTY-SIX DELEGATES SO INSTRUCTED
Representatives to Chicago Hava Their Plan
of Action Plainly Outlined ,
CLEVELAND IGNORED IN THE PLATFORM
No Mention Mada of the Great Grovor'a '
Name in Any Connection.
STATE CONVENTION IN COUNCIL BLUFFS
District Delegates to tlio Nntlotml Conven
tion reiijilo'n Tarty I.enilern Meet lu
Uinnlin to ilrriniKi' furTliulr ComIng -
Ing N.itloiml ( lathering.
Deleuntcvat-lnrgo to tbo national conven
tion : J. 11. Shluldsof Dubuquu , U M. Mnrtln
of I'olk , rdward Campbell , Jr. , of JotTorson
and J. K. Dnncombo of Webster. Alternates :
K. I , . Marsh of 1'olk ( colored ) , J. I ) . Yeoman of
Woodbury , S. U Henna of Wlnnoshlek and S.
K UardlnerofOllntpn.
District Delegation * .
1'lrst District : DolucatcM Duvlil J. Ayrcs
of l.oo comity. William M. Hood ot Washing
ton. Altornatcs-K. S. 1'ltclps ot DCS Molnes ,
J. O. Wlntunot Henry.
Second District : Delegates N. H. Holbrook
of lown county , Nntbanlol Frond of Scott.
Alternates W. H. Johnson of Musc.itlne , I' .
J. llmlceof Clinton.
Third District : Doloiatos-Dr. O. 11. Harrl-
jimn of I'ranklln county , I * W. Gowaii of
lluclianan. Alternates John Hager of
Itrotncr , K M. Carrot Delaware.
Fourth District : Dele ate.s-U. J. Mcllugh
of Howard county. M. II. llcndrlx of Aliiinii-
liuu. Alternates-Jerry Oroun of Tloyd , D. D.
Murphy of Clayton.
Fifth ' District : Delegates Horace J.
Btlser of Tiiina county , M. K. Jackson of
Cedar. Alternates K. U. Holt of Anumosii ,
Irvln Mitchell of Vlnton.
Sixth District : Delemitca-O. II. McFull. Ma-
liuska county ; I. U I'littoii , J per county.
Alternates J. T. Sherman of Jasper , W. II.
Taylor of Davis.
Seventh District : Delegates S. J. CJllptn ot
JliullMin , Ii K. t'is < ottof Marlon. Alternates
Nod Perry of Wurren , A , K. Morrison of Dal
las.
las.KUhtb
KUhtb District : Dolcsntos N. C. llldenour
of I'usu county , J.V. . Freeman of Wayne.
Alternates hd Mitchell ot Fruinont , J. 11.
Ducgun of I'mon.
Ninth District : Delegates Lucius Wells of
I'otlawntlEimlo , Frank 1' . llrailloy of Audu-
\joti. Alternates D. J. Ockoraon of Mont
gomery , John Sexton ot Onthrlo.
Tenth District : Delegates John McCarthy
of Oreono county , F. V. Drown of IIuinlioUH.
Altermttes-W. J. Itrunnlguu of I'ulo Alto , J.
W. Il'ooin ot Hancock.
Eleventh District : Dolejatcs 1 > . A. Hoi-
hrook ot Mononu county , W. II. Dent of Ply
mouth. Alternates K. Warwick ot Iluoua
YJata , K. L. Drowiioll of Dickinson.
The democrats of Iowa yesterday pro
nounced their unshaken fealty to Horace
Holes for president of the United States by
unanimous vote , and without a dissenting
voice in committee or convention. Resolu
tions were adopted Instructing the twenty-
MX delegates of tbo Hawkeye state to vote
as a unit for Hoios and to use every oftort in
their power to secure bis nomination
for the presidency. As the first state
in tha great west to pronounce in
unequivocal terms for the candidacy of n
favorite son , Iowa i must occupy n prominent
position in the national convention , and thu
friends of Governor Boios are rejoicing ovoc
the impetus which today's action must give
his prosldonlnl boom.
In another respect Is the action of the con
vention peculiar. It is the first state con
vention for several years outsldo of tbo state
of Now York wnero the name of Grover
Cleveland has not been mentioned In the
platform. The omission to extol tbo ex-presi
dent wus not the result of error or forgetful-
ness. It was duo to u deliberate action of the
commlttoo on resolutions , after calm dis
cussion on tha question of policy , that
Grover Cleveland was icnorod , and this
notion was taken in the very excess of cau
tion in order that they might avoid the
error into whicn Illinois is popularly regarded
as having fallen in naming Grover Clovo.
land us first and Palmer as second choice.
Boles is apparently so emphatically ami
ololy the cholco of the Iowa democrats thai
evan Cleveland's name was banished frou
the official declaration ot democratic faltli
and not u single man in thu vast assemblage
protected against the omission.
HUSINKSS FKO.U TIIK .STAUT.
I.lttlo Tlmo I.ot III ( Jetting to Worlc nm
Coiieliiilini ; thelob.
Tbo largest d-mocratlc convention n hi
history of lowu usscmuled at Council Bluff :
yesterday.
Kvory r.ounty was represented , over 600
delegates using present. Tbo hull wai
crowded and many were unable to secure entrance
trance to add to the vigor of tbo prcsldcnlla
boom of Iowa's favorite son ,
The convention was dUtlnctly n Bole :
assemblage , every dolognt imbued with thi
spirit of the occasion , scorned to realize tha
united vigorous notion was necessary ti
convince the nation that Iowa U ii
earnest In presenting bor governor u :
n presidential candidate.
Hundreds ot the dologatc % wora badges In
scribed , "for president of tbo United State ;
Horace Holes , " and every mention of thi
name of the governor was a signal fa ;
tumultuous cheers. In decorations through
out. the city hU portrait Is conspicuous in
every corner.
Wulcomeil hy WiiiUtvorth.
The convention was called to order b\
Chairman Charles 1) . Fullonof the statocon
tral committee. Pruyur wns olferod by Kov
Ii J. Babcock of Council Bluifs
B. D. Wnosworth of Counci
muffs , chairman of the county com
inlttee , welcomed the delegates m nn cloquenl
and poetic speech , HU reference to lowu'i
farms und Holds , bills and dales , forests ant
Jlowcrs and the sweet songs o
lowu birds was received rathei
coldly , but when ba began mnklni
insinuating allusions to Grover Clcvotuni
and Horuco Boles , the scene changed nm
vociferous democratic cheers swept over th
assembly ,
Formorlr , bo said , a few states in tha oas
dictated thu policy of the country with HI
iron hanu. Men west of Mississippi bud no
thu courairo to run on u national ticket
Times and conditions had changed
however , und westward the sta
ot empire had taken its way
Tbo speaker then eulogized Grover Clove
laud und tnritr reform uud said the dome
craU of Iowa would not fcol regret should b
La chosen standard boarur of tha demacratii
party , out iho narao of lowu'
governor , ho said was the symbo
fcuccess in any contest HU fao
btampcd every word ho uttered with th
universal verdict of the houentv of his raus
Ho warned the men to bu tbo chosen dole
fatoi to the national convention H the
swerved irom performance of dut
of governor nud state , Bole * , IU
Bonquo's ghost , would haunt them.
Temporary Olllcem NiiineM.
Chairman Fullon announced that the cen
tral committee had selected the follotvln
temporary ofllcers : Chairman. Hon. John C
Bills. Scott county ; secretary , Frank Wat
son , Benton county ; reading secretary , J. H.
Stcubcnraucb , Marlon county ; ofllclni re
porter , C. O. Thorv , Lucas county ;
sergoant-at-arms , Frank Guanolla , Potta-
wnttamlu county.
There was another sccno of enthusiasm as
Chairman Bills stepped to tbo front. Ho has
been n familiar lUuro In political battles
in lown many years , und until n few
"
years ago waa n"republican. . Ho was con
verted to democracy In the battle for turllT
reform nnd thu light against prohibitory
laws. Ho prococded to speak nt some length ,
and wns Interrupted by frequent applause.
Aililro.91 of tlin Temporary Chitlrm.ui.
Having warmly thanked the delegates for
their selection of him as temporary chair
man , Mr. Bills referred with on enthusiasm
which spread from the platform to the re-
motcftt corner of tlio convention hall to the
triumphant doraocratlo victories of the state
nnd to what ho describes as tbo confusion
and dismay with which In three well fought
fields the hosts of the opposition bud gene
down before iho advancing army of tariff
reform.
"Year after year , " ho wont on a ? ho
wanr.od to his subject , "slnco that patriot
statesman , Samuel J. Tlldon , raised high iho
banner of reform nnd boldly pushed It to the
very walls of corrupt and oppressive govern
ment , the psoplo have boon thinking , study
ing nnd learning , und year by year , ns wis
dom has como to thorn , tha ranks of democ
racy have -jrown. "
Again touching upon the Mate victories ho
denounced the "partisan gerrymandering ; "
referred to Governor Boles as "that fearles *
flphtlng champion of tha people's rlehts" and
declared that n study of the three elections
past afforded the most nmplo proof that un
just taxation , moro than foolish liquor legis
lation , continued to glvo tha support of iho
voters of Iowa to the democratic party. This
question of unjust taxation would bo the
paramount und overshadowing Issue of IS'J- .
The policy of the republican party , ho de
clared to be a maintenance in times of-peace
ot the burdens placed upon the neoplo during
the exigencies of war. Under the system
they had scan in a qunrlor of a century mil
lionaires grow and multiply ns If by majlc ,
nnd for every millionaire a thousand pau
pers. "Under tbo influence ot high protec
tion , " ho continued , "tho distribution ot
wealth , the conserved labor of Iho peopleImd
been mightily unequal. When wo consider
that so many millions have bcou umussod by
Individuals In so short u tlmo , wo are led In
amnzomout to ask , In the words of the great
cardinal , 'Hoxv in thu name of thrift do they
rake this together ! ' The aggregation ot
enormous wealth lu the hands of individuals
nnd corporations today the most powerful
menace to our national life. The sacred
duty of our dav and generation is to correct
this tendency. "
\Vhero Uotnorrncy Stands.
Democracy was opposed to such a policy ,
it was opposed to the federalistlc tendencies
exhibited by tbo republican party In f rco
bills , sumptuary laws and protective tariffs.
Having anruod at length that the Mcltlnlcy
bill by Its very nature imposed an unequal
burden upon ono class , and that , too , on
the class least ublo to bear It , ho denounced
the inconsistency of its adherents riecauso
while for yours they had condemned a rev
enue turiff as free trade , tboy now set up as
their idol and canonized that cripploil , limp
ing hermaphrodite called reciprocity. These
men disguised their larcenous designs in
malntulnln a high tariff unJor tua hypo
critical pretext of protecting labor.
"When , " ho nsked , "did any political
partv ferret out of the wageoarners to sus
tain a high protective tariff ) Wherein the
history of the world did the vast corpora
tions or wealthy men pour money Into the
bands of another Quay or Dudley to pur
chase laws that would compel them to pay
higher wagoiJ Nowhere. If success
should again civo tbo republicans
power , and if duties were lowered
upon lumber and Iron , they might expect to
have General Algor nnd Andrew Curnogio
upon the list of public charges fea by the
bounties of the people. "
The speaker then entered Into a lengthy
argument to show Ibat manufacturers were
protected at the expense of agriculture , aud
in answer to tno assertion that without pro
tection certain manufacturing Industries
could not bo maintained , he contended that
If such were the case , it was u proof that
these manufactures were not prolltnblo. He
also declared that the hope bold out to the
farmers for eight year. .tlmt they would have
u homo uiarKot for their produce , was delu-
slvo and futile. The republican congress in
1SSS was at once besot by lean infants de
manding that us they had lifted
up their "fut" at the behest of
n republican manager , they should
bu replenished from the public
crib. Their promise ? of 1SSI were forgotten ,
the McKinley bill was passed and the people ,
aroused to n"scnso of their danger , passed
llnnl judgment on that measure , the llnnl
judgment being that its supporters should
never again count n quorum lu congress.
Following ; ( ireut l.eiiilers.
Summing up , ho sot forth the issues of tbo
coming campaign , these being on the ono
side high tuxes on tbo other low ; on the
ono side economical government , upon tbo
other sldo tbo nrotncted classes , with their
Ill-earned gold soaking to purchase iho
power by the "blocUs of five" mothoa : on
the otbor Iho honest , lolling masses of the
people dotcrmlnoJ to bo robbed no more.
"It is related , in history , " ho continued ,
"that Scipio Afrlcanus , when asked tha
sccrot of his success , replied that when
looking upon the portraits of his ancestors
nod thinking of their great achievements , ho
wns inspired nnd compelled to butllo
with all his soul for lofty ends that
ho might bo a worthy member ot
un illustrious fumily. What inspiration
what enthusiasm , what unconquerable de
termination should animate us in this strug
gle , when wo recall the life nnd achieve
ments of our party heroes , tbo Immortal Jef
ferson , iho courageous JucKson , Iho patriotic
Tildon , and last but not least , honest anil
fearless GrovorCleveland. Wo voiiorato tbo
name of that foremost democrat of our limes ,
who , without thoucht ot self , spread wide
the banner of tariff reform and held up as a
faithful , honest and fearless public servant
tbo full iniquity of thu extravagant
and unequal taxation to tno judg
ment of the ueoplo. Greater , far greater , U
Citizen Cleveland today , more loved bv his
friends , moro rospoctnd by his or.omlos'ttmn
ho who occupies the presidential chair pur
chased by Pbillstino gold , by enforced
trlbulo exacted from the toiling millions of
his fellow-citizens.
"In a few days candidates will bo named by
tbo contesting parties nd the delegates you
shall hero today elect will represent Iowa In
the nominating convention. Standing as ho
does , in the conlorof Uio sisterhood of states.
iho garden of acricullureand ibo pathway of
domestic commerce , Imrln ? as she has to
tbo fullest extent the bitter wrongs of
unequal nnd unjust taxation , and now
finally awake to the onorroity of that wrong ,
who so litly us she con raise nor voice in that
convention and say to tno assembled
democracy ot the nation : 'Cliooso yo as the
loader of IhU war that gjrand man who
Ulrica has led tbo democracy of Inwa to
glorious victory ; cliooso vo Dim who is Hie
acknowledged champion of our now allies ol
ibo northwest ; who represents thu people
most burdened by the iniquitous laws wo
seoi ; to destroy ; who commands tbo rover-
en co aud enthusiastic love ot ibo people of
Iowa , iho homo of his adoption ,
nnd who will silence discord cue
cement a union of warring factions in thn
great commonwealth of his birth cbooso yo
him to load you In this light unu surely will
the people of Iowa nnd Now York gallantl )
sustutu and by their suffrages confirm your
choice and when the Ides of November ore
numbered with the past , a triumphant na
lionul democracy , with loud acciPlm will in
aueurato Horace Boles president of the
United Stales. "
DUIrli't Delegate * Named ,
At tuo close of Chairman Bills' speech
tha roll of districts wat called und ibo fol
lowing reported as district delegates to tha
national convention :
First District D. J. Ayers , Kcokuk
William Hood , Washington ,
Second N. B. Holbrook , i Marongo ; Na
thnniol French , Davenport.
Thlrd-H. 11. Allen , Waterloo ; O. B. liar-
rlmuu , Hampton.
[ CONTINUED ox bKto.su
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE
Resolutions Introduced Looking to Sweep
ing Changes in Methodist Discipline.
COMPLAINT OF TOO MUCH PARADE PIETY-
leport of the Cnintnlttrc on Cointltntinrt
Dlscimsed DlncoveryTlmt Irregularities
Iliivo llccli Accepted in Adopted Doc-
trlno The Dity's Deliberation * .
Bishop Joyce occupied tbo presiding offi
cer's ' chair In iho general conference ycstcr-
duy. Devotional scrvlcas were conducted
oy Hev. T. U. Sheppard of the Northern
Now Vork conference.
The galleries llllcd up parly as the
weather was somewhat clearer and moro en
couraging than at any time for a week.
After the minutes were read the rules were
suspended to bear a icport from the commit
tee on Uio centennial of the general confer
ence of the Methodist chm-ch. Tbo report
recommended that a special sorvlco bo held
on the evening of May IT us a centennial
service. The report also recommended
that efforts bo made to collect
the facts connected with thn con
ference of 1TU.S as the ofllclal Journal
of that conference wus lost. The report was
adopted.
On motion of Ur. San ford Hunt the secre
tary was authorized to condense all reports
of benevolent organizations and committees
that exceeded twenty-Ova pages in leugth.
Want * Moro itlectlve 1'Icty.
A scathing resolution was Introduced by
llev. Ackormau of Alabama in which it wns
declared that Methodist churches had in
many instances drifted Into a state of dress
[ urudo , giving moro money and attention to
inusK : and line appearances than to charity
and pospcl worlc. Hoforrcd to the committee
on state of the church.
By resolution the conference decided to
devote Friday evening to a reception of nil
fraternal delegates. The visiting brethren
from slstur churchoj will bo given the free
dom of the platform on that occasion.
Dr. Kynett moved that a cotmnltteo bo ap
pointed"to meet the delegates to
iho Presbyterian general assembly
who pass through Omaha tomorrow on their
wav to Portland. Ore. , and Invlto thorn to
visit too general conference. Carried.
A resolution from the Syracuse Preacher's
association calllntr for the consolidation of
benevolences ol Iho church was read and re
ferred.
Dr. E. J. Oray of Pennsylvania Introduced
n resolution to change tho" rules so as to glvo
the different boards authority and make It
their duty to elect the oftlcial editors , secre
taries of the auxiliary departments , superin
tendents of Iho book concern und other
oftlccrsusually elected by the general confer
ence. Ho supported the resolution in n very
practical speech , in which ho held that n lull
week of the tlmo was usually squandered by
the conference in haggling over the election
of men who wore practically unknown to n
larpj majority of the delegates. Ho thought
thnt the various boars could elect these
ofllccrs with more intelligence and satisfac
tion to all concerned. Keferrcd to committee
on temporal economy.
Districting the Bishops.
Dr. Gray also Introduced a roiolutlon call
ing upon the committee on episcopacy to
consider the advisability of districting the
whole territory of the cburch into as many
districts as there are effective bishops less
one , and to assign to each bishop , except the
sonlor bishop , a prescribed district for the
term of four years , Instead of leaving tha
bishops to divide the work as they do at
present. The resolution suggested that tbo
sonlor bishop bo loft wltnout a district to
preside at the bishop } ' meetings and super
intend the cntiro work. Hofened to commit
tee on npiscopicy.
A resolution instructing the book concern
to publish n biography of Bishop Simpson
was offered and referred.
A. roiolutlon seeking to have the
time limit on the itineracy removed was
offered and referred to the committee on
Itineracy.
A resolution was introduced suggesting
thnt ii ctmngo bo made in the appointment of
committees , so that committees should not
bo so largo und unwieldy. Keferrcd.
A resolution was" introduced calling
for definite iutlon upon tha attitude to
bo assumed during pruyor in church. Ho-
ferred.
Mr. Shlnklo of Kentucky introduced n
resolution culling upon all persons having
funds in their possession to assist In defray
ing the conference expenses to produce the
cash Instanter. Adopted. Ho presented
another to change the hour of making an
nouncements from 1 o'clock to It ! . Carried.
Tills will permit the body to adjourn earlier
if the delegates so desire.
Dr. W. F. Warren of Boston Introduced n
resolution to nave a capable committee ap
pointed to revise the opening chapter of the
discipline which treats of the- origin and his
tory of the cburch. The paper was referred
to the committee on revision of the discipline
and Dr. Warren was added to tbo committee ,
Complimented Omuliit Clergymen.
Dr. J. M. Buckley then sprang a motion to
instruct the chairman of the local committee
to provide a number of seats on tuo platform
for the special use of ministers of Omaha of
other denominations , who baa kindly given
the conference the use of their churches for
committee work. Dr. liuckley said it was
the lirst time In years that the general con
ference bad not extended these courtesies
to thn local clergy nt Iho very opening of
the session. Ho paid a very Inch compli
ment to several of the Omaha clergy particu
larly Dr. J. T. Duryea , of the First Congre
gational church , who ho said had always been
very kind and courteous to the Methodist
church. The motion was carried.
A long resolution was Introductcd declar
ing that tbo missionary funds were not
properly distributed. The resolution de
clared tnut the conferences that paid the
greater portion of the missionary money
were not fairly treated in the distribution of
the funds. The conferences that paid very
little got the lion's share of the missionary
funds. Tbo paper also called for an equal
representation for lay delegates in the gen
eral conference. Uoferrod.
At this Juncture Bishop Joyce In
troduced Uov. Dr. Tigcrt , fraternal
delegate from the Methodist Cburch South
Ho is a young and vigorous looking divine
ot Intellectual appearance.
Kov , Ktco of Kansas caused a laugh by in
troducing a resolution calling upon the dele
gates to "observe the rules , to sit quietly in
their seats until the deliberations closed each
day and wait for the benediction and then
go to dinner In decency and order. " Ho was
desperately lu earnest , alloiriui : that the
conference bad drifted into a disorderly
body. Ho thought an assembly of picked
men of iho church should teach the common
herd something worthy of emulation by decorous
cereus conduct. The resolution was tabled.
Want to Drilled ( ho Chasm ,
A ringing resolution was introduced call
ing for on earnest effort to unite the two
branches ot tbo Methodist Episcopal church
in iho United Suites , viz : Tuo Methodist
Episcopal church and the Methodist Kpisco-
pjl Church South ,
The resolution provoked applause. It was
referred to the committee on state of the
church.
AJlongrosoluUon was Introduced by Kov Mr1
Brown , a colored brother , declaring that tnc
colored brethren were faithful and loyal to
the church and would remain so , uoiwltb-
standlr.t ! the falsa rumors tbut hod been circu
lated to the effect that they intended to stum-
podo from the cburch if certain concessions
were not made to them. The resolution was
'
greeted by applause. Kav. Mr. Brown oald
this resolution wus simply to show that the
colored race was loyal to the church and tc
counteract the false rumors.
Dr. Urandison , ono of the loading colored
brethren , said that the resolution should bo
endorsed by tha colored delegates alone. It
was not consistent to ask a conference- cora <
posed of four-fifths of wclto men to pass
upon tbo loyalty of the colored people. Tbc
colored people would do that themselves.
Kov , Mr. Stiumpert , anothorgoodspeakerol
colored persuasion , paid the colored people
were loyal without nuy such resolution. Ho
thought that It was tnwccssnry to pass such
ti resolution every four years. [ Applauso.l
Kov. Mr. Brown of Maryland spoke with
grout earnestness , saving that the colored
brethren were nt Home in the Methodist
church. They did tmt propojo to listen to
any disloyal talkt It Uio colored people of
other churches wanted organic union they
could como Into thd MolhodUt Episcopal
church. "Tho dlsenso that Or. Buckley
spoke of. bisbopholjln , " sold Kov. Brown ,
"ha * reached the cjrtored brethren In this
conference , but thoyfdro not going to prove
dUloval If wo do notscouro the election of a
bishop. " fApplauseJIv
Then Uov. Mr , ColBp of Delaware got the
platform. Ho wasiaijothcr loyul brother
among the colored men * Ho said the negro
race had been adwrelng under the In
struction of thnvhito men. They had
caucht on to a great mony modern Ideas by
followlue the example of the whlto brethren ,
Among other things they had began to
clamor for the election of a bishop. [ Ap
plause. ] If a bishop Svas a good thing for
whlto people It certainly would not hurt the
colored brethren. [ Applause. |
The paper wns finally referred to the com
mittee on state of the church.
Dr. Buckley from tllb commlttoo on epis
copacy reported thai Uio committee would
not bo ready to reportifor a couple of days.
The tlmo was oxtendo l.
Xol I'tilllnc ? . Together.
The conference then tools up the consider
ation of the report of tuo constitution com
mission , postponed from the ( Jay.
Bishop Merrill was asked to aponk upon
the report of the commission. Ho said ho
would ba glad if ho could represent the com
mission n-i n unit. But the commission had
not been a unit , when at work.
The report was the opinion and
conclusion of the majority. Tbo
commission had endeavored to perform the
worK of inquiring into the nature of the con
stitution in accordance with the Instructions
given by the last general conference. The
commission reached the conclusion that the
organic law of the church and the constitu
tion of the general conference were separate
and distinct parts of the church law. It wns
no part of thu work ofho commission to In
quire how tbo constitution of the conerul
conference had been adopted. Its work was
siuiplv to Hud out ttndiroport what too con
stitution was. Soaio dtfllculty had
been experienced in ascertaining the
exact condition ana scope of the organic
law ot the churcb. The fundamental
luw of the church .was found to bo
the articles of roliglonUbo general rules of
the united society and the constitution of thu
general conference.
"I shall not argue before you as to whether
our conclusions were rtzht or wronir , " said
Bishop Merrill , "I simply explain our con
clusions and leave you to decide. "
How Lay Dolag.itcs Got In ,
Bishop Merrill tun rovlowoJ tbo
adoption of tbo law ? by which lav
delegates were admlttbd ' to the general
conference , which was 'passed at the session
of I u3. At that session thuro sprang up a
discussion upon too constitutional power of
the conference to introduce laymen Into the
body by a majority vote. It wns decided
that It would bo necessary to have a change
"
in the restrictive rules , iu"order to make such
au action on t no part of the general conference
enco constitutional. Uut the gnncrul confer
ence of 1ST : ! took upon Itself moro power than
the conference of 1KOS would nssumo. The
question of chnneing the restrictive rules seas
as to glvo tbo 'general conference
moro power had been submitted to
"
tbo people of tho. church by the
conference of 1SGS ; , but just how much ad
ditional power wus'added by tlio submission
of that matter and the litnit'of tbo additional
power reully granted ttf the conference of
1S7C had always boon usuiestlpiW.It is gen
erally conceded that tho/goneral conference
of 1872 overstepped its.\uthority In that U
changed n'fmrt of the uunlpllno affecting the
plan of lay representation which the confer
ence bad not. been nuttibmcil to change , said
Bishop Merrill. "Ttjut portion of the con
stitution put In unlawfully was not
put In nt all in reality. Ttio constitution
really should remain us it was in 1SGS with
tbo exception of these changes which were
lawfully made. That which went in unlaw
fully took the place of pitrU that were un
lawfully put out and these parts are not out
at all , oven though they may seem to be. "
Bishop Merrill said ho would love to vindi
cate the action of tbo conference of 18 ? ! , but
the trouble lay in the fact that the confer
ence of IbOS failfcd to confer the power upon
the conference of 1872 > which the latter con
ference assumed.
The conference of 160i provided for tbo
clothinsr of the conference of 1S7J with power
to change the restrictions then in existence ,
but tbo conference of 187- wont further and
added tbo plan for luy representation as
part of the rules.
There was the milk In the cocoantit. This
assumed authority ought to have been cor
rected long ago , but never had been.
Debuting tliu .Mutter.
Some ono asked why the report had not
been printed months a o , because it bad been
ready sotno time prior to the mooting ot the
conference.
"Wo were appointed by the last general
confercnec , " sold Bishop Merrill , ' 'with in
structions to report , to this fgenoral confer-
unco , not to the public , and wo have followed
the Instructions. " [ Applause. ]
Dr. Hammond offered an amendment to
the repot t jo make all these acts constitu
tional which had been supported bv u two-
thirds vote of the annual conferences but all
other parts should not bo considered a part
of the constitution.
Dr. Quoal spouo vigorously In favor of put
ting the seal of approval upon those things
that had been done lu accordance with the
restrictive rules but not the approval of any
thing that bad been done without duo
authority.
Dr. J. M. Hamilton said that this was a
look backward. There was no use to find
great fault with anybody. The conference
should look at the wliolo situation under tbo
light of tbo present day. Ho objected to the
long preamble that the commission had pre
sented. Ho hoped to sco the conference take
up the matter candidly with a view to agree
ment upon something definite- and
tnnciblo that could bo settled
for all time. The conference , ho
thought , should also decide what was meant
by luymon. Did It moan only men , as Dr.
Buckley hold , or did the word laymen mean
both men und women ) This should bo tnado
definite by tbisconfortnco , if possible , bofora
tbo women themselves got into the conference -
once to debate the question. [ Applause. ]
The hour for the announcement of commit
tee meetings haviutr * ariived tbo further dis
cussion of iho report was postponed until to
"
day. '
Confornjipo Cliusip.
The meeting of tiq ) episcopal committee in
'
the First Metbodlat' church yesterday after
noon was a hummer. A scnemo was spuing
to remove the episcopal residences from Buf
falo , Cincinnati , ToppUahnd Fort Worth. The
scheme brought forth1 strong opposition and
tbo resident bUhops'of the cities named took
part in tbo discussion of iho matterut the in
vitation of the com rail tee ,
It is claimed by , these who favor tbo
scheme that bishops are needed at Detroit ,
Seattle , in Buropoatid Japan , and the only
way to secure them u to remove the episco
pal residences from someof the places
where they are now locjitod. After a long
dUcusvion the corn nut tee adjourned to meet
on Friday afternoon.
A very pbasunt Informal reception was
given u' the Puxton hotel yesterday oflor-
noon by the Methodist ladles of Omaha" for
the especial beucllt of the wives of visiting
Methodists. Mrs , Nnwman was the leading
spirit in arranging tbo reception , and it wus
a success In every roiper.t.
The first ontertuinrnent of tbo series of
Illustrated "Tours de Monde , " conducted by
Mm. Bishop Newman , was given to a fair
audience at Exposition bull last evening ,
i'ho subject was "Japan. " and the temples ,
tomb ! , scenery and other interesting tcmios
ot that country wuro illustrated by stercop-
tlcon views which were oxplulncd by Hov.
Julius Soncr , who has been a missionary in
Japan during tbo past nineteen yearn.
Tbo series will bo continued this evening.
"China" will bo consldorcd ,
Chnluru in - \ li : ,
C A nr I. , Afghanistan , May 11. A cholera
epidemic Is raging In this city , The A men
cans have withdrawn Into camp outs Ida ol
tbo walls.
Dynamite Bombs Exploded by Revolu
tionists in Palncio's Capital.
ATTEMPTED TO BLOW UP AN OFFICIAL
Itesldrnco of the Minister of rlimnco
Wrcclce < t hy tlio i\plniloti : Aliirmlng
l > l < tco vrle < of the Uoteriiinent's To-
lieu South Amcrlcuti Nv\v .
by Jtimn (7.ir.lv . IJ iiii''t.l
CAIIU-AS , Venezuela , ( vlnUalvoUon , Tex. ) ,
May 11. i y Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to Tun BEP. . | This
city , for the third tlmo slnco tbo revolt
against Palaclo was actively begun , was
startled and torrltlod last night by n dyna
mite explosion. It was the most deafening
and destructive ever experienced hero. It
occurred at n tlmo when the strceU were
filled with people.
They were panic-stricken and fled in nil
directions , socking thn nearest shelter. The
pollco und soldiers came quickly dashing up ,
but the bomb-throwers had effected their
escape.
The Investigation showed that the bomb
lad been exploded alongside the residence ot
Minister of Finance Mattes , who recently
advanced Palaclo a largo sua of money , sold
to have bean supplied by Guzman Blanco , n
relative of Mattes , on condition that the lust
named was to take the customs receipts until
the loan should have boon repaid. For
tunately no ono was Injured by the bomb ,
jut considerable d.tmago was done to Mattos'
house and to the French consulate , which
adjoins It. The outside of Muttos' rosldeuco
was badly splintered.
The terror created among tbo adnorcnts of
the govermcnt and the citizens generally ,
wns increased by a police discovery this
morning.
Terrible. Engines of Duntriictlon ,
In searching ono of tbo neighboring bousos
for traces of the dynamiters tnu police came
tcross n dozen bombs , six llasks of vitriol and
, argo number of ritlos.
Tbo occupant of the house had disappeared
leaving no clue by which the authorities
could pursue und capture him. If caught , ho
would bo shown no mercy by the govcrmont.
Another discouraginir piece of news bus boon
received by Pnluclo. It is to tbo
effect that tba young son of General
Srcspo , who , while proceeding along
tbo Orinoco river recently in a
vessel containing supplies for his father's
soldiers , wus captured by the authorities
near tto town of Bolivar , bus escaped. The
commander of tbo vessel intended to carry
the young man to La Ounyara , whence ho
would bo taken by rail to Caracas. It was
not deemed safe to attempt to go overland ,
owing to the presence of so many Insurgents
between the river and tbo capital. Running
short of coal enroutotho vessel put into'Irlnl-
dud ? There nro thousands of Venezuelans
residents of the island. A largo majority of
them are In hearty sympathy with the revo
lutionists , friends of ex-President Hojas
Paul , who was exiled by Palacio , or exiles
themselves. *
As Boon as word was passed among thorn
that young Crespo was on tbo vessel u plan
to rescue him was formed , It succeeded ad
mirably. The y'qung man is 'ut liberty again
and will bo more cautious In the future in
his movements. Pulaoio is creatly angered
over his escape. Ho bad boped to hold him
as an available hostage.
South American > en' Xotei.
Rte JANKIHO , Brazil ( via Unlveston , Tex. ) ,
Mav H. [ By Mexican CablJ to the Now
York Herald Special to TUB Br.n.J The
hoaltn authorities suy the yellow fever has
disappeared.
A commission has boon appointed to select
a silo for tbo federal capltol ,
MONTHVIDEO , Uruguay , ( via Galveston ,
Tex. ) May 11. [ By Mexican Cable to the
Now Yorlt Herald Special to Tun BUE.J
The Chilian transport. Spartan , has sruvod
at this port eurouto for Valparaiso with emi
grants and war stores. The ostimatcs for
expenses have been increased to $1 ,000,000.
The only economic measure introduced will
reduce the expense $1,000,000.
BUKNOS AYKUS , Argentina ( via Galveston ,
Tex. ) , May 11. [ By Mexican Cable to tno
New York Herald. Special to THE BEE. ]
A lurgo skating rink in course of construc
tion hero eollupsed today. Thirty persons
were killed. Tbo architect and the builder
were arrested.
The scrutiny of the votes cast for Lulz
Saenz I'on a , at the recent presidential elec
tion , has boon finished , and everything
found to bo correct.
Captain Lemos , chief of the council of
state , has absconded with 10,000 pesos ,
The German minister has Hied claims
against the government for the Killing of a
German subject named Metlaff ut Santa Fo.
Work of tlio Nltriltn Combine.
VAMMIAISO , Chili ( via Ualvoston. Tex. ) ,
May 11. iBy Mexican Cable to tha Now
York Herald Special to Tin : BIJE.J Tbo
nitrate combine in London bus ordered its
munngcrs nt lijulquo to limit the output 13
17,000,000 quintals , owing to tbo low price
now prevailing in the market ,
LA PAX. Bolivia , ( via Galveston , Tex , ) ,
May 11. [ Bv Mexican Cable to the l\ew
York Herald fSpacial to Tun Bii.J : The
election of Baplista , the presidential candi
date of the clerical party , nowsooms assured.
The clergy's efforts to bring about this result
have created much ill feeling among tha ad-
herouts of the other parties. There are
great fears thnt n revolution Is near at hand ,
SAN SALVADOR ( via Gnlveston , Tox. ) , Mi.y
11. IBy Mexican Cabio to the Now York
Herald Special to Tins QKE. 1 Francisco
Mundloia Bom , ICcuador'c consul to this
country , has , it Is alleged , fled to Kuropo.
His flight was duo to an order from ' .ho courts
for nu investigation of his accounts while
ho was postmaster , quito u defalcation In the
public money having been discovered.
JUH'A'S < l. .1. It. KIKVTlUf.
Colonel J , .1. Slenilmiiii Solentnil as the
Department Comimimler ,
OTTTMWA , la. , May 11. The Grand Army
encampment began business ibis morning.
Commander Davidson unido the annual ad
dress. He recommended Febuary 2J to beset
set apart as Hue day for the public schools ,
and declared for a sultublo uniform and u
permanent department badge. Adjutant
Longloy reported un increase of over-100 in
the department. Thu death roll showed'-'WJ.
The following ofllcers ware elected :
J , , f , Steadmnn , Council Blurts ,
department commander ; K , J. Sperry ,
Knoxvllle , senior vice ; A. U. McCormack ,
Charlton , Junior vice ; B. M. Fuller , medical
director ; Jessu Cole , Shollou , chaplain. The
Woman's Relief corps had the largest session
over known in the history of the organiza
tion. Hoports showed eighteen corps organ
ized during the year , with an Increase in
membership of 'J.OJO , The cam [ . ( ire of the
Army of tbo Potomac was held tonight , A
feature of the program was tha presenta
tion of the portrait of General Meade by
Mrs. W. G. LnlTorty of the Oskalooia Army
of the Potomac ussoclution ,
( lovurnor Union' Appointment * .
DcsMoiXES , la. , May 11 , [ Special Tolo-
fe-ram to TUB Due. ] Governor Doles has
made tbo following appointments ; Addi
tional judge for tbo Seventh judicial district ,
Hon. Allen J. House of Maquokota ; com
missioners to the Nicaragua canal conven-
vention to bo hold In St. Louis Juno 2 ; At
lareo , F. W. Fuulkos , Cedar Haplds : Fred ,
O'Donnell , Uubuque ; Colonel A. Swulm ,
Oskuloosa ; J. J. Hamilton , UosMolncs ; First
district , S. K. Tracoy. Burlington , Alex K ,
Johnson , Kookuk ; Second district , J. H.
Murphy , Davenport : W. J. YOUIILJr. . , Clin
ton ; Third district. Fred A , Bill , Uubuquo ;
J. F. Merry , Manchester ; Fourth district , T ,
A. Studebaker , McGregor ; Hobort Huf-
scumldt , Luiitlug ; Fifth district , C , U
Green , Cedar Unplds ; Dy * ' Webster , Mar-
shalltown ,
MeiiihoM of the Western I1 - njfor Ai orl-
ill Ion StirprlsA " * §
CniCAOo , 111. , Mnv 11. fSl T1 Telegram
to TitD HEK.IV. . W. Finlci"Snlrmnn of
the Wcstorn Passenger asoc\ * ; li , tins ten
dered his resignation , to tnko ol \ May " 0.
Ho refused to filvo any reason 1 . is nctlou ,
but It is prob.iblo thnt ho tins 'received amore
moro pleasant and lucrative odor. Spoculn.
tlon Is nlrcndy nctlvo as to who will succeed
Flnloy. Seine dlfllculty is oxpootcd In filling
it on nccount of the threat responsibilities
find disagreeable features attaching to It. I * .
5. Ktistls , general passenger ueoin of iho
Burlington , Jnines Cliarlton of Uio Alton and
Junior linker of the Motion are all mentioned
In connection with It ,
AH of thcso gentlemen were offered It on
previous occasions and declined It. So far us
is at present known nothing tins occurred In
the meantime to luiitto them rocrot their de
cisions in thnt regard and ills pn.'siblo tboy
may hnvo to KO outside the association's own
territory to llnd suitable successor to Mr.
Flnloy.
It Is rumored hero thnt Mr. Flnley will
take the plnco of trafllo manager of the
Union Paclllc , vacated recently by C. S.
Mellon ,
( Ttio rumored selection of Mr. Flnley
caused goiornl lururiso at Union 1'aelllo
tie.idquiirlors and was discredited. Mr. Fin-
lev's appointment Is an admitted possibility ,
but It Is generally believed among local or-
llclals that the ofllco of traffic manager will
uo abolished or Its duties combined with
these of the general freight agent. The
name of George W. Klstlno bits
ilso been mentioned In connection with
Lho vncanoy. Ho resigned several
months ago from the position of general
manager of the Erlo Dispatch , and It was
supposed ho was to bo made general freight
agent , of the Lake Shore , but ho has bocii out
of n position since. Mr. Flnle.v was formerly
chairman of the Trnnsmlssourt association ,
and Is theroforu familiar with Union 1'aelllo
lemtory. Ho was previously connected
with the Denver & Fort Worth , and is saul
; o hnvo enjoyed the friendship of Mr. Uodgo.
Ills appointment may therefore bo intended
to placate the fiction who wanted Captain
llaycs for president. |
in : j\t > tcTin.
Ofllccr.s of Defunct Xiitlonnl HiinUs of Ne-
brnilui In Danger.
WASHINGTON' . D. O. , May 11. [ Special
Tolcgrum to Tin : Bui : . ] Treasury ofllcials
are making arrangements to indict sotuo of
the ofUcors of the national banks In Nebraska
which have recently failed. They are charged
with criminal violations of tuo banking laws.
itlssald that two of the banks affected are
at Keu Cloud and ono at , Broken Bow.
Several months ago the Sioux Falls Na
tional bank of Sioux Falls , S. D. , brought
suit against the First National bank of that
city , which had failod. The purpose was to
recover the amount represented by a
cashier's chock for about $17,000 , Issued In
settlement of county treasury accounts. A
short time ago President McIClnnoy of the
Sioux Fulls National uskcd thu comptroller
of the currency to compromise the case. Ho
said the ponuing suit was detrimental to the
ntcrosts of bis bank. Under the direction of
Solicitor Hepburn the proposition to com
promise was rejected. Hepburn thought it
bolter that thu supreme court should decide
the points in dispute.
Fifty tier cent has boon paid upon the ap
proved claims of the Commercial National
bank of Dubuque , In. , which failed some
time ago , ana since that time ninctoen-
twcntlctbs of all the claims have passed into
the hands of a single person as assignee and
bo bus o tie roil the holders of the remaining
ono-twcntiotn. to settle with them In cash for
an additional 27 j per cent of these claims.
The comptroller of the currency 303-8 that
this offer is about 21 per cent better than
the creditors of the bank would receive If
the affairs were closed up m the usual way.
flio claimants of the one-twentieth huvo do-
cllncd this proposition in the hopj of secur
ing more than is offered by carrying thn
matter up to the supreme court. A decision
of the supreme court recently delivered no-
solves directors of failed banks from liability
for the malfeasance in ofllco of the cfliclnls
and the comptroller has concluded that there
is not much prospect of getting anything
more out of the remaining assets of the ban it.
to.vwt'.M.v/w THIS U.ITTT.IMI\
Senutor Carey Declares Tlmt Thry Should
HuTiilten to Johnson County.
CAsi-nn , Wyo , , May 11. lSpccl.il Tele-
pram to THE BEI : . ] Souator J. M. Carey
speni yesterday looking over the C V" ranch
In company with Manager E. T. David. The
senator , in the strongest words possible , con
demned the spiriting away of the witnesses ,
Jones and Walker , and said that the caltlo-
inen should go to Johnson county and stand
trial line any olhor citizens that had dona
an unlawful act ; that ihoy wont into the mat
ter with their oycs open , and that they
ought to have the courage to father their
own acts and tot ; try by undue means to
evade the law of the land ,
WrHiuaii'H Companion Arrested.
DOUOI.ASVyo. . , May 11. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE.J No further news has
been received hero from the scene of yester
day's tragedy in Johnson county. The wire
from hero north has been broken imd tbo
operator hero has been uunblo to communi
cate with Buffalo since 3 o'clock this uftcr-
noon. At that hour the sheriff and posse
who went after the oody of Wellmuu had
not returned , although they expected when
they loft Buffalo to get back by 10 o'clock
this morning.
Hathaway , who was riding with Wellman
at the time the usjassin'n bullut struck him
down , and who carried the news of the trag
edy to Buffalo , has been arrested. It la be
lieved that he either commitod the crime
himself or was In collusion with the assas
sins. Ho denies nil knowledge of the crime.
tii.iii < jiii.\u t'oit TIIK im.ii ) .
Aroiinil the IliiHlyn .Mine Fourteen
Hoilles Ueeo\ere.l.
BOSI.Y.V , Wash , , May II.The exbct cause
of the ternblo explosion in the coal mine
yesterday , in which thirty-four men par-
ishod , will probably never be known , as It Is
now certain that every man In the mine was
killed. The most reasonable conclusion Is
that a miner struck a gas pocket or feeder ,
which suddenly tilled the slope and became
ignited by the miners' lampj ,
At 3 o'clock this afternoon four bodies had
been taken out. The work of rellof Is slow ,
owing to the wrecked condition of the In
terior of the mlno and possibly another forty-
eight hours will elapse before the lowest
level Is reached.
The coroner's Jury was ompanollcu , but no
Inquest will bo hold until the rnmulimic bodies
ies are recovered. AH soon as the bodies uro
taken out they are ! > urroundcd by a weeping
wlfo and children. Nearly nil tbo meu lu thu
slope wore men of families.
II i.l 'I II Kit
OFFICE OF WIUTIIBK BUIIRIU , i
QMAIU , Muy 11. f
Clearing weather has prevailed In the
upper Mississippi valley and fair woatber in
thu lower Missouri vulloy. The t > term be
fore mentioned as coming from the wcstwuri
is gathering over Colorado and Now Mexico ,
and showers hnvo occurred in Indian Terri
tory , southern Kansas and western Ne
braska , while it is now raining in Montana
and the western part of the Dakotas. The
winds are generally ram-preceding south
easterly west of the Missouri. Temperature
has slightly risen In advance of the coming
storm.
For Kastcrn Nebraska Warmer ; showers :
southeasterly winds during Thursday.
For Omaha and Vicinity Wanner ; fair te
cloudy weather ; oan to soutn wluda during
Tnursduy ,
KILLED A LINCOLN WOMAN
Mrs. Mnrgarot Sparry Dolibcr.itoly Mtir-
dorod by Myron Pr.Ut ,
SUDDENLY SHOT DOWN IN THE STREET
r.m > rt of the Slayer In follow 1U Victim
l're ente l by Prompt Actlnn
DetiUU of tha llomtile. Al-
lulr hy ii
LINCOLN- , Neb , May 11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Br.i.J Myron Pratt , an old
citizen of Lincoln , shot nnct killed Mrs. Mar
garet Sparry at 8 o'clock this evening. The
shooting wns evidently done with delibera
tion und was witnessed by n number of the
unfortunate woman's neighbor * .
The turriblo affair took place no.ir the side
walk in front of the murdered woman's
ionic and wns executed with n coolness and
deliberation that marks It as ono of the cold
est blooded murders that over occurred lu
the city of Lincoln.
Myron Pratt bus boon employed as an on-
clncornt Iho federal building In this city for
the past thrco years. Ho bus long boon ad *
lictod to drink , and for the past Uirce months
ms been exceedingly unreliable. Yesterday
afternoon Custodian McArthur discharged
iltn and slnco then , until this afternoon , ha
las been under the InUtionco of liquor.
This nftcruoon nt about 6 o'clock
bo wont to his victim's residence nt 2120 1C
street and , Inquiring for her , was told that
she was not nt homo. He waited nttho cor-
icr of Twenty-llrst and 1C streets for some
hours in expectation of seeing the woman.
Mrs. Sperry Is employed us.eurpot sowot
n a downtown store and did not return
null about S o'clock. At that hour slia
stopped from a stroat car with several pack-
igcs In her hands.
Ktlluil In the Street. "
Pratt mot her at. the corner and togothoi
hey walked toward the woman's homo , tnlki
np , the woman earnestly and the man ex.
citodly. Tboy passed in front of her hem <
and the words grow loudor. Suddenly und
vlthout any preliminary throats or warnim
Jratt drew a bulldog revolver from his hlj
> ocuot and , placing his loft hand back of tha
vomau's head , uollbarately raised tha
voapon with the other baud and llrod tha
fatal shot.
As ho prepared to 11 ro the shot the woman
uttered three screams loud enough to attract
ho attention of parsons on the opposite sidt
of tbo street.
Mr. Benjamin Snyder , n blacksmitt
Ivlng nt Twenty-second und J streets , wai
lassinu at the time , and his story Is to tba
ilTcct that ho saw the conpla standing m
rent of the house talking oxcltoillv. Seeing
hat trouble was about to ensue be started
award them on a run. As ho WA ? . lu tha
middle of the stroo : Pratt tired.
Snyder kept on toward tbo murderer , who
'old tbo still smoking revolver In his hand.
As bnyder npiiroaenod Pratt rabod the ra-
olvcr to tils own hoad. By thU tlmo Snyder -
der had reached him and graspad his arm.
ust as ho puilod the trigger the second tlmo.
I'ho second ball was deterred from Its course
ny Snydor's action or Pratt would have
'allou dead over the prostrates form of hU
victim.
Miulci No Kilort to I'tcapo.
The murderer made no effort to es
cape from Suydor and ox-Police Oflleir
Smith , whoso house adjoins MM. Sporry' * ,
rushed out with a p.ur of Imidcuffj , which
were qulcltly snuppsd uround Pratt's wrista
and the patrol wagon summoned by tele
phone.
The body of the murdorcd woman was
licked up and carried Into her own House.
She was still ullvo and physicians were
mstlly summoned. Dr. Llnlc wai the first
to arrive , but the woman was dead when ho
got to her side. The Dull had entered her
forehead nn inch above the loft eye , making
a wound largo enough to permit the Insertion
of tbo surgeon's foroiiuger. A largo piece
of the brain had oozed from the wound , which
was removed oy the doctor , Tno woman
[ ivod but twenty minutes , ddrlng whloh sha
was unconscious.
She never uttered a word after the mur
derous uullat crashed Into bar brain. The
coroner empanelled u Jury , the body was
viewed and afterwards taken to Hobort &
Palmer's undertaking rooim on Elovinth
street. An inquest will bo hold at 'J o'clock
tomorrow , morning.
Mrs. Sperry wns a woman apparently of
about 45years of age , of inoJlnm liolght and
not bad looking. She has two daughters , ono
married ana tbo other 10 years old. She was
divorced from her husband about two years
ago. Her conduct has boon such ns to oxclto
tbo suspicious of her neighbors , none of
whom have regarded her with much favor.
lllKlory of tlio .Murderer.
Myron Prut'is a married man with two
children , living nt 1810 O street. Ho Is
about-in years old. Wbon urrostod tonight
his pockets were searched and among other
things brought to light was n small packngu
of some wblto powder. The discovery
of this powder gave rlso to tbo
story that bu had determined to com
mil sulcido. The powder , however ,
proved to bo nothing more dangerous than a
harmless preparation prescribed u few duya
ago by n dentist. A representative of Tim
Bic : called on Pratt in his cell shortly nftor
10 o'clock. At first ho declined absolutely to
discuss the affair.
" 1 huvo Just refused to talk for two news
paper men , " nald uo. "What papjr uro you
on ! "
Wbon Informed that ho was talking to a
BII : : reporter he became moro communlcntlvo ,
but was extremely rotlcant. Hu statedhow-
over , that tie hud become acquainted with.
Mrs. Sperry , uccidontly ubout two years ago
and was Infatuated with her. Their intlm-
cy has boon carried on over slnco. Soma
tirno ago ha became tired of thu rotations ,
which up to the night bofora lust had bcou
maintained without the knotvlud/o of bla
wlfo. Mrs. Sperry has nlway.i thrautonod
to tell tha story of his fnitlilu-ss conduct to
his wlfu und by moans of theio throats has
succeeded In compelling him to pay her cer
tain sums of money and making tier presents.
Ono of the latter wu a gold wutcb and
chain ,
"i'lioro's n lonir story baok ol this , " sold
Pratt , "uud It will all coma out now. That
woman has icupl ma poor for a long tlmo.
Kvory month when I have drawn my salary
Mio bus been down town to got her Miuro. I
got tired of supporting her und made u cleun
breast of tbo wliolo thing to my wlfu. Mon
day nltrlit my wife and 1 went down to this
woman's house und my wlfo mada her KIVO
up that watch and chain. I don't want to
suy anything moro. "
Prntt was perfectly cool during the brief
Interview und showed no truces of excite
ment. Ills wlfu has visited him several
times ut his cull and has nlrendy commenced
to work up his defense. She U u pleasant ,
faced little- woman , and Isn't wusting any
superfluous tears over her liunband'H predic
ament , but will stand by him through hi
trouble. She said to TIIK BKI : representa
tive : "Mr. Prutt never told me unylhlng
about bis trnublu with this woman until very
recently. Monday night ho confided every
thing to mo and I have forgiven him. I
went with him , at his own request , to get
buck tbo watch and chain bo had t'lven bor.
und I am k'oluK to slauU by him to thg UiU"