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    HE OMAHA DAILY
NINETEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , SATURDAY .MORNING . , MAY 24 , 1890. NUMBER 334.
HIGH PRICED MISSIONARIES ,
A Baptist Minister Suggests That tlio
$0,000 , Men Qo to the Heathen ,
PRESBYTERIANS AND REVISION.
Dr. Patton Anxious Thnt the Calvin-
Julio Character of the Standard * !
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UeJtetalncd The Methodist
Conference.
MnjT 20. [ Special Telegram to
4'iin BKI : . ] The annual mcctingof the Amer
ican Baptist missionary session began hero
this morning.
Rev. Dr. Northrop of Chicago , president of
the union , delivered tlio annual address , and
this was followed by the reports of the execu
tive committee , the commlttco on bible work
and the treasurer.
The color line which separated the Baptist
factions at the "anniversaries" yesterday was
not as distinctly drawn today , for the mem
bers of the Baptist publication society have
given way to the brethren who conduct the
American missionary union. The executive
committee of this organization looks
nt the negro question In n different light and
for several years has been in negotiation
with the general convention for foreign mis
sions of the colored Baptist church in refer
ence to co-opcrntlon. Lost year the commlt
tco extended nn invitation to the convention
to engage with tho-mlsslonary union In mis
sion work In Africa on a basis which the
commlttco believed would promote the ef
fectiveness of their work and bo of benefit to
the people of. . Africa. The colored Baptists ,
however , feeling aggrieved because of the
action of tbo publication society , declined to
enter into any co-operation.
The American Baptist missionary union
is now holding its seventy-sixth annual exer
cises. It was organized in the
city of Philadelphia May 18. ISM , and has
since that year supported missionaries
In foreign hinds. During the last year it sup
ported Ml missionaries , 1.7HU preachers and
lmil churches. During the ilrst year of Its
llfo there was about live hundred members ,
now there are lJ3'JA'l ! members of the mission
churches. The president of the society. Rov.
George W. Northrup. D. D. , delivered the
opening address. In the course of his talk ho
said : "Now I am going to make a suggestion
that may seem wild and imaginary. At lirst
I would have you turn away your eyes from
theological seminaries. They have been
watched long enough and potted long enough.
They have given the world its mis
sionaries long enough. My sug
gestion Is this : Let 150 or 2.10 pastors ,
the best in the denomination , men who are re
ceiving $0,000 and downward a good deal
downward let them go forward , giving up
their society stnndlngand pastorate prospects
and say to the Lord : 'Take us , take us for
your missions. ' Such an offering would stir
the denomination to its center and move the
Christian world. Men just out of the theo
logical seminary are not the men to send out
on missionary work. Their theology and I
know u great deal about it is very , very
theoretical. This missionary work is the
work of foundation tapping and should be
done by God's masons. It is wqrk for the
best nud most experienced men of our
church. It Js work which they , and they
nlonc. can do well. How much better it
would be to bo the pastor 200,000 heathen
KOU Is and to bo that aiono than to bo one of
half a dozen or half a hundred In some town
or city. 1 bcliavo that theu then tlio work
for the Lord would bo wonderfully prosper
ous. "
The Methodists.
ST. Louis , May 23. At the conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church , south , today
the regular order was suspended to allow the
consideration of the commlttco report recom
mending that tbo board of church extension
establish a system of mutual insurance for
churches.
The Presbyterians.
SAIUTOOA , N. Y. , May 23. The Presby
terian general assembly this morning listened
to mi account of the work and progress of the
Evangelical Lutheran church from Rov. Dr.
Hammer. ,
Rev. Dr. Cole of the general synod of tlio
Reformed church in America brought the
greetings of that body.
Rov. Dr. Chamberlain of the synod of
Brazil and n missionary of the assembly
urged more push in seizing the present wonderful -
derful opportunities of thnt land.
The amended report of the committee
on revision being , in order , Rev.
Dr. Patton , chairman , said : "This
is the most serious moment in the life of this
assembly. To bo just , I must refer to some
differences of opinion. It is too late to dis
cuss thu wisdom of this discussion , in which
I wholly disbelieve , but wo have tlio action of
the presbyteries with which wo must deal.
He thought the assembly hud power to re
fuse to act. although ho did not advocate that
course. If wo must do something , what i A
new creed as a substitute for our standards !
Eight , presbyteries out of 213 desire it-or wo
iiuy | run a supplemental , an explanatory
creed. You may shorten your shorter cate
chism.
Others desire a concensus 'of the creeds of
nil reformed churches. Wo may propose a
modification or an amendment of the confes
sion of faith , I don't see the need
of this in view of the recognized
liberty allowed by the terms of the confession ,
but 21 ! ! presbyteries differ with me and 1 bow
to their judgment nud I wish others in the
minority would do the same.
"Now , if wo are to change , the right way
would seem to bo by a committee , but how
shall wo iipi > olnt this and within what , , area
ahull It move I I have read Dr. McCracken's
plan , which seemed to bo n like mode by
which the dog catcher of Venice was ap
pointed. I think wo ought to appoint now ,
because , lirst , wo have the right ; second , it
is safe , since wo must have the consent of
two-thirds of the presbyteries to any changes ;
third , it is coming anyhow. Wo may have to
como to It by u shorter road. 1
want idl the time we can get. Further , it
Is the right thing to do. The church
has this right , for which I will stand. Wo of
the assembly must not stand against this
grand right , but must define the functions of
the committee. Wo must have no change
that will effect the Catvlnlsilo character of
our standard. [ Great applause ] . I am glad
the day accepts this principle. I deslro this ,
lirst , because I want tlio assembly to roulllrm
Its convictions ; second , I want the commlttco
to feel that tlio baud wf the assembly is on
them.
" 1 want Instructions that the change shall
bo confirmed to what Is necessary to remove
the popular misapprehension as to the sense
of our confession. The minority can not got
what they wont that is wo want no changes
nt all and you of the majority can not get
all you want , at least harmoniously. 1
wish wo could get rid of thu
Htiitcment about the pope being Anti-Christ ,
BO that wo can recognize the validity of
Roman Cathollu baptism. I wish thu assem
bly would emphasize the denial that wo bo-
Hove in infant diminution or that it is lu our
standards.1
Dr. Patton offered an amendment to Dr.
McCracken's plan providing for a commlttco
of revision containing not loss than 100 mem
bers , of which not moro than two shall IKJ ap
pointed by any one synod and to report to the
assembly ; alterations to bu sent down to the
pivsbyterlcs ; said committee to bo restrained
from proposing chuugcs such aa will altar thu
Culvanlstio character of the standard and to
propose only such as will remove popular
misapprehension.
Mr. Day of New York read the amendment
to both Dr. McCracken's and Dr. Pulton's
plans , which provided fur a committee of re
vision of fifteen ministers and six elders , the
moderators of this assembly to appoint one
member of this commitleo Irom each synod
to act with the moderator as n commUtco of
nomination of this committee of revision ,
ulU committee to meet not later tuanj Octo
ber HI , 1890 , and report to the next general
assembly.
On motion of Dr. Johnson It was voted tlmt
nil other orders of business .should bo laid
aside until the final vote wa > reached on the
appointment of a committee of revision.
J/AJtlE OAMVXOISH
The Paris Police Strlko n Very Im
port tin I Clue. i
[ Copyrlulit isiHbuJamts ( lunlnn Itcniictt. ]
PAIIIS , May 23. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to Tin : BEE , ] The Paris police
have at lost got a clue to tlio murderer of
Marie Galgnol. Three importnntnrrcsts were
made early yesterday , they being the con
cierge of No. 11 Rue do Provence , where the
crime was committed , together with his
father-in-law , mid his wife. A number of
considerations lead to the conclusion that
they were Implicated In the affair. These
considerations are : 1. The fact that each
tlmo they have been examined in reference to
the murder they have contradicted them
selves and showed signs of embarrassment.
2. That the concierge , Brcquet , turns out to
bo of evil habits and n confirmed drunkard.
3. The fact that Brcquct on the day before
the crime declared to several persons his in
tention of leaving for Havre that night. It
has , however , been clearly proven that ho
did not leave until the following evening.
Tlio testimony of Brequct's wife was given
yesterday , in the course of which she burst-
into tears and confessed to having entered
Marie Galgnol's apartment after the murder
and having stolen her watch and chain , to
gether with her purse and Its contents. She
added that it was she who subsequently re
turned the stolen articles , fearing lest they
be foun'd In her possession and bring sus
picion upon her.
The confession of Breqnet was that ho
was n party to his wife's action and had not
notified tlio police of the crime until the
theft hod been committed. From the state
ments of a number of lodgers that early in
the evening of the fatal night the woman
Brequct had several times emphasized
the fact that her husband had left
Paris in the afternoon. It was concluded thnt
Marie Galgnol was killed not at 1 : 'M n. in. ,
as has been supposed , but six or eight hours
earlier.
In liis search for Information regarding the
suspected concierge the Herald correspondent
called at No.ll Rue do Province yesterday af
ternoon. The basement of the biiildlngis occu
pied by a wine shop , the proprietor of which
gave the following information : Brequet
and his wife were not only concierges but
proprietors of the house , which they leased
from the owners and then sublet to n score of
unfortunate young women of the class of
Marie Gaignol. By their extortionate charges
they make a considerable sum of money , per
haps $10,000 a year. Asked about Brequot's
character , the wine shop keeper said he bad
not a good word to say , declaring him to be a
man of bad habits. What , then , is the con
clusion to bo drawn from nil this ?
Brequet and his companions plead guilty
to theft but deny any greater guilt. When
asked what prompted them to enter the apart
ment they reply that they saw the door ouen.
But there is only their word for that. On the
other hand It is much moro probable tbatthcy
committed the murder. Assuming their
story to be true , the murderer as a simple
measure of precaution would have closed the
door behind which lay his victim's corpse , as
yet undiscovered. But , as appeared to bo the
case , Brequct is a rich man. Why should ho
kill the girl whom he must have known to bo
almost penniless/ Certainly not for money.
And it is reusonableto Suppose that the watch
and chain and other articles were rather ta
ken to turn suspicion upon some transient
stranger rather than because of their actual
value. Why these articles were returned
instead of being concealed is n mystery. Per
haps because Brequet lost tils bend ; perhaps
becaiise he was drunk nt the timo. Assum
ing. then , that money was not
the motive for the crime , is it not
possible that in a moment of jealous
delirium ho may have struck the woman , who
resented his advances ? Or was it his jealous
wife who did the deed ? This theory was ad
vanced to the Herald correspondent today by
a dlstlngulsncd American judge , whose long
experience in criminal cases in the United
States has sharpened his natural acumen to a
remarkable degree. "I tell you , sir , " said he , '
"It was n woman's hand which struck these
blows. Why ! Well , in the lirst place be
cause there were so many of them. A man
in committing n murder strikes ono or two
deadly blows , and that is all. On the other
baud , a woman's lesser strength and excita
bility leads her to drive the blade again
and again , oven after lifo is ex
tinct. Slio is apt , too , when actuated
by jealousy to disfigure her rival's features ,
and in this case wo find Marie Gaignol's right
eye horribly mutilated. "
If any of these scattering theories bo true.
what becomes of the blood-stained .underskirt
found in the room. And how about the mys
terious lover , whoso existence has
confidentially and repeatedly been afllrmcd.
These and many others uro questions which
still remain unanswered. One thing , however -
over , is certain. The police have got an Im
portant clue , and time alone can tell where it
will lead them , r i ,1 , )
COJIl'OUXV AAJtD.
AVIIson of Kentucky ThlnkN its Taxa
tion Would Work Injury.
WASHINGTON , May 23. Wilson of Ken
tucky today submitted to the house from the
commlttto on agriculture , a report containing
his views on the bill reported by the commlt
tco on agriculture defining and taxing com
pound lard. From the arguments presented
before the committee In favor of the bill , the
Inference is drawn , the report says , that the
immediate result of its enactment will bo to
increase the value of every hog in
the United States 32 cents in the
farmers' hands. The claim that the depre
ciation in the value of swine and lard is duo
to the manufacture of lard compound , Wilson
holds , is not to his mind established , The
greatest Injury to the farmer and his hog crop
came from the unscrupulous methods of
packing houses and stock yard buyers. Wil
son is reluctant to enforce the measure which ,
ho believes , will cither increase the price or
restrict the sale of healthful food , and which
would do ( hit-farmers no good , but the labor-
lug man injury.
A JealoiiHltallan'H Deed.
NEW YOIIK , May 23. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Unu. ] Savarto Saradlna , an Italian
living on the top floor of u tenement at No.
2.1T North Sixth street , Brooklyn , 10. D. , after
a quarrel with Catharine Oleoroto , with
whom ho was living , drew u razor across the
woman's throat last evening. He then set
lire to tha bed In the same room mid ran out
of the house and to the rooms of a friend , cut-
ling his own throat as ho ran. Ho was ar
rested and sent us * u prisoner to St. Mary's
hospital , where his recovery was pronounced
to bo doubtful. The woman is In St. Catha
rine's hospital , likewise In a critical condition.
The flames did little damage. Jealousy,11111 , ! *
sudden rage are responsible for the horrible
series of deeds.
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Kiu'th < | iiako Shook In Montana.
Bii.uNos , Mont , May 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Hr.i.J This section of the state
was visited by a severe shock of earthquake
about I o'clock this morning. Three distinct
.shocks were felt hero. They were accom
panied by n rumbling noise mid shook houses
so the chandeliers and dishes rattled. It
cracked ono brick house from top to bottom
mid several brick foil out of an aperture. In
a largo building whore a tlunco was in pro
gress the shock was so great as to throw a
number of the dancers to thu floor. At Yel
lowstone national park no shock was felt , but
u heavy rumbling noise was heard.
Hold fin a HcrloiiH Charge.
KUAIINKV , Neb. , May 23 , [ Special Tolo-
gramtoTiu : BiK. ! ] Ulysses Wright , a young
man living twelve miles north of this city ,
was arraigned today on the charge of commit
ting u criminal assault on Miss Susan Me-
C'ortni'y , u school teacher , die was held to
the district court In $1,000 bonds , In default of
which ho wcul to Jail.
CONFERENCE ON THE TARIFF ,
The McKinley Bill Will Bo Ready for the
Senate in Ten Bays ,
THE PENSION MEASURE COUNCIL.
An Agreement Said to Have Been
Itcnulicil OWCII'H Income Tax A
Treaty Complication AVlth
Hawaii Probable ,
WASHINGTON BUIIKAU Tur. OMAHA Bus , )
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WAam.voTox. D. C. , May 2.1. )
There was n. conference today over the
tariff bill between various members of the
senate commlttco on finance and the house
commlttco on ways and means and a pro
gramme was agreed upon. The senate com
mlttco promised to have the bill ready to re
port to the senate within the next ten days
and will try to pass it on or before Saturday ,
Juno 14. In the meantime it will keep the
house committee posted as to what it Is doing ,
so as to make the work much easier when the
bill comes into conference between the two
houses.
A substitute will not bo reported.
ThoMcKinley bill bo amended by the senate ,
which will throw the matter into conference ,
while n substitute would go to the house com
mlttco from the senate. There will bo n final
meeting of the conference tomorrow after
noon ,
Tim rnxsioN" COUNCIL ,
The conference committee on the pension
bill is trying very hard to keep its actions
secret in order to cscapo pressure from the
outside , but I learn that it has como sub
stantially to an agreement which will bo
formulated into a new bill for final adoption
nt their meeting Tuesday next.
The senate members of the confer
ence committee have agreed to accept all
the provisions of the house bill providing the
house conference will recede from that part
of its bill which gives a pension to everybody
over sixty years of age. As the bill now
stands it grants a pension ofS a month to
all soldiers of the Into war who are disabled
and are dependent upon their mental and
manulal abor for support. A similar provis
ion has been inserted in the bill for dependent
parents and $4 a month to dependent minor
.children. It is the intention of the committee
to get the bill before the two houses Wednes
day next.
THE GRAND ISLAND & WTOMINO.
N. K. Griggs of Beatrice , Nob. , attorney
for the Grand Island & Wyoming branch of
the Chicago , Burlington & Quiney , is in the
city. Ho reports that preparations are being
perfected for very active railroad building in
the western part of South Dakota , up through
Wyoming and the lower .portion of Montana
this summer and fall. Ono thousand men ,
ho says , are already at work upon the branch
of the Chicago , Burlington & Quiney from
Cheyenne , crossing through Hill City to
Deadwood , and that the contractors are to
have trains running on the road by November
1. The branch is 102 miles in length. A
contract has also been let for thirty miles of
road northwest of Coblcton , Wyo , , which is
just over the western line of South Dakota ,
and the intention is to push the line into
southern Montana , and an arm is to bo built
to Helena next summer.
AN INSPECTION MKASUHE.
Senator Paddock today introduced a bill
providing for the inspection of cattle , hogs
end their products intended for transporta
tion from ono state or territory into any
other state or territory , and a pest mortem
examination of cattle and hogs to bo trans
ported and to be sold for human consumption
in any other state or territory. The bill
makes provisions for government inspectors
at slaughter houses , canning , slating , packing
and rendering establishments in states ami
territories which have authority to kill all
such animals that are found to bo unlit for
human food and to issue certificates of the
hcnlthfulncss of products which comply
with the regulations. This bill is intended
to assist in the enlargement of the foreign
market , for western fanners by removing the
objections made by Germany and Franco
against American products of this character
on the ground that they are not inspected and
that there is no authorized evidence of their
health fulness.
A 1'iioiiAm.i : TitnATT COSIPMCATION.
It probably never occurred to the commit
tee on ways and means , nor to tho- members
of the house who voted in favor of the re
moval of the duty on sugar that by doing so
the treaty obligations of the United States
were being violated. Some years ago a
treaty was made with the Hawaiian islands
under which the king agreed to admit free of
duty all imports from the United State * , pro
vided wo dlscriminatod In favor of his sub
jects by admitting their sugar free. Now
that the house of representa
tives has declared that all sugar
shall bo exempt from customs dues the
Hawaiian islands "will have no greater ad
vantage than any other country and cannot
of course bo expected to discriminate In favor
of the products of the United States. An
other consideration on the part of King Kala-
kua was a gift to the United States of Pearl
harbor as 11 coaling , refuse and repair station
for the Pacific squadron , which , " in tlmo of
war , would bo of immense advantage to this
government. It would bo necessary to sur
render the title to this property to the king
or make some other arrangement with him in
case the sugar tux comes off. The secretary
of state will send a letter to the senate before
the tariff bill Is acted upon , calling attention
to this phase of the situation.
IMMinilATION COMMITTEE.
Representative. Owen leaves Washington
tomorrow afternoon for Chicago. Ho will bo
accompanied by Messrs. Stump of Maryland.
Leohlbach of New Jersey and Brewer of
Michigan , members of the joint committee nn
immigration , to investigate the operation of
our Immigration laws and inquire what is
necessary to further protect this country
against undesirable Immigrants. The com
mittee will open Its investigation on Monday
and will have sittiugs during the entire week
in Chicago looking into the reforms needed in
our immigration laws as they effect the in
terior of our country and have developed in
Chicago.
OWKN'8 INCOMB TAX.
Mr. Owen today introduced n bill providing
a tax upon incomes. Ho proposes to tax an
income of from W.OOO to $15,000 at 1 per cent ;
$15,000 to 50,000 , J percent ; $30,000 to $100-
000 , II per cent , and above $100,000 at 4 per
cent.
A I'CCL'MAK CASH.
An opportunity for Senator Blair to apply
his educational anxiety u practical purpose
Is offered by a settlemcnVftttoegrocs upon tlfo
Arlington estate just outside the city of
Washington. There are about four or five
hundred of them , mid their condition Is abso
lute ignorance and degradation. The estate
once belonged to General Leo. It was con
fiscated by the government and dedicated as
a cemetery for union soldiers. All such proi > -
ortv Is a reservation exclusively under the
Jurisdiction ofthe federal government. This
tract lies In the state of Virginia , but the
authorities of tlmt state have no control over
it. The negroes squatted there during
the war and were allowed to re
main. They have little garden plats
and raise a few vegetables. The men work
in the country or in Washington , but they
have no form of government , no police re
striction and no schools. The state of Vir
ginia will not provide n school because it is u
government reservation. The District of Co
lumbia will not provide one because it is lu
Virginia , and the people might as well bo in
central Africa HO far us educational advan
tages are concerned , although they are In
sight of the capltol , the executive mansion
ami the bureau of education ,
KX-CONl'KllliltATU.S
There ! H u small breczo blowing around ex-
confederate circles because Secretaries Proc
tor and Tracy have forbidden the Marino
band and other bauds attached to the various
military and naval posts and arsenal from at
tending the ceivuiouy of uuvcillug the Leo
monument nt Richmond on the 2flth. The
senators and rcprcscnfatlyos from Virginia
are trying to get the order repealed , but they
are not likely to do nowf ,
to pitoiniiiT THE nEnEi , rup.
An Ohio congressman has prepared a bill
to prohibit the public display of the confed
erate Hug or the erection of public monuments
ments to commemorate the confederacy or
confederate heros , ami Is consulting his col
leagues as to the advisability of introducing
it. The Incident nt-Richmond , Va. , in con
nection with the unveiling of the Leo monument
ment suggested the measure.
.NIW : roi'iiTit CI.AM I-OSTMASTEHS.
Iowa Jerome , Appmiooso county , .T. Swan ,
VltU tl . Hagen , removed ; : Shannon , Hlnggolu
county , P. M. Bcall , "wlco J. G. Johnson , re
moved. I
South Dakota DlnAehart , Brulo county ,
G. R. Sherrill , vice Wt DlnncliHit , resigned ;
Gem , Brown countynLJ. Hanson , vice E. L.
Nelson , resigned. * r
Miscnuvxiocs. " :
Frank R. Brisbino < H Artesian City , S. D. ,
has upon application tx-cn furnished prelim
inary papers for a general service examina
tion.
Senator Paddock today asked the commh-
missloner of penslonsito establish a pension
examining board at Crawford , Nob.
N. 1C. Griggs of Beatrice accompanied Sen
ator Paddock to the secretary of the Interior
today and entered n strong support of the sen
ator's recommcudatloft to locate the land
oftlco for the new iflstrlet in northeastern
Wyoming ( known nsithoCrook district ) nt
New Castle , which isjon the now branch of
the B. & M. railway. I
Notice has been sent from the agricultural
department that the } , supply of sugar beet
seed is exhausted amUthat it is useless to
make requests for tills article.
Senator Wilson of Itfwa Introduced a bill
today to increase the pension of Sarah A.
Miller of Iowa.
A postofllco has bcc $ established at Sands-
town in Fall River county , South Dakota ,
and Clarence D. Bailby appointed postmas
ter , 'j
Eilwifl C. Wlggeuliom of Nebraska has
been promoted from nglKX ) to n $1,000 clerk
ship In the pension , office.
Epecial Examiner Alexander W. Gurnsey
of Iowa has resigned , > .
C. II. McKibben of the Union Pacific sys
tem is hero visiting his father , General Mo-
Kibben. ' v Pcmti S. HUATH.
xo noviI'oit IC
The Supreme Coni-J ItcTiiHCH to Inter-
1'ere In tlic Matter.
WASHINGTON , May 'J3. The supreme court
of the United States today denied the appli
cation for n writ of error in the ease of
Kcmmlcr , under sentence of death by elec
tricity. The opinion .was handed down by
Chief Justice Fuller.
The court held tbnHUo change in the form
of death was within the legal sphere of the
legislative power of the state. "The legisla
ture of the state ofiNew York determined
that it did not inflict lu-uel and unusual pun
ishment and its court * have sustained that
determination. This court cannot sea that
the prisoner has been deprived of duo pro
cess of law. In order to reverse the judg
ment this court should bo compelled to hold
that the court of appeals committed nn error
so gross as to deprive { the prisoner of his con
stitutional rights. 'Jj'nu court has no hesita
tion in saying it cannqt dn this. "
The case will como.iip before United States
Circuit Judge Wallace , who made the order
to odcrate as a stay until the supreme court
could pass upon the questions involved. This
order was issued witn.tho understanding that
Kemmlcr's counsel would Immediately apply
to the supreme court for a writ of habeas cor
pus. Their application for such a writ
was thrown out , but ' /they / were allowed n
hearing on application /fbr.n writ of crair , and
It was this applieatiounv.liieh was today de
nied. It is therefore -supposed that Judge
Wallace , when the ptuar Becomes returnable ,
the third Monday in Juno next , will vacate it ,
that being practically the understanding
upon which the order was made.
VIMHElt J-'OH IlEl'A 1118.
The OWCRO National Rank's Affairs
Beiiifr Overhauled.
Ownoo , N. Y. , May 23. On the Owego Na
tional bank's doors this morning was posted
the following note :
I'ondlnc examination this bunk ls > ti > inporar-
lly closed. Depositors , newt liavo no fear.
The cashier is C. A. Thompson , who is
charged by C. II. Platt , president of the
public grain and stock exchange , while act
ing in concert with James F. Dee , to have de
frauded the exchange out of $30,000. Dee was
correspondent of the exchange at Owego.
The suspension is duo 4o Into developments in
the ' 'Big Four" collapse. The director of
the bank says the deposits amounted to but
fr,000. . Cashier Thompson is out of town ,
Thompson is also treasurer of Owego county.
Some Fences That Need llo ] > niriiiff >
CHICAGO , May "II. [ Special Telegram to
TUB Bni.j Now that the house of repre-
senta'tives has passed the McKinley bill It is
expected that the thrco republican congress
men will return immediately to this city to
mnko the canvass of their respective dis
tricts. Mr. Adams .will have the hardest
work to do. All the present Indications point
to the nomination of George S. Willets as his
successor. Colonel Taylor will also have to
move around briskly. | Ex-Congressman Dun
ham has been making an active canvass in the
First In Taylor's abfionco and lias been re
ceiving promises of support. The opposition
to Mr. Mason is not so serious , although there
are several usplruntsfor ; bis scat.
Jellied to Ilq'rorm Ills Wife.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Mby 28. Patrick Ward ,
who lives at No. I'.iO.'iChlciigo street , Omaha ,
called at the Four CQlirts yesterday after
noon and wanted thoflipollce to help him find
his divorced wife Bridget. According to
Ward's story , about nine months ago ho came
to St. Louis reclaiimtl his then dissoiuto wife ,
from whom ho had tjocn separated years be
fore by a decree of dfvorcc. Ho took her to
his homo at Omaha and tried to reform her.
Everything went sinoothly until last Satur
day , when , during his absence from his house ,
the woman broke open a trunk and stole a
gold and a silver watjch and $ . ' 17 in money and
then purchased n ticket for St. Louis. The
poMco are looking foi her.
Two
WASHINGTON , Ma.v ! 3. The house commlt
tco on elections ted ij noted upon the throe
pending contested elTcJloii cases , and the re
sult will probably bo , , ttn .increase of the re
publican majority ir tlie house by two mcm-
hers. The cases de idcd were those of Lang-
ston vs Vcnablo , Fourth Virginia district ;
Miller vs Elliott , Seventh South Carolina dis
trict , and Chalmers vs.Morgaii , Second Mis
sissippi district. In ttuxllrst two cases the
committee will report in favor of seatitn ; the
republican contestants , Langston mid Miller ,
but In the Mississippi case the report will bo
in favor of sitting Morgan.
the liottlei-N'
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CHICAGO , May 28.- Special Telegram to
THE BIIK.J Members bf the bottlers' trust , or
the Chicago Consolidated Bottling company ,
as its corporate inline is , are crowding the
court to give moral support to the company's
application fdr an Injunction to restrain Hayes
Brothers from doinf business Independent of
the trust. It Is claimed that all the bottlers
signed a written agreement not to go into a
separate byslness for ten years , having sold
their former establishments to the company
of which they are members , and that Hayes
Brothers broke It. It Is claimed by Hayes
Brothers , however , tlmt the agreement was
not signed all around and they do not propose
to bo coerced by the trust.
A Ly.noliliitf Hul > . | ict. :
NARIIVII.I.E , ejin. , May 2U. George Duna-
way , who eighteen months ago assaulted and
murdered Ids cousin mid her mother because
the girl would not marry him , was captured
nt his fiithiu-'s jvildence at Murfrcosb-iro ,
Tcnn. , this morntug. A dispatch to thu
American says that the murderer will prob
ably be lynched tonight.
WATCHING THE LAKE LINES ,
Both East and West Bound Railroads Await
ing Their Action.
W CHANGE IN THE SITUATION ,
A III/ ? Project on Kootto Build a Line
to Fur OfT AliiMca -
Omaha .VTBouth
OicAoo , May 23. [ Special Telegram.to
TUB BKK. ] It seems impossible that there
has been absolutely no change in the railroad
situation today , but such is the ease. "Both
cast and west-bound railroads are awaiting the
action of the lake lines in Buffalo tomorrow and
the trunk lines in Now York next Tuesday.
Representatives of till lake lines have been
invited to the hastily called meeting in Buf
falo , the intention being , if possible , to ad
vance all lake rates to the old basis , thus
making easier tlio task of the trunk
lines Tuesday. Should the Buffalo
meeting succeed in its object the
whole complecatlon In western and
northwestern through rates will bo
solved. It is not expected that the northern
lake routs will yield'their present advantage
without a struggle. The Chicago lines want
lake and rail rates via Chicago to St. Paul
equalized with the lake rates from Buffalo to
St. Paul by the northern route. Should this
bo accomplished at the Buffalo meeting the
trunk lines will have only their troubles to
settle. According to western railroad otllclal.i ,
these have grown to largo proportions nud
the trunk lines will bo kept busy in quieting
their own obstreperous members. It is freely
claimed that a large part of the manipulations
alleged against the western roads are duo to
the cut rates of the trunk lines on through
trsfllc. The situation will bo an Interesting
one if neither of the eastern meeting take de
cisive action.
Tlio Santa FO'H New Acquisition * \
BOSTONMass. . , May 23. [ Special Tele
gram to THK Bun. ] A circular has been Is
sued by George C. Magoun , chairman of the
Atchison , Topeka & Santa -Fe railroad com
pany , formally announcing to the stockhold
ers the acquirement of the St. Louis &
San Francisco railroad. It opens
by congratulating the stockholders
upon the readjustment of the bonded
debt , the aversion of foreclosure and the
placing of the concern upon a sound ! basis ,
The geography of the properti ( is detailed
and a tabulated statement shows the railway
segments that make up the Ii20 : miles of the
St. Louis it San Francisco system. The ad
vantages of the combination as to the
far southwest freight traffic' is dwelt upon
and a tabulation from the railroad
manuals shows tlio capitalization and stock
status. It is stated that the financial and
physical conditions of the St. Louis & San
Francisco property are good , the company
having a surplus of available and cash re
sources over its floating indebted
ness , and the trucks , equipments ,
etc. , are in condition for economical
operation. The circular closes thus :
"In the purchase concluded the lirst pre
ferred stock is not disturbed and the holders
of'preferred stock are given ono and tlireo-
cightbs shares of the Atchison company's ,
stock for ono shnro of the St. Louis < ) c San
Francisco railway company , and to holders ol
common stock "three-quarters of "one" share
of AtchiSon 'stock for ono share of
the St. Louis & San Francisco railway
company. Your company has issued $27,000-
0X ( ) ( par value ) stock , out of which , when all
the stock shall have been exchanged , ? 2- ( )
2N1,17.1 shall have been delivered for the St.
Louis it San Francisco railway company's
stock and its equities , leaving $714,82.1 ( par
value ) of now Atchison stock in
your company's treasury. A comparison
of the capital stock of your company
is as follows : Capital stock before present
acqusition , $75,000,0000 ; after all exchanges
are made for new acquisition , $101,2Sfil75 ;
miles of road , before present acquisition ,
2,11.1.15 ; after all exchanges are made for new
acquisition , $3iii0.37 ) ; capital stock per mile
before , $10.510.69 : after all exchanges are
made , $11,21)0.34 ) ; increase per mlle of road ,
The Oiimlm t\t .South Dnkotn.
MITCIIII.I : , , S. D. , May 23. [ Special Tclo
gram to Tin : Bii : : . ] At the meeting of the
board of director's of the Omaha it South
Dakota railroad company , just closed at
Blunt , the prospect took on a very encourag
ing outlook for the road to bo built. J. K.
Smith of tliis city , ono of llio directors , who
was at the meeting , says grading will bo
commenced next mouth between Forest City
and Blunt. A meeting of the olltccrs i.s called
in the early part of Juno at Omaha for the
purpose of conferring with people there rela
tive to beginning the work at Omaha.
A Ilnilronil to AlnHlcn.
OTTAWA , Out. , May 23. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bm : . ] The project for a railway to
Alaska is about to take definite shape. Ap
plication will bo made to parliament at the
next session for the passage of an act incor
porating the Vancouver , Northern it Alaska
railway and navigation company , with power
to build a railway from Vancouver or some
other point on Burrard inlet , on the banks of
the Frazcr river , by way of Seymour creel :
valley , Pcmberton meadows , Chllleotcn plains
and the headwaters of the Frazcr river to a
point on the Parsnip or Peace river , with
branches in a northeasterly direction to the
Skoena and Stlckeen river to the boundary of
Alaska.
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"HO" fOll JUH.OSOX.
The Fattiest Telegrapher lu the Coun
try Dies In Brooklyn.
Niw : YOIIK , May 23. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Bin : . ] - JohnV. . Kolnson , champion ex
pert telegrapher of America , died in Brook
lyn yesterday afternoon from Injuries re
ceived In having been thrown from a blcyclo
on Saturday last. The deceased was thirty-
one years o'f ago. Ho was known all over
UK ) country as being the fastest telegrapher ,
and was not only the fastest but the most ac
curate. A few years ago ho won a splendid
gold medal for sending elf a clipping of 500
words in the short time of ten minutes and
thlrtv-two seconds , which time has never
been beaten. The prize was gotten up by the
telegraphers themselves to dccldo which was
the fastest. A few weeks ago there was an
other contest among the telegraphers , and
though the II rat prize was awarded to a Mr.
Pollock of Hartford , Conn. , it was contended
by Itoloson'H friends thnt ho should have had
It. Ho was not only an export telegrapher ,
but protlclcnt in all matters electrical.
AViinlH No PH/.p
Rinuio.M ) , Va. , May 23. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Br.R. j The announcement from
New York to the effect that John L. Sullivan
had agreed to come to Virginia and light Joe
McAulitTo for $10,000 in J ulj and Peter Jack
son for JM.OOO in August has attractad atU'n-
tlon among oftli'ials Inthostato. If any ar
rangements have been made with Sullivan
ami other prize fighters to "slug" In till s
state it remains to bo seen whether they will
bo permitted to do so. The unanimous sen-
iment of the authorities and people is against
it. Under the prchent law prl/.c-flghtlng Is
punishable by imprisonment in the state
prison for not less than llvo years and a line
of * IIKX ) . If Sullivan or any other prize
lighters como to this state for the purpose of
pounding each other they are almost certain
to bo arivstod us BOOH as they put fool on
Virginia soil , _
IJncohi 1 ( > , Kearney 5.
LINCOLN , Neb. , May 23. [ Special Trio-
gram to TUB Hur.J- The pimo of ball hero
today was won by the homo team by a
M'oroof 10 to S. Both sides played well.
Batteries Lincoln. Hirws and Muuplns )
Kearney , Carey uudKcai' ' } .
House. \t
WASHIXOTOX , May 22. In the h
Mr. Flower of Now York lutrodu
subjecting olomargarlno to the pre\j \ ,
the laws ot the several states. Ref < ,
The house then went Into commltlV
wliolo on the river and harbor bill. >
Mr. Hilt moved an amendment to j *
city of Galena , III. , the right to Uiko \
narbt > r Improvement there dropped I ,
government and complete It. provldlr *
city Minll then rccolvo U > 0,000. Adopted.
Mr. Post of Illinois offered an amendment
appropriating JilO.OOO tor the purpose of se
curing a continuous navigable water way be
tween Lake Michigan and the Mississippi
river , adequate for.tho passage of the largest
Mississippi river steamboats and naval ves
sels , unit for the continuation of the survey of
the Illinois river.
Mr. Henderson said the committee had not
cojiflldored the opposition and It shouldn't bo
Included In the bill without consideration.
Mr. Vandever of California said that Jeal
ousy between Chicago and St. Louis had
hitherto prevented the adoption of this grand
national project of connecting the lakes and
the Mississippi-a project which would cer
tainly bo carried out In the end and place
Chicago nt the head of Mississippi river navi
gation as well as in command of lake imvlgu-
Mr. Wild of Illinois explained that the Hen-
nepin canal was entirely independent of this
proposition.
ditchings of Missouri moved to amend the
amendment by ilxlng the appropriation at
$12.1,000. Tills was ncccpted by Mr. Post , but
the entire proposition was rejected by the
house. When the paragraph appropriating
$500,000 for the construction ot the Illinois
and Mississippi ( Honopin ) canal was reached ,
Mr. Turner of Georgia made the point of
oixler that the committee had no Jurisdiction
over canals. Pending decision the commlttco
rose and the house took a recess until even-
lug.
Hennto.
WASHINGTON- , May 23. In the senate today ,
after the transaction of some unimportant
routine business , the consideration of the
naval appropriation bill was resumed and
continued until 3 o'clock , when the silver bill
was taken up , but lu n few minutes it was
laid aside to allow Mr. Stanford to address
the sonata on his bill providing for loans by
the government on agricultural lands.
At the conclusion of Mr. Stanford's speech
the bill was referred to the committee on
finance.
The naval appropriation bill went over
without action.
The conference report on the bill for a
public building at Aurora , 111. , to cost $75,000 ,
was agreed to.
Mr. Falkncr gave notice of an amendment
to Mr. Wilson's bill providing that liquors
imported into prohibitory states shall bo sub
ject to regulation , control and taxation in the
excrciso of the state's police power.
Mr. Call offered a resolution calling on the
president for information as to the landing of
an armed force from the revenue cutter-
Cedar Keys , Flu. , the forcible entry of houses
and the pursuit of citizens.
On motion of Mr. Edmunds it was laid
aver.
The tariff bill was received tills afternoon
and referred at oneo to the committee on 11-
nanco. Ten thousand copies were ordered
printed for the use of the senate.
COMMIMOUY EltVVATKIX.
Views ol' n Prominent Illinois Etlnuu-
tor on the Subject.
CitlCAno , May 23. [ Special Telegram to
Tins Bui : . ] Dr. Edwards , the republican state
'suJKftutcndcut of public instruction of Illi-
.nflisThas just como out in n public interview
'wiitch ls understood to deliuo the coming
position of his party in this state on the com
pulsory education question. The very fact
that Dr. Edwards , as the incumbent of this
higli oftlcc and the spokesman of his party , is
willing to admit conservative amendments to
the existing law utterly deprives the demo
crats of the war cry which they had expected
to nmkii during the coming campaign for the
purpose of gaining sectarian and race influ
ence. Dr. Edwards says :
"Tho legislators who passed the law and
the educational societies that urged its passage -
ago had no intention to , intcrfure. In any op
pressive way with the parochial schools.
Some districts are said to have used the law
to annoy the parochial schools. I don't know
personally of any cases , but complaints como
from two localities In Hnndolph county ,
others in Shelby county , ami a
few from elsewhere. The Randolph county
cases are typical. The Lutheran school takes
pupils from four districts. It is charged that
after thrco of tlieso districts had authorized
the school the dlrectois of the fourth disap
proved it unjustly. These cases , however ,
are remarkably few. Of 11,714 school dis
tricts only sixteen have been charged with
using their power unjustly. The proportion
is certainly small enough to bo taken as an
assurance of the excellent character of the
law. At the same time I am in favor of any
'
amendments that will abridge the powers o'f
the board of education or school directors to
work injustice to any class. "
"In what way would you amend the law ? "
"I think the clause which provides that no
school shall bo considered such under the
law until it has been shown to the satisfac
tion of the board of education to teach cer
tain things should be modified. I am not
prepared to say exactly how , but the gen
eral opinion seems to bo that the right of dis
crimination should bo taken from the boards.
That would leave the matter to the courts in
case the truant ofllcer or his superiors
erred. " _
A FLAXK 31OVE3IEXT.
The Cni'pentoi'H' Union Quietly Con
verts the "New" Union HIcii.
CHICAGO , May 23. [ Special Telegram to
Tim BKU.I The Evening Journal says : If
the statements of some of the carpenters nio
to bo rolled upon the old association of bosses
will Iml ! themselves in a worse- condition
than ever Monday morning. As soon as the
strikers patched up an agreement with the
now association open hostilities ceased. The
old organization put non-union men at work.
The carpenters' council said nothing , hut
quietly sent union men to the Builders and
Traders' exchange to obtain employment.
These men , it is said , have been working
among the members of the now union ami
have made them dissatisfied with the
existing state of affairs. Largo number * , it
Is claimed , have joined the old union and now
the carpenters' council controls the men at
work for the organization. They threaten to
order u strlko for Monday , when they say a
largo majority of the carpenters will leave the
old association. The probability Is that an
attempt will be made to unite the two unions.
The Master Carpenters' and Builders' asso
ciation has employed a lawyer to prosecute
the plcicot guards under the Merrill law.
In retaliation , the carpenters' council hays
that it will prosecute the bosses under the
boycott law , which , it claims , has clearly
been violated.
An Original PaukaKO UOIIKO.
PiTTNiiritu , I'll. , May 23 , The first original
package house in this section will bo opened
at Lcachburgi Pa. , tomorrow morning. The
McConncll brewery company has shipped n
carload of beer to that place , and the store
will bo opened with their agent , Charles
Sllverman , In charge. The town has been
"dry" for many years ami the new departure
has created intense excitement. At a meet
ing of citizens tonight a commlttco was up-
Diluted to make an arrest for every package
Bold ,
Heavy Italnw In KUIIKUH.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , May 23. Heavy rains
leli throughout Kansas yesterday and mater-
ally bonullttod the crops , which were In great
need of moisture.
Killed His Kou anil Hnloldod.
HAMILTON , O. , May 23. Patrick Malloy
shot and killed his son George , aged twenty-
Jlvo , and then shot himself dead today at
Sewn Mile , O. The two had been quarreling
over some jusuruuco
A STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA
Several People Killed and Great
to Property ,
A TRAIN GOES THROUGH A BRIDGE ,
Anil KiiRluo mill Twonty-flva Krclghf
Curt ) Plunge Into n Creek Thrco
ol' the Crow Perish
Ohio Vlnlted.
PiTTsiitmo , Pa. , May 23. A special fronj
Erie , Pa , , says : The long continued raju
have caused a great deal of trouble on ttyp
railroads In this section of the state and today
llio ro were many washouts.
The west bound freight on the Nickel Plato
went through a bridge near Crayton. Tlinxj
train men were seriously injured. Twenty *
flvo cars went down into the Hood.
Klcoti'lolty and Knin.
PiTTMit'im , Pa. , May 23. A severe )
rain and electrical ntorm pass-ed ovcV
a largo section of western Pennsyl
vania this evening , doing grea
damage to property and resulting in the lossi
of several lives. In the east end of this city
houses were blown down , trees uprooted ami
small buildings demolished. A house on Hindi
Horse hill , occupied by John Miller , wnslifteq
bodily from its foundation and blown a coil *
slderablo distance. The family escaped with
slight bruises. At least a score of othej :
houses in the vicinity were unroofed.
A largo number of persons received slight
Injuries , but as far as is known there are no
fatalities.
At Melvcesnort hailstones as largo us wal
nuts fell , while the ralu poured down inshvotlt
for half an hour. Lightning struck several
buildings and considerable damage was done ,
Tbo greatest injury was done by the water ,
which came down White's hollow In a sttemji
seventy-fl vc feet wide. The water was ilvo
feet deep on Fiftli avenue and a number ot
houses below grade were submerged. 1
At Greonsburg William Fryo , gardener at
St. Joseph's academv , was killed by light
ning. , The heavy rain caused great damage
in the low lands in the vicinity. Lightning
struck a mimberof line buildings , doing grcuJY
damage in every instance.
Near Washington , Pa. , lightning struck it
derrick on the Miller farm , shattering it and ,
killing William Furman , seriously injuring
William Gates and stunning two others.
At Corry the streets were converted into ,
rivers , in some places two feet deep , tearing
up sewers nnd washing out the roads. Tll9
railroad yards are completely Inundated. Thp
merchants also sustained heavy loses. ,
In Favette goutity the rain fall was exten
sive and did much damage to the railroads.
A heavy landslide occurred at Oakdnle , anil
as it was being cleared away a still hcnvictf
ono came down , blocking both tracks. The
flood in MuunUo creek carried away many
buildings. '
At Layton station an immense amount ot
mud , rocks and trees came down on the Bat *
moro.tOlilo tracks. The rain there amounted
almost to a cloudburst.
At Scottdalo the storm was particularly de
structive. The cullers along all the principal
streets are nearly filled with water and the
goods in tbo stores are saturated. The crqek
is rising stcadilv and the safety of the people
between Scottdalo and Fuirchano is endan
gered. '
A dispatch from Oil City. Pa. , says : There-
has been heavy rain falls almost steadily
since last night , raishig the water in the
river . .and creek. . , to the high
est point since 18$3. On account ot
washouts there Is no railroad communication
with Buffalo or Warren. The ground lloora
of the lower portion of town are flooded.
At Wheeling , AV. Va. , two and one-half
inches of rain fell in twenty min
utes , deluging the streets and Hooding
a number of business houses. There-are ap
prehensions of a big nso In the river , III
Pittsburg the heavy rain is likely to swcty
the rivers to Hood proportions. '
A Cloud Itni'st.
Ci.BVni.ANii , O. , May 23. A rain storm
much in the nature of a cloud burst swept
over northwestern Pennsylvania this mom-
ing , dohig great damago.
The valley from Corn * to Trvington , a dis
tance of twenty miles , is a complete lake of !
water from ono to three miles in width. The
loss will probably reach $100,000 or moro.
The public highways in the surrounding
country are nearly impassable.
At Moadvlllo liglitulngstruekseveral bulldr.
ings , but none wore severely dam *
aged. Several streets were Hooded
and extensive' damage resulted in
thd lower portions of the city
from the rapid risingof French creek. Three
bridges , a slaughter house and numerous ;
small buildings uhd sidewalks wcro swept
away.
Miners Will ICosnmo Work.
SCOTTHAVKX , Pa. , May 23. The miners at
W. L. Scott's mines have been notified thpb
the firm will pay them 1 cent less than the
Columbia scale. Scott's miners and tfio
greater portion of the Youghloghony rivcu
miners , who have been on a strlko for the
Columbia scale , will rcsumo'in full today , the
proposal having been accepted by them.
oxi4A roLiTit'Ar , HCJIE.III : . ,
The Talk of Invading Lower California
Not Believed in Washington.
WASHINGTON , May 23. [ Special Tele
gram to" Tin ; BF.I : . ] It is well under'
stood hero by Californians that the filibuster
ing schemes ugalnst the Mexican peninsula
have their origin In the political ambition of u
few men In the southern part of the state of
California who deslro to divide that state ,
and thus secure for the southern half a cap
ital , with all the public buildings , two oxtril
senators , an extra legislature , governor ami
state officers , and a largo number of now
places In this'way for hungry politicians am )
liberal expenditures for public * buildings ?
These aspiring gentlemen find the sentiment *
of the state opposed to such division , mull
they have conceived the Idea that If they
could by purchase or foivo annex the lowen
peninsula that would make the state so lon
and largo that division would bo facilitated.
They forgot that even U the Mexican penin
sula wcro annexed It would , owing to Itf
sparse population , bo made a territory unit
would not help their schemes. It is not bo-
lloved hero that the Mexican coloni/utloii
company bus , as asserted in the I'alifornlit
dispatches , aided or countenanced the fili
busters. That company has suvoral million
dollars Invested In Lower California , and it
would forfeit all Its concessions if tlio Mexi
can government should find that It hud cuun *
tenunced the filibuster scheme.
Lament at IOIIH.
Cmo.uio , May 23. President Spaldmg ofi
the Chicago league club expressed liim uif on
the base ball situation again today Ho
dwelt on thu poor attendance at the games so
far and sees no salvation for base ball except
the withdrawal of tlio Player1
league from the Held. The National league ,
lie says , is going to stick U/
the tight uju'omproml.-ilngly and without }
quarter. If the Playura' league lasts , ho sulilt
thcro will bo 2. " > cent baseball Sunday games ,
beer In the grand .stand and the game mil bu
ruined at the grand finale.
Spaldlug figures tlmt the average attoud *
mice ut National Inaguo games so far exceeds
that of the Brotheihoud. Ho predicts that 1C
it should rain at baseball points on Decora
tion day the Pliiyor.V league will have hum
work pulling through Juno , he figuring that
the moneyed men who went Into the schema
without knowing what they worn backing
will have hud enough sport to last them too
llfo unions thov recoup some of their losttea
on Decoration day. Spaulding thinks a Htonu
on the Fourth of July would be disastrous ,
Should It rain neither day and the attend
ance continue as at present ho prcdicti that
ihu Players' luuguu will uovcr opuu u