THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SECOND YE All. OMAHA. PHI DAY MORNING , MAY 2j ( , 1893. NUMBER 2-10.
OQUENT IN HIS DEFENSE
| Brigga Oontinucs His Argnraent Before
the Presbyterian Uourt.
IMJSANDS THRONG TO LISTEN TO HIM
the Action of tlio Xcw York
| Prmlijtorr I" " ' C o by i llrll-
llnnt Areumcnt Olhrr 1'ca-
turc * of the Trial.
N , D. C. , May 23. The Briggs
lo had ono good effect today. The dovo-
Jinl services with which the session of the
jicral assembly are opened wcro largely
ended. People Hocked In and listened to
Dyers nnd song for half an hour , rather
| ii wait and not get In nt all.
fir. Briggs came in Just nt the close of the
Evico and took his scat at the end table ,
lido of the chancel. On the table he
| ecd a llttlo valise , in which ho carries his
pcrs. Prof. Francis Brown deposited on
i table beside the valise n siphon bottle of
f a water , from' which nt times Dr. Briggs
I.'oshcd himself. Mr. Cutchcon nnd Dr.
tutor nine took seats nt the table. On the
iioslto sfdo the prosecuting committee sat
J'ho public interest of the previous two
_ j was , if anything , Increased , but owing
Jtho admiral arrangements for seating the
Idlcnco and maintaining order there wns
llttlo confusion nnd no discomfort.
Knong the spectators was the venerable
v. William Field , D. J. , of New York.
l-Prof. Briggs spoke altogether four and a
.If hours , at three different sittings of the
urt. Colonel J. J. McCook of the commlt-
aon prosecution closed the case on be-
.If of the prosecution. Ilo divided his
gumont into two parts , speaiting an hour
id twenty minutes in the afternoon and
Deluding at the evening session.
Ituutlno I'rocjcllnc .
The Presbyterian general assembly
s adopted the recommendation of
0 judicial committee that the six
mplalnts against the Now York
nod , growing out of the Brlggs trial ,
1 referred to the judicial committee for
ial. It also adopted , without
jtsscnt , the recommendations on
Icrturcs from the presbyteries
jnccrning appeals from presbyteries
[ reel to the general assembly , that such ap-
rals are proper as to nil matters relating to
jo polity of the church , but nn overture
Bom n presbytery as to a pending judicial
Ase811011 as that of Prof. Briggs.Tulvising
410 general assembly ns to what action it
giould take in such cases , Is Irregular and
Biprccodentcd In ecclesiastical procedure
Kid that the proper way for presbyteries to
jllucni'o pending cases is through their re-
Jioclivo commissioners on the Iloor of the
fjneral assembly.
j The assembly passed a resolution declaring
Uo World's fair grounds to bo merely a
tended warehouse , and appointed a commit
tee to wait on Secretary Carlisle to ask him
lo treat It as such and close it on Sunday as
Ml other bonded warehouses aro. Customs
rtfllellUs , however , say this is impossible , as
there is no way in which the exposition
lbulldings containing bonded exhibits could
Ibo closed like a bonded warehouse except
[ by placing a lock on them.
I At the opening of the afternoon session
hf tlio general assembly , Dr. Craig stated
that the committee appointed to visit At
torney'General Olney had done so during
the noon recess , and had to report that the
. ommittco was most courteously received by
the attorney general , who assured the com
mittee thai hlmselt nnd the district attor
ney in Chicago , who wns in this city yes
terday , were watching the Sunday closing
latter with the greatest care , In order to
eo to it that , the United States laws should
[ 10 strictly enforced regarding the closing of
ho fair gates on Sunday ; and he desired I
lie committee to say to the assembly that
lie government would take proper measures
6r the protection of its rights. The an-
ounccmcnt was received with a round of
pplause.
Dr. Ilrlgcs Itcsumcs.
Prof. Briggs resumed his speech in defense
f the action of the New York presbytery in
its case and in opposition to entertaining the
ppeal therefrom.
The distinguished doctor went over the
vholo report of the proceedings leading up
o his trial by the Now York presbytery nnd
| f the trial itself , pointing out where points
If law and fact had all been in his favor and
llso pointing out where rulings had been
Jade unfairly against him.
[ As a rule the church docs not allow the
Jodorator to decide constitutional questions ,
lie moderator of the Now York presbytery
1'cidcd such n question ono of the most
ital in this whole case against defendant ,
Klliout giving him an opportunity to debate
lie question. The question was ns to
Ihothcr the so-called prosecuting com-
Iltteo was an original party to this
Iso or not and when the moderator
Icldcd it in the affirmative in the
If nil-and overbearing manner stated , the
[ frndant curried his wrongs to the .synod of
Lw York and appealed from the decision.
{ Until that appeal has been passed upon
lo general assembly has no right whatever
} consider this caso. The committee having
itermlncd to continue the prosecution of
Ids case in opposition to the expressed desires
f the Now York presbytery , they say that
licy net Independently and as the roprcscn-
Itlvcs of tlio Prcsbvterian church of the
Jnlted States of America. Is it not gratify-
Iig , Dr. Briggs nsltcd , that there should bo
It least a few members of the Now Yorlc
Iresbytery who are determined to stand by
fho old faith against the majority of their
lollcagucs.
The general assembly cannot take this
aso under consideration. The matter is In
iio hands of the synod of New York. That
ynod has thrown its shield over the defend-
nt and will protect not only him , but Its
\vn rights of hearing the case , or having Its
urlsdlctlon interfered with rashly by the as-
ombly ,
Ku I'rerndout for the Appeal.
There was no precedent whatever , he said ,
or the synod to appeal the cas > o from ac-
lulttal. It was also bad policy for the
hurch to have Intervening courts over-
oaped. If the largest synod , that of Now
fork , should thus bo overleaped Iu the effort
o bring the case of Dr. Briggs to a speedy
oneluston , what is t hero to urovcnttheovcr-
eanlntr of any other synod to batlsfy the
imbltiou of some other aspirin ; prosecutor !
f the assembly entertains this appeal the
lory of the synods will have departed and
, hose who succeeded in breaking down
ircccdcnt will drlvo a coach and four
hrough the broaches In the palace of jus-
.4eo , The commissioners to the general
Assembly had no right to entertain this
appeal ,
< Before the decision could bo made , con-
Untied Mr. Drlcgs , it would bo neccssarv 11In
the Interests of common scnso and common
justice to have the Interlocutory appeals
passed upon. These nro in the hands of thu
Now York synou , and it is attempted tote
brush asldo nil of tliese in the efforts to
bvlng the matter to n siwedy n ,
vrhcu the time saved could not bo moro than
u year. Hero in the capital of the nation an
attempt U to bo mndo to overrldo some of
the commonest principles of luw in order to
gratify the vain ambition of these prose
cutors ,
The flfth branch of the doctor's argument
dealt with thu reasons given by' the prose
cuting commit tee for doing so many and ( to
great wrongs , for incurring so great perils
nnd establishing such hurtful precedents. If
they want to promote ruin in the church and
bring about chaos , surely they should have -
good reasons. Tlioso reasons have taken
only a half hour to describe. The members
of this committee say that in continuing teen
nrosecuto the defendant after ho has been
acquitted thay uro friendly to him. Ah I
tlml Hind of a friend has been known to heat
church since the days of .lob , . They say t hat ,
tboy represent the synod ot Now York. Ho-
fore setting up that claim they ought to wait
until they iccuro recognition from that
synod Mid get n commission from it. Why
should the case of Dr. Briggs bo made so
prominent and pushed to the front as the
most Important ecclesiastical discussion In
the closing dccadoof the nineteenth century.
They say that It Is n case of vital import
ance. Ho , the speaker , thought they exag
gerated its importance , and ho had always
thought so.
C'oncliulnii of Dr. ItrlRgs' Addrcin.
After recess Dr. Bripgs spoke bitterly
nbmit the omission from the brief of the
prosecution of questions put to him to test
his faith and the answers thereto. What
right had thcso appellants to omit such mat
ters ns they pleased from official or semi
official documents ?
Ho wished to make explicit denial of 'tho
ctiargo that ho had preached doctrines
against i the fundamental doctrines of the
church. "I affirm that I believe , " ho said ,
turning with outstretched hands to the
audience , "tho holy scriptures to bo the
work of God. "
Dr. Briggs closed with an appeal that the
case might go to the synod ot > icw York. If
that \\ns done ho uould aid In the full solu-
lion of the case , nnd then , if it ucro sent
back to the next general assembly , ho
would abldo by its decision , whatever it
mloht bo.
Ho regretted if ho had said anything that
caused trouble In the church. Ilo had tnueht
for twenty years at the Union Theological
seminary , and of all the persons that had
been taught by him ho challenged any of
them to say that ho had taught them any
thing that Interfered with a true discharge
of their holy duties.
Dr. Briggs concluded his address at 3:10 :
o'clock.
As ho took his scat a wave of applause ran
ever the rear of the church , which evoked
nn indignant robulio from the moderator.
Ciilnnnl Mc(7ook' Argument.
Then Colonel McCook began the closing
argument for the prosecuting committee in
support of the recommendation that the ap
peal be entertained. Almost at the opening
Dr. Briggs interrupted to correct what he
claimed was a mlsstatcmcnt.
Moderator Craig said to Dr. Briggs that
ho hid been allowed four and a half hours
without interruption ; that McCook beard
him through without objection , and that Dr.
Briggs should allow McCook to go on the
satno way.
The history of the case was recited by
Colonel MeCook and the regularity of
several steps fairly maintained. Colonel
McCook said : "Great weight has
been given to the technical ques
tions raised in the interest of ap
pellee based upon the clause in the fifth
amendment to the constitution of the United
States , that no person shall bo subject for
the same offcnso to boitwlco put In Jeopardy of
llfo and limb. It has been Ingeniously
claimed that an appeal from the Now Yorlc
presbytery would the ' '
place appellee's 'eccle
siastical llfo' in Jeopardy. Appropriateuseof |
the trrm 'ecclesiastical llfo' seems to have
confused the minds of some. Tlioso nro not
criminal proceedings ; they are to enforce a
contract , or rather determine whether the
contract has been maintained in all its in
tegrity. "
On the Jtlffht of Appenl.
At the evening session Colonel McCook
considered the Dlea that an acquittal by a
lower court bars the right of appeal and
asserted that such claim was not true in
fact nor sound in law ; also that it was
regular for appeals to bo taken from a
presbytery to the general assembly. In
conclusion General McCook gave the reasons
why the appeal should bo entertained as
resolved by the committee. Among other
thimis , It is linperltativcly necessary that
a final decision bo reached at the earliest
possiblo'dato , as great and widespread Injury
is certain to como from protracted delay.
If the doctrines presented by Dr. Briggs bo
erroneous , as the committee believes , then
through delay "heretical opinions" are sure
to .gain ground and the church bo affected
injuriously through the continuance of un
certainty nnd doubt.
General McCook spoke for nn hour , closing
a fewminutos after 1) o'clock. The assembly
then adjourned until tomorrow morning at
( J'i : ( ) o'clock , at which time tlio Briggs case
will again have the right of way until con
cluded.
MAl'TJST 1'DIU.ICATION SOCIKTY.
Ilov. Helling * nt Omubi Sponkt nt Its
McL'tliic UilsltH'85 Tr.llisiioted ,
DENVEII , Colo. , May 25. At this morning's
session of the Baptist Publication society
the report of the committee on Sunday-
school lessons and system was presented. It
admitted a widespread dissatisfaction with
the present international system and pre
sented extended plans for a substitute ,
which , after n heated discussion , were
adopted.
A committee was appointed to i.repare
resolutions protesting against the opening of
the World's fair on Sunday.
After the devotional exercises in the after
noon an address on "Tho Bible Among the
People , " was delivered by Ilov. Dr. W. P.
Hcllings of Omaha. Following this came
the election of officers , and as there was
only one ticket In the field the following
named gentlemen wcro elected to the re
spective positions :
President , Mr. Samuel A. Cro/er , Pennsyl
vnnta. Vice presidents , Thomas Armltage ,
D.D. , LUD , , Now York ; Colonel James A.
Hoyt , South Carolina * ; Mr. Edward Good
man , Illinois ; Mr. Joseph Levering , Mary
land. Secretary , Benjamin Griffith , D.D. ;
recording secretary , A. J. Rowland , D.D. ;
treasurer , Colonel Charles II. Banes. Man-
ngcis , Henry G. Westen , D.D. . W. II. Parm-
leo , D.D. , J. W. Searles , D.D. , George 13.
Ileeso. D.Lv. . T. Chase , D.L ) . . Hcv. Byron
A. Woods , Hov. Charles L. Williams , T.
Edwin Brown. D.D. , llev. Charles T. Mor
gan. John T. Bcekloy , D.D. , James W. Wll 1-
marth. D.D. , Jacob G.Walker , D.D. , A. G.
Lawson , D.D. , Mr. Harry S. Hopper , Mr.
II. F. Dennlson , Mr. Charles F. Abbott ,
Kobcrt N. Jacobs , James S. Swartz , George
K. Crozor , Thomas J. Hoskinson , David P ,
ixcas , John S. Stephens , Joseph H. Gaskill
J.Howard Gcndell , Theodore C. Mearch.
There was to have been some business
after this , but moro than three-quarters o
the delegates were so anxious to get to tin
depot to inspect the now chapel car ,
Immanucl , that it had to bo postponed. At
4 o'clock there was an enormous crowd pros
cut to inspect the car , which hundreds upon
hundreds of people had done hours before.
Fully 10,000 people passed through Itluring
the day , The dedication services were Im
pressive. First an original song was sung ,
written by no loss n distinguished personage
than Hov. Dr. S. F. Smith , author of
"America , " entitled , "Chapel Car Hymn. "
and then , after prayer , Hov , Dr. Kcrr B ,
Tupper delivered an address.
At thu Kv uliic Session.
ThU evening the American Baptist Publi
cation society raised by subscription $3,210 ,
which money is to bo used fur the construe ,
lion of another chapel car , and when 87ftuo
Is raised Mr. Hill of Nu" York proposes to
bear the entire expense of the construction
of car No , ! ) . inn
Two addresses wcro delivered this oven.
Ing , ono b.v Hcv. Frederick L , Anderson nnf
Rochester , N , Y. , and the other by Mr. Bos
ton W. Smith of Minneapolis , after which :
the body adjourned.
The cupel car Jmmanuel is ono of the most
unique affairs ever seen on wheels.It is
140 feet in length , and there are enough ;
seats to accommodate 150 people. The front
of the car contains the chancel , pulpit and
small organ , while in tlio ; r
are sleeping ap.utmcnts , kitchen id
library. The kitchen and living rooms are
models of neatness ana the library contains
a good selection of books. The Interior was
finished at the expense of the First
Baptist church of San Francisco
and much of the material used in
its construction was contributed by car
wheel , air brake and spring manufacturing
companies , after which , its cost was fT.ROO ) ,
Nearly every railroad in the west where it
is to bo used has promised a free pass to hoer
car and its occupants. The Intention is erne
It to stop only at towns \ \ hsro there are no
Baptist churches.
Death Itnll ,
CHICAGO , 111. , May 2.1. Prof. Moses Q.
Farmer , ono of the pioneers in the applica
tion of electricity to Industrial uses , died
he its this morning , aged 73. Ho came hero
from Boston to see the electrical exhibit at
the World'air. .
HISTORY OF THE NEISE CASE
Generally Believed that Ho Murdered His
Wife nnd Baby ,
RESTS ON CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Simpleton Directed Townril tbo Accused
by thn Chllilliili frattlo of Mil
Llltlo ( ilrl Dntnlbi of the
llorrlbln Caso.
OTTCMWI , la. , May 25. [ Special to Tun
BEE. ] People of Ottumwa are wondering
what will bo the outcome of the trial of
Adolph Neiso , who has now been before the
court eleven days. Neiso is charged with
. the murder of his wife and infant child , and
il convicted will doubtless suffer the death
penalty. 1 It is quite likely the case will consume -
sumo another week's tlmo before the Jury
will have delivered Into its hand the fate of
a man who , by public consent , is one of the
| most villainous of cold-blooded murderers.
In respect to the amount of time required
for the hearing of this case it will nearest np-
proacn the celebrated Picas Anderson trial ,
which consumed three weeks. If the jury
shall dccldo that Neiso Is guilty nnd fix his
punishment at hanging , it will be the llrst
execution In this county since 13cn McComb
wns hung In 1SC5.
On tlio 29th of June , 18T5 , a mob took John
Scott Smith from the ofllccrs and hanged
him to a lamp post In front of the city hall
about 2 o'clock In the afternoon. Smith had
deliberately shot and killed Policeman
Albert Logan the night before. The lamp
post still stands in front of the city building ,
a silent testimonial of the power of the pee
ple's wrath. At the time of the lynching
there was no law on the Iowa statute book
providing foit- the death penalty , nnd tills
case was used ns an argument for the passage -
sago of the law as it now stands. It gives
the Jury discretion to make the penalty
hanging or imprisonment for life.
McComb was nantfed for the murder of a
man named Lawrence and ills afllancod wife ,
Laura Harvey. The trio came to Wapello
county from Hockford , 111. , early in 18CO ,
looking lor a claim. They stopped one night
in Ottumwa. putting up with "Uncle" Johnny
Potter , father of Tom Potter of railroad
fame. A day or two after the body of Laura
Harvey was found in a gully below town , and
the body of Lawrence was found in the river.
McComb escaped to Uoclcford , and from there
went into the army , where he was charged
with committing other murders , notably ono
to which ho subsequently confessed , that of
killinc ; a companion in a boat during the
slego of Vicksburg. The victim recogni/.cd
McComb as an escaped criminal , and the
latter hit him over the head with an oar , and
throivinghim into the water , held him under
till he drowned. A f ter the war McComb re
turned to Davenport , was recognized , tried
and convicted , but the evidence- against him
was purely circumstantial. Ho escaped
from the Jail by bribing the young son of
Sheriff Derby to give him the keys , was re
captured after a short liberty , was taken
out by n mob to bo lynched , anil was finally
hanged in the jail corridor. Of nil the
many murders committed In Wapello county
this is the only one in which the death pen
alty was over legally carried out.
As to llio Uvldenco Against Xclne.
Against Neiso there is little direct evi
dence. While there Is llttlo doubt in the
mind of the public as to his guilt , the state
is put to considerable trouble to llnd any
thing sufficiently direct to warrant convic
tion. But the chain of circumstantial evi
dence against him is very strong.
That ho is guilty there seems to bo llttlo
doubt in the mind of the general public. To
establish the proof is another matter. It
was about 1 o'clock ou the morning of Feb
ruary 22 of this year that Nelse , with his
three children Harry , aged U , Minnie , 7 ,
and Adolph , 4 applied for admission at the
house of a neighbor , Mrs. Pease , Neiso
said that his house was burning , and get
ting the children under shelter ho returned
to the lire. The public sympathized with
him , but before night the children had made
such n terrible revelation that ho was
placed in Jail and had to bo spirited from
the city to escape a mob. When Nclsc came
to Mrs. Pease's house lie had on his clothes ,
and particularly noticeable were his over
shoes. Ho carried with him a tin box ,
which contained all his insurance papers ,
and especially the policy of $5,000 on his
wife's life. This box , for some reason , had
been placed conveniently on the center
table for speedy departure. In a smoke
house was found a number of trunks , con
taining all the valuable Jewelry nnd clothing
of his wife and her sister , Miss Hattie
Faulz , who. the state alleges , is the cause
of the unhappy affair. A good portion of
the furmturo was saved , so that the Insur
ance would amply repay Noise's financial
losses.
it only took the childish prattle ot the
little girl and her youngest brother to
arouse suspicion and formulate a solution of
the preservation of tlio tin box and the
presence of the valuables in the smoke
house. The childish prattle was to the ef
fect that Neiso had shown more attention
to their Aunt Hattie since she came
from Germany than to their mother ;
that the fattier had told them that if
the house should burn down and their main-
| ma should burn up they would have a now
mamma , and the life Insurance on their dead
mamma would build them a now house.
Harry told the coroner's jury , and repeated
in substance the same story to the grand
Jury , that when they awoke nnd saw smoke
In the room their father told them to Ho
down and cover up their heads. Then ho
nnd his sister Mlunlo followed tliclr father
Into the wife's room and saw the Ilaincs just
beginning to feed upon her body ; that the car
pet was saturated witli something that
looked Ilka oil or water , and that tliclr father
mndo no effort whatever to rescue their
mother. The boy's testimony , if corrob
orated , would convict any man of deliberate
murder. Added to this , the children uro al
leged to have said that they heard their
father whipping their mother and hoard the
mother beg him to spare her life for the sake
of her child.
Woman In the Cn > o.
The woman in the case is Hattie Faulz , a
buxom German girl , who has charms
enough to turn the head of many an Illiter
ate person. She is of the blonde German
type of beauty , with shapely form uiid win
ning manners. Her trunlcs revealed the
fact that she had an abundance of line
clothing , and she Is said to bo comparatively
well educated. She came to this country
last August , and was welcomed by her sis.
tcr , Mrs , Nelse. Soon Adolph showed un
mistakable signs of Infatuation , Ho bought
n pnll of occr on Sundays , it is alleged , and
drank it with Hattie , and when his wife ob
jected she was beaten. Ho found tlmo to
spend n portion of his nvcnlngs with her ,
Finally the wife ordered her to leave- the
premises , and a few days later she was a
mass of charred remains.
This same woman seems to have thwarted
the state in its best evidence. Up till n
month ago Hurry and the children adhered
to the story they llrst told. Then Hattie
gathered them in at the Bee Hive restaurant ,
and has kept them there ever since. She
has kept them there nt the expense of their
father. Since then a change has como over
the spirit of their dream. They have dis
covered they wcro mistaken as to what they
testified to before the grand lury. They
have discovered they were told all these
stories by troublesome neighbors. Hattie
has evidently done her work well , for Harry
has repudiated all his former stories and
has studiously adhered to one'of utter
denial of all that he formerly said. All the
shrewd cross-questioning of the attorneys
could not drive him from the latter position.
Some Uipert Testimony.
When the body of Mrs. Neiso was found j ,
there was at the base of her brain a tablespoonful !
spoonful of dry blood. Her lung * wcro exam
ined by a medical expert. There wore no
signs of asphyxiation , This fact brought
out an unusual nmotint ot expert testimony
and all the medical , .fraternity in the city
had n hand. The itnto succeeded In getting
a consensus of opinion in n hy | > othctlcal
question , to the effect that the presence of
blood In that place- arid condition Indicated
violcnco before ilonth and that the woman
could not have been1 asphyxiated. The testi
mony of tlio first man at the fire , Gurloy
Baker , was very black ngainst Neiso. Ho
testified that Neiso made no effort whatever
to rescue his wife but turned hlsnttcntion to
rescuing the household goods. Various wit
nesses testified to Noise's cruelty to his fam
ily.Tho
The disposition nnd physiognomy of Neiso
is against him. Hols a worshiper of money
nnd avarice is n chlyf part of his creed. Ho
has worked unceasingly for gold and has ac
cumulated considerable property. His face
is n study. His eyes are a watery green and
perfectly expressionless. Ills forehead
slopes quickly back nnd docs not Indicate
the shrewdness and cunning of the man.
The front portion of his head Is inclined to
baldness. Ho has n most plausible way ot
explaining everything , ami his attorneys nro
the best in the city , so that n strong line of
defense will undoubtedly bo constructed.
The woman for whoso alleged murder ho is
now being tried was a second wife , a Ger
man woman who acted as nurse for his llrst
wife. The state rested today and the de
fense will examine at least fifty witnesses
before the case is argued before the Jury. It
Is eliciting the greatest interest nnd the
court room is crowded dally.
*
Fitoat THE aonsmiMissi's
Victory oT tlio NIcnrnKii.in IlnvolullonlsU
Snld to Uo of Nocntlvo Value.
| Coj > i/rf9/icit / ( tS33bu .Jama Gordon llcnntt\ \
SAN JUAN nnt. Sun , Nicaragua ( via Gal-
vcston , Tex. ) , May S5.--Iiy [ Mexican Cable to
the Now York Herald Special f ) Tnu BEE. ]
Notwithstanding the victories won nt
Masaya by the revolutionists their situation
Is practically unchanged. They have not
sufllclcnt arms with which to fight , and are
not able to take advantage of tlio demoral
ization they have daused , by assuming the
offensive and attacking the capltol at
Managua. They have plenty of men and
money is pouring in by voluntary contribu
tions. The government Is compelled to raise
funds on forced loans , but its forces are very
well armed.
The revolution appears to have not the
slightest effect on this port and Klraz.
There is not the slight ett disturbance here.
In fact it is even quieter than in times of
peace. A dccreo lias been issuea by the
covcrnmcnt ordering this port closed , but it
has no means to enforce this decree. How
ever , no steamers are calling here.
The accident to the lake steamer Victoria
was a serious blow to the revolutionists , be
cause they are not able to get munitions.
lirnzU'8 r.Utlo Ten Tarty.
VAU'AIUISO , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex. ) ,
May 25. [ By Mexican Cable to the New
York Herald Special to THE Bnc. ] The
Herald's correspondent at Artigas , Kio
Grande ao Sul , telegraphs that General
Saravla with liOO ! revolutionary cavalry is
preparing to attack the Castilhistas near
Bage. His force will ba divided and the attack -
tack will bo made mainly with the intention
of harrasslng the enemy. It is believed
Saravla will avoid'a general battle.
The gunboat Vidot- has been ordered to
the river In front of Uruguayana. The gov
ernor's attitude has y.roused the suspicion of
tlio government , and the town will bo bom
barded from the government gunboat the
moment any step to" aid the i-cvoiutionists is
taken. The telcgrantfrom Ilivcra says it is
not probable that n great deal of lighting
will take place during the winter season ,
which has Just opened. Provisions' are
scarceand operations for the winter will
soon be abandoned.
Uruguay U Ilcnily to Fight.
Tlio Herald's correspondent in Montevideo
telegraphs that the Uruguayan troops are
being mobilized along the Brazilian frontier.
It is believed , however , they will find
little to do , because the demand of Uruguay
for damage done by Brazilian troops who in
vaded Uruguay will probably bo readily com
plied with.
From Buenos Ayrcs , Argentina , the
Herald correspondent telegraphs that Gen
eral Capdevilla , who was imprisoned because
ho criticised the management of the War
department , has been visited at the jail by
many of the leading army and navy ofllcer.s. .
Great hostility is1 manifested toward the
president and his cabinet on account of the
arrest of General Capdevilla.
Troops have oeen ordered to retire from
the state of Corrientcs , quiet having been
restored ,
Kustls' l'"lr t Social Blunder.
lCopurl3/if / ( < U89J Iiu Jamtf Oonlfm Htnnctt. }
PAIUS , May 25. lN.ew York Herald Cable
Special to Tun Qfcu.J The reception to
Vicomto Henri Daberhier us a member of
the Academy Francaisp today , as the sue-
cessor to Xavier Marmlor , was marked by a
curious incident. Mr. Eustis , United States
ambassador , had forgotten ills invitation
and when ho presented himself ut thn en
trance of the Palais Mazarin ho was refused
admission. After the ambassador had use
lessly stated who he was , the Cerberus
finally consented to send for the secretary-
general of the institute , Al. Pingard , on
whoso identification Mr , Eustis was allowed
to enter nnd witness the proceedings , which
were , as usual , dreary , formal and per
functory in character.
n
I.utliuriin * in Soiilon.
CANTON , O. , May 35. The general synod
of the Lutheran church met hero today.
Over 2,503 delegates are present.
The lira t busiuoss today was to admit ad
visory members Dr. L. B. Wolf of llio India
mission fields and Dr. D. A. Day of Africa.
Election of oQiccrs resulted as follows :
President , Hov. C , S. Albert of Baltimore ;
secretary. W. S. Froaso of York , Pa. ; treas
urer , Louts Manns of Cincinnati.
' ' '
It was'rep'orted'in the synod that 1C. G.
von Schcity , bishop uf the Church of
Sweden , was iu this country and a special
committee was appointed to secure , if possi
ble , a visit fronvhim duriusr the session.
Sunday closing of the -World's fair was
given a little hitch and went to the committee -
too on resolutions , i
United I'reibytnrlani.
MONMODTU , III , , May 25 , llev. James
Bruce of Andcs N. Y , , was this morning
elected moderator of the United Presbyter
ian general assembly. '
Upon taking thd chair , ho was presented
with a gavel rtmdq from a piece of granite
from Mount Blnal by Hov. M. G. Kyle of
Philadelphia. '
The reports of the several boards of the
church wcro presented and referred. The
statistics show a total of sixty-two presby
teries with BOO ministers' , 035 congregations ,
lUlllJcominuiiIcants'nnd contributions dur
ing the past year amounting to $1,490,000 , , an
a vci nge'of $1-1.17 pcrinenibe'r. ,
Ocneralun \VycU Improving- .
NEIIIUSKI CmNeb. ; . , May 2. . [ Special
Telegram to TiiB'B E. ] James Heed brought
the latest report fr6m Qencral Van Wyck
this , evening , It Is Iu every way encoura
ging. The general's family now feel hopeful
and are taking much needed rest , Mrs. Van
Wyck leaving the sick room for the first
time today siuco tier husband was stricken ,
ono week ago.
Suicide at a Hull iMko CtUon. (
SALT LAKE , U. T. , May BO. ] Speclal Tele-
gram to TUB UEIS. ] William H. Jennings , a
prominent business man and paving con-
itractor , committed suicide early this morn-
Ing by shooting. Temporary insanity Is bald
I to have been tuo causu.
SHERMAN ON AMERICANISM
"Old TecnnmW1 Son Expatiates on the
Principles of Trno Patriotism ,
ELOQUENT EFFORT AT EXPOSITION HALL
Sccrrt Soclntlon ttmt Wontil l'ro crllo Ko-
llclous Liberty Scored us Unnmcrlv.in ,
TrnltoriMM to the ConitUutlon nnd
Dangerous to tlio Nutlonnl.I.lfc.
Exposition hall was filled last evening with
nn audience the like of which has seldom as
sembled In that great structure , the lecture
of Hov. Thomas ISwlng Sherman , S. J. , sou
of tlio late General William Tecumsch Sher
man , on "True Americanism , " being the oc
casion that called out such a gathering.
It was understood that the speaker would
take up the religious war that has been
waged for the past year or two , not only in
Omaha but in n number of the cities
throughout the country , nnd lie
wns confronted by nn audience in
which both sides wcro numerously
represented. Seated In the hundred or more
chairs on the platform were representative
citizens of all branches of business and the
professions , while stretching to the farthest
corners of the hall , filling the great galleries
that extend around three sides of the build
ing nnd occupying every seat under them ,
was ns intelligent an audience as over assem
bled in this city , numbering between 2,500
and y.OOO people.
The hall was profusely and tastefully d1"-
oratcd with Hags and bunting , festoons of
star-dotted tricolor extending entirely
around the gallery balustrade and ending in
graceful folds aboyo an immense banner on
which appeared the national coat of arms.
Beneath was a largo painting ot General
Sherman , thu committee on decoration be
lieving that in placing it there they were not
only honoring both father nnd son. but ap
propriately placing before the public garo on
this occasion the well known likeness of ono
whoso Americanism and loyalty were never
called in question.
Prominent People Present.
Conspicuously predominating in all parts
of the hall wcro the familiar buttons of the
Grand Army nnd Loyal Legion , while the
regular rf army was represented on the plat
form in the persons of General Brooke and
Colonel M. Sheridan , the former occupying
the scat at the loft of the speaker's chair.
On Ills right was Mayor Bemis , and seated
among others on the platform were Judge
L. Wakeloy , Henry W. Yatcs , Edward Itose-
water , Thomas Swobe. Major J. B. Furay ,
George E. Pritchott , Major J. W. Paddock ,
Dr. Coffman. George Barker , John Hush ,
Captain II. 1C. Palmer , Euclid Martin , Joseph
Garneau , jr. . F. B. Klrkemlall , Dr. J. II.
Kinsler I , W. A. L. Gibbon. W. S. Shoemaker.
Henry 1 Estabrook , W. F. Gurloy , E. W. Sim-
eral , Frank liansom , C. V. Gallagher. C. J.
Smyth , James Creigbton , J. G. Gilmore ,
T. W. Blackburn , J. A. Huhl. The
Catholic clergy was represented by Iteverend
Fathers Colancri , Glauber. Monarty , Gillick ,
McDavitt and Conway. In the sea of faces
before the speaker'were many well known
in both public and private life , among them
Senator W. N. Babcock , John D. Howe , Dr.
U. M. Stone , llev. John Williams , Lcavitt
Burnham. .ludgo Estellc , D. J. O'Douahue ,
John Patrick , J. A. McShaua and vf. N. H.
Patrick.
There were many ladies in bright costume ,
and the occasion in its entirety was on& to
move a speaker to his best efforts , ns the audience -
dienco seemed heartily in accord with the-
sentiment expressed and was not at all chary
with its applause.
Father Slicrinnn' * Appearance.
At tho.right of the platform the Second
Infantry band was stationed. It opened the
program with nn overture , which was fol
lowed a moment later by "Marching Thro'
Georgia , " as Father Sherman advanced to
the front of the stage. His is a somewhat
striking figure , oven when clad in the con
ventional garb of the clergyman a medium
build , inclining somewhat to spareness , no
ticeably erect and with a somewhat military
bearing. The chin at once suggests aggres
siveness and determination , and the nose be
trays the Sherman , but the eye , though
bright and clear , brings no reproduction of
that Intensely piercing glance that charac
terized "Old Tccumsoh. " Still the
family features are there , and in
born fight , ready resentment and
aggressiveness stamp the educated
priest as a natural soldier. It wcro easier
to Imagine there tlio quick return of blow
for blow than the passive turning of a cheek
to receive the mate to the blow upon its fel
low. Father Sherman speaks somewhat
rapidly , nnd with all tlio lire and energy of
youth and perfect health. His diction and
delivery savor moro of the political stump
than of the pulpit. There is something mag
netic In that superabundant power and en
ergy , and It held that great audience last
night until the closo.
Father Sherman's Speech.
Father Sherman spoke In part , as follows ;
"When the last spike was driven In the
Union Pacific railway , and that vast work
was accomplished , there was u setting nt
rest , forever , of something of a national
dread lest , perchance , the Pacific
coast might endeavor to imltato the
south and , with bettor success , seek
to form an independent empire.
My father , I am proud to say , was among
the llrst to encourage that great cntcrprlso.
Ho was then a California banker and ho
materially assisted in seeing this great iron
link between the cast and west become u
riveted reality ,
"Tho fears of Callfornlan Independence
wcro well founded. If you remember , Call-
foinla would not accept our paper money
before this railroad was completed , but the
achievement of this grand enterprise gave
relief. That danger was obviated.
"It is but natural that hero on the western
shore of the Missouri river , at the terminus
of that transcontinental railroad , a thriving
metropolis should rest forovcr , to mark the in
terest of that mighty achievement in rail
road building. That metropolis is Omaha ,
and it has every indication of permanent
prosperity. But , at this moment a slight
cloud hangs over Omaha. It is the cloud
of religious war. On the fourth of
July last , there congregated in this city , in
this very hall , men and women who listened
to socialistic doctrines which , if carried out ,
would rend the ties of the nation , of homo ,
of hearthstone and of God , In a moment of
enthusiasm , carried away by some clover
speaker , many people mfplit bo deceived by
the blUzards of abuse , misrepresentation nnd
malicious calumny that those speakers might
use against the Hornan Catholic church , and
these people might applaud such dootrlno ,
applaud incitement to an infringement of the
reliclous liberty of Americans ,
"As I gaze about mo. hero tonight , nnd see
oo many intelligent races I am convinced
that the people that I now see before mo did
not constitute the audience upon that oeca
Eton , last July. [ Applause. ]
Cardinal Principle of the American State ,
"The right of religious liberty is ono of the
principles that made this glorious nation
It is not true Americanism to seek to trample
uoon the religious rlchts of our fellow citl
zens. [ Applause. ] By the term 'American
ism' I mean citizens of America , and b.v
America I mean the United [ States. A mut
may be a Canadian or a Mexican and bo ro
curded as an American. There Is
no such recognized adjective as
'United Statean.1 The term 'American
should distinctively belong to a citizen of the
United States. I hold the same opinion in
this respect as the distinguished James Gil
lespie Blulno. [ P-olongcd applause. ] H
paid that the United States 14 America and
America is ono. Yt hen I gay the doctrine o
America , I therefore mean the doctrine o
the United States and not the doctrine o
Canada , or Mexico. 1 believe in solo allegl
a nee to the principles of American indcpcn
denco , principles of liberty gained b ,
our t'l'cat-grandfathers vfhon they severe' '
ho strings that tied them to the skirts
f England. [ Applause. ) Americanism
not ono opinion a universal unanimity.
t includes , among other things , a com *
Inntlon of sentiments , differences of
pinion upon ninny subjects. Differences of
his kind , however , should bo settled openly
nd honorably and with some regard for
ruth. [ Applause. ] They should not bo
cttlod In secret lodges , where men's rights
ro trampled iix | > n. ( Prolonged applause. ]
"Patrick Henry and the forty men who
rained the constitution , which wns pur-
based by the blood of the revolution now
liroatcnod In Its strongest principle be-
ovod in open discussion on that sncrrd
ubjeot. No man over trot up nnd said that
cllglous liberty should bo restrained in
hose days. The first principle of America
s liberty , nnd especially rullglous liberty.
Vociferous applause. ] Kcllglon has vested
ights nnd should not bo thrown down as n
ro brand into the midst of political llfo.
'hero is discord enough In politics now.
Laughter and applause. ]
"Thesoealotis assassins of truth , thcso
roducts of secret organlrations that are
nti-Amerlcan In sentiment and principle.
alscly pratu that the Catholics nro seeking
o unite state nnd rliureh. I stand before
ou tonight as a citizen a proscribed cltl-
on. If you will. I might plead that my
ather fought for the union. ( Tremendous
pplause. ] Union means peace ; thcso nssas-
Ins moan war. Union means concord ; they
ucan discord. They nro men utterly op-
loscd lo principle. .
tilcn of Liberty.
"Dean Swift once said that if you want to
: ct au idol Into an Oiangoinati'a head you
irst should get an auger and bore a hole in
ils cranium and then drlvo the idea , in.
Laughter. ] So it Is with thcso Orangemen
vho nro seeking to stir up rullglous strlfo in
his country.
"Tho Orangeman's idea of liberty is to kill
sverybody who differs with him upon re-
Iglon. Laughter. ] Ho ilocs not realize
hat ho is committing treason in denying
religious liberty.
"When a cltizon of the United States
akcs the oath of nllcglanco ho agrees that
ill must have equal rights , and yet these so-
ailed exponents of American principles
vho have started this religious strife pro-
Toss great loyalty to the constitution upon
vliich this grand republic wns founded.
"If a man has a spark of manhood in his
> reast ho will resent being called n coward.
H Detroit , before a crowd of these unamcrl-
can people , J Tiurlcd the charge of cowardice
n tliclr teeth and proceeded to convince
hem that they were poltroons. No ono ro-
iciitcd it at that meeting ; no ono answered
ny argument. Hut the next day some In-
lividual came out in two columns of abuse In
i Detroit paper and signed himself 'U. 1C.
tooth. ' 1 don't know "what
the U. 1C. stood
or unless it meant unknown. [ Laughter
mil applause. ] I have never seen the inter-
or of ono of these secret society
edge rooms that make a specialty
if attacking Catholics. I imagine , that
he members sit on each other's laps and
iutf each other tremblingly for fear of the
)0pc. [ Laughter. | Tlio repeated and un-
ustiliablu attacks of these enemies of
{ oman Catholics nro absurd. It is a
tupeiutous parade of ignorance. In the
olebratcd Know Nothing campaign of the
last similar attacks were made nnd , 1 am
orry to say , resulted in prejudicing nianv
jconlo against the Catholic churcii , until
air-minded American citizens took the
ilatform and with two pistols on the table
n front of them , proceeded to talk reason to
he more r.xbld exponents of Know Nothing-
sin. There was soon a change of sentiment.
'ho people were convinced that there was
10 danger from the papal power. The papal
jowcr is a spiritual power and not a pollti-
al power. [ Applause. ]
Spiritual mill I'olltlcnl Allozlxnco.
"If the pope Imagined that ho had political
) owcvand called upon mo to renounce my al-
egiancn as an American citizen to the presi
dent of the United States , the cleetoJ chief
of the American natioh. I would resist the
) ope. [ Applause. ] If President Cleveland
sailed Upon mo to renounce my spiritual al-
cgiuncc Ukthc pope as vicar of Christ and
icad of the church , I would resent such an
Dterference. [ Applause. ]
"Monsignor Satolli. the pope's representa
tive nt Washington , is a modest llttlo Italian
gentleman. He is in this country mostly as
an arbiter and goes about his business like a
ilain everyday American citUcn. lie has no
strength to threaten a nation. lie is a man
without any shadow of physical force , and
there is none at his command. I therefore
cannot conceive how ho can endanger oven
ho power of a village magistrate. Why ,
.he other day ho obeyed the summons of a
Jersey Judge. [ Laugntcr. ] Yet this is the
nan who is pictured ns the standing menace
.o the safety of this great , powerful nation.
'
'Laughter. ] There Is no danger of papal
iggression dividing this country. The dan
ger in politics is not a spiritual one. [ Ap-
iluuse.J The idea Is ridiculous.
"Tho constitution says that there shall bo
no religious test for ofllce * It docs not seek
to ostracise Catholics irora the political
rights that every American cItucn should
possess. These men seek to stand in the
ivay of the constitution , like a man who puts
in orange blossom In his hat and jumps in
front of an express train that is going .sixty
miles an hour in thu hope of stopping it.
[ Laughter ] ,
( idling tlio ICniiiny nn tlio Itnn.
"General Stanton's idea of lighting was to
got his enemy on the run , then stick : i bay
onet In him and keep him on the run. That
Is the way wo should treat these people.
[ Applause. ] I fired the llrst gun In tills
camualgn at Detroit , at U. K. Booth , the
unknown assassin of the constitution. I
have got him on the run and 1 propose to put
the whole organization on the run , if It takes
every drop of llfo blood in my body.
[ Cheers. ]
"Kvery man , ono and all , who belongs to
the secret organization that seeks to tear
away constitutional rights is a traitor.
They are nil traitors , and , like Benedict
Arnold , they medltato for excuses for their
treason. Arnold's Ideas were somewhat
like theirs. Arnold's punishment shall bo
tlicirs also. [ Applause. ] Is there ono of
thcso cowards hero tonight that will get up
and declare his principle ! [ A pause nnd no
response. ] You may rcsi assured tncro are
some In the audience listening. [ Laughter. ]
If they arc afraid of a sheathed suord , what
would bo their fear of nn unsheathed sword ?
They make assertions utterly devoid of
truth. 1 say they uro liars. [ Applause. ]
"Among other assertions they say that
Gathollc.s cannot bo loyal Americans. How
about General Sherman [ tremendous
applause ] , Thomas Kwing. Captain Wash
ington of Comiuny A at Vlcksburg , Luka
Clark nnd thousands of men in blue that
fought for the Hag wo all love &o wollf
[ Cheer ; . ] It was a Homan Catholic that
planted the stirs and stripes on the parapet
nt Vlcksburg after three oilier union soldiers
had fallen in the attempt. It was n
Hornan Catholic who led the most
dashing charge on that occasion and fell just
outside ; ho trenches of the enemy. Had it
not been lor Irish bayonets nnd thu soldiers
who cnmo ever with Lafnvctto In the revo
lution , how would American independence
have been gained ! George Washington in
structed his soldiers not to speak against
the Catholic religion. Had it not been for
Komun Catholic assistance we would not ,
now bo a nation. [ Applauso. ]
1'ruromot tlio JCcpubllcuu I'ultli ,
"I could take from my quiver many moro
arrows barbed with silver that would re.icl ;
your hearts and disprove this silly asscrtloi :
that Koman Catholics wcro not loyal Amor
leans. Who over neard of the 'loyalist
party in America In politics ! I nin not a
politician , though my sympathies Jean 'to the
principles of the republican purty , [ Major
Furay "Bully lor you , " laughter and op-
plauso.j There Is the republican party and
there 1s the democratic party , the populist
party and other parties , but no 'loyalist1
party exists. "
It Will Ho Fair Toiluy In Nebraska To !
lowed bjhhoivera. .
WASHINGTON , D. O. , May 25. Forecast for
Friday : For Nebraska and Iowa Fair Fri
day , preceded tonight and tomorrow by
thowors in southeastern Iowa ; slightly
warmer ; east winds.
KorSouth Dakota Generally fair , easterly
winds.
. . . . .
LAWS AGAINST THE CHINESE
That Patsed by Congress on May 0 , 1082 ,
Must Bo Higidly Enforced ,
INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMS OFFICERS
Secretary Curltiilo IMIU < n Clrculnr I.e-ttor
for Tlu-lr Olllilitnrc It Don Not Ito-
latv tn thu ruinim * Do try
i\ulimlou : Act.
WASIIIN-OTOS , 1) . C. , May S , " . . In order that
there may bo uniformity of action among
collectors of customs and a thorough under ,
staualng on their part on the construction
of existing laws on the Chinese- question ,
Secretary Carlisle has written a letter of in
struction ou the subject.
The letter , it Is staled , does not relate to
the Geary exclusion act , and makes no
change in the orders already Issued. Tlio
letter reads as follows :
WASHINGTON. 1) . U. , May ! > ( . -Collector ot
Customs , : suwurk : Slr-lty department cir
cular ilnteil tliti'ttli hist , tint nlllcert of thli
dcniutment wcui Instiui'ttul in lofrntn from
making arrests undc-r ( lie piuvlslons of thu neb
apHiimMl.Mliyri.lBbU , entitled , "Au Act to
I'rciliHi t HID L'tiiuhm or riilnoHO Persons lulu
' the United Mates , " until nlliernlsu directed.
1 his order UMiialns In foreo so fur a * It
applies lo CldnoKu persons who Imvo failed
lo obtain curllllcnU" * of ie lili > neu iiudor
Hi" imivlsloiiH or tlm Oth section
of Mild act , but whit otherwise will not Imvo u
rlnht to r-Miialn lu Uiu United Stiito * . U IN
kminn , however , that great iiutiibors ot
riilni'su laborers Imvo i-ntcml tlm Dnllcit
btntes In violation of the provisions of the ucb
approved .May O.Jf-ua , us uini'iulcd by the uc&
approved July b , 18HI , uiiiiof the net approved
October 1 , 1BHH. .Many of these personn Imvo
obtained admission up in falsu vjnrmentutiou
Hint they word not laborers but merchants
uiid others havy entered olamlostlnoly from
contiguous fmuicn tcnltory. Inviting your
uttiintlon to thu lli-M. second Ihlrd.
fourth and llflli sections or thu net nptlrovoct
Mny 5. 180'J. ontlllod , "An Aet to Prohibit thn
n > inlnior < . 'lilii"so IVrsuns Into the United
States , " wliU'h eontlniie < In forco. tlm provi
sions of the mt'vloiH acts prohimthiKthu
comliiK Inio this country of Ohlneso Inbnrert
andpioxldiiitf foi the trial , linprlaoniiiniit unit
deportation of su.'b pcr uns , nho , iindor mild
laws ans found lo In- not lawfully entitled tn
remain In Hut United States. ym urodliecluil
to use .ill thu moans under your control to
vigorously unfoKv said piovlslons of law unit
to tnku sueli ini'Hsiiics ' us may bo neee.ssnry to
sei'tui ) thoariest and proseeullon of Oldneso
laboiurs who are uniiblo to show that tluiy
Imvo obtained lawful admission Into tlio
United Stales. J. o. CAIU.ISU : , Secretary.
TIM : DOWN IIXl'CNSKS.
Cnlnnco nt llio Cm-noil C'lcy .Mint Will Ilo
Suspended Alter iluno 1.
WAMIINOTON , 1) . C. , May 25. Owing to the
small amount of gold bullion deposited , about
$100,000 per month , and the heavy expense
of coinage at the mint at Carson City , Nov. , ' J
Secretary C.ulislohas directed the suspen
sion of coinage at that mint after June 1.
Gold and silver bullion will , however , bo re
ceived for parting and refining. Gold de
posits will bo paid lor in coin or line bars , as
preferred by depositor. Kcturns for silver
deposit will bo made In imparted or ilnu bars ,
as desired. The purchases of sil
ver bullion under the act of Julv ,
14 , 18IO ! , will bo continued
heretofore. The forces in the mints at Phlr-
adelphia and Nuw Orleans will probably
soon bo reduced. With the suspension oC
coinage at Carson City the coinage of silver
dollars -will bo discontinued for the present
as there is no demand for this class of
money ? _ " _
Approved by Cliivclnnd ,
WASHINGTON- . U. , May ! T > . President
Cleveland lias approved the deal 'of the
Choctaw and Chick'isaw nations for the
right and title to the leased lands in Indian
Territory , lormcrly occupied by the Arapa-
boo and Choycmio Indians , but now consti
tuting a portion of Olclahoan Territory , for
which the sum of $ > JU'J1,4I5 was appropri
ated by the Indian appropriation act of f ' ,
March I ! , lb',11. ' These nations were required
to execute releases and conveyances to i\5-
linquisli their claim In manner and form sat
isfactory to the president. 1'resideiit Harrison
risen declined to approve the deeds submit
ted lor release of the lands. The approval
of President Cleveland makes the appropria
tion immediately av.ill.iblo and tbo money
will bo paid to the accredited agents of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations.
U'llslllliKtiill Notoi.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 23. Chief Harris
of the Chcrokco nation , has published it
notice asking bids for the sale of $0,040,000 ,
of the bonds authori/.nd to bo issued under
net of congress of March : ) , Ib'Jll.
There is some reason to believe that Gen
eral Carlin , the newly appointed brigadier
general , will soun bo assigned to the com
mand of the Department of the Columbia.
An order was issued nt the War depart
ment today transferring company D , ICIghth
cavalry , Captain iK. A. Goodwin from Fort
Mcado , S. D. , to Kort Leaven worth , Kan.
New Jllnlsioi- tlm NiahcrlumU.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 25. The presl- f--
dent lias appointed W , 10. Quinby of MIehl- | ;
gan minister tn the Netherlands'i i i
Mr. Quhiby is the cdltor-ln-chlef and
principal proprietor of the Detroit Free
Press , with which ho has been connected for
thirty-three years.
Wll.l * T.IKK 1'ltOMl'T ACTION. I
\VorId' Fair MnuacrrH Will Ilo Knjolned *
Ironi Opening HID < IUIH on Hundiiy. ' '
WASHINGTON' , D. C. , M-iy 25.As the result |
of United States District Attorney Mil-
Christ's talk with Atnorney General Olnoy
yesterday , ho Inft last niirlit with explicit
instructions that If ho should find on arrival
at Chicago that tbo plan is still adhered tote
to open the World's fair on Sunday , "to pro-
sen the matter to thu federal court and nsk
for an Injunction , or any other legal process
which the facts would warrant ami whloh
would prevent the violation of the laws of
the United States. "
District Attorney Mllchrlst lost no tlmo in
complying with thn instruction. ' ! of the at
torney general. Ho telegraphed nhetid to
Assistant District Attorney Hand , Instruct
ing him to prop.iru a bill for an Injunction
restraining tlio management of the lulr from
opening the gates next Sunday , The bill
will bo filed ns soon us it can bo prepared ,
probably Friday or Saturday.
ForMut ) UxlilblU Withdrawn.
CHICAGO , 111. , May 25At the mooting of
the national \Vorld's Fair commission this
afternoon a communication was received
from Director General Davis informing the
commission that ho hud received notice from
all the foreign commissioners of the with
drawal of their exhibits from competition
for awards , i'.s thu system of judging pro
posed was wholly unsatisfactory.
The protest and notice of withdrawal ,
signed by all the representatives of foreign
governments having exhibits , was then
read and a heated discussion followed as to
whether the matter nhould bo referred to
the council of administration or to the com *
mittoo of awards.
Director of Works llurnham Issued notlca
tonight that the gtac * would bo open on Su
day to the public.
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Knrouta to Ills I'nit at Duty.
CHICAGO , III. , May 15. ! [ Special Telegram
to'lncBm : . ] Ex-Stato Senator John Mat
tes of Nebraska City is In town taking a
look at the fair before leaving for his poit ot
duty in Germany , He was recently ap
pointed by Secretary Alorton as a special
commissioner to look after the interests of
United States food exports under the pres
j ent German law. It will bo Mr. Mullet *
duty to see that the interests of the Ameri
cans are protected. To aid him in his work !
ho will acquaint himself with the method *
employed in selecting meats for for lgu ship ,
incut in Chicago , which furnishes the greater
portion of the suipm nu to the German
port * .
