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/ OMAHA i DAILY BEE i ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. MONDAY * APRIL 15 , 1805. SINGLE COLT 3TEVE CENTS. UNEARTHED ANOTHER CRIME Eccjnd Body Found in Emanuel Baptist Church at San Francisco , HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE APRIL 3 Win 11 Friend of.MU * William * , Whose Dend JloilyViin I'uituil Tlioro Ilio li y llo- foru N.IIIIO I'nMuii Huppnsoil to ] | .ivo Committed llutli Crlinci. SAN FRANCISCO , April 14. The Emanuel Ilaptlst church , on Ilartlett street , between Twenty-second and Twenty-third , In this city , has been the scene of two ot the most atrocious murders ever committed In the state. Yesterday the mutilated and murdered body ot Minnie Williams was found In the library of the edifice. Today the nude body of Dlancho Lament was found In the tower of the same church. The same hand , the authorities believe , slew both girls , and W. II. T , Uurant , the young man suspected of both crimes , Is now In custody. Illanche Lament nnd Minnie Williams were members of the Emanuel Ilaptlst church and members of the Sunday school class. The former was a student at the normal school on Powell street In this city ; the latter was a companion in a family In Alameda , across the bay from the city. Iloth were 21 years old , brunettes and pretty and modest girls. Hoth had been the recipients of attentions from a young medical student named W. II. T. Durant , who Is also the librarian of the church and the secretary of the Young Pee ple's society of the church. On April 3 Mls § Lament disappeared. Dili gent search failed to reveal any trace of her whereabouts , and her aunt , Mrs. Noble , with whom she had been living , was totally unable to throw any light on the affair. Miss Lament mont came from Dillon , Mont. , several months ago , having been In San Francisco for her health , and at the same time to attend the normal school to perfect herself as a teacher. The last person seen In her company wns W. H. T. Durant , a young medical student , who. It seems , had been on friendly terms with the missing girl. DURANT ANSWERED DESCRIPTION. On Saturday morning at 11 o'clock the mutilated body of Minnie Williams was found In the library of the church on Bartlett - lett street. The girl had been assaulted and her remains were cut and hacked , she having evidently died from loss of blood. On further examination It was found that she had been gagged , the assailant tearing part ot her underclothing nnd thrusting it down her throat with a sharp stick , badly lacerating the tongue. Two witnesses state that they saw a young man and a young woman , the fdrmer answering the description of Durant and the latter that of Minnie Williams , enter the church. Following this clew , the police nt once put the residence.of Durant under surveillance. Miss Williams lived with friends In Alameda , who gave her a home until she could secure a position. She had been a regular attendant of the Emanuel church , having formerly lived In that neigh borhood , but on the separation of her father and mother had moved to Alameda. Friday morning the Morgan family , with whom she had lived , packed their household goods. Intending to leave for Tacoma , and Miss Williams had removed her possessions to the house of Mrs. Voy , near the church. Friday evening she was to have attended a meeting of the Young People's society of the Emanuel church at Dr. Vogcl's house. At 7:15 : o'clock Eho left Mrs. Voy's house to attend the meeting , taking n latch key with her. She never appeared there. About the same time Durant left .bin home on Fair Oaks street In the sauio vicinity , bound for the same meeting. At 8 o'clock Durant met .Philip Perkins anil asked him Gome questions about u trip to Mount Diablo , which the signal corps , of which he was a member , was to make next day. At 9:30 : he appeared nt Dr. Vogel's residence , where the Young People's meeting was In progress , and none wcro merrier than 1 ho during the remainder of the evening. At 11 o'clock ho left with a party of young people ple and went home. The next morning Du rant arose eirly and went with his comrades of the signal .corps to Mount Diablo , fifty miles away. RETURNED THE GIRL'S RINGS. The two murders were so closely connected that It Is now necessary to refer to the La mont. case. Yesterday Mrs. Noble , the aunt of Miss Lament , received through the malls u paper containing the four rings worn by * " * her nleco the day she disappeared. On the paper were written the name and address of Theodore Durant. This , together with the fact that Miss Williams , an Intimate friend of Miss Limont , had been heard to say that she knew Ulancho had been murdered , but had refused to tell what she know and how , led the police to suspect that the same man who had killed Miss Williams had slain Miss Lament , and , that learning that Miss Wil liams knew of his first crime , he attempted further concealment by committing a second murder. Late last night the detectives had about decided that Durant had murdered Miss Wil liams , and this theory was further strength ened this morning when , after making a thorough search of the Emanuel church , the dead and outraged body of Miss Lament was found concealed In the steeple. Death had been caused by strangulation. The body was lying Just Inside of the tower room , nude and on the floor. Around the neck there were a few streaks , the marks of lingers that had been pressed deep Into the tender flesh. The month was open , showIng - Ing the regular teeth , The features wcro badly distorted , the mouth being drawn down at ono corner , and the lips were swollen and bloodstained. The noso.was the only feature that retained Its original shape , for the cheeks were bloated. The girl's light brown hair was matted with dirt and hung loosely about her shoulders. The body was In the last stages of decomposition , the odor emanating from the remains having reached the nostrils of the dote'ctlves before they opened the dcor. When the officers reached the head of the italrs they found the door leading Into the tower room locked. They broke In the door. It wns so dark they could not sec. and one of the officers struck a match. As the light flared up they saw before them the dead body of the girl for whom they were searching. The body was taken to the morgue , where It was placed on a slab by the side of Minnie Williams. CROWDS RAPIDLY GATHERED. As soon as the news became known Im- mcnrn crowds surrounded the church and had ulof to be kept back by the police. The chief of j > olloo sent for Rev. Dr. Gibson , pastor of tht church , and the report became current that ho had been accused cf the crimes and had been arrested. Then the crowds surged to tow Dr. Gibson's * house and the excitement grew morc > Intense. It soon had spread all over the city. Extra papers wcro gotten out and thousands of people flocked to the scene from all over the city. The rumors of tho. st were later denied , and It became known at Dr. Gibson and the icxton of the church had been merely cslled to tell what they knew. At C o'clock came the nowi that Durant had been arrested at W.ilnut Creek on the roml to Mount Diablo , He was caught by Detective Anthony , who left In pursuit of him early this morning. The detective and his prisoner left en the next train for San Fran- clico , where , the-y arrived thU evening. An other Immense crowd bad KAthcred at the ferries to see thu rusprctcd murderer come In , but n detachment of police was In wait ing and they kept the rrowi' back. Durant was hustled Into u patrol wagon and whirled away to the city prison , where he was locked up , The police are certain they hav ? the rlgh * man , They claim ti have two wilncmea who taw Durant ami Mits Williams In company .last Friday night , and also eta1 * ! Upl wtcn a ioarch was made of Durant * LPII * t .day tli t ( n the pccKei of tit coat wan ! wjid ; a purse which Miss Williams Is known to have j carried Friday night. Durant Is about 23 years old and was born and raited In the * neighborhood In which the murders occurred. He Is a graduate of the Coggeswell High echool and has been studyIng - Ing medicine for a year. He Is a member of the Second brigade signal corps and was assistant superintendent of Kmanuel church Sunday school. He was always of a quiet disposition , and his friends refuse to believe. In spite of the evidence , that ho committed the crime attributed to him. The police , however , think that Durant Is another Jack the Ripper , with a mania for murder. They state that It Is highly probable that Durant Is responsible for the killing of Eugene Ware , a young drug clerk , who was found stabbed to death several months ago In the store where he worked. No trace was ever found of the assassin , and the theory Is that Durant killed him. No motive for this murder was discovered , and tlie fiendish cruelty of It ( Ware was stabbed In eighteen places ) leads to the belief that It was the work of an In sane person. Durant's parents are highly es teemed people of the district In which they live. His father U chief engineer In Huck- Ingham & Hgcht's large shoe factory , nnd , while not rich , has been able to give his chil dren a good education and start them in life. Detective Anthony met Durant and his com panions coming back from Mount Diablo. They were In uniform and had been on a signalling expedition. When Durant wns placed under arrest his comrades at first wanted to resist the officer , but finally suf fered him to be taken to Walnut Creek , where the officer and Durant boarded a train for San Francisco. DURANT MAKES A STATEMENT. When they arrived at the prison , as already described , Durant , In his regimentals , wns taken to the chief's olllce and suhj-jcted to a searching examination. He acted very cuol , nnd even when arrested by Anthony and told t'nat Miss Lament's body had been f : und , did not lese his nerve , although he appeared greatly shocked. After the examination by the chief Durant was taken to a cell , where he was Joined by his parents and a lawyer. He made the following statement to the Asso ciated press : "The last time I met Miss Lament was on the morning of the day she disappeared. We | talked about books and I promised to bring a book for her to prayer meeting that night. Miss Lament did not come to I'ne meeting and the following day , Friday , I took the book to her house and gave It to her sister. The latter told me that Illanche had gone to school , evidently trying to keep the fact of her disappearance secret. That Is all I know of the Lament case. The last time I saw Minnie Williams was three week ? ago. " When confronted by the evidence that Miss Williams' purse had been found in tils pocket Durant gave the following explanation : "I was going from the meeting at Dr. Vogel's Friday night when my foot struck a small object on the sidewalk. I picked it up and found It was a small mirror. Near by was a purse , which I also picked up. I took both home with me , Intending to toll my folks of my find. It was late , however , and I went right to bed. In the morning I was In a hurry to get away with the signal corps nnd forgot all about It. " POLICE TAKE EXCEPTIONS. The po'lce t.k1 excertlons : o Durant's state , ment that 'no had not seen Miss Williams for three weeks. They say they can prove that they saw him with her on Monday or Tuesday , and possibly later. From all appearances Miss Lament was not murdered In the room where her body was found. The body had been dragged to t'ne belfry stairs and Into the tower room. Her clothing was found stuffed Into various corners of the room. About I'ne time this morning that Miss Lament's body wns found the congregation of Emanuel church were on their way to at tend Easter service. When they arrived , however , and learned tit the frightful crime they fled horror-stricken from the spot. The church was locked and guarded all day. In his statement to the police Rev. Dr. Gibson asserts his belief In Durant's Inno cence , but Is imnblo to offer any theory as to tlm guilty party. This much can bo said for Durnnt , lie did not act like a guilty man when arrested , and his preparations to leave were made without concealment and before the murder of Miss Williams. Even the po- llcj are forced to admit that It seems Incred ible that he would commit such a crime un less afflicted with a mania for Omt sort of work. No charge has been entered against Durant. " 11.11) llKrTKIC H.ll'R lKT 11131 GO.WJ. | Attempts to Dotnlu u Jeiitnut lluilitml l.cuilK to I > mu > ! o Mnnlor. CLEVELAND , April 14. At 4 o'clock this morning John SeJImr , a Bohemian laborer aged 28 years , shot and Instantly killed Carl RIchter , aged 35 , and fatally wounded Albert RIchter , aged 22 , the brother of his first victim. Two hours later the murderer was found dead In a cell at the central police I station , where he had been taken after his arrest. The shooting occurred at 99 Poplar street. Carl RIchter , with his brother nnd his wife and five children , lived at that num ber. Scjhar lived at the rear In a house owned by the Rtchters. Yesterday afternoon Sejhar purchased a revolver and a pair of shoes for his wife. When he reached home ho gave the shoes to his wife , telling her that was the last pair he would ever buy her , as ho was going away. In the evening Sejhar went over to the RIchter house , and there he met the two . brothers and August Schlegcl , They sent out for a keg of beer nnd began to drink. The merrymaking continued until after mid night. Once or twice Sejhar referred to his new revolver , and once he went to the door , firing two or three shots line the yard to show his companions that the weapon was all right. During the carousal which fol lowed the Rlchters demanded to know why Sejhar was going away. Then when Sejhar got up and tried to leave they forcibly de tained him and the shooting ensued. Sejhar was arrested later at the house of his sister. An hour after Scjhar was locked up at the central police station his dead body was found hanging from the grating of the cell door. Ho had hanged himself with one of his suspenders. Tha police claim to have dis covered that Sejhar was Jealous of the atten tions which' Carl RIchter had paid to Mrs. Sejhar , and they believe tlint the shooting by Scjhar was premeditated. t'.l.V ACOUUXT FUlt .11,1 , llS WK.lT.Tll. Kx'Mcltcr ut tlm CIIMIHI Mint Sny llo Cun Nhnw Whom IllOlo-icy Cnmo I'min. RENO , Nov. , April 14. The arrest of As- slstant Meltcr Jones of the Carson mint , hap cuccil much Interest , an3 there are a multi tude of rumors afloat. Jones' examination will bo held Thursday before UnltoJ States Commissioner Edwards at Carson. Jones was In Reno today with the Knights Templars to attend Easter services and was Interviewed by tlu > Associated press reporter. He said he could prove where every dollar he Is worth and has spent during the last five years wa made , and claims all his accumulations are legitimate. There has been a theory advanced that he was nrrcstcd In hope of making his "tell what he knowtf. " Those closest to him scolT nt the Idea of tils liclng In any way responsible for the shortage. He refund to discuss hs ; arrest at this time. Hu understood that the govern ment secret service officers know the where abouts of James Heaney , the man accused of disposing of a quantity of granulated gold at the Reno reduction works , and that he will shortly be arrested. It Is alto understood that Hrancy has al ready employed attorneys. There Is talk of wholesale arrests being made , Involving heads of departments of the works. At the exam ination Thursday the government officials will bVniaJo to Olsclore their theories of how the shortage occumJ. CIHI f omul to uTtriMitv.rivitYfnrOlil Murder PENVEH. April Il.-Davld IMtrlck. a wealthy farmer In Mlwowl , tout teen miles east of Kur.H.-ijj city , ba-j confined Unit his Htilit name IK OwrsI'ltrM : ami that h- Ili'd fiom Jnvcr tw nr- ; my vsi sig'i aft < > r being H"l ] < tttl f. r mur : cr Ifo nUlc.l In lynch.up .lum'u ' ONfil. wlia h. lullev \ \ to hi > u Mr L'-ii July 1" . 170. He has af reed | to conu bail ; , Hd utr.n 1 tml. BRITISH MEET WITH A CHECK Detachment Operating Ag.xinnt Umra Khau Narrowly Escapes Capture. COLONEL COMMANDING IT WAS KILLED Nntlvcg Destroyed n Bridge unit Separated Tlit'tn from the Mnln Army anil Do- coycil Them Into the HIIU Ite- trcnt Comliicteil with llmvery. | SIMLA , April 14. The guides and Infantry belonging to the brigade of General Water- field , part of the force operating against Umra Khan of Jnndot , were detached from the brigade - ado and sent across the Pungjkora river to reconnolter and to chastise some villagers , who bad been firing on the British camp. The British met a strong force of the enemy and were compelled to retreat , covered by an artillery flre from the camp. Colonel Baty was killed and several others of the British force were wounded. The na tives showed great determination and are | still In force on the Pungjkora river. The third brigade has joined the first and second brlgado at Sado. The i atlves kept up a flro on the British whllo the latter were engaged In construct ing a raft bridge over the river. The bridge was finally finished , and Colonel Uaty , who was In command of the guides , crossed over safely with orders to form a camp In the morning and destroy the native villages. The enemy , finding that their flre had not pre vented the completion of the bridge , decided to destroy It. During the night they threw Immense logs Into the river above the bridge. These wcro caught In the rapid current and carried down with great force against the frail bridge , smashing It to pieces. With the destruction of the bridge , Colonel Baty and his party were cut off from the main body of the British forces. Colonel Baty , however , procc-eded Into the hills to punish the natives. Ho scon signaled across the river to General Waterficld that two hostile bodies were ap preaching. General Waterflell signaled back orders for Colonel Baty to retreat. General Waterfleld's forces covered tlie retreat with their mountain battery nnd maxim guns , which were moved to the bank of the river for this purpose. Colonel Baty executed the retreat In a mas terful manner. When liotly pressed by the enemy , a halt would be made and a withering flro poured Into the pursuers , whose confusion would enable the British forceto retire. This practice succeeded until the British reached a wide place , when , through fear of hitting their men. General Waterllel'J's hitting'l told to ccoso firing , leavlrg Colonel Baty to depend upon his own resources , and the enemy tried to cut oft the retreat to the river and the | acpcct of affairs looked very serious. The retreat , however , continued In an orderly manner. One section would halt and fire to cover the retreat of the others , and woul return to their comrades btforc the native would again start In pursuit of them. Thes < tactics were followed until the enemy was In thirty yards of the river. Colonel Baty was killed by a bullet Just as the British go within hailing distance of General Water field's camp. The enemy lost heavily. It 1 : reported now they have dispersed. Material : are being hurried forward for the construe tton of a suspension bridge across the river , DIU.AY.S MAIM ; 1111 : .MIKADOVIAKY. . Took the -Mutter of ( irantlng nil Arml.ttlco Into Ills Own Hindu. VICTORIA , II. C. , April 14. The steam ship Sikh , fourteen days from Yokohama.ar rived yesterday. The Associated press cor respondent , writing under date of March 31 , says : The subject of LI Hung Chang's long tele gram to Peking on March 22 Is now known. Before his departure from China the Japanese had signified In emphatic language that .no proposal for nn armistice could be considered at the conference , hut notwithstanding their admonition , the envoy pleaded so carnstly for this boon that Count Ho and Viscount Matu finally consented to name certain con ditions upon which a temporary suspension of military movements might be granted. These conditions were that the Taku fort should bo Immediately occupied by a Japanese force and t'ne control of the railway from Shan-Hal- Kwan and Tlen-Tsln surrendered. Jt Is re ported that LI displayed greater anxiety with regard to the truce than concerning the ulti mate provisions for peace. The response of the Chinese court to Japan's proposition Is not known , for the emperor at Hiroshima suddenly took the direction of this part of the business Into his own hands. Ho sum moned Count Ito to an audience nnd an nounced his voluntary concession of nn armis tice , without Imposing conditions of any kind , In order to show Ills consciousness of tha an noyance nnd embarrassment suffered by the ambassador In consequence of the delay in the negotiations. YKLI.OW FKVi-.K hl'UI.ADINO IN CUU.t. linn no Terror for the Natives uut Miiy I'rnvo SertniK for Spniiliird * . CHICAGO , April II. Surgeon General Wy- man has received a letter from United States Consul Wyatt at San Diego , dated March 30 , Informing him that during the first part of ' the month three deaths from yellow fever occurred. The mortality the last fifteen days ho says Is probably heavier on account of the presence of 5,000 recruits for the Spanish army. Fever has not entirely died out dur ing 1'iie winter and has started in a new malignant form , and with the revolution on hand the summer promises to be exceedingly unhealthy. Mr. Hyatt adds : "The Cubans themselves are practically exempt from the ravages of the fever , and have , therefore , but llttlo to fear In thu direction. llniitl of lnsurg ntii Uiiroutril mill L'npturcil , HAVANA , April 14. A report reaches hero ' from Palmyrlte , a village In Santiago de Cuba , ot an engagement between government forces and Insurgents near that place Tlie government forces were made up of regular Infantry and a number ot volunteers , while the Insurgents were under the command of Brigadier General Flor Crombet , who. It is said , was killed. Major Fostler and Tomas Salnz , secretary of Major General Maceo , were taken prisoners by the government forces. Ono lieutenant was wounded. General - , eral Estruda surrendered all the , men be longing to Macco's expedition. Troops are In pursuit of the rest of the party. I'lill Hroku ( lilt nf the Uinc- BARCELONA. April H. In the course of a bull fight here today the enraged bull Jumped over the barriers nnd among the spectators. A wild rush wns ut once made for the exits and In the stampede many persons were Injured. The employes of the bull ring made nn attempt to capture the bull , but they could not da so and finally u civil Kuard fir oil at him with his carbine , killing the animal nnd one of the spectators. AH soon as It wns known the bull was dead the spectators icsumed their peats and tha entertainment proceeded ns though nathlng out of the ordinary hail happened , American iiitilrin | Arrive ! ut Colon. COLON. April U. The American squad ron , In command of Almlrnl Meaile , arrived here today. A ball will bo given In honpr of the olllcers. It Is reported two vessels of the ytjiKiiIrcn will leave 'shortly for Grey. town , Nicaragua. I'rlurr IConnt : u i-tilU for China. HIROSHIMA. April 14.-Prlnce Komatsu. cfcorleil by throe meu-of-wor. Balled today for SlilinonrHcKI , whence he w'll ' proceed to dike command of the Japanese troops In Ch'rso. ' _ Su | > | ) o ei | Ito iliriM I'rovo tin A'l it , PUirt.ti , April IK-l'rnnk M. Miller and A I ! Whltr , who were arrested here on f.\\\tf \ \ Ion of being the Cripple Creek Mage n bl > r ? . huvo l > ttrii ! turned loose , their claim f liavr o jiut come from Oklahoma being I verified. JAMKS If. SCOTT JIKH JlVIHiKSKr. | Apoplexy r.mli the Crirrer of the Publisher ' of the Clilc.iRO Tlmen'lleriili ! . NEW YORK , April 14. James W. Scott , proprietor of the Chicago Tlinns-Herald and the Chicago Evening Post , illwl this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Holland house , this city. His death was very "sudden , He complained cf a pain In his left side this morning and a doctor was called , who said the pain arose from the passage of ostono from t'ne bladder and administered morphine. At 1 o'clock Mr. Scott became unconscious and the doctor was summoned again. Ho found apoplexy had supervened , probably brought on by the pain , and Mr. Scott died without recovering con sciousness. Mrs. Scott nnd a llttlo niece were the only relatives with him. Dr. Irwln , the attending physician , said : "Mr. Scott's death was duo to apoplexy. Ho was a short man and very stcut. 1 have no doubt there was a fatty degeneration of the heart. Mr. Scott had long suffered from renal calculus. This was specially troublesome thli morning and Mr. Scott did not leave his room. The agony caused him to thrash about his bed , and the exertion burst a blcod vcasjl In tlie brain and caused his death. The kidney trouble had nothing to do with his death , le- yoml the fact It caused the activity which brought on the attack. " The funeral will take place In Chlrtgo , but no date has as yet been fixed. Mr. Scott's body will be conveyed to that city tomorrow afternoon by the West Shore limited. The newspaper men of this city will make ar rangements to escort the body to that city. They will liold a meeting tomorrow morning to complete arrangements. CHICAGO. April II. James Wllmot Scott was born In Walworth county , Wisconsin , In June , IS 19. When n boy his parents removed to Galena , 111. , where they both remained until they died. The elder Scctt was for many years postmaster of Galena , having been ap pointed by Grant. James W. passed through the public schools of Galena nnd was then sent to Belolt ( WIs. ) college , w'nero he spent two years In the academic course. Leaving college ho went for n short time to New York City , where W was engaged In business , but occasionally contributed to the press. While thus employed he secured an appointment In the government printing office In Washington. In 1S72 he left the capital and started n small weekly paper In Prince George county , Maryland. Not finding this field broad enough , the young man returned to the west , and at his father's home , Galena , started a weekly paper called the Press. One year later he left this venture and came to Chicago. His first undertaking Int'nls city wns to start n trade paper , called the National Hotel Reporter ' , which has since grown to be of some importance , In which Mr , Scott retained sa sc Interest until his death. After several attempts to convert the Hcttl Reporter Into n general newspaper , Mr. Scqtt surrendered the management [ to his partner and Joined a num ber of other young men In' founding the Chicago cage Herald in 1881. Two of Mr. Scott's associates were David Henderson , the well known theatrical manager , jind Will D. Eaton. 'l In 1891 most of Mr. Scottfs ( associates left the I company to make way lor.Mr. . . John R. Walsh . , who had acquired a 'controlling In terest. Mr. Scott and 'Mr , Walsh remained In the closest business and. personal relations until March. 189S , when Mr. Walsh sold to Mr. Scctt his Interest In the Herald and the Evening Post , which 'nad been'founded by the company In 1890. The Intervening years saw the growth of the Herald from n struggling sheet to a large and influential newspaper. Mi1. Scott began as business manager , but si.cn became publisher and editor of both the Herald and the Evening post. Meantime his life was filled with other matters. He was for yearu president of the American News paper Publishers association , body which ho was largely Instrumentpl Ju. founding. For three consecutive terms lie7w'as president of the Chicago Press club. , ft& was a member" of every club of Importance In Chicago ; nnd also of the Clover club of Philadelphia. In addition hi was consp'lcudus In all social and fubllc movements of Importance. Mr. Scott ws a numbsr of the board'of directors of the World's fair , at one time declining the presidency. Ho was the president of the famous Fellowship club , formed to entertain distinguished guests to the fair , from Us founding until his death. On March 30 last the Herald was merged with the Times of Chicago as the Chicago Times-Herald , Mr. H. W. Hawley of the Times becoming manag ing editor and Mr. Scott 'the cdltor-ln-clilef and manager , holding a controlling Interest In the stcck. His death occurred Just as he had consummated the crojvnlng plan of his llfo to own and control bsolutely a great newspaper , and while he \ < as on the crest of the wave of popular favorj' Mr. Scott married In ISTffMiss Carrie Grewi of Lyle , Dupage county , all. , who survives him. He h&d no children. irro.w/.v on. .ii/j.v Miic'ti K\COVK.I KH. foiiflilrnt tlm I'roaont Ilillge In 1'ntroloum ' MPIUIII Much foil Thru ) . CASPER , Wyo. , April 14. The rise In the Standard Oil company's product In the east has caused an advance of ' a/tisnts p r gallon at the storage tanks here. ' Wyoming oil men are jubilant over the prospects of a rise In lubricating oil , which .Is pumped di rectly from the wells In these fields In a marketable condition. All oX these oils are finding a ready market , and It Is expected their prices will go up with the Standard's. ' Today , a sample run ot Illuminating oil was made , and It Is a beautiful water white , fully up to the Standard test. There Is con siderable activity in oil land holdings , and there ore many Inquiries from , eastern cap italists. More attention Is now attracted to the Wyoming fields than ever before , being conceded that they must be one of this coun try's final supply points , as Is evidenced by the present eastern shortage. The Salt creek producing wells now number five , with No. 0 very nearly finished , and the piping and material now In transit ( o complete six more. XTRIKRItS JIUIXO SUIT foil . } Claim to I Hi vi ) lleiui Arri-fl'.o < l Without Ciitun nn Complnlnt of Itilllrimil OllleliiU. MILWAUKEE. April 13. The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul company has been served with the summons | n the suit to be brought for heavy damage ? , growing out of the big strike of the American Hallway union and the consequent arrest of alleged ringleaders In this city. , The suits are 'being brought by two or the-men who were arrested last July on comnlalnt of E. W. McKenna , then assistant $ * neral stiperln tendent of the St. Paul company , nnd now connected with the Great Northern. ' I Although the suit It * brought by Indlvld- unlsIt is probable that .Eugene Debs and ' the A. U. U. are behind It , ; tinil If It proves successful similar suits promise to spring tip all over the big syHt'em of the Bt. Paul. The ' suit Is brouglxflrrbulfulf of John J. , O'Hourko nnd Robert lilato and the prin cipal allegations are false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Jn addition to this Is the claim of damages resulting from being placed On the black list. On this line the buttle Is expected to ra e. O'Hourke and Hlalr were arrested on charges of con- t-plracy In the stopping of & mail train at tlie union depot. On. the preliminary exam ination they were dlschurgtt ) . In the sut brought by O'Hourke und Ul ir. E. W. Mc Kenna Is made joint defendant with the \ railroad company , as it iH'dalmetl It wns through his Information the .arrests were caused. On Track of Trutn ItohUer Perry. FISHKILL , LANDING , N. Y. , April 14.- The authorities of the 'Mattwan. asylum are at last on the track of Oliver Curtis Perry , ' the notorious train robber , 'and the chances of catching him seem good. On Thursday night the hoiive of .Emll Schornfelds , near Hnghsonvllle. was entered by a burglar { ! who turns out to have beenPerry. . NEW YORK. April H.-Presldent James C. Fargo of the American Express com- pruiy , has offered a' reward of Jl.OOO tsr the return to prison of Oliver O. IVrry , who re cently escaped from the Mottewun asylum. IH'illcutVd u.lii8 < hill ' liurcli. NEW YORK , April H. The first service In the Russian orthodox Chtirch of St. Nich olas took place at midnight Saturday , The pastor Is Ifv. Vltkhev ITolanovltrh , and hlsi afslsfuit la Rev. lllja Zootlkoff. both of whom recently arrived from St. Petersburg. The new church la the result of a pro posal made by the Itusulon brotherhood of this city to the holy nyn xl at St. Peters- bur ? . U will he uu Ur H" * Jum'Jlctlon of UlBhop Nicholas of Kun l''run.-aco. | I ELKIIORN ALMOST WIPED OUT Fire Starts from a Locomotive Spark and Nearly Destroys the Town. BUILDINGS ERASED AS WITH A SPONGE I'itniiFil by the I'lcrco ( inlotho Finnic * Kncr Madly Through the lIuslncM 1'urt of Town Commuting In Their 1'alli , ELKHORN , Neb. , April 14. ( Special Tele- | gram. ) Flre this afternoon gutted Elkhorn , doing at a low estimate , $28,000 worth ot damage. It started at about 4 o'clock In the oU Corn-ls-KIng elevator , catching probably from sparks from the engine on Union Pa cific passenger train No. 1 , westbound. The elevator Is situated on the north tide of the railway tracks , and as the wind was blowing a gale from the southeast , a ppark from the locomotive lodged In the roof of the elevator and In less time than It takes to chronicle | the fact the entire structure was a seething mass ot flames. The volunteer flre depart- ncnt wns soon on the scene , but the blaze was too big for the Elkhorn department , and . the chemical engine to succtssiully cope with. ' To the north and east of the elevator was the livery barn ot H. F. March , and closely abutting was the Commercial hotel. When t became apparent that human aid could not ave the barn or hotel , the livery stock was moved to a place of safety , and the furniture removed from the hotel. It was none too soon , for before all of the goods could be removed - moved from the hotel building that structure and the livery barn were fast going up In smoke. Then It was seen that the entire block on the west side of Main street was loomed , and the occupants of the buildings commenced carrying their goods to placet ) ot safety. Ily the time the flames had licked up the hotel building , the entire block , con sisting of five one-story and two two-story buildings , was in flames. HURNING THE HOMES. In the meantime the high wlnu had carried burning embers and fire brands all over the northwest portion of the town , nnd commu nicated to the residence of R. L. Livingstone , two and n half blocks away. Luckily , the blaze was discovered and extinguished In Its Inclplcncy. Then the barn of Henry Rapinuss wan discovered to bo on flie , but It wns Im possible to save it , and shortly after the barn caught his dwelling house caught , and despite the efforts of ths people. It , too , was burned , together with the contents. Mr. and MM. Rasmuss are out of the city , and it Is thought a cow perished In the burned barn. , Frcm Rasmuss' the flro Jumped Center' strce-I , and commenced Its work of devasta tion there by burning the cottage of Charles Chase. Adjoining Mr. Chase's cottage on the north Is a cottage occupied by Samuel Fry and family. Mrs. Fry was on a sick baJ , having but recently given birth to n child , and Mr. Fry was down town help ing at saving other paople-'s propsrty , and not dreaming of his house or family being in danger. When ho learned that his neigh bor's house was burning , he hurried home , and none too soon , for the flames had already commenced their work of destruction. MRS. FRY'S NARROW ESCAPE. Rushing Into the house , Mr. Fry was horri fied at seeing his wlfo partially dressed lying on the floor with her babe In her arms. She had arisen and succeeded Jn partially dressIng - Ing herself when she swooned. Restoratlvey were applied , and she was moved to the house of her mother , on the cast side of the town. The house was sa.ved. All of the residents on the northwest side j j of town . .moved their household effects to ' places of safety and patrolled their premlss , extinguishing stray fire brands that would fall. During the progress of the fire the wind veered from the southeast an3 blew for a few moments from the south. It was only for a moment or so , however , nnd It shifted back : o the original quarter. Had It continued 'rom a southerly direction It would have been mposslblo to bavo a building on the west side of Main street from the railway tracks to J. M. Hrunnc-r's residence , at the head of Main street. From the corner of Main and Center streets the flames Jumped to the blacksmith shop of J. Gibbons & Son , and from there to the dwelling of F. J. Gibbons , adjoining the shop on the west. The blacksmith shop was a total loss. H. J. Rolfs lost a number of corn cribs and Ed O'llrlen and William Mor risen , confectioner and barber and harnwi maker respectively , lost their all , with the exception of a portion of their household goods and stocks. DETAILS OF THE LOSSES. Following Is a recapitulation of Individual losses : Mrs. Theodore Van Alst , elevator , $ /,000 / ; no Insurance. H. F. Marsh , grain , stored In elevator , $5,000 ; Insured for about $2COO In Omaha Fire. II. F. Marsh , on fixtures and contents of livery barn , ? HOO ; no Insurance. J. A. Fry , Fulton. Neb. , hotel and llvory barn , bulldlngi' , $4,000 ; no Insurance. De-tlef Knelil ' , on hotel furniture , $300 ; no Insurance. MrJ. Anna McGrew , milliner , on building and contents , $1,200 ; no Insurance. Mrs. A. F. Allen , building and contents , $800 ; partially Insured. Ed O'Drlen , bakery nnd barber shops , two buildings and contents , $1,50U ; no insurance. William Morrison , harness maker , on stock . and fixtures , $250. I Justus Sylvanous , grocery stock and fix tures , $1,000 ; no Insurance. Green Swayzee , two buildings , occupied by Morrison and Sylvanous , (2,000 ; no Insurance. J. Gibbons & Son , blacksmith shop and contents , $ lr > 00. F. J. Gibbons , dwelling and contents , (800. HcnrRasmuss , dwelling , barn and contents , $3,500. Charles Chase , dwelling and contents , $300. August Grimm , damage to house , $50. SAVED THE ROLLER MILLS. It was only by the most strenuous efforts that the Elkhorn roller mill was saved from destruction. This Is t'ne third and by several thousands of dollars the most destructive fire that has visited Elkhorn during Its history. Since C o'clock the town has been rapidly filling up with farmers from the surrounding country and citizens of neighboring villages , who comd to view the work of destruction and assist In any manner possible In saving something out of the wreck. The ruins 10- nlght are smoldering and the wind Is sending sparks and embers all over the northwest part of town. However , as the volunteer company , assisted by the citizens , are patrol- Ing the threatened district , It Is not likely that there will be another outbreak , unless the wind should change Its course and blow from the west. In that event the east aide of the city would ho In Imminent danger of a serious conflagration. HAVMUMt WIN ! Kit IIOTKI , 1IUUNKI ) . Than un Hour ICctjulrril to Itnluco the MnQiilflount I'llo to Asliel. LOS ANGELES. Cal. , April 14. The Hole Raymond , at Pasadena , ten miles from Los Angeles , was totally destroyed by fire at 4:30 : p. m. Not a stick of the famous re sort Is left. The hotel was crowded will tourists , but they all escaped with their lives , although wardrobes and other property were entirely consumed. The cause of the fire In not known. The Raymond was one of the most famous health resorts In the United States , It was a very large structure , built entirely of wood , and was located on a hill , commanding a magnificent view of tbe San Gabriel valley. In less than an hour from the time the fire was discovered In the cupola at the southwest corner of the building , the huge wooden struc ture was level with the ground , and the only thing left standing to mark the spot was the tall brick chimney of the furnace. The fire wag dltcovered at 3:20 : by a boy on the out- , who saw a cloud of smoke Isiulng from the windows of the cupola on the fourth story. The alarm was at once given , but the flames burst forth before any water couU bo brought on the blaze , nnd the strong wind , almost a gale , which had been blowing all day , spread the ; flames at an alarming rate. There was no hop ? for the building from the start. There was about 150 guests In the hotel , 100 ot whom are members of the Car Account ants association , whose special train stood at Raymond station. The guests acted In an orderly manner , and sonic succeeded In sav ing n few personal effects , though most of them lost everything In the building. No one was Injured seriously , but in trying to save something , n few were burned about the1 face n'ml hands nnd one guest was well shaken up In jumping from the roof of n veranJa. The * electric lire alarm was founded In each room as soon ns the flre was discovered , and In lesu than ten minutes every person had left , except r. few man servants , who remained to save the trunks. The hotel was supplied with a fire appar atus , but no ono remained to work It , as the heat was too Intense. The Hotel Raymond was built In 1884 by Walter Raymond , of the firm of Raymond & Whltcomb Excursion company , which has hotels In New England and Colorado also. The great building stood on an eminence overlooking the San Gabriel valley. The cost was almost $250,000 , and the furniture cost $50.000. The building and fur niture were Insured for $200,000 , In lloston , New York nnd San Francisco companies. Colonel W. E. Wentworth , the resident manager of the hotel , was In the ofllce of the hotel when the alarm was turned In. He cried like a child as the flames from the huge structure went skyward , but later he was concerned only for the comfort of the guests and the army of servants. Many of the guests , and most of the servants , went nt once to the Green hotel , wherecmarters were prepared for them. The servants were mostly Imported from lloston and other New England polntc. They lost the greater part of their effects nnd are left destitute. Colonel Went worth said they will be cared for and re turned to their homes In the cast. There Is n mystery about the origin of the fire , though It Is thought to bo caused by n defective Hue. The building was lighted throughout with electricity. It Is thought that the hotel will b ; rebuilt at once. MISSOURI TOWN ItADLY SLOUUIIKI ) . I'lro Wits Ilcyomt Control t\Vlipn Coinmtinl- ration \Vii4 Cut Oft. KANSAS CITY. April M. A special to the Tournal from Plattsburg , Mo. , says : Fire started this afternoon In the Storum livery barns and spread rapidly. At S p. m. the entire south side of the town had been de stroyed and the flre Is still burning fiercely. Among the buildings burned Is the court house. The damage already done Is estimated at $300,000 , Plattsburg Is a lively town of about 2,000 people and Is the county scat of Clinton county. After the receipt of the above dispatch telegraphic communication with the uflllctcd town was cut off. Suciir IViirelioiiHo Iliinirn. TAMPA , Fla. , April 15. A serious conflagration . gration on Gerbclt and Matanas , the principal streets of Matanzas , Cuba , on Friday night , destroyed the large warehouse occupied by Dcabolllde & Company , sugar dealers and owned by Mlllett brothers. The loss Is ostl- mat.ed at $200,000. Fifteen persons were In jured nt the fire , which U' ' attributed to In- cenrlarlsm. The previous announcement of nn Intent to fire the town Sunday night now appears well grounded. The arrival of Maximo Gomez on the Island Is reported * and a further uprising Is expected. Manuel Sangullythc > brother of the ImprlsoncJ General Sangully , was arrested on the steamer Mascot tonight. Oiuulm rirmncil Could Not A ( Hint. At 4:20 : yesterday afternoon the mayor of Klkhorn telephoned Chief nedell that the pi'ln'clpol Imsiness blocks In that city were on lire and nsked for assistance. The water supply nt Elkborn was Inadequate for the us * of a lire engine and It wns decided no assistance could be rendered. About twenty mlnuteB later another telephone message Htnted that the lire had nlioiit destroyed all the bulldliiRH In Its path and that the assist ance of the Omaha department would not be required. I'rrRHiiil llrick AViirlc * Itimiocl. GLEN CARI1ON , III. , April H.-The St. ouls Pressed llrick works here were par- lully destroyed by flre today. The loss Is hough t to be about $300OUO. yur.i.iK IIT.Y siAitniKit roit , Met Her J'rosunt Iliulj.iml n Fciv Week * 1 Ago lit n lniiciint. | NEW YORK , April 11. The Morning Ad vertiser nas'8 : "Nellie Illy , " who Is one of the best known newspaper women In the country , Is no longer Miss Elizabeth Coclj- run. She Is now Mrs. Robert Seaman. Her : iusband Is one of the director ! ) of the Mer chants Exchange National hank ami a multl-mllllonnlre. He Is nearly 70 years old. In business * and financial circles he Is quite ns well known OH his wife Is to the de votees of the Sunday newspapers. The re ports of their marriage which Hrst came from Chicago were quite correct. It oc curred April fi at the rectory of the Church or the Epiphany In Ashland avenue of that city. liev. T , II. Morrison performed the ceremony. The contructlng parties had met at a dinner In the Auditorium hotel two weeks before and conceived tin Instant at tachment. Mrs. Seaman was Interviewed last night by a reporter and nald : "I cannot deny the rumor. I was married to Mr. Seaman In Chicago. Ho left the following day for New Yoilc. Owing to my business affairs nnd to his , we both desired to keep It a secret for a time. It Is Ills wish , as soon as arrangements are completed , to make a formal announcement of the wedding. Sick ness In my own family also caused uu to delay Its publication. " iroonituitr coi.vrrti.i. \ . SI-.TTT.K. Proposition from tliu Trust Company for ! nil I nt.- the U'arr.mu rinnllv Acvnptnil. SIOUX CITY , April 14.Speclal < Tele gram. ) The Hoard of Supervisors ppent Sunday In considering the proposition of the Farmers' Loan and Trust company for the settlement of the Woodbury county bond rose , and has finally decided to accept It. The company Is to release the county on 4 per cent of $131,000 of the Jl'OS.OtO of county warrants which It holds. Fur the balance It Is to be given Wi ptr cent bonds. Klght per cent is to be paid nn all warrants , ex cept the 4 per cent disallowed , from the time they wtre Issued to the time they are funded. As the proposition was rmule by i ' the Ixian and Trust company and liaB been accepted by the supervisors , there 111 no longer any doubt that the case will he settled. It only remains to Elgn the lutlon and Issue the bonds. Aldcn'fl Totvmitu In Jropuntr. ALDEN , la. , April -Special ( ( Tcle- grnm.j Great excitement has been caused here by thu discovery that th ? titles to nil the property In the business part of th city nro defective. According to the rec ords , the original plat Is situated on PCC- tlon IB. while In reality the town Is In sec tion IS. All the dcFurlptlons In the deeds to the property nre conseiiuently worth ies ! ) . The trouble Is lurther complicated by the failure of Henry Aldcn , the founder of the town , to sign the plat , nnd the omis sion of the purveyor who laid out the place to survey It so as to correspond with the government survey. There Is talk of nn effort by the original ownora to force nil the present occupants of the properly to vacate. The latter will fight , und Interest ing litigation Is In prospect. \VrliMcr < Ity i : < lltcir rihlhltoil. WEHSTEH CITY , la. . April II.-Specla ( Telegram. ) A half dozen 'it the leading newspaper owners nnd writers were given n. public banquet In thlo city last night at 8 o'clock by a firm of furniture OenterA Over u thoufand people witnessed the ban quet , which consumed over two hours' ' lime , anil took place behind their large plate glnr.i nliow window ? . It was the llri-t public exhibition nf newspaper men ever made In Webster City. ( ilvou Ten 1)471 'Mctr In foiort. ! | INDIANAPOLI3 , April ll.-JudKu IJior ; ] of the federal court ycnterdny extended the time ten clays for the filing of tinlinnl re port of the rccclvcn of ih * Whlnky trust The reports are now clue April 27. Judge ( ro nciii | Mlchtly llrttrr. I.OS ANGELES. , nil. , April ll.-A ill * patch from Kedlnnda ruyg that the rondl lion of Judge Orosicup of Chicago t Improved. EASTER IN OMAHA CHURCHES Festival Marked by Increasing Profusion of Flowers and Elaborate Music , OESZRVANCE AT ALL THE SANCTUARIES Orriiilon Dnuhly Joyoiu to rir t HnptUtr Who Dcillrntcd n Church Htinrtiio I'ruyrr Mcrllngiiml l nrly Mn Dcurrlptlon ( if Srrvlcci. Among all the festal days which com memorate the landmarks of the earliest his * tory of the Christian church none are morfr significant than that of Easter. Even Christ mas Is but the celebration of a beginning. The manger at llcthlehem brought forth the Christ that was to redeem the world , but his future merely existed In the promises of the Old Testament. It was not until the resurrection morning that th } full signifi cance of the Christ llfo dawned upon the world. That was the fulfillment of the promise and the completion of redemption. Ho was no longer the lowly Nazarene , but the resurrected Christ. The blood that , as It Is held , was to redeem the- world , had been shed , the grave had lost Us victory , and the way to life pointed out. No wonder thc-n that when each anniver sary of that eventful morning dawns the churches of the world should unite In grate ful harmony. It Is essentially a day of re joicing , and hymns of praise ascend to heaven , fragrant with the- breath of the bursting blossoms which typify the new life. It Is n day of new things In nature , of freshly springing grass and budding trees and flowers , In the radiant colorings of their first blossoms. What could be more ap propriate than that humanity should profit by nature's lesson and choose this day , abavo all others for arraying Itself In fresh colors nnd laying off the somber garb of the gloom ier winter months. In all the churches ot Omaha yesterday the services centered on the risen Christ. The sermons were largely devoted to the lessons of the resurrection , and , although various texts were chosen , the themes were- very similar. Lavish decorations were the rule , nnd In these the Easter lilies and palms predominated. As n ml ? the musical numbers were made the moat notable feat ures of the service , and the works ot the old masters , as well as the lighter compo sitions of more rtcsnt date , were drawn upon for anthems and choruses , which Bounded the praises of the Redeemer. And the character of the compositions chosen would Indicate that HID church choirs ot Omaha have attained a degre ? of proficiency which compares most favorably with the efforts ot the.- older churches of eastern cities. PRAISE HOSE WITH THE SUN. At the First Methodist church the celebra tion of the day had its beginning at sunrUo when the young people's societies of this and other churches gathered In a service of pralsa and prayer. Notwithstanding the early hour the big auditorium wa ( llld with members ' ot the Epworth league , the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor and other t J young people's organizations , In which a ' dozen churches were represented , The scrv- Jce was led by Ilcv. Miller and the hour of prayer and sonij. was marked by exceptional Interest. .At the regular morning service the church was again crowded with worshipers. Whllo the congregation was gathering the choir followed Its usual custom of singing an Easter hymn from the tower , "Oh , tha Golden , Glowing Morning , " and this was fol lowed by Mascagnl's beautiful Easter melody. Schilling's chorus , "Christ , Our Passover , " was rendered by the full choir of fifty voices , under the direction of Prof. Thomas J. Kelly , .tier which the congregation united In slng- ng the opening hymn. The scripture lesson ivas followed by the rendition of a To Detim nil the offertory carol , "Welcome , Happy Morning , " by J. Ilaptlste Calkin , after which the Easter sermon was delivered by the pastor , Hev. Frank Crane. Following the icrmon the choir sang Handel's celebrated -lallelujah chorus , from the "Messiah , " and is n postlttde the "March Trlumphale" by Gullmant. The evening was devoted to a distinctively faster service , consisting of hymns and choruses , Interspersed with scripture read- ngs , which Illustrated the story of the llfo f Christ. The decorations were simple , con sisting of a cross and drapery ot smllax across the organ , which was flanked on each side by banks of lilies and palms. The chancel was also banked with lilies and palms. Doth the morning and evening services at he First Christian church were devoted to 3aster worship. At the morning service the faster anthem was supplemented by solos by Mrs. J. I. Cook end Mr. Ed F. Pickering. Mrs. Cook sang the "Avp Maria , " by Mlllard , with n violin obligate by Mr. Hans Albert. In the morning sermon H'jv. T. C , Cramblett spoke on "Tho Messa'go of the Itlton Christ. " Ho said that there wcro some tonga that never grew old. There were nome stories of which we never seemed to tire. One of thcso was that of the resurrection. Any cer tain knowledge of the future Invariably , aroused the Intense Interest of humanity anil n the retinrrectlon was found the basis of all hopes. He then dwelt on the story of the Christ life and pointed out the message ot salvation brought to earth. The evening acr- mon wns on the theme , "If Christ llo Not Hlsen , What ? " and the * pcakcr drew a plc- lure of what the world would be If there was no resurrection and no hope for eternal llfo. DEDICATED A CHURCH. The anniversary of the resurrection ot Jesus Christ was celebrated by the mcmberH of the congregation of the First Daptlst church with unusual Joyoua- ness , from the frtct that Urn services were the first held In their new anil cosy church building at Thlrly-flftli and Far- nam.streets. The little blue chapel Is quiet and unassuming on the exterior , but tlie In- tcrior Is one of the neatest nnd prettiest In the city. Yesterday morning lilies and ferns In variety spread before the feet of the preachers and about thu foot of the pulpit , llchlnd In a recess sat the double chnlr. Every available spot where a chair could bo placed wus occupied. The quiet colors of the Interior contrasted with the brilliant hues of the spring bonnet , and the bright green of the plants presented one of the prettiest effects In any of the churches of the city. Rev. N. H. lU'rdon , secretary of the Amer ican Ilaptlst Publication society , delivered the sermon , which touched upon thu future worlc of the church and the event which the day commemorated. While he hupod that at no dlBtr.nl day a greater edifice might bo built , he snld that oftentimes a small church does bolter work than n larger ono , for such work : Is not the result of a pretty temple , an elo quent pator , the fact that the congregation Is out of iklit , or any necessaries , hut upon the power of God that la In the souls ot the members of Um congregation and of tha pastor. lleforo Introducing the preacher Ilev. Dr. Hullings , the pastor of the church , remarked that he had been the pastor of five churches in his life , and that without the knowledge of hlx people ho had taken the liberty of re questing some memento from each ot the churches wlio c pastor ho had formerly been. From one he received the chairs that were < m the platform , from another the beautiful pulpit , from another a communion ( able and from another n viand. From tlie publication society hi * had received a ImmUome bible , fer the one that fnrmirly belonged to the con gregation w.n dcetroyeJ when the ciiurcli was burned. The dedicatory prayer was offered by Ilov , J. W. IlarrU , and Hev. A. W. Clark alia ajiUlnl In the services. The especial dedi catory services were , however , hvli ) In ( hi evening , ft which tlmn member * of tlie "vari ous n.iptl't churches In the city presented their CMifratulallonti , " 'In1 ringing o ( the double quartet wai ex cellent. I ; rwdcrta "Vtnlte" by Stewart enj