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TO , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOHXING , SEPTJ MlilSK 2 , 18i(5-TW13LV13 ) I'AUKS. S12JGL13 corv GID.NTS.
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BUILDING BUILDING
fin trance next to the alley
Entrance next to the alley
ENTIRE BANKRUPT STOCK , IN THE Y. M. C. A. BUILDING , on 16th STREET BETWEEN FARNAM AND DOUGLAS.
ES. W 9 MACKINTO
THIS EM TIRE WELL KNOWKT , HIGH GRADE STOCK BE ON SALE TODAY BY THE CBEDITOKS
ft is well known that the bulk of this stock had only just been purchased for the owning of Messrs. Stcele & Co. in this their new location. Almost every gar
ment in the entire stock has been bought within the last 30 days , and was intended for this Fall's and Winter's trade. Their misfortune places an opportunity in
the hands of the jaclies of Omaha ( which has never occurred before and never will occur again ) to buV the finest garments in the market at from one-fourth to
Thalf the price which they were intended to be sold for.
LLL THE
.ADIES' PINE
Ivhich Steele & Co. sold at a
dollar go at
r choice of all the
[ LADIES' HIGHEST
I&R.ADE
[ Which Stcalo & Co. told for up to 2.00
a iiicco t ; ° ut
1'iini1' i nM xin * Pinr in T TIM
lIIRLAlIiNS A GIRLS Lll'E '
frank Oorpoyon and Misi Gertie Meeker in
Court.
[ LOVE AFFAIR CAUSES A SENSATION
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Flnull ) ( lunrrrl ullli Itiilhvr
HASTINGS , Sept. 1. ( Special. ) County
Judge Daily's court was crowded yesterday
I afternoon , as there was somewhat of a scn-
' fiational case before the Judge , entitled state
of Nebraska against Frank Corpeyou. The
defendant was charged with threatening to
kill Miss Ucitlc Meukin. Hoth reside at
Leroy , a picturesque little place nine miles
south of Hustings. Miss Moakln Is a very
bright girl of 17 , while Frank Corpeyon Is
not a bad looking man , 27 years old. Miss
i ! call In has known Mr. Corpeyon for the
past three yearn , during which ( Imo tuey
were together a great deal , regardless of the
fact that her parents objected. They be
came engaged and last September Corpeyon
proposed a clandestine marriage by going to
lloldrege , but the young woman objected.
Shortly after this her parent ? sent her to
Ylnton , la , , to attend school and keep her
' out of the young man's company , but after
'f , she was In Vlnton six weeks Corpeyon be
came , moro anxious than ever to marry her ,
as they had been keeping up a red hot cor
respondence , and with tills end In view he
went over to Iowa ami tried to permiade
her to leave school , but she would not.
When Miss Meukln returned to her home
In Leroy to spend her summer vacation the
real trouble began In brew , for she was not
allowed to go with Corpeyon , so she wcn ! .
with a young man r.amcd Ferris. This pro
voked all the Jealousy of Corpeyon , and
when ho met Miss Meukln thu next time he
asked for her company to a party. She re
fused and he said If she went with any
body else that ho would kill her. The girl
lias been living In fear ever since. When her
parents were made uwaro of the facts they
had Corpeyon arrested , but after a careful
examination he was discharged , The par
ties are well Known throughout Adams
- county , as they have lived hcie for many
years.
Tito llnnltN CloNi * rp.
niJATKICK , Sept 1. ( Special Telegram. )
The First National lm ik , the oldest bmklr.
establishment In ibis clfy , cloao.l I'.t loon ,
this afternoon , carrying with It the Ileatrlco
ttavlngs bank , both of which were under the
management of J K. and S. U. Smith. The
( allure Is chargeable to the successive crop
failures and thu gradual withdrawal of cash
from the bank by depositors to supply dally
needs. There can bo m > ( doubt that thu as
sets are ample to meet all liabilities. It
Is not yet determined whether tin rei'.i
bo a reorganization or a final winding up of
the business , The Smiths have made aol -
unlary transfer of all their leal esUlo. hi
eluding their residence property , to secure
creditors. '
I'lillffiiinn MionlM ii Tramp.
QHAND ISLAND , Nob. , Sept. . ' -Spa (
clal , ) A tramp who refuses to give his name
or his homo was shot In the leg yesterday
afternoon by Police Otllcer Joseph Smith ,
who was at Iho time In the act of arresting
ulni. The * trangcr had been under police
surveillance all .noriilng and yet from
konunvhero ho succeeded In sneaking a coat
and vest This uo took to u second-hand
tore and as ho came out SmlMi accosted
"MB.ullo on the way to pollco headiauar
All Steele & Go's
Astrachan and Electric Seal
go at
All Steele & Go's
in Real Marten , Otter and
Sealskin go at
tors the stranger made a break and ran.
Smith call eil to him to halt. The tramp
gave no heed and the olllcer shot In the air
to frighten the fugitive. He kept on run *
nlng , however , when the ofllcor sent a bul
let through the calf of his leg , bringing
him to a halt. The coat and vest , it lias
since been found , were stolen from the
house of a Mr. Kellemeyer yestcr.lay after
noon. AH boon as he can leave Ills bed h :
the hospital the stranger will be compelled
to answer the charge of burglary.
\v.\mi co.vrnsT FOR . \x OF KICK.
I1.- . , pitVlllliiKr
tn Snei'iM-il Mn\ - >
Colili .11 like I'rlmiirlcN Inlori'NliiiK
LINCOLN , Sept. 1. ( Special Telegram. )
The Lancaster county republican primaries
were held today to elect delegates to the
county convention next Thursday. Hut ono
candidate for olllce is to be nominated , a
successor to the late county treasurer , Maxey
Cobb. Harry Abbott rarrlcd the First ward ;
lOd ward Uhland the Third , Aaron liuckstaff
the Fourth and II. T. Klmmell the Fifth.
The delegates In the Sixth , 'Seventh and Second
end wards arc unlnstriictcd. The country
precincts arc about equally divided between
Sullivan , the present Incumbent , and W. J.
Crandall of Firth , U Is considered tonight
that Sullivan's chances are very favorable
and he Is likely to be nominated on thu second
end or third ballot.
W. T. Itymer , a student of the Lincoln
university , was brought In from Haymond
at 1 o'clock this morning as Insane , and
taken to thu county jail. For several days
ho has exhibited symptoms of Insanity , and
It was decided to tiiko him to a place of
safety. Kymer Is 30 years of age , and has
been living at DeWltt and Wapello , la.
Thu State Hoard of Irrigation has allowed
the aplicatlons for water rights of the Nor
way ditch , for water from thu .Middle Loup
river. In Thomas county , and the Mullen
ditch , for water from Hlackblrd creek , Holt
county. Th application of James U. Stow-
ait and Nathaniel 55Ink for water from Wil
low creek , Holt county , was dismissed.
Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Lindell
II. C. Pountreo , K. K. Sutherland and wife ,
C. II. lloulller. At thu Lincoln H. W.
Hreekenrldgc.
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111,01)1) ) OK ATOMSMK.NT" HIS 'I'llKMM
l , < - 'tiiri-N Ili-lniv Drill i-riMl
nl ( InIlllilf School.
HASTINGS. Sept , 1. ( Special. ) Yester
day added another day of study In the
Hastings bible revival.
A number of pas-
tots were present. The morning prayer
meeting opened the diy , led by Mr. Klin-
burly of Falrfleld. At U:30 : Ilev. .Mr. Nud-
dlekauff took up his teachings again on the
"Hlood of Atonement. " In thu afternoon
ho again spoke on "Milk for Habes. " In the
evening N. K. Smith of Lincoln spoke on the
"IMan of God In This Dispensation. " He
gavu a graphic description of the teachings
of Christ to the Juws until they rejected
Him , and then how Ho changed His theme
and spoke thenceforth of His death Instead
of Ilia earthly kingdom , as before. He
closed with a strong appeal to Christians tenet
not be governed by thu majority , but stand
firm on the true blblu ground. There are
now ninety-seven enrolled.
ColilliiliilM .Mil li LIINI > M ii U'lirrI ,
COLUMHUS , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. ) C.
L. Gerrard , proprietor of the Gcrrard Wheel
works , was probably victimized out of a
high grade wheel yesterday by a ) oung ,
modest-appearing stranger. Thu man
wanted to try a wheel with a view to pur
chasing , and has not been even since. Ho
selected n JIOO wheel. Gerrard has wired
the surrounding towns with descriptions.
Some one stole a sewing machine from
the ware rooms of Henry Lubker Friday.
.Mill. c Tlirlr 1'iinlor llnppx.
PLATTSMOt'TII. Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. )
Yesterday evening an nrmy of friends
uml neighbors descended upon the home of
Itev. 1) . A. Youtzy , thu pastor of the Chru-
t'.un ' church of this city , bent upon celebra
ting the tenth anniversary of the wcddlne
of the elder and his estimable wife , The
All Stee'e ' & Go's
$4 PALL and WINTER
Braided and Fur Edged
All Steele & Go's
$ I2.S0 Plush Hell
Boucle , Beaver and Kersey
. guests took along an abundance of the good
things of this life , and tl'e result was a
very merry feast. The guests numbered over
eighty persons.
ColU'llldfN u I'lllniliiH ClIHr. *
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Se : > t. 1. ( Special. )
Judge Itamsey assessed a fine of $11)0 ) and
costs against Henry Gaeble of Louisville , who
was convicted of assault and batterv uion
the person of Adolph StciH'.anio. ' This Is
. the famous Louisville shuoling rase , and
the sentence will probably end tuc litiga
- tion. Stclnkamp had a civil suit pending
against G&eblc for $10,000 for this assault.
U'lll I'n.v for SlrlUliiKT a Ctrl.
I'LATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Sent. L ( Special. )
Thu Jury in the case of thu State aeUnst
Kll Jones , brought In a verdict of guilty
of assault and battery. Last February Joiies
struck Lulu Itanige and Cora Karncs over the
head with a club. Judge Itamsey sentenced
him to pay a fluu of $30 and costs.
CHIMSI : COAI < smriMOii TO A.IIKHICA
Oriental A ill limrlli- Sold Chcnpcr
Than UK * IVmis.vl > iinln.
SAN FUANCISCO , Sept. 1 San Francisco
' has thrown down the gaunlct to the big
coal miners of the United States. The
Amtitcan bark , Colorado , which has just
arrived In pert , brought a mixed sample
cargo of anthracite and manufactured coal
mined and made in thu Tonquln district. It
was consigned to a coal dealing firm of
this city which promises to push thu
Chinese fuel on the Pacific coast at prices
greatly below those which Welsh coal of
the same character bring. Examining ex
perts have pronounced the Tomiutn coal beds
almost Inexhaustible.
Thu Chinese article is In the market to
stay , at least as long us the present tariff
conditions exist. Tomiuin , since the Ton-
( juln war , has been under the control of the
French and It is French capital that Is now
developing Its mines. The district Is still
populated by Chlneso as before and It la
expected that cheap Chinese labor will bo
employed In the mines ; hence thu extremely
low cost of production which omiblcR the
French owners of t'o ! Tomiuln mines lo
undersell the coal producers of other coun
tries whcro labor Is better paid. The coal
from the Orient Is said to bu of thu IIneat
Muallty , equal to thu best Pennsylvania or
Welsh.
rorii rmtso.'ss .sittiorsiv IITICT.
Spr IMI ill HIT llnllM on n Curve C'IIIIN > * a
' Iliul IVrci'U.
CHICAGO , Sept. 1. The Milwaukee ex-
pn' s on the Chicago & Northwestern rail
way was partially wrecked about two miles
north of Kvanston today , and as a result
four persons were seriously Injured. They
are :
Timothy W. Crowley , engineer.
Frank Anderson , fireman.
IMward Sweet , Chicago.
Frank Smith , Fond du L c , WIs.
Crowley and Anderson will probably die.
The accident was caused by a bprcadtng
of the rails on a curve.
\i > tOnlrr of I In- Iron Hull ,
DETROIT. Sept. J. The general session
of the supreme commandery of the Order of
the Iron Hall began at Hotel Caddllac today
with some- forty delegates from various
states. They were welcomed by Mayor Pin-
greo and Ilev. Morgan Wood. These and
other speakers commended the progress of
the association , organized and chartered
under the Maryland Insurance law , which ,
It U claimed , becuro it against such col
lapse as ruined the old Iron Hall. Thla
afternoon a reception was tendered to F
1) , Somerby , supreme president of the origi
nal and the present boclcty. Thu biennial
banquet will be enjoyed tonight and actual
business be begun tomorrow.
All StockC'o.'s
Highest Grade , Now Full
Your cliulco of Sloi'lc .S : Co.'s finest uml
Which they sold for uifto IJKly dollaiv.
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THEY FOLLOWEDTIIEOLD FLAG
Veterans of the Grand Array AEsemWo
Once Moro. *
MEMORIES OF WAR TIME AGAIN RECALLED
.llvii U'lio Wort * ( > ! < lllu - In HitI.alc
\ Viuiallitr by TI-IIN of Tlioii-
NMIIllN to Hf 1M-IV Olll
ST. PAUL , Sept. 1. The second day of
Grand Army week opened with just enough
clouds to cause the wcathcrwlse to expect
rain , but the clouds simply made It mote
comfortable for the marching veterans , as
they tramped to their quarters or to partic
ipate In the parade of naval veterans and
cx-prlsoncrs of war. Ilcforo noon the sun
broku through thu clouds and the mildly
bracing northwestern weather continued an
other day. All night long the heavy trains
lolled Into the depot and all night the local
accommodation committee and other dele
gates to bco to the housing dnd comfort of
visitors remained on duty. , !
Today there seemed a decided increase/
the Incoming hosts , the trains coming In
with two , three and four sections , all loaded
The number already hero and the number
known to bo en route to the encampment
demonstrates that the conservative estimate
of 100,000 visitors which was bascd on the
number of tickets sold and contracted for
last week will bu short of the actual number
present tomorrow , when thb .grand parade
starts. There are continual reunions of
comrades who had not seen or ieard of each
other blnce they prcued elbows together In
the old war days. Many ( puchiug scenes
were witnessed around the''depots ,
Among today's arrivals one ! of the most
striking was the drum corps of 1lio C. Howell -
ell Keller post of Buffalo , whose regimental
uniforms weru of Continental color and cut ,
with gray hair and with } ho strongly
marked faces of some members of the corps
made/ ono almost think the/ jyero tome of
"Washington veterans" Instead of the still
vigorous veterans of the rcobnt "unplcneant-
ni's. " They were heard all over town , fet
after arriving a little after 10 o'clock they
proceeded to serenade the .newspaper oOlces.
the different hotels and headquarters , ae
well us national headquarters. They were
electioneering with effect an.d everybod )
know for certain that Buffalo WOE after the
' 07 encampment If It were possible any had
not before heard It. i
PULLING FOR NEXT JYBAH.
So much time has been given to getting
settle that little has been iloit In the way
of campaign work , but thu frUnds of caniu-
dates get In such words as possible. Many
of tlie delegates. It Is said , will not reach
the city until nearly time for the business
sessions to begin Thursday , so that an accurate
curate/ polling of the delegates Is hardly pos
sible. The number of candlda'tea la still
great and all may be voted for , although UK
New Yorkers will not allow their names to
bo presented If by so doing they In any way
Interfere with thu chances of taking the next
encampment to Ituffalo. Columbia post of
Chicago , whobu martial bearing anil fine
marching attracted so much attention when
they arrived yesterday , are among those who
are working for Duffalo , and as the Denver
workers have not been BO actively In the
field It gives Uurtalo an advantage and most
of the delegates beeni to think that that
city will secure the next encampment with
out real opposition.
Hansom post of St. Louis , one of the most
famous posts of the country , whoso orgaiv '
Izcr and 11 rat commander was General Sbcr-j
Your I'liok-f of . " 00 of Steele & Co.'s
new style ladles'
llla/.er. sillc Ilneil tliroiiKhotit. .skirts
oxtta. wide , of strictly nil wool material ,
Steele's price up to S1S.OO , choice for
For the
Entire Suit.
All Steclc & t'o.V Ten Dollar
epara te Skirts
In black , navy anil tan , in .all . wool
French anil Storm Sew. Mohair , Hrll-
llantine ami C'repon , no ut
man , was visiting the various headquarters
today with the Alton , 111. , band that accom
panies It , and as It marched in straight llnu
with firm step up the street , It led the on
lookers to compare them with the Columbia
post ami again the tcpresentotlvcs of Chicago
cage and it. Louis found themselves placed
In friendly rivalry to each other.
Today's parade consisted of the naval vcl-
crans , the ex-prisoners of war and the Sons
of Veterans , all escorted by thu Third reg
iment of regulars from Kort Snelllng. It
was a short parade , but novel In some of
the features Introduced by the naval \cler-
nns and a decidedly popular one , although
generally considered as a foretaste of the
big parade of tomorrow. The streets were
lined with people who gave hearty greeting
to the marching old soldiers anil also cheered
their sons and their army successors , the
character of the parade allowing a compar
ison not at any other time possible.
This afternoon will be given up to reunion
and meeting of the Minnesota old soldiers ,
who organize a Minnesota Veteran associa
tion at Tort Snelllng this afternoon. Tonight
the grand reception of the ladles In honor
of Commandcr-ln-Chlcf Walker will be given
along Summit avenue.
\ \OTIII.\ J DOfMTFl I , I.V ILLINOIS.
.SueKIM- Stuff Will ( > lv < > McKlnli-y nil
Iiiiint'iiNO TlMjorll.v.
PKOIUA , Sept. L Five hundred delegates
were present this morning at the opening
session of thu Illinois Republican league
and the entire audience a little more than
half filled the vast tabernacle , which was
lavishly and beautifully decorated through
out with red , white and blue.
At II o'clock President Chailes W. Ilay-
nioml of Watseka railed the convention to
order. Addresses of welcome were delivered
In behalf of thu city and In belrilf of the
republican clubs of Pcoria county by W. T.
Abbott. Prayer was offered by Itev. Caspar
Wlstart Hyatt , pastor of the I-lrst Congrega
tional church of Peorla.
Judge. Richard Yates of Jacksonville , eon
of the Illinois war governor , made un ex
tended and eloquent speech , replying to the
address of welcome.
President Haymond delivered his annual
address , which showed 1,703 leaguesIn the
state , with a membership of 2G3.000 , a gain
of 62 leagues and of 135,000 members dur
ing thu past two years. Ho rend u tele
gram from John n. Tanner , republican can
didate for governor , dated West liadcn. Mil. ,
saying lie was on the highway to recovery
and expected to bo In the field again by
the IGth or 20th. Tanner's name was tre
mendously cheered , as was McKlnloy's alxo
The meeting was enthusiastic and this feelIng -
Ing among the delegates Is very r > angulno.
The leaders predict that McKlnlcy will lave
at least 100,000 majority In Illinois.
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania and
others will speak this afternoon and Con
gressman McCleary this evening.
MlNKOiirl To Mil ( inllcll IiI'Mrr ,
KANSAS CITV , Sept. 1. A Bji'-cial to the
Star from Mexico. Mo , B > F : TJu business
part of Latonlu , this county , was last night
gutted by a ? 50,000 fire , which started from
an unknown cr.usb in Hit- drug store of
Frank Beagles. The followInt ; named won
burned out : Wilder * Peaiton , liuinesn
Bhcp ; Ucaglo'i. drug store ; Ilakcr & KroK-
miller , groceries ; Chris Smith , livery stable ;
A. H. Ahlfcldt hardware ; Sllor's barber chop
and ttastm.in's barber shop , and the Farm-
onTraders' bank. The loss Is only parti }
covered by Insurance.
I'lonrcr of I InMiv Slviiiiirr l.lnr ,
SEATTLE , Sept. 1. The MycKo Mum , the
llret stcatrer of the
now Seattle-Oriental j \
line , the Nippon Yuscn Kaltha , arrived
yesterday. The arrival of the steamer wac
tnado the occasion of u great demonstration
In which all of the commercial Intercuts of l
the city Joined. The new steamship line
will wotk In conjunction with the Great
Northern , and when fully equipped It Is
believed that It will prove a formidable
factor la the Pacific carrying trade ,
Your choice of till Steele oc Co.'s
Ladies' $5 , $7.5 ®
FANCY AND ItLACIC
e
Your choice of Steele C'o.'s
$5 $7 and SIO ,
MISSICS' AND CH1US' )
FALL AM ) AYINTKK
Reefer Jackets
WORK 1 FOR IRISH HARMONY
John Dillon Delighted at the Numbers of
Delegates Present.
GREAT GATHERING OF CELTIC PATRIOTS
li-l < - ll < 'H from All I'nrlN of ( lie
World ( iiilhrr ill Dnlilln ( o
I rmfiillcil Action In
, Party CoiincilN.
Mifi. by the Associated 1'reus. )
DUIILIN , Sept. 1. The first session of the
Irish National convention opened nt noon
today In Lelnstcr hall , which was well filled
with dslogitcs , among whom were several
ladlc.s. It was estimated that the Irlbh race
throughout the world was represented here
today by from COO to 700 delegates. Hut It
was hoped that at least 1,000 more delegates
would arrlvo during the day. They came
from Irelaid and CJrcat Drltaln , as a rule ,
but the United States , Canada , Australia
and Soii'h America are repiescntcd by a
number of delegates. The walls of Lalnstcr
lull were appropriately decorated for the
occasion and patriotic sentiments expressed
by deceased btatesmcn of Ireland , the late
Charles Stewart Parnell Included , were hung
upon the walls Inside of the building.
Mr. John Dillon , M. P. , chairman of the
Irish parliamentary party , previous to the
rpenlng of the convention , expressed the
opinion that Its success wan already assured
and that the attendance would be twice as
great as they had dared to hopu for. He said
.that the delegates present rcpiesented four-
flftliH of the It-lull nationalists , and that
there was a guodly number of I'lirnellltieb
present , in xplto of the opposition of tlr.-
IcaiUrH of the latter party to the conven
tion. The feeling among the foreign dele
gates V..IB that all hcctlons should unite- , and
that nothing should be left undone to ae-
umipllHh this end.
With this object In view a meeting of
forty foreign delegates took place last night ,
thirty-five of them being from the United
Slates or Canada , at which It was pro
posed to appoint a committee of seven for
eign delegates to personally Interview
Mchsrt ) . Hedmond , Heal/ and Dillon with
the object of inducing all factions to bitp-
pprt ono leader , and as an alternative It
v.as suggested that all donations from for
eign Honrce.s should bo stopped In case- the
warring factions failed to come to an un
derstanding. The resolution , however , was
stubbornly opposed by M. J. Kyan of Phila
delphia , who insisted that all action should
bo postponed until tonight. After a heated
discussion lasting tuo hours the meeting
dispersed without having accomplished any
thing except , It was feared , to now seed * of
dlncord , which may grow further during the
convention
Thu convention was called to order
promptly at noon by Mr. Justin McCarthy ,
M. P. , who nominated the Mont Kev. Pat
rick O'Donncll , hlpliop of Ituphoo , for per
manent chairman. The bishop was unani
mously elected , as arranged last week , amid
the wildest applause.
Illiihop O'Dunnell then read a message
from the pope , In which his holiness prayed
that the Irish loaders might end their dit > -
Bcnslons
The chairman then specially welcomed the
visitor * from the United States and Canada ,
and asked for unity among nelghburi : .
HtKLANU II1CAVILY OVnilTAXBI ) .
Hlshop O'Donnell referral to the publica
tion In Juno last of the report of the com
mission on the financial relations of Ire
land and Oreat Ilrltain , which showed Ire
land to bu heavily overtaxed , and ho said
that this dceument shows how Ireland has
been despoiled and that the astounding rev-
All Sleele & Co.'s
SiO.OO , $ (2,00 ( and $15,00 I
LADIES'
All Steele & Co.'s
MISSUS' AND CHILDUKN'S
Which
they
sold for
up to $2 50
elation of the commission was siifllelent to
ngaln bring forward the whole Irish < iues-
tlon and nlono Justified the calling of the
convention.
Alluding to the disunion among the differ
ent Iilsh factions , the bishop declared that
no man nor Fct of men must put themselves
In competition with the cause of Ireland.
This remark of the bishop caused all the
delegates to rlso to their feet anil cheer for
about live minutes. When the bishop was
able to proceed he nulil that ho cared llttlo
which English party helped Ireland , but
the Irish should be Independent of and In
opposition to every party refusing them
home rule. Discipline and fidelity , the
bishop also remarked , were absolutely
needed , adding th.it without these ipialltlc8
among his followers the lat.e Charles Stew
art Parnell could have done nothing. It
was UKclcRB , ho said , to talk more unleH.i
they stood loyally behind their words , add
ing : "Wo must encompass Irish liberty ,
and no power on earth can withstand the
Justice thereof. " This statement called
forth another tremendous burst of cheering ,
which lasted about ten minutes.
Letters were read from Archbishop Walsh
and Dr. Thomas Addis Kmmctt of Now
York. The statement of the latter that
"the man who is unwilling to accept an
Invitation to the peace convention Is no
true Irishman , " was wildly applauded.
Ily this time every inch of the hall was
occupied , and It was estimated that about
3,009 people were present.
The first resolution in favor of unity was
supported by Mr. Ilynn of Toronto In an
eloipjcnt speech , during which he declared
that the Canadians were absolutely Inde
pendent and were only at the convention
for "darling old Ireland's welfare , " which ,
ho added , would bo most Kiircly promoted
by obedience to majority rule.
After Mr. Justin McCarthy and otliera
had supported the motion , Itev. Dennlu
O'C'alluhnn of Ilostun , Mass. , roused the en
thusiasm of the assemblage by stating that
ho was the bearer to the convention of the
blessing of Archbishop Williams and de
manded that the delrgates unite In a uni
versal rally for Iieland and the Irish flag ,
MISSIO.VVIIIKS TIIA.MC 1,1 iir.vo.
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Di-lrK'illon of MlnlNlrrM.
NKW YOHK , Sept. 1. The American nils-
tlonnry societies , reprcsentcil by thirty min
isters , headed by Itev. F. F. KHIngwood ,
called upon LI Hung1 Chang today and pre
sented him with an address thanking him
for his Interest In Iho missionaries In China.
The address , which Is quite long , says that
for fifty years the missionaries of the Amer
ican boards have been favored with the pro
tection of the Chinese government and that
In no nation of the world have American
missionaries received more Just and gener
ous ticatniLiit than In China.
Thu addrese , after thanking Karl LI for
his proclamation In behalf of the mission
aries In 18U2 , says that It Is extremely grati
fying lo observe that at the present tlmo
the disinterested spirit of the missionaries
seems to be better understood and appre
ciate I In China than ever before. Thu ad
dress tefers In work In behalf of Chlncre In
this country and says that went Karl LI to
visit Ihu I'.iclflc coast he would KCU the
homes and refuges which , with the cooperation
tion of the Chinese consul general , Iliu
Christian women of that roast have pro
vided for unfoi Innate Chinese girls "sold
into debasing slavery. "
The adilnsH dnsei with an expression of
KatUfacllon that the missionaries have hail
an opportunity to Dunk his excellency In
person and hopes that ho may long bo spared
to life.
LI Hung Chang responded by thanking
tint ministers- for their kli.dly expressions ,
iddlng that bin government had only deno
1(8 ( duty In protecting the missionaries , In
loiiclusljn he thanlud the missionaries for
their f/fcrls to btop opium timoklng , which
h'j characterl/ l as u curfc , and expressed
his gratitude for their prajera for hln re
covery from the wound Inflicted by 111 *
Jan > " > va assalluut.