Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 May 1891 — Page 1

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SILENCED BY DEATH,

A Tragio Occurrence In tho Presbyterian Assembly.

JUDGE BRECKINRIDGE DROPS DEAD.

While Aa Addrcaa on the llrlKgt CUHU He lyjli to tho floor uud Kxplrfca-TUc U«re»y

Debate*

A SUDDEN CALL.

nBTnoiT, Mioh., May BO.—The proceedings against Dr. Charles Augustus "r'WffSi of Union seminury, In the Presbyterian general assembly wire tragically and solemnly interrupted Thursday afternoon. At 2:80 o'clock the Presbyterian genural assembly reconvened and resinned the discussion of tho resolution disapproving1 of Dr. Briggs' appointment to the chair of blbli«al theology, which had consumed all the morning hours. Judge S. M. Breckinridge, of St Louis, one of the elders of the committee on thcologicul seminarius, took the platform in defence of the. report submitted Wednesday night by Dr. Patton, the chairman, and In support of the resolution of disapproval. The speaker was the picture of vigorous old ago. His hair and beard were frosted with time, but his figure was erect and his speech, firm and decided in the beginning, gave

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approach of death. Yet within fifteen minutes from the time he stepped upon the platform in the glory of a splendid manhood, In the fullest possession of uncommon mental attributes and apparently of physical powers far greater than men of his age usually enjoy, his lifeless form was carried from the audience-room of tho Fort Street church. llo made a strong address in behalf of the committee's report. His voice was clear at the outset, but became husky and broken after a time. Then, in evident haste to finish, he grouped his principal arguments and advanced them without elaboration and in short, emphatic sentences. Finally he was seen to waver and reached for tho desk of Rev. Alexander 0. Russell, the temporary olerk, for support He said. "Now, gentlemen, I feel that 1 have discharged my duty and wish to be exoused from further speech. My voioo troubles—I have—1 have done my duty. I—"

Ills voice died away, and turning half round, as if to leave the stage, he fell to the floor. His failure of speeoli was attributed by the great audience to emotion created by tho Important subject under discussion. At once a dozen willing men seated upon or near the stage sprang forward to save him. Hundreds 111 the audience rushed forward moved by the same desire. The quiolt, decisive voice of Clerk \\". II. Roberts averted a crush: "Stand back! Stand back! Lot him have air!" The men slowly settled back in their seats the women wept silently. The aisle was cleared and tender hands bore the stride man to the room in the rear of the pulpit

Dr. Yemnns, of Detroit, and Dr. Cornelius Sliepaid, of New Brunswick, responded to tho moderator's requost for medical attention. Every means known to medioal science for producing artificial respiration and winning life book were vainly applied. The heart ceased to beat before the prostrate man had been lifted. "Heart failure'' was the cause assigned for the death.

Meanwhile the members of the assembly who had not seen tho set features of their fellow-commissioner as the body was carried out believed or hoped that the illness was but temporary, not mortal Dr. Hays, of Kansas City, arose in tho silence that fell upon the people and suggested that a prayer be offered. Dr. Hays himself was designated by Moderator Green and with every head bowed and with tho words echoing in every soul the invocation went upward. This finished, a delegate arose to move an amendment to the pending question. "Let us first hear from Judge Breckinridge. 1 do not supppose—" began Dr. Hays. At this juncture a messenger, hastily stepped upon tho platform and whispered to Dr. Roberts. The stated clerk turned to the assembly and said in a low and suppressed but penetrating voice: "Judge Breckinridge is dead." There was a solemn liush.

It was the climax of a day which wul bo historic in the annals of the Presbyterian oliurch. There was the wail of women and the sobbing of men. The two divisions of the house but a few minutes before arrayed against each other on what they considered essential points of doctrine, unwiUing to concede to tho other, melted and mingled in a common grief. Death had disarmed them. Moderator Green in a faltering, grief-broken accent, offered prayer. It wus then suggested by Dr. Georgo P. Hays, down whose cheeks tho tears coursed as ho spoke, that after the moderator had appointed a committee to draft suitable minutes and resolutions to spread on tho record, that further business bo foregone and the assembly adjourn. The committee was appointed, with instructions to make proper funeral arrangements.

While the committee was in consultation different friends of the late Judge Breckinridge paid warm tributes to his character and. worth as a man and a Christian. After a half hour taken up with eulogies, prayers and the singing of hym 11s the committee reported that Gen. Alger had offered his private car to convey the remains to St Louis, and that it was deemed advisable to leave on the sad journey at

once. A message had been sent to intercept Rev. Samuel J. Nlccols, pastor of the church of which Judge Breckinridge was ft member, who had left for a short visit to Cleveland earlier in tho day. As soon as Dr. Niceols returned the special truin would leave. An escort committee to

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travel with the remains WHS appointed as follows: I)rs. George P. Huvs, C. A. Dickey, H. P. Smith mid Kbcnezer brskluc and Elders John Montgomery and J. Robert Rankin. Dr. Wallace Radcliffc, chairman of the arrangements committee, announced that the banquet appointed for the evening had been indefinitely postponed, and a prayer meeting at the Port Street church would be held instead. The flowers which had been provided for the banquet were used to decorate Gov. Alger's private ear and special train provided by him to carry Judge Breckinridge's remains with the special committee to St. Louis.

The prayer meeting at tho Port Street church took tie ploec of the bunquet and was largely occupied with reminiscences of the judge. The tone of the meeting was tender and subdued, and without question the effect of this sad occurrence will be both to sober and soften the discussion today of the Briggs question. It will also probably tend to secure a final vote upon it earlier than was expected, and the judge's last solemn and earnest words as to the absolute necessity of acting now, if ever, on the appointment or transfer of Dr. Briggs will have great weight with those who hoped that there might be some way for the assembly to take more time for deciding what to do, after assuming at this session control of tho case. [Judge Samuel M, Ureeklnridgo was one of tho most prominent figures of the St. Louts bar. l'"or thirteen years ho linil been prusldcut of the University oluti, ouu of the most Influential sociul organizations in the city. Ilo belonged to the famous Hrccklarldge finally, of Kentucky. waB cousin of John 0. Hreckinrfdgc and a nephew of Robert J. lirccklnrldgo. Horn in Baltimore, Mil., November 3, IS'iH, he attended Union college. Now York, uud Princeton college, graduated from tlio law school of Lexington, Ky„ and oame to St. Louis In 1K5U. In ISM and 1855 he represented this city in the legislature, and In 1859 was made state circuit judgo. Ilo wua a member of seven! Presbyterian assemblies and was a leader In church oirclcs.l

At the morning session of the assembly Dr. Patton opened the discussion of the Briggs case. lie felt that all were willing to credit tlu: committee with the desire to do what was best In the fullest recognition of the possibility of mistakes the committee had been actuated by one desire, to do what was demanded by the exigences of the occasion, and to do it in kindness and with recognition of the rights of all concerned. Different action was not taken because the committee was clear that this was best It was the least the assembly could do and the most the assembly was called upon to do.

Prof. Henry P. i^mith, of Lane seminary, rose to the defense of Dr. Briggs the moment President Patton hud concluded. lie denounced the report as a proposition to put an end to the usefulness of a minister in good standing. 'The adoption of the report would put a stain on a minister, harm the church and cripplo a school already hurt by a death. Dr. Briggs had been a professor of Union for seventeen years. He had ability. Those who knew him indorsed hiin. Shonld his usefulness be lost to the church? It had been said that he had been misunderstood and was not sound in his doctrine. Wou'.d lie be condemned on these grounds before he was heard?

A man must be proved unsound after careful trial. If need be in all the church courts. But in cases like this a man is, if charged with unsoundness. considered unsound from the first. "1 don't see that his ideas of erranev of the Bible, the redemption of the race, and progressive sanctification after death arc uot according to the standards. On a strict construction of the confession, of course, I10 is wrong, but will you who mean to make such a radical change of our confession as to say that all infants are saved not leave a little margin for Dr. Briggs? Prejudice is easily raised, but not allayed."

There were three charges against Dr. Briggs for his presbytery to considor. They were his claims of errors in the Bible translations, called inerrant transmission, progressive sanctificaaud infant damnation. Dr. Warfield, of Prinecton, published a book showing that certain portions of the New Testament were irregular. Should not he also lie proceeded against? Dr. Briggs desired only to find theological grounds for the doetorines set up in the confession of faith. The most serious point was that of progressive sanctification. He did not fully understand what Dr. Briggs meant 011 this point Perhaps Dr. Briggs could explain. The Bible and the confession had been misundorstood, why not Dr. Briggs' position?

Rev. S. C. Logan, of Scranton, Pa-, wanted the action proposed by tho committee modified, so as to make the resolution of disapproval read "for the present,'' and the resolution recommending a conference amended so as to include Dr. Briggs among the confcrrees.

Dr. Patton said the duty of the assembly now lay in the direction of exercising the veto or stopping once for all. lie did not believe in qualified or moral condemnation. The assembly must make its condemnation direct if it made it ut all.

An Outbreak of Soldiers Feared. WAI.I.A WAI.I.A.

Wash., May 29.—Tho

sheriff of Walla Walla county has telegraphed Gov. Kerryasking him to send amis and ammunition, as an outr break of soldiers was possible when the arrest of soldiers indicted for complicity in the Hunt lynching is made. The governor sent the necossary order.

Uereiverx AjipolntPd.

TKKNTON,

N. J., May 20.—O.

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man has been appointed receiver of the Star rubber works. The liabilities arc over •S'iOO.OOO and assets less than $400,000. Prank A. Magowan has been appointed receiver for the Hamilton Rubber Company. Liabilities, 8100,000.

Another sliou Kino Goes Down. BOSTON.

May IF.—W. & J- Bent,

boot and shoe manufacturers, CochitUate, Mass.. are financially embarrassed, and will probably settle through insolvency. Their liabilities are estimated at SliO.OUO.

BLOWN TO ATOMS.

Oaroless Torpedo Shooter Drops a Oan of Nitro-Glycerine.

HE IS LITERALLY TORS TO ATOMS.

Fatal Explosion In a Frankfort (Iul.) Satvmill—One Man It) InMantly Hilled uud a Dozen Otlicr* Wounded. •.

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BRADFORD. Pa., May 211.—Peter Hart, a torpedo-shooter, was instantly killed Wednesday evehing 3

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of this city by an explosion of nitroglycerine. lie had exploded a forty-quart-shot of glycerine in an oil well at Rome City and had returned to his magazine. Instead of depositing, the remainder of the load which he had ill his wagon he secreted several cans of it in a hollow stump 200 feet from the magazine. Why lie did this is unknown. While so doing it is supposed that he accidentally dropped a can in the stump and the explosion followed. The report was heard for miles around, and when persons in the neighborhood reached the scene all that could be seen was a deep hole in the ground and a few fragments of human flesh scattered about to tell the story of the man's awful fate. Hart's team was found a few rods away uninjured. Four cans of glycerine were in the wagon still intact.

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200 feet of the spot was stored 0,000 pounds of the e.\plosivc compound. Bart was known all through the oil country as an expert shooter. 11c leaves a widow anil one child.

FATAL EXPLOSION.

TTHANKFOKT, Ind., May 20.—Prankfort was the scene of a terrible disaster Thursday afternoon. The largo boiler at P. 10. Kramer's sawmill exploded with appalling results. Prank llall, the engineer, was Instantly killed, and William Davis. Erie ICoontz, Benjamin Keys and Van Swarengou were fatally injured. Of the thirteen men employed in the mill scarcely one escaped without muro or less injury. Others are suffering from broken limbs and scalds and it is difficult to determine the exact extent of their injuries. The explosion took place shortly 'after3 o'clock and the mill is a complete wreck, debris being scattered about for a radius of 200 yards. The cause of tho explosion is uot known, the boiler having been pronounced safe and insured only a week ago. One of the employes says that he looked at the guage only a few minutos before the explosion and it showed plenty of water. The 'bodies of some of the men were frightful to look upon. The enginoor was mutilated beyond recognition, his clothing torn-from him and his body literally cooked by the steam.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

Tl(e President mid Cashier of the Spring Oardon Hunk of Philadelphia Arrested. PHILADELPHIA.

May 29.— Francis W.

Kennedy, president,and 11.II. Kennedy, cashier, of the Spring Garden bank, recently closed by order of the comptroller of the currency, have been arrested on warrants sworn out by Bank Examiner Drew, charging Francis W. Kennedy with embezzlement and aiding and abetting the officers of the bank in making false entries in the books. 11. II. Kennedy is charged with making false entries in the books and aiding and abetting others, with the intention to defraud tho bank. The amount of embezzlement is placed at 8100,0U0. United Stutes Commissioner Bell gave the prisoners a preliminary hearing and held Francis W. Kennedy in S20.000, and II. II. Kennedy in Sin,000 bail for further hearing Monday.

The suspension of the Spring Gardtm bank has been far-reaching in its effects, and many business houses have been serionsly crippled by it. Thursday the Millward-Cliff CrackerCompany made an assignment. It is a stock company, and in uu investigation of its affairs it wus discovered that Frank Benton, the treasurer, had given accommodation notes to the extent of S50,000 to Fruneis W. Kennedy, president of the Spring Garden bank. When this was discovered the officers of the company decided to make an assignment to protect their creditors pending a thorough investigation.

During the recent exposure of the business methods of the Keystone bank aud City Treasurer Bardsley the Third national bank was given an unpleasant publicity through its business connections with the institution and with Bardsley, and In consequence lost within two weeks 31,000,000 of deposits. Thursday President Percy M. Lewis and Vice President George Myers sent in their resignations to the board of directors, stating that they thought the best interests of the bank would be best served by their so doing.

MUST STOP TAKING SEALS.

Great Krltaln Promises to Co-Operat« with the United Stuten In litiliring Kea. WASHINGTON.

May 20.—The president

has received a cipher dispatch from Minister Lincoln at London saying that official notice had been given in the house of commons that a bill would be introduced on Monday to authorize the queen to prohibit British subjects from taking seals in Behring sea. The news of this action wos received with satisfaction at the state department. Generally It is taken as an indication that tho British government is preparing to accent the condition imposed by the president as a preliminary to arbitration and oause the British vessels to refrain from sealing meantime.

To Meet In Dos Moines.

EIIINBUHO,

May 20.—At the session

of the templars' congress Thursday the ballot for the place In whleli the congress would hold its meeting in 1803 resulted in the selection of Dcs Moines, la., which received SO votes over all the other places voted for. Tlio American delegates expressed much satisfaction over tho fact of the capital of a prohibition state being selected as the place of meeting.

MAN'S INHUMANITY.

Brutal Treatment of Unfortunate Jews in Russia.

HUNDREDS ARRIVING IN GERMANY.

Heartrending Scones Described and Tale* of. Extreme Sild'orlng Tolil by Mixerable Fugitive* from UUSHIIUI

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Tyranny.

SKVKltKLV I'LKSUCrTKI)

Bl.ni.iN'. May 20.—The Hebrew relief committee here has secured along railway tunnel at Charlottenburg in which to shelter Russian Jews en route to Hamburg for cmbarkuient. Boxes of clothing and necessaries, enormous boilers of tea and coffee and supplies of bread and brandy are in readiness to relieve the misery of the crowds of fugitives that daily pour out of the railway trains. Many heart-rending scenes are described and tales are told of extreme suffering. Many of the fugitives had to leave on a day's notice and were compelled to abandon everything but what they stood in, while others, often octogenarians who are hardly able to walk, are seen staggering under sacks containing all their worldly possessions. I11 many cases the fugitives arc of the poorest classes, with numerous scantily-dressed children tagging at their mothers' skirts and crying for bread. All are shy and suspicious, remembering their ill treatment at Russian railway stations, and fear fresh torments and privations if they cuter the waiting rooms. A doctor attends the children who are ill from the effects of the journey. The fugitives describe how the streets in which they lived would be suddenly cordoned with the police searching for Jews, who would fly to the synagogues for safety how the doors of the synagogue would be wrenched off and troops of armed men would tie their hands and feet and plunder everything in the place, and how on arriving at the frontier the police would extort fresh bribes to »1low them to cross.

WILL HE BE A BISHOP?

Sixteen of the Twenty-Tiro DIocesox Which llave Voted Are lor the linnseeratlon or Phillips llrooks—Thirty

Still to He Heard From.

NK\v YOIIK, May 20.—The Sun says: Twenty-two of the fifty-two Episcopal dioceses in the country have practically voted either for or against the consecration of Bishop-elect Brooks. Of these, sixteen dioceses have given their consent and six have withheld it. Dr. Brooks requires at least eleven more In his favor before the necessary majority will bo obtuiued. Dr. Brooks' friends are confident that he. cannot fail to win, but it is not un absolute certuinty yet that he will get the necessary vote. The vote by dioceses now stands as follows:

For consccrution—New York, Albany, Central Pennsylvania, Htiodo Island, North Carolina, West Missouri, Southern Ohio, Nebraska, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan. Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota and New Jursey.

Against consecration—Newark, Iowa, Western New York, Milwaukee, Mississippi, Chi oogo.

THE NATIONAL GAME.

Winners of the Various Itiiscball Contests on Thursday.

National league games on Thursday resulted as follows: At Chicago—Chicago, 8 New York, 2. At Cincinnati— Philadelphia. 0 Cincini ati, 5. At Cleveland—Cleveland, 4| Brooklyn, H.

Western association: At Minneapolis—Minneapolis, 7 Sioux City, 0. At Omulia—Lincoln, 0 Omaha, 4. At Kansas City—Kansas City, 10 Denver, 0. At Milwaukee—Milwaukee, 10 St. Paul, !t.

American association: At Louisville—Athletic, 7 Louisville, 2. At St Louis—St Louis, 1-1 Washington, 5.

Illinois-Iowa league: At Rockford— Rockford, 12 Joliet, 3. At Aurora— Aurora, 10 Ottawa, 4.

Wisconsin league: At Oconto—Oconto, 7 Fond du Lac, 0. At Green Bay— Green Bay, 18 Oshkosh, 8. At Marinette—Appleton. 8 Marinette, 9.

S TO GET RID OF~HER.

The Ksmeraldn Furnished 11-lth Coal at Aeajmlco to Knnble Her to Leavo That Port.

WASHINGTON, May E0.—Dr. A. M. Soteldo, so long the Venezuelan minister here, informs the associated press that dispatchcs received from most reliable sources in Mexico state that the Moxican government ordered the insurgent Chilian cruiser Esmeralda to laave the harbor of Acapulco. The commander of the vessel said ho was willing to leave, but his ship had no sails and could not depart without Steam power. Tho government then allowed the Esmeralda to take enough coal to carry the order into cffeot, and she received 250 tons, her ordinary consumption being fifty tons per day. The Esmeralda sailed

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The ItheinhoUl Trial.

Ind., May 20.—Bur­

glar Ilorton was on the stand again Wednesday in the Rheinhold case and testified that Rheinhold took charge of all the papers which were taken from the safes and returned them to tho owners when they proved to be of

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value to tho gang. Grocer Mayers and two or three others whose safes had boon burglarized wore then called

ami testified to receiving the papers stolen from them by mail but the envelopes contained nothing to indicate who sent tlicni. The detectives who have worked up the case went on the stand and stated that llorton and his pals had voluntarily "squealed" on Rheinhold, and that no promise of leniency had been given iu order to have them appear as witnesses before the grand jury or in court The only two witnesses of the afternoon for the defense were Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the defendant They ure highly respectable people and in this regard were in refreshing contrast to many of the state's witnesses. Both swore that Rheinhold makes his home with them anil that

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night that ilorton anil others of tho gang said that he was with them planning the robbery of Brown's house. They were subjected to a rigid crtv.-.-examination, but this only made their evidence stronger.

Work of tlio I'lilomloil Ilevolver. Tl-.IIIIK IlAt'TH, Ind., May 21).---John Davidson, aged Hi, shot and instantly killed George Becker,

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Wednesday morning in a coal office. They were engaged in a friendly scullle when Davidson picked up a revolver mid snapped it at Becker, thinking it was unloaded. The bullet struck Meeker above the right eye and penetrating his brain killed him instantly. The revolver was generally kept unloaded but Tuesday night it was loaded by its owner, a clerk ill the coal office. Becker's parents were summoned and their grief was terrible. Davidson was arrested hut the coroner's jury found a verdict of accidental shooting and he was discharged.

Kidtmppctl Ilor Own Child.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 20.—Some three months age William Unit/, and his wife separated, and tlio husband went to Beaver, 111., leaving his 5-year-oltl child in charge of its grandmother. Mrs. 11ultz has made several efforts to get possession of.tlie child, but it refused to go with her. Wednesday night, she went to the home of its grandmother, and, seeing the. child as it lay asleep, dashed out of the house with it in her arms. The grandmother nt once made chase, and a dozen neighbors joined in. But the mother outstripped them and succeeded in reaching a carriage that was in waiting, and made her escape.

.Sutelde of itn Indiana Former. WABASH,

Ind., May 20. —Marshall

Lines, a prosperous young farmer living south of Wabash about 8 miles, was found hanging by the neck in his barn Wednesday afternoon dead. Some time ago he had a severe attack of la grippe, which it was noticed had weakened ills mind and mode him quite morose, but no one suspected that he contemplated suicide.

Han Down by a Train.

LICIIANOX,

Ind., May 20. —While Mar­

tin Spillinan and wife were driving across the railroad track near here Wednesday evening they were struck by the eastbound train on the "Big Four" road and fatally injured.

To Insprct Meat l»t Ifatlinioinl, Intl. WASIIINCITOS, May 20.—Dr. O. L. Boor, of Muiicic, Ind., has been appointed one of the new meat inspectors and will be assigned to duty at Hammond, Ind.

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's 72d birthday was celebrated in Boston Wednesday.

PLENTY HORSES IS SET FREE.

The Sioux Indian Who Shot Lieut. Casey E.seapos on the War Theory. 610I: FALLS,

S. D., May 20.—The

jury returned a verdict of acquittal in the case of the Indian Plenty Horses, who was on trial for the murder of Lieut. Casey during the late Indian outbreak.

Judge Sliiras delivered the charge to the jury instructing thom to bring iu a verdict of not guilty. He explained Miat Judge Edgert dlsngroed with iiiin upon the proposition of bringing in an acquittal but said the Instructions to bo given, however, would be considered those of the court. Ilis charge was quite lengthy. He declared that in his opinion actual war existed at the timo of Casey's death.

Dates of tli© 8tHt« Conventions,

D&fe MOINES, la., Slay 29.—State conventions willjbcohcld as follows: Independent farmers, Des Moines, June 3 prohibition, Dcs Moines, June 10 democratic, Ottumwu, June 24 republican, Cedar Rapids, July 1.

CHARGED TO THE KNIGHTS.

The Great Labor Organization Held Itosponslble for the Failure of tho Miners to Dmnanil tlio ICIellt-lIour Day.

NEW YOIIK,

May 29.—An address is

soon to bo sent out by the executive council of tho American Federation of Labor, signed by Samuel (tampers, P. J. McGuire, William H. Carnoy, Jolm B. Lennon and Chris. Evans, direotod to tho organized wageworkers of Amerioa. Tho address ••will open with this statement: "It becomes our painful duty to officially Inform you, what you undoubtedly already Inforinully know, that the United

Mine Workers have receded from their position and declared tho eight-hour demand of the coal miners off." The history of the miners' strike is reviewed and tho failure is charged to the Knights of Labor, to which the miners largely

belongod.