Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 May 1893 — Page 4

TIIE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1893.

THE DAILY JOURNAL THURSDAY, MAY 11. 1893.

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TtiK INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL Cr, bte found at the following places: PARIS American Exchange In Paxil, 36 BouTavard tie C'aj'uclne. KEW Y'OKK GUsey House and Windsor Hotel. PHILADELPHIA A. pTKemble, 3725 Lancaster avenue. CHICAGO Palmer House, CINCINXATI-J. It. Hawlcy & Co, 154 Vino street. LOUISVILLE C. T. Peering, northwest corner of Third and JtCerson streets. T. LOUIS Union New Co, Union Depot. WASHINGTON, D. CBiggs House and Ehbltt House. The opening: speech o President Clarkson. before the Republican League convention, was in excellent spirit and lull of vim, vigor and victory. As Senator Voorhees did not vote for the Sherman silver act, he should be ready to vote for ita repeal, unless he is willing to admit that ho did not vote wisely in 1600 when the bill became a law. Kentucky hospitality is proverbial, and it is being: extended to the visiting Republicans in Louisville in right royal fashion. When it comes to hospitality there is nothing mean about Kentucky Democrats. The members of Congress who have heretofore been advocates of free coinage have decidedly the advantage of those who have been opposed to the silver heresy all these years, now that the President is going to win the former by patronage. The new postmaster at Terre Ilaute evidently thinks that with Senator Voorhees and John E. Lamb at his back he can violate the civil-service law with impunity. When he runs against that enag ho will find the twin spoilsmen cannot help him: There is reason to believe that if Headsman Maxwell could swap his ax for a score of electrocution chairs, such as are used in Now York, he might do his work with much more neatness, and what, to the Democrats, is moro important, with much greater dispatch. mmmmmmm If the President can cause the repeal of the Sherman silver law in September, and then send a commission to an international silver conference, something may bo done; but Europo will do nothing so long as there is a hope that the United States will assume the silver burden of the commercial world. The restaurateurs, concessionaries and boarding house keepers of Chicago have evidently started out to foather their nests by fleecing visitors to the exposition. The reports leave no doubt that extortion is being practiced on almost every hand. These evils can be corrected, and must be, or the exposition will sutler irreparable damage in its iinances. The exposition has six months to run, and the managers should lose no time in removing these causes of complaint. Since tho 4th of March Washington has been full of Georgia colonels with their eyes fixed upon the enticing plums of office which hung so near and yet so far. A few days ago tho Atlanta Constitution's poet printed a pathetic call to them to return. "Oh, there'll be jubilation when the colonels all come home," ho sang. Probably the poet's wish will bo gratilied now. Since Cleveland has kicked them out of the White House there is no longer a reason why they should linger patiently about like Mary's Inmb. Of course, Postmaster Thompson will bo removed. The local bosses, backed by Representative Hynuni and Senators Voorhees and Turpic, demand it. and that settles it. Tho pretense of investigating charges against Mr. Thompson and of exercising some sort of judicial fairness Is nil rot. So is the proteose of observing the spirit of the civil-service law. Mr. Thompson will bo removed because- ho is a Republican, and all Republicans are offensive partisans. This administration's "rules" are mado only to be broken. The Chicago Inter Ocean complains that the attacks of New York papers, and tho editors of smaller papers who have been refused tickets, are calculated to hurt tho prospects of the world's fair. It is possible they can do something, but the thing which is calculated to injure tho fair most is tho reports of the exorbitant charges for food made by those people on the fair grounds who are .thereby tho action of tho managers. Still, that is a drawback which can bo remedied by tho lunch-basket. As for tho editor, why should he not pay bis way like any other nianT A Conneksville correspondent sends an extract giving tho national debts of the leading nations, in which the liabilities of tho United States are given as $13.84 per capita, while those of European nations rango from 630.7U for Russia. $S7.T0 for Great Britain toSHG.SS for France. Tho United States debt is so much smaller per capita than that of any other nation that he suspects that State and municipal debts are not included. He is right. The total debt of the people of the United States when the census of 1890 wa taken was $2,027,-

170.540. of which $801,000,104 was tho debt of tho United States government. The rest is: State debts. $223,907,380; county, S14.,043,04o; municipal, $724,4C3.0C0; school district. $30,701,943. The aggregate debt is $C2.37 per capita,' against $00.73 per capita in 1SS0. During the decade, while county, municipal and school debts were increased, the aggregate of federal and State debts was reduced one-third. Indiana, it may be added, is one of the States in which the State debt was increased during tho decade. On the whole, however, local indebtedness increased in much emaller ratio than did population. But while European nations nave not state debts, many cities and other local organizations have a large bonded indebtedness, which would make the per capita debt in Great Britain and France much larger than it is as a national debt.

XIY C0iIMI88I0NES GETS KIS EEWAED. The appointment of "My -Commissioner" Blount as minister resident to Hawaii is an attempt on the part of the administration to legitimize the unlawful act of sending him there without a commission and give an appearance of consistency to its tortuous and blundering policy in the Hawaiian matter. Every step it has taken has shown a willingness to sacrifice tho interests and honor of tho United States in order to cast discredit on the last administration. The withdrawal of tho treaty of annexation, tho sending out of "My commissioner." the hauling down of the American flag, tho implied censure and enforced resignation of Minister Stevens, the dilly-dallying policy adopted towards the provisional government, and now the appointment of Mr. Blount as minister are successive steps in a policy which threatens to bring disgrace on the country. If the administration had been free to act for the interests and honor of tho country, and not corapollcd to justify its own acts and patch up a policy which has been pothing but a succession of blunders, it would long ago have recognized the tic facto government and censured Mr. Blount for hauling down tho flag. Instead of appointing him minister, it would .have recalled him. The provisional government at Honolulu has fully vindicated its right to recognition by giving the islands the best government they have ever bad, and by substituting law, and order, and decency for the illegal outrages and Cabinet corruptions that prevailed before tho monarchy was overthrown. It is poor encouragement forthointelligont and patriotic men who constitute that government, and who are trying to rescue tho islands from the1 tyranny of a semi-civilized royalty, to have the great Republio to which they looked for support giving them the cold shoulder, disgracing its accredited minister and rewarding with his place tho man who ordered its Hag hauled down. HYP0CE1TE AS WELL A3 MURDERER. The posthumous statement of Carlyle W. Harris, who has just been exocu ted in New Yoik for the murder of his wifo, is doubtless tho last of the dramatic features with which he and his family sought to invest bis case. In its psychological aspects the case furnishes something of a study. In its moral and legal aspects there was nothing extraordinary about it. It was simply a case of cruel, deliberate, cold-blooded murder. There is not a peg on which to hang a reasonable doubt of Harris's guilt. Few persons charged with crime have ever been more ably and obstinately defended, or been afforded ampler opportunities to clear themselves of suspicion. Every device known to a system of law all too lenient to criminals was exhausted in his favor. An intelligent and impartial jury of twelve men found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The judge before whom tho case was tried said his guilt was clearly established. A special agent appointed by the Governor to investigate the case reported that ho could find no ground for the exercise of executive clemency. After every means of thwarting justice had been exhausted, Harris was executed, as ho undoubtedly deserved to be. Yet, throughout his trial, after his conviction, and up to the moment of his death, Harris posed as an innocent man and a martyr, and by means of a posthumous statement still declares from his grave that he was falsely accused and wrongly convicted. His collinplate was made to aver that he was "murdered," and his after-death statement reiterates the assertion. No doubt many impressionable people will believe this solemn declaration of innocence, and no doubt that was just what Harris expected and desired. His whole course shows him to have been a hypocritical scoundrel who would hesitate at no crimo to gratify his own desires and at the same time maintain an appearnnco of respectability before the world. All the time he was thinking of himself and his family, and tho effect of his conviction on his and their social standing. He had no tender recollections of his dead wife nor thought of her family; ho was only concerned for his own. To do him justice, he did show a sort of affection for his mother and an intense desire to shield her from the 'disgrace which would attach to his execution. For this ho posed as a martyr during and after his trial, and went to death with a lie on his lips. In the Inst sentence of his posthumous statement he says, "1 beg of those who think, or speak, or write of me iu years to come will do so as kindly as they can." He was still thinking of how ho would stand in public estimation after his death. Ho poses even in his grave. His heartlessness was only equaled by his egotism. Ho had actually worked himself into a belief that tho court, the prosecutor and the jury had conspired to put him out of the way for personal reasons. "Carlyle Harris living," he says, "would be a daily menace to the career of Smythe, Wellman and others." The notoriety gained by his crime and the undue importance given to his case had fed his selfishness and flattered his vanity to such a degree aa to make him think he was of sufficient

importance to make his life or death a matter of public consequence. The sneaking, cowardly, hypocritical character of tho man is shown by the fact that the last act of his life was one of deception towards his mother. After all that she had done and suffered for him, and after all that he professed to feel for her, he lied to her from the chair of death. She was a member of the Episcopalian Church, and ho had been baptized in that church. After he found that his case was hopeless so far as human relief was concerned, and that there would be no pardon or reprieve, he joined the Catholic Church,

made confession in the death-house at Sing Sing, and was granted absolution. Yet he refused to have the priest with him during the last hour for fear there might bo adverse comment cn his change of faith, and because ho did not wish his mother to know it. So he sneaked into the next world under cover of a faith which he did not have tho courage to publicly avow, and concealed from his mother v the fact that he had abjured her religion. He continued to pose before the world as a Protestant while he was trying to poso before God as a Catholic Ho liod even in his profession of religion. His last act was in keeping with the cowardly crimo for which he was rightly executed. The world is better off without such coldblooded scoundrels and canting hypocrites. There aro murderers and murderers. Carlyle Harris was one of the worst of the class. Unless the Democratic leaders here are not telling the truth, they havo made no charges against Postmaster Thompson based upon offensive partisanship or anything else. So far as can be ascertained, two or three disgruntled persons, one .a gambler and lottery-ticket dealer, have a grudge against the Postmaster because one . of them, a Republican for revenue only at that time, was refused appointment after he had passed tho civil-service examination. He was so notoriously bankrupt in character that Mr. Thompson could not put him in any position requiring integrity. It is understood that oue of the charges Is based upon the complaint of Mr. Swift, in bis Civil Service Chronicle, because Mr. Thompson went to the Republican national convention as a spectator while on leave of absence. So far cs Postmaster Thompson is concerned, if he hat not managed the Indianapolis postorlice for all the people and in obedience to the spirit, as well as the letter, of the civil-servico law. then it is impossible to do so. All appointments have been made from the civilservice lists, and two civil-service commissioners, Roosevelt and Lyman, are on record to the effect that the civilservice law has been scrupulously observed by Postmaster Thompson. . As to tho management of the oflice, inspectors havo pronounced it a model. It is not known yet if John Ruskin will accept the place of poet laureate tendered him by Mr. Gladstone. If he does it will probably be in the spirit in which it was offered, viz., a recognition of his high literary character and with out any expectation that ho will write birthday poems and perfunctory ode's in honor of tho royal . family. Mr. Ruskin 'is too old to begin that sort of nonsense, and has too much literary reputation to risk it in that way. Ho is in his sovoutyfifth year and has cot written poetry since he was twenty-six years old. Most of his verses were written under the ago of seventeen, and neither he nor his friends would care to exploit thorn now. In his autobiography, published a few years ago under the titlo of "Praiterita," ho says of "Lines on Mont Blanc," written when he was twenty-six, that it was his last attempt at serious versowriting, as he "finally perceived he could express nothing he had to say rightly in that manner." A good many alleged poets have gone through their lives without making this discovery. Perhaps it was a fortunate thing for tho world that Ruskin discovered bo early in life that prose and not poetry was his forte. Evidently he thought that the best poetry was none too good. In one of his works ho says: VNever read bad or common poetry, never writs any poetry yourself; there is perhaps rather too much than too little in the world already." Again, in "Modern Painters," he says: "Those, who sincerely love poetry know too well the touch of the master's hands on the chords to fumble them after him." From this it would appear that he quit writing pootry bocause he thought it was not his mission. And yet his prose shows that he could have written good poetry if he had preferred that form of expression. During the last forty-eight years he hns written no verses except a few songs for music of his own composition and a few nursery rhymes. Mr. Ruskin does not need the small salary attached to the position of poet laureate, as bo has an income of about $13,000 from his works, but he may accept the place becauso it might look churlish to decline so graceful acompliment from a Prime Minister whom not long ago he castigated in his pure and vigorous English as a dismemberer of the British empire. A few days since tho Journal inadvertently did the Houston (Tex.) Post an injustice by attributing the following quotation to it: Of the millions now paid oat in pensions any one xrho known anything of the civil war knows that three-fourths aro paid to thieves, deserters, sneak and bounty jumpers who never served an honorable day in battle. Tho Texas paper merely copied it from the Illustrated American, an East ern paper, edited by one of the snobs who affect mugwumpery and say the meanest things about the men who put up life to save the Republic, while such detractors were wearing their first suits of knickerbockers. The Louisvillo Courier-Journal of yesterday has an editorial, in Watterson's best style, on "Our Friends, the Euemy." With a spice of broad politics. it is more a generous greeting to polit ical foemen who, on many a hard fought field, have demonstrated an ability to keep up their end of the fight. The ar ticle concludes: Gentlemen of the Republican clnbs. we salateyou! Uomo yoa for peace here, or

come yoa for war. we ara coually be

holden to yoa! We have met you often. and sometimes yon have had the best of it, and sometimes we hare, so that honors are tolerably easy between uv We like yon none the less because you are good faghtars. good stayers and good party men. It is a right born to each of us. lie is no true man who would abridse it to anv. Let usallmdnlgeit abundantly. Tee world moves. The Hag floats Broadly Irora ;ne masthead of the ship of state! Uod reigns, and the uoTernment at v ash ing ton, which still lives and is a democratic government, is none the - less your government because we control its action. Wears all Americans! So. here's looking toward you. gentlemen, and a murrain ou him who aaya that, for these few days, anyhow, the Republican boys in the trenches do not own the town! Tun ceremonies yesterday at the open ing of the Imperial Institute, at Kensington Gardens, near London, were brilliant and impressive, as such thiogs go. lhe people who manage those things in London are always equal to a state occasion. The Queen aoted her part with xoyal dignity, and when she touched the button electric ity did tho rest. The first victim singled out by Repre sentative Taylor, of the First district, for the ax of lleadsmon Maxwell was W. F. Hudson, of Fatoka, Gi bson county, a man who was mustered ont ol the Eightieth Indiana with broken health and who has been an excellent postmaster. His succes sor is an able bodied young Democrat. The following dispatoh was sent to Mr. Depew upon the death of his wife by exPresident Harrison: No oue can sond to you a deeper or more ap preciative sympathy thau mine. May God strengthen you to bear this inexpressible sorrow. rr th Editor of tlio InaianaiwiU Journal; What are the provisions of the List fish law m this titatel 1. 1 The act of March 5, 1S89. prohibits the taking of food fish in March. April, May, June, January, February, November and December, with gig or spear, or in any month during the first three years after the waters have been stocked by the United States, at any time, in any' waters; the use of dynamite or other explosives to kill linn. and use of seme, gun or trap to catch fish. Ihe penalty is not more than $25. The law does not prohibit fishing with hook and line. The possession of u gill net or seine is accepted as evidence of fishing, and. incuru a line of from i'M to &00. FITCIILY. AM CONDUUT FC53. Architect Stem's Request Bandied Back and Forth Between Them City Affairs. Building Inspector Fitchey and Mr. Conduitt, of tho Board of Publio Works, in dulged in another passage of words at the meeting of tho board yesterday. John Stem had gone to the building inspector asking for permission to build a large porch ever the walk in front of the Grand Hotel. Mr. Fitchey told him that he could not grant the permission, as he bad no control over the street, and referred him to the boird. Mr. Stem then called on the board. and it told him to go back to the building inspector. Later Mr. Fitohey called at the board's office and wanted to know what it had done in the matter. Mr. Conduitt replied by demanding to know of him why he had sent suoh persons to the board. and intimated pretty strongly that if Mr. Fitchey did not know how to ran his office the board did not propose to do it for him. Mr. Fitchey retorted by saying that he had not sent Mr. Stem to the board ou any bus iness that related to hi oDiee, but on nomthing that the board should attend to. It resulted in Mr. Fitchey getting up and leaving the room without any settlement of the discussion. Trying to Avoid Damages. The board addressed a letter to the city attorney, stating that it did not want to give the property owners, through whose land the main intercepting sewer from Merrill street to White river will pass, any damages for the building of it, and asked him the proper mode of procedure. The assessment roll and the papers which relate to the condemnatory proceedings have all been prepared, and the board asks of the uttarney if it shall make the assessment of benefits and damages equal, or assess any damages at all. Setvr In "Wood ruff PI wee. . The board, understanding that the trustees of Woodruff Place aro desirous of joining in the expense of building a sewer in Chlibrd avenue, addressed a communication to them asking if they would guarantee to the contractor any and all assessments that might be made against the property holders of that corporation. Municipal Notes. A petition for eement walks on the west sido of Delaware street, from Fourteenth to Fifteenth street, was granted. The board ordered the sprinkling inspector to see that the crossings of all traoks ara sprinkled, purtioularly on South New Jersey and East streets. A petition for grading and graveling the roadway and walks of Kenwood,- from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-fifth streets, was referred to the city engineer. A petition for cement walks on the south side of Ohio street, from Pennsylvania to rJast street, was not granted by the board, the engineer reporting adversely on the improvement. Complaint was made of the condition of Illinois street just below Twelfth street, the water standing in puddles owing to defective grading. The street commissioner was ordered to investigate. A petition for grading and graveling and paving with brick the walks of Excelsior avenue, from Clifford avenue to Monroe street, was granted, and the engineer was ordered to prepare the necessary papers. The board addressed a communication to the water company ordering it to at once repair the condition of the streets at Dorman street, from Michigan to St. Clair, and also In Washington street west of Hanna street. Oran Perry, of the Pennsylvania railroad, made complaintof the dirt and dust on the viaduct, saying that it is impossible for the railroad men to open their office windows. The board will order tho matter attended to at once, and to have the viaduct scraped and cleaned once a week. The Board or Public Works took final action, yesterday, on the following streetimprovement resolutions: For paving with asphalt the roadway of Washington street, from Missouri street to White river. Lenirth. 2.173 fet; width, eighty feet. For paving with asphalt the roadway of Massachusetts avenue, frcin College avenue to Bellefontalne street. Length, 1.046 leet; width, tllty feet. The Board of Public Works addressed a communication to President Marshy, of the council, stating that an ordinance granting the Big Four railway the right to connect its tracks with those of the Union Railway Company, near Delaware street, in consideration of the removal of other tracks, which have heretofore been on Delaware street, would be sent to it for action. INDIANA'S MOULD'S FAIR BUILDING. Arrangements for Its Dedication in June with Appropriate Ceremonies. Jnne has been selected for the dedica tion of the Indiana Building at the world's fair. The exact date as yet Is not settled. Several speakers of distinction will be invited to deliver addresses. The dedi cation, which otherwise might have been held earlier, is postponed until this data that there may be a large representation from the publio schools of the State. The monographs of Indiana history, seventeen in nnmber, have been completed. The intention was to have these printed in pamphlet form, bnt the funds at the dis posal of the commission will not admit of tha expense.

Y. M. CA.COM YEHTIOH AT WORK

Ushered in, However, with a Season of Devotion for Spiritual Blessiug. Ths Venerable Christian Worker, II. Thane. ililler, of Cincinnati, Evokes ThunJfrous Arp'aue and Js Cimpelled to Speak. President McPheeters Delivers an Ad dress and Responds to tho Welcome. Short Addrrssr, tie Executive Committee's Report and Election of Officers Prot White's Address Mr.'liierce Arrives. MORNING SESSION. Organization Effected and Mny Short t-rches Etllfy the Convention. The International Convention of Y. M. C. A. delegates opened in Roberts Park Church yesterday morning. The proceed ings were prefaced by a devotional meeting led by Dr. A. D. Gordon, State secretary of Ohio. The session was opened by President Mc Pheeters, at 10:45. in the mam auditorinm of the church. Not quite all the States of the Union were represented atlO.oO o'olock, the time set for the opening of the conven tion. Before order was called the vener able II. Thane Miller, a veteran member of the international committee, was led to the rostrum and received a welcome of ap plause. Mr. Miller is a prominent citizen of Cincinnati as well as a worker in the in terests of the association. The tardiness of delegates in getting to the chnroh delayed proceedings for some little time. Prominent among the front banners were representatives of British Columbia, .New Brunswiok. Nova Scotia. Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec The delegates are for the most Part voung men. but very few be ing over forty years of age, and only seven ladies were present. Ketirinc president T. fr. McPheeters. of St Louis, announced the opening hymn, "We're on the Way." itev. Dr. Henry liucutel read the secona chapter of the second letter to Timothy and o tie red prayer. This prayer was of gratitude that men were appointed to save men, and for all the providential institutions whose missions are to save men, of which the Y. M. C A. is the greatest. President McPheeters. in presenting his resignation, reviewed briedy the work accomplished during the two years since the last meeting. He said: PUESIPKNT M'riIEETERS TALKS. It becomes my pleasant duty, as chairman of the last convention, to call this convention to or der, and in doing so It does not seem out of place that I should for a moment detain you to speak of some events that have transpired during the last two years. The general work of the association seems to have gone forward with a steady and satisfactory development, and the only event of marked lmportanoA bai been the retirement of Mr. Cephas Urainerd from the chairmanship of th international committee. His retirement was necessitated by the condition of his health, and thus for the Ursttlme since there has been an International gathering, we come together with another than Mr. Drali erd at the helm. For more than twenty-tlve years, Mr. liralnerd. In conjunction with the two other members of tho great triumvirate, Morse and Me burner, has, in a lnrge measure, molded and directed the general policy of our society, itlj under his leadership that we have grown from a tow struggling associations with their work projected on many lines into a homogeneous, powerful and worldwide society. His eye has detected the dangers ahead and his baud has wisely guided us from them. m that to-day, he can lay down the work to well doue and so thoroughly organized without causing any serious Inconvenience or delay in the onward movement. This has not been done except by tho expenditure of much time and large intellectual gifts, sustained and suyJiorted by a deep religious lusplration, always laving before him tho great and fundamental idea that the work should be limited to work for young men. by young men. in order that the young manhood of the Nation might bo elevated and unitled into a mighty Christian force. The noble, elf-facri!lcing spirit of our leader has been to me, since my acquaintance with him. a creat inspiration, and I behove that no better illustration of the power that there lies in oue man to accomplish much for the Master, even though he be. busy with his own calling and advancing to the front ot it, can be found than In Mr. Cephas Braiuerd. and 1 therefore take the liberty. In your name and in the name of the sshociatlou wo represent, to lift my voice in praise to liod for what lie has permitted ils servant to do. :4 In choosing a successor for Mr. Brainerd. I bellevo that the international committee have been led of Uod to choose Mr. Monroe, who for so many years has been Interested and largely identified with the work of our society. Now, a word as to the future and I am through, and that word is "Onward. for we dare not go backward and we cannot stand still. There aro two thoughts that I desire to Impress upon this great gathering as vo how we may be factors in the onward movement. First, then, let us provide generously and liberally the sinews of war for the incoming international committee. Let us do this through our own liberality and gifts, and let ns do it by lending emphasis and force In our associations to the great extension movement Inaugurated within the last few years. Let us see to It that this educational and tlnanclal agency is in every association, and that all of our members, through Its Instrumentality, are interested in the work and help to support It. Second, let the onward movement be in the re ligious life of our societies. Let us realize, dear brethren, that buildings, and wealth, and favor in the eyes of the world are valuable and important oniy as we use them as agencies for the advancement of the kingdom of I Inn whom we love and serve, and further, let us realize that the spiritual life of our association will only be in proportion to the spiritual life of those who are leading and directing the&o associations. Therefore, let us be much in prayer. Let us beget a spirit of prayer in our associations. Let us study Uod's word for our own upbuilding and edification, and also as a means to be used in bringing others to a knowledge of Christ. Let the Lible work of our association be the key-note of our work. Let it be In every community that when our associations are spoken or, it will not be of the buildings or of our social Influence alone, but of the fact that wo are honestly and earnestly doing all in our power to bring to pass tho time when Christ shall reien, and to build up an army of young meu into a spiritual manhood, greater and grander than the splrltal manhood of their fathers. TEMPORARY OFFICERS. The work of effecting a temporary organization was next taken up, and II. O. Williams, of Virginia, was chosen temporary secretary. G. K. ShortletX of Colorado, L. L. Doggett of Ohio, W. B. McBride of Alabama, were chosen as a temporary committee on business. 1m W. Messer. of Chicago, oflered a resolution for the appointment of a committee on nominations, to consist of one delegate from each Mate and provinoe. The committee named comprised the following: V. M. Copeland. Winnipeg; W. McCullock. Ontario: D. A. Budee. Quebec; S. B. Herr, Arkansas; F. C. Laalett, Montgomery, Ala.; K. C. Browne. Colorado: J. I Spears. California; II. P. Andrews. Gcorcia: II. B. eoutlpr, Iowa; A. W. lirewer, nitnnln: 11. W. Ilutehins. Kentucky: F. A. Smith. Kansas; 15. U. McConuaugby, Minnesota; B. Armstoiig, Massachusetts; B. A. Jordan, Maine, Farmer, Michigan; V. O. Andrews, MiMourl; II. W. stone, Nebraska: M. J. Trnery. New Jersey; It. K. McBurnty, ew York; L, A. Coulter. North Carolina; M. V. Van Van ken. North Dakota: F. 8. (Joodm&n, Ohio; . A. Taicgart, Pennsylvania: John Fletcher, lthode Inland; A. 8. Thomas. South Carolina; W. E. Wayte. Texas; h e. MtFadden, Tennessee: W. It. Ilftleht. Virginia: II. W. Krllogg. Wisconsin; J. A. Dummett, Oregon and lirltish Columbia. WAITING FOR THE ItF.POHT. While this committee were in consultation short speeches and prayers were made by a number of delegates. Those who spoke were California's secretary, li. J. McCoy, with warm, greetings from the Pacific and Northwest II. T. Williams, of Chicago, responded to his call with a warning. He pointed out the advantages of closer communion, and said throuahout tbe progress of the work universally should go more prayers. Christ's spirit should predominate. The white-haired, blind, yet sublime. Thane Miller, of Chicago, was forced to speak, and after tho applause at the mention of his name had died away, be said; We rejoice in the marvelous property accumulation of tbe association, of millions spent to carry on this work. I tell you there has been no development so great as In the secretarial foree. I knew tbi organization when the secretaries could be numbered almost on ono band, and dow there are almost 1200 In the force, and atbetter lot ot men in whatever vocation of lire

rr.6ral, Intellectual. foreefnl. better equipped to. do their work I do tint believe ran b found la this country. I wih you could have sat la Louisville and listened to papers read. Eve rytnmg was rut in such a way that anybody coming iu there could havo seen directly what each secretary was aiming at. We don't begin to apprecloto the value of tbe secretaries. They are the leaders un?er od. and it 1 a bWed, thing we have such men to lead us. That is the reason wo have such success. No men come in such direct contact with men, touching every point in city life, equal with the Voung Men s Christian Association secretaries. They are tho most self-sacriticitig men 1 ever knew. There is no more reason why they should give up ail opportunities for makiug money than for other? men in the laity to do so. and they ere men who would succeed In other vocations. When you go home tell your associations they are not halt paying their secretaries, and that they should hustle up their salaries. It Is due to tbe wives of the secretaries, who are as good as the secretaries themselves, and the financial element is necessary to give them their proper position in life, God bless the secrctsiies of the Youn Men's Christian Association, buy amen to that; This is a Methodist Church. Mr. L. D. Wiskard, of Chicago, one of tbe missionaries of the association, who has lately returned from a trip around tha world, talked about the work in Japan and its progression there. Tbe work in India was promising. He had held a meeting, he said, on tbe banks of the Euphrates, in fcalon. Turkey. Persia and others, and brought back words of cheer and greetings of love from the voung men of these older countries, who at.ked their prayers. Front the cold waves of M.xnitoba came assurance that even there there were warm, hearts. John R. Mott. college secvtary of the international committee of New i ork. pointed out some of the mistakes likely to be made by associations and individuals. Mr. Thane Miller sang "One More Year's Work for Jesus.' by invitation. Air. Olandt, of New York. and Mr. Messer, of Chicago, oHered fervent prayer for tho associations all over tbe world and the advancement of all Christian work. COMMITTKK KEPOUTS. The tominating committeo here returned, with a report naming a president and vice president, but asking for mora time for the rest of the work. Their report was adopted as follows: President;. N. Bierce. Dayton. O. First Vice President L. II. Packard, Montreal. Second Vice Pre sldeut-R. A Orr, Pittsburg. Other Vice President Ira J. Chaite. Indianapolis; Francis Batcbelder. lioston; W. Woods White, Atlanta: J. B. Clifford. Grand Forks, N'. D.; ii. F. Orchard. Tacoma, Wash. A committee of two, Mr. Monroe and Mr. Coxhead. were appointed to escort Presi dent Bierce to the chair, but the eonven tion was informed that be would not arrive in tho city as 6oon as he ejepected, his train being delayed. President McPheeters was kept in the chair, as none of the vice presidents were there. The Rev. G. A. Carstcn sen offered a benediction and the forenoon session closed. AFTERNOON SESSION.

President Dunnlng's Welcoming Address Report or the International Committor. After opening exercises of prayer and hymn the nominating committee reo ommended the selection of J. A. Dammett; of Portland. Ore., as secretary of the convention; J. V. Reid of Chicago. W. D. Bail of Los Angeles and IL D. Diokson of Batfalo as assistant secretaries. The report was; adopted. President L. .D. Dunning, of this city's association, delivered an address of wel come to the convention, lie spoke asfol lows: It Is my happy privilege to-day to sneak words of welcome. We esteem it a great boner that you. an organized body of earnest and efficient workers for the development of young men In the higher virtues should meet in this city to perfect plans and to acquire new enthusiasm for greater achievements In your chosen Geld of labor. We have studied with great Interest the beginning and marvelous growth of the Young Men's Christian Association. The beginning was small, yet there was a definite, laudable aim. This aim has dominated the organized effort from tbe beginning to tbe present time. Ita aim origiouted in one moved by divine Impulse, and has been held to by his followers with a tenacity as llxed and steadfast as the laws of (Jod. , Tho revolution of methods has been gradual, but tho aim has been always the same, by the salvation and strengthening of young men. One conversant with it cannot thluk upon the great work done by the Young Men's Christian Association without being moved by feelings of deep emotion. - . Thousands of young men have been rescued from lives of sin and brought into eomtuuuion with God. . These and thousands of others have been helped to grow Into strong men so that into whatever walks of life they have entered they have performed their duties well. As patriots they have been strong and earnest, as citlzriis upright and respected, as Chrlitalus faithful and devoted, aud as members of families all ect lonate. loyal aod true, in all agea institutions h.tv- -lug for their object the betterment of mankind meeting tbe approval of good men have been upheld and supported. Tbe Young Men's Christina Association snail have an abiding place in our affections, tho earnest, warm commendation of all right-thinking people, and such a liberal support that it fchail be abls to go on to greater and grander achievements. In the developmental growth and evolution, of methods ol the association upon this continent the international committee has been a potent factor. This committee has beou the creature of tho international convention, the thirtieth one of which i in session to-day. In the past the deliberations of the convention have been dun I lied and fruitful of good. The present con- . veullon promises atnricuas any lormer ono. Now, Mr. President and gentlemen, I have exiresscd to you the motive of our welcome. Tr.ere s another motive, the hospitality of our citizens, and still another we expect great good to come to this community from your presence in our midst. We shall be very happy if we have surrounded yoa by snch conditions that there shall be freedom from anxiety or cause for Irritation. Wo greatly desire that you find your stay in our city pleasant and profitable, and that you carry with you to your homes plea ant recollections ot this visit. We have a Just pride in the good name of .our State and city. This good name does nut rest upon our material prosperity, though of this we might boast. Of tbe State's natural productions I may observe that the supply of coal, gypsum, building stone and natural gas seems inexhaustible, the fertility of the soil is so great audit is so varied as to be almost unparallold la resources, while our great factories have a worldwide fame. It Is upon tho character and achievements of her citizens that the glory ot Indiana rests. Tbe cblef glory of any natiou must rest upon the words and deeds of her illustrious citizens. Such, whether living or dead, are the Nation's greatest posealons. If he who dies in tho defense of his country is Illustrious, Indiana has illustrious men by the tens cf thousands. I will not attempt to name and Jaud oar great men. You know them, cUe is our claim of their greatness vain. I caunot forbear to refer to two though not by name of them, our most distinguished citizen, whom this State and city lent to the Nation for four j ears to act as Its chief magistrate, It is with honest, laudable pride that we welcome his return to our state, for his administration of the affairs of the Nation was distinguished by tha exercise of great Intellect, patriotism and statesmanship. Our Hoosler poet has brought joy and gladness to many ot your hearts, or baa moved you to laurntar or madness by his mirthful or pathetic readings. This poet of our hearts has given new meaning to the appellation Jloosier. He has tauvLt cs that In bis model the untutored wau may dwell, though unknown to blm. a keen luight into the profound problems of life and experience In the deepest emotions moving the heart ot man. Astdo from our distinguished citizens, our greatest boast and pride at present are our pubiic schools, which the writings of lr. like have brought us to the better appreciate. The fame of these schools has spread abroad o that tbere have come to our city numerous representative educators from all parts of our country to visit them and to study tbe whols educational system of tho city. It would ahord xu great pleasure to speak at length upon the many admirable features of our proierou and growtn city, of bcr many aud diversified Industries, of her railroad faculties and cf tbe hofpitality and culture or hereinzeun. Hut thU may he Justly claimed a the prerogative ot ttie l omujercial Clut. wliono bo. piulity you will enjoy neit r ritlar evening. On Thursday evening our excellent Ladies Auxiliary will extend to you a rec ptiou at the association parlors. It will boa happy occaeion. Ue trust you will all participate in the enjoyment it. Our hornet are open to yoa. WLllo iu tucui you shull have tbe oest we posThe ehurcnos of the city have thrown wide open their doors and Invite you to enter and take possession. While thera you will l!nd Christian fellowship and euppo rL My last word is that it is our sincere desire and expectation that as a result of tliU convention the Christian bond of union, tbo love ot Christ and His work, shall be streuctceued iu us all. to the end that our e Hurts may to mora fruitlul In the salvation and streugibiuing ot young men. President McPheeters responded in tk happy strain. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE'S It F. POUT. Mr. Elbert D. Monroe, the new secretary of the internatioualcommittce, was greeted with intense applause when coming forward to read the twentieth biennial report of the international committee. Aside from that which was published in the Journal yesterday, Mr. Monroe said: Following tbe recommendation of tbe Kansas City convention, the committee has sought to IContiatuad os fifth Paaswi