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Cumberland Assembly and General Synod of Reformed Churches now in session. The first regular order was the report of the board of missions to freedrnen. a summary of .which follows: Although no new work had been projected for the past four years the board lound itself operating two large and fully equipped boarding schools for girls that were not on the list last yearone at Anniston, Ala., and the other at West Polns, Miss. The former was the generous gift of Mrs. I'hineas M. Barber, of Philadelphia; the other, the Mary Holmes Seminary, starling again after a lapse of nearly two years, the first building having been burned. The first mentioned cost $50,000 and was out of debt. The latter cost $39,000 and was mortgaged for 55,000. Besides these two schools, all the other seventeen boarding schools had been r< mined, hut the terms had been reduced. Twelve are allowed only six months each, two five months and the parochial schools four months. The number of the latter had been reduced by twenty. The board had endeavored to carry on the work within Its reduced limits with +he least possible outlay. and in the interest of economy. The s< rvices of the treasurer as a salaried officer and also of the field secretary had been dispensed with. These changes effected a reduction of expenses of $2,960. An increase in the real estate item, together with the fact that the receipts fell to a lower figure than they had fallen in the last eight years, had operated to increase the debt, the amoun> last year being $01,275, as against $2*1,123 the previous one. The real estate item amounted to $49,613, larger than it would probably be again for many years, the bulk of the amount going toward the rebuilding of the Mary Holmes Seminary. Buildings had been completed as follows: loys’ dormitory at Oak Hill, church and school at Newport News. Hos Springs Church, basement of new church at Chattanooga. and aid was given to build churches at Columbia, S. C.; Savannah, Ga.; Charlotte, N. C.; Statesville, N. C.; Roanoke, Va.; Birmingham. Ala.; Spartanburg, B. C., and Maryville, Tenn. The board desired that at least $20,000 of the bt should he paid this year. An increase of SII,OOO in income over last year would make this possible. A reduction of expenses would accomplish the snm*‘ thing, but a reduction of the work to that extent meant almost its destruction to that extent. The bodies contributing to the cause wire: Churches. 3,639; women’s societies, j .05• young people’s societies, 256; Sunday schools, 460. The amount contributed for Belf-support, none of which entered into the board's accounts, was ?70,017. an increase compared with the previous year of $1,918. The freedrnen gave to the support of their own ministers and churches $36,555. and to the support Nrf their own schools, $38,461. The standing committee on the above report reported through Dr. Thomas Lawrence, Asheville. X. C.. chairman. After reviewing the work of the board resolutions were introduced commending the work and urging the board’s claim on the four thousand noncontributing churches and individual givers. Special stress was laid on the liability of endowments for Biddle University. Charlotte. N. C. The secretary of the board. Dr. Edgar P. Cowan, Pittsburg, then addressed the assembly. HOME MISSIONS.

The second order of the morning was the report of the special committee on home missions appointed last year to confer with the board in New York in reference to the methods of the work and retrenchment of the expenses. It was presented by Dr. Wm. P. Kane, Bloomington, 111. Its main features are given below; “The board of home missions submits to the General Assembly its ninety-fifth annual report. In reviewing the various department of its work its finds it necessary to make frequent allusions to circumstances and causes which had their origin in preceding years. This has been rendered the more necessary by the fact that the last four or five years form a unique and, in some respects, exceptional period in our country's history. Political, social and financial storms swept over the land, doing damage that will require years to repair. Strong banks having millions of dollars lying idle were not able to loan because there was little or no demand for money. Important railways, supposed to be solvent, passed into the hands of receivers for want of traffic to meet expenses. Many of the factories of New England, of the Middle States and of the West, had either to close their doors or to reduce the number of their workmen. Tens of thousands of industrious m**n and women were unable to find employment by which they could support their families. Extensive strikes compelled tens of thousands of respectable and industrious operatives to beg bread. A formidable army of malcontents marched across the country to the national capital to demand legislation for the improvement of their condition. An uprising of formidable proportions took place in Chicago, which disturbed for a time the peace of that community and threatened to cast the whole country into anarchy. "The result of all this is readily told. Capital quietly retired into the vaults of our great trust companies; millions of spindles in New England and other places were stopped; the tires in many of the great furnaces of Pennsylvania and Ohio were put out, and our interstate and foreign commerce gradually decreased in bulk anil value. Multitudes of men were compelled to draw on the earnings of former years to support their families. Even the revenue of the United States government showed a diminution of from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000 a year. In view of this condition of things, Is it not strange that our hospitals and orphan asylums, our tract and Bible societies, and especially our missionary boards should suffer a serious falling off in receipts? Owing to the hard times and other causes there was a gradual falling off in the receipts of the home board during the past four year-s. The financial panic struck the country during the summer of 1893, and in a short time affected every department of business. As might be exepeted, the home board at once felt its effect. Its income ■was reduced dstring the year 1893-94 $191,000. The deficit in the receipts of the year 1894-95 amounted to $112,414.96. There was during the year 1895-96 a falling off of no less than $215,000. the receipts of the whole year, exclusive of what was received from the memorial fund, being only $730,000 during the Srear 1892-93.” , , The whole force of missionaries during •the past year numbered 1.416. and they are in the following manner, namell v: Alabama. 2; Alaska, 9; Arizona. 10; Arkitnsas. 2; California, T 5; Colorado. 58; Florida, 19; Idaho, *24 • Indian Territory, 30; I own, 100; Kansas, 120; Kentucky, 21; Maine. 2; Massachusetts, S: Michigan, 84: Minnesota. 93; Missouri. 59; Montana, 19; Nebraska, 84: Nevada, 1; New Hampshire, 2; New Jersey. 2: New Mexico, 42 New York, 131; North Carolina, 3; North Dakota, 52; Ohi<* 19; Oklahoma, 14;. Oregon, 46‘ Pennsylvania. 9; Rhode Island, 4; South Dakota. 74; Tennessee. 20; Texas. 23: Utah, 24; Vermont. 1; Washington. OS; Wisconsin, 67; Wyoming, 7. HARDSHIPS OF MISSIONARIES.

The missionaries’ toils and hardships were oftentimes excessive. The following extract shows what one of them suffered in Louisiana: “Nearly every day during my missionary tours I have to swim across creeks or wade through swamps, and I am wet from head to foot, and some days from morning to night I am. dripping with water. j tie all my plunder fast on my horse, take him by the bridle and swim sometimes a hundred yards, and often farther. My horse's legs are now skinned and rough to his hock joints, and I have rheumatism in all my joints. What I have suffered in bodv and in mind my pen is not able to describe. But this L can state, while my body is wet with water and chilled with cold, nv soul is filled with heavenly fire, and I can say with St. Paul: None of ttuso things move me, noither count 1 myself dear unto myself so that l might finish my course with'joy.’ ” The heroism of. these early pioneers has not died out in the church The prospects of home missions are more encouraging than they have been in two or three years. The whole sky is brightening and presaging the approach of a better day. . , „ . "As vet the times have not materially improved, either East or West, tin- report continues. "Nevertheless, unmistakable indications of a change for the better are seen in better feeling and grater confidence among business men. Even those who are disposed to look on the dark side of things readily admit that we have seen the worst and are beginning to recover. From past experience it is safe to predict that our people ill the future will contribute to the cause of missions measurably at least as tin- Lord shall prosper them. Already they not onlv speak more hopefully than they did two years ago, but they begin to inert aso their benevolence in view of the prospective improvement in the times. The average salary of a missionary—the salary paid to a missionary by the board at the present time -Is about S3OO. This amount, however, does not constitute his entire compensation. It is only a supplenant to what the church which he serves is able * The most important details of the year’s work is summarized as follows, viz.': N;*nbtr of missionaries, 1.416; number of missionary teachers. 308; additions on profession of faith, 8.522; additions on certificate. 4,775; total membership, 87,035; total in congregations. 106,368; adult baptisms. 4,010; infant baptisms, 4.637; Sunday schools organized, 271; number of Sunday schools, 2,18(i; membership of Sunday schools, 129,812; church edifices (value of same. $3,176,917), 1,617; church edifices built during the year (cost of same, $125,362). 81; church edifices repaired and enlarged (cost of same, $46.625), 247; church debts canceled, $89,085; churches self-sustaining this yeur, 16; churches organized this year, 53; number of par sonages (value of same, $467,968), 467. Tne term of service of the following members expires with this General Assembly, namely: Ministers— Rev. John Hall, D. D., Stev. L>. Stuart Dodge, Rev. Bynum W. Al-

len. Rev. Wilson Phraner. D. D. Laymen— Mr. George R. Dock wood, Mr. Titus B. Meigs, .Mr. George H. Southard. Mr. A. Noel Blakeman was elected to serve to the end of the year. In place of Mr. John S. Kennedy, resigned. The receipts for home missions were $800,770.19; amount of indebtedness reported April 1, 1896, $299,062.42; net indebtedness April 1. 1897, $121.176.96. The expense for administration was $22,418.28, which is 4 2-10 per cent. The report closed with recommendations "that the board of home missions be directed so to reorganize its methods of administration that the executive work shall be placed in charge of one secretary"; that the expenditures be made up on the basis of the estimates, made from the averages for several years preceding, and that the policy of the board be to avoid debt. The proposed consolidation of treasuries in New York and Philadelphia was reported to be inexpedient. The committee asked to be continued and instructed "to consider the methods of promoting harmony and co-operation between board of home missions and presbyteries and synods desiring and to report to thy-next assembly.” Reading of the report occupied the remainder of the morning hour, and discussion was made a special order for Tuesday at 4 o’clock. BOARD OP EDUCATION. The regular order of the afternoon was the consideration of the report of the board of education, which, in outline, was as follows: The board, according to the wishes expressed by the last assembly, has passed through the year without increasing the indebtedness. The debt now Is $9,220, as compared with $16,675, the amount at the time of the last annual report. While the total amount received from churches, Sabbath schools and young people's societies was $2,930 less than in 1895-96 there was an increase of 160 in the number of contributing churches. The total number of candidates recommended by the presbyteries during the year was 964, of whom tne board accepted 911. Os these 744 were renewals arid 167 new men. Forty-two of the new men were provided for by friends, who made special contributions for their benefit. Eighteen accepted scholarships, to which \he donors had attached the condition that the candidate should undertake to devote at least a year to missionary labors at the conclusion of his studies. Six candidates were dropped from the roll on account of having married, one for unsatisfactory behavior and three withdrew in order to devote themselves to some other calling. The result of inquiry seemed to be favorable to the idea of employing probationers for the ministry in missionary labors at the commencement of their career, but not favorable to a plan which would make such employment a matter of imperative obligation. The board recommended the adoption of a plan for the encouragement of a missionary spirit in candidates. Attention was called, also, to the importance of making provision for the proper training of suitable candidates for medical missionary work. The total cost per annum seemed to average about $450 and the time required w'as four years. The board had endeavored to make effective the admonition of the assembly to presbyteries to exercise due care and watchfulness in recommending candidates. The academic students number thirty, the collegiate students 414 and the theological students 446. The total receipts were $78.657. The expenditures, including the slo,ow paid on account of debts, were $75,614, leaving a balance of $43.99. The board had securities of permanent funds amounting to $116,921. On motion of the board the assembly resolved to place the limit of its grants to theological students at SBO, even If this should result in cutting off some students from aid. The plan of the fourth year for theological students to be spent in practical work on the home mission held in voluntary service received the approval of the assembly. The second order was the discussion of reports on the Presbyterian building in New' York, Dr. Duncan Brown, of Tarkio, Mo., opened the debate. He offered a substitute for the reports before the assembly, leaving the disposal of the properties at Twelfth street and Fifth avenue, and at Twentieth street and Fifth avenue, New York, to the action of the boards, expressing appreciation of the labors of the members of the same and advising the sale of the Twentieth-street property. Dr. Wilson Phraner, member of the board of home missions, defended the majority report. He claimed that the rental of the building would soon cover the whole cost, and that, consequently, it was a good investment. The speaker regretted to rind a spirit of antagonism in the assembly and readiness to spread false rumors. Several other speeches were made under the tive-minuto limit, l>ut without bringing out any new points. At the adjournment, the discussion W'ent over as unfinished business. The annual union meeting of the \\ omen’s Board of Foreign Missions was held to-day. The morning session was devoted to suggestions as to foreign missionary work from ladies of the several boards and to speeches by some of the missionaries themselves. Mrs. H. H. Fry, Dr. Eva H. Field, Mrs. J. R. Schell and Rev. Frank D. Hoskins addressed the afternoon session. The evening “popular meeting in the interest of the work among freedrnen was presided over by Hon. John \V anamaker.

SOCIETY AT WINONA. I,lst of Well-Known Visitor** on the Ground** from This ( ity. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINONA PARK, Eagle Lake, lnd., May 21.—Society, in the common acceptation of the term, has not yet begun to arrive at Winona, at least, lor society purposes. The season is yet too early and the session of the General Assembly renders things too crowded and too sedate to make the resort attractive to pleasure seekers. A few cottagers have gone into their summer domiciles on the high ridge which overlooks the little lake, but they are comparatively few in number, and even many of these are heard to express the wish that they had stayed at home until the sun should bestow’ a little more of its favor on the place. The summer girl in her bewildering attractiveness of gauzy gowrns and dainty colored hammocks has not yet appeared in anything like numbers. The few exponents of the genus who are on the scene have the world of Winona at their feet when the world isn't discussing Presbyterian business in the auditorium, and the lack of sunshine and broiling reflections from the lake permits these young ladies to utilize the time which otherwise w’ould be given to the powdering of noses in the proper governing of their realm. In general, the people who are here have come because of an active interest in the Presbyterian General Assembly or in some of the various women’s meetings held in connection with it. Indianapolis is tairly represented among those in attendance, though with nothing like the numbers of Indlanapolitans who flock here during the summer season. The largest delegation of visitors from the Hoosler capital, outside of the hotels, is to be found at the cottage of G. W. Brown. “The Home of the Brownies” is tiie name given by Mr. Brown to his cottage but this year there are guests among the “Brownies.” Besides the immediate family of Mr. Brown, there are now at his cottage visiting him from Indianapolis Rev. and Mrs. F. O. Ballard. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. McCrea, Miss Bessie McCrea, .Mrs. Fryberger. Miss Maud Hixon, Miss Grace Cunningham, Mr. F. E. Brown and Mr. W. P. Ballard. At the cottage of Dr. S. C. Dickey, who is general manager of the Winona Assembly and Summer School, there are also several guests. Besides Dr. and Mrs. Dickey and their son, those now’ at the cottage are Miss Charlotte Dickey, Mr. and Mrs. Risk and Mr. Howell Risk. At the Garfield Springs cottage are Mrs. Alexina Maxwell and Mrs. Henrietta Brodbock. Mrs. and Miss Cooper, of Irvington, have taken the Homestead cottage for the summer. Rev. Dr. Mackintosh has taken a cottage here and is editing the “Winonian.” At the “Seven Oaks” cottage are Rev. J. E. Brown and family. Mrs, G. W. Benton has been here for two wi eks, and Professor Benton “runs up” occasionally to superintend the building of their new cottage. Rev. F. M. Hays and family complete the list of Indianapolis cottagers 'who have been struggling with refractory stovepipes. At the Mlnnewawan Inn are Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hubbard, Rev. and Mrs. R. V. Hunter, Mrs. J. Cumming Smith. Mrs. A. B. Mitchell. Miss Elizabeth Wlshard, Mr. Ed Clark and Mr. Williams. At the Winona Hotel are now registered Miss McQuinney. Miss Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. J. I’. Hornaday. Rev. Dr. m. i„ Haines expects to make "flying trips” between here ami Indianapolis, and both lie and Governor Mount will stay at the Winona during their visits. General Harrison had rooms at the hotel and may return, and Mr. John H. Holliday is another departed guest. The train service is so unsatisfactory between here and Indianapolis that many do not care to make flying trips during the assembly, and will wait until further in tiie season before coming. HORRORS OF ALASKA. Points' from a Sermon ly Dr. Sheldon Jackson, the Mmlerutor. WINONA PARK. Eagle Lake, Ind., May 24.—Alaska's horrors and hopes were aired by Dr. Sheldon Jackson, the moderator of the Generaly Assembly, in his discourse yesterday morning. Ho described monstrous barbarities as common ticca

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among the thousands of people living under the flag of the United States. He said that infanticide, witchcraft, polygamy, tn* murder of parents, and other practices of benighted and degraded paganism prevailed to a terrible extent among three or four native reces. Mothers kill their own babies. One oi the doctor's interpreters, a young girl, was a typical example. When born her mother threw her out of the hut to be eaten by the village hogs. An elder sister rescued her, but after several weeks wearied of her care and threw her out a second time. A pitying neighbor rescued and reared her, but finally sold her to become a slave wife. When she escaped to a mission it was at the risk of her life. She now has command of six native dialects, as well as English, making a useful interpreter. Dr. Jackson found that in some tribes it was the practice of children to kill father and mother when they got old. This custom had become so firmly established as to be inevitable. The grip swept the coast of Alaska and carried off many natives. They attributed the disease to witches. Dr. Jackson declares scores of persons were burned or buried alive on suspicion of being witches. He says the Alaskans are not a ferocious people, and described them as mild and decile, yielding readily to moral influences and only needing enlightenment. Dr. Jackson insited that Alaska was well worth governmental care for its extensive fish, coal, iron, timber and mining resources. He declared on the authority of government experts -who had made an investigation that the Yukon river valley was the richest gold placer mining district yet opened in the world. The canned salmon industry amounted to $5,000,000 last year. He argued that with such resources population was bound to come, and he estimated that 10,000 white men would flock to the Yukon gold fields this season. The mercury in the iukon valley, he said, drops as low as 87 degrees below zero in winter and rises as high as 100 degrees above in summer. He spoke brieiiy on the propagation of the reindeer, by which a large population might be sustained. He imported sixteen reindeer from Siberia in 1891, and the government has since added about six hundred, t hose have increased to 1,100. Dr. Jackson imported seven Eaplanders and their families and dogs to herd the deer and train the natives to care for them. There are now twentyfour pupils of that kind, for it is not intended to turn the deer loose to be killed indiscriminately. , . Dr. Jackson reported that the Presbyterian missions had 2.000 to 3,000 children in tiieir Sunday schools. The Presbyterians have the northernmost mission ir the world at Point Barrow, on the north coast or Alaska, and the congregation applauded the statement. It is twenty miles nearer the pole than North Cape in Norway and has a night oT three months. There are four races in Alaska- The f resbyterians are working chiefly among the Klingits in the southeast. The Episcopalians have their missions among the Athbascan Indian tribes of the Yukon valley. The Methodists are at work in the Aleutian islands, where the Greek Church has been established for a hundred years and partially civilized the natives. The Lutherans. Moravians and others are .striving witn the Eskimos, who skirt the northern, western and southwestern coasts of Alaska. This division of territory was made by agreemont among 1 the mission boards, but the Prebyterians went to Point Barrow and to St. Dawrence island, near the Siberian coast, because no other denomination seemed disposed to do so. Dr. Jackson said it was a shame tor the people of the United States to permit such pagan cruelties as he described to continue under the stars and stripes, and made a short appeal for more support for the Alaskan missions. He said Presbyterians hail special reason for pride and zeal, because they had blazed the way in that field. Dr. Jackson himself was the pioneer, and has worked in Alaska for twenty years, but he carefully avoided any allusion to his own labors and successes.

BATCH OF DECISIONS. (Concluded from First I'nge.l Blythe, of California” was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The effect is to leave the property in the possession of Mrs. Hincklov, daughter of the millionaire. * * * Justice Shiras rendered the opinion in the case of Augustus F. Shapleigh vs. The City of San Angelo, Tex. In this case the town of San Angelo sought to avoid the payment of bonds by disorganizating the corporation and again organizing under the same name. The court, however, held that the new corporation was subject to the liabilities of the old. The decree of the court below was reversed. * * * In a decision by Justice Brewer, in the case of the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ National Bank of Pittsburg vs. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the court affirmed the validity of the State law of 1891 in respect to the taxation of banks. * * * The court, in an opinion by Justice Peckham, reversed the District Court of Alaska in the case of Koo-Yel-Du, an Indian, convicted of the murder of one August Jansen. The reversal was on the ground that material evidence had been excluded by the trial court. * * * The case of the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad Company vs. R. M. Steele, sheriff of Doniphan county, Kansas, was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The case involved the right to collleet local taxes on a bridge over the Missouri river by the State of Kansas. * * * In the case of the city of New Orleans, appellant, against the Citizens’ Bank of Douisiana, the court found that the decree of the Circuit Court for the Eastern district of Douisiana was partly erroneous and reversed it. Instructions were given that a decree be entered enforcing the nonliability of the bank to taxation on its capital stock and building and on a tax on its shareholders accompanied with a legal obligation on the bank to pay the tax; rejecting the claim of the bank to nonliability of its shareholders €or tax.ation, without prejudice to the rights of the shareholders to resist an assessment for taxation unaccompanied by an obligation on the bank to pay; rejecting the claim of the bank to nonliability to taxation on the property acquired by it under foreclosure of mortgage, without prejudice to state and municipal authorities to claim and license tax. This case involved the Douisiana law that the shares of capital stock of a bank should be assessed at their value as showm by the books of the bank, the taxes to be paid by the bank, which might collect them of the shareholders. Certain judgments in favor of the bank were set up as res adjudlcata (by the Supreme. Court of Douisiana), and regarding them Justice White said that the proposition that because a suit for a tax of one year was a different demand from the suit for tax for another, therefore res adiudicata eould not apply, whilst admitting in form the principle of the things adjudged in reality denies and destroys it. The case of the State of Douisiana ex rei. the Citizens’ Bank of Louisiana, plaintiff in error against the city of New Orleans, was decided in the same way, the court holding in both cases that the property bought in by the bank under foreclosure of its slock mortgages was not the capital of the bank and therefore was not covered by res adjudicata. Railway Officers Disappointed. CHICAGO, May 24.—Much disappointment was expressed to-day at the failure of the Supreme Court to render a decision in the Nebraska maximum freight-rate case. Oliicials felt sure that one would be rendered, and they were just as confident that it would be in their favor. Their anxiety to have it is increased by the fact that the Kansas railroad commissioners are agitating for the enforcement of maximum freight rates. The Governor ha; threatened to call a special session of the Legislature to pass a bill should the roads refuse to adopt rates dictated to them by the commissioners. A decision from the federal Supreme Court declaring that State Legislatures have no power to enforce unreasonable rates would at this time, it is believed, head off the threatened legislation and secure the roads the revenues they derive from existing rates. The decision holding that the Interstate-commmerce Commission has not power to prescribe maximum rates has given great satisfaction to railroad officials. Movements of Steamers. BREAKWATER. Del.. May 24.—Arrived: Pennland. from Liverpool; Pennsylvania, from Antwerp. NEW YORK. May 24.—Arrived: Spree, from Bremen; Nomadic, from Liverpool. BREMEN. May 24.—Arrived: Aller and Koenigin Duise, from New York. NAPLES. May 22. Arrived: Alsatia, from New York, via Marseilles. GIBRALTAR. May 24. Arrived; Ems, from New York, for Genoa, GENOA. May 21.—Arrived; Oregon, from New Yokr. Proponed Con sol illation. NEW YORK, May 24,-The World tomorrow will say: The New York Surety Company has. through its treasurer, T. F. Goodrich', proposed consolidation with the National Surety Comp ny. Even if agreeable to the latter the unmigation will not be permitted without a tight on the part of some of the stockholders of New York Surety Company. The National Surety Company is represented as one of the wealthiest in the world. The company recently absorbed the National Surety Company, of Missouri.

TO FIGHT THE MONOPOLY INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE MEN FROM FOURTEEN STATES MEET. National Organization Formed Under Advice of Jailge Taylor—Leach After Flambeau Burners. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 24.—An important meeting in the telephone business was held in this city to-day. Those present were managers of the independent companies over the country, and Judge J. C. Thomas, of Chillicothe, was elected president, with J. C. Duncan, of Tennessee, secretary. A provisional committee of five was appointed to take preliminary steps toward the organization of a national association, and a meeting of all independent telephone lines will be held in Pittsburg within thirty days. The committee is: Wm. L. Holmes, president Detroit Telephone Company; Judge J. M. Thomas, president Ohio Telephone Association; Burt Hubbeli, secretary Pennsylvania Telephone Association, of Pitttsburg; J. C. Duncan, president Southern Telephone Company, of Knoxville, and George M. Beers, president Home Telephone Company, of Fort Wayne. ±Jresident Beers, who is at the head of the Indiana companies, called the meeting, and is principally responsible for the national organization. Judge Robert S. Taylor has been retained as permanent counsel, and made a long report relative to /he chances for a successful opposition to the Bell monopoly. Judge Taylor’s opinion is that the recent Supreme Court decision has been of great advantage to the independent companies. It had kept the Bell Company at bay for four years, during which time they had time to enter the field, enlist the patronage of the public and get into condition for a strong fight, much stronger than they could have made four years ago. One important question of defense is that the patent as granted is not for the same invention which was described in the original application. Another question is whether the microphone was first discovered by Berliner or Edison. Many other questions were discussed in Judge Taylor’s report. The matter of delay has aroused public sentiment to the wrongs done by loose practice in the Patent Office and contributed, greatly already to reform the patent laws. Summarized, the result of to-day’s meeting is: 1. A national association of the one thousand operating telephone exchanges of the United States, independent of the Bell Company, for mutual protection and development. 2. Long distance toll line connection by the connection of the various independent telephone exchanges of the country. 3. The establishment of an independent long distance service, connecting the great commercial centers in a field now' occupied exclusively by the Bell Company. 4. The completion in the near future of an opposition telephone exchange in the city of Chicago, for which purpose a company composed of capitalists with exj>erience in large enterprises has already been organized. 5. Co-operation for resisting any action the Bell Company may take in the courts in reference to the Berliner decision. Representatives of the independent telephone companies from Ohio, Bennsylvania, Tennessee. Virginia, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, low'a, Minnesota, South Carolina, Wisconsin and Texas were at the meeting. A dispatch from Pittsburg says fifty-five district independent telephone companies of western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia are to attend the first annual meeting of the Interstate Local Telephone Association, to be held Juno 3, at the Mononeahela House. A convention of the different companies will be called for a contral point, probably Columbus. 0., and there the possibilities of extending the longdistance system will be considered.

INDIANA OBITUARY. Allen Keuwortliy, One of the Boone County Pioneers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. THORNTOWN, Ind., May 24.—Allen Kenworthy died at his country home just east of town last evening of cancer of the face. He was seventy-seven years old and is the last but one of the pioneers of the old Indian reservation, Sugar Creek township, Boone county. The farm on which he died and on which ho has continuously resided for sixty-eight years, was purchased by his father, William Kepworthy, at the Crawfordsvllle government land sale in November, 1829. Mr. Kenworthy was for many years probably acquainted with more people in tills and adjoining counties than any other one man. He was extensively engaged in breeding fine stock. He w r as at one time one of the wealthiest men in the county. The funeral will be conducted from the residence to-day. Dr. XV. A. Boor. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW CASTLE. lnd. ; May 24.—Dr. W. A. Boor, eldest son of Dr. W. F. Boor, president of the First National Bank of this city, died at his homo here to-day, after an illness of six years. The deceased was born in Middletown, Ind., in 1849. He graduated from the medical department at Ann Arbor and attended Bellevue Hospital, in New York. He was for years a member of the County, State and American medical associations, and until six years ago was regarded as one of the brightest young physicians in eastern Indiana. At that time his friends realized that he had been stricken with brain paralysis, and for six years he has continued to sink with the dread disease. For three years past his mind has been a total blank, lie recognized no one, ceased all language and was a pitiable, harmless being. The funeral will be held Wednesday and will be in charge of the Knights of Pythias and the Aiedical Society. Editor Charles 11. Gtvynn. Special to the Indianajxriis Journal. COVINGTON, Ind., Alay 24.—Charles H. Gwynn, editor and proprietor of the Covington Republican, died at his homo here yesterday at noon of pneumonia, aged forty-four. Mr. Gwynn published the only Republican paper in the county seat. He was an enterprising citizen and will be much missed. The funeral services will be held at ins late residence Tuesday, interment at Mount Hope Cemetery. Airs. Eliza Johnson. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DECATUR, Ind., May 24.—Airs. Eliza Johnson, aged ninety-eight, died at her home near this city this morning. She was a pioneer of this county, being a member of the first family that located here and has resided on her farm that she helped to clear ever since. T. XV. Anderson. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., May 24.—T. W. Anderson, aged seventy-six, one of this city’s oldest citizens, died yesterday of Bright’s disease. The remains were taken to Rockford, 0., this afternoon for burial. Edwin Kelley Falls Dead. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENSBURG. Ind.. May 24,-Edwin Kelley, a harness maker, dropped dead this afternoon of heart disease, v.'hile working at his bench. Air. Kelly had been in business here for fifty years. Airs. Mary A. Jessup. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., May 24.—Airs. Mary A. Jessup, aged seventy-five, widow of the late Rev. Jehu Jessup, died to day. RICHMOND COFFEE COMPANIES. Quaker Capital Largely Invested in N tea ragua Pin uta t ions. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHAIOND, Ind., Alay 24,-One of the industries in which Richmond capital Is largely interested Is that of Nicaragua cof-fee-raising. There is now a total of $155,000 of local money invested in the business, the companies being the following: The Indiana Coffee Company, Isham Sedgwick, president, capital, $50,000; the Jumarqua Coffee Company, Isham Sedgwick, president. capital $50,000; the Esmeralda Coffee Company, D. W. Walters, president, capital $40,000, and the Jilgueros Coffee Company, Clem. A. Gar. president, capital $30,-

000. Anew company has just been formed, the stock all being subscribed and the articles of Incorporation will be filed within a few days. Mr. Sedgwick will be the president. The name of the company will be the Lanova Coffee Company, with a capital stock of $25,000. All the Richmond companies are enlarging’ their plantations and at least 100.000 trees will be put out this year. The present holdings amount to 585,000 trees. The Richmond companies this year will have a crop amounting to 110,000 pounds, and but ono-sixth of the trees planted are bearing full. The trees will be full-bearing in four or five years. The value of this year's crop is about SIB,OOO, delivered in New York or Condon. The coffee is being marketed largely in Europe, as a higher price is paid for the finer goods there than here. AFTER THE FL.AMnE.VU BURNERS. State Gas Supervisor I,each at Work in. Blackford County. Special to ihe Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY, lnd.. May 2-I.—'The arrival of State Gas Inspector Leach here this morning caused some excitement among oil and gas men. Since the decision of the Supreme Court in the flambeau case it is believed that Leach will put a stop to the burning of flambeaux on the oil leases in this section, the owners of which have paid but little attention to the court’s decision. He went from here direct to the fields north of Hartford City. Besides putting a stop to the flambeaux he will see that all leaks are repaired, and all oil producers who continue to waste gas will be prosecuted. Besides the oil producers there are manufacturers who light their factories by gas torches and gas companies with leaking lines wasting twice the amount of the flambeaux, and these two will be looked after. The inspector is credited with saying he could find enough work in this county alone to occupy all his time and that to keep cases on the entire gas and oil belt it will require the service of more than a half dozen men. To this end the inspector appointed George R. Bell, of this city, a deputy for this district, including Blackford, Wells, Grant and Delaware counties. COATES COLLEGE ASSIGNS. The Famous Old Institution lor Girls Swamped with Debts. TERRE HAUTE, lnd.. May 24. The trustees of Coates College for Women, founded by the late Jane Coates, of Greencastle, made an assignment to-day. The liabilities amount to $14,000, in addition to S4O,WK) owed to W. R. McKean, who is made assignee. The assets consist chiefly of unpaid subscriptions to the college, which will be hard to realize on. The college will be continued until the end of the present term, in June, when an effort will be made to maintain it under different management. Governor Mount is one of the trustees of the college. Last year Mr. IVlcKeen took a mortgage of $40,000 on all the college property to secure him for advances made to the college, and would not have asked for the assignment had not the small creditors begun to take judgments. It is very doubtful if the school will be opened after this year. It has about fifty students and has been gradually running down fojj lack of patronage for a number of years. LOG AN SPORT MERCHANT FAILS. Shoe Dealer Pilling Assigns, Caused by the Rank Failure. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LOGANSPORT, lnd., May 25.—L. W. Pilling, dealer in shoes, at 10 o’clock to-night made a voluntary assignment. This is the first that has grown out of Johnson's ■wrecking the State National Bank. Billing's liabilities are placed at $15,000, with assets about the same. Mr. Pilling had a deposit of about SSOO in the bank, and it carried his paper to the amount of about $2,900, w’hicli is now due. Failure of the bank shut oft his hope of extension of credit and an assignment became necessary. It had been expected for a. number of days. It does not seem probable that any other failures will result at this time.

To Divide Hamilton’s Estate. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENSBURG, lnd., May 24.—Elizabeth Hamilton, widow r of the late Thomas M. Hamilton, filed to-day a partition suit making the Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette and Orphans’ Home at Knightstown defendants. Mr. Hamilton died about a year ago, devising one-third of his real estate to his widow and his personal property and two-thirds of his real property to his granddaughter, Helen Baker, a child about seven years old. on condition that should she die without issue the property that would descend to her should go to the Soldiers' Home of Lafayette and the Orphans’ Home at Knightstown. Mr. Hamilton, while not a soldier, was greatly in sympathy with them during the war, and gave liberally to alleviate their suffering and subsequently has always sympathized with them. The estate is valued at SIOO,OOO. Charges Against Ex-Cliief Disku. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSONVILLE, lnd., May 24. A sensation was caused here to-day "by the filing of a suit for $3,000 damages against Sergeant William Cisco, of the local police force, charging him with assault on Mrs. Alma Dietrichs, at the home of her sister-in-law. Elmer Dietrich, her husband, has also filed charges against Cisco before the Board of Police Commissioners. The case will be heard to-morrow. Until a month ago Cisco was chief of police and has made a godd record. When Republican commissioners were appointed by Governor Mount he was reduced in rank on account of his politics. He does not deny visiting the room of Mrs. Dietrich at night, but claims he was invited. The matter is the talk of the town. Muriel© Elks Are Shut Out. Special <o the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, lnd.. May 24.—Capt. H. R. Wysor, of the Elks drill corps, has decided not to take his company to the next annual meeting, in Minneapolis, and there is considerable disappointment here. Muncie lodge secured first honors for Indiana at the last annual meeting, in Cincinnati. Their drill consists of fancy movements, and clearly outclassed all other contestants in the parade. The intention w r as to go to the next meeting until recently, when notified that the prizes at Minneapolis would be awarded from a military point, and Muncie has not the time now to prepare for such a contest. Toledo, 0., will probably win in a walk. Tin-Plate Men AVunt the 01l Scnle. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EL WOOD, lnd., May 24.—The tin-plate manufacturers have rejected the wage sjale submitted by the workers and a meeting of ttie manufacturers’ and the workers’ committees has been called to meet at Pittsburg to arrange a scale for the coming year. It now begins to look as if the scale will not be so easily agreed on as was thought. The workers want a restoration of the 1892 scale, which means the same wages that obtained under the McKinley tariff and the manufacturers are said to be averse to any increase in the wage scale at this time. Cliarße Against Township Assessor. Special to ihe ladianapolie Journal. WABASH, lnd., May 24.—Albert Parker, for several years assessor of Pawpaw township, was arrested to-day on a bench warrant for obtaining money from the county treasury under false pretenses. Two years ago Parker made out a bill* against the county for 120 days' service of his deputies, John Sayre and Garrison Baer, and it has since been discovered that Baer, instead of serving sixty days, as set torth in the bill, served only twenty-five days. The full amount, at a day, was allowed Parker, who was ahead S7O on the transaction. Screen-Door Factory Sold. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GREENWOOD, lnd., May 24.—The screendoor factory of T. J. Grubbs & Son was sold Saturday afternoon at receiver’s sale. The concern was bid in by T. J. Grubbs, jr., a member of the old firm, for $5,300. A Chicago company submitted a bid of $4,700. The factory has been closed for a few weeks, but opened up this morning with a double force of men. who will work day and night to fill the contracts now in, which amount to about $6,000, Fourteen Vnlparalxu Graduates. Special to ti e Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, lnd., May 24.—T0-night the twenty-second annual commencement exercises of the Valparaiso High School were held in the opera house. Prof. It. J. Boone, president of Michigan State Normal, delivered the address. There were fourteen graduates. Frank Fetter Made the Address. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MITCHELL, lnd., May 24.—Dr. Frank A. Fetter, of the Indiana University, delivered an address to the graduating class of the Mitchell High School at the Presbyterian

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Church last night. The twenty-first annual commencement will be held in College Hall Tuesday night. The members of the class are John Bass, Mabel Prosser. Ed C. Tirey, Bessie E. Dale, John ilumston, Nellie Marity, Clyde Burton, Efile Edwards, Eva Love and ilolbert Hart. Nearly Killed His Own Child. Special to the Indianapolis Jot rnal MILROY, lnd.. May 24.—Yesterday morning Ephraim Root, who lives a short distance west of here, went out to repair a fence. On his return, while aimlessly striking a stump with his ax he accidentally cut an ugly gash in his little son’s head, severing an artery, from w r hich the flow of blood was so profuse that the kid fainted several times before medical aid could be secured. The boy will recover. Divine Healer on a•• Bike.” Speed to the Indianapolis Journal. VINCENNES, lnd.. May 24.—This afternoon the self-styled divine healer, August Schrader, rode into town on a bicycle. He “reluctantly” submitted to an interview, and says that he still possesses the pow’er of healing by laying on of hands and says that the crowds follow him w’herever he goes. He is on his way from Boston to Missouri. Four Men Buried Alive. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. „ FORT WAYNE, lnd., May 24.-At 5 o’clock this evening a trench, being dug for w r ater mains, caved in and four men were smothered to death before they could be rescued. All are men of families in poor circumstances. Their names w'ere: Alexander Brown, Patrick Shean, William Dennis and John Christy. Fatal Stabbing at Redkcy. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. REDKEY, lnd., May 24.—Marsh Keesier and Ide Stewart got in a fight Saturday and Stewart was cut in the abdomen. His injuries may prove fatal and Keesier has been taken to jail at Portland. Saturday night Eliza Mac-kiln, while witnessing a game of cards, fed dead from heart disease. Drowned Himself in n Cistern. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ROCKPORT, lnd., May 24.—Simon Schaeffer, living in Harrison township, committed suicide yesterday afternoon. Ilis father’s family attended church, and on returning found his body floating in the cistern. He had been sick and despondent for some time. Itobilia Succeeds Fdsall. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE, lnd.. May 24.—Louis J. Bobilia has been selected by the County Commissioners to succeed Clarence EcLsall, deceased, as auditor of Allen county, and he will be appointed immediately after the funeral to-morrow. Shelbnrn Miners Strike for Pay. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHELBURN, lnd., May 24.—Shelbum miners stopped work this morning. The company failed to pay on Saturday, which was the regular pay day at this mine. Indiana Notes*. Gen. Lew Wallace will deliver the Memorial day address at Cave Hill Cemetery, at Louisville, Ky., next Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mary D. Travis, president of the Indiana Department of the W. R. C., has announced Blanche Gould, of Crawfordsville, for department secretary, and Jennie Hutchinson, of the same town, for department treasurer. During the past few months the farmers of Fayette county have suffered from the depredations of petty thieves and have decided to organize the Fayette County Protective Association. Initiation fees and dues are to be used in prosecuting the thieves when captured. While attending a reception in honor of Wilbur Piper and bride Sunday, near Fairview', Favette county, about twenty guests were poisoned by eating chicken that had been stewed in a copper boiler. All are in a fair way to recover, strong emetics being promptly used. At the First Presbyterian Church in Muncie Sunday night the baccalaureate sermon to the high school graduating class was delivered by Rev. Wm. H. Oxtoby, the pastor. The class is composed of twenty-five girls and nine boys, and is the largest, except one, that has ever been turned out there. The Citizens’ Bank of Portland has elected the following officers: President, W. H. Reed; vice president, Isaac Silvernale; cashier, N. B. Haw-kins; assistant cashier. J. A. Jaqua: directors. E. G. Vaughn, of Richmond; W. H. Reed, N. B. Hawkins, J. B. Jaqua, I Silvernale, E. Lyons and J. A. Jaqua.

WARMER AND FAIR. Predictions and Observations of the Local Weather Bureau. Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity for the tw-enty-four hours ending il p. m. May 25—Warmer; fair weather on Tuesday. General Conditions Yesterday—High atmospheric pressure prevails over the country east of the Rocky mountains, low pressure west. The temperature fell except near the gulf coast and in the Northwest, where it rose. Fair weather prevails everywhere except in the Ohio valley and in New York and Pennsylvania, where rains fell. FORECAST FOR THREE STATES. WASHINGTON, May 24.—For Ohio—Generally fair; warmer; northern winds, becoming variable. For Indiana and Illinois—Fair; warmer; southerly winds. Local Observations Monday. Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a. m.. 29.95 52 74 N’west. Clear. 0.00 7p.m..30.19 50 80 North. Cloudy. 0.04 Maximum temperature, 58; minimum temperature, 48. Following is a comparative statement ol the temperature and precipitation May 24; Temp. Pro. Normal 65 .14 Mean 53 .04 Departure from normal —l2 —.lO Departure since May 1 —B2 *1.20 Departure since Jan. 1 —B4 *4.07 *Plus. C. F. It. WAPPENHANH. Local Forecast Official. AMUSEMENTS. ltolnnd Itccd nnd Miss Hush Slandered MACON, Oa., May 24.—1n arguing for the defendant in the damage suit of Roland Reed against the Southern Railway in the United States Court to-day Attorney W. A. Henderson created a sensation by making a bitter personal attack on the plaintiffs, Reed, Miss Isadore Rush, his leading woman, and Mrs. Myers, one of the best-known old-lady impersonators on the stage. He commented sarcastically on the relations existing between Reed and Miss Rush, and characterized the suit as ”a fraud that reeked to high heaven.” He denounced Dr. Willis Westmoreland, the prominent Atlanta surgeon who testified for the plaintiffs, and intimated that his inability to testify truthfully was due to his being hypnotized, conjured or infatuated by one of the litigants, and that, sooner or later Roland Reed would break Westmoreland’s head if he (Westmoreland) did not quit. “Excelsior. Jr.,” Not Stranded. SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-The ’’Excelsior, Jr.,” Extravaganza Company will leave this city to-day in continuation of its tour, notwithstanding the rumor that it was stranded here, which proves to have been unfounded. The Orpheum Company has secured a five years’ lease of the People’s Palace building, on the corner of Eddy and Mason streets, and will convert it into a place of legitimate amusement Jt Is proposed to give continuous performances of melodrama, with variety specialties between the acts. The new theater will seat about three thousand people, and will be called the Olympia. Percy Went Demi. NEW YORK, May 24.—Percy West, business manager of Carnegie Lyceum, and well known in theatrical circles, died to-day of typhoid fgver. His full name was Percy West Dieterichs. His father. Emil Dieter-

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