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weave tfilver monorn-eite.ruam, that gaild •wftli disappear and that we will have a cheap (foliar. "Newer since coinage was resorted to by na-MoEs," said he, "has the power otf any nation been able tx change the oomtmerclal value of either gold or silver." He said free coinage would depreciate our money, yet no!t advance wages proportji»niat€fly anidl asserted that the mine owner and bolder of silver bullion "wouM. be the only on«s benefited by such, legislation. '.The remedy for our present disastrous condition," he said In concualon, "is a return, t'o the former condition of teffalrs, ifo -the enactment of a fair tariff bill, which will give i^&t protection .to American laibor, wthicli ehal'l restore oomfidence to business circles and every industry anJd esUamvp crut absolutely every proposition for the dishonor otf our icredit, the cheapening of our money, the repudiation otf our debts, both pubHie and. private, and by naalntainSmg tbe high standard of puiblic honor (which we haive maintained from the beginning of oar government down to khe present motoe-nf.. This can be done by the elect-ton of MoKinley and Hobart."

Betfore adjourning the following resolution Was adapted: "The wage workers otf New York, in knase meeting- assemlbled, under the auspice* of the MWKinley League, utterly repudiate the teach luge of the platiform adopted by the Democra'tlc-^Popu'lisitic mfeJtilonal convention at Chicago. We thodd Ifs dokttrineB to be dishonest, unpatriotic and, injurious to the beet interests of the nation and the worklrMg men at the United States. The naItDcnvat honor and the nation's proe|perUty are InvioH-ed and depend upon the election otf the Repulblcan cadldates, ana Wie thereiPore call upon wage workem everywhere to support McKiniey and Hdbart."

CLAIMS THE ESTATE.

Blngnlar Story Related By a West Indianapolis Mail. Special to The Express.

Indiana pol'i#, Sept. 10.—(Bartholomew D. ©nooks, the young and' ipttosperous propriietfror of a placing rmJili 8n "West Iindlanapolis, .has co-eiat'ed some-thing- of a sensation iby declaring1 'himself the eon of Joth/n (N\ Ol'ark, who dted ait iShelibyvl'Ue a Ifewi dayis ago, and thereby revealtog the peculiar story of Clank's life. Brooks ih'as Laiid iclalm, 'to t'he estate olf Clark, atnd £'ays toe W1 have n.o idttfflcuifty in proving'that

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mam's son. According to his pJvory his father's name was 'Peter (Brooks. Thilrtjy yea»rs ago Brociks wats employed 'at But-ldiftgtotn, U-« by Ir. L'ight, a ima'ker o»£ vegetable pills. He -swindlsli IhOs em,ployeT in t'he purchase iof goods, and ujp-on discovery of 'huis ci'ookadinees fled! to ithe WesA leaving Ihus wi!fe and son. He came to IMnotls ar.'i took the nameof OiaiTk. He je.rr.'ain^d in coramfuoication with his witfe, 'and flnalljy eertt for heir, and .she came West settling Dn this city. Claris manrled UtaoiH a IMiife® A'mair.Jia /Todd, jWitlhout (the 'formality* otf iget'tling a- divorce fir-am Ihls wife 'here. Upon pireVense of still d'Odigfin® -the Caw i!n iNew Jersey he d'L'd nort 't-a'ke hie irlTSt -w»lfe to this ihome, 'bult (paid Iher occaston'al visits. Ini time ^he tma'de 'the tdtecovery -tha't he had taken another wiife, and' 't'he second wl'fe a-teo Ifownld "out a'1.1' a'bout •he.r ihustoa.nd & life. IS'to^an'gejy enough ea'ohi of l:he .warnera Ikepit itha «earet in h'er ibirc«a^.U but the ori«in.aiI wiffe 'never .had: anything fulr1(thter to w«Jh Oart, wh V.e the second cctnt!.nued' 'to live 'w'l:h hrim. um'till his death. Tlhe son, 'however, paiid imore or fteiss frequent v'.sits .to (^'jatrk wh.'.'le 'he remaiined ,in Illinois, van'd later after he re:m,oved to ShelbyviMe. Hi« '1-aat visit o'f amy length w'as .t'hiree yerars ago, and •he dwilaireid that he -was ajlso re-ceWed aind 'treateid as ,a eon. He at'frendeid his (faK-her'a .funeral 'i« Slhel'byvllle. and .-wihf.de 'there ifilgfl oMianm to the estate.

SONS OF VETERANS.

Close of the Fifteenth National Encampm«nt at ConJRnUlo. Ijouflsiville, Si&plt. 10.—The fitfteenlth rational enioaimipmenlt of. the Sons of 'Veteilanis adjourned sine die a't 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The last business wtas the I'nstallait'lon oif l!he officers elected. MOeit O/f the deleigUtes wtMl Heave tomorrow imormlnig. Al!.er the adjournjnent Ootmimandcr Rake held an infoirmri'al receipitiion in his rooms at the G'alt

No formal buLfiness was traTisactdd by the Ladles Aid Society, the morning seswion being devoted to talks for the good of the order.

THE LETTER CARRIERS.

Civil Servie Bales Stroncly Endorsed By the Urami Kiipidn Convention. Orand RaipMs, Mich., Sept. 10.—The UetHer carriers' national convention this sifter noon adopted resolutions strongly endorsing the civil service ruiea and asking that the merit sy&tem be used *rhere*ver practicatole.

The ooownil'itiee on nominations reported the following nominations: For President—J. N. Parsons of New York, C. W. Worthington of Chicago and J. F. Quinn of Philadelphia.

Ftor Secretary—J. F. Victory of Philadelphia. For tTrea^urer—lAlex M/ciDonald of Grand Rapids.

The dispute over the adm'usion of a delegate from the color*id branch a'l Ri^himotnd, Via., was not settled, the committee to whom it wag referred yesterday having apparently forgotten to re«poT)t. This evening the delegates enjoyed their annual banquet at Reed's L»ake, the city's most popular summer report. iPoetmteeier Hwln® of Chicago and nearly a hundred prominent residents otf the city were present. The election of officers and t'he selection of the city for the convention c»f 1897 w!l! le a pant of tax arrow's programme.

Gun Club Tournament.

The first anmial tournament of the Terre Haute Gun Club was hefid at the base bald park yesterday. A large durriber of local and, vesting marksanen, a-SBematokd at the park to particj-

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pate in the contest. The entries were large and- the averages good. I*he following were the events and wfnner*: Flret mafch, Cook, 9 oiH of 10 second match, Stipp and TrlmWe, 10 straight third matJcfti, Trtsnible and Stone, 10 fourth, mafch, Norton, 14 out of 15 fltflth match, Norton, 14 out oif 1§ sixth match, Trimble and Mttchell, 18 striagM seventh- match, Jennings, Stipp .TrlimWe and Cooke, 9 out of 10 eighth match, Jennings, Stipp, Waddle, 0oo4te And Trimible, 9 out of 10 ninth match, Stipp, Norton, Dietrich, 16 Straight tenth mafch, IXetri?h, Dale and Orosnwdl, 10 straigihl.

LAUGHED AT FITZ.

Pufftllit Corbett Chnckled When Shown Fitz*immoasf iAtctt Chtllwig#* New York, Sept. 10.—Robert FJtsztavmons, the pugilist, and Martin. Julian, his manager, gave a dinner this eve nine at which James J.CWbett was challenged by Frtzslnwrions. iDave Holland was maae temiporary staikeho.der and Jd.wO toneix was placed in hi's hands. It -is to remain usp for thinty daya.

FStzsimanons proposes "that wie Jiguu oe to a ifinish for $3,000 or $10,000 a side, and the largest purse 'offered. He proposes that it take place before or after ^the Cortoet't-Sharkey fight, or in the same ring or at any pl(a.ce within a reasonaib.e time after that flg'ht.

When James J. Corbett was notified tonight at AsbuTy Paris of Fitzsimmons challenge, he simply laugrhed and said: "B'i'tzsi'm'mons is bluffing again. I chased him nearly two -years to get him to flight. Noiw that I am to ftght Sharkey he issues a challenge. I am going to accept It. do accept it. I Will fight him twenty minutes after Sharkey leaves the ring. am positive, however, that Fltasinnnmnfi WBI never enter the ring with me. He has refused so many propoaltfons from me that At shows he does not want to ftgiht one, and is only bluffing. His Muff Is called."

HIS LEG WAS BROKEN.

Softool Boy Painfully Injured on Main Street Yesterday Kvenlnjf. Orlanzo Grimes, 11 years old, was badly injured yesterday evening at the corner of Fourth and 'Main streets.Young Grimes 'had foe em sohool and was returning home with a nuronber of his playmates when he was injured. The boys were running doiwn the afreet and when the corner was reached a car was passing. The boys darted across the thoroughfare behind the oar bun Grwmes wa-3 caught on the other side of 'the*®treet by a delivery wagon belonging to Gus Elser. The vehicle passed over -the boy right leg The bone was broken above the Icnee. The injured lad was removed to his homp, 314 South Third street in the patTol wago-n^ _____

FIRST VOTERS ORGANIZE.

Meet ID Addresied by Congressman G. W. Farld—Greetings to BSoKlnley. The First Voters'' Reiputolican Olulb was organized l'ast jght with a rousmg meeting. This is one of the heist or•gianized cluts in- the city. Officers elected were: President, G. O. Dix secretary and treasurer, Walter C. Mand, •with a vice president i'n every ward— Flrslt ward, Ed ase Second, C. H. tBurcham Third, Charles Oatton Fourth, E. A. Asbury Fifth, Charles Hunt Sixth, James Boyd Seventh J. H. McCoy Eighth, Fred McOuen Ninth, Benjamin Wimer Tenth, Oliver Rueeell. lit was decided to h«ave a marching club. Rosis Weaikiy was elected1 captain, Ernest G.wynn, fiiwb lieutenant, W. E. Sha.w se'oond lieutenant.

The club serrt the following telegram to William MteKinley: "The Hon. Wm. McKinley, Canton, O.: "First Vtoters' RepfubllCah Cluib organized tonight 121 stronig. Will make it 250. W. C. Mland,

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G,eorge W. Faris was present aud •gave the cluib a hearty greeting.

Kndorsed tha 8t. Louis Bolters. Denver, Colo., Seipt. 10.—The Republican state conven*4on today made the following nominait)ioni3:

QovernoT—Jfared L. Brush of WeM county. L'ietu,tenant Governor-—S4mon Guggenhe inner of Pu-elbflo. ©etcreftteury of Stalte—Harry Miullenlx of Ias Ain'ilmlas.

iSlyate Treasurer—'George KeppaTt Of Batltle Ground $80, Brooteton $20,

Iia Plaitita. iSClalte AJuld'lltOT—John W. Lowell of Rout.

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nd protecttton, as set forth In our nlatiomtal prtutlPorma previous to 1896 and as adhered to by Atom'haim Lincoln and the ftooinders of the Reipublician pii'.y.

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House. A large uim'ber of comrades to .iters are endorsed'. Senator Teller is pcft€'d. TJhe foUowinig ^mlssfiomaty .00!-^ jcialled to tender their ci-Tngral.'u''*. ons. c.orr.tnvendeid for his work in congress lecMons were reported: A'rgms $85, Del-Cbmnwander-tin-lCilileif' Rake this a.flter- and endorsed- for re-e'iecfion. The sll- phii $160, Itoor Village $16, Kewanina. noon announised ,the naimeis of tiwo meim- ver 'pairty'is state coniventr-on has not Ibers oif his staff. They are H. A. Ham- 1 onaUe any nom,ina'tio.ns and is awai'tdng mer of R'e&di'nig, Pa., to be adjutant the reeults of the fusion conference. (general, and A. B. Slp^n'k cif Providence, to be I'mppecltor geneml. Alt Its morn4nig sessiion the c^mmander-i'n-nchieif 01" the Sons o.f Vtltertars continued to hear comlmilttee reports, fhiaft on reisolut'ionis being most iimipontian'i. The oommiitftee .conicuinred in the reccirranendation. Of Camima.ndtT-'in-Chrie|f Russe-1, that i.n the future tlhe annual encampment of the order be held cor'tcniiponaneously and at the same d'.ty with the encampment of the G'nanid Army of the eR-poiblic. In the eve nit cf th'!!s reeornm e-ndatilon not being 'ad!,plted iit vitas provided' tlm't the coimimander-iin-dh'ief be ewipowered to appoint a ootnrmiMee of five to attend tlhe G. A. R. encampments anntialty as oflitfial representatives of the junior orgianizatioin.

Dolnga of the Police.

Jacob A. White, an old soldier from Des Moines, was given lodging- at cne Friendly Inn last night. He is en route to the soldiers' home.

The "chief of police of St. Paul writes to the local department for in'fonmation concerning Thomas Grant. The man has a sister in St. Paul who is very fetibie and needs his intention.

Charles Brotwn was arrested last night on a warrant sworn out by W. S. Dwyer. Assault and battery Is alleged.

Charles Joyner was fined $1 a.nd cost's yesterday for assault and uairery Alonzo Wlafrner. The latter .was fined a like amount for provoke.

Henry Woelfie and Charles Blunk were jailed yesterday afternoon for fighting. They had a political discussion on North Third street.

Godwin Identifies Boyles.

The Terre Haute detectives say there Is practically no doubt that Jack Boyle.s. the man under arrest at SulXvan, is the m'an who set Are t'o the tipple at the ff-Iy-mera mines an the night of July 25th. Detective^Itfftea has returned from Suliiivan and he says hat when he arnived there with Toip Godwin, the man arretted here for complicity in the crimie, Godwin positively (identified Boyjes as the man he h-auled from Jackson Hill to IAnton on the morning after the tipple was destroyfd. This coupled with the fact that the watchman at the shaft posClively Identifies Boyles, leads the detectives to the conclusion that they have the fight man.

Dan Miller's Meeting.

Daniel V. Miller spoke at Scott's schoo". house in Llnto-n township last night 10 a big Republican -audience. With Miller were William Athon, candidate for county assessor, and O. O. Carr. The meeting was a very enthusiastic one. Tonight Mr. Mr.'.ler mill address a meeting at Coai Bluff.

May Call Wants Relief.

In the Circuit Court yesterday May Call g'ave it out that she wanted to be relieved of t'he responsibility of providing further for Frank Call. Tn a divorce proceeding she reottes that she has been keeping her hu'ifi?a.nd for eight years. She thinks Frank is not too -strong to work and therefore asks the privilege otf locking the door on htm.

Ohio Democrats Nominate.

MTiddei^own, O., Sept. 10.—The Democratic convention of the Third Ohio district today nominated John L. Brenner of Day"Jon for congTen?, vioe Paul J. Song, the incumfbent, who had been renominated ar.d declined.

Josephine Wins Another Kace. Charley Ray's good mare, Josephine, wa!s out for the money yesterday and got It in a canter. She was started at Crawfordsville and Mt. Rky. who went up see her perform, telegraphed back that the mare won the race in straight heats The time wm 2:21.

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Epworth l4sgo« Meetla®—Session Last JCfesiof In the Interest of Church. extension.

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Yeeterday'is morning's s«»Slon of the Methodist conference was given over entirely to Che j^sadtos off reiportte fA*n the presiding ePdew and paistors. The session oipened with Bifehops Andrew and BCfwnwm on the plasBConm. Alter half hour of religious ^ervflce the coar ference roll w«e called by the secretary. The minutes of Wednesday's session weire read and apjpnoved. A cocmimiittee con»jfaftl'n« oif the DoWowinflr was appointed to consider charges agai-nst the Rev. M. H. Wbod: Thomas Meredith, J. W. Walker, C. B. Wilcox, Isaac Dtale, W. R. Michaels, O. B. Ri-ppetoe, C. Li. Harper, J. C. Martin and E. R. Jbhneon. The Rev. A. A. Gee was aippointed chairman. The committee met and after considerln-g the charges dismi€feed them.

The bishop atpyoi nt^d the foll-owintg committee on the state of the country, as provided flor la a resolution! introduced by the Rev. Hickman Wednesday: C. H. Brooks, S. P. OoJvin, H. L. Kindig, W. F. Switzer and W. H. Hickman.

The Rev. J. H. Worrail was added to the oommTttee on meimoirs^ R. D. Utter wias added the board off stewards to succeed the R-v. Jenkins.

The Rev.' Allen Iveiwis, on behalf of the comtnUt'tee on eKl'ucation, moved the appointment otf a commtaiittee of Ave to nominate trustees for DePauw Uoiverslty to fill existin© vacaacleB. H. Li. Kin die, the Rev. Shoemaker, W, Wise, S. B. Town and B. F. Sw were appointed.

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Dr. S. Torwn, in hie report for fhe 'board of examiners, retpotfted that for-, ity undergraduates and fifteen' candidates for a'dtmis&ilon had been examined The followrnig resolution was submitted by the committee: "Resolved, That certiftcartea of the character prescriflaetd in the discipline .from any of the educational instliitutions of the M. E. Church, accredited by the university senate, shall be admfesiible in lieu of our own examination's so far as said certificates cover the course of study."

The next reports read were from the diM rlctB represented. The CrawifordBvillle dietrM reported the follow!n'g miswionary collection: Trinity M. B.' Church, Craiwfbrdsvllie, $100 Danvrlle, $250 Haughville, $100 Jameetown, $90 Lebanon, $'225 Neiw Riichimtond, $200 NaWto-n, $110 Perrygville, $108 Romney, $195 Rus-selville, $100 Thorntotwn, •$80 Waveiand, $80 W'ingate, $65 Zionsville, $100.

The Gneencaetle diBtrlict reporited the ftollowinig imiissionary collerftilons: Fillmore, $76 Clln'ton, $224 A«mo, $180 Brazil, $320 Greenteaatle, College Avenue, $800 "Mtortton, $70 Newport, $167 Ro^iviller $130 Staunton, $50 Terre Hautte, Centtenary, $800 Fiwt M. $260 Matpl,e Avenue, $100 MM'tox Cha'pel, $o0, Terre Haute circuit, $100. The prefixing elder reported that a new church would be built at Hillsdale.

In his reiport on t'he Greencaatle d.sMdt the RW. Wood saJd •ministers in active service. About.1,600 tove jo'.Tied the cihwroh om N«w cOrumches !had been dedic&ttfejd' at Mecca, Mcmteznama, Terre Haute (Grace Tafbernacle) and Grantt. Both Gra«e Tabernacle and Trtnii.ty asked for separate ministers.,

The Iii'flayetite district, through It« presiding elder, L. C. Buckles, reported over 1,000 aciceissions. Neiw churches have been &rected at East Ctenltfer, Ixjchiel, WHiHamsopnt and Laifayette. One thousand perisons were reipor'ted to have been converted in the district.

The fb'Ufctwf.irg miission-ary collecf-fcons were reipoAed: Amlb'.a $80, A'ttica $150,

$96, Daiporte $220, Da.porte clriculit $33,, MWtr.iceHo $185, Nerw Carlisle $82, ply-, mouth $117, Rociheslter $143, Rochester Cncnrit $30, South Bend $1,150, (total be.nevolenice $1,970, a ,r£ipo*t which was applauded. Glnace Church. South Beirld, $175, MK/ftturn M-eimoriiaJ $250, Union Mills $30, Wliilkerton $95.

Alt the cRse of tftje rcadimg of the rapoifts the Rev. Dr. HFItton otf fbe Indiiainla conference, reiprese.n.tvng the CWUdrenls Home Society, WHS favtroducield and talked at some lenigtth on the work of the society. Alt the close of hlis adldireiss? the Revs. Oamirrtm'il, StoaWbaTig a'rtd Towtn were aippointdd to consider tlhe worki.n,gis of the aodiety. Im a sttirrtHiig speech, the Rev. Mr. Thompsooi, secretary of the American Sum'diay Ueagiue, nexit laddiressed it he oortference.

The "Vla^parfalso dl^rlct was next rettohed and the name of the Rev. J. H. Wiiteon, the presiding elder, was ca-ile'cf. Bishop Andretws reported that Mr. Wilson had be-en removed at his own requeisit a«nd Samuel B'eck apipointed to h'Js charge. A letter was read from Mr. Wi-lson asking permJsBlon to wiithdnaw and requesting that the records r?tad 'HvTthdrfa/wn under 00mpla'ynt.-" A oom.mititee wa-s appdrrted to inveatilgaite hds aase and will MQpctt at the season tfhte morrolng'.

CHURCH EXTENSION MEETING.

Addressed By Dr. W. A. Speneer-two Gospel Wagon Meetings Meld. The tfhUTch, was csrowded latft evening t.otTVi.fth!=,tar.ding- tti^- fact th-at nearly a4 t'he im.rnjsittcs .were abeerft. Ma,ny •ol themi 'h.a,3i g^ne out w.'rth the gospci! wiag-on. The speaker of the evening was Dr. W. A. 'c^'sncer, vt^ho is attendin# conf((re»noe 'in :frs ln'tie.ree(£i of thi oliuroh exteina.^n movement. His adlii esis ffhowsd the pro2ire a atnd present neexi at ohiaKti extens.on, aoi-d dev^Soptd kriifco a report of 'wfoOoh t'he following is an extract: 'Duringithirty yeains up to-July 1, 1896, 'ijj 'board cf church extension has received and' dLebursed $5,600,000. About twof.'.Mrds W 'uhte .amonsnt pa^nd thirousih our gt'n«ira.i 'fu.n»d, available fe.r d-fina'tl-ons to olmrchets. and -one-fhliid .Qvrouig'ii' t'he loan fund, -of w^ilch over $953,000 13 penrr.Qinent capital, for u« •nly 'c'i* loans. With thAs anwunt 4h'r I.'oard has ra^d"eii 10,000 cihurohee, scajttered tftrougihou the United iStoft'tes and terrltqries. The ireceSpts of the board have arn t'iJ ftlhte Tatft two years »teai"jly increased,Inrt t'he (ierr*ind5?fcr aid have jr-own moTe rapOdly. On fire first day

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fax $102, Fo-wSer $60, West Lafaydtte $160, Da/flayeitte circsuilit $80, Mlchigam^ town $60, Mbnltmoreniol $270, Mini'berry $230, RoeevHle, $126, Shadeland $50, W:ll'iaminpOrt $21, FramiklCort $625. ©oult'h Berd d'ftri'Ct. N. H. Og&en. preef'd'.'mg' eMr, reiporlted siixlty-three chTurdh bU'iM:,ngs and twentyJfour parsona,gei3. The average .pastor's salary in this dlsitTtict is $850. Over 1,000 800 aicicesslons w-ere re-

of Jufy. 1896, had en Ate, granted I movement in the Sooth. Be made a

AppAoiltilioDs, promts leg1 Oonutoos of $43,€7S, on condktioo# with vrtkkoh the dhurdhes to.be akfed civuM oonp*y, making the comtpitetfeMi of bhre eaterprtoe & reasoaa'Me certainty. Bu/t July 1, 18M, ^nr general ifuotdl was ovwdmawn $29,786.41, jlequtrSag to meet .promises already made an sldkKKiionatt f73,401.€l. But there were

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tKMM not (yet oonsiderEJd, a^lkVng tfonar tions of $20,665. So ba-t -oar board of cfhoiroh) extension 3b. behind thte pre®enii need otf funds for* donations tto t-he atnount of neanfly 94,026.6(1 fto say .nothing of 'the neiw appositions iecetved by every mail.

In every case the, app8#catk)ns a'bove referred1 -to- have -been In t&ite fonai required by -the dEisciprine, wttls flacts "by ft4ie several "boards of trustees and' approved by ipaators anid presSding eVders, and itfhe appropirtations have been reporramended by ooniCj(reJoe 'boaTd's of church extensJon. Beyond t'his we have not iess .tihan 11,000 ftwmeiee® congre^atfons', for whom* sui'tetoJe provision slwutid be made wffchout detoy.

Every pastor ®houMi bring tihie^e factls to fhe attention of l»:li congrreg-altlon, antt press the claim® oif thl scause for generous collections. No paettor shoufTd be contend wtitfh lees fham. the amiount todloatied in the. a'pport.lonment under .ppovtelows of mr difectpffine.

The general cdmmilt(tee ajsiks for. a large advande to conference collections and' $250,000 4s sorely needed' Immediately to help t'he new conwnuniities in the South andiWes't.

The Gospel Ws*on W»s Out. There .was stiij^'ng and, preadhttng a't the corner of ThiflrdJ and' Main streets a,oid att TweJve Podntte test Mtfht. The gospel wagon left the iMetliodlsrt. Ohwrch at 8 o'efl-ook and' went to Ttoird and fttain streets, 'where an address was made iby •the [Rev. W. E. iM'cKlnsey to about 200 cTtiaens of flutf part of towni who tod -been attm'ctted -by Itfhe splendid imllsJc

rnWhed by the glee «ub. The*r ora* plaoe otf meeting- "Was at Twelve Points, where the -peopfe Ifl-ocKed to 'the .wagon from aW diiredtiltons.

Six Ploneers of the Conference. Saturday aitternoon a o-eoeptaion. will be tendered to the few aurvSvtog maembers of the 1802 conference, who miay be presemt. The »w«hfole nuiaben :partlci-piat-Img in itt*a,t conlferenoe wa« eigphty-one anid only Six tSiemj aire

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These are Moa€b Wood, of Battle bround, near tLartayiefcte Nelson Green, bf iDanvflfle A. A. Gete, of 'Soufh Bend iDr. IWUMiam OrahAins Lafayette, Francis Oox, 'oif idhioago, amd' Dr. J. LISmith, cf Vatfpara'Iso. D»r. S-mdth, who is no-w 86 yeairs of age, is 'to presUie at the,meeting.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Anniversary of the Conference-Bpworth League Celebrated. The first meeting of the afteTnoon session was the amndversary of the oonlferenice of the Erptworth' League. The •meetirag was pree-ided o-ver by J. W. Oamplbell of Thornttetwn and was led in Bloging by Horace Ogden otf Ke.wanna. An address* was delivered on "The Epiworbh League" by the Rev- C. B. Wil­

cox,

pastor otf Trinity Church, Lafayette. (He delivered a very inspiring addrtii®

upon

Chrretten'ity as a practical

/force in life. .Otttfeofcions are raised that rehgiion is for Sunday, or tor the churich, otf for itself, but not' tor everyday, or the other insult unions otf society, or for butfinefea. CihriStianity is a religion which is to go into every department totf life, elevating and inspiring every piart. The Ejptworth League is the agency to bring chrietiani'ty into direct touch with life from every standpoint, helping in bringing- the largest life to •the world. M"r. Wilcox touched upon business, temperance and the evils of H'fe. He said he believed in a Christianity that would solve the prolblems otf •this life.

Alt the dose of the Epworth League •meeting an invi'tai.ion was extended to all the widowte, wives and daughter of t'he ministers in the ooniferer.ee to remain and help organize a society to look after 'the widciws and orphans of this conference. The temporary organization was first perfected With »Mts. A. C. MloKlr.isey of Brazil as chairman and Mrs. L. S. Buckeife of Coiifax as secretary The Rev. J. H. •Hull was present and made a shori talk on "Human Friendship" and also on the reasons why women should organize The chairman appointed a committee on constitution and by-laws, as foltaws: Mrs. S. C. Biacrklte, Mre.

De'Lonig, Mrs. J. S. Smith, MT«. C. L." Harper, Mrs. A. C. aflcKlnsey also a committee of three on address and inillorrmution: Mts. JFESIE H'ill, MRS. C. B. M'ock, Mre. L. S. Buckie^.

Aimong those who joined the organisation were: Mite. J. B. Sites of Loweli, Mrs S. BuoWes of Lafayette, Mrs. John 9m.:th of VaJparaiw,

Mrs.

DetLong of Coving^tnn, Mrs. Charh^ Harper of Clinton, MrsJLaura Dale of M-ont'icello, Mm. E. W. Law-hon otf .ZiorvviUe, Mrs. W. H. Hickman of Terre Haute, Mrte. J. H. Sissel of Craw.Jord'sv^lle, Mrs. Samuel Beck of South Bend, Mrs D. M. W00A otf Greencast-.e and Mrs. J. S. .HoagTand of Terre

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o'c.lc'ck a pentawsital meet.'.ri?

was held. The leader was the Rev. J. H. Hollln-g^nvorth, the music being led by John Hill's.

THE U. B. CONFERENCE.

Lower Wabash Conference Is In Session at Farls, III* Special to thn Rxrress.

Hsir'Js, Ili., Setpt. 10.—The thirtty-ninth session of the Low^r Wabash ccntferentce otf t'he United Brethren Churcfh

coruven-eid at Pauls, tJiis Bfelhop J- S. Mills, t. D., is pree'di' nioIn the Rev. L. H. Ox)'.ey churcih.

The Rev. Mr. Whlt-nty of Day'ton, O., Wrouiglht to the conference t'he greeunc'3 otf the Union B:bliml ^minary at Dayton. The chairman' appointed the following committees:

Committee on Devot.on ^Elder J. L. Brandt'nlburg. Rev. L. H. Oooley, Rev. Wi!U?!am Hende-rso-n.

Boundary and Finance—Elders J. L. Brandclburg1, Samuel Mils, D. R. Sen iff, Revs. T. D. Spyiker, J. B. Conne'tt, J. B. Nor\iel, Mr. Atmos Hernlba-nk, Mr. Z. P. Wool ford and MT. Jerry im mel.

OandldlalUa for tlhe ministry—Revs. W. Ma«lsom, W. E. Anderson, A RCder. Con/ferenoe collfcMone—Seminary, Ccione? W. C. Harbetrt Wasbing'ton Church, D. C., J. Hawkins mlacfllaneous 0011

CP PI on, the Rev. D. R. Ser'iff,

ccOlege fund, F. M. Fink educational anid JItigteutlon, A. D. M'arkley general Sunday scihool flund, A. Skidller eldem order, W. M. Glvens, A. D. Miarkley, H. W. Bnoadfllone general conPerewce Jund, S. E. Long.

The conference rott wteJi revised. The Rev. T. A. WlaJtitp. A.- M-, of Woodbrtdge. Oal., was «mn*ed an open transfer The Rev. J. S. Fttchardson, D. D., otf KnoxviHe, Tenn., wa» given prlvHege to prefeetUt

the

4Uft*er%9t«

Srrthe

stirring qpeecBt «s pi us*ut**l Oie ffrnt ne«tt otf the 9auth«ni peoyie. The Rev. S.' SftUs, presiding eMer af the Oftnejr dlstrScJt, read & full report otf the years' woafc. H« reponc«d 700 conve«alxnA in the dS^brtdt diurl&g the year with aa ma my aJdtWons to t'he church.

Eftder J. Li Brandcnibucig of the Terre Hauite dl^Witit, reed a very good report, showing mudh prosperity In all deoartmemits at ohrurch work in bis district.

E3d«r D. R. Seroiff otf Westflteld dfeatriKt reported a ra®fid growth In church building. The tlhree presiding elders ahoweid an Imorease In the conference oif aibou't 2,000 members.

MINERS GO TO WOfiK.

THE raw AT JACKSON BUI ABE AGAUt DIGUING COAL.

They Are Fald by the Box Instead af By the Ton—Operators lie Here tfes

Strike Is Mow Broken.

Afiter Cooff weefcte o-f Cdllne«s, wcdk •will 'be re-Jfuimed at ttltfe cmineis oJ jlae Jacfltsoa HUH Ooal Coi thjB mora*ng. The mineins and o-peratocs got togebhier and a sCtitkmenlt was atgtreed upon and whJS© "t'h'e miners arte not getting what •is con&ldiered a istratght 60 oeata a ton tfhiey are ba^tislfied, lao aire sUkso ttoe opera'ttors, gvho are gtlad to start fheir mines ag-aiin. The optera'tons took ton the Weak of 'the (Jiaokison lHiil£ men aa atn 'indicattoca tlhlat «tlhe Strike aril ovetr »tl*e biiturruitnou.s, •diiist^riot fsoon fbe setliiied.

The nuEfte officers-, however, say tfoe «tjt'ke 'is ion as eft'eatuaHKy fts a.t any 'time this summer, and1 .insiat tha-t mo siginilfloance need be placed) in the re•sumnp'ttioin of worQc oa t'he part of t'he men at Jackson HiU. Secratatny *Kein-n-ady js ,qiuc/teld as saying tjhe pien at Jia/akson fffflfl are weak, la»ftd that for »eyiral weetks .the offlcial.# have 'been arvWciparting a b-reak In th» ranto. But itihey &ny, 'tlhei -break 4s by no mean's a serious on"e. The men have settled w'i'th the opeiraltorss, bu.t- not at t'he 55cen^t scale. The use of .boxes onakeis a a!lig«h't {difference buit Ithie officers -think the men, as to the case at lAAum Cave, h'ave piao'tila'My sit Jeasit ga.*Jned the potot so flong contested Ifor. Ndiither iOpeTaitoffb .nor .mineirs are in 'flavor of tthie nfeatsurament' of cioa'l, but 4n itihe present -oase Itlhe mien israiy if practically means 60 cants a ton.

On tWeo.t'h«er .hairfch. tlhe operators aa'.v ithe mem are working Ifor leips th-an 66 ctents 'a ton certainly not mote t'han 68 cen/tf., T'he setftJtement befwe^n t'he Ja-cftYion .Hill operate^ and mi'incT.s wau effected Wednesday n'iighit. President K'n fg'h t, elf the .miners. Aia® caBed to*t'he ditg-giings and'tw,a'S, IlisaippoLnited at the de/o^sSom. of tlhie imOn-firs to 'accept t'he temw of 'tlhe settlermertt. However, *he realized tha't t-he twen were determiined. *lk turealk over, the .settlement 'wals b'e.ttter .'than the acceptance of H.'he 55-cerrlfc scale. As to tWe tel^nlng of ,t1ve soale, IMlr. Knlghtf refused1 -to 'be a pa.rty to it, and. left lUhe meeting lait wh.iloh it was is'lgmed'. ifc 'its Tuimcred thtat- ittoe charter cif .ftfe Jack®on /Hill Aocaft -wiH .be aeked ^oir'by t'he state a-nwoiaiWon.

The ifelinerls an|d .operator® have rnadie an wen breaTc. The iflrst tlow fell on. •the operators, wftien Mr. Ogile agreed to pay the €0-oen'j scale. 1 Now 'iSiet tlie Jackson 1H131 .men h.ave ffeme over *Jt is considered #ven honors. The operators be35eve the itltfrike its jiraott'oalUy setW^J, bu't at t'he i?arrfe time the •miner® say thieAr men twi.hl flglh't all' -t'he .harder fxr fhe 160-cen scaile. The flunk "at Jackson HSI1, 'they -fay. 'Is the .cmry ^breaik, and throughout -the dUS'trl'ot.i'.'he'.r m^n. stand ready tofl.g'hibaLlwinter .if necessary. One off t'he Terre Haute opeirators, in speaKtng of the ssertnemenf. ^'a"? tore' associ'atd'on coulfd' and sfh-ou^d wtfth am ifat'lmess 'to t-htom selves, refuse to pay tlhie 65-ce.rlt scale o® ^nce .the strike came 'on., mk prtee Gnape -,,1 re-sir,eje "has g»one down (to 49 cenp

SSiz"In

Tt'he

^Z'

•s'houHd be payln-g a^out «|B4 cent*. He sa'i.d, tewever, Chat .been *n .a.greemer^ -to Pay

centS 1

operators 'wou-M ^t.a»nd by *t-

A.

|T IS DIFFERENT NOW.

Th* Once Ardent Advocate of Gold Contracts is Silent Now. reaches the readers

to acqiudre

mornin.?. 'forts to bri'ng "Wis resolution before .the .board Mr. Ball became the more deeply er«irci^d »!n talk and could not be made to helar the sutgigestlon.

Flh. D.,

r.^. The session is be:n«r held

BRITISH TRADE UNIONISTS.

Yesterday's Session Devoted to .Educational Topics. I Edinburgh, Sept. 10.—The British trades unions' congress today resumed its isfbislona. The National Union of Gas ^EYbrkers ar.ld General Laborers otf Great Brifain and Ireland presented the fo'.lcwimg resolution: "That in the opinion of this congress, where gran'tc otf ipublic money are given for educational pusiposej, there should be aleo puiblic contiOis and that our present system of state education, cased as It is oif commercial m, and being ou-t of harmony with the economic tforce« which are working tc/wandf collectivism, dbes wrt surajly the educational needs of the nation and therefore it is l.nperaiive that new educational systems shcuSi be oomplettety rfcnodelltid on such a basts as to riTUte the Democratic principle of eouality of opportunitj', and, by the iirtroduotioti into our etote schools of the best results of educational science, to make it possible for English children to obtJaln «uoh( training, physical, Intelletetwal and moral, as may tend to make them

'J'

worthy sltlsens otf c^-opwmJtkve conv moawnMtth. in#truct thaE^' parHttmeotary committee to urge on he government rhe need for lnt*«ducng aa amended meamre on the lines Indtoatai by this revolution.

A*ber the motiim ma amend-ed eat as to leteve the paxHacneotary ooinmit-* tee a free hand tt deal fwttb future educational prapoeaTs, the motion was adopted In autotance.

The National Mun4c4pa] Labor Untot* then swbmttted the following reWltttion,, which wa« adopted: "That this Kody otf trade unionists of the Unite! Kingdom wish their pa/rftametffary committee to oonaMer fhe advisability otf a* once mowing Che gevertiuv meat to bring in bill mafcing It compulsory for all municipal bodies to adopt some practical ocheme otf old age pensions for their employes."

The Operative Stone Masons' Society submitted a motttlon looMng to the formation of a fand flor t'he purpose of contesting seats ar.d supporting bona fide* trade unionist carJAldatee for parliament Vary honors, pledged to neither oif the old rwlittaal parties. The motion was defeated. The eaane organization submitted a resolution to the effect thait the time for the duration of the congreins sessions shall be expended for a fortnight, but It was also defeated.

WITH THE RAILROADS

FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE B. OF L. F. BY TREASURER ARNOLD.

New Engine Keeelved by Tan Rated—Iogan Wreck—Railroad Men's Sound Money Club Headquarters.

The grand officers of the Brotherhood otf Locomotive Firemen will leave Peoria today for Gaivteton, Tex., to attend the biennial convention otf that order. Treasurer Arnold has prep&red an interesting report, g.ving the history of the order and its present condition •as to meimlbershiip and finances. The financial report will show that there was on July let, the beginning of the fiscal j^ar of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, paid out otf the general ifund, which inc.'aides the printing otf the magazine and lodge supplies among 'tlhe principal factors in this .fund, as well as the salaries, the sum of $141,000. From its beneficiary furd the brotherhood has paid out $663,600. This 1 after amount was paid to the wbdoww and heirs of 2S-5 otf its n&emibens and to 145 of its members who were declared totally and permanently disabled from) lafcor. is'lnce August 19. 1894, there have ibeen forty-nine nerw lodges organized. There are now upward' of 23,000 members in the organisation. Its members tare permitted to carry insurance in the amounts of $500, $1,000 or $1,600, but no member may carry more than the last n'amed amount. The records show that •there are 20,076 carrying $1,500 certificates and 1,047 carrying $600 certificates. The corrtin® convention promises to be one of t'he most limportarrt and at the same time enthusiastic conventions that the organization has eve* held.

New Engines Rated.

The neiw freight engines the Vandaliti has recently received are now rated to haul 850 tons between Terre Haute and IndlanaipoliB, all trains on this road being now rated on the tonnage ba«1a. This would, under t'he. old method, mean. thiTty-five loaded cars. The engines fceretdfore have only been hauling about tiwenity-three loaded cars between IrJdJanapolis and Terre Haute.

Wreck on tlie T. H.tL.

A freight wreck occurred on the T. H. & L. division of the Vandafla yesterday mornlnig at FJora. Two otf the freight cars were thrown from the track and the tender of the engine Was demolished, fl^brtunaitely the train, creiw had ample time to escape.

Van Inspection.

The ineipeetion party otf the VandaTl'a started out yesterday momSng. The party wtas made up of H. I. Miller, general superintendent N. C. Dean, su•perintendeurt of main line O. E. Raldy, train master W. C. Downing', engineer maintenance otf way otf the main line, and Road Foreman of Engines Lindley. They covered the east end division yesterday and will g"o west this morn-

ohuckillng and Headquarter* For tho Sonnd Money Club. few Carpenters have been at work all

Wftvem tW.s Item of t'he Express the cjuilet ihearty laughs .indulged in by a |.vee]l jU€t north of the old Union StaloBiiflilniff cHlzemB wflll be shared by ajti)n buildir'.g hcsnJqira.rters for the itv'de dircle of people. Among the sev- j^jiroad Men"b Flound Money Club. The •rfil benetflfcJi'aries otf t'he late Chauncy om, wihen corruplcitcd, will be used' for •h«tp is not one tha: has corn- ful1lre meetings of the club. iR'Olse there is not .. imandeid wider adm-iTtat.on then the Rose PcC'yiteclhnrc. In 'thds many young men of th«s place end from

Annual Railroad Reports.

STVanV VUU'UIS HJCI* v^«. ithe oou.ritry ait large have been er.ab.ed .presena busily engage*'-! upon their anait nom^al expe-nse to themselves and

All railroad's o»f the country are art

n.uaj

by re'ason oif Chauncy Rose's rich p'ft teiwlate commeroe c-ormwisslon. The

the splendid educations that ocmvpanl-fs are required to furnibh the have fitt'ied them to do battle for them- commission a delta 1 led account otf all selves in 1'IPe. The endowment to t-he .fheir deaUr**. The reports concern Polvte.'-ihn'o r.ciw «imou»ts to about

reports, to be submitted to the in-

Jlle

$70,000. Not miany moo.ns ago Wiilia.m that rea-son only a part otf t'hean Ball, one of 'the directors, off n:eil a jwi be made puiblic. resolution tha't

all-renewals

of 'loans,

resolut'ion that all-renews or roans,

At thbt tiime, Mr. Ball, edlitor of the cago by the C. & D. I. jester^aj GazefUe, was a strongr advocate of eound money. Alt a meeting of the fcciard a day or twfc a«o Mr. Ray G. Jfimcikes, also a director of the in«'tiitule.

offered a resolution to the efferlt that yesterday morning. in view of Mir. Hall's sudden change otf

private deaHncrs of the roads and

A

vienvB, his adapted re'so^u-tion regarding tenance otf way on the H. & P.. has

gOii contracts be reconsidered as othemwtlse it miiighit *be emtblarrasslng to his brother d-iredtor. Mr. Ball was engaged i.n conver^aitlon at the time and •aKhough Mr. Jemokes made several etf-

for Chimom-

Ing. A number cf excursion Wis took advantage of thf cheap rate offered by •the Big Four Co. to Benton Hartrtr

M. UnderM-M. ewglneeT of main-

pone to housekeeping at the corner of Eighth and Oak streets. T. E. Smi:h, chief train dispatcher on 'the T. H. & L., hos moved his office at the old deipot. He will be found in the future on the third floor, front hall otf that building.

TALENTED ORGANIST.

Charles B. McFerrln iSlves Recital at Charleston. On last iM-or&ay evening CWarles B. (MaFerrin g'ave a m'ost successful ccgaox recital at the .FlTisrt MethodUt Churoh of Ch"ark«ton, LI. The church. Nras cnviwded, rotw+fhatandlnar the 'fadt fhat t'hicire 'were several other nrwtinigs 'm the town. Mr. M^FVrrln «haB been »iie organist at'tibe lFirst M, E. ChurA in th's •cfit-.v ever oSnoe jt'js dedloatkm, •arad through 'hi* talent 'has' won a •great ma.ny ilrip-nd*,? who will be pleased to Eea.rn

^!f

Si.-, ^uoces' m« presort .in­

tentions aire to a'ater^d.D^Pairw Unfverw sity 'ah'i* winter, /witiere foe wi'Al s'tilly if-eir tlhe mln-l«try.

Rallr'CM.l V»m'« Wftlne.

The railroad man's "Sound MVtry" c:ub will meft at HUrrutt^s HeB o» Nbrth Thlrieewh street ton*«?h*. Th« meeting will be addir«n»erl bj' Rcfcert HiaimUl of M-aribn.il, 111. Mr. luanruil liaa been a Wfe-lorw? Demoorat but is a believer in sound money. IEs talk tto.# evening1 W'i-52 be alonff thait line.

Rfeilroad men's "Bound Mteney" meets •ait Blarrett'b Hail to-n'g'ht.

eliib