Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-20
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AFTER THE STORM IN WALL STREET.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCES.
A MARROW ESCAPE FROM LYNCHING.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES IN THE NORTHWEST.
Events Of the Day In Wall street.

THE STOCK MARKET OPENS WEAK AND LOWER
NEW foKk, May ~. Wall street. IL a m.-The
clne OF 10 IL per centin prices the latter In Lake
- Snore, which sold at "a. stock opened At 80. rose
10 81 reacted Ia 81 and rallied 10 81 -. Lackawan-
IA dechned 10 ilsjS. The other changes range from
\ TO y per cent
vaSpERBur IN LONDON
hlernan's London dispatch, dated lis nm. SAYS.
" ne market for American railway securities con-
tlnues weak, with the single execution of New York
- central, Which has advanced per cent. The rest
ol the railway list on from y Ia \ per cent Erie
seconds show the heaviest decline on rumors Affect
Ing payment of interest. MIR. Vanderbilt has ar
Neu here out thus FAR has said or done nothing 10
ketr uiNs '"o A'~'-
DEPRESSING RrNoRs
Reports of additional failures and r,,mors M de-.
1acatlons have helped general depression. Z. y
government bonds are In great demand, the as ad-
vaIIcing per cent, ana AVS 1 per cent The sus-
pension OF the small out-or-town banks reported
yesterday is regarded by conservative houses an
que TO complications growing out OF the failure OF
likely TO be permanent I'm effect
ANXIETY ABorT vASpERBur's rNrESrIoNs
Much anxiety Is manifested as 10 what action W.
n ahuerbllt VIII take regarding his properties 10
Is stated that he has not yet cabcd any orders 10
buy stocks, but II is hoped he viii do so to-day.
TRAFFIC AGREEMENT
has been reached 10y Union Pacific and Northern
Pacific roads for interchange OF freight ana PAS
senger business at non-competitiye points COM
mencing June list
PRICES DOWN AT NOON
Noon.-Stocks continue weak The market m
the present time is at the lowest point OF the day
MethOdtsts and Temperance.
REPORT TO THE NJ r. GENERAL CONFERENCE
PHiLADELfHIA. PA. MAY 20.-The general confer.
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal church reassem-
Died This morning. bishop W. l. Harris In the chair
Ihe Judiciary committee presented report proyid-
Ing for the appointment OF committee OF We legal
and two ministerial members OF the conference 10
consider the matter or the tenure OF church prop
erty.
Mr.. G. ii. Foster presented the report or the COM
mittee on temperance. IL urges the people 70 uss
their influence 10 Danish the social glass from
ciety. Ii recommends the formation OF Juvenile
temperance societies in sunday schools, and that
there shall be one temperance lesson each quarter
In the sunday school services IL also recommends
that state legislators be requested Introduce In
srucon as TO the use OF alcohol into the state uni
Nersitles and public schools. The committee rec
ommend the formation OF conference teInperance
societies In all the annual conferences Complete
legal prohibition OF the liquor traffic is the duty OF
civil government. The report was adopted.
Rev. Dr. j. NJ Buckley was elected editor OF the
Christian Advocate.
Rev. Dr. Arthur Edwards. the present Incumbent.
was elected editor or the Northeast Christian Ad-
cocdte.
Report No. OF the committee on episcopacy
which was presented by Rev. DR. Curry. stated by
unanimous vote they had recommended the cleo
ton OF a missionary bishop for Africa.
Inc conference then elected Rev. BENJAMIN 81.
James Fry editor or the Central Christian dpo-
cate.
Mt. J. NJ. Phillips was elected treasurer, and Rev.
Dr Earl Cranston assistant treasurer, OF the mis-
SioDaTy society.
Rev. Dr. j. II. Bayless was elected editor of the
western CYu-fSttdn Advocate.
Rev. o. II. Warren, ID. d., the present Incumbent,
was nominated and elected editor OF the NOgshey,s
Christian a AdUocGte.