Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-05-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsulSGToS. May ~, lsss.

WAsnlSGToS. MAY -, ISIS.
During the month Of May the capital wu-
given over To conyentionisis. NJ pres
cnt five National Bapii.t associations.
which have attracted thousands uf del,
gates. are IN session here. On the twenty
second the National Bar association will
meet here. On the same day there will H.
or Pennsylvania avenue such parade uf
Knights of the Golden Eagle as has revcr
been seen in the history of that or,irr any
where. ON the = 18th the layin. Il the cor
ner stone of the Catholic un' diversity will bc
witnessed by an immense number uf per
sons, 10, CONCENTRATIONS having been ,-rued,
and on the same day the Hebrews will open
"a convention in this city. Ii there are any
more conventions looking Tor a place To-
meet, they will doubtless .ravitaie toward
Washington.
The object of 'Ac lawyers convention j.
TO form "a national association for the pur-
pose Of harmonizing certain matters Of law
in the different states. \ good deal of un-
necessary trouble and Inconvenience j.
caused 10y different laws. Tor instance. on
tate, distribution Of personal property,
manner OF executing and aitestng deeds
and Wills, bills Of cxchangc, and notes aud
checks.
by the formation of this association it il
hoped that many Of these difficulties can
be obsiated. just how "A change il To- Doe
brought about rcmnins io be determined,
= =. q
oi advisory boards, which will formulate
bills ior Uniform legislation un these sub
iects and present them to the various state
legislatures. Many Of the states east of
tho Missisrippiwiil send from five totwenty
dclcgat, each 20 the convention. whirh will
he held in the Uni,crsalst church and will
last several days.
The order OF the Knights ol the Golden
Eagle il "a secret benevolent institution,
founded in Baltimore ia 1873. Its mem
berrhip Row approaches 10000. No per
son can be admitted who IL not a white
male of good moral character, u believer in
the existence oi n supreme being, of the
Christian faith, free from any mental or
bodily inhrmity, competent to support
hiihN'ii anu iihNlfi@ Hullltieilt
education to sign his own application for
membership. There are to be : 600 uni
formed Knights from all parts oi the United
States, and they are to he banquet at. cN-
hibited and made to nave "a good time
every way.
Special trains starting from Minneapolis
Chicago, New England aud the South have
LII. 4. a II
conventions, and the large, handsome Cal
vary church where the five la p;st societies
are in session, presents II busy scene. These
organizations are: The Wnmcns Home
Missionary society, the Baptist Educa-
tional society, the American Baptist Pub
lication society aud the American Baptist
Mission union. 1t il through these five or
-anizatiola that the 3,ooo.ooo communi-
cants OF the Baptist church put before the
world their practical work oi evdngeliza.
tion, education and extension. Through
these missions are founded aud sustained
in heather lands; through these Bibles,
books, papers. pamphlets and tract, are
thrown broadcast by the million. But
only those inside oi the church have "A iull
understanding and appreciation of the
scope, character and completeness ii these
organizations in ever! detail.
Each al these five societics holds one scs-
sion daily but only one AZ a time. ~
soon az one adjourn-, another takes it,
place.
There was no lack Of Temperance meet
ines IN Washnctcn last Sunday. and they
we're, as usual, well attended. The Capitol
Hill branch of the W. 4. T. I. holds u meet
ing regularly Sunday afternoons on Penn
sylvania avenue, and the Gospel wagon
from the Central Union mission often at
tends and assists la the ,NcrciscS. Last
Sunday there were meetings n,.der TIA.
auspices Of the Good Tempia = at the
Church of the Reformation and at Prohi-
bition hall also "a mas. meeting of the W.
{. 7. L. at the Congregational church and
1t temperance talk to men ut th. I.M.C. 4.
rarlors.
IN congress the lower branch il the buster
body now. The tariff Hill has the right OF
way, and tariff speeches are ringing forth
necessarily. Ca Tuesday the speech Of
representative Buttcrworth, of Ohio,
proved Ia be the feature of the debate.
The other speakers were Mr.. Buckalew OF
Pennsy lvania, Mr.. Simmons 81 North Car
olina, Mr.. Stone Of Kentucky, Mr.. Ilender-
son Of Illinois. Mr.. Circuit of Vermont, aud
Mr.. seymour of Michigan. ON Wednesday
Representatives Bayne, Laird, Fitch, Ryan.
Weaver, Maish, Allen, Baker. Bound and
Dalzeil spoke. ON Thursday Mcs-rs. Brech-
inrid.e Of Arkansas and toN Of New York
were on the programme with well-prepared
speeches. To-day Messrs. Randall Me-
kinley and Breckinridse of kentucky will
speak and Tomorrow will b'long to Mr..
Reed Of Maine aud ,'peakert arli-le