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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
RADICAL ILLINOIS PREsBYTERIANs
Demand an Entire Overhaulfng of Their
Confession of Faith.

Confession OF Faith.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-[Specidl. 1-An Hi
nois Presbyterians recommend change in
their creed. AT the meeting of ministers,
to-day, the following report was read and
adopted: "We have given this duty all
the attention and time that en-
gagements will permit us. We dis
covered, on careful examination of
the Confession, many internal evidences of
the fact that the Westminster Assembly
was greatly influenced in the shaping of its
between Roman Catholics and Protestants
and between Armenians and Calvinists:
that many of its chapters were therefore
better adapted to meet the wants of the
Church of Great Britain in the seventeenth
century than to express the temper and be-
lief of the American Presbyterian Church.
sit is therefore our Judgment that to
preserve the historical continuity of our
church.. and at the same time satisfy the
catholic spirit of our people, something
more is demanded than a revision of our
Confession by few unimportant omissions
and changes of phraseology. A shorter
creed might be found, and if adopted, might
impend our corporate existence. We
believe that a radical recasting of
our present Confession, as an amendment to
the whole, would be hailed with profound
satisfaction. The old creed of o5O years
ago was discarded by nearly all the Chris
tian scholars Of history. and was not ap-
proved by John Calvin himself" The ac-
ton of the ministers has caused comment
in religious circles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
ANOTHER CRUISER FOR CHILE.
Secretary Tracy Orders the Newark Pr
pared for Speedy Sailing.

Secretary Tracy Orders the Newark Pre-
pared for Speedy Sailing.
BOSTON, Nov. 2.-[Special l-Command-
ant Selfridge, of the Charlestown Navy
Yard, received peremptory orders this FORE
noon from Secretary Tracy directing that
the cruiser Newark, nowsin the dry dock, be
made ready for sea by November 10. AS it
was originally estimated that the repairs on
the Newark would require two months, it
will be necessary to use the utmost expedi-
tion to get the vessel ready. The orders
caused no little comment in the navy yard,
and scene of unwonted activity was pre-
sented. Orders have also been received
stating that in employing men who work on
the cruiser, the civil service rules recently
put in force must be strictly adhered TO.
Every preparation will be made to fol-
low the Secretary's orders. The vessel was
docked on Saturday, and only those repairs
will be made that are absolutely necessary
It was the original intention to have the
Newark start for Brazil after repairs, but it
is now believed that she will set sail for
Chile as soon as she can be made ready
The Newark has been in commission only a
few months, and is one of the best in her
class.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03

when the strain could no longer be borne he
oyerdrew his account at the bank to make
his own clients individually square: de-
stroyed all evidences duplicating any other
parties, and declining to return to the city
10 erect settlement upon his own account
AT the bank, put himself out of the world to
save Mr.. Potter and the bank
MI. Potter has been paid about $50, 900
ds prohts of JOINT speculation with Mr.
Evans In various checks, but Mr. Potter
declares that he has had no checks from
MT Evans for 18 months, nor has he during
inns time had any personal account with
ME- Evans. Mr.. Evans speculations the
past Is months have been conducted in the
name of joint account, and it is declared
by some people that the Maverick National
Bank surplus was in reality the partner on
tins Joint account. A settlement of Mr.
Evans account was executed few DAYS
after Mr. Evans death, and the bank direc-
tors voted to release Irving A. Evans &
Co. from all liability, amounting to about
$500, ZOO. 1t is probable that the directors
did not know the amount of the liability they
were writing off, for they were assured that
with this loss taken the bank shares would
still be worth 80"
Officials of the Bank Arrested
Asa 2. Potter, President, Colonel Jonas
II. French and Thomas Dana, directors of
the Maverick National Bank, were arrested
by United States Marshals tonight, the
former at his summer residence in Cohasset,
and the two latter at their residences in
this city. The warrants, it is understood,
charge embezzlement and violation of the
United States banking laws which forbid
loans by national bank to any single in
dividual amounting to more than 10 per
cent of its capital stock
Ii was reported to-day that the Boston
and Maine Railroad had 500, 900 on deposit
at the Maverick Bank to cover its Novem-
Der dividend. General Manager Furber this
afternoon denied that the amount would
reach this figure, but stated that the road
had S400, 900 in the bank at the time of its
suspension.
BY law the promissors of a national bank
are allowed to borrow only 10 per cent of
the capital stock of the institution on the
same collateral In this case it is said that
Asa p. Potter owes 81, 5000 Jonas H.
French $500, 600 and Thomas Dana S400, 900,
or a total of $500. 900, although, under the
law, only $40, 900 could be properly loaned
to any one person.
About $4,000 of the fireman's relief fund
WAS placed with the Maverick Bank, but
the bulk of the fund is securely locked up
in the City Treasurer's safety vaults. In
the Maverick was also the John Boyle
OReilly fund, amounting to some S17, 900.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
OFF FOR THE SOUTH.
THE BIG FLAGSHIP PHILADELPHIA
SAILING TO-DAY,

She Has Received No Money as Yet, But
Will Obey All norders-something About
Her Armament-Admiral Gherardi.
Farewell Dinner.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-[Special. THE big
| flagship Philadelphia, of the North
Atlantic squadron, will leave the navy
yard at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
She will come to anchor off Tompkinsville,
to receive ammunition from Ft, Wadsworth,
and then proceed to Barbados, her first stop
in the West Indies Her money had not
come aboard, but when Admiral Gherardi
came on board this afternoon, he declared that
nothing should be allowed to interfere with
the ships departure at the time named He
had orders sent to the b-Treasury for the
money to be conveyed to the Philadelphia
at Tompkinsville on tug. Even if the
money did not come, he said, he would start
tomorrow and depend on the drafts and let
tiers of credit already on board
The Philadelphia, when she leaves Ft.
Wadsworth, will have on board 316 mole
shells and 316 more charges of powder than
she ever carried before Her magazine has
been enlarged, and this latter ammunition
will be for her ,six-inch guns. Altogether,
that is, 1000 projectiles and 1000
charges In addition to these she carries
100 armor-piercing proiectiles. The total
weight of her ammunition, including that
for her secondary batteries, is 1876 tons.
The guns she carries are as follows:
Twelve si1-inch breech-loading rifles, four
six-pound rapid-fring guns, four three
pound rapid-fring guns, two one-pound
rapid-fring guns, three revolving cannon
and four gatling guns.
As regards the monitor Miantonomob.
the opinion on board the Philadelphia
seems to be that she could get to Chile well
enough, but would probably not be sent
there. "Chile has two fine new ships in
France" said an officer, 'tand if war broke
out it would be very comfortable to have
fighter like the Miantonomoh here to de-
pend on. There's no telling what Chile
might attempt to do"
Tonight Admiral Gherardi gave a small
farewell dinner on board the Philade lphia.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Cromwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Black, Mrs. Van Nostrand,
Miss Page and Mr.. w. H. Buck The
Philadelphia, as far as her paymaster could
tell to-day, will leave port with about $50
men, and with Rear Admiral Gherardi on
board.
While the Petrol, which left the navy
yard Sunday morning for China, was re-
ceiving her ammunition from Fort Wads-
worth to-day, dispatch from Washington,
brought her by tug boat, ordered her re-
call Until further orders come the Petrol
will remain where she is.
The Bennington, now at the navy yard, is
in readiness to go to sea- Until the recent
turn of affairs with Chic it was her inten-
tion to proceed this week to Gardeners
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
NO AID FROM ENGLAND.
The London Telegraph Says Chile Shoul
BE Disabused of Such an Idea.

The London Telegraph Says Chile Should
BE Disabused of Such an Idea.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-The Daily Telegraph
says: "If the evidence of the sailors of
the United States wsrship Baltimore is true,
they were the victims of one of the foulest
outrages ever committed upon unarmed
men in friendly port. With such report
Secretary Blaine would have failed of his
duty had he not demanded immediate ex-
plantations.
"We must strenuously object to the name
of England being dragged into the matter.
If the Chileans have conceived the notion
that England, under the circumstances, will
interfere to protect them from the conse-
quences of their own acts they
cannot too soon or too emphat-
ically be disabused of their idea.
1t is quite unfair to take the charges against
Minister Egan as proof and found upon
them an indictment against American diplo-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
JAPAN'S RUPTURED SOIL.
A VAST AREA WAS SUNKEN BY THE
RECENT EARTHQUAKE.

Three Thousand Lives We're Lost Accord
ing to a Conservative Estimate-Slight
Shocks Continue-The Principal Dam
age Was Done by the First ConvuIsion.
HIoGo, JAPAN, Nov. 2.-The convul-
sion of the recent earthquake was so tre-
mendous that no trustworthy estimate of
the havoc done is procurable. The
widest statements as to the number
of killed are current, but so far there is no
evidence that it exceeds 5000. The chief
fatalities were at Ogaki, where at least !, 900
persons were killed, chiefly by the falling
of buildings. At both Ogaki and Kifu
many perished by the fire.
The principal shock lasted less than two
minutes, but was of extreme violence
There were no subsequent shocks strong
enough to do damage under ordinary cir
cumstances, but they sufficed to shake down
walls already cracked and added immensely
to the terrors of the night. Even now
slight shocks continue at irregular intervals.
The total destruction of bridges and rail-
roads over a long stretch OF country par
alyzes all ordinary occupations and pre-
vents trustworthy news from reaching the
capital. Great fsures have appeared
in the ground at many points, rendering
roads inpassable. Travelling in any direc-
tion is dangerous.
A striking feature has been the subsidence
of land to some depth over large tracts of
country. From the towns of Ogaki, Kitogata,
Ichinomija, Tifaguna, Kiyonsu, Kam-
atsu and other places, chiefly
along the coast, comes the news of
great obstruction of property.
Nagoya suffered to less extent, although
even there the damage is serious. The
volcanic Mountain Nakusan belched forth
enormous masses of stones and continuous
streams of sand and mud, and the contour
of the mountain has been completely
changed by the eruption.
Great distress prevails in the destroyed
towns. The Government is embarrassed in
it's efforts to afford relief by the prevailing
panic and the absence of communication.
Bishop Bickersteth announces his safety.
The loss of European life is small but busi-
ness houses have suffered heavily
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
QUAY'S LIBEL SUITS.
He Has the Papers Ready to Serve on
State Chairman Kerr To-Day.
NOT A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Three Crawford County Papers Sued and
One at Mercer Will Be.
KERR INSISTS 1T IS ALL BUT A BLUFF

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. "A precipe
was entered to day in court by United
States Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, in
the State Democratic Campaign Committee
Counsel for Mr.. Quay said it is
not criminal prosecution and that Chair
man Kerr will not therefore be arrested or
held to bail, but that the writ will be
| simply served upon him. He also said he
had heard that Mr.. Kerr had left town
yesterday, but that he would return to this
city tomorrow evening and that service of
the writ would be made upon him imme-
diately upon his arrival in this city.
Chairman Kerr wired Mr.. Shapley to-
night from Cleveland, that he would be in
this city tomorrow, ready to accept service
on any writ or give bail on any warrant that
may be served. He further said that the
whole thing is a great game of bluffing to
keep the people excited, and that the oppo-
sition would get more than they wanted in
this thing. His telegram concludes: 'I am
ready"
AT Meadville, to-day, r. B. Brown, edi-
tor OF the Messenger Democrat, and George H.
St. John and A. L. Tucker, editors of the
Pennsylvania Farmer people Grange ALI
ance), were arrested on a charge
Of libel preferred by Colonel
Quay. The notice was served
by Deputy Sheriff, on warrants issued by
Attorneys Joshua Douglass, Thomas Roddy
and A. b. Richmond & Son. The action
against Brown is for malicious libel, and
that against st. John and Tucker summons
for trespass in malicious libel. The amount
of damages as in each case is placed at
$1,000. The accused were at once taken
before Judge Henderson, who placed the
bail at $4,000 each, which was furnished
Suit was also brought on similar charges
against Editor McEnaney, of the Titusville
american Citizen. Bondsmen were secured
for all the accused, who expressed their be-
liefs that the cases would not be heard of
again.
1t is stated in Mercer that Messrs. Miller
and Gordon, of this city, have been retain
ed by Senator Quay to bring
suit for libel against the West
ern Press damages being fixed
at $4,000. The papers in the case were
submitted to Senator Quay to-day, and on
their return tomorrow proceedings will be
commence at once. The Press is owned and
published by w. B. Bard, prominet DEM
Ocrat
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
PoLrTfcs IN CHILE.
The Liberals to Canvass for Presidential
Candidate Tomorrow.

The Liberals to Canvass for q Presidential
Candidate Tomorrow.
VALPARAISO, Nov. IA Liberal caucus
to nominate a President will be held
wednesday. The choice is considered to be
between Jorge Montt, Barros Luco, and
Aologio Altimarane, with the chances in
favor of Montt. Congress will meet Friday.
1t is understood that the first question to be
considered will be the disposal of refugees.
Chileans are constantly discriminating
against Americans. The same Judge that
investigated the attack on tie American
sailors investigated, at the same time,
the stabbing of a German sailor by
o Chilean sailor case parallel with
the attack on the American sailors.
A German officer was permitted to be
present at the trial of the Americans, which
was held in secret, the Judge refusing to
permit an American officer to be present.
Hatred of Americans continues to be ex-
pressed everywhere.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
GENERAL GRUBB'S WEDDING.
THE GOWNS TO BE WORN BY THE
BRIDE AND BRIDEMAIDs.
An Uncle of the Bride Will Oficiate-The
Best Man and Ushers-It will Be Pink
and White Wedding - Some of the
Guests Expected at the Reception.

An Uncle Of the Bride Will Officiate-The
Best Man and Ushers-It will Be Pink
and White Wedding - Some of the
Guests Expected at the Reception.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-It is not often that
bridegroom can have his daughter for a
bridemaid and the bride six of her own
sisters, as will be the case at the wedding
OF General Grubb and Miss Sopwith, in
London on Tuesday. Miss Effie Grubb,
the Misses Lillian, Rosamond, Olive, May,
Daisy and Alice Sopwith and Miss Madge
Messiter, cousin of the prospective bride,
will be eight of the ten maids of the BRIDE
the others being very little girls.
1t is to be a pink and white wedding.
The bride will wear rich soft white silk
gown, with draperies of point lace, caught
with lace butterflies of orange blossoms.
The corsage is in the sixteenth century
style. The rose silk gowns of the BRIDE
maids are in the Princess style, with sashes
from shoulder to waist, and all will wear
tulle wells, caught with feathers and dia-
monds. An uncle of the bride will oficiate.
Among the guests expected at the recep-
tion at the London house of the brides
father, on Cromwell road, are Sir Arthur
and Lady Bloomfield, Lady Bright, Captain
and Lady Grace Bridges, Lady Octavia
Beaumont, Colonel Beaumont, R. E., Lord
and Lady George Campbell, Colonel Talbot
Coke, of the Kings Own, and Mrs. Coke,
Hon. Stephen and Mrs. Coleridge, Sir George
Elliott, M. P, Sir Henry Edwards, NJ. p,
Captain Enthoven, R. A., Hon. and Mrs.
Albany Erskine, Colonel and Mrs Hogan
Kennard, Sir John and Lady Novalo, the
Misses Novalo, Sir Alexander and Lady
Moncrieff, Colonel and Hon: George Matt
land, Sir William Tyrone Power, X. c. B.;
Chevalier Poffenheimer, Sir William G.
Pearce, Bart; Major and Lady
Clough- Taylor, Baron Michael De Wella-
mer, Admiral Sir Edward Englefeld, X.
G. B.; Sir Arthur and Lady Kekewich,
Lady Alice Leslie and a great many more
titled people, as well as the various diplo-
matte representatives, of the United States
and variocs foreign courts.
Mr. Alexander Van Rensselaer, will be
the best man, and Messrs. John c. Groome,
Barclay Warburton, Charles F. Henry,
William E. Bates, E. G. Knight, Jr., and
Edward Browning, all of Philadelphia; and
members OF the City Troop, will be the
ushers. Mr. Hugh Craig, who was going,
was taken i'll and prevented, so that Cen
eral Grubb will have to select one usher
from his friends in England.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
The Worlds Fair Junket in Texas

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Nov. 2-The
Worlds Fair party, consisting of Secretary
John 7. Dickinson and Mr. and Mrs. Potter
Palmer, Judge Toman, Mrs. Bagley and
Mrs. Rosini Ryan, the latter being the
Commissioner-at-large, for Texas, arrived at
San Antonio this morning. They spent the
forenoon in visiting the old Spanish mis-
sion, the Alamo and the United States
military post here. In the afternoon they
were rendered reception by the San
Antonio Club. The party left tonight for
Austin,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
ENGLISH PREJUDICE IN IT,

So Secretary Tracy Makes Public the
Squadron's instructions.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2-The instructions
issued by the Secretary of the Navy TO the
United States squadron on the coast of
Chile at the beginning of the Chilean dis
turbance. and dated March 26, were made
public tonight. Secretary Tracy says:
'These instructions have been vigorously
adhered to throughout. In no single in
stance have they been departed from They
prove conclusively that the charges of par
tiality, made by the English newspapers,
are untruths, and that they have been in
vented In order to prejudice the Chileans
against the United States for commercial
purposes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
WILL SETTLE IT IN COURT.
A Quarrel Between Catholics and Prot
estants Likely to BE Determined.

estants Likely to Be Determined.
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, Nov. 2.-The
great quarrel between the Catholics and
Protestants regarding the public schools is
about to come to a head. The Minnesota
division of the Patriotic Sons of America
met here in secret last night, 500 delegates
being present from all parts of the State
and resolved to call in the aid of the courts
to stop the turning over of parochial schools
to public school boards
Those of Faribault and Saltwater and
part of those of ST. Paul had already be-
come part of the public school system.
Eugene Rocks, the attorney of the order,
was instructed to begin legal proceedings
with the service of an injunction upon the
financial officials of the State, county and
city, restraining the payment of any money
to the school boards of Saltwater and Fari-
bault
A subscription of 81, 900 was raised to
carry on the work. This action is taken
on the report of Rev. Merrill, that the
Catholic religion was still part of the curri-
culum in the old parochials
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
Thomas p Beal Appointed Receiver.

WAsHINGToN,N Nov. 2-The Comptroller
of the Currency this afternoon appointed
Thcmas ?. Beal receiver of the Maverick
National Bank. Mr.. Beal is President of
the Second National Bank, of Boston, and
Chairman OF the Clearing House Com
mittee
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
PREHISTORIC RELICS DISCOVERED.
The Most Remarkable Find Made While
Drilling q Well

HELENA, ARK, Nov. "A most remark
able find is reported from this little town of
Laconia, about twenty-five miles south of
this city. A we'll was being drilled on a
farm at the edge Of the town, and when they
had gone to the depth of 125 feet the dril;ers
reported that they were in some peculiar
substance, which was hard, yet was not
rocks.
They examined the drillings and said that
they were passing through layer of bricks,
as nothing else would give the peculiar ap-
pearance to the drillings. As the drill was
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
Murdered and Burned in Her House,

KANSAS CITY, Nov. "A small frame
house on West Tenth street burned early
4his morning. Mrs. Amelia Taylor, the oc-
cupant of the house, lost her life in the fire.
1t is believed she was murdered and the
house set on fire to conceal the evidence of
the crime. The police are investigating.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
Eean's Recall Not Being Considered.

Egan's Recall Not Being Considered.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-It is authorita-
lively stated that no complaint has been re-
ceived by the State Department from the
Chilean Government of the conduct of MI.
Egan, and that his recall has not been con-
sidered by the President or Secretary of
State.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
The American Library Association.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The American Library
Association at meeting here to-day
elected officers and selected Chicago as the
place for the convention Of the association
in 1898
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03

macy. The voice of England should be
heard, not in the language of taunt and
menace, but IN advocacy Of cautious diplo-
macy and mutual forbearance.
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