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mr.. BERGEN, OF BILLINGS
"a Telegram Sent to His Flance Say
ing That He Was Sick in
st. Paul. +.
Supposed to Have Left Billings for
Her Home In an Iowa
Town. 5f
No Trace OF Him Found nor OF tho sender
OF the TeleRram-Hnd Money
lS7s With Him. 5.$@

ST. PAUL, NOV. Q. Special ~. j. Fraw-
ley and his niece, Miss Mae Frawley. ct
MarrinRo, Iowa, registered ut the Sherman
house in this city on Sunday. They wore
called here under most mysterious oircuu-
stancea. On Saturday Miss Mac received n
telegram at Marringo from st. Paul which
was signed "Dr. Chaplin and stated that
her fance, who is wealthy stock dealer Of
Billings, Mont, named Bergen, Was lying
dangerously i'll at the Sherman house. Sho.
in company with her uncle, took the first
train for st. Paul. They Were dumb
founded to learn upon their arrival that
Mr.. Bergen was not at tho Sherman houae
and were startled BY learning later that
there was no snch person in 81. Paul ~ Dr.
Chaplin. Mr.. Frawley searched all over
st. Paul and Minneapolis but was unable
to find a traos Of Bergen, Of any
ono called Or. Chaplin. " seems
that Mr.. Bergen several days ago
informed Miss Frawley that be would leave
on the day his letter was dated for the east
with large sum Of money, going BY way Of
Marringo. Shs had for several days been
expecting him to arrive at her home when
she received the telegram from ST. Paul.
Naturally enough foul play is feared. MT.
Frawley to-day sent telegram to Billings
addressed to Mr.. Bergen. No reply to Il
had been received At six o'clock, when NE.
Frowley and niece started for their train to
return to Marringo. MI. Frawley engaged
special party to look after the matter for
him, and unless a reply comes from Bill
ings showing that Mr. Bergen il aafe, de-
tectiyes will be set at work upon the matter.
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COULDN'T STAND NOVELS.

Charles H. Dursln Driven to Suicide by
Reading Isnlwer's Creations.
Charles Henry Durgin, aged about 25
years, had been an earnest reader Of Bull
wer Lytton's works, says Kansas City
disputch. Some gloomy chapter of the
great novelist affected him deeply. fits of
.meianoholia followed, and he took dose
OF stryohnine with suicidalintent. Durgin
was employed as cutter in a st. Louis
shoe factory until he came to Kansas City
and put up at a lodging house at 1o4 Union
avenue. Here he spent most OF his time,
day and night, in reading. He seemed af-
fected with inelancholia. His money being
almost exhausted, he purchased some
strychnine and tried to kill himself. He
was discovered writhing in pain in his
room and the police we're at once notified.
He was removed in an ambulance to police
headquarters, where Surgeon Iuen admin
istered antidotes and sent him out to the
CITY hospital It is not considered at all
likely that he will recover. Durgin told
DR.. iuen that he was despondent and was
tired trying to make an uphill fight against
apparently insurmountahle barriers and
that he wanted to try existence in another
world. He ascribsd his despondenoy to
long poring over the writings of Bulwer
IiyttOn. E- @5s. .,~.
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+ THEY FAVOR REVISION.
Presby Approve Of Changes in the
Confession Of Faith.

a. II 4 { 5 4 q
Presby yterians Approve Of Changes IL the
Confession Of Faith.
New York, Nov. 9.Report on the pro-
posed revision Of the confession OF faith
has been presented BY the presbytery Ct
New York. The Tribune says, 1t reads u
part as follows: 4. Your committee carefully
examined the proposed revision, chapter BY
chapter, and section BY section, and recog-
n1ze the wisdom and prudence and skill
with which the general assembly committee
slabored upon IL. We are Of opinion that il
shows very clearly the possibility Of revis-
inR our confession Of faith without impair
ING in tie least our system Of doctrine but
rather III such way as to support and defend
III. by making ii palmer, stronger and more
3acriptural, and that such revision would not
hinder but advance and prosper the forma-
ton Of new short creed to meet the de-
sire expressed by the presbytery OF New
York two years ago. We feel that u IS I'M n
portant to have revision which shall really
revise. The great objects OF !, TINS wlae g ana
d eep movement in the church should be as
full as possible to secure 1t Geeias to as
these objects are two: First. frank, eK-
plicit and unhesitating declaration OF tho
living faith of the church in Gods loving
Kindness and the true offer of salvation to
all men, through Christ, by his word and
spirit; second, clearing our confession OF
faith from the possibility of fatalistic mis-
representation. Henoo these, among other
recommendations Of changes are made.
All reference to sovereign pteterition. eter-
nal foreordination to everlasting death, OF
any doctrine of non-election should be
omitted. A substitute for section seven
should be written to deolare in substance,
.The doctrine Of Gods sovereign election
is to be received and interpreted in harmony
with the truth that He is not willing that
any should perish, but that all should come
to repentance; that Ho has given His Son to
be 4 precipitation for the sins OF the whole
world, and that whoBoaver cometh unto
Him shall not be cast out; but whosoevel
will not come shall perish. ~ %
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II ITALY,s FIRST CITIZEN.
The Position in Which Rudini Ranks the

The Position in which Rudini Ranks the
a5 Pope. 4S45 $E
ROME Nov. 3.-Murquis di Rudini, Italian
premier. to-day delivered a long speech Ct
Milan. Part Of his speech was devoted to
the financial situation Of the government.
During ths course Of his remarks he an
nsed complete equilibrium established
in the budget. Not only were the estimated
receipts fully equal to expenditures, but
even small surplus in receipts might be
expected. In his ailusion to the vatican,
Rndini said: I'VE have in onr midst the
papacy, which sometimes assumes threat
aning attitude. But it's sphere Of action is
limited to the exercise Of spiritual
powers, not only BY law which
cannot bo lightly contravened. but
also by the almost unanimous conaent OF
those who thought themselves most re-.
lieious Of the countries. Ecclesiastical
policy has now become conditional. The
honor and strength Of the kingdom OF Italy
must be scrupulously maintained. De-
plorable Incidents produced by few
short sighted persons will not make us de-
viate from our policy. Strong in the pres
lessly guarantee the fullest liberty in
Rome.'' Rudini's remarks concerning the
papacy have produced a bad impression at
the vatican, the programme tending to
make the pope only the first subject ct the
king. The pope will prepare sharp note
| in reply. 553
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representing the theatrical profession, pro-
ceeded from london to sandringham,
whore they privateIy presented Q gold cigar
box to tho prince. Tie present is q aupsrb
specimen Of the goldsmith's d art. II weighs
100 ounces, and the value Of the metal alone
il very great. The top OF the box IL sur
mounted BY three ostrich feathers, forming
the arms Of the PRINCE Of Wales, SGT with
diamonds.
The standard, in leader on the prince OF
Wales's fftieth birthday, congratulated the
prince ii highly eulogistic LANGUAGE and
concludes: sIf not always proof against
the temptations to which the grentest of
mankind have yielded, he can challenge
comparison with most Of his predecessors,
and to tho most dangerous temptation, to
interfere in political and constitutional
controversies, he has been couspicuously
superior
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Important Declaration That Will Be
Made BY the Knights Of
Labor. .
Most or Them Catho olics, but They
Support the Public School
System.
Compulsory Education VIII BE Endorsed
58 $5# Tho Reason Therefor Given by
One Of the Delegates.

ToLEpo,. O., Nov. Q. 80 Delegates to the fif-
teenth general assembly, knights Of Labor,
arc arriving here in large numbers from all
parts Of the United States, Canada and two
.or three cities in Mexico. The delegates
say this will be one of the most important
assemblies ever held. The finance commit.
too he's about completed its work. and so
far finds all finances Of the order in splen-
did condition. The secretary's report will
show that the order has increased its mem
bsrship over s, 600 during the past year in this
country alone, and all local assemblies are
in 4 dourishing condition. Tho most impor-
stant matters to come before the assembly
will be the public school system of this
country. Many, perhaps majority, Of the
delegates. are Roman Catholics, yet they
intend placing themgelyes on record in ref
erence to the school question. The feeling
appeara to be unanimously ID favor Of the
public school system. A promi-
nent delegate, 9 Roman Catholic, said
this afternoon. 1.-THE knights believe in
education as the only safeguard Of this and
all@other liberty loving nations. II is the
duty of the state to see that the child is ed
ucated, leaving to the parent the selection
Of the school and the method of such edu-
cation. II is the parents right and privi-
lege to educate his child in 9 Catholic,
Lutheran. private or public school, just as
be sees fit, but it is the duty Of the state to
look after the child and see that it is edu-
Gated. We are in favor Of compulsory edu-
cation, 10 the state can legally and authori-
tatively say to the parent or guardian, ed
ucate your child; ! don't care where;
leave that with yo,,n, q, but you must educate 4s
knights Of Labor On the school question,
and that resolution will be adopted in the
general assembly, it is believed, without a
dissenting voice. We may also take some
action ia favor Of Introducing the Austria.
|9lian ballot into states not yet voting that
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HELENA

with the commendntion of tho president.
1.-THE prcsident will greatly strengthen him
aolE In his coming ineHsaze. and II f6e! ccls
1dent that lie will add much TO his admin
istration by the responsible APRON tments ~
ho II called upon 10 make by the 2lst of De- f',
ceTnbGr. 5 n,
mo, / do not think ths result Of the cleo .
tion will have any benring on the repnpr
Slican nomination for president next year.
President Harrison will be ronominnted,
unless, Of course, Mi. Blaine announces Y
himself candidate, which he will not do
All official Of the postotiice department.
speaking of ths small vote in New York TO-
ceivsd by Fasaett, aAid this afternoon that
ths election III the Empire state demon-
atrated ono fAct that the republicans Would
do we'll TO remember, and that Was that II
thu administration ii wise il will proceed
at once 10 divide the pntronaos among the
factiona iii Now York. II was big mis-
take,'' said the official, .as the result has
shown, for the president to have made
Platt the republican boss. Easastt ae
every one admits, made 3 magniticent can
vass, and whore 1t was expected that he
could poll the full party vote he droppad
behind, and IL was In the districts where
Miller received most Of his strength in 1888
Fassett's vote clearly shows that Miller il
AZ popular iii New York as Plat and tht
presidsnt will hardly forget that fact"
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The Lawyer and His Client.

A lawyer whose client WAS charged with
stealing a horse pleaded his case 40 success
fully that the man was promptly acquitted
and sent forth into the world as an honest
ana UPRIGHT man. However, upon meeting
his lawyer he looked 30 downcast that the
latter exclaimed:
"What Arc you not full Of rejoicing
over your complete vindicationr
"Aias! moi" replied the client. when
come TO realize how slick YOU pulled me
out Of that / cannot help but wish that !!
ma also taken tho mate 10 the horse, and
thus provided myself with u spanW
Moral--If we always. knew Just what was
the right thing to do we should have no
mistakes To mourn over.--M M. Quad.
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Dasire 10 Govern themselves

I GIBRALTAR Nov. "a dispute between
the French government and the sultan q
Morocco regarding the ownership Of the
oasis trouat does not seem to be approach
ING a solution and If France remains stead
fast ID her determination TO take possession
Of Touat. there is no doubt that serious
trouble will follow. The majority of the
inhabitants Of the oasis do not look with
favor upon the claims Of either country and
desire to throw aside all foreign govern
mont and form an independent government
Of their own. The sultan Of Morocco re-
Gently sent number Of emissaries to Touat
to endeavor to gain their support to his pre-
tensions to the sover eighty, but the recep-
tion they met with will be apt to deter
others from attempting to influence the
natives of Touat. The natives confined the
emissaries and subsequently decapitated
five of them. $a.Y 3D.. '8G
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!. !. UNIFIED IRISHM.E:.NN. |. ]. !
address totlle National League of America

Address totlle National League of America
3ss.s Nv tle @ offioers- ,s. $
\; NcI1IN,3 i Neb.. Nov. 9.M. Y. Cannon,
America, William Lyman, treasurer and
John P. Sutton, secretary, to-day issued q
significant statement addressed to friends
Of Ireland in America. 1t refers to the rival
factions infamed with hate arrayed against
each other in Ireland and says those who
would be naturally looked to there for
foremost in fermenting political strife,
adding that it is patent to every thoughtful
man that the contending parties are too
strong for one to politically destroy the
other. Union between them is absolutely
necessary to the SUCCESS of the Irish
head and heart, based on mutual
concession. t'Even if every present as
pirant to the leadership has to be forced
into retirement it should be resolved by the
Irish in America that no parliamentary
faction shall be permitted to bring upon
our motherland ruin more complete than
England's 8 tyranny has been able to accom-
plish. We believe in the manhood of Ire
land, and to it we appeal to force these
parliamentarians to stop their quarreis or
make way for other Irishmen to whom the
| interests of their country are Of greater
merit t1an personal HlllDlLlOl pGLbuAdA
animosities. = The address calls for 9 more
thorough organization and the redoubling
| of efforts to make the Irish league Of Amer
! ica mighty engine for good, not only for
Ireland, but for the Irish race all over
Fthe world. ENTIRELY non-politioal in
America says the address, tile league
will exercise marked beneficial influence
! in Irish affairs and its power to render
financial assistance be far greater than can
ever be derived from spasmodio collection
tours by Irish representatives. It's service
to Ireland in the past has been incalculable,
| in spite of many obstacles, and now as an
independent American organization it
should not heed the clamor Of interested
parties or stop by tho wayside to quarrel
with fellow -countrymen, but 90 steadily
forward, endeavoring to bring order
out of chaos, union out of dis
union, and ultimate freedom to Ire
land.'' Branches should be at once
organized and state executives are urged to
nut good working men out with the least
possible delay. The address says i has
been boosted by British statesmen that q
gun could not he fred in Europe without
7 the consent of England because, strong. in
her own splendid system of organization,
! she kept every European nation in u state
| of turmoil and dlsorganization through the
medium Of subsidized secret societies. She
is playing the same game, in America ,rl to-
day," says the address, nnu asks, "Cnn we
possibly hope to overcome her powerful IN
huence without organizing to counter
I d., i
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Made short work OF Connor.

Co1uMnus, o., Nov. 9.-Ed German, Of
Columbus, formerly of Buffalo, and Tommy
Connor, of Cincinnati, light weights, fought
a finish fight tonight for S1 ,000a side and
gate receipts. John Murphy. OF Cincin-
natl, was referee German forced the fight
inc from tho start and landed heavily on
Connor. It was apparent from the first
that Connor was no match for Gorman. In
Tie second round Connor was knocked and
forced down twice, aud in the third and
Inst German made short work OF his man,
knocking him down twice. Connor failed
to come to time nnd the fight was given to
was in poor condition. ."e" NV. "a
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.S VT B4{fil4 NJ NJ ,y3l !ti4&ig ~ ~ y - "a
Railways In Mexico.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-l'he bureau Of
American republics has been informed
from official sources that thors is now in
operation ia Mexico, 1o,1e3 kilometsrs of
railway. which ID equal 10 6,325 miles. The
sburean recsived q notice from congress that
the state of Nuevo Leon Mexico, that for
the purpose Of encouraging tho cultivation
}of fbor plAnta, they will be exempted from
taxation for tile period of twenty years of
ali lands devoted 70 that purpose. The
the state 81 Espiritu Santo, Brazil, has
passed a bill granting subsidy Of $4,000
4 wear for the establishment Of direct
steam communication with the United
States. 85 " s
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ENn,linc the Law.

CHICAGO, Nov. a--Fiye railroad men have
been summoned to appear before the fed
eral grand jury Wednesday 70 tell what
they know concerning infraetiona Of the
Interstate commerce law III the manipula-
ting Of the freight rates in favor of Swift ~
Spriggs general freight agent of the Nickel
Plato; A. Fell, eastern freight agent ol the
.Lehiph Valley; N. N. Jarvis, manager Of the
Traders Dispatch line; M. IA. .DoughertY,
manager Of the Lehigh a. Wabash Dia-
patch. and Chairman blanchard, OF the
Krestohman says there will be several in
dictmentH returned.
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The Situation in rsrazil.

LONDON, Nov. "a dispatch to the Times
from Rio Janeiro says riots are reported in
Rio Gyande de Sui. All kilograms from
that district are prohibited. Local dis
patches are subject to censorship. The
government line to Port Allegro has been
cut All the other provinces are sending
congratulations to the president. Rio
Grande de sui is a great grain producing
province, is largely colonized BY Germans.
and commands an army Of .50,oo0 men OF
German origin. Martinez who was ban
ished during the last revolution, bnt after
wards allowed to return. possesses great in
f,uence, ana if he is nominated for presi-
dent Of the Rio Grande de Sui President De
Fonseca will be powerless to crush him.
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The Denver Air Line.

Iii pAso Texas, Nov. o.--The Texas Pa
citlo railway has suddenly ordered the con-
atruction Of aeven large terminal buildings
here and the layingof their own track from
Sierra Blanca, distance Of ninety miles,
where they have heretofore connected with
the Southarn Pacific. II la balisyed that
the Texas Pacific will make q bid for the
proposed El Paso and Denver alr line, This
giving hiR pull on the western and south
western Mexico traffic. @ N~s
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t,aused the Deut, Of u Child.

DUBLIN, Nov. o.--Roy. Samuel Cotton,
rector OF Carogh, Kildare, recently charged
with criminal negligence and i'll treatment
arrested for homicide, in having caused the
death Of child BY placing ii in a cold bath
ana leaving IL III the open air all night
covered only with sacks. The child WAS
found dead in the morning, the aack being
frozen to its body. ~ t%
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x no Conserve the Peace.

PARTS, Nov. 9.-Le Matin prints q letter
from Signor Crispi to M. do Smarets, OF
the Paris bar in which, after saying the
pope ''is consumed with ambition and
" ould sell his sdul to regain the temporal
DO y wer Of tho papaoy,'' signor Crispi ex-
presses approval of the neutralizing Of Al
sace- Lorraine on condition that France
Join the dreibund. Alsaoe, then. he says.
will be buffer between France and Ger
many. The dreibund agreement he adds,
contains no word against France. lie CON
cludes by appealing to all men to unite to
preserve Europe from war. ~
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Eoreign E,lashos.

rho river Neva il blocked with ice and
navigation III consequently suspended.
The London News commenting on tho
board of trade returns says: "The dearease
America may fairly ba attributed TO the
Mckinley law. lhe diminution IN the. de-,
mand from other countries must be ascrihed
to the financial depression, N
The So,nmertlelds. father and son, both
mo,nbers OF the firm of Friedlander X SOM
merheld, bankers Of Berlin, who failed
Saturday last and who, after the close o.
arms md then shot themselves in the head
with revolvers, have both died. w @
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Fun ON Berlin Banks.

BERLIN, Nov. ga large number Of GUS
toners of great banking firms, on Leip-
zeiper Strasse, alarmed by recent failures,
to-day visited the banks and withdrew
their deposits. Great excitement prevailed
and ii was necessary to detail q number OF
policemen to keep the crowd IN order;
demands were met, however, and this fact
tended in a great measure to allay the OK
oitement. Feeling is now becoming quieter.
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Two Futile Attempts to lynch,

& P1EAsANroN, Kan, Noy. 9--Saturday af-
ternoon Dan Williamson and William and
Bert Austin, negro coal miners, were mr.
rested ana taken 10 the county jail at
Mound City charged with q hondish ont
rage on Maggie Luce 16-year-old de-
mented girl of good family. The girl is
not expected to recover. Yesterday two
futile nttelnpts to lynch tho tiends were
made. The prisoners were taken 70 foft
Scott. sM&M@ &5@ ~
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Kedcoats Again Getting Insplent.

CnicAaot Nov. 9.-.AnnrchistH yesterday
.deiied theautlloritiest of the United Staten.
ana District Attorney Gilohrist was to-day
preparing to proceed against tho ring
leaders. During all anarchist parade yea
torday the drivers Of two United States
mail wagons were delayed by tile anar-
chists and riots were only averted IN each
case by the prompt actions Of citizens.
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Approved in In tiianapolis.

ISD1ANApo1rs. Nov. 9.--'rhe indianapolis
presbytery to-day voted in favor Of such
revision Of the confession Of faith as shall
tend to free the confession from misunder-
standing and to broaden and enrich in a
fuller statement Of the great central varle-
ties Of tho gospel Of Jesus Christ. @
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7ET 1TT " 7T5 19Ef " 4 7T - !TT
MI TO Reclaim Fallen Women

WAsH1NaToN, Nov. 8. he convention Of
Christians at Work opened IT, day. Work
among discharged female prisoners wa
The subject OF an address BY Miss Zincan,
Of Toronto, Canada. The only way 70 save
fallen women, she said, is to surround them
with an atmosphere Of love.
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d quiet manner At
sandringham In Nor
5folkshire. A@larRe
number Of congratt,ut-,. att,ut
slations wore received. \
To-day Sir Sir Augustus
!, Harris, John Hare. Mr.. 4: ! |.
Bancroft, Beerbohtra 4
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.