The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-11
THE EPlscOPAIIANs.

BALTIMORE. Oct. 10-Bishop Potter is
authority for the statement that the Rev.
r. Heber Newton will not be tried for
heresy. The committee appointed TO in
vestigate the charge has completed its
report aud this is IN the hands of Bishop
Potter. 1t is understood that this report
is favorable TO Dr.. Newton
The devotional exercises OF the confer
ence were conducted today by Bishop
Walker of North DaKota, assisted by Rev.
p G. Roberts OF Missouri. The house
then took up the revision of the prayer
book, beginning with resolution %.
Tar house of bishops. in secret session, as
is customary, WAS at work today on amend
ments 10 tGe canoDS, while the deputies
passed upon amend ments TO tie prayer
book. The order OF the day of the house
OF bishops WAS tIe report oil the committee
on csno..S.
The canon on marriage and divorce came
in for large part OF the bishops work.
The canon Was not completed. 1t pro-
videS that no munster shall solentnize the
marriage of person under IS years of age
without the consent of ths parents; that
no minister snail solemuiZe m ,rriage ex-
cept III the presence OF al least two wit
nesSeS; that no minister shall soemnIZe
the marriage OF auy person who has "A di-
vOrced husband or wife living, excepting
the innocent party IN cases OF adultery
united again; that no minister shall ad-
minister baptism or communion to per-
sons married in violation OF the discipline
of the church.
The greatest discussion of the day in the
house of deputies was oil resolution TO
substitute psalm 81 for psalm 50 in the
service tor Good Friday. II was defeated.
THE HOMESTEAD TREASON CASE.
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spectacle O. the chief justice of the su-
preme court of the state sitting as a judge
in the court of oyer and terminer of a
county in the state WAS witnessed by II
large crowd in the criminal court room
this morning, when Chief Justice Jackson
charged the grand jury as to what consti
tutes treason. The case was that Of the
members OF the Homestead strikers ad-
visory committee. Hs detailed how the
authority of the sheriff had been defied,
the arrival of tue Pinkertons, the riot
following, aud finally the mobilization Of
the state troops, adding:
"We can have some sympathy with a
mob driven to desperation with hunger, AS
in the days of the French revolutions; but
we Can have none for men receiving ex-
ceptiOnai1y high wages la resisting the law
and resO, ting to violence and bloodshed in
the assertion Of imaginary rights. aud en-
failing such vast expense on the taxpayers
of the commonwealth. IL was not cry
for bread to feed their famishinx lips, re-
sultlng In n sudden outrage with good
provocation; it is IA deliberate attempt by
men without authority to control others
i'll the enjoyment OF their rights. The men
had IA right to refuse to work and to per
suade others to join them, but the moment
q tnl n "a md
resorted to violence they placed them
selves outside the pale Of the law. Ii We
were TO concede the doctrine that the en-
ploye may dictate TO his employer the
terms of his employment. and upon the
refusal OF ui:e latter To Accede 10 them To
take possession of his property am drive
others away who We're willing to work, we
would have anarchy. No business could
be conducted upon such basis"
1ne Justice then uenueI as treason the
organization of number of men in "A
common purpose to defy the law, resist its
officers, and deprive any portion of their
fellow cItlzeus OF their rights under the
constitution and laws.
1T is Il state of war;" ssid he, when a
business plant has to be surrounded by the
army of the state to protect 1t from uniaw
ful violence at the hands of former eni-
ployes. Every member OF such asSocia-
ton or government, whether it he an aL
visory committee. .or by whatever name 1t IS
called, il 1t participated III such usurpa-
,ion, was engaged III defiance of tue law
aud violation OF the iguts OF other citi-
xeLs anu mas committed treason against
the state. Ii you huu from The evidence
that the deieudants have OK any one of
them mas committed, participated aud aid
ed in any OF the acts which have defined
10 you constituting The Otfense or trea-
son, 1t viii DE your sworn duty TO find II
true bill against The party or parties SO
utfeudlng."