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SOIBRi17I: AND COMEDIAN WE'D.
1t Was Rachel Booths Second Experience,
hut Jimmy Powcrs's First.


hut Jimmy Powcrs's First.
ROCHESTER,. May 1n.-Rachcl Booth. the
pretty soubrette. and James T. Powers. the
star Of "A Straight Tin" were married in this
city to-day at the residence of tho brides sis
ter. On Saturday they will sail from New
York for Europe. to spend the summer.
Rachel Booth is the daughter Of tho late Capt.
Ansel l. Booth. an old and noted volunteer fire.
man OF this city. who died in March 1885. He
WAS ut ono time doork"eper Mt tho local
opera house. OF his two daughters. Rachel
and Jessie. the former went on the stage ut an
early age. and has since hcen a conspicuous
figure In light comedy. vnriety- farce. &c. Jes-
SIC Booth. tho other sister. taught school in
this city This is not ltachc! Boot his first mar
riaEr. so her int climates say. They add that
her former marriage was not Il happy one.
aud that she procured divorce.
Jimmy lowers was born in New York In
1877. has been on the stage since 1878. and il
already comfortably rich. He started in the
variety theatres played in "Evangeline" for q
while. and made his first hit in Dreams"
with vii lie isdouins. troupe. After that he
was again successful in "A Bunch Of Keys"
and In 1888 he went to London. Since 1888
he has been the s,nrin "A straight Iip," For
the Casino. This is his first marriage.
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Tortured by Indiana.

GUTHRIE. Oklahoma. May 19.-While Charles
McGill was hunting in the Cherokee Strip he
was surrounded by ten Usage Indians. who
bound his arms and compelled him to hurry
along on foot many miles to their village.
There he was kept bound for three days and
nights. He slept out Of doors In the rain. had
di9nities
Twice he was tied to a stake, and painted
ond time cutting off his hair and II piece OF his
scalp. Finally lie was released. but warned
on penalty Of death. not to make known his
treatment.
He arrived hero to-day. nearer dead than
alive and told his story. Warrants have been
issued for the lending members OF the tribe.
and tho Government will take steps to punish
the offenders. The Osages are the richest and
most powerful tribe in the Southwest and for
months have been acting In q very ngly way.
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SKIPPER, WIFE, AND CfEW SAvsD,
Then the Schooner Mary ". SimmGns Went
TO Pieces DIN the Jersey Beach.

Then the Schooner Mary u. Simmons Went
TO Pieces DIN the Jersey Beach.
The two-masted schooner Mary L. Simmons.
which sailed from Norfolk on Wednesday with
u cargo Of pine lumber for this port. sprans u
leak in an casterly gallo Oft Bnrnccat yesterday
morning. Her skipper. Capt. John raylox. SET
his crew to Work at tho pumps and kept on his
course. At o'clock. of Suuan Beach. the
water was flush with.the deck. and Capt. Tay-
lor his wife. and six men gathered aft aud
waited for some passing craft to rescue them.
Th" seas broke over the little schooner md
washed away her deck load. The loosened
lumber got under tho schoUners bow and she
pounded on it, smashing out her bowaprt.
The crew set two big blankets. ono gray and
one white. in the port rigging Of mainmast.
The Steamship ga Dominion from Richmond
First Officer II. H. Glover told the skipper Of
the schooner to lower his own boat. Sho was
lowered and rowed to the Old Dominions port
side 4 bowl inc was passed under the, arms
of tho shippers wife, who came up the ladder
fearessly without q tromar Capt. Taylor and
his crow followed, Everybody was wet and
shoreward. and went to pieces on tho beach.
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PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The Great Meetise or the Church Deesns In
Portland, Oregon.


PORTLAND. Or. May 19.-For the first time
In the history OF the city Portland is to enter
tain q big Church meeting. the Presbyterian
General Assembly. this week. Preparations
on an extensive scale have been making for
more than year. and the city is full Of Pres
byterians from every part OF the continent.
subcommittee on finance. hospitality. prep
arations OF rooms for the Assembly. excur-
sions. press and printing. music banquet in
formation. and missions aud rulpits have ar
ranged the details Of the 1O4th OF the great
Presbyterian meetings. There are many i'm
portant problems to be discussed at this As
sembly. which opens to-day with sermon.
The revision OF the Westminster Confession
of Faith, the question whether the Union The
illogical Seminary In New York shall retain It's
present relation to the denomination; the her
cism in general. the problem, OF missions.
home. and foreign, sunday closing at the
Worlds Fair and Sabbath observance me-, IN gen
these are a few Of the questions that are to be
presented during the next ten days
Chicago. San Francisco; and other, points.
brnging The 600 c1mm, IN, and large
missone =. are met By the Church from mile
age fund. New York state. for example. sends
eighty and ba
has been $40 for car fare. in addition to tie
se to up to peksps
$15O for each commissioner.
The citizens Of Portland have decided that
no good thing should be withheld from the
auet provided for them. several excursions
are to take place. A special steamer has been
hired to run to Alaska for those who desire
IL: T ;ss alSpr with
unusually large attendance DIR. Greene. the
retiring moderat2r. was not present; Tie
MIMI. the Oldest minister In attendance. was
that Or. v. H. Muchmore Of Philadelphia viii
&c ba9s Kin ss OF Union
DR.. W. Henry Green OF, Princeton Semi.
nary was to have. delivered tho sermon. but
on account Of his illness his sermon was read
q recess was taken until afternoon.
=. pr; Young was elected Moderator on the
third ballet. RECEIVING 26S votes: Radcliffe had
just 80 years old. He is known as an able ex.
FOUNDER OF Presbyterian doctrine, A fact that
had q good deal to do with his election
the Southern General. Assembly. which was
divorced from the Northern body on the ques.
ton Of slavery during the war; The election Of
70 the o rsanion Of the SortSern and soSthsrn
6r. Young.s father was Moderator in iS42.
The son will make an admirable presidn OFF,
is recognized In the Church as very conser-
va tive man. and ia perhaps stronger oppo-
nent OF the Briggs element than was DIR.
Was Of s ete
mination OF this Assembly to discipline DR..
Briggs and his, friends in Union, Seminary.
and its desire to adhere to the long 1estab,
a advocated by Princeton.
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RELIGIOUS ORDERS.
Heated Discussion Over Them In the Mas
.nchusetts Episcopal Convention.

BosroN. May l9.-The Episcopalians wound
ND their annual Convention to-day. and one
II the last problems they wrestled with was
tho ease of the Rev. Father Hall Of the st. John
the baptist Society. who was ordered back to
l.nglaud during the excitement preceding
bishop Brookss election. presumably on ac-
coant Of the active part he had taken toward
securing the election Of Bishop Brooks.
a committee. appointed for the pur-
pose. reported in favor OF presenting
y memorial to tho general Convention.
rotiionins that body to define what position.
II any in the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
the Unit ed states shall a presbyter or deacon
hold who is boand bvn lifo vow OF obedience
10 any religious order. The report was pre-
tented by tho ltcv. G. u. Brent, who referred
ronteily to tho recent case of tho Rev. Father
Hall! ami spoke oi the taking OF IL VOW Of ODE
dlapcc 70 community as cont rary to tho spirit
o! the IrGtesthht Episcopal Church.
The address Of Mr.. Brent caused quite stir
snmsh his ssur ths. Icy. Father Convers. Of tie
It cowey. OXFORD Engand, slaimsd ths
a yow, OF obedience and felt himself
tst od to obey it. He urged that
publics. that man was not reu,iireI bv Ills
vow to do anything which would Violate Ills
Conscience I,s,, ana that as amember u re-.
Al constitutional authority. whether !; was ~
that OF the Bishop. tho canons oi tho disces"
Or inc cnnons Of the General Convention.
Mr. Converse proposed an amendment IN
the resolution that the matter OF defining tia
position Of u Prcsbyter or deacon be referred
to- committee Of three. to report to the next
annual meeting OF the, Convention.
DR.. ;ilatluck pointed out that Dr. Hall had
been recalled simply because he had tak"n
rarI in securing the election lection Of tishop Brooks.
Chuteb formally Of thn Society Of & oIo "hn
l:y,ngelisl said that when in that society he
did not tako tho VOW for when the rope won't
~ his neck was not in it. Great laughter
lie strongly condemned the vow OF Obedience,
r%Nl"wcd tho attitude OF tho Roman Catholic
thHr"n on the subject. and spoke Of tho re-
iigious orders as MEDIEVAL monastic societies.
"; Iorhert strongly urged the Convention
lptakc action on tho subject. 1t was nonsense
20 ialk about freedom when a man was dis
"in.ncd for using his mind.
Lcate pi 1Sat ma by this time become SO
me wisest plan to indefinitely postpone oil ac-
ION on tho subject. and that was accordingly
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Trained Nurse. Graduated.

Twenty-Five trained nurses were graduated
last evening from the Training School for
Nurses connected with tho Post Graduate
Medical School and Hospital. The exercises
were held at the school. 1913 East Thirty sixth
street. DR.. leynold W. Wilcox presided and
made the, opening. address. the Rev. Robert
Collyer following. Miss Rosabel Jacobus was
the valodictorian OF the class and Miss Mar
garet N! elyille McGrrGor the historian. Mrs.
Henry v. Cannon. the secretary OF the school.
read the annual report. SHOWING that. of tho
ceived and ~ graduated. The capacity Of the
80, scho2i has been increased during the year.
three ladies' raised in iBsi + for prov Tis
nurses for the sick poor. has been assig ned to
the school in trust during the year
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Where Yesterdays Fires Were.

A. Nj TO- G3c Second avenue. Charles II. Heisng.
damage s35; 200 32 East Tenth street John Gerald
damage trihinr OF 1853 ana 1876 West Twenty.third
street Nathan Krarskopf. damas, $1,000: l1.lO 200
West Nin"'y.sl%th street Church OF the Holy Name,
damage iriing
+. M.-;i;oO POI East 1odh street. j. A. Dxngherty,
damage 500 $40 Ii Duane street, Empire HARDY
company, damage s1;3ov, $40, n" last Twenty.
eighth street, John McLeAry. damage $40; y:lh,
iss Orchard street lsrt"! Harlan. dsmage
trii!inS: 10 hoS Ihri avenue Robert
Iol,ann damage SO n:5. 80 Grand street, Henricis
cAtt. damage 5000 1886. s.! Clinton place. !. l..
,Ehapin damage $500: II 500 2+2 East l1lth street.
Bernard TenUrH, damage $500.
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Criticized the American Board q Close
CorpOrailOn.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. May lo.-The ConcreGa-
tional Conference in this city to-day criticised
tho American Board. and the Rev. A. Fl. Quint
characterized it as n close corporation which
did not actually represent the churches and
insinuated that the reason for the present I'M
satisfactory status OF the Board was because
some men had an inordinate love for power.
can Board ought to be made body actually
representing the churches instead Of one ILL
ing its own vacancies by its acts as
to or consultation with the churches
from Whit it claims !, the means
necessary Ter carrying ,T on the nm missionary n S
Quested to direct its nominating committee
annually to ask the State organizations OF
churches for tho requisite number OF nomina-
tions to Ill at least three-fourths OF the vacan-
cicS in Tho corporate membership"
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AI4RRzED IN 4 LUCID INTERVAL
Mrs. EdB,unds Sans Her Husband Knew She
Nud Been ia RloomIngdnl-.


RIud Been ia Rloomingdnl-.
John Marion Edmunds. n young dentist. of
1870 East Seventy street. is suing his
wife. Ida NJ. Edmunds. in tho Superior Court
to have his marriage annulled upon tho
ground that she was insane when 1t was con-
tracted. She denies it. and Judge McAdam
yesterday awarded her IS a week alimo ny
and u counsel fee OF $50
DIR. EdmundS was married in December.
1856. to Clara A. Cox. u sister Of his present
wife: They lived together until tho death Of
Edmunds says that from July. 1. 1888. until
March ~ 1889. she was an inmate Of the
Bloomingdale Asylum suffering from mental
troubles. She was discharged cured on March
~. 1850 She AYERS that after the death of her
sisterthe doctor began to pay attentions to her.
although he was aware of her previous insan-
5y and shlt finally h they Wsr" "red IN
Church. She again suffered an attack Of
mental troubles and was sent to the Bloom
ingdale, Asylum. where she has been ever
since. She AYERS that she, was perfectly Sane
when she was married. and in this she is cor
roborated by her mother. Caroline L, Cox.
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DROOKLY.N

Frederick Uhlmnnn has been elected Chairman of the
Executive Committee OF the Brooklyn Elevated Rail.
road.
Tho will OF W. T. IIesseman. the wealthy baker. has
been offered for probate The entire estate valued
S25DoOO Is LETT to the widow. Margaret Louise esse-
man
j. Edward Addicks. the extensive operator in gas
stock has made offer OF 2i~Ooo 10 tho directors
of the BROOKLYN Gas Light Company for its property
and the directors have referred the oher to the stock
holders
TN, new Nineteenth precinct police station at Hum.
bodt and Herbert streets. WiliamshurRh was opened
lnst tight in of Police tUmniss Hay
den and other officials. Michael Campbell is Captain u
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CIScINNATI. May ia tornado swept over
the western part of Hamilton county on We'd
nesday afternoon. and struck at n point about
a mile above Miamitown. Houses. barns. and
trees In its path were levclled to the ground
C. Walker and Dan Hammitt lost new barns.
while the atter's house was partly wrecked.
When the storm reached John Arnold's place
both his house and barn were reduced to
kindling wood. Mrs. Arnold was in the cellar
at the time. and was seriously injured by fall
ing timhers;, John Arnold. her husband, was
carried some distance. dislocating his shoulder
blade In the fall The storm then moved down
and across the river
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Tho Annual Baptist Conference.

PHILADELPHIA. May 19.-The tenth annual
congress OF the Baptist churches Of the United
Ststes convened this morning. More than
1000 delegates are present. This mornings
session was given IN to devotional exercises.
This afternoon the question was discussed:
1.-The Christian Year How Far is its Recogni-
tion Advisable?' Among the speakers were
Prof. II. G. Weston. the Rev. Or. Stokely. the
Rev. DR.. W. H. X. Faunce. and the Rev. DR.. II.
Is. Macarthur OF New York.
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C. rarke from ia mes H. larke.
Caldwell II. Colt OF Hartford is at the Murray Hill
Windsor.
Gs"xs~s ana nsa ao
Jefferson MarLet yesterday Tor trial
ja"siro ii with Yellow fever Five Of them died NV
R.s n n"S as a" ." a" s A%;n
the Harlem Court for examination
Joseph Sch wnrtz father Of Title schwartz. got YER
az x s T oqr %G sr
seduced the girl.
ted Lionel 4 Lawrence. an actor. lately playing at
rom an s Were a.{ To ~"
wanted for obtaining money under false prr'ehces
$ @ /" the a.l
noon to remove frame structure erect cd to support
ie,aonie lalI,nE my re-, isiS aisyway. He wa;
badly hnr', ana was sent to Bellevue
Richard Scanon. who on March ,used the death OF
lbs wife BY .hToTing lamp at her setting hre 10 her
FHy o and T.Tmsr ..s I
before Judge lngrnhan and was sentenced to impris.
The Kniekerbocker Steamboat Company will omen
ha Inn hssasa MIX MiN Snsa When hs steam
and N e, l landing AZ Scnkers b"ln Tho
r" k" R' ro 50 10 bridgeport and the Cen
The GrGG1 c 4, mannSsmen aesrtnx that Their
scripts should be sean by all and other persons
Interested VIII extend the exhibition UitIi May ~
open rarh day from I'll O'Clock Tickets without
larE. can ho obtained by addressing the NJ ~
last Thiriysccund street.
ii and MpGr pSror Of the nsw,',r suppl ,s
Benedict III IN" United States Circuit Court yesterday
o! commit g All assault upon Edwari A. WEIGH let.
Ter CARRIE by putting linn out OF III. private oic" on
Nov ~ last me penalty IL one To three years lmpris-
onmont, or hne OF SloOto sIOoO
Jury In the Gny Court. before Ind.r Van WynG,
Yesterday gave Jack Hamilton, The theatrical manager,
verdict OF SOS. against Frsdcrich Wetts in suit
upon cnhtEart Tor years engage ncnt AS edtoI or
the N,r iork Illustrated Nrns at 500 wtck Hamilton
was discharged before the contract expired, and no
sued for 500 a week for nineteen weeks.
Fire was discovered in tho btg story building 1873
and l35 West Twenty third street AT O'clock yrsier
terdny morning. and because Pr0ctor's Theatre hig
Turksh bath. and tho Catholic Church Of st. Vincent
de Fan arr nearby two alarms sent out The rs
started IN nathan krauskOpts White goods store, md
spread 30 the next story occupied by Spragne Platt
electrical rnginlers. The Am, Protective Tariif
League quarters on the third floor Were well watered.
The damage 10 the three concerns Was 5000.
The annual elect ion OF the Catholic club last n iGbt
resulted follows President Charles H. fOrnes; First
Vice President, Joseph Daly second Ncerrcsidcnt.
William IL. Hurst: secretary. Joseph 4 owens, Treas
urer rhllp tavanaugh; Managers fpr year. John
D. DesmOnd John L. D'Brlen. Josenb |. Muqucen John
\ senior. Thomas j 'oltou John 7. Barron. John 1.
Wallace. and Francis g. Travers: Managers for two
years John q. Dkeene. Joseph IhorO, Henry g. kava-
naugh John T. McSulty, Andrew ]. COmmck, Alfred J.
o'Keene. Michael u. Dainmin. and Joseph Mosher.
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INDIGNANT JlIe. FRENCH.
He Will Try to Get His Daughter Away
from Her Chinese Husband.

Stephen French. the father OF Miss Grace
French. who recently married Chinaman Leo
Tad. alias Edward W. Lee. in Brooklyn. threat
ened yesterday to take summary measures to
separate his daughter from hor husband. Mrs.
French has called upon her daughter daily
since her return from her wedding trip to
Washington. but Mr.. French has been kept in
Ignorance OF his daughters movements on
account OF his resentment against Lee.
Mr.. French's two sons share their fathers
Indignation and his brother. ex-Alderman and
eX-City Works. Commissioner John French.
and his family feel equally chasrned.
Mr.. French said yesterday that his daughter
had been earning $50 q week in law Office in
this city and that she had hosts of worthy nd
mirers He says he OK poets to have her home
with him again within few days.
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Judgment for $40. 405 was entered yesterday
against Vim. C. Jones In favor OF the Home
stead Bank on a promissory note dated May
2l 1897. for S32.SOO. Mr. Jones was direc-
tor in the old Ninth Avenue Bank. which dis
counted the note. and the claim became part
OF the assets Of the Homestead Bank which
was the successor OF the Ninth Avenue BANK;
book store Of Martin W. Jones at % Clinton
place on an execution for $3.50 In favor OF
., Joseph Hoey. who keeps boarding house at
IA ana 2l8 West Fourteenth street. sold out
the FURNITURE at auction yesterday. Ellen Q.
$1,000. and Deputy Sheriff McGinnis attached
the money In the hands OF the auctioneer.
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POOR PHILOsOPHER!
FouaA Suicide the Crown OF Life ana wiiled
his Body TO the Scaipel.

william NJ. Boucher committed suicide some
time Wednesday night by shooting himself
through the head in his lodgings at A East
Ninth street He had complained recently Of
suffering from nervous prostration. He left in
u conspicuous place sealed envelope in
scribed. This is my will" on the other side
Of which was written:
Ihave solved the higher problems of life for others
but the problem Of the higher lite for myself sealed
book
On a sheet Of paper which was left open. the
suicide beQueathed his body to the students OF
the Post Graduate Medical School. He had
something besides his body to beaueath. In
addition to $14.S2 in cash. gold watch and
chain. and many valuable books on scientific
subjects, there wos n book showing TINT he had
deposited last November 1852 in the Astor
Place Bank. and had apparently drawn none OF
1t out. eat least II he had. his book had not
Among his other effects we're what might be
called business cards. Here is one:
HIGHER EDUCATION
NOT YET FOUND is sooKs
Ianswer the queries; what is Science. what II
Truth what is Law, What ts Value. What is Nancy
and teach the Science of Economies the Science of
Ethics sociology, &c, and explain international Nj
Metasn and the Labor Problem. Use the Socratic
method Five Dollars an hour-sIngly or IN classes
II act as adviser and arbitrator between employers
and empIoy wees; have myself been bOth)
W. N. RoucuLR. 70 Waveriey Place. New York.
Here is another:
"suCRATIC TALKS
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MRS. MOORE GOES TO HER MOTHER.
And Dr.. Moore Procurea Decree of
- SeparatiOn In South EakOta.

.. Separation In South Dakota.
Dr. William Moore. who has an extensive
practice in Brooklyn and is tho examining
physician for the Mutual Reserve Fund Com
pany. has lust obtained n separation from
Virginia Moore at Sioux Falls. S. D.. on the
ground OF desertion. Tho couple have been
married seven years. and until 1888 lived in a
fine house in Ninth street. South Brooklyn.
They broke up housekeeping in that year and
went to board at Il Sevent!i avenue: On april
II. 1891. Mrs. Moore suddenly left her huS-
band. and has since been living with her
mother. She explained to her husband in II
note which she lott behind her at the boarding
house that she did not love him any longer.
and had concluded to return to her mother.
The separation caused much surprl Sc at the
were supposed to be very h4ppy together.
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A Christian Endeavor Hotel,

CHICAGO. May 1p.Plans have been matured
by number OF the leading members OF the
Peoples Society Of Christian Endeavor Of the
United States to establish hotel, to cost ST.
O0O, 900, in Chicago to be named the Hotel En-
denvor, to accommodate especially those OF
the members OF the association who may visit
the city. 1t is also to he the national head
quarters OF the association OF Christian En-
deayor and OF tho Golden Rule Society.
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HIS NAME USED WITHOUT Authority.
Geu. swayne Has Not Consented TO Preside
ut the Park hurst Meeting.


ut the Parkhurst Meeting.
Tho following card from Gen. Wager Swayne
was published yesterday in the Mail and En-
press. denying that he had consented to pre-
side at the mass meeting on May 26 in Cooper
Union. gotten up by DR.. Parkhursts society:
Editor Mail and Express:
The publicity which has been given to statement
that ] was to preside at mass meeting which Is
shortly to be held under the auspices OF the Society for
the Prevention Of Crime obiRes to ask you TO say
Tor me that the made without ant hority
from me Yours v, nv truly WAatR SwAYNf.
81 don't generally notice false reports that
are published about me in tho newspapers;
said Gen. Swayne. but this about my presld-
ing at meeting of the Society Tor the Proven.
ton Of Crime was SO utterly uIcslled for that
! make an exception. low dId tRe i rHm"r
nothing about it. and all that have to say Is
In the card that have published"
Gen. Swayne would not say whether ne haG
been invited to preside. or whether he had
promised to consider the matter.