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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
CONTROL oFTHE CHURCH COLLEGES
Debate on That Question the Feature OF
the Presbyterian Assembly.

Debate on That Question the Feature OF
the Presbyterian Assembly.
PITTsBURG, May s0-Assembly control
OF the seminaries has possession of the
Presbyterian general assembly. even if
the assembly has not the possession of the
seMfparies, which 1t desires. At the close
Of the Saturday session adjournment was
taken till today, when the debate on the
proposed plan of gathering the seminaries
into a close and guarded fold was re-
sumed- The net result thus far attained
has been to divide the assembly into two
clearly marked parties, and it is judged
that the line Of cleavage is near the nu-
mericai center of the body. 1t seems prob
able that the vote of 4 TO / that was re-
corded last year will be wiped out in large
part and the disproportion greatly re-
duced-
There is plan on foot to secure the
adoption of an alternative report, rcplac-
ing that of the committee. 1t is proposed
to recommend that in view of the answers
made by the directories of the existing
seminaries setting forth their unwilling.
ness to make any charter changes, these
seninaries be let alone, and that the re-
strictions that have been devised by the
committee shall be applied only to insti-
turions that may hereafter be chartered.
This plan will have strong backing, and
Will meet with good support. Those who
have had experience of previous assem-.
blies, however, entertain some doubts of
its adoption. but it is certain that the
support which it will get will astonish
the conservatives forces.
Union seminary in New York is the
bette noIre of the conservative elements in
this assembly. This was showp when it
was referred to as the cause asr occasion
of all this disturbance. DIR. Briggs has
scarcely been mentioned, and the odium
which attached to him has been trans
fcrred to the seminary directors in New
York. One of the speakers declared that
when they repudiated their agreement
with the assembly they took out valuable
endowments which belonged properly to
the church as such.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
PLUNGED OFF A BRIDGE.
Trolley Car Accident in Which Two Per.
sons Are Fstaliy Hurt.

NOEEIsTowS, Pa, May 2l.-Trolley car
No. Is, uf the Citizens Schuylkiil Valley
Railway Company, plunged off an over
head bridge crossing the Trenton Cutoff
branch of the Pennsylvania Railway
company in Plymouth township, fatally
injuring two persons and seriously III
juring four others. The fatally injured
are: Motorman Charles Naylor and Con-
ductor Frank Smith, OF Norristown- The
seriously injured are: Mrs. Frank Bir-
mingham, Norristown, cut abou5 the
face and body; Mrs. Harry Haas, Norris
town, cut about the face and shoulders; !;
Mrs. johnson, of Gulf Mills, injured in
ternally; Francis Baxter, of Norristown,
ternally injured.
just how the accident occurred Is not
definitely known, but President Shepp
claims that the supports were taken from
under the bridge by the railway company,
thus weakening the structure.
BROOKLYN, May sO.-A serious collision
between trolley cars occurred here.
Among those most seriously injured are:
Adolph Fiuger, Joseph Williamson. Will
lam Messerschmidt, Robert II. Furman
and James Behsrmann. They were all
either bruised about the body or injured
internally. OF the hundred or more pas
sengers on the two cars the great majorit y
received bruises Of more or less painful
Datrre
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
THAT WALLER CASE BROADENs.
Takes in Another Complainant Against
French Madagascar Methods

Takes in Another Complainant Against
French Madagascar Methods.
WASHINGTON, May g0-It is probable
now that in addition to the case of ex-
Consul Waller, Eustis, our ambassador to
France. will be called upon to press upon
the attention Of the French government
the claim of Paul Bray, a nephew of Wal
Ter who was forcibly deported from Mad
ngascar. Bray has written from Paris to
Langston, his attorney in Washington, a
statement of his csse. which has been laid
by the latter before the state department..
Bray was interested with Waller in the
valuable concession of lands obtained
from the Hoya govern ment.
Wctter, the present United States con-
sui at Tamatavc, has already furnished
the state department the official record in
the case. The French resident in NADIA.
cascar insisted that Waller should sub
init his concession to him for approval
and registry. Waller refused to do this,
npprehending that the French officials
would promptly reject his concession and
deny him justice. He claimed that the
French protectorate. being confined by
treaty to jurisdiction over. foreign rela-
tions only, could not be held to- give the
French officials the right to pass upon the
validity Of his concession.
According to Bray's statement matters
were in this condition when he and
Waller projected trip from Tamatave to
the concession, where the French were
making depredations upon their valuable
rubber trees. As soon rs the French be.
came aware of this move they promptly
arrested both men ard tried them by
cou-t-martial on charge of aiding the
Hovas and writing seditious letters to
them. They We're convicted. Waller was
sent to France under a twenty years SON.
tence and is now in jail Bray writes
that he was put ashore in Zanzibar with
out means and helpless. Bray arrived Mt
New York Saturday aad Will come here
10 push his case
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
Hand Car Men BADLY Hurt.

GALLATIN. Tenn, May ga serious
accident occurred at the South tunnel,
six miles north of Gallatin on the Louis
Vile and Nashville road. A freight car
stopped in the tunnel, which is very dark.
\ hand car. in which were nine section
men on their way to work, while at
tempting to pass through the tunnel ran
into the caboose, woundinS the following
severely: Jim Hall. internal injuries,
dangerous; Charles Roberts, internal in
luries and two ribs brok n; Ben May
brick, scalp wound and other injuries;
Pilot Hall, internal injuries; Charles
Brooks, fractured skull.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
LAW IS VOID.
Supreme Courc on the In
come Tax.
Declared Unconstitutional in
To To.
FINAL DECISION TODAY.
Justice Jackson Upholds it but
is Outvoted.
Negative Opinion Increases
on the Last Ruling.
THE VOTE OF FIvETO FOUR
Names of the Justices Who
Voted Against 1t.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-On con-
vening THE morning Of the supreme
court, Chief Justice Fuller read the
opinion of the entire bench, declar-
ing the income tax unconstitutional
in toto. The vote was five against
to four for the constitutionality of
the lew. Those against the law
were: Fuller, Field, Gray, Brewer
and Shiras.
The former decision with Justice
Jackson absent, sustained the law as
far in its general scope, but the ex-
ceptions were such as to affect the
operative force of the law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
LICKS UPA MILLION
Fire Visits Four Places with
Great Destruction.
ST. ALBANs, VT, LOSES HEAVIEST.

The Blaze Cuts q swath Through the
Town, Leaving Nearly 100000 Worth
of Property in Ashes-Gate City, Ala,
Has q scorch That Costs Thrse Lives.
Probab'y-Halifax, n. S., Roasted for
e3oO.OOO-Paper Mill Burned.
ST. ALBANs, Vt, May 20-A disastrous
fire swept ST. Albans yesterday afternoon,
public buildings and a large amount Of
other property. The fire broke out in the
lumber yard of w. b. Fonda, and in q
short time several large piles of lumber
and business offices had been ignited.
There was a heavy wind blowing at the
time and the fire spread rapidly and be-
fore it was stayed 40 homes and store
buildings had been destroyed. Among
these was the government building on
KIngman street. Most of the papers, fur
niture, etc, were saved.
Loss of Nearly Half . Million.
The fire after leaving Fondas lumber
yard pursued a northerly course along
Catherine street, eating up many wooden
buildings nearby, then going along King
man street. From Center street on one
side to Hoy street on the other a wall of
fire swept through the entire district, 20
and across Main street, which for sever al
blocks was laid waste, including a num-
Der of tenement houses. Fully thirty
families are homeless. The hotels are
using kerosene and candles, as the G IS
and electric light service are cut of. No
serious accidents are reported. 1t is i'm
possible TO give the insurance on the
unable to ascertain what the figures are.
The total loss, as far as can be figured, is
above Si92 900
Called on Neighbors for Help.
During the fire the wind increased to a
miniature hurricane and burning embers
were carried in every direction. Swanton
and Burlington were called Oh for help
and soon responded. 1t was found i'm
possible to prevent the main street blocks
from burning. and n dozen buildings
were soon on fire. The first Main street
structures that ignited were the stores Of
w. 5. Bailey and +. B. Morton. The Wal
lace Printing company's building, the
stores of Lombard & Winthrop, Marceau
s. Vincent and Fuller's livery stables
were soon in ashes. Shortly before G
o'clock the entire Burlington fire de-
partment arrived and all companies
joined forces in an attempt to stop the
fire on Main street. The attempt was par
TALLY successful and the fire was checked
about 6:31 o'clock, in time to save tine
more valuable blocks on Main street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
Costly Blaze 1t Stevens Point.

STEVENS POINT, Wis, May 2o.-Fire
broke out in the basement of the Wiscon-
sin River Paper and Pulp company's s
mill located at Whiting, few miles from
here. and nearly destroyed the same The
pulp mill alone was saved. The mills
were owned by George Whiting, of
Menasha, and William Whiting, of this
place. The loss Will reach $I5Q, 900, with
insurance of about one.half. About l2)
people were employed by the mill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
Progress of the Michigan Solons.

LANSING, May 20.-Both houses of the
state legislature have passed the bill au-
thorizing townships and counties to ac-
quire by condemnation the right of way
of toll-road companies. The bill making
an appropriation of sS,Oc0 out of which
the attorney general was to pay himself a
reasonable salary. has been hung up IN
the senate. The Donovan bill. providing
for the issue of interchangeable railway
mileage books, which has passed the
house. was laid on the table in the senate.
The legislature expects to adjourn May IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
MORGAN Is FOR RED WAR
Stirred Up Over the Recent Reports from
the Hawiian Islands.

WASHINGTON, May .o-Senator Nor
gan, of Alabama, commenting on the re-
ported disposition of Great Britain to in
tervcnc in Hawaii, said that Pearl harbor.
which belongs to the United States, is a
possession with which this country cam
not permit England to interfere, and
that If that country should pursue the
policy towards Hawaii which Is now sug-
gested congress, when it shall assemble.
will declare war, whatever may be the
attitude or desire of the administration.
Morgan. who is chairman Of the commit
tee ON foreign affairs. is exceedingly H.
dignant ut the foreign policy of the ad-
ministratiol, and can with difficulty re-
strain the public expression of that in
divnati1n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
CLOSE CALL TOR A HOLOCAUST.
Three Men Supposedly Crema.ed and One
Body Recovered.

BIRMINGEAM. Ala, May 2J-Fire broke
out in George Mitchelrs grocery store at
Gate City and burned an entire block be-
fore it could be checked, destroying
Mitchelrs store, j. c. Fant's boarding
house, Jake Wise's grocery, Person s
meat market. Mrs. Horsefee's residence,
Gate City high school, and two other
buildings. Fant's boarding house was
upstairs over Mitcheli's store, and the
rooms were occupied by fifteen rolling
mill men. They had been drinking the
night before and it was with great difli-
Guilty that any Of them were saved.
Rescuers dragged some from their beds,
while others jumped from the windows,
clad only in their night garments. Three
men are missing and are supposed TO have
been burned to death. James Smithson's
charred corpse has been recovered from
the debris. The other two missing men
were strangers and their names are un.
known. Rich Long had a leg burned off,
and Others received slight injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. sCORCHEp.
Government Property to the Value q
&3OO,OOO Goes Up in smoke.

&3OO,OOO Goes Up i'm Smoke.
HALIFAX, May 20 Halifax has been
visited by S310,JU0 fire, and there was
not a cents worth Of insurance on tho
property destroyed. 'The flames started
on the Intercoloniel railways long wharf
in the cattle shed. Both the wharf and
the shed, in which We're sixty cattle, were
soon consumed, as well as the freight and
Immigration sheds. The fire then swept
the immense coaling pier, tyestle work
and wharf of the Dominion government,
on which were q number of loaded coal
cars.
The property was mostly owned by tho
minion government and consequently
was not insured The big iron snip An
cyna, which was loading at the wharf,
narrowly escaped. The fire is thought to
have been the work of an inceadiary. The
other government terminus was destroyed
by fire some time ago and the loss of this
one means great Inconvenience to ship
ping and commercial circles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
Mrs. Lease to Practice Law.

TOPEKA, Kas.. May 21-it is reported
that Ms. Mary E. Lease and Miss Mary
Morrill,, both of Wichita, will shortly
form a law partnership and open offices
IN Topeka and Kansas City, kas- Mrs.
Lease prac;iced law In Wichita before she
went into politics Miss Morrill, is n
graduate of the law depart nent of the
university ut Ann Arbor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
IIlspeis Counties for free silver.

CHICAGO, May 2o.-The following nli-
nois counties have reported Democratic
conventions to appoint delegates to the
state conferences on the money issue:
Kendall, Bond. Whiteside, jefferson.
angamon, Gailatin, Perry and Grundy
All these voted for free silver. Piatt de-
clared for the gold standard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
I Per Cent Loans.
Government Bonds,

The following is a partial
list of completed gilt-edged
first mortgage loans on hand,
which we offer FOR sale, sub
ject to previous selections,
for their face and accrued
interest. These leans have
been carefully selected by
US, and are -first-class in
every respect. They are all
z PER CENT net to the inves-
tor. We have many other
loans to offer, if these are
not in amounts to suit the
investor:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
Wants the Name. Of the Informers

DETROIT, May 2o.-Polic Judge Sellers
has decided to summon City Assessor
Fnrnsworth and other witnesses in the
aldermanic Doodle investigation into
court, to compel them to divulge the
names Of the persons whom they credit
with informing them of Doodle matters,
which testimony they refused to disclose
before the inyeSti eating committees
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
Carlisle on ON . Speaking Tour.

WASHINGTON. May 2o.-Secreta Of
the Treasury Carlisle and party have left
Washington for the south, where the sec
retary is to make several addresses in
support Of the sound money policy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
acre anu there Will be a hot race for the
land
Gen. ID. G. Swain I'll.

WASHINGTON, May 20-General D. G.
Ewaim, formerly judge advocate general
of the army, who is now on the retired
list, is another of the well-known men on
the sick list He has been seriously ill
for several days. but is now improving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20

That tired feeling. loss of appetite
and nervous prostration are driven
away by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
makes pure blood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
Sustain
Home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company. success
ors to George Wagners Atlantic Brewery, !.
Huber's City Brewery and Raible 6. Stengel's
Rock Island Brewery, as we'll as Julius Junge's
Bottling Works, has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tri-cities. and may
he ordered direct from the head offices on Mo-
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
Cur Outpu, of Iron Ore

WASHINGTON, May s1-John Berken-
h,ne, the iron ore expert of Philadelphia,
has prepared for the division OF mineral
resources of the United Ssates geological
survey an exhaustive report of the total
production of iron ore in this country. In
1894 it was ll,S19 go long tons of e2i)
pounds, rs compared with II, 81, ,62s long
tons in 1891 This is an increase OF about
eJs per cent, but is only s3 per cent of
the maximum production Of the United
States, namely l6, go, ,66S long tons, which
was the output in lS11.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20
onI, Male Ever norn in the White House.

WASHINGTON. May 21-The only male
person ever born in the White House,
Robert Tyler Jones, a grandson Of Prcsi-
dent Tyler, is dead in this city. He was
the son of Mary Tyler Jones. the eldest
and favcritc daughter OF the president.
He served in the Confederate army as a
captain. In later years he was employed
in the trnasury department. Since his re-
tiremcnt from that position he has had
practically no employment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-20

Opening OF the kirsaPoo Resersatios-
WASHINGTON, May 2l-It is understood
that the date for opening the kickapoo
reservation in Oklahoma TO settlement is
fixed for next Thursday. Settlers will
be required to pay Sl-Jo an acre. 80 cents
of which doubtless will be required for
deposit on orig nal entry. There are only
SS,OO acres for scttlerssubject to ordinary
homestead entry ut the price Of Il 20 an
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-30
FEASTOF SHEWUOTH
Or Pentecost-COnfrmatiOn Services
at the Hebrew Synagogue, Con-
Quoted by Rabbi B. A. BOnnheim.
The Exercises.

The Hebrew feast of Shewuoth, or
Pentecost, was celebrated in a fitting
manner at the synagogue on Eoff
street yesterday morning. The con-
gregation was large. A feature Of the
services was the confirmation of a large
class by Rabbi B. A. Bonnheim. The
full choir of the synagogue rendered an
excellent programme of music. The
class consisted of Masters Herbert o..
Baer. Emanuel c. Steinhauser, Elwood
NJ. Horkheimer, Sammie l.. Reinheim-
er, Levi J. Jacobs, Jesse H. Speyer, and
Berthold A. Bonnheim, and Misses Els
tella E. Emsheimer, and Bessie b. En-
sheimer.
The services commenced promptly at
10 o'clock and were of the most inter-
esting character throughout. After Sc
lections by the choir the confrmands
pronounced the benediction over the
"Thorah." Then Rabbi Bonnheim de-
livered an interesting and thoughtful
discourse. After its conclusion the
choir sang a selection, during which
time the confirmands deposited their
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-30
RAN INTO A SNAG.
A Serious Accident to the Lizzie Bay,
Yesterday Morning.
The M;shap Occurred at Short
Creek-The Boat Freed fWater,
With the Aid Of the Lizzie
Townsend, and Proceeded on
Her Trip Last Evening.

While on her way down from Pitts
burg yesterday morning the Lizzie Bay
encountered quite a snag at Short
Greek and knocked a pretty good-sized
hole in her port bow about 10 feet from
the stem. She was coming along at
about her usual rate of speed when the
accident occurred, and when she struck
the snag It did not jar her a great DEAL
as the blow was a sort of glancing
one. The Captain and pilots all said
that the cause of the accident was eX-
tremely low water, and that it could
not very well have been averted.
After the accident men We're put TO
work at once closing up the leak,
through which the water was pouring,
and a syphon attachment was made
in order to force the water out of the
hold. 1t was soon evident that the
Bays facilities for forcing the water
out of the boat were not sufficient, and
word was sent TO this city for the Liz
zie Townsend to come to her aid. The
Townsend went up and met the Bay
and made a syphon connection and the
two boats came on down to this city.
When the Bay left here at o'clock
yesterday afternoon the water was
about all out of the hold and it was
thought she would be able to get
through without any further trouble
There was a large number of passen-
gers on the boat when she struck, but
at no time was there any danger.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-30
GENERAL RIVER NEWS.

Yesterdays boats were the Ben Hur
for Pittsburg and the Lizzie Bay for
Charleston, both at p. m.
The Bedford arrived in from Pitts
burg last night about s o'clock and
after unloading returned 10 East Liv-
erpOol. from where she will take out alA
excursion to-day, returning here to-
morrow night to leave for Pittsburg.
To-morrow's boats are the Hudson
for Parkersburg at 1890 a. m, the Lib
erty for Darlington at p. m, and the
Courier for Pittsburg at 9 a. m.
The Liberty will take the members
of the English Lutheran Sunday school
up to Browns Island to-day on an eX-
cursion and picnic.
The Courier will leave here this
morning at s o'clock for Bellaire, from
where she will take out an excursion
party for Sistersville. She will re-
turn here tonight and will leave about
9 o'clock on her regular trip to Parkers-
burg
The river is still very low, the stage
of water yesterday evening being only
A, though it was stationary.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 29.-River feet
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-30

claration of equality among men which
startled the divine rights Of kings. also
the Declaration of independence by the
people, which laid the foundation of
liberty and freedom. AS America
stands or falls, so stands liberty" To
make good this statement, he described
how other nations were following us
as a nation and the influence of the
United States in regard TO revolutions
in other countries.
This completed the exercises of the
evening. The presentation of the di-
plomas was made by Madison AL
dredge. the president of the Board Of
Education. After the benediction had
been pronounced, the class retired to
the High School rooms, where they
We're banqueted by the alumni Mrs.
K. Haughton gave the toast, which waa
responded to by Roy Mcclure.
One of the features of the graduation
exercises was the excellent music fur
nished by the Wheeling Opera House
orchestra.