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tention that though the silver dollar Wfs
branded as dishonest, as 80 cent dollar
il was worth in bullion form just as
muchsas when coined
Ingersoll Speaks.

Ingersoll Speaks. 4.
A New York telegram Of the oath
says: The attempt made to prevent Col.
Robert G. Ingersoll from delivering his
lecture on s.The Holy Bible at the Ho-.
boken theater tonight proved a failure.
As result of protest issued by the
pastors of three Of the most prominent
churches in that place. Mayor Pagan yes
terday issued orders that the theatre be
closed to-day, thereby practically de-
barring Col. Ingersoll from appearing.
The mayors decree occasioned great
deal of comment last night, with the re-
suit that the matter was reconsidered to-
day.
Before noon Corporation Attorney
Minturn and Mayor Pagan called upon
Rev. H. T. Beatty, the minister who is
at the head of the reform movement in
Hoboken, and stated thar it was the OPP
inion Of the corporation attorney that
no steps could be taken by the authori-
ties to stop the lecture. Shortly after
noon a consultation was held in Chief
of Police Donovan's office, at which, in.
addition to the chief, the mayor, and Mr..
Clark, manager for Col. Ingersoll and
Mr.. Davis, the manager of the theatre,
were present. The two managers were
Informed of the decision of the corpora
ton attorney and they departed with the
assurance that the lecture might take
place.
To prevent any disturbance Oh the part
ofthe audience and also to stop any BIAS
Phemous utterances on the part of the
lecturer, Detectives Nelson and Gallagh-
er were sent to the theater from police
headquarters. Beyond frequent bursts
of applause, the audience was most or
derby, and the speaker confined himself
almost entirely to his text, with an oc-
casional ironical allusion to the clergy
men of Hoboken and the statute of New
Jersey law to which the reformers had
been clinging. He began his we'll known
lecture without any reference to the at
tempt to stop him, until he had reached
= point in the discourse for which evil
IDENTIFY he had been waiting. When he
alluded to the ignorance and savagery of
the Bible he broke away from the text
long enough to say: ''There was enact
ed statute in the State of New Jersey,
hundred odd years ago, when most
OF its inhabitants were savages, which
says that nobody shall ever discuss the
Bible except on one side. Since then the
inhabitants have grown more civilized.
They have grown to have knowledge
of fair play; they have been civilized to
degree where they can realize the alb
surdity, and to realize that the statute
sleeps in the dimness Of the past. It
has.been invoked by number of mar
row minded persons who should have
lived 800 years ago. I don't blame them.
Their heads are that shape and they are
not to blame"
He said his audience could make up
their minds Sin secret" about what he
had to say, fer he believed there was no
statute against that. That the Bible was
inspired he had some doubt, "but," he
added, eff the legislature of New Jersey
says the Bible is inspired it is, and that
settles it."
Col. Ingersoll grew mere and more
bitter as the lecture progressed, and de-
clared there never was any kindness in
the heart Of priest, and he believed
that there were persons IN Hoboken to-
day who would gladly bring fagots and
build fire around one of their enemies.
lie said that no criminal lawyer in New
Jersey would allow a minister on iurv
that was to try client of his. It was
surprising he said further on, how much
these persons knew of God and how lit
tie they knew of human nat,lre.
What they Wanted.
Gail we want is money; sleep on"
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