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MISSIONARY WORK.
Opening OF the Methodist Conference
ut Denver.

DENVER, Nov. 1.-THE formal ses-
sicns of the General Missionary Con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church began to-day in Trinity
Church. which is known as the largest
and finest Methodist Church edifice in
the world Bishop Joyce called the
meeting to order, and DR.. S. f. Upham
read a chapter from the Bible and Of
fered the opening prayer. The roll-caIl
showed a very fun attendance, the i'm
portant absentees being Bishop Hurst,
detained by death in his family; DR..
| Buckley. by illness of a member of his
household, and Dr. T. b. Burch, by the
death of his son, who died while the
doctor was en- route to Denver.
The days business was the serious
problem of how much to appropriate
for missions, how to divide the sum,
and how to provide for the debt now
amounting to S2o0,00O
The debate upon this subject occupied
nearly the entire morning session, and
it was extremely spirited. It was de-
cided to appropriate S1,GU0,OO0 for mis-
siurs next year, 10 per cent. for home
and - per cent. for foreign missions.
To divide the sum for home missions q
genera. rule was established to scale
down the appropriations Of last year
Just I per cent, leaving all instances for
special leniency to the special COM
nittee previously named. Few confer
ences, however, escaped the per cent.
cut, the Black Hills District being one
OF the few excepted.
Lr Sanford Hunt, the Treasurer,
said that he would make public for the
first time that there was a period when
the society owed q debt Of S314,00G and
that every dollar of this was repre-
scented by a note signed by him This
was carefully kept from the public, lest
some newspaper should discover it, and
with flaming headlines announce the
fact that the society owes over half a
million dollars. He suggested an apprO-
priation OF $3.50. 900 for missions, S1f9,-
o.. for other expenses and 100000
toward reducing the debt total of 81
100000, which is within $4,000 of last
years receipts.
Many motions were made and parlia-
mentary tactics We're used to prevent
the proposition to set the fund at 81,
coo coo, but it finally prevailed. The
distribution of the home mission fund
was not completed to-day
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MURDER OF coREA's QUEEN.
The Japanese Government Disavows
RESPONSIBILITY for 1t.

WASHINGTON. Nov 1.-THE Jap
anese Minister, Mr. Kurino, referring
to recent dispatches from Corea, said
to-day:
The japanese Government disa-
vows all responsibility for the coup d.
etat in Seoul on the Sth of last month,
which resulted in the death of the
Queen at the hands of Tai Won K un
and his followers The japanese Min
lister, Mr. Muira, who was reported to
be indirectly connected with the up
rising, together with the members of
his Legation, has been recalled to ia
pan. and these, as we'll as other Jap
anese subjects who are understood to
have been implicated, viii be tried in
the Criminal Court at Toxic"
The Minister continued: The Jap
anese Government has no intention OF
interfering in Corean affairs. Our pol
icy there is one of non intervention.
distinctly so stated, and as distinctly to
be observed. When the japanese
troops shall evacuate the peninsular of
Lao Tung, all the Japanese sOldiery in
Corea will withdraw except a limited
number, whose presence is necessary
to protect Japanese life and property
And these will be removed when the
Coreans shall have established a stable
| Government possessed of sufficient
strength to maintain Itself and the
foreigners resident therein
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PORT TOW NSEND WASH, Nov. II.
United States Inspector of Sealskins
Enoch S. Fowler of this port has just
completed an exhaustive report OF his
labors during the past season. Con-
tanned in this document is the official
statement that of the 4,0l4 skins taken
by the Puget Sound fleet this season,
1850 are those of females, the remainder
being in most part pups. 1t is the gen
erai belief among all who are interested
in the subject that the final consideration
of the report of Captain Hooper, chief
officer of the patrol fleet, backed up by
the reports which have been made in the
same strain by all the seal inspectors on
the coast, will result in the Government
passing stringent regulations which will
stop the sealing for at least five years.
Unless this is done, it is said that three
years will see the entire herd extermi-
uate0
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NEWS OF THE DIAMOND.
National League Ma2nates Conclude
Their Meeting at New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-The annual
fall meeting of the National Baseball
League. which was adjourned from last
night, was concluded tonight at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel after a session
which, with intermissions, lasted from
1890 till p. m. All the delegates were
in attendance. and, with one or two ex-
ceptions. the meeting was harmonious.
President John T. Brush of Cincinnati
and President Andrew Freedman Of
New York fired some hot shot at one
another during the day. Brush claims
that Freedman gave him the option on
Doyle in exchange for Arlie Latham,
and that the New Yorker had broken
his word when he made the Doyle
Gleason transfer. This Freedman
strongly and most emphatcally denied
The New York magnate was pretty
well turned down by the league. His
name does not appear on one of the
boards or committees, and his attempt
to overcome President Byrne was a
failure. The Brooklyn magnate was
elected by a vote of II to /, Freedman
polling the dissenting vote.
The most important move taken by
the league was the abolition Of the fine
system. For the future offending play
ers will be expelled from the game after
one warning in trivial cases, and with
out notice in glaring offenses
The Umpires Hurst. Emslie and
Keefe gave evidence before the meeting
as to their treatment by obstructing
players on last and previous seasons.
a committee consisting of Messrs-
Brush of Cincinnati, Hart of Chicago
and Rogers of Philadelphia was ap-
pointed to arrange for Gay IN the
spring TO be called Harry Wright Day, "
and TO be uniformly set apart in ali the
cities Of the league, on which game IS
10 be played and the proceeds thereon to
be devoted to the erection of a monu-
ment 10 the veteran umpire A long
and highly complimentary eulogium 10
the deceased was inserted on the min
utes. and the Secretary was ordered 70
have copy enrolled and framed ard
to present the same to the family OF the
late chief of umpires.
The Wright memorial and the dis
cussion of the double umpire system
occupied the morning session, and a
little after ) o'clock the delegates ad-
journed, and did not convene again
until 4:3O. Nothing was done beyond
the discussion on the umpire question,
and the matter was adjourned to the
spring meeting
On resuming session the delegates
proceeded to the election OF officers.
President and Secretary Nick" Young
was elected last year for a term of three
years. The National Board was in
creased by the election of another mem
sber, John T. Brush. while Messrs.
Byrne of Brooklyn. President Mick
Young and Soden of Boston were re-
elected The Board of Directors were
elected as follows: II. r. Won der
Horst. Baltimore; A. II. Soden, Boston:
T r. Wagner, Washington; J. a. Hart,
Chicago: DR.. Thomas Hunt Stuckey.
Louisville, and W. ". Kerr, Pittsburg.
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BIGAMIsT BURDICK.
One of His Victims is q California
Girl.


ROCHESTER q. ", Nov. 14,-Will-
lam Burdick, under arrest here on a
charge Of bigamy. was arraigned in the
Police Court to-day. The first witness
called to-day was his first vile, pretty
young woman u years old. She said her
maiden name was Grace a. Spencer, and
that she resided at Lakeville, Livingston
County, and was married 10 Burdick at
LakeviIle, August Z, 1892. Her husband
lett her the next day afIer their marriage.
She produced a letter signed by hctI-
tious attorney stating that her nus band
had evidence Of her infdeIity, and advis-
ing her to not defend an action he was
about 10 bring for divorce. The letter
was dated the next day atter Burdick had
married wife Number ,.
Marjorie :. Rhoden of Stockton, Cal.
wife number two, was next called. she
is a remarkably handsome woman, y
years OF age. She was married TO Bur
dick here on October 18th.
Miss Rhoden's story is very sad one.
She met Burdick in California four years
ago and kept company with him. He
soon LETT the coast for the East and she
| had correspondent with him. Ia his let
ters he continually told her OF his love,
and that be was soon TO receive about
S3, 00U whicn had been left him; that he
was Christian. member of the Y. p.
5. G. l.. lie also said that he was a
cousin of George W. Aldridge, who was
at that time May or of the city. The girl
learned that Mr.. Aldridge was Mayor
and thought he was telling the truth. al
this time Burdick was married 10 Miss
Spencer.
a bout six weeks ago Burdick induced
Miss Rhoden TO come East and be mar
ried, stating that his business prevented
him going 10 California. She arrived III
October and was met at the depot by Bur-
dick. who took her to a hotel, where she
put up. The following day they were
married. In less than week he deserted
her, taking about $50 which she had with
her, leaving the woman penniless and
with board bill to pay. Mrs. Burdick
sought out al uncle of Burdicl1's in the
city and told him Of her misfortune. lie
said he would try and lind the nephew
aud get him to sign an agreement reeas-
| ing her from the marriage, and perhaps
she could return to her home without the
matter becoming public. She agreed to
This. but Burdick would not go to the
hotel 10 see her. The uncle then decided
TO punish the young man
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CHEROKEE NATION.
Chief Mayes Delivers His Annual Ad-
dress to tho Nation.

FORT GIBSON q. T), Nov 14-S. S.
Mayes, principal chief of the Cherokee
Nation. delivered his annual message
to the National Council last night He
said that the Dawes Commission had
sent letter to the Executive De-
paltment of the Cherokee Nation Oc-
tober Both, briefly stating their mis-
sion, and indicating their desire to be
afforded an opportunity to present
tneir proposition Courtesy to the Gov
ernment which they represented de-
nanded that this reasonable request
should be granted. and he suggested
that the Council provide for the ap-
pnintment of a committee to confer
with them and give them every oppor-
tunity Of meeting and ascertaining the
condition and wants of the people
After touching upon the financial
condition OF the Nation, the chief rec
ommends that legislation be enacted
that would prevent the monopolzing of
the public domain for speculative pur-
poses. 1t was recommended that the old
Government buildings at Fort Gibson
be repaired and used as a college. An
aggressive policy was recommended in
regard to the removal of intruders.
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Yesterdays Proceedings of tile Gem
eral Assembly.

WASHINGTON, Nov 14.-This
mornings session of the general assem-
bly, of the Knights of Labor was taken
up entirely with a discussion of the
report Of the Committee on Law, and
when recess was taken at l 80 it's con-
sideration had not been concluded
The proposition to reduce the per
capita tax from two cents per month
to one cent was defeated, the drift of
tie argument going to show that the
organization needed the money thus
received for the institution of new
assemblies and the propagation of the
general work Of the order 1t was
also thought that this tax was not so
heavy but that it could be borne easily
~ the members until the organization
was on a firmer footing.
The constitution was also amended
as to take from the Past Grand Mas
ter Workman the right to vote in the
general assembly, but permitting him
to retain his seat as an advisory mem
Der with authority to participate in all
debate. POWderly, although now un-
der suspension, is the official thus de-
priVed of the vote in question. He is
not present, and it was explicitly stated
| that no feeling OF animOSity towards
PoWderly actuated the assembly. The
new rule Will apply in the same man
neT to Sovereign when he retireS one
year hence. 1t was said that if a Past
Master Workman had the proper
standing in his own jurisdiction his
district would send him as an accred-
tied delegate, and the present provis-
ion of the constitution was unneces-
saTy.
Another important question, still un-
| determined, is proposed amendment
giving District Assemblies power to in
iiiate legislation during the recess of
the General Assembly, such proposed
legislation being submitted to all the
district bodies for final action. There
vas much opposition to this, and an
amendment was adopted providing
that the local organization could ini-
tate legislation under prescribed con-
ditiOns, the same to be approved or dis
approved by all the local organizations,
This will be further discussed to-mor-
row.
Various other matters of minor i'm
! pCrtance were discussed but no final
action was taken save to defeat the
! proposition to appoint the Committees
! on Law and Credentials after the dele
gates to the General Assembly had ar
rived at their place Of meeting. It was
! thought to be more economical to per-
and have these same committees, des-
| isnated by the Grand Master Work
man, go to the place of meeting in ad-
vance and prepare contests before the
arrival of the Assembly
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two men drove by and that there was
much shooting was q certainty. AS
near as can be learned, two men came
in a buggy When they were opposite
the Berry detectives they opened fire,
and some say the occupants ofthe buggy
fred three shots before the detectives
could draw their revolvers. AS soon as
they did, however, there was a fusillade
OF shots. The excitement on the street
was intense. Pedestrians ran in all di-
rections, and sought shelter in conYen-
lent doorways.
The men drove west to Polk street
A police officer sent a patrol wagon in
pursuit. AT Ogden avenue the man
who was supposed to be Clarence
White fell from the buggy and lay dead
on the car tracks, while the other man
drove on. The patrol wagon stopped
to pick up the dead man. and the buggy
went a little further, when the remain
ing occupant deserted it and disap-
peared. At midnight he had not been
found.
The Berry people believed they
killed Clarence White, but the police
are equally certain that the man is
not Clarence White, but probably a
man named Frank White.
Later.-The body has been identi
fed as Frank White by his mother.
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LOTTERY COMPANIES.
Means Taken TO Prevent Them Using
the Mails.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14-Post-
master General Wilson has issued q
general order to Postmasters through
out the United States in reference to
the various foreign lottery companies,
hose matter is transmitted through
the United States mail. He says it has
been made apparent to him upon salts
factory evidence that the Honduras
National Lottery Company, Paul Con-
rad, President, and number of other
lottery companies in Mexico, Canada,
San Domingo and San Francisco are
engaged in conducting lotteries or sim
liar enterprises through the mails in
violation OF the anti-lottery laws of the
United States. Ee forbids Postmasters
to pay any money orders drawn to any
Of the parties named. and directs that
the remitter be so informed. He fur
tfer directs that any mail received by
Postmasters from these companies be
sent to the office of mailing to be deliv-
cred to the senders, marked "fraudu-
lent"
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WIZARD SCHLATTER.
He Makes a Hurried Departure From
Denver.

DENVER (Col), Nov. 14.-Thou-
sands OF people, poor and afflicted
waited patiently under the lowering
skies and chilly wind this morning fo1
the appearance of Francis Schlatter
the healer. When he failed to appear
bitter murmur arose, and the disap-
pointment was keen. Then rumors
| were passed from one mouth to the
other and the whole city was lost in
conjecture Some had it that he was
seen nearly Greeley; others claimed he
was walking hatless and shivering
over the fields near Golden; that he
took the night train to Chicago. Con-
fiictlng reports were rife.
All that was possibly known was that
he had departed from the Fox home in
the night, taking all his gifts of warm
clothing and leaving behind him this
brief note:
Mr.. Fox: Ny mission is finished
Father takes me away. Good-by.
''FRANCIS SCHLATTER.
November 18th"
The crowd was first inclined to make
trouble, but they withdrew after de-
molshing the fence for souvenirs
Many touched the boards on which
SchIatter had stood, and thus carried
away his mystic influence.
Schlatter was subpenaed early in Oc-
tcber to appear before United States
Commissioner Capron to-day to teS-
tily in the case of the three manufact-
urers of fraudulent blessed" handker-
chiefs. When Schlatter failed to ap-
pear this morning, and it was definitely
ascertained that he had skipped town.
the case was postponed until Saturday
at 10 o'clock
Commissioner Capron said this morn
/ ing: He will appear here as subpe-
naed, as we will send officers after him
The United States Attorney will indi-
cate what he wishes done, although nc
action has been taken yet
! All the trains from the East this
| morning brought in an increased num-
| ber of people from Kansas, Nebraska
and Wyoming to visit Schlatter, and
many were the disappointed counte-
nances to be seen around the down
! town hotels. 4 few Immediately pur-
! chased return tickets, and are leaving
! for their homes this evening. The
/ railroad officials are telegTaphing al
| agents to inform all inValids buying
| tickets to Denver that the Messiah had
! left the city.
! A report tonight locates Schlatter al
| Rooney's ranch between Golden and
! Morrison. Rooney was one of the be-
! levers in Scnlatter. and had invited the
/ healer to come there to rest before
starting for Chicago.
A late report tonight locates Schlat-
ter afoot, heading for Gray's Peak
where, amid SHOWS, at an altitude o-
/ 1900 feet, he will confer with the
| Prophets, and return refreshed in three
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AGAIN IN CUSTODY.
An Escaped Murderer Captured at
spokane, Washington.

WILMINGTON Del), Nov. II
Word has been received here of the
arrest of Collingwood P. Harett at
Spokane. Wash, who escaped about
thirteen years ago from the George
town Jail, while awaiting execution for
murder. Hallett was convicted of mur-
der in the first degree for killing a man
named Hearne. The two had words
about girl and one day, while Hearne
was sitting on fence, Hallett shot
him dead After a sensational trial. in
which Senator Gray, then Attorney
General. conducted the prosecution.
Hallett was convicted and sentenced
to be hanged. While awaiting execu-
ton he succeeded in saving the bars
Of his cell and escaped. Nothing has
been heard of him during the past
twelve or thirteen years until word Of
his arrest was received to-day. The
authorities here will communicate
With the Washington officers looking to
the requisition of Hallett
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fenseless condition of the American
coast, which the General of the army
has recently elaborated with much pre-
cision Of detail, is for the moment the
principal subject of conversation
among army and navy officers. General
Miles declaration that England, not
withstanding her great navy, would be
Practically helpless against powerful
adversary but for her system OF coast
defenses is fully indorsed by both
branches of the service. Admiral John
g. Walker who represents the progress
i've element of the new navy, regards
coast defenses and a navy as the COM
plement of each other. That is to say,
10 great country can protect Itself
without both systems of defense. w nat
Admiral Walker says in this connection
is significant not only because of his
knowledge oil military matters, but for
the further reason that he believes war
between the United States and strong
foreign Power would demonstrate how
lily this country is prepared for such an
encounter.
u am a good American" said Ad-
rairal Walker this morning, but [ cam
not shut my eyes to cold facts. We are
not prepared to-day to engage IN war
with any first-class Power. We are in
the position that China occupied in her
recent struggle with Japan. We have a
vast population, great wealth. boundleSS
resources and intense patriotism. But
we cannot maintain an offensive or de-
fenSive attitude against any one OF the
balI-dozen foreign countries what
General Miles says about the defense
less condition of our coast cities is en-
tirely correct.
1T is true that New York and San
Francisco are better protected than our
other commercial cities, but even they
would be helpless against the assaults
of a dozen powerful irOncladS. So far
as the remaining cities are concerned,
they have no protection whatever"
What do you think the Government
ought to do?"
Congress ought to make liberal ap-
propriations for coast defenses and Cor
additional ships of war. More than
anything else, we need a strong navy.
II We had q dozen battleshipS of the
Indiana class on the Atlantic coast VIC
could defy as powerful maritime
country as Great Britain. We have now
four battleships building, and TWO
others have been appropriated for. We
need at least seven more. II Congress
would appropriate the money two of
these ships ought to be given to the
Cramps, two to the Huntington Yard ct
Newport News one to the Union Iron
Works at San Francisco, and the others
ought to be built at the navy yards at
Brooklyn and Norfolk. With anything
like fair system of coast defenses We
would then be beyond probability of war.
There would be no more Corinto inci-
dents, no more talk of foreign aggres-
sions on American soil. The United
States would be pre-eminent on The
American continent The greatest
precaution against war is to be fully
prepared for it
What about the Pacific Coast?"
Three battleships would be suffi-
cient for those waters. as the only prob
ability of trouble there might be with
the countries to the south of US, and
three such vessels would amply protect
US from their assaults"
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LAURADA INCIDENT.
The Outcome May Become of Inter
national Importance.

national Importance.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Laurada
incident promises to become a case of
international Importance. The special
inquiry instituted has resulted in the
following summary of information: On
the DIST of October the American steam
ship Laurada left this city for the West
Indies. 1t was reported from Kingston,
Jamaica, that her papers and appear
ance were not in accord. There, under
British law, she should have reported all
Passengers carried previous to making
the port Of Kingston. She reported but
a single passenger.
At that time the Laurada was under
charter to a West Indian firm doing
business in this city and in the West
Indies. Her clearance papers III Octo-
Der were in due form and order, as far as
clearing from an American port was
concerned, but her Captain, il Is al
legged, failed to report the Cuban rebel
Cespedes and his band Of fOrty-five fol-
lowers, with their arms and ammuni-
tion. Cespedes and his men were landed
on the east coast of Cuba. between the
fruit port of Baracoa and the port Of
Guanantamo, part of the coast on
which there are very few residences,
and from which the rebels could easily
reach the mountains of the interior
The statements made have been sub
Stimulated by several witnesses. The
full details are in possession Of the To-
cal authorities, and q warrant Will is
sue for the arrest of the Captain of the
Laurada, Samuel Hughes, and it is al
legged that he has been engaged in sim
liar practices, a violation of the neu-
trality laws.
WILMINGTON Oel), Nov IA
Scnor Congosta, the Spanish Consul at
Philadelphia, was here to-day in refer
ence to the steamer LaUrada. United
States Marshal Lannan went down the
bay this afternoon, and ii is sup
posed he went to intercept the steamer
off eN-ee