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New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
SWEDES ~ AMERICA.
Ex-MTNIsrER THOMAS WRITES LETTER TO THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE SWEDISH HOSPITAL
EAR COMMITTEE


r Dahlander chairman Of the committee In
charge OF the ARRANGEMENTS for the Swedish Hos
pital fair which is to be held in Ne universal
Building In Washington-st on November p, has re-
ceived the following letter from w. w Thomas, 1r,
late United States Minister to Sweden:
r Dahlander. Esq. Of the Swedish Hospital COM
fnittee .-
Ny Dear ST.: hope and believe that the American
Swedish American fellow citizens In building
Swedish hospital at Brooklyn, N Y.
hospital for the sick and suffering is always a.
worthy charity, and the fact that this is swedlsh
hospital gives II special claim upon american
generosity. 49,
America owes much TO Sweden. The first Swedish
col0nizaiion on the banks OF the Delaware was
characterized by spirit Of humanity and brothery
love which has left an impress for good upon
continent that will never be effaced.
In tho war of the Revolution Sweden was the nrst
land (afer our ally France that voluntarily recog
nized newborn republic and welcomed her INTO
the sisterhood Of nations. .,
And In the war for the preservation Of the Union
" was q Swedish erican, John Ericsson VINO, py
the creation OF his genius the Monitor rendered H.
iossrious service TO his adopted country az crica
Hrr'eni ard saved her from great peril
Tho Swedes too, have done their full snare ~
opening up and developing our vast country, ana
thsy everywhere highly esteemed as honest
INDUSTRIOUS law abiding and God-fearing cltizehS
therefore bespcak with confidence the kindly
tid effective cooperation OF my countrynen In pro-
noting the good work you and pour coHeaRues
nave In hand and anticipate that the Swedish HOS,
mihi VIII BOON be erected on american son, anu
ahe an honored place among the benevolent insu-
''' '""' W. W THOMAS JR.
"A sift has been made by the Messrs. Mason
nsmlin Company OF one Of their organs for the
sSssfsnt OF the fair Mayor Wurster will o1iciate
vf'ne opening OF the fair.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
THE BIBLE AND BIBLE STUDY.
DIR. MELVEEN DELIVERS AN ADDRESS APPKo-
PIRATE TO THE DAY.

PIRATE TO THE DAY.
Yesterday was bible Sunday" with all the
branches of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton throughout the world. Most Of the speakers
at tho Y. NJ. e. A. meetings yesterday afternoon III
this and neighboring cities therefore. chose for their
subject bible Study" The Rev DR. William 7.
McElvcen pastor Of the New England Congrega-
tional Church. in South Nnth-st. was the speaker
at the Bedford Erlnch. Brooklyn. yesterday inc
meeting was held in the gymnasium instead oi 'he
plrors because Of the large number Of young men
who attended the service Among other things Or.
McElvccn said
Job. long years ago in his distress cried out:
Oh that mino adversary had written a book. JOB
was a man who lived in the worlds morning iWi-
light He was Hebrew Socrates His religion was
the religion % nature. No sun OF righteousness
with healing in His beams had shone upon him
While he prosperous his religion OF nature
stood him in good stead. But when adversely came.
when he lost all his possessions Whtl MS Servants
were killed and his children were ihhen hon i,oin @
and he was personally aiiLctcd with lOdllSohie
disease. he bcgs for something more han the teaci-
ings of nature. Nature told him there was a ,'od'
but nature did not tel MIN miic9 ABOUT ,lr chu @
acter OF God Tormentcd by his faithless VIE ana
the existence Of God. but he begS 70 Know 9 SOM
thing Of the Divine heart. oh, that mine Divine
adversary, who has caused mc to be afflicted. ana
who has suffered blow after blow to fall upon me.
had written book that would reveal TO me the
meant by this cry Job begs for Bible-a book
which would be revelation Of Gods character.
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world is a riddle Plato amcntcd that he was adrift
upon a raft with rudder in his hand or star above
to guide. Why Whence" WHITTIER" are words
that are constantly upon our lips"
Dr. McElvccn then alluded to the antocedent
probability Of "A revelation from God H said that
facts were pr)vcrbially stubborn arguments.
where the Bible is there Is the best civilization.
The Bible is clothed with both light and power.
What are the three greatest nations OF the earth
to-day? Are they not England. Germany and
America? And what nations honor the Bible as do
those? Ptre Hydrinth declared that the tr"ncn
were defeated in The Franco-Prussiau War because
very
ri,d a Bible IN his kuapsAck. while the great ma
the French sOdicry Indifferent to re-
lcion. Tn, Bblc grapplcs life and transforms and
rcg,ncraics II. Tn, old lighllnG,r Claudius Buch-
anln. said: I cannot explain 1t. nut know was a
man OF ungOyeruIblc temper. and this book queiled
the tiger in me The Bible and the religion IT
teaches Is tine author Of the worlds best civilization
T. j. mother OF universities and the promoter Of
freedom IL has raised the standard Of human life
and Vile
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
POLICEMEN AFTER 4 GHOST.
MEMBERS OF THE TWENTY FIFTH PRE-
CINCT SAY THE FORT HAMILTON TOWN
HALL Is HAUNTED

There are many good and wise people in Fort
Hamilton who until few nights ago believed
in ghost yarns" but now 1t must be said that they
have ghost which is only puZzling to them
selves but the police well. The ghost according
to the story told first about 10 o'clock
last Wednesday night by three young women who
were passing along Eghty-sixth-st They had just
passed the police station in that street when one
of the gave a and. pointing to a ghost
like object which was about fifty yards away, she
ran down the thoroughfare. Her companions were
not long in following her.
Two OF the officers who quietly seated in the
station house at the tine rushed to the street to
learn the of the disturbance but all they could
the figures of the three fleeing women. The
Twenty-ffth Precinct is IN Town Hail. and the sur
roundings usually quiet. About three hundred
yards each side of the building is frame house
of them being the old Hass tavern. while in the
rear open fields Directly opposite is an old black
smiths shop and house but for another mile or
another house is 10 be seen.
After II o'clock night one can walk for miles
without meeting person. and 1t Is between this hour
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
TAKE HEED WHAT YOU READ

In the Bedford Avenue Baptist church last even
ing the Rev. Dr. S Gnard Nelson. who is deliver
ing a series Of discourscs on Things People Are
Thinking About preached to large congrega-
ton from Luke X. ~. How readcst thou He
said in part:
According TO the late Dr. Noah Porter. tho
feature Of oiviliZa tiOn that would prove
utterly beyond the comprc hcnsion Of the barbarian
Is public libraries The cathcdral the military
parade the festive gathering, the gallery Of paint
ings. woMd nav som slsil,lGs'ho. @ even lor ln'
savage. The rude mind would IND In them suggcs-
tons of that with which II had acquaintance; but
to such a mind the library would bc an ncXpcabe
fact. The library is thus the Distinguishing mark
OF civilization. Books and records of some sort
have been both effect and necessity Of all progress.
even the most rudimcntary. ! would not ask you
library first parents. nor to believe AZ has
been contended that Noah had a nautical library
thcless of very ancient date. Egypt lifts her cur
tain and there centuries before tho birth OF Christ,
Canaan had ITS book city kirjath Sephcr, and It's
Gaba. Byblos. which the Oricn'alsts tel us
meant university town" Tons OF clay tablets.
containing records OF Assyrid nave been recovered,
and tons upon tons. probably, remain to be eX-
humed. Nor do wonder that hooks have such
long antiquity. Thee IS endless pleasure IN read
ing DR.. Johnson said the most miserable man In
the world he who could not read on a rainy
day Mind necessarily seeks communion with mind
Such Is the magic Of ink and types that We can
1--we in any OF the past by reading Herodotus
will enable us follow Sargon with his bronzcd
barbarans sweeping in multitude across the sands
of the desert like gliterng. tossing sea or brass
ard steel We lift the "Ilad," and 10, We have
Homer surrounded by princes and peasants on The
towering meadow in the sylvan glade. singing
TO the accompaniment Of the harp OF Hector ana
Achilles. All that remains OF great empires Is IN
sprits of other days pass us. Books. said
Bacon are like ships that sail through the sea OF
II is Of great Importance what sort of books we
read. A book is a companion. aad mono who u wise
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
WILLIAM &. BROWN DISCHARGED.
40 EVIDENCE AGAINST THE SON OF THE sEcRE-

40 EVIDENCE AGAINST THE SON OF THE sEcRE-
TARY OF THE BOARD or EDrcNTioN.
william G. Brown. Of tho secretary OF the
BOARD Of Education arrested last week on com
plaint OF n sailor. who charged him WIN steaHhg
his watch was discharged on Saturday ny MaS'S-
trate Wentworth OF NewYork. n great deal OF
surprise was manifested by Brooklyn people "nen
thov heard OF Mr.. Browns arrest but his eNpih-
nation of the AFFAIR and tho fact that the sahor VINO
accused him was ~'nk mt the time placed MS
part In the affair in an entirely dlfter'ht hsht III
telling his story 10 Magistrate wentworth MT.
pro,cn said that tho trouble occurred while he was
waiting for boat at Catharne ferry. He stepped
into a nearby saloon to get glass OF beer. lie
said that he saw several men there. but paid no
attention TO them and there was no trouble While
he was i'm the place As he stepped out ot the front
door the sailor came up. accompanied by TWO OIL
Gers Mr Brown was pushed BACK INTO tlr room;
and nj fhc same time the sailor accused MN OF
sealing his watch. Mr.. Brown protested. and al
,bomgb ,h.rc was absolutely no evidence against
him he was taken tho police station When
Naqiytrate Wentworth first heard II" story ne
nnroled Mr. Brown in order to allow more com
plete investigation
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
QUARREL OVER A BILLBOARD.

The ownership OF disputed theatre billboard ct
Fulton and Washington SITS. led to a serious quar-
rel between employees OF the Park and Montauk
theatres at early hour yesterday morning. As q
result Walter Cochrane, twenty-five years DID, was
arrested by Patrolman Lambert of the Twenty
second Precinct charges Of two assaults. in the
second and third degrees. The complainants are
Edward L. Mcconnell. OF No. 29S Livingston-st.,
and James d. Cohen. Of No. "a Joralemon-st.
The prisoner is employed in the advertising de-
partment OF the Park Theatre. and the complain
ants are employees OF the Montauk Theatre. Tho
men met at 1890 yesterday, and quarrel
followed about the billboard. Cohen alleges that
knocking him down. Coch 1ane then turned hiA At
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
4 VIEW CHIRCH BEING BtlLI.
THE CORNERSTONE OF THE NE" 81
FRANCIS DE SALES BUILDING TO BE
LAID NEXT SUNDAY.

The cornerstone Of the church OF 81 franc'S os
e T., ,h.rdoen-s,.. near Broadway. will be laid
a, 2.2o o'clock next Sunday afternoon by Bishop
Mcdonnell Mgr Mooney. Nicar-General OF New
York viii preach.
,rha structure now in course OF erection was de-
signed by r L. Daus. the we.l-known arcnNecI OF
this city The general plan Is tnAt OF cross en-
tirelv without piers columns or galleries, save a
small choir loft The style is that Of Italian churcnes
of the sixteenth century. They are remarkable Tor
helr beauty the chief feature being their lofty pro-
nortlons and St Francis de Sales's Church Will be
good example of this style.
The building will front in Aberdeen-st ana run odck
.. tho building line in De Sales Place. The length
s ooo feet. with A frontage O; IS feet, which in
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28

would select as companions the vicious dcpraved
scOundrcls who are writing much OF what Is called
the realistic fiction Of the day Neither should we
make companions of their books. Norddu mas
called theirs the literature Of degeneration re Is
right. Ii is "A pander TO the hasest appetite ana Is
published for money regardless Of its darnnlng
effects Humiliating to say. much OF II Is DehS
issued 10y Old publishing houses that Always niIhelS
10 have deserved and enjoyed confidence Tens ol
thousands have drawn the inspiration oi success
and failure from books Desultory readins-that
which vaults from thing to another-ls aS Wu n
10 b- deprecated desultory eating DO not reld
that which does not interest you; 1t Is not LOT you
Pursue the subject however long. TIL you are
acquainted with IT, When fatigued. stop. ana iet
reflection begin. The best of all books TO rcad Is
the Bible. the noblest of all characters In DOCKS
b. Cor ~ (.o1
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
ARRESTED HIN FOX PREACHlNu.
A MINISTER WHO WAS CONDOCllN"
STREET SERVICE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
RIFT AFTERWARD RELEASED

The Rev. F. J. Reeves. thirty-two years oio OF
No. S2 Rockaway-ave.. was arrested Eesle'""S
afternoon by Policeman Lilienthal, Of the Ralph
ave station. charged with obstructing thorough
fare Mr. Reeves at the time of his arrest was
conducting an open-air Gospel service near the
entrance TO Evergreens Cemetery. At the police
alton the preacher exhibited permit 10 prtdcI
from Superintendent McKelvcy. Of the Brooklyn
Police Department Sergeant Barr who was M Pc
hind the desk on seeing the permit, at once as
charged the prisoner The police OF the Ralph-ave'
station allege that they have received many c1il ~
plants from people living in the neghDorhood OF
the cemetery about the gathering OF crowds IN ,he
street caused by the Sunday afternoon service
which led 10 Mr.. ReeveSs arrest
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
pROPERTY-OWNERS PROTEST
THE SUGAR TRUST FENCES IN THE OLD
TWO ROD ROAD.
" HAS BEEN OPEN FOR MANY YEARS. AND WAS
crxrRA1L.Y SUPPOSED TO RE PUBLIC
THoRoUGHFARE-AN INQUIRY

ola living in the neghborhood of Kent-ave.
.,,h drst-st are indignant because the
.,oar Sugar Refining Company which is more
,,,arIv known as the Sugar Trust. has built Il
pr, nigh pine fence around an important part of
,o rod Road. Two Rod Road is an old thor
.,gbfare. running dagonally from Grand-st.. at
point west Of Kent-ave.. to hent-aVe', at point
Pooo South First and South Second ss. 1t is
onIy q block and a half long. and has in recent
wears been called River-st
About six years ago the Sugar Company acquired
from CITY Controller Theodore +. Jackson a tri-
.o,pular piece of land, with seventy-hve feet in
Kent-avc and thirty-seven feet in South First-st.
Rotween this ship Of land and one of the big re-
o,orios or the company lies the south end of Two
nod Road About week ago gang of carpenters
began building A high board fence on the kept-avc.
and South First-st sides OF the triangular strip.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
Az INTERESTING CONTEST EXPECTED.

In Tho annua! bowling contcs, OF the Knickerbocker
Field club which Is 10 be he'd on or about October
l. twelve will take part in the tournament ana
tho outcome is looked forward to as lively and
intor,s,ing one The annual election Of officers OF
tho club will take place on the evening OF October o.
and F. H. briggs who Is now president OF me flD
are. For pres ident. T.. T. Camp: president r A
Adams trea surer. G. f. Fishheck: secretary walter
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28

There will be a day Of prayer and exposition or
Scrinturc concerning prayer In the Hanson Place
Baptist Church on Thursday The first meeting
viii he al $50 n. m. led 10y the Rov. r. y Martin
81 10 a m there will be an address by the Kew
%.u. YORK and af 2.3O p. m the Rev. +. VI ELS
nrcsidinr addresses by the Rey; Cornelius Woelt,,
%nu.york At ~ M the Rev. \. T. PicrSon or
Torthfcid will preach All Christians who believe
In prayer are invited to come ana JON !" '''S' SUI
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
THE FrNERAL or JOHN II. Schultz.

Iohn n Schultz died on Friday at his home No.
,.s Hewes-st from paralysis Mr.. Schultz was
horn in New-Windsor Orange County. \. " and
u,as seyenty-six years old His ancestors. who
we're of Holland stock. settled IN New lhdsor ~
''',rs ago While he an infant MS parents
navel to Brooklyn. Mr. Schultz entered the EN-
,iov ~ THE American Railroad Journal as an
l,Hsa hoy and gradually rose 10 be It's editor and
proprietor retiring from active service rev Sears h
h1pial was i'm Greenwood Cemetery. Two children
survive him.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
NOT A POLITICAL REFERENCE.

Don't try to read between the lines and see In this
sermon Il reference to th" present political stua-
tion. | never have learned the habit OF spcaking
by indircctcn. but this Sunday wish try to
make you that far profoundcr than questions
OF finance taxation or any such Thing. under
lying the party excitement that We shall look back
upon in Il few months and wonder mat our checks
red and our tcmpors so hot. lies this truth
that God is working out the salvation Of the world
And sometimes have wondered whether this great
experiment that are trying on American soil
may not by our failure to recognize this truth,
end in greater failure than any nation of the
past has made.
He is In His Church. and He Is in humon history.
because He Is in every individual Has conscience
never said to you, Thou shalt not II WAS God
speaking to you II you say thcs" monitOns with
In us only seeds IN our own nature. reply that
seeds never sprOut without sunshine. Have you
read "'Thc Little Pilgrim that strange book
carrying life on beyond the grave and imagining
how they who have gone strive In vain TO break
through the silence and speak to Us. but they
cannot So IL seems to me some times that God
walks tho world trying to speak 20 ~. And yet II
He manifested Himself in audible. visible and ma
tcrial things, should do what have always
material thing and bow down to idols.
have wished this morning 10 strike q keynote
for what ] would like 10 make my ministry this
wintcr-somcthin clearer ir my own conscience.
and then something that should make IL clearer and
more potent TO you. God grant TO lit upon us the
light OF His cOunfcnauce. God give us the
sciOusncss Of His presence.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
SERIES THEM RIGHT.

Denver, COL. Aug. cit is an
nounced that state auditor Parks, who
is ex-officio insurance commissioner, is
about to spring surprise upon some
of the leading insurance companies.
Several companies, it is said, have re-
Gently been sending circulars to their
policy holders containing the asser-
tion that if the Democratic party is
successful in the coming election
their policies will be worth half the
amount on which the premiums have
been paid. 1t is said Mr.. Parks has
been quietly securing collection of
those circulars, which he claims are
evidences of insolvency on the part
of the companies, and he now proposes
to cancel the licenses of all such COM
panies which are doing business in
this state. It is claimed that the
auditors judgment in such cases is
final, and that il he insists upon this
course the companies will be barred
from doing business in the state.
These Eastern corporations are too
ready to terrorize and bull-dose the
people of the West, upon whose plum
der they live; and we hope the State
Auditor will put the screws to those
scamps and cancel their licenses. If
they were driven out of Colorado home
companies would spring up to take
their places.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
FAST HORSES AT THE FAIR.

HAMLINE, Aug. 1.-two great at
fractions we're today positively secur-
ed for the State Fair, that have hith-
ertoO been unannounced. Marion
Mills, the great pacing mare, with a
record Of 2:12a, made without driver.
has been secured for three days Of the
Fair. This wonderful mare, without
even bride, starts from the word
and goes around the track without
break. Her owner writes that he is
confident that the mare will go in
2:1O or better at the State Fair.
w. w. P, record 2:O54. has been Sc
cured for two races at the State Far
against time. He is to lower Nancy
Hanks record of 2:07, and the worlds
riding record of 2:O84. w. w. P. g
work this year has been of highly
sensational order. At Detroit July
18th, he won the first heat in the great
free-for-all race, defeating Frank
Again, Ruebenstein, Colridge and Sa-
ladin. This was one Of the hottest
races Of the year. $500 was offered
for the race, but 81 900 of the amount
was to 60 to the winner OF the first
heat. The result was that the first
heat was the sensation OF the great
Detroit meeting, as can be judged
from the fact that Frank Agan was
beaten, who has since at Columbus
gone in 2:O4, defeating Pa tchen and
Robert j., and making the fastest
fourth heat on record.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
Il SENSIBLE IDEA.

An individual signing himself H.
Ellingson. and giving his residence as
Minneapolis. has addressed a COM
munication to the attorney general
urging that official to procure the in
dictment Of Minnesota $, senators and
represe natives in Congress and all
the state officials, chargng them with
murder. The writer sa5siall these Of
ticials are in favor of aagnld standard,
which has been the mainlcause of sui
cides caused by business failures in
the past few years. The men who
have contributed to the maintenance
of the gold standard, Mr.. Ellingson
thinks, are murderersJRs accessories
after the fact. 30 9
Very true. He'll isRtt hot enough
nor eternity long enough to punish
the villains who have brought such
incalculable calamities pp the human
family. They should all, suffer from
the big bankers to tleA dittle politi-
cians;-from the Rothschilds to Nc
Cleary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
BRYAN rs 4 BACONIAN.

Chicago Correspondence OF Detroit Jour-
nall
1t is rather surprising that Ignatius
Donnelly should have opposed Bryan.
Photographers have suggested that it
was because the boy orator did not be-
lieve in the Baconian theory. This
was a mistake. I learned to-day that
Bryan, queerly enough, is Baconian,
but Donnelly's opposition may be due
to the fact that he does not believe in
the Minnesotan's cipher. Bryan is q
believer in the theory of DR.. Owen of
Detroit-the endless chain theory.
He holds with the Michigan physician
that cipher story is hidden in the
works of Shakes peare which reveal, by
the use Of certain key words. with the
assistance Of wheel. the whole his
tory OF Bacon's life and which also
contain several other good plays equal
to the masters best. Bryan also be-
lieves that Bacon wrote Buttons
ANATOMY Of Melancholy" Sponsors
"Faerie Queen" and Marlowe's plays.
He has read DR.. Ovens works very
carefully. aud believes thoroughly in
his revelations. Once Bryan told VIII