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The Progress., 1896-05-09
Parliament of the TranSvaal.

Pretoria, May 6.-The volksraat
parliament of the TranSvaaD was
opened Yesterday by President krue-
ger. Great and most unusual interest
was taken in the proceedings, in view
OF The recent disclosures made by the
publication OF the cipher kilograms ex-
changed between Cecil Rhodes, the ex-
premier Of the Cape Colony, and OH
ers, who took more or less important
parts in the Jameson raid in the terri
tory Cf the Boer republic. The town
was crowded with Beers, many OF
whom had ridden hundreds Of miles
in order to be present here when the
yolksraad reassembled, as its present
session is looked upon as being one
Of the most Important. In the history
of the little republic. Numbers OF these
sturdy, fighting farmers came here
days ago in order to bring their infu-
ence to bear upon mebers OF the eX-
ecutive council, in the hope OF bring
ing about the mitigation, If not the
entire communication of the sentences
of the Johannesburg reform commit
tee
The Progress., 1896-05-09
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

Chicago now contains sixteen
Mothers Societies Of Christian En-
deavOr.
Two reading rooms for sailors are
supported at Port Richmond and Point
Breeze by Philadelphia Christian En-
deayorers.
A prayer meeting Is held every ~ven-
ing in an upper room by the Christian
Endeavor society in school at Houl-
ton, Maine.
Forty Endeavorers offered them
seIyes as volunteers to the mission
teId at the Michigan state convention,
Apri! IS,
The largest gathering Of Christians
ever held in Canada is prophes!ed for
tho inter-proyincial Christian En-
deavor convention, which meets in u
tawa next October.
No Bibles are on sale in Sante re,
New Mexico. "the city OF the Holy
Faith" and the Christian EndeaYorers
Of the city have planned to open a
depository for religious literature.
People of good size, imitators OF
Christ" is the best translation that can
be made OF the name, Christian En-
deaeor Society, in the Caroline Islands,
where society recently has been
formed
The steady growth Of Christian En-
deayOr IS illustrated by the report from
the Michigan State union, which in
creased it's membership during the year
ending April l, by 3S6 societies and
$4,000 members.
Some Of the employees in shirt fac
tory at Bridgeton, n. j., have organized
themselves into a Christian Endeavor
society and hold meetings at noon once
a week. A similar society has been
formed recently among the workers in
the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Cos Pittsburg, Pa.
With five Of it's members as Presby
terrain ministers in Canada, one as
missionary in Africa. twelve as theo
logical Students and seven as church
elders, the Christian EndeaVor societ!
in Cookies Presbyterian church, 70
ronto, may we'll feel that it has fulfilled
its motto. "For the Church"
A uniqueaand practical Christian En-
deavor Is that undertaken by two younl
women, Christian EndeaVorers OF
Maine city. They have gone to live II
the Sums OF the city, earning their Owl
living, and by precept and example in
culcating lessons Of thrift, econom'
and religion among their neishbors.
Sunday. street paving in San Diego
CAL, has been stopped through tn
efforts OF the Christian Endeavorers
At Santicoy, Cal, the Sunday closin
law was openly violated by al! the sa
looms until the good citizenship OF tn
Christian Endeavor society pressed tn
matter and now the law is obeyed fully
The Progress., 1896-05-09
She Dared Him.

Chicago, H., May G.-Whethe- It Was
a lovers quarrel or because ne vas
sick and dependent thai induced s,s-
ch2oI McInerney to leap into the r!Tas
Monday ni2nt may never be KNOWN
but il is certain that the Thought came
to him suddenly and upon The instant
he inmpp1 into the water and drown
ed, while his com aniON looked on ana
screamed. lie vas employed by Dl-
cycle works, and had been working
overtime. He complained Of Illness
ard was told he nigh. lay of NhlIe
Oh his way home he met Miss Louise
Lichch, and together they walked TO-
ward hemn. At the North avenue
bridge McIncrney said tia. Life was
NJ. worth living and he had a mfnd
to jump into the river.
Il dare YOU to DO it, said Miss
LIGHT, With a laugn, thinking nor
friend was joking.
The next moment thore was a SI>o>n
and the young man was In the water.
He sank at once and made no cutlery,
The girl screamed. \ rope was thrown
10 McInerney as he came to the sur
.ace. He made no effort to save NM
self and went down for the last time.
The police managed TO find the body
within fifteen minutes. Beyond illness
from overwork it was NO. thought that
NcInerney contemplated ending his
The Progress., 1896-05-09
The Senate.

Washington, May Ex-senator Hill add
ed aother day-the ffth-in opposition
to the bond resolution in the senate
yesterday. Early in the day Mr.. PEI
fer, author of the resolution, announced
that he would seek to force vote last
night by holding the senate session un-
til the resolution was disposed of. 1t
was evident, however, that the senators
were not disposed to submit to the
hardships OF protracted and possibly
an all night session and Mr.. PETER did
not carry cut his announced purpose.
He stated, however, that the resolution
would certainly pass to-day, which,
however, is doubtful in view OF Mr..
Hills apparent ability to speak indef-
nitely,
The Progress., 1896-05-09
WISDOM.

Iwant to help you grow as beautlfuI
as God meant you to be when he
thought of you first-George MacDon>
AID
People glory In all sorts of bravery
except the bravery they might show
on behalf OF their nearest neighbour
George Eliot.
Blessed is the hand that prepares a
pleasure for a child. for there is no
saying when and where it may bloom
forth.-Jerrold.
A life Of real virtue, Of nobleness, Of
true greatness, is not an accident, 1t
comes, If it comes at all, from lofty
aspirations. from incorruptible mo-
tives, long cherished and held sacred
as life itseIf.-John Learned.
Not only to the God that IS above US,
but to the God that is in us, let us d.
rect our prayer; and to that God let our
importantly be such that, like the man
of the parable crying for bread at mid
night, It cannot, will not, be Denied
John Chadwick.
Much Of life is only fragments-un-
finished things, broken sentences, In
terrupted efforts, pictures left uncom-
pleted, sculptures only half hewn, let
ters only partly written, songs only
begun and choked in tears. But not
one Of these fragments is lost If it has
loves blessed life in it,. R. Miller.
In our keen look at the strong out
ward probabilities Of life, do not let
us forget It's Utmost secret of power:
that all noble thoughts, all noble pos
sibiitles Of life, spring out Of this Love,
or touch their finest meaning in it;
that there is no factor like it in the
makeup Of the worId.-Brooke Her
| ford.
To be religious is not to be a seer
Of visions and dreamer OF dreams. Il
Is not to be a iweller on the Mount OF
TRANSPORTATION. It is not to be rapt
in sweet and serene meditation. It Ia
to be yourself, and being yourself, to
take the nature which God has given
you and use It in his service by using
1t for your fellow men.-Lyman Abbot
The Progress., 1896-05-09

st. Louis, Mo-, May 6.-Division No.
2 of the tSate supreme court, at JET
ferson City, has ordered the S. Louis
school board TO revoke the appoint
ment of judges and clerks for the cleo
ton held yesterday to fill a vacancy
in tn, beard. The election is enjoined
ard the directors are cited to appear
before the court on May 20 and show
cause why they should net be pun
iShed for contempt OF court. This ac-
tion is the result of the alleged refusal
of the board to obey the courts man
date compelling the appointment OF an
equal number OF Republicans and
Democrats to positions OF judges and
clerks for a district school election.
The Progress., 1896-05-09
The Spanish and Russia Legations
# Nat3ria are now embassies.
Going to Cuba.

Ogden. Utah, May 6.-Four carloads
of Chinese Iaborers passed through
here Monday on their way to Havana.
They are lin bond and travelling I'M
der the auspices OF the Chinese Six
companies, who have contracted 80
SEM Them to Havana TO work. Thfy
were shipped direct from oHng koI|g.
They were met at San Francisco oy
specially authorized deputy United
States marshals, whose duty it is to
see them transported across the con-
tinent, without setting foot on Amsr-
can soil. They will go to Havana Via
Denver and New Orleans.
The Progress., 1896-05-09

Washington, May 6.-The opponents
OF four iattleships strained an over
widening defeat in the house yesterday
on the opposition to acceyt the senate
amendnent to the naval appropriation
bill rejoicing the number to two.
Mr.. Sayers DEM Of Texas, ex-
chairman of the appropriation commit
tee, made the motion and in its sup
port argued that the question presented
was purely business one and he ap-
pealed to the house not to allow polt-
ical matters to influence its Judgment.
He proceeded to contrast the appropri-
ations OF the present session with the
available revenues. The direct appro-
priations for the next fiscal year as they
passed the house were s505 000, 600,
while the total estimated revenue was
but s464, 100000 If no provision was
made for the sinking fund $50, 900, 000)
the total outstanding direct obligations
WOnld De S4oo,OOO,O 100, leaving a work
ing balance of SO 1000, 900. But, in addi-
ton, contracts were awarded in the
sundry civil bill, naval and fortifca-
tons BILL aggregating 100000. In
other words there would be $4,000, 900
TO meet almost $780, 900 900 Of expendi-
tues. With this situation staring con-
ssress in the face, he argued that it was
wise to retrench.
Mr.. Boutelle, chairman Of the naval
committee, who replied to Mr.. Sayers,
thought it unfortunate that these bus
tness facts" had not been brought into
the house when We are undertaking to
regulate boundary lines in South Amer
iea and in other ways asserting the pri-
macy OF the republic.
The Progress., 1896-05-09
STATISTICS OF THE RACE.

The birth rates Of the seven rrln-
cipal European nations have dcclinra
notably since 1880. The decline IN death
rates has been still greater so the sur
plus of births over deaths has risen
steadily.
Although marriage rates have de-
creased the number Of children to a
marriage has increased in every corH-
try except Belgium. Moreover the nat
ural increase OF population the world
over has proceeded with greater rapid
ity since 1880 than before.
The Progress., 1896-05-09


rIaya,a1d o, May 6..-The l.H'J"
awe Session Of the Methodist general
conference saw that the great religious
1odv wa still morganized for the
transaction Of business. The debate
on the eligibility OF women delegates
nc,rnfod the entire day and as far as
tho sneakers are concerned there IS no
evidence Of a desire to bring the dis
.cugsioD to a close. Some CT the laym7n
arc anxious to terminate the c21test
and it is probable that a motion viii
he offered tO-G3J closing the deDate at
- O'Clock II that is done it is probable
that 4 vote will be reached either TO-
dav or the first thing THURSDAY morn
ing
M sooner had Bishop Andrews called
the general Methodist Episcopal con-
ference TO order Yesterday morning
than there was a slight outcropping OF
rho feelinq between the clergy and the
.Iavmen, in which the latter took tAe
initiative
Mr. G. w, Bennett of Cincinnati pre-
scented a resolution providing for the
amendment of a special committee
which will pass upon all eommunica-
+soos from lavmen. This committee
was to consist of one minister and lay
men from each district.
After a good deal of debate, in which
Rev, DR.. Shier Of Detroit expressed re-
gret that any feeling existed between
the clergy and laity, the resolution was
adOptad.
An effort was made by DR.. James Of
Philadelphia to make the committee
consist OF fifteen members, who were
to be appointed by the bishop.
The lay delegates could not Stand
this and Mr.. Benefits resolution went
through.
The deck was then cleared for action
and the woman question was again pre-
cipitated.
President Daniel Stevenson of Union
College, KY, Started the fight by crit
icisng the action Of the bishops in de-
gliding against the Tomen in 1888.
Rev. G. Nelly lead the fight against
the women. He held the question 70
be ore of law purely He took UP the
question of the Bims argument and
said it was time he Bible said man
and women we're one in Christ, but not
IN general conference. He held that in
the church the status of woman is DIFF
The Progress., 1896-05-09
Don't Want To Die.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 6.-Coursel
for Mrs. Pietzel, widow Of Benjamin
F. Pietzel, who was murdered by H.
H. Holmes, has received a letter from
the latter offering Mrs PietZel house
and lot in Chicago, clear of all encum-
brances, and $4,000 in cash if she will
aid in getting him reprieve. Holmes
wants his execution postponed until
May IS. No attention will be paid TO
lhe letter.
The Progress., 1896-05-09
SHORT AND SNAPPY.

Negroes own 12O,0 farms.
In Shanghai there is an organ made
from bamboo.
In Arabia milk Is not measured but
il sold by weight
The Progress., 1896-05-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VII, MAY l7-PARABLE
OF THE POUNDS.
Goiden Text: HE That Is Faithful In
That which Is Least Is Faithful! Also
Tn Much; and He That IL Unjust in Lit
tie Is Unjust In Much"-Luke XVI 10.

z HAVE for our les
son today verses II to
q In the sixth chapter
of Luke.
Thus far We have
studied the three great
ministries Of Jesus. as
designated by the re-
gions In which they
were cyercised-th8 Jul
dean, the Galilean, and
Perean. These are now
complete. and there re-
mains only the Last
Great Week. The les
son To-Day, although It
The Progress., 1896-05-09
WOMAN THE TROJ Biz
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
UNORCANIZED.

Tho Eligibility of Woman p'If@H''
Occupying the Majority of the Time
(. Probable That u Vote VIII DO Eei'h'"
to-day.
The Progress., 1896-05-09
Racyc!e Presidential PnZz!A

Men and women, boys and g'r.s:
readers of this paper if you rs
lected to send in Your anS"o-
to the advertisement Of the Pres
idontial Puzzle in last weeks Is
sue of this paper, do not neglect to
do 50 now. DO not PIT it OH. Get
your copy ~ last weeks paper,
The Progress., 1896-05-09

Ii Hung Chang has arrived at Mos
COW, and has already had an audience
with the ear
The Progress., 1896-05-09
Cut The Advertisement Ont.

it gives all the particulars when en-
ables YOU to get the best 500 Rac%cle;
which, with the discount allowed by
working the puzzle, makes II the
cheapest as well as the best. We want
at once a few RaCyCles in your locality
as advertisements-now is your oppor-
tunity. Send us your solution OF puz-
gle. your name and address, modcl
wanted and height or frame.
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The Progress., 1896-05-09

It is reported that Gov. Estay O
Marcoris was shot for Conspiracy.
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TO SUPPRESS FACTS.
An Attempt Across the Water to Bride the
Press.

NEW YORK, N. T., April Z "A dis
patch from London says: Considerable
of a sensation has been created in ex.
elusive political circles by the develop
ment-and which as far as possible is
being kept secret--that q serious diff
ference Of opinion, resulting in
strained relations, has been created be-
tween the lord high chancellor, Lord
Halsbury, and the Marquis of Sails
bury, on cne side, and Lord Russell, of
Killowen, lord chief justice of Eng
land, and the Earl of Rosebery, on the
other side, over the measure entitled
.sThe indecent evidence bill, recently
introduced by the government into the
house Of lords. aud which provides:
that where Judge is of the opinion
that evidence given before him Is of
such character as to be prejudicial to
public morality, he shall be empowered
to order that it shall not be published.
The latitude of judgment allowed 10
the justices in various clauses uf the
bill is extreme, one clause going so far
as to provide that the justices may, IN
their discretion, peremptorily forbid
the very mention of the fact that any
particular case is being tried In their
courts. The penalty tor an infraction
of the act is summary arrest of the
printer, publisher and editor Of the
paper, with fine or Imprisonment, or
both, at the option of the judge, and
without trial by jury, for any term and
in any amount within the discretion of
the court.
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HOMICIDES ABROAD
Public Attention Has Been Di-
rected in London to their
Frequency.
A MAN BLOWN TO ATOMS.
The Kansas City Election Pro-
ceeding Quietly With
Militia on Guard.
SCOTT JAcKSoN'S TRIAL.

New YORK, N. r., April IA Lon
don dispatch says: Public attention is
being attracted to the unusual number
Of cases of homicide that have occurred
during the past six months in different
parts of the country. During the past
three months, there have been more
hangings in England than In any one
year for the last decade, and this de-
spite the fact that Home Secretary
Ridley, who is sentimentally opposed
to capital punishment, has been unus-
ually prolific in granting reprieves.
This morning, at / O'Clock, Herbert
Allen, a bartender of Birmingha was
hanged at Winson Green jtil for the
shooting of Henry James Skinner, head
manager Of the big Bodega stores in
Birmingham, and an hour later at
Leeds, William Cromwell, who last
week passed his sixty-fifth birthday,
was executed for beating out the brains
of Mrs. Baxendale, seventy year old
woman. during dispute over the use
Of . we'll, which was on the border line
Of land owned by the murderer and his
victim Aliens case had attracted
great attention 10 medical circles from
the fact that his father and two of his
brothers had committed suicide during
the past ten years, while the condemned
man, In a confession made last week,
stated that he had always been mis-
anthrope, and that at ten years of age
he bought arevolver rand cartridges and
would have killed himself had not his
courage failed. Since then he had
made four unsuccessful efforts to take
his own life.
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A Warm Welcome.

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 7-Msjor
Blackhnrst and other active followers
Of Commander Ballington Booth, are
hustling to-day In an endeavor to make
the welcome rally. which will be given
to the deposed Salvation army com
mander and his wife at the Auditorium
to-uight, rousing one. The sub
scription sale Of tickets for The meet
ing already assures an imposing audi
Ance, both numerically and in point OF
influence, and many Of Chicago's lead
fng men and women have signified
their intention OF being present to see
the ssvolunteers" fire their first volley
an the west.
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Mckinley Delegates.

ss CANTON. Mo-, April 7.--The rspub-
llcau congressional convention Of the
first Missouri district will, this after
noon, select two Mckinley delegates to
ST. Louis. The sentiment OF the dele.
gates ON theground is overwhelmingly
in favor Of the Ohio man, and OF the
twelve candidates for the honor OF
going to the national convention, not
one is anything else than McKinleyite.
Congressman Charles N. Clark, Of
Hannibal, who is candidate for re-
nomination, has an opponent in the
person OF John G. Mckinley, Of Union
vile, and who has made an active can
vass. Clalk's denomination, how
ever, is regarded as settled.
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A Notable Marriage.

DAYTON, KY, April There will
be distinguished company at the
Presbyterian church this evening to
witness the nuptlals OF Miss Capitolu
LIE Noir Harrison, Of this city, to Mr.
Truman Joseph Spencer, Of Hartford,
Conn. The bride is well known 10
literary circles throughout the country,
being r. eognized as the poet laureate Of
tue national editorial press association,
while the groom is the author of sew
eral notable works on Shakespeare, and
was recently honored by bis election as
honorary member Of the society OF
Bhakespearean Research Of New York.
The honeymoon Is to be spent at
Niagara. aud the couple will make
eheir future home at Ua tford. Conn,
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To Be Royairy Received

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April IA re-
ception committee of 500, including
fifty priests and the Christian Brothers
band of forty pieces, left the city at
o'clock this afternoon for Carlyle, Iii ,
to meet Cardinal Satolli, who is en-
route to st. Louis. Upon the arrival
of the private car at the union station
this evening, His Eminence will be
greeted by Archbishop Kain and es-
corted to the archiepiscopal residence
by procession OF several thousand
laymen. the local Catholic clergy and
the councils of the Catholic Knights Of
America,
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Live Stock shipments.

TOPEKA, kas., April Shippers OF
live stock from every nook and corner
OF the stale are gathered here in force
for the hearing of the testimony OF the
railroad companies in the live stock
rate case, which began before the state
board Of railroad commissioners to-
day. The shippers demand that the
rule requiring cattle to be shipped BY
the hundred weight, instead of the car
load % changed to the old order,
iaad they declare that if the decision in
the case now pending il unfavorable to
their interests they will carry the case
into politics and insist upon the elec-
tion by the executive council of board
that will project their interests.
Wall paper and picture mouldiugs, all
new 1896 patterns, at II. G. Coors' 126tf
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The AntI-TuImanI.es.

COLUMBIA, s. c., April Tile
state convention of the irregular South
Carolina democrats or anti TIllmanites
Is in session here to-day for the selec-
tion of delegates to the Chicago con-
vention. Senator Ilby, in calling the
convention 10 a.aer, severely scored
the Tlllman faction for its assertion
that the South Carolina democrats
would bolt the national convention un-
Less the party platform was constructed
ia accordance with their ideas on the
knanclal question and other issues.
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CHICAGO, Illinois, April IA
woman who in this state has secured
a divorce from her husband with an
alimony attachment, must remain
within the jurisdiction of the state il
she wants to collect the alimony, and
will not be permitted 10 gallivant all
over the country or cross over to Eu.
rope at her own free will and her hus-
hands expense. This, at least, is the
dictum Of the state supreme court in a
lengthy decision just handed down.
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CHICAGO ELECTION
A Determined Effort Being Made to Defeat the
Boodlers To-day.

CHICAGO, April IL: The municipal
election 10 progress to-day, the contest
is between the friends of pure govern
ment and the Doodle element. For the
moment MtKinleyism, Reedism, Cul-
lomism and all other isms---and IN
some wards even the dividing lines be-
tween republicans and democrats, have
been lost sight Of in the effort on the
part of the advocates of clean muni-
cipal rule to defeat the ssgangsters. "
Among the candidates for re. election are
number of "city fathers" who, with
scarcely visible means of support,
save the $500 per night paid out for
attendance upon about forty council
meetings year. have amassed fortunes
ranging from $50. 900 to 5000 900, and
have been identified with the wholesale
traffic in street and steam railroad
franchises, electric light subway, aud
other deals generally admitted to be
surrounded with fraud and corruption.
In many of the wards the citizens,
irrespective of party, have risen in re-
volt and have placed in nomination
against the boodlers men OF known
standing and reputation, and OF whom
John M. Harlan, son OF Justice Har-
Ian, of the United States supreme
court, and A. F. Portman, for many
years business manager of the Chicago
Herald and'the Chicago Ereniag Post,
are fair exhibits. No city officers are
to be chosen to-day, the election being
purely for members of the city council
and assessors, collectors and other Of
ticers Of the south, west and north
towns into which the city is still divid-
ed.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 7.--Durng the
city election to-day, one man was shot
through the hand and another in the
abdomen, during quarreIs at the polls.
The latter will nr0ha hlv dia