The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-17

uIarlty naQ killed. MIN; ana Ln6r6 Is
every reason to believe that he never 30
expressed himself His literary career
began in 1891 when he published Pc
ter Ibbetson" in Harper's Magazine.
A PUBLIC meeting was held in Wash
ington. D. c., to express regret at the
retirement of Bishop Keane from the
rectorship of the Roman Catholic Uni
versity at the command of the Vatican.
Justice Morris presided, and addresses
were made by the Rev. Messrs. Richards
and Rankin. General Greeley and Com
missioner Truesdell. The enforced re
tirement of Bishop Keane is regarded as
an undue exercise of the Roman author
ity in the affairs of Catholic church in
America.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that it
is announced that shortage of between
$4,000 and $4,000 has been found in
the accounts of DIR. A. @. Patterson,
the assistant physician in charge of the
criminal and homicidal wards Of the
Government hospital for the insane,
on the outskirts of that city. known as
st. Elizabeth's Asylum. The deficit
does not come out of Government funds,
but out of sums paid by private pa
TENTS. The shortage, however, has been
made good.
GEORGE J. MARSH. Treasurer of the
Cape Ann Savings Bank at Gloucester,
Mass. committed suicide on Thursday
by shooting himself. 1t was learned
yesterday that Marsh was short $4,000
in his accounts as trustee of the Gilbert
Fund. He had been specializing heavi-
ly. and it is supposed used money of
other estates which be held in trust. 1t
is stated that the bank q funds are intact.
There was slight run by small deposit
ors.
The Leadville, Colo. Miners Unto
on Saturday called upon the Engineers
and Pumpmen's Union to aid it in it's
struggle. A few members of the latter
notified the members that they would
not raise or lower non union miners.
Their places were filed. All others re-
manned on duty. Further trouble is ex-
pected.
The Ohio coal operators have posted
notices at their mines that dating from
October l. the price paid per ton for
mining will be 8 cents below the Pitts.
burg price. The miners. in convention
in Columbus, referred the matter of a
reduction to vote of the locals, the re-
suit to be announced October II.
The Minister of the United States at
Pekin, Charles DENLY, has reported to
the Department of State that, in accord
ance with the sixth article of the treaty
of Shimoneseki between China and Jap
an. the Chinese ports of Foochow and
Hankchow were opened as treaty ports
on the Goth of September last.
The twenty -second annual Convention
of the Pennsylvania Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union was held last
week in Pittsburg. 1t was reported
that 104 new Unions had been organized
the past year. The Union is still work
ing actively to secure the closing of sa-
looms on Memorial Day.
A New YORK despatch says that the
meeting to decide upon requested re-
duction in west bound rates on anthra-
cite coal has been adjourned indefinite
ly. 1t is understood that the New York
interests were opposed to reduction.
while Philadelphia favored it.
A DESPATCH from Grenada, Miss.
says that "the white people of Carroll
county are terribly excited over the dis
covery of negro plot to inaugurate
war of determination" Nonsense. Evi
IDENTIFY flake"
THE American plate glass plant at
Alexandria, Ind, is to resume opera
tions. employing 500 hands. The Am
erican Wire Nail Company's mill at
Anderson. Ind, will start up full today
with 800 men.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and family
have returned to Washington from Gray
Gables, Mass. where they have spent
the summer vacation of 101 days.
GRAIN shipments have caused car
famine on the railroads in Iowa. This
is good news, the kind of a famine" the
country likes.
LORD RosEBERY, who recently resigned
the leadership of the Liberals of Great
Britain, made speech in Edinburgh
last week, in which he said he was OPP
posed to isolated action by Great Brit
ain on the Turkish question. Such ac-
ton would mean a European war. with
the slaughter of hundreds of thousands.
and threaten the existence of Great
Britain. The panacea. he said, was con
certed action by the Powers nearest in
terested. This could not be long post