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TO FIGHT THE BELL.
Representative of Independent TeIe-
phone Companies organizing.

CHICAGO, May 2S.-The Independent
Telephone Exchange of the United States
did not form national organization to-day
as was expected. Instead of reporting the
plan of such organization, the executive
committee suggested that national con-
vention be called within the next thirty
days by the executive committee in order
to give all of the 1000 independent eX-
changes Of the company an opportunity to
be represented. The members of the exec
utlVe committee, after a long discussion
decided that If the independent exchanges
were TO combine against the Bell Company
II would be better to do so through an or
ganlzatlon embracing wider latitude than
that which might be formed of the one
hundred or more persons present at the
meeting
The report of the executive committee
was accepted without a dissenting vote.
Should the Bell Company proceed to prose
cute the Independent exchanges for in
proposed national association Will defend
the cases in the nine appellate circuits of
the United States. The report of the exec
utiVe committee favored a separate organ
1Zatlon OF the telephone exchanges, opera
tors and the manufacturers ard dealers
III telephone supplies and requested the lat
ter interests to hold a convention at the
same time and place as the proposed eX-
change convention. The executive commit
tee consists of the following: Thomas A.
Marshall, Keithsburg, ILL.,, chairman; Ed
ward Andrews, Bluffton, Ind; DIR. j. A.
LUmpkin, Nation, ILL.,; J. |. Stone Rich
H. c. Young, Columbus Pa; William II.
Gilbert, Saginaw, Mich; d. M. Mickey,
Ishpeming, Mich and r. G. Stade, Oska-
looSa, Ia. 1t was decided to hold the pro-
posed national convention at Detroit June
y, and a call to that effect was issued by
the executive committee.
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to 10y it on the table which was adopted
by an overwh elming vote and the assembly
adjourned till evening.
THE CLOSING SESSION.
The first interest in the evening session of
the assembly was aroused by objection to
the approval of the records of the Synod of
New York because it had elected elder
to it's moderatorship last October. The
elder so elected was General Ralph K.
Prime of Yonkers. Rev. p. =. Young, of
California objected to the action of the
synod and moved its disapproval on account
of irregularity. After brief debate and an
amendment the whole matter was tabled.
The race question in the South came up
unexpectedly petition to allow a col
ored church in Texas to join a Presbytery
in Arkansas. The discussion was long and
covered many points, but the petition was
finally decided in the negative. The reason
given was an unwilingness to recognize
color distinctions in the denomination.
The daily allowance for entertainment
next year was increased from 81 TO Sl.25.
An elaborate report was presented as to
the qualification of voters at church cleo
tiOns, the right being granted to commune
cants and contributors in the case of pas
tors and limited to communicates in the
election of elders and deacOns. The list of
ministers deceased during the year con-
tanned 123 names. The final report OF the
treasurer Of the quarter century dnnlVer-
sary reunion fund was presented in printed
form. 1t showed total receipts of 1865, l46
report was presented. showing that the
Sunday-schooI membership of the denom-
nation was 1045,67S, an increase of 39,2S7.
The total membership of the church was
800 795, being AN increase of 56S06 by con-
fession of faith and 37745 by certificates.
Near the hour of adjournment the com
mittee of fifteen to confer with the home
board of missions in order to harmonic
methods of work was announced as follows:
Minister'S. l.. Withrow, Chicago, chair
man; w Fl. Logan, Maryland; John Dixon,
New Jersey; w. Z. Kane, Illinois; John ,.
Mcintosh, Pennsyiyania; >. McCloskey
Blaney, Kentucky; r. NJ. Hayes, Oregon;
George l.. Spinning New Jersey j. Nc
Holmes, New York; D. S. Tappan, Ohio;
Samuel j. Nicolls, Missouri. Elders-Gov.
James A. Mount, Indiana; Charles e. an
derburg, Minnesota; George Lane, Michi-
gan. and John b. MINIS, Tennessee.
After the routine business which marks
the close of each assembly. the roll call and
votes of thanks to all who had contributed
to the success and convenience of the body,
the assembly adjourned sine die at u:jO
O. clock.
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THE NEwsBOYs, BAND.
An Immense Crowd Entertained at
TOmIinROn Hall.

TOmIinsOn Hall.
The occasions are rare on which more
people gather at Tomlinson Hall than were
there last night to hear the concert and
enjoy the entertainment furnished by the
Evening Press Newsboy Band of Grand
Rapids, Mich, for the benefit of the Boys
Club of this city. The seating arrangement
was the same as on the last night of the
May festival, every inch of available space
being used for chairs. All the seats were
taken, and several hundred people stood up
in the aisles and against the walls. The
crowd began coming before the doors were
open at Z o'clock, a long string of people
being in waiting at that hour. There were
no reserved seats, those coming first get
ting the best seats of the class paid for
The entertainment was an exceptionally
good one, consisting of selections by the
band, solos on various instruments and
drills by the boys, some vocal selections
dancing and a speech by Willie Phelps, the
newsboy orator. The opening exercises
were impressive. 1t was designated Al
legiance to Our Flags" 1t was repetition
of the patriotic service with which the
Happy Hour" meetings of the Newsboys
Club at Grand Rapids are opened. A boy
as soloist and the members of the band as
a chorus sang Michigan, My Michigan,
and then while the band played a martial
air a lad marched down toward the stage
from the rear of the house carrying the
civic flag of Grand Rapids. Following this
a strong-lunged boy recited The Star
spangled Banner" and as the air was
PLAYED by the band another lad carried in
the American flag. The exercise elected
great applause.
An interesting feature of the entertain
ment occurred when Master George Welsh,
''the newsboy Patti had finished his num-
Der on the programme. small voice in
the audience began laughing. Manager
William Turner stepped forward on the
stage and demanded to know what was
meant by the interruption. A little telioW
who had done the laughing, informed MN
that that duffer can't sing a little bit.
We'll if you think you can do better you
are welcome to come up here ana try IT.
said Mr. Turner 20
The little fellow said he would go up II
his brother would let him. HIS prother
sat beside him. He looked pretty tough
as he escorted the little fellow on the stage
With piano accompaniment the little Tel
low sang 80, Promise Ne" in a clear sweet
voice OF course it was all in the play.
The little fellow was Willie Welch, SIX years
old His brother did some wing and
buck dancing and then came the tunny
part of the whole thing.
Seated among the three hundred poot,
blacks and neWSboys were TWO coloIeo
lads willie Watts and Joseph Logan, OF
his civ They saw how well the Welsh
how and his brother" were received, ana
U,Lan the latter finished dancing they chal-
Iengpd his work and walked upon the stage
and declared they could beat dat hugger.
Tha1, were given the opportunity, and When
they walked down from the stage tneF9
vas q roar of applause. They were good
dancers and afforded much amusement
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The ladies of the College-avenue Baptist
Church are holding Saturday afternoon
markets at the church for the sale of home
made bread and cakes of all kinds
The pulpit of Central-avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church will be filled tomorrow
morning and evening by Rev r. r. Savin,
d. D.. of Cincinnati. DR.. Savin was for five
years pastor of Central Church, of Detroit,
one Of the leading Methodist churches in
Michigan. He will be the guest of Charles
f. Coffin, No. $50 Broadway
Dean Buckley, associate professor of
pedagogy in the University of Chicago, has
returned to her home The dean has been
spending several weeks in the inspection
of schools in Chicago. Cincinnati and ST.
Louis. Here she has inspected the work of
the Girls Classical School. particularly in
the lower departments of that institution.
In her address, delivered before the school,
on college Culture for Women" the dean
spoke of the work which she had witnessed
al the Classical as "affording model in
comprehensiveness, accuracy and finish"
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Presiding Justice Copseaa = of the South
Dakota Supreme Court, has handed down
an opinion fully sustaining the legality of
that State.
Cassius M. Barnes was inaugurated Gov
ernor of Oklahoma Territory Wednesday
evening being sworn in by Associate JUS
tice John c. Tarsney, of the Territorial
Supreme Court.
Chester II. Mclaughlin, one of the Val
cntine gang of swindlers who operated by
means of forged checks over a portion of
the United States and Canada, was yester-
day sentenced at New York TO the Elmra
Reformatory.
w. N. Babcock for eighteen years gem
eral manager of the Omaha Union stock
yards, has resigned. His resignation has
not yet been accepted. Differences as to
policy with the president of the company
are given as the cause.
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noon. They are hardy riders, and expect to
reach Lafayette for the night. They are
headed for Chicago.
The employees of C. G. Fishers store will
take in the road race Monday in good style
They will ride out in two tallyhos. The
whole crowd will be dressed in duck
Manager Barnes, of the Vanguard Cycle
Company yesterday received an order for
one of the company's highest grade ma
chimes from Barron Berthald. the tenor who
sang in the May Festival here. The wheel
is to be shipped to the singer at London,
England.
picket fenceis the best tool for straight
ening a fork which is bent backward, as
from a collision. Run the front wheel be-
tween the pickets far enough to slip a
stout stick through the wheel. Then place
a foot against the head and pull on the
handle bars.
The Hay e. Willis Manufacturing Com
pany is negotiating with Arthur Augustus
Zimmerman to secure him. for their racing
team this year Yesterday Fred Van Sick
len, the local companys advertising man
ager wired Zimmerman at his home in
Freehold n. j., asking him to give a
figure at which he would join the Outing
team No answer was received last night
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should be in their seats transacting the bust
ness for which they are sent than that the
galleries should be filled with curious spec
tatOrs. Even admitting the force of the
influence argument, ii is the opinion of
many that this last assembly has attracted
larger audiences than most of those which
have been held in cities.
Whatever may be the opinion as to the
general wisdom of the selection the hold
ing of the next General Assembly here
means much for Winona. The enterprise of
Wnona Assembly and Summer School it
self is new and to hold the General AS
sembiy here a big undertaking. The
management was put to a great expense to
get ready for its visitors and has toiled
with unceasing energy to make full prep
arations and to properly entertain the COM
missioners and those who came. That the
undertaking has been so successfully ac-
cOmplished Is a cause of great congratula-
ton, and the only thing needed was the APP
proVal which was implied in the selection
of Winona for the next assembly. The APP
proval of the Presbyterian Church of the
United States is now stamped on the place
and it cannot fail TO prosper. There is
some debt hanging over the enterprise,
caused by the heavy expenditures OF THIS
year. This, it is hoped, will be soon re-
moved by the subscription of new stock.
Mr.. John Wanamaker and several other
wealthy Fasteners have become much IN
terested in the place and are expected TO
take stock. The country knows Winona,
the church knows she has a home here,
e55 an bs entsTpras II eVs snd f IS now
known as such, so that there is now no OBJ
stacle in the way of Winona becoming the
combined Chautauqua and Mortified OF the
West. There is plenty of room here, and
every advantage for the wise expenditure
of money in Improvement.
To say that the managers of Winona are
pleased at the tribute paid TO the place and
the enterprise would be stating it mildly.
They are jubilant over the result: they are
satisfied that they have proved the puf-
pose and object of the place that it Is not
u real-estate speculation, and they have
every hope for the future. 1t is not eX-
pected that the General Assembly VIII con-
vene here every year. though it will always
be welcome. but it is expected that it will
hold it's sessions here very often-as often,
at Saratoga. This is all that is desired and
is more than has been expected by all eX-
cept the most sanguine, until within the
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U. II. CONFERENCE.
Bishop Floyd Reports on the Pros
perity of the Church.

perity of the Church.
Srecial to the Indianapolis Journal
DUBLIN Ind, May 2S.-The church was
crowded last night to hear Rev. Jeremiah
Kenoyer, of the Walla Walla Conference.
Mr. Kenoyer is now almost eighty years
Old but strong and forcible in delivery.
Rev. Kenoyer drove an OK team from Min
nesota to the far West in 1858 and has been
laboring in the work of the church many
years After devotional exercises this
morning Bishop Barnaby called the session
to order. On recommendation of the com
mittee on credentials G. b. Whitacre, alter
nate from the Michigan Conference, was
seated III place Of c. ID. Jarris, VINO was
servator of Dayton, o., suggested the
need of a change of location Tor the pup
fishing house.
wears ago governing the conference, ana
Rule l was so changed that one-ll1th OF the
voters could order the yeas and nays IN
stead of a much larger per cent. as mere
tofOre.
Bishop Floyd of this place, made the well
come address to the conference me DISH
ops welcome, which had sottemhg nliu1
ence over the conference, was responded
to by Bishop Barnaby Bishop Floyd was
called on to present an address especially
prepared. 1t showed an encouraging grown
of the church, in numbers ana IlnaHcldlly'
The afternoon session was given up TO COM
mittee work. The Sunday ScnOoi report
was encouraging. The report or the pup
fishing house was read by Rev. M. e.
Keiter Commencing on nothing as II dld
the report shows a gain OF SS,3O46' over
the last quadrennial.
The annual report presented on the pup
fishing house showed an average gam OF
50 600 per wear over the previous four years
Rev b. T. Shirk, of Canada, led the de-
VOtiOnal exercises tonight.
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County Sunday school work.

Srecial to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, May @.-The Sec
ond DAYS session of the county Sunday
school convention was more largely attend
ed than the first. Services began with
sunrise prayer meeting at the First M. Il.
Church at $3.50 o'clock. w. ]. Smallrock, of
ST. Louis, spoke on Normal Training
Work" c. d. Meigs, state superintendent
spoke on The Home Class Department;
Dav" This afternoon Mrs. Semelbroth
gave gave an address on six Points in Prepara-
ton" The remainder of the session was
eiection of officers The following were
elected: President. DIR. Charles a. Robin
son; vice presidents, G.. W; Mccain and A.
ant secretary, Miss Grace Dill; treasurer,
Wood Kirk
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PAPAL ENCYCLICAL.
Decree by Leo Which All Catholics
Must Hereafter Obey.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-A special from
Washington to the Journal and Advertiser
says: IAN important encyclical from the
Pope arrived at the apostolic delegation to-
day. The subject of the encyclical is the
present Pontiff's favorite theme, namely,
the union of all Christian churches with
lowing decree, to be henceforth incumbent
on the entire Catholic world: We, there
fore, decree and order that on this year and
forever novena shall be celebrated at
Pentecost in all the cathedral churches,
and If the bishops think it wise in all other
churches and chaDels' "
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ROCK ISLAND. ILL.,, May 28.-The United
Pres byterian General Assembly held
short session this morning and ADJOURNED
to 2 %. m. to afford committees opportunity
to work. The report of the commute on
narrative and state OF the church was pre-
scented and adopted. 1t shows that during
the mast wear there was raised for all pur-
noses 81. 1874 1873, a decrease of $4,000. The
Sabbath schools number LAS, an increase
Of 2 SIS The membership of young people
also Increased 1882 and numbers 4O,92S The
total membership of the church reported is
f23.541 a net increase during the year OF
1853. The number of ministers is S92, an
increase of II.
The assembly heard number of memo
rails one from the congregation at Morri-
son III asking a deliverance with regard
to the Modern WoOdmen, the church being
opposed to secret orders The memorials
were referred to committees.
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RAILWAY TRAINMEN.
p. II. Morrissey Elected Grand Master
of the Brotherhood.

TORONTO May 2S.--The international
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen to-day
elected the following officers: p. II Nor
rissey. Peoria, ILL.,, grand master; w. G.
Lee. Kansas City, Mo. first vice grand
master; T. r. Dodge. Chicago, second vice
grand master: Val Fitzpatrick, Columbus.
o. third vice grand master; A. f. King,
Binghamton, n. Y. grand secretary-treas-
urer: d. l.. Cease. Peoria, ILL.,, editor and
manager of the Trainmen's Journal.
The following trustees were elected: A. j.
Mcclure Toronto; c. T. Salisbury, Gales
burg, III. and T. p. O'Shea, Cleveland, O.
Executive board-C. n. Ferrel Chicago;
Charles Hartshorn, Louisville. and p. l..
Sweekhemer. Sedalia Mo. New Orleans
will be the next place of meeting.
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Lutheran women Elect officers.

DAYTON, o. May 2S.-The Women's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society of
the General Synod of the Evangelical
Church closed it's session here and elected
the following officers: President, Mrs. A. c.
Bond. Salina. Kan; first vice president,
Mrs. ]. E. Hartman. Altoona, Pa. second
vice president, Mrs. S. Waltz, Louisville,
Ky; recording secretary, Mrs. {. Il.
Wirtch. Carthage, Ill; corresponding sec
rotary Mrs. Mary a. Norris, Baltimore;
treasurer, Mrs. a. w. HANNA, Baltimore;
historian Miss Emma b. Shaw, Baltimore.
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Mrs. Langtry,s Penehant Cor Farming.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28.-Mrs. Lang
try, the actress, will arrive In California
for short visit about the first of July. H.
c. McPike has received word from her
that she will soon leave England on her
long journey. Mrs. Langtry will spend most
ty. She intends to make extensive inn
provements on the place, among them be-
ing the restocking of the farm, with the
intention of breeding high-class cattle and
horses
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AMUSEM ENTS.


NEW YORK, May 2S.-Baroness Blanc,
who is now playing at the Olympia rSbf
garden, called at police station early this
morning and identified a prisoner as Leeds
Waters, her husband for' whom she Sc
cured a warrant a few days ago on the
ground of desertion. They were married in
lived with him but short time, when he
deserted her Waters claims that his arrest
is an outrage and said he had proceedings
now pending for divorce on the grounds
that she had another husband living when
she married him. He was locked up.
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Obituary.,

SARATOGA, N. Y, May 2S.-Harvey T.
Taylor, a wealthy lumber dealer of Grand
Rapids. Mich, who was taken suddenly
i'll on Wednesday night at Sandy HILL n.
Y, has died there. He was a veteran of
the Union army in the civil war
PARIS, May 2S.-Francous Louis F.
Franchise, the distinguished painter and
member Of the Institute, is dead. He
born in 1914 and was elected a member of
the Academy of Fine Arts in 1890.
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Marion. Lodge,s Anniversary.

Marion Lodge, No. So, F. and A. NJ, OBJ
served it's fftieth anniversary last night
and, after a programme, concluded with a
banquet in the Grand Lodge hall, The adj
dress of welcome was delivered by Past
Master Roger Parry Hugh J. Drummond
read a history of the lodge and John w.
Hoffman made an address. There was
music by X. IL. Hoenig, a quartet and an
orchestra.
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An overheated furnace in the basement
of the Indianapolis electrotype foundry, No.
II to % West Georgia street. caused a fire
at II O. o'clock last night. which resulted in
the destruction of property to the value of
81, eco. The fire was discovered by the
tower Waterman, who struck Box 90 at the
corner of Meridian and South streets. This
is a considerable distance from the build
ing where the fire was and caused a lit
tie confusion. The department arrived in
good time however, and got the fire under
control in short order. The building and
contents are insured.
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JOHN BRAY'S DISTINCTION
First Prisoner i'm WOrkhOuse and Last
in the Old Station.

Work of tearing down the old police sta
ton began yesterday Prisoners are now
received at the county Jail. The last man
to be locked up in the old police station
was John Bray OF Haughville who is
charged with lettering. Bray had the dis
tinction of being the first man sent 10 the
Marion county WOrkhouSe.
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Amnlwnmnted Association Omcers.

DETROIT Mich. May 2S-The annual
convention of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of
America completed its sessions this after
noon President Mahon M. Garland was
again reelected. stephen Madden was
elected secretary and treasurer and John
Williams past secretary. John Pierce and
Theodore Scatter of Pittsburg, and Daniel
Mullane of Youngstown, were chosen
trustees President Garland was elected
delegate to the American Federation of
Labor convention next December. Next
years convention will be held in Cincin-
natl. The associations representatives will
meet the manufacturers in Pittsburg few
davs hence and there will be a struggle
over the tin-plate wage scale, the manufac-
turers having repeatedly declared that they
will not grant the increase of about 10 per
cent. scheduled by the Amalgamated Asso-
nia
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KINGSTON, N. Y, May 2S.-An applca-
commit James Myer to an insane asylum
Myers delusion is that he is the homeliest
man in the world and he threatens suicide
N
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No Overtures Inv McKinIey.

MADRID May ga sem-official denial
is given to-day of the published statement
that President Mckinley has made over
lures to Spain on the subject of Cuba and
it is reiterated that it is impossible for the
Spanish government to accept mediation in
q question (which concerns Spain alone"
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Onn Melton ReIeased.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, May 2S.-The Ga
Zette to-day printed a letter from Lafay-
etteville. Ark. which says that Ona Mel
ton. the newspaper correspondent who was
captured with the Competitor crew by
Spanish officers and held in prison at Ha-
vana for a long time. has been released.
He has reached his home in Madison coun-