The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-13

the last thirteen years. This policy wa!
said to have for its opponents certain
New York delegates.
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
Mobile, Ala, May 1.-THE secord SEES
SIGN of the biennia. council OF the Cath
Ollie Knights OF America was almost en-
tirely taken up with the reading and dis
cussion Of the report Of the committee o.
laws, which was a very voluminous doc
ument and required some three hours tt
read. The first report submitted va,
thatof the committee on supplies. report.
ing that 10000 copies Of the constitution
be printed in English, 1850 copies il
German and 500 copies Of the proceedings
! OF the leventh biennial convention, ion
| copies to be reserved for the supreme OF
/ ficers and copy to be sertr TO each
branch of the order. The report was re
ferred to the committee on printing. Ths
committee on returns reported the num-
| Der Of members from each state and the
votes to which each state was entitled in
! the convention. showing total member
ship Of 1856, and a total vote ir the
council of All by states. This report was
! adopted. The reading Of the report OF
the committee on bylaws was then be-
gun by Delegate Kelleher Of California
| chairman Of the committee. The propos-
| ed amendments to the laws Of the order
filed eight printed pages Of the official
organ. The reading OF the report was re-
| ferred to the committee Of the whole
with Honorable John David Coleman OF
Louisiana as chairman. A lengthy adj
dress was made by John A. Bedel OF II
| Iinois on the subject Of the guarantee
| fund.
TAMMANY ELECTION.
| New York, May 1.-THE Society OF
| Tamnany. or the Columbian order. held
its annual meeting in Tammany hall to-
night. The sachems elected were: Hugh
J. Grant, William Sonmer, George Nc
IClellap, Nathan Straus, Charles Welde,
John C.. Sheehan, ]. Sergeant Cram,
George ". Plaurkitt. Henry D. Hotch-
kiss. John H. Patrick, William Sulzer
! and Augustus W. Peters. The sachems
elected Thomas L. Feitner grand sachem
and Charles WeIde father of the council.
The other officers chosen are John B.
McGoldrick, secretary, Peter F. Meyer,
treasurer.
UNITED BRETHREN.
Toledo, May 1.-THE missionary
board of the United Brethren church
me. here today with Bishop Weaver
presiding. Rev. H. Barkmeyer, delegate
from Germany, introduced ]. H. Cauik-
Ell, native African convert, who said It
would De no greater joy to Nansen to
find the north pole than for him TO be
present The speaker said the gospel
alone will save his people. Messrs. Cas-
tie and Barkmeyer were appointed to
prepare an answer to a letter from the
womans board, now n session at Lis
bon, Iowa. DR.. Mckee, treasurer, re-
ported that the total receipts for the
wear were s5S, $50. The total receipts for
the auadrernum were S33163S OF the
amount expended in four years $11,O1S
went to Africa, s10,0S0 to Germany. S4,-
835 to Japan and s2,419 to Canada; paid
by the board for home missions S47,6S9
Rev. L. o. BURNER and wife, returned
missionaries from Africa, were intro
duced They are under appointment to
return this fall. DR.. Carter reported
CT colored preachers. DR.. Bell read an
interesting report as corresponding sec
rotary showing the growth OF the fields
under the care Of the board. Twelve ma
tive missionaries are at work in Japan.
DIVINE HEALERS.
St. Louis, May 12-Perhaps the most
notable address made today at the sec
ond days convention OF the Divine
Healers, who are holding a national con-
vention here, was that by Miss Eva HUI
ing OF Denver, known among ASSOCIATION
members as Mother" Huling. she re-
lated many instances Of divine healing,
among which was her own. Other exc
periences were given in addresses by
Mss Grace Wheaton Of Kansas City,
Mrs. NJ. E. Cramer Of San Francisco.
Professor Leroy Moore Of Peoria and
Professor Charles Of Chicago.
CHIEFS OF POLICE.
Pi:tsourg, Pa, May 1.-THE consider
alton of the Bertillon system Of meas
urenen; occupied nearly the entire ses-
SION of the convention of Chiefs of Police
of the United States today. 1t was fin
ally decided not to petition congress on
the matter until the system had been
thoroughly tested.
The delegates then pledged themselves
to use their best endeavors 10 have the
police commissioners of their respective
cities make a special application for the
purpose Of making the Bertillon system
a national affair, with general headquar-
ters in one of the larger cities.
A paper on What Constitutes Good
Policeman vas read by A. B. Connol-
" OF Atlanta. Mr.. Connolly said q
policeman should not NEEDLE in politics
and should control no vote but his own.
Chief Deitsch of Cincinnati spoke on
What an Officer Should Know" He
cls;.ned that an officer figuring N poll
tics should be dismissed.
The afternoon and evening were given
up to excursions on the river and visits
10 the several large industrial plants in
and around the city.
TICKET BROKERS.
Flstsburg, Pa, May 1.-THE Ameri-
can Ticket Brokers association IS hold
Ing us nineteenth annual convention
here. About 200 Of the 500 members in
The association are n attendance. The
convention will discuss and take acton
on The new laws the railroads are hav-
ing introduced in congress and the varl-
Gus states. prohibiting competition in the
selling of unused tickets by scalpers- A
law has now passed prohibiting the
same in New York. Secretary Mcken-
zie Of Cleveland hsd prepared an elab-
crate report which he sent 70 Governor
Black today. The statement protest
aga:us: the law, sets forth the reasons
for such proest and asks him not 70