The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26

{ Ir- strike OF the IoS2G31s SStB~sl
/ miner. was strike involving the rights
/ Of q miner 20 belong 10 q trades union or
I socialist society. The manager had
CA used the posting Of a notice stating that
no person belonging 20 the trades union
! or q sociaiiztlc club could retain employ
/ ment. This notice caused general dissatls-
] faction and i10e miners went OF a strike
for their civic rights But hunger * i
greater argument than abstract right, and
| The i1fs miners were compelled 10 creep
TO the cross. A compromise was effected,
! whereby the employees agreed and bound
themselves not TO belong - or join A trades
/ union or a sociallstic fund But the man
ager OF the miEe permitted -6eB 10 join
| literary, charitable and other similar So
/ cleties. In consideration Of +s7lrrender!rg
| their civic rights the miners were granted
! 2 fractional Increase in wages
A new political party IS Under organiza-
| ton In Denmark The initiative has been
| taken by Liberals from Copenhagen and
| me u,eers OF the Right, who are dissatisfied
| with tne reactionary politics Of the
| iandsthing Among tie leaders of the
movement are Gust Christensen and Judge
| Nyhalln. Prot. Fable Hanson. Asser Cars
tensen, DR.. Boyer. Chamberlain Sklei ana
others. The programme OF the new party
| is. above everything else, 10 fight against
| socialism. To reach this end the new
party VIII takS UP stAda A.'S
| new party il receiving great support potn
| in the capital and the provinces.
The United Norwegian Lutheran churcn
OF America has he'd its annual conference
| at ST. Paul. The report Of the secretary
| showed that 5000 new names had been add
| I'd to the membership list Of the church
| during the year. The financial conolNoH
| OF the church at large WAS good, every
| treasurer's last report s5o.uc9 had been eX-
| pended in foreign and home missionary
| work and In support OF s,hools. The work
| In Madagascar. where the church supports
| q mission. was outlined in the report OF the
| committee on foreign missions, The work
| of the missionary depart nent also extend
| ed to India. China and Armenia.
| The synod consists of .io congregations
| and has 3ls ministers and professors Sew
| enteen new congregations have applied TO
| become members of the synod. twenty
| new churches have been consecrated since
| the last annual meeting. The teachers
| seminary and college maintained by the
| church in Madison, Wis, had hourished.
| The synod had received and managed the
following legacies:
| For the Orphans Home at Beloit. 81 2sa a
| For the foreign mission ...........- 80 20
| For the home mission .-........... w ~
| For needy theological students lor VI
/ L
| seminary and college had brought in as
! interest the sum OF IS, io4.S
| The property OF the synod was valued Al
| 500, 40 81. When il came 10 the e.ee tlon
| Of officers the synod showed its apprecla-
| ton Of the work which had been done dur
| ing the past year by the present officers
| by re-eIectng the whole SET unanimously.
| Tho officers are: Rev. G. Hoyme. OF Eau
| Claire Wis. president; Rev. TIL. Dahl OF
| Stough:on. Wis. vice president; Rev. G.
| c. Jensen. OF Clinton Wis. secretary;
| Lars Swenson, of Minneapolis, MINI.
| treasurer.
| The conference lasted three days and the
| attendance was full On the evening Of the
| second day a sacred concert vas given AZ
| the Swedish Lutheran church. the pro-
| Ceeds being donated 10 the Norwegian
| Lutheran church. which carries a mortgage
| OF 1850.
| The squabbie and litigation as to the OWN
| ership Of the Augsburg seminary. at Mn
| neapolis which has teen carried on for the
| last few years has finally been decided by
| the supreme court In favor OF the old Nor
| wegian-Danish conference, whose authority
| had been disputed by the officers of the
| United Norwegian Lutheran church Of
| America. But the supreme court opens the
| way for further litigation by saying that
! the United church has a good standing in
| ership Of the college. The college or theo-
| logical seminary was moved from Mar
| shall. Wis. to Minneapolis and an en-
| dOwnent was begun, which has since
grown 20 be worth $1,000 Trustees were
| elected yearly by the Norwegian-Danish
| conference. and in ISL il was decided TO
| incorporate. the trustees becoming the in
| corporators. But he articles Of incrrpora-
| ton were imperfect 1t was taken for
| granted that The trustees were 10 he elect
| ed by the conference. This was done for
| twenty years In 1859 the ili,fa with tbraa
| other religious bodies was effected ana an.
| proved ny the congregations. THIS new
o"dF was incorporated and provided for
| HiNe trustees 10 manage it's prC,,erf,-
| When the trustees ~ Augsburg were ask,
| ed % turn over their trust they refused
| "a 20 so. and the CoN.roverS,- er,Sa 4
FiNa! board Of trustees was elected ~ Tho
conference. headed by Ms R-,,n who
started quo warranto proceedings agafes.
the SveTdrup-o board Tha -,
faction won H. th, lower oo,,r. h,,, a., 90
| pea! VAS taken AMI tha decision, 80 ~
| over court was reversed The a,44-f., a.,
| hl''ery nteS e the church bodies sya A..
| "astr oF t'r supreme court. nhl.h fr1e
| t'*t 'feE are 900 r7is ~oecopf, ~ -. y.
..','I "F me judicial eye Tha -,~r--s -
'-sH ave &c 'nre existence mi tbe
- .~.hAl dn'r1: ot failing 60 provide -, 49,.
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