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The record-union., 1899-05-27
PRESBYTERIANS.
The General Assembly Will Con-
clude It's Labors To-Day.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 26.-It took
the General Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church longer to decide to-day
when the nineteenth century ends than
it took to pass the resolutions against
the Mormon Congressman Roberts, and
in favor of another polygamy amend
ment to the National Constitution.
These resolutions, which represent
the matured thought of the Presbyte-
rians of the United States after many
months of consideration, SO exactly ex-
pressed the sentiment of every commits
Sioner that they were adopted without
even single supporting speech.
The commissioners generally feel that
in calling for the expulsion of Roberts
and for the adoption of an amendment
to the National Constitution defining
legal marriages to be monogamic, they
have started a movement which will be
taken up all over the country and will
reach eventual success. The adopted
resolutions were originally written by
Rev. William Paden of Salt Lake City,
but were modified and expanded by
the Committee on Bills and Overtures,
though not essentially.
AS for the end of the nineteenth CEN
year as the opening of the new century
Upon objection, and after a little de-
bate the Stated Clerk held that next
year is the last of this century. Pres
byterians will henceforth get along
without this exciting topic of discus
sion.
A mass of routine business was dis
posed of at the afternoon session. DR..
oh ", of
Standing Committee on Theological
Seminaries, turned in an exhaustive re-
view of those Institutions. The number
of students in each was given as fol-
lows: Princeton 206, Auburn 105, West
ern Seminary (Allegeheny) 75, Lane &C.
Danville -, San Francisco 81 Dubuque
81, Lincoln fl, Biddle 20, Omaha "a
The commissioners closely inspected
these figures, because they have a
bearing on the delicate question of in
crease or decrease in the number of
candidates for the ministry. They are
deemed unsatisfactory.
The report was something of a roast
for dude ministers, and it was limited
that the lives of many theological stu
dents are too luxurious.
DR.. Charles Herr of the Committee on
BeneVOlenCe was asked TO present a
supplementary report of the work of
raising the Freedmen's Board of S40,-
900. He stated that with adj duplica-
tions out and counting nothing but sure
money, S40,90 has been received.
Governor Stevenson, ruling elder of
Archstreet Church. Philadelphia, was
nominated for the vacancy on the
Board of Trustees of the Assembly.
New Presbyteries are to be estab-
hshed in the Marking neighborhood in
China and in the Yukon Valley, Alaska.
Tonight a thanksgiving meeting was
held at Westminster Church, DR.. Sam
pie, the Moderator, presiding.
After tomorrow mornings session
j. M. Buckley. editor of the Christian
Advocate" delivered an address on
''Rationalism.' It was a strong plea
in behalf of inspiration of the Bible
Railroad work was the subject dis
cussed al the afternoon session.
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Rail Accident in New Mexico.

GALLUP On. NJ, May 26.-The San
ia Fe-Pacifie passenger west-bound
train No. / ran into some coal cars on
the west switch here this morning at
3 o'clock overturning an engine stand
ing on the side track and piling up the
tender. and mail car opposite The
baggage car and day coach were dam
aged. The engine is a total wreck. In
jured: Engineer Norman, skull frac-
tured, serious; Fireman Swearinger.
badly bruised; - Graves, represent
ative boiler compound firm, riding on
engine, one arm broken; unknown man
riding blind baggage, one foot cut off,
bruised, seriously, probably die.
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cONEY ISLAND FIRE.
MORE DISASTROUS THAN AT
FIRST REPORTED.
Two Hundred Buildings Burned,
Resulting in Property Loss of
Million Dollars.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Coney Island
property to the value of 81 ,000, 900 was
destroyed by the fire early this morn
ing, twenty acres in the heart of the
summer resort, the district known as
THE Bowery' being reduced to ashes
The 200 buildings burned were locat-
ed between the Bowery and the ocean,
TilyouS Walk on the west and the old
iron pier on the east. These buildings
ranged in size and Importance from d
wabbly bath pavilion to the hand
some five-story Hygea Hotel, including
theaters, concert halls, dance pavilions
stores of various kinds, restaurants and
hotels of every grade.
The fire made shelterless for a time
native and transient population of
about $500 including 500 men and wo-
men classed as comedians and SOU
brettes employed in the district, and
silenced no less than 100 pianos. which
have for years assisted in merrymak-
ing at Coney Island.
AT 3 o'clock the firemen We're called
out and extinguished a blaze in a cot
tage. Half an hour later they were
called out for second fire Additional
alarms followed in quick succession, un-
til twenty engines, some from as far
away as South Brooklyn, We're called.
In ten minutes after the second fire
started the whole Bowery district was
in wild alarm. The thousands imme-
diately threatened rushed out attired
as they slept. They were quickly ioin-
ed by the entire native and overnight
population of the island, some 10000.
whose eager interest hampered the fire.
men.
1t was seen that the firemen had de-
termined to make the Bowery the fight
ing line. and then, the last hope of
those south of the Bowery that any of
their houses might be saved being
gone, pell nell rush for salvage or
plunder took place Scores of thieves
broke through the fire lines and entered
the district from the ocean side. and
the work of looting was wholesale.
A crowd carrying off a piano was one
sight which taught the police what
kind of crooks they had to deal with
so far as known, only four persons
We're injured or burned, and all will
recover. Deputy Battalion Chief Kirk
patrick says he is convinced that the
fire is of incendiary origin He arrived
at this conclusion owing to the fact
that the flames broke out in two diff
ferent parts of the island at about the
| same time, both places being difficult
/ of access as far as fire is concerned
and from the fact that upon his arrival
there kerosene was found about places
where the fire originated.
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Twenty-Five Buildings Burned.

STAPLES (Minn.), May 26.-Twenty-
five buildings, comprising one third of
the business portion of Staples, were
burned last night. An overturned
lamp in a tailor shop on First avenue
started the fire, which spread rapidly.
With buckets, a stream of water from
the railway roundhouse and the fire ap-
paratus from Verndale, the flames
were finally checked after several
hours fight Estimated loss, $50, 900;
insurance, $4,000.
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Los Angeles Normal School.

LOS ANGELES, May 26.-The new
Board of Directors of the State Nor
NAL School in Los Angeles met this
afternoon at the school building and or
ganized. Director n. p Conrey was
elected Chairman of the board, and
Professor E. t. Pierce, Principal of the
school, was elected Secretary The by
laws of the preceding board were
adopted as governing the new board.
Professor Pierce was elected Principal
of the school for term of four years.
There was some talk of increasing the
salary to $1,000, though this action was
not taken. The annual meeting of the
board will be held on Saturday, June
10th, at 3 p. M, and on June 22d the
school will close for the year.
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STEAMER PARIS.
Efforts to Float the American
Liner So Far Futile.

COVERACK (CornwalD, May 26.-A
supreme effort to float the Paris COM
menced at D: 10 p. m. to-day. Smoke
was then belching from ali her fun
nels, and the tugs assisting her churned
the water into foam. The noise of the
straining engines was audible afar. A
fresh east southeast breeze was blow
ing, and the sea was rising as the at
tempt was made to ref1oat the steamer.
When the tugs and engines of the Paris
We're going full speed, the latter ap-
peared to be swaying a trifie, but the
leakage in the steamers engine room
was the occasion.
Il p. m.-The wind has veered to the
eastward tonight. There is a heavy
sea, and the Paris is rolling heavily.
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diately divided and proceeded to a dis
cussion of the questions of firearms
and explosives, which continued till the
hour of adjournment.
The Arbitration Committee met this
afternoon under the Presidency of the
chief of the French delegation, Leon
Bourgeois, who was fanked by the
honorary Presidents of the committee,
Sir Julian Pauncefote, chief of the
British delegation, and Count Nigra,
chief of the Italian delegation.
NJ. Bourgeois presented the questions
of mediation and arbitration, and sug-
gested a program the committee might
follow, urging recourse to all pacific
means to settle international questions
before recourse to war. He submitted
long list of possible subjects of dis
pute which might arise between nations
and yet might find solution in arbitra-
ton, closing with the more difficult
problems. He then presented a scheme
already introduced to the full confer
ence by Russian delegate, a scheme
consisting of forty articles. The state
ment of M. Bourgeois was clear and
concise, commanding the closest atten-
tion.
Sir Julian Pauncefote proposed that
the committee should Immediately pro-
ceed to consider the question of a per-
manent tribunal of arbitration. He
did not, however, submit any plan, and
eventually withdrew his motion in view
Of the suggestions offered by Count Nj
gra and others, who urged the wisdom
of following the program of the Presi-
dent in which the question of per-
manent tribunal follows the general
subject of arbitration.
Recognizing that the committee was
too large to consider the Russian pro-
posals, M. Bourgeois appointed the fol-
lowing subcommittee Chevalier Des-
champ-David of the Belgian delegation;
Professor Asser, Privy Councillor of
the Netherlands delegation Baron
Estournells de Constant of the French
delegation; Frederick Hollis, Secre-
tary of the United States delegation
NJ. Lammas of the Austro- Hungarian
delegation; Professor Martens of the
Russian delegation; M. F. Oder of the
Swiss delegation, and DIR. Zorn of the
University of Konigsberg, represent
ing the German delegation
Sir Julian Pauncefote and Count Nj
gra were appointed honorary Presi-
dents of the subcommittee, and NJ.
Bourgeois and M. de Stael We're en-
powered to attend its meetings
Great Importance is attached to the
meetings held to-day, and to the unani .
nous acceptance of th~ general prin-
ciple of arbitration.
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General Wilson at Port Townsend.

PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.), May 26.
-Brigadier General John w. Wilson,
Chief of Engineers U. S. A, arrived
here to-day on the United States light
house steamer Columbine. General
Wilson is on a tour of inspection of the
system of Notifications being construct
ed at Point Wilson, Admiralty Head
and Marrowstone Point, to guard the
entrance to Puget Sound. All work on
Admiralty Head and Marrowstone
Point has been completed and every
thing is in readiness for placing the
guns in position AT Point Wilson
about 120 men are employed on exca-
walton and cement work. At least one
years time will be required for COM
pleting the work.
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rise to fame was rapid Her Flowing
with Oxen exhibited in 1S49, is now
in the Luxembourg, and her famous
Horse Fair painted in 1858, was sold
for over $4,000 to the Vanderbilts, who
presented it to the New York Gallery.
The artist long directed school OF de-
sign for girls. She was many years
ago decorated with the cross Of the
Legion of Honor and she also received
numerous other orders and medals.
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Fatal Explosion.

PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-Ona
man was instantly killed and another
so badly injured that he died by the
explosion of steam drying cylinder
in the dyeing and finishing mills of
James Martin & Co. to-day. Three
others We're injured, one probably fa-
tally. The dead are: Daniel Huston
and William Lang. The side wall and
some of the partitions We're blown out
by the force of the explosion. The loss
on the building and machinery is esti-
mated at $4,000.
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Hirschberg Suicide.

LOS ANGELES, May 26.lThe in
quest over the remains of A. D. Hirsch-
berg, the young man who hanged him
self to a bedpost in a hotel here on
Wednesday night, was held to-day, and
a verdict rendered in accordance with
the facts. The Jewish Rabbi here has
received communication and remit
tance from relatives in Boston, and the
body will be buried there.
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A Private's Death.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-James
William Gustin, a private in the Sixth
Infantry, who arrived with the regi-
ment last Monday from FL Paso, Texas,
died here to-day. His death is ascribed
to measles, but the physicians suspect
that variola was a contributing cause
The regiment of which Gustin was a
member is now on it's way to Manila
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Dewey Monument Fund.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-Sub-
scription books We're opened to-day for
contributions to the statue it is proposed
to erect in Golden Gate Park in honor
of Admiral George Dewey. The sub
scriptions to-day aggregated $4,000,
comprising $4,000 from Claus Spreck-
els and $4,000 each from Mayor Phelan,
John w. Mackay and "a friend" 1t is
the hope of the promoters to erect a
suitable statue of California marble
at a cost of 100000 A committee of
artists is now at work on a design
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Young Peter jackson Won.

STOCKTON, May 26-Young Peter
Jackson was given a decision tonight
over Joe Lavigne, after fight which
lasted through five extra rounds of a
twenty-round mill. They seemed well
matched, and Jackson did not win the
fight until the last half of the twenty
fifth, when he succeeded in flooring
Lavigne twice by blows on neck and
jaw. The preliminary events were ex-
ceedingly tame.
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An Endorsement of Mckinley.

PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-United
States Senator Penrose, in an interview
to-day, declared his purpose to advo-
cate the adoption of a plank in the
coming Republican State Convention
indorsing the National Administration,
and emphatically declaring the senti-
ment of the Republicans of Pennsylva-
MIA in favor of the denomination of
President Mckinley
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Serious Accident Narrowly Averted

OREGON CITY (Or.) May pa Sc
rious accident was narrowly averted TO-
night on the Southern Pacific near this
city. The southbound California Ex-
press train ran into the rear section
of a freight train on a treatle near
here. and demolished the capoose and
three freight cars. The freight en-
gine was unable to pull the train up
the grade, and left one section behind
Before the engine returned the freight
cars started down grade and collided
with the passenger train, the engine of
which was slightly damaged. No one
was hurt
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ROSA BoNHEuR DEAD.
The Famous Animal Painter Passes
AWAY.

LONDON, May ga special dis
patch from Paris to-day says that Rosa
Bonheur, the famous animal painter, is
dead. She passed away at II o'clock last
night
Rosa Bonheur was born in Bordeaux
March %, 1922. Her father. Raymond
Bonheur, was an artist of merit, under
whom she studied In 1871 she attracted
notice in the Paris Salon with her ant
NAL work, and from that time on her
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Automobile Arrives in New York

NEW YORK, May 26-The carriage
containing Alexander Winter and Mr..
Spinks arrived at City Hall from Cleye-
land, Ohio, at 5:45. The automobile
left Cleveland at 6 o'clock Monday
morning, making the trip in days, IL
hours and A minutes, covering the dis
tance Of 1914 miles in two days better
than was hoped by the owner.
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San FTdnclsco data: MaXimum tenn
perature 5S. minimum 4S. mean SO.
There has been but little change in
the pressure in the last 24 hours over
the Pacific Coast An area of low pres
sure overlies the upper Missouri Valley.
The temperature has risen slowly over
the greater portion of California, but
the temperatures are still from 4 to 10
degrees below the normal
No rain has fallen in California.
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The Hooker Arrives at Port Said.

PORT SAID, May 26.-The United
States cable ship Hooker, from New
York, May I'd, for Manila, has arrived
here The Hooker has on board some
passengers and $50 miles of cable 10
connect the important islands. 1t has
taken some electric equipment at Glib
raltar, at which place she stopped May
10Th and left May 18TH
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General Harrison Arrives at Paris

PARIS, May 26.-F'ormer President
Benjamin Harrison who is acting as
the legal representative of Venezuela
on the Boundary Commission, when
meets here June 10Th, has arrived in
this city The United States Embassa-
dor, General Horace Porter, is arrang
ing for an interview between President
Loubet and Mr.. Harrison.
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Y. M. C. Association.

GRAND RAPIDS (AIich), May 90
The International Y. M. c. A Confer
ence continued to-day, A meeting for
men only was addressed by Anthony
Comstock in the interest of his work
for suppression of immoral literature.
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Recruits for the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, May 26-The Sec
retary of War has ordered 1900 re-
cruits now at San Francisco for regu-
lar regiments in the Philippines, to sail
on the transport Sheridan, June 7th,
for Manila. This ship will be utilized
to bring home volunteers now in the
Philippines.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Temperature Slowly Rising Over
Greater Portion of California

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-Weather
conditions and general forecast The
following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those of same
date last season, and rainfall in last
twenty four hours:
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Schaefer and Harrison the Winners

NEW YORK, May 26-The second
nights play in the billiard match at
3-cushion caroms resulted tonight in a
victory for Schaefer and Harrison of
Chicago, who scored 60 points against
80 for Ives and Thatcher. This gave
them the match, their total score being
125 to 100 for the other team.
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PEACE CONFERENCE.
Important Action Taken by One Of
the Committees.

THE HAGUE. May 26-The Dis
armament Committee met this morn
ing, and M. Bernaert, chief of the
Belgian delegation, who presided,
set forth the points submitted for con-
sideration. The two sections imme-
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A Child Killed by an Electric Car.

OAKLAND, May 26-Carllis Mace,
the five-year-old SON Of A. F. Mace. re-
siding at ~ East Twelfth street, was
killed in front of his home shortly be-
fort 6 o'clock this evening by being
struck by a Haywards electric car
The child was playing on the opposite
side of the street and was running
back when the car struck him.
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Hay Cheap in Tulare County.

VISALIA, May 26-There is a tre-
mendous crop of alfalfa in this county,
and hay is selling at So ton in the
field.
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IMPORTANT DECISION.
Rendered by United States Circuit
Judge Morrow

SAN FRANCISCO, May ga very
important decision concerning damages
obtainable from trust was handed
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-To- days
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows Available cash balance,
S26S, 15S, SIG; gold reserve, 1927, ,364, :
355.
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In 1626 there were thirty home build
ings of Europeans on the island of Man.
haitian, now New York, and all but one
of them We're of bark.
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Beauty is but skin deep, but homeli-
ness measures II inches to the foot.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-25
LOWNDES' LETTER TO
THE TEACHERS OF THE PUB
LILO SCHOOLS.

Editor Of tie Evening Capital
send you letter which understand
has been sent broadcast over this county
and State to every public school teacher.
the ladies not excepted.
This letter bears the signature OF Gov
ernor Lowndes. II this letter was really
dictated by Governor Low ndes, think it
the bounden duty OF every respectable
newspaper in the State to condemn it in
the severest terms. II the name of the
Governor has been forged. then. in my
judgement, ii is equally your duty, as one
having a deep concern in our public
school system. to expose this political at
tempt to coerce, by species of bribery,
the most sacred right that belongs to
every free born American citizen, name
ly, the right to cast his ballot according
to the dictates of his own conscience, and
this right is guaranteed by the Constitu-
ton, so it does not lie in the power of
any party, not even Governor Lowndes,
to say for whom these poorly paid teach
ers shall vote. and use their influence.
and it shows extremely bad taste, and a
lack of appreciation by the Governor of
the public school teachers OF the State Of
Maryland, when he offers in his memoir
able circular letter of October ID, 1899.
to purchase the votes of the male teach
ers, and the influence of the female
teachers for a paltry sum of money.
What. may ask you, Mr.. Editor. lies
nearer and dearer to mans heart than
his principles? "What class of people
are more highly respected than our pub
lie school teachers. who today are labor
ing in building and preparing our boys
and girls for the future men and women
of this country? Are they to sell their
principles for the inducement held out in
this circular letter-the promise Of few
paltry dollars? For one, don't believe
they will do so. But l do believe that
the fathers. brothers and friends of these
teachers who have been so ruthlessly in
suited by this circular letter. will teach
its writer that. Notwithstanding the prom
Use of Office, and the payment OF money
has played such an important part in this
present administration, there yet remains
few who regard principle and honor
above the paltry sum OF gold, and they
are to be found among our humble pub
lie school teachers. who are well aware
of the fact that the Governor and his
party, tor whom he offers this bride to
save, has been in control OF this State
for four years, and have never given the
salaries of our public school teachers a
single thought until they see the hand
writing on the wall, meme. meme, feekls
nbha,yiH. Now. to my mind. this circular
letter will prove only a delusion and a
snare, since it does not rest with any
Governor, nor any county to say what
salary any other county shall pay to its
school teachers, matters not which party
is elected or in power. So it does seem
to me that il would have been better had
this memorable circular letter never been
written. except that it proves the incon-
sistency of the Republican party. from
Governor Lowndes. who should know
better, to the ward heller, who could do
no worse.
JOSHUA LINTHIcuM, JR.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-25
CIRCUIT COURT.

Court met this morning with Judges
Jones and Revell on the bench. Sheriff
Revell, DR.. George Wells, clerk, Deputy
Clerk Woodward and Jas. K. Brashears,
prosecuting attorney, present. The court
is still on the criminal docket. The fol-
lowing cases were disposed of today:
Richard Thomas was fined 81 for car
rying concealed weapon.
Augustus Nash. for taking possession
of another persons property against his
consent, was sent to the House of Cor
rection for six months.
William Mathews, colored, was adjudg
ed an insane pauper by jury of inquiry
and recommend to be sent TO some insti-
tuition for the insane.
Thomas Brogden was acquitted of the
charge of carrying concealed weapon.
Henry McNutt plead guilty to the
charge of carrying a razor and was sent
to jail for ten days.