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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
HOST OF METHODIsTS
EPwoRrA LEAGUE CONVENTION
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
rhousands Attend the Fourth Inter.
Hall
aud Tent Epworth Filled with Dele
eates-Lcasue's Marvelou. Growth.

The fourth international conference of
the Epworth League began Mt Indianapo-
lis with indications of Outdoing all the
previous gatherings of the great organ
~ization, both us to the number of dele
gates and visitors in attendance and the
enthusiasm shown in the opening rallies.
All sections of this country and of Can
ada were represented in the hosts of
young PEOPLE who thronged the streets
and public places of lndiana's capital on
the opening day. Besides the $500 dele
gates there We're almost as many visitors
with credentials. the latter including sew
eral prominent divines and laymen of the
Methodist Church whO figured in the list
of speakers. Headquarters had been
opened for all of the various State and
provincial delegations and for the ROM
ference departments. Rallies of these de-
partmelts We're arranged in addition to
the stated program. Washington street.
PENNSYLVANIA street and other leading
th~orouglifares of the downtown district
We're gay with flags and banners bearing
the Maltese cross nnd the familiar motto,
Look Up, Lift Up"
The conference formally opened Mt 2:33O
O'Clock Thursday afternoon with stimuli
taneOus rallies in the big tent in the court
house yard and in Tomlinson Hall, just
across the street. Immense crowds of
leagucrs md %onlookers were at the OPEN
ing meetings. Both the tent. which holds
1900 people. and the hall. which holds
5000. We're taxed to their full capacity.
AT the tent Hugh Doughcrty of Bluff
ton presided and Gov. Mount made the
opening speech, welcoming the delegates
to the commonwealth. Eli Il. Ritter spoke
for the city. Responses were made by
the Rev. Charles U. Jones of Bristol.
Tenn, who spoke for the Methodist
Church South; the Rev. \. Carman of
Toronto. Canada. for Canadian Method
ism, and Bishop w. y. Ninde of Detroit
for the Methodist Episcopal Church.
AT Tomlinson Hall the Rev. Frank NJ.
Barbour of Evansville. Ind. called the
meeting to order. After devotional on
%ercises. led by the Rev. George III. Means
of Winchester. n.y.. the address of vel
come OH behalf of the State was delivered
by Charles w. Smith of Indianapolis:
Mayor Taggart spoke for the city and the
Rev. Charles w. Lewis of Moorc's Hill,
Ind, for Indiana Mcthodism. The Rev.
G. j. Boud of Halifax, y. s., responded
for Canadian Methodism: Bishop John F..
Hurst. Washington. %. c.. for the Meth
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
GIG STRIKE SPREADS.
New York Traction Employees Quit
Work in Sympathy.

New York Traction Employcs Qutt
Work in sympathy.
Wednesday brought two startling SEN
sations into the great New York traction
strike. Brooklyn strikers or their SYM
pathizers destroyed a part Of the Fifth
avenue elevated road with dynamite. and
about half the men on the Second avenue
line Of the Metropolitan system in New
York City struck in sympathy with the
Brooklyn strikers.
The strike on the Metropolitan system
was not authorized by the leaders. Some
Of the more enthusiastic men who attend
cd the Cooper Union meeting got together
and decided that the only thing to do was
to strike. They formed themselves into
a committee and ven to the Second ave-
nue. car stables early in the morning and
asked the men to come out. Every car
was stopped as it reached the stables and
each man on the car WAS asked to quit
work. The strike spread to the Sixth ave-
nue. line OF the Metropolitan company,
where a number of motormen quit work.
The conductors refused to strike.
General Master Workman John NJ.
Parsons Of the Knights Of Labor, who
presided at the meeting in Cooper Union,
did not want the men to strike. There
were disturbances at several places and
four NEIL were arrested. II was said that
those who were trying to get the men out
were discharged employees. During q con.
ference the mcn told Mr.. Parsons that
this was only the start of a general strike
of all employees Of the Metropolitan Rail-
way system.
AT Cleveland. Ohio, the most serious
violence since the street railroad strike
was renewed vas the blowing up OF a
switch with dynamite and the burning
Of a small Office and waiting room at
Murray Hill Tuesday evening. No one
was injured. No clew to the dynalniters
could be found.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

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s" "e. u" saea .es.ao L.ne.'n az
Ie..scu - aecepe eeSle'a.s Shase = resis-
knew that Chase mas schen,in, IN 10 %
n%,psidentiol candidate scainst Rim
President NcKinlcy sa;d he conla M,
ask Mr.. Alscr ia leore the cabinet IN.
.cnuse no Ind announced h,s cond;docv
for United States Senntoy from M;chi.
gan. The members n, tha cabinet waro
more omen TO the srr,ment q, tho mon
who wanted Aleer ont Of tho nav n, tho
success of the admin,stratlon. Thev
ns,eed that tho 9ucrotary NJ Esr ,n,,st
be sacrificed, and they expressed their
views to the President.
AT this stage in the Developments, At
torney General Griggs was sent as a mes.
eng TO vice-President Hobnrt, to ask
the Nicc-Prcsident to advise Alger to re-
sign. Mr.. Hobart agreed to undertake
the delicate mission OF saying to Gen.
Algcr what the President and other mem
hers of the cabinet would not say to him.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

showing made at the conference this year
was little less than marvellous. The or
ganization was given birth at u confer.
ence of young Methodists held in Cleve.
land in 1850. Before the Cleveland SEES.
sion numerous societies existed in the
Methodist Church North, and it was at
this conference that u majority of them
united and started the big organization.
The Methodist Churah South also entered
the new movement with enthusiasm, and
at Memphis in 1890 organized the first
branch. More than 25.OOO local chapters
have been organized and the aggregate
membership now approaches the 2.OOO,.
coo mark.
At night English's Opera House was
added to the number of meeting places,
and at three big demonstrations the topic
of intellectual Life" was discussed by q
number of well-known speakers.
While speeches and song occupied the
three days sessions, 40 far as the mass Of
the delegates is concerned. business Of an
important character received attention q,
the hands of the board Of control.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

Cured the night before, peace reigned SUI.
preme. Crowds gathered, but beyond II
few catcalls and jecrs order prevailed. a
big force of policemen lined Second ave.
nue. from end to end, and this had n ten.
delcy to W the crowds. In Brooklyn
also the night was Il quiet one. Daylight
revealed the fact that the usual wire.
cutting had occurred. but the dnmage was
quickly repaired.
The labor men are beginning to fight
among themselves. Mortimer O'Connel.
of the Phoenix Association of Railroad
Men looked into the strike in Manhattan
and declared there was no strike on. II.
said the Knights of Labor ought to be
ashamed to have John n. Parsons AT
their head. Parsons had only a small
body of men organized, he declared. and
he said they should have known better
thar to attempt to strike under these cir.
cumstances.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
BOMB USED.
Strikers Hurt Explosive Onto Roof Of
Street Railway Barn,

Street Railway Barn.
A dynamite bomb was thrown upon tho
roof of the Big Consolidated Street Rail-
way Company's barn ut Cleveland carly
Friday morning. a jagged hole two feet
squire was torn in the roof. A car, which.
stond directly beneath the hole, was
wrecked. The widest excitement pre-
vailed among the men in the barn. The
explosion was heard for blocks and hun
dreds Of people We're attracted to the
scene. Many of the windows in the big
barn were shattered by the explosion.
The shock was such as to cause the
ground to trcmble and it seemed for a
few moments as though the barn itself
would fall.
An immense amount of minor damage
was done by mobs under the cover of
night. Hardly IL street %traversed by Big
Consolidated lines escaped. Lawless
crowds were actively destroying trolley
wires and feed wires and placing all
kinds of distractions on the tracks. Po-
lice Director Barrett stated that troops
would doubtless he called ont to suppress
mob violence.
All car lines i'm Manhattan aud Brook
lyn were open Friday morning, and cars
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
ALASKAN DISPUTE HOPELESS,
indefinite Postponeneut of lI,vh
Joint Commission Likely.

indefinite Postponeneut of High
Joint Commission Likely.
a Washington dispatch asserts that
the administration has practically aban.
sdoned hope Of a settlement of the Alas.
kan boundary question. and the indica.
lions are that the meeting Of the toint
high commission will be indefinitely post.
poned. Definite action on this point,
however, will not be taken until after the
arrival of Senator Fairbanks. A confer.
n will then be held by Senator Fair.
banks, Secretary Hay, John Foster and
John A. Kasson, and the boundary oues.
ton discussed at length.
The best the authorities hope for now
is that there will be no clash In the Ne
manning few weeks Of the mining season.
The situation is grave, with the Ameri-
can miners on one side in a state Of irri.
-taticn and the Canadian co~nstabulary ON
the other in a very aggressive mood.
Should the clash come 1t will not be
through the fault Of this Government.
Everything has been done to prevent &C.
tioa which will cause bloodshed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

odist Episcopal Church. and Bishop .. IL.
Fitzgerald of Nashville. Tenn, for the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Following these addresses, which were
preceded by prayer and choral singing,
the conferences were formally turned
over to the presiding officers. md during
the remainder of the sessions the general
subject Of Methodism was discussed, the
sentiments responded to In the numerous
eloquent addresses being the unity of
members of the church throughout the
entire world.
Taking into consideration the fact that
the Epworth League, us an organization,
has had but n decade of existence, the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
ARBITRATION PLAN IS SETTLED
American Delegates Lead In Work Of
Peace Conference.

american Delegates Lead In Work of
Peace Conference.
The arbitration committee Of the pcsco
conference ut The Hague had a long sit.
ting Thursday. at which the proposals
submitted to the committee were read for
the second time. All the points were set.
tied in II most satisfactory manner. The
favorable decision regarding the revision
Of arbitral judgments is considered the
most important result Of the whole con.
ference. 1t is generally recognized that
the American delegates have been most
prominent in the successful conclusion.
The laws of war committee again dis
cussed the question of the use of expand.
ing bullets and bombs containing sutfo.
eating gases. The president urged una.
niinity on the question. Captain Mahan
Of the American delegation opposed the
Introduction of expanding bullets and nox.
ions gases. declaring that the American
views on the subject We're not changed.
Sir Julian Pauncefote. ON behalf of Eng,
land. supported Captain Mahan.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
cHiNAMEN ARE cANNleALs.

So Say Laborers at Work on Mexican
Central railway, Near Tampico.
San Antonio, Texas advices state that
great excitement prevails in the seaport
of Tampico, Mexico, over a brutal act
Of cannibalism which was committed BY
sone of the laborers on the Mexican
Central Railroad near Tampico Saturday
last.
The Cinnamon who were recently i'm
ported to work on the railroad are charg-
I'd with having murdered q female Mex
ican child aud are said to have eaten it's
flesh.
The child was the daughter of a Meg
lean section foreman. The affair has in
ccnsed the Mcxicans. against the Chinese,
and the celestials are Aocking into the
city for protection. 1t Is reported that
the Mexican rurales have arrested the
criminals.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
RECRUITING is o
It Need Not Be Confined, Howeve,
Within State Limlfa

AZ See0 NOT ne Confined,
Within State LimitA
The fact that some regiments are heinr
recruited so much more rapidly than 9TH
ers-the T~hirty-drst, Fort Thomas. for
instance. had nearly GOO men, while the
Thirty-ffth. Vancouver Barracks, had
but about twenty-hve-has been the cause
OF many inquiries directed to the Adiu-
ant General.
The people want to know whether the
regiment must be recruited within the
State limits originally set forth, or wheth-
er the recruiting in the more 7opulous dis
tricts will be kept up with a view Of fur
nishing recruits for regiments which have
not been so successful, even after the
quota for the regiment shall have been
obtained.
The Adjutant General says that the
latter will he the case. and that recruiting
will continue everywhere until the total
number requisite for the ten new regi-
ments has been rnisod
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
Peculi.s Crime.

McuQuerie is a crime which has no
distinct counterpart in any country but
France. An English Lady was recently
sentenced to twelve months imprison-
menk for ordering a costume she was
not able to pay for, and ar English
8overness was sentenced to six weeks
imprisonment for taking a cab without
being able to pay the fare. The French
are eminently practical people, and see
no great difference between running off
with an article and getting it without
paying for 1T. 1t often happens that
the English fall under the law with re-
gard to escroquerie.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
HOSPITAL STOKES FOUND.

Boxes intended for Porto Rico Turn
Up at Manila.
On Sept. 5 last the ladies Of the Army
and Navy League Of Portsmouth. Ohio,
sent to Company 81 Of the Fourth Ohio,
then in Porto Rico, two large boxes of
hospital stores and other supplies. In
the boxes were also some private pack
ages. The boxes never reached the Ports
mouth company.
A letter from the physician In charge OF
the hospital ship Relief, now at Manila,
says the boxes were found and al except
the private packages will b. used.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

lsen up against the wall, and it defies
the most ingenious to devise u scheme
for hoSd1ng 1t while repairing or clean
ing II The table of Charles Colsten, Of
jersey City, fills the bill. The wheel
stands upon the saddle and handle
bars on the table. which places it at a
ws1 convenient height. Two springs
gAsp the handlebar in such a way
that the machine is held perfectly rigid.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
TABLE FOR BICYCLE CLEANING.

Stand that Holds b Wheel Rigid and
in Handy Ahape.
Everything concerning the bicycle is
of great general interest because of the
popularity Of the wheel Among the
recent novel inventions is a very con-
venient bicycle cleaning and repairing
stand Under certain circumstances the
bicycle Is like q Shiny eel. 1t will not
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
News Of Minor Note.
floods damarod .o;,-.s.

News Of Minor Note.
Texas floods damaged railroads S..
100000.
Essex Hotel. Bloomfield, N. J., was de.
%troyed by fire. Loss 100000.
Nonantum block, Newton, Mass. d..
%troyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
Barnard Oliver, q. Newark, N. J.. HI.
ed his wife by shooting, then escaped.
Chas. Jones. New York porter. fell
down an air shaft and was killed.
Dan L. Davis. Way3and, Ohio, vadAe
XXintoxicated. fell undcs a trsin and M
Killed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

Federal Judge Baker of Omaha has
held to be constitutional an ordinance
requiring ticket scalpers to give bond to
the city for the protection Of purchasers
OF tickets.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
the FnANKLIN STATUE.

Gently there was unveiled a statue
which fittingly commentaries the ill.,
~entor. philosopher and patriot. 1t is
located in front of the postoftice and
stands on the site where Franklin is
supposed to have made his historic cX-
pertinent with a kite. The sculptor is
John j. Boyle, of Philadelphia.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
To Measure Devotion,

The measure OF a woman's devotion
is the extent to which she will make
herself uncomfortable for YOU; the
measure of a mans Is the effort he will
make to have you rs comfortable as he
proposes to be himself.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

A Kansas paper denies the report
that a trust IL being formed In that
STATE for tho purpose of cornertne
tgrasshoppens apd selling tie hops 70
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
STATUE OF

inventor, Philosopher and Patriot:
Co0nemorated In Bronze.
For years the absence Of a suitable
memorial to Benjamin Franklin las
been q reproach to Philadelphia, where
he achieved his scientific and literary
fame. The stain is now removed. Re
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28
NEGROES MURDER a WOMAN.
A Man and Wife Beat a White Widow
to Death.

Near Idaho, Clay County, Ala., while
Mrs. Mary Measles, a white widow, was
driving from her field a drove of hogs
owned by John Turner. a negro farmer,
Turner and his wife appeared. Mrs.
Measles threatened to hold Turner re-
sponsible for the damage. Turner's wife
thereupon knocked Mrs. Measles down
with q club, breaking her nose, and Tup.
ner. who had a club. set upon her and
beat her head into q jelly. killing hes.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

A terrible calamity befell u fishing
party last week. After reaching its
destination some twenty miles away it
discovered that the key Of beer had
baen left behind.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

were running nearly on schedule time. L,
looked as ii the strikers We're beaten, but
they would not admit it. The leaders dc.
claipd they had settled down to IL long
and determined fight for supremacy. and
that eventually they would win. Dis.
patches said. however. from general APP.
pearances the strike seemed to BIZ a los.
ing game. The railroad officials rciterat.
ed their declarations that the strike was
over.
There was little disorder anywhere dur
ing Thursday night. Along the line of
the Second avenue railroad in Manhat.
tan, where such turbulent scenes had oc.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

Paradoxical though II may seem, the
word trust" excttes q good deal Of sus,
psstuo.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

British Postoficc systen,.
England makes $o0,O0O,OOO a year
profit out Of its postofices.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
CLARA BART0H'S DISCOVERY.
Sister of Evangslina Cisneros Who Does
Not Know Her.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
Miss Clara Barton, in her Forthcoming
history of the Red Cross, which the Red
Cross Society will publish early in Feb
ruary, tells an interesting story OF IN in
teryiew she held Just before the outbreak
Of the war with the Mayor Of SsguS La
Grande in Cuba. That Official was COM
planning that the greatest peril involved
in the conditions OF the suffering recon-
centradOs threatened the young girls of
their families. His eaInestness made
such an impression upon Miss Barton that
she asked him II he had any young
daughters or his own.
He hesltated for i moment Then, in
an outbUrst OF confidence he said:
We have an adopted daughter who is
very dear 20 US. She Is the sister OF Miss
CisneFos, but does rot know fl. and We
have not the courage 10 tell her. She is
about fifteen years Old. has read every
thing concerning Eyangsllne, and ad-
mires her intensely, but has no idea OF
the relationship"
win you not tel herr Miss Barton
asked.
-'Oh. yes. some day, and Il must be- be-
fore long, but tie ties which bind ner n,
Us are 50 sweet that my wife aad / both
dread % break them. 50 We will plIf az
the revelation as long as We can.
He then explained that Senior tssneros
the father Of the girls. had been an active
patriot WEo had fallen under th- h~n ~
the Spanish government. The family haG
Teen dispersed. and tliz little girl hen q
mere babe-had been adopted b. The M
OF and his wife. who were Intimate
friends OF Senior and Nine. Clsner5e-
Il hope ] have not betrayed a tr-s =.
said Miss Barton, hut there was
touch OF romance in tnis-sOHnsThl
sweet and UafeTuai IN the FefasFf ,
and something altozt her 80 interesu.,~ "a
the thought Of this bright yoruz e'.i
reading and sdnirlng the couragS s1S
successful exploits o. her own slsier VIZ
olt ever dreaming that she was anything
10 Keep dark ] trust that the good Ssy-
or. II ~ learns that ! have BETRAYED IS
trust. Will forgive ne"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
RED ANTS AND RHEUMATISM.
Novel Treatment Prescribed by an Alleged
Wilkesbarre Physician.


From the Philadelphia Times
Recovering from a course of treatment
for rheumatism, which he AYERS nearly
killed him, and angry because of the
methods of his physician, Peter Coke has
brought suit against Stanley Wise, the
prescriber of the liniments and sweatines
and consequent hardships he permitted
himself 10 endure. IL is 4 strange story
Coke told q Magistrate, strange that any
two sane people should participate in such
medical and physical farce, and strange
that no more serious consequences re-
suited
Coke told his story before Justice Har-
rigan. He explained that he had been a
longtime sufferer from rheumatism and
that Stanley Wise offered 10 cure him of
the terrible pains that made his life mis-
cradle. Then he described the remedy
tried on him.
Wise first smeared his patient all over
with certain kind of grease mixed with
little chips, and gave him two bottles of
whisky mixed with ants 10 drink Then
he procured a gOOd-sized barrel which he
nearly filled with hot water. Into this
barrel he put Coke and made him sit
there On bucket with the water up 10
his neck
Into the barrel, along with Coke. Wise
put three hot bricks. Following this he
poured in peck Of sand and picked the
parboiled patient with TWO quarts of salt
and seasoned him with a final mixture
consisting of one quart of vinegar, mixed
with ants and salt. Coke said that Wise
kept him in the picking process from I
70 O'Clock, standing beside the barrel
the whole time and wiping the perspira-
ton from the sweltering patients face
and telling him the cure was progressing
nicely.
II was only TO be expected that, as Coke
said. he was nearly dead when he es-
capped from such d grueling picking. ana
that the remembrance Of the ants he had
swallowed almost completed his demise
He became angry IS soon az he reeaiDed
sufficient strength 10 indulge IN any emo
ton and then he brought suit against the
physician
Wise has no medical diploma and on the
charge OF practicing medicine ualawfulIy
and permanently injuring Coke he has
been sent 10 Jail in default OF bail.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-21
Throne Worth Millions.

From tAs Chicago Record
The throne Of the Shah of Persia is IN
disputably the richest and most dazzling
ceremonial seat that has ever graced d
,oval palace Unlike the usual kingly
throne Il is not a chair. but sort Of bed
ia massive silver. richly ornamented with
beautiful carving Of allegorcal figures,
martial attributes, and animals heads in
high relief. The parts not so decorated
are ircrusted with enormous diamonds
around which sparkle designs in other
DTfcious stones. To make this falry-tale
bea even more gorgeous the present Shah
has placed a cover al one end ana d
cushion al the other, both OF which are
l.rry finely embroidered with pearls. sap
nhires. rubies. ana emeralds. and are
S,rIued al N5Oo0 COO