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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
REV. DIR. K. N. SLEDD.
DEATH OF THIS EMINENT METRO.
DIST DIVINE.
He PASSES AWAY In GEORGIA.
While on n visit-HIs Last Sermon
I'm DnnyilIe-The Funeral Arrange
mcpt,-sketch of His Long and Use
full Career.
full Career.

DANVILLE, VA, May 15.-(Special)-
Rev. Robert Newton Sledd. D. D., OF the
Virginia Methodist Conference, expired
shortly after noon to-day at Grady Hos
pltal, Atlanta, Ga. The tidings were
borne to the official body OF Main-Street
, church. of this city. in a telegram re-
ceived shortly after l o'clock. The an
nouncement caused universal sorrow
through the city, as 1t will cause through
out the State when 1t becomes known.
The remains will arrive here from At
lanta at 1880 tomorrow and at o'clock
In the evening the funeral services VIII
take place from Msin-Street church.
Bishop J. c. Granbery vii! officiate, and
Rev. Paul whitehead, d. D., will assist.
At midnight the remains, accompanied by
the relatives and representatives OF the
church, will be conveyed to Powhatan
county Cor !nternen: at the family home
stead. Tne death of Or. Sledd was in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
DIR. BRIGGS ORDAINED.
He is Made IA Priest in the Episcopal
Church.

In the Pro-Cathedral. on Stanton street.
New York, Sunday, Rev. DR.. Charles A.
Briggs, who was suspended for heresy
by the Presbyterian Assembly, was or
dained priest Of the Episcopal Church
he was ordained together with the Rev
Charles A. Snedeker, and the ordination
ceremonies were conducted by Bishop
Potter. Those who expected. from the
great cutlery OF the last three or four
disappoint I'd. There was no scene, no ex-
element. and no protest was fled at the
beginning, during, or at the close OF the
ordination.
The ceremonies were very long, COM
mencing at 1890 o'clock and continuing
until late in the afternoon
Bishop Potter drove 10 the church with
the candidates for ordination, Rev Drs
Briggs and Snedeker. Rev Or. Cornelius
b. Smith, who was 10 present DR.. Briggs
and who is emeritus rector of st. james
church. and Rev DR.. George T. Nelson
who was 10 present Rev. Dr. Snedeker
and who il one Of the assistant secreta-
ries Of the diocese, arrived later together.
with them was Rev. DR.. Osborne, OF
Trinity church. Trenton. y. j.
DR.. BRIGGS NERVOUS.
DR.. Briggs was somewhat nervous
though he did not betray it in the church
during the ceremonies. There was a sem
blance Of nervousness I'm all the cele-
brants There seemed 10 be a tendency
10 hurry through the ceremonies. The
church was not decorated. Only q few
potted plants and a few lilies were In the
chancel. A Simple service, according to
the Episcopal Church. was gone through
and then the rites Of ordination in ac-
cordance with ''the form and manner of
ordering priests" were begun.
When the impressive moment arrived
the sponsors went forward and presented
the candidates to the Bishop. The latter
rose from his chair and proclaimed a
general invitation 10 any persons know
ing "any impediment or notable crime"
In the candidates 70 come forward and
declare II.
no PROTEST PRESENTED.
Then followed profound silence. Peo-
pie turned about as II expecting some
one to rise up and make a protest No
one arose There was no protest handed
TO the Bishop and the crucial moment
was over Then the regular formula Of
ordination was gone through with more
deliberately.
Rev. Or. Briggs was seen after the
ceremony He said he had nothing 10 saw
concerning the criticism raised BIZ his
ordination. He said he was going TO take
a rest close friend OF DR., Briggs said
fall would labor In the PrO-Cathedral
church.
Prior TO the ceremony Bishop Potter
was asked to make a statement. He said
that he had received letter from lay
man protesting against the ordination or
Or. Briggs. and as this letter was written
under a misapprehension OF the facts and
law. he had answered. Inasmuch as the
Bishops letter was general In It's nature
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
Funeral of DIR. Murklund.

BALTIMORE, MD. May 1J.-(Special)
The funeral Of Rev. Dr. W. L. Murkland,
pastor of Franklin-Street Presbyterian
church. took place this afternoon from
the church. and was one Of the largest
ever held in the city. The floral tributes
were many and beautiful. The music in
Guided a solo. Il Know that My Re
deemer Liveth," by Mrs. Charles Morton.
and two choruses from Elijah" and
"St. Paul. by the Oratorio Society, under
the direction of Professor Joseph Pache.
The ministers participating in the SER
vice were Rev. DR.. James r. Smith. pas
tor emeritus Of Central Presbyterian
church. North; Rev. DR.. Maltbie y. Bah
cock. of Brown Memorial church; Rev.
James A. Vance. OF Maryland-Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN church. and the Revs. W.
H Woods and j. Richie Smith. The
Rev. Drs. Addison Smith, Henry Branch,
and W. II. Ballentine represented tne
Presbyterian Ministers Association
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
'IvORcEs IN THE UNITED STATES
BY YEARS


! IOtaL....... l-Zl2 TOtal........ POS 500
| From this table IT will be seen that
| there was a total OF 32s.7 lG divorces i'm
| the United States in the twenty years
! lS67-lSS6 OF these there were ~. III i'm the
first half Of the period and 2O5,595 in the
last half
That is TO say, the divorces in the latter
half were 90 per cent. more than those
I'm the first half The population between
1870 and 1880 increased only 30 per cent
The divorces In 1870 were 10 962 and I'm
1880 they were 1868, and as the table
shows, they are in 1856 more than two
1861.
/ have not at hand the figures for the
last decade, but there Is no reason TO
believe that they show any decrease in
the awful industry Of the divorce courts.
FAMILY LIFE THREATENED.
From the figures | have quoted 1t is
painfully manifest that the cancer of d.
vorce is rapidly spreading over the COM
munity and poisoning the fountains Of
the nation. Unless the evil is checked by
some speedy and heroic remedy the very
existence Of family lite is imperlled. How
can we call ourselves a Christian people
if we violate fundamental law of Chris
tianity? And If the sanctity and indisso-
lubility Of marriage does not constitute
a cardinal principle of the Christian re-
iglOn, I am at a loss TO know what does.
Let the Imagination picture To itself
rock of scandal and the number Of fami-
lies that are cast adrift on the ocean Of
life Great stress Is justly laid by mo-
ralists on the observance Of Sunday. But
what a mOckery Is the external rcpose Of
the Christian Sabbath TO homes from
which domestic peace is banished by IN
testine war, where the mothers heart Is
broken, the fathers spirit crushed. ana
where the children cannot cling 10 one or
their parents without exciting the Jeal-
OusV or hatred Of the other,
And these melancholy scenes are fol-
lowed by the final act IN the drama when
the family ties are dissolved and hearts
that had vowed eternal love and union
are separated 10 meet no more.
This social plague calls for a radical
cure: and the remedy can be found only
in the abolition OF our mlschievous legis-
lation regarding divorce and in ap/hOnest
application of the teachings of the Cos
pei. II persons contemplating marriage
were persuaded that once united they
were legally debarred from entering into
second wedlOck they would be more cir
cumspect before marriage In the choice
Of a life partner. and would be more pa
tient afterward In bearing the yoke and
I'm tolerating each others infirmities.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
CARDINAL GIBBONS on DIVORCE.
Reckless Facility With Which 1t il
Procured in This Country.
New York World


The reckless facility with which divorce
is procured In this country is an evil
scarcely less deplorable than Mormon
ism; indeed. II is in some respects more
dangerous than the latter. for divorce
has the sanction Of the civil law, which
Mormonism has not.
Is not the law Of divorce a virtual
federation of Mormonism in modified
form? M0rmonism consists i'm simuta-
neous polygamy. while the law OF divorce
practically leads TO successive pOlygamy
Each State has on its statute books
list Of causes. or rather pretcNts. which
are recognized as sufficient ground for
divorce a Yinculo. There are i'm an
twenty-five or more causes. most OF them
of very trifiing character. and i'm some
states, as i'm Illinois and Maine. the
power of granting a divorce is left 20 the
discretion Of the judge.
In the special report on the statistics
OF marriage and divorce made 10 Con-
gress by Carroll d. Wright I'm February.
1883, the following startling facts APP
peared:
DIVORCES IN THE UNITED STATES
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
Few Spanish Guns for Distribution.

WASHINGTON, May l5.-Many appll-
cations have been made 20 the war De
non captured in the Philippines be turned
over to the States as trophies OF the
regiments making the captures Ke-
quests Of this character came from many
of the Western States. Secretary Alser
cabled General Otis asking what there
WAS in the way of such pieces. and mas
received a reply. stating that under the
terms of the peace treaty all obsolete
cannon are to be turned over TO the
Spanish Government. This would include
nearly all Of the pieces taken IN MAMMA,
as the Fuipinos have few such guns in
their army.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
CASE OF THE RODRIGUEZ.
Vessels Surrender Ordered-DIock-
ade of san Juan Effective,

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Supreme
Court Of the United States to-day de-
cided the prize-money case Of the French
steamer Olinde Rodriguez the first of
the naval prize-money cases growing
out of the Spanish war 10 reach the
court. The decision was announced by
Cnief-Justce Fuller, and directed that
the vessel which was captured off San
Juan. Porto Rico. on the nth of July
last. and has been held since by this
government, shall be returned 10 its own
ers. on the ground that il was not proved
that the steamers officers intended TO
enter the blockaded port. The court held
incidentally that the blockade of San
Juan was effective
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
BRYAN WAR ON TAMMANY.
The Gage of Battle Said to Have
Been Thrown Down.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Acting under
orders from the National Democratic
Committee, it is said, hundred Chicago
Platform Democrats met last night and
took steps TO at once thoroughly organ
ize the city, and later the State, to defy
Tammany Hall James r. Brown pre-
sided at the meeting, and said that a
cOntesting delegation OF Bryan and Chi
State
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
The News i'm Richmond.

The news OF Dr. Sledd's death was re-
ceived In Richmond with great sorrow.
He was held in afiectionate esteem here,
not only by the members Of his own
church, but by the people Of all denomi-
nations. Dr. Sledd was one Of the most
popular pastors Centenary church ever
had, and always preached TO large con-
gregations. He won great popularity here,
and many there are in this city who
mourn his death.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
Probably No Extra session.

WASHINGTON. May IA m,m. 70
who is I'm a position 20 know tn. N'
Of the President on the subject -I'
day that the probabilities w'r. .-
an e3 IRA session OF Congress being
lie thought that the president hii gwen
the subject some thought but ua- ft-
sOnably sure that no call would
sued. except in some unlooh'i-i .'.'
tingency, which would make 30 l'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
Pharmacy Graduates.

BALTIMORE. MD, May l5-tspeSi,sl.p
The graduates OF the Maryland College
of Pharmacy announced to-day INCLUDE
Peter Joseph Johnson. OF Portsmouth
Va. and Charles Chahin Neal. OF Dan
VILE, Va. Neal took second prize
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
ANOTHER BIG IRON COMBINE.
Republic steel Company Incorpo-
ratcG--CapitaI. S5J,OO0. 900.

! CLEVELAND, o., May 1J.-The sale OF
the Lake Erie Iron Works to-day gave
notice Of the fact that another immense
combination Of iron and steel interests
has been consummated The Republic
Steel Company has been incorporated, UNI
der the laws OF New Jersey. with a capt
tai of So. CO0000. consisting of $2j 600 600
preferred and S30000,000 common stock.
The officers are: President Randolph 5.
Warner. Columbus, o.; First NicePresi-
dent, Wyron Wick. Youngstown. o.; Sc
cond Nice-President. George D. Wick
Youngstown; Third Vice President. James
G. Caldwell Birmingham. Ala; Fourth
Vice President. George NJ. Bard, Muncie
Ind. Treasurer. John +. Taylor, Youngs-
town. o.. Secretary, James Lewelyn,
Chicago.
The general offices will be at Chicago.
The mills in the combination will be
operated as now. except that all business
will be done in the Chicago office. All the
present superintendent will he retained.
The concerns i'm the new corporation
number thirty-three. and are in Illinois,
Indiana Michigan Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Alabama.
SOUTHERN CONCERNS.
Among them are the Birmingham Roll
ing Mill Company. Birmingham Ala, and
the Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing
Company. Birmingham Ala.
The mills have an annual output of
over 1000.O0O tons Of merchant bar iron,
the rolled product used by farming i'm
pement and wagon-makers. car-builders,
and other kindred industries. In addition
to the rolling mill property there are six
blast furnaces. with an annual capacity
of about 100000 tons of pig-irOn.
Some of the by-products of the COM
binatiOn will be spikes. bolts. spices, and
turn-buckles, and there will be some
manufacture Of steel plates and sheets.
The iron-ore properties are a very impor-
tant part Of the combination. The Pioneer
Mining and Manufacturing Company. of
Birmingham. owns $500 acres of land, Of
which 14,700 are coal. $3.50 red and brown
iron-ore $50 limestone, and 1,750 Of other
character at the furnaces and coke plants
near Thomas, Ala. By these acquisitions
the company will be largely independent
Of all other interests in the iron industry.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16

The@case of Rafael Ortise, a/native Of
Porto Rico, who was found guilty of
the murder of private John Burke, Com
pany c. Forty-seventh New York Regi-
ment. at Caguas Porto Rico, on Febru
airy G4th last. and whose sentence Of death
was committed to Imprisonment for life,
the President has directed that he be con-
fined in the Minnesota State prison at
saltwater.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16

enclosed report made 10 Captain Stuart
Of H. NJ. s. Tauranga. and contains no IN
formation beyond that sent out in the re
port of the American officers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16

KEW. EObDKI ~. El|L-CDt ~ ~
the nature of a painful antlthesis, in view
Of the reassurins tidings that came from
day to day during his illness. 1t was
known that the venerable patient was Sc
riously III. but ii was not believed that
his maady would terminate fatally. DR..
SlcdG left Danvillc, for Nashville. on Mon
day. May LIST, 10 attend meeting Of the
Board Of Foreign Missions Of the South
ern Methodist Church. Of which he was
vice-president. At the conclusion of the
session Of~that body he started on a
roundabout return home. going TO
Georgia, where he purpOsed paying a brief
visit to his son. Professor Andrew Sledd.
Of ENERGY College. OXford. He could
proceed no further than Atlanta,
where he was stricken Ill. and removed
to Grady Hospital. He was attended by
two of the most eminent physicians Of
Georgia-Drs. Nicholson and Hurt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
SKETCH OF HIS LEE.

One of the best!furnished minis
ters for his vocation in the MethO-
dist Church was DR.. Sedd. He
had been, in a large degree, u man OF
one work and one book His early good
fortune gave him superior literary train
ing, and he was known as close student
Of theology. He seemed fitted I'm every
way for his calling. His superiority in
the pulpit was only one Of his excellen-
cies. He was a safe counsellor in grave
matters of Church concern, and he knew.
az by instinct, what Israel ought to do"
Besides these invaluable qualities, he was
leader in enterprises Of pith and mo-
ment. The conduct Of affairs, and the
inspiration that brings to a worthy sue
cess Church movements, extensions. and
engagements seemed a peculiar endow-
ment. 1t may be mentioned, as an illus
tration, that. under his pastorate at
Granby-Strcet Norfolk. there were a
number of colonies established. which
have grown into strongholds OF MethO-
dism in that city. one OF these. Cente-
nary, with its founder for pastor, now
ranks in beauty OF building and spiritual
thrift with any church in Norfolk
he was, when a lad at college recog-
nized as gifted with the powers that
command fruitful future. He gradu-
ated at Randolph Macon with high hon
ors. God gave him, in brain and body.
the leverage that lifts men. TO these ad-
vantages he added a high purpose to
make himself "a workman that needeth
not TO be ashamed"
In person DR.. Sledd was tall. with
hardly sufficient adipose tissue to round
out the thews and sinews. He had some
thing of the swarthiness of the South
and the display Of the muscles or the
surface as seen in the West
A friend of the deceased writes Of him
as follows
The sermons of DIR. Sledd came as coin
from the machinery of a mint. with all
the evidence of best work on them, full
weight. and milled. They were models
in arrangement and development. His
preparation was thorough. His elements
OF wealth, smelted from a rich library,
purged in the crucible OF a strong mind,
were poured into these discouyses. He
used the pen with ureless industry but
he did not employ II 10 lay an iron track
for memoriter fianges TO follow The
manuscript was. rather. the sails 10
catch the gales while he held the rud-
der and guided the rich argosy of
thought. On notable occasions he held
the hearers in the hollow of his hand.
and bent them AT his will. He had n
ringing voice, and a face that brighten
ed with the progress OF discussion. He
was "A reticent man, and was not ready
10 NSoin In social pastimes. He had no
smiling compliments, nor smah-talk He
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
CHANGE FOR WORSE.


hundreds of inquiHers until last Sunday.
On that day d decided change for the
worse occurred, and the family physician,
Dr. w. l.. Robinson, Of this city, |at the
urgent request Of the official body Of
Main-Street church, left last evening for
Atlanta. When he arrived at the hospital
the patient had passed beyond medical
skill, and to-day between l. and l o'clock
the end was announced.
The fatal malaGy was, it is understood
here, typhoid dysentery. Dr. Sledd is
survived by five children Howard Sledd,
Of Powhatan county; Professor Andrew
Sledd, of oxford. Ga; Robert T.. Sledd
of Danville. Mrs. Hinton, of Norfolk
and Miss Jennie Sledd, of Danylle. Dr..
Sledd's last sermon was preached here on
the morning Of Sunday. April 30th, from
the text, Hebrews xii. IA: Follow peace
with ali men and holiness, without which
no man can see the Lord" At one point
in the discourse, when the congregation
had been swept toward an eloquent
climax. the venerable minister paused,
drew his spare frame up. and with up
turned face and index finger pointed to
Heaven, threw his soul into the words
There IS but one pure" The face Of the
speaker seemed preternaturally bright as
he uttered the sentence. which tersely
summed up the doctrines taught during
long life.
The Obsequies tomorrow will be most
impressive. Distinguished ministers will
ohiciate and other visiting representa-
tives Of the Church in Virginia will be
present. Occurring at the twilight hour,
when the hustle Of business is over and
all classes will have leisure TO pay the
mute tribute of presence at the last SER
vice, the church, which is one of the
largest and handsomest in the State. will
be thronged Among those who will be
present Is Rev DR.. w. V. Tudor pastor
Of Centenary church, Richmond. Dr.
Sledd was his predecessor at Centenary,
and also at EpwOrth church, Norfolk.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
Richmonders I'm New York

NEW YORK. May l5-(SpeeiaI.)-E ID.
Hotehkiss, 7. Elicit, Holland.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
POSTAL.

Among the fourth-class postmasters re-
Gently commissioned, are the following:
Lizzie +. DeHart, Copper Valley. Va:
Samuel Il. Hamlet. Hugh. Va; Samuella
W. Maxey, Well Water, Va.
New offices have been established as
follows: Holly. Randolph county, y. c..
William II. Parker. postmaster: Orion.
Ashe county, n. c., William II. GRAPHICAL.
postmaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
BILLS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Measures for Public Buildings at Two
Iowa Cities Are Now LaMs.

WASHINGTON, March 3-President Nc
Kinley will go to the capitol at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning and remain there during
the closing hours of congress. This has
been a customary practice with many presi-
dents at the close OF the short session. when
the passage of important bills is delayed
frequently until almost the constitutional
expiration of the congress. The executive
is thus put in easy communication with the
legislators, with whom he can consult re-
specting the merits of such measures as
might at first seem Objectionable. During
the day the president approved the follow
ing bills in addition to those already re-
ported:
For taking the twelfth census the Buff
falo exposition bill: TO reimburse governors
of states and territories for expenses in
CURED in the Spanish war; providing a new
building for the Department of Justice in
Washington making appropriations for
fortifcations and other works of defense;
for. bridge across the Missouri river at
Yankton, S, D.. for the relief of the Inter
national Cotton Press company, New
Orleans; to enable the city of Albuquerque,
n. M, TO create certain Indebtedness; pro-
viding for the allowance of certain claims
reported by the accounting officers of the
treasury; for public buildings, additions,
ETC., as follows: Cleveland, O., and Balti
more custom houses; Stockton, Cal; Los
Angeles also those authorizing First Lieu
tenant John r. Williams, Third artillery;
Colonel Victor Vifquain, Third Nebraska
volunteer infantry, and Brigadier General
A. T. Bates, U. S. ", to accept certain
decorations and honors from foreign poten-
tates; authorizing Admiral Selfridge and
other officers of the United States navy to
accept medals presented TO them by the
Russian creating the Mount
Rainier National park, in the state OF Wash
ington; the naval personnel bill; also bills
authorizing the construction OF public build
ings at Oskaloosa, Ia; Creston, Ia;
streator. H.. Leadville, Colo, and Freeport
I'LL.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
POPE ON ROAD TO RECOVERY
Passes n Quiet Might ana is Able to
Take Plenty of Nourirh-
mcnt.

ROME, March S-The following bulletin
was issued at O'Clock this morning:
The pope passed a quiet night, so that
the patient was able to comply with the
desire Of his physicians and not change his
position. His natural functions are normal
and his general condition is good.
When the bandages we're removed IL was
found that the wound was healing and TAX
ing its regular course.
The pope takes food easily and digests
sufficient nourishment.
His temperature is 81 centigrade, respira-
tion p and pulse 20.
DR.. Lapponi, in an interview. Is quoted as
saying he thought the operation would per-
haps be advantageous to the pope's health
and prolong his life beyond the age he
would have reached II the operation had
not been performed.
The following bulletin was Issued at 6
o'clock this afternoon:
The pope passed a very good day and does
not complain of any pain. He says he feels
very we'll. His temperature is 1915, pulse ~
and respiration %.
The doctors add that the pontiffs mental
and physical condition is excellent. The
papal secretary of state. Cardinal Rampolla,
has sent a letter to the high prelates resid-
ing in Rome. in which he says; II hasten
to notify you that today the state of the
holy father is completely satisfactory"