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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

You're Peoples Union In this city had
a very sman peginning. There was even
an outspoken opposition TO II In some
uuartcrs. NANNY because its purposes
were not well understood. But the light
.,ss turneu GA ano the donots rnat 1t
would conserve TO great good fled be-
fore It. IL would be difficult. indeed. to
name all those who were the champions
in this city Of the innovation. But
among them are DR.. w. Il. Hatcher. OF
Grace. Street church; DR.. W. W. Ian
drum. then pastor of the Second Baptist
church. and Or. w. L. Wright, then pas
tor Of the Leigh-Strcet church: Professor
w A. Harris. now Professor OF Greek IN
Baylor University. Texas. and Mr.. John
Garland Pollard.
THE FIRST UNION HERE.
The first union of the city and the third
IN Virginia was organized at the Grace
Street. I'm November, 1882. Professor
w. A. Harris son of Professor n. II.
Harris. was elected president. The Sc
cond church followed almost at once.
and Lelgh-Street followed close behind.
Starting out with but a few members In
each church. now there is scarcely a
church in Richmond or Manchester which
has not a fourishing organization. en-
bracing the large proportion of the young
people of their congregations. The meet
ings held weekly are well attended, and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
UNION OF OUR 'h
AMY az Enthusiastic Young
People In Richmond

II was during the first years OF '"'s
decade when. like silent and powerful
influence the young peoples movement
was spreading over the entire Continent
that Richmond responded, ana i'"p''S'
Young Peoples Union was organ'ze"'
Ike so many enterprises that were
destined 10 become great the o"p"S'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
MISS LORILLA Il. BUSHNELL
nOf Chicago Headauartersl

the language Of Carlyle. What quite In
finite worth lies In truth" We have no
thought OF unkindness toward our
brethren Of other creeds In emphasizing
the progress OF our own. but rejoice In all
tha saad thav aaaamnltsh So 1ef~"s "a
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

.r...fIA \ ANA-A Aht'ANtrAAA1 -tA+N .ttfnN--'ff
ir.at direction and inspiration. She is
Ilate of Ann Arbor University, and
lH. Too .le work trained mind. which,
combined with a winsomeness of manner
and happy tactulness in dealing with
.. .rs. makes her influence unusually
marked for good.
Nrs John IL. Chapman, wife Of the
I dent of the Baptist Young Peoples
rau Association. has been among the
r..r enthusiastic advocates of the junior
H..s making contributions with her pen,
..tng addresses I'm the interest Of Ler
H.I enusung others in it, and giving
Do. otis Of her valuable experience in
tr r.uces IN the several conventions.
I0rla T. Bushnell is another ar
and efficient worker Of this organi-
zrol The department OF the union
N.l contains the Christian culture
Courses is under her direct supervision.
se. ..s TO # that the writer's are dnly
i..Hl that the material IS at hand IN
f. season. and that il appears IN cor
-... .ym The programmes for the con-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

Of tabulating and examining and record
ing the thousands of examination papers
which come IN at the close OF the STUDY
period each year Il under her direct SUI
pcrvision. In addition TO this. she edits
the Junior Baptist Union. No one Is more
thoroughly conversant with all the details
OF our work or more intelligcntly and
enthusiastically interested In 1t. Miss
Bushnelrs connection with the young
peoples work dates back some years pre-
vioUs TO her connection with the Baptist
Union Office Her home was In Denver
Col. and when the Colorado State Chris-
tian Endeavor Society was organized (bc-
fore the organization OF the Baptist
Young Peoples Union Of Amerlca) she
was It's first secretary. serving for one
year Then the Colorado state Baptist
Young Peoples Union was organized. IN
october. 1891 Ga few months after the or
gauization Of the international Unio1).
and she was appointed missionary secre-
tary; also. served as acting president for
the latter half of the year She came
INTO the Chicago headquarters in Febru-
airy. 1894. and has been connected with
the secretarial and editorial part of the
work since that time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
-rIn MKEAN.

Mayo
rs initial impulse. and TO her iactful
n nagement for large measure Of its
cess.
Among the contributors 10 this work,
v.. h.re most largely aided it, is Miss
N.r F..l Mexican. Of Philadelphia. For
-.... g.ars she has furnished an article
weekly the junior prayer-meeting
t.I. urr The heading of Little Talks
lr l-s N.E' Very many of the juniors
Know ..r only by the name Of Miss
N.r" % invalid confined 20 her
ru sit up only a little while
no l During these years of en-
t-..l rlmeut and physical weak
has found the sunshine Of her
F.. uuistering with her pen 20 Ter
r-a band Of juniors all over the coun-
tl.
Miss Lou Ia Tourette, formerly Of Fem
ton Mich, now a member of the office
staff of the Baptist Young Peoples Union
Association. is another experienced and
efficient junior worker. Miss Ia T0urette
was at one time state Junior leader for
Michigan. and the efficiency of the work
in that State IS largely due to her MEL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

Among the gifted women who have
rendered especial service in this work Is
Mrs. l.. j. +. Bishop, Of New York city
who has had wide experience i'm primary
Sunday-school work She has rare ability
10 present Bible truth in simple form.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
Al The Cohen COmpnny's store Free
Exhibition of the Worid-henow"-
ed Painting. ..The Morning of The
Gruei0xion.v

by Ashley Cooper. Gallery for its exhibit
on Second Floor Ask for pamphlet,
giving history and descrintiap in haisil
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

quest missionary meetings are prepared
by Der, with the "Hints and Helps ana
references 10 missionary literature. Also
the missionary "side-Lighls." The work
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

Miss Minnie J. Headley' S'a's g.
surer for Iowa, has been III on,,0 t,ts
nearly two years, ana her Iep rel, 80 har
an win be the best testimonial 10 n IA
d iat, as local president. she aia
.,a,,ob "a establish Baptist Young People
i -',i1 in the church at Muscatine'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13

1t has been charged by those who do not
believe that pensions are being issued fast
enough that the present policy OF the Pension
Bureau amounts practically to compelling a
majority of the claimants to await the death
of pensioners already on the rolls, where
upun the money heretofore paid to the de-
cedents becomes available for the settlement
of pending claims. Commissioner Evans de-
MES that any such policy is pursued, but
naturally the sum annually aCcrung by loss
es to the pension roll is very large, and as
matter of fact is very nearly sufficient to meet
the annual payments on account Of new PEN
sions The annual value of the pensions paid
to those dropped from the roll in 1898 was
$G.54l ,iy0. For the same year the annual
value of the pensions issued to new pension
ers was So 90,ASS, the annual value of in
crensos in pension 81 .693, 42S, and the annual
value OF restored pensions 1858, a total
Of S7374.774 These figures show that It Is
possible to issue thousands of pensions year.
ly without adding to the pension expendi-
ture. Merely to replace the dying pension
ers requires an annual issue Of 5000 PEN
sions and the money value of the pensions
given up by dcCCdcnts Is equivalent to an
annual appropriation OF nearly or quite ST.
900 600 In other words, this large sum is
available for the payment Of new claims
every year without the addition of a dollar
to the yearly pension expenditure. 1t fol-
lows that gradual diminution OF the PEN
siOn-ro and steady decline in the amount
annually paid for pensions would not neces-
sarily result in any serious falling off in the
number OF claims allowed. nor would it lessen
the chances of the allowance Of meritoriOus
claims pending
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TURN THE PENSION TIDE.
The Pension Roll Likely to Continue
to Diminish Hereafter.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 12.-Pension Commits
sioner Evans has earned the unique distinc-
ton of having stopped the increase in the
pension roll and of having turned the tide
in the other direction. His forthcoming re-
port will show that at the end Of the fiscal
year 1899 there were 991 $40 pensioners on
the rolls. against 993.7l4 at the end Of the
fiscal year 1898, a decrease Of 2, 1856 No 9TH
er Pension Commissioner has made a record
Of this Sort though Commissioner Murphy
in 1896 reported a net addition to the roll
Of only 1854. and Commissioner Lochren In
the previous years added only $50 names
to the total roll. Both Commission
ers, basing their opinions upon the
growing mortality among veterans OF
the civil war, predicted that there would in
the future be a steady diminution In the
pension roll. Mr. Lochren said on this
point: "In the year 1886. thirty years at
ter the close of the war. the pension roll
highest limit in numbers and thereafter be-
gin to decrease" Mr.. Murphy thought ut
may now be safely assumed that the roll
from this time forth will show a marked
and steady diminution, unless Congress
should enact still more liberal provisions
than are now upon the statute books" In
contrast with these predictions may be
placed the estimate Of Green b. Raum in
1892 that the greatest number OF pensioners
under all laws would be 100000, and the
total pension expenditure S1S8 DOC, 900 an
nually.
1t looks now as II the predictions OF
continuous diminution of the roll were
about to be realized, for the reason that the
natural annual decrease In the number
of pensioners due to mortality aud other
causes has overtaken the practicable an
nual increase OF pensions. Moreover. sta
tstics tend to show that the maximum an
nual expenditure for pensions has been
reached providing Congress does not enact
fresh pension legislation. What Is called
the annual value of the pension rol-that
Is. the sum total OF pensions paid to re-
guar pensioners distinguished from ar
rears OF pensions and the like. has remained
since 1898 at a pretty constant figure never
greatly exceeding or falling below $3.50 .000,-
900 The following table shows the annual
disbursements for pensions from 1893 to the
present. also the annual value Of the roll:
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FATHER KJkLYS rUNKRAL.
EuloEiStic Remarks Omitted mt the Fathers
Dying Request.

Many Catholic clergy were present yesterday
in the Church ofthr TRANSPORTATION. Williams
burg at the obsequies Of the Rev John NJ.
Kelly. for more than ten years rector Of that
church The body was clothed in vcstmcnts
and the caskc was elevated at the head 80 that
a full view Of the priests face might be had
from any part of the church. The pews on
both sides Of tho central aisle were reserved
for nuns from various churches. relatives and
friends of the dead man. and delegations from
the societies connected with his church, Tho
Rov. Eugene F. Donnclly Of Flushing and the
Rev. Edward NJ. Cannon OF Woodside chanted
the Oftlco for the dead. Tho Rev. Michael
OFarrcll was the cclebrant OF the rcquiem
mass. the Rev. Father McNamee was deacon.
the Rev Michael Fitzgerald sub deacon and the
Rev. Father OToOle master-Ot-ccremonies
The Rev. Patrick I, O'HaIe q life long friend
OF Father Kioly. spoke from the altar He said
that II was Father Keys dying wish that no
laudatory remarks should be made over his
holy. Interment was made in Holy Cross
Cemetery.
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The difference between the annual value
of the roll and the total amount dSbursed
for pensions is accounted for by first pay
ments. accrued pensions and payments to
pensioners, who are on the roll for only
one payment. and are then dropped 1t is
Interesting to notice that Congress has
always been more liberal In pension appro-
priations than the Commissioners have
been in expenditures. In no year from 1891
to 1899 inclusive he's the entire appropria-
ton been expended and In several instanc =
cs large amounts have been turned bach
into the Treasury. The SURPRISES have
been as follows: 1891. So 800 9S6; 1875, 81, 2S9-
IA: 1893, So i37 81; 1884, $25, 2O5 7l2; 1926,
SO POI &35; 1886 $l,7oO, $50; 1891 s593E;
1893. $3,43l ,Ol2; 1899, $l,S57,1SS,
The net increase OF the pension roll in
recent years has not been so large as many
people think. In the following table the
effect Of mortality in keeping down the
increase OF the roll Is clearly shown the
figures in the last column representing the
net gain to the roll each year, after making
proper deduction for all those dropped dur
ing the year by reason of death and other
, causes:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
THIEF POSES As CLERGYMAN.
Fxhorter at the Peoples Mission Photo
Rraphed for tho Rogues, Gallery.

Harold F.. Houldsworth. who says he ia a
promoter was held for trial yesterday in the
Harlem Police Court by Magistrate Flammer on
the charge of forgery made by Anna Frinzi. OF
100 Fast l2lst street. who formerly kept a
boarding house at Is West l24th street.
Houldsworth met Mrs. Frinzi at a
church festival in Harlem last February.
He said he was an Episcopal clergyman
and the son OF Sir Charles Houdsworh.
There is no such person as Sir Charles
Houldsworth.l Houldsworth spoke at several
OF the meetings at the Peoples Mission In
Harlem and soon had the good will OF a mum
Der OF church people Mrs. Frinzi ask cd him
to come and board at her house. He remained
there several weeks aud paid his board
promptly until three months ago. when he left
owing her ak weeks board. A few weeks later
Mrs. Frinzi, who has deposit in tho Twelfth
Ward BANK, discovered that several checks
apparently signed by her and made payable to
Houldsworth had turned up at the hank. The
signatures were forgeries. The checks called
for S75 altogether.
Houldsworth was arrested on Friday night.
Tho police looked up his record and learned
that he has a wife and three children living Mt
Ellington. Conn. and another wife In Philadel-
phia He sometimes went under the name OF
McAister HiS way OF working his schemes
was to represent himself as an Episcopal
clergyman and deliver short sermons wherever
he could ind mission which included among
its followers likely victims.
The police say he Ii wanted for forgery In
several other places besides Philadelphia and
Ellington. Conn.
Frank l.. Campbell. Vice President OF the
Stephen Merritt Burial Company. was in court
yesterday to make a charge against Houds-
worth. lie said Houldsworth came to them
some time ago and gave them an order for
5000 worth Of goods for an Undertaken out Of
town and collected $50 commission. The
order was spurious.
Houldsworth was taken to Police Heodquar-
ters yesterday and photographed for the
Rogues' Gallery,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
REVISED PENSION STATISTICS.
Commissionsr Evans Corrects Several EFF
ror In the Yearly Statement.

WAsHINGToN. Aug. Reconnaissance Of
Pensions Evans has reviewed tho statement
of Pension once work for the year issued
several days aso and found several errors.
The corrected statement shows that out OF the
appropriation OF Sl4OOO0.O 900 for pensions for
the fiscal year ending June 80. $50. Sl3S.-
253,"23 was paid to pensioners. During the
year 4O.!h'l names were added to the rolls and
AZ. 1873 were dropped for various causes.
The statement OF tho claims filed and al
lowed during the fiscal year is as follows
General lswsi Original invalid, l,4l2 filed; 1924
allowed. Original widows. &c. casa filed; 4.2+o
allowed.
Original with Spain. 1e.sss hlodl 2n5 al
lowed.
Total, general laws; 24.4s2 filed; 9, 1876 allowed.
Act June ~ 1870: Original invalid f.SsU filed;
1864 allowed; original widows. I8 s45 filed: H.,
49, allowed; total 20. TOO file |; 32, S2S allowed
Increases general lavs. 81 $50 hlcd. ~ $50 all
lowed lncr"ases act of June -. 1890. 81 no hlcd
26, su3 allowed.
brand total. III 1897 nled so.o54 allowed Ccerth-
Gates issued.
Total number pensioners June 80. 1893, 900, ia;
June 80, 1899. Ha1 ,6ln Decrease 2.lvo. Dropped
during fiscal year by death. "a 345; by rrmarrlage.
minors. failure to claim and othor causes S.S4l;
total. +8,ls6. TOTAL pensions paid for year. So
2j3 922.al
Attorneys disqualified during year Dsbarred. ID;
suspended, 10; dropped . revocation of admission,
/; total. 49, total number standing disbarred, July
/. 1899. l.lG3.
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ARMY ASSIGNMENTS.
Announcement In Washington of Now
Work For Various Officers.

WASHINGTON Aug. 1.-THE following as
signments of officers to regiments by the
Secretary OF War were announced to-day:
Col. Abram A. Harbach, Liout.-Col srd Infantry
Lieut.. Col sumner H. Lincoln. Major 10th Infan-
try; to 18th Infantry o ,,., ,o.,,
fantry to ord Infantry
Major Thomas G Woodbury.. Captain 18th Infantry.
Major Georue LeR Brown. Captain 18th Infantry.
Major Ei~ari i d Pratt. Captain 2sd Infantry. to
Capt. Eiwin v Eookmiller. First Lieut. 9th In
fantry. to tn" 10Th Infantry.
Capt. Edward 7. Winston. First Lieut. 10th In
Capt. Edwin I. cole First Lieut.. 4th Infantry. to
Captain Win, A. Phillips. Lieut. End Infantry. to
Capt. john Il. NJ. Taylor First Lieut., 2srd 1nfAn
Capt. George ". Ktrkman. First Lieut. 9Th In
fantry. 10 2Jri In antry:
First Lieut., Campben E BAboock Second Lieut.
First Lieut. Harry r campbell Second Liout 22nd
First Lieut. DANIEL F. Keller Second Lieut. oath
Infantry 70 2tth Infantry Try, s.,,,,.. ,,,
First I1cat ut" Alexander j. MaoNab. Second Lieut.
First Lieut.. Frank s. Burr. Second Lieut.. 8rd In
First Lieut.. Ward Cheney, Second Lieut. 4th In
Frs. Lieut.. stanley Rowland. Second Lieut.. 2.th
First Lieut.. Ralph B Parrot. Second Lieut.. 22nd
Infantry to 18th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Stanley II. Ford. Second Lieut.. 10th
Infantry to 25th Infantry.
First Lieut. James ID. Conner SscondLteut. 10th
Infantry, to 18th Infantry
First Lieut.. Benjamin H. Watkins. Second Lieut.
2nd Infantry. to 18th Infantry.
Frat Lieut.. Robert NJ. Brambila. Second Lieut.
2hrd Infantry. t. l4th Infantry.
First Lieut. Louis f. Hill. Second Lieut.. <th Infan-
try, to 4th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Harry +. Dalton. End Lieut.. 9th Intan-
try to 18th Infantry.
First Lieut. John n. STRAIT. Jr.. Second Lieut.
2bth Infantry. to 10Th Infantry
Capt Alexander Nice Guard. 10th Infantry to 9Th
Infantry.
Capt. Edward T. Winston, 9th Infantry to 18th
Infantry.
Capt. Winston to San Francisco.
First Lieut.. John L. Hayden. First Artillery from
Fort Screven. Ga to savannah, Ga.
First Lieut. Charles l.. Beatty. 18th Infantry from
this city TO Camp Meade.
First Lieut. James Il. Lindsay, sth Infantry. to
olumbus barracks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
NAN rI4H TmO H.sIRT,.
DIR. Lawrence Has Negro Visitor Wh0
Astonishes Him.

DIR. Lawrence Has n Negro Visitor Vile
Astonishes Him.
William NJ. King OF Boston. a negro. 30 years
old. went to tho Office OF DR.. John II. Lawrence
of BAT Jay street Brooklyn. on THURSDAY and
asked to be treated for some slight ailment
Doctor" said he. after the physician had
made out prescription. do you know that I
ain a great curiosity"
No" replied the doctor.
I'll am not joking" said King; lust put yous
head to my chest and hear my heart beat"
Tho doctor put his ear to the place on Kings
chest where he might expect to hear tho
humping OF his heart. He heard the beats
distinctly. Then King asked him to put his
ear on his right side There. apparently was
another heart. Then. King. by some muscular
contraction. pulled one Of his hearts down into
the lower lateral portion OF his pelvic cavity.
while he held the other heart in it's normal po-
sition. Then he reversed tho position OF the
two organs. and the physician in each case
plainly felt the humping Of the organs as the
blood was pumped through them.
King said he was born that way up IN Massa.
chusettS ana had lived all his life in Boston.
On mum Der Of occasions. he said. he had been
on exhibition in dime museums and had earned
enough money to keep him tho rest OF his life.
His family. he said. wanted him to stay al
home but he wanted to make more money
and that was the reason why he had coEle to
New York. He intimated that he was going
back soon. He also said that his family was
very much afraid that he would fall into the
hands OF doctors who would plot to disseot him
whom lac died.
The doctor said last night that 1t was the
most remarkable case he had ever seen. and
hat he had never heard OF II case exactly Ike
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13

Gen. Sanger to Have General Charge of It
Victor Arn.tsad to be Director.

victor Armstead to be DIRECTOR.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-Seorstary Root
had conference this afternoon with
Gen. Joseph p. Sanger. Assistant Secretary
MeikleJohn. Senior Quesada and the Cuban
Supervisors of the Cuban Census over taking
the census in the island Gen. Sanger has
been detailed blythe Secretary Of War to super
intend the census taking on behalf Of the War
Department. and he will at once take charge Of
the work Of drafting the rules and regulations to
govern the supervisors and enumerators. The
Cuban officials present this afternoon were
Claudio Dubas. Supervisor OF Matanzas Pro-
vince: Sabas Mencses. Santiago: Augustine
Aguero. Puerto Principe; +. Jiminez Santa
Clara; =. Pequcno Pinar del Rio. and Il. Rasco.
Of Havana Province.
The supervisors were introduced to Secretary
Root by Senior Qucsada. The Secretary OF War
then explained the purpose of the census. and
remarked that the census taking was merely
preliminary to allowing the Cubans to exercise
the right of civil government. At the meeting
to-day it was determined to appoint Victor
Armstead Director OF the Cuban Census. and
General Garcia deputy director. Mr. Armstead
will make his headquarters In Santa Clara
Province. and will probably leave the United
States for Cuba about Aug. 20. 1t Is expected
that the work Of taking the census will be COM
peted within four months. The work OF pre-
pairing the regulations will begin at once. anS
Gen. Sanger expects to have them ready for APP
proval by next Tuesday. Ore feature OF the
regulations will be penal clause providing
punishment for tho violation OF tho reRula-
lions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
Money to Pay Queens County Bonds ana
Inherent.

County Treasurer Charles L. Phipps. Of
Queens County. has perfected arrangements
whereby Nassau County and Comptroller Co.
Ter Of this city will pay over t. him a sufficient
sum of money to pay deferred interest on
Queens County bonds and also the money to
take w SIS 900 of matured bonds. Under the
terms OF tho arrangement made by Treasurer
Phipps Comptroller Coler will pay over 10 him
S76,dlo.O1 as the city's share OF the overdue
interest, and Sill .0O2.O7 as its share Of the
amount due on matured bonds. Nassau
County will pay for interest. $50, 425 55. aud
for principal. S3.l72@3. Tho money will DO
Tn over cary In the coming week. and the
hOndhold"rs will get it without delay.