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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-08
New Presbyterian Church. Logan Opened Feby 25 1900

that they would not stand n heavy
press.
1t will he noticed by the picture
that the church il u magnificent
and imposing structure, located on
the northwest corner Of Hunter
and Market Streets. 1t is bu lded
Of u Iich, brown, rock fa:e vitified
brick, the frat y or 10 feet abOve
the foundation b. ing OF the dim
pied vitiflrd block. The round
corner facing the juncture Of the
streets Ia the pulpit, and alcOve for
the organ and choir. The front
door, rs II were, to the left Of the
corner IL the auditorium exit near
the pulpit. The entrances ara at
the far LIT Of the building on Hun.
tor Street and ut the extreme right
on Market Street. The impOsing
tower stands as feet high, and Is =
beacon light at night for the cOun.
try miles around. To stand In 1t
on a clear day one can see ten
ten miles up and down the valley
and galaxy upon galaxy Of the
beautiful hill tops north and south
of our city. The church IL besuti.
fully surrounded by shade trees
and smOothe, velvel lawn, and
many are the strangers that stop
to look upon its graceful structure,
and many interested In church
building come for miles to inspect
the excellent work ma nship and ar.
rangement.
INTERIOR.
We ask our readers to now gO
with us tn the Market Street en-.
trance. Within the doors we as
cend abort flight of stairs to the
nOrth vestibulr, which il furnished
in rock plaster and frescOed in II
delegate green.b blue and trimmed
In pink. TO the right leading from
this vestibule and in the extreme
nOrth-east corner of the building
is the ladies parlor. 1t IL hand.
sOmely finished In rock plaster and
hard wood, frescOed In Terra Gotta
with green tinted border. The ell
egant cOlOred glass window In the
cast side of this room WAS donated
by the Antique Guild. This wei
appointed parlOr will soon be fur
nished In royal style and used as {
ladies waiting or reception o.
meeting room.
In front OF us In entering th'
vestibule door leads to the chap
ei which we will endeavOr to dis
cribe farther on In this article. III
the right and near the door of TIM
Ladies ParlOr there assends nea
flight Of stairs 10 the galleries, anC
at the LETT side of these stairs, de
sends flight TO the social and sup
per rooms in the church basement
To the left of the vestibule on en-
teriDg, swing open the heavy doorl
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-08
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AUDITORIUM.


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shade, trimmed In pink m,r'ier at
beautiful design. The ceiling In
finished In artistic p'inis extend.
my from the dome to the pillars
aud corners ~ sides, like the dra-
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
JEFFERSON MARCHING CLUB.
Work of Organization Will Be Be-
gun Tonight.

At the jefferson Club meeting tonight
the committee appointed at the last meeting
to organize a marching club will meet for
the first time and receive applications from
members DESTROYS of joining the marching
club. Any member of the parent club in
good standing is eligible to membership.
tre only condition imposed being that he
shall provide himself With the necessary
equipment. consisting of a silk hat. tan
gloves. cane. L long. dark coat Prince AL
bert preferred, and dark trousers. in order
that the club may present neat and pros
porous and at the same time uniform ap-
pearance in the line of march.
The marching club will attend the In
augural of Governor-elect Dockery at JEFF
ferson City. and some preliminary drilling
of the members will he necessary. This will
be given by competent instructors.
II. S. Rumsey. the chairman of the COM
Elittee appointed to organize drum, fife
and bugle corps. is receiving many applica-
tions for membership. The corps. when fully
organized. will be one of the most perfectly
equipped in the city. The uniform will be
patterned ::fter the costume Of the Colonial
Ieriod, and new instruments will be pur-
chased There will be sixteen snare drum
mers. sixteen ffers. eight buglers and two
bass drurners. This will also BE- one of the
permanent features Of the Jefferson Club.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22

needed money to take his sweetheart to the
theater: another had tailor's bill to pay.
ana so on. None saw anything wrong IN
Withholdlng the company's money for rev
days There was no intention. as far as
could learn. actually to rob the company.
Bel9re leaving the city talked with the
pany would be lenient with them If their
stories were borne out by the investigation
which had been instituted. This investiga.
,h nom. as said, Is still In progress: Most Of
those involved are prOteges Of Mr. Ross,
boys who grew up under him in the office.
ana he Is deeply mortified to learn they
nave deceived him even In the smallest de-
gree. My assurances of len!ency were given
In good faith. If the clerks have told tho
truth we will adopt lenient policy. but if
they have concealed anything. the company
Will prosecute them according to law.
Cnse of EmbezzlcEient.
THE only actual embezZlement of which
nave any knowledge took place some time
ago q collector, in order TO raise money
largest customers for 80 cents on the dollar.
That Is to say, he would go TO saloon
keeper. Tor instance. with Il bill for $50 and
agree to receipt the bill on payment of 81.
The ledger clerk was In collusion with the
COLLECTOR In this transaction and 'doctorei
the BOOKS 50 as to conceal the thcftS. Both
MEL ..I,, however, left the companys employr
Their Joint stealinss amounted to on Y
a few hundred dollars. 1t was the dis
covery of this system of draining the
treasury that prompted the present invcsti
feen nothing worse than laXity of discipline
ana morals in the st. Louis office. aside
from the one case cited. but should | be
mistaken the company will, of course.
prosecute the guilty men"
Mr.. Mcmillan would not give the names
OF the clerks under investigation. He said.
however. they were still in the employ of
the company and that no dismissas had
been ordered.
Directors Are Investigating.
General Manager Alexander Ross said last
night:
MIR. McATillan's statements are correct.
except that l think he exagGerates the pos
sihie loss. One of our men is suspected of
having failed to turn in his collections.
Whether the suspicion is true or not de-
pendS upon the investigation of his ac-
counts. now in progress. In any event. the
shortage will not exceed $500. a. d my opn-
ion is 1t will not reach that amount. Such
defalcation. If any exists. is not by any
means extraordinary In almost every large
business, men are discovered peculating
from time 20 tine.
This thing has occurred before In our
company, and while I confess ] am sur
prised and disappointed in this case. must
confess that the very same o.fense has been
committed many times before In my own
recollection.
The investigation is now in progress, and
In the course of week or so we shall
know exactly what the defalcat;un amounts
to. [ am confident i; will he insignificant
because II is impossible under the present
system of conducting the business for any
considerable amount to have been held out.
.The investigation of the affairs of the
company is now being conducted by COM
mittee of the Beard of Directors. 1t will
not be completed for several days"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
Supreme Reporter of Grand Lodge,
knights of Honor, for the
Last Twenty-Five Years.
LEADER IN OTHER SOCIETIES.
Prominently Identified With the
Masonic Order-Founder of a
st. Louis LOdge-Funeral
Plans.

BENJAMIN +. Nelson. supreme reporter of
the Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor, died
last night at $3.50 o'clock at his home. No
the most prominent figures in fratsrnal cir
cles in st. Louis. For the last twenty two
years he had been supreme reporter of the
Grand Lodge. and had been "a resident OF
st. Louis for the last eighteen years
Mr.. Nelson was born September % 1871,
AT Easton. Pa. When a Young man he re-
moved to Ashland. o.. where. March IT,
1853, he was married to Miss Fanny Z.
Gates. who still survives him
He became ID 5ntifed with iratcrnal work
at Ashland. H was one of the charter
members of Lodge No. 80. Kniefts of Hon
or. and was appointed supreme reporter in
1873. In lS2 the offices of the Grand Lodge
were 'novid 10 Louisville. and Mr.. Nelson
resided there for -four Years. following the
removal. When the headquarters were
changed from Louisville Ia St I,ullis in
1884. Mr.. Nelson removed to this city. and
htd remained Il resident ever since. He
was also Il conspicuous figure in Masonic
circles. and had he'd many Offices of high
rank in that order
Several weeks ago Mr.. Nelson was taken
Ill with a local trouble. Two weeks ago his
Mrs Hugh MacRae. of Wilmington, n. c.,
was sent for In spite of medical attention
Mr.. Nelson rapidly sank and his lif. had
been despaired of for several days Beside
his widow and daughter Mr. Nelson was
survived by sister. Mrs. James s. Pollock
of San Diego. Cal. The funeral arrange
ments have not been perfected, but the
funeral probably will take place to-mor-ow
from the First Presbyterian Church, Of
which Mr.. Nelson was q member
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
While Laboring Under a Severe
Mental Strain She Left the
Home of Friend.
WENT TO THE FOUR COURTS.
There Complained of Fancied
Wrongs-Mr. Robbins Says His
Wife Has HallucinatiOns-
He Thinks She Is Safe.

Mrs Alexander H. Robbins of No. 1855
Greer. avenue. wife of the secretary of the
A. Robbins varnish Company, disappeared
yesterday while In a highly nervous state
of mind. Her husband reported the matter
at the Four Courts last night. He learned
that she had called there earlier in the day
to complain of fancied wrongs.
Mr.. Robbins said that his wife has been
laboring under a severe mental strain for
three weeks. and that in this time she has
been afflicted with the hallucination that
her entire family has turned against her.
.Sbe insists that her husband Is Dead
said Mr.. Robbins. land regards me In tne
light of an interloper. who Is trying ID
get hold OF the property where we live. Be-
cause our children tried to reason with her
she decided that they were In the con-
spiracy with me. 1t is very unfortunate
and I deplore 1t all most keenly.
ION the advice OF physicians we had ar
ranged to get a. nurse for her to be her
constant attendant. The nurse was en-
gagged to come Tomorrow
Mrs. Robbins disappeared from the home
of friend on Kings highway. She went
there with her daughter. who has remained
with her all the time since she develooed
her peculiar delusions. Persuading her
daughter to leave the room on an errand to
a neighboring drug store. Mrs. Robbins left
the house. She went to the Four Courts
and there related her story Mr.. Robbins
did not know last night where she went
from the Four Courts. but he said he was
satisfied that she was with friends. and
that no harm had befallen her. She did not
talk of suicide. and he has no fear that she
intended to do herself harm. She is Al years
old.
Mr.. Robbins and his family are members
of the Cook Avenue Methodist Church and
move in the best circles His son. a. II.
Robbins. Jr., is an attorney and was an un-
encrpScful candidate
the Democratic ticket in the Fifth District
at the late election.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
200 Boarding Places
Advertised in to-day's Republic.
ILLINOIS SCHOOL STATISTICS.
Receipts for Year, $40. 1863, ,619, and
Expenditures, S1S,327 ,121.
REPrHLlc SPECIAL

REPUELlC SPECIAL.
Springfield; m; Nov 2;-The following
1900, are taken from the Forthcoming bien-
NAL report of the Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction.:
Males: o254: females. LILO. .Ols: total. 22io
34h Increase in Two years. 2l.c29.
ages Of and u: Males. soi, ,sS7 females. 7s4Oss
s IS Dus enrolled H. two 10 81
i No Tsars average a' dsy iyi asendance ,nfaasss
Ss nnser Of ys ws s;snasd % E. all pupil.
enrolled. us sSI: :SS' Increase in two years. 2
schools We're kept, 1924 Increase in two years.
12,sos increase in two years. s.. 'Gs Estimated
value Of public school property n7.si7. 0s9
in two years. 81. Nuinber Of pupils enrolled in
public high schools. IS. 75s. Increase in years.
Number of pupils enrolled in private and
parochal schools. 1896. Decrease in two years.
Sf Esnn;s. Ssns scs2 10 teachers smpOyfa
Sasass in % two gsars lis yarass sS,a s manIy
salaries OF teachers: ,Ia!es scc.,4: females,
s5e A.. Average Of all. s5i.3+.
Balance on hand June 90 1899 district
Receipts for the year ending June s. 'ss $780, - d
From income II township fund rent
OF school lands and interes; on
From STATE approximations 15olo99 90
From district taxes OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 15.96o ~. 81
FIom sales OF bonds. $40. t? IA
From all other sources. s..,............ .6g 22J. "a
money, excluding balance on hand 10, ise. 80
EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR
For sites, buildings Gncluang perua-
nent repairs and alterations) furnj-
turc. libraries and apparatus g . $50 SIS. ~
For salaries OF supcrintendents and
teachers 1l.4l5 ge2 o7
For salaries of county superintend-
ents -. 49,. ................... I+s7se 10
For salaries Of treasurers and incl
dental expenses hf trustees .... lsi s34. "A
Bonded Indebtedness paid. ............ 5Gs,9.G.22
For fuel and other Incidental ex-
penses ............................ 1863 oi9. %
All otf er expenses Observation-Disclosures. l173 o7.S7
Total expenditures acknowledgements. IS 32., IL, II
Cash on hand June 30 1900. 5.f2S, .2S
Amount Of township fund invested
and yielding revenue. ............. 14a29, ,6g7. Ga
Amount rot yielding revenue (cash
on hsnd) .......................... 6s4,s777s
Total amount Of the township
fund .......................... IT, 4si SIS 40
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
DEATH OF SAMUEL G. HILL.
Transit Company Engineer and Il
Veteran Riverman.

Samuel G. Hill, for seven years an engi-
neer in the employ of the Missouri division
Of the Transit Company. died yesterday
morning at l:io o'clock. of injuries sus-
tainsd in the explosion that occurred at the
power-house of the st. Louis Transit Com
pany. at Park and Nandeventer avenues.
October is, 1900. Mr.. Hill at that time sus-
tained broken shoulder and injuries about
the head. HIS complete recovery was eX-
pscted until n few days ago. when he be-
gan tn sink rapidly and continued to grow
worse until his end came yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. Hill was born in Marietta, O.. in
March. 1927. In early life he engaged in
steamboat engineering. and was one of the
hest-knoWn engineers on the Mississippi
and Chio rivers. He was engineer on the
steamers Charles p. Chouteau. James How
ard. Mollie Abell. City of Natchez Baton
rouge. and was on the Grand Republic
when she burned
Mr.. Hill located In st. Louis about fftv
years ago, and since he abandoned stearn-
boat engineering has been connected with
street rairoadng in ST. Louis. Mr. Hill
married Miss Mary A. Jordan Of Wheeling.
W. Va. who with one son, Louis j. Hill
OF Huntsville. Mo-. survives him.
The funeral will take place to-day at
p; m from the family residence, No 361S
FOLSOM avenue. The burial will be in Belle
fontaine Cemetery. The pallbearers. select
ed from engineers of the Transit Comnany
are: Eugene Smith. Otto Smith. Edward
F'orman. George +. Shaw. p. NJ. McC'or-
mick. Frank O'Neil. William Brannock and
Theodore Ring '--'N
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
MISSOURI MAN IS
ELECTED PRESIDENT,
William H. Moore Is Chosen by
Chicago Convention to Lead
Fight for Good Roads.
AGITATION TO BE KEPT UP.
Permanent Organization Is Ef-
fected and Plans Made for
Work Along Systematic
Lines.

Chicago. Nov H.-During the closing
hours OF the National Good Roads Conven-
tion. permanent organization was affected.
The National Good Roads Association is
the name of the new organization. Head
quarters will be in Chicago. Officers were
elected for the frs: year. and it is the in
tention of the association to continue the
agitation and work for the improvement Of
public highways along the lines suggested
by the convention.
Important recommenda tions were made
by the Legislative Committee at to-day's
session. as follows:
Ffrst-That Highway Commissioner be
appointed by each State. to have general
charge of all roads.
Second-That the poll tax be abolished
and all taxes for road maintenance be paid
in cash. This includes the repeal of the
statute labor laws.
Thrd-That State road plan be adopted
in all States. including the employment of
contract labor in preparation of material
TO. roads.
President Moore. speaking in support Of
the last recommendation, said the farmers
of this country. though owning less than
one-flfth of the property of the country,
have up to this time paid all the expenses
of roads for all the people. except In three
Or four States.
1--WE hold" said President Moore. that
tkese expenses should be equalized, and the
people. in the cities should give their just
share
A committee was appointed by President
Moore to draft bill outlining the sugges-
ticns of the Legislative Committee. This.
after open debate by the convention. will be
completed and sent to the thirty-siX iegiS-
latures in the United States. which meet
in January.
An amendment to the legislative Commit
tee report. offered by II. NJ. Wilson of the
Government Geological Survey, was adopted
by the convention. providing that wide tires
be specified for vehicles TO be used for
traffic upon public roads.
the National Good Roads Association.
which was organized by a vote Of the dele
gates present: President; William II.
Moore. Missouri: secretary. X. w. Richard-
son. Nebraska; treasurer, Edwin A: Potter.
Illinois: vice presidents. James Bourche,
Pierce. Idaho; Colonel f. a. Noel, Ken
lucky: r. b. van Houten. Iowa; William
B. Clark. Maryland; Professor Samuel For
tie. Montana; Henry 3: Whitmore. Mis-
souri,: d. NJ. Morris. Nebraska; James w.
Stewart. Ohio; J.. James. Washington: G.
n. Pratt, Wisconsin; G.. NJ: Greenehaum,
Illinois: A. E. Palmer. Michigan: Colonel
Cooley. Minnesota; G. s; Bradbury. Kan
sas; j. A. Holmes, North Carolina: E: l..
Tessier. Jr., South Carolina; General Il. F.
Harrison. New Jersey; AL Fellows, Wyo-
ming.
Buffalo was recommended to the EXecu-
tive Committee as the place for holding
the next annual convention. but place and
date were left to the committee to de-
termine. st. Louis and Charleston, :. c.,
also rendered invitations.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
DEATH OF cHAS. M. RUDOLPH.
Graduate Of the Glass of 1873 Of
Princeton College.

Charles NJ. Rudolph, 43 years old. died at
st. l.uke's Hospital at 12:15 o'clock yester-
day. For several years he had been suf-
fer!ng from a chronic disease. which grew
rapidly worse in the last three weeks His
physician. Doctor r. F. Fry. had him sent
to the hospital. where he died
Mr.: Rudolph was a bachelor. He lived
at No. 1906 Maryland avenue. He was a
Princeton graduate of the class of 1878, and
had large circle of friends in this city.
For some time he had not been able to at
tend to business. He was bookkeeper for
John Coles & Co.
MIR. Rudolphs mother. who was travelling
In the South for the benefit OF her health
was telegraphed of her sons decline. and
she reached the city in time to be with him
for day or two before he died The ar
rangements for the funeral have not been
completed. 1t Probably will take place to-
denCe.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
centennial OF SACRED HEART.
Elaborate Services Held at Mary
vile Convent.

The centennial OF the founding OF the
Society Of the Sacred Heart was celebrated
yesterday at the convent in Maryville
with elaborate services. The present pu-
pills and graduates of the Maryvllle Con-
vent and pupils OF the ST. Charles Convent
participated. The celebration was COM
menced at 9 o'clock in the morning, when
the Feast of the Presentation of the
Blessed Virgin was celebrated at solemn
pontifical mass. Archbishop John ]. Kahn
was celebrant. He was assisted by the
Reverend Joseph Grimmelsman. S. J.,
Provincial of ST. Louis.
A reception in honor of the Archbishop
o'clock, which consisted of songs and ad-
dresses In English and French. The ex-
ercises of the day closed with benediction
Of tine Blessed Sacrament. This afternoon
there will be a congo of the graduates and
former pupils at their alma mater. The
celebration will be concluded with a play
enacted by the pupils of the convent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
RAILROADS.
Marine Intellfrence.

New York. Nov. 2l-Arrived: Steamer
Oceanic. from Liverpool: Aller. from
Naples.
Liverpool. Nov 2l-Arrived: Ems. from
New York; Sachem, from Boston: Tunisian,
from Montreal
Southampton. Nov. N.-Arrived: Fries
land. from New York for Antwerp; St.
Louis. New York;
MoviIle, Nov. N.-Arrired: Ethiopia,
London. Nov. H.-Arr1ved: Manitou. New
York.
New York, Nov. 21.-Arr1ved: kensington,
Antwerp. Sailed: New York Southampton;
westernland, Antwerp; Majestic. Liverpool.
Genoa, Nov. 9.-Arrived: Columbia. New
. York. via Naples.
: Glasgow. Nov. N--Arrtved: Switzerland.
Philadelphia
Queenstown, Nov. 2L-Sai1ed: Saxonia,
from Liverpool for Boston.
Kinsale, Nov. %, 1890 a. m.-Passed: Ger
manic, New York for Queenstown and Llv-
erpool.
Queenstown, Nov 2l.-Arrived: Common
wealth, Boston for Liverpool and proceeded
New York, Nov. I.-Amsterdam, Rotter-
dam and Boulogne.
Tory Island. Nov 21-Passed: Siberian,
Philadelphia, via ST. Johns, N F., for Glas-
gov.
Browhead. Nov. eL-Passed: Turcoman,
Boston for Liverpool.
Queenstown. Nov. 21.-Arrived: Rhynland,
Philadelphia.
Hong-kong. Nov. I.-sailed: Empress of
India, Vancouver, via Shanghai Nagasaki
and Yokohama.
Queenstown. Nov. 22.-Arrived: Germanic
New York for Liverpool. and proceeded.
New York, Nov. 2a.-Arrived: Marquette.
London.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-22
WARRANT FOR BROWN ISSUED.
Federal Authorities After Newport
Bank Defaulter.

Cincinnati. o., Nov. 21.-A warrant was is-
sued to-day by United States Commissioner
Leonard for the arrest Of Frank NJ Brown,
ate assistant cashier of the German Ma
aonal Bank Of Newport. whose present
Whereabouts are unknown
About 50 per cent of the stock in the Ger
sented by fifty stockholders at a meeting
held this afternoon to consider reorganiza9
ton. After the election of officers. the meet
Ing took up proposition offered by John
j. Perkins. one OF the stockholders, that
three stockholders be appointed to confer
with the directors and depos!tors, so that
an agreement may be reached as to the
amount of the assessment TO be made to re-
establish the bank, and upon the length Of
time proportion of the deposits may be
left in the bank. This proposition was adopt
Henry Meyer were appointed. They will re-
port 70 the stockholders Friday morning.