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JEFFRIES AND CORBETT.
Kid Mccoy Praises Both, and Tells
Why the Former Won.

NEW YORK, May u - kid" Mccoy
summarized the Jeffries-Corbett fight as
follows: "Jim Corbett lost in his battle
with Jim Jeffries, but he made q bold
struggle. leading all the way, until he was
suddenly dropped with left upper cut on
the jaw, after two minutes and eleven Sec
onds of fighting, in the twenty-third round.
He showed that he was just as speedy and
as clever as ever and he made show of
Jeffries right up to the last two rounds.
He was fighting the big fellow carefully.
and made him look foolish for an hour.
What beat him was Jeffries's youth and
strength and heavier weight. If Corbett
should meet Jeffries again / would not be
a bit surprised to see him win, although
he would always run the risk of being
knocked out just as he was tonight There
is no denying the fact that Jeffries Is fully
entitled to his championship honors. He
won them honestly, and he is wonderfully
clever for such a big man. He took a good
deal of jolting and jabbing from Corbett.
and had enough recuperative power left to
finish him at last"
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mented by photography OF the laboratories
and apparatus for advanced work. Stats
a young man whose visits TO Bryn Mawr
are OF such frequent occurrence as TO
arouse suspicion that his interest Is not
wholly OF an educational character. but
In this instance they are woefuliy misap-
piled Who wants 10 look at lot OF dry
figures and photographs II they wanted
to make an exhibit why didn't they send
some OF the girls over? Or. N they couldn't
do that. instead OF sending photographs OF
the buildings. why didn't they send photo
graphs OF the girls? These educational
cranks think they know II all. You can't
teach them anything; but / think my sug-
gestion is all right. at that"
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Mrs. Alexander. to whom the novelist was
presented as Mr.. Hawkins. took a lively
interest in the project and did most of the
talking.
The hostess. however, did not connect
Mr. Hawkins with Anthony Hope and mis-
took her guests for two hired playwrights.
She devoted most Of her attention to the
assistant. and sought his opinion on vari-
Gus topics in a solicitous manner that made
him blush to his eyebrows and nearly
choked Mr.. Hope and the manager with
laughter.
Mr.. Alexander and t. she said pleas
antly, have great hopes OF this new play.
| do trust that IL viii be better than the
book think the novel was a distinct dis
appointment TO most of Mr.. Hopes admir-
ers: don't you think so. Mr.. Hawkins
There was an instant's awkward pause
that made the assistants heartbeats aud
IDLE, then the novelist smiled and replied:
Indeed 1 do, Mrs. Alexander / hope
for successful play even from so poor
material as We have TO work with. We
shall do the best we can with it,
I'm sure of that" returned the hostess
graciously. and then Mr.. Alexander
switched the conversation on to the Boer
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Says an Attempt Is Being Made to
Blackmail Because His Sons Pa
per Crfticiscs City officials.
MAYOR ASHBRIDGE's REPLY
SAYS THE MERCHANT PRINCES
STATEMENT is UNTRUTHFUL.
Also Defends His Subordinatc-The
Latter Hits Back, ToO-Pretty
Squabble at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, May 12.-John Wanna
maker has given out a statement in which
he accuses Abraham l.. English. director of
public safety, of devising for use against
him an "insidious and terrorizing form of
blackmail' because at the meeting be-
tween them he would not guarantee that
the newspaper owned by his son, Thomas
B. Wanamaker, would cease to print edi-
torial criticism of Mayor Ashbridge and
the city administration. Mr.. English holds
the highest office in the gift Of Mayor Ash
bridge. He and Mr.. Wanamaker met last
December regarding the course OF Thomas
B. Wanamakers newspaper.
In his statement Mr.. Wanamaker says:
"The threat of chief of police of great
city, speaking for a mayor and municipal
administration, is no idle boast-it is a
monstrous and audacious attempt to intim-
idate and coerce by an unlawful and re-
voting abuse of power. Director Of Public
Safety Abraham L. English, in company
with Commissioner of City Property G. G.
Pierre. entered my Office. English said to
me: 4 have come to talk to you about
these attacks on the mayor and the ad-
ministration in your sons paper. After
the talk the mayor and had with you last
December / thought there would be no
more trouble. The mayor and have stood
it now for a year and we are not going to
stand it any longer
HE then referred to an editorial in the
mornings issue criticising the mayors ap-
prevail of the keystone telephone ordi-
nance. English said: 4 want to give you
notice that for eight months we have been
looking up your personal record from the
time you were postmaster general. We
have followed you throughout Washington.
Philadelphia, New York and even In Eu-
rope. and we have fortified ourselves with
affidavits against you, and, since you have
been attacking other people. We will now
take our turn on you
my reply was: Il defy you
English said: You are bold; that is
very good bluff
'I answered: 1T is the truth that is bluff
fng you
1t was said about Christmas that the
city administration intended to alarm the
public as to the alleged unsafe condition
of Mr.. Wanamaker's building.
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pointed out in this correspondence several
days ago: II Is 10 go TO a commission Of
nfteen TO be appointed by the bishops who
are TO take into consideration all the
oenevolences and readjust them all, as
shall seem best TO adopt them TO uniform
and harmonious working and publish their
suggestions at least year before the next
General Conference. Pending the discussion
which led to this result, Governor Shaw
got In one OF his characteristic thrusts at
centralized power. He moved that the COM
mittee be chosen from the several episcopal
districts, fourteen in number, and one to be
appointed by the bishops. the fourteen 10
be chosen by the delegates of the respec-
tive districts. Speaking TO 1t, he said IT.
was quite impossible for men in authority
TO wholly divest themselves OF prejudice.
and that while, as a Republican-"as a
politician / mean," catching himself, he
did not believe in machine politics, yet he
agreed with Governor Roosevelt that
machine politician was better than fool
reformer His motion failed. more because
of the difficulty of getting the delegates of
the several distriSts together than fer want
Of merit but his speech aroused several OF
the INA chine and they came back at him
with a will. which no more perturbsd him
than like thrusts do Dr. Buckley, e-iciting
from the doctor, the characteristic good
humored speech: Il deeply sympathize with
you, Governor.
Governor Yates has been the victim of
two blunders of his enthusiastic admirers.
When he was seen approaching his seat as
lay delegate on his return from the con-
vention that nominated him some indis-
Greet friends began hand clapping. II soon
became general and someone called out
Yates, Yates' Wanting a speech, but he
had the rare good sense to keep his seat
Again, on Friday night, he was discovered
i'm the audience at the Auditorium, in the
interest of the twentieth century move
ment. This time he was called out only TO
show that ne Is no General Harrison, as
well loaded for a church topic as Tor
an off-hand ever-ready speaker, but IT was
resDectable and we'll received. i. "A. u.
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FOREIGN MISSIONARIES.
The Presbyterian Board Free Of Debt
Work Of the Past Year.

work OF the Past Year.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Board of For
eign Missions of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States will close its fiscal
year May 80. free from debt. The amount
appropriated for the year was $685. ISL.
Funds sufficient were raised to pay all the
appropriations and leave a balance of $11-
397 for the year. The contributions have
shown a marked increase. In addition to
has been sent to India for famine relief
s35. 466. Sixty-nine new missionaries have
been sent out, the largest number ever
commissioned in a single year by the board.
The board has now 72O missionaries, 1,7Ol
native workers. 626 organized churches, ST.
SIG communicates. of whom 4.442 were
added during the year, and 1899 pupils in
its various schools. The board sustains
thirty-five hospitals, forty-seven dis
pensaries and the patients receiving treat
ment under the care of its medical mis-
sionaries last year numbered so, $780,
During the year the work was extended
in the Philippines, the board now having
two stations, one at Manila, on the island
of Luzon, and the other at Iloi,o. on the
island of Panay. New stations have been
opened in Brazil, China. Syria and en-
tire new work in the province of Hukan,
China, and two new stations in Siam. The
banner mission of the board is Korea,
where Sal were received into the Christian
church. OF the POI congrega lions or
was contributed by the nearly 1900 COM
municants and 10000 patients. There is a
gain in membership of 40 per cent, and I'm
money of 60 per cent.
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From a Sermon by Lyman Abbott.


How shall I know there is a God? Go
TO Him. IL you cannot md Him, at least
you can do as the Athenians did. build an
altar to the unknown God and worship
there. You do not know whether Christ is
divine? Have you ever read the story or
His life from beginning to end in order
to get acquainted with Him? And why
should you know whether He is divine IL
you do not know Him at all? You are not
sure whether the Bible is inspired. and you
are not sure what inspiration means?
Have you ever taken this book and tried
to find in it's pages and its counsels some
thing TO aid you to live better life? Look
at the thirteenth chapter of the first Cor
inthians, and put IL alongside of your own
life, and see whether your life matches IL.
You DO not know whether you are INNER
tai? Did IL ever occur to you that per-
haps a man whose life is In his earthly am
bition may come to an end when the am
bition comes to an end? Has IL ever oc-
CURED to you that perhaps the reason why
men do not believe there is immortality
Is that they are not living an immortal
lifef The seed in the ground-how long
does IL lie there wondering whether the
sunlight will ever come to it? No, moi
II bursts up and reaches out toward sun
light and life.
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ORGANIC LAW CHANGES.
Conference at Work on the Revision
Committees Report.

Associated Press Report.
CHICAGO. May 12.-Proposed changes in
the organic law of the church came TO
the fore at to-day's session of the Meth
odist Episcopal General Conference. The
subject of changes came up from the pres
entation of the report of the special COM
mission appointed four years ago to re-
wise the law. Section of Article of the
constitution, as presented by the chair
man of the commission was approved and
Articles and s. providing for the issuance
of credentials, were also adopted without
dispute.
Delegate George Elliott, of Philadelphia,
met defeat in an attempt to secure still
further recognition for laymen. He Of
fered a resolution to make laymen and
local ministers eligible bishops.
privilege at present confined to travelling
preachers elders. Delegate Nicely, also
of Philadelphia, arose and made a motion
to table Dr. Elliott's resolution, which was
done amid applause. showing the prevail
ing opinion that ministers alone should
be made bishops.
The section of the Book of Discipline
requiring separate vote of ministers and
laymen on questions involving changes In
the book, was ordered stricken out by the
passage of a resolution introduced by Del
egate Douglas.
The commission on the state of the
church, headed by Ex-Governor Pattison,
of Pennsylvania, sent a quartet of secre-
taries' of organized benevolences to the
anxious seat by introducing the follow
ing report: 1--WE recommend that there be
but one general secretary for each of the
organized benevolences of the church who
shall be the executive officer" This prop
osition cuts Off four general secretaries,
who are now serving on annual salaries of
$500 each. distributed as follows: Mis-
sion Society, three secretaries, reduced by
the recommendation to one; Church FIX
tension Society and Freedman's Aid Soci-
ETY., each two secretaries, reduced by the
report to one each. This curtalment, If
adopted. will reduce the salary list $4,000.
The Board of Bishops appointed the fol-
lowing committee TO consider changes in
the organic law during the next quadren-
mum: ]. M. Buckley. ID. II. Moore. Il.
Ii. Nicely, j. w. Hamilton, J. l.. Hayes,
w. r. Warnock, c. w. Smith. A. B. Leon
ard. G. b. Lore, F. III. Simmons. ]. Coucher,
w. p Shior, s. M. Coon, A ]. Wallace and
@. III. Bridgeman. Inability of the COM
mittee on episcopacy to decide what to
do in the cases of several bishops. whose
retirement is discussed, made IL impossible
TO report to-day. The curiosity of the
spectators was whetted up for the report,
which had been ordered presented to-day,
but the committee was allowed an extern
sion of time till Tuesday.
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WOMAN MULCTED $25, 900.
Verdict for Another Women Whose
Husbands Affections Were Stolen.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 12.-The jury
in the suit for damages brought by Mrs
j. Elizabeth Beading, of Williamsport.
against Mrs. Anna Gazzam. for alternating
the affections of the formers husband, to-
day rendered verdict i'm favor of the
plaintiff, awarding her $4,000 damages.
The case. which had been in progress for
nearly week, attracted widespread at
tention owing to the social position of both
the plaintiff and defendant. Mrs. Gazzam
IL the widow of State Senator Gazzam.
and is reputed to be very wealthy. The
hearing brought to the court hundreds of
men and women who move in high social
circles. 1t was testified that Charlton Read
ing was lured from his home and family
by the wiles of Mrs. Gazzam, a distant
cousin, who secured for him the office of
president of the Williamsport Gas Com
pany and engaged him to perform certain
business transactions for her. The defense
was that the relations of Mr.. Reading and
Mrs. Gazzam were purely platonic and
buSineSS-like. ffat II vi soon
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NEW YORK, May 12.-Arrived: New
German Lloyd liner Main, from Bremen;
Campania, from Liverpool; st. Paul. from
Southampton, ETC. Sailed Etruria. for
Liverpool; Patricia, for Hamburg via
Plymouth and Cherbourg; Ems, for Naples;
Ethiopia, for GlaSgow.
CHERBOURG, May 12.-Arrived: Koeni-
gin Luise, from New York, for Bremen.
Sailed: St Louis, from Southampton, for
New York.
HONG-KONG, May Il. Arrived: Doric.
from San Francisco via Yokohama: Duke
of Fife, from Tacoma via Yokohama.
BREMEN, May 12.-Sailed: Bremen, for
New York via Cherbourg.
MONTREAL May 12.-Arrived: Sarma-
tan. from Glasgow.
PHILADELPHIA. May 12.-Sailed: Penn
land, for Liverpool.
ANTWERP. May R.-Sailed: Kensing
ton, for New York.
LIVERPOOL. May 12.-Arrived: Lucania.
from New York.
LONDON. May 12.-Arrived: Michigan,
from New York
LIVERPOOL, May 12-Sailed: Ivernia,
for New York.
HAvRE. May 12.-Sailed: L'Aqutaine. for
New York
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CLEVELAND, o., May 12.-The will of
the late Captain Thomas Wilson, the mil
lionaire vessel owner, which has just been
filed in Probate Court, provides that one
half of the estate shall go to the widow
during her life and the remainder to the
three children. Upon the death of the
widow the will directs that one-half of the
estate shall be used to establish a home
for aged couples, to be known as the Will
son Home for Aged Couples. and that in all
cases preference shall be given to sailors
on the great lakes and their wives. The
fortune left by Captain Wilson is esti-
mated at s.. 600 OOO
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Chicago Post.

SinCdSO fOSt.
Because of the malignant effect Of for
malin on the city disinfectors its use may
have to be abandoned by the health depart
ment. Formalin is a liquid-a solution OF
formaldehyde gas-and is sprayed in infect
ed rooms with an atomizer. This method
of applying the drug makes il doubly dan
gerous, and a disinfector is not unlikely TO
be overcome without warning. During the
last year thousands of houses where con-
tagious diseases existed have been sprayed
with the gas, and many Of the disinfectors
have suffered from its effects.
The recent disappearance of DR.. Andrew
Conlon. $50 West Twenty-second street one
OF the cisinfectors, was probably the most
serious case resulting from contact with the
formaldehyde fumes. DIR. Conlon was over
come while at work last Thursday and dis
appeared from his home When found by
the police he could talk only incoherently
and evidently was suffering from temporary
mental arrangement. A number OF disin-
fectors have been reported to the depart
ment as suffering from bronchial troubles
as a result -of inhaling formaldehyde gas.
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MR.. PAYNE GRATIFIED.
He Believes Scofele's Vice Presiden-
tial Views Are Sound.

MILWAUKEE,. May Fin regard to
Governor Scofield's proposition that H C.
Payne be nominated by the Republican
party for Vice President of the United
States. Mr.. Payne to-day had this to say
to an Evening Wisconsin reporter: NAT
Governor has said Of me. do not believe
there is any man who would not be sus-
ceptible to such feelings after reading the
compliment Governor Scofield has paid
to me. Regardless of how 1 enter into the
matter personally, believe the Governors
argument for a vice presidential candidate
from the West or Middle West Is sound
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A. M. Il. Conference.

COLUMBUS. o.. May 12.-Bishop NJ. B.
Salter presided at to-day's session of the
A. Nj. E. Conference. the devotional exer-
cises being conducted by ]. G. Sampson. of
South Carolina. Reports were made by
the editors of the conference publications,
showing very satisfactory conditions. The
conference settled the southern Florida
contest by seating G. c. Henderson, a lay
delegate. in place of ]. G.. Clark. who had
been appointed by the bishop. Dx. d. c.
Shaffer. secretary of the Church Extension
Society. submitted his quadrennial report,
showing receipts of $70.S25 disbursements
SIS. SO0 balance s12.025. Bishop Turner an
nounced that a conference had been estab-
lished in Cuba, but the quarantine pre-
vented the presence of delegates.
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The Gibson Nod.
Philadelphia Record.

c. d. Gibson, who draws for society
periodicals young women of superlative
beauty, poses them always with their heads
In the air, and that, perhaps. is why the
young women of ultra-fashionable ways
hold their heads so high now. and speak to
people with jerky little nod from far up
In the clouds. This salute has a pert and
impudent SAVIOR, and certainly there is no
respect or humility indicated by rearing
back instead of bending forward TO ac-
knowledge a bow A young girl of Wissa-
hickon, tall. fair pretty creature, is be-
coming almost unpopular through her
adoption last week of the new idea-the
Gibson nod, as IL is called. MY. amt
she pert all OF a SUDDEN" said an old lady
whom the girl regards as one of her dear
est friends. She's getting too high-strung
for me. won't ask her TO go to that show
Saturday night young man little later
told another for the same reason. But the
girl goes on with her deadly Gibson nod.
and unless she drops IL, or unless her
friends are told how fashionable IL is. IL il
safe to say she will be dead one I'm Wis
sahickon high life before the month is out.
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LINCOLN, Neb, May 1.-THE Populist
national committee will establish head
quarters in Lincoln, and j. H. Edmiston,
the vice chairman, will be in charge. This
announcement was made to-day by Mr..
Edmiston on his return from Sioux Falls
Senator Butler, the chairman, will be kept
busy with other interests until August
After that he will establish an Eastern
headquarters at Washington, but the
greater part of the campaign work will
be In charge of Mr.. Edmiston
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THE SECOND CHAPTER.
Mayor Ashbridge and Mr.. English Re-
My to MIR. Wanamaker.


PHILADELPHIA, May 12.-Mayor Ash
bridge to-day authorized the publication
of the following statement by himself in
relation to- John Wanamakers charge of
blackmail against Director English:
I'm relation to John Wanamakers letter
published in this mornings papers concern
ing Director Englishs interview with him
on Thursday I have to say that Mr.. En-
glish's call on Mr.. Wanamaker was In no
manner whatsoever as public official. but
to call Mr. Wanamakers attention to the
numerous vindictive and malicious personal
articles published in his newspaper, and to
insist on cessation of personal attacks
which invaded the sanctity of our families.
1 do not believe that any self-respecting
man would do less than to protect himself
and his family against such vile and un-
justifable abuse as has been appearing in
Mr.. Wanamakers paper for nearly year
past concerning Mr.. English and myself.
mo one deprecates more than / do the
practice now In vogue denominated man
hunting but 1 would submit to the judg-
ment of the public whether 1t is not the
himself and his family from such calumnies
and ISLANDERS as have been appearing in Mr..
Wanamaker's paper for months past con-
corning Mr.. English and myself. Both Mr..
English and Mr.. Pierre have advised me
that many of the statements contained in
Mr.. Wanamaker's letter are exaggerated
and untruthful. being ingeniously written
to divert attention from himself and to at
tack Mr.. English and me. No one knows
this better than Mr.. Wanamaker.
with reference to the rumors of de-
mand for Mr.. English's removal from the
position of director of the department of
public safety, / desire to say that Mr.. En-
glish has always performed his public
duties faithfully, honestly and with intelli-
gence, and wish 1T to be distinctly under
stood that no official under this administra-
ton, high or low, who performs his public
duties faithfully, will be removed and dis
missed for defending his personal character
or for protecting his home against Islander
and abuse"
Director English in a statement issued
to-day at the same time Mayor Ashbridge
issued the above charges Mr.. Wanamaker
with not being truthful In his statements
Of what took place at the interview of
Thursday. Mr.. English said that the
North. American falsely stated several
months ago. that he had nothing before
becoming director and that he at once
purchased a $4,000 house. He complained.
he said to Mr.. Wanamaker, but the at
tacks continued. Mr.. English said he
called on Mr.. Wanamaker simply a pri-
vate citizen and did not refer to the ad-
ministration or the keystone telephone
ordinance in any way. He denied calling
Mr.. Wanamaker liar or making any
threats. In conclusion he says: IF Mr..
Wanamaker feels aggrieved at what has
actually taken place between US let him
appeal as / do to any fair-minded man
and see whether he would have done less
for the protection of his home and family"