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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
me THOD|STS ON AMUSEMENT.
Majority Report fayors No Back
ward Step,
ASSIGNMENT OF BISHOPS.
johnson Names His Aids at Presbyterian
Assembly In st. Louis-Other Religious
Conventions and the Work Accomplished
by Them In One Day.

Chicago, May 2S-The Methodist
conference launched the fight on the
amusement question. Former Gov.
Pattison, chairman of the committee
on state of the church, brought in a
majority report of the committee,
recommending that the paragraph in
the discipline prohibiting amusements
by name be taken from the penal code
and transferred to the chapter OF adj
vices. A minority report was sub
mitted by DR.. c. J. Howes of Kentucky
protesting against any change. These
two reports brought the subject
squarely before the convention, and
only the multiplicity of elections and
balloting preventedN the conference
from spending the entire afternoon
with it. DR.. Howes declared that to
change the tradition feature of Meth
odism would be to say to the world
that the church had retracted. In
the present state of the church." he
said, II do not think we ought to take
a backward step" George P. Mains of
New York favored the majority report,
while B. l.. Payne of Nebraska de-
clared for the minority protest. The
applause which greeted the provision
to change the discipline would seem
to indicate that the conference IS
rather in a temper to take one more
radical action and to make one more
great change in Methodism before con-
Guiding the conference of 1900.
Following are the assignments or
bishops:
Chicago, Bishop Merrill; Philadel-
phia, Bishop Foss; Washington,
Bishop Hurst; Denver, Bishop War
rem; Minneapolis, Bishop Joyce; New
York, Bishop Andrews; Boston,
Bishop Mallilieu; Zurich, Bishop Vim
cent; Cincinnati, Bishop Walden;
Buffalo, Bishop Fowler; Shanghai,
Bishop Moore; San Francisco or Los
Angeles, Bishop Hamilton; Portland,
Bishop Cranston Detroit, Bishop
Ninde; Chattanooga, Bishop Good
cell; ST. Louis, Bishop Fitzgerald; To-
peka, Bishop McCabe.
A vote of censure was passed on
Bishop Hurst, in accordance with the
memorial presented by the college
presidents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

A Brookline (Mass.) family was sim
ply Mortified recently when small
daughter of the house broke forth into
song with the words, 'To hell with the
birth of Christ" The amazement was
intense, and they very naturally put
stop at once to such irreverence.
Upon questioning the child, they
learned that she had been taught the
song in school, and an investigation
quickly followed to determine what
manner of teacher had the oversight
of their own little darling and Of other
children. as we'll. 1t vas soon learned
that the teacher, a most competent
and careful one. had been instructing
her pupils in the words OF n Christmas
carol, which were: ITO HeralI the
Birth of Christ" This Was different!
The innocent young one, not under
standing the meaning Of the correct
words, had sung them as they sounded
to her. Did this happen, or is it SIM
ply a bit of jollying at the expense of
Superintendent Dutton: Probably
the latter-Eournal of Education.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

ST. Louis, May 2S.-The committee
to act on the answers of the presby-
teries regarding the revision of the
confession of faith was announced by
the moderator of the general assembly
by vote of the assembly at the close
of the great debate. He is the chair
man of the committee. He read the
following names:
Ministers-Herrick Johnson, Chi
cago; Samuel J. Nicolls, st. Louis;
Daniel w. Fisher. Hanover, Ind. !;
William McIlibbin. Cincinnati; George
B. Stewart, Auburn, N. Y; S. w.
Dana. Philadelphia; S. P. Specher,
Cleveland, and Benjamin B. Warfield,
Princeton.
Elders from these synods-Daniel
R. Noyes, Minnesota; E. w. C.
Humphrey, Kentucky; w. r. Crabb,
Pennsylvania; Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana; John E. Parsons, New York;
Elijah Frazer, Michigan, and Justice
John N. Harlan, Baltimore.
Rev. Herrick Johnson won the day
for the Peoria overture, and hereafter
the standing committees will be Sc
lected Independent of the moderator.
Colonel James NJ. Rice and DR.. Rad
cliffe Of Washington were two of the
speakers, but all conceded that it was
DR.. Johnsons brief address, delivered
in his usual impressive manner, which
convinced enough commissioners that
the plan should be tried.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
M'KINLEY IN OLD VIRGINIA.
Presidential Party Attends Memorial
Exercises,

Fredericksburg, Va, May 26.--Fair
weather favored the presidential party
in their visit to the memorial services
of the Army of the Potomac here. The
special carried all the members of the
cabinet except Secretary Wilson. There
also were in the party Gen. Nelson A.
Miles; his chief aid Col. Michler; Gen.
Joseph Wheeler, former Adjt.-Gen.
Ruggles, who was colonel of the presl.
dents old regiment during the war,
and the marine band. The address OF
welcome was delivered by st. George
r. Fitzhugh and the response was
made by Gen. Martin T. E. Mcmahon.
The Grafton of the day was then de-
livered by Gen. Daniel E. Sickles. Tho
exercises were followed by a luncheon
served in the opera house to the MEM
bers of the society, the ladies and in
vlted guests. This was over by two
o'clock, after which the president held
a brief reception at the residence of st.
George R. Fitzhugh, before the party
proceeded to the national cemetery for
the ceremonies incident to the corner
stone laying of the 9Th corps monu-
ment. The corner stone of the monu.
ment was laid by Gen. Daniel f. But
terrified. He had prepared for the oc.
casion handsome silver trowel appro-
priately inscribed, and after the cere-
moNy this was presented to the Mason
iC lodge of Fredericksburg.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
GEN. ROBERTS AT yREDEFoRr.
Troops Only Two Days March from the
Naal.

Troops Only Two Days March from the
Wall
London, May 26.-Anotker advance
along the railroad toward Pretoria has
brought Lord Roberts troops to Vrede-
fort road, few miles north of Pres
pect, where they arrived at noon yes
terday. Meanwhile Gen. Methuen is
progressing along the southern bank
of the Vaal river, with the object pos
sibly of making dash at Klerksdorp
when he arrives opposite that railroad
terminus. Gen. Hutton's column is ap-
parently in the neighborhood of Vrede-
fort fifteen miles west of the railroad,
whence it threatens the federals' right
flank.
The next two days ought to settle
whether Lord Roberts will encounter
serious opposition south Of the Vaal,
but the best opinion is the next big
engagement will be fought just south
of Johannesburg, and that the fight
there, and possibly one at Laings Mex,
will prove the last pitched battles Of
the war.
The latest indications rather point
to the latter being the more stubborn
of the two. 1t is hoped here that Gen.
Butler will delay until Lord Roberts is
able to detach a force to seize Heidel-
berg and sever railroad communica-
ton between johannesburg and Laings
Mex.
The British columns after an unop-
posed march reached the Vredefort
road at noon today and are now only
two marches from the Vaal river.
Operations have been pushed for
ward eight miles, one of Gen. Hunters
brigades having occupied Vryberg last
night Considering the difficulties Of
the road, this is remarkable achieve
ment for a mixed force, short of ra-
tions, making forced marches. Water
is scarce. Some portions OF the bril-
gade covered eighteen miles without a
break. Gen. Hunter personally goes to
Vryberg today by train.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
President j. II. Raymond.

President Jerome H. Raymond of the
University Of West Virginia, under
whose presidency marvellous things
have been accomplished, has felt con-
strained to resign because some of his
important recommendations were not
acted upon by the state board. Most
men who had accomplished so much
as he has in five years would think
themselves in great luck, but Dr.. Ray
mond has high ideals, ami prefers not
to put in his time and energy unless
all conditions are favorable. No man
of his years has made such a record
as his has been at aIo-gantown, and
all who are familiar with his work
there will follow him into whatever
field he may enter with great inter-
est.-Journal of Education.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
Astronomers Go to Alabama.

Union Springs, Ala, May 28.-Union
Springs is now honored with a dis
tinguished body of astronomers who
are preparing to observe the suns
eclipse May %. Among those here
are Prof. L. o. Wordsworth, director
of Allegheny observatory; Prof. ]. A.
Brashear, astronomer, Allegheny;
Prof. S. NJ. Kintner, Western Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Pa;
Dr. Herman s. Davis of the United
States coast survey, Washington, d.
c.; DR.. Edwin S. Northrup, electrical
engineer, Johns Hopkins university;
Prof. E. NJ. Word, Baker university,
Baldwin, Kas.; Prof w. H. Wilson,
Geneva college, Beaver Falls, Pa, and
Prof NJ. L. Ward, Ottawa university,
Ottawa, KaS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

Niagara Falls, N. Y. May 2S.-John
]. O'Donnell, priest of the Roman
Catholic church, committed suicide
by jumping into the whirlpool rapids.
He threw his hat and cane upon the
platform, raised his right hand,
shouted "Good-by!" and jumped in.
His head could be seen above the
water for 200 feet down the rapids
and then 1t was lost to sight. O'Don-
nell was formerly assistant pastor of
the Church of the Sacred Heart in
New York. but had been for a year
an inmate OF private asylum for the
insane at Buffalo,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
Plan to Assign Ministers.

Chicago, May ga plan by which
the ministers of the United Presbyte-
rian church shall be assigned to
churches by the stationing committees
of the synods was proposed to the gen.
eral assembly of the United Presbyte-
rian church at the third days session
in the Sixth United Presbyterian
church. The plan provides that all the
churches and ministers within the
bounds OF a synod shall be subject to
the jurisdiction of the synod, and that
the ministers shall be appointed to
churches and retired for age or any
other cause by the action of the synod.
The plan was referred to special
committee, which will report it to the
assembly
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
TERRIFIC HEAT
In Phoenix Has No Terrors for Any bus
Women and Cats.

In Phoenix Has No Terrors for ANY bus
Women and Cats.
The cottonwoods have shed their
caterpillars; there has been thunder
storm; mesquite wood has fallen in
price; Indians are selling bows and
arrows; the rose and the oleander have
long been out; oranges are in bloom;
the umbrella tree is putting out its
leaves; last summers suit has been
cleaned and pressed; the small boy has
gone swimming in the canal; the wise
man stays up nights and steals irriga-
ton water from his neighbours; alfalfa
Is most ready to cut; Strawberries have
been shipped; mulberries are nearly
ripe; summer will soon be here, and
the Phoenix summer bedroom will
soon be a necessity. Phoenix sleeps
out of doors in summer, and the bed
room Is born of that necessity. 1t is
on stills, is built of wire screen Of fine
mesh, for the Phoenix mosquito Is mi
croscopic in size. 1t is furnished ac-
eording to the taste Of the occupant,
with interior curtains to keep out the
morning sun, the gaze of the curious
and the sandstone. The bed is a cot
of canvas or woven wire, covered, per-
haps, with a sheet, but even a full
sheet feels like a feather bed on a
Phoenix summer night The bed COW
ering is the roof of the bedroom, and
careless folks who consult their COM
fort only don't wear nightshirts. Phoe-
nix is proud of it's climate during eight
months of the year, but it doesn't talk
much in public about it's midsummer.
1t is right warm day when the gov
eminent weather bureau doesn't know
what the sun temperature is, and is
unable to determine it, and that
is how hot it gets in Phoenix. I call
ed on Observer Burns one day last
July and asked him what the official"
temperature was in the sun. He said
he didn't know, and the government
couldn't afford to experiment to that
end. He said he had attempted to
catch the sun temperature during the
summer of 1898, and had broken a
threedollar thermometer in the at
tempt. To please my curiosity he
hung thermometer in the sun, watch
ed it until it registered 1876 degrees,
and then took it in, fearing it would
break. The dryness of the atmos-
phere relieves this great heat of any
terrors to all living things except wo-
men and cats.-Arizona Graphic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
MAY EXCLUDE EX-CONVlCTS,
No Decision Yet Reached in Case o.
Phoenix Park Murderers.

New York, May 26.-No decision has
been reached in the matter of admit
ting to this country Joseph Mullet and
James Fitzharris, known as ''Skin-the-
goat" the two ex7convicts who are due
to arrive here tomorrow on the Luz
cania. Mullet and FitZharris were con-
victed and sentenced to life impris-
onment for completely in the murder
of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr..
Burke, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, on
May 6, 1882, but were recently liberated.
They are now on their way here, and
they expect to find friends and finan-
cial support in this country.
1t is believed that the men should
be excluded from this country under
that part of the immigration law
which bars persons who have been
convicted of a felony or other in
famous crime, or misdemeanor, in
volving moral turpitude." Edward F.
insolvency, assistant commissioner of
immigration, said yesterday that the
spirit and letter of the law would bo
faithfully followed. 1t is not yet GER
tain. however, whether the men will
be excluded or not, as it may be de-
cided that they do not fall within tho
prohibition of the law.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

Toronto, Ont, May est only took
2 Canadian jury twelve minutes con-
J Iteration to-day to find pullman,
Notin and Walsh guilty of the at
tempted destruction of the Welland
canal by dynamite. They were each
sentenced to penal servitude for life.
The Judge was so satisfied with the
crowns evidence that his charge was
to a considerable extent against the
prisoners, who on hearing their SEN
fences seemed stunned and dazed. II
is known that one of the accused gave
very valuable information to the gov
eminent and he will doubtless be
quietly and secretly liberated very
soon. The condemned men will go tC
the penitentiary at Kingston, Ont.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
Politics md Long Life.

Lady Georgiana Grey. who just cele.
brated her Tooth birthday attributes
the wonderful preservation of her fac
ulties, says an English exchange, to
the calm which she has always been
careful to practice. She considers agi-
tation the great consumer of health.
To young kinsman Of hers who WIS.,
tied her the other day she expressed
her earnest hope that he would not
enter upon a career of politics. 1T is
so agitating. my dear" she said.
"Why, IL my poor brother had kept
clear of politics firmly believe he
would have been alive today" The
brother referred to was the famous
third Earl Grey, who was long PROM
inent member Of Wing cabinets. He
was 80 when he died.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
Kills the Woman He Loved.

Syracuse, N. Y, May 28-When
Mrs. Mary Wilbur entered the rooms
OF her neighbor, Mrs. Louise Foster,
she found Mrs. Foster dead, lying on
bed, while sitting by the bedside,
holding the hand of the dead woman,
was Ernest Hecht, who had killed her
with chloroform and was inhaling the
drug himself. The police found let
ter on Hecht, evidently from Mrs.
Foster, which indicated that they had
planned to die together. Hecht admits
the crime. He says he administered
the drug to Mrs. Foster at 1 o'clock
this morning and she died in half an
hour
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

Chicago, May 2S.-Mrs. Emil Joseph
Pollock, Twenty-first avenue and St.
Charles road, West haywood, threw
herself in front of Northwestern
train running at the rate of fifty-five
miles an hour in West haywood in an
effort to save the life of her 2-year-old
daughter. Mrs. Pollock was struck
and hurled forty feet along the track.
She was killed instantly. The child
was rescued by Frank Bellrose, the
telegraph operator at the haywood STA
ton, who leaped through the window
of his Office and risked his life to save
the little one
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
BOER ENJOYS ARE GUESTS.
Given Dinner In Washing ton-Congress-
men Make Speeches.

men Make Speeches.
Washington, d. c., May 26.-Repre
sentative William Alden Smith OF
Michigan gave a dinner at the Hotel
Gordon to the BOer commissioners.
The guests of honor We're Messrs.
Fischer, Vessels and Wolmarans, COM
missioners; Mr. De Bruyn, secretary.
Among the others present were Sena-
tors Burrows, Quarles, Gallinger and
Pritchard; Representatives Hit, Coop
er (Wis.), Fowler, Clarke, Foss, S. w.
Smith, Corliss, Weeks, Grosvenor,
Fordney, Hopkins, Hill, Littlefeld,
Heatwole, MCCleary, Wright, Hawley,
Crumpacker Sheldon, Sperry, Mercer,
Hamilton, Watson, and MessrS. P. L..
Vessels, a brother of one of the COM
missiOners; Van der Hooght of Balti-
more, and Webster Davis, Click, Dunn,
Hosford and Charles of Washington.
At the end of the dinner the commits
SiOners were each in turn called upon
by Mr.. Smith and made brief ad-
dresses. Their remarks were in line
with what they have heretofore said
as to their mission here. Fischer said
that they came to the whole people OF
the United States and not to any party.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

Cleveland, Ohio, May 26.-Herbert
Noyes, broker, who was shot while
walking on Euclid avenue near oliver
street late last night, died early today
without having regained conscious
ness. 1t was at first believed that
Noyes had been attacked by footpads,
but the police are now inclined to
think otherwise. There Is much mys-
terry surrounding the case. Noyes was
the Cleveland manager for the brok-
erage firm of j. F. Harris C Co. He
was unmarried and came here from
Chicago, where his parents reside.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
A TAILOR OUTWITTED.
The Victim Tells the Story at His Own
Expense.

Expense.
At the expense of himself a certain
fashionable Philadelphia tailor told
the following story: Quite recently a
man went into his establishment and
told him that Mr.. So and So a prom
Inent customer Tin full standing) had
said that Mr.. Tailor had several mis-
fit suits to dispose of and as he needed
new suit Immediately he thought
he'd like to look them over. One was
found to fit him perfectly and he took
it at the price, $50. But" he said,
Mr.. Tailor, / have not enough ready
money to pay you. I must have the
suit. Now do you know Mr.. Pancake,
the Chestnut street confectioner?
Well" on being assured that Mr.. Pan
cake was also a customer in good
standing, "he owes me some money,
which he has promised to pay this
afternoon, and if you are agreed l will
walk over there with you and ask him
to send $50 of it to YOU" Such a
proposition and the radiance of a bad
suit could not be overlooked, and
when they arrived at Mr.. Pancakes
shop, without preliminaries the man
said: you know that hundred you
promised to send me to New York,
Mr.. Pancake? Well, just send fifty
of it to Mr.. Tailor and the other fifty
to the address I gave you"
That afternoon Mr.. Tailor received
a neatly done up package containing
phia Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
Killed by Cigarettes.

Valparaiso, Ind, May 2S.-Guy Can.
non, a prominent young society man
of Kouts, this county, aged 10, is dead
of excessive cigarette smoking. For
a number of years Cannon had been
addicted to the cigarette habit and
consumed an enormous number daily.
His nervous system became impreg-
mated with the poisonous fumes, and
physicians warned him against further
indulgence. The habit had become so
firmly intrenched, however, that it
was impossible for him to break it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
RIOTS CONTINUE IN ST. LOUIS.
Mob Fires Into Car, Seriously Wound
Ing q Police OfIicer.

Mob fires Into u Car, Seriously Wound
Ing a Police OfIlcer.
st. Louis. May 2S.-As car on the
Jefferson avenue line running south
approached Sullivan avenue mob of
men and boys blocked the line and
opened fire on the occupants of the car.
The officers on the car responded, and
fully 100 shots were exchanged. Peter
Well, a patrolman riding on the car,
was shot in the left armpit and badly
wounded. Two OF the strikers in the
crowd were wounded, but their com
panions hurried them away to avoid
arrest or identification. A riot call
was sent to the fifth district police sta
ton, but when SQUAD OF officers ar
rived at the scene the crowd had dis
persed and no arrests were made. The
differences between the management
of the st. Louis and Suburban Railway
Company and the union men in its en-
ploy were satisfactorily adjusted this
afternoon. and all danger of another
strike has been averted. at least for
the present
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
Virginia Against Negroes.

Richmond, Va, May 2S.-Enough
returns have been received from the
election to show that the state has
gone for revision OF the constitu-
ton by from 10000 to $4,000. After
the returns are inspected the governor
may call an extra session OF the legis-
lature to provide for a convention.
Almost the entire object of revision
is the Acknowledgement of the negro,
and almost all the counties having a
negro majority went against it. The
vote cast was the lightsst in years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

st. Paul, Mimi, May 2S.-Mrs. Mary
Lee Scott has begun suit against
Thomas Blythe Scott. formerly presi-
dent of the Northern Exchange bank
here. now living in Chicago, alleging
desertion. They were married at
Nashville, Tenn, June 6. 1888. the
bride being member of the Glare
family, prominent in Tennessee So
ciety. Mr.. Scott was formerly presi-
dent of the Life Insurance Clearing
company and member of the state
legislature. They have two children.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
HOPES TO FREE CAPT. CARTER
Chicago Lawyer Plans to Get Ex-Army
OHicer Out OF Prison.

Leave2worth Kas., May 26.-Frank
B. Blair of Chicago, one of the attor-
neys for Capt. Oberlin NJ. Carter, the
army engineer in prison at Fort
Leavenworth, is in town to hold a con-
ference with the prisoner relative to
the efforts that are being made to have
some process instituted that will get
him out of prison. Just what Mr. Blair
intends to use he refuses to make
known beyond saying that half doz-
en- leading attorneys OF the country
are hard at work deyising ways and
means for the release of the engineer
and that he has strong hopes of sue
cess. Capt. Carter has said repeatedly
that he did not and would not accept
a pardon, because that would be con-
strued as an admission of his guilt.
He still declares his innocence and eX-
presses confidence in his early release.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
Death OF Lieut.. w. p. Elliott.

Washington, May 2S.-Word was re-
ceived at the navy department that
Lieut.. William p. Elliott died at Ma
Mia of sunstroke. He was native of
Pennsylvania and was appointed to
the navy in September, 1867. His total
sea service covered more than twenty
three years, and exceeded that of near
ly every officer in the navy, including
all the admirals on the active list.