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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-03-22

The executive committee of the
State university hoard of regents,
accompanied by President MacLean,
appeared before the executive coull-
ell and asked for help in the emer-
gency caused by the recent fire at
the institution. 1t was decided to
appropriate $4,000 from the con-
tingent fund to help the college Of
medicine and the other departments
of the university which suffered from
the fire. or this about $4,000 will 60
into mere frame buildings erected
Immediately on the foundations of
the old structures, and the remainder
will go into equipment for use. With
this help the university will be able
to get along until the Legislature
meets.
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It is learned at the office of the
state board of health that there is
no authority in law giving councils
the authority to order general COM
pulsory vaccination.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-04
Episcopal Convention Delegates
Meet in Busy Sessions,

the Alhambra Theater. the building being
too small to accommodate all whe desired
to be present. Reports were presented and
addresses were made by a number of
Bishops.
In the evening Bishop Nichols Of Cali
fornia and Mrs. Nichols rendered a recp-
ton to the visiting Bishops and their
wives at the Scott residence, Clay and
Laguna streets
The Church Periodical Society met in
ST. Paurs Church last evening and held a
business session.
This morning the House Of Bishops and
the House of Deputies will meet at Trinity
Church at $3.50 and after prayers will re-
sumo their sessions. At IL a. m. the two
houses will meet as joint body, under
the title 1.-The Board of Missions" 1t is
only at the meetings of the Board of Mis-
sions that opportunities are afforded of
hearing the Bishops discuss the affairs of
the church at the convention. The Board
of Missions will also hold an afternoon
session.
The Womans Auxiliary will open its
missionary. and historic exhibition to-day
at the headquarters, 1909 Sutter street
The Daughters Of the King will hold a.
day service at st. Lukes Church, Van
Ness avenue and Clay street The
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew will hold SER
vice at ST. Stephens Church on Fulton
street at 1880 this evening.
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TMPORTANT business was transacted
yesterday by the Bishops and House Of
Deputies CT the General Convention Of
- the Episcopal church. The House Of
Bishops spent the day in discussing the
report Of the committee appointed at the
last convention to report on the marginal
readings that may be substituted for the
present readings Of the Scripture The
Bishops decided to accept the report Of the
committee and ordered the publication Of
the revised Scriptures and also authorized
its use in the church. With the concur
renee Of the House Of Deputies the action
Of the Bishops will become a canon of the
church Of America
The House Of Deputies spent a busy day.
In the morning many resolutions were
presented and referred TO various com
l11ittees. The chief business transacted
by the House Of Deputies was the accent
ance Of certain amendments to the con-
stitution. proposed in the convention of
1898. These amendments to become final
must be concurred in by the House Of
Bishops.
The wonan's Auxiliary to the Board Of
Missions held a thanksgiving service at
Grace Church, over which Bishop Nichols
Of California presided. The edifice was
thronged with gaily dressed women and
the feature Of the service was the present.
alton Of the united offerings collected by
the ladies to the Missionary Board. The
sum presented was 100000, the actual
currency and notes being deposited in a
large gold bowl and handed to Bishop
Nichols.
In the afternoon, the triennial meeting
Of the Woman's Auxiliary took place in
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House Of Bishops Discusses Re
vision of Scriptures,

~ N the reconvening of the House
a a. of Bishops yesterday morning the
Y Bishop of Marquette took his
seat among his colleagues There
are now sixty-eight of the eighty
five Bishops of the Episcopal church in
this country in attendance at the con-
vention.
Bishop Dudley, presiding Bishop Of the
house, instructed the secretary. DR..
Hurt. to read the triennial report of the
venerable Right Rev. DR.. Clark of Rhode
Island, who, on account Of seniority of
conservation and ordination, is the pre-
siding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
church. The report was a lengthy one
and contained matters of Importance to
his brethren. He suggested that it would
be to the best interests of the church if
there was some other mode of selecting
a presiding Bishop. Under the present
law the senior Bishop presides and in
this instance the Bishop is so years old.
His age prevents him from giving the
best attention to the duties of his ex
slted Office and appreciating his inability
he suggests the appointment of
Younger or more active prelate His sug-
gcstion will be acted on at the present
session of the House of Bishops.
The resignation of the Rt. Rev. DR.,
Edsall, who left the Bishopric of North
Dakota to accept a like offics In Min
nesota, was accepted.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved. the sense of this house. That the
cordial courtesy Of this house be extended to
the Bishop of Alaska and Aleutian Islands Of
the Holy Orthodox Church OF the East, now
resident in this city. and that he be assured OF
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BISHOPS PRAISE
LATE CHAIRMAN

The following resolution was adopted
by a standing vote:
The House OF Bishops. in view Of the retire
ment of its late chairman, the Right Rev. DR..
Doanes Bishop Of Albany. desires TO place on
record this among all its grateful appreciation
OF services marked by singular and consistent
excellercies.
The presiding officer Of a denoerative body
under constitution Is net its dictator tia
master and his highest srt consists, erst In
knowing the limitations Of rule and law which
bind his powerss and then in the Arm but pa
tient and courteous exercise OF thosa judicial
and administrative functions, which. not so
much alone as On behalf OF his brethren. he is
called upon to exercise.
In all these respects cur dear brother Aas fur
nished an example to honor and to emulate,
His prompt discernment. wide learning and tn
exhaustible patience have left to this house an
example in it's late chairman which viii endure
as one of our best standards, We unite in
honoring him who has furnished Il and In ask
ing him to accept this unanimous assurances
Of our grateful and anrsctionate appreciation.
The following standing committees were
appointed by the chairman:
Christian EducatIon-The Bishops OF New
Hampshire. Ohio. Western Texas. Spokane
Shanghai and Ashevine.
General Theological Semlnary-The Bishops
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Currency When Ladies Of Auxiliary Make an
Offering to Board of Missions.

never held a more distinguished gather
ing, for it was composed of women whose
names are known in every section of the
republic.
The service commenced at 10 a. M, and
at that hour the aisles of the church were
crowded, while the doors of the building
were thronged with crowds unable to Sc
cure admission.
Holy communion was celebrated by the
Bishop of California, the Right Rev. DR..
Nichols, assisted by the Bishop of Japan.
the Right Rev. DR.. McKim, the Rev. DR..
Foute, rector of Grace Church; the Rev
]. w. Nichols, curate of the church, and
the Rev. DR.. Lloyd Of New York. secre-
tary of the board of the Womans Aux
iliary.
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Conspicuous in the front row of pews
was an Indian woman, convert to the
church. who was dressed in her native
costume, while a number of Japanese
were also to be seen at the service.
Bishop Nichols preached the sermon,
taking his text from Luke, ii n:22-24, as fol-
lows:
And when the days Of her publication ac-
cordng to the law of Moses were accomplished
they brought him to Jerusalem to present him
to the Lord. And to offer sacrifice according
to that which is said in the law of the Lord,
a pair of turtle doves, two young pigeons
The sermon was a mastery one and
dealt with the noble deeds of charity per-
Continued on PAGE Three
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-HE Woman's Auxiliary to the
Board Of Missions of the Episco-
pal Church participated in a
Thanksgiving service at Grace
Church yesterday morning, the
feature of which was the presentation by
the ladies of the sum of 100000 as its
united offering to the board for the use of
the missionary Bishops.
The vast edifice of Grace Church was
thronged to it's limit and the scene was
full of animation as the gayly dressed
members of the auxiliary were ushered
to seats in the building. But little at
tempt had been made to decorate the
beautiful interior of the church, only flow
ers and palms being utilized. 1t is no ex-
aggeration to say that Grace Church has
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institute Open to visitors.

The Mark Hopkins Institute of Art will
be open to visitors to-day from a. m. to
D. M, and from 7:9O p. m to 10 D. m.
No admission fee will be charged.
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brotherly welcome should he be able to be
present at any Of our services.
The Bishops of Haiti and Brazil were
introduced to the prelates and viii be
special guests of the house during its
sessions.
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5FoRE AUXILIARY.


EVENTS FOR THIRD DAY OF EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
Ueut ar ta
mHoned Bishops and House Of Deputies Trinity Church.
o
of
Daughters hold all day
nd street
Of on aud epan for
Shbleas Church, Fulton ncrr
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NJ 'K|NLEYS s
PAN-AMER|CAN :
SPEECH :
Delivered at Buffalo on
the Day Before He
Was Shot.

The speech delivered by President
Mckinley at Buffalo on Thursday
Sept. 5, the day before his attempted
assassination, is regarded as one of the
best public addresses which he ever
made. He was introduced to the vast
crowd of auditors which packed the
espIanade Of the exposition grounds
by President Milburn, who said sim
ply:
Ladies and gentlemen, the presi-
dent"
When the cheering had subsidized,
President Mckinley spoke as follows:
President Milhprn, Director General
Buchanan, Commissioners. Ladies ana
Gentlemen-I am glad to be again In the
city of Buffalo and exchange greetings
with her people. to whose generous hos
pitality / am not stranger and with
whose good will have been repeated
ly and signally honored. Today have
additional satisfaction in meeting and
giving welcome to the foreign repre-
sentatiyes assembled here, whose pres
ence and participation in this exposi-
ton have contributed in so marked a
degree to its interest and success. To
the commissioners Of the Dominion OF
Canada and the British colonies, the
French colonies, the republics Of Mex
leo and of Central and South America
and the commissioners of Cuba, and
Porto Rico, who share with us in this
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hand Guiteau waved letter, which he
shouted was for General Sherman and
explained everything.
The president himself was the hrs'
to realize his condition. In the station
after DR.. Townsend had made hasty
examination, he asked his opinion. The
physician replied that he did not con
slider the wound serious.
II thank you, DOCTOR" said the presl
dent, "but am a dead man."
All that day the president talked
calmly and courteously to those about
him. He was suffering great pain ano
was partially under the influence OF
opiates. In the evening the course OF
the ball was traced. 1t was found to
have fractured the eleventh rib and
penetrated the liver. 1t was seen then
that the condition Of the president was
exceedingly serious. 1t was believed
that he could not live beyond mid
night. The next day Mr.. Garfield was
worse, and from that time, during the
three months that life lasted, he I'm
proved and failed intermittently.
For a time his physicians were hope
full. and the bulletins for period LED
the public to believe that the president
would resume his duties, but when the
torrid weather Of midsummer came the
patient failed perceptibly, and, al
though it was done at great hazard,
he was removed on Sept. +, 1881, by q
special train to Elberon, n. j. The In
vigorating sea breezes seemed at hrst
to have a beneficial effect, but on Sept.
Is unmistakable symptoms Of blood
| poisoning were discovered, and on the
| 10Th. after a few hours Of unconscious
ness, he died.
Charles ]. Guiteau, who had fired the
pistol at the railroad station, had been
promptly seized and taken into Gus
tody. He had been q persistent put
unsuccessful applicant for an appoint
ment to office, first as minister TO AUS
tria and then as consul general at
Paris. He described himself as a law
yer, a politician and thcologian.
Guiteau was sentenced to be hanged
after a sensational trial, in which his
sanity was one of the main points in
yolycd. The leading insanity experts
in the country testified. The sentence
of the court was carried out, although
by many it was believed Guiteau was
| crazy.
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reward Of $4,000 was offered for his
apprehension and $4,000 for each Of
his accomplices.-
It was on Thursday, April q, that
the news came of the death Of Booth
while trying to escape from a burning
barn near Port Royal. Va, where he
and his accomplice, Herold, had been
brought to bay by a party of troops
under command Of Lieutenant Edward
Doughty. Booth was shot by Sergeant
Boston Corbett and lived two hours.
Herold was arrested.
The conspirators who were RESPONSE
BILE for the assassination were tried by
court martial at Washington, and four
namely, Payne, Herold, Atzerodt and
Mrs. Surratt-were hanged. The stage
carpenter at Ford's theater who turned
out the lights to facilitate the escape
of Booth, the man who held his horse
at the stage entrance and DR.. Mudd,
who set the limb which Booth broke in
jumping from the box, were sent to
prison for long terms. ...
At almost precisely the time the pres
ident was slot an attempt was made to
assassinate Secretary Seward, who was
living i'll in his home. The would be as
sassin, one Of those in the plot, with
Booth. the assassin of Lincoln, entered
the secretary's house by subterfuge,
fought his way to the room Of the in
valid and stabbed him as he lay in bis
bed. He then escaped from the house.
James A. Garfield, the twentieth pres
ident of the United States, was, shot
while in the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton in Washington on the morning OF
Saturday, July 2, 1881. He had just
entered the station, accompanied by
James G.. Blaine, secretary of state IN
his cabinet, to take the train for Long
Branch.
AS they entered the street door of
the station Charles Jules GuEeau stood
waiting near the center Of tho women's
reception room. The president and Mr..
Blaine walked through the room, while
the assassin circled about until he was
behind them. He drew q revolver and
fred. No one seemed to realize what
had happened. The president half turn
ed, with q bullet through his left shoul-
der. An instant later Guiteau fired
again. This time the bullet struck Mr..
Garfield in the back, over the left kid
-ney. He staggered forward, sank to
his knees and then pitched to the floor.
Mr.. Parks, the ticket agent, saw the
shooting through the window OF his
Office and as the second shot was. fired
ran out and grabbed Guiteau as he
lodged to get into the street. He held
him until policeman ran up. In his
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the affair that some Of Jackson's po-
litical opponents, including Clay, Cal
houn and Poindexter, were In the
frenzy Of the moment suspected or
having conspired to get rid OF the
president, but it was soon discovered
that this suspicion was unwarranted
and unjust. and that the crime was
Matched and matured in the brain Of
a lunatic.
Abraham Lincoln. sixteenth president
Of the United States. was shot while
sitting in q box il Ford's theater in
Washington on the night Of Friday,
April IA, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth,
an actor.
Washington was celebrating the sur
render of Lee at Appomattox and the
termination of the war Of the rebellion.
The streets Of the capital for days had
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IN MOURNING.

|
The Post Office was draped In mourning
twenty.fifth President of the United States.
Mir. Mckinley Is the third president to meet
death at the hand of an assassin.
from Clemson. Mr.. Bradley has slight at
tack OF fever and his friends hope be will
soon be able 10 return 10 his duties. !.
NEW ENTERPRISE.
to the Abbevlle Furniture Factory Of Able
Vile. Capital S25, ,0O0. Corporate Mesars. ].
s. Starke, J. r. Bake, Jr., w. G. Chapman, c.
r. Hammond and X. E. Cox. This will be q
good thing for our town, and We hope it will
Mrs. j. Hayne McDTi went to Due West
Monday TO attend the marriage OF her friend,
Miss jamie Young.
noon for an extended trip to Buffalo, New
York, Washington and other points OF In
terest.
| MIMS.CASON.
Miss Alice Minis, OF Leweidale, and Mr..
Fred Cason. of this city will be married at
| the home the of bride today, Wednesday,
September the eighteenth. Miss Minis is
young lady of rare personal charms and
will be an addition to our social circle. Mr..
Cason is a young man of sterling qualities.
The heartest congratulations are extended 10
the young couple.
| DR.. j. DOWrle wilson ana ElQer amos Is.
Morse attendended the Fall meeting OF Pres
bytery last week held at the GreenVille
Church. The meeting was an important and
| pleasant one.
DEATH OF MISS CARRIE sHERARD.
Miss Carrie Sherard, only daughter OF DR..
| and Mrs. Walter Sherard, of Lebanon, died
! mt her home last Wednesday, after protract.
ed ilpess. She was just beginning her life,
with loving hands and tender hearts ali
| a OuDd her The deepest sym pathy OF every
one goes out 10 the beresved family.
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lat Washington, Jan. 80, 1885,

At washington, JAN ~, ioooI
ploded with such q noise that several
witnesses supposed the pistol had fired
On the instant Lawrence dropped the
pistol and transferred another from his
left hand to his right. He pointed the
second pistol at the president and pull
ed the trigger, but again the cap ex-
ploded without discharging the pistol
| lust as Mr.. Jackson, with upraised
cane, made for his assailant. Law
renee, however, was knocked down and
secured by others before the president
could reach him.
That MIR. Jackson was uninjured by
the attack upon him was little short OF
marvellous and his escape was discuss
ed at the time by many in tone of Su-
perstitious awe. Tests We're made with
the pistols Of Lawrence after his at
tempt, and they were found to be an
elegant pair in most excellent order
and loaded with powder and ball al
most to the muzzle. The powder was
of the highest quality, and the Dercus-
sion caps found on his premises when
tested proved to be Of the very best OF
that time. In fact, the TWO pistols,
with new caps taken from Lawrence's s
box, were fired at the first attempt in
each case by the, officers who tested
them.
Richard Lawrence was painter ana
had a shop in a thickly settled part OF
WASHINGTON. He was about thirty-tiye
years Of age and, though small in
stature, was q handsome man. His
father, an Englishman, had died some
years before, but young Lawrence had
q sister and other relatives living IN
Washington. At the trial it was shown
that Lawrence was insane, that he had
been unbalanced mentally for about
two years. In justification Of his act
he claimed at his trial that President
Jackson owed Linn money; in fact. that
the president was his clerk and was
withholding money that belonged tc
him. He also claimed to be king OF
England and America and made Other
wild assertions, some Of which it was
shown he had been making for yeal
or more before his attempt to XIII the
president.
Lawrence was adjudged insane ant
was sent to an asylum, where he re
mained an inmate for upward Of
thirty years, when he died.
Partisan feeling was running high 4
that time, and at first many. including
the president himself, thought tha
Lawrence was the tool Of others. 81
great was the excitement produced b!
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Witty Robert Barr.

Robert Barr when asked for his IA
vorite quotation responded with the
following verse and its accompanying
coDanass.., says The Windsor Magazine;
One who never turned his back, but marched
breast forward;
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong
would triumph,
Held we fall to rise, are baaied to fight better,
Sleep to wake. Robert Browning.
But Mr.. Barr can never be serious in
a letter, whatever he may be in his
quotation. He has long'been celebrated
as one of the wittiest letter writers OF
the day. However short his note may
be, it is long enough to afford him III
opening for some little touch OF the
humoresque. In the present instance
he writes:
"The above is my favorite quotation
Whenever you want something helpful
you know. look up the writings Of the
talented Il. B.'s-Robert Burns, Robert
Browning. Robert Buchanan, Robert
Bruce OF Robert Barr"
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PRESIDENT MKINLEY DELIVERING HIS
SPEECH AT PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
undertaking, we give the hand Of fel-
lowship and felicitate with them upon
the triumphS Of art, science, education
and manufacture which the old has
bequeathed to the new century.
EXpositions are the timekeepers Of
progress. They record the worlds ad-
vancement. They stimulate the energy,
enterprise and intellect of the people
and quicken human genius. They go
into the home. They broaden and
brighten the daily life Of the people.
They open mighty storehouses Of in
formation to the student. Every expo
sition, great or small, has helped to
some onward step. Comparison Of
ideas is always educational and as
such instructs the brain and hand Of
man. Friendly rivalry follows, which
is the spur to industrial improvement,
the inspiration to useful invention and
to high endeavor in all departments Of
human activity.
! 1t exacts a study Of the wants, COM
forts and even the whims Of the people
and recognizes the efficacy of high
quality and new prices to win their
favor. The quest for trade is an in
centive to men Of business to devise.
invent, improve and economize in cost
Of production. Business life, whether
among ourselves or with other peoples.
is ever a sharp struggle for success. 1t
will be none the less so in the future.
Without competition we would be
clinging to the clumsy and antiquated
processes Of farming and manufacture
and the methods Of business Of long
ago, and the twentieth would be no
further advanced than the eighteenth
century. But though commercial COM
petitors are commercial enemies, We
must not be.
Progress In the Past.
The Pan-American exposition has
done it's work thoroughly, presenting
in its exhibits evidences Of the highest
skill and illustrating the progress Of
the human family in the western hem
isphere This portion Of the earth has
no cause for humiliation for the part ii
has performed in the march Of civiliza
ton. 1t has not accomplished every
thing; far from it. 1t has simply done
its best, and without vanity or boast
fulness and recognizing the manifest
achievements Of others it invites the
friendly rivalry Of all the powers in the
peaceful pursuits Of trade and com
merce and will cooperate with all il
advancing the highest and best inter
ests Of humanity. The wisdom and en-
ergy Of all the nations are none toe
great for the worlds work. The sue
cess Of art! science. industry and in
yention is an international asset and l
common glory.
After all. how near one to the other
is every pa Of the world! Modern in
yentions have brought into close rela