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TEXAS OIL STILL BOOMING.
New Company Chartered. with Capital
stock of SI5.OOO,0OO.

AUSTIN. Tex, May l6.-The largest oil
charter ever Incorporated under the laws
OF Texas was filed to-day I'm the secretarv's
department. The charter is that of the j.
NJ. Gufy Petroleum Company, OF Beau
mont; capital stock. s15.OO0OO This is more
than sl0.00o.000 greater capital stock than
any OF the oil concerns filed in this State.
II means consolidation of the Gufrv-
Galley holdings. which are the most ex-
tensive I'm the Texas oil fields. All of five
stock. IL Is said. has been passed i'm. The
incorporators are J. NJ. Guny of Pitts
burg A. r. Lucas. Il. +. Drexel Perry
Weiss. RI. w Greer and r.. A Greer Of
Beaumont The holdings OF the Guffv com
pany embrace more than ten million acre,
OF land scattered over eastern and south
ern Texas in large tracts lying in thirty
counties. The company owned five flow
ing wells I'm the Beaumont field, has mn
down a pipeline TO Port Arthur, where
storage tanks are located. and is lind.r
contract 20 sink wells at a number OF points
within the next ten months. Several der
ricks are now being erected at selected
points in the country tributary to Houston
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other Religious Bodies.

The General Committee Of the United
Presbyterian Church is in session at Abba.
Ia, and will continue during the rest of
the week. Delegates from all over the
United States are present. Rev. e. H
Strong. ID. D., of Sterling, Kan, was
elected moderator.
Greetings and salutations from various
Congregational missionary organizations
were presented at yesterdays morning
session of the seventy-fifth anniversary Of
the Congregational Home Missionary So
ciety at Boston. At the annual business
meeting Rev. Newell Dwight Hills. of New
York was elected president and Rev. Will
liam NJ. Holman, of Connecticut, record
ing secretary.
The following officers were elected yes
terday by the Western Unitarian Confer
ence at St Louis: President, Morton ID.
Hull. Chicago; secretary, Rev. +. f. South
worth Chicago; treasurer, II. w. Brough
Chicago. Directors, Rev. j. r. Effinger
J. w. Hosmer, Rev. F. c. Southworth
Mrs. Marion II. Perkins, II. w. Brough
Rev. W. II. Pulsford, all OF Chicago; Rev.
Florence Buck, of Maniss ee. Mich; Rev.
c. f. Niles, of Menominee, Wis; Rev. Fred
V. Hawley, of Louisville, KY, and Rev. NJ
O. Simons, of Madison, Wis.
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TO ENCIRCLE THE GLOBE
GIGANTIC TRANSPORTATION SCHEME,
CREDITED TO HILL AND MORGAN.
But One Link Lacking to Complete n
Railway and Steamship Line
Around the World.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 16.-The Pioneer
Press tomorrow will say: plans for a
transportation system completely to encir-
Gle the globe are credited to President Jas.
J. Hill, of the Great Northern Railroad, and
]. Pierpont Morgan. of New York. 1t is
stated that but a link to the chain is lack
ing. and that before Mr. Morgans return
from Europe, within week or two. il Will
be supplied. The great factors in the new
system are the Great Northern Railroad.
the Great Northern Steamship Company
Mr. Hills transpacific line. soon TO be in
operation, and the Leyland lines, recently
purchased by Mr. Morgan. The acquisition
OF these lines and the one missing link.
line between Alexandra. Egypt and Hong
Kong China, is said 10 have been Mr.. Nor
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FEARS WAR in FAR EAST
VICE ADMIRAL BRIDGE DISCUSSES
CONDITIONS In CHINA.
Merely a Little Friction Required to
Start Conflagration Among
the Powers, He Says.

NEW YORK, May 16-vice Admiral Sir
Cyprian Bridge, X. G. b., who arrived here
on the Oceanic yesterday, left to-day for
Vancouver b. c.. on his way to Peking
to take command of the British China
squadron. Speaking of the present condi-
ton OF affairs in China, he said: Matters
in the far East, so far as Britain and Rus
sia are concerned, have somewhat cleared.
The situation, however, is not yet robbed
of it's gravity for the powers who took
part in the march to Peking. and it would
not be surprising even yet if there was a
conflict between two, If not more, of the
countries engaged in what is really police
duty at present. Russia, it seems, is max
ing herself extremely disagreeable in the
region of Korea to Japan, and that virile
Eastern empire is said TO be preparing for
the struggle which, from the present out
look, seems inevitable in the near future.
The Cars government robbed Japan of
what were considered her legitimate spoils
of conquest. The MuscoVite practically
compelled the evacuation of Port Arthur,
and Japan has never forgiven that un-
friendly act.
THE powers are still in an attitude Of
antagonism, and a little friction would
o. conflict between the two powers are
not to be lightly regarded by other ma
tons interested. L nave no doubt that
France, If her interests are menaced, will
side with Russia If Russia and Japan were
ever to come together.
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ARMY SCHEME ADOPTED
BRODRICk'S REFORM PLANS AP-
PROVED BY THE COMMONS.
Sensational Statement by Mr.. Balfour,
Not Prepared for War in 1899.

LONDON, May 16.-In winding up the de-
bate on the army bill in the House Of
Commons to-day n. j. Bafour, the govern
ment leader. denied there was any large
body of opinion hostile to the scheme Of
Mr.. Brodrick. the secretary of state for
war. Mr.. Balfour contended that 1t would
be impossible to get unanimity among SOL
diers on any scheme of reform, and said
the objections to the proposed scheme were
fantastic and groundless. After further
debate Mr.. Brodrcks scheme was adopted
by vote of 305 to 163.
In the course of his speech Mr. Balfour
made the sensational statement that. at
one moment toward the end of 1899, there
were in Great Britain only $500 rounds of
small arms ammunition, with no reserve OF
artillery ammunition except what was
actually with the guns retained at home.
Mr.. Balfour made the revelation in an at
tempt to fasten on the Liberals negligence
i'm the matter of military supplies, pointing
out that the last Liberal government went
out of office as result of the Conserva-
'.tes revealing the insufficient supply of
small ammunition. which Was then 92 900 900
rounds. instead of .0Op, which the Of
iicials regarded as the nominal reserve. He
declared that the Conservative government
had raised this reserve TO 900 rounds
before the war broke out.
With reference to the dark period of the
war. Mr. Balfour said: II went through
that period and, so far as 1 am concerned.
l never mean 10 go through like period
nor to throw on my successors the risk of
such stain.
The Liberal papers seize upon Mr.. Bal
four's sensational statement in the House.
referring TO IL las amazing discretion -
The Daily News says: This shows how
near 10 ruin Mr.. Chamberlain and his col
leagues brought the country.
ITO such light-hearted gentlemen" ex-
claims the Daily Chronicle, ARE the inter-
eSts of a great empire committed
The governments immense majority for
Mr.. Brodricks scheme is not regarded as
representing the opinion of the House of
Commons. There was no cross voting. but
Mr.. Winston Churchill and a few other
Unionists abstained from voting. The de-
bate had an artificial character, the gov
ernment having made the question one OF
confidence. Many opponents OF the scheme
voted for il and even the government or
gans are inclined TO express dissa tisfaction.
lt Is understood that the scheme will be
considerably modified in the subsequent
stages OF discussion.
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Southern Assembly.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 16.-The forty
first annual session of the Forty-second
presbyterian Assembly was opened to-day
by the retiring moderator, Judge Joseph w.
Martin, OF Little Rock. DIR. Neander Nj.
Woous, OF Memphis, preached the opening
sermon, and was assisted in the service
ey the venerable DR.. G.. w. Boggs. of Holly
springs, Miss, who was member OF the
first Southern Presbyterian Assembly at
Augusta, Ga. in 1861. Upward of two hum
ured commissioners were present at the
opening. DR.. y. M. Woods, OF Memphis,
was this afternoon elected moderator by
acclamation.
"A question that will excite deep interest
is that of abandoning the international
system of Sabbath school lessons for an
other which makes more graded and con-
nected study of the Bible The question or
the marked decline in the number OF candl-
dates for the ministry will cause grave
study. The assembly will be asked TO ap-
prove the consideration of the work OF
theological education in Kentucky The
Danville Seminary, under the control OF the
Northern Synod of Kentucky, and the
Louisville Seminary. under control or the
Southern Synods of Kentucky and Missouri,
have previously consolidated, subject TO the
ratification OF the two general assemblies.
North and South.
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Hundreds of Persons Clubbed and Cut,
but Not Seriously, During the
Riot Excitement.
CITY UNDER MARTIAL LAW
MILITARY FORCE To BE AUGMENT
ED BY ANOTHER REGIMENT.
Clash Late Last Night, but No Shots
Fired by the Troops--Death of
One of the Day Victims.

ALBANY, N. Y, May 1s.-Five hours Of
elements represented failed TO settle the
Albany strike of street-railway employees.
The strikers waived all the demands for
the removal of the nonunion men The
executive committee of the United Trac-
tion Company will consider the proposition
in the morning and may accept it and set
tie the strike
Meantime Major General Roe intends to
take every precaution. and at midnight or
dered out the Ninth Regiment, of New
York. II will arrive here tomorrow after
noon 500 strong. and If the strike is not set
tied will assist in opening up the other lines
OF the traction company in this city:
William Walsh. one of the men wounded
by bullet from a squad of The Twenty
third Regiment defending a car. died at
1915 tonight. Leroy Smith. shot in the
same melee. was slightly improved at mid
night. The shooting of Smith and Walsh
had a very depressing effect upon the MEN,
bers OF the Twenty-third Regiment, and
tonight when stones were hurled at the
picket men around the 'Quail-street barn
they did not fire in the dark. Two privates
were hit and hurt. but they did not care
to take a chance by firing. 1t was held by
the officers and men generally that the or
der to fire was entirely justified, but there
was general regret at the consequences OF
the volley.
With the addition of the Ninth Regiment
tomorrow there win be over 5000 guards
men in Albany.
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JULES CAMB0N HONORED.
Banquet and Reception Given the
French Ambassador mt Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 16.-M. Jules Cambon,
the French ambassador TO the United
States, was the guest of Chicago to-day,
and from the time of his arrival over the
Pennsylvania road. at a. m, until late in
the evening. when a banquet given in his
honor at the Union League Club was
concluded. he was the central figure in a
series OF receptions and feasts. NJ. CamboD
came to the city 10 officially recognize. in
behalf OF the republic of France. the Union
OF the Alliance Francaise with the Univer-
sity of Chicago. The Alliances purpose is
10 increase the use and study Of the French
language in all countries
The French tri-coor and the stars and
stripes shared equally In the decorations Of
the banquet hall of the Union League club
tonight. Nolney w Foster. president OF
the club. presided. and on his right sat NJ.
Cambon. the guest OF honor. Formal ad-
dresses were given by Ferdinand w. Feck
commissioner general 10 the Paris EXPOSE
tion; Prof. Paul Shorey. of the University
of Chicago. Thomas b. Bryan. Herman IL
kohlsaat, Harry j. Furber. president OF the
Chicago branch OF the Alliance Franchise:
NJ. Henri Merou, French consul TO Chicago
and Samuel f. Morss. OF Indianapolis, for
msr consul general 10 Paris.
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SLIGHT RALLY
AIRS. M'kINLEY REPORTED A TBIFLE
BETTER LAST NIGHT.
Was Near Deaths Door Early in the
Morning. but Was Revived by
Heart stimuiants.
PRESIDENT WAS DEsPONDENT
AND CANCELLED ALL ARRANGE
MEaTs FOR RECEPTIONS.
Notified All Mrs. Mckiniey's Relatives
OF Her Condition and steeIed
himself for the Worst.
CHANGE TOWARDS EVENING
WHEN THE PATIENT RALLIED AND
ASKED FOR NoURIsHMENT.
Improvement Continued During the
Night. and the Physicians Went
Home at Ten O'Clock.
CONDITION STILL CRITICAL
BUT THERE Is A POSSIBILITY SHE
MAY BE RESTORED no HEALTH.
SORROW in San Francisco. Where Fes-
tivities In Honor of the President
Were sadly Terminated.
CONDITION STILL CRITICAL
BUT THERE Is POSSIBILITY SHE
MAY BE RESTORED no HEALTH.
sorrow in San Francisco. where Fes-
tivities in Honor of the President
Were sadly Terminated.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16-Mrs. McKin-
ley is in the shadow of death and may pass
away at any moment This morning. short
ly before dawn. she sank rapidly and it was
feared she would die before restoratives
could be administered. The new treatment
for low vitality-salt injections into the
veins-was adminstreded TO Mrs. McKin-
ley. She responded TO the treatment
and during the day she improved
TO such an extent that the hope OF
her recovery. slight though it was. revived
taken no solid food since she reached here
on Sunday. and the physicians do not be-
spell such those she has experienced this
morning. She suffers little and bears up
bravely. During her periods of conscious
ness to-day her mind has been clear The
President is constantly at her bedside, and
although worn by his long vigil. is standing
the terrible strain with remarkable forti-
tude. Every banquet and every public
function planned in his honor here has been
abandoned. and the city. with heavy heart
is watching Mrs. McKinley's battle for life.
IL the end should come the President and
his party will be ready 10 start back with
the remains within twenty-four hours. The
train which brought them here will be used
on the return trip and all the arrangements
have been made to go back by the shortest
route-the Central and Union Pacific to Chi
cago. and thence by the Pennsylvania to
Washington. If Mrs. Mckinley improves 1t
is not believed she will be able to travel be-
fore week from the coming Monday. All
the members of the Cabinet, with the pos
sible exception of Secretary Long, will re-
main here to the end. The latter's daugh-
ter is very i'll at Colorado Springs. and he
Is very apprehensive that he may be called
there at any time.
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roll call showing 335 delegates, and 35S were
reported by the credentials committee, rep
resenting 105 corps Reports of the COM
mittees on officers reports indicate that
the work of the organization the past year
has been well and faithfully performed. In
addition to the officers elected yesterday
Mrs. Laura Lower, of North Manchester.
was elected Junior vice president.
A spirited discussion was held on the
subject OF reducing the price OF the presi-
dents testimonial from $50 to $50. The mo-
ton favoring the reduction was lost. n
resolution TO appoint a committee to de-
wise plans for reducing the expenses OF the
department was adopted. BY vote of the
convention the money borrowed from the
Christmas fund 10 pay the expenses OF the
administration of Maria Schlater, OF Lo-
gansport, is 10 be replaced from the general
fund.
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United Presbyterian Missions.

MONMOUTH. H., May 16.-The Women's
General Missionary Society of the United
Presbyterian Church elected the following
officers to-day: President, Mrs. H. I. jack
son. Stronghurst, H.; first vice president,
Mrs. II. II. Bell, San Francisco; second
vice president Mrs a. NJ. Campbell,
Princeton, Ind; secretary, Mrs. NJ. w. Por-
ter, Williamsburg, Pa; treasurer. Mrs. Il. ,.
Stown, Pittsburg. Pa. Next years conVen-
tion goes to Xenia, o.
This evening was devoted to foreign mis-
sions. Reports showed that contributions
to foreign missions the past year were SSi,-
479. The board probably win establish a
new school at Luxor, Egypt. 1t is hoped
TO have open next fall a home at New
Wellington, Pa. for children of foreign
missionaries attending school In this coun-
try
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WEST POINT, Miss, May 16.-The Cum
berland Presbyterian General Assembly
met here in seventy-first annual session at
IL a.. m. to-day. The meeting was called 10
order by Moderator II. Clay Bird. of Union
town, Pa The constituting prayer was OF
fered by Rev. DIR. J. NJ. Halsell, Of Houston
Tex, moderator in 1899 in Denver, Col
Moderator Birds sermon. entitled Love
Assures Righteousness" John xiv, 23. was
a vigorous appeal for devotion TO Christ as
a necessary condition to the faithful serv-
ice and sincerity which are the plain duty
of the individual and the church.
Rev. l.. E. Morris, of Marshall, Mo, was
elected moderator by receiving IA votes TO
20 for Hon. John NJ. Gaut, of Nashville.
Tenn.
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The New Department Commander.
al to the indianapolis Journal.

special to the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind, May 16.-Capt. Milton
Garrigus, of this city. who was elected de-
partment commander at the G.. A r. en-
campment at Logansport to-day. is a native
Indianian. having been born I'm WAYNE
county in 1851. He came TO Howard county
in lSi7. Before the civil war he taught
school seventeen terms, was county super
intendent several years, and was postmas-
Ter OF C;reentown when he enlisted. He
served four years I'm the army. as private
ir Company u, Thirty-ninth Regiment. ad =
,utant of the hundred and thirty-scV-
nth and captain of Company /. One-hun-
ored-a and d-forty-second He has since served
the nublic as county auditor. state senator
and in other places OF trust.
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United Brethren Representation.

FREDERICK, Md. May 16.-At to-day's
session Of the United Brethren Conference
DIR. Matthews read a paper fixing the rep
resentation to the General Conference as
follows: From 1000 to 1900. one minister
and one layman; $500 to 5000. two ministers
and two laymen; $500 to 5000, three minis
ters and three laymen; $500 to 1900. four
ministers and four laymen; 12,5O0 TO 14.OOO
FIVE ministers and five laymen; ten confer
ences, twenty delegates; twenty confer
ences, eighty delegates; ten other confer
ences, sixty-six delegates; three confer
ences, twenty-four delegates, making to-
tai representation of lS4 DELEGATES.
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To Compete with the Steel Trust.

CHICAGO. May 16.-John J. Mitchell.
president OF the Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank. OF Chicago. has entered into combi-
nation with John w. Gates, also of this
city. and his friends, TO enlarge the plant
and extend the field Of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, one OF the few great
steel companies in the country that is in
open competition with j. Il. Morgan's bill
liOn-dOllar steel combine. Mr.. Mitchell re-
turned. to-day, from New York, where he
spent TWO weeks arranging this and other
great business deals he announced that. in
connection with Blair x Co. OF New York,
he had placed the entire amount OF a So
COO 600 bond issue for the Colorado company,
and that he would enter the directorate OF
the company at once. The Colorado COM
pany viii at once expend $4.0O000O in erccts
ing new tin-piate and wire mills
''Will the company fght the Morgan
combination? 90 Mr.. Mitchell was asked
1T Will be In active competition but
there will be complete harmony, neverthe-
less"
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RIOT IN THE EVENING.


and wound Several Persons.
ALBANY, N Y, May 1s.-Three men Ia
tally wounded. hundreds of others with
broken heads and cut faces. cars running
merely as arsenals, with no patrons. the
city under martial law, with its citizens Ira
a frenzy of excitement and the city au-
thorities and leaders of the strikers trying
to get the railway company 10 come to
amicable settlement was the situation when
darkness put end to the strife growing
out of the street car strike tonight. Those
fatally wounded arc:
WILLIAM WALSH, a merchant. shot BY
National Guardsman. Died tonight
LEROY SMITH. a merchant. shot by Ma
tional Guardsman.
WILLIAM MARSHALL. a nOnunion mo-
torman skull fractured.
Others most seriously injured are:
GEORGE BOOZE. citizens. cheek ripped
open by bayonet.
WILLIAM ROONEY. citizen. shot by Ma
tionai Guard.
GILBERT HALL. nonunion motorman.
shot by mob.
The bloodshed came after a day Of peace.
From early morning the crowds had melted
away before bayonets and shotguns: cars
haa been operated under heavy guards and
there was an impression that the spirit OF
turbulence was waning There had been
some minor demonstrations. particularly IN
North Albany. but not a shot had been
fired, and as the day passed the running OF
cars attracted but little attention The VOL
ley fired on Broadway by a squad OF Twcn-
ty-third Infantry. I'm which Leroy smith
and William Walsh. well-known citizens.
fen mortally wounded. changed all that. IL
stirred anew the feeling of hatred as the
exciting tidings swept through the city and
the guardsmen were bitterly denounced.
Neither OF the men had been guilty OF an
offense. but were caught In crowd, some
member OF which had stoned the guards
men. and by mischance were hit. The dis
turbance was not serious one. and s'mur-
der" is the title applied By innamed public
sentiment TO the shooting. The guardsmen
seem to have followed their duty as SOL
slers. for they were under orders 20 shoot
H. assaulted. The bright prospect OF a set
tlement OF the strike has not served 10 al
lay the growth Of yindictise feeling. and Il
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Disastrous Explosion.

BERLIN, May 16.-The War Office has
received a dispatch from Peking concern
ing the explosion at the arsenal in Kalgan
and naming Lieutenant hummer as the
officer wounded. The dispatch characterizes
the explosion very serious. saying seven
cavalrymen are reported missing or fourd
dead and that three men besides Lieut.
Hummer were seriously wounded
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No Interference with Relief Parties.

NEW YORK, May 16.-In response to
oablegrams sent out by the Christian
Herald Baron Mumm Won Schwartzen-
stein, the German minister at Peking, IN
behalf of Count Waldersee, cables that
there is no danger whatever of any inter-
ference on the part of the military author
tiles with the proposed relief operations
Commissioner Rockhill also ca bles as fol-
lows: 'Will see to purchase and distribu-
ton of aid. Ii Hung Chang requests me TO
express to organizers of relief his sincere
thanks: also thanks of Shan-Si famine
stricken for American benevolent action"
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BOXERS TO BE PUNISHED.
Another Party of Germans TO Be Sent
on Killing Expedition.

LONDON, May 1L-Dr. Morrison. wiring
to the Times from Peking, May Is, says:
1.-The German staff have notified the allies
of their intention to send another expedi-
tion TO suppress Boxers in the southern
part of the province of Chilli, beyond
Ching-Ching, and have invited the coop
Grafton of the allies. The departure of the
French troops has been countermanded."
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Woman's Board of Home Missions.

PHILADELPHIA, May 16.-The twenty
second annual meeting of the Woman's
Board of Home Missions of the Presby
terian Church began here to-day. Mrs.
Darwin r. James, of Brooklyn, president,
presided. There were forty-six delegates
in attendance. The morning session was
devoted to the reading of reports.