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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
REVISION OF CREED.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PRESBYTE-
RAMS MAY SETTLE DISPUTE.

Important Matters to he Considered
at Coming Convention In New
York-President to Speak mt Home
Mission Centennial.
The Presbyterians of the United
States are deeply interested in the COM
ing convention of the general assem-.
bly, of their church, which is to be held
at New York city from May 10 TO May
%. 1t is expected that fully 700 com
missioners will be present to take part
in the deliberations of the general body.
This will be the one hundred and four
teenth assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States.
The presence of President Roosevelt
will be feature of the convention. he
having promised to attend the jubilee
celebration of the centennial of Presby
terian home mission effort and will
speak at mass meeting to be held in
Carnegie hall.
The board of home missions was
started fourteen years after the gen
eral assembly was organized, III years
ago, and is therefore 100 years old In
its early days the board had TO deal
with great bands of hostile Indians
wandering over the vast tracts of coun,
try to the west and north. Its reports
in those days read like romances and
were in striking contrast to the work OF
the board today, when, with the eXcep-
ton of Alaska and a few scattered
points in the northwest, the savage Of
the slums and not of the wilds requires
the most earnest attention.
In celebrating the one hundredth an
niversary of this body several large
meetings will be held during the con
vention. the programme for the home
mission part of the assembly proceed
ings being in charge of the Rev. DR.
Charles l.. Thompson. secretary of the
board
Grave matters of great import to the
denomination are to be discussed dur
ing the convention. for whose ten days
a programme sufficiently large to take
up every morning and afternoon and
many evenings of the meeting has
been planned
Two matters will particularly occupy
the assembly = the first the celcbra'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16

ary movement which is spreading in
the southern districts of the empire in
Europe, but the industrial population
and even the peasants are rising in
fury against existing conditions. Re
Gently, it is reported, $4,000 peasants
in Poltava and Kharkov arose in their
might and sacked eighty estates. The
army, too, is said to be infected with
the growing spirit of freedom and can
no longer be depended on. Some of the
Cossacks not long ago refused to obey
orders against mob, and it Is said
they had been at the point of revolt
against NJ. Sipiaguine. the minister of
the interior, before he was murdered.
Meanwhile rumors of administrative
reform come from st. Petersburg, and
it is even said. with a persistency that
gives it special emphasis. that the czar
himself. alarmed over the present state
of affairs. will shortly issue rescript
giving Russia a constitution similar to
the scheme for administrative reform
drawn up by the late General Loris
Melikoff when he was minister of the
interior and which was sanctioned by
the late Car Alexander ii.
The revolutionary movement is head
ed by compact organization known as
the Social Democracy Of Russia. Its
programme is practically that of every
Socialist party in Europe. This or
ganization is not to be confounded with
the anarchists, as the Socialists claim
there is not an anarchist in their ranks.
The anarchists are opposed to govern
ment in any form. They are opposed
to parliaments. voting and what they
call majority rule. whereas these are
things the Socialists are fighting for.
The socialist system of universal CO.
operation. based on the principle of
representative government, is their
goal, but for the present they want
those popular institutions which all civ
ilized nations in the world enjoy as a
matter of course.
Various causes tend to contribute to
the unrest which, existing in Russia
for many years. has now assumed an
acute and serious phase. In the first
place, the government of the country is
an absolute hereditary monarchy. the
entire legislative. executive and judicial
powers of which are united i'll the car,
whose will is law.
The administration of the empire is
intrusted to four great boards or coun
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16

Otis the speed was increased to fifty
nine miles an hour Hyde and Yuma
were passed at the rate of siXty-fve
miles an hour. and when the train was
passing Eckley the speed was seventy
five miles.
Conductor Burns in his report says:
81 was in the observation car from
Eckley to Wray On my left were Mr.
Arthur Johnson of Denver. Mr.. Wells
Atley of Los Angeles and Mr. Bush.
traffic manager of the Colorado Mid.
land. We passed Eckley at 1856 p. M.
all hands holding watches corroborat-
ing. 1t seemed so short when the whis-
tie was blown that the comment was
made by Mr.. Johnson. oh, well. he is
not doing so much as we thought he
might Mr.. Johnson believed we had
reached Robb, a distance of six and
one-tenth miles from Eckley. re-
manned silent for few seconds dis
appointed The wind had gone down.
pouring over the train | did not know
just where we were. but with a second
thought, the train having dashed over a
bridge between whistling post and de-
pot and knowing the location extremely
well, arose and said: Gentlemen, we
are at Wray. We passed Robb some
time ago went at once to the plat
form at the rear end and observed at
the time of departSre my watch. which
was showing five minutes strong after
s D. m."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16

and sailors to take part in the cere-
MONIES notable among them being Cen
eral Brugere, commander in chief of
the French army, and Vice Admiral
Fourner of the navy. Elaborate prep
aratons have been made for their re-
ception in this country.
The monument TO Rochambeau has
been erected in Lafayette square. OPP
posite the White House, and is exactly
the same size as the monument to La
fayette. which occupies the opposite
corner of the square The Rochambeau
statue is replica of the bronze statue
by Ferdinand Hamar, unveiled June 4,
1899, at Vendome, France, the mar
shal's birthplace
Rochambeau was the official repre-
sentative of the French government in
the American Revolution, although La
fayette is regarded as such by a great
number of Americans. Lafayette came
as an individual to offer his services to!
Washington.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16

were trampled upon and that they are
just as much serfs now as before eman-
cipation. have organized to certain ex-
tent in demand for not only a more lib
eral administration of local affairs, but
for national administration based up
on the constitutions of such limited
ponarchies as Prussia and England.
These are the political causes of the
existing discomfort in Russia. The eco
nomic causes are also many. For at
least five years the harvests in Russia
have been poor, and last year and in
1900 the prevailing drought almost
ruined the crops in the southeastern
provinces and in those across the Cau-
casian mountains. The result was des-
titution almost approaching a famine.
To remedy the needs of the peasantry
the minister of the interior was given
an appropriation from the imperial ex-
chequer. The distribution of relief
was placed in the hands of parochial
officials, and it was asserted that in
stead of relieving the needy these Off
cials appropriated most of the money to
their own use.
Another cause of popular discomfort
was the treatment of the students in
the universities. They were called up.
on TO do military duty, and, as this in.
terfered with their studies, they pro.
tested. This finally led to riots in st.
Petersburg and Moscow when many
were killed. The peasantry. from whom
many of the students spring. sympa
thize with the latter and resent what
they regard as the persecution of the
government.
Russia has made great progress dur
ing the last decade or two. 1t has de.
veloped wonderfully along economical
| lines, and this development is bound
to find its reflection in politics. People
have better chances of hearing what is
going on in other lands nowadays. Try
as the government will, it cannot keep
the population from contact with the
current of life in the civilized world at
large. In the first place, the number
of common people who can read is get.
ting larger every day, all the efforts Of
the authorities to the contrary not
withstanding.
In the second place, the increasing
industrial resources of the country
throw larger and larger masses of the
village population into the cities, where
they quickly learn what is going on in
France, England or America, for in
stance. All this has the effect of wild
ening the horizon of the lower classes
and opening their eyes to the fact that
they are living under regime which
in other places has long since been dis
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16

IL pon and perfectly that she should fear TO make
Ne toward annexation the ground that she NAV
be the inferior position occupied by the Philippine Is
1t to me- therefore, the part of wisdom this gov
men show her this time that has no reason for ppr
henon of this The by which this NAV be done is per-
iecty simple
W NOW ASKING FOR COMMERCIAL UNION THERE
rs REASON WHY WE SHOULD MAKE A COUNTER
PROPOSITION AND INVITE HER POLITICAL UNION WHICH
NLL THE FREEsT COMMERCIAL UNION AND WHICH
MOULD ULTIMATELY MAKE OF THE WEALTH.
ilEsT, MOST PROSPEROUS AND POWERFUL STATES IN
DE- UNION.
ii COMMERCIAL UNION CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISH
lED BY POLITICAL UNION. The resolutions have intro
duced invite Cuba to become part of the United Saeuot
Subject territory They provide that she territorial
form Of government under the constitution and laws of United
States including the tariff laws and people are to be cti
Subjects the people Porto Rico and the Philip
pine Iandsin other words, admit her infant state with
the of ultimate statehood Of course her admission to
Statehood would depend upon the apy with which she prepares
herself.
do believe that Cuba should be expected to make up her
I1nind this subject THERE SHOULD BE MOTH
ling LIKE FORCING HER INTO ANNEXATION Nv
to give her reduction of 25 all her products
year for two years. in order tide existing probable
economic difficulties would make the reason for these
temporary reductions its purpose being give the Cuban peo
opportunity for deberaon and consideration unaffected by
pending economic distress.
believe that in of the fact that have lately entered upon
policy of imperial expansion Cuba would naturally be reluctant
apply for annexation fearing that her fate would be of
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands There ques-
on that the time opporune for extending such invitation
propose to the Cuban people 1t does involve anything
like coercion force 1t them ample time for deberaon
1t is the highest honor which the United could extend
an honor which, in my opinion, would be accepted
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16


[Secretary Presbyterian home missions
board.l
ton of the one hundredth anniversary
of the board of home missions, and the
second the discussion of creed revision.
under which head will come the debate
on the damnation of infants, which
promises to be- the warmest of the
meeting.
In the discussion of creed revision
the first action of the assembly will be
to hear the report of the committee ap-
pointed at the last general assembly.
held in Philadelphia, to consider this
subject especially and of which the
Rev. DR.. j. Ross Stevenson. the Rev.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke, the Rev. Or.
William c. Roberts of Philadelphia
and the Rev, DR.. Herrick johnson of
Chicago are members.
Previous to this committees appoint
ment every prcsbytery in the United
States replied to an overture as to
whether or not revision of any kind
was desired. The majority of the re
plies were in favor of limited revision.
such as could be made by supple
mentary explanation of certain pas
sages of the creed, especially the one
in relation to "elcct infants" The com
mittee last February prepared such a
supplement to the creed whereby the
select infants" phrase is explained us
including all infants. as all are elect.
In this way the possibility of the dam.
nation of infants, inferred from the
special mention of ELECT infants" is
removed from the creed. There is lit
tie doubt that the action of the com
mittee will be indorsed by the assem-
bly,.
The meetings Of the general assem-
bly, will be presided over by the mod
orator. Rev DR. Henry C. Minton Of
California. One of the duties Of the
assembly will be the election Of new
moderator. the probability being that
DR.. Minton will be reelected.
Aside from the discussions on the re.
vision of the creed the subject of home
missions will receive the largest share
of attention. On the Sunday evening
following the opening of the conyen.
ton broadside meetings on home mis-
sions will be held in every Presbyte.
rian congregation in the five boroughs
of Greater New York. Interest at.
taches also to the fellowship meeting.
when representatives from Baptist.
Congregational, Methodist, Protestant
Episcopal and Reformed church home
mission societies will deliver addresses.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16

States by dislike of the sea and the
delicate health of the only child of the
couple
Mime. Camhon is handsome woman
of fifty and of most distinguished and
gracious manner While she came orer
particularly to attend the unveiling OF
the monument to General Rochambeau
her stay in America will be prolonged
six months Her introduction TO the
diplomatic corps and others identified
with social and official life in Wash
ington occurred May ! at a reception
at the French embassy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
WHY RUSSIA
Fl is -
DISTURBED

These are troublous times in the do
minions of the czar. Outbreaks against
nm established order of things are nu-
merous and are becoming more and
more frequent. They are assuming
new forms and involving new factors
and offering new menaces to the sys-
TEN which since the days of Peter has
held the Muscovite millions in an iron
grip.
Not only are the students and edu.
Gated folks concerned in the revolution
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16

ellis, possessing separate functions. but
each controlled by and supposed TO be
in touch with the sovereign These are
the council of state. the ruling SENATE.
the holy synod and the committee Of
ministers For many years this sys
TEN of administration has been unpop
ular with the masses. who. taught by
German Socialists and other foreign
agitators that their manhood rights
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
REPUBLICS JOIN HANDS.

France and the United states Unite
to Honor Memory of ROchambeau.
The ulveiling of the monument to
General Rochambeau in Washington on
May "a will serve TO strengthen the
bond of fellowship between France and
the United States. Both republics have
manifested great interest in the occa-
sion and have prepared to make it
memorable. The French government
has sent its most distinguished soldiers
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
BROKE RAILROAD RECORDS.
Train In Colorado Travels Fifteen
Miles In Nine Minutes.

All previous records for fast running
OF railway trains over distances greater
than ten miles went glimmeripg down
among the things that were when the
Denver-Chicago special train of the
Burlington route recently covered 14S
miles at the rate of 9S.6 miles an hour.
This burst of speed was made with a
heavy train of nine cars from Eckley
to Wray, Colo, the train being in
charge of Conductor ]. H. Burns and
Engineer O'Connel.
The train started at the usual speed Of
forty miles an hour. but when passing
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
AN IOWA MELBA.

Brilliant Ca9er of N Young Society
Vocalist In Opera.
OF the many young society women
who have entered the field of dramatic
endeavor during the last year or two
none is more charming and better quail
flied to receive the laurel wreath of
success than Miss Nellie Mae Brew.
ster of Ottumwa. la.
Miss Brewster is the much talked
about soprano of the Bostonians who
portrays the role of Lady Vivian in
"Maid Marian" and. although her pro-
fessional debut occurred but a COM
paratively short time ago, she has
made so favorable an impression on
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
How He Failed.

"Was your son success on the board
of trader"
Hardly" replied the disgruntled fa-
ther. HE tried to run corner the
first thing, but he picked out the wrong
commodity"
"What did he try to corner?"
"Wild oats. as near as can make
out, and it looks to me as if he had
paid for nearly the whole crop raised
that year."-Chicago Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
NINE. CAMBON VISITS US.

Wife of French EmbassadOr Sees
America For the First Time.
Among the distinguished visitors
from France that the unveiling of
the Rochambeau monument at Wash
ington on May "a has brought to this
country is Nine. Jules Cambon, wife
of the French ambassador
This is Nine. Cambon's first visit to
her husbands post of duty, being hith
erto deferred from visiting the United
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16

management and public that she has
received highly fatterng Offer for
next season.
Before going ITO light opera Miss
Brewster was a leading figure in Iowa
society and was always in demand for
concert singing. Her father. S. A.
Brewster, is editor and publisher Of
an Ottumwa newspaper. Western ad-
mirers have termed her the "Melba OF
Iowa" and there is every indication
that Miss Brewster will have one day
earned that title.
In addition to her singing, Miss Brew
ster is an accomplished pianiste. She
is also versatile linguist. conversing
fuently in French, German, Italian
and Spanish, and her repertory in
cludes many songs in these languages.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
Deem Wnter Pressure.

A fish swimming at depth or 100
fathoms is subjected to a pressure or
259 pounds to the square inch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
Ask CUBA
TO COME IN
congressman FRANCIS G. NEwLANDs of Nevada

Or the first time in history we have claimed the
right to annex territory which is to be subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and not part of it.
The right asserted to hold the people of such terri
tory as subjects and not citizens. 1t is not to be
expected that Cuba will be willing to assume so aboo+
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
How Woman Suffrage
Works In Colorado
By States Senator THOMAS w. PATTERSON Of Colorado

BY PATTERSON Colorado
q-A EQUAL SUFFRAGE IN MY JUDGMENT, BROAD
| " EMS THE MINDS OF BOTH MEN AND WON
EN-. 1t has certainly given in Colorado candidates
HsaTT of better character and higher class of officials 1t is
that husband and wife frequently alike
As the magnet draws the needle they the polls together But
coerced If known his wes
vote, believe he would be ridden of rail with
of tar and feathers
WoMEWs LEGAL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN IMPROVED IN COLO
RADo SINCE THEY OBTAINED THE BALLOT. THERE ARE NOW
NO CIVIL DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN
AND EQUAL SUFFRAGE TENDS MAKE POLITICAL AFFAIRS
BETTER PURER DESIRABLE FOR ALL WHO TAKE
PART
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-16
Men Should Try Men;
Women Try Women
BY JAMES NJ FITzsMoNs City Court of
New York

New York
NSEH AM CONVINCED THAT YOUNG
N&2I E | SOME MAN MURDER
lNNJ III | JURORS BEING WOMEN,
ES%S1 @ | EDLY ACQUITTED. PERSONALITY WOULD
tS745a FAs] APPEAL
G-- This is much when a woman is tried by
They cannot bring themselves without mighty effort send
young and may be beautiful her DOOM and MOTH
ING AFFECTS A JURY so MUCH AS A PAIR OF BEAU
TlFUL EYES USED WITH DISCRETION.
has knowledge of the nmost workings of feminine
mind He fatom the deep down Vaccinations of lovely
woman He only knows that the stake womans honor
ans freedom, and he acts accordingly.
1T TAKES A WOMAN TO UNDERSTAND WOMAN, KNOW
HER TEMPTATIONS AND HER WEAKNESSES AND HER MOTIVES
1t is often said that has sympathy for
But let pause and ask the question: q" it sympathy sen
mentality that sways MANI inclined the belief that
pure sentiment.
The law stands that suspected criminal shall be tried and
vcted if guilty. by the judgment of his peers and this MEANS
has meaning those who experience the trials and
bes, joys and temptations the accused
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
BISHOP POTTER SOUND As A BELL.
ANIMATION. SAYS ILLNESS WAS DUE
ONLY To OVERWORK.

Bishop Pc ter's condition is improving. but at
the orders OF his physician, DR.. Henry Mann Silva
he will go of to-day for short rest
before sailing for Europe May 2S- The bishop
had set June his date OF leaving. but DR..
Silva persuaded him 10 advance the day. In Europe
Bishop Potter will spend three months In complete
rest. He will not attend the coronation. and
expects to recuperate his strength fully by the
time he work in the fall.
Bishop Potter Is. tier OF fact. in re-
markably good physical condition. said DR.. Silva
at No. East FOrty-third-st yesterday. II have
not seen him yesterday, when he sur
prised by the completeness OF his recupera-
ton. He looking well as I have ever seen
him. l had Professor Janeway examine his heart.
and have had noted specialists make thorough
examination of his entire system, and he proves to
be sound bell Even his eyes. which
troubled him the day of his recent illness.
pronounced in perfect condition IL is a simple
of OverWOrk. and he needs rest, which he intends
TO take. l have only advised him to have himself
relieved of such routine work he could. As 10
the question of a coadjutOr. I made no suggestion
I may say, however, that the bishop told that
if ne felt his strength was insufficient to meet his
tasks. ne had no doubt the diocese would be glad
let him have cOadiutOr But he spoke as IL ne
expected to regain all his strength during his
summer rest,
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
FEDERAL LAW PARAMOUNT.
ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOX DEALS A
BLOW To STATES RIGHTS
DOCTRINE.

Washington. May 15.-Judgt Advocate Gen.
eral Lemly has received opinion by the At
torney General 10 the effect that the plans for
the navy yard improvements at Norfolk do not
require the approval of the Virginia harbor line
commissioners. as the latter contend.
The opinion is of far reaching importance. ap-
plying to nearly all cities where there are navy
yards or stations, and constitutes another blow
to the States rights doctrine. In this case it
was found necessary to extend the coefCr dam
of the new granite drydOck, at the entrance to
the dock. by 2S0 feet inside the line established
by the State Board of HarbOr Commissioners.
Although the contemplated Improvement was to
be ground belonging TO the United States.
Virginia having relinquished jurisdiction, the
board insisted that the plans for the improve
ments should be submitted to it, and threatened
the arrest of Admiral Cotton, the cOmmandant
of the yard, on his refusal 20 comply. They did
this under a State law.
The Attorney Generals opinion broad It
is in effect that, Congress having been clothed
with the right to maintain navy. a necessary
part of the power was the maintenance of navy
yards while as 10 the harbor itself. there was
no question that the authority of the United
States over il was paramount