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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

4 tract Of 5000 acres of ranch land
near Santa RoSaha. chihuahua. Mexico,
is now open To settlement by the Boer
colony. Gen. w u. Snyman left imme-
diateiy for New York. where he viii meet
Gen. VilljoeaR aud return with fifty fam
lies 10 establish the FIRST settlement.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
INDIANS CAPTURE MILLIONAIRE
Col. Martin Ericsson Held for $4,000
Ransom by the Yaquis.

Col Martin Ericsson. millionaire, has
been kidnapped by the Yaqui Indians of
Sonora, Mexico, who hold him for ran
som of 100000, which he has refused to
pay. Gen. Mena has ordered both Col
kisteritsky and Gen. Lorenzo Torres to
set in motion all the military forces at
their disposal toward rescuing Col. Eric
son. Just two weeks ago Col. Ericsson
left the City of Mexico for Sonora, where
he had secured a concession of valuable
land along the Yaqui river. While on
the journey he was surprised and taken
captive by the Indians.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
CoId Wove Causes Damage.

The recent cold wave IS said to have
caused damage figured in the millions to
farmers. fruit men and truck growers. In
southern districts cotton and corn win
have TO be reDlanted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Mysterious Shooting in Bank. ~

Phineas Ballard, janitor of the First
National Bank, of Charlotte, Mich, was
found in dying condition at the bank,
having been shot twice through the body
with a revolver kept in the paying tell
er's cage. The lock to the rear door was
unfastened, indicating that some one had
passed ont. The theory of suicide is
also advanced, as nothing was taken.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

TIE jury in the case of James How
ara. on trial At Frankfort. NY. for the
.aarier of William Goebel. found the de-
feudant guilty and fixed the punishment,
at Rfe imprisonment. The Jurors took
only ono ballot.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Cleveland May Run Again.

Grover Cleveland is again in the hands
of his friends. From statements made at
his home in Princeton, y. j., the indica-
tons are that the former President will
run again if his friends and the Demo
cratic party make demand that is loud
enough to be heard in his home town.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Theater to Teach Gospe1s.

To teach the gospel through the eye
by means OF religious theater in New
York is the plan of Herbert Booth. son
of Gen Booth. whose sensational resig
nation from the Salvation Army is still
a mystery.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

Dong Gong, the Chinese leper who
was in close confinement at quarantine,
about two miles below jefferson bar
racks. ST. Louis. for the last year aud
half, has escaped.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
.rn1nsion In cievelanl Torpedo PIant

Three persons are dead and twenty
eight injured as a result of an explosion
which wrecked the plant of the Thor
Manufacturing Company in Cleveland.
The company manufacturers toy torpedo
canes and other explosives. The pecu-
MARY loss will not exceed $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
KiIlcd Riding Man Fashion.

Mrs Abbey l.. Brown. widow of Eu-
gene Brown. wealthy clothier of New
Bedford, Mass, was killed az Ellenvilie,
\. Y. while attempting to ride her horse
man fashion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
p;s,,o, Iobp +. Hurst Head.

Rishop John f. Hurst, of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. died at Wash
ington. He was stricken with paralysis
In London last September year ago
while attending the commercial confer
enee. and had been in failing health
since.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Enrine Mows pown NIerrymaker..

A fast passenger train "a the Grand
Trunk plunged into a crowd Of thou
sand merrymakers at Detroit. mangling
scores Of persons. Eight are known TO
have been killed and about forty injured.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Denounces Vanderbilt Wedding,

The Bishop of London denounced the
Vanderbilt- Rutherfurd wedding as
grave moral scandal on diocese, and
announced that he will not enter st.
Marks Church till due PREPARATION is
made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
FUN ON THE DIAMOND.
Big League Clubs in Race for the
remnants.
The cluhs in fha National Ieapue are
Following is the standing of the clubs
SERVED SENTENCE AND APPEALS
Ex-Convict Declares Innocence and
Wants To Clear His Name

After serving the full four years of
his penitentiary sentence, c. B. Siders,
aged 20 years, appeared in the Criminal
Court at Kansas City and sought to APP
peal his case TO the Supreme Court.
Siders wishes to clear his name of a
crime of which he asserts he is innocent.
He was convicted of embezzlement Of
money secured in a land deal while act
ing for Platte County woman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
euspected Priest Is Released.

Fafhe. Walser, arrested for the alleged
murder Of Agatha Reichlin. at Lorain.
Ohio. has been set at liberty by the cor
oner's jury, there being no evidence upon
which to hold him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
MAJ, Drowned After Collision.

Over twenty persons were drowned off
the Virginia coast through the sinking
of the Clyde line steamship Saginaw by
the Dominion liner Hamilton. Her stern
was cut of and she sank in ten minutes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Child Born TO Princess.

Princess Louise of Saxony has given
birth 10 daughter. Princess Louise de-
serted her family at Salzhurg last De
cember and eloped with NJ. Giron, the
tutor of her children.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
I,nrineers - strike.

The dismissal of two engineers at
Swift's packing house precipitated gen
eral sympathetic strike Of 500 men in
eight plants 1T the Chicago stock yards.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
nec;tc. AGAINST Christlan Scientists.

The Pennsylvania Sapreme Court de-
cided that Christian Scientists cannot
practice the aet OF healing or curing dis
ease in the State. holding that their meth
DDS are Injurious to the community and
opposed g the policy Of health laws.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
TStoze 1t Emporia. Kan.

The G. f. Lewis Hardware Company
waS burned ont at EmpoEia. Kan. The
los on the stock is $4,000 and on build
;,..s <Y0n00
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Murdered in Courthouse.

]. g. Marcum. a prominent attorney
and member of one side in the Cock
rell- Hargis feud. which has disturbed
Rreathitt County for two years. was shot
and killed as he was entering the court
house in Jackson. Ky. by an unknown
mqn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

IN provldeuce. /. l. Mrs. Jsanie
lanes has hceu sentenced 10 six months
in the grauSson prison - 4 common
Seosd. She was prosecuted under a law
enacted in 1856. also under a more reeea<
statute relating u rsilevs and DRAWERS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
Volcano Again Splits Fire.

Heavy electrical storms have been no
ticed recently in the direction of the
Santa Maria volcano, Guatemala City.
1t is believed the volcano is again in vio-
lent eruDtiOn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
rrse 3 Nave to Chicago

II was aathoE.t&sively announced that
she Erie freight oEices ,Nre 10 be mored
frrn Cleveland to CAicago. The change
vii be made before Juns |.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12
:. I.oy;. viii surpass Them An.

one may get an appreciation o. the
magnitude Of the St Louis Verbs
Fair by comparison. The Centennial
Exposition covered 23G acres. the last
Paris Exposition 536. the Columbian Ex-
nasit;an al Chse11ea GO. while that az
y I.ouss win cover $50 acres. The
total cost If .ae Columbian Exposition,
the greatest the wcrld has ever seen. was
ST. 250.o coo. that Of the St Louis fair
vr;u be $4,000. 00eD-tlis exclusive Of
Ssate appropr.AIloas-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

Maj Cen Henry G. Corbin and his
staff wheeled into line at the head of
great military and civic procession, and
escorted to the exposition grounds the
President and the official guests invited
In honor of the opening of what the citi-
zens of st. Louis hope will be the cli-
max of worlds fairs.
Everything was in readiness for the
event and st. Louis was big with expec-
tation. The entire population participat-
ed in the ceremonies which started the
most important period of their civic life.
Despite this fact, the exercises were of
the simplest and most perfunctory char
acter, consisting only of the parade, the
speeches and the pyrotechnics.
Form alton of the Parade.
Following the formal welcome CT the
President by the Mayor the parade, I'M
der the grand marshalship of Gen. Cor
bin, formed at the junction of Lindel
boulevard and Grand avenue. and pro-
ceeded through Forest Park t. the expo
sition grounds. There the presidential
salute was fred and the parade was re-
viewed by the President and his party.
With this introduction the exercises
proper began. At 2 o'clock, in the Lib
eral Arts building, David r. Francis,
president of the exposition, called the
assemblage to order and introduced Car
dinal Gil bons, who offered prayer. Then
in the order in which they are named
came the introduction of Thomas II. Car
ter of the national commission, presi-
dent of the day; the singing of The
Heavens Proclaiming" by a colossal cho-
rus; the presentation of the buildings
BY President Francis, and the dedica-
ton addrsSs by the President of the
United States.
Address of Roosevelt.
With the address of the President. Of
course, the celebration reached its eli
max. But thereafter there was an ad-
dress by Grover Cleveland, prayers by
Bishop E. r. Rendrix and Bishop Hen
~ C. Potter, choruses-% Unfold. We Por-
tails" and "America'-by the singers.
and centennial salute of 100 guns. At
s O'Clock began the display of pyrotech-
MICS.
Friday was designated International
day. At 1890 a. m. the members of the
diplomatic corps, the representatives of
foreign governments to the exposition
and other official guests assembled at
the St. Louis Club and were thence con
Quoted by military escort to the Liberal
Arts building.
AT noon the assembly was called to
order by Corwin E. Spencer. chairman
of the committee on ceremonies of the
exposition. The ceremonies Were as fol-
lows:
Invocation by Rev. Carl Swensson.
Introduction of John NJ. Thurston of
tho national commission president of the
day.
Greetings to representatives. OF foreign
governments from the universal exposi-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

ton of 1904 by David T. Francis. presi-
dent Of the exposition.
Music BY United States Marine Band.
Address By the French ambassador.
NJ. Jean A \. ]. Jusseraad
aFalleln;=h Chsfus' from The Mes-
siah.-
Don Emelio De Ojedo.
Benediction BY Rev. Samuel J. Mic
coils
ceatenniaI salute of 100 guns.
4 grand pyrosechnic display began at
The conclusion Of the exercises IN tae
building and continued during the after
noon and evening
DoinEs on State Day.
Saturslay vas known as State dag
and the feature Of the morning was the
,sv;c parade Il assembled AZ 1870
a'r,ocs under direction Of Col. Eu-eae
]. Spencer. marshal Of the DAY. an3
ss,syea from the Junction q Grand ave
nue ard Linden boulevard through Fer
st Park 70 the exposition groaa d. xbers
rhe naraae was reviewed ~ the GoF-
ernars Of the States
Al 1s30 n III the audience Assem- bed
n the Liberal Arts bssildlaz 2n3 was
called 10 order hy Nsiiiasn II. T,sompson.
chairman q tie COMMITTEES On grounds
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

Mss Jessie Singer Of New York 5
dead from burns resulting from her dress
catching frs when she stepped On 4
match
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- 80 - Ed -.


The Supreme Court Of Minnesota sus-
tanned 4 decision Of the Ramsey County
Court whereby Uri I.alapreys Of So Paul.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

commenced at the conclusion of the ex-
ercises in The building.
Corner Stones to Be Laid.
Immediately after the close of the
ceremonies the Governors proceeded to
the building sites selected for their re-
spective States, where corner stones were
laid and State colors raised with appro-
priate exercises.
The board of lady managers of the
exposition was conducted by military es-
cort in advance of the parade each day
to the reviewing stand. 1t was accom-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
TAMMANY TO NOMINATE LATE.
NOT SHEPARD. AND PROBABLY
MCLELLAN, THE LATEST TIP.
City Committee Organizes With j. j.
Martin rs Chairman-Manhattan and
Bronx VIII Control the Convention.
Late in September or Early in October.

Tammany is going to make its nomina.
ton for Mayor in the last week of Septem-
Der or the first week Of October. The can
ddate will not be Edward NJ Shepard
according to the Brooklyn men who at =
tended the conference at the Democratic
Club last night, and il the Manhattan and
Kings men who were there are any good
at guessing it will lbe Congressman George
B. Mcclellan.
Committees from all the boroughs met
in one OF the private rooms on the second
floor of the club. Senator Patrick H
McCarren Of Brooklyn called them together
and on motion Of ex-Police Commissioner
Bernard j. York the conference committee
organized as they Democratic City Com
mttee. Ex-Police Commissioner James J
Martin was elected chairman Of the CON-
mttee, this being his third term in tina,
Office Thomas F. Smith OF Manhattan
and F.. NJ. Muller OF Richmond we're ap,
pointed secretaries.
On motion Of Senator IMcCarren the
representation in the next city convention
was fixed at one delegate for every SOC
votes or major fraction thereof cast for
the Democratic candidate for Governor
in 1902 This makes full convention OF
G52 delegates, divided az follows: Manhattan
and The Bronx, ass; Kings, 220; Queens, 80
and Richmond, "A. The Assembly district
is to be the unit of representation. Under
will control the convention II he can control
Manhattan and The Bronx, or all Of the
delegates therein except fifty.
James Shevlin Of Kings moved that a
committee be appointed to select hall
and decide on date for the convention.
The was rriaH and the committee was
named as follows: Manhattan, Charles F,
Murphy; Bronx, Louis F. Haffen: Brooklyn
James Shevin: Queens, Joseph Cassidy;
Richmond. f. NJ. Muller.
At Mr. Murphy's suggestion Mr.. Smith
could be had at the Grand Central Palace,
Carnegie Hall and the Academy of Music
in the last week OF September or the first
week OF October.
Daniel F. Mcmahon, Z. J. Mcclure, B.
were appointed a committee Of arrange
ments. The conference then adjourned,
subject to the call of the chair.
One OF the conferees from Brooklyn said
that the story in circulation that Edward
NJ Shepard would be the candidate was
Manhattan man would be named. and SO
long as he was personally unobjectionable,
Tammany undoubtedly would pick the
man, Brooklyn taking the Comptroller,
Leader Murphy bore himself with much
confidence As usual he had nothing to say,
but his surrounding friends said TINT unless
some great change in the situation came
between now and September Congressman
Mcclellan would be the unanimous choice
of the convention. That opposition which
big Tim Sullivan manifested in secret
way awhile ago is said to have been re,
moved. Congressman Mcclellan is abroad
and will not return until September. While
he keeps out of the limelight the plans for
his nomination will 60 on under Mr.. Muir
phys personal direction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
MOTOR CYCLE RECORDS BEATEN.
Champion Does Better Than Worlds
Figures, but Not In Formal Way.

Fast time by automobiles and motor BIZ
cycles was made on the Empire City track
yesterday. In fact, new records for the
smaller class Of machines would have been
established, II the formal conditions for record
making had been complied with, as there
is no reason TO doubt the accuracy OF the
timing.
Using on the track for. his race with C., @.
Wridsway next Saturday, and yesterday
Albert Champion kept him company, The
track was unscraped and had an extra heavy
cushion" on 1t for the trotting horses.
There was still wind In the backstretch
Oidfeld made a three-mile trial with the
following result: Ono mile. l minute 81
seconds; two miles, minutes ~ SECONDS
three miles. minutes 10 seconds The
seconds. The record for the track was
minute o As seconds. made by Fourier on
After 0dfeld finished Albert Champion
went for fve-mile trinl with his four CYL
indered motor cycle. His times we're: One
minute IL seconds. minutes "a seconds s..
2 minutes 81 seconds. 5 minutes secon DIS.
9 minutes 1914 seconds. Then he went Tor
a mile with flying start He made the
half in $50 seconds and the mile in minute
6H secord s.
En- glish motor cyclist. on Friday last. Chase
made the mile with flying start In minute
q as seconds at Canning Town; The pre-
yjous American record was 1 minute 10 2-5
seconds. made on the Vailsburg track by
Champion last year The timing yesterday
was done by three competent horsemen. but
the figures cannot be accepted as record
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
ENGLISH ORGAN BUILDER HERE.
And He's Going to Stay. He Tells the Amer.
loan Guild OF Organists.


The United States has gained new
organ maker.
Robert f. Hope-Jones Of the Hope
Jones Organ Company of London, MEM
Der OF the Royal College or Organists Of
England. The announcement WAS made
by Mr.. Hope-Jones himself, at the annual
dinner of the American Guild of Organists
at the Lorraine last night
Mr.. Hope-Jones began by discussing
djaphones and the curves Of sound waves.
Then he said: Il might as we'll tell you
that l sent my brother my power Of at
torney the other day. and told him l was
going to ally mysel with some of you
progressive organ builders over here
that ia, If one OF you would have me-"
Then Mr.. Hope-Jones passed on to an
explanation Of how far ahead Of America
England was in the making of reeds and
pedal stops.
Fifty organsts from all over the country
were present. Samuel A. Baldwin, or
ganist Of Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn,
presided. The other spea kers were the
Rev. Percy 8 Grant, H. f. Krehbiel and
George W. Chadwick.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
UNION CLUES THANKS
TO Building Committee Given by . Unani-
nous Vote.

Since the members OF the Union Club
moved into their new home,a Fifth avenue
and Fifty-frst street, reports have been
circulated that some Of the members were
dissatisfied with certain features Of the
new building.
At the annual meeting last night, for
the election Of a governing committee,
the report of the building committee was
presented The report was adopted with
out a dissenting vote and the committee
was thanked for its work.
This was the governing committee elected
to serve for three years:
Franklin Bartlett, W Bayard Cutting. j..
Hampden Robb. Philip Schuyler. Schuyler L.
Parsons, Lorillard Spencer Lucius X. Will
merding and George B. Post. Jr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
I.awrence-Leber.

WASHINGTON, May T.-Miss Louise Lieber.
a daughter OF Gen. and Mrs. G. Norman
Iieber, was married this afternoon at the
home OF her parents to Mr.. Augustus y.
was witnessed by the immediate family
only. but several hundred guests attended
the reception which followed. The Rev.
The bride, who wore a gown Of white chiffon
and lace, was attended by her sister, Miss
Amy Lieber. who acted as maid Of honor.
sisters of the groom Mr.. Philip Gardiner
OF New York was best man. Mr. Lawrence
Troop 4. who came on from New York 10
attend the wedding The bride and groom
left this afternoon for New York and after a
honeymoon in the North will 60 to San Fran
cisco to live.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
TIE PREsBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Day Devoted to . Discussion Of Foresgn
Missions.

Los ASoKLEs, Cal, May 27.-The Pres
byterian General Assembly devoted the
day to foreign missions, the main address
being made by the Rev. DR.. A. W. Halsey,
secretary az the Foreign Mission Board
At the meeting tonight addresses were
made by Dr. Jessup Of Syria, Dr. c, W.
Ma;cer Of China and others.
The Rev. Louis Richter Of Minneapolis
appealed from the action of his Presbytery
and the Synod Of Minnesota in deposlng
him from the ministry and excommuni-
eating him from the Church because ne
acted as agent for sending out literature
for Brewers Trust. 1t was also charged
that he had appealed 10 tho saloons ana
brewers to aid him in prosecuting his case.
The judicial commission. headed by Or.
Samuel Mccormick. reported to-day that
il sustained the action of the Mlnnesota
SYNOD, and the Assembly adopted this
report, thus permanently barring Richter
from the Church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
ZicEler scientists Sail.

The scientific talent Of the Ziegler polar
expedition. which will join the leader,
Mr.. Fiala, at Trondhjem. Norway, sailed
yesterday for Christiansand aboard the
steamship Hellig Olav. The party will
sail from Trondhjem for Archangel in the
America at Archangel 20 Russian ponies
and about 200 dogs will be taken aboard.
Then the expedition will seek the pole.
establishing winter quarters within about
$50 miles OF it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
FOR PRESBYTERIAN UNION.
Cumberland Church Decides to Appoint
Comnittee to Meet Other Bodies.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 27.-The General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church to-day adopted by practically
unanimous vote the report of the com
mittee appointed to consider the question
Of organic union with the Northern Presby-
terrain Church. 1t was decided to appoint
a committee Of nine ION Presbyterian Fra
ternity and Union to confer with such like
committee which may be appointed by
other Presbyterian bodies in regard to the
desirability and practicabilty Of closer
affiliation and organic union among the
members of the Presbyterian family in
the United States
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
Soft Coal in the Flatiron Building.

Edward St. John Henriques. superin-
tendent of the Flatiron building twas held
for trial by Magistrate Cornell in the JEFF
ferson Market police court yesterday morn
ing for using soft coal, Heniques said
that he had been compelled to start up the
furnaces, and couldn't get the hard coal he
had ordered
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
RING COST BOY A FINGER.
Caught on . Fence Picket and the Finger
Was Torn on.

Twelve year-old William Becker. the son
of John Becker of 1885 Southern Boulevard.
lost his third finger of his left hand while
jumping fence last night He was playing
hare and hounds and a ring that he wore
caught on a picket The finger was torn
clear off.
The boys father carried him half mile
to the Lincoln Hospital. where the boys
wound was dressed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-28
"PROTESTANT" WILL REMAIN.
Episcopal Church Will Not Change Name
Van WICK on Standing Committee.

Van Wyck on StandihS NO'h'ee'
GARDEN CITY. L. l., May 27.-Two striking
incidents marked the closing session OF
the Episcopal diocesan convention In the
Cathedral in this place to-day. one was
an emphatic vote Of 81 to % against
any change in the name of the Protestant
Episcopal Church The other was the
reinstatement OF ex-Justce Augustus
tus Van wyck. brother OF e1.MayoI Robert
A. Van Wyck, to place on the Stan ding
Committee Of the diocese after close
contest. with three other candidates IN the
field. He was strongly supported by the
clerical delegates, who gave him a majority
Of their votes from the start. The lay
delegates opposed him. but he was elected
on the third ballot.
Ex-Justce Van Wyck was chosen a
member of the Standing Committee Tor
the class of 1905. while the Rev. Henry ).
Swentzel and A. F.. Orr were elected IN
opposed as members Of the same COM
mittee for the class Of 1907