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Protestant and the United Brethren
churches, creating committee to ar
range the details. The resolutions also
ask the repeal of the Chinese exclusion
act; request congress to act favorably
upon the proposal for an international
peace congress, and praise the presi-
dent for his support of the movement;
express sympathy with the band of Eng
lishmen resisting the school bill, and
create committee to insure higher ed
ucational work among the churches.
Many distinguished speakers from all
parts of the country addressed the meet
ings, which were attended by about 300
delegates, besides many visitors who
were not delegates. DR.. Lyman Abbott
made the most notable address, in which
he declared that the time had come for
the ministry to cease preaching of
personal God and to lift their eyes to the
higher and newer conception Of the
Divinity and his workings.
Students Visit Kansas City.
AS a part of the practical instruction
given to students of animal husbandry
at the Agricultural college, Prof Curtiss
sent about 80 students to the Royal Live
Stock show at Kansas City last week.
They were in charge of an instructor
and were given opportunity to examine
the animals there exhibited for the pur-
pose Of testing their ability to judge
of the merits of these animals. This,
says Prof. Curtiss, is the best practice
they could possibly have, since the stock
they will judge in this show is all new
and of the best types of the various
breeds. Another delegation of students
| recently went to st. Louis for the same
/ purpose. 1t is this sort of training
which is enabling the students Of the
college to win prizes in competition
with other colleges for judging live stock
at the international show in Chicago
| The Spoor trophy which was offered
in this competition is now the property
of the college, since the students from
that institution have won it three times
in succession and it is not now to be
competed for again.
Aldrich Gets Gold Medal.
The work of Charles Aldrich in col
Letting and compiling Iowa historical
materials SO they will be useful to the
public has been recognized by the Jury
of history at the st. Louis exposition
Mr. Aldrfch has been awarded a gold
medal for the best work of this kind
now being done in the United States DR.
B. F. Shambaugh, Of the State univer.
sity, who is the real head of the State
Historical society at Iowa City, was q
member and the secretary Of the Jury
that made the award. A silver medal
was awarded to Mr. Charles A. Cum.
ming Of Des Moines, who assisted Mr.
Aldrich in making the exhibit. Mr.
4 Cummings artistic ability and devotion
to the work have baen Of the Creates
Importance.
Public Building Exempt.
The supreme court last week, in q
case from Sac county, held that me-
chanics cannot levy on any public build
ing to secure payment Of their claims;
that such buildings are exempt from
mechanics liens. The court decided
that lumber company could not re-
cover from the school district for ma
terials furnished the contractor, further
than the amount the district owed the
contractor.
Variety Shows In Des Moines.
Des Moines will have two regular
vaudeville theaters this winter, and to
that extent will be more metropolitan
than ever. The Auditorium will be con-
verified into a continuous performance
house as a competitor, with new con.
Germ on that plan which has Just been
organized here.