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The leader., 1905-04-15
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
Birmingham Wants Great Methodist
Meeting.

Birmingham, Ala, April 9.-Bir
mingham is going to spare no effort
to secure the next general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, which will convene in May,
1906. The committee to decide upon
the meeting place will meet on May
10 to finally determine that matter.
It is said to be strongly inclined to
Birmingham, and the commercial
bodies and citizens of this city are
bending every energy to secure the
conference. The Birmingham Com.
mercial Club at it's last meeting not
only passed resolution inviting the
conference to come here, but pledged
itself to do all in its power for the
proper entertainment and comfort of
the body. A strong delegation will
go before the general committee from
this city. The conference will be
made up of 500 delegates, including
the most prominent ministers and lay.
men Of the Southern Methodist
Church. Its sessions will cover a
period of about thirty days.
The leader., 1905-04-15
FROM THE PULPIT
Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hills Re-
fers to John D. Rockefeller's Son.
Words Of the Young Man, Spoken at
Brown University, Given an Un-
expected Application.

New York, April 10.-In the course
of his sermon at Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, Sunday, Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills referred to the gift of 100000
made by John D. Rockefeller to the
American board of foreign missions,
and to Mr.. Rockefeller's son. He said
in part:
''The saddest words that have been
written in this generation were spoken
before Brown university by a young
man who is to inherit one of the great
est fortunes in this country. They
were spoken in defense of the trusts.
Listen to them: The American beauty
rose can be produced in all its splendor
only by sacrificing the early buds that
grow up around it.
''The rose has one thousand buds,
and in order to produce the American
beauty the gardener goes around it
with a knife and ships 999, in order
that all the strength and beauty may
be forced into one blossom. In his
economic argument this young man
brutally tells the working classes that
999 small business men must be
snuffed out of existence in order that
his American beauty, the trust, may be
produced Listen to Christ: Let the
strong bear the burdens of the weak,
and again, give, and it shall be given
unto you
''These words in defense of the trusts
are the most heartbreaking things in
literature to those who know what is
going to come in the future. Can you
wonder that after that when man
gives gifts we have no gratitude to re-
turn .
The leader., 1905-04-15
MANY THOUSANDS KILLED.
Appalling Results Of the Resent
Earthquake Ia India.
"a Two Towns Alone the Death Last
Reaches the Enormous Total
Of i4,5OO.


Simla, India. April 11.-Late reports
show the dead in the ruins Of two In
dian towns demolished by earthquakes
to reach the enormous total of 14,50o.
1t is probable that even this figure
will be swelled when more informa-
tion is obtained.
Splendid stone palaces of the Euro
peans. built to Withstand wind storms,
have been demolished, and the falling
Of their walls caused the greatest loss
Of life. The earth is still quaking, and
natives are fleeing to lower lands.
The earthquake disaster at Dharm-
sala is dwarfed by reports of horrors
from the orchard-clad Kangra valley.
This is the remote mountain home Of
tea planters.
The digging out of the dead is a most
difficult task, as the few remaining
natives were so terror-stricken that
they absolutely refused to work. and
have fled into the valley.
More than 10000 persons lost their
lives in the town Of Palanpur. There
is not house left standing in the
town. OF the population Of 1851 in
the city, less than 100 are reported to
have escaped unharmed.
The leader., 1905-04-15
NEVER FORGOT EARLY LOVE.
Will of Minneapolis Millionaire
Provides Handsomely For Dnugh-
ter of Woman He Couldn't Get.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 1O.-When
Augustus King, a part of whose ST..
100000 fortune Detective Norman W.
King, of this city, will fall heir to-
made out his will, he did not forget
the woman whom. years ago, he loved
and whose hand he asked in marriage.
In his will he has made provision TO
this woman's daughter, Miss Henrietta
Bateman, formerly of Minneapolis, but
now Of Montclair, Col, a suburb Of
Denver. She will receive about $780,
600 as her share.
Many years ago Augustus King
courted this girls mother. He was
refused, however, and she instead
chose John Bateman.
During all the long years he lived
alone he never forgot the love Of his
youth.
The leader., 1905-04-15
WELL-KNOWN MEN INDICTED.
The Federal Grand Jury ~ PortIamds
Ore, Isetnrn More indictments
In the Land Cases.

Portland, Ore, April The federal
grand jury has indicted is welI-known
men Of Oregon and Washington.
Among them are the following: State
Senator r. A. Booth, manager Of the
Booth-Kelly Lumber Co; his brother.
Henry J. Booth, receiver Of the Rose
burg land once; Frank d. Alley, Of
Roseburg, abstractor; Al. r. and Ed
ward r. Downs, Seattle timber men;
Rev. Stephen w. Turnell, a Roseburg
minister; Edward Singleton, brother
in-law to the Booths; Willard N.
ward r. Downs, Seattle timber men;
deus S. Potter, formerly clerk in the
law Office Of F. p Mays; H. L. Sissler.
Of Seattle; Daniel Clark, an ex-soldier
of the rebellion; Clarence Zachary, Col.
D. G. Barnard and Charles A. Watson,
Of Fossil, Wheeler county.
They are charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government of portion Of
its public lands.
The leader., 1905-04-15
BRUTALLY FRANK
Is JOHNNIE RocKEFELLER ON
is THE MuLTl.MILLIoNAIREs SON
LIKE UNTO AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES
Rev. Hills Explains Why the People
Of This Country Have No Gratitude
to Return for Standard oil Gifts to
the Cause Of Missions.

New York, April 9.--In the course
Of his sermon in Plymouth Church.
Brooklyn, today. the Rev. Newell
Dwight Hills referred to the gift OF
100000 made by John D. Rockefeller
to the American Board of Foreign Mis-.
sions and to Mr.. .Rockefeller's son.
He said in part:
"The saddest words that have been
written in this generation were
spoken before Brown University by a
young man who is to inherit one OF
the greatest fortunes in this country.
They were spoken in defense Of the
trust. Listen to them:
"'The American Beauty rose can be
produced in all its splendor only by
sacrificing the early buds that grow
up around it. The rose has one thou
sand buds, and in order to produce
the American Beauty the gardener
goes around it with knife and snips
900, in order that all the strength and
beauty may be forced into one bloom
In his economic argument this young
man tells the working classes bru-
tally that 999 small business men
must be snuffed out of existence in
order that his American Beauty, the
trust, may be produced. Listen to
Christ: Let the strong bear the bur-
dens of the weak And again:
Give, and it shall be given unto
you
"These words in defense Of the
trusts are the most art-breaking
things in literature to those who know
what is going to come in the future.
Can you wonder that, when a man
gives gifts, we have no gratitude to
return? 2"
The leader., 1905-04-15
TO DISCOURAGE ELOPEMENT.
Indiana Couples who Marry In An-
other state Will Not BE Mar
ried When Return Home.

Laporte, Ind. April 10.-Under the
new marriage law of this state, which
will become operative in few days,
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Joseph,
Mich, will cease to be favorite Meccas
for Indiana eloping couples. The new
law, which Gov Hanley declares shall
be rigidly enforced, provides that when
marriage is contracted by Indiana
couples in another state, it will be de-
clared null and void upon the return
of the couple. A bona fide residence in
the state where the marriage is per-
formed must be proved to establish its
validity. 1t is believed the enforce
ment of this law will abate the elop-
ing evil and keep at home the hundreds
of couples who yearly leave the state
to get married.
The leader., 1905-04-15
RELIGION OF THE LAWYER.
Or. Washington GLADDEN. Excoriates
Certain Glasses.

Columbus, O., April 9.-Dr. Wash
ington GLADDEN., preaching today at
the First Congregational Church upon
Religion of the Lawyer" said:
"The function of the lawyer is the
right administration OF the law. If
this is the work of the lawyer, then
his business is essentially religious;
his function is sacred, as truly as that
of the teacher or the clergyman.
There are great many lawyers
whose revenues are large simply be.
cause they have earned the reputa.
tion of being able to obstruct and
paralyze and defeat the law of the
land-who are recognized by criminal
and predatory classes, rich and poor,
as their allies.
do not understand me to raise the
common question whether q criminal
may be defended by lawyer: Ger
tainly he may, and must be defended.
1t is no discredit to the best lawyer
that he defended the worst criminal
'The law is good, even in the case
Of great criminals, if a man use it
lawfully.
"It is the perversion of law, the
abuse of law in the sheltering of male
factors from its penalties, by which
many lawyers enrich themselves.
There is no class of men in our
society more hateful or more dan.
gerous than unprincipled lawyers.
"When we think of the manner in
which some of them have sold their
legal talent to gigantic plunderers,
how they have put their vast earn
ings to the service of men whom they
knew to be bent in preparation of
colossal wrongs, it is hard for any
honest man to stand in their presence
and hold back the flaming sword Of
indignation
The leader., 1905-04-15
A LONG PENDING LAWSUIT.
Decision which Gives Miss Clemen-
tine Dalcou, of philadelphia, ~
100000 Acres of Florida Land.

Jacksonville, Fla, April 11.-Judge
locke, of the United States district
court, has confirmed the report of the
special commissioner appointed to in
yestigate the validity of the grant of
100000 acres of land in West Flori-
da, along the Apalachicola river, made
by the Spanish crown to John Forbes.
The case has been in the courts since
1880. The only direct living heir to
the property is Miss Clementine Dali
cou, of Philadelphia. Judge Locke's
decision awards the land to her. Dis
trict Attorney Stripping has fled notice
of appeal, and the case will go to the
supreme court of the United States.
The leader., 1905-04-15
BUT WHERE'S THE MAN?
Even the Widower with Nine Chill
dren Was Not Immediately
at Hand.

Thomas Hunter, the president Of the
New York normal college, was addressing
a band of young women, according to the
Kansas City journal.
Young women,' said Mr.. Hunter,
make excellent teachers. know young
women whose genius in this work is as
wonderful as the genius Of great paint
er. Such young women, of course, arc
rare. But good teachers, extremely good
teachers, are not rare. Anyone can be-
come good teacher who likes the work.
But if you dislike the work, turn to
anything else but teaching. We cannot
succeed ever in what we hate
Bad teachers, when we find them, are
persons who dislike the work. They are
like the. young girl in the country towIl
who said to one of her friends:
Yes, | am going to take up teaching. :
The friend looked amazed.
You? she exclaimed. You school
teacher? Why, I'd rather marry a wild.
over with nine children
So would l., said the other. But
where is the widower"" "
The leader., 1905-04-15
COMMERCIAL CONDITIONS.
They Are Generally Favorable Ex.
cept in,the South, Where Cotton
Planting is backward.

New York, April Bradstreets
weekly review says:
Trade, grain crop and industrial re-
ports are in the main very favorable,
exceptions being quoted in the south.
where cotton planting is backward and
a reduced acreage is expected, and at
a few points in the west, where inclem-
ent weather and bad roads tend to
check the otherwise full tide of spring
activity. Western merchants who,
earlier in the season, bought conserva-
lively, are now reordering freely.
Money continues easy at most points.
Collections show improving tendencies,
though many cities report them only
fair.
The leader., 1905-04-15
WHERE c. A. R. ORGANIZED.
Soldiers Monument at Decatur, Ill,
Where the G. A. R. Was Orr
ganized, Unveiled.

Decatur, ILL.,, April IA monument
erected in memory of the Macon coun-
ty soldiers and heroes of the civil war,
and also to commemorate the fact that
the Grand Army of the Republic was
organized in this city, was unveiled
in Decatur Thursday.
There was parade, in which COM
pany H, Fifth regiment, the Fourth
regiment band, the G. A. R. mem
bers, the Decatur cadets band and
others took part.
The monument was erected at cost
of $4,000, mostly raised by body Of
Decatur women organized for the pur-
pose.
The leader., 1905-04-15
ARE CITED TO SHOW CAUSE.
Pension Commissioned Warner is
wedding Out Some Bad Tfm-
ber in His Bureau.

Washington, April H. Commission
er of Pensions Warner has cited ten
members of the board of pension re-
view to show cause why their services
should not be dispensed with. This
action was taken by the commissioner
because of the discovery of serious de-
liEquencies in the allowance of PEN
sions to members of a Pennsylvania
regiment organized in 1861, but never
participating in the service. Applica-
stions from members of Mercer's bri-
gade. New Jersey national guard, in
which the same circumstances control,
also have been allowed. Commission
er Warner said that he was determined
that such practices should be stopped
in his term of office.
The leader., 1905-04-15
AN EXCEPTIONAL HONOR.
Ambassador Choate Elected "Aaster
of the Bench OF the Middle
Temple in London.

London, April 1-Ambassador Choate
was, Monday night, elected Master
of the Bench of the Middle Temple"
Among English lawyers this is the
most distinguished honor that they
could confer on any outsider, and it is
the first time in several generations
that other than an English subject has
been elected bencher of the Middle
Temple, one of the oldest inns of court
in London.
The action calls Mr.. Choate to the
English bar, and selects him member
of the governing body of the Middle
Temple. Five signers of the declara-
ton of independence were members of
the Middle Temple. Since then not a
single American has been a member.
The leader., 1905-04-15
MONKEYING WITH UNCLE SAM
Jury i'm Chicago May Have to
Answer for Perjury.

Chicago. April 7.-Preparations are
being made. it is said, by the federal
grand jury investigating the so-called
beef trust, to indict certain witnesses,
who have appeared before the inquisi-
torial body, on charges of perjury and
for interference with other witnesses.
Evidence tending toward positive in
formation that some ,of the prominent
witnesses had committed perjury on
the witness stand before the jury. is
said to have been produced, and word
was sent to Springfield for Judge
Humphrey to come to Chicago. I'm
portant developments are expected.
The leader., 1905-04-15
KILLED HIS OWN SON.
An Aged Man Was Forced to DO II
In order to save the Lives Of
His grandchildren.

PlacerVille, Cal, April IL. At Indian
Diggings, Eldorado county, Austin
Morgan Starkey, aged IA years, to
save the lives of his two grandchildren
and himself, shot and killed his son,
Joseph Starkey, aged 35 years The
son had been drinking to excess, and
attempted to exterminate his brother
Johns family with an ak, and had
already chopped a ten-year-old child
To death
The leader., 1905-04-15
OF ASPHYxIATlON.
Father Finds His Three Children
and an Aged Friend of Family
Dead From Gas.

New York, Aprila7. Four persons
were killed by Illuminating gas in a
tenement house in the upper East Side.
They were Mary Rogers, rs years old;
Helen Clark, IL; Kate Clark, 10. and
Elizabeth Clark. q
Their bodies were found by the
father Of the three children. Samuel
Clark. The gas had escaped from
defective gas stove
The leader., 1905-04-15

With nine railway lines connecting
with all the important points west OF
the Mississippi, with 81 lines Of
steamers plying to all foreign ports
from the Baltic to the Mediterranean,
with lines to Cuba, Mexico, Central
and South America, Africa, China and
Japan, besides nine domestic lines for
coast service and numerous local craft,
transit steamers, tank steamers,
schooners and barges, Galveston, Tex,
handles every class of merchandise
under the sun.
The leader., 1905-04-15
THE JAPANESE ADVANCING.
1t is Feared That Gen. Linevitch
Will be Compelled to with
draw His Army.

London, April THE correspondent
at st. Petersburg of the Times tel
egraphs:
The latest official information leads
to the belief that the Japanese are ad-
vancing in crescent formation, Oku on
the left, Nodzu in the center and Ku-
roki and Kawamura on the right, and
with total strength of 475,O0O 1t is
feared that Linevitch will be compelled
to withdraw"
The leader., 1905-04-15
new Lease For Barrington.

st. Louis. April IL. Frederick Sey-
mour harrington, convicted Of the
murder Of James P. Mccain, has OBJ
tanned a new lease Of life, and the ar
gument on his appeal in the supreme
court, which was to have been made
to-day, win be postponed until the Oc-
tober term Of that tribunal
The leader., 1905-04-15

Far Eastern punctuality was illus.
trated the other day by the viceroy
of Wuchang, China, who had an ap-
pointment to review 5000 school chill
dren at 8 a. M, and appeared, smil
ing, on the review ground at p. m.
The children had waited for him six
hours
The leader., 1905-04-15

Crystals range in size from over a
yard in diameter to mere specks. re-
quiring a high power Of the micro
scope to reveal their existence. Beryls
have been obtained in America more
than four feet in length by two and
one-half feet in thickness, weighing
two and one-half tons. Equally large
crystals of apatite have been found in
Canada
The leader., 1905-04-15
The wire rope is generally consid.

The wire rope is generally consid
cred a modern invention, and it will
aeurprise many to learn that its manu-
fscslre is really a rediscovered lost
art Although the Assyrians prac
ticed the art Of wire beating, no evi.
dence has been found to indicate that
they used wire for making rope. The
excavations Of Pompeii have, how.
ever brought to light a piece Of bronze
wire rope nearly fifteen feet long and
about one inch in circumference. This
rome is now in the Music Borbinico at
Naples.
The leader., 1905-04-15
A JEALOUS ALABAMA GIRL.
Miss oma Harding killed Hill 4
Ballard and Then Turned
weapon On Herself.

Huntsville, Ala, April S.-Hill A.
Ballard, nephew of Gov. Cox of Ten
nessee, was shot and killed by Miss
Oma Harding, who then turned the
pistol to her own breast and fired a
shot that caused her immediate death.
While on his death-bed Ballard stated
that he and Miss Harding were en-
gagged to be married in May, and that
the only reason for the deed was the
young woman's jealousy Of her room
mate
The leader., 1905-04-15

MARS is inhabited" The fact is
proved, according to Prof Robert w.
Pretiss, of Rutgers college, by the
straightline on the surface of the
planet, which, he says, are fertilized
areas Of land instead Of huge canals
as heretofore believed by astronomers.
The leader., 1905-04-15

In Ireland there are extensive beds
of marble. In Kilkenny county and.
in adjoining counties, coal Of an an.
thracite nature is found. Iron ore is
found in almost every county, and cop
per of an excellent quality is found in
it's western hills. Of gold and silver
Ireland produces few hundred dol
lars worth each year, extracted from
iron and copper ores.
The leader., 1905-04-15
r.oxt 500 and Gained 4 yVifc.

Guthrie, Okla, April Z. Albert Stew
ems, young farmer near Carnegie,
Caddo county, in a Joking way, offered
500 for wife recently. His offer was
taken seriously, however, and last
night he was married to Miss Katie
Bruton, daughter Of farmer near
Mount View.
The leader., 1905-04-15
Health Ts your Heritage.

If you feel sick. depressed, irritated; if
food disagrees with you; if you are CON
stipated, OF get tired easy, something is
if you will write for trial bottle of
Vernal Palmettona, made from Saw Pal
metto Berries which possess wonderful
curative powers for all diseases of the
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder.
Thousands Of sufferers have been perma-
nently cured. Write for free sample. Ver-
nal Remedy Co., lie Roy, n. =. Sold by
druggists
The leader., 1905-04-15

According to the most recent re-
ports OF the Department of Indian
Affairs, Ottawa, the Indian population
of Canada is at present 109,956, which
is 2T5 less than in 1903, but an in.
-srease of more than 5000 is shown for
the past decade.
The leader., 1905-04-15
RURAL DELIVERY SERVICE.


Washington, April 1o.-on April Il
the post Office department had in op-
Grafton in the United States 29,99t
rural free delivery routes. In addition
there were pending 4,521 petitions for
the establishment of routes In the
central west and southwestern states
the routes are as follows:
The leader., 1905-04-15

Perkins, Okla. April 1O.-The i've
year-old son Of John Balkley was
drowned in a mudhole in q corn-fieId
where his father was at work. He was
left at one end Of the field and
drowned while his father was plowing
the round.
The leader., 1905-04-15

Olive oil is figuring among the Syr
ian exports to the United States as an
item of advancing Importance. Its
production has increased of late years,
The tree requires but little care, and
lives to be every old. In Syria the
fruit is knocked off with sticks, and
the injury thus caused to the branches
probably accounts for the short yield
every second year.
The leader., 1905-04-15
WIN sen Ltncoln Cedar Tree

Evansville, Ind, April g. The Lin
coin cedar tree, on the old Lincoln
farm at Lincoln City, Ind, planted by
Abraham Lincoln when young man,
is dying, and the owner, A. ]. Rhoades,
is negotiating for the sale Of it to east
ern parties. 1t is to be sold intact.
The leader., 1905-04-15
ABDUCTED HIS NIECE.

Paducan Contractor Arrested and
Taken 70 Paris, Tenn.
Paducah, KY, April y.K. D. Suell,
q contractor Of this city, was arrested
and taken to Paris, Tenn, to answer
the charge Of abducting his niece,
Della Woodall, Of Mansfield, Tenn.
The girl is young and pretty. SuelI#
has property here valued at $4,000.
A few days ago the pair were caught
at Fraklin, Tenn, and ]. G. Woodall
took his daughter home, declining to
prosecute Suel1. Later he changed
his mind, and the arrest followed.
The leader., 1905-04-15
TIIfnoin House Reversed ItseIf.

Springfield, Ill, April I The house
reversed its former decision in a con-
test case and unseated Representative
George w. McCaskrin, independent
Rock Island member, who has been
elected mayor Of his town.
The leader., 1905-04-15

0lney, Ill, April g. Nathan Whit
ney, for the fourth time, attempted
suicide BY shooting through the neck
with revolver. He still lives.
The leader., 1905-04-15

Atlanta, ILL.,, April 5. While running
to fire, Glen Crihfield, aged 13,
tripped and fell, breaking his neck and
dying instantly. He was the son Of a
widely known editor.
The leader., 1905-04-15
Cen. CLAYTON WIN vacate june

Mexico City. April 1O.-Gen. Powell
Clayton. who is to be succeeded as
United States ambassador to Mexico by
Edwin H. Conger. will vaeate his Office
and leave for his old home in Arkan-
sas on juno i. The American club will
tender Gen. Clayton farewell ban
quet on May 20.
The leader., 1905-04-15

Several departments of the Carnegie
steel plant, Homestead, were closed
down two days recently, owing to the
absence of workmen. Supt. Hunt inves
tigated, owing to the many rush orders
of the mills. He learned that in the
families of the workmen 81 babes had
been born during the two days OF
idleness. He sent congratulations &c
the various households.
The leader., 1905-04-15

The French government has be-
slowed the decoration Palmes Academ.
iques on Miss Frances Johnston, Of
Washington. d. c. But one other
American woman has been honored
in this way.
The leader., 1905-04-15

Severaliuranium minerals have shown
radium directly proportioned in guam
tity to the amount of uranium, which
tends to confirm the suggestion that
radium is formed by the breaking
down of the uranium atom.
The leader., 1905-04-15

West Plains, Mo-. April Z Mrs. Car
rie Phelps, republican. has been re-
elected school commissioners Of Howell
county by d majority of over ESQ over
q. II. Lenox. This IS her third sue
cessiYe term.
The leader., 1905-04-15

Muscogees 4 r, April Ia new oil
field has been proven al Morris, ss
miles southwest of this city a strong
flow was struck At 1850 feet. and plans
are being perfected 70 drill other wells
there.