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?--SVTWV p -, "ij 6'SWVttf 5 . - ,1-t-jBJ!vi- f$? srw-A'n- &K&ggymMfwify fe""-r-,jw'ffTr, f"'aTjn??vwr'xA"W5!-ft vi?s3f! "rfi"cr'ij -w!-je-Tpap-it BVlwsr , ., ... ff '?-' i tpttraw PORTLAND, OKEGON, FRIDAY, MAY 17,' 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. . - VOXfa XLL 3TO- 12,614. We Invite the trace's Inspectfert of our Una f Bar Fixtures Of newest sad latest tfestgas. Catalogue and prices famished as applfcctlsrit ROTHCHILD BROS., - 20-26 North First St. The Celebrated OVERHOLT WHISKEY lift BOTTLED IN BOND MEDICINALLY PURE BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG 0. Wholesale Distributers PORTLAND OREGON 'f''fvfvfv?vfe'fvvr 'V9f'f $ SPECIAL SOME HOPE FOR HER Mrs. McKinley Was Decid- edly Better. Last Night, DQCTORS'ENCOURAGING REPORT Our entire line of IMPORTED and DOMESTIC WINES and LIQUORS at reduced prices today arid tomorrow. Canadian Club $1 .1 0 Hunter Rye... $t .1 0 Duffy's Malt 78c Welch's Grape Juice 24c , We guarantee th purity and age of our goods. New Goods in Our Photo Dept. BuIIard Cameras, Premos and Kodaks. Passepartout Picture-Framing Material. Woodard, Clarke & Co. Canadian Money Int-on xt Hill 7l!l. r-m ii--pj i.ji-i . r- fli-rmi T: Tl TTTiri i- m u i f ii An "AhxIohs Day at t&e Scott Man- aloa Alarmlnsr Sinking: Spell in ' 'the Early "Morning; All En BTagrexaents Canceled. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, 8:45 P. M. Secretary Cortelyou gave out the follow ing statement: -'The physicians In attendance on Mrs. McKinley report her condition as de cidedly Improved since morning. Her pulse and temperature are satisfactory. The patient Is resting well." 10. P.' M.-CDr. Hlrschfelder and H. T. Scott have Just left the Scott residence. Dr. Hlrschfelder has gone home for the ijlght He said that he felt that Mrs. Mc Klnley was decidedly Improved. Mr. Scott said he felt very much -pleased over her condition. Secretary Cortelyou an nounced'that no further bulletins would be given out tonight unless unexpected de velopments should take place. Among the callers at the residence tonight were Ad miral Casey and Captain Wilson, of Gen eral Shaffer's staffs At this hour the lights in the building are out with the exception of the one In the telegraph room. i 11:30 P. M. Secretary Cortelyou states that no more news regarding Mrs. Mc Klnley's condition will be given out to-nfght. 'i i "STRnNnFSTiiNrraFvWfiR! n . $ rt " Assets'. . . . $,304,598,063 .49 Surplus $65,1 37', 1 70.0 1 s ' . L-amuel, Manager. 305 Oregonlan Build lng. Portland, Or. PHIL METSCHAK, Pre. C. W. KNOWliES, Mgrr. SEYENTH AND WASHIhGTON STREETS. PORTLAND, OREGON. CHANGS OF MANAGEMENT. European Plan: $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day Foley Hot Medical Springs OREGON'S SUPREME HEALTH RESORT. For Analysts of Water, Rates, etc, Address A. A. HAFLENGER, Temperature of Water, 188 deff. Foley Springs, Or. SUPERIOR IB Bill IB II tured Jferftf feSill ttgSS aQ2t aPlpg STORES ND RKNGES Are the perfect product of sixty five years experience. Don't buy a range until you have seen the SUPERIOR. We are sole agents. Honeymao, DeHart & Co. Fourth and Alder Sts. Adamant The Perfection of Wall Plaster IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD OR REPAIR Investigate 'Phone North 291. Office and Factory: Foot of Fourteenth Street SOME WELL-KNOWN MUSICIANS WHO HAVE PURCHASED AEOLIANS: The late Anton Seldl. F. Morchettl, Director Reyal Academy St. Cecilia, Rome, Italy. Albert Ress Parsons, President American College Musicians, N. Y. C P. DooIIttle, Professor Obcrlla Conservatory of Music, Oberlln, O. Lulol Mancendli, Conductor Metropolitan Opera House, N. Y. Louis Lombard, Director Conservatory of Music, Uttca, N. Y. . M B.WELLS, Northwest Agent for The Aeolian Company f Aeolian Hall. 353-355 Washington Street, cor. Park. AT THE SCOTT MANSION. President and Friends of Mrs. Mc Kinley Are Hoping: Against Hope. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. Mrs. Mc Kinley is In the valley of the shadow of death and may pass away at any mo ment. This morning, shortly before dawn, she sank "rapidly, and it was feared she would die before restoratives could be administered. The new treatment for vitality, salt solution Injections in the veins, was administered to Mrs. Mc Kinley, and she responded 10 the treat ment, and during the day improved to such an extent that hone of her recovery. -slight tijough It was, revived. But her lire nangs Dy a -tnreaa.NgneBas taken and the physicians do not believe she could survive another sinking spell sucn its sne experience tnis morning. She surfers little and bears up bravely. During her periods of consciousness to day her mind has been clear. The Presi dent is constantly at her bedside and although worn by his long vigil, is stand ing the awful strain with remarkable fortitude.' - Every banquet and public function planned In his - honor here has been abandoned' and the whole city, with heavy heart, Is watching Mrs. McKlnley's bat tle' for life. If the end should come, the President and his Cabinet will be ready to start back with the remains within 24 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 Cen tral and Union Pacific to Chicago, and thence via the . Pennsylvania to Wash ington. If Mrs. 'McKinley improves, it is not believed that she will be able to travel before a week from the coming Monday. All the members of the Cabinet, with the possible exception of Secretary Long, will remain here to the end. The Secre tary's daughter is very ill at Colorado Springs and he is apprehensive that he may be called there at any time. During the long, weary watches of the night the President did not leave Mrs. McKlnley's bedside. Shortly before mid night, when Drs. Hlrschfelder and Gib bons departed and Dr. Rlxey laid down for a little rest, there was hope that life would be spared. All day the President had watched the doctors' faces and had scanned the demeanor of the nurses for a sign of encouragement and they had urged him not to despair. An Anxious Night. Mrs. McKinley had appreciably rallied during the early hours of the night and at 10 o'clock was so much better that the President had gone In next door to show himself for a few minutes at a little re ception which was being held there. After midnight for hours there was no sign of life In the Scott mansion, except the night lamp burning low in Mrs. McKln ley's room. The fog had drifted In with the coming of the sea wind and the city lay swathed In it as in a shroud. At 5 o'clock this morning the police patrolling on tiptoe outside and the little group of newspaper watchers on the cor ner opposite saw a stir in the house. Lights flickered here and there, a car riage with rubber tires roiled swiftly up to the door out of the gloom and Dr. Hlrschfelder alighted. The word was whispered that Mrs. McKinley was sink ing. For a time it was thought she was dying, but powerful artificial heart stimulants revived her slightly. When daylight came the doctors held another consultation and the news of Mrs McKlnley's sinking spell was given out by Secretary Cortelyou, but no word of encouragement. With it went formal notification that all engagements for the remainder of the President's stay in San Francisco were canceled. The Presi dent no longer nad the heart to hold out false hope that he would be able to at tend any of the functions arranged here in his honor. The honors of the world were as nothing to him now. His only thought was for the wife who was hover ing between life and death. He directed that all of Mrs. McKlnley's relatives be advised of the extremely critical char acter of her Illness and steeled himself for the worst. In the city the bulletins at the news paper offices announcing that the festivi ties of the week were abandoned fell like a pall upon the multitude. Not until then was it fully -realized that Mrs. Mc Kinley was at death's door. There was no resentment, only a feeling of deepest sympathy for the head of the nation watching his wife battle for her life. Joy was turned to sadness. The people no longer waited the President's coming; Their voices were hushed and they stood In groups on the streets discussing the brief but pregnant tidings Irom the sick room. The flags and banners all about seemed a mockery in the presence of the dying wife of the Chief Executive of the J f country. The various committees in charge of the entertainments hurried abroad Issuing bulletins that everything? had been abandoned out of respect to 'the President. Meantime, an air of death itself per vaded the Scott residence. Servants flit ted about like shadows. Messenger boys with telegrams and cables from all parts of the world inquiring for news of Mrs. McKlnley's condition passed in a stream to the door, whioh opened noiselessly at their approach. The President could not be persuaded to leave the sick room, and he remained -there constantly with the doctors and nurses, seemingly Incapable of fatigue. The Slclc Chamber. " The room in which Mrs. McKinley lay Is a sunny chamber at the southeast cor ner of the residence, but the- flood of sunshine was excluded lest the bright light, might disturb the patient. Gathered in the adjoining room were the ladies of the Cabinet Miss Barber, Mrs. .McKln ley's niece, had remained at the Scott residence all night, and Mr. and Mrs. Morse, nephew and niece respectively of Mrs. McKinley, were summoned early this morning. Below stairs the members of the Cabinet, Postmaster-General Smith, Secretary Hay, Secretary Hitchcock and Secretary Wilson, were assembled. From time to time Secretary Cortelyou, who has had entire charge ijf everything throughout the entire ordeal of the last few days, and who has been up almost continuously, came down to keep them Informed of the developments. Mrs. McKinley suffered little. She lay practically in a stupor, and the doctors said there was no pain. Every one at the residence realized that she was In the shadow of the valley, ana? 'that it would require almost a miracle to save her. At 11 o'clock the physicians held an other consultation. "No better" was the statement they issued. Privately they shook their heads. Mrs. McKinley had no reserve strength to call upon. She had taken practically no nourishment for sev eral days, but, even wltb everything against her, they eald there was still a bare chance for her to survive. As the day progressed there was a noticeable improvement . in Mrs. McKln ley's condition, and a distinct revival of hope In the minds of the anxious watch ers at her bedside. Her mind cleared and she asked the President about the ladles of the Cabinet and how they were enjoy ing themselves. She expressed, a desire that her illness should pot. be allowed to Interfere with their pleasure. Miss Hitchcock .and Miss Wllsqn, who were in the next room at the time, were sum moned, and she greeted them with a faint smile. During the progress of: luncheon, which Postmaster-General Smith and Sec retary Hitchcock took with the Presi dent, Miss Barber came downstairs and told the .small company that Mrs. McKin ley had just asked for chicken and cof fee, saying she was. tired of the liquid nourishment which the doctors were giv ing her. This evidence of her reviving strength was considered extremely grati fying, and for a time tlje little company was almost exultant. Perhaps, however, the .hope they held was disproportionate to the slight grounds upon which It was held." The doctors, of course, were compelled to Refuse Mrs. McKinley qolld food. For two days. ttey FIRED ON THE MOB First Death ResultsFrom Al - bany: Street-Car Strike. TWO -MERCHANTS WERE SHOT Isneeent Bystanders Snflfered fer At taclc'hy Strikers City Is Under Martial Rale More Troops , Called Oat. ALBANY, N. T., May 16. Five hours of conference tonight with all the warring elements represented failed to settle the Albany strike of street-railway employes. at it. There was a sharp command, and. as the car slowed down, four shots were fired from It. Leroy Smith lounged on the steps 'of his store; William Walsh, his business neighbor from across the street, was his Immediate companion, and a small crowd hung about near them. It" was into this crowd that the Guards men fired at a range ot less than. 20 feet. Smith ami Walsh were Toth shot In the abdomen and fell where they stood A third man, William Rooney, was slightly hurt by a glancing bullet. Some of the Guards stepped, from the car and reload ed their pieces. The startled crowd fell ba'ck at the first shot, and a moment later the Guards sprang aboard the car and were rapidly wheeled from the scene. Smith and Walsh were hurried away to hospitals for surgical care, and an angry crowd swarmed Ih the street to curea and de nounce the Guardsmen. Walsh died at the hospital tonight. Smith is a member of the shoe manufacturing firm of Smith & Herrick,.and a citizen of wealth, re spectability and prominence. He is a member of the Albany Club, and a whist expert of national reputation. He Is 30 years of age and has a family. Walsh was the head of a plumbing house and well known In business circles. Neither GENERAL ASSEMBLY ulants for her. erifeebled .heart 'Action. Nitxo-gljfcerln and the 'm9si--1pow.erf.ut stimulants known to the medicaF'prSf.es slon have been -resorted to. President Out for a fVallc. ' About 2:30 o'clock today the President decided to go out for a walk, and, accom panied by the Postmaster-General and the. Secretary of the Interior, he strolled, through the neighboring streets, return ing the respectful salutations -which were met with from all who recognised him, and once or twice he stopped to shake hands with those who stepped up and re quested that privilege. Upon his return to the house he cheerily told a group of newspaper men assembled there that Mrs. McKinley was holdlrig her own. 'During the afternoon the President ex pressed the opinion that the public was entitled to specific information regard ing the nature of Mrs. McKlnley's ill ness and the treatment she Tvas' receiving. Up to that time the bulletins issued at Intervals since yesterday liad been of the briefest and most vague character, and the public was largely In the dark as to the character of the trouble which had brought her to death's door. It was at the President's distinct request that a signed statement should be prepared by the phy sicians and given to the press. The ladles of the Cabinet also took ad vantage of the slight Improvement in Mrs. McKlnley's condition to go for a short drive during the afternoon. All day long La Fayette Park, opposite the Efcott residence, was filled with crowds of peo ple, not drawn thither so much by curl- osity as by an eager desire for direct news from the sickroom. Their profound sorrow was apparent from the silent, re spectful way7 in which they obeyed the injunctions of the police to keep back beyond the coping of the road which runs through the center of the park. Although fully 150 yards from the house, many of them spoke In whispers. Late in the afternoon a little girl with an armful of flowers braved the blue coats and ascended the steps. The but ler opened the door. "I brought these for Mrs. McKinley," she lisped. "We are so sorry; I hope she will be better soon." Then she handed oyer the flowers and slipped away. Secretary Hay is utterly worn out by the strain of the last few days, and the fatigue of the long journey across the continent, and rested in his room In the hotel all day. Mrs. Hay, who was at the Scott residence, kept him frequently ad vised of the developments there. Bishop Nichols, of the Episcopal Church, was one of the visitors at the Scott man sion this afternoon. He spent some time with Mrs. McKinley, and as he left the house the seriousness of his expression was commented upon by the waiting crowds. The b'shop said he had found Mrs. McKinley In a very low condition, but the physicians informed him that they had not relinquished hope of fier re covery. His visit was Informal, as Mrs. McKinley and he are of different religious denominations. Home. HvpmgaBnBBBBHBBHHHnBgBBHjSHHHBHBBss-- MBMBBm 1 litMP 7Ti"1WBBIIIIIlM Isssssbss1iHIbbssk'-9k?l!wI 'v.JBlSssasHHissssssassBI lslssssHKIisBsHBsBOKli&? iaSfHBfcwi : s's-' .IvJ'SiSissKlBlsflHssssV sBsSsHsh1sBIhsbD3h!?skb IliBKfjK' vsv BrAdissssnflBBssssssssssl IsssssaHBllBSllHHnwfflftfcr' v- ImP 9HHHbIHIssh vWr&l&ErHtH&3Br'$i& .s6BtisssfiflkssBsnasP'"99'lHHP'BHk 'MHE'I 9illllllHilHIIIIIIIIHillllllHilllillllllllllllllslf'lv MRS. -WlJJfM SL'INIiET. ' 9 iA. . i.ar .. ' . . . . . 'Vt-? o r y 0 t o Opening of the 1 1 3th Meet ing at Philadelphia. MANY MATTERS DISPOSED OF Sr. Henry C. MJnton, of California, Elected Moderator, and- the "Peo ria Plan" ot Chooslnar Com xolttees Accented. The strikers waived .all the" demandte for the removal, of the nonunion men. The nxeeutlve committee ot "the .TJnlled .Trac- tion Company vwill consider 4thd -propoei-"tion in theVfciornlng and , may' accept' it and settle ;the .strike. , Meantime. Majpr General -Roe Intends tp take every pre caution, and at midnight ordered out the Ninth Regiment jof NewYork. If. will'ar rive here-tomdrrow afternoon, strong; and, If the strike is .notsettIed will, as sist In opening aip Jhe other, lines of ihe Traction Company in, thleiclty. William fWalsh, one of the men wound ed by a bullet from a' squad off he Twenty-third Regiment, defending a Tsar, died at 10:15 o'clock tonightl JjexoySmlthr shot in the same-melee, wassHghtly Improved at midnight. The shooting1 of "Smith a.nd Walsh had aj'-very" depressing effect upon the members Tot the'Twenly-thlrd Regl-: ment, and tonight as stories twgre hurlecr at the pfckeVmen around the ..Quail-street barn, thev 'did no:fire'lnt.'the' dark." Two privates were' hit. and hurt'- but Hhe"y did not care to takj'a jchance by firing.' It was held by 2the officers. 'andVmen gener ally that the ordr to-Tlye was' entirely justified, but.jtherd vajr general rregret at the consequpricesofjthe volley.' 'with the addition of the .Ninth Regiment tomor man had any part other than as specta tors in the demonstration that provoked fhe shooting. The remainder of .the cars made the run. to North Albany and back without trou ble and when they reached fthe,-Quail-street barn were housed for the night. When the cars were all In. the Guards in the street were recalled. Promptly at S o'clock this morning the Union Traction Company began prepara tions to move its -cars. General Barnes, in command of the Twenty-third Regi ment brought out before theQuall-street barn! his entire regiment. At the came time he Tenth Battalion "started down tdwh, dropping out details at the street corners along the traction line running to Broadway. . One- company of ' the Twenty-third Company A started .to clear out the mob massed at the curve" on Centrals-avenue. Persuasion was of 'no avail and back went the company a doien paces.- "Charge bayonets," shoutedLIeutenant- - SUMMARY OF IMP0RTANPNEW3. Wire Carried to the Scott A special Western Union wire was stretched Into the Scott house today, and direct telegraphic communication estab lished between the President and the Na tional capital. Secretary Cortelyou Is thus enabled to nqtlfy Washington of Mr3. McKlnley's condition without Intrusting his messages to outside hands, and a considerable saving of time in their trans mission -will also be effected. At 9 o'clock tonight-, all was quiet around the Scott home. About 200 people were assembled in La Fayette Square awaitlns developments. There was a feeling of re lief when Secretary Cortelyou summoned the press representatives and gave to them the bulletin announcing that the physicians reported Mrs. McKlnley's con dition decidedly improved since morning, and that their -patient was resting well at that hour. A large detail of police was on duty keeping pedestrians and teams from approaching near the house. Inside the- house two telegraph operators are being kept busy answering the Presl- (Concludcd on Second Page.) row, there wfll'be oyer 3000 Guardsmen in Albany. - V t -. ,t 4'". One man killed,' two other '-men fatally wounded, hundreds, (ofpthere. with broken heads and'cUt faces, carsif running mere ly as arsenals ,wihAno patrons, the city under martial rule,"wih the citizens ln.a frenzy of excitement and .the city author ities and leaders of,.the Wkere trying to get the railway, company-, to colpe to an amicable settlement.' twas- the situation when darkness put an end tc-the strife. William Marshall,. anonun!ori motorman, suffered a fractured skull. Others most seriously Injured are: 'George Booze, a citizen, cheek ripped open by a bayonet; William Rooney, a citizen, shot by Na tional Guardsmen, and Gilbert Hall, a nonunion motorman, Injured by the mob. The bloodshed came after a day of peace. From early morning the crowds had melted away- before bayonets and shotguns, cars had been operated under guards, and there was an Impression that the spirit of turbulence was waning. There had been some minor demonstra tions, particularly in North Albany, but not a shot had beenflred. and, as the day paxfed, the running of cars attracted little attention. The volley fired on Broadway by a squad of Twenty-third Infantrymen, In which Leroy Smith and William Walsh, well-known citizens, fell mortally wound ed, changed all that. It stirred anew the feellnjr of hatred, as the excited tidings swept through the city, and the Guards men were bitterly denounced. Neither of the men had been guilty of an offense, but they were caught in a crowd, some member of which had stoned the Guardo men, and by -"mischance were hit. The disturbance was not a serious one, and murder' is the title applied" by Inflamed public sentiment to the shooting. The Guardsmen seem but to have followed their duty as eoldlers, for they were un der orders to shoot If assaulted. The bright prospect of a settlement of the strike has not served to allay the growth of vindictive feeling, and if the present situation continue, acts of bitter revenge and violence may be expected. It was on the last run of the soldiers on the cars that the tragedy of the day oc curred. The cars were op Broadway mov ing northward, and a constantly swell ing crowd was gathered about Union sta- V tion. The first of the work-day folk had been released by the whistles that sound ed thrpugh the manufacturing district, and they were pouring Into the crowd. Near Columbia, street a truck blocked the way of a car, and, urged on by the crowd, the driver refused to move on as speedily as desired. Some one in the crowd threw j a stone, but It went wide of its mark. The crowd was noisy ana tnere was muco confusion. The car finally moved forward into the next block, ond another stone was hurled (Concluded on Second 'Page.y t TJie Prealdent,i"Trlp," Mrs. McKlnley's condition last night, showed J-. decided Improcment. Pagel.., , All public functions In honor of, the President ' have been abandoned. Page 1. Governor Nash Is sick la bed. Page 2. Forelsn. The House of Commons adopted Brodrlck's army bill Page 2. New Zealand wants to enter the Australian " confederation. Page 2. . France wants a Galapagos island. Page 2. Domestic. Militia at Albany", NV T-. fired Into a mob. killing one. merchant and fatally wounding another. Page 1. The Presbyterian General Assembly elected Dr. H. C. Minton, of California, moderator. Page 1. Seattle bollermakers are on strike. Page 3. The tuberculosis convention finishes its ses sion. Page. 3. Hill and Morgan contemplate a system to en circle the globe. Page 5. Sport. The Hoot-Carter flsht at Oshkosh was pre vented by the Governor. Page 3. Shamrock II la being overhauled at Southamp ' ton. Page 3 National and American League scores. Page i. Pr.clflc Conit. I51g salmon canners' combine Is off, so far as Alaska Packers" Acsoclat'on. Is concerned. Page 4. t Oregon Sunday school convention, which closed j esterday, was the best ever held. Page 4. Annual convention of Orecoa Christian En deavor Society opened at Salem. Page 4. Will C. Shaffer appointed assistant state li brarian of "Washington. Page 4. Senator Simon recommenda appointment of George H. Hill, of Portland, as receiver of Vancouver bank. Page 4 Commercial. Portland market quotations. Page 11. Domestic and? foreign commercial news 'and quotations. Page 11. New York stock market quotations. Page 11. Iron and eteel markets are quieter. Page 11. Marine German ships sail an even race from the Co lumbia. Page 5. Lightship to be launched next Sunday. Page 5 Steamship Tsdrapura. due Sunday. Page 3. Portlnnd andVicInitj-. t Commission adopts charter outline without amendment. Page 12. Death of David Steel. Page 12. Port of Portland not ready to' vote a new dredge. Page T. Lineman killed by a live wire. Page 12. Board of Trade approves John Barrett for Minister to China. Page 7. Man arrested for running a nlckel-ln-the-slot machine acquitted. Page 8. Agent for National Mining Congress outlines big gathering at Bol3e City. Page 12. Sons of American Revolution talk of patriot ism. Page 8. PHILADELPHIA. May 15. The- Pres byterian. General Assembly, which began its U3th meeting here today, disposed of two Important matters during the after noon session. Rev. Dr. Henry C Min ton. of San Anselmo, Cal., was elected moderator, and by an emphatic vote the assembly decided to accept the "Peoria plan" of choosing standing committees, though an effort was made to obviate tho system. Rev. Dr. Minton's only opponent was Rev. Dr. George T. Purves, of New York, and of the 613 votes cast. Dr. Min ton received 337 and Dr. Purves 267. The opening- session of the General As sembly was., called to order by Rev. Dr. Charles A. Dickey, the retiring moder ator, at 11 o'clock, in Calvary Presby terian Church, where all the business meetings of the assembly will be held. Of the 650 commissioners there were few absentees, and most of these will doubt less arrive not later than tomorrow, havings been unavoidably delayed. The entire nave of the church was occupied by the commissioners, and the galleries were crowded with spectators, a large number of them women. Calvary Chapel was given over to the various local com mittees, who established headquarters in the building In order to be within access of the visiting delegates. The registration commissioners began at 8:30 o'clock this morning, and from that hour until convening- hour. Dr. B. H. Roberts was kept busy receiving credentials. The opening hymn, "I Love Thy Church, O God," was sung by the vast assemblage of dele gates and spectators. Within the chan cel with Dr. Dickey were Rev. Wilbur J. Chapman, Rev. Dr. Samuel J Nicholls, of St. Louis; Rev. Dr. Herrlck Johnson, of Chicago; Rev. Dr. Roberts, stated clerk; Rev. Dr. William Noble, perman ent clerk, and Rev. Dr. J S. Sparhawk Jones, pastor of Calvary Church. Rev. Dr. Nicholls offered prayer, in which ha made touching reference to the illness oC Mrs. McKinley. Then came the ser mon of Rev. Div Dickey, who spoke for two hours on the coming- or the kingdom of Christ. At the conclusion of his ser mpn, .Dr. Dickey constituted the assem bly, the commissioners- standing durlnjf tbe invocation. Recess was taken until 3 o'clock, when the roll of commissioners was called and: the organization of the assembly ef fected. Nominations for moderator were declared in order, and Dr. Roberts, of Danville, Ky., placed the name of Rev. Dr. Purves before the assembly. In making the nomination. Dr. Roberts spoke In the most glowing terras of the quali fications and capabilities of Dr. Purves. The nomination wa3 seconded by Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt. of Cumberland, Md., and Rev. Dr. Herrick Johnson, of Chicago. Tiew Moderator's Address. Rev. Dr. Minton was placed in nom ination by Rev. Dr. Hugh K". Walker, of Los Angeles, Cal.. who paid a high tri bute to the character of his candidate. He asked for Dr. Minton's election also on the ground of justice and fair play, claiming that the West was entitled to the honor of possessing the moderator, as that high office had In the history of the Presbyterian Church been held by only three men West of the Mississippi River. President James D. Moffatt, of Washington and Jefferson College, in seconding Dr. Minton's nomination, said the time had arrived when the General Assembly should be made a continental congress. Rev. Dr. Edgar P. Hill, of Portland. Or., and Hon. F. T. Root3, of Connorsville, Ind.. also seconded Dr. Minton's nomination. No other candi dates were placed In the field, and the roll being called, the vote resulted as above mentioned. Dr. Minton was escorted to the pulpit by Dr. Walker and Dr. Moffatt, and made a brief address to the assembly. He saidr "Friends and brethren Tou will be lieve me sincere when I say I thank you with all mv heart for this expression of your confidence. I am sure I da not underestimate Its dignity and Import ance, nor your generosity and kindness. When I remember that you must have passed by the beloved and distinguished brother whose name was coupled with mine, I must be pardoned for express ing my genuine surprise at my election. I thank you In the name of California; In the name of home missions. I am bound to throw myself upon your Indul gence. My faults will be many and ob vious. In the kingdom of Chrtot great est are they who serve and serve well. I hope the spirit of brotherly love will preside over all our deliberations." A motion by Rev. Dr. Nicholls to- non concur In the "Peoria plan." which places the appointment of standing com mittee with the assembly instead of the moderator, and which was adopted by the St. Louis General Assembly, elicited a storm of protest. As thi3 is the first year of the plan, the aasemblv decided to give it a trial and Dr. NlchoJIs mo tion was laid on the table. By the "Peoria n'an," the church Is divided mto election districts, each of which decides who of its members shall be placed on the several committees. The commis sioners select their own. chairman. leav ing the moderator without authority In the matter. The committees will be selected tomorrow and presented to the assembly on Saturday. At the suggestion of the committee on arrangements- the assembly decided to meet daily at 9 A. M.. 2:30 P. M. and 8 P. M. There was no business session tonight, the commissioners participating in the administration of the Lord's Sup per at Calvary Church. The twenty-second annual meeting of the Women's Board of Home Missions of the Presbvterian Church began today In the Auditorium of the Wttherapoon. building, Mrs. Darwin R. James, of Brooklvn. presiding-. There were 46 dele pates in attendance. The morning ses sion was devoted to the reading of re ports. The report of the treasurer. Mrs. S.. E. Lincoln, of New York, showed the recelDts for the year to be $357,201, of which amount J60.3C3 was designated for the Board of Missions for freedmen and $296,833 for the Women's Board of Mis sions. The receipts show an Increase of J66S2 over last year. The disbursements for the year amounted to $321,581, ex ceeding the receipts by $24,747. The per manent fund amounts to $17,000.