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HE MfVRNING OREGONrAN. FRIDAY, MAY . 24, 1901.
MACHINISTS ARE GAINING
31AJTT EMPLOYERS AGREE TO -THE
ASSOCIATION'S DEMANDS.
JL Strike -on he Seaboard-Air Line J
Will Occur- Tbim Mornings-Situation
on. the Coast.
" 1
WASHINGTON," "May " 23. Resident
O'Connell, p the Machinists' Association,
In Bjijnmarfzloir the situation fonlght,
"The situation now' .shows that Tre are
largely the iralner In he number o set
tlements made; The adjustments reported
during' the day show a. gain In New Eng
land of 1500 In the. number c men returned
fo work with the demands .granted; o500
or 600 In .Ohio, and, .probably 1000 In Penn
sylvania. About iflOQ men jstrucg today.
There are some additions io. Philadelphia
end some In the Seaboard Air Juine shops
at Amerlcu8, Ga. Ottr policy is, to dis
courage bringing out any more men than
4s absolutely necessary to effect the- suc
cess Jl -4he movement." . .
Mr. O'Connell said a strike Qf the ma
chinists on the Seaboard Air Line would-
occur tomorrow morning. He .said "the,j
irncers woma numoer Between sw ana
00. Advices to headquarters here Indicate
that at San Francisco manjvof the smaller
concerns are ready to grant the demands,
but are not ready to sign the agreement.
At Indianapolis, 4he American Bicycle
Company Is reported as agreeing to the
demands, but refuses to sign the agree
ments. The same condition exists at sev
eral other points, and the matter is being
left to, the organizations to settle. Mr.
O'Connell said tonight that he could not
understand such, a policy on- the part of"
the employers, Taut was not -disposed to
the organization-J0f--the men is1 sufficient
to enrorce tneir aemanas, anavthat the
question of signature was comparatively
trifling.
In this city every establishment em
ploying machinists signed agreements to
day, one of them, the Cahill Typewriter
-Company, however, refusing to unionize
Its shop. There" are about TOO" machinists
In Washington onlslde of Government-
shops. In Boston- 291 firms, employing 1650
men, have--signed the agreement-thus'far,
leaving- 2500 men still engaged' in-the
strike. The men' are out In the American
Bicycle Company's shops at Hartford,
Conn., Westerly, JL I., and Thomasville,
Conn. The local" combination of employ
ers at Bridgeport, Uonri,, his oeen broken,
by the agreement of thVCapstfle -Machine
Company" there. Reports:aptQ 'tf oStfock
tonight . show ,the following Jaddl&bnal
from the rupture of a blood vesseL They
testified that she was allowed to die when
the slightest attempt to 'save her life
would have. been, successful. This ..evi
dence induced the jury to declare that
the people; named were xesponsioie lor
the woman's death.
PaDere were at once made out and-of-
ficefs sent td arrest Dowie, Judd and--:
the two women. When the officers ar
ri:ed at 2lon, Dowie was not to be
found. Mrs. Bratsch was arrested in the
building and was promptly sent to the
County JalL nut H. W. Judd 'and Mrs.
Sprecher were no more in evidence than
was Dowie. It was annoimced by the
police that the search -would be kept-up
until the missing three people were taken
Into custody. It was the opinion of the
officers that Dowie had gone Into hiding
for the night, knowing that he would
hardly be- able to furnish bail in time to
prevent a night in jalL If not found
during the night it Is expected that he
will appear In the morning prepared to
give ball for himself and, three com
panions. A mob of 1000 people paraded through
the streets of South Chicago tonight car
rying an efilgy of Dowie, which was final
ly deposited in a large bonfire. About
three weeks ago Mrs. Chrlstensen, one
of the Dowie followers, was burned in
escaping from her burning dwelling house,
fihe refused the aid of physicians and
dled-wlthln a week. The courts took from
"her fend her husband the custody of a
little daughter, who had been severely
burned. The girl Is now practically re
covered. There has been much feeling
against Dowie in South Chicago since the
death of Mrs. Clirlstensen.
JOHN R. TANNER .DEAD
E3T-GOYERISOR. OF ILLINOIS- PASSED
AWAXt SUDDENLY. r
Bheamatlsm at the Heart Was the
Cause of Death His Record In
the Pnblle Service.
SPRINGFIELD, ill., May 23. Ex-Governor
John R. Tanner died here suddenly
In his, room at the Lelan&.HoteJ, at 2:45
this afternoon,' from, rheumatism jof the
heart. He had been confined to his room
since his return from. Chicago last Satur
day, with rheumatism on the left side,
but the case was not considered in the
least serious. He felt much worse this
afternoon, and Dr. J. N. Dixon, the Gov
ernor's physician, was called about 2:30
and found ";the Governor dying.
Governor Tanner held various positions
of cdnservitlve classes of Spaniards and
Mexicans.- v
The peaceful transfer of power from
President Diaz to a competent successor
would. In the opinion of Dr. Weyl, "tend
to strengthen confidence in the future" of
Mexico rather than to Impair It." Such
an event would demonstrate that the
country did not depend lor its securitv
and progress upon the life of a single
man, , now tthat he. had put the nation
upon its feet. It-Is expected that Presi
dent Diaz will practically choose his own
successor, -through a- modest suggestion
-tohis friends In Congress, and that the
man tnus designated win be eiecteawun
little opposition. The election Is-maae
by Congreiss; thereby avoiding the strain
and excitement of a popular vote.
" The choice for the new President will
probably He between LImantour, the -present
Minister of Finance, and General
Reyes, the head of the War Department.
Bpth men are Liberal In their political
sympatnies, although LImantour belongs
to the old aristocrat element. It is be
cause of these aristocratic connections
DEBATE ON REVISION
(Continued from First Page.)
tee on bills and overtures, and 6ther
matters. '.' 't- f.
Rev. Dr. Asa S. Ffske, of Washington,
D. C, offered a. resolution congratulating
President McKinley on the prompt re
covery from an apparently fatal Illness of
Mrs. McKinley, and offering thanks to
God at the prospect of her early return
to her home. The resolution was unani
mously adopted. '
Dr. Roberts, stated clerk, announced
that there Is still two' days business to
be disposed of after the revision question
is- settled. - " - l
Reports of Revision Committees.
The order of the day. the reading of the
report of the special committee on re
vision, . came before the assembly at ID
Dickey, chairman of
o'clock. -Rev, Or.
fift nnVArrtlff aa hnfnria rAarilncr thn wTnrt
that the .choice is more ---ely to fall I said: 'i . . J
upon Reyes, who Is popular at once with J ulf It had not been foreordained that the
F0TJRI3EN TO FOURTEEN.
Deadlock In Cuban Convention
Piatt Amendment.
HAVANA, May 23. El Mundo today
fln'ms that thp Ctitmn constitutional eon-
haggi&-over a minprtlssue- He-saiH3tfaat'rvexltron.''stands 14 to 14 on the Piatt
agreements: Indianapolis' shops: ' "Grand
Rapids, two; Erie, Pa., the Erie City Iron,
TVV9 U1U U1C lt CXQ.11U QC XlClUlAa
.Machine-, Company; 'PittsQurg, halt a
dozen oil well shpply concerns; Meavjlle,
Pax, the Phoenix iron. Works.
Situation at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 23. The Only
change In the strike situation concerns
the carriage-makers, who have -settled
their differences wththelr employers and
returned to work. A- resolution -adopted
by the Wagon and Carriage-Makers' As
sociation "was practically agree d upon. It
concedes to the workmen the nine hours
a day and the advance- in -wages they
asked, and leaves to the employers the
running of their shops and the emploj ing
of the men they deem fit. This settlement
affects about 400 men. The striking ma
chinists report that four small firms have
signed the union agreement.
amendment, President Capote being op-
jpofeed and controlling the deciding vote.
Gener, the candidate of the Nationalists
for Mayor, announces his Intention to
vote against the amendment because the
party which nominated him rejected the
amendment In their platform. The Con
servatives are hesitating to push matters
-arid are Inclined to wait until after the
municipal" elections, when party feellng3
wlll ""have 'subsided. "Vlllundes and Llor
ente will respond to Gomez's speech.
No action Is expected on either report.
Isrnoreu Arbitration Board's Order.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 23. Employ
ing machinists today ignored an order of
the State Board of Arbitration, members
of the Metropolitan Club, representing the
principal shops in Kansas City, refusing
to recognize an order of the board to ap
pear before it and discuss the differences
now pending between them and the strik
ing machinists. The Metropolitan Club
contends that -the law under which. the
board was appointed Is unconstitutional,
and It has Tetalned an attorney and will
make a test case.
Proposition Rejected.
NEW YORK, May 23. The executive
board of the striking machinists, de
cided today to reject the proposition
made by the employers at the conference
held yesterday In the Astor House, whlch
committees from both .sides -attended
The employers will not meet again until
tomorrow, when they do, It Is said they
In turn will reject the propositions of the
unionists.
ASTORIA WORK WILL GO OX.
'Providing Other Einpjoj ers on Coast
meet Demands of Strikers.
ASTORIA, May 23 The "-machinists
-who iult work at the Astoria Iron Works
Monda""' held a- meeting last evening, and
formed a union, which will be a branch
of the International Association of Ma
chinists. There were 17 charter members.
O. B. Thomas was elected president. -
In spfcakirig of- the strike this after
noon, President Thbmas said it did -not
mean that the men'employed,'at the As
toria Iron Works were "nlsatlsfied, but
was the result of "orders received from
the officers of the International Asso
ciation. While there have'Aeen no steps
taken to reach a settlement of the strike
locally. President Fox, of the Iron WSrks
said today tfyat he. would grant the de
mands of the men if 'the other shops
on the Coast did so, bpt otherwise he
would not and compete for business. He
also said if the men desired to work nine 1
hours per day in place of 10, he would
.permit it, but cpuld only afford to pay
the old rate of wages per hour.
First Step Torvnrd Acceptance.
NEW YORK, May 23. It has been
shown, says a Havana dispatch to the
Tribune, that the Cucan constitutional
-convention will reject Gualberto Gome2's
report ae the first step toward accepting
the Piatt amendment. He urged that If
the convention held out and refused ac
Quiescenee'to'the amendment. Cuba would
be in a position to appeal to the world,
and ultimately would gain, absolute In
dependence. His followers now admit the
defeat of his proposition, but after that
"will endeavor to embarrass the delegates
who -want a majority report adopted.
Several members who will vote against
Gomez -want to avoid a direct vote on
acceptance. Morna Delgad and Berrlei,
-who have proposed modifications In the
majority's report, will nevertheless sup
port It.
The Sugar Planters' Association made
a formal request to the convention to In
tervene in the question of mortgage -foreclosure,
which Is one of the most perplex
ing question's with which the American
administration Is confronted, Governor
General Wood has extended the time
of the order against foreclosure till
June 1, but announces that no further ex
tensions will be granted. In the mean
time a special commission has been try
ing to adjust the difficulty, but has riot
succeeded In formulating a plan satis
factory to both debtors and creditors.
. The Merchants' Union, a strong finan
cial body, has opposed the sugar planters'
convention, and has lately refused to
Intervene on behalf of the latter, on the
ground that the subject Is beyond Its I
jurisdiction. Its "action Is Important.
SUSPECTED OF SMUGGLING.
WAITING.
Philadelphia North American.
DEXTER- LABOR. COXTEXTlpXS.
The Prog-ramme, as Arranged, Will
Keep the Jelefirntes.J3nsy. r
DENVER, May 23. The programme for
the entertainment of the delegates to the
conventions of the Western Federation of
Labor and the Western Labor Union Is
expected to occupy almest every hour of
their leisure and will Include a great va
riety, of amusement. It will begin with
a. musical entertainment and ball under
the auspices of the local union of the
United Garment Workers of America and
end with a banquet to the delegates and
their wives, at which prominent citizens
will be present and respond to toasts.
The executive committee qf the West
ern Federation of Miners-spent today in
Inspecting the books of the secretary and
treasurer.
Sailors Returned on the Buffalo
Tiolated Officers' Confidence.
NEW YORK, May 23. According to the
Herald many of the five hundred odd sail
ors recently brought home from various
"ships and stations in Asiatic waters by
the 'United States auxiliary cruiser Buf
falo violated the confidence of the officer?
of the ship by smuggling into this country
many dutiable articles of value.
Sailors with bands on their caps let
tered "U. S. S. Buffalo" have been going
around Brooklyn during the last few days
offering for sale pieces of Chinese silks,
curios of all sorts and particularly some
vases. Most of the sailors brought back
on the Buffalo were men from the west
ern parts of this country, who enlisted in
the Navy when the war with Spain began.
"Several of the Buffalo's officers when
questioned deny any knowledge of the
fact that the steamer brought any dutia
ble articles Into port. One officer ad
mitted that it was possible for sailors to
smuggle. He said:
""AH of the men we brought back saw
service in the Asiatic squadron. About
100 of them saw service in China. When
"we started for home permission was
granted many of them to bring parrots
and other birds, monkeys and 'chow
dogs (bred in China). Each sailor
brought with him his own kit
and bag. Now, what was In those
bags and kits we do not know, for we
did not examine them. It Is not custom
ary to do so. It Is possible that some sail
ors brought Chinese silks and vases as
gifts 'to their friends or sweethearts at
hdme. All of these were discharged when
wo arrived,, and all had good sums of
money with them. It is possible that
some of them were robbed and had to
sell the things they brought home for
friends."
besides that of Governor,- the principal
ones being that of a member of the House,
a member of- the Warehouse Commission,
United States Marshal for the Southern
District of Illinois. State Treasurer and
assistant at the United States Subtreas
nry at Chicago. He -was for many years
a member of the Republican State Central
Committee, and chairman of the same.
He was a candidate for United States
Senator this year, against Senator , Cul
lom. He left a widow, one son J. Mack
Tanner, of Springfield. Colonel of the
Fourth Infantry, I. N. G. and one daugh
terMrs. John A. Barnes, of Chicago.
Governor Tanner was 57 years of age.
He served as a private in the Fifty
eighth and Sixty-first Illinois Infantry
regiments.
the masses anSj with -thei army. Both
LImantour oncrsReyes are on cordial
terms, and possibly an agreement may be
reacnea Dy tneir irienas Dy wmen tne
former shall hold the office for a term
and the other be chosen later.
GROWTH OF MANUFACTURERS
The Axnalsrnmated Association.
MILWAUKEE. May 23. The board of
trustees "of the Amalgamated Association
raf-JCrop, Steel and Tin Workers? subrolt-
JpH85.?4ts report to the convention' today.
ThftayportTjas a review of the financial
ndther-iconaitlons of the order ana will
-not be made public.
WARRANTS FOR DOWIEITES
Charged With Seine Responsible- for
n Woman's Death.
OHsIGAjG, May 23. The Coroner's Jury
which has or twn. .days- listened to the
evidence in-, the &s of Mxs. Emma Lucy
Judd, wife ol one bC-Jthe -ofllclals of John
Alexander DowJe Zlon. tonlghtreturned
a verdict holding Dowie, H. W Judd,
husband of the woman, Mrs. ' Sprecher
and Mrs. Bratsch to await the -action of
the crand Jury. The two women "darned
In the verdict -were in attendance upon.
2S.T& Judd prior to her death. The charge
against them is "criminal responsibility"
f orthe deUth of Mrs. Judd.; The evidence
gfven at ihe Inquest "by some of the lead-;
Ing physicians, of, the4 cty, who had exJ
amlned Mrs. Judtf s"boay af ter"1t had been
exhumed) was to the effect h$t Ke most
simple surgical operation would have pre-
Censns Bnrean Statistics From Ida
ho, Nevada and Wyoming.
WASHINGTON, May 23. A bulletin was
Issued by the Census Office today showing
the condition of the manufacturing Inter
ests .of the States of Idaho, Nevada and
Wyoming, as developed by the 12th cen
sus. In Idaho the value of manufacturing
products Is $1,020,532, as against J1.3S6,
096 In 1S90. or a gain of 1SS per cent In 10
years. The number of establishments In
creased from 140 to 591 in the same time.
The average number of wage-earners In
1900 ;was 174.
is'evaaa shows an Increase of 63.7 per
cent In the value of products between 1S90
and 1900, the value for the latter year be
ing 51,643,675. Six hundred persons are
employed In that state In manufacturing
Industries.
During the year 1900, Wyoming manu
factured $4,226,240 worth of products, a
gain of 78.S per cent over 1S90. There was
a similar gala In the number of estab
lishments. The Wyoming manufactures
gave employment to 2151 persons in 1900,
as against 1022 In 1890.
Ex-President Pretorlus.
JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal, May 23.
Marthinlus Wessels Pretorlus, the first
President of the Dutch African Republic, j
the title of which was changed In 1858
to the South African Republic, died May
19 at .Potchefstroom, Cape Colony, after
two days illness.
Dr. Thomas F. Rnmbold.
ST. LOUIS. May 23. Dr. Thomas F.
Rumbold, known in America and Europe
for his contributions to medical litera
ture and researphes in nasal surgery, died
at his home here today, aged 71 years.
Disorders in Lima.
NEW YORK, May 23 A dispatch to
the Herald from Lima, Peru, says:
During the presentation of Perez Galdo's
play, "Electra," In 'the theater last night, ,
theYe was great excitement lm the audi
ence. While the third, fourth and fifth
acts were being performed there was con
tinued shouts of "Down with the Jesuits!"
At the conclusion of the play a crowd
of more than 1000 persons started from the
theater In -the direction of St., Peter's
Church. When the crowd was, passing the
Merced Church many stones were thrown,
but the police charged into the mob and
drove it on. At St. Peter's Church the
crowd broke several windows with stones,
but the police again charged and dis
persed the stone-throwers.
THE PHILLIPS MYSTERY.
STABILITY OF MEXICO.
vented the woman's death, which resulted I eratlon of Labor.'
Central Labor Body In Chicagro.
CHICAGO, May 23. The Chronicle
says:
"In the course of Important con
ferences to be held between labor leaders
of National prominence of this city within
the next few days, an entirely new plan
for a comprehensive central labor body
in Chicago will be proposed, and urged
hy National' President Butler, of. . the
Bridge & Structural Iron Workers' Union
of America. In his interviews with Presi
dent Gompers, of the American Federation
of Labor, Mr. Butler will suggest that a
solution of all problems In matter-of la?
bor organisation would be provided by
the , simple plan or navmg a Duuamg
trades section added to the Chicago Fed-
Will Hot Be "Impaired by a Change
in Administration.
NEW YORK, May 23. A special to the
Journal of Commerce from Washington
says:
An interesting view of the present
economic status and future prospects
of Mexico is presented by Dr. Walter E.
Weyl, who has recently spent six months
in the country on some special work for
the Bureau of Labor. Dr. Weyl availed
himself of his Interest in economic prob
lems to "study Informally the financial de
velopment of Mexico and the prospect
that the long strides taken under Presi
dent Diaz will not be retraced If he dies
or retires from office.
Dr. Weyl is satisfied that Mexico has
reached a position of political stability
which will not be impaired by a change
in the head of the government. He say3
that when the country was the theater
of frequent pronunclamentos and revolu-"
tlons, there did not exist the present
means of prompt communication by rail
way and telegraph. A revolution might
be in full progress for several weeks in
some distant province before the news
would reach the capital and action to
suppress it could be taken. The condi
tions at present are very different They
illustrate the change wrought in the po
litical and economic world. Any gov
ernment worthy of the name would be
Informed at the earliest moment of any
outbreak which might occur, and would
be able to dispatch troops promptly by
rail to the scene of the disturbance.
The Influx of American capital and the
manner In which It Ic concentrated in the
hands of a few great railways and banks
also makes for. order and the perma
nence of existing institutions. The Mexl
can Central Railway and other leading-
railways employ many hundreds of men,
have wide financial and other connections,
and will naturally exert their Influence In
favor of order and a conservative and
continuous national policy.
The Americans, he finds, are absorbingi
most or tne large euierprises oi me coun
try, especially the railways and the banks,
although the Germans have recently es
tablished a strong 'institution. The Ger
mans are monopolizing the hardware
market" and much of the retail trade,(
while the Spanish element keeps the gro
ceries, and other small shops. It Is the
Americans, however, who come forward
with new projects and abundant capital
to carry them out, and they are recog-'
nlzed everywhere as a growing, though
unostentatious force, in promoting good
sovernment and the continuous Influence
Stanley's Case Adjonrned
Chemists Report.
Until
NEW YORK, May. 23. Dr. Kirk Stan
ley, the masseur arrested in connection
with the death of Father Phillips' ,naj
been arraigned before Coroner Bausch
and his examination set for May 31. The
bail, was reduced to $5000. .Stanley was
taken back to the Tombs In default of
ball..
At-the hearing before the Coroner, Po
liceman Redmond told of finding thn
priest's badly decomposed body and of
the subsequent arrest of Stanley. After
the policeman had testified Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Garvan asked for an ad
journment of the case until a report on
the chemical analysis of the stqmach and
intestines of the deed man could.be re
ceived. Abraham Levy, counsel for Stanley, pro
tested against an adjournment, declaring
there is absolutely nothing against Stau-i
ley.
"There is no criminal charge against
him," said the lawyer, "and it is a hard
ship to' hold a man on a mere suspicion. I
don't care for any indiscretion he may
have been guilty of in not reporting the
death of the man to the police. That Is
a matter with which the court has noth
ing to do. We all know that Dr. Wltt
haus, the chemist, is not active In fur
nishing an analysis In such cases. I
ask that you proceed with the examina
tion or discharge the defendant."
Coroner Bausch granted the adjourn
ment, and in doing so he said:
"I shall make an agreement that the
professor who makes the analysis, shall
furnish a report within seven days. A
longer time will' not be tolerated byme.
I see nothing of a damaging character
against the defendant other than his folly
in falling to report the case. I dobelieo
that Stanley was cognizant of the death
of the priest."
When Coroner Bausch returned -to his'
office today he found it had been broken
into, the roller-top desk in which the
Coroner kept his papers had been pried
open, and there was evidence that the
papers had been ransacked. The. Coroner
believes this was. done by persons wish
ing to learn the real name of the-woman
known as Mrs. Stanley.
Fed on Poisoned Candy.1 '
JACKSONVILLE,. 111., May 23.-WHHam
W. Ferguson, the negro who Is held by
,the police here in connecticn.rWlth .the
'poisoning of Dr. Joseph L. Barnea'foday
iun,ue a coniession .in wmen ne, aamutea
to the authorities that he hadtalfen a
box of poisoned candy tto the" 'patient
and fed it to him His statement clears1
the, mystery which surrounded the case.
The widow of the dead doctor is a pro'
fesslonal nurse and was recently arrested
at Edlna,)Mo., and brought he're1 on'lhe'
charge of 'being accessory before ftne fact.'
The grand Jury that has -been!'lnvestl-gatlng'the
case today 'Jointly Inuieted Fer-
guson and Mrs. Barnes. The charge1 is1
murder.
iofioiuu uiuTciucuL naa iu cuiuo iu uaoo
In 19C0, you- would no doubt be where T
am In 190L ' This isT'iny- obligation" "by
no cholde "rff my "own. " The' Jast -General
Assembly, In its kindness, as I thought,
named me chairman of the committee
which I had already named. I say this
little word that the commissioners may
know I am here by appointment and not
by request" -
Dr. Dickey then proceeded to read the
report,, and was closely followed by all
the commissioners, who held copies,
At the request of. Dr. Dickey, Dr. Rob
erts, the stated cjerk, read the minute
on the death of General Harrison, made
"by the committee at Its last meeting in
Pittsburg. It was accepted as a sup
plemental report and adopted by a rising
vote.
The mlhotlty report, signed by Rev.
Dr. McKlbben, of Cincinnati, and E. W.
Humphrey, of Xiouisville. was read by Dr.
McKlbben. In' presenting the report Dr.
McKlbben said he would like to say a
word regardlhg the spirit which prevailed
at the meetings of the committee. He
declared that sensational reports had ap
peared in the newspapers which were
without one lota of truth. Dr. McKlbben
said the meetings of the committee were
conducted under the most harmonious
conditions.
On motion of Rev. Dr. James D. Moffat,
of Washington, Pa., Presbytery, the re
ports were received.
Rev. Dr. Samuel J. Nlcolls, of St.
Louis, moved that as the'first recommen
dations, in both reports were similar,
those recommendations be adopted.
Dr. Dickey claimed that under the rules
of the assembly he . and Dr. McKlbben
were entitled to speak on their reports
before any motions were presented.
Dr, McCall said he made the motion
In the Interest of fairness. The main Is
sue, he said. -was the appointment of a
committee whose instructions were to
cqfne later, and he believed that by adopt
ing the first recommendation the assem
bly would haye the whole report In bet
ter shape for consideration.
Rev. Dr. John DeWItt, of Princeton,
spring to his feet, and addressing Dr.
McCall. said:
"How do you know we want to ap
point a committee? Suppose we want
to dismiss the matter?"
Dr. Moffatt moved a sub-motlqn to
adopt the whole of the majority report.
Several amendments were offered, but
there was so much confusion that Dr.
Nicolls withdrew his motion. Dr. Mof
fatt then moved to adopt the majority re
port An amendment was offered to sub
stitute the. minority report.
Before the last motion was. put Dr.
Gebrge B. Baker, of Philadelphia, offered
the following:
"'WhereasThe vote of the presyterles
on creedai revision indicates an utter lack
of unanimity as to what should be done
In the matter; and . ,
'"Whereas, This lack of unanimity
means a protracted period of controversy
and unrest In case the movement for re
vision be persisted In; and,
"Whereas, The disturbance of the con
fession of fatth would be in the main
a union of reunion with other churches
now holding this symbol unimpaired,
which union is earnestly desired and
prayed for: therefore,
"Resolved, That this General Assembly
deems It inexpedient to proceed further
In the matter of revision at this time,
and it hereby postpones Indefinitely tne
whole matter.'
The reading of the resolution brought
forth considerable applause. There were
loud calls for Dr. Dickey to speak on the
resolution. Before he got started on his
subject, however, a point of order was
raised against discussion of the resolution
to postpone indefinitely. To expedite
matters, Dr. Baker" changed tfi6 warding
of his resolution as originally written by
strilting out the words "postpone Indefi
nitely," "and substituting' the 'word '"dis
misses." '
" Dr. Dickey's Statement.
This gave ' d Dickey hlg ""chance to
sp.eak.. He presented a " brief history of
the work' of ttie committee. 'andr said he
woufd -ailticlpa'te".spme" objection's' Co be
that there was"unfaIrnes's""shown on the,
ptfrt "of 'some-'one. " He? denied the asser-i
Hon, and sard he? had1 never been Imposed
with a more serious duty than that which
the last assembly placed upon him. In
appointing the committee he did, what he
thought was best for the peace, pros
perity and progress of the church.
Drp Dickey told how he pleaded with
several ministers fo become members of
the committee. When he referred to the
declination of Dr. John tteWItt, of Prince
ton SemlnarTV the latter interjected:
"And you pleaded most eloquently
In speaking of the question of disrnis-1
sal, he said:
"Now Is the accepted time to settle
the matter. Three-fourths of the whole
number of presbyteries answering the
questions," said Dr. Dickey, "replied wo
want some, change.' Why can we not
have the- answers -of all?"
He declared the dismissal of the whole
question would not answer when so many
presbyteries demanded some change. Dr.
Dickey thought the assembly should be
willing to do that which Is safe and, con
sistent, which does ndt reproach the. past
and which casts no dishonor on the
church.
God's love of the whole world, the In
fluence of the Ho)y Spirit and the value
of missions should form the foundation
of the confession.
"They tell us," he continued, that the
committee's report is indefinite. I think
it exceedingly clear." The teport says the
change must be such as not to impair
the confession of faith. That Is plain.
It is claimed that a change might Inter
fere with somebody's liberty. We want
the liberty of 'feeling, and knowing- that
the confession of faith means that God
saves his children and that God's love
embraces the whole world."
Dr. Dickey made an eloquent appeal to
the assembly to settle the question final
ly. JIe-wa3 followed by Dr. McKlbben,
on behalf of the minority report. Dr.
McKlbben said It was certain that a ma
jority of the presbyteries favored a creed
ai change, but in his opinion- the church
is determined that no change shall be
made which shall touch a single funda
mental doctrine." No new creed is "desired,
he .said, as only 14 presbyteries had voted
for that proposition. Dr. McKlbben said
the confession should be made clear on the,
subject of eledt Infants. It should be
demonstrated to this generation, he said,
that God's grace lays hold in the act of
death and glorifies the Infant into trans
formation when It takes the child from Its
mother's heart. Dr. McKlbben asked that
the resolution be voted down, and made
a passionate appeal against the adoption
of recommendation "B" of the majority
report. This recommendation calls for a
hrief summary of the reformed faith,
bearing the same relation to the con
fession which the shorter catechism bears
to the larger catechism, and formed on
the general model of the consensus creed
prepared for the assembly of 1S92, or the
"articles of faith" of the Presbyterian
Church of England. He strongly urged
recommendation "C," which asks for the
preparation of "amendments to several
chapters of the confession of faith, either
by the modification of text or by declara
tion, so as more to clearly express1 the
mind of the church, with additional
statements concerning the love of Uoa
for all men.
The Afternoon Session.
Many of th.e spectators- remained dur
ing the two hours' recess in order to se
cure their seats for the afternoon session.
The 'church was filled almost to its ca
pacity. Rev. Dr. George D, Baker, of this city,
was the first speaker. He declared him
self as opposed to revision. The commis
sioners, the speaker declared, -lean toward
the adoption of an explanatory statement
as an easy way out of the difficulty.
"An explanatory statement," said "Jr.
Baker, ."Is an Interpretation of the con
fession of faith by the majority. It must
be subscribed to by ministers making
their ordination vows, and they will thus
be deprived of their religious liberty. Is
our church losing Its hold on the world?
Is It a weakling church? Is It not rath
er stronger than ever before? Let us
beware how we sell our birthright for
a mess of pottage , - ;
Rev. Dr. -Herrlck Johnson, qf Chicago,
presented a careful analysis of the cpnfes-i
,s!on. No one would deny, he said, that
the confession of faith was a human, doc
ument, and therefore subject io error.
"The authors of. the creed are not in
fallible," said Dr. Johnson, "They wrote
some things in it which we do not be
lieve to be. true, and failed to write
some things which we hold to be true.
They wrote of the pope: 'That anti
Christ man of sin and perdition.' We re
pudiate that belief, and why should It be
allowed to remain? We have had the
creed 250 years and will be following
the footsteps of the Westminster divines
If we make a new one. The way is open
to us to do as our Westminster fathers
did. What liberty had they we do not
possess?"
Continuing, Dr. Johnson said that when
a specific change is desired by two-thirds
of the presbyteries, the assembly must
send down an overture. It has no choice.
The assembly also has the power to act
when not requested to do so.
"Can we then afford to dismiss this
question when 15i presbyteries ask for a
change?" asked Dr. Johnson. "It' was
the suggestion of General Harrison that
no matter what was taken out of .the con
fession, the clause referring. -to the pope
must be eliminated, as there was no rea
son why It should remain."
Regarding predestination, Dr. Johnson
said:
"I do not arraign the doctrine of divine
election, but to shut mercy up lo the
elect is to take away Its glory. We want
nothing but fidelity to the truth. There
are two sides to the case" Our confes
sion holds up one side elegantly. Let us
get all the truth on our side."
Rev. Dr. George T. Purves, of New
York, spoke against revision. He said
in parti
"I am not an extremist on this question.
I am not one who believes the confession
of faith Js a perfect document. I recog
nize the fact that it is open to improve
ment. This assembly Is a deliberative
and constitutive body, not bound by the
presbytery returns. As for the poor pope
of Rome beins anti-Christ, I admit that
it is not the proper epithet to apply to
him; but bringing up such subjects is
picking flies off the great pillar of the
confession. Do you Imagine for a mo
ment you are going to top the aspersions
of the world against Calvinism? Notior
one moment. When the Westminster
divines tried to remove these aspersions
they built up a more highly articulated
statement of the doctrine, which is just
the opposite of what our brethren want
us to do."
A forceful address favoring revision,
which noticeably impressed the commis
sioners, was delivered by Rey. Dr. Samuel
J. Nlcolls, of St. Louis, who declared that
creed Is the report of Scriptural knowl
edge up to date. "Our fathers', who. wrote
it, recognized this fact," asserted Dr.
Nicolls. Continuing he said:
"Throughout our church there has been.
an expression of dissatisfaction with the
statements in our written confession and
this dissatisfaction is growing. We do
know something that our fathers did
not know, or, at least, which they did not
write. Is It unreasonable that the presby
teries should ask you to consider if you
cannotstate the truth in such a Way that
it may be understood?".
Speaking of the clause referring- to the
pope. Dr. Nichols "said there were many
examples In the Roman church which
mleht well be emulated. In that church
are men of the highest Intelligence, self
sacrificing and holy women, who have
nursed their wounded on the battle-field,
a'nd missionaries' who have given their
lives for their faith.
'Shall we not then," dsked Dr., Nlcolls.
"exercise that charity which w& ask when
we are misunderstood?"
Southern Presbyterians.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 23.-By a
vote of 109 ta GO, the Southern PresbyUr
Ian General Assembly today adopted a res
olution reciting that while the general as
sembly may no., approve the wisdom of tha
step, it interposes no- bas to the consoli
dation of the Northern and Southern
Presbyterian Theolqglcal seminaries In.
Kentucky.
Rav. J. E. Jones, chairman of thq
standing committee on Sabbath schools
and young people's societies, submitted
a report showing- a decrease in the nura-
Der or additions to tne cnurcn rrom tne
Sunday schools, Homesmlsslon wort was
the topic of discussion all theafternoon.
responses to the standing committee's
report declaring that-the needs and op
portunities of the home .missionary field
are growing,, while thef funds are diminishing-.
United Presbyterians.
DES MOINES, la.. May 23; The Gen
eral Assembly of the (United Presbyterian
Church of North America convened thla
morning. On the third ballot; Rev. J. H.
Thompson, of Tarklo, Mo., was chosen
moderator.. Reports were then submitted,
from the various auxiliary societies in tho
church.
NEW YORK JUBILEE,
Exposition in 1005 tor Commem
orate Physical Consolidation.
NEW YORK. May 23. Plans are under
discussion for a jubilee exposition "in this
city in 1905, to commemorate the physical
consolidation of the boroughs of the me
tropolis by the completion of tha rapid
transit system. It is further planned to
give to New York a permanent exposition
structure, with accommodations sufficient
ly extensive to house the greatest conven
tions. While the enterprise still Is in an
embryonic state. It has been -received with
considerable favor. A corporation will be
formed for tho purpose of bringing the
project to Its fruition and among 6thers
who ae considering Its advisability are
August Belmont, A. J. Cassatt, Senator
Chauncey Depew, Thomas F. Ryanr H.
H. Vreeland. C Oliver Iselln, John B. Mc
Donald, Nathan Straus and Alfred, Oh,
Vanderbllt. Those who are now most ac
tively promoting the exposition plan that
It shall he In every sense a practical com
mercial enterprise, organized on business
principles for the purpose of bringing New
York into closer relations with the broad
interests of the country. Although an ex
penditure of $7,000,000 will be involved no
subsidy will be solicited from; city, state
or Nation. Announcement has been, made
that a site ha3 been selected and real
estate has heen obtained on Long Island
Sound near the topographical center of
Greater .New York.
Strike In Rnssinja Armor Worlcs.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 21 (delayed in
Transmission). The Obonkhoff armor
plate works, a government institution
midway between St. Petersburg and
Schlusselbourge, was the scene of a riot
ous demonstration and severe fighting be
tween soldiers, mounted gendarmes and
strikers today. Workmen numbering
several thousand men struck Monday, The
windows of the factory oh the Schlussel
'oourge Road were smashed and the gen
darmes fired on the strikers, klllinsr sev
eral and wounding many, according to
information given by local witnesses tc- a
correspondent of tha Associated Press.
The soldiers werex patrolling- the, districts
in couples when the scene was visited this
afternoon. The Chaussewas lined for
long distances by Idle workmen. The
elght-hourmovement Is apparently spread
ing rapidly.
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Floods in Colorado.
FORT COLLINS, Cola, May 23.-MDwing
to the heavy rainfall during the past two
days, Cache Lapoudre" River Is higher
than for 20 years. It is reported,,fha't tha
dam at Chambers Lake-, SO miles above
Fort Collins, has broken. Hardly a bridge
Is left In place In Larimer County, and
the damage done tor Irrigating ditches
will amount to many thousands of dol
lars. People living In the bottom lands
have, been driven from their homes.
Population of Scotland.
EDINBURGH. May 23. The census of
Scotland, just completed, shows a total
population of 4,471.977, an Increase of 4"46,
310 since the last census, taken 10 years
ago. For the first time Scotland's popu
lation exceeds Ireland's. The population
of Glasgow Is 760,423, or an Increase of
142.371. and that of Edthbunrh 316,479. or
an Increase of 51,6i5.
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