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THREE WILL UNITE United, prtKteji Accent Offer of Church ,UmoiC EIGHT OPPOSING VOTES Conference Dccid.cs to Joln Congre gational anil Methodist Protes tant. 'Cljrches--Thrcc liave -Over Million Members. THREE CHURCHES' ,WHICH WIlX UNITE. ' a -?. Meth.-Protfetant ..'1.537 2.SO0 United Brethren.. .l.Ml 3.366 24S.S7S Totals .Q.6S112.247I.092.C22 . TOPEKA. Kan., May Jg. The United Brethren General Conference tonight voted in favor of union with the Congre gational and Methodist- Protestant Churches. A hard fight was-made on the adoption of the syllabus, in which the Pennsylvania delegatloa .took- the lead. Dr. C, i. Brane. of. Lebanon. Pa., making the-princlpal address In ppposltlon. The opponents of the plan urged that its adoption would cause the United Brcth-' ren Church to lose its Identity and pre dicted ' that, Jn case the merger were made, the federati&n would finally bo named Congregational. Bishop J. S. Mills and "Bishop .E. B. Kephart aided Dr. D. S. Cornell, of Dcn- er. In .supporting the plan. "If the delegates "are capable of. clearly understanding the syllabus as it Is sub mitted to them." said Bishop Kephart. "they will see that It. docs not.provide fpr an organic union of the three churches, "but. only for a closer federation. Surely no one C8n have any objection to this, as it is . in accordance- -with the beliefs of Jesus Christ himself regarding the rela tions that hould exist among his chil dren. Later, if organic union Is desir abiet you. can appoint delegates to an other council, but at present you are only asked to agree to- -a. closer fellowship Jn religious feeling." When the vote was taken, only eight negative votes were . recorded. Many of the delegates explained, however, that they Were voting for the adoption of the syllabus and .not for organic unlonr Commissioners will be appointed to con for Ith representatives of the Methodist Protestant and Congregational churches. W hatever plan they agree on will be sub-m..-ed to a referendum vote of the mem bership of the three churches. So far "as the legislative bodies of the churches . is. concerned, the church union irjsctticd. rrooxisTs ixtiie majority Cumberland Pr,csbytcriaif Assembly, Meets1 nt 'Fresno. FRESNO, Cal., May lS.-The Cumber land Presbyterians failed today to elect a moderator for their General Assembly "because of a contest over seating a num ber of delegate?. After the usual ad dresses of welcome the -organization of the body was begun by calling the roll. Of the 114 presbyteries,- six had no com missioners present, 64 had full delega tions. During the rollcall it developed that several -seats would .be contested. Two cts of credentials had been sent by the Illinois Presbytery, .and- -two elders were present claiming scats. New Hope. Platte and MadLvon presbyteries., had each sent four delegates. In the.? cases the two commissioners -first elected were seated, but the other two were kept In waiting. None of the representatives- of the Illi nois presbytery was seated. A committee of nvc on credentials, of which Judge Young and Judge Predergast, two prominent opponents of union, were members, waf appointed. Doctors Tcm pleton and Erle wnd Elder T. H. Vobbs art the other three members. It Is cur rently reported that the anti-unionist? are Peking to prevent the election of a moderator until they ca"n get more men on the ground, and that the unionist.- also expect ah increase "In their friends. The roll today showed an attendance of 23S commissioner. 127 being ministers and 111 ruling elders. It Is cstlrnatcd that the unionists have a majority of about 30. At the night session Rov. W. J. King, of Mississippi; Rev. R. L. Phelps, of Oklahoma: Rev. TV. J. Fisher, of Snn FrancL-co. and Mr. T. H. Perrin. of St. LoUls, made nddrcsses on home mission work. Dr. Fullerton, p'rcsld'cnt of the Board of Missions, presided. The committee on credentials report ed recommending that all of the chal lenged commisioners be seated. An ef fort was made to adjourn but, though late, the as-sembly determined to select" a moderator, and Dr. J. B. Hall, the senior missionary to Japan, now in this country on furlough, and-Rev. W. M. Crawford, of Alabama, were nominated. Dr. Kail was elected by a majoritv of 2S. STAND BY BIBLli: AS IT IS Speakers to ,Blble League Condemn H tj-mcr x5rl deism. NEW TORK, May IS. Higher criticism of the Bible was condemned as an "in sidious disease": the Book of Jonah was declared to be historical rather than a parable, and the claim was -made that archaeology has proven beyond question the historical worth of" the book, at to day's session of the closing day of the American Bible League Congress. Speaking on the, topic. "Effects of the Higher Criticism on the Ministry," Rev. Dr. E. Fitch Burr, of Lyme. Conn., de clared that the-socaJled higher criticism, like a deadly disease, runs through va rious phases till It-brings the destruction of all distinctively Christian dogma. Rev. John Drquhart, of Glasgow, Scot land, replying to the question "Is the Book of Jonah history or parable?' main, tained that JonRh was. a historical man. arid that the Scripture stands or falls with the historical character o the .tfook of Jonah. PKESBYTERIANS TN SESSIOX. Northern General Assembly Elects . . iDr;3o!att Moderator.' .. -1 WINONA CAKE, Ind.-. "May lS.-The general assembly of the Presbyterian O'nj-ch opened. heretcay. Thp question whkh overstate w .all others before the assembly, -and oe which will be ap proached with ifreat caution, is that of taking the Cumberland branch into the general -assembly. Presbyterians in the Southwest, are against the propositi o. In" his a"3drcs. Rev.' Addison .Henry, the retiring moderator, said the Presbyterian Church Is now in the! period of its great est prosperity. Much of the address was on the work of young, men In the minis try and how to increase their number. The church's evangelistic work In Denver and on the Pacific Coast was reviewed. He.. urged the preaching of evangelistic sermons. -Dr. James D. JIoffatL president of the Washington and Jefferson College,- vashmgton. Pa., was elected moderator this afternoon without opposition. . -PRESBYTERIANS MEET. Increased Interest in Missions Draws More Men Abroad. , FORT "WORTH. Tex., May lS.-Thc 47th assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the United States (South) convened here today. Dr. J.. T. Plunkett, of Augusta, Ga.. was elected moderator. The report of the executive committee of foreign missions showed that 26 mis sionaries were sent out during the year, the number now on the roll, including those under appointment, being 19S. There has, been a manifest increase of foreign missionary Interest In the seminaries during the past two years, and many of the best men in each of the five theo-' logical institutions of the church are seriously considering the question of a call to the foreign field. The total re ceipts were $226,254. a uecrcase of J10.244. The total disbursements were $212,423. It was, noted as a matter of encouragement that the receipts for March. were ?c,52. the largest amount ever received in one month. Dr. Hull President of Unitarians. CLEVELAND. May 18. At today's session of the annual meeting of the "Western Unitarian Conference, Morton D. Hull, of Chicago, was elected presi dent. PASSES CONSULATE BILL Lovrer House In Xorvvay Adopts De cisive PJan or Settlement. CHRISTIANIA. May IS. The lower House of the Norwegian Parliament to day unanimously adopted without discus sion the bill providing for the establish ment of a separate Norwegian Consular service. Previous to this action, former Premier Hagerup moved to postpone .consideration of the measure until the electorate fhould have an opportunity of pronouncing on It, but the motion was rejected by a vote of SO to 6. KEEP YOUR HAXDS OFF PERSIA Russia's Warning to Britain Regard ing Xcar East. ST, PETERSBURG. May 38. The speech of the British Premier. Mr. Bal four, in the House of Commons, May 11, on the defenses of India, continues to attract the attention of the press. The Novoe Vremya expresses open misgivings in regard to British activity In Afghan istan and Persia, and doubts the sin cerity of some of the English expressions In view of a rapprochement between Great Britain and Russia. The paper says: "We will let Great Britain alone In Afghanistan If she keeps her hands off Persia, where our interests are commer cial and industrial, and not political. Russia only insists that Persia remain free and Independent." In the, same connection the Novoe Yrcmya refers, to the growing activity .of the British In the Caucasus, where thev have a nrlvate teletrraoh Hnr. and w,n oil wells, mines, forests.' eta, "and whose Increasing number of colonists al most .amounts to -a peaceful conquest" THEY WILL NOT TALK POLITICS Towers Visit to Hay Personal Hay Is Recovering:. BAD NAUHEIM. May IS. Ambassador Towers" visit to Secretary Hay Is entirely personal. The Ambassador, who will ar rive here tomorrow, will spend the day with Mr. Hay and return to Berlin Sat urday. It is understood that no political subject will be discussed: certainly not the question of commercial treaty with Germany, as some of the German papers suppose. , The hcath of Mr. Hay continues to improve. His elasticity seems to be re turning. Professor Grocdcl thinks Mr. Hay's great weariness Is disappearing. Alfonso's Birthday Speech. . MADRID. May IS. Replying In the Sen ate to birthday congratulation speeches. King Alfonso has expressed the hope that hie forthcoming tour of Europe might strengthen .the ties of friendship, tend to universal peace, and thus assist In the rc conKltutlon of the-country and the devel opment of its industries and commerce. "As for that event fraught with happi ness for the country and my hearth, while you wait with anxious desire." sad the King. "I have confidence in God that it will be realized for the good of the nation, for family love Is so closely united in my mind with the love of my country that I can have no other idea of mar riage than that of two people loving and seeking the happiness of the country and its greatnesa" Germany Docs Not Want Haichou. TOKIO. May IS. (3 P. M.) The For eign Office announces the receipt of an official communication from Germany, pronouncing as utterly unfounded the report that she had occupied. Haichou. "While the story was never entirely credited here, the disavowal of Ger many is nevertheless received with sat isfaction. Labor Leaders Oppose Coxey Army. LONDON. May IS. John Burns. "William Crooks and other labor leaders In the House of Commons strongly oppose and are trying to induce the abandonment of the proposed national -demonstration In favor of the unemployed bill now before Parliament, considering that' such a dem onstration can have no good results. Fugitive From AlcatrarCaujrht. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May lST-James Tirney. who. the police say. escaped from the Government prison at Alcatraz iBland. Gal., has been arrested and will be held pending the receipt of a telegram from the prison officials. It is said that Tirney was serving a 10-year term for an assault committed on Captain Heck, of -Company G, Twenty-seventh-. Infantry., in the Phil ippines, three, years ago. , Mrs. Jacobs Rils Dead. . NEW YORK. May IS. Mrs. Jacob Rlis. wife of the writer, died tonight of pneu monia at her home In Richmond Hill. L. I- Wanted at Once. A little forethought will often save no end of trouble. Think of the pain and suffering that roust be endured In case of an attack of pain in the stomach or cramp colic when medicine must b sent for. JBvery family should have a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy In the house, it Is sure to, be needed sooner er later, and when that tlwe comes, it will be wanted at once. But it now. It may save -life. Sold by ill druggists. . . - THIEVES. THEY CRf Philadelphia Citizens Denounce Their Council. BUT GAS-LEASE, IS PASSED Uproar From Crowded Galleries Fol lows Final .Vote Mayor -Will Veto, but to Xo Purpose. .Lawsuit May Ensue. PHILADELPHIA, May 18,-Arold scenes of disorder unprecedented in the annals of Philadelphia's legislative bodv. the Citv Council tonight voted to lease the city's gas worKs to tne United Gas Improvement Company for a term of 73 years for the total sum of $25,000,000, the money to be paid In various amounts before the end of 1907. Council chambers and committee-rooms were crowded with excited citizens protesting against the lease from 1 P. M.. when the proceedings opened In the finance committee-room, until af ter 8 P. M.. when the Select Council passed the bill and sent It to the Mayor. The climax was reached when the vote In Common Council was announced after three hours of debate. The moment Pres ident George R. McCurdy, of the Common Council, announced the vote a great up roar was started in the gallery, which was crowded to the door. From all over the gallery came hisses and cries of "Thieves." A squad of police cleared the gallery. The agitation against the passage of the bill resulted in the Common Council amending the measure so as to provide for a slight reduction In the price of gas. The amendment as adopted provides that the price of gas from the date of the lease until January 1. 1011, shall be $1 per thousand cubic feet, the same as the present price; from 1911 to 1321, 93 cents: from 1921 lo 1935, 90 cents; from 1956 to 1956. 85 cents, and thereafter until the expiration of the lease in 13S0. SO cents. Wayor Weaver is expected to veto the bill and in that event both chambers will probably pass It over his head. The vote In Common Council was 9 to 9. and in Select Council 37 to 4. There Is only one Democrat In each body, and both voted against the lease. There is some talk among citizens who fought the lease of taking the matter to the courts. The committee of "nine tonight issued the following rtatemcnt: To the Cltlrn or. Philadelphia-. You 7 clved today tWe most lnoIent affront from your Councllmen rr stven to the people of any great American city. Dujplte rcamn and reepect for the rights of the people, the Clty Councll voted to confer -upon a corporation the unhampered control of your gasworks. Tour committee, appointed by town meeting, now calls upon you: First, to awaken to your Injurlw. which are: Inpult to your declared opinion and the ex prcned wfoh of your Mayor asking for delay. Theft of y.ouf property. Enslavement tor three generation to a sas monopoly. Second To riie in your xniiht and by per sonal, unceasing effort, make Impossible the consummation of the great cit 9teal ever at tempted. ia By afrmb!ge in every ward, by per sonal demand and pressure upon your local Councilman. (b) By full and Immediate use of the card and literature dlMrtbutcd by ' the committee, as well as other forma or written rrotest. e) B preparing for a jrreat rally that will Mock- the final attempt to complete the ron tplraey' -when ih ordinance It again consid ered after the Mayor hap vetoed It. BIG GUT IN ARKANSAS THREE MORE LEGISLATORS "IN DICTED FOR BRIBERY.' Many More Who Voted for Lcvcc BUI j Tremble anil Blame Governor j Davis for Indictments. LITTLE ROCK. Ark., ilay IS. (Spe cial.) Three more members of the Ar kansas Legislature have been indicted by tne Pulaski County grand jury on the charge of offering or accepting bribes in connection with the passage of the Killough levee bill during the session of the General Assembly just closed. Those for whom warrants were issued today arc: Senators A. W. Rison, of Pulaski County; William C Gross, of Crawford County, and Representa tive George B. Chapllne, of Monroe Count. llfson and Chapline have al ready been arrested nnd It Is expected that there, will be no difficulty In ap prehending: Gross. With these taree, a total of four members of the Arkansas Legislature are chargeJ with boodling. Representa tive Andrews having been arrested a week ago. All of the charges grew out of the passage of the Killough levee bill, a measure seeking to authorize the issuance of a large bond issue for levee purposes. The end or the Inves tigation Is not in sight and It is prom ised that a. number of sensations and possibly a dozen more indictments will be returned before the investigation Is concluded. Almost all the state offi cials and many prominent members of the late General Assembly have been summoned as witnesses, as well as the leading- bankers of -the state. All of the accused men declare that tholr arrests urc the result of politics, it bejng- asserted that they are oppo nents of Governor Jeff Davis, whom they accuse of stirring up the Inves tigation and, who bitterly opposed the levee, bills at the time that they were before the Legislature RICH GIFTS -CANNOT- ATONE New York Congfcjrationallsts on . Crimes of Trust Chiefs. BIKGHAMTON, X. TV.. May, IS. At the seventy-second annual meeting of the New Tork State Association of Congregational Churches here the com mittee on applied Christianity has made a report, of which a portion is devoted to the discussion of The Church and Wealth." The report on this point follows: "We believe the supreme question before the church today is to teach brotherhood as the .only true basis of religion. With natural wealth open to the use of all men. we believe Indus trial combination tn the interest of economy would develop naturally, "yve believe" the church should guard against all such alliances with Insti tutions or individuals of great wealth as can give color to the charge that the church Is Under the domination lof the rich, er that her ministry Is si- tencea Tcgaramg bw sines memoes op pressive and mesaclBg to personal in dependence. "It is our convict! that as gifts te charitable, or rellgiee- enterprises can atOBe. .f ertk wrng deae against . c!ty by ftnanclal r in da atrial ?HMth ods wftlck ignore the natural law that; only the creators of wealth are worthy te eajey or distribute.' s COMBINING TO RESIST. y Chinese "Will Resist Exclusion In Courts by Minister's Advice. CLEVELAND. O., May IS. That there Is a strong combination of all the Chinese In the tJnlted States pre pared to fight for what, they consider their legal rights of entering and ac quiring a. residence in the United States was stated tonight to the As sociated Press by Ben Xee, a local Chinese, who is at the head ef the local branch of the organization. Ben Lee stated that the Chinese have received advices from Sir Cheng Tung Liang, the Chinese Minister to "Washington, that he has received or ders from the Chinese- government to see that the Chinese in this country protect their rights by organization. The organization, according to Ben Lee, dates since the visit of Prince Pu Lun to this country a year ago. An appeal will be taken in the Fed eral Court In "this city next week in the case of a Chinese who has been ordered deported from the United States in conformity with the Chinese exclusion law. CHEXG OPPOSES AGITATION Anxious to Compromise Dispute Abont Chi.ncso Exclusion. WASHINGTON, May 18,-Sir Cheng Tung Liang Cheng, the Chinese Minister here, called "on Acting Secretary of State Loomls today to talk about the difficul ties that had arisen in the effort, to ne gotiate a new Chinese exclusion treaty. The Minister deprecated Newspaper agitation of the question at this tim9, as calculated to render abortive the efforts to compromise the present radical dif ferences of opinion bettveen the Chinese Government and the Department of Com merce and Labor. He did not explain his purpose in collecting testimony frora Chinese In this country and- others, who had been deported, relative to the ex ecution ef the exclusion Jaw by the agents of the Department of Commerce and La bor.' ARMY OFFICER SHOT DEAD Bullet Intended for Another Hits Lieutenant Chapman in Back. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.. May IS. A special to the Times-Journal frora Reno, Okla.. says: Lieutenant E. L. Chapman, stationed at Fort Reno, was shot In the back today whlie assisting in the maneuvers of six companies In a running fight, and instant ly killed. Foul play ls suspected, and a rigid examination Is being instituted to determine If possible the person who fired the shot. At the present time no one in the six companies engaged appears able to throw any -light on the subject. There appears to be a general Impres sion at the post that the cartridge was used purpos.elj, and that It was intended for another regimental officer In the party instead of for Lieutenant Chapman, It ls reported here tha't Colonel Bailey, of the 25th Infantry. Inspector-General, is supposed to be the officer referred to, but no evidence on this point. If any. has been found, is given out nor can the presumed motive be ascertained. There ls complete rellc6ncc among the of ficers at the fort. Chapman received his commission in 1901. He was SO years of age. EIGHT KILLED IN WRECK .Majority of Tvio Train Crews Slain In Collision. LOUISVILLK. ICy., May IS. In a col- lislori today between two Illinois Cen tral freight trains two miles south of I Echols. Ky.. eight men were killed and I four injured. I The dead: B. Knglish, engineer, ! Elizabeth. Ky.; Doc Turney, conductor, Louisville: Ben English, conductor, Ce cilia. Ky.: Charles St. Clair, fireman. Louisville: Foster Bell, fireman. Louis ville; Cordla Smith, colored, brakeman; George Hollis, colored, brakeman; Mat Owen, negro, tramp. The. misreading of Its orders by the southbound crew, it ls said, caused the collision. Raising Endowment for Harvard. CAMBRIDGE.. Mass., May IS. In con nection with the movement of the alumni of Harvard University to present an en dowment gift of S2.5W.O0O to the college, a circular was Issued today by the com mittee in charge announcing that $1,500,000 had been raised. The circular, which is signed by President Roosevelt and other prominent men. urges Harvard graduates" to assist In Increasing the sum to the desired amount. Liberty Their Birthday Gift. BARCELONA. Spain. May IS. Seven teen men imprisoned here for connection with anarchistic affairs were released yes terday on the occasion of the celebration of the 13th birthday of King Alphonso. Gomez Likely to Recover. SANTIAGO. Cuba. May 1?. 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Little's corner In May wheat, the railroads are. slashing rail road rates in order to afford elevator men a chance, to cover contracts by hur rying back cargoes of wheat that have recently been shipped from the North west. -It Is known that one stcamcr-load of wheat recently sent from Duluth to Buf falo Is to be hastily loaded in freight cars and hurried back as soon as the cargo reaches, Buffalo.' Another steamer consigned to Buffalo has ben ordered to put Into rChlcago at once, where a train of frelgh't cars is waiting to hurry the wheat back to Minneapolis to serve as a buffer between the shorts and the screws that Little Is tightening.- The Rock Island and Great Western Railroads have already jumped to the support of the shorts by announcing a rate of 37 cents from Chicago to Min neapolis, a cut of 2i cents. This move bids fair to start a formidable rate war. as protests have already ben lodged by other Chicago ard Minneapolis lines. Though the people who are known to be baVc of Little deny that he Is cornering wheat for any other than legitimate uses, prominent traders admit that he has an effective monopoly at present. NO QUARREL WITH. GOULD Ramsey Denies Friction Caused Res ignation From Wabash Road. ST. LOUIS. May IS. Accompanying the International Railway Congress delegates from Washington. President Joseph Ram sey, Jr.. of the Wabash Railroad, arrived today, and. In answer to Inquiry, made a statement that stories circulated to the effect that friction existed between him and George J. Gould, head of the Wabash system, were not borne out by facts. "All this talk about friction betweeri George J. Gould and myself Is foolish." said he. , "It is not unusual for men to part company after having been associa ted .together in business for years, and these stories of bad feeling being engen dered between Mr. Gould and myself in the matter ,of fhe Wabash terminals at Pittsburg are just talk. The whole matter Is ended now. and. there ls no friction such as has been reported. 1 shall sever my connection with the Wabash on Octo- torn course consumption can be cured. Modern medicine teaches it. No one longer doubts it. Babies have it. Young mothers have it. The aged have it. None are exempt. For over 50 years doctors have prescribei Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for this disease. It quiets the cough, controls the inflammation. If inter ested, talk this over with your doctor. fcf tf ,r Aytr e., XvU, 3CM. AIM maMHi of ra Aomt ens. I'M FILLS. ber 1. and my plans for the future are -all arranged, but I do not care to make them public at the present time." Appropriation of Last Congress. "WASHINGTON. May 18. The volume of appropriations, new offices, etc, re quired to be compiled -after each ses sion of Congress, has been completed for the third session of the fifty-eighth Congress, and the. summary of the ap propriations shows a grand total, of SS20.1S 1,635. 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