THE MORNING OBEGOyiAN.- TUESDAY, MAY 23; 1905.
WILD DISORDER
N PAR
LAMENT
Shouts t)f Opposition Drown
Voice of Government's
Champion.
SPEAKER ENDS SESSION
Refusal of Balfour to Answer Liberal
Attack Provokes Uproar Which
Lasts an Hour--Effort for
Fiscal Debate Fails.
LONDON. May 21 The sitting of the
House of Commons tonight was marked
by scenes of the wildest disorder, growing
out of a motion by Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman to adjourn the House in order
that he might discuss the charge against
Premier Balfour of having violated his
pledge not to deal with the subject of
colonial preference without first appealing
to the country. Alfred Lyttlcton, Secre
tary of State for the Colonics, was put up
to reply to the Liberal leader, but the
members of the opposition shouted down
his every attempt to speak, even after
the Premier had demanded a hearing for
him. Finally, the Speaker, after he had
exhausted every effort to quell the turbu
lence, put Into force for the first time a
new rule empowering him to adjourn the
House In cases of grave disorder.
The matter came up at the afternoon
sitting, when Mr. Balfour, replying to
questions on the subject, said he did not
consider himself pledged to inaction in re'
gard to colonial preference except so far
as parliamentary action was concerned.
He reiterated that the government did
not intend to deal with the fiscal question
in -the present Parliament The matter of
colonial preference might, however, be
submitted to a colonial conference In IPOS,
even though the country had not previous
ly had an opportunity of expressing an
opinion on the subject. The decision of
the conference, however, would not be
binding cithdr on the mother country or
on the colonies without legislative action.
Uproar Drowns Speeches.
Sir Henry Campbcll-Bannerman, the
Liberal leader, charged Mr. Balfour with
violating the pledge he had made In his
Edinburgh speech and moved the adjourn
ment of the House to discuss the matter.
The debate on this motion came up at
the night session, and was marked by
scenes of the wildest disorder. The Lib
eral leader demanded a plain answer from
Mr. Balfour, and Alfred Lyttleton, Secre
tary for the Colonies, rose to reply.
The members of the opposition drowned
the efforts of the Secretary with cries of
"Balfour! Balfour!" After continuing for
ten minutes, Mr. Lyttleton sat down.
Winston Churchill then attempted to
speak, but the ministerialists drowned his
efforts.
After a number of members had failed
to secure a hearing, the Premier rose to
a point of order and a temporary lull fol
lowed. Mr. Balfour said he thought it
highly improper that he should be imme
diately expected to follow the leader of
the opposition. He said he had never be
fore known the opposition to refuse to
hear a Minister, and he insisted that the
House should hear Mr. Lyttleton. as oth
erwise the dignity of the House could not
be maintained.
Speaker Adjourns House.
Mr. Lyttleton again made all attempt to
speak, but the uproar was renewed.
Finally the Speaker said it was obvious
that the scene could not continue, and he
attempted, therefore, to adjourn the
House under the rules empowering the
Speaker to take such action in cases of
grave disorder. The Speaker had been
unable to secure even a semblance of
order, howls and counter howls lasting
for more than an hour.
The scenes In the House created a tre
mendous sensation in the lobbies, which
were crowded with members discussing
every phase of the evdhlng's occurrences,
which were declared to be unprecedented.
The galleries were filled with peers and
other distinguishd persons, who gathered
in the hope of hearing an interesting de
bate on the fiscal question. They took
part in the cries for their favorites, thus
adding to the din, and afterward joined
the excited crowds in the lobbies.
Tonight's unprecedented and undignified
scenes grew to some extent out of the
Balfour-Chajnberlaln controversy with the
addition of heat engendered on the oppo
sition side by the Premier's alleged breach
of his pledge not to deal with the subject
of colonial preference without first appeal
ing to the country. The members gener
ally were in feverish expectation that the
debate -would Indirectly draw out the
terms of Mr. Balfour's answer to Mr.
Chamberlain's compromise proposals. It
was also anticipated that Mr. Chamber
lain himself would make an Important
speech on the fiscal question.
Attempt to Stifle Debate.
T,hus. when Mr. Lyttleton was put up
to speak Instead of Mr. Balfour, a storm
burst such as has not been seen Jn the
House of Commons since the days of the
Gladstonlan Irish debate. The opposition
interpreted the government's course as an
attempt to stifle discussion, although mod
crate members admit that Mr. Balfour's
attitude was perfectly correct. The Pre-,
mler himself, in appealing to the House to
permit Mr. Lyttleton to speak, maintained
that he (the Premier), was "a prisoner In
the dock," and ought not to be put on
his defense until he had heard the accusa
tions against him. Except when Sir Hen
ry Campbell-Bannerman taunted him with
being the sole cause of the disorder and
Mr. Balfour flashed rather an angry reply
the Premier was most composed through
out the sitting.
Mr. Lyttlcton also showed the greatest
self-possession in his difficult position.
Standing at the treasury table, flushed,
but immobile, times out of number he es
sayed to 6peak, always beginning "the
Prime Minister," and always being shout
ed down with. cries of "Balfour! Balfour!
Let htm defend his own honor; let hlia
fight Me own battles," etc
Irish Join in Hubbub.
Whenever the storm showed signs of
subsiding, the Irish Kcsberc 'Ma la,
helping the bubbub, until fi sally the Dep
uty Speaker, for the first time, put In
force one of the new rules adopted by
the present Parliament, era powering the
Speaker in cases of grave disorder to ad
journ the House.
The Liberal leaders afterward heia a
conference, and it is expected that a vote
of censure on Mr.' Balfour will be moved
tomorrow by Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-
COLONIAL- CONFERENCE IX 1906
Agreement Between Chamberlain
na Balfour to Delay Election.
LOXDOX, May 23. It is understood
that a colonial conference wiU roeetln
London early in 1906, as an outcome of
the agreement arrived at by the last
conference that periodical meetings of
colcnial Premiers should be held in
London for the purpose of discussing
Imperial matters.
The Liberal papers this morning in
terpret Premier Balfour's remarks on
the subject in the House-of Commons
as showing that some sort of compact
hap been arrived at between him and
Joseph Chamberlain to defer the disso
lution of Parliament until next year.
Mr. Chamberlain himself dined with
his supporters last night. He remalneJ
In the precincts of the Commons, but
did not enter the House during the
scene.
SHUT OUT OF COASTING TRADE
British Lords Discuss New Law for
Philippine Shipping.
LOXDOX, May 22. The action of the
United States In excluding foreign vessels
from the coasting trade in the Philippines
after July 1, 1S06. was discussed in the
House of Lords today. Lord Muskerry
(Conservative) asked for further informa
tion regarding the negotiations between
Great Britain and the United States, Ger
many and Spain as a result of the ex
clusion of British shipping from the
Philippines. Marshall and Canary Islands,
and also whether Great Britain reserved
the water frontage of the British conces
sion at Hankau, China, for British ships.
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne. in reply,
said he agreed with Lord Muskerry that
it was unfair, while the coasting trade of
Great Britain and her dependencies was
open to all coasting vessels that some
countries were closed to British ships,
but so long as the powers should not be
infringing treaty rights Great Britain had
no right to complain. The suggestion that
Great Britain should reserve her coasting
trade for British ships. Lord Lansdowne
considered no remedy, as the United
States and Russia, which most completely
excluded foreign ships from their coast
ing trade, took the Smallest part in the
British coasting trade.
Tho government saw no prospect of In
ducing the United States to alter the ar
rangement. 'Lord Lansdowne exnlalncd
that the United States considered that
under the most-favorcd-natlon clause
they had the right to make special ar
rangements entitling any power to ex
ceptional privileges such as Spain had In
the Philippines.
In regard to Hankau. Lord Lansdowne
said instructions had been given to afford
British ships the 'preference In wharfage
at Hankau. As to placing foreign vessels
under restrictions on the British coast,
the House of Commons committee ap
pointed in 1904. would be reappointed, and
he. the Foreign Secretary, hoped the
members of the committee would make
practical suggestions.
DECISION IS AGATXST JAPAN
Arbitration Tribunal Says She Can't
Tax Foreign Concessions.
THE HAGUE. May 22. The arbitra
tion tribunal toJay issued an award up
holding the appeal of Great Britain.
France and Germany against Japan for
removal of the house tax on buildings
in the old foreign concessions. The
tribunal nolJs that the buildings are
exempt.
The UnlteJ States Is Interested in the
matter, although not-a party to the ar
bitration. The point of issue was the
contention of Great Britain, France
and Germany that Japan imposed taxes
on the buildings In the old foreign con
cessions, which, being1 perpetual leases,
are exempt from taxation.
Duchess Declares War on Countess.
PARIS, May 20. More bitter than ever
is now the feud between the Duchess
Rochefoucauld, daughter of United States
Senator John H. Mitchell, of Oregon, and
the Countess Spotteswoode-Mackln. and
It Is generally conceded that matters have
gone so far as to make a reconciliation
Impossible. Since the seizure by the
Countess of the Duchess. gowns and her
silver, with the notoriety incident there
to, the Duchess has determinedly turned
aside all overtures made by mutual friends
of the two ladies to persuade her to con
sent to a meeting for the purpose of ef
fecting an amicable compromise. The
Duchess is said to have declared that this
latest act of war by the Countess was too
flagrant to be condoned, and she never
would consent, she declared, to peace upon
any terms again.
CHURCH UNION
WINS IN ASSEMBLY
Old Presbyterians Vote to Re
ceive Cumberland Church
Back Into Fold.
STILL SOME DISSENTERS
Empress Too Badly Hurt to Travel.
WIESBADEN. May 22. The accident to
the German Empress Augusta Victoria,
who fell downstairs yesterday, while rath
er more serious than at first reported,
will not have any serious consequences.
The cut on her forehead probably will
leave a slight scar. The Empress suffers
from occasional attacks of vertigo, and
to jthls is attributed her loss of balance
on the stair.
It is announced that the Empress will
not leave "Wiesbaden for Berlin until
Thursday, from which it is supposed that
she suffered more from her fall than the
physicians bulletin conveyed. Another
unofficial version of the accident says the
Empress also sprained her right ankle.
Mistake Causes False Alarm.
PARIS, May 22. M. Bompard, the
French Ambassador to Russia, who left
St. Petersburg Saturday evening for
Paris to spend the holidays here, was
stopped by a telegram directing him
to return to St. Petersburg. This gave
rise to reports that important negotia
tions arc impending, but the Foreign
Office here says the telegram was due
to a misunderstanding and that M.
Bompard is again starting- for Paris
today.
Servian Ministry Resigns.
BELGRADE. Servun May 22. The Pas-
slcs- ministry has resigned. The Cabinet.
formed December 11. 1904. under the Pre
miership of M. PaIci resigned February
6 last In consequence of court Intrigues
against the Premier. The King requested
the Minister to retain office until he had
conferred with the politicians and the
Cabinet's resignation was withdrawn Feb
ruary E.
FROM THE ANTILLES.
Cbsmberld&'c Ceack Remedy Besefits a
City CohbcHhmh at Kteotea. Jamaica.
Mr. W. O'Reilly Fogarty, who Is a mem
ber of the City Council at Kingston. Ja
maica, West ladies, writes as follows:
"One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Kem
edy had good effect on a cough that -was
giving use trouble, and I think I should
have been more quickly relieved If I bad.
ceatlnued the remedy. That it was bene
ficial axtd qatek In relievig ymc. there Is
no doubt, and it Is my intention to obtain
.aAQ&WftbtUt" -Fix mbc ix-tll
Committee Will Arrange Details and
Report Xcit Year Cumberland
Presbytery Having Warm
Debate on Question.
WINONA LAKE. Ind.. May 22,-Amld a
storm of applause, without debate and
without a dissenting voice, the General
Assembly or the Presbyterian Church to
day voted 10 reunite with the Cumber
land Presbyterian Church, which seceded
from the general body February 1, 1S10,
thereby bringing together the two largest
branches of the Presbyterian faith.
By the adoption in its- entirety of the
report of the special canvassing commit
tee, the assembly ordered that the qucs
tlon as It now stands be referred to the
committee on co-operation, the member
ship of which was Increased to 21, with
the provision that It has power to con
fer with a committee from the Cumber
land body to the end that details of the
consolidation may be worked out In
report to the next General Assembly.
Tho committee will consider the corpor
ate and legal rights of both bodies, keep
ing the consolidation within the legal
limits, thereby avoiding civil suits or in
junctions.
The special committee in its report on
the question of, consolidation canvassed
the vote by presbyteries. showing HI
yeas and S3 nays. Two presbyteries took
no action, one gave conditional assent
and five made no report.
Dissenters Hope for Defeat.
The dissenters from the East and South,
who apparently made no concerted effort
outside of secret committee meetings to
defeat consolidation tonight declare that
the General Assembly opened the avenue
to defeat by referring to a committee the
work of arranging the details of consoli
dation. It is Intimated that the opposi
tion will take the question back to the
presbyteries of the Cumberland Church
and ask that it be reconsidered before
the committee on co-operation tnakes Its
report in 1906. Several of the Eastern
dissenters declare that the action of the
General Assembly was perfectly In ac
cord with the wishes of the opposition.
The proposed union wjth the Reformed
Church the general synod discussed, but
no action was taken pending action by
that body, which is in session at New
York.
Remarriage of the Divorced.
The resolutions Incorporated In the- re"
port of the committee on marriage and
divorce which, among other things, pro
hibit tho remarriage of an innocent party
to a divorce, until after one year has
elapsed, were adopted.
The negro, his racial rights and alleged
criminality were subjects of dlscu.slon by
several speakers following the report of
the board of missions for frcedmen. Jus
tice John M. Harlan concluded a brief
talk with the words:
"Let us find nowhere In the reports or
deliberations of the General Assembly
anything of the criminality of the
negro."
The resolutions were adopted without
reference to the criminality of the col
ored race.
The general evangelistic committee or
ganized today by electing John H. Con
verse, Philadelphia, president; Dr. J. Wil
bur Chapman, Xcw York, recording sec
retary, and Parley Zartman, treasurer.
Headquarters will be opened In Xew
York. October 1. The committee has ac
cepted Invitations to hold a revival in
San Francisco. An advisory committee
of 22 ministers and laymen from North
ern cities has been named to support the
committee in Its efforts.
The General Assembly today voted to
select a special committee to arrange for
a celebration during May of next year of
the 200th anniversary of the formation
of the First Presbytery In Philadelphia.
It Is the general understanding that this
celebration will be held in Philadelphia.
The proposition to allow presbyteries In
the boundaries of other presbyteries was
adopted with but one dissenting voice.
This is to allow separate presbyteries for
negroes and foreigners.
Rev. M. M. Smith, Bowling Green, Ky.,
and Hon. J. J. McClelland, West Point,
Miss., spoke against union, contending
that it is unconstitutional. Rev. T. A.
WIgglnton. Evansvllle, Ind., and Judge
E. E. Beard, Lebanon, Tenn., showed
that the constitution made express pro
vision for not only amendment, but com
plete change of confession of faith, and
that all steps taken had been In accord
wfth the church constitution. Said the
last speaker:
"Let us follow the example of Jefferson,
who said: 'I embrace the opportunity.
The call to unity is the call of God."
YSAYE
COMING
Widespread interest is" manifested In the
coming to Portland of the GREATEST
LIVIXG VIOLIXIST. The one pre-eminently
great violinist of the twentieth
century. The .legitimate successor of
Henri Wlenlawskl. A unique and solitary
figure In the viollnistlc world.
At the Marquam
Tuesday eve. May 30, direction of Lois
Steers-Wynn Coman. In Ysaye's plaving
are fused the German solidity, with the
French elegance and the Belgian finesse.
Such a conjunction as this is unprece
dented in the annals of violin playing.
You will want to hear him.
YSAYE PRAISES THE
KINABE PIANO
The following splendid testimonial has
been sent by Tsaye to Wm. Knabe &
Co.. expressing his opinion concerning the
Knabe piano:
"My Dear Sirs: I desire to express my
gratitude for the beautiful Knabe pianos
you furnished for my tour this season.
They are unquestionably the best I have
.seen as to quality, tone, touch and work
manship, and desrve to stand,, as they do,
at the head of American piano manufac
tures." We. of course, will furnish the
Knabe on this occasion. In fact, our lino
of high-grade pianos Is such that we sup
ply most of the artists who come this
way. Besides the Knabe we have the
Everett, Hardman, Fischer. Ludwig, Vose,
Packard. Conover and many others of like
reputation. You will find our prices right
and terms most reasonable, so you might
as well have a good piano as a poor one.
Call and sec us if you need a piano.
Wanted 40 Ixperieaced Saleswomen. Apply to Superintendent.
Allen SGiibert-Ramaker Co.
Corner Sixth a,nd Morrison.
sttlon carried in, that church and all the
conditions complied with. A member read
a personal telegram from Dr. W. Plumber
Bryan, of Chicago, contradicting the first
and declaring that the Presbyterian As
sembly had Indefinitely postponed the
subject. Both messages were received
with great applause.
On a motion to substitute the minority
for the majority report. Dr. Templeton. of
Texas, opened the discussion. He was
followed by other speakers, the debate
lasting until a late hour. It is expected
to continue through most of the dayto
morrow. The unionists see no need of
discussing the matter at all, but have
acceded to the demands of the opposition
that there shall be full debate.
A telegram of greeting was received
from the Southern Presbyterian Assem
bly. In session at Fort Worth, a response
was made and greetings were sent to the"
Northern Assembly.
A memorial was presented from 'a Ten
nessee presbytery, asking that no action
be taken on union. The report on de
ceased ministers was read, presenting a
list of ministers who "had died during the
year, and memorial .service was held in
which many touching tributes were paid
to the memory of the dead.
WARM DEBATE OX AT FRESNO
Opponents of Union In Cumberland
Church Fighting to Finish.
FRESXO. Cal., May 22. The Cumber
land Presbyterian General Assembly Is In
the midst of a warm debate on the union
question. Two reports wero presented to
It this afternoon. A majority report,
signed by Drs. Templeton and WIgglnton
and Judge Beard, gave a complete list
of the presbyteries which had voted and
declared that the union had been consti
tutionally agreed to by the Cumberland
Presbyterian dhurch and the basis adopt
ed. Elders McClelland and Young submitted
a minority report. This agreed with the
majority with reference to the facts of
the vote, except one presbytery. but
claimed that the church has no consti
tutional right to unite with another
church, and that, therefore, the union has
not been constitutionally agreed to. It
further affirms that the Presbyterian
Church "has not coeiplled with the terms
of agreement with reference to separate
presbyteries.
At this point an, official telegram was
received announcing that the Northern
ABATE EVILS OF MORMOXISM
Baptist Convention Appeals to Con
gressBaptist Creed in Brief. '
ST. LOUIS. JMay 22. Interest In to
ll S If meeting of the American Bap
tist Publication Society, as a part of
tne National Baptist anniversary, cen
tered on the report of the resolutions
committee, which submitted a strongly
worded resolution denouncing Mormon
Ism and asking for the expulsion of
united States Senator Smoot. of Utah.
The report was unanimously adopteJ
without discussion and copies were or
Jered to be sent to President Roosevelt
Vice-President Fairbanks. Speaker Can
non and Senator Burrows, chairman of
the committee on elections. The reso
lution was worded as follows:
Whereas. The recent Congressional Investi
gations hare nhoivn that the Mormon hltr-
archy Is openly defjrlns the laws, both state
and National: therefore be It
Resolved. That we urce upon Congress the
necessity or radical action for the removal of
the manifest evils of Mortnonlani.
Ttesolved, That we call on the United States
Senate to expel Reed Smoot, or Utah, from
that body as unworthy of membership.
At the opening- session of the Slst
annual meeting of the American Bap
tist Publication Society, the report of
the board of managers showed that the
number of periodicals Issued during the.
year was 47,132,573, the largest output
tor any year In the history of the so
ciety. In he publishing department, the
aggregate receipts for the year were
5690.0t0. a decrease of $10,741. In the
missionary department, the receipts for
missionary work from various sources
wero 5138,072. The deficit In this de
partment this year !s $15,456.
It was announced that this society
was the first to send a colporter to the
Isthmus of Panama to distribute relig
ious literature and work among the la
borers engaged in building the great
canal.
Rev. Mr. Mullins stated the Baptist,
creea in axioms as ioiiows:
The holy and the. loving God has a right
to sovereignty (reilgious).
Every human eoul has a right to direct ac-
cew to God (moral).
To be responsible, man must be free (Eccle
siastical).
Every believer should have equal privileges
In the church (social). .
Lore your neighbor as yourself (religio-clvic).
Free church In a free elate (rellgic-civlc).
Tho convention applauded as each
axiom was read. The election of officers
was held and all the old officers -were
re-elected.
'man
Today's Great Bargains
$1.50 Lawn Waists 98c
"Women Ts Waists of fine quality white lawn. The front is
made with panel of Swiss embroidery and has five wide
side plaitson each side; the back has two wide and two
narrow plaits, full new leg-o '-mutton sleeves, with tucked
cutis, crushed stock collar Avith embroidery insertion ; reru-
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Covert Jackets, Special $7.50
Women's 23-inch Tailor-made Jackets of fine all-wool tan
covert cloth, made in the new collarless effect, double
breasted, eight-button front and fancy fan plaited coat
back; full new sleeves with turned cuffs and all lined with
Rbmain silk; extra special value at 7.50
$25 Silk Shirtwaist Suits $16.50
Women's Silk Shritwaist Suits Fancy striped and check silks, in blue,
green, brown and red, made with wide box plaits down the front and
two double box plaits on each side.; stock collar with four-in-hand tie ;
full sleeves with shirring at top;. the skirt is made in the new full
shape with six 10-inch side tucks from belt down the front on each
side, and six tucks down the back to match; crush girdle. Regular
. price $25.00 to $30.00; a great bargain $16.50
Silk Petticoats, Special $4.95 A
Women's Petticoats of extra fine quality taffeta silk in black, white, brown,
reseda, tan, navy and gnnmetal, made with wide, full flounce, trimmed
with two rows of hemstitching and finisbed at bottom with deep knife-
plaited hemmed ruffle; great special at $4.95(
$20.00 Novelty Raincoats $14.75
Women's Novelty Cravenette Raincoat in tan, olive and Oxford; made
with ten-button double breasted front and wide box plaits down the
front and back with shirring; full new Bishop sleeves shirred at top;
collarless with braid trimming; belt with two large buckles in back;
turned cuffs trimmed with braid ; regular price $20.00, a great bargain
at $14.75
Trimmed Millinery V Price Today
s
50c Pillow Tops 25c Mannish Shirts $1.00
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Tan Art Linen Pillow Tops with backs, Poinsetta
designs in colors; regular price 50c, a great bar
gain at 25
Tan Hosiery 50c
Women's Tan Lisle Hosiery, lace boot, all-over
lace and embroidered lace boot; your choice
at 50p
The new mannish Shirts for women's and misses'
wear made like men's coat shirts; in madras
and percale, fancy stripes and solid colors;
special value $1.00
Tan Hosiery 25c
uuicii s pidiu iiaiu iiuiau J. an Xiusiei v, ail iae ;1
new shades of tan; splendid value at 2o
Tlman.Wol!fe & Co,
port of the committee on salaries, leaving;
them In the main unchanged.
A yllght change In the location of
blshop3 was made. Bishop Matthews
goes to the Central district. Bishop Mills
to the Eastern. Bishop Weekly to the
West. Bishop Carter to the South and
Bishop Bell to the Pacific Coast.
The new church discipline, as amended,
will go Into effect August L The newly
elected officers assume their duties July 1.
The naming of the next meeting place of
the conference will be left to the publish
ing board. Canton. O.. and Indianapolis
are strong candidates.
Tcople Will Enjoy Sunday.
FORT WORTH, Tex.. May 22. rAt to
day's session of the Southern Presbyte
rian General Assembly, the committee
on Sunday, observance, reported tnat
there was a general disregard of the
Lord's day: that railroads continued to
handle traffic on Sunday and morning"
newspapers published their Sunday edi
tions with marked regularity. Tne re
port referred to the fact that this dis
regard for Sunday observance was the
cause, to a cetsiln extent of many dis
astrous wrecks n railroads.
THEY MARCH IN PROTEST
STRANGE PARADE OP MINIS
TERS IX QUAKER CITY.
One Hundred or Them Support the
Mayor In Opposition to Gas
Lease Whole City Aroused.
lease were made. At the regular meeting
of the Methodii't Ministers Social Union,
held tonight, discussion of the gas lease
took up the greater portion of the session.
The committee of 70 has planned a mass
meeting to be held tomorrow night and
other mass meetings against the lease
will be held during the week.
Still Hopes to Get Liberty Bell.
BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Machen-Lorenz-Crawford postofnee
fraud case will come up for trial In Wash
ington today.
Neil Burgess, the actor, was declared a
bankrupt In the United States District
Court at Trenton, X. J., yesterday.
Petitions for amnesty to the persons en
gaged In the recent Argentine rebellion
are being forwarded, but will probably be
refused.
Application for a receiver for the Lue
lytic Serum Company was made at Tren
ton, N. J., yesterday, on tho grounds of
Insolvency and mismanagement.
The Municipal Telegraph & Stock Com
pany, of Albany. N. T., a brokerage con
cern, will reincorporate In New Jersey
to avoid the New York stock transfer tax.
The sulphide plant of the Riverside
Fiber & Paper Company, at Appleton,
Wis., was destroyed by Are yesterday.
The Insurance is 5100,000. The loss Is pos-
CHTJRCR OFFICERS APPOINTED
United Brethren Conference Ends.
Bishop Bell for Pacific Coast.
TOPEKA Kan., May 22. The United slbly 20 per cent more.
Brethren General Conference adjourned Henry K. Kapea. accused of stealing
this afternoon sine die. The last official several thousand -dollars worth ofHa
action was to pass a resolution of thanks wallan bonds, has arrived In San Fran
for the entertainment It had received In I cisco from London, and will sail for Hon-
Toneka. The bishops and church boards- oiuiu on tne ne sieamer.
will remain for a day or two finishing
business matters.
The elections today resulted as follows:
Directors of the Foreign Missionary So
ciety. L. O. Burtner. S. W. Kiester. J. S.
Kendall W. R. Funk, J. G. Huber, Will
iam McKee and J. B. Fout.
Board of control of the Home Mission
ary Society, D. R. Miller. I. O. Miller. H.
H. Fout, E. B. Blcrraan. J. A. F. King, J.
Shambaugn. Alex Anderson. W. H. Wash
lnger and H. S. Gabel.
Sunday school board, A. B. Stratton.
Mrs. Charles Kumler. L. M. Mlttendorf,
W. Z. Roberts and W. A. Smith.
Directors of the board of church' erec
tion. C. Whitney. J. A. Michaels, H. G.
Roop, H. F. Shupe, S. C. Coblenz, J. N.
Cogan. W. F. Parker, J. W. Ruth, J. U.
Welnland.
Executive council of. the Young Peo
ple's Christian Union, G. H. Hott, C. W.
Record and J. E. Shannon
Directors of Union Biblical Seminary.
E. S. IH-eaz, G. "W- Dearer, J. W. Lilly,
F. H. Rlke. Al B. SHauck. H. A. Thomp
son." J. H- Syder,-W. I. Beatty asd T. D.
Critee.
Choate's Last Function in England.
LONDON, May 22. Ambassador Choate
tnrfav unveiled a memorial window to
(John Harvard. In St- Saviour's Church.
Southwark. in the presence of a large
gathering, including the members of the
American Embassy, Mrs. Joseph Cham
berlain, the Archbishop of Canterbury
and Henri' Norman, M. P. Is was Mr.
Choate's last public function In England.
The American Hag floated over the South
wark Church during the ceremony.
PARIS. May 22.-"Jean Jacaues Henner.
AHMy b4 dAdtrd 0 &k& ecojftj. Qm aaftat&c todx ftdanted th rfaJUbe -French jointer, is serieaciy. ML J
King Oscar Will, Resume Reins.
STOCKHOLM. May 23. King Oscar
will resume the direction of state affairs
at the end of this week, thus terminating
the regency of Crown Prince Gustave,
who will proceed to Berlin to attend the
wedding of Crown Prince Frederick
William-
Noted Painter Seriously HI."
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. May 22. J. P. Marshall, special
commissioner of the Lewis and Clark Ex
position, was in "Washington today, h'av-
! Ing just paid a visit to Philadelphia for
the purpose of securing the Liberty Bell
j for the Exposition. It has not been defl
PH1LADELPHIA. May 22. An unusual , nltely decided, he said, whether the old
spectacle wai? witnessed today, when ( bell will be permitted to make the jour
more than 100 ministers of the Methodist i ney across the continent, but he Is hopeful
Episcopal Church solemnly marched to j of the outcome. Mr. Marshall Is gratified
the City Hall to express to Mayor Wea- at the amount of enthusiasm over the
ver their protest against the pending gas Exposition manifest in the East.
lease and to congratulate him on the. j e
stand he had taken. The decision to call Slgsbee Will Sail About June 8.
on the Mayor was reached at the morn- j
Ing session of the weekly meeting of the WASHINGTON. May 22. Orders were
Methodist Episcopal Ministers' Associa- ! prepared at the Navy Department today
tnn nftot- rcni..tir.n, v,n hon a dnnfri : directing Rear-Admiral Sigsbee, whose
rf Aro,.. rv,nm squadron has been selected for the trip to
who had voted against the lease.
France to bring to the United States the
SHUR-ON
as?- remains of Paul Jones, to be readv to nro-
The ministers assembled at the Method- ceed from New York not later than June S.
1st book room at 2:C0 P. M., and prayer
was offered by Rev. Dr. Garbutt Reed, '
president of the association, In which he .
asked that "the city might be delivered .
from evil designs of evil men." The i
march to the City Hall was then begun. ,
The Mayor met the clergymen In his
reception-room. The resolutions were de
livered to him by Dr. Reed. In a brief
speech, and remarks were also made by ,
several other clergymen, all In protest j
against the pending lease.
ine jaayor in replying wiu inai ne Die t tit :
would do everything In his power to pre- 1U, ucais. e msuie juur passes
vent the consummation of the proposed ' against breakage for one year without
We are headquarters for Shur-on
Eyeglasses, Torik Lenses and Invis-
lease. but declined to outline his plans.
Two ward meetings were held tonight. :
at which addresses against the pending ,
extra cost.
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