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THE DAILY INTER OCEAN, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17. 1899: MAKES A GOOD START Milwaukee Railway Company Will Meet City Haltway. IT ASKS 'FAIR PLAY Politicians Backed by Two Newspapers Fighting H. C. Payne, Business Men Plan a Big Convention Hall-Whisky1 Men Change Attitude Toward the Trust.

Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. MILWAUKEE, Aug. few days the Milwaukee Electric Railway and ago Light company made a proposition to the common council which any business man, spirit of fairness and justice, will moved by a is at least a good start toward tosay gether with the city in the effort to solve ti the problems long before the people- cheaper fares, permanent transfers, and extension of franchises. -For instance, such prominent citizens as General Louis Auer, L. W.

Halsey, T. L. Kelly, E. H. Bottum, E.

P. Hackett, and Banker John P. Murphy, express themselves favorable to a' respectful consideration of as the company's proposition, while such men as Comptroller John R. Wolf, City Treasurer Bollow, Populist Henry Smith, City Attorney Runge, and other politicians, demand, practically, and absolutely in the case of Smith, that the street-railway people be ignored and driven off the streets. These political opinions are not valued at a very high rate, and most people know what they mean.

The politicians are playing for popularity with the masses, which they profess to believe are in favor of robbing the railroad owners. But if they believe any such thing they are mistaken, for no man, no matter how prejudiced, can ride five miles on a Milwaukee street-car line without hearing words of commendation either on the part of residents or visitors for the management of the system. One frequently hears a Milwaukeean inform a guest whom he is showing the town that he can get a transfer that will allow him to ride all day for one fare, if the passenger is so disposed. Ana even a blind man would discover that there is not a railroad in the country that has better cars, better roadbed, better employes, than the Milwaukee system. Nevertheless, the people of this town are not allowed to escape a rehearsal of the whines against capital even during the vacation season.

The company makes a lead with a new proposition, sufficiently guarded, of course, to protect what it has bought and paid for, and all the maddog talk begins where it was left off auring the cool weatner of April. People who complain that the proposition is not sufficiently specific should remember that it takes two to make a bargain, and that if one of the number is anxious to trade he must say something to indicate his desire. This is what the street-railway people have done. The communication sent to the aldermen by the railroad people is a straightforward bustness proposition, inviting investigation, and any one but a Henry Smith will admit it after reading it. Reasonable men will gladly take up a matter of this kind to discover what there is in it that will be of benefit to Milwaukee.

Every one is in favor of a 4-cent fare. This goes without and as the company has expressed a willingness to grant the rate to its patrons, the conditions are worthy of consideration, and not the contempt shown by the political scavengers, freebooters, and assistant trust newspapers that own no railway stock, but wish they did. The railway company, in: its communication, binds itself to nothing. Why should it? It merely makes suggestions, which the city can adopt or ignore, or discuss. The company says frankly that It is prepared to make certain concessions, and tells the aldermen what it expects to gain in return.

Is there anything wrong about this? The company has spent millions in improving the system, and it would be utterly foolish to cut the rate of fare unless it bad some assurance that it would in some way benefit by 50 doing. Why should it deliberately give away what it has cost a vast fortune to build up? None but Henry Smith of the whole raft of Populists can anhe gives: "I hope that this council will swer this, and this is the intelligent answer have nothing to do with the company. Let its franchises expire, and then drive it off the street." This is the argument. And it is the only argument advanced up to this evening by that blatant demagogue, as Horace Rublee used to specify him when he was mustering the local cranks for an editorial drubbing. Demagogues of this stripe delight in keeping the city in a turmoil, but conservative Milwaukeeans, of which the population is largely composed, have no sympathy with the eleby Smith and the Milwaukee Sentinel.

It ought to be said, in fairness to the Sentinel, however, in classifying it with the man it has so often denounced for doing just what he is doing now, that it disagrees with him in the method of disposing of the street railway people. It advises the council 'ot politely inform the company that it has not thrown up both hands for the politicians so that its pockets can be reached without much exertion and danger; not in these SO words, but it advocates politeness in declinirg the 4-cent offer, for the Sentinel is always polite and ladylike, while Smith coarse and rude. They only differ in the Method; that's all. Both are doing as much damage to the street railway property as they can. In times past the patrons of the street have suffered great inconvenience as the result of the politicians' war on the The desire to embarrass the has company.

company resulted in much unnecessary delay in completing many of the big improvements. But the people are waking up, and there are indications of a stsong change of sentiment. It would be foolish for a supporter of the railway company to say that the trouble has all been on one side. The officers of the company have made mistakes; but they have always shown a willingness to rectify them, which is something that cannot be said of the freebooters whose special game is Henry Payne or anything he is connected with. One of the anti-railway newspapers would have reople believe that Mr.

Payne is a pirate, and that his particular object in life is to steal Milwaukee and drive all the people away so his company will have no patrons. Representatives of several business associations and the board of managers of the Exposition association met this afternoon to discuss the question of building a new vention ball. Architect Clas gave a description of the kind of building it has been proposed to erect, first explaining that it will be impossible to rebulld the Exposition building. His plans are for a new building which will cover the entire site from State street to Cedar street. It is to be in two grand sections, and will have a stage at each end, so that when necessary the whole ball may be thrown open for large conventions.

For small conventions, concerts, operas, and other meetings It will only be necessary to utilize one section of the building. The seats will be arranged so that one of the sections will be an amphitheater, which will have a movable floor, with an area of 100x180 feet. The whole floor space may be removed and the space used for athletic field sports. The plans of Mr. Clas include an extensive gymnasium, and an ample drill hall for the National guard, as well as office quarters for the organizations making their headquarters at the ball.

When the hall is thrown open it will accommodate 30,000 people. In discussing the proposals of securing the Democratic national convention for Milwau-. kee next year, Chairman Donnelly estimates that $20,000 will get it. He also believes that the convention will bring 100,000 visitors to the city where the convention is held. Consequently, according to a hotel man, there would be something over 90,000 people without hotel accommodations here.

His figures furnished the convention committee place the hotel capacity at 4,000, providing some of the guests will be satisfied with cots. This information was presented at a meeting this afternoon, but Mayor Rose did not attend it. Nevertheless, active work will continue to secure the convention, and 100 Milwaukeeans will be asked to subscribe $1,000 each to a guaranty fund for this purpose. Of course it will cost several thousand dollars for preliminaries, traveling expenses, and other things contracted for by the committeemen, but this money is said to be forthcoming. It will be invested to find out whether Milwaukee has chance to get the convention.

Every one in Milwaukee is wants maintained for conventions, this and an organization purpose, but it is not expected to carry anything it cannot lift, so the mayor and his political assistants will take all the responsibility in this matter. The convention of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers' association came to a close this evening with a banquet at the Hotel Pfster. Cleveland, Ohio, was named last night as the place for the next meeting, but resolution, amending this action, WAS passed today, selecting Philadelphja, where the conventien will be held, Aug. 16, 1900. Curt M.

Treat of Buffalo, N. attended the meeting in the Interest of his city, and the delegates were won over for the PanAmerican season in 1904. Today's session was chiefly remarkable on account of the change of front which some of the members displayed with reference to the trust. The trust bad not a few sympathizers in this morning's session, and pains were taken to prevent the passage of resolutions strongly condemnatory of the trust. It was not the desire of members to precipitate a conflict with the trust, and the association is to pursue a policy of self-preservation, fighting only in the event of being attacked.

The following resolution relating to the trust, offered by John F. Pogue, a distiller of Cincinnati, was passed: "That the province of this association not to attack or fight anybody except the enemies of the liquor trade, and that this associaticn recommends to both branches of the distilling interest of Kentucky that the production of bourbon whisky in the state of Kentucky for Eve years to come be limited to not excee-1 20,000,000 gallons per annum." Among the resolutions adopted were visions for the following: "That the present tax of $1.10 a gallon on whisky is excessive and is defeating the revenue of the government by placing too great a premium upon illicit distilling. "That the exscutive committee should make an effort to secure expressions from dealers and distillers of the country as to the present bonding period, with reference to its proposed reduction, the committee to be governed by a majority of opinions in going before Congress for legislation. "That action upon the tax reduction and bonded period should go hand in hand; that the commissioner of internal revenue be requested to rescind his ruling providing for weighing of certain spirits, and that the old system of gauging by the rod be returned to; that Congress be asked to modify or abate the system of surveillance over tax-paid whiskies, on the ground that it is unnecessary to put the government to great expense and the dealers to inconvenience." There was sharp discussion over the posed reduction of the bonded period from eight to three years. and other proposed changes.

The rectifiers prefer changes which distillers and others are opposing. It is said that the outside distillers will insist upon an equal division of capacity in Kentucky. The combine claims to own- threefifths or more and bas already announced its intention of producing this coming sesson and aggregate of 14,000,000 gallons. As it is conceded that the crop should under no circumstances be greater than 20,000,000 gallons, this would leave only 6,000,000 for the outsiders. The outsiders declare that on account of their numerical strength and the extreme difficulty of making allotments satisfactorily they will require about 10.000,000 gallons.

This would leave 10,000,000 for the combine and a great many distillers and dealers are of the opinion that the Kentucky Distillertes and Warehouse company will be satisfled with that amount. In point of what is technically termed tub capacity there is no question that at the present time the combine is greater than the independent forces, but numerically the houses on the outside are much greater than those in the trust. It is also claimed by the outsiders that should the efforts now being made to restrict capacity fail, additional tubs will quickly be added to the outside distilleries, thereby creating a greater capacity for production than is possessed by the Kentucky Distilleries and Warebouse company. When the dealers learned through Mr. that the officers of the Kentucky DisPogue tilleries and Warehouse company were willing to a committee of the independents to arrange terms, they regretted what they had said about the trust to the reporters.

P. H. Noland of New York addressed the this morning on the need of coconvention between the distiller, the wholesaler, operation and the retailer. He is the organizer, of the National Retail Liquor Dealers' association and spoke by invitation. Edwin A.

Detroit told the convention about Burch of Canadian liquor laws and the antagonism existing in Canada to United States Canliquor dealThere are about six distilleries in ers. control the business in the doada and they minion. distillers held a meeting The independent Louisville, Aug. 8, which a commitin tee was appointed to confer with the KenDistilleries and Warehouse company in tucky regard to an agreement limiting producKentucky for a period of one, three, tion in or five years. This committee wrote a letter to the Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse company for conference.

They received a letrelating circumstances and 11 from Edson Bradley, vice asking a ter dated Aug. Warehouse stating that all of the president of the Kentucky Distilleries and company, officers of the company excepting himself are away from New York on their summer vacaassuring them that they will be tions, but glad to confer with the committee of inde- Mr. pendent distillers at an early committee date. Bradley suggested that the meet Angelo Myers of his company at the Gibson house, Cincinnati, Aug. 16, for the purpose of a preliminary talk and also to arrange through him for the conference with all of the officials of the combine.

Mr. Pogue, chairof the committee of outside distillers, man on recelpt of this letter from Mr. Bradley, telegraphed from Milwaukee that it would impracticable to meet Mr. Myers, but that be would be glad to hold the conference they with the officials of the combine at an early day. According to cable advices in the newspathe E.

P. Allis company of this city has pers, captured the contract to build two supply engines for the tramway system in Glasgow, its figures being $572,720. The vote of the tramway committee, according to the cable, was 7 to 6 in favor of the Milwaukee Arm. A representative of the Allis company said today that the firm had received no intelligence Glasgow as to the result of the comfrom petition. The only doubt regarding the matter was, he said, whether the city would give the time necessary to make the engines.

The Allis company could not agree to furnish them under eighteen months, and the committee was disposed to insist that a year or A little over be the limit. The report as to the decision seems to indicate that the committee has conceded the time. Escaped Convict Is Captured. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug.

Warden W. S. Green of the Joliet prison secured a requisition today for Paul Williams, alias William Etut, colored, and left with the prisoner. Etut escaped from the Joliet penitentiary and was caught in Cincinnati and identifled by the application of the Bertillon system. He was out on parole when he committed a burglary in Chicago, for which he was returned for nine years, but escaped a short time ago.

REDUCED RATES SOUTH. $15 to Jackson, and Return. On Aug. 22 the 1111- nois Central will sell CENTRAL tickets Chicago to VALLEY Jackson, and return, at $15, good to reROUTE turn until Sept. 4.

ParRAILRO office, ticulars No. at 99 city Adams ticket street. Main 99. QUARREL OVER OFFICE Colored Women Disagree at Close of Their Convention. SNUB 18 RESENTED Northeast Federation Withdraws from the Association.

Miss Elizabeth C. Carter, President of Society of 1,000 Members, Speaks Her Mind. The close of the convention of the National Association of Colored Women of 'America yesterday was marked by crimination and recrimination that Anally ended in disruption. The delegates from the New England states withdrew in anger and served notice on the convention that all of the New England members would formally withdraw from the association. These number over 1,000 and constitute the Northeast Federation of Colored Women's clubs, which joined the national association in a body.

The rock on which the association split was the distribution of offices. It started when the convention, after stormy debate, reelected the president, Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, despite the provision of the constitution that officers shall not be eligible to re-election, and the climax came when the New England delegation failed to secure a single place. The Eastern delegates made a strong fight to elect the president of the Northeast federation, Miss Elizabeth C. Carter of New Bedford, recording secretary, but they were defeated, and when the convention tried to pacify them by creating the office of assistant secretary for Miss Carter, as sort of salve for their wounded feelings, the storm broke.

Miss Carter positively declined the office, and the entire New England delegation swept out of the convention. But before the members went they said few pointed things. They had come all the way from New England and paid out their good money for railroad fare, and they considered that they had not had a show for their money. They did not propose to go back officeless to their constituents without making a row about it. "You were all very glad to get the Northeast Federation of Colored Women's Clubs into the National Association of Colored exclaimed Miss Carter, with some warmth.

"But you have never given the representatives of that section of the country any consideration in the way of offices. All you seem to want of us is our money and our influence to help the growth of the association. The excuse for not recognizing us at the last national convention was the fact that we were not represented there by any delegates. Need No Consolation Office. "Now, our people have gone to considerable expense to send delegates to this convention.

We have paid out over $400 for railroad fares alone. We expected some recompense. We do not want It in the form of a consolation office, created only to salve us over, and, what is more, we won't take any such an alleged honor as a gift. In the name of the Northeast Federation, I refuse the office of assistant recording secretary, to which this convention bas so kindly elected me, and I wish to announce the withdrawal of the federation and its thousand members from this association." It seemed to be a case of the ins against the outs. Most of the old officers were reelected, and the outsiders who got in were those whose votes had helped the general, plan.

The constitution prohibits the reelection of national officers of the association, and an amendment was voted down on Tuesday which would have allowed the re-election of such officials indefinitely. That amendment was generally supposed to have been put forward in behalf of Mrs. Terrell, and in order to give her friends a chance to place her again at the bead of the association. With its Mrs. defeat Terrell all chances of her of the co-workers re-election of.

or any on the national board of officers were belfeved to be lost. But when the convention opened yesterday morning the friends of the president had regained their courage, and a new road out of the difficulty was discovered. After an hour had been consumed in desultory business, a motion was carried to go into executive session for the first time during the convention, and to proceed to the election of the national officers for two years. As soon as the reporters had been sent out of Quinn chapel the partisans of Mrs. Terrell announced that there was no valid reason why she should not be.re-elected to the head of the National Association of Colored Women of America.

Mrs. Terrell, her friends pleaded, had been elected in the first place only to All an unexpired. term; therefore, the. prohibition against re-election did pot apply to her. The struggle between Mrs.

Terrell's friends and her opponents lasted until long past the noon hour, which had been set for the time of adjournment, but it finally ended in the choice of Mrs. Terrell for the next president. Then the convention took hour's recess for luncheon Danger Signals Unheeded. The moment the convention met in the afternoon the antagonism of the New England delegates began to crop out. Three candidates for first vice presidency were put in nomination.

They were Mrs. Josephine B. Bruce of Indianapolis, who is the present occupant of that office; Mrs. Josephine St. Pierre RufAn of Boston, who has for many years been prominent as an organizer and leader of colored women's societies in the New England states, and Mrs.

Libbie C. Anthony of Jefferson City, Mo. Mrs. Anthony at once withdrew her name. Not to be outdone, Mrs.

Ruffin immediately arose and followed Mre. Anthony's example, adding that she was not a candidate for any office in the gift of the convention. That was the first signal of danger, but the delegates refused to heed the signal and proceeded to re-elect Mrs. Bruce as their first vice president in still further defance of the rules laid down in their constitution. Mrs.

Josephine Silone Yates of Kansas City, was re-elected treasurer; Mrs. Jerome Jeffrey of Rochester, N. national orgarIzer, and Mrs. Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, chairman of the national executive committee.

All were re-elections. The first change in the existing list of national officers came when Mrs. Lucy Phillips of Jackson, was chosen to succeed Mrs. Lucy Thurman of Jackson, Mich. Three ballots were taken.

Mrs. Thurman was candidate for re-election, and on the second ballot the vote stood 69 for her to 70 for Mrs. Phillips, It requiring a two-thirds vote to elect. Then Mrs. Thurman withdrew from the contest and moved that Mrs.

Phillips be elected by acclamation. Miss Carrie W. Lynch of North Carolina was chosen corresponding secretary, over the present incumbent, Miss Anna V. Thompkins of Washington, and Mrs. Fannie B.

Williams of Chicago. The vote stood: Miss Lynch, 102; Miss Thompkins, 19; Mrs. Williams, 16. Last Office Causes Action. The disruption of the association came over the contest for the only remaining office, that: of recording secretary.

Mrs. Christin S. Smith, the present recording secretary, is sick, and has not attended the convention. She was not a candidate for re-election. Three candidates were nominated.

They were Mrs. Connfe 'E. Curl of Chicago, Miss Elizabeth C. Carter of New Bedford, and Mrs. Mary Sutton of Pittsburg.

The first ballot resulted In 73 votes for Mrs. Curl, 64 for Miss Carter, and 3 for Mrs. Sutton. Mrs. Sutton was more or less gracefully dropped out, and the second ballot taken.

That gave Mrs. Curl 88 to 52 for Miss Carter. The third resulted in a gain for Miss Carter, who received 59 to 81 for her Chicago competitor. It took ninety-four votes to elect. The delegates were plainly growing tired of balloting, and a movement was made and declared carried instantly by Mrs.

Terrell for the election of Mrs. Curl by acclamation. An attempt was made to propitiate the New Englanders, whose wrath was visible, by proposing that a new office of assistant secre-1 tars be created, and Miss Carter be chosen to of Boston rose and waving the constitution that position by acclamation. Mra. Rumin reminded the delegates that there was 20 such office provided for in the constitution, and that such an important document could not be ruthlessly amended without moment'e notice.

In spite of this the delegates chose Miss Carter of Massachusetts to the Immediately created office of assistant recording secretary, But it was noticeable that the New England delegates did not vote. Miss Carter, jumped upon her feet the moment the vote was announced and said she did not want the office and would not take it. Several delegates tried to explain at the same time to Miss Carter that no attempt had been made to slight her or the federation which she represented. But Miss Carter declined to accept any apology in lieu of an office. "There is a certain dignity that goes with womanhood, and that I must.

she stated. "Moreover, when I say -a word I mean it and I stick by it. I must still refuse and resign. Protest Against Lynching; A mass meeting of colored men was held lest evening at the mission-room, No. 511 State street, for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternates to the African -American league, to convene at Bethel church Aug.

18. The Rev. William Gray presided, L. C. Stone and L.

V. Valley were chosen delegates, and George Montague and the Rev. William Gray alternates. Resolutions were passed asking the people to take steps and employ vigorous measures to protect every citizen in this country from lynching and mob violence. CONVENTION OPENS TODAY.

Annual Meeting of the Afro-American Counell Begins This Morning. The annual convention of the Afro-Americouncil opens in Chicago today. The sescan will be held in. Bethel church. The council is the most important organization of negroes in America as a representative of the interests and well being of 10,000,000 people.

In every state there are clubs, and more than 300 delegates are expected to attend the convention, which will not adjourn until Saturday. The Colored Men's Cook County Republican club has named delegates to the assembly, exSenator T. T. Allain and Louis Anderson having been chosen as representatives of the club. The Afro-American council was organized in Rochester, N.

sept. 15, 1898. Its aims and purposes are set forth in its constitution as follows: "The objects of this organization shall be: (1) To investigate and make an impartial report of all lynchings and other outrages perpetrated upon American citizens. (2) To assist in testing the constitutionality of laws which are made for the express purpose of oppressing the Afro- American. (3) To promote the work of securing legislation which in the individual states shall secure to all citizens the rights guaranteed them by the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the constitution of the United States.

(4) To aid in the work of prison reform. (5) To recommend a healthy migration from stricken sections of our land to states where law is respected and maintained. (6) To encourage both industrial and higher education. (7) To promote business enterprises among the people. (8) To educate sentiment on all lines that specially affect our race.

To inaugurate and promote plans for the moral elevation of the Afro-American people. (10) To urge the appropriation for school funds by the Federal government to provide education for citizens who are denied school privileges by discriminating state laws." The officers of the council are: President, Bisbop Alexander Walters; vice presidents, Bishop A. Grant, Bishop: W. Clinton, Bishop B. W.

Arnett, the Rev. G. W. Lee, John C. Dancy, L.

G. Jordon, R. H. Terrell; counselor, D. J.

Jones; secretary, Mrs. Ida B. Wells-Barnett; assistant secretary, R. W. Thompson; Bray; chaplain, the RewF.

J. Grimke. The executive committee is as follows: T. Themas Fortune, Abram Grant, H. P.

Cheatham, Judson W. Lyons, J. Shea, Ida B. Wells- Barnett, W. A.

Pledger, John Mitchell, J. P. Peaker, George W. Clinton, R. H.

Terrell. Bishop C. R. Harris will deliver the opening at 10 a. m.

this morning. The Rev. A. J. Carey will welcome the delegates on behalf of the pulpit, and A.

H. Roberts on behalf of the people. Responses will be made by Bishop (H. M. Turner, D.

LL. Mrs. Josephine St. P. Ruffin, Boston, the Rev.

G. W. Lee, Washington, D. and George H. White, M.

Tarboro, N. C. Then will follow the president's address and the secretary and treasurer's report. At 2 p. m.

former Governor P. B. S. Pinchback will report on the literary bureau. FuR At the evening session the subject for discussion is "Business Enterprises of the Race and How to Foster Them," by Professor W.

E. B. DuBois, A. Atlanta, Bishop B. W.

Arnett, D. Wilberforce, Ohio; Warren C. Coleman, Concord, N. James HILL, Jackson, and W. R.

Pettiford, Birmingham, Ala. One of the most important matters to be presented at the convention will be the following proposed Federal statute: "Whenever any number of men assemble in any state or territory of the United States with the intent to take the life of any person who has been accused, without due process of law, of the commission of any criminal oftense by lynching, burning, cutting, maiming, such act will be declared a crime against the government of the United States, and whoever is privy to such attempt or is present aiding in the commission of such offense, shall be tried in any United States court and if convicted shall be punished by death. And it is further enacted that the government of the United States shall have the right to interfere in any state or territory of the United States where men assemble: together for the purpose of lynching any person. "Whoever shall tamper or interfere with or intimidate any witness who has been properly summoned to give testimony in any case of said lynching shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $1,000 or punished by imprisonment. in the penitentiary for not less than three years or both." The council will also attempt to shape the political policy of the colored race, and the work of the bureaus of state emigration and education will be reported and acted upon.

GENERAL GUEST HITS BACK. Iowan Takes Exceptions to Governor Shaw's Appointment of Gen. Prim. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. BURLINGTON, Iowa, Aug.

new chapter has been written in the famous controversy in the Iowa National guard between General James Guest of this city and General John R. Prime of Chicago, In which Guest replies to a letter from Governor Shaw, giving his reasons for appointing General Prime as Brigadier General of the Fiftieth Iowa National guard. The Governor makes the statement that he has not revoked the commission of General Guest, but says that It was taken from him when the Iowa troops went to the front, and that the commission has now been given to General Prime. The Governor adds: commander-in-chief I can assign the command to whom I will." In reply General Guest says that If the brigades were really disbanded when the regiment went to the front the Governor had no right to appoint Brigadier, but that offcer should have been elected by the soldiers. From legal standpoint General Guest has certainly the best of the argument.

From the appearance of things at present there will be some Interesting developments during the encampment here. Captain D. H. Clarke's New Position. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean.

CHAMPAIGN. Aug. Captain D. H. Clarke of the Fifteenth United States intantry, now stationed at Roswell, N.

will be the new military instructor at the Untversity of Illinois. Major Brush, who held this chair, is now with the Seventeenth regulars in the Philippines. Fishing at Cedar Lake, Ind. There is nO lake near Chicago where the fishing is better at the present time than at Cedar Lake, on the Monon route, forty miles from Chicago. Frequent trains and low rates.

City ticket office, No. 232 Clark street. Depot, Dearborn station. TO STUDY SOCIOLOGY National Convention Opens at Lake Bluff Today. ELEVEN-DAY SESSION Leaders in Charity and Temperance Work to Attend.

Mayor Harrison on Programme for Discussion of Municipal Ownership. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. LAKE BLUFF, Aug. series of meetings, covering eleven days, will begin here tomorrow morning for the study of social, religious, and economic problems. It is to be national sociological convention and students from many distant points will be present to hear the papers and take part in the discussions.

After the preliminary meeting af the school of methods, under Miss Helen L. Hood, the programme begins with an essay as a preface to the great: volume of matter. to: be considered. The topic is, "'The Social Field; Its Needs and Opportunities," and it will be discussed by the Rev. W.

E. McLellan, A. pastor of the Berwyn Methodist church. For the remainder of the week the programme is follows: Thursday, Aug. J.

17-8 p. "The Perils of the City," the Rev. Q. A. Henry, D.

Friday, Aug. 18-11 a Christianity and Social Harry, F. Ward, A. Chicago, warden of Northwestern University settlement; 8 p. "Social Value of the Kindergarten, Miss Mary McDowell, Chicago, superintendent Chicago University settlement.

Saturday, Aug. 19-11 "Social Settlements," Mrs. Emma W. Rogers, Evanston, superintendent Northwestern University settlement; 8 p. "'The Saloon and Finances," 8 John Sobieski, Missouri, lecturer I.

0. G. Review of Carl the Rev. C. J.

Little, D. LL. Evanston, president Garrett Biblical institute. Sunday, Aug. "Prayer W.

for the led by the Rev. F. Barnum' 10:30 sermon, the Rev. C. J.

Little, D. LL. 5 p. Sociological Movement in Its Relations to Christianity," Charles 0. Boring.

Chicago; 8 p. 'The Mission of Altruism, the Rev. J. F. Berry, D.

Chicago, editor Ep worth Herald. Classes Sociology to Held. Classes in sociology will be conducted daily, Sundays excepted, from 9 to 10 o'clock, and from 10 to 11 o'clock Miss Helen L. Hood will lead in school of -methods for temperance workers. Prominent members of the Woman' Christian Temperance union will make addresses on the best schemes and plans for advancing that particular branch of work.

In: these classes, as in the more formal meetings of the convocation, all present will be invited to discuss the subject presented by the speakers. The author of each paper will have ten minutes in which to answer eriticisms and make explanations. A wide range of questions will be investigated, including studies on the influence of saloons in politics and society, perils of foreign immigration, studies in diet, strikes and labor problems, the conduct and reform of prisons and penal institutions, and the relations of Christianity and the church to sociological thought and evolution. Mayor Harrison to Take Part. Mayor Harrison is expected to speak OD "Municipal Ownership of Public Utilities" Tuesday evening.

Sunday services will be devoted to the church's Interest in the new problems. The Rev. G. Flack of Chicago have charge of the music, assisted by Miss Florence Tunison of Jacksonville as organist. The presiding officer of the convocation is to be Dr.

J. G. Evans, superintendent. The other officers are: Assistant superintendent, Miss Helen L. Hood; corresponding secretary, Miss Adah Jenks; recording secretary, the Rev.

F. W. Barnum, and treasurer, H. A. Haines.

A general reception tonight preceded the formal opening of the sessions today. Addresses were made by the Rev. C. G. Trusdell, D.

the Rev. F. W. Barnum, and Mrs. Anna M.

Barnes, welcoming the visitors to the convention. In response the Rev. J. G. Evans, D.

the Rev. G. K. Flack, A. and Miss Helen L.

Hood spoke briefly. Miss Hood is associate superintendent of the World's W. C. T. U.

School of Methods. WINONA BIBLE CONFERENCE. Notable Gathering at the Winona Lake Assembly. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. WINONA LAKE, Aug.

opened the famous Winona Bible conference, conducted by the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. of New York. Ministers and laymen from all over the United States, especially the West, throng the grounds.

This conference has gained fame of D. L. Moody's great mass Bible study. Two meetings were held today. H.

C. Smith, Dr. Chapman's private song director, conducted song service, and the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman the opening sermon at night.

The meeting lasts for about ten days. Some prominent speakers are George T. Purves, D. LL. the Rev.

W. G. Moorehead, D. the Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin, D.

the Rev. R. C. Torrey, the Rev. Alexander Patterson, and the Rev.

C. M. Sheldon. At Danville. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean, DANVILLE, Aug.

Chautauqua programmes today were more on the general order, as no special events or speakers were advertised. The speaker on the morning programme was George Hindley. In the afternoon Dr. M. P.

Wilson delivered a lecture, "The Picket Line." At night the principal attraction was a series of moving pictures. Tomorrow is Republican day, and speaker of the day will be Congressman Dolliver of Iowa. Riverside Park Chautauqua. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. BEARDSTOWN, Aug.

was Knights of Pythias' and Knights of Maccabees' day at the Riverview Park Chautauqua association. This morning Thomas Dolg of Chicago, grand -keeper of the Maccabees, spoke. -Dr. E. B.

Randle lectured this afternoon on "The Wonder of the Twentieth Century." Arthur F. Cummings, chancellor commander of the state Knights of Pythias, spoke this afternoon. This evening W. Hinton White gave an illustrated lecture on travel. Tomorrow will be Masonic day.

Bishop McCabe will lecture. Bishop McCabe at Lithin Assembly. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. SHELBYVILLE, Aug. -Bishop MeCabe had a fine audience at Lithla assembly this afternoon.

After the regular exercises in the morning programme, M. Mountain of Terre Haute preached an old-fashioned revival sermon, which was a delight to the older people, at least. Evangelist Gilbert of Indiana has charge of the music. Tomorrow Bishop Arnett of the A. M.

E. church will lecture on Is the Negro Doing with the White Man's Civilization The New Lenox Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. JOLIET, Aug. The thirty-second annual encampment, Joliet district, Rock River conference, Methodist Episcopal church, opens on Centenary camp grounds, in New Lenox, tomorrow.

It will continue to the 28th, under the supervision of Presiding Elder Holmes of Chicago. Among the noted divines who will be heard during the meeting are: The Rev. Bishop S. M. Merrill, D.

LL. the Rev. C. E. Mandeville, D.

the Rev. P. H. Swift, Ph. D.

the Rev. G. M. Parkhurst, D. the Rev.

H. G. Jackson, D. and Bishop James M. Thoburn, D.

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ONE ITEM IN DOUBT Payment of $150 Made in 1898 May Be Added to Amount. Story That Pinkerton Detectives Had Found the Fugitive Is Myth. The examination of the accounts of W. A. S.

Graham, late school agent, was completed yesterday and the report of the expert accountants handed to Graham Harris, president of the board of education. The report shows the main defalcation to be, as at first reported, $34,500. The only other suspicious transaction is the payment of $150 in December, 1898, about which there is some doubt in the minds of the experts. The larger amount was taken from a $50,000 made with Graham by County Sudeposit perintendent Bright on the account of the state school tax. Of this amount only $15,500 was turned over, the balance of $34,500 being left unaccounted for.

The transaction in which the $150 is involved took place two years ago, when the Royal Trust company paid that amount as interest on the mortnote of Charles C. Housel. The examgage iners found the check was reported in error as payment for rental by Peter Schafer, as the records of the auditor now show Housel is in arrears for the interest and Schafer is credited with all rent due. If Schafer has recetpts for the amount, which cannot be learned at present, as he is out of the city, the defalcation of the agent will be increased the amount named This will be settled by the experts in their final report, which will by be completed soon. To Ask Surety Companies to Settle.

In speaking of the report, President Harris said: "The original figures, placing the peculations at $34,500, have been confirmed by this report, though, of course, the entire system of books has not yet been examined. We are glad to hear it is no larger. The surety companies, as soon as the complete report is made, will be informed of the resul: of the examination, and we do not anticipate any difficulty in securing the amount from them. As regards the $150 mentioned in this report, I believe it wili be shown to be due to an error in bookkeeping. "Of course we shall prosecute Graham.

do not see why the impression that we would not do 80 was so widespread. Graham has been indicted, and we shall do our share to gee that he is punished for his crime. "Neither myself nor Attorney McMahon has heard anything from the Pinkerton detective agency in regard to the whereabouts of Graham, but I suppose, if they found a good clew, they would notify us in some way. Pinkerton Story Is a Fake. The story in a morning paper yesterday that the Pinkerton National Detective agency had located W.

A. S. Graham, the former school agent, in a Southern city is pronounced absolutely without foundation. "The Pinkerton agency has never had the slightest connection with the Graham said a representative of the agency, yesterday, "and we have no interest whatever in his whereabouts." slick enough to get out of the way of capture as far as possible," said one of his former associates. "Still no one about here believes he will eventually escane.

as the surety companies have a way of locating their men. We all believe he is out of the United States, though of course we have no reasons for believing so further than our knowledge of the man." President Harris will not remain long enough in the city to receive the additional report of the examiners. He intends to leave in a couple of days for Quebec, where he will meet Mayor Harrison, and return to Chicago with him in time for the first meeting of the board of education in September. Mr. Harris was called to Virginia by the illness of his father, but found him so much improved that he thought best to leave there and come to Chicago before going to Quebec.

CLERK RECEIVED COMMISSION. Indianapolis Employe Got 7 1-2 Per Cent on Hardware Purchases. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. photographs were exhibited of a receipt in support of a charge that W.

B. Shaffer, a clerk in the city clerk's office; received a commission on supplies purchased for the city from the Hildebrand Hardware company. The commission amounted per cent of the purchase. When interviewed on this subject Shaffer this afternoon admitted that he had demanded and received the commission, but declared that upon the request of Mayor Taggart he had returned it. He produced a recelpt for the commission returned.

OBITUARY. Professor G. A. Heuch of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, died at the city hospital in Boston yesterday after undergoing a surgical operation. He was thrown from a bicycle while touring through the White mountains a few days ago and his skull was fractured.

The funeral of Clarence Hadley Pickering WAS held yesterday afternoon at the family residence, No. 5031 Madison avenue. The Rev. Mr. Strain of the New England Congregational church officiated at the services.

The pall bearers were: H. G. King of Detroit, C. S. Tracy of Syracuse, N.

Hosmer Dorland, Rush Britter, E. C. Lindsly, and Robert Hale. The interment was in Oak- cemetery. Hear Eli Perkins.

Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. TAYLORVILLE, Aug. thousand people attended the Mechaniesburg Chautauqua today to hear Eli Perkins on The Philosophy of Wit." Miss Eva Cross and Miss Lillie Bradley gave vocal selections and Miss Margaret Brooks recited. In the evening chorus, under the direction of Professor Harry. Fellows sang several songs, and the Slayton jubilee singers gave a concert.

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