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DR. A. C. HIRST IS HERE New Pastor of Centenary Church Ready to Assume Duty. HAS A CREDITABLE RECORD "Was a Leader In Reform "Work in San Francisco.

Has Held Important Charges in Cincinnati, Pittsburg, and Other Cities. Centenary's new minister. Rev. A. C.

Hirst. D. LL. arrived In this city yesterday from San Francisco to assume bis duties, and is the guest of Mr. I L.

Bond, No. 612 West Monroe street. He Is welcomed very cordially, and his assignment is the unanimous action of all the authorities, which means that the oldest and largest Methodist Episcopal church on the West Side Is to maintain its leadership In membership and good works. Rev. Dr.

Hirst comes 'direct from the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church, of San Fran- BET. A. a HIRST. Cisco, one of the principal religious organizations on the Pacific coast, and to the charge of which he went in 1891 from the not less responsible post of president of the University of the Pacific. This far Western service, however, has been, after all, only an Incident lii Dr.

Hirst's career, which has been wrought principally in the great Middle West, and for the most part in Ohio, which has contributed so many bishops and leaders to Methodism, including Bishop Stephen M. Merrill, of this city. for a long time next before his California service, he was the minister of the foremost Methodist pulpit in Cincinnati, at Trinity. Dr. Hirst is indeed a native of Ohio, and was educated there In Hanover College, taking his degree in 1839.

He devoted himself to educational work till 1870, being professor In the Ohio State University, snd superintendent of schools at Ironton. Ohio. Entering the ministry twenty-five years ago this summer, he filled pulpits in Chillcothe. Marietta. Columbus, and Pittsburg, as well as Cincinnati.

He is a graceful pulpit orator, and, while never neglecting the spiritual side of Christianity and the characteristic warmth of Its expression in Methodism. Dr. Hirst is equally Interested in public affairs. Thus, he was chairman of the Citizens' League meetings In San Francisco for the suppression of immoral dives; also chairman of the executive committee of evangelical work In that city, and president of the Pacific coast branch of the Chautauqua movement and Monterey assembly, C. L.

S- C. Likewise he impressed his strong personality as chairman of the Midwinter Fair religious congress. With such a record for national Indorsement, Dr. Hirst's ultimate gravitation to Chicago was inevitable, and especially to Centenary, which has a habit of fishing tor whales CEXTBlfAKT METHOD 1ST CaCRCH. In all waters, and landing them bodily on the shores of these inland seas.

The Centenary official board went on record unanimously in behalf of the Golden Gate preacher, and, while theoretically the College of Bishops is absolutely responsible to itself alone, yet In reality such powerful nominations are always ust as effective as they are at Rome itself. Heeding the unanimity at Centenary, as expressed by its board of trustees, Bishop Warren transferred Dr. Hirst at once, and Bishop Goodsell, presiding at the Rock River conference. Just closed, appointed him successor to Rev. Bolton, who, after serving the full canonical period of five years, goes from Centenary to South Park Avenue Church, this elty.

The board of trustees of Centenary Church consists of Messrs. L. L. Bond, E. C.

Delano. A. G. Lane, Judge Edmund Burke, Walter M. Pond, M.

C. Deane, James Frake. Dr. I. N.

Danferth, J. S. Harvey. The church has 1.000 members. CONCERT AT THE JJOOJf REST CLtn.

Sixty-Five Tog Women Enjoy Ten asd Musical Proframn, Sixty-five young women who are employed in the business center of Chicago took lea together last evening at the Noon Rest Club, No. 4 Monroe street, and by way of dessert took a lesson on the mandolin, with none other than Slgnor Tomaso as teacher. It was the season's first concert, for these scholars In music have diligently improved, during vacation, the instructions of last year, which was the first In the club's history. Indeed, every evening the past summer, at the club's summer house, the Aloha, at South Haven, right en the shores of the lake, the evening star, If not the moon herself, has risen to the pleasing accompaniment of tbe mandolin. Doubtless this attraction partly helped on the marked success of the Aloha, which Is a Wheel within the wheels of the Noon Day Rest, and where fully 128 young women of the club recreated the past summer, each staying two or three weekst Already The Inter Ocean has presented a picture of this wonderfully successful resort, which, with all its comforts, was created by the Aloha Lend-a-Hand Club for Just tGOO.

Every Friday evening the mandolin lesson is to be repeated. Music, however. Is only one note In the Noonday Rest harmony, although no other department is more advanced, since a little orchestra already xists In embryo. Perhaps next In Interest among the 700 members of tbe club, which was only organised May 1, 1894, for the benefit of all downtown working girls, is the traveling class, conducted every Thursday night by Mrs. John Sherwood.

Last Thursday there were 125 present. They traveled through Italy by the photographic air line, and at last accounts were In Florence visiting the galleries. Fifty or sixty high-art illustrations are enjoyed weekly. This class is free to all working girls, and so is the art class, conducted every Tuesday evening by Mrs. Mary H.

Ford, in bright talks on American art and literature. The other lectures are to pay classes, the fee being 10 cents each lecture for a course of ten, aad the principal lecturer is Dr. Samuel WU- lard, of the West Division High school, who every Monday night takes on Grecian history with the girls, and his lectures are. Illustrated by maps and photographs. Every Wednesday night a French class of sixty members is taught by Mme.

La Barre. while on the same evening the physlcar culture class or about nrty. arrayed in gmnastie dress. Indulges In club swinging, with accompanying: observations by Mrs. Bertha John son on health, diet, and dress.

Thursday evening Miss vanaerpoeirfOne ol tne nest oi tne teachers in the Art institute, conducts a class In drawing, and the pupils draw direct from casts similar to these in the Art Institute. -Probably there will be formed a young people's musical club of five or six hundred people, taught by Professor Tomllnson himself Saturday nights in tne oeauuiui new rianaei music Hail, at tne corner or anasn avenue and Randolph street. Members will pay 10 cents a lesson, and It will be a mixed class for young women employed down town and their escorts. A ainglng class of 100 members Is already enrolled at the Noonday Rest. Many of the members of this most admirable institution support members of their families as well as themselves.

DIFFERS WITH DEBS. Illinois Federation of Labor Makes Fsrmal Statement. Peoria, 1L Special Telegram. The Debs business bobbed up again on this closing day of the Illinois Federation of Labor, as it has on very day of the session. At yesterday's session Secretary Groves, of Chicago, presented a resolution expressing the sympathy and Indorsement of the federation in the work of Eugene V.

Debs in the strike against Pullman and the Railroad Managers' Association, and at the same time disapproving of the utterances made by him through the newspapers from the Woodstock Jail, to the effect that trades unions are Inadequate. This morning the resolutions committee reported the resolution back without recommendations. Mr. Hart, of Chicago, moved the adoption of the resolution, and then the fun commenced. There were speechces by Salisbury, Rotramel, Fath, McCarthy, Schilling, Hart, Groves, Arnholt, Ferris, and others, but the sensation of the day came when Secretary Groves, in a heated speech, accused Secretary Schilling, of the Labor Bureau, of being the mouthpiece of the railroad corporations of the State at Springfield, when the arbitration bill was before the Legislature.

Schilling answered back and branded the statement as false. Mr. Pomeroy finally presented an amendment as follows: Whereas, Eugene V. Debs has stated to the public that the railway brotherhoods had been repudiated by organized labor. Resolved.

That tbe Illinois State Federation of Labor deny such assertions and extend to the railway brotherhoods our approval and assurance of continued eateem. This was adopted unanimously. A resolution was adopted Indorsing Governor Alt-geld's administration. Resolutions -were adopted strongly condemning the convict labor system of Illinois. The report said: The prison of Illinois has gradually undergone a change from the contract system to that of State account, coupled with the diversification of trades.

While the State account system is no doubt more humane to the prisoners and In many ways superior to the barbarous contract system under which tbe contratctor sought to grind out of the convict all the profit available, mill we are of the opinion that under the State account system plan the commissioners of the prison are often forced by atress of circum- atancrs to unload their wares at times when the market Is most sensitive and prices are easily slaughteered. Your committee Is also of the opinion that further reform in the system -of prison labor of Illinois Is largely impeded because our neighboring States are still under the old contract system and send their products Into the Chicago markets and other cities of our State, so that should we prohibit prison labor entirely here it would only lead to Increased opportunity for contractors of neighboring States to the gap and reap a greater harvest. We therefore recommend that the present committee solicit the aid and co-operation of the labor and reform forces of other States to aid us in our work. The report recommended that the convicts be used in making material for roads. The platform adopted practically declared for the single tax, asked for a constitutional convention, and Closed with the following revenue plank: We demand that the General Assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax In proportion to the value of his.

her, or Its property subject to taxation, such value to be ascertained by some person or Persons to be elected or appointed In such 'manner as the General Assembly shall direct and not otherwise; provided, it shall be optional who eacn county oi tne state, or less political division thereof, to fix and determine by majority vote of such county or less political division the class or classes of property upon which taxes for public revenue shall be levied. But the General Assembly shall have power to tax persons or corporations owning or using fran- cnises ana privileges in sued manner aa It shall from time to time direct by general law, uniform as to class upon which it operates. At the afternoon session It was decided that each organization be allowed five delegates to the federation and that the per capita tax be 4 cent per month. It was ordered that the secretary-treasurer give a bond hereafter. A resolution was unanimonsly adopted calling on Governor Altgeld to pardon John L.

Geher and the other Little Mine rioters. The new officers were installed, and, after changing the dates of the next convention, to be held at Belleville, to Nov. 14, 1896, the convention adjourned. A banquet and ball was held tonight, with a large attendance and a long list of toasts. WORKMEX BEATE.V AT HOLI.E.

Striking- Grinders of Deere Co. Resort to Violence. Moline, Oct. 11. Special Telegram.

Excitement has run high among the striking grinders of Deere Co. for the past twenty- four hours. Six Belgians of the lot Imported from South Bend were set upon by strikers and their sympathizers and beaten. This morning they refused to go to work, the arguments of the strikers having produced the desired effect. Charles Blad, a Moline man who is at work in the grinding shop, was knocked down with a weapon last night.

John Fram was arrested today, as was also another striker named Wida, who had succeeded in getting into the grinding shop, and was Intimidating the new A railroad spike was, found on him when he was arrested. This morning when Superintendent Moore visited the boarding place of the six Belgians, who failed to come to work, he was unable to Induce them to attempt It. They claimed that they were informed that there was no strike here, and also that they were afraid to go to work. At noon nine Hungarians, who bad been at work during the forenoon, were surrounded at their hotel by strikers, who threatened them in case they returned to work. The superintendent, hearing that they would not go to work in the afternoon, held a conference with them at the hotel, but was unsuccessful.

On leaving the place be was surrounded by several hundred men from other shops who offered no violence, but contented themselves with Jeers and opprobrious epithets. Later tbe Hungarians reported at the office and demanded transportation back to South Bend, claiming they were afraid of their lives. The superintendent agreed to furnish them speclsl police protection if they would remain, but refused to do anything further. Pittsburg. Oct- 11.

The afternoon ses sion of the miners' and operators' conference was taken up with the report of the "uniformity committee." The discussion of the report resulted in tbe adoption of resolutions embodying the following: That all company stores be abolished en or before Jan. 1. 196, and after that date no mine owner, superintendent, or other employe shall be directly or indirectly connected with or interested in such store; that the recognized screen of the district shall not exceed sixty superficial feet, with one and one-nait racnes Detween tne bars, the screens to be free from all obstructions: that miners shall be allowed a check weighman on every tipple, he to be laid by the miners through the company's pay roll; that a committee of three operators and three miners shall govern the appointment of the check weighman and shall endeavor to have him made a State officer; that this convention adjourn to meet en the first Thursday of December to arrange tbe scale for 1896, at which time, if uniformity exists, and the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company and others refuse to pay the scale rates, then tbe miners and operators bind themselves to consider the New York and Cleveland Company rate as the price for the district, and shall so declare. Tomorrow the price for dead work and the day scale will be taken up. Of the many features of the New General Atlas, with marginal index, there is none of greater Importance than its educational value.

It Is convenient and useful to the business man, helpful to the student and workingman, and almost Indispensable to children in school or studying at home. See advertisement on an other PRECEDENT IS FOUND Case of Jonah Interests the EJpis- copal Convention. REVISION IS DISCUSSED Urged That the New Constitution Be Cast Overboard. Better Results May, It Is Asserted, Be Reached After a Period of Delay. Minneapolis, Oct.

11. Special Tele gram. In the House of Deputies of the Epis copal triennial convention this morning resolution was presented for final adjourn ment Oct. 18. It was not acted upon.

A message was received from, the House of Bishops announcing its selection of Louis ville as the next place of meeting. The depu ties having previously selected Atlanta, both houses selected committees of conference. A resolution was adopted calling for a full report of the committee on revision next Monday. A discussion brought out the admission from Dr. Hoffman that the commission did not expect to have a constitution adopted at this convention.

Dr. McKIm, of Maryland, referred to the story of Jonah. The ship's company labored hard to save the ship before they cast Jonah into tbe sea; In the same way the convention had labored bard with the con-ttitution. Jonah profited by being cast overboard; after his throe days In the sea he learned several valuable things. In like manner the constitution.

Dr. McKim argued, would be the better for being thrown over for a time. "We have spent a week on this subject," said Dr. McKIm. "and what have we accomplished? We have plural Ired a word and mangled a definition of the church." The deputies adopted sections 4, 5, and 4 of the new constitution.

The chairman of the House of Bishops announced tbe appointment of the Bishops of Nebraska and Florida as a committee to nominate a board of trus tees of the Proyer Book Distributing Society. The house concurred with the House of Deputies In discharging the old Joint committees on the marginal readings of the Bible, and in the appointment of a new commission. Concurrence was also voted in the appointment of J. Pierpont Morgan on the commission on archives. Leave was given to tbe two committees on Christian education to sit together.

The house concurred with the House of Deputies In the proposed relndexing of the last Journal of the convention 189C and tbe preparation of an Index to the digest of canons. To this concurrence was added a request for a committee of conference on the subject matter Of an index to the whole body of Journals. 1789-1895. The question of form ing the new missionary district of Duluth, Northern Minnesota, came up, but was put ever to Monday, because of the Illness of Bishop Whipple. Both houses will go on an excursion to Faribault tomorrow.

MISSION WORK IS DISCl'SSED. Rational Connell of Conarrearatlonnl Chnrehea Hears Reports. Syracuse, N. Oct. IX Today 'sessions of the National Council of Congregational Churches of the United States were given over to the six missionary societies under the supervision of that body.

The first part of the morning was devoted to the report of the Congregational Church Building Society, submitted by Rev. L. H. Cobb, D. of New York.

The next society to report was the Congre gational Home Missionary Society, through Rev. Washington Choate, D. of New York, secretary. Rev. Samuel H.

Virgin, of Pilgrim Congregational Church, New York. spoke on the report. He eulogised the asso ciation, which he said has produced the at mosphere in which civic virtue and patriotism has flourished and brought the majesty of the law and the beauty of the gospel to mold human character. "It has," he added, "fur nished many a Parkhurst and many a Roosevelt, whose successful though unreported toils have changed the character of towns and cities." Rev. Richard B.

Foster, of Oklahoma, spoke on the work on the frontier, in which he had been engaged twenty-six years. Rev. D. W. Bartlett, of Utah, said that the work In that territory had not been a failure.

The coming election in November would furnish a crisis In Utah Territory. If the people vote for Statehood, the Mormons will control the principal offices, including that of Governor, and civilization will be set back five or ten years. Rev. Edward A. Paddock, of Idaho, said the politics of that State must be purged by the Congregatlonalista and tbe little red school- house.

Rev. Thomas G. Lansdale, of South Dakota, brought the greetings of that State and gave a report of the work there. For Kansas Rev. James G.

Dougherty reported In an interesting manner. A dispatch from the pastor and congregation of tbe First Congregational Church of Portland. in viting the council to meet there in 1898 was read. The council acted on the church unity ques tion by adding the following resolutions: 1. That a committee on Christian unity be appointed at tbe session and that they be in structed to inrorra all national bodies that are in fellowship with ns that they are authorised to represent this council in calling an interdenominational congress whenever any considerable number of our sister churches shall have signified their readiness to co-operate in the call and also to assure them that we hope for great good from such a congress, especially In the increase of mutual love and the multiplication of opportunities for practical fellowship.

1. That we commend our brethren who have sought to promote comity by Interdenominational organizations in the several States and request our committee to encourage similar movements in all parts of our land. S. That we ought to show that we are nnsecta-rian. not by undervaluing our principles, but cultivating and expressing the spirit of brotherhood toward all the followers of Christ.

This evening, after the report of the American board of commissioners for foreign mis sions, Samuel B. Capen, of Boston, delivered an address on behalf of all tbe societies on The Missionary Obligations of Our Churches, and tbe Reasons for Greater Loyalty In Sup porting Our Six Congregational Societies." A mass meeting at Plymouth Church has been arranged for Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Addresses will be delivered on the general topic: "The Relation of Christians to Good Government." LCTHERAX WOSE1 IX SESSIOX. State Convention of the Missionary Society Opens In Iowa City. Iowa City, Iowa, Oct.

11. Special Tele gram. Tne iwenty-nrsi annual convention of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mission ary Society of the English Lutheran Church opened here today. Miss Jane Steele, of Fairfield, delivered the president's address. Cornell, 111..

Oct, 11. Special Telegram. The convention for Sabbath-school workers of this and adjoining counties came to a close in Cornell today. The sessions throughout were largely attended and tbe Interest taken was great. Tbe schools were well represented by delegates.

The forenoon session today was taken up by listening to the reports of the county officers. President Beers leading In a county and township conference. The sec retary report snowed no lamog on in ue work, but that a larger number of children are yet out of schools. Plans for more effective work were laid to bring the children Into schools. The election of officers resulted aa follows: President, B.

R. Johnson, Cornell: vice president, A. McKay, Ponttee: re cording secretary, O. L. Kerr, Oris wold; sta tistical secretary, Mrs.

Nellie Slyder, Pon-tiaci treasurer, C. E. Legg, Pontiao. Dwlght was the convention's choice for next rear's convention. Eau Claire, Oct- 11.

Special Telegram. The' Northwestern branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society reached final ad journment this evening. The principal busi ness of heyday was tM appropriation tor ise work of the year. Miss Dellne, the mission ary to India, made a plea for 880,000. The society finally voted $77,500.

Danville, was chosen as tbe next piece of meeting. A vote was taken on the subject of changing the name of tbe official the Heathen Worn an's Friend, and tbe majority were in favor of dropping the word "heathen" as an ob jectionable term. Miss Lamb, of Hagerstown. declared herself a candidate for a mis sionary field and will probably go to India. CHRISTIANITY IS OH TRIAL.

Its Divinity to Be Proven fcy the Re unions Cenonest of the Orient. Adrian, Oct. 1L1 Special Telegram. During tbe discussion of foreign missions by the Presbyterian synod. Dr.

R. J. Service, of Detroit, said that if Christianity cannot eonquer the Orient It Is not divine, and that If Buddhism stands. Christianity Is wrong.Dr, Charles E. Bronson, of Saginaw, scored the church for Its lack -of liberality, denounced the church for calling home its missionaries.

and declared the average grammar school spent as much for gum at a penny per week In one year as the Presbyterian Church of Michigan provides to prosllyte the world. Dr, W. W. Carson, of Detroit, delivered an address on the subject. Major J.

H. Cole, of Adraln, was ordained to the evangelical ministry by the Monroe presbytery. There was a heated discussion on synodical sustentatlon In relation to home' missions this morning, during which Rev. W. K.

Spencer, of Adrian, rebuked members of the synod, including Assistant Moderator Gray, for levity. The question will be submitted to the presbyteries for consideration. The synod closed its session tonight by listening to addresses on "Tappan Association," by Rev. J. M.

Gelston, of Ann Arbor; on "Alma College," by President A. F. Bruske; on "Michigan Female Seminary." by Rev. John Gray, of Kalamazoo. Seventy-nine ministers and thirty-five elders have attended the conference.

Clay City, 111., Oct. 11. Special Telegram. The third day's session of the Illinois annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, convened this morning at the Methodist Church, with a large attendance.

The services were opened by Elder D. Brown, of the Gees port district. The conference this morning granted a leave of absence to Rev. R. L.

Watts, of Wal-dron, and to Rev. J. L. Winchester, of Murpbysboro, and a location to L. F.

Lawrence, of Mount Vernon. Rev. H. Clay Morrison, secretary of the board of foreign missions made a report. The following pastors were received on trial: William Tool.

W. W. Swift, H. D. Denning.

Q. O. Wblsnant. John R. Nelson, and C.

J. Presley, and the following pastors were received into full connection: C. L. Hess. H.

W. Bostwick, S. L. Dycis, William Jordan. M.

Vaughn, and John Williams. The following ministers from the Baptist Church were received: Rev. A. Barton, of Stonef ort, and R. J.

Parks, of Cairo. This afternoon Bishop Isaac Lane, of the eolored Methodist Episcopal Church of America, addressed the conference in the Interest of the Lane Institute of Jackson, Tenn. Bishop Lane preached. to a largo congregation at the church this evening. Rev.

J. E. Garrett, of Dix, who was charged with causing dissent ion, was scqultted by the conference. The local preachers elected deacons were: W. W.

Swift; R. C. Carpenter, and C. J. Paysley.

A resolution was adopted commending Governor Culberson and the Legislature, of Texas, for their prompt action in suppressing fighting. Tbe conference resolved to use its best efforts to see that tbe Sabbath day is more generally observed, pointing out the growing tendency among the people to use the day for pleasure Instead of the worship of God. 1 Rev. A. D.

Ichlda, ef Osaka, Japan. was present today. Mr. Ichlda is a native of Japan, and was educated fn this country. He will address the conference tomorrow on "Missions In Japan." Rev.

H. Clay Morrison preached tonight at the Christian Church, on "Missions." Mason City, Iowa. Oct. 11. Special Telegram.

The missionary celebration last night taxed tbe Methodist Episcopal Church to Its full capacity. Chaplain llcCabe divided his time with Dr. Hartwell, secretary of tbe Freedman's Aid Society. The latter set forth tbe needs and conditions of the colored men of the South, There was a spirited contest over the election delegates to the general con ference. Nmuwhwii -eanotSaUes wor In-the Held.

The first ballot resulted In the elec tion of Dr. Kynette. of the Church Extension Society, and Presiding Blder Albrook, of the Cedar Rapids District, Tbe second ballot put In President King, of Cornell College, and Dr. W. F.

Barclay, pastor of the church of this elty. The third ballot elected Dr. L. N. Fel lows, of Toledo.

In the lay conference T. B. Taylor, of Hampton, and A. C. Ross, of Ossge, were chosen.

Resolutions were passed by the lay conference declaring for resubmission and op posed to all forms of license. Some spirited discussion took place pending tbe passage of the resolutions. At 4 o'clock the laymen, upon invitation, met with the annual conference, and Bishop Fowler spraag a sensation In his address to them He waa asked to respond to the speech snd resolutions presented by them and he laid special emphasis on the resolution favoring the admission of women to tbe gen eral conference. He said he "was decidedly and emphatically against It" At the conclusion of his speech there was a commotion, and his address will doubtless have considerable ef fect on the vote on the questlton, which has been set for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The Woman Home Missionary Society met this afternoon at 2 o'clock.

The following officers were elected: Mrs. N. S. Brush, president; Mrs. M.

C.Alsbaugh, vice president; Mrs, L. D. Peck, treasurer; Mrs, J. G. Van-ness, secretary.

Mrs. N. 8. Brush was elected ss delegate to the annual meeting at Colum bus, Ohio. BISHOPS SUCCEED THEMSELVES.

Election Is Held at the Evaanrcllcal Conference. IlL, Oct. 1L Special Telegram. The election of four Bishops of the Evangelical Association this morning did not change the board, all the Bishops being re- chosen. Bishop William Horn presided on this the eighth day of the general confer ence, in anticipation of the elections there was a larger attendance of visitors than usual.

Most of the delegates had maintained a sphinx-like silence as to bow they meant to vote, and this whole assembly pre sented the appearance of dignified expect ancy. When the order of the day was taken up the chairman spoke regarding the Importance of the election of Bishops, and asked Revs. G. Fritscbe, of Milwaukee, and R. Yeakel, of Cleveland, to Implore the throne of grace that only such men as God has chosen might be elected Bishops.

Tbe chairman read from the book of discipline the duties of the episcopal office, and requested the assistant secretaries to act as tellers. The number of voters In the conference Is 88, making 45 necessary to a choice. The election of Bishops waa determined on the first ballot, which was as follows: Bishop Breyfogel, of Reading, 76 votes; Bishop Esher, of Chicago. 67 votes; Bishop Bowman, of Chicago, 65 votes; Bishop Horn, of Cleveland, 68 votes. Bishop Horn requested that the language question be taken into consideration in the assignment of his part of the work by the episcopal board; otherwise he would have to respectfully decline the proffered honor.

He was enthusiastically sustained, after a long and animated discussion. For senior publishing agent Rev. C. A. Thomas, of Cleveland, was re-elected on the third ballot, At the afternoon session the assignments for Sunday preachers were made, and balloting proceeded for a second publishing sgent.

Rev. H. Mattlli, present Incumbent, was chosen. For editor of tbe Chiisllche Botschafter, the German family weekly. Rev.

G. Hetnmuller, present editor, was re-elected. Rev. 8. S.

Spreng was, on the first ballot, elected editor of the Evangelical Messenger, which he bss ably edited for eight years. Rev. F. Zimmennann, of Milwaukee, was elected editor of the Evangelical Mags-sine, Bundesbote and German 8unday-School Literature. Rev.

J. C. Hornberger waa reelected editor of the Living Epistle, the Evangelical Alliance Messenger, and English Sunday-school Literature. Rev. T.

C. Meckel, of Cleveland, was re-elected corresponding secretary of the Missionary Society, and Rev. William Yost, of Cleveland, was re-elected treasurer. Rev. C.

Pfund. of Des Moines, was elected superintendent of the orphan home at Flat Rock, succeeding Rev. V. Braun, who died several weeks ago. The name recently adopted," Evangelical Alliance Messenger, for the Young People's Alliance paper, waa changed to Evangelical Her- V.

BAILEY IS TO BLAME Had He Tended to Business Mr. Hosing "Would. Not Shiver" WHAT MR. KEMPER SAYS Sat ground-AH Summer When He Should Have Worked. Report on the Chemical Bank Divi- dend of 6 Per Cent for Co- lumbia Depositors.

Washington, D. Oct, 1L Special Telegram. "Well, let him shiver; we are getting these things every dsy. They are sending lots of articles like that to us all tbe time. It is the usual splutter of Postmaster Hesing, who is always' spluttering or fussing about something." This statement was made by Mr.

Kemper, of the Supervising Architect's office, while commenting upon a newspaper slip which stated that Postmaster Hesing and his official force at Chicago are suffering from cold, and tbat the work of the government Is Interfered with because of the Inadequate heating arrangements of the old postofflce building In Chicago. Continuing, Mr. Kemper said "The fsct Is we have sent a beating inspector out there. He left on Monday, and he Is, un doubtedly, there now. The fsult for the ex isting condition of affairs lies with Mr.

Bailey, the custodian. Mr. Bailey knew, or should have knowa, perfectly well, what the condition of the building was. But be sat there all summer when it was the proper time to make any necessary repairs, and did not say a word to us about the condition of the heating apparatus, and now tbat It Is cold he and Hesing are both holding up their hands and shouting in this way." Bailey Bheald Have Known Better. It was suggested that Mr.

Bailey may have supposed that the government would move Into the new building before the cold weather set In. Mr. Kemper replied: "Mr Bailey could not have supposed that. He knew entirely well what tbe contract Is. and that It would not be possible to move Into the new building before Dec 15, and It was his business to let as know what the situation was.

We cannot know what tbe condition of the heating apparatus Is In all the public buildings of the country. It is the business of the custodian to tell us. That is what the custodian Is there for. The contract for getting into the new building was not made until Au gust." It was suggested to Mr. Kemper tbat it was extraordinary that six months should have elapsed after the law waa passed before the contract for the erection of the new building was let, especially in view of the fact that tbe appropriation was made Immediately avail able and was at the disposal of the Secretary of the Treasury from March 4.

And Mr. Kemper was reminded that from March to August Inclusive was a period of six months. Mr. Kemper could only reply that the Supervising Architect could not do everything at once, aad that, while the Chicago building waa made special, everything else could not be laid aside because of It. Report on the Chens leal Bank.

The report In the matter of the failed Chem ical National Bank of Chicago has been received at tbe office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The officials In temporary charge of that bureau decline, however, to make it nubile, or to say anything In regard to It ex cept tbe mere fact that it has been received. The officer In charge today said that there la no probability that any dividends will be paid, aa tar as be knew: he did not know that any report would be made la the case. The presumption Is that no public statement will be made as to the character of this report until after the return from Europe of Comptroller Eckels, who has been making a tour of the continent as a guest of ex-Congressman Cable, the young Illinois millionaire. Mr.

Cable Is engaged In grooming Mr. Eckels as Democratic candidate for Governor of Illi nois against Mr. Altgeld and all the world. It is possible tbat there are some peculiar rea sons why the officers of tbe Comptroller's Bureau do not. care In his absence to make this report public The Chemical National Bank failed in 1893, and there has been a great amount of complaint on the part of the stockholders ever since because of tbe way its affairs were managed under the receivership.

Comptroller Eckels himself has been severely criticised for some things In connection with the management of tbe bank, particu larly because of the appointment of a law firm of which his brother Is a member as attorneys for the receiver. It has been claimed that unusually large fees have been allowed to these attorneys. The stockholders claimed that they had been denied Information to which they were entitled. Yielding apparently to their entreaties, the Comptroller recently named a committee to examine the affairs of the bank and report to him. It is tbls report which has Just been made to the Comptroller's office.

It will probably be treat ed as a personal and not as an official docu ment, and for that reason may not be made public Certainly there Is no probability that any publication will be made respecting It un til after the return of Comptroller Eckels. The investigating committee is composed of 8. W. Lamson and A. T.

Ewing, of Chicago, ana juages uo trance ana Dibbell, of Juliet, ft Censnls Cnder Fire. The Treasury Department Is engaged In investigating serious charges of alleged complicity between certain Consuls and consular agents and some Importers in this country. The authorities refuse to give names either of Consuls or of the Importers, or of the countries from which the Importations come. Tbe Consuls, however, are said to be tbe ap pointees oi tnis administration at the time tbat Joslah Qulncy was Assistant Secretary of State, and was, as the mugwump papers charge, looting the Consulstes. An officer of the treasury custom service, referring to this subject today, said: "There is undoubtedly a great deal of undervaluation at tbls time.

There hss been more since the new tariff law went Into effect than there was Before, we are fighting undervaluations all the time." After making this damaging admission as to the Increase In undervaluations under the new tariff law, this customs official continued: "We have no definite evidence that there Is any co-operation among the people who are engaged in these undervaluations, so fsr ss this country Is concerned. If there Is anv suspicion of co-operation on the part of the inuea states consuls I am not aware of the fact." A Chance la It evidently fs the desire of the Treaaurv Department that the Consuls and Consular officers be placed under the Jurisdiction of tbe Treasury Department. Tbelr duties re late almost entirely to customs matters. They are almost exclusively connected with the execution of laws which have arterial re lation to the Treasury Department, Yet un der tne existing system they can receive no instructions from the tressurv. The mat er proportion of the Instructions which they uerive irom tne mate department are the suggestions which come to them from the Treasury Department at second hand.

The treasury authorities say It la difficult to ob tain rrom the consular officer proper attention to the custom laws because thev are not subject to tbe discipline of the Treasury department, ine consequence Is that the course of many of the Consuls Is exceeding ly unsausiaiory to tne Treasury Department. It has occasionally happened that the suggestions of the Treasury Department, which through the State Department have reached the Consuls, have been Ignored. A consular officer Is very apt to consider himself a superior person, and to treat the rec ommendations of tbe Treasury Department as an intrusion. Assistant Secretary Hamlin is said to be of the opinion that United States the extent that their duties relate to customs matters, and to treasury lsws, should be made subject to the Treasury Department, A fifth divide of 8 per teat has been de- .4 I SB bsW- SBT a- Its. VIWEft fiffVTiME a a Botie Ax Plug fks JUMPED INTO PUBLIC FAVOR ON account of rrs size and QUAuarrs a Great Big Piece OF HIGH GRADE The Infer Ocean's Directory OF PAOUItlEIIT AND RELIABLE FIRUS i In their respective lines.

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clared In favor of the creditors of the Columbia National Bank of Chicago, 111., making la all 70 per cent of claims proved, amountloa to f961.325.6L E. a W. NOTORIOUS HORSE TIIIEF CAPTURED Tons Jenkins Draascd from His Bed sy Sheriff Ilayes. Hammond, Oct 1L Special Telrrrsm. One of tbe cleverest captures msd In this vicinity la mnny day was effected early this morning, by 8herlff F.

Hayes and Chief of Police Halo at Tony Happy's roadhonse near Cole-hour, when they arrested Tom Jenkins, a notorious- horse thief. Tbe theft was committed at Crown Point last night shortly after 7 o'clock, when Jenkins snd a young man whose identity Is not yet knowa Jumped Into John Heoderson's buggy at the courthouse square sad drors rapid '1 in the lead TOBACCO FOR ly across the country. Mr. Henderson was In one of the stores snd did not miss his outfit until ha got ready to go home snout o'clock. Tbe loss wss reported to Sheriff Hsyes.

who seat telegrams to this city snd other points. The sheriff drove to this city, arriving here at o'clock this morning, and with the chief went to Coiehour. where tbe former recognised the buggy standing under a shed. Tbe landlord was aroused and tbe officers were directed to Jenkins' room, where, after a bit of parleying, he was put in Irons snd brought to Hammond. Sheriff Hayes lo.

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