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jry Retired Tneidar Afternoon mi Xotliinar Hu Bern Heard of Them Since Police Officer oa Trial for ssanlt and Battery. When criminal court adjourned yester-5ay afternoon the jury In the case Jeremiah Hiekey, tried for the murder of Joseph Murphy in LawrenceviUe last July, had not retimed a verdict. The Jury retired on Tuesday afternoon, and it W33 expected at the time a verdict would be agreed ujcn without any difficulty, but its iaiiure to report is an indication tha a fight Is on for a verdict of acquittal nd for manslaughter. The Verdi-t cannot be taken until this mora-Ing if ons is agreed upon. Thomas Scott, who was Identified with thfj murder case last week of Grif Ms-Daniels and Henry Stewart, who were acquitted on a charge of murder, was tried yesterday on a charge of felonious assp.ult battery.

The two were tried for the killing- of John H. Moore at the Black Diamond fteel works, and during the trial it was developed that Scott shot Stewart in the neck during1 the fracas. Scott was convicted of felonious assault and battery'- Joseph Boland and Terrance Boyle, South Side police officers, are on trial on a charge Of aggravated assault and battery made by John Wallace, the owner of a grocery store at 158 West Carson street. Wallace said that on the night of August 5 Boland called in his 8 tor and wanted to know if he wanted a man inside arrested. Some few words passed between the men, and Wallace said the officer pulled him outside and struck him over the head with a mace several times without provocation.

Wallace alleges that Boyle put the handcuffs on him when did not resist arrest. The defendants told a dITerent story. They claim that Wallace often criticised them for allowing men to loiter about his store, and when they passed on the night mentioned one of a crowd went in the store to escape them. Wallace, they daiir-d. contended the man was a custom and called Boland a harsh name.

As 'Wallace stepped from the door, the policemen claimed, he was placed under arrest, and was not struck until he resisted arrest, threw boland down and called upon a crowd to assist him. Tho case will be finished to-day. A number of assault and battery cases were disposed of during the day. They were as follows: Albert Schreiber, Mc-Iteesport, Patrick Crowley, prosecutor, not guilty; Margaret Mundy, -Joseph Moore, 2007 Larking alley, prosecutor, not guuty; Margaret Johnston, Mary Mc-Oliinte, Forty-fifth street, prosecutrix, guilty; Morris Harris, John Remmick, 2b2S Penn avenue, prosecutor, guilty; Mamie Kane, John W. Williams, Arthur ttreet.

prosecutor, not guilty; Richard Burns, Ernest Wunderlieh, Coraopclis. prosecutor, not guilty. John and Nellie Andrews -were acquitted en a charge of stealing a pocketbook from, D. J. Demaa.

SECRETARY OF WAR SUED. Bill In Equity Leading Out of Alleged Encroachment Upon Merrill Island. A bill In equity was filed In the United States district court yesterday by Catherine Crowe against Elihu Root, secretary of war; W. H. Bixby, major of the corps of engineers.

United States army, and William Martin, engineer in charge of the building of dam No. 2 in the Ohio river, asking that the government be restrained from encroaching upon property owned by the plaintiff upon Merrill Island, near the site of the dam. The piaintiff elieges that the consideration for the Imd could not be agreed upon and the matter was referred to the United States district attorney and condemnation proceedings were begun. Evidence on the part of the government was taken, the plaintiff alleges, and without notice to her the case was dropped later. The plaintiff alleges in conclusion that the land wss taken and asks that she be allowed $3,500 damages.

John Nevln, a bankrupt, went Into the United States district court and asked that the sheriff be restrained from sell-in? bis property, so that it miarht be disposed of by the trustee. He the court that the property would bring more If disposed of in that way and that his discharge from bankruptcy legally released him from his debts, but not morally. A hearing will be held. SAYS SHE STRUCK HIM. Wife Claims She Struck Her II lis -band for Calling; Her a Xnme.

The testimony in the divorce suit of Ida 2d Ross against Lewis Pearco Ross wan filed yesterday. Ross is a wealthy butcher In the East End. The couple were married November 27, ISsl, and lived together until ubout a year ago. Cruelty is allowed. Mr.

Rosa claiming that her husband began to 111 treat her early in 1893. Siis says that while he owned property worth SIS.IX.'O and did a business of over $1,000 a month, he would give her only $5 a week to run the house and found fault with her she spent more. He would not give her any money for herself until she asked him several times, and if she wanted a pair cf shoes she had to plead for thorn Tor a month before she got them. Mrs. Ross recites a long list of abuses which she alleges her husband heaped upon her and accuses him of being drunk half the time.

"Once he called me a vile name," she said, -and I slapped him in the mouth." Ross attended the hearing and testified that bis wife also drank. "Sne could drink as much beer as I could, and that was a good deal," he said. James K'ng CI irke filed a libel in divorce against hi) wife. Esther Bartlett Clarke, on August 1G. The papers in the case are not on record in the prothon-otary's Ice, but it is said that desertion Is alleged.

Three iibels In divorce were filed yesterday: Emma Hadiey charges her husband, WliMam W. Ha lley. with cruelty and desertion. They were married July 3. 1S89.

Desertion is also alleged in the ca.se of Anna M. Brunner against Henry Brun-tier. They were married February 19. 130. In the case of Jennie Ellis against Morris Ehis, who were married June 5, 1591, Mrs.

Ellis pays she learned on December 7, 3594, that her husband had another wife living from whom he had not been divorced. WOULD SOT AXSWER. 'Attorney and In a. Case Have n.n Interesting Encounter. There was an Interesting scene in com-tnon pleas court No.

1 yesterday during tha trial of the case of Hopper Bros. Co. against Daisy Bell, Constable P. Mc-Xnieruoy and William Gallagher, an action In replevin. Mrs.

Bell had bought $170 of goods from the plaintiffs they were levied on by her landlord. TThere was omo irregularity in the sor-Vice by the constable and when Mr. Mc-firiierney tok the stand there was a live-By- cross-examination by F. C. McGirr, Representing the plaintiffs.

Mr. McGirr sisked him this question: "Pat, don't you know that it is a fact trut you told mo yesterday that if you fSid not win this suit you would have to rove out of the Fifth ward?" Witness I ask the court if I am compelled to answer that question. Jude Collier No, you are not. Mr. McGirr Well, don't you know that you are drunk now and have been drunk tor a week on money furnished by the parties im plicated with you in this case? Witness I ask the court If I have to fon.wcr that.

1 Judge Collier No, that is a matter for the Jury and the man's appearance will tp-ak for itself. Gentlemen, you will to stop this. 1 The jury in the ease Id out. To-DT' Trial Lists. Criminal court Commonwealth vs.

X.ouls Vetter, John Curran, W. J. Adams, (Isidore Dupries, John Coyrollca (21. An-iii Mark-it. M.

C. Ryan, John Albert Tomlinson (2). Coleman tiaspsrick. Lizzie B-uwn, Stephen Soitz, Charles ech after, Margaret King, Antonl or, yak. William Atkins, Joseph Pt'osc-k.

(Sadie Barnard, Adam Kurgla. William i Btown, Harry Speiiberger, Henry A. Le-ise, Frnr.k Blazer. J. Henrv Jahn, Waiter C.

Feiree, Mary Ritchie, Mary Pabo, Joseph Pefferman et Herman Hoffman. Minnie Harris. Wiliiam Cap-; tain, John W. Goetz, Christ Rose, Henry Hall, James F. MeKee, Matilda Martens.

tommon Meas 1 Hareer vs. tonkins et al; Cavenaugh Co. vs. UJoore: Davis vs. Bailie; Over, use, vs.

jNtdntyre et al; Bennett vs. Pennsvlva.ia Company; Snyder vs. Feafon ft al: fcprtugficld Gas Engine Company f-s. Malie. 4 Common pleu No.

Lvon ta. I.Ic-piKiide: Shaw vs. Pittsburgh, Virginia Kauvray company; Preston PERMAXEXT ORGAXIZATlOX TO BE FORMED TO-MOllROtV. Objects Are to Look Afte the In-teret of Lay-men Thron the Church, and to Support the Question of 12 iuu-1 Representation. During the session cf the annual lay conference of the Methodist Episcopal church at Johnstown to-morrow an attempt will be made to organize a permanent organization of the laymen of the Pittsburgh conference.

The project is supported by the influence of the most prominent members of the church in the conference and there is little likelihood that the plan will fail of consummation. The object of the organization will be to urge upon the general and other conferences the recognition of the laymen to a degree that they have never before enjoyed. Equal representation with the clerical members of the conference has been the bone of contention betweeu the ministry and the laity for years." The Pittsburgh conference is one of the strongest in the church and a movement begun here with the indorsement of the conference will have a great deal of weight throughout the Jurisdiction of the church. When the organization is once formed here it will be a part of its plan to extend the campaign throughout as many of the other conferences of the church as possible. The consolidation of ail of them into one grand organization of laymen which may meet each four years as does the General conference is one of the hopes of the p-omoters.

The of the permanent organization of the laymen of the E. church is not a new one throughout the whole church, although the idea has never before been advanced within the bounds of the Pittsburgh conference. Some- of the annual conferences have these organizations. There are only a few of them, however, and they have never tried to extend the sphere of their influence elsewhere, and the organizations consequently have not amounted 'o a great deal. One of the chief objects of the organization will be to push the claim that the laymen have alreaiy filed with the General conference, and that is equal representation with the ministry in that body.

At the last meeting of the General, conference three years and some months ago a resolution was adopted granting to the laymen equal representation with the clergy. Since 1872 the representation had been two ministers to one layman. Prior to 1S72 only ministers sat in the General conference. The resolution of the General conference granting equal repre sentation had then to go to the annual conferences and to be ratified by a two-thirds vote. The conferences voted on it and the proposition was lost.

The second vote Is now being taken, and it is believed tnat the proposition has been lndorseo. The returns are not all in yet, however, and may not be until next spring and will be reported to the General -conference when it meets at Chicago in May. Should the proposition be indorsed, and there is little doubt that it will be. there is another question to be decided. Cer tain church authorities claim that the failure to ratify the action cf the Gen eral conference at the first vote killed tne idea and that it will again have to come up in tne great boay berore tne annual conferences can take another vote on it In a legal manner.

Others assert that the conferences had a right to vote on it again and that the last indorsement settled the matter in favor of the laymen. hatever view the delegated to the General conference may take of the mat ter, the laymen claim that a widespread organization will help the conference to settle it in their favor and with that end in view are organizing and are electing delegates on the basls or equal repre sentation and expect to seat them. The matter will be settled definitely at Johnstown to-morrow. FIRST U. P.

SYNOD OF THE WEST. Program Proposed for Its Meeting in Mntli Chnrch, Allegheny, In October. The program for the meeting of the First synod of the West of the United Presbyterian church, which is to be held In the Ninth church Grant and North avenues, Allegheny. October 9-11, has oeen prepared. It is expected that the moderator.

Rev. J. H. Breaden, will preside, and If he is not present his alter nate, Kev. a.

M. McMichaei, will preside. The meeting will begin at 7:46 Mondav evening, October 9, when the organization win De etreetea. The session of Tuesday will begin at 9 o'clock In the morning, when the business of the synod will be transacted. A recess will be taken at 12 o'clock and at 1:30 in the afternoon the attention to synodieal business will be resumed.

At 3 p. m. the addresses and conference will begin. The subject will De ana Kev. jj.

tz. Hawk will preside. The following addresses will be delivered: of a Revival in Puluit and Pew, Rev. W. H.

McMillan. D. D. "How Secure the Kind of Revival Needed." Rev. J.

A. Wilson. D. D. At 4:30 the business session will be resumed and the synod will recess at 6:30.

luesday evening at there will be an educational conference at which Rev. J. C. Wilson, D. will preside.

Addresses will be made by Rev. R. G. Fer-prson. D.

president of Westminster college; Rev. J. O. Paisley and Rev. H.

C. sweanngen. Synodieal business will be attended to at the mornlne meeting Wednesday and In the afternoon until 3 clock, when a mission conference will be held. Rev. Albert Gordon will preside.

Addresses will be made as follows: "The Indian," Mrs. H. C. Campbell, a member o' the Fourth church, Allegheny, and prominently connected with mission work; "The Negro," Rev. J.

W. Wither-spoon; "Suggestions from Standpoint of Homo Secretary." Rev. Alexander Gilchrist, corresponding secretary of the home mission board. Wednesday evening there will be a Sunday school conference, at which Rev. R.

L. Hay will preside. Rev. Mertz A. Eakin will deliver an address on "How to Enlist and Retain Scholars:" Rev.

W. W. Lawrence. "The Object of Sabbath School Work and How Attain." This meeting will close the sessions of the synod. A SILVER JUBILEE.

St. Thoma-s Chnrch, OaUmont, Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary. Twenty-five years ago yesterday the first service was held in St. Thomas' Protestant Episcopal church at Oakmont and the anniversary of the event was celebrated there. The audience which gathered to participate In the services included all the former members whose addresses were known.

About twenty members of the Episcopal clergy In Pittsburgh and vicinity were present. The music used at the first service was reproduced, the list having been preserved by Mrs. H. W. Armstrong, who officiated as organist at that time.

The introductory address was delivered by Cortlandt Whitehead, bishop of the Pittsburgh diocese, and the principal address was delivered by Rev. Frank M. Taylor, the first rector of St. Thomas' church. The other speakers were Rev.

George Rogers and Rev. Laurens Mc-Clure, D. the present rector. Luncheon was served at the parish house and the afternoon was devoted to short speeches by the visiting clergy and a number of the old parishioners. Ground has been broken for a new rectory at St.

Thomas' which is to cost about $8,000, and it J3 Intended to build a new church soon. COUXTV VISITATION. Snpt. Cork States That All Arrangements Are Completed. Supt, Hugh Cork of the house-to-house visitation that is to be conducted throughout Allegheny county Saturday under the auspices of the County Sabbath School association states that everything is in readiness for the canvass.

Good reports have been received within the past few-days from the most of the districts. Meetings are being held nightly in the various districts in preparation. A meeting was held last night at Homestead. To-morrow night meetings will be held at Homestead and Carnegie and Friday night a meeting will be held at Braddock. The prospects of being able to cover the field with the exception of about three districts are very bright and about 3,000 workers will be used in the canvass.

There are in all forty-two districts in the county. LawrcncevlHe Chnrch Club. The men of the congregation of the Butler Street Methodist Episcopal church at Lawrencevilie are preparing to apwi a club house within a few weeks. Negotiations are now pending toward securing a lease on a three-story building adjoining the church on Butler street. The club house will be devoted to reading room and library purposes, with a gymnasium equipment end recreation rooms.

Before winter it Is the intention to open a restaurant on the ground floor. Tha object CLAIM IT IS A Argument In the Diamond Alley Wideningr Heard In Court. There was an argument yesterday before J. W. F.

White in the matter of the proceedings to quash the ordinance for the widening of Diamond street. Exceptions have been filed to the report of Thomas Herriott, master in the proceedings. It has developed that there is a tie in the matter of the number of signers for the widening, while the law requires that euch an order must be petitioned for by a majority of property holders. Gov. W.

A. Stone In Coart. Gov. W. A.

Stone, executor of the estate of the late J. S. Atterbury, deceased, was In the orphans' court yesterday and asked Judge J. W. Over to relieve him of his trust.

The governor has a balance of 96 In his hands. The court said that as a successor would have to be appointed the governor should file a petition for hi3 discharge, and in the meantime his successor could go over his account, as the time for an audit by the court has not yet arrived. LEGAL URIEFS. The Armour Packing Company Issued an execution yesterday against Fred Beil-steln, to recover $453. Josiah S.

Nicholson has sued Dr. W. J. Rugh to recover for personal injuries received by falling from a scaffold at the defendant's residence in the Twenty-first ward. Judgment was given in common pleas No.

1 for the defendant the suit of Robert Simble against Elizabeth Gallagher, involving the title to certain property on Mt. Washington. Lyda M. Brundschuh had a capias issued yesterday for the arrest of Wilbert Maloney In a suit to recover damages for making an alleged criminal assault upon a ward of the plaintiff. In the case of Eliza A.

BuIIymore against Silas S. Brown a verdict for $1,310 was rendered for the plaintiff. The latter sued to recover for taking care of the defendant's wife during her last illness, paying her doctor bills and funeral expenses. A rule was granted in common pleas No. 2 requiring Stephen Wallace and others of McKeesport to show cause why they should not produce certain books of the Slavish Catholic church of McKeesport to be used at the trial of the equity suit to restrain the defendants from mismanaging the affairs of the church.

Judge F. H. Collier handed down an opinion yesterday in the stated case of the city of Pittsburgh against Rt. Rev. Richard Phelan, trustee of St.

Agnes church. The suit involved the right of the citv to i collect taxes on the convent in connection with the church. The court decides against the city. J. H.

Felmlee filed a bill In equity yesterday against Presley P. Murphy to compel him to deliver a deed for a certain house. The piaintiff says he traded an iptofest in a patent to the defendant for $400 and a house. The defendant sold his interest in the patent for $7,500. but has not delivered a deed for the house, according to the agreement.

In No. 2 the case of Newton Mann and wife against the Pittsburgh locomotive car wnrk is still on trial efore Judge John D. Shafr. The plaintiffs own property near the works of the defendant company on Braver avenue. Allegheny, and allege that the operation of the heavy-machinery In the works has damaged the hou5 by continual phaklng.

BEAUTIFUL QUAIL GROUP. Being; Prepared for the Carafgle Mnirnm-WIll Re Exhibited on Day. One of the most beautiful of the many new exhibits that will be placed In the Carnegie museum between now and the founder's day opening, cn November 2, will be a group of animals representing a typical autumn scene in the forests. The group will consist of an English setter, a covey of quail and other important accessorips that will make the group appear as life-like as possible. The group is now being prepared by Frederic S.

Webster, chief of the department of preparation of the museum. It will be enclosed in a glass case 12 feet long, 6 feet wide and about 8 feet high, and will be ready to be placed on exhibition on founder's day. It will be placed in the room containing the orinthological collection J.ne group will contain a real rail fence. such as can be seen on any iarm or country lane. Rail will be placed upon rail at right angles to each other to a height of three feet.

This forms a regular fence corner. In this comer 14 quail will be arranged in a way that will represent them aa near natural and real as possible. A dog, an English setter, will be standing on the opposite side of the fence, peering through the open spaces between the rails and "pointing" to the covey of quail. Several stalks of sumach, from which the richly colored leaves have all fallen, will stand beside the feiice. On the ground will be scattered hickory, oak and sumach leaves, and some hickory nuts and acorns.

Sprigs of grass and several small bushes of underbrush as they appear In October will be placed about on the ground, as will also several boulders. The entire scene will be lifelike and life-size in every respect, and will be a counterpart of nature as near as it is possible for man to make it. The dog in the group is one of the most famous of English setters. His name in life was Count Noble. He was presented to the museum several years ago by E.

B. Wilson. He was brought from England many years ago and was for years the best known dog in America. It is said that an offer of $15,000 was once refused for him. He won fortunes for his owners and he Is the sire of some of the best English setters now living.

He died eight years ago and was mounted. Through William T. Lindsay, clerk of the United States district court, of Pittsburgh, he was secured for the museum. Mr. Webster remounted him last winter.

THEATRICAL NOTES. Plays to Be Seen at the Local Theaters Xext Week. Hoey and Norton's Twentieth Century comedians open a week's engagement next Monday at the Duquesne theater. This company is one of the strongest and best on the road. It includes many well-known names in its members.

At the Alvin this morning the sale of peats opens for At the Wnite Horse Tavern." the comedy that In the original German convulsed Berlin playgoers for a whole year. The Frohmans have allotted some strong players for the play, an admirable selection from the leading members of their organizations. "The District Attorney" is the play announced for next week at the Grand Opera house, and should give the members of the stock company many excellent opportunities. Thia play was a great suc cess in INew i orK a numoer or years ago, and ran for several months at the American theater. A musical far --comedy, entitled "An Easy Mark," will be the attraction at the Bijou next week, with bargain matinees "Wednesday and Saturday.

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2Sth and Crood to return October 4th. educed Rates to Cb' cs.ro Will be in effect via Pennsylvania Snort Lines Oct. 2nd to 10th Wall 1 11 i .3 fRSKWFl EDITION be held in the Second church. Allegheny, Rev. W.

H. McMillan, 1. pastor, next Tuesday afternoon and evening. Those who will take part are Rev. W.

H. Mc-Murray, Rev. W. B. Smiley, D.

Rev. H. C. Swearingen. Rev.

G. E. Hawes, Rev. W. I.

Wishart. Rev. W. T. McConnell, Rev.

W. D. Irons, D. and Rev. J.

K. McClurkin. D. D. EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

BUhop Potter Discussed Gronins Freqnency of Divorces Dr. Brljigs 'Was Present. NEW YORK, Sept. 27. The annual convention of the American Episcopal church of the diocese of New Tork began hero to-day'' in the Church of the Incarnation.

There were 175 clergymen present besides a number of laymen. Bishop Potter presided at the hoiy communion Be'vices preceding the formal opening of the convention. The services were conducted by tho bis-hop and Rev. Dr. Morgan Dlx, Rev.

Dr. Thomas, arch deacon of Orange, N. and Rev. Dr. Tiffany, arch deacon of New York.

A large part of Bishop Potter's address was devoted to the Question of divorce and the remarriage of divorced persons. The bishop commented upon the increasing number of such marriages in the diocese and in the country at large, and the growing disregard of the Sabbath, bpth in the United States and Europe. Ha also urged the necessity of uniformity in the laws of the several states upon the subject of marriage and divorce. Rev. Morgan Dix presented a resolution which was unanimously adopted welcoming "their fellow churchman." Ad miral Dewey, and expressing admiration tor him ana appreciation of his services.

The admiral is a communicant of Christ church, Montpelier, Vt. The afternoon session was devoted chiefly to the reading and approving of a large number of reports. Bishop Potter at the morning session, when he invited the bishops of Central Pennsylvania and Western Texas to the platform, remarked that he might make a trip to Honolulu this fall and that one of his associate bishops might have to look after his affairs. Rev. Dr.

Charles A. Briggs arrived at the convention late in the afternoon. He took no part In the proceedings WOMEN'S MISSION WORK. The Society of the Pittsburgh Synod Meets In Chlcorn. GROVE CITY.

Sept. 27. (Special.) The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society of Pittsburgh synod optr.ed Its 20th annual convention In the Chlcora English Lutheran church last evening. Mrs. Romich delivered the address of welcome.

The response was mado by Mrs. R. N. Tarkle of Allegheny. The annual president's address was made by Mrs.

E. C. Hay of Indiana. The remainder of the evening was devoted to sociability. This morning the exercises were opened by a thanksgiving service, conducted by Mrs.

H. C. Reller of Aspinwall. This afternoon Mrs. L.

Weidley of Pittsburgh made a report of the biennial convention, to which she was a delegate. An illustrated lecture on missions in India by Rev. Noah Veiser of Guntur, India was the event of the evening. FATAL ITALIAN FEUD. Sacariuo Arrested for the Murder of His Wife's Brother-tn-Larr.

NEW CASTLE, Sept, 27. (Special.) Peter Sacarlno was to-day arrested on a charge of murder and is now in jail awaiting a preliminary hearing next Monday. On August 12 he became involved in a dispute with another Italian named Bartralemea Pagllo and both were badly injured. Sacarlno was cut with a razor end Pagiio was shot in the abdomen. Both were taken to the hospital, and when Pagllo died Sacarlno was arrested and placed in jail.

The men married sisters in Italy and Sacarlno came to this country two years ahead of his wife and the Paglios. Mrs. Sacarino had an infant baby when she arrived, although the husband knew nothing about it. He blamed Pagiio and the two men had frequently quarreled before the night of the fatal dueL $14 Pittsburgh to New Tork and Re-torn via Pennsylvania Railroad, Acconnt Admiral Dewey Celebration. Account cf the Admiral Dewey celebration in New York.

September 29 and Si, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell xcurslon tickets from Pittsburgh to New York on September 2S and 23, good to return until October 4. at rate of Jit for the round trie. B. fc O. Excursion to Wjvahlagton.

Rate round trip. Tickets on sale October 1 and 2. Good to return October 4. 3J.T. a si voL.Vi.:i V0UM.3 vouraq voux isterlal association will make next Monday of the past life of Rev.

Frances Sovioski. who has' bet holding a series of evangelistic meetings in the Maple Avenue Baptist church on the South Side. Certain allegations respecting the life of the evangelist have been made, and the matter will be investigated at, that time. Some of these allegations are partly denied by the Rev. Mr.

Sovieski and his wife, Agnes Sovieski, and he will endeavor to prove his Innocence. INFLUENCE OF MISSIONS. Rev. C. H.

Flattenbnrg Addressed the Christian Women's Board, of Missions Last Mjilit. Rev. C. H. Platteriburg of Uniontown, addressed the' Christian women's beard of missions at the East End Christian chvrch last night, the semi-annual meeting of which is being held coincidental with the Christian church convention there.

The subject of the address was "The Reflex Influence of Missions." The address was heard with great interest by the 2( delegates who were present. A fcpecial feature of the meeting last night was the music, which was furnished by the choir of the First church, Allegheny, under the direction of A. L. Fillmore. The business session of the convention was held ye3terday morning.

Robert T. Latimer, president of the Western Pennsylvania Missionary society, made a brief address and was followed with the report of the financial secretary, F. F. Bullard of Greensburg. which included that of the treasurer.

W. R. Errett of Carnegie. This report showed that $2,000 had been raised for missions In the western part of the state. At 10 clock a symposium entitled "Western Pennsylvania the Key to Discipleistic Evangelism in the East" was started, under the leadership of Rev.

M. lams of Hazelwood. The following suliiects were discussed: "The Field," Rev. T. E.

Cramblet, East End. "The Piea," Rev. O. A. Richards, Beaver Falls; "The Method What?" Rev.

C. Walte, Lawrenceviile. At 11 o'clock Rev. W. R.

Warren of Connellsville preached a sermon on "Missions aa Considered by Missionaries." The women's board of missions occupied yesterday afternoon's session also. Mrs. A. B. Speer of this city, president of the district, presided.

The church was well tilled with missionary workers. The were opened with a song service, after which echoes from the recent state convention at Lock Haven were given. The reports were made by State Secretary Mrs. C. L.

Thurgood, Superintendent of Junior Societies Mrs. F. F. Builard of Greensburg and Mrs. O.

H. Phillips. Mrs. J. E.

Lobengier. sec; eta ry of the united auxiliaries of Pittsburgh and vicinity, reported sixteen auxiliaries working energetically and holding monthly meetings. Miss Mary Lyon, a returned missionary from Nankin, China, where fhe spent seven years, gave a talk on her work there. She intends to return and make It her life employment. The following committee on nominations was appointed: Mrs.

Hugh Woods, Mrs. A. Spangler, Mrs. T. E.

Cramblet and Mrs. Muirhead. The committee on resolutions, of which Mrs. H. F.

Lutz was chairman, made Its report, which deplored the existence of the army canteen and the duplicity of Attorney-General Griggs in his relations to It; pledged full support to every effort that shall be put forth for the annihila tion of the liquor traffic and the advancement of social purify, virtue and sobriety; expressed opposition to the license system, "which arrays the vote gainst our homes and our highest good;" recommended that each auxiliary president be reouested to raise their quota of the state fund; that the plan of a circulating library be adopted; that the state employ a state organizpr for three month.0 and that the national board of C. W. B. M. be reauested to continue its support of $300 to the Altoona work.

The report was unanimously adopted. Prior to the opening of the regular evening session the nominating committee of the women's board made its report. Mrs. A. B.

Speer of this city was nominated president, Mrs, Kate Roberts of Carnegie, secretary-, and Mrs. T. E. Cramblet of this city, treasurer. The three were unanimously elected.

Harvest Home Services. The' Protestant Episcopal Church of the Atonement at Carnegie will celebrate its annual harvest home thanksgiving service this evening. The service is modeled after the old English custom. Mr, Burrows of St. George's church.

West End, will preach the sermon, and among the ministers who will participate are RrV. A. D. Heffern, Hazelwood; Rev. William Thompson, Penn Avenue, and Rev.

L. F. Cole, archdeacon of the diocese. IT. P.

Revival Conference. A revival conference under the auspices cf the United Presbyterian Ministerial as- i solution of Pittsbursh and Al.evheny wii Is to afford a place where workingmen may obtain a cup of coffee and luncheon without' patronizing places where intoxicating liquors are sold PECULIAR VOTE EXPLAINED. i. relerte Came In Late and Voted Without Pretentins Tnelr Credentials. The trouble over the vote at the recent convention of the Allegheny County W.

C. T. U. has led to an investigation by the executive committee which now claims that there were more votes present than were cast. The committee met on Tuesday at the Central Presbyterian church, Allegheny, and made the investigation.

YtSr It issued the following state- mThe object of the meeting was the correction of the credential list as presented at the annual meeting September "The roll of delegates, ofticers and members present at the annual election war called with the following result: Local presidents. 20; delegates, 39; super-lrtendenta and officers. showing that the total vote should have been 18. -The report from the credential committee was 6S, but 7a votes were cast. Tn is difference occurred by delegates arriving at the last momen: and voting without credentials in the hands of the There'was no The member of the W.

C. T. would not seek official position through such an UThisehar3Cnot been a year of failure in the U. of this county, as iss for dues alone has been sent to the state treasurer, which means that 63 members paid dues and are actively he work along department lines The total receipts for the year were $o01 9o and we have $050 in a special fund for headquarters This is the financial standing of the of this county. The moral end spiritual side of the work Is with Him whope we are and wnom we serve.

"Mrs A. Irwin received 43 votes out of 75 that were cast for the office of president and enters upon her sixth year as county leader. She has never sought the position and is willing at any time to answer a call for organization or conference We deeply regret the published statements in lust week's papers tier The statement is signed by Henrietta H. Forrest, the recording secretary, and Isabella S. McConnell, the treasurer.

LUTHERAN GENERAL COUNCIL. Fonr Delegates from rittslnrBl Go to Chicago to Attend It. The General council of the Eutheran church in America will meet to-day in Wicker Park Lutheran church, Chicago. Tho Pittsburgh synod will be represented by twenty-four delegates, twelve clerical and twelve, lay members. Four of these reside in Pittsburgh, Kev.

Edmund Bt.1-fcur D. R.ev. D. H. Geissinger, D.

A Passavant. and J. B. Duff, Esq. The Wicker Park church was founded by Kev.

Dr. Belfour just twenty years ago. The General council is one of the four general bodies or tne muieran cuurcii th's countrv. It has 1.230 ministers, 319,500 communicants and 2W.440 scholars in the 3rnddy schools, 5,000 in the parochial schools. The four general bodies combined have 6.600 ministers, 1,570.000 communicants, 57,000 Sunday school teachers and officers ana over stuumis.

these churches the Gospel is preached in fourteen lansuages. The denomination has 119 educational institutions and 207 institutions and missions of mercy. The council will be in session one week. Ready top State Convention. Members of the Allegheny County Christian Endeavor union are making arrangements to attend the annual state convention at Washington, next month.

The Central Passenger association has compelled the Endeavorers who a-! ail themselves of the special rate to socura certificates of identification. These certificates will be distributed at the book rooms of the Presbyterian. United Presbyterian and Methodist Protestant denominations. Colored EvangrelUt to Lecture. Rev.

M. C. B. Mason. A.

D. of Cincinnati, corresponding secretary to the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education society of the M. E. church, will lecture at Warren church, Fulton and Clark streets. Rev.

C. I. Withrow, A. pastor, to-morrow evening on "Some Providential Movements for the Evangelization of Africa." He will stop here en route to the M. E.

conference at Johnstown, where he la to lecture. Will InvetJsate Kev. Soviesltt. Rev. J.

M. Kunter, a Free Baptist mln-iFter of Verona, will act as prosecutor in an invfc6tu.at.in which the iiajDtist mo-.