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■;OMEZ MAY ADVANCE
me Cuban Leader Expected to Invade
Havana Province.
Kgre- troops for manta™
> ?
||KAnnounced That the Gover
nor Will send More Troops
WTO MAKEjMACEO FIGHT EVERYDAY
Th* Spanish Government Compelled to
iM| Send Mx Truinload* of Soldier* In An-
SSm| avrer to Urgent Demands —Weyler In
|isil' tend* to Construct Another I'rocha So as
to < oncentratv His Troops.
Tanka. Fla . May 27.—The Spanish
that arrived from Havana say
fWtiiabthe pe ;ple of that city are expect-
S| i'lg to hear of Gomel's arrival in the
of Havana every moment, and
these paper.' a< knowledge that many of
the people who are coming with him
M ar<t already in Mantanzas. and that on
May 22 the government was compelled
K to carry six trainioads of troops into
■ Mantanzas in answer to the urgent de
in and for troops. All of these troops
have been taken from the \ uelta Abajo
K district.
■ It is publicly announced that the gov-
I eminent intends to send more troops
K into the Vuelta Abajo district to coin-
B pel Maceo to tight every day. General
B Weyler is quoted as saying that he
B. would be glad if Gomez should come to
B the Havana province; that this is his
■ best wish.
From the best of authority it is
B learned that Weyler intends to construct
B) another trocha from Havana to Mantan-
■ zas, so as to concentrate his troops in
B these two provinces, corral the insur-<
■ gents and precipitate a big battle. Tins
B* is supposed to be the reason he has over
7,000 men now in Havana; so divided
up that no one notices them; having in
Guanabacoa over 2.000, and in the small
BL towns around Havana he has about
B 5,000 more men.
K Weyler says that so soon as he shall
B be sure that Gomez is in the province
B he will surround him with a military
B circle that will prevent the insurgent
B leader from getting out again.
The Three friends Ashore ?
MB JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 27. —A re-
Briport has reached Miami,.but is not yet
Be. confirmed here, that the filibustering
B steamer Three Friends, which left here
r Saturday morning with a cargo of arms
J ajid ammunition ostensibly for Key-
I West, but really for Cuba, was chased
■ by a revenue cutter and ran ashore on
a reef off upper Matecumbe, one of the
I Florida keys.
INDIANS ALARMED.
A Young Prophetess Predicts a General
<on fl »-2 -it ion N<?w Explosive.
B City of Mexico, May 27. —A grand
■ ecclesiastical function occurred here at
I the Pfofessa church in commemoration
of St, Felip ■ Neri, patron saint of Mex-
F ico. The apostolic delegate, arrayed in
full pontifical robes, presided in repre-
P renting the pope.
V A sensation has been caused in the
■ state of Tabasco by the appearance o’ a
' young Indian prophetess, who predicts
a general conflagration, so be preceded
by signs and wonders, among them the
falling of edifices and the premature
speaking of infants. Several bridges
have fallen and the Indians, believing
these accidents due to the fulfillment of
the prophecy, are alarmed. The bishop
of Tabasco has sent for the girl, who
claims to have had celestial visitations
duiing her recent sojourn in the forests
along the Grijalva river.
Successful experiments in the pres
ence of President Diaz have been made
with a new explosive invented by Man
uel Gama, a Mexican citizen. It was
compared with the best of foreign ex-
Slosives, and that of Gama is nearly
buble their penetration.
Complaint is made by authorities in
the state of Michoahoan that some rob
bers have been shot without duo form
l of trial and there is a discussion going
I oTi in the press, the opposition papers
accusing the authorities with disobe
dience to the law.
' EASTERN DISTILLERS.
They Meet New York mid Consider the
Advisability of Closing Down.
New York, May 27.—A meeting of
the eastern distillers of rye whisky
was held at the Waldorff hotel for the
purpose of making an ironclad agroe
megt to close the distilleries of the east
B during the next 12 months.
B This step is demanded by the whole
gale liquor dealers and jobbers, who
complain of the glut in the market.
Prices have been forced down more than
90 per cent, and they have derived litt.e
Str no profit from their business. The
opinion prevails that the distillers will
sign the agreement.
The western distillers will hold a
■ meeting June 10 at Louisville, Ky. The
■ attempt will be made to pass a resolu
r tion to shut down for a year all distil
leries in that region. However, promi-
V nent distillers now in this city do not
r believe the effort will be successful.
| To Explore Central Africa.
L Washington, May 27.-Professor Dan-
■ iel G. Elliott of the Field Columbian
museum of Chicago, with Chaltely A.
1 Jdadison, who accompanied Dr. Donald-
i son Smith on his recent expedition to
Ltike Budolnti iu C-utr-1 i-_.
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1896.
riven ai auou, at tile mourn or the Ked
sea, on April 14, and after a stay at that
point of a week, securing men, camels
and stores, proceeded on a scientific ex
ploration of Central Africa, their main
purpose being to collect specimens of
the animals of the country, which are
reported to be rapidly disappearing.
United States Consul Masterton, at
Aden, whas reported the matter to the
state department, gives an outline of
the route of the party and says it is ex
pected to consume eight or ten months
in the explorations.
DUNHAM KILLED' SIX.
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Family Trouble* < au*e Tragedy
In California —Murderer at Large.
San Jose, Cal., May 27. —Colonel R
P. McGlincy and wife, their daughter,
Mrs. James Dunham, James Wells, a
son of Mrs. McGlqicy, a hired woman,
Minnie Schlesldr, and a hired man,
James Briscoe, were killed at Campbell
by James Dunham, a son-in-law of Col
onel McGlincy, who made his escape.
About midnight a neighbor named
Page heard the Report of shots in the
direction of the McGlincy home. Al
most immediately thereat ter there came
the sound of galloping hoofs on the
country road. Hurriedly dressing. Page
proceeded tr. the home of the McGlineys
and was horrified to find the body of
McGlincy lying in an outhouse in apool
of blood. Entering the house he found
the bodies of Janies Wells, who had
been shot; Mrs. McGlincy and her
daughter, who had been stabbed to
death by the assassin, and the hired
man and girl, who had been hacked to
death with a hatchet.
The interior of the rooms where the
bodies of the victims lay were bespat
tered with blood and there wajs every
evidence to show that the dead had
made a desperate struggle for their
lives. Page finding that all were be
yond help, notified the authorities of
this city. One of the officers who re
turned to the city from the scene said:
“The scene at the McGlincy home is
one fearful almost beyond the powers
of description. In the receptionroom
was found the body of Wells. Evi
dently a terrible struggle had taken
place’between Wells and the assassin
Weils was shot two or three times.
“In the diningroom x adjoining no
bodies were found, but the furniture was
literally smashed into fragments, show
ing tnat a fearful tight had taken place
there Adjoining the diningroom was
•the apartment occupied by, Mrs. Mc-
Glincy. There she was found literally
slashed to pieces with a hatchet. Blood
was everywhere as in the room of Wells,
there was evidence of a terrible strag
gle having taken place between the
poor woman and her fiendish son-in
law. The other victims were found in
other apartments.” 1
The last seen of Durham he was rap
idly riding towards San Jose on horse
back. Family troubles are said to have
been the cause of the murders.
The only being in the In. use who es
caped alive was a baby, one month old,
the child of Mis. Durham, and the al
leged murderer.
Colonel McGlincy was one of Califor
nia’s commissioners to the World's Fair
at Chicago. ,
NASHVILLE’S BIG SHOW.
The City Preparing For the Centennial
Celebration Next Monday and Tuesday.
Nashville, May 27. —Great prepara
tions are in progress for the centennial
celebration of Tennessee which will oc-“
cur on June 1 and 2. The city is being
decorated handsomely and everybody is
looking forward to one of the most no
table demonstrations in the history of
the state. There will be a grand parade
and pageant on June 1, the Tennessee
centennial day, and the ceremonies at
the exposition grounds will be imposing
and impressive.
There will be a sunrise salute of 16
guns, Tennessee being the eighteenth
state admitted to the Union, and after
the parade a flag raising, with a salute
of one gun for every state in the Union.
The principal speaker for the occasion
will be Hon. J. M. Dickinson, assistant
United States solicitor general. The
other speakers will be Hon. A. A. Tay
lor and Hon. E. W. Carmack. The
different societies will participate, and
the exercises for the two days will be
most elaborate and interesting.
The president and cabinet, diplomatic
corps, governors of states and many
other dignitaries have been invited.
There will be a great military display of
federal and state troops and a great
coming together of the people of the
state.
The important feature of the exercises
will be the formal inauguration of the
Tennessee centennial exposition which
will not be opened, however, until May
1, 1897. This exposition while in cele
bration of the one hundredth anniver
sary of the state will be of national and
international importance and propor
tions. The buildings, several of which
are already erected, will be of excep
tional beauty and dimensions and the
grounds will be rich with displays of
flowers.
Applications for space for exhibits are
coming in from all quarters of the
glotje. It was originally intended to
opeirthe exposition this year, but for
better preparation the opening was post
poned until May 1 next year, which will
not be a political yet r.
Paper Making.
The rags used in the manufacture of
paper are first placed in a cylindrical
machine, called a thrasher, which shakes
them violently in order to separate as
sap as possible all foreign substances.
They are then sorted, according to tex
ture, fiber and color, after which they
are placed in machines, which cut or
tear them into very tine, short fllaments.
THE DRY MEN MEET
SeYentb national Convention is Called
to Order at Pittsburg.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN FOR GOLD
The Prohibitionists Were All
Astir Bright and Early
ALL WERE INTENSELY INTERESTED
Single Standard Men Score the First Vic
tory—Mr. » astle Roasts the Democratic
Party In Hi* Address of Welcome —Most
Important Convention In the History of
the Party.
. Pittsburg, May 27.—There was no
lagging on the part of the to
the national Prohibition convention.
They wore all astir bright and early,
and long before the lio*rfor calling the
convention to order hud arrived, the
delegates had all assembled in Music
hail at the Exposition building, and
there were thousands of Prohibitionists
from all parts of the country who had
come to watch the proceedings. The
galleries were crowded and so was the
main floor. Ail were intensely inter
ested. It was the seventh national con
vention of the party, and, according to
those old war horses of prohibition who
have taken part in every national con
vention the party has ever held, it was
the most exciting. Never before has
the party had a question to setile which
caused so much contention as has been
developed h re during riic last few days
over the money plank of the platform.
A part of the delgates are strongly in
favor of adopting a plank in the party
platform declaring in favor of the free
linage of silver on a ratio of 16 to 1.
This wing also desires to declare for the
government ownership of railways and
telegraph lines, for women’s suffrage,
for tiie abolition of trusts and monopo
lies, for restricted immigration, and as
one of the leaders put it, “for every
thing that anybody wants.” The oppo
sition faction believes that the Prohibi
tion party should confine its declara
tions to the one issue of prohibition.
And ever since the delegates begun to
assemble the war between the factious
has boon increasing in bitterness.
Victory For the Gold Men.
The single issue or gold standard
faction score’! the first victory jn
the national committee when it elected
A. A Stevens of this state to act as
temporary chairman of io conventioa.
By this defeat the broad guage or free
silver wing was only intensified in its
desire to lead. Tiie loaders of both
sides had met before the hour for call
ing the convention to order for the pur
pose of making a few final itreparations
for the fight in the convention hall. As
tiie prominent meib-of the paijty came
into the hall they were each given an
ovation of applause. And, as the hour
for calling the convention to order
proached, the enthusiasm increased.
It was long after 10 o’clock when
Samuel Dickie, chairman of the na
tional central committee, stepped upon
the platform and called the convention
to order. When he had dope this, he
called upon the Rev. Mr. Banks of
Brooklyn to invoke the blessing of God.
The roll of the convention was then
read, after which H. L. Castle of this
city made an address, welcoming the
delegates to the city. In the course of
his address Mr. Castle said:
“Six months ago, through your execu
tive committee, you were invited to
come to Pittsburg. You accepted our
invitation, and now I have the honor of
welcoming you to our city, as the repre
sentatives of an army of 300,000 of the
most loyal and singlehearted patriots,
and of 600,000 of as devoted, conse
crated women as ever gathered under
any banner or made warfare against
any enemy. Yon have come from all
sections of this vast country. From
east, from west, from north and s from
south you have come to our splendid
city of Pittsburg; the city whose nat
ural boundaries include the spot where
Washington first demonstrated his abil
ities to be a leader of men; the city
where the Republican party, in purity
and truthfulness,, was born for the sav
ing of the country.
A Slap at the Old Parties.
“Pittsburg asked the privilege of en
tertaining the Republican convention,
but St. Louis opened a free bur, and
modern Republicanism could B»t resist
the temptation of a free drink. We did
not ask for the Democratic convention,
Pittsburg has a horror for dead things.
There is a great fitness in Democracy’s
going to that city of the plains, where
there is such a splendid chance for a
burying ground, beyond the possibility
of contamination of air or water. I feel
sure I speak the heart of Pittsburg,
when I welcome yon to our city and bid
you by its industry and surroundings,
that has made this city great, learn the
road to greatnejs.”
Then, after reviewing the history,
progress and growth of the prohibition
movement, he concluded as follows:
“And may God Almighty bless your
coming and may an Almighty God,
through you, curse and blight, and
wither and destrov the legalized liquor
traffic, the greatest foe to God and hu
manity ever invented in hell or pat
ented on earth.”
When the applause following this ad
dress had died away, Chairman Dickie
made a brief reply, in which he thanked
Mr. Castle and the citizens of Pittsburg
for the cordial treatment the represeM
tatives of the Prohibition party bad re
ceived. He had attended many conveu
' tiona oLthe oart.v: he had t*
wnen it was a fiarty or minor impor
tance in the eyes of the older political
bodies, but he thanked God that he hacu
lived to see it become of such proportions
that it was now recognized throughout
the nation Both speakers were fre
quently interrupted by applause.
Tim Temporary Ctiairiuin Introduced.
When hfe had finished response to the
address he said he had the honor to iu
troduce the gentleman chosen, to act as
temporary chairman by the national
committee, Mr. A. A. Stevens of
Pennsylvania
When be said this, Chauncey Dunn
of California arose and said he had a
minority rep irt to offer. He would pre
sent the name of E. J. Wheeler, and
moved it be substituted for that of Mr.
Stevens.
He was told to sit down bv Mr.
Dickie, but refused. An uproar fol
lowed, cries of “Sit down!” being heard.
Mr. Stevens took the chair. Dunn
refused to sit down from
the decision of the chair, fie was again
told to sit down and there was anothe.
storm of disapproval.
“I’m asking Mr. Dickie to rule upon
my appeal,” yelled Mr. Dunn. “We
won t submit t<. tins gag rule.”
There were cries from all parts of the
house for Mr. Dickie to come forward
and make a ruling o, rhe appeal. He
came out at length, amid hisses and
howls, and saad that there could be no
aj.peal taken in an imoiganized body.
Finally, for harmony’s sake, Mr.
Wheeler withdrew his name after the
police had been called to eject unruly
delegates. Mr. Wheeler was loudly
cheered and there were denunciatory
cries against what the broad guagers
termed outrageous gag rule.
It was the first clash between the free
silver and goki standard delegates on
the convention floor and the single issue
crowd won.
Mr. Stevens Addresses the Convention.
Mr. Stevens, the temporary chairman,
finally succeeded in restoring order and
taeii proceeded to address the conven
tion. He briefly reviewed the history
of the Prohibition party, telling the
causes which led up to its organization.
He told <?f the different conventions the
party hud held, and paid eulogistic
tributes to each of the presidential can
didates, who in turn had borne the
standard of the party.
In conclusion, he said the Republicans
wou:d, at their convention, declare toi
tai'iff reform, the Democrats for sound
money and tiie Populists for free silver.
Each had a dominant issue to advocate?
The Prohibition party should now come
forward with its dominant issue and
should be prohibition and none other.
He was loudly applauded when he had
finished.
At this point, Mr. Dickie said he had
neglected to name a temporary secre
tary’ in behalf.of the national commit
tee. The gentlem j chosen .was A. B.
Wilson of Illinois. There were no ob
jections and the chairman directed the
secretary to call the roll by states for
the announcement of committees and
members, after which a recess was
taken until 3 o’clock to give the com
mittees opportunity to act.
FOR A GOLD STANDARD
Democrats of Vermont Declare—Naiiies of
Whitney, Russell and Cleveland heered.
Montpelier, Vt., May 27.—The Dem
ocratic state convention for the election
of delegates-at-large to Chicago assem
bled here. The names of Cleveland,
Whitney and Russell were cheered
loudly. F. W. McGretty was chosen
permanent chairman. The platform
adopted declares as follows on the
money question:
We demand the maintenance of a gold
standard of value as being for the true
int erests of all of our people and especially
of those who are obliged to labor for what
they receive, and we are opposed, to the
free coinage of silver except under in
ternational agreement.
Other planks commend “the able, pa
triotic and statesmanlike administration
of Grover Cleveland,” and especially
his brave and timely Venezuelan mes
sage; thank Secretary Carlisle for his
conscientious and efficient management
<if the treasury department; express
sympathy with the Cubans; de
nounce the Republican protection theory
and favor a tariff for revenue, not fos
tering trusts, nor unnecessarily inter
fering with business interests, and de
nounce the Republican party for foster
ing the secret, u; - Amer.can, cowardly
and despicable A. P. A. organization.
Waterwork* Association Elect* Officers.
Indianapolis, May 27.—The session
of the national waterworks convention
was occupied in the reading and discus
sion of papers. The following officers
for the ensuing year were elected: Pres
ident, F. A. W. Davis, Indianapolis;
secretary and treasurer, Peter Milne,
New York; first vice president, J. Caul
field, St. Paul, Minn.; second vice presi
dent, J. AJbßoiid, Wilmington, Del.;
third vice Besident, L. M. Case,.De
troit; fourth vice president, O. P. Allen,
Denver, Colo.; fifth vice president, R.
M. Clayton, Atlanta.
Reformed Church of America In Session.
Daytox. 0., May 27.—The twelfth
synod of the Reformed church of Amer
ica is holding a week’s session here.
The general synod convenes every three
years. Thirty years ago the synod met
here. There are quite a number of
changes to be suggested at this meeting.
The presidents and secretaries of the
foreign and home missions will report
the Sundayschool, ministerial and other
committees will submit their reports
and the synod will be very busy for
seven or eight days.
The Editor’s Strange Yearning.
We are greatly in need of a barber
shop in our midst.—Gouverneur Free
Press.
A HUMAN FREIGHT
Electric Car Crashes Through a Bridge
At Victoria.
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED KILLED
Victoria Was Plunged into
Darkness and Horror
IT WAS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
scene ot Holid iy Festivities and Gayety
Changed to One of Death and Mourning.
Victim* Were on Their Way to Witness
a Grand Military, Parade and Sham Bat
tle—Many Thrilling Escapes.
Seattle, Wash., May 27.—The Post-
Intelligencer’s special from Victoria, B.
C., says: From the brightness and
glory of holiday festivities, Victoria wi'.s
plunged into the darkness and horror of
a terrible accident, which sent a thrill
of unutterable sadness through the thou
sands of guests and filled the city with
mourning.
An electric tram car, on its way from
the city to the scene of the military pa
rade and sham battle, crashed through
the Ellice Point bridge, and without a
moment’s warning, 61 souls were
plunged into eternity.
The list of identified dead follows,:
Mrs. J. A. Trout of Seattle, Sophie
and Alice Smith, James Thompson Pat
terson, Gracfn Elford, daughter of P.
.Elford, Mrs. Fred Adams, Fred Adams,
Mrs. William Heatherbell of Spring
Ridge. Mrs. G. H. Woodhouse of Seat
tle, Mrs. D. L. Ballard of Providence,
R. 1., J. A. Van Bokelen, Port Town
send, J. K. Leveridge of Spring Ridge,
Gabrielle Maratta of Seattle, Guiseppe
Mauro of Seattle, Mrs. Thon Phy
sic, wife of Thomas I. Physic Van
couver, Miss Emily Nathan of Victoria,
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Pearson, Mr.
James, Mrs. Peitford of Shawnigan
Lake, B. W. Murphy, son of Foreman
Murphy of the city waterworks, W. J.
Crowell, Mrs. W. j. Priestly of Minne
apolis, Maratta, an Italian-harpist of
Seattle; Mrs. Dr. Provost of Seattle,
Mrs. Edward Hoosen, Edmunds, W.
A.* Fullerton, Mrs.,G. I. Post and her
son, Frank Oresta, Miss Minnie Robert
son, the two Misses Bownes, Ida Flor
ence Goodacre of Tacoma, R. S. Holmes,
Mrs. Frost. «
Last Day of the Celebration.
The carnival of sports at Victoriq,
which had for nearly a week been doing
honor to the queen’s birthday, was just
closing, but the management had
planned to make the day the c limax of
the celebrations. . A military parade had
been arranged to take place at Point
Macauley, the rugged promontory* that
girdles the harbor to the west of the
city, and afterwards a sham battle was
to be given.
Early in the afternoon the crowd be
gan making its way towards the parade
grounds. ' The main route from the city
is by the electric line, which crosses
Victoria Arm on a bridge at Ellice
Point. The first car got over Ellice
Point bridge safely, but when the sec
ond, which was heavily laden, was
about half way across; an ominous sound
was h/ ard that told of something giv
ing away. The next instant the middle
span of the bridge, about 150 feet in
length, swerved northward toward the
gorge and the car went down with a
terrific crash. The tide was high at the
time and the car was completely sub
merged, going into fully 25 feet of
Wat jr.
The people who were packed on the
platforms were in the most fortunate
position. The majority of them who
escaped injury from falling timbers,
succeeded in saving themselves, as there
was sufficient debris floating about to
enable them to make their way to the
shore. Soon boats and carriages came
from every direction loaded with men
who at once began rescuing those who
were struggling in the water and
the unfortunates who were submerged
in the car. The fire department also
turned- out anil assisted materially in
the work of rescue. '
The Work of Res asci tat ion.
Captain Grant’s grounds and houses
were thrown open to receive those ap
parei:. ly drowned. As soon as the bodies
wore taken from the water volunteers,
acting under the direction of physicians,
quickly arrived on the scene and began
the work of resuscitation. In many eases
their efforts were crowned with success.
While many Victorians were on the
fatal car, th " s majority wore visitors, and
the work of identification was conse
quently difficult. Fifty-seven bodies
were identified. There are others whose
names could not be ascertained, and
still more undoubtedly whoso bodies
have not yet been recovered from the
water. x
Thousands of sorrowing friends and
relatives crowded around the approaches
to the bridge, eagerly scanning each
body as it was brought to land. Moth
ers, crazed by the loss of husbands or
children, attempted to jump into the
water in their eagerness to rescue their
loved ones.
Twenty persons known to have been on
the brige at the time of the accident are
missing, and it is supposed that they
have perished. The car register shows
90 fares, and it is probable that over 125
people were on board.
On the surface of Victoria arm, strug
gling people fought t.» gain the shore.
Strong men and frail women battled for
their lives. Husbands emerged from
the wreckage only to find that then
wives had gone down to death. Chil
dren were carried down by those who
were stronger, and fatlv-rs, who had
struggled from beneath the debris of
the bridge Ifud eat ret.nvnoA
PRICE FIVE CENT S
.... .. .. . ... . —.avor io res
cue their babes. /
Walers Red WHu/Hood.
The waters of the Aim for yards
around were dyed red with, blood, and
floating out to sea went corpse after
corpse borne on by the tide. The
shrieks of men and the screams of wo
men and children filled the air and
nerved the crowds of rescuers on to
efforts that endangered life and limb.
The numbers of carriages lost and the
passengers carried down iu the wreck
cannot be learned. It is claimed by
many that fully 200 people went down
with the span and that more than half’
of them perished. The rescue of some
of the victims was under circumstances,
almost miraculous. "V
Superintendent Wilson of the Cana
dian Pacific telegraph department, was
driving a carriage containing his wile
and five children behind *he illfated. car.
Mr. Wilson succeeded Jin Aving his
wife and four of the clffldren, but the
fifth was drowned.
A Poodle Trust.
The importers and breeders of French
poodles in New York have formed a
trust. Miw look out for some fantastic
and expensive designs in hair clipping,
but pity the pup.—Pittsburg Dispatch.
WOMEN IN LOUISVILLE?
riiird Biennial Ses*ion of the General Fed
eration of Women’s Club*.
Louisville, May 27.—The third bi-
Piinial session of the Geneneral Federa
tion of Women’s clubs was formally
inaugurated at Macauiey’s theater, in
the presence of a large number of visit
ing delegates and local club women.
It is estimated that about 700 visitors
are in attendance.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. C. P. Barnes, president of the
Louisville Woman’s club, and after a
short invocation by Rev. Anna Garland
Spencer of Providence, an eloquent ad
dress of welcome was delivered by Mrs.
Patty Semple, first vice president of ths
Louisville club. At the close of her ad
dress, Mrs. Semple presented to Mrw
Henrotin of Ohicago, in the name ot
the Lqpisville club, a handsome silver
ornamented gavel, made from wood of
a tree >at Ashland. A rising vote of
thanks, proposed by Mrs. Dyer of Mass
achusetts, wm unanimously given to
Mrs. Semplew,
Mrs Henrotin, president, of the G. F.
W. C., after a few Words of thanks, in
lieu of a set speech, referred the dele
gates to her printed address
Reports were received from chairmen
of committees on credentials, rules and ■
regulations, reciprocity and correspond
ence and on badges. Reports were also
made by the treasurer, Mrs. Cooper of
Sail Francisco; the auditor, Miss Anna
Laws of Cincinnati; the recording sec
retary, Mrs. C. P. Barnes of Louisville,
and the corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Philip N. Moore of St. Louis.
The regular department meetings
were opened at 11 o’clock.
That at Macauiey’s theater was de
voted to literature The subject con
sidered was historjj embracing study of
local history; history by periods; work
of travelling clubs; Shakespeare's his
torical plays; historical novels and
dreams; modern criticism.
The ladies at Liederkranze hall gave
their attention to financial questions.
In the Sundayschool room of the Wal
nut street church (Christian) the sub
ject under discussion was philantrophy,
the committee considering the best
means of bestowing charity and con
ducting public charitable institutions.
STILL IN SESSION.
Work of Southern Presbyterians at Mem
phis—The Assembly In a Tangle.
Memphis, May 27. —The southern Pres
byterian general assembly was called to
order at 9 o’clock and the devotional ex
ercises were conducted by the Rev. W.
T. Palmer of Trenton, Tenn.
An overture was presented from the
bresbytery of Transylvania asking that
the assembly direct the executive com
mittee of publication to have prepared
for the use of the Westminster leagues
of young people’s societies of our church
a series of topics for study with such
suggestions as may add to their useful
ness, and to furnish them at such a cost
as will secure their general circulation.
The committee recommended for an
swer that the executive committee of
publication be-tiirected to look into the
matter and do whatever in their judg
ment seems wise and equitable in the
premises. A motion to adopt, was de
bated. Dr. Park moved that iu lieu of
the answer suggested by the report, the
following be substituted:
That the committee recommend that
the committee of publication be directed
to prepare a series of topics adopted to
the teaching and propagation of Presby
terian faith and practice.
The assembly got tangled up at this
juncture on parliamentary law.
The moderator finally announced that
the motion was carried. A division was
called for. The count resulted in the
announcement by the chair that the
substitution was adopted.
Tom Delk to Haug on June 19«
Zebulon, Ga., May 27.—The jury in
case of Tom Delk, tl** young out
law charged with the killing of Sheriff
Gwinn of Pike county, returned a ver
dict of guilty after abput one hour’s de
liberation. After very solemn and im
pressive remarks to the defendant. Judge
Beck sentenced him to be hanged on the
nineteenth day of June, privately.
On, gnard thy roving thoughts with
j< alous care, for sp< <ch is but the dial
plate of thought, and every fool reads
plainly in thy words what is the hour:
of thy thought.—Tennyson.