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MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES I INFLUENCE FOlt GOOD OK SA CRED SONG. tts Power to Soothe Perturbation— A Singing Church Always .a Tri umphant Church — Superstitions | Concerning Music in the Church— I Inordinate Fear ol’ Criticism—Mu- { sic Should Rush front the Audi- ] ence Like Water from a Rock. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 2.—Kuv. T. no- Witt Talmaya preached this mornintc on the subject of “Congregational Singing.” Services were opened by the congregation tinging the hymn beginning: ••The morning hght is breaking, The darkness sis ipnears; The sons of men are waking To penitential tears.” Before the serrnou I)r. Talmage ex pounded one of the jubilant psalms of David, and then took his text from It. Cbron., v. 13: "It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord.” Following is the sermon in full: The Temple was done. It was the very shorus of all magnificence and pomp. Splendor crowded against splendor. It was the diamond necklace ot the earth. From the huge pillars crowned with leaves of flowers and rows oi pomegran ate wrought out in burnished metal, down even to the tongs and snuffers made out of pure gold, everything was as complete as the God-directed architect could make it. Itseemed as if a visiou from heaven bad alighted on tne mountains. iLe day for dedication came. Tradition says that there were in ami around about tno Tem ple on that dav 200,000 silver trumpets, 40.000 harps. 40,000 timnrels and 200.000 sinners; so that all modern demonstra tions at Dusseklorf or Boston seem notnlng compared with that. As this great sound surged up amid the precious stones of the temple, it must have seemed like the river ol life dashing against the amethyst of the wall of heaven. The sound arose and Gi and, as if to show that He was well pleased with the music which His children make in all ages, dropped into the midst of the temple a eioud oi glory so overpowering that the officiating priests were obliged to stop in the moist of the services. There has lie n much discussion as to wuere music was born. I think that at the beginning, when the morning stars sang together and all the suns of God shouted tor joy, 'hat the earth heard the echo. The cloud on which the angels Hood to celebrate the creation was the hirtoplace of song. The st-U'S that glitter atnigat are on. y so many keysof celestial pearl on which God’s fingers plav the music of the spheres, inanimate nature is luit of God's stringed and wind instru mtuts. Silence itself—perfect silence—is only a musical rest in God's great an them of worship. Wind among lhe leaves, insect humming in the summer air, fbe rush of billow upon beach, tue <cean iar ont sounding its everlasting |i-ni_rn, the bobolink oil the edge of the r orest, the quail whistling up from Me gras*, are music. While visiting Blackwell's Island I heard coming from a window of the lunatic asylum, a very sweet song. It was sung by one who had lost tor reason, ai.d 1 have come to be lieve that even the deranged and disor lered elements of nature would make mu sic >o our ear, if we only nail acireness enough to listen. I supp se that even the sounds in nature that are discordant and repulsive make harmony in God’s ear. You know that you may come so near to an orcti stra that the sounds are painful instead of pleasurable; and I tnlnk that we siand so near devastating storm and liighliui whirlwind we cannot hear that which nukes to God’s ear, and the ear of the spirits above us a music as complete as it is tremendous. The Day of Judgment, which will be a day of uproar and tumult, 1 suppose will bring no dissonance to the ears of those who can calmly listen; although It will be as when some great performer is exe cuting a boisterous piece of music, he sometimes breaksdown the insmimenton whieh he plays; so it mav be on that last day that toe grand march ot God, played by th- fingers ol thunder and earthquake and conflagration may bieak down tue world upon which the m-.istc is executed. Not only is inanimate nature full of mu sio hut God has wonder,ullv organ ized the human voice, so that in the plainest throat ami lungs there are 14 direct muscles which can make over Iti,00(1 different sounds! Now, there are 30 lodirect muscles which can make, it has been estimated, more than 173,000.000 ol Bounds. Now, 1 say, when God has so cons i noted the human voice und when he has hlleu ihe whole eanh with hurmonr and w hen he recounted it in th : ancient Ism pie, I have a right to come to the con clusion tout God loves music. 1 propose this morning to speak about sacred mus’c, first shoeing you its im portance and then stating some of the obstacles to its advancement. 1 draw the Dm argument for the im ports nee of sacred music Irani the fact that G lUconuaauueu ir. Turougn l’au 1 lie tells us to admonish one another in psaims and hymns an I spiritual songs; through David He eriea out: “rung ye to God all ye kingdoms ol the earth.” And there are hundreds of otbei passa ges l nvght name, proving that it is as much a man’s duty to sing ns it is his duly to pray. Indeed I tiling there are mine commands in the Bibio to sing than there are to pray. God not only asks for the human voice but lor the mstruni) nts ol music. II a*ks for tile eyioitai and the harp ami the trumpet. And 1 suppose that, in the last tla's oi the churcn, the harp, the lute, the trumpet, aud a I the iiisiruiocnta oi mu sic that have given their chiet aid to the ihea.re and ! aecmtnal, tviil lie brought by their masters and laid down at the feci •if Christ and then *oumh-d in tin-church's taiuiuph on it r way irom suffering into glory. “Praise ve the I/nd.” Praise him with your voices. Praise nim with ttrlnned Itisiruments and with or. an*. I draw another eignm<nt lor the im portance ol this exercise from the unpre-- SlVclPs* Ol the exercises. Y"ll know •omething ot wiiat secular music has achieved. You ku >w it uis made its im pressl m upon government*, upon !nw, nbou literature, upon wnolc generations. Ore inspiriting tmtional ulr is worth thirty thousand men as a standing army. There comes a time In the hit do when one bugie i< worth a thousand muskets. In the earlier part of our elvil v at- tue government proposed to economiza in bands of music, and many of them were sent borne; but the General* in the army Bent word to Washington: "You ait> making a very great mistake. We are 'ailing back and falling back. We have not enougU musio” Then the govern ment change i i<s mind: more bands of music were sent to the field, and the day of abaiueiul defeat terminated, I have to tell you that no nation oi churcn can a'- ford to severely economize In n.ti*ic. Wny sin u'd .ve rob ih • prog ram mot of worldly gayety when ive have *o many appropriate song* and tunes comp *ed in pur <m n day, a* woll as mat nis-nille nt Inheritance of church paalmodv which has come down fragrant with tho devo tion* ol other generations—lunc* no morn worn out than wlr n our great-grimd fatbers climbed up ott them f'om tha church pew to glory! Dear old ouis, how ihey used to dug! When they were cheerful our grandfathers nod garni, mothers uwhl to sing "Golcrete W bell they were very unditativ,- tom the m eu leg boose iso wis “hiv iu Sti,.t” and “St, bidißOuds.” Wore b-y struck through with great tend*--- net* they sang “Woodstocks” Were they wrapped in visions of the glory of i the church, they sang “Zion.” Werelhey ! overborne with the love and glory T Christ, they satg, "Ariel." And in those days there vver* certain tunes married to et-r Min hymns, nod thev have lived in pence a gr- at while, these Uvo old people, mid we hove no rlgii; to divorce thorn. “What God hath joined together let no i man put asunder.” Born as we have been j amid this great wealth ol church music, I augtueii'ed by the composition- of artists j in our day, wo ought not to he tempted I out of tbo sphere of Christian harmony and try to seek uaconsecrated sounds, It is absurd lor a millionaire to steal. Many of you are illustrations of vrhat saert and song can Jo, '! brough it you were brought, itv o the kingdom of Jesus Cnrist. You stood out against iho warning and the argument of the pulpit, but when in the sweet words of Charles Wesley or John Newton nrTuplariy the loveot Jesus was sung to your soul, then you surren dered, as armed cast e that could not be taken by a host, lilts its w’indow to listen to a harp’s tt ill. There was a Scotch soldier dying iu New Orleans, nnd a Sooteh minister came in to give him the consolations of the Gos pel. The man turned over en his pillow and said: “Don’t talk to me about religion.” Then the Scotch minister began to stng a familiar hymn ot Scotland that was com posed by David Dickenson, beginning witb the words: “O mother, dear Jerusalem, When shall 1 come to thee?” He sung it to the tune of Dundee and everybody in Scotland knows that; and as he begau to sing the dying soldier turn ed over on his pillow and said to the min ister: “Where did you learn that?” “Why,” replied the minister, “my mother taught me that,” "So did mine,” said the dying Scotch soldier; and the very foundation of, his heart was upturned and then and there tie yielded himself to Christ, Oh, tt has an irresistible power I Luther’s sermons have been lorgotten, but his "Judgment Hymn” sings on through tne ages and will keep on singing until the blast of the arch angel’s trumpet shall bring about that very day which the hymn celebrates. I would to God that those who hear me to day, would take these songs of salvation a- messages from heaven; for, just as cer tainly as the birds brought food to Elijah by the Brook Cberith, so these winged harmonies, God sent, are flying to your soul with the bread of life. Open your mouth and lake it, O hungry Elijah! I have also noticed the power or Baered song to soothe perturbation. You may have come in here with a great many worriraents and anxieties, yet perhaps in the singing of the first hymn you lost all those worriments and anxieties. You have read in the Bible of Saul and how he was sad tyud angry, and how the boy David came in and played the evil spirit out of bim. A Spanish King was melan choly. The windows were all closed. He sat in the darkness. Nothing could tiling him forth until Franeli came and discoursed musio for three or tour days to him. On the fourth day be looked up affd wept and rejoiced, and the windows wt re thrown open, anil that which all the splendors of the court could not do, the power of song accomplished. If you have anxieties and worrimeuts try this lieaveuly charm upon them. Do "not sit down on the bauk of the hymn, but plunge in that the devil of care may be brought out of you. It also arouses to action. Do you not know that a sinking church is always a triumphant church? It a congregation is silent during the exercise or partially silent, it is the sdenoe of death. If waen the hymn is given out you bear the faint bum of here and there a father aDd mother in Israel while the vast majority are silent, that minister at Christ who is presiding need to have a very strong con stitution it he does not get the chills. He needs not only the grace of God but nerves like whalebone. It is amazing how some people with voice enough to discharge all their duties in the world, when tuev come into the bouse of God have no voice to discharge this duty. I really believe that if the church of Christ could rise up and sing as it ought to sing, that, where we have a hundred souls brought into the kingdom of Const there would be a thousand. How was it in olden lime? Cajetan said: “Luther conquered us by his songs.” But 1 must now speak of some of the obstacles in the way of the advancement ot this sacred music; and the Hist is, that it has been impressed luto the service of superstition. 1 ain far from believing that music ought always to be positively religious. Helloed art has opened places where music has been secularized and law fully so. The drawing-room, the mu sical club, the orchestra, the concert, by ibe gratification of pure taste and the pro duction of harmless amusement and the improvement oi talent, have become very forces in the advancement of our civiliza iion. Music has as much right to laugu in Surrey Gardens as it has to pray in St. Paul’s. In the kingdom of naiuro we have tne glad lifiug oi the wind as well as the long metro psalm of the thun der. But wmle all this is so every observer has noticed that this art, which God intended for the im provement of the ear and the voice and the head and the heart, has often been im |,res->ed into the service ol error. Tartml, t e musical composer, dreamed one night tha' Satan snatched from his hand an iu siiumcut and played upon it something very sweet—a dream that has oHen been 1 ulti led in our day, tne voice aud the in s' ru mem a that nagnt to have been devoted to Coi ist, captured irora the church and applied io purposes of sin. Another obstacle has been an inordi tiate fear of criticism. The vast, majority oi people singing in church never want am body else to hear them sing. Every body is waiting for aoniebudy else to do his duty, if we all sang them the Inac euries that- are evident when only a few sinu would be drowned out. God asks you to do as well as you can, and then, if "von get the wrong pitch or keep wrong time, he will forgive any deficiency of the ear and lmperlectiou of the voices. Angels will not laugh if you should lose your place in the musical scale, or come in at the close a bar behind. There are three school* of singing 1 am told—the German school, the Italian -whool, and tho French school ol siugiA. Now, I would like to add a lourth school, and that is the school of Christ. The voice of a contrite, broken heart although it may not bo able to stand human criticism, makes belter music to God's ear titan the most artistic performance when the heart is warning, I know it Is easier to breach on this than it is to practice; but 1 sing f>r two rea sons—first, beca"se I like it and next be cause I want to encourage ihose who do not know how. 1 have hut very little (acuity in that direction and no culture at all, yet I um resolved to sing though every note should go off 'ike a Chinese gong, God has commanded it and I date not be silent. He ca ls on the beasts, on tne cattle, on tho dragons, to praise him, and we ought not to tie behind tne cattle and the dragons. Anoiher oiGtaelo that has been In the way of tne advancement ol this holy art has been so miicu angrv discussion on the subject of music. There are those who would have this service conducted bv musical instruments, in the same church mere aro those wdo do not like musical Instruments, and so it is organ slid no or: hii, and there is a fight. In au- ' other church it is a question whether the ! music shall b“ conducted bv a preo-ntor or by a drilledcho r. some want adrllled choir and some want a prec nb r, and in. r* s a fight. Then there are those who i would le e lu tfie church, to have the or gan played Ir. a dull. lifeless. droning j way, wude there are ether* who would ■ have it wr<-atned into fauiastlcs, branch ing nnv in lets and tnancles of sound. 1 SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MAY 3. 1886. —TWELVE PAGES rolling and tossing In marvelous convolutions as when in pyro t -clinic display you think a piece is exhausted tt breaks out in wheels, rockets, blue lights and serpentine de monstrations. Some would have the ei gen plavod in ulmoat inaudible sweet- 1 lie**, and others would have it mil of staccato passages that make the aud ieuce jump with great, eyes aid hair on end ns though by a vision of the witch of End >r; and he woo tries to please all will suc ceed in nothing. Nevertheless, you are to ! admit the fact, that this contest which Is going on, in hundreds ef thenblirclie* of the United States to-day. is mighty hin drance to the advancement ot this art. In this wa.v scores and scores of churches are entirely crippled ns to all influence and tne music is a damage rather Ibau a praise. Another obstacle in the advancement of this art has been theerroncousnotion that ibis part oftbe service could be conducted by a delegation. Churches have said: “Ob, w hat, an easy time we shall have. The minister will do the preaching and the ohoii wili do the singing, anil we will have nothing to do.” And you know as well as I that there are a great multitude of churches all through this land where the people are not expected to sing. The whole work is done by adcleeation of four or six or ten persons, and the audience are silent. In such a church in Syra cuse, an old elder persisted in singing aud so t he choir appointed a com mittee to go and ask tbo ’squire if he would not stop. You know that in a great multitude ot churches the choir are expected and do all the singing, and the great mass of the people are expected to be silent, and if you utler your voice you are interfering. There they stand, the four, with opera-glass dangling at their side, singing, "Kook of Aes, cleft for me,” with the same spirit that the night beiore, on the stage they took their part in the “Grand Duchess” or “Don Gio vanni.” My Christian friends, have we a right to delegate to others the discharge of this duty which God demands of us? Sup pose that four wood thrushes propose to do all the singing some bright day when the woods are ringing with bird voices. It is decided that lour wood thrushes shall do all the siugitig of the forest. Let ali other voices keep silent. How beauti fully the tour warblel It is really fine musio. But how long will you keep the forest still? Why, Christ would come into that forest and look uo as he looked through the olives, and he would wave his hand and say: “Let every thing that bath breath praise the Lord;” and, keeping time with the stroke of Innumerable wings, there would be 5,000 bird voices leaping into the harmony. Suppose this delegation of musical per formers were tried in heaven; suppose that four choioe spirits should try to do the singing of the upper temple. Hush now, thrones and dominions and princi palities. David, be still, tnongh von were the “sweet singer of Israel.” Haul, keep quiet, though you have come to that crown ot rejoicing. Rieharif Baxter, keep suit, tbougu this is the “Saints’ Everlasting Rest.” Four spirits now do all the sing ing. But how long would heaven be quiet? flow long? “Hallelujah!” would cry some glorified Methodist from under the altar. “Praise the Lord!” would sing the martyrs from among the throues. “Thanks be unto God wijo givetb us the victory!” a great multitude of redeemed spirits would erv—myriads of voices coming into the harmony and the one hundred and forty and four thousand breaking forth into one acclamation. Stop that loud singing! Stop! Oh, no; they cannot hear mo You might as well try to drown the thunder of the sky or beat back the roar of the sea, for every soul In heaven has resolved to do its own singing. Alas that we should have tried on earth that which they cannot do in heaven, and instead of joining all our voices in the praise of the Most High God, delegating perhaps to un consecrated men and women this most solemn and most delightful service I Now, in this churcn we have resolved upon the plan of conducting the music by a precentor. We do it for two reasons; one is that by throwing the whole re sponsibility upon the mass of the people, making the great multitude the choir, we might arouse more heartiness. The con gregation coming on the Sabbath day feel that they canuot delegate this part of the great service to any one else, and so they themselves assume it. We have glorious congregational singing here. People have come many miles to hear it. Tney are not sure about the preaching, but they can always depend on toe singing. We have heard the sound coming up like “the voice of many waters,” but it will be done at a better rate after awhile, when we shall realize the height and the depth and the immensity of this privilege. Another reason why we adopted this Plan. We do not want any choir quar. rels. You know very well that in scores of thechurches there hits been perpetual contention in that direction. Tuo only church fight that ever occurred under ny ministry was over a melodeon iu my first settlement. Have you never been in churcn on the Sabbath day and heard the choir sing and vou said: “That is splen did mustc.” The next Sabbath you were in the church and there was no choir at all. Why? The leader was mad or his assistants were mad or they were all mad together. Some of the choirs are made lip of our best Christian people! Some of tne w arm est friends t have ever had have stood up in them. Sanbath alter Sabbatb, con scientiously and successfully leading the praises of God. But the majority of the choirs throughout the land are not made up of Christian people, and three-toiirins of tile church fights originate In the organ loft. 1 take that back and say nne tenth*. Many of our churches are dying of choirs. fait us as a church give still more at tention to tiie music. If a man with voice enough to sing keep silent during this exercise, lie commits a crime against God and insults the Almighty. Music ought to rush ironi the audience like the water from a rock—clear, bright, sparkling. If all the other part ol the church service is dull do not have the music dull. With so many thrilling things to sing about, awuy with all drawling and stupidity! There Is nothing chat make* me so nervous as to sit iu a pulpii and look oft on an audience with their eyes three-fourth* closed and their lips almost shut, mumbling the praises of God. During mv recent absence l preached to a large audience, and ail the music they made together did not equal one skylark! People do nol sleep at a coronation. Do not let us sleep when we come to lhe Saviour'sorownlng. in order to a proper disebargeof this duty let us stand up save a* age or weakness or fatigu** excuse ns. Seated In an easy pew we cannot do this duty bnlf so well h* when, uprlebi, .we throw our whole body Into it. Let our song be like an acclamation of victory. You have a right to slug. Do not surren der your prerogative. We want to rouse all our families upon this subject. We want each family of our congregation to be a singing son nol. Childish petulance, obduracy, and Intrac tability would Ini soothed il we h*d more ] singing in the turns -hold, and then our | little ones would bo prepared for i bo great! congregation on the Sabbath day. their voices muting with our voices Iu tuo praises of the Lord. After a shower th re j are scores o! * reams teat come down the ’ inounla.il sole with voices rippling and silvery, pouring into one river and then rolling in unit-d utreugth to tho sen. So! 1 would liavu all lb iiimllies In mv cliurcu set and lorth the voice of prayer and praise, pour I m it Into toe goat tide of public I worship that -oil* < n and on to empty into i the great, wdo heart ol God. XsVur can we have our entireh *in* a* it ought until our iam Hies sine as nicy ought. There wdl b a crst revolution on this subject in ail our eburuhtt*. find will I come down by his spirit, nnd rouse up tho old hymns and nine, that have not been runic than half i\*ake since trie tune el our grandfather*. The silent pews ill the ohureli will i.rjuii iortu into musio, and when the conductor takes his place on the Sabbath day, there will boa great host ot voices rushing into ihe harmony. My Christian friends, it we pave no taste for this service oil earth, what will we do in Heaven where thev :Tli sing and sing for ever? Let me prophecy in regard to any one hero who u.u* no delight in the wor ship of heaven, if y-.u do not sing the praises ol God on earth I do nut b.-iit ve you wili over sing them in glory, i would that our singing to-day migut be like tuo Saturday nlifbt rehearsal for the Sabbuto rooming lu the skies, and might begin now by tne strength and by iho help ot God. to discharge a duty which none o( us have fully performed. "Let those refuse to -mg Who "ever knew - air God; Jim. children of the Heavenly King Should speak Chair io, s abroad. "The hill of Zion yield* A t liousan i stored - weds, Bel re wo reach tha Heavenly fields Ur walk iho guidon streets. "Then let our songs abound, And every tear io dry; We’re marching through Emanuel's ground To fauvr worlds on high.” Come now, clear your throats and get ready for tilts duty, or yon wdl never hear the end of this. 1 shall never forget hear ing a Frenchman singing tha “Marseilles” liyiiiu on the Champ Elysees, Paris, just before the baffle of Sedan. I never saw such enthusiasm before or since, as he sang that national air. Oh, how tho Frenchman shouted) Have you ever in an English assemblage beard a band play “God Save the Queen.” If you have you know something about the enthusiasm of a national air. Novi', 1 tell you that these songs we sing BabbatU by Sabbath are the national airs of Jesus Christ and of the kingdom ot heaven. When Crom well’s army went into battle he stood at the head ot them one day aud gave our. the long metre doxology to the tune of “Old Hundred,” and that groat host, company by company, regiment by regi ment, battalion by battalion, joined in the doxology: Praise Gid from whom all blessings flow, Praise Him all creature* here below, Praise Him above, ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Sou and Holy Ghost, and while they sang they marched, and while they marched they fought- and while they fought they got, the victory. O men aud women ot Jesus Christ, let us go into all our confLots singing the praises ot God, and then, instead of lulling back, as we often do. from defeat to defeat, we will be marching on from victory to vic tory. FIGHTING FOlt A CHI)KCH. Colombia’s Squabble Provokes a Fatal Volley from Within the Edifice. Columbia, S. C., May 2.—For several months past the congregation ol the Bethel Afrleau M. E. Churohh das been engaged in liti gation over the possession of their church property, and a fight occurred at one time while one (action was endeavor ing to lorce an entrance. The trouble originally grew out of charges against the pastor, J. C. Waters, ol maladminis tration. A church trial resulted, ipid the matter seeming un likely of adjustment on account of the determined attitude aud strong support of Waters, he was deposed at the last conference, And R. K. Walla assigned to the churcn. 'Jl'Oe trustees refused to let him preach, and suit was entered for possession. Last night Judge Fraser made an order giving Walla the church. At a late hour an effort was made to get into the building, the trustees having re fused to give up the keys, when It was discovered that a uarty was inside lor the purpose of resisting. A FATAL VOLLET. The at.tornei so: the party seeking admis sion demanded entrance, w hieh was re fused, und a threat was made to shoot if tnose outside tried to get in. One of the dour panels was then Knocked out witn an ax, when a volley of at least a dozen shots was pouted through the opening from tbe inside, and shortly alter another volley. John Glisson, colored. Wall’s hostler, who stood at tho edge ot the sidewalk. was shot in the kuee with buckshot, and Oris Lee, a hackman, got a pistol hall in the ab domen. He is supposed to be tatally wounded. As soon as tbe firing took place the Sheriff and his deputy and the Chief of Police entered the ouurob and captured six men, taking from them six pistols and an army musket, Tbooaptives were Retilien Blight, Ben Partridge, James Robinson, Abram Moore, J. S. Stephens and Crenshaw. Several others escaped through the windows. Heavy Rains in Texas. Ban- Antonio, Tkx., May 2.—Heavy rains fell to-day between this city aud tho Rio Grande westward, covering a vast grazing country where no rains of any consequence had fallen for eighteen months, in the vicinity of this city the down pour was something extraordi nary. Tne maiu p'aza became a lake and the streets were flooded. Several bus), ness places sustained heavy damage on stock. The San Pedro overflowed its banks in a couple of hours, flooding many residences. The Two Sains at Baltimore. Baltimore, Mav 2—Samuel P. Jones and .Samuel W. email, the sensational evangelists, arrived in this city lust night, ami to-day opened their crusade against sin. Joues held a meeting this aUern< on and to-night in a roller skating rink. Fully 5,0(10 people were present eaci time, and man v ware unable to gain ad mittance. Mr. ninili will commence work to-morrow. The evangelists are assisted by a choir of 150 voices, and every arrangement has been made lor carrying on an extensive revival. Dealt a Fatal Blow. Atlanta, Ga., May 2.—A party of three brotbers-ln.law Iron DeKalb coun ty witneuxcd the demonstrations yester day, got somew hat under the Influence of liquor and on their way home, one oi them. Hud Nash, waa hit on the head with a whisky Imltie Irom the efl'-otu of wbico he died to-day. The occurrence is being investigated. Hi,J|ln-rs In a Fatal Eight. Milwaukee, Wis.. April 2.—A special disputed from Green Bay announces a fatal quarrel between tnree brotoera named Deiand, near that, city. Au alter cation over property Interests led to a bat tle among the brother*, during which one was pounded to death with a heavy chair and another was tatally stabbed, A Pitch cd Baffle. Grand Rapids, Mich., May 2.—Strik ers interfered witn workmen in a mill hero yesterday und a puened battle en sued. The polio* had to be uaded upon to quell ibe disturbance. Has© Ball. Washington, 51 ay 2—The following games weie played to-day: At f. uisvlUo—Louisville 5, Cincinnati JO. At New York—Urouktyn I#. Athletlo ID. (Mine called at the end of thu eighth Inning. A tlieutenant. Governor Kuiiighs, Nkw Orleans. May 2. Lieutenant Governor < .*v Knoulook has resigned, Judge R. C. Davy being President pro tern, of the Heuate will succeed him. t’aintors uthtrike. Bus ion, May 2.—Twelvo hundred painters bad* meeting to-day. They ex tu-r.l no concession and will strike. THE H-HOUR MOVEMENT. ttrnmbllDK Among tbe Men rikl Talking of Vroiti.g Chicago, May L—Tbe crowd on West Lake street, which numbered probably o.ouO at one Mine, begun to break up and dwiudie away aud by 4:30 o'clock had pretty thoroughly disperseo. without any disturbance. Tbe official* • many of the railroads, expecting tne coming of lhe striking freight handlers to their yards had ordered tho doors of the freight houses closed. On the door ol the Wabash tfcigbt house a printed notice was posted warning everybody, concerned I hat the road \* as in the hands of a receiver of tue United Staten Court, and that nnv inierferencß with its property or the con duct of its business would be prosecuted as contempt of court In tho United Stah Court, On this road the attempt to get the men to strike was only partially suc cessful, and alter the crowd loft one of the doors was opened again and freight, taken iu through it by men who remained aud had refused to join the strikers. THE MEN GRUMBLING. Even from men wUo dut strike there was onnsiderubl • grumbling hea'd. Some of the men wanted to know it all tna roads were going to ue visited, aud i I there was to he a general turn-out, for if not t hey declared it was not fair lo make some stop work and allow others to go on. As soon as those who did join the strike came out the chairman of the oommitieo which noillied them that it was inaugurated, standing on a wagon, on which he had gone to the place, an nounced that a mass meeting would be held, to which they were all invited, but if they did uot wish to go themselves they might send delegates. Wheu tho Michi gan, Southern freight house, was reached, what threatened to be a breach ot tbe peace occurred. TUe order to close the doors there whs received at 10:20 o'olock.and a very few minutes afterward the crowd arrived. FORCING A WINDOW. When they found the doors closed agaiust them they went to a window over the weigh bridge, and forcing it up they crowded through it. despite the efforts of the two tnen who stood guard at tue win dow. Those who first entered went around and pushed open one ol the doors, and a second was opened and through tueae the crowd rushed. They announced the inauguration of the strike to all i Ue work ers in tne building and invited them to join them, lfv tnis time two policemen had made their way into the building and ordered the intruders to leave. Many left, but one man began to harangue op the rights of the laboring men, which they were determined to maintain. TALKING OF ARMS. It was not a question ol nationality, he said, for they were all citizens of this free country, had arms to maiutaiu their rights, and would use them it necessary. By this tune reinforcements of police had arrived, and the speaker was picked up bodily and pitched out on tne street. Everybody not con nected with the company was then ordered out, and those who did not go out voluntarily were thrown out b uiiiy. When the intruders had been weeded out, quite a number of men re mained, fully one-half of the number originally at work, and in response to a question "of the Division Superintendent, who had been present during the whole proceedings, they signified their readi ness to go on with their work. Work ceased, however, for the day. AT OTHER ROADS. The workmen in the freight depot oftbe Michigan Central railroad say they will resume work on Monday it 25 cents per day is added to their wages. The em ployes of tbe Northwestern and Illinois Central roads, and Baltimore & Ohio re mained at, work ali day. At the Chicago & Alton freight house no business was done to-day at all. The freight handlers joined tbe roaming mass oi strikers at an early hour and took part in visiting the other depots und in persua ding other men to drop work. The con ference at uoon did not wait for either the answer or noon hour to arrive, but quit work about 11:30 o’clock wheu the delegations from other roads arrived. Many loads of freight were backed up at the side freight bouse, but there was no one within to help unload them. Busi ness praolically closed at noon. Demands of the Printers. Newark. N. J., Mav 2.—The demand of tbe German compositors for eight hours per day has been acceded to by Dia Fret? Znituna, but rejected by Vie Deulehe Zeitung on the ground ol being extortionate, as the wages paid by Shat paper ar- already very liberal. Manager Joseph Knorr, of Vie Deulcke Zeitung, says fie has submitted to a demand for an Increase of wages since January, and that compliance with the demand for eight hours work means bankruptcy ior the stockholders. The paper will not be issued after to-morrow morning. The Piunfr, an alternoon paper, will suspend its daily edition to morrow, but will continue as a weekly. Several German job office* are also affected. Mono Masons Hit Hard. Pittsburg, May 2.—-At a meeting of the stone masons of Pittsburg and Alle gheny to-night it was decided to strike to-morrow for $3 25 per day and nine houts work. Tney have been receiving $3 30 per day of ten hours, aud the em ployers are willing to concede them a de crease in hours, but say they cannot aflord to pay more than 33c. an hour. About 1,000 men will be thrown out of employment by the strike. Mriking Brewers. Milwaukee, Wis., May 2.—Tho brew ing cornua,no* of mi* city held a confer ence to-day and resolved to make a united stand against th ■ 2,1)00 striking brewers. The men m the Falk brewery, having re fused to join Hie sirikers, the latter an nounce that they will march to that e ta'disi nient in a body to-morrow nnd Toroe them to quit. If this plan iscarried into effect serious trouble will result. Iloston’s Carpenters. Boston, May 2.—lu this city the Trades Union of the carpenters, the Brotherhood of Carperters and Joiners of America, the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Jolliers and the Plumber’* Union, s,ooomen in all, have resolved to demand H hours to-morrow, and will strike if the demand is refused. The masters will not submit. Plumbers Out. St. Louis, May 2.—A1l the plumbsrs in this city, 200 In number, quit work Satur day morning. They made a demand Fri day ot the bosses that they adopt the eight hour system without decreasing their wages, beginning .Saturday. '1 lie bosKt-s declined to grant il. Bakers Appeased. New Orleans, May 2.—-Tne journey men bakers nave arbitrated tneir griev ances with their employers. Heretofore they have work**! lourt- en to fifteen hours per" flay and seven days per we> k. Now tooy are to woi k twelve hours Der day and six days per week. Three Thousand IG-aily to Quit. Milwaukee. Ww.,Mav 2.—Ata meet ing lasting until early fiunday morning 8,000 employes of tbe large Milwaukee breweries decided to striae unless tbolr wages were advanced sloper month. Milwaukee's Brewers btrlke. Milwaukee, vvjs , May 3—All the brewers arid malsters In the city struck to-day. Net lees tnan 3.000 men ar* al lent-ml. BKKLIX’S SC YNDAL. Tlie Theft of th* Countess s'chwsucn mill's lHamoiidß Lands K-iltor* lu ■I All, Berlin. May 2.—Countess fiebwaom.- feld is the lady hluted at by l> >■ !',< blatt in the scandalous narrative cabled hence to tho United states on March 1 Inst. This story related that at a ball given in Berlin by a high functionary. A Countess, famous for her beaui v and so cial position, dazzled everybody present by her displayed diamonds, especially of a large diamond dove worn in her head dress. This was missed towards tho dose ot the entertainment. The loss "as quite extensively advertised and talked about. One day il gossip re tained to the police that tier unstress, a rival countess, rosses*ed dove line the "lie lost, and a detective secured Its re turn bv threatening to publish what ho had learned; namely, that, the second run ales* had stolen ibe jewel from her rival's bead. This was the story published with many hints, but no names. Tne authorities were goaded to prosecute 11-*it Perl,editor nt Vie liiiihlnu and Herr Wolff, the reporter who wrote the story and during the trial wlnoh has just been closed it was developed Unit the inspira tion for the proseoution eume Irom per sonal friend* of Countess Sell wanenield. The public prosecutor asked that sen tence of three w,eks’ imprisonment should be decreed against Herr Perl and ibx weeks against Herr Wolff, because of the enormity of their o fie nee,, considering iho slight basis they huff lor tneir story. a strange story. Solicitor Ilentig testified that Detective Rautner bad related a story similar to that published in Die TagebUitt, and that lus (iientig’s) colleagues, some ot whom had heard tt, told it second or third hand, bad discussed it, and he himself had be lieved the story true. From him Herr Wolf had heard it. Detective Rautner swore that he wus entirely unaware of any diamond story like that, published, until he saw it in print. He had never heard that the story meant to imnlicate Countess Hcbwauen teld in the dinniond tbetl. Ho was certain he had uever mentioned her name in connection with any robbery of dia monds. A SIMILAR TALE. He admitted, however, that about nine mouths ago he had related to inlimale friends the details ot a crime resembling in some respects, the story published bv Die, TngeblaU. He was, however, utterly unable to Imagine how, from his lale, tne story could be built, up in such exaggerated lorm us the one Die I'ugehlnU published. Besides ee himself had "learned the facts of bis own narrative from a third party who had not vouched for its truth and tbe witness had no means of ascertaining whether it was true or false. At this point the defense to show that they simply printed an interesting Idt ot gossip which was widely current produced copies of American papers of a date contemporaneous with their publication.aud containing tbe same story in an entirely independent form. The Public Prosecutor denouneid the publication of gossip affecting character. Such use ot scandals, tie con tended, endangered the morality and general social interests of Hie country and even undermined too fabric of the empire by raising doubts abroad concerning tbo integrity ol even the highest persons upon wboas character the quality of the governm ntdepenUed. The judgment given decreed three days im prisonment a aist Herr Perl and fourteen days’ imprisonment against Herr Wolff. GERMANY’S WAGE WOHKEKH. I-ollce Ordered to be Kxtrs Vigilant In Guarding Against Socialist*. Berlin, May 2.—The Russian govern ment fearing that strikes arc Im pending has issued a decree ordering the police to intertere in case strikers iutiml date working men. Extra vigilance is or dered against strikers connected with the snoial democratic agitation, tbe leaders of which make use ot the strife for higher wages to widen the gulf between em ployes and employers, to Inorease work ingmen's hatred of the existing political and social order and thus bring about a great irremediable rupture between the laboring classes ami their employers. So cialist meetings and publications will be met under energetic surveillance. The District government is authorized to de mand troops if necessary. Gladstone’s New Manifesto. London, May 2.—Premier Gladstone has Issued au important manifesto to his constituents witb regard to the Irish question. Mr. Gladstone explains that his great ago has prevented his taking part in the speeches of the Fatter recess, and ha* obliged him to reserve bis limited powers for the House of Commons, and for that reason he us*-* hi* pen instead of his voice. Continuing, be says: “Never have I known an occasion when a parliamentary event so tan throughout the world a* the Introduotfnn of the home rule bill. From public meet ings, from tbe bignest authorities in the British colonic* and In America, troin capitals such as was Kingston. Boston and Quebec, from remote districts lying beyond the reacn of ordinary poli tical excitement. I have received conclusive assurances that. a kindred people regard with warm frater nal sympathy the attempt to settle once for till the troubled relation* between Fngland und Ireland, which t xhibltthe only great failure of the political geulus of our race to confront, master the dif ficulty, and to obtain in reasonable de gree the main ends ot civilized llle.” Hoyally at a Banquet. London, May 2.—At the banquet of the Royal Academy yesterday evening Hlr Frederick i-elghton, the President, re ceived 200 gui-at*, including tbe Prince ol Wales and hi* son, Prince Albert, the Dukes of Cambridge and Connaught, and Prince Tack. The Prince of Wales met his sister, the Crown Princes* of Germany, upon he arrival at the station hare yesterday. The Prlncesssubaequently proceeded to Wind sor. _________________ Germany’s Exports. Berlin, May 2 —The exports from a portion of North Germany to America for 'he first quarter of 18HB, amount tofll,- 200,ufi0. against $8,875,000 for tbe same pe riod In 1885. Tin-export* from Mouth and West Germany lor the same period also exceed those of the corresponding quar ter last year. Fatal Fright. Chicago, May 2.—Alex. Ribbold, one of the best known Italians In the city, to day became Involved lu a quarrel with John IFprrtian, a hoatler. A son of Itlh. bold Interfered, and was fatally wounded by the discharge from a pltol in ills hands of his father. The latter seeing what be had done ahot and killed himself Instantly. Aiiftlcmortc Senleiived, New Orleans, May 2.—John H. Auf demorte, late redemption clerk In the aub-Treeaury, and Erasmus Ebepberd, re cently convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government, were sentenced to-day bv Judge Hillings to tbe maximum pen alty of slo,two floe, and imprisonment in the penitentiary for 2f)years. A Dock Oaves In. Feenandina. Fla., May Part of the New York steamship dock, with about LOGO barreia of cement and Ibree cars, fell in at 3 o'clock tnis aitsrnoon. Moon* saakurt *' WORK BEFORE CONGRESS* INTKF..NTATB commerce to COME UP IN TBE SENATE. Bills lo Conte I p Subsequently A©, ronliug t<> tue CaucusCiimuiltiee'i Programme—How th© Approprlan* tiou Bills Stand in the Bouse— Weaver Almost Bare to Keep Bis Sam. Washington, May 2 —The post office appropriation bill will bo passad by the Senate to-morrow and it is expected tha inter-Stata commerce bill will tfccn com uiaiul the attention of the Senate after! o’clock each day until disposed of. San' atorCullom, who has it iu charge, thinks a votejsiioiild be reached alter 2 or 3 days’ discussion. The bankruptcy bill, the general pen sinn bill aud the Dcsmoines river land bill are upon the callous committee's programme lor consideration next alter i he inter Slate commerce bill, but Senatel Frye expresses a purpose to contest theit rh lit ol way sometime :n the week in be' hall of tbe Staien island bridge bills lie will also ask that during the morn ing Hour the snipping bill will be take* up, discussed and passed. IN THE HOUSE. Tn-mnrrow being individual suspension, day in the llmisc, a number of public building measures will bo passed, under a suspension nt the rule". It is probable the river and harbor bill will corue up in lhe House Tuesday. As only one impor tant section remains to ne considered th* jiill can he finally disposed of in one day. Tiie Campbell-Weaver contest, rt elec tion ease may lie reach'd tue same day, ami the committee report in favor of Mr. Weaver, lhe sitting member, will, with out doubt, he adopted after a short debate. The Chinese inde unity biil cotues up Wednesday, in the morning hour, and a struggle for precedence Is expected be tween the conflicting special orders made for that day, which may result in taking up the Consular and diplomatic appropri ation bill. PRIVATE RILLS. Friday will be devoted to the consider*, tion of private hills, aud *aturday tho Oklahoma trill will he called up again. The following is a statement of the pres ent position of the regular annual appro priation bills: Five, namely, the genera/ deficiency, legislative, sundry civil,naval and fortification hills, bate not ht-eu re ported from tLe Hoo-c committees in which tney originated; three, viz., tba military scademv, Consular and diplo matic and army ami appropriation bills, are upon the House calendar. The river and harbor bill is tbe unfin ished business in committee of the whole. Three—viz., the peneio . District Of Co lumbia, and agricultural—nave pasxed the House and are beiore the .BeuateCom mittee on Appropriation*. The post office bill is beforo the Senate and the Indlaii bitl has been passed by both houses. HEDDFN’.S BEAD IN DANGER, BsrK*tn Between the r*rtj- Ward ■loss** stir tip the President. Washington, May 2.—lt is charged that a large number of well-known Re publican "ward workers,”oocupt ing sub ordinate positions in the New York cm tom house have been kept in th-ir place* under bargains between tbe Democratic and tbe Republican managers of the city ot New York, ills understood that th* matter has been presented to the I’resi dent, that tbe latter seriously disapproves tne course referred to, und that Collector Hedden’a otlieiul head will he in danger 11 he dors not have it changed. MUST COME TO Till FRONT. The House committee inve-tigatlng thl I’an Electric Telephone matter deter mined to examine Whitelaw Reid, Charles A Dana, und George Jones as to articles published in their newspapers respect-, ing a teienhone controversy. The Chair man of the committee sent a telegram Audi each gentleman named, courteous!j Iff /, ing bim lo appear beiore Hie committee, Whitelaw Reid promptly accepted the in-/ vitaiion, came down and was Mr. Dana telegraphed that be was unweig at tbe time, but would appear on next Tuesday. No response has so tar bee* received from George Jones. II be is nol In Hid from l>v Wednesday, the commute* propose to personally subpoena him. COST OK MR. MILLER'S FUNERAL. The total expense of tbe luneral or thv late Senator Miller, of California, it $7,378. Tne following are the items: Transporta tion $3,848, I’iillman carss2,l29, traveling expenses including hotels $1)38. sashes, gloves, etc.. $273, vantages in Washing ton sll3, draping Heoate eh an. her $34, cartage and use of 300 chairs SB7; total $7,378. MU. WATTKKSON GOING TO EUROPE. Henry Wattersmi, who arrived here last night, sails next week for Europe. Mr. Manning’* / nnvnleecenc©. Washington. Mat 2 Secretary Man ning, scomiinanfcd by Mis. Manning and hi* sister. Miss Manning, U ok a long drive to- lay. During the afternoon and even ing he received a large number oi callers, among them being the President, Col. La niont, becretary* Lunar and Whitney, Assistant Secretary Fairchild, bis private Secretary, .Mr. Brennan, Senators Gor man and Call and Mr. Bancrolt, the his torian. In bis conversation with th* Meereiury the President expressed lhe ho(M< that he would soon have the pleasure of weeing Mr. Manning occupy ing his accustomed place ut the Cabinet table. Matthews’ Nomination. Washington. May 2.—Senator* Vanes, Harris, Blackburn and Riddle erger, of tbo Senate District Com mittee, are opposed to the con tinuation of Mr. Matthew* as Re corder of Deeds b>r the District of Colum bia. Senators Ingalls. Pike, Palmer and Brown once voted for a favorable report. Bmco then Mr. Hpooner has been appoint ed upon the committee. Ue has not voted upon the ease, but has been said to favor confirmation. It is probable that decis ive action will be taken next Friday. Tli* Debt Statement. Washington, May I.—Tne debt state ment issued tiMlay sbowstbedi crease of the public debt during tbe month ol April to be $10,H83.387115; cash in the Treasury $4112,4<i2.510 73; gold ceitlficate* outstand ing $84,715,225 Silver c-rtificates out standing $!• 733,141. Certificates of de lo*it outstanding $11,515,000; legal ten ders outstanding s.'Hb,(*sl,olo. fractional currency ( not including th - amoon* eati. mated as tost or de-troyed) $0.1*54,557 A2. i’laelcrcrs Raise a Row. Boston, May 2.—Tores hundred and fiftr plasterers tried to reach an agree ment with their boaees. On meeting me latter, thev found that Instead ot getting nmc hours regularly as tln-y expecied they wi re lo get nine hour* on Saturday* only, ip-nee they will strike to-morrow. This is likely to Involve 1,000 bod carriers and stone masoo*. Carpenters Gain a Point. Boston, May 2.—About 2 'im th* larg est, carpenter firms iu this cby have (ic'd rd ur ihu demand for mht hours, und 50 other firms have agried lod -so. About, 12 firms offered to cnnode lo the extent that nine hours snail constitute adti’i work, hut tfi.- offer ha* ‘>eeii refused. Thi# will lower the number ot striking car penter* IO 1.500. Deaili of an Bari. London,May 2.—Ht Hon. John Thoms* Freeman Milford, Earl of Redvsdsle, la deed weed HI 3
