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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 15*
COLUMBUS, GUSDIWIA: THURSDAY MORNINO, JULY I, l^*>.
PRICE FIVE UNIS
THE NEWS FI! WASHINGTON.
Yesterday'9 Proceedings of the House
and Senate.
The Consideration of Appropriation Rill* in
Doth Hmukck—Mr. Edmunds Introduces h Verj
( umhersome Hill -Partisan Justices mid Judges
tn be tillru the Cower of Ueniovul, V.tf.
Washington. June 30.—Boyle, of Penn
sylvania, from the Pan Electric commits
tee, submitted a report signed by four
members of the committee upon the sub
ject of its investigation. It is accompanied
by the following resolution:
‘Resolved, That a full, fair and exhaust
ive investigation has failed to adduce any
evidence which tends to show that Attor
ney Oenpral Garland, Solictor General
Goode, Secretary Lamar, Indian Commis
sioner Atkins, ‘ Railroad Commissioner
Johnstone, or Senator Harris, they being
the officers named in the Pan Electric pub
lications of the newspaper press which
gave rise to this investigation, did any act,
official or otherwise, connected with the
matter investigated which was dishonest,
dishonorable or censurable.
The report and the resolution, which is
concurred in by Hale, were referred to the
house calendar.
Ranney, of Massachusetts, also submitted
a report signed by four republican mem
bers of the committee.
Hale, of Missouri, presented his individ
ual views.
These reports were placed upon the cal
endar.
Reed, of Maine, reserved all the points
of order against the resolution accompany
ing Boyle’s report, and Ranney, stating
that the resolution had never been sub
mitted to the committee or acted upon by
it, also reserved all points.
Boyle said that the resolution hud been
presented with the consent of the gentle
man from Massachusetts, who had express
ly waived any meeting of the committee.
‘ Ranney replied thut that was true as far
as the report was concerned, but he had
never seen or heard of the resolution be
fore.
Boyle thereupon asked to withdraw the
report and resolution, but Hale objected.
After a few committee reports the house
went into a committee of the whole on the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
The - committee rose for the purpose of
enabling Randall to present and the house
to pass the joint resolution to provide for
10 days from to-day the last day of the
fiscal year: for the expenditures of the
government not provided for in the appro
priation bills already passed. This having
been done, the committee resumed its
session.
The committee, having reached the last
page of the bill, rose.
Belmont, of New York, submitted the
conference report on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, and it was
agreed to.
Wilson, of West Virginia, submitted the
conference report on the District of Colum
bia appropriation bill and it was agreed in.
The house then, at *i o'clock, adjourned.
Senate.
Washington, June 30.—The senate pro
ceeded to the consideration of Platt’s reso
lution for public executive sessions, and the
speech of Morrill, who is sick and absent.
tt the pi oposed change was read bj
Manderson. Morrill thought that Lis
friend from Connecticut Platt, was in this
matter immensely wrong.
At the conclusion of the reading of Mor
rill's speech, Hoar spoke at great length
in opposition to Platt’s resolution. When
he had concluded two pension vetoes were
laid before the senate and referred to the
pension committee.
The conference report on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was
submitted bv Allison and agreed to.
The chair laid before the senate a joint
resolution extending the appropriation
for ten days.
Edmunds objected to the second reading
of the joint resolution for reasons which
he said he would state to-morrow.
The senate proceeded to consider the
legislative appropriation bill. In the course
of the discussion on amendments inc-reas
ing the clerical force of some of the de
partments, Beck declared he felt humil
iated by the fact that many of the appro
priations were diminished so that the
members of the house might be able to g->
tn the country and say how. economical
they were and how extravagant the senate
was. He also criticised the house for its
delay in passing appropriation bills. The
sundry civil appropriation bill was
not yet sent to the senate. The legislative
bill ‘was in its present condition on the last
day of the fiscal year. The naval bill had
not yet been considered. The deficiency
bill bad not been looked at. He was not
proud of the record.
Plumb said that the house took all the
time it needed, and then it launched ap
propriation bills on the senate without giv
ing the senate time to consider them.
The legislative bill should have had
much more consideration than the senate
appropriations committee had been able to
give it. It had to take many things blind
ly. He thought it would lie a good idea
for the senate and the house to remain in
on till Sentember, October or Novell
the treasury, director of the mint, supei-
vising inspector general o ’- • unboats, su
pervising surgeon gene . itor general;
1 chiefs ol the bureaus o ordnance, equip
ment and recruiting yaids and docks, pro-
I visions and clothing, medicine and surgery,
; and construction and repairs of the navy
department; commissioners of Indian af-
i fairs, of the general land office, patents,
| pensions, education, railroads, agriculture:
public printer, members of the national
j board of health and civil service commis
sioners. Each officer so appointed shall
I hold his office for four years. They may
! be suspended or removed in the following
i manner: Only whenever the president or
head of the department in or under which
the officer serve shall have reason to be
lieve that such officer has been guilty of
malpractice in office or neglect
of duty, or of any official or personal mis
conduct rendering it injurious to the pub
lic interests for him longer to hold such
office. He may temporarily suspend such
officer by an order of suspension in writing
setved on him, or if he cannot be
found, by depositing the same,
at his official place of business,
in every such case of suspension, or in
The Report of the Democratic Members
of the Committee.
Til 1 )' Assert That Mr. (iarilnii! ami Ills Assn-
elates an' Utility uf Nothing hUiintiorulilc—A
History of th* Orsnnisittloii amt t'nnipitrlson*
That am Dritnu.
case the president shall be of the opinion
that such officer ought to be removed with
out suspension, application shall be im
mediately made to the circuit justice, cir
cuit judge or district judge of the district;
or in case such officer’s serving in a terri
tory or in the District of Columbia, to
any justice of the supreme court
of such territory or district, for the remov
al of such officer, stating the grounds of
such proposed removal; whereupon said
justice or judge shall cause reasonable no
tice to be given to such officer of such ap
plication, and citing him by pessonal ser
vice or otherwise, as the justice or
judge mav direct, to appear before
such justice or judge at the time and place
named, and show cause why he should not
be removed front office, and on such day
such justice or judge shall hear, in a suir-
mary way, the matter alleged and the de
fense cf such officer, if any be made, and
determine and decide whether he ought to
be removed from office or not, and shall
order and direct accordingly.
Scrretnry I.mnur Present.
Washington,June 30.—Secretary Lamar
represented the cabinet at the ceremony
of imposing the beretta upon Cardinal
Gibbons, at Baltimore, to-day. President
i Cleveland sent by Rev. Dr. Chapelle,
! pastor of St. Matthews church, of this
city, a personal letter congratulating the
I cardinal, whose acquaintance and personal
friendship he has for some time enjoyed,
upon his elevation to the cardinalate.
Nominations.
Washington, June 30.—The president
to-day nominated Hugh Smith Thompson,
i of South Carolina, to be assistant sec retary
| of the treasury, vice William E. Smith, re-
1 signed, and Henry J. Winn postmaster at
| Birmingham, Ala.
~ m i —
THE DOMINION STILL STUBBORN.
Dcterm'nrd to Continue Their Hnras-iim Fishery
Policy.
Ottawa, Ont., June 30.—The Montreal
Gaz-.-tte. owned by Hon. Thomas White, a
momijor of the Canadian cabinet, to-day,
in a special dispatch from Ottawa, denies
or. behalf of the dominion government the
statements that there has been any back
down or. the fishery question. The follow
ing is the text of the denial and explana
tion of the recent circular, anu may safely
be considered official:
I am authorized to deny that any change
has taken place in the policy of the do
minion government in reference to tiie
protection of our fisheries in the line of
less vigorous enforcement of the law. I
am authorized, on the highest authority,
to deny the statement that the British
government has interfered with or re
stricted the action of the Canadian govern
ment in the policy adopted by it. No sub
stantial change has taken place in the in
structions issued for the enforcement of
the statutes enacted for carrying out the
provisions of the treaty of 1813, the recent
circular to collectors of customs having
merely been to make plain certain matters
of interpretation. It is now, as it has
always been, the policy of the government
that any United States fishing vessel
found fishing, preparing to fish or
having been fishing in Canadian waters
will be seized at once and without warn
ing. The twenty-four hours’ warning is
applicable solely to United States vessels
hovering within the limits. These receive
orders to depart within the twenty-four
hours. When, however, an offense has
been committed, as by fishing; preparing
to fish, trading, buying bait, transshipping
cargoes, shipping men, &c., seizure or
prosecution will follow without the warn
ing or the lapse of the twenty-four hours.
Any United States fishing vessel being
within Canadian waters for any purpose
except the four permitted by the treaty of
IMs are amenable to the law, and the law
will be strictly enforced in all such cases.
ON CHANGE.
Hi- it '
lit of ,il 1 It**i-tinu- tin- Mjirki-t.
her, until every item on the appropriation
bills had been fully scrutinized.
The conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill was submitted
and explained by Plumb and was agreed
to.
After disposing of forty six pages of the
legislative bill the senate had a brief exec
utive session and at 6 p. tit. took a recess
till S p. nt.
At its evening session the senate resumed
consideration of the legislative appropria
tion bill, but tei k no final action upon it
SENATOR EDMUNDS’ BILL.
A Mi'iisiin* IVtiii'li tii'ii,iioi's In tnri-*-;i-■ Hit- Hut!,'*,
of tic I'l-e-ld'iit.
Washington. June 30. -Senator Ed
munds to-day introduced in the senate a
Gill to vest in the president of the United
States the appointment of sundry inferior
officers thereof, to regulate their tenure of
office and to provide for their removal
when the public interests shall require it.
New York. June 30.—The principal ele
inent effecting the market at present is
undoubtedly the movement of gold out of
the country. The bull leaders have oflatt:
pretended to attach little importance to it,
hut its effect was -ecu in the hardening
rate for money to-day. The movement is
in part accounted for‘by the return of high
eias-'. securities held in Europe till of late,
heavy inquiry for first class bonds having
iiai ill, it- prices to a high premium, which
ha >tcinptfcd holders to sell. At the opening
tne prices were firm, 1 to .) above last
night. Pacific- Mail a conspicuous excep
tion, being down f. The general market
was firm in the early trading and advances
, ‘ small friv-tim.s were established, but
Ur - were generally Inst ill the afternoon,
when the entire market yielded slightly,
l,at :t became steady and so closed, the
chume-- I nun last night's price- being in-
•.lauifiLai.t, Tie. rate war in tli • im.lh-
wc-t. in addition I" the gold movement,
is i (lisrii'-ning clement. Norfolk and
Wcsu-rn prefer!'' i'i was strong all dav and
sho-Vs « g .in of 1 •• Sales 177,000
TUBE NEWS.
int
It provides that the president shall hav
power, and it shall be his duty to appoiu
the several officers of the Cnitfd State
who are now appointed by and with the
advice and * consent of the
senate, especially heads of de
partments, assistant secretaries in various
de' artments, assistant postmaster-general,
assistant ambassadors and public ministers
and consuls, justices and judges of the
courts of the United States.’ including the
supreme court of the District of Columbia,
the supreme court of the territories and
the court of claims, officers oft lie niilitai
and naval service, collectors of eustmns ,u
ports in v, liic-h the gr css rev emu < licet'd
In any one year exceed dollars, treas
urer and assistant treasure'' of tin
United States, comptroller of cur
rency, commissioner of intone! rev
enue", comptroller of the t'cas-
ury, auditor, of the trea-my, eomno,-
bio ot es* us, rcgisi.rui ami r-odi, v i of
Hu tin ■ it slici-pslleud Bui.
New York. June 30.—First race, for
three-year-olds, seven-eighths of a mile,
Joe Cotton won, Cere-bus 2d, Pontiac 3d;
time. 1:27'.
Second race, ali ages, mile and a furlong,
Unrest won, Tolu 2d, Grenadier 3d; time,
l:3'i.
Third race, for two-year-olds, three-
fourths of a mile. Trcmont won, Lady
P1i11110.se Sd. Attila 3d; time. 1:13.
Fourth race, foi tii: cc-year-olds. one and
oue-fouith mile-, tin Bard and Dev,drop
ran a dead heal. Coucegun, 3d; time. 2:031.
i'i). run-ofi- w,i.- .: walkover fir the Bard.
Washington, June 30.—Chairman
Boyle, of the Pan Electric telephone com
mittee, to-day presented to the house a re
port on the results of the investigation
signed by himself und Oates, Eden and
Hall. Beginning with the first publication
touching the Pan Electric company,report
says: It appears from Sypher’s testimony
that ho furnished the original history to
Professor Bell with the hope that it might
lead to his employment by the Boll com
pany, while Hill, professing friendship for
Garland, prepared the other articles at
tacking him in relation to other matters
and tried to sell them to the newspapers,
but did not succeed. After copious extracts
from the evidence given by Pulitzer, Dana
and Jones, the report reaches the conclu
sion that neither the Bell or the Pan Elec
tric company, or their agents have at
tempted to improperly influence the offi
cials throgh the press.
An exhaustive history of the organiza
tion of the I’an Electric company is given,
and after reference to the comparisons
that have been made between G ind and
his associates, Carlisle, Randall . johers,
the report says: What Dr. Rogers offered,
to Carlisle ‘ and others was stock in
incorporated and organized companies.
What he transferred to Garland, Harris
and others was an interest in inventions
in their condition of no value whatever,
and only to be made valuable by the joint
efforts of Rogers and those who joined
them in the undertaking. That the capi
tal of the telephone company was fixed at
$5,000,000 is wholly immaterial. Had it
been fixed at $5000 the thing they owned,
and their proportionate interests in it
would have been the same. The property
itself might turn out worth much
or nothing. As Dr. Rogers says, it had
no commercial value. The evidence does
not show that these gentlemen were ad
mitted by Messrs. Rogers with any expec
tation of profiting by their official posi
tion or official action. The Atkins party,
to whom they made a proposition, was
not ill office. They certainly expected no
official aid from him. It was Atxins who
spoke to Senator Harris, so that Rogers
did not select him because he was a sena
tor. The right to select the
other three was given ab
solutely to Harris, and no condition
was imposed that he should select persons
in office. At that time Garland was not
thought of for attorney-general. He was
suggested by Atkins, and it need hardly be
said in view of his previous life and his
character that it was not thought that he
would use his official power to forward a
private enterprise in which he was inter
ested. Casey Young was named by
Rogers. He was not to appear in congress
until nearly a year after. General John
son was not in office and
did not expect to be. If official influ
ence was the consideration.for the inter
ests transferred to Harris and Gariaud,
what was the consideration for those
transferred to Atkinson and Johnston?
Tiie committee has failed to find that any
legislation was contemplated at the time
this company was formed, or during its
existence up to the present time, by which
it or its members could possibly have prof
ited. The only matter spoken of was in
relation to the establishment of a
postal telegraph by the government.
This had been agitated for
some years. When mentioned. Senator
Harris stated to his associates that if it
come up in the senate he would make
known his interest ill the matter and de
cline to vote, so that nothing was expected
from him, and according to the tcaoimouy
of all the parties nothing was expected
from anyone of the members. There is
no evidence that Garland ever heard oi it.
The question never did get before either
body of congress, and it is not pretended
that any member of the company did any
thing to aid it, or that any member favored
the project.
Touching the bill providing for suits in
the name of the government, it is said that
it will require a good deal of ingenuity to
deduce from the testimony of Senator
Platt that Senator Garland favored the
passage of the bill. The effort to have
young Rogers appointed electrician of the
house, the report characterizes as a matter
so unimportant that perhaps it should not
be alluded to at all. Although, it says, Gar
land admmitted that it was one of his pur
poses in recommending Rogers to have
telephones put in tiie house, he did
not think there was any harm to tic done
in putting them there, or that anything
improper was to be gained by it, and what
would have been the harm if Rogers had
been appointed and if telephones had been
placed in the capital? No legislation was
asked, or so far as the committee can see,
was possible in the interest of the telephone
company, and if it had been, h.,,\ could
the presence of Rogers and his telephones
in the capital have influenced it?
In summing up the evidence touching
tliis branch of the inquiry the repoit says:
“The committee docs not rec-ufi that evi
dence was given or that any allusion lias
lias been made respecting any other mat
ter in or about congress, or which could
bate been affected by legislation in which
the I’a:i Electric Telephone company or
its members could by any possibility have
be:... cstc-il."
The report finds nothing unusual in the
me ... .. b I , Rogers for developing
their hi■ cn;ions and bringing them into
use ami to attention of tilt-
public. Uni.i'oi.lcfliy l)r. lingers
expected to profit bv association with gen
tlemen of Known ability aim distinction,
but, the report asks, “did they intend tn
use their powers a- politic officers to (in -
tiier private enterprises in which they en
gaged? I )id t hey intend to prostitute t In ir
honorable reputations and t heir high posi -
tions to force and impose upon the gov
ernment or the public worthless inventions
and to obtain money by fraudulent and
dishonest practices? In other words, did
these men to whom wrong doing ban
never before been imputed and who are
-d now by those who have given tin
he cannot be held to have done anything
] deserving of censure.
I It is in evidence that the Bell patents
Were disposed of and the Bell Company
was organized just ns the Pail-Electric
Were. When the Bell Company had
reached a no more advanced
stage of development than the Pan Elec-
trict did, Hubbard and Sanders had paid
no more than have the gentlemen con
nected with the latter company. It is also
said that the Bell interests were assigned
to business men, while the Pan Electric in
terests were assigned to politicians. What
were the occupations of Hubbard and San
ders, the committee does not know. It
does not appear that they were business
men. It was stated by Dickerson, of
counsel for the Bell company, in his argu
ment in the New Orleans suit that Hub
bard was then bankrupt, and that Bell did
not have money enough to go to market
with. While the gentlemen to whom the
Pan-Eleetric interests were assigned were
not men of great wealth, they were all in
comfortable circumstances and abundantly
able to contribute what money might
, be nseessary to develop Rogers’
; inventions and to perform their parts of
the contract with him. They were busi-
I ness men, aide lawyers, and could not be
J called politicians only eenuse some of
them were, in public office. Out of this
I Bell organization thus commenced has
| grown in the course of a few years one of
the most stupendous monopolies in the
I-world.
A HEAVY DEFALCATION.
The (lu-siipi'iike mill llehnvurc Citnnl Company
Ki,lilii il «f Over $1100.000.
Philadelphia, June 30.—A hasty sum
moning of the members of the borad of di
rectors of the Chesapeake and Helaware
Canal company at an early hour this fore
noon, created a stir ill financial circles, and
the report quickly flew about that a heavy
defalcation had been discovered in the ac
counts of one of the officers. The com
pany is one of the oldest and was in earlier
times one of the wealthiest corporations in
he Middle States, holding a charter under
the legislatures of Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland. The first rumor that reach
ed the street was that Treasurer James
A. L. Wilson had defaulted in
his accounts to the extent ot $178,000. The
facts as subsequently ascertained more ac
curately were that an over issue of bonds
to the amount of $015,280 was made under
the thirtv-year mortgage loan of the com
pany of July, 1850, for $2,800,000. The loan
matures to-morrow, and preparations hav
ing been made ior its extension, a return
of the bonds for certification to-day wou>d
have revealed the over-issue.Treasurer Wil
son did not appear at the office to-day, but
oil his desk was a note containing a con
fession of guilty knowledge of the fraudu
lent transaction. He left tiie city last
night, it is alleged,in company with Henry
V. Lesley, former treasurer, under whose
administration the over issue was made.
Wilson is about sixty-five years of age, and
for over thirty years has been connected
with tiie Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
company, having been its treasurer since
1883, when he succeeded Lesley.
The Solemn Ceremony Which Took
Place in Baltimore.
The Olil ( n r Ill'll rn I (lie Pitre of «n In to rest Inn
mill Imposiiur Sct*np — \ rrhM-hop (Jlbhoim
Up conic* (urilinul Gibbon*-—Dri-s* und Orna>
mentis of the (urlinul.
A GREAT CHIEF’S SKELETON.
VntcroKttiur Discovery of the Drove of n Miami
Warrior.
i
i Wabash, Hid., June 30.—There is much
I excitement in the southern part of this ,
| county over the finding of the skeleton of '
an Indian chief who was killed in the In- i
dian war of 1812. A farmer named Daniel I
I Swazee discovered the bones while walk-
I ing along the bank of the Mississenewa
river. The skull protruded out of the bank
1 at a point Where it had caven off. Swuzee ;
| nt once notified William Peconga, chief of
, the Miami Indians, who have a reserva
tion in this county, of his find, and by the j
chief’s direction the skeleton, which was
j in perfect condition, was removed from its ,
hiding place. It was wrapped in blankets ‘
I and encased in a large trough hewn out of |
1 a buckeye log. i
THE GRAVE OP A GREAT CHIEF.
1 At the head of the skeleton wnsefound a !
I bucket of war paint, and ranged along its j
side were the following articles: An old
fashioned silk handkerchief, a tin plate,
j two silver bracelets of plain design, a sil- i
ver spoon in wood case, a beautiful silver
necklace of elaborate design, two sets of
leg bands, made of silver and used in war
dances; four silver thimbles, three plain
silver finger rings, a large funnel-shaped
! silver teapot, a tomahawk, with handle
1 tipped with silver, carved in elegant dc- )
j signs, and several other interesting Imple-
i ments of ancient warfare. A number of j
relic hunters laid eager hands upon these
■ treasures, but they were repelled by the
remnant of the Miamis under the leader
ship of Chief Peconga.
Tiie bones and relics were left in tin-
rude coffin just us found, and were re-
| interred at a point a lew feet back from
the river. Indian sentinels arc religiously 1
guarding the grave.
AN INFORMAL DUEL
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rimii r 2u. Lizzie
i. ip sweepstakes
Tom Ma'-i;u
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mil,-. Frankie B.
d. time. M2.
circulation to the charges against
them as guilty of no “venality,” but only
of an ‘'impropriety,” intend to become
and did they become scoundrels all at
once? When a man enters congress he
does not cast the world behind him. and
he is not expected to give up tiie pursuit of
worldly business. .Such is not the practice,
and if this were required, some of the best
men in congress would be compelled t<>
leave it. Ali that can be asked and all
that is expected, is that a man in public
office shall not use the power or inducin''
of his place for the advancement of ids
private interests, and that lie shall
lint be controlled or inltin-nc d
in the discharge of his official duties le
an v ■ it tier considerat ion tquin 11 lose lookiuc
only to the public good. Ho long ns a mmi
in 'public office docs not improperly u..i
tin. power or influence of his position, a.u:
dues no more than a private pi-ison m-iv
i • •! i v no. in tiie i- u of the commii ’ -
In Wliii'h III,til Hu- ITIm-ipuls Fi-ll It irtrtllj
I i'll.
I Chicago, June 30. -A Gatesville, Texas,
. special says James Cooper and James Van
Winkle fought an informal duel with re
volvers yestorduv on Brown creek in
Coryell county, hoth were fatally wound
ed. Cooper was ! in 1 mtlic head and died
ill a few n:i;:t■ u s, und Van Winkle was shot
throng!, the bow, v mil lias since died.
Cooper ai , o ii.klc were mortal cnc-
inie-i, g quarreled about a year ago
over sonic cattle. Yesterday tin y
met on Blown creek, and alter .--01110
hot words tln-.v agreed to light
to tile death. They measured otf the
ground, und each with 11 is watch in ii is
hand waited for the moment agreed on for
the, opening fire. At the appointed time
two snots rung out almost simultaneously.
Van Winkle had received his fatal.woum*.
hut Cooper was not scratched. Anollii'i-
round was tired and Cooper fell with .1 bui-
ict in his brain.
This is tin- story told by Van Winkle be
fore his death. The tiring attracted some
Herders about a mile distant, and they
cared for t lie wounded man until lie died. ;
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS.
Tin-) Moniliiute ii Ticket iiml lilippl a I'liiltiii-ui.
Harrisbi-rg, Pa., June 3(1. The repub
lican state convention to-day nominated
General James A Beaver for governor.
No other candidate was nanicil. General
K. A. Osborne was nominated for congress
man at large oil the second ballot. Wil
burn T. Davies was nominated for lii-uti-u-
■ nt governor, and Colonel A. Wilson Nor
is for auditor; sccrt-lurv <-l' intt-rn.-il all lim,
1 olonel C. A. Lose 11.
I la- IL-ui,Lit- s.mi,III. i-s|,i,(
PlTTshl kg. .juiu- ’I'll ■ III'. S in uinio
•’•'ely gla.s. I'ui-i.'.'-v in , \ i ri count; e.
. a 11 1 u 1 to-i-; eh i md t in ■ v,, m-'.-. - i on
Baltimore, June 30.—Baltimore became
this morning the cardinal city of the
United States, and Archbishop'Gibbons
was invested with the scarlet beretta, with
all the magnificent ceremonials of the
Roman liturgy and splendid pomp befit
ting his exalted rank as prince of the
Holy Cntholic church. Just twenty-five
years ago to-day, James Gibbons was or
dained priest in the chapel of St. Mary’s
Seminary in this city by Archbishop Ken
drick, and on this, his silver jubilee, lie re
ceived from the hands of the venerable
archbishop of St. Louis, the insignia
of his high dignity. The ceremony took
place in the noble old cathedral in which,
as an apostolic delegate, he recently di
rected the deliberations of the plenary
council, the most notable gathering of di
vines this country has ever seen, and in
which has taken place many of the most
imposing ceremonies that have occurred in
the United States. The great services of
Archbishop Gibbons at the council were
to-day rewarded, and the investiture of
beretta was the occasion of an ecclesias
tical demonstration thut is not likely to be
again witnessed in many years.
The weather was cloudy, hut pleasant,
and long before the hour appointed for the
ceremony the streets near the cuthedral
were thronged with people. It required a
large force of police to keep the streets
clear, but the best of order was main
tained, and as the cardinal passed from his
palace to the church the assembled thou
sands stood in respectful silence with
heads uncovered. At 10:30 the students of
St. Charles college, headed by a guard
of honor selected from the Young
Catholic Friends Society and the
Catholic Benevolent Legion, marched
out of St. Alphonsus hall on Saratoga
street. They were followed by lfxJ semi
narians of St. Sulpice and several hundred
of the regular and secular clergy, all robed
in black with white casliocks. They were
preceded by the procassional cross and
censor hearers and took up a line of march
to the arch episcopal palace
by way of Cathedral, Franklin and
St. Charles streets. As the end of
the line passed the palace it was joined bv
the noble procession of Monsignori Mitrad.
abbots, right reverend bishops nnd most
reverend archbishops. Archbishop Ken
drick, of St. Louis, apostolic delegate, was
accompanied by his assistants, Rev. Thos.
S. Lee, rector of the cathedral, with his
chaplains, Rev. John Foley, of Mar
tins, and Rev. Father Hennessy, of
St. Louis. Then came Monsigneur
Straniero, papal obligate, wearing robes of
royal purple, in line with the venerable
Archbishop Williams, of Boston, and last
in the line was his eminence, the cardinal,
attended by his assistant and priest, Mon-
seigneur Edward McColgal, vicar
general of the arch diocese, and
his deacons of honor, Very Rev.
Alfred Magnier, superior of the -Sulpiciai
Academy, and Rev. B. J. McManus, pastor
of St. John’s church. On the extreme
right of the last line was Count Mueciola,
iff the brilliant uniform of the noble
guard. He wore a short coat of scarlet
cloth, heavily trimmed with gold cord,
tight-fitting chamois trousers, with boots,
spurs and sword. In his hand he carried
the showy gold helmet of his guard, lie-
walked erect, and with his dignified bear
ing was the most conspicuous figure in the
procession.
The bisnops and archbishops wore their
robes of royal purple and many were at
tended by a train of bearers. In tiie rear
of the cardinal were boys carrying his
train and the custodians of the insignia of
his rank.
The master of ceremonies was
Rev. J. S, McCullen, of St. Mary’s
seminary, who officiated at all the cere
monies of the late plenary council and
who is considered the highest authority on
Roman ceremonials in this country. Lord
Baltimore council No. 45, C. B. L., brought
up the rear of the line.
After passing the cardinal’s palace the
procession turned slowly into Mulberry
street, passed back to Cathedral street and
entered the cathedral from the west
through the stone portico and main vesti
bule, reaching the middle aisle just as the
clock in the tower chimed the hour of
eleven.
Among the many distinguished prelates
taking part in the ceremonies were Arch
bishops Frehan, Chicago; Loray, New Or
leans; Williams, Boston; Heiss. Milwaukee;
l-'abre. Montreal; Lynch, Toronto; Corigan,
New York; Elder, Cincinnati; Ryan, Phil
adelphia, and Gross, of Oregon;
Bishops Rogers, of Chatham, N.
B.; Coiisor, of the province of New York;
(I’Conner of Nebraska, (j’Harn of Scranton,
O'Reilly of Sprinfield, Spalding ot lUm-in,
Hennessey of Dubuque, Dwenger of Fori
Wayne. Alontes DeOea of San Luis, Mc-
Phelan of Pittsburg, Northrop of Charles
ton, Kean of Richmond, Kain ofWheeling,
O’Sullivan of .Mobile, Degoi-sbrin of Bur
lington, Vt., Moore of St. Augustine, Brad
ley of Manchester, Becker of Savannah,
Janssens of Natchez, Wattersun of
Columbus, Wigger of Newark,
Maes of Covington, McLaughlin
of Brooklyn, MeQuaw of Roch
ester, Wappaiis of < Igdensburg, Fitzgerald.
Little Roek; Cosgrove, Iowa; In land. Ht.
Paul; L’ulden, Albany; Mi-Mahon, Hart
ford, and < iilnumr, Cleveland; Vi-rv Rev.
P. A. Stanton, superior of the Ht. Augus-
tinian order; MousigneurSc-tou, founm-r of
Setou college; Monsigneur Farley. New
York; Monsigneur J. DeConellia, Jersey
City, and vicar General Rooney, Toronto.
Lending members of the Catholic hier
archy of America were present. Arch
bishop Kenriek, the venerable prelate of
til, west, arrived on Saturday amt preach
ed a short doctrinal sermon at the cathe
dral of .Sum lay morning. He came from
St. Louis in President Robert Garrett’s pri
vate car. Though eighty years old lit
hears his age well. lie is a brother of the
late Fruneis Patrick Kenriek. aivhhjshnp
of Baltimore.
TIIK CEREMONY.
1 The old cathedral in Baltimore, Md., has
been the scene of many important events
; in the history of the Catholic Church in
America. Many archbishops and bishops
have received the insignia of the hierarchy
within its sanctuary, and tin* great plenary
councils have there been held. Archbishop
Gibbons, however, was the first to receive
the cardinal’s hat in the Baltimore cathe
dral. The ceremony took place on Wedm. *-
day, dune 150, this date being also the ‘doth
anniversary of the priesthood <>f Arch
bishop (iibhons, and it was an imposing
event. The bearer of the Idt* tt:i
from leline was Mgr. G maim
H r in.to, .’.ceomn.u.it *1 In- Cm,,,;
i-i'.. - Mm ctii, of th • pont ill a i m.l.V
pontifical mass, sung by one of the bishops,
and Archbishop Gibbons assisted at his
throne, vested in the archiepiscopal pur
ple for the last time. Then, when the mass
was over, the commission delivered their
papers and their precious gift to the hands
of an archbishop, who had been selected
by the holy see, and the documents were
read. At their conclusion the scarlet
beretta was placed on the head of the arch
bishop and then he was and is James Car
dinal Gibbons. He then retired and di
vesting himself of the archiepisco
pal purple, c-anie in again dressed
entirely in the scarlet robes of the
cardinalate. The cardinals have three dis
tinct sets of robes, which they wear ac
cording to the time ofthe year. His emi
nence having taken his seat on the throne,
nil the prelates and clergy, secular ami
regular, approached, and kneeling, kiss I
the hand of him who represents the
majesty of Rome. Then the cardinal bless
ed all in the cathedral with the apostolic
benediction, sent by the pope forthis pur
pose.
THE CARDINAL’S DRESS.
Archbishop Gibbons has become a cardi
nal bishop. The cardinal’s dress consists
of a tunic and mantle, a rochet or surplice
of fine lace and a cap or three-cornered
hat. The color of the dress is red, unless
the cardinal belongs to a religious order,
in which case he retains his habit, but uses
the same form ot dress as the others.
Innocent IV. conferred on the cardinals the
distinction of the now famous red hat,
which is so peculiarly the insignia of their
rank that in common parlance to “receive
the hat” is the same as to be raised to the
cardinalate. The special meaning of the
hat is that the pope places it upon the
head, the seat of the brain, to warn the
cardinal that he must give learned and
loyal counsel to the government of the
church, while its color signifies that the
wearer must be prepared to loose the last
drop of blood rather than betray its trust.
This hat iB now one of the ceremony only
and serves but twice—once when the car
dinal receives it in consistory and next
when it rests upon the catafalque at his
obsequies. It is then suspended from the
ceiling of the chapel or church in which
he is buried. The form of the hat is round,
with a low crown and wide stiff brim, from
the inside of which han^; fifteen tassels,
attached in a triangle, !rom one to five
At the ceremony of giving the hat the
pope says in latin:
Receive for the glory of Almighty God
and the adornment of the Holy Apostolic
See this red hat, the sign ofthe unequalled
dignity of the cardinalate, by which is de
clared that even to death by the shedding
of thy blood thou shouldst show thyself in
trepid for the exaltation of the blessed
faith.
THE CARDINAL’S ORNAMENTS.
One of the distinctive ornaments of a
cardinal is the gold ring, set with a sap
phire and engraved on the metal surface
of the inside with the arms of the pope
who has created him. The actual value
of the ring is only $25, but for many cen
turies the newly elected cardinal has been
expected to give large sums of money for
pious purposes, which varied
in amounts under defferent popes.
In the time of Pius VII. the amount
was $7.30 of our money. The Roman cere
monial shows the singular importance of
the cardinalate by the disposition ordered
to be made of its members even after
death. It is prescribed that when life has
departed a veil shall tie thrown over the
face and that the body, dressed in chasuble
if bishop or priest, shall lie in state. The ■
hat used in His creation must be deposited
at his feet, and after his funeral be sus
pended over his tomb. His body must be
{aid in a cypress wood eorfin in tne pres
ence of a notary and his official family, a
member of which lays at his feet a little
case- containing a scroll of parchment, on
which has been written a brief ac
count of the more important events
of his life. Then the first coffin is
enclosed in another of lead, and the two
together in a thitd one of some kind of
hard wood, each coffin having been sealed
with the seals of the dead cardinal and of
the living notary. Before the occupation
of Rome by the Italian government the
obsequies were very solemn and impress
ive. The body was borne by night, with
funeral pomp of carriages and torches and
long array of chanting friars, to theChurch
Requiem, where it remained until tiie day
appointed for the mass, at which cardinals
ana pope were present, the latter giving
the final absolution.
nil-
THE OLD CATHEDRAL.
The corner-stone ofthe old Cathedral of
I Baltimore was laid July 7, 1806. by Bishop
| Carroll. The site had beenthe camping
j ground of a portion of the French troops
■ under Count Hochaw.heaii) ;d\wtho
i surrender of Yorktcwn. remained n t , re
uiril the close of the war. The cathedral
' ,.a“ Teen years building. It and the
1 arenieplscopa! residence, with the grounds
attached, occupy one-half of the large
square bounded by Cathedral, Franklin
and Mulberry streets and Charles avenue.
The cathedral faces the street
named after it and the archiepiscopal
residence oil Charles avenue—the two most
fashionable thoroughfares in the city. The
sanctuary, extending in front of the three
altars, is very large, and needs to lie, as it
ims frequently to accommodate from fifty
lo a hundred priests and students from the
seminary of St. Sulpice.
THE ARCH I EPISCOPAL THRONE.
The arc-hiepiseopal throne is not canopied
with purple, but the hangings are in red
silk and cloth. There will be no necessity
tin- changing the colors when it becomes
the episcopal seat of the cardinal. Under
the main altar is a marble crypt, in which
repose the remains of Archbishops Ken
drick, Spalding. Bayley and other prelates.
Their tomb is almost beneath tin- throne
they occupied in iff- .
MNsN-il'l'iN l "ii.-; •-in,-n.
ViCKsin'rio. Miss., June 30.—The state is
not specially impressed with the services
of its |,.'t_ ,eJ11 uniign ssion.il delegation,and
not a few rh.ingcs ui'e likely tn occur. In
the first district Alien will lie returned.
Morgan in the second has already been re
nominated. In the third latchings will
probably receive the nomination without
opposition, but will most likely be opposed
by ex-Chief Justice Sinn-all, republican.
Barry will be- most likely returned from
the fourth. (singleton, ill the fifth, after a
generation in the house, is again a candi
date. iiis seat is being contested by several
aide men. In the sixth district there is
but little doubt that Van Eaton will
be defeated for tiie nomina
tion by Col. Stockdale, who
is now the leading candidate, and one of
the brainest men in the state. Van Eaton's
vote against tiie Blair bill is having its ef
fect in some portions of his district, which
is largely in favor of that measure, in the
seventh district, Barksdale is being strong
ly opposed bv the gifted Hooker. Barks-
ifah-is one ot'the shrewdest politicians in
the south, and the convention may result
in his favor. Before the people. Hooker
would i" at him. perhaps two to one. Ge.i.
Jiu . s it. v huml'i-rs. the Mississippi
Mil hutio \v! 11 opp i-t- Morgan in the second,
the g'-o.-i-.-i! -.ly-. if there is hope of a fair
i o.i ,- t ' iff- thinks there is, resulting
I'm:: ,li-; • • i..,i:11iiu-iit with the national
, i ■ u. :i.o- :-Hi,- administrations.
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