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QUESTION twenty called. v , , mHfiE BKOIOMT AU.AINNT \\ OK Tin: HHBICHtHI. , outll UrortU ConlfrcMf Adopted , h< . Itriiort on y lit# hrlolloo .Adxoeate—ho Attention fuod lo Flurry in North Grarfli i aiilrrrirc—HariMlurn Will o*l ,„P niifcreuce Next Year—Reports the t hurch lias Had a Proa. lti*rono I *r. ,-beri. On . Dee. B.—The third day of daoigla Conference dined with .. service* conducted l>y Dr. C. E. r:;ii. Bishop Hendrix waa In the the call of Question 30, “Ape j* prtachtra blameies# In their life rttelal administration L" the e'.dern .ailed one by one ami their charac vt..el There was not the nembiance ante brought agnlnet one of the , , hern. report* >how a decidedly prosperous . .ery Interest of the church hating . e.i in an encouraging manner, report of the committee on the .>..t, Chrlsttzn Advocate was pre. and adopted withoan any dlacus- No referen * was made to the flurry .! by tho North GeOigtt Confei- W C laovatt. editor of the Advo made stirring j>e<ch In the In* ~.. of the paper. It. K. Williams ard O C Thomp t -.in supernumeraries, were re. . j i , the committee for a continuance r relations. I „ sleet letl In AA aynesboro. i. to. question of aelectlng a place I t ag the next session came up. Ten , .) Waynesboro were put In noral , i and Waynesboro waa se.ected by .re majority. remainder of the session teas de •o addresses by various conventional The follow lx a werepresesu and . red the conference in behalf of tho -i* they represent: Dr tV F. TII- Vanderbllt University, Dr. John at. htarel editor; Dr. J. D. Barbee. .1 the putiliahlng house; Dr. H. M * -eerctary of the Epworth League and Dr. L. II Law. Held agent American Bible Society. The Biati •tittced than the appointments would ■ Monday evening. r aht was devoted to the missionary and Lpwortb League. Dr. AA*. K. i-relh spoke In the Interest of the ~ . and Dr. Dubose for the latrcr. !e.lowing wlli he the programme i.-morrow Methodist Church, 9 10 a. vo feast; 1! a. m . preaching by the l followed by the ord.nation of dea e: * p. m.. memorial service; 7 p m . Ir. nine by Dr Tlgest, followed by the i .ation of elder*. lai *t Church 11 a nv. preaching by I \\ F. Tllbtt; Ip. m. by Dr. W*. AV. It - ri. 7 p m . by Dr. Dubose. nf-fence adjourned with the ten I ton by VA*. 11. Thomas raid. KILLED tliw BI'HR. I onrusaloii of (lie Itrala Resulted. Ilenry C. Ilurr Aery 111. i.r ffln. Oa.. Dec B.—Miss Surah Jane I r -trier of Orar.d High Priest Henry t;.irr of the Grand Chapter of Viasor.s cel a' He home of her brother to-night s * I k from the effects of a fall re- I to-day .ibout moil. The deceased ■ •iii o: age. and had alway- lived i Mr Burr. As she was leaving her r!• 'or dinner, she fell striking her I id raising a concussion, which Anally ii . in congestion, from whl-h she ill,s Ilurr was u most esl.rn.ibl* .s |>v l by nil who kn> w her mr r t n > noble qualities. ■ ; .. rh I’rlesl llujr l> also v ry 111 • >■ me. having been confined f r tic e. .k- 111- COt dltlgO 1- . • in hav- l-en belter to-day. but of i.ho slun k may give him u ai|s|s|riM'A AKAA CAPITOL. II I*l s Wire Opened Hill All Were Higher r l Inin Kipeeled. I,l'ks.n, Mi-*., Dec. 8 —The Allsslsslppl * • l Commission met this aftern.ion I opened the bids for the new Jl.O 0,(00 ; >..■ h nisi'. Twelve bids were submitted. (.; estlm.ite* were higher than expected, s' l a trimming of the p ana and aoeclfl i • agaaty. J IB OihauG, the 1 .it ,i eoniractor, who was arrested <>k ago on the scnwatlonal charge i ’ mptlng to bribe Oov lamglno to ■ for him the s'ute ho iso contra-1, ' I net submit a hid. Til lilt; MEttOKY OK IIAAMKH. II. .11 we Fnliiais.'i l.nte I'ungressnisn Irani I’rnnnylvsnla. Washington, Dec. I—Under a special er adopted at the lost session the li -e devoted to-ilay after 1 o'clock to l • ts' tribute to the memory of tho laic I'epresentatlve Alfred C. Manner ot I tit ■ lvur.ia. AV: en the House met a bill waa passed ' > include cherries In the Bet of fruits f m which brandy cun b* distilled un -• lion 3;'.*.'. of the Kevlsed Rtgiutci A’ the conclusion of the eulogies the He -■ as an additional mark of respect, Ij> irned. Mill OV NEW II ATTLESHIPg. Work ol riel ling Them In Shape la Now In Prngrru. eshlngton. I>ec. B.—The work of dls • dg and tabulating the bids for the r • battleships and cruisers opened at t Navy Department yesterday la now lh ' s under the supervision of the na ->ird appointed for that purpoee. It I cud that some little time will b i up by.the consider*Mon of the va propoml*. owing lo the charges In ' ; • lib niton* before any awatdw wll t : n order. Fit V 1.11 I,OIF. OK TEAM*. *' F.ntertninnicnt of Ilrlllsh Of llcerw In I’orlnssl. ■ n. Dec. 8 —The Officers of the Brit fl 't to-day played fooiliall and lawn The King was among the tennis l‘‘ is. The afternoon a banquet waa 1 v it the naval arsenal, al which 29) ‘ mostly British and Portuguese ' officers were piesent. The British 1 Mon will sail for homa to-raorrow. roi AT W ANTS WK.ALTH Farlwian Aohleman Will Soon AA'eit a Flnelnnntl Heiress. 1 tnnall. Dec. B.—The engagemeri! • announced to-day of Mtas Clara • u rih of inis city, and Coutu m run of l'arla. Mias Longworth daughter of ihe late Judge Nlcholii '•- worth,'and grand.!aughter of Nicn. I.ongworth. In hi* lime one of Cln ••lis wealthiest cltlsen*. An Iron rnnipany ( lusi-il l)wn. urnlngham. Ala., Dec. B—A receiver ’ >' named to-day for the Jones A’ellgy • < ompany. The company ha* beeomi <i>* tally embiirrasard and several day* ’he turnac was shut down by tip J. r,r T for non-payment of wages due ‘ >* brought an action ‘ln Ihc l"nltea ’* Coun to ltav the company de- # * r '*d bankrupt. JOHNSON MURDER TRIAL Nous* llrnaa and Important Testi mony Wav Brought Out V eater day tor the Defense. Columbia, ft. c.. l>*c. 8. —ln the trial of Rev. William Johnson t Bamberg lor the maider of W. T Beihng. r , the clow ing testimony for the defense was the tnosi Impoemnt. It was known that the defer.dam would take the aland, and ihe CVwirt House was pe.krd tv-fore court met Again women were In evidence. A feature of the cese u. tnat two meti who hav for years betn antagonists, era rhe leading lawyers on the dinerent *v.|. r, and each la conducting the rrosv-cxamlra liona for his side. The ammoaity existing between Attorney General HelilngeT and Ctol. Robert Aldrich la a matter of g.noral knowledge. They met once before on op imdtu UJ* m a Umous c.i*c. It was at AValierhoro five y.ar* •go. when He*.ing.r was solicuor and pushed the prosecution of the “Brox ton Bridge lynchers." Aldrich defended the wniie men who were cnarge-l with w.tipping to death an lnoffens.ve old ne gro w. man and her son It wns the con duct of this case thai won Mr. Bellinger ihe attorney gcneralshuc lie and Col. Aldrich have been contesting every pekm. Both are able lawycts, and the honors aio about even J >e Brown, the only *ye witness to tes tify for the defense, said he was a mem ber of Mr. Jo.inaan's Church and a broth er- in-law of Wm T. Ball.nger, the de ceased. He married Bellingers slater ID Jur.e, Mdl. ar.d Johnson performed the ceremony. On the morning of May t. he drove Into Baintier* from hi- farm and heard of the trouble the previous day between Jchnson and Bellinger. He went to John son'* house, told him he waa sorry to hear of tha trouble; then took Johnson In hla buggy down town. They went to the postoflice John son left him there. Later witness drove by Johnson's house and stopped. “Mr. Johnson cam* out with a gun In hla hand, and we saw Bellinger coming across ihe campus. My horse became restive. Moved up and then back, expos ing Johnson to the full view of Bellinger, who was coming up at the lime. Bellinger *w Johnson and ojened Are on him. shot tw.ee, and then Johnson shot him John son end Bellinger were within tweniy tive orihlny feet of each other. Bellinger fell immcdla ely after being shot; he tired twice before and iwlce after Johnson shot: “I do not remember saying: 'That's all right, you have k.led him; go in the house.'" The wltnes* vatd he had warned John son that hi* life wns In danger; had lold h m that AA'lllle Bellinger had made threats against hla life. Thomas Felder of Denmark, testified thai he was in Breaker's hardware store In Bamberg.when Bellinger came In. got l Pistol, loaded It and put It In his pocket. As he started away he said to Brooker: "I'll shooi the ——." Witness neard Brooker say, “You had better keep it to yourself." 8 H Sanders, a merchant of Florence, told about having been In Bamberg at ihe time of she trouble; of having, at the i cgestlon of Col. Counts, loaded ehells with buck jr.d duck shot, and taken them with a gun to the parsonage. He thought It the duty of any patriotic cltlieti to offer a man thie protection. Johnson had a wife und three small children. He would have done the same for Bellinger under similar circumstances. He was at the Inquest. When someone called for the gun he left and went to the parson age: rnove.l the gun from one room to another so the cheriff could not And It. He <ydn't think the ehenfT had any right io It, and thought Johnson might need it again. R*v. Mr Johnson was the last witness for the defense. He to and ohout the earn* story ,u Drown, flrst reciting the dr •am sxanc- of hl having married Brown and Mi,-* Bellinger. When he etarted out the io r to meet Brown, who wis it the rite, he saw Bellinger walking it. rose the green, mu! he picked up rh< gun and took It with him He was t liking to Brown when Bellinger began shooting, lie shot after Bellinger's second a ot. lie said he was ttnconscloua of a tele graph role hying r-er him Toe spee. hte were eloquent, the Jtutge'a ’barge without color. The Jury took tha case *t 7 o'.duck. At l o'clock this Sun day morning, after being out alx hour*. ;h*y have not agreed The eourt room Is still packe.|. Johnson heing among those m waiting MANLEY MAY ACCEPT IT. lie At ants Office of ( ommlulnner of Internal Kevenue. AA’awhlngton. Deo B—Hon. Joseph Man ley of Maine, who wa* offered tho office of commissioner of Internal revenue, nude vacant by the death of Georg# AV Wil son. called on the President to-day. He aw the Pre.ldrnt for only * few min ute!* ar.d arranged for another audience Monday. Mr. Manley has heen elected Sf-aker of the House In the Maine Lgis aturc nd It Is understood that he fee** It encumhen! on him to serve out the ,’rewcnt i.-rm, which runs urlil next Aid’ll. It is said that he probably will accept he office if the offer .Ur* be held open until •hat ,|te. The matter, probably, will be definitely settled Monday. HOLDING DAILY AEAAIONA. Hlser and Harbor Committee I. linking (road Progres* Washington. Dec. S.-Tho River and Harbor Committor la holding daily exec utive sessions and Is making such prog res* that there L fair prospect of com pleting the hill before the holiday recess. Owing to report* that • ho iznnta) reduc ton wa* lo be m id* on allj. • iimarc*. the .uthorltatlve statement Is made that no auch reduction Is contemplated. The com mittee Is taking up each project on Its merits. Trip to Aloroceo Bat Dll. Washing on_Dec I—Upon hla own sug gestion Col. GurntG>re has been author tied by the State Department to defer hla proposed visit to the cap**4l of Morocco. In connection with the Ksaagui cose, un til next February, owing to tho fact that certain Moorish festivities are to occupy the next six weeks In tha* c o „ n t r y pyg. venting the transaction of business. Ili>n*l Inter**! tu lie Prepaid. \5 u>hli.*ton, Dec. S —Tin Secretary of tha Treasury h* decided that the Inter est due on Jan 1. on the 4 per cent. 19*17 wn*l>. *nd 2 per cent. 18V*. shall he pre oald without rebate The .-oupen# wilt >*. received after Dec. 14. and lnterei •hecks will be payable *,fter Dec. -*) The total amount is valued nt abAtit |5.- 2L*.dPO. _ Election In t'olnmhu*. Columbua. Go.. Dec. B.—Th* aldermanlc ticket nominated In the primary last S*- urdny was elected to-day. Less than 300 votes were coat. Alderman Dlsmukes. the only candidate on the Good Government ticket not oppoeed In the primary, ran flf-y vole* behln<l ticked to-day. lilg tsr.ler* for Ateel Hail*. Cleveland. 0.. Dee B—The Vanderbilt interests have placed order* wild three mill* for lon.onft tons of steel rails at 828 ■er ton. This break* up the organized ef fort of the railroad* to force the price down to 822. trn Alenncr In France. I’aris. Dec. S. -Referring to the fetes *! Lisbon! the Libra Parole contends that the Anglo Port ugue*e tflbauc* I* "Treeh menace to Franc#." THE AIOKNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 0. 1900. LITTLE PATRONAGE IS LEFT. IXORIDVI GOYKHMHt \\ 11,1. H All. I'EW TO APPOINT. ( nreer of Gov. Illovhnm—< vindtdatev for Ottlces of Honor In Florida's Legislature Genernl Assembly NN 111 llnve In Provide a New run srroltinnl District—Florida's I ut ile Ind os try —Dr velopmeni of the Nnvnl stores Industry. Tallahassee, K.a . De\ s.—The new Gov ernor. who will Ist inaugurated Jan l. has been practically shorn of all politi cal patronage, and he la thus almcet en tirely relieved of pressing demands tor the appointment of friends to otOcc*. The Democratic primary designated the choice o' the party for the Incumbency of all appointive state end county offices during the next two yenrs, Th tail) new cabinet officer lo be Inata.kj next month la Commissioner of Agriculture B. K. Mc- Lln. lie can control personalty but Iso clerkships, and no information ha* yet reached the capital as to who wtil All them ••••**#* The retirement of Gov. William D. H.oxhum and Commisaioner of Agri culture Litcluo B W. tnbw.il from offi i will remove from active public life, tem porarily at leant, two of the moet d;*tln guished men In Florida’s history. In 1180 Mr. W. D. Bloxhum, then 38 y.ars of ,ige. was sent to the Legis lature by the Democrats of L-on county. From that day to this Mr. Bloxitam has been awarded a place In the Trout rank of hi* party's leaders. In 1579 Mr. Blux l am was made Secretary of State, lie ap pointed ,\ir Womb well hi* chief clerk Ai the nid of this term Mr. Bloxham was * levied Governor of Florida ghd his first term In thai high office was from ISBI to I**" The brlljlent young Wnmbweil was appointed Gov. Bloxhatn's private secre tary. Gov Bloxbam waa succeeded |jy Gen. Howard A Berry. Gov. Berry re tained Mr. Womiiwell as private secre tary until the summer of IW*. when the Inter. was nominated for Com missioner of Agriculture. Air. Bloxham was offered the f>oat of 51 n star to Bolivia by President Cleveland In 1185. but lie dined il. A few months later he was ap polnted surveyor general of Florida, and held that place until the llarrlson ad ministration ,-ame In iu IMS. In lxisj hu was ap|s*lnted state controller to (111 out the unexplred term of Gen. William D. ''•rn* - In 1*92 he was elected controller for a full term, and at the expiration of tl'wt term waa again elected Governor. M> intlme. Mr. Womb well was el-ctevl Commlss oner of Agriculture In I*B. and re-elected In IW3 and IANS The future careers of these two veter an Democratic public aervanta will be watch**l with the greatest Inlereet by all Klor dlans Bolltlca ly speaking. Gov. Bloxham has been the moat auccewsful— some people say the ludileet—man in Florida's history. Th*' Governor declares that hla political ambition has been abundantly aaFafled No one seems to remember, however, hearing him say he would absolutely re fuse a T'nit-d State* s’natorshlp, and Senator Mvllory'a aucceaor la to be chosen by a Democratic primary In 180? Announcement* of cnndldarie* for the place** of honor In the Legl-lature ire betrlnnlng to appear Hon John AV. Wat •on. representative from Osceola countv ha* announced for the speakership. Mr Watson ’: served two term* In 'h.' Hems, and his chief charaeeerlstlc Is tireless energy, lie t* u very successful huriniss man of Kissimmee. It |* n.ilte generally understood by those on the In side that Hon. J. Emmet Wolfe of Ten sacola, one of Escambia county's repre sentative- and form, r t’nl’ed fi'nles Dis trict etsomey for t e Northern District of Florid.!, t* also a candidate f->r the speak ers.hlp. and the name of Col. R. H. M Duvidon of Quincy la also frequently mentioned In thit connection. Col. David son repres. nt-d ttie First Florida District In Core res* from 1577 to IS3I. Mr. Wolf la probably the shrewdest pollticlaii of this trio, and the raco la already a pretty end close, though quiet, one The public men here who make stale t*o|it|cs a sub ject of constant and careful aindv are of otdnlon thus u dark liorse will win the speakership, and Ihev le-lieve he will he Hon. T'*omas E. Clarke, repr* tentative from Jefferson county. If there la to be a contest for Ihe prep- Idenry of the State 8-nite it baa not yet taken >har>e It l aald that Hon Thomas Calmer of Tampa representing the Elev enth Senatorial Dls'rtct. has assurances of strong support and no other name liua vet been much heard of In opposition to Senator Palmer. The next Legislature will have to divide the stat" Into thre- congre-- s'onal district* Instead of two. a* at preaer.t Considerable Interest Is being trv*ti!f*l*l In thl* matter of division, and wide differences of opinion exist as to how It shout*' be done gome think the addi tional i-ongTesmit should he electei from the state st large, hut those ho'd- Ing to this view seem to be In dec| ed mlno-ltv. r>tt'e r s gree th*t al of the state weat of th* Suwannee, ex-ept La fayette county, should be fo-med Into one dlotrlct, # but thev dl agree aa to wheth# - F*tern and Penlnxular Florl'a should lie divided for the other two districts by an e,s* a*- > west line or by s north and south line. Men who have done the most careful figuring on th!‘ matter and who are fa re Ida r wl'h sere-al ron'Mtlon* existing throughout th* state expree* th* opinion *ha' In O'der to serve the three prime oh- Je-ts of thl# redlvlston—approximate equality of population contiguity of terri tory and harmony of Interest*—the m'st feasible and 'atlafaciory pDn of dlvt lon xvould be >o m *ke one district west of th Auxvannee and divide the rest of the at te by a north and south line for the other two districts. Under tht* areungement the new First for West Florida) Congre-slcnal dDtrlct would he compose"' of V. c*m*-da flsntx Rosa AV l*on. Ho'mes Washington. Jackson. Calhoun. Fra-klln. L'herty, Gidslen Ie n W kulla. Jeff rson. son and Tsvl'r counties, with a total populnMon of 175,193 •pn, Kecon*! (or West Peninsular) dis trict wou'd -ontsln Lafsya't*. Hamilton. Auwsnnr** Cobtmhle. Alachus. T-evv Cit rus. Sumter, Hern*n!o, Pasco. Hillsboro. Manatee. Lee ard Monro# counties, with an aggregate of 172.379 Inhablt-n e. The Thl'd (or F.asi C*■ t) district wnpM have Baker. Nassau. Duval, ft? J hoe. Clav. Rc-df-rd, Pu nam. Marlon. Volu la. L*ke. O arge O-ce'l* Brevard. P*de. B**lk and De Rc-to counties, with a tottl population of 177.99s A serious condition confronts th* cat tle Industry of this etst. It has recently develop *1 that the re markable demsnd for beef and dairy cat tle In Cuba has about stripped F orida of her supply of thoee animals, especially the belter grade of them. High grade milch cows arc now scarcer than for many vears. and the quantity of the home-raised beef obtain*!”* I unusually poor While thl* fa’t works an Inconvenlenre to many Floridians for obvious reasm* It does not mean tha’ th* peon* have hern losers on thi* account Th# catt’* men re-Flved excellent price# for she'r stock, and all people Inter. Med have had their eyea opened to th*' fa* t that eattle -at-lng lea most profitable pursuit In Tlorlda. They see. too thst had netser grade* of cattle been kept op Flotbl# fsrris and ranges and better method# of a-tng for them obtained, th* profile of th# Cuban demand would hate twen much grfatfr. Another Industry of quite a different nature, which ha* received extensive de velopment In Florida during the iaat few >‘**r*. h**. It l fmrtsl by manv m#n will to i>p4>fk. don* MTtoim And !•*- iiic injury to th<* rf*our f* of the Thit \9 tu turpentine ud bu*i t#M. The turpentine ojeritori have made irreat deal of motit v, hut they re al ready oeßlnninir to la\e this ?*tate tak ing with thrn> their large profit* an-l leaving the greater portion of Florida a gplendld pine f*>reein in . ruined condt tton It It belli*' ed by expert* t hat 1n lea* than three >t*m tr* row all the nnnH valuable pit* *ju. 1 n Flvirldai. which can b*- aecured will have t* n over, an.) the a**ne of th turp nltne |n*luair> w til be tranafened to tit hern Alabama In lhl <*• nine ot ton, a vr> mtereatina though m>*ai undesirable poetiblll'y U u*ppteij by tin* foUowlng extrav-t from t v se WiatvlJle (Fla) Advertiser “We prr d.ct that in ten >er* or leap time the unaitt of Florid.* will have b**en -‘otn pletrly changed The *|t*mtcU>n of the pine fore*ta n*w going on will have wrought the change.“ • ••••••• No better cqiil r e*l or more talented per son cousd have been found to be tite historian of the \ tilled Daughters of the Confederacy than la the recent .ip<liu*e to that i* at. Miss Caroline Maya-Hrevard of Tallahossee .Mlf- Hrevanl la a mem ber of one of the ntiei illustrious fanitllea. The new M4te hl*torian of the l*. D. O is heiaelf admiral .y fitted, both by In herited talent and by studious habit* for the aatlafactory discharge of every duty which the otth • w ill irup> STARK DEATH. Performer In an Amateur Circus Had Hla fiend Spill Open by -Irik In* Aide of Tank. New Y'ork, Dec. 8 J*we|h I* B:ark. 23 years el*i. met a tragic death thu. nfisr noon in the Tweiny-secotel Regiment Ar mory Stark, with a number of others, waa par ticipating In an amatr r circus, being e,u.- duett-*] for the benefit of th* regtiiw-nL .■•taxk'* net waa to ride a bicycle up en Incline 500 feet long end thirty-five fee* high at Its end. and then, dropping the ■l.-yole Into a net, jump Into a tank of wa ter thirty-five feet away. The tank was filled with copper Inset six feet *l*ep. atvl in which the water was three fret deep The tgnk proper stood nine feet high The .iron* opened Friday night, *nd the act was at that time performed suceess ■ fully by Henry Farrell, iftark a partn r A matinee was given this efts:noon and a large crowd assembled to wllnees the * an**ue feats. Shortly heloie 5 o’clock Stark mounted his bicycle and pedal.ed II rapidly up the Incline Jul before/ re mg tho etui of Ihe Incline at the proper place he Jumped fiom the seat and then Jump. 1 toward the tank, the bicycle In the men tlme falling Into the net. Instead of fall ing directly Into the center of the tank, filark struck the further elge of It lie and first and then fell Into the tank, appar ently lifeless. Member* of the regiment Jumped In and quickly had Htark out of the water, but death bid already tuken place. Hl* head had been crueheU In. A A. Duchenlm. manager of ihe apart a, was arrested on the technical charge of homicide and later paro.ed He *aai that when Stark appeared at Ihe armory In the afternoon he appeared to be very nervoui and apoke of It. CREED OF PrYsBYTERIANS. Committee Kind* TlieS Ibr I hareh AYauli Nome (henaea Made In treedal Nlntemeal. Washington. Dec. S,—After two hour* deliberal loti to-day the Presbyterian Com. intuee concluded It* dkscuesam of the re vision of the Westminster Confession of Faith end adjourned The committee finds on examination of the return* from the pre*byt*-rle, the '•■Howlng facts Flrat. That the returns plolnly Indi cate thot the church desire* some change In It* rreedal siatemen'. Second. The.-e returns indicate plainly that no change Is *h*slrc I which would Iu any way Impair the- Integrity of the system of doctrine contained In the con fession of faith. Third. Those return* also Indicate that a large plurality desire that change* should be made by some new etaleni l*t •*f pr.-.. nt I- tl ' • Fourth. The re'urna also Indicate a <!o --slrc upon the part of many presbyteries for some revision of tho present confes sion. Fifth. It waa. therefore, unjnimou Iv agreed by th# committee to recommend to the general assembly that *onib re vision or change be made In our confes sloii statement*. The committee will convene In thl* city on Feb. 12 next, to finel y prepare Ihe statement lo the general assembly In May. _ KOI K Miltt li BIG AA AHAHIFA. l nn AA’anl* Two Agore llnttleshlp* nml Two < rulrr. Washington. Dec. 8.-It I# expected that ihe forthcoming naval appropriation bill, now being framed by the House Commit •ee on Naval Affairs, will .-onialn pro vision for two more battleships *nd two irmored cruiser**, following the recom mendations of ftecretary Ixxig The Item of new ships has not yet been reached or settled, but a* n reeuit of thu discussion among member*, the belief wr„s opressed by them to-day that there was practically no doubt the two oattleshtia ind two armored cruisers would be Incor porated In the bill. A.tmten! Hlchbom, chief of th# Bureau of Construction was before th# romtpll tee to-day. His estimates* are about $21,- vd.OOO for the construction already author sed Thl* la considerably more ihan ever before required, and Admiral Hlckhorn explained trust It wow the necessary re. <ult of the laige amount of naval ship building which recent Congresses had au thorlxed. HIItTIIVIIH KOH A HAILHO.AD. Two Knnxxtlle Knlerprlses Get In to the Court*. Knoxville. Tenn . Dec. B.—Mr*. Msry J. Campbell, a minority stockholder of the Fountain Head Si reel Railway Com puny, has secured the appointment of a temporary receiver for the Fountain Head Railroad Company. *i*l the Fountain City Land Company, two large enter prises of thl# city. The petitioner alleges he ronii>anl*s are insolvent, owtng about 1313,000. that Borgfeldt * Cos., of New Vor.v. nre the principal owner*, and that ihe profit* of th*- railroad company ara being used to liquid#!# claims against tho land com nary. Starr Hoblied at Klngaland. Klngsland. Oa.. Dec. 8 -Mr K H Me- Klndree's store was broken open last night by three negro hoys By carefully following their tracks the hoy# were soon located and arrested. They were given , preliminary trial before Justice L. B Slmpsor. and bound over to await Supe rior Court _ lirntl* nf Mr*. *lury Al. Ills*,a. Columbus. Ga . Dec. 8 Mrs. Mary McDougai Dixon, who died m Brooklyn to-day. will be bur!*.! here Monday She was the daughter of Gen. McDouga! and a noted Georgia belle In ante-bellum day*. George AAyntllinm Re-rlerted. London. Feb. g —Georg* Wyndham. for merly parliamentary uiider-evivtary of the war office, has been re-elected lo the House of Common* from Dover without opposition. PLUCKY MRS. PESCHEL PROTECTS HER ENTIRE FAMILY WITH RERUN A. HAS A HAPPY HOME. [ I rench 3 rnvu hJIIL cmLUfif.h ( H j~jj j j pracHUL . li fjl This Kcautiful Mother Sa>s: “I Cannot II e 1 p But Braise Benina, “I Am Never Without it. “As Soon as I Find the Children II a v e the | Least Cold, I Give Them Boruna. “A Few Bosch Helps Them." On* of tho rr#Ate*t fo** with which *very family ha* to ontimd in cur rhangexblo rlim.it* To protrc< thf* f.unily from t oiila ami a arrl<>ua proiilrtn. and oftrn tm|voa*lhl* or later U la th f.it** of every to catch cold. Car© in avoid. tiff oxpoture mid tho uae of proper clotMnjt mill protiot fnxn tlm frequency and |w ihe aeverity of cold*, hut wt.h the of pretautlon* they will come. Thlt t a aettled fart of hu man < X|*erlefice. Kaperlally la Ihla true during the stormy and unaettled WFutlur of early wln-ter Kvery'bo<ly must rxpect to be raught somewhere or aomohow. perhaps It will le wet feat, or cold diaught r damt cloth***, or mayba too clot© Cfinflneimnt In h*a rooms and then ■ oil k out Into tho cold r.releaaly, or U may i>© one of a thoueatwl other little rdeh.ipa. but no one 1- ahrewd enough ♦* always avoid th* Inevitabiw catching cold. 3 mMlmea cold* * ocn'* like an epidemic; evcrylHMly peitiu to h.v *• one at onre The v ry air abou* la prison to III* head, throat and lungs There la no fart of rnedDal acleiwn better known tliaii that P* rutiH cure* catarrh wherev. r hnated Thousands of famlllea In all i-rta .>f the Unit ad Stof.s are protected each winder by ivruna. >n*e In ihe family Peruna always adaya. No horn*' can spare I*e runa after the ftmt trial of it A splendid example of this fa-t In in the heaiitlful home of Mr* Paul Fesrhel ol 14 Quitman street, Newark. N J He.ol , CONGRESS IS WORKING FAST. SOAIF. VIA STEItIOt I* I*OIK E I*l WH IM, I 1.1,1*1. ATDt A. It* pobllcen Hosts Are Head) and Anslone lo Loot the Nntlnnnl Treasure isalkera Hcpreseata- Uvea AA HI I'nah Forward lire •►!- ton I Inlms-Hepiilillrnna Are AA rll Organised— Drslrr to llepo#* Sena tor Jonr*. Washington, Dec 8-There seems to be an unseen p*,wer behind th* present Con gress. which Is driving th# wheels u 4 legislation along with greater rapidity than 1* usually In evidence during the early day a of anew attxdon. Before two day* of th# session hot) pasted, two of the-great Issues of th* recent campaign on which the Republi cans made a successful tight, were- under consideration in the Senate and House. : cHMrctively. in <h 4-te th# much*talk©d-of Man na subsidy b.ll secured the right of way without a word of protest slid In Die House the army reorganisation bill was pushed to the front without much dif ficulty, aMhough th* Democratic minor ity made a perfunctory and half-hearted ■ ipposllion to th* methods employ*<l the friend* of the administration in fore „4 consideration upon such an important measure. If he Republican* can keep up the pace during the remainder of the ***- slon they set during the present week, •hey are apt to accomplish all or all of Hie schemes they have planned, be fore th* fourth of March There are dally Indication* hat tha pubilc.n host, and their .•aver and anxious to loot th# National Treasury and unless heroic measure* are resorted to by the friends of an sconomi e*l administration of altm”* ® prevent It. a more hungry lot of legislators iw>vet ass* mtded nt the nation * i •‘Pttol. EveTy Senator or Representative, possibly with oue or two exception*, I* In favor of a xenerou* disbursement of th# funds so rapdly piling up In Ihe treasury The ■nan who attend i* to preach economy tn public expenditure* duilng the present session It destined to make himself ex tremely unpopular with M* associate*, and render him sn object of disgust m the eyeg of his constitusnts. I rglng C otton lalms. Th# Republican* are not having mo nopoly In the business of trea-ury !*- tng In addition to the measures they are' pledged to support, the represents t|ve* of Southern putt in* up very gtrong argument# In favor of pay ment of the long-*; .raUng cotton claims, war claims and other equally ancient proposition* which hav* been pending be for* Congrea* duilng the past quarter of a century The theory upon which these claims are uized l that while there I* p'en'y of money In th* treasury how U th# time to *|>eiid It w.iere It will do th# most good. It remains to b* sc*” whither Congress and the President will toVe the latter view of the subject The Republican* appear to be beliwr organlxwl and under better discipline to day than they have shown In the past twenty yonra. On the other hand, the Democrats are as much disorganised na tbev were d.irlnr the re *tit < ampalgn. ' • tndl ate that the much-!(slke*l-*f organi zation of the party ran be nccompllrtted whtl* |>re*ent conditions exlss There serins to 1m a general d her letter . Newark, N J . June 17. IfflO. Pr H ft Hartman Hear Hirer children wrrr alck nml n> haiatinnri Nail nn altark of la i;rl|!|M I gmi- flic ehlhlrrn Be rt, nn, nml ndiy tlir) look ns II they linilii*! been •icL nf nil. I alto aim* If to n a Imalianil nntll lie *na a>uil artl well. I 4<* not kaim Now | could tia%r bohml taklni enre of llicm anil Nrln* up nlaht nuil day. hud It nn< hern for I'rruna. **l.naf wlnlrr waa fhe flr*f winter In alitrrn yeari that I did not havp n enah. It la I••• iniaalblr t eaplnln uay tlnankai In words. I rever looked nai aa I do now. iVrunn !• our femllr mrdlelnc nml alwa>a ynIII !•>. I •! my own liouaework and aowlng, and art aloa* lovely, now fhat I am ao atrona and well, thanka ( IVruiia aud >our good adtlcr. **l cnaanof help but pralin Prruua. I nm never wlllioitt It, and n* aou aa I find fhe children Nave fhe lenaf cold I Mire them I'rruna. A few doara help* them, und I hope fhaat every one nhn rrada my te*fltiunjr valll fr> I’rrnna, no It la m friend iai der d." TltanLlully yonra. MIUI. PiML I'K.MHRIh 14 Qullniau ot. ( Nrwark, h .J. A afe Family Doctor, i'eruna itaa bean ua<i In many other home* with ha same reaults. The fol lowlna are aamplea. Mr M. L Heymour, liya, Oa., writ#*: 4 J am ready to a|w.tk a few *• -i >l In favor >f IVruiui and Munalln. I have tried them f.*r nenfly ©very 1.l of life fur myaelf and family, and find them b> b* .ill the doctor cla im them to t> Fern m cured me of female tr- uhle when tnv alol-sot could no; My advice to all *uf f rli u women la, conaull lr. Ilartm*n. What h* lai done for me he will d* for \ ou." MllS M B. SBYMnUH. Brrnna Itliled 40 Bouwda. Mr* Afaiia t Joert*. f'leo. Oklahoma, w rite*: “My hufthnnd, children and mv*elf hav uaed your medicine*, and e* a v hv b them In the house In (•;**• >f necessity. 1 waa reaire<l to health hv tlda rntMllelne, and Dr Hartmans Inv.d. ual*le advice an-l books. Pea-pie aak slre to depoee Senator Jonee of Arkaneae fr*>m the leadership *'f the 1 umo'tatld irty. Hl* colleague* In the Senate are Inclined to Rent him with Indifference and his pirty **- a*r tales 111 the House quietly .tenounce him aa Inc.impsdent and unworthy the po sition he now holds Ho unerateful are some of the Democrat# of th* country that they are talking abet* defea’ing him for re-election to the Ben.ite when hi* present leini expire* He feel* the situ ation very keenly, for h* I* * p *sud and haughty nian. aii'l he resents any fa e ttous allusion to ht* unsuccessful leader ship tn behalf of the Bryan cause. New Congressman I* Amnslng. On* of th* comedy features of the re assembling of Congress le the new con grresman-elecl He Is nnxiou* to se* how congressional buslnesw Is transacted so he has hurried on to Washing!**) pre- Imie*l to laini.laris* himself with his du t!e* In the even! of the President's call ing an extra session after March 4. The rules of the Ho*we give him me privilege of the floor, and he Is not slow to take advantage of the privilege The new congressman-sleet seems to be lalwrlng under th* impression lhat there Is a pre scribed uniform for national legislators. He 1* uaually attired |n anew silk hat. pmtiaoly the first one he ha* ever worn, a ready-made Prince Albert coat, stripe*! trousers and cheap patent leather shoes He delights to mingle with his future colleagues on tha floor of th* Hous* and In to* cloak rooms, and h* regards It us part of his * ongreaslonal duty to et up to luncheon In th* Capitol restaurant to hla newly made acquaintances. Tn# only return h hs* for these littis court##l* I# that h* h# allowed to ventilate hla own views on every public question, and be allowed to rotate hi* persenil achievement* on th* stump In the laet campaign Hs may. however, becom* wiser and a little I*** extravagant after a little congreeslonal seasoning Th* number of ladles In attendant* upon th* sessions of Congress during th past week ha# been unusually large. Il Is due no doubt to the fact that tho Na tional Woman s Christian Temperance Union Is now In session her*, and also because of a large delegation of women from all parts of the country, who have assembled here to urge on Congrea* t ie importance of pae tng some measure which will prohlhlt polygamy In ’h* Unltd Btates These ladle* hav# thronged' the galleries and corridors of the Capitol day after day. and have enjoyed the elo quence of Frye. Teller. Hai*. Morgan and Pettigrew tn the Henatr. and hav# also encouraged tho numerous talker* >n th* House by I heir pretence The only sensational Incident of th# week occurred on Monday, when a squad of th* We mnn’s Christian Temperance Union mod* rod nn the Henate cafe aqd discover* 1 thst beer and other intoxicating liquor* were on**als In th# national CapUol An caching scene followed, and the ouoadera left tb* cafe threatening to make a na tional issue of beer selling in tho Capitol GRIDIHON DLtH OFFICER*. Arthur AA . Dunn of Associated Prpss Hade I'resldenl. Washington, Dec 1.-Th# Gridiron Clu to-day elected the following officer* for the ensuing year: President. Arthur W. Dunn. Aisoclate Prees; vie# president. Robert J Wynne New York Pr*#*. *• r*tary. Richard I. F*#rn, New York Tribune; treasurer Ororge AV. Wnlker. Executive Commltlee Aloett Nl tile Kansas iJlty filar: K F3 lsupp. New A'or. Evening Post; O. . Htsaley. LMfsrllb Courier-Journal ! about me from different i-la-• ? .nd ara eurpiiM i 4hat Inn do ail of t.n houae iv •*. k done, an-l (hat I cured bv the i tor -f chronic < atarrh Mv husband w .i*t umml of Mhma. my h'*hf*r of Mi.i hf and <*.ifarrh of th* stomach, and tny *n of i'.*r i >f the thr ' When I w.ia al- k I wei*h*il h* touda now I welsh Ho Mr*. HARIB OOKRT*. • I u** h Vlt.llier AMve.l Iter Uny. Mr* E 1. ('homer. .’>24!) Emerald re ru*. *'hlcg*i. 111. write* “I roaUy don'* know how to explain to you Ihe i#no*Vi vour le* un* lias *l*mi our boy U‘r t**v und three bottle* so far an*! will soon ■IM reli you aH th* good It ha* done u*. < Mir I. •, is .1 y#ar* oi l and was taken lit. lie w ii* going logo * sort of dacllne ll* hud a cough that soundrd Ilk# an old man, lost 111* appetite, .< reetles* In M* sleep. “We callr*) In our family doctor and he prescribed for him, but he remolndd. \ juat the wins I sua g *md . g., that are give / JWsM. X Wm Beruna. / Sr. Jf \ iwe had it In W 1 Hi. houa*. i j * T I t*u4 had new l i \ M given him any M L m before > From Js'< *' j/ the flrat day we T r -Al£M r gave him Bens ' * 'T b *** n |Hl| month ago He wm go out now l her* la no taking cold, for we give him a wf ) dose of Peruna before he gone ■ out *n*l whan he comes In It ~ I • th# firot 'i lim* in tw<^ - .... voir, that he I*** been without a rough He ha* had •-hronio broii*hi:| for two ysars, but he I. lieltre of that too. "I ran, have and will recommend Pe. runa to my l*et ability 1 remain a firm believer In Psrune " MRB E. L CIIoMEU Dr Hartman'* latest book on catarrh j will be *n< free u*>on re*iueat to any ! i.-ldress Thi* heoK contain* nlnwty.fir* I Mgr* of Interesting reading matter, and will be found Invaluable to mothers In • bling them to guard again*! and cura *h* naiiv IH'le catarrhal aliment* of children that com* with the severe wreath. I er of winter. DINNER OF GRIDIRON CLUB. At ANY AAHAIAG Shirs ON THE HD < ENT CAMPAIGN. Each Guest Found at Ilia Plats a “Knit Dinner Pull"— Nntlnnal Golf Tonruhmenl tn AA'hlch HeKlsisy AA nn—Heorannlsnttna nf the llets ncrnllc Party n la Gridiron flak* tinny lisrsls nf National Promi nence finttiered nt fh# Dinner. Washington. Dec. 8 —The Gridiron Club give Its December dinner to-night at Ihe Arlington Hotel and a large number ot dtsllnguished guests was present. The campaign that closed a month ago was recalled In a number of skit* In which Ihe member* of the club burlesqued th# Incidents of thst canvass. Each gurat found • "fu.J dinner pall" at hla plate, which contained the menu. Then there was a national golf tournament bo tween McKinley and Bryan, which M- Klnley won handsomely. Thera was a presentation of campaign relic* to th# Gridiron museum which Included several discarded platforms, the cloths* of can didate*. ate. Th# incident In th# cam palgn when Senator Hanna was sent a bill for a pair of plga feet, waa recoiled by giving >ue aerator s pair of th# a#m# without charge. Th* reorganisation of th# D#mor*tki party was accomplished In lb# Gridiron way Senator Dolliver, who wss sworn in last Tuesday was railed upon to eg plain how executive session secret* leaked out sine# he has been a member of the Senate. Th* various skits were inter spersed with some good speech** and song* Among the guests Were Ex-President Harrison. Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith. Senator* Depew, Dolliver. Hanna. Maaon, riatt nr Connecticut. Spooner and Shoup: H*pr **att.v#s i ’an non (Vomer. Cumin lug*. Dick, rearre and Tawney; Gen* Ml Ira. Cort.ln and Bates; Jtaj* Bird and Car son. Admiral Melville. U R N.; Asswtant Secretary of War Melklejohn; Scott C. Bone. Wvtlilngton Po#f. Gextrg* B Boyd, L'ennaylvanki Railroad: J. L Bristow. s slxtant pooftnoster general; Robert M Collin*, war correspondent Associafw! Press; George il cnrtelyou, secrotary to the Pretfdent *x-S*crtary of th# Troas ury Chari#' Footer of Ohio; Chariao H Cramp of Philadelphia, 3. M Culp of Southern Railxnzr; Charles O Dawe* controller of the eurroney: John Joy Edeon. chairman of th# Inaug ural Committee, ex-Secretary Foster of th* State Liepartment; Evan P Howell. Atlanta Joseph Jefferson; E. R. John stone Mtnneap.lt* Tim**, Thomas Low ry. Minneapolis; J. H Ma-ldy Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; J. II Manley. Maine; Paul Mortqn. Atchison. Topeka and Santa F- Railway; N. O. Murphy. Governor of Arizona; Frank R. Noye# presidet of ih# Associated Press; Tom C. Nova*. Washington Star; Harrison Gray Otl*. Los Angeles Times. Richard Sylvester superintendent of police, Wa htngtoa, W. .A Turk. Soithern Railway; F*. D Un derwood. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Thom.vs F. Walsh, member of th* Pari* Exposition Commission; John Hoy, Secretary of State. Hecrulft Srssf to Matsauu. Newport News. A'* . Dec. 8 —Th* United Malta army transport Rawlins sailed for Matanaas. Cub#, shortly before neon day with 382 cavalry recruits aboard. Tn* troops xsAlt be distributed among the va rious garrison# stationed on th* Island. 9