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Show COMING MINISTERS. Some Very Distinguished Men Accompanying; Accom-panying; the Excursion Party to Arrive Here Saturday. UNION SEEVI0ES NEXT SUNDAY. A List of the More Prominent Editors, Educators Ed-ucators and Ministers Who are Coming. Dr. McNiece Will go to Evanston to Meet Them The Mechanical Engineers General Railroad Notes. Next Saturday night the largest excursion party of ministers that ever came west will arrive in this city over the Union Pacific, en route to Portland. Accompanying this party are a number of distinguished gentlemen who are conspicuous in church work. Among the most prominent are: Colonel Elliot F. Shepard, the famous editor of the New York Mail and Express; Rev. F. L. Patton, president presi-dent of Princeton college; Kev. W. H. Green, D. D., L.L. D., a professor in the Princeton Theological seminary, and moderator mod-erator of the last assembly; Dr. H. M. Field, editor of the New York Evangelist ; Hon. Darion R. James, ex-congressman from the Brooklyn district; Rev. W. C. Roberts, D.D., L.L. D., secretary of the board of home missions; mis-sions; Rev. J. B. Devins, of the New York Tribune editorial staff; Rev. Dr. Craven, D.D. L.L. D., secretary of the board of publication; publica-tion; Rev. Dr. W. C. Cattell, D. D., L.L. D., secretary of the board of ministerial relief, Philadelphia; Rev. Dr. R. H. Allen, secretary secre-tary of the board of missions for freedmen; Rev. Wm. Irvin, D. D., secretary of the board of home missions; Logan C. Murray, vice president of the Tradesmen National bank. New York, and a brother of ex-Governor Murray; Rev. Geo. W. Birch, D. D., and wife, New York city; Mr. O. D. Eaton, treasurer board of home missions, and wife; Rev. Chas. R. Gillett, librarian Union Theological seminary; semin-ary; Rev. D. W. Poor, D. D., secretary board of education, and wife; Rev. James A. Worden, D. IX, superintendent of Sabbath-school Sabbath-school and missionary work, and wife; Rev. James Allison, D. D., editor Presbyterian Banner, and wife ; Rev. Robt. M. Patterson, D. D., editor Presbyterian Journal, and wife; Key. Wallace Rade'liff, D. D., and wife. Detroit. De-troit. Mich.; Rev. James Roberts, D. D., sta'ed cicrk of synod of Pennsylvania; Win. R. Worra'l, Mail and Express; Rev. F. C. j Monfort, D. D., editor Herald and Presbyter, and wife; Jas. G. Cannon, vice-president Fourth National bank. New York, and wife; W. H. Porter, eeshier Chase National bank, Nelv York, and wife; Rev. E. N. White, D. D., secretary board of church erection, erec-tion, and wife; Rev. J. J. Lamne, D. D., pastor Christ church. N. Y. ; Rev. Talbot Chambers, D. D., L.L. D., pastor pas-tor Collegiate Reformed church, and delegate dele-gate to the general assembly, and wife; Mr. S. V S. Muzzy and wife, Paterson, N. J. ; Mrs. S. C. Gallup, president of New York Synodical Com. of Home Missions; Mrs. A. C. Houghton, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Rev. J. M. Duncan, president of Coates College for women, Terre Haute, Ind.; Rev. D. J. McMillan, Mc-Millan, D. D., secretary Board of Home Missions, Mis-sions, and family; Rev. G. L. Shearer, D. D., seeretarj- of American Tract society, New York ; Mr. Cyrus Peck, Continental Insurance Insu-rance comnany, New York, and family; Rev. Rufus S. Green, D. D., chairman of special committee on systematic beneficence, Orange. Or-ange. N. J.; Rev. J. S. Ramsay, 1). D., pastor pas-tor of Harlem Presbyterian church, New York; Rev. R. F. Simple, D. D., pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church, New York ; John C. Tucker, Esq., New York, and family; fam-ily; George W. Ketchum, Newark, N. J., and family. There are from 500 to 600 persons in the party, aud they will remain in the city until Monday. Dr, McNiece will leave on Saturday Satur-day to meet them in Evanston, and union services will be held in the Theater on Sunday Sun-day evening. SALT LAKE AND EOS ANGELES. General Manager Ilurnett Says the Road Will be Built. A Los Angeles paper says: The talk about the construction of the line from Salt Salt to this city continues to be the main topic in railroad circles. One official yesterday yes-terday went so far as to assert positively that the Terminal company, or a syndicate composed of the same men who are in the Terminal company, had definitely decided to build over what is known as the Homer survey, sur-vey, coming through the mountains at Marengo piss, east of Banning, and on to San Bernardino, to which Mint the Terminal will soon be extended. The statement is given for what it is worth as no absolute information could be had. General Manager Burnett of the Terminal company yesterday said, when spoken to about the matter: "All I have to say is, that the Salt Lake road will be built When? Well, about the time I have nothing to say." Kailroad Notes. Mr. Burley of the Union Pacific, is expected ex-pected back in about ten days. The many friends of C. Y. Warman will regret to learn that he is lying serious ill at Denver. The Union Pacific has made a rate of $50 to Chicago and return for the democratic convention. The visiting engineers had a glorious time at Garfield Beach yesterday afternoon, and left the city last evening for San Francisco much pleased with Salt Lake. The delegations from Utah, Juab, Millard and Beaver counties to the democratic convention con-vention at Ogden on Saturday, will pass through the city on a special train tomorrow at 'J:20 a. m. The delegation will be accompanied accom-panied by a band and two drum corps. Applications for Garfield Beach and Syracuse Syra-cuse are pouring in so fast that Dan Spencer of the Union Pacific is nearly out of his mind. Two societies are now contending for the latter resort on May 24, one being the Seaudia Relief society of this city, the members of which contemplate having a great time. At the election of the Elk Mountain road held a few days ago, the following officers were elected: O. Metcalf, M. J. Keck, W. E. Renshaw, H. T. Rogers, H. T. Atkins, C. F. Murray, J.R. Wright, W. C. Price and W. F. Reed. The officers for the year are M. J. Keck, president; O. Metcalf, vice president; pres-ident; W. E. Renshaw, secretary; W. F. Reed, treasurer; T. H. Wigglesworth, general gen-eral manager and chief engineer, and O. Metcalf, jr., auditor. |