Show A celebrated STATUE the struggle for liberty for the fair THE CENTENARY OF METHODISM A grand celebration commenced at boston col in philadelphia oilier items 21 special A view of statue the struggle for liberty was afforded the worlds fair directors to day the statue which weighs pounds was appropriately mounted on a baab of solid granite the work in marble rep reaetta five years of constant application on the part of the designer and sculptor julius of copenhagen and his daughter buo vuo designed the female figure in the group represented the goddess of liberty its value is placed at the sculptor intended it for the worlds fair and the directors will consider a proposition for its sale the central figure of the group is a man of magnificent form and falce struggling struggle ng to atee himself from the cords that bind him every muscle and sinew brought into play is represented in the marble the detail work forming ono 0 the chief points of excellence this central figure cepres ants america struggling to free herself irom kingdom and try kneeling at the side i the goddess of liberty her face beaming admiration for her companion at whom she is looking at their feet is the fidure of an infant child representing the united state when it first heralded to the world its beginning as a free nation centenary f methodism BOSTON oct 21 special the celebration of the centenary of methodism in K ew england began today to day and will continue until thursday evening there is a large attendance of members of the methodist denomination and the proceedings ce are attracting much attention in religious circles the special event which is being commemorated is the preaching by jesse lee auder an old elm in boston common july 10 1790 lee got no welcome when he arrived in boston bearing the new message of free grace for mans inability and free vi ill for the discharge of his personal onal he was refused the use of a pulpit and was heated discourteously but with liia indomitable courage lie took his stand on the common then congregationalism was almost supreme in this state and while it is still slightly in the lead methodism has grown until there are now methodist episcopal churches with mem bers and 1000 preachers bob on art anil morality oat 21 paci oil colonel robert G ingersoll will lecture nighton art and morality the proceeds will be devoted to rendering the closing days of wait Whit emane life more comfortable the agent ot col ingersoll had considerable difficulty in securing a hall aa the owners and managers of those places in which public meetings are usually held were not disposed to rent them for any to jol ingersoll with whose views on religious questions aliey are not in ac cord this incident as well as col in gerwolls ger reputation aa an orator insures a large attendance at the lecture it is expected that he will in his characteristic manner pay his respects to those who frere by their religious faith to deny him the use of the baili inga which they control eccentric clel ST louis oct 21 special there is still another club in process of formation in this city it is to bo known as the eccentric and true to its name the membership is to be limited to nearly have already enrolled themselves ike yr rate in session CHICAGO oct 21 special an important mooting of the passenger rate committee of the transcontinental association is being held at among other subjects under discussion is the i resent commission which inacy lines are paying on business it is understood that the committee will recommend the abolishment of round trip rates or the adoption of more restrictive measures governing alie use of the pacific coast excursion tickets which are now sold with a ix months limit in their place it is proposed to make low regular one way fares this proposition came up a year ago but no action was ta ken on it national armada memorial LONDON oct 21 special the ka dional armada memorial unveiled at plymouth today to day the anniversary of the battle of trafalgar with imposing ceremonies the honorable artillery company were present at the exercises parliament father LONDO oct 21 special lord cranbrook presided over tho council meeting today to day balmoral at which the alio queen further gued parliament until the end of november lord Salis hurry who has but recently returned from the continent was present rumors of changes in the cabinet are again floating around it is regarded as beine definitely defina tely settled that mr smith will be elevated to the hauae of lords and that mr bailes will be appointed his successor the report that lord randolph churchill is to be asked to asnive the leadership of alie covern i i mant in the house la boane int taiti Tt iTi SPRINGS colo oct 21 special george bridges the young man who stole a iiorio from old man hardwick last bummer and was captured near montrose by sheriff thomas was taken before judge buckner in the district court and sentenced to twenty nine in the penitentiary he is only 18 years of age his confinement was placed at awen ty nine months in order eliat he will still be under apo ahen the sent enci expires and consequently entitled to citizenship iz it appears that this is not the first trouble young bridges bas been con acted is stated on good anthor i y that he is so badly wanted in another locality blut a standing reward of has for some time been offered for him his family reside near the young man in resisting arrest in some town in the southern part of the state killed the marshal and was himself severely wounded through the hip in the court room judge kucker asked him if he was the george bridges wanted for the crime mentioned and he stoutly denied it sheriff thomas is confident however that he is the person for whom the reward is offered as he answers the description even to the wound through the hip rhe is guilty of mur der or not it is certain that lie is an extremely hard case for one so young vv hen sheriff thomas arrested him and confined him over night at the montrose jail he remarked to some of bis fellow prisoners that the official would never get him to glenwood alive sheriff thomas left on the iho grande this afternoon for canon city with the prisoner for his Damoc ds LEADVILLE oct 21 A sport from butte mont reached town a few days since and while doing the res orti got into one of the worst joints on state street after some hilarious proceedings he suddenly discovered that be had been touched for his dia which are valued at 1000 he made one of the most frantic roars ever heard in this city for several hours he managed to koep t crowd interested and finally said he would give if his were found officer J morgan took hold of the case and finally le arched the sport whose name is L B Wil timen and in his yest pocket disco the missing atones where he had planted them he will have to put up the before he gets possession of hia property wants her PUEBLO colo oct 21 special mrs K S manning wants her husband she is a kind looking and intelligent eng lish woman the guest of the ladies benevolent union home fourteen years ago she married john manning in dakota where her husband who is of german descent took up a claim blizzards and cyclones drove the couple out and from that time until a few s ago they drifted about the country following his business as a butcher they finally landed in san francisco where the wile secured occupation as a practical nurse tha husband drifted into the inter mountain region locating in southern colorado here by thrift and industry he accumulated a band of sheep and some horses but through sickness he was demented and was sent to the insane asylum from glenwood sprinca afier a while be was as cured which is the last the anxious wife lias ever heard of her husband she had written time and acain from san francisco but no reply came and finally she wandered to colorado in the of finding the wanderer she believes her husband should have something coming from his property aheu placed in the insane asylum also from a legacy in jarmans john 0 manning 10 do as a man about 66 years of age aprong built about 5 feet ten in height blue eyes and a slight stoop when he walks he has black whiskers on the side of his face but on the chin and upper lip the hair is as white as kaow A stock NEK YORK oct 21 secial charles stock company will open proctor twenty third street theatre tonight with a new play by belasco and da mills named men and money DISTRICT it has asea aci ha chances beom slima lively CANTON oct 21 special tho contest being waged in this congressional district has for various reasons assumed something of a national character the legislature a majority of whose members were democrats at its last session re districted the detate the district which mayor mckimley McKi uley represented was solidly republican but it was so laid out by the legislature as to contain at least 2000 democratic majority notwithstanding this majority mckinley accepted a since the convention the district hag swarmed with the leading members of both parties campaign funds are not lacking by either party and hence tho ex c does not lag if mckinley should overthrow the 2000 majority and secure an election his party would claim that his bill has been approved by the country the demo crata are making every effort to increase their majority if be defeated nomination for governor is conceded governor hill of ner york speaks here tonight to night Kemen strates with bila DUBLIN oct 21 special solicitor chlon has sent a telegram to balfour indignantly dign antly protesting against his pre judging the tipperary case in his speech on lor the guidance of his magisterial tools and demanding that the proceedings edinga bo discontinued and the trial be ordered before a judge and jury in england ITEMS JA fa ils beai oa mua mr willse gets Indge far SALT LAKE oct 21 special J A trimble a well known resident of this city and for marly a member of the firm durst trimble was taken with hemor haye on main street this afternoon and died on the sidewalk in about ten minutes hia wife came up just before he expired in ane case of emma 0 wells VB the rio grande western railway the jury this morning returned a verdict for the plaintiff for for the accidental killing of her husband harvey well a brakeman september last three have been rendered against the rio grande western in damage suits the past ten days amounting amo to PARIS oct 21 boulanger denies that in his interview with the comte ds paris he promised anything except to bermit the return n the Orla enist exiles he declares that nothing was said of the form of government paid his candidates and he himself had nothing to do with financial matters he promised to esplain hereafter how his personal met |