| Show SALUTE THE I 1 HE FLAGS baptist young peoples peopled unions interesting RITES the boys and girls in other 1 linds ands the principal topic of discussion MILWAUKEE july 17 special songs of praise and jubilation issued i ss u from four of the leading baptist churches of the city at t the he early hour of six this morning within these edifices the delegates and visitors to the sixth international convention of the baptist young peoples union of america were engaged in meetings expressive of joy and praise as thankful remembrances of the blessings of the year the services at the first church wore were conducted by rev W G partridge of cincinnati those at the tabernacle by rev benjamin NV wood of boston while rev calvin A hare of indianapolis led the devotions at the south church and rev bev A P of wilmington those at the second german church after breakfast workers conferences co efer on juvenile work social work missions and instructions were held at four of the principal edifices rev K R B smith of parkersburg W va presided over that at the immanuel presbyterian church and which was devoted to an open parliament on the juvenile society the speakers were carrie 0 millspaugh of tecumseh I 1 mich drevs revs R R mackay ottawa ont D A steele amherst nova scotia and W W main of boston the tabernacle nacle church was waa crowded at half past eleven when the question of the boys and girls in other lands was made the subject ot of an open parliament these were the speakers cm rev A J diaz the apostle of cuba rev bev john H eager florence italy miss emma inveen west china mission and miss ella Me mclaurin boston the session con eluded with an address on child conversion and church membership Member membership shi p 1 by rev WL W L pickard of louisville at the conference on instruction presided over by rev william P mckeeff mckee of minneapolis minn the speakers included rev F W parsons of marshalltown Marshall town ia lar W W west pittsburg and W L wright wn D D richmond va mornay williams william of new york yerk city presided over the conference on missions and at which miss mary G burdett of chicago and rev dr robert G seymour of philadelphia delp hig were the principal speak speakers erv I 1 the great event of the day however was the salutation of the flags and which took place in the exposition building after the noon recess representatives presenta tives of each state and provincial union marched to the platform carrying aloft their banners and being greeted with three resonate cheers from ten thousand voices the scene resembled that at the democratic national convention when the state delegations seized andl and bore aloft their banners and marched around the hall to the strains of inspiring music music the banners of the canadian provinces were of blue and those of the different sections of the united states of gold red and green after being on the platform brief reports from each of the states and provi provinces nees were made following this interesting service tale the various delegations marched forth with banners and song to auditoriums in indifferent different parts of the city where separate rallies were held and speeches made in the interest of increased effort this evening the program of the morning will be continued by the dif different lerent conferences bicycle craze helps england BUFFALO N Y july 17 special the bicycle craze in this country has proven for the amerian agents of the english steel firms and the majority of whom are located in this city and new york several of these agents give it out the the entire output for the present year and up to the close of 97 of the plants that they represent has already been placed and that they are daily refusing orders the applications also have already been received for 1898 but owing to the possibilities of changes in the price sebe schedules dules before that time these are only being filled for such future action as the market may dictate cretan troubles july joly 1 ailt A dispatch to the world from athens saya save A dispatch from canes states that tuesday evening ev nine after a consular council one of the tha concila declared the situation to be very grave the military baffic cities are aeu adum a eu in tog ag an aggressive attitude tha e Z n eral sentil is that Ab Abdu dalieh lieh pasha Is striving in ia with the mus maa to prevent an entena from beme bought about the tha turks were repulsed yesterday by the christians the affair ws wag a serl serf ons oas one a large lare force oi of being engaged the military mili tiry authorities are acting contrary to the tha wishes ot of the instructions receive received ed arm the mus A ulman porm population lation is working 9 aktiv actively sly with the turkish army with the usual vexatious results seven men and two woman who were wera ensi aged as harvesters haye been massacred al at kostani reports come in giving an account of fighting ihling fi and pillaging in five other villages these have rendered the consuls and the ha native christians pessimistic regarding the mikiye peace under the pretext of removing the bodies of the th sailors who were skilled killed yesterday day by insurgents when p ironing a rescue boat containing fuzi fugitive tive christian turkish troops are to Apo the censale are holding a council |
