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Show STATE SCHOOLS. Archblihop Ireland Discusses the (Question at the Kdocatlonal Xtsriclatioii's Session. HIS DCFENSE OF THC CATHOLICS. CATHO-LICS. The Intention of the British t.'orern-ment t.'orern-ment In Begird to standing- Hills. A TARHIER BEATEN TO DEATH BY HIS HIRED MAN. Americans Honored in Germany. ArmcntJm Peasants llnrled .Hire by Turkish seaptrebs Telrtraph to the News I tiii: third nil. Archbishop Ireland on fttate heboolal Ills lrolesf. isr. PAUL, July 10. The third days' ffslotl of tho Educational Association was called to order promptly. A nother immense crow d was present The Committee on nominations reported in favor of William It. Garrett, Nashville, for president. Among the vice-presi-dcubiare J. M. Baker of Denver and E. B McElroy, Salem, Ore. The secretary Is lH. Cook of New Brunswick, X. J., aud a director from each State represented in the convention ArChbLibop Ireland of Ht. Paul read the first loper on the topic "State schools is union between them impossible?" In opening his Seech he declared his loyalty to the Constitution and said he upheld the parish school, but would have all schools State school. The Imparting Impart-ing of instruction to thu child was primarily a function of the parent. The State intervenes wherever the family could or would not do the ork needed He unreservedly favored state laws making Instruction Instruc-tion compul-ory. Instruction was so much needed by each cltizxn for his ow n Kike and that of society tliat the father who neglected to provide pro-vide fur tils child's instruction sinned against society aud it t-hoved t-hoved the State to punish him. Of course, he said, the parent enjoyed the right to educate his child in a manner suitablo to himself, provided pro-vided always the education given In this riianmr sufficed for Hi-ulterior Hi-ulterior DITI1S Ol TIIL CHILI) toward hltl'lf nnd mh lety. The compulsor laws recently e-rjicts-J iu ccrtaln'States of the Uniorl afc objectionable only In a few of their individual clauses. Hie bUte school, lie said, tended to the elimination elimi-nation of religion from the minds anl hearts of the youth of the country. coun-try. This, lie said, was Ills grievance griev-ance agiinst the btate schools of today. to-day. There could l no religious teaching where principles of non seruriani-m rule. It follow ed, then, that the child would grow up in a belief that religion wax of minor importance and religious In-dilferencewoul In-dilferencewoul ibe his creed. The btate need not teach religion, Uit for the sake of Itsjeoplo ami for its on n sake it shun Id facililatc-aud jier mit action of the church, but it hindered till action s a solution of the difficult he wculd pcm.cate the regular btate schools w Ith the religion of the majorit of the children child-ren of the laud, l it as Protestant as Protestantism could bt-.and would do as lliiy do In England, pay f"T secular iutruction given in denominational denomi-national schools according to rc-ulls, that Is, each pupil passing exaniina tion before btate oflliiaU and in full accordance with tiie State programme program-me would secure to ids school the cost of the tuition of a pupil in the btate school. In conclusion the Archbishop protested pro-tested agalnt the charge that the schools of tho nation have thilr enemies among the Catholics. The Catholics were loyal to the country and demanded a Christian btate school. oscar ii. coon R, Stale superintendent of schools of Tcxa?, rend the next taper on the same general uljccL. Cooper held tliat compulsory education laws contravene the fundamental idea which Is dominant in the development develop-ment of American Institutions, Iz., a minimum of law thoroughly enforced en-forced wlllia maximum of freedom. Bather than compulsory laws, he favored betterschools. A general discussion on the subject sub-ject of compulsory laws was participated partici-pated in by Aaron Grove of Denver, Hon. James O. Pierce of Miune-a)olls, Miune-a)olls, Superintendent Golyer of Oregon and State Superintendent Thaerof Wisconsin. This afternoon United States Commissioner Com-missioner of Education Harris delivered de-livered an address to the. normal department on the difference between be-tween normal and high school methods. The art department elected Mr. Johnson Carter, of New York, president for the coming ear;.vii"s Lillian Jacobs, of Boekford, Ills, vice president, and Professor Collins, Col-lins, of Denv er, secrcfar . Professor Alexander Winchell, of Michigan University, advocated early education In geolog lefore the department on elementary education. edu-cation. Gutave Guttenborg, of Pittsburg, followed with a paper on the science of training in the primary pri-mary and grammar departments, while Mi-s Tulwller, of Alabama, Aid of the prison schools in the mining camps. The main topic at the evening session was, "The place and function func-tion of the agricultural college." Iaix.rs were read by D. L. Keihle, of Minnesota, and Ia-wls McLouth, ofSoutli Dakota. While this meeting meet-ing was in session the alumni of many colleges and universities were meeting in social min'oiu. Hurraed Allre. Constantino! LE, July 10. According Ac-cording to advices received here a number of Armenian peasants at Alaklle, who foiled to joy taxes w ere bumed alive by the rurkish Seapteeh. The I'anle Increasing: Bcenos Aires, July 10 At a meeting of prominent foreign bankers bank-ers today a deputation was appointed appoint-ed to confer w ith the Minister of Finance on the question of forced currency. Tliei panic is Increasing. Gold Is at 123 premium, and the run on the banks is continued. Beaten la Ilealb Pittston. Pa., July 10. Sylva-nus Sylva-nus Palmerton, a prosperous farmer near Barboursviile, was beaten to death by bis hired man. Albert Cummings, tods. Jail In Time. BtRMiNoit im, Ala., July 10. When an excursion train load of MIslslppI people was backed arou nil the curve near Pratt mines this afternoons af-ternoons a locomotive suddenly" dashed Into the rear coach at full speed. The people In the coach saw it coming and managed to get out of tho coach, but in the sciamblu fully a dozen were more or K rf-onify rf-onify hurt. tlrillsh Jlrllsnt. London', July 10. Iuthe !iou-of !iou-of Commons today, W. II. Sniltu, government leade-, stated, in view of the late l?riod of thesessioii, the government has decided not to proceed pro-ceed w M thu standing order relating relat-ing to tiie iostauemeiil of bills from one ses-Iou to another. It nIo Irclded to drop Uie Irish land pur-cluue pur-cluue Wd fud the tithes bill during thu present sessftd, bit to again Introduce In-troduce Iheni at the test 3sion. which would open In Noverntr". Smith said be trusted that before tlfe House prorogues It would pass the bill providing for the cession of Heligoland He-ligoland to Germany, the local taxation taxa-tion bill, the bill providing fur Ute housing of the working classes and the census bill. Sir William Vernon Harcourt said he hoped the government would consult the House alout holding a rcetlnr: of Parliament in Novem- ' . .. Gladstone exprtAct! n similar w ish. smith said tliat the government was satisfied as to thr convenience of the session opening in Novcmlsjr I.N the lords tills evuiiing Lord Salisbury moved a second reading of the bill to ro-vide ro-vide for the cession of Heligoland to Germany. I te generally belittled the imjioitance of the island to the Euglib, nnd magnified the advantages advan-tages to be derivctl from iU transfer. iteferriug to the African clais, iu the Anglo-German agreement, lie argued that as long as Wituwasiu the hands of another lower, the English Interest) to the-northward could be interfered with. Under the convention there was not the slight" est chance for such interference-until interference-until the confines of Euro were reached. He urged that an exclusive English protectorate over Zanzibar would assist iu thu eupj resston of Uio sla-e trade aud develop the commerce of England nnd India. There was no reason, he sard, to apprehend any difficulty over the convention with any Kurotau pow er. After debate by laird Itoscbery and Earl Kimberly, the hill tossed the second reading. (recline lu tmcrlrau. BbRLIN, July 10 A banquet was given toda iu honor of the visiting riflemen. Emieror William sent a telegram from Christianla. expressing express-ing good wishes. Emjieror FraHcU Joseph, King Humbert and King Leoiiold sent cordial greetings. While the Meet aicomjauIng Emisror William was entering Chn-tianla, a gun on board the r-rledench Ccrejroas" exploded pre maturely, terribly injuring five or the crew. rrx-1 tks. Vli- flani, July 10. nie grand lodge of Elks Hoi-hcd business to-Jaj. to-Jaj. A committee was appointed to securr- nu injunction rcgainst the New Tork socltUw!. The constitution constitu-tion was revised. The new constitution constitu-tion provnfes that tnch lodge shall not elect more thau oue representative representa-tive aud such delegate must bu n past exalted ru'e r. Thegoveriimcnt of the order has been plared upon a more democratic basis. Tiie- grand lodge will hold meetings, in what ever place it sees til and not in New York City, as heretofore. The rajik of el lers was alsiliidied and all nu m-bers m-bers will Is- known in the tuture as Elks. The tem-rancc question wis freily discussed, anil a motion las-ed prohibiting the ue of liquor at social session'. Tiie next meeting Will Ik. held on the Uiinl Tuesday of Miy at IouisviIle. Tiie following olllccrs were elected today- W. V Dudley. San Francice, grauJ tijuirtj ilr. O. Clark Sprague, Rochester, N. Y., grand Inner guanl, anil G. A Reynolds, Hartford, Conti., grand chaplain. Nivv York, July 10. The numbers of New York Lodge No. 1 of Elks are ver much incen-sl at the action of the Grand Lodge in Cleveland. Their attorney liavijg secured an injunction acaiut tbu Grand lodge meeting in Cleveland, proiwsewto pneculc for contour t of court every member of the Cleveland body who comes within the JurisdleUon of New York btate. |