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Show TAKING UP ARMS. The ('tTman Catholic Societies' Convention Con-vention SIIH After The IJcnnttt.Law. m. A LETTER RECEIVED FROM OR. PETERS. The Authorities of Geneva Close AU (.'ambling Houses. The Senate. By Telecrarh tq ue Klurs.l The .(Jermati Catholics. MlLVAi'KKE,-May S. The convention con-vention of German Catholic societies socie-ties this morning adopted additional resolutions declaring "it was the sense of the cuuveutiun that Uio Bennett law and tho spread of paternal pa-ternal spirit in Uie legislation infringes in-fringes upon our consciences and it would boa wrong to our children not to take an active part In oppos-ingeuch oppos-ingeuch a measure. Itcsolvrd therefore that the German Ger-man Catholic KocIeUes take an active ac-tive part In the coming State cam- pnlgti, and will organize for tliat purpoie." A committee will be appointed to watch carefully that no friend of internal spirit is elected to cither brauch of (he legislature. A resolution was adopted calling fortheappolntmentof a committee toiooKc-W'ly after all bills that came U-foro the Irglslaturo and rejiort promptly any measures that appear antagonistic to Catholics. An Injnmdoii. Chicago, May 23. In thu case of Charlton, versus the Chicago gas trust, Judge Collins this morning Issued an injunction restraining the trust, or Uie conitianics composing it, front transferring any of their stock or assets to the Fidelity trust company. Philadelphia h.is al-o decided to appoint a receiver for the trust, whom she n ill name tomorrow. A earorsngo Philadelphia, Xew York and Chicago capitalists obtained ob-tained control of nil the gas com-pnn!cs,andCh!cagoformcdagastrust. com-pnn!cs,andCh!cagoformcdagastrust. The Supremo Court of the statu declared de-clared that thu trust was unconstitutional, unconsti-tutional, which utoti Uie name of its companion changed to Chicago Gas Co., antl tho Fidelity Trust Co. of Philadelphia wns given control of thestotk. Tennis Jtalcti. DCULI.V, May 15. The champlou tenuis match between Thomas IVttlt, of Ilostou, nud Charles Saunders, of England, was continued con-tinued today. IVttlt won thrcu of the four sets i lajed. Saunders won Uie flrsl set 6 to 4, Pctlit won the second 4 to 4, Six toX fourth ti to 2. Temperature. Chicago, May S3. New- York, 70; New Orleans, 74; SL Louis, 86; Cincinnati, 6i Chicago, i0; Win- uljieg.30. 11 r. I'rtrn UrlUs l!ERLiN,May 25. ThuKniiu relief comniittcu has receive! a letter from Dr. Peters, dated Ilubahya, I (JganJa, saying that hu is about to return to Ilogamoyo. t.'ooi!. I Geneva, May 2S. The authorities authori-ties have closed all Uiu gambling houses. Seanlr. Washington, May 2S. Sher-! Sher-! man, from tho committee on foreign affairs, reported an amendment to the consular aud diplomatic appropriation appro-priation bill, authorizing the President Presi-dent la carry into elicit (lie recommendation recom-mendation of the iii'ernatlonal conference, con-ference, by Ihoapittititnient of three coiuniL-sioucrs lo thu President of the United States in the intercolonial inter-colonial railway commi-slon, also a detail from tlin army uud navy officers to serve as engineers ' undi r such commission, making a survey and appropriating S,000 as the sharo of the United Statis of the ixjmiso of such com-"inissiou com-"inissiou aud survey. Stewart utTered a resolution (agreed lo) calling uiion the Secretary of Agriculture furin-formation furin-formation as to the u-e of artisian well' aud other water supj lies from subterranean sources of irrigation. The Senate bill subjecting Imported liquors to the laws of several Siatis wiisagalntaken up. Murgau made au argument ngaiust its constitutionality. ! iiousc 1 Washington, May 2S. Vaux I qualified as llmdall's successor. 1 l'bu bill iascd ajiproprlatlnu; Sli,-. Sli,-. 00) for the o-tablishmeut of a nitloml military ark at the battle-i battle-i field of Chlikamauga. A confer-I confer-I encc was ordered on the appropriation appropria-tion bill. The llou-u went iuto I committee of the whole on tho river i ami harbor bill. ; lllrcetorfi .tpjiolulrtl. i New York, May 23. At the j annual meeting of the Pacific Mail, ! the following liKird of directors was (elected: Collins P. Huntington, I Henry Hart, Isnae K. Gtte, Calvin S. IJrice. Samuel Thomas, Oliver II. I Payne, Kdward LautcrlacJi.Cltailcs W. MtGiennd J.imisll. Horton. ! |
