| Show NEWS by telegraph to the THE BAPTISTS MIN minneapolis NEAPOLIS may 26 at the afternoon session of the baptist convention the committee of nomination reported the following officers cers and they were elected by a formal ballot president mr samuel A crozier of pennsylvania vice presidents thos armi aral tage D 35 D of new york H H tucker D 6 D LL D of georgia edward goodman of illinois joshua L evering Everi ug of maryland secretary benjamin griffith D D recording secretary howard gendell treasurer charles H banes the committee on enrollment reported in the afternoon that delegates were present at the publication society meeting thirty eight states and territories being represented rev kev dr bitting opened the meeting in the afternoon with the statement of the finances of the society the congregation gre gation that responded to the call of the womans comans baptist foreign missionary society at 2 in the afternoon was so numerous as to CROWD THE auditorium and comfortably till fill the gallery of the hennepin hennegin Henn epin avenue M E church mrs howe of boston presided alter devotional vot ional exercises mrs 0 W gates and mrs A M bacon respectively corresponding secretaries of the society of the east and west delivered brief addresses mrs gates also on behalf of mrs hirs B S learn editor of the helping hand who was unable to be present aut presented the salient features of that publication the enrollment committee nt reported ported rev kev D D prosper of kansas presented a resolution declaring an unalterable opposition to all forms of liquor traffic for beverage beneral ge purposes and pledging the oest best efforts to secure its entire sup suppression preshion at the evening session able and eloquent addresses on the subject of the day aay were deliverer deliver deli verell eC after which the anniversary of the publication society was celebrated THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY philadelphia may 26 clergymen from maine to texas and from the atlantic to the P pacific were in attendance this morning at the opening of the twenty ninth general assembly of the united presbyterian church of north america there were present about delegates comprising equal numbers of ministers and laymen the opening prayer was followed by the election of a new moderator the contest wits was of especial interest since it involved the instrumental music issue over which the church for some time has been divided two nominations were made rev matthew mccormick Eo dobinson binson n DD D D of san francisco an erinest advocate of the organ and rev J G carson of xenia 0 an anti instrumental candidate THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL reports of the board of foreign missions church extension education fre edmans mission and publics publication were presented the result of the ballot was a decisive victory for the advocates of a church organ and it indicates how this issue issaa will be dis disposed P ased of later in the session rev robinson received votes rev J G carson 50 the only import business durina during the afternoon was the presentation 0 of the report of the permanent committee on reform which was read and placed on the docket in it the committee declares the right basis of all true reforms is christianity A reformation built upon any other foundation would be unsound and unsettled THE EPISCO episcopalians EPISCOPAL PALI IANS S pr philadelphia may 26 the alth biennial session of the general council of the reformed episcopal church continued today to day the new canon on marriage and divorce was taken up for or consideration after a prolonged discussion is the subject was re committed to a committee on constitution and law PARIS may 26 the work of searching for bodies was resumed tonight to night A number more was exhumed the official statement says fifty bodies have already been recovered Re veillon speaking in the chamber of deputies this afternoon estimated that at least persons had lost their lives in the fire the chamber of deputies voted a credit of francs for the relief of sufferers by the opera domique fire today to day missing persons have ceen been inquired for by relatives they are supposed to HAVE PERISHED in the flames the bottom of the theatre has been flooded with water to the depth of live five feet sixty bodies have been found floating in the water by firemen among the audience at the opera domique last night were general bou bon langer general saussier general M goblet and M berthelot all escaped unhurt an artist named phillipe performed a prodigious feat of valor in saving life bemount he mount ed a ladder three times and saved three dancers after they had bad been abandoned by the firemen in 14 rue favart A sudden gust of wind clearing away the dense smoke a woman and two men were seo seen dirig in an angle of the cornice the comsa tried tal to lump jump but the men prevented her when all were dually anally rescued the women woman was RAVING MAI MAD A singer had bad a miraculous escape from his bid dressing room in an angle at the top of the building he says the wind kept the flames off tb that at part of the building but a river of moulten lead poured from the roof the course of which he diverted with a board to prevent the weight carrying down the floor rhe officials are endeavoring to underrate the loss of life A large number of bodies have been found ST louis may 26 the millers national association concluded its session in this city today to day louis fuzz chairman of the committee on trade presented the resolutions which were adopted the first resolution expressed it as the opinion of the convention that the merchant marine should be restored by the repeal of the navigation law subsidizing ig ship building treaties with fo foreign rig nations etc the second resolution protested against the adoption of a heavy tax on flour by brazil while wheat is admitted free and called the attention of the state department to the matter recommending also the appointment of a committee of three to consider the question the third resolution protested against the discrimination against the flour interests and wheat by certain railroads this was amended to include discrimination against sack back flour in favor of barrel flour it also recommended the appointment of a committee of three to consider the question abolishing gambling in wheat options was discussed at length and a committee of three appointed to consider the matter buffalo was chosen as aa the next place e of meeting of the association the following offic officers ers were elected for the ensuing ing year ri john crosby president C H g eyb 1 john 1 vice ce president P H mcgill 8 second od vice president the executive committee elected by the different states is composed of old members adjourned sine die new YORK may 27 am in flames broke out of the south end of the belt line stables the building was entirely destroyed with 1 1600 horses and nearly all the cars two awo blocks are also in flames the fire was first seen by one of the night hands who gave the alarm the flames spread rapidly find and soon completely enveloped the building in their folds the building was a flye five story structure and covered a square block reaching back to eighteenth avenue they were in flames so quickly that there was no chance to savu save the books of the company in the stables were over 1600 horses and several hundred cars only ten hand cars were saved at 2 the walls of the building fell in WITHA WITH A CRASH sending millions of sparks and blazing pieces of wood high in the air the call of 36 had bad been made as soon as the fire chief arrived and engines from all parts of the city with the water tower and hook and ladder companies were readily coming the heat from the flames was so great that several firemen and two policemen were prostrated at 1451 a m the flames aided by the strong wind which was prevailing all illg had leaped across the wide avenue and communicated to the whole block on oil the east side the block was composed of six story tenements and a coal yard the TERROR STRICKEN TENANTS poured out of the building like a swarm of bees pray praying ing fighting and cursing by turns the scene of terror was indescribable the buildings burned rapidly though the fronts facing t the he avenue avenge were of brown stone by they were completely putted butted the flames spread to the entire square block over to ninth avenue a m the next block below had caught fire and was blazing biasing the streets in the vicinity for blocks away were filled with frightened tenants fleeing from the ravages of the flames the loss to the belt line people is probably not less lees than it is now estimated that the entire loss will be over ONE MILLION DOLLARS DOLLAK 8 it is not known how the fire originated A number of men slept in the car stable ambulances nave have been sent to the scene to be ready if needed am A telephone message received from themire the fire says it is believed there has been a heavy loss of life A number of firemen and policemen were overcome bythe by the heat and were sent to the roosevelt hospital seventy five dwellings mostly frame inhabited by poor people a soap factory and a brewery brewery are among the buildings burned the loss will aggregate over 1000 the fire is believed to be under control AT cincinnati cincinnati may 26 at eity city time a general fire are alarm called for help to the burning street railway stables near the site of the Brighton old house stable nearly feet long and containing about street cars and over horses there is a possibility of a loss of to if the stable is completely destroyed TOLEDO may 26 fully persons are io in the city today to day to attend the dedication of the statue of general james R steedman including a great number of lits hi old eld comrades com radeo in wm rm the ora oration tiola was delivered by governor smith of illinois the unveiling was by the granddaughter of general steedman general foraker acted a ss resident president of the day gov luce of Y michigan i and staff were amo among g th the e visitors OTT OTTAWA W A ont may 26 in the commons td t today to d day ay ta the loyalists had bad prepared a motto motion to commit parliament to the endorsement of the governor generals welcome home from the west small of toronto moved that the house take a recess in order to ap give ve the members an opportunity to take part in the reception to the governor gen eral mr blake leader of the opposition took objection the received this with jeers but it was sufficient to kill the motion the house bouse of commons adjourned at 5 to meet lord lansdowne sir nir charles tupper asking the opposition not to object in the interview tupper said IM my Y visit to washington was purely unofficial ai watson member for manitoba brought up in the house a 8 motion in favor of permitting legislation to charter railways to the boundary tupper in a vigorous speech opposed the motion hie said the agitation in manitoba against the disallowance policy wa solely in the interest of the northern pacific railway company the time had bad come for the administration to choose between the prejudices of a section of the community and the interest of the whole ot of canada the governor general and lady landsdowne arrived at home irom from toronto at this afternoon they had received in an enthusiastic welcome along the route and the demonstration at ottawa was the grandest ever seen the route was along queen welling tn tab bank sparks and elgin streets to carrier r r square the procession was headed d e d by the bicycle club and an escort co artof of mounted citizens ciri zens six brass bands were distributed through the process procession ton A very large number of vehicles and private citizens followed there was an enormous concourse I 1 in n the square the estimates varying from to persons an address of welcome was made and lord lands downe SAID IN REPLY how are we to account for this display of confidence and good will I 1 am given to understand that the explanation Is this that since we saw you last an invasion of canada has taken place and that the invasion has not been successful I 1 learn that the invasion was in some respects remarkable the invading force was not strong it made up however in intrepidity for its weakness in numbers bombers it appears moreover to have ta kenat the outset of its operation sa step which I 1 believe is skilled strategists it seized possession of the telegraph wires through which information most startling was liberally poured into the country I 1 understand further that the koblect of the invaders was to OVERRUN THE COUNTRY and above all things put pat to flight a certain high official of state of whom unless I 1 misunderstand what has taken pla place the people of ottawa are not particularly anxious boget to get rid of just at as present well sir air there appears to have been one weak point I 1 ila t in the arrangements range ments we all aliar know new that one of the most important departments in the military service is that which is known as the intelligence department in which information bearing upon any operations which may be in bontem lation is collected in this case the invaders were completely misled by their intelligence department the governor general closed with the expression of his thanks at THE conclusion of the address the children sang god save the queen and other choruses and the vast crowd cheered themselves hoarse while the vice regal p party arty was leaving the children star started d up john browns body and a after ter s singing ng a verse or two divert diverted it into ato well hang bang obrien on a sour apple tree the governor generals general alls horses were by a crowd of young men mea belonging chiefly to the foot guards and the rifles and taken on OB a trot to rideau hall CITY OF Mi cRico may 27 A report was burrest in flux acial cibeles yesterday that the contract for operating the mint in this city is to be transferred to a syndicate of english capitalists for one million five hundred thousand dollars it also is known that the directors of the banks of london inex mexico and south america contemplate establishing a system of branch banks throughout this republic english financial influence is constantly growing here and consolidated debt bonds have taken an upward spurt in this market ST I 1 petersburg may 27 prof Dit yatin has been expelled from charkoff university he has been a contributor tri butor ite to the russian liberal magazines zin ea the police visited hip bis residence twice but failed to find and anything that would incriminate the professor his expulsion has been endorsed by the government BOMB may 27 archbishop williams of boston and many americans attended attended atten aed the papal consistory held yesterday the pope was in good health and voice RICHMOND va vai may 27 an investigation ti was granted by judge bond of the U 8 circuit courtin cobrun Ba baltimore lumere yesterday attorney witt from bringing suits to in conformity wity the act passed by the legislature at toe session just closed against persons who tender co coupons in payment of taxes the injunction was granted upon motion of mr cooper a citizen of england and a holder of bonds of the state NEW YORK may 27 it is stated that holders of as an amount of houston texas central general mortgage bonds have bave refused to accept the proposition of C P huntington to scale down the Inte interest reston on the oe bonds bond sand and will proceed with foreclosure proceedings on their own account members of the general mortgage bondholders bond holders committee however claim that the majority of all classes of bondholders bond holders nave already agreed to the proposition BOSTON may 27 delegates of f the various unity clubs and other organizations for social and intellectual pur poses in connection with the e unitarian church all over the country met here this morning A national organization 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