"WHITE VS. BLACK. Race War Breaks Out in New York, Murder of a l'olicemau bf a Load* to aEI Alluck l>) a .Tlob ( |m> 11 Hiizriit of < olored l*co pie—."Vlany of (be Latter Quite Mad ly Injured. New York, Aug. l(i.~ \ mob of sev eral hundred persons formed at 11 o'clock last night in front of the lniine of Policeman Robert .1. Thorpe, Thirty-seventh street and Ninth ave nue, to wreak vengeance upon the negroes of that neighborhood be cause one of their race had caused the policeman's death. Thorpe was stabbed and bruised last Sunday by several negroes while he was at tempting to arrest u colored woman. The man who indicted most of the injuries is said to be Arthur Harris, a negro who came here several weeks ago from Washington. In a few moments the mob swelled to 1,500 people, and as the} became violent the negroes fled in terror to any hiding place they could find. The police reserves from four sta tions, numbering 400 in ail, were called out. The mob of white men raged through the district and negroes, re gardless of age or sex, were indis criminately attacked. Scores were injured. It took the combined efforts of the reserves, with as runny more policemen on regular patrol duty in the four precincts, to restore order. Clubs were used until the policemen were almost exhausted. Revolvers were emptied into the air and in one or two instances fired at the upper stories of the negro tenements, from which the negroes tired bricks, pav ing stones and other missiles. The trouble grew out of the death of Policeman Thorpi- as the result of a murderous assault by a negro early Sunday. Thorpe was attempting to arrest a negrcss when Arthur Harris and another negro attacked the po liceman with razors. J!e died ihe following day. The policeman's death aroused tin white residents of the district. Open threats against the negroes were made and the blacks replied in kind. While not condoning the offense of Harris, they insisted that he was only one man and that the race ought not to be blamed for his action. The policeman's body was brought to his home last night. At once the house became a sort of shrine and from all over the vicinity men and ■women called to pay their respects. Man} carried handsome HOIMI offer ings. As the night grew on the feel ing against the negroes seemed to grow. The fact thai many saloons round about were crowded had its in fluence, doubtless, on the rising tide <d' anger. \ small group gatht red about the policeman's home and C'lipt. •C'ooncy, of the West Thirty-seventh street station, sent a small squad of men. Trouble was not anticipated, however, and the squad was more in the nature of a guard of honor for their dead comrade. A few minutes before 11 o'clock an Irish woman, under the influence of ■drink, came out of the place. She set up a howl and began to recite the virtues of the dead policeman. She said the negroes out. to be killed, lust then a young negro walked by. The white men made a rush for him and he was quickly surrounded. He "was beaten and kicked and was i-'-s --•eued with great difficulty. Jf there had been a carefully arranged plot «ind this had been the agreed signal, the outbreak could not. have been more spontaneous. Men and women poured by the hundred from the neighboring tenements. Negroes were set upon wherever they could "be found and brutally beaten. The blacks at tirst offered resistance, but they were so soon outnumbered that, they fled. For the next hour the streets were •filled with a surging mob. It was a scene on very much the same order as took place a few days ago in Nov Orleans. New York has seldom had its equal. The shouting of the men, the shrieking of the women, the la mentations of the children, the shooting of revolvers, era -hing of windows and all made a perfect pan demonium. 'I he policemen did much (dubbing, but the injured men were all nesrroes. Lloyd Lee was shot in the cheek, re reived a scalp wound and a broken arm. lie said a policeman shot and •clubbed him. The police said the negroes were arming with revolvers and knives. A negro riding up liroadway on a ltike was pulled from liis wheel and severely beaten. The mob then took the wheel end smashed it. Many negroes were bustled into the West Thirty-seventh street sta tion for protection. None had es caped without some kind of an in jury and some of them were bleeding from half a dozen cuts. The crowd thai surged into liroad way seemed uglier than that further west. There was at one time more Ihan 5,000 persons in Broadway. Up and down, into and out of the hotel.; and saloons, through Herald Square and Ihe side streets the mob rushed, looking for negroes. Any unfortu nate black was set upon and beaten. Not a single white man had been arrested. Chief Devery said he would take every ution for preventing a repetition of Ihe outbreak. Marker IN Said to be Ineligible. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 16.- Wharton Barker, middle-of-the-road candidate for president on the populist ticket, is said to be ineligible for the office to which he aspires. It is said that while superintending some improve ments in liussia some years ago Mr. Marker was made "lord of St. Wen ceslaus" by the czar, l'.efore accept ing the title he did not ask congress to grant him the privilege and he is therefore said to be ineligible because he forfeits his citizenship by accept ing the honor wthout permission of the United States authorities. DEATH OF A RAILWAf KING C, H. Huntington Succumb* to an At" tacit of Heart l>l»ca*e. New York, Aug. 15.- Colli* P. Huntington, president of the South ern Pacific Kail road Co., died at l'ine Knot camp, near Durant, on Ilae quette lake in the Adirondaeks, early Tuesday morning, supposedly from heart disease. In addition to his other vast inter ests. Mr. Huntington enjoyed the rep utation of being one of the largest, if not the largest, single landowner in this country. Of his entire real estate holdings, the property owned by liini in cities was only a sinall part. He also held title to large farming tracts as well as to vast un developed areas in California, Ken tucky and West Virginia and in Mex ico and (iuatemala. Wall street estimated Mr. Hunt ington's wealth at $12,000,000 to $40.- 000,000. lie h.... .wen at times the largest borrower in the money cen ter and in 1894 was so involved that rumors were current that liis failure was threatened. But in tin- last si<c years he had reduced his obligations. Probably the best informed man on Mr. Huntington's affairs is Ilusscll Sage, the street's biggest money lend er. Mr. Sage said some significant things about his dealings with Mr. Huntington yesterday. In referring to Henry Clews* estimate that Mr Huntington was worth $40,000,000, he said: '"You can cut that in half." Harwinton, Conn., Aug. 15.—The boyhood of Collis P. Huntington was spent in Harwinton, where he was born. October 22. I>-M, in a dilapida ted house in the Poverty Hill district. The old house has been unoccupied I for many years and is in the last stage of decay, liis mother was a hard working Christian woman, but. the father was a man in whose make up ambition had no part. He was a "tinker" and traveled about the country mending umbrellas, sharpen ing razors, etc. •lust before Mr. Huntington was 11 years old he started on the road as a peddler of tinware. He never again returned to Harwinto". to make his home, but 15 years ago he re turned to his native town and erect ed a memorial to his mother. The memorial was in the form of a mas sive granite chapel, erected at a cost of $50,000. San Francisco, Aug. 15.—Public Ad ministrator Poland yesterday applied foi letters of administration upon the estate of Collis P. Huntington in this city. Judge l'.ahrs refused to grant, the order, characterizing the appli cation as "unduly hasty." BOMBARD THE CLOUDS. A Con*iilar lleport Telln of a tleihod in Vogue in France tliat Protect* Vineyard* from flail storm*. Washington, Aug. 15. —To protect their vineyards against the ravages of hail stones, the vine growers o, southern France attack approaching storm clouds with volleys ot fire from powder-charged cannon until the cloud is finally dissipated and the danger to their crops is averted. This practice of shooting at the clouds or iginated in Italy and was known in France over 100 years ago, says L'ni ; ted States Consul Covert at Lyons, | in a report upon this subject to the state department, but it is to be more : extensively employed this year than ever before. Fifty-two cannon, manned by 104 cannoneers and their chiefs, have been distributed over an area of 2,500 acres of rich vine land. A high point is selected as the central post of ob servation. At the approach of the destructive hail cloud, a shot is fired from this post and at this signal all the remaining cannon are fired, twice a minute at first, and then more slowly after the first ten shots. This "bombarding of the heavens" is almost invariably successful and all places in France heretofore ravaged by hail, it is said, are to lie provided with storm attacking artillery. The expense of the expi rilnents so far has been borne partly by the gov ernment, the National French Agri cultural society, and a number of wealthy wine growers. The French minister of war has supplied powder for cents a pound. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Senator Oliiiiiia Name* It* .Tlember* .flan) Prominent Itepublicuii* on liio Liftt. New York, Aug. 15 Senator Manila yesterday announced the following members of the advisor} committee of the national committee: Senator Thomas C. Piatt, Senator Chauneev M. Depcw and Hon. Wil liam L. Strong, of New York: Samuel J. Wainw right and W. W. Gibbs, of Pennsvlvania; Col. Myron T. Herriek and Bishop l>. W. Arnett, of Ohio; Alex Revell. S. H. Raymond and Cyrus Field Adams, of Illinois: Kdward Rosewater, Nebraska: lion. George L. V. Myer and Hon. William I!. Plun kett, of Massachusetts; F. Brooker, Connecticut; Hon. Nelson \\. Aldrich, Rhode Island: Thomas I.owry and M. V. Grover, of Minnesota: H. 11. Han na, Indiana: Hon. J. A. Gary and Dr. Ernest Lyon, of Maryland; Irving M. Scott, California; W. M. Harbour and Hon. John Kean, of New Jersey; W. 15. Clark and F. O. Stanard, of Mis souri; W. L. Stratton, of Colorado; Hon. John L. Wilson, of Washington; Charles F. Pfister, Wisconsin; William Livingston and Justice S. Stern. Mich igan: 1). W. Mulvane, Kansas, and E. K. Ilart, lowa. Swiftest Voyage on Keeoril. Plymouth, Aug. 15.—The steamer Pentsehland, which sailed from New York August S for Hamburg, arrived here at S:'io Tuesday morning, mak ing a new record for the eastward passage and tin? fastest time ever at tained by any ocean steamer, live days, 11 hours and 45 minutes. IteviMion < oininittee Orjjuill/e*. Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. l">. -The Prea byteri : n general assembly committee on revision met here last night and organized. Rev. Dr. Charles Dickey, moderator of the assembly, m chair man of the committee. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1900. (NGALLs/lS DEAD. Cam ou* Kantian Pmie» Away from Karthly L>ife. Las Yegas, N. M., Aug. 17.-—Ex-Sen ator John J. Ingalls died at East Las Vegas yesterday, lie was surrounded by his family. The funeral will be held in Atchison. Kan. Mr. Ingalls' i 11- b ness dated from March, ISO!).when, flßk 1 at Washington. his throat began troubling him. He WLt J worked steadily. i writing political sSf' § articles for news m v,r "' s i"' < ''' l '' st s - J. J. INGALLS. lief, and <>n their advice returned with his family to Atchison. At home lie grew no lie* ler. Ten months ago he sought an other change ill climate, traveling through New Mexico and Arizona, lie was still able to write occasion ally for the newspapers. Two months ago he planned to re turn to Atchison. After a consulta tion of physicians he decided, how ever, to remain in New Mexico. Mrs. Ingalls went immediately Las \ egas. On August 14 she telegraphed her sons that their father was sinking. They arrived in time to see him be fore he died. CHASED BY A MOB. A Du*ky Thief Narrowly K»rape» Lynching. Chicago, Aug. 17.—William l-ikua, a colored man from Nashville, lenn., came dangerously near being lynch ed in the street last night. He Lad snatched a poeketbook from a woman and led the police a long chase through the alleys and down town streets. During his flight lie fired three times at the police and Ihe crowd which followed the officers in the pursuit. He was finally caught in front of the Great Northern hotel, where he fruvled under a horse which was standing by the hotel entrance. While the officers were taking their prisoner to the police station they were followed by a crowd fully .»0') strong which shouted "Hang hint, * "Lynch him " "Take him away." The officers halted at Madison and ( lark streets to wait for the pal rid wagon and ihe crowd made a desper ate effort to take Fikua from them. Ropes were procured and if the col ored man had been taken from the police he would certainly have been hanged. The police used their clubs vigorously and after a hard fight managed to get ihe prisoner to the patrol wagon, which made a success ful dash through the crowd. THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT. A Street liailtvii) I* Sold for 000 A Step Toward Consolidation of Allegheny County Linen, Pittsburg, Aug. 17. M. K. McMul -1 iti, a broker who is a director in the Philadelphia io. and prominent in the organisation of the i'nion Trac tion Co., yesterday purchased the West Knd Traction Co outright for a cash price of nearly $1,500,000. This is understood to be practically the consummation of a deal by which the West I'nd Passenger Railway < •>. will pass into the control of the I'n ion Traction Co. The I'nion Co. is expect id to control, if pending plans arc carried to a successful conclusion, the Consolidated Traction, the L'ni ted fraction, the Monongaliela Trac tion and the West 1 *ll<l Traction coin panics, covering practically the entire county of Allegheny. The \\ es> End operates, in addition to its main Pittsburg line, branches to Craftoa, Carnegie, Mckee's Rocks. Neville isl and, (oraopolis, Ingram, Sheridan and Mount Washington. Mr. McMullin will make no state ment concerning the future of his new road, merely saying that for the present the public can draw its own conclusions. COATS A WIRE WITH ICE. Inventor Tenia claim*to Have Solved tin- Problem of Complete lClectricul lliktilation. New York. -Vug'. 17. —A patent has been granted to Nikola Texla for an invention which, if his claims are borne out, will prevent the escape of elect cicity from u wire. Tesla's invention, it is claimed, solves the insulation problem ill a simple manner. He insulates the wire by passing 1 through it or near it air kept at a low temperature, pro ducing' a coat of ice on the wire, which, the inventor finds by repeat >'d ind extensive experiments, cannot In broken through by the strongest cur rents and at the same time gives m insulation that costs practically noth ing. By means of this latest discovery the loss of electricity or electrical energy in transmission, it is claimed, can be rendered so small as to be insignificant and power can be trans mitted to great distances by means of underground wires. lCcfu*c to llodif) Original Ileum nil «. Pittsburg, Aug. 17. The wage com mittee of the Window Glass Flatten ers' association yesterday unanimous ly decided to adhere to the original demands. A bitter fight will likely result, as the American Window Glass Co has announced that the factories will be starred on September 1. re gardless of any action taken by the flat tellers. A Si'W IHiiiuund Field, Washington, Aug. 17.—Diamonds, considered by London dealers supe rior to those from South Africa and valued at Irom ~5 to 50 per cent, higher than those found in that re gion, have been discovered at the dig gings up the Mazaruni river, in Brit ish Guiana, according to a letter to the state department from f'nted States C onsul Monitor at Demarara. Concessions of land for diamond mill ing are being mude and the industry promises well, as the stones already found are equal in quality to Brazil ian diamonds. A CRASH IN A FOG. Seven People Killed in a Collision 01 Fauenjer Train*. Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 10.—The niost terrible wreck in the history of the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad occurred about 5 u. m. Wednesday at Picrson, 29 miles north of Grand Rapids. The northbound Northland express, which left this city at 4:05, collided head on with passenger train No. 2. Seven lives were lost and many passengers were injured, on-' fatally. Both engines and the bag gage cars were completely demolish ed. When the trains met day was just dawning and the fog wad so thick thai the engineers could not ■sec more than 100 yards ahead. Ihe dead: Charles M. Letts, Grand Rapids, conductor northbound train No. 5. William 11. Fish, Grand Rapids, en gineer No. 5. William H. Fish, Grand Rapids, en gineer No. 2. Edward D. Woodhouse, Grand Rap ids, fireman No. 5. Louis ti. Boyle. Grand Rapids, fire man No. ( . I'ierson, Franklin, Ind.. passen ger. Ralph Levan, son of Baggageman Levan, of tirand Rapids, who was in the car with his father. According to the railway officials, the collision was the fault of Opera tor Wells, stationed at Mill Creek, four miles north of this city. The trains usually meet at Sand Lake, two miles south of Pierson. An or der was issued that they meet at Woodstock, four miles north of Pier son. Later, Wells was asked if the express had passed his station. He answered "no." He was then told to countermand former orders and give orders to No. 5 to meet No. .'2 at Saml Lake. Similar orders were given to No. 2. Train 5 never got the order, having already passed Mill Creek. LEVEREN'S LETTER. A ii Anti-Imperialist Ad ( i*ed I'i li jilno* to Treat Captured American* a* l*i« rate*. Washington. Vug. 10. —The war de partment has made public the I'di pino correspondence, captured some months ago by Gen. Funston's com mand in Luzon. One of these is lrom I>r. Montague I!. Leverson. of Brook lyn, N. Y., to C. Apaeible, in which the war with the Filipinos i.-. charac terized as piracy on the part ot the I 'm'ted States. Level-soil's corres pondent is advised to bring about the capture of some high official of lie Lnited States, who should then ue put on trial before a council of war for piracy. He i- also advised to have the Filipino congress issue an ad dress to the people of the Laired States calling attention to alleged violations by the I nitod States of the usages of civilized warfare. There is also a letter from W. C.. St. Clair, editor of the Singapore Free Press, to Howard W. Bray, in which, after discussing conversations with Spencer Pratt, formerly United States consul at Singapore, the writ er asserts Hint Admiral Dewey's pol icy in the Philippines had been over ruled by the military element at. Ma nila. New York, Aug. I*>.- Dr. Montague R. Leverson was seen at his residence at Fort Hamilton la-t evening and said 1 hat he was a regular corres pondent with Filipino agents in this country and had written the letter to Senor Apaeible. tonkin* Drowned. New York, Aug. 17.—Stephen Pea cock. son of George Peacock, of Yonkers, and George Peacock, son of Stephen Peacock, ot Peekskill, were drow ned Thursday at different points in the Hudson river. They were cous ins and went swimming at the tame hour. Stephen at Yonkers and Georg at Peekskill. Each bin became ex hausted. got beyond his depth and was drowning before aid could reacll him. Each father -»' nt a telegram to his brother telling of the loss and each father received it at the water's edge while aiding in the efforts to re cover the body of his own son. Steyn'M Death I* Reported. London. Aug. 17.—Former President Stevn, according to a dispatch to the Dailv Mail from Lorenzo Maripiez, dated yesterday, is reported to have died, as the result of a severe wound. A British correspondent, recently re leased from captivity at Nooitge dacht. asserts that Mr. Krcger wishes peace, but that the fighting com mandants insist upon continuing the war and would prevent his Might by force if necessary. The Transvaalers have !!U gains at Machadodorp, with abundant provisions. M'oiNeley Say* the Army I* IV. 112;. London, Aug. 17. —Viscount Wolse ley. field marshal and commander-in chief of the British army, delivered the most scathing condemnations ever heard at Aldershot after wit nessing yesterday's maneuvers. He declared that the:! 0,000 men who par ticipated were utterly unlit to send abroad, being badly led and badly taught. <>ivc» Work to 12,000 'Jen. Pittsburg. Aug 17.—The pressed glassware factories throughout Up country resumed work Thursday, giv ing employment to over 1..000 men. Chief Justice <;reeti Hie*. Atlantic City, Aug. 17.—Chief Jus tice Henry Green, of the Pennsylva nia supreme court, died here yester day. KooMevelt'i Program. Chicago, Aug. lii.—Vice Chairman Henry C. Payne has received a copy of the itinerary of Gov. Roosevelt, as far us agreed upon by the governor and the national committee. Gov. Roosevelt will make his first speech at Detroit. September (>. He wil' speak at (irand Rapids, Mich., on iht 7th. South Bend, Ind.. oti the 3th, La Crosse, Wis., September 10. From Ln Crosse, Roosevelt w ill visit Sou th Ba kota. North Dakota, Montana, Idaho Utah. Wyoming. lowa. Colorado, Kan sas. Nebraska, Illnois, Indiana. Ken tuckv, Ohio and West Virginia. THEY ENDORSED BRYAN. Tbr Con trillion of Aiitl-lm|>r riall*l« l»l.'«!»•■<• Sii|i|><>rt to tlic Ui'iuovrullc Candidate. Indianapolis, Aug. lj.—The first day's session of the national or third party convention was devoted entirely to addresses, no formal action being taken beyond the appointment of a committee of thre • to confer with the anti-imperialists, whose convention opens to-day. The sentiment among the "independents" was strong against the candidacies of both Me Kinley and Bryan. and seemed to in dicate that a third ticket would be the outcome of tiieir convention, al though there is also a desire to com bine with 1 hi- anti-imperialists if pos sible and there is scarcely a possibil ity of the anti-imperialists nominat ing a ticket. Indianapolis. Aug. 1G. —The first day's session of the liberty congress of the .National Ant i-hnpcrialistio league was somewhat disappointing as far as the attendance ot delegates was concerned. About 300 accredited delegates were present. In spite of the small attendance the speeches of Kdwin liurritt Smith, the temporary chairman, and (ieorge S. 1 lout we! I.the permanent president, brought forth much enthusiasm. The public meeting in the evening was much better attended and the read ing of Hourke Cochran's letter was the signal for tremendous applause. l!ut the greatest demonstration of the convention so far came in the af ternoon when (ieorge S. Boutwell, ex. governor of Massachusetts, and sec retary of the treasury in the cabinet of President Grant, concluded his ad dress as permanent chairman with the declaration that he had turned his back on the republican party and should support Bryan for president. The delegates rose in their seats and tendered the ex-governor an ovation that lasted several minutes. Indianapolis, Aug. 17. —The con gress of the American League of An ti-Imperialists yesterday emphatically endorsed the candidacy of William J. Bryan for president. The resolutions to that effect were read to the con vention by Charles li. Codmau, of Massachusetts, who moved their adoption after stating that the entire committee of had endorsed them. The convention, however, did not adopt the platform as submitted by the resolutions committee without a prolonged and heated debate. '1 humus M. Osborne, of Auburn, X. Y., leader of the "third ticket" movement, of fered an amendment to strike out the endorsement of Bryan, and his amendment was vigorously supported by several delegates, but when lit" previous question was ordered less than a score could be marshalled to vote against the Bryan endorsement. The most vigorous opponents of the Bryan pronounciamento in the plat form were conspicuous members of the "national" or third ticket con vention who were also admitted as delegates to the anti-imperialist con gress They were ably led by Thom as M. Osborne and advocated the nomination of a third ticket, on the theory that their followers, while op pos. il to President. McKinL'.v were not prepared to accept Mr. Brvan on the Kansas City platform. Th ■ speakers who opposed the Bry an plank were received with jeers and cries of "time" from the dele gates and Chairman Zeisler at times had difficulty in obtaining a hearing for them. The congress concluded last night with an address at Tomlim-on hall by Charles \. Towne. of Minnesota. After the adoption of the resolu tions endorsing Bryan the represen tatives of the third party movement met at the Commercial club and se lected Thomas M. Osborne for perma nent chairman and Kverett \. Ab bott. of New York, for permanent secretary. A motion wa* made and carried that a convention be held in New York September for the pur pose of nominating a ticket. PHILIPPINE VETERANS. They l''i»rin a Now l'atriotle Society— A Iteiinion at Denver. Denver, Col., Aug. 13.--Tuesday's celebration by the Army of the Phil ippines began with a parade in which the lirand Army of the Republic, ex- Confederates, Spanish war veterans, Armv of the Philippines an I the na tional guard of Colorado took part. There were 1.000 members ot the Army of the Philippines in line, head ed by Francis Y. Green \ Owen Sum ner and Irving Hale. A constitution was adopted at the business meeting. The name of the soeietv is to be the National Asso ciation of the Army of the Philip pines. The annual meeting is to he held on August !•!. The discussion of oolitieal topics at any meeting is for bidden. The membership clause pro vides that any honorably discharged officer or man who served in the Philippine campaign, whether in the army or navy, or is now so serving, or the son of any such man shall be eligible to membership, thus perpet uating the association from genera tion to generation. The following officers were elected: President, (ien. Francis Y. Creene. New York; first vice president. Cien. Irving Hale. Colorado: second vice president. Col. Owen Simmers, Ore gon; corresponding secretary. Ma j. David Fairchild: recording secretary, B. K. Stapleton. Colorado; treasurer, Capt. P. .Tames Cosgrove, Nebraska. It was decided to hold the annual meeting next year at Salt Lake. Held J by Wheelmen, Pittsburg. Aug. 15.—A novel and fatal holdup is reported frott» Oreens burg, Pa. \s a party of Slavs were returning to their homes last evening after being paid oft at the muics at Pleasant I'nity. they were met by three men on bicycles, who ordered them to hand over their money. A general tight followed, in which one of the Slavs, Andy Knnicha, was kill er! and another, George NVfrin, so badly cut that his life is despaired of. Each of the Slavs was robbed of $33, all they had. and the highwaymen es caned on their wheels. FLAG FOR CHURCHES Devised by Bishop Leighton Cole-r man of Delaware Diocese. • Ho Think* the Follower* of Christ Should Float an Kinlilem of Their Otvll — HUM Some llellltiou to iNiltiolial I'luk. Bishop Leighton Coleuian, of thw Episcopal diocese of Delaware, is a churchman of original and progressive ideas, lie is full of resources for the extension of church work, and the cen tralization of its interests. His latest device to advance both purposes is t project to introduce a general church, flag, about which all forces can rally and be stimulated to renewed endeav ors in the interests of the mutual work. He has, therefore, adopted a suitable* emblem for his own church, and hope* to see a general flag ultimately chosen, says the Philadelphia Times. This is how he views the flag and the good it will accomplish: "We all know the power of a flag. How it appeals to our better nature, and. bestirs us to a lively remembrance and to heroic deeds. For ages the state all over the world lias its flag- of va rious lines and designs, according to race and nationality. Indeed, it is on» of the first things which a new govern ment adopts. '"Why should the church be without a flag? For some tims I have been, thinking over the matter, and at last, with the valued aid o* ' wo friends, who are experts in heraldry, determined upon a design which has been thor oughly well executed in bunting by a widely known Philadelphia firm. "I wanted something which, while it had a relation to our national flag, should have about it something essen tially ecclesiastical. The cross in the white field is in shape what is known a bishop's cross, its arms florentedk I |SI <OOllll AMERICAN CHURCH FLAG. (Designed by the Patriotic Bishop of Del aware.) Its color is, of course, purple, as being the bishop's color. It is surroundedoa the right and left by seven bars, tha number seven being the mystical num ber of perfection. My chief idea in having this flag is that it may serve as an object lesson to all who pass by and see it. "It will be unfurled only on special church days. Those will include all the chief festivals of the church, saints* days, great ecclesiastical anniversaries, etc. So that when people see it flying they will be led to inquire why it haa been raised on that particular day, and will find out what the festival is, or what prominent event is commemor ated. "It flies from a fine pole over 50 feet high, erected at the exterior extremity 1 of my beautiful little chapel. The har mony and effectiveness of the various colors will be at once acknowledged by those who see this handsome banner. "Itssize is nine feet six inches square. This shape rather than the oblong was preferred as being more ancient and heraldic, and as being more serviceable in the wind." The bishop first displayed his flagon St. Bartholomew's day, when it was swung out to the breeze from the high pole situated in beautiful Bisliopstead, along the banks of the picturesque Brandy wine creek, at Wilmington, Del. Since then it has waved continuously and has served to attract attention to the place and to its occupant. Such attention has aroused inquiry and de veloped new interest in the organiza tion of the church and in its work and has undoubtedly served to stimulate the members of the church to renewed efforts and endeavors. Not only this, but it has given them something tangible to take hold of and defend. It is the symbol of their work and represents something real and per sonal to every individual churchman. The natural result is the unification of the membership and a more deter mined and concerted body standing ready to confront and combat opposi tion. There is little doubt that a similar result would be brought about with the general church if adopted. The same rule would hold good for it as for the individual institution. At any rate, tins is Bishop Coleman's idea, it has proven plausible enough to attract the Attention of a number of other prominent churchmen, with the result that the plan will be seri ously considered. If they decide that it is practicable it will undoubtedly ba adopted. A Monster Match Factory. The biggest match factory in the world is the Vulcan match factory, at Tidnholm, Sweden. It employs over 1,200 men and manufactures d«ily COO,OOO boxes of matches. The yearly output requires 600.000 cubic feet of wood. 250,000 pounds of paper and 40.004) pounds of rye flour for pasting the boxes. Three hundred of the most complete and ingenious pieces of ma chinery, all of Swedish invention, ar« used in this factory. 3
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