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WSBE 2 THE OMAHA. DAILY BEB ] : MONDAY , 3LA.Y 7 , 18Sb. AMONG THE METHODISTS , Scenes and Incidents at the Gouoral Oouforonco. MEETING IN AN OPERA HOUSE The World find the Flesh Present , Mat tiio Oilier Party KcopB Bohliid the Scones Ilcnsons For Concern. Tlio General Conference. Nnw Yoiitc , May 3. [ .Special Corroipond- cnco of Tnn BHE. ] The opening scones of the confcrcnwj now In session wcro an ticipated with unusual concern for throe rea sons first , because it was to meet In an opera house ; secondly , because It was to beheld held In this city ? nnd , thirdly , because It wo * known everywhere that , for the first tlmo In the history of the Methodist Epis copal church , women would apply for ad mission ns delegates. As to the building In which tiio body convenes , no church has been moro determined than this In its op position to theater-going , and naturally some were surprised to find the loading men of the church , with their wive * , cousins , aunts and sweethearts , con * Renting to go to such n place en masse. Nor was thin surprise lessoned by the fact thai It was the second , if not a third , offcnso , for that only showed that the course was pursued with deliberation , nnd with a full knowledge of nil that It Implied. And what aggravated the situation was that , coincident with tiio assembling of its general confer ence in a place of this kind , there should come a demand from some of the loading pastors of the church to have the rule annulled which Interdicts certain popular amusements. To what extent this matter may have weighed upon the minds of the bishops , it is Impossible to tell. From the fact , however , that they did not deem the body ready for business until two prayers had been offered , find that the opening Invocation of ono of the ministers should have been supplemented by a fervent petition from ono of their own number , there Is at least room for a suspicion that these dignitaries thought it well to bo on the safe side. That the delegates were a little perplexed by their strange surroundings was shown at onccs Dr. Neoloy , of Pennsylvania , wanted to know the technical nmno of the part of the house occupied by the delegates. Dr. Buckley referred him to General Fisk , "who evidently , " ho remarked , "was the only one present who know nil about theaters. " This , of course , provoked a great titter , but General Fisk is not the man to rest easy under a joke of tlmt kind , and his prompt re ply was that Dr. Buckley , In his work on the theater , had called the part in question the purnuctto. .This , in allusion to a book writ ten by the doctor in opposition to the theater , and while the conference roared with laugh ter , as religious bodies always do when they got a good chance , Dr. Buckley closed the in cident and again brought down the house by thanking the general "for his gratuitous ad vertisement of a most excellent book. " Really , though , jesting aside , and casuistry ruled out , this magnificent opera house is en admirable place for such n gathering , and the committee who secured it deserve all prniso. The special significance arising from the fact of the conference assembling in New York has been alluded to repeatedly in the speeches. The last mooting here was in 1844 , the over-momorablo occasion when the church divided on the question whether a bishop should bo allowed to own slaves. The vote on that point being in the negative , the southern delegates withdrew , the result boing'tho formation of the Methodist Epis P copal church , south , which has now nearly a million members , besides the two million in the Methodist Episcopal church. The con- E "trast between then and now was stated In a striking manner in the address of welcome IJ.V Dr. Hare , ot Now York. The two churches , ho said , which then separated , were now almost ready to como together again , while , In the body before him , wercrmon of dark skin , who had been born in shivery , the position of the church being , in this day , not merely that a bishop may not own slaves , but that no man can own his fel low man. New York , when the conference last as sembled hero , had about 400,000 population against the present 1,600,000 ; the nation but 20,000.000 ; the Methodist Episcopal ctiurcb , 1,000,000 ; whereas now the two branches number over 8,000,000-tho general conference at that time but IbO delegates , only ono of tlmt number being in the present body , the Venerable Dr. J. M. Trimble , of Ohio , who has been a delegate to every confer ence since. The point was also made that the general conference of 18-14 was clean shaven throughout , and the genial Bishop Bowman observed pleasantly that his memory carried him back to thertimo when the bretluen before him , who now prided themselves upon their patriarchal heads , would not have been admitted to any church In the denomination at which some old vet eran near the platform showed such an attachment for the former ever the latter times as to ejaculate with true Methodist unction , "Thank the Lord I" Speaking of boards leads ono naturally to think of barbers , which reminds mo that the tonsoriul profession has at least ono repre sentative in the present conference , a fact which is not at all surprising when it is remembered that there are colored delegates to the number of thirty-nine , and that some of those aio not in the ministry. The full list of delegates shows 281 ministers and 175 lay men , who represent 111 nnnual confeicnccs ; 12'J ' of the ministers are presiding ohlcrs , 103 pastors in nctivo service , 11 editors of organs of the church , 10 presidents , deans , oulcers and agents of educational institutions , 3 mis sionaries , 5 poisons connected with the pub lishing Interests of the chuich , nnd 13 ofllcers of church societies. Among the laymen there nro'J7 lawyers , 31 merchants , li ! bankers , 13 teachers , 10 manufacturers , I ! dealers in real estate , > insurance men , U farmers , 4 Judges. 2 presidents of universities , 1 railroad president , 0 physicians , 2 capitalists , 1 governor ( Governor Lounsbury of Connecti cut ) , 1 national bank examiner , 1 publisher , I "author , " 1 county auditor , I congrossaian , 1 civil engineer , 1 state dairy and food com missioner , 1 contractor , 1 "lecturer" ( tiio Hon. Will Cumback , ox-lieutenant govoi nor of Indiana ) , 1 meat packer , 1 mill superin tendent , 1 stock broker ( John D. Slaybach ) . representing Now York , 1 clerk of the signal Borvlco , 1 upholsterer , 1 Iftjopor of the na tional cemetery , 1 undertaker , 1 mason , 1 dentist , 1 photographer , 1 retired sea captun | , 1 notary public , 1 professor of music , 1 shoemaker and 1 baibcr. Thus , not only is the church represented Jn the body , but the world has u fair repre sentation in It as well. Certainly , too , the ticsh has a good show , for a body of men moro generally inclined to embonpoint is seldom seen. But having said that the worht nnd the llcsh nro hero , wo draw the line , roliciwwly refusing to admit the pres ence of the other follow , unless porclmnco ho may lurk behind the scones for a time , after the play is ever , Just to EDO how the old place looks when put to its now uses. That , however , wiiloh guvo paramount In- twst.to tlio opening of the conference was the certainty that there would bo "a woman In the case , " and that , ecclesiastically bpcak- Ing , she would muko trouble , Woman dolomites mites had. been elected to the number of live , mid several moro Inul been chosen ns rcsorvos. This was done under a resolution of the general conference of IbTJ , which de clared tlmt the term "laymen , " should bo understood as applying to all members of tlio church not members of the annual con ferences , a resolution passed for the puiposo of determining who could bo sent to the gen eral conference as lay delegates , or , moro particularly , whether ordained local preach ers 'could bo so sent. Now , women being members of tuo church , and not being mem bers of the annual conferences , it was held liy Bomo that they conio property under the definition above given of what constitutes a layman , and that , therefore , they were eligi ble to servo ns lay delegates iu the general conference. Inevitably , however , tills con struction of the law was objected to , the con teution of the objectors being that whcu the rule in iiuestlon was inado , women wuro not considered , and that as lay/not wcro allowed representation in the body only when nil the members of the entire church hnd been given a chance to vote on tbo question , the same form would hava to Jjc observed ere lay vroraon could hare In the body. This WM the fgsuo , nnd these , briefly staled , wcro the two skies It * pre- ftcntod. Of course , the personality of the Women olooted could not bo Qtitlroly lost sight of. for no ono could deny that in point of ability some of them wcro the peers of nny f the men In the body. Naturally , too , several ot the speakers brought fi largo amount of sentimentality to the discussion of the question. It was evident , moreoverby the nnplnuso bestowed , that these who fuvoicd woman's admission had the sympathy of % largo | wr- tion of the nudlcnco. Still , the battle has been fought mainly On legal ground * , nnd on these grounds , as nearly as such n question can bo , It will finally bo settled , though at tins time Iho dohato still proceeds , ono of the greatest and most memorable , it will doubt less bo considered , in the history of this great church. Great Interest Is always awakened by the assignment of the delegates to seats. Tlio body being large , the session lasting a whole month , nnd the brethren generally , like the good Methodists they nro , having n decided pciichant for spunking in the meeting , there Is naturally n fleslro on the part of all to got ns near as possible to the front , where the "speaker's oyo" is most likely to cast its favoring glances , nnd where these not so quick of car as tlioy used to bo can moro easily keep track of the business. The seat ing is done by a sort of lottery. 'Iho names ot each of the 111 conferences nro put in n hat , nnd , "being well shaken before taken , " nro drawn out ono by ono , the delegates then choosing nnd announcing tholr locations as luck or providence may f avof them. This time providence must have been on the weaker side , for th6 heavy weights tn debate - bate , who for at least two preceding confer ences hux'o been to the fore , are relegated to nn honorable position to the rear , while now and comparatively unknown talent nlrs itn aspirations nnd raises its feet in the front rows. Fortunately , however , the gentlemen who have boon treated to back seats are not wanting In cither tlio gift of porsovcrcuco or the power to make themselves hoard , and honcothey will still take part In the pro ceedings , nnd as some well deserve to do , from their great gifts nnd long experience , will still have u powerful Inilucnco in shaping legislation. An amusing incident of the drawing was that Dr. Leonard , of Ohio , who took out the slips , failed to "catch on" to the name of his own delegation until nil the good seats had boon taken. This was considered bad luck , but afterward , when It was diseoveiod that the hat containing the slips was the head- gcnr of Bishop Merrill , the doctor remarked that his poor fortune was fully accounted for , a remark which all who know the pleas ant antagonism existing between these two worthies in regard to political prohibition will appreciate quito ns readily ns did the conference and the brethren specially Inter ested. Au Important part of the opening , of con- Ccienco is the quadrennial address of the liishops. It is the only opportunity these dignitaries have ot expressing their views openly ou pending legislation. The address , irepared and read by Bishop Merrill , was , lie ablest document of the kind over pro- sentcd. Many points called out loud applause. This masterly production suggested , among other things , that it might bo expedient to divide the work how being done by the b'reedmen's Aid society , so as to have a white nnd colored bureau ; that the Mission ary society needed three general secretaries , instead of two , as now ; that the proposition to dlvldo the church into parts , making the churchea to foreign countries separate parts of a common whole should not bo oncouw god ; that it is inexpedient to deprive the bishops of their occasional visits to the mission fields abroad : that William Taylor's work in Africa is n departure from the usual methods and missionary work , and ghould , with its chief director , bo carefully examined ; that women should not bo admitted to tlio jsueral conference until the church shall liavo passed "upon their eligibility ; that lay men should bo given moro. power In general conference proceedings , and that the pastoral limit might bo advantageously extended to four or flvo years so as to moot special coses. Such , as expressed in their address , are the views of the bishops on matters which have been subjects of disputation in the church for some timo. and some of which the present conference will be called to legislate upon. Within a week or so the elections will bo in full tide. About six bishops will bo elected and tlio chances of candidates remain thus far about as they wcro given a weeic ago. To that list , however , must bo added , as possi bilities , if nothing more , Chancellor C. N. Sims , of Syracuse university ; Drs. James K. Day and J. O. Peck , of Now York , and. Dr. J. M. Fitzgerald , of Now Jersey. Of course , if it shall bo decided to have resident bishops abroad , now combinations will arise. In that case , Dr. Leroy M. Vernon would have good prospects for Europe , Dr. J. M. Thoburn for India , and Dr. U. S. Maclay for China and Japan. Should a colored bishop bo elect ed , the names of E. W. S. Peck , of the Washington conference , and Dr. Daniel Jones , ot the Lexington conference , will bo presented. For Africa , no ono will bethought thought of but Wm. Taylor. It is probable , if not certain , that ho will return to the Dark Continent as fully a bishop as any of the rest of the occupants of the Episcopal bench. This man , by the way , with his long , gaunt form , his patriarchal beard , and the air of apostolic seriousness which marks his ap pearance , is an object of constant interest , and his name uevqr fails to call forth ap plause. Other interesting personages are the Chinaman , Sia Sek One , nnd the disting uished ladies whoso cases have awakened so much interest , though description of these must bo deferred to my next , which will treat of the personnel of this great gathering almost exclusively. DIED. DILLON Catherine , wife of John Dillon at her residence , Ninth and Grace streets , aged thirty-two years. Funeral at 11 n. in. to-day. I clioorlully recommend Rod Clever Tonic to tlioso Sulloriiiff from troubles of the stomuph and liyor. I am now on my second bottle , and it makes mo feel like a now man. C. M. CONNOU , Nashua , Iowa. C. P. Goodman Drug Co. A Receipt for Ginger Bread. ltL.1 ir/ifj / > i > Ie Hcnliam. Mary Hannor , run this minute , Got the pall with 'lasses In it ; Fetch tlio shortn'in' and the flour , Iluiry don't bo gone un hour. Hi ing the salt and soda hear me ! Uring tlio pans and put 'om near mo. Wo must never have it said Mary Ifanncr Perkins wed Fore bho 'larnt her gingerbread. Hun and fetch your mother's glasses. Therol Now looks A eupo' "lasses ; Next n tablespoon of lard Stir it in nnd heat it hnnl ; Now a llttlo drop o' water- Got it at tlio pump my da'tor ; Now dissolve tlmt soda in it ; Ono egg whipped for half a minute. Pinch o' sat ) ; now sift your ( lour in. There 1 Tuko care you' ' vo got a power In 1 Stir it , heat it , whip it sco 1 Light and right UH dough can bo. Whore's tha ginger ! That's , well thought on , Strange it was so-nigh forgotten I , Without that Jt can't bo said Gingerbread is gingerbread. yoii need a friend , select n true ono. Dr. Jones' Red Clever Tonic is the best friqnd mankind 1ms for all dlfacueus of the stomach , liver and Iddnoys. The best blood purilibr and tonio known. $0c. C. Goodman Drug Co. One Ooiibolittiuii , Puck : "Ono thinp , Maria , " said the tarrcd-and-fcathorod gentleman , as his wife was plucking him after the fes tivities , "tno tar ain't ' no special uuo ; but there's most a dollar's worth of feathers on inc. " lUimr Munuuu has sold his interest In the Pythian Spur Publishing company , the newspaper property of the paper with its ac counts. The consideration was fl OOO , The book account is valued ut f500. COLONEL II. P. Douous , of Lincoln , and a cominittooof the First regiment of 1C. of P. of this state , visited the assembly grounds nt Crcto Tuesday nnd chose n location whore they will cams aa a body during the session of the assembly this suinmar. They will bring their families with them. ThU will bring a good many who are interested in the assembly. Every indication is for moro than twice the number of people this your than wrro in attendant last buiumor. Every one s getting to appreciate ) the assembly \vork. PRETTY EDENS OF THE WEST , Nebraska City Wrestling With the Permanent Grade Question. HASTINGS WANTS FACTORIES. Ilcntrtuo Unlocked A\'Hh Nnttiro's Beauties The Outlook In the Northeastern Section Ynlim * rnlso Items Crete Invents. Nebraska City liitcrnnl Affairs. NKIIUASKA. Cm , May 5. < ( Special to THE I3r.E. ] The great question with Nebraska City now is tlmt of a 'portnnncnt grailo. Unit n dozen different grades Jiayo been established , butnono thnt.sultn every body nn object Avhlch the council seems to have in View. Whichever way the matter may be decided the city Is" threatened with n suit or two for damage * . The grade muddle is the one thing that Is delaying our spring boom , mid great dissatisfactionis expressed with the chronic kickers of oufMowcouncll. As soon ns the pcrinnudn't ' grade Is estab lished , Messrs. Novlus & Co. , of Omaha , who have the contract for paving district No. 1 , will begin work , which thoynre retired to complete in six Months , and Miller & Co. , of Council Uluffs , will cpmmorico curbing mid sewerage. As soon ns the paving is well begun , Mr. S. II. II. Clark will put in five miles of street railway. The Stewart system of nomenclature will bo adopted , nnd the Philadelphia system of house num bering and a free delivery of mall will bo se cured , as the postoftlco receipts during the past year show that Nebraska City is en titled to It. The building boom in Nebraska City this spring has never been equalled in the history of the town. Hundreds of handsome resid ences ore being built and scores of business houses uro under way. And Nebraska City id the one city in the state whoso "solid growth" of 1SS7 has outlived all the booms in the state. Largo numbers of letters from eastern manufacturers are received almost daily by the board of trade and business men , asking for Information regarding the west in general and Nebraska City in particular. ' .They are nil anxious to leave the cast and locate In the west , and with llttlo encouragement would establish themselves in Nebraska City. They say their trade all comes from the west , and that business in the east is all cut ; to plocos. Inquiries coino from all parts of the country , even from Eurooo in several instances but more particularly from the middle and east ern states , and represent capital all the way from $1,000 to $75,000 , which the querists are nnxious to invest in some enterprising city. Among the letters for information received is one from A. G. LudwigK who" owns and operates a small woolen mill near Tyrone , Pa. Ho desires to remove Jhis plant to Ne braska City and increase- facilities and enlarge - largo the business , provided ho canbo con vinced the change would not bo a losing ono. Tiio inducements offered him are such that ho will most likely accept . . A gentleman in DCS Mcfnos , representing a party of capitalists interested in a4argouis- tillory in Iowa , whoso business was closed by the prohibition law , has written a number of letters to a business man hero endeavoring to got the citizens interested in a pro positi6n to remove meu- plant to this place. . A tile and crockery factory is mong the certainties of tiio near future. Several east ern gentlemen , interested in the enterprise , were in the city the past week 'looking over the ground and inspecting the clay in the bluffs about the city which they pronounce of an unexcelled quality for the manufactur ing of tiling and all kinds of.carthcra ware. The Paine company intends to start a "con tinuous brick kiln , " and muko brick on an extensive scale and of superior quality. A gentleman from liockford , 111. , repre senting an extensive manufacturing linn , who made the citya proposition last year under which his firm would remove to Ne braska City , was in town several days ago making a rcnow9d effort to interest the people - plo in his enterprise , and has been tnoro suc cessful than on his former visit. Ho desires the citizens to subscribe a stated amount of stock to insure the removal of the firm to Nebraska City. The company represents $2COC03 and employs about three hundred men. Municipal Affairs at Hastings. HXSTIHQS , May5. [ Special to THE Bnn. ] At this stage in the gratifying development and growth of the city of Hastings the people - plo are confronted with that serious prob- .cm which agitates the ambitious cities of iho entire west , viz : What methods to em ploy to secure the establishment of manu facturing industries and commercial enter prises to further stimulate growth and pros perity and perpetuate the same upon a solid and enduring basis. The board of trade , after wrestling for some monthswitli tliis puzzling problem , recently formulated , n plan which was submitted to a called mass meeting of citizens , who gave it their in dorsement and appointed a committee of lead ing men to carry out the preliminary steps , and they are now engaged in the effort. The plan , stated in brief , is to organize n stock concern , to bo known as the Hastings Enterprise company iyith u capitnl-of § 100,001) ) , subset iptions to be solicited from citizens generally in amounts not to exceed $3,000 to any ono party , and all to bo paid up-but three-fourths of the sum may-bo in-real estate at Its actual cash value. The object of the company will bo to supply the necessary capital to put manufacturing establishments into operation hero , taking an interest therein until the factory man or operutor'ca'n payout and lain it himself , and to encourage in a substantial way , foster and maintain all like institutions that find a location hero. It is , in other words , to practically obviate the circumlocutory ways of getting assistance , and nmko the- people forearmed with the means and Tiower ready at hand to reach out and gobble An enterprise in search of a good point , instead of standing around to debate every proposition an In definite length of time * A still greater purpose of the enterprise company , however , is to obtain-aid and fran chise from the city to construct a'belt'lino of railway in the city , so laid out and , con structed as to connect with the djrtcjeut lines in thccltyund grunt to all coming in the future ) full right of way , thereby doingniyay .en tirely with the necessity of'letting now com panies coming in look out foe themselves In this very expensive matter. Tiio belt'line is to traverse territory in the city especially adapted for the location of all thp various largo business houses and factories to whom railway facilities are an important-considera tion , and give to caoh ono easy access to any mid all lines operated , lit the city. This is the scheme which is mooting with much favor , and it w'll ' doubtless bo pushed forward wi'hout nnjMfreat or material modi fication from the original plans. HcntttkV'or "hpfttrloc. HrATimn , Neb1) ) Slay 4 [ Special to Tun Dr.n. ] The city is * uciw decked Out in nature's most nttrnctivo pnrf/ The lawns , surround ing the charming -irancs , are green and vel vety ; the trees are well leaved out with vari ous tints of follagi [ 'early shrubs and beds of tulips are gay wltH Iblooin. The native wil lows that for longllislnnccs line the banks of the Hlg Hluo. graJflly wit vo their slender , pliant branches airnrtho sides of the river , ns If coquetting Wjithi their mirrored vernal charms reflected iu.tho clonrwaters beneath ; the fleshly paintotlmlffs moored at the boat house temptingly , suggest to the strong youths and fair maidens the delights of a quiet totc-a-loto row on the rlvor. Appropriate to the season , the nmatcur musical talent of the city on Friday evening gave a representation of the operetta , "Tho Flower Queen. " The dew of May is said to whiten linen , hut it was not needed on the snowy whlto dainty nrticlos prepared for the linen solo hold Thursday and Friday at the delightful homo of Mrs. S. C. Smith under the auspices of tiio Altar Guild of Christ church. The most fastidious , housekeeper could purchase to her entire satisfaction tea and Itinchoon cloths with napkins to match , finger bowl doyllos , serviettes , daintily wrought covers for sideboards and dressing bureaus , marvels of hemstitching doud on towels , sheets and pillow slips. The loyal citizens who subscribed § 10,000 to advertise Beatrice HOAV fool that their money Was well invested. Largo numbers of east erners nro arriving , many coming "to perma nently locate. Beatrice Is fortunate In hav ing many roads of exit and entrance to the city. 15 citizen was ovcrhonrd to say of the Uurlington that but two classes rldo over that road at present those having passes ( and there nro a goodly number of these in spite of the intor-Btnto commerce law ) and these whoso destination can bo reached by no other route. The Union Pacific is a great favorite , also the Koch Island. The first floor joists are being put In place on the Paddock notcl tfti'd opera house. Northeast Nebraska. HAUTINOTON , Nob. , May 4. [ Special to Tun BEE. ] In many years I have not seen northeastern Nebraska so thoroughly | * oakcd by a long ram as this spring. For a weak it has boon raining gently but nearly all the time , except on Sunday last it snowed , The grass , wheat and oats look well , and some corn is planted , but while this rain continues the corn operations are hindered. Coming from northern Illinois where the farmers have boon buying baled hay and corn ail winter , mostly { from northwestern Iowa , it is quite a relief to sco the long cribs of corn full at all the stations , and much still in the hands of farmers , and also to see the remain ing ricks of hay in the Logan and other val- lqys. Truly northeastern Nebraska has been highly favored , and the outlook is most auspicious. The now railroad bridge at Sioux City under way. the Crelghton railroad branch being extended , the prospect of a railroad from Norfolk to Ynnkton , good and vigorous growth in Norfolk , all are omens full of promise. The vast areas in Cedar , Knox and the northern parts of Wnyno and Pierce counties open for cheap settlement with fine free range for stock are inviting to the stock- inau. ttr u Farmer J. M. Strakau , of Malvorn , la. , re ports 70,000 bushels ' of corn raised on his rented farms near Wnyno , Neb. , last season. Ono renter raised tfOOO bushels with his own team and only $04 expanded for help. The range of prices of laJids is from $0 to § 10 , ex cept very near railrnafl towns , and thousands of acres of state laudato bo had on twenty year's credit. In Cedar county n-lively wolf business is being carried on' tiio 'bounty ' offering $3 a scalp. Several Iitt6rs of seven and eight each have boon dug Sift , and in a single week over $171 were paidrtoiho fortunate hunters. The land excursions from the older west ern states in May itndjJuno promise to bring in not a few land severs and many sales of laud may bo safelyfio tinted on. Crete's Republican OclecntcH. CiinTr. , May 5. [ Special to THE BEE. ] The following arotH5"hainesof the gentlemen selected to represent * Crete precinct in the republican county convcntion'to bo held at Wilbur pn the llth hist , for the purpose of electing delegates to the state convention : Delegates G. H. Hastings , M. A. Dougherty , D. J. F. Ueed , J. L. Tidball , J. R. Johnston H. M. Wells , John Laulmm , J. H. Kimball , James Chmolir , T. H. Miller , Frank Nedela , Dr. Koot , O. W. Baltzloy , E. D. Fay , H. McCargar , E. E. Spencer , M. B. Misner. Alternates .T. S. Boise , J. W. Craig , E. F. Page , L. H. Donison , George D. Stevens , C. M. Burkot , J. P. Clarey , J. H. Gruben , D. S. Lowe , J. Shimouek , Frank Karton , M. E. Haight , Dr. A. S. Hayes , C. M. Badcr , Jaincs Foster. Doedo Smith , W. H. Barstow. Judge W. H. Morris , of the district court , intends building u splendid residence on College - lego Hill this summer. The judge is thor oughly convinced that Uroto will bo a great town in a few years. This is the busiest day Crete has seen in many days , the business stieots being lined with all kinds of vehicles and dozens of strangers patronizing the different stores. Of all the lively days Crete has soon in the past two months , to-day seems to take the lead. lead.There There will bo a now brick yard started hero during the coming week by a firm from Beatrice. The demand for brick is so gieat that the ouo yard now in operation cannot supply it. At a meeting of Crete Lodge No. 87 , F. and A. M. , last night , a committee was ap pointed to select a site uuon which to erect a Masonic temple to cost not over $ J5,000. Work on the now watoworhs for this city Will commence on Monday or Tuesday , when it is cxpocted a largo force of men will bo put to work. A Voice From Valparaiso. VAWAKAISO , Nob. , May 5. [ Specialto THIS BEE. ] The drouth growlers have crawled Into their shells , while the wet growlers are out in full force in this vicinity. Hovoy & Sou are running their mill eighteen hours a day now to make up for lost time. Quito a number of houses are in course of erection In town and several in the country near by. Strangers are seen every day on our streets looking for locations. H is rumored tlmt wo are to have an opera house erected in the near future ; a good Jmll for public meetings is needed very much ns nt present wo have no suitable room for that purpose. The change in tune of the passenger trains bring a good many strangers in to stop off with us. thereby gladdening the hearts of the hotel men. men.Tliis morning a Bohemian girl by the name of Bnrbora Pccinovsky , living cast of town , was bi ought in to bo sent to the asylum for the insane. She became insane and wandered ever the prairie for two" days and nights. Not much done in IhJ'way of corn planting in this vicinity. " n a- Hood's Barsaparil- lalsthoiuostpopu- lar and successful Spring Medicine. Nearly BftflH H every body needs a reliable spring incdlciuo like Hood's 'Sarsaparllla ' to expel tiio Impurities which have accumulated In the blood dorlng tuo whiter , to keep up strength as tlie krm woatlier comes on , create an appetite nna promote healthy digestion. Try Hood's ajiWiparllla this spring and j ou will bo coin Inc j } tlmt It Uoea possess 'superior ' and peculiar wVit A Good Appotlto "When I began taking Hood's Saraapanlla I was dizzy in the moruhit' , had a hcr.dachc , and no appUitc ; but now I can hardly get enough [ cooked to eat. " BMMA Buia-Aiio , 1 Coral [ street , Worcester , Mass. "Last spring myliolo family took Hood's Do Sure to Get Hood's Barsapurllla. Thoicsult U that all hue : been Sirssparllin , my child. Bee that they do not cured of scrofula , my little boy being entirely give you anything else. You remember U Is free from sores , and all four of my children the medicine which did mama so much good look lirlt'ht anil healtliy as possibly can be. a year ago so reliable , beneficial , pleasant I have found Hood's Snrt > nparlll.i good for ca to take my favorite 5firing medicine. tarrh. " WM. U. ATHEBTOJf , I'assalc City , N. J. 's Sarsaparilla 8ol ( ! bj drugjliU. fl ) lxforp3. Frop&red ouljr SoMbjalldrusgliti. filrforfl. \ ; . Frepnieipnlr l > j 0.1. HOOD & CO , Ai-olUecartoi , Jimell , & ! * | | , t > x C. I.llOOU i CO. . Aiwtbtcirltt , r.oHtll , M . IOO Doses Ono Dollar IOO Doses Ono Dollar 1301 DUUOIiAH HTIUSIST. Cnpllnl Slock $150,000 Liability of Storkltoldcrs 000,000 lfl\'c \ 1'cr Cent Interest J'ald on Dc- Scml- OFFICERS : CHAHLKSV. MANDttnsON , President. 11. M. UHNNKPT. Vlro President. I. \ \ . WKSSELL.S , Mnnnqlnit Director. JOHN K. W1UIU11 , Cashier. STOCKHOLDERS : J. Vf. GAJfNETT , OtIV C. 11VIITON , 1..T. IlltnWJJ , lj , M. llEVNKTT , ( ' . V. MAMIf 11SON , TIIOS. T , . KlMHAM. , HKNIIY POM > T , u. I , . HTONB , OMAIIA I4. & T. Co , , Ii. H. WILLIAMS , MA-XMRVKIt , i- TllUMAN 11UCK , JAMI" ! W.'HAVAOH , Hi w. NASH , F. W. WV.SSI.M.S. I. K. CoNonotf. ANSOVQ , McCooK , N.V. . WKU.S. II. NIKM.VN- , Jonwr : . Wii.nuit. If Hull ( I rwmi ! - > . , Corner ICth and farnam Streets , Chamber of Commerce llulldlng. Capital Stock $400,000 Liability of Stopldioldc'r * 800,000 rivoroff' nt tuiMondeiioMtd , loans nmilo on roil mtnto imil IHTHIIIUI accurltfi notes , worrnnui , stocks nnd LoiiJ.i imrclnuoU. JOHN Jj Jtllwa. I > rpslrtan7 ANUUlIWilOSUWA'l Kit , Vlcn TroMdont. DKXTKHI.'IJIOSlA , CttShlcr. noAim ov nnucToitst .Tonn Ti.slliM , Kni tu 1on nn , fumiicl Cotncr. John II. Kvnns Aiulrow llmi'wuter , Matrix Jtnrrlon , W. A. I * . ( ! lll)0n ) , < lco. 1C. Darker , ( lov , Alrlut-nunJors , Dcxtort. Tlinnms , Nortnnn A. Kulm , Jnmes Thompson , r. U.Johnson , John Kuan , Nntlmn Mcrrlnm. .1 U. S. DEPOSITORY. OMAHA , - NEBRASKA. Capital. . . ; $300,000 Surplus 100,000 IIIUIMAN KOUNTZB , President. JOHN A. CKE1UI1TON. Vice President. P. II. DAVIS , Cashier. VT. H. SIKGQUirit , Assistant Cashier. 510 Mil 16th Street Omaha , , PAW , p CAPITAL $100,000 GEO. E.'lJAUKElt , President. , F. 11. JOHNSON , Cashier. DIRECT011S : SAirunr/It , JOHNSON GEO. n. nAUICUII , L. I ) . WILLIAMS , WM. Bcivens , P. H. JOHNSON. A General Banking Business Transacted. Interest Allowed on Tlrao Deposits. i < I i\ I - . , , ' 'Li 808 S. 15T1I ST. , 03IA1IA , NEB. CAPITAL $ , - - - $300,000 ' ' Loans Made on Real Estate , Sohool.County and Municipal Bonds N egotlated WM. A. PAXTON , Piesidont. WM. G. MAUL , Vlco-Prosldent KOBT. I , . QAULTCHS. Secretary. AU'ltUD MILLAHD , Treasurer D1HECTOUS : V'w. A. PAXTON , HBNIIY T. C AIIKE , W. G. MAUIJosH.ru DAIIKKH , llOBT. E. GAHtCnB , Ar.FllKD MlU.AHD , lUKO.E. IlAHKBU GRATEFUL COMFORTING ? s Cocoa BREAKFAST. "If n thorough knuwlpdgn of tlio natural Inwi vrlilcli govern tlio ojicrntlun of cliuosUnn ami mltri- tl n , anil by careful application of the line prouurtlt > of woll-nolcetcil Cocoa , .Mr. Kppi bus provided our brcakfiuit tnblua with a dollcntuly tluvorod Imvernuo whlrb may MIVO n ninny liouvy doctor's bills. It Is by tlio juillcloua u o of cucli urtldos of diet tlmt a constitution mny bo Rra-lunlly built up until 8tronn unoiujb to resist every tendency to disease. Hun dreds. of subtle maladies ore tioutlnu nrnund us ready to attack wherever tliero H iiwcnk point. Wo may cscnpo many a fatal shaft by kecpliiK ourselves well lortllii'il with pure blood and a properly nourished Irame. " Cml Service ( lazctto. Mada simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only In half pound tins by Grocers labeled thus : JAMES EPPS &CO , , Or tlio Llijuor Habit , PosIUvcIjr Cured by Administering Dr. Haincs' Golden Specific. It can he given In a cup of colTeo or tea with out the knowledge nt the person taking It ; abso lutely harmless , and will etrect a permnnt and speedy euro , whether the patient Is a moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of drunkards have been inado temperate men who have taken ( loldnutipecltlc In their colleo with out tliolr knowledKD and today believe they nultdrlnldiiKor thejr own free will , it never nills. Tliq system once impregnated with the Bpedflc , It becomes an utter Impossibility for the liquor apiwtlte to uxlst. Tor Halo by Kuhn if Co. , IGtii uud { ) oucliiE | fit . , and IMh and Cum- ing sts. Omuha , Nob.i A. D. rostcr&Uro. . Council llluffs loWa Grab Orchard NATURES' GREAT REMEDY. Dyspepsia , Skit-Headache , Gontiipaticn , ' y v ALL dnOaatST * . MMPHLCT BY MAIL rnrt , Crab Orchard AYator Co- Louisville , Ky. > THEBOHANON , M SvtD. 1ULKY ! BEST MADE. Perfctt Riding Buggies. Breaking Carts. Bohanon Carriage Co , , BeoJ for Catalogue. VASSAR COLLEGE Examinations for admission to VASSAU Coi- I.UIB w 111 1m held at Omaha In the llrnt week of June Applicants should Inform the President berora Mny 10th. Aildiem JA8. B. TAYUW , U. ] ) . Vasuar College , 1'oughkoeiisle. N. x , o30m4.Utuod ! SUCCESS IN SPECULATION , A NISXV WOltIC The most complete ever pub- lihhej.duvotul to the purchase and mle of stocks , bonds , etc , iK-cbloiuj of the courts reKurdlnt ; stock Bales.'brokers and buctet nhops , manlpu- lutloi { of the stock market , cau ea of panic , etc. How , \\htu , un < i 'nliat to purcliasa and sell. Send postpaid on receipt of we. , by th STANJXAlUl ptfliLUmiNO C < J. . Albany , N. V. LAWRENCE , OSTROM & CO. , LOUISVILLE , KENTUCKY , * IO YEAR OLD BELLE - BOURBON WHISKEY For Medicinal and Family Use. ABSOLUTELY PURE NO FUSEL DILI Is Death to Sure Cure for MALARIA , CONSUMPTION , CHILLS AND FEVER , BLOOD POISONING , TYPHOID FEVER , SLEEPLESSNESS BOWEL TROUBLES , OR INSOMNIA , LOSS OF APPETITE , NON-ASSIMILATION INDIGESTION , OF FOOD. DYSPEPSIA. PRICE , SI.25 Sold . For Quart Cattle. Only In Oodles. for Sail bit Groeert For Sale by and \Vln \ Nertlianla OR IT OF USEL . THE CI3EAT APPETIZER. This IJ to cortltr that I harouamlnol the tumple of BELLE OF BOURBON WU19KEV rocolrod Iran Lawrence , Ottrom A Co , and found the game to bo perfectly free from Fo > el Oil and all other ileltttrloul lubit&noes and . I ihccrf - recommend the for and Mcxllclnul , & strictly pure. ulljrecommend tame family imrpoif J. 1 * . HUWUK. M. 1) . . Analytical Chimlit , Loulirllle , ] T. GLADSTONE : ISllOS , As CO. , Agents for Omnlui , Xob. WHY LIVE IN FURISHED When You Can Go to the Where you can furnish n home of your o\vu by paying 15.00 to 910.00 down and from § 5.00 to 510.00 a mouth. We have the largest stock of GENERAL HOUSEHOLD GOODS of any house in Omaha. You will save 25 per cent by buying oC us. We are agents for the CELEBRATED ICEBERG CHIEF REFRIG ERATORS and ICE CHESTS. We are also agents for the OLD RELIABLE GASOLINE STOYES , We have also a largo stock of STORAGE GOODS that must bo Bold to pay charges. All goods marked in plain figures. A child can buy as well as a man. Give us an early call and convince yourselves. FERGUSON FURNITURE Co. Boston Bolting Co'a. Hose is sure to stand Omnhn nnd Council Blnft's HIGHEST pressure. Sue Hint the FACTORY name and trade mark , "CYCLONE'1 , is stumped on every piece. Years of experience , mid not one foot returned to date. Boston Belting Co s. hose is not finished in red , as red color is injurious to the hose , For sale by all dealers , or U 1008 Farnam-st. , Omaha EL & YOIG , I2 < l and 1213 Farnam Street Carpets , Stoves , WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PAY MENTS , DEWEY & STONE , FURNITURE A * * J > M. & A II JL 1J > M. i JLcWv t A magnificent display of everything useful and ornamental in the furniture maker's art , at reasonable prices. CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH DIAMOND BRAND \7IIEORICIH AL.THE ONLY GENUINE BEWARE OF WORTHLEZSlMITATIONS > ASK DRUGGIST FOR ftlCHESTER'S ENGLISH SAFEAlWAyRtUABlE.TOLADir _ , /DIAMOND BRAND.TAKENOOTMEK INDISPENSABlE.SOlDBmL DRUGGISTS ? ' oniHcuost f ( ASXFOg DIAMOND BRANpjCH.CHKHmNCUS ronpARTieui.Afi6 ' . ANOHKtmOIXMJtt tfSM'TURCONlVrilY BOX. CHJCHtSTCH CHIktiWLM HnmM MADSCU lU-fHJU