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8 TUN OMAIFA DAILY BKR M ) XDAY , JANUARY 11 , 1802 , BLAME LIES IN THE CHURCH , Eov , P , S. Merrill Thinka Religion in Omaha Has Lost its Savor , REV , II , W , CRANE WRITES ON BAPTISM \Vliy Sprinkling Is as Klllrnclnii * us Iininrr- itlim Itrv. Dr. llarrtliu Tulkd of the Jliitli-M ( ir.ttiinlc'lpiil Authorities ( Mlirr .Scriiiimi. Itov. P. S. Merrill , pastor of the First Methodist church , preached last nl ht upon the "Morals of Unuha. " Following Is a synopsis of the discourse : Oalntlons ivMOs "Am I therefore become vour enemy because I tell you the truth I" Paul says , "I believed , and therefore have I spoken. " Positive tnon may bo misrepre sented , hut hurdly misunderstood. I sup pose peonlo who know mo expect mo to say what I think on any subject 1 talk about. I make no claim to Infallibility , but I try to bo honest , I bellovo In Omaha and always apoalc nc- cordlnply. 1 like It as a place to live. Ull- mate is all I want. City povornmont as Rood na nn.v city of Its sl/o. Saloons ns well con trolled. Schools a * peed as these of Phila delphia , I think. The future nclonps to Omaha. It niiist become a Rroat city. My friends In the east wno got loiters from mo say I ntn becoming a crank on the future Klory of Omaha. I have bean enough of n friend of Omaha to bo alloxvod to talk a llttlo about some of her faults. "Faithful uro the wounds of a frlt-nd. " Then what ts wrone ? The morals of the city arc. about llko thn morals of other cities. The city Is too moral and not pious enough. The churches seem to lack the ovaugellual force to convert men or oven to draw them. The rcliclous life of the cltv ts at low tide. Evnr.v minister und everybody knows this. There are ns peed Christians hero as any- v\ hero , ana as bad ones. Where Methodist churches can produce no revivals there Is something wronir with the churches or the place , or both. I think the churches ought to make the place right. There are two mis takes made In dealing with the religious life of Omaha , which is slowly improving : What the Trouble Is. 1'lrst The cry of enemy at honest critics. It ts good to love one's city. He loves It most who will kindly study Its faults , not to de stroy It , but to build It up by correcting them. Christ was Hio best friend Jerusalem over had , but. ho tearfully pointed out Its weak spots. No use to put our fingers In our oars und bawl out , "Groat Is Diana I" That will make matters wotse. Second. We doctor symptoms and not the disease. Coated tongue Is a symptom. Though the patient cannot tusto the differ ence between a sucar plum and a preen per simmon , the disease is deeper down. Bad breath is a symptom. "Odors from Edom" held in the mouth are no romody. The cause remains. Loss of appntito Is a .symptom. To prescribe dainties is folly , bo the coated tongue of the spiritual man , a seared con science , Is a symptom the patient prefers the green persimmon of error to the sugar plum of truth. So the foul breath that reeks In the stench of profanity , Irreverence , creating a malodorous moral atmosphere. So loss of appetite for the gospel Is but a very bad symptom and not to bo cured by tld-bits of open fair gates , Sunday baa baU and other concessions to desecrations. The disease Is Greed for Gain. Only an other symptom , you say. True , but the dominating one , though strictly but another symptom of the general disease sin. Now the people hero uro generous as clsowhoro. Kansas City , Denver , Now York. Chicago , may bo baa as Omaha , but I think the great advantages and marvelous growth of our city aggravate enterprise into an absorbing passion hero. No wonder. This rush for dollars is the plague of our ago. Monopoly is Us extreme development in the rich and anarchy lu the poor. Tho'rlch ' arc arrogant because they hav8 , the poor are sour because they have not , money , and both are wrong at precisely the same point , I make no charpo of wholesale meanness against our people , , but say that undue deslro for wealth pro- x'onts gnsoel enterprise , Many who sro to church take their business along with them. Tno masses are too busy gottlilg money , or too sulky oo- cause the v nro not getting It to go to church at all. You say I preach for money. Yes and no. I did not coino west as a. missionary goes to Africa. I caino to give my boys "a bettor chance amid the developing splendors of the great wost. Personally , I could do as well oast. So wo are all hero to better our selves somehow. That Is legitimate ; but not to bettor ourselves anyhow at all , forgetting eternity. Its iir ct on Morality. Now this oxcossivo. abnormal enterprise nffocts public morals most unfavorably. Our private morals are Dotter than our public morals. You say not so. Public morals are but the average of private morals. Lot us see. ( food people condone what they would not do. Public policy does not actually represent private conviction bf the people. This Is no prohibition sermon , but I want to take a feature of the license system for illustration. Why must license fees bo applied just so as to do most harm ! Also fines on lowduess ? Does anybody bellovo but that to make bovs and girls bonollclarios of these ovllb must liberalize tholr consci ences toward them ? If our city must have those fees why not apply them differently ! Wo are so glad to have our taxes reduced that wo do not bother about the details. Privately wo don't Doliiwo this is right , Eubllcly wo lot it go. Our souls rare aunl- ilatod in the corporation. How to Itomcdy This , V-'ho Is most to blame ? The churches. NawKpapcrs , schools , political parties are what the churches makes them. Either the church moulds society or society moulds the church. Churches bnlug made of common human stock , are sorely tempted and too often fall. They compromise and modify their gospel and life to suit conditions. There are church members and church sympathizers onoiiL-h hero to straighten out everything that Is crooked. They demand llttlo and pet it. They concede much and lose about all. A fragmentary Christianity and a fractional gospel are not the thing. To glvo over to the world the sacred Sabbath for theater and base ball und' other amusements , to dilute the gospel of grace , to obliterate the dis tinction between religion and worldlluoss Is to trlllo with fatality. I will probably got myself into ministerial disapprobation. Head my text , brethren. That is all the relation it has to this tils- courso. I oollovo n consecrated church can save Omaha , and therefore say It. The Cross Is mightier than thp dollar mark. (30ViilN.HiXT. : : .Some of the Sllllcnt VolntH iif Till * .trust DumotTiitlo Church's Sy lt > iu or Control. Itov. B. E. Wilcox preached nt Calvary Baptist church last evening the 11 rat of a series of sermons on "What Baptist * Bo- Hove , and Why. " The phase touched on was "Church Government Hollglous Liberty. " The other subjects of the scrlos will bo "Why Wo Do Not Spnnklo Infants , " "Why Wo Immerse Ouly1 and tTho Lord's ' Sup per. " * The speaker stated that a denominational discussion was useless so far as obtaining converts Was concerned , but that It was well for Christians to have a reason for the faith that was in thorn and to educate the young. The Baptists differ from other denomina tions lu seine respects , but In the mnln all evangelical churches agree. Of the points of dlffiTcnco as regards church organization and government , the lint to bo noticed Is that the Baptists havu no creed except the Now Testament and no articles of faith. There Is no such thing as the Uuptist church as a territorial organization. Wo Rpeak of others as the Methodist church or Cutholio church or EpUcopal church , but of the Baptist churches. The Scrlpturo tcllt. of the churches of Asia , the coven churches , * the churches of Qalatla , and so It is with the Baptists. There uro four forms of church govern ment , and to give thorn political terms , the Jlrst might bo called the autocratic form , Hero the power is veiled In ono person , as the church of Homo , with the infallible i > epa or supreme pontiff at the head. The secpnd Is the oligarchic form , orgov- eminent by a few perpetuated ofilcos , as tbo Methodists , Moravians and Episcopalians , The third is the republican form , a govern inont by A repreacntation of the people , such M followed by tbo Presbyterian * Luther \ ans , and the fourth U the domooratlc , or a government by tbo people collootlvoly , as the UnptUts , Disciples and ConxragiUlonaU Istv Drtnll * of IMptlut flovrrnmrnt. The Baptists choose a pastor by a vote of the people , as by n showing of hands , and it is so In all our management. Another illffor- once Is that wo hiwo only two authorized kinds of church ofllcer * ministers mid dea cons , and only the former are divinely authorized. Wo have no bishops , cardinals , primates , diocesans , Vou can find nothing about thorn In the Now Testament , which wo follow for our government. And the same Is truoof tboCongrogutlonallsU , Dlsclplos and substantially the Presbyterians. The Baptist * bollovo In perfect voliintari- ness of ch'urah membership , as our church Is a voluntary Institution. Men are not born Into It. Holiglous bailer is n spiritual change that liberates men and makoi them prarofnl subjects of their llbornlor. Infants cannot bo voluntary church members , hcnco wo do not oaptlso them. Concerning the Baptists many dlstinguishrd men have spoken true things. John Locke said , "Tho Baptists were the first and only exponents of trim liberty , " and ho lived mora than SOU yenrs apo. George Gorvmus , In sneaking of Kbodo Island In his History of tbo Nineteenth Century , says"Hero In a llttlo state tbo Baptists fostered the fundamental principles of lihcrtv before thov were taught in Europe. " ' Herbert Shrats said : "It Is the singular and distinguished honor of the Baptists to have tlrsl repudiated all coercive power over the conscience of man with reference to religion. " Judge btory said1 "In the code of laws established by the Baptists In Hhodo Island wo read that conscience - science should bo frnu , and mon were not dissuaded from wornhiolng God as their needs demanded. " George Bancroft snid ! "Unlimited conscience and freedom of mind Is the trophy of the Baptists. " i ) ou . Continuant' ! ! of the C < mtrc > ierny Concerning tlio .Hothod of Administering ll.iptlsm. OMMIA , Jan. 9. To the Editor of TiinBec : In Tin : Br.i : of January 4 is a letter from Hov. C. B , Alton , referring to a sermon of mine which ho says appeared In your paper of December 23 , 1S91. I desire a Httlo spice for reply. Please iot it bo understood by all parties that I have neither provoked nor desired - sired a newspaper controversy. Mr. Allen had a perfect right to loavu the Methodist church and ministry. Indeed , with his changed convictions it was his duty to do so , as ho was "kindly" informed by his presid ing older. IIo also had a light to glvo his reasons publicly. But whan ho sent thorn to iho public press , or allowed them to go there , ho and his advisors must have known that his statements would bo as publicly reviewed and criticized , and a countcrstntcm nt made. Especially ween ho closed with what might bo accepted cither as a slur or challenge , or both. I have a conscience to satisfy in per forming tbo ordinance of baptism. If my brethren have not thov must answer to God for it. Wo avowed n "conscience void of offense toward God and man , " and n readiness to give reasons for our faith and practice which are satisfactory to the great majority of Christians. Mr. Allen asserted that "pooplo who have boon Immersed uro never disturbed , is to the correctness of the mode. " This 1 denied and cited the case of Dr. Emory J. Haynes , now of the People's church In Boston , who was so disturbed about It as to restudy the subject thoroughly , after which he came to the con clusions held by the Methodist church , both ns to subjects and modes of baptism and honorably withdrew from the Baptist communion. I also snoko of ono man whom I had known that was bantuod by sprink ling , by pouring , and by immersion , and was still disturbed about it , and the last 1 knew of him ho was loading a wiCKo.l lifo. I might have spoken of Peter Edwards , the Scotch divine , who after tan years in the Baptist ministry wrote a book against the doctrines and practices of that denomination on this subject. How Was Christ lllipti/od ? Mr. Allen then presents three statements In the form of a syllogism : "First There is no evidence , biblical or historical , that Christ. was _ buptlaad three \vuj 3. All ag'roo that ho was baptized but ono way ? "Second TUero Is no evidence , biblical or historical , that Christ over intended any body to bo tmptl/ed in any way different from himself. rfTho contrary Is possibly log ical. ical."Third Then does not the mode as well as the ordinance become a command ! It ccr- talnly'doos. " In the llrat proposition Mr. Allen sots up a man of straw. No sane person ever claimed that Christ was baptized three ways. In the second place ho assume ? that ho was Im mersed , to which nil do not ttgroo. For proof ho offers only the pictures of Christ in the water. To this Dean Whitmarsh , for merly himself a prominent Baptist minister , replies that not ono of the ancient pictures represents Christ as being immersec1. Bishop Worthlngton wrote mo a personal letter , in which he says that ho has himself soo.i in the catacombs at Homo representations of Christ receiving baptism by pouring. Until it is proved that Christ was im- morood , tbo second proposition is without weight , and tbo conclusion absurd. Ho further says : "I declare , wllhout fear of refutation , that the word In the Hebrew , Syriae , GrcoK and Latin , from which we got our word baptize.moans to dip , etc. , as the forcible , the main and the real and literal moaning. " He ought to have Known , if thn scholar that ho claims to bo , that the word baptize comes alone from the Greek and is not found in Hebrew or Syriae. It is latin ized as it has been anglicized. Authority for Sprinkling. ' Lot us soa.abbut its mem.Ing. In classic Greek It is used of the process of dyeing the hair , which is hardly immersion. In the Scptuagint translation of the Old testament , Leviticus xtv , 2-7 , it'is used to render a pro cess which could not have boon immersion , for it is Impossible that "tho living bird , and ho cedar wood , and iho scarlet , and the hyssyo" should bo immersed in the blood of the dead bird. In Daniel iv. , 33 , which describes how King Nebuchadiiszrar lost his reason and was driven out to live like the cattle , wo read that "his body was wet witli the dow of heaven , " and the word used to describe the wetting was "bapto , " which is hardly immersion Let us look at thoNow Testament. Turn to Hovolation xlx. , 13 , which portrays the Son of God as n conquering warrior in n "vosturo dipped in blood" ( bapto ) . Look back to Isaiah xllll , , 1-4 , from which this comes , and road , "and their blood shall besprinkled sprinkled upon my garments , and I will stain all my raiment. " See Matthew xxvl. , : i : "Iio thatdippctu ( bapto ) his hand with me In the dish" docs not mean Immerse his hand. Thu spraying of the Israelites in tbo clouds U lu I. Cormttiluns x. , I-.1 , inferred teas as n baptism. It was the Egyptians that were Immersed and drowned. But his argument against the baptism of children } s certainly "clover ; " outlf it proves anytnlnp It proves altogether too much. Ho "When God wanted children says : circum cised , ho commanded then ! to bo. When ho came and wanted bnllavora baptized , ho com manded them to bo. Wo are not obliged to any gentleman for tholr cleverness in trying to make It appear that our Lord forgot Hlm- solt when Ho did not command children to bo sprinkled as well ns "to bo clrcumsisod of old. " Kot Altogether Ul.T.il. Then , sir , If you accent nothing except by explicit command of Christ , by what au thority do you observe Sunday as the Christian Sabbath I Christ kept the seventh day Sabbath. By what authority do-you admit woman to the sacrumont of the Lord's Support Christ never commanded it. If only bollovorsaroto bo baptized , because it says , "Ho that bcllovolh und Is baptized shall bo saved , " thun infants , which uro in capable of believing , nvo lost , for the next clause hay.s , "ho that believeth not shall bj damned , " I accept Mr. Allan's apology for the im plication that wo were not conscientious , and wish him heaven's best blessings upon his life and ministry. If ho dees not , us ho ex pressly states , wish for controversy , ho will cease the public agitation of a subject upon which men and denominations may Intelli gently and conscientiously differ and bo equally pious and useful. Yours faithfully , H. A. CIUNB , Pastor Seward Street Methodist church. IN Till ! Ituv. Dr. llurnlin DUcimnos the Moral Duty of Tiibllo ( lllk-liiN. Last night Hov. W. J. Harsha at the First Presbyterian church proaohed on "City Government and'City Morals.1 * tie satd : My text will bo found in Joshua the twen chapter and the fourth verso ! "Tho Elders of th - City , " This oxprosslon brings to our minds n truly unique period in th world's nrogrcss toward popular govern ment. There was a time when the ' "patriarch" was everything. IIo was the oldest member of the household and to him everyone yielded Implicit obodlonco In family , In sodotv , in city and in state. Wo preserve something of the merit Of this In stitution In our rather humorous method of speaking of the town council as the "city fathers. " Indeed , there is a sense In Which the powers that bo must oxorclso paternal authority ever the happlnoss and morals of the entire community. But a city council llnda Its host prototype in the "elders of the city , " mentioned in the text. In nine places in the hlblo this Oxpros slon Is used. The first tolls about n man who might go out to cut wood , and the head of his ax might fly off the handle and kill n comrade. The case was to bo brought before the "elders of the city. " and they were to decide whether the man was guilty of murder or not. Here the oldora acted as Judges. And it seems , from the other cases where this form of government Is mentioned , that they performed also Iho functions of a coroner's Jury , a bureau of charities , n dlvorco court , n tribunal of last appo.il and a bench of reprimand for wayward sons and daughters. Gideon appealed to the ciders of the city In his controversy with tfaban and / iltnunnn. BO.IZ laid his love affair with Uutti bnforo them. Ezra tells how u sort o sonata was to bo formed by collecting the eldurs from n number of elites. And in the text the elders are said to preside o\'or the cities of rofupo to see that every fugitive received hl9 rights. These early city councils hod onerous duties. They seem to bo men chosen because of tholr ago and dignity and wide experience. Happy would a city bo which bad a council of these who truly were wise , oxporioucsd mid dig nified. What the Authorities Might Do. Now , I want to disclaim any intention of criticising the members of our present council. It Is not for mo to say whether they nro fulfilling their dutlos wisely or not. But I may venture lo suggest s'omo thoughts which may bo of service to them , and may help us to assist them in tholr task of governing the city. I am impelled to do so by the recent discussions as to the morals of Omaha. The rulers of the city , including not only the council , but the mayor and police comm'.s- ' sionfirs , and the Board of Education , the police judge and the nollco , and all who have a hand in the administering of our affairs and the execution of our law.s , have amiplity tusk laid upon thorn. To the cltios the vicious classes flock. In thu cittos the hetero geneous character of immigration is particularly noticeable. - ' rule" and " ularly noticeable.'King "g ng rule" and "thug rule" are all found in cities tboyhavo no place in the country. Ilonco It is no light mailer lo bear authority in a place llko Omaha. I particularly llko Father McCarthy's sugpesllon as to the bill ooards upon our slreels. The piclures there displayed are often n shame and n disgrace to any civilized community. I believe that our authorities should paste thorn ever with dead black paper whenever they are offensive to upright moral taste , as they do In Philadelphia. I am sure that a curoful eye should bo kept upon all obscene pictures and literature wherever they are presented for sale. The sentiment of the community ought to de mand In single voice that low performances and dance halls should bo banished once and forever from our lair and beautiful metrop olis. olis.And And I am positive that our laws as to Sun day rest , ns against work , sport , boor gardens and night theaters should bo vigorously enforced. Lot us not stay our voice or our endeavors until this has boon accomplished. I hope that every good citizen , as well as every church member , will realize the im portance of proteslincr against these ovils. Wo are heio training up 73,000 children and youth , and nothing should bo allowed by our city government that could offend the eye or pollute Iho morals of ono of these plastlo souls , In whose hands the future commercial importance of our city will rest. Kov. Mr. Merrill's 1'oKltloii. OMAHA , Jan. 10. To the Editor of TUB ' BKH : My attention is called to an editorial in THE SUNDAY BEK on "Has Oraaha Grown Moro Wicked J" I agree with that article ih evcry'particular on the subject of our city's moral . An injustice is done ran und my church , however , that I ooliovo you have the honor to correct. You speak of a corlaln preacher who has made his reputation by sensational preaching and observed Omaha for ton years. Now , of course , that is not I. I need not defend myself against the charge of sen sationalism , and 1 have been hero but llttlo moro than two years , and never commented on the morals of Omaha in my "pulpit in any such way. But you go on to say that said sensational minister has quadrupled his con- greitation and built a 510U.UU3 church. Tha' is I. "Things is mixed" somehow. Personally , I shall be very glad to submit , my friendship for Omaha to the test of my utterances and acts , past or future , alongside of any minislor , Dig or. liltlo. Truly yours , P. S. Postponed tlio Sermon. Owing to the inclement weather last night the congregation at the First Christian church , Twentieth street und Capitol avonuc , was small , and for that reason Rev. T. E. Cramblot , who was to have given his views on "Tho Baptismal Controversy , ' ! decided to postpone his sermon on that subject until next Sunday nlphl , when ho expects to have a larger audience. Instead of talking on im mersion , ho delivered a discourse on "Cnvlst Wonder. " as a _ I'rlilu In tlm Causa. - Last night at the People's church Hov. C. W. Savldge continued his discussion of work for woman , his theme botng "Tbo Hqason Why Our Girls Refuse to Become Domestic Servants. " Pride on the part of tho'glrjs ho held as tha llrst reason. Prldo on tbo part of the employers the second. , Fniluro to treat servants as they should bo the third , and lack of religion tbo final and great 'reason. Ho cited Instances to show the weight of his arguments , and urged on both ministers and servants the importance of coining closer together. _ Decided to Drop [ t. Rev. Dr. Allen of the First Baptist church was to have preached on "Our Orcod De fended" last night , but did not. Upon en tering the pulpit Dr. Allen stated that he had talked with Dr. Crane , after the Supday church notices had boon given to the papers , and that they had agreed to stop the contro versy. Sick headache ylolds to Boaoaati's WINTKIC TOUKS To Summer T.inul-i via ' thu Itoutu The Wnbaah are now soltlnff round , trip tiukots good rotunilug' Juno 1 , 1892 , to nil tbo winter resorts in Ton- ncssoo. Mississippi , Alnbiunu , Goorgiu , Floritln , North tuul Sotttli Carolina , Louislanu , Arkansas and Texas. ' ' The quickest and boat route t'o the Hot Springs ot Arkansas. For tiukoU anil full information in rojMrcl to routes east or south call at Wab.ish olloo | , 160.2 Farnam street , or write G , N. Clayton. N. W , Pass. Ayt. ' Keele-jltex There was only a small attoudanco at the meeting of the Koeloy Bichloride of Gold club hold at Louis Faist's parlors In the Con tinental block yesterday afternoon. The committee on constitution and bylaws sub mitted a report. It was decided to apply to the Dwlght Bichloride of Gold Club of the World for a charter und become n member of the world's league of clubs. The bylaws of the Dwight association ware adopted , and the application for a charter will bo circu lated umonp Dr , Keoloy's graduates for signers , Another mooting will bo hold at S p.m. Sunday next. _ _ Sollit Truing I'rnni Omalm. Vostllniloil , olootrlo lighted and steam h'mted , with the finest dining , sleeping' and reclining chair car eorvloo in the world , via the ' 'Chicago & Omaha Short Lino" of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Double dally train borvlco , leaving Omaha at 1 p. m. and 0:20 : p. m. , with no translur nt Coun cil Bluffs us heretofore. Apply 1501 * Farnnm street for tioUotsand further In formation 01 * address F. A. NAHlf , C. C. LINCOLN. Gen. City Pass. HABITS OF1HR BEARING SEALS Stories of ThtitPeotillar Animal by Special Agent Lavender. RAPIDLY FOLLOWING ' THE BUFFALO , Tearful .Sliniuhterxif thn Ne.ttn liy 1'oiirlier * Their iilermln.itlou Hut tliu Mut ter of u Tew Yi r Tales til T3 the. North I'uclllc. "You may think lt.\ singular statement but yon will Hud it true , nevertheless , that San Francisco is very nuar'tho googMphlcal center - tor of the territory owno'I by the United States , " said Captain A. W. Lavender , spe cial aaantof the Treasury department , to Tin : Bin : the other day at the Pazton hotel. "I don't ' understand how you tire going to make that appear. " " 13-xsllroiiough"roplled Captain Lavender. "Just spread out your map and take a com pass or a string , if nothing bolter , and describe n circle with San Francisco as the center , and lot the circumference line cut through Malno and swing on around. You will Und that Alaska and the Aleutian islands will fall almost entirely outside of the circle. The majority of the people of tbo United Slates do not aupoar to roalfti that we own a tremendous - mondous area of country up thorn , and thot it might bo made the source of a great amount of wealth. " Captain Lavender spent nineteen months In Alaskan territory , most of the time upon the island of St. George in charge of the grc.Usoal breeding rookeries as special agent for the United States. Ho was appointed from South Dakota and sailed from San Franei'co m May , 189J. Ho returned from Alaska but n few xvcoks ace and will make Omaha his headquarters until next spring when ho expects to return to St. George Island to guard the seal rookeries for another year. Alasliit'H Winter Weather. "Wo landed at Unalaska , " sold the captain' In relating his experience In the far north , "and after a few days pushed on , to the homo of the fur seal , the islands of St. George and St. Paul. These islands nro about 245 miles northwest of Unalaska. I was detailed to take charge of St. Qoorgo island and see that no poachers were permitted to kill seal In that vicinity. I found good , comfortable quarters there and to my surprise all last winter the thermometer did not resistor anything below zero. ' The Island of St. George contains thirty- lliroo square miles of toiritory. It is practically a barren rock , but it IB the natural homo of the fur seal and the same may bo said of St. Paul island. There nro about HOO native Alaskans on tlm Island and they live entirely upon the revenue they receive from the North American Mer chants Fur company which has n contract with the United States government controll ing the exclusive right to take seals upon the two island * or in tha Alaskan waters under the Jurisdiction of tUo UnitoJ States. "There ore a great many peculiar things about the sealskin industry. In the first place fur seals ore very peculiar animals. They cannot bo > domesticated. They soon die when removed from the climate of the Alenlian islands. And ynt they don't st.iy there all the year. They begin to arrive at SU George and St. Paul islands InMay and they leave the Islands in August or e.irly In SjptomHor. The bull seals arrive first andl each animal selects a particular spot upon the barren cliffs , or rooicories as wo called them , varying from twenty to fifty feet'squaro for a sort of a harem. In a few weeks thafemalo , or cow , seals begin to arrive : Then there Is terrlliu fighting among the bulls. They light llko demons to get possession of the cows. They are polygamous In-'tholr social life. ' JEach' male , or/bull , willthavefrom twenty to fifty wlyos iThoyicstabllshTogular harems there on the cliffs and guard their wlves with the most constant vigilance. " ' I'aonllnf J-'amlly llnlilts. "Prolty soin after the cows begin to arrive they give birth to their young. They give olrth to but dno pup each year. And now I will toll you the strangest feature of the Ufa and habits of the saal. The bulls take care of Iho pups while the cows go away to feed. Tbo cows go and come between the rookeries und fish banlts miles and miles "out in the Boring sea , but the bulls stay thereon these barren rocks all summnr homing the pups and guarding them without n solitary thing to eat. They live by absorption of the fat that Is upon their bones when they arrive in May. ( have seen a bull seal taking care of fifty pups with not moro than fifteen or twenty cows or mother seals about them. Tno rest were away feod- intr. The pups , of course , are suckled by their mothers until thov are able to swim and cat fish. fish."When "When the bulls come ashore la May they are groatvsleek , fat fellows , weighing from 400 to 000 pounds , but when their season of vigilance and fasting is over they are nothing but skin and bouos. The pups are old enough to wean by about tlio middle of August and then the females or mothers leave the rookorlos. The bulls or masters of the harems stay , however , until the puns have ull learned to swim and then they take the drove of young ones and depart not to re turn until the following spring. " "What kind of seals uro killed by the fur company and how are they taken ( " "Tho young bull seals do not establish harems until they are four or five years old , because they are not strong enough to fight their way into the possession of a rookery and into the good graces of the females who are seeking a protection for their anticipated offspring. Well , those voug bulls no off to themselves upon a different part of the Island. You will sometimes see several thousand of these young gentleman seals all In a herd together. Theao nro the ones selected to bo taken for their skins. The natives are employed to drive them up away from the water in great droves , somptimos 1,000 or moro all together. When they get thorn half a mlle or so away from the water they go in among them with clubs and knock them on the head. A very light blow Just in the right place will kill a seal. They aim to kill only the 2 , 3 and 4-yoar-oId seals because their fur is the best. " "How do they drive tno animals to the killing grounds I" Sliunieliil bliuiRlitor of Cow Seitln. "That is another peculiar thing. The na tives do that , licys aim young men can do It. They take small pieces of soul bono or tusks and make mi.snapping , cracking sort of sound by beatings them together. This frightens the sealsand ! they husllo along to gether lilto a llocktal snoop. " "Did you havormuch trouble with thlovos or poachois aboaCUio Islands lastsummorl" "We had vory'iiWlo trouble with poachers daring to come to'tha ' Islands , but the unlaw ful killing by pooohara out in Baring sea was something shameful. The poachers shoot the female or cow seals when they leave the island and go oat totho llsh banks to food. The slaughter of the cow seals by these thlovos must have bean something frlehtTnl ! last year. Every time a mother seal Is killed during the suckling timothat moans tho-doath of a pup , for the young one Is Bureita1 starve to death. The pups all looK alike , , but the mothers know thorn apart und thay will not mioklo any bat tholr own , So tho'ilouth of n cow moans the death of a pup. AUono time lust summer wo estimated that thortf were ' , ' 0,000 dead pups on the rookorlos of Bt. George Island. These dead pups probably represented the robberies committed by the poachers In shooting the mother seals , There were nearly 100 thiev ing poaching vessels In the Bering sou last summer. Wo estimated that they killed dur Inp the summer not loss than 00,000 fctnnlc sonb. "Tho poachers only gat about one-fifth of the tcaln they kilt. They shoot them in the water and if thov Itill them outright the seal Is very likely to sink before the poacher can got to it. It Is necessary to simply cripple the sen ! no It will llonnder about lit the water until the boat with tha harpoon men can get close upon It.1' ' "What Is a raw sonl skin worth 1" "Thoy run all the xvay from $1(1 ( to &W , depending - pending upon the quality of the fur , " "Is the number of seals docroaslng up there in the Alaskan waters ! " Itupldly Dlmippeiirlng. "On yes , very rapidly , ana It w wholly on account of the devastation of the thieving uoachors. If the poachers were ontiraly drlvon out of the Boring sea the fill- company could take 100,003 seals every year In the manner prpscrlbod by the government , which I have described and yet the number of seals would in crease. If something moro effoo'lvo U not done soon , thouuh , the seal Industry will soon bo a thing of the past. The poachers will In a very fmv years destroy all the seals. If the senlr were properly protected the gov ernment of the United States might realize n revenue of f 1,000,000 ayear ; from these two small Islands. Ills an Industry , you sco , that should oo preserved. " "What was tno magnitude of the United States ( loot in the Alaskan waters last stim- mcrl" "Wo had the cruisers Mohogan , Thetis , Alert and Mcrrlam , and the English had the Porpoise , Nymph and Pheasant. The Eng lish hnd agreed , you know , to assist the United States in driving out the poachers , but wo did not succeed very well because they wore permitted to stay In Bering soa. The poachers mitit bo entirely routed from Boring sea before the rookorics can properly be protected. I hope that the coming confer ence between Dr. ntorrinm and Prof. Men- dcnlmll for the United State' , Dr. Dawson of Canatia.and Sir Baden Powell of England will result in n moro thorough and united effort to put a stop to the outrageous slaugh ter qf seals by the thieving poachers. " NutUo AIiiHlutns. Speaking of the native Alaskans Captain Lavender said : "They nro a bright and very peadcablo people. During mv nineteen months residence on the island I don't re member of n solitary arrest of n native Alaskan. They are a very religious people. They all belong to the Greek Catholic church. The great dllllculty at present is that they speak tno Russian language and ' their priests say' mass in Russian. The government is endeavoring to got English schouis started and will encourage the send ing of English speaking priests among thorn. If thov once get English speaking priests they will soon all talk and read the English language. " o CAPTAIN BOURKE COMPLIMENTED. Words of 1'ralne. from \ViiHhlngtoii Slur for u Gallant Soldier. The Washington SUr of recent date prints the following complimentary notice concern ing Captains Bourke and Ilardlo and Lieu tenant Langhorno : Up to the present time but three United mates armv oiuccrs nave attained marked distinction in connection with the endeavor tosubduoMiGarza. . These nro Cautains John G. Bourke and Francis G. Ilardio and Second Lieutenant George T. Langhorno , all of the Third cavalrv. Two of these are practically Washingtonians. Captain John O. Bourke is especially well known hero. Ho lirst came to the national capital as a private in tbo Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry. Ho was a boy then , but his lighting nature had made him enlist in the unloD nrmv. For three years until July. ISO.1 ; ho did his best to upset the rebellion. Then ho went to the military Academy upon au appointment originally promised him by President Lincoln. Four years of peaceful study followed , but after graduation there came years of activity. Wherever there was trouble among Indians there could Bourke bo found. IIo WHS Gen eral Crook's right hand for a long tior.o , ren dering loyal and eftlcient service to his corn- mandorund thecountry. Whtocampaigningt ! ho gathered an enormous quantity of his torical , topoeraphical and generally inter esting Information and some of this ho has put in book form. "The Snake Dance of the Moquls , " "On the Border with Crook" and several scientific treatises of an ethnological nature have made for the captain a literary reputation of the highest order. Gener.il Sheridan appre ciated Captain Bounce's ability as an author and it was under Sheridan's instructions that bo was detailed to duty in this city. While hero ho was serjeant-at-arms of the famous pan-American conference , accom panying It on Its historical tour through the country. Last April Captain Bourke ro- joiucd his regiment and was at once sent to Fort Ilinggold , where ho has since been stationed. Captain Bourke is married his estimable wife was Miss Horb.ich of Omaha and rejoices in the fact that ho is father of three of the prettiest little girls in the western hemisphere. Use Haller'.s Barbed Wire liniment for cuts , old sores and sprains horses and cattle - tlo always got well. C'OTIO.V I'ltonUOJMS. Southern Agriculturists Petitioned to Icetluco tlio Area to Do I'lantuil. MKMIMIIS , Tcnn. , Jan. 10. Yesterday morn ing , in the parlors of the Pcabody hotel , there was hold a conference between the commissioners of agriculture of the various southern states who attended the convention of the cotton growers on the previous day regarding the action of the convention , and thay agreed on the following memorial : Tlio'coinnil&stonors of agriculture represent ing the state- , oil Alabama , Arkansas , Noilli Uurollna. ( leorjtla und Tennessee , holnx Im- prq scd with the necessity of the lediictlon of the iicreajiu of cotton ami the greater dlvoisl- llcatlon of the ciops for homo consumption , hereby ondoiso thu action of the cotton grow ers and morohunti convention , hold In thu city of Memphis. Tent ) , on the 8th day of January , IbU. ; do earnestly appeal to all agricultural and nioicantlle or iinlralloiis. consisting of alliances , cningos Hl.ito and county ivirlotiltural soclolles , boards of tr.ide , cotton pxuhunsies , olminbers of commerce , etc. , also Individual fanners and merchants , to .iBslst and co-opcr.ito with us In semiring thu foregoing result , und 10 this end rocom- mund the eanarnl und local adoutun of the action of the convention ulodulng themselves to u reduction of no less than 20 ptir cent of tlio cotton iioio mo of last year : mid wo fur ther iir o and recommend tlio iininedliits or- RanUation of state , county and districts or townships , ( a act , either Indunpiiilenily or tliroiiRll already organl/oU societies , us may bn dimmed bust , mm will most toadlly Insuio the. lioutillts arising from concert of action and decieascd production of cotton foi the year 1B92. JOHN UOIIINSO.V , Of ? ortli Oiiiollna. llECTOH U , LANU. Commissioner for Alabama. I ) , O GODWIN. Commissioner of Aurltnilturo for Tennessee. M. V. I.OCKK , Commlsslonarof Airrloulturo for Arkansas. I''fc.ix ( Coui'tw , for It. T. NKSIIIT. Commissioner for Uumgla. Gesjlcr's Magloaoiwsno ' .Vafora.OurJi headachesn ! til ) minuloj. At all druUti Lilly Clay's Guioty company played to packed houses at both tbo afternoon and night performances at the Farnam Street theater. The songs in the first part might bo sung by people with bettor voices and the two alleged comedians might get hold of a few newer ] ekes than these they recite. The tableau scones are very outortalninir anil picturesque and are dona by some very pretty women of imignillcont physique. The specialty work is obovo the average far a uhow of this character , and the two bnrlosquo sketches , , Don Joie and Kobln Hood , are somewhat'amusing. . XJsed in Million - f Homes 40 Years the Standard , THE GREAT LIVER and STOMACH REMEDY Cures nil disorders of Iho Stomach , Liver , Hotrcta , Kliluny * , HliiuMor , Nervous ftnscn , Loss of Apootllo , Ilonlurlic. ( 'onsUp'itl'in ' , CiHtlromu , lultoutu , iJll ncss , 1'otcr , I'lloj , lite , , nnil renters the sjsloni loss llublo lo conduct iltso.iso. DYSPRPSIA. TtADWAY'S PIfIj3 are CIITJ for this eotnpHlnt. They tone mi tha 'ntimv smjtlomt ftnlthr notion , rostorn ntrontth in ttu st virioli , an I on iblu It t ) uurMrn Its ( niilliui. rrlfoSloulxur. Hold by all dnistxlstt , or milloJ KAUWAV & OJ. , JJ W.irrj.t HlrJat , Nevf i ork , on receipt of price. 1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb. The eminent poclMIt In narTOui. ohronle , nrlvnln. bloo 1 ikln nnd urlnnrr dlnoiiaf. A rcgulnr nml rrglslerailgrailiinlolnnicillclno. nsdlplomti AiidrrrtlDoitoi ( how It dill tn-atlnu wltti thogrnaletts if ti i. ctmrli , iiierniittorrnncK , lo l manhood , innilnM wo\knrn nUlit lonoj , linpolancr , rphllli" . utrld * tnro. konurrhocn , uleot , rnrlcocnlo , etc No morcnrr mod. .Vow troitmjnt for lei i of rlUI power. l'arde < unable tOTHItmcmnr bo trcntcil.nthnmobr oorroiponlonoo Me Helm or Irtitruminti § nt br mull or cxnrcn xocurejjr packed no mirkt tolmlleuo conloiti or § ander OTO parinnit Inlurvla T profflrroJ. Cenl ultntlon free. Corrosponceneoitrlctlj prlrMo. Hook IM ; urls at Ufa ) entfrna Ollco hoiiri , \ > . m. o p. m. Mund/iy / , 10 n. m , to 12 in Send > tatup for roplr Oo right about. It. Don't wusto a mlntito. For the splitting lic.ulaohm. rucking pains nlonx the splno nml In sides and loins , rheu matism of muscles anil joints , chills and fever nausea and ( irsiiicllnatlon for food , you must toke three or four of Dr , Schenck's Mandrake Pills ho firs t night , and after that a tnfllcIentiHim- uur to Insure n dully mi I free action of tlio bowels. ICucp this up forsomo tlmc.and where chills and fuvcis ntostuliborn.iiiilnlnoln rois- : onblodoC9. c.m bo used to iiclviintago with freo.tho I'llK Thcsoplllssetyonrj'orKcd llvor cluanso tliostomachand bouols , and start up normal secretions , You'vo scored a bis point. Then , to aid digestion , crush the weakness ) and lassitude , drive oIT thu fcollns that you'd as leave die as llvu.and give tone and strength to your system , you must take a tablespoon- fill of ofSchenck's ' Seaweed Tonic before imtl after meals. Already you Lcglnto fool liko.ii now person. Hut don't forget your lungs. Ilowaro of the terrible tondonoy of La ( Jt < ) > pc toward I'nounionlal If you have ohest nalns or a uough , bolter settle the mattoi at once by a tablespoonful of Scncnck's ' Pulmonic Syrup taken three times a day. between meals oft- enerlftho cough Is troublesome. Vou can thus surround Ilia veiy worst case of La (7 > / ) > ) > e and drive It Into speedy surrender. And you'll do It light away If you are wise. Ask your Uriixglst for the lr Suhcnuk Hume- dies. dies.DK. DK. SCHENCK'S book on Consumption , Ltvor Complaint and Dy.sopsla ; 3f nt free. DE. J.H.S HENK& tON , PhilauVphia. Pa f 0o you know tlnt a llttlo CouzU la a daiiceroiin tlililg ? DOCTOR ENGLISH Will Stop a Cough at any times and Cure the worst Cold in twelve hours. A 25 Cent bottle may save you $100 in Doctor'a bills may cave your life. ASK YOUR DflUGGIST FOR IT. IT TA.STI3S G003 > . PURE PINK PILLS. Dr. Acker's'English Pills < HUK INDIGESTION. H in nil , iilcn'iint , n fuviirllo with llio luillen. W. H. HOOKER & CO , < 1 Writ Uromlway , N. Y. S For sulo by Kuan & Co. , und Shorinnn & MuConnoIl , Omaha , Thousands ol testimonials. See lr. Miles' book , Now and btartllnK Kncte. fieo at drug- glets. Two Years Shortness of Breath , Fain in SidoB. Muttering , Smothering ; Spoils , cured by 0110 bottle. HATH. ALLICOtf , Ulen Hoik , J'u. Dr. miles' Tlio most rolls- . bio euro for all NEW CURE Heart I'Obltlte Cure lor Iiropiv , Jstlunn , A-r , Diseases. DJl. MILES MEDIOAIj Oo. EJlihort , Ind. I'orSjilo lyA.liniu'sIsls. llobb's Are the Dost on Eatlli. Act gently vet prompt ' ly on thn I.ivrft , Kin. DR , HOBB'S Ntnsnmi nonci.s , ilia. polling HonUachca , Fov- ITS nnd CoIdH. thorough LITTLE ly cleansing the system- of disease , anil cures Vegetable habitual constipation They nrn sugar coated , do not erlpe , very small , easy to take , and imrcljr KifdnUc. ISplllBlncadi \lal. I'crfcct digestion follow ) their UEO. They absolutely cure nick lieml- ache , and nrorocuminnij. ed bf trading | > ! i ; lc ! nK. For Bale by loading scnt liymail ; oct . n vial. Address HOBBrS MEDICINE CO , , Props , , San Francisco or Chicago. f'OR SALK IN OMAHA. NEB. , 11Y Kulm & Co. , Cn.r 15th & DoilKhi Sta. J .A Fuller A Co. , Cor , 14th & DiiUKla A U Foster & Co. , Council Ulufh , la. CUBEB GOU6H GURE ISA One Minute Remedy Tor all urfaallonsof the Throat , Lungs anil Bronchial Tubes , KXCKI'T ' CONSIIMI'TION tiG ANL ) GO CENTS. Tor Halo by U UDr Dr , BAILEY The Leading .1 Dentist.u Third Floar , 1'jxton HlooV. , Tuluplione 1085. Kttli mill Fitrnam Sis. Afulliotof tuath on rubber for 13. I'orfoct lit. Tvulh without plutu * or rdinovnblo titliluu work , ) mi ihulhliiK for ilnnurs or public upoiikuri , nuver dropilown , TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. All Mlllum at romonablu ratei , all work warranlud Cut tlili out tor guide. MOORE'S Bedford , Iowa. Nov. 16 , 1S80. Dr. J. B. Mooro. Dear Sir I take grout ploabiiro in saying that your rom- cdy for Indnoy and "livor troubles , the Tree of LSfo , is all that you rouoimnond it to bo. I snonlc Iroin personal c.xpori- once , having usoil it. I can testify of Ureat bcnillciii ! results. Yours respect fully , ANTHONY JACOHS , Evangelist. Moore.i Trco ot Mfi > . a positive euro for ICId ncy and [ .Ivor Uomplulnt , und all blood dls- ciiBfls. Does It piy : to inllor whun yon can bo ( urod by using .Moru'd , Treoof Ufa , the Uro lO Llfo Kuinudy ? T R * Is The Best n Iho mtxrkot. Try it and fib con vinced. TURNER-FRAZER MERCANTILE CO Solo Wostoi n AgontH , St. Joseph. Mo. Cold FeefA. Made warm by usinjr m Bottles. 2 quart 75o ii quart $1.00 1 quart $1.52 Physicians proscrip tions proparoJ a. low prices. TheAIoo&PcnfoldCo Next to Postolllco , . IGtli btroot. HAVOL Runecn co. N IS Bit ASK A. National Bank. U. S. DEPOSITORY. OMAHA , NEB CnpHul $100,1)00 Surplus < r ,000 Olllcorsnnd Director ! Henry W Vntos , prviildonti l.owlsH. Hunt ! . \CJ | iiroilitvnl. C. H Miiurlco , W. V. .Mono , John H. t'olllnn , H C , Cuililiu , .1 , N II 1'ttt4 rkk , directors. W. II S IliiKlioa , Ciisliur. TJ-1E IKON BANK , Corner 12th und Fnrnira Sts. INTEREST PAID ONDEP05IT5 ATOMflHRlOflN&TRUSTQl SECDR. IBi &DDUGLA5 5T5. CAPITALS : 100.000.00 DIRECTORS : AJJWYM/\H-E.W.NASH. JHMILtflRD'CUV'C.DARTON-G.D. LAKE JOSEPH'GILLOTT" STEEL PENS. GOLD MEDAL , PAHIS EXPOSITION , 1889. THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS. TO WEAK MH youthful orrort , ui , out nmuhnoil , otc. I will on < l n valunblo trralUo ( u nloil ) coiitnlnlnit ( ull iicrtlculara for Irmio cure , I'llCl ! of ruarK . ArpleiulM medical work i nlmulil 191 rvwl liy < 'vrry limn who In iii'rvniu unit ili-nllllutiHl. Aililrow , 1'rof. IU. . 10Vlaj ! , , JUooclua. Couu. nnnilTA HAN AMVO . uro Illlllll I U huil . nnd onlr ciumilol i > ri ! rll > ed of uuuu | n r.Kiir , , physician * for thu uiiro ol ( lunairhuinnd dUchnruu * from the urlnurr orK n'l ovcru V tntvi In & diiyi. tl.&J l > ur box. All ' .SiouklioldtTH1 .Mcoiiu1 ; Union 1 "m | Compiiny. ' jS'otk'o9 \ hurobv ulvuii tlifit the 'flSrit' ' inCutluK of tlio HttiuKlnildurd of the I'lil I.iiiiU company fur tlu u owl 1111 of llvo 'I I rep3 ton and Hiioli uthur luislne < u niuy lawfully conn ) bororo tlio inuotlir will lid held at rood * . 1 , third Moor , Union I'.u-ltlo uulldlnir , lu t olty of Oniuhii , Nub. upon Mmittuy , iho H ( lay of January , 18X' , ut 10 o'ulouk u. in , WJ. OAUIIOU , Assistant Bocrnlnrr. Omaba , NcU , December - l , lU'JI.