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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1897)
on i onrr GEORGE M , PULLMAN"DEAD Cndden Demtco of tlio Chicago Milliontiire at His Home < RETIRES IN APPARENT GOOD HEALTH Itfin-l Dim line Die CniMc of lilt HIT t'liiiiiil Ill-nil In lluil nl nu Lllrl ! > Hour In ( Uo CIHC'\aO. Oct. 10. George M. Pullman Oled suddunly of heart disease At 5 o'clock this niunilUK Mr Pullman's death occurred in Ills magnificent browns tone homo at the corner of Pralrlo avenue and nightccnth street , where he hat resided for many years. Mr Pullman retired last evening at his ii.iual hour , which * as somewhat early. He was nutarently In his ordinary health and tlicro was no Indication of lili demise , or , In deed , any premonition even of Illness. Mr Pullman was at his ofUce In the Pullman building up to D o'clock jeslerday afternoon attending to business. Nothing unusual was noticed In his appearance. Mrs. Pullman was not at Iminc when her husband passed away , cho bo I n i ; absent In New York. At llio town of Pullman , where the great chops that bear the dead magnate's name ore situated , no word haj been heard of bin death till newspaper men begin to Inquire ni to tilt- feeling of the townspeople on the uubjcct. The event had been so sudden and at such an hour that the company olliclals In the1 toun hJd heard nothing icgardlng the death of their chief till after the tellers ers In the huge car works and kindred es tablishments hail begun the dally routine , all unconscious of the- tragic occurrence at the bro n stone paloco a few miles further north on the lake shore. Immediately , however , preparation were made to close the big fchops and for the proper observance of Mr Pullman H obswiulvs. CO.MPLAINKO OF HI3AT. While siemlngly in good health , Mr. Pull man bad boon comphlnlng during the last three 01 four dnys of the hot spell and feelIng - Ing rather uncomfortable. Alter leaving his olllce nt r > p in , he icmalned at Ills resl- dvncu all evening About I 30 this morning he awoke and tailed his bodj HOI vant to lite bedside and spoke of again feeling un comfortable Finally he reinitiated that tlin family ptijslclun , Dr. Hillings be sent ( or In the meantime , hearing through the serv ants of Mi Pullman's Indisposition. Uev Or Charles 11. Katon of New York , an Intimate friend of the I'lillman family , and who was visiting at their home , wont hurriedly Into the sick man's bedchamber. Mr Pullman rapidly grew worse and a second message was sent to IJr Hillings , hut before thu doc tor could reach the IIOUHO Mr Pullman had died. died.Mrs Mrs Pullman , who was In Now York , was Immediately telegraphed for Mrs Pullman la expected to arrive In Chicago cage tomorrow morning She has been spend ing the botson nt the Pullman summer lesl- denee nt HlluTon , N. J , but went to New York Clt > a few dajs ago preparatoij to coming wist for the winter. Mi Pullman while appaleiitly In go--d health recently , foimeily had some stomach tiouble which be attributed largely to the condition of his ces Ills belief wus that about all the bodily Ills were due to the OJCH. The latter part of last week he ga\e the visiting olll- cials of ( lie Pennsvlvanla lallroad a dinner nt the Chicago club and was in excellent spirits. He leaves two sons , Sanger and George M , Jr and two daughters , 51's ' Carolan of San rr.Micisco and Mrs Frank 0 Louden of Chi cago. The following statement of the circum stances surrounding Mr Pullman's death was prepared for the Associated Press by Mi John S Himnells , chief counsel of the Pull man company OFFICIAL STATEMENT. "Mr Pullinin died at 5 o'clock this mornIng - Ing of aiiKhii peetoilH. The extreme heat of last wtelc , together with perhaps more than his UMial exertion In si.owing some ft lends ubnut Pullman , had caused him a feeling of debility , about which he spoke to one or two filends , but which he did not legal 1 as serious lie told ono of them jtsteiday who suggested that ho was not Icoklng quite ai good as usual , that be had been unable to sleep satisfactorily the last two nigl'13 and paitlculaily on. . Sunday night , that ho had some little dllilculty In breath ing , but that ho felt much better then , and he felt tint a day or two would put him all right He , Indeed , was so well that he intended to leave for Now York Thursday evening Uiath came to him very quickly At about 5 o'clock In the morning some friends v.i'O were staying at the house heard .1 nuls" In his room as If ho wished to call Homo one They went to his loom Im mediately and foiin-1 him standing up and evidently In great pain One rf them went to the telephone to call his physician , Dr Hillings. At the same time be himself at tempted to walk to the lounge , but before be reached It required the assistance of his friend to get there Ho then became un- conseiotiH In the meantime fr Billings had 01 lived at the house and applied restor- iitlves , but without avail , and Mr Pullman ( julotly passed away without regaining con- BCiOU"MICKS " Mrs Pullman Is bolus accompanied on her sad homo-coming by SanW Pullman , the jcungeraon George M Pullman. , Jr. . Is in this city , together xvlih a daughter , Mrs Frank O Louden A second daughter , Mrn Carol- Ian , 1 In Pan Francisco , and was at once summoned to rotnin to Chicago Tlio news of .Mr. Pullmans death spread flret .linns Prafrlo avenue Old fi lends of tliu family were summoned by telephone and many at first believed the announcement to bo untrue Mr Pullman bad been seen al- inon e\ery day drhlng to and fiom his olllcoa and In active attendance upon business af- fuliH Ho hit never before htiffored serious attacks of heart tumble Many nclqhboiK and friends called at the Prairie avcnuu homo during the morning , half expecting to find the report pronounced a houx , but the tear ful eyes of the ser\antH who answered the door at ( ho call of the inufllcd bell showed at the first- how , firstglunco true the huirlcd an nouncement of death hud been. funeral airangoments will bo withheld un til tha membeiH of the family at present In the city may confer with the absent ones. IFIUCT OF ins nuArn. The death of Mr. Pullman attracted wldo Attention In business circles P 1) Armour aald : "Thu miws of the death of Oeorge M Pullman shocked mu greatly , though his physicians knew ho was troubled with heart illseas.0. This city will feel ( hn loss of Mr Piillm.au Ho waa a public-spirited man and n line man I do not think tha company , of which hn Is the head , will suffer on account of his death It Is true that be took a deep Interest In the management of what might bo called dm smaller affaire of the corpora tion , hut he told mo not long ago that h wus well supplied with good lieutenants and that in the event of his death the business would bo can led on without dllilculty. I think ho W.IK aware that he had a trouble that might result seriously. " M. J Carroll , editor of the night Hour Hciuld mid " ( icorge M Pullman was a remarkable man No man ever went further thinking ho wna doing a good thing for the pioplp Whether his results weie an satis- factoiy IE 113 ( rlfiiJrt imrglne , I wl'l Icav for others to ta > He was : i publlc-aphlted turn nud was behind as ' many phl'aiilhroplc move ments as any man In town During thu strike at Pullman a few yearn ago I did all I could tn gut Mr Pullman to arbitrate with thu company's men. Hn refused Ho did not ueom to tliluk hu could consistently arbitrate thu dltllcultlcs I have heard It miggcstcd , liowover that It wus the great sot row of his lift ) that the company was hi ought Into thu position I' was on account of Its workmen , mm town of Pullman was his great pride and of hla honesty of purpose In establishing It I have no doubt. I will let others comment on the results of tha experiment " Mr Pullman's death affected the Chicago stock market quite appreciably 'Ho ' was said to have been a heavy holder of both Diamond Match ami Now York DUcult se curities two of the most active stocks listed on the Ircal exchange. When the announce ) , incut of Mr Pullman' * death was ported on the bulletin board It caused a break in Urn latter siock of 3Vi points. A break of 0 points In Pullman Palace Cor stock was chronicled on Wall street , but a rally fol lowed. The death of Mr. Pullman , besides leaving a vacancy la the Pullman car dlroo torate , also causes a similar condition of nflairs In the board of director ! of tha Chi- c.ig-j Telephone company , He was rcprc- ncntcd on tlio New York Hlicult and Dhrroml .Match boards by his son-in-law , Frank Lou den. H Is believed In local stock exchange circles that Horace Porter will succeed * lr Pullman an president of the Pullman Palace Car company. company.DU31NES3 DU31NES3 PLANS. NEW YORK , Oct. 19. Mr. Pullman was In thin city on Friday last and while dla- cu alnR with business associates plans for distributing part of the Pullman company's surplus , talked very freely on the future of the great company which bears his name. Ho laid especial emphasis on the complete organization which existed , and. as If with seine thought of retiring from active man agement alluded particularly to Vlco Presi dent Wlckes * ability to carry on the buslnrsti In n perfectly satisfactory way. Mr. Pull man ecemcd to believe that the Internal workings of his company had finally been brought to fluch perfection that his own supervision was no longer necessary to on- Buru the continuance of Us Increasing pros perity Thoi.0 to whom Mr Pullman talked lu this strain on Friday Innt recalled his words to day nnd discussed their slrango significance. It Is well known that during the last two years nearly all the Important contracts of tlio Pullman company with the great rail roads have been renewed for long terms and under favorable conditions and It vvns chletly the accomplishment ot thin task that prompted Mr Pullman to believe that the enlth of his company had been reached. The only matter which , In Mr iPullman's mind , remained unsettled was the distribution of the $2,000.000 : ; of surplus which. It Is said , has accumplnted during recent years Plans for the distribution of this surplus have been frequently discussed , the ono most persist ently urged being the doubling of the stock Mr. Pullman was opposed to this , and au thority was recently voted In him to nr- rangu a plan to settle the matter. It Is be lieved heio that only within the last few days Mr. Pullman perfected the details of his plan for the distribution of the surplus ( loorgfl Mortimer Pullman waa born In Chautauqua county. New York , March 3 , 1S31. At 14 he began life as a clerk In a country store , later associating himself with an older brother In the cabinet making busi ness at Albion Ho came to Chicago In 1861 , and at flret engaged In the buslncs of rais ing buildings , elevating entire blocks a mini- bar of feet to bring them up to new street I grades. While tiding lu an old-fashioned j sleeping car from Duffalo to Wcottlcld , N Y. , } ! It occurred to him that them was a Held for building comfortable j sleeping coachce From 1831 to 1SGT | hit iin > lt n unrlna nf nvniimnnfa | nn tlin I Chicago & Alton and Galena loads From these experiments lie worked out detailed plans. A workshop was rented , skilled mo chanlcs employed and Mr Pullman threw himself Into the task with the ardor ot a man who moves from settled convictions Al though without mcchinlcal training himself , IID personally directed the work of others In all the minor details of putting the ideas ho had originated into material form The first ear the Pioneer , was completed early In ISC and Immediately took rank as the most perfect railway vehicle the world had ever oeun This was the beginning o' " 10 Pull man system , which has grown to the present cnoimoiiti proportions Mr Pullman was Identified with a'most every public entciprlso In Chicago The In dustrial town of Pullman , within the city lim its of Chicago , now contains over 11,000 In habitants Mr. Pullman was n brother of Uev Or J M Pullman of N'ow York , former editor of the Chiistlan Leader TO CTjrtC A COLD IN ONE DAY Tike Laxative Diomo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If it falls to lionr.it. OK A > > TL\MIII nvi ( 'ill > l"Iil mill Ci > l Arc Klllril anil ( Mhci-M Mail I \ Hurl. CHAHLKROI , Pa , Oct. 19 Fly the ex plosion of .a holler of the steamer G n Force , owned by the Plttsburg Plate Glass conpany , last night , the captain , James Ilyan , and the cook , William Pctterson. were 'instantly kllleJ. The body of Pattei- ficn was found GOO yards across the ihor. deeply burled In the sand and terribly muti lated The body of the captain has not baeu iccovcred Charlps. Crabb , cvnglneer of the boat , escaped uninjured , but the balance of the crew were all badly scorched and bruised 'ibi > explosion was so heavy that the earth trembled for more than a mile , windows were broken throughout the town , and foi half a mlle away houses were shaken as with an caithquako. As far away as Lock No 4 people ran Into the streets to see what had happened , nnd people came Into town to learn of the disaster. DlNllIlM Of II lll > . PHILADELPHIA. Oct 19 Dr William H Ford president of the Board of Health ot this city , died suddenly today at his summer residence , Delmar , N. J. , aged 58 years. Dr Ford was well known in medical circles throughout the country and has been a contributor - tributor to medical Journals on hygiene Ho bad been a member of the Board of Health for twenty neven years NEW ORLEANS , Oct. 19 Veronica Miller - lor , a member of the Grau Opera company , now playing here , died this morning , not , however of yellow fever \NCROPT Neb. Oct 1 ! ) ( Special ) Fred Vogt , one cf tbe early settlers of Cum- ing county and a member of the present Hoard of County Supervisors , dropped dead nt his farm four miles southwo-'t of this place , on Monday from beait disease Funeral sei vices will lie held today at 2 o'clock from the Methodist church ta thU city. Orlill i'f tinNi' Cunii-l. LICK OHSF.ItVATOUY , v'a San Jose , Cal , Out 19 The following elements of tlio oiblt of Fenlne's new comet were com puted nt tlio L'ch ' observatory uy Aftrono- morx llu'-sey .ind Multk-n fiom Mount Hamilton on observation October IS , 17 and IS Time of peilhollon passage , December 1't , ] vi" , distance fiom the node tn the pui- hc Ion , CO degrees , JO minutes , Inclliution of the planet of the cubit , t/l degrees , " . * mlnutt.s , perihelion d.-tunce 12,10 00 0 mi es Just now the comet H Tl.i'OXOOO ' miles from , the Pfirth nnd on Novembei I It will be I 75f jti,0ii ) > inileii from us. in ilio Intel veiling i Urn- Its brightness will icmaln noiujy con- . Ktant During the lemalndor of the month I tlio stianger will ! be In tlio conntelmMon of I Ccplm.'nis nnd continue northwuid un'il ; the end of the month , at which time It will j be about seven degrees fiom the pile ctar , Its course will then turn houtbw ird Tim 1 crblt beat s no luHcmblunce to that of any ' other comet. Clila.HIMil ) m-portnl. . KANSAS CITY. Oct 19 Four local Olilncso may bo deported to thc'lr unlive country They nie Gee Chow , lien Loin , Wee Leo nnd WIIIIB Leo. Al are under ui- rest Of the 10S Kan * is City Chinese who were token before W II Cli imborl iln , tpecbil agent of the treasury depaitment , last Siturday to prove that they were prop erly reg'Mered iindoi the exclusion act of 1M > { , ilio four named have HO far bean nn- uble to fuinlch Mtlafuctoiy pi oof of their reKiftratlon They will have a linn ! hear ing befoio t'nlted Stute.t Comm's Ioner J. M Nuckols on October 2S. REFUSES TO GIVE OPINION Supreme Oonrt Says the Cnso Must Como Forward in Secular Way , REJECTS THE REQUEST OF GOVERNOR LEE Vctloii MlKlit A fleet Oilier Important liiteri-nlx Vnllillty of the ln- v i-stlnatliiK : L'nmnilttcu I * lu < li"'Nlim. S. n , Oct. 19. ( Special Tele gram. ) The supreme court this mornlni ; filed with the governor an answer to the question as to the validity of the Investi gating committee and the appropriation for name. The court holds that as the commission has been appointed and na the commission has taken action , It Is In shape to come before the court In regular order and have the mat ter tested on a full hearing , that the question submitted Is one which might affect other Important Inteicsts and as the court has In the past declined to take action on such re quests from the governor , unless on matters of the greatest public Import , It must at the present time take the eamo position and can not give an opinion on the request. no CUT o.v STUIKII. T o Ilii > \ StiNiHMiileil Cor n Trlilnl Ciuinr mill thr OtliiTX Ar > Iticriifvil. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Oct. 19. ( Special Telegram. ) All but three ot the students at tending the Baptist university hciu are on a strike and demand the removal of the pres ident. On Sunday ono of the invalid girl pupils , who had been brought down to the parlor was assisted back to her room by a couple of students , who carried her lu a chair. This was done during the absence ot the president , who upon his return suspended the two boys. The other pupils resented their suspension nnd they left the institution and will demand the removal of the prtsi- dent before they will return There has been dissatisfaction with the president for a long time. | IIIV\Y : SMV IN TIII : 111vcic IIIM.S. Sturm Inils Sirul l > nv < mill i\tlii- lilll-lllCN fillTIlllIxT l.'lri-s. LCAD , S D , Oct. 10 ( Special ) For sev eral days past the northein hills have been In the midst of a heavy snowstorm Never was snow so welcome as at this time For two weeks the people of Ragged Top and the surrounding country have been lighting a timber Jlre Several times It was supposed to bo out , but wns stalled npaln by a trcsh wind It Is now burled beneath six Inches of snow A tiact of timber five miles square wns burned over The loss will reach Into the thousands of dollars. Several buildings were burned and the timbering In one mine Is burning out , it having caught from the lire outside. \vicnn\u ro.xi , run Tim llmiifitnlti * ( 'illinium l rii | > osi-s ID llullil n Urnol llnilnmil. LEAD , S D Oct 19 ( Special ) It Is re ported that the llomesUke company is about to build a railroad from this , city to Cam bria , Wyo , into the coal Holds. The ques tion of fuel is becoming a vital one. The timber ia now cut from the hills within a distance of ten miles of the city and what id left in the central and southern hills comes within the forest reserve which cuts off the future supply of wood as fuel. A road as proposed will get Hist quality coal In thirty mile and the survey made shows that there will very few grides which means heavy loads nnd cheap rates I'm In Mlnliiu Murlilm-ry. SIIERIOXN , Wyo , Oct 1 ! ) ( Special. ) Great Intel est is being taken tbioughoiit northern Wyoming In the opemtlor.b on . Plney Cieek , near this place , ot the Nickel j Refining company. On Monday last the com- I i/Jiiy received a carload of fine mining ini- chlnery which is being fielghted to the mines and will be put In operation at once The machinery consists of drills , air compressor presser , dynamos. , etc. G. Frank Mc- Lsughlln , manager of the company , state- i I i that a contract has been let for 100,000 feet j I of lumber with which flumes will be built to I carry water to run the dynamos which will gensrato electricity to operate the mining machinery. The Nickel Refining company Is composed of wealthy eastein men who Invi I had experts examine the ore which Is being I mined and have had mill tests made which | i have demonstrated its value beyond doubt \ Nickel is found in the ore , but not In .suf- l nclent quantity to justify the election of a laige plant. It is believed , however , that as | the vein is gone down , on , the ore will In- j , crease In value , and If this theory proves I to bo correct a large establishment will be I put up at the mines The product of the j I mine is used In nickel plating establishments j i in the east and there is an Immense demand for It. I'lm ! > < > 1 riKM * of the l'ouiIi. CHEYKNNE , Wyo , Oct. 19. ( Special i i Telegram ) A force of pcatolllco Inspectoio has been woiklng here foi the last week en I , deavoring to run down the person or persons I who recently stole a registered mall pouch containing { 14000 In cash em onto from Chicago cage to Salt Lake City. A strict Investiga tion IIRT failed to connect any of the postal clerks running In and out of Choycmo with the loss and tlio olllcero have returned to Omaha to further Investigate the ddtalls con nected with the receipt of the pouch at Coun cil Bluffs. i\piTlmriilM : \\lth "iimnr ItrotH. STUHGIS , S. D. , Oct. 19 ( Special. ) Henry j Spllkcr , living three miles fiom this city has n.udo a special experiment of raising Migar beets tlili season. Ho planted several acres from seed obtained from the agrlcul- turn ! college at Ilioakiugs and the crop raised will average nearly a ton to the acre The beets arc very smooth and are mam moth In sUe. The soil In which they were planted was sanly loam and no extra care was given them lu cultivation. There ia talk of a sugar beet factory 'in this city among the business men. l.liiuor < < InilliiMM. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Oct. 1 ! ) ( Special Telegram ) William llodio , postmaster at Hiulo City , was brought hero today to ap pear before the United States court for sell ing liquor without a government license. He is trying to effect a settlement with the gov ernment , but can probably only do this by pleading guilty and paying a Hue , ltrs | > c 'tH Mil * Mi'innrj nf Slerllnur. SIOUX FALLS , S , D. . Oct. 19 ( Special Telegram ) United States court convened hero this forenoon , but at the icquest of the As a policeman Drex L , Shooman has a work to perfoun and like all good policemen he's on his feet most of thu time lint his feet never get that tired feeling for he wears the u'gnlatlon po llceman's shoe a shoe that's mailo for comfort warmth and satisfaction In the box. toe plain toe with a good heavy sole In lace or congress made expressly for policemen and woin by them and others who aie exposed to all kinds ot weather there's a value In this shoo tlmt can't be estimated hy the pilce wo ask for that's only .fll.OO It's a great big Jj.00 ! worth such as we alone can give. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1419 FARNAM STKE1JT New fall catalogue uovv reudy ; luallud for thu aslilujt , United States attorney n adjournment wa ? taken till tomorrow but of respect to the memory of the late W. E , Sterling , wH ) Mas a member of this liar , it VIMIOAD MIMS. < -Mern. PtTTSUfRO , Pa . Oct 19 At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pitts- burg & Western Hallway company , held here , the following officers were elected : President Thomas JJ. King ; directors A. M Dyers John W Ohalfant , C L Fltz- hugh , John S. McClPfivo , Henry W. Oliver , Plttsburg ; Orlando Smith , New York ; James Sloan , Jr , llaltlmore } Aubcry Pearce , Haiti- more The annual report for the year ended June 30 , 1S97 , showed the result ot the j ear's operations to be as follows Gro s earnings , J2.771.COC 00 ; operating expenses $1,815- 122.42 ; net earnings , ? Mii034.-S. ) Cut llnlrx. CHICAGO , Oct. 19 Chlcage-St. Paul roads have had a conference with repre sentatives of the Soo. at which the latter agreed to withdraw Its cut rates eastbound In connection with steamship business. A rate of commission was also agreed upon. H Is to be put Into effect Immediately. Tbe Chicago roads had given notice ot their in tention of meeting any rates the See might put Into effect Fly the agreement In ques tion , what threatened to end in a rate war has been avoided. I'liHxi-iiKcr > | IMI M < * < * t. ST LOUIS Oct 10 Delegates represent ing nearly every Important railroad company In the cointry were prc'ont at tlio forty- second annual convention , of the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents , which met ut the Southern hotel to day for a three days' session Dana J. Flan ders of the Boston & Maine presided and A. J Smith of the Lake Shore acted as secre tary. The annual address was delivered by P S EustK general passenger agent of tbe Chicago , Burlington & Qulucy railroad. Soulii > rn niCHMON'D. Va. , Oct. 19. The annual meeting of stockholders of the Southern Rail road company was held here today. All the stnck was represented. Tbe following di rectors were elretc < | for the enoulug year. Alexander H. Andrews , Raleigh , N. C Jo seph IJryan , Richmond , Va. ; Charles II Coster , Samuel Spencer , Han Is C Fahn- stock. Robert M Gallaway , New York ; Wll- lla.u Finlev , Washington , D C. ; Samuel XI. Inman , Atlanta , Ga ; Sklpwlth Wllmer , Bal timore. Dfiiv.-r .V Ilio Crntiili * nii DENVER Colo. Oct 19-The annual meeting of tbe Denver d Rio Grande rtillroad was held today at the general olilces. In this city The old board of dlrectons , consisting ot George Coppell , Rlchaul T Wilson , Wil liam Mortens Charles C neamaii. J Edward Simons , Arthur Coppell , New York City ; John Low her. Philadelphia , Edward T Jef- feiy and E O Wolcott. Denver , weie re- oleued The present staff of olilcers will re main without chuige \\OHli-pii I nloii lien ICiniwim rilv. K \NSAS CITY , Oct. 19 General T T Eekert , piesldent and gencial manager of the Wcsteiu Union Telegraph company of New Ycrk , Colonel 11 , C .dowry vice presi dent , and F J Shell01 , both of Chicago , and r P Cook manage ! of the St Louis olilce of the cotnpanv , sper.t today lu Kansas City Inspecting tbe local olllcq of the company. They arilvod from Jt. Louis this , morning and will start west tomorrow , their objective point being San Ftanclsco ItlillfAt * * MIICM'lll ttMllll'llfs MlM t. DENVER. Cole , Oet 19 The annual con vention cf the Association of Railroad Supeilntondents of Buildings and Bridges mot 1 ere today James Stannard of the Wabaidi was in the chair , and Secretary Pat terson of the Boston & . Malra road occupied the sceictaiy's desk Tb'e day was devoted principally to the rcadliig of reports on vnIons'subjects ' assigned 1o members. ' Disfigurement for lite by burns or scald ? may be avoided hy using Do Witt's Witch j Hazel Salve , tbe great remedy foi plies and for all kinds of tores and skin troubles. 1'rIiMnlN * Co nfe re lit" i * . INDIANAPOLIS. Oct 11 Tbe thild quin quennial confeience of the Ft lend" ' chinch of Ameilca bi a .n its sessi in1' in Ibis city tonlpht with l.r , delegates piestnt , icptc- wntlri ; the yeailv meetings In t.io v > "ttfrn anil New England states , two of the -outb- ein and tbiee of the middle western "titles , with Cillfoin'a ' nnd Oregon The confer ence will continue live il.iv. " and imnng tlio evei.il nupMlonsj of impoi'nnee to be ill i- eusseil wMl be. the adoption of a unlfo-m illbcil line foi tlio Ainei'can ' venilv imet- iim" , which have hitherto ttooil Independent a.s to their own government Amen , * the prominent memben of the ( hutch at huge who aie In attendance ar ? David E flmp- son , Nort'i ' Caiollna , Climles 11. Jones , Mnssachusptts , .Ineob Hiker , Ohio Alin Emm i M ilone Cleveland , i lmer D < " ! Ider- Ueeve , New Yoik City and 1)1 .limits1 * Cirev Tnomas , Ohio and Piof Thorn is II Now-lln of Nevvburg , Ore. 'Ihe latUi , one ur the most prominent educators of the I'a- cltic "lope , Is president of 1'acltic college at Nevvburg. Iait ln > of I.iitlii-riiu Council. ICRIE , Pa. , Oct. It ToHav's session of the genet ai council of the Uvangellciil Lutheian | chuich vvlll close the convention. The next place of meeting will very likely be chosen hy the ofll eis The board of pilbl'cntlin ' imported the leeeiptii to have he n $11,772 The expendltuies took nil the iccetpt but $ " . . " The council ni-s j3e < Ided on a giant convocation for oliolrinn ters , chorlitnis and pastors of musical ahlilty , who fahnll ni"et and pi jctlee the Lutheran seivlee nnd rhuich muMo. A committee \vov appointed to arringe for the convocation. PREACHING BROTHERLY LOVE Meeting of the Congress of Liberal Religions at Nashville. _ _ _ GOOD ATTENDANCE AT THE ASSEMBLY Uev. lllrnniV. . I'honiiiH of Dellvi-rw flu * Opriilim : Seriuon VililroiscH of U'elc'onie mill It fill lei. NASHVILLE , Tcnn. , Oct. ID. There was a business meeting of tha congress of liberal rclUlon held this morning , President Thomas of Chicago presiding. The following commit * lees were unpointed : Enrollment Rev. George M. Falkner , Kansas , chairman ; Rev.V. . D. Simmons , Madison , WIs , and Miss Annlo 13. Fodd , In diana. Resolutions Rev. J. H , Crookcr , Now York , chairman. Nominations and Business Rev. W. D. Slmmoiids , Madison , Wl3. Tonight nt 8 o'clock In the .auditorium at the exposition grounds the liberal congress of religion bold Its opening meeting. Rev Hiram W Thomas , D. D. , of Chicago , deliv ered the opening sermon or nddrcss. Her man Justin delivered an address of welcome on behalf of Tennessee , Naehvlllo and the opposition , In which he spoke of civil religious liberty , political freedom nnd free dom of speech , which were guaranteed to all. Dr. Jonkln Lloyd Jones of Chicago was then Intioduccd and delivered a strong ami telling reply to the address of welcome He aroused the audience , and held its attention to the close of the exercises. Ills nddtess dealt chiefly with the objects and purposes of the congress , explaining at length what was sought to bo accomplished lu a spirit of biotberly love and Ciecdom iMMMrni'tii iussionv t iiii iinn > In ! ( Uti'iuliiiu'i- tlio MILWVUKI2E , Oct. 1'J The convention of the Episcopal Missionary council opened at St. Paul's church at 10 M today The hand some cdlllce was filled to overflowing. This Is one of the largest meetings over held by the council , the attendance bclry considered phenomenal , partly accounted foi by the in- teiest felt in the semi-centennial jubilee ot tno diocese of Milwaukee. It was nearly 11 o'clock w'icn ' the organ gave out the first stialns of the processional , a mission iry hymn en'.ltled "Fling Out the Banner , Let It Flojt , " written by Iltshop Doane First came the full surpllced choir of St Paul's , leading the processionals of the church with a volume of song. Following the choir came the long line of clergy In their vestments and these were followed by the blanops In their robes , in single file Holy communion was celebrated by Bishop Tuttle of .Missouri , the senior bishop among these ki attendance Bishop Morrison of Duluth delivered the sermon His text was from the first chaptci of Joshua , veites five and six , beginning "I will bo with thee , 1 will not fail tbce , or forsake thee , be strong and of good courage. " The u'ehop ' paid a tribute to Dr William S Langfoid the late general secretary of the boaid ot managers , speaking at length of what Dr Lmgford had accomplished and of the respect and love in which he was hold Bishop Morrison spoke of the vast missionary work of the Episcopal church and some of the results that bad already berm achieved The fleld was one that seemed almost 1111111105x9 The work of the church must be progressive The afternoon session was opened by all aJdiess of welcome to the delegates by- Bishop Nicholson Bishop Peterkln of West Virginia respondeJ Bls > hop Tuttle of Mis- ( joutl followed with an address on Bishop Kempcr the first mlssionaiy bishop in the United States B'shop ' Wblpple of Minnesota spoke of the fife of Rev James Lloyd Beck , the founder of the Nashotah Theological seminary. Bishop Dudley of Kentucky lead a paper cri tlio Limbcth confeience , recently held in London , and its example and Influence In the in isionary work of the church J3shop ! Tuttle of Missouri wns appointed chad man of the council during its meet ing here and Rev Jct'h Klmber ot New York and Rev. Henry Ansley of New York were appointed secietary and assistant secretary - rotary , respectively. liio musical feature of tbe council of the bishops , at St Paul's church today was the rendering of Sir John Go s' anthem In eight paits , "Lift Up Thine Eyes Roundabout , " etc OHOWTJI 01 * rJIIJHCII I.MII'lt VI.ISVI. Fill v 11 n list I'ri'itrlK'r Coiiniiiiits on VtfUttili' of Other Cliiiri-lipN. CHICAGO , Oct. 19 Rev. A. J. Canfiold , pastor of St. Paul's Unlversallst church of this city , cieated a mild sensation today In his welcoming address to the 200 delegates to the biennial national conference of tbe Unlversallst church Dr Canflcld said that the Unlversiall.sts' doctrine had become so widely accepted In this country that other denominations are taking up the liberal spirit , while at the same time they show no signs of relenting In their harsh feelings against their teachers "Tho Universality church Is not going to longei1 surfer Its Ideas of Christian liberality to be aj ( jropriatcd by other churches and at the Eamo time bo held up s a heretical in- Skillets nnd kettles-dish pins and pie tins gianlto ware and tin ware. thoy'io all heie in all sizes and all piices pilces that are uMlly lower than you've been In the habit of paying \Ve are in the hanlwaie business exclusively and eairy even thing ever sold In a hardware store ( lower pots coal hods lire shovels - pokeis lid lifters stove p p" and slove * stoves that are htovs .Jewell stoves cook stoes steel ranges and IMFU bnineia Yon may have seen stoves that were good lookers but you've never seen the heanty and dniabllity of these .rowels In any other stove Prices are no higher than some that can ilalm the name of Move only You can sen them In the window but belter in the store. A. C. RAYMER , RUILDRKS' HARDWARE IIERK. 1514FariiamSt. Wo wish to say to any lady In Omaha that wishes to bny.j'i nice watch for her husband for Christina * that wu ate hell- in } , ' a Ilk .solid Hold Watch In thu new ox t IM thin Myle with a seventeen Jew eled linely adjusted movement \\.ir- r.inted a pcrtect time Uei > i > er for . . " 0 Thlh Is a watch that has been hold within thu List t\\o year.s for ? l)0-Cnr ) ) hjiot ca.sh in Ice for It Ih only ? r > 0 Ho hiiro and M-O it hufoie you buy Wesill fuinlMi you 100 eiitfiavc-d cards and cop- jor ciif-arved plate for ifl.r.O Klewintly engraved wedding hlatloneiy for f10 for the llr.st lX-.r ( : $ 0 for each 100 tlieio- sifter Mall order.s gnaranteed hatlbfae- lory. C ; S. RAYMOND CO. , Jewelers , 15th and Douglas Sts. Tip Top Coats | ON'T put it off we mean one of our top coats. Come in now and put one on. We haven't had one of those cream colored Overcoats in our lunisc this fall until yesterday ( you know the kind that nil the fashionable fellows arc wearing ) because we have been ' 'looking around" to see where we could do the best. We found a firm who preferred immediate cash to a job lot of sizes. We bought 'em all. We'll sell them now at a small margin of profit. These coats are made of Covert Cloth , all wool , strap seams , Italian cloth lining , satin sleeve lining , at $6.00 a price which makes th'em seem unworthy until you are brought face to face with them. Remember this is a "job lot" sizes are limited , * * c * . * , * * "The National" Reliable , Trustworthy Clothing Merchants. Cor. 14th nnd Douglas St. A fo\v \ catalogues loft. ( A postal fotohcd ono. ) slltuUoii " Ho contlnui'tl "We are tlrod ot this husliifss.Vo lmvi > Insplieil llburnl Ism In the otlior churches , forci'il them to toich more lium.in docilities and v\o want credit fir our vvoilc or have the linger of scorn dioppoil. " The address was iccelved with manifest < > - pi oval. II VVi : A II Mil ) ' 11 Mi : 1Tl Illvl'V. Sec .No I'ri'scnt ItniKMly for ComlIIIon of UlNsloiiiirlcN. IN'IIIANAI'OLIS , Oct 19 The forenoon session of the National Christian chinch convention , dcptrtmcnt of foielgu mlsslcris , was devoted liij-uly fiom teports from the fields. These Included Afilca , TurKcy and European missions Rev. D. C. Devveeac spolto on "Missions In the Apostolic "Church , " ( Three addresses were also de livered 'Triumphs of the Cross , " by Rev J It 1'lnkerton ; "Tho College as a Promoter meter of Missions , " RevV. . P Ayle&vvortli The- committee on Turkey reported that the past year had been ono of great trial and allllctlon to missionaries and churches to which they minister Persecution has changed tactics , the icport says , but has not ceased The report sajs : "We are deeply humiliated to be compelled to lecord that thcro seems to be , under the present order of things , no effective remedy for the awful crimes against humanity now being pei- potratcd by the unspeakable Turk. Wo ex press the hope that the time may > et come when the "concert of powers" will cease to j wliiU at these enormous cruelties and that they will take the step which justice Enid humanity demand. In order tint Tuikoj may cease from Its diabolical practices " The committee also recommend tlut n man and a woman mlsslonaiy be sent to Con stantlnople The African report showed that there are now In Africa forty-llvo missionary organl/n- tloi'h , with 1,200 mlsfilonnilcs and ! ) ,100 ! na tive helpers ; also 1 BOO churches , with a membership of 120,000 and a community of 1,000,000 friendly to the work. 1,100 schools ami rollegth , with 60,000 pupl's. The Huiopo committee noted the baptism I of 200 persons In the churches of England , ' and that these churches contributed 20 per j cent more to the missions than during the | ! pievlouq jear 'Ihe American and foreign Mlsslonaij so I cieties of the Christian church met In Joint [ session In Tomlinson hull tonight. An I auditnee of about 3,000 people was present I'he twenty-third annual convention of the forclgiTi society expired at noon today and the fortj-nluth annual convention of the Amoiican society began this aftcmoon The American society will bo In session until Friday noon. Tonight John Henry Harrows of Chicago and Benjamin n Tyler ot Now York addiessed the large audience , the fcrinerspeaking on "The Christian Conflict and ConqiH'st In Asia. " and the latter on "Our Present Opportunity " Cven a church convention like this great religious gathering Is likely to have Its ruined times , as was Instanced by a diversion tonight that nearly caused a mutiny In thu chorus of . " 00 voices , especlalli trained for ' the convention under the care of Prof. Heleher of this city Tlio i horns has ro- hrarsed for three weeks and waa to make a gi.ind appeal ante tonight lu n ntnv version ot \Vo Need the Light , " the words ot which vvnio composed bj .Mrs J M. Duiigan of till * eltv and HIP music bj hoi husband. The pong was to have been ghcn after the closlnjj n Idress When tin1 time came , however , Picsidcnt M M Davis decided that It was ' time to adjourn , and turning a deaf car to. 5 the appeals of the director anil the chagrined > inrmbeis of the rlinru * * ho adjoin ncd the ses sion Muny of the chorus di'dared flatly that the convention would get no more of their music , but It Is iimkrstool that the chorus will slug again tomonovv night. roil Tin : oust : OK .MISSIONS. Viiiiunl Sc-iMlitii of Iln * V HUM- I oil ii Mln HlolUirNNOOllltloll. . MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 19. The American Missionary association begin Its annual ses sion at Plymouth Congregational church In this city this aftnnoon , with i largo attend ance. Addresses of welcome vveio delivered by Rov. Ocorge II. Menlll In behalf of the city and C 'M ( 'usliman In behalf of Ply mouth chuich The response was made by Mei rill K Gates of Amburst. The report ot the executive committee , reid by Rev. Elijah Herr , D. H , of Drooklliir- Mass , showed a much moio encouraging condition of .iff a Irs than was shown at Iloston last vear. Thtro aio seventy-seven schools , with II. ! Instruct ors and 12318 pupils In the southern educa- tlonal work among the negroes , and the Im proved material condition of the colored pco- plo who have b ° en In tlio schools Is a striking testimony to their utilitarian elnruetcr. In the south the number of entireties la 2.J1 , with 13.1 ministers 11 , ,117 members and 16,1)15 ) scholais I'lghteen new churches have been organized , 12 of them colored , 4 unions the poor white's nnd 2 among the Indians. The number of mountain churches is 5I > , with 1,019 members Among the Indiana there arc 17 churches , 971 members , 1,115 Sunday school scholars , 2.1 schools , with H92 scholars , 2i > mlssionaiy out-stations , SO mln- slonarles and teachers , of whom . ' 17 are In- dims. Santee Normal school in Nebraska trains most of the latter The work among the Indians has been very encouraging ; BO lias that among the Alaskan Csqulmaux The association lias 20 schools among the Chinese In America , with 32 teaclieis and 1,084 pupils. The Chinese have given $ lfi,000 to missions In China ami are carrying on a great work. Receipts during the year were $128,140 , ot which $181 250 was donated. There Is a bal ance of $11,027 on hand and the debt has been reduced to l 945 sli llrlllsli TIOOIIN. SIMLA , Oct 19 Two squadrons of the Ninth Bengal Landers fell Into an ambuscade - cade > estenlay In the lilllg between Iar ! and Mamannl. A native olllccr and fourteen Sowars were killed , seven Sowars worn wounded and tvventy-sovon horbes vvoro killed. . ' All wo lisle Is that you taketha time to conic to our slorc and look at the jiit-at line of pianos we arc showing thu pianos sell thcinsi'lvc.s don't ni'cil any Halcsnian although we have a wove of polite salespeople that will take pleas- uio In showing yon mound and answer ing all questionsWe've over a dozen ( llllViPiit inaKe.s of pianos on the lloor now In all the latest styles case-1 niado In all tliu popular wood.s Hnlshed In the natural grain and color Yon can't help hut Ilnd the Instrument Hint you want while we'll nnike the prleo so leaKon- ahlo that you'll Ilnd it no easy to own It Sonic new pianos lor run I at ? . " > u month. l A. HOSPE. Music and Art. i513Do ti l as Wanted Kvoryhody to know that thn Daily liee Is still doing nnsiness at the same place In Ihe Hee Hull-Hug not only doing business hut going right on Improving every day The Itee lias al ways been the nevvHpuper of d entire went hut look at It mm Uvi iy mom- ing twelve pages are pilnted have to do It to maKe loom lor the news the leaders want nnd are entitled to have Sunday we gHo yaii twenty or inoie pages No other paper In the west bt > - gins to fmulsh so much Interesting readIng - IngWo've not raised the pi Ice ono hit just the haniu eight dollars a year for seven days In the week Wondn't it ho a good tlmo now to start jour subscrip tion ? You konw you can't get It all un less yon read The Hee. . The Omaha Daily Bee Circulation Department 17th and Farnam. Dec Building