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- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TilE OMAhA DAILY BEiTUESDAY , , MAY 3 1 , 1898.
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\VORI \ ( OF TIlE YOUNG PEOPLE
'United Pre8bytcthns Find the Several
. , . Societ1e Prospering.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS TIlE REPORT
Coititu IttPq' ! ltr'nhuiflttfttInt
Uitnts IIIiotti 1iii1urti'nt'ti
' I-Cu ncn-
tIotnL ntiil fliptiiq' I INJilun
Up for t)1ne.
When the morning es3on ! of the UnRe4
I'rcbyterIan generaL nsernb1y began there
was not o full an attendance as was gi-
erally the ctsc last week , but It was CX
' pocte(1 thnt when the assembly came to-
gather for the nfternoon meeting there
F uould be a full attendance. Clerk ltei Fald
be 'wouh ) then Iko to call the it'll VerY
carefully so as to atoId mistakes respccttng
flbOtee.
The credentials of Prof. F. Y. Pressly D.
1. . of Erakine college. South Carolina , as a
delegate from the Associate Reformed Synod
, ere read , also I'rot. I'rcss1y' letter ac
- - - ) CoRnpanylng them , regretting his tnnblllty to
be present and asking the appointment of
deregates to the meeting of the synod at
Chester , S. 0. , ? ovember 10 , to represent
the These matters Were referred
to the cotnmltteo on correspontencc.
On motion of Rev. J. C. IIstler of flucna
Vista , la. , the moderator was instructed to
appoint a special committee to recommend
a plan of closer presbytcrtnt supervsiun of
pastoral vacancies , the report of the coin-
mitten on pastoral settlement having been
thbled. Moderutor Fcrgitson subsequently
5 , appoInted Revs. 3. C. KIstIer D. Nicoll and
' Thomas I'nrk.
Evangelist 1 ! . II. flell of Monmouth , Ill. ,
moved the appointment of Lrs. A. 0.VaI -
lace , John McaugIier , D. A. McClennhan.
w. I. Vishart and ft. M. Itussell a committee -
tee to see after the publication and report
on narrativu nail state of religion. This
t was done.
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YOII PeopIe. Societies.
The report of the general committee on
young peoples Work was read by Pr. D.
' p. McGill. general secretary of this branch ,
and it showed that this year a report had
; been received from every presbytery and
there was recorded a general increase In
every Item embraced In the statistical i-c-
flume. Last year the number of Christian
union societies was 4SS ; this year
it Is Tj29. So with the Christian -
tian Endeavor societies. Last year
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their number was 1G : this year it is 163.
The total number of societies last year was
621 : this year it is 62. The total mem-
berslilp in young people's societies had increased -
creased from 27,803 to 29.618 ; LikewIse the
contributions had increased from $33,206 to
34.872 , and the amount contributed to the
boards from $7,371 to 8,156.
Tue report included a plan of amliatlon
for the Christian unions of both the United
Presbyterian and Associate Iteforni churches ,
nlrrp(1 unon at the Indiananoils ilistittite
of last year. and which has since been for-
Inally approved hy the synod of the southern
denomination. The uniting of the Christian
unions of the two denominations would
make them subject to the jurisdiction of the
United I'reshyterian general assembly. Attention -
tention was also called to the coming annual
young people's convention in August , at
Saratoga Springs N. Y.
The assembly approved the negotiations
'ooking toward the young people's affiliation
by unanimously adopting the report as a
whole.
r - - Corresponding Secretary W. T. Campbell
of the Board of Education submitted the
report of the hoard's subcommittee on "some
comprehensive educational policy. "
Alit for Stnienti.
The recommendations of the report were :
Pecuniary aid to theological students of
the third year not to exceed $50 ; $125 to
students of the first and second years ; no
student to receive aid who received corns -
, s ponsation for preachIng on the abbath
r literary students of the senior year to receive -
ceive $100 ; all students receiving aid to be
under the care of th' presbytery receiving
its formal endorsement ; students to attend
a United l'resbyterian institution ; the
amount liaid to be fixed by the students'
tinio of actual attendance ; thorough collegiate -
ate education to be required of candidates ;
preshyteries to certify to tue needs and
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- fitness of students , and to make no applica-
tioii for students who are undergraduates
aud do not intend to complete a full thea-
logical course.
The second part of the report recommended -
mended putting all the denominational
soiiuinaries and coliege under the direction
and control of the general assembly , and
that the board of education choose an edu-
catlonat committee with a salaried secro-
_ I Various objections were raised when the
recoininendatioas were beiiig taken up
seriatim ,
7i lr. V. ' . II. McFarland of Muskingum , 0. ,
naked if the tobacco recommendation would
bar young men for whom iibysicians had
lirescribell tobacco. The question caused
sonic amusement. Dr. Canipbell explained
that In such cases the students would not be
barred.
One of the strong objections was that the
scheme seemed to involve taking away
froni the supervision of the prebyteries all
local educational work iiil plcing the whole
system of denominational education directly
subject to the general assembly , but the
chief cause of opposition was found by Elder
J , 1' . Tracey of Chicago in the fact that the
scheme Provided for practically a new board
'with a salaried secretary. The assembly ,
Ofl P. iiiotlon by Dr. ltobort Stewart , 115(1
stricken out the provision for aiding the
literary students of the senior year. Therefore -
: fore 11ev. J. II. Littell of WheelIng , W. Va. ,
( _ - saId ho was opposed to the whole plan because -
cause , hiIio It "took the bread out. of the
mouths of young lilen struggling for the
ministry. IL was now proposed to create a
510W salaried secretaryship. " Elder Tracoy's
opinion was that most of ( ho
secretaries of ( ho various boards should
work without compensation. like the
women's board.
President F' . M. Spencer of the Cooper
t MemorIal Institute , however , came to the
1)1511's support. Too little interest , ho
thought. is taken in the important subject
of church education. "If there were more
Interest. " lie argued , "instead of the iiiea-
'ger approprIation of $20,000 made last year ,
for seven institutions , there would be a
niuch larger one made , unit greater progress -
ress wouid be made in ( lila line of work. "
lr , Reid umved to strike out all the see-
end hart of the report covering ( lie Plan
- for a superviaorlal educational committee ,
his object being to segregate the report
and facilitate action on the balance of it ,
- but the hour for the order of the day had
4 arrived and action on Dr. Reid's motion
' . had to be deferred to some other time.
_ % fnirs Of hluiiiu iIiisiiiii.
Tue order of the day was consideratIon
of ( ho report of ( tie coiauiltteo La which the
report of the Ihoarti of hionie Missions had
. been referred. This involved a biauciah
hrobleuu. Thu total receipts from all
sources for the year had been $67,172.IP , as
' - compared with 177,227.18 for the year pre.
vious-a falling off of $10,000 , Still , with
t the exception of last year. the laconic bait
been larger thiaii that for any previous
r year. The sirinkagu of laconic wee Quote
to a falling off in legacies and individual
contributions. 'Fhie debt had been increased
during the year from $ tO,4OO91 to $2O,325.6.
The general coliiiuitteu on home enlecious
hind rcconunended appropriations for the . 'n-
' . buiug year uotlug up a totaL of 1D,480-
he by 2fi71 than the grants of a year
ago.
ago.The
The special committee accordingly recoin-
mended ( ho adoption of the report of the
general committee , and. also , that efforts
ho Increased to Improve the financial status
of the board. On this , Dr. Owens , ( ho con-c-
spending secretary of the board , explained
why ( he financial showing was less antis-
factory. Last yc.ir the income had exceedeil
the expenses and the debt had been decreased -
creased by $2fiOO. This year. though , lega-
des were $1,101 Instead of IS,47 , for last
year , nail direct contributions $3,783 instead
of $7,21 , floth these sources of Income , he
said , were variable and unrehlabte.
During Dr. Owens' addresai which was
quite long and covered the whole range of
( lie work of his boaril , he made an eloquent
appeal on behalf of the home mission work.
lie deplored , also , that ( lie recominenda-
tion on settlement of jastornl vacancies hail
been tabled , leaving still without remedy
the dimculties In the way of bringing -
ing arotlatilo pastors and vacant eon-
gregattons together. Then lie took
occasion to discuss the wdr with Spain to
show the increased interest being taken
by the human race In humanItarian ques-
( ions. Spain he called the "butcher of the
Inquisition , of the Netherlands. of Peru ,
Mexico and the Antilles. " lint what , was
Cuba , lie naked , compared with ( ho vast fIeld
for Christian effort in this broad country.
While en the subject of the war , however ,
he said if it W3 not. the grandest , it at
any rate , the most remarkable in all history
bccauso It was for humanity's sake.
The exigencies and needs of the board
% vern Very exacting and the volume of vork
so great and yet without adequate help ,
citusing Dr. Owens to reiterate : "We hear
the wail of a $20,000 debt and a cry for ro-
irenchiment ringing in our ears , " during his
plea for morn favorable consideration.
It was too close to the hour for the noon
recess for action on the report to be taken.
Hlile Itontlue % 'irk.
ha the course of the morning routine the
report. of the committee on Freedmen's missions -
sions was adopted. It simply recommended
the approval of the board's report ; praised
the board for its work , and expressed
gratitude to Providence.
The following telegram , before adjournment -
mont , from . the I'resbyteran assembly at
Wlnona Lake , Intl. , was reinl :
\VINONA LAKE. Ind. , May 30.-The
United Presbyterian General Assembly ,
Omaha : The general assembly of the I'rcs-
byterian church in the United States sends
cordial greetings. Itead Psalm CXXXIII.
WALLACE ItADCLIFFS.
Moderator.
WILLIAM II. I1OIIEI1TS.
Stated Clerk.
After a sharp contest , which had a number
of amusing features , the general assembly
decided to leave the tobacco question to the
Iresbyteries for a vote upon it. The report
of the committee on the Chicago memorial
against the use of the weed was the special
order for the first part of the afternoon , and
It worked up the assembly to a high pitch
of coiitrovoralai interest. Friends of tobacco-
users alluded to Charles Spurgeon and Ralph
Erkine as examples of good men who loved
to smoke.
The commtttees report was opposed to the
Chicago memorial and advised not graiitiog
It-
t-aaoia Agnhiist C lii 3ieiiiprliaI.
Its reasons for not favoring the anti-
tobacco memorial were : It would put a
stigma upon tobacco-users , implying that
they wore sinners above all the rest ; it
would in effect be class legislation , requiring
of one class what it did not of another ;
finally , it would be unfair to the workers
under the home board , inasmuch as it would
iiflii3 that they are "pensioners , " according
to thin language of the document , "using
charity funds , not workers earning their
salaries and hawing the same rights as
others. "
It also called attention to the actIon
of the assembly of ISSS , and would advise ,
as was ( lien done , all ministers , eldera ,
ilcentIates lifll students addicted to tobacco
to discontinue it
A substitute , requiring total abstinence on
tim part of ministers and students receiving
pecuniary assistance from the Home Mis-
alone board , and also on the part of its
oinpioyes , was offercl by Dr. Samuel Col
hins of Allegheny City , Pa , , and a vote an
( ho entertainment of it demoiistrated that
it had by far the larger number of dde-
gatce on its side. The vote was 104 to CC ,
and the decision was received with loud op.
plause.
SubMtitiile Not Fair.
The chairman of the committee , Dr.V. .
I. Wishart of the Allegheny prcsbytery ,
fought the substitute with all his might.
lie said in substance :
I have always been a strong opponent to
( lie mm of tobacco. This question has been
called one of taFte. I do not know anythIng
of the taste of tobacco. for I never tnted
it. I only knov its smell , which sonic amok-
era seeni iiispoed to share with all other
icrEcns indiscriminately on street cars. LInt
ii seemed to our eomrnittqe thaI. the action
naked for by the Chicago memorinhists was
IO lair OflU Inc SU5LitULO is no mucn
'a ! Cr. It. is also class legislatIon. It pro-
hoses to take advantage of the ministeis
upon whose salaries the board has a hold.
I would have liked a submission of the ques-
( ion sent down in overture sonic years ago ,
refusIng to license into the ministry users
of tobacco.
But this is an ohijectionablc use of the
bread and butter argument. I have nevEr
considered it honorable or manly whenever
a congregatIon , to got rid of au tintiesirabli'
pastor , withholds his salary , the congrega-
tioti hot being hicuest enough and manly
enough to conic out and tell him he was
objectionable. I think there is a bettor way
or gettilig at this mutter , Employcs of the
church rain what they get antI arc fully entitled -
titled to it. It seenis to me that no such
requircrncnt as this should ic Inado until tim
church makes abstinence from tobacco a
ccndltlon of its communion ,
Another antagonist of the substitute and
supporter of the commIttee's report was
L'lder Robert Crawford of New York. lie
contended that to make abstinence from to.
bacco a torni of communIon woul.l logically
follow it the Collins substItute slioulti go
through. his 'observations were frequently
entertaining and vero delivered in a quaint
Scotch style , lIe had versoiahly , known an
elder 84 years old who at ( lint advanced
ago he discovered to bo a smoker upon paying -
ing his home a visit , Besides , ther.i was
( lie great Charles II. Spurgeon of England-
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"who , " asked Mr. Crawford , "would have ( he
cheek to go Into ( ho sanctum of thIs eminent i
missionary to tell hiini he should not smoke ?
None of you would , "
1k'liiiiiN tO (110 hiiiiivl.Iinl.
lie also remInded the assembly that Dr.
Wiiilanl Anderson , of the United l'res-
byterian church , of Glasgow , Scot-
hand , snuffed , After all , thought
( ho speaker , it was a matter of un-
vato judgment niid titste-"amell , " a brother
Interrupted by way of amendIng ( lie epeak-
er's connection with Anderson's aiiufl-
lag-and lie apprehended ( list if ( be assem-
lily continued on its course it would be die-
titling as to vhat ( lie members of the chilichi
should eat , driiik and wear.
"It is an outrage on indivIdual liberty and
personal nights , " exclaImed Mr. Crawford ; It
also belitties other minIsters. Sometimes
( he use of tobacco Is a blesslog. I will
tell you onotber ho used tobacco-italph
Erakine. I would have been ashamed to
have tried (0 'dictate' to him , though I
might have 'adviBed' hini. "
At this point Mr. Crawford astonished the
assembly niitl brought. smiles to the faces
of a large number of women present , cii of
whom manifested inteuso interest in the
struggle by reciting a poem on tobacco
written by Erakine , who was one of the
famous Scotch founders of ( he PresbyterIan
faniiiy of churches. It was an interesting
sermon In poetry , with an allegorical use
of ( he PIPe and tobacco as its iiiystlc syrn-
bela , and is us follows
'l'hls Iiidlan veed. now witiieretl white ,
Though green si noon , cut down at nigb
Shows thy docay-ahl flesh Is hay'
Thus think and smoke tobacco ,
The pipe so lily.llke ztml weak
lees thus thy mortal state liespeak :
Thou art o'en such-gone with a touchi
Thus think and smoke tobacco ,
Anil when the PI'e ; DOWiI foul within
'rhink on the soul ( lefiiei With sin
rot then the fire it doth require-
Thus think and smoke tobacco.
Was thIs small plant for thee cut down ?
So was the. plant or great renown
W'hlch mercy sends for nobler ends-
Thus think and smoke tobacco ,
Ioe5 juice medIcinal proceed
I'rom such a naughty , foncien weed ?
Then what's the power of Jesus' power-
'i-hits thInk and smoke tobacco.
The smoke hike burnIng Incense towers-
So should a loving heart of yours
With ardent cries surmount the skIes.
Thus think and anoko tobacco.
] ) ehntp ( Jrnsvs SnlIorn ,
It requIred a few minutes for the dole'
gates to recover their breath after Mr.
Crawford hail substileil.
A very long satirical speech was then
made by 11ev , J. K. Duff of New York in
defense of the substitue. ( lie admitted that.
lie was a tobacco-user himself-had been
advised by hIs physicIan ( Use it for obesity -
ity , but with doubtful results ; however lie
would now be able to return home to hIs
wife and inform her that there was an
antl'tobacco question before the assembly.
It was soon evident that the question had
stirred up a stubborn debate. flew. W. Ii.
hiowie of Seattle , Wash , , took exception to
the argument. made on behaif of personal
lIberty and individual rights. l'ersonal
preferences , he said , hind to ho suhordlit-
ated to the general good. The very ss.
tern of government involved this principle.
On ( ho other hand , Dr. T. B. Turnbull ef
thu Argyic , N , i' . , presbytery -
tory , was of the opinion that
so stringent a rule would be harsh
and certainly Unfair to meiiibers of ionir
standing and advanced ego whowero
of tobacco. Among the most useful iiiis-
sionarles of the church there had been
some who had used tobacco ,
An effort to dispose of the whole matter
for the present sitting of the assembly by
having It tabled was made by Rev. Pressly
Thompson , one of the members of the corn-
niittce which hail reported adversely to the
Chicago memorial. F'rom his way of look-
lug at it the assembly hail more important
business dernaniliiig its attention.
"This assembly has met. here to consider
the great work of saving souls , " was his
comment to the discounting of the tobacco
subject.
One delegate seemed anxIous to have all
the members of ( lie asiembly placed on record -
ord in the vote on the tabling motion by
calling for the ayes and noes , but upon it
being explained that this would not 'be
necessary lie withdrew his request. At firat
It was impossible for the moderator to do-
chIc how the assembly stood , so Dr. Ferguson -
son put the dIvision , Then it was found
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that ( lie motion to table was lost by a vote
I of S4 to 103.
Cii ieiii , Mini lefeiiii ileiiiriiil.
Consequently the debate started up again.
Elder 3 , P. Tracy , one of the Chicago iiie-
monialists and a strong anti-tobacco en-
thuslast , was somewhat personal and sa-
tinical , lie was "surprised , " lie said , "to
sco the position taken by the chairman of
the committee" ( Dr. Wishart ) , considering
that gentleman's posItion as a Christian
gentleman and worker , in view of the teachings -
ings of the public schools on the use and
effect of tobacco antI the fact that children
attending the Sunday school must be disgusted -
gusted "at the sight of United Presbyterian
nilnisters spewing tobacco saliva. "
"Why , our city council of Chicago , " he
asserted , "Is even alone advanced in this
respect than the United Presbyterfltn
church. "
In a very dignifIed manner Dr. Wishart
said he would not let any element of pei-
sonaiity enter into hits ( liScUSsloU , but ho
could not overlook the tact that while the
discussion was going on the other day over
tIle question of the exposition being open
on Sundays there % vere Inca who , thought
loud In their denunciation of the World's
Fair in Chicago for being open on Sundays ,
were frequent visitors themselves to Jack-
bou pan : . As for himself , lie hind always
been consistent in his conduct , both as regards -
gards the Sabbath and tobacco. He would
go a step further , with respect to the sub.
stitute and add to it tIle words : "and nil
pastors , theological professors and other
workers in the United Presbyterian church. "
The substitute would then read :
Resolved , That hereafter total abstinence
from the use of tobacco shall be required of
all ministers and ntudents receiving whoie
or partial support from the mission funds
and nil ornphoyes or the general assembly
fill the boards ot the church and nil pastors ,
theological students and other ordained
sorkers in the United Presbyterian church.
This , he thought , would have the effect of
making ( lie rule at least fair to all.
Oruiosltion to the anti-tobacco rule then
ennui from Dr. W. T. Meloy of Chicago.
lie wondered why ( lie elders were left out
of tile requirement A delegate Interrupted
him with ( lie infoiination that they "were
not paid out of the borne mission funds"
"Yes , " replied Dr. Meloy , with much
feeling , " ( hint is ( lie bread and butter or-
riiment-a kind of argument that I detest
from the bottom of my heart. " Dr. Mehoy
said lie ihid not use tobacco except to Put
under carpets to kill moths. "
" 1 (11th USC tobacco , " be explained , "until
I went to Chicago and breathed the moral
atmosphere at that city , and ( lien I gave
it UI ) , "
$ eHt to it Coiiiiiilttee ,
But iiliniateiy the question Was disposed
of by IrV. . J , l3uchiannii of Columbus , 0. ,
moving a reference of it to a committee
with instructions to prepare an overture to
be voted upon by the presbytcnies , This
received a vote of 133 to & 2.
Still it dId not quite suit Mr. Tracoy of
Chicago. lie feared the question sent down
In overture would diRer from that con-
tnhiicd in the Collins substitute , Notwitli.
standing , the assembly was evidently ro
hioved to be rid of ( he subject .ind was
willing to let. it rest where It itood ,
Just. hieforo the evening recess Moderator
Ferguson chose as ( lie coninilitco on the
tobact'o overture Dr. Buchanan , President
Jesse . 'ohnston of Muskingum college and
Rev , 11 , C. Sweaningc'n of the Allegheny
presbytery ,
The reinaimider of the afternoon was devoted -
voted to nilesion matters , Dr.V , W , l3arr
of l'hiliadehphla , corresponding secretary of
( lie foreign mIssIon boartl , appealed for ode-
quato pecuniary provision for ( lie mission
work , To cut down ( ito amount for Egypt
to $14,000 and that ( or India to l1,000 would
strike tlo niissionanles there with conateraa.
( ion , said he ; would cause a deprivation of
much native help , and would make the hea.
( lien rejoice. lie recahiel a heathen celobra.
( ion in the past due to this course.
$ ome strikIng comnpitrisolis characterized
Dr. Uarr's appeal , For Instance , twice
as niuch was spent in this Country for
feathers for hats and bonnets as the amount
of money devoted to miiiasions ; eleven times
as much for millInery , nod sIx ( lairs as much
( or jewelry , It had been computed that
4o00,000 were shient annually for Thanksgiving -
giving turkeys by the American people ,
Nevertheless , the assembly adopted the
committee's report advising retreochllnE'llt
In this field until able to do better ,
Dr. Andrew Watson , who thirty-seven
years ago at Monniouth , ill. , hail been or-
( lamed a missionary to Egypt , made an nil-
dress describiug the character of his field ,
nod then ( hero was a pretty cereinoiiy of
Introducing ( he foreign missionaries pres-
cnt while two verses of I'saimn LXXII were
sung , Among these missionaries were Dr.
and Mrs. Watson ; Ir. 5 , Martin of India ,
TIers. 'iS' , Id. Nicoll and H. 14 , Giffen of
EgYpt also , and 1e. J. II , Marlin , nephew
of Dr. Martin in addition Dr. anti Mrs.
Thomas McC'ague c tb's city were called
to ( he platform. D'r'lcCngue ' was the first
UnIted Presbyterlkn xn1ssionary to be sent
to the Egyptian flld. '
Thu llama misslcHsropont came up next
and was adopted. InI final reecommenda-
tion was a limitatipo pt salaries of pastors ,
supported wholly c\r \ Lu part by this source ,
to 11,200. The board felt ( he necessity of
borrowing In addIlo to its debt of 'i0-
000 , but the trust&'tt the assembly said
the charter would' not permit it.
It was a strictly missionary meeting in
the evening , when thphour for it arrived ,
devoted to address , by Rev. lr , Samuel
Martin of Slalkot , tndia , and 11ev , 0. E.
I hiawes of i'ortland , 'th-c. , on foreign anl
: home missionary work , respectively. Dr.
J. W , Witherspoon of the Allegheny presby-
( cry picaided at the services. iany women
were In the large audience ,
hiefirc the speakers took the platform Dr.
Reid's motion to strike out the second part
of the report of the committee on compro-
henalvo vian of education-that providing
for a new conimlttee with a salanleil secre-
tory-was put and carried as "unfinished
business. "
A report from the onimitteo on bills and
overtures was also read , sending down on
overture a question obligatIng ntw members
of the church to pledge themselves to heed
conscience antI the scriptural injunction in
( lie matter of money offerings. This , was
done in response to the vctition of the ChIcago -
cage tlthespayers' convention ,
On the memorial of the Ilock Island pres.
byter3' for a psalter bete ( adopted to evan-
gehlcal work the same coiiiniittee gave the
Information that ( lie hoard of Publication
had already arranged for such with the
Evangelical association , The Alleghany
presbytery hind memorialized for a revision
of the present regnhar church psalter , This
the committee favored.
It was also agreeable to the Des Moines
rnernoriah hsking that hereafter aid to vounc
men preparing for the mInistry be in the
shape of five-year loans without interest
until after maturity , then to bear 6 per
cent.
cent.A
A portIon of the same committee's report ,
in response to a number of memorials , provided -
vided for the proper constitution of the Xis-
kiminetas presbytery , along the Ahlegheuy
river north of Pittsburg , Pa. This particular
part was adopted , but ( here was not time
to take action on the rest.
Ciiiishcleriii i'orelii 3ilssioiis ,
In Dr. Martin's treatment of it the subject
of foreign mission work proved peculiarly
interesting , and while he had had experience
of the difficulty of the work , yet ho felt vcry
confident of the future.'hien introducing
him Dr. Witherspoon recalled Dr. Martin's
ordination as a missionary to India hy the
general assembly whIch niet in Allegheny ,
Pa. . In 1866 , and which Dr. Wititerspoon at-
tendcd as a boy delegate.
Considering the Immensity of that portion
of the world not yet subject to Christian in-
Iluence the speaker would have felt some
discouragement it the church had really
reached its financial himitit were it not for his
confidence In G0J'a 'Inhrpose , The simple
preaching of the cross-Christ and hUm
crucIfied-said Dr. Martin , Is the real means
hr which the osne1 Ildbt is beinc snreail in
the domain of Ma1o'niedaniani , lirahirninlsni
and Buddhism , The 1Indu scheme of social
00(1 religious phuloophy , with its fixed caste
s'steuI imposing uboti 'Ignorance on insurmountable -
mountable barrier , agaInst Intelligence , he
said had been called the "masterpiece of
Satan , "
As to the hindu ioissons [ they were bound
to develop. The ndti'es helped largely with
( heir contributions of Zood and other substantial -
stantial support. Afterthe church hind bocii
planted and became self-supporting the
bearers of the tidings of salvation woul'l he
free to go to some other field , but until then
the work was not pompheted. In conclusion
Dr. Martin pointed out the possibilities for
enlargeiiiont of the .misslon field which the
prcsent var aught bring.
! ! omne 'lissiolis nil d Fl
With Mr. Hawes the financial question
seemed dominant on the subject of home
nilssidnsVithout denying the importance
of ( lie foreign fIeld he thought that frequently -
quontly the equally tnportant duty of home
miasious was sidetracked. Referring to what
had occurred during the afternoon when ( lie
foreign missionaries had been Introduced to
the assembly , ho had wondered why it was
that Dr. Gibson , the pioneer of United Pres-
hyterianism in San Francisco , could not
hove been present and treated in the same
way. Still lie did not desire to be understood
na setting one branch against the other in
antagonism.
But he could not repress a hope that lie
might have had present with him a man
with a dark skin so that he could be able to
say : "Result of home missions , " The speaker
waxed satinIcid. Ho said :
"If I could only have an IndIan , a China-
man here-anything but an American citi-
zen-and say 'This Is what home missions
are doinir. ' your hearts would be touched.
) ; eyeswould melt , amid your hands wouhl
go down into your pockets to help. " ( Laugher -
( or and applauce ) .
The speaker complained of the indlffer-
enco vIth which tIme deiiomninatloti ap1ar-
ently regarded Its debt of $ C,00O , of whIch
so,00o was saddled upon the home board. A
great many candid things were among his
sayinga' but lie hiced if nnythin , tittered by
him gave offense , nis hearers would rernemn-
ber that lie stood alone-his United Presby-
( onanism vmm the result of a father 'hio
was a Presbyterian and a mother who as
a Methodist. lie prpduced some figures to
demonstrate that tIme foreign hoard had frequently -
quently been favored at the expense of the
borne board ,
Asseiiilii ) ' Xiten ,
lii tile matter of thio lteid estate law suit
the committee reported that nothing had
ieen done sioce the last assembly.
Iii ( ho hope of financial relief the asscm-
bly lies set aIiart ( lie third Thursday in
eptcrnbor as a day of fasting and prayer.
Dr. It , A. Jainiesoa of the Conemnaugh
priabytery announced a meeting for Tues.
day cveniog of the alumni \Vestinincter
college' ,
From Roy , J. P. ankcy , of Rochester , N.
'V. , came a report spying ( lie plan proposed
of federating all ( lie Presbyterian churches
seemed to have fahicq through.
The customary rejiahst from the Wornana
Christian Tempcramic'diiiilon ' for the setting
apart of one day inthe week for prayer for
temperance progress.was referred to the re-
forni committee , i
An InvitMIoli to , visit the establIshment
of The Bee at. 10 p ui , came through it. Ii.
'aliaco and was receLved , and willingly accepted -
cepted , The delegnk were all agreeable
to au opportunity if foimmg through one of
the finest and inot Jomplete aewapaper
plants iii ( lie ri st , ( I I
Tim alumni and forMer students of Mus-
klnguni college with a few invited guests
vihi dine together atthe Young Men's Chris'
( ian Association hqfliipg this evening , All
alumni and former 1t4.lfhcnts are requerted to
relent to 11ev , W. , , t , , Waddle , LI , I ) . , or to
P.w . , 'IV , K , Viiltoiihy LI.dny noon ,
The local aluinn 'dt ' Monmouthi college
and the graduates of ( hat choo ) whmo are
attending the general assembly of ( ho
United Presbyterian church , iliicb Is now in
session in the city , held a very enjoyable
reunion and dinner at ( lie Young Men'e
Christian association hails last night. The
dining roommi was tastly decorated with flags
and flowers auth an elaborate five course dinner -
nor was served. 11ev , W. T. Campbell , I ) .
I ) . , of Monrcouth , Ill. , secreary of ( he hoard
of oduvation of the United i'resbytcniaa
church , acted as toastmaster and opened the
post prandlah speaking by makIng a toast to
1tev. Dr. S. It , Lyons. the vresldent-ehect
of Momimouth college , Dr. Lyons made a
response to Dr. Campbell and was followed
by Robert Rutledge of St. Louis , whio
toasted "The Senate , " ( ho governing body of
the college. Prof. John N. Swan of Moo-
mouth responded to ( be toast "The FacUlty -
Ulty , " 11ev , Thomas Park of Walton , N. 'V. ,
spoke en "The Alumni , " Miss Mary McCuI-
loch of Omaha on "The Alumnae" and Dr
S IC. Spaulding of Omaha toasted "The
Brevet Alumni , "
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lyl ) to ( lie present time over 12.t'vOOed
brick have been isseil in the construction
of the , Aruicnir plant hero and It Is est'-
mated that fully ,0O0,0d0 more will be
needed to complete ( lie structures now
building and ( hose planned. Men arc work-
log iiIght and ( lay In the power buildIii
setting the machinery and it is thought
now that it will be July 1 before ( lie 1ant
will be ready for business.
Tue big viaduct connecting the bct nod
hog killing houses with the stock yards is
about completed , There 1108 been some delay -
: lay in secunImig the fifteen-ton scales whIch
viii occupy a SPflCC in this bIg bridge but
workmen are now engaged In putting ( lila
pIece of maclitner3' together. Galleries ai'e
being built along the south wall of ( lie hog
houses anil the miorthi wall of the beef and
smoke houaes. These tiuil'iings will be
connected by overhead bridges.
\Vork on the walls of the smoke house
and fertilizer building was resuineil ) cster.
day after a short delay , The fertilizer
building is being erected to the west of
the hog house , while the smoke house ii
located on Q street east of ( ho power build-
lug , The walls of both of thute buildings
are now about six 'feet above grade and
iron Iilcrs were being set in the fertilizer
house yesterday.
LIxcavatlons for the reservoir , which is
between thmo power building .Ind the beet
house , have been completed nail the north
and south walls were finislietl yesterdn'
After cementing the bottom of the i'csvrvolr
a floor will be constructed over the unter
011 which will be stored barrels , etc.
A battery of four tubular boilers is now
in Position In the boiler room , which occu-
plea ( lie northern portion of thin iower
block. These boilers have all of the latest
Improrenients and it is stated that they are
great fuel savers. In the main power build-
log the two ice machines nra about set UI )
and a force of men is engaged in placiug
the two Corhiss engInes. The largest ot
these engines is rated at 1,000 horse power ,
whillo the smaller one , which will be held
as a reserve engine , is a flOO iiorse.pouer
affair. Foundations of solid masonry for
tbo main shaft are about coiiipletth. I'ower
rill be traiisniitted front the imninenso fly
wheel to the main shaft by nicaus of steel
cables , Just to the south of the Conliss
engines the steam pumps to be used for
fire or other purposes will be locateil. Piers
for the support of these pumps' wre set
yesterday auth time pumps are already on
the ground.
West of the fertihizar bulhdiiig and the
live stock viaduct forty tenini are engagcd
in excavating for ( lie car shops , : nih
p0Coo cubic yards of earth will he moved.
The graders haul tile dirt iii scoops to a
trap where ft Is dumped unto I1issouri I'a-
clUe fiat cars. On account of the mnuoiint
of grading to be done it wiil be so'nc time
before the building of the en. ' shops can
commence ,
Time hog houses are. nearly completed , oh-
though quite a force is engaged In putting
oil the finishing touches. The immense
building is being fitted with approved ap-
jiliances of all sorts and the hog lucky
ciioughi to be bought by tIme Armour people
will be shown a hot ( line from the moment
ho enters the waiting room outside of ( lie
killing pen. 0mm the killing floor there Is
a sort of Ferris wheel contrivance fltteh
with chains which pick the animal up by
one of the hind legs and after raising him
to a height of perhaps twelve feet start
hlmn down an inclined railroad , Two tracks
are supplied nod both sides of the wheel
can be worked at the same time. As ( lie
hogs come shooting down the incline with
their beads down they will be stuck by
expert killers amid dropped Into a great
tank of scalding water. Even after this
( reatment the machInery will not let go ,
but will drag the animal froni the water
and chuck him into a machine which will
remove the bristles. On coming out of tIme
machine the hog will be thrown onto a
tm'a'elIng railway , built something on the
plan of a movable sidewalk , and will nass
a line of ssorkmnen who vili comnpieto the
work of ( ho machine , Up by his heels the
hog will go again , this time to be shot dowxi
to a lower floor , whmere the viscera will be
removed , Aftem this the animal will be
sent along a imice little railroad track to a
hanging room and from there along other
tracks to a refrigerating room. It is necessary -
sary to allow a carcass to hang In a room
of moderate temperature for some time after
slaughter before being cent to a chill room ,
as otherwise the meat would sour ,
Ammother building which is nearing corn-
pletion Is the office building , which has a
frontage of 172 feet on Q street. The of-
flees are to be finished in yellow pine , with
a sand finish on ( lie walls , tinted with buff
and cream tinted ceilings. There will he
coat and lunch rooms and lavatories adjoin-
big time main office room , with the men's
rooms at the east end of the building and the
women's at the west. An immense vault
built from ( lie ground up occupies considerable -
able space in the northwest corner of
the main 0111cc room , Along the Q street
front will ho the offices for the superb-
tendent and Ills assistant , telegraph and telephone -
ephone offices , etc. Several skylights will
furnish light and air for the main portion
of ( lie omce , Two fountains vhii be placed
in convenient portions of the ofilce , time
water being kept cool for drInking ptirposes
by the refrigerating system
lielow ( ho ofilee rooms will be the office
of the tImekeeper and the chief store-
keeper.
The nucleus of the otlico force will come
hero from ChIcago , as experienced hit-hp will
be needed at ( be start. Additions to this
force will ho nitle train Omaha anti South
Omaha applications as necdcd.
ietiinrinl iny 4)bsers'nnce ,
MemorIal day was observed here iii the
usual manner , Most of ( lie stores closed at
noon end the banks and city omees cro
closed all day. The ohil soldIers and Sons
\'etcrans met at Masonic hail at 2 o'clock
and niarchied to Laurel Hill cemetery , where
orations \ere delivered by 11ev , 3 , A. John-
Boil oral ( 'ref. J. A , Peek , The Women's
Relief Corps decorated the graves of ( lie
soldier ilt'ad anti ( lie school children sang
lntniotbc songs.
Miigi City ( Ios'iii ,
The city council Is billed for a inectiiig to-
iiIht.
Ciitlahiy's liecf killing plant at Sioux City
u'Ili ho completed about July 1.
Miss Ella O'Connell has about recovered
from a severe attack bf typhoid fever.
The aideualk on the Q street vinduct Is
lii n daiigerous condition amid should be re-
Vaircd ,
JV , Payne of North Platte spent yester'
( lay in ( lie city looking after property in-
( crests ,
Treasurer ilroniiwell expects (0 be in a
position to refund the $300 OCCUhtatiOli tax to
( Ito saloomi keepers today.
Ucorge l'itrks' plumbing store on Twenty-
fourth street was broken Into a night or
two ago and a lot of tools stolen ,
Today Is ( lie timu set for ( he prehirn-
imiary hmeariiig of Maddox aiid Loittis , hut it
.1 ; iipieitootl that there viii be another
hostllOfl'flielit ( Oil account of ( lie eonulltion
of Mike hart.
it ii rcporeil that the llonnil of Education
proposes tO muake some changes in the course
of stiiily. A change was mamto a year ago ,
but it seems that sonic further action is
coot ma plated.
Through an error the names of Miss hliTlo
Gardner and Miss Clone Adams were omitted
from ( lie list of eIghth grade Pupils who
will ho eligible to the 111gb school after the
closing exercises Thursday nIght.
A special meeting of the Board of Educa-
( iou will be held this evemiing for ( lie pur.
peso of listening to the report of the coin-
inittee on buildings and grounds in coiinec-
tion with ( lie Proposed addition to 111gb-
land chiool ,
Coroner Swanson came down yesterday for
the purpose of Investigating ( lie death of
George Buyer , thu colored miiaii vlo lived at
Tweiity-sixth and P streets. fter look.
Ing into the matter tIme coroner was antis-
fled ( hint the abrasion of the skin over one
of ( lie eyes was caused by ii fall. Time f it-
ecral occurrred yesterday afternoon from
time fanilly residence.
Iiistbtiie for the ieaf ,
The board of trustees of the Institute for
( ho Deaf vili meet at the school today to
elect teachers for thu ensuing year and to
consider other busIness of importance to time
institute. This evening the program or-
ranged for the closing exercises will be
giveii iii time auditorIum and ( lie progress of
the studemits during the year will be In a
measure shown. Tcnmrrow most of ( lie at-
tendamice vbhi leave fctheii' homes throughout -
out the state.
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Itbtrtidle , I' ,
I saw your nlyertisemnent of CUTICIJRA
T1iMtmiics in tile h'liblaileiphiia ' ' Record , ' ' aimil
Paul Dilly 2.OO for Cu'ricuitu , flasoavtsr ,
Ctrnmcvn.t ( ointment ) , and Ctrrcuna Ilo.ti' ,
viiicli ca'ea me of Salt fiheum on ny ! iailS
q ! 20 years' standing.
I hail ( lie worst hands I have over seen.
itt fIrst my hands and fingers broke out in
reil , watery lihisters with terrible itching , so I
coiilii nearly twitch tlio skin off lii ) ' fingers in
agony , then after the wateryduli would coma
omit , there would a scab forum with matter no-
( her it , ehiichi would Peel oil and come in great
cracks , the 1)100(1 running out In streams.
My finger nails grew out In wrinkles like a
cow's horns and the roots of time minus were so
nffecte'I ( lint I lost six nails , three oft each
humil , but hot' , ' they hmaro grown out nice and
sumootli. I am 'ery thaiikfiil to you for Cur : .
cUflA , S. It. MILLER , Tlobertsdale , Pa ,
ECZIiMA ant every kind of torturing , hiunihib.
sthiig , iliflgurIIig , itchIng , burning , bleeding , slut
c&l ) ' skin , ecaip , end blood humors , with lots 01
bair , Is instantly relieved and speedily cured by
warni batbi with CUTICUIIA 501' , geatlo
snolntings with CUTICUIli. ( olntmentpurest ) 0 !
emollient IkI cures , followed tiy mild clew.
0fCUTIIIJIA hiESOL'V1NT , greate.t of blood
punSter. and humor cures , when eli elo falls.
Pan-u , flarci sn Cciii. Con' . . Sole Prspu. , ! 'ton.
Di110w to Cure Every Elnd ofEezmi. " maIl ree ,
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Ilow about your spring suit ?
' \V'e want to acquaint you with J .
the iew and uiiusual in tailoring . -
-a place where c1ie.piioss is n t
studied at the OXICflSC of quality ,
IlotiluIg sllocllynothing fancy '
1)I'icec [ lut the 1)CSL within rca- ,
SOHa1)O Iftifling inai'k ,
Careful ( Iressol's tu'o rapidly discovering the fact that IL
pays to trade with Nic'oll.
It's uot alone the . It's JOttOl' '
price. tt ) vti'ioty-botler work-
Iflalishi 1)-1)otteI' ti'i mIning-better all zu'ou iid iatis1'acioii than
you'll find among the iinitatoi's. Look u'ound towntlieii COhIlO
tous ,
Our supei'ior facilities for Jl'01111)t work enalles US to
give you well iiiade garments at slioi't time notice. Suits in
4 1)ohII'S-1)aUts in 6 hours , Is that quick enough ?
MI Or Oarnients Made In Omaha-by Omaha Tailors.
TROUSERS , $4 to ? Ei12. SUITS , $15 to $50
SPRING OVERCOATS , $15 to $40 ,
i209 and 211 S. 15th St - ICarbich Block
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THE EXCLLNCI1 OF SYRUP OF FI6S
is elite lint only to the origitiftilty ( Intl
sinipilclty of the c'oinblniitioii , Init also
to the care niul skill with vlilch It. is
manufactured by sc'Ientltlc tnc'sses
known ti , tite CAI.iFohiNit. Fie St'nut'
Co. 01113' , aiitl we v1sh to Iiiiprt'ss upon
all time hinpoi'tanco of llttrehtaslilg ( ho
true nmitt original rcinely. As the
gentilne Syrup of Pigs Is iiinuufaeturcd
1)7 tim CArlFoltNi. Fin Srumui' Co.
oiil3' , a kimowledge of that fact vh11
assist ono lii avoidIng ( lie worthless
Imitations manufactured by other par-
ties. 'l'hto high standhig uf limo CAll-
FOIIXIA lie Sritui' Co. vith thu mcdi-
cal [ rofcss'mon , ittitl the satisfaction
vhk'lt ( liii gciiuine Syrtip of higs bits
given to iiiihlions of fmmiuilies , maltes
the iiniiie of ( lie Coinpimus' a giittraiity
of the exeelleimee of Its m'einedy. It Is
far in advance of nil other Imtxntlves ,
us it acts emi the hcttlzieys , hI'et' mimi
bowels without. irrItating or weaken-
lag thienm , itmul it does not. gripe nor
iiitmiseafe. 1mm order to get Its bemmuilelimi
effects , please remniThiber ( lie minnie of
the Company-
CALIFORNIA PIG SYRUP CO.
MAN } 'IiAfCIsCl ) . t'ni ,
LntlisVIlir. , ins. NI1 % ' % ' ( ) iii , NV ,
kctflfltllg. lil.I ( cek , SesonAleck ,
WEA ( IIEN
tntaat fleihef. Cure in 15 , iityi. Never returnq.
I will glaiilv .t'n'l ' I , ) RflV auiftrer In fl i'lntn , 'it'd
( 'flueini'o FR It II a i'rrrII'i ' ' ten httc 1,111 iilrt' 1
I loni for it qiilck1lcniu Ste l'irc tel' l.nt lImnh.o ,
NIihit l.oscn , hicri ens h'Iliiir. iciinil \
i'anI'ctrlcceel , ' . en' ( . I ; . Itriol , ' MusIc
11r&5Cr , U , , i.lmn. lInrsIII , 5lIu.
As McCREV&
- \ is rui ONLY
& ; sPc1AL.Is'r
ia . , , , , wno TIiKATS ALL
I ) Private Disease
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'T "t1N OUL' ?
21) Years ExinrlcnC.
S 10 Years iii CJunnh.
flook Free , ( 'olinitt % '
lt) ¼ (10aPr01. lloi7fs3u
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5' \ . . , , 0 14th and Prnam 5(3.
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Patronize
iloiue Industries
l'urelinslii&r ( ( ) iIa 1iuie a C the Fat. .
; oi'iiuiz % ehi'iIsiCit Fnctoricsi
AVNII'GS ' ANI ) 'rIlNTS.
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OM.tilA i'IIN 'I' ) liUhiliHit CO.
( Successors Omaha Tent and Awning Co. )
Stnnurnctiirers telut ! . ciwntnas : iomijers , indies'
80,1 , gnatS' idaciclntoiies. 'Fents : or rent. 1311
l"nrnnm St. , Oniaiia.
nitus-gttims.
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OMAhA Iii1E'ING .tSSOCl.t'VIOS.
Carload hIpmcnts made In our own refrlur-
crater cars , lilmie 1tibIZii , Fulls mxpett'ienna
Fx1'ort ant l'aniiiy Uxpurt delivere'm to all paris
of the city.
no'r.Etms.
OMAhA liOliFiit IVOItItS.
Jolts it , l.OS'IICY , h'mnji ,
flehiers , Tarics and ITheet roii'ork. . Special
facilities for dOing reuairs. etc. 'i'd. 1113 .
CORNICFI wolitca.
G. F , ll1'ENI3'VllIt ,
ll.il3 CO1tNICII ( % 'OltlCS ,
Manufacturer oC G'slvanlzel iron Ccrni , es , ( Ia' .
vanizei Iron Skylii.'hts , Tin , Iron and Slats
Roofing. Agent for Iinnear's Steel CeiiIng. ,
mOS.1O1i North nifl'enth i'ireet.
CRA'CTt FACTOOTES.
.tMllltIC.N IISCIJI'I' .tNU 3iF' ( ; , Co.
Wicoleecuis Cra.i.'er Manutacturers ,
OMAhA , NEIJ.
DYE WORKS.
SCifOf3iS.tCK' 'I''IN CITY D't'D
s'HtIcs , inam Fnrniui.i St.
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flying ani cleaning of garments anil goaj of
ever ) ' 'lescription , Cleaning of tine garments a
specialty.
vr.oun ilLT.s ,
S. I' . rhIM.tN.
Flour , Meal , Feed , Ursa , 1013 lI.l7 North 17th
Street , Omaha , Neb. C. 11 , Jilack , Mariger
Teiephon 132 ,
IRON WOll3S ,
fl.t''lS 4 : : COWGI1L , hItON WOltics ,
Iron a muit JircusM iiui iller , , ,
l'Tanufactuirera no.1 , loimier , of Machinery. Ira.
cmi repairing a specialty. 1101 , 11e3 and 1101
Jackson street , Omaha , Ntb ,
LINARED OIL. I
% 'OOl)3i.tN biNsI'7l31) Oil , S'OhiCS ,
Manufacturers eli process raw linseed oil , kot.
tie toiie1 iinvwh all , 0,1 prunes. ground iinmeo4
skes , ground and screened llaxacel ( or dru ,
ziste. OMtli , % , NEil.
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MT'rltr.ssFd. :
OM.tiIA liliIlIYG Co.
Manufacturers or hibi grade Mattremes , 1111
Itzurnev Stre t. Omaha.
OVERALl. AND ShfIlIT FACTOIt1RS.
X.'rL-NIiS'HNS CO3U'S'o' ,
M'rs , Clothing , i'anta , Shuts , Overall ; ,
OMAhA. NEIl
SillIlY FACTOItIIIS.
, T , Ii , I'l.tNS ,
niiit.tsic.t shut' ! ' COilI'ANY ,
Exclusive custom shirt tailors , 1517 Farnam
VINVGAlt ANDI'ICKLIS
Il.t.tliMiNS 'INlUI1t CO.
sianuracluirera of S'lnosar , pickle. , Ccii.upa ,
Mustards , CP1.ry ntis % % 'or'e.tenuhlre Baura
WOONil AND CAflltiMIgH ,
W'l1.I.1.t31 J'PHhiP'J'lhl.
For a goal , Pubotantlsl vehicle of any descnlp.
( ion , for repaintIng or rubber tires on new or old
wheels-the tsat i'lace ii Viii and X.eavenworth
Street. ,
I ) It I1U ilONi ) CAll it IA ti : Cu ,
Cheap , rnedlumuu price ! and tony carriage , ,
AiuV thing ) 'OU want , second lisni or new HesS-
riusriers tr ruIbsr tires , warranted hlih cab
lIaIney , ei'posite Court ITouU'
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L.argelt factory in the welt. Leading jnhtera
of Omaha , Icanias City , l.ineoln and lIt , Josepis
iiadie our good. , 10(4 arnsm Street ,