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THE OMATTA PATLV 111313 : SATrRDAV , MAY 20. 1890. Telephones C9I 61 S. 13e > , May 10. 1SW. Corsets It is a fact that corsets arc daily made upon more life like models. The shaping is less arbitrary. The forms are more like what women are , not what corset manufacturers think they ought to be. Gored and Bias Cut Corsets are In great favor. We carry a complete line of gored goods from $1.00 lo $7 CO each , W. II Gored nnd lllas Cut Corset The only complete transversely seamed corset made to sell at $1.00 $ each. Comparison Is the beat test of value and we want jou to sec this etjlo nnd compare it with any thing heretofore offered It la made with a 4-hook front clasp In white or drab of n flue quality sateen easy fitting for the average figure and con structed to give a most graceful effect. Price only $100 each. Ar.EtTs ran rosTnit HID ar.nvnn ASD MCCAMAS rATTnnio. T E ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAH4. Y. II. C. A. IIUIt.DINQ , COIl. 1UT1I AM > UOUGLAS iTS. pallan , a chuich of her denomination was selected. Both Admiral nnd Mrs Schley socmcd to bo thoroughly .enjoying their visit nnd ttiey received their visitors with n graceful courtesy that put them Immediately nt their cnse "Oh , wo know v\J will have n good tlmo In Omaha , " declared the admiral. "WVhavo already dlscovcicd that the hearts of jour people arc llko jour western coun try. They are all bigness. Wo fully appre ciate ttio evidences of jour hospitality and will enjoy It to the utmost. " Mis. Schley was not behind bur husband In expressing her enjojmcnt or the trip. She said thai this Is the first time she baa been further west than Terre Haute , Ind , and that her first experience In Omaha has been in the highest degree enjojable. One of the happy Incidents of the foicnoon ocelli red whin General Mandersor. dlstilb- ntctl the contents of a box of Indian bead work that was sent by Colonc'l C P. Jordan from Pine Ridge Agency for presentation to his guests Mrs Schley iccclvcd two small dolls representing an Indian nnd his squaw which were to bo transmitted to ono of her juvenile iclitlvcs , and the admiral was pre sented with a pouch which was a marvel of aboriginal handiwork. Thcro was also a pair of moccasins for Mrs. Schley nnd nnothei for Mrs. Mandcrson. nnd the souvenirs were presented by General Manderson with the hippy wit that has served him so usefully on more public occasions OlllelitlH 111 } Their ItcHieus. ( The qillcera of the Department of the MIs- eouil hiid the honor of constituting the first oflleial body to bo picsented to Admiral nnd Mrs. Schlej- . Attired In full uniform and with side arms they were taken to the Mau- uorson rcbiuenco in cairngcs just after 2 o'clock. They were received by General and Mis , Manderscn , who presented them to their guests and the next threo-quarterfi of nn hour was spent In a pleasant exchange of social courtesies between the naval glad iator and heroes of many a deadly encounter with the savage Apacbo and Sioux. The greetings were most cordial and both parties scorned to experience gqnulno pleasure In the meeting. The orators chatted Informally with their heats for half an hour nnd de parted after renewed expressions of esteem. The representatives of the army who par- tlclpitcd'In The function were Colonel P. II Ilnthawny , Lieutenant Colonel 13. A. Koerper , Lieutenant Colonel A. S Townr , Majoi W. H. Hamncr , Captain Groto Hutch- eson , Captain John H. Duv.il , Lieutenant V. Dean and Lieutenant L. A. Dorrington. * General and Mrs. Mnndcrson entertained n Btnoll party of frlonds nt dinner last evenIng - Ing In honor of their guests. Covers vvero laid for twelve nnd the dining room wan handsomely decorated with flowers. The oc- ctolon was singularly free from icstralnt nnd proved the admiral to be no less nt home at the dinner table than on the quarter dock. The party broke up at nn parly hour , us the general wished Admiral and Mrs. Schley to secure a gcod nlght'o rest after their journey , In anticipation of the activi ties of the following dajs If the weather 1 * favorable Admiral and Mis. Schley will spend tjits foicnoon in a "Little Sticks Kindle the Fire. " The time for fires for warming is about gone and the little sticks can take a rest. Unfortunately , how ever , the cold months brought into the human system im purities of the blood , which generally show in the Spring , and which need treating with America's Greatest Spring Medicine , Hood's Sarsaparilla It has the faculty of going directly to the sent of the trouble , removing it Bpcedily. Jt ncirr disappoints. Scrofulous Kip Disease-"My boy Willie bad scrofulous lilp illseaic from a baby. Abscesses developed. Months nt the hospital , with beat treatment , did no Rood , 'Jbey ealcl lie would never walk again , He was helpless and wasted away to notlilnK but hkln und bone. Hood's Baisapaillla bad helped me , ami I pave It to him. Imagine my delight nt n wonder ful change. Abscesses nil healed , crutches thrown away. Ho Is now tall and stout , perfectly well nnd the thanks ore all duo to Hood's Sarsaparllla , Other mothers with crippled children should know this. " Mns. EMMA V. DUFF , Walpolo , Mass. Hlveo-"Tho ItchiiiB of hives \vhlch troubled me last summer was terrible ; blotches came all over mv body. Hood's Sarsaparilla ami Hood's ' rills cured nit * , " MIIB. MAHY IBUOTT , UJi South Wolf bt. , Baltimore , Md. All Run Down - " I w as ns tired In the morninj , ' us at msiit , liutl no ammtioiictK \ und run down , 'Ihrco uottlcs of Hood's Kareaparlllu built mo up and cured mo. Canc.it vvell and &lecp well. " Mns. CIIAB. Moi.z , 41H Madison St. , Saiuluslty , Ohio. Dyspepsia "Complicated with llver and kidney trouble , I suffered for joara with dyspepsia , with severe pains. Hood's Bursupnrilln made mo stroni ; and hearty. " J , II. KMEBTOV , Main .Street , Auburn , Me. Consumptive Cough -'Tho years ago 1 had u cuiisiiniitl\u ] \ cough which re duced mo to a skeleton. Was advised to tiiKe Hood's Sarsaparilla which I did and recovered normal health. I huvo been well ever since. " MATH DA HHIDOEVVATFR , Cor. 1'earl uud Chestnut Sts. , Jeffcrbonvllle , Ind. Jood'i I'llli cure llvor till , ho lion Irrllatlncand only cnlTijrlli Inl ka H& Hood t hjua drlvo over the city with their bests. Other wise they will probably remain nt homo most of the time , although the admiral will accompany General landcison dovvn town during a part of tho'forenoon. No ono who has seen the frequently pub lished portraits of Admiral Schley would have the slightest difficulty In rfjognl lng him under any circumstances. His mustache - tacho Is not quite so heavy ns It Is pictured In his portraits , but otherwise there Is scarcely a prcceptlblo difference. In splto of his long and arduous service thcro Is scarcely n strand of gray In his dark brown hair nnd no one would believe that ho Is moio than BO } cars old Theie Is a sugges tion of the lighter In the firm lines of his chin nnd the steady glnnco that shoots from under his heavy eebrows , but his manner Is that of a thorough good fellow , who would llko to bo at peace with all the world. Inolilt'iitn of ( lie Trip to Oninliii. Thia was plainly apparent during the long trip from Washington to Omahi. While the admiral made no secret of the fact that his trip Is Intended as a holldaj after the mar tial activities of the year just passed , It was Impossible to prevent his progress from as suming something of the nature of a tri umphal procession The enthusiastic greet ing cf the people wns everywhere apparent. At nearl } every station between Chicago and Omaha the people congregated at the depot to cheer the passage of the great sea fighter and If possible to catch n glimpse of the features that they associated with ono of the most magnificent victories of our naval his tory. That the admiral appreciated the tribute was apparent , but bo did not seek to make his own personallt } prominent. At Mondota he left the car nnd shook hands with several hundred of the Immense con course that had assembled to greet blm , but he studiously refrained from speechmaklng nnd met his admirers on equal ground. His handclasp recognized no distinctions and was ns heartily extended to the workman whoso linger nails were suggestive of the grime of the shops as to the banker who drove to the depot with a IJ.veilcd footman on the box. Thcrq waa onotncr 'big crowd at , Qale3- burg , and here' Ino admiral was again In duced to show himself In response to tu multuous cheering. After leaving Galeo- burg ho retired to his berth , but the late ness of the hour did not pievent the people from mobilizing at tbo stations. There was a united audible cheer as the train Whirled by at a slxty-mllo-an-bour pace , and the pcrtplo reluctantly dleperscd'-wlth'the satis faction of having made their plaiidlt reach the ears of the traveler , even If they had been denied a glimpse of his face. Among his fellow travelers the admiral achieved n marked popularity that did not depend entirely on his naval personality. llo was sociable and easily approached nnfl diaplacd none of the cxcluslvcncsit 'that | might be pardoned in a man whose fame U I world-wide. Ho proved himself an excellent 'story ' teller , and while ho modestly icfralncd fiom discussing his own exploits , he ivns eablly Induced to talk most entertainingly on general topics nnd In rcgnid to the achieve ments of his fellow olllccrs. A I'lciiMiiit The presence of Colonc-l Clark E. Carr , who accompanied the party from Mcndot i to Galesburg , icvlved the iccollcction of cf one of the pleasant IncidcnU of Admiral Schley's career. Colonel Carr was minister of the United States at Copenhagen when Commodore Schley , on the Baltimore , con veyed the remains cf John Kricabon , the con- Htnictor of the Monltoi , to Stockholm. At that tlmo Denmark made a icqulsltlon on the Navy department of the United States to have the admiral and the Baltimore proceed - coed to Copenhagen , where they " \vcro mag- nlllcently entertained by the Danish govern ment. The Baltimore wns the first American ship and Commodore Schley and his ofllceis and crow were the first American seamen that had ever been seen at Copenhagen Tho. whip was visited in the haibor by the kins and queen , with their attendants nnd numer ous dignitaries of tbo court , and although the queen wns 70 years of ago nnd was com pelled to walk with a cane , which she used aa a crutch , she Insisted on visiting every part of thu vcseel. She climbed up nnd down the ladders nnd even penetrated Into the magazines and engine looms. During her Investigations she noticed the guard room whcru a couplp of seamen chanced to bo confined , and she Immediately hiQulied what they were accused of. They had been put in Irons for disobedience of orders , but Commodore Schley answered that the' ship belonged to the king and queen whllo they vvero an board and the iiueon accordingly asked that ttio men should be released. Her orders were Immediately obejed and the admiral lecnlled with some amusement that one of the prisoners was a white man and the other a negro. The white man shambled away without n word , but the col ored man bowed low toward the queen and thanked tier for her benevolent Intercession. During the stay at Copenhagen the party was entertained by Minister Carr at the American embassy and this and other In. eldentb of the trip formed ttio xubjcct of a delightful chat during the fhort tlmo that Colonel Carr icmalncd on the train. Ttio admiral was earnestly urged to btop a day at Galesburg on his return tih > and ho piomised to do so If his arrangements could bo made to permit It. The llattlo nt Sniitlnuo. H was lmpo blblo that the conversation should not turn to the great sea fight that is Inseparably associated with tbo person ality of Admiral Schley. The admiral spoke freely of the engagement In n general way , but was considerately silent In regard to \vlmt \ has been made to appear as tbo con troversy between the two great com manders. Ho declared that there was never any doubt as lo the result of the naval maneuvers around Santiago harbor. Ihu American gunnery was so extraordinary that nothing could stand against It. It could beat the world. The tire of the American gunners reached an ef fectiveness of over 9 per cent , while the beet record of the. British marksmen Is a llttlo over 40 per cent. "It was just as though I should fight rUzslmmons , " de clared the admiral. "Tho Spaniards bad no chance to win The American suns Ind u longer range and were barked by superior irmrksmnnnhlp. Thr Spaniards would have been annihilated In thirty minutes In n ill- : oct engagement. " In further conversation about the fight the ndmlrnl asserted that he had been almost positive that July 3 would be the decUlvc day. He had a sort of traditional belief In that dntp. on account of Its association with the btttla of Gettysburg and other great events In American history , nnd he looked forward to It as the day on which the bittlo would be fought. Cervcrn evidently know It , too , for on July 2 ho went to the archbishop at Santiago and said , "Tomorrow will bo the last. " Speaking of the criticism of Ccrvera's des perate venture , he declared that the Spanish admiral was confronted by n desperate situ ation , nnd ho was compelled to meet It with a desperate remedy. I'ul.llo -eeilon. | ( . The public reception In the rotunda of the city hall this afternoon from 4 to C will furnlrih the only op portunity that the public generally will have to shako hands with Admiral Schley. As a consequence quite elaborate nrrangemcnls nro being mndo by. Major Moorcs and other city officials to have this function as note worthy an possible. It , however , will be a handshaking affair pure and simple , without speeches 01 an } thing else of the kind , be cause It Is rcali/.cM that about ever > body In Omaha will want to meet the admiral , and two hours Is not any too much tlmo for them to do U. The elaborateness of the reception will consift In the decorations nnd the music. The Interior court cf the city hall Is to bo most profusely decorated , the material to be need being the national colors In various de signs. The two entrances to the building will also bo draped with IHgs. Conspicuous fciturcB of the decorations will bo portraits of Admiral Schley , Admiral Dewcy and President McKlnlcy. The guests of honor and the others who receive with them will take a position on the stalrcas" , which will be adorned with potted palms nnd other plants. The band will be stationed on the stalls above. Accoidlng to the arrangements so far made the receiving party will consist of Admiral Schley nndwife , General Mandcrson nnd ivlfe and Mayor 'Moorco ' The major pro- POSCH to Introduce to the admiral ns many people as he can , but the Jam Is expected to bo so great that most of those present will have to seize any chance they can get to grasp the admiral by thu hand , The school children are to have a prom inent part In the reception. Mayor Moores In a communication to the ofllccro of the school district suggested this and Iho Idea was nt once sel/ed upon. Notices have been sent to the principals of all the schools , In structing them to notify their pupils of the hours of the reception and Inviting them to bo present. OtlllT iV Ml.1. The Union Veterans' union hns accepted an Invitation from General Mandcrson to meet Admiral Schloy Informally at the Manderson residence next Tuesday evening. The members of the organisation will meet at Jefferson square at 5 30 o'clock and march In a body to the residence , where they will bo received toy the admlril at C-30. Im mediately after the reception Admiral Schley und Mrs. Schley will accompany General nnd Mrs. Manderson to Boyd's theater , whore they will witness the production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" with Richard Mansfield In the title role. Tonight the members of the Military Order of the Lojal Legion In Nebraska will entertain the admiral at their pleasant iiuirters In the Hamgo block. The most ceremonious event of the ad miral's stay will be the card reception which will be tendered to their guests by General and Mrs. Manderson Monday evening at the Omaha club. The InvItatloLS that have been Issued will limit the attendance to a point conducive to comfort ; but the function ivlll be attended by a full representation of the best social element of the city. The flnal reception of the series will bo tendered by the local Iloyal Arcanum lodge Wednesday morning. The admiral Is a member of the order and Its members expect to entertain him In a manner In keeping with the well known &oclnl character of the or ganisation. DEATH RECORD. Ooiii'rnl MUMIIK.T of Ilic Rnlf , KANSAS CITY , May 1' ) Robert Gllham , general manager of the Kansas City , Pitts- burg & Gulf railroad , died hero tonight , after a brief attack of tjpnold malaria. At chief engineer Mr. Gilbam supei intended the con struction cf the Plttsburg & Gulf sjstem , nnd when the work of construction was done be became general manager of the entire - tire sjstem. When the southern lines of the road wont Into the hands of receivers , recently ho was named one of the receivers by tht > state district court Liter , when the federal court assumed Jurisdiction in the re ceivership proceedings , ho was dismissed as n receiver , but the decrca specified that he should be ictained as general manager. Itoforo going to the Plttsburg S. Gulf Mr. Gllham constructed extensive systems of street railwajs In Kansis Cltj' , Omaha nnd Denver , llo was but 44 jeais of age. He loaves a widow and three children. I'lim-rnl of VlrM. dcrntilil , HASTINGS , Neb , May 19 , . ( Special. ) The funeral of Mrs. P. 13 Ucrould was held at 9 o'clock this morning from the family lesldonco. Rov. J. W. Nelson of the Con gregational church and Rev. Van Dyke Wj'ght of the Presbyterian church conducted the services. The remains were Interred in I'arkviow cemetery. ( 'ontrlliiifJOHN iit Dcwcy I'uiiil. SAN FRANCISCO , May 10. Contributions received In this city to the Uevvoy borne fund now amount to ? 1SOS. 5 Scientific Food 5 H Bl B for Children I GRAPE-NUTS | 0 < > 0g Round , Healthy 1 I BODIES $ H | A Sure Result 5 its riii : , A < ; mvr ui : SIIIII.ITV is SIIICTI.N : ; roon. The food cither makes good healthy chil dren or it does not. If they uro not healthy , round nnd rosy , ready for study or play , ( hero is probably something lacking In the food , A sure body-'bullder for children ( or adults ) , Is Grape-Nuts , the famous readj- vooked food , and there is a reason. Qrapo-Nuts contain natural phosphate of potash aria albumen obtained from grains , and these elements combine In the human body to form gray matter In brain and nerve cells all over the body. Such nour ishment means vigor , snap , strength and force of both mind and bodj. That Is sct- cntlllc feeding Now add a good hot cup of rostum Cereal Food Coffee ( well boiled , mind > ou ) , and u slice of entire wheat bread ami > ou have the joungsters fed In a way that will bring the biggest kind of re turns as they grow up and > ou see what they accomplish because they have well built bodies nnd gocd sturdy brains This Is worth tlhlnklng about. I KEEITO THE SABBATH HOLY Presbyterian ? Deplore the Decidcnco of Christian Day of Rest. AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ARE THREATENED Mtcrnt OlnMllciioo nf rotirth Coin- in unit in t-nl In I rwed mill IMfTcront rorinn of Siinilu.v Aftlilt ) Are MINNEAPOLIS , May ID. Sunday obscrv- nnco was the question which took up the major part of the Prcnbjtcrtan assembles time today. Most of the long afternoon ses- Blon wns dc\olod to an earnest discussion of the report of the special committee on Sabbath observance. In the end the com mittee's eight resolutions woie adopted with slight nmcndmcntn , and two more were added. Inthe / discussion the Sunday etrcct car , the Sunday train and rallioad excur sion , the Sunday newspaper , the Sunday working Presbjtcrlan nnd o\ery form of ne- tlvlt } which Is not In harmony with the literal meaning of the fourth commandment , was condemned. Another special committee reported that It had not been able to keep congress nnl the president from granting the Iloman Catholics permission to erect a chapel on the West Point military academy military icservatlon. In the debate on the Sabbath resolutions almost every speaker give evidence of being Imbued with the feeling expressed In the words of the committee , "The American Christian Sabbath Is In Imminent peril , In fact , in many of our large cities and In other parts of our land It U already nearly lost. This means that American llbert } nnd American Institutions are In peril , for of these the American Sabbath has been both the foundation nd the protection. " Dr. Hathaway , secretory of the American Sabbath union , led In the discussion nnd Alexander Dlxon of Scrnnton , Pa. ; nidcr John Gllchrlst of Boston , Dr. E. I ) . Wright of Austin , Tex. , and many others upoko In fa\or of literal obsenanco of the fourth commandment. Hcv. Frederick A. Doanc of California testified that he never rode. In a street car on Sunday and that ho stopped over Sunday on tils way to the assembly 1) W. Glass of Baltimore deplored Sabbath violation and remarked that President Cow on of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad , who dis criminates In favor of Sunday travel , Is a Presbyterian. On the other hand , It was pointed out that the many downtown churchceuould hate to be closed If church members never rode to church. An attempt to get the words "Christian Sabbath" substituted for the phrase "Amer ican Sabbath" In the resolutions was de feated. As adopted the amendments deprecate the secularizing of the Sabbath , urge members and joung people of the church to realize the Importance of Sabbath observance , legis latures and congress are urged to protect the American Sabbath , the American Sabbith Union , nnd the Women's National Sabbath Alliance are commended , every pastor Is recommended to preach on Sabbath observ ance one Sabbath of next October and take a collection for the Sabbath Union ; the Board of Publication Is requested to prepare for Sabbath superintendents' use a Sabbath ob servance leaflet. President McKluIey'a attention Is respect fully called to the fact that emplojes of the postofllco and many other departments of the government arc compelled to work on Sunday. The McGlffcrt case , contrary to expecta tions , was not reached today. It Is likely to come up through the reading of Dr. McGlf- fcrt's letter tomqrrow morning. Dr. Sample , the moderator , was presented with another gav.ol ? pr. Radcllffe presenting It. It Is made of woods from the "Old Jeru salem" theological seminary of Cannonsburg nnd the old McMillan college building and was given by college friends of the mod erator. Tonight the commissioners attended a public Sabbath observance meeting In West minster church. The various auxiliary boards , societies nnd committees are holding numerous meetings during the assembly. Among others the Woman's Board of Homo Missions held Its twentieth annual convention In Wesley church today. St. Louis , Cincinnati , Topeka , San Antonio nio and Wlnona Lake , Ind. , are the places that are desirous of bavlng the next assem bly , but It Is understood tnat St. Louis will withdraw because It wishes to have the con vention In 1903 , when the Louisiana Pur chase Centennial Is to bo celebrated. Appointment of CommitI-CH. After religious exorcises this morning In the Presbyterian assembly the chairmen of the standing committees and a part of the commltteemen vvero announced. Ttio vice moderator Is Hov. Royal T , Graham , D. D. , and tbo chairmen of the committees arc ae follows : Bills and overtures , Rev. Wallace Radclffe ; D. D. ; Judicial committee , Rev. William Mc- Klbbln. D. D. ; polity , Rev. Hughes D. Gibbons bens , D. D. ; homo missions , Rev. Robert P. Coyle , D. D. , foreign missions , Rev. Mat thias L. Halnes , D. D. ; educational , Rev. W. R. Klrkwood , D. D. ; publication , Rev. Andrew B. Mcldrum , D. D. ; church erection , Rev. Douglass P. Putnam , D , D , , theologi cal seminaries , Rev. John W. Dlnsmore , D. D. ; ministerial relief , Rev. William H. Pen- hallcgon , D. D. ; frecdmen , Rev. Charles Herr , D. D. ; aid for colleges , Rev. John Dnlcom Shaw , D. D. ; correspondence , Rev. William S. Fulton , D. D. ; benevolence , Rov. A. Cameron Mackenzie , D. I ) . ; narrative , Rev. J. Wilson , D. D. ; temperance. Rev. John II Boyd , D. D , Icavti of absence , Rev. Thomas B. Houghton ; mileage , Mr. Samuel Harbison , finance , Samuel G. Scott. Follow ing this announcement the special committees on reduced loprcHcntatlon , West Point chapel , charter of boards , digest , re printing of the minutes , Sabbath observance and the boards In systematic beneficence were appointed. The committee on reduced representation reported altcinatlvo resolu tions , ono making the number of commis sioners 122 and the other 300. The former number Is based on a ratio of ono commis sioner to eighteen ministers and the latter ono minister and one elder for each 0,000 communicants John K. Patterson , Orange , N. J , Is chairman of the committee. The West Point chapel committee reported that notwithstanding opposition the Catholics had been permitted to erect a chapel nt West Point James Ycarcavlll , chairman of the Sab bath observance committee , presented a memorial on Sabbath observance and resolu tions calling for Increased respect for the day and the enactment of Sunday laws. The reports of hoards and committees vvero presented. Ilnnril of I"or 'ljiii MNMOIIH. | | The Board of Foreign Missions in Its report said : The transfer of tbo Philippine Islands to thu United States opened a new Held for Christian missions. The board had pre pared for this event by a conference with other missionary agencies , that theic might bo no wasteful competition in the new fields , and by offering to receive any contributions which might be made for a mission. Nearly $10,000 has been received for this purpose and two missionaries uent to Manila Other missionaries will goon be sent. Thu special fund BO generously provided has enabled the board to taKu up this work without in terfering with the support of older missions The day of missions is dawning , not i waning. I The general ferment In China led to iiucb in openness to the gospel ( IB has never been known there and the baptisms in our mis sions were 1,418 , as compared with S3S tbo previous jear. The vastest emplio of the Is shaking nnd moving nt last In Coren the results of missions have been even more manifest The members received number 1 lfi.1 and more than 3,000 caierhu- mms have been enrnirod In the PjetiR- Vang field alone the ppoplp hnvp built during the jcnr fortj-fnitr churchp * Vet this mis- * lon was not established until 1SS5 and live jcars ago the total church membership was 141 , today It Is 2,071. in Corca , as In China. I Chrlstlanlt } Is exerting a mighty Influrn-r ; on social life and political Institution * ns i well , which has already Issued In a lojnl ] proclamation of rollgtaui liberty i The board rejoices to icport that the > enr end * ns 11 began , without an > deficit The receipts for the vcar have been $56.1.713 , na compared with $ SSl.f > 5t for the jt'ili ISt'-fiS the fatter Including the contributions for the deficit of 189G-07. Cu ( DIMV n XpiiroiirliiUoii * . The board has felt constrained In making the appropriations for the fiscal jear isto- 11)00 ) to limit the budget to $ S2,000 , with the hope that enlarged contributions from the church during the ycnr will enable it to add to this amount. This Is $200,000 loss than the appropriations six joars ago The whole worl needs cxpinsloii , wldo expansion It should bo enlarged , extended now , without delay. The rcpoit of the treasurer showed , tint offerings had been received from 4VST chinches nnd tint no direct old had come from 2 G47 chinches None of the current contributions to the board had been used to make up any part of the deficit of the Presbj terlan building. The report of the auditor showed tint the current nnd Invested nsrets amount to ? 1.798,210 nnd the liabilities to $1,320,212. The apparent surplus , fl,4"7 , however , nmj lie required to close sSomd of the outstanding mission balances. Home IlNtlonx. The report of the Board of Homo Missions was in substance. The total number of mlnlntcis ompfojed was 2,112 , of whom 732 wore under the cnatge of tbe sjnods of eight plates , nnd In dependent of the board. The sjnods ex pended $125,363 In their support and the boird $ (385,451 ( on filed work The board began the jenr with a debt of $187,83' ) , the total contributions were $ S'GfOG. ) to the bonrd had no debit to show Besides the 1.3SO ministers the board had under Its charge 347 teachers In 121 schools , with 8,111 pupils ; In the Sabbath schools thcro wcro 106 teachers and 7,141 scholars. The conversions reported were 700 In the 1,16 churches under the boaid there was a tola membership of 74,83. ! , of whom 7,310 wcro added on confession of faith The boaid organized during the jear 23 Sunday schools , built elxt-Hl\ churches n n cost of $ ' 54,051 and icpalred and cutarge ( 231 others at n cost of $57,016 , besides , $76 , OSO of church debts wcro canceled during the jear Seven church orgnnbatlons reached the stage of self-support and fortj- seven now ones wore oiginlzcd. The permanent committee on temperance- submitted Us report , which was in part : The committee has labored to cultivate a public sentiment in favoi of total absti nence from Intoxicating beverage's by the Individual and the complete suppression o the traffic by tbe strong arm of the law. I : the jear now closing , ns heretofore- , the cn- deavoi bus been that from the pulpit , In the homo nnd Sabbath school , and in all schools and colleges sound Instruction shourd be given promotlvo of proper personal habits nnd of the correction of social drinking cus toms. Such aid and co-operation ns sermei competent to a church temperance commit tee we have rendered to efforts for securing governmental action , either In bettor legis lation 01 enforcement of the prohlbitocj features of existing laws. Your committee would Invoke action bj tbo assembly emphatically protesting agalns the flagrant defiance of the will of the nconle and of the praln meaning of the laws of con gress In retaining the beer canteen In the army , and appealing to the president for Us suppression. The report of the board of icllcf for dis abled ministers and the widows and orphans of deceased ministers showed the following receipts. From churches and Sabbatl schools , $70.021 ; Individuals , $16,004 ; Interest permanent funds , $70,317 ; Interest on depos its In bank , $975 ; interests from funds , $340 unrestricted legacies , $18.821 ; toliu , $185,51. ! as against $107,136 In 181)7-8. ) The permanent fund amounts to $1,547,804. During the year collections vvero recolvci from 4,038 churches , 3,391 falling to hen 1 anj. Tor the jear ending March 31 there wore on the roll S77 names 347 ministers 475 widows , twenty-six orphan families , one widow of n medical mlsslonarj' , nine female missionaries and nineteen guests In the min ister's house at Perth Amboy , N. J. There were 120 honorably retired ministers on tin- roll whoso average age Is 78.9 , and whoso average service has been Ci.l jearfa. Torty- three annuitants died during the jear , of whom twelve wore ministers on the bonor- ably retired roll. The average amount pah all annuitants was $ .226 20 ; to ministers on the honorably retired roll , $278.12. While ninety-six new names have been added to the roll of annuitants forty-nine ministers , fort Jfour widows , two women missionaries and ono oiphnn there were only two more families on the roll than last jear. There are 877 families on the roll at the present time. The report of ino Board of Church Erec tion aaowcd that as usual the board clcsed the year without dobt. "Owing principally to tbo inability of the homo board to push missionary work there have been fewer ap plications to the Board of Church Erections than usual. Their number was 168 , callIng - Ing for $111,516. Including special gifts however , thcro were appropriations , eithpr as grants or loins , to ISO churches to the amount of $09,086. Of these thirty-five aggregating $15,350 , were for manses. Tha actual payments to churches iwero consider ably more than the yeai's appropriations as they Included numerous Inttances in which the appropriations v ere made for the previous ycai. The total Income of the board from all sources was $155,176 , nnd the total disbursements $129,060. The number of now applications slneo the lloal year closed Indicated that there will bo nn ad vance this jear In the demand upon the board of about 25 per cent" The report of the Board of Aid for Colleges - leges nnd Academics was In part : The year has been a good one Seine of the Inbtltutlons have had much dlscouinge- mcnt. Most have flourished. Some al- ivajs prosperous have piospercd more. Some heretofore spindling and 111-nouilshcd have stoutlv thrived The board aided twenty-seven instltu- : lons. The value of their propeity nbovo ndebtedncsa Increased $134,781 In the .otal cmollmcnt of students twelve institu tions lost 213 and fifteen gained 4 < ! 5 , a net gain of 207. There wan u gain of 176 aca- Icmic students , promising good freshmen classes next year The total receipts for 1S98-9 were $181,996 The tlmo has fully como for the church o consider bcrlously whether Its vvestein j Institutions shall bo permanent. Docs It deslro these foundations for Its growth and usefulness ? Then they must bo endowed and goon Happily thc-ro Is the beginning of such a movement , The disbursements wcio $189,630 , the cash on band Is $36,146. . The committee on bills nnd overtures will hear the McQlffcrt letter. The West Point report fttlrrcd up tome- thing of nn Indignation meeting , but it quickly subsided. Thu special committee on charters of boards leported that of the eight boards six bad charters that gave the aasembly full power of veto or approval , but In the cases of the boards of homo and foreign missions It was doubtful. The committee on digest recommended that the permanent historical and ad ministrative lepoits of the church be gathered and published In a separate volume The Board of Missions for I'recdmen In Its thirty-fourth annual report showed that In spending $132,578 It had exceeded the ex- GRAIN-0 BRiN6S RELIEF to the ton > 3 drinker. Coffee ( Jrmklnt ; Is a habit that Is universally Indulged In and almost as universally Injurious Have you tried Graln-O ? It Is almost like coffee but the orrccts are Just tl'e opposite Coffte upsets the stomach , ruins the digestion , ef fects the lie.irt and disturbs th- > whole nervous uyntem Graln-O tunea up the stomach ach , aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. Thcie IB nothing but nourishment in Graln-O. It can't be othcrwisu , tto find ' 'Do I I pondllurrs of the preceding JW by < % nly $ WI 16. The crownlnn result cf tli < - year t wns a rviluntton of the haarrts dpbt b > | , ( ibout $ l < i.OflO. tt * present amount being $ W.- 165. Sl\tv-t o schools had been mnlnlalnrd. 8,101 pupils hnd been Instructed nnd 1'JJ inlnlstprs In the field hud been aldet' The cUhteiMith nnntml report of the Hoard of ISducaUon Allowed an enrollment of the hrRpst lumber of cnndldiies In the organi sation's hlMory. Thp boird'9 policy here after will be lo piovldp- better for Its can didates rathpr Ihnn to put forth special efforts to liurcftec the number. Thp re ceipts for the jcnr wcro re-poHed to be $75,370. sTiiiivi : OIT iiiriittMt : : : TO wvu. Itofoi niril I'rc.ili ? tci liint linlulitc In it IKillItolinti * nil I\IIIIIKIOII. : NK\V YORK , M.iv in. A somowh.U hoatcd debuto over national oxp.iuslun mnrknl the PC-CO ml da > of the annual cession of the lie- formed Prcsbv terlan church s > nod , held In this city. Hov. S. M. KIlloiiKh , f Madrid , N' V. , In his rcjiort of the committee ensigns signs of the tlmcB , referred In glowing terms to the recent war and of the great results It had brought to the country. nidcr William nearness of Cincinnati op posed the report , saying "Any man who reads approving ! } of llcwcv's dolnis or those of his licet should Irani bamclhliiR about the first principle of Chtlstlanlt ) Uniformed men are n disgrace to nn > Chris tian countr ) and H Is time wo learned to clvlll7c men without killing them. This Is a religious body and wo should not set our nppiovnl on nn } war , the justlflc.ltlon o whtrh IS in grave doubt. A\'e \ should appiovo no war except ono brought In strict self- defense. I IIKVO that all ic'forcn o to tbo war bo eliminated from the proceedings o this 8 > nod " Then followed a report by Ilcv. W II Oallloy for the Philadelphia prcsbtcr > , sug gesting tbe giving of thanks to God for the victories of the United States on laud niu sc.i. sc.i.A A lengthy dolnto followed .iml Mr. Dear ness moved that the rupurto "bo purged o all politics and pnctr } . " Iho loports vveio accepted , but the secretaries wcro outhoiizci to strike out anything not homing on 8not n ( Tails. FIRE RECORD. I'nriiilioiiNi * Ilnrnril. NORTH LOUP , Neb , Maj 1' ' ) ( Special ) The dwelling house on W i : Gowcns' stock ranch , about two and one-half miles north west of town , caught Hro from some un known cause dm Ing the absence of the fam ily nnd was entirely consumed with tl'e con tents. The house wrs occupied by Carl Cle ment , who loses ev01 j thing except the cloth Ing ho nnd his family had wltti them. Sci'oml llt'Nli ui'floii of .Icronii * . SAN DIKGO. Ca ] . , M.iy 11 A special lethe the Tribune from Ash Fork , Arl ? , sijs the business portion of the town of Jerome , ArU , a city of 3.COO Inhabitants , was ulmost entirely wiped out by flio today. The place experienced a similar fate last September and had since been more sub stantially rebuilt. There was only a noml nal insurance on .1 few buildings. HYMENEAL llHTOfl-IIOUHC. OSMOND , Neb , May 19. ( Special ) George H. Ricroft of this place and Miss Sepha Rouse of Meadow Grove , Neb , were married on Wednesday and at once came to Osmond to make their future home. The citizens of the village tendered them a pub lic icceptlon at the Woodman hall on Thuis- day night. ItONMerniiiii-McDou oil. TRENTON , Neb , May 10. ( Special. ) * Married vat tbo residence of tbe btlde's father , a few miles west of town , C. N. I3osscrman , of the firm of Bossermau Broth ers , of this place , to Miss Jennie McDowell , a daughter of oao of our prominent fanners. Ail Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known icmcdy , Syntji * OK Fins , manufactured by the CAI.IFOKNIA. Fie Svnui * Co. , illustrate the value of obtaining1 the liquid Inxa- tivc principles of plants known to bo medicinally laxative and presenting1 them in the foim most infresiling1 to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxa tive , cleansing thu hvf > tein effectually , dispelling colds , hcadachch and fevers gently yet promptly nnd enabling one tooveicome habitual constipation per manently. Its perfect ficcdom fioin every objectionable quality nnd sub stance , and its acting on the kidneys , liver and bowels , without weakening or irritating them , make it the ideal laxative. 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