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PEOPLE'S PULPIT. . .
Choose Ye This Day
Sermon by
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'Between Truth
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL and Error.
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle. "Choose You Tins Day Whom
Yc Will Serve. . . II Jehovah Be God ,
Serve Him" ( Joshua xxiv , 15) ) .
Washington , D. C. , March 13. Pas
tor Russell of the Brooklyn Taberna
cle , Now York , preached hero twice
today to splendid audiences. One of
his discourses was entitled , "The Over
throw of Satan's Umpire. " Wo report
the other one from the text above
quoted. Pastor Russell said :
As Christians In the light of this
wonderful Twentieth Century wo stand
nt the parting of the ways and must
decide for right or for wrong , for
truth or for falsehood , In respect to
our religious convictions. Without
questioning the sincerity of our fore
fathers , wo nil object to their theology.
It Is In vain that ministers and
Itlblc class teachers longer deny the
/acts of the case. Nor will Intelligent
And honest people agree that It is
right that through their creeds they
should profess one thing , and In their
lives and general conversation they
should Ignore or absolutely deny the
teachings of those creeds. Yet this is
the position of practically all the think
ing people of Christendom. Their con
sciences will not stand for this much
longer. If they refrain from telling
the Truth and taking their stand for
It , they will not only scar their con
sciences ( I Timothy Iv , 2) ) and corre-
apoadlagly separate themselves from
God's favor , but additionally their
course will sooner or later bring upon
them the disapproval and contempt of
.all honest people. For although the
masses nro not yet aroused on the sub
ject , they arc rapidly getting awake.
Do you wish mo to illustrate what
1 mean ? Do you wish mo to show In
what respect all denominations are
ashamed of their creeds and anxious
to hide the fact that they ever pro
fessed them or were anxious to give
them some new interpretation more
consistent with the broader thought
and more generous sentiment common
to civilized man in this Twentieth
Century ? 1 will do it.
Our Methodist friends are ashamed
of that feature of their creed which de
clares that the Almighty is now doing
everything taut Divine Wisdom and
Power can accomplish on behalf of
our poor race to bring all to u full
knowledge of Christ and to opportu
nity of faith and obedience. They real
ize that there is a weakness In this
argument. And when they protest
that God must work through means ,
and hence that the responsibility lies
at the door of Christian believers to
carry the Gospel to the heathen , they
realize that this is an Illogical argu
ment too. For why should our Great
Creator send to eternal torment mil
lions of his creatures , because of an
insufficiency of zeal on the part of
some of their more enlightened fel
low-creatures ? Acknowledging the
Inconsistency of such a theory our
good Methodist brethren tell us that
they hope that God has some other
way of saving the ignorant of heathen
lands and. perhaps , of civilized lands.
We appreciate the loving heart
which prompts this answer and we
agree that It Is true that God has
another way for these. But when we
attempt to point out what that other
way is , some of these dear friends in
quire , Is it Methodism ? Did John
Wesley preach it ? Our answer Is , No ,
Brother Wesley did not preach it and
did not know of it. Not because it Is
new , but because It Is so very old and
was lost sight of during the "dark
ages" for fifteen centuries before
Brother Wesley was born. He wus
feeling after it , yearning for It , hun
gering and thirsting for it , but the
"due time" for it to be made known
to God's people had not yet come In
Brother Wesley's day. He preached
the eternal torture of all mankind , ex
cept the sanctified believers In Jesus
the Savior. But In his preaching of
the love of God he was used of the
Almighty to wondrously prepare the
hearts of Christendom for the broader
message of the Bible now due to bo
seen and understood. Wesley's Gos
pel of the love of God has mellowed
the heart of Christendom , which once
was frigid under the cold teachings
of Foreordlnatlon , Predestination , etc. ,
of the Westminster Confession of
Faith once the basis of nearly all
Protestant Communions.
If we and our Methodist brethren
could maintain the same degree of
spiritual warmth that Wesley and their
forefathers enjoyed wo might do with
out further instruction. But we can
not do this ! None can stand still !
Christians today are losing their holi
ness , their sanctlflcation their zeal forGed
God is giving place to zeal for a sect.
The light of the Millennial morning
which for a century has been gradual
ly breaking upon the world , stimulat
ing thought In every direction , makes
it necessary for our Methodist breth
ren , as well as for us all , to awaken
to the wonderful privileges of our day
for Bible study : to ascertain the real
teachings of God's Word , which , In the
dark past we all seemingly misunder
stood and misrepresented. Already the
most intelligent one-fourth of Meth
odism not only rejects Brother Wes
ley's theory , hut alas , repudiates the
Bible also ! It accepts Instead of Sal
vation that most dangerous form of
Infidelity known as Higher Criticism
and that most un-Scrlptural proposi
tion of human Evolution , which denies
the fall of our race and makes void
Christ's rcdcmptin work and the glori
ous result thereof human restitution
( Acts 111 , 19-13) ) .
. Bury the Dead Past.
O OC > ' - . . . - - . . . . - .
uoo forbid Hint we should bury
of the doctrines of Christ and his
twelve apostles ! On the contrary let
us strive to resurrect those from the
rubbish of human traditions which
eighteen centuries have piled upon
them. Let us Instead bury our manmade -
made creeds , of which wp are all
ashamed. Our Presbyterian friends
some years ugo set a noble example to
all Christendom in the burial of their
Confession of Faith and their substitu
tion instead of a much simpler and
much more rational statement.
But , No , I must correct myself here.
This Is what they should have done
but did not do. Instead of burying the
old creed , not only from sight , but also
from odor , they have merely covered
the corpse which is admitted to be
dead and placed the briefer and better
Confession atop the winding-sheet.
They assuredly declare that It is not
a substitute but merely a representative
statement. ' Hence every time we read
the re-statement , wo must hold our
noses to avoid contamination from the
odors of the carcass beneath. Not
all must do this , for , as the Apostle
tle suggests. All have not their senses
exercised to discern. But all Intelli
gent Presbyterians are being rapidly
driven not only away from Calvinism ,
but , alas , away from the Bible also ,
because of their erroneous supposition
that the teaching of Calvin and the
teachings of the Bible are one and the
same. ,
These bright minds are not merely
lost to the Christian forces. They be
come active agents in the promulga
tion of anti-Biblical teachings. They
are engaged In pulling down the Bible
and substituting for its teachings Dar
win's Evolution theory. These sincere
men are to be found In the faculties of
all of the Colleges , in the highest pul
pits throughout the land and In the
most prominent positions in business
and social life. Their loss of faith In
the Bible has not made them murder
ers or thieves. Their noble Inheritance
from the past preserves to them an up
Tightness of character which the loss
of a fear of hell-torment has not under
mined. While they ore no louger
Christians from the Bible standpoint-
no louger believers in Jesus as a Redeemer -
deemer they are still believers in
Jesus as a great Teacher and a noble
Leader of men. They fall to discern
the fact that if he posed as the Son
of God and the Itcdcemer of men , and
was not such , Instead of being a noble
example , his life and teachings were
most stupendous frauds and decep
tions.
Baptists and Disciples Awakening.
When we say that this awakening
Is also reaching our Baptist and our
Disciple brethren , let it not be under
stood to mean that all of these have
been asleep until now. Perhaps It
would have been better for them if
some who have gotten awake during
the past thirty years had slumbered
louger. Those long awake have prin
cipally gone off. into Darwinism and
Higher Criticism. Baptist and Disci
ple schools and Colleges and Theolog
ical Seminaries , like those of other de
nominations , are uianued with the
brightest minds of the denominations
and all with one accord teaching High
er Criticism , Infidelity and Darwinian
Evolution. With one accord all are
engaged in overthrowing the Christian
Faith of the rising generation. They
are doing this Intelligently , wisely ,
cunningly , but not with evil motive.
Having gotten awake to the Inconsist
encies of their creeds these scholarly
men , concluding that the creeds truth
fully represented the Bible , abandoned
faith in the Scriptures to the same de
gree that they have abandoned faith
In the creeds which their intellects
have repudiated. Now they are seek
ing to gradually help Christian people
of all denominations to what they con
sider the higher plane of Truth. What
they have almost anything in fact-
Is better than the "creeds" they have
repudiated. They are working hurt
and succeeding well In introducing
their faith-destroying theory iluto the
minds of the rising generation through
the school books. From these they
not only have eliminated everything
sympathetic with Bible faith , but In
the stead have introduced the sub
terslre doctrine of Evolution.
As for the rank and tile of Baptists
and Disciples , probably three-fourths
of thcfu still hold vaguely and Indefi
nitely to the Bible and their Confes
sions of Faith though both of these
denominations In their Innocency of
mind think that they have no creeds
that they take the Bible only. As
these dear friends awaken to the In
consistencies of their Confession and
teachings they arc In great danger of
following their leaders into a repudia
tion of everything pertaining to the
past Into Higher Critlclsm-Infldellty
and Darwinism.
"Choose You This Day Whom Ye Will
Serve. "
Joshua's words to the Israelites , aft
er they had come Into Canaan , consti
tute our text Joshua perceived that
the Israelites were In a trying position
and that It was their duty to decide
promptly and thoroughly which course
they would take. So we may sec to
day that Christians of all denomina
tions arc in a trying position and that
a prompt decision to stand by God and
the Bible Is the necessary thing for
those who would bo delivered from the
darkness of the past and avoid falling
Into the Adversary's great deception of
the urcKcut Into which their leaders
niv guiding them. Unless they nc * n
speedily , the blind lending the blind
will fall Into ( hi * ditch of Darwinism
and the mire of Higher Criticism
There arc not many wti.is to escape
this threatening calamity ! There is
only one way the Bible way. .Many
Baptist and Disciple ministers are be
coming awake to the liiconslstciu-les of
their positions and drifting without
foreknowledge of where their course
will end. For Instance. I IIMVO before
me the words of the Itev Dr. Mac Don
ald of my own city , Brooklyn , on Feb
ruary 27th. This gentleman speaks of
the Baptist Confession of Faith as
"these su-addllng clothes of an ancient
dogmatism. " And respecting the Bap
tist doctrine which recognizes only im
mersed persons as members of the
Church of Christ and heirs of salva
tion , lie says , "Henceforth It can be re
garded to beas dead as the cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah , and \corthll\i \
burled. " The gentleman rejoiced that
recently a Baptist minister had been
ordained to the Sixth Avenue Baptist
Church of Brooklyn who nlUrmed in
advance that ho would Invite all to
communion and Church membership
who loved the Lord Jesus. He urged
that "associate members" should bo
rccclTCd Into Baptist communions
"without Imposing baptism upon
them. "
Tills courageous brother falls to see
wherein the course he advocates is
Illogical. What ho needs to see is the
real teaching of the Bible on the sub
ject of Baptism that It is baptism Into
Christ's death , and thus Into the real
Church of Christ not the Baptist
Church , nor any other human organiza
tion , but the Church of God-"The
Church of the Orstborns , whose names
are written In heaven. " That roll con
tains the names of all the saintly ,
faithful , consecrated believers In the
Redeemer of all denominations and
outside of all denominations.
"Sanctify Them Through Thy Truth. "
It is not sufficient that we got rid of
the errors and superstitions of the
past. We must supplant those with
the Truth , that "We may be able to
withstand in this evil day" ( Epheslans
vl , 13) ) . It alone will constitute the
armor of God. Christian people hold
much precious Truth , but hold It In
so illogical and confused a manner
that it fails to give them the needed
strength. God permitted us to come
to this very hour and has permitted
the present tests for the purpose of
developing the characters of the "Is
raelltcs indeed , in whom Is no guile , "
and for the purpose of gathering out
from them all the tares , all the chaff ,
and all not at heart copies of his dear
Son. Let me now briefly summarize
the errors of our creeds and briefly In
dicate the Bible remedy.
None of our Creeds were too strict
lu deflnlug the salntllness of the
Church class , Invited to become the
Bride of Christ and his Joint-heirs In
his Kingdom. On the coutrary , In
many respects they were too loose
they were not nearly up to the stand
ard of the Master's word , "If any man
will bo my disciple , let him take up
his cross and follow me. " "Strait Is
the gate and narrow the way which
leadetb unto life ; and few there be
that flnd it" ( Matthew vll. 14) ) . Jesus
taught that his followers must drink
of his cup of suffering and be bajtled )
into his death and not merely into wa
ter. Our too-low standards have ad
mitted to membership in all denomina
tions millions who are far below the
Master's standards.
Our error and deception was the sup
position that all who are not saintly
all who would not become the Bride of
Christ , all who are not baptized into his
death , all who do not drink of his cup
of ignominy will be eternally tortured
This great mistake common to al
Protestants ( and in the much modi
Oed form of Purgatory shared also by
Catholics ) must be displaced by the
Bible teaching that as soon as the
elect Church shall be completed and
glorified the antityplcal Year of Jubl
lee will begin ; that then for the thou
sand years of the reign of Christ one
the Church as the spiritual Seed of
Abraham , the non-elect , of all the fam
Hies of the earth will be blest by the
elect ( Galatlans ill , 10 , 20 ; Acts 111
19-23) ) . Let us. dear brethren , choose
this day to stand by the Word of God
to reject all human traditions contrary
to it and to hold fast the things that
are true. Just , loving , good.
If occasionally a thoughtless friend
asks , Why do you believe in a Mlllen
nlum ? answer that it Is one of the
oldest doctrines of Christendom and
above all , the Blblo doctrine. Answer
that be who does not believe in the
Millennium and the resurrection then
of the world of mankind "All that
ire in their graves" must account for
the dead in some other way must
claim that they have been experienc
ing pain or pleasure for thousands 01
years , or must claim that they are ex
tinct as the brute beast and will have
no resurrection or must believe In unl
vcrsal salvation regardless of a knowl
edge of Christ or obedience to him
On next Lord's Day , we will discuss
the Millennium and show its absolute
necessity , not only from a Bible stand
point but also from a scientific stand
point "Choose ye this day" to stand
for the Bible and reason and to op
pose the Creeds of the dark ages and
their unreason !
Chess Match by Cable.
This year's chess match by cable be
tween Great Britain and the Unlto <
States will be played on March 11 and
12. J. Walter Russell , honorable secretary
rotary of the City of London dies
club , lias received official notification
from the Brooklyn Chess club that th
Americans hnvo selected the date
mentioned from a number proposed
Arrangements have been made for th
British team of ten players to be lo
cated nt the Savoy hotel , In London
which will be In direct commiinlcutio
with Now York.
Truthfulness cmisists less In stating
tnie facts than In conveying a true
Imprehslon. Ste\eiisou
A DENVER GIRL'S SUCCESS.
Miss Frances Rose , Soprano , a Favor
ite at the Kaiser's Theater.
Paris , March 18A Denver girl ,
Frances Hose , has Just signed a con
tract with the Metropolitan Opera
ompany to go to New York , two years
lenco , and sing leading soprano roles.
She Is now a member of the Berlin
loyal Opera coiupaiiVi which sings In
ho kaiser's own theater , and her con-
root there extends till 1 ! > 12.
Miss Hose's work lias cre-ited n son
atina In Europe. She made her Co-
cut garden debut two weeks ago ,
vhen she repeated the triumphs she
lad already scored In Berlin and
Wiesbaden. She went to London with
other Berlin artistes and sang Chryso-
hemls in "Elektra. "
The famous Strauss opera created
Hticli a furore In the British capital
hat live special performances , In ad
dition to those originally scheduled ,
wvo been arranged. After the Intlnl
troductloii the London Standard said.
'For Miss Frances Hose as Chryao-
hemls the triumph wrfs complete. It
vas a beautiful and glorious represen-
ation. "
The Observer described Miss Hoso'h
ivork as "a splendid achievement" and
said that the scene In which she llg-
ired most conspicuously was "superb-
y realized. " The comments of other
mpers were no less complimentary.
Miss Hose has been in Europe three
years and has had the advantage ot
lie best training possible to obtain on
the continent. She created the role
) f Clirysothemis at the premiere of
'Elektra" in Berlin more than a year
ago. Doctor Strauss offered her the
title part , but she requested the other
role as one slightly less wearing on
the voice. She also created "Salome , "
singing the title role when that opera
was first staged. She learned both
operas under the personal direction
of the composer.
The emperor and the empress wit
nessed the initial production of "Sa
lome" and were so pleased with Miss
Rose's singing and acting that she
was commanded to appear before
them in private audience. After hear
ing her sing again the kaiser person
ally expressed his admiration and ap
preciation.
The kaiser also attended two per
formances in which she sang leading
parts in "Les Huguenots" and "Tnnn-
hauser , " and on the day following one
of those appearances Miss Rose was
asked to renew her contract witli the
Berlin Royal Opera company for three
years. This she did.
The Federal Court Is On.
Probably the first case to be tried
here before Judge W. H. Mungcr in
the United States circuit court at the
federal building today will be the case
of John H. Jones vs. the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad company for
Injuries received on that road's right-
of-way at Plainvlew. The marshal
was busy at 9 o'clock this morning
giving the Jury their commissions. At
10 o'clock the swearing in of the Jury
men began and it seemed probably
that this would take up the entire
morning session of the court. Doug
las Cones is counsel for the plaintiff.
C. C. Wright of Omaha , attorney 01
the Northwestern road , is here to de
fend the case. Among those of Judge
Munger's staff who are here are :
Marshal W. P. Warner , George H.
Thummel , R. C. Hoyt and George W.
McCallum.
The case of the First National bank
of Mercer , Pa. , vs. the Citizens Na
tional bank of Norfolk and the Mead
ow Grove State bank Is expected to
follow the Jones damage case.
Forepaugh Beauty Dead.
New York , March 21. Louise Mon
tague , the woman who was once her
alded far and wide over the country
as the "ten thousand dollar beauty , "
died at her home , 1C4 Manhattan ave
nue.
nue.Louise
Louise Montague's beauty was for
ygars the talk and wonder of Ameri
ca. Her name was the synonym of
beauty , and everywhere she went she
was talked about and petted and held
court like a queen.
After the first rage over her had
subsided she sought the quiet of pri
vate life , but a few years afterward
went on the stage because it was dis
covered that she had talents equal to
her beauty.
She had a splendid soprano voice
and fine dramatic ability , and so she
appeared with Edward E. Rice's com
pany in the "Corsair" and then be
came the star of David Henderson's
"Sinbad , the Sailor , " and was perhaps
one of the greatest favorites that
Broadway ever knew.
But she had no triumph like that
of the first few years in which she
appeared before the public. She was
only a girl then of 18 or 19. Adam
Forepaugh , the showman , discovered
her and determined to make her beau
ty a feature of his show. With his
showman's cunning , he first deter
mined to lay a foundation that would
arouse great interest and expectancj
in the public mind , so he advertised in
1878 that he would pay ? 10,000 to find
the most beautiful woman in Amorl
ca.
Interest was aroused all over the
country and the public was on tiptoe
with excitement. Finally came the
announcement that the Judges , after
considering thousands of beautifu
women , had decided on Louise Montague
taguo as the loveliest of them all , and
that she would go with the circus and
take part In every street parade.
A great chariot was especially cou
structcd , on which was an immense
globe , and seated on this , gorgeously
dressed , rode the young woman above
a great sign which proclaimed lu gold
letters :
"Forepaugh's $10,000 Prize Beauty. '
After a few years on the stage Miss
Montague again retired to private life
She lived for a long time in a beautl
fully furnished house In West Sixty
first street. But investments she had
made turned out badly. The money
she had earned took wings.
Finally she moved to n liny flat on
thu fifth floor of the apartment house
In Manhattan avenue , where she died.
But Just before she died , she asked
that all the old pictures of herself In
the days of her Heeling glory be
brought to her , and last night they
stood on the mantel and dm Irs In
the room where Louise Montague lay
la her collin. Planed on the wall was
a glaring , many colored circus poster
"Foropaugh's prize beauty" and
over the mantel was a faded photo
graph , life size , of Louise Montague us
"Sinbad , the Sailor. "
MRS. DROKAW FREE AT LAST.
The Final Divorce Decree Signed In
New York.
New York , March 21. Coincident
with the signing of the final decree
of separation granted to Mrs. Mary
Blair Brokaw , it was announced that
her former husband , William Gould
Brokaw , had sold his yachl Sybarlta
and that Its costly furnishings would
bo auctioned off Tuesday and the boat
go for junk.
Under the decree of seperation , Mrs.
) rokaw will get f 15,000 a year all-
nony. The decision mentions that the
vldenco showed Brokaw had a net
innual income of $40,700. The de-
roe specilles that the alimony pay-
nonts are "not to bo made in lieu
of the plaintiff's right of dower in
ho defendant's real estate. "
The auctioneers announce that the
yacht's furnishings Include handsome
joudolr and dining suites in Louis
XV and colonial periods , costly drap
eries , bronzes , clock sets , pianos and
a fine collection of paintings.
MONDAY MENTION ,
vcr , where she will visit with rela-
; lves.
James A. Kline , national bank examiner -
aminer of Lincoln , is in the city on
justness.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Jenkins of Madi
son are In the city visiting at the L.
P. Pasowalk home.
Miss Elsie Hoofs and Robert Powers
of Pierce spent Sunday here with the
V. II. Merlia family.
E. C. Cole of Cody , who has been
visiting In Omaha , was here and spent
Sunday with Mrs. A. D. Cole.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Schlote and
daughter Annetta came up from Til-
den. Miss Schlote was confirmed Sun
day by Rev. Carl Martin.
Miss Louise M. Rollins , who for the
past year was an employe at the state
hospital , departed for the state hos
pital at Hastings , where she lias ac
copied a similar position. Miss Rol
lins is a niece of Mrs. Louis Sessions.
A. L. Tucker-jr.- Carroll is in
tne city.
J. E. Haase went to Meadow Grove
on business.
R. G. Rohrke of Hosklns was in the
city on business.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cole of Stanton
spent Sunday here with Mrs. A. D.
Cole.
Cole.Miss
Miss Elsie Marquardt went to Den
R. S. Lackey has sold his grocery
store to a Lynch man.
Mrs. W. J. Barnes has been taken to
Madison , where she will undergo an
operation for cancer.
Ferdinand Leu Is suffering from a
very bad attack of measles.
Miss Grace Fowler and Miss Martha
Steffen have accepted positions with
the A. L. Killian company.
W. S. Marcy , an auctioneer of Hay
Springs , Neb. , Is moving here and will
reside on South Tenth street.
Carpenters are busy reconstructing
the private offices of the Norfolk Na
tional bank , which will be changed
into a directors' room. ,
Company D of the local national
guard will hold their regular weekly
drill tonight. The soldiers will prob
ably do their drilling out of doors.
The Norfolk Masonic lodge received
a report from Madison stating that P
W. Juneman , former Union Pacific
agent here and at that place , suffered
another stroke of paralysis Sunday
evening and is in a critical condition
W , P. Logan and Mrs. Willis Me-
Bride of Elgin went to Ponca on ac
count of the serious illness of Mrs
Logan , their mother. Judge Powers
who is a brother , went al noon.
The city council will meet in regular
session at the city hall this evening
The mayor has invited the property
owners in the paving district to meet
with the council and discuss the ques
lion as lo what material they prefer
for the paving of Norfolk avenue. It
Is believed by a number of people thai
the creosote block is what should be
used. Others are in favor of the brick
John B. Ratio , in his characler slu
dies , entertained a large audience at
the Methodist church Saturday night
Mr. Ratio , who is on the Ridpatu lee
lure circuit , made a splendid impres
slon on his audiences. His clever
sketches when taking the part of a
German , Irishman or Frenchman could
not be improved upon. He not onlj
characterized foreigners , but Ameri
cans as well , and exhibited many
amusing parts of the human race.
Funeral services over the remains o
Miss Matie O'Brien , who died fron
hearl failure at the home of her pa
rents , Mr. and Mrs. W. S. O'Brien , 01
South Second street Saturday morn
ing , were held by Father Buckley o
the Sacred Heart church at 11 o'clock
Monday morning. The remains were
Interred at the Prospect Hill cemetery
The pallbearers were : Earl Sires
Francis Blaksley , John Lynde , Franl
Fox , Dave Richards , H. Koieher.
Omaha Duck Hunter Killed.
Two Men Raise Guns Simultaneously
Boat Capsizes , One Is Shot.
Tekamali , Neb. , March 21. Edwan
Von Troll of Omaha was shol and la
stantly killed at Marsh lake yesterday
morning while duck hunting. The ful
charge from a shotgun In the hands o
his brother-in-law. Charles Malr , also
of Omaha , entered the victim's side
the gun being accidentally discharged
The two men were la a row boat at
he time , hiding In a "blind. " When
ame came within nuige both men
nlsed their guns at the name memento
o shoot. Tholr sudden movement
apslzed the craft. As the boat keeled
vor Matr's gua was discharged , the
) d entering the water before strlk-
ng Von Troll. Mnlr quickly rescued
ils companion , ns the water was bat
vo foot deep. Death was Install-
anoous.
Doncstcel l Prosperous.
Honesteol , S. D. , Mtirch 21. Special
o The News : D. H. Hill has a force
f workmen erecting a building HUxUO
or a cement block factory. The past
ei.r there has been a growing demander
or this class of building matorlaj and
Ir. Hill will soon be In leadlness to
loot tills growing demand.
Honesteel is this year experiencing
n era of grealor prosperity than any
line since 1901. There are no empty
louses and a score of new ones will
robably bo erected the coming sum-
lor. About thirty percent of the pro-
icrty here has changed hands al good
trices since lasl fall and many new
justness men have come tothc city.
The Mutual Oil company of Lavs-
once , Kan. , lias appointed W. A. Law-
on as distributing ngenl ul Bonesleel
nd as soon as the Fremont station
s equipped will pul In a station hero.
West Point.
West Point , Neb. , March 21. Spe-
lal to The News : Eighth grade ox-
ualaations will bo held in the office
of the county superintendent at West
'olnt and in the high schools at Ban-
irofl , Wlsner and Boomer March 25
and 25 , April 21 and 22 and May 12
uid III. The average passing grade
vlll be 75 per cent with a minimum
of CO.
William Mehllng , jr. , and Miss Liz
zie Sorcnson were united in marriage
by Rev. W. Harms of the German
jiitheran church. The young couple
are the children of farmers of Neligh
ownshlp and will reside there.
A mining company , known as the
Mountaineer Gold Mining company
vas organized hero by a number of
iromincnt citizens. The directors
elected lo serve the first year are
lames Conlln , J. H. Radebach , John
Dorr , Frank Drahos and Paul Kase ,
with O. B. Gefeke as general manager.
The mines of the company are in
daho and the capilal slock is $350,000
ivith shares of $1 par value. Consld
jrable slock was laken by the citi
-cons.
cons.Rev.
Rev. L. J. Powell , pasor of the Grace
Lutheran church is a delegate from
West Point to the Laymen's Mission
ary Movement at Omaha.
Gustavo liueschen and Miss Laura
Mathies of Bismarck lownship were
nulled in marriage by Counly Judge
Oewald yeslerday.
Julius Schullz and Miss Gesine
Schwarling , well known young pee
pie of weslern Cumlng counly were
married on Thursday. They are mem
bers of old and wealthy families of
old settlers of this vicinity.
An adjourned session of the Janu
ary term of the district court has
been set for May 2. At this session
only eqully matters will be taken up.
Marriage licenses have been issued
during the Week to Paul TIedkte and
Miss Emma Rabbass and lo Edward
tlendrickson and Miss Paulina Bucu
holz all of Ibis county.
The tolal number of farm mortgages
filed in Hie clerk's office the past
month was fifty-two , amounting to
$217,200 , during the same time twen
ty-nine being released aggregating
$56,663. From March 1st to the 17th
there were filed in the clerk's office
225 deeds , mortgages , contracts and
different instruments relating to land
transfers.
TWO-CENT FARE FIGHT.
Hearing Resumed Before Dakota
Railroad Commission ,
diuux Falls , S. D. , March 21. Spe
cial : The hearing in the passenger
rate case Involving the reduction o'
passenger fares la South Dakota from
3 to 2 cents per mile has been resumed
at the headquarters of the state board
of railroad commissioners in this city.
At a hearing held in Chicago several
weeks ago the testimony of the rail
roads was taken and the state now is
presenting its case. The hearing is being -
ing held before J. Howard Gates of
this city , who was appointed a special
the proposed reduction.
Packers Are Indicted.
Chicago , March 21. Simultaneously
with the return of indictments today
against the National Packing company
and ten of Its subsidiary companies ,
charged with a violation of the Sher
man anti-trust law , United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims also filed a bill In
equity for the dissolution of the al
leged trust.
The hill means not only the Nation
al Packing company , but the Armour ,
Swift and Morris companies and the
individuals who dominate and control
these concerns.
Banker Chased by Bull.
Armstrong of Wlsner Was Treed for
Forty-five Minutes.
Wlsner , Neb. , March 21. Special to
The News : William Armstrong , cash
ier of the First National bank , went
across the river yesterday morning to
Mr. Pollock's milk ranch and was in
the pasture looking at the cattle when
the ball spied Mr. Armstrong and evi
dently thought he had no business
there alone , so proceeded to Investi
gate his wants and made for Mr. Arm
strong , who took refuge la a tree ,
where ho sat for three-quarters of ai
No
Question
as to the
Superiority ,
of
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hour until Mr. Pollock roimii lilni tuul
cuiiio to hlH rescue Mr Armstrong
felt bettor wlion ho came buck to town.
LITTLE BOY MASHES FINGER.
4-Year-Old Son of Wlsner Farmer InJured -
Jured While Playing.
\\Mnnor , Nob. , March 21. CtmrloB
Hohlor'B llttlo 4-year-old boy hud the
misfortune to buvo the middle linger
of his right hand mashed in nome way
\vhllo playing at tholr homo 11 vo miles
northeast of town yesterday afternoon.
Mr. llohlora brought the boy to town
and a physician dressed the llttlo fol
io w's wounded linger.
FarniorH are busy In the fields.
Rancher Bound Over.
Valentino , Nob. , March 1 ! ! . Special
to The NOWH : David A. Hancock , u
ranchman , had his preliminary trial
hero before Judge Qulglcy on the
charge of feloniously assaulting Seth
10. Smith with Intent to do great bodily
ily injury. Ho is charged with at
tempting to cut Smith'H throat HOIIIO
time last January at Wood Lake.
Hancock was tried hero a couple of
years ago on the charge of perjury.
Judge Quigley bound Hancock over to
district court.
Elgin Wins Again.
Elgin , Nob. , March 19. Special to
The News : In a rough but very fast
game of basketball played hero , Elgin
won another victory by defeating the
Albion quintette by a score of 1C to
15. The score at the end fo the first
half was 7 to 9 in favor of Albion. At
no time during the game was it possi
ble to tell who would bo victorious ,
the last point for Elgin being made on
a free throw. Albion was especially
good on quick passing. Hey Cain of
Albion refereed the game and Roy
Uobblns of Elgin umpired.
A Box Car is Burned.
Clearwater , Neb. , March 21. Spe
cial to The News : Fire this morning :
destroyed a. Northwestern box car
that had formerly been used as a
lodging car by section hands , burned
about 500 ties and took the sides out
of two cinder cars. The strong south
wind blew the flames away from thu
depot and a nearby elevator.
GIVES LIFE ON LEPERS' ALTAR.
"ather Lambert L. Conrady Dying In
Chinese Colony.
Chicago , March 22. The Rev Lam
bert Louis Conrady is dying of lepro
sy among the lepers near Canton ,
China.
Even the friends of the priest hard
ly will appreciate the pathos of this
simple announcement , which reached
Chicago yesterday. They know Father
Conrady had no fear of death , oven
by leprosy. They know he chose his
task and went to carry it out. Ho first
went to a leper colony more than
twenty years ago. It Is not known
when he contracted the disease.
The tragedy is found in his des
pairing sense of failure with success
within his grasp , expressed in a let
ter Titten by him a few months ago ,
when ho felt the malady creeping
upon him and felt himself physically
unable to fight the battle before him.
He wrote :
"I am not well , but hope that God
will give mo a few years more to
work among the lepers.
"I have begun well ; it would be
easy now to go ahead. If I can live
only live years more.
"If I was only 40 years old then
I feared no one and nothing. "
Father Conrady was born in Belgium
in 1841 and was educated for tne
missionary priesthood in Paris , being
ordained in 1867. He spent seven
years as a missionary in India , and
then came to the United States to
labor In the same capacity among
the Indian tribes of the northwest.
During the fourteen years that ho
was engaged In this work he went
through a number of Indian wars , be
ing present at many battles , and won
the friendship of President Cleveland
on a trip to Washington In behalf of
his redskin charges. He also became
a naturalized American citizen.
In 1888 he heard of the Illness of
Father Damlen , the young Belgian
priest , whose life and death in the
leper colony of Molokai evoked Hob-
ort Louis Stevenson's famous letter.
He wrote and asked if he could be of
assistance , and on receiving an affir
mative reply sailed at once for Ha
waii. Ho was Father Damlen's com
panion for a year and after the lat-
tor's death continued his work for
heven years.
The American occupation and the
support of the colony by the state
made individual sacrifice no longer es
sential , so ho set out for Canton ,
China , where ho had heard that the
lepers wore neglected.
The woman who avails herself of
want advertising in the servant- quest
remains optimistic on the whole
"help" problem.
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Dulldlng. Omaha , Nebra.ka
