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8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , MONDAY , NOVT3MT5ER 1 , HELPING ON THE GOOD WORK The Y , M , 0 , A. . Building Boom and the Encouragement it Received. TWO ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS. VlHltlnRHpcnkowOlvo Worrtfl ol * Cheer And Kxliort tlio Ilrctliren From J'n lllnt to I'l-cncticr Other Ijoeul News. To Have Vounjc Men. ThG erection of u miiiable and com- Iiio'lioun Young Mon'n Christian nsiuclu * lion building in Omaha has louy been agitated by the members of that organi zation , nnd plans have been carefully considered ns to 'llio beat means of no- compltahini ; that end. The need of mioh n , building lias been greatly felt ' > y the association in thu past , nnd never inoro to tlnin nt present. 1 lie city has been rapidly growing , " ' " ' lll ° luryo numbers of young men nttruelcd hero , without a homo nnd aw : y from homo restraints , ) ii8 ! CUiHil ! ! tlio deepest Nolioltudo on Iliu part of tlio members of tlio V. M. C. A. an to bow to host exert un Inllnence for good on tlinm. The conclusion was reached that no way would be half as ellloaolous M the erection of a building devoted to the USD of young men , whore everything , both secular and religions , would bo devoted to them exclusively , giving them the bust Hiihstituto possibly for tlio home. Accordingly it was re- nolved to Btart a subscription for that purpose. The young men of the associa tion wont earnestly at woil ; in raising funds for their new building. Some $1,000 or $5,000 bus already boon hub- Bcrlbcd for the fund. Moat of this ban come from the .young men them selves , many of whom will Have to make material sucrilicra in order to pay thi'ir subscription : ' . The rich men of the city have , with a few excep tions , not yet been called upon. Jitfora-calling ; upon them it was thought best to ayitalo Ihe subject by tjccurin" some of the men who have accomplished HO inuoh for the building of association headquarters in other cities to confer with the business men of Omaha : m < l 1o address the i-ili/.cns on the needs of such an iiiHlitntion. It WIH : therefore resolved to invilu Hon. J. V. Knrwell , of Chicago , who has contributed more largely of his means in that direction than any other man , as well as oilier prominent workers in the caii.-e , to visit Omaha. The con ference at tbi ! Omaha club room Satur day evening , and the addresses nt tlio opera house Sund.iy afternoon , hnvo aroused a popular enthusiasm , and the ineinber.s will start out this morning with subscription papers , .solicitingaid lor the proposed building. 11 in the intcr.iioii ol the association to put. from $ . > 0,00 < l to $70,01)11 ) in liui new Imilding , this Mini to include the cost of the lot. The building itself will bo throe , at loast. and probably four stories in height. The lower and upper Hours , us now contemplated , will bo leased for stores and otlices , while the second and third stories will lie used for tlio as-'oqia- ' tion purposes. The apartments will in clude readiiig-roi.iti'i , parlors , gvmu.i- fihmi , etc. . etc. , and will be lilted up in cheerful , homelike style. Till : IIAN'fjfjKT AMI CONTKItl'.KCE. The complimentary dinner given at the Omaha olun rooms to the lion. J. V. 1'nr- well and others , of Chicago , by the Young Men's Christian Association was a mofit pleasant all'air. About sixty of the city's most prominent citi/.cns and bitHinoss men sat down to 'lie banquet , whiuli was heartily disous.-.od. Mr.'ar - ron S\yit/.ler , pri'.salent of the Omaha as sociation , acted as toast master , and in- troftueed tlm subjects and the speakers. The lirst toast was the "Condition of young Men ; Their Needs in a Large City the Y. M. C. A. Supplies Them , " which was replied to by UobortVcidensnll. . The speaker said that young men away from their homes miss the home inllucncu. The homes in their new abiding place are not open to them ; the temptations are many , and something should be done to counteract their inllucnce. This is the object of the Y. M. C. A. In no other way can such ellicaeious work for young num he accomplished , Kov. C. .M. Morton responded to the ficcond toast : "A building essential for the weltui'o of the Y. iM. C. A. " Mr. Morton Haiil : When I hoard that there were over live thousand young men in Omaha , and that there was to be a inoet- lng held , looking to the erection of a building for their beuelit , ami that two or three of us were invited to address tint name , I resolved logo if it was a possi ble thing. I wanted to lend what assist ance I colild to the erection of a commo dious building. " Too speaker continu ing said that ono of the causes of the failure of fcomo of the Young MUII'B Christian associations was the tunallncss of their headquarters , which makes some ; young men say that they will stay out : > ( them in order to give others room who are more in need of their protecting influence. "Tho devil's people ple , " said the speaker , are "willing to sit up all night to capture the youth , and ( mould not the church inulco the same ef fort. " Mr , Hemingway , secretary of the Chicago cage association , wan next culled on , and described tunny of the buildings of the dillorcnt associations in the cities east. Ho .suid that there are eighty-two asso- oiations owning buildings , the aggregate value of which is $ : ! , l-J.Oiil. ! ! ) Ho urged that a commodious building bo orceted in Omaha. f Hon. J. V.I'nnvoll was next called for nnd responded in an earnest as well as happy manner. On thoipicstion of' Will it pay , " he related that it was stated in a convention in Indiana that it had cost $ lt,0 ! , < W to hang' a curtain young man , wlulo it only costs on an average of $1 to convert ono. The speaker said that the head was easily convinced that a building was necessary , but the feeling must also reach to the pocket. It would do no good unless it reached that far. A number of incidents wore related by Mr. 1'nrwell which aptly illustrated his points. His remarks wore- listened to with the greatest interest by all present , and at Its close the applause was loud ami pro longed. Mr. ( ) . F , Davis then read some dispatches - patches } which he had received from Air. JtlaiK ; , the owner of the lot on the southwest - west corner of Sixteenth anil Douglas Btrcets in rc < * noiuo to an inquiry as to wliut terms ho would sell that property to the association. The dispatches indi cated that thu | ot rould be bought for J ) , iW ) ) , the amount to bo paid down bo- ig $10,000 , and the balance in yearly Installments. Mr. Davis consilient the olVer very fovoriibloniul wns ; m.\Iou that # 10 bargain bo closed , 1\lr " < Ilimebniich was them lourfJy culled for und responded in a few words. Jlo explained thp pinna of the association for raising the money and asserted that if pledges could bo secured for $ : jotK ; { ) liu would subscribe one-tenth of llu amount. This announcement was the tignnl for applause , after wjileh the party nrosa from the table and disported , V AT THU OI'KltA IIOfSK. Thi-ro was a goodly iittendnnco at the opi rn house yesterday afternoon to listen to the uddrcws , which gave eUdenetj thutgveai : interest (4 ( being manifested in the erection of the proposed building Oil thu lihilform wore tuu uiH-.ikers of thu afternoon , the ofllocr. " of tin- Omaha nwo- ciation , the pastors of the city and. other irominfiit cliristiHii workers , besides a arjjo number of singer.s. Mr. Uobort WiMuVusnll , general secretary of tbc - souialion , | ) re ided , and nt rt.iw o clock ho exercises wrro opened by the fluffing > f "We're Mare.hmg On to'7/on , " from ! ospcI Hymns. Hev. 'I'linnms Hnll then nvoked the divine ble singon the gatii- Ting nnd nil its proceedings. "Hpulah [ jiiiui" WHS then sung by the choir and oongf'galioii , after whieh the ehalrnmn if the meet'.g ' , Mr Wcidencall , Intro- iluci'd the lirst speaker "a yonngman , " le.oaid , "who Ims not forgotten what it is : o be n young man ; a young man who ins been instrumental in leading as many young men to .lesus Christ ns any one , hough he has but ono arm Charley Morton. " Hev. Mr. Morton prefaced his remarks ) .y rending a portion of the second cliap- : er of Mark , which recountho ! healing j.Vtlesusof I he niiui sick with palsy who was lowered into I lie hou e throuuli the oof by his four comrades. Tiiisolmptor , said the speaker , is the Y. M. C. A. chap ter of the Itlble. He compared the four vonng men bringing their s'clt ' friend to Jesus to Christian young men using their rreattsst endeavors to bring their freinds i ) Christ in a spiritual sc.u c. ritat is the object of the Y. M. C. A. uiristian young men working for the rood of their unconverted fellows. Con- .inning , hn sniil that tlio timcting of the ifternoon was for a special purpose. I'liere are two elates of young men in every eonmumitvclirislian and those who are not. Tim object , of the meeting , md the remarks that were to be made , was to consider whether it was best to do mything more for the young men of Jn'iaha than has already been done. Mr. George A. Joplin , secretary of the ! ) malia asMiciation. was the next speaker , lie spoke of the work of the local organ- /.ation , its Urugglcs and triumphs in the liast. its growth and material prosM | > rity , md its needs for the future. "Look at .ho present diiiiation of our rooms , " said [ he speaker. "On the lirst lloor of the building a saloon , on the second a "am bling house , and on the third the Y. M. LJ. A. headquarters. The need of a new building is apparent to all. Ono should lie erected commensurate witli the si/e and rapidly increasing growth of the city , and to advance this end is the pur- | iose for which this meeting was called. " At the conclusion of Mr. Joplin's remarks - marks all joined in singing "Hescue the I'erishing , " after which Kev. W. J. liar- sliu oll'ored a fervent prayer for young men. The next speaker was Mr. A. II. Hem ingway , secretary of the Chitiaco Young Men's Christian Association ! Ho began ills remarks by telling the objects of the wsociation. It was organi/.ed for the purpoio of bringing young men under Christian inllucnces , helping to keep them from the numerous temptations which beset their paths , and ultimately to lead them to Christ. In order to ac complish this object secular as well as religions means are used , andever.ything | ios.tille done to draw the youth in the right direction. Tins said the speaker , can best be accomplished by Christian young men if they have the best facilities with whieh to interest their fellowH. A building properly litted for the use of the .voiing men can accomplish more good than anything else. U has been iiroveu conclusively in other cities , and Jmalia must come to the front in I lie matter. And it will be don. ! , for the business men are ready for it. and they must be .supported by the people witn both money and prayers. Chairman We'idens-all then introduced as the next speaker Hon. J. V. Farwell , Chicago's merchant prineo and philan thropist , who spoke in substance as follows : The lirst time I passed through your city was to go to California. It was the lirst commercial party tliatevcr traverse- cd this continent. Yvedidnotjro through this country over the splendid line.'i of Llie Union I'aeilie on our way to the val ley of the Yosemite. The country looked grand in its wilderness , as it was then , a perfect wilderness , and parts that were then put down on the map as the Great American Desert are now the most promising and flourishing parts of the country. We reached the valley of the Yosem'ito with its big trees , Immense pines , some of them 'Jtiil and ! ! 00 feet in height , and measuring from three to seven and eight feet in diameter. These were God's trees ; it was ( iod'tt country. When 1 was in London a few months ago , 1. went to a Young Men's Christian asso ciation there , in that chief city of the world. Their building is on the princi pal .streets and there \vas one mass of human beings surrounding the entrance. It was a congregation the like of whieh 1 had never Been before. There were thousands who could not secure places inside. "Great God ! " L cried , "this is inspiration. " Tills is what the Young Men's ChriMian Association have done and are doing in that city. Aid your Young Men's Chris tian Association , and young men who would otherwise go astray , vill bo brought into the right path. VYith proper management u building would , like Jonah's gourd , spring up almcM in a night. Omaha is the inspiration point of Nebraska and should lead nobly in this cause. HuMiies.s men of Chicago , Lon don , New York , Philadelphia and Boston have not put their hands into their pockets for tluj erection of Young Men's Christian Association buildings without haying some business finds in view. They gave it on business principles. A Young Men's ChriMian Association build ing would be a great benefit to this city , and I lull you bneiness men , who ai'o worth your $100,00(1 ( or $1,1)00,000 ) , con sider if It bo not a good investment if yon invest some of it for this piin > ose"in this very best city in the west. Great results are sure to bo secured in the near future. Suppose that you do grow to surpass every town on the MisMinri river in com mercial importance find aii"hl else , what shall it prolit you if all ( bin comes to pass ami you Khali lose the favor of God who gave yon this. You want a Young Men's Christian asso ciation building that every ono will bo proud of. Though business men may not tiguro a profitable- return in dollars and cents , their gain will be great when ligured by the arithmetic of heaven. Hut perhaps wo may btill do better than .Jacob did wnen lie said , "Lord , if yon will make mi ! rich , 1 will give you back one-tenth of It. " Wo ask some to give § 10 , homo more. Some young men will give 'M per cent of their income in some eases more than half their salary. My dear friendswhen yon tret through with this feverish world , do not have it said telling how BO mo of the bulldin/rs / belong ing to the Y. M. C. A. in other citiod had been erected. He also related several incidents showing the good that hud been accomplished by them. Ho clond with an appeal to the citizens to give their inllneiico anil aid in the construc tion of the proposed building. All then joined in singing , "Shall Wo Gather at the Uivor. " and tljo Kac > blngo was dis- mitred with the benediction , onit.it snuvu'ijs. At tlio Tii-bt Presbyterian clmrch last night , there Was a special Y. M. C. A. Mirvieo. Several npoakers addressed the Joplin respectively prs ulent and tecru- tary of thu local association 'Iho lirst speaker , Mr.Warren Swit/ler , discussed the work of thu Y. M. O. A\ . both generally nnd locally , ami tlv.elt particularly upon the nue.U of i\ new building in tills city. "Tho more 1 think of it , " lie said , "tlio move I am 1m- preyed with tuu magnitude uud 1m- portanr-o of the work ivo are entngrd in. In no way e.in the fact bo bctf-r noted 'ban ' by considering ' .lie splendid build ups of the Y. SI. \ " . A. , nllovf-rtho country , many of th-'in costing from > { .IUU.IM ) to JJ.-'co.OiM. V > "nat wo want now is a tine building in this city , ami I don't think I nm dreaming when 1 foresee just inch a Iwndfoma structure. Anyone will admit that a project of this Rind which will serve to elevate the moral standard of our young men .should be en couraged there is no question about that. The only question is whether you want to give , and how much you can give. give.Mr. . Switzler was followed bySecrrtary Joplin. who told of tliu work of subscrip tion which was going on. Already nine teen young men had subscribed tc. the Fund , making an aggregate of $1,000. One joung man had pledged himself to give $ : > 0. ? ' a month ; ho had to pay this out of a salary of only ? i" ) a month. Another young man bad come into the city but a few days ago , and had come to the rooms of the associrtion hungry and out of xvork , having had nothing to < > at for two days. The other day he volun tarily placed his name on the list , agree ing to pay ! f U out of a weekly salary of from $ ii to $ l'i. Secretary.Joplin gave ( oino other interesting facts about the \\ork of collecting subscriptions , and cloned with an cani-st appeal for funds. Secretary Hemingway , of Chioago , was the next speaker. "It sei-ms to me , " said the speaker , "that if there ever was a time when the men of this country ought to give money to save ( lie young men , it is now. Comparing your town of tlio present with Unit of a few years ago , I can see that you are a prosperous people. Surely your business men can ulluni to give liberally to this cause. " "I am glad to see that your young men ore giving so liberally. This is tlie ease all over tlio country. All of the cosily building which have been creeled in the largo ciiHtecn cities , have been for the most part built by the contributions of young men. " Mr. Hemingway went on to tell how the Y. M. C. A. work was conducted in Chie-igo. "Ono great thing is to get the men themselves enlisted in the work tor young men. Tlio work of our1 hospital committee is very interesting The active service of the young men on this committee purities and .strengthens them. If you could go out and watch our com. iniltc.o who look up the young men com ing to the city , and seek to gain them over , you would see that these workers themselves are gaining prolitable experi ences nnd are being greatly blest in the work. " The speaker told how the proprietors of the various gambling establishments in Chicago used luring means to "rope in" the young men who came to the city as strangers , ami sug gested that it wouloT bo welj for Young Men's Christian Association workers to display the same energy and tact in their methods. ( lospel meetings arc an interesting feature of Young .Men's Christian Asso ciation work in Chicago. Receptions are given to thu young men of the dilVeront traded on one evening to tlie young men of the boot and shoe trade , on an other to those of the dry goods tr.-.de , on another to those of the drug trade , and so on. In closing the speaker said : "I want to bespeak for your Omaha association the hearty co-operation of every man , wo man and child in tlie city , and especially of the diuretics. In regard to enlisting the chrislien young men of this city in the work , I want to Miy that there is a place for .you all there is something for all to do if you will only seek it out. " The hist speaker , Mr. UobertVeidrm - sail , delivered an interesting address upon the necessity of a Y. M. C. A. build ing in Omaha , touching also upon the general work of the association. lie in sisted that this movement of building Y. M. C. A. homes , which is now agitat ing the Young men of the world , origin ated right here in Omaha , when in 1KU8 funds were raised for tiio prosecution of the good work among the railroad men of the Union I'acilic railway , Iho head quarters of tlio association being located in a building in this city , formerly occu pied as a Twelfth street saloon. Mr. Weidensall treated his hearers to some 'interesting reminiscenecH , and made an earnest , forcible appeal that the work , which had been begun so auspiciously in Omaha in IfiliS , should not , now be al lowed to llag. HIS CARE 13 R IM THI3 KING. t Morris Anuomioeftjriml , It Is Kndeil Will Treaoli Prohibition. One week ago last night Al. Morris , the Chicago pugilist , shot oil' the middle linger of his right hand in a drunken row. IIo was taken to the county jail , where ho remained in confinement a day or two. Upon his release he went at once to Kansas City. There Morris ntatcd tea a reporter that ho had bidden eternal farewell to the life of a sport and would henceforth devote himself to reforming those who have not yet touched the frightful depth of degradation reached by him. "Hero I am , " said the pugilist in a husky voice , "without friends or money , and marked for life. A life of dissipation lies behind mo a gambler , pugilist , ruined man. In spite of the frightful life I have led 1 am not a brute entirely. ( feel keenly the shame that is upon me. and kno'v what it means to bo looked uiion as an outcast. I am only 'S > years old , but I have had experience enough for a nnm of three- > core years , r'or tlio past live .years I have done nothing but light , carouse and gamble. 1 have won a fortune at the gambling table , but not a cent of it remains. "How much did I ever win ? Atone Hitting I won 910,01 : ) . That was my big gest winning. I believe I am competent to earn an honest living , and I propose to do so if 1 am loreed to black shoes. I was educated for a priest , but my love for disnipatlon conquered mo and i fell. I climbed from the lowest rung of the ladder until 1 reached its height , and now I have fallen as low as it is possible to fall. Hut I wii.li you would do mo a favor. I wish yon would say that as soon as I return from the hospital 1 shall make public the frightful scenes 1 have witnessed. 1 can tell of events that would make your hair aland on end , and I propose to relate my oxperieneo if I have to ftand from a street corner. I Khali henceforth preach prohibition. Hum has been my ruin and I shall endeavor to save others Irom a similar fate. I urn well educated and I believe 1 can do work which will atone in part at least for my downfall. " linn IloKan In Omnlm. Hen Hogtin , the -pugilist , now en gaged as an evnngelM , is in the city. llu will remain here for several days , laboring in his chosen line of work. Last evening ho made nn interesting talk at the First Baptist church. Hen Hogan has been preaching the gospel as an evangelist and tpmjiciv.nco .rtrr-.t'-i ? " * nnra than ten years , and has accomplished a great uual of good , particularly among tno elasi of jnt-n to whom he once belonged. The last tlnlo lie was in Omaha was tonio two yeans ago , when behold n foriesof meeting * hero , lie then went weht , visiting the various cattle and mining town a ot Ne braska , Colorado and the territories , nnd was listened to with the utmost eager ness and interest by the cov.bvys and miners , T. D. MoK.vyreneral Pneifio const ngent of tliu iiannibal &St. < J F-i'h nnd mirlington roads , and o.o ; of tne oil -im popular ruUroud tuvu , U in Owuiiu , AN OMAHA noV ON T0l . Whistler Defend TTCIltcr nnd is Cham pion oT tlio World. News has just beranrtccived that Clar ence Whistler , tho- noted nthleto , who made his debut in Ooinha ns a wrestler while employed in the smelting works , has scored another Tictury which places him In the front .rank in the annuls of wrestling and crowns him with the title of champion of tlieirovld. The defeated man is William Miller , of Melbourne , Australia , and the matuh took place in that city on the evening of September 20. It was for $1,000 a side and for the cham pionship of the world , best two out of three fall" , Unoco-Uomnu style. Whistler was a strong tavorito from the first , al though much lighter than his op ponent who weighed ' , ' 01 pounds while Clarence could only pull the scales at IT'-J- The match was one of tlio most exciting and stunbornly contested over witnessed. At the beginning of the lirst bout , the.ru was the usual sparring and Miller went down to his knees imluuing Whistler to try a turn and Kettiiig back at him with a back fall which was not successful. Miller twisted and the position changed , nn attempt to throw bv each being met. Whistler then threw Miller clean over his head with a body hold , bur could not pin liis shoulders 'down , although the new dodge eame so near proving ili as- trous to Miller ns to evoke prolonged ap plause. Ho again throw him the same way and Miller retaliating an extraordi nary fall occurred , both men being down together , and with great neekholds. There was a strain fully live seconds , Whistler with his head locked in Miller's arms and on IIH ; back , The eilorts came to nothing , however , and Irom all-fours position Whistler threw Miller , then Mdle.r got the Frouch hug on , but Clarence cleverly slipped away. They both scorned in good wind , but Miller wan sweating the most. On the ground \ \ lustier took a deliberate pull and swung Miller around and then got a hug round his neck which pretty nearly choked him , and a gr.iml bit of wrestling by Whistler resulted in his turning Miller over , both being on their backs , Miller uppermost. At the "bridge" Wh stler dul all he knew in locks and holds to lover Miller over , taking care to keep his lie.id clear of Miller's arm , but in an unguarded moment Miller whipped in his right , and threw Whistler over. It looked for a moment as if Miller had it. but Whistler fairly slipped away , and twisting Miller ri hl up behind his back and in turn Miller looked in a tix. Ho shortly broke away , and they then both had to open for wind. Alter some grand wrestling the amuse ment part of the programme seemed to come in. Whistler silting on Miller's back slipped h.s right arm under Miller\s from behind , fixing in the back of his neck , then getting a hold with the oth-r hand , he gradually bowed nie head to the ground and attempted to turn him over. Hy slosv degrees Miller came over onto his back. A sharp struggle ensued , and begot away. Another rally , and they hparred for holds ; luiving been now going for forty minutes. Whistler's re peated slips away from dangerous posi tions was loudly - ulwred. At the end of nn hour no fall had boon secured , and the referee , with the consent of both contestants , allowed a llftcen . mincto rest. When time was again called they looked us fresh as ever. Whist lor forced the wrest ling from the lirst , Miller acting entirely on the defensive. After a few inell'eetivo struggles Walstler clasped Miller by the body , threw him on * his side , caught him by the left arm ambturncd him over , but ho managed' ' to- turn .half over on bis chost. lie was in ; a relentless gra'sp , and Whistler , forcing botli Miller's minds behind him and throwing all his weight /upon his chest , forced his shoulders down nnd won the lirst fall. Time , ono hour and eight minutes. Aftfr an interval of a quarter of an hour the men again came to the scratch. Wliistltir-jis usual was the aggressor , and ho linally "nccpcdud in securing a half Nelson on Miller's left arm and twilled it double with such force that Miller , while on h's bide , gave him the fall rather than have his arm broken : time 5 min ute1 ! . The referee declared Whistler tlio ivinner oftho _ match , amidst the plaudits of the audience. Sainco li'm arrival in Australia Whistler has thrown Donald Dinnic and Thomas , two wrestlers of world-wido reputation , and is now waiting for some new oppo nent to turn up , and is anxious to maKe a match against Miller and the Scotchmen for the bumo afternoon. of Yesterday's Services. At the first Congregational church last evening , Hon. John y . I'arwell , of Chicago cage , delivered a pointed and pithy ad dress to young men. There was a largo oonm-egalion present , and the speaker was listened to with the closest attention. Hen Ho an spoke last evening at the 1'irst liaptitit eliureh , his talk biting made in that uncouth but forcible and iiitere.-t- ingHtyloso peculiarly his own. Many of his old friends were present , who had kno\vn him of old , when he was any thing but an cvangi'liht. The evening sermon at the First M , B , church last night was delivc/od by tlio Kev. ( ; . A. Chamberlain , presiding elder , Denver , Col. In the morning at thu request of the oftlcinl board of tlio First M. K. clmrch , Hev. Dr. McKaig repeated his sermon on "Providlinjj Prayer , " that nllraeted so much attention when do- Jivercd some weeks since. The day of its first delivery was stormy , and so g ; n- onil was the desire to hear it agiin that lie consented to repeat it. A collection was taken up at the close of the service for the proposed new church building on Twentieth and Davenport streets. At the eonelu-ion of Mr. Detwiler's j service at the Ivount/.o Memorial church j last ui eiiing , Hev. C M. Morton , of Chi- I cage , gave a short address on the sub- j jeot of Christian work among young men. Late Saturday afternoon a farmer's horsed attached to a wagon containing a j heavy load of corn,1 ran a way , in North Omaha. Near the.uonier of Hamilton and 1'ier streets the -old gnntleni'Mi ' was i dumped to the irroundttho heavy wheels of the wagon passing over him 'and the the load of corn being thrown upon him. When ho was extracted from beneath the heavy covering of Iho golden cereal , ho was found to bo bsdlyt bruised , having sustained , besidosa urokon arm. The horeos were stopped a fiw blooktt furlhyr on. Hurglars last , work made u pretty extensive - tensive raid in North Omaha near Saun- dcrs Ktreut In noxaso was there any thing ot value taken , 'fhe house of Mr. J. H. French , near .Hamilton and Saunders - ders streets , wad enturad by a bold thief , but the intruder was frightened out of the house by M rs. French , who happened into the kitchen late in the evening. Mrs. French , after closing the door on his thieving majesty , was so overcome that shy fainted on the HJlOt , The T. A. M. club expects to give u scries of parties thin winter in Metropol itan hall. The lirst anniversary party of tlio Arlou club will l > held Thursday evening at Germanla hull. Col. % Sinytho is distributing to his friends omo line largo Now York pip pins , a handsome Imket of which lit ! re ceived from Mr. 0. K. ( SrlnneJlof 1'ort ( Jalhoiin. In HP ere i o.c li > u. A jnre'ir. . ; of n' r- . utir of all o tJniuiit.'a ji-lit)1' ! . ; ! i < i : - rVT..I Ji'-IJ bi'.Uli'dUi cui.J : : ; ; Ut tUc uiliyu oi tun Chlcnfjo Northwestern railroad. The Bpssion was a secret one , no rcportt r.s being present , nnd none of these in at- tmulaneo would divulge tlio proceedings. Tlio subject under discussion is supposed to hove Wen the rates of the Western Freight association , and the host way in which Omaha merchants could secure moro favorable rates. Another meeting will be held in the near future , ami when anv detintte action is taken the matter. will bo made public. Gave Tlicm the SUp. Lnst Thursday Marshal Cummings was notified to ho on tlio lookout for George 1' Foyer , agent for the American 12x- press company at Glencoe , Out. , who about one week ago absconded from that place with $10O.H ) of the company's monoy. A IHi : : reporter learned of the fact the same evening , but by request of the police suppressed the item in hopes that the man would bo captured. OlH- cerfl wore given a description of the ah- scondor , and it was soon ascertained that ho had been in town. On Wednes day ho called at the First National bank and had evchaugi.d j,0i ) ( ) of Canadian money for United States currency. Other traces of Foyer were found , but the man himself was invisible , ilbj'mg impossible to liud where he was stopping. Air. Wagnur , detective for the express com pany at Chicago , also came to Omaha and worked on the ea.se , but linally con cluded that his man had left the city. Word was received Irom Council llluil's that Foyer had vi itod that place , and Mr. Wagner accordingly went there in ( oarch of him. Ills search , however , has proved unsuccessful , as will bo seen by reference to our Council IJlulVs de partment. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Donations foe ( lie Needy. The Woman's Christian association ac knowledges the following donations for the month of October : Clothing , Mesdames Hryant , Josslyn , Paddock , Poppleton , Detwiler , Hopkins , Hainc.s , Colpct/.cr , llartumn , Crissmaii , L. H. Williams ; carpetMesdanios ) O. F. Davis , 1'errino , Colpetzer , Millard , L. H. Williams ; comforts , Mrs. Writer and Mrs. Council ; tinware , Lydoll & Alihinist , Messrs. Lee , Fried & Co. ; furniture , 1'er- kins & Lear , Mr. F. Mead , W. H. Henuett , Nellie KinL. . H. Williams ; Muslin , Mo- liinis & Hussey towels and napkins , Mr. Guild ; bread , Mr. Garnenu. Ten women have been given temporary homes , some only asking for a night's shelter , others remaining until places weie provided for tnem. O.io child has been born at the home during the past month , and the mother and child re mained three weeks A suitable plaeo was found for the mother and she left the homo with her heart full of gratitude to those who had befriended her when bho moat needed assistance. A.MUK13MI3XTS. AT TIIK I'KOI'LE'S. The People's theatre was crowded to its utmost capacity last evening , the occasion being a bcnetit to C. G. Craig. of the Craig comedy company , who last night closed a three weeks' successful engagement at the People's. The com pany appeared in "Fogg's Ferry , " with Miss M nnio Castle as "Chip , the ferry waif , " who sustained the part well. She was excellently supported by the com pany , and the audience testified to its ap preciation of the acting by frequent and loud applause. J. L. Wooderson , J. H. Moyniham , and Marvin Grilh'th , in their resJR'ctivo jart ; , were well up and received their share of commendation. Heginning to-day the successful melo drama. "Now York , " will hold the boards for one week. Their Time. Saturday the various prisoner ? con victed at the present term of tiio district court were " ntiMioe.d by Judge Neville. The follov , ing wens the terms of im prisonment allotted to the several cul prits. H. Bronn.an and Andy McKenna , high way .robbery , 5 years in the penitentiary. rank Martin , alias Dowd , grand lar ceny , ! J years. William Wilson , grand larceny and re ceiving stolen good" , 'J years. John Harris , burglary , 1 year. Charles Woods , grand hirc.ny , 1 year. John Koiluy , mayhem , years. Thomas Smith , forgery , 2 years. James Uussull , burglary , 16 months. The prisoners will be escorted to Nobcsvillo fiumctimc within the ne.\t ten days. FootpailH Failed. As Tom Leonard , an ex-special police man , was walking along Tenth street , near the railroad crossing , about 1'J o'clock last night , ho was approached preached by two men who ordered him to throw up his hands. Instead of com plying with their demands , Leonard opened his mouth to its widest capacity and yelled "Jiloom. " That doughty ollicer heard tin ; call for assistance and ran to Leonard's aid , but before ho reached tlio BCCIIO the highwaymen had taken to their heels. Not tlioJiSnn. . . . . . . . "EilTTIorii wan arraigned hi police court Saturday as the alleged assailant of K. Dallinger. The latter , who had an eye beautifully bordered with era pi ? , tos- tilled that he had been assaulted on Thursday , and that the man Horn had committed tlio assault. Hornet Horn in a saloon yoctcrd.vv. and at once had him arrested Seveial witnessed , however , te ; tilled that Horn was not the man , and ho was released. A Ony I.olliarlu. John Hamilton faced JiMico Anderson in his court .Saturday to answer to a ehargo of bastardy , preferred by Currio Knukpon. Ho explained that hu couldn't marry the young woman , as ho had just been made the husband of an other woman a few day * a o. A com promise was Jinally ell'ectcd whereby Miss Krickson was to bo naid100. . Hamilton paid $100 down , and agreed to muku the other payments as soon us pus- Rilt from lkloiMiiliiK < " 'i > Kxum IJond , a resident of ( Dooming- ton , will bo arraigned in the United States court to-day. Ho was arrested in northern Nebraska Saturday on a ehargo of perjury for making two homestead entries , ono at Hloomingtoii and the other in the Niobrara district. .Several witnesses were Minunoucd from Hlouin- liiglon to testify against him. Funds Tor Judge Iiiuv'-'jJ Is tidvUud that tiio stP.t ? of Ncbi-aslia has been allowed 6 lfi.lX ( ) for claim * for money expended in sup- iiniBilng Indian hostilities at the time Nebraska was a territory. Judge Hawes IIIIH been proseeutin , ; this flaim before the wnr dujjnrtnicnt and Isery much pleased at his final bticeesi. Ulvofiorol , At the rcbjilinco of Mrs. Daemon , West Omaha , yesterday afternoon , Dr. J. M. Nice , of Hailoy , Idaho , and Mis. A. Soix ) , of this oity , were united in murriagq. Mr. and Mrs. iUco ntarted at oueu on ( heir euKturu uridul tour. ttrovtflrs. & Srhrocder hnvo shipped RO.OOO pounds of butter to Liverpool , Dnglaud , tlio past , month. Judgol > . G. Hull nnd family have rn- moved their residence to the dwelling formerly the homo of F. A. Snider , at the fiuithwcNt corner of Seventeenth and Capitol avenue. Miss Lotto , Slnrcro , the young lady burned at the time her mother received fatal injuries from a tra.solino explosion , is flfnst Improving. The physician be lieves that she * will not bo much di.slig- ured. Lieut , nnd Mrs. Chnso liavo rented ? i house west of Colpet/er's with Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Taylor , where they will move directly. Lieut. Cha > o has recently been appointed to till the vacancy on ( Jen. Howard's staff. pistol shot at thoconier of Thirteenth street and Capitol uveitue about 10 o'clock last night attracted a large crowd iiiul two policemen to Hint locality. All olVortti. however , to llnd the shootlst or the cause of the shot proved unavail ing , and thu all'air is shrouded in mystery. About noon yesterday , the horses at tached to a ( ted Line ear , turning the corner of Kightoenth and Davenport streets hhied and fell into the trench which the graders have dug along the track. In the anticipation that the car would follow , the passengers stampeded , but the haruc-is broke loose and the car held the rails. HhincheVorthln ton , n fast woman , wan driving with n female companion on the road to the fort Friday night , when their vehicle collided with a haywagon. The Worthington woman was thrown violently lently to the ground and .sustained sev eral severe wounds about the head and face. face.Mrs. Mrs. Spitsmc , the lady whoso marvel lous domestic narrative has been nar rated on several occasions has { ( turned from Deiilon , where slu- went to hale her husband. She found him there sick a-bed and her heart failed her , so she let him remain unmolested. She has written to her people in Galeshurg , III. , asking them to assume the care of her child , and then will enter divorce proceedings against her recreant spouse. Justice Hrandes has an explanation which throws u different light upon Ins corn transaction with Ituscli. George Duncan held the note , which was not duo until some time in February and well se cured by a good mortgage. Mr. Duncan wont to Mr. Urandcs dav before jester- day r.nd asked him to discount the note. Mr. Hrandes replied that he had no funds available at that moment and Mr. Dun can then asked him to take the paper out to Kaseh and see if it could bo paid lie- fore it was due. Mr Hrandes drove out and Hasoh told him lie would have to wait for the .sale of his corn. During the conversation ItaKch oil'eivd Mr. Hran- des 1,1)00 ) bushels of com at .Ti cents. He- turning to town , Mr. Hrandes discovered that siiohn deal would be of no prolit and did not reply. The whole matter was personal and , as no contract was made , all previous .statements were er roneous. Rnllmiy Note" . E. F. Richardson , of New YorkW. . AY. Ileafford , ot Hulfalo , and T. W. Wads- worth , of Chicago , passenger representa tives of the Milwaukee were in the city Saturday. They took a drive about town in tlio morning in company with F. A. Nash , general agent of the Milwaukee The time of arrival and departure of eastern trains at tlio Conn oil HI nils trans fer will be altered Monday to conform to the Union Paeilio'-s change. J. 11. Keene , .live stock agent of the Milwaukee , returned from Cln'yenno Saturday morning. Ho will make his headquarterc here in the future. Messrs. Holdrege and ICu.stis , of the H. & M. , returned yesterday morning from the west. T. D. McKay , Pacific coast passenger agent of the C. H. it Q. , is in the city. .1. 11. Green lias been appointed travel ing agent of the Union I'acilic , with head quarters in this city. Mr. Green has been with the Hook Island for twelve years , but for the past six months has been in business for himself at Albion. Mr. Green is one of the cleverest of the many clever gentlemen of the rail. Andy Atkins , the well-known and pop ular western traveling agent of the C. W. t K. and H. & O. niilwa.ys.with head quarters in St. Louis , is in the city. ! , . Police Court Docket. Judge Stenborg disposed of the follow- ng cases in police court Saturday : Jonh Shaw , drunk and disorderly , dis charged. Felix McGinnis , drunk and disorderly , discharged. John Daley , petit larceny , fifteen days on bread and water. L. Drasinger , suspicious character , dis charged , with orders to leave town. Kd Horn , assault and battery , acitiit- { Ited and discharged. Powell Defended. Fi.onr.NCi : , Nov. IWith ! reference to the "all'air at , Flonmce" as stated by a ' . 'eiti/on , " in the interest of the truth , wo desire to take exception to the sweeping denunciations against the character of L. Powell , by declaring that his conduct when at Pries lake , has over Leon qme and orderly , and that lie was not present on the two nolo occasions of disorderly conduct by roughs on our grounds exag gerated by "a citi/en , " both in number and degree. Powell's Trial. The trial of 1 ! . L. Powell for the killing of Charles Lo-dio at Florence will bo held to-day in police court. The charge preferred against him will bo that of murder in the lirst degree. Powiill is very rutiv'cnt about the flair. "I don't care to " &ay anything to you about the matter , " ho i-aid to a reporter for the Hi'.t : ; "of course , 1 am sorry that E hit the man. " A Had Kail. Some boys employed in the Can Held overall factory , which occupies the fourth floor of the Slubbondorf building , were playing about the establishment Fri day afternoon , wliwn a boy named Cuppy fell through the hatchway. The elevator fortunately happened to be stationary at the hccoiuf lloor'and arrested the boy's fall after a drop of two lloors. Voung Onppy'H arm was broken , but otherwise he wati uninjured. Army Mutter * . Gen. Howard will order an investiga tion of thu Piogun troubles. Col. Wilson has jimt complclr.il an In vestigation of the post -at Fort Omaha , the results of which were satisfactory in a high degree. Liciit. U''IJfovlo , adjutant Ninth cav alry , Fort MuKinnoy.'v.'ho' reported to haui been killed fccimo tinm iu. < > , hay been granted a two months' leave of nb- ! > cncu , OiV lor u Hunt. Mar.-ihal Cummin.ifs , accompanied by John McDonald , Oiliccr Tom Cormiel. and William JJrncy left Saturday on a four dayd' hunting expedition in ( ! . vicinity of Do Koto , Washington cuniity They are "armed to the teeth. " am. ex- pe.et to come biwle with u full wunt of Personal P John H. Finch , the proh'bhlon ' net- tator.pns.--ed through Oma'ia yesterday en route to San I'rnne'wo. He. propose * In open H prohibition campaign in Cull * fornla. Prof. Saner , the well-known vlollnl.H. loft Omaha yesterday with Kelly nud Mason's "Tlgors , " ho ht\Mu ; : lieen oil- gaged by the manager of the trotip u musical director. Mr. J. O. Davis , representing the well- known tobacco iirni of Wcissiugor ft Hate , of Louisville , Ky. , i. in Omnlm for a few days , visiting friends. He has eharjte 6f the distribution of the ample packages of "Pruiio Nuggot" chewing tobacco. Phil A. McDonald , reprosnnfing tlio Murphy VnrnUh company of St. taiiis. is greeting his friends in Onslihn and Council Hlutl's again. J. L. L.vman , superintendent ot water works at Lincoln , was in thu city Satur day gaining points from the h o .l fljstem. Dr. Al Van Camp , a former resident of lids city , but now a resident of Winner , is in tlm c ty and will leave thi3afternoon I'mCalifornia. . Mrs. F. II. Ho.vd and family arrived in the city from Waterfall , Mas * . , and will take up their residence hero. H. A. Chamhcrlin , of Hushvillc , is at the Paxtmi. Hubert C. Stockton , of Lincoln , spent yesterday in the city. Alfred Ha/.lett , of Heatricovas in Omaha yesterday. Guy H. Wilber , of llartlngton ; Is in the city , stopping at tlio Paxtoit. (5. ( W. Covell and K. K Warren , of Nebraska braska City , are stopping at the Paxton A. L. Chirk , K. L. Webster , L. Halm , T. H. Fawollaml C. 11. Dietrich , of llastr ings , were in Omaha yesterday. CongrciMinan Laird and Hunker Host- wlek , of Hastings , are at the Pitxton , Mrs. Howard Carltou and litllo daugh ter Mabel , who have beeini.siting frie.nds here for i-oiue lime pasl , have returned to their home in Columbus , O. Miss Ella McHride , who IM well and favorably known as a reader of oxeelloi t merit , leaves this week for an extended professional tour in the east. .1. Slut/man , Milford ; A. U. Hoffman. HuiValo ; Pat Gibbons , Orleans ; 10. W , Hayes. Beatrice ; W. C. Switrts , Silver City , are at the. Can Held. Franklin & Benedict's New York The atrical troupe , composed of cloven mom burs , is stopping at the Caiilield. r.aw'anil Order. The Law and Order league of Omaha will hold a meeting in ( lie opera houiio Monday evening , beginning at 8 otiloeL An address will bo delivered by Mr. Paxton - ' ton , the general agent ol th'e Cit'muis' league of Chicago. Everybody ia invited to attend. Tlie Usual Complaint. Cnpt. Sullivan swore out Ilia usual complaint Friday against C. S. lliggms , charging him xvith keeping his saloon open after U o'clock. p * - . _ . Furniture Failure. Edwards , Keep it Co. , furniturn do.al erson Sixteenh ! Direct , elo.sed Saturday on a chattel mortgage held by the < . mnb Carpet comp.ihy. ft Absolutely Tills powiler novcr vnvlo ? . A imirvol of puri ly.Mrimiflli ami wlu-lfpo no H'MH Mo eciinum * mi than tliniinllnai-y Ulnils , R r.l cannot do will liiL'omniilllloii willi ilu ii.nl limit ) ol' luw tent , Miort wulKlit , ilium or i liii o'iiH ' pnwrtero. Hold only In cum. Itoyal llaliinlf J'uwilcr OoK)0 ) Wullalroct.N. V The most marvelous , rojinod and Inter. csting exhibition of the nge and ( he only one of the kintl in 1 he world. Boyd's Opera House ONE WEEK. Ton IV'vforinaiH-cB , C'ommi'iip'njf ' Monday , November 23 Miininrer Joli'i 1) Mtlili'iInn Iho U.inur to pro- K.'lll 1'itft. Jo.in ILirtUoloiiK wa 1 ! iiilnu t'lU1- liuov , 20 EDUCATED HORSES DO EVERYTHING BUT TAMC. Uvc'y K > - ( > n ii'j nt n o'Hoo's. 1'nur iificrenoo iiui-i'"i-mmii'o , . tt'ol'i's uy , Tnui d y. l'i ilur nn i 8 i u'iin : " . ' ' i A in" Wo.lni Hi/ mail ro" cMii-y l 'l\ will li' ' ( irfMin'rd > Yitii a hunJ- ilr i aloileof f ellio. ! * I'ii--i Kl'.nr. HI-HI Hinn . 6"e I'li-.t Klooi- , ri'ffii-.i il . fe ( | II B-I iv. I i-n i H lorlhc ! > > | iei-lor-imiir Mon Hlle lin.iiyMoi'ilnjr , iSnv : Jotli. "EXGUBSION" --TO I.OS HOUND Tllir , $100. NovpmiprU5ih ) , a lantepaitv ' < f < nci > rlor Istsill leave Om.ili.i fn I'uIJmun I'aliux hit'i'pnu earn tor ! , s Aiitfeli'/t , Calllornia. Tlukeln for tlie roiiiid trip , Kooit B inonlliH , 3100. l-'lrnt rlilNi people , in.it HHSH lldil'to , lilhl class ui'commotlaOoti.sun tins trip. $ > 45eiiilKrtuilfiiie , ttf.stwiinl , liut ntto sl iKiiind Is now sfw.ff ) , ami It M | ni'iioi * l Ut lidse It InftWhleli will niyl.e tlio ( Mist 01 einl riint tl-'kctiiiKiii ) tliun these Hpcolul ilrsl clu s iDiiml < m exjireiw tralim and any onu can .v day m 'iniront ' _ rnt n. Tlu-rd t'iiMil'y < iu wi-li to return K < > with this iirsi ln-'sexeiii-iini. Fuit jiaitlcuUM reaurUtnc i oil anilit-atiim to J * t ? * ( Jen. 1'n. j.Airt. U. i' . Ity. , -SPJ SPR5HG VEHICIIS OVER rtOO.OOOmM WE. ' \ y * &Z. j : ics.t niiiiiiK Vfifin nntiio. jiu iM u vKiunonrj < .unH'o. 'l'uot prlnK l" * | u u ' ' | 'J vn II iiiloutfil I" rniiuli rmmirj'ro' ! < i uri JJnn wt. ih'.vtun _ . . * . If4li. ( . - i. , AJm' > - irii\lni . . - . > ; UViiiiliUJU .fc.- .