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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : iTUESDAY. N0VEMBEK 0 , 1886. WAKTED-A CONVERTED 11EA1 ! Bam Jones' Idea of tlio Great Need of tbi Ohurclt , TOO MUCH ELEGANT PfiEACHING oT Mentis nwl Pocket' llookH Kntliur Than of IlcartH lin Sermon. Sltlll At 7 o'clock hist ovfiiilnc , shortly after thu iloorn of llm imposition liullilini : hat ! bison thrown open , lliurc were smvonil humlnut people williln llic wiills of the Htriu'luru. ' .I'lm nuitibur gradually in cnmso.tl until , when t half-past BOVOI : 'clook , tlui Iluv. Sam Jonus .stuiipei upon tlio phi1 form sti tin ; oust end , Ihorc were nearly < tOCO pcoplo In tlm anilicncu Ami til 8 o'clock they \vuro still coming in , The ilnvnUotm ) cxoroisisa of tlm OVPIIIIIJI wcru opened with thu alii iiiK of " 1'ralsi ( Joil From Whom All Hlesuln .s Flow.1' ' 'J'ho .sin inj , ' was I < ! il by 1'rofossor Max wull , ilull , rather ooiimtiiiplivo , liul wltluil pluasunl-aiipimriii" ; miillomtn liistciiil of using ; i beulon , 1'rofubMii Muxwiill gyrated his ri ht arm vigor Dimly , in such n manner as to utilise om Biniill Mips fiiltlii" ; on u front sent to ru murk in tin amllblu whitHXM' , "Say itiiitmna , lie nuts like u wniil-inill , ilon'l hu " A slciHlil ] ) uholr , composed ol Homo fifteen or .sixteen local .siiiKorri , as Hlsted Mr. Maxwell In leading thu slnir l" . lov. ? Dr. C'oolcy , of Couneil IHiiIVs madu an earnest prayer , ami after more Hin iii Kcv. Sam .tones took his slam on the platform and commeneud talking lleniioku for about an hour and held the attention of ln.s aiidiencu with wuiulurfu , power. He closed with an appeal to tin Christians in the audience lo dcclari themselves as to whether they wanted : rcvinal here or not. "If yon do , " husaid , "comu to the moetinj ; I am i olng1 to hoi t lo-muiTow morning In tliu First IVesby terlan I'lmreh. If yon don't , stay away If von people ain't goui" ; to take hold o tin's liiinjr , 1 shall leave Unuha by tin lh > t train. " Tlio benediction pronounced by one ol the pastors on the platform closed ( hi Hocoud of the serins of meeting. Tin : SKKMO.M. In substance , Jlr. Jones spoke as fol lOWS : After uiicouniKiii < r all to sintr and pro- vidu .sinuinj ; books , and iloiiouuuiiiK UK photography liend who usually follow ing him witn photos of Sam Small au | Jiimself , Mr. Jones invited the attentloi : of his andleneo to the text found In tin ninth verse of the .sixteenth chapter o : St. Paul to the Calntians : "And lot us not bo weary In well doing , for In due -H'usnn we shall reap. " "Urclliren , if a man beovei taken In n fault , ye which are spiritually stronc icsloru suel : an one. " The bible is a great palace of truth ami Hits tuNt is t'no key. Now f learn from this lesson that tlio lirst duty of over.v Christian man is to ignore himself ami crneify hi nit-elf. A man is not inueli account - count to humanity until he can do some thing for himself set himself out of the way. Selllsliriessis thu opposing force In Christianity in this world. If there is anything " that Christianity will not mix tin with ft js sollishnens. Hell is nothing but sol- llshncss on lire. A man who lives for liimsi'lf alone , works for himself , talks for himself ami cares for nobody else , is the most despicable man in the world. I B y you will never be any account to hu manity until you got yourself down and cot your foot upon yourself and say : 'Now , you lie there. 1 will mash your moutli if you open it again. ' KNOCK OIT sr.i.nsiisiys. Now , there is one fellow in this town ( ho is liero now , but not all the time per- hap. ) who is giving me more trouble than all the people in the world. I have kicked him and abused him , and done jnoro things to get this fellow to do the clean thing than nil others put together. If you will make him do the clean thng ) ho will make that other fellow do the ccan thingorshool him on the spot. That feii ? w lj s Kot hundred excuses why ho \voui pirn Jnonoy : he has done all he can rte : tmys hu is ilroil. 'I'l'iit ' fellow that is giving you so mnehtronuWJs Ihe hardest man yon have to manage , lie han got on your coat. Ho has got on my coat. Now what are yon going to do with that fellow who has , got on your coat. I would not let such a fellow be called the father of my children , lint'I would rather under- taUe to run a hundred thou.-and men than to attempt to run .20 ; ) pounds aycrdupois of solllshness. I say that sollihnoss is at war with Christianity. Itui there arc plenty of Bullish mumbers of the church , and tin's is trim hero in Omaha You will liud thorn among the Methodists and Kaptists and lYcsbytcrittns anil Kpiscopalians. They will make $10.000 in 0110 turn of real estate and then sit and worship in a church that the colored people down .south would not worship in. Now , if yon don't like that you can lump it. Do you hoar that ? 1 say that the colored nroplo down south in many of our cities have nicer churches than nine-tenths ol your qhnrches in this city. Cod bless you ! Wnk'u up ! Wtiku upl" and bu somebody be somebody for both worlds , Then I can tind colored people imying tlwlr preachers bigger salaries than you tellowsget. Do yon hear thaU ( turning to tlio pastors. ) I say that the .spirit of KulliHiiiioss U absolutely ui war wiih Christianity , and Christianity is at war with .selfishness , If yon want to be a grand people Iw a generous people. M ) IIYKTPKK'S IX TIM'S. Now , if wo havu a revival of religion. I want us to get down to hard pan. Ouo of your newspaper.- hays this is a ny.lurlual revival , tipd Ulos-j tills newspaper man. Jtut thorn will be no hy.-teries in lid- juoetiiig no great biir hurrah , I am tlm only follow that will make a uoisu ; but it will l ) nothing Ilko hysterics. 1 was clan that I'rof. hwing .said in Chicago tliut "Sam , loncs is running the most in tplli'Otiuil revival Chicago has ever had. " 1 appreciate that if I am an Ignoramus. < UI ) ) AI.Mlliim's AI'lICK , i Uo urn uol boring ut your hearts , bill wo UTM boring at your headsVo neeil > omo head religion -some pocket-book religion. ( ! od almighty puts his augei right into the top of a man's head , down into his heart , and down into his iiocket. lint when it strikes his pocket it > prlng.- up like an artesian well. He don't com mence at the heart ami bore up. If lu did what would become of thu dirty 1 believe in hctiii religion that makes men think like lied think : ' , in a high plane. Wo want jomo converted heads ami pockets as well as ronvortotl hearts in this country , \Ve will jjo tc churohyou know amiing ; Me-ns sntreii'd much fi > rne. A ml lie ulvi'3 Ids life fur nui. What ha\o I jtlvcu lo him ? " and will sing unit through with a gustu ill for angola , when ruallyyon have novci snllVreil'anything , nor oven given any thing. Then , you will s.ing : "Suii'Jy tliat'aptnln may defend on IUP , " nud i ( the dovll. was to bust a cap every uii ol you would tun out of town in'a bkurry.'v \ \ a.ro a gama oro\vd , ' 'Surely the Oiptaiiiuwydci ud on me- " I'DnU "you ovsr biiu- that any umro. Kvou the gambUns ; hciU hero ahako tlu-u signs on Ihe sidewalk nnd you duro not open your mouth. "They can. depend on me , " AND < IIT ; TMEUE , ii.t. : They've got another song ills a grand song and they sing It : "Oh , lobo nolliinp , nollilng ! " until it is a God's truth about us near nothing as anything in ( lod's earth. Now if you want to bo nothing , you will bo lower down than over 1 have been , I want to bo homethlng for ( ! od and humanity , Don't your Well , If you do , quit singing that stu ft' . iir.i.i1 OSK ANOTIIKU. There Is too much sentiment mixed up with religion. A good many of our preachers go around preaching on heav enly recognition. N by , 1 don't care anything about heavenly recognition , but I tell yon what i want earthly recogni tion. I am helpless nnd I want every man to recogiii/o mo nud help me nnd dome mo all the good he can. O , fellow cill- /ens , recognize mo all thn time. When I get up there itnd take a golden harp nnd n golden down and an everlasting life , If you don't want to recognl/.e mo then , all right don't care , But 1 want earthly rccounllion. ( < od help us to be brotherly and live for one anolhcr down horo. Wo have got no sympathy for one another dowH hero as mumbers of the church. How are wo helping ono another * What are wo doing lo advance ench other ? I expect that if thu angels wcru to comu down to-night and take all Iho Metho dists up ro heaven , they would bo Iwo or Ihreo weeks introducing you lo one an other you folks right from tlio same church , and yon would have to bo intro duced two or three limes to the sumo fel low. You would Hay , "Why was you a a member of the First Methodist church of Omaha ? ( Mad to sec you. Novermet you before down there. " [ Laughter. ] III : : < ; ANT ntKAaiiNo NO no. "Brethren , if a man bo overtaken in a fault , ye which are spiritually stromr re store such as ono on the .spirit , consider- Inir thyself lest they lead to temptation.1 The point I want to make is ths : What ever I say is aid iu all kindness. You have hero in OIIIM'I. I'M much elegant preaching. If ologaul preaching would have .saved Omuliti , the whole town would havu been in glory long ago. Aim that so , brethren ? ( turning to the pastors. ) Haven't yon been preaching elegantly ? [ Laughter. ] An old preacher told mo that ho prayed two hours that thfi Lord inigiit help Jones to preach right. But , the Lord must have said to him : "If 1 take all these things away from Jones , ho would bo no moro ac count than von are.1' The revelation scared him nearly to death. Some of them say : "Why , Jones don't stick to his text. " But 1 stick to the crowd , don't 1 ? A man can't stick to his text and the crowd too. 1 would hate lo liud a text that would stick to a crowd without warping and twisting. r.M'ot'itAoi : votx : < : jinx. "Brethren , if a man bo overtaken in a fault , " etc. What wo want is close , earnest , brotherly alVection for everyone as Christian people. There are hundreds of young men in this town who need your sympathy , need brothers and sisters to look after thorn. Let's see how many in this house are Christians ? 1 will venture there is not a thousand people in this city but what have at some time boon a member of some church. Mighty near all the old infidels and old wicked sinners and bar keepers will tell you ho was once a member - ber of the church of Jesus Christ. This is a fact. We are all prayinjr for u re vival , J trust. Cod looks at what wo are going to do with tlieso people after they are converted. What are you coing to do witli a revival alter you have got it ? I believe that ( jed can como down into Omaha and convict every man , woman aiul child in the twinkling of an eye convict them of sin. 1 say that it is mercy that keeps tJod from doing it. The churches don't need the new recruits. They are too full now. If all their members would turn out to the prayer meotinsr the church would not hold them. You need a revival of your members. There is not n church that needs moro members. Do you want them to help pay ? The old crowd don't ' pay half as much ns they ought to. It is not moro members , but better members that you want. Wo 1-avo got enough of the kind. Understand mot If you area good man , and if yon are a good woman , I don't mean you ; if you ain t , 1 do. COMi : DOWN WITH TUB Dl'ST. Stand up for one another. Not only stand up and pray and say good words for one another , but staud up for ono another with your money. Many a time a poor brother in the church needs a hundred dollars a heap wor c than ho needs particular prayers. But you pray for him because it is cheapest. If wo cannot bo generous everywhere , what is the use of being generous anywhere ? Jf wo can only bo religious in ono place let us bo religion' ! In our business. Honvon is not in n great big meeting , but all round where you are doing good. I like that sort of religion. ( So around and hunt sumo ono up. and do a little good , ( live mo tint good , old-fashioned religion that looks after my brother , that stands by my brother and dies by my brother. PITT ON TIII : I'nwr IIOU.NCI : . I used to play town ball. Wo would put a man in holds. Some of the boys would pitcli and some would catch. If tiio fellow at the bat mis.icd ho was caught out on the lirst bounce , thu fellows in the holds had to quit. If the Christian people would stand so together and catch him on the lirst bounce , the devil would bo out.Vo want ( o stand up for one an other as brethren and help ono another home to ( Soil. 1 toll you when the christ- iau pcoplo of this city gut united wo will be : i power. What is the reiiMin you can not do anything with whisky in this city ? It is because the bar-kcepori are all united , mid when you hit ono yon hit them all. It should be M ) with Chris tians when you hit ono you hit all. Tlio Methodists talk against tlio Baptists , and the Presbyterians talk against iho Kpis- copaliuus , TIII : uivu\s : HACK. The Kpiscopaliuns. say , "O , if yon want to got into society , you just join our ehureh. " Is the church a sort of painted gig to ride to holt in ? This is what society Is , and if somebody don't turn you over yon will go there , too , Stand by one another and help ono another. Tlu | ; is the ohrislianity wo want. If you urn a Methodist , bo a Methodist and a brother lo every man on this earth. Sister , if your daughter should got religion hl.'j you have go ! it , would not she be a house- warmer ? Brother , If your on was to got a oa.-o like you have got. wouldn't tlm neighbors have to identity him ? 1 tpll you UUP tliinsr the | ir t thing MO want is to uel straight ourselves. But my hour U up. To-morrow night at half-pant 7 o'clock this service will be held hero again. n.usr.p ins MDUTII. As Mr. JoiH' was delivering ono of Ids most pungent sentences , a Mnall boy in the north gallery called out : "AhUhuro.11 The Nov. Sam turned qhieKly aroniul , and laoing the small boys said : "Now you keep atill there ! 1 don't want no lit- tin roughs disturbing this meeting. If you don't ' keep quint I'll h : yo you put out. I'll got your mother lo tuank you and keep you at liunio.11 to Wed , Judge McCulloeh issued murri.igo li- consuiyiutcrday to tlm following p\rtios. : * vawe lle Ueneo. Aue ' , illenrvC. I.buccooly Omnlm . . . . , SI jDisal. Nutter , , . . , . A Unto. ( . , U ( John M. roily Oiiudia : ir I Kosi Manning , . . . , , , Omaha. . . , it ) I James H.int : Otu.dia. . . . . . . . . . 23 j Kalio Xmllua , Omalu' . . . , , I'.l i .lnine.s lluuson. . . , , . OmMu . . a ) Kleaunhi HuuxiU. , Ouulia , S5 ( Kdwanl Uealy. . , , . , . Oimdu 30 } Juliruritourke- , . . . Omaliu M STATE BAR- ASSOCIATION , An Important Meeting Held in Omaha Yes terday Aftcrnooni DENVER GUESTS BANQUETTED Tlio Hoard of Xrnilo Mcctlnc Th < Ijccilcr Dlvorco Cnso Kcllar , Ilie Mngtclnn Brevities nnii Oilier lKal. ? . An Important All day yesterday Omnha was full ol lawyers from all parts of the stato. Tin reason for their lloeklnp to this city be came apparent about 0 o'clock yesterday afternoon when a meeting Of .the State liar association was called in thn Unlte < i States court. The object of thu session was to appoint a committee to prepare il bill to be brought before the next legisla ture , regulating the number and salary of judges on the district and supreme benches. President Whodani , of Iho nj&ocialion , called the meeting to order with n large delegation present. He briclly stated tlio object of the meeting and upon motion , appointed a committee ( o draw up tlio bill. The gentlemen appointed on this committee were W. II. M linger , N. S. Jlarwooil and C. S. Montgomery. The committee will commence i.at oncu to draft the bill. and will then Mibmit it for revision lo aliotj.er meeting of the bar association , after which it will be brought before the legis lature at the earliest possible moment. The objects of the bill were quite freely discussed at the meeting. Aijio'iig other things it was decided that the number of supreme court judges ought , to. be in creased from three to four , , wi"ia uin. In crease of .salary to iiotf less than &ntti ) ) ) each. Tlic. arduous nature of the labors of the judges on the supreme court was discussed , and it soxjiriiiil lo be the general opinion that $11,000 was none lee largo a salary for a man on the supreme bench. With regard lo the distrieTjiidgos , it appeared 10 bo pretty well understood that their number ought to bo increased , and their districts reduced ; and that , furthermore , they ought to be granted an ingreaso of salary to at least . * : jr , > 0l)0. ) With regard to the dibtriet , composed of Douglas , Sarny , Washingjon anil Hurt cotfilties , it was thought a division could prohorly be made. Due district to include Douglas county alone , and the other , Hurt , Wash ington and Sarpy counties. Two judges would then bo enough for the Douglas county district , and they would then bo able , It was thought , to Keep pretty well up with the docket. Jt was also sug gested that it would -be well 16 incor porate in Iho bill | i clause creating a special criminal court for the county , to bo presided over by a powarato judge , who should attend to criminal matters only. After some further discussion the association adjourned , subject to the early call of the president. "buch a bill as timt proposed at our meetiiiir certainly ought to be adopted , " said a lawyer last night ifi talking over ' the matter with a reporter. 'O'ako the case of this county , for instance. The cases on our docket have accumulated so rapidly during the past two years that our two judges , Wnkoloy and Seville , are snowed completely out of sight. Under the present regime they will never catch up. To bo sure they might be a little mOro prompt in the matter of opening court in the morning and thus save a little time. lint , the saving' would bo so small that really jt would make no dif ference in the rapidity of the disposition of cases. Then again , just as the civil docket is fairly under way ono of the " judirps is obliged to turn his" attention to criminal matters , and thus tlfo. civil cases pile up more rapidly than ever. With regard to the supreme court jndcres , very much the same thing is trmj : . JChp .work to bo accomplished is too much for three men , and live is none too largo 'a-mnribor. 1 think , too , that the salary of each judge ought to be $5,000. First-class men'ean - uot atlbrd to work for less. " " . ' J TUB OUI2STS FUO31 nfc.VVEft. 'Die Unmiuot lo the DcuveiOluclnls at tlio JUilliiril hast Night. The visitors from Denver were kept busy yeslorday by the Omaha , ollieials , who were anxious to show their appreci ation of the treatment , received by them during llioir recent visit to the Colorado metropolis. At an early hour yesterday forenoon the visitors wore taken in car riages and kept busy during the entire day visiting the various points of interest about tlio oily. Last evening they at- lended the Kellar perforinanuo at Uoyd's opera house , and when thov entered the dining-room of the Millanl _ at 11 o'clock last niiiht the most of the visitors wore a tired look" , and really looked as if they wished the ufl'tur was over. The intlmmco of the elegant menu served by a corps of well trained waiters under the direction of Mr. O. S. Smith , soon" began to toll , however , nud before tlio sparkle faded from the lirst round of Mum's extra , every member of tlm party was .spoiling for a speech. After the refreshments had been given due attention , Mayor lioyd arose and , in : v fc.w well chosen words , tendered a hearty welcome to the visitors. A ready unit pleasing response came front Mr. O. L. Smith. one of the supervisors of ( ho city of Di'iivor , Mr. Hoscwator Iheii guvo some highly interesting statistics concerning tins growth of public improvements in Omaha. A. W. Hoglo , the ohlof of police of Denyor told how the department is managed in that city and spoke at length of tlio ai | vantages of the Mgnalfllarm ser vice. City Attorney founts ! ! grow' eloquent in predicting tlio good that will comu from thu limitation of a friem'.Ehip and inlere.tt between thu ollieials of thu cities of Denver and Oimiha. Colonel .1. , ) , Humphreys , of Pawnee , gave an amus ing reason why ho wanted to see Omaha jmvo a population of SOO.OOD. Then it would form a district bv itself , and woujd not upset political plans so much in the lirst district. Alderman Mike use was called out ami gave a very humorous account of the recent trip of the Omaha council to Denver and other western cities and made a timely speech upon the importance of correct municipal govern ment. Colonel l.'IuiMi closed the speech making of the occasion at J o'clock this mornliiir when the lmuUut ( | hall was deserted. The guests who .surrounded the board last night Worei Mayor Hoyd , the | ) oiivor olliclaU consisting of A. W. Hoglo , O , 1. . Smith , 1) . I'aek-.u-d. Walter fen way. A. 1' . Hat- liold. S. T. iiiman and 1' . I' . Kgan ; Colonel nel Hiimpliioys. of I'awnoo ; Conneilinen W. K. llechcl , Thomas F. Dailuy , F. K. Hailoy , M. < l. l.re , O , F. ( ioodman , l.ouis Schroeder , T. J. I.owrey. 1'at Ford , C' . ,1. ( iooilrk'h ami Franl > Knsper ; J. ,1 , ( ialligan. A. Hosewaicr , John Jcnkiiib , lioorgo WhiUoek ,1. It , Southard. .liut o Stenborg > Max Meyer , William Col mm , John Druxtd , Henry Hoi In , .Colmiol Chase , W. J. Mount , ami the representatives of the press. The Denver eumjcilmon lc\vo to-day for f hica o , A Witiartl'ti UIKUII\ Kolhu's baggage arrived yesterday .morning. U contained about thirty trunks and was lurger than that of a. whole theatrical. 'joiupuiiy , tie apnVuril lu t night at the qpuru h < usa. I KGl8IJiVriVU UliKOIlMS. .Tlio Hoard 'ol1 ' Trnilo WorklnR Tot OnHihWfl lloncllt. Sam Jones I'/md / a demoralising cfl'ecl upon Iho attcndnnce at the board ol trade mcollnj/last nlglil , Hie majority ol Iho members , preferring evidently tc hear the cvmiffcllit than to discuss necdcil Icglslnllvc rcfirtjis for the benefit ol Omaha. I'ro deut Aleycrs called llic meeting to oUlcr at a rjunrlor pnsl f o'clock ami aipionnced Iho obecl | of Ihe meeting. Colonel Chase introduced Hit following resolution , which was referred to the coinniHlec on memorials : Kasolvcd , That la the opinion of till ? bonrd the next Irglslatitio should pass an ncl providing tor the election or appointment ot n board ot nollee commissioner * for cities ol the that clnsi , nud that thn duties ot such lioiint bo siibsmntldlly the same ns sucli boards pcrfium In other cities whciii they exist , such duties to bo well dellneil by sucti act. act.Mr. . T. C. Hritner also introduced n resolution instructing the pamo committee - too to see what steps can bo la ken 16 so- euro the adoption of a legislative cliact- nioiit pn/vidlng for the election of live county commissioners instead of tlireo , as at present , ami also for Ihe creation of the oliico of county auditor. Mr. Hruner said the board of itiporvisors til present is too much of a close corporation. The mem bers otighl to bo reqncrcd to hold meetings at stated Intervals and publish their proceedings. An auditor is also needed to keep tracK of the accounts of every man who linn any financial deal ings with the county. J'ho board of trade lists decided to in crease Its membership fee to $500 and to limit the number of members to'SO. . A3IUSK31KXTS. The Kiri Appearance of Keller at the Opera Mouse. Last night a large audience witnessed tlio initial performance of Kcllar at the opera house. In it were hundreds of la dies , who were not lessdeligiilcd with the interesting performance than were Iho gentlemen present. 'J'ho Denver visi tors occupied front seats in thu parquet , and were accompanied by Iho councilmen - men of this city , as also City Clerk Sontii- ard and Mayor Hoyd. That human nature loves to bo hum bugged is a fact to which the illustrious i'hinoas T. Hamum has tostilioil , and of this sort of deception Kellar has made a life-long study. In this interest lie has visited the far-famed eastern lands of mystery and lias won from the wilv Indian conjurers' secrets of their black enchantment with which to charm away for a time our practical common sense. His entertainment is an agreeable diver sion from the usual dramatic representa tions of tlio play-houses. JJehiml the foot-lights tlio mystic forces arc unloosed and natural laws defied. The skillful wizard pleases with tlio deftness ho em ploys in his magic art , with Ids tlneiioy of Kpoech , that remiisito to a magieiaii' ssucccss , and ids anxiety to satisfy by g'u'ing lo doubters the opportunity to detect bun in "his ways that are dark and tricks that are" not vain. , lie is versatile to the verge of unbelief. Before the eye , ap parently impossibilities occur , transformations mations are cll'ectod until ono wonders.if one's own self remains unchanged. At a wave of the copjiirer's hand the bare , brown earth blo' & > 6ms like the rose , my lady's jewels an ! destroyed , then restored to perfection. There is a table-tapping and so-called spirit-rapping ; there is the Davenport darkKspanco exposed , and illu sions follow in < ] liiok succession. Besides his skill in legerdemain , he accomplishes extraordinary mathematical compula tions in a br'iuf moment of time. He ex hibits also a novel automaton called Psycho , whoso unrivalled mechanism at tests the inginuity of its master. Besides these , ho gives a largo part of the time to D'Alyini , the most exbert juggler do mestic or foreign , who has ever been in our midst , while a boy contortionist Tills up a few moments with somoromarkablo feals. Kellar remains three nights more. tjeeilcr vs. fjcerter. The result of the domestic disturbance in the family of Edward hccdcr , tlio well known ex-councilman , on account of lite alleged intimacy with the woman known as Vie DoBariv appeared yesterday in the district court in the form of a suit for divorce Hied by Mrs. Catherine Lccder. She alleges that she was married to Kd. l ecder fn Omaha in 1872 ; that on , before and after September in , 18Si ( , her hus band was guilty of adultery with the Do- Barr woman. Shu therefore prays tor a divorce , alimony and the custody of her children. A ainil M.IU'K Home. Letter Currier Green , who sometime ago resigned his position in the mail ser vice , ro-entcred the businos not long since ami was given a route where ho could drive a horse in delivering. Yester day morniuir tlio .steed ran away ami was caught on the corniir of Klovontli and Howard , when it was discovered that tlio gig was broken. Brevities. M. 1' . O'Brien coinmeiiced suit in the district court yesterday asking for a me chanics loin to secure a claim of . * ; W8.fiO against Kllzabcth Cannon. Judge Wakelcy and District Attorney JvUello are in Sarpy comity holding court. Judge Neville is on the sick list ami the Dougla-1 county court Ifas been adjourned until next Monday. With tlio cold weather is becoming in fested with a fi'ing of "pan-liandfors" who do not hesitate to stop ciii/.ons on the principle streets and bug or demand money on various pretenses Most of these specimens are moro nearly allied to the criminal classes than objects of charity. The "Hyperion1' will give its second end party in UlP IHUICN on this evuning. The opening party was sucn a decided success tpaf. tlio committee have been spurred on l' redoubled elVorts to make the Kccondf wo equally pleasant. Tlio Musical UjSn will "furnish the music. i ; . The iow ) corR'jrated ' ji-on company have already sqciti ? il a largo order from Hustings for tliomjw water works at that place. The fjnu l. Usher & Htissoll are now looking ahontn for a model for a largo machine > $ il h tlmy are to build for this company i Juan Boyle , of Ju-'uruoy , is ut the Pav Ion. I C. O. Whecdoilaud A. S , Hanvood , of Lincoln , are at the Paxtou. A , S. Wavne , i ) Jucksou , Mich. , i.s in the city visiting his daughter , Mrs. W. C. Kelly , for a few days , Prof , F. McClulland , of Tabor college. Iowa , is in tiio city the guo&t of hi- > broll-er , il. McClelland. Mrs. M. K. Allen , mother of Mr. Clint Allen , of the 1'nlon PacHio baggage de partment , left last ovt'timi : on the over land train for Chehalis , Wellington Ter ritory. where she intends spending the winter with her daughter. Mrs. llcyi.olds. An Unfortunate Miner. A minor fro.m the Black Hills , who after several years of hard labor in that country fiiihnl to avciuuulato a com- pe.tonoy , canm to Omaha yesterday illuming and spent the last of his earnings - . ings in ml liquor. Ho then stationed Ifmuclt oii Ttnith sti'eet ami proceeded to forcibly' stop paiser5-by'tell them his story ami demand that they furn.sh bin with money. Finally some one failed U Shell oiil according lo Iho Black Hill : man's demands and a row ensued. Po llccman Haze happened on ( he scene a lids juncture , and Iho unfortunate ininci wns given a night's lodging in the jail. Prison llj-clono ami Dint. ATI.ASTA , On , , Nov.k-'Trison llyglcnp' win Iho subject for tlio morning session ol Hie National prison congress. Hon. Wllllan D. Patterson , of Cleveland , rend Iho oponint paper. The subject was discussed by Clinrlei K. Kelloti , otChlcflRo ; A. A. Brush , wnrdei of Sine Slnir prison : .Major McCliiiuliery. . wrtrdeit of Illinois state prison ntJotk't , am others. The afternoon session wus occupied with a discussion of prison dlot. The suhjcc wns ( Ikcusioil by Mnlor McCIniichery. o ! .loliet ; K. U. Mlk-s , of Illinois ; Itov. Dr IJvics , of Ohio , and Mrs. 1) . 11. Campbell , ol Illinois , and others. Guns vs. < lAivi : < 'To.v , Tex. , Kov. 8. A special ti the Kows from Bieiihain says : Much oxclto incut wns caused to-night by the receipt of t telegram from a citb.cn committee at ( irabnl asking for fifty armed men to quell a negrr insmrectlon. Tlio man have been sent. 11 Is thought the trouble Is the outgrowth of an election ro\V. Sick Hojnlty. BF.UM.V , Nov. . Euiictor | William Ims n slight cold and is In consequence oblhinl to forego thn proposed limit at Spring , linn over. The mnlnily of Prlnco Wllllnui , ol Pri sla tins Inurenied alarmingly. Contin uous Injections in Ids nose , oars and moutl ( all to btibituo the accuinulntluB virus , THE JUG LINE. JIow U'liliBly Altnntluns Obtain Juloe. AUnnlii Constitution : "Let's go down and meet the jug train , " remarked a gen tleman to a reporter yesterday after- n'cioil , just be.fore the Central tn\in came in. "Tlio juir train ? " asked the reporter. , "ie-ii You will see a sight which you will 'remember for many years. Come along.1' ( The reporter accepted the invitation nud ruuuhe.d the depot just as the Central train move'd around the curve at Broad street bridge. There was a number of gentlemen around , and occasionally sgmo.llung would be said about the jug train , Which appeared to be the most im portant ono.to arrive. When the train rollwl in there was a rush for the express car door. There appeared to belittle clsoiii the car besides jugs. Ono by 0110 tlmy were handed out and placed on the trucks. Some'of the more thirsty souls would examine tlio cards tagged to tlio haridlos , and when a man would liud the one marked to himself would keel ) an eye on it and follow the trucks to the express ollieo , pay the charges ami make off with the lluid to some convenient place , where they could swig it down. "Does this thing happen every day ? " asked the reporter of Colonel Hulbert , general agent of the express company. ' 'Every day ? Yes , and several times ; a day , for that matter,11 was the reply. "How many jugs have you received to day1 "About liftv. " "The bulk of them came from ( Jriflin1 "Yes , buKiaiuesville , Augusta , Macou and Chattanooga are doing their part of tlio jug business.1 "Is the business increasing1 "liight along. 1 dare savtnat a month from now you will see 200 jiigs of whisky delivered hero every day. You sec it has only boon a few days since the last quart saloon closed , and most people have a supply on hand. When this supply gives out , of course , they will bo forced to re sort to the jug line , which is becoming vorv popular. " "Well , colonel , do prohibitionists patronize the lines11 "Certainly they do. I could name dozens Some funny things happen hero in the oflicc. A prohibitionist don't like to bo eeen lugging a jug around , ami when they can't get a basket to put their .lug in they pay a coon to carry it homo for them. A few of them have llic jugs packed in boxes , baskets and nail kegs. These are the fellows who take a nip behind the door.1' "Is there any truth in the report that a special jug tram will bo placed on t ho Ceu train" " ( juess not. For the present the regu lar trains can accommodate tlio thirsty AUantians. Are yon expecting a ju y"j ( "Not this aft.1' "Well , when it comes bring along twontv-livo or thirty cents to pay charges. " The druggists are having a hard time of it. A prominent druggist said on yes terday : My business is absolutely pain ful to mo. 1 am called on every hour in the day by some man who whispers tome mo ami begs for liquor. Ho insists : that I have it and that I can sell him a little ot it if J will. The druggists arc having a lively fight.1 Of course no drug store can keep li quor for sale under any circumstances. Tlioy do Keep alcohol , however , which they are permitted under the law to sell for mechanical , manufacturing , medici nal or art purposes. The toners have found ( ids out are making a dead ruoh for alcohol. A prominent retail druggist said : "Yon would be amused to sec the tricks thev take to get it. A man will como in the Btoro wipi plumber's tools in hand , and holding up his spirit lamp asks to have It Tilled with alcoliol. In a few minutes another man comes in with the satno lamp. A boy fourteen yearn old unmo into my store to-day with a toy en gine , Ho took out the little boileor and had mo till it with 10 cents worth of alco hol. In a half hour he came back and and wanted it tilled again. I inquired iiito it and found that Im was drinking it liimsall' , and of course sold him no moro. Another man came in so drunk ho could hardly stand and wanted some alcohol 'to make varnish with. ' Alcohol is the only thing that will dissolve shellac , nutl ho said bo wanted to make some shellac varnish. . Another man pro- pnse.d to buy some alcohol 10 mix witli camphor to put on his boy's sore foot. 1 proposed to mix the camphor for him , but ho said : Must give mo the alco hol straight , and I will mix it.1 All day long they come in with ono excuse and another. Wo , of course try not to sell it , but when they make a demand under the law wo are obliged to lot ilium have it.1 "is not alcoliol very iiijuriousi" "I slionld say o. Whisky has from il to 48 per cent , of alcohol in it , brandy r > 0 per cent , wines irom'l \ to 18 per cent , while the alcohol wo soil hai US per cent. Besides this the alcohol Inu thu fiiiol oil which Himor has not. and it lacks thu bouquet , pr either , which Icnsens the evil otl'ect of whUky. The alcohol drinker i a cone coon. " "Do Have physicians' you many pre scription * sent in for liquor1" ! * We refused four to-day. Most of ( ho physicians ivali/.o that tlmy cannot got a tivuor prescription tilled as the law specially prohibits it , but still many of them will try it. Dr. Talliaferra came In me yi.stcnlav for a bottle of ejiampagm. for u very ick paUor.t. Ho could not liud it in town. I let him h.ivo a bottle that I happened to have ac my home , and lie told m to day that it eavcd ( ho pa- dent's llfo. " .Still another drnggiM said "Wo cannot help celling alcohol when a man call for it , and says ho wants it for medicinal , mechanical or art purposes. We have no right to disbelieve what ho says , There is no way for us to provo wncthcr it is trup or faue , and when he- call * for alcoliol and wo. ask him il it is for ono ot those purpmes , wo have donu all wit can do , I honit Iho demand for alcohol will lessen , It will kill the mon who clrmk it , Tney get it litre , take it out , dilute it with artcsiou water tlown it goes to burn the bottom of Ihoii stomachs.1' At the drugstore Ihcro was no sign o a rush for alcohol , but during a hal hour's watch nl. one drug store nroporlci saw throe or foor applications which mnv have been for honest purposes , bill wlucl appeared to bo otherwise , IT AH HOYSXfc tit ( \ -DRUGSTORE ; - TAKEIT FAITH FULLY , AND Yoo Hard Wearing SuHs , $5G and $ S ; worth double ( he money. ? 9 , 8JO , $12 to $13.tiO ; worth one- third more. , For $15 , § 10 , 817.50 lo $ li > . < ) ur'J\ttlf < ile WEDDING riilXCK ALJflSRT suit * ' $20 , $81.'iO$28 to $2S. Former price , $2S , .jWMf to ,5 ,7. FIXEnnil JIEAIT ormtCOATS , fur men youths inul children , .f "A $ ; t1 , $ r , $ a , $7 , .as , $ o , $1.0 , HOYS' and CirTLDREXS' SUITS , 7 > i : , $ l.ri ) , , fti.ao ! , $3 , $ > ? . Worth double tlic money. OUR CUSTOM -MADE Ol'EK- COATS , $ JX , $ Ki. iO , .filT.XO , $20 to $8-1 , $ XO , $35 , $40 , $45 and , J ? , O. The. fx-.st Undcrii-rar , Wltlle and Colored Shirts at yrcut reduction. Our Jlafu , of latent sfi/les. from SO to $1 Icua than iittnal t > rii'c. Our Ennlih made Shoes , of the bent aradc , at low prices. California and Oregon Oil/ ] Clothing Flannels , JHankets , JJuckiny and li O lores * This is the largest and best assorted stock ever brought to this state. The Mammoth Clothier 1001 Fnrniuu St. , Cor. 10th. A SENSATION. Why is It tlml Iliri'u liotllfof II. II. li , urn Mild iu Allimtii to onuol' liny utlior blooil ruin- U'\y ' \ , nnil tivlco ns inueli L-OHSIIIIICII In thosttilo of OcdrKiii ii > , any Jllu-r | ifeiiirillon | ( ? No ono nr-i'il Itiko our wiml , hut Mmi'lV ' ask tin.ilriiK - ( ruts. A Ic Uiu | iuoik' ) . Tlmy uru cimiii-tum | \ vliiiii's. . six houses In Atlmita aru bnyiiiK II. II. II. In llvn iiinl ten Ki'u.is lots , nnil comu of Ilicin buy alolleil us ini'fy Iwo inontliB , \Vliy llll0 . . . . _ ' _ liti-c in hoinowllli bo llttlo advertlalnir'r Modi'sty forlild * us niuk- Int ; u reply , Had II. I ) . II , hocil buforu the ptili- llu iiiinarlcror Imir n i-ontwy. It would not lie ni-uossnry to he hoUtri-rd up with oriilchos of PIIJJO udvttrtlM'inunlii nou , Jloilt will coiiiiuur unddown monuv. Sf.QO WORTH $500,00. Kor four years T luivi , I icon u sulloiur lioiu 11 icrrilile furin nf rhuuitmtiiuiirlilcli rfdni'iMl IMC hi ( loir thnt nil liopo of recovery wiif KVLMI | up , 1 Iiii\u8iiir < > rril Ihcinufl nvcriiehitlnif piiln Jiiy and nlKlit , uml ulirn whllu writhing In iiKony have wlahcd I could dm. 1 IHIVU ulcd Dvrrytlilntr known fnp that dlim > p , tint notlilnir illd nio any uond.und huvc had boinn of thn rtni'ft pliyBleliins of the still u to Moik on inc. inn nil to no cirert. I lutvn ( jpi-nl over f W ) u'lllimif tlndlntr rHIof. I nni lioiv proud to say [ hut utter iialtiK on' ' ) ' "no pottloof II , II. 11. I inn onatili'd to uulk iirounJ and ullciultii lilisl- [ i ( > - . nnd 1 irouUl not tai > c f'M for iholicnullt ivcclvi'd Irom one sniulci liotlluof II. II. II. I ii'fur to all lurrohuirte HIM ) liiiblni.'js of Hud town , Viiiini , most truly , Wtiveily , Wnlkcr roiinty , Toviw. 15. I huvu lircn Ironlili'il null 11 forluns lilnuil ( IIi - - i > iiM ) for t > lv ytmr , niut ham t'X | > omlul over liVKlWsor norlhli'gd ritiiii'tlli'd uliluh did IIIK no . nod. Tlio ii9ii of l.i Ii0lllc8ijfll.il. II. Init iliout onu-d mo ilnliiir moro iroixt limn nil itlirr u iniHUu.4 coiudiiifJ II ! > u quick nnd 'lii'iip lilood piiritlcr. O , H. Itl'DDl.l'll. SMlli , lll.Miir 1.1 , Ub-l , Hu > oi > llir.u Co. : Von will pluuru blup us PIT first neitfht ima K1o n a. a | l sivran pleasure lo rctmri a Komi Irude lor this prcpuriilluii Indeed U hular collpil idl other ljUiO'l rcmcdicj. l > otli in lU'jiioiielriitcd m writ iiml rnjilil nl."iili us. JIll/IUI .V \ AlillltMS All who < loslro full Information about tlio UllUfCIIIUl I'U.'IIUf lllOlhl I'olsOIItilTOlllIU HMll t-'crofiilous riuellmas , I'lcoii * , Seri < s , Uhuuiua thin , Kiuiirvltouiplutnl * . rniuriftti. Clix.cttli * u- ( uruliymHil.fi ro. a copy of our U J-i : i ) lllu * Irutfd ll ol ; of H'oiKluni , lllU'd wiih ihu iuii > l nnndcrful and fiarlliiiif proof < -vt > r Liuforo kliutrn , A'ldra- | > , II. ) < ) ! > I1A1.M ( < l , . \tluut . ( i . Sola by J. A. Puller .S. iu , Whok-.slc nnd Uo- liil.U'iiabu Nub. FRANK D. HEAD , Carpenter and Builder , T > VOHK T li-pliouo COO. UUt > South SUlcculli WHY IS VS That rheumatism nnd neuralgia arc so pre valent ? This question Ims not been ( .nils- fnctorllv answered , but it is certain that these illscatcs are not only the most pain- fill but among the most common , and sonic member of neatly every family in the laud la the victim of one of these dicad tormcr tors. Ladies seem to be peculiarly liable to neuralgic attacks , \vhicli , in the form ol neuralgic headache , pain in the hack or nervous pains arc of constant occtiricncc. Not until the discovery of Atlilophotos had any remedy been found for cither rheumatism , neuralgia or nervous hc.tJachc and they \vtre generally conceded to be in curable , but Atlilophotos has been proved to be not only a certain cure for these di seases in all their varied forms , but a safe remedy. If in the use of Athlophoros , the bowels are kept freely open , ilssucciss h certain , and to aid this Athluphoros 1'llls arc recommended , which while providing flic ncccsiaiy cathartic will be tound to be a valuable ai'd to the action of the medicine. Athlophoros is no experiment , it has been tested nnd has proved its woudirful cflica- cy. cy.The Athlophoros Pills were originally prpared as n ictncdy for use in connection with Athlophoios , for rheumatism and neuralgia ant ! kiudicd complaints. Used in connection with that remedy Ihev are n certain cure for cither of these very com mon and disticsslng diseases. They have also been found to bean invaluable icmcdy for any and all diseases arising from vi tiated blood or general debility. They arc especially valuable for nervous debility , blood polkonlng , dyspepsia , distress after rating , headache , constipation , loss of ap- pelilCj and all stomach or liver troubles. For diseases of women they arc invaluable. Thcie pills are perfectly harmless and may be safely uieil by adults orchildien. TssliinonicU of those who have been cured will be tent free on application. Kvor.y druujrist should kuon Athloiiho- ros tind Athmplioros l.'lll.s , hut wlutrn thoyuannot bo bought of tin' druguisi tln > Atlilophorog Co. , IIM Wall M , , Now Yuri ; , will aond islthor , currli : ( ! paid , on receipt of rcmiltir Drii-o , whluli is $1 PIT boltli ) for AthloDhoros ami OUe for the J'ills. DlMlllcil lor Uleillvltuil I * c. TJil BISI TONifll GENERAL DEBIUTY. PERFECTS DIGESTION , PR KI ) V I , W A U.I Ml , Snr KPOII In Chief , National Uuurt of N . J. , wrilos "My ititmitiun wn railed U your Kciili'iic Mull WliUkcy lo Mr. Ijilor , IhiifgUI , of Trruton Rii.l 1 IIIIMI UMtl a Tow Ix'tllM wllli fnrMler elli-ct th.in any ; luiTt hurt , I nm tvcomriiNnllnt > uiir nrtlcUt In my prnctlceaiii flmlltM'rj ( MisUctoi } . " BEV7ACE CF IlflTiTICtta. E1SNK11 i MKNIIKLSDN on the i.ibvl. B3EP4DEL30B3 , ( Me As'iit'Tor lltV M. ) 816. 318 and 320 Raw St. . Philadelphia. Pa. Goodman Dnij : ( 'o.Oonl. , Agents , Omnho Nebraska. Delicious Flnyor. No pains aru spared to make meats 'BEST ' that can bo produced. People of EPICUREAN TASTES are highly pleaHcd With them. roiir fii-occror Mnrkrtmnii do not kern U > cm.mudUlrcct toArui < iui-4ll.'M..C'Ulcnva. WOODBRIDGE BRO'S. ' , State Agents FOU THE DECKER UTS. PIANOS Omaha , Neb. A Book that rrcrr ihouUilaco In lil ftou'0 hand mdrviul hliiivclf vrUhlboultuoil ia. Ulrra ul lit trmptauK nJ Icrrlbla n-iulu of li ! ca o uaK ) j : rlr Vina uud lunar. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1"C. , . ll'icf. Jnu Cmnle. ) JluUnd tn < \ Itr.ili nf Fnm. if ) I' iU France. ) Ilo4 DceU II. TutluioiiUU f rum eralucut JxjuJou HM Ion FRENCH HOSPITAL TREATMENT tor Dralut , iKxej. " > Vr kwi . Lo t VlUllty , Elc. Saul jlilr Muli'il , 1'rffCt * ' , iiltuloo. Kruiu9 M.tufir UtVlALU AUKMJYf I7i t'ulluu HI. , > cw YorU DRUNKENNESS ur HID J.lijuur Jlulill , C nr.nl by AilnilnUturliiii : Hr. lluliirs1 CJuldun Npccllic. it run lie ( It ii Iq a cup ol i-offeo o ( Ira tbc.lno | i lieuf Ilia [ > cr > on ULlim ( , nliiolul ly uariule i , and Mill e/lect u pHrtiiaii ul ( iii'l niivt y cure. nUei'ivr llio imtlcnt l H muitfrt9 drinker vi vi , uicuQullo wrtH'k II liai liccu KUcii In itou- iirU of caiei , and In pv ry intinM-e r ; JP rfiM-i euro bufullDunl. | | nrtnr f-IN Ti i/itcm one * linMCilnli- | 1 ullh Ihu Kpvcl ? : ' . II licromeaau utloi liUK ( > villjlllty for ttiB liquor _ piKtle ! luviUi 1'OHHAI.n IIV FOI.IX\VINO ) imUUIIISTH : Al'IIN & CO. , ( 'or. i3lhnJ I > .nal.i , nnd ISlli i Cniiilinr Sin. , Oniu'iu , r ebl t , n , vo.vri.'H A ; into , , Coui'rtl Illalfi , Iu\r , Cill or write for p tnptlt raniulnliiK LuadtfJi r'tMmKnUli lruuiHi lKl : irwairu _ ua m a tivci P. BOYEB & CO. and Jail Work. 10'iO I-'u rnuiu bti cut. ( ) ; u-jm. Neb. PENNYROYAL PILl "CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH. " Tlm 4lrlliiMl ( iul Only Cienulnr. Mt ! r I.WJ. R .ut.r . J alt u j MI hi v * ( . (4rt .it tftttr bj rrlurn mulL NAME PAPER. kl _ MUr i . , "l c . 1 ( -