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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1888)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE' SUNDAY ; DECEMBER 30. ISSa-SIXTEEN PAGES. We are bound to close out our entire stock of SEAL PLUSH ( A. SACQUES , and in order to do so have cut the prices. If Plush Sacque , now was Plush Sacque , now $38 , was - $45,00 $ Plush Sacque , now was Plush Sacque , now 41 , was - 50,00 Plush Sacque , now was Plush Sacque , now 45 , was - Plush Sacque , " now was - now 10. was - amf > < Otliei s pass 83 * Largest Cloak , Suit and Fxiv House in the West. 38 HOW CALIFORNIA HAS GROWN A Million and a Half Figured From the Roturns. NEVADA DESIRES nEADJUSTlVTENT Mlnci-H Dave ( Juno to Karniinu Hut All the Headwaters Are in Cali fornia Another Hoiind- nry AVuntcd. I'aclflc Coast C5issp. ! Tin- Cry Is , "Still They Conic. " SKIIANC isto , Cal. , Dec. fi.--- [ Sl > ecinH'orres > pondencoof Tun nii : : . ] The east is pouring into Uiilifornin at a most astonishing rate , and parties are continually arriving , so that there is hardly a day when we do not receive in- tolliycnco of new additions to the popu lation of the state. I am not alluding to the tourists and the people who run awav from eastern winters. I refer to those sensible people who lira migrating here. The great majority como singly , but there are not a few bands of colonists ( ii ii i i nists , who agree to buy a great ranehe i in common and subdivide it by lot. There ia a colony of lifty from New Yorlt , headed by a Mr. 1'ylo ; there is 11 colony of one hundred persons from Uodton , who nro going straight to Los Angeles , there is a colony of eighteen persons from Chicago como to buy land from ,1. B. Tlaggin , in Kern county , and there is another party numbering more than a hundred from Canada. These people want to live and die in California. But what has attracted them hero so sud denly ? What has made them deter mine to leave their homes , and to settle hero : ' I believe it is tlio great success of California oranges and raisins , more particularly the latter. The press , and especially the press of the northwest , has been very good to California , and lias acted with a brotherlincss which is fully appreciated. There is many a business man in San Francisco who lias said , "God bless THE OMAHA Bui : , " with emphasis , and from the bottom of his heart. The triumphs of California raisins in the mnr'uctsof the world over Spanish was considered by it as a na tional victory , and was celebrated ac cordingly , and the eastern press took up ttio chorus initiated by such papers as the OMAHA HICK. The people who are Hocking to California arc taking the tide that will bear them on to compe tence , and comfort , to health , happiness and cane. CAi.iroiixiA's woxnKiiKuij cmowTii. Wo have bomo foolish people among ns , especially in southern California , who are over much given to boasting. That is why wo call thorn our Gascons. The growth of the state has , no doubt , been wonderful , when wo consider the costliness of transit and the high price of hind. I have not the figures before mo of the growth of Nebraska and her neighbor the terri tories , but I think it not improbable that the increase there might bo greater than our own. In 1880 Cali fornia had a population of 801,000 in round numbers , and the election re turns justify us in assuming that we have now a "population very little short of a million anil a half. In the north the progress lias been as stnady and con tinuous as the rising of the tide ; in the south it lias come in great waves of im migration , which naturally attracted more attention. In the north a few HcaUerod houses have swollen into largo villages. Other villages have be come thriving towns , and one or two towns have become cities. In the south cities like Fresno have sprung up like thu palaces of Aladdin. Fresno fifteen years ago did not exist , There K was a mining camp of that name in the foot-hills of the Slcrni Novada. but upon the plain there was nothing. To-day there is a city of twelve thousand souls and upwards. "What did itV Italsins. Fresno raisins rank to-day higher than Malaga , and the people of Omaha eat them and gay that they nro very good indeed. And ho with Uivorsido and Pomona further Foulh. These are now names. But lllvorsido sent 500 car loads of the finest oranges in the world to Chicago last spring , and will bond 800 this spring. That s the tort of a place lUversido is. And Pomona is a rival of Los Angeles , la fact a now county will bo formed this session by the legislature out of part of Los Angeles , and part of San Bernardino counties , and Pomona will IMI the capital. Then think of San Bernardino ! Yesterday a deadly dobort , to-day the host fruit region in California. Lot lUveruide IOOK to her laurels , San Bernardino will run her very hard , for her orange growers expect to market 315,000 boxes during the coming spring. WHY IS THIS THUS ? It Ecoms to mo passing strange that nearly all our oranges go to Chicago in the first place and then uro reshipped to Omaha and St. Paul , and St. Louis and Kansas City and dirty Denver , and even , oh .monstrous folly , to Salt Lal o City. This is a dreadful blunder In economics. The first cost of shipment from Southern California to Chicago is very great , because oranpoa arti more or less porUhablo KOOils , and whuii to this is added the further cost of re- HhipnuMit and extra handling , it adds so niate-ri.illj to the price asked by the retailer that the consumption is unnec- osiarily curtailed , and tlio profits of the dealer are sensibly diminished. Partly this innj be aceoiinU'd for by the sup position thatjtho railroad magnates pre fer to send the boxes by the Southern I'aeillc , for it is their interest to rob the poor Central I'am lie of ail possible husi- nois , hocaiiM ) it must bocoino osclieatod to the United States irovornincut. But still 1 cannot understand why oranges are not sent direct to Omaha by way of tlio Central Pacific. , and to St.'l'aui by way of the Orogoa & California and the Northern I'acilic , hj the shippers them selves. Thej eouftl insist on it , and if they were resolute there could be no evasion of their demands. It may bo urged that tliero are always delays on the Central Pacific by reason of snow , though the snow sheds arc sulllciently ofTectivo us a general proposition. But this is no oxcuao , for it is the peculiarity of the California ! ! orange crop that it conies into market in the spring , from the beginning of March to the end of June. This completely disposes of the snow dilliculty. i am s.ilislicd that in ' the days to co'mo there will be a line from San Bernardino through part of Nevada tap tp the great coal deposits of Utah , probably the best coal in the world. This will ho the line fo. California orangesand then the people of Omaha can oat fruit in Juno picked only a wcclc before from the perfumed groves that lie under the shadows of the snow-clad mountains of the San Bernardino range. DKMOC HATH' TO.MTOOUiUY. The reasoning Californjan does not feelhapuy whenho , touches upon a po litical question , for ho discerns so much that is unpleasant that ho is revolted. Local issues are always handled with good sense and honesty by the democ racy of this state , outside of San Fran cisco , for in this city that party is con trolled by a thorough-paced scoundrel named Buckly. In national matters the democracy make us exceedingly fa tigued. Squads of them have been jumping up in congress like those ridic ulous toys which young ladies present to favorite uncles about this time , and have been eager to protect the indus tries of the great state of California from the ravages of the republican son- ate. They have been Zealous especially to save our citrus imlustrv from ruin , bocaubc there was a proposition to re duce the tax duties on orange- > and lomons. As a matter of fact it would not hurt California ono particle if the whole duty were to bo taken oil. Louis iana might srjucal , and Florida might howl , bu California would bo perfectly resigned. This is because our oranges and lemons are marketed in a different part of the year. There is a competi tion between these states anil tlio Med iterranean growers , and this is because they pick at pretty nearly the same time , that is in the beginning of the winter. Wo do not , as I have just explained. Besides this tender ness for our orange men , borne of them are yory much concerned about our boot root sugar industry. Californians do not care one straw whether it suc- cccdsornot. It is a private enterprise sot on foot by Glaus Sprockets , and ho is the most unpopular man of the whole 1'acilio slope. We would far rather have the duty taken oil raw sugars al together , and if the semite is wise this ib the btep which will ultimately bo taken. Inclining is our industry , not sugar growing , and we have before us the boundless Pacific , and its unnum bered islands , in almost all of which sugar can bo grown prolitably. But it is revolting to see the way those men turn around in their tracks and swal low their own words. How short a time has passed since tho&o men proposed to educate. UB in the truths of free trade , and every ono of them was copying the stale , worn-out platitudes of the Cobdcn club for our edification. And now they are solid protectionists and are endeavoring to hloch the way of these reasonable re forms in the tariff which the senate has prepared in response to the true feeling of tlio whole country. When Mr. Ful ton returns tp this state a very large llea will bo inserted in ono of the e long oars of his. Wo .want protection for our wine industry , and wo are Burn that wo shall receive it at the hands of the bonato , for wo can confide in their statesmanship and their patriotism. COLON'Kb THUD CIlOCKKIt TALK'S. It is not unknown to the renders of THK BKI : that the old guard of thoCon- tral Pacific are liorcoly hated by this community. They have their toadies and their hangers-on , and thoroarotwo in this city which have always Capers very humble and obliged servants , But the masses and the chibscsboth unite in hating them , and that is why Lolantl Stanford is almost always away , and Colis Iluntington lias made his homo in Washing ton. Colonel Fred Croaker belongs to a later generation , and is a man of his own epoch , repudiating the unclean traditions of the Central I'ucifio gang. I imagine that ho will develop into a railroad man of the best typo. It will hardly do to oxntnino into the genesis ot the Southern Pacific , of willed ho is the real head , but I am convinced that if the status of the Central Pad flu were to bo placed upon a proper basis by a government sor/.uro and sale , ho would act honorably and fairlv by all interests. Ho is a true Californiiin , and though an eager business man , never forgets the interests of the state to which ho belongs. When Charles Franuitf Adams' views on consolidation were reported to him , he fairly snorted with indignation and dollance. He said "tho Southern Pacific- would outer into no such combination , pool or trust. It is bound up with California. What bonollts the state , benefits us. What injures the state , injures us. Our pros perity depends upon the prosperity of the state. It is thus evident tha't it would not bo sound policy for us to al low railway trallic on this coast on which the welfare of the coast so largely depends to pass out of our own hands into the hands of strangers to whom ft is im material whether the coast pros pers or not. Whereas wo have all our interests right , here. We will never permit the control of the railroad trallic of. the coast to pans into the hands of men who are not directly interested in the development of Iho resources of Cal ifornia. " That is the true spirit of a California ! ) ! Now , if the United States government would o'lly soi/.o the Cen tral Pacific and sell it to the t-tato of California , so that there shotild bo due competition with the Southern Pacific , , ve should sue before us a long career of prosperity , undimined by any threaten ing of any cloud. run.vcu ARTISTS j > riti&co. For its size , and Frisco is treading on the heels of a four with live zeros , there is not a city in tlio world where so many people speak French. Our Cerclc Francaise is actually Parisian in its refinement , and the courteous suavity of its members. We , therefore , really enjoy the acting of the famous French artists , Coquelin and Jane Had ing , who are with us , and who go from us to Mo.\icQ. I think I may say that if they have captivated us. the feeling has boon imitunl. , lane Hading is in raptures with the place , and with the resting , for a fortnight seems a long stay after the continual traveling. They have quickly discovered the cosmopoli tan character of old Frisc , and Coque lin baid at the "puncn of honor" given to him by the Cercle Francaise that our city had an atmosphere of its own , and could not be compared with any other nlaco in the world , which is emphatically true. We are Frisco as Naples is Naples , and Rome is Rome , and do not imitate anybody , and suffer nobody to civo us their old ideas. Coquelin was thunderstruck to hnd himself the center of two hundred and I'fty ' gentlemen , every one of whom talked French with perfect Ihiuney. though all were not French. Some were Germans , some Italians , some Hebrews - brows , and there were two Hungarians and a Polo , besides bomo Americans from the journals. In his response he spoke of us as compatriots , from which 1 was led to believe that he wished to pay a delicate compliment to our good French. Coquolln is a man of consum mate education in hits own profession , and astoniahud every ono by the pro fundity of his drimatic knowledge. IIo is conversant with the plays of the Chinese , and declares that they contain much that is meritocious. Mile. Had ing is a veritable Venus , and an admir able actress , though not a great ono. It is a pity tliat there should bo any bad feelings between tnotn , for this appears to have compromised their success. .lane nading told a lady friend of mine that they had lost all that they had previ ously made in South America , anil it is probable that they will arrange whilst in Mexico to reappear in Buenos Ayres , where they are sure of success. The Froiich consul at that place bus already made some- preliminary movements to seem o them. In deference to the ov- prutsod wish of many persons they are playing here pieces that liayo not'been translated into Knglisli , and that are unknown to the majority , such as La Joie Full Pour and Mile d'o laSoiglioro , standard French comedies. In the lat ter Coquolin's son seemed in my judgment to bear away the honors of the evening. NIJVAOVb CLAIM VOK HKAIJUST.MKXT. It is the fashion to abuse Nevada , and to poke fun at it , and to use H generally to point a moral about premature statc- hooil , and to adorn a tale about multi tudinous wild cuts and wild horses and wolves , nntl I know not what monsters. I have the freedom of the Chronicle exchanges - changes , and 1 have road such yarns about poor little Nevada as 'have made my hair btand on end. I cannot say that they are not true , be cause my visit to tlio bilge brush slate was a brief one , and limited to Virginia city. I went there in the days when Overman was selling fora hini'drcd dollars lars a share bo still my breaking heart and I have never been there since. But I saw nothing whoa I was there which led me to imagine such a state of things us imaginative correspondents hnvo penned. It is undeniable that Nevada minors have lost faith in min ing and have begun to try their hands at fanning. They have made a strange discovery. They have found that with irrigation Nevada can bo made exceed ingly productive , and they have pro duced apples and garden" truck of the most magnificent appearance which were exhibited recently in the rooms of the board of trade , and heartily admired by every one. Then having thus adroitly made California on good terms with them they have made a proposi tion which has taken every one's breath away , but which is founded in reason and justice , and ought to win universal assent. Wo are not Califor nians for nothing , and though the Corn- stock had more of my money than , hut bo still my breaking heart. Wo are not , as I remarked before , Califor- niana for nothing , and wo owe it to oucsolrcs to bo lust and to bo generous to Nevada. The proposition is that there shall bo a readjustment of the boundary line between the two states , Tho.Novadinns say that from a certain point the Sierra Nevada crest ought to be the dividing line , so that all streams Moving eastward should belong from their bond waters downwards to Nevada. Tlioy want this line to com- nicMK'c south of Las.sen county , so that ' from Plunias county * down'to Inyo count.\ . all shall bo included in the state of Nevada. Otherwise , they de clare , they cannot irrigate , and ns this is objiously true , the matter ought to bo settled'as they desire.Yo shall lo o the famous Amargoa sink in thu valley of death by this arrangement , but San Bernardino county contains another desert , two in fact , so that wo can cheerfully resign tlio Amargosa sink to California's dear little daughter , Nevada. Tin. Tflepliouei IVoin Moving Oar4. The question of tclcgranhing to and from moving trains has li.ul several at tempts at solution in dillerent ways. "Liiti-lv , " says the Archiv liter Post and Tolegraphio , "Maseart , in the Academy of Arts , at Paris , has brought for ward'the already well-known system of Germain. This comists , speaking in a general way , first , f\f \ an electric cir cuit being established otween two rail- way'stations ; an irofi wire is strung on the teletrraph poles and in connection with the track. Then , on one hand , a battery is attached to the circuit at one station and on the moving train , pass ing over thu above-UKMitioncd track : a telephone is attached through the hind wheels and couplingj'so that all sounds produced in the eiieuit nro received at the fixed station. Tlio telephone is en closed in a shunt circuit , which moves along the track. Tilt ) prc.ss.uro in the main circuit and in 'the shunt circuit is equally great. The current is in- ver.so'ly reversed , inproporlioii ; to the resistance of thu conductor. By the use of two simple telephones , ono on the train , the other at the station , the transmission of spokou words iw very slight ( poor ) . But if the current which is produced by the battery is con verted into a current of very high pressure , and as a receiver a micro phone is introduced into the inductive circuit , then the sounds produced can bo heard very plninly. In order to make it possible to transmit messages from the moving train to the ll.xod station , it will bo necessary to intro duce two currents of equal pressure in opposite directions , in this case there will bo no electrical disturbance , and the telephone remains silent. By a breaking of the current in the shunt circuit the telephone becomes active. When in the last car of the train and and the lixed station the same condi tions oxint , then , an interchange of words can ho made through the tele phone. 50 far the system of Germain is in no way an improvement over the already tried methods. The latter have for a long time boon practically demonstrated in America , while the Germain fiystom lias not been tried. Particularly , the system of Edison and Gilliland has lately given evidence of its value , according to the American accounts of it. " An lOngiiifV Wild Flight. GlobeiDemocrat : A stransje incident happened on the Brunswick & Western road the other nigjtt. As the south bound freight train pulled up at Alla- paha , ( in. , the engineer and Jireman were suddenly startled by the sound of a voice close to the engine calling thorn to get oil. The voice was ono of com mand , and ns they peered over the side of tile cab they looked ( town the barrel of a Winchester rilio lirmly hold to the shoulder of a man who evidently meant business. The men on the engine did not know whether ho wns drunk , cra/.y or desperate , but they were satisfied it was no tune to parley. They were told to move and they did so. Tlio man with the rille stopped up between the engine and the first car , pulled nut the coupling pin and jumped into thu cab , holding the rifle in ono hand , while with the other he pulled wide the lover , and as quick as lightning sprang to the ground. The engine , freed from the train , and with a full head of steam. Hew down the track towards Brunswick like a cannon ball shot down hill. The telegraph operator was in the olllco and Unshed tlm news over the wire to see that the track was clear. The wild engine npod , its way onward without the Hand of u must or until for want of fuel it stopped ton miles away. The man who did this is a well-known citixen named L. C. Sjnith. who was at once put in jail to 'a\yalt ' trial for his ofleiibo. Haihvay Speed , Cleveland Loader:1 : The traveling public cannot complain of blow railway borvice botxvoan Washington and Phil adelphia. The distance is a little more than MU miles , and the usual time of express trains has Won almost four hours. Since the Baltimore & Ohio completed its line to \\Q ] \ Quaker City there has boon a sharp rivalry between ' that and the Pennsylvania' line , the latter having long had a monopoly of the travel between the two cities , A short time ago the Baltimore. & Ohio announced two "dyers" daily that would make the distance in throb and a quarter hours. In a day or two the Pennsylvania "saw" its rival and wont ilvo minutes bettor , advertising that they would go through in " 100 min utes. " Tlio Baltimore & Ohio immed iately cut oil the odd minutes , and an nounces that it will whirl passengers either way in three hours forty-seven miles an hour. It is now the Pennsyl vania's turn. If the contest is kept up wo may BOOH know how fast trains can bo run on our rail ways so long a.s noth ing happens to thum. Good skating at Flontuco lake. IIM'IIST. South Omnha , hi'l ' over posiofilic Hev. Dimel llok'ers , past ir. 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D.'iiHhanl NorwwIim-lUII North rwcntj-iuth Peter A llemtei on , p.ftor. .Se.rUic.3iit M.JU u. m. , mul 7 .W p. iu. Tuftlar nmlTliursilay ul 7..iO. Hotilhwest , TjptiVPDWiirth nml Twentieth -llov. D. 11. Korr. pacttir llo-ld"iireUIso.iti ! ! Twentieth 1'reaUi- InUHllIn in ,11111 ! 7 , < l p in Mvl.lmtli school nt UM5 p m. V I'.s ( i : . morning at < , . ' . ) p. m. 1'raycr mi'ullnWcilnc ; iii > nt 7M p. in. First ( Jermnn , IM hlecntti , near Cnmlnp Uov J n. Sclmlljli' , pnMor. He "I luncu 817 North Kiuhtuanth I'r , * iL'hinx ut IU 9) ) a. in , nail 7 lp * ) in. < , vrnmn biin- tlny choi > l at noon inglMi : Mi nil it Hchool ut 1 p. in In i ImivL'ot oniccri of Hr l lrciitirlnii ! church I'nijur mcutlni : , in llurm.m , ntT.JO | > . m. , Wuilnejlu ) . C'.i trllnr Street , MJitPcntli mi.l Ca tellarllov. . J.M. \\ll4im , p.i-tor. Kr-Mi'mu suu'nU'cnlh nnil L'ustcl. lir I're.uhlnent 111 'In m , mid 7 .11 p ni. Sakli.ith lioul ntl.'in. VIMHIR peoples meeting ut 7 p.m. rrn > crmc.ctliuuilnuiiliiy lU7l'i p.m. WoUniln-ter , South Twoiily-iiliitlimnl Mn on llov. .lohiiCoriliin , p-i-tor. Itesklcmu ll-'i south Thlrt > - llrtt. I're.ulitriK at IU 'HI u. m. , anil 7 K > p m tvititmtli school nt n in. MIIIIH : people's meeting at 7 p.m. I'layi'ruioetlii&Ytlhliiu'm.i ) ut 7i"p. in Ainltlcr I'lucj. Ihilloii avennoanil Miriimlii stnet Kev. ( j.M. J.tKli/o. i'.t'.tor. ' llcslilunco oni ! hlock t list nl church I'rc.ii'hlntf nt 11 a m. , mul 7 > 0 p. in snb- hMlhchool at 1-IJ p. in I'ruyuruml tuachura' uioca- Init. Wo lnesda > ut 7-IX ) p. in. Walnut lllll. Lone inunuii nml Nlclmlii slrcct KuvV. . I. I'ahn , p.istor Itoslitem n IIH MUiolis Mn > et. I'renclilni ; ut Ii ) ) n in , ami 7 * > l p m Nib- li.ilh xrliuoial Uni. 1'mycr moullne , Wuilnusilny o\c- nliu at 7 Knox.Nineteenth nnil Ohio Hev. Paul Martin , pas. tor. llusihMiLv2H3 | l/iki1 I'HMii.hliiK ut 111 Kin. in. mul 7 nip m Siiiliatlisihonl iitl.'ni. I'ruyer meetIng - Ing , WoJneida } utunliii { ot 7 W. \VoMi , SBI Smmlers llov W U Williams , pmlor. llpiidPiicn fill IMIilwell , Kili'iiih Bchool ut noon I'r'in hliual 10 am ni.niul7 Up.m. i'niur IIILCI- InK. \ \ nlne < .ilny oveninu nt 7 .ill. Cliiirchof thei-iniiiKPr.Twonty-llfth nnil.I streets , Sou Hi Onmlm llor llnliert 1. . Wheeler , pustor. > er- \i < 04iitll in .anil 7 I'm. m. I'ruyer nioetlliK , SVeJ- nc > tl.i > i\cnlnj nt7 , ti , I'lrst Unlteil , 111. North Kliilitocnlli forvlcoa ut 10jO n m . nml 7 Hip in. Similar school nt noon. Voting people's meutlnt ; nt ii .W. l'niur muetliiK , Wuilnua- Uny nl7 .xjp.iu. I'nrk Avenue Ifiilteil , Park tiveiino nml friint llov. J. A. IlemlerMjii. jia lor , services murulni ; anil ove- nliiK. snmluy Hchool ulnoiin , ( 'cntr.il tnltcd oicnteentli , lietvvenn Dodao nml C'aiHtol nvenun UPV. John WllllaniHon , pastor , her- vk'iMallO.aj H. m. , mill 7 M p.m. Sunday oUioulul noon. St. Ppters , Twenty-eighth mul I.envenworth Hov. I1 .1. novle , puxlor I.owniHss nt8n m ; hliih nnisi uii'l HHriiiiiii t 10 " n in , niimlay luhnol nt J p. in. bod. lilt ) ut , Ip in Vospjrs mul lioiuillctloiint7IUpin : M lohn'K cnlle LitoTwenty fifth mul L'ullfornla- He.M I' Diinllnu. ,1 pastur similay .Masses nt KH anil Mil in. , HKI last liluli masi with Korniiin. Vu- > - pun , rotary ami bunuilkllon at.S p. m M HUM'S , wuek diiy. ut iiiuxl > II a m. On thu HrM I'rlilay of every iiiunth mii'M'satii. 7. unil H tin. in. Prayers , xurmou , unil bencJIction nti P. > Holy Kninllr.dl I North iitJtepntli-Very : ( Iliiv. 11 A. Sh.iirijl , J v lj . p.Htor ltu1'utur Ivoopiniins , misst lilt pastor .MiUii's 'U 7 , ' .i. iui'1 ' 1 1 . ! n , in. him- il iy Hchool nt noon Week il.iy scrvlcjs ut 7 mul 8 n. m st Plillomeni'jinthulril Ul houth Ninth Ilev. K. McCarthy , pi-tori h I' . Carroll , inslsi.ua ptstor Sunil.iy iirisjesn' fi , 7'l.aml I'l ' flu in llolj ilny ut r > , 7 , an I ' .i. unil wi'cktlioa at t.JUuiul bii. in. VeupcM unit lectures ut ; Jl p. m. ( -1. .lin-oph's. 1 81 South SoventiMintli-ltuv. (1. 3. niiiubor , piiHtor. i-ervkoHulUniiLl IU J'Ju. iii.und 2M p. in Duly nii s at 8 . in. st Mnry Miiinliilono < ( iormiinIHM ) DonvliMHev n , .1 illanber , pastor , herrlioi ulBunil IU. > J a ni him- ihiy school ut 2JU : P. m Vuspurs J | > m. Dull ) mu J ut B a. m. M. P-itrlck's 1121 Oastolhir-Itov. John Jonnetto HOI futtcllar , panor Itav M O IMii.iliiiu , uniilstHiit pni. tor. Mussosat ? .1) ) . U . "ul IU.iU : u. iu. tannduy-kcliool iil'jiiu ) Vospcrs uiSp. m. M Wencosl.in's ill ilioiiil'inl , 1111 Honth Poiirteenth Hey \ \ llllnin Mioku. p liir. hrrvleus nt 3 nml 11) a , ui. . und' ' t ) p , ni Minday btliodl iit''p m. .St llrliluct'it Itoman ( 'atholle. tliurch , Twuntv-slxtli mul K. stroets.Mjiilli OiniilmKnv.hiilliur II. W. Jlor- luriy , piutur Pir-t inussutSn. in. Illuli nnissul IU M u , in ItoMiry and lleneilktlon ot the JllnsscJ Sncrif luentui 7oUum ; , Bunilay-schoolntllu , m . . . . . . , . . . , Prayer meeinu Weiliic'nihiypveiiliitiit7.iO. .Suiitufreo Walnut lllll , NliliulniandDalu-Uur.J. II , Johiison , p.uliir. .servku at III. Ji a.m. . unil 7 Up. in. buml.iy M'hool ut ID u , m. Prayur moutlni : ut 7.JJ p in. , Wcu- Heyday. COXGIICclATIUNAI. . Flrit , Dnvonpnrt mul Nlnetocntli-SorrlcoJ nt 10.7) H. in..aiiil7.'lj > . iu , buihlay nchiiol at noun. Prayer iiiettlnuat 7' . II p , m. , Wednesday. Vountf people iiioutlii nt : . J in. Frida lluthluhcin ehnpcl , Pouth Slxlccnth and Hickory llov. .M.J P. 'I'hliM , pimtor. hiimlay school at a , ai , Indimtrlal mhool , Ntlurduy at U u. in , I'urkrHlocliiipol , hontli Twenty-ninth anil Martha- T. 11 'Juyloriuiierlnti'iideiit. riunday cliool ul Jpui Thaliaylonl memorial , Wlmlior Place ( auxiliary lo Kt. Mary 8 avcnuul-ltuv Wlllanl Hcotl , pmtnr , in churKo , Kumluy uchool at it p.m. Church pruyur un.'c.tlnt ( Thursday urvnhiK , Plymouth , Kountin Place Her. Alfred It. Ponnlnmn , pnilor. Holds nurrlcen nt IU ) a. iu. . und 7.'JJp in , HnniUy school nt noon. V P H. U.K. at O.K. Itroitn'j grove chapel Mirrlcci nt I p ni. t > anitoiia , TvrontyUlh and Ames Avenue Her. Frank rt. i-orbri. pn tor. Hurricus ut IU Jlu. iu , . ami 7 tip , in. Y P.8. 11. K. ut flISji ; , m , Pfajer lueutlnx \Younc day at 7. , J p. in , Free Kvanicellmi < JernmnTwolftli and Dorrai Ilev. F. 11 W llruechert , p lor. Nirrlcvt at lu-juu in. , ami 7. . ( I p in. Voiini ; puoplos' mecllnx at 7 p. in bundav ihoulut J.OOp.m. Wc'duesdny. prayer iu vl- Inxat7.u p.m. Cherry lllll , Central I'ltrk-Uor J.A. MIMUtn. pai- tor. Hervlces at 11 a. m. , and 7.JI p , m. bumturmhoul lit 10 a , m. Wednesday prayer mwlliu ut7JU p. iu. IIDIilde , Thirtieth and Oulo-Bervlcos atlO.lla.m , mlT-JJp.iu. riunday school Rt noon , JunlbrV. I' , b. 0. K. ut dJJ : p. m i ocntor V P.S.C. K. atti.iUp.w. Prayer lueetliiK Wednesday erenlnn t7aJ. : . . Park i'laoo , California and TUIrty-nr t-Il r. M , llult. imttor. burrlcit l Vt.il ftHj. , ui ! buuday > chool at noon. KPISCOI'II. . . Trinity cnlholrnt , KUIitvcnlli ami Cnpllnl arenuo Very Itov. He in ( lanlner , pii'tor lion communion : il ifa m. humbly school and ft Amliew s brother- hi'olblhloclissulL ! , W | > in MoniliiKpmjnr. Iliiiiw mid sermon ul 11 n m. Kvenlni ! pnijor , mill a snort MiMit'ssiitT P m Services over ) week ilay "I'-1 a ni.imlnn trld.iyo\Milm > inilli li'ctmi'Uit > im nil .saint's days , holy communion nl V11 m. Stratim corlli'loluoiiietl AMSihitsehiir.il I'lVPUt ) sixth ami Ilownrd-ltov. Uml/.aimers1 ' ! ' I ) icuor Mind.ijr services Holy communion ut i fcin ta .MnrnltiK pruyer and litany lit II a m : I'veinna at 4 p la sun.luy school at IP. inouiitf men's bible elass nt IS P m. . directly uflor the midday sen Ice On llui tlrst Sumlny of each month the holy comuimiloii Is at Hoc-lock instead - stead of m < irnlnit prayer , onltos nro also held on We luesdar ex unities ut 7 Til ami on Vrld-iy mornings lit 10 o clock , strsmjcTs alwn ) s welcomed. s | llmiabiu Free. Nhieti-cnthaiiil Cultforiila-Ilcv John Wdll mis , pastor. Pliiln telebratlon nt 7 ln. til . choiul ii'lchratlon nl 11 m Sunday school nt'.M. > u in Choral uvensoii ut7..iU p. m. Mission ton Ires Thursday ut 7 10 p m . nt the resl- ilem'OoI.Mr. John Upenuler. Kev. John \ \ Illlaius , pastor st PlilMlps.811 North Nlnetppiith-ltev II. I. ( Jam- hie , pastor Colebratlon ol holy communion atu n. iu. l\ensoiiK : at 7 Up m. t Andrew's mission , Walnut Illll-llcv. Chsrles Wlllierspoon. pastor , Iu chuje. Sunday school at ton/ni ! in hall , on Sunday ntJp. m. SI lo'in'srhiirch.rornerTwenty-sixth and Frank. lln Hev Wllllim OSBH I | Pearson , roi'tor. Holy communion ( except on llrstMiuda ) In nimitlil nt sn m. sumlay Hchool at H.Tin in. Matins , litany unto- iiimiuunloii Hervku ( on nrst Sunday In iiionlh lltmiy , holy communion ) nnd suriuon at 11 a n l.veiisoim mul sermon nt ! M ) p.m. K\cry Friday , lliany.nd * dre ' , ete , at * ID p m SI Paul iuls loiiTnlrty-seroiulniidCnss-llpv II 1. . Riiinhlp. pistor. Services ut 11 n. m. Sunday cchool ntlp m Snath Onmhs. Mission , Thlnl ward school house , .letter saildtllon-llin' . ( ' . S. Wltlierspoou. prlesl In rliarue. aund.iy-MChool at a p. m. services us an- mm mod. Walnut Hill Mission , mpctlim In llin Clirlstliiu rliun Ii corner < if Nicholas and Onto streets Ilev II. 1.ianihle , pastor Sunday school nt J p. m. Mini- BOUK ami sermon at 4 p. m. First , D-ivonport , between Seventeenth nml Klirht- renlli-Uev. T M. House , pastor. I'nw hhutservkii nt 1U U .1. in . nnil 7 Bl p. in Mnninyocliii.il nt 'J kip. in. ( Klord leiiKiie , Monday incnliui Mated | .ujcr median. Wednesday i\uiinitatT [ .Op. in. rintiinriiian.orner smith Klnventh nnil Co-itpr Ilev Cliiik-sd. llwkiT , iMstor. lli lili'nro I'l.'l t-ontli Kluvvnlli. f-orvlieintlJ Dn in . nnil 7 Ilii. in Mill- cl.iv eliool in i > p. in I'rnypr nu-ollni : , Tlinrsilay at 7 ilni. \ . C'liliarcn1 * iiicuilni : , S.itnnliiy al''n ' ' m. hew.tnl tfoot , cornerTwonty-soconil lU'v Wllllnm 51Vori'V ! , pii tnr ; ri"-IJunra 'J'iM Suwnrl utri'ot. I'lnisinuc'tlnunl'.i iUn in. I'rcMclilnrf nt IU ill n MI. Clisiul Knoiin. Mimlay cliooliit2 Up ni l'la H nt i ) p. i. I'ri'iiclilim nt 7 Jlp.in. rrurcr uiei'tlni ! , Iliiiivlit ) iil7 l p. in. Te.icliL'ri' ineotlim' , I rlilny , 7..iUp. > n. ounx pi'oplo'HinectliiK , Monilny nt. M pin Pint , Norn eitl.in ami Dmilsh/rwiiiilyilrtl.bolwi'Pii Pi-wiinl iinil Krinklln-ltuv. II. DivM-on , pn-tor. J'reiuliliiKiitlU.JUii. m , iinU 7.W ) p. m. Miluluj' L'IUOI | at 4 p in. South Tcnt'i Ftrcot , Ti-iith nnd Pierce Hi > v. { ' N. Dnnnon , pnitiir. IVratlilnn nl 111 in ) in .nnil7-VIp.m. und i > school ill .t p in Prnyi'r iiKetniK , Weilnc * . iliy uvenln ) ; nt 7 fe ) . 'JVncliors1 ineotlin ; , Krltln > nt 7 . > p in. YnunK pcoplun nii'etliK at r 45 p in. L'hlMien'.i ineLtiiiKut IUn. in. Clusi inoolliiK .it noon. ovum an , I'luhtocnth , between Cnss and Cuunnuu- Ilev. P.J. HerK , pmtor. PrcachhiK nt ID .DuiidT .Upra fiuconrt Alrlcan , Wllllatns and Sixteenth HOT. T. T. Thomas , pastor. Preaching ut lj JUu. m. , and 7..XJ p. in. biinday school nt.l p. m. African , corner Kltditcenth and Webster llov. P. A. Hnbbiiril , pastor , surxkesat 11 n m.Hmt3p m. Miili.itli siln > ul : ilp. in. Pr.ljer nicutlnK , Woliies- clay eventmt. Free. IIHI South Klovcnth-'orvlcos nt 10 T ) n in. , and 7 Up m snmlay school at' > . > n. m Holiness meeting Ht I p. m Prayer meellm : , Tuesday nt 7 51. Wpst Oninlia , corner Tlilrtj-n'iontli ami Sliison Prenchlni. every snbbath nt IU M u. m. , and 7 M p. m Sunday ulindl ut 'i. U p , m. , West Sldo church-Preichlnx pvery Sabbath nt lU.IIu m. . and ; , 'l ) p.m. sunda ) school nt' ' . iU p. m. Ca tollarStreetchurch-Proachliigut 10 oUii.m.und 7-Up m. Walnut Hill church I'lentlilng nt 10'HO a. m.nnd 7 : 1 p. in Florence rhurch-Prcnchlni ! nt 10 uO a.m.ami7 30 p.m. Sunday school at 'J J ) p m. Pieaclilmr cnery sabbath lit Park Forest school liouso nt 'J Op. m. Alhrliiluchurch Hev. W.I ) I.uthPrpastor. Preach- InKOtery sabbath lit IU Wi in.und ? Vjp.m. Ilmi > > com Park , corner Wool\vorth avenue and Twenly ninth Hreet lluv. ii. M. llrown , pa Ujr. PriMicliliiu at 10 Vl a , m. mid 7 ' ) P. m. Class meetliiK ut I.'m. VOIIIIK peoplo'H class ij-I p. m. Mindny school at : : aip. m. Hegtilur prayer nicctln.j Wednes day CMiilnn. Trinity .M K ohurch. corner Twenty-flrst and Illn- iieyMreets llov J. W. Itolilnson , pastor. Sabbath i-iT\kosU ] Uln m and 7 Kip. in. sabbath school at 2 .Up. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenlni ; . Ux- foiil Lea uu .Monday ovenlnir. ( ierimin Methodist IJplscopal.Tivoiitv-eUhth and II .streets , South Omah -Huv ( iiistuv Decker , pastor Prunihlnii'\ery sutiilay nl It o'clocU a. iu. sundii- schuol at 10 o'clock u m. Pint Methodist Hplicupil church , TI. and Twenty- third streets , south Oimilia lluv I , II. Kddlebluli' , liasior. Pre.uhlnxevery Sunday at 1(1 ( 4jn in mull IS p.m. Sunday-school at noon , I'ru > cT mooting eve/ * Wednesday lit 7 11 p , m. - * - Vnssnr filrls ut ilu > Tclcnlioiic. The Allofjliony Central Tclophono I3.\ciinifjo ] lias rctftilar Vahsjufils in its oniloy. ) Uouontly a IMtUbury Coin- incivliil Ga/.otto roiurlor aski-il Al- lojpioiiy ) for Uiversklc. "All right , " baiil tlic silverv voico. "Of coui-so it's all right , " answered tlio newspaper mini. "You can bet it is , " replied the S. V. " 1 know it. " "Of cuurso you do. " "That's rifely , ; you wouldn't ho a woman if you didn't have thu last word. " "That's a highly original remark. " "A little ohestmitl.v , but quite true , and in thih uuso apropos. There's a good word for you. " "I have heard it before. " "Vob , you have ! " "Hot your life. I can speak French. " "Indcntl ! Comprcuei vous , inam- zolloV" "Oui. Jo comproncz , monsieur , Jo ' ' and then the whirr of tlio wire became terrilic. A mixture of Krcncli and wire music came flowing in with a force thai bent the reporter to tlio floor EonsclubH , and aroused the Ancient Mar iner in the luisiiiosi ofllce to such a pitch of frcnxy that ho grnspod the re ceiver , and bracing himself , fahoutod : "Tlio penitentiary quick ! That stufT would kill anybody. " A little more of the "hilvory laugh ' and the old mari ner was told to cut loosu , Klvorsido.waa waiting. A niploiiint'HNon BtilcltlcH. NEW YOUK , Dec. 20.-Lost evonlnt' Ed ward Kinio IleiKht , nged thirty-nine , a ' broker , committed suloiilo 'by sliootlug himself - self In the head. Tlio canso was excessive drinltliiK. Height Is halil to baa son of the United States minister to Holland. Now lown , Doc. 29. [ Special Telegram to THE HBE. ] The following Iowa poatina - tcrs have boon appointed ; John Slvll , nig Mound , Lee county , vlco Helen Hivll , ro- alKiiod ; K. O. Oulld , Hawloyvlllo , I'ago county , vioe A , W. Gulhl , roiaovcd ; CJcorsn W. Mcl.cau , Polk , Polk county , vlco Conrud HUR , Flro at Grand Oiiiso FOIIKS , Dak. , Dec. 3'J , Rich mond's .furniture store and Apiwl's clothing liouso burned last night. Isn. > . fXO.OOO ; Insurance , 8 0,000 , rt 'J'ln1 Ciiiintj Tlio regular moothiRof the board of county coniinisslonors took place yestcrdui nftor- nooii. All the inonibors wore presont. The renditiKof the minutes of the last mooting was simpcndod until Wednesdiiy nc-xt , the lust nioeting of the boaul , us at pto cnt con- Stlt'ltOll. County Treasurer lloln asked instructions for thu disposal of So1 eonscioiu-o nioiioy which ho looolvod from Now York. The letter containing the $3 was addressed to the county treasurer and was slpnud "Justice. " The eotniminlc.ition was lufcrred to the llnanco coinmlttcc. County IMi.Vhlcian Keowlt picsontoil tv reitu'st ] for nn increnso of salary from f 100 to t'300 per innnth. This was ro- ferret ! to the committee of the whole. The secretary of the t.aw Lihrao associa tion sent n communication to the hoaril , informing - forming them Hint the association intended removing its library from the court honso to the Pnxton block. The judges will bo al lowed the use of the library as hereloforo. The association asks that the usonf tlio boolc shelves nt present in nso may be allowed to the library. Uw.is hinted that the shelves miht ( be le.iicil to the association , and tlio communication was referred to the court liouso committee , with power to act. Theofllcial bond * of U. Hpecht , Nicliohw Kechin , J. H. InKlir.im , fc. . Wakelleld , county assessors , W. J , C.itmon and \V. 11. Platuor , justices of the pcneo and R llcech , J. P. llnuglicr , Thomas llickcy , 1) . Kile , roatl biipcrvisors , were approved. The lioud of T. .1. Alahoaey was referred to the Judiciary committee , the opinion being that no bond is required fiom the county attorney Mr. O'KeelTo introduced a resolution In structing the Judiciary committee to frame and present to thu legislature such other laws as may bo necessary for the govern ment of the county. Adopted. Tlio npptoprlalion bill for December , which dpnls c'Nclusivelv with balaries of county otllcers , and which amounted to ? r > , UIT 8U , was next icad mid passed. The board thou adjourned until Thursday next when , accord ing to the law , a new oi ual/ation must bo perfected. I'lajiiiir Iu llarit HM.TIMOIIU , Dec. 'JO. [ Special Telegram to Tin : HKI : , ] James Owen O'Connor , the persecuted tragedian , now tilling an engage ment in this city , will long rumumbcr his reception hare. It has boon a warm one. livery night when ho appears on the stage ho is not only cheered with tremendous en thusiasm , but the gallery spectators shower upon the stage and upon the tragedian , II hu.lmppcns to buin the way , a heterogeneous collection of missiles , including half- eaten apples , old bottles , withered vegeta bles , and other articles of not very desirable character. O'Connor complains bitterly of the indignities hcapnd upon him. Ho claims to bo an actor witli a mission. Thst m Ission is to reveal the hitheito uiiihought of mcuti- itiff of Shakespeare's plays. Ho ut tributes the malice of the multitude to their limp- prcciation of the innovation , and their in disposition to accept the novelty of Interpre tation. On Christinas ho was painfully in jured , anil Ids body bears Bovctnl evidences of the severe treatment ho has received. IMrH. rarn oil's Goods Sold. NKW YOIIK , Dec. t ! ' . ) . ( Special Telegram to Tin : HII : : , ] Tlio furniture , paintings and oil colors of Mrs. Delia Parnoll wore sold at auction yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Parnoll was not present at the sale. The goods were of old-fiiahioncd patterns , and brought prices that were ironorally ridiculously low. A folding beds-toad went for $1 , and a nmr- blo top washstand for twenty-five cents to one of the auctioneer's assistants , who Is an ardent admirer of Paraoll , and was iuna70i\ at the llguro at which ho secured the pieces of furniture. Tlio aggregate realized was far below the value of the goods. The Charier ( "iiininittoc. The charter committee met again yester day afternoon , am ! devoted their time to hearing icports from mib committees. That of the board of public works took up con- .sidorablo time , but was llnally lefeired. It was also deckled that thu board of lire and police commissioners was the piopcr board to giant liquor licenses , and then the conl- inittco adjourned until IU a. in. Monday. ArniH For ( lie Nr.n YOIIK , Dae. 29.The Clyde Htoamor O/ana sailed from tills city this afternoon for West Indian ports. Included in her caifo ; , which was of a miscellaneous charac ter. were several cases of Hemlngton and Winchester rilles , and nnnrly ado/on ( lulling guns. The arms wore consigned to u myth ical person at Capo Ilayti and aio supposed to he for the usu of thu insurgents at that jio rt. A Curd o CoNvnxrorSit CJ.AIU : , OMAHA , Nob. , Dec. 2y , To the Editor of TUB I5ci ! : The Poor JIares ucslro. through the medium of your paiicr , to acknowledge their gratltudo to the City Water Works company for giving them a&d the flty water frco of tax. KcBpucifully la Christ , POOH CLAIII : SiBTnns. A. Klx-Hhootcr nnti n AVInotioHtor. DKXIUOX , Tex. , Dec. SO. At Clmrloy Mule's ranch , thirty inllow northwest of this city , on the W.ishlta river , In the Chiokaiaw nation , two cowboys got Into a dlRpute yes terday , which ended In both being shot. One was killed Instantly , while the other was mortally wounded. A sIx-Bhoutor uud Winchester illle were the weapons used. Drown od While Di Lr.oxAimTOivN , Md. , Doc. , Prof. Paul Combs , member of the faculty of the Mary land Agricultural college , was drowned yes- tcrduylwhllo ducking at Hrotons "bay near hero. Ills mother saw the accident frntnttbo shore , but fainted and assistance came oo ute , Nnrtliorn nud Soiitliern 1'rrNbyt crlau Ninv YOIIK , Doc. 2'J. Itov. Warnpr Van Nor Jon presided last night nt a rocoptlou given by the Prc-sbytcriau union to tbo com- mlttco on reunion of the northnrn and south ern general assemblies. Addrossui were made by Hev. Howard Crosby , Clmrlos Ii. Thompson , H , Hogo , of Hlcliiunntl , Vit , and Jobc-ph T. Smith , of UulUmoro. Dr. IIORO expressed tlio liopo that the northern and southern asseinblios woulu ooa bo Uiyethor under oao general head.