Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY' BEE , MONDAY , JUNE 10 , 1800-
AMONG STATE ALLIANCES ,
All Scorn to bo Experiencing a Flattering
Growth.
A WEEKLY REVIEW OF THEIR DOINGS.
llepresiMttallve. I < 'arinirfl Around
Kii.qlivlllo Organize an Insurance
Com puny I it form ut In 11 I
All Ovrr tlio State.
NKIIIIAIKA CITV , Neb. , June 15. [ Special
la Tin : Br.n. ] The members of the alliance
of Otoc county nro making n strong effort to
induce the county commissioners to icvj'
taxes against all mortgages Three numer
ously signed petitions regarding this matter
have boon filed with the county board nnd by
the commissioners referred to County Attor
ney Haydcn. Onu of the petitions , signed by
a largo majority of the farmers of four pre
cincts In the western part of the county , asks
that n tax bo levied for this year UIKJII every
real estate mortgage that Is on record In the
county recorder's office and that Is not
already returned by the different assessors ,
whoso'owncrs nro residents of Otoo county ,
oryho Imvo accredited agents in the county ,
as required by law , and to take action that
will cause the levying of a tax ujwu nil real
and chattel mortgages that have not been re
lumed for taxation In this county.
The previous petitions asked thai mort
gages held bv non residents be taxed.
In his opinion on the matter , the county
attorney called the commissioners' attention
to the case of Finch vs York county , where
the question was before the court and the de
cision was that when notes , money or mort
gages tire placed by a nun-resident of this
state In the hands of tin agent In this state
for the purpose of collecting and relo.ining
the money , using and controlling It without
nnj special instruction or directions from
his principal from tlmo to time that , in that
case , the moneys and credits of nonresidents
dents in the hands of such un agent at the
time tlio assessment was made would bo
liable to assessment nnd subject to taxation
as property or credits in the hands of
such agent , but under our statute nnd
the construction of the , same by the
supreme court II would seem that the
owner must bo a resident of the
state or the property controlled by some ono
who Is a resident In order to give the taxing
authorities jurisdiction to assess and tax
such property as the court says , "that such
property musl be either used , held , owned or
controlled bv residents. "
The county attorney concludes bis opinion
by saying it would bo desirable , If there was
nnj law nuthorbing it , to tax all notes and
mortgage's held by non-residents upon prop
el t ) In this county and give the owners uf
the lands mortgaged a reduction in the valua
tion of their lands so taxed to tlio amount of
tin ) mortgages thereon , bill until there is such
a law enacted it would homeless to encumber
our records with that which would result In
useless but expensive litigation.
William E. McNeil , urgani/er for Otoo
countj , organi/ed a new alliance a few days
ago six miles west of tills city , making the
number of alliances in this county twenty-
one The total membership in the county is
now placed ut nboul b7. > , and steadilj- increas
ing
The alliance people In the neighborhood of
Syracuse have taken in hand the matter of
celebrating Fouitli of July at that place and
promise to make it a ple.isaut afTair.
The shipping department of tlio alliance at
VnadlUa is reported a success and do ing an
increasing business.
I'liolpH County Alliance. .
HOI.DIIIKII : , Neb. , Juno in. [ Special to Tin :
Bm.JThe : Phclp-i county alliance meton
the "Hill of Moses" Tuesday , Juno 10 , and
every sub-alliance In the county was repre
sented -over ninety delegates besides sev
eral members , not delegates , were in attend
ance.
Tlio session was characterized for onrnost
determination and harmonious action. It was
decided to hold n monster alliance demonstra
tion on the "Hill of Mosos" July 1 and Hon.
'William McKcignn of Ucd Cloud and Hen.
Krlc Johnson of Holdregc tire to bo the prin
cipal speakers.
On political action the alliance took careful
hut decisive stops , and aio very quiet us to
what decision was arrived at , if ono was de
cided upon. It is the opinion of your corre
spondent that while the members have it
jirottj' well settled in their minds what polit
ical action will bo taken , as a matter of f.ict it
remains so far undecided so that a change uf
front in nn emergency can bo taken without
undoing anything Unit so far lias boon done.
Kvcrthtng relating to political action rests
In the hands of discreet and able committees ,
as well .is the duty of deciding upon what can
didates will lie Mippoi ted by the alliance for
members of the legislature and state senate.
The alliance in this county is thoroughly
organized in every township , well officered
ami well disciplined , so that when they do
move , and whichever way thoj' turn their
wciglil politically , it is decisive and con-
trollng.iii this legislative and senatorial dis
trict.
If the alliance should decide to participate
in the republican caucuses and county con-
volition no corporation capper or any ono sus
pected of oven thesllghtcst leaning In that di
rection could got on either congressional or
state delegations. On the other hand , if the
alliance decides to let the old corporation
crew run the good old republican ship to In
evitable destruction , the majority of town
ships would be without representation , and a
foreboding convention It would bo.
Doilgo County AllimtccH.
FIIHMONF , Neb. , Juno lo. [ Special to Tin :
Bm : j That interest in the alliance still in
creases among the farmers of Dodge county
Is shown by the organization of new alliances
and a growing membership In the older ones.
A great deal of discussion Is being had by
the momhcrshlp on subjects of stale ami
ii'ttloiml legislation , so that by this means
the alliance Is educating the agricultural
classes up to a full understanding of their
duties as citizens and their needs as pro
ducers
In consequence of this there is a growing
feeling that ills about time for them to In
sist that the party managers give them rep
resentatives In congress who not only Itnow
what rollef they need bul whoso sympathy
will bo strong enough to spur them on to the
nccomplishment of what they rccognUo as mi
undoubted necessity. Little is being suld
concerning the inside workings of the organi
zations of this county , but there nro certain
indications of activity which leads ono to
suspect that they propoao to take a hand in
Home way or another in the coming political
contests.
The county alliance , which has heretofore
been held quarterly , Is now called tit meet
monthly This is significant , since theo
more frequent meetings tire to bo held lust tit
the very tlmo when the farmers nro busiest in
their fields with their crops. It can bo con
strued only as meaning that they are to bo a
Itttcnthil factor In shaping political matters
in this busy political year.
Si > caking of the neglect of congressmen to
jiroperlj euro for the agriculaural Interests , a
mouibcr of a Hedge countj alliance snj's : "It
is this neglect Hint the farmers have received
from the congrosimcn tliut has aroused them ,
for tboy have neglected to euro fur the Inter
ests of the man who stands In the morning at
the end of a com row waiting for duvllght to
commence husking , and meditates all day on
15-ccnt corn and the number of bushels II
takes to pay interest on the mortgages.
Those statesmen are walking on very thin Ice
undsome ( if them will disappear in the chilly
waves next November. Unless these sUitos-
iiuin do more than they have done for the
fanners , a past Hence iimv break out among
them so that even Dr. Billings' Inoculation
jnav prove useless. "
The newly ebeted officers of the county al
liance tire as follows : 1'rosident , .litmus
Crulckshunk , vice president , Hobert Gra
ham , secretary Will Gregg ; treasurer , Jofin
Tym , lecturer , O. A. went fall ; assistant
lecturer. Daniel Jones ; chaplain , Van Bang-
hurt.
County Alliance.
Nob. , Juno 15. [ Special to THIS
HKK.Tho ] Gage county farmers' alliance
met In this city yesterday with a view
of considering the expediency of organizing
nn independent move in Gage county polities
this fall The subject attracted considerable at
tentlou , especially among the old whocl-ltorscs ,
who wcro gathered hero from all parts of ( he
county with n view of getting a reserved ccat
In the conference nnd to try nnd Impressupon
the alliance members Unit they wcro the only
people on earth who had an Inside track o i
securing the farmer * rollef from the evils
complained of.
Kx-Senator Funk tried hard to make himself -
self solid with the ulll'inco boys and Hon. J.
W. Williams endeavored to impress them
With the Idea that ho was the Moses to lead
them out of the wilderness by his being re
turned to the legislature , uncle Tom Yule
bad a few of his agents working quietly
among the alliance IKJOJHO to get their support
for the senatorial nomination.
Judge ICrolslnger did connlderablo hand
shaking of the senatorial grip order ami
Charley Dorsoy adjusted his gold eye-glasses
to get a better view of the situation its re
gards the sl/o of his senatorial boom.
The question of the alliance oDoratlng Inde-
Ixjtidcntly In this county as a political organi
sation was practically abandoned , at letisl no
definite action wtw taken other than a deter
mination to support only men of reliable con
victions nnd nn ability to c crt them in the
interests of the masses as against the en
croachments of the railroads b.riks , and their
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capper. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dawc" ) County Alliance.
Cimmov , Neb. , Juno 15. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bnii.J Local alliances are be
ing organized throughout Dawes countj' by
the farmers , and they show n determination
to take a hand In politics this fall. While n
largo majority of them uro republicans thoj'
will not vote thai ticket unless men uro nomi
nated who are friendly to their Interests. The
following resolutions were adopted at Iho
meeting of the county alliance a few days
since :
Whereas , \Ve bolleve tbo oxistliiK condition
of the faiinliiu community requires radical
flniiiitcs In order that the "llreat I'liiln Pee
ple" of Ameilea may continue to own their
homes and maintain a position of liidt'iiund-
ence consistent with Iho rcqitlicmeiitsof eltt-
/I'nslilp In a republican m > \ eminent , nml ,
\MiiToas , Wo me fotclbly reminded by the
condition of Hie peasantry uf llu > old woild ,
"That ho uho oun > the land owns the man
wliu Hlli tbo land. " and ue % lew with alarm
the rapid and complete manner In wlilrli our
binds are p isslnjj fioin the bands uf the pc -
plo who want them for homes Into tlio hands
of n iniingiel plutocracy , who want Ihern for
Hpcculiithm and ttamlnliiEr , and wo fear Unit
tlio iilllnmtu result will 1)0 ) tlio llnal establish
ment uf a landed aristocracy on the on" hand
and a serving tenantry on the uther. and.
Whereas. Wo believe that the pilnelpal
cause of tills condition Is to bo found In the
fnia that money , which Is necessary to our
bnslni'hK , Is so completely cornered and con-
tiolledby combinations , both homo and for
eign , tlmt a rata of Interest Is obtainable
\vhlelils nnlliliiK short of conlKcatloii of unr
propeity. ando far above the Increase of
wealth In productive lmlntiy that tboio
spurns in lie no distinction between a mort
gage and a deed , and that self-pi osortatlon
demandfiom us Immediate act Ion , - - *
Thuicforc , Wo demand a change In the
monetary , tariff and levonuo lt s ,
Wo demand of the legislature of Nebraska a
biw inaMiu the penalty for usury the for
feit lire of prlnolpil and Interest.
Wo demand a law making all conspiracies
fur the control of prices by gambling opera
tions and ti lists , , i jional ollunso.
We doiiuind an net liv the next lo lsmtnrn
lodnulng the rates of ftelulit upon Nebraska
loads to a llguto nut exceeding those In fuicu
In Iowa.
We demand a repeal of the law prohibiting
inntiinl Insurance In this state.
Wo demand of our Koxoinment a complete
recognition of the service , of the soidlots of
Iho late war. Thai as coiure-.s declined cni-
renoy lionds payable In coin for the benefit or
Iho liiindhelduis. the soldiers' deptcclatod nay
should also bo made equal to ujln. and that
until such net Is taken , tlio RoturnmiMit N
fnltbless In Us duty to Its brave defenders ;
and , tboiofoie , ueduinanil not only a soivlee
pension , bat. also , that this act ot Justice bo
done.
Alliance men claim thoj will poll a vote of
ut least three hundred and fifty in this
countj' at the coming election , and their
wishes can not bo ignored with impunitj' .
Botli the old parties tire anxiouslj- watch
ing alliance leaders ami feel that the farmer
vote Is mi enigma in northwest Nebraska.
Mrrriulc County Alliance
CI\TII : u < CITY , Neb. , June 15. [ Special to
Tin ; Bin : . ] The meeting of the counlj' alli
ance losl week Saturday was churactoruod
by u large attendance and harmonious action
on such matters as came before it. New
ofllcers woio elected as follows : President ,
James U. Saxton ; vice president , A. Snyder ;
secretary , J.1J. . Hlttlo ; treasurer , I. N.
Kellogg. Bj- resolution the subordinate alli
ances were Instructed to elect delegates to
attend the districl convention at Columbus ,
and all labor oiganizutlons were requested to
do the same and to co-operate with the farm
ers. It was resolved also to favor separate
political action in this fall's campaign , and to
support no man who would accept u nomina
tion from either of the old parties. General
Van Wyck was to have been present to ad
dress tlio meeting , but on account of the
election of officers and other important busi
ness it was some time ago decided to post
pone his visit to a later date. The action of
the alliance in determining to separate on
political action will complicate the situation
In this countv to some extent. The republi
cans , on straight party issues , have a major
ity of nearlj' six hundred. Tlio alliance lias
offoO ' four-fifths of
now a strength - , probiiblj' -
it coming from the republicans , leaving tlio
latter the advantage still. The leading re
publicans have manifested a willingness to
co-operate with the alliance in the election of
men tu the legislature , but the resolutions
adopted , if carried out , would lender nego
tiations out of the question. The icsolution
is likely to lead to dissensions , as many of
the loading alliance men have heretofore
been among our most pronounced sticklers
for the straight republican ticket.
Clnjr County Alliance Picnic.
Si'iiivi KVMIIK , Neb. , Juno 15. [ Special
to TUB BUR. ] The alliances of this vicinity
held a picnic on the Blue Valley In Orcn-
dorfPs grove last week Saturdoj' . About
two thousand wcro In attendance. Music
was furnished bj- the Glenvillo band nnd the
homo glee club. After n bountiful dinner
the j'oung people amused themselves with
Ixwit riding and swinging , while the moro sedate -
date gathered around the spankers' stand.
At 1 o'clock the speaker introduced Hon. W.
A. McKciglmnof Ued Cloud , who hold the
attention of the audioncu for nearly two
hours. He was followed bj' Hon. D. M Net-
tloton.
The small grain crop is about a failure hero.
Corn still looks well. Theie h.ivo boon only
two or three local showers hero ibis spring.
The Dakota Independent Move.
Kxrio CITV , S D. , June 15. [ Special to
Tin : Bm : . | IJeturnlng farmers from the re
cent alliance convention nt Huron , where mi
independent party was bom , have been Inter
viewed. Their statements are In Hue with
these of the manifesto issued bj' the conven
tion , that the farmers have not been able to
secure certain legislation through the domi
nant partj * iu their state and expcot notning
better from the democrats. It is not believed
that membership in the alliance will bo con
sidered requisite in a nominee on the alliance
ticket , but the farmer * declare their inten
tion to have nothing to do with' machine poli
ticians , and to nominate no man who will
identify himself with either of the old parties
In the coming campaign Black Hills alli
ance members denj- the report that the con
vention expressed u preference for Huron for
the capital.
Organised a FnrmorH1 Chili.
Au.ivxci : , Neb , June 15. The fanners of
Lake product , Box Butte countj' , met In the
West school room at Alliance on Juno 7 nnd
organized u farmers' club to bo known as the
Lake Precinct Farmers' club. Thoj' will
meet again in Iwo weeks. Officers wore
elected as follows : President , 15 P Swoedey ;
vice president , J. N. Johnston ; secretnrj' ,
Peter M. Loi.shnmu ; treasurer , John Melnts.
On motion the secretary was instructed to
send u notice to the Ou.m v Bgu.
PuriniM. LBIMIM.XN , Socrotury.
A Farmers' Insiir.inco Co nip my.
UL'iiiViM.K , Neb. , Juno 15 , ( Spsclnl to
TUB BKK. ] A large numbcrof the rourosonta-
tlvo fanners of this county last wools organ
ized the Farmers' protective mutual Insur
ance company , with headquarters at Hush-
vlllo , Neb. The capital stock Is placed at
< L > -HK , ( ) witliMD ( cash paid. The officers
elected were : J. W. Socor , president ; L. II.
Hewltsocrotarj' ; 11. C. Dale , treasurer , and
eleven directors. The company will do a gen
eral fire , hail and tornudo insurance business
throughout the state. Premium contract * to
the amount of $ . ' 0,000 tiuve already been
written.
Hntlor County .Vlllnnoo.
DMIU Cm , Neb , , Juno 15 ( Special to
TUB BBIS.J The Butler county farmer * ' alli
ance held Its quarterly meeting yesterday at
Wolfe's hall Delegates from nearly all the
alliances lit the county which now number
119 , were present The meeting was callcil
to order by Chairman C'rabf. The appointing
of committees and discussion of various unim
portant preliminaries occupied the forenoon
Hcsslon , when an adjournment was had to 'i
p , ra , to which session Tin : BKK eorresi md-
out , though an honest tiller of the soil , had no
access.
This order has now over ilvo thousand
member ) In the county and has the control of
politics If It acts us a ixxlv.
Alliance .Voles.
A meeting of the Lotran county alliance
was held at Ooinly S iturdav and arrange
ments wcro nniJc to send for binding twine.
The Juno meeting of the Neinahn county al
liance will be held in the court house at Au
burn Juno It ) Instead uf Juno 21 , us at first
announced.
The Llbrrty township , ICoirnoy county ,
alliance will picnic next Saturday and will
listen to addresses bj' Judio Mulfetghnn and
other speakers.
The Boone countj' alliance nut nt Albion ,
Juno 7 , behind closed doors. There are up
wards of fifteen alliances organl/ed In the
countj' , all In a prosperous condition.
Tito Hiirhin county alliance mol al Hnrlun ,
Juno 7 and was birgelj' attended. Tlio main
object of the meeting was to endorse the state
alliance platform , which w.U done after nit
extended debate.
The Ouster county Funnel's' nlllanco will
meet at Broken Buw today at 10 o'clock a. in ,
The basis of representation will bo one dele
gate for every twenty members or major
fraction thereof. Alliances having ten or
less members tire entitled to one delegate.
A farmers' alliance wits organized reccntlj'
in the school house near Baj'ard , Cheyenne
countj' , known as the Llgo Farmers' alliance ,
by Joseph N.Wobster.urgiiui/ur for Cheyenne
county. The officers are : President , J. A.
Burnett ; vice president , J. II. U.ivls ; secre
tary , M. L. Kent , treasurer , William Pillion.
There were about fifteen members present.
Meetings will be held once each week.
CAl'UIlT Tlir.JI JX Till : ACT.
Ail Importunl Dlscovorj' lj' Chlonjo'H
llenltli Di'tmi'tinont.
CIIICAOO , Juno 15. With inspectors known
to be watching the slaughter house of Jacob
Hess to prevent the surreptitious preserva
tion of meat from liimpj' jaw cattle , the for
bidden practice was discovered last night In
full blast , so at least representatives
of the city health department declare. The
inference drawn is that tainted meat al Chicago
cage prices , but all profit , was to bo marketed
through peddlers in the artisan districts of
Chicago. Apparently each elevator load of
meat , before oelng hoisted to the upper floors
of the slaughter house for destruction In the
rendering vats , was for n moment lowered
to the basement and tbd bind quar
ters , tlio most valuable meat ,
secretlj' unloaded , after which tlio elevator
again started upwind to tbo rendering vats.
Just ' , ' ,700 pounds of alleged diseased meat was
found hidden uwujin Iho basement. Tlio
discovery was made bjn partj-of officials
and is being used bj- them to support their
oft-made charge that state inspectors nro re
miss if not corrupt and that the Inspection
should bo done bj' the citj' .
i'\iT.tf , cvitiosirr.
Two People Injured ljji Itridgo Col
lapse at Cleveland.
Ci.KviifAVo , O. , Juno 13. Nearlj' five thou
sand people assembled at Boyerlo's ' park , in
the southern part of the citj' , todaj' to see a
man jump from a rope- stretched across an
artltic.il lake. When the Jumper made the
descent the crowd of people on a rustle foot
bridge about ten feet above the
ground along the fnco of the bluff
made a rush to where ho struck the water.
The bridge collapsed and the mass of timbers
and people went down on the footpath be
neath , which was crowded with sightseers.
At le.ust twentj'-flvc persons were injured ,
moro or loss seriouslj- . Eight of them had to
be taken to the hospital nnd two will die.
Christian Kndoavor Socle ! ICH.
ST. Lorn , Mo. , Juno 15 The sessions of
the Christian Endeavor societies were brief
todaj' , consisting of addicsscs , music and re
ligious exorcises.
The closing sessions were held tonight. In
teresting addresses wore made and u resolu
tion adopted declaring tbo societies inter
denominational in character , but in no sense
designed , to abolish denominational lines. A
consecration meeting of an interesting char
acter was bold , led by President Clark and
joined in by the whole- convention , the dclo-
gatlons rising iu turn and repeating the
pledge us read.
The Campbell Gnu Clttlj.
CASIWHM. , Neb. , Juno 15. ( Special to Tito
BKR.J The citi/ens of Campbell recently
donated a silve1 medal to the gun club of this
place. The club promptly challenged the
Hlverton club to a contest. The match took
place at Campbell on Juno 12 , resulting in a
victory tor the Campbell gun club bv u score
ot fdJ to ( JO.
A very high wind prevailed , malting it dif
ficult to shoot. The medal Is to lw contested
for by uiij' club in the countj' , the best two
out of three to determine the possession.
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Lodge of Modern Woodmen.
Om > , Neb. , Juno 15. [ Special to Tim
BKI : . ] A lodge of tlio Modern Woodmen of
America was organi/ed hero last aiight and
the following ofllcers wcro elected : J. M.
Hussoy , V. C. : E. J. Clements , W. A ; W.
K. Mitchell , E. B. ; W. S. Mattloy , clerk ; A.
M. Kobbins , bscort ; W. W. Iluskel ] , sentry ;
J. II. Ager , Watchman ; F. D. Hnldcman ,
physician ; managers , C. W. Cass , W. B.
ICeown and A. Trout The lodge starts off
with twen tj'-ouo charter members.
Had Htoi-ni.at Cincinnati. .
CIM IS.NATI , O. , Juno 15. At noon todaj' a
thunder storm set in and one and u half
inches of rain fell in less thanan hour. Cel
lars are Hooded , the streets on the hillsides
were covered with mud and debris , s'idowalku
In places were torn up , : i,70D tire alarm and
telephone wires have boon melted or other
wise destroj ed and much minor damage was
done.
Drowned \VliiluAttoinptliigii l
OvoKt , Minn. , Juno 15. Lizzie Murphy
and Nellie Mahoney nnd the lottor's brother ,
Johnnie Muhoaoy , aged twentj' , seventeen
and cloven , were bathing In Uum river near
hero this afternoon. The little boy got bo-
j'ond his depth , nnd , in trying to save him ,
tlio girls went under , and all three were
drowned.
Cholera In Spain.
MADRID , Juno 15. There wore nine deaths
from cholera iu Pucbla do Uugalu Suturdaj' .
Seven fresh cases uro in-ported. Two-thirds
of the inhabitants have fled from the towns.
Seven deaths oecuriod ut Montlcholso , a vil
lage near Pucbla do Uugulo , and several fresh
cases ate reported there.
Drowned While Crosslin ; u lllvor.
SIHIKM : FAi.i.sWash , Juno 13. Dr. Calvin
( lurdncrnud a son of F. M. Tnllone , ono of
Spokane Falls' wealthiest citizens , attempted
to cross the river on n cable windlass ferry
constructed by the doctor nnd wore drowned.
John Fnulor was with them in the boat , but
escaped.
Hlgli Winds , KloodH nnd Llglitnlng.
Cun mo , June 15. Dispatches from nu
merous points In central and not them Illi
nois and tun thorn Iowa report n recurrence
of Friday night's seven ) storm last night.
Much damage was done by Hoods , high winds
and lightning. No casualties are reported.
A Knllro.id Man's Promotion.
KXMUH Cm , Mo. , Juno 15. The Times to
morrow will say that J. O. BrlnkerhotT ,
superintendent of the Kansas division of the
Union Puclllo , has been appointed general
manager of the Missouri division of that
road.
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Tlio I'Mi-ci Uecofd.
ST. Lot if > , Mo. , Juno IB. Fire in Mnnsur
& Tibbott's farm machinery establlshmunl
this afternoon caused danugo to the amount
of $100,000. The ShapleiKh hardware com
pany , next 4oor , lout M,000 )
Mort'linnts' hotelOinulm , 32 to $ .1 jwr
Uaj Nnt.lJrown.iiropi'.Irivl' Iligbj , m0rr
HIGH SCIIiHfrcOlIlIENCElIENT
The Week HAigfirated by the Delivery o
the B&eiliutreato Sermon.
REV. DR. HARdlfA'S WORDS OF COUNSEL
Till' Duties V > l''Those ' Al > utit tu Pass
lie TltiicftfiulU of Now ic-
iwrinicnt til' Idle
rlM\ntctl \ Out.
Yesterday was the beginning of the end o !
school Ufa for the Bitty-six young men nut
women who constitute the graduating class
of the Omaha high school.
It was the lust Sumlny before graduation ,
and commencement wool : was inaugurated by
the delivery of the baccalaureate sermon by
Dr. Harsha ut tlio First Presbyterian church.
Yesterday was one of tlio rarest days of
June , Nature herself seeming to he In sym
pathy with the young men and maidens who
gathered to hear words of wise counsel from
the lips of a learned man.
The church was lllled with people when tlio
sixty-six graduates marched from the church
Sunday school room , whore they had as
sembled , Into the main auditorium and took
Mio seats allotted to them immediately In
front of tlio pulpit.
Mine. Weber of Lincoln , whoso services had
been secured for tlio occasion , sang in it
clear , sweet soprano the hymn beginning :
"C'onio unto tlio nioioy scat. "
Tlio dovologv followed raid then prayer.
The pastor road from tlio fifteenth chapter of
St. .John the parable of the vine and the
branches , and then offered a fervent prayer
for nil students and all institutions of learning
everywhere. A.s an offertory solo Miss
Weber sang , "Lord , let mo not fear Tliino
anger. "
Then followed the sermon. The text was
taken from St .lolm xv. , 8 : "So .shall yo be
My disciples. " The pastor spoke as follows :
Tlio method employed by ancient teachers
in the instruction of their disciples seems tome
mo very beautiful and apt. Tlio classes were
not conllned in great , bare college walls.
Knowledge In those days was such a price
less thing that the number of privileged
learners was very small. Tliero was hence
110 necessity of snnttlnir thum 1111 In Invmi
rooms to utlll/.o and save Voice power , as Is
the case at the present time. Each teacher
would have from a down to twenty In his
class and they would attend his steps as ho
walked abroad , or would sit down familiarly
with him In the shade of some favorite grove
when ho rested. Jf ho had an abiding place ,
though it were but a tub or a hut , tlio stu
dents would make that their rallying point.
The ordinary method of asking a teacher if
ho would receive 0110 as a student
was in three words. "Master , where
dwcllest thoui" If he answered
by giving his residence or favorite
haunt , the applicant might know that he was
accepted. Ion will remember that when
Christ began his public teaching there were
two of John's disciples who asked this ques
tion and were invited to "come and see. " The
answer was not merely an Invitation to a
temporary visit at the Saviour's abiding
place it was an indication that he was will
ing to receive all honest souls into his disciple-
ship.
It must have been a blessed and delightful
experience to follow Christ in his walks
about .ludca and , ' lis ) journeys into Galileo.
How bright the mqndng must have seemed ,
how fair the lilies under his touch , how calm
the sea as ho sat in'a fishing smack teaching
the people , how delicately curved the hills on
whose sides ho fed- the hungry multitudes.
Something like lovefs trance would bo over
It all , and it docanut seem strange- us that
at times the disciples were dazed and wist
not what tolf say. How wo wish
wo could have bpcu there , to see his look and
hear his words. It seems to us that his doe-
trine would have sounded more true and en
couraging If accompanied by the tones of his
voice ; his parables . .would have been even
more apt and striking If wo could tmvo seen
the sewer at his wrk , the vineyard In its
ripeness and riiAess and tlie gay young
prodigals of tlio troc starting out in fanciful
attire for the voluptuous Homnn cities where
was riotous living. How blessed to have
been among the number of Ills intimate per
sonal friends.
But in our text we have an Invitation , as
tender and urgent as the call given lo Peter
and Matthew , to become his disciples. The
condition now cannot bo personal contact ; it
Is some high spiritual principle that links the
learner of this century with the great Mas
ter in the skies. What can it bel "So
shall yo bo my disciples , " said Christ.
What is included in this "soi"
Wo look into tlio very next verso of the
chapter and find the little word again : "So
liave I loved you , " but wo have no difficulty
licrc , since the other clause of the compari
son is : "As the Father hath loved me , so
liave I loved vou. " Tne measure and degree
of the Infinite Father's , love for His Son
show us the amount and intensity of tlio
Son's love for us , just as the great glow of
tlio sun in the sky explains to us the hidden
brilliancy of the quivering dewdrop on the
grass. But what can be the Savior's mean
ing when Ho says : "So shall yo bo My disci
ples ( " What is the bond of spiritual union
that will make us truly learn of Him1
Wiiio ( this discussion will bo helpful , I
trust , to this general congregation , It will be
especially applicable to the class of young
students whom I have the honor to address
today. You have been disciples of several
teachers I ask you today to become Christ's.
Yon will notice that the words occur in im
mediate connection with the subject of fruit
bearing : "Herein Is my Father glorified ,
that yo bear much fruit , so shall ye bo My
disciples. "
Wo may profitably analjvo this subject of
fruit bearing to discover just what is included
in this test of diselpleshlp. For I take it
that Christ reaches the highest point of his
partibleof the vines and branches In the
-words of the text. This is the thought toward
which he has long been tending. He says
to the disciples in elToct : "Now I send you
forth to your llfo work. Hitherto you have
boon recognized as My disciples because you
liavo followed AIo on thostreet. In the future
there must bo a great change. You will lw
denied My visible presence , thougn I will
abide in you and you am to abide in Mo ; and
you arc to show to men that you uro really
My disciples by your usefulness , your lihu-
ne.ss to Mo , your fruit l > earing. Go forth ,
therefore. Do good , heal diseases , speak
kind words , pieaeh the gospel ,
save the souls of men ; so shall
jou bo , by the inner dovotedncss
and actual outcome of your llfo , and not
merely by clinging to My skirts , My dis
ciples. " Tilts is what Christ really says to
them , and this isvuit ) wo want to learn to
day You are going forth to your llfo work.
In a a very important sense you stand in the
very position they 'decupled. But the ques
tion wo have to Answer is this : What are
the essential eleuitnts in Christian fruit
bearing ! " „ , K
Tlio first that J shall mention Is obedience.
All successful tcdchurs In old or modern times
Iwvo made obedience a condition of dlsclplo-
ship. Socrates eWrorced it In his little com
pany of high borAAthenian youth ; St. Fran-
, 'ls exacted it frouitUo monks who formed his
brotherhood ; it Instill required In our col
leges and schools , Indeed , it is taken for
wanted overywhcr $ . that the best Instructor
is ho who comma/ills / , respect and obedience ,
not necessarily by violence , but by dignity ,
ilrmness and lovu 'Bo ' It comes about that
3hrlst. to bo the MiWter. needs to be oboved.
"My sheep honr-Aty voice " He
, , says signifi
cantly. Ho also sitjw "If yo keep My command
inonts , yo shall ubiJo In My love , even as I
itept My Father's-eqwmnndmcnts ' nnd abide
in His lovo. " I can not see how any one can
truly be His disciple without obeying Him. I
cannot see how any of us cun expect to boar
fruit to the glory of His name , without doing ,
His will freely ami fully ns He shall give us
strength
But perhaps you nro checked In your
obedience by the old difficulty between faith
and wonts. Before you came to Christ you
sought tu prepare j-oursolf by works , and the
, 'oU'Oof the gospel thundered In your oar :
"Not by works " ' When once in Christ yon
f now not what to do , fearing that the same
words would again fall upon your ear , and
while you hesitated you happened uMn | the
> ass.igo : "Crontod In Christ JOHUS unto
good woiliH" Old you not then BCO the
lllferencel Out of Christ the message Is :
Not by works ; " In Christ the oncouraKO-
nentis : "Unto gooJ works" And so wo
ought tu go on untuuboJtonco Wu ought
lot to bo content to have tinmm
minds ufUhrlst in our bibles fur r fomico ,
tlu-\ should iio transferred to our hearts by
careful study , by mejitattou , by love and
prayer , .so that the working of them out Into
our lives would bo the sjxmtancous expres
sion of our ChrliUnn zeal
Hfo bow beautifully this Idea Is brought
out In Christ' wonderful parable of the vine
and branches Between these there Is so
close nn agreement , so jierfeet an adjustment ,
that the one acts immediately with the other.
The branch adjusts Itselt to the times and
seasons of the vine. It put.i forth buds ,
blossoms anil leaves In the splng. fruit In the
summer , and In the fall ripens Its precious
burden for the husbandman , then drops Its
leaves and composes Itself for the rest and
strength-gathering time of the winter. .lust
HO wo need to adjust ourselves to the will 01'
the Master daily and hourly. Wo need to
live out this life , to show in tbo nlos-
soms of nn earnest ondonvor the strength
which Ho Infuses Into us. That would
bo obedience. So should we be His disci
pies.A .
A fo\v months ago I saw the lamp of a
lighthouse trimmed and lighted. It was evi
dent that a storm was coming on , for the
heavens were black and the tinkling of the
waves upon the rocks seemed to tell of a far
distance out upon the waters where weio
agitation and uproar. In that lighthouse one
little glow was not enough. It would not go
far through the gathering night to light in
coming ships to a safe harbor What was
tobedonel There was not space- for many
branching lights. Even if there had be n
they would have been contradictory and use
less. Hence a lens of pure glass was pro
vided , fashioned of many prisms , mid placed
round the central lamp. Their I noticed that
when the light was lit It did not pick mid
choose what primus to Illumine and what
to Ignore. It shone Into all and
through all , and for miles and miles
upon that agitated water gleamed the
steady beam , like n red .star hung
down from heaven So I thought to myself ,
ought the Inner faith of a Christian to shine
Into every act of his life ! It should not pick
and choose what duties to select and what to
slight. If we nro to show our discipleship
If we tire to make an Impression upon the
world if our light is to shine that men shall
sco our good works and glorify our Father
which Is In heaven \vc must obey implicitly ,
fully. To us tu to the servants at the mar
riage inCaiui comes the suggestion : "What
soever He snith unto yon , do HI"
But a second element In an efficient dls-
einleship Is joyfulness.
In olden times it was expected that dis-
ciplcs would glory in the fame of their Master -
tor , endeavor to extend it as far as possible
and find In It their cliicf delight. Nothing
was more common than the boasts ottered by
students that they belonged to
such and such a philosophic grove ,
and that their teacher was the
central sun of which all the others wcro
more satellites. Nn stoic' in-oi1 miw nn oni.
curean morose and of sad countenance ; no
epicurean ever caught n stoic with an appear-
inco other than confident and self-contained ;
md no follower of Aristides or I'lato over
gave an observer tlio impression that ho was
Hsappointcd and unhappy unless ho had de-
.ermined to leave his class forever. Educa-
Jonal partiality was carried to far gionter
extremes than even it is now , and a teacher
would think himself abused and insulted If
lis students did not defend his reputation
md profess themselves as more than pleased
by his instruction.
In like manner thorp is nothing that our
Master so fully ] romisps to us mid so evl-
lently expects ot us as Joyfulness. In no
vay can wo more effectually deny Him and
ntcrfero with our fruit bearing than by a
lad countenance and a morose disposition.
Without joy in the Lord wo may at-
ract the world's sympathy for ourselves ,
jut we can never win its allegiance to the
Savior. I am sure that among all the burps
of heaven you could not find one minor strain
md in all its multitudes of faces you could
tot discover one scowl or frown ; why should
the redeemed of the Lord have them here !
In making Joyfulness a .second olo-
nent in successful fruitbearing , I mn not
'
drawing upon my own fancy , 'in the very
hissago from which the text is taken Christ
lays : "These things have I .spoken unto yon ,
tlmt My joy might abide in you , and that
your joy might bo full. " His own joy Ho
iromises us , and it is well expressed in the
uirablo of the vine ; for among all nations the
'ruit of the vine is the typo of joy. The sap
lows from the parent stem out into the
irmly knit branch to its extreme tip , where
mugs the full , ripe , joy-giving cluster.
1'ho vine can truly say to the
branch : "It Is my own sap , not
: our own , that gives you growth , It
s by my strength that you nro fed , and It is
if my joy that men partake. " And so says
Christ to usMy : joy I" "Peace I leave with
you My peace I give unto you not as the
vorld giveth give I unto you. "
And then it is an abiding joy "that My joy
night abide In you. " It is no mere Ilichor-
ng , changeable thing. "Your joy no man
akoth from you. " Hero is somi'thing that
nany Christians cannot understand. They
suppose that life is u sea voyage and they
nust expect waves an J storms and currents.
I'hoy look at the career of Paul and think
hat in his variable experiences they BOO a
copy of their own. But let Paul explain to
hem tlio philosophy of hit , unitcntmont oven
n bonds and imprisonments. We have it in
.he golden words : "As sorrowful , yet al-
vays rejoicing. " By the presence of Christ
n his soul he was able to rise above the
veariness of the flesh , the de
sertion of friends , the persecution
of enemies ; the dungeon could
lot throw him Into gloom , and the sword
langling above his neck only intensified his
lope of a eroi < 4ho ; rosn above all sorrows
md dwelt in the sunlight of a constant joy !
And Christ addo yet another thought ; that
lis joy shall tiDido in us is not enough ; Ho
goes on to say , "and th.it your Joy may bo
ull. " Ho is fond of the expression , for Ho
opeats it again : "Ask and yo shall receive ,
hat your joy may bo full. " The comfort wo
mvo in life is not only likeChrist's In nature
it may become like Christ's in degree. As
ho bubbling fountain IK full of water , as tlio
ley on a summer's day is full of light , so may
our hearts bo thoroughly permeated with joy
all complaints excluded , and the sorrows
md disappointments of life melted by our
eve into higher mercies , as cold snowflakes
nelt in the warm , running stream. What
nero could Christ add to this ! My
uv , abiding joy , fullness ot ioy !
i'nrown against the background of
uch a triple promise. how must
> ur peevishness and distrust and slowness uf
icart appear to Him as Ho watches us from
the skies'
Let us strive for this fullness of daily joy
'so shall wo bo His disciples. " As Christ se-
ccted the lily and not the weed to attract men
to His instruction , us Ho pointed to tlio graoo-
'ul bird and not the dull clod to enforce His
loctrino , so must we win men to Him
> y cheerfulness , trustgoiiUoiiessequanimity.
L'lius.and thus onlycan we do olllcient service !
O truly , what Whlttler sings moans as much
n the realm of Christian work as in ululuu-
propy :
A little word In kindness spoken ,
A motion or u tear ,
His : often huah'd tlio heart llmt'K broken
And madu a filend .silicon- .
A woid. a louK. him ri iishtid In earth
Tull many a Inidilliu ; Honor.
Which , luid -.nilIn but owned Its till th ,
Would bless life's dai kosl hum ! ,
I venture to add ono further element of
ligh discipleship , mid shall call It spotless-
loss.
loss.You will notice that In our discussion
odny we hnvo really two parallel themes ,
am not only endeavoring to analyze
ho elements of discipleship , but at
ho same time I am showing you the relation
> otween the two parts of the vor o from
vhlch the text ! taken. If obedience Is what
all true teachers demand , mid Joyfulness what
hey expect and spotlessness ( vlmtlhuy dream
f In their students , the same three
hing are necessary In nihlcving re-
ults In fruit boating , as Christ
vould say. These three words may stand
as the sum and substance of both patts of the
oise , and thus we como to understand tlio
mvo of Christ's connecting word , "so. " "Bo
bedlont , bo Joyful , bo spotless , " Christ says
o us , "and in that way you wilt win many
uuls you will hoar much fruit. And at tin1
noment that you tire doing tins you will bii
bowing these very qualities which all the
world recognizes as comprising the blithest
and best student state , and HO Hindi jo bu My
disciples. " The onu leads to tlio othor.
They prove ami prop each othor.
"But. " some of you may bo saving , "our
greatest difficulty is with tbo Hpotloviiiess.
Wo know the beautiful collection of words :
'Unspotted from the world.1 And this Is
worth thinking of-worth placing as a do-
hlrablo though unatulnablo prospect before
us Wo cannot see how It Is possible fora
Christian to pass through the woild without
receiving however unwillingly some spat
ters of the world's corruption on his gar
ments. And then what nrD we to do with
that passage In John's eplstlo which suvs
that "who-ioever abidcth in Him Htnncth
not' " ami tlmt other which says "If wo
say that wo lm\e no sin wo d'vimo ' our
selves ? "
Now , I nm sure there is no greater per
plcxltj than tlmt uuuk < > ncd by tu."n < two
In the minds of many Christians
et notice them carefully There Is a funda
ment" ! difference between them In the ono
CIMO the wording Is "If wo haveno sin , "
nnd In the other It Is "Sinni'th not The
contrast Is between "having sin"
nml "doing sin. " The first iv-
fers to a sinful nature , one doprnvcd
heart : and of course If one of us should say ,
" 1 have no sin , " In this sense he would lw
deceiving himself and would make Hod a
liar , But the "doing of sin" refers to the
actual dally transgression , from which wo
may bi < saved by abiding in Chi 1st. There-
no conflict then between the passages. And
1 do most hoaitlly believe that many Chris
tians are sinfully shielding themselves behind -
hind the comforting reflection"Well , wo
cannot be perfect : wo cannot lie spotless' "
Wo ought to aim to be spotless , and In pro
portion o-s wo ubido In Christ wo will bo
spotless. "In Him Is no sin. Whosoever
abidrth In him slnneth not " It Is as if Uie
unified tree should bo coinldcrlng Its own
state. It cannot , be a day without the
old wlldness and corruption of IU roots ,
but it remains day by day bearing
good fruit because of the vital connection
established by the gardener. Our dally
prayer should bo that ( _ ! od , "tho Husbantl-
man , " would so unite us to Christ that by
obedience , joyfulness and spotlessne.ss we-
may bear much fruit and so reveal ourselves
to His disciples.
Young ladles and gentlemen of the gradu
ating ebiss : Tliero was a Grecian teacher
who forj curs was despised and neglected.
Ho wns n man of great learning and of won
derful Insight , but being diffident mid slow of
speech be was not appreciated. A few stu
dents followed and clung to him , defending
his doctrine against the Jeers of stronger sects
and believing that the day would como when
his ta'ents would bo rccognl/ed. And the
time did come. Like the poor despised wise
man of the scriptures helaved u city by his
wisdom and Immediately ho sprang Into pop
ular respect and applause. One of the great
est senators sent for him and gave him a re
ception in his hulls. The learned and g.n of
the city came to behold the 'man
who had saved them by his pollc\ ,
and in the throng came the few
students who Jiad anticipated his greatness.
And us tboy filed past him .TCnesodcmus rec-
ognlred them , patted them on the shoulder ,
called out to the senator and till the great to
notice by shouting , "Mine ! Mine ! " Audi
think their joy will be something like-
though dimmer nnd fainter what wo shall
feel when before the throne of God and In
the presence of Ills angels of light our master
shall clasp us by the hand and .say , "Mine !
Mine ! Kedeemod , taught , sauctllled , glori
fied ! Mine forever more ! "
The class then arose and the preacher ad
dressed them us follows :
"Youmr L-idies and ( Jontlnnuvi : I Imvn led
you to higher ground than that usually taken
in discourses of this kind. 1 know how many
warm j-oting Cbiistiiin hearts boat In joiu
bosoms. I wanted tu say a hopeful word u
now you stand on the threshold of a now de
partment of your life. Whether I have suc
ceeded or not I cannot saj- , but mj' earncs
desire and pr.ryer uro that you miij' enrol
yourselves more distinetlj- than ever' before
in the ranks ot Christ's students , and thus
learn the ical elements of Christian .scholar
ship. "
They were then dismissed with a benedic
tion.
Vim Houtcn's Cocoa Delicious , made In
slan try.
"SUCOKSS. "
Uov. SnvldKo'H Initial Sermon nt tlio
Xcwmnn Itl. 13. Clmrcli.
Every seat in the Newman M. E. church
was filled last night to hear the initial ser
mon of Kev. Charles W. Savidge , lie having
been appointed to the pistorato of tbo church
to succeed Hey. J. C. Ensign.
Key. Savidgo announced as his subject ,
"Success and How to U'in It , " and took fur
his text a part ot the eighth verso of Joshua
I : "For then thou shall make thy way pros-
l > orous and then thou shall have good suc
cess. "
The speaker said lie thougnt people should
ask more frequently , "Is it u success ! " in
speaking of a church and Its work. This
question was invariably asked about doctors
and lawyers and he thought the same test
.should tie applied to ministers and Christians
generally. When jxn-sons gave theinselv
to God's service they wcro cither signal fail
ures or grand successes , and he tbonuht the
people should invesMgatu and learn whether
or not ministers and churches were success
ful
Kcfeiring to the text , ho said success , to
Joshua , meant a great deal. It meant tlio
overcoming uf the enemy and the capturing
of walled cities. Success to the members of
the chinch meant the salvation of tlio pastor
and of the church.
The officers of Newman church ho com
mended as being true and faithful men , and
lie appealed to the people of the church to
support them in their endeavors to build up
tlio church.
The church , he said , was in an excellent
Held for good work and he hoped that in a
year it would bu lound necoss.uy U ) enlarge
it in order to make room for the people. He
wanted the women of HID church to go out
and gather in children and bring them to
God.
God.Kev.
Kev. Savidge said ho appreciated his now
charge , small as it was The church was
sanctified to God and he felt mure tit home
there than ho hud when ho held church in a
theatre , lie felt confident that ho would bo
able to do good work in tliat house "f God.
The way to attain success , ho said , was to
copy from the people of the world. Ho didn't
believe in tlio Darwinian theory that man
came fioin a monkey , hut ho thought it
should bu reversed , us tlioio wore plenty of
men who had gone backward until they were
nearer monkeys than anything else. The only
way to be successful was to fulluw the bibl'i '
teachings and to piollt oy oxporloiieo. Ho
urged bis hearers to be hopeful and not to be
east down , as ho was sure that God was with
the church. The people must bo confident
and brave and not lose courage. Ho piopho-
sied an era of success for the church and ad
monished his hearers to go to God for help
and encouragement.
Al tlio KlrM lt.ilst ] Cliurcli.
Uov. A. W. Lanmr delivered his second ser
mon on "The Family" at the First Baptist
chuich lust night , taking for his text Kiith I. ,
it : "Tho Lord grant you that yo may find
rest , each of jou , In the house of her hus
band "
The sermon was directed especially to
women. A great many women , ho said ,
should never marry , bee mso theyj would not
find suitable husbands and ul.'to because of
the scarcity of men. Ho counseled young
women against marrying bofino they were
old enough to know what they were doing ,
and above all tilings never to marry a man to
reform him. Tlio selfish man was also pro
nounced a subject to bo avoided , and
the man who udvcitlsed for a WHO III
the newspapers was denounced its a villain
The man who scoffed tit religion was branded
as n person to bo avoided in the chooilng of u
husband.
There were pure , unsclfi th men , l.o said ,
who nuido true hushands , and ho advised his
young hearers to use their host Judgment in
.selecting life partners. He also ailnonlsheil
them to not forgot that their fathers and
mothers were watching them nnd were as
much InUn-eslod la their choice in they them
selves wero.
* - -
Tliriio Moulds .Jailed.
( .coi'goaiid.lohn Hiigcnnan , William Brown
and Charles Engttiiim on returning from
South Omaha un the midnight train at
tempted to take possession ot the motor and
run It according to their own fancy. The
trainmen objected to this , when the j'outig
men commenced to piurn torrent of abuse
and foul language upon the heads of the
passengers. Thin continued until the Six
teenth street viaduct was reached , when the
parties worn turned over to a policeman and
carted away to Jail.
For burns , scalds , bruises and nil pain and
soreness of thn llo li , the grand household
remedy Is Dr. Thomas' niectrle OH. Bo sure
you get the gcnulno.
HnrrlH iMny Itconvor.
Walt Harris , the B. & M. hniheman who
was Injured by being knoukcd from a train nt
Month Omaha Saturday night , Is doing well
nml Is in a ftilr way to recover.
Tficy Mot Him With n
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Oenrple Hamlin , an Ohio star , never bo.
fore heard of out this way , closed the Orand
opera house sciisnu last night. She appeared
In a dl//y sort of play entitled "Little Vic , "
doing the unsophisticated , rod-headed thnuirb
very blight rural girl act , something on the
Pntti Kosa style , but a thousand times worse
than anything that actress was ever known
to do. Manager Miner suld the weather was
entirely too hot to continue such utterly un
interesting Sunday night attractions.
1'eopli ) in a Starving Condition.
IIurJuno 15. The steamer Hallow ,
which went to Buy St. George , Newfound ,
land , with a cargo of provisions , etc , was
notified on Its arrival at that port by Iho eol-
lector of customs that It would not be per
mitted to hind nnv Lmndi nnd tlmt the mouiln
hiid refused to pay customs duos to the Ne\\-
foundland goveinment. The Hat-low pto
eeodod on the voj'.igo up the coast , getting at
far north as Flower's cove , where the pe , .
pie wore found to bo In a destituti
condition for want of food. At the nip nt
t finest of the local relief committee smut < > {
the cargo was landed for dlstilbutiun tall.
IngntBaj' St. George on her return u \ \ as
found that the tesidents and island pim
mcnt had como to an understanding , th , >
former agreeing to continito to p i\
customs duties on tlio promise' of I ho
authorities tu consider tlio grievances Tin
captain of the steamer brought back a lotle ,
fiom Uov. Mr. .llowells of Flower's Cove ,
giving a burrowing statement of the condi
tion of the people. Ho asserts that the i olo-
ultil government failed to respond to the so\
oral appeals for aid made last fall and
lor that reason during the long months til !
the steamer Hallow called most of the poopli'
wcro on the verge of starvation. The penpi
weio i educed to such extremes that Hit \ b.id
nothing to cat but the rotten raivasic. . of
seals , and maiij- were at the point of death
when the Harlow arrived.
Jr-
Will ltd Ire I'Yoin IIif-lnesH.
It is understood in tlio trade that A II
Mecr .t Co , coal dealers , \\lio came ft mi
Indianapolis about a j'car ago and start , d in
this line , uill lotito fiom business here .mm
to tint ill health of Mr. Meyer. Tlio tri.i ,
here will take their stuck on' hand an > < th >
yards and unices will bo closed on the
1st prox.
J'iitSO\A I , I'.t It A KIt.t l'//
Henry Erk of Plattsmouth Is at the Pax-
ton.
ton.K.
K. P. Uoggon of Lincoln is it gnost at tliu X
Paxton.
J. H Il'imilton of ICoarnoj' is a guest at Iho
Paxton.
James W. Dawos of Crete is a guest at tlio
Millard.
A. Ni'sb of Lincoln is registered at tbo
Merchants.
II. K. Muble of Sioux Citj' was in the city
yi'sterdaj' .
C. II. Perrigo of Fremont is stopping at
the Casey.
Miss J. Tracoy of Kusliville is a gin st at
the Paxton.
Allen P. Brown of Hastings is n purst , it
the Millard.
George K. Scott of Beatrice is icglstc i < d
at the Casoj- .
George W Davjof Fremont was in the
city yesterday.
A. W. Benham of Cortlaml is a guot 4t
the Merchants.
OIO KIOLIU < ) ! ' ' WAIKIlliOO.
'Hie Famous Brewery Is to lo Sold nt -
Auction on li ! < b Anniversary. s
Tlio iippronelilng' nnnivcrsai-.y of the
Imttlo of Waterloo bids fair to bonmrki'd
by a doplornbU ) hcandul , for on Hint very
very day it IH nmmiiiicod tlmt there will
bo wild iit auction ono of tlio most in-
torcHliu ? ri'lics of that t'oiiliii't , biiyn u
IJriis.solH cablegram to the Now Yoi ! <
Mail and Kxpix'hrt.
This is nothing less than tlio now lon -
deserted brewery- Uuo do In Hhinchii
sorlo , in the liu i > upper room of \\lii < h
wua lioltl tlio Ducltuss of KIHininiul n f t
inotiri ball on Iho eve of Wulurloo. Tins
WIIH tlio bull iiiiinortnll/t'd hy Kyron MI
C'liiltlo Harold" in the blun/ii In'/ "
"Thoro was n Hound of ruw'lry b\
Traces rftlll ri'iimin of tlio tuni | > nra \
piiHsagowtij' which connected tliii nn
provided b.illroom witli Iho Duchies of
iUebmondV own driiwinjj room in thn
luntso on Kuo tlos ( . 'onrtros , which in now
oceiiph'd by a cliureb Hlstorhoud. Th it
such n historic plnco HliOuld bo sold nt
unction , nnd then probably torn doun ,
nnd that un the very imniu'i's.trj of
AVntorloo , in roffiirdod tin disgraceful tit
the oxtroino. There bus been talk iu
Kiifjhind of r.iisint , ' n fund for the pur-
cliiihO and presui'vatlon of tbo building ,
but nothintr dollnlto bus yol been doiii- .
There uro ntill u few Hitrvlvors of lli <
company til llititainou.s / ball , and clinsi
timoii Ilium is the dowa or Lndy Do
I5ts , wlioso iiliM'o , Ladj' Mlessborotinh ,
wits onu of the britlosimiiilB ut tlievd -
diiif , ' of Qiieon Vlotoi'in. *
Lady Do Hos at the tlmo of Wit
was known us fjiidy ( luurulnti \ * < : n > x
nnd was tbo ihtuyhtor of the DuKi- - , m I
DucbisHS of Kluhmoud , whogtivo tlmb til
As tlio dnuyhtor of Iho liost nml host. . - . - .
Hbo wns u conapli'iious nnd fnvorod per
hoiiii0 , nnd dtincod with all the illiinti i
ous moil pivsont , including "liriuia-
wluk'h IAatud C'litoftain. " She In novv
nlmttj-llvo years old , with health nnd
imimpnlri'd.
Absolutely Puro.
A i r.-iin , of lltn tr ImllliiK powder ill-h 4
Icnvi-n nj ; ! , U.IKU | , \ { j Uuv.Tllini.iit K <
< rtuj I * M"j.