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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SIINDAX * JANUARY 18 , 1891.-SIXTEEN PAGES ,
THE PACKER AND PRODUCER ,
What is the Explanation of the Era of Low
Cattle Prices.
OVER-PRODUCTION , OR SOMETHING ELSE ?
.
BIr. Armour's Argument ItcvlowoU In.
tlio Light of Lmtcst Statistics
Annlynli of the Supply
nml JUcinniul.
What Is the explanation of the continued
low prices iccolvcd by the producers in the
three largest cattle markets of the United
States !
That Is a question Intimately connocl-cd
with the prosperity of n great industry la
Mobraskn , Iowa , Kansas and other western
states. Volumes have been written upon it.
Two answers have been suggested. "It is the
packers' trust , " soy thousands of stock rais
ers and feeders. "It is over-production , " re
turn Mr. Armour and his associates.
It Is worth wnilo to study both theories In ,
the light of the latest statistics.
In the fall of 18S3 Senator Vest and his fa
mous committee , consisting of Messrs. Coke ,
Plumb , Mnndorson and Fiirwcll , started out
on a bold expedition to explore the subject In
nil Its labyrinthine details. At their first
session in Chicago they ran up against a
stump. Mr. Philip D. Armour declined to an
swer questions about his prlvato busi
ness. Senator Vest raved and sputtered ,
and "Charley" Furwcll tried the goalie arts
of persu lon , but Mr. Armour remained un
moved. Several months later , however , ho
thought better of the matter and submitted
an elaborate statement in writing. That
statement probably the ablest presentation
of his slue of tbo question over written has
since been extensively quoted ns the true ex
planation of the fact that the stockralser on
the prairies of Nebraska and Kansas can not
make a living , while the packer apparently
continues his triumphal march to the condi
tion of a multi-millionaire , nnd the public
continues to pay a good round price for its
elrloln and roasts.
In bis statement to the congressional com
mittee , Mr. Armour said : "In my opinion
the leading cause of the decline in cattle
values is the over-production and over-mar
keting of cattle , especially of that grade
known ns range or southwestern catt'c. ' " Ho
proceeded ta fortify his argument by saying
that reckless speculation in ranch properties
had resulted In great losses , nnd that as a
consequence the market had been flooded
with Iho stock of mon who were determined
to sell out and quit the business. Ho then
complained that American cattle had sus
tained a severe repulse in the foreign market.
"Tho competition which has grown up
within two or three years in the vast cattle
raising regions of South America and Now
Zealand , " said Mr. Armour , "Las aided to
depress the price of range cattle and all the
products from thcso cattlo. These causes
have also aided to depress the price of what
is known us uatlvo cattle that is to say , cattle
tlo from such states as Illinois , Iowa. Kan
sas , Missouri and Nebraska. " IIo proceeded
to show , tnat.botwcen 1884 and 1883 the value
of beef and mutton imported into the United
/jifingdom from this country bad steadily do-
* crcasrd while the importation of
the same products from Uruguay , Ar
gentine , New Zealand and Australia had
correspondingly Increased. "Tho differences
in the prices obtainable for canned meats bos
boon mot o marked than upon any other pro
duct of beef , " ho continued , "and it is the
direct result of the over-production nnd over-
marketing of inferior southwestern cattle ,
and to compotitioa with cheap frozen mutton
and bcof from Australia , Now Zealand and
South American countries. "
As a further explanation of the low prices
prevailing la 1888 ho demonstrated that there
had been a steady decline In the market price
of hides and olco oil during the
1 five previous years. IIo also quoted
the retail prices of meat to show
that the consumer was receiving some of the
benefits of the reduced prices paid to tbo
producer. IIo presented figures to show
that the railroads had discriminated against
rather than iu favor of the packers , aim pro
duced an abstract from the books of Armour
& Co. in proof of his statement that In 18S3
his 11 nn netted only ? 1.3 on onchof the
1110,04'J ' cattle slaughtered a total profit for
the year of $413,691.78. , Even at thcso Oo-
presslng figures the great packer onjoyei ) a
prospsrlty which.fow producers on the prai
ries of Nebraska were fortunate enough to
share In any measure , either in 1883 or in
1800.
1800.Now , let the argument by which Mr.
Armour Justifies this era of low prices bo ox-
nmlueil In the light of the latest and best
available facts and figures.
Throughout his elaborate statement ho
bases his loglo upon the undeniable economic
truth that the three elements in cattle , as In
nil other values , ore
Supply ,
Demand ,
Cost of production.
Ho asserts that the low prices nro duo to
the altogether phenomenal supply , resulting
from the reckless unloading of speculative
ranches two years ago ; to the diminishing de
mand , resulting from now competition In the
foreign market ; and to tbo disregard of the
cost of production on tbo part of frantic
ranch owners , anxious to quit the business.
If it can bo shown that prices today are
practically Just where they were la 18SS ,
while the demand has gained enormously on
the supply , and the cost of production has
been largely enhanced , why docs not Mr. Ar
mour's explanation of the low prices of 18 ! > 3
become the producer's ' Justification for a de
mand for good prices in 18'J1 ' ?
If Mr. Armour's theory about the reckless
overinarkutlng ot cattle two years ago Is cor
rect , It is safe to assume that there Is now no
such extraordinary over-supply of stocit on
the western and southwestern ranges as then
existed. When to that fuel is added the no
torious truth that in the last two severe win
ters those sections have suffered a still fur
ther loss of cattle , them is cortaiuly good rea
son to bollovo that prices are no longer men-
need from that direction. As a matter of
fact , however , tbo receipts of 18Kstiil ! ) exhibit
n gain over those of ISbU , us the following
statement , compiled from the latest reports ,
shows :
1889. 1800.
ChlciiRO 8,023'JSl a,4s-iyso
Kansas City : 1,220,313
Omnha -107,340 000,009
Total 4,710,004 5,503,203
These figures show an increase of a trlllo
over 18 per cent for the production of lhS > 9
over 18UO. A statement of the number of
cattle Iu tbo country January 1,1891 , would
throw still further light upon the subject ,
but to a request for this Information the
statistician of the agricultural department at
Washington telecrupns that the figures are
now being revised aud are not yet ready for
publication.
The supply of cattle in the three great
markets of the United States increased last
year 18 per cent. Now how about the dtv
maiuU The following table , cs | > eclally com
piled for this artlclo by the department nt
Washington , tells the story of the luimnuso
increase of tlio foreign market for American
bcof In the last twelve months :
Statement showing the quantity nud value
of stock and meat products exported In 1889
nnd Ib'JO.
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In otbor words , the foreign demand for
American beef Increased over M ! 1 per cent
Jn 18'JO. ' To this figure there Is to bo
added nt least U per cent for
, ho Increase in domestic consumption ,
f wo reckon it only on the basis of the nor-
: r.nl annual increase In population nnd allow
i'otblng for the growing appetlto of tno free
iVmcrlcan citizen.
gainst n supply IS per cent larger limn in
.U , wo put n demand larger by nearly 59
per cent , which ought to tell heavily in the
; > roduccr's ' favor. Thcro Is still lobe reckoned
in hissidoof the scale the important fact
that the cost of production has largely In
creased because of the scarcity of corn ,
which , in the feeding districts , cost GO cents
per bushel la Ib'JU ' against 1U cents In ISS'J. '
And yet the range of prices from the moment
when Mr. Armour presented his argument to
the senatorial committee on November 80 ,
1SS3 , has been as follows :
EXTllEJIK I'lllCKS 'OU NATIVE CATTLE.
TEA11S.
I'OUnilS I'DMIMlS. I'oumK
.lU ll.2.Vlii.l/0 / IJ.7.VJ18.40
1SS9 3.15HC.10
ISS3 . 1 2.7f/.li,40 4.003T.UU
Is It not plain that every factor oy which
1'hillp 13. Armour Justified the crushing
prices of November , 1SSS , stands reversed iu
favor of the stock rnlsor and feeder in Janu
ary , 1891 ? In spite of the competition ot
Soutli America , Now Zealand and Australia ,
his foreign market alone has increased In ono
year moro than C5 per cent. Hcckonlng the
Increase of the domestic market at the low
est figure , the entire demand shows n net
gain of 40 per cent on the supply as com
pared with 1889. It Is not to bo claimed that
prices have been appreciably lowered since
the date of his argument by reason of any
further fall In the market price of hides and
oleo oil , or reductions In the retail price of
beef. His own argument Justifies the asser
tion that there is no longer such abnor
mal competition from the west and
southwest as that which knocked
down the prices a few years ngo.
Mcanwhilo the Increase of nearly 400 per cent
In the price of feed , patent to everybody ,
proves tbo greatly enhanced cost of raising
good beef for tlio market.
If it bo true , as Mr. Armour claimed In his
argument , that there Is no unholy combina
tion among the four packers who occupy the
markets to wipe out the healthy clement of
competition , nnd that the natural laws of
supply and demand regulate the price of cattle
tlo as they most unmercifully regulate the
price of corn , docs not the present situation
demand the return of prosperity to the cattle
industry ?
Will not tbo developments of the early fu
ture satisfy reasonable mon , either that the
business of producing a great staple of human
llfo is fairly remunerative , or that some mon
ster ot commerce has It by the throat )
W. E. S.
AJHIXG TMEAM.lTEUltS ,
Matteson will play with the Shamrocks.
Patterson will captain the West Oinahas.
Miller will captain the 1'luttsmouth team.
Jerry Mohonoy led tbo indoor league in
batting.
Jack Morse may play with the Crane com
pany's ' team.
The West Omaha team will likely secure
the oponiug of the Blair grounds.
Stroble of the Nebraska Citys is a very
awkward fielder , but is a sure catch.
Tow was offered a place on the West Oma
ha team , but Blair would not lot him go.
Missouri Vtilloy will have a team , but not
as creed a ono as represented them the past
season.
Win Camp of the West Oinahns was the
speediest and bast pitcher iu the indoor
league ,
IIoxlo of last year's Union Pacifies would
bo a good man for some team. As a coacher
ho is Immense.
James of last season's ' Nebraska Cltys is a
flno little player. IIo has uot signed as yet
for next season.
Jimmy Hart , the popular second baseman ,
Is president of the Union Pacific , not the rail
road , but the band.
Tom Patterson says no Is still "in It" nnd
will show them how first base should bo
played next season.
What the Crane team needs most Is a good
catcher. As it now stands , they have uo ono
that can hold Williams.
The Plnttsmouth team has a second base
man In Powers , a regular Jack Crooks. Ho
is also a good hard hitter.
Walker is a great find for the Plattsmouth
toam. Ho has a good record as a catcher and
surely looks llko a ball player.
Miller is one of the best base runners in the
western country , IIo has a record of thirty
niuo stolen bases in nluo games.
In four games that Hart twirled ngains' '
the strong Lincoln Giants last season , only
thirteen hits were made off him.
Toner denies the report that ho will clvoup
ball playing the coming season , but lustcai
will bo in it stronger than over.
Patterson bos already selected a few gooc
wagon tongues with which ho will knock out
home-runs aud three-Daggers as usual.
Captain Shannon says the West Omahns
will not take a game from his team this
season. Walt , wo shall sco about that.
The Eden Musecs nro the champions of the
Indoor league , Nonpareils second , West
Omiihas third and Crane company fourth.
Hurley may try his hand nt pitching this
season. Barring a little wlldncss ho is nl
right , having lots of speed nnd good curves ,
The Eden Musoos and West Otnnhas will
likely give an exhibition of indoor baseball
at Nebraska City if satisfactory terms can bo
arranged.
Cnrrlgan's Indoor team was n failure. They
did not win a gamo. Jack swears ho will
have revenge ou the all when the outdoor
season begins.
Blair is still negotiating with Kchn nnd
Graves of last year's Missouri Volley team
and ns matters now. stand will likely secure
thcso promising players.
Stonoy should develop Into a good plavcr
this season , IIo in a strong thrower , line
fielder and has n good eye for the ball. lie
plays with the West Omaha team.
The Indoor league closed the season las
Wednesday evening with a game between
the Musces and Nonpareils , which ended la
victory for the former by a score of 11 to 1.
Sam Patterson , pitcher of the Plattsmouth
team , made a record last season nt Shonan
ilonli , la. , that is bard to boat. He pitcbci
four games iu succession and won three o
them.
Gatewood is still in the city. Ho would
like to hear from a minor league team in
need of a second-have man. llarvoy is a good
ball player aud what is more , a perfect ecu
tlenian ,
Boymor of Missouri Valley hasnotyotgo
over his team two defeats administered by
the City Steams the past season. IIo wll
huvo a goou chance to got back at them the
coming season.
G nllaghor , the crack shortstop of last year's
Lead City , S. D. , team will in all probability
bo with them again this yoar. Ho Holds his
position finely , besides being a good out
timely hitter.
"Spud" Forrlsh will hnvo control of the
Kdon musco team the coming season , and i
is hoped that ho will endeavor to shako a few
of the played out dubs who have figured on
his team year after yoar.
The Nonpareil club 13 a good example o
what practice does for a team. When the
season Is in full blast they can bo seen prac
tlclngon their grounds ovorv day , nnd whllo
not having uny great individual players
their team work is excellent anil at the cm
of ttioseason they are always on top.
From the present outlook tbo baseball sea
son in this part of the country promises to bo
a good ono. The stuto league will surely nan
out and all the towns represented are hustiini
to sccurp good men. There are several goo *
' ion ) In Omnha that can bo secured
Gatewood , Thompson , Lou and Win Camp
Eddlngcr , Wilson und Mclroso.
'OVER ' OF MODERN CHURCHES
t is Not Oonfintd Mono to Pulpit Toiohl' g
and Worship.
THE WORK OF THE INDIRECT INFLUENCES ,
Preparations fur nil Kplsoopnt He-
treat t Trinity Cathedral The
AVnok's Work cjf 1'nstura
anil Tliolr People.
Thcro la a widespread tendency that has
shown itself of la to years among Intelligent
ml skeptical pcoplo to disparage the work
and Inlluonco of the Christian churches , it
s frequently asserted that the power of the
church among men Is upon tlio wane and thnt
here is very llttlo good in modern church
worship. Speaking of thcso ognostio opla-
ons a lending minister of Omaha said ono
lay lust week to a BKB reporter :
"SiiporJIclal observers , and particularly
hose who want to assign some reason for
scoffing nt Christianity , give the churches
credit for hut a very meagre part of the good
they accomplish. Your modern ng-
nestle seems to thluk that unless
Christian ministers and professors of Christ
ianity nro constantly searching in the gui-
; ors for dissipated and degraded men and
women , they have ceased to bo of any ac
count as moral teachers or workers. Skeptics
and scoffers seem to hclluvo that the only way
io clovato the human race In the moral scale
is to dovotonll the titno and energy that can
ho utilized to the uplifting of the lowest and
vilest , neglecting the moro r > spcetnblo and
permitting these who arc monilly inclined to
shift for themselves. Save the vilest by all
means und lot the comparatively good sink or
swim as they may , appears to ho the theory
of modern skepticism. How often you hoar
the remark : 'Yes , there is largo , flno
church with n largo congregation of very tsl'.D
people , but what Hoes that amount to ) L.'o'i
at tlio wickedness that surrounds the chu".h
on nil sides , Thcro nro numerous gambll-if
dens and hrothels within half a mlle of the
church door. There is poverty and want and
critno all about this house of worship , and
what docs It amount tol" That line of argu
ment is on a level with the common absurd
ity that vou frequently hear urged against
the medical profession , to the effect that the
doctor * kill moro people than tlioy cure.
There nro pcoplo unreasonable enough to hold
the physician responsible for the death of
every patient who dies whllo under his treat
ment. If mon and women were physically
perfect then the medical profession
might succeed in exterminating cer
tain tyccs of disease , and death
might bo almost completely routed oxceping
in the natural channels of his dominion. Hut
with a myrlud of physical imperfections and
monstrosities to com end with the pnyslcian
does well to hold the Hold against dlsoaso
and death in CO per cent of the cases that
como under his treatment.
So It is in tlio moral and spiritual world. If
the human race could bo freed from the
moral alcers and deformities that have comedown
down to us as a heritage , from the ignorance
and the strifes and the calamities of the past
then the teachings of Christianity mlpht bo
expected todrlvo sin and darkness before it
HUe the mist before the rising sun. But sin
Is in the world. It has fastened
itself in the very flbro of
men's hearts and the moral teacher
does well if he , like the physician , holds the
field and wards oft the baneful effects of sin
from oven a part of the community.
Skeptics foil to give the churches credit for
the provontatlvo or restraining effects of re
ligious teaching. Christianity is both a restorative -
storativo and a provcntatlvo and should have
credit for saving people from sin and misery ,
no matter which way the work has been ac
complished. There nro thousands of happy
and respectable people in the world today
who imagine they owe nothing to the teach
ings of the Christian church , when as a mat
ter of fact their own good standing among
raon has been the result of early religious
training. Surrounded differently iln
youth , they would have gone into paths
of slnfulness and vice and could not hnvo
gained the conlidenco and respect of their
follow men which thov now enjoy as a birth
right and for which they ore very ungrate
ful. The restraining Influence of the church
is today accomplishing moro than oven the
most energetic Christian workers imagine.
Millions of children are growing up in the
Sunday schools and stopping right on into
the church. Their minds are being trained
to shun and shut out the follies and vices that
sap the moral stamina of youth and bring
sorrow and ruin to many a llfo.
Let the skoptio and the scoffer visit the
Sunday schools of Omaha a few weeks
mid then express his opinion. If ho is an
honest , nmu ho will commend the work und
admit that what ho supposed to bo a sleeping
church is not waning in Its Influence but
growing in quiet , resistless power that will
go on and on to bless and clcvato mankind.
Your modern skoptio is also silent when
the churches step forward to rsllovo distress.
Take the present coso of destitution in the
western couiuics of our own state. To whom
did Governor Thayer go when ho wlshoa to
make an appeal for assistance ) Did ho call
a meeting of the prominent agnostics and in-
lldelsl Did ho make an inquiry for men who
believe Robert Ingorsoll's theories and ma
lign and scoff nt Christianity ) Not nt all.
Ho called especially upon the ministers
or the gospel , and he called not In
vain. Every church in Omaha , and I pre
sume every lending church in Nebraska , re
sponded. The ladies of these Christian de
nominations became energetic and enthusias
tic workers in this laudable effort to relieve
distress and destitution. Not forgetting of
course that much of the goods collected came
from nonbellcvers , the fact remains that for
immediate relief and help the churches of our
stnto proved to bo ono of the most Important
and effective agencies. This is said humbly
and with no spirit of vain boasting , for it
was the Christian duty of the church pcoplo
to como to the relief ol their fellow creatures ;
but It goes to show that the church Is ready
at all times and is constantly and quietly
doing a vast amount of work that skeptics
and scoffers never mention or admit when
Hinging venom at Christianity. "
A Spiritual Itctront.
Dean Gardner Is preparing for a"retroat"
to bo hold at Trinity cathedral.
A retreat is something like a mission.
Usually retreats nro hold for clergy or for
churcn workers , as missions nro hold for
wliolo congregations or communities of pee
ple. As Christ said to Ins apes ties , "Como
yo yourselves apart and rest awhile for there
nro many coming and going , and yo have no
lelsuro'1 ( for spiritual thlnu's ) , so the church
now and then calls her special workers apart
away from tholr busy round of tasks and
their routlno of services and study into a
place of retirement and spiritual rest. Some
bishop or priest specially trained and spe
cially qunlltlod by natural endowments is
chosen and a place is selected where there
will bo as littlo" interruption as possible.
These who nro to make the retreat nssombio
and under the direction of the chosen leader
they give themselves to prayer and medita
tion and the hearing of spiritual ins true
lions.
Such n gathering has been arranged for the
clergy of this diocese by Bishop Worthington -
ton in St. Matthias church , Soutn Tenth
street , beginning January l7 ! and ending Juu
uary 80.
Hov. Father Hall of the Society of St. John
the evangelist , who resides in Boston nnu
who has a wide-spread reputation for learn
ing and godliness , and a largo experience In
missions und retreats , will have charge of
this retreat.
On Friday , January 81 , this same priest
will hold a quiet day for women in the cntha-
dral. Beginning at 0 a. in. with a celebration
of the holy communion , the whole day will bo
devotud to Instructions and meditations , with
prayers and Intercessions. All women of the
city arc , wo understand , cordially invited to
attend the quiet day.
Cliuroli Mules.
Hov , S. P. Merrill will go to Council
"Bluffs today to pronoh the dedicatory sermon
at the Trinity Methodist church.
Ilev. S. D. Uodobough of Morrridon , Neb , ,
is in the city for the purpose of conducting a
series'of meetings at Walnut Hill.
Kovlval meetings seem to bo the order of
the day. There Is a mooting of much Inter
est in progress at the Second Presbyterian
church and ono uttho Castellar street church ,
and another at Newman Methodist church.
The llrst Baptist cbnrch has a very success
ful meeting in progress and tbo Hauscom
'ark ' Methodist church' U warming up under
n scries of special service * .
The ladles of the St. Mary's avcnuo Con
gregational church K&VO n vcrv enjoyable
upper nt the church last Friday evening for
ho benrllt of tbo organ fund.
Hov. J3. S. Kftlstorfdi the Plymouth Con-
grognttonal church In' Lincoln has resigned
and a committee has.bron appointed to luvcs-
Igato the causes of the difficulty , which are
aid to be financial. '
Hov. II. N. bmith bf the Saratoga Congro-
ratlonnl church prcaqhed last Sunday in
lock Springs , \Vyo. , and boa been urged by
tlui people out there to' ' become their nastor.
Vs yet ho has not fully jnado up his mind.
Rov. C. W. Morrld of Minneapolis will
spend two mouths In fsobrnska holding
special services in the Congregational
churches of 'York , Kearney , Fremont and
other places. Ho will begin nt York on Feb
ruary 10.
The Young Men's Christian association
rymnaslum Is growing rapidly in popularity ,
lomorrow evening there will ho a free OIKJII-
ng. The exercises will bo Just the sumo ns
on any regular exorcise evening so thnt all
who attend may see exactly the class of work
done In the gymnasium.
The scheme not only brings in a largo sum
if money , but It has n tendency also to tench
ho children habits of economy and frugality.
! t teaches them that much may bo made out
of n llttlo If properly managed. The
csult of the experiment In the First
; 'lrst Methodist Sunday school will bo
bo watched with great interest.
The plan to establish n hospital in Omaha
under tlio management of the Methodist
church has boon for the present abandoned ,
but It is altogether probable that It will bo
opened up again in the spring and will prob
able como ns a special work for the deacon
esses of the church. In Chicago and elsewhere -
where the deaconesses huvo demonstrated
tholr capability In the line of hospital man
agement and when the Methodist hospital
jomcs It will doubtless bo placed in charge of
this now depaitmentof Methodlstic work.
Everything seems to point to the ultimate
success of the effort to bring the general
conference of the Methodist church to
Omaha in 1802. The final decision of the
matter will bo mndo In April when the bish
ops meet In New York , and Bishop Newman
feels confident thnt ho can furnish such evi
dences of Omaha's ability and willingness to
entertain the conference that there will not
JQ. the slightest objection to bringing It to
Ornntin. It is stated upon pretty good au
thority that ono leading Methodist will start
n subscription to the necessary S-Vi.UUO fund
with a cool $1,000.
The First Mothodlst church Sunday school
has about decided to adopt n novel method of
raising money for the liquidation of the
church debt. It Is a method which has been
tried In several eastern churches and is said
to have produced excellent results. The
schema Is to pay to each member of the Sun
day school a small sum , say 10 cents , and let
thorn invest it in some way for two or three
months and then return the entire proceeds
to the Sunday school treasurer. The boys
usually take the llrst 10 cents , or the "talent"
as they call it , and buy popcorn , peanuts ,
newspapers or something that they can sell
again and rcaiizo a profit. Tlioy invest again
and in a few weeks soinoehildrcn will double
the original capital several times. The girls
arc generally moro successful than boys of
the same ago. They buy yarn or some cheap
goods that cun bo made into a neat saleable
article. They work it uo and sell it and then
they buy and knit or sow again
and sell. Quo little girl in Dayton
Ohio took ten cents and proceeded in that
way , buying Ilrat some goods and making u
couple of tidies. She then bought yarn and
Knit n pair of socks.Yhon shosold the socks
she bought tnoro yarn and worked it up and
sold It. She finally bought enough goods to
make several handsome articles and when
she sold them she had $9.50 for the Sunday
school as a result of her own careful invest
ment and hard work.
Dr. A.V. . Lamarof the First Baptist
church says that the revival services at his
church are growing in interest from night to
night. "Wo are not able to offer nuy attrac
tion In the way of a brilliant , witty , eloquent
or sensational evangelist , nor nro wo able to
report any extraordinary musical ability to
assist In the meetings , but wo nro able to re
port that the attendance Is growing , the old
fashioned gospel of Christ is being preached
In love and earnestness ; Christians are be
coming deeply stirred up. Wo find there Is
still power in the old gospel to concert and
save the lost. We ore having precious con
versions , and wo nro looking for a great
work of grace. Is this not n great deal to bo
able to suy , and Is this not Just what our city
deeply needs ) In common with us there are
many churches In the city able to make a
similar blessed roport. Our members und
congregation have n splendid opportunity to
show how much they believe in their
own pastor and how much they nro
ready to take hold and to get
everybody else to take hold and prove that
the church and pastor can have a elorlous
revival without the presence of evangelists.
The subject of prevailing prayer , what it is ,
what hinders it and how to have it , and won
derful answers toirayors these topics will
occupy the week night meetings tor four or
ilvo nights. The latter part of this week wo
shall consider "Power from on High. " What
is itl Do wo need III Can wo get it ? Wo
shall bo grateful for the presence , prayers
and help of any who love our Lord and who
want to sco a great revival in Omaha. If
there Is anyone who has a secret longing to
bo u Christian ho is specially invited to the
mooting. Everybody welcome.
HO TICS.
The Reformed church In the United States
( Gorman ) reports 1,550 congregations and
203,852 members.
Dw'ght ' L. Moody will begin afternoon and
evening services in tbo opera house , Mftd
ford , Mass. , on January 20.
The twelfth triennial conference of the
Young Men's Christian ssoclatlons of all
lands is to bo held in Amsterdam , Holland ,
next August.
The supreme court of Georgia rules that
n church site and edlllco may bo sold to pay
the salary of the pastor , saying that "in con
templation of law Justice is not ocly a car
dinal but a pontifical virtue. "
The various Lutheran bodies in this coun
try have 2J theological bcmlnanes with OS
professors and l.Oli students ; 25 colleges
with UO.'i professors and 3,483 students and 38
academies and seminaries with 2,500 stu
dents.
In answer to a question put by the Jewish
Exponent , Bishop \Vhltnker , of the Protest
ant Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania , has
expressed the utmost indignation at the pol
icy pursued by the Hussian c/ar toward his
Hebrew subjects.
The total vote of the Methodist laity on
the question of admlttlngwomcn as delegates
to the general conference has boou much
larger than It was supposed It would bo. It
seems to have reached nearly 400,000 , throe-
fifths being in the nlnrrautlvo.
The annual convontlpn of the International
Christhm nllianco is being held in Plttsburg ,
Penn , It is not an ecclesiastical bodv , but a
fraternal union of , members of various de
nominations who believe in faith houllug
and the near approach of the millennium.
Mrs. Abby Judson has announced hoa
faith she was a prominent member of tuo
First Baptist church of Minneapolis and
embraced spiritualism. She is ono of the
Judson family so famous In the history of
missions , and bad herself been a missionary.
The overtures of the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church relating to the
question of deaconesses were vigorously dis
cussed in the Now Yor.lt presbytery on Jan
uary 12 , but after an animated debate lasting
nearly two hours , the subject was laid over
until the February mooting.
Bishop John P. Newman will bo a loader
in the quarter centennial Mothodlst Jubilee , to
bo held in Now Orleans. Ho is to bo the orator
tor of the day , and wfllj take for his subject
"Tho Future of the Negro Race. " At the
close of the Jubilee the bishop will visit all
the conferences In the west and south.
Mrs. Magglo Van Colt , the old-tlmo Meth
odist revivalist , Is now holding meetings in
Chicago. She is sixty-one ycnw old , and for
u quarter of a century she has been active in
church work. She has scarcely a gray hair
In her head , her voice Is clear and strong and
her complexion lias the ruddy hue of health.
Tbo only mark of advancing years is a slight
deafness ,
The ; Independent published statements
from 110 senators and representatives ns to
whether the Columbian world's fair shall bo
open on Sunday. Of these sixty-eight nro
decidedly opposed to the opening of any part
of the exposition on Sunday ; twenty-four
favor Sunday oncnlug ; nineteen think it
might bo opened under certain restrictions j
and six don't care.
A chuvch was dedicated In Pitts burg which
has no pastor , no consistory , uo congregation
and uo members. It is to bo Known as St.
Mark's Memorial Reformed church. "It has
Nicoll the Tailor , 14O9 Douglas St.
A
IN THE PRICE OF
MADE-TO-MEASURE GARMENTS.
4
( FOR 3 WEEKS ONLY , )
' To keep our full force of tailors employed during January and February , and to climin-
'sh certain lines of woolens , and close out several hundred sample lengths of Trouserings and
Overcoat ends , we will take orders [ for three weeks only ] at prices that will interest every clothes
wearer.
See the goods and prices in the show window and many more in the store.
Open
evenings Every
till 8 o'clock Garment
during guaranteed
this to be
sale of entirely
3 weeks satisfactory ,
only.
[ FOR THREETWEEKS ONLY. ]
Our $20 Overcoatings , $17 to order.
Our $25 Suitings and Overcoatings , $18 to order.
Our § 30 Suitings and Overcoatings , § 20 to order ; Pants $5.
Our $35 Suitings and Overcoatings to order ; Pants $6.
Our $40 Suitings and Overcoatings , $30 to order ; Pants $8.
Our $45 Suitings and Overcoatings , $35 to order ; -Pants $9.
t A large assortment of Trouserings [ sample lengths ] ; no further use to us ; to measure ,
$5 , $6 and $7 ; worth $8 , $9 and $10.
* Many of the goods offered in this sale are suitable for any season , for office or
evening wear.
Mail orders filled. Garments expressed to any part of tlio United Statos.
NICOLL THE TAILOR ,
14X39 DOTJQLAS ST.
been erected In memory of Christian II. Wolf
by his brother , at a cost of $00.000. Tbo
cburch Is to bo open at- all times to till comers.
It is said that a pastor and congregation maybe
bo acquired by and by.
Catholic Uovlow : What is the matter with
'Father" ' IpnatlusJ Simply this ho Is
neither this nor that : neither flsh nor flesh.
Now a real Anglican monk might have Inter
ested New Vork. Wo would have listened
to a great preacher from the ranks of the
Salvationists , and even the camp meeting re
vivalist could claim a certain attention. But
a free Innco , who is nothing and who dresses
himself lllto tbo extremesexamples of Catho
lic holiness , is likely to bo looke'd upon as a
humbug.
The census announcement that there are
140 religious bodies in tbo United States , ex
clusive of muny Independent congregations ,
will oo received with some surprise by most
people , whoso knowledge of different sects
does not embrace moro than a dozen or twenty
at the most. In the list as disclosed by the
census bureau nro the Genornl-Slx-Prlnciplo
Baptists , tbo Schwerlcfoldians , the Theosophical -
ical sociotv , the Llfo and Advent union , and
others which to a majority ol people will bo
entirely now.
The Young Men's Christian association has
established a branch at Jerusalem. A meet
ing of young men was held in the city on
November 8 , and on Sunday. November 9 , a
sermon was preached at Christ's church ,
bearing specially upon the subject of an
association. In the altcrnoonof this day.
Hind Smith conducted a service , attended
by English and Americans , and on the fol
lowing dnv a most enthusiastic meeting was
held , resulting In the formation of an associa
tion , with a central committee aud secretary.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER * .
Court House Bonds of 1881 Now Duo
anil Payable.
AH of tbe county commissioners were pres
ent at the regular meeting yesterday after
noon. The Jentlro space in tbe auditorium
was occupied by spectators. Owing to the
sickness of Clerk Webb , County Clerk
O'Malloy performed the clerical duties.
An effort was mndo to secure an appoint
ment of a county druggist , but on motion of
Timmo the cleric was directed to make up a
statement showing the expense to the county
during tbo last six months , when there was
no druggist , nnd the expense for the previous
six months , when there was ono. This state
ment is to bo handed over to Iho committee
on charity. So far Mr. Spafford is the only
applicant for the placo.
Numerously signed petitions were pre
sented by both Dr. Counoll and Dr. Larl-
moro. soliciting tbo appointment of county
physician. It was quietly whispered that
Dr. Keogh would succeed himself. Tuo ap
plications were referred to the committee on
charity.
There were onlv four bid ? for the county
printing , aud the Uopubllcan Printing com-
panv won.
The report of tbo county treasurer for the
last six months was referred to the commit
tee on finances ,
I. S. HascuU's bill was among a hundred
other claims , all of whloh were referred. It
was agreed that the record of the contract
and all transactions between the board and
Hnscall bo copied and submitted to the com
mittee on finance in order that advlco might
be solicited from the county attorney In re-
regard to Its legality.
A dojon or moro communications were
read from individuals who are soliciting aid
from the county. All the appeals were referral -
forral to the committee on finance.
A communication was received from the
Fort Plnlno National bank of Now York ,
stating that it held county court house
bonds dated January , 1831 , redeemable after
January , 1891. and Inquiring if the commis
sioners proposed to take them up or not. The
matter was referred to the committee on
finance.
County Clerk O'Mally asked that the sal
ary of his deputy bo increased to $100 a
montn. Kofcrrod.
Tbo ineetluK adjourned until Monday at 8
p. m.
m.Tho
The Motlimltst Hoxpltnl Project.
The plaa for the establishment of a hos
pital by the pcoplo of the Mothodlst church
was supposed to have been abandoned , but
now Interest has recently boon manifested by
some of the ladles of the Mothodlst churches ,
and a mooting will bo held on Monday at
13UOlntbu : Young Men's Christian associa
tion parlors for the purpose of talUlng over
the scheme and arriving at some dullnlto con
clusion. A full meeting of the lay members
of all the Mothodlst churches Is de-slrod , so
that a general expression may bo obtained.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
The Coroner's Jury Still Tailing Testimony
in tbe Shoody Case ,
THE MURDERED MAN LEFT NO WILL.
Judge Dunily Commiserates n Crimi
nal for the Sake of Ills Wlfo
ami Children Other
Lincoln News.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Jan. 17. [ Special to Tun
CCB. ] For thioo days the coroner's jury has
boon hearing in secret testimony bearing on
the murder of John Shecdy , and the Jurors
dcclaro that nothing positive has yet been
discovered that will Justify any arrests. On
Monday the Jury will continue to take testi
mony. There are Pinlcorton detectives in
the city working quietly on * the caso. They
were employed by Bonn is Shoody , the mil
lionaire brother of the murdered man , and
tholr presence in the city causes nn outburst
of indignation from the Lincoln dotectlvcs.
The local sleuth hounds , however , are leav
ing no stone unturned to capture the $500 re
ward. Dennis Slieedy , it is said , will spare
no expense to bring the assassaln to justice.
Thcro are a number of rumors ado.it that
point to a devilish conspiracy to murder
Shccdv , and the police are beginning to bo
llovo that there was moro than 'ouo person
concerned In tbo assassination.
Application was made to Judge Stewart
of the probate court this morning for the ap
pointment of Mrs. Mnry Sheody and John
Fitzgerald ns administrators of the estate of
John Shcedv , deceased. Contrary to general
belief Mr. tsbeedy left no will , nnd tht-roforo
under the statute passed nt the IBS'J session
of the legislature , aho will receive ono-hnlf of
the estate , the ether half being divided be
tween the brothers nnd sisters of the de
ceased or the children of any deceased
brother or sister. The property Is mostly in
real estate , valued at about $93UOO , with per
sonal property inventoried nt $7,000.
FOIl HIS WIPH'S SA.KE.
This morning Eu Redman nnd Fred Wig
gins , tbo two fellows from the northern
border of Kinsas who went to Indtauola , in
this state , for the purpose of passing counter
foil money , aud who succeeded In getting rid
of only ono or two of tholr spurious dollars ,
were taken before Jiulco lJundy to receive
sentence. Hodman was the follow who had
passcd-tho counterfeits , but as ho has u wife
nnd two small children in absolute want who
are dependent on him for bread , the Judge de
clared that no punishment could bu lullicted
hut what would onuso greater suffering to
the family than to the culprit himself , therefore -
fore his honor lined Uedmau $1 and costs and
sentenced him to remain In the custody of the
marshal until the last of tbo month , wiggius
received a similar sentence ,
ri.NAU.VCAl'TUHHn.
Robert Cunningham , who in charged with
the grave offense of havlnc obtained money
under faUo prctonsos , was brought back to
Lincoln thU morning by Detective Yconmus ,
who captured the fellow In Denver yester
day. The crime was committed Juno 10 ,
18W , and Mr. CoryollHlch.irdson of this city
was tbo victim. Mr. Richardson Hays that
Cunningham rcneseiited to him that ho
owned several head of horses and cows and
solicited a loan on them of 5171) ) . Mr. .Klch-
ardson gave him the money on the strength
of the supposed security and that is the last
ho over saw of him. A tier Cunningham dis
appeared Hluhardbon discovered that ho had
no such chattels as ho clalmou ho had. All
trace of the fellow was lost until Ycorrmns
took the mutter In hand and this resulted In
the capture of Cunningham at Denver yester
day.
A HANK OIlDl'.IlF.l ) CLOSED.
The banking board has discovered from a
report lllcd in the oftlco of tbo board by Kx-
amincr A. 1' . liilnk that the Palmer Deposit
bank at Palmer , Neb , , Is In an unsnfo con
dition , ns it has been transacting business
with less than the amount of nupltul required
bylaw. The board has notified the attorney
general of this fact sad the necessary stops
will bo taken to close u [ ) the affairs of tlio
bank at once.
rnoKMBu BTiinst IUII/WAT coxsounvnox.
Dr , S. D , Mercer of Omaha has been In the
city this week with a view of intcrostlutf
himself In Lincoln street railways. As Is
known , Dr. Mercer Is a , street railway mag
nate. IIo spout Monday and Tuesday in
looking over the Capital Heights and city
cloctriu lines In company with Messrs. U. A.
Bush , G. 10. Dlgolow nnd others and loft Im
pressed with the outlook for the system and
the idea , of extending and adding to the lines.
On Wednesday and yesterday Messrs. Bush
and lilirolow visited Omaha in consultation
with Dr. Mercer on the matter of a consoli
dation of those two linos. H now comes
from Omaha parties Unit plans nro agreed
upon and that thin consolidation will take
place and largo extensions nnd improvements
bo mndo to the present lines within a faw
months , together with n reorganization , nn
increased : apital stock aud n now impetus
that will guarantee the best equipped Hue in
the west.
IXSUKANCIt J'HOFm.
Thcro were illod today the following statements -
monts in tbo state auditor's ' oftlco of the In
surance business done In Nebraska [ during ;
IB'.H ) !
Premiums Losses
Huctl\cd. ) Incurred.
British America , Toronto. . . * .VJiM 00 $ : i.HU 31
Neb. Klro Ins. Co. , Onmlm. . f > 2,0l7 8(1 ( 21.SW 21
Mor. Klrollis. Co. , 1'rov 1.AOQ : < 5 1.50987
KarrnsiH Ins. Co. . N. V l.TliS 31 l4.l ! 53
Milwaukee Mechanics , Mil. . IJ.KU 72 O.G31 UO
I jiiltabloKlroJIurlno.l'rov. 1.5'XJ ' 35 1,50987
UnlleU Klrumoii's , I'hll.i. . . . , LMOJ i.'l T8 50
Uuluwnro Mutual Safety ,
Philadelphia 1.77053 MOO
OOV. IIOYl ) 1S3UHS XOTAItlAI , COMMISSIONS.
The first notarial commissions Issued by
Governor IJoyd were sent out today as fol
lows : J. F. Uoyd. Oakdnle , Autelopocounty ;
A. H. Chardo , Oakland , Hurt county ; A. It.
Oxford , Illoomllold. Knox county ; Fritz
Westorirmnn , Lincoln , Lancaster county ; W.
I1. Davis , Adams county ; Charles Loblngor ,
Lincoln , Lancaster county.
onus AND r.xns.
Mary Dlnneon , whoso husband was killed
In nn ox plosion at the gas works on August
17 , brought suit today in the district court to
recover 10,000 damages. Her mnin claims
are that William , her husband , was tbo only
support of liurscif nnd four small children
and that thu gas company was responsible for
his death because It allowed a defective
boiler to bo used.
\V. II. Itobb , the thief who broke Jail here
a few days ago while awaiting trial for other
thefts , was brought back from Council
Bluffs this morning , whore ho was captured ,
ho was Immediately urr.ifgncd aad hold
under $500 bonds to the district court.
Criminal Ca M Dismissed.
County Attorney Mahoney has dismissed
the following criminal cases owlmr to the
fact that ho considered the evidence insufll-
clent to convict :
State againstjhnrlos I. Webb , embezzle
ment ; Jonn Wood , refusing equal privileges
In publlo place of amusement ; Uohllca
Casey , being a disorderly person ; Dm Cou
ncil , assault ; Anton Dragwood , illegal voting
ing ; Phellx Grabouskl , nssaultaud battery
J. II. Clnmnitt , shooting with Intent to kill ;
William Clillen , receiving stolen property ;
A. U. Campbell , performing common labor
on Sunday ; Lewis Itonmido , omboz/lo-
mont ; Kpwnrd Sexton , forgery ; John F.
O'llanlonselling , mortgaged property ;
I0d McGco and ICd Sutton , larceny ; Jninos
Calkins nnd James Coggiiu , burglary ; John
J. McNiimarn , grand laivcny ; John J. Mo-
Namarn , burglary ; Clara binlth. Incorrlgl-
billty : Adam McClure , assault , with Intent
to kill and murder ; Kuroku lUoiujuist , dis
orderly conduct ; Charles Sikonskl , criminal
libel ; James Abraham , Charley Abraham urn
llarvoy Wilson , disturbing Impounded catllo :
August Utoff , breaking ordinance No. U of
Ulknoru , two Indictments ; James U. Krag ,
incest ; Stephen Melholin , conversion as
bailee ; John I'ltts , Incorrigibllity ; Jiimos
Ilo.-r.ud , assault ; John McHlhatton , assault
with intent to commit murder ; John Mor-
rlsscy , assault and battary ; Dr. Uolsor ,
adultery : Robert Flstior , adultery ; Uoorga
Ilultor , petit larceny.
The Agrlcu tural Society , I
The Douglas County Agricultural society
held n called meeting yesterday afternoon ,
for the purpose of discussing fair mutton.
It was decided to at once ask for bids for
printing the premium list of the fair of 1691.
F. T. Emerson , Henry Klcko , Johu Dnumcr.
II. H. Avery and Allan Hoot were appointed
a committee to confer with the olllcd * of the
Omaha driving and parlc association for the
purpose of ascertaining as to whether or not
the grounds on West Leaven worth street can
bo scoured as a alto where the fair can beheld
hold this fall.
Purcell and Duller have not ilue < l as yet
for the coming season.