THJfl OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , P1SBKUARY 1 , 1801-8IXTEEN PAGES. 11 THE LIECTEMNT'S ' FAREWELL A Ohango of Officers in the Salvation Army Ontnpi VERY INTERESTING HALLELUJAH SERVICE , An Inorcimcd Interest In tlio Work of tliu Army In Onwlia The OIHuorfl iif tlic Corps Other Hollglotif ) NCWH. The sound of n small bass drum accompa nied by the rattle of several tambourines and .tic singing of n do/en men mid women , marked u march westward from Sixteenth street on Davenport. The procession soon halted in front of the old Methodist church on Davenport street near Seventeenth. All who had followed the drum and the tambourines wcro Invited to enter tlio church , and n reporter for Tin : lien accepted the invitation so earnestly extended nnd soon found himself in the midst of a red-hot Sal vation unify Jubilee. People kept coming in until there wore fully -00 In the house. The large platform was occupied by about llftv of the soldiers nnd singers. The tain- borincs were there nnd n largo accordion nnd n violin wcro also in use. "Now , ns this Is the last time I shall bo with you , probably In all my life , I propose to do just about as I please , " said Knslgn Porker , who took charge of the mooting. "And I want every soldier hero tonight to come right to the front nnd uo his duty. "We are going lo have a grand fnrowcll - 'Jubilee tonight God bless vou. hallelujah ! Wo are going to have about fifty good ring- Ing-gilt-edged testimonies from the ofllcers nnd soldiers of this post. " And then the ensign led off In n Salvation army hymn In which the chorus choir joined with a will. During the services there were two huge flairs unfurled on the rostrum In the hands of p couple of soldiers. One was a United States flag nnd the other n Sal vation army Hag. During the singing of the numerous short songs tlieso Hags wcro waved above the heads of the- chorus choir. The speaking , singing and praying continued for about two hours nnd then a farewell handshaking took place. Ensign Parker , who has been the leader of the army In Omaha for seven months , was holding his last service preparatory to leav ing for the cast. The evening was ono ot cx- roptional Interest to the army nnd nearly nil the soldiers belonging to Council Bluffs post nnd to Post No. , on Cumlng street , wcro present. Ensign Parker Is a young man of great enthusiasm and of pleasing nddress. He Is of Swedish pnrentngo and has ft > r a nu nber of years been storming the bnttlc- JL of sin by leading Salvation army ' battalions against' * the world , the flesh nnd the devil. When he came to Omaha last Juno the gnrrison hero was not very prosperous , but hosoon Inspired the men and olllcors with now llfo and vigor and the ranks have been filled up with valiant recruits who have become active workers in the Held. Tlio Salvation army now numbers about 11 fly In Omaha and its future seems brighter than ever before since a post was established hero. Ensign Parker will bo succeeded In n few weeks by Adjutant Thomas , who will take hold of the garrison hero nnd beiid nil his en ergies to the building up of army interests in Omaha. Following nro the officers of the Omaha post : Lieutenant Lyre , Cadets Johnson , WoodhoutiC , Cornelius , Purdy nnd Baum. All the others nro private soldiers. The services are held in the old Methodist church on Davenport street , and they begin nt 7 In the morning. There nro services at ) : ! ! , ! ! p. in. nnd nt7 p. m. "A ItoU-cnt" at Trinity. The special services , called "a retreat , " held at Trinity cathedral during the past week came to a close yesterday. All the services were conducted by Hev. Fathei Hall of Boston nnd have been largely at tended by the clergy of the diocese. The subjects of the session , beginning with Tues day afternoon , wcro as follows : "The Word of God , " "Tho Lamb of God , " "Tho Good Shepherd , " "The Christ , " "Tho Kosurection and the Life.1' ' Friday the service was spcclally.dcslgned for ladies and was called "A Quiet Day foi Women. " Father Hall took as a subject fein n very sensible mid entertaining address "Tlio Llfo of John tbo Baptist. " The ser vices were attended by u largo number of ladles who were very much pleased with the address. The retreat has been n pronounced success and has stimulated the church people to more devoutness und genuine Christian living The services will assist in preparing the minds of the people for the Lenten season. Trinity SI. 1C. Ijooltiro Course. The Trinity Methodist people , whost church is located on tlio corner of Twenty first and Bin nay , ICountzo place , have in nugurutcd a choice "lecture course. " It wil open Tuesday evening , February 3 , when Hon. J. M. Thurston will deliver his popular lecture on "General Grant. " Two weeks Inter Hon. N. K. Griggs of Beatrice will lecture on "National Character , Illustrated by National Song. " One week later Professor ser L. L Crosthwnlto , principal of the School of Elocution and Oratory , Lincoln , will give un evening of "Dramatic Headings nnd Hesi tations. " March S Bishop Newman will lec ture. The course will conclude with a splen did musical nnd literary entertainment , In which tlio tlnest talent in the city wilt take part. Tickets for the course , $1.00. Single admission , 25c Cliimli Noon. It is rumored that the dllTerenocs of opin ion between Congregational clergymen caused by the Bcechor scandal are lo uo' ami cably adjusted. Hov. T. C. Johnston , pastor of the Presby terian church at Tokanmh , lectured at the Knox Presbyterian church on Thursday night on tne- Irish homo rule question. His address was an excollentonoand was listened to by a largo and highly pleased audlenco. Two more prennhers are on trial before the Hcformed Presbyterian convocation In Pitts- burg , Pa. , for maintaining that the exorcise of the right of suffrage should not bo a bar to church membership. Five clergymen have been suspended nlroady on these grounds , and vote will bo taken on the other two today. Strange antics nro performed in the name of religion. Toledo Blade. ItJKLItilOVS , Bishop Llttlojohn of Long Island has refused - fused license to Father Ignatius , tlio Angli can monk , to hold services In tils diocese. Tlio Wesloynn Methodists of England nro discussing the desirability of extending the pastoral term beyond three- years , the present limit. Bishop Cioodsell of the Methodist Kpisco- pal church , U about to start on an Episcopal tour of tlio missions of the church in China and Japan. Miss Edna Lynll , the English novelist , has given tMM ) iu aid of tlio Salvation Army Gen- cral Booth's scheme ot regeneration , and tenders It "as u protest , against Prof , Hux- ley's criticisms.1' ' The Fivednum's aid society of the Metho dist Episcopal church , organized , twenty-live years ago for the purpose of promoting edii- ration and religion among the freed men of the south has boon holdlnc a Jubilee. The Society of Friends in America , accord ing to a table of statistics Just published in the Christina Worker , has 7SI meellngf , 1IK > 3 ministers and 7,1 ( ) ) members. These figures only embrace the ton yearly meetings belonging to what is known as the I'roijress- ivo Body of Friends. There Is not a richer or more sought after man In the Now York clergy than Dean Hoff man of tlio German Theological society. Ho 1 $ a philanthropist and is worth something over , ( HXX.XJ. ) ( Besides being a lucky ami learned book collector , Dean Hoffman Is a charming speaker and it Juagoof curious bric-a-brac. According to the Congrcgntionallst , u clergyman recently sent to the supply committee - mitteo of a church , which was without a pastor , u telegram simply containing the words ! "Hutu i. 111. " The words of that passagonru : "Thy people shall bo my pee ple. " The reply which went over the wire was : "And nil the people salu Aincu , " The archbishop of Lima. Peru , has ex- cotumuulcatodf Miss Clnriuaa Turner , a di rector of the ! > hc t El Peru llluatrado , be cause -hn translated and published in her paper " 1 ho Mngialon"n novel by a Bra zilian Journalist. After Ilia excommunication nil numbers of Mis ) Turner's paper contain ing parts of the objectionable work were burned in the public square. Among the churches the United Prc.by- let-Inns , wl.o uro mainly found In the Middle nnd Western states , have moro than half their membership In Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Xow Jerusalem church , which has 13-t organizations in tlio United States , has thirteen of them In Ohio , the only states ex- cceding Ohio In organizations being Massa chusetts with twenty-two and Illinois with fourteen. Hev. Fred Jlell , the singing preacher who has been the pulpit sensation In Columbus , O- , for two years , will retire from the relig ious Held. Originally n manager of n , min strel troupe In England , ho came to America In l S" ) , traveling nwhllo with a dramatic pompany that went to pieces at Lima. Ho then joined the church and officiated as the head of a lloiirNliig congregation thero. In 1 8 ho assumed tlio pastorate of the Central Christian church In Columbus. According to the action of the last annual meeting of the American Homo missionary society , Sunday , February S , has been desig nated as Homo missionary day. Every Con gregational church Is expected to observe this uny , and to inako mi appeal for offerings for the work of the society , whoso llscnl year closes Mnrch.'ll. Tno society needs $ s'J3KH ( ) in the three mouths which remain in order to close its year without debt , or detriment to tlio men In the Held. The oniclal Catholic directory for IS01 gives ths following statistics ; The Catholic popu lation of the United States Is estimated at 8Ml , ! , m7 ; they nro attended by S.77S priests , yi."l : regular , and ( ) , - ! - Isecnlnr. Tlieso priests attend ' . ( nil churches , 1,730 chapels nnii'.Sll stations whcru inn.-is Is said occasionally. There are 18 orphan asylums , which care fur SI,6T2 children. The il'J ' thcoloirlc.il semina ries contain 1,711 students. Tlio number of educational Institutions nro given as , colleges l l , academics ( J''l nnd parochial schools ! ! , ' -77. The number of children attending the ' .alter is estimated at ti.Vi.a-M. The Hov. Howard McQueary , the Episcopal clergyman whoso trial for heresy has made 'inn prominent before the public , Is thirty fears old and a fine spccltnan ot manhood , bo ng over six feet tall. A little incident that tas liapcncd to him slni-o ho becmno known .0 every newspaper reader in the land Illus- rates the hollownosa of the "literary test" hat magazine editors apply to manuscript iffered thorn by contributors. Just before his trial Mr. McQueary sent to a Boston mag- azlno n carefully written nrtltloonShelley. . " it was at once "respectfully declined" with the usual apologetic circular , But ns soon ns the trial began to attract attention the Boston editor sent several urgent telegrams to tlio heretical clergyman begging mm to mail the article back again , as It was now available. It Is nt present In the hands of the magazine compositors nnd Mr. MeQueary is the richer by n check for $100. * I I'll. IT , I ItlVVCLE IU It. ttlifl 1(0/1. ( / Ho loved her to distraction ; She loved him in return , And they thought no fnto Could separate Hearts that like theirs did buru. But she became n victim Of the bold bicycling craze , And she used her beau As n pi-on , you know , To bold the wheel in place. She fell and bruised her elbow Then fell and cut her chock ; And the love they Knew Broke square in two They pass and do not spealt. Ji.Ut'AKTMKH. Friend Have they raised your salary this year ) Minister Gracious ! No ; they haven't ' raised it nil for last year yet. Judge-- Boy do you understand the nature of nn outhi Juvenile Witness Yes'r , It's human na ture , I reckon. The devil would rather attend the mooting of n committee outraged in investigating " charges against tho" character nf a minister than sec tlio best dot' light that ever took place in America. The people who use religion ns a cloak will nor. need anything ns heavy as a cloak to keep them warm in the next world. In slippery places stand the bad- It brings a feeling somewhat sail Whoa tlio observer stands nnd views The good nrraycd in hobnailed shoes. Stand Put nnd Keep Mum" that was the subject of a Kansas City ' clergyman's s > cr- mon last Sunday. Kxhorter Brother , do you want to bo saved ? Young Broker ( absent minded ) Anything in itl St. Peter What's the matter ot the portal ? Spirit One of the Four Hundred has ar rived nnit refuses to go in by the regular gate. Ho wants to know where the stock holder's entrance Is. Three deacons of Bcllalro , Mich. , throw a brother out of church because ho refused to slug , or speak or pray. The new style of re vival will hardly prove popular except with prize lighters. Miss Minnie Chadwick , n Brooklyn girl ol sixteen summers , nto nn average of two pounds of candy per day for seven months nnd then died singing n Sunday school ode. MePhersqii was a canny Scot Who'd skin u cent or rob n cripple , Get what ho could , keep what ho got And know no conscientious ripple ; But when ho loft this mortal stnto Wo think this dealer had to feel That , ut the last hard hearted fate Gave him the worst end of the clo'll ! "Brudders , " Hev. Poimlcxtcr U ran berry began , as ho wiped his glasses , "nebbor opeii an account wld do dabble , fo' sliuali as you's bawn doro will bo n day when lie's n-gwino torclosomo colleetln1 and you won't hnb much tor say about it den. " Henry Clay was asked by a lady , after the dpatli of Jackson , what his belief was ns to tlio fnto of Jackson. "Is holn the good placel" "My opinion is , madam , that if Jackson rondo up ids mind to go to heaven all hell could nol keep him out. " A man writes to a religious paper that his pastor "Is n true minister , n man of God more than that , n man of bruins. " This sug gests the old story of the English parson who. after lecturing a parishioner for somooffcnso , said ! "In no'.ing ns you do you not only slti against God but treat mo with positive dis courtesy. " A pastor who has "been tlioro" nnd knows nil about it says that many churches treat a pastor as people treat n cat. When they are calling him , It Is "Como pussy , come pussy,1 For a time after ho is settled , nnd , while nl hope to use him foi-thcirown purnosos , thoj stroke him nnd say : "Good pussy. nlc < pussy. " And after they tire of him they say "Scat ! " nnd away he must go to fresh Holds and pastures now. The First Presbyterian church of Mont clnire , N. Y. , is in a state of nervous ueltn tlon over the discovery of playing cards among the merchandise offered for sale at the church fair. The irreverent brother whothus rung in a cold deck on the good sisters prob ably Justifies his action on tlio idea that a church fair is always 11 brace game. A Boston paster recently announced fron the pulpit , that n piano was to bo given awaj by a business ilrm to the young lady receiv ing the largest number of votes , and ho re quested the coiiirrcgatk > n to go atict vote fo one of their own members who was eager to secure the prize. The Congregatiomdls vouches for the truth of this story , in whlcl religion and thrift are so curiouslyblended. . There Is nothing in dress moro attractive than the graceful lounging wrappers Urn nowadays form u part of every lady's warn robe. The materials used for those garment nro light , soft wools , In a varletv of delight ful llower-llko colorings , and with their soft clinging fronts of silk they leave nothing in material or color to bo desired , Tlieso gown may follqw the Japanese style , with square sleeves and eccentrically u raped front , or bo modeled after the Grecian fashion of robe but they must always bo loose and comfort able. Don't Fool Yourself ! Notwithstanding- rumors to the contrary , the Chlciigo , Mllwnukoo &St Paul Hy'tf now steam hunted pulaco sleeping cars , with "olcctrie lights it every berth , " atlll lonyos tlio Union depot pot , Otimha ut U:10p : , iu. dully , nrrlv in ) ; ut Chicago ut OiliO a , in. , in nmplo time to inalfo nil eastern connections. Ticket olllco , 1601 Furnum st. J. R PHKSTOX , F. A. NASH , C. PUSH. AgC Con. XKWH 01' THE Oregon. Portland's Industrial exposition will bo it-Id In Septomoer. Some opals have been found on liny creek , Cook county , that sold for f 200. There Is much excitement over the finding f ollln the vicinity of Hubbnrd , near Salem. The people of Llnkvlllo nro getting fat on nallards that cost only 15 cents a brace all eady for cooking. A bill has been introduced in the Icglsh- uro to make the IORII ! rate of interest U per out and S per cent by contract. The ship Cambrian Princess rcacho.l As- oria. having made the run from Valparaiso n thirty-eight days , the best trip on record. The steamer Champion , which has tilled up 'idiiown the Wlllianiotto river for sixteen cars , struck a snng the other day and went o the bottom. Mr. Polhuinus , who has charco of the gov ernment work nt the mouth of the Sluslaw , s making preparations for commencing work n the jetty curly in tlio spring. II. W. Davis , a pioneer of Portland , died nt he ago of eighty. Ho crossed the plains In WO nnd was one of the early merchants of ho place and held the ofllco of postmaster for u time. At Alba a young girl playfully accepted the iivHatlon of her brother to take a shot nt his oot , Her aim was better thim ho thought , ntid the young man Is now laid up with n dls- ibled member. The contractors for the construction of the extension of the Orcgoniun railway from Co- > urg eastward have completed the grading as far as Jasper and commenced on the tres tles nnd cattle guards. Three employes of the Western Union tel egraph company at Portland have been ar- cstcd for robbing the company. They nro iVilllum Brackett , receiving clerk , and L. Sophie nnd C. Xeller , his two assistants. Reports from the Blue river mines uro that snow lias fallen to a depth of live or six feet nnd the work of the company has been sus- lended , A number of prospectors have loft the camp nnd moved down the river tor the winter. The Kugcno board of trade is agitating the question of establishing a fruit and vegetable cannery In that city nnd it is thought that tlio n-ojcct will succee'd. The business men nro inking the stock and talk of employing some competent person to manage the enterprise. In the stntn circuit court nt Portland the application of Sandy Olds for a change of venue was granted nnd ho will bo tried in Washington county for the murder of Emit Weber , committed in May. ISS'J. Olds has already been tried in Multnomah county three times. . Papers for the ilrst < lnmngosu.it ngainst the Southern Pacific comnnny on account of the Snbish railroad accident of November 11 last have been filed with the clerk for the county of Oakland. Becltlej- , one of the passengers , seeks to recover damages for personal Injur ies iu tlio sum of J3S,000. The prolonged litigation over the estate of the late "Ben" HollUlny and the custody of ttio minor heirs has been seMled in Portland by the appointment of C. B. Bellinger as guardian. It Is the result of a compromise between the rival contestants. Mrs. II. Campbell , the children's grand mothot , and General Uufus Ingalls , who was appointed in the mother's will. As W. Friodlnnder , a Portland jowclor , was closing his itoro a. man throw a brick through the window and seized a tray con taining about $13,000 worth of diamonds. Ho had a horse waiting for him , but his attempt to mount scared the unhnnl and It ran away , leaving him on foot. Before an oDlcer ar rived ho made his cscnpe , but in his haste ho lost his hat. Tlio police tlilnlc the man will soon bo captured. hlnho. Boise City has a now hotel , the Capitol. Hex burg will build an opera house iu the spring to bo10 by mo feet. The Suit Lake , Hniley & Puget Round railroad Is surveyed as far as Shoshone Falls. Montana men who have recently become interested in the Seven Devils country are to erect a smelter there. A stamp mill Is tallied of for the Little Giant mine nt Warrens , Idaho count ) ' , where n rich strike was recently reported. Pocatello expects a boom. Word lias come from Washington to the effect that lots tlioro will bo advertised Immediately and sold bv May 1. , Willis Sweet bos been appointed to repre sent Idaho at the convention of railroad com missioners to bo held In Washington city on March 3. It is not expected that the legislature will have time to bother about county seat wars ns there are too many other matters to take up its time. Julian Hill , n miner and pioneer of Idaho , died at the Warm Springs near Idaho City , of Inllnmmatory rheumatism. Ml' . liill was a large mine owner at Atlanta. The board of trade of Boise City offered $10,000 in cash and ( MO acres of land within 1/lvo / miles of the city as a bonus for the loca tion of the stole agricultural college thero. About $10.000 of bonded indebtedness of Idaho territory will fall duo next December , and the proposition is being discussed of ro- bonding the indebtedness at a lower rate of interest. Kotchum Keystone : Idaho Is the bestngri- cultural country on the globe. This Is proved by the fact that every town In the state is the cst possible slto for the location of an agricultural college. Idaho Falls Times : The monopolists are after our coal. Wo learn the Union Pacific has bought up nil the valuable coal fields to the north ami east of town and will extend n branch line from Idaho Falls to them as soon as possible. Two school boys , Leo Mcsnrvoy and Clyde Jack , wore washing cue another's faces in the snow at ICnlntuk when Messorvoy got mad. Whipping out his pocket knife ho stabbed Jack in tlio back near the spine , making n dangerous wound. Joseph Firkons ran away from Idaho Falls with Ktnina Hawker and married her. But she wasn't of consenting age and her father , mother and a deputy sheriff who overtook the couple yanked them back. Firkons was held for the grand jury on the charge of ub- ductlon. A steam pipe explosion at the North Star mine at Hailoy severely Injuiou four men- Dave Mahoney , Nels Peterson , William Kcsslor and another. ICesslor , the engineer , was liadly burned , another had his scalii noarljBtukon oil , nnd another received n se vere wound in the leg. Peter Knight , who lives on Daggott creek , has discovered a true fissure vein which has given un assay of $517 in silver and some gold , says the Boise Democrat. His claim is located right in front of his door. Daggott creek Is nortli of the Half-way house and near the Boisonnd Basin road. A. K. Nordikc , assessor and collector- Logon county , who was known ns "Honest Bon , " is reported to have skipped , leaving n shortage of 3 1 , ( MX ) . Gambling , wine and women nro riven as the cause of his down fall. Friends In Bellevue say thoj would have helped him out if ho had asked them. Two hunting parties were organized n Liberty recently for killing various animals destructive to crops , Captain J. W. Ilytnas led his men , women and children on to vic tory , by a score of over 4,000 scalps of wolves , foxes , porcupines , rabbits , squirrels , etc. The other sldo paid the expenses of a supper aim daucofor all hands. Lewlston Is excited over railroad projects. It Is expected that shops ami a depot will bo built tins spring. The Teller reports tha' ' work on the Tammany branch will begin a once. Ills thought that aline will bo pro jected from this point into tlio Seven Devils before another season closes and tha line to Camns Prairie completed this season , The Do Lnmar mine Is turning out mori bullion than over before. It produced nbou $ $0,000 in a thirty days' run. At this rate , says the Silver City Avalanche , there \vill be no necessity of drawing on any reserve fund to pay for the construction of tlionow$7. ' > 0l00a mill contemplated. Bullrl It as rapidly as they may , the current product of the rain will pay for it. Messrs. Tootlo nnd Heed of St. Josep brought suit at Halley to dissolve the mining partnership existing between thorn nnd John T. Murphy , Colonel Doniphnn and Judga Uonlphnu , owners of the Camas No. 3 mtm nnd mill , and J. M. Vcnnblo was appointe receiver and put In charge. For the present ho will only keep the mine clear of water , without operating It. Work Is progressing well in removing ob structions in thoSimkn river above the Seven Devils' landing by the government force. Mote water is found than was exacted , and only ono place was found where a steamboat won't tloat. It will take only a few thousand dollars to cut a deep channel there , nnd with $ . * > 0,000 It is estimated the Snake cau bo mnJo navigable the year nroundi An express car on thtf Jfitylio Central was broken Into last Friday bytramps , , who stolen n valuable package and the messenger's over coat nnd shot gun. Oiie < roubcr dropped a liandKcrchlof which had been wrapped around his Injured hand , nud.ho was recog nized nnd arrested , His partner was also ar rested nnd both wcro lodged. In the Bolso City jail. The overcoat and package wcro recovered. Mountain Homo Mail : 'Thousands of head of horses and cattle have drifted down on the Snake river plums , where the food Is exceed ingly good. A few bands of sheep have also been taken to the river , There seems to bo considerable more stock In the valley on the south side than on the north. All the stock Is looking well nnd the raneo far better than last year. The Snake river vnllcis not lia ble to see much loss of stock this winter. The Indications nro that the high license bill will pass the sonnto In nearly the same form ns It cnmo from the house. This bill provides for n license of ? . " > 0U a year in towns and cities nnd SiOO for nil wayside snloons. The applicants for license nro required to give n tlXW ( bond to keep orderly houses. It has a habitual drunkard clause , by which n heavy penalty Is Imposed on saloonkeepers who sell liquors to parties after being for bidden by relatives. Pat Hayes , n section hand at Monlpelier , recently met a horrible death. There was n wreck on tlio railroad fuur miles west of town Imd Hayes was ! scat to watch It. Ho bought hnlfn gallon of whiskey and drniiK all but naif a plntof It. Building a lire he sat down to warm himself and ins troiuors caught lire. He was so drunk ho could not help himself nnd In tlio blaze every rag of clothing on him , ami Ids boots nnd overshoes were burned oiT. Ills legs wcro burned to n crisp , as also a part of his body. If ho did not dlo from his burns lie must have frozen to death. Nothing Is known about Hayes save that ho had been n section hand on the Oregon Short Line for three years. Nevada , A rich and Important gold strike Is re ported on Kstes mountain. A Caraon boy named Stevenson was bitten by a Chinamnn.'s vicious dog. An effort is being made to have the govern ment establish a military post at Ueno. Five dollars on the hundred is what the taxpayers of Virginia City hnvo to pay. At Austin Junction the thermometer rcg- stored ii ! ; below zero one night lint week. It Is estimated that U.-tOO men nro employed , n ICuroicn and almost as many moro in the surrounding districts. ' A bill providing fora sccrot ballot on the plan suggested by the federated trades has been Introduced in the legislature. Frank A. Hammond was killed in the Occi dental mine at Virginia by the premature ex plosion of n missed liolo while blasting. John White , sent from Lander county in 1S7S for life for murder , was pardoned , It be ing shown that ho wai dying from assump tion. tion.Tlio Tlio outlook for wool Is considered unusu ally good this year in Nevada , us there is plenty of feed and sheep are In an excellent condition. Commencing with the present month the Southern Pncilio company will contribute ? u'00 each month toward running the Nevada state board of trade. J. C. Brown , who was Indicted for selling whisky to Indians and pleaded guilty , was sentenced In Ueno by Judge Cheny "to 10 ! ) days in tlio county jail. Austin Hovcille : Another consignment of antimony ore from the Big Creek mine of about twenty-live tons was Shipped to Liver pool , England , last week. Controller Hallock says that if the valua tion of property In the state is not increased , the rate of taxation for tills year must neces sarily bo raised from 80 cents to f I. Snow Is reported to bo a foot nnd n half deep on a level at the Summit : at Cisco , live feet deep ; two nnd a half nt Emigrant Gap , and three aim a half at Blue canon. The mines of Stafford , near Palisade , are now principally owned by one man , who promises to commence active operations when ho perfects his title to , the properties. It is reported that a ntriko of considerable Importance bus been made by tho'Eureka ' consolidated company in their 1C 1C mine. It is said to bo extensive unu of a high grade of ore. ore.Tho The mine owners in Jefferson district , Nye county , are busy developing their properties. Some of the richest silver and gold ore over uncovered in eastern Nevada came from that district. W. J. Hantts , a prominent man and pioneer of Nevada , died nt Wells of blood poisoning. Ho was formerly sheriff of Stonoy county , and was twice elected to the legislature Irom Elko county. The Pittsburg company has resumed the reduction of ore at the mill in Crum canon , Lander county. There is enough rock on hand and in sight in the tunnels to assure a long nnd prosperous run. A brakeman named R. L. Gartin was cut to pieces and instantly killed at Hnlbronc , a sidetrack fourteen miles cast of Wells. The train broke in two while ho was jumping from one car to another , The severe cold weather nnd snow storms in eastern Elko has the effect of breaking up the ghost dances and dispersing tlio Indians , who announce , however , that they will con tinue dancingat Battle mountain in ten days. The Klko and Winnemucca papers score the so-called military companies at the latter place nnd Tuscarora. The papers say that since the recent Indian scare the captains caiinot get a corporal's guard ot thei'r men together. Winnemucca Silver State : The Bliss water suit Is still occupying the timooftho district court. Judging from thn number of lawyers engaged aud experts on hand it will cost money enough to buy the water of the Humboldt river at $1 an inch for the next ten years. The Winnemucca Silver State says a Chi nese section hand was cut in two at Hot Springs on the Central Puclilo and the otlior Chinamen would not touch him , giving as n reason that ho was alwas stealing. It Is sus- poeted that they nssistou him in getting under the wheels , None of the mills at work on Comstock ores are running at their full capacity , with the exception of the Eureka , which employs Us full complement , sixty stamps. The Ne vada Is running twenty-five out oi sixty ; the Mexican but twenty-two out of forty-four and the Brunswick thirty out of seventy-six. The Morgan Is running on tailings. The electric power at the Nevada mill has been shut off and It Is being worked exclusively by the Polton wncel. Local stock gamblers invested money with in the last few days in Con. Cal. & Vu. upon the strength of street rumors to the effect that high gradu ore , six feet In width , had been struck In the westerly workings of the mine above the 1200 level , says the Vir ginia City Enterprise. Things looked for a day or two as though they would realize a handsome profit on their Investments , but yesterday the stock was again as low as they bought. From the 1100'level ' to the f.05 there has really been no prospecting work done in the Con. Cul , & Va. Call Torn la. The first grade stako-oMbo Pomona nn < Cliluo extension of the Southern Pacific rail road was driven lost week , The surveying will bo completed and traok-laying commenc at once. ' The Snn Joaquln Valley warehouse com pany has been Incorporated at Stockton with a capital stock of 1100,000 , Its purpose is to erect a grain warehouse Jat that city with a capacity of nt least lOO.ljyq tons. William Bryant , a sixteen-year-old bo , bulling from Sun Franpisco , Is serving n ninety-day sentence fori vagrancy and beg ging Iu Sun Mateo county jail. Ho admits a record of ten prior convictions for similar of fences In different towns of the state. David Pnttorson , who was superintending the work on the insane asylum building at Highlands , San Bernardino county , was fatally shot by Hobcrt Errot. The latter hnd worked for Patterson , but wns dis charged aud was told bo could not get his pay until next month. This caused the shooting. Tlio Palnco hotel nt Walkervlllo wns par tially destroyed by lire. The guests escaped from the burning building In their night clothes. Mrs. William Ensmlngor , wife of the proprietor , Jumped from the second story window to the ground , sustaining serious in juries to her limbs aud sldo. She will re cover. n There- much speculation over the identity of the two persons found ono dead , thu other severely wounded nt nhutclln Bakers- Held. The man is supposed to bo John Beck , a discharged soldier , and the tvoman the di vorced wlfo of Cluiideuulu , who shot Judge Pierce nt San Diego because ho gave the cus tody of his child to the womnu. Two masked men carrying doublo-bnrreled fhotguns entered the store of J , H. & M. E. McDonald nt Urayson , Stanislaus ccunty. There vero llvo men In the store nt the time. One1 of the robber * covered lour of tlitiu whllo the other compelled M. E. McDonnM to turn over the contents of the safe ntul tnouoy drawer. The robbers then decamped. FltnU COlN.UilS OV SltjVKIt. lion , iletui V. Knrwoll , Hie atcrotiaiit I'rlnop , Protests Against it. John V. Fat-well In the Now York Inde pendent : Having hnd In my business ex perience of over forty years In Chicago , some opportunities of observing the result ) of state nnd national legislation affecting thu cur rency of tlio country , 1 wish to protest , Iu the inline of all business Interests , ngainst the present craze for the "free coinage of silver" by the government , to which the United States has nftlxcd Its ofllclil endorsement. If this measure becomes effective law , It must inevitably mnrsluil all moneyed institu tions , which control the money of the country , against all other business Interests , simply to protect thir own property from the Inevit able depreciation which must follow the Hat of the government , that debtors can pay their obligations wltti silver , nt about bO cents on the dollar. Can anyone blame them if every gold coin nnd gold certlllcato in their reach ( and they have most of them ) , is tnkon out of circula tion nnd held for the premium , whlcl- gold must command in the face of such a law I The silver legislation of the past ( not re ferring to the present law , which utilizes sil ver on a gold basis , to the extent of Sf > ' . ' ,000- OUO per annum ) , has had the oITcct to induce monetary institutions to niuko their time con tracts payable in gold. Probably 75 per cent at least of the western farm mortgages are thus payable. The farmer is bad enough off now , ns the result of rapid utilization of nraololauds since the war ; but with gold at a premium of i0 ! per cent , nnd his mortgage , principal nnd In terest , payable in gold , whnt would then bo left of him but n llminclnl corpse , without Hcnellt , of clergy for burial I Hnilroads have almost universally issued gold bonds for their construction. If they have to collect -freight and passage money in silver to meet their indebtedness , they must necessarily collect ! U ) per cent more to moot their obligations , which tlio dear | > coplo must pay. Do tbo present dividends on railroad stocks and the herculean efforts of railroad managers to make them more satisfactory to their owners indicate that it will be nn easy- job , with the business interests of the country cast Into the vortex of a monetary revolu tion ? Our vast acreage has been turned into money making machines till the United States is supposed to bo the richest country in the world. Farms nnd railroads have been made just a little too fast in the past decade , and as is always the case , farms have to sutler llrat , when und won't bear corn potatoes transpor tation for want of remunerative markets. It Is 'not too little money , but too many railroads and too many farms , as compared with other Interests , that alls the country just now , and a demagogic legal patent to retire Immediately several hundred millions of gold from our circulating money , and wait duo process of law to fill tlio vacuum with silver , as our only lawful money , and to discount our obligations at : < 0 per cent for the richest people iu the world- tills looks to mo lika political , financial and business dishonesty. It is the full team which bogus democracy expects to pull It Into power by the farmers' vote in 1S92 , without reference to results In tlio meantime. It does not follow , because the farmer said In unmistakable lancuago at the polls that an increase in our tariff ( which should have been reduced ) was a republican blunder , that n democratic blunder two years in ndvnnco of the election , which oy its operations will make thorn all paupers , will put the blunder ers into power by their votes. If anyone thinks so. lot him wait tand see how tbo farmers will vote in Ibiy , with a free silver coinage law that will certainly crcaVo the most colossal p.mlc that ever cursed our country. In 1-57 and ' 58 "stumptnll" state currency was the heritage of Illinois , and my Ilrm ndoptcd'wheat us the then best currency , be cause It would , nnd aid , pay its debts , while "stumptnil" state bank bills would not. Wo got through the panic of ' 515 and ' 53 by tbo aid of tlio farmers' wheat. From the panic of 1891 , with silver as our only money , no farmers' wheat will deliver us , and so , for one , I expect our senators to get wisdom , by the way of a white house veto , provided the other house does not re lieve the prosldonj by giving the country un- llniitod coinage of American silver into legal tender certificates on a gold basis ns a com promise measure instead of $ tfiOO,000 per month. Sueb a measure would bo endorsed by monetary institutions until the volume of such currency was equal to the demands of commerce , ano such use of silver , by botli bankers and people , demonstrated as benefi cent by fair trial , would probably open tho. way for nn International agreement for un limited coinage nt rn ngrecd ratio with gold , which , to my mind , Is the only cure for scar city of money nnd periodical monetary panics. Senator."ones " , in proposing such a method for the Inniteu use ol silver , has become the John the Baptist in monetary science , if such a result shall follow Us unlimited use on the same basis as It very likely will. England needs bi-mciallsm moro than America , and is discussing it now vigorously. She borrowed iJ,000OOOof gold from Franco at a per cent when her own rate was 0 per cent in the late money squeeze. Franco has moro silver than gold , out was able in the late panic to lend England at one-half her own per cent. Allow mo to add that unwritten law may intervene to prevent the realization of our worst fears. Cool-headed bankers know that panics and business failures proceeding from monetary changes will react upon them , and lienco all their sitill will bo challenged to counteract the bad effects of unwise written law , until calm publio sentiment can repeal it. Congress cannot enact a permanent embargo barge upon the business Interests of u free peoplo. KHVC.lTlOX.ir4. Drury college in southwestern Missouri has a property worth &JOO.OOO with , a debt of $44,000. By the will of the late Dr. Alvan Talcott of Ciuilford , Conn. , Yale college will receive $ > ,000 aud a valuable medical library. Hov. Mr. Peck has recently been appointed dean of the faculty of tbo University of Den ver. Ho will at once try to secure * IOJOJO for the Institution. In consequence of the present severe weather In Europe the school authorities of Brunswick have oruered that a warm break fast bo supplied at tlio public expense to all pupils attending the publio school. Tno work of building the now Trinity college - lego at Durham , N. C. , is being pushed for ward us rapidly as possible. President Crow- ell expects to bo In his now buildings by next October. Xho endowment fund is now over 200,000. Co-education seems to bo a grand succois in thoJVIissouri university , the numbjiof marriage engagements between tha nv.ilo aid female students being forty at tholaost count. Prof. Cupid evidently has been given a chair there. Mrs. Walter Baker of BBojton , whoso ho- qucsts to charitable and educational I nstitu- tions nearly reaulili.OiOJJ , is said to have carefully studied the nurlts nnd uosds of these bonotlclarles during her llfo , nnd did not give at haphazard. The catalogue of Obarllu college , lust Issued , shows that the projcnt attendance Is the largest In the history of the institution. Tlioro wore 1,707 students last year , and there nro now over 1,300 pupils , of whom 10) are in the theological department. The Georgia legislature , nt Itit last session , provided for tlio expenditure of more than $1OIX,00 ( ) for the common schools this year ; also for the quarterly payment of teacher. } , which will prevent the disgraceful delay hitherto experienced by teachers in waiting for their pay. In discussing the needs of Barnard college , the woman's annex to Columbia. Dr. Storrs described the human race as limping down ttio ages like a man with but one good leg. President Low thought the race llko a rider with but one spur ; if tie could make the side of the horse the spur was on progress , the other sldo would amble along bomchow. William Gay Unllnntlno , professor of Greek nt Ouerlln college , has just been unanimously elected president of the college , succeeding Charles S , Pnlrchllds. President Ballnntino was born nt Washington , D , C. , December ? , 161S , graduated from Marietta college In 18118. and was for at line a member of the staff of the Ohio geological survoy. In Ib7 lie grad uated from Union theological scuilnury , New Leading Jewelers , Opticians and 16th and Faniam Streets. -OUR- Great Reduction Sals U'fll be continued another week. ITe invite your at tention to t/ic following EXTXAORDIXARr JislRGA/XS. Genuine Diamond Rings Irom $2 up. Genuine Diamond Collar Buttons from $3 up. Genuine Diamond Scarf Pins from $4 up , Genuine Diamond Studs from $5 up. Genuine Diamond Lace Pins from $5 up Genuine Diamond liar rings from $7.50 up. Genuine Diamond Lockets from $8 up. Genuine Diamond Hracelets from $10 up. Children's Solid Gold Rings from 500 up. Children's Solid Gold Earrings from $ i up. Solid Gold , Lace and Scarf Pins from $1.50 up. Solid Gold Collar Buttons , uj-lc , fron $ i up. Solid Gold Plain and Chased Rings from $ 1.50 up Heavy iSlc Plain Engagement Rings from $5 up. ElegantSolid Gold Stone Set Rings , from $5 up. Fine Solid Gold Cull Buttons from $2 up. Soid Gold and Diamond Cuff Buttons from $5 up Solid Gold CiifT Buttons from $2 up. Solid Gold Bangle Bracelets , from $3 up. Solid Gold Bead Necklaces from $4 up. Ladies' Solid Gold Watch Chains from $5 up. Gents' Solid Gold Vest Chains from $7.50 up. 500 Fine Roll Gold Plato Vest Chains $1.50 up. 500 Rolled Plate Charms and Lockets from 500 up Fine Rolled Gold Plate CufT Buttons from 25c up. Good Rolled Plate Lever Collar Buttons from 5c up Solid Sterling Silver Bangle Bracelets from 250 up Finest Rolled Gold Plate JBracelcts from $ i up. , Handsome Brooch Pins and liarrings from $ t up. Fine Silk Garters with Oxidized Silver Buckles only $1.25 a pair. WATCHES. WATCHES. Ladies' Solid Silver Watches from $5.00 up. Gents' Solid Silver Watches from $7.50 up. Gold Plated Watches , ladies' or gents' , from $10 up. Gold Filled Watches , Am. movement , from $15 up. Solid Gold Watches , all kinds , from $25 up. Howard Watches , silver and gold cases , from $50 up Clocks from 756 to $2OO. OPTICAL GOODS Le Maire's Opera Glasses from $4 up. Pearl Opera Glasses from $5 up. Solid Gold Spectacles from $3 up. Finest Steel Spectacles from $ i up. Good Spectacles or Eye Glasses from 500 up. Silver-plated ll arc , Lamps , Fine China and Art Goods offered at about half price. Fine Silk Um brellas , with oxidized silver handles , from $2.75 up. SPECIAL PRICES AND TKRMS GIVEN ON ALL Pianos NU "Or gains SOLD DURING THIS WEEK. RESPECTFULLY , I VVJIj 16TII AND FARXAM STS. , OMAHA , NEB. ESTABLISHED 10OO. FMI Are now being offered on Trows AND- > u Avail yourself of those between neuron bargains. DEW1IY & STONE FURNITURE COMPANY A mupnlllcont display nf everything useful nnd ornuuiontul in the furultura nmhor'a art , ut reasonable , prices. York , nnd ttio snino year entered upon post graduate studies at the University ofLolpslo , ( jcrnmny. Ho was made IX1) . of his alma mater In lbS7. Since IWjl ho has boon ono of the editors of tlio Blbllothcca Sacra and has contributed many scholarly articles to Its pages. His breadth of culture brings him Into sympathy with nil department * of the college and his election means its develop ment iu every dircctiou. The present attend at Oberlln is the largest during Us whole history. Mrs. Mnrln Cor.i Mng.iiro , who Is sulnir her husband , Hoy. Hugh Mugulro , pastor of the Protoitant Kplsuoiial church of Our Sa vior in Brooklyn , forulvorco , deilaroJ on t e witness sliiiul that she would have ulop .t with his Satunlo Majesty himself to her husbuiid.