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2 TII13 OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 25 , 189 ! * , WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE Block Yards Bill Reported to the House by the Oommitteo of tlio Wholo. INTERESTING DEBATE ON THE MEASURE Pfemljor * "print the Afternoon In Cotuldrr * IIIR the Provision * < > l the Joiurn Hulntl- tutc Sr.n.ito Decldrn u Nn\v C'on- UUttlon U Nrrilvil , LINCOI.X , Nob. , Fob. St. [ Special Telegram to TUB HrE. ] The house devoted Itself to routine business during tbo morning session. The reports - ports of standing committees on bills that had been under consideration occupied the first hour , and the llrst reading of n score of now bills consumed iho greater part of the remaining tltno. Houio roll 8'J , Crane's bill giving the court In counties with u imputation of over 150,000 , othcrwlso Douglas county , niithorlty to nrrango trial docket cases us they saw fit , In order to glvo another trial docKct , was placed on Us passage , but failed to carry. This was the third time that It had como up , and the introducer was not In the house on this oc casion. His colleagues from Douglas once jnoro averted Impending disaster and secured - cured unanimous consent to have the bill re committed In order that necessary amend ments might bo added ! House roll 1 , HOWO'H bill providing for the Hulmilsslon of an amendment relating to tho' investment ot the permanent school fund , was also recommitted pending the result of the recount now in progress In the oflleo of the secretary of state. The house then took u recess until" o'clock. Tackloil thp Stock VuriU. At the afternoon session the report of the npecl.il committee appointed to visit the Block yards WHS called for , and was read by Mr. Van Duyn , by whom it was prepared. It was a compromise report entered Into 1 > y the stock yards anil nntl-stocK yards members of the committee in order to do away with a majority and minority report. It avoided any recommendation , and set forth the Htiitcmcnts made to the committee. It was as follows : Mil. HPRAKEII : Your committee appointed to visit and Invc'stlKiito tint condition ofthc stool : yards ut South Omaha would ri-port that wo visited KIUno on Fulirimry 2'2 , IH'J : ) , and , uftxir imilclns a Imrrk'il uxamlnatlnn of the yards , went trough two of tlio packing houses ( Hwlft &Co. nml Ciifliiliy & ( 'o. ) , after which wo ro- jmlrod to tli" olllrn of tlio Omaha Stock Yards company , wlifru Mr. Jle.Sliiini ) , iirestdunt of the Mock yards company , furnished us the follow ing statements ( same being the originals ) , numbered 1 , 2 , 3 , 4. IluaNo madu the state ment that the yards are run on about the HIUIIO busts as other Ntnck yards are run. Yardage , Including wultshliis : Cattle , 20 cents ; hogs , a cents , and hheep G cents each ; that tlmro Is but ono charge made for weigh ing , and when stock Is received on tholr track the company Is resnonslblu until stock Is sold and weighed. lie further stated that they charged for feed : Hay , $1 per 100 pounds ; corn , SI per bushel ; that the Htock yards company do not well the Mock placed on market , but hold the commis sion mon responsible for the reason that the railroad companies hold the stock yards ro- Hponslblo for freight. That nil cars of stock received from the railroad company are handled free of charge to the shipper , hut the slock yards company charges the railroad company 41 per car for HwltchiiiK and unloading. That 77 per pent of hogs , 02 per cent Of cattle and 03 percent of the sheep that pass through tlio stock yards are sold hero. Threoof thnconinilN.slon men appeared before - fore the committee and made the statement that tholr charges for selling stock are the same. In Omaha as charged by ether commis sion men In other cities , which am as follows : Oattlu , 00 cents per head for less than twenty- four head or * 12 per car. Hogs and sheep , $0 jiorcar , single duck ; $10 per car , double deck. Exhibit No. 1 ( both plants ) Which would In clude subsidy packing houses , l:203,73Ii.OU. ! Kvhlblt No. 2. Union Stock yards and con- Ktructlon cost. 81.027,221.08. Total expended. JJXl'ENIlITuilES O.V ACCOUNT OB1 PACKING nouses. Bfflft&Co $4113,000 Hammond It Co 100,000 Fowler Ilros 400,000 Oudahy 1'acklng company 400,000 Btockholdurs Transfer Stock yards. . . 420,000 Total S1.80G.800 Also the following acres of ground to the packers ; Oudahy 1'acklng company 17 acres Hwlft Co 10 acres Fowler IJros 0 acres Hammond it Co 0 acres Oross earnlngs1892 $418,300.84 Oross-oxpensu.s 1802 243,200.73 Dally expenses 1802. . . ; 777.02 Number of men employed 200 S. 11. KUM-K Chairman. Kxpliilnlng the Huport. Kosslov corrected a statement as to the Amount of stock shipped out of the yards to eastern and southern markets. Lccjcnor wanted the members to under stand that no charge was tnado for ro-shlp- jilng In such cases , as the only charges were for feeding , the unloading and loading being done 1'reo. Van Duyn assented and said further In response to another query that shippers could sell their own stock If they so chose , nnd did not Imvo to patronize the commission men. Barry asked If it was not a fact that a rule of the Live Stock exchange at South Omaha virtually provenedt the shipper from selling Ills own stock , and Van Duyn said that ho had been given to understand that such was not 'he case , but ho did noit know about it. The house then went into committee of the whole , with Hlggins n the chair , to con sider the substitute stock yards bill pre pared by the committee. The llrst and second sections were appar ently satisfactory , but after * considerable discussion a change was made In the third section. The clause relating to dockage was fitvlokon out , and In place of It put n line making It the duty of the inspector to say vvhleh wcro stags and which were piggy BOWS. IiPKiilatlnj ; the Chnrgoii. A long duhato ensued over section 4 , which provides for the charges that may bo made bytho stock yards company for the handling of stock. Kessler led the fight for reduced rates , nnd made a speech that elicited hearty ap plause. Elder championed the cause of the stock yards company , anil gave It as his opinion that the bill was unconstitutional. Dobson said that ho had experienced a change of heart , brought about by Ifls trip to South Omaha. Hois in favor of a rad ical reduction in rates previous to that time , nut now ho was very anxious that no Injustice - justice bo dona thai cor | > orallon. His trip had been a revelation to him , and ho felt much moro kindly toward the company than ho had before , irwln wanted to know how it was that Pobson hail managed to Had out all about that great cor | > oratlonin a couple of hours. Dobson retorted that ho could liavo told moro atom It before ho went there than Irwln over knew. Kosslor. said that ho based his statements on ten years experience In the yards , rather than on ten minutes experience , as did Dobson. Smith of Holt snoko significantly of the ' 'revelations" that had recently been made to certain members. The big subsidies given by the company to the packers were ; touched upon , and a dlfferenco of opinion w s manifested , Hlg commissions , watered ntock , robbery and kindred words wore freely used on ono sldn , while fair treatment , great boiifflt to the state and better things to como In tlio future wcro the points Btrongly set forth by the other. Kldersaul that ho was another who had run across n revelation , and ho wanted the house to "Jigger" n little. Ho didn't want any legislation in favorof Kansas City , when it was to save the pitiful sum of f runts on a utocr. and ho didn't think the liouno hail ortcr do It , " Ho read some of the ngurcs as to Kansas City rates , nnd when asited b.\ Kosslcr for liW authority , announced that It came from Clay county shippers. Ho know that the bill was Inspired by the feeling that nbvays animated some pcomo nnd Induce , them to lump onto everything that lookc ; ! liken big corporation , nnd ho believed that 1C was drafted for buncombe. On the vote to adopt the section as reat H'cnrrled ahilJ great applause by a vote o fX ) to 29 , Section 5 was adopted without debate The -snmo action was taken with section 0. Section 7 wns stricken out. Aflrr Communion Moil. Section 8 brought on another discussion anil Kldcr moved that it be stricken out , but when called upon for his reason failed to dvo ono. Dobson was In favor of the see- .Ion and Locknor was with him , stating that , t was conceded by oven those who wcro op- to cutting the rates of the stock yard company that the rates of the commission men wcro too high. Schappel staled , that the only objection to the clnusn was that it might tnako the bill unconstitutional , as It also legislated on another matter. ICessler said that Ixith the attorney gen eral and Judge Kco.no had passed upon the lull nnd declared It constitutional. Kldcr knew that the bill was unconsti tutional despite the opinions quoted , Horst sahl that If the gentleman from 31ay was sincere in his position , ho ought to bo pleased with the alleged unconstltutlon- nllty of the bill , as ho had previously de clared himself as opposed to It. Ho was dls | > 6sfd to regard the statements as rather suspicious. The discussion continued for an hour and the section was then adopted. Decided tn PIUH It. The ninth section was adopted without do- > ate , and Horst moved that the bill bo re ported for passage. Sutton aniumicd with a motion to report nnd ask leave to sit acaln. The amendment was defeated by a vote of ! ! 0 to ft ) , and the question recurred on the original motion , which carried by a vote of M. The committee rose , and Nason amended a motion to adopt the report by a motion not to concur. The amendment was defeated , and the original motion prevailed on roll call by a vote of tH toiii ) . Porter asked consent to Introduce a reso lution , and submitted ono providing for the payment of the costs of the contestants and contestccs In the contest cases. It was re ferred to a special committee of three. An adjournment was then taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning , after Oakley had tried unsuccessfully to carry It over until Monday. On First Itrnilliifr. The following bills wcro Introduced during the morning session ; By Ames ( by request ) A Joint resolution to amend sections two (2) ( ) , four (4) ( ) , live (5) ( ) and six (0) ( ) of article I ) ( ti ) of the constitution of tbo state of Nebraska entitled "Judicial Department" , and providing for nine Judges of the supreme court and to repeal said original sections. lly I ockncr To regulate corporations engaged In the business of guaranteeing , or acting as security for the fidelity of persons In public or private ofllees , employments or positions , ami the agents of such corpora tions , and preset thing penalties for failure to comply with the provisions thereof. By Lockner To amend section S17U of chapter xxx. of the compiled statutes en titled "Liquors. " By Ames -For the relief of Mrs. Arm strong , widow of George 1 * . Armstrong. By Wlthnell To amend section 103 en titled ' 'Provisional Hemedies" of the code of civil procedure. By Wlthnell To amend section 101 ! ) of the code of civil procedure relating to stay of ex ecution before justices of the peace. By AVithnell To amend uectlon 500'J of title xtv. , entitled "Executions , " of the con solidated statutes. By Withnell To amend section 52Lof title xiv. , "Executions , " of the cede of civil pro cedure. 1 By Wlthnell To amend section OfiO of chapter v. of title xxx. , entitled "Justices of tbo Peace , " of the cede of civil procedure. By Withnell To amend sections I'M ' and 200 of title viil , entitled "Provisional Kem- edics , " of the code of civil procedure. By Kruso To regulate and control the price of gas per 1,000 cubic feet in the metro politan cities and cities of the llrst class. By Barry To amend section CCtJ of Cobby's consolidated statutes of Nebraska , By Crane ( by request ) For the protection of game. By Crane To appoint a game and fish pro tector , defining his jurisdiction and term of oflleo , his duties and compensation , and pro viding for the expenses thereof. By Crane To provide for the revision of the statutes of Nebraska. By Crane To amend section 17 of chapter iv. of the criminal cede entitled "Violence to Persons , " not resulting in death. By Crane To amend section fi70 of chapter liv. of the cede of criminal procedure of the state of Nebraska. By Carpenter To amend section 3185 , chapter xxxix. , of the compiled statutes of Nebraska for 1801 , entitled "County Offl- ccrs. " By Bcal To amend section 2293 , chapter xxxll. , of Cobby's consolidated statutes for 1801. 1801.By Scott ( by request ) To amend sections 3 , 4 and 0 of an act entitled "An act to pro vide fo ? the incorporating of street railroad companies within the cities of this state. " By -Toamendsection2irnof chapter xxx. of the compiled statutes of 1801. By James To protect the makers of negotiable promissory notes , bonds , bills or other evidence of indebtedness where fraud or circumvention is used in obtaining the making or execution of the same. By- the Douglas County Delegation ( by request ) The Omaha city charter. By Crane To provide for the uniform policy of flro insurance to bo issued in this state by all insurance companies taking llro risks on property within this state. 1XT1IKSKNATK , Committee ItoportH Talto Up the Morning For n Constitutional Convention. LINCOLN" , Nob. , Feb. 24 , [ Special to Tun BEE. ] Today was'another busy day in the senate. Immediately after the roll call the reading' of the journal was suspended , and the following bills reported from the standIng - Ing committees : From the committee on miscellaneous corporations , Senator Mattes reported sen ate lllo No. 210 , providing for the Incorpor ation of street railways , with the recom mendation that it be placed on general file. The same committee reported house roll No. 70 , providing for the incorporation of villages situated In two counties , with the recom mendation that it do pass. The Judiciary committee reported favor ably upon Johnson's bill providing for a supreme court commission ; Mullcr's bill , to require county treasurers to pub lish semi-annual statements ; Moore's bill , relating to procedure in contested elec tions ; North's bill , amending the general election law ; Moore's bill , to promote the in dependence of voters and enforce the secrecy of the ballot ; Moore's bill , relating to the authentication of the acts of couimlssloneis of deeds for this state residing in other states ; Low-ley's bill , repealing sections 5,880 to5nOi : Inclusive of the consolidated statutes ; McCarty's bill , ' to facilitate the giving of bonds required by law ; Pope's bill , to prevent deception In the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine ; Popo's bill , providing for a purofood commission ; Popo's bill , to amend the laws relating to the descent of real and personal property. The .coininittco on counties and county boundaries reported favorably on senate lllo No. 177 , authorizing county boards to employ assistance for county attorneys In certain civil cases. The committee on agriculture made an adverse report on sonata fllo No. 403 by Tefft , authorizing county boards to levy n tax of 3 cents per capita upon all the inhabitants of the county for the benefit of county agricultural socie ties. Senator Teftt protested against the re port and at his request it went to the gen eral tile. The committee on privileges and elections rojxirteil favorably on senate lllo No. 47 by Babcock , making dogs personal property. I'or the Flmt Time. Bills were introduced"nnd read for the first time as follovra : By Darner To prohibit the giving of tobacco - bacco to convicts , providing for furnishing fruit to said convicts ami anti-tobacco treat ment , By Babcock Five bills amending the cede of procedure- , lly Mattes Relating to Insurance and in surunce companies. By Thomson TV regulate and protect prl mary elections. By Gray To amend the militia laws. By Johnson To repeal sections 3304 and & > 95 , chapter xlv , of the consolidated stat utes. utes.At At the request of Senator Harris his anti- pass bill was made a special order for Feb ruary S , at a o'clock p. m. Senator Graham moved that when the senate adjourn it bo until 3 o'clock Monday afternoon. Senator Dale protested against so many adjournments. The farmer element , he- said , was anxious to got homo for spring work. The motion , however , was agreed to , DlnriiMliiK tbo diminution. Tlio senate then wont Into committee of the whole to consider senate lllo No. n , with Senator D.ilo In the chair. The bill provides Tor the submission to the voters of tinstato a proposition to call a convention for the purpose of revis ing the constitution. The committee on constitutional amendments to which it liad been referred , had offered an amend ment providing that notice of the submission of the proposition should bo printed In ono newspaper In each county for three months [ irlor to the election. The amendment , was idoptcd. Senator Moore spoke at length in opposi tion to the bill. The auditor , ho said , had Informed htm that it would cost the state HU'iul ) to print the notices of the proposi tion. In addition to this it would cost from ? 1UOUOO to $ 150,000 to defray the expenses of the convention. Thcro certainly should bo the evidence of a strong desire for such a convention on the part of the people of the state , and some assurance that the work of the convention would bo accepted before so great an expense was incurred. Ho doubted If the people of Nebraska were In a frame of mind to adopt n now constitution ut this time , Thcro was no majority party in the stato. On the con trary , there wore four fractional and fac tional parties. There was no demand from any of thcso parties for a constitutional con vention. The only amendments that' had boon urged as being of importance were tlio ones creating a railroad commission , to bo elected by the people , and to enlarge the supreme premo court. The llrst of thcso amendments had been twice rejected by the people and the other once. Ho believed that this was pretty good evidence that the people did not want those features added to the constitu tion. The result of a constitutional conven tion , continued Senator Moore , would bo to increase the number of state ofllcers and also toralso their salaries. Senator Harris favored the bill. Ho be lieved that thu constitution of the state should be In advance of legislation for the reason that the legislature Is always hampered - pored by a lack of constitutional provisions. The present legislature Is not able to enact laws demanded by the people because the constitution will not permit it. Tlio consti tution of a state as great as Nebraska should ho broad enough , high enough and deep enough to enable the legislature to enact laws demanded by the people. Senator Everett believed the time had not yet como for a new constitution. The dele gates the people would be sure to send to the convention would bo nt loggerheads and as a result the now constitution would bo a patchwork of compromises which would suit no ono. Senator Darner contended that the people ple were not yet in a frame of mind to adopt n new constitution. Ho believed that a settling and disintegrating process was going on in the political parties of this state and this process should bo fully completed before a new constitution was framed. Tills Argument Won 'Km. Senator Corrcll spoke eloquently In sup port of the bill. Ho believed that a new constitution was absolutely necessary for the better development of the stato. The history of all nations proved that tholr or ganic laws have been too conservative. When the present constitution was framed eighteen years ago Nebraska had scarcely begun to reach the development which has since attended her growth. Wo hadn't a milo of electric railways. The railroad mileage was less than one- fourth Its present system. The western counties of the state were deemed unlit for settlement. The constitution adopted then made no provision for the de velopment of the state from a population of scarcely 200,000 to over 1,000,000. The very fact that amendments have failed was , para doxical as it may seem , an argument in favor of a now constitution. The lorm of the present constitution made it almost Im possible to amend It. Senator Teftt believed that the people of the state demanded a now constitution , Ho boliovcd that the people could bo safely trusted to send delegates to a constitutional convention who would do their work properly. The people should bo the judges of the necessity for a constitution , not the senate. Senator Pope also favored the bill. Ho pointed out tbo fact that constant efforts are being mndo in the legislature to pot around the present constitution. Ho believed the least the senate could do was to submit the matter to tbo people of the state. The committee by n vote of 20 to 7 de cided to rise and report the bill to the senate with the recommendation that it do pass. The senate then adjourned until Monday afternoon. KiiliHlltuto Stock Ynrils 11111. LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. 24. [ Special to Tnc BEE. ] Following is the bill substituted for bouse roll N c 17 , the bill designed to regu late stock yards. The substitute was rec ommended by the committee on live stock and grazing iv "A. blHJfor an act to provide for the regula tions of block yards , to appoint Hvo stock Inspectors specters and to tl.v the rominlhslous for soiling Hvo stock therein and to provldo.for punish ment for violation thereof. " Ho It enacted by the legislature of thu state of Nebraska : Section 1. All stock yards opened or organ ized under the general corporation law of this statu or by special charter , aru hereby de clared to he public markets. Sec. 2. All persons , corporations or com panies dealing at such yards' shall have the hamo rights and privileges with all other persons , companies and corporations. And no rlchts or privileges granted or conferred to or upon any person , company or corporation by any stock yards company or corporation , either directly or Indirectly , shall bo withheld from any other person , company or corpora tion. Sec. 3. That the governor of the state shall bo the live stock Inspector for the state ot Ne braska and ho shall appoint usufllclont num ber of competent assistants upon application of liny stock yards company for such stock yards , who shall bu known as assistant Hvo stock Inspectors , who shall determine what stock Is unfit for market and have the same removed. The said Inspectors shall also have the power to determine which are piggy sows , which ho shall divide Into two classes and allow n doukago ot twenty poutuU and fifty pounds respectively , and ho shall also de- tcriiilnojwhuh are stags , and Khali allow a dockage of tlf ty pounds on same. Such Inspec tors shall receive as compensation lOcentspor car and no more , to bu paid by tlio shipper. And all persons except those appointed under thu provisions of this act are hereby pro hibited from acting as stock Inspectors. Sec. 4. It shall bo unlawful for the owners or proprietors of any stock yard within this state to charge- greater prlco for yarding and weighing Ktock therein than thu following : I'or yarding and weighing cattle , 20 cents per head ; for yarding and weighing boss , 0 cents per head ; for yarding and weighing sheep , 4 cents per head. Sec. 0. It bball bo unlawful for the owners or proprietors of any stockyards within this Htatu to charge a creator price for hay and grain than double the wholesalu market prlco of thu same In vlllago or city where said stock yards are located. Sec. 0. It shall bo unlawful for the owners or proprietors of any stock yards within this Ktatu to tell less than 100 pounds of hay for cwt. and loss than llfty-slx pounds of shelled corn or so vcnty pounds of corn In the our for a bushel. Soc. 7. It shall bo unlawful for the owners ZIr. A. D. Leonard Ot Utlca , N. Y. , suffered severely from Liver and Kidney troubles , causing great pain and That Tired Feeling SS ta any Rood , but so successful and satisfactory was Hood's Barsaparllla that ho has taken no other medicine and U now well. The beat known UlJurf nnd lirer remedies are so happily combined with tonics and alteratives In Hood's Sarsaparilla that It is an unequalled remedy for all troubles vrtth these important organs , overcomes That Tired Feeling anil uaUe the we k itroug > HOOD'S PlLLS cure lUbltutl Comtlpittoabr lettering petUUltlo actiono ( the alimentary canal. or proprietor * nfrnrv MOCK ytvrdi within tlm ytnto to prohibit tlu < ownnr of nny cloud tttook In .siti'lt yiirdu t < i N'lll lo nny IHT.-.OU or iiorxoim to whom sitlil ov'tii'M may ilottro to null thn siiinn. Hoc. 8. It ulinll lin iintnvrfal for tiny person or pcrsoni. mMllim Itvostook out of nny Meek yurcN wlIhln tliU siiitolocliur i > u KTi'iitcr OOIM- iiilssloiiforM'llliit.4 ( ; ) > N\tUvtliiiiillHi [ ] followliiK ; 1 or ollliijtonttlc , la'potitM liorltciitl iinil not to ( xceciUH | ) orear/of nelllng boss , * 5 per ear foralmtlo deckiintrfri per ear for double dei'k rnrsi for nelllng Mn-op , J-l per ear for single deck and 17 per car for double deck CUM. Sec. 9. Any pi-rsonTwho shall violate any of the provisions of this aft tthall bo deemed pulliy of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall bo lined for tlio first ouVnso not moro than ilOo , f c the second otTrnsu not less than 1100 or morn than (200. Ami for eiich subsequent offonsVilot less than 8i00 ! nor more than J.1UO. Changes made by the house In committee of the whole yesterday are not noted In this , but can easily bo determined by comparison. llvorntf * lliillro.nt Mill. Following is a copy of a bill Introduced by Senator Everett of Hurt and Cumlng counties to provide for railroad rate reduction tit this state. It essays to llx reasonable maximum rates upon the transportation of live stock , grain , lumber , cement , lima and salt : Section 1. That It shall bu unlawful for any railroad company doing business In this statute to charge for thu transportation of the follow ing-named articles , tvwlt : Live .stock , grain- lumber , cement , limn and salt moro than 80 per cent of the rates charged on said articles by the respective railroad companies In this state on the 20th day of 1'ebruary , 1803. Sec. 'J. It.shall bo thu duty of tbo secretaries , of the Hoard of Transportation of the state of > ibraska ) , Immediately upon the taking elTecl. of this hiw , to prepare and furnish to each railroad company , dolni ; business In this state u schedule of the rates on the above named articles , In accordance with thu provisions of this law. Sec. 3. Whenever any railroad company or companies In this state , shall In u proper action , show by competent testimony that thn schedule of rates prescribed by tnls net Is unjust and unreasonable , such tribunal before which such action Is heard may ral.su the rates of such complaining railroad to mi amount , not greater than the rates In forcu on said road on the 20th davof February , 1891) ) . Sec. 4. It.shall bo the duty of the Hoard of Transportation to see thai this law Is fully compiled with by each and every railroad com pany doing business In this state. Sec. 0. Any olllcer , employe or ngcnt of any railroad company In this.statu that .slnill take receiveoreharKunny ereatersum forthu trans portatlonof the articles abovu named , than IsHUt forth In thn .schedule of thu Hoard of Transportation above provided for shall upon conviction thereof be lined In any sum nut Ie.-s than J100 , nor moro than $1,000. JU'.IAVf riSIT TO KKXllWK. Catholic Clergy Think It Menus Moro Tlmn u Brotherly Cull. ST. Louis , Mo. , Feb. 24. [ Special Tele gram to Tim BHE. ] While it has been as serted that Archbishop Hyanof Philadelphia came here simply to visit Archbishop ICen- tick In his hours of illness , It became known today , whether by order from n higher source or not , the Philadelphia prelate was rapidly disposing of the business of this Uioceso accumulated during the illness of its head. During the archbishop's Illness important mail was piled up unopened and letters from Homo were not read. Archbishop Kcnrick was never satisfied with the removal of Archbishop Hyan and re gards him as his coadjutor still , hence the archbishop , advised of the stag nant state of the dtocc.se In the city , for three days has been 'Kvorkiug on the arch bishop's mall with h& coat off , ligurativcly , If not literally speaking. This has given the clergy of the city n belief deeper than over that Archbishop Ityah's visit is moro than a brotherly one. . I Whatever his mission , though , It is nearly concluded , for ho returns homo tomorrow. . - I'EllS JX.ll , l'.IKAK.lPIIS. Mr. Edward Udsewatcr left last evening for tl\o cast on business. Ho will bo absent n week. " " " Modloska's manager , M. J. , T , Buckley , arrived in the city * yesterday , and is making the preliminary arKingements for the great star's engagement. hUro. Congrcssman-electi Mercer writes to n friend that ho is.cujoyng-his ( | stay In the national capital , nmV has been accorded n very warm receptlouj Ho thinks congress may bo convened , ill.ext.ru sessioiuby Presi dent Cleveland about September , although there is a great deal of uncertainty at the present time as to Just-what will bo done by the Incoming executive. Ho will not return homo until after the inauguration. At the Mercer : K. A. Nelson , J. W. Buchanan , Chicago ; Frank Baughman. Koclc Island ; I. W. Akin , DCS Moincs ; Horace Shaw , Hising Sun , Ind. ; John M. Ford , Duluth - luth ; J. S. Crawford , J. II. Needles , Atlanta ; H. P. Johnson , Davenport ; C. G. Somers and wife , Norfolk ; II. Bohn , Grand Isfand ; J. P. Smith. Weeping Water ; E. II. Fnrrell , Wil liam Hudson , Beatrice. At the Murray : R. J. Gocrner , C. N. Crewdson , St. Louis ; J. W. Stevens , Do Vol- noy Elliott , Theodore Bender , Arthur Batsch , C. Wittenberg , T. E. Miller , J. J. Paxton , W. A. Conkling , Now York ; A. U. Graham and wife , Wisner , Neb. : J. Leh and wife , Allcntown. Pa. ; J. B. Williams and wife , Logan , In. ; D. B. Woodbury. New Brit ain. Conn. ; Frederick Pease , Morlden.Coun , ; F. McCormlek , B. W. Smith.Hastings . ; F. A. Mayuard , Portage. NEW YOHK , Feb. 24. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] Omaha : W. M. Nurse , St. Denis ; J. U. Webster , Murray Hill ; & M. Welsh , Westminster. Lincoln : W. Meyer , buyer for L. Meyer & Co. , Bartholdl. Coun cil Bluffs : T. M. Gait , Bartholdl. CIIIOAOO , 111. , Fob. 24. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Nebraska arrivals : Brovoort E. J. Mozcr , Harvard ; C. Rich , Omaha. Grand Pacific E. R. Huntley , W. S. Collins , Omaha. Great Northern E. E. Balch , Omaha. Palmer F. -Richardson , Lin coln ; B. B. Long , Omaha. RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PURITY Misslonor Ornpsoy Proclaims Thorn the Watchwords of Jerusalem , OUSINESS MEN MEET IN NOONDAY SERVICE Tlircu Interesting MrutlMgt In the .Mission Vrstrrdiiy l.nrRn Attcndnuro ut the I.lto Ititlldliii ; Kvimliig Ser mon on Mnn'it I'nll. Those who attended the doctrinal instruc tion of Rev. Mr. iCrapscy yesterday morn ing at the cathedral nnd expected n dry ex position of theological dust were agreeably disappointed. The mlssto'ncr took the char acter tind mission of St. Paul as illustrating the providence of God , and delivered a inag- iilllccnt discourse. St. Paul was by birth n Hebrew , by edu cation it Greek , by citizenship a Roman. In thlsi master of sentences were formed the characteristics of that civilization which went before Christianity and which Chris tianity was to destroy. Thcro were three , cities of the ancient world that were set on a hill : Jerusalem , Athens , Rome. The watchwords of Athens were "wisdom" and "perfection. " The Athenians wcro always seeking some new thlng Athens was tn6 formulator of language and the Intellectual lifo of civiliza tion. The watchwords of Homo were "law" and "command. " The Romans were the founders of civil law , and they connected the world of that day by a magnificent sys tem of roads. The watchwords of Jerusalem were "righteousness" nnd "purity. " The Hebrew was the nation which set a high ideal of lifo before itself , which s'iw beau ty and truth * not In temporal magnilicciico and luxury , but in the parity of man's character. From these three cities St. Paul derived his powers and upon their foundations helped to build the city not madu with hands. It was as though three great rivers should rise from the north and south and cast and form a fourth river llowing west ward. Thcso three great streams of civiliza tion met In St. Paul , who turned thorn all Into 0110 great river of life , ( lowing west ward. All this did not happen by a fortui tous concuurcneo of atoms , but Illustrated the providence of God. Iliislness Mnn'H Mxntlng. The noon service was probably the .most liitcrestinffand unluoof ( | all the services. It was held on tno ground door of the New York Life building , and moro than 100 rep resentative business and professional men of Omaha "gathered together and sang "IIo Lcadcth Mo" and "I Need Thco Every Hour" with nn unction that was surprising. The imssloncr used a chair as his rostrum mrl spoke in strong , manly terms. Ho showed how God llrst manifested Himself as power In the creation of the unhcrso and then as love in sending His only begotten son , tho' Man of Nazareth , so that men might see in Him the true essence of God as mercy , sympathy and lovo. Ho came as God comes with hand outstretched to give and not to get. Tlio missioner then showed how man , made in the image of God , had constructed for himself a unlvoi so , a network of com mercial and financial machinery , so that the savage of the Zanzibar supplied the lady's bouuoir of Omaha. Man had manifested himself as power , but one thing was yet lacking that man should manifest himself as love. The speaker told the story of Boaz going out to the Held and greeting his reapers with "God bo with you , " and Uow they replied with "God bless you. " Wo need today moro of that spirit. Men should say "God bless you" with as much readiness as they say "God damn you. " The mlssloncr was very earnest ! .nd effective hero , and closed with a splendid peroration , which all followed eagerly. The services at noon last exactly thirty minutes , beginning promptly at 12 , and the congregation that attends there is not ono In which ono need to bo ashamed to find himself. It is expected that these nicotines will crow as all present yesterday were thoroughly enthused. Mini's I'ull. A very largo congregation attended Trin ity cathedral last night to hear Rev. A. S. Crapsey deliver ills second uvcnitiff sermon , nnd , as before , ho held his audience spell bound with his marvelous How of earnest eloquence. Rev. Paul Matthews of the asso ciate mission again read the opening service , and after a hymn had been sung Mr. Crap sey ascended the pulpit. IIo took for his text these verses in the third chapter of Genesis describing God's discovery.of , and Adam's excuse for , the commission of the sin which caused the full and exuulslon from Eden. God , said the mlsslonor , is above all things a merciful God and never refuses to hear the prayers of any ono who comes to him humbly confessing his sins. Adam did not como out with a plain rock bottom confession of his sin but instead was guilty of the miserable subterfuge of bringing the woman out and trying to lay the blame upon her. Nay , more ; ho tried to fasten the fault upon Almighty God , for ho said : "Tho woman whom Thou gavest mo gave to mo and I did eat , " as much as to say , if you had not given her to mo I would not have sinned. It is so with men everywhere. Constipation cured by Do - Witt's Early Risers. The Morse Dry Goods Co. BOYS' ODD Pants Boys' Pants , 4 to 14 _ years , 50c light and dark colors , and 75c splendid values $1.00 CORDUROYS and TRICOTS , $1.25 TWEEDS , and CHEVIOTS , . CASSIMBRES lr d- and WORSTEDS. $1.50 ' SUITS for SPRING have arrived. They are beauties. I O The Morse Dry Goods Co. nil J flAQAZINE FOR HARCH. Washington Society. I. Official. 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