ItlVftPTPHP If I TO 1ITJ
MlmSTIillS MASS M
Largo Assemblage of Clergymen and Ohnrch
Feoplo at Exposition Hall.
URGENT APPEALS FOR CHARITY V/ORK /
Hilltop Nntrinan' * AOilrci * In Ilehntt ol
reriiiniivnt Intercut In Hefnrinnttnu
of tlio t'nllMi nnil Alii for the
1'oor Other Talks.
The churches of Omaha hold ft mass meet
ing at Exposition hnll which filled ovcry
seat In the building , The meeting was for
the purpose of raising money to carry on the
chnrltahto ork which was begun during
the sojourn of B. Fay Mills a year ago. The
pastors of the various churches occupied
scats on thu platform und the music was
rendered by a choir of 100 voices under the
leadership of Prof. L. Cl. Kratz.
Hon. J. B. Ilawley presided and Introduced
Major Hnlford , who briefly stated the object
of the meeting nnd the urgent necessity for
Immediate action.
The history of tlio undertaking was then
reviewed by Kev. Joseph T. Duryca , who
added an earnest appeal In hchalt of the
cause. Ho said that before Mr. Mills left
Omaha ho had , with others , made n careful
canvass of the city. Ho had estimated that
of the 10,000 young men In the city fully
fi.OOO did not attend church and the same
proportion was found to apply In the case of
older people. It was the'desire of the
evangelist that the work then begun should
bo continued by pastors and people.
It was also his judgment that the churches
of Omaha wcro able to maintain n mission
which should interest all the Christian pco-
plo in tlio city ami minister alike to wants of
body and of mind , It was thought that
JOXX ( ) would ho necessary to Inaugurate the
work and carry it forward for one year.
The greater part of tha.t amount was
raised nnd the results of the first year's
work wcro at hand. Meals had been given
to 17,80:3 : persons , and lodgings to 17,1)33. )
Clothing had been furnished for 1,2.15 people
ple , ami employment had been provided for
1,000. A gospel service had been held each
day at which the average daily attendance
was ir > 0.
Itrcorit of the AVork.
Prayers had been asked for by 2.CCG peni
tents and 080 sincere conversions had re
sulted. Sunday schools at Hcsouo hall and
nl the Tenth street mission , the industrial
school for girls nnd _ a training school for
mothers had nho been successfully con
ducted by the association.
In addition to this many poor people who
were ill had been attended by ono of sixteen
physicians who had freely and cheerfully
given their services.
Dr. Diyyca concluded by urging the people
of Omaha not to allow this work to bo
dropped after It had been so successfully
inaugurated.
Dr. Hclllngs was the next speaker. Ho
said that there was never a mooting meant
to bo moro intensely practical than the ono
then in session. The idea was to so concen
trate the Christian forces of the city as to
obtnla the means for carrying on tlio work
of Ucscuo hall. If the Christian people were
to meet , vith liio demands which confronted
them they would continue to care for those
who needed their attention , and the humble
institution In Whoso name the audience had
gathered represented Him who while on
earth haa set a glorious example of self-sac
rifice and devotion.
JH lioi Nowmnn'H Aililrom ,
After a song by the T. It. quartet Bishop
Nuumau delivered the principal address of
the evening.
By way of introductory thcbtshop referred
to the funeral of Dean Stanley at West
minster Abbey , which ho hud himself at-
. " tended. . -philanthropist , Shaftcsbury ,
had como to drop a tear over the oli-r of ills
old friend. Hero was a man who em
bodied within himself all the es
sentials of Christian philanthropy. Of noble
birth , surroundou by nlllucnco , n member oC
the House of Loids , his attention was called
to the condition of womanhood in Kuglund.
Ho called upon the government to throw its
muniments of law around the girls who
worked in the mines exposed to the insults
of rough men. His bill was passed , and
these poor women wcro lifted from their deg
radation. Then ho turned his attention to the
vagrants of London , nnd reminded the lords
Unit the Seven Dials was a disgrace to the
civilization of the ago. Hero again ho suc
ceeded. His philanthropy developed with
his vision. The bootblacks of London next
excited his attention , nnd ho suo-icedrd In
maUlng n material improvement in their
condition. For this his name would bo re
membered ns long ns the stars of God should
Hblno in his empyrean.
Continuing , the npeakcr said that modern
philanthropy was attracted moro to human
conditions than to human nature. The glory
of Christ was that Ho sympathised primarily
with human nature. Ho recopnlzed the fact
that there was something inherent In the
man which was behind the condition. Christ
never endowed a college or founded a hospi
tal , but Ho taught all those vital principles of
lifo out of which these institutions have since
sprung. The modern philanthropist thro'w
a illmo to u poor , starving creature , and
said : ' "Ihere , you poor dovil. take tnat. "
Christ would not have said that. Ho would
have gone nt that which brought the man
to his degraded condition nnd have tried to
raise him to a higher level.
Ilcllef Mionlil Ho I'orniiiiKint.
Ill his opinion another trouble with modern'
philanthropists was that they wcro toooften
satisfied with merely affecting n temporary
relief of the ovll nnd neglecting measures
lor a more permanent reformation.
\ \ lien the money was provided to carry on
the work contemplated the Christian people
should not consider their work ac
complished. They should remember that
there was a cause which drove these poor
creatures to ask n meal or a lodclni : at their
hands. In his opinion inebriety was the
curse which was productive of the great
part of this misery and the disciples of
Christ should never rest as long ns there
was a libcenscd saloon In Omaha , or In Ne
braska. The duty WHS two-fold , first , to
ilnv the temporary necessities of the hour
nd then to reach out und grasp the root of
the ovll. To accomplish this would require
patience. Time was necessary to complete
any great woik of moral reform , but faith
nd patience would eventually win the day.
At this point the secretary was called on
for the financial report for the past year.
Ho said that i5,000 hn'd been originally sub-
icrlbed for the support of the enterprise. Of
this only W.SOO had been paid. Other dona-
t tnna ( mil 11 rtmim t ml 4n C'liirk x'l * . . . ft
tiuiin linn uuiuuuiuu 10 'W , iXlnOtV-IlVC
dollars Imd been realized from thoVood
yard nnd t l.tXH from the restaurant , maklne
total of f52y , The disbursements wcro :
I'nrflttlnguplmlldlnK. . , . . . . . .Ji.264
Kulunu , ui < l rent , . , , , , . * . a.005
Kxpoiisi'H lit ifktnnrnnt . , . i 018
Tenth bticut niUslnii . 240
{ 'ncl , Unlit nnd IncUluntaU . 901
Lxpunsvsof uoudyurd . oa
Total . irTlTP
M'liero wore suftlclcnt assets on hand to
reduce this deficiency to $1,302 , nnd the
audicncowns asked to contribute 11,500 to
put the organization on its feet for unotlier
EN. year's uorlr. Kov. Tyndnll of the fcjcwurd
Street Methodist uliiuvli took churgo of tlio
subscriptions. Savcrnl started nt f25 each
and ono subscription of * THJ was received.
Then smaller amounts were asked for
nnd the total subscription amounted to
nearly 1 1.000 , When the nudienco was no
longer responsive to tlio appeal the benedic
tion was pronounced and ( ho meeting dis
missed , _ _
.N itobTi : .
1 "as I IT Time to Clucn ; < > .
Commencing Sunday , December 3 , the
Hurllngton'B vcatlbuled ilyui- will leave
Onmlm ut 4:45 : p. in. dully and will arrive
at Chicago ut 8:20 : the no.\t morning.
Thin U a fahgrtcning of the time be
tween Oamhu and Chicago of about half
nil hour.
City ticket olllco , 1321 Fur man btrcot.
Cnuaeil l > y u Ilvfccllvp I'liip.
FVnnk Casper's residence , at-HIM South
.Thirteenth street , was badly damaged by
Cro lust uight. The fire was BCCU ' coming out
of the roof by Officer Bloom , who turned in
an nlnrm from box 8. Four flro companies
responded , but owing to the slippery condi
tion of the streets the companies mndo slow
progress. The names spread inpldly , but as
there was hardly any breeze the flro was con
fined to this ono bulldlnp , although thehouso
li surrounded by frame structures. When
the firemen got tlicirhoso Inid tliny soon con
trolled the llnmcs. Thohousonnd furniture
was damaged to Iho amount of St.000. The
loss Is covered by Insurance. Tno flro origi
nated from n defective flue.
ORGAN BECITAI * .
Mr. Tuber ( llvrn MM I'lfth SIICPCKI nt the
CoiiRrcgntloiml Church ,
Mr. Tnbor pave his fifth organ recital at
the First Congregational church yesterday
afternoon and was honored with nu audience
so largo , that after the main audience , and
Sunday school rooms had been filled to their
full capacity , clinlrs hnd to bo plnccd in the
nlslcs to nccommcdutc the overflow ,
Mrs. .T. W. Cotton wns the soloist for ttio
occasion nnd contributed two selections.
Dnrinp tne latter part of the program n
fontletnnn In the audience was overcome by
the closeness of the ntmosnhcro nnd had to
bo carried out. This incident somowhnt
marred the effect of the closing numoers.
Mr. Tabor's first number was thu overture
from Knssml's great opera , "Tancredl. "
This was In sotno respects his best effort.
The spirit , cfffcct nnd melody of the piece
wcro given n finished Interpretation , and in
the long almost cxapgeratpii crescendo of
the llnalo thu organist shoucd marvelous
skill In overcoming dlfllctiltlcs of technique ,
The "C.intlleno" of Salome and Woly's an
dante In F , both of slow movement nnd
elegiac tone , were played with Mr. Tabor's
usual good taste in such compositions.
Scliarwciika'a "banntclle , " short , lizht
and tuneful , was simply a sweet succession
of sounds , llutcllko in quality , nnd the rcn-
iicrlntr of Hatlsto's offertolre , "St. Cecilia , "
was distinguished by the delicate ilorldlty of
rioinu of Us passages.
Talclnc ; up the second part of his program
Mr. Taber played an aria from-Uaeh's or
chestral suite In D , and then repeated , by
request , l.ux's fantabif , "O Sanutisslnia , "
which niiuie such a pleasing impression in
the third recital , two wcols 1150. This is an
old theme elaborated with beautiful varia
tions , nnd is evidently one of the most pop
ular pieces in Mr. Tabor's repertory. The
rendition of the "Prayer" from Wagner's
"Lohengrin" was very impressive. It could
not. , huvo been hotter executed , and Whit
ney's pretty "processional march , " the or-
iramst's concluuing nuuibor , was played
with splendid oflcct.
Mrs. Cotton changed the older of her solos
ns printed on the program mm first sang
"With Verdure Cuul , " from Haydn's "Ore-
tlon , " In which she sustained the hiditr
notes with faultless intonation. This song
possesses more of the dramatic style than
the second number , "Tho Worker , " by
Charles Gounod , which is essentially lyrle In
character , and in tlio pathetic.- and subdued
passage , "Tho worker's work Is done , " the
singer's enunciation reached the height of
perfection. Mrs. Cotton has a voice of line
quality , stnirs with a refilled taste , and
nothing could bo more charming than Her de
lightful pose , action nnd utterance.
KILLED BY HIS BOG.
I'ate of William Woods Mlnlu on n Hunt-
Ins ; Trip Ycttorilny.
Information wns received hero last night
that William Woods , who lives in Omaha ,
was accidentally killed while out hunting
yccterdnyafternooii near Calhoun. As near
as could tm learned it seotns that a party of
Omaha hunters went up to Calhoun yester
day morning to hunt rabbits. The party
went out about throe miles south of Calhoun
anil during the afternoon Woods stopped to
rest , ilo stood his shotgun up against a
stump. His dog , which was playing around
in the snow , ran atralnst the weapon , knockIng -
Ing it to the ground. The gun was
dischareed and the entire cliavire
of shot ontnrod Woods' sldn. Thn
weapon was close to the unfortunate man
and the shot inudo.n terrible looking wound.
Other members of the party hurried to his
side nnd did all they could for the wounded
man , while ono of them hurried for medical
assistance. The body was taken to Calhoun
and a message sent to his relatives.
Woods' parents live in Calhoun and they
said ho was .married and leaves a wife und
two young children in this city. His address
could not bo learned. There is snld to bo a
man of thnt name in the employ of the
Union I'acillc company , but no ono was able
to give his address. It was not learned
whether or not the body would brought to
Omaha for interment.
Hud a MntropulltHii Time.
Clwrlos Brown is n husky young man who
lives iii the runil precincts , but he occasion
ally tires of the quiet solitude of the farm
nnd comes to town to Iwvo n "time , " He
arrived in the city Saturday evening and
proceeded 10 fill up on Third ward whisky.
He said he wanted to find u policeman to
have some fun with him. After Retting-
drunk and disoiderl > ho found Oniccr Bloom"
The olliccr attempted to arrest Charles , but
tlio youns man objected and in a moment of
exuberance ho smashed IJloom on the jaw.
Uloom came up smiling with his club in
hand ana after the fight was over Brown's
nearest relatives would have had consider
able Uiniculty in recognising In him the gay
young man who came to town to have some
fun. Three charges wcro placed opposite
Brown's name on the pollco icgister.
TI.MI : u
Ihn NortlnvoUurn I.liio.
The castbouml local , No , 8 , now leaves
Omaha dully ut 11:05 : n , in. The ' . 'Chi- '
cngx ) Limited , " No. 0 , leaves at 4:05 : p.
in. , arriving t Chicago 8:15 : a. m. , and
the "Eastern Flyer , " No. li , leaves at
( MO p. m. and arrives nt Chicago 9:110 :
a. m. by all eddo the most convenient
train from Omaha to Chicago. The
equipment remains unchanged , because
people expect something "above the
average" on "Northwestern" trains.
City ticket ofllco 1401 Fatnam street.
Sun I'raiifUro'o Alliltvliitor Piilr
will bo one of the attractions on the Pa-
oiflo const during the comincr winter.
It will bo hold from January Ibt to .luno
HOtli , 1804 , and might bo aptly termed
the World's fair in miimtnro.
It will equal if not biirpuss the great
Contonnlul.
The Union Pacific ts offering unusu
ally low round trip rates to all Cali
fornia points and Portland , Oro.
Send 2 cents for ourvCullfornm Sights
and Scones.
II. P. Duel , 1M2 Farnam St. E. L.
Loinnx , general passenger and ticket
agent , Omaha , Neb ,
llnuiidlng Up the Miisiitcti.
Early Sundcy morning the police began to
round unsuspicious churaetcrs who wcro on
the streets. Mno such people wcro sent to
the station and among them wcro John
Delaney and Joe Collins. The police have
had expurlenco with Collins and his gang
and it is alleged that these men partially
answer the description of the two men who
held upV. . J. Hughes in his store last Fri-
dav night. Hughes was notlllcd , to go to the
police stution and see if ho could identify
the men.
Ono \Vay to < ! ro * * liiti Ciiiintry
Is the subject recently given by the Now
York Sun to an article onTourist
Parties" to the far west. The ono way
is via the Great Central Route Weekly
California excursions via tno Union
Pacific.
Solid ) comfort , jolly times , cleanliness
und cheapness exemplified.
Send for folder civliiii details. R E.
Shearer , umnngor , 101 So. Clark street ,
Chicago. E. L. Loinux , Gcu'l , Pass , and
Ticket Agt. , Omubn , Neb ,
805.no cnliroriiU mm Itrl urn SOS BO.
The Union Pacific odors to the Cali
fornia tourist for the winter of 1893-1 a
rate of 8(15.50 ( for Iho round trip from its
Missouri river terminal , . Quickest time
and best service , The vnly " 'Jino run
ning Pullman palace sloopqrs und diners
through from Chicago to , ftau Frunolsco.
For any additional infonnnmatlon call
on or address II. P , l ) < niul.J002 Farnam
btrcct , or E. I . ' Loniax , negoral passcnt
gor ana ticket ugont , Omitua , Neb.
CRANE ON AMERICAN SPIRIT
npromacj of Morals and Fonndation of
Liberty Discussed.
FAITH AND FREEDOM AS CHARACTERISTICS
lllmptci from tlio P mk nf the Troient
Over tlio r.roniul ottho l'n t ln plr
HE Sight * Viewed by n Metho
dist 1'nstor.
Hov. Frank Crane of the First Methodist
hurch preached upon the subjcctof "Tho
American Spirit" jcstorany morning. Ho
aid :
"Tho spirit of the ago Is the most 1m-
> ortant thuit : for the student of history to
ttiow. Without a knowledge of this you can
orm no estimation of iran , you cannot
understand the frenzy of Mohammed , the
larbarlty of Tamerlane , the lowdncss of
5mollet , the frailties of Abraham and David ,
csus Is the only man who docs not depend
ipon his time. Itwas public sentiment that
jurnt WyclllTo and Huss ; it was not the
ionuin church , but the snlrlt of the times
hat committed the awful barbarities of the
nquisltion , nnd had not the spirit of the ago
hanged Luther would have fallen a prey to
t also. So the great crimes of history are
lot to bo attributed to certain men ns mentors -
tors greater than the rest of us , but rather
o the spirit of their time and place ; such It
vas that caused the mnssacro of St. Bar-
holomow , that burned Scrvctus , and that
vas guilty of the crime at Calvary , for did
not Jesus pray , 'Father forgive them , for
hey know not what they do. "
"Different nations have different spirits , a
man may have four wives in Turkey but it
rill not do In the United States. Gambling
s wide open In Omaha and Now Orleans ,
ml such n state of things could not exist In
'liihulelphla or Toronto. By a thousand
ittlc evidences we are tiwnro of a different
ntmosphcro in the east from that which is in
ho west nnd the spirit of tlio north is differ
ent from that of the south. There arc oven
different spirits in different parts of the
.rune city. Now is there an American spirit ?
I'horc is n distinct and compact one , for ,
ilthough America has an rmormous territory ,
vet because of the railroads nnd because of
; ho mobllochnractcrof its people It preserves
ts solidarity as well as any European state.
I'cHimliulon of American Spirit.
"For the foundation of the American spirit
wo must go back to the old Saxons. . ,
Tell mo not of I'liiiita onots
lapslmrus urn ! Uuctpns , vlioso thin bloods
craw 1 ,
town from sonic victor In a border brawl. '
J'Tlio best oranges are raised from a culti
vated graft onto a wild stock. For the stock
of the American God chose the Saxon. The
characteristics of this savage are yet no
ticeable in the American.splrlt. He- was do
mestic , each man living separated by a little
space from his neighbor. This was tlio race
, hat produced the poem 'Homo , Sweet
: lome. ' Ho was virtuous , the adulteress
was slain by the Knives of her companions ,
ind the man was understood to belong as
absolutely to the woman as slid
.0 . him ; ho was valorous ana
f the chieftain came not home from
jattlo his comrades left their bodies piled
around him that their souls might still bear
ihn royal escort. Ho was a drunkard , and
ila idea of happiness was to pot stupiticd
with drink. Ho was gloomy , and the immo-
jilo face of the American is his monument.
When the Norseman conquered him the
Norseman , volatile , gay , polished , civilized
10 In vain tried to stamp himself upon his
subject. But the race finally remained
Saxon. It has shown its strength by its
lopuluting power.
Untiles of 1'ast nnd Future.
"The battles of the past for thesupremacy
of mankind have been fought with the
sword ; the battles of the future will bo a
battle of bloods ; the race that will prevail
is the race that has the power to outpopu-
late the others. The real reason why
Britain is mistress of the world today Is not
because of diplomacy or generalship , but
because full tides of strong sons and daugh
ters have poured from that little island over
the corners of the earth.
"But this race has not grown narrowly
according to its own typo. It has been ex
pansive. It has taken in all of the other
races. It has been called the 'robber race. '
Our language is a sample of our mode of
royal sei/.uro , for while other tongues grow
upon their own root , our tongue delights
to import and iucocporuta- itself the
wealth of the Greek , the Latin , the French ,
the Arabic. The American is 'the heir of
all the aces.1 Whllo we take our bodies
and the foundation of our spirit from the
English wo take our civilization from Greece
and our religion from Judca.
Morality tlio first.
"Tlio first characteristic oC the American
spirit is morality. I do not mean that wo
are n religious people in the sense of Doing
meditative and introspective ns the Jews or
Hindoos , for this spirit often accompanies
the greatest immorality. Neither do 1 mean
in a petty and circumstantial sense that wo
are moral , but I intend to suy that the great
heart and purpose of tlio American spirit is
supremely moral. The beaver builds the
same Umd of dam now that ho built In the
riversUnit , watered para'dlso , the swallow
builds the same sort of nest in the caves of
your barn that ho built in the ark. Each gen
eration of animals begin where the lust gen
eration began. But. with man it is different ;
ono generation commences where the last left
off , humanity alone has a cumulative his
tory. The most Inspiring sight is to stand
upon the peak of the present and look buck
at the gradually rising ground of the past.
The boy at low tide sets stakes from the
water's edge to the high tide mark. You
cannot detect the rising of the waters , but
llttlo by little thoi como up and cover ins
stakes. Notice how the rising waves of
conselcni'o have engulfed evil institutions.
That farthest stake \vui gladiatorial games ;
next went under the power of the church ;
then private wars , then thu use of torture in
legal examination , then dueling , then
slavery , then open seniuultty , and before
some of you present shall dlo the infernal
liquor truftlu shall ho buried beneath the
rising waters iif divine purpose.
Jcau , tliu rmtiiilrr or I.llicrty.
' The second trait of the American spirit
is liberty. Jesus was the founder of human
liberty. Before him the world had never
heard of tlio idea. The liberty of the
Grecian states was nothing at all as wo un
derstand liberty. Foricenturies afterChrlst
tlio world never grow tip to his idea. In
deed , not until a nation grow upon this vir
gin soil did the world uvcr see an example
of the freedom of the Individual. This Idea
Is the central point of Christ's religion , and
as this is the first land where that religion
prevails , not tiy compulsion , but by the free
choice of the people , so this Is the lirsl land
that has over snun real liberty. The three
richtcous wars that the United States lias
waged have been for this principle. The war
of tlio revolution \vas ag.iinst unjust tax
ation , that of 181'J against unjust impress
ment ol seamen , the war of the- - rebellion
was to secure the freedom of every man on
American toll. It was this senbu In us that
every man should bo free that expelled the
Institution of slavery as a healthy system
expires a vlr s hostile to the blood.
J' ' iill UH ii Cli.iinuvrl tlCf
* "The third chief characteristic of the
American spirit Is tuith. The American
believes in a man who bolloves in what ho
believes In. He has no sympathy with thu
doctrlno of giving the devil las duus. Ho Is
opposed to the devil and Inclined to think
he 1ms no duos. The llro of Garrison was
iroro like us than the questionhu : scepticism
of Emerson , Wo ura impatient of shifting
dilletmitolsin , Wo uro inclined to pray
With the o.inuy hcott.'Oli.iIjgra wo prav theo
to guidu us aright ; for Thou ) ; ngu-ettO
Lord , that whether wo borlgnt or wronjr , wo
bo very determined ) ' Doubt is .u destroyer ,
faith is a creator , Mr. HusUlu
tells us that the great works of art
Were created by smccilty , nnd thru the de
cline of art was caused byjbo deca'y of fuith
Doubt builds no schools , nnu erects no
churches to propagate llslf , it organizes no
charities , It wages no wars , institutes and
champions no reforum , fronds no missionaries
It is thu handmaid of EcllUtmuis and Ihq re
treat of egotism , Doubt Is the n\tle ( o ( the
spiritual MorlJ to whom thu' apt phrase of
Emory Storrs misht .voll upply : 'Without
hope la posterity or prldo in ancestry. ' It
is our buoyum faith that surprises the de
spalring old world , It Is our Intense convic
tions trial lead-ns to great achievements. "
the I.lTlnR.
Beside thesoinbree principal character
istics , the spefrkfer1 referred to thrco other
traltR commoiflsetiso. toleration and Intclll-
pence. In < ] iioUn ' what Bishop Newman
nnd said in rcfrml to Ixigan , the sneaker
raid nn cloejuunU tribute to the bishop , in
which ho said : M' shall tnko advantage of
t0 [ ] absence of oni bishop from thu nudienco
this morning to'say ' a word of praise. I do
not bellovo in vtaitlhg until n man > s dead
before you glvolllnr the tribute of your re
spect. 1 hero iwivo been ninny great minds
In Methodism , but none greater than John
P. Newman. His \Yebslerlan appearance
prepares you fonnoolo conversation , nnd the
words of his mouth arc equal In dignity and
grace to the promise of his brow. Omaha Is
especially favored by thn residence of a
representative of Methodism who has
measured favorably with the giants of church
and state and whoso memory is a rich treas
ure house of Incidents of the great. "
IVI.V.I//JA coitHHbroMnxca.
Letters lii HID CclctiriHi'il ( June ( liven to tlio
VllllllC.
NEW YOUK , Dec. ! l The following corre
spondence Uutwecn Hon. J. J. Van Alcn nnd
the president and the s'ccrctary of state is
made public tod.y : :
"Nnm-oiu , H. I. , Nov. 20,1SS'3. ' To Hon.W.
Q. Urcsham , Secretary of State : Sin I
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of October US , In which you
notify mo the president , by and with the ad
vice ami consent ottho senate , has appointed
mo ambassador to Italy.
"Slnco the receipt of your letter I have
given the matter my most serious and care
ful attention , and us the result of my reduc
tions have concluded to ask you to express
to the president my decision not to accept
the ofllco tendered me.
" 1 must ncg that you , will not Infer from
this action any lack of appreciation on my
part of the honor conferred. On the con
trary , I fully comprehend the dignity , im
portance and responsibility of the position
and , having this realization , I may frankly
add that the nomination was extremely
gratifying to me , nut in n personal scnso
merely , but moro particularly because of the
opportunity oftercd mo of representing my
country In such a manner as 1 hoped might
bo satisfactory to the American people and
creditable to the administration.
"Among the comments upon my nomina
tion which appeared in the public press ono
charge only merits attention , not because it
was not true , but because it was and I sup
pose still is believed by many persons un
I.-unllinr with the Individuals concerned and
the facts essential to the formation of an
accurate Judgment.
"Tliocharge was that I received the ap
pointment in return for n contribution of
SoO.OOO to the democratic national campaign
fund. While my nomination was pending in
the scnato it did not seem fitting and proper
for uio to offer marc than an explicit denial.
I was aware that as an interested party my
statement would have little effect beyond
thu limits of my personal acquaintances.
Now , however , when my action cannot bo
fairly attributed to purely sottish motives
it seems to mo that n , repetition of that
denial , which 1 make without qualification ,
would bo sufficient for any honorable man.
"I have never denied and do not now dcnj
that 1 contributed to the campaign fund
not $50,000. butr yet a considerable sum of
money sinccrojy believing , ns I did , that a
continuation of republicanism would bo not
only a hindrance to national progress , but in
time a positive menace to the success ot
popular government , and having largo inter
ests at stake I was impelled by both patri
otic and selfish reasons to aid the demo
cratic cause.
"So far from attaching undue imcortanco
to itl was fully aware that the contribu
tion meant far less to me than the time and
effort devoted to thousands of unselfish cit
izens to ttio same campaign. Nor did I be
lieve that it should entitle mo to any more
consideration. On thevt'ontrary , I have not
only admitted , but have positively insisted
at all times that it created no obligation tome
mo whatever , : md I.feel . confident the pres
ident , who Imfact.was.kind enough to say to
the dembdrau of Khodeusland that ins per
sonal acquaintancewithuno enabled lii in to
consider my camlldacy solely upon its merits ,
will bear mo out in i this assertion.
"On the other hand I frankly admit that
until after the appointment had been made
it had never once occurred to my mind that
my contribution could bo used to my injury.
It therefore seems to me suDlcicnt to add
self respect compels mo to adopt the only
alternative and decline the . high ofllcc to
which I have been appointed. *
' I have the honor to bo your obedient
servant. J. J. VAX Aux. "
EXECUTIVE MANSION , WASHINGTON , Nov.
22 , lb'J.i. To Hon. J. J. Von Alen : Mr DKAU
Sin : The secretary of state has submitted
to mo your letter ot the 20th lust. In which
you tender your resignation as ambassador
to Italy.
"I hasten to express my earnest wish that
you will reconsider this conclusion. The
sentiments contained In your letter do credit
to your conscience and Americanism , but
you must allow mo to dissent from their' ap
plication in this caso. I did not select you
for nomination to the Italian mission without
satisfying myself of your fitness for the
place. I am now better convinced of your
fitness than over. You Know , and I know , nil
tlio malignant criticism that has been in
dulged inircgarding this appointment has no
justification , and that the decent people who
Ijave doubted the propriety have hcen mis
led , or have missed the actual consideration
upon which it rests. We should not yield to
the noibo and clamor which have arisen
from those conditions. My personal preference -
once should enter very slightly into your
final determination , but so far as I have
such preference it is emphatically that you
accept the honorable olllco conferred upon
you nnd vindicate the discharge of its duties
and the wisdom and propriety of your sclec-
tior. . Await ing your early reply lam , yours
sincerely , GHOVEH CI.KVHI.AXK. "
"MEHi-oiiT. It. I. , Nov. 2. > . 18'JU. ' To the
President : Sin 1 have the honor to acknowl
edge the rccflpt of your latter of the "la
inst. In reply allow mo to thank you must
sincerely and heartily for the very kind and
llatterlng sentiments you express.
"For the reasons I have already stated in
my letter to the secretary of state , and
which were reached only after long and
serious consideration oMho subject , 1 feel I
cannot accept , the high office to which I have
been appointed. My only regret in this de
cision , which 1 must bog you to consider as
final , Is that it Is contrary to thu personal
preference which you so Icindlv express.
But I cannot think It would bo advit able for
mo to Invite further misrepresentations by
taking nil vantage of your gcnorosity.
"Again thanking you for your most grac
ious words nnd with an earnest iiopo tor the
contlnuanco"0f the successes which li.ivo
already marked your second administration ,
I hoi ; to remain , sir , with much respect , your
obedient servant , J. J , VAX AM.EN. "
ItVax < ii M.ilnc Sui.liy. :
Tilings were remarkably qulot In pallco
circles yestordavynnd from 4 o'clock Sunday
morning until 11 o'clock lust night not an
arrest had beommadc. Such n thing has
not occurred before in many months. The
ofiluors have bjen unus tally visitant during
ttic-fall and winter month * and they seem to
have gained cumulcto control over tlio law
breaking elements.
iiiirtir Mmrr.
RICHMOND , Va , , Dec. n , A special grand
Jury nt Bedford'Clty nrougnt In seven In
dictments ugainfcUTrcasurer Arthur of Bed
ford county. liUvo uhargo him with embez
zling ) TUW on Eta to and county bonds.
Tlio others ch rgu tlio misuse of flOJ of
school funds , Hksayi ho will maUo good
his shortage.
THE FINE ART PORTFOLIOS
Readers Should Not Fail to Obhin the Pint
Number ,
THE COMPLETE SERIES DEilR\BLE \
A. DDcrlptlva nnil I'lctnrlal Illntory of Ilia
IZxponltlnn Now u Vnlunhln nml
Nocemury Addition to
Krery Library.
If readers will take the advlco of this
paper , which is frankly nnil honestly
given , they will lese no time in begin-
nhifj to clip the cottnons necessary to sc-
euro the correct Art Portfolio of world's
Fair views nnil continue to ( jet each ono
ns issued until the entire series 1ms hecn
obtained. They will then huvo in their
possession n complete liiBtory of the
World's ' Columbian exposition. Tlio
word "ooinplutu"la tibcd advisedly , since
the dcbofiptlvo portion of the portfolios
has received cnroful attention. and
cnch view is Rupplemonted by n
trrnpliic nnd Interesting statement of
facts nnd everything of interest worth
while recount ! ! ! ! , ' . Tlio value of the
portfolios is therefore twofold dotcrip-
tlvo nnd pictorial and this renders
them of special educational worth.
Every statement hits been carefully veri
fied by the proper authority , 'the art
matters having tlnj approval of no loss
a porsonngo than L'rof. llalsey C. Ivcs ,
chief of the department of fine arts ,
who has also written the introduction to
the entire sorioH. Nothing has been
omitted to mtiko the portfolios nccurato ,
authentic , interesting and instructive ,
nnd they are therefore highly com
mended to readers and their friends.
If you have not seen the announuoment
, n which this olTor is made to our read
ers call at Tnr. HEIolllco or drop us a
note nnd ono will bo given or mailed to
von. It is the llnost collection of pictures
ever published at ti price that will place
them within the reiich of every reader.
Itcports from the Northern Michigan I'ciilu-
Btila Are Irri < triil Kiiclhils.
TjASsixo , Mich. , Doc. 3. The committee
.leaded by ex-Coucressman William May-
bury , sent to the upper peninsular mining
listrict to Investigates the condition of the
needy , wires a lengthy report to Governor
[ licli and asserts Unit the reports have not
been overdrawn. The roclials of disticss
nro tlroadful , says the report : "Five thou
sand persnils at Ironwood. > 2,000 at Hessemcr
nut fiOO \Viikofioht must be assisted
through thoontiiu winter. "
In addition to an enforced idleness of sev
eral months by closing down of the mines
Lhcro 1ms been a fearful epidemic nf typhoid
fever along tlio Gogeoio range ami the bread
winners are disabled as well ns destitute.
An appeal is made for clothing and shoes for
women and children. 1'ticro is two foot of
snow on the ground at Ironwood , with the
thermometer 10 degrees below zero , and the
women and children have no covering for
their feet.
It Kaiy for Allis.
LITTI.B HOCK , Doc. a. In the Allis triaj
yesterday John P. Carr , assistant cashier of
Lho Southern National bank of New York ,
3. F. M. Nlles , cashier of the Continental
*
bank of Memphis , and J. II. Parktr , presl-
dent of the United States National bank of
Now YorK , testified as to thollctitlous trans
actions that appeared upon the books of the
First National bank of I > ittlo Hock as hav
ing been raado with the banlts. They dis
claimed all knowledge of the accounts.
Much testimony was given regarding n
number of notes , aggregating about. $210,000 ,
said to have been ucpotiiited by President
Allis and Cashier Denny , witli tlioir ofltclal
endorsement on the back of them and with
out the knowledge of the board of directors.
None of the transactums appear on the
books of the b.mk and the court ruled out
the testimony on the ground that it was In
competent.
I.ooldnt turn Mstcr.
Mary McGroggan ofVisncr called at
police headquarters yesterday end asked
the police to assist in locating her sister ,
Lavlna , who lias been in Omaha for some
time. The woman said that she had heard
from her sister several times since she came
to this city and she wrote that she had boon
working in one of tlio hotels. A few days
ago she received word that J.ivimv was
dangerously ill and she determined to como
and sco her. She arrived in Omaha on Sat
urday and she has s > pont two days trying to
find her relative , Becoming alarmed last
evening she sought the aid of the police and
Captain Mostyn detailed a counlo of men to
ascertain the whereabouts of the missing
girl.
i , 12aslty ISalkcd.
BOSON , Tex. , Dec. ! i. As the southbound
Missouri , Kansas & Texas train stopped at
Llttlo Hivcr on Friday morning , two masked ,
well armed men climbed into the engine and
ordered the engineer to pull out as rapidly
as possiblo. Ho proceeded to do so , but as
baggage for Little lilvcr had not been put
olT the conductor applied the nir brakes and
brought the train to a standstill. This
somewhat nlnrmod the would-ba robbers and
they juinpad oil and escaped In thu darkness.
Up to this time no ono 'jut the engineer and
fireman know what was going on. Whoa
the tram crow and jiassonKors found out tlio
situation there WAS sonia excitement.
Dentil of iluliu llniiso.
Voter Douse received word late last night
that his brother , John , died in Cleveland ,
O. , last evening from the effects of bronchial
troubles. Peter will start for Cleveland this
morning , John was In Om.itra o i a visit
lasi 'summer , and iniuto many friends hero
who will learn of his death with rcgrot.
IliiiiUliit Ituyno Tamlilrn.
G'incAflo , Dec. It. Yo Tambicn , the famous
race mnro , was sold vby Chris Smith to
George V. Ilanltins of this city. The price
is secret , but Is generally thouzht to ho
? 1D)0'J ( ) cash ami * J.OOJ out of the Jirst win
nings of tlio mare next season ,
IKiiith ol a I'uinitlu Scout.
SAK FIUXCISCO , O3iJi. : Pauline Hushman ,
who won notoriety during the rebellion as a
fcmnlo scout , died from an overdose of
morphine yesterday afternoon. Whether
tho1 fatal potion was taken with suicidal in
tent or not Is no' known.
For sale , at involco , the oldest and
loading ton , eolTeo and -spice 1)118111039 in
Uonvor , Colorado , Dlng an annual
cash business of fcoO.OOO.OO ; locjitlon best
in city. Address A , E. Hemingway , SOU
S. Trumonl st. , Denver , Colorado.
I'liuiiil a I'urlKitljo ) l ( .
Olllcer Vunous founl a pockutbook con-
talning a sum of money otiHouthThirteenth
street lust niylit. Ho left It ut the police
station \vliero it may bo recovered by tlio
onnur proving thu right to the property.
Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair.
The only 1'ure Cream of Tartar Powder , No Ammonia ; No Alum.
Used in Millions of Homes AO Yeafs the Standard
; i
Why then , the world's mine oyster ,
Alilch 1 with s\vofd will open.
Day AVe control the furnishings trade of the entire west
Not n season n month a day without a marked in
crease In ssiles Not a moment without adding to our
fame AVelll Vou know the way The Nebraska dict.itcs prices-
Fire a volume of hot shot in the eamp of these 1011 percenters the
result ? You pocket eoln , evert if you are obliged to patronl/.e
other stores.
between two prices.
retail fifty cent underwear for 35c.
Seventy-live eentcrs forJSQc Dollar stun" for C5c and thaTpat- \
cut lleeeud that's a dollar and a quarter for 75o. Dollar and a
half goods for SI.QO and sailing at this rate intiTcanitfl's hair or
merino goods. TTmu's the reason why we're always wiring to the
underwear manufacturers. Yousabhee ?
g It would take an army of salesmen without brain
0 or speech , to represent this bustling department.
Humanity is constantly diving Into these grand values , without
words. A good working glove 45CS S.'venty-livo elsewhere
dogskin mitts , lined , arc 5Oc dress gloves 05c niocliu , the regular -
ular dollar and a half goods , are $ MO-drivmg"gloves are 5Oc = < j
always a few notches lower an every glove we carry IWOs'tylesT '
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From Germany 'France and everywhere 1 ' * * '
gin at I5c fm'a large si/cone 25c for a silk
stripe QOc for silk mixed 75c and up to - S2.OQ - 'for the loveliest
of broca'deu silk ones.
arc not as prodigal as the majority of
buyers. We sell you a tlefor5cas |
good as the 50c one , that's surrounded by rich pasteboard."SSc ,
45jc , 65R aTuTsSc are representing the Hncst neckwear made ,
for'love or money.
L Hosiery- An all wool heavy or light hose for 25c de
pendable black cotton for ( QQ. Noonecnncope
with us on hose We buy 'em by the ease lots only.
Our quotations 75n. 85c
95 , _ $ i.ig. SI.75 and up . _
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