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ESTABLISHED JU NE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , Al'RIL 29 , 189L-TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Brought on tlie Steamer.
DOUBLE WARP
Black Sura'i Silks ,
Worth 59c ; go at 20c ,
VERY GOOD
Colored Satin ,
Iu all shades , worth GOc
go at 25o per yard.
Double wnrp o\tra lipnvy
SUKA11S uro thu niso thf-
cruson. They arc especially
adapted fur wntstiuid die1- *
purposes , Tlif-o Mlkn art )
very line hciuy qimtltv and
well win ib Ifrc : they go Mon
day atfiUe pur yard.
J A I' A N K S n II A It UTAI
WASH MMvH In sir pes und
pl.iUK in llKht mill dark
Kraumlu ; nu\cr was tliciu a
more Idual silk for summer
dress , for waists or blouses
than this w.ish sill ; ; they an
sold In imirv house In this
city at 03u : Monday Me yd.
onoiun NHW
Figured Chini Silki ,
Snmn uf the handsomest < lc-
slKnsiu'cr shown In Omaha
ThcM ) an ) worth up to ft.-'ft
uyuril ; Monday at , O'Jo ' yard.
On ourKccoml Imnratn square ,
: ir-lnrli riUKii ( ! : ) CIIINA
MI.KH. daiU pounds ulth
KIIIill neat lloialilusUnsJuyt
tbo tlilim foi a Immlsonio
hunimci diess Tliuso goods
arc win th Ubc , und gu iitll'Jo
pur yard.
I
11LAUK AND COI.OUEU
Waer ! Silks
n a variety of new shapes :
I , .lso street colors , such as
liicuiiH , browns , navys and
larks , sold merynlioro at
8 : and II.SO ; at JJc und OSc.
Store , Omaha
THE SECRET INQUISITION
Progress of the Inquiry Into the Affairs of
the Lincoln Diocese.
TEXT OF THE FAMOUS TRUCE
The Condition ! ) Inipoxcil Upon IIUIiop IJoim-
uum by the I'apal Delegate nnd How
They Wro Obncrvoil Appeals
to the Civil Courts.
LINCOLN , Neb. , April 28. Archbishop
Hennessy of Dubuquc has closed the second
week of his "sllll hunt' for evidence re
garding the conduct of affairs In this
diocese. Priests and laymen In thin
Nlclnlty hove been summoned before him ,
and many witnesses living In the southern
and western portions of the diocese have
roccl\ed similar calls. Opponents of nishop
Uonacum who are closely watching the
Bcciet Inquiry , claim the summoned wit
nesses are friends of the bishop. However
this may be , the archbishop has been put
In possession of proofs of the most serious
charges preferred by the priests. The
demonstration of prominent laymen of this
city against the bishop produced a marked
Impression nnd thote who participated In It
exprnss confidence In n s.itlbfnctory If not
an enrly , solution ot the demoralizing
scandal. The belief that Illshop nonacum
must go Is stronger now than at any time
since the papal delegate voiced that senti
ment at the residence of the bishop of
Omaha In June , 1893. "I always thought
BO. " "I told jou BO" and similar expres
sions by- friends ot the bishop show the
current of feeling.
Great secrecy Is observed us to what
transpires before the archbishop. Wit
nesses come and go without giving the
slightest inkling of what they Imparted to
the Inquisitor. The seal of secrecy does
not extend to what transpired preceding the
present Inn'ilry ' , and many Interesting facts
nnd much unpublished history have been
gathered from conversations with priests
mid laymen. These throw n strong side
light on the struggle for supremacy bo-
"lueon the liberal and conservative divisions
of the Roman Catholic episcopacy In the
Uiiltrd Slates The division , It Is said ,
originated In 1883 , when the American arch-
blvhops were summoned to Rome to advise
with I'opo Leo XIII. with regard to an Im
proved church government. Thu appoint
ment of a papal delegate to thu United
Stales was considered at that time , but the
aigumcntH ot the archbishops overcame the
desires of thu pontiff. Sumo reform was
deemed necessary to diminish the Hood of
priestly grievances which deluged Rome.
As u compromise the third council uf
Daltlmoro was proposed and held the fol
lowing year.
INADEQUATE LAWS.
The rules qt church government promul
gated by 'that council afforded temporary
rallef , but they did not diminish to any
verlous degree the powers of the bishops
or * afford the priests adequate protection
from the tyranny of superiors. The BUS-
pension and excommunication of Rev. Ur.
Mcdlynn In New- York without the form of
trial provided by the Ilaltlmoro rules
llustrated the Ineillclency of the code , or ,
rather , how readily It may be set at naught
by those who drafted It. Dr. McOlyim's
case was not more grievous than scores ot
other * . He had Influential friends to
carry bit eusa to Rome and vindication
followed. The obacuro priest , on the other
hand , without means to curry his case to
Itoino and struggle for hU rights , was
obliged to bear whatever Indignities or In
justice his superior Imposed ,
The educational controversy carried to
Rome and championed by Archbishop Ire
land , hla qualified victory , followed by the
appointment of Mgr , Siitolll as papal dele-
tuto to the United States , sharply divided
FROM THE CARGO ON THIS STEAMER
All Wool
Black
worth fiSc , coca at
29o per yaru.
50 Pieces
Black Small
Figured Fancv
All Wool
BATISTE
north Soeayatd , go
at : t9c.
10,000 Yards
of Two-Toned
Fancy Mixtures
and
Silk and Wool
Mixtures
in all now spring colors , worth SI.00and
SI.23 a yard ( this is the greatest value of
the season ) , all go at19c per yaid.
30 Pieces
of Now All
Wool Fancy
PARIS
Dress Fabrics
Spring Colorings.
The o goods are being sold ripht hero
in the city at $1.50 a yard ; your choice
at BJC.
the American episcopacy Into two fractions.
The liberals , headed by Cardinal Gibbons
and Archbishops Ireland and Ktanc ,
warmly championed the delegate. The
leadership of tl.o opposition was by common
consent accorded Archbishop Corrlgan of
New York. The conservatives had a strong
majority1 of the metropolitans , nnd suf
fragans , but they could make little head
way against the minority supporting the
proclaimed policy of the pope. Open and
anonymous attacks on the delegate and his
supporters were conspicuous In the press a
year ago. That system of warfare sub
sided , but the spirit which animated It Is
not dead nor sleeping. It remains a power
ful , aggressive , organized force In the
church , apparently determined to negative
the Influence ot the delegate or win his
support to their reactionary policies.
REACTIONARY INFLUENCCS.
The prolonged strife In the Lincoln diocese
Is duo to this reactionary Influence. It Is
the power behind the bishop's struggle for
ecclesiastical existence. At the outset ho
raised the question of Satolll's jurisdiction ,
claiming that Home alone had power to
try a bishop. Jurisdiction was subse
quently acknowledged and almost Immedi
ately repudiated. The bishop's cause was
taken up nnd inndo the common cause of
the opposition to the delegate. A canonical
trial of the accusations made by the priests
meant the ( Institution of canon ll.w In
church In this country. Against this In
novation the opposition combined. They
succeeded In preventing a trial and In
maintaining the missionary system.
A significant feature developed by the
struggle thus far Is that while Uishop
Uonacum's adherents comprise the opposi
tion to the permanency of the pupal dele
gation In this country , Mgr. Satolll 1ms
given him substantial aid and comfort at
the expense of consistency.
The charges ngalnst Dlshop nonacum were
filed In March , Ib93 , the complaining
priests contending for his removal. A
copy was sent to the bishop by Mgr. Satolll
with instructions to disprove them. The
papal court journeyed to Omaha In June of
that jear. Three commands were required
to Induce the bishop to appear. The dele
gate and the bishop adjourned to a private
room When they leappeared their Hushed
countenances betokened a lively argument.
Tim bishop was required to sign a truce
containing certain stipulations which ho
was commanded to obtcrve pending further
proceedings. In doing so ho expressed the
opinion that the truce was not worth the
paper. Subsequent events Justified the
opinion. The terms of the truce uro ex
plained In a letter from Mgr. Satolll to the
counsel for the priests , as follows ;
TEXT OP T1II3 TIIUCE.
OMplIA , die SI. Junll. im-HcvcJe ana llluatr
R I'lulim. KplMoimi scrlpto c\ir. ( silt si 0111-
nlno tomlonnit * ei oblUlncl .
1'iumtttlt so iilhll uciurum contra subucrlptoris
. . IinnuMlnto coaciMIt tuciiltatein cilo
lirnmlt sucivilgil ijiilnn IUUMII uRiioselt uae
illote coa. l cl luiio e ner. t i > o t nllmmj
uimiunin clablt III ! olllclumol mltmloiiiia. Nun
prohibit llev. Venlme eelebraro In
illcKtiiat Llnuiln. soil mlhl tinnlflca\li u ease
contra llev. Veslinmclicmenur Irrntum , ne l
coiiimemlo ut Hrv. Vrstm la ephemo rlJo ii'tili '
contra Ipsum dlclt.
Dune Illao Hnioni Vltltntlonls putvruat Im-
mptllate nertl In iluinum relielonum si aupcr-
loil mine pliictt eus accipcre.
Ainill | 8 illcll Borons quod pro Kua nova
doinn nfillllrnmla ft "iicillck'tula. " muilclt sum-
nut JI5i j iiiinu iloinun iiiMlllcutiltur "In t > ulo
Mai iirurirlu fccclfsluc , , .
tiululu ulimu umnla progpera Olcn lteV. .
AUaiotUs'mui '
X ntANClS All. 8ATOLM ,
Dtl. ALiost.
Translation :
OMAHA , June 21 , 1893. Rev. and Illus
trious Dr. I'helnn : The bishop has ex
pressed In writing thut be will forgive and
forget everything ,
lie promises lie will do nothing ngulnat
the signet H of the charges.
He promises to Immediately grant fnciil-
ties to HUV mass to 1'rlest Qulnn , whom he
acknowledged to by u priest of thn illocnve ,
nnd If he hehuxcs well to elve him after
some time nn otllco or mission.
He no longer prohibits your revtrenee
from Raying muss In the diocese of Lincoln ,
but he made known to me that he waa
vehemently mifiry with your reverence :
but I link your reverence to * ay nothing
against him In the nownpapera.
Those two blatem of tbo VUltutlon can
Sent over on this Steamer.
PflRlu.
Tho30 Were in the Last Shipment from the
Wrecked Steamer.
ON SALE AT BOSTON STORE AWFUL CHEAP
UOO of TIIPNP iicintit Cnrinpnln VII Ocnii *
1110 Imported 1'iirlsliin Citpui anil J.icK-
ctH U'lll llo > . < > ui t u l'rictlo ; : > of
Tln'lra'uo Tomorrow.
ON BOSTON STOUG SECOND FLOOR.
We have laid these 200 elegant garments
on four different counters , nnd we put a
price on each counter for choice of any gar
ment on It.
Choice on first counter $2.50 , worth $7.50.
Choice on second counter | 3.98 , w orth
$10.00.
Choice on third 'counter
$15.00.
Choice on fourth counter
$19.00.
ON Tin : rmsT COUNTKU ; o
ImporleJ rapes In tnns , nai. .
blacks and brow n't , with braid
anil I.acc trimmings , ulth or
without tnlm , worth up to
J7 50. go at t2 M.
ON THU Nn.vr cot'NTnn At
> 3 93 n number of stjllslily
tilimnoil , IOIIR nnd s'lort cnp"i ,
more silk yoke , cloth niut I ire
Insertions. In blarkH nnd all
colors , all worth $1000 , go at
ON Tiin THIRD COUNTHR
Jli 00 cnpca for $ " > 00. l.iclles'
Imported short cnpcs of alternate -
nato rous of b-ukl nnd open
Insertions of Jet , others III
biomlcluth anil ker cv ribbon ,
jet imcl braid trlmmeil. blade
urnl colors , worth $1500 , go at
13UO.
ON THI : rornni corNrnn
ll'i 00 Imported rapes. Ladles'
moire silk capes In molio.
faille nnj corded benprnllnc's ,
trimmed In silk net , with
rullles of lace nnd Jet. A ! " < > ,
capes of Imported coaled cloth ,
with rows of molio ribbon trlm-
mliiK. ribbon rucliu md
streamers , all wmih 119.
joui choice of the lot , J7.M.
return Immediately to their religious home
If It Is acceptable to their superior.
The bishop said , moreover , that for his
new house the sum of $15.000 Is sutllclent to
"erect und complete" ( quoted words undet-
pcored In the original ) and that the house
Is to be built upon land already "belonging
to nnd adjacent to the church" ( quoted
words underscored In the original ) .
Most cordially yours
X FIIANCIS Alt. SATOLLI.
Delegate Apostolic.
HOW THE TRUCE WAS OHSEHVED.
In addition to the written assurances , the
papal delegate verbally Informed the com
plaining priests that a regular trial would
bo ordered nnd that Archbishop Hennessy
would be given jurisdiction after his in
stallation.
lilshop Donacum gave practical effect to
his opinion of the truce In short order. Three
of the complaining priests have been kept
on the move , either In search of shelter erIn
In dodging civil court injunctions or ec
clesiastical excommunications. The bishop's
homo Is built on land which was owned by
McCabe , Henry and Donacum when the truce
was signed , and Instead of being adjacent to
the church It Is nearly four miles away.
Dosldes repudiating the pledges gl\en the
delegate , the bishop publicly denied on two
occasions having signed the truce. The
first denial was a letter over his signature
In the Amerika , a German publication In
St. Louis , organ of the 1'rlester Verclri. of
which organization the bishop Is a member.
On the 16th Inst. . In a cMl court in Ne
braska City , the bishop repeated his denial
and offered to make afllduvit to that efl > ct.
With the departure of the papal court
from Nebraska , friends of the bishop In
dustriously circulated the report that the
case was finally settled. Ono of the prlebts
telegraphed Satolll , asking If the report was
true. The reply was :
"Yes , If the conditions of the truce are
observed by jou. "
The complainants assert no conditions
were exacted from them other than that
duo respect should bo shown the bishop.
The latter did not hold out the oll\o branch ,
though agreeing la do so , but on the con
trary provoked greater turmoil among his
subordinates , especially those prominent In
bringing forward the charges.
A PLAN THAT FAILED.
As soon as Archbishop Hcnnessy was In
stalled preparations began for the promised
trial. Hero again the Influence of con
servatives was shown. The plaintiffs re
ceived un Intimation from high quarters
than a change of counsel would expedite the
trial. The liberal mtislo which Dr. I'holan
of St. Louis usually grinds out Tgratcd on
delicate eats. It his oichcstraa was dis
pensed with the opposition would Inaku con
cessions. Some of the priests , anxious for
a settlement , snapped at the bait , and le-
talned Uev. Dr. Smith , a canonist ot I'ater-
son , N , J. Dr. Smith was encouraged to
prepare the case for trial , rhclan was
kept In the background. When matters
came to a head lute In March last , Dr.
Smith suddenly withdrew from the cabc ,
pleudlng pressure of duties. The promised
trial also collapsed , but the results were
not what the promoters expected. The
priests were on their guard. They hud
provided counsel und were not trapped on
the "personal grievance" Investigation. I'oi--
Hlbly Dr. Smith was not a party to this by
play. Ilelng u Btnunch supporter of Dlshop
Wiggcr , who Is an active opponent of liberalIsm -
Ism In thu church , the doctor would Imperil
his standing at home by advocating the cause
of "Insurgent" priests In another diocese
He returned the papers In the case and
pocketed the retainer.
THI3 111SHOI' AND THE CIVIL COURTS
The arrest nnd prosecution of Ulshop
Donacum In Lincoln on the charge ot crim
inal libel , preferred by Father Corbett lubt
February , called forth a vigorous condemna
tion of the proceeding from the papal dele
gate. The ImmeJIate cause of the prosecu
tion was the circulation of a dodger an
nouncing the suspension of Father. Corbott.
The rules of the diocese require such an
nouncement , to be signed by the bishop and
the Bcul of the diocese attached. The ir
regularity' ot the document and the mu'iner
la which Its contents was made known pro-
Imported by tliis Steamer
Worth Up to $1,00 a Yard.
Biittor-color point Venice Lncc. ntnu
Inch whin , lOo yd. Black and
crciuii silk Bourdon bluolc and
cicmn sijk clmntilly biitior
color Oriental Lace , but' or
color Point dTroland , worth up to SI yd.
Go at lOc , 19c. 25c.
CORSETS
IOO doz Ladies' long
waist Corsets , worth
5Oc , go at
I case Ladies' Pure
Sil' < Vests with silk
embroidered neck
and arm holes worth
SI.25
_
1 lot Ladies' Imported
Silk SMln Corsets ,
Extra lonjr waists , in all
colors , worth S-I.OQ ,
50c VSST3 FOB , 15c !
L-ulL-s' Lisle Thread Vests
embroidered neck and
silk ribbon trimmed ;
vvortli 50c ,
I case Finest Imported La
dies' Hose , in black and
fancy silk in all colors and
in iislo thread. Plain and
fancy opom lengths ,
Worth Si. 5O a pair : go at 39c
an-i fr9c. T
1 , OO PATRS I.&DISS'
In black and all col
ors , in silk and fab
ric ; worth SI.OO , I ]
vokcd a lesort to Civil courts. In tlie let
ter to the blHliop the deldgjUe said : "Lan
guage falls mo to express $ ow deeply I de
plore and condemn tlie action of rattier Cor-
bott In citing before the 'civil courts the
sacred person of his own * bishop. " Bishop
Uonacum line Instituted more suits In civil
courts than all the bishops west of the Mis
souri river. Hon. Patrick Kgnn , ex-mln-
Ister to Chill , was called ( nto court by the
bishop for refusing to pay subset Iptlon of
$500. ' An Omaha contractqr was obliged to
go Into court to collect a bill for labor and
material furnished ; several suits were In
stituted on the orders of the bishop ngnlnst
subscribers to a church fund In Itulo , Neb. ;
a Lincoln layman who subscribed $200. to a
church fund , but being unable to pay owing
to his failure In business , was followed to
other states with u judgment for * the
amount ; at least four cases are now pend
ing In the civil courts , 'Irt each ofhlch
the bishop Is plaintiff. It the bishop , may
employ tlvll courts to ventilate temporal , as
well as ecclesiastical disputes , It docs not
seem just to condemn others for following
the extensive and varied example ot the
bishop.
"It appears strange to me , " said a promin
ent layman , "that those high In authority
In tlie church have not suppressed this
scandal long ago. The bishops themselves
should have seen the necessity for and de
manded vigorous measures of repression , for
the developments In the , case are destined
to Impair In no small degree the prestige
of the American Catholic episcopacy. If
these troubles , are not ended promptly we
will bo without a church worth fighting for. "
Germany has an electrically lighted life
buoy.
A long illstanco telephone Is In operation
between Chicago and Washington.
Electric light Is being used as a bait by
fishermen who ply their calling along the
Pacific coast. This Yankee adaptation of
electricity brings big hauls. The flan are at
tracted by the bright light In the watcr-und
their Investigations generally end In.their
bflng hooked while trying to swallow the
glass globules.
M. Paul Jablochkoff. the Inventor of the
"electric candle , " who died recently In
Sara toff , Russia , was director general of tlio
Moscow-Koursk tclcgiaph lines when ho first
took an Interest In electric lighting , and the
Nihilist propaganda of 1S72 , when the rail
road tracks the czar traveled over were
lighted as a measure of safety , gave him his
first experience in practical work In that
tine. M. Jablochkoff made a number of Im
portant Inventions besides the candle , his
system of the distribution of currents by
means of Inductive cells having been held
to be the master patenufor transformer dis
tribution. Ills system * of distribution and
division of the curren ) by means of con
densers was used at tbo Paris exposition In
IS7S. '
The I'nrnrit Yming Wninnn.
"I have my program pretty wall arranged
now , " said the earnest young > ronmn to the
Indianapolis Journal. ( 'Sunday I devote to
religious exercise , of course ; Monday to
Dclsarto and cal U then let t Tuesday , the
walking club takes Ita outing ; Wednesday ,
wo study Mollero ; Thursday , wo discuss the
probability of woman attaining the ballot ,
anrl Friday Is devoted to uplifting the poor , "
"Dill what do you do' on Saturday ,
dear ? " '
"Oh , that's tbo day laf training for my
husband. " . j
Ilcforo lie Bulil'Vrace. '
Ilueband ( at the table ) jly dear , ls the
baby going to stay at ycAir mother's until
tomorrow ?
Wife Yes , dear.
Husband And did thoje prepared fish-
balls come from the grocer' * for tomorrow' *
breakfast ?
Wife Yes , dear ,
Husband And has the servant girl prom
ised to stay with us another inclit *
Wife Yes , dear.
Husband Tben let ua give thank * .
FROM THE Wltl'.CK. '
50 PIE.'ES HALF
WOOL
INGRAIN
CARPETS ,
Wortli flOc a yard , huvo A YARD ,
bcensllghtly wet , but are all dry now , go to
morrow at lOc.
53 PIECES
ALL WOOL
EXTRA HEAVY
INGRAIN
CARPETS ,
Worth Goc nnd 75c ! .1 A YARD.
ynid , slightly wet on the edges , go nt 2oc a
yard.
BODY
EL !
H yards lorn ? each , o9c for the whole
ugr.
Instiuctivo Facts Gleaned from the Report
of the Banking Board ,
INCREASED BUSINESS IN DULL TIMES
Comparative Summary of ItulliIliiK Associa
tion TriiiiHuctloiii for Two Yearn
Spirited Protest Against tlio
1'ioposcil Income Tux.
The second annual report of the condition
of building and loan associations of Ne
braska for the year ending December SO ,
189J , has been published by the banking
departments In connection with the reports
of state and private banks. Mr. R. H. Town-
ley , clerk ot the board , In a preface to the
report , states that the provisions of the
state law have been rigidly enforced. "Tho
applications of all foreign associations , " he
says , "were denied on the general principle
that the laws , charters , articles of Incorpora
tion , constitution and by-laws governing
such associations did not afford as ample
protection to the Interests of the members
as Is afforded by the laws of this state to
members of associations organized under
the laws of the state of Nebraska. In obedi
ence to the Instructions of the State Dunk
ing board a careful examination has been
made of the articles of Incorporation , consti
tution and by-laws of the local building and
loan associations doing business In this
state , and such as have been found to con
tain any methods of transacting business
contrary to law have been notified to make
the necessary amendments , so as to comply
with the act of IS'Jl. "
The report Is an elaborate one , following
closely the various subdlvlMons of the first
report. The mass of statistics tell In plain
figures the growing popularity of cooperative
erative * homo building and compulsory thrift
In Nebraska.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES.
A comparative summary Illustrates the
stride ) of mutual associations during the
depressed times of last year.
AttHUTH 1fi ! > 2. 1SU
MortguKU Innna . J ! 235.101.77l MII.31G ' .3
I.onns necnrtU Ijy htook . 175 , 1 CO 37 G'W.OMOJ '
Ural pxtntu . M.111 73 (0,1117.1
ikicMi8o | unil taxes p.UJ 71.CJ2 dl luJ032to
CitBii . , . . .i . ca.irji is -31010 :
Ot HT UBseU. . . . } , . 2K3 ! HJ ( 2S2 3J7.03
J2,002M7.i7 ( 4C3J,0'JC S3
MAtllUTinS.
fa pi lul mock tinUl ii | > . . ! 1MI,7fil 12 . ' , S53S70 9 !
I'rfinUima pnlii . , ii3.103 IS m UT'J 74
Intends ncclvccl . 434 , t''l 82 ( IMS' ! * ' ,
1'lliea eill ) tf < l . J37U7.40 tl.'jlil.Sj
Other llubllltlia . HO.OIIIO'J 111,7103' ;
t,90Gj7.C7 J3.65JC % 83
nnrniPTS.
Dnl. nn hand Dee 1 , ' 02. . $ 61,2V:7 ) t 79,0V ) CD
Dues . rjlj,4'J2 M fS3.CICSl
Intrrcet . 178rJI3.02 21I17U2 ,
rinos . ID.'J'.UM 8,342 11
l-mins mm hi . I'j7.4'ia.l5 ' 217.S37 M
oilier icci-ipis . 1,2'jr. . : , : : & 7.r)37o )
il,02lC00.8l
KXTHNDITURES.
I.ontl . ) 5)IM8C3 t 7)1 C. 2 M
hnlurk'H . 17 , .V.I IU 22 Ki.lX )
Other cxpcnsca . 10,76'J 4i | iV'i'4 Ud
, ,
fault on luilld . . . 70 389.23 73 , 7C ! i1
Ml cc'llanc-uua , , . b4.4i8.9J 117.U1J.8I
II 1)24,61 ) * ) SI
The number of associations Increase d from
71 In 1892 to 81 In 18'J3 , and the number of
shares In force from 45,012 % to Ul.BCIH-
During the year 22,737 ' .i shares were Issued
and 11,027 shares matured , withdrawn or
canceled. There U a discrepancy of 6,241
shares In these figures. The report for 1892
shows 4G.012H shares In force at thut date
The report for 1893 In the recapitulation put
the number "In force at last report , " 50 ,
253 6 The actual Increase in shares was
11,710. The Lincoln association holds first
place In amount ot loans , J187.487 77 , with
the Mutual ot North I'latte a close second ,
ARGAINS
IN THE
BASEMENT.
FANCY NOVELTY Dross
poods , 10 inches , wide
in mixtures and small
checks , rcgulai " 'to goods
an entire dtoss pattern of
at O''c ' '
Yard wide pin check.
Serges and
Ilenriotfus , all worth
20o , an entire drcM pattern -
torn of 7 ya''ds at SI.
An entire dress pattern
of sti icily
ALL WOOL SERGES ;
alf-o. colored brilliuntiiips
and 41-inch . hotiriottas'
entite dress pattern of 7
yards atSl..IS. _
Very finest , strictly
ALL WOOL CIIALLIES ,
beautiful patterns , worth 50c a
yard , go tomorrow , onodrosH pattern -
torn to a ctiht mor , at ! lo a yard.
Ono lot of very line fancy
Scotch lii'Aiib and dimities ,
worth up to 2oc a vau : , go
at Hjc.
Best grades of blue calicos
go at ; ie a yard.
Lancashire Amobkeag ging
hams , worth 12Jc a yard ,
go at 5c.
Plain blaqk and white Jndia
" 'Linen , worth 2Jca yatd , go
at Hie.
$187,000. In shares in force the Guarantee
of Fremont takes front rank with 5,090
shares , par value being $100. The Omaha
conies second , with 3,409.5 , par value $200 ,
and the Nebraska Central of Lincoln thlid
\\lth 3,343 , par value $100.
Other features of the report are equally
Instructive , but It Is Impossible to give heie
moro than an outline of the remarkable ad
vance made during the jear. The fact that
the associations not only passed through
an ordeal that strained the strongest finan
cial Institutions , but scored a substantial
Incienbe of business , Is the best possible
evidence of their stability and worth.
The work oB collecting and arranging
the vast mass of material comprising the
report has been creditably performed , and
that , too. In addition to the routine work of
the otllco. Mr. Townley says the Increased
duties renders necessary an Increase In the
number of employes in the department. In
order that the work may be performed In
telligently and cfllclently.
INCOME TAX PROTEST.
Petitions have been prepared by Nebraska
associations , to be forwarded to Nebraska
senators urging them to secure complete
exemption of associations from the proposed
Income tax. The clause as amended by
the senate committee limits the exemption
to loans made "for the purpose only of ena
bling such shareholders to provide for them-
belvcs homes. "
"It is practically Impossible , " tuy
petitioners , "for associations to de
termine to what uses the money
loaned to stockholders Is put. The usual
security offered for a loan Is n homestead ,
and In the majority of Instances the money
received Is used to pay oft n long standing
Indebtedness on which Interest has been
paid for years without reduction of princi
pal. The borrower , through the loan and
building association , sees a possibility of
Until liquidation through the system of
monthly payments. Thus the money re
ceived by stockholders Is used In liquidating
a homestead Indebtedness , expenses of sick
ness , and frequently In larger cities , In payIng -
Ing taxes assessed for Improvements which
could bo met In no other way. Wo submit
that while not directly providing homes , the
loans enable borrowers to maintain and re
tain their homo already partially secured.
The Imposition of n tax on any portion of
the Incomes of building and loan associa
tions would bo n gross Injustice. It would
bo a direct tax on thrifty wage earners com
prising 00 per cent of Mutual Loan and
liulldlng association membership In Ne
braska. This system of co-opcrutlon , saving
and homo building Is steadily growing In
the state , earning Into city and Ullage the
benellclcnt example of economy and Indus
try. In fifteen years eighty-four associa
tions hnvo been built up , having now an es
timated membership of 0.000 , holding 45,012
shares of stock. The aggregate assets at
the close of 1893 amounts to $3.053,000 ,
Dispatches from Washington announce
that the amendment will be amended seas
as to make clearer the Intent of thu senate
clause , namely , to tax that part of the In
come which non-borrowers receive on their
Investments In building and loan associa
tions.
A Surplus of 'I lilrtrcnu.
Every one of the women who attended the
third annual dinner of the New York Thir
teen club a year ago Is living still. At the
fourth annual dinner Friday night there
were thirteen tables and thirteen guests at
each table. The menu had thirteen courses ,
and the wine Hat , which was printed on a
black card In the shape of a collln lid , con
tained thirteen varieties of wine. The
tables were decorated with thirteen varieties
of roses , and a mirror , which was hung at
one end of the room , fell during the even
ing and the pieces were preserved i\e imi-
venlrs. Lastly , everybody went homo
blissfully happy at juit 13 o'clock.
, . . . o -
A heartless clerk In a court at Lcroy ,
Mich . kept a groom watting for two days
before Issuing u marriage license to him ,
thouuli the ilay was net for the ceremony
and Invitation * out , Just because the brlilo
was two days under the legal age. Doth
parties survived the ordeal.
Filled the same
day _ they are
received.
The entire output of the Ulvcrsldo shoo
factory , consisting of ladles' fine buttoa
shoes and oxford tics , and men's fine tan
shoes ; some halt price , some less.
3.000 Ladies' fine flexible solo Coi-
gola o.\ford ties , dongola b'uchor tloa
and gondola cloth top
o.sford tioa Men's ti.n
low shoes. Men's dmi-
gola low shoes. AU$1.50
a pair ; worth $2.50.
0,000 pairs wortli $4-00 and $5.00 , La
dies' Cioth Top Dongola Button
Shoes , ladies' kid button shoes , ladies'
Paris kid lace shoes , ladies' Vienna
donuola shoes , ladies' dark tan lace
shoes , incus' ra/.or too calf shoes ,
men's tan bluchers ,
men's piccadilly tan
lace shoos , all worth
from $4.00 to $5.00 , go
ax $2.50 a pair.
I.nclleH' llu button shoes ; Indies'
Inipurli'd front lace elioca ,
Imlktt * Imimilpil kid button
vliuen , men a real HiiKula calf ,
diamond toe lace Klinesicn'B
wine colmcil Ilimla calf
lace shoo. inon'H Inn bin
button KlicHH , none wortli
UKI I'-mii $5 ami up to | 7 , all
go at one price , $3 00.
AXTIIKMFOIt .lllllOIt 1 > AY.
r. S. Smith In Knn .i9 City Tlmos.
( Time , America. )
Joy for the sturdy trees !
Funned by each fragrant breeze ,
Lovely they stand.
The song birds o'er them thrill ,
They shade every tinkling rill ,
They crown ench swelling hill ,
Low ly or grand.
Plnnt them by stream and wny ,
1'lunt where the children play ,
And toilers rest ;
In every verdant vale , r
On every mitmy swale ,
Whether to grow or full-
God knowcth best.
Select th < strong , the fair ,
I'liuU them with earnest cure-
No toil Is vain.
Plant In a litter place ,
Where , like u lovely face ,
Let In aoin sweeter grace ,
Change may prove
God will his blessing Bend-
All things on Him ucpeml.
Ills loving cure
Clings to each leuf nnd ( lower
Like Ivy to Its tower ,
Ills picscncc ami Ills power
Ai e everywhere.
CONS vuu r. ixir.s.
j
As long as a woman retains her maiden
name It Is her maiden aim to change It.
Hx-Sen.ttor and Mrs. Dawcs of Plttsflcltl.
Mass. , will celebrate their golden wcddlnjf
next month.
Agnes Well , I want a husband who la
easily plcatud. Maud Don't worry , dear ;
that Is the kind you'll get.
Jupiter Of the women of your acquaint *
anco who have married , which are thu hup *
plebt ? Juno The dead ones.
Father ( from the top of the stairs ) Ellen ,
Isn't that young fellow gone ? Ellen Oh ,
yes , papa , dreadfully.
Husband ( vltupuratlvcly ) I was n fool
when I married you , Mnry ! Wife ( quietly- ) *
Yes , Tom , I know ) ou were ! Hut what
could I do ? You seemed my only chance ,
and I thought then that you might Improve
a little with time !
The Girl I want > ou to help mo make
him Jealous awfully , wildly jealous. Th
Man I2r let's got married.
Heniy CraUer of Idaho , through an advcr-
tlhomont , has become engaged to Ailed
Ylngst , u 338-pound belle of Sand Ilcach , Pa.
The \ultiu of ad\ertlslng lu constantly Illua-
trated.
The danger of getting poisoned by ar
senic In the parlor wall paper seldom fright *
ens young men away from the house In
which there lives a pretty girl.
When a married man has been alone tea
a big dinner , It Is mean for him to come
homo afterward to his wife and enlarge to
her upon the attractiveness of the menu.
Ono of the most fashionable weddings la
Philadelphia last week wan that of Mini
Ullzubuth llutcher Qlamllnnlng , daughter ot
the late Robert Qlendlnnlnt , ' , and Ulayloa
Fottcrall McMlclmel , son of Clayton Mo
Michael , publisher of the North American.
A recent , enactment In Ilclglum has inado
It o llgatory for brides to have their marrUja
licenses or "marilugo lines , " us tiny cull
them In that land of feiiu and dlknv ,
gorgeously bound In gilt-edge morocco. This
Is considerately done or , In other wordv ,
done for a consideration by the munlvi *
polities , who have now taken to binding up *
quantity of murn or ICH useful Informutloti
with the documents. There Is a summary
of the lielglun marriage laws , a rough Hint
rtady lesson on the treatment of children ,
and a table with spaces for n catalogue ot
the Issue of the marriage. The table rotu
taliiH room fur twelve children to bo eriterud ,
s < ( this may bo taken as a gentle hint thut
that number Is the extreme limit tolerate !
by llelglan burghers In . well conducted
family The manual seems only to nt-ecl
the addition of a few choice recipes and m
hint or two on the best means 01 obtaining
divorces In order to defy criticism.