n Til 15 OMAHA DAILY JB1513t "MONDAY , D12OI5M1VIBU 1(5 ( , 1805.
SWIM OR SINK WITH MURPHY
Catholics at Tecurnseh Dcoitlo to Stand by
the Discredited Priest.
OPENLY DEFY THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN
IiiiiMlrriHiM Tli real of i\c-uiiiiiinnl-
ntlon HrliiK" > < Terror1 lo HIP
C'oiiKffKiillon of SI. AnilriMi'M ,
\Vlio llnrl Iliu-U Iti-NolnlloiiM.
TKCUMSniI. Neb. , Dtc. 15. ( Special Tele-
/rarn. ) The members of St. Andrew's Cath
olic church hero held open meeting nt the
conclusion of services by Pastor William
Murphy today. A set of resolutions was
drafted and unanimously adopted by the
members to the effect that they openly nnd
unhesitatingly uphold Father Murphy In the
stand ho has taken In the controversy now
existing between lllshop nonacum nnd him
self and censuring lllshnp llonacum for hla
persistence In continuing bli persecutions
against Murphy. The resolutions declare that
Honactim has no right to attempt to dissolve
tlie present legally authorized corporation
holding the local church property and take
ponsesilon of the property himself , and the
members of the congregation announce them
selves as bitter against llonacum for the open
Utter recently published , In which he made
threats of excommunication from the church
nnd depriving of Christian burial the Catho
lics holding communion In thlngi spiritual
with Murphy. They make the opsn declara
tion that , as Catholics , they denied the right
of any bishop to foist upon them any person
ns prleit through malice or rtvengc , and to
give to said priest possession of c'.iurch ' prop
erty without their consent , and declare that
they will In no way be Intimidated to act In
the premises against the principles of right
and Justice by public threats of excommuni
cation or taking away the sacred rights enjoyed -
joyod as Catholics. They Insist It la th& duty
of the church to Investigate the scandalous
condition already too long tolerated In the
dloccso of Lincoln and call upon all Catholics
of the state lo unite In taking sutfii Immediate
action In getting solicitude and authority re
garding such present conditions from proper
Catholic tribunals ot this country ami Home.
Illl.SIXKSS SI UN Avl' YOH1C UMl'R.
Slcpn TiMiiiril KiirtnliiK n I.oi'nl AMNO-
clndoii Alrt-ndy Tnltoii.
YORK , Neb. , Dec. 1G. ( Special. ) A busi
ness men's association will be organized nt
this place In the near future. On Friday
night n number of the business men of thin
city met In the olllco of G. W. Shrcck and
talked the matter over. A temporary chair
man and secretary were chosen and a call
Issued for a meeting on Thursday evening at
the city hall. An organization of this kind
Is Just what Is needed nt this place In order
-strengthen business and Insure more con
fidence. One firm who left thli city on ac
count of the outlook nnd not of poor trade ,
seeing the business of the merchants , not
withstanding the "hard times. " have con
cluded to come back. York's business men
are as enterprising as will be found through
out the state nnd the town has held Its own
all through the past few years.
State Superintendent Corbett Is In the city.
Mr.V. . J. Sherman and Mrs. G. II. Kelly ,
who have been In the city , the guests of
their sister , Mrs. A. D. ChaUerton , returned
to Lincoln yesterday.
Mis. W. W. Wyckoff and little daughter
left for California , where they will visit for
several month * . Mr. Wyckoff accompanies
them a short distance.
-The Woman's Hellef corps and the Grand
Army of the Republic of York will give nn
entertainment on the 20th of this month
for the benefit of the Methodist Episcopal
church. A llns program , consisting of York's1
best musical talent , will participate.
, Wllber Holmes , a porter of the Hloclget
hotel pf this city , metylth a very painful
accident yesterday morning. While engaged
In stirring a fire In a furnace the gas Ignited
and his lacs and hands were badly burned.
It is thought that he will be all right In a
few dayj.
A flro ladder has been erected on Hie west
sldo of the court house here nnd a hydrant
extended to the roof. The supervisors of
York county have seen the usefulness of this
plan , when the beautiful Methodist church
was burned roino time ago , owing to the fire
department being unable to reach the burnIng -
Ing portion. A fireIn Ihe court house at
this time could bo extinguished with but
llttlo trouble. All of the county cllicea of
the building have been supplied with In
candescent lights ,
Illicit SIIIMV n ( IlyimulN.
IIYANNIS , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. )
There has ben more snow hero this month
than any previous month for five years last
I past.Mrs. . Stllson , wife of the county Judge , has
returned from nn extended visit to Aurora.
Mrs. Nlckles was called to Council Bluffs
last week on account of the Illness of her
sister.
Surveyor Ault has quit the survey of Grant
county for the winter. He will resume work
in Ihe spring.
There was a double- wedding here last week
at Hie West house. Principal Smith of local
schools and hla primary teaclier , and C. Lar
son and Anna Huvsell , were married.
At an entertainment recently $35 were
realized , which will be used for a Christmas
tree and to purchase presents for the llttln
one ? .
Kd MartIs building a fine resldsiice which
\\lll be completed In a few days.
The new 0-itliollc church , which lias been
building tliU fall , will bo dodloatcil next
week.
Tin * Klncald stock of goods nt Whitman ,
was taken on execution , nnd will bo sold by
the sheriff.
Oril PcrNoiuil Mnilloii.
ORD , Nob. . Doc. 15. ( Special.-Kev. ) Dr.
Shank , editor of the Omaha Christian Advo-
: ate , Is visiting In the city ,
Ota Ilnlley left Wednesday for a visit with
friends and relatives In Trxjs.
Thomas Smith of Now York la vliltlng hlc *
uncle , A. J. Smith.
In district cciirt last week the- first business
was the granting of three divorces.
Joseph Nothcrs , who was arreited for rob
bing the home of AV. It. McNut , han been
sentenced to one year In the pnltentlary ,
The Ord Irrigation dl trct ! IB now ready to
let contracts for excavating Its ditch. No
contract will be let to any dne person for
more than u mile , but lc 3 may be con
tracted for.
At the regular annual meeting of Ord
camp of Modern Woodmen of Amcrlpa the
following were elected odlccrs for the en
suing year : E. J. Clements , V. C , ; J , A.
Patton , W. A. ; K. Wllllama , B. I ) . : W. A.
Andrews , clerk ; I ! . C , Clifford , esrartf A. J.
* Shirley , sentry ; It. M , Lavcrly , watchman ;
A. M. Oanlelf , manager , and P. D. HalJo-
man , physician. _
DlMltll Of OlU > Of OIIIV'H I'Ml-Hi .SfttllTt. .
NRDIIABKA CITY , Dec. 15. ( Special , )
John and Ilurvey Morgan last night rerslveil
the news of the dentil ot their father , Felix
Morgan , at his home In Clehourn1. Tex. ,
The d ceased WAR one of tbt > oldest settlers
'n ' this locality , having come to CHoe frcm
Ireland In 18'in , He moved Into Tf-\ns abjut a
year , aga , and wus engaged In farming there
at tlie time ot MX death.
Council No. IS ! ) , Royal Arcanum , elected
the follnwliif ortleers : Ueg nt O. W. Hawke ;
vice regent. Jnhn .Sulnhnrt ; put regent ,
Cluiiloa W. Walters ; ora'nr , W < F. N ,
Houicr ; collector. U. II. Miller ; secretary , F.
n. SptMicer ; lieasurey , S. A. Hall ; chupl.iln ,
J. I ) * Or n ; guide. F. C. Dunn ; warden , J.
E , QauJey ; gentry , C. Anderson.
Tnn Dentil * nt Hi.
HASTINGS , Neb. , me. 13.--Spcctel ( Tele-
gram. ) .Mrs. Lucia I Ionium ilted st an early
hour tills morning of heart dlswae , She uuo
65 years old , and conitdvred In excellent
health up to within twenty mlnut'K of her
death. Tla < funeral will occur tomorrow
afternoon ,
Mli ) llelfii Luitlg. tlie only daugbfr ot
Mr. ami Mu. Max Luttlg , d'cd ' Utt night
after n v ry brief Illness ,
VluorouM SCylu of Dcliali' .
DE11OLT PI.AC13 , Neb. . Oe. 15. (3p-I.il. ( )
At the last nuctlng ct the. Columbia JJiv i [
bating society , FrlOuy , Uori'inbcr 19 , trouble
nroie before the mwtlnR was called to order
A boy nimt-d Ilamner Infllclcd an ugly
wound on one named Debolt , cutting him the
full length of the fnc ? , between the cyo am
par. Up wns dlsartne < 1 , but threatens to re
new the conflict at Ihe next meeting.
Sitrpy Coiuily 'IVnHirr i.
11KLLKVUK. Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. )
The Teachers' assocUUon of Snrpy count )
held Its second mc Ung of the year here
Saturday , Supe.-lntendont I'altcr on presiding
About twenty-five teachers , beside a numbsr
of visitors , were present. Some very able
papers wcro preosnted and an open discus
sion of the question , "How Can n Teacher
ttlcvnts His Vocation' " excited great In
terest. Music for the occasion was furnished
by Mlf i Httn Storrs and a number ot the
school children. After all the papers ha <
been dUcusied the chairman calle.l Super
intendent-elect Spcedle to th- > chair and then
hade the teachers "godspeed" in c few wel
chosen words. A refles of resolutions tender
ing the thanks of the teachers ot the county
for his faithful work to the outgoing tm-
pcrlntendent. J. S. rntte.rson , cro pre
sented by Miss J. Flynt and adopted by a
rlii'.HK vote.
The meeting adjourned to reconvene early
In the next year at Springfield.
Krcmiirt Secret
FREMONT , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) Frcmcnt
lodge , No. S3 , D. of 11. . elected the following
officers Friday evening : C. of II , , Mrs. A.
H. Stewart ; L. of II. , Delia Hastorf ; C. of C. ,
Mn. F.o-a Yaklsh ; 10 ordo' , Jill a Re kmoytr ;
receiver , .Mrs. IJelle 11. Smith ; financier , Mrs.
T. II. Hamlln ; usher , Dertha Elilenfeldt ;
L. W. , MH. N. S. Short ; 0. W. , Walter
Reckmeyer ; A. E. Stewart , Fanny Dodson
and Mrs. Mary Hanson , trustee * ) ,
The Daughters of Veterans elected the fol
lowing officers Friday evening : President ,
Emma Gay ; senior vlc. % Katie Rcgcrs ;
Junior vice , Georgia Priestly ; chaplain , Ida
I'lpurj treasurer , Mlntal Stiles ; ojcretnry ,
Mrs > . II. U , Stanford ; Inside guard , Carrie
Ilalduff ; guard , Pearl Forney ; organist , ' Cora
Owen.
The county board has offered a reward ot
$50 for the arrest ot C. K. Hush , who escaped
from the custody ot an officer November 27.
Kurcivi'll < > Colonel HKlenliy.
VALENTINE , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The friends of Colonel J. T.
Oglesby , who has recently boJn appointed
special United State- * Indian agent , met
nt the Whlto house last even
ing , forty strong. After partaking
ot a repast speeches were made , the most
consplcuouu being those of Judges Tucker
nnd Walcott on behalf of our citizens , testi
fying to the esteem In which Colonel
Ogleaby was licld by our citizens , and re
plies thereto Sy J. J. Carroll , Just from
Georgia , his successor , nnd Colonel Oglesby
Ths colonel left this morning for the east to
enter on the discharge of his new duties.
W ' < iloii Xc of tinAVcoU. .
WESTON , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) John
Hcoak , a highly respectable citizen and pioneer
neer of this part of Nebraska , died Frld-ay ,
after a lingering Illness.
Revival meetings have begun at the
Methodist Episcopal church , conducted by
Rev. Mr. Wlmherly.
A large quantity of corn Is being marketed
at this point , but very little Is handled by
the elevators , the cattle feeders buying nearly
all.
It Is reported that some of the f.irmers
near here have caught , the craze , and are
quietly prospecting for gold.
fitMiiM-a ! Store n < Ord IliirniMl.
ORD , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special Telegram. )
About S o'clock this morning fire broke out In
William Fellows' gen.ral store. In the Woodbury -
bury block. The morning was calm and by
dint of hard work the lire was soon under
control. Mr. Fellows carried a stock of
from | 6,000 to $7,000 , which Is almost en
tirely ruined. Insurance , $2,500. Brldgeford
& Nichols moved their drugs to n vacant
by , and escaped with small loss , and no In
surance. Loss on building Is covered by
Insurance. The tire was probably caused by
something smoldering In a wooden box
used as a cuspidor.
I'liuiM for MulCi'l rlniti'N Funeral.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Dec % 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The remains of ex-Congressman
William A. McKelghan , who died In this
city nt an early hour this morning , will
be taken R > his home In Red Cloud tomor
row morning , where the body will be Interred.
Six members of Silas A. Strickland post ,
Grand Army of the Republic. No. 13 , will
act as pall bearers , while the balance of the
post will march to the western part of Second
end street , where it will meet the funeral
procession and march to the train In a body.
Sffi-et SoclctlvH KIci-t onieerx.
NORTH IlEND , Neb. , Doc. 15. ( Special. )
The Modern Woodmen ot America , at 'their
annual election last Monday night , selected
the following officers : V. C. , C. W. Doane ;
W. A. , D. Walker ; E. D. , J. F. Zorn ; C. , C.
S. Fowler ; managers , H. Chalmers and L. W.
McCIuchon. Public Installation will be held
January 13.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
held their annual election Friday night and
chose the following ofllcers : M. W. , John
Cherney ; F. . n. Day ; II. . J. E. Newsom ;
T. , G. E , Springer ; U. , M. Dowllng.
AMMlKitiMl fluComimiiy'N Income.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) Mr.
Low mini , the manager of the gas company ,
has notified all patrons of the company that
on De-comber 1 , 1S53 , the company assigned to
Edward Woodman of Portland , Me. , all rights ,
title and interest in and to all sums due the
company for gas on service furnished prior
to that time , and nil the profit on the contract
for gas and service furnished by the company
to February 1 , IS'JC. Ill's action will no doubt
knock the former manager , William Ilynes ,
out of hib ? COO attachment.
IM-opoNcil LcutiU'c n ( Ilcnlrlcc.
BEATRICE. Deo. 15. The first entertain
ment In the Beatrice Literary club Is n lec
ture by General 0 , O. Howard next Tuesday
evening. About COO season tickets have al
ready been sold.
The bonus asked for by the King Press
Drill company for the location of Its factory
In lleUrlcchas been pledged , but In the
niMiitUnn the company has changed Its plans
and nnnouncs a Its Intejitlcn to Ignore the
proposition made the city oi Beatrice and
remain ut Blue Spring * .
Hcinllcy NotcH ofCIVH. .
1IENDLKY , Nob. , Don. 15. ( Spfclal. ) Mrs.
Charles Winters and children , \\l\n \ have been
visiting friends nnrt relatives In Kentucky
the pJst four month ? , returned h me yester
day.
day.MIB. . Heed of Edgar ia visiting her eon , S.
K. . of this place.
\V. A. Day of Ohl.iwa , Nflb. , accompanied
yy 111 * fJth r , Is looking after his real estat ?
ntresta In this locality this \\cuk ,
Section Jlim'H Iliinil .MiiNlifil.
WVINCiTQN , NVh. , Uec. 15. ( Special. )
While at work for the Fremont , Elkhorn &
Mlsscilrl Yall y railroad Martin Law-son yes-
tnrtlay mot with a severe accident. Ills hand
was masliu'l by a sledge hammer In the liands
of another worknian ,
_
l' > IMuii Sovlul nl Clay Center.
CL.VY CENTER , Neb , , Ioe,15. ( Special. )
The Knlghti ) of Pythias and .Masonic lodges :
of this place gave tlie-lr nnmul tnclul to mem-
} ? r and their families Friday evening , nnd
Cfiitrnl ball was crowdril , A spl ndld hupp.r
foil , we I. _ _
Intlliiniiln'N MiiHonlc Tcmpli * Injured.
INPIANOLA , Neb , . Dec. 35 , ( Spiclal Tela-
gram , ) The new Ma onle temple was dam
aged about ? 1UOorth by fir * this afternoon ,
\n old ptove tueil to dry the plastering
cauurt the blase. Loss fully covered by | n-
Itolilifil on Vlnton .Street.
Edward N wmnit of liawson , ? 'cb , , last
light I'Torttd to th" iiollco ( it Omaha and
South Omaha that be bad bo < ! n held up
nnd robbed of $ IJ nt Twenty-feeond nnd
Vlr.ton "troettf iu about 8 o'clock , lit nays
\o \ WEI * walking ficm Onmlia tu Buuth
Omaha when he was mei by .two men , one
with a fur com unU cup , the other wearing
a cloth nr i co.it and a nloucli hat. The
former held him while the li.lter woni
tluottfcli hi * pCM-'tu ] , Ho win not aruatilivd ,
thH hlglm-aytncn taltlnw to their hcc'a HI
s ion ii they Meentvd Hie inoncy. Th * iiollev
urt InrllncJ to dUcreUlt the affair.
The perfume of violets , tit * purity of the
Illy , theslcn \ of the roa ? , and ilia Hush of
Hebj cainblui ; In Poninl'i wwndrous Powder
THE PICKANIXSV PREACIIEB
Girl of Ton Who Talk ? Wise ami Playswith
Dolls ,
PREACHING TO THOUSANDS IN NEW YORK
ItcIlKloiiH llnlliiiNliiiiii "r IMI I I'll b. .
Mlllc rifrrlln > nry Avcry
HiiNliuv Itiincy for I'oor Tolorcil
Children In I InSouth. .
A very small colored child with a very
bis black hat walked with much solemnity
Into the ofilce ot the New York World. She
put her gray muff on n desk , sat In a re
volving editorial chair , and , with legs swingIng -
Ing clenr , made this announcement :
"I am Cleretta Nora Avcry , the child
preacher. I was converted to. God when I
was 1 % yenrs old. 1 lotnember It , O , so
well. I felt myself filled with a love for
everybody , ns cve'-y other Christian feels.
t felt myself full of horror for sin. I have
preached to 2,000 people nt once. I preached
to 1 000 the other day. I never prepare my
sermons. I am 10 jcnrs old. I have been
preaching for two years. It's no trouble to
preach , Are you the editor ? "
She stopped nnd gazed with natural pride
at the patent-leather tips of her new but
toned boots.
She looks like nn average little colored
girl , except that her eyes are different
from any eyes In any face , white or black.
She Is very dark , but not quite black. Her
blood Is probably three-quarters African. It
Is a typical African face , but It Is lighted
up nnd made startling by the wonderful
eyes. When they were spoken of she
laughed nnd said : "Yes , everybody talks
about my eyes. " She thinks more of her
new boots now than she docs of her eyes ,
but that will change In a few years.
STRANGE WINDOWS OF A SOUL.
The eyes are almost as big as silver del
lars. The lashes are long , heavy and black.
The eyes nr ? a deep brown , and as bright
as the eyes of a colored baby. They ore
Spanish eyes. The child's grandfather was
n Spaniard and those eyes conic straight
from him. They look as strnng ? lighting up
the little colored face as the eyes of a roarIng -
Ing lion would look In the face ot a white
lamb.
The Infant preacher's forehead Is high
and her hair , more than curly. Is tied up
and stretched back with great skill and cour
age. It makes two pretty puffs on top of
her head and around the sides and at the
back It nlmpcs Itself Into Innumerable little
twisty tails and knots. The child has a
well shaped head. Her hands are long ,
slender and delicate. Her Infant brain
works all the time. When allowed to enJoy -
Joy life In her OVM way she plays with
dolls , some black and sonic white. But she
Is ready at a moment's notice to break off
Into prayer or preaching. She preaches
and prays with fluency and some Intelligence ,
although her utterances suggest the words
ot a conventional grown preacher rather than
the Inspiration of nn emotional child. It
Is Impossible for a common man ordinarily
deficient In faith to doubt that her sermons
are prepared for her and learned practically
by heart.
For an hour she sat and owung her legs
and talked with great self-possession. She
answered all questions , always stopping first
to think what she should answer. Rev. Mr.
Dart , a most Intelligent clergyman and pro
fessor , accompanied her , but she did not turn
to him for help In answering.
First of all she was asked for full details
concerning her conversion at the age ot IS
months and about the remarkable memory
which enabled hr to recall It. She was also
asked to state which of th ; sins committed
by her up to that age seemed to her the most
sarlous and most to endanger hsr ultimate
salvation. Her answer was deliberate. These
are her words :
EIGHTEEN-MONTHS-OLD CONVERT.
"I was a year and a half old. Of course 1
remember It. I was la church , and the
goings-on greatly impressed me. You know
that the colored people fel religion more
strongly than the whites , and experience
more emotion. Very well. I nns In my
mother's arms , and noticed everything. I
could talk , and that is very young to talk.
Not a3 young for a colored child , howaver , for
your superintendents of schools will tell you
that at a very early ago the-colored children
imrpass the whites In Intellectual develop
ment altogether. They are more precocious
Intellectually. My father was preaching. He
was a preacher like myself.
"Suddenly I knew that I was converted. I
straightened myself up In my mother's arms
33 well as I could. She did not know what
was the matter with me. But I did. A great
light broke In on me , and I said In a voice
os loud as possible : 'I want every one here
to help me praise God. Every one must help
mo praise God , ' You can Imagine the eur-
prlaa of my mother , and of every one else.
They had never seen such a young convert , and
r do not think any ono else ever saw such a
young ono In modern times.
"Of course you know that Samuel and John
the Baptist were converted as Infailts , but 1
uupposa that I wis then the youngest pro
fessing Christian living. I was very happy
about being converted and free from sin ,
"Of course , I know that at that time I had
committed no sin that would be considered
ssrloits by the average sinner. But that l
liccaufo we are all hardened to sin. God Is
so pure and so free from sin that In liU eye ?
the sweetuyt child , say two days old , is Im-
purn and sinful. It Is all a matter of com
parison. At that early age , in the eyes of the
Lord , f was a sinner , and It was well for me
that my young mind was able so scon to re
alize my awful condition.
"I knew even then that I was sslflsh with
the s'lfishnesH of children. I was undoubt
edly Inconsiderate In my treatment of my
mother , f wan In sire need of the conversion
which came to me.
ANSWERS SKEPTICS IN ADVANCE.
"Of course , I know that many people will
not believe that It was possible for me to
D3 converted at such an age. But the tame
? upplo would not believe It possible for me
: < > , 'preach at this age , ana you sea that I am
Breaching. To doubters I always say : 'You
tray doubt It , but 1 know It and God knows
t and I am satisfied. God can acquaint n
Ittle child with himself before that child
cnows It parents. ' You must remember , too ,
.hat God U < able 'to clionio the weak things
of the world to confound the things which are
nighty , ' and that 'out of the mouths of
j.ibej and sucklings' ho Is able to ordain
ftrength and perfect praise. "
Mr. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan once
xaltl , to be funny , tint he remembered when
lire ? days old that the butler kluaed Ills nurse
and that IIP inado up his mind then an-J there
o tell his mother about It as scon as he thoulJ
3e able to talk. He will bu glad to hear of
Mleo Avery , who U his rival In memory.
Tim child preaclitr had been Invited ( o coins
and explain her mission and her object In life ,
U present she U preaching primarily to save
routs , and secondarily to raise money for a
girls' school In Charleston. She preaches
lireo times a day , and lo anxious to pmicb
) oforo white people as well as colored. It Is
not probiblo that thl very young woman does
all her ow'ti thinking , or that she selects fsr
irrself tuch texU as that about the candl-
stlcks with m-cn branches. She would not bs
apt to go on 3i sbe dots to compare the wvcn
iranchcs to the-seveti branches of the church ,
Hut wliovtr teaches her her lewon , she
earns It well , and she Is a very self-nojsessjj
young psrwii with sonie. Ideas , of her own , .
The wise Johnson laid that a woman preach-
ng wns like a dog standing on IU hind legi.
Wo admire her. not because she do It well ,
tut bec-Jiis-o slio du.'a It at all. What Mr ,
roluiion would liavo said about an infant
emalo preaching It J * hard to guess.
HERB'S INFANT WISDOM FOR. YOU ,
These arc no me thlngi ) that the child
( readier laya as shetalka along :
"I like the jiortU girl well.
"I generally prejcli about half an hour , I
lo not believe In long sermon * , Tliey are
bo cure of religion. You can tell the averngo
Klnmr u much aj lie can unJentand In
wraty minute ; ,
"You niuit t > pik ct the colored people as
colored people' If you want to tin pcllto to
tlieni. At the lame time , they do not object
o being called 'ntgro.E. ' In fact , that Is the
> C9t word for them. They da not like the
word 'Afo-Amrrlcin , ' It U too conipllci'efl '
and dees not inesn much. They are Ameri
can * , but they ure colored. You muit never
call tlit'iii 'nlgg n. ' That Uy hate as an
Irishman TisleT being called 'IMddy , ' a Ger
man 'DutrJiy.1 .or an Italian 'Dago. '
"t wns jHil [ 8 yeirs old when I told my
parents thYt 1 intended to preach. They tnld
I wan too young , but I did not bellovo It and
t did preach ,
"I can read lyetty well. 1 read In the third
and fourth1rrnners. . I do not know all of the
bible , but I ajrf getting to know U mere and
more , 1 read a little of It every day. "
The fact that a chlU of 10 yeor can talk
lo 1,000 persons and keep them Interested Is
an extMonllmVy fact. The absolute rolf-
p3ss sslon and self-confidence of this child
make of her undoubtedly a great curiosity.
These are Samples of her s'rmonlzlng , sen
tences ( lollvccnt gravely and deliberately ,
while th * cnitlonal negroes listening till the
air with their exclamations :
A CinLn's ' PLEA TO SINNERS.
"Thera Is no question tint the Lord can
never die.
"The Imm6rtal poUl must live , but O , my
friends , shall It live with God In heaven or
with the devil In boll ?
"It Is for us to help the sinners and turn
them around , I wish I could see- every sin
ner turned around and marching to eternal
glory.
"We know there IB n God , wo know that
Jesus can do all things. Look ! Ho speaks
to the wind and the storm , and all Is peace.
He lo the resurrection. He holds the keys
of death and hell ,
"If we milst live and never die let It be
whore there Is rest.
"If sinners only knew the dangerous path
they were following they would turn back ,
tit : path leads to boll.
"I can Imagine I hear the doomed ones In
hell warning the sinners to turn back.
" \Ve want the Christians to be true and
pure and fight until the war Is over ,
"No one knows how sweet Is religion until
they have It. Sinners ? , 01 make up your
minds nnd change from nature to grace be
fore It Is too late. The angels are beckon
ing to you ; do not say you cannot give up
the world and Its pleasures. Turn all around
nnd accept grac ? . You are walking on the
brink of hell.
"Many sinners are allowed to return from
the very edge of hell that they may repent.
Christians , if the spark Is nearly out , If you
are almost In despair , go lo Jesus. He will
renew your slrongtb. Sinners , we want you
to get religion.
"You will eee no great wonders , but you
will be happy. "
When Miss Avcry's picture wns finished
she gravely signed her name to It. It was
suggested that she write ths word "preacher"
beneath the name , but she sala :
"No , I won't do that , because I can't make
a capital P very good. "
Mlsp Avery , who takes a very practical
view of her work , a view calmer and more
philosophical as wall ns more modest than
the vlow of a Talmage or a Dlxon , lives at
154 Sixth avenue. She means to stay In
Now York about six weeks , and wants , 1f
possible , to raise $5,000. The mayor ol
Charleston and others have written letters
paying that money collected by her will un
doubtedly be devoted to ths education of
colored children In the south. When the
young phenomenon finishes saving souls and
raising money here In the north she will
stop preaching for n whll ; and go to school
In Charleston. She means to be a preacher
for life.
Clltl , .IIAI.TUHATISU 11V A MAMAC.
MHN | III n n .Simrltn of llcntoii Harbor
Toi-rllilv Hcntcii.
BENTON HAHBOR , Mich. . D.'c. 15. For
several weeks MJss Minnie Sparks has been
In mortal fear of her life and this after
noon those foaijst were realized. She now
Hen In an unconscious condition with her
skull fractured , the result of a torrlfflc blow-
by Harry Sweetman. Sweetman was dis
charged fro'm' hejr father's employ some time
ago , and It liaa grown upon the man's mind
to such an extent that he has become tempo
rarily Insane. Last week he secured en
tranced to her hduoe and tired two pistol shots
at the girl , but both bullets failed to hit the
them ark. She kept silent about thft epi
sode and the police did not hear ot her perse
cution until her bruised bcdy was found
this afternoon. About 3 o'clock Sweatman
caught .Miss Sparks just as she was about
stepping frljra tile house. Ho struck her n
terrible blojv upon the head , which knocked
her sdnsalesa ainj" fracturei " pr skull. , Tlv n
fjo Oiled her , mouth" with dirty rags and ( led
her fete together , drawing thecords tight
and cutting the flesh. Sweetman got an
other rope and looped It around the helpless
gorl's neck , evidently with the Intention of
strangling her. However , some noise frlght-
emd him and he dragged her to tbo woodshed
and hurled her through It. He then escaped.
Five minutes afterward Miss Sparks' condi
tion wao discovered. Police have been on
the hunt for Sweetman , nnd It Is said If he
lo canght before public Indignation has a
chance to cool down he"8may be lynched.
AH ( o XlciiriiKiiu'M Canal.
MANAGUA. Dec. 14. ( Via Galveston. Dec.
1G. ) Judge Durate. of the supreme court has
written an opinion bearing : on the question
of the nnnullment of the contract of the gov
ernment with the Nicaragua Canal association.
He hopes that Nicaragua will first demand
a prompt compliance with the terms of the
: ontracts on the part of the canal association
before annulling It.
\o I.lKlit on ( lie I. OHM of n Tug ; .
DULUTH , Dec. 15. Inman's tugs , Castle
and Corona , which were with the Pearl B.
Campbell , when that tug went down with
hr crew of seven In the gal on Dcmbr G , ar
rived this morning. The captains are able
to throw but little light on the unfortunate
affair. Though It Is crtaln that tbe Camp
bell and all on board were lost In the terrible
gale.
.IIIIIH Dfxinaiitlc KorlM al Port Arthur.
LONDON , Dec. 15. A dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai eays : It Is report d
hat the Germans and tturalans arc surveying
Clao Chau bay , south of Shantung , as a
loeslble naval station. Ths Russian squadron
will probably winter there , the Jananzss
laving rendered Port Arthur useless for the
jrewnt ,
DeWltt'a Little Early Risers the pills that
cure constipation and biliousness.
Ilnlilcil n ClneHlloiinlilc IteHoH ,
Detective * last night raided u dlsreputa-
jle house nt Fourteenth and Locust streets.
[ ' 'our young men were In the place at the
time. Three were ni rested , Iho fourth one
escaping. James II. Kyner. the contractor
and bulldsr , who owns considerable property
n that vicinity , made it complaint about the
olnt some time ago.
Ill-each of I'roinlxc Suit la .MIxNonrl.
NEVADA , Ido. , Dec. 15-rn the milt of
5. W. CInrlc against Mrs. Caroline Sim-
nuns for $50,000 for breach of promise of
narrlage , th& jury was out fifteen minutes
and returned n verdict for the defendant ,
t was the trst | suit of tbe kind ever begun
n Vernon county ? ' '
t. i I ,
Ifadcrl ; Oiu * Killing.
LONDON De < J. 15. The correspondent of
he Times at 'Osfaeao telegraphs a a follows ;
'I nm Infornfcfl.'Jihat ' the policy of the gov-
rnment wllj bj-nto endeavor to treat the
; ruan pollce41pj-ent | ( : ) and the frontier ques-
lon under
WASHINGTON , Dec. lo.-The I'OHtollIce
lepartment lias.lsptied n fraud order against
hi Chicago AclvcrtlsInK union of Chicago ,
The union advertised for partlun to din-
rlbutc circular * , and Ix charged with ill op-
> Ing all caigmunlcatlon with them after
exacting n JtWlnombershlp fee.
Hull ) mill 1 ( > < fliT Arrive In Denver.
DHNVBH , U/'MS.-- ! . Bald and Tom
Cooper , the/trottd bicycle riders , ac
companied Vy tl\er \ ! trainer ? , Asi Wlndle
und James Temple , arrived from the Pa-
ulllo coast this morning , and ! cft soon ufter-
warda for their homes In the oust.
IliiHHi-t'x Condition l'nclinii ( Ml.
WASHINGTON , Dec. K.-Tho condition
of Captain Italic llan. et , the venerable as-
clciunt doorlccper of the house of repre
sentatives , wtiB unchanged at 2:39 : a , m.
nnd ho H expected to llvo through un'lt '
nornlng. _
On ! Minute Cough Cure Is a popular remedy
or croup. Sate for children and adults.
1.0CA1 , IIUKVITII3S.
A , Roblnawltz , a newsboy , was yesterday
err ted , charged with petit larceny. He U
BaU to hive ctola bund ! 3 of papers.
T.-.S lr.tu ) : t ever the b.dy o' Samuel C ,
JuRoliviO ! v.j ( hat ; nd litllfd by his
irotler-h-la\v. : : VrlU b held at 10 o'clock
Ms morii'su ,
OmJAM/.IMl TO I-'UIJP. IHKI\M > .
Military Conituiiilci HrliiK I'oriurd liy
lrl-.Ii of Several rltlr * .
NEW YORK , Dec. 16. A local paper will
say tomorrow ; For the lost ten months n
movement hns been under woy In the lodgei
of the Clan-na-Gnel In this city to organize
among tip best Irishman , military companies.
In this city alone there I ; n well drilled nnd
equipped regiment ot BOO men , nnd com
panies nnd regiments nr In process of forma
tion In Brooklyn , Ikfton. Chicago nnd other
large clt'cs ' , It Is said the whol- movement
Is a scheme to prepnio a well trained and
aimed body of men to bs us d when there
Is nn opportunity to free Ireland. This
sch.mc Is denied by the leaders of the men ,
who declares that the men ars drilled for the
purpose of furnishing the United States gov
ernment with trained soldi ! rs In care of nn
cmtrgency. But , notwithstanding this as-
sertlon , It hns leaked out that Ireland's
cause Is the principal object of the move
ment.
One of the oaths which every recruit takes ,
It Is said , Is to serve the cause of Ireland.
According to the plan of the organizers , n
regiment wiw to be formed In this city called
tiio First Irish volunteers. Each company
of this regiment was lo be recruited from a
lodge of the Clan-na-Gael. The lodges of ths
Clan-na-Oncl Interested arc : Geraldlne ,
Spernnza , Thomas Davis , Emmctt , Owen
Rhoe , Innlsvnll , Sunburst , Napperlaldy , Wolf-
tone nnd Ennlshope. No man could join a
compiny unless he > was a insmber of the
Clnn-na-Gnel. After becoming a member of
this organization ho had to be vouched for by
two well known Irishmen before he could en
list. He nlso had to buy n distinctive nl-
form and bo willing to pay his pro rata share
of thp expenses of the organization. ISio or
ganizers were successful. A battalion of four
companies was soon formed and the. men
were drilled. Today a regiment of ten com
panies has been formed , the last company
having been mustered In recentyl. Each of
the ten companies has fifty men. The uni
form Is like the regular army In every re
spect except cap. This headgear Is shaped
like the fatigue cap of the- National Guard.
Its body Is of dark blue , but Its top Is a
brilliant canary yellow , upon which Is trncei
In bright emerald grwn braid a large sham
rock , signifying "Tiie green above th
orange. " The arm used U a magazine rlfl
of the most approved style. It Is a very
handsome weapon. The men are drilled In
the latest drill regulations , Including the new
manual of nrms Introduced In the Nntlona
guard of this city several weeks ago.
ci.osixo ivniuc OK I..VMOH co.\ciiis : < <
of ( lip I'Vilcrntlon Conven
tion.VIII Clone Tncxiliiy.
NEW YORK , Dec. 15. The sessions of the
National Federation of Labor will continue to
morrow. It Is expected the convention wll
conclude Wednesday , although there Is talk o
a night session Tuesday , so as to adjourn oi
that day. Some of the brief committees held
brief sessions. The committee of organiza
tion decided to report a plan for formally ad
mitting to the National Federation unions not
now affiliated with It , but which have askei'
for admittance. The connnltte ; on labor boy
cott also held a meeting , nnd It Is expected It
will make n report tomorrow concerning vari
ous strikes now In progress. Many of the
delegates made up excursions to different
points of Interest In this vicinity today.
Stone' * C He fioivi Over.
SHERIDAN , Wyo. . Dec. 15. ( Speolnl.- )
In the Sheridan county district court Judge
Metz has granted n continuance to the next
term of court to II. W. Stone , charged
with theft of tht > funds of the bank of
Commerce. The continuance was granted
upon the grounds of the defendant's physi
cal inability to attend court , his physician ,
Dr. Newell tilingan affidavit that he had
just performetl n surgical operation upon
Stone. County Attorney Hoop asserted the
the affidavit was gotten up to delay pro
ceeding ? , and asked that another physician
be appointed to examine Stone's condition.
After court adjourned Dr. Newell assaulted
the attorney. Later be was arrested upon
a complaint sworn out by Mr. Hoop nnd
planced under bonds to answer the charge
of felonious assault.
Charles Davis n gambler , convicted of
felonious assault , was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment and fined $100.
Gold Ore TonnitKc IiicrciiHlnjf ; .
President Grant of the Omaha and Grant
Smelting company. Is making a short stay
In the city on his way home from the
east. lie ppenks very hopefully of the bus
iness outlcok In Colorado , and of his own
company. A featuie of the smelting bus
iness Is the increasing tonnage of gold ores ,
and Mr. Grant believes that next year
the value of gold turned out at both the
Denver nnd Omaha smelter will exceed the
value of the silver. The fall la the price
of silver hns diverted prospecting capital
to the gold belt's nnd caused Improved meth
ods In reducing low grade gold ores nnd
these have for some time been pouring
In , Increasing the tonnage of gold ore 25
or 30 per cent In the last year , coupled , of
course , with the ore from rich mines like
that at Cripple Creek.
Letters AililrcMncil to MlNn Vclth.
Miss Katie Vclth , who left her home nt
Lincoln last Wednesday and came to
Omaha , wrote a letter to her mother the
next day , paying that she had come to this
city to look for employment , and she was
confident she could find work. Since then
her parents have heard nothing from her.
A. couple of letters are In the Omaha post-
office for her. and her parents and friemU
are very anxious that her attention be
called to them , nnd that she answer them.
IiiHlNtcil on ShcililliiK Horc.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 15.-Coiigrcssman
C. J. Hoatner of the Sixth district , yester
day challenged Major Hearsey. editor of the
States , to ( Ight n duel. Negotiations have
besn pending since , but up to thla evening , it
looked as If neither side would yield , and a
report to aims would bo necessary. How
ever , nt a late hour tonight , tbe seconds
announce that nn amicable settlement if
now very likely and that there has been n
stay of proceedings.
Order of ClioHcn Frlcndx Upheld.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. . Dec. 15. In the bult
of Black against the supreme council Order
of Chosen Friends , Judge Field In the Jef
ferson circuit court on Saturday sustained
the order on every point , holding that the
changes und amendments In the plan
recently adopted were made In good faith
by tbe officers , nnd that they were valid
and authorized. The question Involved wns
vital , not only to this , but to a number of
similar ca es.
licv. , loMi-ili | l.nniiic ConiliiK lo O in all n.
NEW YORK. Dee. 15 , Rev. Joeph
Lampe , D , D , , for several" years pastor
of Christ's Prcsbytcilan church , this city ,
said farewell to Ills conpregntlon tonight ,
Dr Lampe has been called to autumn the
professorship of the old testament , literature
nnd excgeslH In the new Presbyterian tho-
o'.ogical seminary at Omaha , Neb. , estab
lished bv the New York Presbytery at a
cost of $75,000.
_
Illx InJnrlcHVcrc Filial.
HOCK SPRINGS , Wyo , , Dec. 15.-Spe- (
cal ! , ) John Gndmonson , n well known citi
zen of Urccn Hlvcr , died at the Union Pa-
nlllo hospital nt Ogden Saturday from In
juries received In the Union Pncllle shops
Btveral weeks ago. The deceased had lived
In Qrqen River for nlnteeii years , had ac
cumulated considerable property and was
onu of the substantial c'tlzeng of the place.
Illxhop ( if OUInlioiim DliiKr ,
GUTHR1E , Okl. , Dee. 15-It was an
nounced bore today that lit. Rev. Theodora
Mnrschaert , Catholic hlrhop of Oklahoma
and Indian terlrtory , who left here 111 a few
days nito , for New Orleans , bad b'comq
so 111 that It was necessury to Inks him
from the train before reaching there "ami
that he In now lying at tliu point of deat'.i '
from Urlght's .disease.
I'lnccrVorI , - Clour Down.
ItAWLINGS. Wyo. , Dee. JKSpoclal. ) -
Work on the West Side Placer association
property at Dry Gulch baa been doled
down for the winter. The entei prise Is In
Huch shape that the work of waHhlng for
gold can bo commenced early In the nprlng
when an o'.ectrlo light plant will be put
in 80 work can be pushed nights u.-i well
as In the day time ,
Oilmen for luc ! < cnlicrtrtr.
CHEYENNE Wyo. , Dec. 13.SpecIal. < . )
The bicycle rldtM of Cheyenne otferrd a
(5J diamond pin to IIuckenberKPr , the "but
termilk boy" of Denver , or any other rldor
of that place , who will came to Cheyunnu
am ] beat the recent record made by Johnnie
Green of this place , who rode an unpaced
mile on the road In 1:25. :
I , I lie lli-iiNtx ,
STEPHENVILLK , Tux. , Dec. 15 , In nn
aitcrcatlrn th's evening between Hilly Kay
and T. J , Wilson , Kay was stabbed and
while bleeding to death bo threw Wllfon
to tbo ground and mammM his head to u
nuln. Kuy U dead. Wilson cannot live.
wi'usn la Kay' * uncle.
"I'OIV.S" IMU.ITIl'.Ui OUCiAM/.ATIO.V.
.Ncvr Order Launched liy W , II. Uartcy
nt riilcauo.
CHICAGO , Dec. 15. W. II. Harvey , the
oracle ot free silver , who la better known
ns "Coin , " today I .Hindi oil his new political
party. According to the prctw notice which
Mr. Harvey gave out U Is to be known as
"Patriots of America. " Its jpeclnl mission
Is to cdiiott- the cause of free > silver , ns well
as to eliminate selfishness from politics , nnd
It Is expected to rapidly overcome nil exist
ing political parties. ' . The national officers
are : W. H. Harvey , first national patriot ;
Charles H. McClurc , national recorder , nnd
James F. Adanui. national treasurer. Mr.
Harvey wns first elcct.-d head of the order
and he then appointed Messrs. Adams and
McCluto nml the organization was declared
complete. No salary nttiehej to any ot the
offices except that of mtlonnl recorder , and
Mr. McClure nnntttnccs he will not accept
this , On the first Tuestclny ot next April ,
however , when the organization is expected
to be In good working order , nn election will
be held nnd n new set of officers chosan or
th ? present set re-elected. The cnnrtltntlon
expressly provides that no national olllcer can i
accept any legislative- appointive olllce , nor
c.'n ho acquire private properly In excess of
$100,000. A sldo order called the Daughters
of the Republic Is also to bo started. Its
members will be- confined to the- gentler sex
nnd the bend ot It will carry the proud title
of the first woman of the republic. It Is
not to be a female suffrage organization ,
but rather a helping hand to the Patriots
ot America , who nro expected to do the vet
ing.
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OOO909OO990OOQO
AMUSEMENTS.
Lincoln J. Carter's "The Fast Mall" wns
given to two good Sunday audiences at the
Crelghton yssterday. The production Is
much the same as on former appearances
here.
Clay Clement Is announced for an engage
ment at Crelghton for three nights , commenc
ing Thursday , December 19. He will appear
In his creation of the Baron Holicnstauffen
In "The Now Dominion. " Mr. Clement
modestly calls his clever comedy "n character
titiuly In four acts. " The scenes of the * play
arc laid In Virginia and It tells a wholesome
love story In a charming manner. The com-
txly element Is supplied principally by the
baron's struggles with the English language ,
and her ? Mr. Clement literally obeys the
command and holds up the mirror to nature ,
giving us In his characterization of the baron
a portrayal of the real German. He Is very
well supported. Among his company are
Arthur Lee , Joseph Adelmnn , J. D. Williams ,
Mlw Karry Kewyn , May Buckley Clayton
and Mlnnla Adelman.
"On the Mississippi , " the new drama by
William Haworth , and one of the moat pre
tentious of the many new productions of
Managers Thomas H. Davis and William T.
Keogh , deals with certain striking features
of southern life * of two decades ago. Plctur-
cstque and striking ns these feature. * are , and
strange ns It appears , hardly any ono of them
has hiUncrto been put on the &tagc. One of
these features Is the Ku Kluk Klan. The
hero is threatened with death In a unique
way at the hands of this organization , one
of whoso leaders has his private reasons to
put the hero out of the way. We will huvo a
visit of "On the Mississippi" In tills city
very shortly , opening a four nights' engags-
ment at the Crelghton Sunday , December 22.
A holiday matinee will be given Christinas
day.
The complete production of "In Old Ken
tucky , " which created such a furore hero
last season , will be the Christmas attraction
at the Boyd , commencing their engagement
hero on Monday evening , the 23d lust.
"The War of Wealth , " one of the very few
big successes of the present season , will be
the attraction at Boyd's Friday , Saturday and
Sunday. It Is the latest effort of C. T. Daey ,
the author of "In Old Kentucky , " and from
nil accounts It bids fair to equal fiio latter
play In popularity. It Is a big scenic produc
tion. employing two cars of scenery and over
100 people on the. stage. The company Is
headed by Harry Lacy , A. S. Llpman , Belle
Buckner , Fanny Mclntyro and others.
SII13 SWAIjltOIVKI ) LAIJOAXUM.
Girl , SllKhtcd at a Hall. Undertaken
( o Kill Ilcrxclf.
Miss McKee , 18 years old , living at 2016
South Thirtieth street , made an unsuccess
ful attempt to end her life yesterday be
tween 1 and 2 o'clock , at 1515 Davenport
street. She had purchased some-laudanum
at Kuhn's drug store In the morning , and
after falllnc : to find the younu man bv whom
she thought she. had been slighted , sought
to end her trouble by administering tha
poison. Dr. Townc was summoned and the
laudanum was pumped out of her. Last evenIng -
Ing she had nearly completely recoverad ,
and was able to bo about her room and tell
her friends Just how It all happened.
The attempted sulclds grew out of jealousy
created at a , masquerade ball held on Satur
day night. For scniQ time ths young woman
has received the ma.keJ attentions of n young
man employed In tlto office of Swift & Co.
At the dance be failed to give the amount of
attention to Miss McKoa that the latter
thought she had a right to expect. Yester
day morning Miss McKee , accompanied by a
Miss Manila Cabcon , went to Seventeenth
and I streets , South Oin.iha , to see the young
nan and have an explanation , bnt lie could
ict ba found. Soon afterward Miss McKee
returned to 1515 Davenport street , the home
of a friend.
rilUliiiry In ( he I.ciul.
ST. PETERSUURG , Dec. 15-The second
scries of games nt the St. Petersburg Ch
club was played today , resulting ns fol-
ows : Plllfbury ( black ) , bent Tschlgorln In
x four knight's game , after twenty-Hlx
IIOVBH. Lacker ( white ) , beat Stelnltz in a
my lopez , after thirty moves.
The present He-ore Is ns follows :
Won. Lost.
'llltdmry 'J 0
.uskrr , 1 ]
StclnlU , 0
J'schlsorln , 1
llrown of KcndicUy for I'roNlilenl.
LEXINGTON , Dec. 13 The Lexington
Observer , edited by ex-State Scnutoi
lodges , ptoposes ox-Governor Drown of
CentiH'ky , for the democratic1 nomination
or president , nml unys bl.i name will bu
iroHented In convention. The ( Jhierver Is
i radical free silver paper , and U wnxlng
jitter wnrfaie on Cleveland und Carlisle.
From I'olltlfN to 1'rcMN.
SALT LAKE , Dee. 15-Hon , J3. II. Rob-
rts , the democratic candidate for consie
t the late election In Utah , bus been iip-
olnled cdltor-ln-eblef of the Halt Lake
lernld.
Delation of Salmon ( 'luimDcail. .
NEVADA. Mo. , Dec. 13.-George Cha.-te ,
ged CC , IH dead here of IJrlKbt'a dl.seaH'.1.
Ie was Identllled with many bUHlnetH en-
iirprlBcs. Ho was a cousin of Chief Justice
fcilman P. Clwce.
No Drugs to CHEW
No Stems to SMOKE
TOBACCO
Jo Nerves Quaking
No Heart Palpitating
No Dyspeptic Aching
: -NERVOU8
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( JOVnitNOIt MOHTO.Y A
> York Pnp'T Announce * * Ill *
1'iiNllloii nn I tic Stilijrel.
Ni : WYOllK , Dec , IB.-Tbo MornltiR Ad
vertiser will tomorrow sny ! l.cvl 1' , Morton
Is nn avowed candidate for th * presidency.
The Advertiser Is ableto make tbls an
nouncement on what may be term d the best
authority. During HIP present week , n dis
tinguished party lender told nn Advertiser
representative tint ths governor may con
clude to take bin friends Into his confidence
nnd declare to them Just how he fools about
1S98. A Under wlio saw the gov rnor at
Hllersllo on Thnr dny las ) cnmo back with
A pretty firm conclusion Hint Mr. Morton
does not pioposo Jto less away the honor
offered to him at "the Into Saratoga COHIMI-
lion , nnd that nlille he docs not propose to
personally eterl himself , be will be pleased
to have the N'e\v \ York d legation stand ns
firmly for his nomination nt St. I.ouls ns
did the famous Thirty-eight for Hint of
Ornnt In 1SSO. _
( 'nupcr Aflor Mori- Mull llniid'o.
OASI'HIt , Wyo. . Dec. IS.-Special.-A (
mas. * mretlng of tbo citizens of thli elly
was held Satin day evening for tbe purposs
of taking iipllon looking toward the estnb-
llshmcin of H'aimall routes from Casper
Into the Mlg IIurn biitdn. The present
service , which supplies mall foi nearly 4,000
people. Is from the noith anil over nnitei
practlenlly cluovd for many weeks during
the winter so.ison. The matter wai fully
discussed nt the meeting and resolutions
adopted icque.stlng the postmaster general
to establish routes from Caspar as early
ns practicable. Copies of the resolutions
were forwarded to the Wyoming delegation
I' . M. Shannon nnd an-octalcs. who bavj
been engaged In the business nt this place
of producing nnd refining oil , have Incor
porated under Ihelnws of Wyoming , and
will hereafter lo business under the ror-
porate name of the Pennsylvania OH und
i5aa company. I1 , M. Shannon , of 1'ltts-
bnrg. I'n. . Is ptesldcnt ; lleorge H McC.il-
mont of Casper , vice president , and C , 1' .
Collins , lliadfonl , Pn. . secretary and tieas-
uier of the company
CliiHliiHVlilillii Salooni.
WICHITA , Dec. 15. At mldiilglu , last
night the police oidcred every saloon on
Main street to close permanently and the
ortler was promptly obeyed. The s.iloons on
tbo other streets were not disturbed , nnd
It Is thought that u compromise has been
effected whereby the liquor men have ngtced
not to do biiflnesH on Main street , n * H
was to the Main stiert tiulllo that the prln-
cli il objection of the temp ranee people
had been raUvtl. The fuel that lie police-
men iiimio no nrresis and mat IIP saloon
men obeyed their order promptly nlvcs color
to this theory.
MlNNOIirl Mil II ( 'lIIIMllN ( Stllolllf.
KANSAS CITY. Jec. 15.-.lohn I , . Heard ,
a nephew of ex-CoiiBriswnnn John T Ile.irJ
ot Sednlla , Mo. , committed suicide at hi *
home In this city today , taking carbolic
acid. He It supposzd lo have been driven
to the deed bv the pnbllcntloii this mornlin ?
In a scuiilllntiM newspaper printed lieie , of
an article accusing Ills wife ot Improper
conduct. A copy of this article , clipped
from the paper , wns found In one ol hip
prickets. 1 ] > ard was employed In n wholesale - " " "
sale paper house.
Dr. Frnki * ! ' llcli-nscil on Hull.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. IB. A specl.il to the
Kcpubllc from Hlchmond , Mo. , s-'iys : Dr.
( ieorgeV. . Kraktr , the alleged Insurance
swindler , who had been conllned In the Hay
county jail hero since his capture , wns re-
Iease.il on bond thlw morning , his boiulsmen
being Captain .1. F. , . Fan Is of Richmond.
K. Ij. Morse , A. I' , lienson and Cclonel
HtHsol of K\c ° l lor Splines. He left tlili
evening for his old home at Kx-elslor
Springs , and will engage In the practice of
medicine at that place.
Hollow oil I't'rNonitl I.llicrly.
NEW YOUK , Dec. 13. The Woild tomor
row wil Isay : Dr. Chauneey M. Uepew
salil many Interesting things at his home
today on the subject or personal liberty. lie
laid down tlnee fundamental proposition- .
1. European people have won their per
sonal liberty by a slow and painful strug
gle. 2. 1'ersonal liberty means Hie right to
gen ano'.s own way unmolesteil. : i. Woman
has the right to be wherever a man has
the right to be.
I Am Glad
To tell what Hood's Snrsnpnrilla has dona
( or mo. I had the grip nnd its ill affects
settled all ever
me. I had cramps
in my legs and
frequently I had
to get up at
night nnd walk
torelnxtbcmuB-
clea. I also had
Btomach troub-
\lefl. I then took
j Hood's Sarsapa-
, rllla. Ono boltlo
cured thccrnnip ,
and another has
helped my stomach -
; ach Iron bio
greatly. I hnva taken 8 bottles nnd
nso Hood's Pills which are the beat I ever
took. " H. A. MEI/VIN , Sisters , Oregon.
Hood's Sarsaparalla
is the Omly
True Blood Purifies-
Prominently In the public eye today.
' Pill c"7 tobu7 casy to takt >
Hrmd'
41UUU S s fills , . .
„ rni.tTe | < : t. 25e.
AMI SKMK.VTH.
THE CREIGHTON
TP.L. 1531 Pant on S Hnr.jCMs , M r- * .
TONIGHT AT 8:11. :
Lincoln J Curler's Halboail Production , <
T E
AIATINIvI ! WliDNIJSDAY
Prices Lower Moor > , 75 mul $1.00 ; bil-
cony , Mu and , ' 0o , gallery , i3r.
Mnllneu I'rk-ea l.rmer tljiu , ClV , I'ttlcuny , 2io.
Comlng.Dec. l'Jl
Clay Clement in The New Dominion.
T1IKATKK.
At 9 O'clock ijhurp ,
Monday Morning , Dncornbor 10
haln of SHASCIN.TK'ICKTS for the
DAMROSCH OPERA CO.
Will Open at
ADou'ii .tiiviii'.s : .Mrsir ; STOIII : .
fifteenth and Kniiwin Strceta ,
Mall oidern ai-cumiiiinli'd by chuck or
money order promptly attended to.
NOTH Tickets for position In line will
bo given out at Aleyer'it .Mualc Store ut
7 o'clock Monday .Morning ,
December Specials
oo : vj vn. . , 'fimiVti&.3ss& &
ciins. Sliiverick & Co. ,
ruriilturcnn.1t ) - isilisli und Uuu lnu