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TJLB OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNjgkY , JANUARY 24 , 1897. 13 ABOUT A DEVIL'S ' ADVOCATE Significance of an Ilintorio Office in the Roman Oatholio Ohurcb , ONEROU3 DUTIES OF THE OCCUPANT Brcklni ; mill UxiiothiK Oiirlt In tin * Ijlvt'M of llvroun unit of ( lit * Church 1'roiiOHvil fur Canonization. Tha personage designated by the name "Devil's Advocate" Is tin historical person age , tut In the sense In which Satan Is a character of history , Infamous for hU seduc- tlou of our first parents , but a personage made up of flesh and blood , and an onicl.il of an earthly tribunal , both In formtr ages nnd In this enlightened nineteenth century. Nor Is thu name a mere conventional term without appropriate signification , an when a white gentleman Is calli'd Mr. Black , or a colored man Mr. Whlto , but the devil's ad- vorate Is so Htylcd because ho pleads the devil's cauxo and holds a special appointment to do so , as a city attorney Is appointed to Uftcnd the legal Interests of a city. What government cau posnlbly bo Inter ested In appointing a lawyer to plead the devil's cause ? It Is not China , nor Japan , nor uny other Idolatrous land ; It In the gov ernment of the Catholic church. The pope appoints this official , under the euphonious title of "promoter of the faith , " but the people persist , and not without reason , In dubbing him "tho devil's advocate. " It la one of the many cases In which church and common uensc appear at first sight to be In conflict , but In reality they ale agreed. CANONIZING SAINTS. What are the duties of this peculiar dig nitary ? For dignitary ho truly Is , being ono of the most Important ofllccrs of the Itoman Congregation of Rites. Ono of-tho moat solemn functions of this congregation Is authoritatively to decide whether a Christian hero or heroine has lived a life nnd died a death so holy and. exem plary that ho or film cau bo put up as a model for all future generations ; liny , more , whether It la absolutely certain that this Vurson's soul Is now In bliss , and that God will bo pleased to see It honored with relig ious homngc , as a favorite friend of God anil n faithful follower of the Crucified Redeemer. This solemn decision is called "canoniza tion , " because thereby the name of the re ligious hero is entered upon the "canon , " or list of the "saints. " All this sounds expecdlnly presumptuous nnd preposterous , and Catholics need not wonder It their religion Is looked upon by vast multitudes as n tissue of the rankest superstitions. The Idea Itself seems absurd , that any human authority can possibly de cide what particular departed soul Is today In the enjoyment of eternal glory" But , with all Us Btrango terminology , and its bold claims to Infallibility , there Is ono peculiarity in the doctrine of Catholics which strikes the thoughtful student much more forcibly than It docs thu superficial reader ; It Is the re markable consistency that runs through their whole syxtem. All haiigH together In such a way that If ono point of the doctrlno were disproved , the whole structure would at once come tumbling down about your cars. THE LIST OP SAINTS. The Catholic church claims to bo a Dlvlno Institution and to have till the end of tlmo the assistance of the Holy Spirit , not lov re veal to It new truths , but to keep It from Introducing errors Into Its teachings. Non the church would err , It Is claimed , If she proposed as n correct model for Imitation ono whoso virtue was not genuine and per fect ; she would encourage superstition If she allowed religious honors to bo rendered to a departed soul that was not really In heavenly glory. Therefore. It Is claimed , the church must be kept from error In this matter by the Indwelling power of the spirit of truth , which Christ promised would remain with lier forever. Now , the papal church displays a long list of what she calls her "saints , " which a Catholic author defends In this way. The first on the list , he says , after the Re deemer Himself , Is , In the order of time , the Good. Thief , who was canonized by that Re deemer upon the cross , when Ho said to him in mercy : "This day slmlt thou he with Me In paradise. " And slnco the same Divine Teacher has decline J that no ono has greater love than ho who lays down his life for his friend , the church , taking the Savior at Ills word , proclaims all those the special and eternally blessed friends of God who it Is known that they have laid down their lives for Him. This Includes all the apostles and n multitude of martyrs. Many of these , like the Good Thief , may not have been models of virtue during their lifetime , but , like him , they were models of a happy death , and the vast majority of them exhibit the brlghcst examples of heroic virtue , not In death alone , but during a long life of tolls and sufferings in the service of their Dlvlno Master and of the poor and outcasts , whom they have loved for His sake. LEAD EXEMPLARY LIVES. A "hero" need not nrcewarlly seal his heroism with hU blood. He U a hero still , though ho die upon a brd of sickness , pro vided ho hnj led a life of superhuman virtue "A hero , " says the pagan philosopher , Aria totle , "Is one ele"atcd above the condition o' nnn , because , so far as It li permitted to man , ho has shown himself like to the gods. ' Now the Catholic chqreh wishes to propoic &uch heroes for Imitation to her members "Remembering , " my Catholic authority con tinues , "that the Apostle Paul said , 'Bo yc imitators of mo aj I am of Christ , ' she polntn to St. Paul a. ? a model ChrUtlan hero , as n Valnt , ' and hearing the angel salute c tender maiden na 'full of grace , blessed nmong women , ' she points to Mary as a still greater model , finding encouragement In the words of the same privileged virgin , which were Inspired by the Holy Ghent : 'All generations shall call me blessed. ' That she has a long list or canon of aalnM Is a naturr.1 consequence of her other teachings. " Due hero comes In the danger of error. May not the enthusiasm of an admiring and grateful people extol to heavenly honors one that had only the outward show of virtue and was corrupt at heart ? In none of her teachings does that church claim to be directly Inspired. She must use the utmost diligence to find out the truth , so that II shines forth In the light of evidence and glve.i her real , unmistakable certainty. To obtain this In the matter of "canonization" olio Instituted trials , the rigor of which puta our Jury trials oven In capital cases , to the blush. And In three the Devil's Advocate plays a moat conspicuous part. PLAN OP PROCEDURE. Pay a Pathor Damlen has died a victim of charity In the service of the outcast lepers. The press of the whplo civilized world , with scarcely a dissentient voice , sounds forth his praise. A statue Is erected to him b > Ills proud fellow citizens In the plcco that gave htm birth. The Roman church looks on In ellt'i'Co. Ills life may be written , poems composed In hU honor , his likeness painted or carved In marble , as may be done with a Webster or a Washington. But no Image of hU must be hung up In her churchen for religious vcuciatlon ; no public prayer must bo addressed to him by her mlnUtcrs , All "cult , " or sacred homage , to him Is sirlrtly forbidden , and that for all future tlmo unless It shall have been proved beyond a potslblo doubt , before a most learned and solemn court Instituted for the purpose , bytho most rigid scrutiny of which the world's history can furnish any ex ample. Hist that ho Is a ( U model for Imita tion owing to conspicuous Christian heroism and supernatural purity of life ; ami , nccotid , that ho is now In heaven , a favorite of OIK ! and one that God wlihrs to be mpo'lilly honored with rcllgtouj homage. Tim latter point cannot poialbly bo known tinlm.1 God Hltiutelf will manifest It. This , It 1s claimed , God doca at times by workIng - t Ing miracles In testimony of the sanctity of the departed hero. It li not enough that the hero whllo upon earth was a wonder worker ; Ji'Uaa probably waa auib , for he was among thoao who came hack to ChrUit from a missionary excursion and rejoiced that wen I ho devils had been subject to them. To provo that a "aalnt" la In heivcn miracles must bo worked lu hl honor after hU death. DUTIES OP THU ADVOCATE. No doubt ChrUtlan beroca , genuine nalnta , arj more honorable to u religion than all the structured of brick and utomi of Ha I ) churchcu , with all their music and the loquonco of all 1U preachers. Therefore the devil , Iho pcrslnlcnt opponent of the rcllrjlun of Christ , which the Catholic church clalnm to be , must , of courio , bate any oc- ce * lon to the list of "saints , " nnd la Inter ested In liliitlerltiK the canonization. The onichl thcrtforo who la appointed by the pope himself to put every conceivable Im pediment In the way of canonization Is very appropriately called the "Devil's Advocate. " But why does the pope appoint him ? Because - cause the church Itself is absolutely deter mined to prevent any one's name from being entered on the list of "salntA" who Is not absolutely certain to bo deserving of H , and Alia takes all conceivable precautions to pre vent It. As , to secure Justice In criminal prosecu tion , wo have our grand Juries to find an Indictment , our petty Juries to try the culprit , our appeals to higher courts to pre vent all manner of error , eo In canonization of "saints" there are at least eighteen steps In the proccxs , each of which must be suc cessfully taken to obtain a favorable verdict. If at any of thcso otcpa the decision Is ad verse the whole matter U fhrown out of court. Thus the Devil' * Advocate hao eigh teen distinct chnnces to defeat the project. THE ADVOCATE'S CHANCES. If In our criminal courts the guilt re mains doubtful the verdict must be "not guilty" and the culprit Is acquitted ; If the Jury Is not agreed the condemnation can not bo pronounced , because every man Is supposed to bo Innocent until It Is proved beyond a doubt that ho la guilty. But It Is Just the contrary before tbo courts that try horplc virtue. Ab heroes are the exception In our fallen race no ono la supposed to bo n hero until It U proved beyond a doubt from most reliable fact * that he Is not like other men. If thn Devil's Advocate can throw doubt upon the genuineness or the extraordinary perfection of the "saint's" heroic virtue ho haa gained his cause against the "saint. " It Is the same with supposed miracles. If ho can prove that a sudden cure , even of what was supposed to bo an Incurable disease , may after all have been brought about by some natural cause , or that there remains onio uncertainty about the real facts , the miracle Is rejected as not proven , and no further steps can be taken In the process till the required number of miracles be scientifically demonstrated to have taken place. To prevent this success , the Devil's Advocate , who la selected for Ills keen wit , his scientific learning .and fearless character leot the church may bo put to shame by pronouncing a sentence that may be re futed exhausts all the resources of scrutiny , .science and theory to disprove the alleged miraculous event. Rome secmn to think that there Is comparatively little lent by refusing to accept an event as miraculous , but that the loss would bo Irreparable If the learned world should find her highest tri bunals had made mistaken , even though her Infallibility Is not staked on all the details uf the process , but only on the total out come of the canonization. And Catholics are fond of quoting the surprise of the Eng- llah barrister who had been allowed to look carefully over the proeM of a few miracles In Home , which ho thought nnd said wore proved to the satisfaction of the most exactIng - Ing critic , when he was told In reply that all those supposed mlraclcs"he had examined had bton rejected by the Roman tribunal ns not proven. The story would gain If there were a Yankee lawyer In It. X RAYS. .VAT1O.V.VI , COAST DHKIC.VSn I.r.Afi \NNOfliitliui Oi-Kiuil/iMl nt Convention CullIM | Iiy ( iovcrnor of Klnrliln. TAMPA , Fin. , Jan. 23. As an outcome of the South Atlantic and gulf states har bor and coast defense and Improvement convention , which has been In session hero this week , a permanent National Defense association was organized with the follow ing olTlcors ; . President , General Horace Porter , Now York ; secretary , Colonel James A. Fryo of MassachuKctts ; vice presidents , John B. Gordon of Georgia. General Lew Wallace of Indiana , A. K. McClurc of Penn sylvania , General R. A. Alger of Michigan , M. H. Do Young of California , William Miller of Florida , John C. Roper of Massa chusetts. Executive committee : Frank Brown , Massachusetts ; A. W. Wllley , Flor ida ; Captain A. D. O'Brien , Florida ; Major T. G. DeFrces , Indiana ; A. D. AVetherell , Illinois ; W. B. Haldeman. Kentucky ; J. W. Duprce , Louisiana ; E. C. Babb , Minnesota seta ; E. A. McAlpin , New York ; C. W. Dewey , North Carolina ; S. E. Stebblns , North Dakota ; William R. Thompson , Penn sylvania ; J. A. Ilcmphlll , South Carolina ; Harry Wells , Vermont. The association adopted voluminous res olutions , urging Improvements In the army us set forth In the army reorganization bill ; urging Increased eld to thu militia of the several stated as well ns aid to the naval reserve organizations In scacoast states , and urging a general extension of the naval and coast defenses of the nation. IS NOT AVA.Vrni ) 0.T1II3 COAST. McDonnell HUH \o Conncolloii nltli I.'nlr Will Kin-tiery. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 23. By reason of a .Urangc story printed In a paper of thU city , George McDonnell , the celebrated Bank of England swindler and one of his associates In that historic escapade , Edwtn Noyes , or Hilts , arc under arrest In Chicago , being held on a trivial charge on the assumption that McDonnell Is wanted In ban Francisco to answer a charge of forging the "pencil will" of the late James G. Fair. In fact , neither McDonnell nor Noyna was ever accused or suspected of forging the pencil will or any other document of Importance In the litigation over Senator Fair's millions. Captain of Detectives Lees says that early yesterday lie receiveu a telegram from Chicago caking If McDonnell was wanted In San Francisco , and replied In the negative. Captain Lce-s added that McDonnell has served his term for his crime , and since his 'eka.so from prison has worked hard , and that It was an outrage to arrest him on so trivial a charge. \vn.i. AIIOI.ISII Tinn Kxr.iicisr.s. Harvard Corporation OltJt'tMM (11 ( lit * Annual NcrlmimiKt * for KOW < TM. CAMBRIDGE , Mass. , Jan. 23. The time- honored tree exercises , which for years have been the most picturesque feature of every Harvard class day , are to be abolished If the corporation has Its way In the mat ter. This much was settled in the meetIng - Ing yesterday afternoon between the ' 97 class day committee nnd the commtttec of the college , and the conference has stirred up a veritable hornet's nest through the col lege. The corporation says that tbo scrimmage mage- must be abolished for several reasons : First , because of the roughness of the scrimmage for the flowers ; second , because foot ball clothes , which that roughness makes It necessary to wear , are dirty and offensive ; third , because the scrimmage becomes a fight to pay off old scores , and , finally , because thu exercises have become "Inappropriate for cultivated gentlemen and for a Harvard class. " ' City Clerk llrdirim for Trlnl. MINNEAPOLIS , Jan. 23. Ex-City Clerk Charles P. Haney arrived from Normal , 111. , In custody of Deputy Sheriff J. H. Ege , hav ing waived further opposition to the requisi tion proceedings. Hi > went Immediately to the court room and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment charging him with offering a lirlbo of $ SOO to Alderman Drew In connec tion with the asphalt paving contracts. This plea was offered with the understanding that a demurrer to the Indictment might bo offered later. The trial was set for January 26 nnd ball fixed at $7DOO , which has not been furnished. i\unrratci ClilriiKo 1'olUiOlllflnU. . CHICAGO , Jan. 23. The report of the civil service commliuilon on the Investigation of the charge * brought by Sleepy Burke , the safe blower , against Assistant Superintendent Itoga and Inspector Shea was bent to Mayor Swift this afternoon. Tbo report completely cxhonorates the officers. Burke charged them with having knowledge * as to the ills- ircal of thu stolen Schragu bonds and ro- fudlng on account of political "pulla" to ar- rrat men implicated. Anollirr Hotly Conio * NEW YORK , Jan. 23. Another body hut found on the beach at Quogue * , L. I. , from the wreck of the Nahum Cbapjn. It waa discovered almost abreast of where ) the schooner went to pieces on Thursday morn- ng. The body la believed to bu either that of First Mate A , K. Davis or Second Mate L. A. Maddock. The body wan but partly clad and the face w disfigured. tPtiufrrtil ii.----jfebfci- . . FOH ' ' ' max. i i CUBA , January 16 : General Carlos RolofT , Cuban secretary of war , arrested second tlmo nt Now York for violation of the neutrality law na party to an nllcgcd new filibus tering expedition discovered under way. January 17 : Spanish gunboat Hclampago sunk by torpedo explosion on tlio river Canto , killing elx of the officers and crew. January 18 : Now circular Issued by Captain General Woyler nddi further restrictions to the trans fer of provisions and medicines to and from towns } newspaper corcrspondents at Ha vana complain of mall matter being tampered with by Spanish authorities. January 19 ? Captain General Wcyler and escort , with five squadrons of cavalry left the palace , It Is thought to concentrate forces on the outskirts of Havana and advance eastward to compel Insurgents to evacuate Havana province ; Henry Delgado , said to have been Mnceo's chief of artillery , died In the hospital at Havana. January 20 : Cubans nt Jacksonville , Fla. , receive reports of another case of Spanish butchery at San Miguel do Pardane , Havana province , In which nearly 100 defenseless Inhabitants fell vie- thus ; reported at Washington that the amnesty proclamation to be Issued by the Spanish government January 23 , gives pardons In full to all political prisoners now confined In Cuban jails , without exception ; General Woyler arrives at San Jose do la Jas , In Havana province. January 21 : President Palma of the Cuban Junta Issued a statement to the cITcct that Insurgents are still loyal and will accept nothing but Independence , also denying report that Gomez would treat for peace. SPAIN' January 1G : omclal circles at Madrid Iwuo emphatic denial to report that Insurgents captured the town of Santa Clara , In Cuba. January 18 : Impression pre vails In political ana diplomatic circles at Madrid that the Spanish representative at Washington has boon Instructed to Inform the American government qulto unofficially how far It la disposed to go In colonial reforms , including tariff and commercial con cessions to the United States. ENGLAND January 18 : Earl of Klmberley , late minister for foreign affairs , elected leader of the liberal party In the House of Lords , In place of Lord Roscbcry , recently re signed. January 10 : Parliament convened , the queen's speech touching on conditions In Turkey and Egypt and making favorable rcfcrcnco to the arbitration treaty with the United States ; also expressing sympathy with the sufferers from famine and plague In India , to repress which the government Is to adopt the most stringent measures ; John Dillon re-elected loader of the Irish Parliamentary party ; divorce suit of Violet , Countess Cowley , agitlnat Earl Cowlcy , opened at London * January 20 : Miss Mabel Dun can , In her breach of promise suit against Captain Arthur Dlngham Crabbe , obtained a verdict by consent , terms of settlement not stated ; case of crown against Edward J. Ivory , charged with conspiracy to cause a dynamite explosion , dismissed on motion of the crown ; Edward Hanlon and Barry of Newcastle matched for a rowing contest. Janu ary 22 : Colonel Cecil Ilhodes arrives from South Africa to bo present during Parlia mentary Investigation Into the Transvaal raid. FRANCE January 19 : Trial of the divorce case of Prince do Cbltnay against his wife , formerly Mlts Clara Ward of Detroit , Mich. , opened at Charlcrol ; report at Paris that Franco Is meditating the negotiation of un arbitration treaty with the United States similar to the Anglo-American treaty. OTHER LANDS January 1C : Spirited crusade In progress In Russia against Tol- atolsm and the expulsion of the great novelist entertained. January 17 : Completed cen sus of German empire shows population of 52,579,901 , Prussia 31,855,123. January 18 : People In the Banda district In India dying In the roads rather than accept govern ment i diet ; Prof. Frlcderich of Elbing , In West Pru.-jla , discovered a new Roentgen ray which will distinguish between death ami catalepsy ; largo body of dervishes moving on Ayordat and Italians concentrating forces for defense. January 19 : Imperial decree orders first complete census In history of Russia. January 20 : Native uprising In Grlqualjnd , South Africa. January 21 : Two thousand five hundred person. ! killed by earthquake on Klslmn Island In the Pcrolan gulf ; Nlcaraguan government grants con cessions to several Americans to build a railroad between Blucflelds and the custom house at mouth of harbor , and to build a railroad between Rama und San Ubaldo ; Portuguese government chartered a company with capital of $ G,813.QOO to build a rail way from Klllman to a point on the British Central African border , on"tho Rio , about 200 miles. January 22 : Plague at Bombay growing worse , grcat'Wtia/ ' / under way In Punjaub to bring relief to the destitute Is moving rapidly , 28,000'cooties working on Ita construction ; St. Petersburg dispatch report. ? cases of bubonic -"plague " at Kamarln , an lslam\ off the west coast of Arabia In the Red sea ; expedition < of Ulie Royal Niger company against the emir of Nupe In the Interior along the GulneaHcoaBt on arrival at Kabba found the Foulah army 'already dispersed. , CO\GUKSSIO\AI , . HOUSE January IS : Report of'deep waterways commission received , stating that the plan Is entirely feasible ; Melkeljohn , from committee on public lands , submitted favorabla report on a bill to relieve settlers on Sioux lands opciied to settlement of paying an additional $1.25 per acre ; bill passed Imposing fine of $100 and sixty days' Imprisonment for selling Intoxicating drlnku to Indians whose tltlet to 111 ml Is still held In trust by the government ; bill granting right of way to Galveeton & Croat Northern Railway company to operate through Oklahoma and Indian territory .favqrably reported. January 19 : Hill Introduced Importing death penalty for crime of tplii-wrccklng , Jan uary 22 : Bill Introduced to establish a public land commk > slon , conforming to .tho recom mendations of the National Irrigation congress recently held at Phoe'iilx. SENATE January 19 : Committee on finance reported favorably n'omfnattons of W. S. Foreman of Illinois as commissioner of Internal revenue and William Crow McCrccry of Missouri to be collector of the First district of Missouri January 21 : > PettIgrow of Dakota srverely condemned the Venezuela ' . 'bcundary agreement as a. complete sur render of Venezuela to Great Britain ; Senator Allen's 'bill ' patted to extend time four years In which the. Eastern Nebraska & Gulf railway may complete Its road through the Wlnncbago reservation. IKCISI.VTIVI : . NEBRASKA HOUSE January 22 : Bills favorably reported by committees were , to regulate mutual plaAo glass companies ; to pro vide ofr the Inspection of hides and Impeding tern ft on which ditches or canals may be. constructed on or across public highways ; new bllli read for the first time were , to prohibit f oot ball playing , to regulate salaries of clerks of district courts , to appiopriatc 125,000 for payment of bountleu on scalps of wolves and coyotes , and to require treasurers of townships and school districts to publish an annual financial statement. SENATE January 20 : Bill for payment of salaries of members and employes , passed. January 21 : A resolution offered by Beal of .Ouster county , regarded as an In direct attack at the Exposition bill , beaten by a decisive majority. January 22 : Bill requiring street cars to be vcstlbuled , reported from committee. IOWA January 19 : Special session opened to revlee the state code. Governor Drake's message recommends confining work to the cede and care for the state Institu tions that have suffered fire losses , also cautioning members against the Influence of the building and loan and guarantee , company lobby already present. SOUTH DAKOTA January 1C : Antl-cigarette law 'IntroJuccd In the house , and bill protecting big game passed. January 18 : Capitol removal bill killed In the ecnato by a vote of 24 to 15. January 19 : Bills Introduced In both houses for conduct ing the dlsncnsary syrtcm cf handling the Honor trafllc. January 21 : House bill In troduced appropriation $20.000 for an exhibit at the Transmlsslsclppl Exposition. MISSOURI January IS : Committee cf seven Appointed to Investigate St. Loula and Kansas City police affairs. January 20 : George O. Vtsi re-elected to the United States senate. senate.WYOMING WYOMING January 19 : Joint resolution adopted calling upon the federal" govern ment to recognize the Independence of Cuba , and requesting the Wyoming delegation In congress to oupport the Cameron resolutions ; bllli Introduced to provide for the taxation of llvo stock brought Into the state for grazing purposes , permitting husband and wife to testify In criminal caaco where either Is a party to the suit , appropriating $25,000 for payment of bounties on wolves and ooyotea , and providing for the com pletion of the state penitentiary at RawlFns. January 21 : Bill Introduced In the house to create a State Board of Health. KANSAS January 1C : BUI Introduced empowering the State Board of Railroad Commissioners to fix freight rateo , also to classify rates. January IS : Bill presented to mark convict made goods. Other bills to bo presented deal with the Initiative and referendum , and a new disposition of the Inmates of the penitentiary. January 21 : William A. Harris nominated In populist caucus to succeed Peffer as United States senate ; tilll Introduced In the house to reapportlon the state Into congressional dis tricts. tricts.OTHER OTHER STATES January 18 : Michigan legislature unanimously adopted a resolu tion endorsing General Ru&scll A. Algcr for a cabinet position. January 19 : Indiana legislature elected Charles Warren Fairbanks to succeed Daniel Voorhcca In the United States senate ; Bolso Penrose elected United States senator from Pennsylvania to succeed Donald Cameron ; Hon. Henry M. Teller ro-elccted United States senator from Colorado ; Senator J. K. Jones , re-elected to the United States senate frqja jArkansas ; Hon. Jacob Galltngcr nominated by acclamation by the general court of the , state to succeed himself as United States senator , from New. Hampshire ; William if. Ellerb , new governor of South Carolina In' hi * Inaugural advocated a vigorous "eirforcemcnt of the dispensary law ; vote of caucus of republican legislators In Nevada' ' Indicates election next Tuesday of Senator John P. Jones to succeed himself. January 20uCongrcssman ; W. E. Mason elected by Illinois legislature to succeed General John M. Paliufi ; , In the United States senate , and Senator Cullom commended for n cabinet position ; cnator Prltchard elected by North Carollna'assembly to the United States senate ; Thoma's C. Plait elec ted United States senator from Now York ; No-th Dakota ro.elecW"hanabrough to the United States senate ; Connecticut re-elected Orvllle H. Plato to'di'o ' United States senate. January 21 : Delaware "rump" legislature adjourned slnoVdlo"aftcr Issuing a manifesto declaring the state was ruled by "a corrupt oligarchy. " January 22 : Bill In troduced In Delaware senate to abolish the whipping post and plUqriV ; " * " ' I'OMTIOAL. Chairman Hanna denies the report that ho would soon annoiauwTiTrasolf as n can didate to succeed Sherman In the senate ; Perry S. Heath slated ( ufOIcKlnloy's next private secretary ; rumored In Washington that Tatna Jim Wilson of Jc < wa Is.to . bo tho. next secretary of agriculture ; Union League club organized at St , Loula with over COO members enrolled , for furthering Intereatn of the republican party ; single tax conven tion at Topcka , Kan. , attended by seventeen persons ; Board of Jndfan Commissioners held annual conference at Washington ; Nebraska Bimetallic union Issued an oddrcra to silver blmetalllsts of the state , suggesting plans for county organization ; Lyman J. Gage of Chicago reported wiated for the treasury portfolio ; Iowa State Millers' association convened - venod at Dee Molncs and passed a resolution asking congrces to reotore reciprocity rela tions with Central and South American countries on flour and cereal products. CU.MMnitCI.lI/AND l.WIUHTIIIAI * NEW ENTERPRISES January 1G : The Letta-Spenccr-Hoffman company and Mason City Grocery company , wholesale grocers at Mason City. la. , consolidated ; paid up capital , $150,000. January 18 : Two hundred and eevcnty-nve thousand dollar * worth of Lincoln and Daw-son county district bonds sold at Gothenburg , Neb. , and contract let for building an extensive Irrigation system ; Swift and Company of Chicago puruhaso St. Joseph stock yards , with adjacent townalto of St. George for $100,000 , and will put In actlvo operation ; Poorla Grape Sugar company decides to enlarge Its plant and to In- creano capacity from 15,000 to 25,000 bushels of corn per day. January 20 : Raymond Concrete Pile company Incorporated at Omaha ; capital stock , $1,000,000 , January 21 : The Do * Molnc * Drug company , Dee Molnw , Jo. , Incorporated ; capital , $200,000. January Oriental Never before have the people of this vicinity had an oppor tunity to buy these beautiful works of art so cheap as they will at our store for the next two weeks. We have just opened twelve bales of Oriental rugs which were sent us on p consignment , with orders to sell them quick. Now is your opportunity to save one-half over former prices. Come early , as the sale will continue for a short time only. The line embraces all kinds of both modern and antique pieces , if in all sizes. See this display in .our west window. Mr. M , G. Pushman , native Oriental rug weaver , will be with us during this sale , and will take orders for Ori ental rug repairing. ' 22 : Report confirmed of a railroad deal through which the Great Lakes are to have a new rail outlet to the seaboard at Norfolk , Va. BANK FAILURES January 18 : German National bank , Louisville , Ky. , depositors to be paid , in full ; First National bank , Newport , Ky. , capital stock $200,000 , liabilities last month $435,000 ; Minnesota Savings bank , St. Paul , Minn. , assets $250,000 , liabilities $230,000. January 21 : German Savings bank , DCS Motncs , la. , liabilities $510,000 , assets $057,000. MERCANTILE FAILURES January 16 : P. J. Anderson , Canton , S. D. , liabilities $2.500 , assets. $2,000 ; Hurl an Bros. , drugs , DCS Molncs , chattel mortgage $7,000 , other liabilities. 'January 18 : The Illinois Paper company , Chicago , assets $65,000 , liabilities $60,000 ; 'Boston ' Stock ! and Grain exchange , creditors not to suffer ; Standard Carriage Sup ply company , Newport , Ky. January 20 : Henry Lehman , Omaha , bill of sale fS,233.0 ; W. H. Wllkes , Ottawa , Ont. , liabilities $175,000 ; Charles R. Rumsey , manufacturer boots and shoes , Lynn , Mass. , capital $50,000 to $75,000 ; Metropolitan West Sldo Elevated road at Chicago , failure to meet bonded Interest to protect Issue of $15,000,000 of bonds. January 21 : The Century Piano company , Minneapolis , assets $60,000 , liabilities not stated ; Kerfoot Bros. , Dca Molnes. mill machinery , gave mortgages $6,000 ; John Wright , DES Molnes , men's furnishing goods , mortgages $17,000 ; Dodson-IUIs .Manufacturing com pany , St. Louis , filed chattel mortgages $87,000 , nssits over $100,000. PACIFIC RAILROADS Attorney General Harmon entered Into an agreement with the reorganization committee of the Union and Kansas Pacific railroads by which the government Is to Join the committee lu foreclosure proceedings , the latter guaranteeing a bid of full value of the bonds with Interest at 3 % per cent ; government authorized by order of United Statw Judge Sanborn to begin foreclosure of Its mortgage against Union Pacific railway. i ' CIIIMKS AM ) CASUAI.TI13S. FIRES January 16 : Buckncr's Orphan home , at Dallas , Tex. , sixteen children burned to death and nine seriously Injured. January 18 : Deadwood nnd Delaware smelter , Deadwood , S. D. , lots. $20,000 , fully Insured. January 19 : The Parnam block , Washington , D. C. , covered by Insurance. January 20 : Dixie Lumber company's plan ing mill , Magazine Point , Ala. , less $50,000 ; W. E. Low & Co. , wholesale dry goods , nt Deadwood , loss on stock $10,000 , on building $1,500. January 21 : Dradshaw block , Waxahachle , Tex. , loss $65,000 , Insurance $25,000 ; electric company's" building , Toronto , Can. , loss $150,000 , fully Insured ; Moody & CO.'H wholesale grocery , damage heavy , but no figures given ; flour mill and elevator of Consolidated Milling company , Pctcrbcro , Ont. , loss $65,000 , Insurance , $55,000. MURDERS January 16 : Lou Grim shot and killed three persons at Flat Rock , W. Va. January 18 : Arthur Palmer , In a fit of Insanity , shot and killed his brother , Leonard Palmer , at Mamaroneck , N. Y. January 20 : Three colored murderers lynched by a mob near Amlte City , La. SUICIDES January IS : * Fritz Spahr , American violinist , at Berlin. ACCIDENTS January 16 : Engine ditched on Texas Pacific at Forrest , Tex. , killing Engineer Clommons and seriously Injuring the fireman ; three children asphyxiated In a Boston tenement ; George Mathla has both legs cut off on Chicago Great Western train * at Des Molncs , la. ; W. E. Dougherty cut topieces by the Omaha flyer In B. & M. yards at Lincoln , Neb. January 17 : Editor Rudd Smith asphyxiated Ina Now York hotel. January 18 : ' Seven workman drowned In a ferry boat crossing the Usk at Newport , England ; Fred A. Kncpop drowned while ice-Loitlng on Lake Mendota In Wisconsin ; 3-year-old daughter of Gccrge Wiggins , farmer near Coin , la. , killed by explosion of n cartridge she throw Into the stove ; steamer Iladaworth , from Liverpool , ashore at Beach Haven , N. J. ; Assistant Superintendent Moulton of the Chicago & Northwestern seriously Injured by head-end collision at Waupon , WIs. January 21 : Frank Bushnell shot In head by accidental discharge of a revolver while hunting rabbits at Cherokee , la. ; schooner Nanum Chapln of Rocklaml , Me. , went ashore near Quogue , L. I. , the crew , consisting of nine persons , reported lost ; bottle found near St. Augustine , Fla. , containing statement that the bark Ladrass had foundered at sea January 15 , Its crew of twelve men took to boats with scarcely any supply of food or water. January 22 : British steamer Salisbury reports having been In a collision with an unknown steamer near Ufracombe , Devonshire , supposed to have sunk with crow of about twenty-six men. OTHER CRIMES January 16 : Elmei O. Blake given a one-year sentence for embezzlement of government money from the postolllcc at Butte , Neb. ; Jamus Dallcy sentenced to two and a half years for robbery of postolllco at Clarks , Neb. ; Cook , Ok ! , , looted by robbers ; Thomas Carey , postmaster at Modale , la. , pleads guilty to charge of embezzlement. January 17 : Byron , Ga. , In hands of a mob and three persons killed. January 18 : Sam Palatka , at Atlanta , Ga. , confesses having perpetrated the Cahaba bridge disaster. January 19 : J. E. Datc.i arrested at Omaha on charge of using mails with Intent to defraud ; five men shot , two fatally , In conflict between poachers and gamekeepers near Crown Point , Ind. January 20 : Convicted murderer , Watson Reid , whose nlnoty-nlno years nentenco hM Just beeu reaffirmed , disappeared while out on , bonds at Kansas City , Mo. ; Martin R. Parker , embezzler from thu Buffalo postonice , surrenders to authorities ; Postmaster D. P. Davis of Columbia , Nob. , found over $600 short In accounts ; thieves ransacked house of P. Eddy at Inavnlo , Neb. , and then set It on flre. January 21 : Warrant sworn out against James M. McKulght , president Ger man National bank at Louisville , Ky. , charged with violating national banking law ; John Davy and Ben S. Dryman , rival lovers , kill each other In a duel at Cynthlana , Ky. ; City Recorder George R. Tasch of Pcndloton , Ore.r arrested on charge of em bezzlement , short In his accounts $2,282 $ ; Murderer Grant Edwards , pending trial , died In Jail at Carthage ! Mo. ; John Iloch , convicted of murder , electrocuted at Auburn , N. Y. January 22 : Paa-iengcr train on the Southern railroad held up near Berry , Ala. , and valuable express packages stolen. MOUTUAUY. January 16 : John C. Duvall , Fort Worth , Tex , , survivor Fannln massacre at Gollad In 1833 , ago 81 ; Hon. Joel T. Headloy , Nowburgh , N. Y. , historian , ago 79 , January 17Charleo : S. Kirk , Chicago soap manufacturer , at Omaha , ago 36 ; Joseph Wlllard , Washington , D , C. , proprietor Wlllard hotel , ago 77 ; Charles D. Owens , Norfolk , Va. , vlco president ( Atlantic & Danville railroad , ago 63 ; Nathan Droyfoos , Kansas City , associated with Colonel Cody ( Buffalo BUI ) , ago 61 ; Charles Goetzman , Boone , la. , vlcopresident Booue County bank , ago 63 ; Count Casscll , Rome , pope's private cham berlain , formerly of Denver , ago 68 ( died January 10) ) , January 18 : J. Q. Gaston , Omaha , ago 49. January 19 : _ , Eleanor C. Leggett , M. D. , Flushing , L. I. , well known woman physician , ago 60. January 20 : Mrs. Mary Amarla Harris , Paris , Tcnn. , wlfo of Senator Harrlo ; Daniel Kendall , Omaha , ago 82. January 21 : Mrs. R. E. Dul lard , Bolmond , la. ; Jerome R. BrlRham , pronvlnont member of the Milwaukee bar , ace 71. January 22 : Sir Isaac Pitman , London , Inventor of system of shorthand writing bearing his name ; Cardinal Angclo BlancliI , Rome , nco 80 ; Peter Callahan , Omoha , ago 48 ; ex-Congressman Edward L. Martin , Scaford , Del , miirjioiJH. Rev. R. P. Williams of Montgomery , Ala. , ms been called to the rectorship of Trinity Episcopal church , Washington , The late David J. Hcnne-asy of Dubuque , a , , left his estate , valued at $1,000,000 , to ils brother , Archbishop John Hcnne/isy of > ubmmo. Prof , Ross Stevenson of the McCormlck Theological seminary of Chicago , has been ailed to the pastorate of the First 1'renby- erlan church of that city , . There U no distinction of creed lit the 'oucratlon which the civilized world feela or thouo aeven bravo Canadian uuua who died to eave their charges In thu Quebec conflagration. Itov. Dr. Lyman Jowett , who died the other day at Pltchburg , Mass , , at the ago of 8 ! years , was a noted Baptlit missionary among the Telugifg of India from 1818 to 1885 , Ho translated the blblo Into the Tclugu tongue. Dr. Thomas Jefferson Sawyer , emeritus professor of theology at Tufts college , cele brated hU ninety-third birthday on Saturday. Hu was ono of the founders of Tufts college , and has long been a prominent llguro among the UnlvuriallstH. Complete versions of the blblo now oxUt In more than 100 language * and dialects. Forty-one of thcao are for Asia , and have nearly all been made within this century as the rmult of modern Christian missions. There nro In Africa thirteen complete ver sions , ten In Australasia and Oceanlca , and thrco In America. Rev. J. N. Buchanan of Hebron , Ind. , who nan preached to the same congregation for forty-six years , has retired from the actlvo ministry , believing that ho has oarn-od a rest. Hu began preaching when ho was 26 yearn old , and , until his retirement , ho had never been absent on his own account , nor had ho ever taken a vacation. The Washington Star says that Rov. Dr. J. M. King of Now York may be appointed pastor of the Foundry Methodist church In Washington at the conference , which will meet on March 3. It Is thought that Major McKlnley may attend the Foundry church during his term of olllce. He has sent cor dial but non-committal icpllcs to each of the Washington churches that have Invited him to accept a pew. A curious spectacle was witnessed the other day In the chapel of the Joiult school , Rue do Madrid , Paris , when Abbe Courbc celebrated his flrat mass. The new priest was assisted at the altar by I'Is two eldest sons , who have also entered the priesthood , ono being n Capuohln. By the nmrralgo which ho had contracted before ho took orders Abbe Courbo had several other chil dren , all of whom were present at the cere mony. RPV. Dr. Royal H. Pullman , for the last twenty years pastor of the Second Uulver- nnllat church of Baltlmoto , has resigned his charge on account of his poor health and that of his wife. They celebrated their golden wedding In February , 1S93. Dr. Pull man , who Is a brother of George M. Pullman , was born In Albion , N. Y. , In 1826 , and or dained at Olcott N. Y. . wl.cro ho preached seven years In a mission Il.'U. Ho built a church at Olcott. Bishop Walker of western Now York , for merly of North Dakota , tolls some good stories about his cathedral car In the latter state. Onu Sunday a main who attended dlvlno service In It , noticing the eagle lec tern , said : "Isn't the Episcopal church patriotic ? " An Englishman , however , wan differently Impressed , for ho wrote the bishop a letter saying that ho was disgusted with the "spread-caKlel.sm" of rcllgloua services lu the United States. Ono day a negro , who looked Into the oar. said to the his'iop : "Well , you'vo got a dandy layout here. " Ho sup- I > O3cil that the chancel decorations wcru a new kind of gambling outfit. St. LoulH tilnbc-Dcmocrnt. Would I were lyliiK In a Held of clover Of clover cool and soft and scented xwcct. With dusky clouds In deep skied hanging over. And Hcuntcd alienee nt my bend nnd' feet- Just for one hour to slip thu leimh of worry In eager hiistu from Thought's Impa tient rush , And wntch It rushing In Its heedless hurry , Disdaining wisdom's call or duty's hush. Ah ! It were sweet where clover clumpti are meeting. And dtilHlefl hiding , BO lu oldo and rest ; No Hound except my own hcnrt'H sturdy beating , locKIng Itself to Bleep within my brcnst Just to lie there , llllcd with the deeper breathing That comes of listening to a wild blrd'ii Hong ; Our soulH require nt times this free un- Bhca thing- All awords will rust If scabbard-kept lee long. . And I am tired so tired of rigid duty , So tired of all my tired bunds find to do I yearn , I faint for BOIIIO of jjfo's free beauty , Itn looser bonds , with no otrulght strlnr run through. Ay , laugh. If luugh you will , nt my crude speech ; Hut women sometimes dies of such a greed Dlo for the small joys held beyond their reach , And thu assurance they have all they need. RED HANDS Itching , Benly , Heeding pnlma , iliapoltii ni ll , and painful linger endi , jilmjilci , bUckliradi , oily , mothy klndry , tliln , und fulling hair , Itch , ing , icaly * calni , nil yield quickly to warm laths with Cuiicuni BOAT , und guotlo anointing * with UUTICUIU ( ointment ) , the great kln cure. Ii loldlhroufhoutttuworM. Coup. , hole I'titpi , jloitoft * Bflt wt l' < iKluc ltonWhlt Hindi , " frtt. ITCHINQ HUMORS ri Hackacho , kidney , and utcr. lno palm , strains , Biutouhur relieved quick oa IIV nini/ aaolcctrlonaih by Colllnt' m I UHUlX I Voltaic Ulcctrlo I'laster * .