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.
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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 ;
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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 * .
