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THE OMA1IA DA3XY ASSEMBLY GETS TO WORK Ex-Preaitlcnt Harrison Gives the Moderator an Indiana Gavel. REPORT ON THE PRESBYTERIAN BUILDING Committee KlnilH ( lint There Arr llliln for tlic Structure la u. tr } ' What to lo. EAOLT3 LAKK , Intl. , .May 21. This Is re fiardcd as one of tbo most Important days ol tlio session ot the general assembly. U waa opened by tha presentation ut a gavel to the moderator by General Harrison. The gavel wns composed of hardwoods oak , poplar , blnck walnut , birch and maple. The oak , ho said , represented the CalvanUtlc framework , of thii uhuich , the poplar , the free civil gov ernment fostered by the church ; the black walnut , not painted nor hidden , stood for thu church's love of llnlsh , or Individualism ; the birch , with drooping branches and cling ing leaves , typified tbo eheltcrlng- church for the hmbs of God , and the maple , with Ita iruwsagu of sweetness , stood for the retiring moderator and his sermon. The various pieces of wood were all historic. The oak was from thu nrst church In Indiana , and from Hanovur Theological seminary , the mother of MrCormlck seminary , Chicago ; the black walnut was from the first church of Indian npoll.1. All constituent parts represented II' t things. An enthusiast at the close of the speech Inquired In a loud tone : "What's the matter with Harrison ? " and waa greeted with thu usual response. Bcforo procccd'lng to business the chair men of committee * were announced as fol- Vlco Moderator John Wnnnmakcr , I'hlln- dulphla. lulls nnd Overtures John J. Wlthrow , Chicago. Judicial lluslnoss Dr. Henry C. MInton , Sun Kr.incUco. Church 1'ollry Dr. llobcrt F. Sample , New Vork. Homo Missions Dr. John D. Hewitt , Em- r ° ' Ko'rL-lKn Allsslons-Ur. J. Wilbur Chap man , 1'hlladulphla. IMucutlon L r. Stephen W. D.ui.i , Phila delphia. < I'liblloatlon nnd Sabbath School Work- Elder Jntnca W. Yeralice , New York. Church Kreotlon Dr. Ueorgo Whltwortb , Seattle. Theological Scmlnnrlcs-Dr. J. Clark Hill. Chicago. Ministerial Heller Hon. James A. Mount. Indhiim. Krcc-Unien Dr. Thomns I nwrenrc , Ash- vlllo. Aid for Colleges Dr. George I > . Splnlng , Orange , N. J. CorrexOundencp Dr. Byron Sundcrl.ind , Waxhlnirton. llcmevolcncc Dr. Wilson Thrancr , Nmv York. Narrative Dr. Mnurlco D. Edwards , St. Paul. Temperance Dr. A. R. Atnoy , West Troy heavy of Absence David II. Moore. Mileage Elder W. Vf. Mllsack , Philadel phia. PIlESliYTEUIAN BUILDING. The comra'lttco on Presbyterian building. New York , whoso report was presented to day , was appointed a year ago and has made partial reports several times In the interval. Its conclusions have beevi awaited with In terest. The assembly listened with Interest durlug the reading ot dbouL sixty octavo pages , and evidenced a desire to hear the whoto thing. Indications point to an agree mcnt averse to the long minority report of one , which was presento.1 by I31der MeDougal of Cincinnati. Tbo speech of General Harrison risen , delivered In the midst of the reading of the minority report , was heard with close attention and after another speech on behalf of tbo committee the reports went over as unllnLshed business. The first order of the morning was made the report of the coramlttco of eleven on the Presbyterian building In Now York. The report was read by Dr. Wlthrow , chairman , aod was as follown : Your commlttpo bold Its flrst meetings In New York City July 23 anil 23 , 1KH5. An ex tended conference was held with the boanla of homo nnd foreign missions and .a state ment given to thu public tlic next week. The committee held.a second meeting- the city ot New York on March 17 ami IS , 1M)7. ) all the members present except Gen eral Harrison and Mr. Williams , and adopted the following : "In view of the action taken by the ns- neinbly of ISI ! ) , prior to the letting ot the contract for the building , as shown by Its minutes hereinbefore given , we conceive our only duty to be to confer with the two boards and to advise na to the course to be pursued In connection with the new Presby terian house. " Tlio committee finds that there Is no pending offer from any one to buy the property , nor has there been since the first meeting of the committee. Whether- the property on Twentieth street and Fifth iivonue , OB well as that on Klfth avenue anil Twelfth Htreet , should bo sold or not , are matters which under existing conditions may bo properly nnd safely left to the determination of the two boards. The application of the money derived from thu Stewart estate toward the erection of thu building was not Illeiral USD of such inonuy. The commltteo advises urgent ap peals to all tbo churches of our denomina tion to make not only their ordinary , but Increased contributions for home ami foretcii missionary operations In the full cunlldenco that under no circumstances will money given for current work be applied to the account of the now building , but that tbo debt theieon must be provided for by other contributions for that purpose. I In view ot these far.ts your committee offers for adoption the following resolutions ami that tbo disposition of the two prop erties In question ahull now be left to the lioiinlH of bomu and foreign missions as agents of the church , that tbo general as sembly also expresses Its cordial apprecia tion of tbo laborious services , the Hacrlllccs of time , ns well as the contributions of money made by members of the bourd , ana others also In tbo conduct of tbesa enter prises. That the general assembly approves of the action of the committee and herewith alaclmrgcH tbo committee of cloven. INCOME FROM DUILDINO. A financial statement In regard to the Presbyterian building waa also read. It nhowed that 90 per cent of the office portion of the building la already rented. On April 1 the actual rental amounted to $83,438 out of a total rental value In the entire building of 1125,353 , or over C5 per cent. On the above basis tbo Income account showed a credit balance of $707 over all expenses. When en tirely rented there will bo a net Income of $13,000 , or C per cent on the Investment of thrt boards IP the , building , The coat of the building was M,700,000 , and the equity ot the boards * In the building la fSCO.OOO , there being mortgages of $900,000 upon It. At the cloEo ot the reading of the report notice was given of a minority report to be presented bone member" the committee , Elder Thomas McDougall of Cincinnati. ThUi report was presented In printed form , con * etltutlng a pamphlet ot sixty pages. After speaking of the authority ot the committee , the report proceeded to glvo an account of 1 the acquisition of the old property of the \ boards at G3 Fifth uvcnuo and also ot that at - > = > r Twentieth street. Thi report proceeded to i show a real Indebtedncro of $1,290,000 on the new building. Special atrnis was laid upon the offer ot John S. Kennedy of New York ' to talto 1ho building off the hands ot thu church , laid before the- assembly In 1S9C. The report proceeded to consider the future of the properties of the board * In New York- ami the qucntlon whether the new building cau be sold. Tbo obligations ot the boards to employ the legacies of Mrs. Robert Stuart as a permanent fund for the work ot the church , were set forth. The right to dispose ot the Lenox homestead at Twelfth street was conceded but the advisability of a re turn to the old building was Insisted Upon. The expiration of the morning hour caused consideration ot the report to go over until the afternoon session. At the opening of the afternoon session the floor was granted to President Harri son , a member of the committee of eleven , as lie was compelled to leave Immediately. Gen. oral Harrison spoke brUOy of the work of the commltteo and heartily endorsed tbo rec ommendation of the majority of the commlt tee , which was against the sale of ( ho 1'roa- byterlan building at the present time , At Iho close of General Harrison's remarks Elder McDougall continued reading his re port. Interjecting remarks tn reply to the previous speaker , until called to order by a commissioner. The reading occupied nearly all of tbo remainder ot the afternoon sus. alon. When he bad concluded a motion to Adopt tb minority report waa niiJe. but further argument followed , and the expira tion ot Iho ses-ilon finally caused the mat ter to go over till morning. The evening swalon was devoted lo a pub lic meeting of 'he board ot publication and Sunday school work , Dr. Wlthrow presiding. Addresses were made l r Hev. James A. Wolden , superintendent , and two Sunday school mUIonarks , D. Evans Drown ot WIs- conslil and II. R Sulzer of Minnesota , John Wftnatnehcr of Philadelphia also spoke and was enthusiastically received. OF TIII5 IMltXTnil PAOK. No Single TliliiK llm More 1'oncr with the Peiipti * . PITTSUUHO , May 21. The second day's so slon ot the American Haptlst Publications society opened at 9:15 this morning with the Hinallcat attendance at the opening of any rcrslon so far held. Fltlccn minutes were occupied In religious exercises , and at 10 o'clock President Crcncr called the business session to order. About 200 delegates were present. The first business was the report of the publishing department. Hev. George n. Herr , D.O. , of Massachusetts , the flrst speaker , attacked the sentimental religious book , and said tliero was too much ot such literature In the church and Sunday Ecliool libraries. Hev , C. A. Harbour ot New York then read the report ot the committee on missionary department. Ho said , In part ; "There was no single factor In our civilization of greater power for good or evil than the pabulum furnished the people through the printed page. Newspapers are not below that lovcl In the anxiety not to get above It. The dis semination of good literature , the pure , the strong , the noble , " he said , "was the antidote for the bad publications. The corporation furnishing such literature was not mercenary and a benefactor ot the nation and ot the human race. " Ho said thin was a novel reading- age and not the highest type of fiction was most popular. Tlio circulation of the society dur ing the past year had reached the astonish ing figure of 38,593,700 , moreover 030,000 pages of tracts were sent out and 44,000,000 pagcfl since the beginning ot thla work. Add to these tfie printing and circulation of the word Itself , and the missionary -work of the society , through the printed page , was a mighty engine for good. In closing ho eald : "I am no alarmtat , no pessimist , but my eyea would bo closed did t not ecc the mists and clouds , grave threat ening perils rising from our soil. Our mis sionaries are helping to check the flood of unbelief ana of wickedness. " Hev. C. ID. Rust of Wisconsin followed with an Interesting address on "Work In the Chapel Car. " Rev. IA S. Stucker of Illinois spoke at considerable length upon the publication so ciety In the northwest , during which he stated that In the twenty states from In diana to California there arc 7.000 Baptist churches with lesa than 5,000 Baptist Sun day schools. Of a population of 23.000,000 souls , ICES than 410,000 are Baptlets. Ho sug gested the need and great Importance of a building In Chicago and said : "One coming to Chicago In these days needs a guide to show him where he may find some Bap tlets. " Rev. Richard Carroll of South Carolina closed the addresses with an account of the work among thu colored people. The annual report of the Board of Mana gers was read by General Secretary Rowland of Philadelphia. Summing up of the year showed very encouraging results. Two months after the beginning of the year the headquarters of the society was burned out , Including all machinery , etc. Notwithstand ing these difficulties and hindrances , the year was a successful one. The total amount of sales In merchandise anil periodicals was $1,073DG9.8G. This was an Increase over the preceding year of $4S,80C.G3. In the pub lication department 122 new publications were Issued , forty-eight more than during the previous year. Of these 2,169,028 copies were printed. The report further showed that the so ciety had kept ninety-eight missionaries In the field , had given away 7,798 books , dis tributed 63S.92S pages ot tracts ; aided 113 Sunday schools with donations of scrip tures , books , etc. , tuid aided 243 pastors and ministerial students with grants for their libraries. The. , report of the treasurer showed the total receipts from all sources to have been ? l,10G,31r > .5l. A cash balance on hand April 1. 1S90 , of $5,701.28 brought the total to $ l,112,017.d2. Thla is equaled by the ex penditures , to which amount U added $34- 6SS.56 duo from open accounts. The assets are J972.70S.30. while the lia bilities are $102,104.80 , leaving the net as- setn $870,603.53. In tbo missionary depart ment the total receipts were $114,415.87 , and the expenditures $123.672.21. The deficit was paid out of a balance In the bible depart ment. The following officers1 were elected and a recess tnken ; President , Samuel A. Crozler , Pennsylvania ; vice presidents , Kdward Good man , Illnols ; Joshua levering , Maryland ; Oeorgo II. Horr. Jr. , D. D. , Massachusetts , J. W. Searles , D. D. , New Jersey ; secretary , A. J , Rowland , D. D. ; treasurer , II. P. Den- nlsonj recording secretary , J. a. Walker , In the afternoon following the devotional exercises the report ot tbo committee on bible work was taken up and adopted. The committee reported that while the revision ot the old testament has not been com pleted the work Is proceeding satisfactorily and will won be completed , also that edi torial work on the old testament summary Is being pursued under the chief editorship ot Dr. V. Hovey , and that at no distant date volumes of the commentary will begin to bo Issued. The report of the committee on finance , showing a very satisfactory condi tion , was also received and adopted. A Sunday school session began at 3:30 : p. m. P. H. Brlstow of Washington , D. C. , was the principal speaker , hla theme being : "How to Make tha Sunday School a Greater Power for Good. " Rev. I * . R. Chlvers , D. D. , of Illinois , sec retary of the Haptlst Young People's Union ot America , spoke on "Haptlst Literature In Baptist Sunday iSchools. " The commltteo on enrollment reports ninety-one delegates , fifteen annual mem bers , fifty-five life members and 186 visitors present , making a total of 347. Invitations to meet next jcar at Dallas , Tex. , Asbury Park and other points were referred to the committee on management. The society then adjourned. Sntilhrrit Prpftliytcrlnn AN CHARLOTTE , N. C. , May 21. The assem bly of Southern Presbyterians was opened with devotional exercises , conducted by the moderator. After reading and approval of the minutes , the moderator announced the standing committees , of which the following are the chairmen : Bills and overtures , 11. Q. Mallard ; Judicial , S. M. Ncel ; home mis sions , Robert Prlco ; foreign missions , F. R. Beattlo ; education , R. L. Dabney ; publica tion , A. W. Pltser ; colored evangelization , J. W. Oacl.n.an ; homo and school , R. C. Reed ; Sabbath school. R. D. Smoot ; theologi cal seminaries , J. W. Walden ; systematic beneficence. M. McConncll ; narrative , J. C. Stewart ; bible cause , W. A. Wood ; leave of absence , W. McP. Alexander ; auditing , J. D. Taylor ; devotional exercises , II. Z. Johnston ; foreign correspondence , M. D. Hoge. Many overtures and memorials were read and re ferred. After a short recess the areembly resumed the exercises of the Westminster celebration , Rev. F. It. Hcattlon. , D. D. , In Iho chair. Rev. T. D. Wlthcrspoon , D. D. , of Louis ville , gave a description of Westminster as sembly , Smith DnkotiL CoiiK VERMILION , S. D. , May 21. ( Special. ) The Wednesday afternoon session of the Congregational association was devoted to missionary and young people's work. Miss Gertrude Cozad of Japan spoke ot missionary work before the Women's Board of Missions. Rov. T. G. Langdale , president of the state Christian Endeavor , epoko of the field for Christian Endeavorers In evangelistic work. The evening session was given up to the ren dition and discussion of two papers , "Tho Divine Life In a Competitive System , " by Prot. Gcorgo M. Smith of the State univer sity , and "Tho Dlvlno Life , a Solution of Present Day Problems , " by Rev. C. E. Tag- gert ot Elk Point. The proposition to change the tlmo of the meeting BO as to lost over Sunday was defeated by a narrow majority. Attendance- the convention has reached 200. Ailnilt a Delegate from I nil la. PITTSBURG , May 2J _ When the third session -of the general synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church opened this morning there was a long discussion over the admis sion of Rev. John W. Scott , a toatlvo of In dia. By an enabling act passed two years ago India was made a presbytery with lim ited powers. Mr. Scott was finally admitted and gave an interesting : talk on bis ex periences In India. A resolution according a seat hereafter to any delegate from India was presented , but action was postponed until Monday , when a report ot that presby tery will bo hoard. The rest of the session was taken up with tbo reading of the reports ot the Ohio and western presbyteries. United Hrctlii'ciL Conference. TOLEDO , la. . May 21. At the United Brethren general conferencetoday elections were resumed. Colonel Robert Cowden was elected associate editor of Sunday school llt- eraturo and secretary ot the Sundad School We Imvc been In the piano business so Ions Unit what we know about them Is sure to be of benefit to the intending purchaser but Is not alone what we say of the freat Kimbull piano but the Kivat musicians of the world endorse the ICImball It has received the highest awards at all the great expositions and thousands of homes praise It This then should be a. sulllclent guarantee that you will be getting the greatest piano innde when you buy tlie Klmball but In addition , we put our reputation and personal guarantee back of every Kiin- bull we sell Yon can't get such a pro position from all piano dealers Our prices are extremely low Our terms are awfully easy. A. HOSPE , Jr. , Music and Art 1513 Douglas. We nre going to have u party Saturday that will bo to your interest to tie to il regular necktie matinee we're going to make Hie price so popular that wo won't have any neckties left over ex cept black ones and they're not in- clndu In this sale Saturday you can have your choice of all our SOc necktlca for iVJc this gives you an opportunity to make your selection from every Ma tlu in the house except blacks wutre open every evening but a suggestion about being early In the morning and having llrst choice might not he out of , ilacu fiOu strings bows four-in-hands aud tccks for Albert Calm , Men's Fnrnis&er. 1322 Famam Do funny ting 'bout all dem big gun irk-Mcks is tint dey 11 ml time to smoke in' praise my dad'H "live-cent Stoccker olgar" as well as de hutiful lay of do exposition grounds It's do same wld everybody wat ever smoked do Stoccker fur dero never wus an' dero never will he anytlng llko It nghb fur de money < lcre ain't near as many ten- centeis sold now as dere was before my dad got to inuklu' dat Stocckcr of hlsscu 'bout al do dealers sell It now but if iley don't you no where my dad's place Is dat's de headquarters fur de Sttoeckers an1 cverytlng el * } de smoker wants see ? 1404 DOUGLAS. board , receiving 110 vottn. Lorenz , rccelv- < Ing 136 voles , was V - lcctcd editor of Qcr- ' man literature. Kpv. W. A. Belt was re- I elected missionary eccretnrj- . The election was then suspended. touconoldcr tlio mission ary report. It was voted that the coming qnadrlennlum should bfc especially mission ary. The first , second and third ballots tor inlssloniry treasurer J5 vc no election. On the fourth ballot , Uev. Mr. McKee received nlnctysovcnoca ( nitfl'tvas ' elected , Ciitnlicrliinil 1'rcilij t IT I nil * . CHICAGO , May 21. At today's session of the General assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterlnni church , tlio report of the treasurer " urer of the board , "itev. W. J. Darby , wag read , showing dismlr'pcments for the year of over $12.000. The receipts were $12,210 , from Presbyterian , and Congregational sources. The report r > mitncndeOj that pro bationary prcachfw. titling their period of trial , bo restrained from marrying or taking upon themselves other obligations until they nro prepared for such step * by permanent connection with n congregation In the ca pacity of a regular pastor. At the afternoon cession the commissioners listened to the report of missions , the board of school elce- tlonii , the committee on systematic bencfl- ccnce , the committee In charge of theo logical seminaries mid other governing bodies of the church. Marshall , Mo. , was decided upon as Its next meeting place. ' > tlio I'll ) ' lloll. PITTSHUIia , May 21. When the question of adopting a plan to raise the balance of the money needed to obtain the $230,000 offered by John D. Uodtefcllor Is taken tip Saturday by the Northern Baptist Mission ary societies , now assembled In convention In thin city , It Is quite probable that a sug gestion offered by the Baptlat Home Mis sionary society , that all the Baptist mission ary societies combine and employ the same agents to collect for all the societies , will be agreed to. The money thus collected la to be paid Into a general treasury and divided pro rata between the societies In proportion to the slzo of the debt of each , IIMVIV CoiiKrPienftotinl Awc > eln < loii. ALQONA , la. , 'May ' 21. The General As sociation of Congregational Churches and .Ministers of Iowa , In session hero , has taken action In regard to the American Hoard of Commissioners of Foreign Missions. Secre tary Hitchcock of Chicago and others of the American board favored the establishment of an auxiliary society In the state. It was finally decided to refer the whole matter to a special committee to report next year. A committee of three will be appointed to over see. the foreign mission work In the state , to serve pending the final settlement of the re lations of the Iowa Congregntlonallsts to the board. oitimii ; ruKATMi3M' OP IMUSONEHS. Stiirlllnp : ClmrKc-N AKnliint Ppiiimyl- vmilii 1'rlMim Olllulaln. PHILADELPHIA , May 21. Today's session of the legislative committee Investigating the management of the state penitentiaries was sensational. Judge James Gay Gordon of the Philadelphia court of common pleas was the star witness. Ho said the official reports of the prison were filled with falsehood and that ho could prove that the treatment of many convicts had been brutal and cruel. Ho said the Institution reported that there were ten Insane patients there In November last and an Investigation made by him showed there were fifty at that time. Of these , he said , nine arc now in. Insane asylums and one Is dead from the result of cruel treatment at the prison. Thirty-six of the Insane convicts , ho added , are still In cells In the prison. Ho Instanced the case of 'McCuo , a prisoner whom he had ordered sent from the prison to the Norristown state Insane asylum , and who died the next day , as alleged by the judge- , from a beating he re ceived the night before his removal from the pen. Ho told of .another Insane convict , a colored man nameU PrentUe , who for eight months had been , tled to the prison steam pipes every night. ' A mcVciE VUIIQ TRUST. MniuifjiciorlcH lit mill Aiucclcu Join Unmix. PITTSDURG , Pa. , Jlay 21. It Is stated that an International ilcyclo tube trust has been formed by the consolidation of the four largest tube manufactories In England and the two tube plants at Elwood and Green- vlllo , Pa. The price paid for the two Penn sylvania plants and the privilege of using the Stlefel seamless tube process was close to $3,000,000. The only other tube plants In this country are at Shclbyvllle. Toledo , Brooklyn , N. Y. , and Hartford , Conn. GRIEVED BY THE SHORT LINE Union Frtcifio Directors Shocked at tlia Utah Outfit's ' Conduct. TRAFFIC RELATIONS SHOULD BE CLOSER ( invcriimi-iit Director Ilrt-inler Snj- Dlvcrilon of 'I'mliltnl \Vi\n ( lit- Toile | of lll NliMi tit \IMV Vork. WASHINGTON , .May . 21. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Hon. John T. lr ) < ler of Wayne. Neb. , ono of the Union Pacllle government directors , Is 'in the city , having arrived from New York last night , where ho was In at tendance on a meeting of the directors ot the Union Paclllo company. Mr. Hrcssler slated that the subject uf foreclosure was but vaguely discussed , the feeling bolng'that the whole matter would bo settled by the courts before the close ot the year. One of the prin ciple topics of discussion grew out of the diversion of freight on the p.irt of the Oregon Short Line to the Illo Grande and , Burling ton when It was contended that the Union Paclllo should have the haul. It was de cided that cITorts should ho made to harmonIze - Izo the differences between the roads. Mr. Uresalcr left for Chicago tonight. He will stop off at Altoona , Pa. , en route. It Is qultq likely that Iho postal congress now In scslon hero will conclude Its labors by Juno 5 , or Just a month , from the day it was Inaugurated. As so > m as the business which called the delegates together is over they will make a ton-days' trip to St. Louis and return to Washington , whence they will return to their homes In a leisurely manner. In the courao of the dollboratlons ot the postal congress an Invitation was received from the postmaster at St. Louis extending the hospitalities ot that city to the dele gates who could go west on a special ex cursion arranged for them. Austria's repre sentative In the congress was much Inter ested In the Invitation and urged Its ac ceptance on the ground that the best beer In tlio world was made In St. Louis. In fact , ho paid the highest tribute to ( ho St. Louis beer by eaylug that ho preferred It to champagne. This was Indeed a con cession from n resident ot Vienna , whcro the choicest of bears are browed. It Is likely the delegates will get away from Washington the first week lit Juno and St. Louis will bo the terminus ot their trip. There has been some talk about taking them to Yellowstone park and having a couple of days at St. Paul , Allnucapolls and l3u- luth , but this project has been abandoned owing to the short tlnio. Ten days will bo as much time as the delegates care to glvo to sightseeing , and they will content them selves with visits to the principal manu facturing centers ot the United States and niako a personal examination at the postal system In force througLtmt the largo cities of this country. FORT HANDALL HB3ERVATION. The order recently made by the Interior department to appraise the abandoned Fort Randall military reservation In Nebraska will throw open to settlement nearly 40,000 acres of land In that state. Fort Randall military reservation was established by ox- ccutlvo order Juno 14 , 1SCO , and was relin quished , so far as Nebraska Is concerned , October 28 , 1893. There were flfty buildings on the reservation whenabandoned. . They were appraised separately from the lands and public sale was made on October 13 , 1891 , all but five of the buildings being sold. September 3 , 1S9G , the local ofllccrs at Chamberlain , S. D. , were authorized to sell the unsold buildings at private sale. The area of that portion of the reservation in South Dakota Is 54,479.5 acres , and in Ne braska 35,838.71 acres. The act of March 3 , 1893 , provides that the state of Nebraska may select as school Indemnity within one year from the Ullng of plats of survey of the reservation In the local office , the odd-num bered sections In that portion of the Fort Randall reservation lying within the state and that the even-numbered sections and all tlio odd-numbored sections not selected by the state In said reservation shall ba opened to settlement under the homestead law , only after the lands to bo opened have been ap praised by a commission of three disinter ested citizens of the United States to be appointed by the secretary of the Interior , the homestead settlers to pay for the land at the appraised value In three equal Install ments. The survey of the lands In the res- dgtjrfskSjirfsisSfaaiad&afto . x Saturday is exhibition day with us this week a hot ami cold exhibition- going to have a "man" run one of our Insurance gasoline stoves the kind that never blows un there nre so many good points about this steve that we are go ing to give you this hot exhibition Just to show them to you then we've got another " " fellow but he's - other "man" nice goIng Ing to give you a cold exhibition a reg ular freezer "Magic Instant Freezer" freezes Ice cream water Ices sherbets custards snow balls or anything else that can bo frozen does It In three min utes this Ls a short exhibition but It's an Interesting one It's made different- looks different and works different than any other freezer. A. C. . . RAYMER , Builders' Hardware Hero. 1514 Fariiam St. Some people buy the flrst- carpet they son We like to have you look around ilrat tlisn you are sure to better ap preciate the wonderful dlspljiy of colorIngs - Ings and patterns we are showing all new this spring the best patterns are sometimes duplicated In the cheaper grades but when It comes to stylo- beauty price and quality all comblii- od we lead them all Wo never will offer you a carpet that we can't recom mend to you and you can depend upon Just what we tell you pleasing our cus tomers Is the keynote to our micmss a good all-wool yard wide Ingrain only lOc. , > * OmahW'CarpetCo 1515 Dodge St. Hello Is this nfti'en. ' ' fifty-nine ? Yes sir Van company ? Yes sir This la Smith John Smith on North Ulth St. you move pianos don't you V That's what we do Well , we're going to have a dolngti nt our church tonight and I want our piano taken ov T-Wo'll attend to It nil right what tlnlo fihall wo get It ? Wo need it at the church hold on cen tral wo ain't through yet at S o'clock- All right Mr , Smith wo will call for It at 7:110 : nnd have It at ! the church at 7-15 ; the price oh , that'll be all right wo never over-charge It's like our work- always satisfactory much obliged , Mr , Smith good-bye so long. Omaha Co 1514 Farnam orvAtlonva * mailo August 9 , 1S96 , ami the surveyor general of South Dakota was In structed to flic trlpllcAtn plats of the survey In the proper district land omces. Under this condition the slate of South Dakota has ono year from August 9 , 1S9G , within which to niaKo Its selection under the act of March 3 , 1S03 , and during that period no other illjpcultlon can bo made of the lands , they being subject to neither settlement or entry. Thc'c la nothing , however , lo pre vent the appra'Ual being made of the land of the even numbered sections In that portion of the reservation In Nebraska , consequently the newly appointed general appraiser , Froil HolpltiRton of Ohio , who has been directed to report to the O'Ncll land office In a very short time , where ho will receive sealed In structions as to the manner of proceeding In the appraisal. WINSPKAU'S AND HU.KY'S MISSION. The prescnca of J. It. Wlnspcur anrt J. 13. Kllcy of Omaha In the clly was explained today when bids for otrcct sweeping were opened , \Vlnspear and Hlley bidding next to the lowest nnd coming within a few dollars of being selected by the district commis sioners to keep Washington clean for the next llvo years. There were six bUldi-rs for the contract , an Indianapolis company being the lowest. Wlnspear and Kllcy go home today. The following Iowa postmasters were ap pointed today : Ayrshire , I'alo Alto county. J. M , Culley ; Kast Peru , Madison county , Joseph Harwood ; Klsmoss , Kcokuk county. 13. II. Dlxon ; Kemme. Hancock county , John arcutzmncUGf ; Llbertyvllle , Jefferson county , Israel Trout ; iMnrblo Hock , 1'loyd county. I' T , Ackleyj Medla | > ells , DCS Mclncs county , John Ken Matthews ; Persia , Harrison county , M , Matron ; Hodman , Palo Alto county , W. S. Sloan ; Smllhland , Woodlmry county , G. M. Clark ; Steamboat Hock , llar- dln county , Henry Lukln. Sl'ICI.M.WV AVII.I. ! 0 \ASIIV1I.l.i ' ; . 1'rcnlilont Dcclilrn lo VUII I Temiei- - * : \ | > MlU < > ll .III III1 I" . WASHINGTON , May 21. The president has flnally decided to go to the Nashville exposition next month. Ho has fixed on the 12th as the date. \t-\\N Tor flip Army. WASHINGTON , May 21. ( Special Tele gram. ) Captain Herbert E. Tutherly , First cavalry , has been detailed to attend the encampment of the National Guard of Ver mont , August 9 to 13. The order detailing Klrst Lieutenant Gcorgo W. Geode for Instruction at Fort Lcavenworth Infantry and Cavalry school has been revoked. Second Lieutenant William Yates , First cavalry , has been detailed for Instruction at Fort Leavenworth school , Leaves of absence : First Lieutenant Fred erick S. Strong , Fourth artillery , three months and ten days , with permission In go abroad ; Second Lieutenant George D. Dwyer , Sixteenth Infantry , three months ; Captain Jesse M. Leo. Ninth Infantry , extended twelve days ; Lieutenant Colonel Marcus P. Miller , First artillery , one month and four teen days ; First Lieutenant Harrington K. West , Sixth cavalry , four months. ConllriinMl by the Srnntc. WASHINGTON. May 21. The senate has confirmed the following nominations : David C. Fleming , to bo register of the land oHlce nt Sterling , Colo. ; William M , Morrow of California , , to be United States circuit Judge for the Ninth Judicial circuit ; Frank A. Van- dcrllp of Illinois , to be assistant secretary of the treasury ; Brigadier General Z. II. Bliss to bo major general : S. G. Morse of Port Angeles , Wash. , to bo Indian agent at Ncnh Hay agency. Wash. , Passed Assistant Engin eer Frank II. Eldrldge , to bo chief engineer In the navy. Postmasters Washington , James E. Zook at liallard ; Iowa , M. Bruce at Holfe. A'lxlt tlic JcfTcrnoii Home. WASHINGTON , May 21. A party of about sixty members of both houses of congress left Washington this morning for a day's outing at Monttcello , the old homo of Thomas Jefferson. The sergeant-at- of the sen ate , Colonel Richard Bright , was In charge of tha party. Speaker Heed waa among the representatives ot the house side. The pirty occupied three Pullman cans. The trip will occupy about three hours , and after a day spent at Montlcello the party will re turn to Washington tonight. the Homer" Pnporn. WASHINGTON , May 21. Secretary Alger lg preparing a brief ot the proceedings and record la the courtmartlal case of Captain Homeyn of the Fifth cavalry. Ho has had no opportunity to do moro than discuss this matter briefly with the president and at the request of the Utter I * now making up * ttatement of the salient points In the c w Pending this there 1st no possibility nt urrlv * Ing at An Idea of what the president' * action ) upon the courtmartlal sentence will be. nofl has Secretary Algcr himself Indicated th nature ot his recommendation to the prral * dent , WII.I. CAUCUS < > \ TUIJ TA1UKI. ' llll.t Meotlntr of Itriittlttlrnit SmiUorw l 5 Cn 1 1 oil for \c\l Mntiilnv. WASHINGTON. May 21. The republican senators will hold a caucus Monday to con slder the tariff hill. The first effort will bo tn devlso plann to orpfillto the considers tlon ot the bill , and there \ > lll also be anf attempt to reconcile the differences of opinion as to the merits of some features. The pilnclp.il object of the caucus , tiow ever. Is to agree upon a plan for the llmlt.'ii tlon of the time for dilute , nnd under th present rules this can only bo done by inutua consent. What the tariff leaders will flr < attempt Is to secure nn nurmiu'tu amnni republican senators ( o restrain nny deslr they nny h.ue for general fpreohca am HUM throw HIP iripoiuiblllly for gcncr.i delay | > on ihp cpposltlfln. So far ns agreed upon , iho program Is U have Sinator Mdrlch makt > his statomanL or Monday or Tuesday next , and to follow this ? by tmnipdlatrlj taking up the schedules. The democrat * will also huld a caucus sontj In decide upon a plan of action , especially upon HIP line of amendments. A dPinocMtla member of thp commlttre expressed the opliH ion today that a month would bo sufficient time for debate. Tun Riir U Injured. WASHINGTON' , .May 21. Hrprwnlntlv * Thomcn H. Tongiia of Oregon \\.n struck bj $ a cable car IIMIP the corner of Pcnnaylvaulai Avenun and Sixth ircel tonight and pain * fully Injured. He received a unmoor of se-t vero cuts and bruhps. Mr. Tongue had Jusa returned from a trip wliu a number of scn- atom and representatives to C'h.irlottsvllltt and Montlcello. Ho was taken to Provldenca hospital , \\horo It was found ho had su tallied a cut on the left check and another ) over the left cyo. No serious consequence are apprehended. I I ml Inn School llnllillnt ; . WASHINGTON , May 21. The secretary o Iho Interior has authorised a contract fen an additional pehool building at tin ; Mounfi Pleasant Indian school In Michigan , to cost $10.000. Dully Tri-iiMilry Stilt rlillMit. ' I WASHINGTON , May 21. Today's otato mcnt ot the condition of the treasury shows ! Available cash balances , $220350,053 ; gold reserve , $ H5SC,772. ! _ uomtnii .Mininicits HIS VICTIM I'r in I n % nt l'l Hliur r ItcMliltMi t A niiultcil 'ill HM AVny Hume. PITTSBUHG. May 21. E. S. Flelsher. tf well known real estate man , was robbed ! II and murdered whllo 01 : his way lionm shortly after midnight. The deed was comt mlttcd on the Lincoln avenue bridge In tha east end. After robbing Flclbher of hla money and valuables his assailant threw lilirt over the bridge Into the ravine , ninety fccn bolow. When found luilt an hour later ho ; was still living , but died on his way to tint pollco station. The murdered man was onq ot the most prominent secret society men In Allegheny county , being a member oft high dcgreo In the Juisonlo fraternity , Oddl Fellows and other organizations. There In no clue to the murderer. coxvuvrio.v co.ms TO OMAHA , TritMNitnrtiitloii ConmilUc < M M-tn .Si'pli'llllier 11 , GUTHHIE , May 21. rho executive com. uilttco of the general legislative transporta * tton committee of Nebraska , Kansas , Olcla-y homa and Texas has Issued an official call for a transportation convention to bo hoi4 at Omaha on September 2 next , to Include dolcgatcs from ull states west of the ) MIssW slppi , } oiii rcopic. Old people who require medicine to regu late the bowels and kidneys will find tha true remedy la Electrlo Bitters. This mcdl < clno docs not stimulate and contains net whisky nor other Intoxicant , but acts a ? " a tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on the ? stomach and bowels , adding strength ana giving tone to the organs , thereby aiding Nature In the performance of the func- ] ttons. Electric Bitters Is an excellent ap'- pctlzcr and aids digestion. Old people flnft it Just exactly what they need. Price COo , ' and $1.00 per bottle at Kuhn & Co.'a drug store. Drex Ii. Shooman Is a great friend of the boys and girls they all like him just like their papas and mammas do because he's always doing them a sub stantial turn now it's directly for the boys and girls In our § 1.50 shoe the ouo we've sold so many of and that gives such general satisfaction wo don't have to sell you bankrupt goods when we can give you a tan or black shoe for the boyer or miss for a dollar and a half a shoo that has got more wear to the square Inch In it than most of the shoes "marked down from $2.50" it's a regular ) line with us and wo guarantee every pair , Drexel Shoe Co. , 1419 FARNAM STREET. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Sterling silver pocket nail lllefl. . . . 75o Sterling silver hat pins . . . 25o Sterling silver pocket knives 7Ba Sterling silver embroidery scissors. 75o Sterling silver manicure lllos 25q Sterling sliver button hooks IK > < \ Sterling sliver emory . . U5a Sterling silver car faro holders. . . . fiOq Sterling silver umbrella clasps. . . . . Utfe , Sterling silver pencil holders 05 ? Sterling silver bicycle skirt hold ers , pair .f l.OOl Sterling silver moustache combs. . . fiOa Sterling silver toothpick holders. , . 7G6 Sterling silver pocket nail ( lie nnd button hook combined ; . . . , ? 1.03 Steel engraved modish wedding eta * tlonery is our specialty. , , C. S. . . Raymond , JEWELER , Mall Orders solicited from everywhere. 15th and Douglas. That dull , achelug pain In the head- caused by eye overwork can be reme died by having glasses properly fitted to your eyes We know how to fit cycH properly Our expert optician makes an examination with the aid of the oph ; thalmoscope that will locate every de fect no matter how small then we furn ish you with the proper lenses with thu frames properly lilted to your eyes no matter if the defect Is located If the remedy is not properly applied the re sult will be that the ( Infect IB only ag T gravated While our prices are reason able our work Is the best that human skill can produce and wo will guaran tee you satisfactory results. TheAloe&PenfoldCo Scientific , therefore Reliable Opticians. 9 1408 Farnara Opp. Paxton Hotel