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
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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. ,
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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
