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MAN'S ' HOPE OF FUTURE LIFE
Thoughtful Consideration of ihs Subject
f Apart from Inspired Writing ,
DEAN FAIR BELIEVES IN A LIFE BEYOND
. \niilrnfliin for Mfc After Dcntli In n
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Dean Fair preached yesterday morning at
Trinity cathedral , on the subject of a fit-
lure life nnd the evidences of one afforded
man nn earth. In order to piove that the
future life Is not entirely a matter of faith ,
us It Is so often said to be , Dean Fair con-
Hldered the ( subject apart from tlie Bible and
Ho teachings.
Ignoring Inspired revelation , ho said ,
thcro were many things which pointed Irre
sistibly to the future 'life ' , only n few <
, vhlch U was possible to touch upon within
the narrow confines of a sermon. There
\\as first the Inspiration In every human
fioul for another life , one more lasting and
inoro Unalloyed than this , no matter hovt
happily this might bo lived. It could not
lie that men had been given this longlnp
'that God had planted tills aspiration in
man to deny Its satisfaction. That wntili1 ,
be ns though he had given man thn hunger
for food or n thirst for the liquid strdnm
nnd no food or no water to gratify It. It U
not that the mnre desire for a thing grant *
It to tin. Lunatics are often seized with the
Idea that they nro emperors. But the as
piration for life after death Is a universal
feeling among nil men nnd In all ages. If
It were nn Individual manifestation , occur
ring hero nnd there at random , It might
linvo no significance. .Hut there has never
been a nntlon ot atheists. There has never
been n nation of agnostics. There has
never been a time when all men were with
out a deslro for the future life. Therefore
this aspiration \ In no way comparable
with the delusion of the Insane person.
The dignity ot man demands n future
llfp. Without It thcro would bo no great
dllfe'renco between man and the animals.
If man dies and ends there , there Is no
great division between the animal of high
training and the lowest nmung men. With
out n life beyond , men and women , horses ,
dogs , sheep , nil nro on a lovol.
The ends ot ultimate justice ) demand n
future life. This Is a sadly confused world.
Good men llyo lives of trial nnd disappoint
ment , while bad men pnxspcr and live hap
pily nnd long. Is this right ? A wicked
baron once lived near the homo of n God
f fearing prlnco of Germany. The barou
lived to the ago of 03 , and only died nftor
everything ho had touched had prospered
and every day had been a happy one. A
poor man near his estate died about the
same time. Ills life had been filled with
piiln In Its dally course , and ho died young ,
leaving his family poor. As the funeral
ot the baron passed the window of the
prlnco'o hoUse , the latter exclaimed , "Thero
gora ono more argument lu favor of a fu
ture life ! " I
Another life Is necessary , In which God
shall straighten out the wrongs nnd con
fusion of this , where the righteous shall
be Justified nt last.
( SMB.YT POWER OK WORII OF OOI ) .
Influence It HUM \erolnoil ThroiiKli
. \KI-B nnil Ms Cuiitliiuvil Poptiliirlty.
"Tho Secret of the Power of the Ulble"
was the eubjcct chosen by Hey. Hubert C.
Herring for bin Sunday morning address at
the First Congregational church. The
twelfth verso of Hebrews 4 furnished him
the following' textr "For- the word of God
Is quick and powerful , and sharper than any
two-edged sword , piercing oven to the di
viding asunder of soul nnd spirit , and of
the joints and marrow , and Is a discoverer
of the thoughts and Intents ot the heart. "
In opening hit * remarks , Rev. Herring said
that ho preferred the designation "Word of
fiod , " for the Holy Word. The word
"Illblo" signifies only a book , the word
"scriptures" has for its meaning , writing ,
consequently these last two do not express
fittingly the tltlo by which the word of
God should bo known of men , In order to
make Imprcsalvo Its meaning. Believers
of the Dlblo do not deny that God often
speaks from the pages of nature and com
munes directly with the hearts of the people
ple , but they declaim the Ulblo to bo the
Huporlor revelation of God's mind , the
it owning utterance of his will. While count-
lew ; books have been published and have
created a momentary furore and attained
great popularity , all arc soon lost In the
advancing ages , nnd give place to later lit
erary productions. But not so the Bible. It
hns withstood the opposition and criticism
of all tlmo and Is today In the hoydoy of
ItH popularity. The reason for this Is that
it Is the book of the masecs and Its In
fluence la far-reaching and abiding. Dur
ing the existence of the American Ulblo so
ciety over 65,000,000 copied of the Bible
1-r.vo been published , nnd this Is simply
fragmentary of the whole number. The
uorld has cared enough for the book to buy
It by the millions , the tens o ( millions , oven
Into the billions. Wo arc at no loss to ac
count for this wide-spread popularity. Bo-
llovlng It to be the word of God , wo are
not surprised that it moves among men as
the word should.
Ailnutril Cor ( InMminn Ilcnrt.
The Ulble IK God's most effective Instru
ment with the people. H is naturally
adapted for the needs of human hearts. The
speaker proceeded to review some of the
reasons for the power of the Bible. "Tlio
prlrft"lpal secret of this power , " ho stated ,
"Is ilile lo thn conimonncsH of the Bible , Its
hoinllnosa , its ovcrydaynen. By theno ux-
preaslons I do not refer to It as being a
work of simplicity. While It Is simple , yet ,
at the same tlmo. It Is Intensely dlmcult.
For Initanco , it can be compared to the
win. Any person can enjoy the pleasures
of a sun bath , but It U only the student
who understand even partially the voit
eclcntltlc raiigu of the sun , In llko man
ner , anyone can bo refreshed by thu sim
plicity of the Blblo , but one must be a
student of Iho word In order to thoroughly
appreciate It.
"Tho Blblo IB not a class book , and because -
cause ot tula fact there Is ciiuso for rejoic
ing , U Is for the common people. It U
the book that gets down where men arc
touches them where their hearts are ten
der. "
Mr. Herring mentioned the similarity of
the scenes of the Bible with the Incidents
of our work-a-doy llfo. There Is no ex
pcrlenco. no trouble , no Joy , but what Its
exact counterpart can bo discovered lu the
page * of the word. The Bible deals with
glory and pathoa , the dignity of manhood
nnd Iho shame of which wo nro capable , the
tomb nnd the marriage feaat , the Joys of
childhood and the requiem of the Send , Iho
glories of the ruddy morning and the gloom
of night. It tells us of poverty , of pain ,
orrow , and ein , of bhamc , and a ! tie
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Uwxl by people of refmemonb
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tragedy which underlies nil comedy. U de
scribes the days of pestilence nnd feasting ,
pence. light and hope. It gives the whole
utory of life , nnd Is , In fact , n .composite
photograph of human existence.
The secret of the word's power H because
of Its homeliness. Were it n treatise of a
profound phllosophl.-ar nature , It would long
ngo have been relegated to cbllvlon. Its
hold upon the people Is because of Its com-
inonnnfrt , which never , however , degenerates
Into the commonplace. It has an Ideality
which should be emulated the power of
looking Into the heart of and through things ,
constantly looking up and on.
Another secret of the word's power Is be
cause of Its adaptability to the human be
ing and by rcHson of Its earnestness. It
tnkes life seriously. We nro Inclined to
Judge the human life Is a comedy , and con
sider nil the world a stage and peopfed only
by marionette * . Death Is mentioned wits
slang expression , the nacred vows of mar
riage nre lightly criticized , and wo endeavor
to place the farce-comedy to the fore. But
wo know that we are fooling ourselves. Wo
know that llfo Is no comedy , but n reality ,
and the Bible , In Its grave and truthful
way , tells us of God's love and how It In
able to carry us safely through the dangers
and bcsctmcnlfl that line our pathway.
F.m Mrn nv HvririMs wonns.
ri-xiMil ln > - MmNimfn from I'lUil'.i
I.ollrr < < > ( lip CnlONtlniifl ,
At the Calvary Baptist church the pas
tor , Rev. Thomas Anderson , la preaching a
scries on present day messages from 1'aul's
letter to the Colosslans. Sunday morning ho
preached the ninth In the series from Col.
11 , 1-7 , beginning with the words , "Lest
anyone should beguile you with enticing
words. "
After speaking of St. Paul's tact lu deal
ing with the heresies which threatened the
Colosslans he remarked that Paul Insists that
In Christ Jesus there was everything needed
for the Intellect ns well ns for the heart.
There Was no necessity to look beyond that
one source. That man l a fool who for-
nakc.4 something of proved worth for that
the worth of which he docs not know.
Moreover , everything of worth nnd value
In all the human substitutes and human
counterfeits for the gospel has always been
In the gospel , nnd In addition Infinitely more.
Ho pitied these who claim to have fnund
something better than old-fashioned Ohrln-
tlanlty. That " 'better" ' was always seen In
Christianity If they had only looked for It.
Speaking of these who are deceived by "en
ticing words" ho said : "Theso words como
stamped with the very Image and super
scription of Christ himself. For the devil
had then and has today a complete set of
the most perfect dies and moulds and cru-
clablcs stolen from ilio heavenly mint nnd
by these ho manufactures his base metal ,
which sometimes even nn expert cannot de
tect from the genuine coin. The mnster coun
terfeiter of the universe Is the devil. And he
has never had more emissaries engaged In
making and pushing the 'queer' than now.
The devil Is n , strong believer In 'green
goods. ' Full well he knows that to stamp
his coins with their true names their cir
culation would Immediately cease , and si
his tactics are to borrow Christian unmes
and Christian terms to cover up their base
ness. The most deadly errors which make
havoc with tbo faith come In this manner.
The devil Is never more the devil than when
ho comes as a theologian , with a sanctlmonl-
ouo expression of face and a blblo under his
arm , or with the blblo open , which he
obliging offers to read for your Instruction.
"Tho devil Is never more the devil than
when he comes as a noisy champion of a
purer , more liberal and mor < ) spiritual type
of Christianity. He waxes eloquent in his
Icnunctatlons of the narrowness and bigotry j | I
and superstitions of the prevailing religion ,
and In his advocacy of a higher Christianity
which will unloose the bands and atrip off
the graveclothcs that enwrap Christendom
now , rind will enable Lazarus to go forth
to a liberty and a life that at present it
knows not. To the one , however , that
listens at all carefully , the hiss of the old
serpent will bo heard beneath the pompous ,
specious eloquence as he watches with
gleaming eyes , that ho might at the oppor
tune moment Instil his death poison into the
veins of hU charmed victim. * *
"Strip the many Isms of today of their
covering of Christianity and show them
what they are as revamped Unltarlanlsm.
and Unlversailsm , and Buddhism , and Brah-
mlnlsm , and Pantheism , and their power to
charm would bo largely gone. 'Let no mail
beguile you with these enticing words. ' "
GOSPUb HAS THU POW1SII TO SAVE.
Siilviitlnit Oliliilneil by AMilliiK In die
IJIIVP of JemiN Clirlnt.
Tlev. J. J. Thompson , pastor of the Park
Avenue United Presbyterian church ,
preached Sunday morning upon the subject
of "The Christian's Success. " Ho said in
preface that some thoucht that the church
was Inefnclent and that others were ot the
opinion that the pulpit was losing Its power ,
but ho averred that the gospel of Jesus
Christ was still 'tho "power of God unto
salvation. " The secret of tbo Christian's
SIICCCFH was bis abldlnz In the Master. In
this he was made faithful unto all coed
works and brought forth joy , peace , long
suffering , gentleness , goodness , faith , meek
ness and temperance , the real fruits ot the
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Christian life. In thus abiding In Christ
ho held that the Christian enjoyed the bless
ing ; and favor of God and obtained power
and efficiency.
illo advised the readlnc of the Bible as
ono way In which to abide In Christ and
advocated prayer as the means of com
munion , as It had been promised that a
man mlcht ask what ho would and It
would bo given to him , To these who dwelt
In Christ 4bcre was Its unlimited pledge : .
"Vo shall ask what you will and It shall
bo done unto you. "
ItOOKK Hl'i\lC : OF THU CIIUATION.
In WyuiuliiK I'tmMll FlrlilH
of llev. Knliii'M Sermon ,
Kov. Luther M. Kuhns , pastor of Grace
Lutheran church , was ono of the guests
who accompanied the Union Pacific excur
sion to the fossil fields of Wyoming and
Sunday morning he entertained hla congre
gation with an Interesting discourse , In
which he showed how the scientific discov
eries of recent years ( corroborate tbo story of
the creation as It Is related by the inspired
writers of thu scriptures. His text was the
declaration of God as found In Isaiah , "For
My band aluo baa laid the foundations of
the earth and My right band has spanned
the heavens. "
The speaker declared that the truth ot
this statement 1s established by the re
searches of geologists. Modern science has
proved some things that gtvo us a better
understanding of the firm chapter ot the
book of Genesis. Wo can conceive Moses In
his forty days on Mount Slnal catching
glimpses of the great work of creation and
nclenci ) has proved that the order of the
creation , as ho summed it up In the first
irhapler ot Genesis , Is correct. The creation
Is the great work of God and It Is mill in
progress , Tlio book of creation is old , but
it Is not yet bound. New leaves are being
continually added.
Rev. Kuhns declared emphatically In favor
of out-of-iloor Christianity. It helps us to
understand the phases of God's wortd bet
ter.
Referring to his trlr > to Wyoming the
speaker declared that while America has
so lonK been called the new world It la In
fact the old world. Here we find the oldest
stratum of the earth. Beginning in Con
necticut and running soutu and thence in a
V shape to Alaska 1s a stratum that rep
resents the original crust of the earth , It
tells us that long before Kurope was a con
tinent the Atlantic coast was swept by tbo
waters , Hero we also find remnants of
prehistoric life that existed before Adam.
Rev. KUDOS suggested that these remains
establish three things , cno Iho Immutability
of God , another the obedience of nature
to the laws of God. and the other the evl-
dcnco of a persistent Intcnigcnce In the
design of nature. From the bfglnnlug to
the end the design of nn nil-wise Creator
Is apparent nnd men of nolrnce reverence
the divine Intelligence nnd see In It these
footprints of long forgotten ages. God used
the crime principles In the creation that
nre working today. The belching of Ve
suvius nnd Ktnn Is evidence ot the same geological
logical activity that has made the world fit
for habitation.
In closing the speaker gave n brief but
Interesting description of the fossil remains
that are found In Wyoming nnd other de
posits In this country and quoted some ot
the pictures ot these prehistoric reptiles
that hnvo been drawn by ? ome of the sci
entists who have won distinction in this
bran-h of effort.
.AMUSEMENTS.
The Woodward Stock company opened the
fourth week of their present engagement at
Boyd's theater yesterday with Harklns ft
Harbour's four act drama , "Northern
Lights , " a play entirely now to local thea
ter goers. Although this piece Is now over
two years old and has been successfully
produced for two seasons In the cast , It has
never been Keen here before. U Is not
often that the theater-going public nrn
given the opportunity of seeing a produc
tion of n new play at popular prices and
especially ono that hns scored nn cnstcru
success. However , patrons of the Boyd
theater can consider themselves fortunate
not only from this point , but tbnt they nro
able to see the piece produced by such au
exceptionally clever and woll-balanctd
company.
The play Itself is on the sensational or
der nnd not unlike "The Girl I Loft Behind
Me , " which It strongly resembles In both
theme nnd setting. It Is inferior to this
piece , however , from n literary stnndpolnt ,
but In It nro found mora dramatic Incidents
and exciting climaxes. There Is also n
elrongcr vein of humor running through It
than Is.to bo found In "Tho Girl 1 Left
Behind Me. " It deals with the doings of
Undo Sam's soldiers In a campaign against
the Indians in Wyoming nt the time of the
Custcr massacre. There le an uprising ot
the Indians , caused by the unusual appear
ance of the northern lights nt a certain
season at the year. Sitting Bull nnd his
band believing that these lights were sig
nals from the ( .rent Spirit fur them to nd-
vnnce upon their white foes , commenced au
attack.
As In the majority of military dramas
there Is the scene of the besieged soldiers
rescued by the bravery of some heroic cour
ier , who gets word to reinforcement in
tlmo to save them from being massacred by
the Indians. The dramatist's favorite theme ,
love , is not lost sight of and it is the dom
inating Influence throughout the piece.
There Is a villainous post surgeon , who
tries to rid himself of a wife , of which he
has ono too many , a half-breed Indian hero ,
wbIs educated and In the service of the
United States ; n deserter , who is severely
dealt with ; a lieutenant In love with his com
manding officer's ward , a brave old colonel ,
a sympathetic wife and a number of other
Interesting characters. The entire company
takes part In the play and all are well cast.
The production Is quite elaborate , par
ticular attention belne riald to the scenic
effects and costuming , which are both com
plete In every detail. The theater was
crowded at Sunday night's performance and
when the merits of the play and production
are considered there is no reason why each
performance should not bo before an audi
ence that fills every seat In the theater.
One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures ob-
etlnate summer coughs nnd colds. "I con
sider It a most wonderful medicine quick
nnd safe. " W. W. Morton. Mayhew , Wls.
WOOS HIM WITH A PISTOL
Uimky MnlilfMi UNCH n f.ini < < > IlrliiK
Her Slothful I.over to HU
SCIIHI-N.
A courtship , which helps to prove that the
course of true love never did run smooth ,
was temporarily checked Sunday when the
police arrested Miss Bertha Kerr and Paul
D. Thomas. Bertha wooed Paul at a pistol's
point. The plain , everyday way of love mak
ing failed to win out , so the girl had re
course to more effective methods. In front
of her home at 1117 Howard street she took
three shots at her slothful lover. The plan
brought him quickly to time , but the flying
bullets created havoc among the people pass
ing on the street.
Ono of the whizzing missiles shattered a
window In the Mercer hotel Just above the
heads of a number of the guests enjoying
an airing on the sidewalk. Another ripped
through a screen door and when the startled
loungers realized what was happening there ;
was a lively stampede for shelter.
The Kerr clrl and Thomas are colored.
Some of the girl's acquaintances whispered
the information that Thomas was transfer
ring his affections to another. When the
young man called shortly after dinner his
reception "was a warm ono. Differences were
settled on the front sidewalk. Passers-by
heard the girl exclaim , "I'll make you think
ono girl Is enough to tend to. " Then they
saw a pistol ( lash In her hand and took
refuge in doorways.
Bertha fired three shots. None of them hit
Thomas , but they were convinclns and ho
made haste to swear fealty to his angry
sweetheart. The police heard the discharge
of firearms and saw the hotel cuests run
Indoors. They locked both the girl and man
In Jail.
PI-'N'SIO.VS FOII WI2STI3H.V VISTI3II.VX.S.
Survlvnm of tin- Civil Wnr Ileinem-
lirrril ! > > ' the fiovernnient.
WASHINGTON' , July 30. ( Special , ) The
followine western pensions have been
granted :
Issue of July 19 , 1S99 :
Nebraska : Original William H. Jen
nings , Davenport , } C ; John II. Miller ,
Friend. $6 ; John M. Yung. Uewitt , | 6. Ad-
dltlonal Newton C. AVestfnll. Bertrnml. ? 6
to ? S , Restoration and Increase Milton II.
Wentworth , Ansley , $10 to 14.
Iowa : Original Thomas McLaughlin ,
Mount Auburn , ? 6 ; Homer Darrow , Colum
bus Junction , fG ; Joseph Kelly , DPS Molnes ,
JS ; George Illchardson. Shellrock. $6. Addl.
tlonal Samuel Luce , Fayette , $0 to $ S : John
A. Uowland , Novlnsvllle , J4 to $12 ; Charles
A. Drawn , North McGregor , $4 to $ S , Sup
plemental Edmund Loughran , Ames , $4.
Increase Henry Bellman , Harvard , $24 to
$30 ; Robert lioness , Lamotte , $10 to * 12-
William H. Baker , Batavla , $12 to $14 ;
George W. Appfeton , Keokuk. $8 to $17 ;
Charles Hester , Osceola , $10 to $17. ItelHSUd
John W. Graham , Birmingham , $8. Origi
nal widows , etc. Anna Obcrschelpp , Burl
ington , $8 ; Mary K. Snyder , Brighton , $8.
South Dakota : Additional Jeremiah How-
Ian. Creston , $8 to $10 ,
_
Ci'tiini ; Aflor the .Mlli > niiUee ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , July 30. ( Special.
The State Board of Railroad Commissioners
at their regular monthly meeting In this
city , among other business transacted , Is
sued an order requiring the Milwaukee rail
road company to put on and maintain by
August 13 a dally train service on the line
between Andover and Newark , In Marshall
county. The same company has also been
ordered to build a station and maintain an
agent at Trant , Moody county
1C ) le Com lo
ABERDEEN , S , D , . July 30. ( Special. )
Senator Kyle will leave here In a few days
for Chicago , where be will attend a meeting
of the subcommittee of the Industrial com
mission , of which ho Is chairman , The meetIng -
Ing will be held at the Great Northern hotel ,
beginning Augugt 8 , and will last leveral
day * .
THROUGH ARCTIC REGIONS
Ham'man Alaska Expedition Has Returned
Safely from Its Long Trip.
TRAVEL OVER NINE THOUSAND MILES
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SEATTLK , Wash. . July 30. The Hnrrl-
man Alaska expedition returned hero today
on the steamer Oeorgo W. Elder. The ex
pedition. both from ft scientific and n pleas
ure point of view , was nn rntlro success. A
journey of over nine thousand miles waa
mndo.
The party left Seattle May 31. It sailed
northward through the Inside channel ,
stopping at Victoria. Wrangel and Juneau ,
reaching Skagway June C. From hero the
members of the expedition went over the
\Vhlto 1'ass to the bond waters of the Yu
kon. UcturnlnB to Skagway they sailed for
Olazler buy , where several Jays were spent
studying the glaciers and making collec
tions. Sltka was visited next day. Three
days were spent examining the old town ,
climbing some of the neighboring moun
tains nnd making collections
Prom there the party steamed to Vnkutat
bay , going to the extreme head of the bay
and examining and mapping the glaciers
about It. Several days were devoted to an
exploration of the llttlo known Prince Will-
lam sound , many of whoso fjorda and
mighty glaciers have never befo.ro been
seen. After the completion of Its work
there , the party proceeded to Cook Inlet
and later , on Its way westward , a party
of scientists was left at Kukat bay , north
of Kodlak Island , to make collections on
the Alaskan ponlnsuln , which up to that
tlmo had never been visited by natural
ists.
CVIHirnte tlie Fmirtlt nt Koillnk ,
Kodlak and Wood Islands were then visit
ed. The Fourth of July was celebrated while
the steamer wan In the harbor of Kodlak.
From there the route was westward via the
Shumagen Inlands , where a party of nat
uralists was left until the return of the
vessel.
Passing through Unlmak Pass Into the
Bering flea to Alaska , the Prlbllof Islands by
the waj * of Bogoslof volcano and then Into
Plover bay In Siberia. From Plover bay
the party crossed to Port Clarence , on Amer
ican soil , and from there went to St. Law-
rcnco Island , on the way , steaming around
King Island and later visiting Hall and St.
Matthew Islands , returning to Seattle over
much the same route followed on the Journey
northward.
During almost the entire trip fine weather
was enjoyed. There was not a single storm
and comparatively llttlo rain or fog. The
health of the party was good throughout.
Largo collections were made In vertebrate
and Invertebrate zoology , tootany , geology
and ethnology. Many birds and mammals
hitherto rare were found In considerable
numbers , and It Is altogether probable that
many new Invertebrates are Included among
the collections made. The geography re-
sultu of the expedition are considerable and
Important. New waters were entered and
explored and many new glaciers discovered ,
studied and mapped.
An extensive fjord , hitherto unknown , and
a splendid glacier running. Into It at its
head , were named by the geographers of the
expedition after Harrlman. The geologists
had many opportunities of studying the
rocks and of investigating the action of
glaciers. It was found that most of the
.glaciers which have hitherto been known
and explored are In the retreating. Little
hunting was < lonc , for the time was. chiefly
devoted to the gathering of scientific ma
terial. Moreover , the game at this season
of the year Is usually found back from the
coast.
In Siberia and also at Port Clarence the
Eskimo were found In their primitive condi
tion , living In huts made from the bones
of whales and covered with skins and trav
eling In boats of skin. At Port Clarence
a great number of them had gathered to
meet whalers , which were lying thare await
ing the arrival of the supply ship , then
overdue. Several of the- whalers had already
provided themselves with natives and with
clogs for their long cruise Into the arctic.
The expedition visited all points as orig
inally planned , and in addition made the
trip through Bering sea to Siberia and was
In all respects successful.
Several thousand photographs were , taken
and there will bo a revelation of magnifi
cent scenery , even to those who have seen
the better known portions of Alaska. With
unusual good fortune unobstructed views
were had of both St. Ellas and Fair
Weather ranges. The study of collections
brought back will not only Interest the
specialists of the expedition for a long time ,
but many others throughout the country
and the results are certain to be of great
scientific Interest.
Much of the success of the expedition
Is attributed to the excellence and equip
ment of the steamer Elder and A. I. Moh-
ler , president of the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation company , Is given the credit
therefor for courtesies from thu Pacific
Coast Steamship company , the White Pass
Railroad company nnd the representatives ot
largo commercial companies In Alaska are
acknowledged.
PRODUCTION OF IRON ORE
Uc'l | < > rt Of till ) 1'llltfll StlltOM Cc
Survey- Total iif JD/J7K , 111(1) ( )
I.OIIUT TOIIM.
WASHINGTON' , July 30. The report of
the Geological survey of the production of
Iron ore for 1S9S has been completed by
Special Agent John Bird. The year recorded
the maximum Iron ore production for the
United States , a total of 10,278,300 long tons.
This was 1,760,323 long tons , or 10 per cent
In excess of the previous maximum of 17-
518,046 long tons product In 1807 , about
1,250,000 tons above the record for Great
Britain In 1S90. The ores of the British
isles also average lower percentages of
metal than these In this country and there
fore represent a smaller pig metal product.
The various ores Include red hematic , the
output of which was 83 per cent of the
total and between hematite , which was
10.3 per cent of the aggregate product. Mag
netite and carbonate ores make up the re
maining C.7 per cent.
The total output In long tons of all vari
eties by states was : Michigan , 7,346,846 ;
Minnesota , 5,063,000 ; Alabama , 2,401.748 ;
Pennsylvania , 773,082 ; Tennessee , 593,227 ;
Virginia , 557,713 ; Wisconsin , 509,645 ; Colorado -
rado , 318,480 ; New Jersey , 275.438 ; New
York , 179,951 ; Georgia and North Carolina ,
160,083 ; Montana , Nevada , New Mexico ,
Utah and Wyoming , 55,969 ; Missouri , 60,000 ;
Ohio , 43,508 ; Kentucky , 12,913 ; Connecticut
and Massachusetts , 20.251 ; Texas , 0.705 ;
Maryland , 6,941.
I'mirrnl ofiloliili I , .
CHICAGO , July 30. Thousands of per
sons attended today the funeral of Adolph
L. Luetgert , the wife murderer , who died at
the Jollct penitentiary. Prominent in the
group about the bier at the Northwest Tur
ner hall were Luetgert's three children ,
near a Horal pillow with the Inscription :
"Our father's words : 'I am innocent. ' "
Irritating stings , bites , scratches , wounds
and cuts soothed and healed by DeWltt'n
Witch Hazel Salve a sure and safe applica
tion for tortured flesh. Beware of counter
feits.
HURON , S. D. , July 30. ( Special , ) The
South Dakota Epworlh Assembly will meet
he-re on August S. continuing till the 16th.
For this gathering Rev J. W. Onlfcc. presi
dent of the organization , with a corps of
assistants , hsn made largo reparation. The
camp ground will be In Ashland Grove ,
near the city , nnd one of the prettiest placet
In this purl of the state. The program Is
practically complete , and Is especially at
tractive. Indicating that this will bo the
chief moral , educational nnd religious gain-
rrlng to be held In the state the present
reason.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
More Itnlti Inrlirn Kn.
rAlHBURY , Neb. , July 30.-Speclnl. ( )
A heavy rain fell during last night , the rftln
caiiEo showing n fall of 2.10 Inches , The
corn was needing rain badly and a few mora
dry days would have damaged It , but this
rain Insures n good rron. The total acre-
nee of corn In the county Is 160,000 acres
nnd the prospect for n full crop Is better
than It had been for several years.
RED CLOUD. Neb. , July 30. ( Special. )
A heavy rnln set In nbout 9 o'clock last
evening nnd continued through the night , a
cool wind blowing from the north. Every
one Is lubllnnt over the corn prospects.
TECUMSBH. Neb. , July 30. ( Special. )
Ono and one-half Inches of rnln fell over
Johnson county yesterday afternoon nnd
last nlcht. It was badly needed.
HUMDOLDT , Neb. , July 30. ( Special. )
A soaking rain visited this section last night
and did much good to the crops.
PERU , Neb. . July 30. ( Special. ) This
section was visited by n heavy rain last
night. This Is the first rain ot Importance
for some time , nil other rains having missed
this vicinity. Though It has been very dry
and dusty crops have been doing well and
now all nature Is smlllnc ,
ELK CREEK , Neb. . July SO. ( Special. )
The corn crop In this section of the coun
try Is now assured. Rain began falling last
evening nnd continued throughout the night.
Local weather gauges registered the nmouiu
of rnlnfnll at three and three-fourths Inches.
Some damage was done the corn from the
strong wind , but It Is believed that the
most of It will right Itself again.
Iliiil .11 nn t iipturiMl.
IIUMBOLDT. Neb. , July 30. ( Special
Telegram. ) City Marshal Todd nnd Special
Officer Fritz this afternoon captured John
Hurst , who is wanted for shootlnc Police
man Stutmi nt Falls City Fevordl days ago.
Hurst returned on Saturday from Missouri
and started to work for n fnrmer near town.
Ho is known to be a desperate character and
the olllcers say has done tlmo In the Mis
souri penitentiary. Ho Is known to havn
been In the vicinity of the river where the
bloodhounds lost the trail last week and the
officers are confident that they have the right
man. He was .taken quietly to Falls City
tonight nnd Stump will be given a chance
to Identify him before ! the public Is made
aware of the capture. Hurst has an undo
living here and Is known to a number of
our people.
AVnrin ( 'inuinlKi > ISxiioHoiI.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , July 30. ( Special. )
Present Indications point to ono of the
warmest local campaigns ever seen In Platte
comity this fall. The democratic nnd popu
list county conventions nro both billed for
this city August II , and the two-ringed
circus is 'being ' looked forward to with much
anxiety. Announcements are made In thn
weekly papers for the different offices and
there Is much scrambling ( or place. The
one great question Is will the poni and
democrats fuse ? So far the pops have been
unable to find any market for their goods ,
but they are willing to combine with any
old thing If the falling plums can be divide. )
to their liking. Should there be three
tickets In the field then the republicans
have a good show to represent a part of
the offices.
o Jilillclal Convention.
WEST POINT , Nob. . July 30. ( Special. )
The republican county central committee
met In this city yesterday afternoon , and
selected the following named delegates to
the district judicial convention nt Ponder ,
Neb. : D. W. Burke , chairman ; Gust. An
derson , S. S. Hall , 0. Oleson , Charles Hill ,
A. D. Beemer , John Gannon , J. J. Elkin , A.
J. Langer , O. C. Andereon , L. Rosenthal ,
Johu II. Lindalc.
Dntc Hot for Convention * .
WEEPING WATER , Neb. , July 30. ( Spe
cial. ) The democrat and populist central
committees met hero yesterday and set the
date for their county conventions. The
democrats to elect delegated to the state nnd
Judicial conventions nt Greenwood , August
17 , the populists. Hlmwood , August 17. Both
parties will meet In county convention at
Plattsmouth September 27.
Itonlty Clinnj ; Unmix.
RED CLOUD , Neb. , July 30. ( Special. )
The property knows as the Moon block ,
consisting of a two-story brick structure
with five store rooms and three wooden
buildings , has recently been purchased hy
Dr. R. Damerell. It Is rumored that a three-
story brick hotel -will take the place of the
wooden buildings In the near future.
Clilim-Jiipaii Alllunoe Ilciilcil.
PEKIN , July 30. The rumors regarding
the formation of a China-Japanese alliance
are smi-officlally denied , nnd It Is asserted
that the envoys recently sent to Toklo were
appointed simply to seek to prove the friend
ly relations between the powers.
Qiiiirimtliic I.lftrtl.
ELK CREEK , Neb. , July 30. ( Special. )
The quarantine established at this place
over a month ngo against Table Rock on
account of the existence of smallpox there ,
wax lifted last night at a meeting of the
village board.
\t-liriiHlia .VmVHoten. .
Clay county wheat is turnlnc ; out well.
Bneakthloves are maklng.llfe a burden for
Brownvllle people.
A now pump Is being Installed In the
Ravenne waterworks.
The wheat that has been threshed up to
date Is of first class quality.
The Omaha Elevator company will erect
a 40,000-bushel elevator nt St. Paul.
George Unities of Ansley had both legs
broken by a loaded wagon running over him.
Fifty thousand bushels of corn were
shipped from ono elevator In Howe last
week ,
Alliance Is to vote on the Issue of J2.000
In bonds to build an addition to Ha school
house.
An old man named Sucha of Scrlbner was
knocked down and seriously Injured by a
vicious cow. Sucha is 04 years old and
totally trind.
The Poncas and Omahas brought down be
tween 200 and 300 head of ponies given to
them by their red brothers at Pine Ridge
Bean the . Tha Kind You Have Mffays Bought
a".r & &
Nebraska
Sod House
On the Mrs. L. Bowser ,
Blufl'Tract. Proprietor.
When the children's best clothes come from the
wash with the colors faded and streaked , and with worn
spots showing in places where there should be no wear ,
then you may know that your laundress is using some
thing besides Ivory Soap.
You can save trouble and expense by furnishing her
with Ivory Soap , and insisting that she use it and noth
ing else. The price of one ruined garment will buy
Ivory Soap sufficient for months.
f III ! TMt PKOCTIB k MILl C CINCINNATI
and Rose Bud agencies. Rations expired the
1st of Jury and the Poncas are living high
from the sale of ponies.
Madison votes August 2 on the question of
Issuing $7,000 , in bonds to erect a school
building.
The Dakota county old settlers' picnic
will be held at Ctlnton park , Dakota City ,
on August 29.
Down In Thayer county the potatoes are
growing so luxuriously that there Is not
room for all the tubers In the ground nnd
some of them grow on the tops of the vines.
There have been several raised bills passed
In Ord lately. The first were discovered
after the Fourth nnd another batch came out
after the Brj-nn meeting. One dolfar bills
nro raised lu a crude manner to look like
$10 bills.
Friday morning nbout 3 o'clock burglnrs
entered the residence of H. N. TImormnn
nnd secured n pair of pants In the pockets
of which was a pocketbook contnlnlng $44
nnd some small change. It is the opinion
of air that It was the work of home talent.
The members of the Grand Army of the
Republic are preparing to hold a reunion
In Beaver City on August 23 , 21 , 25 and 26.
The speakers' stand and camp grounds will
both be within the city limits. Eminent
speakers will be present. Good music will be
furnished.
The Dlxon county populist and demo
cratic central committees have decided on
fusion again. The. county conventions of
both parties will be held at Martlnsburg oil
September 22 , nnd the populists are to have
: lie offices of treasurer , sheriff nnd Judge and
the democrats the balance of the places.
Talk about your big yield of grain ! On
Ed Lamhofer's farm In Grant precinct , Col-
fax county , 1,000 bushels of rye , machine
measure , were threshed on Tuesday from
twenty acres. As machine measure gener
ally counts this would mean fully 1,100
bushels by weight , or fifty-five bushels to
the acre.
The two Albion banks have close on to n
quarter of a million dollars of money on
deposit , and n very large portion of It be
longs to the farmers. And the terrible gold
standard Is still In force. No wonder Bryan
said privately In Albion that the money
question would not be the leading issue next
years as it was In 1896.
L. P. Southworth will bring about 30,000
lieud of sheep to Ravenna next winter , If
the hay and corn Justifies. He now has
90,000 head of sheep on the range in Wyom-
nlg nnd Idaho. They are being trailed In
this direction nnd as many as are wanted for
feeding will be shipped by roll from what
ever point cold weather catches them.
Ed Perkins of West Blue , Fillraore county ,
threshed his wheat Saturday , the yield
showing twenty-two bushels per acre. But
little threshing has been done yet , just
enough to show that wheat will run from
flfteen to thirty-five bushels per acre. Some
oats has been reported at forty bushel's ' , nnd
all the small grain Is of excellent quality.
A rear Indian powwow Is billed for Lake
Qiilnnebaug for next Saturday , Sundny nnd
Monday. There will be fifteen campa of In
dians at the lake and they will Indulge In
their peculiar dances and amuscmcnte. A
game of ball will be played by the Indian
nine and Blencoe team. CroweH's morry-
; o-round will also be there and a warm tlmD
s promised. j
While cleaning out n well on hlo farm
George Porter of Wnyno cdunty was
stricken with air damp. Ho had been workIng -
Ing In the well about an hour when he felt
a strange feeling coming over him and he
calfed to the man nbovo that he didn't
feel Just right and to lower the rope , which
was done at once. He stepped Into the
bucket nnd has a faint recollection of catchIng -
Ing hold ot the rope. The man above
shouted nnd asked Mr. Porter If he wag
ready , but receiving no response , pulled him
out , the rope having fortunately twisted
about his hand , which no doubt saved his
life as he was unconscious when taken out
and remained so lor about fifteen minutes
before ho revived.
Jeff Wlthrow of Central City received
word from Orccloy Center that two barrels
nnd n box of prairie chickens would be
shipped through there nnd the request that
ho swear out a search warrant. Ho did BO
nnd Sheriff Button went lo the H. & M.
train and found the two barrels containing
about 1S3 prairie chickens nnd n few plover.
He took possession until yesterday morning
when he received Instructions to distribute
them among Irs poor.
Last Friday evening when the Masonic
brethren of Bcnklcmnn were assembled In
the lodge room training the goat for pome
unfortunate candidate , the building gave a
surge which put out the right nnd shook the
chimneys off the lamps and caused an
exodus of the fraternity In nbort order.
The goat got away and has not been seen
siuce. .Upon Investigation It was fotlnd that
the building had spread at the bottom and
the north wall had settled some llttlo dis
tance.
Quite a llttlo sensation was created In this
section last week when It was noised around
thnt the skeleton of n baby had been discov
ered under the floor of the house on the WIN
llamsdale ranch wcet of Petersburg wHllo
the building was being repaired. The bones
were brought to town and taken to Dr. Mur-
dock for examination and he stated that they
were the bones of a babe about fifteen Inches
in length. A day or two later the bones of
four more Infants were discovered under the
same building which led people here who
nre well acquainted with the premises to
recall some reported dark deeds about the
place a frw years back nnd to strengthen
their belief ns to the veracity of the reports.
All weak places In your system effectually
closed cgalnst disease by DoWltt's Llttlo
Early Risers. They cleanse the .bowels ,
promptly cure chronic constipation , regulate
the liver and fill you with new rife and
vigor. Small , pleasant , sure ; never gripe.
Arni3- Oilier lleturn front Culm.
NEW YORK , July 30. Among the passen
gers who arrived today on the steamer
Ollnda from Cuban ports were General L. H.
Carpenter and staff. Lieutenants John W.
Craig , F. L. Parker and J. P. Donaldson ,
Captain Lander Craven , who has been as
signed to the Thirty-second Infantry , now
recruiting ; A. H. Agucro , mayor ot Puerto
Principe , and State Senator Peter Parke of
Michigan.
A
Careful
Compounding
of
Prescriptions
by
Competent
Pharmacists
from
Pure
Drugs
nt
Reasonable
Prices.
THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO. ,
Lurceit RetMll Draff Hoaia ,
1408 Farnam. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL
Drex L. Shooman
Hns n trained anlmnl show of his own
there's lots of excitement nbout It
but nothing like the excitement we've
en lined by Helling u genuine Iluftslii cnlf
mnn'ri HIOO ! for ifX { ( ) BO ninny people In
Omnba Imvo pnld $3.50 we're not miy-
Ing they're not worth It but merely em-
phnslzc a gal 11 the well known fiet : that
for n real Bhqe value you must come
here It don't make any dlffcrenco If It's
for thu baby the girl thu boy the wife
or yourself ItH always Hie same these
$3.00 slioea are wonderful vnluo.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Cp-t - t lh t >
U10 FARNAM STREET.
Ariist or Not-
It jilcaseH im every tlmo you come to
our store and look we've always some
thing new In pictured to show you no
matter If you wore hero yesterday come
again today AVe are making a special
effort this week to sell a number of our
best original paintings , etchings , etc. ,
and will make prices so that yon can
net ! tlio advantage of buying now Our
framing department never was as com-
j plete ns now many new mouldings Jiint
I lidded to our usual low priced You nre
i Invited to look buy or not.
A. HOSPE ,
W Icbrate oar SSIb bailneM Mftml *
v r rr Oat. 83rd , 160 * .
Music and Art 1513 Dougla *