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THE OMAHA DAILY BISISi MONDAY , SEPTEMBER IS , 1809. 5 OLD CHURCH DEBT IS LIFTED J Congwgattori of Trinity Msthodt st Episcopal Church is How Happy. SOME EARLY LESSONS OF GENEROSITY Her. II. C. Jcnnlngn of CIilcnRO Tnlkn on "Silver nnd CloliI I Have None , lint Sncli na I Hnvo I Olve Thee. " Sunday morning the pulpit ot Trinity J.Iothodlst church was occupied by Rev. H. C. Jcnnlnga of Chicago , who Is connected fwlth the Western Book concern. Whllo the speaker has the name name M the pastor of the church , the two men are In no wlso relate * ! . The former Is hero on a visit and on Sunday waa prevailed Upon to talk to the people of the congregation. Prior to the delivery of the sermon , Pastor Jennings tnado the announcement that the debt that fca 'boon hanging over the church for years has bocn lifted , ami that all obligations are paid. At the morning services a collection fwas taken to pay the sum that the church owed the presiding elder. Rev. Jennings selected for the subject ot tils eormon the words : "Silver and gold I have none , but such as I have I glvo thoo. " Ho related tbo biblical story of the disciples of Jesus , who , with flve small loavoa and two fishes , fed the multitudes and then gathered up more food than was | baton. This , the speaker , contended , showed the power of God when faith Is placed In Him. The speaker dwelt at length upon the Btory of John and Peter meeting the beggar ouUtdo the tern pi o and being without gold or silver , gave him what was Infinitely bet ter , healing him and sending him nn his ( way a well man , strong In religious faith. The speaker urged that silver and gold ia.ro good things to possess , but men who possess this wealth should use it to bettor the condition of their fellows an ? In ad vancing and spreading the word ot Ood. rrhero U nothing in the scriptures that tends to prohibit men from accumulating wealth , yet the teachings all through the' ' ( books are such as show that there are in iny I things of moro value than money. Each j human being Is able to contribute t.ome- thlng to the common good of monklhd , and each Individual should feel that ho or she Is In partnership with Oed In making the World bettor and purer. It was urged that all through life there In a positive call for living and doing , and in support of the assertion the speaker de ! C clared that the man who does not sot hU mark and try to reach It does not amount to much. Belf-osteom Is one ot the things beaded to make good citizens , and the young man who possesses It will always ecorn to do' ' a mean act. It was shown that there Is a necessity for bach man being a producer and the man Who Is not had better gel out ot the way aa eoon aa possible. Jubilee Meeting. There was a jubilee mooting Sunday Bight at Trinity Methodist Episcopal church at the corner ot Twenty-flrst and Blnncy Btrcota and that beautiful ediflce was crowded with a very large and Interested audience. The fact that a debt ot over $11,000 had been raised was the occcaslon for the Jubilation and there was enthusiasm from the opening to the closing of the meeting. A quartet eang several beautiful anthems and hymns during the evening which added onuch to the Interest. M. M. Hamlln made the report on the part of the trustees and Mrs. Hobbs for the Ladles' Aid society. Dr. LaMotyro gave the report for the Sunday echool after which Mr. Hamlln stepped forward - ward and in a few words presented the pastor , Rov. J. W. Jennings , | 80 in cash as a testimonial. Dr. Jennings responded warmly to the generous gift and later read a letter of congratulation from Bishop H. W. Warren. Rev. J. W. Shank.made a congratulatory ad dress and the meeting came to a close with a hymn. There were several ministers on the platform and the meeting was in very way one full ot rejoicing. JESTJS' CIUAL1TIES AS A PREACHER. V Simplicity of ExprpNnlnn In llln Klrnt Characteristic. Rev. Mr. Rlckor of Farlbault , Minn. , preached Sunday morning at Plymouth Con gregational church , taking for his text the reply of the temple guards cnt to arrest Christ , and , coming back otter falling to take Him , said , "Never man so upake. " The preacher called attention to a few of the at tributes of Christ's work as a preacher. Ho eatd , In part : "Tho great characteristic of Christ's preaching was that at times Ho expressed Himself In the simplest language In lan guage that a child could understand. Ha might have the moat profound things to ut ter and did say those things which men have never yet fully understood and per haps cannot bo fully sounded to their depth , but they were afways simply expressed. One of the beet Illustrations of this quality In Christ's preaching In Ills parables. In the Btory of the prodigal son , for Instance , Christ gave out that most wonderful Idea , the fatherhood of God , and together with It Its great accompanying truth , the brother hood ot man. Yet the whole story Is couched In the simplest language and la Itself a very Dimple , straight little story. Another characteristic of Christ's words was their brevity. If It Is true that brevity Is the soul of wit , then Christ must have been the wlttleot of preachers. All his ser mons were preached In very few words. Christ's preaching was always dignified , In the true sense of the word , net In the sense of a certain au t rlty a cold hauteur of bearing , which is often supposed to mean dignity. Dignity means worth and there fore Christ's preaching was always digni fied , worthy of belrig done and beard , Gravity was another attribute of Christ's preaching , not merely the gravity of serl- ousness , although Christ was always uerlous , but the gravity of real weight. There Is no record In the bible of Christ's ever hav ing laughed In the ueyar way , although Ho must often have been moved to umilo by tbo manner In which men nctcd before Him. Due Ho had also another gravity and Ills words wore heavy with tholr meaning. Christ must also have been the most elo quent of preachers. Eloquence coniUta of the tone ot the voice , the movement * of the hands and of tbo body , the flash ot the eye , tbo glow In the face and a thousand ot these little things that cannot bo described. CHRIST'S IU3VHLATIOX TO 1'JSTKR. rnnndntlon of Clinreh Aeeorilcil Him n * HoiiroBciitnllvp of ChrUtlniilty. Att oft-dpputcd | revelation ot Christ Jesus , In which Ho announce * to Peter that he was the foundation upon which the church ot Oed should bo built formed the basis ot a sermon delivered by Rev. M. W. Chace In the First Methodist Episcopal church Sunday morning. The text was taken from Matthew , xvl , 18-19 : "And 1 say alsa unto thee , that thou art Peter and upon this rock I wilt build my church ; and the gatca ot hell shall -not prevail against It. And I will glvo unto thco the keys ot the kingdom of heavin ; and whatsoever thou shall bind on oftrth shall be bound In heaven ; and what- poorer thou shall loose on earth shall be looted In heaven. " Thla revelation of Christ to Peter came at a critical time In the llfo of the Master. Ho had been assailed on all ntdoa , even Ills dlclplea had to a certain extent shared with the scribes and the Pharisees In waver ing doubts , and there were Indefinite and erroneous views as to Hla MeBslahshlp. It bad been two years slnco Christ began to assort His divinity and to attest His power over death and disease , and the time had now come for htm to prepare Htmaolt and Hla disciples for the ordeal ot sacrifice which was so soon to follow , Consequently , he met with His disciples and asked them , "Whom do men say that I , the son of man , am ? " And they replied , repeating the doubts which had been muttered by the mul titude. Then ho nsked them , "But whom say yo that I am ? " Peter , In his Impetu ous , loyal , believing manner , replied , "Thou art the Christ , the Son of the Living Qod. " The master was pleased at the loy alty and faith of His dlsclplo and to him ho spoke the words of the famous passage selected - locted for the text. Rbv. Chase spoke ot the many disputes which had arisen over the text In Us proper Interpretation. The Romish church hold that the rock referred to Is Peter himself , personally , and afaerts that ho was after ward the bishop of Rome. A Protestant be lief la that the rock la Christ Jesus. Others assort that the confession ot faith made by Peter was selected as the foundation ot the church as the representative of the twelve dUclples. Pursuing the last belief as the most sensible ono , Dr. Chase applied Christ's relation with Peter to the present tlmo. Christ confers upon each Individual the same power today as that which was given to Peter. The church today Is established upon the foundation of human Christian ex- porlenco. To gain the point where Christ's confidence Is bestowed to this extent the in dividual must needs have three things obedience , conversion and confession which were the three characteristics marked in Peter's ' career prior to and at the tlmo Christ Conferred upon htm the distinction of being the foundation stone of the church. A most delightful feature of the Sunday morning service was the special musical se lections , rendered by the large , wolf trained chorus. Particularly pleasing was a beau tiful cornet solo rendered by Mr. Herman Bollstedt. JBWISII FEAST OF BOOTHS. Holiday vi-lth It * Origin tn the TlnicH of the Exoiluft. Beginning Monday night and Tasting a wee'k' ' the Jews will celebrate a cycle of holidays called In Hebrew ' 'Succoth ' , " or booths. The name Is derived from the com mand found In Leviticus xxxlll , 42 , "Ye shall dwell In booths ( Succoth ) , " this referring to iho tents or tabernacle in which our fatners dwelt during their wanderings in the wilderness.Succoth thus becomes a day commemorating the divine protection and eholter afforded them by God in that pre carious life. There Is a necood name given to this day , "The Feast of Ingathering. " It celebrates the completion of the harvest , when , after the produce of the gardens and the fields had been garnered , the people betook them selves to the temple at Jerusalem and there celebrated In a most Joyous and gladsome spirit the bounty of nature , which expressed the goodness of God. Thanksgiving Is the leading idea in the observance of the day. Owing to the faot that the Jews of this country do not lead an agricultural llfo and us the bible was written for a people of farmers , this holiday , has lost much of Its old-time meaning and poetry , and finds now Its beat expression in the "Feast of Thanks giving" very much Allied to the national holiday In November. At Temple Israel appropriate services will bo hold Monday evening at 7:30 : and Tuesday morning at 8:30. : At both these exorclsea the floral decorations will be un usually tasteful and on the pulpit platform will bo oreted a fruit-booth , according to biblical iaw. Rabbi Simon will deliver ad dresses. The general public Is welcomed to t licit ) exercises. NATtmE'B 1ESSO.TO SOWERS. IleV. Trrfi of Kouiitnc Memorial Snyd Hilt-vent Depend * on SiMrliiiiN. The subject of Rov. Edward F. Frefz's Sunday morning sermon at the Kountze Memorial church was "Reaping the Har vest. " The text was taken from Luke , vl , ! t8 , ' 'Give ' , and It shall bo given unto you. " Rev. Mr. Trefz said the promise contained In the words Is nature's pledge and the pledge of God. Mon cannot sow without the hope ot reaping , and It Is certain they cannot reap without having performed the duty of sowing. It Is not a new principle , bo deserted , but ono voiced by nature trom the beginning. The man who gives himself to sowing knows he will reap a full harvest. It Is true In oVcry vocation that man must reap | > the reward of his doing. The sculptor gives himself to toll over the rude block ot alone because ho realizes the etone will give back the beautiful statue. The poet gives himself to study , thought and arduous labor , and the majestic poem comes forth from his mind and heart. Looking back over the pages of hlgtory wo find this prlnlclple to have been a most po tent ono. We read of martyrs who gave themselves as sacrifices to a cause they be lieved in. In the age they lived they were unhonorod , even dliplsed , but today we un cover our heads at the mention ot their namee and crown them heroes worthy of a nation's plaudits , Contrarywlte there Is the youth of the present who sets out In quest of fame , be lieving It Is not difficult to aucceed if one Is willing to toll'and make sacrifices. Ao- ARE YOU GOING TO White Rucalan Soap trrop- BET p m are worth their weight In gold o'e the soap , It'i i $10,00 tha b at thla world . knows for laundry purpoeoi. OCTOBER I5TH ? You know Jos. S. Kirk & Co. give away | 10 caah October 16th to the woman tearing the greatest number of White Russian Soap wrappers Bend thorn or bring them to 30 South 13th street , Omaha. Three wrappers vlll also count lu the grand contest doe- log December 10. Tlia More Whits Russian Soap Is Used the Better It Is Liked , h * forefront the pleasures ot life , grown to manhood without tattefl for art ot mualc. Ho goes early to hli office , remains Into at the dmk. His efforts are crowned by SUCCPM. He Is surrounded by all that wealth affords , but he finds there Is one thing ho lacks peace of mind , which he cannot purchase. He find * ho has loft all health and vigor In the counting room , Ho who RlTos hlmnclt to high and noble thinRB most sureljr will reap the high and nobro things ot llfo. It you would have honor and contentment toll dlllgontlr In the earlier years. If you would have enjoy ment , glvo yourself to Christ and the Maotor wilt glvo you back happiness and content ment and , at the end ot all , the tornal homo whoso beauty has never dawned on mortal eye because our vision cannot comprehend t. IIIUTIt OP CIIHISTV1TII1N YOU. Secret nnil Principle of the New Llfo , Snj-H Her. Kuliitn. nov. Luther M. Kuhna preached at draco Lutheran church Sunday morning from the ext : "Until Christ bo found in you. " Gal. Iv , 10. Ho epoke In part as follows : "At the s.irao tlmo that these words II- ustratc a natural law they propose a splr- tual condition. Paul had labored and suf fered for the conversion of tlio Oalations , and ho Id novr earnestly concerned for Uielr 'uturo ' spiritual lite. Ho clearly rocs that Christ formed In man is the hope ot glory , 3oth the comparison nnd the analogy from nuturo enforce this divine truth. "Tho Ideal relation between Christ and ; eflever9 Indicated In these words oxpcctn a complete state ot ponshlp. The secret and principle of the new life1 are the birth ot Christ within you. U Is the law of natural conception In the spiritual world , and Is the practical fruit ot the doctrine of regcnera- : lon. Reaching the goal of development , which Is the Messed condition this relation ship create ? , depends upon the spiritual .ransformatlon effected by producing the mngo of Christ within you. The full con- oclouenesa of Christ formed In you Is the maturity of the Christian life. "Tho result contemplated hero Is duo to a ; radual process of growth. The forming n you ot a mind and llfo In complete and jerfect harmony with that of Christ's Is the : hlng really occurring. A deep exporlenco of Christ la the apprehension ot Him within to\i us the source of spiritual llfo , and , llko Paul , the Christian Is the man who bears the unmistakable stamp of the specific form of his Master's life in mind and heart 9- t- * HEARD ABOUT TOWN. \ Twenty jolly good fellows swooped down upon Omaha Sunday and enjoyed themselves only as genuine , hearty spirits can. They were traveling and city passenger agents from St. Paul and Duluth , who tarried in Omaha to visit the exposition and renew old acquaintance * with the local railroad boys while en route to Denver , for which city they left at nleht. They will spend the week in Denver in attendance upon the an nual convention of the Traveling Passenger Agents' association. The Journey is being made In elegant style In a palatial sleeper 'urnlshed ' by C. E. Stone , general passenger agent of the St. Paul & Duluth railway , and with no cares upon their minds , no vex- ng excursion parties to try their patience , the traveling railroaders are out for a week of unalloyed pleasure nnd no contrary ex pectations are entertained by any of the nembers of the party. George E. Abbott , city passenger agent of the Union Pacific , lolned 'he party here and proceeded west ward with them. AH the local passenger men joined together yesterday In making the > rlef visit of their fellow-laborers from the north a pleasant one and the hearty ex pressions of a delightful day in Nebraska's Metropolis mode by all of the visitors be- lore they boarded the Colorado Flyer last night were convincing that the local railroaders readers had succeeded in their efforts. Personal rnrngrnpha. John Q. WWtmore of Lincoln was In the city over Sunday. Mr. Whltmore was for merly with the United States Signal corps and was stationed in the Island of Porto Rico during the late war. C. S. Sherman , telegraph editor of the Evening News at Lincoln , spent Sunday in : he olty on his way home from Plaits- mouth , where ho has been visiting his mother. Mr. Sherman made a flying trip to he exposition and was much Impressed with the beauty of the grounds and the erand concert given by Bellstedt'B band in > he afternoon. Martin Beck , general booking agent of the Walter Orpheum amusement circuit , mopped off In Omaha Sunday on his way to Denver , where he pees to open a vaude ville theater similar to the one to Omaha. He meets Mr. MeyerHold , president of the Orphoum company , and both will return to Omaha the latter part of this week to remain here several days. At the Mlllard : E. A. Thayer , Glenwood ; Mra. J. Walter , F. W. Bullook , C. L. Llnd- pey , E. C. Lorton , William Barker. W. B. Tern' . B. G. Btoddard , A. P. Trude , Mrs. Alrlna Trude , R. H. Hill , A. Btadeker , Chicago cage : C. H. Smith , Boston ; F. Knowler , Deadwood : L. B. Meek and wife , Denver ; Miss Caroline EmmHlnk , Cincinnati ; L. W. Hoar. New York ; W. II. Jackson , Detroit ; W. M. Miller , Chicago ; C. A. Kerr , Kan- Bos City ; F. A. Kennedy , Fort Worth ; George If. Moore , Louisville ; F. Sonncn- scheln , West Point ; L. Goodman and wife , Nebraska City ; J. Hite , Washington , la. ; W. L. Bldlork , Cincinnati ; Mrs. Clara Mohl , West Point ; J. J. Rotonthal , New York ; O. E. MoKlnley , Guthrle. At the Her Grand : J. E. Poston , Ballna ; Fred Hauck. St. Louis ; Dexter W. Fellows , Buffalo Bill's ' show : Wella T. Slate , Ber- nardston ; J. C. Smith and wife , Emerson. Neb. ; George E. Maltliy , Jr. , and wife New York ; E. W , Grossman , W. A. Ell- fritz. J. C. Mareha.ll , H. E. Wight , Angus ; W. B. Herrtck , Chicago : J. A. Ramage , Mo- Greffor , la. ; Mrs. J. F. Sheriff , Kansas City ; B. D. Butler , Chicago ; Edward Graf- muller , New York ; J , G. Mooney and wife , C. W. Humphrey and wife. F. H. Theme and wife. W , L. Wyand and wife. Bt. Paul ; F. D. Sullivan and wife. Mrs. Robertson , Eau Claire ; Mlsa Lyons. Mr , Lyons , H , F. Carter , H. 8. Jones , F. B. Lynoh , F. S. McCflbe , A. L. Eldermlller , Bt. Paul : H. C. Smith , Falls City ; Charlfa 8. Gallagher , E. A. West. New York ; Charles Baldwin Cincinnati ; H. Je-nter , J. E. Blair. Chicago ; W. H. Stugerdast , William B. Grant. Jr. Philadelphia , J , F. Asay and wife. Huuh- vllle ; J. M. Comlway , Chicago ; John Tru- mln and wife , Texas. PENSIONS iroil WKNTKHN VKTI3HANS. Survivor * of the Civil AVnr Unnum bered lijr the Government , WASHINGTON , Sept. 17. ( Special. ) The following wcetoru pensions have bean granted : Issue of September 3 : Nebraska : Increase Joseph D. Cross , Plalnvlew. 6 to J8. Iowa ; Increase John Oalgy , Clinton , J10 to )12 : Daniel Hummer , State Center , IS to $10 , Original widows , etc. Electa M. Taft , Ernie. IS. Cigar Hrudlunte Urunnlien. JACKSONVILLE. Flo , Bent , 17. A Tamixi dispatch to the Times-Union and Citizen Buvti the formation of the Tampa- clnar syndicate has been completed. Ed ward Manrara of the Ybor-Manraru com pany la slated for president and Joseph Earando of Seldenbenr & Co. will be gen eral manager , The ofllce of the president will be In New York and that of the gen eral manager In Tampa , Otncers will be formally chosen at a meeting to bo held In New York within a few days. The iyn- dlcalQ will be capitalized at J26.000.000 , of which Turn pa will have tlO.OOO.OO ) , the re mainder being distributed among Havana , Key West , Now York and New Orleans fac tories. New Keurxurue at New York , NEW YORK , Sept. 17-The new battle ship Kearsarto arrived here today from Newport News and anchored off Tomp- 'klnavllle. U will proceed to the navy yard probably tomorrow , where Its hull will be scraped and painted preparatory to Its trial trio , whloh Is scheduled for September 25 off the New England coast. Vote to Continue Strike. CLEVELAND. O. , Sept. 17.-AI a meeting of the street railroad men tonight it was decided by a unanimous vote to continue thn strike. Four hundred strikers were present and speeches were made In which victory was predicted , The question wai dcld d by a riitng vote , every man preitnt up. TALUS OF THE PHILIPPINES Builneii Manager of Manila Freedom is Enthusiaitlo Dyer the Islands , OFFER GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 1'eople In Mnnlla 9n < lacrt ivlth lulu * Conilnot of AOnlm > ntlvcn Dolroan of Annexation to Unltcil Stntei , A Filipino lad who looks enough like the rebel chieftain , Agulnaldo , to be his twin brother , is a guest of the Murray hotel In company with Douglass Young , ono of the business managers of Manila Freedom. The lad's name Is Apaltn'arlo Arlrera. lie U Mr. Young's servant , Many Americans In the Philippines -who have seen the Iniurgcut leader and oven people in this country who know what Agulnaldo's appearance Is only from photographs hnvo noted the striking resemblance and commented on it. Arlvcro is acquainted with many of the Filipinos connected with the village at the exposition grounds. Sunday evening a few hours etter Ills arrival he visited the village in company with Mr. Young and spent novoral hours chatting with countrymen , ho had known in Manila. Mr. Young returned from the Philippines last June. Ho is on his way east on a business undertaking connected with the newspaper in whoso Interests he Is employed. Ho is well informed regarding social and political conditions on the Islands and hla opinions are Interesting , as they arc founded on experience. Mr. Young went to Manila last February in the interests of western mercantile establishments whoso managers desired to know what the trade possibilities of the new possessions are. After remain ing in the city n few months he became so enthusiastic over the opportunities different enterprises offered that he decided to lo cate there and accept a position with Free dom at the time it was started , Thlo newspaper is owned and edited by two energetic Americana. One is D. C. W. Musscr , a journalist well-known in the tnlddlo west , and his associate Is a Buffalo lawyer , Q. H. Fuller. The Journal Is the largest of three dally papers published in Manila , having In ite employment about * ov- enty men. It la a sixteen-page paper with a circulation of about 20,000. The policy of the journal la to make every effort to secure the annexation of the Philippines to the United States. In this en deavor , Mr. Young says , It Is supported by all the thrifty , prosperous natives on the island. The Intelligent Filipinos nro all in favor ot annexation , Mr. Young assorts , because they realize eUoh an event would be for their own Intereots as well as ours. Mr. Young expressed the opinion that the na tives ere unable to govern themselves. Ho eays they need a strong power behind them to prevent internal dissension and interfer ence from outside powers. The educated classes are well aware ot the truth of this condition. Mr. Young thinks the government has made a mistake in not having declared Us Intentions with regard to the rule the Flll- ) lnos will be placed under. He believes General Otis has been a competent general and an efficient statesman. Ho says there nro not many Americans on thB islands who find fault with General Otis' campaign or criticise it. The opinion of the soldiers Is that the war will be terminated within two months after the rnlny season is passed. Mr. Young says there. Is no country In the world which offers the opportunities for > right. energetic young Americans that exist n the Philippine islands. * Nearly 10 per cent of the voluntoors'"Tnustcred out of service there remain to engage In business and many of those who re-turned home to this country aro'already planning to go to : ho Philippines to engage In business when ; he war shall have been ended. SOITII OMAHA NEWS. I o A . ! > * * o - * A " One of the needs of the public schools at this tlmo Is an alt-round mechanic to act as superintendent of buildings. As It la now , when a bit of tinkering is to be done at any of the school buildings the matter lias first to bo reported to Superintendent Wolfe and then to the chairman of the com mittee having such work to charge. A car- nter or a plumber Is then engaged to do [ he work and invariably the charge mode tor such service la high. On account of this system the Doard of Education annually spends a great deal of money which might [ xwslbly be saved if one competent man were employed to devote all his time to the making of small repairs. These who have considered thU matter assert that a mechanic competent to do a small Job of carpentering or a bit of plumbing might be hired for $60 a month and in this way the doors , windows dews and boating plans of the school house ? could bo kept in good condition without the constant employment of outside help and the waiting for outsiders to find time for a small piece of work. Superintendent Wolfe has expressed himself in favor ot the employment of such a man and he eaya that one can be kept busy during the school term , if not the entlro year , In making minor repairs. It is not tbo Intention to have such an employe undertake large Jobs , but to confine himself to tinkering about and keeping the building and apparatus In repair. Superintendent Wolfe Is of the nntntnn that Hiich an employe. If he Is the right man in the place , will atore than save hla salary in a short time. It is really a nuisance to have to go through a lot of red tape to secure the Insertion of a window light , the planing off of a warped door or the stopping of a leak In a'steom pipe. With a general mechanic in the employ of the board this work could be attended to at once and would doubtlees save a great deal of worry and expense. The position of superintendent of buildIngs - Ings might bo created and such an official held accountable for all repairs needed to buildings owned by the echool district. Other cities of this size have men em ployed for the purpose of looking after all repairs and in thla way a great deal ot the responsibility is taken oft from the superin tendent ot instruction , who generally has other matters to occupy his time. It is possible that the creation of such an office as superintendent of buildings may bo seriously considered by the board before long. For u New Sewer DUtrlct , In connection with the extension of the I > street sewer , mention of which was made yesterday In The Dee , Mayor Ensor said lost night that be did not think much of the suggestion regarding the payment of part of the coBt ot the proposed aewer by the school district. In his opinion the law wll not permit an expenditure of money for such a purpose by the board. The mayor' * idea is to create a district embracing all of the territory which naturally drains Into this N street sewer and bond it for a suf ficient sum to extend the pipes to the river If this la done the expense to Indlvldua property owners will be very light and the complaints about the open sewer will bo abated. This suggestion of the mayor's wll be made known to the council , and unless a better plan U brought up , It will undoubt edly be adopted. \ vr Cattle Hrowern' Anaorlailnu , The Keya Paha Stock Growers' association Is ono of the recent organization * In Ne braska. This organization will operate on the Nlobrara , Upper Elkhorn , Ponca m Keya Paha riven , and their tributaries. I U undertoo4 to be a stroni org oicAtloi ) having among Its members A Urge number ot prominent cattlemen In the section of country referred to. At the present tlmo the membership represents not less thnn 25,000 ipad ot entile. N A fund la to bo cstabllihcd 'or ' the running down nnd prosecution of cnttlo rustlom , nnd Inspection of brands will bo maintained at various points. The head officers ot the orflanlzntlon Is at Stuart , Neb. following Is a list of officers ! Charles Tien- ten , Grand Ilaplds , Neb. , president ! M. T. Wllllntns , McClcan , vlco president ; J. M. flannlgan , Stunrt , treasurer ; Rrhard Opp , Stuart , secretary. An executive committee- composed as follows will have dlreot charge of the management nf the affaire of the association ! Henry Drockman and W. C. Cowan of McOlean , George H. Laraeraux of Bprlngflold , John Robertson ot Dustln , nnd J. W. Williams ot IJoncsteel , S. D. Council McctlliK Tnttlifltt. A mooting of the city council Is billed for tonight. H Is expected that there will bo a quorum , and that considerable routine bust- noet will bo transacted. Several ordinances on third rcaddng arc to come up , ns well as the introduction ot a number of ordinances pertaining to the laying of iridowalks In dif ferent parta d the city. Electric lights are twlug clamored for , and It is posulblo that , he lighting coownltteo may ecnd In a recom mendation for the Installation of more arc Ighta at street Intersections. V ry few eloc- : rlo lights are maintained for a city of this size , and the pcoplo are constantly asking 'or ' an increase in the number. School Ilourtl Meeting ToulKUt. An adjourned mooting of the Donrd ot Education will be held tonight. Coneldcr- able routine business le to bo transacted and n report from Superintendent Wolfe will loubtlces be read , The first week ot school showed a decided Increase In the number of pupils In all gradios , and it Is expected .hat the present number will bo materially ncroascd by October 1. At the present tlmo ho schools are in flrst-cla condition , ana wiring n little crowding In satno depart ments , everything la running smoothly. Mneio Cltr John Shonahan Is now tending : bar at his old saloon on Q street. The paved streets In the business part of the city will be cleaned this we k. The Good Templars give a social and en- wtalnment at Modern Woodman hall Tues day evening. Over 31,000 'head ' of sheep were received at hla market this week , and there is still a demand for more. An Important meeting1 of the trustees of ho First Mothodlet Episcopal church will be held this evening. Judge Dickinson Is expected to hand down a decision In the Mngio City electric llg'ht njunctlon case today , George Parks writes that ho Is progress- ng nicely with the new Cudahy packing plant at Kannag City. The delinquent tax list for 1699 will bo brwarded to the county treasurer today by City Treasurer Droadwoll. II. C. Bostwick , cashier of the South Omaha National bank , has returned from an extended eastern trip. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bacon , of Denver wore he guests yesterday of Mrs. Isaac Brown , Twenty-second and J streets. The corn crop for the United States this ear is estimated at 2.030.666,000 bushels , as compared with 1,924,1S4,6 0 In 1S93. Very few arresta are being made by the K > Uce these days , ttie last two weeks hftv- ng been the quietest In the history of the oreo. Hogs received at this market are grad ually increasing In weight. For tha second week In September the average was 255 > ounds , beinpr nine pounds heavier than for ho month of August. CAREER OF "SLOPPY" SMITH Intercntlncr Encnimdcn of n Youth Who illmle Policemen' * Live * a Burden. When policemen or detectives become reminiscent and fcegln to tell talcs of In- erestlng experiences with criminals one of he first names they mention is "Sloppy" Smith. A story ot a desperado's nerve or daring Is sure to call to the minds of patrol men similar escapades in "Sloppy's" career and members of the > force who recall the chagrin they felt In the earlier days of tlieir service at having been outwitted by the xiy's cool nerve and cunning now regard the experience 03 a joke and laugh at the recounting of it'as heartily as any of tholr comrades. Ofllcors who have been In the service a eng time can remember the days when ' " child In soiled and 'Sloppy" was a ragged tilts. His hair was frowzy and his bare ega and arms were burned by the sun and stained by dirt. In those diys ho lived with his mother In a hovel near Gibson , and t was then the significant sobriquet "Sloppy" was given him. That was ton or .welvo years ago , The child has since grown .o man's estate and has caused the police department more trouble than all the rest of ils contemporaries put together. Newer men on the force know "Sloppy" better by reputation than by experience , nnd are thankful for It. "Sloppy's" recent arrest by the Dos Motncs police for shooting a conductor who put ilm off a Northwestern passenger train has been the Inspiration for many and varied : alea of Incidents In hU meteoric career. Whenever a group of policemen gather to chat "Sloppy" has been the subject of con versation , and hardly ono of them Is not convinced that the youth will end up on the gallows. "Sloppy" first saw the Inside of tbo city jail about a dozen years ago , when bo was iriested at tbo Instigation of a peanut ven der in front of the old opera house , who complained that the boy stole too many of tils roasted peanuts , In tbo weeks follow ing ho appeared before the police judge fre quently for potty thofta , and for the first tew times was discharged because ot bis vouth. In subsequent years much of his time was spent behind the bars , but "Sloppy" never profited by experience and continued to steal. Nearly all of Smith's boon companions In earlier days are now doing time In the pen itentiary. His closest pals were the three McVoy boys , Willie and Charlie McVey are Pain Conquered } Health Rt > stored by Lydia E. Pink * ham's Vegetable Compound. [ Ltl 1 1 TO UU. nVXIUM MO. 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"Sloppy" was with Charllo McVoy the morning of a circus pa rade in 1896 when ho grabbed a pocketbook 'rom ' a woman named Smith at Fifteenth and Farnaxn streets and escaped in the crowd. Ho was also with WillieMcVoy and 'Kid" Bradehaw when they held up and shot Dr. Wllcoi at the corner of Twenty- second and St. Mary's nvenuo tour years ago. The flrst of a long series of "get aways" for which "Sloppy" afterwards be came notorious occurred at Fourteenth and Douglas streets at midnight in 1896. Andy ? ahoy took Smith Into custody for a small .heft and led him to the patrol box to ring for the wagon. Smith watched for an op portunity , and when the officer released his ; rlp on his coat alcove and stepped In the x > x to telephone he turned and ran. It was a hot race between the policeman and Smith -for about a dozen blocks , but 'Sloppy" had a good start and finally escaped , having disappeared In a dark alley at the rear of the old Arlington hotel. There IB ono incident many ot the old- : lme policemen remember when the entire lorco enjoyed a Christmas dinner duo to 'Sloppy's" skill as a thief. The morning before the holiday was extremely cold , and several of the dotectlvea were making their rounds on a street car when they saw Smith and Willie MoVcy sneaking through an al- oy near the markets with their overcoats mlglng from something beneath them. The detectives immediately dropped oft the car and running to the other end of the al- ey waited ( for the pair to come along. Doth lays saw the officers before they had a . chance to nab them , and the liveliest kind I of a race ensued. The lads ran like ( leers. Svory few mlnutca ono of them would rid jlrnaelf ot a little surplus ballast In the ehapo of a turkey to Insure greater speed. The detectives picked up the fowls and lost lust enough time to allow the lads to escape. As the owners of the turkeys could not > e ifound the policemen celebrated the chase ay a rousing Christmas spread , In which "Sloppy's" birds played a prominent part. About that time all the stolen goods not claimed by the owners were sold for the Po lice Relief fund , and "Sloppy" more than any other one man contributed regularly to the fund. One morning three years ago ? after 'Sloppy" bad been sentenced by the pollco Judge to thirty days In 'the county Jail , ho determined to got away from the officer. Policeman Jim Doyle was leading him from ; ho court room to the Jail down stalra and when they came to the little fence separating .he spectators from the judicial bench 3rnlth unexpectedly closed the gate In the officer's face nnd made a dash for liberty. ilo waa pursued by nearly one hundred men , and was finally caught at the corner of Six teenth and Farnara streets. "Sloppy's" cleverest "getaway" was when ho escaped trom the chain gang employed at cleaning out the cinders from the fur nace room of the Domls Dag company. The workers were shackled and handcuffed. The boss left them for a few minutes while he went to get a drink outside and when hi re turned Smith had flown. "Sloppy" swung himself to the top of a boiler by moans of the oteam pipes and managed to squeeze out of a small window twelve feet from tie ground. Then he dropped and made for the bottoms as fast as the ball and chain would allow him to travel. He was pursued , but the police did not strtko the right trail and ho got oafcly away. Three months later "Sloppy" was caught nnd tried In the pollco court for stealing the shackles and handcuffs. The judge eentcnced him to thirty dnys , remarking : "The city's property must be prolectod. " Smith escaped from overseers of street gangs no lews that , sixteen or twenty times. It Is recorded that ho got away three times whlfo serving a single eontencc. There waa one boss , Harry Bastimnn , who put himself on record to the effect that If "Sloppy" ever' got away from him It would bo over bis dead body. That was the Orel day ho as sumed the diitlca of boss. Rastman ad mitted ho waa new to the position , but there wna one thing ho wna sure of "Sloppy" Smith wouldn't got away from him. During the morning ho took every precaution to prevent Smith's escape ; watched him closely every minute. At noon when the prisoners were , brought to the jail for dinner Eastman stationed the wagon driver at the door to the stairway and led "Sloppy" nnd his companion , nhackled to gether , down to the basement. When the men were behind the wire screen Eastman knelt down to unlock them. Ho unlocked Smith flrnt and us ho changed to the other knee to release the other man "Sloppy" gave him a swift push , leaped over the screen and ran for the door. Jailor Marshall raw him Jump and shouted to the driver at the door , but Smith darted up the stairs to daylight six steps nt a time and broka past him. Kastman and the driver both gave oha , but n mishap prevented them from catching their man. The driver's cent tails became fastened on the projecting lock stays and Eastman fell over him as he blacked the doorway. "Sloppy" reached the outside flrst and was not captured for many months. Eastman and the driver almost came to blows trying to decldo whleh was rcsponfilble for "Sloppy's" escape. Eastman thought his dutoles ended when ho brought prisoners Inside the door , but the driver held that ho was not responsible for tbo men until they were placed In the cell room. "Best on the market for coughs and colds and all bronchial troubles ; for croup It has no equal , " writes Henry II. Whltford. South Canaan. Conn. , of One Minute Cough Cure. 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