Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 24, 1887, Page 2

& s i - '~ enoe with an o : b » [RISINEN BURY VICTORIA, The Ancient Order of Hibernians Have a Great Mourning Bession. DMAHA'S ROAD TO THE NORTH. Xhe Board of Education—Nebraska’s Traveling Men— In the Board of Trade—City News in General. The Queen's Birthday. One of the most unique and original burlesques ever arranged in this or any other city was enacted by the members of the A. O. H. at their hall in Cunning- ham block last evening. It was a mock clebration of the anniversary of Queen ictoria’s birth. It oceurred on the twenty-third al- though the queen was born on the lwent{-lounh of May, 1819, and is conse- uently sixty-eight years old to-day. 'he reason for anticipating this im. rtant event, said one enthusiascc rishman whose father and forefather had been great suffercrs under the rule of Victoria, was that ‘it would have *been a good thing if the queen of Eng- land had died before she was born." The roal cause, however, was that the hall bad been cngaged by another party for this evening, before the committee on rrangements was aware of last even- ng's entertainment being inaugurated. There was a large crowd present includ- Ing the most prominent Irish ladies and gentlemen in the city. The hall was neatly decorated, with a large black flag, benrini the inscription in “orange” yel- Jow, ‘Al hail to the queen of famines and coercion.’’ The meeting was called to order by Peter Dowdall, president of the A. O.H., and on motion James Con- molley was made chairman of the even- ing’s entertainment. Patrick O"T'oole was chosen marshal and under his direction the society formed in line and mysteri- ously to the unimtiated in the evening's work proceeded to the street, parading around a block. It was announced that dirges would be played by the band, but instead most enlivening Irish airs were rondered. This was taken to mean that the Hibernian marching music means funeral chants to England. At least soa rominent citizen said. On the return the hall the invited guests were aston- dshed to find a costly casket placed in regular funeral order in the center of the room. In it was an efligy corpse with a mask rep- resenting Queen Victorin with a nightcap for a crown. The procession passed around the easket in the most solemn manner to the dirge music of the band. Instead of a bmhdnfiy celobration with a cradle it was a death solemnity with a | coflin. Then came the speeches and and other exercises of the evening. It ‘was observable that personally the queen was generally commended, but her gov- ernment received the hardest knocks ever given at a meeting in this city, She was “called a mere figure hend and gov- ernmental pen,’’ but happenings during er reign, especially during famine times, as Mr. C. O’Donavan s the sultan of Turkey, contributed £10,000 and was forced to take back £9,000, because Victoria only gave £1,000 for the suffer- ing Irish. During the evening ‘telegrams and cablegrams,” all directed to the executive committee of the A. O. H., were received from the fol- lowing persons: Charles Stuart Parnell, Gladstone, James G. Blaine, Senator In- gulls, Grover Cleveland and others, ex- pressing regret at not being able to at- ~ tend tho obsequies. The principal spech ofe the evening was that of the Hon. John Rush, ecity freasurer. Lack of space prevents even % msynopsis of one of the most patriotic speeches ever delivered by an Irishman in this city. He was followed by Mr. Winnehan who was particularly eloquent devoting his main attention to home rule dn Ireland. Mr. C. M. O'Donovan gave a chantin the Irish language and also lmn at length detailing historical facts about Ireland entirely unknown to the' cenarnl public. County Commifsioner 'Keeffe who is a veritable thrush lln? several songs as did Messrs. Burke, Phelan and Shiver,while Josepe O'Connor hted the audi- jig. The en- fertainment was interspersed with splen- dia music by the A, O. H. band a lavish supply of refreshments was served. At fi dnight the “black flag"” was raised over .da h:mli and the following resolutions. onted : Having assembled to discharge a solemn lmlr devolving upon us as American citizens rish race and birth; and ‘Whereas, The uncalled for coercion meas- now pending in the parliament of Great b are but a repetition of pasttyrannical lve measures; therefore be it ved, That we, as Irish-American citi- ml 1Itbuut personal animosity towards Brittanic majesty, deplore the enactment T toleration of such tyrannical logisiation in 18 aze of intelligence; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions transmitted to the Rt. Honorable Willlam Gladstone and Hon. Charles Stewart @ell, and copies furnished the press eity. C. M. O'DONAVAN, RicnARD O'KEEFE, Prrer DowDALL, PATRICK BARRETT, . BERNARD MOGUIRE. It was determined to cremate the efligy rpse, because real estate was on such a m in Omaha the purchase of a lot woould not be thought of. 4 —_—— THE OMAHA AND YANMKTON. Sinportant Meetinug of Omaha and 8 Yankton Business Men. "~ The first meeting of members of the . board of trade, business men of Omaha, 5 flld delo&l from Yankton, Wayne, isret, t Point and other places * along the proposed route of the Omaha and Yankton railrond was held in the of Trade hall last evening. Its » were of & prel'minary mnature, and the way was well prepared for an by earnest roquest deli inal Iris I enthusiastic meeting which will be held &t the same place this evening. Max Meyer called the meet- Ing to order at 880 o'clock S e stated the object of the meeting to 4 to hear from a delegation of gentle- gun from Yankton and Wayne nsgko.rd- g thedpropowd Omaba and Yankton road. Hon. A. B. Slater, of Wayne, sald that ad como to hear and not to speak. he had spoken his brief sentiments. destred to hear from the gentlemen of ~ Omaba. He said that Omana was reach. . sngout to the west and northwest n ghousand wiles, while the city was al it D entire stranger to a fertile terri- _qahmhl T c‘_nk:: ao:;r‘lv All e people ankton an yne red was that Omaba should meet em half way. He understood that it would take monafi to buitd a railroad, ' but they were wil nfitn pay their share. p was sorry that Major Hanson and b . Young, who represented Chicago o8 were not vrescut, but they would be at the meeting to-night. Sixty 1les north of Owaha lay a dertile, un- ken field. If a raitroad could be it from Omaha through it, in five years ‘would become eight times as populous M8 it is now. 1f a road ecould be built to pete with the Northwestern road ould be such a lood of commerce Omaha from that country that it ‘would give the eity an impetus which “would leave Kausas City behind. ' ‘The speaker then digressedto state -l WAas Dol an entire stranger here. ¥ tiad o friend t who, through " $he columns of known. He sai have the means to doit. The money that should be given as & subsidy would barely pay for the rightof way tor the road. It was, in his opinion, a very chr-ny manner to get aniron link between the fertile country of the Missouri and the Jim rivers and Omaha. Dr. George F. Miller said that he be- lieved he could say on behalf of the peo- ple of Omaha that the gentleman from the north and his associates were met with a hearty welcome. The construction of a rond north and northwest was a subject of agitation seven years ago. ‘The people of this city were not blind to the richuess of the country north of them. Mr. Gould wanted to construct the road five years ago but ordered it commenced from Papillion. [Here the speaker gave way for the proper rocn-g'tiun of about twenty gentle- men from Yankton, Wayne and other places, who are here in the road's inter- est. li]n. continuing, said that Mr. S, H. H. Clark opposed commencing the road at Papillion, and was successful in delaying work until other events made 1t undesir- able that the project be carried out. It threatened to cut Omaha from the rear. Recently the agitation was resumed, and one time it appeared probable some- thing would come of it, but again the project had lapsed. There is but one opinion regarding this road to Yankton—but one, The only difticulty seems to be as to the manner. The speaker related a conversation with the editor of the BEE, in which it had been agreed that they did not care who thould build the line, and that they would favor the giving of a liberal subsidy. The only condition was that the Northwestern should be forced to give Yankton, as well as Omaha, equal and decent treatment. The speaker's idea was that Omaha needs this roud so badly that aliberal subsidy should befl'ell for a road on three con- ditions: First, that a part of this road should be built this year; second, that 1t should be built to Yankton; thirdly, that the company which operated 1t should be powerful enongh to go to Mr. Hughitt and force him to make concessions. The reason why a part of this road should be built ~ this year is that now is in such an prosperous condition that railioads can be built easily, while in three years from now it will not be possible, in his opinion, to secure the money. He was apxious to see a very large part of this line built before snow flies. "He was familiar with the 1deus of Mr. Gould and Mr. Clark, and he haa be- come tomewhat discouraged. He spoke of them because he understood that all of the gentlemen from the north except Major Hanson, had corresponded with Mr. Clark and were here in the interest of an extension of or conncction with the the Missouri Pacific. He regarded the road to the north the capstone of the railroad system of the city. He believed that Omaha should get her own. In the north the city's wings were clipped. She ought to rise and claim her rights. The city could vote a million of money and make §10,000,000 l‘)iy building ~ that road. He wanted the press of the city to not quibble over the manner or means, but to keep in view the necessity of the road. He aid not want three points to be lost sight of, viz: That Omaha must have the road; that it must be built at ouce; and that it must be controlled by a corpora- tion strong enough to force the North- western or any other roud which paid tribute to the Vanderbiits to make equal and decent terms or do n» business, Judge Crawford, of West Point, made o quiet but very logical and forcible speech, He said that Omaha did not realize her greatness, nor did she realize the future which is before her. She ought to be the trade centre for all Ne- braska. She ought not to let a great vart of her territory ri tribute to and build up Chicago. The Elkhorn Valley wanted direct communication with this city. To obtain it the puofle of that valley are willing to do all they can financially. They look to Omaha for the greatest vro“lwruon of the assistance for a rail- road. Dr. Miller moved that the president of the board of trade be authorized to call a meeting for this evening to moet the del- egates from the northern part of the state, and Yaukton and discuss the project of a railroad to the northwest, Hon. John A, McShane said that this topic had long boen agitated by Omaha business men. He said that two ques- tions had arisen: Whether local capital ought to be invested in construction of a railroad to Yankton and the road then left at the mercy of a powerful corpora- tion which already accupied a portion of the field; and whether foreign capital could be obtained to build a system of railways from Omaha to the northand the northwest. At the first question local capital bad become afraid; and tor the latter proposition as yet no large railroad corporation had been found to guarantee the con struction of such a road. At present there are surveying parties of a railroad corporation in the northern and northwestern part of the state and the only thing necessaay is to induce citizens of Couucil Blutts and Omuha to abandon 8 prndcot _to build a bridge. It 1s the differences over the location of that bridge which stands in the way of immediate construction of the road. " He believed this railroad cor- poration should have an opportunity to decide upon its bridge location and then have a chance at the construction of this contemplated line. Colonel Chase said that until Mr, McShane bad sfloken he had theideathat the city of Omaha was unanimous upon the project of building a road north- ward, But now the question arose whether Omaha was to take hold of this and build this road, or whether a com- mittee was to be appointed as has been xfi»poinwd before, and nothing done. Mr. cShane had been appointed as a chair- man of one of those commiitees, but his committee had never reported. Mr. Hitchoock, of the World, had also been chairman of a committee and workod hard, but his committee did not report. Now it was Omaha’s business to take hold of the nru*«lac! and push it through, The motion then prevailed, Mr. Slater suggested that a committee be appointed to see Mr. Hanson and the Chicago gentlomen and ascertain what nroro-ition they had to make. Finally a motion to appoint a commit- tee of seven from Omaha and one from each other point represented was adopted, the business of the committee being to confor with all parties and railroad men who may have propositions to make re- garding the construction of the road, and to report at the meeting this evening. ‘The chair appointed the following com- mittee from Omaha: C.F. 6005 man, H. T.Clark, D.C. Patterson, Johu A. Harbach, G. M. Hitchcock, Adolph Meyer, B. F. Smith, ro;:ld other powts the following were se| 8 Wayne—Hon. James Britton. Yankton—Wm. M. Powers. Beemer—Albert Beemer, West Point—Judge J. C. Crawford and John D, Neligh. Wisner—A. R. Grabham. Hartingtou—John H. Filton. Blair—D. H. Clark. St. Helena—B. C. Nessar. 8t. James—Samuel Lemon. Mr. Max Meyer was deciared by a vote of the mecting the chairman of this com- mittee, but declined. A telegram to Mayor Broatch asking relief for suflers from a eolliery disaster at Manlis, 8. C.. wes read. adjourned until this ‘The meeting then evening. THE COMMITTEE MEETING. Immediately after the general meeting adjourned the committee selocted met and organized by eloclinfi G. M. Hiteh- cook chairman and D. C. Patterson sec- tary. A ts for thei k wero made and (he sommitteo' then &d- sdjourped. . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. MAY 24 1887, FUNDS FOR THE FREEDMEN. The Work Done Yesterday by the Presby- torian Assembly, COLORED MEN SPEAK NOBLY. Four Thousand People Endorse the Work of the Presbyterian Bu. reau of Missions to the Freedmen. Afternoon. On motion of Dr. Marquis, the seasions of to-morrow and Tuesday morning were extended to 12:30 o'clock, to enable two committees to hold their meetings, com- mencing at 10 o'clock, during the two hours aud a haif allowed them under the rules. The following telegram was received from the assembly in St. Louis and read by Clerk Roberts: The general assembly in session at St Louis have received with joy the greetings ot the general assembly at Omaha, and cordially return their brotherly salutations. Forour brethren’s and companions’ sakes, we will now say: “‘Peace be with thee. One Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is above all.” All matters relating to the mutual action of the assemblies have been referred to a special committee, whose report has not vet been made. G. B, STRECKAR, Moderator. J. R. WiLsox, Stated Clerk. Rev. Marvin R. Vincent, of Now York, gave a succinct account of the origin, rise and present condition of the consoli- dated magazine known as the ‘'Church at Home and Abroad.” The number of covies of the first number 1ssued was 55,- 000. Since that time the average circu- lation has been 80,000, The circulation last April was 27,308, of which 1,689 were complementary, leaving a paid subscrip- tion for 25,713." The circulation at date is 26,300. The receipts of tho magazine since the issuc of its first number in January were $27,398.75. Dr.Vincent then instituted a comparison between the com- bined circulation of the two other maga- zines now discontinued and the success which scemed to await the new cousoli- dation, Judge Ewing moved to accept the re- port. 1t was so carried. Dr. Nelson, editor of the magazine,was called, He said that he thunked the assombly for the courtesy it had shown him, acd he really saw no necessity for his saying anything, especially after the excellent report made by Dr. Vincent. He would avail himself how ever,of the oppor- tunity to state that he had been sustained by the committee with the greatest feol- ing of brotherly love and cordiality. He could desire nothing more than he had received at their hands. The first num- ber of the magazine had been issued be- fore the gentleman took charge of it. Since that time he had endeavored to discharge the duties of editor as well as he could and as rapidly as he could learn what was wanted of him by the commit- tee. He held in his hand the first bound copy of tho first volume, which it af- forded him the greatest uieusure to pre- sent to the moderator, with the hope that that gentieman would place 1t in - his li- brary where it might long be found as an evidence of what mizht be done in the cause of religious publications. Judge Ewing then took the floor and offered amendments to the following ef- fect: That the magazine be numbered monthly, consecutively and continuously, beginning with number seven, the issue for July; that the word ‘‘monthly” be inserted after the word “‘published’ on the title page; that the emblem of the cross around which twines s mixture be- tween & snake and a boa-constrictor be removed from the first page and another substituted and that the corporate name of the association be published with the oflicers and their addresses on one of the last pages. The [ast two of these amendments the committee accepted, but opposed the in- sertion of the word ‘‘monthly,” as sug- gested in the first page of the cover, be: cause, they claimed, they had accepted an engraved design for the first page of the cover on which the words now on the original cover were so symmetrically arranged that to introduce other words would destroy the handsome appearan It was then moved that the word ‘‘Pres: byterian" be inserted in the title making it read, “The Presbyterian Church, at Home and Abroad.” Geo. W, Bainum, of Indianapolis, said that there was an overture before the committee relating to this subject. Another delegate moved to amend to make the name ‘*‘Our Church,”” which was followed by others but without re- ceiving seconds. Avote was taken on Judge Ewmng's amendment relating to 1nsorting the word ‘‘monthly’ in the tirst page of the cover. ‘The amendment was lost. Mr. Bainum moved to lay the other amendments on the table. The motion prevailed. Dr. Marquis thought it would be well to settle these questions at once and thus save time. He read a letter stating, with reference to the fact that missionaries were receiving copies of the magazine gratuitously, that those same mission- aries, in many instances, received more money ttap others who were obliged to pay for the periodical. The suggestion accompanying this was that the maga- vine be furnished free to all clergymen receiving less than £700 per year, The matter was referred to the com- mittee. Dr. Marquis moved to then take from the table the motion which had lately been placed upon it. The sotion prevailed. Dr. Hayes said that he wanted the mo- tions divided. They comprised a couple of subjects and he had a right to ask for the division. » ‘The chair held that there was but one subject under consideration. Dr. Patterson, speaking upon the in- sertion of the word ‘'Presbyterian’’ in the title, asked if there were not other Pres- byterian churches in the world, even in this country? To have the name cor- rectly indicative of this assembly, it should have the full corporate name, as follows: ‘‘Presbyterian church in the United States of America, at home and abroad.” Mr. Stubbs of Indianapolis thought the names suggested, out of place. It ought to be short and expressive. He favored *One Church.” Mr. Sheppard believed that they could not now meddle with the name without injuring the magazine. T, Han{{ was not in favor of the change. He was pleased with it at first and was pleased with it now. He in- stanced a case where the name of a mag- azine had been changed and had died as & Col uence. It had been something like the “‘Christian at Work,” and was chal to read “The Presbyterian at Work.” The name killed it. Editor Nelson said that he was not re- spousible had had anythln‘f tion, he would have chosen another. But he had not had saything 10 do with his own name. It was his mother who selocted that. If he could have done so he would have given himself his mother's maiden name. r he was a differ- eut man because be had not the name he would not have given himself, he did not kuow, And yet, he knew of afew names which he :give the magazine to which he kuew at t & fow people would agree, But then, it was more eas) o s pame to which -oufi &:1‘ n it was to find obe with wi tlon with the name all over the country, and that sooner or later it would have to be changed, The previous fuedtion was called for and ordered. A vote was taken on inserting the word ‘‘Presbyterian’ in the title, and the same was lost. The report of the committee on maga- zino was then adoptbd. On motion of Mr, Roberts, as the adop- tion of the report. made the committee the managers of-tho: affair, it was ordered that their futuresxpenses be paid out of the receipts of the magazine. The committed on judiciary reported through Dr. Welgh, in'the matter of the excption of J. B, Roberts, that the action of the latter be sustained. Adopted. The same committee, in the matter of the appeal of Rev. A. R. Day, from the decision of the synod of Towa, deposing him from the ministry, reported sustain- ing the decision, and recommending that the action be final. Adopted. The same committee reported in the appeal of Rev. J. H. Baird from the de- cision of the synod of Pennsylyania. He took exception, during & political can- vass, one of the questions of which was a prohibitory amendment to the constitu- tion, to the following words: ‘‘We en- dorse the coustitutional amendment and pray for its submission to the people.”’ ‘hese words were endorsed by the synod. The committee on judiciary reported that the action was merely an’expression of opinion and that it was not binding upon either individuals or the church, and that no further action be taken on the matter. Rev. Mr. Baird, who was present, was given ten minutes in which to explain the object of his appeal. MNe said that he oxpressed before them as the last court of Christ their king. He had been warned that he would get into trouble, even since he had come to this city, if he should press his suit, because it might re- sult in the taking of action which mhfi‘.‘t interfere with organic action between the old and new churches. ‘Theendorsement to which he excepted had been made in the midst of one of the most exciting campaigns which ever took place in the state of Penhsylvania. He was certain that he could discover four errors in that statement, 1n contravention of the con- stitution, He was opposed to that meth- od of endorsing this species of alleged reform which, like the car of Jugger- naut, was rolling through the country and overwhelming its adherents, a re- form which did not point the sinner to Christ, but instead set him to voting at the polls, They might do that as indi- viduals, standing upon the strect corners, but not standing in the ehurch as minis- ters of Jesus Christ. The question he raised was that the church of Jesus Christ had no right to recommend any action of that kind to her people. When she did she steYlmd outside her province. She was excluded from mak- ng any and all laws ‘but was not estopped from indicgting and upholding those which are the laws of heaven. He requested a hearingg ‘in the manner laid down by the book.] ¢ Dr. Marquis, who ,occupied the chair, said that the comwyittee on judiciary hac gone peyond its aughority in 1ts recom- mendation that the: matter was one of opinion. The duty of the committee was to revort simply or’ not whether the mat- ter was in order ‘for a hearing by the assembly. A Mr. Patterson then moved that the re- committed to the judiciary committce. Carried. Dr. Marquis called Dr. Henry to re- lieve him in the chiir, the latter gentle- man having retirgd, being a Pennsyl- vanian, when the agtion of the synod of that state was in question. As Dr, Marquis ‘descended from the stand one of the commissioners named McDonald asked him if he had taken Dr. Henry’s place in the chair. Dr. Murquis re')liml that he had, *That accounts for the decision,” re- plied McDougall, referring to Dr. Hen- ry’s holding that the judiciary committee had exceeded their authority in the prem- ises. “The decision was my own, loudly re- sponded Dr. Marquis. The ussembly seemed to understand that Dr. Marquis had been insulted by Mr. McDougall's assertion and loudly and long avplauded the former’s denial. 1f Mr. McDougall meant what he said as a joke he must have felt mortitied that, as a jokist, he failed badly. Adjourned till 9 o’clock to-day. Yesterday Morning. The Preshyterian assembly met yester- day morning at 90'clock. The usual time was spent in devotional exercises. On motion of General Shiclds a resolu- tion was adopted and ordered spread upon the records of Friday last, setting forth the adoption of the resolution then intro- duced,affirming the plan of organic action between the assemblies of both north and south churches. When the news of Fri- day’s work was transmitted to St. Louis, it appeared that the resolution was spoken of only as being ‘“approved.” The southern assembly did not think that term strong enough, and, that informa- tion being sent here, the above action was taken, and the records made to show that it had been “adopted.” Stated and Permanent Clerks Roberts and Moor reported upon the progress made in the atter of reprinting the records of the assemblies from 1835 to 1869, They said that the work was be- ng satisfactorily done and would soon be completed, thus giv&ffi' a perfect set of minutes from 1706 to 186, the time of the separation, ‘The committee on the amendment of rules twenty-three and iwenty-six, re- ported. The former was left as it was, the latter was amended by striking out all after the first two sentences. Dr. W. C. Burchard of Allegheny,from the commuttee on missions among " freed- men reported, showing that in the south there are 7,000,000 freedmen and 280 nyis- sionaries, an increase of fourteen over the number of last year. There are 217 churches, fitteen more than in the zanr before. These churches have a mem- ership of 15,580, wiit Sunday school attendance of 15,70.] Eight "more of these churches durfitg'the year became supporting. In that time 1,523 additions were made to church, membership, 470 more than in the precéding year, an av- erage of eighteen to each minister. The wm being done is most encouraging. Yet, while there are 1,430,000 voters, 1,- 065,000 of these can neither read nor write. These illiterate voters control one-sixth of the lectoral vote and one-fifth of the coqfrenionu\ and senatorial positions. 'here are eighty-eight parochial schools in daily op- eration, with 10,000 scholars. The higher educational institutions were doing well, a noted instanbe’df which was the success of the wstithte’endowed by Mary Allen at Crockett, »:T¥x., Which started with one student in/ an old cabin, and which now has an attendance of hty- six, forty-eight of whom are boarders. he total receipts of the board during the ear were $118,207.67, and the expendi- ures $126,228.10, leaving an indebted- ness of $14,181; the burden of which has been borne by the treasurer. All the ministers’ and teachers’ salaries had been id up to April 1. The colored people ::clumd nad an intelligent sense of what the presbyteries were doing for them, and appreciated it highly. He hhun closed with the foliowing Tresolu- ons: Resolved, That we commend the board for tts fidelity, efliciency and ir minutes of last year and recommend she werk be pushed forward, as rapidly *y hnnhluh sembly record its ) on of the worl .txfir.unlln nd in se- for Scotia Seminary umfl on among educational i mthn: i the un-.mfi’...."“f»“ fi&tnlat oman, sad we ask the hearty co-operation of all our churches in the edueational work of the board. ‘That all our ministers be urged to acquaint their people with our work among the freed- mon, and appeal to them to devise liberal things in aid of this cguses That Rev. 8. J. Fisher, Rev. Jno. M. Rich- mond, Rev.J, P. E. Kumler D. D., an Messrs, John'C, McCornls and Robt. 8. Davis whose terms of service expire with this as- sembly, be re-elected members of the board for the term of the three years. Dr. Allen, of Pittsburg, Pa., secretary of the board of freedmen’s missions, was called to the stand. He is a tall, portly gentleman, and for thirty minutes enter- tained the assembly in a masterly man ner. Ho eame to speak to them as a southern man who had been a siave- holder, whose father had been a slave. holder, and whose grandfather even had owned and driven slaves. He khew the colored men from childhood, He had met them in their cabins, in their schools, in the plantation and on the fields of rice and cotton, Since their emanmsnuon they had passed through one of the greatest transitions in history. By that emancipation they had been freed from the bondage under which they had labored for 200 years. Three ears after that emancipation they had cen admitted to citizenship and left in that bewilderment which ensues whon a transition of so much moment takes place with an individual who is unuble to aporeciate it. The country in the emancipation of these people had introduced a new element into the gov- ernment. History was authority tor the fact that no class of people appreciated freedom in less than a generation. If that wero true, the freedmen had to be raised to that plane of nnrmclnlion, and as soon as possible. If they could not raise theinselves, it was the obligation of the Presbyterians to help them. The per- vetuity of the country depended upon the intelligence and morality of the col- ored people. Sooner or later, if permit- ted to continue in their prasent condition, these same freedmen would undermine the foundations of the country. Among them were 1,420,000 voters, of whom 1,- 085,000 could neither read nor write, ‘Thuse illiterates held the balance of power in eight states of the union, con- trol sixty-five of the 305 congressmen and sixteen ~ senators. These wore facts which ought to appeal to the patriot as well as the _poli- tician, 1f a good governmont be found in this country twenty-five years from to-day, it will be because there will be an abolition of the neglect now vrevailing with referenca to the education and morality of the colored man. The hands that control so many ignorant votes must be guided, and that guidance must be done by people who do it at the peril of theircountry. Here is a new element in- troduced into the government of the country. Will the country stand it? The speaker then referred to the man- ner by which the foundation of the Wash- ington monument was strengthened by building another foundation around if. The support was then suflicient to hold the structure whick now looks down upon every other monument and cathedral tower in the world, The govern- mont of the United States was like Hthat foundation. Was it able to stand tho weight of the new element which had been introduced into it. He thought not, unless it received a new and stronger foundation which could be given it only by the education and morality of the freedmen. When the fathers of the constitution framed that instrument they never dreamed that in less than a century 7,000,000 slaves would be emancipated, and of them 1,000,000 be admitted to vote. And yet the negro possesses the best elements of citizenship. He was of a peaceanle race. The southern people knew that. The speaker was in the souih in the war, when even all the old men had gone to the war, and there were more than 20,000 negroes left behind. They could have done anything they wanted with the defenseless people left behind. Yet, not one of them raised a hand to commit an act of retaliation or revenge. They knew that 1f the union army was defeated they would be slaves for ever, and if the union urmy were victorious they would be free. But no instance can be found whore they wrought one act of malace or revenge. On the contrary, they aided the northern soldiers. When the boys of northern parents were escap- mfg from vebel prisons it was the negro who showed them the way through the wood, hid them away in day-time in cabins, and when faint with hunger and exhaustion shared their last hoe-cake with them. They were not breakers of the law. They had no orgarized societies to desecrate the Sabbath. Societies with this end in view could be sound every- where, but not among the freedmen.§ He then described the gallantry of a colored regiment which charged "up the heights near Nashville, driving the rebels from the summut, although the blood and mangled remains of many stained and dotted the hill-side. This gallantry was repeated on cighty battle tields and with 100,000 colored men, who were the equals of their white comrades in sharpness and facility in learning the tactics, as also in the determination with which they fought. 1f they were educated, he would not be abie to find a better citizen in the coun- try. They had had mo country until twenty-four years ago. They did not even know what a country was. Give them fifty years of education and moral- ity, and see what they would aceomplish. They are a prolitic race, They double once in twenty ‘years. The whites did not double in less than thirty-five years, The speuker told the anecdote about the sleeping colored man on the bales of cotton in the proposed emblem of the confederacy which Jeff Davis rejected. This led somebody to remark that “when that ‘‘nigger”’ woke up there would be a startling change. That eolored man has woke up. He has waked up to the extent of 500 a day, He has waked up with 109 newspapers which he ewns and edits. He has waked up in every office in the south- ern states, in the colleges, in the cham- bers of the senate and the speaker aid not know but the time would come when he would wake up in the White House. Dr. Allen then made a strong appeal 1o the assembly to continue an its sup- Port of the board of the missions among reedmen. Rev, Calvin McCurdy, a colored clergy- man from Rome, GGa., spoke, saying it was not political assistance so much as education which was required by the col- ored man. Their great need in this di- rection had been increased by want of money. They did not want to be dropped down again into the mire from which they had just been raised. They wanted the work to be coutinued. More had been done for them since the war than had been done for their race since the world began. They wanted that to be continued, so that they may be able to protect themselves. Dr. Johnson, of Biddle university, Charlotte, N. C., apoke of the excellent work of that institution, and nvited the commissioners on their way to Florida to call and investigate it. He urged a con- tinuance of the support of the board. Mr. Johnson, a young colored man of Columbia, 8. C., made in some respects, an eloquest speech, in the same tenor which was warmly applauded. Dr. Childs of Washington, said as some of the overtures relating to the affairs of the freedman's mission board had not been eonsidered by the committee, he was opposed at this time to adopting the resolutions above printed. Dr. Hays moved that the report be re- committed to the committee, to report ain to the assembly, r. Burchard then read one of the over- tures, upon which the committee had taken action, It came from the presby- tery of Dubuque, and asked that ihe words, “or others,” be striken from the statutes of the Biddle university so that that lnstitution might be used exclusively for the education of colored people. T ooincided with the over- tare'and the assembly adopted the sugges- tion. Dr. J. Y. Allison, of Pittsburg, gave a short history of the university and ex- plained how the words “or others™ be- came incorporated in the Biddle charter. The committee on education, with reference to the subject of requiring & collegiate education for all who desire to study theology, suggested a reference of the matter to the several presbyteries for them to take the initiative. The sawme committee, with reference to the improvement of the unevangelized masses, reported in favor of extending cel n powers to untheological persons who might be likely to do good among the peovle, but denying to them the power to administer the sacraments or :-njuy any of the prerogatives of minis- ers. On motion of Mr. Martin, a vote of thanks was extended to the citizens for Saturday’s ride through the city. Recess. Four Negro Speakers. There were nearly four thousand peo- ple in the exposition building last night, in the iuterest of the board of nussious for the freedmen of the Presbyterian as- sembly, Dr. Allen, of Pittsburg, secretary of the board, presided. The Fisk Jubilee singers were present and sang a number of delightful pieces. ‘The principal feature was the presence of four colored young men, who made addresses of twelve minutes’ duration. The first of these was Rev. Mr, Aiken, of South Caroling, a gentleman about thirty years of age. Ho said: If called up to-night and asked the question, What is the first thing I would say to the Presbyterians and those who have been associated with them in l\ul\r ing us, the first thing 1 would say would be, God bless the Presbyterians and those who are doing so much to benefit tne race with which 1 am identified. It is mauf' years, 1 think nearly twenty years, that 1 can remember seéeing my parents and rela- tives with all tfioir goods packed up, leaving the state of Virginia and going to the state of Ohio, They were freedmen who had been given their liberty, Thay were going to Ohio that they might enjoy their liberty more tully. It seems to me like a dream. 1 was only a little boy and uld not understand 'it. 'Twenty-five ars later it was mvuprivilego to enter the state of Ohio, But how did I q’o there? I wasn't going to exercise my lib- erty more opunl{. but as a delegate to the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the Umted States I could not help to recall it as I passed through Ohio coming here to this assembly. I am here to-night to plead for another liberty, the liberty of my fellow men from ignorance, from sin and from supersti- tion, and to help to adyance them in piety and holiness. In the name of my people and in their bebalf, the desire of my heart is that those with whom I am identified to make that advancement. Twenty years ago the Presbyterians came to our assistan The Presby- terian church sent its missionaries to and poured out their treasures that our people might be enlightened and hfted out of the darkness in which we groveled. Counting on our scholars and those who attend our conferences and our churches, Iam proud to say that we are 49,000 strong. Looking from that standpoint we may rejoice. But looking at it from another standpoint we are 40,000 strong 7,000,000 weak, not more than one in every 200. All manner of schemes and methods have been saggested that we may beimproved, but all these have left the problem as it was, unsolved, twenty yeurs ago. Butthereisone thing, and that has solved the problem for the white man. I mean the bible and_the spelling book. Give us those and they wil speedily solve the problem. Ihave often been asked can the colored people be made Presbyterian. I think they can. When this assembly goes to Philadelphin next yesr, 1 “say our showing will prove that we have a little interest there and of that I think we ought to be proud. In order that this problem may be solved we must bave good leadership. ‘There is nothing the colored man needs to-day so much as honest leadership. Give us leadors in the schools, in the churches, in the colleges and in business, and then give us fifty years and we'll come up with 150,000 instead of 40,000. We appreciate what the Presbyterians have done for ug, and [ would say to you in conelusion, *T'ake no step in the future to hinder or discourage us in the work now being prosecvted. If that be done God will hold the church responsible for it. May the good work go on and be bl d by God until it is completed. The Fisk singers sang ‘‘Before the Throne.” Mr. Davis was next mtroduced. He smd: “If there is any one thing 1 am proud of it is that 1 am a Presbyte- rian. It seems to mo about seven years ago, it the sand vegions of Carolina, 1 met a Presbyterian minister and he said to me ‘Do you know of what mattor you are made? Isee from the look of your eyes that you ought to go to the assembly.” *But little did 1 think at that day that1 would be privileged at this day to stand in the presence of the Presbyterian assembly of the United States. Idon't think I shall ever be able to see that good minister againin this world, but when 1am privilegzed to cross over to Jordan I shall find and tell him what good eftect his words had upon me and how I did go to the assembly. Mr. Davis then paid a compliment to his people for their gratitude and the good they were capable of doing, and closed by asking a continuance of the good works of tLeir white friends. Mr. Dellard, of North Carolina, was then introduced. He was the favorite of the evening. Everything he said was done very lmprily and the audi- ence alternatec between hearty laughter and lon applause. Mr. Dellard looked as if his success was a surprise to him, He said: A question had been asked i the south whether the work which was being done in the south for the negro was worth money 1 cer- tainly think 1t is. I wish to depart from my brothers who speak of the colored man. 1usethe word negro. I like it. It is the best, and I like it best with a big **N"’ [laughter], and no and but one ‘‘g.” [Laughter.] As the immortal Lincoln said {applause], “No man will be elected to the pr ey who spells negro with two ‘g's.’" " [Laughter.] There has been a great deal said about all that has been done to elevate the negro and the amount that has been ac- complished. T'he elevation of the negro, however, is a work that can't be accom- lished in a day. It may take a century, t took you people 250 years to make us what we are to-day. It is too early for our friends of the negro to draw their erroneous conelusion, Judge us not by the work we have nccom- plished. Judge us by the animus with which we enter upon the race of life. Give us a chance, and let the old Boy catch the last one. Hec'll not always catch a negro either. [Laughter.] The negro needs to be taught to think, He needs free sehools, free speech and intel- ligence and education. In some of the school statistics published, it has been shown that in the southern states the school year averaged but ninety days Thatis too short, One-third of the popu- 1ation in those states are ignorant, ‘Tney need to be edueated. Some of our friends or pretended friends say that we are lazy, that we are shiftless. = There is not & word of truth in it. [Swmiles.] Of course, ~ we _rested a little after emancipation [laughter]. I white people had been in slavery 250 years, too, as we were, they'd want to rest, too. We're not resting now [laughter]. We don't stand around and get into the shade or lie down under the trecs te avoid the sun [laughter]. are put- ting forth every effort to remove the moral and educational defects in every way., We cowe before you to-night to solicit your assistance and sympathy and money. There were a number of schemes devised and put forth to get the negros to go. Une of these was emigration, .S&ut we won't leave (laughter]. We'll stick by our white friends [laughter]. If they rise we'll go up with them [laughter], It they go down we'll go down too. The next plan was amalgamation, That's al- ready exploded [loud inughter]. Next the negro being lazy and shiftless, would die out. But he doesn't die [laughter]. According to Dr. Allen, we're coming in at the rate of 500 a day. [Applause.] \\)t"n- increasing. We intend to increase. [Prolonged i:llur.i ‘This the happiest moment of my life 've been writing to n:f"lru-u every day since I arrived, telling them I am a commissiouer to the great Presbyterian church. But it made my blood run cold and my heart almost cease to beat to hear, as was said to-day, that churches in the north had rofused to &ive us the crumbs a: it were of their as- sistance. If the work of our elevation is to be done, it must be done by colored people, in whom the negro can place im- plicit confidence. Mr. R. W, Holman closed in & short and entertaining address, After song and prayer the immense audience dispersed. KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP, Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Di- vision T. P, A, There are 185 members of the Nebraska division of tho Traveling Men's Protec: tive association. A majority of them were in the city last evening, but when President Lanius called the second an- nual convention of the associatiou to or- der at the parlors of the Arcade hotel there were but two dozen members pres- ent. Most of the boys are religiously in- clined and forgot their duty to the asso- ciation by attending tho Presbyterian maeting at the exposition. President Lanius denounces as a base slander the rumor that some of the mewmbers of the ;slncumnan were seen at the Devil's Auc- on. President Lanius, upon calling the meeting to order delivered a brief ad- dress upon the work of the Nebraska division for the past year. He stated that there 18 much to be done by the associn- tion in the state and umml the membors to seleot good men to ill the offices and to then aid thom in the pertormance of their duties. He closed by thanking his fellow officers and the members of the various committees tor the support they had given him in his work as president of the association. The election of officers was taken up and resulted as follows: Rresident—W. B. Lanius. Vice President—Harry Lodar. Secretary and Treasurer—W. L. East- man. Directors—R. M. Simons, Sam Leland, W. R. Parks, August Meyers, J. K. Gor- on. C. 0. Lobeck and Sam Leland were elected uloh;fi:\lus to the national conven tion of the T, P. A., which will be held in 8t. Louis June 31, 22 . L Strickland and W, chosen alternates. Railroad Rates, May 23, 1837.—To the Editor of the I Noticing the correspondence published in your paper last week between the railrond state com- missioners and General Manager Hol- drege, of the B. & M., caused me to in- vestigate the claim made by Lincoln that rates from the east should be the same to Lincoln as to Omaha. I find that the distance from St. Louis to Omuha, via the Wabash, is 411 miles, while the dis- tance from St. Louis to Lincoln, viathe Missouri Pacific, is 480 miles. 'This fact alone makes the claim a ridiculous one, and shows how tittlo the claimants know of the facts on which such a demand should be based. The position taken by the commissioners, who act more like representatives of a Lincoln board of trade or freight buresu (should either exist), shows their entire ignorance and nlupldit_y regurding the regulation of rates applying to inter-state commerce. As created by the Cullom bill, the inter- state rallroad commission alone can act on rates between states. The action of the commissioners in this matter shows how ineapable such men are to hold such an oflice. {n this instance they champion the cause of a town against the entire state, whose interests they were creaved to protect. Lincoln since the national railroad law went into effect does not have the confidential rebates from the railroads that she had previous to that time, and which made her wholesale dealers able to compete with Omaha at every point. and gave her discriminating rates to a score or more towns where the metropo- lis of the state was barred from doing business. Just as soon as the opportune moment occurs Lincoln will be vlaced where she belongs, and that is on the basis of the sum of the two local rates, namely the rate from the east to Omuha and the rate from Omana to Lincoln, to be put on this basis gives her an equal show for busi- ness all over our state, and puts her on an equal footing with Omaha. Jusrice, and 23 . Raynor were e Brevities. Major Frank Krogh was Thursday ight made the rcciciunl of a gold headed ane by his friend, Colone, Forbes. S'JACOBS 0], FOR POULTRY AND SWINE. —— Mr. J. M. McCann, Bridgeport, W. Va,, the first to diacover the virtuiea of St Jncoby il for_chicken cholera, says: “ A brend ylll. saturated with Bt tobs O1l, was lorced down the throat of the fowl, and within half an hour it was well as aver.” “ Mixed with dough,” he says, "and fod to turkeys, chickens wnid other poultry sufler- ing fiom this hitherto incurable discase, wilthint e a1l to swallow will bo festored 10 perfect Lealth ; and If the saturted arc forced down the throats of those cannat swallow, they will Nap thelr wi Pt W in your face,” Chicken Cholera. Terce Huute, Champaign Co, Ohlo, 1 received aboul ten days ago five yor fine Polisli chickens. A fow duy noticed that two of thetm hind 0 ifke the roup. and teir thionts seemed (0 be nearly stopped up and made wheering tespiration. One of them ouce in the morning ind & ning. Lho text morning When I went out 1 1ok at them 1 could not tell which of the Gve chickens had been sick CHAS. ¥, POW PM. Hog Cholera, Cherry Camp, West Va. &L, Jacobs Oil fs the best remcdy known to me for 1og Cholirn, K Taay be givel them in milk—say a tenspoonfid to l'fll'K animal twico & day. 1 think that suyone Arying it will tind it bencfieinl E. M. ROBINSON, Chicken Chotera, Rev. T, 8. Brooke, pastor Centrs) Prasby- terian Churob, Clirksbure, W. Va., siys: “1 suturated & pie ad #iz of my thumb with 8¢ Jacobs Ofl, and forced it down the throat, Chiekens were in Last stage. I mixed it with meal, and tiew nothing else. They ate. 1o u we tiiue all were well.” £, Jacobs O} is an abeolute cure for 4R ai for which an external res A 1t I8 s r o P isoagbont the wort Ve 81ty conts per bolle. The Chsrles A. Vo Seier Con Kaltimore, Né.