Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 15, 1889, Page 7

oo d R | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:, RAILROADED INTO ETERNITY The Regretted Death of Mr. A. B. Touzalin. APPREGIATED IN OMAHA. How Oharles Francis Adams Puts His Theories Into Practice— The Winona - Sonthe western Project. Touzalin of Omaha. Independent of his career as a railroad magnate. the late Mr. A. E. Touzalin was a public-avirited and enterprising citizen. When in Omaha he was foremost in the ranks in fostering every legitimate industry and project. Ho took an nctive.part the action to apprehend the murderer of Watson B, Smith. At the meeting that was called for the purpose of taking stevs in that direction a serics of resolutions were passed in which the authors set forth their deter- mination to run down the assassin. The meeting was about to adjourn when Mr. Touzalin, who was present, arose and said: “Gentlemen, you may pass a string of reso- lutions that will encircle Omaba with a band @ yard wde, and you will benefit nothing. Money talks, and here s my check for 8500, with more behind it if necessary.” This gave matters a new turn and o strong purse was made up, but as there was no prospact of apprehendiug the dastardly villain that fired the fatal shot, the money was subsequently returned to the donors, The deceased was considerableof & gym- nast, and, in the language of Charley Green, ho believed in every man, young or otd, tak~ ing an abundance of exercise. He at one time had all the minor arrangements com- leted for the establishment of a gyrnasium Eorn for the boys of the B. & M. This move was one of his own ideas and was to involve only his own capital. Before his plans could be carried out he was summoned to a higler position on the Chicago, Burlington & Northern. ‘When the time for his departure from here arrived, the employes of the Burlington & Missouri clubbed together and presented him with a design of a locomotive and car which were made of solid silver. Mr, Touzalin was deeply moved when the employes laid before him thewr model, yet costly bresent. “Jf I had taken his advice,” said Commis- sioner Mount, “I would have been a rich man to-day. About seven years ago, I was accosted by him in making my rounds as assessor. You know where Paxton’s resi- dence is located? Well, he owned that prop- erty, and he wanted me to buy somo of it. I told him I had no money to spare. Go and borrow some was his reply. He offered me the property at 8500 per lot, and only asked me to pay $20 cash down. But I did not avail myself of the opportunity and the same land is worth $300,000, or $10,000 a lot to-day. He so1d the property shortly afterward to Henry Yates, and Yates sold 1t to Paxton. The lutter paid $16,000 to Yates, and Yates ‘bought it for £6,000 from Touzalin, Yes, sir, I think that us & man and citizen the more we have of the Touzalin type the better.” General Manager Holdrege, of the Bur- lington, in speaking of Mr. Touzalin, said: “‘He was a most remarkable man. Too much caunot be said in his favor. 1 re.ollect well when he was with the B. & M., as do many others, He believed in young ‘men laying away; something for a rainy day. When - bere he did one thing that will long be re- membered. At that time property—that 1s, roal @state—was a good investment, as it is now. He had considerable ready money that e could easily have loaned out, with good gsecurity, at from 10 to 15 per cent per anuum. But unlike most men so situated, he resolved to put it to a_ better purpose, and vhis ‘was done, You know where Park avente is and Park terrace. Well, quite & number of Burlington employes re- side there, and I will tell you how it 80 happens. - Mr. Touzalin went out there, took a survey of the land, bought a largze tractofacro property and cut it up into lots. t was no money-making scheme on his part. 0 simply divided the amount paid for the acre property by the number of lots and thereby ascertained what each lot actually cost him at “wholesale.”” He then' issued a groulnr mforming all the employes of the jurlington that they could have the lots at actual cost and those that had not the money to muks the purchase he would loan it to themat4 per cent. A large number of the boys:availed themselves of the opportunity and they are comfortably located to-day. He did the same thing by the employes at Lin- coln With a siumilar result.” Very few men ever attained and success- fully Leld the prowminence in ofticiul railroad circles that Mr. Touzalin did. Those who ‘watched his carcer, from the time he was a modest clerk in 1806 untii the angel of death prought it to a close, give him credit for hayv- ing been a most remarkably energetic and strong-minded man. Not, however, until he took control of the great Santa Ko system as 1ts general man- nger in 1854, did Mr. Touzalin fully develop his shrewdness and capacity as a man of business tact and power. During his admin- istration of the uffairs of that corporation, the opportunity bresented itself for hun to make a fight againsy the encroachments of state legislation and very soon after the commissioner law of Kansas Wwent into effect he inaugurated a bitter and most relentless opposition to its operation. On more than one occasion: he almost openly defied the board of commissioners in their efforts to enforce the provisions of the act. The writer remembers a contest over frnln rates brought by the shippers of Mc- Pherson, Newton und other towns along the road, who complained of gross indiscrimina- tion. When it ne up for hearing Mr. Touzalin was there equipped for an effort in which he expected to eiher overthrow the daw or give it such a black eyo as to force subsequent legislatures to modify its terms. A more desperate legal battle was mever wagered before any civil tribunal. The complainants were represented by two or three of the best constitutional lawyers in the state, while Judge MeUrary and George R. Peck appeured for the railroad company., Many witnesses were examined, and pow- erful arguments were made. But this did ot harmonize with Mr, Touzalin’s idea. He consequently threw it aside, scored his at- torueys for their inability to grasp the situa- won, and asked to be heard. He wa ranted this privilege and made a speec ‘Which consumed an hour and which ereated great emotion all over Kansas. It was eagerly sought for by railroad men everywhere, He struck the complaining shippers like a cy- clone and held up to view the Santa Fe's rocord as a benefactor to western farmers during their troublesome times 1irom grass- hopper plagues and draughts until his argu- ments hud almost convinced his hearers. He became too vigorous in his opposition the law, an uppeal was made to the author- ities at Hoston which resulted in his retire- film While with the Senta [Pe, however, r, Touzalin mude a host of warm friends smong tho people along the lines and was loved by all the wmen employed under him, from the assistant manager 1o to tho section hand, He was always gener- ous with them, and ever ready to give con- sideration w their grievances and demands. Phoir appreciation of his kindness was shown An many ways when he left Topeka. Tn ali railvond moetings ho was & rulng Bpirit, and nis suggestions ulways had their welght and were given the most respoctful consideration, ., Charles Francis Adaius way be an adept in theory, but, during his career us president of the Union Pacifie, it is beld that he has falled to put his theory into pracuice. His theory, i filling official positious, according 10 s own statement, is to meuuz men who are old in the ranks as employes of the com- pany; and yet, in byt few instances, have the old u\np“)vuu been recognized in making ap- :olntnm ts. On the contrary, positions with igh salaries, have been filled by the friends of the president, aud i some tances men bave Loen seleoted who were somewhat below the standard in the light of mfllml rallroad men. Yet this has n the practice up to the resont time. In fuct there ure but few of © 0ld employes of the cowpany vow hold- ng ofticiai positions, Many of those engaged koow but_little of the general lay of the country through which ‘the road extends :':l:&m:henrl :m"vm Il):n;n. in sowe in- , brough | avoritism, outside points. ¥ B i Hecaiso Munagor fimxg::. of the consolk: request Wthe resignation of lolin Rapeljke, superinténdent of the Liaho division, It does mnot necossarily follow that the lattor is mot ocapable of of filling_the position. The fact that per- sonul malice. figured oconspicuously in the mattor is no secrat in Union Pacific circles, As_an operating man the rotiriag superin- tendent has a creditable record; and it is thought that his sudden dismissal will not work to his advantage whers both he and the Harvard graduate are known. There is much conjecture concerning his successor, and it is generally conceded that the plum will fall to either Robert Blickensderfer or ‘I'rainmaster Green, ot the Wyoming divis- jon. The former fitled the position, and lat- terly was superintendent of the Nebraska diyision with headquartors in this city. While Vice-president Holcomb declines to contirm or deny the report that he is to revive the department of general superintondent. Tt is gonorally believed that he will make a move fn this direction at an early date, and possibly, within the next thirty days. Like others, in a similar_position, the vico presi- dent conceived the idea_that a large systom, like that of the Union Pacific, was too much for one man to superintend as regards the operating. Following up this conceptior® he abolished the department of gencral superin- tondent, and estabiished two departments the operation of tho road conferring the title of nssistant general manager on both of tho inoumbents, The Northern Paciflc was being operatea in a similar way at tnat time, but has since, after having thoroughly tested the now arrangement, returned to the old system of operating, finding that the work could best be done_under the old form of oporating. 1t is reported that Vice President Holeomb has about conciuded that the inter- o818 of the company can best bo subserved by avolishing the departments of assistant general manager, and restoring that of gen- eral superintendent. . - ', The building of the' Winona & South- westorn to Omaha means o great deal. It will bo the means of forcing a large volume of traffic through here that would otherwise be routed via. Sionx City and St. Paul to the lakes, or via. St. Josoph, Kansas City and St. Louis to ports on the Mississippi river. In looking to an outlet to the lakes the Union Pacffe has ignored Omaha, and all its trafiic destined to seaboard points on the ecast jrould upon renching Columbus on tho m line, take a northeasterly route via Sioux City and St. Paulto the lakes. But with the Winona & Southwestern @ dircct and short route will be furnishod to lake porte and with & haul nearly 150 miles shorter than the proposed outlet of the Union Pa- cific, it is but reasonable to suppose that a largd per centage of tho seaboard assign- ments will b routed that way, which will make Omaha_a port of entry and delivery for that circuit. It will also oven up & now and valuable territory for the wholesale merchants of this city, provided another Union_Pacific barricade ' does not rise above the turbulent waters of the Missouri. ' The future of the Union Pacific, as re- gards the present power 1 control, depends gely on the fate of the Outhwaite refund- ing bill. It has been said that when the sec- ond mortgage bonds fail due, the ringsters that have so long preyed upon governmental benevolence will be prepared to turn over the plundered corpse to the government for the reason that they will have the line par- alleled, or can do the same, by constructing small picces of road, thereby making adirect route out of the proprietary lines. doing this a transcontinental line could be worked out, but, the route would be very indirect and 1t 8 said would amount to bat little as a com- petitor on through traffice. Then, too, a road traversmg a well developed country where hundreds of enterprising hamlets and cities dot the line, would be tho means, no doubt, of attracting capital av prosent lying idle in the exonequer of some of the Chicago lines, A well known railway official said concerning the matter: “If the old rond upon which the government nolds second mortgage bonds to the extent of over $30,000,000 were not located just as it is, I would not be surprised if the parties in con- trol relinquished ownership, but as it comprises a direct line from Omaha to Den- ver and Cheyenne, and from Kansas City to the same points, it hardly stands to reason that such a move would be tuken. Itis heavily encumbered, that is true, bat there 18 capital lying idle to-day_that would be ab- plied in effecting the purchase of that road a8 s00n as it was placed upon the market. What a great thing 1t. would be for the Mil- wankeeroad to get @ snap of that kind. It has a line from Chicago to Kansas City and if it were to acquire control of the Union Pacifio it would have a monopoly of all ihe business 1n the central districts of the trans- Missouri country. The proprietary lines of the Union Pacific are all right as fecders, but a through line established through their combination would be of but little value.” . CONNUBIALITIES. At Kansas City, the other day, & young couple were married in a drug store. Rev. Ellis Howell, of Marshall, IlL., now in his eighty-fifth year, has just joinea the 1,000th couple in wedlock. A prominent capitalist of Oakland, Cal married his fifth wite last week, Five wivi and still a capitalist] Well. well. Among the marriage licenses recently is- sued in Philadelphia was one permitting Wtaidystawa Butczrinska to wed Piotrowicy Ntadystawa. Anna Dickinson has some radical idoas of matrimonial life, An Oregon girl once wrote to her asking ‘‘how to get a husband,” and Anna replied: By the hair.” At o wedding in Arizona, the other day, the bride received, with other gifts, a fur- nished house, a mule, a heifer, a barrol of beer, a cask of wine, somo whisky, and a corksorew. Pretty Miss Stella Cox at twenty-two has married Nathaniel Patterson, a Seneca In- dian, whose face is as coppery as the full moon. Miss Stella was a Washington girl, but the wedding was at Versailies N. Y, A New Hampshire coupie were married in aballoon the other day. They probubly thought they were undergoing a novel ex- perience, but the fact is that most people's heads are 1n the clouds when they get mar- ried. A wit, when he heard of the divorce of a couple recently married, said: *Tam glad they married each other, for if they had each married somebody ‘else, there would have been two unfortunate couples instead of one.” The marriage of Emmons Blaine to Miss McCormick, of Chicago, 18 aunounced for the 20th inst., at Richfield Springs. The prospective daughter-in-law of tbe sccretary of stato is of the family madewealthy and noted in connection with reaping machines, A matrimonial fever has taken hold of Kansas City and is spreading rapialy. Well it is & good fever to spread. A young man don’t begin life properly uutil he hus per- suaded some good, honest girl to help him, More than that, he, as a rule, makes a great failure in life while a bachelor. There is no man more to pittied than the nomeless, child- less old bachel o An unusual wcident happened at the wed- Qing of well-known society people in Boston recoutly, When the time for the coremony avrived it appears that the groom had for- gotten to procure @ wedding ring. Rather than have the ceremony dolayed the bride's mother loaned the groom her ring, and with it her duughter was married, Scon ufter o ring was secured for the evoom, sud without the knowledge of the guests the clergyman perforimed the ceremony a second time, As Adam said to Eve as he Bat outside the garden gate: “We've had an unusual early tail, have we not?” Summer Religion—Inquirer— “How does your protracted meeting prosper, pavson Parson—*"0h, well. There's o great awak- ening at the close of every sermon,’” A child who bad just mastered her chism, contessed reelf disappointed, cause, she said, “Though I obey the fifth commandment, and honor wy papa und mamms, yet m{ many days are not a bit longer in the land, because I am still put to bed at 7 o'clock.” Thomas Harrison, the venerable ‘boy preacher,” has a female admirer of the blonde variety who follows him wherever he goes und coustantly anvoys bun with her at- tentions, When the evangelist feels com- pelled to adopt theatrical advertising meth- ods, there must be considerable competition in the vineyard. e Excursion to Columbus, Obio. September 13th to 16th inclusive, “The "Rock Island Route’ will sell excursion tlokets to Columbus, Ohio, aund return, at half-fare, for the annual meeting of Sovereign Grana Lodge Patriarchs’ ‘Militant, and L. 0. O, F., open to uvcryhodz_’. Tickets good to re- turn until Sept. 25th, . 5. STEVENS, Gen'l W. A, Ticket Oftice, 1805 Faroam., KELLEY, STIGER & CO, New Dress Goods, NEW Trinimings, New Ribbons, New Cloaks, New v A L DRESS COODS. . DRESS GOODS.! WE ARE OPENING THE SEASON WITH SOME UNPRECEDENTED BARGAINS. BROADCLOTH. (French) extra wide, steam shrunk, your choice of forty autumn shades, 1 00 never sold less than $1.25, . ndy PLAIDS. Fashionable for Fall wear, PLAIDS. PLAIDS, Thoy are numerous in styles and sightly, 42 FLANNELS. FLANNELS. FLANNELS. All Wool, Double Fold, plain and mixtures, Worth at least 50c, 350 SERGE. SERGE. Fifty shades, forty inches wide, HENRIETTA. Fifty different styles, 42 inches wide, worth 7éc, SERGE. Fine Weave, Extra Wool, 55¢ 50¢ On Monday, 24-~-INCH DRAPERY PLUSH In besutiful new Fall shuflns,. the same quality of $1.50 per yard Plush form erly sold at $2.00;forty-five desirable shades at 81.50 per yard. We guarantee this the best ue ever olfered. Before purchasing Silk be sure and see our line of shades in warranted FAILLE FRANCAISE, . quality; but we will offer them 1 s L Do 1.12% per yard Our line of SATIN RHADAMES at $1.00 per yard are better value than any shown in this city at that price. They ave full width—guaranteed ali silk. They are our $1.50 this week at Short tengths and remuants of Plushes for fancy work on Monday yery cheap. DRESS TRIMMINGS, BUTTONS, &c. Qur stock is now complete and comprises all the latest noveltiesin Hand Kuotted, Silk Twist and Crochet Fringes, from 4 to 20 inches deep. Hand Knotted Apron Dress Fronts, Silk Gimp Dress Sashes, Embroidered Apptique, Hand Crochet apd Guipure and Silk .Cord Gimps in Vandyke Points and Band to mateh; Valasques Lace Gimps and-Bands, Fancy Pavisian Steel and Gold Gimps. . v ; Cut Steel, Fancy Motaty Pearl, Hand Crocliét, and Tailor Bttons in yarios sizes to match, 5 Silk and Moha & Drossmak &FLWOEST PRICES GUARANTEED. 1 Fancy Goods. RIBBONS RIBBON \The only eomplete stock of Rib- bons in ‘the cu*i Novelties in tancy and velvet Ribbons for Mil- linery. Novelties in Fancy Silk also plain. Fancy velvet Ribbons for Dress Trimming. GENUINE BARGAINS FOR THIS WEEK. You can save money on the followin LADIES' HANDKERCHIEFS. 100 dozen ladies’ embroidered, scalloped and H. S. linen hand-~ Kerchiefs, latest novelties, 12ic, reduced from I16ic and 20c. 180 dozen ladies’ embroidered, scaMbped and H. S. fine linen lawn handkerchiefs (endless va- riety of beautiful designs), 19¢, re- duced from 28c and g()c. 200 dozen children’s 4-8 hem- stitched, neat printed border &andkerchiefs. 4c, reduced from c. LADIES’ HOSIERY AND UN- DERW EAR. BO dozen ladies’ high colored fancy striped hose (choice pat- terns), 28¢, actually worth 85e. Ladies’ extra heavy cotton hose fast black; also solid” colors, (full regular), 85c¢, 8 pairs for $1. Ladies’ heavy Egyptian cotton, Jersey ribbed vest (high neck and and long sleeves), 80e, actually worth 78c. Ladies’ Jersey ribbed merino vest and pants, superior guality, $1 each, aztaally worth $1.88. {¥"B0 doz. ladies’ 4-button kid gloves. emb. back, picque stitched, (browns and tans), $1.28, actually worth $1.68. Another line kid gloves at $1.15, wvorth $1.80. GENTS’ FURNISHINGS White unlaundried s! Sy bosom, to-morrow 89¢, cheap at 60c. White unlaundried shirts, New York mills muslin, fine linen bosom, to-morrow 5lc, value 75c. Gents’ fast black cotton socks (full fashioned), to-morrow 25¢. actually worth 40c. Gents’ 4-ply lingn cuffs, to-morrow lic, regular price 25c. Gents’ white night shirts, heavy mus- lin, extra long to-morrow 55¢: actually worth 75c. FALL UNDERWEAR. We are now showing the largest and imost ¢omplets tine of gents’ fall and winter underweys ever offered 1in this city, ut the lowest nossible prices. linen WE INVITE SPECIAL EXAMINATION OF —OUR— CLOAK DEPARTMENT. ‘Woe are showing the NEWEST SHADES 1n the LATEST & and Plush Garments for AUTUMN AND YLES of cloth WINTER WRAPS, Plush Jackets, Plush Sacques and Cloth Newmarkets in all the latest mater= iale, will be found on display in our Cloak room. JACKETS Avre commanding leading favor for the season. ment both in ENGLISH WALKING JACKE We show a handsome assore~ and the late DIRECTOIRE at prices low as $5, 86, $7, 8, $8.50, 80, $10, $11 and upward. Misses and Children’#Cloaks in prie s ranging from $3.25 and upward to $36. ‘THE MATERIALS THE]LATEST THE STYLES THE NEWEST, THE QUATL~ ITY THE BEST, Department. FOR THE PRICES WE ASK” ‘is thej motto in our Cloak Housekeeping Goods AT LOW PRICES. Bleached Damasks 45c and upwards. Cream Damasks 25¢ and other prices. Turkey Red Damasks 88c. 45¢ ete. 5-8 Linen Napkins 90¢ dozen, $1.25 dozen ete. 3-4 Linen Napkins Bargains Poweling, Crashes ete Pillow Caseand Sheeting Linen. SPPECIAL B, $1.49 and upwards. n Huck and Damask Towels, this we RGAINS IN CROCHET QUII 124c, 19¢ and 25¢. 8, 75c, $1 and $1.25, Marseilles white and colored Quilts, $1.40., $1.50 and other finer goods, also & fine assortment WHITE and FANCY Damask,ete. LUNCH CLOTHS, and Table Sets, fiue Do not fail to see these goods. BLANKETS. The best values that can be offer .50 and upwar $1.75, $2 etc White $ , $3 and finer. € COMFORTS IN GREAT VARIETY and especially low prices. Call and Examine. Corner Dodge and 15th Sts., Opposite Postoffice. naces, and will be lighted by both electric light and gas. The chapel.is-more complete in all its appointments thaw any other church cost 836,000, Of thig "Bishon Worthing:" ton raiked &30,000, prnml}mly from uursonfil friends in tho east, The balanco was con- tributed hy Brownell hail. ‘Tho chapel will be used as a place of daily worship by the pupils of Brownell hall, and will also have a congrogation from among tha Episcopalians of that neighborhood, byl there will be no parochial organization, and the chapel will be solely under the dircction of tue bishop. A choir of twenty boys is mow being trawned to officiate in the praise service. .or Religious Notes. 248y W. B."Slanghter, the pastor of Omaha,cix. Ccuit, has gone to uston to atvtend Garret. Biblical institute for two year A. L. Mickle, who has been supplying the work @t'Monmouth Park the past sumniér, has resumed his studies in Drew Theological seminary. W Tho. board of church extemsion of thé Lutheran synod of Nebraska have taken out a_permit to erect a $5,000 parsonage on Pinkney strect, near Nineteenth, First Prosbyterian church, Ninoteenth and Davenport. Preaching both morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Duryea, Services, 10:30 a, m and 7:30 p. m. Pastor Lamar will preach on Sunday night the third of his scries of sermons to men, the subject being, “'Standing up Straight He: fore God.” These sermons aro-attracting large congregations. Go early if you want a good seat. _ Hanscom park has expended $200 in_church improvoment. Lvery collection is said to be booming, all claims for current expenses are regularly met, and twenty-eight new mem- bers were added in one eveuing t the W. I Dean Gardner leaves the city to-morrow for the general convention in New York, and will preach at the cathedral this morn: ing and ovening, In the evemmng he will preach a specinl sermon to young peonle on the “Worstup of self, or the sin of self indul- Rgence.” The seats of the First Congregational church are to be remodeled and many of them will be made shorter. Itis thought that this change will facilitate the salo of pews, as many of them heretofore have been 100 large, and hence too high priced to dis- pose of 'to individual famlies, The sale of seats Will be made on October 1. The North Nebraska conference of the Methodist church meets at Neligh next Tues- duy aud will continue until t Sunday. Bishop Vincent, of Huffalo, N. Y., will pre- side. At this ccnference the ministers will be reassigned. Some of those mnow filling pulpits in Omaha may be changed. During |L]lm conference the hotel rates will be $1 per ay. The Omaha District Advocate, devoted to the interests of the''Methodist Episcopal church, 18 looking for ‘an ideal presiding elder, for one of the most important: districts in the conference, embragiog a metropolitan cit7; thirty or more ides),, preachers for the | Omaha district next year;,and about thirty ideal churges by us mgny, expectant pastors for whe couference yeur 1850-00. B3 Trinity cathedral, Fighteenth and Capitol avenuo, Ttov. H. C. Garivor dean, holy com- munionat 8 a, m,, mdrning prayer, and ser- monat 11 a. m., Bible ofss at 1280 p, m., Sunday school at 3:13 p"M., children s ser- vice at 8345 p. m.,, oveniuly prayer and ser- mon at 7:45 p. m," Deaw Ghardner will preach both morning and eyepinz. The evening sermon will be especi or young people on “Tho Worsbip of 5l or” *“I'he Sin of Self-Indulgence.” 7 5 Thegeneral convention,of the Episcopa church, which holds ifs sdssion every three years, mcets this year 1ff' New York on Oc- tober 9. The deliberations generally last three full weeks, and are interspersed with missionary meetings and various assemblies for charitable or philanthropic discussions. The couvention consists = of the house of bishops, ubout fifty strong, and the house of deputies—four clergymen and four laymeu from each diocese. The depu- ties from this state and diocese are Dean Gardner, Revs. Dr. Zahner, Robert Scott and John itt, the Hon. James Wool- worth, Messrs. J. 2, Surith, O." M. Carter and 5. D. Barkalow, ATEMPLE T0 THE MOST HIGH. St. Matthias’ Chapsl Soon to Be Dedicated to the Lord. THE LUTHERAN ORGANZIATION. Facts Relating to Local, Clergymen, Religious Services [and the Laity From All Pérts of Town. Growth of the Lutheran Ohurch, The Nebraska district of ‘the Missouri synod of the German Lutherin church of America held their sixth anduul convention at Arlington, Neb., Sept. 4 to'11. About a score of years ago there was, scat- tering over our state, some three or five of the Missouri synod. With field of labor so large, their congregations so- very small, their means of sustenance 80 moager, the obstacles in their path so manifold, theirs was certainly w hara lot. But intent on preaching the true gospel of Christ and ministering to the spiritual wauts of the many in dirc need of religious truth, they lubored faithfully, braved many dificultics, and perceived God’s blessings crowning endeavors, What a joy, when two or had met, not only to relate their many hardships, but also to” record the benifi nce of their Lord ever attending them, reely twenty years have elapsed, and these men now beéhold at the convention over seventy-five ministers, some forty lay delegates and about twenty-five teachers of parochial schools, ‘fhe Nebraska synod always laid great stress on the founding of parocliial schools wherever they have erccted ultars and pul- pits. Though necessitating a great outlay of money, they knew that by instructing the children in the word of God therewith, such money was being used to good advantage. The Missouri synod, now m the fifty-first yeur of its existeuce, is divided into thirteen districts, comprises over & thousand pastors, some seven hundred teachers and upwards of fifteen hundred congregations. s Chapel. The little Eviscopal chapel of St. Matthias, out on Tenth street near Browuell hall, is about completed, and in another week ser- vices will be held thare, The corner stone of tho chapel was laid October 2, last year, by Bishop Worthing- ton, assisted by all the Episcopal clergy of the city and many others from abroad. The trustees of Brownell hall and a large con- course of people were present at the cere- mony, together with the pupils from the ball, The building is not large, being 114 feet long and 02 feet Wide in the transept. The buildmg is constructed in the Old English style ot architecture, with a tower built after the early Norman style, with battle- ments, he walls are of Oketa lime * stone, wnich is particularly adapted to the style of archi- tecture, The windows have not yet arrived, but they are to be of staed glass, and are being manufactured in England. Plain glass windows will be used until they arrive, There are three entrances, the main porch being at the western end, and Lwo oth upou the south side, one for the use of the young ladies of the'nall and the other for clergymen, All the porches are lad 1n Mo- saic. ‘T'be interior of the chapel, 80 far as the woodwork is concerned, 1§ entirely of pol- ished oak. The walls are of fresco, delicately tinted in churchly colors. The: altar is of ouk with brass wountings, and so is the pul- pit. Tne chancel rail, the lecturn and the reading desk are of solid brass. In theorgan chamber & $4,000 pipe orgun 1 bewg placed. Iu the eastern end is & vestry, With a hand- some oak mantel and tile Inlald fireplace. In the western eud is a small robid¥ room and an ante-room for the chair, Stairy lead from tho basement (nto these, , In the basement, io addition to the furnace rooms, there is a large Sunday school room, sixty-two by forty foet in measurement. Leading from this there s in the western end a robing room for the choir, and in the eastern end a complete toilet chamber. The chapel is heated by two hot air fur- A large Texas stear broke out of his pen at the Willow Springs distillery yester day worning, and for a time ma’‘e things very llve‘l] in the vicinity. After t ampling on'a child and tossing one of the employes of the distillery in the air he was shot. 1D WAS UNUSUALLY QUIET. The Meeting of the County Commis- *'aY6iiErs” Yesterday Afternoon. Bids were opencd at the meeting of the county commissioners yesterday afternoon. t0 erect bridges across the Papio river and at Dr,Miller's road. Bids were submitted by tho King Bridge company, ot Cleveland, U, for $395 for the bridge over the Papio, ana $335 for the bridze on Dr. Miller's road; J: C. Waipple, at $444 per lineal foo A. Hubbard, spans gyer the Papio, $4.30 per foot, on Dr. Miller) road, $4.55 per feot; Z. ‘T, Brunton, of Blaik, $1,100 for both bridges: \J, B. Borgen & Co.U’$3.80 per foot; Burness & Parks, Papio bidge, $1.60, bridge on Dr. Miller’sroad, $4.85; Frank 13, Hibbard, bridge over the Paplo, § C. W. Finn, bridge on Dr. Miller's road, 33775 per foot, for furnish- ing material, or’§1.35 per foot if board furnish’ material}” the bridge over the Papio at 3380 per foot, per foot if board: furnish the the Sincth Bridge ¢ompany, $4.25 per lineal foot for each bridge.” All ‘the buls were re- ferred to the committee on roads and bridges. A requeat from County Clerk Roche for permission to' employ two of his clerks to work on the tax list evenings was granted., The report of the county dispensary for August was received. showing thut 403 pre- scriptious were compounded during the month, Of these 807 were *‘'out door’’ cases, 87 were from the county jail, 4 for the Burt street home, and 5 for the Open Door. The committee on judiciary reported on the communication from the C. B, Mayne com- pany, charging Constaole Short with unbe- coming conduct, that there was no such con- stable appointed by the board. The committee on finance reported that the bill of Sheriff Coburn for court fees for the May term, amounting to §309,20, was cor- rect, and recommended payment. Adopted. ‘Ihe application of Clark W. Stewart for admission to the soldiers’ home at CGrand Island was recommended by the comittec on judiciary and eudorsed. A number of small bills for work op roads were recommended to bo -placed on the ap- propriation sheet of road funds. A number of claims for witness fees in the police court were recommended by the finance committee to be referrcd to the county attorney for an opinion as to whether the county is liable for the same. being entirely new to the public, an inven- tion of an Omaha lady, Mrs. Frances E. Eller. This invention consists of a wooden frame, a little over a 00t square, lined with a finely preforated zine, with an arrange- ment at the side of sjx little recesses, or pockets, in which are placed a variety of lit- tle pins with glass heads, which the child manipulates in the preforations according to until old enough to copy from a esigns. Mrs. Eller is a lady of cul- tivated intellect, a teacher previous to her marriage. While devising means of aniuse- ment for her little family of boys and girls, she fell unon this method of instruction, which she perfected and now places before the people, trusting it wili benefit many homes as as hers and that it way speedily be introduced into all primary schools. - COURT. DISTRIC A Petition For t Grounds. Suit For Damages Divarce on Excelle William Scoles wants the Union Pacific railway company to pay him 81,975 for dum- ages sustamned by being run into by a train while crossing the track at what is known as Savage's crossing on the 24th of Aucust last. Bertha Poulsen has. filed a petition for divorce from her husband, Frederick, in the district court. The petition shows that Poulscn is u brute of the worst kind. They were married in Omaha on the 25th of De- cember, 1384, Two -veeks after they were . married he turned her out of se on @ cold night and com- w0 remain out all night. In the spring of 1885 they moved on 1o a farm in Howard county. A child was born in the summer of that year, and when Mrs, Paulsen was sitting i @ chair, nursing vhe child, her husband kicked the ¢hair over, in- jurinjz both the mother and child. One'day when she was helping him Joad hay, he ran the pitchfork he was using into ber thigl At various times he has chokea and ki and beat her until she has been unable to move. She therefore prays for a aivo with alimony, and also to be allowed the cu tody of their minor cnild. The Kimball, Champ Investment company has commenced o foreclosure suit against Sumner and Iza . Clement, to recover 81,500 The claim of W. S, Seaman of $95 for wagon for poor farm was allowed, 2he county clerk was instructed to notify all coul dealers tuat the board is now ready to receive bids for supplying 500 tons, more or less, of erate coal for use in the county jmil and court house. Bids to be opened Sat urday, September 21, at 2 p. m., all bids to be accompanied by a check for §100, A resolution was introduced by Chairman Mount, and adopted, instructing the con- tractors, Ryan & Walsh, to use wire lath in the county hospital. The bill of Serifft Coburn of .20 for boarding and committing prisoners and in- sane during August, was allowed. “The road known as road 54 D, section 82, 16 n, 12 o, was located and a warrant for $50 orderea drawn to the order of August Nel- son for damages by reason of said location, A pass was'ordered furnished Billy Moran 10 Hot Springs, Ark. A purse of over $200 has been raised by his friends to send him there and it was considered advisable to fur- nish transportation, as the beard has boen paying 8 per week for his board at Lincoln, and av Hot Springs there will be no such ex: vense, Thie county physidian and the pharmacist recommended that the contract for furnish- ing drugs be let to C. oudman, he being the lowest bidder. The recommendation was adopted without comment. -~ 2 Grand Lodge Katertainment, The general committee, composed of del e~ gates from the yarious Kaights of Pythias lodges in vhe gity, met in the lodge room of Nebraska No.1, Friday night to make ar- raugewents for the eutertainment of the grana lodge. v A permanent organization was effected by electing the following office R. Patten, president: C. M. Bauchman, secretury; J Urietehke, treasurer, cominitieo on arrangements is as fol- lows: (icorge W. Baboue, Julius Trietchke, O. B, Baleombo, 8. K. Patten and C. P. Murpuy, “This commiittee will meoet in room 9, Continental block next Saturday night, to perfect arrangements, e b A A Kindergarten Novelty. Among the many exhibits at the Coliseum, one worthy of particular mention is the “Kindergarten Art Educator,” the method on a note secured by mortgage on lot 4, block 1, Brigas’ place. County Court, Anna M. Dawson was adopted yesterda in the county court by Frank X. Lemieau: The American Water Works compeny has filed a suit against S. K. Felton und Morris Morrison to recover §386.60 due on a note. J. M. Edmmston has comwmenced suit against C. G. Schenck and wife, w0 recover $318 on a promissory note, secured by a chattel mortgage, which lus beon foreclosed and applied on the note which was for £47 Judguent is asked for the balance due, I'ne Sherwood Park Building agsociation has commenced suit against Stuben & Wulr, to recover §)00 on \wo promissory notes, The same company has also commenced suit against John Stuben o recover $100; against H, W, Snyder.and €. 3. Brayton, 0 recover $400, and against Otto Shiben to recover §7o0, Did He Drown ? A gentleman who is acquainted with Will- iam Lammerich, the missivg groceryman of 1921 Saunders, claims that be saw him the uight after bis disuppesrance standing on the Owmaha and Council Bluffs wagon bridg Heo thinks perbaps Lammerich sought o watery grave to avoid finauciai troubl es of co-partnership be tween oh and the late John S, Paulsen, which were entered to on April 1, 1350, were filed with the county clerk. The articies provide for cafrying on a retail grocery store and are to continue until April 1, 1591, unless sooner dissolved, These arti- cles were filed by the executors of the Paul- sen ostate in order thut a settlement might l;n made of the lute senator's interost iu the fivm, e Leaving the Old Fort. Colonel Merriam has beeu ordered by Ma- jor General Crook to designate two compa- nies of the Seventh infantry, now stationed at Fort Laramie, to make their headquarters ot Fort Logan, Colorado, These troops are to report at once to ¥ort Logau aund the re- maining two companies at Fort Laramie will be sent to the sume fort in a fow weeks. Fort Laramie will then ve avaudoned. RITCHIE'S EFFORT. The Masher Lawyer Makes a Good But Vain Apveak. Lawyer Ritene is not yetout of his trouble over insulting the Misses Halland. The case which was filed on Thursday was under the misdemeanor ordinance. Yesterday he was again arrested, this time ou a state war- rant, charging bim with assault, Ritchie and his attorney were in polico court yesterday afternoon and asked for an fmmediate trial. The defendunt made an effort in his own behalf worthy of a nobler cause. He pleaded that his punishment was already sufticient; that if he had done wrong he had atons for at, and that the harsh icisms, whether just or unjust, were suf- ficient, but he could on this second count ablish his innocence. —Judge Berka re- fused to hear the case and iv went over until Monday at 9 a. m, Dr. Den's Estate. James H. MeShane will apply for appoint- ment as administrator of the estate of the late Dr. Den, The old gentleman died leav- ing very Jittle to be administered. Yesterday a party named Derme, from Devil's Lake, alc., claiming to be a’son-in-law of the de- cascd, applica for information regarding tho vbroperty, Den wus supposed to be o bachelor. — T A Little Overlrafe. Auditor Evans discovered an overdraft for $675 in looking over the papers aud vouchers of the county hospital yesterday. Superin- tendent Coots was sent for and soon dis= covered that it was due to a clerical error. No harm was done, as the amount will be deducted from the' next voucher of the con- tractors, JONES—Friduy, September 13, at 913 North Twenty-sixth, Mrs. . H. Jones. Funeral to-day, leaving the hcuse at 2 o’clock p. m., to be buried at Forest Lawn cometery Notice to Contractors for Paving. D Proposals will be received by the tee on viaducts, t5 and alioys ptem ber 16th, wineer, for puy’ from "M n tions on flle i ti Approximute of paying, and #1,7107 0, W 40 days’ Al bids tifled check for Dids not & all bids 15 res By ords W8 [uar 05 1ineal feer of curhing to must be completel within pust be accompanted by cers #0000, to bo retarned on il e right to reject any and E. B, Tow l'hmr“mu Committee on Viaducts, Strests aud oy, City Engloeer, th, 184, v Ly JoN B, Morn South Omaha, Sept. #5106 . 7-L. A. No. i6—Proposals for Army unplies. ~ Headquartsrs Department of the Platte, Oflice of Clilef Comim slstence, Omulin, Neb,, Septe Titl, 1340:—$ roposals, in tripiicate, subject’ to the usual nditions, will bo received it this office uniil 0'CLock 1n., centrul standard time, and &y the offices 0f Lhe Aclng comniissiries of Subsisg ence at Foits Sidney, Niobrara, and Robinson, Neb.: Fort . A, Ridsell, Wyo., und Fort Dong las, Utah, unsl 11 o'clock mountain wrd t on th day of and places they will i co of bidders, for the i and delivery of tiour for issue as & component of the rafion, Preference will b glven to articles of doniostic production oe manutucture, condit'ons of guality and price (includiug in the price religh productions or munufactures the duty therson) being equal. The right is reserved any or all bids. Blank proposuls and specifications showing in detall the quantities required and gly! ntg Tull information as to tho condition of contracts will be furnished on application to any of the above mentioned ofices. J. W. BARRIGRI Maj. ind O, 8., U.8.A., Chief €8 "~ s14ditoll-1 Notice to Uontractors. Notice 18 herany given that sealed bids are solicited for the construction of a pavement, ten feel in width, iucludig cuvh stone, bxsi {uches: not 1 i throo feet in length’ mens ot Colorado sand stoue, 1118 t of Coloradd red , 6 inchos decp lnid i 8 iuchs of e outside carb 1o bé of same waterial as the paving blogks and o bo 1% fne cties dewp, measured in the work. Work to be done wecording Lo pla spegiications on Al in the county cier of York county, Nobraska. Work to be complated on or before tho 1otk day of Novembur, 1i8% Hids to be re- ceived up Lo 10 0'clock a. 1, Sept. Ath, 1889, Work to bo piid in counly WArrauts on the fund! on completion and weceptauce. 1vel 10 reject any or #ll bids M. BOVEREWGH, County Olerk, saud 5LONe PAY 1 h alid L