Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 26, 1890, Page 7

! | \- OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY JANUARY 26, 1890. SIXTEEN LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD The Pioneer Congregational Olergy- " secrotary men in the State of Nabraska. \ OMAHA'S PIONEER MINISTER. Another Chapter in the Barly Church History of Omaha—Ordination of a Bobhemian Pastor—Secs rotary Willlamson. Rev. Reuben Gaylord. Theploneer ministor of the territory of Nebraska was Rev. Reuben Gaylord, a Con- gregationalist pastor at Danville, Ia, who left a dusirable charge for the hardships of a life on the frontier iu the wint A history of his life here is a_hi church. Omaha was then scar than a yearold and coutained about two hun dred , iuhabitants settled in avout forty houses, ‘The journey of 300 miles from Dan- ville to Omaba was imade 1n A1 open carriage jn the dead of winter and Mr, Gaylord's wife and chiliren suffered greatly from the cold, They arrived in Council Bluffs De- cember 21, 1853, and, on the following day the first mentioned came over to Omuha w0 ®ee if the house being built for him was ready. Wiunter had come on with such se- verity that work on it was sus- pended and it could wot be occupied. The only hotel in the villaze was filled to overflowing and after considerable roublo part of the building now occupied by Pr. O, S. Wood as an office was sccured and ir. Gaylord brought his family from the luffs to find u shelter there. What there ‘was of the dwelling stood on four blocks of ‘wood without other foundation, and, as the door was not remarkably tignt, the suffer- #gs of the family can be imagined when the \:ermomnwr registered 0 30 below zero, times, the ouly means of getting com warm was going to bed. It is need- y that the cabinin which tney lived ‘was very rudely furnished aad the luxurios of table and dress now within the reach of everybody were strangers to the pastor's family. Mr. Gaylord bogan preaching immediately fo the council chamber of the old state bouse. Ho was guaranteed a salary of $600 ¢ yoar by the American home misaionary society and, for this meager pit- tance bore infinite suffering and privation and did some of the noblest and best work of his lifo. In the following summer Mr. Gaylord wrote the following enthusiastic outlook for Omnaha: “I gee unmistakable ovidence of energy and enterprise in this city that give promise of progress, When wo cobsider that only a ear and a haif since, there was but one log {otso in Omaha City'aad it now has a popirs lution of 600 or 800 souls, the place gives evidence of a spirit on the part of its mhabi- tants that will cause it to increase aud de- velop very rapidly. It is on the great thor- oughfare” westward and will, beyond all doubt, be the first point on the Missouri river reached by a railroad. You can thus 860 at a glance the relative future and 1m- portance of this powt and the neces- sity of the vigorous prosecution of the work of evangelization." It would almost seem from this as though he were clothed with prophetic as well as priestly powers. For six weeks Mr. Gaylord was compelled to remain in the wretched cabin above ro- forred to, but finally managed to securoa 'more comfortable dwelling with two rooms. It had no cellur, well, or other conveniences, yot Mr. Guylord paid #21 per month rental. Good tout so.d readily for 83 and $3.50 por rrel, but Mr. Gaylord had to content him- self with an iuferior article that could be bobight for §7. 'fhe luxury of butter was scarcely dreamed of. By May, 1856, $1,000 had been subscribed by. the citizens towards building & house of ‘worship. On May 4,a Congregational church was organized, with nine members, includ- ing the pastr. The week following the organization of the church at Omaha, Mr,Gay- lord visited Fontanelle aud founded a churca there. Toward the close of his first year in Omaha he had the satisfaction of seeing @ substautial house of worship erected and the basement finished for use. It stood on Sixteenth and Farnam and was torn down only last year to make room for the new Commercial National bank. The building ‘was of brick, was 27x36 feet, with a base- ment room 19x24 feet nside. The first day that services were held 1n it there were six additions to the church membership. De- sewmber, 1856, the wmembership had increased 1o twenty-six. By the following summer the church building was completed and was dedicated with appropriate services. There were forty-tive pews, affording seating accommo- dations for 225 persons, he building cost 4,500 exclusive of furnishings. There are very few towns at present in the stato that canunot boast of as finen church as that was, but it considered & mag- nificent editicent edifice in Omaha in those days, and eyery citen, whether churchman or non-churchman, was proud of it. Seeing the fleld unoccupied Mr. Gaylord scted the part of bishop for the territory of s adoption, besides caring for his church in Owal During the year 1856 he extendod kis labors to Hellevue on the south and Florence and Calhoun on.the north, In the two last-named places ho organized churches. Afterwards be visited Decatur, sixty miles north, and Brownville, seventy-five miles south, and organized churches in both places; but being unsupplied with Congrega- tional ministers to watch over and strengthen them, these churches were abandoned to the Presbyterians and are all now in a prosper- ous eondition. ‘The spring of 1864 found Mr. Gaylord's nervous systemw so impaired by excessive labor that his congregation voted him a va- cation of threo months for rest and travel. On his way east he attended a meeting of the general associauon of Illinois at Quincy. ‘There he met Dr. Badger, of the American home mission society, who appointed Mr. Gaylord superintendent of the churches of Nebraska P, ~#ud western lowa. On bis return he organ- ized churches at Greeawood, Oakfield, Bart- lett, Camp Creek, Columbus, Schuyler, Elk- born, Milford and other places. He experi- enced tho greatest difficulty, however, in so. uurlnullwn far these flocks. In fall of 1860 Rev. Mr, Sherrill came a8 a licentiate and succeeded Mr. Gaylord as pastor. _In February, 1870, the church de- clded to become self-supvorting, and cease to rely for fluanciat aid on the home mission- ary society, A weeks later the old church near Six- teenth and Farnam was sold and the present church site bought. In May, 1870, Mr. Gaylord resigned his position us superintendent of the churches of Nebraska and westera Iowa. Mr. Mer- rill succeeded him in that capacity and served four years, when he died. Mr. Gay- lord then took up the work himself again, In 1876 the church celebrated its twentieth anniversary, and Mr. Gaylord was called on 10 preach the memorial sermon. ln those twenty years the membership had increased from nino to 200, conducting a religious n 1880, wi revival, he was stricken with lysis and '8 at_ tl 0 of sixty-seven died In six d t mont} is widow and son, years and el talph Gaylord, survive him, Secrotary Wiltiamson, Y. M. C. A, The board of dircctors’ of the Y. M, C. A, has chosem Mr. Charles E. Williamson act. ing general secrotary of the association to succeed Mr, Jenuer, who has resigned. Mr, ‘Willisrason has been acting as assistaut sec- retary for over two years, and although a young man of twenty-six, his friends have implicit confidence in his apulity to fili the place. Mr. Williamson has had a long ex~ perience as 8 Y. M. C. A, mau and held the position of . assistant secretary of the Cia- cinnuti association before he was of ago. He 15 also & newspaper man aud was con- nected with some of the leading Cincinn papers for a npumber of years in & reportorial capucity. He cawme to Omaba in 1886 to accept the position of reporter oo the Eveoing World, ' The real estate boom was then at its beight, ana Mr, Williamson 'was allared from his profession by visious of sudden wealth and embarked in the realty business. Luter he was ed 1o take the position of assistant seeretary of Young Men's Christisn asssociation, and he hold it ever siuce Lo the satisfaction of all persous codeerned, 0 18 an excellent example of the Chris- umxunllum:m S5y il d His judgwens in all matters has been Ex, proven sound; but as he has been holding only a secondary position Mr. Williamson has not had the opportunity until now to ad- minister the affai*s of the association with the progressive methods that he cherishes. The report of the intended sale of the Young Men's Christian association building is said to be a mistake. There is no such - tention entertained. Roport of the People's Church. The officers of the People’s church, of which Rev. Charles W. Savidge is pastor, in making their first report present the follow- ing intoresting facts and figures: When the church was organized last fall it had neither merbers nor resources. Now it has thirty-five members, about half of whom have been converted in the meetings. Boyd’s opera houss has boen uscd as o "0 0f worship, The following money has been received; Sunday collectio! $ 861 15 Pledges.... 603 B Total vereiseeenens. 81,054 00 An_average of $24 per Sunday has been received in coliections, Tho following monoy has been paid out for expenses: Reat of opera house Pastor's salary...... Pastor's moving expens Printing . Music... S Incidentals, including charity. pl § 800 00 Total... 1,054 00 Rev. Johu A. Giliespio has raised all the money used in conducting the Sunday school at tho Buckingham. The report hus been circulated that Rev. C. W. Savidge is rich, but this is not true, and subscriptions are urgently requested fov the support of the church. The bills payablo at this timo for rent, coal and music amount 10 $210. The estimated expenses for tho rost of the current year, closing with September, will be #4500, of 'which there has alroady been pledgod $1,141.65, One Sabbath 'evening. when mcre than twelve hundred people were prescnt, Mr. Brad Slavghter said: *The majority of these people would not attend serviceat all if this house were closed.'’ Miss Jennie Smith of Maryland, at ono time said to the pastor: *I am impressed that your work is not oniy to the very lowly, but to many others who are neglected, and you are now where you can boldly approach those in high piaces about their soul's salva- tlon.” For the past three months almost every The Sisterhood society for the help and rescue of women 18 doing a good work und a number of innocent girls have been saved from houses of shawme. The Sunday Pape Rov. T.J. Mackay, pastor of St. Episcopal church, Council Blufts, the above subject: “Am I opposed to the Sunday paper? No, Tam not. T recognize the fact that the Sun- day paper has come to stay, and thav it ftills & want that previously was not met. The hard worked man has but little time during the week to read a daily paper; but he can enjoy the Sunday edition at his leisure. I read the Sunday paper myself, and L often get fresh points for my Sunday sermons from the news and editorials in Tie SUNDAY Bee. I have heard it sald that to read the Sun- day paper destroys the spiritual tone and piety of the man for that day, but I can not agree with that idea. I would as soon think of the takitg up of the coliection in the church destroying the spiritual tone of the meeting, as the reading of the newspaper on Sunday destroying the spiritual tone of the Paul's says on reader. There is o business or worldly ring about both. The real opposi- ton to the Sunday paper _arises from tho feeling that “the reading of the paper lessens the attendance on our churoh services; the. paper comes 1010 0ppo- sition to the church. The remedy for this, if such is tho case, .is to make our church ser- vices more atiractive. ““Let us use the Sunday newspapers as a means of spreading God’s kingdow aud God's truth as zealously as the ministers who fur- nish their sermons for. the Sunday morning paper, which is set up and printed mainly on Sunday. Do not these ministers know that the copy they furnish before the sermon is preached is to be put in type and all the work dono on Sunday! Let us use the Sunday papor in the same way by furnishing ma- terial in advadce. I have always found edi~ tors glad to receive any matter I would fur- nish, and for a time was 8 regular contribu- tor to a Sunday paper, ‘“The press is the grandest power for good in the world today, and the Sunday paper can be made an ally of the puipit, but not by denouncing it.” New Universalist Pastor. Rev. Q. H. Shinn, pastor-clect of the church of the Good Shepard, (Universalist) of this city, 18 expected to begin his work in .the new pastorate the first Sunday in Feb- ruary. For years Mr. Shinn bas looked toward Omuba as n prospective field for labor, 3 He came to this city a little more than a. yoar ago and preached one Sunday, begin- ning the work which a few months_later, under the labor of Dr. Patterson of Boston resulted in the organization of the church of the Good Shepard. Mr, Shinn is a very able preacher and well known throughout the east, and we bespeak for him a_cordial welcome in our city, Upon Mr. Shinu's arrivai notice will be given in regard to the place of worship, W. 0. T. U, A meeting of the various temparaunce or- ganizations of the city was held in the Young Men's Christian association rooms Thursday. Good revorts from the six different unions wero presented and a growing interest in the temperance cause made manifest. Mrs. An- drews of the Holmes union presented in a most pleasing manuer a paper entitled **The Temperance Woman in Society.” All who had the pleasure of heariug her were both delighted and benefited. Mrs, Woodward, the state organizer, was present and ud- dressed the meeting in her usual interesting aud ploasing mauner. Theosophy. “Why I became a Theosophist,” is & trea- tise on the knowledge of God by Annie Besant. It is one of tho standard text books of the local theosophical society. The padiphlet is written in a vigorous vein and shows profound research in psychology. The writer fearlessly defends her belief and writes scathingly of vhose who have been un- complimentary to her. In the opening chapter Mrs. Besant says: “No one blames the child because it hus outgrown its baby clothes, nor tho man when his lad’s raiment bacomes 100 narrow for him; but, if the mind grows as well as the body, and the intellectual garment of one decade is nuul-.own in the followiug, cries wre raisod of rebuko and of reproach by those who regara fossilization as u proof of mental strength.” This is a fair sample of her styles, An Early Methodist Minister, ‘The brief description of the early Metho- dist Episcopal ministers of Omaha published in last SuNDAY's Bee has received the com- pliment of beiug the most complete and cor- reoct nistory of that denomination published, There was but one omission and that was of Rev. Henry T. Davis, who was pastor of the old Thirteeath street Mothodist church from 1850 to 1861. His aaughter, Mrs. Allan T, Rector, still resides in Omaha, Tu 1861 Rev. Mr. Dayvis was appoiuted presiding elaer of Nebraska City district. Rev, David Hart was nted to succeed Rev, H. T, Davis. In 1863 Rev. T. B. Lemon was appointed pastor st Omaha and Rev. David Hart was appointed to Bellevue, Later he went to , o faithful and good Saturday eveuingof last week, Rev. Auton Pauly, the new Bohewian Presbyteriau min- ister, was ordained in the First Presbyterian church by Rev, W.J. Harsha, assisted by the Rev. John G. Schaible of the German Presbyteviau vaurch, A large number of Bohemiaws was present 1o witness the cer- monies. Rev, W. J. Harsha presided aud Rey, J. G. 8 followed with @ sermon in c';.m. after which the newly ordsined winister, Mr. Paulu, delivered a discourse in the Bohemian tongue. Mr, Paulu will have charge of the Hohe: mian congragation which meets in the Cas tellar street Presbyterian church. He is o young man and was educated in Bobemia. For Bellevae College. Tho pastor and session of the Westminster Presvyterian church have, without solicita- tion, informed the president of Believue col loge that on Feburary 9, they will take up a | svecial collootion for Bellevue college. The president of the institution has been invited 10 be present and preach at that service, United Presbyterian Accessions, At the last communion services of the United Presbyterian chirches of this city the foillowing additions were made to the membership rolls: First United Presbyter: ian church, seven; Park Avenue charch, five; Covtral United Prosbyterian church, twenty-one, fourteen being on profession and seven on certificate. CHURCH NOTIOES. Thero will be preaching services morring and evening i the Mission house on Teuth street, between Dodge and Capitol aveuue. All who uttend services no whero else are most cordially invited here. Rev. A. Martin wiil preach in the First Christian church morning and ovenitig, Morning subject: _“The Holy Spirit." Kvening: “Sunday Newspapers: Are They Right or Wrong, and What Shall We Do With Them?" Everybody mvited. At the Soutlwestern Lutheran ehurch, Tywenty-sixth street, botwecn Popplaton and Woolworth avenues, morning servicess will be observed as a day of prayer for schools and colleges, Evening topic: *Good Cheer,” Welsh Presbyterian, Saunders street near Cuming. Proaching at 10 a. m, and 7:80'p. y the Rev. Richard Hughes of Clifton, Sunday schocl after morning services. Rev. John Williamson will preach to- worrow at 10:30 a, m. at the Central United Presbyterivn church on Scventeenth stroet between Capitol avenue and Dodge, on “Sabbath Observance.” At 7:8) p. w, the women's missionary society will occuny the hour with an ‘interesting and varied pros gramme. i At Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, corner Twenty-first and Binney, the morn- ect will be, **How Beliaf Affects the vening, “Where Shail I Spend Eternity ! At St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran church, corner Twenty-first and Burdette streets, there will be preaching by the pas- tor, Rev. J. G, Grifiiths. Strangers and friends of the congregation are most cordially invited to attend all of these servicoes, At the People’s church, Boyd's opora h pr @ by the pastor, Rev. C. W. idge on *“Victory—How to Win 1t,” and in the evening “Grinding in the Prison House.” Franklin S. Smith will lead in the singing. Sunday school meets at Dodge street Mission, between ‘Twelfth and Thir- teentt, Prof. J. A. Gillespie, superinten- dent. Rev. Noewton M. Mann will preach this morning at Unity church on the question, *“*What shall Ido to be saved.” Lecture in the evening at o'clock. Subject: “How old is creation, and how long will it lasti"" At Hanscom Park M. E. church, the vas- tor, Rev. G. M. Brown, will preach at 10:45 a.m, on the text, “Pride, fulness of head and an abundance of idleness.” Evening subject: “Lov's wife.” At Koufitze Memorial vangelical Luth- eran, corner of Sixteenth and Harney streets, the moruing snbject will be “Charistian Eu- cation.” Evening subject, “Trade. The faculty and students of Omaha Commercial college will attend the evening service. Trinity calhedral Capitol avenue and 18th street, very Rev. C. H. Gardner, Dean, holy communion 0 a. m.; morning prayer litany and sermon, 11 a. Sunday school 3:15 p. m.; children’s service 3:45 p. m.; evening prayer and sermon 7:30 p. m.; the aeau will preach morning and evening. Piymoutnh Congregational church, corner Twentieth and Spencer streets, Dr. A. R. Thain, pastor. Preachingat 10:80 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 12. Young People’s Socicty of Christian Eudeavor at 6:80. The regular woekly prayer meeting at 45 Weanesday evening. At All Saints’ church, Twenty-sixth and Howard streets, the music at tne'1l o’clock service will be “*Te Deum” and *-Jubilate’ i G, by Smart; antnem, *I will Lift Up Mine ‘Eyes Unto the Hills,” by Clarke Whit- fleld, At the 4 p'clock service will be sung the “Maguificat” aud *“Nunc Dimittis” in A, by Goss; anthem, ‘‘He that Shall Endure to the End,” by Mendelssohn (from the ora- torio of Eiijah.) At Immanuel Baptist church, North Twenty-fourth and Biuney streets, Konntze place, Rev. Thomas Stevenson, Baptist city missionary, will preach in the morning. 1In the evening the church and congregation will unite in the revival services being held at the First Baptist church., Suuday scuonl at 12m. Youngpeople's meeting Monday eveu- ing. Regular church prayer meeting Wed- nesday evening. Public cordially welcomed., LT e RELIGIOUS. It is estimated that there are six thou- sand conversions to Christianity per day new going on, According to the recent statistics from the propaganda in Rome, there are no less than 218,000,000 Catholics in the world. ‘Thus far 46 of the 211 vresbyteries of the Prosbyterian church have been reported as voting on the overture on revision of the Westminster Standards. A Japanese nun is a novelty in a Catholic convent. However, a young Japanese lady belovgiug to & high family will sopn take the veil to enter a Bavarian nunnery, Plymounth church, Brooklyn, has resolved 10 call a Congregational council, to be com- posed partly of representatives of neighbor- ing churches and partly of representatives of more distaut ones, to install Dr, Aboott as pastor and to ordain Mr. Howard Bliss as assistant pastor, The Catholic population in this country is estimated at 8,301,367, and the numver of priests is placed at 5,468 2,126 regulars and 7 seculars, I'hey attend 7,420 churches, stations, and 1,539 chapels. There are 202 orphan asylums, caring for, itis esti- mated 22,76) orpha There are 30 theo- logieal seminaries, with 1,631 students, 125 colleges nd 632 academies, and 3,209 parochial sshools, with 654,838 pupils, This is what the Cnurch of M-’% would like to sec, says the New York Tribupe: Less antiquity, but more Gospel; less ecclen- 1asticism, but more humanity; less lterary, but more practical work; less' dogmas, but moredivinity: less drawing of Church lines of demarcation, but greater liberality and charity, would help our work, as well as tho Kmmml diffusion of the Gospel of Good T}~ ings to all men, The Few York correspondent of the Aad- vauce says: ‘‘When complaint was made ta Mr, Lincoln that General Grant took whisky on the battlefield the president inquired the name of the brand and expressed a desire to send some of it to others of .his generals. . 1t the use of the gun and rod would make more mivisters liko the rector of St. George's (vhe Rev.W. 5. Kainesford) it would be the proper object of some society to supply them with such implements und instruct them 8s o their use,” $ At the recent dinner of tha New York Congregational club Hamilton W. Mabie of the Christiaa Uniou, gave a reminiscence of travel with a morsl to it. “When I was in a magnificent cathedral at Antwerp last’sum- mer,” e said, *I remorked what & pity it was 80 dirty. ‘I wish,’ said my friend, ‘that our churches in America wera dirtier. © That dirtis from the feet of the poor snd the working reople.‘ My friend was right. We need dirtier churches, more shabby churches made 80 by the masses attenditg. The Novoe Vremya, of St. Petersburg, says the uppointment by the Pope of Biships to Russia, snows evidences of a counciliatory spirit on the party of the Papacy. Russia, it adds, has always been tolerant in religious questions. Catholics in Russia en; rights with Protestants, Arwe: Gregorians. The settloment of the episcopal question in Russia, it argues, will nermnlr be an advantage to the Vatican, and will prove that the Pope was right when ne con- demned the clergy’s interforence with poli- tics, The archbishop of Canterbury has aston- ished his realm by & sudden mpvement against the dress coat, He objects 101t in chureh. In order to keep it out of church be has directed that marriage licenses snall not be issued for a later hour than 5 oc'lock, thus avoiding tbe requirement of evening dress. His authority in this directiou was still further felt at the Gloucester musical festival, which was held the first week of September. All subscribers and tickethold- ers who expected to be present at the orato- rio performance ju the cathedral, at nigbt, were requested L0 appear i *‘morulag dress.” the palace. THE GOVERNOR' 1N NEXICO —— Re0aption leen“W the Presidant of the Rapublic, g HE GREATLY ADMIRES NEBRASKA -l This State One of the Wonderfal Features of Anferican Progress— 2he Ex cution ofaximillian— Ranks Brokbniat Lincoln. he Mex ean Onting. To the Editor of Trnr Bre: Our party left Vera Cruzat 6:30 a. m., Sat- urday, December 2§, for Puebla, the route was a return over the Mexican vailroad to Apizaca Where the branch line extends to Puebla. We reached Apizaco at 8 p. m. From 6 in the morn- ing until that time, most of our 'ty were on the platformor at the car win- dows ubserving the sccnery—the point of observation was the reverse of that going down and poared quite new to us—s0 intensely interesting is the view from the foot of Orizaba peak to the const. The ride from Apizaco to Puebla, which point was reached at 5p. m., was quice interesting although the scene was entirely different. Our route lay through afine valley lying between two monster mountain ranges. The valley at Puebla is about seventy miles wide and is the finest agricultu- ral region of Mexico. Puebla wos a sur- prise to us. A city of about 75,000 in- habitants better built than the City of Mexico. The great cathedral at Puebla is & much more expensive building than the grand cathedral in the City of Mex- ico. The stove buildin finer than th in the capitol city—there ap- peared to be more trade, larger stocks and more push and enterprise than in any eity we had seon in the republic. Uutil nearly 11 o’clock Saturday even- ing our party were scattered among the the stores buying trinkets, curios, onyx, ete. The onyx quarries are near Pu- ebla and this is the point to buy articles manufactured from this beautiful stone. Sunday morning early a portion of our excursionists embarked in a four horse rig for Cholulo, seven miies south west where wesaw the wonder- ful pyramids and climbed to the top of the principal one. This monster pyramid covers forty-five acres of ground, that is to say, forty-five acres of the level plain, and is about two hun- hrea and filty feet in height. In some places these walls are overgrown with trees and shrubbery.giving the py mid the appearance of a miniature mountain. On the top of the pyramid is & church, the willsof which are hung with interesting pictufes and curiously wroughit stones, imagés. etc., that had been discovered on thgsidesof the pyra- mid. The view from the parapet wall is the finest that can bp seen in Mexico. Just to the west, oaly, thirty miles to the top, is the voleano of Povocatepetl. Just north, about fiwve miles further away from Cholulo, rises the massive mountain of Ixtaccihuatl. Eighty to 100 miles northeast stands the mnoble mountain of Okiziba, the finest voleanic conq . of. earth, These three great pauks are all more than seventeen thousand feet in height, eternally snow-clad and in this clear atmosphere are us bright and as beautiful in the sunlight us one can imagine. From the Clolulo pyramid one can gee the crater of Popocatepetl. This mountain is the highest in Mexico. Humboldt estimates it at 17,716 above sen level. Later authorities have in- creased the heighth to 18,362 feet. Our point of view was about ten thousand }cec lower. There appear to be no foot- hills, The pighty peak rises up grandly from the plain; the view neuarer by was one of extreme lovliness, beautiful gar- dens, villages and churches as faras the eye can reach. More than fifty churches, massive, expensive buildings, with tall steeples, with from one toa dozen bells in ch, can be seen from this pyramid, fifteen within the villuge limits of Choiulo, & town of not ovi 4,000 inhabitants. Wewere wellrepaia for our visit and returned to Puebla in time to leave at 1 o'clock p. m, for the City of Mexico via Apizaco. Monday morning, the 80th, found us in the capital city, where we arrived at 7:30 p. m. Sunday. We spent. the fore- noon in visiting places that we had missed seeing on_our former visit, and ot 8 p. m. were all ready with our best clothes on for a visit to President Por- firio Diaz, who had on our first day’s visit in Mexico extended a formal 1nvi- tation to Governor Thayer, inviting him to call upon him with his entire puarty on the 80th. The reception was especially tendered Governor Thayer and his party as a mark of great dis- tinction by the president. Tho Amer- ican minister, Mr. Ryan, and his chief clerk of the legation, Mr. Ed, C. But- ler, who has for seventeen years past been the interpreter tor the legation, were the only persons other than our varty present. We were received in a very quiet unosten- tatious way, Our carriages were driven into the corridor of the palace. A guard of soldiersin full uniform saluted as we passed. A few staff officers were present to help us alight from the car- riages and to escort us to the presideut’s reception room in the main portion of As s00n as we were com- fortably seated in the reception room a walked in upaccompanied, . He was dressed in a plain business suit and for the first moment bus-few except those near Governor Thayer recognized the man who wus shakiog hands with our governor as Fresjdent Dinz, We all rose while Governor Thayer rémarked to his excellency, ing through In- terpreter Butler, ‘14 §ubstance, as fol- low: i **President Diag, Leam glad to know you and ake you by'the hand, Those accompanying me ant-mysell have vis- ited Moxico for thé patpose of pleasure, recreation, and for Jm.huriug informa- tion in regard to thi “epublic of which you are the honoteéfexecutive. Your name and fame arg fymitiar to the peo- ple of the Unite .hfll'fil of North America. It gives.s sincere pleasure in having the oppowianity of paying to iuu our respects. ‘sQur visit thus far as been exceedingly agreeable, We have just returned from a trip to Vera Cruz, 'We have had occasion to admire the good railroad management which revails on the railroads in this coun- ry; und we have obsepved the excel- ent manner in which those railvoads were constructed.. On the Vera Cruz line we passed through scenery surpass- ing in grandeur any that exists in the United States, 1 take great pleasure in saying to you that evérywhere in oar travels we have been met with marked courtesy and good teulln¥. “In myd'udgmunt the interchange of visits and mingling together of the people of the two great republics of the American continent exerts a most wholesome influence upon the two coun- tries. The people of the United States slde door opened and the president | observe with great satisfaciion the prosperi of their sister republic of Moaxico.” y President Diaz responded in a very happy speech, through the interpreter. It is said that the president speaks prett; good English but if he does he did not betray himself to our party. President Diaz complimented Governor Thayer by reminding him that he had read of his prowess as a soldier, and that he was very glad to meet the ex- ecutive of the great and growing state of Nebraska, a state that, to him, was one of the wonders of the present age. He said he should be pleased at some future time to visit Nebraska and soce for himsolf cities that had growh up out of the barren wilcernoessas if guided by magical hands. He had read of our great progress commereially, and mary at what had been ac- complished and that he hoped to livo to see like accomplishments in Mexico. He said that he "was pleased to greet the governor and his friends and extend to them acordial welcome He was glad that we had seen thut which was pleasing to the eye and to learn that our visit hud boen a pleasant one. He pledged us that if we would return two yours hence that the Interoceanic railroad would be completed to Aeapul- co on the Paoific eoast, and would have still grandor scenery than is seen on tho Mexican railway and would aftord less inconvenience from rapia climatic changes. He alluded pleasantly to his tour of the United Statesin 1883 and hoped to agnin visit that republie at the expiration of his present term. He said that his first trip was instructive and he was of the opinion that his sec- ond would be the same, He reforred to the desire of ‘the people of Mexico to advance and of their struggle to oyer- come difficulties in its march of progress. Speaking of the spread of the English and Spanish languages the president told the visitors that should return to Moxico ten years hence, ¢ would find its people using English much more than now: and he hoped that the Amevican citizens themsalves in the use of the Spanish language would improve. He said that he felt that the two ro- publics were on the eve of newer, closer and more friendly relations. He was in favor of u closer union, commercially and socially, and would do all in his power 1o that end. He complimented Minister Ryan and in fact seemed to enjoy our visit—he shook hands with each member of our party, being formally in- troduced and wisbhed usa safe roturn to our country and hoped that we might again visit Mexico. After the inter- view Colonel Corrella of the president’s staff, showed us through the main re- ception room, gave us a history of the interesting paintings and portraits and then went with us in carriages to the finest cafe in the city, whore we found a bountiful lunch which turned out to be u regular di rof more than adozen courses, awaiting us, which we soon dis- posed of together with the necessary fluids to wash 1tdown. Happy speeches were made by different members of our party, und by our genial host, Colonel Corella, and toasts drank to the two flags the two presidents, Harrison and Diaz. We all agreed that Diaz was a “‘brick.” Being politically divided we wero not as unanimous in our vote as to Harrison, but every man agreed that Blaine’s pol- icy favoring a closer union commer- cially and politically of all the Ameri-~ can republics was the true American pol- icy. We have all seen with our own eyes that the Britashers and Germans hitve the entire foreign trade of Mexico. The traveling men we met on the train were all from Europe. The only reason this'is 80 appears to be the fact that be- hind every English -trader there is a gunboat to enforce his contracts. The Linglish and. German flags are feared and respected. The United States has been devoting her attention entirely to internal improvements, to building up our own country, until today wo find our granaries overflowing with the products of our farms, ware- houses full of iron, silver, copper and lead, the home market glutted aund no foreign demand. We¢ have not been agressive enough in reaching out for trade. We have no navy or shipping interests worth considering. If ane of our citizens drsires to visit South Amer- , he must go to Bogland first and cross the ocean twice, four times for the round trip. There are twenty-one stenmship lines from English ports to Buenos Ayres, for instance, all flying the British flag. The time will come when the democratic party as well as the republican party will see the great mistake that has been made, aud both factions will join iz building up a great maritine trade. By the way, every pound of coal used upon the Mexican railway comes from Ungland, and yet we have an inexhaustible supply within a few hundred miles of the Mexican border that is not worth the wining be- cause there is no market, After our banguet we had just time enough to brush up for Mimster Ryan’s reception, which was given expressly in honor of Governor Thayer. We were there early as we were the guests of the evening,and it was our pleasure to meet the most prominent citizens of Mexico, some of the foreign consuls und_ministors, Among the distin- guished guests present were General 1. A. Mexin, Mexican delegate to the Pan-American congress; Captain Ed- ar, United States vice consul; Rev. J. %V. Batler, the Methodist missionary of Mexico, who haslived here for twenty years, and Mateo Clarke and wife. Mr, Clarke is the great millionaire railroad builder - of South America. There were also Mr. Blake and Mr, Clarke, editors and proprietors of the Two Re- publies,” a paper—the only one printed in the English language—established hare in 1867, To give a fair idea of the reception I can do vo better than to copy a translation from the E) Nacional, the leading journal of Mexico, pub- lished December 81: “Night beforc last the reception was iven in the American legation by Hon, v. Ryan, United States minister, in honor of Mr. Thayer, governor of the state of Nebraski | “The elegant edifice was decorated guietly: and ‘in good taste under the management of the povular chicf clerk of the legation, Mr. E, C. Butler, The atlo. was occupied by one of our best ttalion bands. At the head of the stairway stood the picture of the liber- ator,. Washingtou, enwrapped in the [:)ldl of the -Mexican and American anners, The ceiling of the immense vestibule was eovered with a new Amer- ican flag, which bore the stars emblem- atic of the new states that have been added to the confederation. The ad- mirgbly arranged lights and the cur- taios, flags and flowers all were grouped yery attractively. In the first parlor, were the furnmure of gold and white combined with the marvelous effect of the eurtains and the brilliant lights, were to be found the main portion of the invited guosts when we entered. “Mr, Butler, who was charged with regeiving those invited, presented them to Mr. Ryan. This gentleman presented them to his estimable lady, who in tuen introduced them to Governor and Mrs, Thayer, and thus an easy acquaintance- ship -Emmg up between the parties present and one of the most important requisites was obtained for dissipating all'lack of awkwardnoess which is often 80 painfully embarrassing in large atherings. The attendaunce was very arge and the Hower of the American colony expectations, in view of our exporicuce in other gatherings, as soon us thoe first purlor was completely filled, the guests was present. Contrary to our began to pass into other parlors de rated and furnmished with like good taste, save that tho second was red and the third bluo and white. Upon the conclusion of the presentation proceedings the hop began. To tell the truth it was one of the most agreeable hops we have over attended. In effect, the good arranges ment of the eatertainment had aided in ostablishing an ngreeable undoratand. standing which did away with the otherwise stiff charactor of meve eti- quette in oficial gathorings. “On the other hand the delicate at- tentions shown by Me. Ryan and his es- timable lady satisfied and pleased every- one. Finally, while not having buen mvited to o formal hop, it was pleasant to observe that the gentlemen hud re paired in full dress, while the toilotes of the ladies, which were handsome and varied, and gave a brilliant etfect to the arlors, “1f it nd not been for the large nums- ber of persons present one would have fancied that it wasa family reunion such was the cordiul feeling displayed. The refreshments were served with abundance, and consisted of the most varied dishes and best wines, and tho waiters ail strove to the ond that every- body present was served, We are unable on account of the lack of space to enter intoa detailed descrip- tion of the toiletesof the ladies,besides we fear we would offend some if we should miss mention of them, Then follow the names of hundred persons present. It was after 12 o'clock before we bade goodbye o our host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Ryan, who had been so very kind to all of our party, and to whom we all felt to bo under 1. ng obligations, Wao wore none of us up when our train cumed out of Mexico, Tuesday morn- \r after the veception, but did get up in tune to see the mammoth ditch, 200 feet deep dug by the Spaniards 300 yoars ago to save tho City of Mexico from the danger of inundations. Our two cars were cut off from the train and sidetracked at Queretaro, at So'clock p. . Weall took carvinges here and drove to the “‘Hiil of the Bells,”” a mile north of the city to the spot where Kmperor Moximilian, the Austrinn arch-duke, was shot to death stunding face to the foe, supported on each side by his two faithful generals Miramon and Mejia, who were executed with him. This bloody affair occurred in 1867, Standing on the spot where this great event occurred and having just parted with General Escobade who had just gone north on the train that had brought us to Queretaro and who had spent an hour visiting Governor Thayer and other members of our purty, giving us a full history of his capture of Maxi- milian and his execution, which was conducted under his orders, we were ail afforded a striking lesson in history. The death of Maximilian was the death knell to monavchical power on the western hemisphere. Singularly enough Maximilian sentenced himself. In 186 he issued an order proclaiming that any of the republican officers or leaders about two who should be caught in rebellion against his authority should be shot. The mstory of tnis important event is “too familiar for repetition here. General Escobade looks every incha goldier. He is retired now on half pay, still holding his rank as general in the Mexican army. He paid General Thayera high compli- meunt by visiting him and we were all highly entertained by his story of fhe capture und execution which contained matters of great interest that i have never seen in. print. The remaining. portion of our afternoon was spent in the city of Quereinro buying opuls and seeing sights. We found a very intelli- gent Mexican boy between eighteen and nineteen vears old who, to our great surprise, could talk English. He said his name was Domingo Escalarez, and was the only native that we met who could speak our language. He was a very bright young lad—said that he had learned the language out of a book. That he wanted to go to vhe United States where he could earn more money and get an education. Mr. Thompson most generously offered the boy® passsage to Nebraska and a chance to go to school at Mr. T.’s expense. It took the boy an hour to see his father and pack up for the trip. He was the happiest Mexican Lever saw. When he reached [l Paso he was provided with a new suit of clothes by his benefactor and hardly recognized himself. Our trip north as far Sante Fe, N, M., was as in- teresting almost as the trip south, but I have no time to write of the incidents and new scenes discovered. Suflice to say that we were glad to see the stars and swipes floating over the custom nouse ui El Paso. We Jay over ten hours at Sante Fe, N. M., and were handsomely received by Governor Prince and his good wife, who fur- nished us a nice lunch and escorted us over Sante Fe to every place of in- torest. The ride from there to Denver and from Denver to Lincoln was intensely interesting and an enjovable trip. At Lincoin we separated for our homes, all agreeing that we had had the most en- joyable and instructive trip of our lives, and though it was an impromptu sort of an affair taken for personal evjoyment 1 believe that our visit has tended in a lurge degree tostrengthen the pleasant, social and commercial relations for which the Pan-American congress is now laboring. If other governorsof our prosperous states would embark on just such trips the Mexicans would know more of the United States, becoming better acquainted, would reach out for trade and trafic with us, All hail the day when the iron band shall be ex- tended from our American railway sys- tem to that of South America, over the rocky gorges of the Isthmus. PALMER. QUARTERMASTER'S HIEF OFFICE— ‘Omana, Neb., January I, 15k, —Sealed pro- posals, in Criplica rocelved at this will” be oftice until two o'clock B B standard time, Jununty d1st, 1890, when thoy will be openod, of the whole or sny part of the materials and lubor required to weatner-bourd and paint with min- eral paint, six () douvle sets of officers’ tors and slx (U) barrack, at. Fore Hobinso braska: Preference glyen to articles of domen: the [frociunllun or manutacture, conditions of guality and price (including n the price of for- #lgn production or manutactire the duty there- o belng equal: and no award w wriicles of fol wheu the artl tlon or manufta: 1l be made for Fort Roblunson or otherpoints specitied by bid- ders, The right 1s reserved to reject any or ai bids, A clrealar giving list of Kinds and estimu- ted quantitles of materials reguired and all other requisite inforwution will be furnished on application to this office, Envelopes contain- ing proposals should be endoreed for labor and materials, or either as the case may be, and ad- dressed to the unaersigned. WM. B, HUGHES, Deputy Quartermaster General, U. 8. A.. 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