Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 14, 1894, Page 7

THE PREACHER SANDBAGS OMAHA former Pastor of Southwest Presbyterian Ohurch Gets Into Print. SIGNS AN ARTICLE FULL OF FALSEHOOD A8 to Bad Moral and Material Condit City Refated by kucts Given by Busi- ness Men, Rev. Thomas C. Hall, formerly of this city, but now occupying a pulpit in Chicago, is the author of aa attack on Omaha realty And religious interests, which was published In o recent issua of the Outlook, & New York weekly periodical. In an article entitled sambling in Real Estate,” he sandbags the tlown in a maoner that causes amazement And indignation among those who are famil- lar with facts which differ widely with the ientiments expressed by the writer. Among other things, he Houses are even now fulling to pleces with- put tenants. Ministers left pulplts to go nto the al estato business and now st ed and discrodited, hnwking books or picking up P arious existence that reflects no credit 1 their calllng. — Others found themselves so with debt that all fu liglous in- fluence there wis impos stopped. T town trembling dobauehes, lyzed o after the mad excitement of tho boom. Tt i3 the hardest field for religious work known to religious teac Statisties of “Moral Decrepitude.” With relation to Mr. Hall's alarm at the alleged moral decrepitude of Omaha, sta- show that there are ninety-Lwo churches and ten missions in this city at present. The former are accredited to'the ollowing denominations: Baptist 10, Catholic 11, Christian 4, Congregational 9 Restitutionist 1, Episcopal 11, Kvangelical 6, Fvangelical Lutheran 10, Jewish 3, Latter Ty Saints 1, Free Methodist 1, Methodist copal 19, Presbyterian 17, Unitar ‘niversalist 1, Salvation Army 1, Beventh Day Adventists 1. A local canvass amoug the clorgy develops ho fuct that Mr. Hall's theory has no ad- catos in this city. The only church in fous financial straits is the Southwest esbyterian, of which Mr. Hall was the former pastor. The veracity of figures, esvecially those of official record, has long been pro- verbial, The assertions of Mr. Hall are futed by the records of city finances and clearings. An examination of the figures 1n the city treasurer’s oflice yosterday revea the fact that the regular tux coliectious for 1887 were $370,855.50, while the collections for 1893 reached 'the gratify gate of $775,744.85. The total a tion_of property in On was $10,514,744, while the asscssed valuation for 1803 was £20,472,010, an increase of $3,407,272 during the period when Mr. Hall suid that gloom and apathy reigned supreme, The assessed valuation is about onc-twenticth of the ac tual value of property. The balance on hand in the city treasurer's ofiice on December 31, 1803, was $587,378.09. Banlk clearings have long been regarded s a busis for the business activity of a com- munity, Mr. W. H. S. Hughes, manager of the Omaha Clearing House ussoc terday stated thay the cloarings of Oma in 1857 were §147,220,634, while in 1803 reached §310,416,572." Mr. Hughes expressed surprise at the stupendous ignorance of /7 facts mafifested by Mr. Hall i his article, especially thay portion which conveyed the impression that the city was in a helpless condition. 2 Business Men Talk. The following interviews were obtained yesterday by a Bee veporter, and they come from men who know whereof they spealk. W. H. Roberson, Manager of R. G. Dun & Co's. Mercantile' Agency—Mr. Hall has evidently dashed off a few ideas without proper consideration either of their truth or their effect. He is traducing a city which \has suffered loss than auy other of its size from the effects of the depression. Omaha has_lost some of its popularity, but so has every other western city. There have beon compuratively few shrinkages in real estate, and those instances' have been in unim- proved realty located outside, Conitions have been hard, but foreclosures have not reached half the number recorded for Kan- as City and other cities. Omaha compares favorably in real estate activity with Min- ueapolis and other progressive localities of tne west. Mr. Hall should know if he made the investigation, that Omaha's excitement censed about one year before the limit was veached in either of the other cities, and the reaction was correspondingly less sovere. Omaha has never had a bank failure except the little Omaba State bank, and this occurred more than three years ago, and be- fere the beginuing of the present “suffering after vthe mad excitement,” as Mr. Hail puts it. The American Savings bank is in the hands ot a receiver, but it will liquidate its liabilities to depositors and probably pay stockholaers. Omaha's jobbing growth has ™ been more rapid since, than before the boom, and all her finest business blooks as well as ner splendid streot transit system have been constructed since the so-called real estate collapse, The Omaha and Council Bluffs bridge, East Omaha ruilway enterprises and Omaha's great packing industries, which have miade her the third stock and packing center in the union, have all grown up since the epoch of which'Mr. Hall complams, The boom had its drawbacks, but it brought into Omaha millious of dotlars and 100,000 people with all their thrift and commercial uctivity. Since the boom - all but $our of the greatest and best church buildings n the city bave been constructed. Our local ministerial brethren say that overy church in the city, with Lwo exceptions, hus in- creased in” ‘membership. 1o fact, Omaba hus improved morally ana spiritually if higher priced talent, larger edifices, more ipe organs and increased membership ave ny criterion upon which to base such a con- clasion, Instead of being paralyzed, as Mr. Hall scems to think, Omaha is, in fact, doing better fuancially, morally and industrially than elsewhere. ' Now for some figures o fuilures: In 1802 there wero only fifty-five in_ this city, with estimated liabilities at E587,401 aud assels at 00,550 In 1503 the number was fifty-seven, an_ increase of only two during the dopression. The estimuted Liablities of the failures for 1503 were $63 B4 and tho assots $313,000. The bank stute- ments published on December 19 show an imerease in deposits. Omaha is all right, and Mr. Hall evidently does not know what le 1s talking about when he writes to the Conturv, Reality Regarding Roality. George W. Ames—Records of real estate teansfors in this city utterly refute the non- sensical und vicious stutements of Preachor Hall. The growth of cities regulatos 1 ues and the city of Omaha has g avgely since Mr. Hall leftit. I reg s attack on Owaha as either the work of a fanatic ora vicious stab at a community that onee gave him a living. 1tis really bencath the dignity of notice, but to people who are not familiar with the true condition of af- faivs his attack might do some harm it allowed to go uncorvected, In the first p! there never was any mad exeitement in real estate deals. 1t was an active and profitable speculution, but overy man kept his head, with the ' exception of & few, pos: sbly like Mr. Hall, who losg ath their heads and their money u some deal, and now seck revenge by sand- ngging the town. The values of real estate n Cmaha for good property are on the ascondauey instead of “declining. For in- stance, just u few weeks ago A J. Hunscom nought three Jots ut Twanty-fifth aveuuo and Farnam street for $0,000, which Fred Day originally purchased iu 1854 for 82,400, Does that look as it Omaha was Iywg helnless? he nssessed valuation of Omaha in 1508 wis £0472,016—about one-tweutieth of its actual value. Of this assessud valuation B16,015,230 was on realty aud §,650,777 on persounl property, which was o large in treuso over precoding years, George N. Hicks—Values have not dropped. Good property is always in de- mand. Durbg the depression which swepg over the entire coutry Omaha vealty suf- fered loss thin realty elsewhero. Not only doss Omana proj hold its own, but Bouth Omaha property 'is also strictly in 14 Values areregulated by location evorywhere. 1thivk that Mr. Hall's statowent ‘is false und not based on the vestiga of a fuct, We Lave ne woublo in renting houses. Good liouses are always in dewand Chris Hartman-Owabagreal estate has 0oL degeucrated or Lakea aay tumbie, us 0 some people would have eastern capitalists beliove. I think that such an article as Mr. Hall's is inspired by a_thirst for notoriety a failing that some preachers have, So far as Josing monoy in real estato Is concerned, it can be lost there the same as in any other venture if not judiciously placed. Money nas boen lost {n mining, but that is no indi- catiort that none s made. 'The same applies ta real os It {s the basis of all wealth, and Omaha realty never was in better shape than now, although capital is naturally timid all over the country during the finan- cial depression. There is always an active demand for good property and plenty of ten- ants. Kspecially does the demand exceed the supply for modern houses to rent. Mr. Hall's article is the verles!, rot. Mr. A, P. Tukey, George H. Boggs and other prominen: realty dealers echoed the sentiments exprossed in these 1ntervisws, —— BURNE CHILDRE? D TO DEATH, Des M Little Ones Consumed While Their Mother Was Absent, Des Morxrs, Jan. 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee. | —Two children of Mr. and Mrs Phil Hobson, Zede and Mabel, aged 2and 4 years, were burned to death in the destruc tion of their home by fire this morning They wore loft alone for a few moments by Mrs, Philip Hobson, who oun returning, found the houso in flames, The children's cries were heard, butall offorts to rescus them were futile,’ The mother is nearly crazed with grief. Two fowa Boy Shot While Hunting. Staxuore, Ia, Jan, 18, —[Special to Tue Bee.)--Yesterday two boys, Walter Wilson and Junior Billington, started to go hunting. Both had 22 calibre rif Wilson placed his rifle on his leg, and was driving the car- tridge in with his' knite when it exploded The ball passed down his leg and under the knee cap where it was taken out. vorable to Sage. Jan. 13.—[Special Telegram The directors of the State Agricultural society today recommended to the govornor the appointument of J. R. Sage as director of tho lows weathor and crop service bureau, a position he has held for LWO yeors past, Des Moixes to Tue Bee. To Be Sola at Anctlon, S10Ux City, Jan. 13.—[Special ‘Telegram to Tk Bek.) —Judge Ladd, in the district court, toduy ordered Receiver Thompson of the Sioux City Engine works to sell tho plant at auction February 3. The property of the company is estimated to be worth $120,000. Was Fatally Injured, CEDAR RapiDs, Ia., Jan. 13.—|Special Tele- geam to Tue Brg|—John Kozlovsky, an aged saloonkceper, who was stabbed by William Kline, whom he was trying to put out his place, died this afternoon of his injuries. . A TOOTHSOME TALE. A Hen, & Miok, a Small Boy and His Futher. Simpson Chumard is a farmer living in Lower Damascus township near Honesdale, Pa. He has an eight-year- old son, and minks are plentiful therea bout. The other day the eight-year-old ho ywas plaving in the yard,and heard a sréat commotion among the chickens, {e ran to seo what was the matter, and found that a mink had caught a hen by the neck. The boy grabbed the mink,not because he wanted the mink, but to save the hen. The mink took his jaws off of the hen and transferred them to the boy's hand. The boy kicked and yelled, but the mink held on to his hand. Farmer Chumard, hearing the boy’s eries, hurried to the spot. He grabbed the mink, not because he wanted it, but to save the boy. The mink dropped the boy and set his teeth in Farmer Chumard’s hand. The farmer rantoa pool and tried todrown it. The mink wouldn’t drown nor let go of the far- mer’s hand. Then Chumard tried to choke the animal to death, but failed: 50 he got a eluband hammered the mink on the head until he had killed it. The. $1.50 for the mink’s skin will not be- gin to pay the doctor for patching up the hands of Farmer Chumard and boy. i Weste nsions, WasHINGTON Jan. 13.—(Spocial to Tue Bee.|—The following pensions granted are announced: Issue of December 30—Nebraska: Original widows, etc. — Catherine Beard, Omaha, Douglas; Bertha Meyer, Omaha, Douglas; Elizabeth T, Cure, Omaha, Douglas, Towa: Reissuo — George A. Andrews, Creston, Union, Survivors of Indian wars— Willism T, Newcom, Deloit, Crawford, Widows of Indian wars—Lodoiska P. Cod- daington, Magnolia, Harrison. South Dakota: Additional—Martin T. Cross, Montrose, McCook. B Thelr Plan of Battle. . WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.—At the close of the session of the house today o number of re- ublican leaders held an informal caucus. 'he plan of procedure next week, when the tarift bill is to be taken up for amendment, was tulked over. No exact plan was agreed on. The republican members will offer amendments whenever opportunity offers, and may insist at all times that a quorum be muintained. ———— Made an Asslanment. MILWAUKEE, Ja R. Paine, presi- dent of the defunct Commercial National bunk, made an assignment to Johu Camp bell a% woon today. The assignee gave a bond for #50,000. Mr. Paine is one of the bondsmen of the bank to indemnify Milwau- kee county against the loss of its funds, el Judgment for yoventeen Militons. NEw Youk, Jan. 13.—Judgment for $17,- 813,845,560 agalnst the Richmond & West Point Terminal Raillway and Warehouse company in favor of Anthony IZ. Thomas, Charles V. Foster and (ieorge Sherman was entered today by default, il e e Bl Burglurs Frightened Away. 5. Mortensen's tailor shop, 404 North Six- teeuth street, was cutered by burglars some time last night, but they were frightened away before getting anything. The entrance was effected by cutting the panel of the rear door, - ndorsed Pardoner Altgeld. ALBANY, Jan, 13.—~The State Fede of Lavor has passed resolutions ‘end Gos - Refusod . Charter, ToreKA, Jan. 13.—Secretary of State Osborn today vefused to issuea charter_ to the Wage Workers International Military association of Hutchinson, e Woolen Mills Destroyed by Fire. Woossocker, R. L, Jan. “The Harri- sonville woolen mills have been destroyed by five, The loss will be $300,000. C L D EALURE BOKECASTS, Fale and Colder 15 What Expoct Today, WASHINGTON, Jan, 13, —F sts for Sun- day: KFor Nebraska-—Fair; colder by Suun- day night; south to west winds, For lowa—Fair; except showers in southr- east portion: south winds, For South Dakota—Generally fair; colder; south shifting to west winds, Local Record, Orrion or Tiie Weataen Bugeav, Ovama, Jan, 13 —Omaha record of tamporature and rainfall compared with corcesponding day of past four year: Nebraska May 1894, 1883. 1892, 1891, 2 182 149 805 Maximuw tomporature %> 02 110 Minimun e peratuce. Avorage t ature.. 425 42 29 308 Precipitation ... ., , (1) 00 .00 .00 Statement showing the wudition of toms peviture and precipitation at Omaba for the day aud sinco Mazyh 1, 1508 | temporature i Excoxs for the day Detcieney since Mareh § N procipitation Deficiency for the diuy Defis oo Mareh 1 . 302 02 Inch 03 ok .50 luches Gro K. lluse, Local Forecast Oficial. T0° FORFEIT THE CHARTER Kansas' Attorney General to Inatitute Quo Warranto Proceedings Against M. K. & T. HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW Genaral Officors of the Corporation Have Not Heen Malutained in the Pop. ullst State, Henco the Pro- posed Actlon, Torrka, Jan. 18, —Attorney General Little will instituto proceedings in quo warranto to forfeit the charter of the Missouri, Kan- sas & Texas railroad. The suit will be filed in Neosho county by Judge M. B. Nicholson of Council Grove, who is assisting Mr. Little. # Mr. Littlo claims that for the past six months the company has failed to maintain its general oftices in Kansas, as provided in its charter, and that this is good and suffi- clent reason why its charter should be for- foited. He asks for u receiver to be ap- vointed to take charge of the property and wind up the affairs of the company. ME. THURSTON EXPLAINS, Compromise Unlon Depot Ordinance and What It Means, General Solicitor Thurston, in explaining low he came to offer a new ordinance relat ing to the Metropolitan Union Depot com- vany as a substitute for the ordinance now i the hands of the judiciary committee of the council, said: “When President Clark examined the ordinance introduced by Coun- cilman Saunders he raised some objection to it on tho ground that it was not specific enough and I was called upon to redraft the ordinance. Representing the Union, Pacific company as I do I had no other recourse than to introduce the sa guards which are embodied in the new ordinance. The ordinance introduced by Mr, Saunders is most general in character and relates only to the quietiug of title in the present depot grounds. There have been other questions raisod as to grounds now occupied by the Union Pacific, and to remove from controversy these lands in which a legal titlo is vested in the Union Pacitic I have sought to have the whole subject forever set at rest. 1 have no interest in this matter one way or the other, but as therepresentative of the Union Pacitic railways my only object has to wipe off the slate'and start afresh.” “Some objection is raised,” said the re- porter, *to the new ordinance, on the ground that if the present shop yards are included in the quieting of title it will remove one of the safoguards which the city insisted upon in the old days, that the shops should never be removed from Omaha. T'hat idea about the shops rmlm!uln‘x for- ever in Omuha 1s purely a myth; it only ex- ists in the minds of men,” sa.d Thurston. In the deeds of grant to the lots and lands in question there is no mention of continuing the shopsin this city. The deeds provide that the grounds shall be used for raiiway purposes. The Union Pacific could operate a single shop on_these grounds, in fact put down railssimply and yet hold an absolute right in the property. I'he clause of re- version is explicitly stated that whenever the grantee shall fail to occupy the lots for rail- way purposes, then the lots are to reyert to the grantor. So long as the Union Pacific performed its part of the contract 8o long can ivhold against all comers, But the question aside, 1t is tho purest folly to suppose the Union Pacitic will ever abandon its present system of machine shops or head- quarters in Omaha. It would mean the out- lay of millions of dollars and therefore is not to be cousidered a moment. “In the discussion of this question it must be borne in min. that the Union Pacitic can gevalong with its present depot facilities Very much cheaper than to go into a new depot at the foot of rnam stregt. It will cost an immense amount of money to get into the depot from the Union Pacific bl‘ld% The settlement of this question cannot be one-sided, for the Union Pacific is giving up a good deal more than it receives, as will, I think, be granted by every fair wminded man who studies the question” from cvery side. We only aim in the ordinance framed by myself to fovever set at rest all bicker- ings and potty dissensions. Weonly seek to come into our own and have taken this means to remove from the field of contro- versy all questions affecting our right to the lunds and lots occupied by the Union Pa- cific company.” WANT SCHEDULES RECOGNIZ fort to Have Union Pacific Receivers Carry Out Agreements with Labor. An effort will pe made by the American Railway union to have schedules formerly agreed to by the Union Pacific recognized by the roceivers. The plaun is to file with Judge Dundy petitions from vailway union em- ployes along the line. The petitions, the first of which will probably be filed in a few days, are in this form: “To HoN. ELyer 8. Dusoy, District Judge Eighth Circuit, United States Court, Omaha, Neb.: Dear Ste—We, the undersigned, en ployes of the Union Pacific Railway company Rnd membors of tho American Raway Thion, an organization composed of all clisses of raflway employes and having for one of its prime objects the cultivation of harmonious relations between employer and employe, with a view to the adjustment and rogulation of all differences thit miy arise, without re- course to strikes, whic doprecate ns costly toboth sfdes and injurious to the public ge, respectfully petition your honorable follows “Wo apprehend that the objoct of appoint- Ing nreceiver is to munago the property for tho best interests of all concorned. [t s scarcely required Lo suy that strikes i nuture of calamities, and should e avoided in all cases whore it is possible t . Wocite the cuse of the Chieago, Burli & Quiney, st organized Tabor 31,600,000, hosiaes of thousands of dollars i loss of cost of the company his been At #10,00,000. 1ts stock, when the strike was inauguratod, was worth 180, now it 15 quot . and it never has, sinco. the -strike, hoen at par. *Tho Lehigh Valley strike, recently closed, cost the employed at loast $100,0007 hesides wagzes lost, and the company at least $500,000, besldes 1035 of business, Pleroforc thatall purtles may fully wnde stand their rights and dutles, sud to prevent the possibility of & misunderstanding, we re- spectfully pitition your honorable court to order thiy rec of the ( Pucitic rail nize during the term of their r rship the ngreement edulos he tofore entered (nto by the - pan o rowith sub- mitied for the inspection of the court.” NEW UNION DEFOT ORDINANCE, Parties Representing Cowpany and i Will Meet President Clark, Yesterday afternoon s committee of the incorporators of the Metropolitan Union Depot company, cousisting of Hermun Kountze, 5. F. Smithand C. W. Hamilton; the city council comwittee on judiciary con- sistiug of Messes. Hascall, Cahn and Holmes ; City Avtorney Counell and Councilmen Bochel, Howell and Parker beld a maeting at the First National bank to consider the metropolitan depot ordinance. The ordinance was read in full, and after discussion it was found that somc of the propositions in the measure were not sur- rounded by the vroper safoguards. 1t was decided that a committee consistiug of the mewhers of the company and the members of the city council judicuwry committes waiton President Clark with a view to reaching au agreemeut as to the couditions of settloment between the Union rand the city. The committeo expects to meet with President Clark at 10 o'clock Monday worning. City Aranscontinental Troubles, From o private telegram received well known railvoad man yesterday from Chieago it is learned that the conference of transcoutinental lines whigh was adjourned sine dio this week, is very likely to be r opened in tho near future, General Trufo Manager George Olds of the Canadiau Pa ¢ifle p ot being altogether satisfiod with the unproduetiveness of the wceting. Mr, Olds, it fs asscrted, is not altogether sure that the Canadian Paeific und Its ally, the “Soo" ling, can prosepute s rate war dgainst the combined opposition of the transcontinental liues as woll as lines b the Western Passen wer association, and to a friend he iy alleged W LAY said yosiorday bhat Lis waljo in the by a OMAHA DAILY BEE transcontinental situatlon to make haste slowly. In view of the serious Hathira is thought General Passenger of the Union Pacific, who wa: wan of the last conferenge, will call the representatives of the transcontinental iines toeether noxt weok for another goat the question, a much bettor feeling boing discermible Iriday i Chigago after the rumor was In circilation that Mr, Olds had recanted “just a listle,” was of affairs it gent Lomax made chair- NEBRASKA MAN OMecers for the North & South Elected, 13.~Thée directors of the Gult & Interstato Railroad company, known as the “North & South” line, last evening elected the following ofice: President, E, 5. Stoadard of Wayne, Nob.; vico president, H. M. Dakeof Brookfield, Mo.; secrotary, Fred J. Closo of Topeka; treasurer, Alfred Griffiu of Man an, Kan. ; geuoral solicitor, Noah Allen of To* pelca | auditor, 5. E. Carpenter of Huron, S.D. PRESIDENT, Raitrond Topeka, Jan itting the Us ¥ Hard, Cnicaco, Jan, 13,—The question of nd- ling emigrants, on which Peter McDonnell of New York and the advisory committee of the New York Emigrant clearing house have been conferring for two days, has beon set- tled in favor of the Western Passcnger as- clation, McDonnell and the other heavy New York agents have a ed to deal exclusively with the = associa- tion lines 1n routing business and the lines have agroed to deal only with such emigrant agents as : party to this agree- ment. This contract hits the Unjon P hard, as it is not a member of the assoc tion, and its fight to secura control of the San Francisco business has gone for noth- ing. There is no intention, however, on the partof the association lines to crowd the Union Pacific or divert from it uny business to which it is jusily entitled. To Discuss the Depot Bonds, A meeting of the residents of the First, Second and Seventh wards has been called for Monday evening at 8 o'clock at Motz ail, South Thirteenth street, for the purpose of discussing the §350,000 depot bouds proposi- tion. . A sp invitation 15 extendod to the councilmen by the committee having tho meeting in charge. The callis siguad b Motealf, A. L, Carson, Gustaf Pomey inm Sogelice, L. . Nelsen, L. Lee, Hames, sr., William_Dalton, Jame Gust Hammel, John B, Cante. D, C. Rowaen, H. Bock, Dan’ Keunedy, Williim Marony, Mark Hansen, Edward Callehan, Charlos Hanley, J. N. Cornish, John H. Butler, Josepli [Kent, 15, F. Morearty. Munke n Oue Fare CHICAGO, Jan, 13.~The eastern commisteo of the Western Passenger association de- culed to make a round trip rate of one fare for the convention of the National Kduca- tional ass tion to be held at Duluth in July. The time is fixed at four days. Rullway Notes. Captain W. %, Tibbets of the Denver & Rio Grande w in town yesterday:. B. C. Howard, gencral agent. of the Ocei- dental and Orfontal Steamship company, also the Pacific Mail Steamship company, resident at Yokohama, accompanied by his ntece, was a caller upon President Clark of the Union Pacific yesterday. Mr. Howara is enroute howe. pia o WILL BOYCOXT DEADW 0D, South Dakots Unlon Mhers Determined to Adopt Stringent M DeADWOOD, 8. D., Jan, 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber)—The mincrs of Lead City, Central City and. surrounding wmining camps held a mass meeting this evening n Central City. Resolutions wero adopted de- uouncing the Deadwood Busiuess Men's Pro- tective association because that organiza- tion has pledged its support to the South Dakota Mining company aguingt the organ- ized laboriLg men who have lately used vio lence to accomplish their ends. Rute, The miners present at the meeting pledged themselves to boycott all Deadwood business houses and do all in their power to injure all Deadwood enterprises, and to make every effort to have the county seat removed, either by state authority or dynante. Tne citizens of Deadwood held a mass meeting tonight relative to the matter. The labor question here is becoming very threat- ening, and serious results are feared. South Dakota YANKTON, S. D, Jan. gram to Tue Bee. the boar remen Moot 18.—[Special Tele- |—The unnual meeting of of control of the South Dakota Fremen's association will be held in this city Junuary 30, At this meeting the time and place for holding the next annual tourna- ment will be decided upon. Mall Fauen Rifled. S1ovx FaLLs, 8, D., Jan. 13.—[Special Tele- gram Lo Tne Ber, |—The man iu charge of a mail pouch waiting for the express this mornine av Wessinglon went to sleep and some one cut open the pouch, stole tho reg- istered letters, strewed other mail around the platform and skipped out. The amount secured is unknown. — - LYNCHER SHOOTS HIMSELF. Suleids Due to Remorse at Hav Hang Koscos Parker. WiNcunster, O, Jan. 13.— suicide was committed here last night by Jesse Powell, a well-to-do bachelor farmer, who blew his head off with a shotgun after writing a letter in which he stated that b deed was the result of romorse at having as- sisted in tho lyuching of young Roscoe Parler near Wesy Union night bofore last. did iy Wyoming Postmaster Adyudged Insane. Rawiiss, Wyo., Jan. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tig BEe |- George M. Mead, post- master av Ferris, forty-five miles novth and the junction of the Sweet Water route, has been tampering with the mail for some two months, besides acting queer: Only a few duys ag turated bis little stock of goods with ko a5 well as his own clothes. The arrival of a noighoor pre- vented him from setting five to himsel’, Yesterday he was persuaded to come to Rawlias, Ho was given & hearing toduy before a commission of lunacy, adjudged insane and went this afternoon o the state asylum at Lvanston L pives Tius Month, ‘Ihe patent on the Telegraph Patent WASHINGTON, Jan, 15, electric telegraph in the Bell telephone patents wili expive January 3. This Is one of the wmost important patents which will expire during the year. ‘1t was filed Janu- ary 15, 1857, and was fhe 186,757th patent issued” ‘T'he patent was'inVolved in one of the cases decided in the famous telephone iits before the October®term of United States supreme court’in 1887 at which it was held to be a valid patent. DENVER, Jan. 1k —Alter debatiug the quese tion of adjournment of. the extra session of the legislature all day, the house of repre- sentatives refused tonightoby a vote of 25 to 28, 1o udjourn sme die. o Ahe senate is over- whelmingly against tho extra session being coutiued and, while it canoladjourn with- out the concurrenve of Lhe house, can defeat any legislation Will Bace on the Delaware, PuitAbELegia, Jap, LIt is practically settled that the annusl elght-oar race be tiveen the crews of the University of Penn sylvania and Cornell whil be rowed on the Delaware rivor near here in June. The Ithaca oarsmen have signalized s willing- uess 1o row h An oxcellent straight- away course of four miles haa boun seleeted . Closet for Luck of Orders. BALTINOKE, Jan, 15,—The lask furnace of the Maryland Stoel company st Sparrows Point has closed, throwing 150 more men out of employment. I'he management claims luck of orders necessitated such a course. Aanes Sulk, Caicagm, Jan, W.—Thirty membabs of the Chivago Hussays, the woll known. militavy arganization, have resigned because of the deleas of one of the csndidates for the cap- tainey, Licutenant Funhouse. 14, 1894—SIXTEEN CHRISTMAS DAY 1IN ROME Celebrating the Great Fostival in tho Eter- nal City, ENCHANTING SERVICES IN THREE CHURCHES Great Throngs of Worshipers and Iug Musie—St. Peter's and the Fope —Sunset from One of the Hills, arpiss- Sevel Rome, Dec, 26,—[Corrospondence of Tur Bre.)—Have you ever thought to visit Rome for Christmas day! Yes, eagor, acuve, every-day, modern Rome. The city of all others in the world whers the glorious sun shine thrills one with new life, where to eute parts of the mind tonow and marvelous thoughts. Here lifo's mental currontis a wostream, clear and invigorating, from which one quafls deep draughts. Hore are association, poetry, suggestion, avt, history a perfect carnival of themes, either to student, dreamer, traveler, any one. But without a thought of any of these thero is a sort of charm, u strong and utte irrosist ible feeling that seizes one on entering tho Eternal City, Since September 1 northern porvions of the country have been visited, such us Of Germany, through Belgium and much of Holland, where nave been found very much of futerest in the different people and their customs, As winterapproachedone thought to learn much of their outdoor sports and sures incident to the season, but so far ro has been only a little ice and nota flake of snow. Of theaters, te deums, flower shows, fairsand the liko, one soon tires. The boulevardes have been rather giay, but each day is a repetition of tho one before. Tho great galleries of Amstordam, Antwerp and Brussels havo been seen; the palaces and orincipal piaces av The Haguo; the curious city of Bruges with its queer streots, man bridees, scveral notable convents, ric churches and immense buildings visit along with wany of the chief induserics of the eral places. In Amsterdam there is diamond also linen, cotton and silk works to interesc one, aside from the wonderful old city. The city, erescent-shaped, is built upon about ninety islands, the caval boing crossed and vecrossed by more than 800 bridges. The ramparts of the city are covered with trec and litule parks and converted into boul vards of exceeding beauty, along some of which ure to be seen some of the richest, the most elogant, and,in soma respects, the near- est matchless buildings in all Kurope. In Brussels and Mechlin are the lace in- dustries and tapestry works rich in interest, also bleaching and linen works in The Hague, and also in several Belgun towns. The round of industries has been made, occupy- g every moment until nearly Christinas time, and only a few words heard of the joy ous, on. Although amidst an almost wholly Cutholic people it is decided o visit the country least like our own as to_customs or coremony, pleasures and all, relating to the Christmas holidays. Scenes Enroute, Leaving all prospect of the season’s gaicties among the few friends made, weo left brilliant, busy Brussels for Rome. It is along journdy. Six hours to DPuaris—guy. sunny and brigh though lucking show of commercial activity, owing to the curtailed pecuniary resources of the people these severely hard times, The next day is spent between Paris and Lyons, the second city in L'rance as to population, and first in industry. a journey intensely interesting by reasou of the diversity of the countr, The third to Marseilles, every hour noaring the great biue sea, whose warm breaths give to s0 mueh of France and lovely Italy theirin- comparable climave. Av Marsoilles, the great bustling seaport, rich commegcial center and flourishing old city as it is, one gets the first view of the harbor. ~9'wesun 1s shining down on count- less vessels, their wasts presenting a perfect bawilderment, as oue discovers vessels from almost every country. One look ont over the dancing blue waters of the majestic sea is sufticient to dash away every thougnu of the beauties of Nice, that sun-kissed queen city ot the Mediterranean’sshores, beautitul CGienoa. Spozzia and the glorious beautics of the Gulf of Genoa, as they wouid be seen enroute from Marseiiles by rail, around and down to Rome, and passage is taken by steamer to Civita Vecchia, only a short dis- tapce by rail from Rome. That voyage! The Mediterranean Sca, like any other great feature of this wonder- ful world, has its time of fury and calm of wind and wave, but these two days have been all of calm, warm, sunny weather. The great sea in whose waters all the states of Evrope continually strug- gle to keep war vessels, is never pretticr than undera winter sun. We skirted the outer rim of Genow's gulf on down between the famous islands Elba and Corsica and neared Ttalian shores av the old_ port above mentioned. Shortly we are in Rome again. Roma! Cara, Ron.a The Lternal City. While you in America are planning for home joys, plesures of loved ones, secking out and ministering to your poor, now Iistening to the great teachers as they tedl nd we know that the Son of God is com ough He were aSon yet learned He obedieuce by the thiugs which Hesuffered,” or “The day spring from on high hath vis- ited us,” thie greater number of people on this side of the water are engaged far dif- ferently. While it was in the east tho com- ing of the Messiah was looked for the one who would bring peace and justice into asuffering wo:ld then rewarkablo for op- pression there ave at this moment lands for whick the prayer for these blessings might well be offered. Certain ivis that Christianity much for mankind, though it seem mockery in this time of politival coutroversy to speak of the though yesterda to theso wor i charity hiv disappeared be ight of heaven has been lost we must not despair for Christ does not abandon the humanity He redeemed, Of course this all refors to rope, where it reely be said that the new year will find hor different peoples, though “happily still at peace, displiay. g very much good will or Kindness towurd one unother. lach state is urmed to the tocth, yor further engared in adding to theiv military and naval powers, and were iy not from fear thit a neighbor were becoming stronger several states would fall to pieces se of Lheir domestie disturbance, Irom all theso facts it is very easy to dis- cover that the Christmas holidays promise not too much of festival and merrimeat, Under such influcnces, with this kuowlede of the state of things, one goes forth in Itome, a city of churches; to see and learn Services in the Churches, A very long time ago ono of designated three churches in mass. naniely, Santa Mar the night service or midnight mass; Santa Ashanase for the morniug or early mass und St. Peter's.for the day service or high mass, though now nearly all the Catholic churches celebrate the thrée masses, It is soon found that all of Chyistmas, er ne I8 celeoratea in onnection churches, It is of sorvices, therefore, I write, For the midnight mass, of course, one goes to Santa Maggiore,und,anticipating the crowds, soes early, that 1s at 10:80. All the churcties were crowded, but none to equal this immense pile—the ‘secoud church in size in Rome, ns it is in age. [undreds and hundveds came and weut, being unable to find cve standing room, Oy is tere is not much religion in Iome now, then wonders why all these people are so anxious Lo enter here, It is found that vhis church, along witn its other markod fe tures, such as size, richness, cte., isnoted fol 1ts suparior iustrunental and vocal music. It was in this church lust August where we heard 200 of the finest wole singers of Rome ut the fotes of the shower of white flowers. Then it was a britliant day and glorious music welled through the great editice, while from the voof of ong of the white flower leaves. [t was an enchanting sceno. Bub touight it is the full notes of the great choir, as the sublime and almost inspiring flood of sound s joined by the glorious harmony of tho groat organ that - cutting, has done almosy und social spiriy of peace, rave expression the popes Rome for the v Maggioro, for with the PAGES, its portals.is to fling wido open all the | as aly all, in Rome | We found turkey in reatohapels rained down | Corso was chains ono, The half-lighted chy silent thousands, the mysierious somothing between the lights and the shadows of the chureh, and the beilliant white light in the quict world outsido, lend an impression not easily imagined, Tho great organ continties 1ts sound flood, accompanied by the soulful voices of the siugers, almost uninterruntodiy from 11 to 12 0'clock. Then the thousands pass outinto tho streots of the city. | traversing the longth of the great nave (some 280 foet long) one cannot but notice the very simple and very erand intorior of this chiurch, with its long lino of marble columks on ench side, surmountod by u rich frieze of mosaie pictures, its gold b coiling and remarkably rich floors of nrecious stones and colored marbles, all in intricate mosaie. The Roman thousands are treading home. ward for ropose or to await the dawning of another movning, After the weird and in | tereating scenc within one is alwost indif ferent 1o light, to the chitly mght air or to the beauty of night anywhere, though sonsible of the need of rest. Leaving the hotel at the early hour of 4 m. for morning mass at 5, one doos not seo the | same number of persons moving churchward, was the case fow axo! The bells are overvwhore softly poaling while worshipors, mostly women, hasten to the churches, The old church was w filled whon, at 5, the celebrants entered and music and song commenced, Hundreds of | women went forward to the caancel for the sacramont and all over the church, bril liantly hyghted as it was, wore knceling hun- | dreds. Now and then a'man und somotimos | a young boy would go forward with down cust, pious” look and folded hauds, perhaps oue man to twenty-five womon. [For ono hour this service of soug and music, pray rising and kuecling continued, and then ou passing out all Rome secmed 'astir as tho people passed homeward for early break- fasts, Christmas Mornk ven to a lonely soul there is no fog, no gloom, no sensacion of fading away from ex- istence becauso alone among strange this wlorious morning. ‘T'he hour of suurise and the light of now day is ravidly lending a brillianey to all surroundings. Christmas morning dawns with n lustre that londs to li new sensation. Tho world seoms almost now other city in the wide world can o intoxicate ono's miyd. 1t is truly said by some one that ono droams of Venteo as 1t lies smiling under soft sun vays, with 1ts giiding gondolas, its pactry id song ; one loves Flovence as 4 charming thing of life, of undying grace and beauty. o ams of \enice, one & worship Ron But thero is positively nothing else to think of or do today but to £o to chureh, hear tho wusic and watch the people, and commenc- ing at 10:50 the night beforo' it would scem oue's prospects for secing and kuowing wero | good. So at 9:30 0. m. we are crossing the great square in front of St. Peter's, while there looms up before us the cathedral of the world ' D St Just as there comes up in the life of every man, here and there along his carcer, woman who wields a power) though she may not know it) I fancy this greg deal affects a person on' first beho It makes ono think it char gives oue ambition and new ideas; it stirs onc's being until thero is left small wonder that Catholies worship it. Under the scintillating golden lizht the great pile,at ouce a palace and a mausoleum, is irresistibly attractive. . A few moments spent in waiching tho people euter will give ono an idea of its great size. Fully 8,000 persous must now have cutered within, where the scene presented was most brilliant. Lvery one in tue wreat mass of peoplo seemad to appear v his best dress, and with the glorious sunsiino, the | white and gold of the church, with its wealth of color in its pictures of mosaic, the delicate bluo and light of the dome, the hunareds and hundreds of hghts surround- ing the altar, rich banners hung here and there, the haudsome vesiments of the wreat ofticers of Ui - nificent spoctacle. celebrants entered Potor's. 2 i it their rich robes of white and gold and the attending boys in white and red, all bearing the golden signin of oftice, the singing commenc One can searcely imagine a heven vioher in melody or song charm. The sceno is inde- scribable, S0 also is the music. It scemed all the song of Italy, uil the music of Rome groeted the listoning, ationtive thousands. Bowed heads and figures everywhore, burn- ing incense curling in sof, vapors in myriads of cloud-forms from within = the cnancel, floating out . above und through the music-filled spice as if to bear the music heavenward, 1t is ull so sweet, solemn, so rich that onc forgets detuils. When the last note is heard wavering ouo turns to find the zrear throng mov quietly down through gatlevies and tri*uncs, throuzh chapels aud nave, out into the bril: liant day. The spell of it all is broken. 1t must have been the timeof u dream, Christ- mas in Rome und Christinas mosic in St Peter's. ‘There may be for ali more glorious scenes, wore insviring sounds, but as for our ambition, it has been satisticd. A Papal Receptio Yesterday, in St. Peter’s, the pope said mass in the presence of representatives of the chief Roman Catholic socictics, us the telegraph has already told you. Tne feeble old man was carried to the throne in a sedan chair, where tio beheld 4 remaricably bril- liant assembly, consisting of man | in royal robes of oftice, diplomats and invited persorss of distinction, with n plentiful sprinkiing of the Swiss' guard in theiv red yellow and blaci, o rich and rave uniform, unlike any other, and numbers of pontiiical armes, us well as Roman citizens and city nolice,” While there was overy pomp and display and vhousands of eager’ spectators there was yet u kind of pathetic grandeur leut toitall by the prescace of the frail feeble old pope, pale and nervous, who really spomed weighted down by his simple yet > s hearose from the throno i ieaned forward with an outstrotchod ha dolicate to almost veansparency, and gave the benediction, His gestur vere slow and measured und his feeble voico, searcely audi ble six fect uway, yob thousunds ado | habpy by the ~ sight of U av | wan, by many greetod the , ‘That sconc of yosterday was brilliant yer sorrowful. The pope's reply to the Christimas greetings presented was read by an appointee and, of course, was wble vaper, dwelling s he did upon Christian glovics, the destiny of the Bternal City and praying that nowo would “secle to revive | Paganism to thus deprive Rome of her dii- dom, with which ho claimed God had crowued her at the hands of St Peter. Hoe declared that were any people to do 5o they would be fighting vainly agiinit God Almighty's deeree. Today we had noo this mental feast, but a I feast of music and o sight of the intricate and varvied vites of the ehiurch, performed admdst fitting splendor. This ended the church afairs of today, though it would be delightful 10 hear th ing of the nuns in the sistine chapel at atien t b o'clock. The Christw ing dowa through tho great square and stice s, a tho ght sur- | prisingly ncar one of irteres. onciemi Christmas dinner is impelling us towar | t hotel. It is needless to say, thougn, t was 4 fine dmner; Whit auy g wis Jound, unloss it wero wine, that would re wina one of un American Christmas dinner. There was 1'0 turkey, no cranbi sauce nor even i plum pudding. terday the mavkets wore visited to learn what tempting thiugs were displayed vefore the Roman cpicure. For a v poetry and mental life of Rom 1o ten and inarkets were scarched for catub) vory small numbers, b there was a tio when tieso spleu | rds, with their vich trufies, cach one | 50 cooked heing worth many live, were given | to the poor. ‘Then came a time when goose, stuffod with marrows, ware so served the unfortunate, while they are lucky to receive patissorie, or littlo sweet cukes, gils of Christma Of course much meat, such as beef aud mutton, | und, all vegotables, some very unfa wilinr, nearly ail fruits, and in many places were tiny flower mavkets. he shops were found there were not many p through some side streers we found childr at play much the same as in America, Lit girls with dolls, some jumping roy fow small boys playing at murbles, There were found beggurs everywhere, on all the church steps and_at nearly every cor a reminder that tho poor ake every wher always with us. In the late aftesnoon the brilllant with gay life cqual to the Pinciau hill, ing road up the hill, wher students from the various monastic schools or.colleges, now n procession in scarlet roues, I pope- w Dinner, the crcwls of vy to be beil Sers, o1 life, but no! hed by a slop pass along many then one In black, to be followed soon by one 4 Hero was found a gay multitude, raally modern, Ryman iifo in all fis variety, brightness and obor Thero are boantitul care boautif non, fino horses, and amongst the carrius many boaring the insignia of foreignurs from overy clime. AlL this boauty is takan in ere tho sun dippod behind St. Pater's, the moment for which wo waitat this high polnt to see Romo at sunsot on Christmas eve. is of tho turbid current of the flowing in glowing lustor in the stiil sunset light; of the round roof of the aobio Pantheon of many 18, of tho ruined Colisaum, a8 it towers the most magnificont of ruins; the capitol, tho great palace of the Quivinal, ail in soft ved ana goldon eleams of fading day; to the west looms the R dral 1n almost awful majosty be tween the dar pines of Monto Morio, Al these look far off, though tho city is at your foe arknoss brings a strango silonce the stars como peoping down on the soenc, and the myriads of light begin to ghmmor out over the city so well known to all the roaders of the world, “this shrine and conter of human history Atis O WILLARD, o wiin in bluo, ARCa w STRICKEN LPOPLEXY, Hon. T © Unconsclons and Not Likely to Surviv Jan, 13.—Hou, | Dwight ex-stato printer and one of tho best known of Kansavs, was stricken with still unconscious. Tho he cannot recoyer. - - Police 1l Lindsoy was fined $00 and ¢ s court yesterday for assaultin Gardner, a conductoron tho Sherman ay line Friday n 1t was paid. Chris Frahm's bond in the sum of & was approved, and ho is out of jail to await trial in district court Ollie Forgroaves was fined $0 and She was convicted of taking 1. f diamond. The case will probably od Pat Claney and Jorry Kernan oach got thirty days in tho county jail for larceny Thomas O'Dea, general secretary of tho bricklayers organization in convontion hero, wishes to deay the publishod statoment that S. Ary, arrested for drunkennoss and dis orderly conduct, was a momber of thuv or- ganizition TOPEKA Thatcher, apoplexy and i3 doctors say Jim polid ht h costs, Hall's bo ap- (e Thirty-FiveYeuars in HAMILTON, Jan. 13.~In 1530 William Campe bell, ex-stato tor, sued the late Colonel Lewis D, Campbell, formerly congressman and minister to Mexico. for 3,762 on prom- issory notes boaving 10 per cent, After ning Learings tho plaintilf yoste wred a favorable decision, Tilo costs aggregated 1. The defendant died vears ago. Both parties were uncles of ex-Governor Camp- beil Court. fantz of Chicago is in tho city, Temple of Lexington is at the Pax- Baker of Battloe Creek is a city John Hines of Wahoo is spending Sunday in Omaha, ‘T. J. Malone of San I the Mevchants, 0. N. Roscnexk city on business. J. A, Ware, o railroad_contractor, with a residence at Il Reno, is in the city. James Ward and A. L. Baer of Stanvon are visiting in the vity. Amos Valentine of Blai Mitlard guests yestord. 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