Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 9, 1894, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:' TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1894. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Evenly Divided Vote Bustains Magyor's Veto of Union Depot Ordinance, BUT IT MUST BE FOUGHT CVIR AGAIN Practically the Same Ordinance ls Relntro- duced—Howell Called it & Damnable Out- rage—A Letter from Mr. Kimball— Amendments Not Significant. After three wecks of lobbying, during which every possible expedient was resorted to by its supporters, and all the pressure which the corporation interests could com- mand was brought to bear in its favor, the Unlon depot ordinance met defeat in the city council last night, As soon as it was evident that the veto of the mayor would be tained, the members hastened to get in out of the wet, and only nine members were willing to be recorded agalnst the veto. | Specht was absent when the roll was called and on motion of Wheeler a call of the house was ordered. The sergeant-at-arms produced Specht at 9 o'clock, and then the mayor's veto of the depot ordinance was read as fol- lows: sus- BEMIS' OBJECTIONS, 1 return herewith, without my approval, an ordinance to provide for the completion of the Tenth stree t and for the set- | tlement of cert ersies with the Unlon Pacific iy and the zing the conveyance, is_ordi for the ap- rs of the city of Omak ction to be held Noyemb MAYOR execution of and_submittin proval of the at the general ¢l 6, 1584, eral settlen ce Is In the nature of a ge ent of all the controversic tween the city and the Union Pacific and Union Depot companies, and If it becomes a faw and |s sancti ple it will be final. It is, therefore, important that the Interests of the ity should be prote all respects. The ordinance, the council, contains g defects, which should to more fully protect city. By this ordinar right to insist mitted to use the payment of rea or ccmpe sa‘lon, as pro vided in section 6 of what is ~gencrally known as the 5 - more, there 18 no V| upon fair and equal terms and just and rea sonable compensation, of the proposed ur depot by other roads, as was made in the settlement of I regard these two points as highl nt, and they should by all means 1 «d'In the proposed settl ment before it has passed out of the powe of the city to Insist upon these points. If_the Milwaukee and Rock which are now using the facilities, are protected tracts, as claimed by th the Union Depot comp: desiring to use the bri secure access only upon such terms as the Union Paclfic, which cont.ols the bridge, : nd the Union Depot com which controls the depot grounds, he dictat While the right of the Union F pany to lay tracks on granted in the deed of t Book " of deeds, at y doubtedly expired, I' would advis ina general settlement, such as is proposed, a quit claim from the Union Pacific company should be secured. | 1 in ord, terests of the cific com th street, orded in has un- To make the ¢ nance, relating se on page 2 of the ordi- to the Cass street bridge site, more definite, I would advise that after the word ‘“point” in the seventh line from the top of the page the words “within the Unjon Paclfic shop grounds’ be inserted and at the end of the paragraph after the word “tracks” the words “without other compensation or damages than those con- tained herein” be added. On page 3, in the fifth line from the top, the word “‘castern,’ referring to the approich to th bridge, should be changed 10 * page 6, in line No. 11 from the top, the words “the mayor and city council” should be inserted to supply an evident omlssion, The ordinance should provide that the deed from the city to the Union Pacif company should refer to general ordinance No, 250, resulating the use of the streets and alleys in the city by railway companies for switching purposes, with a suitable pro- vision making the conveyance subject to the terms of that ordinance While 1 am not satisfied with the size and character of the proposed depot, and while I think that Omaha is entitled to bet- ter treatment than it has received at the hands of the Union Pacific and B. & M. companies, | am in favor of wiping out old scores and beginning anew, and if the or- dinance 1s modified along the lines I have suggested herein I will approve of it. MR. KIMBALL S LETTER. Wheeler then submitted the following com- munication from the Unfon Depot com- pany, which was placed on file: OMAHA, Oct. 5.—To the Honorable Mayor and_Oity ‘Council of the City of Omaha Gentlemen—I am advised by the public press and by members of your body that there s before you now for final consideration and approval or rejection an ordinance ecom- monly called the ‘‘depot ordinanc which practic v and fully settles all matters of difference between the city and the Union Pacitic raflway, and the Union Depot com- pany, which ordinance has been examined and approved by said companies and a ma- Jority of your body, but agaiust which is urged the objection that it does not contain @ provision permitting all roads to use sail **depot, ard, switching and other terminal tacllities,” and for that reason is seriously chjected to by a few persons, and by per- haps some members of the city council, T. satisfy such objectcrs, 1 desire to say t the settlement le 'by said ordinance is more particularly made with the Union Pa- cific Railway company; that if such settle ment is made the terminal its adjuncts are 1o be trar Union Depot company, an entire! and distinct organization; that Depot company s now operating sald yvard and such depot facilities us it hags, and the Unlon Pacific, B. & M., Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Milwaukee and Rock Island rail- ways are using the same, eich paying its just, equitable and fair proportion of ex- penses for malntaining and operating the same. The Union Depot company has, among other rules it adopted in accordance with the provisions of its artic of incorpora- | tion, one rule which provides that any rall- soad company desiring to avail {iself of such depot, yard, track, switching and terminal facilitics shill be given such right and privi- lege upon its agreeing to pay a fair and equitable proportion of the inferest charge and expenses of maintenance and opera- tion. As the president and executive office of the Union Depot company, I desire to say that we are ready, willing and anxious to” grant such privileges to any railroad company desiring to use the same, upon such just and equitable terms and to the extent of the capacity of our company to accommodate then ‘When the pre it union depot project was authorized by the Union Pacific company, all rajlways entering Omaha and Council | Bluffs were off: the opportunity to take | a proprietary interest the plant on equail terms with the Union Pacific. The Burling ton com was the only one which cepted, the others prei g occupancy tenants, If any of the latter have chan thelr views and now prefer to-share in the ownership they can do so by promptly ac- cepting the original | sition and putting up their pro rata provortion of the cavital HOMAS 1. KIMBALL, President Omaha Unlon Depot Company. Wheeler and Hascall spoke at length in favor of the ordinance, Introducing the same arguments that had been urged in previous discussions, and the roll was called on the passage of the ordinance over the mayor's veto, with the following result Ayes—Back, Bechel, Burkley, Ddwards, Hascall, Lemly, Barker, Specht, Wheeler—9. Nays—Bruner, Cahn, Elsasser, Holmes, Ja- cobsén, McAndrews, Saunders, Thomas, Howeli—9, Holmes went back on the combine from the start and McAndrews changed his vote from aye to nay after it was evident that | the ordinance was defeated ROUTINE BUSINESS. | A communication from the comptroller | stated that there was no available fund from which to pay the item recently ordered in favor of the Barber Asphalt Paving com- | t was placed on file. mate oh the Sixteenth str wladuct repairs, amounting to $401.45, was | allowed, and a’ resolution adopted directing enr lerk to notity the railroad and slfeet Fallway companles to pay their re- | spective shares of the estimate, as provided n_thelr agreement with the of Plumbing pector Duncan Wik granted a ldesve of absence to nurse a lame ankle. The following appointments of appraisers | were confirmed: - On opening & roadway from the north line of Patrick’s addition to Grand avenue, John F. Flack, W. G. Bebriver, James Stockdule; on extending the South Omaha sewer to Krug's brewery, *ass street stern.”” On | the Western Art association | For particu | by the convention. to Davenport streets, John F. Flack, James Stockdale, R. W. Gibson. The resignations of a number of reglstrars of election were referred to the mayor. A proposition from John E. Iszard to sell the building at Fifteenth and Jackson streets, part of which is now used as a city jall, to the city, was referred. The councll will sit as a board of equaliza- tion on general city taxes on October 18, and remain in session until all complaints are disposed of. Just before the council adjourned a little red fire was burned over the Introduction by Wheeler of another ordinance providing for filling_vacancies in_ city offices. A motion that the ordinance lle over under the rules brought Howell to his feet with a motion to refer to the judiclary commitiee. Wheeler explained that the ordinance had been r ferred to that committee and it had refused to bring in a report. Half a dozen members attempted to talk at once and the old fight that had been lost sight of while the depot ordinance was under consideration broke out anew. Specht assailed the demo- crats for breaking faith after they had prom- Ised, when John Evans was appointed, to pass the ordinance at once. Howell said that thore was no use In mincing matters, as the democrats intended to keep their man in the city clerk's office if they could. The dis- cussion was red hot for a few minutes, and then the republican members carried their point on the roll call, and the ordinance was not referred. WILL TRY IT AGAIN. While this was going on City Attorney Con- nell was doctoring the defeated union depot ance, and it was reintroduced with one or two slight amendments. Howell denounced this action as '“a damnable outrage.” He said that this ordinance had been vetoed by the mayor and the vetg had been sustained with three votes to spare, and 1o attempt a socond time to erowd it down the throats of the members was “rubbing it in." Elsasser called for the reading of the ordinance in full. Hascall strenuously objected, but the chair ruled that any member could call for the reading, and the council walited patiently while the clerk waded through the lengthy document. The amended ordinance the copnterpart of the original with one or two words supplied which had been accidenta’ly omitted before. The or- dinance was laid over under the rules and a motion to adjourn prevailed. inveterate foe of indigestion 's Baking Powde e ART LOAN EXHIBITION. Western Art Associntion Preparing for the Show of Local Treasures. The members of the Western Art assocla- tion, upon whom rests the burden of hanging the pictures for the Art Loan exhibition and the display of students’ work connected with the Academy of Fine Arts, have had their hands full during the past ten days in arranging for the exhibition, getting the rooms in shape, tinting the walls and pre- paring for a permanent home for art in Omaha. Their conscientious efforts, however, to give this city an exhibit worthy the name begins to bear frult, and by this afternoon the exhibit will be in position to be critically examined by the public. In many respects it already gives promise of being the very best art exhibition Omaha has had, from a purely local standpoint, as there s not a picture on the walls that fs not owned in Omaha or Council Bluffs. Many of the metropolis’ best known citizens have loaned their pictures, treat for those who have never seen these pictures upon the walls of their owners' homes to judge of the standard of art in this city as represented by these works. Electricians are at work wiring the upper floor of the Library building, and will com- plete their work by night, when the building will be illuminated. The rooms are finely adapted for the purposes Intended, and the hibit will be a surprise and an unmixed delight {0 lovers of the beautiful interested in_the development of art in the west, and particularly Omaha. The exhibition is open, however, many of the rooms having been completed with their complement of pictures, which are a credit to the city and state. An admission of 25 cents will be charged visit- ors, for the purpose of defraying the ex- penses of the assoclation in giving to Omaha a really fine art exhibit — Joyce, millinery. 1624 Douglas street. LB el Heaps, piles, peaches, plums, pears, grapes, oranges, apples, Buffett’s, 14th and Harney —— Citizens Meeting. Citizens of the Fifth ward interested in the repavement of Sherman avenue are re- quested to attend a meeting in Erfling’s lay evening, § o'clock. The Com- is Dr. and it will be a rare VEKY LOW RATE. Hom soekers' Excaralon, On October 9 the Missourl Pacific will sell tickets at one fare for the round trip (plus $2.00) to all points south and southeast, 1im- ited to twenty days from date of sale, with privilege of stopping off going and returning. rs call on or address depot agent, 16th and Webster, or city offices, N. E. cor- ner 13th and Farnam. ¥ S F. GODFREY, P. & T. A. The Nickel Plate road now operates a through sleeping car service to New York City via West Shore road, and after October 7 a daily buffet sleeping car service will be ed via Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad, ot el 1 City Central Committee. OMAHA, Neb, Oct. 6, 1894.—A delegate convention of the republicans of the city of Omaha will be hela at Ancient Order United Workmen hall, Patterson block, Saturday evening, October 13, 1804, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of nominating one city clerk and fiva members of the Board of Educa- tlon and of confirming the selection of one councilman from each ward. Each ward will be entitled to nine delegates. Primaries to select the delegates to the convention and to nominate the ward ecoun- cllmen will be held in each ward Friday afternoon, October 12, 1894, from 12 o'clock noon to 7 p. m., at the following places: First Ward—Booth, Eighth and Hickory. Second Ward—Booth, Seventeenth and Wil liams streets 109 South Fifteent! Ward—307 South Seventee ‘Ward—Booth, Sherman ace street, Ward—Republican club room, Twen- y-sixth and Lake streets, Seventh Ward—Booth, Thirtieth and Pop- plton avenues Elghth Ward—2203 Cuming street Ninth Ward—Booth, Thirty-second and Farnam_streets. Candidates for the counell recelving the highest number of votes at their respective primaries will be certified as the nominees No caucus will be held, but any one desiring to have his name on the official ticket to be voted at the said primaries, either as a delegate to the con- vention or as a ward councilman, shall file with the secretary of this committe at his office New York Lite building, by 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, October 10, 1894 a petition for the same, signed by twenty republican voters of his ward. Each petition must be accompanied by $2 for each person named thereon, either as delegate to the convention or as ward councilman. T. K. SUDBOROUGH, Chairman street. th street. avenue and A ME etary. e No Change the running time of the Burlington's ““Vestibuled Flyer," Leave Oma Arrive Chicago, 820 a. m. Between the hours of departure and ar- rival is an idgal experience in the luxury of modern travel. Tickets at 1324 Farnam street. - SPECIA XCURSION To Sloux City, Thursday, Oet. 11th, Interstate fair, Great races. Robert J., Joe Patchen. Special train leaves Webster Street depot 45 a. m. Return same evening. One fare, §3.40, for round trip Inquire 1401 Farnam street, s Beginning Sunday, October 7, a palace buf- John F. Flack, James Stockdale, R. W. Gib- #on; on gradipg Dodge street from Thirty- sixth t to Thirty-eighth avenue, W. G. Sohriver, ‘John F. Flack, James Stockdale; W greding Thirty-thied ‘strees. from Dodge fet sleeping car service will be inaugurated between Chicago and New York Oity via the Nickel Plate road and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western raliroad. This in no way changes the former turaugh can arrangement, | River, | dition of the university is attributed to “‘the CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS Methodist Pastoral Assignments for North Nebraska for the Goming Year, SOME SURPRISES IN THE BI:HOP'S REPORT Dr. Beans Succeeds Dr. Tindall at the Sew- ard Street Church and Dr. Tindall I8 Made Presiding Elder In Grand Island District. At the final session of the North Nebraska conference yesterday afternoon Bishop An- drews made the appointment of ministers for the ensuing year. An unexpected change in”the assignments was the transfer of Rev. D. K. Tindall from the pastorate of the Seward Street church to the presiding eldership of the Grand Island district. The announcement came as a com- plete surprise to the conference, and was greeted with a spontancous burst of applause. Rev. Dr. Beans goes from Trinity church to the Seward Street church. This assign- ment also created some surprise, as it had generally been supposed that the Trinity pas- tor would go to Quincy, Il Dr. Beans had visited Quincy, and his transfer to that point had looked upon as a foregoro con- clusion, He stated last evening, however, that the announcement had been premature. There had been some thought of his trans- for, but it was concluded that his services were needed more in Nebraska than in INli- nols. The appointments were: Grand Island District—D. K. Tindall, pre- siding elder, postoffice, Grand Island; Archer, supply; Bartlett, J. A. Roads; Belgrade, R. M. Henderson, supply; Cairo, J. M. Dressler, supply; Cedar Raplds, G. W, Norris; Central City, J. W. Robinson; Chapman, L. R. De- Wolf; L. A. Mickel; Columbus, F. ing, R. F. Shacklock; Danne- J Wilson; Fullerton, W. H. H. Pilisbury; Genoa, J. W. Miller; Grand Isiand, First church, N. A. Martin; Trinity, G. H. McAdam; Greeley, supply; Mapleville, sup- ply; North Bend, Charles Snavely; Purple Cane, Henry Trezona; Richland, E. E. E. Rorick; St. Bdward, supply; St. Paul, C. 0. Larrison; Schuyler, J. T. Knuckey; Scotia supply; Silver Creek, A. L. Kellogg; Wood R. C. McReynolds; Wolbach, J. S. Green, supply; G. W. Martin, chaplain of State Industrial school, member of Fuller- ton quarterly conference. Neligh District—David Marquette, presid- ing elder, postoffice, Neligh; Albion, W. M Worley; Battle Creek, J. H. Wilcox; Crelgh- ton, R.'J. Millard; Creighton, circuft, W. A. Rominger; Elgin and Petersburg, R. N. Throckmorton; Emerick, W. A. Wilson; Ewing, supply; Irman, supply; Loretto, sup- ply; Meadow Grove, supply; Neligh, G. A. Luce; Newman Grove, supply; Niobrara, G M. Grifith; Oakdale, John Crews; O'Neill H. Hosman; Osmond, B. B. Keister; Pad- ck and Minneola, W. Stanner; Page, Bart- Blain; Piercs, C. G. Rouse, supply; Plain- R. Adriance; Plainview, circuit, sup- ply; Reservation, Alvin Bishop; Savage, E. Hunt; Tilden, supply. Norfolk District—Alfred Hodgetts, presid- ing elder, postoffice, Norfolk; Allen, J. H. Frazer; Bancroft, J. H. Johnson; Beem:r, William Esplin; Bloomfleld, supply; Cole- ridge, H. W. Conley; Dakota City, D. Winship; Decatur, Willlam Van Burén; erson, supply; Hartington, J. B. Leedom; Homer, W. R, Phelps; Hoskins, J. L. St. Clair; Humphrey and Platte Center, C. P. Cheeseman; Leigh, H. H. St. Louis T. C. Webster; Laurel, W. K. Gra son, J. M. Bothwell; New Castle and St. James, W. H. Carfer; Norfolk, Willlam Gorst; Pender, D, W. McGregor; Pilger, J. g s; Ponca, F. G. M. Perry; Randoiph, . A. Barton; Scribner, J. H. Brooks; South Sioux City, supply; Stanton, H. C. Meyers, Wakefleld, F. M. Clark; Wausau, J. R. Gear- Wayne, H. H.-Millard; West Point, Wingide, W, H. Linn; Wisner, E. ckson; E. A. Whitwam, principal of North Nebraska college, member of Madison quarterly conference. Omaha District—J. B. Maxfleld, presiding elder, postoffice, Omaha; Arizona, supply; Arlington, W. D. Stanbaugh; Blair, G. H. Main; Craig, A. L. Gray; Elkhorn, W. G. Hatherall; Fremont, F. M. Sisson; Hooper, supply; Kennard, J. Charles; Nickerson, supply; Qakdale, supply; Omaha, Benson, J. Q. A. Fleharty; Castellar Street, supply; First church, Frank Crane; Hanscom Park, W. P v; Monmouth Park, T. W. Mat- . K. Beans; South Tenth Street, J. B. Priest; Southwest chureh, G. F. Hopkins, supply; Trinity, F. H. San: derson; Wesley, J. E. Moore; West Omaha, F. Ellis; Papillion and Richfield, 0. Bggle: ton; South Omaha, Albright, E. D. Gideo South Omaha First church, C. N. Dawson; Springfield, T. W. Underwo Tekamah supply; Vacoma, supply; Valley, J. P. Yost; J. 'W. Shank, cditor of the Omaha Christian Advocate, member of the First church, Omaha, quarterly conference; G. M. Brown, fleld agnt of Chautauqua course, member of Fremont quarterly conference; J. J. Banbury, missionary in Central China mission; T. Clendenning, financlal agent, Nebraska Wes- leyan university. E. T. George, Thomas Bithel, Louls Camp- bell, F. A. High, D. T. Donnelly and R. J. Cocking, left without appointmnt that they may attend one of our schools. CHURCH STATISTICS, North Nebraska conference com- menced its last day's session at the Seward street Methodist church yesterday with a large attendance. The entire fore- noon sessfon was given up to the reception of committee reports, of which there were @ large number. One of the most important and at the same time one of the most interesting re- ports was presented at the morning session by Rev. J. B. Priest, statistical secretary. It comprised statements in detail of the church membership, church property, im- provements, indebtedness, ete., of all churches in the North Nebraska conference. The re- port showed a marked increase in almost every department of church work. The following is a summary of the report for the entire conf nee: mber of probationers. umber of full members been The of church p perty ¥ : The above figur gate for the entire conference, comprising the Ne- ligh, d Island, Norfolk and Omaha dis- tricts, me of the figures for the dis tricts are Interesting. Kor Instance, the number of probationers in each of the four districts s nearly equal, the figures bein Neligh district, 448; Grand Island distr 428; Omaha district, he Omaha district makes the fol- owing showing: 3 490 of church property n old indebt Indebledness e The committee on education, D. K. Tindall, N. A. Martin, C. M. Grif- fith and H. A. Barton, submitted an inter- esting report, containing many recommenda- tions for the future management of the Nebraska Wesleyan university at Lincoln. The report alludes to the fact that the uni- versity now boasts 825 students within its halls and a rapidly augmenting fund for the liquidation of its debt. The splendid con- consisting of untiring and self-sacrificing devotion of the board of trustees, the efficient and scholarly work of the faculty, the enthusiastic and aggressive effort of the financiai agent, Rev. T. C. Clendening, and the masterful Brasp, eminent abllity nd wise administration of Chancellor Cr; % NIVERSITY CHARTER CHANGES The committee recommended that Art 8 of the charter of the university be ame to read as follows “‘The board of university trustees shall an- nually elect a president, vice president, sec- retary and treasurer. The first three offi- cers shall be members of the board of trus- tees, the treasurer shall be a resident of | Lancaster county and may be a member of the board, or of the faculty of 1 uni- versity, which officers shall hold their offices respectively until thelr successors are duly elected and have accepted; and the offiers shall, before enteriog upon the duties of | thelr offices, give horll to sald corporation in such sum ns said ibstwrd shall fix, conditional for the falthful mmd honest .discharge of their duties and b legal payment of all moneys coming tmiby their hands, and said bonds shall be appeaved by the said board of trustees.” The committee meoommended that Article 11 of the charterdbe amended so that the indebtedness of the)aniversity shall not ex- coed $40,000, Rev. David Marquette, D.D., and R. D. Snyder were eleeted as trusices to fill vacancles caused by the expiration of the terms of Rev. D./Marquette, .D., and A. J. Anderson. The election of Gffeers for the Conference Educational society was recommended as fol- lows: President, H. H. Millard; vice presi- dent, G. H. Macadam; secretary, W. P. Murray; treasurer, C. M. Grifith. The following appolntments as visitors were recommended: To Wesleyan university, D. C. Winship, H. A. Barton and William Wor- ley. To LU School of Theology, C. N. Daw- son and Frank Crane. To Garrett Biblical Institute, G, A. Luce and N. A. Martin. To Depauw. university, W. K. Beans and A. L. Mickel. To Boston university, W. H. H. Pillsbury and W. P. Murray. Miss Herrick of the Deaconess' home at Omaha made a verbal report of the work of the past year. The hospital has cared for 488 patients during the year, 108 of the num- ber being from Omaha, 248 from Nebraska, cutside of Omaha, 97 from Towa and 43 from other states. The North Nebraska conference hag contributed during the year $406.90. the present time there are sixteen workers in the hospital, eleven of them being nurses. The society has two agents in the fleld and I8 assisting [n the maintenance of a home at the Union Pacific shops in Omaha. The committee on Deaconess' home pre- sented the annual report. signed by J. T, sented the annual report, signed by J. T. cluded the following resolutions: Resolved, That we, the pastors of the con- ference, will faithfully present this cause to our respective congregations; that we will welcome representatives of the home to our charges to represent their work. We recom- mend the election of the following per- sons to serve on the conference board the coming year: Bishop Newman, W. P. Murray,” W. H. H. _Pillsbury, John Dale, L. H. Rodgers, Mrs. David Cole, A. T. Rector, Mrs. Curti and Mrs. Frank Cotton, CHURCH EXTENSION, Rev. J. N. Frazer, chairman of the com- mittee on church extension, presented the an- nual report and offered the following resolu- tions: Resolved, That we will think and talk and pray and circulate literature and solicit and collect for the board of church extension the coming year until in our hearts we can say that our people are clear in this matter, Resolved, That we request our presiding elders to send our several apportionments to the earllest practicable moment and that after our educational collections this shall be the first presented to our people, The matter of caring for Methodist minis- ters and their families in the drouth-stricken districts during the winter came up for a warm discussion. Rishop Andrews stated in- cidentally that as he had traveled through northern Nebraska he had noticed that at the little railroad stations there were no coal bins full for the winter emergency. He could not account for the fact. The fact was brought out by . half-dozén ministers that the coal dealers had adopted the polic of keeping no more coal on hand than they cculd dispose of from iay to day. They have decided upon this palicy for the reason, they claim, that the people who have no money will take the coal anyway. The same policy, it was asserted, ‘had been adopted by the elevator and miil men. Several ministers spoke upon the urgent necessity for immediate organization for re- lief work. Dr. Leonard and Bishop Andrews pledges the assistance of eastern churches. ©C. 0. Larrison, chairman of the committee on Sunday schools, Tecommended that all pastors use zealous care in securing the use of Methodist literature in every Methodist Episcopal Sunday school, and con- demning that spirit of false economy that would buy literature of so-called union pub- lishing houses becanso of its cheapness, E. R. Afiriance, from the,iract committee, reported that during the year the conference had contributed to the tract cause $i6 and lu..‘z the apportionment for the coming year s $202. A resolution endorsing and approving the methods of the Women's Home and Women's Foreign Mission societies was adopted upon recommendation of the committee on mis- sionary societies. Rev. H. H. Millard was elected the north Nebraska conference director for the Kp- worth league. —— A friend of every woman who would please her husband is Dr. Price's Baking Powder. For dainty baking there Is no powder like it. — Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses were 1 | sued yesterday: Name and Address. George E. Butterfleld, Omaha Minnetta O. Storer, Omak John G. Holby, Omaha ', Anderson, nn, Bennington, Neb. nn, Washington county sl e Homes for tho Homeless, October 9 the Union sell homeseekers' excursion tickets, good for twenty days from date of sale, at the rate of ome fare for the round trip, with $2.00 added, to all points in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, 1daho (east’ of and includ- fog Nampa and Boise City) and Montana. Stop-overs granted on both going and re- turning trip. H. P. DEUEL, City Tkt. Agt., Un. Pac. System, 1302 Far- nam street, Omaha, Neb, v 2 Omaha and Chicage Limited Fifteen-Hour Train, Leaves Omaha at 6:35 p. m. and arrive at Chicago 9:40 a. m. via U. M., & St. P. Ry. for Chicago and all points east. Traing made up and started from Omaha, acsuring passengers clean and well aired cars, Tho only line rurning a solid vestibuled electric lighted train from Omaha direct. No wait- ing for through trains. Elegant chair curs, palace sleeping and dining cars. Ticket office, 1504 Farnam street. C. 8. CARKIER, ket Agent. 18 Rath Emma Bergm On will Pacific e DIED. Notice of five lines or less under this head, fifty cents; each additional line, ten cents. aged 23 years Pritchard, 840 Sou NOONAN—PATRICK 4J., consumption, October 7, & o'olock, Mrem the Mrs. Th McMahon, Interment " Chicago house first stre AGE 2% YEARS, 1884, Funeral Tues- residence of his to St Agnes ~dize, 25 cents, MAKES IT UNCONDITIONAL Oongressman Bryan Will Dobate with Mr, Thurston on General Issues. HS LATEST LETTER IN THE MATTER Ex-Governor Boyd Urges All Lovers of Good Government to Vote for Judge Hol- comb—Fopulist Clty Central Committee Organiz Congressman Bryan has at length, through Mr. C. J. Smyth, chairman of the demo- cratic state central committee, sent to Hon John M. Thurston what purports to be stralghtforward and unconditional challenge” to a series of joint debates. It is a contin- fon of the correspondence on the sub- Ject and reads: OMAHA, Oct. 8 Thurston:’ My Dear the 4th at’ hand. some person authorized by and arrange, on a fair , for two or four debates between yourself and Hon. W J. Bryan the questions at issue b tween the republican and democratic p " You to make no announcement, announcement as you may pleas touching your candidacy for the Unite States senate, Mr, Bryan, however, re ing the right to speak of you as a cand if he 80 desires, Awa/ting a favorable rep 1 remain yours very truly C.'J. SMYTH, Chairman, 8.1 propose two or four, instead of , debates, because much time has elapsed my ‘first communication. By the way, permit me to say that it seems to me you ‘entirely misapprehended the fmport of my last note. In the reply now before me you say: "I cannot recognize the Hght of democratic state central commitiee to_dictate the terms and conditions upon which I shall receive and accept invitations to {um debates.” Your position is correct M. of or Hon, John Sir—Yours Will you, you, ‘meet me and it would be quite unpardonable on ou part to assume that right. But did we? You stated you would stand on the republi- can platform. We said that was satisfac- tory, You refused to deciare yourself a candidate. We said we would relieve you of that requirement, and then renewed the invitation tg debaté, The closest scrutiny of the shaipest mind rmust fail, in my humble judgient, to find any condition in those answers. 1 find this further statement: “Should T ever be so fortunate as to recelve a st - forward, unconditional challenge from Mr. Bryan to join him in a discu on of the questions at issue between the republican and democratic parties, it would be given prompt and favorable attentior.’ % 1f the above invitation or ‘“challenge” be not, in your opinion, straightforward and unconditional, please point out wherein it is lacking and 1 will promptly supply the deficiency. Gl B T BR N AND BOYD, They Do a Little Local Campaigning To- gether—Boyd Declares for Holcomb. Ex-Governor Boyd and Congressman Bryan made short talks to the democrats of the Fifth ward at Erfiing’s hall last night. Mr. Boyd 8aid that he had pledged him- self to support Bryan for United States sen- ator and thought that he was the only man Wwho could be elected. He said that he was in favor of anything to beat the head of the republican ticket and would give Holcomb his hearty support. When Mr. Bryan was introduced he started in on a talk for Boyd and requested every one present to vote for James E. Boyd for congrossman. Mr. Bryan stated that the bulk of the populists ‘would vote for democratic candi- dates because they did not want to see a republican elected governor. He said that the democrats in convention did right in en- dorsing Judge Holcomb. The democrats were the gnly people who ce-operated with the populists apd they could etill be good demo- crats and vote for Holcomb. “It s gaid,” remarked the speaker, “that the best legislative ticket ever nominated in Douglas county is the democratic ticket. I hope every man in this hall will support this ticket.”” When this meeting was over Messrs. Boyd and Bryan went to Metz hall to address a meeting there. Mr. Poyd urged that the democrats elect their legislative ticket and send Bryan to the United States senate. He had agreed to support Bryan and would champlon his cause in the Hecond congresslonal district, He urged the popullsts to support him as they had by themselyes no ohance to elect @ con- gressman in this distriot, Mr. Bpyan classed publ'c officers as hired men and sald that if they did not suit the people the latter could refuse to contract with them again. He sald that Mercer had opposed him in_everything he tried to ac- complish for Nebraska. He commended Boyd as a candidate. He spoke well of the democratic leglslative ticket and sald that he had advocated fusion with the populists to defeat the republicans, their common enemy. He wanted the Omaha populists to remember what the democrats Wwere doing in other parts of the state in order to elect the fusion legislative ticket, He spoke of the fight made by Douglas county to nominate Silas A. Holcomb for governor. A listener demanded to know how Boyd was going to vote on the governorship. Boyd came to the front and said that he was £oing to vote for Holcomb, and he was given a chorus of cheers, He was asked about his position on the silver question, and he that he would go as far as any one with safety to the interests of the country for free sllver. Others who spoke at this meeting were: W. 8. Poppleton, democratic candidate for the state senate; D. S, Parkhurst and Mr McComb, candidates for the lower house, and Thomas Flynn, who wants to represent the Sccond ward n the city eouncil, Populist City Committeo Organizes. The populist city central committee ap- pointed at the city convention Saturday night met in Knights of Labor hall last night and was called to order by H., Cohen, chairman of the old committee. Mr. J. Harry Minds of the First ward was unanimously elected chairman; Mr. A. G. Gales of the Eighth ward, secretary, and Mr. Fred S. Horton of the Second ward, treasurer. After transac- tion of some business the committee ad- Journed to meet at the same place next Sat- urday night, at which time the organization will be perfected and the fight started vigor- ously. Munro Enters Race. George F. 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