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a ST. PAUL MATTERS. la Accordance With the Divine Command the Preachers Go Into the Byways. Two New Churches Opened to the Wor ship of God on a Stormy Sunday. Workings of the New Penal Code-- St« Paul's Trade the Past Six Days. yesterday's snow Storm—The Offi ■ r cers of the Chamber--Gen eral Local. TAUGHT IN THE THEATRE. The Word of God Expounded at the Olympic Last .\iklh. The Olympic theater was occupied last evening by an audience that completely filled the large building. The audience was somewhat different In character from the usual congregations that frequent that place, and many of the familiar features of those that are frequent visitors of this place of amusement were absent. The service was an undenominational gospel meeting, instituted by Key. Dr. Dana of the Ply mouth Congregational church, assisted by Jiev. Robert Smith, the well-known Bethel missionary, Rev. E. Jay Cook, Rev. EL U. Hart and others interested in the dissemi nation of the gospel. The piano was placed upon the stage and the sacred music, un doubtedly new to the astonished instru ment, was under the direction of Mr. J. K. Hague, the secretary of the Y. M. C. A. The stage was occupied by a great many ladles and gentlemen who are prominent in church and city mis- | sionary labor. Among them were noticed i Airs. Fanning, Mrs. Liehtenberger, Mrs. j Noble, Miss Raymond, Miss Carsley, Miss Wales, Miss Love. Messrs. Crooks. A. S. Tallmadge, Hunter, Wheeler, Miller, Hayue, Suunders. Manager Hilton re mained at the front of the house and had all of the the theater attaches at their usual posts and gave them instructions to see that the strictest order was observed, and to not | tolerate for one moment any interruption to ! the services. . Such admonitions were hap- | pily unnecessary, as a more orderly crowd bad never assembled within ' the walls of the theater. The audience | down stairs in the dress circle and parquette i was quite a respectable one. and many well- i known ladies and gentlemen of this city ; occupied that portion of the house. There were also present many well-known men about town and several sporting characters, who listened intently to the services and the remarks made. Upstairs in the gallery a respectable-looking lot of men and boys ! ♦mind seats and remained quietly through the evening, appaiently deeply interested. THE fcaIXSST GODB and toughs were conspicuously absent. The proprietor, Mr. Pat Conley, occupied the right hand stage box and was person ally thanked by the originators of the meet ing for his liberality and kindness in plac ing his house, heated and lighted, at their disposal, free of charge. TbewnrlOM were opened promptly at 7:30 o'clock by the Rev. Dr. Dana who delivered n short prayer invoking the bless ing and guidance of the Creator, after which he gave out the hymn. When the ladies and gentlemen upon the stage had finished the singing of the hymn, the scrip tures were read by the Bethel missionary, Rer. Robert Smith, who then made the fol lowing prayer: O! God. we know tbat thfs mooting- can bo nothing- \vitluuu thy power. We have come here tO-AJffbi in response to Thy divine com mand to «o into the world and preach Thy word. W<- are li«ro to help our neighbors. May Thy blessing rest upon Thy servants who Hie tryiujr to do Thy bidding. Blpps them and pive them power to do good. We heseech Thee that there may go forth from this place to-night such an influence as wilJ be felt throughout the whole city of St. Paul. ML dana's skrmox. Rev. Dr. Dana then delivered the address of the evening and spoke for half an hour, and marts in ninnnrnt ■ppml to ttioso pres ent to change the character of their ways and look to their salvation. 'He said: In introducing this service I wish to say that at this time of the year it is always customary to introduce a service that is usual for a week of prayer, and the services this evening would partake some what of that character. I always like to speak in i place of this kind. There is no better place where good can be done, espec ially where so many like to come. Now 1 call your attention to what the Christian world is doing at present in giving themselves up to prayer. Every one should be glad to think that not only in this city and country, but all over the civilized world, Christian people are engaged in prayer and giving praise to Christ. Let us start this evening with the thought of what we are; what kind of peo ple we are and what kind of lives we are leading. Are we so busily engaged with the commercial pursuits and our own pleas ure that we have no time to attend to our spiritual welfare? Every one knows that he has but one life to live. It never comes back if we fritter it foolishly away, it is gone and we can never redeem it. Can you help but ask what kind of a life you are leading and wonder what you are do ing? Now God starts on this new year and asks us to utilize these helps that he has given us and use them as a chart by which we can always live. The question arises where are we to-night? Are we so living In the fear of God and the love of Jesus as to render ourselves ready for Him ■when He calls. There come to all of us MEMORIES OF THE PAST", memories of godly homes, praying mothers, little graves that were tilled many years ago. In every man's heart you will lind good in stincts that cause him to regret the career that he is leading, caused by the inspiration of the heavenly Father. What will you do? Shall we always be the men and women we are to-night? 1 tell you it would be a terrible tiling if we were to have the angel of death appear to us to-night and tell us that we must go. Always to remain what we are to-night. If we are not ready it will be terrible, and I hope there will some go out of these doors to-night bettor, and resolved to lead a different life. 1 care not how low a man is, there Is still a spark of the Deity, and the Lord .Jesus Christ knows that deep down in his heart is the image of. Himself, that cannot be eradicated and only wants to be aroused to be kindled Into a flame that will lead him to repentance ami the acknowledgment of the error of his ways. . I once stood in the presence of the no torious Jerry McAuley of Yew York, in his own Water street mission, and heard him preach. There was something wonderful in his impassioned eloquence as he ' stood there pleading with his own ! class of people, urging them to come up to a higher plane of life; to give up the life they were leading and give themselves to Christ. This man was once the wickedest and most notorious character in New York, yet he had been saved. lie went to Jesus, and Christ not only took him up, but made him one of his own apostles, and when he died the whole city almost was present at his funeral to shed tears upon his bier and pay tribute to his worth and the good he ] had done. Men and women of the highest standing were glad to honor the dead, re formed thief and outcast After his con version the good ha accomplished among the classes with whom he - formerly associ- ! ated was incalculable. He possessed an i eloquence in his way and a manner of I reaching those with whom he labored that ' no pulpit could furnish. Thiuk of ! how this man was, saved, and remember that there Is none so low or vile that the Savior will not willingly and freely forgive him. You say you can't change your disposition, that you can't give up the habits that you j have acquired through the years you have lived? Remember that Christ died for is such, and that the teachings'of God's word for such. The lovo that Christ bears for all of yon is more powerful than a mother's j love. Ho is the poor man's friend, the i lather of the orphan and in here to-nigh i.sking you to forget what you are and come into him. He came down on to earth an. l died to save people, and if be was on earth ' t<;-night he would be more than willing to c. nil- and preach to you In this place. He \.ould seek out the worst characters in the j city and save them. Simple Is the lesson given to the primary scholar and simple is the Lord's lesson given you to-night." Remarks were also made .by Rev. Mr. Cook, Mr. Joseph McKibben, who spoke In Mr. Joseph Cochran's place, that gentle man being unavoidably absent, and Rev. Robert Smith. The latter gentleman re lated his own experience in this city twenty years aeo, and urged those who were not Christians to not delay the opportunity. The service closed with song. DEDICATION VICES. Westminster Presbyterian Church, West St. Paul. Consecrated. The Westminster Presbyterian church In West St. Paul was dedicated at 3 o'clock yssterday afternoon with appropriate and interesting services. The church has just been completed at an expense of about $5,000, and was opened for worship for the first time yesterday afternoon. The edifice is a neat and substantial frame structure of ! got hie architecture, and was designed, '• and its construction superintended by Mr. H. i R. I. Hamilton. The interior of the church lls neatly arranged in a very comfortable manner. It is furnished entirely with Georgia pine, oil finished, and will accom j modate about 275 worshippers. In the rear is a lecture room that can be opened and connected with the main auditorium. This { room will seat 150, making the total capac i ity of the church over 400. The Westminster church was organized less titan a year ago by the present pastor. Dr. C. C. Herriott, and now embraces a j membership of seventy, and a congregation ' of worshippers of nearly double that num ! ber. The services were opened with the singing of a hymn by the congregation, standing, at the conclusion of which the i divine blessing was Invoked by Dr. Rice. The pastor. Dr. Herrloit, then read the scripture lesson for that day, and called upon the congregation to join in singing "Rock of Ages." THE SERMOX. The dedicatory sermon was delivered by I Dr. Robert Christie, pastor of the House of ! Hope, who spoke eloquently of God's ter- j ' pies and the churches erected for his wor- ship. He Bald: "From patriarchal times down to the present we find man, either by the express commands of Jehovah or by His own spirit operating within them, erecting temples in which to worship God. Jacob picked up the stones from the ground and erect ing an altar called it Bethel, or a j place of worship, a place to gldrify God. The | interest of these sacred structures, unlike those of the heathen, was not to localize God or limit Him to any particular place, for as Solomon said, 'The heaven of heav ens cannot contain Thee.' God said, 'I i have hallowed thine house and will make it mine dwelling place.' This is the Christian acceptation of God's wishes, and when these services shall have been concluded tins will be a house of God in the strictest interpretation of the term. People hold dear the house of God, and it has been hal | lowed and reverenced from the beginning down to the present." Here the reverend gentleman Illustrated his remarks by vividly drawn word pictures descriptive of the wonderful manifestations of God's presence to his apostles and the patriarchs in days of old, and showed that the church had always been held as the dearest and most sacred spot by those who loved God. Continuing, he said: "The same Influence which, in the past, bound I David, Jacob and others to the house of God, will bind many here, now and in the future, to this beautiful temple. Here, as : the years roll on, many will come within its fold and will stand here to make their con fession of faith and pledge their vows to do the Masters work. Here little children will be brought to receive baptism; here loved ones will be brought cold in death and the last sad rites performed, while the survi vors shall receive the comfort of the Lord. HERE "WILL COME COUPLES and stand and pledge their vows to comfort each other and make each other's life happy. Such hearts will have received comfort within the walls of this sanctuary, and such a heart will be lost to a sense of i honor and love If it fail to say, 'Lord, I love Thee and the habitation where Thou dost dwell.' Speaking of God's dwelling place I would again say we do not intend to be local. While God is everywhere. His ordinances are established in the church, and it becomes His dwelling place. If there are any who cannot comprehend the presence of God where, J^v^uM call their "attention to elecficity, which abounds everywhere. It fills the* air and vibrates through the system, but makes no mani festation of its presence. Should a person be found so ignorant of electricity as to have never heard of it, take him to the tele graph office, where he can hear the clicking of the instruments; or to the electric light, where be can see it shine out in all its bril liancy. 'Why Is it." if this electricity Is everywhere, it does not manifest itself?' It is because the machinery is not there. If you ask why God does not manifest himself to those who spend their summer days in the woods, or on the sea shore, or to those who go upon the ice in the winter, or those who go to the polit ical meeting or social parties of an evening, or evej^to those who remain at home and read their Bibles, I would say that the machinery is not there. By this we mean that in this and similar places the ordin ances of God are established, and God promises to make it a resting place and His place of habitation. Unless we have a form the spirit will die. Church-going and j Bible-reading are not religion, but religion ; can not exist without them. You can't j absent yourself from God's tabernacle year : after year and not associate with His peo- I pie, or listen to His teachings and be a true believer and a truthful follower of the Lord. You must not be satisfied to worship Him in private, you must honor Him by worshiping in public. Why should we not love God's house? THE CHn.DKBN- OF OEX. GRANT should always hold dear and have the greatest respect for beautiful Riverside I park. Not alone because it is the resting ■place of their fathers remains, but because it is forever dedicated for lie purpose of honoring his memory. Henceforth it wi|l be a sacred spot to them. No more will the pleasure-seekers revel on Its beautiful lawns. it is to be forever sacred to him who rests beneath its sod. Liuewise this church is dedicated to the glory and honor of God. Here we shall hear his praises from day to day. How shall we fall to love and revere the place? A day spent here will be worth a thousand spent in the resorts of the world." At the conclusion of the sermon Dr. Xeal made a short address to the congregation and delivered the dedicatory prayer. A financial statement was made of the con dition of the society, showing that there was still a debt of about 52,000 upon the church. Without particularly soliciting funds. Dr. Herriott stated that there were present some who had expressed a desire to contribute aid, and to give them an oppor tunity of doing so a collection would be ■taken. About 8500 was raised, a number ■of gentlemen subscribing $50 each toward ■the purpose. IhKIAKIM. IIIIMHUiriI. The First Since the New Penal Code Took Effect. Yesterday afternoon the lions in the Fourth Street museum had a day off from their usual exercises, the Punch and Judy box was silent, the bears and other caged curiosities walked slowly behind their bars, and nobody looked at them, while on the main entrance was posted a tin placard, with the words, "Museum closed to-day; will be open to-morrow as usual." When a Gloke reporter went upstairs the manager was sitting on the stage where the living skeleton used to have his chair, the animal man stood near by smoking a cigar, the bearded woman was wearing a seal-skin cap, and warming herself by a stove that sent out little heat, while two or three at taches of the concern were gathered in a little knot discussing some newspaper arti cle thaT one had been reading. "It's all on account of the new penal code," said CoL Gore. •'We didn't know whether any one would come down on us or not, although the code prohibits Sabbath-breaking, and seems to have shows like ours on the list. So we thought we would be sure and keep within the law, and didn't open up." "We got an opinion from a prominent lawyer to the effect that it would be safe to co on until notified to quit and so we are running a3 usual." said Mr. Richards at the Seventh street museum when a Globe man asked if he was not violating the state law. "We hardly know whether it ii a violation. ST. FAUIi DALLY fcrJLOBE. MOmiAI MOKH£NG, JAJNUARI *. iooo. but the chances are that the law won't be enforced the first day," said another gentle man connected with the concern. The por tion of the code which seemed to the pro prietors to include them was that ot SABBATH HEEAKIXO, which prohibits all labor, except works of necessity or charity, on the Sabbath, also public sports, trades, manufactures and me chanical employments. Among other pro visions touching Sabbath break ins. the code provides that articles of food may be sold before 10 o'clock in the morning, and meals may be sold to be eaten on the premises. Cigars and tobacco cannot be sold in places other than where liquors, fruits, newspa pers, etc., are offered for sale. Sabbath breaking is made a misdemeanor, punish able by a fine of not less than $ I nor more than 10, or by Imprisonment not exceeding five days, or both. A brief trip to »me of the prominent places of the above classes indicated that few, if any, changes in the general style of conducting business had been made by rea son of the new law. The man behind the counter at a Wabasha street cigar store said he had not heard of the penal code. If it required the closing of cigar stores on Sun day he hoped it would be enforced. Just as much business would be done in toe week, for everybody would stock up on Saturday night "The penal code be blowed," said a saloonkeeper, "it doesn't touch us anyway and 1 don't believe it would be enforced if there was a clause to close up our busi ness." There was some inquiry made by pro prietors at one or two of the places visited as to the exact wording of the code and a* to the penalties for Sabbath breaking, but as a rule that was about all there was to indicate that the condition of affairs .was different from a week ago. ST. PAIL'S TUADE, Wholesale and Keiail Business During: the Pax Week. During the week the money market has been unsettled, owing to the closing of the year. Eastern exchange has been selling at a sharp premium, and will probably con tinue so for some time. This has been a quiet week with the wholesale grocers, and the same applies to he dry goods business. The drug market has been very active or the season. The new year opens with a rush. There never was a pleasant er or more kindly feeling between purchaser and supply men than has been developed in the expressions of the holidays. Prices are well sustained, though still very low; all trade Indications, however, are favor able. There have been few failures In the drug trade in 1685 in the Northwest, and everywhere now this branch of trade seems In excellent condition. Morphine is a little higher; also oil of cuhebs. Quinine Is lower. Turpentine advanced. Linseed oil dull and will be lower. The wholesale clothing business has been quiet Those dealing in hats, caps and furs have had an excellent year, the general result being 25 per cent greater than the preced ing one. All other branches of wholesale business have had a quiet week, as far as filling or ders Is concerned, but they have been busily en aged in taking stock. The various branches of the retail busi ness have had an excellent holiday trade, greatly exceeding that of last year. C. A. Me N kale. Secretary St Paul Chamber of Commerce. THE CBAMBER'S OFFICERS. A New Secretary— Those Who Hare Filled the Office*. To-day was the date set by Prof. Phelps when his acceptance of the secretaryship of the St Paul chamber of commerce should take effect He has already been before that body and a good number of the leading business men of the city, and expressed himself as to the general nature of his methods. He has been pretty well intro duced to St Paul, and from his well-known ability and methods, the directors of the chamber expect that the organization will take on a new life from the date of the commencement of his work. A look at the records shows that from it* organization, the chamber has had as its officers men who have and do at present rank highest among those in the city in business ability and gen eral solidity. Below are given the officers of the society from 1867 to 1885, together with their period of service. Presidents— J. C. Durban*: 1371-2, H. H. Sibley; 1873-7, H. M. Rice; l«; 8-80, H. H. Sibley: 1881-5, Gen. John B. Sanborn. Vice Presidents— lß67, H. M. Rice, H. Thompson; 1868-9. H. Thompson, H. H. Sib ley; 1870, D. W. Ingersoll, C. D. Btronir; 1871-2, Charles Scheffer. C. D. Strong; 1878-5, Charles Scheffer. Russell Blakeiey; 1876, T. J. Barney, C. D. Strong; 1877. D. W. Infer soil, William Lindeke; 1878, William Lee, Pas cal Smith ; 1370, T.J. Barney. Russell Blake ley; 1880, T. J. Barney, M. L. Wilson; 1881-*, F. Driscoll; 1885, D. R. Noyes. Secretaries— Gen. R. N. McLaren pro tern, J. D. Ludden; 1868, J. D. Luddeo; 186W-72, 0. E. Dodpo; 1873-4, H. T. Johns; 1875. Alexander Johnson; 1876. H. P. Hall pro tern, Thomas Dowse: 1877. 8. D. Lord pro tern, H. Rogers; 1878-80, W. D. Borers; 1881-2, F. A. Fore; 1883-5, C. A. McNeale. Treasurers— William Dawson; 1870-1, O. B. Turrell; 1873-5, D. A, Monfort; IS7&-7, William Dawson; 1879-80. F. ' WllHus; 1881-2 W. R. Merrlam; 1833-5, Peter Berkey. COLD AND STORM*' WEATHEB. A Heavy Snowfall to the Southeast —Present Indications. The snow began to fall in St Paul yes terday forenoon accompanied by a rise in the thermometer during the past twenty four hours of three degrees. During the night there was a heavy fall of snow, ac companied by a northwest wind, which filled the air with crystal clouds, flopping the loose garments of the hurrying pedes trian and blinding his half-shut eyes. Sig nal Officer Lyons said the storm center was reported as having started in the South west, moving northwesterly, and that it would probably go down the St Lawrence valley. But little snow will fall west of here, but numerous blockades may be expected to-day to tht south and southeast of this point Snow began falling at La Crosse yesterday morning and at midnight of the 3d, one and a half inches of melted snow had fallen, equivalent to about a foot and a half of snow on the leveL Heavy sleet was re ported as prevailing at that point last night. Last night's reports from Western stations showed a rising barometer, hence the storm Is not likely to extend to the westward. At 9 p. m. yesterday evening the thermometer registered 23° above zero. Indications are for a continuance of snowfall to-day and generally stationary or slightly falliujf temperature for the next twenty-fonr hours. A drop of the mercury will probably follow the storm. a >i: w carocH. The Ko*« Street Methodist Church Added to the List. The new Ross Street M. E. church, near the harvester works, was opened as a temple of worship yesterday afternoon. Rev. R. Forbes delivering the sermon. The rise of this new organization dates from last midsummer, when Rev. Forbes of the Jackson street church and Rev. Dr. Stafford of the Grace church began a series of meetings in that vicinity, followed by the establishment of a Sunday school and the organizing of a congrega tion. At the last conference the congrega tion requested the bishop to supply them with a pastor, and in response Rev. James Dorr, now residing at Hainline, was appointed to the new pulpit He at once proceeded to organize a church, and with the aid ot the city churches to erect the house of wor ship opened yesterday. The building is of modem style, ueat in appearance and cost, exclusive of lot, about $2,000. It will be formally dedicated on its completion in the spring. The church M mi small in numbers, but has a future before it Its indebtedness is nearly pro vided for. The new church has drawn mainly on the Grace M. E. church for its strength. Dr. Forbes' subject yesterday afternoon was, The Philosophy of Prayer, from which he preached an eloquent and forcible dis course. AtTnrurr Hall. An appreciative audience gathered at Turner hall last evening to listen to the sixth concert iriven by Seibert's orchestra I this winter. Especially fine numbers were: "Fest March.'" Faust; overture, "Summer Nights Dream." Soppe; "Monastery • Bells," from Lefevre. Karl Hildebrandt, : lately returned from Germany, sang a bass solo which was exceptionally well received. AVn ILL IKE. * . [ Burnt Out and Left Destitute in the Blizzard. A small, one-story frame residence on I Jessamine street, near Arcade avenue, took fire last night about 11 o'clock and with the contents was entirely destroyed. It was owned and occupied by a laborer named i Frank Groboskl and his family I who barely escaped with their lives. j Mrs. Groboskl bad her hand and arm se ! verely cut while saving her youngest child, I a baby about 6 mouths old. She was ■ forced to make her exit through a window i sash, all the other means of escape having ! been cat off by the flames. The boa—. , with the furniture, was a total loss. The ; house was insured with Prince & Co.'s agency In the Continental Insurance com pany for $500. Some one turned in an j alarm from box 223. corner of Greenbrier I avenue and Keaney street, pearly a mile lrom the scene of the fire. The fire de ! partment responded and experienced great j difficulty in netting through the heavy snow ! drifts to the box from whence the alarm was sent. . Upon arriving them it was as certained that the tire was outside the limits and that no possible assistance could have been rendered if the scene had been reached. Jacob-Shapiro. The Jewish synagogue at College avenue and Wabasba street was the scene yester day afternoon of the marriage of Mr. Harry Jacob to Miss Jennie Shapiro, Rabbi Rosen ! thai performing the ceremony. The groom ; Is one of the pioneer, Hebrews of St. Paul. j Numerous presents were received, and after the ceremony a reception was given by Mr. Simon Jacobs, at Garfield Post hall. A feature of the reception was the rendition of two songs by Mr. Myrowick of the Carle ton Opera company. The reception was followed by a dance in the evening. Among the many who were present were S. 31. KittiesoiT, L. Pavian, 11. Goldblum, S. Cohen, J. Moses, N. Aunshiusky of Anoka; 1. Cohen of Menomlnee, Wo. Wanted Arsenic. A youny man about 25 years of age made bis appearance at the drug store of Gem mer Brothers. No. 500 West Seventh street, yesterday afternoon and wanted to pur chase arsenic Some questioning on the part of the clerk developed the fact that he was anxious to end his existence, and wanted the drug for that purpose. As he appeared somewhat singular. Officer Schae fer was called in and had him conveyed to the station as a probable subject for the in sane asylum, lie gave his name as M. Kabi. (.i.oh! i i:*. The board of education will meet this evening. Chamber of commerce directors will meet this morning. The Cyril Mathod society will next Sat urday present 'Our Lord in Prison," to be followed by a ball. The West St. Paul branch of the Irish National league will meet this evening in their hall on Dakota avenue. It was Frank Donovan and not John Donovan who figured in the episode where by a horse was shot on Saturday. To-night Charles Hoyt's "Rag Baby" at the Grand. Sale of seats for Lizzie May Ulmer in "Dad's Girl will open to-day. The dime museum of Sackett & Wiggins will open to-day with the marine wonders. Idealetta and Wallace, Princess Lucy and a strong specialty show. Mr. William Lee Howard, who has been confined to his room for the last six weeks with severe illness, is nearly recovered and will be out in a few days. "Jack," the sagacious elephant dog at tached to the Nickel Plate menagerie, now wears a gorgeously spangled blanket. it was presented by some lady admirer, struck with the canine's wonderful intelligence. Plymouth Congregational church received sixteen new members at the sacramental service yesterday morning. The exercises were appropriate to the opening Sabbath of the new year, and were notably tender and impressive. The congregations of Plymouth and the Central churches will unite In a service ii the former church to-day. Rev. McLaren. Dr. Dana, and Rev. Robert Smith wil. speak upon the subject of Thanksgiving for Mercies and Gospel Progress. Capital Leeion No. 8. Select Knights A. O. U. W., by invitation of Grand Com mander Comfort, will visit Metropolitan Legion of Minneapolis on Tuesday evening leaving the depot at 7 o'clock, to assist ii> the installation ceremonies of the lattei legion. ' ;' A valuable acqusitlon toSt Paul business circles is J. J. Corcoran, Esq. of Nash ville, who has had charge of Dan's Com mercial agency In Tennessee. He ha> come to thiscity to manage the same agenc\ here, and his territory will embrace Minne apolis, Duluth, and other Northwestern cities, Ills headquarters are in the Drake block. Rev. Dr. Dana addressed the meeting at the rooms of the Gospel Temperance union and Bethel mission yesterday afternoon. His theme was The Possibilities of the New Year. He spoke earnestly and Im pressively of the many grand opportunities that await at the opening of the New Year which every one should aim to seek, grasp and improve. The singing was conduct/Hi by Mr. Harrison, assisted by Mrs. Briuck erhoff. The meeting in the morning for deaf mutes was well attended and was in charge of Mr. J. P. Hi ley. ■ PEKMI.MLS. John N. Strong, Huron, Mont, was in the city yesterday. Hon. H. P. Htibbell of Winona was at the Ryan yesterday. Hon. W. X. St(H> and wife, Steele. Dak., are at the Merchants. D. E. Husey, Sioux City, D. F. McAvoy, Brainerd. were in trie city yesterday. Parmly Billings and K. G. Bailey. Bill iugs, Mont, were at the Ryan yesterday. W. 11. Knowlton. Dubuque. la., and A. Chard of Fannington are at the Windsor. John Edwards and wife, Drummoud. Mont. ; A. Q. Baker. C. D. Powers, George W. Powers, Milwaukee; Ed A. Lee, De troit; John McMunus. Duluth; A. S. Melick, Adrian, were among the arrivals at the Merchants yesterday. - Sanitary Convention. Defruxk Springs, Fla., Jan. 3.— A national health and sanitary convention will assemble here in March. Its object is the prevention of yellow fever and other diseases, the advocacy of a strictly national quarantine and international interference when necessary to compelling tropical na tions to prevent the spread .of their epi demic diseases. Probably Drowned. Washington, Jan.. 2.— The name of ; Lieut F. W. Remey. United States navy, ; has been dropped from the navy register for 1886, which is now ready for the printer. Lieut Remey. serving as the executive oflicer of the United States steamer Ports mouth, disappeared Feb. IT. 1655. All eflorts to discover his whereabouts have failed, and it is supposed. by the navy de dartment and by his friends that he was drowned. Smoke the Dally Globe cigars. Mr. Henry Mylauder, a well-known tailor of Baltimore, writes: "I have been suffer ing for some time with a severe pain in my back from which I was unable to find re lief. I gave Salvation Oil a trial and less than a bottle entirely cured me. Ido not hesitate to pronounce it a most excellent liniment*! Smoke the Daily Globe cigar. Havana filler and Connecticut wrapper. M. V. Sensnyi, Sibley street. Stop* are bein* taken to bold a winter car nival at Halifax February next to be modeled after those held ia Montreal. AMONG THE HORSLS. The Minnesota Breeders' Meetine To-Mor row Galled to ' Consider That Same Resolution About Breeding. Interesting Statement in Regard to the Horses and Maxes That HaTe Brought Forth Fast Animals. The Great California Hone, Deacons- Held, Injured— The Death of Mr*. Alice Carneal Warfleld. Ohio's Claim for Being on Top as a Breeding State-»Belmont's Xevr Stock Farm. , . THE BBEEDEBV 3IISKTI.VG To Discus, the Resolution Regard ing- the Eligibility of Foal.. Some weeks ago the Northwestern Breeders' association adopted a resolution declaring that the foal should be a native of the state where it was sired. A few weeks after, when the Minnesota breeders held their meeting, those present considered this matter and what effect a similar rule would have upon the breeders of this state. After considering the subject they decided that they preferred a rule directly opposite to the one determined upon bvthe Northwest ern Breeders' association. They therefore adopted a resolution in the following lan guage: Resolved. That the true theory upon which to tlr the nativity of foals is the place of foal ing, rather than the place of the stallion ser vice, and that so far as the Minnesota asso ciation Is concerned, this rule shall govern la the future. This resolution has caused a good deal of discussion, and as a number of members of the Minnesota organization are opposed to the resolution, and were not present at tne meeting when it was adopted, it has been determined to hold another meeting of the Minnesota Breeders' association for the purpose of what may be termed a rehearing on tlie resolution. This meeting will be held at the office of W. L. McGrath, on Third street, to-morrow afternoon, when it is to be hoped that every member of the association will be present It seems very strange that a resolution made up of so few, and such plain, familiar words, in re gard to the precise meaning of which there N no question, should have been so gener ally misunderstood as this one has. This . misunderstanding grows out of the substitu tion, by those who are opposed to the reso lution, of the word "breeding," or "bred," In place of the word ••nativity. This resolution did not undertake to de termine anything in regard to what should constitute the place of breeding. As was understood in the discussion of the matter when the resolution was adopted the real point and object arrived at was to determine by a positive rule, what colts and fillies should be eligible to the Minnesota stake races. The association sought to, and did determine that question and no other, viz.: that a foal dropped in Minnesota had his "nativity" in Minnesota and would there fore be eligible to the Minnesota stake races. The association did not express any opinion as to where such foal was bred, or where any foal should be bred, In order to make it eligible to our stake races. They attempted "to fix the nativity of toals, "and that alone is precisely what they did. They took it for granted that the words ••breed," "breeding" and "bred," were words that bad a definite meaning, which neither the Minnesota Breeders' association or any other similar organization had any authority or power to charge. If a resi dent of Minnesota sends his mare to Ken tucky for service and she is returned to Minnesota, where she has a foal, the mare would he said to have been bred In Ken tucky, and no rule adopted by the Minne sota breeders could change the fact and this Is precisely what they did not attempt to do. They said that a foal dropped in Minnesota, wherever bred, should be elig ible to the Minnesota stake races, and that was all. This can be seen by a reading of the resolution which shows the object in view was "to fix tho nativity of foal*," not their place of breeding. The way this whole matter came up shows this view to be the correct one. The Northwestern Breeders' association at its meeting in Chi cago adopted an opposite rule, which in substance was, that If a man owning a mare in Minnesota takes a mare to Kentucky to have her bred, the foal if dropped in Minnesota shall not be eligible to the Northwestern breeders' stakes. Now the Minnesota breeders rule is directly opposite, and says that any citi zen of Minnesota who takes a mare from this state to Kentucky and has her bred, and she drops the foal in this state, such foal shall be eligible to our stake races. The rule adoDted at Chicago was against enter prise. The Minnesota rule Is in favor of enterprise, and says that if a man shows enough disposition to improve the stock of this state as to be at the expense of sending his mare a long distance for the purpose of adding value to the horse stock of the state he is deserving of credit, and should be en couraged rather that penalized for bis en terprise. THE 2:30 TROTTERS. Horses And Mares That Have Brought Forth Fast One«. While not as thick as "leaves In Yallara brosa,"2:So horses have become a very common commodity. la this go-ahead age two and one-halt minutes to the mile is con sidered a respectable but ordinary rate of speed for trotting horse. Our annual statement shows that two hundred and eighty-three (MS) horses, new to the 2:30 list, trotted their best miles the past season in 2:SO or better. This is an increase of sixty (60) over the number of new horses for ISS4, or nearly 100 per cent more than the gain of IS?! over ÜBS. Going on with our comparisons, we find the list of new sires only exceeds that of 1334 Dy six (0), proving an increase of contributive power. Blue Bull and George Wikes had eight (S) new trotting performers each in 1884. For this year the first named has five (5) to his credit, and the last named seven (7). Dic tator and Nutwood contributed five (5) each. Meulo's paternity is questioned. He Is said to be either by Nutwood or Bis marck. Almont. Happy Medium, Governor Sprague, and Sultan stand equal with four (4) each, and Print eps, Mambrino Patchen, Swigert, and King Rene have three (3) each to their credit The sires of two (2) each are Aberdeen. Messenger Duroc, Pan coast, Electioneer, Iron Duke, Daniel Boone, Rustic, Whipple's Hambletonlan, Alcan tara, Jenkins Almont Millman's Bell founder, Champion Knox. Envin Davis, Thorndale, Egbert, Black Dutchman, Hermes, Gilbreth Knox. Royal Fearnaught, Grand Sentinel, Kentucky Prince, and Antenor. This is an excess of eight (8) sires over those of 1884. Of the new sires, | the Hambletonians lead by (38), eleven (11) of which are sons of Kysdjk's Haiuble tonian. Ihe Mambrino Chiefs follow with fifteen (15), five (5) of which are sons of Mambrino Patchen. Ten (10) sires represent the Vermont Black Hawks, four the Clays. The balance are divided among the Long Island Black Hawk, Morrill, Columbus, and Royal George lines. OP THK SEW MEMBERS of the 2:30 list no less than sixty-fire (65) are entire horses, including the phenome nal stallions Epaulette, Patron and Bonnie McGregor. Out of the 383 new coiners five (5) got records of 2:20 or better. There was a marked increase in the number of young trotters. In the five-year-old list we find twenty-four (24), a gain of two (2) over 1884. There are nineteen (19) four-year-olds, against thir teen (13) for 1884. The three-year-olds number fourteen (14), an excess over the list of the previous year, and four (4) two year-olds this year trotted miles In 2:30 or better. To this increase we are mainly In debted to the various breeders' associations, who held inaugural meetings during the year. One hundred , and fifteen (115) trotters previously in the list lowered their records, eighteen (18) of which trotted in 2:20 or better for the first time. Among: the latter are the remarkable young Califoruian trot ters, Anteeo and Antevolo, . the former placing the highest mark to the credit of a horse bred in the state. Maud S was the bright particular star of the year, with her great mile in 2:oß**, as the tastes* ever coy ered by a trotting horse. Next to her the most prominent performers are Phyllis, Harry Wilkes, Joe Daris, Pilot Knox, Ma jolica and Jerome Turner, who all won their records in contested races. IS THE FEMALK LINK the great producing strains figure promi nently. Sixteen (16) mares that contributed produce to the list in previous year* aMsd to their quota in 18S3. First and bM is the remarkable mare Minnehaha. dam of Beautiful Bells, Eva, Sweetheart and Alca zar. ThLs puts her on a par with Ned, Green Mountain Maid and Maid of Clay. The dams of two or more are: Waterwitch, dam of Viking. Mambrino Gift and Scot land; Latham Lass, dam of Issaquena and Don Cositack; Vie. dam of Dainty and Mat tle Graham; Mayflower, dam of Wildrtower and Manzanita; Dolcy, dam of Mill Girl and Mill Boy; Gretchen. dam of Nelson and Susie Owen; The Wicks Mare, dam of N. J. Fuller and Deck Wright; Lady Hub bard, dam of Pansy and Thapsin; Reina Victoria, dam of Euclid and Princeton; Alley, dam of Wilton and Albert Frauee; Tanzy, dam of Eagle Bird and Butterfly; Annie, dam of Egniont and Westuiont, tiie pacer; Young Fullerton's dam, dam of Electric and Jewel, dam of Gambetta and The King. Rysdvk's Hanibletonian is rep resented by nine (9) dauehters, Mambrino Patchen by four (4), George Wiikes by three (3), aud Mauibrino Chief, American Clay ami Happy Medium by two {-2) each. Passing on to the pacers, we find seventy one (71) newcomers, against tit'ty-tivc for 18S4. Kleven of the number'are known to be trotting-bred, thus upholding our be lief that the pacing gait is not a quustsun of breeding, but structural formation. Two of the number are by Geortre Wilkes. a trot ting sire; one by Volunteer, one by Echo, and one by Santa Ciaus. Twenty-nine (29) pacers previously in the li.-t lowered their records, twelve (IS) pacing in 2:iO or bet ter. — Spirit of the Times. THE MORSE'S .11 AXE. How the H«ne Should Wear His Jlttiif- Warki of Breeding. An English correspondent writes: "The best-bred and thinnest-skinned horses have very little mane. It is not only thin and fine, but the hair is short. A heavy, matted mass means a low-bred, coarse brute. lam inclined to think that in a state of nature the mane divides upon both sides of the neck, though Virgil speaks of the dense mane of the young colt falling upon the right shoulder. Long as the horse has been domesticated and carefully groomed, this habit of wearing the hair is not yet over come, and tne mane lias to be carefully coaxed to the right side, where for thou sanos of years man has resolved it should be worn, though the horse himself insists upon parting his hair in the middle. An cient writers apeak of training the mane to the right, but all the horses represented la the Elgin marbles show the mane close cropped, or, as we say. 'hogged.' I think it is clear that the ri^tit tide, now the 'off side of the horse, was the "near' side to the ancients. The best horsemen use no 'off' side or 'near' side, except to conform to their harnesses. I think a man should teach a horse to be familiarly approached and allow his stall to be entered on either side of him. Horses driven in pairs should frequently change sides, as the mouth be comes hardened one side and the muscles of the neck become affected by the unequal pull of the double reins. "Coarse hair about the heels is natural, but I confess to a prejudice against it and have it carefully clipped. Hair growing in a thick tuft inside of the ear must never be touched. Ignorant and officious grooms will remove it with scis>ors, but it is a great defense against the flies that would, in its absence, secure lodgment upon the sensitive skin inside the ear. Long, course hairs upon the muzzle and the eyebrow are often piucked away. No horseman should allow this to be done. These hairs are not super fluous; they nave a valuable u>e. They are like the whiskers of the feline race, having sentiment power and conveying im pressions to tiie brain." Accident to Beaconsflcld. The California "crack" Beaconsneld was injured recently while about to be shipped with others fiom the Bay District track. The Bee thus describes the occurrence: While the horses were standing In a hunch and the jockeys ciiatting, a breaking curt was driven cp from behind and close to Beaconstieid's heels. Every one that has seen the horse knows how wicked he is, and when the cart came behind him he let fly with both his hind feet, striking in the wheel and pulling two shoes. When qui eted, it was found that he had slightly cut himself in three or four places on the leg. while between the heel and fetlcx-k he had received a severe gash, from which blood flowed freely. A veterinary surgeon was sent for and every endeavor made to stop the flow of blood, but it was not accom plished for some time. While under tn-ut ment he was on the platform near the cars, which is several feet from the ground. When the doctor was at work Beaconsneld became scared at a locomotive, backed from the platform and then jumped back again, where he finally threw himself. The blood stopped, he was placed on the cars and brought to this city, where, on arrival at the park, the wound was well dressed and taken care of. Although quite a danger ous cut, nothing serious is expected, and it is thouirht he will tw all right to receive his preparatory work in the spring and take a trip across the mountains and do battle with the cracks b the East nticellaneou*. Secretary Fasig of the Cleveland Driving club is aiso secretary of the Ohio Trotting Horse Breeders' association. In a circular addressed to the breeders of that state he indulges in the followiinr congratulatory statement: "Our first series of stakes were i over the Cleveland track in Septan* ber, and were a grand nWTCM in every re spect, creating intense interest. 1 find on comparing the time made at the I State breeders' meetings that Ohio is on top as a breeding state, and that our colts went faster than those of any other state that held state breeders' trotting meetings. (The stakes trotted In Kentucky were upon to the world, and are not therefore compared with those of any one state exclusively; although it is but fair to acknowledge that Kentucky heads the Held'— but Ohio is a good second and coming fast.)" Mr. Belmonfs new stock farm in Ken tucky is likely to be quite a success. Al though he has been in occupation barely six weeks, the farm has had plenty of visitors. There is running water at all "the stables, from standing hydrants, except at the stall ions' stables, where water isitoreed from a beautiful spring. All the buildings are be ing painted a yellow body, with red trim mings. There are eighty large box-stalls in sixteen separate stables, all having tran som windows hung on a pivot over the doors, with large sash windows as well, thus allowing plenty of light in every box. The stable for yearlings and weanlings is an octagon, with twenty-four large box stalls, 15x15, wainscoted in oak, as are all the sta bles. Mrs. Alice Carneal Warfield, in honor of whom the famous race mare Alice Carneal, the dam of the great Lexington, was named, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Alice Kinkead, Lexington. Ky.. on Christ mas eve. She was a daughter of Maj. Davis Carneal. once of Cincinnati, but later a citizen of Frankfort, Ky. Miss Sallie Carneal, her sister, was the most celebrated beauty of her day and the belle of the Queen City. Miss Alice was also possessed of rare personal beauty and high accom plishments, and the late Chin Justice Salmon P. Chase sought unsuccessful! v lot her hand. She married Thomas B. War field, and has for a number ot years been a widow and an invalid- She was patient under suffering and her death is deeply lamented by those who knew her. Gen. W. T. Withers has sold to J F Kinsley, Walnut Springs, Tex., fourteen head of trotting stock, aggregating in price 37,900. In the sale was Queen Dido by Red Wilkes. Also the bay colt Fail law ii Medium, by Happy Medium, dam by C M Clay, Jr., for 82,000. to John B. McFerran Louisville; a yearling filly by Happy Medium, dam by George Wilkes, for SI, 000, to J. O. Barnes, Boone. la., and a bay lilly by Almont, dam by Abdallah Pilot", foe $1,750. M. T. C*.. in the Breeders' Gazettt,, says: | "Mr. Ed Weaver of Mankato, Minn., has purchased of E. A. Parker, Minneapolis, Minn., the bay gelding Jax. This young trotter, hitched with Hancock the second time, showed a half in 1:10. He has had no handling except ordinary road work, and J3 regarded by good judges as a very prom wing green horse." H- I>. McKinney, Janesville, Wi3., has had the misfortune to lose, by death. Acme ie, ■ daughter of Gov. Sprague, out Of a man by Membrino Star, bhe pro duced a hlly foal, by Phallamont. in 1885, Mrt was n.,t bred back, as it was the inten tion of her owner to give her a record next season as a pacer, at which gait she wa3 very fast. The American trotting stallion Amber, that was sold to an Austrian geutietnan two years asro. is regarded m that country a* something wonderful in the equine line. His purse winnings last season amounted • 18,000, and an offer of Sio.ooo has been «ed for him. He has plenty of speed, and not long ago showed a mile in 2 34 The Chicago Horseman company last year gave in stakes to different Trottin* Breeders' associations of the country . of which the Minnesota association received 5200. The check of the com pan? for the S2OO for the Minnesota association was received by Mr. George \V. Sherwood, treasurer, a few days ago. Lula Bptagne, 4 years old, by Gov Sprague. 9so){, out of Lula, 2:1.-), by Alexander's Norman, has been bred at Palo Alto, to Whippa, tho young son of Elec tioneer and Li/.zie Whipps, by Enquirer Lula Wilkes. 3 years old, by George Wtlkes' out of Lula, lias been bred to the s*m« horse. Miss Woodford. the famous mare belong ing to the Dwvers of Brooklyn, N. V., Is warning so well in Kentucky that she will be trained next season. It was the inten tion of her owners to breed Miss Woodford to Hindoo, it being thought that she had become unfit for racing purposes. "Knap" McCarthy has sold to Mr. W. J. Gordon the bay mare Mauibrino Sparkle, 2:19, by Fisk's Mauibrino Chief, the price was in the neighborhood of SS.OOO. Mam brino Sparkle will be driven next season for a faster record, and then bred to Rysdyk. Four two-year-old trotters beat 3:80 last season, they being Nutbreaker, 2:29; Al cazar, 2:29^; Sphynx. 2:293;, and Ber muda, -:-.-.. . Two of them were bred in Kentucky and two in California, and tinea of them are by Hambletonian sires. Mr. France has taken Harry Wilkes to Hew York and is driving him on the road The horse has recovered from the pink eye. It is reported that Mr. France will start a stock-breeding form at Lexington. J. D. Royston, Lowell, Ky., has sold to China *£ Mogul, Harrodsbarg, Ky. the brown colt, baled 1885, by Leaniingtou, Jr., dam Moll it? Keed (dam of Forrest) by Keed's Yorkshire. The colt by Nutwood. 2:18^. and out of Adelaide, 2:19^, Is now 17 months old and is owned in Pontiac, Mich. He stands nearly 14 hands high and weighs 755 pounds. 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