8 THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE : MONDAY , OCTOMElfc 17 , 1898.
D4VE MERCER IN THE PULPIT
Omaha's ' Popular Congressman Addresses Dr.
Bisson's Congregation ,
WAR AND ITS RESULTS THE THEME
liiclitentH tlint I.oil to the Conlllet mill
Uoinl tliut Will Come from It
Adileil to I'liiH'Kj-rlo oil the
American Soldier.
Congressman David II. Mercer occupc1 !
the pulpit of the Hanscom I'ark Methodist
Episcopal church last night and , for a lay
man , delivered a very good sermon , ap
propriate to the Pence Jubilee just closed ,
There was a rather larger congregation than
usual , which was all the moru extraordinary
considering the stormy weather. Mr. Mer
cer's subject was "The War and Its Results
to Humanity. "
The pastor , Hcv. Fletcher M. Slsson ,
prayed that God would blefa the American
flag In the Islands of the sea and that Ho
would guldo the peace commission to a right
solution of the problem before It. The pas
tor explained to his congregation that ho
had thought It fitting to have Mr. Mercer
present to address It as the concluding
feature of the jubilee. In substance Mr.
Mercer said :
I realize that the great Methodist church
Is OB near the people as any In our beloved
country and that no better time and ilacc
couid have been selected for a discussion of
ptacc , now that our Into war v\ici Spain
has eo happily terminated , and the fruits of
our victories to humanity at large. The last
\Ntck has been a most remarkable one , not
only to this city , but to the whole nation.
Dy the Ingenuity , Industry and energy ot
our people wo have been able to show to the
world a line collection of buildings and a
marvelous accumulation of the products of
our soil nnd the handicraft ot western bniwn
und the Ingenuity of western brain
not so fine ns the World's fair at
Chicago , perhaps , but more complete In our
200 acres of space Instead of the TOO acres
there ; and when wo consider that the exposi
tion that Is to be held In Paris In 1900 Is
to occupy only 350 acres we can have some
Idea of how great our exposition has been.
It was most fitting that our president should
bo hero after the termination so happily of
our late war ; nnd , another thing , It chanced
that the president made his first definite
uttcilanco as to the policy of our country
with regard to the possessions which have
come to It In this war. Wo have a right to
hold a peace Jubilee In Omaha and In Amer
ica , for we are celebrating the close of the
greatest war for humanity the world has
over witnessed the greatest war In our his
tory.
I'rovoentlon of I.OIIK Sliimllnp ; .
Wo are n peace-loving people. We love
to follow the arts and sciences , Industrial
nnd agricultural pursuits , progressive civi
lization In a peaceful way. Out for years the
pcoplo of the United States have been hor-
nsccd by the unfortunate conditions in the
Island of Cuba. Lives were desttoyed at our
very doors and the commerce of this conn
try was Intel fered with. Wu bore these
trials as long as we could and then our
government suggested a compromise to
Spain. The Siiunlnrds. like all the Latin
peoples , said : "Tomorrow will do , " and our
overture was not respected. Another revolu
tion had broken out In the unhappy Uland.
The Sianlards seemed to revel In the Idea
that they were living In the time of Ferdl
nand and Isabella when Columbus had just
discovered America. They thought wo were
all Indians , or If there were any ot us which
were not we ought to be. We sent to Ha
vana our beautiful battleship , made by
American brains and brawn and manned
by our brave boys of the navy , on a mission
of peace. The moment Us flag was seen en
tcrlng the harbor the threats and muttcrlngs
of the Spaniards began. It Is my flrm be-
lltif that our beautiful ship was destroyed
find the brn\e souls aboard It were thrown
< to their death by Spanish hands and by
Spanish hands high In authority. So shocked
were our people by this outrage that the
war was hastened.
The Cubans were not so much known to
our people. The grand man who sits nt the
head of our present administration , a Chris
tian gentleman with a big heart who would
not do a wrong , a man who has been a re
markable ) father and husband whether It
was because he has loved n wife who had
been an Invalid for years , be that as It may
he was slow to plunge this nation Into
war. Ho knew , as old Tecumseh -Sherman
said , that "war Is hell" a hell of blood and
suffering , of dlscaso and death and ho
knew Hint If we had > n nar It would have
to bo paid for with the blood of Eomo of the
best youth of our country would have to
bo paid for In blood and money. While pco
plo were storming at him , threatening nnd
criticising htm , not only In the public preca ,
but by telegrams and with private letters ,
ho bldrd his tlmo until ha learned from
ntjlapli Leo and our consuls In Cuba the
truit state tf ) affairs. Ho learned that the
Cubans were not In a position to properly
govern themselves and that they had no
government which would warrant formal
recognition by this nation , but ho also
learned of the Inhumanity of the Spaniards
to thousands of suffering people , nnd when
tli'o right time oamc ho acted , nnd nobody
Mnaws bnttor how ho acted than the boys
an our ships at Santiago and our soldiers
at El Caney and the San Juan hills. The
Cubans had lieen starved , murdered and out
raged. Spain had not gouo forward for 400
years and needed a lesson. In ninety days
wo organized nn army of 208,000 men from
every state nnd territory , ana wo could Just
ns cafllly have raised an army of (1,000,000. (
That army was organized In the rush of
events nnd naturally there were some mis
takes made. Wo also bought nnd manned a
navy. Hut at the tlmo the people \\ero urg
ing us to go to war wo did not have powder
enough for half our guns. Wo were not
prepared for war.
CoiieernliiK A < lniI nil llewey.
Hero Mr. Mercer , In dwelling upon the
navy , recalled his trip to China and Japan
three years ago nud seeing Dewey's ship ,
the Baltimore , with the Charleston , Concord
and Boston In the harbor of Nagasaki. They
were four out of eighteen war vessels In
the harbor , the others representing Great
Britain , Germany , France , Russia and Italy.
It made the eyes ot the Americans flash
and their hearts beat to see the flag of their
country , ho said , for It was rather an un
usual Right In foreign ports and the stars
and stripes was not as highly respected as
( t has been slnco Spain's chastisement. Then
he reviewed Uowey's feat at Manila and also
the surrender of Santiago with much eulogy
ot the heroes of both achievements. In this
connection ho observed :
I realize * that Providence Is taking an In
terest In the affairs of mankind. I believe
In a God , and If there Is a man who does
not after this war he U not a good citizen
of this or any other government. When
Uewey mink the Spanish fleet he also took
possession of Spanish territory. This put
the United States on a higher plane. It
broadened Its relations with other nations ,
It presented an International problem ; and
I for one will never be In favor of a foot of
thai territory being returned to the Span
ish. Spain drove us Into this war and 1 for
one propose to moke her pay for It. Great
HrlUiln Is tutd to l > e such a friend of ours.
It mav bo that we ran Induce her to trade
off Canada to us for the Philippines by giv
ing her a little to boot. We have all the
terrltcry of Cuba , the Philippines , the La-
drones and Porto Hlco to deal with.
After praising ( he'American soldier for his
good marksmanship and saying a good word
for Theodore Hoosovelt for spending a mil
lion dollars In target practice for the navy ,
he touched upon the yellow journal criti
cisms of the War department. Ho asked :
Do you think It fair for those who plunged
us Into this war to turn around now and
forgot the glory of our victories and the
manhood of America and pick out the little
Haws ? The whole world , as President Me-
Klnley said , Is at our feet today , glorify
ing the American soldier and sailor and
the magnitude of our country. I'm proud
of America , proud to be an American , nnd
I think the stars and stripes Is the prettiest
flag that floats. I do not think much of a
man who goes out of his way to slander his
country. Wo know our brave boys would
die In that climate. If President McKlnley
had had his way ho wouldn't have com
menced that war until October , when the
bad season would have been all over. Ho
wanted to chastize Spain but In his own way
and In his own time. Instead of criticising
the government we should all be congratu
lating It that It has taught Spain a lesson.
If the Cubans can be raised to the high
plane of American civilization nnd have
churches ) llko this nnd schools nnd colleges
and a government of their own , that cir
cumstance alone will prove ample compen
sation for this war.
The name of McKlnley , he believed , the
historian would link with those of Wash
ington and Lincoln. Ho warmly praised
the colored soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth
cavalry and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-
fifth Infantry at Santiago a'nd dilated upon
the fact that the war hod cemented the
north and south together , wiping out sec
tionalism completely.
The services were closed by the singing of
"America. "
I.-UOM A MTUHAHY POINT.
MNM Cole CoiiHlilerH the lloolc 1'urcly
In nil ArtlNtlu I.lKlit.
Miss Helen M. Colu nf Doston , Mass. ,
spoke to a largo audience of women yester
day afternoon In the auditorium of the
Young Women's Christian association. Her
subject was "Tho Bible as Literature" and
she recited a number ot selections with the
power and modulation ot a trained elocu
tionist.
Miss Cole said that the scriptures had
been translated In the golden age of litera
ture and embodied the purest English and
the most versatile expression of that won
derful period. It was Invaluable In this
respect , she added , that It transmits to us
the sweetness and strength of the Eliza
bethan period of literature. "Tho bible has
been taken as the standard , " Miss Cole
said , "by the greatest masters of English
whom the world ha known. Huskln con
fessed that he owed his pure , vigorous style
to his study of the blblo and Matthew Ar
nold has said that neither Shakespeare nor
Milton has given him such artistic delight.
"Tho beauty and value of the bible from
an artistic and literary standpoint bavo
been long acknowledged , but It Is only re
cently that , the study of It has been carried
on with any systematic and Intelligent
method. People have had n uneasiness
that the study of the book detracted from
the spiritual appreciation of It. But there
Is no reason to believe that a nearer approach
preach to a literary treasure would lessen
any moral conception of It and this view
Is coming to be generally taken. The bible
contains writing of the utmost versatility ;
there are dramas , poems , narrations and
descriptions In U whoso strength and beauty
we are only beginning to explore. "
Miss Cole then read a number of passages
which she considered the choicest from a
literary standpoint. To Illustrate a pure
lyric she read the song of Deborah , which
exemplified the vigor nnd power of a pri
meval ago of literature. Another lyric was
pointed out In the twenty-fourth psalm ,
where David Is engaged in carrying the
ark to Mount Zton. It was shown to have
been an antlphonal chorus , ono choir pro
claiming , "The earth Is the Lord's and the
fullness thereof , " and the other respond
ing. The first chorus sang the passage be
ginning "Who shall ascend the hill of the
Lord" nnd the answer came , "Ho who hath
clean hands and a pure heart. "
ItnWAIiD OF
I > r. Stevriirt INiliitH Out AVlint Ail-
vimtdKe the ClirUtluii Ilnlli.
Rev. George D. Stewart , D.D. , of
Madison , la. , ono of tlio pastors ot the
First Presbyterian church In Its early
years , occupied Its pulpit yesterday morn
Ing. Ho preached a sermon on the superi
ority of a Christian llfo to one that Is of a
worldly character , but before embarking up
on It ho took occasion to say many compli
mentary words for the exposition. As a
monument to the progresslveness of Omaha
citizens and on account of Its intrinsic
beauty , ho doclnicd that It had established
n high place for Omaha In the opinion ol
pcoplo all over the country.
Taking up his subject , the preacher pro-
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cecded to compare tlio lives of Christians
and of the children of the. world. Both ,
he enld , started out In life with alms and
aspirations , but the latter soon became hard
of heart as the yearn passed. Christians ,
however , become more genial , became pos
sessed of more faith In man , suppressed
base suspicions , were- more charitable
toward the erring. Good Christians , llko
good wlnp , grew better as they grew older.
The preacher asserted that the righteous
Rain the respect of the most worthy men.
As they grow old , their Influence for good
Increases and men rccoRiitzo their excellent
character. As the ungodly grow older ,
however , the evil elements of their charac
ters are disclosed and they lose the respect
of their fellow men ,
Dr. Stewart also maintained that the
world Is gradually growing better. At
present , he stated , the unrighteous laugh at
the misfortunes and the divisions of the
church. He asserted , however , that In the
not very distant future these bickerings
would bo done away with and the church
would become united.
LOCAL UPISCOl'Ali .MISSION WOU1C.
Her. IrrltiK Jnhtmuii Tallin of What
linn Hrrn Done * III Oinnhn *
nov. Irving Johnson of South Omaha of-
lclat d at Trinity Cathedral yesterday morn-
lug and utilized the opportunity to review
the mission work In this vicinity during the
last seven years , the period which has
elapsed since his ordination Into the prlcst-
liood. In the course of his remarks ho said :
Next Tuesday Is St. LuUc's day , and thnt
day will also be- the seventh anniversary of
my ordination Into the priesthood , and It
may not be Inopportune this morning to re
view some of the work In the missionary Held
In this city during these years. There U
! mt one clergyman In the city now who Is
older in the service than myself. There
were 1,200 communicants In the church seven
years ugo , and now there arc 1,800. During
: hat period the people of this cathedral have
given exclusively to diocesan work the sum
of $15,500. During this seven years forty-
flvo ministers have come and gone , and only
three have weathered the storm which they
liavo been called upon to encounter In the
work which they assumed.
There seem to bo three reasons for this
condition of affairs. First there Is the rest
lessness of the clergymen themselves , nnd
their unwillingness to endure the hardships
which beset them ; second , there Is n lack
of mipport by the laity , not a money sup
port , but a lack of an Intulllgent sympathy
with the work of the missionary ; the third
and most potent reason Is n lack of faith
by both priest and people in the mission of
Jesus Christ when lie catno Into the world.
That mission Is explained In the text , "Tho
Son of Man Is come to seek and to save that
which la lost. "
Christ sought out the poor rather than the
rich , the sick rather than the well , the de
spised rather than the respected , the nut-
cost rather than the cherished one. Every
member of the chruch Is obligated to do
personal work among the poor. If ho Is so
situated as to be unable to literally carry this
out ho may furnish the money or meano by
which It can be done by others. The people
of Omaha during the last week have shown
every delicate courtesy to the chief magin-
tratu of the nation and they should bo will
Ing to show the same courtesy to Christ
This Is not difficult , for Ho has said. "He
who hath done it unto the lenst of thefo
My children , hath done It unto Me. "
The minister then reviewed his work In
Sout'h Omaha , especially In the Third ward
in that city. Ho explained the need of mis
sionary work there and told of his efforts to
establish a foothold for the church. He
finally built a chapel which cost $1,000. Of
this sum the few communicants In that local.
Ity raised $200 , the rector raised another
$200 , the bishop gave $200 and the Church
Building association had promised to donate
$200 , provided the remaining sum was
raised elsewhere. This sum Mr. Johnson
asked the communicants all the cathedral to
glvo that the little chapel might be free of
debt. No subscriptions were received nt the
services , but those who were willing to give
something were requested to enclose It in nil
envelope and turn It In with the regular con
tribution or scud It direct t the rector ut
South Omaha.
NEW I-IM : of iiKi.iciou.s EKFOUT.
Secretary Olier 'IVIN of Hlx "AHHodil-
tlon Volunteer LeiiKiie. "
C. K. Obcr , International field secretary of
the Young Men's Christian association , who
Is returning to Chicago from a visit to
Seattle , addressed the meeting of the local
association yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
His subject was "The Latest Phase of Re
ligious Work ; or , the Association Volunteer
League. " As Mr. Ober is the father of the
movement his presence attracted au audi
ence that filled the lecture room.
The speaker prefaced his remarks by read
ing ten scriptural quotations which formed
the basis of his address. These were selected
chiefly from the New Testament and In
cluded the parable of the rich man and
the talents. He then continued as follows :
"The type of Christian life that men EOJ
In the average Christian Is not an Inspiring
one. The reason Is that men are trifling
with Christianity. God baa provided the ma
It-rials for Chrlstlanllke character , on which
may be built a structure of chaff and stub-
hlo or ono of gold and precious gems. When
no come to the Judgment Eoat the chaff w
bo burned away and the finer elements will
bo left.
"God has given to man not only the ma
terials for character but also a spiritual
capital something that goes Into his na
ture. He has It to work on and ra3 to ren
der an account of what ho has done with the
talents for teaching , organizing and making
friends for Christianity. Ho must not servo
himself , but the meanest of God's creatures.
"We are proposing now a plan by which
men who cannot go among the faraway
people may yet put their lives on a mission
ary basis. And by working together they
may project others into the Held. That plan
Is Incorporated In the 'Association Volun
teer League. ' Twelve missionaries have al
ready gene ; two are In Japan , four In China ,
four In India , one In Ceylon and on In South
America. Wo need men to go Into that 1 fe
nnd we need men at home to put In their
'surplus' by offering prayers for their suc
cess and money for their assistance.
"I covet the privilege of having a part In
the work. I beflcvo that God will ralso up
10,000 men who will Join the movement.
What we want la the same typo of Chris.Ian
life at home that makes missionaries abroad.
There la no reason why we should not thirst
and have the promise fulfilled that fountains
of living waters will flow from us. The men
In China are working among the students
I am looking forward to the time when wo
shall have a nucleus In all the great cities
of that vast empire. I believe that they ate
worth going Into. Let us enter the work
together and all have a part In It. "
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MISS GUILDS'HURTNOTFATAL '
Victim of Mrs. Bishop's. Jealous Wrath Will
ProbablyjBeoover.
HER ASSAILANT STILL VINDICTIVE
Mr * , lllxlioii IJxprrnHCM lU-uret dial
Her Attempt nt MUrilor AViiN UIINIIU-
CCKHflll , Coolly IllNCIIHMtllK tltO
Whole. SI-nNntloitnl Affair.
Miss lola A , Chllcls , who was shot In the
back of the head Saturday night by Mrs.
C. W > ( Dl8hop , will not die. The crisis In
her case was passed yesterday.
The surgeons at the Presbyterian hospital
have announced that she will live , unites
gome unforeseen complication arises. The
bullet fractured the skull slightly. The
heavy braids of hair Mlsa Chllds were on
the back of her head and the several hair
pins the bullet struck saved her llfo , as
those obstacles spent Its forco. Miss Chllds
Is perfectly conscious , but she Is not al
lowed to talk or to sec visitors.
Mrs. Dlshop , who Is confined In the
matron's room at the city Jail , talks freely
of the shooting. She Justifies her act by
naylnc that her victim ruined her home.
When told that Miss Chllds would not die ,
she said she was sorry ; thnt she had hoped
she had killed her. "I thought that out of
the five shots I fired some ono of them
would kill her , at least I hoped one of them
would , " eho said.
Mrs. Dlshop eaid that the only thing that
prevented her killing her husband was her
stepson , whom she Idolized. She said she
often told the boy that If it were , not for
him that she would kill his father. Mrs.
Dishop said that on the night of the shootIng -
Ing aho did not Intend to attempt the life
of Miss Ohllds. She said shu passed her
husband's restaurant to see how affairs were
going on. The sight of her husband and
Miss Chllds behind the counter , laughing
and talking , so enraged her that she became
possessed of a dcslro to kill the girl. She
detailed how aho stole behind her victim
and took deliberate aim at the back of her
head.
In cool , dispassionate words she told of
how , after her victim fell , standing over her ,
she fired four unsuccessful shoU at her head.
In a tone of disappointment she said : "I
can't for the life of mo see how I missed
her. " It was suggested t'hat possibly she
was excited. "No ; I was not , " she answered.
"I was as cool as I am now. I guess my
anxiety to flro all my bullets Into her before
some one caught my arm and prevented mo
caused mo to miss ray aim. "
Mrs. Dlshop said that she has been carryIng -
Ing a revolver for Just such an emergency
since August ) 17. She sold she bought It at
Sonnenberg's , paying $5 for It.
During the early hours of yesterday mornIng -
Ing she had a great many callers , among
them her husband , who told her Miss Chllds
would not die. To him she said she was
sorry that she would not. When ho saw she
was In this mood ho left without addressing
her further.
Mrs. Bishop , whoso maiden name was
Dell Tubhs , was married to Mr. Dlshop seven
years ago at Green Day , WIs. She was a
widow at the time. Her first husband's name
was Dates and ho was a resident of Mount
Carroll , 111. Mr. Dlshop was a widower at
the time of his marriage and had two chil
dren. Mrs. Bishop's friends will make an
effort to secure her release on bonds this
morning.
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Hoyt's "A Milk White Flag" opened a half
week's engagement at the Doyd yesterday.
"A Milk Whlto Flag" is unfortunate In
topic , particularly Just at the present time
as to a portion of It and at any and all
times as to others. For all that it contains
many of the brightest things which Us
author over gave 'to the public. The keen
cdgo of the satire on the militia has been
taken off to suit .the . times and regiments
llko the Seventh Now York are made the
target for Its thrusts. There are Introduced
some very clever specialties , the Grayson
sisters doing ono of the best dance turns
seen In the city this season. Miss Mary
Marble , "Tho Orphan , " Is ono of the dainti
est bits of humanity that can be found In
many a day's Journey nnd she Is as sprightly
and clover as she Is dainty. Her Juvenile
songs especially made a hit with the audl-
enco and won several well-merited recalls ,
The only private In the regiment , Maurice
Cook , alto did a clever dance and acrobatic
turn. The other members of the company
are several of them blessed with good
voices , others with attractive persons some
with both. One can forgive Hoyt for much
on account of the bright things ho has writ
ten , but of all his offenbcs tlio unseemly
levity over the dead , In the second and
third acts , is the most flagrant. It must
bo admitted , however , that the satire Is
keen and the wit as pointed as anything
which ever came from his pen.
In all the range of drama there Is nothing
which so appeals to the better sentiment ,
possesses more lovable , quaint characters
and leaves such a feeling of quiet content
ment as a really good play picturing south-
cm life. There Is a charm about It as sweet
and entrancing as the aroma of the mag
nolia and Jessamine of the southland. "Ala
bama" belongs rightfully In this class. The
Woodward Stock company at the Crelghton
last evening gave n rendition of this delight
ful Idyllic drama which was admirable in
every respect. Frank Llndon has been seen
repeatedly In old man characters , but In
Colonel Preston ho was easily at his best.
The character Is a 'charming ' one the old
southern planter , generous , openhanded and
kind hearted , but with prejudices strong
and dccpscated. Mr. Linden's conception and
presentation of the character were a praise
worthy effort. Hal Davis as Squire Tucker
was seen In a role entirely different from
the rollicking , Jojly ones In which ho Is
usually cost , but he demonstrated ho can
bo equally effective In less ostentatious and
comedy parts. The remainder of the com
pany are justly entitled to a full share of
the praise for the successful production of
this admirabledramat "Alabama" will bo
the bill for the remainder of the week , with
Thursday and Saturday matinees.
The Trocadero this week presents a bill
which differs considerably from those which
have preceded It of late. Whether It Is
better or not so good depends entirely on
Just what you like Jn the way of vaude
ville. From a purely professional stand
point It Is fully as good as any of Its prede
cessors. It contains less of music and less
of acrobatic and more of the novelty fea
tures , several of which are of exceptional
merit. In this class are Langslow , the rifle
expert , who does some fine shooting while
balancing on a slack wire ; the Kamarara
troupe of midget Japanese acrobats , and
Do Hollls and Valora , a pair of expert Jug
glers , and Ellen Vetter , the mysterious globe
equilibrist. The latter act Is a particularly
novel and difficult one. The most mirth-
provoking act on the program Is that of
Edward Reynard , ventriloquist. He Is not
only a master of his art but Is also funny ,
a thing which moat of his kind try to be
but do not make a brilliant success of It.
6wor and D voo , A comedy sketch team ;
DUly. Carter , banjo , sc .K and monologue ,
and Cliff and Mta Jose Dean , travesty
artists , complete a thoroughly enjoyable list
of entertainers. The same bill will continue
throughout the week.
HE MET A VERY "ODD" FELLOW
Chnrlrn Oimu-1 Tnliex n Drink Out of
n StrmiKOr'n Finnic niul In
Hol.ln-.l of IjlO' : .
Charles Gomel of Spcncervllle , 0. , stag
gered Into the police station at 2 o'cock this
morning deathly sick from the effects * of
some drug that bad been administered to
htm. He said that he had taken a drink of
whisky from the bottle of a stranger at the
Durllngton station and that ho next came
to a knowledge of his surroundings under
the Eleventh street viaduct five hours later.
Gomel left homo lost week to work his
mining claim , which Is situated near Port
land , Ore. , nnd arrived In Omaha Thursday
morning , having In his possession about $70.
He Is an Odd Fellow and made the ac
quaintance of several of his lodge brothers.
Last night lie went to the depot In coni-J
pany with several of them who were acting
as a committee to receive the visiting mem
bers expected to be In attendance on Odd
Fellows' day at the exposition. Whlto his
friends were engaged with their duties
Gomel formed the acquaintance of a stranger
who were the three links of the Odd Fel
lows' brotherhood. After n short conversa
tion the stranger offered Gomel a bottle
which the latter sampled liberally , though
ho thought at the tlmo that the liquor
tasted strangely. Almost Immediately Gomel
lost recognition of his surroundings , but
remembers that he was led away by his
companion. When he recovered conscious
ness his pockctbood containing $62 had dis
appeared.
The police have made every effort to ap
prehend the criminal who Is supposed to
have drugged and robbed Gomel , though they
do not place entire credence In the latter's
report. It was observed that the condition
of Gomel's clothing did not Indicate that
he had been lying down or even exposed to
the rain.
BIA.MFICL\T : : TUAIXS.
Oinnlia to Chicago.
The Chicago , MllwituKce & St. Paul rail
way has Just placed In service two mag
nificent electric lighted trains between
Omaha and ChlriKo. leaving Omaha dally
at G'45 p. m. , arriving Chicago at 8.25 a. m.
and leaving Chicago C 16 p. m. and arriving
Omaha 8:20 : a. m. Each train Is lighted
throughout by electricity , has buffet smok
ing cars , drawing room sleeping cars , dinIng -
Ing cars and reclining chair cars and runs
ever the shortest line und smoothest road
bed between the two cities.
Ticket offlce , 1D04 Farnatn street and at
Union depol.
YOU CANNOT HO AJTiTIII.NO CI.SB
If You \Vniil to Uo Knnt
except take 'ho "Northwestern Line" if
you desire a fasr daylight trip between
Omaha and Chicago , because no other line
runs a daylight train Leave Omaha 6:40 : a.
m. , arrive Chicago 8'15 same evening. Close
connection with eastern lines. A good train ?
Emphatically YES.
City offlce. 1401 Farnam
LOW IIATI3S KVEHYWHKIin
\clirnnUn. .
Via the-Elkhorn. "Northwestern Line. "
Every Tuesday and Friday In
October. Half fore for the round
trip to all points where the fare Is over $3.
Good Ifl Days.
City ofllcc , 1401 Farnam Street.
Depot. 15th and Webster Streets.
The Grand court ot tne Exposition It
wonderfully beautified at night. No
picture of It Is so good ns The Dee pho
togravure. Stop at The Ree offlce for out
.T.d some others. Three for tea. cents.
LADIES INVITED
All Omana ladles who have not yet
availed themselves of tht > opportunity are
Invited to call at Sherman & McConnell's
Drug Store todny or nny day this week
nnd consult the LONG HAIRED LAD1KS
( free ) on the methods adopted by them
selves to produce- their wonderful growth
of hair. These ladles are representing the
Seven Sutherland Sisters and It seems nl-
moBt Incredulous that such a remarkable
growth of hulr could have been produced
by using such a simple and pleasant smell
ing compound as the 7 Sutherland Sisters'
Hair Grower. "It's the care of the hair
ns well as the use of our remedies , " suld
ono of the sisters to un Imiulrlnt ; customer ,
"that produces a new growth of tlio hair
und preserves the hair we have. " The sin
ter who has hair now nearly 8 feet lontj
uses the 7 Sisters' Ilnlr Grower dally and
reports constant growth of her hair. These
Indies are authorized by the. "Middle or
Block" druggists to sell the $1.00 size 7
Sisters' Ilnlr Grower for S5c nnd the GOc
size Hair Grower and scalp cleaner for 45c.
See them in
SHERMAN & McCONNELL'S
Dodge St. Window.
About metis
shoes may not
be a miss jits t
now when all
sorts of things
that look like
shoes are being
offered just
notice the style
in this shoe
the new broad
round toe the
heavy extension sole so popu-
Lir now this shoe is our
leader made -well so as to
wear well -in the tan and
black $3.00 3.50 4.00
5.00 and 6.00 and they
have all got the style of the
$6.00 kind our clerks
know how to fit shoes.
t
Carfwrigbi
N. E. Corner
16th & Douglas
I3co , Oct. 17 , ISM.
oes
No store on earth comes nearer to Belling goods right
than this Nebraska Store. Thai's right. A fe\v inonth'iTago
wo told you about a now deal wo made with a new shoo fac
tory and what good things wo were going to do for our cus
tomers in the line of shoes. Wo did them. We did them so
well and so much better than wo led you to expect that wo
haven't been able to got in shoes fast enough to meet Iho de
mands of our trade. Today wo want to toll our friends who
are waiting , that the _ ng\v $2.50 shoes , which wo ran out of
so quickly ton days ago are hero again now. These are the
best , the best made , best looking , best finished , boat wearing
shoes that ever were offered for sale at $2.50 , bar nemo. You
could walk in your stocking feet to more than one store near
here where the same shoes are selling for three dollars and a ,
half. The same shoes. They are a heavy black shoo made
of Box ( Jalf with double sole , with Goodyear welt , with the
round half bulldog too and with so-called calf linings clean
through. Think of it. A Box Calf shoo , a double soled
shoe , a lined shoe , selling for two fifty , and you go around to
shoe stores and pay But sayl Will you come in and look at
these shoes ? You , wo mean you. You who have been
going to try the Nebraska , but never did it , because you
thought wo "didn't keep uothen.0 Going in and let us give
you sonio pointers on shoes.
The suits and overcoats on special sale at Hayden Bros.
this week are from such well known tailors as Hackott-Car-
hart , New York , Ab. Kir&'libaum 4fc Co. ,
Philadelphia , and Hart , Schaffner & Marx ,
Chicago. Made from selected fabrics , dura
bly and stylishly lined , strongly silk sewed
and stayed , designed and fitted by experts ,
they represent the highest results of Ameri
ca's most skillful tailors and are guaranteed
to give the greatest amount of style and ser
vice
You have over paid. A great range of fab
rics and sizes to choose from at all prices
from $3,75 to $22.50. For Monday's sale we offer a special
shipment of 450 suits ; in the 4-button sack , double and sin
gle breasted styles at $10.00. They come in Scotch chevi
ots , fancy worsteds , cassimeres and worsteds and cheviots m
dark checks , small plaids and mixtures. They are artistically
tailored and finished. Rich appearing garments that ar6
guaranteed to be shape-holding , absolutely all wool and fast
dye. You cannot get any better suit from the merchant tailor
for IOPS than § 35.00. His are made to order ; these are
made to fit. If they don't fit we alter them free of chargq
until you are satisfied. You never got so much for your $10
before.
§ mmAi $2.50 wo give you exactly the
same shapes , the same shades , the
same stock in men's Derbies and Fedoras that .high-toned hat
ters charge you $4.00 and $5.00 for. We don't have the man
ufacturer's name in lliem , but that is not worth $2.00. Ifc
won't make a hat look any better or wear any longer.
Selling the Most Clothing in Omaha.
of jewelry , watches , cloelw , diamonds , silverware ,
cut glass , bric-a-brac , etc. , from the largo and
personally selected stock of tlio 0. S. Eayniond
Co. , for fifteen years Omaha's largest and modt
popular jowelers. A genuine auction Bale of
only reliable goods backed by NT. Raymond's
guarantee. Seats provided for the ladies.
Wedding stationery engraved to order 100 engraved visltr
iug cards and plato for 81.50. 100 from your own plate , $1.00.
Corner Douglas and Fifteenth.
Sales at 10 a. m. and 7:30 : p. m.
P. j. Burroughs , Auctioneer.
Fresh
Antitoxins
Wo are Just In receipt of a TRKSII stock
GO'S AN-
of Mulford's and PAUKIJ DAVIS
T11TOXINB. The 1'arke Davis Co. Antl-
toxtne In the following strengths : 000. 1.000.
units. The Mulford's In Btan-
1,600 and 2,000
d'aril potent ami EXTIU potent. In 600 ,
1.000 , 1.COO and 2.000 units. Mall or Ulc-
. Discount
graph orders promptly executed.
to trade ami profession.
Sherman & McDonnell Drug Go
Mlddlo of Block , 1513 Dodge St. , Omaha , j
Beware of Imitations
S& &
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JOHN , Auit , HI * ro < .
