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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : StTTDAY , OCTOT1ET ? 23 , 1SS. !
EVOLUTION OF CONSCIENCE
World Growing Better and Humanity is
Growing Broader.
CHANGES BOTH SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL
l.llirrnl CongrcHN of IlcllKlonn 1'nnnei
the Uxniil llcnolutloim , Prepara
tory to Final Adjnnriimciit
Olio More iicHiiloii.
"The Evolution ot Conscience In the
Nineteenth Century" was the principal subJect -
Ject ot the Liberal Congress of Religion
yesterday. Prof. U. P. Powell of Clinton , N.
Y. , made the address. The speaker was de
cidedly rationalistic and broadly democratic ,
as becomes an old newspaper man who has
Graduated Into pedagogulcs , ethics , politics
und economics as a college Instructor , and
lie evidenced the Ideal pantheistic conception
of the Deity sang by Pope nnd reasoned out
by Emerson , To briefly uummarlzo the prac
tical points of his paper :
Thomas Jefferson thought more ot ethics
than of cirmlts and since the last century
there has been Inaugurated upon this con
tinent a political era of applied conscience ,
lloforo this. English statesmanship In the
eighteenth century had been courtcraft.
Happily It gave place to Canning's refusal
to appoint a delegate to the holy alliance
in 1823 and his promise that England would
stand by President Monroe In preserving
the Integrity of America against the en
croachments of European nations. At that
time a most tremendous crisis In the world's
history was turned In the favor of conscience
In the contest between despotism and free
dom. Slnco then human conscience has torn
slavery out by the roots nnd , even In the
treatment of nrlsoners of war. compare the
treatment of 12.000 Americans In the "Brit
ish hells" anchored off Brooklyn during the
revolutionary war with the humaneness
fchown toward the Spanish taken prisoners
bv the Americans In the late war.
Such has been the growth of conscience In
this century that In International affairs
that Caesar , who of all rulers has been sup
posed to govern by sheer force , the czar of
Russia , desires to leave the world In dis
armament. We nro appreciating what An
glo-Saxon brotherhood means and war Is
giving way to arbitration. There may como
Rome reaction uoon this entente cordlalo be
tween the two great English speaking na
tions , but In another quarter of a century
the dream of statesmen llko Jefferson In
America and Canning In England of nn An
glo-Saxon brotherhood In a broader Chris
tlonlty will bo realized.
Corruption Growing ; Ie * .
I am an optimist. Political corruption Is
growing less and lore. A hundred years ago
the price of voters was sot out onenlv In
tables In England. The last no
tional campaign was characterized
by more honesty nnd sincerity than
nny previous one. The rights of
the public und the press nre belnc be'ter
understood. In the early part of the ci
tury editors and congressmen were Impris
oned and fined for criticizing the president.
Today criticism \mfettered. . nnd vet there
Is a great conscience behind the press In
Us development from the days of Wash
ington , when Alexander Hamilton BO bit
terly lampooned that greatest of American
statesmen , next to Jefferson. John Adams.
Tom Platt Is the best boss New York has
had. Compare him with Tweed , and I am
not. a Platt man. either.
The social conscience Is developing and
the Individual la opening out Into social co
operation. The word "nclEhbor" Is being
considered as complimentary to" the word
"self. " Social evolution nnd Individual
evolution are two aspects of the one un
folding. I think wo mav sum tin the
fipclal conscience of the nineteenth centurv
ns reverence for humanltv "Thou shal
love thy neighbor ns thyself. " Our neigh
bor must share not only the heavenly man-
eloiiE , but earthly opportunities
As one of the cult current ! ) ot economic
cousctcn .o electricity Is reacting , as a dis
tributive force , upon stcntn which contested
fcpoplo Into the cities. Such forces revolu
tionize us when we don't know It. Thov
are the wonderful thlncs ot God which Ho
Iteenb in Ills own hand.
As Jefferson taught us human equality , so
Darwin taught us the dlvlnu process of eve
Ititlon. The work of the hand Is being
raised to the same plane as the work of th
biuln. The hand Is becoming regarded a
the demonstrator of science nnd the dls
tlnguluhlng characteristic of humanity
Evolution Is teaching us that wo must liv
nrlght and not damn the future : that Goi
does not damn , but wo do bv cause and cf
feet , and that salvation Is from the sam
source. Christianity Is becoming human !
< urinnlsm. and at the sunset of the contur ;
wo are beginning to recognize no1 other go
Imt that of conscience. Wo nro beglnnlni
to read corrcctlv the saying of Jesus , who I
being resurrected ngnln not the old Jesu
of Palestine , but the new Jesus of the Unite
States. The dcstlnv of the Anglo-Saxon
nnd particularly the American Saxon , Is t :
reforming of the world.
The result of the Jeffcreonlan thesis tha
nil men nro caual Is that all men feel
their dutv to co-operate for the good of th
Individual : thn result of the Darwlula
thesis that men are the growth ot divine
ovolutlon Is that we are beginning to learn
that all should co-ooonvto for the good of
the whole. These two men nnd their work
nre Inseparably hound together for the up
lifting of the human race.
Awny With Creed * .
After this Jenkln Lloyd Jones read a pa
per from Rev. Robert T. Jones , of Ithlca
N. Y. , on the attitude of the church t
later religious thinking. It amounted to
statement that the trend of thought In the
present Is In the nature of n great re
ligious Impulse , as was the reformation
lead by Luther ; that rationalism Is taking
LOST HIS JOII.
He mi u to ( Jet Well When He Unit
Co ( Tec * .
You could not get mo to return to coffee
after my experience , If you were to give me
a gold mine.
Two different physicians who treated me.
bolpcd mo Boino , but as ; eon as I left off
1. . P. MoMl.W ,
1702 UlKh St. , Urn Molncn , la.
the medicines , I went down again. Neither
of these doctors told mo that coffee was the
cause ot the trouble.
I wag compelled to giveup ray occupation ,
and had been for a long time constantly
taking medicine of some sort. The trouble
was Indigestion and constipation , causing
loss of sleep , and running me down seriously
In weight.
I was discouraged with the drugging and
remained 111 until I noticed one of youi
advp. about how coCro affected some people ,
then thought I would stop drinking it and
co if that might not bo thr cause of m >
tiouble. I took to drinking Postum Cereal
Food Cotfeo , and grew to like It very rauct
Indeed. An soon ar I stopped drinking com -
mon coffee. I began to get well and have ln <
creased _ In weight from 140 to 15S. Since
beginning ; Postum , I hav never taken t
pill or any kind of medicine , und I ucvei
Xtlt better In my life.
' the place of creeds , the natural penalty for' '
Bin being recognized as that of logical consequence -
sequence rather than one ot arbitrary Judg
ment ; that on nil sides the normal sense
Is coming to be regarded as relatively ,
rather than absolutely , registering the Idea
ot right , and that the broader Christianity
tends to do away wllh nil creeds nnd cere
monies a * conditions of membership In the
Christ church , making character and con
duct the test , holding with Lyman Abbott
that religion is not a creed. The churches ,
however , are suspicious of advanced think
ers and Jcnlous of the old standards. There
fore their attltudo Is not yet favorable.
Some business matters were disposed
of , Including the adoption ot several
lesoliUlons ot thanks to the local
committee , the people of Omaha , the press
and the First Congregational church for Its
hospitality. This afternoon a plat-
orm meeting at this church , with Rabbi
llrsch of Chicago as the principal speaker ,
will conclude the congress.
Just before adjourning an effort was made
n have the narno of the congress changed
rom that of "Liberal Congress ef Religion"
o merely "Congress of Religions , " for the
cason that the word "liberal" seems sus-
cDtlblo of a popular meaning which has be-
omo odious to church people. It wa re-
erred , after much discussion pro and con ,
o the Board of Directors. H was n separate
solution from the report of the special
ommlttco selected to draw up the list of
citations , of which Prof. Jordan was the
halrman. The matter of the next place of
meeting wan left to the executive committee ,
csldent In Chicago.
Short talks were made by Mesdamf s Roh-
ilna ot Adrian , Mich. , and Adams of L i-
buque on behalf of the Woman's National
ouncll.
Dr. John Henry Barrows of Chicago de- .
lining a directorship , the place was given
o Mrs. Ole Bull of Cambridge , Mass. The
: ongres3 has raised about $3,000 at Its gath-
Ting In this city.
UNITED STATES COURT JURORS
Cleric Iltllli nnil Comnilniiloncr Tllileii
DriMV ( lit ! TiilcMinoii for the
IVcxt Oiunlia Term.
O. n. Hlllls , clerk of the United States
courts , and Dr. Tllden , jury commissioner ,
yesterday drew a grand Jury and a petit
| ury for the November term of the United
Slates court In this city , which will begin
on Monday , November 14. The grand Jury
will report on the opening day , and thr >
petit Jury on the. following Thursday. The
following Is the result of the drawing :
Grand Jurors George W. Dunn , Omaha ;
J. D. Garmlre , Hebron ; Robert T. Ogden ,
Omaha ; W. A. Howard , Lincoln ; O. A. Cor-
bln , Vesta ; William Plckons , Powell ; Harry
Harper , Beatrice ; 0. H. Oakley , Lincoln ;
W. F. Doollttlo , Omaha ; W. T. Moore , Lin
coin ; Mlko Cowan , Tecumseh ; William
Dobbins , Dertrand ; S. 0. Smith , Beatrice ;
D. P. Angel , Omaha ; Gcorgo C. Collins ,
Pawnee City ; Absalom Tlpton , Nebraska
City ; Oscar R. Allen , Omaha ; E. P. Alex
ander , Tecumseh ; H. Austin , Tekamah ; J
F. King , Beatrice ; W. B. Christie , Sam
McLcod , Omaha ; W. L. Bowman , Stanton ;
B. L. Castor , Wilbur.
Petit Jurors W. J. Wnrnke , Swanton ; H ,
P. Beebe , Fremont ; E. P. Breweter , Lincoln ;
J. E. Mcndenhall , Falrbury ; C. E. McCuue
David City ; J. II. George , Stanton ; R. G
Collins , Hebron ; George T. Elliott , Valen
tine ; Arthur T. Young , Omaha ; E. W
Smith , Wayne ; D. II. Flgard , Seward ; J
W. Winger , Lincoln ; Lee W. Spratlln
Omaha ; A. Lummerman , Edgar ; Robert Ho
back , Bazada ; H. H. Bartllng , Nebraska
City ; Frank West , Wlsner ; Dave- Miller
Omaha ; Logan Enyart , Nebraska City
Amos Wellor , Syracuse ; M , E. Catron , Nebraska
braska City ; Thomas Horn , Auburn ; J. R
Kelsey , Homer ; J. B. Lyons , Lyons ; A. E
Walgrcn , Saronvllle ; John W. Mulr , Omaha
O. J. Davis , Syracuse ; John C. Colt , Omaha
W. R. Fuller , Tekamah ; James B. Klstlr
son , Superior ; L. M. Upson , Beatrice ; C. G
VanNess , W. W. Ford , L. W. Boehme
Omaha ; Charles Warner , Geneva ; Henrj
Goodman , South Omaha.
To MnUe Your Family I/ovc You
Buy "Garland" Stoves and Ranges.
PORK PACKING OPERATIONS
.South Oinnhii Rapidly Cloning ? Ui til
Clap Hint ScparateH Second
mid Third 1'Inecn.
South Omaha Is a busy place these days
During the week considerably over 40,00
hogs were received and slaughtered at tha
rolnt. Slnco March 1 the packers hav
handled 1,135,000 hogs , which Is a gain ovc
the corresponding period of last year o
150,000. During the same period St. Loul
has gained 122,000 , Indianapolis 84,000 , Cln
clnnatl 37,000 and the smaller markets In
about the same proportion. Kansas City
however , is the ono exception , the gain 1
the number of hogs packed at that poln
amounting to only 5,000 , while South Omaha
has been calnlug 150,000 , and rnnldly clos
ing UD the gap between third and second
place In the list of packing centers. The
reason for the loss of prestige on the part
of Kansas City at a tlmo when all other
hog packing points nre showing liberal 1
gains U to be found In the operations of
the little town down the river familiarly
known ns St. Joe. Since March 1 there
, have been packed at that point 509,000 hogs.
Of that number 300,000 are figured as having
come from Kansas City territory , and only
about 1GO.OOO from Omaha territory. The
operations of St. Joe In Kansas City terri
tory are doing much to equalize tbo dis
parity In wealth and population between
Nebraska and Kansas , so that those who
are familiar with the business would not
be surprised to sco South Omaha win second
end place as a hog packing center before
very long ,
BUNDS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL
AVII1 II < I'orinulntoil by
thu Hoard of Education at Itx
Meotlair Monday M
After learning the sentiment of the citi
zens In Omaha expressed la mass meetings
nm In the votes received by Secretary 011-
l.iii , there seems to be little doubt that at
the special meeting Monday night the Board ( J
of Education will formulate a proposition
for submission at the coming election , ask
ing for bonds for the erection of a single
high school on the present grounds.
What amount will be asked for Is not cer
tain , but It will probably be $150.000. This
Is estimated to bo tufllclout for a building
of the character that Is to be constructed
first. The total proposition , however , will
probably ask for $100,000 more , ns that sum
of money Is needed for the erection of Cass ,
Pacific and Davenport schools. These build
ings are absolutely required In the opinion
of the board members.
Clilcauo Hotel Clt'rkn.
Clerks of the Cblcaeo hotels came to
Omaha yesterday morning aa special guests
of the St. Paul read. Thev came In a sac-
c-al cur.lth tun or three ofllclals of the
road In charge to se ? that nothing was Iff ;
undone to insure a pleasant and romfortaolc
louiuey for the Ihlnc bureaus of general
liu'oimatlon. The following wore in the
pally : James A. Glodrey , manager of the
Oiwt Northern , nnd wife. Robert L. Grant ,
chief clerk at the Paim .r house , and wUe ;
V. C. Kellev chief clcut at the Loland. and
lf - C , L. Muilenrv. clttk at the Victoria ,
and wife ; J. F. Cone , chief clerk at the Wei-
II : Mon , and ue , , II C. Grlsnold , Met
clerk nt the Grand Pacific ; F. B. Scott
union ticket agent , and Howard Lang , city
p.uEeugor agent for the St. Paul road. The
visitors will start on their return trio thlfi
afternoon. They arc all stopping at the Mil-
lard.
MORE WOMEN MEET IN OMAHA
Last of the Congresses Brought bj tha
Transmisslraippl Exposition ,
JEWISH WOMEN MEETING BEGINS TODAY
Their SeiiMloiii Are Followed Imme
diately by Tlioxe of the \ntlonal
Council of Women of the
United Slate * .
The National Council of Jewish Women
meets In the First Congregational church
this evonlnc and tomorrow morning. The
session this evening will be devoted to ad
dresses bv Mrs. Uello Polack of Omaha , Mrs.
May Wright Sewall and Dr. Leo M. Frank
lin. Tomorrow morning's session will be of
i business nature. There win bo reports
'rom the various committees and a general
llscuaslon of questions relating to the wel-
'are ' of the organization.
U Is expected that 100 delegates will bo
nresent at the meeting of the council , rep
resenting sections throughout the central
west. The questions that will to considered
will be of a literary , historical nnd philan
thropic nature. After the reading of the
naners the eublccts will bo thrown open for
L'cnornl discussion.
The National Counclf of Jewish Women
s nn olfsurlne of the World's Parliament of
ilellglons held In Chicago during the World's
'air. The present officers are : Mrs. Hannah
1. Solomon of Chicago , president ; Mrs.
Emmanuel Mandcl of Qhlcago , vice presi
dent ! and Mlsa Sadlo American of Chicago ,
secretary.
Preparations have been made for the re-
rentlon and entertainment ot the delegates
thn members of the local flection. There
will bo a luncheon and reception at the
Metropolitan club Tuesday afternoon , to
which an Invitation has been extended to
the visiting members of the National Coun
rll of Women and to the Women's crub of
Omaha , as well as to the Jewish women.
The program for the two sessions of the
council follows :
Sunday evening , 8 o'clock : Prayer , Rev.
Mary Glrard Andrews ; song , Mrs. Martin j f
Cahn ; greeting , Mrs. Belle A. Polack ; ad
dress. "Our Problems , " Mrs. Hannah G.
Solomon : address , "Old Wine , " Mrs. May
Wright Sewall ; address , Dr , Leo M. Frank
lin.
Monday. 0:30 : a. m. ; Report from vice
nrcsldont of Nebraska , Mrs. Clara Rosewater -
water : paper , Mies Blanche Gatzert ; report
from religious committee. Miss Julia Fel-
Kenthal : report from philanthropy commit
tee : report from Sabbath school committee ;
report from Army and Navy league commit
tee. Mrs. Martin Barber ; report from reci
procity committee ; report of delegates from
sections ; discussion.
I.nnt of the Series.
The meeting of the National Council of
Women of the United States , which con
venes tomorrow at the First Congrega
tional church , will be the last of the con
gresses held under the auspices of the
Educational department of the Transrala-
slsslppl Exposition , and will bring together
one ot the most notable gatherings of women
of national and world-wide reputation with
which the west has over been honored. The
meeting will be In charge of the officers of
the council , the president presiding. The
officers ore as follows : Mrs. May Wright
Sewall , uresldent , Indianapolis , Ind. ; Rev.
Anna Howard Shaw , vice presldent-at-largo ,
Philadelphia ; Mrs. Louise Barnum Robblns ,
corresponding secretary , Adrian , Mich. ; Mrs.
Frances Stewart Mosher , first recording sec
retary , Hlllsdale , Mich. ; Mrs. Helen Finlny
Bristol , second recording secretary , Qulncy ,
III. ; Mrs. Hannah J. Bailey , treasurer ,
WInthrop Center , Me.
The following national societies are mem
bers of the council : National American
Woman Suffrage association , National Wo
man's Christian Tcmperanco union , Na
tional Free Baptist Woman's Missionary so
clety , Illinois Industrial School for Girls
( national charter ) , National Woman's Re
lief society , Wlraodaughsls , Young Ladles'
National Mutual Improvement association ,
National Christian League for the Promo
tion of Social Purity , Universal Peace union ,
Woman's Republican Association of the
United States , National Association of Loyal
Women of American Liberty , Woman's Re
lief corps ( auxiliary to the Grand Army
of the Republic ) . National Association of
Women Stenographers , National Council of
Jewish Women , American Antl-Vlvlscctlon
society , Florence Crtttenden missions. Supreme
premo Hive Ladles of the Maccabees , Rath-
bone Sisters.
Wide Field of Worlc.
The number of Interests and phases of
work to bo presented can bo understood by
a reference to the above list ot national or
ganizations' which constitute the council.
The distinctive Idea of the national coun ,
cil is to give recognition to all good In all 1
human effort for the uplifting of humanity , ,
nnd for the amelioration of present condi
tions. It in nlanncd that each eoclety may
nresent its own work and gain thus a i
broader sympathy and Interest. It Is to i
bring together women of alt lines ot work , ,
with different views and methods , and to >
make known to the general public the va
riety and magnitude of woman's work for
humanltv. In fact , the history of the coun-
' ell "Is a history of learning the forgetful-
'
ness of thn thlncs that divide. In remember-
j Ing the greater things that unite. " Hence
j one of thn oblpctn of the council Is to unify
' the efforts of orcanlzations upon some great
| oblects unon which all can unite , but which
! no onn would bo strong enough to
undertake alnnp. The motto of the council 1
l "Lead. Klndlv Light. "
The standing committees have charge of t
the followlne ceneral work of the council 1
and renrfflont the breadth and scope of the
causes esDoused by the organization. They
ore as follower
Commlttu on dress. Mrs. Annie White
Johnson , chairman. Chlcazo ; on equal pay
for equal work. Miss Marv Desha , chairman ,
Washlneton. D. C. : on education In citizen-
whin. Mrs. Kate Drownleo Sherwood , chair
man. Canton. O. ; on domestic science , Mrs.
Helen Campbell , chairman , Kansas State
University. Toncka , Kan , ; on social peace
and International arbitration , Counters Cora
Rlocomb dl Urazza Savorgnan , chairman ,
New York CItv and Rome. Italy ; on eoclal j
purltv. R v. Anna Oarlln Spencer , chair-
mnn. Providence. R. I. : on domestic rela-
lions under the la.w. Octavla Williams
Bates. A. n. . chairman. Detroit. Mich.
Jinny SnhjretH nine-tinned.
There will bo addresses by leading women
of the country upon the following subjects :
"Total Abstinence , Purity and Woman Suff
rage. " "Society's Duty to the Scarlet
Woman , " "Relation of Public Morals to
Public Health , " "The Business Women of
the Present , " "The Sociological Usefulness
of Secret Societies , " "The Relation of In
dustrial Education to Charity , " "The Mother
and the Child , " "How May the Growth of
Loyalty Be Promoted Without Developing an
Aristocracy , " "The Obligation Resting Upon
Women to Promote Social Peace and Inter
national Arbitration , " "What Constitutes
Patriotism ? How Shall It Be Inculcated ? "
"Tho Relation of Capital and Labor aa Ap-
piled to Domestic Science , " "Prison Reform
In Behalf of Women Criminals , " "Women's
Work In Religious " "
Organizations , Current
Tendencies of Religious Thought. " These
are subjects that appeal strongly to thinkIng -
Ing persons and will bo presented by repre-
nentatlve women whom the country delights
to hear.
The first public session will open Mon
day at 3 p. m. by addresses of welcome and
response by the president of the council ,
thu presentation of the presidents and dele
gates ot the organizations and local councils
belonging to the National council , and the
annual address of the president ,
OMAHA DAY ATTHE EXPOSITION
Mnyor Moore * InNtien n Proclamation
HeltliiK the Oceanian Apart an
n Holiday.
OMAHA. Oct. 22. To the Citizens of
Omaha , Greeting ; 1 have been requested by
the officials ot the exposition to Issue a
nroclamatlon calling the attention ot all
citizens to the Importance ot finishing our
erand exposition In a manner that will al-
wavs bo a remembrance of this grand fes
tive occasion.
Monday. October 31 , 1898 , Is the closing
day ot our creat cxnosltton , such an exposi
tion as surpasses all others from a financial ,
nrtlstlc and educational standpoint , except
ing possibly the Columbian Exposition at
Chicago. ( It Is proper and fitting that
Omaha i , whose energy and pluck has been
fortunate enough to secure this grand dis
play above her ulster cities , should celebrate
this closing dav In a manner that win make
It the "banner" day of nil the days ot the
Transmlsslsslool Exposition period.
At the request of the exposition manage
ment our Commercial club has designated
this loot day "Omaha day , " and Is arranging
the necessary details to make It above all'
others the "cala" day. Arrangements have
been made with the railroads for special
low rates from all sections of this western
territory nnd the exposition officials have
made a particularly special rate of 25 cents
for the dav for adults and 15 cents for chil
dren , so that every citizen , man , woman and
child mav bo ahlo to see the last of the
wondrous beauty of our "White City , "
Therefore , as chief executive of our city ,
I hereby proclaim and make Monday , Octo
ber. 31. a holiday and ask all railroad
offices , shoos , factories , banks , wholesale
nnd retail stores and cltv and county offices ,
as well as the schools , to close their ro-
Rnrctlve nlaces of business that day and
such retail stores as cannot suspend busi
ness for the day to close promptly at 12
o'clock noon , so that their clerks and cm-
nloves mav have a holiday In which 'to at-
tend the exposition for the last time.
Let every man , woman and child pass
throueh the turnstiles that day that they
mav help click the attendance , that the
rrcord of "Omaha day" may at least reach
the 1GO.OOO mark. FRANK E. MOORES ,
Mayor.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
An enthusiastic meeting of republicans
was held at Blum's hall , Twenty-sixth nnd
N streets , last night. AH of the scats were
occupied and some ot the late comers were
compelled to stand. The hall was tastily
decorated with American flags and at the
rear of the titacn was a largo framed photo-
craoh of President McKlnley , which was
surrounded by electric lights. The chairman
at the evening. B. E. Wilcox , and quite a
number of candidates occupied seats on the
nlotfonn. I
After a selection by the band Chairman ,
Wilcox Introduced Joseph Crow , a candidate
for the legislature. Mr. Crow spoke on state
and local tonics for a few minutes and gave I
way to Isaac Noycs , candidate for state sen- [
ator. Mr. Novcs mentioned especially the
prosncrltv which was noticeable In South
Omaha and then briefly sketched the can
didates \\lio are on the ticket with him.
The address of the evening was delivered
bv Hon. David II. Mercer , candidate for
congress. As Mr. Mercer advanced to the
front of thr > Bljicn after being Introduced by
Chairman Wilcox ho was greeted with
cheers. Mr. Mercer started In by saying that
he had snout the last fnw days campaigning
In Washington and Douglas counties and
had only returned to the city a few hours
nrevlous to the meeting. Since his return
ho had learned that ono Constantine J.
Smvth had recently delivered a speech at
Crolghton hall In Omaha which reflected
uoon the present administration and the
congressman from this district.
"A nubile office Is a public trust , " said
Mr. Morcer. "and not a private snap. A
congressman's dutv Is to look after the wel
fare ot his constituents at nil times , and !
this I have done to tbo best of my ability , j
regardless of the political affiliations of i
mv constituents. " Recalling the Crelghton ,
hall sueech Mr. Mercer said that the Smith
family was a creditable one. However the |
man who went out of his way to malign <
him had stricken the "I" out of hla name
and now snelled It with n "y. " Further ,
this Smvth. as ho called himself , had gone
nut of his wav to circulate falsehoods In
connection with the congressional candl-
I dates on the republican ticket and prenty
I of witnesses could bo brought to prove that
the statements made by Smyth were untrue. ,
Congressman Mercer then spoke of how
Smyth as attorney general of the state of i
Nebraska went to Washington to appear before - |
fore the supreme court and sat mute In the j
court room for two days whllp the state i
was paying his bills. "In the entire trial of
thn case. " said Mr. Mercer , "the attorney
ceneral for Nebraska never once opened
his mouth , all of the addresses to the court
being made by other attorneys who were
employed for the occasion. "
j Going back into promises made years ago
Mr. Mercer asked : "Do you remember what
i promised In 1802 ? I told you people ot
South Omaha that I would got a public
building here and from the day I entered
congress I so shaped my work as to bring
about this result In the shortest oosslble
time. In the fight on this question we
came out ahead of Chicago and New York.
Without doubt wo have today in South
Omaha the prettiest public building now
being erected In the United States. Two
hundred cities of the same or larger popula-
j tlon are clamoring for similar buildings nnd
I cannot get what they want.
"Some people , " continued the speaker ,
"nro worried because I seem to have been
given some credit for the exposition. Every
one knows I worked hard enough to got
government recognition , though I was
| blocked for a tlmo by Kern of Nebraska.
After ho had been disposed of Bailey of
I Texas bobbed up and then by strategy the
exposition bill was passed. " Mr. Mercer
then recited how ho carried the exposition
bill to President Cleveland and how he se
cured the signature of the chief executive
of the nation to the document. The pen
used by President Cleveland , Mr. Mercer
said , was now in the possession of the ex
position directors. Next came the Indian
depot for Omaha. "Constantino J. Smyth
has stated that I had nothing to do with
this bill , but I assure you that it was passed
whtro the opposition was absent , "
Among other things Mr. Mercer mentioned
the fact that ho had been Instrumental
In securing the Indian Congress for Omaha.
Some members of congress appeared to
think that It was a waste of money , but
in spite of opposition the bill went through ,
and everyone knows what a lesson the con
gress has been , not only to the wards of
the nation , but to the visitors to the ex
position.
The next point Mr. Mercer talked on was
the complaint of Mr. Symth that he did not
pay taxes In Omaha. In reply to this the
speaker said that be had not been left
1500,000 by relatives , neither had ho been
raised In the lap of luxury. Ho had worked
at a blacksmith's forge when u lad und
commenced teaching school when 16 years
of age. On the other hand , ho had not
squandered all of his substance , for he paid
taxes on some property in the north end
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LAST WEEK OF THE
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Tomorrow , Monday , is the beginning of the end
of the great Jewelry Auction Sale of the C. 5. Raymond
Co. Saturday night it stops long before that time we ex
pect to pay off the last dollar of indebtedness yet we're go
ing to give the late visitors the opportunities of their earlier
friends this will be a great chance to select your Christmas
goods have them put up at auction and buy them at your
own price we won't reserve a solitary item in the whole
store be it Diamonds. Jewelry , Watches , Clocks , Silver
ware , Cut Glass , Bric-a-Brac , or anything else that you may
select up it will go and be sold to the highest bidder not
a dollar's worth will be sold at auction after Saturday night.
$ tehfe ra Here Is Your Opportunity. m
wx 'V-M A Patek Philippe $1,200 * split second repeating watch ,
strikes the hours the halves the quarters and the minutes
Thursday at noon this beautiful timepiece will be put up
at auction and sold to the highest bidder what will you
give for it ?
Monday morning at 11 o'clock we make a ffib
special sale of Rookwood Pottery.
Sales Daily at 1O a. HI. , 2:30 : p. in aiid 7:30 : p. in.
P , J. BURROUGHS , Auctioneer.
Wedding Stationery. ,
. We furnish 100 handsomely engraved Wedding Invita
7 / tions complete , from the finest material , for $10.00 $3.50 for
* each succeeding hundred 100 engraved Visiting Cards and
* : . .
i Engraved plate $1.50.
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and nlso on some lots on Farnam street.
He closed his remarks on this subject by i
saying that if ho had lots of money hot
would try to make better use of It than j
some people ho knew of.
"It won't do anyone any good , " continued
Mr. Mercer , "for anyone to Ho about me.
My record speaks for Itself , and everyone
In this locality knows that I have worked
hard to build up my district as well as thu
entire state. I do not bellcvo In personal
abuse , and if my opponents will keep oft
my toes they won't get hurt. "
Following a. year of prosperity It la no
wonder , said the speaker , that the patriotic
populists nnd democrats Join the republicans
In endorsing the present administration.
The war was touched on only briefly , the
speaker calling attention to the fact Hiat
President 'McKlnley did not sit on a dry
goods box waiting for a. commission as
colonel of a regiment , but went to the front
as a private. In speaking about the result
oftho recent war Mr. Mercer said that this
country would never surrender a foot of tha
territory acquired to the Spanish govern
ment and Spanish tyranny.
In closing Mr. Mercer spoke of the pros
perity which is noticeable < tll over the couni
try and especially in the Magic City. Two
years ago men scrambled for positions on
the election board ; now It Is Impossible to
find a man willing to serve. South Omaha is
forging to the front as a live stock market
and In the opinion of the speaker It will
bo less than ten years before Kansas City
would bo passed and Chicago vould be
crowded for llrst place.
J. A. lleverly , a candidate for the legis
lature , spoke briefly of his early boyhood
and of his close association with laboring
men. He mentioned his own candidacy and
that of the others present and his remarks
were well received.
Harry Easton of Omaha spoke on the
fusion ticket and enlightened those jires Jt
regarding the positions of the opposition
candidates.
Phil Winter , candidate for county attor
ney , was given an opportunity of speaking
a few words and he was well received.
The other speakers were Lovl Cox , John
L. Webster and Joseph Koutsky.
I.cttor from Honolulu.
W. P. McDovItt of the Joint Car Inspec
tion association Is in receipt of a letter and
paper from Barney O'Connell , formerly of
this city , but who Is now wltli recruits for
the First Nebraska at Honolulu. The paper
Is a twclvo-page affair and Is gotten out
weekly by the First New York Infantry at
Camp McKlnley. It deals with military
matters and tbo announcement Is made that
the paymaster Is long overdue. The Ne
braska boys llko their camp at Honolulu ,
but are anxious to proceed to Manila ,
Kc'imiT-Clarlic ,
Harry J. Fenner and Miss Lillian Clarlto
were married Thursday evening , October
20 , at the residence of Mr , nud Mrs. David
Anderson , Twenty-fifth and iM streets. Rev.
R. L. Wheeler performed tlio ceremony.
Mr. Fenner has spent most of his llfo hero
and consequently Is well known. The brldo
formerly lived In Omaha , where she has
many friends and admirers. Mr. and Mrs.
Fenner will reside in this city.
! ! < lit r.-\o nil nn.
On Thursday evening last George F. Bentz
and Miss Etta Norman were married at the' '
residence of William Bentz , Twenty-fifth
and I streets , by Rnv. Dr. Wheeler. The
brldo nnd groom are well known In South
Omaha , the groom having held a responsible
pojitton with tbo Hammond Packing com
pany for some years , while the brldo Is one
of the attractive young women of this city.
City ( iOKHlp.
Frank Wallwebcr has returned from a
trip to Chicago.
George H. Brewer Is home from n trip 'to
Norwich. N. Y.
A number of the big gambling houses have
opened up again.
It. O. Waters is entertaining his parents |
from Grand Island.
The slot machines are running again the
Enmo as before- the raid.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Gollogy of
Twenty-tecond street are rapidly recovering
from < scarlet fever in a modified form and
are : able to bo up again.
Mrs. John C. Troutan has gone to Colorado
rado : Springs for a visit.
Ivor Thomas of the Armour police force
Is laid un with a broken arm.
Master Jay Smiley Is recovering from an
attnk of fever and sore throat.
R. C. Howe , general manager of Armour's
plant here. Is back from nn eastern trip.
Rev. J. I. Tamlnoslan of Antloch. Syria ,
will speak nt tbo First Baptist church this
evening.
Rev. David Oastler of Gordon , Neb. , will
preach nt the First Presbyterian church this
morning.
Lara Anderson of this city , who enlisted
In the Third Nebraska volunteers. Is home
on a furlough.
Rev. Irving Johnson will preoch nt St.
Martin's Episcopal church at 11 a. m. and
7:45 : p. m. today.
F. J. Coney and wlfo of St. Joseph , Mo. ,
ar visiting friends In the city and attending
the exposition.
At the First Presbyterian church this
evening Roy. Wheeler will preach on "My
Brother's Keeper. "
Secretary Overton will conduct the men's
meeting nt the Young Men's Christian as
sociation this afternoon.
Taking the flrst day's registration as a
basis , the total registration will , It Is esti
mated , bo more than 3,300.
The Twenty-fourth street pavement Is
about half repaired. Some delay was caused
by the bad weather of lost week.
The Young Men's Christian association's
gymnasium classes are opening up nicely
nnd the work Is progressing to the entire
satisfaction of Secretary Overton.
No inquest was held on Tony Kucdltz , who
was found dead In bed at the South Omaha
hotel n , duy or t\\o ago. The remains were
Interred at St. Marv's cemetery yesterday.
Ilev. David Oustler and wlfo of Gordon
are Sunday visitors of Dr. Wheeler. Mr.
Oastler Is n graduate of Bellevue college and
naturally takes a great interest In Omaha
and the exposition.
There will bo a missionary rally at the
CaBtellar street church at 3 o'clock tills aft
ernoon. Rev. Wheeler , chairman of the
Presbyterian committee on Homo Missions ,
will preside.
According to the Adalr County Democrat ,
published at Greenfield , la. , Mrs. Mary A.
Purlnton. v.ho died recently at the homo of
her son. N. Purlnton , South Omaha , was one
of the earliest settlers of Iowa. Her maiden
iiamo was Mr.rv A. Sellers and she was born
at Harper's Ferry , Va. , coming to Iowa In
1814. Her husband. Jcsso Purlnton. whom
she married three years after reaching Iowa ,
Ecttlcd in the state in 1S42. when thu coun
try was very new. Mr. and Mrs. Purlnton
were very well known to the early settlers
of Iowa. In 1879 thov removed from the
eastern part of the state to Adatr county ,
which was a now country at that time ,
though pretty well settled up ,
CROWDS OF CHILDREN COME
Saturday' * Knrly SCPJIPB nt Hie Depot
Itemlnd the Ohncrvcr of ( lie
JiililliM- Week
The brightest skies and the brightest facea
pern this week were the distinguishing fea
tures of the weather and the exposition vis
itors vesterday morning. Early In the day
the sun peered through tbo clouds , and when
ho saw the merry throngs of school children
arriving on every train ho concluded to como
out for the whole day and bo forgiven for
his ungallant conduct earlier In the week.
Every train that entered tha city carried
a goodly load of children. Ono train of eight
cars had hardly any ono else aboard save
the train crow and COO cchool children from
Falrbury , Neb. The train arrived nt 9:50 :
o'clock over tbo Rock Island road , and
the- students of bookH were soon on their
way to the exposition grounds , aboard of
special trolley cars , to learn of greater
Vhlugs by object lessons. The other trains
from the west at the two Tenth street depot's
wcrb well filled with exposition visitors ,
among whom thu children played u numerous
part. The 10:30 train of the Elkhorn
brought In a party of forty school children
from Norfolk. Tbo Crcston local and t'ho
Hastings expqss of the Burlington ulaa
brought In a rumber of child visitors for
tbo big show. Other travel wav good for
Satuiday , on which day of the week It la
usually light.
.1. R. Wood , general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania railroad system , came In
from Philadelphia , his private car , "Wild-
wood , " being attached to the Burlington
express from Chicago. Mr. Wood expressed
his surprise nt the growth of Omaha and
the building of the exposition. He wai
formerly well acquainted with this territory
as general passenger agent of the Burling
ton system. Mrs. Wood and Miss Wood and
General Wheeler of Chicago accompany Mr.
Wood on this trip.
General Passenger Agent Eustls of the
Burlington Hues nt Chicago and Mrs
Euatls arrived hero to epend a couple ot
days at the exposition.
Another jolly party of railroad visitors to
the exposition was led by George H. Hlb-
hard , general passenger agent of the Duluth ,
South Shore & Atlantic road.
Unattached to any parties were these
railroaders , nil bound for the exposition
grounds : Gcorgo Washington Vallery , gen
eral agent of the Burlington at Denver ; F.
S. Lewis of Philadelphia , general manager
and treasurer of the Pennsylvania & North
western ; Superintendent Larry Malloy of the
Union Pacific's Wyoming division ; Howard
Lalng , city passenger agent of the Mil
waukee nt Chicago , nnd City Ticket Agent
Plummer of the Rock Island nt the Illinois
town which has given the road Us name.
MINN ChlldN Out Aeuln.
Miss lola Chllds. who was shot In the
head by Mrs. ( ' . W. Bishop a week ago last
night , was no far convalescent last evening
that she left the Presbyterian hospital anil
went to her home , 113 South Twenty-eighth
utrcet. She walked unassisted to the cnr-
rlago that her sister had brought to the hos
pital for her accommodation.
Mrs. Hlfhop Is nt her home , 524 North
Sixteenth struct , where she has remained
secluded since her release on ball Tuesday
afternoon. Her hearing Is set for Novem
ber 2.
About olght ) cars ago I got sore hands. It
commenced Atlth a burning sensation mi my
lingers. When 1 nibbed them jou could sco
little whlto pimples on the nln ! , and I felt
llko twisting my Humors out of tliulr sockets.
Iliad high rover and cold chills , and nlghu
I had to walk the floor until I full aitlecp. I
C'Jt the ruTicuiiA ItetObVKNTanil CimccjiA
HoiTho nalU hardened up and peeled off ,
and I don't licllovo there la ono of theflrit
nalli left on mv lundu wl cli are now cured.
CAsrnii I > IKTSCHI.IU : ,
Feb. 22 , 'm. Pembroke , ( lenesco Co. , N. Y ,
TITO dollars' worth of Cimcniu
ing. Sly lands and lingers brolio out In red ,
watery blister * with terrible Itching , then a
ecab won M form , which would peel pir and
entno In great crack1 * , the Mood running nut.
My nails grow out wrinkled llko a cow's horns ,
but now they nre crowing nicn and smooth.
S. R. MIU.KIt , Robcrtsdalo.Pa.
I was obliged to Lccp the first three fingcri
of my llttlo boj'a hand done up all thu time ,
as It was a raw BO re , bc-gliming to uxtond
down toward the palm , Wo consulted llireo
different ] > b } < lclant , each n certain length of
tlmo. A gentleman ntroimnondod CuTirniA.
Hr.urmM. I purchased Ci'Tiruiu HOAI- ,
CfTicunA ( olqtmentond ) Ctmcuiu REIOI
VEM- , put a lda what I had been using , and
bojnm with them. Well ! tht < icurtt that hand.
Mre. DIAMOND ,
Jan.i993. lcnironsonAve.RocueterN.Y.
FoMthrourhoutthtwnrll rnrriR ntrn ' D'iitw ,
Coif. , Huil u. "Hotr to UIM JitiulUul Hi.dj/'Ji.t.