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1518 and 1520 Farnam St et.
CLOAKS
AND SUITS.
SPECIAL
IN
Plush Cloaks , Ulsters
and Jackets.
The tremendous rush for our
$ i 1.98 Plush Sacque has been
kept up all last week and there
are only a few left.
We have now taken
200 Plush Sacques
of the better grades those
that cost from $35 to | 6o , and
have marked them away down
positively less than one-half
their value.
If you cannot be suited by
these prices you cannot be
suited at all.
All other Cloaks , Jackets
and Dresses have been re
duced from 20 to 25 per cent.
A Lot of
FINE
Imported Wraps
Formerly $40 to $5O ,
Now $25 to $35.
IHPS HER PROUD POSITION ,
As Queen Oity of the Great nnd Eapidly De
veloping West.
OMRHA'S ' YEARLY IMPROVEMENT RECORD.
An Increase In Ilealty Dealt ) and
UuildlngH The Phenomenal Clear
ance Record -Plans fur Build
ings Next Vear.
A review of the city's Improvement record
for the year just dtawiac to a close will fur
nish abundant cause for congratulation nnd
satisfaction on the part of- every person
whoso interests are identified with the
growth , development and general prosperity
of Omaha.
Conditions prevailed nt tliobcginningof the
year that made it doubtful whether the city
would make any material progress In keeping
with her past record and her promises of
certain future greatness. The pendency of
the prohibition issue nnd the depression in
the financial markets of the cast combined to
make capital more than characteristically
cautious and many improvements nnd enter
prises that bad been planned and promised
for 1800 were with-hcld or abandoned.
In the face of these unfavorable conditions
however , remarkable progress has been made
lu every line that tends to the permanent nd-
vancomcntof the city in her onward march
toward tlio goal of industrial nnd commer
cial supremacy of tlio Missouri valley
nnd tha great nnd rapidly developing west.
The depression that wrought financial ruin
in other western cities , only proved that
Omaha's growth has been on a legitimate
basis , that her realty values Imvo not been
inflated , nnd that her commercial nnd finan
cial institutions ore protected by the con
servatism that la essential to success.
"With the happy disposition of the prohibi
tion issue , nnd the Indications cf a better
feeling In the financial centers , the prospects
nro moro than favorable for a continuation
nnd increase of the prosperity of the past
nnd present.
Material advancement has been made In
every line of business during the past year.
Millions have been added in private Imslnass
blocks and residences ; the corporations have
invested largely in the enlargement and ex
tension of their plants : the stockyards nnd
packing house industries have been largely
increased ; bank clearings , real estate trans
fers and building ponults.nllo up big percent
ages over the business of last year ; the city
1ms made material additions in every
branch of Its permanent improve
ments ; in short the work bus
been kept up that 1ms nindo and will innlntnin
Omaha us the host paved , best graded , most
substantially built , most prosperous and pro
gressive city of its slzo on this or auy other
continent.
Tlio Yenr'H Buildings.
Omaha has reached the point where a great
deal of building may bo done without the
general public being posted lu regard to the
improvements in progress. The record of the
past year is a nroof of this assertion. Accept
ing us true the current report and opinion
that "times nro hard" nnd "there won't bo
much rtono this year , " the averngo citizen has
gene along in the belief that building opera
tions were very slack. When as a matter of
fact the records show ttmt fully as much If
not moro money has bcou spent in bmldlng
improvements during the present your than
was invested in the same work iu Ibb'J.
Kvory one is familiar with the pi-ogress of
the work on the city hall , the new opera
house , the completion of Morac's block ,
MrCaguo's now bank , Swecsy's block on Six
teenth street , Dr. Mercer's hotel , nnd some
of tlio big improvements that have been or
are bomg made on the principal streets ; yet
thcro nro but few , perhaps , who are aware
that nonrly $3,000.000 have boon expended
darit p the your in business blocks , stores nnd
luinuiuctorles. To this must be added nearly
$ -.5,000,000 Invested during the year in real-
Dress Goods
An Assortment of Ono Hundred
IMPORTED
of the FINEST QUALITY and
'
VERY LATEST STYLES
Are Suffering a Ter
rific Cut !
Part of these goods are displayed in
our west window and the soiling prices
marked on them.
There is notone among
the entire lotwhich is
not the very Cream of
Fashion I
And there is not ono among thorn
that is not a
Positive Bargain.
Such prices will sell these
goods within a few days , and
if you want a Stylish , D ress
Pattern at
LESS THAN
One-Halt Value ,
COME AT ONCE.
donees , and the total gives an Increase ever
the business of lost year. Tbo city's im
provements , too , may bo classed with these
expenditures , and in paving , curbintr , grad
ing , sewering and sidewalks would round up
moro than another million to bo added to the
total.
The character of the buildings erected dur
ing the year hus been a great improvement
over the work of previous years In many re
spects. The business blocks have been better
built nnd bettor finished in response to a de
mand of tenants for a better class of store
rooms and ollico buildincs than has been de
manded or furnished in years past.
In residences nnd flats tbo improvement
has been still moro noticeable. A few years
ago , and even last year , there was o great
number of cheaply constructed cottages , run
up , costing from fSOO to Sl,200. During the
present year the majority of the residences
built have boon supplied with modern Im
provements and conveniences , and thcro have
been more houses built at n cost of1,000 than
at § 1,000. The number of residences costing
from $0,000 to $15,000 has been very large ,
and a score or moro have been built each at a
cost of $ 0,000 or moro. Many handsome and
llnely appointed flats have also been erected.
Next Year's Work.
Mr. Oeorgo C. Whltlock , the superintend
ent of buildings , in a conversation a few days
ago , expressed his opinion to tbo effect that
thcro would ba more money expended In
building improvements in Omaha in 1891
than there has boon in any other year of her
history. Mr. Wbltlock has facilities for
knowing of the plans of prospective Invest
ors lone before their Intentions nro mnrto
public in building permits , and , as ho Is very
conservative In his estimates , ho probably
has very good Information on which his
predictions wcro b.iied. But there
nro Improvement plans enough In
sight to convlncn these loss fortumitclv
situated than Mr. Whltlock that In the build"-
ing line next year will bo an exceedingly
actlvoono. Of course only the most im
portant Improvement projects have been
publicly discussed , but their completion will
form a healthy basis for a big year's busi
ness.
Tbo postofllco Is ono of the big improve
ments on which It Is thought a great deal of
work will bo done next year. It Is oxpcctod
that the appropriation will bo increase ; ! , so
that a building costing $1,000,000 , will bo
built.
Then comes tlio union depot , which will
cost complete with equipments over jroo.tHlO ,
and with a freight depot nt.K > 0,000and other
needed nnd necessary adjuncts will make u
million dollar investment.
Two big brewery deals nro assured. The
Stora-Ilor plant completed will cost $1,000-
000 , and a company with that capital stock
lias already been formed lor the prosecution
of the work , Frederick Krug has already
purchased , at an outlay of 5150,000 , the slto
for a brewery on which ho will expend $000-
000.
000.John
John A. McShano will invest $200,003 In an
oftlco building nt the southwest corner of
Fifteenth mid Hnrnoy streets.
The East Omaha Land company will build
a bridge from Its uroportv to Council II hi Us
nnd inaka improvements tllat will call for the
Investment of an Immense amount of'monoy.
The bridge alone , for which plans have been
accepted , will cost 11.200,000 and anotusr
SSOO.OOO will go In building and equipping the
motor line and In grading nnd paving several
rollos of avenues loading to tuo bridge ,
Tlio Nebraska Telephone compauv will
build a permanent headquarters buildingat
the corner of Eighteenth nnd Douglas at u
cost of § 150,000 at least , The company will
also carry out its expressed intention of put
ting nil its wires In underground consults lu
the business portion of the city. Most of thU
work will bo done next year at an immense
outlay or money.
The slto at the northwest corner of Six
teenth nnd Douglas bos been leased for
twenty years nt $10,000 a year and will bo Im
proved by the erection of a handsome dry
goods building- which will bo conducted by a
big Chicago firm.
A flno llvo story store and ofllco bulling , to
cost $150,000 will bo built on Karbach comer
of Fifteenth and Douglas , whora Ilayaioud's
Jowolrv store now stands.
Mr. B. F. Smith will build a four or five
story oftlco building on his lot adjoining the
Merchants' national banii on Farnam , cast of
Thirteenth street.
If certain conditions are compiled with Mr.
B. P. Smith will build an oftlco and store
building on Fariiatu street , Just west of the
Triitiiiigs.
The handBomoat line in the city'and
SUCH BARGAINS. Just think , the
latest novelty astraclmn trimmings all
ready to goon the dross orolonlc ,
2Bc yd , cheap at 78c
Fine chenille trimming at
2S cents ,
Ostrich feather trimming , 4 inches
wide ,
BO cents.
All shades in fancy fcnthor trim
mings for dresses and nockwoar.
Silk cord zounvo jackets , sloo'vo trim
mings , otc. , at greatly reduced prices.
Cords , loops and frogs for cloaks ,
jackets and dresses , also olives in all
colors.
An odd lot of infants' white cash
mere vests , COc. >
COATS
In plaid and camel's hair cloth , from
$4 up.
Black surah silk"clonks at very low
prices.
Novelties in clonks trimmed in an
gora , oto.
The largest variety nnd the lowest
prices on infants' anil children's caps.
Our line of Infants' goods is too well
known to require much pulling.
Pars , Furs ,
Nobby shoulilor capos In seal , beaver , Per
sian monkey , wool seal , nstriu'lmn and combi
nation furc , such ni scat and listracluuiseal
and lei situ , v , col , stnlnnd tstturlan.
Fur Trimmings.
by the Yard.
ini bcator , Jlnrtln , lynx , tnonKoy. nnRora , In
white. blacKuiul colors for Infants'clotilo ,
Seal Garments *
Wo enn only refer to our numerous dtitomors
who hu\o bought , tuolr soul clonks from tia , aq
to the quality of seal furnished wo ( lo-iotsoll
any thins but tlio best. Ilavlni : a few of these
Garment1 * In Htock wlilcli liavu been Imu lit
lirfcro tlio advance wo are nbln to
clvc you Micclnl InUiicomots on UrM qualities.
I'all and learn our prices.
CHRISTMAS , 1890.
DEAPL 6IR. :
As usual we have taken special pains to help the pentlomo.i out of their dllomma. Wo
know every gentleman has boon racking his 'brains ' for weeks to think of something that
would glad'don the heart ot his lady for Christmas ; something nt once delicate , useful and
ornamental ; something1 of which Madamu Staol said that she could toll the wearer's taste by ,
its pattern , her habits by its color , her station in life by the way it was displayed.
And in fact there is not an article in the ladles' toilet , in the manufacture of which
more taste , moro skill or more refinement is displayed than In the HANDKERCHIEF , If
you como and inspoct'our line you will find everything possible in Silk and Llnon Plain Hem
stitched and Embroidered Real Lace Handkerchiefs. It is n regular art exhibition.
CORSETS.
CORSETS.
Wo o arry all the leading makes In all colors ,
P. D. , C. P. , R. & G. ,
Dr. Warner's ,
Thomson's Glove Kitting ,
J. B. , P. & N. , Etc. , Etc.
Ferris' Waists
For Ladies and Chil
dren.
board of trade building , where uo owns n
sixty-sis foot frontage ,
The Heal 13-jtato Exchange.
The Real Estate Exchaupo has secured the
rooms In ttio Life bulldlai ? , recently occupied
by the Western Art association. It is the
purpose of the Exchange to enlarge its field
of operations in various ways. One of the
features to bo added will bo n permanent ex
hibit of the products of Nebraska , and
samples of the goods of Omaha's manufact
urers and jobbers. It Is pioposed to start
this exhibit In a small way , and to enlarge it
from tlmo to time with a view of linally es
tablishing a permanent exhibit ou a largo
calo.
Iliilhlora and
The annual meeting of the Uulldors and
Traders Exchange for the election of ofllcers ,
will bo hold the first week in January. The
vear has been a very successful ono , and the
incnibcra are nil enthusiastic over the results
of the organization. It Is proposed to mater
ially enlarge the Exchange's iiold of work in
the near future. A permanent exhibit , of
builders' materials has already been started ,
and a nlglit school for trade mechanics Is
being considered. Within a year the Ex
change wilt probably build n permanent
homo In Omaha.
_
"Wildcat Insurance Companies.
Tun BBC gave its readers an eye opener the
other morning In a special from Lincoln setting
ting forth tlio number of wildcat insurance
'
companies that luv'o been doing business In
the state and showing the amount of money
that is bolng taken from the people by these
shark organizations. The fact that nearly
oiio hundred of these fraudulent companies
are doing business In the state nnd drawing
at least &JO,000 annually from Omaha alone
has aroused the local reputable insurance
agents nnd united them in a demand for the
suppression of the wildcats.
A. Public Library
The public library board Is considering the
feasibility of asking the city to construct n
building to bo used exclusively for library
purposes. The subject has beau under con
sideration for some time but no definite ac
tion has as yet been talcen. It Is proposed
however , to present the matter to the proper
authorities nt an early date and urge that
some uctio'i bo taken within the coming year.
Ono of the members of the board in sneaking
of the subject recently said :
"The library neeils a sopirato building.
The quarters sot aside for the library in the
now city halt will be too stmll In a year or
two and It Is not too I'arlv to begin the
agitation ot the project. All of the room in
the new city hall will bo needed for city ofllo-
CM In less than live years anil the sooner u
permanent library building Is ordered the
better , Each year wo have to refuse val
uable offers of books that nro made on the
condition that the library has a permanent
homo In a ttro proof building. My own idea
would bo to put up a neat Hro prool bulMing
at a co3toIlBuOOJ in the center of Jefferson
square. " _ _ _ _ _
The llcnlty Market.
When the present year was but four days
days old the members of the real estate ex
change varied the monotony ot their business
session by guessing as to what the total of
real estate transfers "would bo for 1SOO. There
wore a number of enthusiasts present and
the guessing was lively , the amounts ranging
from $13,500,000 , the guess of President Hartman -
man , to $30,000,000 , , the figure named by J. D.
Evans.
The record shows that Mr , Hartmnn was
the truest prophet , as the year's total will
como within n very few hundred dollars of
the amount named by him. A total of ? IS- ,
500,000 for the year Is n very satisfactory in
crease over the business of last year and
shows a steady nnd substantial growth. In
1833 the total transactions ivacheilfl3,50,73 ! ) .
Last year the amount was $ li. ( IH.UM , and
this year's work will reach ilS,500oao , a
steady nnd natural in esc use from a million
a month 1833 to a million and a half a month
In law , a pain of 50 per cent in two years.
This growth , in view of the fact that realty
business was practically at A standstill for
several months Just prior to the recent state
election , is considered very satisfactory. It
is , in fact , an evidence of tlo :
growth of the city and the Increus ]
Hosiery.
Hosiery.
Silk Hose , extra length , In all colors.
Cotton nnil MHO Thread Opera lloso , 30
inches long , In black and colors.
Something Mew. Bluok Cashmere and Silk
Hose ,
$1.26.
Dou't shrink , are warm and soft. Look like
silk. y / >
Black Cash tnero'Hose.
30c , 45c-.55c , , Etc.
in the value of O'nfahn property under the
most disadvantageous conditions. The cle
ment of spoculatio'ri has not entered Into re
alty transactions in Omaha for the past two
years and the sales maJo represent the de
mand for property either as u permanent in
vestment or for improvement.
Within the past six weeks the market has
become more active than for moro than a year
part and the deals that have been mada or
contracted for in the past fouweeks give
promise of an exceedingly active closinir to
the business of a but fairly active year. Hut
the real estate transfers are not a proper In
dication of tbo stale of the realty market.
1 Ionic seekers and purchasers of property for
business improvement do not buy ou bight
nnd the cold column of figures that repre
sents u week's business docs not show the In
terest manifested in the market und does not
show but a small per cent of the actual busi
ness. In a majority of cases the buyer of
homo sites makes only p irtlnl rash payments
and holils his property by virtue o [ a con
tract which will not b.o transferred to a deed
for several years.
Kcal estate broken all report that they are
being kept busy in ficcurluc bargains for
prospective Durchnsers and that the indica
tions fora big year's business in IS'Jl are bet
tor by a larqo percentage than they have boon
for several years past. Many Incpiirics nro
being made for homo sites by clerks , mechan
ics and men of limited means , while nearly
ovorv available business corner in the heart
of the city is the subject of negotiation for
sale and Improvement next year.
The Bunk
itank clearings are considered the most
substantial evidence of a city's commercial
jrrowth and on this basis Omaha leads the
western cities. Since the establishment of
the clearing house the per cent of Increase
nos been almost phenomenal. The Inurouo
is not duo to any real estate or other specula
tions but U the result of the solid exchange
of commerce and trade , the transactions of
merchants and the big business and manu
facturing firms of the city.
The following table shows the growtU of
business , according to the clearings reports
sluco ISbS :
18S5 . S filil84,120
16bO . ! U,7l)3,835 )
1887 . 14,414HS ! ) ,
1883 . 17r , USfl,470
l&M ) . ; . 2W,71KtHn ( )
13'JO . 250,000,000
Improvement Notes.
The Tenth street viaduct will bo ready for
formal dedication on Christinas.
John Grant has commenced work on. the
buildings for bis new asphalt paving plant.
Kd Pylo of Humboldt , the hip horseman. ,
has leased the driving park nnd will use It as
a training farm.
D. V. Sholos has "commenced work on n
$20,001) store nnd tcmmioiit block ut Sixteenth
and Hickory stivots' , <
The street railway company has finally fully
determined to extend Its Uougo street motor
line to Dundee plac . ,
Tlio Uiirber asphalt paving company's ' plant
in East Omaba is Hinder way and will cost
10,000 when completed.
Tom Murray tins .declared his intention of
building a $200,000 business block on his Har-
ney street proportyjopposlto tbo court houso.
The changes ordered by the council in the
plans for the now city hall will make the total
cost of the building contracted to aato ,
& -J78.000. i
The newly organized Omaha hydraulic-
press brick company lias plans for kilns , yard
improvements and ollico buildings that will
require an immediate investment of $100,000.
Uoal estnto brokers report a dearth of do-
slrablo residences. ' Cottages containing six
or seven rooms with modern Improvements
nro In strong demand and the supply is very
limited.
The plaa for a permanent building for the
real estate exchange. Is being considered by n
number of tlio moro enterprising members of
that body , with the prospect of sorao active
stops bolng taken In a short tlmo.
The Nebraska tlio and pottery company ,
located acnr Shoeloy station , which has been
Mcscd down for a jear or moro on account of
litigation , will bo enlarged and opcued ( or
business early in the coming year.
A permit for the new union depot will bo
Uiuod In n fuw dava. Tlio superstructure )
will con $300,000. 'lhls ( is exclusive of the
foundation mid Interior finish. The building
cjmplete will cost moro tnan t500,000.
AiND
5-hook Tostcr Talent Kid Gloves , dressed ,
90c.
r.-buUoii dressed nnd undressed Kid Gloves , in
all tlio latest shades
$1.5O.
EVEKV PAIR GUARANTEED.
Mlttci for Lurtlos , Misses and Children , in silk
and wool ,
From 25c to $1,25.
Abcnutlfulblnolc fleeco-llned Silk Olovo for
Ladles ,
85c.
Ladles' fur-trimmed Kid Mittens und Gloves ,
Sl.OO to $2.25.
Ladles' Seal Gloves at low prices.
Hoys' Double Mlttons. all wool ,
35c.
GERMAN CEMUETIILICIIKEIT ,
How it is Pestered in Omaha by Organiza
tions of thePaderlaud ,
SOCIETIES OF THE EARLIEST DAYS.
IIowTiioy Have StniKKled anil Pros
pered nnil Now Contain Ittsprc-
scntatlvo Citizens from lOvery
Walk of Life.
When ono rends the dally papers and no
tices the social gatherings and meetings of
the different organizations , ho naturally ar
rives at the conclusion that the time of a
vast number of our citizens is devoted in a
great measure to social matters.- Especially
Is this true of tlio cltlrcn of German biith or
extraction. But the proverbial soelablllty of
our German-American citizens is not the
only native for organi7incr and maintaining
the numberless lodges and sociotlcs in this
city. Aside from the many organizations for
benovolcuce , charity and mutual uli ] , the so
cieties for tlio cultivation of music and sing
ing , the scicntlllo and dramatic clubs , souiu-
ties for physical culture and the union of
riflemen are the most prominent.
This is not only true of tno Germans of
Omaha but it is the case in all the larger
cities of ( he country. In fact , ono will find
these societies till over the glebe , where there
Is a chancofor tlio Germans to meet.
These cohesive qualities of the Cicrman
character have been the means of changing
and shaping our social customs and habits ,
and even , in a measure , the principles of po
litical parties.
The Omalm inacnncrchor Is ono of tlio old
est societies in this city and next to the turn-
vercln probibly the Boldest in the state. It
comprises among Its founders and members
some of our oldest settlers and citizens. It
has fought muny a uattlo for the goddess of
song and music , and today , after n struggle
of over twenty long years it still works with
the sumo nrdor and energy for the cause to
which It pledged Itself , cherishing the words
of the Gorman poet :
"Wo man blngt , da lass dich nihlg nledev
Boose Alcnschcu hnbcn kelnuLilcder. "
The Concordia , at ah times nn njjlo und
strong competitor of the Miunnorohor in
matters of sent ? , sprnncr , like Minerva from
the brain of Jupiter , ready-armed from tuo
rank and lllo of tbo Omaha turnvorcin nnd
did noble work-In the study of music nnd
song.
Both of these Gorman singing societies , in
former days , were the center of all musical
and social gatherings. Who of our old citi
zens does not recall with delight the first
grand siungorfcst held in this city about
fifteen years ago , and the second grand feat
and competitive Ringing , participated hi by
nil the singing societies of tbo larger cities of
Nebraska and the neighboring states , com
prising what was known as the Pioneer
Siungerbundl f
The venture was a serious ono , rus it In
volved tlio expenditure of a largo amount of
money , the erection of a temporary music
hall on the corner of Fifteenth strc.ot and
Capitol nvcnuo , and the work of a year in
training the voices for the musical feast.
The result was a grand ono and was duo
to tbo untiring efforts of such men ns John
Baumer , William Mack , M. Weckbach , Will-
lam Alstadt , John Erck and H. Uoscnzwolg
of the Micnnorchor , nnd Mcssr-i. U. F. Haar-
man , Max , Adolf nnd Julius Meyer. II. Dill-
man , Q. Stmtbmann , Theodore Slnhold nnd
others of the Concordia. Most of these
gentlemen are still nctlvo in the field of song
nnd contcmplnto giving the citizens of
Omaha another muble.il treat next summer.
The Omaha Turnvereln , a society Uorotod
to physical culture , is the oldpst society of its
kind in the stato. Organized in the latter
Miart of the Jiftics it has seen many ups and
downs , and , at ono tlmo , owned and con
trolled the property at the corner of Tenth
nnd Howard streets , which was afterwards
known as Brandt's Turner hall , but which
1ms Mace been rebuilt into an apartment
house. Through the loss ot Its Imll , caused
by the general financial disaster which over
took Omaha and oil other western sottlo-
montsand tbo secession of alargnnumhcr of
Its best members , who subsequently became
UNDERWEAR.
Black ntul Imturnl wool combination
suits.
Zadio3 knit wool skirts , "Go , $1 , $1,25 ,
otc.
Divided skirts , quilted skirts , satin
nnd sill : skirts , in bluclc nnd colors ,
satlcon nnd inohnir skirts,81.85 , to$3.75.
Knit underwear for children , nnturnl
wool pnnts and vests. Whlto nil wool
sots.
Scarlet till wool sots , pnnts nnd vests ,
75o set.
"VVo hixvo made n swooping reduction
on all our underwear.
Lndios'fin ' o embroidered li\co trimmed
gowns reduced from $0 to
$4.5O.
Embroidered Gowns
Formerly $3.85 , now $2.75
Formerly $1.90 , now $3.50
Lace Trimmed
Formerly $3.25 , now $2.25
Embroidered Skirts
Formerly $6. now $4.00
Formerly 34.25 , now $3.00
Formerly $1.75 , now $1.00
Knit - Underwear
In cotton , for ladles in
white and gray ,
50c
Red Wool Vests ,
75c , worth $1.25
Black Vests and Pants , all wool ,
$ I.5O
Collars , Ruchings and
Other Neckwear.
All the latest novelties in Collars and
Cuffs , such as Lord Fauntloroy sots for
childron.
Ladies' ' and Children's Lace Collars
nnd Cuffs.
A handsome assortment of Windsor
Ties and Scurfs in rich plain colors and
high novelty plaids ,
25c , 30c , 35c.
Ladies' Lace Chemisettes , the. latest
out ,
From 25c to 60c.
known " as the Concordia sinfjinB society ,
the "cnorRies of tlio Turiiroroin
lay uornmut for n long time ,
but finally survived the shock.
New members infused new life into the
organization , nnd effective reorganization
took place in ISCis , and the Omnhu turnvrroin
v.'ns admitted to membership In the Norcl >
Amcrlkiinisehcr tnrncrbund , hi other words
the Nutionnl Turners' union.
The membership at that time did not ex
ceed tin ity-two. It now has a membership
of about ono hundred and lorty. Ever since
its rcorKunlzntlou competent instruetois in
calisthenics und gymnastics have boon em
ployed , ninl the membership has boon stead
ily increased. Slnvo the year 1STO tlio society
has oinployeil successively the following in
structors In the art of physical culture :
Messrs. Philip Andres , Paul Witt > , L. D.un-
munn , H. Kummcrow , and at present , Air. 13.
Bennefeld. The training in the different
forms has been so eflldont In those years
post , that the Omaha team of autivo youiiR
turners lias been successful hi ovoiy competi
tive gymnastic tournament , defeating Kansas
city , St. Joe , and Indeed all who came
ugalnst it.
It must ho understood that the turners dn
not indulge merely In the art of physical
training. The Turner Quartette club has
been , for years , actively cnpaRcd in
cultivating the ( ierman folk-lore. The club
Is u part of the turnvcruln , so is tlio dramatic
club , which hus of latu been revived , since
the soc'U'ty rebuilt a stafro for that purpose.
Then Is n library connected with the associa
tion for the benefit of all the members. The
turnvorcin maintains a school for boys and
girls who receive all the benefits of a sytom-
ntic twining. A ypung ladies' class has boon
conducted the past three years und some of
its members have formed u ladles' auxiliary
society to the turnvereln. The latter organ
ization meets inOniiunlahall.corncrof Eigh
teenth and Ilurncy , the title tovhlcti they
hold anil control under the name of the
Dculscho Ocscllschiift.
The Dcutscho club , which was organized n
c\v years ago , is purely social in its charac
ter und is composed mostly of the Gorman
buslno ° s men of this city. It has its head
quarters in Ocrmauirt hall nnd may Justly bo
called un offspring of the Tumvcreln.
Uho Om.ihu Turvoreln stands nt the head
of all societies of similar character in the
sink ! .
Uecontlytho Omaha LlcderlfWiiz was or-
gunlrcd. It is ono of the most nourishing of
singing societies. It does not coullno its
ofToit-s to cultivating the male voice , because
it also has a largo number of young liullcs
with woll'traincd soprano and alto voices and
many a crcilltabloulToit have they made on
their public rehearsals nnu concerts.
The Uiederkraii7 , with its large member
ship , will take an active i > ait in the coming
Suongorfest. The energy displayed is sulll-
cient guarantee thut the undertaking will bo
a success.
ThoOmnha Schuctrenvercln , or rlflo club ,
Is composed of Gorman business mon whoso
object Is to plvo the member * an op
portunity of Indulging In the sport
of rillo hliootinganil marksmanship. Aside
from this , it cultivates Gorman Uomucth-
llchlielt or sociability.
Ono of the youngest , but in point of mem
bership the stiongcst society is the 1'latt-
dbutschor Vcrcin , or society of north Oor-
innru. It numbers ! j7 , " > members.
The idiom used to carry on their business
in the meetings of the soclotv Is 1'latt-
deutsch , a kind of Anglo-Saxon , the progeni
tor of the queen's English. The society wits
organized to aid its members In sickness and
distiess , but has branched out lately , and
has a chorus of about Iwonty-uvo nuuo sing
ers , who nro cultivating their native song.
The PlattduutSLho "Voiein Is energetically at
work raising funds for a $50,000 hall , to bo
built the coining year. When ono knows the
tcnacltv with which a Plnttsdoucher devotes
himsrlf to business , It will create no sur
prise if the noclUy succeed in its undertak
ing.Thcra
Thcra nro n few other German societies ,
such as the Schwabon Voreln or Swablan so-
city , the Uayensclipr Voroln , Himirlan so
ciety , und the Schweitzer Voroln , Swiss so
ciety , The lust named In a singing society ,
and counts among lU'mcinhorn some of the
best amateur talent in the city.
There are several others of minor Impor
tance , whoso character is ulthcr that of
chnritv or bonovolnnco with a strong eve to
sociability and tlio nursing the cherished
traditions of the futhcrland.
An old cathedral U still standing about
seven inlUs from Tucson , where it was
erected by tlio Jlrst mUsIonur.es over three
and a half centuries ago.
KNIT : i
For the Christmas time wo cflTor you
the most surprising bargains ever
shown :
Liidloij1 Blnolc All "Wool
Knit Fascinators , '
25c , 50o , Too , $1.
INFANTS' ALL WOOL KNIT
Jackets ,
In nil colors , 25c , ! HoIDc , r 5c , G5c
Infants' and Clil Kir em's Knit
Wool H oo els ,
With silk In whlto and colors , . _ - .
23e , 280 , iir.e , S'Jc , 45c.
Misses' All Wool Knit Jackets ,
69c , worth $1.5O
Child's All Wool Knit Leggings ,
35c , worth 75c
SUNDRIES
For Christmas.
A PINE LINK OP
Ladies' Silk Mufflers
FOR CHRISTMAS.
A Stylish Hand Bag for
shopping , in black broadcloth
or velvet , with leather trim
ming , 950 , $1.25 , $1.50.
\VE IIA\fE UEOKIVED A SMALL
CONSIGNMENT OF
Lace GURTfllNS
AND
DAMASK
TABLE COVERS
from an importer , to bo sold at onco.
Wo offer them at
Half Their Value.
Open evenings until 9 o'clock.
Jacob's well and the plot of ground sur
rounding it have boon sold by the Tuiklsh
govcinmont to the Greek cluircU for 1,000.
'I'lio marquis of Queensbcrry , of prizoring
funio , approves "General" Uooth'a .scheme
for darkest London ami give.1 him $ . * ( ) ( ) . llu
describes himself ns n "reverent agnostic. "
Bishop Galloway is reported toliuvo said
before the Tc.vus coufoicnco of the Mothodlst ,
Episcopal church , south , that tlio intcriar _
tloiml Lessons are running the bible nut Of jr
Iho Sunday schools of tlio church , and caus
ing the children not to rend the biblo.
Kvcry stone in the to\vor ami spire of St.
John tlio JJaptibt's Catholic church , on West
Thirtieth street , Now York , was hoisted to
itsplncobyn derrick the motive power of
which wast nn old white horse. The congro-
Ration is going tobeo that Its last days are Its
best days.
On account of the dltleroncos of opinion on
the social question which exists among the
various Catholic bishop the pope has do-
elded tocreate n special commission of onr-
df nuls of overv nationality to study tlio prob
lem and formulate rules fur the attitude of
the episcopacy.
Frederick Loclus , the assistant of n prot-
cstnnt pastor , who had converted a ( jrcolc
Cut hello girl to his faith , was mod before the
court at Kijja und condemned to Imprlsoii-
mont lor two months nnd to the loss of his
ministerial quality ami title. Ills buucnor ,
the pastor hinibelf , was exiled to Siberia on .
previous trlnl.
The sufferings nnd death of Osiris were the
( real mystery of the Egyptian religion ; and
souio traces of it are peiceptiblu among other
| Krt j.lo ol nntiiituty. His was the abstract
idea of good , his manifestations upon earth
( like an Indian god ) , his death and resurec-
tlon , and his ofllco us Judge of the dead in a
future state.
An Italian nun , Sister Maria Cuprlnl , has
Just returned to Verona afturelght yours' Im
prisonment among the Soudanese. She was
taken captive ut the siege of Hi Obeld by the
Mahdi , together with several companions
and some niissionury monks. Two of the
sisters and ono of the monks died from \\uut -
and ill-treatment.
Among the most successful women preach *
crs in this country are llov. Florence Kalloclc
of Chicago , Mrs. U. lj. JacK.sonof Oreonpolnt ,
L. I. , Elizabeth Cumstock of UnionSprings , _
N. Y. , Mary I. . 'Morohcad of Wayanot , 111. ,
Maggie M. Elliot of Arrowsmlth , III. , Kiln
Niswnngor , of Klllot , 111. , Hev. Anna Oliver
and Hov. 1'hocbe Hiinaford.
The holy synod of Uussla has appointed a
special commission to duviso plans for the
suppression of drunkenness and poverty. HH
principal nhn is to draw up regulations by
which the laborers of manufuctuiing dis
tricts and the crowds of people at municipal
and local assemblies should bo prevented
from drinking too much liquor.
The Salvation Array has money and prop
erty in the different countries where it is es
tablished , valued at $3aiUMX ) . Tlio tnulo
effects , stuck , machinery and goods on hand
are valued ut ? > 00,00il. Some Idea of the
trade department may bo gathered from the
fact that they sell U , ol ( ) ) army bonnets every
year to the female soldiers.
Some of tlio priests of the dlocoso of On
tario , Canada , have decided to appeal to
Home against the acts of Bishop Langovln , -
who has , they say , punished them for refus
ing-to support thu political party of which
the bUhop's brother , Sir Hector Langevln ,
Is ono of the leaders , Cardinal Taschcreau ,
has been asked to forward the complaint to
Homo ,
Thochlof rollu'lons of tlio world mav ho
classified according to the number ot adher
ents iu follows ! ChrlstiunltyTiO.OOO.OOO ;
Confucianism , : ) MOOJMO ) ( ; HlndooUin , 100-
OOO.OJO ; iSIulmmmedunlim , ll.UuO.OUO ; Fetich-
is m , 15 000,000 ; Hiiddlsm , 100,000 , , < K)0 ) ; Spirit
Worship , ri'l.OOiMKH ' ) ; Hlilntolsm ( the ancient
religion of Japan ) , l2,00),000 ! ) ; Jews , 8.000,000 , ;
I'ursces , l.UOU.OOi . ) . Total , lll'.iKU,000. , )
Ttio Plthburg Chrhtlun Adwato has
been tabulating loturns trom the Muthoillst
Episcopal churches In the tcirltoiy around
I'ittalmrg , upon the proposition to admit
women as lay delegates to tuo general confer-
cnco. The figures show the trend of opinion
In the i'lttaburg , Kno , east Ohio and Wo.t
Virginia conferences , Thus fat the vo.o !
from seventy congregations has been 10
eel veil. Of 12,811 members entitled to vote
, it 14 exorcised the w-lvllogo. Of tin-so ! ii 51
voted In fuvor ol the admission of women
and I,20a , against.
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Ceo bMf ( ,