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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY HER : SATTHDAT. OCTO1JEH 29 , 1898. B Never before , right in the heart of the season , were we in position to offer such liberal values in new correct styles of J ickets. Capes and Suits and Furs , and right now is your chance to buy a handsome , well made garment , at an exceptional bargain. Ladies * pntire I6th and BougSa Great Sale Ready-Made Suits $1-50 PLAID WAIST AND SKIRT ON SECOND FLOOR , J. L. Hrandols & Soi's' Jacket Special at nt Special at Special Prices Saturday Everything new On our second iloor we that is shown in the will show over 80 distinct east will bo on ex styles of ladies' suits and hibition Saturday costumes. In either Box for the first time. A grand lot ' Over 800 garments Jacket with Flounce skirt Our head trimmer Ladies' fine black who has been east select from. Jacket with of or Military : of 200 Jacketslined and just returned is , Kersey i aud G button skirt. plain C33 chuck full of new them all made of all wool with Skinner's heavy Satin , including ton box Jacket. The Most of them silk lined Vw-- ! ideas , and \vo are long and medium Caterpiller and Curly Bou- tans , new blue castor , ox blood kersey length Prince Al throughout skirt and waist j turning out hundreds of now and beautiful trim- taffeta med hats from work . On sale at either plain or our ow n rooms. cloth , all of them with new Military berts , the Cutaway , in fact everything cles , box front , and have fine ' PIaicl m a11 colors , including black , exceptional prices for Saturday. is and correct in and there Kerseys new Satin sleeves , notched collar ; the styles are . Iand on sale * , $12.50 , $25 , $35 , & ? 250 velvet made hats , trimmed and will be shown. Actually lining actually Whipcords , 4 and 6 button box , cutaway effectand with feathers , ostrich tips worth up to $25 , on sale at $9.98 and sale and ribbons worth $7.75 , sell at $4.98. actually worth $12.00 , on sale at § 7.50. SI ? . SO. 9 on ' 200 styles to select from , in 60 new pattern hats , all Ladies' Capis at $7,50 $ and $9.98 $ Ladies1 poll Gape hood largo and small plaids , dark guarantee the lit of every suit we soil. only one of a style , and c l ll or Special for this sale , you will line beautiful Plush Capes , 30 Inches long , thlbct i trimmed , either plain or richly embroidered , fancy lined , nil sizes , go at $7.50 and JS.OS. plain , on sale at. on sale at $9.08 . etlii Untrimmed hats all shapes 400 new silk waists on , , sale for the first time On sale on our second Iloor Saturday at on blacks and colors , at 50c. our second iloor , in SO 00 $ plain -tnfreta , shirred and silk stitched , plain and striped , all go on sale Saturday at , Cycle Hats , the now Sailor Hats "IT special sale price. Jf you want a handsome silk waist do not fail to inspect our val Walking Hats , in all new colors , ues Saturday. They are worth $10 , $15 and § 17.50 , and all go at § 4.98 trimmed with ribbon and quills , on sulo nt. . . i Grand Special GRAND SJPJ3CJAZ , SAJLJ3 GKJLND SP'JSCJAISAZJ3 Extra Special Boston Store Offering Plush , in Corduroy Furniture Blankets and Comforters Cotton Blankets Bargain in Book Sale . . . and Velour. We do the Comforter and Blanket business of Omaha. Biggest Bargains in Cotton White Wool Special of ferine ; in complete All ; they new nre colors In ami remnants handsomely from 1 printed to 6 See our prices and you will understand why. s ever offered in Omaha. sets 5 and (5 ( volume sets yards , worth up 10 $1,25 a yard , and Blankets ill go at One immense table One lot of line heavy Cotton Extra large and heavy at for the hand knotted , soft and Satine Comforts , fancy Avhole set. at downy cheese cloth COMFOKTHUS scroll stitched and hand go full atOne size worth Jl.SO knotted , worth § 2.25 , at kets S3.50 All the complete works of . , Grand Special One table stacked high with All the Best Comforts in One 0. A. Hcnty. Nathaniel Hawthorne Marie Corelll , Mc- Offering in Rugs. hand knotted Big Lot at $1.98 Each. worth 7oc worth $1.00 84,50 $5,50 Cauley's works History , Rose of N. England Carey , , Dickens ( Jail Calne'a complete Moqucttc , Wilton and Smyrna Rugs , SILKOLINE COMFORTERS , There is no better Comforter at any and works , J. Fonnlmoro Cooper , Alexander 1 % jnrds In length , heavy fringe , new Dumas , Edna Ljnll , A Connn Doyle , aud and beautiful patterns , at fine and fluffy cotton some scroll price. They are in silkolines , Extra many others , In complete sets , at stitched others hand knotted all French satins and lamanated cotton heavy in one big lot at some very heavy ( IV Blankels Worth from five to Each § 1.25 each none others soft and fluffy v worth less than none worth less than § 3 at 98c , at § 1.25 , ten dollars a Worth up to J2.50. $2.00 all in one lot at , each ffi 0 worth $1.50 worth § 2.00. pair. Tor set of live and Fix volumes. REGISTRATION FALLS BEHIND Total Now Barely Two-Thirds of What it Was Two Years Ago. VOTERS SEEM INDIFFERENT TO THE MATTER Src-onil Uny'ii TntnlN ninrlone the Dif ference llel een 1N1I8 anil 1MHI In 1'lfty-Ono of the I'reeliirt" ot the City of Oiunhn. Yesterday's registration was somewhat better than that on the first day , but U Is a long way from coming up to what It wns two years ago. All the wards , based on the figures collected by The Bee last night , show Increase ! over the first day's registration except the Sixth , Eighth and Ninth. The largest Increase was lit the Second ward , whcro It was almost 100. The registration booths In fifty-one dis tricts , two-thirds of the city , were visited last night between the hours of 8:30 : and 0:30 : , and of the figures collected those In twenty-one districts were the totals for the day , ns shown by the reports of the regis trars. The total registration In these fifty- one districts yesterday was 3,453 , and on the IIrat day It was 3,229 , making an Increase of 224. The total registration for the two days lu thcso fifty-one districts Is 6.CS2 , while for the same districts two years ago the total was 10,751 , the approximate proportion for this year being about three-fifths of that of two years ago. The figures collected by The Bee last night were as follows , the districts marked with a being the complete : FlllST WARD. First Second Day. Day. Total. First district U 74G 141 Second district 35 4G ill Third illstrict 07 Si ! 15.1 Sixth district S3 50 35 Seventh district 73 1M Totals . 273 312 C21 i SECOND WA11D. 1'lrst Second Dav. Day. Total. First district . 61 77W 134 'Fourth district . 43 W 13S Fifth district . ss Ris 01 Sixth district . 62 0 11 ! Seventh illstrict . 71 71 i Tenth dlntrlct . * 6 93 181 district . Cl 71 I' ' . ' TotnlH . . . . . . < 1S 313 93U TlllUU WARD. Fir/it / Second Uav. Day. Total. First district . 73 70 145 8e oml district . 23 54 77 Thlnl district . 52 is 110 Fourth district . 63 SO ] G3 Fifth iil-strlct . : u > r s 97 Sixth district . 23 10 79 Seventh Ulstrk-t . 50 17 107 Eighth district 10 IS 34 Ninth illstrict S V 151 Tenth district 30 5T 89 Totals 519 595 1,112 FOURTH WARD. First Second Day. Dav. Total. Second district uS 72 IHO Thlnl district 75 51 120 Firth district co ri ; no Seventh district 4 ? W 110 Totals 211 217 45S , FIFTH WARD. ! First Second I Day. Dnv. Total. ' First district 77 9 : IR ) Second district 53 70 123 Third district rl ? t its Fourth district 7S SO 101 Fifth district ft > l.'i 113 Sixth district 71 CM 13S Seventh district SJ 50 sa Totals 413 43 $ 913 SIXTH WARD. First Second Dav. Day. Total. Fifth district ft $ G 103" " Tenth district S3 J3 112 i Eleventh district 73 70 143 | Totals 2 5 213 450 SKVKNTH WARD. First Second Duv. Day. Total. First district 53 < 2 133 Fourth dlntrlct 40 Kt ] f > 9 Fifth district 80 33 135 Totals 179 200 373 EIGHTH WARD. First Second Dnv. D.iy. Total. First district 93 li > 137 Third district 76 01 137 Fourth district 3 3 > lu.1 Fifth district 77 i. 1 4 Seventh district RS i3 130 Ulghth district 77 Sj ica Totals H6 437 8S3 NINTH WARD. FIr.st Second Dav. Day. Total. First dlntrlct 64 57 111 Second district W 73 IfO Third district 94 GO 151 Fourth district 7C ifl 140 Fifth district 73 j3 131 Sixth district SI Jl 1C5 Totals 407 409 570 The totals for the fifty-one districts this vcar , compared with the totals for fo do11" " In the same districts two years ago , are shown In the following tablu : 1593. ! S3fi. First ward 621 1.0 2 Second ward 9J I,4f9 Third ward 1,112 l.kiS Fourth ward 4S C33 Fifth ward 913 l,47i Sixth ward 450 721 Seventh ward 379 710 F.lghth ward Svl 1,430 Ninth ward S7fi 1,271 Totals for llfty-ono dlst'ts..6.Gvj 10. 1 Saturday of next week , November 5 , will bo the last opportunity for havlug jour vote loglstcred this yar. To Save niiu Vfo "Oirland" Stoves and Ranges. WHAT WOMEN SHOULD WEAR ( Continued from Fifth Page. ) quickened souls ; that every mother , looking Into her chljd's eyes , might bo able to say , "I am blesse'd of God ; I have broupht a citi zen Into the world. " I pray God that we all might help our republic to quicken and bless the world with our cosmopolite religion ! Rev. Anna Shaw followed with an enter taining talk on woman's place In religion. Woman had been the mainstay of the church i yet no Institution had been BO Blow to accord ] her her place as the church. That 1'aullno i text , "Let your women keep silence In the I church" had been used BO much that It ought j to have been used up by this time. No ' church , from the time of Susannah Wesley , the mother of John and Charles Wesley , had been bo much benefited by woman's work as the great Methodist denomination. Miss Shaw was as usual fun of the humorous In her handling of her tmbject. ( irntltude of the Women. The meeting closed with an address from the president , Mrs. May Wright Sewall of Indianapolis , In the course of which she | complimented the press and public of Omaha as follows : In bringing to a close the tenth annual executive session of the National Council of Women of the United States I may not for bear this opportunity to express in the name of the council the keen and grateful appre ciation which It will always hold toward the citizens of Omaha for the gracious courtesies , the generous hospitality uinl the cordial reception which has been given to our body. It U fitting to bear public testi mony , not only to the uniform courtesy , butte to the justice which has characterized the press of Omaha In It ! ) discussion of the coun cil meetings. We thank the management of The Omaha Bee for the space accorded in Its columns to the proceedings of this meet ing ; we thank It also for the use It has made of the space which It granted ; we thank It for sending to our Epf-slons an In telligent and accurate reporter who hns evidently endeavored to grasp and to report faithfully the proceedings of our sessions. I wish to avail myfelf of this public op portunity to express the thanks of the coun cil to the local section of the National Coun cil of Jewish Women. The beautiful break fast which was tendered by the local sertlon out of respect to the national body of which It Is a member to the National Council of Women Illustrates how aflillatlon with the council multiplies , broadens and deepens our social relations. The National Council of Women has also a deep sense of what It owes to the Woman's club of Omaha. The local advertising , this beautiful church , with Its largo auditorium for our public evening sessions. Its smaller auditorium for our public morning sessions and KB still umnller parlors for our commit tee meetings , has relieved the council from all anxiety and from all expense regarding what U usually a perplexing feature oi preparations for such conventions. To particularize where everyone has beer fo gracious would seem ungenerous wrre II not forced upon us by the unexpected , con stant , solicitous attentions of the local com mittee. It has not been my pleasure to be come personally acquainted with all the members of this committee , but to Mrs. Draper Smith , to Miss Fairbrother , to Mrs. Ford and to Mrs. Cornish I beg to express the high and grateful appreciation In which the national council holds their individual and their united service to our council work through thcso meetings. The hospitality which has been extended to us has covered every phase. It has been the hospitality which gathers us at the board to feed and refresh our bodies , na Il lustrated by the beautiful reception given In the parlors of this church on Monday night ; the hospitality which extends Its highest thought and hold * * open the mind for the reception of new thought , BO beauti fully Illustrated In the address of welcome which opened your platform to us through the address of Mrs. Sawyer , the president of the Bureau of Education. The hospitality of distinguished private citizens has supplemented that of organl"d committees. The Llnlnger art collection Is a flno Illustration of the- way In which 'lie private cl'lzen haa succeeded to the scns l of obligation which formerly belonged only ! to those who had Inherited the right to ex ercise the sweet privileges of patron.vje In I community life. What the houses of 1)1 Medici did for Florence , such men as Wal-j ters of Baltimore and I.lnlnger of Omaha defer for their respective communities. | Concluding , she paid a glowing trlbuto to , the Transuiisslssippl Exposition. She nUo did homageto the memory of Frances U. Willard and Mrs. Frances E. Newbury Bag- ley , whoso deaths had occurred during tho. year. i The tenth annual executive session of the council will finish today with a business meeting at the Paxton hotel to settle ques- tlons of finance and arrange for the next triennial , which Is to be held next year , and the quinquennial of the International coun cil , which Is to bo held In London during the summer also. .No ItlKlit to I'Klllli-MK. The woman who Is lovely In face , form and temper will always have friends , but one' ' who would bo attractive must krep her j health. If she Is weak , sickly aud all run down she will bo nervous nnd irritable. If she has constipation or kidney trouble her Impure blood will cause pimples , blotches , skin eruptions nnd a wretched complexion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine In the world to regulate stomach , liver and kidneys nnd to purify the bloid. It gives strong nerves , bright eyes , smooth , velvety skin , rich complexion. It will make a good-lrok- Ing , charming woman of a run-down Invalid. Only DO cents nt Kuhn & Co.'s drug store. Mm. Mitehell Iimniie. Mrs. Mitchell , 1S11 Dcwey avenue , Is de tained at the police station pending the In vestigation of tier case by the Commission of Insanity. Following her divorce from her husband several weeks ago Mrs. Mitchell haa suffered from mental derangement and has been cared for during 'that ' time by her sis ter. Lately she has become quite violent and wth | her two Infant children has been more of a burden than her sister has been able to aseume. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. B > ap4tf i Manager Kenyon has decided to experi ment with Sherman gravel for a flooring In the pens and allays. Several years ago the stockmen commenced to complain about the plunk flooring and vitrified brick was given a trial. At first the brick appeared to bo I i satisfactory , but those who are In the saddle nearly all the time assert that horses and j cattle slip on the brick and for that reason It Is not a success. A large pen In the west ern part of the yards has been covered with four Inches of Sherman gravel and this will bo tested for some time. In case It Is satisfactory - I factory the gravel will be used In the cattle pens and some of the alleys. It Is not the intention to take up the brick already laid but If the gravel Is better than a solid pavement It will be used as improvements are made. Political 1'oliKor * . Kay W. Hunt , the republican candidate for assessor In the First ward. Is making friends rapidly and feels confident of his election. Henry Kclsey of Mlllard , republican can didate for county commissioner , spent yes- Hcrday In the city looking after political matters. Mr. Kclsey Is led to believe that ho will go out of South Omaha with qulto a majority over his democratic opponent. David H. Mercer , republican candidate for congress , sprat yesterday In the city. Mr. Mercer was shown through Swift's and Hammond's plants by II. E. Wllcox. At every turn Mr. Mercer was greeted cordially and the support of the laboring man was promised to 'the man who has done so much for South Omaha. IllKll Sl'llOOl ClllNNfM Hll'Ot . The classes at the High school held a meeting a few days ago and organized by electing oincers. Following Is the list : Seniors Bertha Clarke , pres'dcnt ' ; Mary Darling , vice president ; Claire Wlllsey , sec retary ; Edna VanArman , treasurer. Juniors Perrle Wheeler , president ; Flor ence Smith , vice president ; Florence Pen- nlngton , secretary ; Byron Smiley , trcas- urer. Sophomores Charles Lefllcr. president ; Nora Smith , vice president ; Estello Gray , secretary. The object of organizing the classes Is to stlmula'to ' a school and class spirit. Time is allotted for the meeting of these organiza tions once a month. ( rnilliiK for XIMV dmlnliy llnrn , The grading for the now Cudahy born was completed yesterday and when completed this barn will bo the largest In the city and will accommodate nearly 100 horses , The cost will bo In the neighborhood of J10,000. Work on the artesian well Is still progressing. At the present time the hole Is down over 1,700 feet and still water In flowing quantities has not been struck. Mr. Cudahy said ho would keep on drilling for awhile , as the prospects for water constantly Increased and he ex pected to strike a ( lowing stream within the next hundred feet. i Slim. As has been customary In the past the second day's registration was rather slim. While a good many registered the number docs not by any moans show the strength of the vote In this city. A great many people seem to think that because they reg istered last spring It Is not necessary to register again this fall. Every one who wishes to vote next month must register. Only one more day for registration. That Is on November 5. For broken surfa" ! S , sores. Insect bites , hums , skin diseases , and especially jilles , there Is one reliable reiredy , DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. When yuu call for DeWltfa don't accept counterfeit or frauds. You will not be disappointed with DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve NOT ANXIOUS OR THE LAGOON Turk ComiiilnNloiicrN Willing to Ii-t tin * Kxiionltlon People Ilnve lo Sny. The Board of Park Commissioners at Its meeting > cstcrday afternoon considered the question of the disposition to be made of the lagoon after the close of the exposition. It took no definite action , but decided that It would wait the pleasure of the exposition management. The discussion of the question of the Ingoon was brought about by the Introduc tion of a resolution by i : . J. Cornish , which provided for the filling In of n portion of It by the exposition people before turning over the land to the commissioners. This led to some talk about what should be done with 1 the bridges , It being claimed that with the small area of water these would look , ns one cornmlsslonrr put It , like n baby with a plug hat. Besides this. It was argued that the dirt In the approach to the bridges could be put to good use when U came to nillnc In. There was a general sentiment among the commissioners that as the park when com pleted would bo only four block In area , U would be a better plan not to have any pond at all. In place of this It was suggested that there might bo two fountains , one at either nd of the present lagoon. Some of the members of the board were of the opinion that the public would feel that the sentimental Interest attached to the lagoon should liwuiro Its permanency In gome form a > a reminder of the glories of the White City. For this reason U was suggested that the work progress slowly eo that such as might liino this desire to retain a puddle to brine back to their memories the once brilliantly Illuminated waterway would have ample time to prepanj themselves for the shock. The final decision In regard to the matter wns to allow the exposition management to proceed with the work of tearing down the buildings and let the question of what to do with the lagoon bo decided when they make positive request on the subject. The commissioners heard the reading of bills from Charles W. Holler and Silas Cobb for Hcrvlccs , and referred them bade to the council. They alpo rented thu land under their control , known as Fontanello park , to the present tenant for the ensuing year for ? 200. \JM..niti.u.v. . Colic , Cliolern mill Illiirrlioeit Ilcmcily This Is the best medicine In tbc world for bowel complaints. It acts qulrkly and can always bo depended upon. When reduced with water It Is plcaHinit to take. Many families are never without this remedy and always find It prompt and effectual. For sale by every druggist in Omaha. Iillirnry llnnril .lleetliiK. The Public Library board hold Its regular monthly session lust evening , with all mem bers present except Dr. Hunchutit. Besides receiving the usual reports from tha librarian and auditing the bills to thu amount of $1,073 the board transacted con siderable routine buxluess. Lt wns decided to close the library next Monday In recognition of Omuha day at the exposition. A special resolution In acknowledgment of the suc cessful work of Victor Rosewater for the recent library congrceu was adopted. Two committees were created , one a permanent committee on art and museum , consisting of President Reed , Haller and Hanchctt , and n second to Investigate and rupc rt on the con dition and needs of the library , consisting of President Reed , Rosewater and Lcavltt. The first nnmi'd committee was empowered to take full charge of all donations made In re sponse to tint appeal for contributions to a municipal museum. From the Granite Hills > of New I lampshire comes Soft , light , and absolutely pure. I Paxton , Gallagher & Co , , distributer * . Sold by Sherman & .McConnell Drue CoM Omaha , Neb. *