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THE OMAHA DAILY' J1EE; MONDAY, FEBHUAI1Y 17, 1902.
NEW PASTOR FOR ST, MARY'S
t. BoUrt Yt af OtrtUid, N. T., At
oapU Call ta Omasa.
WILL ASSUME CHARGE IN TWO MONTHS
K'ewaa- Preacher Makes a Favorable
luprMiloa om the C'oaajrea-attea
by His Two Smaou of
Yesterday.
Rev. Robert Tost, now pastor of the
First Congregational cbucb of Cortland,
N. Y.( has received a unanimous call to
the pastorate of the St. Mary's Avenue Con
gregational church of this city from the
recently appointed committee on supply
and selection of a pastor. Mr. Tost will
accept the call, aud although absolute con
firmation rests with the action of the con
gregation at a meeting to be held next
Wednesday evening this action will be of a
purely formal character, there being no op
position to the action of the committee.
Mr. Yost will not. be able to change from
Ills present location for about two months,
this being. In some measure, due to the fart
that his name has been under consideration
for only ten days. His appearance In the
pulpit yesterday was the first opportunity
the congregation had to see and bear him.
8t. Mary's Avenue Congregational church
baa the largest memberrhip of the churches
f that denomination In Nebraska. The
alary paid former pastors hss never been
lesa than $2,600. Dr. 8. Wright Butler, at
one time pastor of St. Mary's church, now
of Poughkeepste, N. T., will fill the pulpit
for several Sundays until Mr. Tost assumes
charge. t ' '
Only Thirty-Three Yeara Old.
Mr. Yost Is a young man, 33 years old; a
graduate of Monmouth (III.) college, and
of the Allegheny Theological seminary of
the United Presbyterian church. ' Ula first
charge was the First United Presbyterian
church In St. Louis In 1897, where he re-
tnalned about two and one-half years. He
then aooepted a call to the FJrst Congrega
tional church of Cortland, N. Y., where be
has since remained. He Is married. He
has earned a reputation for energetic and
successful 8unday school work. . He al
ways preaches without notes. .
Mr. Yost last evening preached, on the
theme, "Honesty and Deflniteness of Pur
pose." The sermon and the speaker's de
livery left an excellent Impression upon
the congregation, and wers received as evi
dences of Mr. Yost's character as a man
and his conception of the duties and respon
sibilities of a pastor. - -
Mr. Yost will leave for home this morn
ing. .!:
CRONK WITHOUT OPPOSITION
Other Candidate for Oraad Exalted
Ruler of the Elks With
' drawa.
Following the great success of the Elka
fair, comes the gratifying assurance that
George P. Cronk, the man In whose Interest
the fair waa projected, as the money raised
ra to ba used partly to advance his candi
dacy for the office of grand exalted ruler,
Bow baa no opposition for that place.
' Until a few days ago there waa quite a
contest In prospect between Mr. Cronk and
Judge J nines Nethaway of Stillwater, Minn.
Judge Nethaway'a friends made a hard fight
for their candidate and while Mr. Cronk
baa had all the best of the running from
the start, the Minnesota man promised, a
contest In the grand lodge which would have
been Interesting, if not close. Judge Neth
away ha a withdrawn from the race, leaving
the field clear at this time for the man
from Omaha, and from the action of the
lodges throughout the country It Is .hardly
probably that any other candidate will ba
mentioned who will have anything Ilka a
chanca before the grand lodge. This Is due
to two causes, aside from the popularity ot
Mr. Cronk. who as the mover of the plan
which reunited the Elks when Internal dls
aentlons threatened the dissolution of the
order, haa many friends in all parts of the
country.. To this personal popularity Is dus
tha act of the lodges In the principal cities
of the south and west In indorsing his can
didacy. The, other reasons are that on ao
count of the location of tha grand lodge In
Salt Lake City and the great growth of the
order In the west, the western delegates
will ba In a majority at the grand lodge.
Omaha lodge Is making active prepara
tions for the meeting of the grand lodge in
August. Saturday night Lew Raber and
Goodley Bruoker left for Salt Lake City to
make arrangements for quarter for 100
people who will go to that city from Omaha.
They will also arrange' for opening head
quarters for tha Omaha lodge from which
tha work necessary to elect Mr. Cronk will
be deae.
Doing Good.
A great deal of good Is being don In all
parts at the country by Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Tha most flattering testi
monials have been received, giving accounts
. of Ita good work, of aggravating and per
Isteat . coughs . that have yielded to Its
aaotblng affects, of severe colds that have
been broken up by Us use, of threatened at
tacks of pneumonia that have been warded
off and of dangerous cases of croup that
It haa cured. The great popularity and ex
tensive sale of this great preparation can
aot be a surprise to anyone who Is ac
quainted with Its good qualities. Use It
when you have need of such a remedy and
it will do you good. For aala by all drug
gists. BARKS, BUT FAILS TO BITE
Dlsehara-eal Employ of Mnrray Hotel
, Floarlshes Gaa, bnt Doesn't
, . Shoot.
Weymaa Saunders created considerable
incitement In tha kitchen of the Murray
botel Sunday afternoon by brandishing
revolver In the faces or the employes of
tha hotel and telling them he Intended to
.perforata O. M. Johnson, head waiter, aa
aoon as tha latter left the dining room.
Saunders finally left without accomplishing
bl purpose and waa soon after arrested at
' Tenth and Davenport streets by . Sergeant
Whelan and Detective Drummy.
Saunders was discharged from ths hotel
aeveral days ago by Johnson, since which
time b has made aeveral visits to the
botel In search of Johnson. Tired of being
constantly under threat, Johnson appealed
to tha police for protection.
' AsaeaaMntsti of tha Theaters,
At tha Boyd Thursday. Friday, Saturday
, matinee and night, David Belasco's famous
and admirably constructed plsy, "The Heart
oc Maryland," is to ba brought to this city,
' and. of course, will attract a delightful and
appreciative audience. So long aa "The
Heart of Maryland" retains Ita present
, reputation In popular favor the production
f additional' war plays, either by David
Belaaco or any other famous dramatist,
will bo a task which may safely be post
poned to a remote future. This play enuncl
ates all ot Interest, realism, of war ro
mines, of woman'a love, splendor of pic
turesque scenic display and opportunity for
sterling artistic acting that can ba crowded
within tha scope of a play whose plot is
vital with action, but not over-weighted
with fustian.
Shampooing and hair dressing, tSc, at The
atbei7, llt-Ua Bo. Building, Tat. Ula.
M'KINLEY MONUMENT FUND
Receipts of Nebraska. Aseoelatlor.
Aaaoaat to Ftfteea' Hoadrd .
Dollar.
The receipts of the Nebraska McKlnley
Memorial association up to Sunday aggre
gated $1,612.01. When tha erection of a
monument to tha late president by popular
subscription was first prelected Nebraska
was counted upon to raise $5,000 for the
fund, but from present appearances work
will have to ba dona by all Interested In
the matter In order to reach that figure
by the time the money Is needed.
E. Roeewster, the secretary-treasurer of
the Nebraska association, has received In
structions to make a report of the work
so tar accompliahed, ao that It may be
presented to tha national association, which
will meet In Washington February 28. This
report will show the total receipts to the
time it is made out, and at the national
meeting the condition of tha general fund
will ba ascertained. Tha fact that the
report is being prepared does not mean
that the work ot raising subscriptions will
cease; but It will continue until the amount
required has been raised.
In the report published last Monday there
was an error In acknowledging the receipt
of money from A. F. Williams, postmaster
at St. Edwards. Tha amount a published
was $2.25, when It should hare been $17.27.
The correction does not make any change
In the total, aa another person waa credited
with the greater amount, tb figure hav
ing been transposed. '
The receipts Itemised to date are as fol
lows :
Pre vloual y acknowledged $1,434 . 67
R. L. Rork, postmaster at Tckafnah 41.26
C. V. Hay, postmaster at Weeping
Water ..' 12 25
W. J. Conk, postmaster at Blair 1.7B
Mona Johnson, postmaster at Valley 4.06
A. 1 Kraus. postmaster at West
Point 7.60
W. K. Fowlef. Sunerlor schools 8. OB
J. E. Mirsh, Atlanta schools. ,,:...,., 2.0,1
U D. Richard. Fremont schools 1.60
Total i i
,.i $1,612,01
FIRE C0R0NERJS PROBABLE
Ordinance to establish New City Of-
1 flee Bo Considered
' Taesday. '
There will be a meeting; Of the Insurance
committee of the Commercial club . Tuns
day for the purpose of taking up the pro
posed ordinance to establish the office of
fire coroner la this city. The terms of the
proposed ordinance will be discussed and
members of the city council may ba called
into consultation.
It la said that tha Committee baa assur
ance from tha majority of tha council that
when the tax la levied provision will ba
made for the expense of tha office, and that
the ordinance will be adapted, If drawn
upon lines approved by tha council. The
committee may consider tha question of the
selection ot a ooroner and, may prepare
a recommendation to tha mayor and council
in tna interest of soma person in whose
ability the member have confidence.
A member of tba committee aald: "At
this time we are Hot In favor of taking up
tha question of tba rata la Omaha with
the companies. They have Jiiat suffered a
loss of about $5,000,000 In Pateraon, N. J.,
and aside from this the month of January
and February bava not bean fortunate for
the companies. ' I saw on estimate made
some daya ago, which ahowed that-for tha
first forty day In tb year tha lira loss In
the United States waa aomethlng like $17,-
000,000, more than one-half ot which will
have to ba borne ' by the Insurance com
panies. For this reason we fear 'that tha
companies will not feel ilka' granting tha
concession that wa demand, and that It
may ba in our Interest to stand upon the
schedule prepared by them, making such
changes In our lira protection as wa - can
and demanding a reduction on account of
the Improvements as provided for under
their present rules." ;
COMING SALES OF FINE STOCK
Cattle Breeders Look for Bin- Bar
gains at "oath Omaha
' This Week. -
.In commenting on tha Hereford combi
nation' sale and tha 8horthorn combination
sale, which two will occupy February 19, 20,
11 and 2$ at the pavilion In South Omaha,
field secretaries of Tha Twentieth Century
Farmer and others who keep their finger
en the pulse of the atock Interests predict
that the attendance will far exceed the
seating capacity of the pavilion, though It
waa supposed . when tha atructur wa
erected only a year or more ago that It
would suffice for many years.
'"Tha fact Is," said a stockman from
Iowa yesterday, "there la a very rapid In
crease In Nebraska ot tb number at those
entering tha breeding business - and Iowa
Onda Omaha tha proper meeting place for
those who have to aell and those who have
to buy. It Is mora convenient than Chi
cago and Just aa good in othsr respects.
And It la almost all cash business now.
very few notes being proffered. . The live
stock Industry around Omaha Is all In good
condition and tha live atock Itself Is In
splendid shape, with less disease, such as
hog cholera, than In any previous year ot
which I have remembrance.
."Pure bred breeding horses are having
their t'irn, too. There la a greater demand
for pure-bred stallions than In some yeara
past, and while It la a better quality that
Is wanted tha Importers manage to dispose
of everything they bring over."
Y. M. C. A. MEETING AT YORK
Cesnitloa Will Bo Llveaed by Pair
of Win Basket Ball
... Gansea,
' The basket ball team of tha Omaha
Young Men's Christian association haa con
sented to give the Lincoln Young Men's
Christian association team a chance to gain
redress for tha defeat of last Friday-night
In the game here. A second contest Is to
occur, this time on tha stage of the York
theater after the close of next Saturday's
session of tba atata convention of tba asso
ciation. It was arranged at' a banquet
given the Lincoln team after the game
here. . Tha winner will be played at tba
asms place immediately afterward by the
Hastings team and the association officers
feel that It will ba a pleasing feature of the
meeting. . . .
Tba Lincoln team had beat tha State
university team and had also toured with
success, and the defeat here was a mighty
jolt, vurprtslng aad painful. Tha contest
at York will be a battle royal. The York
stage Is to afford a playing court XOxtO feet.
Secretary J. P. Bailey aays it Is now cer
tain that this will ba tha largest Young
Men's Christian association convention ever
in Nebraska. Arrangements are being made
for sleepers for the Omana delegatea. in
cluding the aeveral speakers from here, to
occupy Immediately after the convention
closes Sunday night, though the cars, which
sr due tn Omaha by about T a. m. Monday,
do aot leave York until long after mid
night. OPEI AMKHICAN THIBIXU COLOJIT.
Geraldlao, Tea., Febraary SO.
On February 1$ the Rock Island Route
will aell tickets from Council Bluff and
Omaha, to Holiday, Tex., aad return at
rate or $21.10.
For further Information call at Rock
llala&d, city ticket Soe Hit Farnaa a track
flIRST DENOUNCES PEARSON
CharscUrim fro Teaser1 Attack a til
Dial a Cswarily.
B0K IS CIBRALTAft OF CHRISTIANITY
Tknuh Attacked Throach Ceatarles
by F.Terr Form of ladta-alty.
Haired aad Rivalry It Stands
t'adlstarhed.
A large and representative audience was
at the First Methodist church . Sunday
morning to hear the reply of the pastor.
Rev. Dr. A. C. Hirst, to the recent utter
ances of Prof. Pearson of the Northwestern
university. The cream of tha bench and
bar, many representatives of other profes
sions and of tha business Interests of the
city were present. The sermon was fre
quently Interrupted by bursts of applause.
Dr. Hirst spoke from the theme, "Have the
Ministers Lost the Message." He began
by asserting that the act of Prof. Pearson
waa ungracious, disloyal and cowardly, be
cause the professor wss a member of the
Methodist church, which believes In the
inspiration of the bible and In miracles.
"The remarkable statement be made,"
said Dr. Hirst, "have aroused prompt and
serious comment Just atu severe criticism.
This Is not to be wondered at, because his
statements are so utterly revolutionary,
and. If true, take away the very founda
tions, not only of the Methodist Episcopal
church, but of evangelical Christianity.
"Here Is an excerpt from his published
views, which will give some Idea as to the
position he takes:
"'Very many of our religious teachers
are today making the so-called word ot
God of no effect because of the manner in
which they present It. Modern preaching
lacka truth and power because so many
churches cling to an utterly untenable
tradition that the bible Is an Infallible
book. This dogma Is their besetting sin.
It Is the golden calf of their Idolatrous
worship. It Is the palpable lie that gives
the ring of Insincerity to all their moral
exhortations. It theologians wish to re
gain lost leadership, or even to possess
an Influence In the thoughtfu,l part of the
community co-ordinate with that of poets,
philosophers and men of science, they must
completely throw aside the dogma of an
infallible book.'
"He then goea on - to deny the human
mission and character of Christ, of course
denying Hi supernatural birth and pro
nouncing Hia resurrection a myth. He also
repudiates the miracles ot the bid and
new testaments.
"The bible Is primarily, secondarily and
fundamentally the will and testament of
Ood, tha everlasting Father, by which He
bequeathed His children a marvelous in
heritance. For example, there is no such
language of promise in the koran of the
Mohammedans, or In the' vedas of the
Hindoos, or In the mythology of the Greeks
and Romans, or In tba hieroglyphics or
myths of the Phoenician's, or tn the legends
of tha North American Indian.
"We believe In miracles because we be
lieve In the bible, not In the bible because
w believe In miracles.' We believe in
miracles which attest tba genuineness of tha
eal, because w believe in the authority of
the book aa tha revealed word of Ood.
"These are daya " of the struggle of
thought From schools of philosophy, from
circle of skepticism and from coteries of
trembling doubters comes tha grave an
nouncement that our la a transition time,
and hence the implied fact that somewhere
there Is being gathered some intellectual
dynamite that .Will send tha citadel of
Christianity forever crashing to ruins.
"A this hew century opens these things
are mora Intense, and hence It is evident
that - we are passing from era to era,
frdm age to age, through crises In the lite
of the. Intellect, through revolutions In tha
life of the heart, through new experlencea
In the life. of the conscience.
"The genuineness and authenticity of the
bible Is emphasised by the fact that It gives
the promise of pardon to the wrongdoer
and removes 'the burden ot sin and re
morse of conscience. It gives the promise
of victory over death, and the assurance
of a glorious immortality. It Is the Gibral
tar of the Christian's faith and though at
tacked through centuries by every form of
Indignity and hatred, criticism and reviling.
It stands undisturbed, mightier 'than ever
before In the .world's history."
DR. TREFZ ' CHALLENGES COJIWELL
Defends Honesty . of Poverty and
Scores Tax Dodgers.
Rev. Trefs's Sunday morning sermon at
Kountse Memorial church waa In the na
ture of a reply to the assertion credited
to Rev. Russell Conwell of Philadelphia In
hia recent lecture before tha Omaha Young
Men's Christian association to ths " effect
that In tbta present age, aa a rule, the poor
people are tha dishonest and tha rich peo
ple the honest members of society.
"Such a statement," declared Rer.Trf?.
"1 Just as falsa as to say that all poor
people ara honest and all rich people dis
honest. If It is the general nils of this
country that tha rich are honest, then ara
not we to admit that tha great corpora
tions,, trusts and monopolies of this country
with watered atock ara owned by the poor
people? Costly things purchased in for
eign countries are brought hither by means
of deception and lying, but I have not beard
of any dollar-a-day workmen filling their
homes with such Imported treasures.
.' '"Just now our city is making an effort
to force tha corporations to bear a Just
share of tha tax burden, but I baven't
learned that tha poor people ara tha owners
of such corporations, and a glance at the
personal tax list also might disclose that
tha poor have not a monopoly on dis
honesty. A millionaire gave $2,600 aa 40
per cent of the actual value of bis property,
yet he haa cut glass In his sideboard worth
tour times that much, a rug In his hall
worth nearly as much and an abundance of
such other belonging as fine furniture, fine
pictures and fin stock.
"If It be frua that a poor man ba un
righteous because he la not rich, then what
of Jesus Christ, or wbst of Lincoln or John
son or Faraday, or Newton and all the
world'a great?
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but
by the nourishment which Godliness, lova
and meekness shall give unto bis soul. He
only I rich who Is content. He has
reached the flnsl height of happiness who
ha seen the perfect vision of God, and
who. Ilka Christ, Is a bowed toller."
PREACHER FROM YORK STATE.
Oceaples Palplt ! St. Mary's Aveaae
Coasrecatloaal 'Chareh.
At' St. Mary'a Avenue Congregational
church Sunday morning Rev. Robert Yost
of Cortland, N. Y., preached to a large con
gregation, taking for his subject, "Satisfied
in Life." Rev. Yost said It waa not In our
circumstances, but In ourselves, that we are
satisfied In life. It would be possible to
be satisfied and happy, though we lived
many years beyond the allotted time ot
life. He said there were grumblers who
looked backward and found nothing to ap
prove in their lives aad who consequently
had nothing satisfying to look forward to.
He spoke of Abraham, Iaaac, David, who
after their long life on earth were satisfied
and were ready to go when the summons
came.
"fatoatla, indeed,'' continued, tb speaker.
"la the rase of the man who rounds out
the full term of yeara and leaves this earth
full of bitterness and with no lovs In bis
heart for God. because of his own acts.
. "Let us be more cheerful, more hopeful
and more charitable and let us make our
own characters shine like Ood's through
Christ and we will be satisfied In life."
The song service was particularly beau
tiful. Rev. Yost occupied the same pulpit
Sunday night. .
lltGHATEFlli AS THE LETKItS.
Rev. Smith Says We Take Commas
Blessing Wlthoat Thaaka.
At Trinity cathedral Sunday morning the
pulpit was supplied by Rev. Philip S. Smith,
who until the illness ot Desn Fair gave
most of hia attention to a mission church
near Florence. Ha preached from St. Luke,
xvll, 17, "Were there not ten cleansed.
Where are the nine?" The sermon dealt
with the company of leper who met Jesus
outside the gates of Jerusalem and were
cleansed by him.
"While they were the victims of this
loathsome disease," said the speaker, "they
no doubt thought to be healthy again would
be the greatest blessing that could pos
sibly ' be bestowed upon them, but when
once they saw the white scales falling off
and the glow of health come they seemed to
regard the change aa a matter of course.
They were not grateful. Now that they
were cleansed they were, enjoying only such
health aa waa tha rule. Why, they asked
themselves, should we be grateful for only
such blessings aa are vouchsafed the mul
titude, for even now that we are cleansed
we are no better off than they?
"We today are as deficient In gratitude as
were the lepers. We think It hardly worth
while to be grateful for the common bless
ings of life for existence, health, home,
friends, food and the like. We take them
aa a matter of course. If we recover from
an Illness we aay It was the change of air
that did It, or a change of weather, or the
kill of a physician, forgetting that all
these are secondary and that back of them
la the power and love of God."
Dean Campbell Fair was reported as still
confined to his bed. He sits up every day,
but only for a short time.- He has no par
ticular ailment, and bis condition seems to
be due to a general breaking down of the
system, due to overwork during the holiday
season.
THOM BACK TR0M SCOTLAND
Ranchman - Says . Scotch Need to
' Break Away from Old
. Forma.
John W. Thorn, who is an Omaha visitor,
spent the first seventeen years of his life
fourteen miles- from Barrie's "Window In
Thrums," or to be more specific, at Perth,
fourteen miles from Klerrlmulr, Fofarshlre,
which latter place 1 the original of the
author' quaint .word picture. Then he
came to the United States with Just ex
pense money enough to get h'm through
to Oregon, where -there were some people
who .knew his people bsck In Scotland.
Later he went to Caaper, Wyo., where he
began to accumulate American ldeaa and
American sheep. Now he has thousands
of both and has. Just , taken a trip back to
the old country to mora fully enjoy them.
VI still have tender feelings toward my
mother country," said Mr. Thorn, ."but 1 am
now the most enthusiastic American you
ever, saw, aa this trip has only served to
show me the difference. In material things
Scotland baa knot .'changed during pay ab
sence except,. bo, adopt a few American pat
ent In fara.,,ahlneryi But Its social
forms are aanut to be entirely altered aa
a result of that growing fever for an educa
tion that hey don't know bow to turn to
practical use.,,:,
-''The rising generation is turning to the
colleges and. spurning all but the profes
sions, notwithstanding the professions are
already ao full that the youthful strugglers
In the large cities are nearly starving. A
Scotchman , is .healthy and prolific. He
raise a family; of alx or more children and
by frugality .. keeps It well fed and the
members In school. When he dies he leaves
a little aomethlng, but his profits have been
so small snd. It has cost him so much to
keep the laddies at their books long after
the average American boy is earning Ms
own living in his own way that when divi
sion is made no one of the helre has enough
to give htm a real good start In anything.
He aet to work to acquire It honestly, but
in the same, way that his father did, and
pretty aoon his family starts and when he
dies be leaves Just such a record 'aa hi
father's. What the Scotch people need la
to break away from old forms and old ways,
but to do so all together and with mora
Yankee cleverness."
ADMITS HIS FATHER'S GUILT
Has Aeeaaed of Bootleg-arlaa; on Res
ervation Lays Crime on Hia
. Proarenltor.
. "I didn't aell no Indian llcker. It wa
my father and brother, but they won't be
her till they're took and they'll do some
Jesse Jame work before they are took."
Such waa the remark of John Gilbert at
the county .'Jail, wbither . he. had been
brought by Deputy United States Marshal
James Allan late Saturday night, with
Joseph Robldioux, .a balfbreed, and Lewis
Warren, all accused of selling liquor to the
Indians on th reservation near Pender.
. Gilbert himself is so eccentrio that he haa
been tha Joy. of tha whole Jail ever sines
he. arrived. He wear his hair very long,
because, ba aays, be would have fits if be
permitted It. to be cut. He confessed to
tha Jail attendants that ba bad not had a
bath In five years, and when they hustled
him to a tub and commanded him to dis
robe , ha . removed, by actual count, five
shirts and three coats, one ot the latter
being fleece-llaed. He is stooped and haa
a atubby . growth ot beard that gives him
a striking . resemblance to the madeup
"rube" who patrol tha streets as ad
vertisers. .He says that Sheriff Dalley ot
Thurston county "rid htm all over the bull
country, pretendln'-lie was looking for some
folks I knsw, and then slapped me right
into Jim Allan's hands and had ma brought
up here before I knowed what they was
kalkalatln' to do." He does not appear to
regret his confinement, but Is much worried
over the possible fate of thirty hogs and
a few milch cows that he left on his place
unprovided for.
ARMY WANTS TELEGRAPHERS
Colonel Ssara-a Anxloos to -Rerralt
Soldiers Who Know the
Code.
Twenty-two men Joined ths United States
army at the Omaha recruiting station dur
ing the first hslf ot February. Colonel
Spurgin, In charge of the station. Is now
anxlnua to secure telegraph operators and
electricians for the signal aervlca and has
lssusd a special circular to attract the at
tention of this clsas of workmen. The pay
on entering la tha same a that of any
other recruit, but It increase more rapidly
aa tha ability of the soldier Is showa until
at first-class sergeant tha pay on hoiut
service Is 146 par month, with all expenses.
There Is also an urgent demand at the
station for bright. Intelligent negroes, who
sre wanted for colored regiments in this
country and tha Philippines.
Send articles of Incorporation, notices of
atock holders' meetings, etc, to The Bee.
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AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
MTaBt to Bead City for Uw Ilr
6hoel Bailding.
much orrosmo is anticipated
Judge Klna; Will Retain Police Court
llenrh for the Present Mai or
Kelly May Appoint a
Library Board.
A quiet effort 1 being made by Inter
ested parties to have the proposition to vote
bonds for a High school building submitted
at the April election. The proposition, ' if
submitted, will be for $100,000. This sum.
It Is asserted, will be sufficient to con
struct the building as planned by Architect
Davis.
In connection with this report a member
ot the School league said last evening that
a determined opposition to a bond Issue
would be made. "There la no objection,"
remarked the member, "to the construction
ot ward school buildings, for such build
ings would take the place of some ot the
outside rooms now being rented by the
school district. In my opinion, the people
will never submit to the voting of bond
at the coming election for the purpose men
tioned, and especially as the grand Jury
has found considerable fault with the man
agement of affairs by the present board.
The chances are that It will be a long
time before the High school, which baa
been talked about so much, will be built."
Others of the School league appear to be
of the same opinion, and It may be that
for this reason the present board will not
ask the voters to decide the question of
bonds at the coming election.
A large amount of school money has
already been expended for a sits for the
proposed building, and nearly $2,000 has
been paid In architects' fees. If the mat
ter goes over the board can. If it so de
sires, use a portion of the liquor license
money coming due on May 1 to erect one
or two ward school buildings, but the reve
nue will not be large enough to warrant
the expenditure of $100,000 for a High
school building. The school district haa
never been bonded, and whenever auch a
question has been brought up before It has
been opposed and more than once voted
down by the people.
Comment . on Selections.
Various comments were made yesterday
OA the meetlnc of the Taxnavera' loam
and the School league held Saturday night
Dy candidates. As the meeting waa made
up mostly of well-known business men, the
action taken is considered nulte fvorhl
Leading candidates on both tickets said
me selections ror members of the Board of
Education made Saturday night were ex
cellent. One republican asserted that he
did not think there would be any trouble In
getting the names of those suggested on
the list to be presented to the convention.
As for the democratic candidates, there ap
pears to be opposition to placing the names
chosen on the primary tickets. A special
Committee Of tha two imnn nunilnnyi
will wait upon the republican and demo
cratic, central - commltteea - soma day this
week for the purpose of urging the can
didacy ot those suggested. All of the Mn.
dldatea are well known and tha race doubt
less will be Interesting.
No Contest on Klnar.
Call' for' both tha reoubllcan and damn.
cratlo primaries have been Issued and no
mention is made In either call for the elec
tion of a Police ludze. It la nromimoH that
Judge King will not be disturbed In the
possession oi nis omce until tha term for
which ha waa elected expires. It has been
rumored that the labor nartv would niana
a candidate in the field, and this may reault
in complications. In the opinion of lawyers,
there seems to be ' sbme doubt as to the
standing ot Judge King, but as he possesses
a certificate of election he proposes bang
ing on until ordered to vacate the bench
by the courts. , '
Conncil Meeting; Tonight.
Mayor Kelly gave It out yesterday that
at tonight's meeting of the council he would
make another attempt at appointing a
library board. The appointment will come
before the opening. of bids for a alte, and
it may be that If the council does not con
cur In the mayor's appointments the open
ing of bids may be deferred. One or two
members of the council have intimated that
possibly the whole matter may be deferred
until after the election In April. A number
of other matter of importance will be
considered at this meeting.
Maarle City Gossip.
Thomas J. Nolan la reported on the sick
list.
The Smlth-Colbum meetings at tha
Presbyterian and Methodist churches yes
terday were well attended.
The special musical services at St. Mar
tin's church yesterday afternoon were well
attended and greatly enjoyed.
Robert Davis and wife of ' Cosed, Neb.,
rendered a number of musical selections
at the Presbyterian church yesterday morn
ing.
Candidates are busy making announce
ments these days, and from, the number
now In the field the voters will have a
lively time at the primaries.
An interesting meeting of the Working
men's Political club was held yesterday
afternoon and addresses were delivered by
a number of well known politicians.
There will be a meeting of Sixteenth
street property owners at the city engi-'
neer's office tonight for the purpose of
talking over the grading of Sixteenth street
from H street to Missouri avenue,
COLONIST EXCURSIONS.
Via Rock Island Ronte.
Every day during March and April.
One way tlcketa from Council Bluffs and
Omaha to
Salt Lake and Ogden .........$10.00
Helena and Butte $0.00
Spokane i 12.5a
Portland end Ashland M 26.00
Tacoma and Seattle '.. 24.00
City ticket office, 132$ F ara am street.
Shampooing and hair areastng, I6e, at The
Bathery, S1S-220 Bee Building. Tel. 1716.
Publish your legal notices In Tha Weekly
Bea. Telephone 22.
DIED.
ASTLE FORD Joseph, sged 65 years.
Funeral Tuesday afternoon at t o'clock
from St. Mathlas' church. Tenth street and
Worthlngton Place. Burial in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
FIVE t.lEIl
Who have proven by passing the examina
tion proposed by the Slate Board of Phar
macy or Nebraska, that they are compe
tent pharmacists are among those who are
in our employ to nil prescriptions, and wait
on trade. We have boys with bicycles to
do the delivering but they don't fill our
prescriptions. Only registered men do this.
$1.00 GERMAN K1MMKL BITTERS.. Tie
(This is the great tferman tonic.)
$2.00 Cramer's Pennyroyal Pills tl 00
ALL BU1IHER GOODS AT CUT PRICES
$1.00 Hexlne Pills 70
11 00 Peruna 1 to a customer t?c
li. 00 Iu(Ty s Malt Whlokey lie
11.00 Newbro's Herplcldw you. want it., ins
tl.oO Parisian Hair Tonlo guaranteed.. Yfco
ll.no Wine Cardul 4w've got It; (So
$1,011 BUTLER'S FEMALE TONIC 76c
(None better on the market.)
$3 76 Malted Milk Hospital sine tl W
2 00 Succus Allerans (McDado's) $1.43
25o Laxative Bromo Quinine lie
26o Qulnacetol tieat for colds Jba
OPEN ALL NIGHT.
SCilAEFER'S JJKUG fTOKE
Tel. T4T. S. W. Car. ldth amd Chleao.
jjteods Aelivrd TREfi la 11 ot fit.
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The prise $20.00 overcoat offered by Hayden Bros, for the best answer ta th
question: "Why are Hayden Bros, selling the most clothing In Omaha T" waa awarded
to O. D. Jones, S611 Sherman avenue. There were S3 answers and the Judge consisted
of one man from each ot the three dally papers In the city. The manner of deciding
adopted by these Judges wss aa follows: Ten marks wan to be scored for a perfect
answer; conciseness, reasonableness and applicability were to be the chief test:
each letter was given a number and was to be read to the Judges without th nam
being submitted to them; each Judge was to mark Independently of the others bow
many pointa he considered the answer deserved; at the conclusion of the reading ot
all the answers the results were tabulated and the number of points given each an
swer by the three Judges added together. The answer receiving the most points ws to
get the prise. 30 points was, of course, the highest obtainable under this method
of scoring.
On carefully checking up the results It waa found that letter No. 32 received 26
points, the highest received by sny answer submitted. This letter was then taken
from tha others. Identified and certified to by the Judges and fousd to be that of O. D.
Jones, 2612 Sherman avenue. It read simply:
"They sell highest quality at lowest price." a. D. JONES.
There were many other splendid answers in every respect, bat the scoring of
the Judges gave tha above the prlie. A few others that scored high were as follows:
"Hayden Bros, sell the most clothing in
Omaha for the reason that they carry tH
most complete, largest and most up-to-date
line'in the city, have courteous sales
men and their clothing never falls to give
the very best of satisfaction."
C. II. COREY.
"Because the most people buy there and
I'm one of them." V. J. JOHNSON.
"Because Hayden Bros, have the best
goods for the least money. I think I ought
to know, for I have traded with you almost
nine years. My husband Is wearing an
overcoat now that he bought from you six
winters ago and it Is all right for every
day now. Hoping he will be lucky enough
to get one for Sunday, I remain,
"MRS. SANDON."
"Because tbey handle only first-class
goods and every one going there Is sure of
a fit. whether he be long, short, thin or
anyonho de.rreP.1 e,"ed ,Ur,b W Mrm" tt to
It will be seen that while there la much difference of opinion as to why there
J?L"." t0 th "Ct ,htt HAYDEN BROS. ARE SELLING THE MOST CLOTHING IN
UM AHA.
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JLI
New suits, new skirts, new silk raglans,
ahead of all others.
Beautiful silk raglans at $12.00, $15.00.
$20.00.
SUITS FOR MONDAY,
200 suits made of all wool materials.
Jackets silk lined, skirts nercallnA tin
Jacket and skirt trimmed with bands of
wneia, worm up to $15.00, opening price.
$8.5.
ftiS
FOR THREE MORE DAYS ONLY.
In order to establish our tailor depart
ment we will make a plain lined skirt free
of charge, provided the cloth Is purchased
In our high grade dress good department
aad to cost not less than $1.00 per yard.
We guarantee every skirt to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. We guar
antee a 'perfect fit, and we guarantee to
make a skirt out of less cloth than any
average dressmaker we also guarantee to
make any design of any picture, plate or
drawing presented to us and only ask for
the extra time or material that wa put
Into Iti
Monday In the Bargain Room
It will pay you to come 150 miles to this sale It will be a surprise and you will
not believe that auch bargains are possible unless yoir investigate, but we guarantee
that everything will be Just as represented. POSITIVELY NO DEALERS, MER
CHANTS OR PEDDLERS SOLD TO IN TH IS ROOM.
DRESS GOODS.
WE DEFY any other house in the west
to give a $1.25 fine black broadcloth, 64-ln.
wide, shines with a high finish, extra heavy
a B8-in. strictly all wool Scotch mixed
cheviot, heavy enough to make up without
lining a 66-in. all wool black cheviot a
60-ln. Clcilliam in gray, black and navy
a 75c satin striped challls, strictly all wool
except the silk stripe grand array of new
spring colore all on this sale at 49c.
Wa defy any house to match our 10c, 15c,
19c, 25c and 39c black and colored dress
goods bow on sale at twice the price we
ask for them.
SILKS AND VELVETS,
' Wa defy any other house in the west to
match for less , than 75c, our new spring,
strlotly all silk foulards tn light blue, re
seda green, silver gray, castor, blue, black
and white and all the new spring shades
sn 85c line of Roman stripes $1.00 line ot
black with white hair Una stripes all on
Mondays' sale at one price, 49c.
Monday special sals on chickens, at, only
8 cents.
Grocery Specials Monday
24-lb. sacks whole wheat flour, 49c.
24-lb. sacks pur rye flour, 48c.
24-lb. sacks rye graham flour, 48o.
- 8 lbs. parched rolled oats, 25c.
4 lbs. hand picked navy beans, 15c.
3-lb. cans golden pumpkin, Sc.
3-lb. cans fancy garden beets, 7Vc.
2-lb. cana sweet sugar corn, 1c.
S-lb. cans fancy table peaches, 12V4e.
1 gallon can honey drip table syrup, 85c.
1-11) cana cove oysters, tc.
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NOW READY
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Price 10 cents By mail 15 cents
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THE CONTEST.
thick, and ha Is pleased and tell his
friends of their geod treatment of hlro."
A. J. NORMAN.
"Because they sell tho best goods In
Omaha for tha money. I . have bought
clothlag from every clothing house In the
city, but none ran compare with Hayden
Bros.' goods. This Is my honest opinion."
J. P. CONNOLLY.
"Because their goods ar the best; their
price the lowest; their service tha best."
R. TALBOT.
"(a) Splendid business reputation; (b)
honest vsluea; (c) extensive advertising;
(d) central location; (e) enormous pur
chases: (f) tepresentatlves of best clothing
makers; (g) courteous treatment; (h) a
positive rule, 'to do as jrou advertise.'
"The above ar the eight essential points
for a business success, vis: 'great values
ror the least money.' " R. A. MERRILL.
Cloak
Department
Women's suits made of new basket cloth
In double breasted and blouse styles, trim
med with stitched bands of taffeta, worth
up to $26.00, opening pries $15.00.
Women's rainy-day skirts, $1.60.
Women's silk skirt worth up to $25.00,
for $10.00.
Women's wrappers, heavy flannelettes,
$1.25 quality, at 69c.
Tha most beautiful line of black under
skirts In the city at 69c, $1.50 and $2.00.
Skirts
Rlade Free
NO RISK TO CUSTOMERS.
ENQUIRE IN OUR HIGH GRADE DRESS
GOODS DEPARTMENT.
We are now howlng all the new spring
fabrics In heavy and medium weight dress
goods for tailor suits, walking and rainy
day skirts especially Priestley's fins
cravenettes and "unapottable" blacks.
Come In and examine our grand line of
caratlaa, exanerlas, volkerles, etemines,
voiles, prunellas, taffetas, eolllonea, mis
trals, ploordys, carva cloths, 'chalk lines,
eudoras, crepe de chines, panamas, panjaa,
malanges and lansdownes and other weaves
especially adapted for evening and after
noon dresses, also our printed tea gown
material, challlea, walstings and everything
that goes to make up a first-class dress
goods stock.
A large line of silks will be on sale at
19c, 25c and 39c. See our fine grade of
klkl cords at 39c.
Silk velvets in 15 color (no black), at
19c.
Silk finished velveteen In all the leading
shades and black, 6O0 grade, at 25c.
See our 50c Japan check for children'
dresses, strictly all silk, nice patterns, 25c.
See our 75a all wool printed French flan
nels and our 60c all wool French challls,
on sale at, only, 25c.
No samples ar sent frura the bargain
room as tha most of the goods are closed
out the same day.
GRAND SALE OX WASH GOODS.
36-Inch percales, all colors, 6c.
Zepher ginghams, 12to grade, 7Vxo.
16c white goods, 7Ho.
LL extra heavy muslin, 8c
10c towels, 6c.
We will also have a sale on prints, drap
eries, aattnes, dimities, linings, etc.
Campbell's soups oxtail, mock turtle,
tomato, etc., at 8 Vc.
Large bottle pure tomato catsup, 9c.
Large California prunes, per lb., 4c.
Fancy Italian prunes, per lb., sVic .
Fancy Virginia evaporated raspberrlea,
lb.. 26c.
1-Ib cans blood red salmon, 12V4o.
Teas end Coffees
New Imperial tea, choice drink, only, S3c.
' Sun-cured Japan tea, only 85c.
Tea siftings, worth 25c, only 20a.
Fancy family Java and Mocha, 25c.
Golden Rio coffee, 15c.
A good coffee, 2 lbs. for 25c.
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