TI1E OMAnA DAILY HEE: SUNDAY. JUNE 11. IflO.-.. PAUSE IN THE RITE WAR Present Qaiet Prospect Likely to Change to Noiftj Oonteit Tbi Week. FIVE-DOLLAR RATE APPEALS TO PUBLIC Milwaukee Rond Hat Sot Vet An lOaarrd It Intention, bt It Sf'mi Certain that tnmethtna Will Break Loose Later. The rate war sem to be t a standstill, although there la still another week for aomethlng to break loose In the strife for the people who are going to Milwaukee to attend the Woodmen' convention. Four roads have announced a fxre if tj to Chi cago and return, the Burlington, Rock Island. Chicago Great Western and the Illinois Central. The Northwestern has given It out that It will not participate in the cut. but will he satisfied to haul the "Woodmen to Milwaukee on an Pi basis from Lincoln. The Milwaukee has said nothing, hut from the winks that float round It mny be that It intends to cut loose before the week Is over. There Is no way to estimate the number Of people who will be attracted by the 15 rate to Chicago, hut If one Is to Judge from the Inquiries at the ticket ofTices and from the conversations one hears on the treet cars and street corners It would rem that one-half of the town Intends go ing to Chleago next Saturday. Pome of the retail merchants have regis tered a kick nnnlnst the wholesale exodus. Claiming that, while people can buy Just as Chenply In Omnha. there will be a world of money spent by whoppers when they go to Chicago that should be spent In this rlty. The railroads hIho claim that there ll no 'money for them In these kinds of excursions, n class of people goes who are not lined to travel and they are far more liable to accident than the usual run of traveler. Other Rate Wars Recalled. There have been many passenger rate war in the past and some were so far back that the oldest Inhabitant has nearly for gotten all about them. About twenty years ago, when the Santa Fe was about com pleted and there was some sort of a con vention at Ban Francisco, the I'nlon Pacific undertook to carry passengers from Omaha to Pan Francisco and return for Jo. The cene at the old cattle shed that served for o many year a a union depot for Omaha wore never to be forgotten by those mho had occasion to be there. Stebblns was general ticket agent of the I'nion Pa cific and J. K. Chambers was selling tickets at the window. The room was always jammed with people who stood hack and waived their 15 bills, calling they "wanted one of them." The tickets ran out and sub stitute were used In the shape of a small card ticket, similar to those sold to Fa pllllon, which was good for a round trip. Several years ago, on the occasion of the Nebraska foot hall game at Minne apolis, there was quite a merry war for the business. The Northwestern and Rock Island made a rate of $.? for the round trip from Lincoln to Minneapolis. The Burlington, not having a direct line, did not participate In the cut, but maintained the rate at 18.50. After the Northwestern and Rock Island had filled all their own coaches and all that they could borrow from other roads, there wa atill a large number of people who wished to go. Then was when the Burlington stepped in and got the gravy. The Burlington hauled 6S2 people at 18.60 apiece. The other roads hauled 1,200. A rate was made at one time by the Northwestern of $1 from Omaha to Chi cago and return, and year ago the Diagonal, a It wa than called now the Chicago, Great- Western made a rate of II from Council Bluffs to Chicago and re turn. These tickets could only be bought at certain places, and there was quite a skirmish to get them. Low rates have been made by the Bur lington from Omaha to Denver and re turn, and a few year ago there wa a rate In connection with the Klondike busi ness by which a passenger, by paying full A GREAT STOCK OF PIANOS AND ORGANS GO ON SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK AT A. HOSPE CO., 1513 DOUGLAS ST. Having discontinued several piano agencies in the state, as well as changes in road representation, the piano and organ stocks carried by said agents and agencies have been transferred to Omaha, filling our ware rooms and factory to over flowing. These instrument must be moved and to do this we will make a marked cut In prices. Some of ths pianos show a little handling, others received a few scratches, all of which necessitates the cutting of the price, which benefits the buyer. In this lot there are Knabes, Kran Icta A Back, Kimballs. Krells, Hospes, Burtons, Cramers, Sterlings, Cable Nelsons, Ollbert & Co., and a num ber of other well known high grade r lanos In mahogany, In golden oak, n French walnut. In butternut, in 'curly walnut and rosewood case. Nearly all these piano are new and have not been used, the resha ping on the road has not hurt their ton nr action; the case only shows i the slightest marring. Here are pianos regularly retailed at from tax), tS0. )4o0, 45o, S00 and up, selling In this 8 pedal Returned From Agents Sale, at 1155. (166, J 175, im. S2. I-JS. 6. $.115 and WS6. Prices In some cases cut In two, others a saving of from $60 to ll&O. On the smallest payments possible. The cheaper priced pianos selling on terms of $10 cash and IS per month, borne on , 17, W. $10 to $15 per month. Her Is your opportunity to buy a food piano at prices not quoted St actoriea, for these instrument are old for lea money than factories would sell them for. - The stock of new pianos are re duced In prices correspondingly. A . saving of 2 per cent on every, new piano on our floors this Includes the highest grades aa well o the cheap er kind. A stool to match and fine scarf goes with every piano. Our own as well as the factory guarantee covers the future of every sale nuule. Prices marked In plain figures. A Oil I Id can buy a easy aa an adult. ORQANB About 90 reshtpped or gans, embracing many different or gan factorlea are herewith offered at prices running from $10 up, on bO-cent weekly payments. Square pianos and old uprights from IX up to $90. Our prices beat anything offered. The goods are the best and It's easy to buy on th lUspe plan. Just try It. A. ISOSPE CO. prte and getting a rehst. could travel from Omaha to Portland and return for a net price of $10. One War that Flsslea. Joe Teahon, traveling passenger agent of the Wabash, tell of a rata war In Omaha that flxiled out. About seventeen years ago the Northwestern ticket office wa In Its present location and the Wabash ticket office wa located where the Burlington now I. The national con vention of the Knight of Pythlaa wa to be held In Cincinnati. Th Wabash wa then called the Wbash, St. Iuls A Pa cific and Frank E. Moore was the local agent and H. E. Babcock w agent for the Northwestern. The rate one way to Cincinnati wa $1.60, and Bsbcock cut the rate to $10 for the round trip, and had a huge sign printed nnd stretched aero the sidewalk, telling the dear public that here was the official route and headquarter for the Knights of Pythias. He wa called down y the head officials of the road at Chicago, who wired that they were satisfied to get 50 cent for crossing the bridge from every person that the Wabash hauled. Babcock was therefore obliged to take down hi sign and he carried It over to Moore, who put It up and hauled the people at $15 per for the round trip. DUNN VOUCHES FOR THOMAS Attorney for Molse Secures Endorse Meat for Attorney for Ctrle Federation. At Its regular quarterly meeting last evening the Omaha BAr association passed resolutions to have Its executive council and Judiciary committee at once take up the matter of getting pending case dis posed of more rapidly and to have, If possi ble, a more secret contrivance provided In court from which the names of Jurorg shHll be drawn. The association also, on motion of f. J. Dunn, supported by E. W. Slmeral, passed a resolution of confidence in Elmer E. Thomas as a member of the body and as a citizen. Ed P. Smith expressed the opinion that the association could not un dertake to settle every personal quarrel between member of the association, and moved to lay the resolution on the table, but wa voted down. The resolution aimed at facilitating court work was offered by E. P. Smith and la to the effect that the executive council en deavor to have the Judges of the district court open the fall term on September 10. All present who spoke agreed that the law dockets are, as noted In The Bee recently, very much overcrowded and from one to two year behind on cases. Reports from members of the inquiry committee covered charge against mem ber, the Instance case In which the charges were found to have been sustained being in the case of Alex A. Altschuler, alleged to have been guilty of unprofessional con duct. The committee recommended pre sentment for disbarment, but Mr. Altschu ler Is at present out of the Jurisdiction of the Nebraska court and the matter Is up In ht air. Chnrle E. Foster, W. N. Chamber. C. H. von Mansfelde, E. Russell Bevln. Hons T. Peterson and Herbert S. Daniels were admitted to membership and one ap plication was rejected. After the business meeting the lawyer Indulged In a nodal session, with refresh ment and Impromptu entertainment. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Union Pacific Building a New Track on Railroad Avenue. CITY TRACK TO RUN FROM 0 TO N STREETS Two More Bad Check Tors In and John slvlnskl I Identified a the Man Who Pnssed Them on Trro Saloon Keeper. MANAWA'S MANY ATTRACTIONS Lake Resort Offers a. Variety In dacementa to Pleasnre Seekers. The biggest program of free show pre sented at Lake Manawa this season is an nounced for today. Prominent on the list will be the Aerial Stuarts, a man, woman and boy. who perform a variety of grace ful and difficult "stunts"' on the Spanish rings Including some of their own origina tion. At the Casino an entirely new and mixed scene of klnetoscope picture will be projected. At :30 p. m. Prof. Andrew will raako one of his aerial (lights on his ballon and finish with a parachute Jump. At 6 p. m. Bert Fackler will perform the high dive from his lofty tower, and at I p. m. the fire dive. In which he is en wrapped In seething flames. Covalt's band will render music afternoon and evening, orrerlng an entire change of program. In eluding both classical and popular com positions. The warm weather has stimulated bath ing very much and Manhatten beach ha taken Its natural place among the pastimes since the number of people patronising it has grown large. Five launches will be put Into service today to carry passengers across the lake, which will afford a three minute service. The Neumeyers and the Farrells will play In the ball park at 1:30 p. m. The bowling alleys, rowboats, merry-go-round, shooting galleries, baby racks and other pastime devices add variety to the manner In which one may amuse him self besides seeing the entire program of shows free of charge, there being no ad mission charged to enter the park. The street railway company will run extra cars on the Manawa line to expedite the move ment of the crowds. 1513 Douglas Street OMAHA LEADS CITIES IN GAIN Eastern Publication Prints Rnlldlne- Statistics Highly Complimentary to the Nebraska Metropolis. In the latest Issue of the Construction News, a real estate Journal published in New York City, there Is published a brief resume of the building records for twenty- nine of the principal cities In the United States. This shows the Increase and de crease of the building record for the month of May of the present year aa com pared with the records of the same month a year ago. The report shows that Omaha has made a gain of 1S3 per cent over the record made a year ago, which is 82 per cent more than the next highest city In rank, which Is Cleveland, O. Out of the twenty-nine cities whose rec ord Is published only seven how a de crease. The largest decrease la at Tacoma, which shows a railing off of 41 per cent over the month of May during the year 1904. The record for Baltimore shows a falling olt of IS per cent, which, according to the Construction News. Is due to the conflagra tion In that city over a year ago. In New York, Manhattan and the Bronx a falling off of 19 per cent Is shown. San Francisco, New Orleana and Pittsburg are among the cities which show a decrease. The com pilation Indicates that Omaha Is keeping up its pace among the leading cities 1 the country In the effort to upbuild and rank high among the cities of the United States. FINE HOME TO BE ERECTED Twestr-PlT Thonaaad Dollar Real, dene for Mrs. John A. Harback. One more $25,ono residence soon Is to be added lo the large quota of magnificent dwellings erected and being erected in Omaha. Mrs. John A. Harbach will have the building constructed aa soon aa the successful contractor secures the Job. Bids are now being considered. John McDon ald, architect, has drawn the plans. This building Is to stand at Thirty-second and Dodge streets and will become the home of Mrs. John O. Bourke and daugh ters. Mrs. Bourke Is th daughter of Mr. Harbach. She Is now In th east where her daughters are attending or being grad uated front school. The Union Pacific railroad ha com menced making Improvement In the vicin ity of N etreet. Under an agreement en tered Into with the city some twenty year go the Union Pacific owns the west thirty three feet of Railroad avenue from tlio depot to about W street. A large force of men worked Friday laying an additional track along the company' property on Railroad avenue from Q etreet north to the north line of N street. This new track I to be used for a city track. The etonu pavement had to be torn up In order thut the tracks might be put down, and a great many people wondered what was to be come of the paving blocks. Inquiry at the city engineer's office resulted In the Information that at the time Railroad ave nue was paved the I'nlon Pacific paid for this thirty feet and that the company can do what It pleases with the paving stones. In addition to the laying of this city trade a fence la being built. Up to noon Satur day the fence had been completed on tho east side of the tracks from W street to the Q etreet viaduct. As fast as carpen ters finished a stretch of fence painters followed and put a coat of paint on the fence. The city track now being laid is to be east of the fence which Is to be bul'.t from L street to W street. This Is done In order that cars of merchandise destln-d to merchants here may be under the pro tection of the local police force and watch men. At all times of the day and night such cars will be In plain sight and the breaking into cars standing on the track will lie considerably lessened. When the fence Is completed cars to be set on the city track will be let through a gate near the Q street viaduct and can be run north nearly to the present depot. The east portion of the pa-ement on Rail road avenue as far south as the Q street viaduct will be left Intact and cars can be loaded and unloaded at any time. It was reported on the street last even- ng that the fencing gang would work to day so as to complete the fence to the L street yladuct. This fence Is a tight board structure about ten feet high and will have a couple of strands of barb wlre on lop so as to prevent people from crossing the tracks at N street and to keep all unau thorized persons out of the railroad yards. By the moving of the city track to the east room will be made for a storage track on the west side of the fence. As it is now the railroad yards are crowded, and every additional block or two of tracks helps out. More Bad Check. Saturday two more bogus checks, alleged to have been passed by John Slvlnskl, turned up and are now In the hands of the police. Both are for $21.60 and were passed on liquor dealers. The holders of the checks called at police headquarters and identified Slvlnskl as the man who secured the money on the bogus checks. The checks were the same as those passed a week ago when Slvlnskl was arrested and bound over to the district court In the sum of $500. Frank Woods, the supposed part ner of Slvlnskl, Is again in Jail. Captain Shields is satisfied that Woods had some thing to do with the stealing of the blank checks from Lobman A Rothchllds' office at the exchange. When Slvlnskl was first tried Woods was held as an accomplice but was discharged by Judge King. The polce have told Woods that no matter how often Judge King releases him he Will be Immediately arrested again unless he leaves the city and stays away. Brick Still Scarce. On account of the scarcity of brick Parks, Johnson & Parks, who have the contract for building the addition to the Corrlgan school, have been compelled to lay of! their men temporarily. George Park said yesterday that during the com ing week he expected to be able to get brick so that he could go ahead with the building of the school house. This ad dltlon is now above ground, and the only delay Is caused by the lack of brick. All of the brick yards in South Omnha and vicinity are working overtime and before long a big crop of brick Is expected. Locating; I'nlon Paclfle Depot. It lr understood that the mayor and mem bers of the city council have agreed that the proposed Union Pacific depot be located at the O street viaduct. Railroad men say that It was the Intention, when the O street vladilct was constructed, to locate the depot so as to connect with the O street bridge. There Is a desire on the part of N street property owners to have the depot remain In Its present location, but as the ground where the depot now stands Is wanted for trackage It looks very much as If a depot, when built, will be erected at O street. Stock Receipts Light Saturday. Receipts at the stock yards Saturday were the lightest for a long time. Only eighteen head of cattle came In, and no sheep or horse's were received. Hog re ceipts were heavier than expected, the total being 8,447 head. One remarkable in cident was that no cattle or sheep arrived billed through. One well known live stock dealer gave as the reason for the light receipts that the packer were training thu commission men not to handle stock on Saturday, nd In turn the dealer here were sending word to their customers In the country not to ship live stork to ar rive here on Saturday. The object of this Is to make a three or four day a week market. The totals given out at the stock yards Office Saturday show a decrease in cattle and hogs and an Increase In sheep receipts. , Board of Review. Monday night the city council will be expected to confirm the appointment of two members of the Board of Review. Both Mayor Koutsky and City Treasurer Howe have several names to suggest and a meeting Of the council will be held In com mittee on Monday afternoon to agree upon two men to serve on this board. The mayor has the appointment of one member, the city treasurer the other. Both of these appointments must be approved by the council. The city tax commissioner Is the third member. The Board of'Revlew holds session dally between June 15 and June 23 to listen to complaints and adjust assess ments. Tax Commissioner O'Nell has sbout completed his work. His deputies finished on the personal Saturday, and only a few pick-upa are left. The balance of th time until Thursday will be taken up in making footing and preparing the book for the Board of Review. Special Children' Services, Children' day exercises will be held at the First Presbyterian church, commencing promptly at 10:80 a. m. today. A lengthy program has been prepared for the oc casion and the church la to ba decorated with flowers, ferns snd palms. The pro gram consit of recitation, song, re sponsive readings, anthems, reception of members and baptism. Rev. Wheeler, pas tor of the church, will deliver an address. It Is expected that a large number of chil dren will attend these exercise. Commercial Clnb Rally. On Tuesday avenlng th South Omaha Commercial club will hold a meeting at Workmen tempi, Following th report of committee 4dresse will be delivered by O. W. Wattle and O. M. Hitchcock of Omaha. These gentlemen will speak on public Improvement nd how to acquire Success In that line. All those Interested in pushing South Omaha to the front ar In vited to be present Tuesday night. Made city ftolp. Storage and hauling. Brewer. Tel. No. $0. Miss Kate Roberts Is attending summer school at Peru. Mrs E. A. Clark spent last week with friend at Fremont. P. 8. Casey Is In Oregon looking after some property Interests. Dr. Wheeler preaches at the First Pres byterian church this evening. Mr. and Mis. Oeorg Cariey are spend ing a couple of weeks In Minnesota. Mrs. J. D. ijiird of Jessup, la., Is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. Oliver. Mrs. O. T. Button of Albany, Mo., Is here the guest of Mr. and Mr. James H. bulla. Miss Cora Holmes has gone to Seattle and Portland to spend a two months va cation. Mr. nnd Mrs. P. J. Farrell have gone to W yoniing lor a few weeks' visit wltn friends. Albert Russell Is doing nicely at the hos pital. His chances ot recovery are In creasing dally. ' The curfew whistle keeps on blowing at 9 o'clock each night and will continue tor several months. All Superior Degree of Honor convention committees will meet at Workmen temple on Tuesday evening. Miss Bertha Kahdall of Newman Grove was the guest last week of Charles E. Campbell and family. This evening at the First Methodist Epis copal church Dr. Stone will deliver a lec ture on "The Holy Land. Mrs. Lucy Eads Is reported to be recov ering from a severe cold, whlcn has kept her Indoors for several day. Perry Wheeler will lead the Senior En deavor society meeting at the First Pres- Dyterian cnurcn this evening. N. M. Qraham. prlnclual of the high school lias gone to Clay Center, Neb., 10 visit mentis tor a couple of weeks. "The Christian Warfare" Is the subject of Dr. Tindali s sermon at the First Meth odist Episcopal church this forenoon. The Ladles' Aid society of the First Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. C. M. Schindel on Wednesday afternoon. Personal taxes are being paid In quite raplrlly to the city treasurer since the is suing of a number of distress warrants last week. The heavy rainstorm of Friday did verv little damage to the streets. Only one washout was reported and mat is at f wen- ly-secona and L, streets. Rev. Andrew Renwlck will preach morn ing and evening today at the United fres byierlan chuicu. The forenoon sermon is entitled, "Passing the Examination." The funeral of John Sonnenberg. head machinist at the Union stock yards, was held Saturday afternoon from the late home of the accessed, Thirtieth and Web ster streets. Sonnenberg had been In the employ of the stock yards for about nine years. ALUMNAE OF ML ST, MARY'S Annial Ezerciiei and Banquet Eeld on Friday at the Seminary. GRADUATES OF OTHER YEARS HEARD FROM Miss Anna Rush rays Tenderly Elo quent Tribute to the Patience, Fait hf alneas and I nrrearled Effort of the SUter. CIRCUS COMES WITH MORNING Small Boy and the Bigr One Will Be on Hand to See the White City HUc, The four special trains bearing the Adam Forepaugh-Sell Brothers circus arrives In Omaha early this morning, and before the church bells cease ringing a magic city of twelve large white tents will be in evi dence. Old Adam Forepaugh left a great show behind him, bearing his name. In the course of time It was consolidated with the Sells Brothers' show, also a great one. And now the entire outfit Is under the Joint and equal proprietorship of the fa mous Rlngllng Brothers and Mr. James A. Bailey, both names to conjure with In the circus world. The white city, which comes but for a day, now shelters thousands of men and horses, and is a source of never-ending wonder to Americans. It represents, per haps, the highest type of organisation and system in the world. An army may come and go; It takes days and weeks for Its maneuvers, but an Immense circus moves without a hitch; its canvas houses are errcted; its people take part in a grand pageant which covers a route miles long, give two performances and', with the last act, pack their appurtenances and fly away at night to arise hundreds of miles away to repeat the task, all within twenty-four hour. Today the center of Interest will be In the vicinity of Twentieth and aul streets, where the show will make Its home for nearly forty-eight hours. It will be a field day for fun and sightseeing. The usual crowds will congregate and watch, with amazement, the numberless stake driving gangs and other circus work that has ever possessed a peculiar charm for the visitor. The small boy ran get his first real peep at what he hopes to see In full on the morrow. He has for weeks been watching the billboards with all of a small boy's enthulam for uch things and today they will have an opportunity orovlded they are experts at water-carry lng, of seeing the exact counterparts of the Btrange beings which are portrayed on the gaudy posters. Augmented by a half shipload of rare wild beasts from the forests and Jungles of faraway climes, the zoological depart ment of the Forepaugh-Sells show Is now said to stand without an equal. Under the big arenlc tent science and beauty have been commanded to serve and novelty la seen on every hand. Biuaeni of modern history may get Joy from the study of a peculiar condition that exists in the circus. The Wolkowsky troupe of Cossack dancers and troubadour, fourteen In number, and the Klshlzunas (Royal i. .,.. o ntertalners. have rormea a runiv alliance, which has been a marvel to all others of the great tented aggrega tion. The actor of each nationality follow the war news from the far east wun in tense interest, and they hope and pray for the success of their own armies, but bet- ter nersonal friends, apparently, never ex lsted. The Wolkowskys are maains w.-.. first long tour outside the czar s aomain. ml the Jans have been on American hut a few weeks. The tallv-ho feature of the program is perhaps one of the most unique equestrian rti.nlavs ever seen In the sawdust arena. and in which a tally-ho to four horses. Is ri-i.-.n ahmit the center ring by a sweei- . j rr In vellow. wnue me . - -- mA tli-. niiipn seven o Briens, ruur m-u ...... ... k,.,i hout over horses ana verm.nr mounting and dismounting In all sorts of ,u wav snd winding up wltn siamma k-k. u rldlna effects. The natural tri-u- . in which the group., aressea as inw' off for the English derby, carry out their performance. Is a pleasing noveuy ana u.o M?rrrir of all. As to the parade, few people realise wn.i v,. . in a circus pageant costs. The elephants, camels .and other animals alone represent the expenditure or m-u.. TWO SONS ARE SADLY MISSED Mr. and Mr. Otto Hlrch of Norfolk Anxlen to Hear from Their Absent Children. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hlrsch of Norfolk who celebrated their golden wedding there May . with Ave of their even children nreaent. ar anxlou to lern of th where about of their other two on. Loul and Otto. Every effort of the family to rearh the two mm for the anniversary wa futile and o far a the venerable parent know their missing children do not know the golden wedding was held, though It was a 'family function long to be remem bered In the annals of this household. Th aged mother and father ar hoping dally to hear from the two son. In a pinch, use Allen Pfcot-saa. Deafness and Asthma Cure Free! To all beginning treatment with llr. Branaman before July lt. nothing to pay except for medicine' used. Consults tlon is free treat ment I free This Includes PEAFVF.8H. HEAD NOISES. ASTHMA; NERVOUS, STOMACH AND K1KNEY TROUBLE, and rarrl- with It an r.hsolute guarantee of a positive cure. No Incurable esse taken Vi .. ...... ..,.ki . m iii h ir.M ao free of chai se. Manv cate will be CURED FOR &.. the most stubborn n'csieT, cse will not exceed U.00 for one whole month. NO LXPERIMh.N up INO. NO FAILURES. CURKS CERTAIN. On Friday afternoon the alumnae of the Mercy convent and schools In Omaha held their annual exercises and banquet at Mount 8alnt Mary' seminary, Fifteenth and Castellar streets. The program opened In the chapel, with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. P. F. McCarthy. Father McCarthy took for his subject the ultimate end and aim of our existence, emphasizing In his usual clear, concise style the manner of life we should adopt In this world In order to realize our Creator's promise In the future. Benediction followed, tho alumnae them selves chanting the familiar benediction hymns. A business meeting was then called, at which the members chose as their colors blue, white and gold. The following offi cers were elected to succeed themselves for the coming year: President, Mrs. F. J. Morlarty; vice president, Miss Margaret McShane; secretary. Miss Estelle Shane; treasurer, Miss Mary Hast. The business concluded the seventy-flvo women filed down to the tastefully deco rated refectory, where a banquet of six courses awaited healthy appetites. At each plate was placed a souvenir booklet, on the first page of which was printed Mrs. C. P. Moriarty's Hlumnae poem, 'Since yester day," which was read at last year's meet- ng. Alnmnl Women Respond to Toaat. Miss I.uclnda Lundstrom of the class of '08, addressed a welcome to the members of the alumnae. During the progress of the banquet the following toasts were re sponded to: "The Alumnae," Miss Made line O'Connor; "Our Reverend Guests," Miss Veronica O'Connor; "The First Sehor Days." Miss May Whalen; "The Sister of . Mercy," Miss Anna Rush; "Woman," Miss i Margaret O'Brien. Miss Catherine Sehall gave a humorous recitation. Miss Bstelle Shane Indulged In reminiscences of the days at St. Catherine". Miss Mary McShane sang Happy Song," by Theresa del Riego, and Mrs. C. H. Gould Bang Cowen's "The Swal lows." Miss Etta Crelghton was the pianist of the occasion. . Each of the fathers present was called i pon to make a few remarks. Father O'Connor of Crelghton university, respond- ng with a most eloquent congratulatory speech, In which he commended the sisters for their efforts toward making the alumnae meeting an event of keenest pleasure each year, and concluded with a reminder to the members of the association that In the en- oyment of this pleasure they must not for get the constant toil and tender solicitude of the nuns during the years that they were compelled to carry on their great work of education, while the heavy cares of building up their schools weighed on sensitive hearts. The meeting of the alumnae each rear takes place before the graduates of that year have disbanded, thus binding closelv together the old and the young. Tribute from Mis Rnh. Mian Anna ; w . . . . . . . - inuun mo oisier ot Mercy'was as follows: To each of he tendency to Introspection. Happy are liey the memorv of uim.. n),n,ik...i k.i only tender reminiscences and blessed peace. When Immured within convent Walls, we longed foolish! V fnr lh, scope that lay Just beyond our narrow horizon. Now that our wishes have been realised, we feel that It Is the memory of those earlier years that shines out as a beacon light of hope and encouragement .,!. TiMiuaiiuns assail ana the nar row road seems ever to grow narrower. To those of us whose early Ideas wr formed by association with th Slater of Mercy there conies a host of happy recol- luull n occasion like this. During the years that have elansed alnrn nn, .imu mater bade us "God speed" from her por tals, we may have seemed to forget her claims on us; we may have appeared In different as to whether those claims were ever advanced. But who shall sav that the sweet anticipation of the last few weeks was not a proof that our loyalty was not dead, but only quleacent. We have all been thrilled hv the .jin Gerald Griffin's poem. "The Sister of Char ily, many women cherish through a life time the associations of their youth spent with tho Sisters of the Sacred Heart. But we nave Known the Bister of Mercy. We have seen in her the embodiment r,t ths, gracious kindness that characterizes the Sister of the Sacred Heart. We have met In her the helpfulness of the Sister of Charity. But we have loved her for that practical patience which seems to form mj oasis oi ner Deautllul motto, "Mercy." Never Wearied in Well Doing;. In the schoolroom that we r,m,mhr she has endured trials that would break the spirit of the lay teacher; and her en durance was born of a tender solicitude ror our welfare. She returned to her diffi cult tasks with renewed zeal after eaeh combat with her natural Inclination to abandon the wayward pupil to her own wilfulness. We have seen her wrestle with the dullard, when the only hope of com pensation lay In the gradual awakening of the slow brain, not In the prospect of wie unerai salary mat spurs on the lay teacher. But most have we marveled when thl finely fibred, hlghlv cultured woman has met her duty unresistingly In her contact with the vulgar natures that are found In every schoolroom. To her each child s soul is a pure, white thing that should retain IS baptismal Innocence. She strives to keep It so. She may have to counteract the baneful Influences that emanate from low home surroundings. She must engender In that child s heart aspirations for a higher, nobler life, while. DerhaD. tha child's parents are the greatest detriment io uer progress. Daty Grandly Discharged. Worldly people who have noted the evo lution of the well poised,, refined graduate of one of these schools, from the crud little child whose animal passions com pletely ruled her, do not appreciate the subtle Influences that were at work during those years of adolescence. But we know how often our teachers had to check our Impatience with words of encouragement when their own hearts were sorely tried. We remember that when a stinging rebuke was deserved, we received only the gentlest admonition. Anotner truth we have come to know. that the Sisters of Mercy encountered all the many great difficulties attendant upon the establishing of convent schools with out any aid financially from the outside world. All their means ot livelihood lay In their own constant efforts. No wealthy Mother House extended friendly encourage ment In time of need. Thus Is their pres ent prosperity a monument to their In dustry, and a proof that am educator they did not lack business ability. May we always be loyal to them, as they sre to the least of the many pupils who have left their care. May we live to see Mount St. Mary's send forth a host of devoted alumnae every year. "The Sister of Mercy." To most of us the thought recalls the loved face of some especial favorite: to most of us It Is a reminder that our truest friends are In th cloister, and to all of us does It serve as a spiritual tonic, awakening our old r solves to be sweet and pure a she Is: to carry Into our mature lives the sustaining patience and chastity of which she 1 th living erauoaimenr.. DEAFNESS, HEAD NOISES CURED. T W Simmons. Concordia, Kan., ay: "My deafness date bnck to 187. I took a severe cold, and as a result the smnll tubes which lead to th ear became inflamed and closed up. I had all kinds of noises In mv ears, sometimes like the blowing of whistles Dr Brana man restored my hearing. 1 can now hear a watch tick plainly. I will give $100 for any case of Ca tarrhal Deafness I can not cure. G. M. Branaman, M. D. CAN DEAFNESS BE CURED? A Word to the Wle I uf"olnt. Mr. A. C. More, Oswego, Kan., was deaf forty yaara; had been using sar trumpet; wrote under date of June 6, 1901: Dear Dr. Branaman: "Tf you wish to change my medicine you will have to do it at once or 1 will be well. I have laid my trumret away and can hear a watch tick. The awful noises have gone. The people here think It a miracle fnr me to hear so well." Julv 14. Wl. he writes: "My wife Is very Juhllant; she can now talk to me without the ear trumpet. How Is that for high? I can hear the watch tick easily." DISTRESSING ASTHMA CURED. I was troubled with asthma for twenty-five years. I would choke up, wheeze, could not breathe at night, had to sit up all night many times. The onlv relief was from burning and Inhaling asthma remedies, after' which I could cough up and breathe easier. I was treated by Dr. Branaman five or six year ago, which cured me. I rave not had an attack since, always being ahlo to sleep in bed. No more wheezing or coughing. I am well h CARpENTER ISth and Euclid Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Home Troatmont as effective as Office Treatment. Write for Home Treatment Symptom Blanks and Book of Testimonials. G .Mr BRANAMAN. SY1. D. 510 NEW YORK LIFE BUILDING, OMAHA, NEBRASKA OFFICE HOT'RS 9 a. m. to Bp. m.; evenings, Wednesday and Saturdays, 7 to 8 p. m.; Sundays, 10 a, m. to 13 m. A. O. I'. W. No. 150. Oral Excnrslon and Plenle. Valley Park. Ia., Saturday, June IT. Two special train via C. A N. W. R. R. Train leav Union station a. m. and 1:90 p. m. Base ball. U. P. shops and Missouri Valley. Grand prize drill, open to drill team of all order. Dancing, race and ether amuse tnenta. Whl Lmer' union mualo. Befresh- ments on the ground a Everybody lnrtted. Ticket. SI; children. 60a Ticket must bear eJ of lodg or will not be accepted for exchange. Bummer eoat and pavnt to ordar, 30. McCarthy Tailoring- Co., SM 8. itth EL BUILD UP OMAHA by building up yourself thats our method. "We Lave just completed our new building and have installed the finest cleaning and dyeing plant in the west. We have also added a carpet and rug cleaning plant that is the best thing we could find after visiting several eastern cities. In another year we expect to employ 50 per cent more help. We will do this by giving the people a better grade of work than they ever got before, better service, and better prices. Try us the next time. THE PANTORIUM 407 So. I5th St. Tel. 963. T. S. Out-of-town business receives prompt attention. Trunks, Travelin? Bajrs and Suit Cases Large Stock and Lowest Prices Ovtr all leather $5.00 Suit Case Is the best made frr tha money, 22, 24 and 26 Inch all $5.00. Others at prices from fl.SO up to 525.00. We 'also carry the largest stock of fine harness In the city; no fake sales, but always low prices. ALFRED CORNISH & CO. ft Telephone No. 2314. No. 1210 Farnam Street LOSES FOOT IN SWITCH FROG Youth Held Fast Wails Switch Engine BflTeri Member. CRIES IN VAIN FOR HELP AFTER MISHAP Frank Gernne of Sooth Omaha the Victim of an Acrldeat that Will Cripple Him for l it. Frank Gernne of 3326 Washington ave nue. South Omaha, was struck by a awitch engine In the Burlington yards at Second and Paclflo street about 9:80 o'clock last night and his right foot wa severed Jut above the ankle. Oernue ha been employed by the Mc Donald Oarbage Contracting company a a night driver nd had gone to the company' barns near Second and Taclflc treet to report for work. Upon learning that therft would be no work for him Saturday nlghl he started to cross the track to ee noma friends about going fishing today, and In crosHlng the railroad hi right foot In ome manner wa caught In the frog of a awitch. He being unable to free himself from tho grasp of the rails, and a switch engine rapidly approaching, he was struck, the trucks of the engine and tender passing over his foot, almost completely severing the member. The engine crew knew noth ing of the accident until nearly twenty minute aftei It had occurred. Oernue finally attracted the crew by hi eream, when the police ambulance was called and Dr. Kennedy and Arnold responded, com pleting the operation which the ponderous engine had left partly undone. Solace In Tobacco. Gernues, who I but 21 years of age. showed remarkable nerve In surviving the operation. After he wa struck he man aged to partially free himself and turned over In such a way a to be able to get hi tobacco, and while lying on the ground beside the rail proceeded to roll a cigarette while he called loudly for help. After hi limb had been bandaged he wa placed In th ambulance and taken to th Clarkson hospital. Before starting away he called for anothr cigarette, but he aoon realiied the seriousness of the situation and began crying and begged th officers In charge of the ambulance to break the new gently to his mother, with whom he ha been liv ing. The attendant at the hospital atats that young Oernue I resting easily. Ill mother wa notlfled. Engineer Charle Buel wa In charge of the engine and (late that h heard th ciie of Oernue, but wa unable to find him owing to th darkne. lng, assisted by the chairman, Mrs. Ada J. Lewis of South Omaha. The object of the council meeting I to organise a ntate federation. Mr. E. I.. Davis will deliver sn address on Thurs day at 2 p. m. on the subject, "Practical Suggestions." anil at 8:30 p. m. she will talk on "The Evolution of the Club Movement and the Problem." Mrs. Davis Is a grad uate or Princeton ana is an nnio tamer, n Is hoped that many women will hear her. CADETS HAVING A GOOD TIME SnfTerlna- No Ineonvenlence from Rain and Ar Well Cared For. Superintendent Davidson and Principal Waterhouse put In the day yesterday at Missouri Valley with the high schOrf cadets, who are encamped there. They report the cadet getting along all right and. Buffer- lro. nn Borlnna ln(nn VAnlpnC from the rfllns. They are well protected and well provided for In every respect. The encampment In many way 1 the most profitable and pleasant ever held by the cadet. The best of . discipline 1 main tained, hut on the other hand the boy are having plenty of legitimate fun. and Chamberlain' Colic, holer Diarrhoea Remedy Needs no Introduction to the public. It ha been In use for over thirty year and ha proved Itself to be the most successful remedy yet discovered for bowel complaints. Convention of Colored Women. The colored women of Nebraska will con vene In council June 14. 11 and It at St, John' Afrlcn Methodist Episcopal church. Eighteenth and Webster tr-t. The coun cil open Wednesday at l J), m. Mr. Elisabeth Lindsay Davl of Chicago, na tional orgaiilatr, will creilde over tU mat- THE CIRC18 HERE. Forepanah-Sella Show Arrive Till Morning Forepaugh-Sells clrcu will arrive this morning over the Illinois Central and un load at the foot of Burt (treat. It 1 a rule that a clrcu like to make a large city on a Monday, thus giving them an opportunity to get everything ready for an early start Monday morning, and also gives a large number of people a chance to see the workings of a show on a day of rest. That a big uhow Is almost a city In Itself can easily be proved by th vast grmy of workers attached. It take a vary large amount of supplies to take car of and a feed a circus, which must be sup plied by the towns and cities visited. Th circus will occupy the same ground a usual. Twentieth and Paul. Th Sunday chodl of the first Presby terian church will celebrate children' day at 10:30. The orchestra and full choir will assist. Dr. Myrta Wells will whistle "Th Holy City." The choir will aing "Th Singing of Birds." A class will be grad uated from the primary department. Dr. M. B. Lowry will administer th rite of bantism to a number or inrants. Dr. w. O. Henry will mak a short talk on th syni- B21.3R Abnrr Park nnd Retnrn Via Erie Railroad June n, SO, July 1 and 3, limited t Aug. &; good to stop at Nw York, Cambridge njirlnga. Chautauqua and Niagara Fail. Ticket on aaie alae to aD ttmrlst pisttte Chmrrqua Lake. Niagara Fall, etc. good nata Oct. 11 Pull narrk-alart. Itsirwa Exchange. Chicagn, be.