Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1901, Page 9

00 BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1901. i THE OMAHA DAILY . ] <t e ' QLG | ones that are worried about what to buy . . . 3 .M, Wright SOCIETY OF FLAT NOSES| i oo o2 i |10 SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS| vy "o 8 e | Young men with sweethearts are in the 3 Spark ! S { same boat. Those who can afford them are ! — - ending t ime ¢ r'og o palr of 1 Ko tre Me inl, ’ New Order Bpriage Up Aweng Omaba 0 ,m’_q,' oy 4 y HI staying W (, Musical Programt Arranged for | P ":"'\'\ '\""" o Amall Foys t ing cases that are ever with us | Teday and Wednerday. | Anthem—8trains Uprise. Alleluia i and always a tried and . btk e i 2 boy with a sweatheart s Babe Divi e Bresster RESULT OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON presents of P PROTESTANTS WILL CELEBRATE TODAY Semon " y ook on | | y Windows Brings ”‘,., dead :,r ¢ ,’,::.‘, '.:,5,,,”\,':3 ‘1’::‘. Catholics and Episcopalians to Hol St Philomenn’s Cathedral. | © ew rr|ve r an “S c About @ Certain Condition that | deaier sald. yesterday that more books had | SPecial Sous Services on Chiriatmus P Al L AL B N I" PI i ster's Reputadion, :un;( I\.. y,.-,r,;.\».“ are being played in the rams in Full, [TSYPe<IROTCRORINE Leiss hool ne. The boy who wan's a sweet 3 T h Glorfa—Mozart's Scventh Mass | - i ] i b i [ heart, but 1« not sure of her, is sticking to | —- Crodo. .Mereadante | together with the stock on which we received the liberal L the five-pound box of candy The natal day of the Christ child Oftertory—Adeste, Fidele i rance adi 3 Jvervthi YOOR jnc msh:lm:n-mun 8ad Christmas Buylfg i8 | Wit the girls it is (he same thing. Smok- | be celebrated i all the churches of On Banctus and Agnus Dei-Meroadante ”"‘?”'”"( adjustment A'“ rything goes at discount mo thie year that it has beca ever|ing jackets are coming in for a good share eclal Christmas services will be held in At the solemn high mass, celebrated at which leav no alternative, as to here you will spend eines Banta Claus was first inventod—only | of favorable attention. Most of the girls | many of the city churciies today and others |10:30 a. m., the following program will be v - . B Sere o, thm m‘.\yh n: the eld tove are on | will scad the usual heckte of watchcharm, | will hold thelr cervices Christman day. | sung your Christmas money. o marieol hich t t count- ’ { : ! Aot r}MHf‘a o sdtect, but co however, with a few books and emoking | In song and story the birth and life of | Kyrie—Marz Look at the immense variety of most useful and sensi s thousands of new, made solely r (09 | wets thrown in Jests Wil be reviawed. All the Outhoti | Chelste | : ; . i Purpose of mystitying the young and worry: | ganta Claus thls year has got the twen- | and Episcopal churches of Omaha will ob- | cyrir Clinton Miller, Mrs. T. 4. Cobry ble presents which are attractive as well as ornamental. ing tha iifo out of the old. tieth century idea and in many stores has | sorve Christmas day with special ceremo- | Choriis | Doubtlcas 1t has nevor worried parenis | tjed his faithful reindeers and has sal- | nles, while most of the other churches | Glaria-Mosart's Twelfth Mass - . Niae LG M * whero all theas toye come from eacn 504f, | ifed forth in a brand new automobile. As | will have Christmas nisic today and will QU S e e Al ANl Pl > Art atel'lals but it has the children—(o such aa exient | the latter has more capacity for toys and [ have Sunday school entertainments Chrisi- | Quonlam Tu Solus that & crowd of them haa solved (he mys- | presents the children offer no objection and [ mas day or Christmas evening cur oIF William Brown and Chotr, ‘ : Water color buxes outfits, 2 tery, acoording to a littia episodo that oc- | the Christmas rush is on, and woe unto the | Musical programs to be given at various | . oo SRobs The highest grade. the best known up KIMBALL organs. :::::f.ll :‘:’}.(':.::;‘q" ."I‘P;lru-"mlrfl 1- ”,‘.‘ man who puts off to the last day to buy Omaha churches today are as follows ’ I!y .\rlvnyr:\v.v ”\" \"“-" “r“vr""\' l!‘"d‘“‘ klh' leading Crayon drawing outfits, $1.50 BURDETTE organs. 4 50 wha o that | _— d pearnatus ’ plance of the world, at prices within up. " " , teat Preshyterian, Mra. AL Cobry The HOSPE organc, caused tha pravalonce of flat nowes among s ' Banett ! 3 7 Saused he provaince |BABY ESCAPES FROM A FIRE| rim prenmcriun stormi ac toan | B 10 Sra ginctin 0 Rie ol il Ching daier besie sotdth 57 | Whe TRVERYAD eess, 1 —_—— .. 0" d enne organist and | gy 1 e ¢ KN £ planos, ogany an up. 3 . YOOV WY WeRt T belag o 81915 i BevdRR e T fien Al By | T IOV U i rranist wnd | g0 Vitam i The KNABE pianos, In mahogany and ) The ITHICA organe downtown, where they had been 0 8oe the Soprano Solo—'"The kverlasting Light i"“'”"" Adeste Fideles, arr. by Novello walnut cases. V'\’murn:m or wood burning all in onk or walnut cases, for Christmaa toys—without thoir moihers- w Minutes After in e sochline. Northrip Bartlety | SAnctus=Marzo The KRANICH & BACH planos, (n [ OUtfits $4.50 up $12, 822, 832, B2, 852, $5% and met ene of thelr playmates who ha Taken fr " Orkinand Harp Duet—Christmas Sons Chorus, rosewood, mahogany and walnut Oll painting boxes and outfits, " an and Hi i E Agnus_Dei—Marzo | j $3.75 u Terms 83 to $ down, $3 (o $5 In- mot suMclently coma from under tho pro v o Warren | Miws Eila Croft, Mr. Clinfon Miller and cases R i teeting wing as to go downtown by him- | After this it wiil never oe denied that | gyenis ot Rfsdy and Mre Blake | polichi The KIMBALL planos, in oak, walnut i e e e T e selt, Thelr conversation was something |the Somberg infant i a “warm baby.” | Duet. Guiding Star Bragdon e . i . N e ke $his: [ shortly afier o o'clock yesterday moraing |, °Mias Northrup wndMiss Becker. | ThY e da e r“‘" "';':'M"" "\I : Music Instruments and Picture D:p]l‘ tment Hello, Willle! Your mamma wouldn't | his mother, Mrs. Sam Somberg, 1915 South [°"¢ ks opd B be given by the Sunday schoo! The HALLET & DAVIS planos, in wa . " d n f Mr Mo une o the ¥ ethodist chure He v of Water Color pletures in gold ot you go down and aee the Christmas | Tenth street, took him out of the perambu- [ Anthem—"It ls the Blessed Chrisimas "If _‘"“ "'_'y"" s "“" irghin the oRUFeR nut and mahogany chsss Novelties ,“m,: from §8 ”‘. '“\,. s windows, would sne? I'd hate to be A [lator, which was standing in the parlor, | Das IO R S Bl LB The MePHAIL planos, in walny Talking Machines from $12 n e 4 Organ 5 arp o oly Clty . o1 u 0 d 2 o oied : = . 5 an o1 1 mamma boy; ha to stay ia the house all | and sat him in his highchalr in the kitohen, | 088" and Harp Duet=ioly S Ydum | .:‘ .“Mlkh ""K”.:h ey SRRVt cases up—on installments it desi y|'1 il L bl B AL - g where she could watch him as she did the Mrw. Kennedy and Mra. Biak e e The MELVILLE CLARI g Neling M e e up to 850 "1 414, too; I's down all day yesterday and g A | services Christmas evening, at which a MELVILLE CLARK planos gina Muste Boxes from $15 breakfast work minutes later she Carbon Photos in oak frames, $2, saw every window and cvery toy in town,” [ smelled burning feathers and, rushing into First Methodist Episcopal r‘l’;‘}‘l:‘ll lnvm:j al lvr‘lu:’r:nn vMILI nv»;n mahogany and oak cases up -on small parments 4, 18, 110, bravely answered the Willle boy. "In one | the parlor, found the carriage, with its pil Thomas J. Kelly, Director of Music. | th CHLASY ®CROT O ants Pt The SCHUMANN plance, in mahog- Swiss Mu fe Boxes fiom 25¢ up. Platinotype Plotures in black and window was & train running around, Santa | jows, quilts and linen, to be in flames. She | Bunday morning service at 10:3 w. m e ia, “‘Santa Claus, any and walout cases Musical Steins, Musical Al- Ly = o v Organ Prelude-—' he Munger Gullmant | in the church Christmas night gold frames, $1 50, $3.50 up 1o Claus on & horse, lot of dolle-—— tried to smother them with a blanket from Opening Hymn, 42, - The HOSPE planos. bums Musical Plgs, Musical Y 1 * “"Aw, come off—your mamma told you,” |4 bed, but falllng in this, ran out and | Response—"Angels from the Realms of h £ e Cigars, Singing Birds, at all $10. interrupted the tormentors. Let’s see your | tyrned in a fire alarm Glory e, Old Englisn APPOINTED VICAR = GENERAL The WHITNEY planos Prices. Framed Plotures, b0c, $1.00 and up |tace. There, 1 knew he wasn't down.| The department arrived In time to keep | Chant—Magnificat, “Hymn of Mary | Paihox Hugh onmme i Chafon The BURTON planos Violine, complate, from §8 up: Florentine Gold Mirrors and frames, |We've caught him, sure.” the fire from spreading and the blaze was A a4 s gisael | i And twerty other makes fn all Fuitars from $5 up, Mandolin from $3.7 up to $60 Where Willle Lost Out. l-t\ml\nml to the perambulator, which was W N .- Grulckahtk bl 4 ALy ding .,u-mn;\:- cases, marked dow L Banjos from # un, "l’;“ L h:"“l"":-':“""rll"“‘-‘: - il b S almost entirely consum ow the o Hyvinn No. 18 138, $168, $187, $108, asen fo struments from d, o . vod ucs, fo T :“:"d‘vz“’l':m“”:;’ lm:"(:r: m:';"::": originated s a mystery. The parlor Is | The Sermon—‘Christ the Ruler of Na- " 931, $338. $387, $396, i U, Harmonicas e up, Ac photograghs, from 25c up Inquire: ¢ " . . tons . . e : 4 cordeons from $3 up, £ Lo 0ld plated and *ard and C. prs i il heated with a base burner, which makes It | (@INF Lo i i ark, s the Watch: Bishop Scannell has returned from | Terms 86, 130, 935 down, 48 te o1 | S Inetrements "Bon 'l b Gold plated and glit Card and Cabl #'Causo you' nese ain't flat,”” proudly “'\lvru:mil-|lhu\ a spark could have flown | “man's Cry ks Bate Advent Hymn | Dubuque, where he attended the funeral installments Fites, Drums, Flutes, Zobos “‘:v""":““ ""I‘I_l' ”"IM”H“ o R into the cab ilorta P i : vices Over the re o ; 5 3 Jews . d g Minfature and a I 8 fro | prociaimed the spokesman of the tormen- | 0 T U 000 vas turned in at §:40 | Closing Hymn, No. 819, Omit Third Stanza. | SeTvices over the remains of the late Bishop Plano Stools, Benches and Chairs ws Harps, Band Instruments, $150 up. Htors, at the same timo ho and his com- Organ ! Linihan of Cheyenne. Contrary to ex- only 2ie, 50c, $1, $1.50, $2 up to $10 Base Violine, Tambourines, \ | a. m. yesterday from the Auditorium hotel, ning_Service at pectations there was no meeting of bis! (6 BEARDPS Ocatinns, Flute Harmonie Ploture Frames, to Nt all sizes of - 4 of A ogrich” . ; or clot v 2,50 up , A ve e | mas windows. of table and bed linen in the laundry de- | S0 ipe” Mogl Kings)—‘Where ‘{s | that the matter would be held in abeyance psig Sl ORYESY $250 up & iy fnstrumen Great variety of Art Novelties, “And Il ; t don't know where all | Partment was consumed, which was the ex- | jfe? ... Crulckshank | until spring 1 » J Music Rolls, $1.50 up. And T'll bet you tent of the damage, the blaze being out by [ Organ Interiude e Walting Shep- Father H. Cummi > | up to *3 thess Christmas toys come from. ~Keep | o5 "y, are department arrived herds R qrarakey, ve L R —" At o e e mme— o e fire def . Chorus of Bhepherdi—+0, T.ord, of the diocese of Cheyenne, has been ap- 3 ; ; i i i “!l:l::"m::"-h‘lx::; :!‘ld('u)l::l):\T ::::::u cloun Tneo' VL | pointed administrator of the diocese pend- | A 0110 he only perfect easy running Piano Player on the market. Prices from e y g " « terl toral w = S < Wil YOUNG WOMEN HAVE A FIRE [(pkan tnteriude s B We fave Waiied |08 the selection of a bishop. This is the | p 25.00 to $30.00 cheaper than any other player. Sold on monthly pay 1 0N ] e s e ‘Stainer | socond time Father Cummiskey has' held | ' ; x Naw, you're 'way off. You don't even for Thee .o h B ’ know ynu: third reader. Now, I'll tell you. | Early Morning Blaze in Rooms of the Re ummu:—“,\ull‘-}l'»““hnull l‘;" Radlims ot | place, he having been appointed ad- il g When tha rich man stole the grind organ pn In the Pax- Glory A hlisn | ministrator upon the removal of Bishoo | g & from Bis brother and sold it to ‘grind salt, o Bisels Chant=(Hymn ‘of ‘8imeon) “Nunc Burke from Cheyenne to St. Joseph, hold- | salt, nothing but salt, and it was lost in Anthem=—“Tiike Biiver Tamps:.... ing the place until the installation of | the ocean,” Santa Claus got onto it and g A MY Came Upon the Mid- | Blshop Linihan. So far there is mo talk | Fire was discovered in the rooms of the Yourg Women's Christian assoclation on 0Old_English “Cradle Gullmant night Clear" made publicly of a probable successor to | Organ Solo Bishop Linihan, it being sald in ofclal | A Fi fished it out. He told It to ‘grind toys, toys, nothing but toys,’ and it has been grinding “Prayer” and OSSP E, I y pothing but toys ever since. And that's why the toys never run out.” And Willle had to accept the statement of the tormentor, for the latter asked, when Willle looked doubtful, If he ever saw A man who ever knew a man who had ever thought of A toy that was not on the mar- ket. And Willle hadn't. t you have,” interrupted the older boy, “gell him there's a fortune waiting for him when he aprings his thoughts.” How the Merchants Buy. Toy merchants buy with their eyes shut. All they want {8 variety, for thoueands of big, little, old and young are to be selected from the stock and the merchant has never yet been dlscovered who ever bought any- thing that someone dldn’t bellevé was the prettiest toy in the stock. ‘The merchant has an easy task compared with the motber who takes her children to the toy counter 1o select thelr own presents; From the time the child goes in until it 1s dragged buy me out it s a continual:’ “Mamma, that’ “Mamma, get me this; please, mamma.”- “No, mamma, 1 want this.” “T won't have that old doll. I want one like Ethel's.” And a wonder indeed is the lit- tle child—or the grown up one—who can melect a present and be contented after twenty-four hours. It has been proven be- | yond doubt, according to the statement of | an old toy dealer, that no person ever came to the toy counter with the intention of buying a certain article and, after look- ing around, made the intended purchaase And no wonder. The toy stock consists of everything that mind can conceive. From a private soldler to a major gencral; from a canoe to a battleship: then there's the steam engines, tralns, magic lanterns, talk- ing dolls, sleeping beauties, negro and the | banjo, singing quartets, jumping Jacks, | crazy jakes, games of every description, r old Punch and Judy, sleds, wagons and ten hundred thousand other toys Indescrib- able and unnameable. A magician couldn’t tell which of the loyjis the most popular. ta the Counter. Inel Many amusing incidents come under the notice of Christmas clerks. Several days ago two boys about 7 and § years of age, the clothing of each being very poor cover- fng for Christmas weather, walked up to a clerk In the toy department of one of the big stores. The elder of the boys pulled out & b-cent plece and showed it to the clerk. “Mise, me and my brother want to buy some Christmas toys and we don't want to waste our money; we want something that will do us some good.” The heart of the sympathetic clerk was touched and she determined the boys should get their money's worth at her counter, She devoted her entire attention to the boys, showing them, first a savings bank, then knives, pistols, tool chests and hundreds of other presents both useful and useless, some worth 50 cents, but the boys bought not. The clerk was almost in despair of mak ing the sale, when the older boy noticed a lttle toy that the clerk had falled to show them. “Let me see that, pleare mam The clerk handed over the toy. After a critical examination by the two brothers | the older, with a Solomon look on hi. face and judge-like drawl, sald Now, brother, 1 think this will do us more good than any thing we could buy.” And the clerk wrapped up a “Jumping fack.” 7T What Mothers who quarrel with their children | for becoming bewildered when trylug to solect & present und drag them home with the promise never agaln to take them to the toy counter find themselves ehildren | when it comes to selecting presents to be | glven away. A few days ngo a mother who had fussod at her children for wanting everything In sight and then not wanting what they got roturned (o the store with the remark that “as the children are at home I will have no trouble in selecting a present for my hus- band.” She was shown everything suitable | for a present for a man. She picked out -v} least twenty that “would do to selest from.” The twenty flnally dwindled down to three and the mother concluded “‘they weren't fust what I want" and sauntered over to the gents’ furnishing department Her husband will get the regulation 25-cent lavender necktle and will doubtless return thanks that it fsn't a box of cigare Some Women Ino Mothers aud children are not the only the third floor in the Paxton block at Six- teenth and Farnam streets at 2:46 o'clock this morning. By the time the fire depart- ment arrived the entire third story was full of smoke and the kitchen ablaze. Prompt work extinguished the fire, with a 10ss of not more than $100. The fire was discovered by J. T. Cooper, who had been at work in the rooms of D. C. Bothwell on the fitth floor. Couper was leaving the bullding and noticed the smoke. immediately turned in the alarm. The fire, it 16 thought, caught from the large gas range or the heater. It ran up the parti- tlon that separates the kitchen and din- ing room and badly scorched the celling. A table near the range was burned Many of the guests in the Mercqants hotel were awakened by the arrival of the fire Aepartment. Several rushed , downstairs, but the fire was extinguished so quickly that a majority knew nothing of it. HONORS FOR ROBERT E. SACK St Andrew’ Preceptory Adminiater of Knights ressive Serv f Kados The solemn and imoressive eervices of the Knights of Kadosh were held over the body of Robert E. Sack in Masonic hall last night by St. Andrew’s preceptory No. 1 The hour was midnight, Washington time, or 10:30 p. m local time. A large audi- ence filled the hall and many members Sf the Anclent Order of United Workmen, of which Mr. Sack was a member, were in at tendance. The beautiful symbolic ceremonies were Interspersed with music by a quartet com- posed of Mrs. Flora Phileo, soprano; Miss Andrews, alto; * Dan Wheeler, tenor; A. Haverstock, bass. The following knights participated in the ceremonies: Luther M Kuhns, preceptor; R. W. Dyball, first sub preceptor; R. S. Parkér, second sub-pre- ceptor, F. W. Slabaugh, almoner; 8. R. Crickmore, recorder; C. 8. Lobingler, or- ator; J. 8. Davis, treasurer; M. A. Hall, draper; Gustave Anderson, marshal; C. W. Baxter, trumpoter; L. Shook, J. F. shultz, B. B. Wileox, D. L. Holmes, J. N Westberg, J. R. Stine, J. W. Disbrow, J. B Brown, assistant knights; Tolf Hansen, F. 8. Hayes, Jullan Boonstra, J. B. Hadfield, guard of honor MATCH MAKING BEGINS: SOON t of Mll'hl:;r_ Requl by Omaha Factory In Recelved Inutalled, rtinlly At the Omaha match factory the last of the machinery is being placed In position and it is sald that work will be started in earnest by January 1 The Omaha match factory has had dif- culty in starting, In the first place, it was difficult to let contracts, as all machine shops making these machines were very busy last spring. Then came the strike of the Chicago machinists, delaying the work fon the machines at least two months. When these machines bad been delivered it was found impossible to secure the equipment for making and printing the pasteboard boxes, but finally the last of these has been unloaded and Is being installed. The tao- tory will have a capacity suficient to meet the requirements of the Nebraska territory and the capacity will be increased as war- ranted by the demands of the trade SHORTCHANGES IS FATHER sam Polaky of Lincoln Accused of Securing Ninety-Five Dollars Unfairly. Sam Polsky was arrested Saturday after noon by Detectives Dunn and Fisk, charged with robbing his father of $95. The robbery occurred In Lincoln and the young man was taken there last night by Chiet of Police Hoagland. Polsky worked the shortchange racket on s father, according to the lat ter's story, on a large scale. The father gave the young man what he thought was & $5 bill to get changed. The young man brought back the $5 all right and then left town. Upon counting the money remaining in his purse the father found that he had given his son a $100 bill. When arrested young Poleky had $106. He depled that he had robbed his father, ‘Ring Out,” Wild Bells”. Damrosch nscom Park M. E. Charch, Hanscom Park Methodist Eplscopal Church—Morning at 10:3 Organ Prelide s ....8elected Hymn No, 186.... 1 Hanover | Response........ ... 8election by the Choir | Organ Intoriude. ooz } Anthem—The Star thai Now Is Bhining The Glorla Pat Sibiiiiao e Oftertory Solo~-The L y King t o i ... Neldinger Miss Blisworth Hymn No. 192... . .Tune, Christmas Anthem—There Were Shepherds. e, Willlama veveeeen Tune, Antioch Hymn No. 18..... Organ Postlude Evening At 7:] Organ Frelude. Opening Hymn, No. Praver ... \ . Tune, Carroll | 195 Selection by the Choir Response 5 Organ_Interlude Anthem—"'Glory to God in the Highest” T Thompso Offertory Bolo (Violin)—* Melodie in F . . Rubinsteln of ‘Bethlehem™ . Earle Faure e and Miss Ellsworth. Were Shepherds’ Anthem-“The Star “Charity 1 Duet Anth Stillman Herald".. | v.... Coombs | with violin obli- Soprano Solo—"The Christmas Miss Tlanche Sorenson gato by Miss ‘llsunr!h Closing_Hymn No. #il. Tune, Repose Organ Prefude ....ccoiiaeaes Unity Church. Unity Church—Morning at 10:30: Mr. Garelssen, Musical Director. Organ Solo—"Choris of Angels’ f Scotson Clark ~Old Hundred'' .. Choral Response Response Trio, Andante Cantabile, ' Behumann op. 3. Heothoven Violin, Violincello, Organ Biss Solo—' Undaunted''. veeee. Sleber Mr. Garelssen Offertory ... 3 Batiste Quartet—""A Psaim of Life’’. Henry Smart Miss Garelssen, Miss Tsabella Garles Mr. Eduard Garlessen, Mr Garlessen Hymn AR Coronation March’ Mrs, Anna C Davis, Or First Christ The cholr of the First church, under the directorship of Mr. Christian Henrl Edward, assisted by Miss June Smalls, so- pranc; Mr. Qeorge Southmayd, tenor, and Miss Ona Masters, organist, will render the foflowing music at the morning service Organ [relude—"Largo” Handel Hymn—‘Joy to the World hem—"Come, Thou Fount' Excel. Hymn—"0h, Come, All' Ye Faithful’ h Adams Solo—"'Night Nights' Water Offertory—"Thou Didst Leave _Thy Throne" Barnby (8olo and Chorus), | Doxalogy . Portlude—''Festal March Guilmant t Congregational. AT T:30, Swanson Sheppord Mrs. A dwards 8olo~He Shall Feed Mv Flock .. Handel Mis« Bertha Williams. | Quartet—Hark! What Mean Those Holy | Voloes? Schumann | Anthem—The Glad ‘ldings Brewer | 10:3) | Praise MORNING AT d of Abraham , udley EVENING AT 7:0, Calm on the Listening Ear ... Maliston | Anthe Buck | Anthem. Solo—Selected ( Mr, Delmore Cheney St. Mary's Avenne Congregationnl. MORNING AT 10:30, Anthem—RBehold | Hring Violin Solo—Selected Barnby Mr. Guy Woodard, Anthem—Hallelujah Chorus Handel | Anthem—And the Glory of the Lord. Hand. | | EVENING AT 730"+ | Anthem—Praise the Lord Watson | Anthem—God He Merelful Loud First Baptist, MORNING AT 10:30 | Selections from Handel's “Messiah" will | be sung The auartet will be assisted By | Miss Loujse Holtorf, soprano, and a large | chorus, The salofsis will bo: Miss Hol- torf, soprin Miss FI o White ¢ Plattsmouth, soprano; Mrs. W. E. Hitch ecock, contraita: Mr. A ‘W, Lansing. tenor Mr. J. E. Felgar, basso. Miss Margare Boiter will be at the organ programs to are as follows Special musical Christmas da: be given nity Cathedral, MORNING AT 10 Hymns 58, 59, 81 Te Deum ( Communion Anthem-—8ing Oh Heav Organ Volunturies Prelude on Xmas Carols. in' F) ieies Tours | made upon the president | coming of Sunday and the in the cold spell are the two things that | circles that the best way to defeat the is to mention him for the place befor the bishops bave met to make a selection Bighop Cunningham of Concordia was in Dubuque, spent Friday night in Omaha and left yesterday morning for Kans CONFER ON BIG CONTRACT Mayor and City Council Hold Se Over the Union Pacific- Omaha Agreement. The mayor and city council held a briet conference yesterday noon concerning the contract settling all litigation with the Union Pacific. No decision was reached, but the matter will probably be brought before the council at a special meeting Monday. City Attorney Connell has arranged for a conference with City Engineer Andrew Rosewater and General Solicitor Kelly of the Unlon Pacific, and says that he hopes to have the contract In such shape Monday that it will be acceptable both to the coun- cil and the Union Pacific. The city attorney believes that the contract will be formally approved at the council meeting Tuesday night. ASSAULT STORY IS DENIED uncefote Makes Refutation of Rumor of Alleged Attack on the President. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Both at the White House and at the British embassy an emphatic dental is made of the publishel story of an assault alleged to have been Thursday after- noon. The president himeelf declares the story 1s not true and authorizes the denial of It. Lord Pauncefote, the British ambas- sador, who Is sald to have been a witness of the assault, emphatically denles the statement, The story of the assault grew out of the fact that an intoxicated man was lurching along Massachusetts avenue Thuraday aft- ernoon as the president was taking his dally walk and that the man brushed agalnst the president A secret service officer arreated the man, but it is under- stood he was soon afterward released A sensational story that the president had been struck in the presence of Lord Pauncefote was printed in New York today. PAST THE CRUCIAL POINT cl ago Begine to See Hope of Re- nel Hef from Thre Famine, ened CHICAGO, Dec. 2 Chicago has passed the most serious aspect of the coal shortage and after Monday manufacturing establish- ments and big downtown buildings will be in a better position to Aght the possibility of anything approaching a famine. The apparent break coal men believe will bring about this change in conditions. Tomorrow the great majority of the coal supplies of various plants will remain undisturbed and within the next forty-elght hours the managers say they wlll be able to pour enough soft coal Into the city to prevent any further shortage. The actual shortage and the scare result- ing from it caused a wild rush for coal All kinds of prices have been asked and pald for fuel within the last two days CARS TlIMBLE_ DOWN MOUNTAIN ot ha RNottom * Near Gar- Mont. Missoula Riv rino HELENA, Mont. Dec. 21.—A freight wreck occurred on the Northern Pacific last night two miles west of Garrison, and as a result twenty cars of merchandise are lying at the bottom of the Missoula river and trafo is suspended, three overland passen- ger trains are being held at Missoula. The cause of the accident is not known, but It Is supposed to have been caused by the break ing of a rail or wheel flange by the cold weather, which caused the train to separate, uncoupling the rear portion, which tumbled Aown the mountain into the river. No one injured. railroad | ‘; 1513 AND 1515 DOUGLAS STREET. | aspirations of any person for the position | Money Spent Freely and A Things Bought with Readin that Axtonishes the Old- Tradesme Personal The last night statements made to by The Saturday before ing to apply it. The head of the the corset counter or the long tables which the mechanical toys held sway. CHRISTMAS TRADE THRIVES PROSPERITY IS AN ESTABLISHED FACT Sorts of Bee the managers of more than | a dozen firms, representing as many differ- Christmas is always o big trading day, second only to that in | Everybody in a household has the neces- | sary trade lubricant this year and fs will- tamily has apparently opened his checkbook clear eagles less miserly as they took their flight to the aerfe of the cashier, high up above on pensive books, higher-class magazines, bet- ter statiouery, more costly games for the children, aud as for our calendar stock, It — 1s nearly cleaned out already. This latter Oumaha Dealers Do Larges: Business ia [ feature s important for the new styies, in poster effect and water colors, are the Local History. most artistic and original that have ever been gotten out and the demand for them, public, when times are prosperous as now, is willing to reward fngenuity and Is quick to detect it already nearly double w! and 1t was last year, not for economy's sake either.” Shoemen Are Jubllunt, “Women are spending §5 bills for shoes without hesitation and without asking to | kee something cheaper. When they do that | you can bet that the family finances are on a sound basis,” sald a salesman of the wear. On Farnam strect there is a chinaware | ent lines of business and selected at ran- |, b FATBH irer | dom, indicate that more money was spent iy 2 ‘ o has beon In business in Omaha at the retsil stores of Omaba yesterday|JUSt forty years, and in those forty bas Niall anthe corteRnand ng kY. 0fuany pie= | MTIAE K66 uch & “holldny freds ax She | vious year in the city's existence. present. “It s now 6:30," he sald, “and 1 am still without my dinner, though 1 ha¢ breakfast at the usual early hour this morn- ing. 1 have eight clerks on the floor and the evening of which the mythical Santa | & PYE FECE S ool Claus 15 due to appear, but this year it [ t8 HEO flflmhn_ f f;‘ 'l':“ | Sqah has been doubly so because of earlier shop- | . A CIP (U - BONCAY | SALE oY Lol | ping having been restricted by the severe | Loyl E SO0 :“‘” bl " 9 mep | cold weather, and for the other reason |yt A% | 8. Huntiog: thp work, | e IR0 g | hardly felt that anyone should be xpected to buy Christmas presents, but now all men who want work have it and gift-glving has | again become a justified joy.” A jewelery dealer xaid that he had had Toba ninte Thrive, “Missourl meerschaums won't do this | year,” sald a Fifteenth street cigar dealer “Briars are the cheapest pipe we have any even at stiff prices, has shown us that the The calendar sale this year is POSTOFFICE NEN GET BUSY Zanta Clans Mails Two Tens ef Presents Laily frem Omaha. CONSTANT STREAM IN PACKAGE CHUTE Entire Staft of Local Ofice, with ception of Carriers, Working Overtime to Keep Up with [ Holtday Rusxh. Saturday morning an additional table was placed ia the lobby of the postoftice just out side the stamp room, for the accommodation of those having Christmas bundles to weigh It was the fitst confession that the holl rush had grown beyond the capacity of th | ordinary stamp windows, where such welgh- ing is usually done Nor was It put there any too soon, Since carly worning people of all sizes, ages and colors had been fling in with arms tull, taces rudiaui—and purses flat. It the opening day of the final noiiday influx of domestic mall, and Assistant Postmastoer Woodard, who is personaliy superintending the forces, finds the rush just as big as iu any previous year. To g've an idea of its enormity it is only necessary o quote Mr. Woodard's prediction that Saturday and Monday there will was e de o o 'wnt daughtors nave ley | L¥Ice as many customers as usual, but for | posited tn the Omahu postoflice four tons of [ Yoouc of "thetr private savings and even | Fo840ns which he was totally unable to ex- merchandice mall, or two tons each day. No | te I the tarsery and Deldget in the | PI8in the amount of sales for the day had | package can exceod four pounds in welght [t Rave: been 1a "Tine at the gite |00t caualled the total for the samo day last | and the average In not wore than two ey year pounds. FIguring on this welght average ; On tho streets and in the stores all day A florist reported business about the same | th umber of cundles that will shoot the | yeaterday and last evening thete were | 1ast vear, with some very good sales, as, | chuiss In these two days will be 2,000, ex- [ Thotannds of happy souls and wet uppers, | fOr instance, $40 worth of violets and $20 | clusive of all the cards, envelopes, calendars | e sire I tempaenture and the reappear- | ¥OTth 0f other flowers for one woman, the | and bite of knick-knack that welgh but a e ot & e wen had mage shiah of | Violets being sold her at the flat rate of $1 | few ounces | e amow and mud was tracked fnto store | & bunch. “American Beauties are selling at| A watchman who atood guard at the pack Lo e Tate of 'a pound a minute, | $18 per dozen this year instead of §24 an fake chute ways that he timed the rute of B ohegs veemed to care.There naver |13t year. he said. “but notwlthstanding | deposit and found that u thrce-bushel bawket s e latinatly ga0a-natured. happy | (1% the demand for them 1s less, the popu- | 18 flled in two minutes when the rush s o Wnd mever ono (hat aiusezed the |1AT demand seeming to center now tn holly,” | fastest. There Is a long row of theso ba kets Just inside the package window, and as fast as one 18 filled it s whisked to the tables and another slid into its place. Open On Sunday. iveryeme Liberal with Co call for and those to be glven as Christmas = Custom and rules will be set aslde to- From every alternate strest corner came | presents are, in the majority of cases, | 987 and the register window kept open the dolorous pealing of a grind organ, and | meerschaums of genuine and aristocratie from 10 a. m. to 4 p. w. for the accommo | trom all the other cormers came the dis- |title. Nor have we ever bofore had so many | dation of tho public. The other window | astrous peeling of the banana venders. | orders for good cigars In such large lots. It will be open only the usual time unless the | Small coln rattled Into the boxes of the|ls the finest holiday trade we have ever |rush at the stamp window requires an ex | former and the pockets of the latter as|had since we started here a good many tension there, which is not probable, as the briskly as hail into a pansy bed and the |years ago.” reglster window will have stamps for sal Just. the unjust and those not yet classified | Druggists and confectioners sald that No additional Lelp hus been employed, were all made equally happy nowhere, | their harvest s not until the eleventh but the entire regular staff at the postoflice In dismal rooms unlighted and unheated, | hour, but that the Saturday business was 8 wcrking overtime, the one exception to there may have been suffering and want, | most assuring. Haberdashers said it was | this being the carriers, who are offclally | but the happy street crowds knew not the | only a question of being able to take care forbldden to work more than the stipulated | places and could only give alms where | of the customers who came | elght hours per day under any clreum alms were asked “Swamped; Hterally swamp That's | stances Today the drawn blinds will screen many | what we are,” said the local manager ot | The rallway mall clerks are having a par n crowd of Sabbath breakers, who, with |an express company. *“And I don't belleve | ticularly busy time, us the hollduy mall 1 brooms and mops and possibly even with|that any of the other companies are any 88 large as in any previous year in the en shovels, will clean the storercoms, | better oft. The shipping from Omaha thir | tire Listory of the service, and in addition | straighten up the confused stocks and |year I would estimate as at least 25 per | ‘hey have to contend with the delays th | otherwise prepare for the trade of the next | cent greater than that of any previous still continue in the east because of the cold | two days, expected to equal if not surpass | year. The packages are not only more nu- | ¥ave, and which have resulted in lmportan ;th' of any other two days that Omaha | merous, but larger and entered as of onnections being missed every day tor has ever known | higher value. This has been our big day | more than a week. At the local headquar Record far Sixteen Years, for the shipping business, but the bulk of [ ters Chief Clerk H. I Shears and Depu | A momuer of & Bixtesnth strest dry goods | th® Teeelving work Is atill to-come and 1 W, J. Metlon koep the telephone wires hot | house suid {now have three wagona out making delivery | 0 an tl"fln"v to prevent any delay at Lhe | “This 18 our sixteenth year in business, of what has already been recelved, that we u':x.”“ acific Iv'un fer or at the local sta I but naver Batore, with the ssoentian of Oc®|MAY biave sl he roqm passibie to hhndis tober of the Transmissippi year, haye we | 'D9 €ROFMOUS consignments 9t Monday ony " bad such trade aa in this December ana| . ‘The Rabbath ebservers will baveta fore| | SECUY B ‘ | 8 | give us for working our teams tomorrow he ar an ce Commi never cuca a Saturday as this one. Pros i "' | sloners completed fts hearing of the pre Besity 1a hars. Omaha 'is all right for we will simply have to do It and we | {cat against the location of u saloon it LY 10 Bore, AR I L TIBBL iment | PUTPOSS 10 dellver every bundls that welihe covner of Bwsniy-tausth ane Hickery B SRPAPIIARRS | & wonderful, positively wonderful last night and took the protest in & department store said it was the best | |n% “: 2 i Tt b T or conalderation. | The protestante fn | Saturday ho had ever ween, but waw onty a | (b ARERR B EREEI O v WiRh b i of - few Dot b 1h | correct cilmax to a trade that had been | S0 BT R T ore { proposcd location of the snloon and that splendid over since Ak-Sar-Ben week In | the aisteict is a residence rather than o September — | ustness diurict e A leading book and stationery store's R A o | Trans ARt YT R P chief representative said: “Our best days Ny e R AR ioRh | o LT ATMARE, Debs. 1w new il Mcion are due next week, but this one has brought cordova, Th@ll Futures ope steady | transatlantic stcamer was launched hepe [n trade far in excess of that of previous Ji tone with prices yne h‘;u:lf‘-\-' wiPrices wif- | today. "It wili e known as the Bhuwmus years. Prople are lnvesting 1o more ex- | ket closing Grm and o to 10 points higher, bullt for (he Boston Bk hip company.