Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1902, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY' BEE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 17, 190 NEW PASTOR FOR ST, MARY'S [W'KINLEY ~MONUMENT FUND l—l-llRST DENOUNCES PEARSON Rav. Robert Yoot of Oertland, N. Y., he- ospta Oall te Omaka. WILL ASSUME CHARGE IN TWO MONTHS Young Preacher Makes a Favorable by His Two Sermons of Yesterday. Rev. Robert Yost, now pastor of the First Congregational chuch of Cortland, N. Y., has recelved a unanimous call (o 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. Yost will mccept the call, and although absolute con- firmation rests with the action of the con- gregation at a meeting to be beld 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 his present location for about two months, this being, in some measure, due to the fact that his name bas been under consideration for only tén days. His appearance in the pulpit yesterday was the first opportunity the congregation had to see and hear him. St. Mary's Avenue Congregational church has the largest memberehip of the churches of that demomination in Nebraska. The salary pald former pastors has mevet been less than $2,500. Dr. 8. Wright Buth at one time pastor of St. Mary's church, now of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., will ill the pulpit for soveral Sundays until Mr. Yost assumes ‘charge. Only Thirty-Three Years Old. Mr. Yost is a young man, 33 years old; a graduate of Monmouth (Ill.) college, and of the Allegheny Theological seminary of the United Presbyterian church. His first charge was the First United Presbyterian church in St. Louls in 1897, where he re- mained about two and one-balf years. He then acoepted a call to the Fjrst Congrega- tiopal church of Cortland, N. Y., where he has since remained. He Is married. He bas earned a reputation for energetic and successful Sunday school work. He al- ‘ways preaches without notes. Mr. Yost last evening preached on the theme, “Hohesty and Definiteness of Pur- pose.” The sermon and the speaker's de- Mvery left an excellent impression upon<| the congregation, and were received as evi- dences of Mr. Yost's character as a man and his conception of the duties and respon- wibllities of a pastor. Mr. Yost will leave for home this mern- CRONK WITHOUT OPPOSITION Other Candidate for Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks With- draws. Following the great success of the Eiks" falr comes the gratifying assurance that George P. Cronk, the man in whose interest the falr was projected, as the money raised ‘was to be used partly to advance his candi- dacy for the office of grand exalted ruler, now has no opposition for that place. Untll a few days ago there was quite a contest in prospect between Mr. Cronk and Judge James Nethaway of Stillwater, Min: Judge Nethaway's friends made a hard fight for their candldate and while Mr. Cronk has bad 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 has withdrawn from the race, leaving the fleld 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 be mentioned who will have anything like a chance before the grand lodge. This is due %o two causes, aside from the popularity of Mr. Cronk, who as the mover of the pl: ‘which reunited the Elks when internal dis sentlons threatened the dissolution of the order, has many friends in all parts of the the act of the lodges In the principal citi of the south and west in indorsing his can- didacy. The other reasons are that on ac- count of the location of the grand lodge in Salt Lake City and the great growth of the order in the west, the western delegates will be in'a majfority 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 Brucker left for Salt Lake City to make arrangements for quarters for 100 people who will go to that city from Omaha. They will also arrange for opening head- quarters for the Omaha lodge from which the work necessary to elect Mr. Cronk will be done. P — Do A great deal of good is being done in all parts of the country by Chamberlal Cough Remedy. The most flattering testi- monials have heen received, giving acoounts of its good work, of aggravating and per- wistent coughs that have ylelded to its #oathing effects, of severe colds that ha ‘been broken up by use, of threatened at- tacks of pneumonia that have been warded off and of dangerous cases of croup that it has cured. The great popularity and ex- tensive salo of this great preparation o mot be a surprise to anyone who is ac- Quainted with its good qualities. Use it ‘When you bave need of such a remedy and * :n 40 you good. For sale by all drug- sl BARKS, BUT _FAILS To BITE Discharged Employe of Murray Hotel Flourishes Gun, but Doesn’t Shoot, Weyman Saunders created considerable wxcitement in the kitchen of the Murr: hatel Sunday afternoon by brandishing a geovolver in the faces of the employes of the hotel and telling them he intended to perforate G. M. Johnson, head waiter, as @000 as the latter left the dining room. Seunders finally left without accomplishing his purpose and was soon after arrested at Tenth and Davenport streets by Sergeant Whelan and Detective Drummy. Saunders was discharged from the hotel soyeral days ago by Johnson, since which time he has made several visits to the Botel in search of Johnson. Tired of being constantly under threat, Johnson appealed to the pollce for protectio Announce of the Theaters. At the Boyd Thursday, Friday, Saturday { matinee and night, David Belasco's famous and admirably constructed play, “The Heart of Maryland,” is to be brought to this city, aud, of course, will attract a delightful and appreciative audience. So long as “The Heart of Maryland” retalns its present - Feputation in popular favor the production of additional’ war plays, either by David Belasco or any other famous dramatist, will be a task which may safely be post- poned to & remote future. This play enunci- Btes all of interest, realsm, of war ro- mance, of woman's love, splendor of pio- turesque scenic display and opportunity for sterling artistic acting that can be crowded within the scope of a play whose plot is vital with action, but mot over-weighted ‘with fustian. Shampooing and jair dressing, e, at The w.“l.:"m Tel. 1118, Receipts Am of Nebraska Associatior. nt to Fifteen Hundred Dollar: The recelpts of the Nebraska McKinley Memorial assoclation up to Sunday agsre- gated $1512.02. When the erection of a monument to the late president by popular subscription was first projected Nebraska was counted upon to ralse $5,000 for the fund, but from present appearances work will have to be done by all interested in the matter in order to reach that figure by the time the money is needed E. Rosewater, the secretary-treasurer of the Nebraska assoclation, hus recelved in- structions to make a report of the work #0 far accomplished, so that it may be presented to the national association, which will meet in Washington February 26. This report will show the total réceipts to the time it is made out, and at the national meeting the condition of the general fund will be ascertaimed. The fact that the report is being prepared does not mean that the work of ralsing 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. Willlams, postmaster at St. Edwards. The amofnt as published was $2.25, when it should have been $17.27. The correction does not make any change in the total, as another person was credited with the greater amount, the figures hav- ing been transposed. The receipts (temized to date are as fol- lows : Previo; C. V. Hay, postmaster Water ..0..... W, J. Cook, postma t Mons Johnson, postmaster at Valley . L. Krause, postmaster at West Fowler, Superior school ; Marsh, Atispta sshoola D. Richard mont schools. int W. K. P L. Total. FIRE CORONER IS PROBABLE Ordinance to Establish New City Of- fice to He Considered Tuésday. There will be & meeting of the insurance committee of the Commereial club. Tues- day for the purpose of taking up the pro- posed ordinance to establish the office of fire coroner in this city. The terms of the proposed ordinance will be discussed and members of the city council may be called into consultation. It is sald that the committes has assur- ance from the majority of the council that when the tax is levied provision will be made for the expense of the office, and that the ordinance will be adopted, if drawn upon lines approved by the council. The committee may eonsider the question of the selection of a ocoromer and may prepare a recommendation to the mgyor and council in the interest of some person in whose ability the members have confidence. A member of the committée sald: “At this time we are not in favor of taking up the question of the rate in Omaha with the companies: They Nave just suffered a loss of about $5,000,000 in Paterson, N. J., and aside from this the months of January and February have not been fortunate for the companies. I saw an estimate made some days ago, which showed that for the first forty days in the year the fire loss in the United States was something like $17,- 000,000, more than one-balf of which wil have to be borne by the fmsurance com- paunies. For this reason we fear ‘that the companies will not feel like' granting the concessions that we demand, and that it \may be in our interest to stand upon the schedule prepared by them, making such changes in our fire protection as we 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 fo » at South O This Week. Big Bar- JIn commenting on the Hereford combl- nation sale and the Shorthorn combination sale, which two will occupy February 19, 20, 21 and 22 at the pavillon In South Omaba, fleld secretaries of The Twentieth Century Farmer and others who keep their fingers on the pulse of the stock interests predict that the attendance will far exceed the seating capacity of the pavillon, though it was supposed when the structure was erected only a year or more ago that it ‘would suffice for many years. (“The fact is," sald a stockman from Towa yesterday, “there is a very rapid in- crease In Nebraska of the number of those tering the breeding business and Iowa s Omaha the proper meeting place for those who have to sell and those who have to buy. It Is more convenient than Chi- cago and just as good in other respects. “And it is almost all cash business now, wvery few notes being proffered.. The live stock Industty around Omaha is all in good condition and the live stock ftself is In splendid shape, with less disease, such as hog cholera, than in any previous year of which I bave remembrance, “Pure bred breedipg horses are having their turn, too. There is a greater demand for pure-bred stallions than in some years past, and while it is a better quality that is wanted the importers manage to dispose of everything they bring over.” Y. M. C. A. MEETING AT YORK Convention Will Be Livened by Palr of Warm Basket Ball Games. The basket ball team of the Omaha Young Men’s Christian association has con- sented to give the Lincoln Young Men's Christian assoclation team a chance to gain redress for the defeat of last Friday night in the game here. A second contest is to oecur, this time on the stage of the York theater after the close of next Saturday’s session of the state convention of the asso- clation, It was arranged at’a banquet wiv the Lincoln team after the game here. The winner will be played at tl same place immediately afterward by t Hastings team and the association officers feel that it will be a pleasing feature of meeting. 5 The Lincoln team had beat the State university team and had also toured with success, and the defeat here was a mighty Jolt, surprising and painful. The conte: at York will be a battle royal. The York stage is to afford & playing court 30x60 feet. Becretary J. P. Bailey says it is now cer- tain that this will be t in Nebraska. Arrangerents are being made for sleepers for the Omana delegates, in- cluding the several speakers from here, to occupy immediately after the convention Sunday night, though the cars, which ue tn Omaha by about 7 a. m. Monday, do not leave York until long after mid- AN TRU £ COLONY. . Tex., February 20, On February 18 the Rock Island Route will sell tickets from Council Blufts asd Omaba. to Holiday, Tex, and return at rate of $21.30. For further information call at Rock ity Ucket ofBos, 1338 Farnam strest. Oharacterisss Professer's Attack en the Bible as Cowardly, BOOK IS GIBRALTAR OF CHRISTIANITY Though Attacked Throwu by FEvery Form of 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 the bench and bar, many representatives of other profes- sions and of the 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 Messa He began by asserting that the act of Prof. Pearson was ungraclous, disloyal and cowardly, be- cause the professor was a member of the Methodist church, which belleves in the inspiration of the bible and in miracles. “The remarkable etatoments he made,™ said Dr. Hirst, “‘have aroused prompt and serious comment—just atu severe oriticlsm. Thie is not to be wondered at, because his statements are so utterly revolutionary, and, it true, take away the very founda. tions, not only of the Methodist Episcopal church, but of evangelical Christianity. ‘‘Here 1s an excerpt from his published views, which will give some {dea as to the position he takes: ‘Very many of our religlous teachers are today making the so-called word of God of no effect because of the manner in which they present it. Modern preaching lacks truth and power because o many ohurches cling to an utterly untenable tradition that the bible is an infallible book. This dogma s their besetting sin. It is the golden calf of their idolatrous worship. It 1s the palpable lie that gives the ring of insincerity to all their moral exhortations. 1f theologlans wish to re- gain lost leadership, or even to pobses: an influence in the thoughtfyl part of the community co-ordinate with that of poets, philosophers and men of science, they must completely throw aside the dogma of an intallible book.' “He then goes on to deny the human mission and character of Christ, of course denying His supernatural birth and pro- nouncing His resurrection a myth. He also repudiates the miracles of the old and new testaments. “The bible is primarily, secondarily and fundamentally the will and testament of God, the 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 the hieroglyphics or myths of the Phoenicians, or in the legends of the North Amerjoan Indians. “We belleve in miracles because we be- Heve in the bible, not in the bible because we belleve in miracles. We belleve in miracles which attest the genuineness of the seal, because we belleve in the authority of the book ae the revealed word of God. “These are days of the struggle of thought. From schoole of philosophy, from ofroles of skepticlsm and from coteries of trembling doubters comes the grave an- nouncement that ours is a transition tim. and hence the implied fact that eomewhers there s being gathéred some intellectus! dynamite that Will send the citadel of Christianity forever crashing to ruins. ‘'AB this fiew century opens these things are more ljtense, and hence it is evident that we are passing from era to era, from age to age, through crises in the lite of ‘the. intellect, - through revolutions in the Iife of the heart, through new experiences in'the life of the conscience. “The genuineness and authenticlty of the bible Is emphasized by the fact that it gives the promise of pardon to the wrongdoer and removes the burdem of sin and re- moree 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, criticlsm and reviling, it stands undisturbed, mightler ‘than ever before in the world’s history.” DR. TREFZ CHALLENGES CONWELL Homesty of Poverty and Scores Tax Dodgers. Rev. Trefz’s Sunday morning sermon at Kountze Memorial church was in the na- ture of a reply to the assertion credited to Rev. Russell Conwell of Philadelphia in his recent lecture before the Omaha Young Men's Christian assoclation to the effect that In this present age, as a rule, the poor people are the dishonest and the rich peo- ple the honest members of soclety. “Such a statement,” declared Rev. Trefs, “Is just as false as to say that all poor people are honest and all rich people dds- honest. If it is the general rule of this country that the rich are honest, then are not we to admit that the great corpora- tions, trusts and monopolies of this country with watered stock are owned by the poor people? Costly things purchased in for- elgn countries are brought hither by means of deception and lying, but I have not heard of any dollar-a-day workmen filling thelr homes with such imported treasures. “Just mow our city is making an effort to force the corporations to bear a just share of the tax burden, but I havem't learned that the poor people are the owners of such corporations, and a glance at the personal tax list aleo might disclose that the poor have not a monopoly on dis- honesty. A millionaire gave 32,500 as 40 per cent of the actual value of his property, yet he has cut glass in his sideboard worth four times that much, a rug in his hall worth nearly as much and an abundance of such other belongings as fine furniture, fine pictures and fine stock. “It it be frue that a poor man be un- righteous because he is not rich, then what of Jesus Christ, or what of Lincoln or John- son or Furaday, or Newton and all the world's great? “Man shall not live by bread alome, but by the nourishment which Godliness, love and meekness shall give unto his soul. He only Is rich who is content. He bas reached the final helght of happiness who has seen the perfect vision of God, and who, like Christ, is a bowed toller.” PREACHER FROM YORK STATE. » Pulpit of St. Mary's Avenue ngres: 1 'Chureh, At'St. Mary's Avenue Congregational church Sunday morning Rev. Robert Yost of Cortland, N. Y., preached to a large con- taking for his subject, “Satisfied Rev. Yost sald it was not in our eircumstances, 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 allotied time of life. He said there were grumblers who looked backward and found nothing to ap- prove in their lives and who consequently had nothing satisfylng to look forward te. He spoke of Abrabam, Issac, David, who after their long life on earth were satisfied and were ready to go when the summons came. “Patbolls, ladeed,”" continued the speaker, “is the case of the man who rounds out the tull term of years and leaves this earth full of bitterness and with no love in his heart for God, because of his own acts. “Let use be more cheerful, more hopeful and more charitable and let us make our own characters shine llke God'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. UNGRATEFUL AS THE LEPERS, Rev. Smith Says We Take Common Blessings Without Thanks. At Trinity cathedral S8unday morning the pulpit was supplied by Rev. Philip 8. Smith, who until the fllness of Dean Fair gave most of his attention to a mission church near Florence. He preached from St. Luke, xvil, 17, “Were there not ten cleansed. Where are the nine?’ The sermon dealt with the company of lepers who met Jesus outside the gates of Jerusalem and were cleansed by him. 'While they were the victims of thi 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 as a matter of course. They were not grateful. Now that they were cleansed they wery enjoying enly such health as was the rule. Why, they asked themselves, should we be grateful for only such blessings as are vouchsafed the mul- titude, for even now that we are cleansed we are no better off than they? ““We today are as deficlent 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. Weo take them matter of course. If we recover from an {liness we say it was the change of air that did it, or a change of weather, or the skill of .a physiclan, forgetting that all these are secondary and that back of them is 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 his condition seems to be due to a general breaking down of the system, due to overwork during the holiday season. THOM BACK FROM SCOTLAND Ranchman Says Scotch Need ak Away from Old Forms. John W. Thom, 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 Kierrimuir, Fofarshire, which latter place is the original of the author's quaint .word plcture. Then he came to the United States with just ex- pense money emough to get him through to Oregon, where there were some people who knew his people back in Secotland. Later he went to Casper, Wyo., where he began to accumulate American ideas and American sheep. Now he has thousands of both and has just taken a trip back to the old country to more fully enjoy them. “I still have tender feelings toward my mother country,” sald Mr. Thom, “but T am now the most enthusiastic American you er saw, as this trip has only served to show me the difference. In material things Scotland bas:not .changed during my ab- sence except to.adopt a few American pat- ents in fargomachinery. But its soclal forms are akout to be entirely altered as a resultzof the-growing fever for an educa- tion that theyrdon't know how to turn to practical use.. .““The rising generation is turning to the colleges and.spurning all but the profes- slons, notwithstanding the professions are ready so full that the youthful strugglers in the large cities are nearly starving. A Scotchman is healthy and prolific. He raises a family: of six or more children and by frugality keeps it well fed and the members in school. When he dles he leaves a little something, but his profits have been #0 small and it bas cost him so much to keep the laddies at their books long after the average American boy is earning ™is own living in his own way that when divi- sion is made no one of the heirs has enough to give him a real good start in anything. He sets to work to acquire it honestly, but in the same . way that his father did, and pretty soon bis family starts and when he dies he leaves just such a record as his father's. What the Scotch people need is to break away from old forms and old wa; but to do so all together and with more Yankee cleverness.” ADMITS HIS FATHER'S GUILT Man Accused of Bootlegging on Res- Lays Crime on His Progenitor, “I didn’t sell no Indian licker. It was my father and brother, but they won't be here till they're took and they'll do some Jesse James work before they are took.” Such was the remark of John Gilbert at the county ‘jall, whither he had been brought by Deputy United States Marshal James Allan late Saturday night, with Josepk Robidjoux, a halfbreed, and Lewis ‘Warren, all accused of selling liquor to the Indians on the reservation nedr Pender. Gilbert himself is s0 eccentric that he has been the joy of the whole jall ever since he arrived. He wears his hair very long, because, he says, he would have fits if he permitted it to be cut. He confessed to the jail attendants that he had not had a bath in five years, and when they hustled him to a tub and commanded him to dis- robe he removed, by actual count, five shirts and three coats, one of the latter being fleece-liped. He is stooped and has & stubby . growth of beard that gives him a striking -pesemblance to the madeup “rubes” who patrol the streets as ad- vertisers. He s that Sheriff Dalley ot Thurston county “rid him all over the hull country, pretendin'/he was looking for some folks I kn and then slapped me right into Jim Allan's hands and had me brought up here before I knowed what they was kalkalatin' to do.” He does not appear to regret his confinement, but is much worriea over the possible fate of thirty hogs and a few milch cows that he left on his place unprovided for. ARMY WANTS TELEGRAPHERS Colonel rgin Anxious to Recruit Soldiers Who Know the Code. Twenty-two men joined the United States army at the Omaha recruiting station dur- ing the first half of February. Colonel Spurgin, in charge of the station, is now anxious to secure telegraph operators and electriclans for the signal service and ha issued a special circular to attract the at- tention of this class of workmen. The pay on entering is the same that of any other recruit, but It increases more rapidly as the abllity of the soldier is shown uatil at first-class sergeant the pay on home service is 346 per month, with all expenses. There is also an urgent demand at the station for bright, intelligent negroes, who are wanted for colored regiments in this country and the Philippines. Bend articles of incorporation, notices of tockholders’ meetings, etc., to The Bee. Il give them proper legal insertion. telephione, 338, 3 2 - AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Movement to Bend Oity for New Nigh Behosl Building. MUCH OPPOSITION IS ANTICIPATED Judge King Will Retain Police Court Hench for the Present—Mayor Kelly May Appoint a Library Bo: | A quiet effort is being made by inter- ested partles to have the proposition to vote bonds for a High scheol buliding submitted at the April election. The proposition, it submitted, will be for $100,000. This sum, it is asserted, will be sufficlent to con- struct the building as planned by Architect Davis. In connection with this report a member of the School league said last evening that a determined opposition to a bond issue would be made. “There is mo objection,” remarked the member, “to the construction of ward school buildings, for such bulld- ings would take the place of some of the outside rooms now being rented by the school district. In my opinion, the people will never submit to the voting of bonds at the coming election for the purpose men- tioned, and especially as the grand fury 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 has 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 présent board will not ask the voters to decide the question of bonds at the coming election. A large amount of scheol money has already been expended for a site for the proposed building, and nearly $2,000 bas 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 ar two ward school buildings, but the reve- nue will not be large enough to warrant the expenditure of $100,000 for a High school buflding. The school district has never been bonded, and whenever such a question has been brought up before it has been opposed and more than once voted down by the people. Comment on Selections. Varfous comments were made yesterday on the meeting of the Taxpayers' league and the School league held Saturday night by candidates. As the meeting was made up mostly of well-known business men, the action taken is considered quite favorable. Leading candidates on both tickets said the selections for 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 the two leagues mentioned will wait upon the republican and demo- cratic central committees some day this week for the purpose of urging the can- didacy of those suggested. All of the can- didates are well known and the race doubt- less will be Interesting. / No Contest om Ki Calls for both the republican and demo- cratic primaries have been issued ai mention is made in either call for the elec- tion of a police judge. It is presumed that Judge King will not be disturbed in. the possession of his office until the term for which he was elected expires. It has been rumored that the labor party would place & candidate in the field, and this may result In complications. In the opinion of lawyers, there seems to be some doubt as to the standing of Judge King, but as he possesses a certificate of election he proposes hang- ing on until ordered to vacate the bench by the courts. Council 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 boa: The appointment will come before the opening-of bids for a site, and it may be that if the council does not con- cur in the mayor's appolutments 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 matters of importance will be considered at this meeting. Magic City Gossip. Thomas J. Nolan is reported on the sick st. 1 Smith-Colburn meetings at the 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 Cozed, Neb. rendered a number of musical selection: at the Presbyterian church yesterday morn ng. Candidates are busy making announce- ments these days, and from.the number now in the fleld the voters will have a lively time at the primaries. An_interesting meeting of the Working- men's Rolitical club was held yesterday afternoon and addresses were dellvered 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 pur of {alking over the grading of Bixteenth streat trom Fi ‘street to Missouri avenue. COLONIST EXCURSIO Via Rock Island Route. Every day during March and April. One way tickets from Councll Bluffs and Omaha to Balt Lake and Ogden Helena and Butte Portland apd Asbland . Tacoma and Seattle City ticket offic Shampooing and hair aressing, 26c, at The Bathery, 216-220 Bee Bullding. Tel. 1716. Publish your legal notices in The Weekly Bee. Telephone 228. ASTLEFORD—Joseph, aged 65 years. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock trom St. Mathias' church, Tenth street and Worthington Place. Burial in Prospect Hill cemetery. "FIVE MEN ‘Who have proven by s‘llln the examina- tion proposed by the Btate rd of macy of Nebraska, that the; tent pharmacists—are among in our employ to fill %&'(‘I’lp(lflnl, and walt on trade. We have bovs with bicycles Lo do the dellvering—but they don't fill our prescriptions. Only registered men do this. 9.0 GERMAN KIMMEL BITTERS.. Te l&hll is the great Dermxni)‘l‘fnlc.) 2.0 00 Cramer's Pennyroyal Pille . ... $L ALL RUBBER GOODS AT CUT PRICES 1.00 Bexine Pills saeseees e Tée Fun n nt, ER'S FEMALE fe: T e oamrie) Bu Nlterans (McDadew Bromo Quinine for colda. ... NIGHT. "‘EFER’ CUT PRICE DRUG STORE Tel, 747, 8. W. Cor, 16th hicao. delivered FREE (o any oL gliy. BEes PSRERD Laxatly %c Quinacetol—best OPEN A question: “Why are Hayden Bros. selling to G. D. Jones, 2612 Sherman avenue. of one man from each of the three daily for the best answer to the the most clothing In Omaha?" was awarded There were 338 answers and the judges consisted papers in the city. The manner of deelding adopted by these judges was as follows: Ten marks was to be scored for a perfect answer; conciseness, reasonableness and each letter was given a number and was to belng submitted to them; each judge was to mark many points he considered the answer der All the apswers the r. swer by the three judges added together. got the prise. of scoring. On carefully checking up the results it was found that letter No. applicability were to be the chief tests be read to the fudges without the name Independently of the others how served; at the conclusion of the reading of ults wero tabulated and the number of points given each an- The answer recelving the most points was to 30 points was, of course, the highest obtainable under this method 32 received 268 points, the highest received by any answer submitted. This letter was then taken from the others, identified and certified to Jones, 2612 Sherman avenue, It read simp! “They sell highest quality at lowest price.” by the judges and fourd to be that of G. D. 1y G. D. JONES. There were many other splendid answers in overy respeot, but the scoring of the judges gave the above the prize. “Hayden Bros. sell the most clothing In A few others that scored high were as follows thick, and he is pleased and tells his Omaha for the reason that they carry tHe friends of their geod treatment of him." most complete, largest and most up-to- date line'in the city, have courteous sales- men and their clothing never fails to give the very best of satisfaction.” C. H. COF “‘Because the most people buy there an I'm one of them." V. J. JOHNSON. “Because Hayden Bros. have the best &00ds 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 mow. Hoping he will be lucky enough to get one for Sunday, I remain, “MRS. SANDON." “Because they handle only first-c £oods and every one going there is sure of | for a business succ a fit, whether he be long, short, thin or |for the least money. ‘We will be pleased to give any furth er anyone who desires it. | A J. NORMAN, | “Becauss they sell the best goods in Omaha for the money. 1 have bought |clothing from every clothing house In the city, but nome can compare with Hayden Bros.' goods. This is my honest opinion.” J. P. CONNOLLY. | “Because their geods are the best; thelr | prices the lowest; thelr service the best." | R. TALBOT. “(a) Splendid business reputation: (b) honest values; (c) extensive advertising; (@) central iocation; (e) enormous pur- |chases; (f) reprosentatives of best clothing makers; (g) courteous treatment; (h) a | positive rule, ‘to do as you advertise.’ ““The above are the elght essential polnts ess, viz: ‘great values " R. A MERRILL. information regarding the contest to It will be seen that while there i m uch differerce of opinion as to why there is none as to the fact that HAYDEN BROS. OMAHA. ARE SELLING THE MOST OLOTHING IN HAY DEN New suits, new skirts, new silk raglans, ahead of all others. Beautiful silk raglans at $12.00, $15.00, $20.00. BUITS FOR MONDAY, 200 suits made of all wool materfals, Jackets silk lined, skirts percaline lined, Jacket and skirt trimmed with bands of taffeta, worth up to $15.00, opening price, $8.95. Cloak Department Women's sults made of new basket cloths In double breasted and blouse styles, trim- med with stitched bands of taffeta, worth - up to $25.00, opening price $15.00. Women's rainy-day skirts, $1.50. |, Women's silk skirts worth up to $25.00, | tor $10.00. | Women's wrappers, | $1.25 quality, at 69c. | The most beautiful line of black under- skirts In the city at 69c, $1.50 and $2.00, heavy fannelottes, HAY DEN: FOR THREE MORE DAYS ONLY. In order to establish our tallor depart- ment we will make a plain lined skirt free ot charge, provided the cloth is purchased in our high grade dress goods department and 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 pleture, plate or drawing presented to us and only ask for the extra time or material that we put into 1t Monday In the It will pay you to come 150 miles to not believe that such bargains are possible that everything will be just as represented. CHANTS OR PEDDLERS SOLD TO IN TH DRESS GOODS, WE DEFY any other house in the west to give a $1.25 fine black broadcloth, 54-in. wide, shines with a high finish, extra heavy ~—a b68-in. strictly all wool Scotch mixed cheviot, heavy enough to make up without lining—a 66-in. all wool black cheviot—a 650-in. Cicflllam in gray, black and navy— a T6c satin striped challis, strictly all wool except the silk stripe—grand array of new spring colors—all on this sale at 49c. We defy any house to match our 10c, 15e, 19, 25c and 39¢ black and colored dress goods mow on sale at twice the price we ask for them. SILKS AND VELVETS, ‘We defy any other house in the west to match for less than Toc, our new spring, striotly all silk foulards in light blue, re- silver gray, castor, blue, black black with white hair line stripes—all on Mondays’ sale at one price, 49c¢. Skirts Made Free NO RISK TO CUSTOMERS. ENQUIRE IN OUR HIGH GRADE DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT. We are now showing all the new spring fabrics in heavy and medium weight dress goods for tallor uits, walking and rainy- day skirts—especlally Priestley's fine cravenettes and ‘‘umspottable” blacks. Come In and examine our grand line of caratias, exanerias, volkeries, etemines, volles, prunellas, taffetas, eollicnes, mis- trals, picordys, carvas cloths, chalk n eudoras, crepe de chines, panamas, panj malanges and lansdownes and other weaves especlally adapted for evening and after- 50 our printed tea gown tings and everything that goes to make up a first-class dress goods stock. Bargain Room this sale—it will be a surprise and you will unless you investigate, but we guarantee POSITIVELY NO DEALERS, MER- IS ROOM. A large line of silks will be on sale at 19¢, 25c and 39c. See our fine grade of kiki cords at 39c. Silk velvets in 15 colors (no black), at 19¢. Silk finished velveteen in all the leading shades and black, b0 grade, at 25c. | See our 50c Japan checks for children's dresses, strictly all silk, nice patterns, 26c. See our 75¢ all wool printed French flan- nels and our 50c all wool French challis, on sale at, only, 26e. No samples are sent from the bargaln room as the most of the goods are closed out the same day. GRAND SALE ON WASH GOODS, 36-Inch percales, all colors, Se. Zepher glnghams, 12%c grade, Tio. 16c white goods, Ti%e. LL extra heavy muslin, 8%c. 10c towels, 6. ‘We will also have a sale on prints, drap- | eries, satines, dimities, linings, ete. Monday special sale on chickens, at, only 8 cents. Grocery Specials Monday 24-1b. sacks whole wheat flour, 49c. 24-1b. sacks pure rye flour, 48c. 24-1b. sacks rye graham flour, 48c. 8 Ibs. parched rolled oats, 26c, 4 Ibs. hand picked navy beans, 16c. 3-1b. cans golden pumpkin, 8%c. 3-1b. cans fancy garden beets, 7%c. 2-1b. cans sweet sugar edrn, Tic. 3-1b. cans fancy table peaches, 13%c. 1 gallon can honey drip table syrup, 35c. 1-1b cans cove oysters, 6%c. | Campbell’s soups—oxtall, tomato, etc., at 8%c. Large bottle pure tomato catsup, Sc. Large Califorafa prunes, per 1b., 4%e. Fancy Itallan prunes, per Ib., 8%c. Fancy Virginia evaporated raspberries, 1b., %e. 1-1b cans blood red salmon; 123o. Teas and Coffees New imperial tea, choice drink, only, 33c. Bun-cured Japan tea, only 35c. Tea siftings, worth 25c, only 20e. Fancy family Java and Mocha, 25e. Golden Rio coffee, 16c. | A good coffee, 2 1bs. for 25c. mock turtle, HAYDEN BROS. PART 4 The Living Animals of the VWorld NOW READY At The Bee Office Price 10 cents—By mail 15 cents AR HAYDEN: $icibrest™ v The prize $20.00 overcoat offered by Hayden Bros.