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Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29

from France, terra Gotta from Spain and
Bohemia, brass ware from Constant
tlnople, paintings from Italy and Ger
many, etchings and engravings, richly
cut glass in short, we do not know OF n
store in the United States where a
handsomer and more complete collec-
tion of fine art goods, varying in price
from fifty cents OF thousands Of dollars,
are kept for inspection and sale, than
in the art room of Max Meyer & Bro.
Stepping to the front VIC are in the
pianos. Max Meyer & Bro. have the
western agency for the celebrated
C~hickering, Knabe, Vose, and for
cheaper makes the Sterling aud Arion
pianos. They have also lately
secured the western agency for the
celebrated Kroeger piano. Mr. Kroeger
has been superintendent Of the Stein
way factory for the last twenty-five
years, and is now manufacturing a
piano that is better than he has ever
made before.
West of the music hall is Max Meyer
& Bro. IS wholesale jewelry and whole
sale watch material and tool depart
ment. Max Meyer a. Bro. are the only
firm west of the Missouri river who are
members Of the National Association of
Jobbers. Hence they are in u position
to sell watches, iewelry and material,
in fact everything appertaining to the
jewelry trade, at exactly the same fig
ures as they are sold by jobbers ali over
the United States. Their trade is in
creasing right along, and they have n
number of travelling men out in this
line alone,
Again taking the elevator we come
to the third floor, in which we find
their large wholesale piano warerooms
and the teaching rooms, which are ar
ranged on the conservatory plan. On
this floor Mr.. Young, the celebrated
vocal teacher; Mr.. Robbins, teacher of
harmony; Mr.. B~lankenfeld, piano
teacher; Mrs. Wilmaser, piano teacher;
and quite a number of other teachers
have their rooms.
Notwithstanding the d~isagreeable
state of the weather on Saturday, the
store was t%hronged with ladies and gen
tlemen all afternoon and evening-but
as this was undoubtedly the means of
keeping many back, Max Meyer & Bro.
have concluded to continue their OPEN
ing on Monday afternoon and evening,
so that all their friends who were not
able to come on Saturday will have an
opportunity of seeing the entire display
intact. All are cordially invited and
will be heartily welcomed.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
CHURCH NOTES.

Sunday school teachers should attend the
Union Teachers meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A.
hall this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
North Omaha Baptist church holds its
theme, "Home," evening "Going Down to
Jericho" On Monday evening, April 80, at
8 o'clock at the rooms of the South Omaha
Baptist, 2409 Saunders street, a new Baptist
church will be organized. Articles of faith,
bylaws and a name will be adopted, and
officers elected. All members and friends
are requested to be present.
Rev. Mr.. Copeland will preach this morn
ing in Unity church on Sunday Base Ball."
and will speak in the evening on How the
Bible Crew."
The morning sermon at the Kountze Memo
pastor on ''The Holy Spirit the Best Teach
err" The evening subject will be making
Them Destroying Man"
There will be no services at ST. Barnabas'
Free church to-day, the church being closed
for repairs.
St. Philips Sunday school at 3 p. m. Even
song at 4 p. N. Mission Sunday school at 3
o'clock at Fourth and Banbroft streets.
The regular services of Beth-Eden Baptist
church will be held to-day.
Rev. w. j. Harsha, of the First Presby-
terrain church, will give his views, Sunday
night, upon the question: "When Will the
World Come to am End!" A large chorus
cuOlT Will dSSlSt Will VIC SluBlIS.
Rev. Charles w. Savidge, of the Seward
Street M. f.. church, will have as his subject
Sabbath morning: "Christ, the Liberator."
Sabbath evening: Happiness, and How to
Attain It.'
The regular Sunday services will be held
in Calvary Baptist church today.
Rev. Wannamaker will conduct revival
services at Hillside chuach to-day at 1890
and 80, and also on Monday evening.
Rev. Willard Scott will preach in the st.
Mary's avenue Congregational church, both
morning and evening. Evening hour
changed to s o'clock. Evening topic, Side
Issues.
The services at All Saints church to. day
will be: Holy com munion at 7:3O a. m. ;
morning prayer and litany, II "a. M; Sunday
school and bible class, 1870 p. m; evensong,
will be: TIE Dcum and Jubilate in F., Gar
rett. Anthem, 20, Love the Lord, all yo
His Saints" Sullivan. AT the 4 O'Clock
service the music will be: Magniticat and
Nunc Dimittis IN c., Barnby, and the anthem,
81 Will Lay Me Down in Peace" Gadsby.
ST. JOHNS COLLEGIATE CHURCH.
The beautiful church Of st. John, adjoining
Creighton college, will be dedicated next
Sunday MAY 81 with all the pomp and gran
dcur of the Roman catholic ritual. No effort
or expense has been spared to make the cere-
mony imposing. The solemn blessing of tho
church will begin at 10 a, m. and be per-
formed by Right Reverend Bishop O'Connor,
assisted by a large num Der of the clergy and
thirty or forty acolytes. The doors will not
be opened for the people until 10 80 a. m, at
which time solemn high mass in the pres
ence of the bishop will be sung. The music
and singing of the mass have been prepared
with the utmost care and will be unique.
The gorgeous ceremonies of the mass accom-
panied throughout by the sweet singing of
fifteen trained voices and full orchestra, and
a sermon by a prominent orator, will make
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
A MEYER 81 BRO.
The Grandest JcweIry Store, Superb
and Elegant.

The many visitors to Max Meyer 81
Bro IS new establishment were amazed
when they entered their store yester-
day, as in all the west no such. a display
of fine diamonds, jewelry, watches, and
everything that goes to beautify the
home or adorn the person was ever seen
before.
This store, as every one knows, is in
the new Paxton building, which was
erected according to the desires and
wishes of Messrs. Max Meyer q Bro. by
Mr. Paxton, and is situated on the COR
ner of Sixteenth and Farnam streets.
The walls are tinted in terra Gotta,
the ceiling in sky blue, which gives a
beautiful effect.
The office, which is raised from the
floor about fifteen feet, and in the rear
of the store, is fitted with plate glass
windows, behind which "a be seen the
many bookkeepers and other office
clerks.
Upon entering the store the
first thing you behold is a
to overlooking with diamonds
embracing an assortment of cut
diamonds, that would fill the crown of a
queen so that the dazzling rays emitted
might be fairly said to rival the brilliant
combinations of the sun when the falling
raindrops produce the rainbow-pearls,
rubies and sapphires and every variety
of brilliant o~rnaments-in fact every
thing appertaIning to the jewelry line
MAJ Meyer & Bros display stands
away out to the front-the firm of all
others who have such a perfection of
stock that their approaching rivals
cannot hope to be able to excel them.
Their display of watches of American
and fnrai nn mnnnfantura 6afaa apmnati-
tion, and the pen is hardly able TO de-
scribe the many fine goods that a be
seen here. We overheard some LADIES
who have just returned from a Euro
pean trip say that they have not seen
anything more elegant in Paris or Lon
don.
The fittings in the store consist OF
rosewood cases and solid mahogany
tables. The side walls have cases OF
fine inlaid woods extending the entire
length, richly %veneered; the gas fix
lures are also very beautiful ana in
keeping with the store.
Passing by the large vault to the rear
you enter their music store, which for
the convenience of their customers they
have now on the ground floor. Man
Meyer & Bro, carry the largest
stock of foreign and American sheet
music in the west, as well ms
very large assortment of small musical
merchandise and band instruments,
and an immense stock of pianos and or
gans.
Descending into the basement we find
the wholesale stock of pianos and or
gans and small musical instruments, ol
which Max Meyer & Bro. arc very large
importers, as the records Of the custom
house in Omaha will divulge. Theil
manufacturing jewelry department ant
their piano and organ repair depart
ment is on this floor.
Taking the elevator, we go up to The
second floor, and here we stand amazed
at the collection of fine art goods dis
played in a beautifully decorated room
marble statuary from Italy, fine bronze!
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
PATRICK P~ARALYZED,
He Will Not "Wote" at the Demo-
cratic Convention.


Patrick Ford, the grand mogul of the
Third ward, who of late has manifested an
ardent desire to represent the Omaha democ-
racy in the coming national convention at st.
Louis, met with a signal defeat at the hands
of his party yesterday, Notwithstanding the
fact that he has ''spent money! to get there.
Patrick will go to the county convention
and will ''wote" for himself, but that is all.
The result of the democratic promises yes
terday was all one way with a few excep-
tions.
At the Third ward polls Pat was
found hard at work. Here and
there only was he in his element. 1.-TWO
hundred and eighty-seven majority for me
and my friends.'' quothe he, but that Is all.
John E. Boyd and DR.. Miller are the men
who will cast their ballots for Cleveland at
St. Louis June Q, SO it is predicted, while Pat
remains at home getting ready for next
springs campaign. OF seven delegates Of
each ward, Ford will get one, making a total
of eight. Pats stronghold, the third, elected
the following: Pat Ford, Adam Snyder, A.
H. Forbes, Dick Kurdish, Ed Rothery,
Charles Tanning and Henry Parrish. Pat
will vote for Pat and Snyder will vote for
Pat and from thenceforth the matter will be
doubt. The Eighth word sends six delegates
five for any other man but Ford and the
other one against him, TIL other wards fol-
lowed suit. Verify, it was a cold day for
Patrick, 1921
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
RAILROAD RUMBLINGs.
A New Time Gard on the Union Pacific
Other Notes.

The Union Pacific railway will put a new
time card into effect to-day, in conjunction
with the Saint Joseph g. Grand Island
branch, whereby the time of train No. z leav-
ing Council Bluffs will be changed to 40 a.
m, and Omaha 300 a, M, and the arriving
time at Valley to 10 :25 a. m. There it will
connect with the Valparaiso train arriving
there at noon and at Stromsburg at $50 p.
m, connecting with the Saint Joseph 81
Grand Island train via McCook Junction and
Fairfield for Alma where it arrives at 10 90
p. m. The train running opposite will cave
Alma daily at 5 80 a. m, arriving at Stroms-
burg at II :O5 p. m, Valparaiso $50 p. m. and
with No s, arriving at Omaha
$3.50 p. m.0 andC Council Bluffs at
$40 p. III. A change has also been made in
the running of the trains between Lincoln
and Valparaiso whereby passengers leaving
Alma on the morning train named will reach
Lincoln at 3 40 p. m. and leaving Lincoln at
II 49, a. IN. will connect at Valparaiso with
the Alma train, arriving there at 10 p. m. A
through chair service has been arranged for
this route and passengers can take their seats
in Council Bluffs or Omaha and not be
obliged to change until they reach Alma.
The same is the case with passengers leaving
Alma in the morning for Omaha, Council
Bluffs and intermediate points. Lincoln
passengers will only have to make one
change at Valparaiso.
RAIL NOTES.
The BE. was in error when in Fridays
issue it stated that Conductor Jackson, of the
Union Pacific, would represent the Omaha
division of railway conductors at Topeka. A
communication received from one of the
members of the Omaha division states that
Conductor Jackson is not a member and
therefore could not represent this division.
On and after to-day the day
coaches on the Union Pacifc's
L NJ nOxu thA sIn.,n~I..l
Flyer" will be taken off, TO better enable it
to make time. THIS will add largely to the
popularity that has already been gained by
| this fast train. After that date 1t will carry
only passengers holding first class tickets,
to points where the train makes regular stops,
between Council! Bluffs and Ogden. Such
| passengers must purchase tickets for seats
or berths in Pullman Sleepers before enter
| ING the cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
SCHOOL BUILDING BIDS.
The Board of Education Finds None
That Arc Satisfactory.

Messrs. Mcconnell, Kelley, Saville, Gray
and Pratt missed but little by being absent
from their posts at the special meeting of the
board of education last evening. The special
order of business was the consideration of
bids for the construction of the proposed
school buildings on the Lake, Mason, Walnut
Hill and Bancroft sites. Most of the even
ing was spent in wrangling and resulted fin
ally in a tdeferment of action until next Mon
day evening.
The meeting commenced with the reading
of twenty-nine different proposals for the
construction Of the prospective buildings,
and an army of contractors sat patiently in
the lobby throughout the entire session.
After the bids were all read it was discov-
cred that they were all beyond the amount
voted by the people for the construction of
new buildings. Whereupon the following
was presented by MIR. FELTON,:
Resolved, That inasmuch as there are no
bids offered for constructing buildings that
came within the limit authorized by vote of
the people to be expended by the board, that
all bids be rejected and contractors notified
to present new proposals one week from this
date.
This brought out a long and dreary debate
that lasted the entire evening. Hugh Clark
thought it was hardly fair to ask these men
to make bids again on the same contract.
motifs MORRISON asked, can we AFFORD 10 DO
this9 Arc we not crippled in our resources
so that we can not do it. If we run above a
certain line in our expenses we will be
swamped. And that is our present sit
| uation.o
Mr.. Coburn said that if the same plans
were again presented he doubted if a single
contractor would again offer a bid. He
thought the only way out of the difficulty
was to modify the proposed plans in such a
manner as to make new bids necessary.
Mr.. Morrison moved to amend by inserting
the clause that the architects be given until
the next regular meeting of the board to
make such notifications as they deem neces.
sary.
After considerable debate Mr.. FELTON, mod.
| flied the original resolution to read that the
specifications be furnished by the architects
on Monday night next at an adjourned meet
ing of the board. Mr.. Morrison accepted this
in lieu Of his proffered amendment Before
this could be voted on MIR. Coburn moved
that the portion rejecting the bids be stricken
out. This brought two or three members to
their feet, who claimed that such a motion
was not german, and the chairman ruled il
out of order.
Mr.. Clark then moved that the further con.
sideration of bids for school buildings be
postponed until an adjourned meeting at Z 81
p. II. next Monday.
Mr.. Morrison moved as an amendment that
the architects be instructed to be present
next Monday evening and prepare to submit
such changes in specifications as in theil
Judgment win tighten the cost of the build
ings. The motion as thus amended was car
i ried
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
HAVE MADE THEM A MARK.
Names Chosen by h County Com.
missioners For Possible Jurors.

missioners For Possible Jurors.
The county commissioners yesterday fur
nIshed the sheriff and clerk of the district
court with the appended list from which to
select jurors for the May term of court:
First ward, Henry Berthold, Christopher
Schneider, Ernest Brandt, Jacob Hoffman,
Edward Carroll and Michael Dee; Second
ward, Charles E. Redfeld, Patrick Broder-
ick, John II. Murphy, Charles Pinsch, Jacob
Linninger and p. J. Barrett; Third ward,
John Brandt, Jacob p. Muck, James Casey,
c. E. Burke, Samuel Welch, James O. Adams
and w. X. Peyton; Fourth ward, J. b,
Henvel, E. l.. Emery, Peter Sharkey, II. G.
Gushing, M. j. Newman, Harrison Rose, Ed
Shelby and =. II. Carey; Fifth ward, John
Riley, Joseph ,Rcdmon, Michael McGrath,
w. b. Smith, Il. b. French and
G. Il. Kendrick; Sixth ward, Carlos
Woodwork, Carr Oxford and Willis Porter;
Seventh ward, A. l.. Virgins, George l.
Dennis, Theodore Gallagher; Eighth ward,
James j. Casey, Huy Frederick, Charles G..
Wentworth, Abraham w. Parker; Ninth
ward, ID. G. Sutphen, L. S, Bradley; South
Omaha, G. i ID. Layton, j. M. Toner, ST.,
Daniel Rafferty,, II. T.. Maxwell; Willard,
Henry Kelsey; McArdle. James H McArdle;
Douglas, Henry Ruser; Waterloo, George w.
Hill; Emhorn, Martin Richardson, Jr. West
Omaha, Fred Doll; Valley, I. J. Terry;
jefferson, Il. S. Rood Union, S. q. Brewster;
Florence, j. F.. Ransom; Chicago, Daniel
Cannon,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29

plumbing and clerk. Dailey's bono Of "a, 900
was approved with j.. II. McShane and James
Creighton bondsmen.
The passage Of the ordinance created con-
siderable discussion. II provides that the
superintendent be paid $3.50 a month and the
clerk $50. The expenditure of $50 for q clerk
caused dissension, a number of the members
not f~avoring the outlay. They argued that a
clerk was not needed, and expressed some
surprise that the ordinance increased the
salary of the superintendent from S125 to $50
a month. Those in favor of the passage
Of the ordinance maintained that the new or
dinance devolved a great heap OF work on the
superintendent, and that it would be neces-
sary for him TO have a clerk. Other speak
ers insisted that the ordinance was defec-
tive, as it did not specify for how long the
superintendent and clerk were to be APP
pointed. Councilman Hascall insisted that
$3.50 a month was too much to pay. The
present salary of Sl25 was at the rate of 81 q
day, Sunday included, and the speaker
thought that the present ~encumbent, whom
he rated competent and faithful was salts
fed with It. The ordinance was finally re-
ferred to the judiciary committee to be re
ported by them TO the council next Tuesday
night.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
Eighth Ward Republicans.

The Eighth ward republican club held a
meeting at Schroeder's hall, corner of Cum
ing and Saunders streets, last evening. G.
X. Coutant, on account Of his removal from
the ward, rendered his resignation as presi-
dent of the club. James Allen was chosen
president to fill the vacancy and M. F.. Single
ton was chosen first vice president to fill the
vacancy caused by the promotion of MIR.
Allen. S. b. Lake was elected secretary for
the ensuing year. The following candidates
be voted for at the primary next Thursday
Delegates-A. L. Strang, Dennis w. Lane,
c. e.. Yost, c.. A. Collard, James Allen, w
M. Harthausen, Henry Scroggin, j. b.. West.
Alternates-J b. Furay, Tony Harold, Guy
C.. Barton, Robert Armstrong, S. b. Lake,
Charles Peterson, A. w. Parker, G. L.. Frit-
Achel.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
To the Public.

T An editorial appeared in Saturdays Re-
publican headed 'Break the Combination"
We respectfully desire to contradict the many
false statements in that article which, like
others lately published in That paper, is mis-
leading and does us great injustice. The
citizens of Omaha are told that the con-
tractors arc responsible for the present labor
troubles. They say we have lied to our Gus
toners, We have not kept our agreement in
doing our work; they assail the architects,
they assail the contractors, they assail every
respectable man who has had plans drawn,
that has through his architect said TO the con-
tractors, 1--WE do not want this union to rule
any longer;i does the Republican think that
the men that pay for these plans are fools,
and have nothing to say as to who shall figure
on their work, or shall do il! We challenge
the Republican TO name the men we have lied
10 in not forwarding our work, or state the
work we have delayed They say We be-
lieved ourselves masters OF the stu.
alton; wo reiterate we are masters OF
the situation, and are ready 10 do all kinds of
building promptly. Men are coming in every
day-men who intend 10 bring their families
and reside here, not as was stated a few days
ago, men who intend TO send all their money
AWAY. The Republican says we are not
equal TO the emergency. They had better
find the emergency before they declare us
unequal to II. The Republican states VIC
awe only fifty non-union men at work. This
Is false. We have at present over one hun
ired %non.union bricklayers at work, and can
get bricklayers as fast us our work will per
init us of employing them. There is no work
on the boards we cannot do precisely as we
have started out; and we would say in con
clusioD, IL the Republican will let the archi-
locts. the contractors, the public, the brick
makers and the buildings hat are being
built alone, and attend TO their printers and
their own office building, Omaha will con-
inue 10 grow and prosper, and the labor
troubles die q natural death.
BRICK CoNTRAcToAs' ASSOCIATION.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
DECORATION DAY.
Preliminary Meeting Held To Make
Arrangements Last Night.


A preliminary meeting of the various posts
of the G. A. II. 10 make arrangements for a
proper observation of Decoration Day was
held at the Office of Major Clarkson last
night. Champion S. Chase was elected
chairman OF the meeting and of the COM
mittees in joint sessions, Mr.. Margin, secre-
tary and S. Koetz treasurer. Major II. S.
ClaIkson was selected marshal of the day,
and w 4. Copeland chaplain. The follow
ing committees We're appointed: Finance,
G. S. Chase, F.. ID. Kent, j.. G. Willis and
Sergeant Michael Cody; for Sons of Veter-
ans, Otto Niederweiser and A. Aller; on
speakers, G. u. Rathborn, w. Z. Copeland
and Charles Grow; on music, c. E.-Burmeis-
ter; on invitation, Major Clarkson, G. L.
Burmeister and George NJ. O'Brien.
AT the next meeting, which will be held at
the Miiard on Monday evening, the commit
tee on flowers viii be selected, and it is 10 be
hoped that every Organization. secret and
otherwise viii take part in. the observance
OF the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
In Omaha Again

There are many old Omahans who remem-
Der with pleasure Colonel c.. w. b. Oden,
who, until eight years ago, was a resident of
this city. He came into town yesterday, and
in so far as he was able, renewed acquaint-
ance with a number of his old friends.
There were many, however, whom he
covld not meet because age, infrmity and
other untoward circumstances had led to
their being numbered among the revered
ones whose abiding place is now in the great
beyond. The colonel looks well, enjoys ex-
cellent health, and is the representative of
the Swedish Importing and exporting COM
pany, which deals in Scandinavian delicacies,
and of which he proposes to establish a
branch in this city, of which, it is likely, ex-
Marshal Westerdahl will have charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
Fire and Police Commission.

Three members of the police and fire COM
mission met last night, and J. d. Peachey's
and Henry w. Pettis' applications to be ap.
pointed superintendent of the police and
fire alarm system were referred to the COM
mittee on men and discipline, Mayor
Broatch reported that he had approved the
bends of Edward l.. Trap, John Il. Haw-
kins, James Ii. Kirk and John Hammond,
special policemen. The designations OF
Officers X. McGrath and John Healey were
accepted.
request for an additional $50 feet of hose was
referred to the committee on property.
Several applicants for positions on the
police force were examined, but only one was
appointed, Vance Field, who was ordered To
report for duty May 1.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
, Williams Under a Cloud.

In answer to u call the patrol wagon was
sent to the south part of the city last night
and returned with John Dixson and Henry
Schluter. who insisted that the mar in their
custody, giving the name of Joe Williams, be
locked up for attempting to outrage the seven
year old daughter of Mrs. Joseph Anderson,
of 2512 Leavenworth street. They said that
the girl, whose name is Jennie, had told that
Williams had led her into a cellar under the
house and under promises of presents of
candy and fruit, had attempted liberties that
caused her little brother, who had noticed
the mover emit, to raise an alarm. Williams
skipped out and was captured. Sergeant
Mostyn who went to the vicinity discovered
that Williams had attempted the same trick
on several other little girls, among them a
sister of his captor, Dixson.