Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 25, 1887, Page 2

-~ door, pr THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:; FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1887. OVER TW0 THOUSAND VICTIM Farthor Particulars of the Great Barthquake Bwells tho List of Killed, THE COUNTRY PANIC STRICKEN. Inhabitants of Citics and Towns Desert Thelr Dwellings and Camp in the Open Alr—Many ¥ breadth Escapes. The European Earthquakes. [Copyright 1657 by James Gordon Bennett.] L )N, Feb, 24—)New York Herald Uable—Special to the Bre.|—The earth- quakes are the prevailing topie of conversa- tion here. The shocks reached so many points, and it 1y natural that from these Points that reports should be sent to London —which is the center for Kuropean news. Today the first full accounts reached here, as yesterdny the local wires were much interruptea in the neigh- borhood where the shocks were felt. Asan examination of an atlas will show the area affected lay in three states. Tho first shock was “!% in Geneva at twenty minutes to 6 a. m; the nextheard of was moving northwesterly to Grenoble, reaching thero at two minutes before 6:then it seemed to go over directly to tho east, toward Turln and Milan, and southeasterly to Bologna; thence southwesterly to Leghorn. The shock goomed also to travel southwesterly from Grenoble towards Avignon: then turning southeastly to Marseilles and Toulon, where the clock stopped at three minutes past 6. Then it travelled easterly to Cannes and Nice, reaching Cannes at five min utes past 6, and Toulon ata quarter past. ‘Thence it went around the Riviera di Peuente and di Levant, passed Genoa in the horse-sliov of the gulf, and reached Leghorn at twenty- threo minutes past 6, But its power was spent before it renched Rome. Of course the sliock was felt in many smaller places that are less known. THE PANIC AND FRIGHT seem to have been the principal result west and north of Genoa, but thereabouts there was o much greater loss of property and lives than was first reported. A seismatic writer to one of the evening papers says the truth is the region of the Riviera lies on a great earthquake track which extends from Thibet through the Caucasus to the Greek Islands, and, passing under Italy and tite south of France, traverses the coast of Spain and sweeps under the Atlantic as far as the ‘West India islands and the voleanic range of South America. A huge branch of the great current runs under the United States from Texas and Louisiana to Canada. Now and again the forces operating under the surface of the earth are subject to A VIOLENT COMMOTION, and hence we have now a shock 1n the east or in the Levant, and then, s a few years 2go, in southern Spain. Of course there is a Mr. “I Told You So.” This time he is Herr Rudolph Fable, who predicted to an hour the enrthquake several days ago. He points out @ statement that the annual eclipse of the sun, which commenced on the 23d and was visible onty in East Asia, Australia and ‘Western South Ametica, would be accom- panied by extremely strong atmosvheric seismic disturbances, owing to the coincident Influence of the sun and moon' on the earth, WRECKS OF TOWNS, At Mentone houses are shattered like those In a bombarded city. The windows are blown out and the roofs knocked off. The earthquake was capriclous, the old town being little injured. Most of the big hotels escaped. "The villa €arel was totally wrecked. but the Hotel des Ambassadeurs, next had not even a glass broken, The Hotel des Estrangers was very sadly injured. The villa Lourente and chateau du Louvre are destroyed, also all the houses in the rue ’rato, ‘The streets are littered with the boxes and beds of people camping in the squares. ‘The shops are shut and business is suspended. ‘The people are terrified and listless. Nobody has been killed, which is curious, considering how genoral the wreck is. The English church is damaged. Visit- ors are leaving and the trains are full. The station Is crammed with luggage and the xoads are thronged with carriages. HAIRBREADTIL ESCAP Accounts of incidents are beginning to come in, especially those of hairbreadth es- capes, Among others is that of Miss Chop- elez, an American young lady, who was liter- ally buried alive for some moments in the Tuins of the villa Natal, at Nice, but was eventually happily rescued. Mr. iathaway, son of the American consul, was among others slightly injured. The king and queen of Wurtemburg remain in the villa and are still there. The Duc de Memours and the Princess Blanche d’Orleans are encamping in the garden of the villa Gracilla, in which they are living. The duke had all his papers removed to the garden with the remark, “Wo must defend ourselves on the spot.” The Comte and Comtesse d'Eu, who are staying at the vilia des Carbubrer, at Cuniez, now paly occupy the ground floor of the house, 2 A DISMAL ASPECT. ‘The aspect of tha town of Nice is very dis- al. Hundreds of Louses have been cracked y the earthquake shocks and are no longer abitable. Wihen the first shock was felt at lce, at 6 o’clock yesterday morning, all the people left the houses and rushed terror ptricken and only partially dressed into the Streets, General Jamals, the lieutenant governor, climbed from his window to the ground with thie help of a sheet. The beautiful pleasure resort of Monaco pscaped the worst features of the voleanie wave. Still the panic was great. People are pating, drinking and camping out of doors. Baron Rothschild has chartered a sleeping ;‘rnfor the use of his family and himself, ubling, however, weut on almost as if nothing had happened. Last night at Nice, in the place Grimaldi, General Jamais had ordered tents to be prected. Under the sheiter of the huge can- vas coverings men, women and children athered, lying on mattresses brought from eir homes, Some fashionable residents plept in their carriages in the open air. Every now and then & voleanie tremor, real or fan- pled, caused the sleepers to start up, while a slight shoek just before 2 a, w, caused a fresh panic, which was ouly calwed by the ofticers on duty. ALl through the weary ight the suspense lasted, and when at last * the dawn of Thursday cawe it broughit with it THE FEARFUL SULMISE that perhaps the completion of twenty-four hours would bring another visitation Wiien, however, the watehes pointed to half past 6 the strain seomed suddenly 1o relax and parents, weeping with joy, enbraced their children, while many with their chil- dren and with s¢ilfened Nmbs ventured iuto their abandoned dwelliugs. “The accounts this worning from Rome show that the populous provines of Porto Maurizio borne the full brunt of the earthquake. Of its 100 conmunas not one escaped, 1t sutferad severely from loss of Jife and vroperty. At Bajurdo, a nall town of 1,50 iuhabitants, scveral shocks were fell at about twenty minutes to 7 0'clock. At the Grst the inhabi tants rushed in wad affright to the parish ehurch, where they fell on their knees, The gricsts moved about trying in vala to calu . thelr fears, aud suddenly a severe shock causod the massive walls of the church to .bulge, and in another moment the sucrod editice collapsed, burylng beueath its rulus several bundred, of whom THREE HUNDEED WERE KILLED » @utilated, At Bussaus, & village of 500 inhabitants, siceessive ehocks irazed to the ground nearly every house, and beneath the ruins quite onethird of the population lie, There. are no prospects of Tescuing any alive. At Oneglia vrivate houses and public buildings were breught to. the giound. The pepitentiary was almost destroyed and 1t is considered marvelous that the inmates should have escaped with their lives. The panic-stricken prisonef® were all zot out and spent the night in the courtyards of the jail, under the supervision of a strong guard. Since then they have been placed on board a ship for conveyanee to the prison at Genoa, TWO THOUSAND VICTIMS, 'he latest dispatch from Rome says that it is feared that the vietims alon: the northern coast will number no fewer than 2,000. Along the whole Riviera, from Albissola to Nice, a stieteh of cosst 100 miles in length, every town suflered considerably, with the single exception of Bordighiera, which escaped in a marvelous manner. It also says the distress throughout the [talian Riviera is terrible. ‘Chose inhab- itants who remain are without means of gaining their livelihood. Business for the moment is at a standstitl, The government is doing its best for the poor people. Private benevolence is also being largely exercised. Urgent oraers telegraphed to Genoa are being carried out with the co-operation of the civil and military, Already three trains have been dispatches to the cistrict, carrying food and madical attendance. Each train takes besides A company of soldiers toassist in the distri- bution of reliet and to restore confidence and order. Every day for some time there will doubtless come in news trom other places of the suffering along the line ot devastation. The wires are still down. The great question everywhere seems to be how long this fear of new shocks will continue. Eminent sclentific authority here says this morning, in answer to the above que stion, that ther 1s no power of doing so. In New Zealand, in 1848, the shocks continued for five weeks, and there were nearly 1,000 per day. Lisbon was destroyed in five minutes by the first impulse, yet the oscillations went on for several moments. After the famous Calabrian earthquake the country did not come completely to rest for ten years. The rule, nevertheless, is that shocks do not last long and that they diminish in intensity from the commencemeuts. BSGRRA e THE INDIANA TROUBLE Smith Refuses to Let Robertson Pre- side Over the Senate. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 24.—The sepate cham- ber was carefully guarded this moruing by a force of doorkecpers and even the members of the body had difliculty in effecting an trance. There was a tremendous crowd in the lobbies, At 0 o'clock Greene Smith rapped the senate to order, whereupon Colo- nel Henderson, who had been admitted to the floor, started toward the chair. He was met on the steps by the assistant doorkeeper, who told him he could not come up. The col- onel replied that he was the presiding officer of the senate and would take his seat and stepped forward, when the doorkeeper repelled him to the foot of the stairs, Thereupon he stood in front of the clerk’s desk and stated that he had been elected lieutenant governor of the state and by the constitution was pre- siding officer of the senate and he demanded his seat. The point of order was raised that only members of the senate could take up the time of the body, which Smith sustained and called upon the doorkeeper to remove him from the chamber. The doorkeeper ap- proached Robertson and they walked out to the main door. The crowd saw Robertson come out and there was great excitement. He mounted the steps and made & speech, Teciting what had transpired in the chamber and cautioned the peoplo not to do anything that would injure the peace or dignity of the state or that they would regret in cooler moments. ‘This énded the trouble and Robertson passed out into the hall of the honse, which body had not yet met. During the excitement about the senate doors three senators attempted to enter and had difficulty. Senator Johnson, of Wayne, denounced the doorkeepers, and' during the melee a number of persons from the inside approached the door, afmong them Senator MeDonald, who put ' up his hands. Johnson interpreted it as an attewpt to thrust him back and struck the senator in the face. Senator Demott was ordered to his seat. when the sergeant-at-arms put him down and threw him to the floor. The re- publican senators started to follow Robert- son from the chamber, but were not per- mitted to leave. They sat quietly in the rear of the chamber, taking no part in the pro- ceedin, When the house was called to order sevoral bills were called up and one passed. The speaker announced that when the lieutenant governor was presiding in_the senate, according to the con- stitution, the fact of the passage would be communicated to that body. ‘This was received with great applause. Ho instructed the doorkeeper not to admit the secretary of the senate or such to the hall with the design of presenting any communi- cation, After the expulsion of Robertson the dem- acrats of the senate took up the recular order of business, but the eighteen republican mem- bers refusod to answer the roll calls and de- clined to in nll{ way give countenance to the proceedings, Many efforts were made to in- duce them to commit themselves, but all re- sulted in faiiure, and their names were ordered to be placed on record as present but 3efore adjournment a resolu- tion was passed empowering the doorkeeper to employ all the force necessary to preserve peace in the chamber, A great lll\a't of im- portant legislation is now pending, no pro- vision havine yet been made for the expenses of the state benevolent institutions and the general fund of the state treasury is ex- hausted. The session expires by limitation on the 7th of March, e — THE STOCK MARKET, Good Progress Made By the Bulls in 8. 3 . 24,—[Special Telegram to the Be The bull movement started in stocks yesterday made further progress to- day, [Ihe pacific aspeet of political affairs in Europe and the firmness of all foreign ex- changes exercised a decidedly reassuring in- fluence, and when it was discovered that London was again a buyer of American se- curities the disposition to buy stocks became more than ever pronounced. The shorts in Union Pacific were treated to a surprise in an advance of about 2 per cent. The whole list developed wore or less strength, Gould stocks were especially buoyant, while Grangers were rather heavy in comparison with the rest of the list, being un- favorably influenced by the passage of the bill' in the Minnesota legislature providing that all freight rates shall bo reduced 20 per cent ntter April I A bullish factor was a declive of ¢ per cent in in rates for exchange, The railroad earn- ings, too, w reported to be all that the bulis could " desire, and it was claimed by holders of stocks that the genera) prosperity of the country would assert itself in wueh higher prices before long. ‘The mariet con- tinued Lo broaden and prices to advance until the close. Late in the day telegraphic com- munication with tho west, which had been interrup.ed, was resumed and a grist of buy- ing orders were received. The wdvance well distributed, everything on the list show: ing good gains, I ng at the close was strongly bullish, in spite of disquieting dis patehies from the west. alleging that treight rates were being eut on ali the roads. The latest sales were about 830,000 share CepAk Ravin Telegram to the Bee Ward to-day lnstituted suit in the superior court of this eity for $75,000 against the Cui- caxo, Milwaukeo & St. auiand Chicago & Northwestern raiiroads for failure to comuly with the Sweeney law, at the rate of $x%0a day line siues September iirst. A Protest and Recommendation. Des Moixes, la., Feb. —|Special Tele- gram to the BEg.]—The State dobbers' and Manufacturers’ union Lave: teiegraphed to President Cleveland a protest against the ap- peintment of C. M. Wicker, of Cliea o, as a member of the inter-state commission, and urfilng the nawe af Peter A. D one ol the raflroad commissioners of lowa. 1 Couuty Attorney AN EXTRA SESSION. Prestdent Clevelana Says the Scnate Shatl Have One, WasHiNGToY, Feb, 24,~[Special Telegram to the Ber.|—Senators Sherman and Harris called upon the president to-day to talk over congressional work and were informed that an extra session of the senate would be necessary. ‘The president said he did not have time to consider the int tate com- merce commission and would have to_delay their nonination il after the 4th of March, which is believed to mean that he intends apnoint some members of coagress, - sides, he said therc was a commercil treaty nending between the United tes and China, and an extradition treaty between the United States and Great Bri 1 de- manded attention. Tt is be the extra session will last a month. SENATOR MANDER 3 Mr, Mandcrson has report 1y bills detining the status of medical officers 1 the army, of the volunteer serviceand to author- izo the president to confer brevet promotio on officers of the United States army, puar- ticularly those distinguished by heroic action in Indian warfare and for other purpos NE OF THE ARMY. Captain George McCreery, assistant sur- geon, is at the Ebbitt, on leave from Fort Mead, Dakota, Captain Lafayette Campell, assistant quar- termaster at Fort Leavenwortl, has been granted an extension of ono week of his fur. ough. kst Lieutenant Second cavairy, who was_promoted last D cember by the death of Lieutenant Alonzo L. O'Brien, has been ordered from Fort Walla Walla, Washington 'Territory, to Fort Cour d’Alene, Idalio, 1o join his new troop. First Lieatenant Edward 8. Twenty-first infantry, author of tary Encyclopedia,” arrived at the Ebbitt this morning on leave from Fort Bridger, Wyoming, to remain until Sunday or Mon- day. He lis interested with General Rod bough and other army and nayy officers in a new paper. about o be established in New ork. Lieatenant Philip O. Bettens, jr. cayalry, was married on Tuesday at side,” ‘near Hagerstown, Md., to Mis Louise Deweese, daughter of_the late Major Thomas B, Deweese, Ninth cavalry Sunnyside is the country residence of Mr: Deweese, and the marrfage ceremony was tvrfnrm\'d by Rev. Henry Edwards, rectot of St. Mark's church, Uagerstown. = Mr. Bet- tens was_attended by his elassimate, Lieu- tenant John D, Barrette, Third artillery, from the arsenal here, and both were in tull uni- form. Lieutenant and Mrs. Bettens left on the evening train for New York, and o thence to Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Adjutant_General Drum was advised this afternoon of the death at Cabourg, Canada, on Tuesday morning, of Colonel William J. Chamblish, U. S, A., who was restored to service this month as major of cavalry and placed on the retired list last week, —He served in the Tennessee volunteers in the Mexican war and_entering the reguiar ariny in 1855, becawe major of the Fourth in 1864, and resizned in 1567, Ile was wounded and_capture June, 162, and was well known in Nebi Forty-nine recruits have been ordered to the department of Arizona for the Fourth gavalry, twenty-nine to the department ot Missouri for the Sixth cavalry, and twenty- nine (colored) to the department of Platte for the Ninth cavalry. PENSION MATTERS, sardner, of Gibbon, Neb., was pension to-day, and Spencer A. Pender, Neb.. and John Munt, were granted increases of pen- e Frederick D.e lolton, the George E. granted a Hamblin, o of Doty, Nel sions. Pensions were also granted the following Towans: Mary widow of Thomas H. Hendricks, “Beaford: Charles Phillips, Montezuma: Eli Ball, Montrose. 1nereases of pensions were granted lowans as follows: Lewis C. Meclntire, Ford; Joseph Motley. Oskaloosa: Martin Thornton. Lansing: John H, Ossman, West Liberty William H. Foster, Lador David A. Ser- gernt, rydon: John Greenfield, Grundy Centre; James H. ens, Leon; Frederic! Zumboer, South Amana: Jacob Leighton, Al- lerton. POSTAL CHANG C. A. Slanson was to-day appointed post- master at ‘Thorson, Knox couuty, vice T, T. “T'liorson, esigned BRIEF MENTION, During the consideration of the pleuro pneumonia bill in the senate this afternoon Mr. Van W offered an amendment apply- ing the provisions of the bill to swine as well as cattle, ‘The consideration of Georze Bancroft fs fmproving to-day but heis still confined to his bed. i Georze W. Tierncy, of 'Tecumseh, Neb,, has been appointed” an internal revenue eauger for that district. Mr. Wilson of lowa presented in- the sen- ate to-day a lot of petitions praying congress 10 confirm title to settlers on the Des Moines river lands. —_—— MAYOR HEWITT'S LETTER. He Makes the Labur-Denouncing Document Public. New York, Feb, 21.—The suppression of Mayor Hewitt’s letter at the din- ner of the Young Men’s democ club in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, is creating much stir among mem- bers of the club, and a great deal of talk is poing on about it in every quarter. It seemed to have been conveniently lost, but Hewitt made it public last mnight from the stenographer's notes. e says that the letter was not intended as an attack on avy one, but denounced the tyranny which the Jeaders of the so-called labor movement have tmposed on workingmen subject to their con- trol, and insisted that politically members of the labor organization were In bondage to their leaders. In giving the letter out Hewitt said lie was sure that the entire re- sponsibility for the suppression of the docu- ment, which the committee had ordered read and given to the press, lay with President Lee, of the club. 'The letter says the labor question is a new force in politics, and it must be confronted by the demo- cratic party or _else the latter will be “desiroyed, Speaking of the or- gunized labor, secret societies and strikes the etter says: *‘The condition of those who have tried to remain outside the organiza- tion is in many cases truly pitiable. They are called by up;l)mbrlous names, are bunted down from shop to shop, and de- nied employment on the fearful pen- alty of stopping all work, lhowever pressing and iwportant. ‘Uhis is tyranny agaiust which the democratic party las ever stiuggled, and which it must now confrout and denolnce in 1o mistaken tones.” ’I'EIJE/GIK:\I’H NOTES. Fair weather, followed by rain or snow are the predictions for to-day, Benjamin F. Taylor, poet and journalist, died at Cleveland, O, yesterday. ‘The democratic senators will support Sena- tor Harris for president of the senate, Peter Eckert, the anarchist arrested at Pittsburg last Saturday, has gone raving mad, ‘Two republicans voted for Camden for United States senator from West Virginia yesterday. L. 8. Coffin, of Iowa, h: man of the inter-state agricultural conven- tion in session at Lake Clarles, La, © The river bank at Leota, Miss,, caved in Wednesday, carrying a warehouse and eon- tents and a blacksmith shop into the riven Commissioner of Patents Montzomery has notified the president that he wishos {o re- turn to the practice of his profession in Washington, An open slap was given ex-Governor St. John by the Kansas legislature yesterday, the house passing a bill changing the name of St. Jolineeunty to Logan. ®Anothor mystery, similar to the recent Bal- timore affair, was uncarthed at Pittsburg vesterday, express company employes find- ing the tiutilated corpss of @ man in a box shipped from Cincinuati, An investigation is i progress, A convention of Pacifi coast and western railway managers assembled 1n Chicago yes- terday to consider the iuter-stale commerce law. “Great difference of opinion prevailed, and & comuittee was appointed to consider the matter and report to-day. ‘I'lie union labor convention adjourned yes- terday atter seleeting a national executive comullttee, the western mewbers of whieh are as follot J. 0. Dean, Dikota;J. . Clark, litinols: Thowmas Gruell, Indiana; W. H, Babb, 1ow: V. . Vineent, Kansas; . Hull, Nebraska. * Thomas Gruell, of Indi- ana, was chosen ehairman of the national committee: d, F. McDonald, of Springheld, Q. secretary, and President Streator, of 1 linels, treasurer, ~— ¥For Rent- -Store building 83x133 feet, 4'stonies high and paseinent, 1114 Har- r.ev formerly occupicd vy Clarke Drug heen chosen chair- THE UNRIVALLED ADEL Patti Appears Bofore an Audier Nearly'5,000 People. of A MAGNIFICENT CONCERT. An Assemblage. Unequaled in the Social History of Omaha—The Diva's Entfinsiastic Receps tion--Gosstp of the Alstes, 8 o The Antlience. The largest condert audience which has yet assembled in this city, the largest audience which this season been en- tranced by the witchery of Patti's voice, assembled last evening in the exposition structure. It filled every part of the building. From the st 0 the western end, from side to side, and all around the gallories was one immense assem- blage of hunian beings drawn thither by the matchless voice of Adelina Patti. Among the suditors were the leaders of fashion, the most prominent mambers of the social circles of the eity, and at the same time the rep- resentatives of the relinble millions, upon which is based, in large degres Omaha mereantile and industr 0 ests. From th he assemblugs to less prominent and mor walks, the members of which also had become ssed of a desire to world-renowned voeal- ist. With the first mentioned, the richness of costume which means allow was noticeable, though not to the extent that would have been noticed un- der other circumstanc Good taste and a desire for comfort suggested toilets not incompatible with the vature of the surroundin pven if in some degree differing from those which characterized the diva's appearance in oth cities. There was an absence of the objectionable Indy’s hat, at which so many shafts have been directed. By way of substitute, more modest and sensible coverings were used in the majority of instances. while in many cascs, ladics uncovered their heads and enjoyed the entertainment much after the manner in which they might be expected to enter into the spirit of a parlor entertainment at home. A large number of gentlemen were in_ full dress. This fact, agreeable in itself by comparison, made more not the absence of the costumes whick would have so intensified the brilliancy of the scene. Yet, there was not lacking that enthusiasm which, after all, an audiency ‘T'his fuct was strongly at- tested, and when the heatt of that ed, no un on_ to came alike and its ympathy ed between both parts of the humble the feeling. from cit) frequency showed the hearty which e house. One hour was oceupied in seating the immense gathering, At the end of that timo, precisely 8:26; a'little man with a bald head, bowed foythe audience. He was unseen by hundreds of the throng. He turned to” the orchestra, raised his baton, and the first potes of the overture floated over the heads of the audience. The Cohcert. Mme. Patli not only sang before the largest audience thaj|ever assembled in Omiha to hear asidger, but to the largest she has appeared before during her present American engagement. Her de- but here wus a vast, overwhelming ov tion. No similar trjpute ever given in the trans Missouri country can in any way compare with this event. The diva controlled that miglity throng at her will, Every note and every movement was closely marked by the audience, and sel- dom is it that an assembly of people is so completely under the thrail of the artiste as wasthe one last evening. Mme. Patti is the paragon of all that pertains to a lyric artiste, and hence above criticism There was the same faultl manner, the same matchless voice and method that have charactorized Patti as the greatest dramatic soprano of all time. Itissafe to say that no other living soprano could have attracted the 5,000 people that assembled in the exposi- tion building, and the fact is beyond all question that none could have sustained lllloirl'«-pul.(ilm and kept faith with the people as did Patti. The management furnished a performance with the prima dona, prineipals and orchestra of what W probabiy in the finest gi companp ever organ- iz sn in a city of Om s i wise for congraty s When the dainty, trim fizure of Patti stepped upon the platform the storm of applause that broke forth was enough to conviner anyone that she had captured her audience before she had sung a note. When the opening demonstra- tion had subsided the —diva began with a selection fiom *Lucia,” in which she displayed all the rich- ness and brilliancy of voice that hav made her famous, and at the end she had made a most unquestioned triumpi. The most intricate pu 08 were given with u freedom and lack of effort that demon- strated her great superiority, After hearing Patti even in concert” one gets the impression that there is nothing in all the range of voealization that she is not equal to; that she is keeping in re- serve a tremendous foree with which to conquer obstacles that somehow never present themselves to her. And yet it is | ze that all the whilo” sho is mplishing diflicultics, which to the ordinary singer are ble. It is faculty that tes Patti’s pecrless superiority—and so i s1ts present qual- ity, she will continue to be the Iyric queen of the world. There would be no use or reason in an attempt al analyzing or criticising Patti's work. After she sang her first num- ber, one simply felt that he must hear her sing more—no matter what— and after the selection from **Lucia,'’ the storm of apolause Wi 80 territic that the di could not 1gnore it and she gra- ciously responded, givinga well known Scotch ballad., Although the simple bal- lad is despised by many high-class opera goers, Mme. Patti can faise it to a posi- tion where it compels §poreciation. Who could res the tender sentiment of “Home, Sweet Home' fr “The Lust Rose of Summer” as sung' By this superb ar- tiste last night? Patti poss one that sinks the teno? and baritone and the bass into a sort of in icance, al- though they be renoyie ists . work faultl Tn a.xaried programme, such as given last “night, one perhaps gets o lu&l r knowledge of the wonderful versatlity of Mme. Patti’s powers than if she had appeared in a set one 1t makes no difitrence whether it be the brilliant wusic o simple ballad or the florid and difticult work in “‘Semiramide,’’ she can sing them adapting herself to the changes of i and sentiment with marvelons acility. In the scene from “Semiramide’ Mme.” Patti gave a little taste of what she is in grand opera. The ease and aceuracy with which she executed the dificult cadenzas and embellishments (wany of them written for the diva by Rossini himself) her pertect \-nrusmg and pure intonation, her careful attention to every detail of the score, wereall that any one conld have exacted, It was simply the perfection of art Mme. Scalchi's wonderful contralto charmed every one. She possesses s very attractive stage presence, and a pe- culiarly agreeaole wmsoner. While her ac s 0 Nlr’*nus magnetism— A‘ | voice does not materially admit of the brillianey of , she did all the ex- ecution that it was possible for a con- to to do. Her work was of the highest wractor, and the most exacting eritie, if he be intelligent and honest, must award | her the highest praise. Scalehi’s voice | 1 rich, flexible and powerful, and of | most exquisite quality, espeeially in the | nuddle and lower registers. She arouses the emotions of her audience as much by her strong dramatic force and deep emotional phrasing as by her superb vocalization. Her success last night was immedinte and gr The very finest thing of the evening (the duo be tween Patti and ale w adly marred by people in the audience rush- ing to the doors. But even this could not drown the enthusiasm, and the two great prima_donnas stepped behind the curtain amid wild applause. The work of the male portion of the company was vory satisfactory, that of | Sig. Galassi perhaps proving the most satisfactory. The orchestration was superb, and un- der the direction of the veteran con- ductor, Sig. Arditi, was one of the chief pleasures of the evening. If there is any thing left to regret after last night’s concert, "it is that one could not have heard Patti and her company of tists in a set opera, with all the nac- cessories of mounting, chorus, ete., given in the opera hous The Artists, Hundreds saw Mme. Patti for the first time last might. To hundreds it will never be their good fortune to sce her again, It may be that she will sing no more upon the stage. If this be so, why then, the parting was well made indeed. Assheappeared to the immense audience, she was a being of amiability and beauty upon whom the eye might linger with de- light, and sich as one might ike to recall after she had wssed forever from public gaze. As she was heard last evening, she” was indecd, the embodiment of hu perfee tion not inaptly styled di She could therefore retire from the stage leaving an impression greater than that now cher- ished by any human being of any of the queens of song who have preceded her into retirement weetness in her smile and a in the merrry flashes of her eyes which won all who came within the reach of their intlu- ence, The applause which grected her was more than amply repaid by the recalls to which he responded and the pleasure which it seemed to oceasion. She was flashing with brilhants and decorations. They nestled in her hair, on her breast, and en- cireled her wrists and fingers, The most noticeable was a massive cluster, nearly two inches i diameter. This was present from the late emperor of France. Next to it rested another eluster of larger stones, a souvenir from the Empress Eugenie. To th ft of this nestled a complicated design worked ont in burn- ing stones, the gift of the queen of Bel- ginm. An onyx design with concentrie circles of diamonds; a Maltess cross pen- dant from four ribbons of the precious stones a Roman cross, burning with an intensitv of cted light; a star which crowned the wonderful display, richer than cver shown 1 Omaha before, were respec- | tively the gifts of potentates in other parts of the world, each of whom had ac- knowledged the potency of her vocal charms. She wore two decoratiens, the larger o gold medal embossed and en cled with diamonds the gift of the late Czar Alexander of Russia. 'This is the only distinction of the kind worn by a woman. It was given to Bazio, and while the lat- ter was on her death bed it was trans- ferred to Mme. Patti. Another decora- tion, less modest, and valuable intrinsic- ally’ and extrinsically yet greatly appreciated by the madame, is the gift of King Kalakaua, Her wrists were en- cireled with diamonds and sapphires, the combination of which seems to be afavor- ite of the diva, because, in her operatic work she wore rings comprising these f 5. In “Semiramide” she wore a co of squares of diamonds with intermittent rubies, pendant from which were strings of pearls and a network of diamonds, every stone of which seemed a3 large a5 o pea. Her fingers were cov- ered with rings which flashed with her 'y movement, Scalchi’s adornments, as might be ex- d, paled into insignificance in com parison with those of Patti. Yet, ther was an elegance in the gems sk plaved, which comported with her and dignity. Facially, she lacks beauty of the madame, strength ceeding determination being mo: nently outlined in her feature: composed in manner, has an bearing, semi-masculine in some respects, and is seemingly a lady more disposed to conquer by the excellence of her natural ift than “attain the same end by less artistic means. She scems easily of- tended, and when at one time a shght annoyance was oceasioned by the audi- ence, she could not forbear giv pression to ill-disgnised displeasure, When Arditi took his stand before the audience he did so with all the modesty peculis E lest and gr orchestral director in the world. Patti sings for him alone, and Arditi cares to direet for Patti alone. There is a potency in his nume, because it has been connected with all the teriumphs of Itaiian opera, and beneath his baton have warbled the greatest songstre of the stage. Of these, the greatest the world i r known is now his patron ntion was paid to thatrudd, and glossy bald head last night, but over that same brainy and modest little dome of thought have rolled some of the great- est waves of popular and artistic apy ciation. Thirty years ago he condueted opera in New York, and it is hoped ! when the same number of years shall have clapsed, it will be found that time has dealt with him kindly enough 1o find him still in his present exalted work. (Giulussi’s features are strongly Italian His manner is dramatic and he sings with the earnestness of an artist, modest yet confident of his powers. He is a stranger to Omnha, yet he has attamed to distinction in such heavy roles a3 A a,”" *Wm. Tell,” and L’ Africaine,” lle, the tenor, is a very little body, though e seemed to teel that he is one of the great voices of his time, He is not constituted to make a pronounced suc cess in op: ‘king the communding height so essential to all important roles. 1f the audience is appreciative, it warms his heart. If itis dificult to move, his feelings attain a mastery over him, and he loses no time in 1tes of the fact. He was i reception last night. He saug with Patti for tee tirst time i London the last year, and thisis his first sppearance i this count Novara sang last n for the time in seven weeks In his w: the troupe to Mexico he eaugh cold- A Mexican doctor nearly ruined his voice in attempting to reliéve hiny, but fortun ately for hin, the company reached Cal- ifornia in time for a skilied physician to | afford him relief. IHis last effort was made a few mghts ago, in St. Louis. Another week, it is expected will fully | restore his voice, which he most dearly | prizes. Novara is an Enghshmwan, even if his name has the Havor of a wmore | suuny elime | Visitors Fr It would be practic Abroad. lly impo. } 2 to who came to attend the concert. Ap- record the names of peopie from abroad | pended is a list of those who were ac i commodated at the prineipa! nhotels. In the smaller earavanseries were hundreds | of people whose names came not under | the notice of the newspaper men | sides, » large number of the visitors boarded cpecial traius sfter the perfori i ance, and were whirled to t A train on the Chicago, St. Panl, Minne apolis & Omaha left et 11:30 last nig going as far as Bancroft, beari visitors, A special teain from Beatrice at 3:3) in the afternoon, and returned last mght at 11:30, react home this morning about 4 o'clock more trains came in last night from Lin coln, among the passengers of which were forty members of the legislature, 0 will return this morning. "he Union Pacific ran special traing be- wd after the performance, the num and names of the passengers of which it was impossible to obtain. The following are registered visitors at the Paxton, Millard, Cozzens, Merchants and Canfield houses _Ashiand—W, A, Hamberger and wife, Miss . Wigginhom. ~Atiantic-Mr. . W, Dickerson, Misses and ‘Templa, Mrs, Kockfoll, Gregg, Beafrico—Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Sabin, 11 Divis, Mrs. C. O, Bates, Miss Jennie Rich ards, . D, Kees, Me. and Mrs. 8. C, Swith, Mr.‘and Mrs, It W. Clancey, Yule, Mr. and Mrs. S, H. liss Montgomery, Geor, { N. Edwards, Miss ¢ . Candee, 1. 1L 'Hort o R, Kilpatrick, Miss S W11, Ashioy, Mrs, KoL W L. Tate and wife, D. G, Drake and wife, ). H. Alden and wife, M. B, Thrift, Mrs, R.'B Harrington, Miss Mary Harrington, Mrs. G, It Scott, M. and Mrs. John Dwyer, Mr, and Mrs. Chiarles Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs, 1t C, Hoyt, Mr, and Mrs. C. G. 1Toyt, Mr. and Mrs, 1L L, Ewing, Mroand Mrs, E.'D. Wheelock, Mr.and Mrs. A. W.Brandt, Mrs A, V.Saunders. Cheyenne— . Marsh, Join McLauchlan, Council Bluffs—3r. and Mrs. J. Stanforth, J. D. Edmund: Edmundson, Mrs. W, 1. Harsh, . B, Harshwifo and daughter, Mrs, k. W. Mack, J. R. Hawkins, P, Quick, Miss . Quick, Miss L. Quick: Creto— Androws and wife, Lu Norris IL S, Fuller, L. B, Fuller. Columbus_-Mrs. Frank North, 11 Notth! or, M. ;, Miss — Martin, nmaJ. West, David McCloud and wife. Denison— % Laub, Mre A, ML Ains- worth, Mrs, G. ¥, Bartholomew, Mr. and Mrs. R A, Romans, Lelia M. Liub, ‘Dun- lap—-Mrs. J. A. Phillips. Fremont—Mrs, M. L. Kune, Mrs. Iarrison, Mrs. Griswold, Miss Jones ‘man, Grand 1sland-— Mrs. " A, 'C. Mullen R Stroms ). Sears, ¥ B. Raymond, J. E. Q. Hussie: Glenwood—Miss Tipple, Miss Mitehell. Hastings—0. Oliver and 'wife. Kearney— Y. Nelson, E. B. Jones and wife. Lincoin . Brown and wife, drs. Miner, Mrs. A fand. I chrung, Mis. J. M. Zeh rung, F. C. tarrison, T, 1, Calvert and wife, L 8., Weeks and wife, Mr. and Mrs. W, Trvine, M . Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred obald, Miss 3 Misourl V Hattio Mosber, E. J. Mr, and Mr & Buchanan, Miss North Platte—C. W. Kouns. Norfolk ank Sharp, Oakland—E. Renard. atte Center—Mrs. J. A. Kelioe, 1S month—M. Morrissey,” Mrs. F. 8. Frich. smouth—Mr. and Mrs. J. B Abderson. Mrs, 8. C. ( Red Oak—Will Cisher, Rob Patrick, J Justice, Mr. and 5. Join Hayes, Mrs. R Schuyler—\W, 1. Sumner Y B. Corwith, Mrs. Thomas JBryant, Mrs. ris Palmer, M. B. Hoxie, 8. C. Webber. ney—Jn M. Adams. ndoah- r —C. I, Smith, Mrs. Wi, Croan, Tekamah Laughlin and daughter. Tabor—J. Tipple, Mrs. L wollister. % Whitmore, D, E." Puffer. West . MeLaughlin, Joun D. Neligh, J. sch, John A. Losch. Woodbie—>r. Mrs. John Danforth. and Mrs, MeDaniel M. s Ida Mosher, The Finances. Yesterday afternoon, upon making a careful caleulation of the number of tick- ets sold, Max Meyer offered Manager Mathews $10,000 for the total receipts of the house. His proposition was promptly rejected. The total receipts last night were about $10,450. Over $9,600 of this is net profit to the Patti combination, ex- penses and ball rent taking the balance. Gossip of the Alsles. The high hat'was there. Very fow seats were vacant. The building was comfortably warm. There was a large dclegation from the Blufls. s there with two young Guille's J. is first visit to this country Rev. W. dvine.” W. A, audience, rze number of the gentlemen wore Haur: **Good music is Paxton and wife were in the Frank Colpetzer —‘Splendid timbre in Scalehi’s voice.” ter Coutant and wife gazed gallery. John 8. Prin cupied b 3 About one-fifth of the ladies present had their hats off, Opera glasses were for rent just out- side the inner doo W. N. Babcock, of the was a delighted auditor. ““This beats the ‘Turnverein ade, id Louis Heimrod, Al Meinburg stood up, near the door, and voted Patti at her vest. Dr. and Mrs. Lee occupied seats in the central portion of the house A foree of sixteen ushers was employed with Walter Soper at the head. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Colpetzer occupied good seats on the grouna tloor. President Hopkins, of the Commercial National bank, was there with his wite, John Oliver's majestic form loomed up against the wall uider the north gailery. A large number of people who are rigid observers of Lent were in the andi- ence, Some of the ticket speculators wer ssealped,” fuling o dispose of their seats at a prolit. ‘The Mardi Gras festoonery and mas, query gave the building an oddly funtas- tic appearane Mrs. Burdick, of Decorah, lowa, was in the andience, the guest of Mrs, Dr. J. W. MeMenam Senite Islund, we performunee gr D H. Goodrich was greatly impressed with Scalehi’s Juno-like stride ucross the stage in “'Se miramide.”’ “Splendid!” was Manager Matthews' laconie expression when asked his opinion of the i nd his pretty wife oc- Northwestern, masquer- Grand the hoand wife, of and enjoyed udience, 1t was exactly 827 when the orchestr: played the first numbes Patti mude he lirst appearance at 4:08 Arditi's head is almost as mune,” remarked Adam Morvell, is, if such a thing is po: Frank Ramge could not repress his ad wiration npon 4 eritieal examination of the fit of Guiltle's evening smit. C, 8. Raymond and wife were in t andience. ” Mr. R, sized up Paui’s dia wonds with the of 4 connoisseur Dr. Wertz deserted his dental tools and tenraptured while Pattt was si ngt dmiring the beanty of the diva's teeth, large number of the lad s corsage Hlowers. I'ne 151y taxed for the bald as *Phat tlor past Es and fur ‘Thurston and wife, H. D tabrook, General and Mrs. Cowin Frank levine occupiod seats not very art General J. 8 Crook, Celone! nd Mrs, Brac tingent Speeial Pol taiied to ke ost of i the cast s Brisvin, ( wid Mrs [ eaural v Hiary eons w was ke ganery, spont the Losrds on man Bt 2 orer an th e o ‘ w D Just titee qi oir homes before the early hours of the morning. | Albia-W. I, | e3 wore | ts | ral and Mrs, right off my fe ironct when Sweet Home. o one but Patti can sing ‘Home, Sweet Home,''' remarked a Lincoln | man. “T} song has repaid me for 120 miles t remarked Officer Tow atti had finished “‘Home awe best house of the season,” tti to Max Meyer. I am delighted with the auaience and your magnificent building.” After the minstrel performance Billy Emerson and his big mond searf-pin were seen adornin foot square near the main entrance ‘I'he_veteran Steve Mealio assisted Man ger Matthows in taking tickets at the door, Ofticers Turnbull and Peironet and Cavtain Cormack had to restrain the struggling crowd. W. G. Albright—*"P. money if she would only sell her dia- monds and invest in South Omaha lots, I'd be willing to take a day off and drive her out there myself _“I'd abont as soon hear Jolin Prince sing his ‘Cuckoo Song’ to an aeccordion accompaniment as listen to ‘Ga remarked Janitor Coopor, at the clusion of “'Di Provenza.” ““This is the greatest audience the ex- position building will ever witness," said Max Meyer. “Don't I wish we had od them on the $6,000 guarantee? e, Still Iam stied. makes them that man lye,) mama od ono young hopeful into her mother's ear, ns the great tenor was singing the aria from “Carmen,” Rinehart, the glazier, away scat in the gallery. By dint of ox- tensive eraning of his neck he managed to secure a first class view of the stage and enjoyed Patti as well as any one ther Governor and Mrs. Thayer occupied seats in the central portion of the hous about ten rows back of the orchestra, r them sat Land Commissioner Scott 1 his danghters. A fow seats distant at State Auditor Babeocek. The magniticent and costly dinmonds which Patti wore represented oaly small portion of her wealth i that ¢l of precious gems. The Kept in the safety deposit vaults ot the Vanderbilt bank of New York. Three B. & M. Lincoln trains were heayily crowded with excursionists from the eapital city and intermediate_towns, A special train was sent back after the performance, crowded with peonle who did not care to remain i the city over night. As the performance was closing, some persons who showed a lack of good breeding, and who are always to be found in any audience, made a rush for the door. This had the eflect of shightly marring the final duet of Patti and ulehi, W hen P many in the at dia- two: atti would make occupied a far i fivst appeared on the stage idience involuntarily rosc to their feet, and whispers of *“There she 15" ran through the throng. Cries of “Down in froni” soon brought them to their seats. There were over 600 people standing up. Charley Stephens, who attended to selling the §1 tickets at the box office was kept tremendously busy. When he was through, his box cont ed fifty or sixty pounds 'in silver and paper Dills. He guarded the pile with a revoiver, When a BEE reporter struck the expo- sition building about 8 o'clock last night th W struggling mass of humanity extending to the mmn entrance from ‘Lhirtcenth street on the east and Fif- teenth on the west. For a time the jam was simply terrihc. The acoustics of the building were thoroughly tested last night as they have never been tested betore. The result was grand and gratifying. Every sound could be heard all” over the bwlding. Every note of her “Home, Sweet Home,'’ which was the most delicately modulated song of the evening, was distinctly audi- ble in the extreme rear of the structure. “Allow me_to congratulate Omaha on having the finest orchestra of any west- ern city [ have yet visited,” said Arditi to Manager Meyer of the Musical Union, Twenty-eight of the best musicians of that organization comprised the Omaha contingent of the orchest They re- hearsed with Arditi in the afternoon and did splendid work last nignt. The happiest man there last night was President Max Meyer, of the Exposition association. He has worked like a tiger to muke the affair a success, bearing heavy burden of re- To his efforts the success of 15 in no small measure due. And he felt amply repaid when he zed upon the splendid audience. he St. Lows Republican in comment- ing on the Patti concert in that eity last Monduy evening made statements that were far from the trath, Her voice is as perfeet and fresh as it possibly ean be, #nd the intimation that she d not ex- ercise her full powers when responding to an encore 18 simply preposterous, Sho takes extremely good cure of herself, and when she sings sbe always brings nto all her vocal powers. Those who sent at last night's concert will inly agree with the Bk in this mat ter, as well as with the impression that she looks to bein the full blcom and vigor of young womanhood. Haverly's Minstrels. Notwithstanding the great attraction of the P at the Exposition build- ing rwest audience that was eyer crowded into Boyd's opera house greeted Haverly's minstrels last night. Soon after the doors were thrown open 30 o'clock Munager Boyd sent for ibers of the police force to keep the crowd from doing damage to the building and to patrons in the scramble hle positions. Before 8 o'cloe sent in the bonse was sold and lable foot of standing room oc- cupl Fully 2,000 people witnessed the performance which was in - every respect superior to any minstrel enter- tainment ever given in Owmaha. The eteran g of cork artista, Billy Emeor- son, was funnicr thun ever and earried the honse by sto The performanc was such 4 one as could bo expected from snd would only be undertaken by Imerson, the Gormans, Add Ryman, Mznniing, Dillon, Dinmond, Hall, und Support of star specinlists. The jokes were fresh, the gongs new and the specinl features thoroughly excellent by an Kngine. Cuesron, I, Feb, 24— [Speclal Telegram to the Bre. |—An engine entering its stall in the round house at 4:50 yesterday afte noon struek the door and pushed down a Drick column, eausing two arches of the roof and oue section of six statls to fall, slihtly damaging four engines and slighitly Injurini two Two workmen jumped into the tiro-boxes and escaped, 1t damaged the oot $1,500, Mashos —— Model Way of Caring a Cold. Sarey, Essex Co., Mass., Feb. 11, 1886 | About ten duys ago L took u seyere cold, which sottled i my chest aad back wnd caused me much suffering. 1 imme- | distely procured three Allcock’s Porcus Plasters; two 1 applied to my chest and one to my baek. In a few hours my pains sensibly abated, and in three s wutively well, I take groat in recommending Allcock'’s A A, AvEILL N.J., Plaste Twr sinart eitd th it they on a colored m { othor nignt they cove of Evesboro, vlay 4 b Al joke numed Mitshoell, so the o tieuselves with eneo and rushed out nstead or runmning, skors und best him s s ceen unsble to at i i seized one of