Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1888, Page 5

FRENCH SATINES ‘Wo. have received direct from Koech- ling, Freres and Gros, Roman & Co., Paris, our first importation of French Satines. We are the only dealers wost of Chicago, who purchase these goods @lirect from the manufacturers, and con- “pequently show the best styles in Omaha Open Monday morning. ColoredCASHMERES 15¢ We will offer Monday, our new im- portation Cof heavy Fine Cashmeres, in the latest colors, gobling, serpent, mouse, riseda, copper, tans, etc. In past seasons these have sold for 81 a yard: we imported these during the late depression in the French market, and offer them at 7 NEW FRENGH SERGES, Sl. Just received, 40 new colors in the very finest French Surah Serges, all wool, 40 inches wide, the best dvess fab- ri¢ known; price $1 a yard. ————— FrenchFoulleBeiges 52 inches wide, all the new mixtures, very finest qualities; these have hereto- {nre sold for $2.50 a yard. Price now, Néw Beige Plaids, The. Monday morning we will offer 40 pcs. new colors plaid de beiges, 40 inches wide, spring weights and colors, 75¢ a Yard. S.P.MORSE& C0 Barnaby Dress Plaid GINGHAMS, 10cC. Monday morning we will offer 100 pioces genuine Barnaby Dress Plaid Ginghams on which the usual price has beon 20c, for 10¢ & yard 32-INCH 150 different styles and sizes—plaids, SCOTCH GINGHAMS, checks, slrlr('s and plain colors. These are the qua sold everywhere for 85c. Our price 2c. ___J FAST 25 BLACK HOSE, ZJU BEST BARGAIN Ever shown in Omaha. 100 Ladies’ seamless, double heel and toe extra longth Fast Black Hose, worth 50c a pair. Our price 25c. LADIES’ Brilliant Lisle G HOSE, U\ 200 dozen Ladies' seamless English Brilliant Lisle Black Hose, usually sold for 65¢ a pair. Our price 38c a pair, Ladies’ Seamless Striped Hose, 16 2-3¢ a Pair. Monday morning we will offer 100 dozen Ladies’ scamless striped Balbrig- gan Hose. The lowest price heretofore l‘\ill's been 25¢. Our price next week e, 5.P. MORSE &C0 S. P. MORSE & C0. 5-8 CREAM Damask Napkins, ‘We purchased from a German manu- facturer in Bielefeld, Germany, his en- tire stock of napkins and table damask; the tirst lot we mention is 200 dozen cream damask napkins, worth $2.00 a gozen‘ on which our price is '81.50 a ozen. 5-8 NAPKINS, 3-4 NAPKINS $2.50. Another lot of both § and # napkins, in a quality usually sold for 83.50 we pur- chased so as to sell for 82 Chenille Table Covers, $2.00 We will offer 50 different colors in heavy Turcoman Chenille Table covers abargain at $2.50. Sitin Table Damask, §125 50 pieces of the very finest German double Satin Table damask, 66 inches wide, choicest possible range of patterns; we have never been able to sell thisless than $2. a yard until now our price is $1.25. 72 Inch Table Damask $1.50 The same quality as the above only full 2 yards wide; the regular price on this is $2.50 a yard; price on this sale 81 Pattern Table Cloths ANOTHER BARGAIN! 2x2 Yards, $2.25. 2x2! Yards, $2.81. 2x3 Yards, $3.50. | These have double Grecian red borders, like above cut. They are worth &), 8 and #.75, Our price for 2 yards long is #2.25, for 24 yards long, 2.87; for 3 yards long is §3.50 A]I Linen Crash, 5¢. 60 pleces all linen Unbleached Crash: splendid ty. Thrifty lio Dargain for kitchen u price, be. Honeycomb Bed Spreads, 58 epers will find this a t is worth 10c. Our = Vo offer 100 RTREST 3178 led Spreads, worth $1.00, for béc each. KNOTTED frnge Towels, 25¢0. Monday morning, we will take our en- tire open stock of 85 and 50 cent largest size knotted fringe towels, and throw them in one lot for 25¢; bargains may well be expected in this lot, Extra Large Knotted fringe Towels 50¢. Our entire stock of fin German huck and damask knotted fringe 75¢ and 81. i towels will be thrown in one lot at 60c. e . TURKEY RED DAM 25c. 50 pieces genuine fast color turkey red damask worth dbcts. a yard; next week for 25¢. EMBROIDERIED i T ‘We will offer a special bargain in Em- broidered felt table scarfs and tidies worth $1.25 to 8$1.50 each. We purchas- ed these at such a sacrifice that we can sell them for 50¢ apiece; enormous as- sortment to choose from. “REGATTA” LAR MILKN We have finally found a make ot fine Black Silks that we unhesitatingly rec- oemmend to be the best in the world. They are magnificent lustre and finish, and our friends can depend on their wearing qualities. We shall place them on sale for the first time Monday morning. REGATTA Black Silk ackK OliKS, V1. ) This is a light, fine, vich satin finish Silk that will be found more durable than the highest cost French Silk. REGATTA Black Silks, 0. 22 inches wide, beautiful finish, and warranted to wear. REGATTA . Black Silks, <. This is equal to any French Silk ever sold for 83.50 a yard. REGATTA BLACK SILKS $2.26. $2.60. $3. The richest and finest Silks ever shown in America. SOLE AGENTS IN OMAHA. Those who have seon our new Embroide:ies are delighted with them. The patterns are ex- quisite and we have such lovely qualities. A special bargain in Swiss Flouncings, 65¢, 75¢, 85¢, 95¢. Full 40 Inches wide, with narrow edges to match, will be shown for the first time Monday morning, NEW TORCHON LACES Monday morning we will open our portation of Linen T m. ‘orchon Laces, among them some BARGAINS: 8ic. 10c. As well as finer qualittes, Carpets. 5c. 15¢. We have the largest and best stock of Ax: minster, Moquette, Wilton, Body Brussels, Tap: estry and [ugrain Carpets 'fn Omaha, and excel HANDSOME PATTERNS And excellence of work. S.P. MORSE & CO'S.P. MORSE& C0|S.P.MORSE&CO. S. P. MORSE & C0 ITS HEADQUARTERS IN OMAHA The Elkhorn Road Comes to Ne- braska's Metropolis. AN IMPORTANT ACQUISITION’ ‘Will Build to Our Porkopolis—The Farmers' and Merchants' Insur- ance Company in 1Its New Quarters—City Pickups. [FROM THE BEE'S LINCOLN DUREAU,] Amended articles of incorporation of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad were filed yesterday with the secretary of state. The prominent feature in the amended articles is the location of the terminus of the road in Omaha and making the principal ‘place of business of the company in that city. These amended articles were passed Febru- ary 8, 1888, und they divide the roads and branches in the state as follows: The main trunk and continuous line of said railroad is to commence at the city of Omaha, in Douglas county, Nebraska, and thence ex- tend in a northerly and westerly direction »through the counties of Douglas, Washing- ton, Dodge, Cuming, Stanton, Madison, Ante- lope, Holt, Brown, Cherry, Sheridan, Dawes and Sioux to the western boundary line of the atate. Branch No. 1. From a connection with said main line at Norfolk, Madison county, running in a northwesterly direction thrcugh the counties of Madison, Peoria, Antelope and Knox to a point on the Missouri river near the mouth of the Niobrara. Branch No. 2—From a connection with the main line at Dakota Junction, Dawes county, north through that county to the state line. Branch No. 3—From a counection with the main line at Scribner, Dodge county, in a ‘westerly and northerly direction through the countigs of Dodge, Colfax, Platte, Madison, E:mnl:. Antelope und Knox to the northern undary of the state. Branch No. 4—I"rom a connection with the main line at Fremont, Dodge county, south- west through Dodge, Saunders and’ Lancas- ter counties to the city of Lincoln. Branch No. 5—From a connection with N Saunders county near the v west through the counties of Butler, Polk, York, Seward, Hamilton, Clay and Adams to, the city of Adams and thence south west to a pointon the west boundary of Adams county. Branch No. 6—From a connection with ‘branch No. 5in Butler county, through the counties of Seward, Saline, York, Fillmore, JThayer and Nucholls to s point on the ‘southern boundary of the state in Nuckolls county. Branch No. 7—From a connection with the maiu line in Omaha south to the stock yards in South Omaha, Douglas county. The proviso is also made tuat the road is incorporated to construct and operate exten- J8ions of the muin lne und branches in Ne- braska, Dakota and Wyoming. The capital stock of the road is fixed at $30,000,000 with the principal place of business' at' Omaha, Nebraska. THE PARMERS AND MERCHANTS. ‘The Farmers' and Merchants' Insurance compuny, which is an entirely state fnstitution, has moved into the new’ and ele- gant quarters i the Burr block which were especially constructed for their use, on the second floor. This compony has a record of substautial progress that, under the manag ment of the secretary, 8. J. Alexander, has been fairly phenomenal On Ih:r‘éd of July, 1585, the company was organized and - commenced operations in a single room in the Holmes building, two men, including the manager, transacting all the Dbusiness. The company wrote premiums that year amounting to #1,000.41. In 185 the prowiums amounted ' to $76,001.25 and in the year 1887 the ' com punic’s premiums amounted to §5,972.05. he company now stands, in amount of pre- miums received, second in the state out of 120 nies transacting business under the laws of Nebraska. The gross losses of the company for the threc years in business amounted to §24,613.60. The insurance law requires that 40 per cent of the receipts bo et 8 & guarsntee fund for outstanding Policies and the records of the company show that this per cent of "their gross receipts, amountfng to §6,214.9, is eet apart as re- quired. The policies written by the Farm- ers’ and Merchants have no clause reserving thizty or sixty days in which to pay losses, but losses have, on the average, been paid in five days after notification. The aim of the company has heen to transact a perfectly safe business, and the largest risk they write is for 85,000, while on business houses or stocks of goods they limit them to $2.500, their outstanding risks averaging about $1,200. One plan the company has followed is, if they have a risk on a building, not to write one on an adjoining one, and in' no in- stance write over $10,000 on a single block, The company are now at home in their new rooms, which “were built from their own plans, These rooms comprise a hall, the managers office, a private office, a large Work- ing room, a stock room and a vault 10x12 in size. The arrangement is such that the man- ager at his desk h; the rooms and the ness in all departments under his eye. The vault is supplied with an _extra safe in which the securities of the company are de- posited and duplicates of every policy ever written are kuaz in_numerical order, while the record books and letter filed take up a large part of one side of the vault. The rooms throughout are supplied with ull modern con- veniences and finished especially for the work required. The manager's office and private office adjoining are handsomely car- l»cwd and the furnishing are upholstered in eather, the fyrniture being made to order. The growth of the company’s business has requived all these improvements, and the trons of the company will ind them now ocated in as commodious insurance rooms as can be found in the state. PROTECTING THE PUBLIC, The city council has taken the right steps toward protecting the public by investigating the-cutting of ice in Salt creek below the mouth of the city sewer and is preparing a report condemning the ice and the putting up of ice for use from a source so prolific of flith, While this ice was not intended for consumption direct, still there are no citizens who desire in July' days to consume meat from a butcher shop that hns been kept cool by the use of ice impregnated with the flth of a sewer, and the council should teach the parties packing this 1ce that nothing but pure ice will be allowed to be used in any capacity. CITY 1TENS, The revival services conducted by the Methodist, Baptist, Congregational and Pres- byterian churches in the city, under the lead of Evangelist Brown, are increasing in inter- est and the churches are crowded nightl: Sunday morning services in St. Paul's M. B, church will be conducted by Rev. Brown, and in the afternoon at 4 o'clock the evangelist will conduct a service for men only at the opera house, followed by the usual union meeting in the evening. The churches are :;g\il.e‘nll in the work and much good is pre- icted. ‘The retail grocers have taken steps to or- ganize against the cut rates that havo pre- vailed for some time back, and which they allege are the cause of the three grocery fail- ures of lafe. ~ A large number of the retailers were present at tho meeting on Friday eve- ning, including a number of the wholesalers, and the organization will be completed Friday of this week. District court for Lancaster county con- venes on Monday with both Judges Chapman and Field in attendance. Judge Chapman wrote from Hot Springs, Ark., that he would be in attendince at the opening of the term. The docket is the largest in the his- tory of the county and the session of court will undoubtedly last twoor three mouths, although the uew rules proposed by Judge Chapman will greatly facilitate business, A meeting of vetenariuns in which D, T. Gerth has taken an active part will be heid at the Paxton hotel, Omaha, on Thursduy March 1. All vetinary surgeons of good sux:;unng in the profession ave urged to at- tend, o e Personal Paragraphs. Mason P. Daveaport, of the Be) terday afternoon for a trip to state, M. R. Uhl, who has charge of the advertis- ing of the Bek, has been sick for the past few days. He will be out in a day or so. Miss Maggie Kress, the popular glove fitter at Bennison Bros., left Thursday even- ing for Chicago in response to a telegram from Mrs. A, J. Snell, the wiie of the mill- ionaire who was murdered in that city a few ays #go. Miss Kress is an old friend of Mrs. Snell and will be of great comfort to her in hor sad bereavement, loft yos ow York | would not be i DISCUSSING THE CITY HALL. Big Turn-Out of Oitizens at the Board of Trade. COUNCIL ORATORS SET LOOSE. Hascall, Lee and Ford on the Forum —They Fail to Ask For & Vote of Confl- - dence. The Taxpayers' Meeting. Despite the inclemency of last night's weather, there was a large turn out at the chamber of commerce in response to a call from the board of trade to discuss municipal affairs and councilmanic extravagance. The councilmen were out in full force, and were accompanied by all the barnacles feeding from the public crib. There was a fair rep- resentation of the solid men of the city, and had the weather been more favorable it is to be inferred there would have been a larger turnout of this element. The meeting was at times boisterous, but in the main it was carried on with decorum and the best of feclings. AtS8o'clock Mr. George M. Nat- tinger, sccretary of the board of trade, called the assemblage to order. Mr. Thomas C. Brunner nominated Hon. James Creighton, chairman. Mr. G. M. Nattinger was chosen secretary. Upon taking the chair Mr. Creighton re- ferred to the assemblage asone of intelli- gence, and thought they could listen to and debate the matter in hand intelligently and without any billinsgate. Councilman Pat Ford moved that ‘‘hands up" be called, so that it could be learned how many taxpayers there was in attendance, so that it could not be said after the meeting was over that it had been packed in_the in- terests of any particular person or factions. The chairman expressed doubts as to the fairness of the motion. Messrs. Frank Walter and Pat O'Hawes thought Ford’s proposition unfair, and argued against it. Motious and amendments poured in fast and furious, and upon the suggestion of Councilman Lee, Ford's motion was laid on the table. Councilman Lee, continuing said that as most of the charges had been preferred by Mr. Rosewater, he moved that e be heard on the subject. Mr. Rosewator was hailed with cheers and applause. He said that the meeting was lab- oring under a misapprehension. The meeting was not_called to discuss the removal of the city hall. That question was in the courts, and he had no fear that a change of location could be legally made. What he had spoken of was the munner in which the affairs of the city had been conducted by the council and the city authorities for the pasteight months. Statements had been made in reference to the city hall which had a tendency to mis- lead the taxpayers. He was ready and will- ing to discuss with any unprejudiced mind the stories set afloat in reference to the plans and specifications being defective or the hall not bemg large enough to accommodate the ublic library und board of education, Mr. Rosewater also expressed himself as rea and willing to discuss the acts of the council, who by their yotes had created overlaps and od the city in debt. [Cheers and ap- plau Councilman , Haseall after some coaxing condescended to come forward. Hascall in- sisted that the city hall was a fraud from its inception, and was o fraud up to the prosent time. (I, T. Mount at this point denied Hascall's assertions, to which there was loud cries of “put him out,” ete,) Resuming Hascall weut into a defense of the council, and intimated that they were pure and holy Next he attacked Avchitect Myers, and charged that he had not abided by the stipu- lations of his contragt. It was never in- tended that the building was to be put up for the price he stipulated it would cost, as he kuev: full well tuat it could not be built for less than ,000. Hascall added that the old council wore responsible for the contract with Reagan Hros., the 200,000 bonds voted for the hu'lhlh:?' had never been issued, and he coull prevent it When he concluded a number of gentlemen arose and requested Hascall to answer questions which he evaded. Mr. Gibbon said that Hascall had not sustained his assertion that the city hall was a fraud from its inception. Councilman Lee upon being called out said that since the council had revoked the plans and contract of Architect Myers they had been pictured by the newspapers as fools and boodlers. He denied that the council had spent one penny on the building without the knowledge and consent of the city engineer and the board of public works. Since he had been in the council over $2,000,000 had been expended in public improvements, tand he ‘was positive that not one centof it had been wrongfully appropriated by anybody. He assured his hearers that he was strongly in favor, he had been from the start, in keeping the city hall on Farnam street. The speaker then went into a long history of the city hall question, going back to its inception. He then made charges against the BEx Publish- ing company to the effect that it was en- croaching on the city hall property with heir building ‘which Mr. Rosewater promptly denied. Throughout his speech Lee was prompted by Hascall, which caused & man near the reporters’ tablo to say, “Hascall must havo written that speech for Mike.” The councilman next questioned the breadth of Meyers' plas, intimating that they were not large enough to permit of a public library, room for the firo chief, the police court and police headquarters. Councilman Pat Ford was next called out, and informed the meeting that he had never voted for the Myers’ plans or its location. He was opposed to it, and wanted the hall located on Jefferson’ square, Three gentle- men came to him and wanted him to vote for a suspension of the rules so that the council could ratify the present site. He was under obligations to one of tnoegcntlemen, and voted as he had been asked to. Ford de- fended the council and said it was the best the city ever had. The councilman then asked Secretary Nattinger to read two afidavits which he pulled from his pocket, One from Jeremiah \Nheulen was to the effect that he had been approgched by Architect Myers, who had agreed to change the 'plans 8o inferior ma- terial could be used in the construction of the hall, whereby considerable money could be made. The other was from Ed Brennan who also alloges that Myers told um to take the contract for building the basement as he would change the places and details so that he would lose no money. He wound up with & tirade of abuse against Mr. Rosewater, and favored the establishing of the city hall on Jefferson square. 1 Mr. Rosewater again returned to the rost- rum and was hailed with cheers. He said that he did not come to the meeting to lose his temper or ecall anybody robbers. Mr. Hascall had given the audience a skimmed milk explanation of the city hall historv, Mr. Rosewater then went into extended recital of the city hall, and why Myers had been awarded the 'plans—Myers had planned the Douglas county court house and it was the cheapest and best, public buiding in the coun- try for the money, It was true that $200,000 had been voted for the city hall, but that was three years ago, when labor was cheaper than it is now. The speaker nextshowed the plans of the buildipg which he claimed had been rejected_on recopmendation of councilman Lee and Counsman, one of whom had never seen them, and neither of whom consulted any expert before making their report. Then returning to, Councilman Lee's statement that there was only room in the busement for three cells, and boilers and engines, Mr. Rosewater presented the following figures in complete refutation of Lee's statement. Mr. Rosewater read as follows, being frequently interrupted by applause: BASEMENT. l.{ud.;o of police court reception room 28 x11.4, e roow, 19.3x19, x17. 32.4x20.4. Chief of police reception, 25x11.4. Chief of police private Chief of police detect Chief of fire department, 18.4x12.4, Chief of fire department’ private room, 19.8 x19.5, Detention room for women, cells, etc., lock- up for women, threo store rooms uud two oftices, 18,4x17.4'and 18.4x11.8 not designated. FIRST FLOOK. City clerk, 28.4x24; city clerk privato room, 20x19.4; wardrobe, 10.6x9.10; vault, 12.8xIi suditor, #2.8x17.10; vault and wardrobe board of bealth, 21x19.8; city physician wurd: robe, 20.8x12.8; city physician, 18.8x18: city treasurer wardrobe, 34x24; city treasurer private oftice, 16.8x15; vault 28x9.4. Board of public works 82x18 8-10. City at- torney 23x18 8-10 vault. City attorney pri- vate, 20x20, vault. Not designated, three offices, 23 8-10x24x20 4-10 and 24-18 $-10, @Second Floor—Council.chamber, 58 4-10x 40 8-10, two cloak rooms. President of city council, 20 8-10x20. Three committee rooms, two of these 18 8-10x16 and one 20x12 8-10. Mayors oftice, 19 4-10x15 8-10. Mayors private room, 16 8-10x15. City attorney’s consulta- tion room, 19 4-10x16, vault and wardrobes. City engineer department—five offices—viz. : 84 4-10x19 4-10; 23 8-10x19 4-10; 24 8-10x21; 24x 19 410. Engineers vaults, 10 8-10x6 4-10. Not designated offices, 83x34-10, 19 _4-10x18 4-10. QThird Floor—Superintendent of public schools, 82x20. Superintendent of public schools, private 168-10x15 410, Teachers association room, 82 4-10x20. Ladies room, 2M4x314, ' toilet rooms. Secret- ary = board of _ education, 25x19, wardrobe. Board of education, 47x81. Pres- ident board of education, 10x3i. Committee room, 14 8-10x13. Publio library, b4 6-10x 41610, Librarians room, 31 410x3). Not d?:hmlted. two offices, 25x21 8-10 and 16 810 x4, [Fourth Floor—Public library, 54 6-10x41 10, two wardrobes. Not designated, twelve oftices, ranging all the way from 47x28 which can be used for the public reading rooms to rooms 16x14. After finishing the reading of the above Mr. Rosewater said he challenged the councjl to show a better building in the country for the needs of a city, even a city of 500,000 pop- ulation. He next disabused the minds of his hearers of the representations made that the BEE publishing company was trying to en- croach on the land owned by the city. The company had left a six-foot area of fifty-two feet long in the center of the Bee building above the first story. That would .afford ample light fof the city hall where the light is needed. Mr. Rosewater said that council- men evade the issue as to his charge—that the affairs of the city hall had not been car- ried on in & busiuess way. A great deal of stress had been put on the fact that Mr. Rosewater had bought stone that had been rejected by the city hall inspector. He ex- plained that that was limestone which the contractors had intended to put_in the base- ment, when the plans and_specifications call for Colorado sandstone. He concluded that it mat little with him whether the city hall wus completed this year or next. The Bee building would not be delayed, but the city would suffer at the hands of unfaithful servants. The hue and cry of the council that they don’t want to 'go beyond the $200,000Limit, is all bosh as it was only last weck that Councilman Counsman introduced a resolution voting §250,000 to put up a build- ing somewhere else, and Hascall was willing to spend $400,000 on'a building designdd by some new architect. Councilman Hascall came forward again and spoke for some time, which was chiefly given up to a defense o Nimself. He denied that he had ever stolen anything from the city. There was a man in tho audicnce, he said, who knew ‘“that Meyers was a crooked man, and got there by the use of money.” “Name him,” cried the audience. Hascall tried hard to evade the demands, but finally, under the strong pressure, suc- cumbed, and said that Mr. Pat O. Hawes had told him that he had seen him Myers $250 to & man for helping him get the county court house contract. Colongl Chase asked Hascall how it was that the site was d, the excavations made, and the building went on so smooth and up to the present time, when these objections that are now brought up existed all the tiwe, To this question Hascall was quite evasive and did not make a satisfactory explanation, but instead attempted to vx\tlum away tho action of the council in annuling the plans and the contract with Brennan & Co. * Mr. Ambrose inquired what the council proposed doing with the bank of earth that surrounds the basement of the city hall. Hascall again went off on another tack and howled away for some time, after which he took his seaf. Joan B. Furay was called up by the Jeffer- son square crowd and explained his. course while in the council ou the city hall location, and told how being in the minority the city hall ordinance was passed over his vote. He thought the city hail should be relocated and built on Jeflerson square. John F. I3ehm, an ex-councilman, who was in the council at the: time the city hall site was selected, denied that Mr. Rosowater had anything to do_in selecting the site. The gentleman made it known that Mr. W. A. Paxton was the prime mover in having the site selected where it was, and Mr. Behm ex- pressed himself as being proud of his act in voting for it there. The meeting then adjourned. e GOVERNOR THAYER'S DENIAL. He Never Protested Against a Decision of the Supreme Court. At the state convention of prohibitionists at Lincoln, February 16, Mrs. Woodtvard of- fered a resolution condemning Governor Thayer for protesting against the recent de- cision of the supreme court of the United States against the llquor men, and the reso- Jution was adopted. Governor Thayer, being in Omaha yester§ day, was asked by & Bz representative what the resolution meant. ‘I would like informa- tion on that point myself,” replicd the gov- ernor, “for I was certainly amazed on read- ing it. I have never written a word or uttered a word that could be tortured into such a statement. Iam not in the habit of protest- ing against decisions of the courts, especially when a decision is irreversible as the decision of the supreme court of the United States is, as every one knows. Iaccepted the decision of that court on the question lately submitted to it from Kansas as law. I have always held the conviction that the state had the power to adopt prohibition, and that the de- cision of the supreme court of the United States in support of that proposition was not necessary. That is my conviction now. I have never protested against any decision in that connection.” S AMUSEMENTS. FANLON'S “PANTASMA." At Boyd's next Thursday, Friday, and Sat- urday evenings and Saturday matince, teh attraction will be Hanlon's fairy spectacle “The New Fantasma,” which has been re- modelled since its last presentation here. During the past sunimer the Hanlons visited Europe for the purpose of sécuring new scenes and novelties, and their “‘Fantasma” of to-day has no equal in this country in mag niticent scenery and stage mechanism, One of the new scenes represents the bottom of the sea with divers and marine monsters floating about, and the closing transforma- tion showing Fantasma triumpbant riding on an octopus, Zamaliel imprisoned in the Jaws, his satellites embraced in the claws, followed by a revel of mermaids, is possibly the most brilliant scene ever witnessed on any stage. MINE JANAUSCHER. This lady makes her farewell appearance at Boyd's on February 28 and 2 KOCI'S BENEFIT TO-NIGHT, This evening, Mr. Lowis Koch, the well- known and popular character actor in Baureis & Puls’ company now playing at Boyd's will take his annual benefit. In this well-known and popular company there is no more deserving member than Mr. Koch. He has always worked hard and has, in all his characters, especially since assuming the line he has followed for some months back, merited the appreciation which he has ro- ceived from the Germans of this city, To- night he will appear in *Lorbeerbaum und Betlelstab,” and will be worthy the largest h;mno which his German friends can give o, THE APOLLO' CLUB The Apollo club, the new and popular organization which has already sprung into public notoriety, will give another of its ex- cellent voncerts on Tuesday next at Boyd's. This entertainment will be attended by the most intelligent and cultivated people in_this city, who lave come to appreciate the efforts of the Apollo as all such treats should be treated with the sincerest consideration and delight. On next Wednesday evening the same ex- cellent organization will give another concert in Cnuumf Bluffs, THE PRESS CLUB, On to-morrow evening week, at the Boyd, the Omaha press club will hold its tirst un- nual benefit. The entertainment will con- sist of a first part, full of beautiful melodies, local gags, and clever sketches, The cho- ruses will be sung by the Apollo club_under the admirable direction of B. 1. Young. The second part will be composed of iuterest: ‘ing and laughable features and the enter- tainment will close with a side-splitting bur lesque by W. R. Goodall of the World, which will be replete with local hits, NEIL BURGESS, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, Neil -Burgess, the well known comcdian, who has made for himself a national reputa- tion in “Widow Bedot,” will be the attrac- tion at_the Grand Opera House to-morrow night. He will bring a comedy that is new to this city. *Vim'' deals of a wealy, diminu- tive husband and a strong, big, able-bodied, domineering wife. Mr. Burgess has made & specialty as delineator of eccentric females, and as an old New England country woman with a strong will and a perpetual-motion tongue. “Widow Bedot” will be put om Tuesday, preceded by a new comedy, ‘A Mare's Nest,” in which Mr. Burgess will assume for the first time in ten years a male character. “TOWN LOTS'' AT THE GRAND., Miss Marguerite Fish will appcar in the Grand opera house on next Friday night in the soubrette role in the comedy satirea on real estate booms, “Town Lots, or & Paper City.” Miss Fish has been spoken of most favorably by the eastern papers, notably the New York Sun. She is also known sbroad, having been one of the few Amerioan sct- resses who have appeared as stars in msay of the leading German cities. THE 0. A. R. Custer post of this well-known organiza- tion has induced Bill Nye to lecture for them Washington's birthday, next evening. Mr. Nye will deliver one of his humorous lectures at the Grand aud the ef- fort of course will attract a full house, MIND READING, EDEN MUSEE. A rider through Farnam street, at sny time, requires & caroful as well as a skillful driver, and yet, at the hour when it was most crowded yesterday a rapidly driven hack threaded its way through the throng of pass- ing vehicles in charge of & blina-folded man who held the reins. The coachman for the time was Andrew J. Seymour, “The mind- reader,” who was making the sixty-fourth public test of his power, and the occupants of the hack were representativos of the BEs, Republican and Herald, who were there to sce thut everything was on the square, viously they had hidden a knife in tho ice-box of Woods' saloon, and although they had taken a circuitous route to reach the place, Mr. Seymour drove directly and withe out a stop by the shortest way. This was the more remarkable, as he sat alone on the box and was never on that street before. It is needless to say that the knife was found in a few moments, and the party theu re- turned to the starting point, the Kden house, where in private and before reporters he gave several additional tests, The severest of all was the telling the number of a bank note. It was 2,151,670, and at one point, when the holder of the note had forgotten a figure and substituted another, the mind- reader made the swme change, Mr. Sey- mour is billed as the leading attraction at Eden Muse this week, and will no doubt prove a drawing card, as his work is genuine and he is willing to allow any one to put him 10 any possible test. Democratic Club Formed. Pursuant to a call there was a gathering of democrats at Silberstein's}1406 Farnam street, last evening, for the purpose of organuing & democratic club for the coming campaign. ‘The deliberations lasted but a short time and in little over an hour & permanent organiza- tion was effected. The following officers were clected: President, W. R. Vaughn; vice presidents, J. E. Boyd, 8. H. Calhoun, Dr. George L. Miller, John A. McShane, William _A. Paxton, John (:rmfin Charles H, Brown, A. 1. Cog, , M. V. Gaunon, Ric Regan, A, L. Pallock and Patrick Ford; treasurer, J, E. Riley; secretary, J. H. Lamar. Commite tees on membershi laws, etc., were aps pointed. Richard Kitchen, of the Paxton, tendered the parlors of his' hostolry for the use of the club until they secure permanent quarters, The meeting then adjourned sube ject to the call of the president, A Packing House Sold. For some time past negotiations have beem pending for the transfer of the Hammond packing house at South Owmaha, the property of the Union Stock Yurds compiry, to the George H. Hammond Packing ¢ m 1y, is currently reported, and there is no ¢ 1o doubt it, that the transfer took p. Prhl-'v and that the necessary pap #s vi filed for record ou Monday next.