Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 1, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. e TEIMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. il (Moruine dition) ineluding Sunday O e ¥ 810 xm.‘:'.muh . 1 fi:lmm Qundny ik, maiied bo why ad- dress, One Year i . 'nroru OFFicE, NOSIHAAND 016 FARNAN STR O rw Yonx OFFiCH, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE BumoNe, WASHINGTON OFFIiCR, NO. b13 FOURTRENTH STRERT. CORRESPONDENCE. ol ecommunications relating to news and edi- omnlmatier should be addresed to the EDITOR OF THE BEE. 1N R8s LETTERS. Al business lotters and remittances should be ddressed to THE BAE PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMAHA. nmm. bhecks DA postoffice orders to be mado payable 1o the ordarof the company. The Beg Publishing g Company. Progrietors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btate of Nebraska, b £ Dougls %‘::n! 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AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATI0! 18,128 THE first round of drinks has gone down at St. Louis. The California dele- gutes just arrived. WILL the heart of the Chicago con- vention be in the Highlands? asks a contemporary. Probably it will, if Blaine is there, but its vote will have to £0 to somebody else. No wonder Henry Villard denies that he is fitting out a German expedition to the south pole. That is not the kind of a magnet to draw Villard, so long as the Northern Pacific attracts him. er is again on a rampage in Illinois and Wisconsin. If the father of waters behaves in that style he will be taken in hand and severely spanked as an unruly, over- grown boy. DURING Mr. Blgine’s absence in Europe some fellow s¥cretly entered his house at Augusta, Me., and overhauled his private papers. This smart trick to find anything of a compromising char- acter has been nipped in the bud, and mud-slingers will now be obliged to nose around in other quarters. WHEN Buffalo Bill was asked by a New York reporter about the best way 1o civilize the Indian, Colonel Cody said ‘with pride: “The ‘Wild West’ show has been the most successful school for civ- ilizing the Indians.” It isa poor show- man who does not crack up his own ring. It is safe to say that Mayor Hewitt of New York ecity was the only official in the length and breadth of the northern states who did not take some part in the memorial observances. The mayor and the Graud Army have been at outs for some time, but it was generally sup- posed that Mr. Hewitt was too big a man to slight Decoration day on account of pique. THe laying of the last rail Northern Pacific railroad tunnel through the Cascade mountains in Washington territory completes one of the greatest engineering feats of the present dny. Tho tunnel itself was fin- ished a fow weeks ago after two years’ work. Next to the Hoosae tunnel it is the longest tunnel in the United States, being almost two miles in length. The tunnel 1s of inealculable value to the people of Oregon and Washington ter- ritory, as it facilitates that intercourse which heretofore has been conducted with great difficulty. in the CHICAGO among its other woes is just now passing through a cri in which the saloon question plays a prominent part. The respectable people of that ity,aided by the newspapers,are arrayed against the saloon element, the alder men and the politicians. A resolution was passed by the aldermen permitting saloons to be run in close proximity to school houses and churches. Thisaction hass aroused the indignation of the ehurch people, who ave pleading with Mayor Roche to veto the obnoxious ordinance, But the mayor is between the devil and the deep sea, If he ignores the appeal he is derelict in his duty, but if he vetoes the ordinance he imperils his chances for re-election. This would be an opportune time for the mayor to go a-fishing. Ir is a matter of great moment to northern Nebraska that the Illinois Central hasalready taken initiatory steps toward extending its system through the tier of counties from Dakota to Sioux. Articles of incorporation were filed a day or two ago with the secretary of stato at Lincoln for such a road, to he called the Nebraska & Western. As the Illinois Central has its western terminus at Sioux City there is but little doubt that the proposed line is to be built under the patronage of that voud. It isof course impossible to say when actual building operations will begin, but the indications point very strongly that the work will be pushed through at an early day. There is a rivalry between the Santa Fe, which is eoming into Nebraska from Kansas, and the Illinois Central as to which meud shali reach the Bluck Hills first. As yeot the Santa Fe has not definitely out- lined its policy, but it cannot fold its hands while the IllinoisCentral is push- ing ahead to outstrip its rival iu the race, lnul.’m'u of the A Glance at the Field Now that Mr. Blaine must be put wholly out of consideration as a possible candidate of the republioan party for the presidency, there will be greater interest in looking over the fleld and estimating the chances ot other men more or less likely to secure the nomi- nation. Until Mr. Blaine’s last letter there was no very great amount of sat- isfaction in doing this, owing to the overshadowing probability that he could have sccured the nomination if he desived it. With this entirely and decisively brushed away, it is worth while to see how the other possible can- didates stand and consider their pros- pects. The list of these candidate is not s0o large as it was a month or two ago. Several gentlomen who enjoyed some prominence then have beew dropped, having failed to develop anything more than a local interest and following. They may be heard of in the convention, but it will be a merely complimentary mention. Of those who remain in the list some have not shown any growth, if they have not had the misfortune to lose ground. As the situ- ation is now presented, Senator Sher- man will probably lead in the number of supporters in the national conven- tion, but there is a very general opinion that he cannot hold the support after the first few ballots. Under existing conditions Ohio ought to be expected to do some very vigorous work for its distinguished citizen, and if the democrats should nominate Thurman for the vice presidency it would seem that that must help the chances of Sherman. But the fact is apparent that he has not been gaining, and that the popular in- terest for the Ohio man is less to-day than it was two months ago. It does not seem probable that it will experi- ence any considerable revival between now and the meeting of the convention, the danger which the friends of Mr. Sherman have to fear being rather that 1t will diminish, by reason of the grow- ing interest in other candidates. Mr. Allison has made even less progress than Mr. Sherman. His friends profess to believe that he will secure a great deal of the Blaine support as the natu- ral legatee of that leader, but this is very far from assured. There are one or two others who could urge guite as good a claim in this respect as the Iowa statesman, and it is intimated that the last aspirant to enter the list of possible candidates—ex-Governor Alger of Mich- igan—is the man most likely to receive the largest share of the support of the Blaine element. Alger will be enthus astically supported by his own state, he isvery well thoughtof on the Pacific coast, and with the promise now held out of some eastern support he may make a much better showing in the con- vention than was thought possibie when his name was first mentioned. He has a good military and political - record, 1s personally very popular, and is a man of wealth,so that his pretensions as a possible candidate are by no means to be depreciated. General Harrison holds the Indiana delegation firmly in his grasp, but so far as appears that is all he has to go on. He has made no prog- ress since his state endorsed him, and figures very little in the popular atten- tion. The man who will undoubtedly rank second in the voting of the national convention at the outset is Judge Gresham, and it would not be surpris- ing if the situation so changed by the time of the meeting of the convention as to place him in the lead. His growth in popular interest and favor sinee he was made the candidate of Tllinois has been very rapid and very solid. The discussion of his ms and his availability has been all to his advan- tage with the people, whatever the effect may have been upon the politicians, To all uppearances he is by far the strong- est man with the republicans of the west and northwest, who will ert a powerful influence in the convention, while he 15 referred to in very friendly terms in New York and New England. Tllinois will spave no effort to secure his nomination, and it is not doubted that as soon as Indiana shall become con- vinced that there is no chance for her favorite son, the delegation will give its unanimous support to her other son, and pledge him an equally earnest and enthusiastie republican support in that state. So far as the republican press of the country refleets the sentimont of the ty, there is no serious objection anywhere to Gresham, and measuring his chances with those of the other possible candidates we have referred to, they certainly ar at present to be the most promis- ng. We take it that one of the five distin- guished republicans we have named will be chosen as the standard-bearer of the party this year, and as the situation now appears the probabilities most strongly favor Gresham and Alger. We do not expect any surprises at the Chi- cagoconvention, The controlling minds of that body will, we think, be fully im- pressed with the responsibility that rests upon it to act with the utmost care and deliberation, and not to yield to the influence of impulse or passion. This, at all events, is what the great body of the party expects of it, and at no time in the history of the party has there been greater reason or necessity than now exist for its representatives in national convention to tuke counsel of the wish of the rank and file and give heed to it. A Non-Fartisan Board, Elsewhere will be found a call for a mecting of citizens this evening to take action for placing before the people non-partisan candidates for the school board. Both of the political parties have determined to present for the suffrages of the people partisan can- didates—one of the parties in the usual W and the other by the extraordinary method of allowing an individual to name the candidates. The caucus will very likely do no better than the individual in the character of the selections, and the motive both will be the same. The people must defeat both ifdhey would save the public schools from inevitable injury. The movement for a non-partisan school board is justified by every con ion affecting the interests and nublic school system. side. THE. OMAHA Every fair-minded man must see that if the schools are made a bone of contention between the political parties at every recurring election the effect must he demoralization and detorioration. No greater evil could befall the public schools than that they should become a foot ball of the politi- cians. To keep the system of public education free from all partisan action or political control is in the opinion of every wise and exporienced friend of the system absolutely essential to its proper growth and the attainment of the highest eficiency and value. It can- not improve and advance under the in- fluence of the devices and methods that belong to politics, The prineiple to be distinctly marked out and maintained is that under no circumstances shall politics have the least consideration in the administration of the affairs of the publie sehools. It is to put in effect these just views and essential principles that the meet- ing to nominate non-partisan candidates for the school board has been ealled. Every parent who desires that our schools shall not be drawn into the political machine, and the power and influence of the board be used for par- tisan purposes and the personal advantage of politicians, should at- tend the meeting on Friday evening. Mothers should interest themselves in it, having the right to be heard and to act. It should be a meeting whose “humerical strength and earnestness of purpose will have a weight and influ- enc which will he felt by the politicians. ~ We know there is a very large sentiment in Omaha against a partisan school board, and if it can be brought together it can- not fail to make an impression. The failure of last year was largely due to an unfortunate apathy on the part of many citizens whose sympathies were wholly with the non-partisan movement. There should be no such mistake this year, for if there is the diffi- culty of overthrowing next year the more strongly in- structed politicians will be greatly increased. A united, firm and aggres- sive effort now by the friends of a non- partisan board can, we feel confident, Dbe successful, and eyery consideration affecting the welfare of our schools urges that such effort be made. MR. DEPEW is in a position to make the republican party some trouble, and if he is really so concerned for its future as he professes to be he will take him- self out of that position before he goes to the national convention. There is no doubt he would like the presidential nomination, but he says he would not accept it if he should be of the opinion that his candidacy would lose the party votes. We unqualifiedly assure Mr Depew that it would lose the party hun- dreds of thousands of votes and several now sure republican states. If that is not his opinion now, and evidently it is not, no effort should be spared to con- vince him, if that be possible, before he goes to Chicago. He claims that Blaine would have had four hundred and six votes in the convention. Does Mr. Depew hope to capture these votes, or will he attempt to do so? His nomination would be fatal to the repub- lican party, perhaps o death blow, and while we can not suppose the represent- atives of the party eapable of commit- ting so grave a blunder, it would be reassuring to know that Mr. Depew’s opinion had taken the right direction in advance of the convention. If he will do himself the honor to consult the views of western and northwestern dele- gates who do not wear the collar of the railroad corporations he will have no trouble in reaching the conclusion that of all men possible his nomination would be most disastrous to the republi- can party BeELVA LOCKWO0OD has issued her first manifesto that is likely to inflame the breastof every Amazon in the country to follow under the banners of this new Boadicea. In a letter to her constitu- she *Could I be commander- in-chief of the army and navy? Why not? I could sit in my elegantly fur- nished rooms like Grover Clevelund and dictate to that machine that we call the army, and that other machine that we call the navy; and if the recent specch of a noble lord is correct, with 100,000 men I could capture England and ke my headquarters in London. Elizubeth of England and Isabella I. of Spain both commanded their armies in person.” How is that for a foreign pol- icy. She will lead the American army in person. All hail Belva I! Tre heavy and unprecedented rain- fall of the past two weeks in the extreme western counties of Nebraska and Col- orado bears out the oft-repeated theory that with the breaking up of new land by settlers the arca of the rain belt is extended, The great American desert of western Nebraska is no more, What was once barren stretches of sand now adds thousands of acres to the agricul- tural land of this state. This is a mat- ter of congratulation to our people and especially to the inhabitants west of the 100th meridian, Every foot of soil v claimed increases the weulth and pro perity of our people. The time is not far off when western Nebraska will blossom as a rose and her corn acreage will swell the total product of the state to mammoth proportions. THERE appears to be favorable prom- ise that the movement for establishing a temporary marvket place will be sue- cessful. When this is accomplished and the benclits are cl y shown, it will become a comparati sy matter to secure a permanent market house, with accommodations for every kind of pro- duce and provisions, The attainment of this will mark the beginning of a material reduction in the cost of living in Omaha, particularly for the masses of the people. Tue ious illne the great commoner, mind that another light in the world of politics about to be extinguished. Among English statesman the name of Jobn Bright stands second only to Gladstone, although his sense of justice has been lutely hlurred by opposing home rule, s of Jobn Bright, calls forcibly to is DAIL FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1888 R ALTY. Queen Elizabe musical, fond of ballet. Kaiser Frederick said, in accepting honor- ary mombership in tho Academy of Legal Sciences, at Madrid: ‘“The first task of the Togislator is to proauff equal right for all.” Prince Alfred Bell, son of King Bell, of Cameroons, has learned the trades of look- smith, joiner, and ship-builder, and is now studying and working in the machine shops of the North Gerntan Lloyds at Bremer- haven, The czar, according to Vanity Fair, is in- sane and requires the constant services of a guardian, The emperor of Brazil did not find time to call upon the pope during his stay in Rome, a circumstance nmt rave rise to consiwderable comment, Prince Ferdlnund, in a speech at a banquet. in the hall of the Sobranje at Tirnova re- oently, said: “Hore in this building 1 swore to lead Bulgaria to the goal marked out for her in history. I now repeal that oath.” Queen Louise, of Sweeden, 1s threatened with a return of the cancerous trouble which nearly took her life a year ago. Queen Natalie takes such pride in her black, glossy hair that rather than hide it she wears it in an old-fashioned waterfall hanging down her back, Lord Stanley, of Preston, Lord Lans- downe’s successor as governor general of Canada, leaves England on June 4, for the Dominion, Tsabella, ex-queen of the Spaniards, when she appears abroad wears a costume very much the same as that of a nun, The officers of the Bordeaux garrison lately gave Mme. Carnot a handsome fan, and the president has sent them in return three spiendid bronze groups which cost $1,000. ‘I'he empress of Japan is taking lessons on the piano. The Mickado's fifty-seven physi- cians are giving him every attention. The late Admiral Sir William Hewett was in 1862 one of the most successful blockade runners of the war. Sir William commanded the Lilian, a paddle-wheel steamer of mn- mense speed, and managed to elude the vigilance of the federal blockade squadron on several trips between Wilmington, N. C., and Nassua, N. P. The Lilian was, however, at length captured, and Hewett languished in a dungeon for many months. Sir Provo Willis, the senior admiral of the British navy, is 100 years old. The sultan, contrary to Turkish custom, went into mourning with his whole court for Emperor William, B The Empress Eugenie will spend the sum- mer at Osborne cottage, placed at her dis- posal by Queen Victoria. A new plot against King Milan of Servia, comes to light nearly every day. He should have sent his hostile wife a handsome spring bonnet. Count Tolstoi is the title and name of two distingmisned Rus: s, and it is well to know that fact in view of suspicions of at- tempted violence to ohe of them The con- fusion between Count L. N. Tolstoi, the nov- elist and philantrophist, and his cousmn, Count Tolstoi, the bigoted and narrow- minded minister of education, is very com- monly made. The name of Tolstoi is found more than once in tli¢ history of Russian lit- erature, The duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha has given the duke of Edinburg Rosenan castle, four miles north of Coburg, surrounded by fine forests and commanding charming views. Lord Augustus Ldftus, at one time the British ambassador at Vienna, presides over. the boolkleeping department of Lady Lof- tus’ millinery store. TLady Paget, formerly Miss Minnic Stevens, daughter of Mrs. Paran Stevens, is one of the handsomest women in London, with a peculiarly graceful figure, a fresh complex- and an ability to manage spirited horses. Queen Olga of Greece is practical, dresses plaihly, aud goes in for domestic economy, ete., even making her own bonnets, it is said. Dagnar of Russia, the princess of Wales' sister is said to be politically smart, lhmu.h not intellectual otherwise, Like all her ters she is clever with her needle, as they bad to make their owu clothes before their father got to be king. el The Wise Young Man. * St Louis Repnblican, It is the wise young man who purchased his summer suit before buying pools on his favorite horse, e racer is some- times a gr t Roumanin is intensoly 'Ing and has written a Out of Print for S0 me Time. Phitadelphia Times, Anew edition of the president's order against the pernicious activity of office-hold- ers in politics is understood to be in prepara- tion, the original issue being now out of print. e Convicting Evidence. Chicago Herald, A letter signed W. B. Tascott was found in a beer bottle picked up on the lake shore near Waukegan, But the only evidence that the signature is genuine is the fact that the bottle contuned no be e Will 1860 Repeat Itself in 18887 Hartford Courant (Re If Tlinois sets about nominating General Gresham this summer as it set about nomi- nating Abraham Lincoln that other summer, and if four out of five other of the present contral states rally to its support, Gene Gresham will be nominated. If ne is nomi- nated he will bo elected, e — She Started the Gresham Boom., Chicago Tritune, The latest adaition to the stock of knowl- edge pertaining to the origin of the Gresham boom is furnished by a worthy old lady living in Indiana, who claims that when the youth- ful Walter Q, was enly a few minutes old she said to his mothe: “He's a fine boy, Mrs. Gresham, and may be president yet." This ought to end the controve e Hard Work and Plenty of It, New York, Press (Kep.) While the general eutlook is favorable to republican success, i 18 our duty—the duty of every u‘puhllmug»w realize that the fight will be a close and uullhl(ul one. Republic. ans can win if they Will. Hard work and thorough organizatign, with a full, fair and open discussion of théxquestion of protection, are essential to sucoess. Poor Zhjlo Fhil." Philadelyhia Record. Tens of thousand® ‘of Philadelphians who saw “Little Phil” ride at the head of the soldier boys on that brosy, bracing, sunny day during the constitutional centenary last September thought him robust euough to outlive the century. He sat on his hc splendidly, and bowed right and left many thousand times to many hundreds of thous- ands of people. But thus it is! Dowu we go —big and little, great and small - i Record, Objection is made 1o tariff reduction the reason that “it is a step ic trade.” Auy plan for the rewoval of bur- dens from the tespuyer is open to the seme eriticism. The opening of a new turnpike, the digging of & canal. the buildiag of a railway, the remoyal of a bar at the harbor mouth, for vard fred the improvement of telographic facilitics or the establishment of a commerelal exchangs, isastop toward free trade. Mon are de- pendent boings, and whatever facilitatos their intorcourse adds to their happiness and freedom, JURS——— How They Will Be Prosented. Washington Special to Cinetnnaté Enquirer, The details of the two great national con- ventions are being arranged. At St. Louis the renomination of Clevelond will be made by Daniel Lockwaod, of New York. Lock- wood has nominated Cleveland for every public office he has held—sheriff, mayor, governor and president of the United States. Threo years ago there was almost a rupture between them. The prosident declined to provide a place Lockwood sought, but it was bridged over by giving him a United States attornoyship, If the present arrangoments be not dis- turbed, Ben Buttorworth will present John Sherman’s name, Butterworth is loyal to the Ohio senator and anxiously desires his nomination, Ex-Congressman Lynch, of Mississippi, a colored delegate, will second the nomination. The claims of Gresham as a candidate will be presented by Leonard Swett, of Chicago. Ié was Mr. Swett who nominated Abraham Lincoln, the first suc- cessful candidate of the republican party. He is chosen for a like duty after the lapse of many years, not for the vigor with which he will invest the speech, but rather for the charm which attatched to his previous task and the good luck which followed. The Sherman-Harrison combine has startod in to vigorously assail the Gresham movement. W. W. Dudley, of nen- sion fame, declares that TIllinois is not hon- estly for Gresham, but that ex-Coungress- man. McNulta, whom Gresham made re- ceiver of the Wabash railroad system,1s the laboring oar behind the boom, using the power of the corporation turned over to im to jog it along. *I will guarantoe,” said Dudley to-day, “to carry Indiana for Harri- sonif he is the nommee, and I will not [ near the state,” Blaine’s name will not be formally presented at Chicago. It will break out as n conflageation, so to speak. Allison will probably be nominated by ex- Congressman Hepburn of Iowa, an im- passioned orator. SRR R Two of a Kind. Washington Critie. Is there anything so fair On the land or in the air, As a sweet and pretty maid In a cool white dress arrayed? Eyes of color ‘just to svit; Trim and tidy little boot; Cheeks as pink as sun-kissed sky, When the cvening swallows fly; Golden curls, pinned with a star; Skin as white as lilies are. Is there anything so fair On the ]flm{ or m the air? Yes there is, and it is Such another charming M it e STATE JOTTINGS. Nebraska. The Superior Circle is a new paper from Nuckolls county. Two professional hole-in-the-wall men from Sioux City filled up with budge in Covington and carved each other with razors. @Nebraska City sports a home minstrel company, composed of colored boys of the town. They threaten to take the road. The Harlan County Press says that orders have been received to prepare for a general move on the B, & M. branch from Orleans to Pueblo. ONext Saturday, June 2, the Ulysses and Lincoln base buil clubs will play'a game of ball on the Ulysses grounds, commencing at 1 o’clock. The Centropolis World, published at .Cen- tropolis, Banner county, is the latest venture 1 the newspaper field. It starts off in a town that has no postofiice. The main building for the B. & M. shops, to be built at McCoolr, it is now authoritively will be 1360x2750 feet with two wings in additicn, and when completed will employ 18,000 men. There are at present employed in Lincoln, upon public and semi-public” improvements, 1,000 workmen. The change which these workmen wil 1 make in the appearance of that city within a few weeks will be very great. Banner contains almost the whole of the famous Pumpkin Seed valley and a large strip of rich table land bordering the valley on the south. It contains the most fertile body of land in western Nebraska and already has a population of at least five thousand. The Lincoln Journal finds that ‘it has been discovered that a number of dairy cows in Douglas county are afilicted with a disease which may be transmitted to people who consume their milk, This will prove a great shock in Omaha, where it is said to be customury to take milkc on the side, instcad of wateror seltzer.” A railrond committee, selected from the Minden board of trade has recently investi- gated rumors concerning the Santa Fe road building into Nebraska, from Topeka, Kan. The committee found that th anta e railrond had completed their line as far as Concordia, Kan., last year, and were ready to locato their route towards the Black Hills, that Red Cloud had al y secured the road as far as that city and the line to be determ- ined was that from Red Cloud towards the northwest. The San Fe system is one of the greatest systems of ronds in the United States, controlling and operating upwards of 7,000 miles of lines, penetrating all the south ern states and tervitories west of the Missis- sippi river, including California, and the great Int ational railway to the city of Mexico, and accordingly the southwestern counties in the state are fighting hard to sc- cure it, Towa, Measles have struck Amita in a malignant form. Boat riding by moonlight is the pastime of the young people at Towa Falls, Musactine painters and carpenters suy they were never busier than now. The colored people of Creston have ar- ranged for a camp-meeting on the fair grounds at that place some time in June, The boavd of supervisors of Humboldt county pays a bounty of 8 cents on striped, 5 cents on gray, and 10 cents on pocket goph ors, Colonel E. J, Woods, of Anamosa, succeeds as next in command, Colonel Milo Smith, of Clinton, as commander of the Eastern lowa Veterans' association for the ye The revival meetings av Ida G ducted by the evanwelist Garlock, closed. Abut one hundred and fifty have douned the sackeloth and ashes, A call has been issued from miners at Os- kaloosa for s convention of miners to be held av F nian hall, at Des Moines, June 20 next, for the purpose of settling prices of mining coal throughout the state, A m county farm on Ma nois and was a d er. He left some money and a good wateh, If any inquir made send w Levi Schafer, Dallas C Dallas county, lowa. There is a dispute o ed offered by Dr. Baldwin, finding of the body of his found in the river at Des One mau claims all of the reward and four others are trying for a shar The morits of the case are being tried in court, The Masonic Grand lodge of lowa will con- vene in its forty-Afth anuual communication in Cedar Rapids Tuesday, June The custodians of the work will hold a th day#’ school of instruction prior to the vening of the Grand lodge. todian, Past Grand Master George Saun, of Cedar Falls, assisted by Past Grand Master Charles T. Graunger, of Waukon, will have charge of the school of iustruction. sinners ) named Bill Shutt died at the Dallas He rios nter, of $50 te —_— A meeMng of the general managers of the Northwestern ociation was held at 8 h«urumn ofce in & proposition to of from C rates must bo Jmimit themselves us 10 the ex luction so the matter stauds and i probubilities each line will make rat Missouri difth 1s fro R. SAMPSON OF O Its First Rendition Proves a Glitter- Ing Snccess. A very large and brilliant assemblage of the very best of Omaha socioty gathered at Boyd's opera house last evening to listen to the first rendition of the comic opera, “Mr. Sampson of Omaha.” For the past fow weeks local dramatic ecircles have ecagorly awaited the opportunity of listening to this much talked of affair, and they by reason of the continuous reference made by the city press have anticipated a rare musical treat. They were not disappointed. The frequent and prolonged applause bostowed could not be misconstrued. The opera was a great success, The libretto in some minor points could be improved, but then what similar work could not? The musical portion, however, was as nearly perfect as could be, and roflects great credit upon the arrangers. The situations depicted are humorous in the extreme, and in every individual case brought the house down. The work of the company was excellent and deserves espocial mention, Mrs. Martin Cahn as MnrsS‘ aret had a splondia opportunity of displaylng her wonderful musical and dra- matic talent, and the manner in which she acquitted horself was simply superb. Mrs, Cahn is mfted with a splendid voice, and has cultivated this talent to the highest degree, and her efforts were satisfactory m the ox: treme. While she last night sang in her wondrously sweet voice “Oh let me sing tho days of old,"" the vast audience sat in their seats spellbound. As the last sweet notes died away o momentary hush fell over the assembly, which a few seconds later turned into a perfect storm of applause, which con- tinued until the fair musician responded. At the conclusion of the song she was presented with an elegant floral de- sign representing a harp and sev- eral baskets of very handsome flowers, Mrs. H. D. Estabrook as Teresa the young woman who is desperately in love with the King isa vocalist of no mean merit and richly merited the frequent and hearty ap- plause bestowed upon her. Her cfforts were warmly appreciated, especially the dramatic ability which she displayed, and the floral tributes bestowed upon her by her many admirers were numerous and beautifu While the construction of the piece did not admitof Miss Bertha Bayliss figuring as extensively as could be desived she 00 was a great favorite and performed her part with that perfect facility dispiayed only by arttstsof the first water. Nat Brighan as Mr. Sampson is stupendous and represents the average Omahan abroad to a dot. With possibly one slight exception he is a_triflo slow for a lover. But no doubt he will im- prove in this respect as it is the only point which needs cuttivating. Nat is asinger and his rendition of the selections assigned himn were more than pleasing. Mr. Young asthe King made an ideal monarch, especially so when the position in which he is placed (over head and ears in debt) is considered. Mr. Estabrook makes an ex- cellent prime minister,while Charles A. Deuel as the public executioner kept the audience in aroar of laughter by his oddities. The chorus was especially good and did excel- lent work. The entire performance passed off without a single hitch tending to show with what painstaking care their instructors hayve trained them. Such is Mr. Sampson of Omaha from a local standpoint. While as previously stated the opera is a success throughout avith one or two minor exceptions, and_while the com- pany presenting it were up to a high stan- dard of excellence and ability it must be re- membered that it was an audience of Oma- hans before which it was presented last night. In this city Mr. Sampson of Omaha will draw possibly four nights at a time two or three times a year with the introduction of some new features each successive time. But the idea of taking it on the rond in its present form and un- der its present title is out of the question, Mr. Sampson of Omaha will please an Omaha audience, while in Kansas City it would in all probability be regarded as a nuisance, not because it pos- 808868 no merit; not because the people pro- seuting it are not first-class in every respect but for the reason that it would be regarde: as a mere scheme to advertise Omaha. ‘While such an object is commendable, the company would doubtless be compelled to write home for return tickets. Perhaps if the title were made more general and the construction changed shghtly it would be- come popular, but in its present guise “*Mr. Sampson of Omaha” is for Omaha people alone. THE KNIGHTS' DRILL. Omaha Division Wins the Tourna- ment by Three Points, The competitive drill, aunounced to take place atthe ball ground Wednesday afternoon at 40'clock, between Omaha division No. 12 and Black Eagle division No. 17, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, was witnessed by about two hundred friends of the competing companies. The drill was over an hour late in beginning, owing to the fact that the judges were engaged in the memorial exer- cises. Each division appeared in the drill with sixteen men. Black Bagle lost the toss and drilled first. They were commanded by Captain Crap and Lieutenants Ware an Merriam, Mr. D. I, Corte and T. E, Wood were the right and left guid Omaha di- vision was commanded by Captain Hayward and Licutenants Plasner and Horning. Sir Enights Davis and H. W, Miller acted as right and left guides. Forty-six movements wer xecuted in all by each com- pany and they were so nearly matched in their work that even the judges themsclves could not but wonder at the closeness of the score. The score wus made on the scale of d footed up 933 points for the Omaha ion, while Black Eagle division had 930 points fo their credit. The members of Black Eagle division feel that the defeat is a very slight one as yesterday was the first time they had ever drilled out doors, while their competitors were cowparatively men on the ground. The judges on the occa- sion were Adjutant Kiuzie and Licutenant Wright of the Second m Hotchkiss of the governor's st other members of the gove well as the regimental aud division officers of the competing companies were present to witness the drill. ART IN OMAHA. Preliminary Steps Taken For Forming an Associution. The call for a meeting to form an-art asso ciation drew a dozen intercsted persons to s music hall yesterday afternoon © W. Lininger was asked to preside and gave an informal talk, heartily favoring the project and giving some account of his iences and observations among artists In the cours vomurks Mr. Omaha should of these days have @ picture galler connection with i, He with an art union i prowmised arb u permission 1o bring their pupils with then. After a general discussion a committee was appointed to make a personal canvass of all the artists of the city and urge them to be prosent at another mecting and join in form ing the organization. The committee is com posed of Mr. C. D, Kent, Misses Mumaugh, Willmasser, Murray and Rueder, who aré empowered'to call the adjourned meeting, He Denios It The following letter while bad! to the statement printed in 1 mitted to appear intact, for wh Omama, May 81.—To Bee: 1seein mixed as is pel it is worth: r of Tue nounce as & villainous falsehood. paid L..» outhard or any other 2 1o do s0. peti IUH for a license gross misreprescutations that I intgndend running u r ete, And I\\nl say rig through , stuting tlem conductor Omaha, and if my iter at the end of competitor, 1 f bum in N record does not show bri the year than that of m step down and out. And gurd 1o the citizens of this neighbor- hood being wild with indignation, that also is u falseh Nine-tenths of the commun- ity are ju wer the result and ves. As regurds the monstrance the majority signed it through misrepresentation, wore they to start_another they would ot got signers onough to make a corporal’s guard As to the license committee; they wore in. duced to make an investigation and found matters misreprosentoed,so reconsidered their former nction and granted my licenso. They l:t‘l formed thoir duty and no more, and the, ave the r(‘!r‘(! of the majority of the citi. zons of the fth ward for doing so, not- withstanding those two old grannies who rode down Sixteenth street in an old buggy yesterday morning. MARTIN ALBERS, THE STRIKE IS OFF. Bricklayers Will Go to Work at $4.50 For Nine Hours. The bricklayers' strike is at an end, the union men yesterday giving up the battle after a prolonged struggle and agrecing to accept the terms of the Contractors' associa- tion, $4.50 a day, a day's work to consist of nine hours. This protracted dispute wi brought to a final settlement by a chain of ciroumstancos, the bricklayers finally agrecing to abide by the scale adoptod by the association and other requare ments already made public. Those of the union who have been idle for so many months will immediately take up '.lmlr trowels and begin work in earnost. With- nell Bros.,, who have all along been favorable to the union during the late trouble, will give work to a large number of additional men at once, and it is mferred that plenty of employment will be fortheoming for the re- mainder, claim to ha —_— A Non-Partisan School Board. To the citizens of Omaha: We, the under- signed citizens of Omaha, desirous of elevat- ing the standard of our public school system upon a plane that will remove our school management, from all connection with polit- ics, and reliove members of the board of edu- cation from the obligations imposed upon party candidates, hereby call upon all citi- 2ens who desire to co-operate with us in the election of a non-partisan school board, to meet at the board of trade rooms, Friday, June 1, at § o'clock, for the purpose of plac- ing in nomination eight candidatos for mem: borship on the board of education. P. Boyer, A. J. Hanscom, Adolph Meyer, 1. Rosewater, W, H. Bennison, W. L. McCague, John L. McCague, R. I. Mattice, M. D., G. M. Hitcheock, A. S. Stiger; B, . Lankton, Robort Purvis, Milton Rogers, F. C. Garmon, Jones, David Jamioson, .I 0 Kinsler, Frank Murphy, B. Newman, W. H. S. Hughes, 0. M. Carter, E. L. Stone, O. H. Curtis, Hurd Thompson, and others. Broken Arm and Sprained Ankle. Sergeant Matza narrowly escaped doing the gallint savior act Wednesday ~ evening. As it was he nobly picked up the fragments scattered along Poppleton street by a runaway horse. The first article spilled out of the buggy was a young man named John Goodlett, He lay stunned and motionless, but on being carried into a saloon promptly revived, to insist thut he was not deunk,and had not been in the car- viage. A short distance beyond Miss Mamic Sams was thrown out. She was carried into a drug store, and a physician called, who dis- covercd that one arm was broken. | Farther on Miss Jessie Goodlott was picked up with asprained ankle, Notwithstanding his pro- test, Goodlett was lodged in the central sta- tion and given an opportunity to lect upon the follies and the vicissitudcs of life. The new freight tariff on the Union Pacific between Missouri river points and points in Kansas, Nebraska and Montana as published in Tun Ber some two weeks sice took effect CALIFORNIA! 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