Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1889, Page 5

e e THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY JANUARY 1889~TWELVE PAGES, Until Friday, From Monday, Jan. 7th. N. B. FALCONER, Feb. 1st. GREAT ANNUAL SALE OF LINENS AND HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. Tomorrow, we will commence our Great Annual Sale of Linensand Housekeeping goods: Atno time in the history of our business have we been better pre pared tomeet the inereased demands for fine and medium priced Linens than at present. markets . and handling them in such large quantities, enables us to buy at the very lowest prices. These goods are all imported by us direct from the leadine European It is a well known fact that we carry the finest line of Lin= ens in the city, and equally as large, if not larger, than any house in New York or Chicago. We are showing many nevelties direct from the calebratal hand looms of John S. Brown & Sons and Wm. Liddell & Co., Belfast, Ireland. Underneath we give a few particulars of the many bargains we are offering: MUSLINS AND SHEETINGS DURING THIS SALE AT NET COST. SPECIAL PATTERN Tale (LTS 50 &4 pattern Table Cloth oo 82,00 50 810 ¢ g v 2,50 B0 12 s 1 i .85 These cloths come in elegant new patterns and ave 25 per cent below ACTUAL VALU¥ Brown’s & Liddell’s Pattern Gloths All odd cloths and made by these celebrated manufacturers at a re- duction of from $4 TO $8 . To clean up the stock. We have the price every fine set in the department, Thus Placing Hand Loom TABLE LINENS Within the Reach of all LI NS Wedave a few Colored Lunch Sets, The original prices were $10 and $12.50. We will close them out at $2.50 A SET. SHEETINGS AT NET GOST. nap also reduced on M at reduced MIN Lunch this Baskots prices during Muslins at net cost Every Tunch Cloth will be sold at $2.50. from $3.50 to 8, without napkins They are worth Sheeting at net cos Lunch Cloths card table, at less than popular Napkins; Napkins 5-5 double Damask Napkinsat $2.2 58 extra size dumask napkins at $ -S hand loom, from %5 to $12 3-4 Double Damask at $ , 31, 85, $5.50 to $20. A great many of these Napking match our Damasks. MUSLINS AT NET GOST. DAMASKS. ~ DAMASKS. 'urkey Red and Cardinal to be ciosed out At 25c. 15 picces reduced to 35c. Worth Red 12 pieces 60-inch Scoteh Turkey Damask, the best in the world, At 75c. Worth 95e. 15 pieces 68-ir Red Damask, At 950. Redu h Scotch Turkey from 60-inch plain Cardinal Damask, At 65c. Reduced from 80c. pieces 62-inch Bleached Damask, At 59c. Reduced from 75¢. 10 pieces 64-inch Bleached Damask, At 72c. Worth $1.00. SPECIAL. 50 pieces -4 Double I popular price of and most sty kins to matc to match at § Pillow Casings at net cost. R amask at the ed, the 1 DAMASKS! DAMASKS! DOUBLE DAMASK At $1.10 a Yard This is fully as good value ns our $2.00 quality and worth $1.50. Napkins to match'in both sizes. . NUSLIN AT NET COST, DAMASKS —AT—- $1.25, $1.35, $1.50 and $1,75 to examine our 8-4 up to $2 are the best value SHERTINGS AT NET COST 9.4 BLEAGHED DAMASK at $1.35. 10-4 BLEACHED DAMASK at §2.00. 10 picees 60-inch CREAM DAMASK at42ie, worth 60c. They 25 pioces 62 and 66-inch CREAM DAMASK at 49¢, worth Tsc. 15 pieces 64-inch CREAM DAMASK very fine, at 65¢, worth 80c. e e o] MUSLINS AT NET COST. TOWELS —AND CRASHES. 1 1038 Huck Towels At 12%c. EXTRA Cream |1 You have often paid quality. LinenSheetings 10-4 £1.00. §-4 81,65, 10-1 Linen Pl LINENS All our Linen Pillow Casings have been [reduced and we guarantee the prices the lowest ever offered HEMSTITCHED E LINEN SHEETS $8 to $15. Hemstitched Pillow Cases, $2.25 to $5. Hemstitched and Em- broidered Pillow Shams, $4.50 to $10.00. Do not jail to see this line of Bed Linens, They are a credit to our Linen Department. T e 5 S PO saarore SHEETINGS AT NET COST. i2 inch amask at » for this 200 doz 800 dozen extra large plain and knotted fringe Huck Towels, all At 25c. Reduced from 85¢ and 40¢, all linen Sheeting at 7ie, worth Linen Sheecting at $1.25, worth Sheeting at fine 50 dozen very fine Huck Towels At 50c. Worth 75e. 25 dozen hemstitehed Towels At $1.00. Worth 81.; Allour Turkish Towels at two pr during this sale, Lot | at 12%c. Lot 2 at 50c. 30 BATH SHERTS At $2.00. sual price CRASHES. All our plain brown Linen Crashes At Wholesale List Price. 50 pieces 18-inch Glass Toweling At llc. Worth I5¢. Pillow Casings at net cost, QUIET REICNS SUPRENE, | The Visitors and Lobbyists Have All Departed. BUT FEW LESISLATORS IN TOWN And the Hotels and Public Buildings Present a Deserted Appearance— Supreme Court Decisions— New Incorporations. LiNcorN BUREAU OF THE OMana Bee, 1020 P Stuger, Everyth is quiet to-da the public buildings but around the hotels, The swarm of visitors and lobbyists who came in to witness the inaugui have quictly departed for their homes. Of the members of the house less than a dozen remain, Among these aro St. Rayner, of Cheyenneo; Sargent and Whitchead, of Cus- ter; Cruzen, of Frontior; Hunter, of Holt, and Giles Senator Robinson of Cedar, Nesbitt of Cheyenne, Roche of Antelope, Coruell of Cherry and Shanner of Holt are all the members of the senate that can be found in the city. The officers of the re- dpective houses arn taking o breathing Al=o, and but fow of them he recess. The business at the court house is also dull. No petitions are being fited and nothing of importance is going on. ATICLES OF INCORPORATION FILED. Two articles of incorporation were to-day. One by sixty citizens of Ccoukston, Cherry county, who corporated under the name and title of the Croakston Mill J Stock company with cash_capital of divided into 200 shares. H. Reiterbaugh & Co. are the principal stockholders, subscrib ing for 100 shares. James Dougslas takes twenty, and the others arc owned by some fifty partics, The company propose to run a fouring mill and clevator at Croakston. “The Capital Heights Street Railway com pauy filed wmended articles of mcorporation, increasing their stock frow §50,000 to $100,000 with power to still further intrease at the pleasure of the corporation, and provides that no stock shall be transferred until th holder pays all debts in full that he may owe the corporation. The number of shares is fixed at 1,000, and each holder shall cast vote for cach share reg SUPLEME ( Richardson vs Doty. from the dis- trict _court of Otoo county. Affirmed. Opinien by Keese, Ch, J. 1. While the failure to interest school land contracts on the it becom due does not work u forfeiture of coyt yet the lnw requires good faith on the pa the purchaser, and a failure to pay such in- terest for fiftéen years, with no assertion of ownership of the Tea of any i terest therein, ars of which time the property has been in the possession of a subscquent purchaser, who obtaized the land from the state in good faith, relying upon the abandoument of the first purchaser, the right of such first purchaser to assert his title as against thut of the second will be barred. 2. Whon a cause is tried to the court with- out the intervention of a jury the judement « will not be reversed on the ground of the ad- mission of inmaterial or incompetent evi- dento flicient material and competent ovidence was introduced and admitted to sustain the tinding of the court. ‘The Clicago, Kansas & Nebraska raiiway vs Weibe. 'Error from the district court of Gage county. Afirmed. Opinion by Mas- well, J. 1. Where evidence is introduced without objection to prove certain facts, 8 party oun not predicate error thereon; and the same yule will apply if & party excepts to the in- troduction” of certwn evidence and after- wards wtroduces the evidence objected to or that of a like character. 4. An iastruction in 8 party's favor is not Frousd for reversing a judgment ugyinst 1, 8. In an appeal from the award of dam agos sustained by a land owner from the | oatioa of a railway across his laad, be is en- filed pay on titled to full compensation for the land actu- ally taken, and for such damages tojthe resi- due of the land as are equivalent to the diminution in value thereof—general benefiv not to be considered. Iustructions set out in the opinion held or vs Wayne Error from the district court of Wayne county. Reversed and remanded. Opinion by Reese, 1. Upon questions involving the const tion of a law of congress, the decision of the supreme court of the United States is the supreme law and by which the state courts are bound. 2. “In the assessment and taxation of shares of national bank stocl the owners thereof, having no other credits or moneyed capital are entitlod to deduct their bonafide debts from the assesscd value of such shares of stock.” Wassen vs Bank. (Indiana.) SN. . Rep., Kiowit vs. Carter, error from the district court of Douglas county. Aflirmed. Opin- ion by Maxwell, J 1. Where the contractor for the erection of a building gave a bond with suroties to **faith fully perform all the covenants and agree- ments contained in the building contract,” cte., and the building contract provided that Lo Was “to furnish all the material such as lumber, hardware, brick, lime, sand, paints, oils, ctc., as may be necossary to complete suid house according to the plans and - fications,” held, that a failure to pay for such materials whereby a mechanics Man was filed on the building and 1ot was a breach of the condition of the bond, and rendered the r and his suretics liable thereon. Where a district court remanded a cause tricd in the county court and taken on error to the district courtto the o court to certify in the judgment ¥ ain party was surety, held, that while the district court thority to modify the judgment in that vd, the surety in‘whose favor the judg- ment was modified could not complain of the procedure, LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES. The hotel arrivals to-day were very light. At tho Lindell—R. M. Bacon and E. A. Shorm: T, Blborn, Crete, and D. W. G. Miller, Utica. H. 1. Goldsmith, of Omalia, is stopping at the Windsor. . B. Coleman, W. Estague and A, Baker of Exeter, and J. H Omaha, are registored at the O At Opolts the following N be found: Mrs. D. E. Nye, ura Tillam, Milford; 1, atrice; W. C.' Pomp Weir, Omaha; J, IS, C.'Underhill, Unadilla; J Nebraska City; J. 8. Hillock C. 0. Stevens, Blair; A J. Couleo, Bo 1. 8. Estis, Palmyra; W. E. Mayurd, Day ken, The state university opened last week, but the students are not all in. The work on the now building is be ushed forward as rapidly as possible, but will not. be ready for use before April "Ihe First Christian church, now in process of erection on the block just’ north of the ol building, attracts much attention When completed it will be the fiuest church in the city The citizens of University place adjoining Lincoln on the cast, inc rated, and C. F', Creighton, T, ¥, Barnes, ( M. Ellenwood, A. R. Wightmau and W, § Miils appointed trustees. County Clerk Hell will soon submit his roport. Bhe amount of fees receivod Auburb him of over $0, v A switch tender's box in the B. & M. yards caught fire, and the fire dopartment was cailed out much to their disgust o sub- due the flames. ‘They succeeded in doiug so without difticulty. G. Doer was down near Weeping Water Thursday on & hunt, and no less than eighty- seven rubbits fell victims to his prow Had it been a good day for hunting he cer- tainly would have beaten the record. The Irish Nutional Land League will meet at Fitzgerald's hall to-morrow alternoon for the election of officer: e Resignation. _ Boaton Transcript: “Ah! so the span- ish ministors resigned,” said Mrs. Homespun, looking up from her paper. “Ministers are always preaching about the duty of resignation, and it's gratify- ing 10 know that some of them, at least, have flually followed their vwn counsel.” ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-R0OM News and Gossip of the Week Among the Fraternities. COMING PYTHIAN ANNIVERSARY. Charter Kassideans—Atkinson's Odd Fellows—South Omaha Fraterni- ties — Grand Army Installa- tions and Entertainments. Modern Woodmen, At their hall in the Barker buildiug last Wednesday night, Past Consul Kerr installed the officers of 1380. After the dignified declaration of official rank there was a ul transition into the waltz and other I divertisements. An ecnjoyable eyen- ing ended at 12 o'clock. Kassidean Knights, night St. James p was insti- and Hierapiant Gilbert, of Du- buque, Ia., and the charter of the body de- livered, The charter members are: K. D. A, Wade, H. S. McLoon, Robert C. Dinning, F. W. Fitch, Charles J. Frico, B. Martin, D. W. Van Cott, C. C. Hulett, F. A. Brown, Thomas Batterotn, J. H. Daniels, arles M. Dinsmoor, John J. Monnell, J. Whinner Williams, A. Steere, jr., E. E. French, C. Jones, J. A. Stevens, J. C. Calhoun, W. A." Humphrey, F. 8, Rob- bins, E. K. Watrous, Thomas . Wilde. of this ovder are grouped into nine and styl grand mother priories, There is such a collection at_Kan- sas City. Now that ulal constituted Dody exists in Omaha, the work of propa- gation will be pusiicd until the number of loages will reqnire the care of a grand mother. Brother C. M. Dinsmoor was member of the grand mother prio sas City. Tuesda, tuted by families o d a Knights of Pythias. The beautiful new grand lodge seal, a de- seription of which appeare: u few weoks ago, is rej below. Its striking symbolism will be readily appre- ciated by There has been a movement put on foot by the head knights of the uniform rank to em- phasize the celebration of the 19t b of Feb ruary with religious services at Trimity cathedral, auod there is contemplated no check to its impetus other than any objection t0 such a use of the church building as may appear to the bishop. Should this movement terminate to the satisfaction of the knights, Dean Whitmarsh, ex-chaplain of the I1linois brigade, acting chaplian of the Nebraska brigade'and an Episcopal minister, will de liver the sermon. The exercises incident to the proposed ceremonies will be instructive and imposing. Diana Lodge 106 will be mstituted at Beat- rice to-morrow night with about thirty char- ter member: A new body to bs known as Nelson lodge 107, will be rogularly instituted at Nelson, | Nuckolls county, within a few days. A new lodge is almost worked up at Har- rison, Sioux county. Proccedings of the last session of the rand lodge of Nebraska at Fremont have been printed and distributed. The cut is representation of the new Grand lodge s adopted at that gathering. Brother R. L. Metcalf,after a long absence from Omaha, has returned to the of District Deputy Grand Chancellor for Douglas county, W. H. Rayner installed the officers of Nebraska lodge No. 1 Wednesday, Viola and Oriole Thursday. He will make proper installations of Myrtle and Marathon lodges _to-morrow, and of January, Huss lodge No. 5 Tuesday. On the night of Thursday, January 10, there will be a public iustallation of tho officers of Triangle lodge, to which the public generally is biaden with- out further invitation. This outline of work past and to come will demonstrate the fact that Bro. Rayner has his hands full of busi- ness and that he is despatchivg it. The committee in charge of the silver an- mversary celebration will notify all lodges and divisions 1n the state of the nature of the festivities in which they are expected to join, Oriole lodge No. 76 will have a social New Year's meeting in Metropolitan hall, ~corner of Dodgo and Fourteenth streets, Thursday evening, January 10. _Local people of merit in literary and musical circles will do their best in the early part of the evening. A dance will follow. "It will be an enjoyavle affair, * LO.O.F. Atkinson lodge, No. 111, L. 0. O. F, had a public installation aud ball at the opera houso in that town New Year's night. Grand Master Bealls was present, and conducted the installation of the following oficers: H. W. Mathews, N. G.; 4, . Grifin, V. G.; H. J. Arnholt, S.; T. C. Galleher, P. S.; W. D. Wilson, T. Large delogations of Odd Fel- lows from O'Neill, Newport and other points were present. After the installation a grand banquet was served at the Merchants’ lotel Distri Deputy W. R. Mathis, at last week's installation of elective officers, in- cluded in his work the supporters of the Vices Grand Brothers H. J. Barker and ¥ Sides, A. S. V. G. and L.S. V. G, re . ively. Noble Grand A. F.Gates had not made his appointments. The organization for degree staff work is active. 5. 10, Noble Grand Johnson, Vice is, retary Venstrand and T oldsmith will be installed this week. Brother Goldsmith goes to ew York, Philadelphia and Baltimore on @& business rand surer No. 146, ng o Morley, Last Tuesday evening Cass lodg of Plattsmoutl, inst the follow cers 1or the ensuing six months: I N. G.; L. G. Larson, G.; R._Peterson, ry and treasurer; A. Sweringer, A. A. Davis, conductor: I Benson, mside guard; | nderson, outside guard. At the close of stallation P. . Bates, the retiring N was_presented with a beautiful past graud regalia Ly the members of the lodge. Royal Arcanum. Last waeek the id growth of Union Pa. cific council and the principal agencies con- tributiug to its increasing membership were noted. Jeweler Lindsay, of this city, & mem- ber of ¥ort Dearborn eouncil, Chicago, will soon be transferred to Union Pucific council On Tuesday night will occur installation of officers. Th membe 1, Clicago, who died at Papillion, Neb., on November 15, have received £,000. The promptitude of the supreme counci) in making this award is commendable. Claim was made by the fam- ily not more than five weeks ago. Hrother W. R. Wilcox, of Union Pacific council, has haa a close call by typhoid. is now up from his sick bea fully recove Unmited Order Of Treu Bund, The installation of officers elect United Order of Treu Bund, No, held Friday evening in Kuights of Labor ball. The followiug oficers elect were in- stalled for the ensuiug term of six mouths: Extreu meister, Rudolph Harta; treu mieister, John Froy; bundes weister, William Maeder; secretary, Fritz Hartz; Hnancial secretary, Simon S. Rewor; treasurer, Will + guide, Adolph Bockhaus; ob Jaskalek | able, the new lodge will be formally estab- lished within a fortnight. Tiie following the ofticers named: J. Gilbert, W. M Smile, non B, Howa Toy secretary ; treasurer; George H. Brewer, S. D.; M. Smith, J. D, . Herrmann Trenicel, Ja s Wordeman, U. B. of C. and 4 South Omana Union No. 112, United Brother- lood of Carpenters and Joiners of Ameri Wednesday evening installed the following ofticers for the following term: President, R. C. Hilliker; vice president, C. L. Bren- hiser; recording sccretary, S. G. Spences; flnancial and corresponding secretary, Will- iam A. McCollister; treasurer, L. C Dale; warden, W. D. Connor, trustces, Messrs. R. C. Hilliker, Dora Stout and L. N. Day. The union will hold a public mceting in Knights of Labor hall next Wednesday even- ing._ An invitation to the public to attend has been extended. A L O)F. The ofticors-clect of Magic City Court, No. 105, Independent Ordor of Forestors, were installed at the regular meeting held in Knights of Pythias hall last night. D, D, H. C. R., Louis Zunder; P. C. R., T. J. Condon, and Dr. Charles Rosewater of Omaha, and James Lowry and Garrett Wall of Van Buren Court, of Chicago, 1L, were present and agsisted in the ceremonies, A very large attendance of members of this, the largost fraternal order in the city, and a very ple ant social time werc tho features of this fraternal gathering. A ol U w. Monday night there witl be a joint installa- tion of the officers-elect of the various city lodges together with those of South Omaha, conducted by the grand master of the state. The coming ofticers of two of these lodges are: Ofticers of Sherman Lodge No. 95—Charles Schintzberger, M. W.; Albert’ Ran, fore- man; Hermun Kretschman, overseer; Charles Vogel, recorder; Carl Merscheim, financier; Adolf Schlenk, receiver; William Metzger, guide; William' Kauffman, I G.; 1. Tiemer, O, G. Ofticers of G Lodge, No. 98—Fred Hayes, M. W.; R. son, foroman; An drew Jensen, overscer: P. H. Johnson, re. corder; C.'P. Benson, financier; 1dward Jepson, receiver; N. Rasmussen, guide; S. Larsou, 1. G.; John P, Frederickson, 0.’ G. EKs, The finely mounted pair of horns in the club room at Fifteenth and Douglas have vibrated over nothing but the deliberations of the brothers engaged in the proparation of i : ladies’ social entertainment, A report is il W Phelps, who for. two yoars A commitieo composed of the G. A. R. [ 0¢hashoon nctively iontifiod with. th and Soxs of Veterans met in the office of | Ouaha lodgo, is filling & position at the O'Brien & O'Brien last weel and decided to | Burlington’s Chicago headquarters, hold a public installation of ofticers of the B George A, Custer post, U. 8, Grant post and V. A. 8. Entertainment. Gate City postof the G. A. R. and al | About forty members and friends of South George Crook camp of the Sons of Veterans | Omaha collegium, No. 132, V. A. S, as- at the hall of the Gate City post on Friday, | scmbled in Knights of Pythias hull 1ast night January 11, Messrs. M. P. O'Brien, General | to enjoy the social. A quartette, “The Dennis, Comrades Rhodes and Stone were | Pioneer,” by Misses Madge Miller and Nellie appointed a committee of arrangements, | Root, and James H. Bulla and The general public will be invited and no W Bial) ish 0a _4ke pro admission will be charged. Comrade Charles | Fidlobluto, Miss Midie Miller sang *Last Burmeister will act as installation ofticer for | Night.” Miss Neilie Loon then read “Buso the G. A, R., and and M. I%. O'Brien for the Sons of Veterans, Abe Lincoln post, of Burner.” Misses Madge Mille and Nellie Root sang av fine song, after which the Council Bluffs, and Phil Kearncy post No. 2 G. A, R, and J re Rev. Mr. Eddlebiu ade some well-time served. larks, An ropast was then Vesta Oh “Phie next of the popul Vesta Chapter, Order of the takes place at Masonic hall Thursday even ing. The music wilt be furnished by t well known Irvine orchiestra, and the usual good attendance is anticipated. e AND DRAMATIO, nce, the committee Laving decided to in them. O'Brien post was organized Y s ove, and is named after the late aneral O'Brien, of Omaha Wednesday evening the Phil Kearncy of the G. A. R. gave a grand ball and at the garrison hall at Fort Omaha, T ness meeting and installation of the recently clected ofticers was private, Following the weiing all adjourned to the hop-rooni. very large number of city people w ent, The George A. Custer Post No tended in body, bringing theiv colors, which were received with an ovation. Posts Nos. 110 and 202 sent representatives, Among those who addressed the cowrades of the Phil I sy Post w 8, Daggett, U. S. A., C; y LR | oon and Mrs. Wilcox. Da up until a late hour, and all ¢ 1a most pleasant evening. T, J. Potter Post Creston, Ta., will giv val in that city, comm continuing for ten days. There will by largest and |“Mlyk display of contrib uted goods ever exhibited in southern lowa . 5 Contributions to this fair have hee: ved John A, Macka, ompany, with *A Nobic by all the leading firms in all branches of | Son,” opencd Jan 1 uv Orange, N. J, business and from all portions of the United | Marie Geistinger is dving in Klagenfurt, ng in value from $100,000 to | Switzerland. Sue is about sixty years old herc will be on exbibition a large | The opera which Eugene Oudin has writ otion of war relics, and a full, life-size | ten fo aull will probably be called *“Ihe portrait of the late Thomas J. Potter. A sanish Muleteer." jsk3. B, Kaona aays everytuiog posalb Cherles Oberthur, the well-known harpist, & done to make this oosasion s memo as been made a Chevalier of the oraer of ble one, and one that will reflect due honor | | DA B o Sers SR ARC MRS Ak prilaat Quc Leopold by the kg of the telgain g Richiard 8 . was a favorite pupil in Vienua of Kullak, the those in attendance. al piano virtuoso and musical directdr, Grand (piataate el e St 12 | ‘Pheodore Thomas' reorganized orchestra v ian Leo P. Gilletto, of Be- | o ij’0i0T00 ioorta b tho Aonducny of Musis atrice, arrived in South Omaha Friday and | Now York city,on Jazuary 2 aud on April 2 hield an examination of the ofticers nawmed for | tytavies Aroon anlan's new play, Magic City lod, Free and Accepted Ma- | which was broduced in Philadelphia last sons, i the new Masonio hall, ngs bank | woek, will be presentod at the Fourteenth building, during the afternoon. If the re- | Strect theater early in January. port of Grand Custodian Gillette be favor- The new play written for Stuart Robson MUSIOAL Mr, Mantsl! s playing ,*Moubars in To. ronto. Miss Rose Coghlan is in “Jocelyn.” Mrs. Potter will do Cleopatra in NewYor's Junuary 7. Julis Marlowe will spe Burope studying new | ; Robson and Crane will b seen for the last No. 440, G. A tiwe together in March a grand fair and My, Imre Kira!fy will shortiy Black Crook™ i San I'rancisco “Paul_Kanyar? will 1o London next year, and possibly be taken to 1 Mobile with next summer in revive the Py #. anl "A, “8aid Pasha,” | diss Toweling At 18c. Reduced 18¢, LINEN DIAPERS. prices on all our 10 yards in from the lottwo pors Monday. To close Linen 1 cach picee. LOT I, at $1.00 a piece. LOT 11, at $1.50 a piece. Sheetings at Net Gost, BED SPREADS. 1 Case Bates Bed Spreads At 95c, Worth $1.25. 1 case flue Marseilles Bed Spreads At $3.25, Usually sold for $4.75. MUSLINS AND— SHEETINGS. Ourwhole stock of Muslinsand Sheet- ings comprising all thes best brands from January 7th, until February 1st, AT NET COST. We ask our Friends to come as early in the morning as possible to avoid the rush. O A IR DL SN S ST SHEETINGS AT NET COST teele Mackaye, promi prise. 1tobson will be scen in a role dis- tinet from auy which he has played. The Players new club-house, No. 16,Gram- Park, New York city, was formally opened on'New Year's day.” The club house i the gift of Bdwin Booth, ana cost over #200,000. Sara Bernhardt is literally coinmg money The natives and the foreign col- at her feet, and the telegrams record the biggest receipts over takeu, even by Sara. Information comes from abroad that two wrights have collaborated and offered to Ambigu Comique, Paris, a drama in five acts and eight tableaux called *‘Jack I'Kven- I the Ripper). ire'” is continued by Mr. Harri- gan at his theater, New York city, with increasing success.’ Mr. Hanley has ved many applications for the prosenta- tion of the new picce in other cities, The popularity of “Captain Swift” at the Madison Square theater, New York city, has been so marked that Mr. Palmer belicves it will have a long run. Several large theater partics attended the performance during tho past weok. The German Opera company at the} New York Metropolitan overa house, according to Dircctor Stanton, 1oses on uu average $1,000 evory night. This meuns a loss of between $60,000 and $70,000 for a fou r wonths' season in New York, Daniel 1. Bandmann will soon produce “Austerlitz,” written for him by the late Tom Taylor. M, Bandmann brought out this ay in London, in 1872, under the title of “Dead or Alive,” and it then had a long run at the Queen’s theater. Juck Mason and Robert Hilliard have de- cided 1o star jointly next season, and arg Looking about for a play, They have engaged Mrs, Barrymore and W. H. Thompson, 1v is said that 1tich nnd Harris, the Bostoa man- agers are backing the enterprise, and opera in Londou almost invariably fails financially. In Vienna and Paris iv not stand but for state subsidics, Ital made grand opera pay by exercising econ- omy, however, ayd in South America it still takes, as it once took in this country for their vehersals, and how, wrapped in their ulsters, the two womeh would go through long five-uct tragedies and comedies before a careless aud 2 of stage carpen- ters and charwowen in the half lights of & sun-lit theater, Miss Mirlowd, suys the Stage, is not oné of those i parior avainst whom Boucicault so lately railed. 1 heard last week an intercsting story of how she and her aunt would ask pers mission to use the vacant stages in New Y orle Mrs. Langtry says thut she never contem. plated putting the ushers at the Fifth Ave- nue theater in kilts during the run of **Mace beth,” but she thinks that if Messrs, Tomp- ks and Reynolds, the managers, would ¢ sout to appear in tighland attire'they would wake o great bit bhyist’ in the aduates of the - - Bicyel s tor Wo The time is coming when the Boston young woman with a tendency to overs plumpness, will mount her bicyele and take o spin out toward Bpookline and think nothing of it, says the Boston Ad= tiser, L manufacturers arve ing the way, and have constructed a bicycle for women that they can ride with skirts if they choose, and from which it is impossible to ruceiye u se= rious full, Ttis the opinion of shrewd bicyele manufacturers that the machine will be remavkably popular among the fair sex on accopnt of the advantages it offers to women for reducing weight. ‘Lhere is no subject in which women aro mcre interested than this very one. An extra pound of avoirdupois is to man wemen a source of keen and awful fright, and any means by which thoy n reduce thiew weight is eagerly scized up. Horseback riding is very pood in its way, but it is exceedingly expensive in the first place, and the cffet is not hulf 80 good as bieyele rids nz, for, while horseback Iuim,g ro- cuces the flesh through the jouncing nd boun that the rider gets, the tieycle not only takes off the flesh, but it builds up the strength by g women firm aud powerful muscles, ]