Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 26, 1890, Page 3

ASSAULTED MAJOR BALCOMBE “Anothor Brief Ohapter of Omaha Anclent History. T{E CHASTISEMENT PROVOKED. The Complete Story of the Affair as | Printed in The Bee at the Time of the Encounter,) y 9, 1873, The Truth of History. At the beginnine ot the Vandervoort libel #uits one of our contemporaries made edi- torial reference to what it calls a aastardly, | brutal and unprovoked assault which Mr. Rosewater had made years ago upon Major Balcombe. For two days past the World Herald has, with a great flourish of trumpets, promised a treat to the people of ‘Omaha in theshape of aprotusely illustrated description of Rosewater as a slugger. The palpable object of this piece of malig- nant euterprise is to belittle by ridiculous cartoons an encounter that was not in the least discreditable to the editor of Tne Bee, ana indirectly to prejudice the case now pending in court, However disagreeablo the uncalled for revival of this episode may be to all parties concerned, we are now forced to reproduce the detailed account of the encounter as revorted at the time it occurred. The following appeared on the local page of Tue Damy Bee of July §, 1873: During the past two or three weeks Tie Bee and Republican have had no controversy < of any kind whatever. On Saturday there appeared 1n the Herald a card signed by Judge Townsend, tantalizing to and reflect- ing upon the colored people. Mr. Town- send, as probate judge, was applied to on the Fourth of July by & colored man for a license to marry a white woman, The judge declined to issue the license and wrote on the back of the application some insuiting advice to men of color, who wanted to marry out of their race. On Monday T Bee criticised the action of the judge—who is a democrat—in the following ecditorial vara- Kraph: “If any public man wants to make a com- modious ass of himself in a public journal he alwa, accorded that glorious privilege. reason we interpose no objection to the publication by the Herald of Judge Townsend's witty and weighty in- dorsement on that rejectec application for a genated marriage license.’ Yesterday morning the Republican pub- lished a scurrilous article, evidently in repli- cation to Tue Bee's criticism. T.ast even- ing Mr. Rosewater requested Major Risdon to deliver the foliowing letter to Manager Balcomb Orrice or Tne DALy Beg, } July 8, 1878, Major Saint A, D. Balcombe, manager Omaha Republican—Sir: Having repeat- edly notitied you of my intention to hold you individually ‘responsible for every article derogatory to my private character that may appear in the Republican, you will not deem iv strange o have your attention directed to the following article which appeared in the Republican of this date: —When Edward Rosewater presents himselt at the probate court for a marriage license he need have no fears that he and his *wench” will be rererred over to lows. Difference of .~ Tace will, in his case, be made ub by entire com patibility in other respects, save that the ronch would get the worst of the bargain, Now the cowardly and malicious personal insulu is entirely unprovoked, and you can cite no reasonable pretext to excuse it. " ~=-~<Pfierefore I bave the right to 1nsist upon, and hereby do aemand, ample and emphatic public apology from you, through the Repub- lican. Should you, however, see fit to re- fuse this request Ishall be obliged to seek reparation und redress in such a manner as in my judgment 1 may deem proper under the circumstances, Please indicate your intentions through the bearer, Respectfully et E. ROSEWATER, This letter was delivered to Major Bal- combe by Major Risdon at7 p. m., but no response was made. Instead of the ox- pected apology the following defiant item appeared in this mornitg's Republican : f E, Rosewater will apply to the proper per- m}:. 16 Wil et Bis 1 OF stistaction for e article that appeared in theso columns yestor- day morniug. ; About 11 o'clock today, having complered his editorial labors, Mr. Rosewater pur- chased a small rawhide from Altred Keiley, and proceeded to Douglas street with a view to meeting Major Balcombe i the most promiuent thoroughfare in the city in order to disgraca him as publicly as possible, He stationed himself in the oftice of General O'Brien in the second story of the Caldwell block and remained on the lookout for Bal- combe. About noon Balcombe appeared, walking rapidly past the Caldwell block. Mr. Rosewater rushed down the stairway and overtook Major Balcombe at the south- west corner of Douglas and Fourteenth, He immediately applied the rawhide to sujor Balcombe's neck and face, striking him eight or ten lashes, inflicting several cuts or marks upon his person. Major Balcombe attempted to gouge Mr. Rosewater's eyes and scratch his face; but the lash was play- ing so lively about bis neclk and face thathe 800n gave up this style of defense, and being at least a foot taller, suddenly leaped upon Mr. Rosewater and both came to the round together. Major Balcombe, with his eline nuture, renewed the scratching rocess, slightly broaking the skin on Mr, Rosewater's right hand. All tha time Major Balcombe's efforts were directed to the cap-~ ture of the stinging cowhide, but in this he did not succeed, as Mr. Rosewater had taken the precautionary measure of having it tied around his wrist. The two men were soon separated by bystanders and the cowhide was taken charge of by Steve Mealio, Mr. Rosewater then told Major Balcombe that he would cowhide him for every insult, such as the one he bad offered, unless he apolo- fiued. fo which Major Balcombe replied that e never intended to apologize to him for un%lhlnz. ‘The affair created intense excitement and attracted a large crowd of citizens to the spot. - The general street talk, from what we can hear, is that Mr, Kosewater pursued exactly the right course, and many ex- prased their rogrets that he did not use n club, or even a deadly weapon. Although Mr. Rosewater was advised to arm himself he Efllamlllaorlly declined to do 80, stating that he only wished to disgrace and dn{udo in the most public manner the man who insulted his family and deliberately refused to apologize for the same when politely requested to do so. The Baptiat Revival Meetings. The revival work at the First Baptist church gives promise of an unusual work of grace. During the week just closed the at- tendance each night has steadily increased and the interest has deepened. With the culture and learning of the scholar, Mr, Cuilis combines the graces of the Christi gentlemun, There is everything in his style to win und hold the most cultivated audience, and yet ut the same time to charm and de- light the less educated. A number of the pastors of the leading churches huve shown their interest in these meetings by their presence and they are all heartily de- llfhled with Mr. Cullis and his methods. The Baptist churches of the city have abandoned all their ordinary services for to- night and duriong the week, and will unite in these lal lnnunfm .1t is expected that other churches will fall into line and they will be made cordwlly welcome. Pastor Lawmar, who insugurated these meetings, is anxious for them to grow beyond the flm of any one denomination, — The Evelyn Miller Case. An oraer was issued by Judge Dundy yes- terday ordering Thomas F. Burrus and nis wife to appear before the United States dis- trict court ut Lincoln on Friday vext, to snswer for alleged contempt of court in foreibly abducting Evelyn E. Miller, daughter of Louis . Miller, contrary to the order of that tribunal. The Missodr Pacific Wrecks. The investigation of the traw men who figured in the Missourl Paoiflc wreoks eafly in the week was concluded last night, ‘The investigation resuited in the discharge of Englueer Smith, Conduvtor P, H. Mee- bau aud Brukoman G. Chandler, who were when the wreck occurred at Miliar's station. Freight Conductor Rice and Engineor Pat Crow were considered to blame for the wreck last Wednesday, and were accordingly requested to resign, — - BREACH OF PROMISE, Mary Gofarth Wants $10,000 Dam- ages for Her Blighted Affections. Mary Elzabeth Gofarth considers that her aftections have been damaged to the value of $10,000 by George R, Holmes. George asked Mary to marry him on Feb- ruary 25, 1857, and Mary consented. Sice that time she has not ouly been ready, but willing to take George for better or worse, but George did not see it that way, and now Mary wants $10,000 of George's money for violating his promise, and to soothe her wousded feelings. Andrew Moyer sues Ryan & Walsh for #17 for work and material furnished far the county hospital. David Jamieson et al, have brought suit against Lulu Inlow et al. to recover on a de- ficiency judgment of $1,153.33 and to set aside a trausfer of property to her husband as - guardian of their children, alleged to have been made for the purpose of defeating the recovery of the judgment, James Montgomery has filed a lengthy petition in which he charges the city board of equulization with unjustly assessing upon him more than his proportion of the costs of opening Webster street from Thirty second to Thirty-sixth. He allegos that he refused 1o sign the petition for the opening of the street and was warned at the time that he woula be compelled to pay back to the city all the money he would receive as damages. The street was opened and Montgomery was awarded #4105 as damages resulting to his property by the opening of the street. After- wards the board of equalizatiou fixed the amount of benefits 1o his lot at g404 and as- scssed that amount against his property. while owners of property directly opposite him on the same streot were assessed much smaller suiis, He asks for ar injunction to restrain the treasurer from collecting the amount against him. A restrawning order was issued, James G, Megeath and a large number of other persons owniug property abutting on the stre surrounding Hanscom park have commenced suit against the city to restrain its oficers from assessing or collecting a special levy on said property for the purpose of paying for the pavement which hus been laid on said streets, as it is alleved that the city is bound by the transfar of the property for park vurposes to keep the street and grounds 1n proper condition and that the city laid the pavement of its own volition. A re- straining oraer was issued. Lillian M. Jacobs has sued H. P. Devalon for 10,000 alleged to be due by reason of false representations in a real estate deal, - The plaintiff bought lot 7, block 108, from the de- fendant for the sum of 4,000, recewving a warranty deed therefor. Afterwards Aunie M. Lindsay set up a claim to the property and it cost the plaintiff $7,000 to quiet her claim besides 1,000 costs, and assuming a mortgage of $2,000. She therefore secks to recover 10,000 from Devalon, The Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping machine company has commenced suit against J. W, Holmes and Fred Smith to re- cover $3290na judgement obtained in an Towa court. D. C, Patterson has brought suit against William Callen and Edith H. Corbet to re- cover §150 secured by mortgage. Samuel Pruyn has brought suitin foreclos- [} ure against Charles Pruyn to recover 1 on @ note secured by mortgage on property in Patrick’s addition, County Court, Morse, Mitchell & Williams have sued Sam Frackman to recover $201.19 for zoods 80ld and delivered. F. E. Morse & Co. have entered suit ugainst Bdholm & Akin 10 recover $167.19 for goods sold and deliverad. THE se—— TURNE RS, A Reception to the Delegates to the Nebraska Turn Bezirk. Last evoning a reception was held at Ger- mania hall 1n honor of the delegates to the Nebraska Turn bezirk, who hold their first annual convention today and tomorrow. Over five hundred persons, including the flower of German society in Omaba, turned out to welcome the guests, aud an evening of gaiety and good fellowship was passed. The mayor and a number of the other leading officials of the city and councy wers in at- tendance. The following is a list of the delegates who have arrived, with the number of members in the societies that they represent Omauha Turnverein (118 members). Kummerow, Philip Grube, Ernst G. Stoegke! Henry Andres, Ernest G. Meyer, Willam K. Lancoln (81 members)—A. R. C. Nobs, Carl Klos. Fremont (70 members)—E. Hoffmeister, Will Hasse, Henry Horsch, Plattsmouth (65 members) ~Philip Thie- rolf, J. P. Suttler Sioux City (75 members)—George Boldes, A. O. Hoffmann, South Omaha (60 members)—Jadge J. G. Reuther, B. Blum, Tnrnerjohn in Omaha (35 members) —Otto Kinder. “The opening feature of the evening's en- tortainment was an overture by Hoffman’s orchestra, played in the fauitiess manner attained only by long practice, The Turner quartette then wang the “Turner March,” after which the Omaha ‘Turners appeared and went through tueir retty evolutions with rods, called stabue- ungen. Philip Andres delivered the address of welcome to the guests in the German tongue, and gave & history of the organization from its inception to the present time. He con- gratulated the Turners on the growth of the society and urged them to main- win an ioterest in gympastic ex- ercises and to organize societies 1n the cities and towns where there ure none. + The award of gold medals was then made, Mr, Kramme received & medal for most uctive work as a Turner, and Ernst Grube a medal for securing the greatest number of new members. 4 Mr. Andres then spoke in English and thanked the American-born people present for their attendance. He explained the signification of the word *‘Turner,” llylnq that it came from the word “‘tournament,’ and that it meant a gymnast. He showed that the training of the Turners had devel- oped a manlier and noblier set of citizens in Germany, and established hér prosent pres- tige. ‘This wus followed by exercise on the hori- zontal bar by the Turners, And several aston- ishing feats of nrensv.h and skill were per~ formed and rewarded with loud outbursts of npxlnul mong the other gymnastic exercises wer club swinging by F, Fruehauf and F, G. E, Kuehn, and a pyramid of Turners, The remaiuing features of the programme consisted of a duet by Messrs, F. Lehman d A. Graf, a song by the Turner quartette, 8 trio by F. Lehman, E. Stemn and E. Ruusch, a speech by Max Hempel, and a beautiful selection by the Zither club. A programme of twenty dances was then mdulsos in, with & period for refreshments at midoight. The members of the committee on arrange- ments were H, Huubens, F'. Wells, H. Hau: . G, E, Kuehn and A. Graf. The music committee was composed of . Leohmann, W, F. Stoecker, E. Stei Jetes, i A Mission at 8t, Pnilomena Today at 10:30 o'clock mass, & mission will be commenced in St. Philomena's cathe- dral by the celebrated redemptorist preachers itev. F. Cook and O'Shea. The services will continue for a week and be held both during the day and at night. The missionaries are said to be orators of great power and have conducted very successful missions in many of the large cities of tbe country, ———— A Jail-Breaker Caught, Ofticer J. R, O'Gorman, one of the police- men recently appointed, distinguished him- self yesterday afternoon by capturing A. C, HBates, a desperate criminal, who recently oroke jail at Dakota City and fled to Omaha, Ba 1d to be a notorious gambler and e Marriage Licenses. Liceuses were issued yesterday to the following parties by Judge Shields: Nawe and Residence, Dauiel Huaonon, South Omaba. Maggie A. O'Neill, Omaba, , YOUTH AND THE CLASSICS. Why the One Should Make a Study of the Other. VIEWS OF OMAHA EDUCATORS. The Classics Drill and Broiden the Mind and Direct to Concise and Thorough Thinking as Nothe ing Else Can. Approved by Experience. Rev. T. S. Fitzgerald, president of Croighton College—In answer to a re- quest for an “‘opinion as to the advan- tages to be derived from a classical edu- cation by a man in businessand whethe such an education should be obtained,” I will say: A man engaged in business, as in any profession, has, no doubt,need of acquaintance with the technicalities of his business just like the professional man, or even the learned scholar him- self, who, in the pursuit and enjoyment of the liberal acts hus need of technical ways, and of the best practical manner of doing things. There isa practical art in everthing and the man of business is not more alive to this than the scholar or the author, the painter or musician. But underneath the prac- tical art of doing a thing, or carrying on a trade, or making up a prescription or pleading a case, there is the general formation of the mind and of the man: and, this comes, not by technicalities but by a general education. A general education easily tapevs off into any technical life. A well-informed man can casily become mechanical in some em- ployment, but not vice versa. The me- chanic will never evolve into the man rad o specinl formation for a special pursuit will never supply afterwards what a general development of all the man’s powers should have done from the fi Hence, no man 'is better qualified for each and every walk of special life than the one, who, as a boy, has had his memory, his 1magination, his rveasoning powers and judgment upon the issues of lhfe most perfectly and systematically drawn out in u rounded system of liberal studies. This is what is meant by a classical education. It is the one approved by the best and uni- versal experience of centuries for the cultivation of a mind and a man in all the liberal arts through the instru- mentality of the most perfect literateurs of the past. J Gives a Comprehensive Mind. Mr. H. . Lewis, principal of the high school.—I certainly do think that a man with a classical education will make a much greater success in the busine: world than oue who has not. The study of the classics drilis and broandens the mind to concise and thorough thinking as nothing else can, Some very inter- esting and valuable statistics were re- cently seeured in Massuchusetts which shew that a comparatively small per cent. of business men having a classical education are among those who fail in business. For myself, T would advise every voung mau to secure a classical education. It will give him a stronger, better, more comprehensive mind for business or whatever calling he may adopt in life. It Tcains the Faculties, Ganon Doberty of Brownell hall—I believe that it isa decided advantage to have a classical education firsu on account of the gymnasticinfluences and the general training of the faculties through the studies of the claseics. These ancient tongues are the vehicles of expression of two great people. One of them, the Greeks; excelied in art, poetry and philosophy. The other, the Romans, were great builders and ex- celled in architecture. Therefore, in reading the masterpieces of these great uationsthe eflect on the mind in devel- opment is great. Next, the study of the classics is im- mediately practicable because it is proven by the fact that 8,000 of the words in the English are of Latin etymalogy and all the terms in the var- ious sciences are Latin or Greek. A persons cun hardly pronounce a sen- tence without giving utterance to an- g ved Latin or Greek words, especi ally in the language of philosophy or science. Of course a man may have a one-idea education and achieve success in that one line. If he wishes to become a plumber he may study only those things which have a direct application to his trade; if e desires to become n physi- cian he may study only materia medica, chemistry and anatomy. But all men desire more or less to be useful in a so- cial sense as well as in a businesssphere and, to attain this, they must be generally educated. In the proper sense of education they should have a knowledge of those languages which are indicative of the highest civiliza- tion and the greatest advancement in politbarts. The Hebrew language con-~ tains the most subtle thought, the Grecian tongue the most subtle expres- sion and the very study of these lun- guages is an education. ‘I'he business man can ill afford to consider himself werely u unit, He is also the head of atamily. Only eight or nine hours are spent in business. The remainder of his time he is a social being, To onljoy the comforts and advantages of sociability he must have the mental power, of giving and responding, If he doésn’t familiarize himself with the history and language of the civilized races of the past he de- prives himself and society of a great and priceless enjoy ment, The best test is to be found in the advice of those business men who have received a classical education, and vot in the assertions of those who have not enjoyed such advautages. f course, an education for the pres- ent.day to be utilitarian ought not to be confined to the classics alone, but sci- ence and manual art should also be taught, The eye and ear should also Be cultivated, Classical Men Reach the Front, Superintendent James of the city schools— A man with a classical educa- tion seldom fails to get to the front. He possesses methods of thought that are superior w0 those of the man who does not possess such a mental training. I give my children a ciassical education, mnot with a view particulurly of making them money makers but to make men and women ui them in the best, the highest sense of the word, When you talk of the relation of a classical education and cold, matter-of-fact money making, I will say that I do not see any close con- nection other than that the mind which has triumphed over Latin, Greek and other languages is stronger, clearer and in every way better prepared to handle the more” complex and weighty Emblomn that Pmant themselves in igher business life, The verm **busi- into bad on ness" has come me, today, W naredwly it i shark ~ work and gtealing is the rule that the Rrowde liberally a man is educatads the greator and grander man he witlde, and the higher the point that he will attain in perhaps any sphere of life. Therefore, while n classical educatisn fnay not he necessary to a young man hecoming n shark, yot1 do hold#t necessary to his becoming a man inithe sonse that the more enlightened, more worthy substantial portion of theworld today take the word ‘‘inan’ to menn. T will aad, however, that I do not ghink a boy or & much benefit from a year's study of Latin or Greek, Advantage from these languages comas only by the long and thorough drill in them that is furnished by a collego couro, ext Sunday Tie BER Will publish views ou this subject of the ieading husiness men in the city.] epute 500 connected TH Tommaso Si IS, ini, the great Italian trage- dinn, whose portrayals are the most impres« sive known to this generation, will make two appearances in Omaha during nexr week. He has not buen seen here for soveral years, and there is little doubt but that the prosent s2uson will be his last in America, a8 he has expressed his intention of retiring from the stage upon the termination of his present tour. His performances this w will therefore have extraordinary interest. The cngagement commences on Monaay evening with the production here of the trag- edy of **I'he Oakaw,” which will be followoed on Wednesday evening with “Samson.” The drama is based upon the the scriptural account. The play is in fivo acts, first Samson appears before the wailing Israclites, and tells of the strength confe upon him by Diviue power; of his feats among the Philistines, and of his killing of the lion. 1In the sccond act he defies the Philistines who nad in vengeance killed his wife and burned his property. In the third act he yields to Delilah's temptation, betrays the secret ot his strength, and in his drunken sleep is shorn of his locks—not by Detilah as in the scriptural accouut, but by another Philistina woman, “Melcah,” whose son be had killed. 'The play' thus aims in part to rehabilitato the character of Delilah. The fourth act shows his nwaken ing and his denunciation of Delilab, while the fast reveals his destruction of the great tewple of Dagon. New scencs have been provided for each of the pliys. The two landscapes and Delilah’s house are from the” brushof Richara Marston of New York, while Philip Goateher has paiated the vosti- bules of the templeof Dagon, wher WOrks ruin upon his enemies modeled after Dore's famous victu cast is as follows: Maniah, his fatter,George Ia; Edward Suader; Neriah, Elmer Delamater | Salem, Edmund Day; Lamech, vrince of Guzu, John Mulone; Zambres, Lucius Hen- derson; Somer, Ben Johnson; 'Delilah, May Brookyn, Mcleab, Virginia Buchanan, On iuesdiv evening Mr. Alexander Sal- viny, son of the tragedian, will be seen in a new play written especially for him by Mr. Hor.ce Towusend and entitled “A Child of Naples.” In this proauction he will be assisted by the members of his father’s com® pany. The Apollo club has engaged the Mon- delssohn quintette club for the second con- cert, to be given February opera house. It is now thre this celebrated o-ganizition was he und all music lovers will be anxious 20 we come them again. The Apolio club has de cett: Thebni, years cidea to 1ssue a subscription ticket for the LW remaining concerts, as a number of the subscribers of last ye: te not able to renew their subseription’at the time of the first concert on account éf the prevalence of la_grippe. . ‘The Messiah chorus rohearsal is postponed from Mondav till Thursday cvening ut the Young Men’s Christian association hall, The Grand offers its patrons au extra fine attraction this week fnthe Aronson com- pany, from that popalar home of successes and long runs, the Casitio, New York, ‘I'he engagement includes four performances, with two very popular productions, *‘Er- minie” and “Nadjy’ tomorrow night. The advance sale of seats ‘dnsures them @ heurty welcome ~dud“ adus another bit of proof to “the already well established fact thit! Omaba people know how tv appreciate s good thing. ‘Lhere is 0o doubt thut the company is one of the strongest, best equipped organizations of its kind that bas visited this city in u long time, and more satisfuctory operas than the two selccted for presentatiou could not well have been chosen. While “Nadjy” has never been done here, its repu- tation 18 such as to cause much interest. The story is well told, harmonizes most charm. iugly with soulful, pieasing, catching music, and above all 18 made extremely pleasant in its general effect by rich, gorgeous costun iugand splendid scenery. Fekell, king of Hungary. has a daughter, Princes Kteika, who was kiduapped in ner infancy by the emperor of Austria, who desired her when she grew up to marry his nephew, De Rosen. In the meantime Ktelka fell in love with a Hungarian patriot named Ra- kossy, who devoted his enercies to search- ing for the young lady, unconscious of her identity, und’ have her return home, us she had then succeeded to the throne and was whe rightful queen. Much incident and many dramatic situations occurring, muking a_ dramati wteresting performance, Everytun ppily and in a blaze of trinmph. > which has never been given here as it will be on the present occasion, has Monday and ‘I'uesday nights. The principul singers and actors, artists of special fitness and ability, are Miss Helen Lamont, Miss Emma Hanley, Miss Laura Millard, Miss Genervie Reynolds, Miss Mamie Cerbie, Robt. K., Graham, Loms De Lange, Lioyd Wilson, Ross Grahum and Steve Porter. Thestra is under the leader- phip and direction of Adolph Bauer. ‘There have been specticular dramas and spectacular dramas, but none of tuem have equalled “She” 1n myatical and wierd effact. The cavern palace, the wreck of the slave show, the ruias of Kor, the heud of the Ethiopian, all familiar to those who have read Rider Hugeard’s wonderful book, ure presented with wonderfally fine effect, In the Webster-Brady company, which re- cently played an engagoment at Boyd's opera house, the several characters are very well sustained and the sudiences were large and appreciative, It was thought that very mavy people who could ill afford to pay reg- ular theater priccs to see “She would cheerfully pay the Grand’'s Sunday nighu popular prices (15 to 50 cents)'if the oppor tunity was afforded them; tnerefore *'She’ was secured for the attraction this evening av the Grand, The handsome advance sale of the past two days goes to show that this opinion was correct. The coming week at the Eden Musee will Dbe one of unprecedented attractions, Messrs. Sackett & Lawler have secured as the pre- mier exhibition the only genuine cannibals ever brought to this country. ‘“Joe"” and “Tow’ are remarkabl rspecimens or a most wonderful race of savages' who inhabit the islund of Mallo-Inku, bpé of the South sSea group, They will be 'on 'exhibition. in the costume of their tribe, also showing their war paraphernalia, aud® olubs w'th which they dispatch their victiung before devouring them, Among the other mumerous attrac: tions which may be found particularly inter- esting is Krni, the one-legged borizontal bar expert, the equal of the profession, having won many medals and prizes in com' vetition with the most able-bodied and skilled athletes in the world. Mabel Arnold, the beautiful mandolin aud vornet soloist’ who has delighted mou-umi. in the east, will also appesr at every* peri aoce during the week. Dick gDevlin, gz flute-voiced I-ish nightingale in his beautifal melodies is alone worth many times the price of admission. ‘The most remarkabje impersonator of any age, Miss Fllora Mitclell, has been engaged for the week and sLould be seen 1o be appreciated, Ed. Gallagher, the funniest and most witty Irish punster in the world, Wwho is almosL unable to converse without perpetrating a pun, will conyulse the public with laughter by bis bright sayings. = The child artists, Johnny aod Bertha Gleasni who bave won world wide f; whi give exhibitions of their artistic skill ana ex- hibit specimens of their work. These little ones will not only be of interest to the elders, but the little ones of the family should see them at their work. Mention shiould also be made of the great Irish comedian, John Regan; the musical artst,: Nellie Hoyd and Carioll the famous ventriloguist. As usual 10 the seven mammoth Jepartments the at- tractions will be good and new features will be found in them all. ] more | DR, GINN KILLS THE BEAR. Poetical Sentiments Over the Sca- nery in Colorado's Mouotains. — SOME OMAHA DEER HUNTERS. The First Deer i Boauties of a Wagon Pictures in the Colorados— The Whistle of the Elk, and Dhr. Ginn's Bear. rs. Ihraith,Ginn and Conklin with J. AL Fuller, of this city, and Colonel Brimble of Clark's, constituted a party of bear and deer hunters to the moun- tains of Colorado last fall, and their ad- ventures rre well worth record pecially Dr. Ginn’s eseapade with @ bear, even at this late day. party proceeded via the Union ailroad ns far as Rawlins thence across the country by wagon to Snake River valley, where they struck camp. It was a rough but delightful jaunt to the Elysian fields of the tortuous Snake. Roseate hope made very boys again of these veteran old Nimrods, and th made the air ring with their joyous c clamations embroidered with snatches from the **Mikado,” **Il Trovatore,” and the Methodist hvmnal, interspersed with an oceasional yelp from the colonel’s caduverous hound and sundry quotations from the rugged toamster as the bron- cos stumbled in some old prairie dog burrough, or a projecting root knockea the wagon galley west. They ok the old Indian or miners® trail—all there was—across the country. This first led through dreary barrens, rank with powdered sage brash, Then came the beautiful plains and, after- ward, the dense evergreen forests in the mountains, In the timber land, the air was terebiuthinated with the pungent odors of the pine, spruce, bal- sam-fir and hemlock, while, on the plains, it was mingled with the richer, though less palpable perfume of tha late autumn flowers, whose bright versi- colored faces peeped shyly forth from amidst the sweet buffalo grass and wild strawberry piants which, everywhere, relieved the gioom of that monotonous waste. For miles and miles the evidences of ammated nature had been discourag- ingly scarce, but suddenly the teamster stood up in his seat and exclaimed: “There’s a deer track With ludicrous alucrity the hunters leaped from the wagon, Winchesters in hand, as if they exvected W get a sliot at once, never giving any consideration to the fact that the track had been made days beforo by some roaming buck who had come down from the mountains for a little prom de on the plain, and at that time was probably fifty miles away. But you have never been off with a party of deer hunte Well, that was the first sign of big game and it must be duly examined and commented upon. So, down they went on all fours, and witlf bulging optics began to scrutinize those delicate hoof-cuts in the sand. Dr. Galbraith fegls them with his finger tips, Gine smells them, while the col- ongl jams the nose of his hound into them, all talking at once at a rate that would have bafled the wilaest efforts of the most dextrous stenographer. As the sun was approaching the me- ridinal line Galbraith, who was the nominal leader, thought it was time to halt and lunch. All were unanimous on, this point, and, as they climbed over the brow of a slight blufl, a tangle of golden sunshine glit- tered through the emerald boughs ahead, the air smelled damp and sweet with the balsamic odors of the low lands, and, on a few rods further thev beheld stretched out before them a lovely sheet of water, on whose surface flash answered flash, as if beckoning them on **Lockwook lake,” laconically announ- ced the teamster, ‘'S0 it is,” echoed Galbraith, “jump out here, boys, and I'll cut an onion.” As the jaded broncos were being un- hooked, the deer-hunters gazed about them. {3 The scene was guiet and delightful. The faint cries of three or four fish- hawks cireling around the top of a di tant hemlock touched theear. A king- fisher, with his purp'e back gleaming in the light, watched the water from n dead limb, while a flock of teal, steering out from a hollow in the bank, pushed through a field of reeds, and made their way diagonally across the lake. Lunch over, and Dr. Ginr, the colonel and Fuller started on in front of the wagon for a little exercise. They had been gone about a quarter of an” hour when the rest of the party resumed their journey. Suddenly, as they were rounding a bend in the woods, Drs. Galbraith and Conkling were startled by thse crack of u Winchester, followed by one and an- other, until five distinet reports had riven the trenchant air. The two old vets jumped from thoe vehicle, thinking correctly that it was a deer that had been shot av, and that it might run their way. An inmerval of intense quietude followed, and then the colonel, who had mounted an old log, culled aloud, pointing down the woods to their loft: “There he goes, Doc—a big buck, and a beauty!” And, sure enough, there he did go, glancing through the yellow under- rowth like u brown streak—anoble fel- ow with big antfers, his pointed nose well up, and bis black *‘flag” making a vertical line behind. Quicker than thought, to be en rap- Emw. with the novelist, the royal animal uried himself from sight, and quiekly thereafter the doctor and the colonel beheld Ginn and his whiskers crashing through the hopples in his wake, his short legs measuring ground with a ve- locity that was astonishing, his beaver gone and his raven ringlets streaming in the wind behind, He, too, was soon lost to sight, and the coionel re- marked: **That’s the last we'll ever see of Ginn and some day. some wandering hunter will find his bongs bleached white by the storms of winter and the suns of summer, hidden away in yonder swamp.” “‘Ge’lang, thar, blank you!” and the teamster crucked his whip and on the wagon rolled again, In the course of an half hour the others were overtaken and lo, and behold, Ginn was with them! His face was rosy, celestial red, and the great beads of perspliation chased each other down his classic brow, while a rent here and there in his apparel, told of the desperation of his recent chase. They were all three talkin, quarreling about the deer, and Gal- braith and Brimble soon learned just how the matter stood. Ginn,Fullerand Conkling were chimbing a slight ac- clivity {n the woods just beyond the lake, when Fullgr, who had left his own rifle in the wagon, saw the buck graz- ing in & patchof ground hemlock on their letf, “A dear! a dear!” he screamed, just like an old dear. hunter, mechanical making a lunge and seizing the barrel and of Ginn's Winchester, and struggling furiously for its possession, shouting at the top of his voice at the same time “Shoot im! shoot him! shoot him on the spot, any spot, just so you shoot him!™ Of course this outburst alarmed the buck, and, ns he started off. Ginn and Conkling, in turning round, ran into each other, but recovered in time to pump away upon their Winchesters. “Ho's hit! shrieked Ginn, at his last v *didn’t you see the hair 1 “Yeos,” replied Conkling, “but it was all fast to the deer!™ **No sir, he's mine tinued the youny disciple of Fsculupius, and before any one could stop him he dashed away ingmad pursuit. “Just as [ expected,” observed - braith ns the recital was tinished, “*‘and in Dr. Ginn's exoneration, gentiemen, [ will say it was the first wild deer ho ever saw. and the sudden jumping of one of these magnificent animals has distracredly con- unsteung stendicr nerves than his. Why, even I, myself, one time upon the Big Horn, got slightly con- fused when a_flock of big bull elk flew up before——" 10, come off,” irascibly interpolated Ginng it was your whiskers that scared the elk, and I' don'’t believe you know any more about deer hunting than [ Ragged clouds, black and lowering, now began to move athwart the firma- ment, and the golden scene had changed into one of melancholy gray. One of the prowling showers of the re- gion had ovortaken them,and a very disagreeable and a very wet mist began to glimmer against the broad trunks of the spruce and hemlocks, and over the dark eavities 1n the woods. Finally they halted in a deep ravine, through® which a dark-browed little stream clove its way, twisting and winding like a water-snake striving in the herbage. The mist had now turned into a steady drizzle and the night promised to be of Cimmerian density. Fortunateiy for them. noar where they stopped, stood an old trap- per’s shanty, vacated, but in a pretty good state of repair. In one corner. wus found the hend of a wolf, dvy and ghrunken; the skin of a pine marten and a couple of broken steel-traps: in another, fragments of a log-chain, a number of fur-stretchers, some empty Winchester shells, and & worn out fox- skin_cap, while ull about were scat- tered sundry worthless articles that plainly told of the trapper’s habitat. Here, the night was passed. Mor ing came at last, gray,dull and dis- piriting. The nearor trees looked ghastly 1n misty air. Overhead, ragged scuds were llying, while a very cloud of heavy vapor was rolling off up among the trees. The dripping forest and the crooked rivulet, mezzo-tinted with ceaseless drops, looked forlorn and d olate. The colonel’s hound was lying in the shanty door. snx\p\ninu at” the drops that splintercd on his nose; or gazing off into the woods with one oar- flap erect. Breakfast over, and the hunters bade adieu to the old wolf-catcher’s den, and, in a sort of forced gayety.continued their weari- some journey. Finally, the drizzle en- tirely ceased, the bark of asgirrel came from a windfall by the roadside, and, to the wand of sunbeam the misty curtain lifted, and there was the instantaneous glitter of the diawond on all sides. A half hour passed, and another spasmodic shower came, swallowing up the woods in its gray glimmer, hut quickly changing again into jewel work under the rays of the sun. For the next hour there was o quick interweuv- ing of rain and sunlhight. The former would streak the scene, then blue eyes would open in the sky. The arcades in the forest would glow, darken, be masked in the shower, and then flash again into laughing light. At last the heuavy, leaden muntle broke iuto large fragments, the great jagged masses of clouds kindled into gorgeous colors,and the cool breeze poured liquid balm around. FEach tree and bush threw off its glancing gems, like o deer after a bath, while the whole landscape breathed the freshest fragrance. Soon they were in the moun- tains, and wilder grew the scenery and worse grew their way. The close forest thrust out the sharp ends of logs cut asunder for the track, and shaped a groined roof above. Off to the northwest. lay a grand sweep of mountainous country, dark, sullen and gloomy, even in the golden sunshine. Here, there and everywhere, s, tall, dead and gray, old patriarchs of the primeval forest, like colonades upholding the blue dome; trees withered, bent and scorched, strewed over all their dull tintg, yet hardly discoverable amidst the® universal green. Heavy clouds, with bright edges, reared their gorge- ous architecture all around the horizon to the north: great, frowning, gloomy peaks, sturdy as the Himalayas, and along the west cottony snow banks with awful gaps between, all combined to mapke the scene one of 1rresistible grandeur and impressiveness. Just at dusk, after a long day’s journey, they reached their camping place high up in the mountains, The wagon unloaded, tents up, and o huge fire blazing, the hunters gazed around them. The solitude was perfect, the loneliness oppressive. Overhead were occasional streaks of sable sky, with here and there the misty luster of some = emulous wplanet shining forth, They could ~ see the black trunks immediately about them gs the glare from the fire ®pluyed over them, but the rest was lostasif ina dungeon. Ebon masses told of the dearer thickets—not a stir, nota breath, the wood was one huge grave, and so deathly was thestillness that the Runic fetter of Gleipnir might have been woven from it. However, the night, like all nights have a fashion of doing, pussed, and the morning dawned bright and entrancing with the delicious mellow warmth of the early Indian summer sun immersing woods and mountains in a deluge of topaz glory, The hunters were up with the red squirrel and in bouyont spirits set out upon their first hunt, which was unsuccessful, although several black- tails had been jumped and one elk seen, - The next night it snowed and thawing in the morning, left the leaves an grass soft and pliable, just such a con- dition that delights the still hunter. Just as the |mr|.}y; was getting ready to sally forth they heard an elk “‘whist- ling” high up in the mountains, Galbraith and Brimble, Conk- ling and Fuiller, hurried on ahead, while Ginn followed leisurely in the rear. It was a bright morning and it always dd make Ginn tired to hurry, So he took his time, admiring the beautics of the wild scenery as he climbed. The tops of the {ellow pines on the distant slopes shone ike gold, the old logs and crumbling stumps looked mellow and rich in the uul{ light, and the stems of the silver bireh, touched by Aurora’s rosy finger, gleamed like pillars of pearl. Up through the fresh odorous woods he slowly proceeded to the accompanying music of a freshening breeze. Up he climbs, over dangerous rocks, around huge roots which™ curl and contort and outreach like great black reptiles, over fallen logs and thro®gh intricate mazes of undergrowth, 1o the heart of Colurado’s timbered mountains! What beauty and yet what solitude! Yonder is a clump of Titanie pines, with their long tassels, there n hemlock with it frog-skin bark and stiff fringes; the fiv with i gracoful limbs skirts the ragged escarpment,the spruce weeps beneath its burden of dense cones, and the mountain balsaim shows its pyramidal top among the low-hranched cedars, Now Ginn is penctrating a belt of hurd and soft wouds mixed, whero the muple, the beech and the seruboak, the streaked moosewood and aelicate skinned birch abound, with their many varicties and differing hues, with hun« dreds of seamed columns around, a firmament of folinge above; sprouts, herbs and shrabs; forns, plants and mosses; lichened rocks, vine-hugged snngs, donse thickets, low bushes and mouldering leaves for a floor, the whole scene bewildoring, stimulating, absorb- ing the Of courso this made Ginn exceedingly we and he seated himsell on o log to recupérate, Suddenly he was startled by the crackling of the brush off to his right, and the pext moment a half-grown bear came forth, stopped, sniffed the air sus- piciously, then gazed about him. sonses. The doctor thought he had struck a soap. Here was o chance 1o distinguish himsell by killing o bear. He hesitated Hut a moment, and then hi ) flew to his shoulder. He was in the very act of pressing the trigger, when the bushes again parted, and the old mother bear—and Ginn would have sworn she was as big as a horse, stopped out into the opening bo- hind the cub. This sccond arrival caused Ginn to lower his Winchoster, He was suddenly seized with the “buck fever”™ and couldn’t make up his mind whether he wanted any bear or not. However, as the old woman began to move off, he concluded to take a crack ather, and the next moment he sent an ounce of lead crashing through her back. Down she went, and of all the bellowing and squaking and erving, that bear did, Ginan said was the worst he ever heard. The cub went upa tree, and the old bear recovering horsolf, got up and took the trail down the mountain, he soon reached n's trail, and tehing the peculiar fra- grance of his*'feet-stc s, “came to a halt and began to look savagely about her. The docter thought his time had come, and with a genuflexion, he saia his shortest prayer. The mnext instant the old bear vegan to advance, and Ginn realizing it was do or die, again pulled up his cannon and began to pump lead into her at an alarming rate, In the meantime Galbraith, Brimble, Fuller and Conkling, who had henrd the shots and the bellowing of bruin, came rushing down the mountain to see what the rumpus was. Ginn gaw them and yelled: “‘Look out, bovs, the woods are full of bear; I just killed three and there is a dozen more in the bushes,” and then he fell exhausted in the leaves. His companiol oon reached his side, and the colonei hastily placing a flask of pop to his lips, he revived immediatoly. Then.they looked avound for the bear and found her—a big hulk weighing 660 pounds—curled up stone dead in a clump of survis-berry bushes. Ginn was frantic with delight and danced the can-can around the defunct monarch vntil his compunions thought he had gone daft. They finally grabbea him, however, and held him until rationality returnea, when he told them about the cub, and they began to search for it. The poor little fellow was soon discovered, and, as he essayed to eseape by diving into the bushes, Galbraith hlew a hole in his head big enough to hold a base ball. The gume was taken into camp that afternoon, and for two days the live hunters did nothing but sit thereund go over their thrilling adventure and Gunn’s narrow escape. They remained ten days in the moun- tains, in which time they bagged, be- sides the two bear, two cow elk, ten black-tail deer, one coyote, and a barrel of spruce grouse. SANDY G. V. GRISWOLD. BALKED BY THE ELEMENTS. A New York Newspap:r Man's Ex- perience in tho Snow Blockade. ‘W. B. Hopson, railroad editor of the New York World, who was dispatched to 'Frisco by that journal some two weeks ago to meet and escort Nellio i3ly, the fair circumnuvi- gator of the globe, to Gotham, reached Omaha last evening on his way back to New York, and made T BeEa pleasant call, &Mr. Hopson is a typical newspaper man and his narrative of his experience in the snows bound Rockies was as varied as it was thrilling and ntecesting. Of course he was balked in the fulfillment of his errand west by the tremendous fall of the beautiful some ven days ago, being imprisoned st Reno, without power to go forward or returi Ambng the other snow bound pussenge was J. C. Stubbs, third vice president of the Central Pacific, who did everything withia his power for the comfort of the de- tourists, spending money without stint, he wires,” said Journalist Hopson, ‘‘between Reno and Frisco were down an could not be used, of course. 1 was in duty bound to get Mirs Bly out of ’E'risco, and had been originally instructed to accomphish this via the Uaion Pacifio, The redundance of snow of course rendered this absolutely impracticable, but the little woman was equal to the emergency and made arrange ments for a special by way of the southern route, and her arrival in Now York yester- day afternoon attests to her phenomenal plack aud the accuracy of all her caleula- tions. Ieven had to send all my telegrams to New York first, then buck to'Krisco, thence to Reno. To give you an idea of the stupendous avalanche of snow, it is but necessary to state that 1t lay on a level from Truckee to the summit to & _depth of thurty-four . feet, On the Central Pacific 6,000 men with snow plows andall manner of other implements fur burrowing through the congealea were employed, but as fast as they would shovel it out, the gods above would send it down and in, until it seemed as 1f the world was to be entombed. Much was finally accom- plished, however, iu the way of extricating the blockaded trains, but when 1 left them Wednesday morning it was still coming down in impenetrable feathery clouds, ‘‘The Union Pacific sent a special to Dens ver to bring Mss Bly this way, but the timo was A0 short that it was Snally decided in the New York ofice to send her over vhe Topekn, Atchison & Santa ¥e, For five days and five nights 1 never took my clothes off, and snatched a mouthful to eat whenever I could get it,s0 industriously was I engaged endeavoring 'to work the wires, but 1t was nogo. Much dificulty and prive- tion was experienced in getting provisions to the snowbound passengers beyond Truskee, but the indomitable perseverence of the Cen- tral Pacific people surmounted all dificulties, Miss Bly is as lucky as she is plucky, and toe day is the most famous woman in Gotham, The tionary Engincers, There was a fairly well attended meeting of stationary engineersat Kauffman's hall, on Douglas street, last night. More tham twenty-five members were present, Willism Austin presided and J. W. Matihews acted as secretury, Speeches were made by a number of the members. The principal subject discussed was the explosion of boilers &nd how to avoid accidents, The gentlemen who ud- cressed the uuherlns were William Ausul James Anderson und Joe Welwsbach. subjects discussed were in regard to the pumber of hours the men are required to work, and a geveral *‘roast” on the employe ment of incomvetent men, Considerable was said in dewunciation of corouer’s juries in cases of deaths by ex- plosions of boilers. r——— Herman - Buerdorf has transforred the stock of wines, liquors, cte,, &% his place on Tenth street, botween Harney and Howard streets, 1o I consideris tiou by 811,600, ~ 0