Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 4, 1890, Page 2

2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY MARCH 4, 1300 A ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— e . et 3 et et e QUEEN OF SONG 1IN OMAHA First Performancs of the Abbey- Grau Opera Company. IL TROVATORE THE ATTRACTION A varge ana Well ¢leased Audience Present at the Collsoum— Visitors From Abroad— Notes of the Opera, The Opera. Tetwoen throo and four thousand people witnossed the production of Il Trovatore” at the Coliseum last night by artists of the great organization under the management of Henry K. Abbey and Maurice Grau. A con- siderably larger audience would have been present had Tamagno sung, but the annoufcement that the celebrated tenor was indispused and would not appear, and that money would be refunded to those who de~ sired 1t, led to the roturn of about six hundred tickets. The capacious suditorium of the Coliseum nevertheless presented an ani- mated scene, and rarely has there been so large nod fine an audience at a musical en- tertainment in Omaha. It was twenty minutes to nine o'clock when the opening notes of the opera score concentrated tho attention of the audience upon the stage. The overture was omitted. becanuse to bave given it would have pro- longed the performance until after midnight. The delay was caused by some uncom- pleted work on the stage. To make adequate preparations for the production of grand opera, where everything is to be provided, cannot be done in day. The fact that the stage and its appointments wore 8o nearly ready at the hour for beginning last night's performance and that there wore but two or three deluys in the the progress of the opera is creditable to those who had the prepara- tions in cuarge. ©The castof “II Trovatore” had in the principal parts Mlle. Nordi a8 Leonora, Mme. Synnerberg as Azucena, Signor Vicini as Manrico, and Signor Del Puente as Count. D1 Luna, It was as a whole a pleasing en- tertainment, but it is not possible to justly sny more than tnis of it. Nordica hus a good atage presence and shows considerable dra- matic merit, but her voice 18 not equal to the highest demands of the music of Leonora. Stue was successful last eventng, owever, in several times winning very hearty applause, notably 1n the scene before the tower 1n the fourth act, where her singing was marked by really cellent expression. The Azucena of Mme, Synnerberg was unquostionably the most meritorious, as a whole, in the cast. The lady has a full, rich contralto, a little hard at times, but capable of giving with good of- fect the strongly dramutic music of the role. She scored several decidea successes with the audience, particularly in her opening number in the second act,**Stride la Vampa,’’ in which she tells the fearful story of the burning of her mother, and 1n the very dramatic dialogue with Manrico that fol- lows. In other portions of the exacting role Mum noerberg acquitted herself most cor- dially, and her good work was duly acknowl- edged by the audience. Signor Vicini gave early cvidence that he was not in perfect voice, but his Manrico was in the maiu very acceptable aud won deserved applause at soveral points, At the close of the first act the enthusiasm of the audionce was satisfied only when the curtain had been twice raised, and another call for the cur- tain rewarded the effort of Vicini at the close of the second acenc of the second act. His most conspicuous success, however, was the rendering of the aria at the close of the third act,, *“'Di queila pira 1'Orendo,” which he repeated in response to the hearty applause that, rewarded his meritorious rendering.of that famous and exacting num- ber.. In the familiar ‘‘Miserere” of the' fourth act, *“Ah, che la morte,” he w 8 somewhat disappointing, though this also elicited the approva! of his listegers. Signor Del Puente was 1n fine voice, and sang and acted the role of Count di Luna most acceptably, winning frequent and hearty commendation that was fully de- served. The choruses were smoothly ren- dered, though the familiar anvil chorus was vot given its fullest possible effect, and the orchestra was, with one or two unim- portant exceptions, excellent. The stage arrangements were as complete as could reasonably have been ex- pected for the vrief time that was allowed for preparation, and atthough the non-ap. pearavce of Tamagno caused very genera disubpointment and reeret, last night's por- formance of Il Travatore” will long remain an agrecable memory to all who witnesse d £ “I'he performance was a very savifuctory test of the acoustics of the Coliseum and re- woved o1l doubt regarding the availability of that building for any class of musical enter- tainment. THE ARKIVAL, Large Crowds Visit the italian Opera Company's Train, Mme. Adelina Patti arrived i1 Omaha at 8:80 o'clock yesterday mnorning. The special tram bearng the divaand Manager Abbey’s Grand 1talian opera com- pany left Denver shortly before noon Sun- day, mude @much quicker run than was anticipated and reached here three hours earlier than the time first arranged for 1t. The diva and her private car, “*Adelina Patt,” a very richly furnished palace on wheels, traveled next to the baggage conches. She retired early and had been fortunate enough to gera good night's rest. She informed Manager Grau that it was her dewire to be in good condition to sing in Omatia; also that it was her wish while here, providing the weather did not interfere, to take drives about the city and to see her friends, **Omaha secms to be Mme, Patti's favorite American town,” ssid Mr. Grau, “and you may inform the public that she will certainly sing Tuesday afternoon. She has recovered frow the cold and hoarseness experionced at ut Denver and is feeling very well.” ‘The Pullman sleeper next to Mme, Patti's ‘was occupied by Albani; the third by To- magno, Nordica, Fabri and others of the leading artists, after which came Mr, Grau's conch, he haviug the principal orchestral mausicians with lim. A" day coach and two emigrant sleepers accowmodated the chorus and ballet. «Only av the Millard were apartments eungaged in advance for any members of the company, — Those occupying apartments therears Mme. Patti and her husband Signor Nicolini; Mme. Albani and husband, Mr, Ernest Guy: ome.. Nordica, Mlle. Pettigani and " sistor, Mme Valda and Mrs, Loran, Mr. Grau, nor Arditi the musical director, Bignor Novara aud Signor Navelli. he diva and her hushand have a sunny suite of seven very delightful room: the parlor floor, and facing Douglas street. ‘The suite includes receptibn parlors,drawing room, sitting sud dining rooms, two sleeping apartments, bath ana toilet rooms, All, but particulurly the drawing roow and boudoir ocoupied by Mme. Patti herself, are of appointment,even to the most minute ;%h we. Albagi sud busband have a suite of five. rooms airectly adjoining Mwe, Patti's and a duplicate of hers, Upon the same floor Mme, Nordica found 8’ sulte of three handsome roows await- ing ber, 0‘;\ the floor above, or the second, i., Valda occupies four apartments, aor Arditi two, Signor Novara two, and r. Grau @ like number. Upon the third floor Mile. Pettigisna and sister bove a suite of three rooms, aud Signor Navelli one nt. Aghera, Sig. Zardo, Hortense Synne- org, Mathilda Bauermeister, Del Pueute :?wm\ A. Murescalchi and Wfl:‘.A' Morini and R. Sapio, are quurtered st the Paxton. - Speaking of their tour, Manager Grau de- clared terduy that it h“i up o date, been ':‘{l o8t successful 3 the 'klnd ever wo. *‘For twenly-two perform- suces 8t Chicago we took in $260,000,” he ;zcy “from twenty-one performances in xico the sum of 000 in gold was real- ized l):tr- In San Frauolsco brought aod the four at Denver, $20,000, Our contemplates 105 porformances. We Lave !:n- sixty-two aiready. With the two Lere. at Louisville, six wore in Chioago, eight in Toston and four weeks in New York will ond tho tour. We hope w make our books show an_fncome oi $1,000,000. If they do, it will be the largest sumn of money over paid by any people for amusement. “Yos, 0T €Xpenses aro enormous, but the firm of Abboy & urau hopa to divide a hand- some profit out of the venture. To organize and take upon the road such a company of high-priced artists was a big risk, bat wo were detormined to ascertain whether or not the public would patronize the largost, flnest and most thoroughly equipped operatic troup the world has ever seen ' AL THE Scenes and Inoidents on the Arr of the Throng. Pictares anda poems have been painted and penned in description of cxciting scenes at attractive points where people are drawa by o dotermination to gratify thoir wishes, but occasions sugh as that offered last night sel- dom occur outside the largest cities. A great benefit in Boston, o fashionable ball in New York, or a state reception at the national capital might furnish material for descriptive writing, but one would hardly imagine Omaha to be right in line with these marts of fashion and near the head of the proces- sion, Howevor, she is thore, and by a large social majority. Four thousand vpeople listened to gfted Mile Nordica, Mlle Synnenborg, Sig. Viewiand Sig. Del Puente and rapturously applauded their wonderful efforts; yor nono of them witnessed tho sconos and incidents fuilof amusing interest that passed in review for nearly two hours at the front of the coliseum. As early as 7 o'clock ticket holders com- menced to arrive, and from that time on the stream of humanity seemed to w like a living, breathing, bustling, noisy tide. They came in cable cars, one horse coupes, two horse hacks, private conveyances and on foot. The solid old capitalists with their wives and daugnters took things easy by riding out leisurely in the family carringe, while stylish young business men enjoyad the luxury of closed carriages. Butthe crowd found the cable cars convenient wnd swift enough to get them there in style not euterely unfashionable. Tor o time the crush of vehicles coming from all directions promised to create. cons fusion and trouble, though for once ail seomed to keep their tempers under control, and through a system whoreby carriages were quickly unloaded of their precious froight, serious blockades were avoided. T. W. Eck had charge of this feature, and he deserves credit for bandling it well. By keeping the peovle moving lively from the time they landed until seated, every- thing passed off nicely. I'he ticket takers were not pushed, and the large force of ushers did their work without making mis- takes. But this is getting away from the real sub- ject, which has particular reference to what Was soen, heard and done by the crowds as they arrived. Outside of the contrasts be- tween heavy fur capes, seal skin sacques and light operacostumes, which certainly pre- sented something of a variety, there is not room for much ciaboration. Columns might be written about the belles and beaux, how handsome they looked full dress; about rare dinmonds flashing rays of fire in the pale elare of an electric light; about the {ashion and beauty, because all these were there, but necessarily brief accounts can hardly do the topic full justice. 'his way to the reserved seats; that way holders of general admissions!” shouted a wan detailed for that purpose, aud without conflict or collision the people passed quietly into the great ball, Omaha is characterized for fashionable audiences. This fact was shown abundantly in the splendid order that prevailed. There was no bosterous language or loud talking to be heard. For once the ticket speculator was an un- known quantity; consequently there is abso- lutely nothing for anybody to complain of, Not more than three or four people de- manded their money back because of the fact that Sig Tamagno failed to sing. A lovely little symprony in blue, whose pouting red lips and rosy cheeks were given o charming freshness by two big black eyes that snapped determioedly as she spoke, was heard to remark that the young man of ex- pansive shirt front on whose arm she leaned most lovingly had tried to persuade her that the shiow would not ba worth seeing without Tamagno, but she overruled his argument, d_doubtless the sume was true in many similar stances DOORS. al Visitors from Abroad. Lincoln—T. E. Saunders and wife, Georze J. McArthur, Mrs. A. Wilbur, Miss Florence Brown, Mrs. Ashton, Mrs. Keefer, H. P. Knight, G. H. Henderson, P. V. M. Ray- mond and wife, A. S. Raymond and wife, E. J. Fiugerald, T. E. Savders and wife, Mrs. and Miss Lau, James J. Condon. Mrs. John Fitzgerald, E. J. Fitzgerald, E. P. Cagney, R. K, Cooper, J. R. Gemist. Boatrice—Erank Homers and wife, H. N. Biuke, Miss Reid, R. J. Kilpatrick and wife, C. G. Hoyy, H. L. Ewing, W. D. Hill, B. Healey, George R. Scotv. Sioux City—Mr, and Mrs. G. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Booge, M. and Mrs, it H. Peayey, Miss Laura Booge, Miss Grace White, Miss Hattie Drew, Mrs. H. J.Taylor, Miss Jano White, Mrs, William Cody, Kearney—R. A. Julian and wife, Georgo H. Downing und wife. : Holdrege—H. W. Scott und wife, Mrs. S, E. Laogworthy, H. W. Scott, wife and motker. Herman—S, Barrett and wife, Arrapahoo—F". C. Condon and wife. Plattsmouth—Mrs, Captain H. E. Palmer, Miss Clara Palmer, Mr. George H. Palmer, O'Neill—Mrs. E. S. Kelly, Mrs, E. £\ Gatlagher, Mrs, Hazelitt, Miss Meals, J. P, ana. Nevraska City—W. A. Cotton and wie, A, I, Stunn and wife, Miss Minnio Hawke, Bloomy Goldberg, Miss Bargett. Fremont—Mr, and Mrs, Fred Moyer, Mr. and Mrs. £, Schurman, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- son Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Tonoray, Mr. Horace Tompkins, . Shervin and wife, E.C. Getzinger. K. 8. Schoeider, T. B. Harrison, wite and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Harrison. David City—Mr. and Mrs, EE, Leonard aad son Clarence, Mr. and Mrs. Georgo R. Colton, Mr. and Mrs. Ed G. Hall, Mrs, 3. H. Steele, Mrs, Matt Miller and daughter Maggie, Miss Butler, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Myaut, W, B. Baver. Clarks—M. S, Fos Denison, Ia.—Miss Angie Marshall, Miss Mattie Maloney, Mrs. J. 15, Romains, John M. Floss, Ashlaud—Mrs. W. G. Bentley, Mrs, L H. Harris Kaister, Mrs..J, A, Bent. Pender—Mr. and Mrs. G. S, and Mrs, W. E. Peebles, Mr, and Mrs, Her linm Leese, Miss Gerue Gra Mrs, R A. Crete—George D. Stevens and wife, Dr. Arthur Conrad and wite, John R. Johuston and wife, E. O, Stebbins and wife, George A. Hastings and wife, C. E. Waterman, Miss Lena Dillon, Miss Mary E. Latimer. Arlinglon—Mrs, Squares, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Chapmun, Miss Louie Lewis. Mrs, L. B, Shephard daughter, Tekamah—Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hopewell, Mr. and Mrs. 1. W. Poterson, Mrs. D, C. Wallace, Mrs. C. Hinsdale, Miss Lyda Clark, Miss Lotta Wallridge, Carles K. Ott. Harvard—E. G. Titus, P, H. Updike. After the Opera, After the opera was over, and as the crowds poured out through the ample exits sud upon the streets, they found some fifteen wotor trains, about 150 carriages, and nearly soventy-five coupes, cabs ana hacks await- ing ing their pleasure. The 150 previously engaged carriages were uader the super vision of Mr, Tom Eck, of bicycle fame, who, with & corps of well tramed lieu- tenauts, handled this important part of the evening’s arrangements in quite u satisfactory maouer, Prior to the per- formauce, as the vatrons arrived, thoy were given w number, the duplicate of 'which was Elven to the ariver of their carringe, As the ple came out they nocified one of Mr. Gek's assistants of the nuwber of toeir car- riage, and the assistant would have it called out down the long line of vehicies, whea the driver | holding the corresponding cou- pon would drive up with the car- riage called for. ‘The people exercised Whatever patience was necess.ry in & wanney ‘really comwendable, 80 that this great por- tion of the alter-the-opera feature proved @ motor trains were almost instantly filled to overflowing sud as uw{ trailed :wu,v proved & striking reminder of baseball ays. 0 serious aecideuts occurred and very few oven slight cues, such as uow and then & sociul queen being brought 10 & very abrupt Mr, standstill by some ono stepning on an un- skillfully or thoughtiessly handled skirt. The motor car men wra to bo credited with exercising a most commendable amount of cuution for once in ther lives, and at a time when a heedless start of ever so small a dis- tance might have cost a score of people their lives and a hundred others broken limbs. A pretty little lady from out of town had tears brought to her eyes by discovering that her pocketbook, containing $10in money and two railroad tickets, had been stolen, Her mortification was 80 great over the circumatances of her loss that sho fairly begged that her name be withheld from print. If there was any more pocket picking perpetrated it had not” beou reported 1o the police up to a late hour. Tho great building was omptied in less than twelvo uiinutes, and tho throng was all accommodated with means of conveyance and was away in much less than balf an hour after the opera was over, THE QUEEN'S COURT, Madame Patti Kinds a Realm in the Ber Bailding. Yesterday afternoon Mme. Patti realized a long cherished idea of visiting Tue Ber building. Stie bad heard of the structuro both through personal friends and the col- umns of tho press, and she had resolved that the first opportunity which presented iself would be improved to verify what sho had heard concerning the structure, ‘The last forms qf the evening paver wero about being rolled to the stereotyping room when the incomparable aad amiable warbier alighted from her carriage at the main en- trance to the building. Signor Nicholini preceded her. He had also burriedly visited the more remark- able parts of the structure and was 8o im- pressed by their beauty and magnificence that he met the diva with a look half of as- tonishment ana half of gratification, for which the madame, at first, was unable to account. M, Nicolini had never seen so fine a structure devoted to journalism in his life, Europe furnished no counterpart, neither could its equal be found in this country. ‘he impression which the building had made upon M. Nicol was duplicated in that received by the madame as she ex- amined the structure. The diva first visited the court, through the plate glass roof of which the sun was eending floods of golden rays, Upward to the skylight, its walls ascended brighi and clear like purest marble. The effect was imposing, It overcame the diva, who readily gave expression to the amazement which she felt over the unex- pacted beauty and stability of the structure, which she had not expected to see 1n Omaha. The party, comprising also Secretary Morini, ascended in the elevator to tho editorial floor, visiting all the rooms of tue staff in succession. It then entered the news room which was alive with compositors and foremen, all en- gawed ic the labors made necessary at tho last moment before going to press. “Jt was tne first scene of the kind which the madame had witnessed, and its various feaiures were viewed with the greatest intorest. In the stereotyping room, oue of the last pages was stereotyped in the presefice of tho great songstress. This was another new process for tha madame, Tne room is gener- ally warm and the windows are genoraliy open. Bui the foreman and M~ Rosewater readily adapted the temparature so that the madame in nowise suffered from the heat required 1n stereotyping apart- ments. The forms were hurriedly stereotyped, the diva, the while looking into and making minute inquiries as to the meaning of the work. Tne party then walked to the floor beneath on which the army headquarters of the de- partment of the Platte are situated. It then walked a couple of floors lower and took a promennde about the beautiful balcoay which was there found. As the diva leaned overthe balustrade and looked at the skylight above and the tessellated pavement beneath she ejaculated, *Whata nice place to give a concert in." Madame Patti was strongly impressed with the beauty of all the appointments and seemed highly pleased” with the court, and the unique and beautiful chandeliers in the various halls. ‘Tne lady and her escort then paid a visit to the counting room where the marble wails and rich mosaic floor in some respects were novelties upon which she had mever wazed before. The press room was next visited. Both the massive perfect and perfecting prosses wera in motion, They rolled out hundreds of copies with the ease peculiar to the best presses 1n the country, which Mme. Patti considered remarkable. ‘The lady said she had visited a number of newspaper oftices but not one of thom com- pared with Tue Bee building. She spoke about the London Telegraph, the rooms of which were so filled with cobwebs that the diva was comvelled to retarn after she had little moro thun passed the threshold. She had also visited in Paris the celebrated Figaro, but it could not be compared with Tk Bee, Patti's visit attracted a large attendance of ladies and gentlemen, who in some strange manner had learned of the diva's intending call. Her Lucky star. Mr. E. Rosewater yesterday received an astrological chart, which, at the diva's request, was directed to her in his care, Iv showéd the star under which the madame was born, and had been expressly made | for her by aamirers in San Francisco. Mr, Rosewater presonted the chart to Madame Pauti, who was: greatly pleased with it. On examination, as also by a po- rusal of the explanation, it was ascertained that the diva had been born under a lucky star. Patti was asked if she believed in astrol- ogy, and replied with much earnestness that she was a firm believer in it. As everybody admits that the lady is her- seif perhavs the most successful of stars, Mr. Rosewater remarked that the chart might be cousidered as another proof after the fact, Notes, General and Persona) The glorious Patti today ! Kelluy Harding and lady attended. ‘There was & paucity of decoration: Nordica was at once a great favorite. There was not the jam that was expected, ‘There was the usual cohort of late comers. N. B. Faiconer and lady were in the front row. Judge Hopewell and lady were in attend- ance, C, 8. Ruymond and wife had conspicuous soats. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Cudahy couldo't stay away. Charlie Green forgot his briafs for the nonce. The anvil chorus struck the popular chord. Some sarcastic croakers suggested ear muffs, ‘There were symptoms of ice-water and fans, The geuoral admission area was well pat- ronized: Ed Fairchild acted as escort for Mrs. Preston, The yenial Robert Patrick was there with his mother. Will Wyman and lady were among the early arrivals. Henry Wyman and Miss Carrie Brow were there. Tamagno's failure to appear wus a sore dis- appointment. The dudes with the boutonuniers were in high feather. 0, Bostwick took care of & triumvirate of fair ones. Bareheaded ladies and corsage bouquets were plentiful, W. V, Morse and daughter had prominent seats in section B, Ticket Agent Nash and lady were in the van of box one, Henry W, Yates and wife were among the delighted auoitors. W, H. Alexander, wife and daughter Lila, were in attendance. Will Crary acted as escort for Mrs, Charles Shiverick. - Colonel Terrell and wife were awong the distinguished guests. _The fumes of pop coru were more decided than those of pachouli. G. W. Loomis ond Miss Lizzie Nichols vever missed & note. Allly Kierstead, bigger than the mayor of New York, aud all swles and graces, with M. 8. Lindsay, %o abiquitons. Thess two gentiomen deserved much commendation for their enterprise in getdng the matohless Patte here, Tha prompter uiately in fron There wor was boxed and sat imme of Ardit sixty;coupos and carriages in line just before the close. Clomentine o and wife were absorbed with thu beatific struins, Inligonous supernumerarics played sheir parts 1 the mauor. born, Doo Haynes was thers, full of business and chrysthenmum buds, The orchestra was a grand adjunct numbored thirty three pioces. Mr. Charle Jolinson and Miss Helen Smith were among the yopug people. Many of the swails smiled and shivered in their diaphanous dress suits. W. J, Pickering with a bevy of the fair ones was early in the field. The Barber of Seville this afternoon, and at 2 o'clock, don't you forget. A. H. Bishop and Miss Emma Hoagland were among the fashionables. Billy Morris and , Minnie Richardson ap- plauded and criticised by turns, Dr. Somers aud lady and Mr. and Mrs, Fred Nyo formed a littie part; Will McCague and Miss Nollie Burns ap- vlauded Nordica in all her entres. John Patrick ana Miss Yost enjoyed tho grand performance from box No. 6. Will Wood, Mrs, Dr. Coffman and a num. ber of other Iadies occupied a box. Miss Baumeistor carried the house by storm in the touching “Miserore," D. J. Gifford, Mrs, £zrea Millard and Mrs. Hunt appeared particularly pleused. ‘Tho full force of society buds buzzed and hummed over Nordica, and Vieini, too, Alphonso Brunswick Hudson, knglish overcoat, silver headed cane, bunch of holly- hocks and all, Some said the building was cold as a re- frigerator, while others would have sworn it was hot. Mrs, J. W. Cotter and Mrs. Kate Ball were delighted with the lovely soprano. Toin Boyd was there without dinner or supper. Poor Tow, he's been 80 busy. Luther Druke and Miss Yates were enthu- siastic over both Nordica and Baumeister. The idiot who undertook to re-weather- board the west side of the building in the midst of Vinici's most impressive solo should have been takea out and burned at the stake. Mrs. General Brooke, with Miss Bal- combe and a number of other ladics, consti- tuted a select coterie. Thoe doors this afternoon will be opon at 12:30 and the performance begin ut 2 sharp. Bear this in mind, everyboay. Milt G. Berlow, not he of the burnt cork tfame, but our own, and laay were there. Mr. and Mrs. George Darrow were on hand, and from their rapt attention, vertainly enjoyed the affair. The front seats, In oither wing of tho stage, should be moved back today without fail. "As they wero last night, they were no good at all, commauding 1o view whatever of the atago, For a change, Manager Jack Prince made no announcements, nor offered any gold or silver medals, Mr. Silloway of the Murray, accompanied by wife and daughter, looked on with keen- est interest. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Remington and Brigadier General/George Mills applauded all the good features and tng General, OrTAWA, March 8.—General Sir Frederick Middleton, cominiander of the Canadian militia, and his ¢onduct in the northwest re-~ bellion were ‘thé topics of a warm discussion in parliament tonight. Tho general is charged = with looting $1,000 worth of furs’’ aud property of Charles Brenner, a half-breed hunter. Thompson, the minister of fustice, and Sir John Mc- Donald said it §¥oud be best for the govern- ment to wait until it saw how thé civil action came out, 4 Laurier, the feader of the opposition, de- manded an immediate investigation; No punishment was too great. Sirwobn, MoDonsld being. pushed mto a corner by a mumber of other members, all of whom strongly urged immediate actlon, adjourned the house. T Takies & Hand. Dexves, Colo., March 8.—The Rock Is- land has taken the firat step in the passen- ger rate war by announcing a rate from Denver to Chicago of . $20.15, a reduction of $1.50, to take effect tomorrow. ‘The Missouri Pacific and the Alton will meet the cut. The Rook Island has also announced anotner re- duction in passenger 'rates to Council Bluffs and Kunsas City, bringing them down 1o 83 and §5 for first and second class. All other lines have made uts. ‘Lhis new rate is the same both ways: Another Cat, Kaxsas Ciry, March 3.—The San Fran- co agency of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul announced today a reduction from §72.50 1o $08 on first-class tickets from this city to San Francisco and from $47.50 to $10 on second-class tickets. B A Monster Petition. ALBANY, N, Y., March 3.—The New York league ballot reform petivion was brought to Albany today, and tomght was carried on the shoulders'of fourteen men into the as. sembly chamber amid storms of applause, The book is twenty-six inches wide, thirty two inches long and eight feet thick, con. taining over fifty-one Lfiou ind signatures from New York city and over sixteen thou- sand from Brooklyn. The petition was re- ferred to the committes on judiciary. et (LT Tt A Non-Union Strike, PirrssurG, March 8.—Some sixty yard brakemen of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie have struck Tor an advance of 35 cents per day, anc as a consequence have tied up this end of the line. The men chose the moment ‘with excellent judgment, and miles ot freight are waiting for brakemen who cannot be found. The strange thing about the strike is that the men are not in the union and are utterly without a head. et It Warmouth Confirmed, ‘WasniNerox, March 8.—The senate spent most of 1ts time in executive session today discussing the nomination of ex-Governor Warmouth to be collector of the port of New Orleans, The vote on confirmation stood: Yeas, 80; nays, 84 Warmouth re- ceived the votes of all the republican senators present e: Sherman, Farwell and Wilson of Towa. Seven democrats also voted for his confirmation, TORT T The Visible SBupply. CRicAGo, Mufdlf 8.—~The board of trade report of the visible supply for the week ending March 1, ig as follows: els. Increase. Decrease. Wheat . 000 622,000 Corn., 000 Oats. 000 000 Rye... Harley. . 710,000 TRIT e Kiznt'Miners Buried. WILKESBARRE R, March 8. —There was an explosion of gas at the South Wilkesbarre shaft this afternoon. Eight miners wera closed in, A rescuing party could not get in through the shaft and have gone to the air shaft some d! where they will LA, BW try to break thraygh, - It Is feared the gus wmust huve kllum e men. g Oklahowa Andignant. Gurarig, I T., Mareh 3 —There is great indignution here at the statements of tele- grams sent from Topeka [n regard o the alleged negro colonization of Oklabhoma. ‘The lands there are all taken and among the settlers only a hanaful are negroes. e —— Over a Handrid Lives Saved. Loxpox, March 3—It is now kaown that 158 of tne passengers aud crew of the British steamer Quetta, which was wrecked Friday night in ‘Torres straits, Australis, while bound for London, were saved. e e Gathy & ot Nashville. NasuaiLie, Tean,, March 3,—The city is flled with strangers from all parts of the country to attend the national couventioa of the republican ue clubs, beginnicg to- morrow. Many state delogations are wl- ready hore. MEN AND MACHINER Y COM NG Twenty<Seven Oars of the Lattor tor the Beot Sugar Factory. A BANK BURNED AT RED CLOUD. Beatrice Votes R Paving and Street Iway Bonds—A Fremonter s Two Railwav O panies for $50,000 All the Way From Graxp Istaxp, Neb, March Telegram to Tue IEr. |—Messrs, caux, Colmant, Bourse and I'rench machinists, arrive here today from Paris. They will have charge of putting the machinery in Oxnard Brothers' beet sugar factory here, T'wenty-seven cars of machin ery left Antwerp on February 14 and will be here the Inst of this week. Al the machinery used will be imported from France and Ger- many and is of the latest 1mproved pattern, requiring experts who are acquainted with ittoput it in place. The cost was over 250,000 including the tariff. These gentle- men suy that it 18 the finest ever put into a factory and the Grand Island works will be the best equipped in the world, All the heads of departments will have to be foroign- ers for a few years unlil_Americans have iearned the business. Mossrs, Despreso and Postel, the agriculturalists, have been here some time and the soil of every picce of land that has been purchased by the com- pany tas been examined by and passed on by them, The seed for the first crop will have to be imported, but they expect to raise the seed for next year. In all it will requira tweuty-seven chiefs, who will be from France. ar [Special Vingor- Vaillant, the Firoat Red Cloud. Kep Croup, Neb., March 8.—[Special Telegram to Tus Bee.]|—Rire was discov- ered at 1 o'clock yesterday morning in the bullding owned and occupied by the Farm- ers’ and Merchants’ bank. The building was gutted, the walls alone remaming. Business was conuinued this morning in the room ad- joining the burned building, which will be occupied by the bank until a new structure can be built. This was considered one of tho finest and most _complete banking buildings in the state. 1t has only been finished a few months, and from the fact that it was heated by steam aud fitted with_electric lights the origin of the fire seems an absoiuto mystery. The loss is fully covered by insurance. Stole a March on Them. 2 Neb.,, March 8.—[Special to Tur The Missouri Pacific road stole a march on some of our people last Sunday. C. C. White has been desiring for a long time to have a side track to his lower mill, to give the mill better shipping facilities, Several years ago an ordinance was passed giving the B, & M, railronl the right of way for a switch through certaiu streets, but as usual there was & great outcry by some against the switch and the matter was Qropped. Yesterday morning a construction train pulled into the Missouri Pacific yards and about fifty men went to work and by early afternoon the switch from the stock yards to the mill was laid and finished, 7To- day the kickers wish to know how 1t was done and what they are going to do about it. The switch 18 theréand Mr. White is pleased and 80 are the tujority of our people. A Twenty-Five Hundred Dollar Blaze. Pratrsyourn, Neb., Marcn 3.-—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Tonight about $ o'clock a fire broke out in a large building recently used for the electrical exposition. ‘The building was outside of the fire and water limits, but the department quickly re- sponded to the alarm, but could not save it, The street car stables situated near it were also destroyed. Another building jointly ve- cupied by the Plattamouth street raiiway cogpany, the Opoerman electric light manu- facturing company and the Ballou electric light combany, caught firc several times, but was saved with d:ficulty, Theburned build- ing was unoccupied, and it is not known how the fire could have started. It is supposed some tramp had gotter in to sleep there and Lit a watch to see his way and threw the match in & pile of shavings. The building was valued at $2,500. The insurance §2,000. Supposed lucendiarics Arrested. Sureiion, Neb., March 3.—|Special. Tele- gram to TiE Bk, |—Great excitement pre- vails in Jaweli county, Kansas, over the fre- quent fires thav have taken pluce there the last few weeks, one of which was mentioned in Sunday’s Bee. The fires are undoubted- 1y the work of incendiaries. Seven arrests have thus far been made. A woman and her son whbo live in Jewell county are among these arrests. It is claimed tbat the evidence is strong against them as being the parties who set fire to the Orr barn. Pieces of a woman’s dress were found in the barb wire fance near Orr’s barn which answered the description and filled the rent in a dress found in the possession of the woman, Har- ness, or parts of harness, belonzing to Orr were also found in their po jon. The boy had a fiesh wound on his hand and blood was found on the fence near Orr's barn, and blood was also found on the boy’s coat, which makes a8Lrong case gainst them as being the perpetrators of the crime. Found Un‘ler the lce. Sureriok, Neb., March 3.--|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—Afior o search by a largo number of our citizens, lasting al night, without any result, this morning search was again madeto find the Edney children, and the search confined to the Re- publican river. About 9 o'clock this morn- ing the body of the eldest chila wus found under the ice near wifere the hole had been cut, as described in yesterday’s BEE, but no 81gn was seen of the other children. About four hundred people were busy cutting ice in their search for the other bodies. The search was continued last night and today. ‘Tho childron, when lust seon alive, were on the banks of the river nolding each other by the hands, and it is supposed they slipped off tho bank, falling in the hole in the ice. The mother of the children 1s the daughter of Judge 1. P, Coin of this city, The count- enance of the chila found indicate that be had been orying. Fairhury’s Advocares. Fairsury, Neb., March 3.—|Special Tels- gram to Tag Bee.]—G. W. Hansen, €. B. Letton, 8. M, Bailey, E. E. Eldridge and George Cross, representing tho board of trade, left here this morning for Lincoln and Omaha to confer with representatives of those cities on the proposed Rock Island ex- tension, An effort will be made to show that two main lines from Beatrice to Omaha are certainly eaough to mecure the trade of Hoatrice, and that for want of direct connec- tion the trade of Fairbury goes now to St. Joseph and Kansas Cit Whero is Jesse Hayes? Nenrasia Ciry, Neb., March 8.—(Speoial Telegram to Tuk Ber.|—ostmaster Mac- Cualg is in receipt of an appealing letter from a Mrs. Drella Hayes of Titusville, Pa. asking for information about her husband, Jesso Hayes, from whom shie had not heard for two years. Hayes formerly lived here, and with 8 woman whom it is said he rep: resented as his wife, left for South Omaha a year ago. Kazors in the Air. HastiNgs, Neb., Marcn 8. —|Special Tele- gram to Tns Bee]—The colored people of this city were stirred up today over a woman case, 1n which & prominent colored barber was concerned. Kezors were in the wir und the colored barber a’oresaid is miss- 10g today. A divorce suit will be commenced at once. Big mages Wanted, Fremont, Neb., March 3. —|Special Tel- egram to Tug Bee)—A suit claiming the largest smount of damages of any ever brought in this county was begun in the ofice of the clerk of the district court of LDodge county this aftersoou. David Cala- hap pues the Bloux City & Pacilic and Fre- mont, Elkhorn & Missouri” Vall for damages in the sum of & plaintifl’s petition sets forth that. o 25 ho was injured company ab - Arlis railronds 000, The January the switoh yards of the ton, the company, W out his favlt or negligence, ruuning au wine upon nim, causing tho loss of his left log. The company has unuil April 7 to fite its answer. I'rogress of the Oensns Work. Fuesoxt, Neb, March 8.—{Special to Tur Bee|—B. K. Stouffer, supervisor of the census for the Third congressional dis trict, has just forwarded to Washineton his oath of office. He bas also written for the wstructions to open a local offico at Fromont. He expects o receive them and open the ofice this woek. FHis first duty will be 0 arrango the territory in his jurisdiction into euumerating districts, With this view he has wricten to the clerks of all tho countios to send him a map of each county, together with an abstract of the vote of each town- ship and municipality last fall. By thoso be will be able to properly divide the districts, consolidating or dividing townships as their area and population suggests, 1his done the appointment of enumorators will bein, Already there aro three or four hundred ap. plications on file. But to all these official blanks must be sent for them to make for mal application, one of the provisions of the law being that they shall be made out by the applicant. in his own hand writing, in order that the supervisor may judge the quality of the apvlicant’s penmanship., For conven- 1ence and accuracy the district will be num- bered consecutively, beinning at the Mis- souri river, westward, Out of the applica- tions thus far received only throe or four are from democrats, thes being old $id It is not expected that the republican party will suffer any by Mr. Stouffer's appoints ments. Failure at Ponea, Poxca, Neb,, March 8.—[Special Telegram to Tnx Bee. |—T. J. Welly, a boot and shoe dealer of this city, has failed. He was fore- closed by the First National bank Saturday. His assets are estimated at $4,000 and his lia- bilities at $7,000. Mr. Welly's failure isa general surpriso to Ponca people. He has for vears been ono of the foremost aud most respected business men of the town, and but a fow years ugo was worth £20,000. Hard times aud light sales in_his line of busin are the causes of his misfortunes, A Congrezationai Cnurch Dedicated. Beatnice, Neb,, March 2,—|Special Telo- gram to Tue Bg.]—The Kilpatrick Congro- gational church, ten miles west of this city, was formally dedicated yesterday with intor- esting ceremonies. ‘ne church was built and prosented to the church society by Mrs. Rachael Kilpatrick and cost about $3,500, After the dedication Mrs. Kilpatrick invited the congregation and visitors down to her residence on the Home farm where s sump- tuous dinner was served them. Tne noble donor is_the vencrable mother of the well known Kilpatrick Brothers, railroad cons tructors, A Lucky New York Firm, Bean 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bre.|—The board of county supervisors met this afternoon to reccive bids for the $100,000 worth of 5 per cent court house bonds. ‘Thiere were fourteen bidders present from all parts of the countey. Qu ley, Harraman & Tuttle of New York iwero the successful bidders, the bonds sciling to them for $107,020, or at a virtuat premium of 7 per cont. A Titden Firm Goes Under. NorroLk, Neb,, March 3.- gram to Ik Bee.]—A general merchandise firm under the name of Haney & Scott of ‘Tilden, Neb., .0ade an assignment today to the bank of Burnett. The amount of the liabilities and ussets are as yet nnknown, al- though quite large. The bank takes imme- diate possession. Alleged Burglars Bound Over. BeaTrice, Neb,, March 3.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bep.]—Charles Boyle and E. G. Farrell, arrested a few days ago for hav- g a kit of burglars’ tools in their posses- sion and for other devilment, haye been bound over to tne district court iu the sum of 500 each. Voted 1he Bonds, Bearrice, Neb., March 3.—(Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber.j—The Wittenberg street railway and Fourth and Fifth paving dis- tricts intersection bonds elcction Saturday resulted in the carrying of both propositions. ‘The vote was quite light,and there was prac tically but little opposition to either proposi- tion, e IN THE COMMONS. Giadstone’s Motion—American Cattie and British Laws. Loxpoy, March 8 —Gladstone in_the com- mons today referred to the suspeusion of Labouchere and usked perimission to make the tollowing motion : ‘The house deems it necessary to declare that when a member prefors churges againsta minister which the minister deaies such meim- ber ougbt not to be restrained {rom refusing ta accent the denial and from persisting in the charge because the minister is a memver of the nouse of lords, ‘The announcement of the motion greeted with opposition cheers. Smith said he would consider Gladstone's request and let him know during the evening if he could nccept the motion tomorrow. Long, member for Dundee, asked wnether the condition of American cattle justified the regulation providing for slaughter atthe port where landed. Chaplin, head of the agricultural depart- ment, replied thatthe American government was not complying with the conditions of the act of 1878, and therefore the present re- strictions could not be relaxed. In 1889 forty-seven head of cattle from America affected with pleuro-pneumonia arrived in Eugland, Toaght Smith moved the adoption of the report of the Parnell commssion, He con- sidered the caase proposed would 0o abso- lute justice to the members whose conduct had been impugnoed, and to all persons in- cluded n the allegations of the newspaper which published the charges. Thero were certain features of the publication he deeply deplored, but other accusations were justi- fled by the report. It was & unique report |opposition laughter] but purs tialit, had been shown to the uc- cuse members, wbose acquittal from the personal charges he thought a sub- ject for hearty congratulation. Iegarding the commissioner's finding certain respond- ents guilty of conspiracy the government might be asked why it did not take action thereon. He held it was no part or inten- tion of the goverament to coustitute a com- mission with a view to ioflicliag punishment upon the Parnellites, [Groans and laughter from the opposite side. | Gladstone moved an amendment,” an- nounced by Morely, ‘‘that the house repro- bates the charges based vpon calumny that were made against the members of the house, and while expressing satisfaction @t the exposure made of evil doers regrets the wrong inflicted avd the sufforing and loss endured through those ucts of in- iquity, Gladstono said the government's motion was utterly insuficient to do justive to the mombers impugued. It fatled to present the seuse of the opinion which the house and the country had formed upon the dom- mussioner’s report. “Was 1t he asked, “ever before proposed iu a deliberative body that they should accept in & lump a report of 160 folio pages bristling with controversial matter.”’ Io that respect had the judges of the commission more weight and au- thority than other experienced men in deciding how far crime was due to the league aud how far 1o oppressive eviction, As an instance of their disproportionate judgment the judges had unearthed an obscure paper, The Irishmag, filling several pages of their report with extracts therefrom which were termed by Archbishop Walsh “most abom- fnable.”” " They were not so liberal in accord- ing blame for other thin, that were quite as sbominable. Wheo they dealt with the grand cepital offense lato which they were especially directed o inquire all that was said, without one single word of denunciation, was that the letter on which the detestable charges were founded was 8 forgery. The rt convicted the respondents of joining ‘the league with o view to the separation of Ireland and Eog- land, This ocourred in 1850. In 1860 he re- Joiced to believe the ides of weparation was dead jcheers|, but he maiotained to deoate the moral sutbority of the union was in Irisbmen ©o woral offense whatever, was Absolutely Pure. This powder never varios. A marvel of purisy strength and wholesomenoss, More sconomical than the ordinary kinds, und’ cannot be soid by competition with tne multitude of low test short welght alam or phosphats powders, Sold Ol It e e, HOTAL AKING DOWDER Co., 106 Wall 8¢, N. 'Y, [Cheers. ] The report said tho Parnollites by speeches incited in timidation which lod to crime, and that they had not assisted in waintainiog ords by denouncing tho wdvocates ohysical force. Those charges were ten old. It was abaa and dangerous precedent to return to these long dates in order to obtain watier to hurl at the heads of political antagonists, Did not the Tories thomselves think something could be said in behalf of Parnoil's policy when Lord Carnarvon _under the assent of Lora Salisbury asked Parnell to doevise a > ovornment for Ireland. Changes bud aiready taken place in Ireland and re- forms were impending which owed their impetus to the Parnellites. Theso reforms would be accomplished without violence. "The report said nothing on these matters, He (Gluastone) hesitated to embody in tho amendment an expression of thanks to the commission, because it was hazardous to rendor thanks for the performance of a ju- dicial duty. Gladstone further said in asking the house to give full effect 1o the acquittal of Parnell on uil the charges that he would have tho members recollect the infamy of the nccusa- tions. They were not made at random, They were made with the solemn assurance that thoy had been subjected to the most careful seruti Lot not. the members hesitate to give what acknowledgement of regret they could to tho man who had suffered an enoromous Wrong. [Cheers. | Sir Michael Hicks-Beach said that while there may be nothing proved in the charges 10 jusufy the indictment, ke was surprised that a gontleman who had been and might again be a minister, could palliate such charges. He cited Parnell as his authority against the assertion that the conservatives before coming into office pledged themselves not to renew the coercion uct and called upon Sir William Vernon Harcourt to apologizo for that calumny. Hurcourt rose and said he never had heard such a statement, He then said he would not stuy to be abused and left tne house. Sir Michael continuing said the charges on which the Parnellites had been acauitted were possibly moro important to themselyes and their personal houor, but thecharges on which they had been proven guilty were more more mord iwportant to the commun- ity becauso they showed practices which would be fatal to the prosperity of the coun- try, Gladstone severely crit portions of thejudges’ report. “It exprossed,’’ he said, *“a number of opinions upon i no sense jud.cial Their statement ho land logislation of 1881 had no effect in diminishing crune is entirely untrue.” In regarda to the charge of relieving persons supposed to bo engaged in orime he said it wus were trumpery. The charge had pever becu wmude in u state indictment. The torics rode mto power on Parnells shoul ders, now they had forsaken him and seek by a vote of _the house to condemn is acts and policy,the whole banefltof which they took then and. have held ever since. The commission, he smd, had taken a great ma3s of facts and then suid; “We cannot lock to the right or left. ‘We can look neither backward nor forward. All we have to do is t) rewrn a verdict on tho ary facts, Is purliament to act on such principles. It is th duty of the members to the circumst inces ana the great his- toric efforts which havs brought about the Irish erisis. Otherwise 1t would be impossi- ble to do justice. of ed many other = febury Fxp'aiua. Loxpox, March 3.—Speaking in the house of lords today with reference to the charges made by Labouchere, Lord ~Salisbury explaived that he had met General Probyn casually at a rmtway station and they, hud a very brief and hurcied conversation during which General Probyn referred to tho scandal. ~ Whatever passed botweeu them Lord Salisbury smd he gave to the houso of lords his assurance that he never said u warrant about to be issued against Somerset. Lord Salisbury acclured ho “ould not beijeve n man of General Probyn’s character would interyiew Him for the pur- pose of worining oul of him information in order to defeat justice, wi Biucx Balled, Loxnox, March 3.—Tho Athenium has black balled Flanagan, the author of tho *Parnellism and Crime” article Kired Into rh+ Crowd. LisnoN, March 8.—There was a 1ot at Setubal today. ‘Fhe mili tary was called out to restore order and fired ino the crowd, kitling two and injuring twenty others, skl m D Kol SAN Fraxcisco, March 3.—Colonel f. Mer- vio Donanve, president of the San ran cisco & Northern Pacific railroad, died this evening, Flanagan e A Big strike, 8SAN Fraxcisco, Cal., March 8.—Three bundred moulders employed in various foundries struck toosy, About ons thousand men are thrown out of work. ~es Buried in Roses and Lilies. James W. Morrissoy has arranged to bave placed 1n the receiving vault at Council Bluffs the remains of his young son, J. D, Morrissey, uotil the tour of Sarasate-D'Al- bert, of which he has charge, 1s fintshed whon they will be take. to Now York and interred in Calvary cemetery, Mr. and Mrs, Morrissoy feel deeply the great kindness and sympathy extended o' them by Omaha citi- zens: sod particularly the brother Klks. “Liwle Jimmie's" beautiful dead face is shrouded amidst the pure white roses and }:I‘Ial which he admired 8o dearly during hiy e, Shellenberger Still Silent, Chief Seavey was closeted with Shellen- berger for three hours yesterday afternoon trying to induce bim to tell the “all about that e has promsed overy day $10ce his ar- rost, but all to no avail. The prisoner con- tinues 1o be much excited and froquently burats into spasms of weeping, The chiof thinks the follow will talk today. e For Selling Mortgaged Property. J. F. O'Hanlon was bound over to the dis- trict court yesterduy afternoon 1o the sum of u:u on the charge of selling mortgaged prop- orty, these L# They also reliove Dis Positively cured b tiie Pills,| SMALLPILL SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.