Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 23, 1890, Page 5

'HE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1890.~-SIXTEEN PAGE! e — o ———— e — SARAH ANDHER PASSION PLAY A Synopsis of the Much-Talked-of Drama, THE INTERESTS OF FARMERS Thelr Demands Can Not Be Put Off Much Longer. THE MISSION OF ALLIANCES, Interviews With the Nebraska Dele- gation in Congress as to Me ures of Reliof—Variou Remedies Suggested, ‘What Shall e Done? Wasnixarox, March 22.--[Special to Tie Tt -1 thero is one subject more than an- other that is troubling the minds of men in congress just now it is the one raised by tho Farmers' alliance. The farmers through their organization complain that there is not a suflicient volume of currency with which 1o transact a liberal commercial business; that their markets for an overproduction of corn, wheat, cattle and other articles are not suflicient in this country and are restricted #0 far as other countries are concerned; and that there must bo a revision of the tariff with an especial view to farmine interests, Men 1n both branches of congress readily acknowledge that the interests of the farm- ©era have gradually been on tha decline for many years, while those of the manufactu- rers have had an upward tendency. They also ncknowledge that the interest on money i8 80 high that farming 1s unprofitable, and that something must be doue to relieve the distress in the rural districts. Just what should be done is a guestion upen which men are divided, and it may be said that they are not divided upon party lines, Tne democrats of course hoid that free trade would relieve the farmors, but they cannot prove that free trade would furnish any better foreign markets than we at prosent, as any law pussed by this coun- try could not effect the tarifl laws of other countries, aud therefore could not throw open the doors of other markets, Commer- cial reciprocity, by which we would give a limited free trace only to those countries which will grant us the same privileges, and reciprocity only to the exteat of articles nuwed, is a remedy that many ten are con- sidering {uut now. Goaded by a pile of petitions from the Favrmers' alliances of Kansas, the delegation from that state jn congress huve come to the conclusion that the predominaut party is in auch a perilous situation that the fhrmers must receive attention beforo any other class. Interviews with members of the Kan- delegation suggest as the hrst remedy the fret coinage of silver, a radical revision of the tariff in the interest of farmers, and cowmmercial treaties. The states most af- Aected bythe depression inthe erain and cattlo markets and which need most positive . legislation 1n the interests of the farmors are Kansas, Jows, Nebraska, Minoesota and _ Illinois, and the delegations in Congress from those states are considerably wrought up over the outlook for their finaucialas well as their political interests; and there is little doubt that egislation will be had at a v early day which will re- liove the distress oxisting among their rural frienas, Your correspondent to started out to interview the Nebraska delo- gation, with a view to ascertaining what are their views as to the legisiation which will meet the desired end. The question to be answered was: *‘What can and should con- gress do to relieve farming interests?” Senator Manderson was the first member of the delegation met, and in response to the inauiry: “What do you think congress should do to relieve the financial distress -among the farmers of our country !’ said Congress should do three things, av least; increase circulating medium of the country, revise the tariff so as to favor the farmers, and open up a foreign market for our productions. 1 do not now think of a better way to incrense the volumeof the cir- culating medivm than by the freo coinnge of silver. This puts the money di- rectly into the hands of the peo- ple. [ think the Windom bill, amended 0 a8 to make the free comage of silver man- datory, will become a law within a few weoks. The tariff has heretoforo been levied 100 much in the interest of the manufactur- ers east, and too little 1n the interest of tho farmers west. 1 am in favor of loading down the other end of the plank, for our western people, and let the eastern capital- i8L8 g0, L0 some extent. It seema to mo that the South American republics and Mexico afford our natural markets for a surplus innt it is to our advantage to cultivate brouder commercial relations with thoso countries immediately. Thia moy be aone by reciprocal commercial treaties. We should also cultivate closer commercial re- Iations with the rice-eating countries of the world, and_convince thess people that corn and wheat are better food articles than rice. Corn is 8 splendid basis for farm products, but thero is such & thing as producing too much of it. Ne. braska farmers should have a greater va- riety of products, and should turn their at- tention to something else thun corn and ‘wheat. I favor the encouragement of the beot sugar industry. Withmore money and w proper revision of the tariff, and a better foreign market for our products, the inter- e8ts of our farmers should be enhanced.” Senutor Paddock said : *We must have more money with which to do the business of the country, secure a more equitable division of the tanff and lower froight rates for the output of our farm products. 1 ho first thing, of course, ‘is ta pecuro u greater volume of currency. ‘Wo have not enough money to transact tie busiicss of the country. In powmt of fact wo have less than 10 per capitae while KFrance has $7 per capita. Of course we cannot do a large and prosperous business with ‘such a small amount of moncy. We ought not to be so fastidious as to how we create and cirenlate a larger volume of currency, but we ought 10 look to the primary object of getting more money 1to the hands of the people. 1 thunk the. Windom-silver bill will bo.oro of the means of enlarging the money supply of the country, and if we should passthe bills tonding to enlarge the circulation of banks und encourage the estwblishment of more banks wo will add largely tothe circulating medium which the people are compelled to use. ''he long and short naul clause m tho jnterstute commerce law bas moved our country 80 far west from the seaboard by an elevation of long haul rates thut it costs twica us much to market what we produce as we get in return. Wo must have lower freight Tates, 80 as L0 got our products to the mar- ket, und then we must encourage a foroign market, A revision of the tariff with an especial view to relieving the farming intor- wosts of tho country will add much to tho needed relief. Our farmers have been giv- ing 100 uch attention to corn and wheat, Yhey should cultivato a greater variety of roducts and learn to consume them in man- ufacturing and stockraising. The time has passed when farming for the production of wheat, coru and other cereals exclusively is profituble. I think our farmers can muke mwpney by producing sugar beets and maks ing starch und other food articles out of th omyon products.” + Represontative Connell said Yos, | believe much can be done by grosh toward ameliorating the present con- dition of the farmers of the west. Iam somewhat radical 1n my views. It is doubt- ful if the prosent congress will be disposed 10 %0 to the extrema which I favor, but it 18 juestion of time when both senators presentutives must take action in the interost of the people snd ugamst railroad ptunderers and willionaire robbers or b rel ogated to the rear and find others placed at the frout who will battle for the rigbt, The haudwriting of the farmers and the toiling masses in o the wall, and e who canuot road will s00n huve no use for an interproter. Someihing ought 1o be done and must bo donv to help the farmer get'out from under the harrow, While we proudly assert that ‘corn is king.’ we bumiliatingly confess that the prices received by the farmer, after the dedudtion of freight charges, is bot sufticient 10 pay tho actual cost of production. Why is this so! Mawly for two reasous: first, o criminal lack of sufciont circulat ing” medium in the country; second. outrageous railroad rates 1 order to pay priucelv salarvics to ofticials and bandsome dividends on watered stook. To say that the republican party or protection is respon- sible for the present condition of the faru ers 18 mers olap-trap of democratic dema- gogues. It is u sort of hog wash that will not go down with the telligent farmers of tho west. To say thut over productiou is the cause, is another libel gqually gross, While millions of busheis of gorn through- out Nebraska, Kansas and Towa lle rotting on the ground or are being burnt as fuel beoause transportation would absorb all that could be realized, thousands nf poor miners and their familios aro starving for want of bread. The raiirond corporations are respousible for this. If intorstate com- missioners and state legislatures are unable to @ive the people relief, as is true of the past, the strong arm of the national govern- ment should interpose, *‘Uncle Sam” has both the wealth and the power to protect the people, This great government should be a government of the peovle, for the people and by the people m mething more than in name. It can and should own and operate the lines of tele- graph communication and of railway trans- portation. This will certainly come. It is only a question of time when telegraph lines and railroads will be overated by the government in the interest of both producer and consumer. This is entirely practicablo and should be done. “*The rich are growing richer and the poor poorer, @ wealth of the country 18 rap- 1dly being centered in a few. We have two great classes, the debtor and tho creditor. All legislation has heretofore been in tue interest of the creditor class. must stop. Wall street and the baonks have had enotigh. ‘The people should now have tneir turn, The demorctization of silver in 1873 was a national erime. **T'he present congress will be justly an- swerable i it does not adopt meastires which will largely increase the amount of the cir- culating medium. The debtor ciass should have some relief. The past values of pron- erty sihould be restored. I believe in a radical reduction of the tariff, especially in articles consunied by the masses. “If am not wlarmed about either over-pro- duction or a large surplus, So far as the surplus is concerned, let it go, where it should, for the construction of bublic _build- 10gs, which would furnish employufent to a lary number of unemployed mechanics, who in turn will purchase and consume the products of the farmers, and let it go to the thousands of worthy and needy soldiers. ‘UL 18 @ great nensions to the old soldiers are burden only to be endured. Th distribution of money in the form of ‘pan- sions is a positive benefit to the west. The old soldiers, to a very great extent, have moved o Nebraska and other western states. The pensions received by thom go at once into circulation thereby benefiting the entire people of the west. “In the interest of people of the magnifi- cont stato which I have the nonor to repro- sent, I propose to favor and to advocate any and ail legislation tendig— First. To place railroad and telegruph lines under government, control. ccond. lncreasing the amount of circu- lating medium. ‘Third, Granting liberal pensicns to the old soldiers.” Representative Laws said “Unquestionably the primary trouble lies in a lack of sufticieut mouey to do the com- mercial business of the country. We must have more money; there is no doubt of that. But I am not in favor of legislation propos- ing an increase of the circulating medium through national banks. I have no fault to find witb national bauks, but my constituents and 1, too, have objection to legislation for their clays alone. I think the free, unhimited comage of silver would result in enlarging the lating medium and give us all the money necossary for commercial transac- tions, Certanly the tariff can be revised in such a way n8 to greatiy assist the farmers; but assistance through the tariff will not come soon enough, It will furnish cheaper articles which the farmers must buy, but will not give them advanced prices for what they will sell. [ came here de- termined to vote for froe sugar, free lum- free salt and free everything in common but 80 much interest has been taken in Nebraska in the production of beet sugar that I shall vote agaiust tie proposition to reduce the duty on sugar av all. However, Ithink the report of tne committee to reduce the duty on raw sugar to 35 per cent ad valorem and on refined sugar to 40 per._cent will pass. We have an over-production in our country, and with the scarcity of money and the high freight rates, our farmers must suffer for a year at least. 1am in favor of anything to help the farmers and opposed to ceverything which will make the capitalists and manufacturers more powerful.” Mr. Dorsey suid: There should be a larger volume of cur- rency, and the first and most important is an incréase in the circulating medium. Iam receiving petitions daily urging congress to increase the circulating wedium to $50 per capita. According to the best statistics availuble, I have figured thisout, and wo bave now less than §22 per capita. I know some of the financial experts hero claim 30 por capita, but that is not true. Itis less than 22 per capita. And then, there is so much money held in the treasury that should be in circuiation, thut this 18 cut down to an appreciable extent. Coin all the silver that is produced by our mines. Tam in favor of such legislation as would allow national Danls to increase their currency. The national banks surrendered during the mistake to conciude that a grievious fact 19, the last year $225,(00,000 of their rculation. 'The farmers should realize that if the $225,000,000 which huve been retired was still m_ circula- tion everything they have to sell would bring mora money. *“T'he tariff that needs regulating for the bonellt of the favmers s the. tariff charged by the railroad companies. Under the inter- state commerce law the long aud short haut clause, in my judgment, operates against the farmers of lllnois, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. Today it costs double to ship corn from Chicago to New York what it did thres years ago, Corn is a8 high in Liverpool now a8 it was two years ago, and tho price is re- duced at ull stations west of Chicago for the reason that the trunk lincs cast of Chicago and the stevmship companies are recoiving more than 100 per cent for carrying than they did then. The trunk lmes fix an arbi- trary rato betweon Chicago and tho sea- board, and they are forced to do 1t to enable them to keep up their local rate where it will pay. They cars less for their through trafilc than thev do for their local. This congress will reduce the tariff and make some things cheaper to the farmers, but they will not entiance the value of farm pro- ducts, which are today lower than at any time in this generation. wRy 8. HeAT, Tho trounle with very #ood people is that they usually look as if they nad lived on green gooseberries all the year, Racket: *“You ought to thank the Lord your daughter has married so well.” “No," replied the millionaire. *The Lord should thank me—I paid his debts.” “Buying your wife an Easter bonnet won't go far toward getting you into heaven,” re- marks a soured man. That may be true, but it will make things a heap pleasanter on earth, 0ld Adam no umbrella had, Not thut he had no clothes, we take it, So much as that he could not spare Lo necessury ribs to mako it. Aud now did vou like the services at our church last evening!™ ‘I'nere! So it was a religious service! I couldn’t bave told whether it wus a religious service or a grand opera. 1'm awfully near sighted you know." St. Peter (to newly arrived - sprit) Madam, you wili have noneed of that scal wkin sacquo in this summer land. Mrs, Do Fashion—0 let me wear it, please. Nover, wind if I do nearly roast. 1'm used to that A Colorado farmer having been to a revi val meeting felt very religious and us he was eutertaining friends he thought tho proper thing 1o do would b to have morning pray er. 'Lon minutes passed, then twenty, then balfan hour. ‘The good wife secing the company growing rostiess, leaned over and whisnered to hun, “John, don’t vou think you have prayed long enough?’ “Yes, but 1 don'v know how to wind the d—-—d thing ap” Great editor (moditatively)—*1 wonder if it wouldn't pay for us to start a religious de- partm in our Sunday edition.” Managing editor—*(t might.” I've got scrap book at home fuil of first-rate jokes of bishops.” Mrs. Gotham (to Mrs. Southchurch of Hoston) —Have you taken much interest in the discussion on what heaven is likel Mrs, Southchurch—0, no! For Lam quite con- vinced that heaven is simply Hoston on a large scale. A furmor has put up the following notice in his fleid: 1f auy wan's or woman's cows or oxen gets in these here oats, his or her tail will be cut off, as the caso may be. Iam a Christian man, and pays my taxes, but Dlast & man who 'lets his critters run loose, says Do you think all prayers are answered !" was asked of a clergyman. “0, vos; if they Are wade ia the right spint,” replied the man of the cloth, ““How cana man khow whether his prayers are made in the right soirit peraistac the inquirer. 'O, by seeing if they are answered Talk about your long sormons, hore 1# one that leads the procession. In the cathedral notices for holy week of ‘“The Oxford Dio- cesan Gazette” appears the following: “In that week evonsong will be said at 8 p. m., and a sormon preached from Monday till Friday inclusive.” St. Petor (to new applicant)—Where from? N. A.~The earth. St. P.—What are your claims for admission! N. A —Though sorely tempted, I never swore at my fountain pen, and, though a theater-goer, 1 never reviled a woman's high hat. St. P.—First-class! Here's a check to Row 1. In a certain church not a thousand miles away, there is & drunkard whose case has been made the subject of special prayer in the minister's family for some time. The other day little golden-hairea FElsie, five years old, came down stairs looking rather pale. “What is the matter, darling! Are you sick?’ asved the mother. “No,'" ro- ind the infant with u toss of her head. 'm just tired to death praying for that R T The Boundary Dispute. An opinion of tho city attornoy has boen filed with the city engincor which gives to Omaha the disputed territory lying between tho two cities of Omaba and South Omaha. This*territory embraces an oxtensive tract lying just north of the south lino of the city of Omaha as the boundaries were settled whea the corporation was extended in April, 1837. It includes two parks, the larger of which is known as Spring Laico park and is oneof the most beautiful of all the park sites. The property was origindlly owned and platted by the South Omaha syndicate. und was a part of tho corporation of the village of South Omaha, South Omaha did not incorporate as a city il in Decomber after the April when tho disputed strip was appropriated by Omaha. ‘T'he law, according to the attorney, pre vides that though a city has no right to 10- corporate into its limits a city it may so take in a village. South Omaha consequently loses the strip by six or eight mouths, Sty Closing Out Sale. Mon’s shoes. Men’s working shoes, all golid, T5e, worth 81.50. Men’s B calf_seamless congress and bals, 81, worth $1.75. Men's A calf seamless congress aud bals, $1.50, worth $2.50. Men’s genuine calf seamle and bals, $2, worth $3, Men'’s calf seamless congress and bals, hand welt, $2.50, worth $4. Men’s fine E'rench calf band sewed congress and bals, all sizes and styles, $4.25, worth $7. Men's genuine kangaroo congress and bals, hand sewed, all styles, $4.50. worth $7.50. DE LASHMUTT & CO., 309 North 16th St. ut door. ) o Amevican Tailors. Now styles, spring novelties, in wool- ens. American Tailors, Paxton hotel building, congress (Sign red flo S0 N e S Falconer’s grand doring opening is Monday night at§ p. m. No goods will bo sold. et vbleune A. P. Tukoy, Life building. Homes in’ Clifton Hill for men of limited income. s People from Philadelphia can find full stock of Jno. Wyeth's celebrated preparations at Sherman & McCounell’s Proscription Pharmacy, 1518 Dodgo st., second door west P. O. Before Buying A piano examine the new scale Kim ball piano. A. Hospe, 1513 Douglas. A Palconer’s grand spring opening is Monday night at8 p. m, No goods will be sold. . el American Tailor: New styles, spring novelties, in wool ailors, Paxton hotel building. R A Guekers & MeDonald, THE TAITLORS, Are showing the choicest linesin im ported’spring woolens for gentlomen’s wear ever brought to Omaha. 5 S, pring novelties, in wool- an Tailors, Paxton hotel building. e TLowest Rates on Karth via the Burlington, to all points east and west. Ticket oftice, 1223 Farnam street. Depot, 10th and Mason streets. The Bohman mandolin and harp- guitar at S. Bank. 507 N. 16th. American Tailors. spring woolens, Paxton hotel building. -— ~ Paid in Ful) Received of A. C. Ross & Co., twelve hundred and fifty dollars, in payment of ticket No. 400190, in class **B,”” of the Denver State Lottery, for the Kern Valiey Bunk, Bakerfleld California, (Signed) The First National Banl, By JOIN BA Denver, Colo., March 4, 1890, 500,000 de trees for sale by A. Hooge, 1158 16th st Sk American New style i ong. Amer building. ies, in wool- axton hotel ion! Turkish ilug Auction. So, 16th st., opp. Boston store. A very fine collection of rugs, carpets, embroideries, oriental goods, etc., now on exhibition, day and evening, and and will positively be sold at auction on ¢, Tuesday and Wednesday next at §and 7:0 p. m, Baron Davidyan who owns these zoods will be in attend- ance and will cheerfully show and -ex- plain an ich you may wish to purchase. is the best collection as to variety, style, condition, ete. that has ever been offered at auction in Omaha. Robert Wells, auctioneer. i Auction! Turkish Rug Auction, 115 So. 16th _st., opp. Boston store. A vory fine colloction of rugs, carpets, embroideries, oriental goods, etc., now on exhibition. day and evening, and will positively be sold at auction on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdav next at 3and 7:80 p. m. Baron Davidyan, who owns these goods,will be 1 attend- ance and will cheerfully show and ex- plain any goods which you may wish 1o purchase. This is the hest collection as to variety, style, condition, ete. that has ever been offered at auction in Omaha, Robert Wells, auctioneer, = sadloa, American Yallors, New styles, soring novelties, in wool- ens. American T Paxton hotel byilding. e Heury M. Stanley, the plorer, has granted to Charles Scrib- w York, the exclusive American right to publish and sell his forthcoming hook entitled, **In Darkest Africa.” This will be the only genuine Stanley book. Muny so-ealled Stanloy books are now being sold that are a Ge ception and a fraud upon the public Would-be purchasersshould be on their guard and see that Charles Scribner’s Sous’ impriot 15 on the title-page, African ex- ITALIAN OPERA IN CHICAGO, 1t Has by No Mewns Secared a Firm Hold There—LA¢enses for Actors — Cincinnati's Musical Festival—Notes. Bernhardt's Passion Play. It has been reported by cable dis- patches thac the Irench government intends to forbid the performance of ““L'he Passion Play,” a religious drama, which was to be given at the Odeon theater, in Paris, with Sarah Bern- hardt in the character of the Virgin. The great actress was anxious to’ play the character of the Virgin, after hav- ing obtained suecessin her role of Joan of Are. Sho asked M. Haramcourt, a young and well-known poet, to write for her *'The Mystery of the Passion,” which was to be rcpresented at the Odeon only two or three times during the weel precceding Easter, says the New York Tribune. The whole drama has been written in 1,500 lines, which ave full of postry. It is a literary work quite different from ‘“The Passion Play” as ropresented at the famous German village of Oberammergan. The play is divided into two chants or acts-—-the first entitled **The Son of the Man” and the second “The Sons of the Men.” Each act is itsell divided into threo parts or tableaux. In the first act the poet starts from the princi- ple that a man who is superior is forcibly endowed with an in telligence which leads him to love his fellow being, but as he sees them unhappy he suffers; hence the three subdivisions—(1) Idea, (2) Love and (3) Grief. The first subdivision represents Jesus entering the Temple and driving away the Pharisees. The Virgin cannot enter the Temple, but sees her son going down the steps and followed by an enthusiastic crowd. The second represents the Lord's Supper, and the third shows Jesus in the Gar- den. Ho goes to sleep and on his awakening he sees Mary at his side. This is the principal ne of the play Jesus 1s deaf to the intreaties of his mother, who begs Him in the most ending verses to desist from his on. The sccond act represents Jesus be- fore the Sanhedrin tribunal, then be- fore Pilate, and . finally on his way to Golgotha. To a soldier who remarks to Him that his cross is heav, He an- swers in two beautiful verses: °‘I am faliing down under the world’s misery: the weight of sinss heavier than that of my cross.” 1 Jesus is placed on the cross. Mary is there, sobbing, but she is finally re- signed. The guards handlo her roughly and one of them, pushing the Virgin aside, brutally exclaims, ‘‘Beware of my stick!” "Then the curtain falls, Opera in Chicago. The supplementary season of Italian opera 1s at an end and Mme. Patti and the rest of the singing birds are off w0 Boston to renew their triumphs and coin more money for their managers says the Chicago Tribute. Averaging up the two seasons at the auditorium they have been peeuliurly sucecessful, though the second seuson shows a large falling off in attendance as compared with the first, which had the prestige of the ovening in its favor. Prominent in the mind of the princi- pal projector of the noble building was the revival of Italian opera, which as i well known, has been in a comatose if notin a dead conditipn Tor several years past. It is safe to say that a Stronger troupe for such a_purpose can- not be organized out of Italia nmaterial, for it has «-nnlcss(‘(ll{ the leading prima donna and tenor of thatschool atits head, and the remaining members of the troupe are as strong as can be had. It has a good chorus and orchestra, as such orchestras go, and the ad- vantage of the largest and most elegant ‘house and the best appointed and best working stage in the country., Itisnot safe to assume, however, because u zrent deal of money has been spent by the people that Italian‘opera has been revived. It hasonly been galvanized. It has gone through the customary mo- tions, asa frog’s leg does when it feels the galvanic current. What success it has attained has been through the magic of a single name., Had Patti not been connected with the troupe it would have been a comparative failure, not- withstanding the magnetic powers of Tamagno, who, by the way, is much better qualified for German than for Ttalian opera. It has been an outbreak of the Patti fad—a fad whigh seems destined to lastas long as the madame has even a thread of a voice left. But this is not a revival of Italian opera. Itis simply a veturn of Patti, and if she should retuen for a score of years to me—until she could only whisper to her audience, like poor Mario—the re- sult would probably be the same. It is now the magic of a name, not the merit of the artist that draws. Had the troupe been headed by Mme. Albani or Mme. Nordica, with all due respect to those ladies, the season would have been a failure. Berabardc as a Feline. “Cleopatra,” in which Sarah is re- hearsing the part of the lascivious queen of Egypt, is to be the antithesi of the Galilean Mother, says a Paris letter to the London: Truth. Both are tobe type women =ofdssimilar relig- ious ideals. Cleopatra is to be an adaptation of Shakeéspeare heroine; and she, when analyzed, is tound to be incarnation of thg cat-cult which reigned in the oldet time in the valiey of the Nile, The 'domesticated Tom and Tabby were indéed given divine honors there. Oviginally this no doubt was 80 because cats saved the corn granavies from bging infested with mice. Astuime weint on, the cat was worshipped becausé it'wasu eat. It was objectively before all oyes in temples, on domestic shrinesand in amulets, Next its qualit 1040 be admired by votaries, and ldeen came to be born with cat traits of character. Was there ever a more feline creature than Cleo- patra? How she toyed with her vie- 1im’s; how remorseless was her cruelty; how gentle sho in her curesscs: how graceful in all her ways, and what fearful savagery in her love!' She had the velvet paw, the light scratch, the tigerish ferocity, and that love of luxu- ry which makes the cat so fond of the drawing-room hoearthrug, with indomit- able independence of character. We can make a dog do as we please, but the cat only consents to obey when our will falls in with its inelinations, Cleopa- tra slipped from Cwsar when she found he intended to parade her as a captiv in his triumphal entrance into Rom She was not to be held by him, and was physical grace and loveliness to the last. Sarah Bernhardt approximates to Cleopatra in being herself feline and In touch with fel Licences for Actors, Chester M. Fos! of London, form- erly a sentor clork in the house of com- mons, was at the Grand Pacific yoster- day, says the Chicago Tribune. Ie says that in future actorsin London will be required to have a licenso just the same as physjcians. “When yolf go to the theater and hear a hungry-looking fellow shout: ‘Me heavings, another man has went to his account!’ you will be authorized to ask for his license atonce, If he has none then he will bo punished the same as any other violator of the law. *“The parliamentary committee recommended to the county council the approval of the draft of a bill, preparcd by the theater committee, which will confer powers on the council over thea- ters and other amusement pluce: The measure will provide that actors and actresses bo required to take out a license yearly t will also affect per- formers in music halls, The con- sideration of the . bill has been postponed for a few woeks, but it will eventually be passed. The abject of the bill is to shut up dangarous music halls and vaviety theaters. Thiscan bo done in no better way than to shut off the performers. Of course any decent actor will have no trouble in getting a license. If this measure should be the means of causing many bad actors to quit the business, not only the public but the better element in the profession would be plensed.” Cincinnati's Musical Festival. The directors of the Cincinnati Mus- ical Festival ussociation have the honor to aunounce that the concertsand mat nees of the ninth biennial music festi- val will be given in Music hall, Cincin- nati, on the evenings of May 20, 21, 23 and 24 and the aftornoons of May and 24. Theodore Thomas will conduct, as usual, and the famous chorus will take its accustomoed prominent part in the festival, The directors take pleasure in making publie the following list.of soloists en- gaged: Kdward Lloyd of Tondon, Eng- land, and Theodore J. Toedt, tenors; ron W. Whitney, basso; Emil Fischer of the Metropolitan opera, New York; Mile. Clemeatina Do Vere of New York, M Theodore J. Toedt and Mus, Co- rinne Moore Lawson,sopranos, and Miss Emily Winant, contralto. Booth and ng sto “For years my faithful body servant was “Jim” Brown, a coal black negro, with a comioal face and moro comical waye. *Jim” was as exemplary and sedate a darkey as you could well wish. but had a most unfortunate knack of getting into trouble, on which occasion he would ap- peal most pitifully to “Mars Edwin™ for aid. *Jim” was also tho possessor of a fine tenor voice, which was at once his comfort and his pride, and he would go to almost any oxtreme to give others the pleasure of hearing him. On one oceasion in Philadelphia I left the thea- ter after a performance to walk to my hotel, followed, as 1 thought, by *Jim" Brown. But no ‘‘Jim” appeared at the hotel that night. The next morning some one seat word to me that my ser- vant wasin the police station, and un- less his fine was paid the unfortunate darkey would be sent to Moyamensing. the city jail. I sentone of the at: taches of ‘the theater to the negro’ aid. That afternoon as I was preps ing to take my usual nap the door was was burst violently open aad a black mass tumbled uncerimoniously at my feet. It was the unfortunate ‘“*Jim,” pale with fright and shivering with ap- prehension. O Lordy, Mars Idwin, please forgive me. I'll never do so again, T won’t,” he pleaded, “Fo’ God, Mars Edwin, I ain’t been doin’ noth- in’,” cried ‘Jim.” *I wasa walkin’ home behind you last night when I hearn singin’. Tt was a crowd sere- nadin’ a house and dey was singin’ ‘Come Where Love Lies Dreamin’.’ It war nowerful gocd singin’, too, but dar wasn’t 1o tenor. 1 slips up ter ’em and says gemmin’, I kin sing tenor. Does you want a tenor singer? De leader he suys ‘Yes jine vight in,’ and I did jine in. Jest in de finest part, Mars Fdwin,and a big policeman grabbed me and he says, U'll take yer whav yer lova lies dreamin’, and fo’ de Lord, he runme in. Bless God, Mars Edwin, I’ll nover sing datdar song agin.” And he never did. Mr. Booth laughs heartily when telling this story ¥anny Davenport and Frisco. Fanny Davenport announces that she likes Rosalind better than any other character, and when she is rich she will play only such parts as sho likesregard- less of expense, Then she tells about her California experience: It isan odd case, but T have no better friends anywhere than in San [rancisco, yet a gloomier failure than my firdt visit there it would be hard to imagine. I was with Dad, company then. Bald- win’s had not yet been built und we played in some kind of a nhall, where Mr. Daly had to put up his own scenery, and where nobody, appar- ently, cared to come. Woe opened with ‘London Assurdnce.’ . Just as I came orf the stage as Lady Gay Spanker with my hunting speech, some one in the and- ience let loose two white doves. It was intended as a pretty compliment, but the poor little birds, frightened, and not kunowing enough to fly to me alighted on the chandelior in the cen- ter of the hall clung there, scorched by the heat of the burners yet unable to get away. Of course the thoughts and sympathies of the spectators were en- tirely withdrawn from the stage and fastened upon the suffering doves, as was natural. The scene fell flat where it should have made a hit. This unto- ward incident seemed to set the key of misfortune for the entire engagement. Night after night I went home from the theater und cried myself to sleep. The finest fruits and vegetables always found at C. B, Moore & Co.’s, SPEOIAL ANNOUNOEMENT, Grand Parlor Furniture Sale, Just received, two enrloads of parler furniture, consisting of suits, chairs, rockers, lounges, ete. In order to make room for these we are obliged to dispose of a goodly portion of our present stock, The following prices will prevail this week on y: 845 suits this week $2: #60 suits this wes 5 suits this weelk $50. #90 suits this week $6( $125 suits this week o $150 suits this weelk $100, $200 suits this week #12 All the plush goods in proportion. 1f you contemplate purchasing any parlor Zoods be sure and call this week, @oous reserved on rveceipt of a small cash payment. Easy weckly and monthly payments. People’s Mammoth Installment House, 61 and 617 North Sixteenth streot, between Cali- fornia and Waebster, white front, lo- cated divectly opposite Hotel Esmond. Lid L sis = American Tuilors. . Thousands of different styles to select from, American Tailor - - Ruinart champagueat Gladstone Bros, s s bl Replating table ware, watches, chains and vevolvers, at Western plating works, 1114 Dodge street, Omaha, Closing Out Sale. 220,000 worth of new boots and shoes. The entire stock must be sold regardless of value. LADILS. Ladies’ kid and pobble grain | shoes 75¢. worth $1.50. Ladies’ fine dongola button shoos, common sense opera 81, worth $1.75. Ladies' fine dongola button shoes, patent tip, $1.25, worth 82,25, Ladies’ fine I'rench dongola button shoes, hand turned, worth § Ladies’ fino dongola pod Wauken- phast button boots $1.85, worth $3.50. Ladies’ fine French dongola button shoes, hand turned, John Kelloy and Ziegler Bros' make, $2, b, $2.50, $2.75, 83, worth from $4 to ¥ MISSES: Misses’ dongoln heel and spring hoel, D and E widths, §1, worth $2. Missos’ fino dongola and gon heel and hoel, $1.25, worth $2.25, Misses’ fine I'rench dougola heels, spring hoel, $1.50, worth &3, 5 INFANTS, CHILDREN. Infants’ dongola, hand turncd, sizes 1 to 5, 25¢, worth 7oe. Child’s dongola spring heel, sizes 4 to + b0c, worth $1.25, Child’s dongola and goat shoos 650 and up. DE LASHMUTT & CO., 09 N. 16th st (Sign of red fMlag at door). - . ©. 0. D. Brown Has just received five car londs more of California fruit that he will sell at the following low b All goods guaranteed to bo fivst class: CALIFORNIA FRUIT. California apricots, 124c. Calfornia museat grapes. 124c. California golden drop plums, Calfornia ogg plums, 12} California green gages, 124e. Californin white cherries, 1 Californin pealed peache California table veaches California Bartlet pears, 17 Black berrics, i Corn, He ‘Wax beans, String beans, All brands of flour 10¢ a hundred cheaper than any of our competitor: Wo aro the only exclusive cash grocer. house in Omaha and buy our goods di- rect from first hands and will give you the benelit of wholesalers’ prolit. ED. N. BROWN, 522 N. 16th. — - AN ART GLASS WINDOW button spring That Should Be Seen to Bo Adm —An Omaha Production. In all probability one of the most artistic art, glass windows in this west- ern country 1s n figuro window 43x7 fect in size just completed by the Omaha Art Stained Glass works. Omaha has many fine art glass windows that have been put in by this firm during the past two years, but nothing ever designed in Omaha or any eastern city excells in beauty this window. The center design is twenty inches in diameter and ropre- sents the new moon, the light portion of the moon being a nude femalo figuve, the fizure in 1tself being a very fine pieco of art work. Surrounding the moon a few clouds lend a striking effect to the otherwise clear sky. Then comes several flnely executed boarders, one of which is composed of large jewels each four and a half inches in diameter, studaed witn smaller jewels. The outer border is composed of small jewels which go far to envich this most artistic window. This window is on exhibition in the office of the Omaha Art Stained ¢ works, 1012 Farnam street, and an invitation is extended to the public to call and inspeet it. Iverybody who enjoys fine art should see it. = T'he win- dow has been made to order and will probably not rvemaiu - on exhibition longer than this coming weelk. Elgin butter at Moore & for i dard of Thanks. Mrs. I. Rubin desires to express her heavtfelt thants to the members of Star of the West lodge, K. S. B., Alle- mania lodge, No. 8, I. 0. O. F., and to the many kind friends for their sympa- thy and condolence during the long ill- and death of her late hushand, ¢ Rubin, . American Tailors. New spring woolens, Paxton hotel building, i Editor DAILY BEE: My attention has been called to the fact that Mr. Bemis 18 circulating the story from door to door that I am hard up and need money and am protesting against the grading of Hamilton streetin the pay of Mr. Creighton, This story is false in evory respect. The object of Mr. Bemis is to influence people to sign s petition and so rob the tax payers. e dare not make these false assertions over his own signature. A man in his position should be above such petty menasures. Yours respectfully. [chit OMAHA, Neb., March 22, 1800, b il One of the be: indications of the solidness of Omaha real estate is the fact that eastern parties regard it so highl Wm. B, Meikle, representing a large amountof eastern capitalin this city, received o lotter a fow days ago wstructing him to loan from 60 to 70 per cent of the value of cortain business property in the city, restricting the aren, but it 15 a healthy indication, gt s Tailors. Amer! New spring woolen Paxton hotel building. skl Globe Loan and Trust Company Sav ings Bank, Articles of incorporation were filed with the county clerk to-day by the Globe Loan and Trust Company Savings bank. The capital stock is 850,000, all of which has been subseribed by the fol - - lowing incorporators: Hugh G. Clark, W. J. Broatch, B. Baker, D. T, Mount, Johu L. Carson, Danicl H. Wheeler, John B. Dennis, Nelson Franklin, H. O. Devrics, Charles Williamson, Cadet Taylor, Frank S. Stelling, H. K. Burket, Bernard Fowler, J W. B. Taylor, John Jenkins, Charles W. Cochran. The incorpor ve umong Omaha's best business , and the savings bank will begin business at once unde favorable circumstancoes, at 507 teenth street. e Store No, 200 North 16th Dodge and Capitol avenue, ) Davenport st e~ B, The finest selection of domestic and imported cigars, A large assortment of highest grade smoking tobuaceo Lovers of the weed in any form can find no better place to gratify their taste than at W. Goedecke & Co.’s 804 $ 15th, Barker block. For Rent st., betwoe Apply 18 el Autograph Plano Is on oxhibition in the show window av Hopse's music store. ——- Falconer's grand spring opening 15 Monday night at 8 p. m. No goods will be sold, N American Fatlos Thousauds of different styles to select from. American : e Copper-bronzing, oxidizing and re- finishing brass and chandler work a specialty. Western plating works, 1114 Dodge street. IT'S WORK THEY'RE AFTER, Anxious for the Commencemont of Building Operations, THE CARPENTERS ARE SATISFIED The Brioklayers Will Increase of Wages—1 ers' Position—=A for Unilona. Ask for an Work and Harmony. “Yes, it has Leen o hurd winter on car- penters,” said o wood mechanic who is al- way8 willing to work, *Work was $0 slack at ono time during the past months that soms of the best workmen in my line were compelled to aceept common labor in order to carn money to support their families. T know of first class carpenters who workod down on the river cutting e for §1.35 and &2 por day, and soveral good mon aro now working at common labor, waiting for tho spring business to open agam.” D you anticipate that there will be any demand for an incroase in pay by Omahw carventers, as has boen asked for in Chicago, New York. and other eastern cities!” *No, and I'll tell you why. There are at tho present timo about one thousand good carpenters idle in Omaba. I will not say oxactly idle, but they are not earning full pay. First class men havo been paid 50 cents an hour all wintor, but nune of the men have been able to make full time. In Chicaeo they were getting 35 conts an hour and_struck for 40 cents. The Owaha Woys will not ask for more than 30 conts this spring ana _summer, but the boys want to make full time. The feeling among the men is good and the boys are all anxious to get to work." “Are the majority of the Omaha carpen- ters members of the union " it's noarly stand off. About half of the fellows are members of the union and while the other hall does not carry cards, they ave 1n sympathy with fair movements of any kind, and the majority of tho work- men will move in cnocert under any order that might b issued by the union. The aver- age pay will be §2.50 per day.” An Increase in Wages. The bricklayers of Owaha are anticipating plenty of work during tho comiug season. Four dollars por day was paid last season and will be asked this yoar both by bricklayers and stonemasons, Tho reason for a demand of an increaso in pay 18 because so much work must bo done within a limitod time. Tho stone and brick work must ba com- vloted bofore tho carpenters can begin and as all the lurge buildings are of brick and stono the men have conciuded to demand metropolivan prices. No strike or troublo is anticipated as the workmen will anuounce their intentions before & tap 18 strucl, ‘Uheir requests wilt no doubt be complied with. The Painters. At a meeting of the Painters’ union tho following ofticers wero olocted for tho ensu- ing year: James Brophy president an treasurer; John Martin, corresponding socs retary; lsanc Rushy, preceptor; Alfred Hartley, wardon. It was agreed that no in- crease in pay would be asiced from the bosses while the spring work was being disposed 0f. Tho mujority of the men, like the car- penters, will be Zlad to bo given an oppor- tunity to mako full time as they have been complled to jog along at aimost half pay dur- ing the winter month: M1ypographical Election There is a lively nterest displayed by tho members of the Typographical union in the forthcoming election of officers whicl take place on March 26, in Washington hall. The candidates who have withdrawn from the race since the list was printed two weeks ago uro Samuel DoNedroy for prosi- dent and Herman Matthes for dolegate to the international convertion. A Plea for Union. An officer in a labor union in this city has the following#o say to workingmen i re- gard to organization : “Do you ever thinic that you aro respon: ble for the sacrifices which aro being made daily for the rights of the American laboror { Do you know that, ioside of a week, you have it in your power to relieve yoursolf of this terrible responsibility by joining somo labor organization, Join it and stop this war. Bo indopondent. Make common cause with your brothers in toil. Elevate yoursolf and be true men to your caliing and I will pledge my word that we will never know what poverty 18 among our working classcs. Now is the time to orgamize throughout the country, as you all know quite woll that you can noyer gain anything but slavery by standing alone, As long as we aro divided there will only bo the organized parts which will gain their point, and we waut it unan mous, and then we can demand respect and oquality.” ; Explanation and Correctiol SrtromssunG, Neb, March 18,—1o the Editor of Tug Ber: My attention has been called to your report of tho proceedings of the state assembly of the Knights of Labor, in Tue Bee of February 26 and 27, and which are nottrue, I have been a friend to Tue Ber, and am satistied that someoue has been imposing upon you, as woell as other papers, and while pretending to be a member of the order, with secrets to divulge, has put up n jobon you and Tue Bk readers, All this might not harm the order of the Knights of Lavor in the end, buv as sohe of these scurrillous and untruthful statements might injure one or two worthy and trusted officers of the order, I ask you to allow this simple and brief correction. Your articles referring to the state assembly, in Tne Bre of February 26 and 27, are alwost wholly without truth, That was the regular aunual meeting for the election of ofticers, and there is no May meeting. *‘Dick” Trevellick was nov in the city durmg the meeting of the assembly. The “matter’' about the “Austrailian system,” the ‘'eight-hour move,” and ‘“‘the consolidation with tho farmers’ alliance,” pro or con, 18 all bosh. George W, Blake has been an houored officer of the state assombly for years, and was unanimously elected again” at the Inst ses swn, The information you received could not have come from within the assembly, Yours truly, 1D i i Policy Holders Please Take Notice. The agents of certain old line companies are secretly circulating false. unsigned doc uments derogatory to the Mutual Reserve Fund Life association, Will policy holders and ochers please ask the parties presen ting them to sign and certify the statements con- tained therein are true and mail thewm to wo "Tho state auditor's report for 1530 shows that the twenty-six old line companios doing business that year collected from their Ne- braska policy holders Premiums, $7:25,500.05; Paid losses, $170,175.00; Excess premiums over losses, $358,325.03, enough to weil nizh pay the interest on the farm mortgago debt of the state, No won- der times are hard. Life insurance is cost- 0 much, Down with tho rates. Mutual Reserve has one-seventh as much business ot risi 48 the twenty-six com panies combined, and collected thercon only $41,188.80, This insurance would have cost about $110,000.00 at their rates, It furnishes safo Lfe insurance in easy puymouts at less than half their premiums, and this is the reason the mouopoly combing fight it 80 burd. Nee its new policy before insuring, It contains all the late features, and 1s very popular with tie lnsuring public. H. Romixsox, Gonoral Agenty Omaha Nat'l Bank Hdy, Miss M. McGrath, late with Ghorm- ley of New York, is propared to exe- cute all orders in the latest style, A choice selcetion of dvess pstterns and trimmings can be seen at her pariors, 316 Ramge block, Ladies’ own mae | torials made up, CHAMBERLAIN,