Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 25, 1891, Page 3

. = panied by his wife, THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFIUE: No. 12 PEARL STRE Delivered by Carrier in any part of the City. Ho W, 11 i, ¥ « MANAGER. 4 PHONE! Busiuess Ofce, No. 43, Night Editor. No, ——— e MINOR MENTION. Y. P. Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co,, coal. Craft's chattel loans, 204 Sapp block. Real Rock Springs coal. Thatcher, 16 Main 1. M. Hunter has rettrued from a few day's trip to Mason City. Miss Lou Neal spent Sunday friends in Fremo 1f you want v yard or house 0 6 Bixby's, 30 Merriam block Willinm Maloney will have: a hearing on the charge of assoult today in Justice Swear- Ington's court. W. F. Patton has been appointed to a pos- ition on the police force. He patrois the | upper Broneway beat. Judge 1. B, McG Chicago, He has adjourned until a week from tod Prof. Croan and wife of the normal at Shenandoah, spent lay with Mr. Mrs. Henry Swan on Sixth avenue, Judge Hamer of Kearney, who pr the term of court at which the Huuenstine was convicted, was in the yesterday, J. B, McFarland, of Connersvill for zaember of the Melarlind ¢ ympany of this city is in the Bluffs visiting is spending a week superior court school and led ot ver | city Ind., of Miss Eva, A. Marks. to mony will take 9, at Hughes' Cards are out for the marriag the daughter of Mr, and Mrs Mr. Morris Polsky place on Tuesday evening, Jun of Bluffites w the air ship start on_its Chicago. They returned in the evening, somewhat sadder and considerably wiser than when they went over, Thomas Bowmanl, Lucius W D. W Archer, W, H. M. Pusey. B. Wadsworth and J. N Casady, who represented Council Bluffs at the trans-Mississippi congress, re: turiet home Saturday night. Tomorrow evening the members of the lo- cal lods e Knights of Pythias will meet at the hall at 7:30 o'clock to visit the Omaba lodgos, where some special work is to be done. Every knight in good stunding is invited to atiend John Gargen, an old sol2ier. died yesterday morning at his residence on South First sircet cast of the city, of heurt disease, at the age of sixty-six yeas The funeral will take place tomorrow and the remains in- terred in Fairview. “Zanie” an operetta by H. P. Danks, will be produced this evoning at the Broudway theater Ly the young people of the Catholic church choir. Training has been going on for the évent for several months past, and a pleasiog entertainment is sure to be it to Omaha journey to social union of the Presbyterian church is to have a tent at the Chautauqua assembly grounds this year, Mr. J. H. Westcott has circulated a subscription list among the friends of the union and has su ceeded in raising a sufficient amount to pur- chase the tent, R. T Robinson was arrestod yesterday Marshal Templeton on a warrant charging im with larceny from theperson. Robinson 15 4 man from Omaha who it is said was out with Charles Tvy and Bert Smith Friday night, anfl wham Ivy charges with having relieved him of his Waterbury. Gertio Johnson, the four-year-old daughter of Lars fohnson, died on ‘Saturday of con- gestion of the lungs. This makes the third child which has been lost by Mr. Johnson within the last three months. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock from the résidence, 816 Eighteenth avenue, A fight took place betweon several inmates of the second story af the Key building, near the corner of Seventh street and Broadway last ovening, anc for a few minutes t passersby were treated to a number of diffe cnt varictios of screams and oats, Officer Robinson attempted to go up stairs to find the cause of the uproar, but ne found a door slammed in his face, and he could hear doors locking inside the building. The noise ccased, however. ; Memorial services wero held yesterday afiernoon at the Baptist church. Th e Union Veteran Legion attended in a body and was accompanied by the members of Abe Lin- by coln post, Grad Army of the Iepublic, and the Women’s Kelief corps. In the evening a memorial servico was held at the Presby- terian chorch by request of Abe Lincoin st. T'here wore only a few present on ac- colnt of the severe rain storm that came up about 7:30 o'clock, but a very interosting service was held, Bdward Lavin, the supnosed smallpox patient, who was' arrested Saturday after- noon, is in the pest house and doing as well as could be expected, He still insists that if be had the smallpox he would feel sick, and rotests that no feels as well as any mun, Wallace McFadden found u man yesterday afternoon who has had the disease, and se- cured his services as nurse for the unfor- tunate man. Lavin will be kept at the pest house until he completely recovered, and it is thought there is no danger of the disease spreading, A couplo of policemen started out at about 2 a'clock yesterday morning to find gamblers, Thoy stopped in the alley in the rear of 503 Broadway. The curtains to the back win- dows were pulled down scrupulously and to all appearances everything was quiet, A small hole was in one of the upper window lights. Through this hole one of the police- men reached o kuife and cut the string by which the curtain was suspended. There was a crashand a crowd of men seated around a tablo was exhibited to the officers, The men were playing cards and the table was loaded down with poker chips. Tho players were all identified, and it is probable some arrests will be made in a day or two. — Miss McNaughton as Nepsichore the for- tune tetller makes a grand ncantation scene in third scene. ———— Colfax Springs via the Rock Istand. Bverybody has heard of them, located on the “Great Rock Island Route.” 'Colfax has a dozen medical mineral springs and hun- dreds daily testify to their merits. Saven first-class hotels furnish pleasant homes at very low rates to the throngs of nealth and pledsure seekers, — 170 ladies' guaranteed fast black hose. ~Sale price from 6 p. m. Monday night, 12'5c a pair. Boston Store, Council Blufts, doal When about to build don't fail to get prices on lumber of The Judd & Wells Co., 513 Broadway, Telephone 257, Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 30 Pearl stroot, next to Grand hotet. Telophono 145, High grade work a specialty, — No Trouble Yei The trouble which was expected at the transfer night bofore last between the Kock Island und Union Pacifie railvoads, did not material! All day yesterday, however, two engines stood guard over the switches, orders to that effect having beon sent over from tho superintendent at Omaba, The local Rock Island authorities stated yoster: day that they had not heard of any attemnt being made by their company to get across the bridge in Nebraska, and so far as they knew, no such attempt had been anticipated, “Tne ofticlals at the transfor were unable to say what had given rise to the rumors, All thoy know was that orders had teen received from headquurters to look out for irouble, and that they had looked and bad kept on looking. b8e, 6lc and The, gents' white and hand- somely trimmed night shires Monduy night from 6 p. m. Sale price 4Yc each, Boston Store, Council Bluffs. If you want it pure and o And at a reasouable pr Follow uo new dev Butsend to us in a tr At our oft loa Mulbolluna & Co., No. 4 Pearl st., Tel, 162, —— Furuiture, carpets, refrigerators, baby car- ;1‘ es, stoves, cmhcktry, and all house fur- shin s, cash or ou eas; ‘ments, at Mandel Kiein's, Lot 4 THE OMAHA NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS, Forcing an Tssue in a Contest for Valu- able Property, HOUSES BUILT IN A SINGLE NGHT. Trying to Make a Case Against a Con- fidence Man—Funer. of Mrs. Pusey—The Railrord Situas tion—¥inor M ention. 1t s not often that people are permitted to wake up in the morning and see from their bick door steps two houses that have sprung up like mushrooms during the night, but those who live near the corner of Fifth ave- nue and Third street had that experience yesterday morning. At about half past 3 o'clock a sound of hammering and sawing was Lieard, but the sleepy listeners thought that it was made by an industrious mechanic in a carpentar shop near by, If they had arisen at about 6 o'clock they might bave half a dozen industrious mechanies just leaving for home, with their work done, and two houses —small oues, to be sur: nding as monuments of their Subbath labors, Oue of the houses stands at the northeast corner of Fifth avenue rnd Third street, while the other is some distance av at the head of what is known as “Turley’s Gien.’ “The building of the houses is simpl chapter in the case of David Gray aga Mrs. Jennio White, which has been pendin in the district, court for the past two y The names of Gray and White have been coupled for about ten years past in the conrts, by reason of disputes as to the ownership of land in the eity limits, the valuo of which in all is about 850,000, U, H. White and Davia atone time were partners in the real business, White furnishing consid ble more than his share of the capital, and in return for this had the deeds to some of the vty made out 1o him, n order to secure the ment of the money which he fur- nished. According toGray's statement, White failed to furnish all the money which he had agreed to, but still claimed the land his, White, on the contrary, claims that the laud belougs to him and that Gray has no color of title to it. ‘The dispute has given rise to al- most an endless amount of litigation, and, judging from appearauce, the fun is uot over yet It seems that White's title althongh good, is not the best. Gray's idea was that 1f he could got possession of the property he could then make White show up what title he had 10 the property, and in that way have the de- fects brought' to light as he could not do in any other way. is _accounts for the building of two houses. One of them, so Gray suys, he has_leased to George Drake, and the other to Jacob RRogers, two of the men who assisted in the building of them. It is thought, however, that both Drake and Iogers are simply hired by Gray to ive in the houses in order to keep possession within the limits of the lnw. . H. White, ‘who has supposed all along that he owned the lots upon which the shant- ies havo been constructed, was seen at his house at the corner of Thirteenth avenue and Sixth street yesterday afternoon. Until he was so wformed by a Bee reporter, he did not know that anything out of the usual run of things hud taken place. fle nad not had time to consult his attorneys, Messrs. Harl & McCabe, 50 that he was unable to what be will do about the matter. costumes ' are perfectly clegant to by thosetaking part in the opern *Zanie.” nd choruses, beauti- ful marches and drills by some of the best talent in Council Blufts and Omaha, Ak Union Park races, Omaha and Council Blufrs, June ¢ $4,0005 Sept. 8-11, #.500; Oct. 90-22, #4,000. For programmes’ address Nat Brown, sec'y., Merchants’ hotel, Omaha. -5t The be wol The fiuest line of spring and summer eoods, wost_expert workmen, is what you will fiud ut Reiter's, the tailor, 810 Broadway, Pl DECORATION DAY. Arrangements for the Occasion Near- ing Completion, A meeting of the committees on Decoration day was held yesterday at which the pro- gramme for next Saturday’s celebration was substauntially agreed upon, although some of the minor details ave yet to be arranged. ‘The orator of the day is to be Dr. E. A. Gil- bert of Dubuque. C. M. Harl will .deliver the oration at the unknown graves, and Rey. G. W. Crofts will read a poem composed for theocoasion. Miss Edyth Thomas will also give a recitation. The music at the platform will be furnished by the Amphion quartetto, ing of Messrs. White, Joseph, Luring and Davis, while a chorus of 100 school children will sing at the graves, The procession will start from the Grand hotel at 2 o'clock. There will be carriages for the speakers, the clergy, the quartette the press, the school board and the mayor und city officers. Thdre will be 250 boys from the city schools in uniform in the line of march and the Christian home will also send a large delegation. The Oddfellows have al- ready signified their intention of taking part in the parade in a body and it is expected that a number of other civie organizations will do the same. The order and the line of morch have uot yot been decided upon, but will be in all probability next Wednesday, when another meeting of the committee is to be heid. Major George H. Richmoud is to be the marshall of the occasion and he will an- nounce his aides in a few days, It1s now thought that the celebration will be the most elaborate that hus ever been held in Council Bluffs on any like occasion —— Mr. W. J. Wherry as Herbert is fine in the opera of “Zanie.” Don't fail to hear him in his serenade to “Zanie Don't fail to see the opera “‘Zanie"” at the Broadway theater Monday evening, May 25, Grand gypsy march, enchanting choruses, forty voices in choru Dr. Warner's 50c corsets for Monday night from 6 p. m. Sale price 2Wc a pair. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, R Will They Convict Him? The authorites at the transfer are tolerably certain that Jobn Williams, who is now in confinement iu the city jail, is the man who has been working the grangers at the depot for some time . past aud yet they are afraid that they will be unable to convict him, When he, Oficer McMillian and Hopians, the young man whom it is supposed Williams was trying'to confidence, were on the car to- gether on Saturday, coming up-town after the arrest had been made, Williams put in a good deal of time talking to Hopkins, At tue time OfMcer McMillan did not know what he was saying, but afler Willlams had been safely locked up Hopkins said that Williams had asked him to tell the po- lice that they were old friends, and that they were going out o and Island together: ail of which Hopkius refused to do. Hopkins also claimed to have had his suspicions aroused betore the arrest had been mide, by Williams’ answers to some questious which were to put to him by Hopkins for the pur- pose, he now claims, of testing bis acquaint- ance with Cedar Rapids, which W.lliams claimed was his old home. There was aot a thing on Williams' person which could possi- bly tend to eriminate him, and it is v rded as extremely doubtful if 'a case can be made agaiust him' of anything worse than vag- runcy, Ao ladies ribbod silk and lisle vests r iight and Monday night trom 6 p. m., for 2b¢ euch, Bostou Store, Council Bluffs, l)nx(‘lut'uc & Co.'s Pomona fruit juice ‘They are deliclous —— e white muslin stamped pillow shams for Monday_night at the Hoston Store, Coun- ol Blufts, Salo price from 6 p. m., 17¢ pair, Try tabléts, Funeral of Mrs. Pusey. Tho funeral of the late Mrs, M. M. Pusey took place yesterday afternoon at the family residence, at the corner of Willow avenuo and Sixth street. A large company of friend was present to pay the last tribu tes of re spect to the dead. The services were led by Kev. T. McK. Stewart, assisted by Bishop Newman of Omaha, the deceased having been a member of the Methodist church at the time of her death, Music was furnished by Mrs, F. H. Evans and Mrs. W. W, Sher- man, and Miss Jennie Keuing presided at the piano, A large number of floral em- blems had been presented by the friends of the famwily, The pall-bearers wero W. F. Sapp, Ch roest Thornton, J. L. Paxton, Ch nd E. E. Hart. At the close the remains w taken to Fairview cemetery, followed by a large procession of friend: You will miss a rare treat if you do not see the opera Monday evenin Spanish dance and skirt dance by two pop- uiar dancers, Grand march and drill by twenty young ladies, HOS10N FLCIALS, spect the Paving and Pablic Works of Omaha. The Boston city council arrived city yesterday morning at 9:50 o'ciock. lowing is a list of the visitor: Aldormen—Thomas W. John H. I.ce, livan, Benjamin F, & nan. . Councilmen D . Bari M. W, Burten and Thomas Mitchell Galvin, city clerk: Ja lard, clerk of committee: Alyah H messenger of city council; G 1 mond of Boston ~Heraid, Boston press. The object of this western visitation is to inspect the srreets and sewer systems and the methods pursued by the boards of public works and other executive departments in transacting municipal business. The purty left Boston last Mouday evening. Minue: 1 over Saturday. Chi- aukee and St. Paul have aiso been visited. Most cordial has been the greetings everywhery The elogant sleoping car Evie will carry the party through the entire trip, Tho party was met at the depot by a com- mittee of local councitmen, headed oy Birk- hauser of the board of public works. I'hey were driven to the Millard hotel where they partook of breakf: > then called upon by a number the council, and several of attended divine service iu - churches ot it denominations ) o'clock carriages were taken and ors, necompanied by the mayor and all the members of the council, were among the thorough- o5 traversed b Snerman avenue, Wirt, Saunders and Twenty-second street to igh school; Dodge, Twenty-fifth, Far- Twenty ue to the' park; Georgia avenue, F Farnam street to the Bik building; Tenth beyond Brounell and through Forest Hill and thence back to the Omaba club at the corner of Twelfth and Furnam streets, The carviages were there dismmssed and the visitors sat down to an elegant lunch which was discussed until about 8:30 in the avening, Mayor Cushing presided. There were present also the following niembers of the council: Chairman Lowry, Morearty, Specht, Burdish, Elsasser, Bruner, Tuttlo, McLearic, Olsen, Cooper, Blimer and Conway. Toere was also pres Chairman Birkhau Tuspector rkson, After the cigars had been passed, the flow of cloquence commenced, Mayor Cushing leading with a happily-worded welcome. "To this response was made in benalf of the visitors by Chairman Flood, of the alder- manic board. Then followed specches by every gentleman present. The efforts of the visitors detailed the objects of the visit, the feacures they had noted in the cities through which they had already passed and the surprise thov experienced in their drive through this city. They admitted that they had not been prepired to find in Omaba a city with magnificent build- ings, broad and paved streets aud avenues, railroads running in every direction and in- dustries giving employment to thousands of men. On the other hand the specches of the local oficials elaborated the resources of the country beyond and tributary to this city, the possibilities of Omaha and the gratitude of the people en- tertained for the Hub, the capital of which bad so largely enteved into the upbuilding and development which had been noticed on every hand. This reciprecity of sentiment and appreci- ation conduced to the forwmation of trm friendships betyveen the representa- tives of the two cities, It also led to some brilliaut forensic efforts, mainly those of Mayor Cushing, Clerk Galvin Postmaster Clarkson and Alderman Lee, It was but natural that in the broad scope al- lowed in the discussion that the bible should be referred to. 1t was remarkable, however, that but one gentleman seemed conversant with the holy book. The exception was Al- derman Lee, who, it was remavked, slecps with a pocket edition of the work under lis pillow. With him Postmaster 4 Clarkson crossed metaphorical lances, but both were in the arena when the tlt was brought to a close. The visit to Tue Bee builing oceasioned the greatest amount of pleasure, every one of the visitors considering it as one of the most remarkable monuments to energy and enterprise to be found in the country. ‘The personelle of the party is as follows: Alderman Flood is the chalrman of the committes. This is his secona term in the board. He1s a hustlor and goes to the root of every subjcet that he has under investiga- tion. He is the biggest man in size of the party. Alderman ilood is known as one of the most successful soap mavufacturers in the east. He was about to be marvied before this trip, but deferred the wedding until a later date in order to accompany the party. Alderman Keenan is a thorough nowspaper man, having served ably on the Boston Her- ald and Globe, but is now proprietor and editor of the Sunday Democrat. He has served two years in the board of aldermen, aud is @ redhot debater. Heis also con- nected with a large corset factory, and bas agreed to furnish Alderman Flood’s wife with the most expensive pawr of wedding corsets ever produced in this country. Alderman acey has represented the Bunker Hill district in the board for three years, He is the people’s wman, and is a flourishing pbarmacist. Alderman Sullivan is one of the largest and wealthiest stevedores in East Boston, hand- ling all the freight to and from European ports. He bas served in the board three yeurs. Alderman Lee, better known as “Bil Nye,” from his very close resemblance to that notorfous character, is one of the sharp- est parhamentarian shootors in the city council, and is conceded to be the demo- cratie leader of the aluermanic board. He is tho market reporter of the Boston Globe, Alderman Leary is now serving his second term in the board, He is a voung man and the only unwarried member of the party, He is in the dry goods business, President Barry of the common council is reported to ba he handsomest and tallest man in the group, stauding six feet one inch in his silk stockings. He is a thorough wool- dyed democrat and has been in the council tivelve consecutive vears and president three years, In buswess he is one of the strowd- st stock brokers on ’chunge, Councilman Lyons is giving his third year's service to his appreciative constitu- ents. He is an art eritic and has agreed to present Alderman Flood a painting of his favorite city of the west, Omaha, Councilman Burlin is on his third term. He is the only republican in the party and is the wealthiest. His business relations are with the Wakefield-Rattan company, which employes 3,000 men, Fred A, Gilbertis the oldest and most con- servative membver of the party. He inher- ited a large fortune andis the fatherof a ge family. * Ho is the owner of several ge dry docks. AMr. Jobn F. Donovan is one of the sket manufacturers in the east, M. J. Mitchell Galvin is oty also clevk of the bourd of alde salary of #,000—exclusive of oft He has a large income frem an factory and is aliseral giver to institutions. Mr. James L. Hillard is noy for the eighth consecutive year clerk of committees, City Messenger Alvah H. Peters has looked after the city councils for the past twenty- fine years. George Fred Richmond, who has been con- uected with the Boston Herald since 1805, is with the company, representing the press of the Hub. His department is the o'ty govern- ment, and he serves us a safety valve alon, the route. KFred never grows old, althou fi he served his country for three years in l.{o rebellion, - They in the Fol- president Lyons. J. L. Hil- Peters, Rich! representing the itation . and, « Riley Postmaster largest lerk and men at expenses, xlo grease charitavle DAILY BEE: MONDAY, e s MAY 25, 1891. ACTING, Production Under Diffloultiel!of Sullivan's Opera “The Contrabandista,” SUPPLYING THE LABRETTO AND SCORE. OMAHA 1N AMATE Those Who Took Paktin the Work, Who Still Reside! Here and Have Passed’ Into Eternity, There is a well-preserved old gentle- man in this city who has a mania for amuteur dramatic and operatic perform- ances. He is known to all the crities and to many of the regular patrons of theaters, because he is also a liberal patron of the professional stage. He was present at the latest amateur production the “Race for a Wife,”” which was pro- duedat Boyd's several week’s ago. Had the piece been repeated, he, of all others, would have been the first to secure his seat, It may well be doubted that there are many such enthusiasts to be found in this city, Amateur actors are in- clined to be sceptical regarding the point, because, of late years, those of them who have strutte d before the fout- lights have found but few who were dis- posed to commend them and fewer still who carnestly sought a repetition of their picces. It may well be believed that the days of the amateur actop, in this city, hava pussed forever, Omaha has become too metropolitan to encourage him und the competition to which he is subjected is not such as he disposed to appreecinte. The amateur drama, however, flour- ished here until about seven years ago. It well patronized and was gener- ally well presented. Since that tims, however, the men and women who had earlier distinguished themselves have taken refuge behind their business or home cares, while their successors seem unable to ingratiate themselves into the good graces of the publi The lying before the writer a pile of ancient amatour programmes, They ave filled with names, the own- ers of some of which still linger in our midst, of others, have gone, no one knows whither, and of others still, have passed into the white radiance of eter- nity. In the bocoming times of the s the Academy of Music was the opera housze of the town. It is now known as the People’s theater on Douglas stre 1t looks nearly the same interiorly as it did in those d save that it isa little hter and more gaudy in its decora- tions, The first progrmme is a double bill printed on vough. cheap paper, nouncing the production of Sulliv: “charming comic English op Contrabandista,” May 2, 1877, It is an- mateur, nounced that the opera “‘will be given with a strict adherence to the original composition, and the ringes may be ordered at 10:15 pm.” In L?\nsu duys Omaha was an early retiring cominunity. The gas lamps were few and were extinguished at midnight. ; The piece dealt with mountain passes, ladrones, noble Spanish maidens, art- ists, officers of the guard, gypsy queens and captives. Mrs, J. E. Edwavds éssayed the queen; Miss L. A. Rogers, ‘for some years teacher of music in the public schools, as Rita, the Spanish maiden, “a captive and beloved by Vasquez;” Jay Northrup as Vasquez, “a Spanish officer disguis asa guide of the ladrones;” W. O, as Mr. Grigg, an artist “tray in search of fame but hampered with modorn improvements of his favorito arty” W, B, Wilkins and S. B. Reed, “two officers of the ladrones in fealty to Inez, wife of their deceased captain,” Allof these ladies and gentlemen are still in our midst. The chorus com- prised the following: ; Soprano—Mrs, J. T. Clarke, Miss Lillie Beard, Miss Lillie Whitehorn, Miss Mora Balcombe, Miss Belle and Da Jewett, Miss Fannie Kimball. Alto—Miss May Atkins, Miss Bertha Isaacs, Miss Belle Kimball, Miss Flor- ence Brooks, Tenor—Mr, George Whitehorn, Mr, Charles McDonald, Mr. W. H. Potter. Bass—Mr. W. C, B, Allen, Mr. Will Nash and Mr. Adolph Meyer. The accompaniment was played by Prof. Hoffman’s orchestra, then the leading organization of the Kind in town. But the professor several months ago passed into the region of celestial musi cians. The stage director was Major Gus- tavus Stevenson, a gentleman whom everybody knew in those days, who was greatly devoted to the stage and was the exemplar of a school of acting which even then had grown old. The genial old man, however, has gone to his rest. “The Contrabandista’ bad never be: given by a professional compuny in this country. There was cunsequuml{ no libretto to be obtained. Nevertheless, the compuny mastered the vocal score, and Mujor Stevenson wrote to London for a stage copy. But that nec- essary book could not be found. Would Miss Rogers’ .umpun*v abandon the work after the labor it had undergone in learning the airs? No, indeed. That energetic and talented lady saw a way out of the difficulty. She determinned to write a libretto, and with the assist- ance of Major Stevenson she did write one. The literary skill of the one, and the stage knowledge of the other, built up an acting play, which to a degree at leasy, served its purpose. The critics in Omaha of those day: some of them at least, told the truth about these performances. When they icisea, it was not for the sake of criticism. It was to point out defects and suggest improveents, The lead ing writer of the time, however a gentleman, Wwho by the way, yet resides in Omaha, suys that the singing of Miss Rogers was a surprise even to those who knew well her quality as exhibitéd in concert and parlor, | “*Accompanying an artistic cos- tume and make up,heriadmirable action ana her elevated impersonation of the character of Rita, on: the score of senti- ment, her clear, puteyrich voic bined in a perfomange of real and singu- lar excellence,” ¥ Mrs. Kdwards togk the character of Inez at short notice;the original appoint- ce having withdrawn, She sang with taste and care although it was thought the voice was more suited to the concert room than the stage. Mr. Reed threw originality into his role, interpolating *The Wolf,” which ith magical effect, Northrup, it is said, never man- aged his voice s0 well. The music of his part lay in the high register and was admirably rendered, Mr. W, B. Wilkins made a picturesque Jose and hiswacting and singing capti- va el an audience whose sympathics were already with him. he life of the plece centered in Grigg, by W. O. Sanders, and an eye witness of the production says ‘“‘that he doubts whether even in ‘London, where the piece wus choice favorite, taxing the | resources of the best minor theatres a | better Grigg could be found. " There was & name omitted from the It was not one who had been cast to appear on the stage, It wns one who fima attended every re- hearsal, whose excellent tastes and pre- cise execution as a planiste were of the highest order. It was that of a young woman loved by all her friends and sadly and universally mourned when the angels bore her beyond the skies—Miss Blanche Deuel. The opera was _repeated a week later to another large house. It was a third time produced, Tuesday February 19, 1878, In this production, some of the defects noticed in in the performances of the preceding senson were remedied. Notwithstanding the excellent libretto, written by Miss Rogers and Major Stevenson, there was vered an obseurity in the plot oceasioned by a palpable want of connee- tion between some of the scenes and characters, Several scenes were re- written. A full orchestral accompani- ment was given, being written by Prof, Hoffman, ~ Prof. Mayer, later organist at Trinity cathedval, wielded the baton and Mr. Martin Cahn, no older now than he was then, was at the piano. Im- provement wis noted in everything, especially in the ensembles, into one of which the bolero dance was introduced by Prof. Le Maitre, Miss Caddie Campbell Estabrook), the robber queen this sring several lively and beautiful numbers with aban- don and singing them with both sweet- ness and expression, This performance was given for the benefit of the Relief socicty because there were poor in Omaha then as ther are now, and there were women here endeavoring to for them. The theater packed and a goodly sum was realized. Commenting on one feature of the programme a writer of that day sent a thrill of delightinto every Omaha heart by the following words: *We could not help thinking of the wealth and resources in a ‘frontier’ city which produces a quintette so superb as that which sang ‘The Hand of I i3 We do not believe that the operatic stage of this country affords a better one today—whether for individua X- cellence of voice or skill in its use. Those .words were penned fourteen s ago and voiced the sentiment of wan. It would, perhaps, be ious to institute a comparison, but those days Omuha had lovers of music who uporeciated what her singors did. It was music rather than the act- ing which nttracted the large audiences, In this manner the taste for art was cultivated and an innocent means of amusement afforded the people at a time when traveling companies did not frequently come this way. Better evidenco of this devotion to music could not be desired than that displayed in the efforts to stage the “Contrabandista.,”” Who would now select an opera, the libretto of which had to be brought especially from Lon- don? Who, nowadays, would undertake the work of dovetailing the words of a play between the verses of a dozen solos; concerted pieces and cho! ‘Who, now, would vndertake the w of an orchestral score? Ostensibl, livan’s opera,the only part that th poser might really lay music. All the rest was the work of Omahans, It is not necessary now,now ever, to undertake all * that then demanded to make an opera **go. The purchaser of a piece toduy muy pro- cure, if he desives it, words, libretto and orchestral score, as also directions how to stage it, With these things even in our favor the amateur opera is not often produced, and as a consequence, what once afforded a great deal of amusement te our people has been sacrificed for other divertisement, Those singersand actors, however, lahored in a good cause and ave still fondly remembered by the people whom they once so well enter- tained. rruu ramme, (Mrs, Henry e O, if Tonly had her complexion! Why, it is easily obtamed. Use Pozzoni's Complex- ion Powders, e e L BOUND AND GAGGED. Robbers Make a Successful Raid on an Express Offi Carnort, Ia, May 24.—[Special to Tug Bie]—A daring robbery was committed here last night. A young man named Moore has been sleeping in the office of the American Express company for sometime past, Lust night he was in the ofice as usual, when he suddenly became aware of the presence of two masked m n, who confronted him with drawn revolvers. His hands flew up with great rapidity, after which the = visit- ors proceeded to biud and gag him. After he had veen placed in a harm- ess condition they whoent through the safe of the company and robbed it of 2,500, which was all there was in the safe in the way of mouey at the time. They also took some val- uable papers, What the total loss will be it is impossible to say at present. The robbers made their escape without the slightest difi- culty and there is no clue as to their present wheredbouts, Moore saw them as they moved around the room in search of booty, and his description of them, although impe; feot, has been forwarded to the police of the seueral towns along the line. Towa Whitecaps. Maso¥ Cny, Ia, May 24.—The saloon element of this city is resorting to any and every means to intimidate the officers of the law. Today Judge John C.Sherwin of the Thirteenth judicial aistrict, and J. J. Clark, state’s attoraoy, received the following: “Please notice this: 1f either of you longer meddle with the liquor cases or secure in- dictments agaiost us, wo will barn you out of houso and home.' Beware. You have been repeatedly aud fairly warned. Beware, beware.” (signed) SWHITECAS.” Shot by a Burglar. BURLINGTON, Ia., May 24.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee ) dward Zaiser, a young man aged tweuty, was fatally shot in his home on South Hill last night by a burg- lur. Fifteen years ago his father was killed by @ burglar ‘in_the same room and in the same mauner, Last night's burglar escaped. Sl IR S No griping, no nausea, no pain when Do Witv's Little Early Risers are taken, Small pill, Safe pull. Best pill. e A LINE TO DUNDEE, It Was Built Yesterday While People Were at Church, One of the most remarkable feats of Seventh-day track laying in this city was accomplished yesterday. Before noon nearly a mile (e o) rails bad on Forticth street, ut its intersec- tion with Farnam, thence west on Dodge beyond the belt line, thence north and thence west again to Wilson street a short distance from Carthage and the western boundury of the 215 acres comprising the first subdivision of Dundee place. Work was commenced at 5 o'clock in the morning, The eayvy oak ties and rails were unloaded at the ntersection of the Belt line and Dodge street. Several trains hauled them to various points along the streets mentioned und were followed by a strong 1ol of m Wulch spiked and bolted the iron as fast as it could be delivered The people along the route witnessed the work with both surprise aud delight. West of Fortieth street there is no street railway accommodation, Those who reside beyond that line huve, therefore, to induigo in‘the luxury of a horse and buggy or elso tramp throigh the mud. The new road scewed 1o promise a much more acceptable condition of affairs, and a balf of been laid ‘There wus something about the work and | the wen who performed it to lead one to be- lieve that it was not inspired by the Omaba street railway company, The laborers looked like strungers, and the foreman was certainly a stranger.” There was a noticeable @bsence also of the Omaha men Wwho are gens erally on hand when such work is being done. | The guiding spirits seemed to bo Mr. L. W. Craig and a gentleman named Woest, | both of Kansas City. 'The former was asked if the work was being done by the Patrick and company., “1t isn't, ‘and it {s," he replied road is to'be built into Dundee place people have long desired strect railway com- munication and this is intended to satisfy the demand, *We have haa difficulty in getting our iron. That didn't arrive til last night. Tho ties have been bere for some days. We have hiad our men waiting for several days, also ready to go to work, but couldn't o any- thing because the rails didu’t come,™ “Have you a franchise for this street!" “Yes. ‘We are acting under the Metropol- itan franchise which was allowed some time Ago.! “Didn't that reach Dundeo place along Davenport street and hasn't that franchise lapsed *“The franchise covers this street, and we hold that it is still in force. “What kind of motive power will you em- ploy, and when will the road be oporated (' **We shall us horses first. Eventually the road will become a moto We shall put two cars on a week from Monday." Another gentleman stated {hat the line would be for the accommodation of Dundee place propertyholders, who would bo carried roe of cost, and to whom_tickets would be given which would be good on the Farnum street motor line which terminates at Fortieth street, pronose to tion poisons tne blood: cure Constipation, diseaso is vone. DeWitt's Constipa 3 The Little F cause removed ‘The Circaco, May 2 church, at the corner of and ty-third strect, for seve years widely as Dr. Lorimer's church, caught fire from & defective flue just before the bour for Sunday school this morning and as damaged to the amount of $45,000. A number of children had_alrcady gath ered and it was with some dificulty that a panic was provented. Tho building will bo reconstructed at onco. This church was troyed by fire in 1579 and was robuilt at a cost of £100,000, MoxTiEsl, May Firo started in man’é liquor'and warchouse and extenaed to a large stone block of warehouses occupied by several firms. The losses will reach £100,000. uel Mich Baptist avenue P Meios ures catarrh, Bee bldg. S Changed His Mind. Meviems, Tenn., May 24.—A Vicksburg, Miss,, special to the Avalanche says: Alex- ander King, o negro farmer, was shot and killed on his farm this morning. He h quarreled with his son and had securod gun toshoot him. He changed his mind, bow- ever, and in setting the weapon down, still cocked, it was discharged, the sbot entering his breast, De. Birney Levligh et or Schlitz beer apply to R. R. 20 Farnam, Grotte Ths fustest Tondon and w makes the trip in twelve hour CITIZENS STATR BANK Of Council Biulfs, CAPITAL STOCK..... SURPLUS AND PROFITS.... TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. ... 225,000 Directors—I. A. Miller, . 0. Gleason, E. [ Bhugart. B E. Hart, J. D.'€dmundson, Charl K Hannan. Transact general banking bus ness. Larzest capltal and surplus ot wony baokin Southwestern lowa INTERESTON TIM: DERPOSITS, $150,000 70,000 Gas Heating Stoves. No Asnes! No Smoke Just the thing for bath rooms, bed rooms, eto. Call und see our iurge assortment. C. B. Gas and Electric Light Co. 211 Pearl and 210 Matn St THE GRAND, Council Bluffs, la. ot. This Elegantly Appointed Hote! is Now Open. 7. Phelps, Man COUNCIL BLUFFS STEAM DYE WORKS All kinds of Dying und Cleuning done In tha flighesttylo of the Arty ‘Fadod and” Stalnod Fubries mide to 100k us good as new, Bed Feathers Cieaned By Steam, In st Clngs Munner. Work promutly done and delivered in all parts of ‘thesountry. Send for prics ilst. O. A. MACHAN, Pro) 1018 Broadway. Near ~Northwestora CouNcriu BLuwes, 1A CHICAGO, May 16.—Reports of generous Bavon T COUNCIL BLUFF3 Medical and Surgical Institute DRS. BELLINGERS, Chronie diseases of itles speeiaitios. Council Bluifs, Ta C. A HAMMER, USTICE OF THE PEACE PROPS, all kinds und deform- 0s. 2001 and 2003 Broud way, OFFI CE, 415 Broadway, Council Bluffs, In Butchers' and Paciars’ Suplizs, Market Fixtures, Casinys, fees and Sausaze Makers' Machinery. §2). 2 Muin st., Council Bluits, la. Also dealers u Hides and Lurs [T It disappears —the worst forms of arrh, with the use of Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Reme edy. It’s mild, soothing, cleansing and healing properties effect a per- fect and permanent cure, no matter how bad the case, or of how long standing. It's a remedy that suc- ceeds where everything clse has failed. Thousands of such cases can be pointed out. That's the reason its proprietors back their ith in it with money. They offer $500 reward for a ¢ of rrh which they cannot cure. It's a medicine that allows them to such a risk. Doesn’t common lead you to take such a medic “An advertising fake,” you say. Funny, isn't it, how some people prefer sickness to health when the remedy is positive and the guaran- tee absolute. Wise men don't Of “fakes.” And “faking” doesn’'t pay. —_—_— SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS, ALE~Flegant s: S0 ~|Vl‘ nd double dri A the olty. Prices reasonabl fore buying elsewhere. Tsuae M. Smith, stable 418 North Tuh street, Council Bluffs WANGE e put money back uro brick by the thous sand or by tho day > but good. responste bl man gieed apbly. Must give good rofers ences. C G, Greenwood. Siver City, Ta. with .«f...;;. na whole. Addres positic 1o where he can advine soffice, Council Blu R SALE - Our fi for riding or drivi T0 Jovers of horses and the finest {n the city; feed o5 all kinds, at S, Goldsteln West Broadwi YLALRYOY A J neter rendi| o it s and cver near cornor nd #1.00. an RENT—Two newly furnishod roomsy ath. Lot and cold water and steain heat wnd kot OR - — mily horse, suitablg Apply o 10 8, 6th st lot of oat 150 huy and & Co's The lar 1 psychometrie, or chur: 150 dla disease, une Avos uits, sx. second floor. autod anything in 1t you I W ALE=For Kent— sell or rent estate Lo don't do it large Hst of Main and 115 Poarl stroets Couns you wan tho real © seen ou JOME fine residence property for rent by LY Duy & Hess, (0 Pearl str POR SALE—Hotel centrally 1o . doinj zood business. Or will exchange for goo farm In western Towa. Hotel lease, faraituro No. L chance to step Into a ness. Koasons for selling, other business res quiring all owner's attention. Bargains i re nd erty. "R . Office 12N, M and_fixtare good puyin. business props stato nnl insurance ‘ouncii Blufts, S-—Some _chol il Blufls for sale on cusy rds und w large list of stou & Van Patten, TGk BENT-Tho McMahon biock, Urick, With basement and elovator. Squire, ind near ms, also Wi farms stor JW, Ui Pear stroet. JIOR SALE or Renv—3arden Iand, with [ Bousos by J. 1t lioa. 101 Mala ., doun u H, CHAMBEKLIN, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Kpoeclalist, Council Blufts, - - lowa. 3, cross eye: withont pain. Glusses accurately pr difticuit cus ring ehronic nou hedt n gls and o COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. Paid Up Capital, %$100,000 Oldest organized bank fn the city. Forelgn and domestic exchiange nnd local securitl Expo cla attention pig L ons. Avcounts 0 f individ d corporations solicl ted. Cor ORD. Prostdent, A W. RIEKMAN, Cashler. A UK. Assl t Cashler, @ New Ogden Hotel, in Coun complotely refurnished an ughout, and is now one of the be in the stute din the busiy of the city 4 y tors door every . Fire escapes an > alurms throuhout the bullding, Stoam at. hot und cold water and sunshine in ery room. Table unsurpussed anywhere. Rate: 0 i any. GEO. M. WHITNEY, Manager, 0S8 pury Diss th TWIN CITY STEAM DYE WORKS, G. A. Schoedsack, Proprietor, Bluffs and 1521 Farnam St.,, Omaha, of every description. Works, Cor, Ave, A and 26th St. Offices 621 Broadway, Counecil Dye, clean and refinish goods Packages received at either office or at the Council Bluffs, Send for price list Merchants who have shop-worn or soiled fabrics of any character can have them redyed and finished equal to new.