Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 23, 1891, Page 16

ECHOES FROMTHE ANTE-ROOM. A Rccord of the Week's Fraternities Events in the ODDFELLOWS' SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE. Pythian the nother Diatribe on the Situation ~Tried to Work Outer Guard—-The Sel Knights—Notes. f'he Ottumwa, Ta,, Courior produces the tollowing account of the experience of a re- porter in attempting to work bis way iuto the Towa grand lodge, Kuights of Pythias, dur- Ing its recent session in Stoux City. The re- porter desired to get some facts from Mr. or, G, K. of . and S., and stood with- out the gate for awhile watching the per- formance. He finally came to the conclusion that he could whisper just as well us the rest of them, and since Mr. Wheeler was on the inside thought he'd try. Walking up to the sword girdled gentleman he th his arms about bis neck and whispered very softly: “Will you come and have a celery phos- phater “Guess you've got the wrong word,” said the knight as he submitted to the embrace of the next caudidate and a dozon more who filed In behind bim. Then a_luil occurred and the scribe made another effort. Taking the sentinal by the hand he gave hima grip learned when initiated into the O. A. M., and Jaying the other caressingly on his knight- ship's off ear, just breathed : “What would you say toa nice, brown, fra- grant Koy West?” “You're off again, young man." “Well, then, a glass of lemonude " “No “Nor beer one.’ “There's some nice, fresh Hostetter's bit- ters in town.” “N-no, I guess not.” “Well, therc's whisky that would burn the copper out of a Jersey still."” “Sorry, but — +Well, 'will you take a dose of opium?” “Not this evening. Look out, here are some men who want to get in.” Pythian Colsolidation, To the Editor of Tur: Bee: In your issue of August 9 you publish an article from the pen of K. J. Sackett upon the controversy going on regarding tho legal or illegal meth ods used in the matter of consolidation made botween Mt. Shasta, Oriole and Franklin- lodges. 1 greatly regret the fact that this matter should have been brought to the at- tention of an inquisitive public, it being a mattor in which outsiders are not concerncd and in which they have no intcrest, and can only result in harm to our grand and noble order. In view of the fact that the lctter re- ferred to is purposely, to my mind, of a wis- leading character and in a great many points misrepresents the facts as to the action of these different lodges and the final consam- mation of this nefarious scheme, which will certainly bring destruction to the lodges in- terested and disgrace to the order in this city; and as I cousider it was written for the ‘purpose of placing this matter before the members of thiy grand jurisdiction in such a manner as to mislead and bias their minds in favor of this scheme and against any action that may be taken in the gran d lodge during its session in Octover next, therefore I consider it my duty as a membe . of this order to place the " indisputable fact {u such a manner as to defy contradiction be’ fore the members of this “order tnroughou g the state 1 order that they may know whereof we complain and the full nature of our grievances, Tuthe first place I am willing to admit that, on accountof the large number of lodges existing in this city, the consolidation of dif- ferent loages was a'good move 1f the same could have been effected in a properand legal munner, and_after due cousideration of all arties intorested. But such are no the ex- sting circumstances as we find them today. Instead, we have a feeling of disconten and discord permeating the whole utmosphere of pythiunism in this city and felt most sori- ously by those who have attained the hign- est honors In the runks of our order- men of intelligence and ability, men who have stood Dy these noble principles with their labor and monay during the dark days of adversity and trial--men who today are unflinching in their zejl for the good of “the order, and who deeply feel the disgrace that has unfor- tunately been forced upon us, This is the class of men who are denouncing the scheme, And why! Because they kuow, and the grand chancellor who aided and abetted this movement. should have known, that the whole transaction was illegsl from beginning to end. Brother Sackett says in opening that this transaction “has aroused the extremo en- mity of about. a dozen of the former members of Oriolo lodge.” Tor his benefit [ will state that I can name him over forty of the ori Inal members of that lodge, amongst whom are included those of the greatost ability and most stable character, who aro bitterly op- posed to the wholo scheme. And he further states that he cannot see any incentive for this opposition. If he were not looking through projudiced eyes he could easily sec it, And he knows as well as I can tell him ihat it 18 for the reason that they consider it il- legal, and the fact has been reiterated to him time and again by these members. In the second section of his letter he shows an undying affection for tho sister lodges of the state, stating that he cousiders it unwise to pursuo this discussion further, but through puro sympathy for them and from fear that thoir minds muy become imprognated with ideas through what they may hear or read, ke considers it his duty in his smooth and luusiblo way to rofute and deny these ill- ounded rumors, as he is pleased to term them. Thero is an old saying that whero there there is 50 much swoke there must bo somo fire, and thero is unquestionaoly a good deal of five here. In the fourth section he states that the last article published in_ these columns does not refer to any disaffection existing among the original members of Mt. Shasta and Frank- lin lodges “with one exception, and he has acknowlodged the error of his way and re- turned to the fold.” This last remark has explicit reforence to myself. He also says that what little opposition there is comes from a few members of Oriole lodge. 1 wish to state here that this whole section is false and made for tho purpose of misleading memoers of this order and blinding them as to tho_von) state of facts. As for myself, [ defy Mr. Sackett or any one elso to” prove that by word, actor deed I have over ac- kuowledged the error of my way, as claimed. 1 can further prove to the entiro’ satisfaction of any member of this order that more than two-thirds of the original members of Mt. Shasta have not, nor never will, afiliate with Triune lodge No.50. Ialso wishto state that thoso interested with me in this oppo- sition have only the good of the order at heart, and have decided, after a long inter- course with acknowledged authoritios on Pythian jurisprudence and by whom our opinions “are substantiated, to drop any action tending to the reviving of these lodges as the samo would necessitate a great amount of laborand a large expenaiture of money and ouly result in the restoration of throe broken down lodges. 1f this is an ackuow! edgoment of error well and good. We merely wish W place the legahty of this act before the proper tribunal aud after giving them an unbiased statement of facts leave tne matter in their haods for adjudication,letting the re- sponsibility rest upon the shoulders of those who are at fault, be they grand chancellor or the ofticers and embers of auy subordinato lodge in this grand jurisdiction, We assure thoso interested that there 13 no sense or personal fooling existing among the members Who are in opposition to this movement, but they are only impelled to this course of ac- tion by i sense of duty aud desire on tholr part to sustain the dignity of our noble order and place matiers in such shape tnat they cannot in the future be imperilod by the acts of those who are seexing self-destruction and renown in disregard of the true iuterests of the order, and whatever this decision may be wo shall, like true ana chivalric Kuights, ac- copt aud abide Ilwl‘fib‘{. Now then, as regards the legality of this act of consolidation: Let us for a moment look at the law and the facts in the case, Section 121 of the constitution for subor- Qdinate lodges reads as follows: “iu localities ‘where any two or more lodges desire to con- solidate they are hereby empowered to do s In order 1o effect such consolidation it shall be nocessary for such lodges to agree upon | Tusball | tho following terms aud conditions: THE be necessary for one of said lodges to retain | its name, number, charter and properties, | which name and number shall be that of the consolidated lodge, The other lodges con- solidating shull surrender to it all their funds, properties and effects, except their seals and charters, which sball be surren- dered to the grand keeper of rccords and seal, The lodges shall agree in such manner as they may determine which one shall retain the name and number and when the consoli- dation is effected the consolidated lodge sh certify the fact to the grand keeper of rec- ords and seal. It shall be the duty of the consnlidated lodge to see the seals and char- ters of the other lodges consolidating are sur. rendered as herein provided.” I claim that the above portion of our con- stitution is as plain as it is possible to express any action in the words of the Inglish lanvuage, There is uot the least chance for equivoca- tion or misunderstanding by any ou0 who will take the time to read and inform them- selves regarding the laws of our order, This section not only oxplicitly states how it shall be done, but its terms are made mandatory and thorefore cannot be trifled with. Now then, what are the facts regarding the moth- ods tised in cffecting this consolidation? I herowith give a verbatim copy of the origi- nal document itself: Oniana, May 11, 1501, “Whoreas, There is a generally exprossed sertiment that consolidation between Oriole, Mt. Shasta and Franklin lodges s proper and expedient and, “Whereas, It is not deemed desirable for the lodges to form into a consolidation bear- ing the namo and number of auy of the three, therefore, be 1t “Resolved, That we, the members of Mt. Shasta lodge, No. 71, will aid to effect such consolidation if done in the following mau- ner: *Wao will surrender our charter. *We will appoint a committee of three to meot with a similar committee from the above uamed lodges and decide on a name for a new lodge. The said committee then shall take witharawal cards from their several lodges and 1nstitute a new lodge, giving it the name decidea upon by said committee. Imme- diately upon such action this lodge hereb agrees to surrender its charter and consoli date with such new lodge.” Brotuer knights of the grand jurisdiction and of the state of Nebruska, 1 ask you in all candor, is that not a noble document! Dia it ever occur to you that the brain of man could s0 expand as to enabie it to create such a dis- tortion for the purpose of evading constitu tionu! law? And still Brother Sacket claims that this act was strictly legal. 1 do not be- lieve that he honestly thinks so. Look at the date of this resolution—Monday, Muy 8. This was the regular weeting night of Mount Shasts lodge, and this subject had never been presented to, the lodge or even thought of by its members unuil this document was read by the vice chancellor at this session. How could there nave been a_generally expressed sentiment in its favor! 'Lhis resolution was passed through our lodge by the aid and interferenco of the grand chancellor and several members of Oriole lodge. You will observe how cun- ningly it is worded for the purpose of cvad- ing the true intentand meaning of the law. The constitution says “‘they shall retain the name and number of one of the consolidated lodges.” They say “it is not deemed desir- able” to do this, thereny dofying the law and tne suprems power which has’ arproved this aw. Further—is there in the constitution a single word that gives the power or a thought that implies the right for a subordinate lodge t0 appoint committees from their own mem- bers for the purpose of instituting a new lodge for the avowed purpose of enforcing an undesired and unsolicited consolidation with- out the due consideration or even knowle of a large majority of the members of each lodge represented, as in this caso! As stated before,this resolution was passed i Mount Shasta on Monday night, May 11, 1501, It was passed in Franklin on' May and in Orlole on tho 13th. The new lodge was organized on the Ihth and instituted by the grand chancellor on the 16th, the date of ther charter. These are facts and I defy successful contradiction. Does it not show, upon the face, that we, who have the wel: fare of the order at heart, have sore and just griovances! Are these mothods to bo used mn the upbuilding of Pythian honor and in- tegrityt 1 so, 1 for one will not be a party to sustain them, [u the seventh scction of Brother Sackett's letter ho states that these committees wero not expected to report back to the lodge their action, Icannot sec what other meaning could be implied from tho wording of the resolution, which states that these commt- tees, after consultation with each other, “shall then take withdrawal cards from their sepurate lodges and organize a new lodge.” How did they expect to get these cards without roporting to the lodge and asking for them at some future session{ Neither have they complied with tho terms of the constitution, which explicitly states that the lodges shull agree upon’ certain terms and _couditions mentioned therein in order to effect a consolidation. Was thero ever any agreement._between these lodges as to terms and conditionst No! He also states that the couditions of this resolution were fully understood by the members pres- ent. This statement I most+embhatically deny, as far as the membership of Mount Shasta is concerned. He seems to lay_great stress upon the fact that Triune lodgo No. 56 was instituted before the consolidution was effocted. Admitting this, was it not neces- sury, 1 order to carry out this ualawful and dishonorable scheme, to have some place into which they could dump the other three lodges, regardless of the wishes or desires of their membership? In section 9 he states that the most griovous charge made is that the charters were deliberately stolen. If such a statement bas been made it was most certainly wrong, unkmghtly and un- callld ~ for. The presumption is that the charters were taken caro of by the grand chancellor, who was on the ground at the time, and under his official capacity was justiy entitled to them, pro- vided he sanctioned” the act of consolidation and considered it legal, and is a matter that cuts no figure in this controversy. In his closing section he states that he is prepared to substantiate with unquestionablo proof the facts as stated by him. What facts has ne introduced regarding tho legal- ity of this trausaction? I, at least, am un- able to discern one; ana not even an iota of proof. His letter to me is merely a list of generalities and fault-findings regarding those who are opposed to him aud who nave manhood enough to have opinions of their own und, whea necessary, 1o express them in an open, munly way, regardless of any combination’s that may ‘exist, and look for approval to the intelligent and self-thinking membershio of our order, in whose hands weare willlng aud consider it our duty to place the facts and await their decision. 1 have read brother Sackett's letter several times and up to the present time have been unable to find one fact or argument tending to substautiate the legality of this act of consolidation and he, togetner with tho grand chancellor, havo admitted to me on wmore than one occasion that it was curried out in too eroat haste, thereby virtually au- mitting their error, but claiming what T am willing to concede, that 1t 1s past redemp- tion. He also states that it has already re- sulted in great good to the order. Do the facts bear him out in making such a state- ment! Let us see. Triune lodge claims a membership, as shown by their roster, of 200 members. 1 have attended the three last sesaions and there was rank work on band at each session, and what has been their at- tendance. I will give the actual count of each session: Tho_first, 25; the second, 33, and the third, 24, gh Does this 100k as tho the order had been beuefitted to any groat extontf . In view of these fucts can the grand lodwo afford to ignore the circumstances which will in a proper manner be placed beforo them and sllow this matter to pass by un- noticed, or will they take it up and after de- 1iberate consideration place the responsibility whero it rightfully belongs! 1 for one feel assured that they will. Respectfully, C. E. CUimien. 0.0, K At the coming session of the Sovereign grand lodge to be held in St, Louis Septem- ber 21 there will be a great demonstration of Patriarchs Militant in the form of a sireet parade, in which the encampments and lodges of thoorder will also take part, and in the evening thero will be a reception to the grana sire, ofticers, and_members of the sov- ereign graud lodge vy the ofticials of the St Louls exposition at d musie hall, Gi more’s band of New York will furnish the music. On the next day there will be an en- \ertainment at the fair grounds, at which place sn extibition drill will bo bad; &000 u prizes are offered as follows: #1,000 for tho best drilled_canton, 00 for the second best, $200 for the best drilled canton belong: ing 'to the depurtment of Missours, $200 for the largest canton in line of parade, and $100 for the best uniformed lodge in line of parade. | the brizadier gener: OMAHA DAILY Besidos thoso prize drills there will be horse racing, foot racing and other amusements, K. oof P, The brigade cneampment at Beatrico came ton sudden close Phursday on account of the small attendance, Colonel H. Hotehkiss, adjutant general of tho Nebrasia national guard, was elected woneral of the Nebraska brigade, uniform rank to succeed General Dayton. Colonel Hotchlkiss was not present and has not sign fled his accentance of the oftice, Canon Whitmarsh, the brigade chaplain, who has been the ranking chaplmin of the en’ tire force for ten vears practically closed hi active work in the order with this encamp- ment, having written Major Gereral Carna- han some time ago stating his determination 1ot to accept any appointment on the staff of and requesting to bo placed on the retired list on the close of this encampment, which has been done. Select Knights, The supreme legion of the Select Knights, Ancient Order of United Workmen, met in biennial sossion at_Kansas City on Wednes- day of last week. The order has now nine jurisdictions and the reports of the supreme officers showed that it is in bettor condition than ever before. Al debts have been paid and a pew year entored upon with a good balance in the treasury. The next meeting will be held in 8t. Louis in September 1803 The following officers wero elected for the ensuing term: James W. Care of Omaha, supreme commander; W. H. Adams, Minne: sota, supremo vice commander; J. S. Ster- rett, Missouri, supreme licutenant com- mander; W. R.Sheen, Kansas, suprome re- cordor; ' Ira Crech, = Missouri, supreme treasurer, W, 0. W The grand secretary of the order has re- ceived notice of the death of a sovereign in Marysville, Mo, This is the second death which has occurred since the organization of the order in this city in June, 1880, The first death was that of William Warner of Niles, Mich., who was drowned in June of this year. A handsome monument was erected at his erave by tho order within ton days after his death and the full amount of his policy was paid to his aged mother forty days after his death. AR R0 PR SOME NOTED PEOPLE. Ingersoll {s but a boy yet. He reached his fifty-eighth anniversary last Tuesday. That must have been a most impressive spectacle—Chauncey Depew at the tomb of the late Mr. Demosthenes, Governor Francis of Missouri, has amassed a fortune of $1,000,000 with in the last ten vears, In 1851 he was worth $2,000, but lucky wheat iuvestments gave him a start. Edison is now at work oa an electric motor to replace the ordinary locomotive. It is de- signed to take up elcetricity from a contral rail and to develop at least 1,000 horse power. If Kaiser Wilhelm makes a visit to the United States, as he is said to be thinking of doing, every German will outdo himself in greeting him. And how the Kaiser beer will flow ! The grave of Colonel John Dandridge, father of Maytin Washingtot, has been dis- covered in thé long-neglected old St. George's churchyard at Fredericksburg, Va. The tombstone was sunk into the earth and wus found by digging. Mark Twain smokes 300 cigars a month. When Mark was a pilot on tho Mississippi, notso many years ago, listening to the leads: man’s dolorous cry of “mark twain” for low water, a few clippings of plug tobacco stuffed in a corncob pipe used to console him mightil, Rooert J. Burdette is making his mark as a preacher and can get off as good a sermon wus he can write a joke, And his pulpit utter- ances are free from disagreeable drawbacks. ‘There is no editor to blue-pencil his happy thoughts and the foreman doesu’t come around to announce that he has *‘no room for that stuff.” ‘The seventh anniversary of the birth of Robert Schweichel, the German novelist aud journalist, and president of the German union of authors, was cclebrated with ap- propriute ceremonies recently in Berlin, Few writers are more popular in Germany than weichel, the optimist.”” ‘The society of which b is the head made him a_present of a considerable sum of money—sufticient to make bim free from pecuniary care for the rest of his life. James McShane, the mayor of Montreal, and his family,is summering at Old Orchard, Some of his numerous admirers in Montreal call him “Sir James,” and others ‘‘the Peo- ple's Jimmy,” and be lives fully up to both designations. Geniul, accomplished and courtly, he numbers among his frieands peo- plo of every race and class in Montreal. Add to that the fact that he is hospitable as the race he springs from, and as gallant as his great ancestor, Shano O'Neil, of Shane cas- tle, Ireland, una itis not strange that his friénds cousider him a typical' Irish geutle- man, Rosecrans and Reid. ““Whitelaw Reid and I have always been fivst rate iriends,” said jolly old General Rosecrans in conversation over a dinner table one night last week,” writes the Washington correspondent ot the Cincinnati-Commercial. ~ **He hus always had pleasant things to say about me, and I greatly admire his nowspaper genius, although we have not met since he was serving as correspondent for the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette with my army in West Virginia. I remember that he used to write some mighty good letters at that time on war topics, though I was too busy then to do any- thing more than skim such of them a chanced to come under my eye. Mili- tary affaivs kept me pretty ~seviously engaged, particularly the construction of 110 miles of telegraph through a hos- tile country, on which depended the communication of intelligence of value altogether beyond estimation, “Now perhaps you can imagine my astonishment when I picked up a copy of the paper one afternoon and A it a letter from the field of operations signed ‘W. R.,” which contained the remarkable observation I am about to quote, The dispatch was of considerable ~ length, writ- ton in admirable style, and was de- voted to a deseription of the intense and hopeless ignorance and barbarism of the natives in that vegion. By way of illus- tration the author said: **So absolutely stupid are these people that it has ac- tually nover occurred to them, although they ‘are such bitter foes to the northern cause, to cut the telegraph wires run through their tervitory for tho use of oar army,” I sent an orderly to fetch Mr. Reid ‘Whitey,’ the boys used to call him— and I said to him: ‘Do you know that I ought to have you shot?’ Reid looked rather unpleasantly sur- prised at this, and so I added: ** *Apparently you don't realize what you have done.” Here is a letter of yours which [ have been reading. You might just as -well have stood on top of a tall tower in Cincinnati ‘and shouted through a trumpet big enough and loud enough to be heard in Richmond: ‘Why don't you out Rosecrans’ telograph. ~ Upon my word I don’t know how to deal with your case, Come over with me to the quarters of the judge advocate general.’ I took him over to see the judge ad- vocate general of the department, to whom [ showed the letter clipped out of the paper with the headlines and signa- tures cut off. Said I: “What ought to be done with the newspaper correspoudent who wrote that? Shoot him?” ““The judgo read it through gravely, handed it back to me and said: *+*No, I wouldn't do that you ought to hang him.’ * think you are right,’ I replied. Then 1 rode back to my own quarters with Reid,and had a very brief conver- sation with him, saying: "I haven't decided, young man, which shall be done with you, L'll see in the morning. Good nighti.” *I inquired for Mr. Reid in the morn- ing, but he had left camp for the north some hours before on the fastest horse he could obtain, I have never seen him since,” BEE, SUNDAY AUGU MID-SUMMER ~ AMUSEMENTS. Theatrs Openings Promdsed for tho Current Wesk. INAUGURATING A SEASON OF OPERA, The Golden Troupe at the Farnam Street Theater—The Garrow pany at the Geand—Chat of the Foyer. The lonz quiet of the summer days wili be broken Sunday evening, when two of the three theaters which Omaha aow boasts will be open to the public, ‘The Grand opera house, which has under- gono consideraole renovation since the final curtain fell upon the last play there, will in- augurate a period of summer opera at popu- lar prices, the Garrow opera company com- ing from Pittsbure to give during the eight weeks of the season sixteen oper The compeny is strong both in principles and chorus, the former embracing Miss Laura Clement, who vas brought to America by D'Oyley Carte to create the role of Yum Yum in “The Mikado;"" Miss Lilian Swain, a petite and striking brunctte who has mude o great it in the east as Pitti Sing and char- acters of a similar nature; Miss Clara Chices- man, the contralto of the company, joins here, taking Miss Augusta Roche's place in the casti Josephine Stanton, Mr. Charles H. Drew, the comedian of the company, has & host of old frionds here who will take the opportunity of showing that he has not been forgotten even if he has strayed from old pastures into those that may be greener; Henry Haltem, the tenor, comes highly en: dorsed by the eastern press; John Brand, the baritone, was for some time a member of tho Casino_company and figured in all the triumphs of that famous home of lyric art for soveral years; Jesse Jenkins, formerly of ‘A Ship Ahoy” company which was the distinetive operatic succoss of the last soa- son, is also a member of the company ; Josoph Polland, Ada Bernard, Sylvia Cornish, Rob- ert Stanley have all figured in leading vocal organizations. _Blll‘o‘s beautiful opera “The Bohemian Girl” will inaugurate the season Sunday night with the following cast: Count Arnhelm.. .. Thadeus. Devil's Hoof ., Catam........ Atline. John Brand oph Poliand arles If. Drow Buda.’1}" g Lilian Swain Thursday ovening the bill will bo changed and Gilbert & Sullivan's perennial favorite, “I'he Mikado,” will be produced with the following very strong cast: Pooh Yo0h John Brand Ko-Ko. 1. Drew Jesso Jenking Joseph Polland Henry Hallem Robert Stanley Nanki Poo. Nee Ban.... Yum Yum’ Pitti Sing Pecp Bo Martin Golden, proprictor and manager of the famous Golden troupe, has made fow mistakes in his managerial career, extending over a periad of twenty-five yoars. An im- perative rule with bim has always been to never huve a poor company, no matter what the cost. Hence the seeret of his great suc- cess. And his present company is no excep- tion to the rule. It is even stronger than cver. With :uch artists as the gifted Bella Golden, Harry Kobinson, Martin Golden and Emma Butler, supported by a carefully se- tected company of unusual excellence, excel- lent performances may bo oxpected. “Our Bachelors” has been chosen for the premiere of the Goldens, openng this afternoon and night at the Farnam Street theater. As a langhter-provoking comedy it is one of the very best selections that could have been made, and is sure to piease all lovers of high graae comedy. Monday and Tuesday even- ing will be presented -the great emotional drama by Adolph I’ Ennory, author of “T'wo Grphans,” transiated from the French by J. H. Ligon, and entitled ‘“The Martyr,” upon which occasion Bella Golden will sppear as Countess do Moray, her first appearance in two years. The Curtain is Up at Last. Robert Mantell will make “The Louisian- ian” his principal play next season. The great tenor Guille wi'l sing with Patti in her tour of this country the coming svason. With three theaters running in Omala this season, amusement goers ought not suffer greatl; William F. Owen is to bo the Sir Anthony Absolute to Joseph Jeffersou’s Bob Acros this season. 1t is estimated that 250 stars and comblna- tions will start on the road from New York during the next two weeks. Edwin Booth will pass tho remainder of the summer at Newport. He is being booked for the season of 1862-03, “The Little Tycoon” will soon go on the road with Bob Graham in his original char- acter of General Knickorbocker. If the munagement is to be believed Ireno Kent will be the youngest and preftiest fe- male star on the road next seaso. Lillian Russell now positively coutradicts the rumor that she'is to be married to Carl Streitman, the famous Viennese tenor, Maurico Grau says positively that Lilii Lehman will siug in America duriag the Italian opera season which Mr. Abbuy is ar- ranging. Miss Victory Batoman, who has shown siich capabilitios in the Litt stook organizi- tion, will be leading lady of the Fred Wardo company. StefanoGolinelli, a_prolific_composer of sonatas, preludes and studios for the piano, died recently in Bologna, Italy, at the age of seventy-two. Barton McGuckin and Lucille Hill will play tho leading parts in “La Basoche,” which D'Oyly Carte will produco at the Royal En- glish opera house in Octover. Miss Nettio Carponter, the violinist, was recently married in Loudon to Leo Storn, a “cellist of distinction i tho musical profes- sion of the English metropolis. Neil Burgess will open tho season at tho Park theator, Boston, on September 14, with ““he County Fair,” and the play will run at this use durivg the entire season. The London Figaro says that London is greatly in need of a music hall similar to that erocted oy Mr. Carnegio in New York. But men like Mr. Carnegie aro very scarce in Loudon. Robert Downing, tho tragedian, allowed his two voung daughters to see him play e Gladiator. They “We liked it ever so much, 1t was o funny! And papa hollered so!" Rovert Downing, who has been resting dur- ing the sutnmer at his eautiful howe, Kdge- more, near Washingtom, ). C., will open his scason on August 31 at the New National theater in that city. Mudame Nordica, who during the past sea- son created a furoro iw Italian opera in Lon- don, will make a tours of this country this winter under the manmgement of C. A. Eilis, the Boston impressarie. Remenyl, the distiaguished violinist, will be accompanied on hia American tour 'next fail by the following aetists: Miss Eaith Mc- Grogor, alto; William H. Fessenden, teuor, and Miss F. Cliff Berry, pianist. The latest accession to tho ranks of Ameri- can stars is Lillian Rowley, who is to tour this season in ““An Awmerioun Girl,” & com- edy-drama written too fit her abilities by . ttan Donnelly of Philadelphia. A number of musical enthusiasts of Mil- waukee are organizing @ company with capital of §250,000 for the purpose of having a Wagner festival on the order of those at Bayreuth auring the world's fair in 1593, That sprightly little soubrette, pretty Annie Leiwls, 1s with *Yon Youson,” which opens at the Girand in Chicago next Sunday eveniog. She is the only soubretto on the Aumerican stage who does " aot wear & bloade wig. Mephisto, the dog which Henry Irving preseuted 10 Ada Kehun, commitied suicide in New York Monday night by jumpiug from @ second stozy window of the theater, It is thought that he was teying to escape from the heat. The musical leaders of the country are tolding a convention in New York at preseut for tho purposs of briuglng about the im- provement of orchestrus in theaters. It Is to be noped they will succeed. Ricnard Stabl is at the head of the movement. Fanny Rice aud her company of singers and comedisus are busily rebearsing “A Jolly 3T Surprise” under tho personal supervision of Jesse Williams, for soveral years the musical divector of the New York Casino, Her sea- son will open at Brockton, Mass., on Septem- ber 3, Mrs, James Brown Potter is at prosentro- siding in Paris with her parents. She and Mr. Bellew will play in October at tbe West End theater, Lond Both Mrs, Potter and Mr. Bellow are hopeful of making a visit to Il\ml\jnvu soon, when they will pluy in *‘Ham- M. B. Leavitt's new production of “The Spider and the Fly" will cost £0,000. The company has beon personally organized by Mr. Leavitt in Europe this summe Alais of London was paid 5,000 for new costumos, The baliet 1s from the London Alhamors,and the famous stage boeauty, Miss Dunscombe tas been engaged for the production. Mr. Thomas W. Keene begins his season on the 27th of this month at W heeling, West Virginia. Hegoos directly west to the Puget sound una Pacific slope. Mr. Keene's sic- cess in this territory last seacon was phe- nomenally great, aud it is expected that his receipts this seuson will be tho largest of any attraction playing tuere. His company is complete, and is the strongest he has over had in his support. He himself is in mug- nificent health, “Richuard is himself again,” to the delight of his many thousund friends. Besides “'A Yorkshire Lass,” of wkich the London critics spoke in a very un-English, although very complimentary way, last win- ter, the reportoire which Miss Eastlake has selected for use in her American tour will in- clude Jerome K. Jeromo's latest play, **What Women Will Do,” and Wilson Barrett and Sidney Grundy’s “Clito.” But “A York- shire Lass" is considered the strongest play of the three and it will be the one in which Miss Eastlake will present herself as a star at the Walnut street theater in Phila- delphia on October 5. Marcus Mayor appoars to be gotting in his fine Italian band in playing for Patti. The diva said in a recent interview rela- tive to her coming to America: “It is not set- tled yet whether I go or not. Abbey treated 23, 1891 -SIXTEE PAGES. When We Have stock of fall ing for it. mo very unfairly. I was togo with him again for §4,500 for each performance, but in sclect- ing his company he wanted to ignore mo, not only by refusing to engage the people I want- ed, but by engaging people I did not want, so our plans fell through. Abbey is trying' to annoy mo now by threatening to make it warm for me if 10 to America_with any- body eise but him. I do not sce how he can do 0, as 1o contract has been signed. It is more thau likely now thav I shall sing in America in opera next winter under Marcus Mayer's management. He does not give me quite 5o much money as Abbey offered, but his arrangements aré more comfortable.’’ Lew Rosen writes: “‘An amusiug 1f snap- and $20.00 Suits. lutely perfect fit, and plsh trait in many actors aud actrosses is their dosign to hide their humble orizins. The new-fashioned farce comedy stars are espocially anxious to make vou understand that they wero never in the variety ranks. There is considerable caste in Bohemia, I can toll_you, yet humblo origin is nothing to blushi for, The best of actors and actresses have had lowly begiunings. John Gilbert was a dry goods clork, and s ws Lawrence Barrett. John McCullough made chairs, Ed. Harrigan was a _calker. Tony Pastor was a_clown. Clara Morris in “The Black Crook’ was a ballet girl. Maud Granger was a factory girl. Bob Slavin was a ma- chinist. Francis' Wilson was a minstrel song and dance man. John T. Raymond was aprinter. A great many have been mere nonentities.’” e THE WISENAN TRAGEDY. The history of pioneer life in the west is carmined with savage tragedies. Hardships and privations wero natural incident to set- tlement in a new country. But these wero insigniticant when compared with the savagery of hostile Indians. Not a few were the pioneers who,while pursuing thoir avoca- tions in apparent security, were attacked by the savages, their homes destroyed and frequently whole families wined out of ex- istence. In the latter catogory must be placed the slaughter of Henson Wiseman's family, the dotails of which is best told by himsel In October, 1862, the government callod for a company of cavalry, second regiment; I en- listed in Company I as I believed the gov- ernment needed all possible help, and to get protection to life and property I should give a helping hand. I left my family in good condition and took a soldier’s fare ana outfit at the age of forty-five, supposing for home guards, to be to the order of the government used as scouts in Nebraska, in our then froutier settlements, then exposed to savage butchery. We were ordered away to join Sully’s regi- ment in Dakota; tho whole regiment. I sup- posed a regiment would tako our place when we left, but not a soldier ever camo till the savages went at their usual deeds of de- struction. If I had known the government or sounsel of savage wurfare so ignorant, I would have sent my tamily away when I left. The company was called together fifty miles away from home at Dakota City, Neb,, under John Taff, then captain. I remamed from home all winter. During the month of June, or the last of May, I obtained a fur- Jough to go and see my wifo before starting with the expedition. ~ I'told my wife and children where we were going, and they all cried and saia “The Indians will kill us if we stay here and you leave us.” I told them that other soldiors would como as soon as wo were gone, Now my children were put to wretched death by the ignorance of the gov- crament; (that was the lastIever saw of thom), any one thero of knowledge would say the Iudians would come in bonind; I kuow this and said so (if given a chance) to many of my comrades. About thirty days from the time I left home, while at Crow Creek, 200 miles off, this bloody deed was done, and done by the Yankton and Santeo Sioux on July 28, 1563, betweon 9 sud 10 o'clock of snid day. My wife was not at_home at the time, but was in Yankton buying something for the family, or she too would have shared tho samo fate as the rest of the family. They killed the family for plunder, as one of tnom was seen at Crow agoncy wearing my wife's new shoes. My wife, the mother of these five children, returned home 1n the evening, and as s00n as she got to the door she saw an Indinn lying on tho floor, and blood on the door, fled around the house and thero suw one 'boy lying on his ack dead! On seeing this she was perfectly horritied, and was con- vinced of the condition of the rest. She fled as soon as possible out of sight to thd settle- ment of St. James, threo miles away, loaving all roads and going through high weeds and brush_all dripping wet with rain, a_heavy rain having fallen only two hours befor What kind of feelings fora fomale in her condition! Is this protection, I ask( The fow inhabitants now thrown into excite- ment, dared not go the same night to seo; going tho next day nine miles around on the open prairie, find three dead and two nearly so. The youngest boy, aged five vears, could only tell ‘'the Indians had scared him,”’ was all ho ever said; he was stabbed ndor the left arm and lived three day: ho girl, fifteen years of age, as savaies always do, bore savage infamy, until they were satistied; a cartridge put in'ber mouth, set a five tearing out hor teeth, 1n that condi- tion then putting an arrow passing through her body out at the top of each hip leaving her for dead; sho was alive and lived for five days, novor spoke & word, but looked wild around to any one that came in her sight, The other three were dead; one boy, aged eicht was found out doors, sh through with a ball and three buckshot; ull tho rest were in the house, The next bos aged thirteen, was stabbed twica in the le side. The oldest boy, aged seventeen, had bis head and arms all broken ' and mashed, his gun clutched in his hands: the gun showed an overhand fizht and was empty. Yhere were four guus in tho house, two the Indians took and two they left. There were several lotters written to me, mailed overy week, but I never received one of them; some one got my mail Lo keep down & mutiny iu the regiment. The sume Indians gave the news ot Crow agency,wear- ing my wife's shoes. Iignt days before the news reached us that same family in Codar county haa been butchered by Iudians. When the roport reached me that it was my family I was guarding some horses grazing two miles from camp. About daylight I | wouated my horseand went to camn: [ Kuew what was before me (200 wiles). I left with. out anythink to eat, us I could not get any- thing until I reached Fort Randail, 100 miles | away. traveled day and ni until I | reached home, stopping at the fort two hours to get something to eat and rest my horse; there the commander of the fort showed bis suthority, 1 showed fight ana sixty rounds of cartridges and told bim that I was com mander of that fort and would shoot him on the spot, that I was not @ deserter but had | beon desertod; thero was a soldier who caio up and told the commander who I was aud said to mo “Douw't shoot bim,” that I was WE ARE AVING A SALE. < a Sale, That Is, a Special Sale, - we have something to sell that it is worth your while to at least look are in the vicinity of our store. This is a special sale of Suits which are light and medium in weight. Sacks and Cutaways, are always correct, for wear. 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In twenty minutes Company A of my own regiment stationed there came to me and_told me to stay in the fort as long as Iwishod and leave when I was ready. They gave me all I wanted. I went to the Yankton reserve that night aund learned from an Indian interpreter all I wanted. I wrote a letter to my coionel, “to keep all the boys and fght the Tudians when found, that they had gone up James river with ‘what they had taken from me, and I would tako care of myself and northwostern Nebraskn.’’ 1 reched Yankton the next day at 4 o'clock sick, and reported to Captain Tipp's com- pany on the sick list. There I learned that my wifo had been waiting for me a week, but had left, for Sioux City and_was noarly insane, I went to St. James, Nebraska, to rest a fow days. I stayed there five days not knowing where my wife had gone. I trem- bled all over with fatigue and anger when the neighbors were telling me about the mas- sacro, savages were strolling all around there; I had beon to my own house. 1 saw all I wanted, there was blood all over the house floor, ‘dried down twenty-five days. 1 started one evening aftor dark for Sioux City to look for my wife. I met her August 28, on the Aoway creek coming home; sho wailed and cried and tried to tell her grief, but could not. and it was & year before she coula tell it all. We returnéd to St James the samo day, and began at once to prepare some place in which to live. We had uo nome, nothing to live on, no clothing except what' we had on our backs, which we had worn for many weeks. 1 Know we wore in a hard climate and o hard place; many is the time my poer wifo would moan in her sleep, and cail for her children. I would then wake her, and then sho would moan and bowail the'sad fate of her children, and would finally sob herself to sicep; I could not sleep coutented for three years. On March 8, ——, my wife gave birth to a boy baby, it was born” restiess undor gr troublo, aud for two years he would cry him- solf 10 sleep and wake up crying; and, now although fifteen years have passed, is huad to reconcile in_many wavs. My wife bearing all this trouble and being nearly derang ok her cast to seo hor former friend where sho could feel more safo. cast ono year, that cost me %00 and much troubie in_muny ways. Before I zot back I spent all the money 1 had; now to begin ancw I'tind to pay taxes on the property the Indi- aus took. This was all dono sixtoen years ago. I sent to the Uniied States congress & bill with aMdavits and stumped time, and £0 cost. Congress did not look at it; s go by and I send ina petition signod by three governors, of two states and ono territory, Senator Hitchcock was then congress, ha laid the bill which wany citizens had signed, aed congress rofused to settle Now to a candid world. If I should troat on of my neighbors as 1 have bacn treated by governmont I would have beeu put out of sight long ago. Sixteen yoars have pussed. I did not live on goverament lane; 1 did no live on the Indian’s hunting ground. But thrown in prison in old age, to hard labor; my life made short; my fwmily buried in blood, dirt and rags, like so many dogs; their mother not able to seo them Lo their resting place. I received an honorable discharge from the army, but not from dread or duty. “Those Indians scole from me; for four vears after all this I was on my guard und was shot at, i wore a Colts_ravolver for five years, night and day, and during this time I'spent the days working for my bread, and at nights exawining the country for miles around to bo suro that no Tudians were waiting at dawn of day; I knew their intentions were to kill me." I employed a vour as scout for me, at § nan for one year to act per mouth. Mr. Wiseman is an American cltizen, sixty- three years of age. Kepeated appeals to congress for justice have been fuuile. Con gress, however, has organizea a court to con side and determine the justice of claims arisiog from Indian depredations, and Mr. Wiseman has entrusted Tur Bie burean with the prosecution of bis claim before that court, - - - Lord Randolpn Churcnill receives $10,000 for ten newspuper articles, ana if reports aro 10 be beliaved, the effusions in question are as tedious as back numbors of the Congres sionn Rocord, They are estimated at being really worth something loss than a guine apiece, The signature 1s what mnkes them 50 procious. Still §1,000 is a good deal to pay | for an autograph. - ™ iree. Do you know that any old sore or cut can be absolutely cured by the intelligent use of fHaller's Barbed Wire Liniment. Be merci- ful to your horse and try it, Infor BIKDS AND OTHER ANIMALS, A snake with twenty-one rattles was killed on Hickory creek, Oregon, the other day. A druggist in Maine boasts of a cat which can tell the differer between a $#1 ana a %5 bill and invariably drinks her milk through a straw. It is said that a red fox guards the vard of a farmer in Butler county, Pennsylvania, and the chicken and geese are porfectly safe from thieves when he is around. Bears are so tnick in Piscataquig county, Maine, that they intorfore with harvesting operations, while people wher go berrying in Washington county take their gins along. The groutest bird cage on the con- tinent is suid to be the Grand Central railroad station in New York, The noisy English sparrows swarm there by thousands and nest in the great arching roof girders. A Portland lady has a pug dog which will enter un apothecary’s store, stop in front of the soda fountain, look back at his mistress and begin to sneeze. He has been taught to thus express his de= sive for anything, and s he is very fond of soda. he always aslks for it in thig way. This same pug is equally fond of ermelon and ice crewm. A valuable bird dog, owned by a Grass ley, Cal., man was recently shown a parvot. He immediately ‘‘pointed,” when polly marched up in front of him and said, “You're a rascal.” The frightened dog turned tuil and ran away, and is ruined for hunting, as he cannot now be induced to **point” ut any sort of bird. It is reported that twenty-four feot in length cnught in the harbor of Panama. ‘The skin was about half an inch thick. It was captured by a harpoon thrown from a steamer, und the vessel was turned completely round by the powerful fish when first made fast. Ten species of North Amori ave put down by the Smissing.” Of these, two—the great auk and the Labrador duck—are bo- lieved to have become extinet within the memory of living men, Perhups vepres sentatives of the other cight will yet be found. Most of them ave very dimings- tive. A cowboy in Uintah county, Wyo- ming, roped u bear and caught a “tars tar.” After the laviat had settled around tho bear's neck the mountain monarch turned and churged, cipping up the pony, killing it on the spot, and sevorely clawing the vider himself. After this, the bear escapd, carrying with him to his mountain luir tha lariat of the too ambitious cowbo; Apropos of rattlesnuke stories, T, J Tweedy of Umatilla county, Oregon,hag one to tell himself, At his home on Birch eroek he has three little daughe- ters, aged from five to nine vears, who ran across a huge rattlesnake while playing. Most girls would decamp at once, but these young ludies proceeded to attack his snikeship with clubs and stones, and he was soon dispatched. Some of tho reitles were missing, but he was @ big snuke, and must hive worn eight or ton of these ornumeonts. A gentleman in Waterbury, Conn., had two canaries, and to protect them from cats he kept them ina hoavy wire onge, hung in the socond story of & rear room. A grapovine twined around the window of the room. Entoring the other morning the gentleman found a black- five feet long in the cage, muking the most desperate efforts to oscape. It hud swollowed one of the birds whiche had causod it to swell so much that it could not slide out between the wires through which it had entered, The had crawled up the grape- vine twenty feet e Uso Hallor's Gorman 1ilis, the great co & stipation and liver regulator, shark nearly was recently an birds ornithologists as snake over nike