Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 13, 1892, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY Bl KELLEY, STIGER * The Very Latest Novelties SUNDAY., MARCH Cor. Farnam & OO and 18th Sts: in New Spring Goods. New Linens. We have just received a On Monday we start the Spring Season with a complete line of Spring and Summer 5ILKS AND DRESS GOODS. : NOVELTIES IN SILKS, NOVELTIES IN DRESS GOODS. CREPON. $1.00. CREPON. Our line of Crenon in the latest waavs in all the n ew colors is a bargain. WHIPCORD SERGE $1.00 A perfect dress material. Rich colors. 85c WHIPCORD " SERGE One caso of this superior serge on sale Monday 83c, worth $1.00. LANSDOWNE The original make of Lansdowne, inall the new shades. CREPE FANTASIE Exquisite designs. Superb tones. CHALLIE Over 150 styles to seloct from. 'LANSDOWNE The extreme fashion, CREPE FANTASIE A perfect dress [abric for the seeson. " CHALLIE Remarkable for their beauty of design and color- ing. THE BEST GRADE CHALLIE. CHEVIOT 50c¢ ~ CHEVIOT This is an all wool dress cloth, superior styles, and worth 7ac. DE BEIGE Bbc "DE BEIGE All wool 40-inch Suiting, in all the natural mixtures, worth 75c. OUR ROBES Ave the select of the Paris market. Our prices are popular. SILKS " SILKS OUR ROBES Everything in vogue is here displayod. " SILKS INDIA FIGURED SILKS. Over 200 styles to select from of the most renowned Printed Silks in the country at INATED ILLUM All the new shadings. \w Moirie, Antique Fancy Effects. new Figured Jupanese Silks. The lates $1. a pr w $1.00 Five great bargains at popular RIKTTA, 46 inches wide, YFORD CORD, 40 inches SURAH SERC 3 inches wide MOURNING DEPARTMENT. $1.00. TAFFETA 95c. We have added maany new styles for Monday. Cyrstal, Bengalines. The new weave, t fashion in Glace Silks, ete., ete., cte. $1.00 c. rth $1. ide, worth $1.25, worth $1.25, WHIPCORD, 42 inches \\'{dl‘, worth $1.25. Ou Monday at one price $1.00. 46 inches wide, 3, ull the late style! A, silk warp, 8100, , all wool, 89 inches. 50¢, ete. STIGER & CO., Fine diagonal reefer: Black cheviot reefer: 50, Our line of misses’ and children’s Son plain at thing new for children, in blue, tan and black, choico, §6.50, 28 inches long,, all sizes, $5, worth We call special attention to our new assortment of Spring mer Jackets, Capes and Ulsters at Popular Prices. New Spring Wraps at our Usual Popular Prices, N At we show a variety of cloths and shades, including clay, diagonal, cheviots, checks and Vienna cloths 0 fine novelty juckets, in black and colors, from $10 to § also choice. ) 3 ated. pring wraps is Beautiful line of broidered, black and tan, $7, worth $10. we show finer qual P pas, 40 inches long, handsomely em- v of cloth and elaborote me; sce them , 815, $18 and $20 ave ver Must he scen to be appr more ow complete, from 4 to 16 years. The Box Coat with poarl buttons is the correct style, L i ' I . —A line of pure thread SILK TOQUES. The colorings ars beautiful in both the . and the Richelicu rib at $3, b and Sum- received and will be placed on special sale Monday. silk cings in black, creme and chantilly, Ven- Marquise, Rich demi-lace floun- beige, compris Point d' Gene, Point d' Joan d' Arg, Guipure de Irlande, etc.,, from ing ise, 4oc to $3 a yard; also edges to match, New cotton Guipure demi- lace flouncings, in all the latest designs, from 28¢ to 2,50; also edges to match. Latest novelties in veilings. Entire stock of New Embroideries on special sale Monday. Dress Trimmings. Rich beaded passamenter ies, rich hand crochet and ap- plicque passamenterics, rich silk ribbon fringes, rich jet fringes, in fact everything that isnmew is shown in this dep't at extremely low prices. Buttons. Latest novelties in pear ivory, jetand fancy metals, in sizes to match, 3 Special Bargains in ladies’ fine embroidered scolloped border handkerchiefs at 12 1-2, 15cand 25¢ each. large assortment of plain lin= ens and embroidery crashes; all widths, suitable for hem= stitching. Also a beautiful lot of lunch cloths, tray cloths, centers, doylies, scarfs, etc., which we have marked e I tremely low. New White Goods. Handsome new dimities at 25¢; new striped and checked nainsooks at 15¢, 20c and 25¢;} printed dimities at 18c; printed pongees, in all the new color= |ings, a beautiful line of goods, at 20c per yard; figured mulls, elegant patterns, in a great variety of shades, at 15c pet rd; figured veinette linons, a beautiful new material, with hemstitched effect, at 22¢ per yard; new apron lawns at 18¢ and 25c¢ yard; in our assort- ment of black lawns and or- gandies we are showing some very choice novelties at 25c, 45¢ and ss5c¢. New curtain material, such as Swiss, scrims, batistes, pon gecs, etc, Shoe Department. Notice the following bargains: 200 pairs ladies” dongola but— ton boots at $1.50, usually sold at $2.50. One lot of ladies' hand turn and welt button shoes, all sizes and widths, valued at $5, now selling for $3.50. Ladies’ and misses” button boots, several kinds in one lot, broken siz worth from $2.50 to $4; tomor- row and for one weck, $1.75. New lines spring Oxford ties and slip- pers in great variety at Popular Prices, CORNER FARNAM AND 15TH STREETS. WILL CONTINUE THE WORK | Experiments in Sugar Beet Culture at Sohuyler Entirely Satisfactory. INVESTIGATIONS RESULT OF THE etary Rusk's Interosting Communica- 1 the Subject — Possibilities of Industry in the West—-Omaha Complimented. tion [ Wasninarox Bureav or Tue Bee, } 513 FOURTEENTR % Wasuingtoy, D. C.. M 3 The passage of tho agricultural deficiency bill assures the continuance of the govern- mont beet experiment station at Schuyler, which would have been closed if the fight of Holmaa against the appropriation had suc- oceeded. Secretary Rusk writes today to Sen- ator Paddeck that the experiments at Schuy- ing in the production of over twenty tons of beets per acre with an average sugar content of 14 per cent, He says that three silos are now filled with carefully selected mother beets which are to be held for seed during tho present spring. Secretary Rusk writes that it is the inten- tion of the department not only to prosecute tho work in the cultivation of tho beets, but also to produce beet seed of a high order. “Phe secretary makes an interesting sugges- tion also regarding hop growing 1u Nebraska, He 3 that it would be well worth while for the farmers to make some experiments in this direction. He adds that at the same time ho approhends that in regard to this crop oue of the difficuities suggested 1u re gard to tobacco, namely the prevalence of very high winds, would be found. Possibilities of the Business. 1'he New York Tribune this morning has an extended interview with Henry 1'. Oxnard of Grand Islana, Neb.,, on the beet sugar in- Among othor things Mr. Oxnard V! At each one of our factories we make 60,000 pounds of sugar o day. and in dolng this consume fifty tons of sugi beets, fifty tons of coal, forty tons of lime- stone and give employmoent to 200 men in the factory proper. ‘Tho sugar veet can be grown successfully in most any of our mnorthern central states, I consider that Wyoming, Colorado, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Long Island ave peculiarly adapted to the success: ful culture of the beet. Seaator W, . Wasn- burn of Minnesota 1s deeply interested in the subject and bas visited our factories in Ne braska twice within the last few months, He is now endeavoring to place the matter before tuo farmers of his state iu the favor- able light with whbich ha himself re- gards b, Secretary Rusk and Sena- tors Manderson, PPaddock, Kelton, Jones, Stanford, Casey and Pettigrew are all warm supporters of und velievers in the future of beet sugar.The yield is fifteen tons of beets to the acre, from fivorl?\s soil with the average amount of tillage in Nebraska, at $1.50 a ton, is is $07.50 an acre. The cost of laboris #1550 thut the returas are higher than for almost any other crop that the farmer can grow. Something of Home Consumption, *I'wo miliion tons of sugar were consumed iu the United States in 1801, and of this amount ouly 7 per cent was made from the raw material raised in this county, but with the & of the stimulus = given by the last congress, we can easily hope to lead the world "in the production of sugar within the next fifteer or twenty years. We oxpect 10 mauufacture 9,000,000 pounds of fine white graoulated sugar st our three factories this year. Soveral prominent democrats, one {u particular, who is the governor of one of the western states, wrote me asking the workings of the si clauses of the McKinley law. Consternation would be oreated in the democratio party if tho names of these men were made public. Every country has bad 1o build up its sugar 1odus- try by » systom of bouncies, and I have it from the highest autbority in the Treasury department that the bounties this vear will aggregate $6,700,000, and not $12,000,000, as Mr. McMil has stated.” Complimented Omaha, Postmaster Thaddeus S. Clarkson of Omaha, who was summoned by the post- master general to attend the conference of forty postmasters from leading cities of the United States, left this evening for Balti- more to visit his sister and will return on Monday. Mr. Clarkson said this afternoon that Omaha had been groatly complimented by Mr. Wauamaker in tho prominence given 1o himself in the conference us it had been reviously complimented by the selection of ir. Rosewater to investigate the postal telography and pneumatic tube system of foreign countries, The confereuce lasted iast evening until midnizrnt, the postmaster general presiding and the chief clerk of the department acting as secretary. The tovics discussed were: *'Postal Telegraphy ana the Poeumatic Tube System,” *‘Postal Notes for Fractions of a Dollar,”’ “I'ree Delivery in Tow f 1,000 People and Upwards,” *‘Kural Delivery” and “Postal Telephones.” The conference had present cvery head of the Postoflice department o Answor questions relating to their division, Yestorday on in- vitation of the house committee on postoftices, a committee of which Mr. Clarkson was one selected by Mr. Wanumaker, called on the committee and presented poiuts upon which legislation is urgently requested. The com- mittee was asked by the house committee to put its ideas in writing in the shape of Dbills. Mr. Wanamaker promptly appointed & com- mittee, of which Mr. Clarison 13 & member, to take the various matters of legislation up and present them frcm the standpoint of working officials of the Postoflice department. During__ the conforenco last night Mr. Wanamaker called on Major Clarkson for romarks and Le spoke for ten minutes on ‘“‘Personal Associations with Employes,” He said that the comwendation which Mr. Wanamager had given to the administration of tho Omaba postoffice as one of the best under his supervision must bo shared by the em- ployes whose faithful work had made it what it was. He then went on to make a plea for closer personal association between the postmasters and the clerks and said that nothing but the fullest confidence between them could secure the pest results for the government., Major Clarkson will, by re- quest of Mr., Wanamaker, remain in Wash- ington for a week or ton days, Settled the Syracuse Fight, Senator Paddock today sattled the Syra- cuse postoftice contest by _recomwmending the reappointment of Miss Ballantine as post- mistress at that office. 'I'he contest has been a trisugular one, iuvolving Mr, Dyener, pos- tal clerk; RRev. Mr. Alexauder, editor of the Syracuse Journal, and Miss Ballantine, Mr, Dyeuer, who is an old_soldier drawing $24 per month pension and §1,000 a year as postal clerk, was quito strongly urged. M. Alex- auder was pushod by many of the most promiuent republicans of tho state and & number of the patrons of the office. Some time ago Mr. Alexander withdrow in favor of Miss Ballantine, carrying to her his own endorsement. Senator Paddock today said that as Miss Ballantine, by general consent, had proved & most efiicient und competent ostmistress, her efficient service eontitled er to reappomntment, especially when backed by a majority. v Miscellaneous, The War department has notified the post traders st Korts Robinson and Niobrara, Neb,, that the revocation of their appoint- ments has been extended, to take effect De- cember 1, 1842, to enable them to dispose of their stock and building, and close up their business with the least possible loss. This action was taken upon a petition signed by a iarge majority of the officers of cach military post and endorsements by the department commander and toe secretary of war, Senator Paddock bas received a petition numerously signed asking for the establish- ment of a postofice of Eduall, Neb, At the request of Senator Paddock the nawme of the postofiico at Buckley, Jefferson county, bas beeu fchanged to Thompson, and John . Martiu has beeu appoiuted post- master. ‘The morning papers print a report that General Thayer proposes to reopen his claim for a governorship for which he was unever nominated, and in whose interests not a vote was cast 1 Nebraska. The repart is received here in Washington with unconcealed laugh- ter. ‘I'nayer’s retention of the office exposed bim to universal condemnation east and his departure was bailed will pleasure, Itis conceded here that he has not a legal leg to stana on. Dr. J. M. Emmer of Atlantic, 1., one of the most prominent democrats of western Towa, is 1n the city. Licutenant R. £. Ames, Eighth infantry, is in Washington on leave. Pos H. CONSULAR SERVICE, Some Facts Concerning the Service Brought Forth in Committee. Wasuixeroy, D. C., March 12.—Tho diplo- matic and consular appropriation bill will probably ve reported to the house next week. The sub-committee of the house committee on foreign affairs kas completed consideration of the bill and will report it to the whole committee early in the week, A number of changes are proposed in the diplomatic and cousular service, and in the former there have been a number of consolidations by which savings in the service have been ef- fected by reducing the salaries of some of the consular agents where more salaries are being paid than the business and importance of the places warrant, this being particu- larly true of some places where practically 1o business is done. The business for the current vear umounts to a little more than §1,600,000. The subcommittee's bill makes a saving of some sixty odd thousand dollars in the con- sularservice, while the appropriations asked for the pan-American organizations were not called up, the committce referring them to the regular committee on appropriatiors of the house. The consulate to Denmark is consolidated with that to Sweden and Norway, the com- pensation of the minister to be #7,500, which is the present grade of each mission. One minister, it is proposed, shall represent the United States to both Bolivia and Colombia hereafter in place of a minister to country. ions to Peru and Ecuador is also proposed to be consolidated. The place of a & mimstor to Ecuador was only recently re created, and.the United States for a long timo has not been represented by a minister to that country, the gentleman appointed about a month ago, under the terms of the diplomatic act for the current fiscal year, not having salled yer. ‘There has #lso been some rearrangement ot the Central American mission and some reclassifications mado in the servico. One of the iuteresting features of the now arrangements was a proposition to reduce tho grade of the Chilian mission from $10,000 to £5,000 or §7,000. This is the place at present held by Mr. Patrick Egan. After due con- sultation 1t was decided, in view of the re- cent troubles between the United States and Chili, and of the fact thavthe Chilian mis- sion is of more than ordinary importance, not 1o recommend any change in grade. Mem- bers of the minority side of the committee beiieve that the saving effected by the bill will not affect the service unfavorably. ‘The diplomatic and consular bill has grown in the last half dozén years almost 20 per cent more than the growth of the business interests of the United States abroad in that period, #o it is thought the appropriations can be safely reduced. Democrats Can Wasmixaroy, D, C., Mareh 1 cratic caucus this evening was poorly at- tended. When the hour sunounced for its assemblage ( ) arrived there were not one dozen members present, and when Chairman Holman assumed the' gavel at 8 o'clock he confrontea not more than “forty of his col- leagues, A resolution was adopted for the appointment of a congressional campaign committee, cousisting of one democratic mem- ber from each state, to be selected by the state delegations. ‘There was no division the caucus and an adjournment was reached early in tho evening. s Admission BilI, N N, D. March 12.—The house committee on territories today finished the consideration of the Arizona statehood bill and has aecided to report it favorably to the bouse in an amended form. The territory, like New Mexico, has received very liberal treatment by the committee and 1s given one-ninth of the public lanas for school pur- oses, The amounis allowea for public uildings, etc., are aboutthe same as granted o New Mexico, making & total of 705,000 acres 1n all, —Tho demo- ABSENT MEMBERS ARRESTED Ludicrous Situation in Which Members of Uongress Were Placed. BROUGHT BEFORE THE BAR OF THE HOUSE Arraigned for Contempt—Some of the cuses Glven—Membors Was Corrected—Yesterday in the Mouse of Re Proceedings resentutives, WasmiNgroy, D, €., March 12.—The ludicrous situation that may sometimes de- velop from the rule that requires members 10 altend the sessions of the house under pain of arrest and arraignment for contempt, was fully illustrated in the attempt to amend the journal this morning. ‘'he nsuai Friday night session for the consideration of private pension bills found the house without a quorum last ovening, and someone having raised the point of no quorum, a call of the house was ovdered and the sergeant-at-arms ‘was sent out to get the delinquent members, Under the rules, the sergeant-at-arms in these emergencies may be directea by the house (o arrest every absent member whom he can find in sny part of the city ana con- duct him before the bar of the house. Here he is cited for contempt of the house in ab- senting himself without leave and reauired to give the reason or excuse for his direlic- tion. The house is usually quite indulgent to the culprits on these occasions, and ex- cuses sy flimsy that even a truant school boy would not dave invent them for his pro- tection are usually accepted with much gravity as satisfactory to tho house and the mantlo of charity cast over the erring mem- ber by & unanimous vote of his colleagues purging him of contempt. Arralgned Before the Bar of the House, When the point of no quorum was made last night by Messrs, Kilgoro and Bailey of Texas and the sergeant-at-arms ordered to briug in the abseut members, ho succeeded 1n arresting four or five of the absenteos ana bringing them before the bar of the house, According to tho journal this morning it a| pears that Mr. Coombs of New York was last night, during o call of the house brought to the bar of the house in custody of the sergeant-at-arms, Tbis Mr. Coombs denied. He said he had been notificd by a page that bis presonce was required in order to help make a quorum and ho bad come tothe house voluntarily and notunder arrest. Mr. Bynum inquired whether the person to whom the gentleman alluded as ‘'a page' was not, a deputy sergeant-at-arms, Mr. Coombs did not know whether ho was or not, fts04 1. Mr. Byoum inquired further, whether the “paga’ bad not come with him tothe capitol. Mr. Coombs réplied that the young man came on the car'with him and that he (Mr. Coombs) paid the car fare. (Laughter.] He moved that there be stricken from the jour- nal those words which showed that he was brought to the hduse under arrest. Mr. Bynum thoughit the journal should be an accurate accofint of the proceedings of the house. It wasa fact that Mr. Coombs bhad been brought to the bar under arrest and the journal should récord that fact, On Mr. Cuan.b/; mution the vote stood 72 to 5 [ 51. ¢ Mr. Bynum rafsed the point of no quorum. Mr, O I's Excuse, Mr. O'Neill of Pennsylvania took exception to the journal. Last uight bo had beeu ex- cused Irom atfending ou account of sickness, Hehad not been sick or intirm; he had stayed away because he had no pension bills on tho calondar, During bis tiventy-seven years of seryice in the house he had,” by the blessing of God, been detained from Lhe house but one day and a balf ou account of sickuess, and ne wanted the Lord to continue tnat blessing. {Laughter. | ‘I'he senate amendments o the urgent de- ficiency bill wore noncoucurred in and Messrs. Sayres, tolmap, aud Dingley were appeinted conferees, Private business was then taken up, tho first bill being for the relief of the First Motnodist cturch of Jackson. passago the vote stood 51 to 33 Mr. Dungan of Obio said that in the ab- sence of some of the gentlemen from 'Texas, Messrs. Kilgore aud Bailey, he would make the point of no quorum. | Laughter. | On Mr. Bailey’s putting in un appearance, Mr. Dungon withdrew the point, but it was promptly renewed by the gentieman from Texas. The Will was finally passed, nays, 31. ‘The next bill was one for the relief of the estate of Andrew J. Diemen, and it was also passed, buta roll call was agaiu necessary 10 order to obtain a quorum. Public business was then suspended and he house proceeded to the consideration of resolutions in respect to the memory of the lateJohu R. Gamble of South Dakota. After eulogies by Mr. Pickler of South Dakota, Mr. Perkins ot Iowa, Mr. Johnson of North Dakota, Mr. Lind of Minnesota, Mr. Bryan of Nebraska and M. Jolley of South Dakota the house, as u mark of respect to the deceased. adjonrned. Tenn, Onits yeas, 47; POACHERS AT WORK. Canadian Vessels Already nitting Depredations in Aluskan Waters, WasmiNaroy, D, C., March 12.—United States Consul Meyers has furnished the De- parument of State with a List of sailing ves scls which have cleared trom Victoria up to March 2, anc says that a fleet of sealers has been operating during the past few weeks along the coust between the mouth of the Columbia river and Cape Flattery, meeting the herd of seals as they come north, Pass- ing vessels report that as a rule the weather has been flue and the number of seals taken very satisfactory to the ficet, one roport saying: *The hunt- ers are busy shooting seals. For instance, from October 20 the catch of six vessels was reported to be 573, toat of six other ve: S 025, and Kebruory 20, of six vessels 337. ossful are B. Marvin, i have in past years been pur- sued and are notorious poachers. The consul reports that the sealers have goue out this season earlier than usual, fearing a renewal of the modus vivendi and hastened to sea to avoid official notice of it. NEWS OR THE ARMY, Complete List of ges in the Regular ervice, WasiiNarox, D. C., March 12.—[Special to assignments to roziments of ofticors recently promoted and transfors of officers aro or- dered : George C. Vansickles, hospital corps, now awaitiug orders at Fort Logan, Colo,, 13 as- signed to dutv at Fort D, A. Russell, Wyo ‘I'no leave of absence granted Captain ‘Thadeus W. Jones, Tenth cayalry, Fevbruary 4, 1892, is extended four months, Western P Wasuixaroy, D, C., nsions, March 12.—Special Telogram to Tue Bek,]—The following list of pensions granted is reported by The B ana Examiner Bureau of Claims: Nebraska: Original—James Darloy, San- ford Hill, B, C, Jones, William D, Collins, John Wise, Georgo Colpiu, William H. man, Mason Hungerford, Warner, Henry 't Isaac Allen, 5, MeCall, William Perkey. crease—Willism H. Thompson. Original widow—Mary E. Brown, rah Romin, Mary Warner. Towa: Onginal—Levy Gamole, Freder- ick W. Horn, Timothy D. Brown, Lewis Voulnt, John' Brockway, Collins 'W. Un thank, Plyn Brown, James Hoon, liobert Hefly, Robert Turney, William V. Griswold, George W. Cate, William J. Webber (de- coased), William Frederick Kukuk, Lewis b, Kennedy, Josiah K. Mar- tin, Willism Good, Josiah utler, Josepl Brush, William M.'Hatlory, Delos B, Cosey, William White. Additional--Georee W. Smith, William H. Weltch, Jouah D. Hart, Jacob ' Bettikofer, James McKiernan. e newal and increase--Peter Iomines. In- crease —Charles Bentner. Reissue—Thomas Original widow—Mary Durkin, Dakota: Original—Harvey Galios John Moran, Frank A. Vauficet, . Cook, Lawrenco' Dwyer, Aden k. ton. Additional--Lafayette Brigham, Blaine Feeling Well, Wasnixgrox, D, C., Mareh 12—t was | is full of poetry, humor aud pathos, stated at Mr. Blaine's house tonight that the secrotary was feeling very well and would provably be able tolcave the house early next woéek. In response toaquestion whether Mr. Blaino contemplated a trip to the south, it was said that ho bad made no plans for the future. FOR THE EXPOSITION. Manufacturers Association Secures the Cot- 1scum Building and Other Facilities, The Manufacturers and Consumers associ- ation completed the arrangements yesterday for the lease of the Coliseum building for the coming manufacturers’ exposition. They are to have the use of the building trom June 1 to June 28, which will enable taem to extend the time of the exposition beyond the date originally decided upon, ~pro- vided 1t is thought desirable to do so. The street railway company will put in a loop from the Sixteenth street and Twenty-fourth street lines to the bulding, thus bringing threo car lincs by its door ‘This will make the Coliseum readily acces: ble from any part of the city. President PPage of tho association will make a trip tarough the state to consult with meni- bers recarding the exhibition. e will be i Nebraska City on Tuesday, at Heatrice on Wednesday, at Hastings on Thursday and at Kearney on Frida; Secretary Braaley will visit Lincoin and I'remont the middle of the coining wook. Omaha manufacturers are becoming very enthusiastic over the exposition and are pro- dicting great things for it. One manufac- urer has promised to spend §1,000 1n making an exhibit of his goods and the. method of manufacture, — - WANT THE VIADUCT BADLY. Fifteenth Strest People Witl Council Vin Petition. ‘There was & meeting of South Fifteenth street property owners Inst nightat 1520 Williams street, ‘I'he subject undor discus- siov was the demand for a I'iftesnth street viaduct., Mv. Avton Kuuda was chosen chairman of whe meeting. He spoko at some longth upon the subject, holding thata Fifteenth street viaauet was s necessity aud that a united effort should be made to sccure it. Mr. R. E. Copson aiso spoke in favor of the Fiftconth street viaduct. He said that the property owners on South Kifteentn had helped to build the Sixteentn street via- ductand it wasnow time that Fifteenth street should bo given a viaduet, not for the purnose of defeating the new viaduct on Six- teenth strect, but for the uccommodation of the pecplo both north and south of tho rail- road tracks, A committeo was appointed tosolicit signa- tures to a petition favoring a Rifteenth street viadue', which will be presented to the coun- cil. Auton Knuda, Vencil Semina and R. E, Copson constituts the committee, Another meeting of property owners will be callea soon by the above committee, Assail the il SR A Grand Rally, “T'he opening gun of the upproaching polit ical campaign will be fired at Exposition ball, corner Pourieentn aud Capitol avenue, Hatuz: day evening, March 19, Kvery republican in the city is cordially invited to attend and citizens genorally will be welcome to take {n:n in the exercises. The groat seues of tho day on which the pre campaign will be fought out, and which are now tho all-absorning questions of dobate in Loth bouses of congress will bo most ably and thoroughly — discuss Under the auspices of the Lancoln club Hon. John M, Thurston will be the orator of the occasion, and amasterly presentation of the tariff in all ity bearings will take place. 1¢is ex- pected that wmany prominent republicans through the stato will be present 1o add in terest (0 the address. Seats will bo reserved for ladies, and tho rally promises 10 be a wemorahle event on the exciting issues of the national campalgn. Brourme secretary, H. C. Broxe, Prosident. “The R y Thav excellent character actor, My, Henry Lee, with his strong comany of players will presout the society drama *“The Ruunaway Wife,” at Farnam Street theater, beginning Thursday night next. The story There is either a laugh or a cry in every line. Tt i absorbing in its interest, Arthur Kastman has married a lady of high ranl who has been society loved by Talbot Vane. The husband overhears Vane make a declaration of love to his wife. Ilastman, unknown ta his wite, has put his name to notes which he cannot meet and when Vane is confronted, he retorts by producing those napers and aestroying them. One day while at work av his easel Flastman is stricken bind. From he.e the scene changes to the farm of Hes- ter Kastman, Arthur's sister, where hus- band, wife and child seek refugo after the loss ‘of their property. Prompted by his sister tho blind artist becomes jealous of Vane, and unablo to bear the persccutions of ber husband’s sister, Mrs. Eastman leaves the place to find employmeut. Fifteen years elapse and Mrs, Eastman bad becomo the wife of Talbot Vane, who meanwhile bad becomo Lord Charnleich. In the third act 8t o musicalo at Lord Charnleigh's, Mrs. Eastman 1s presented to her son and hos band, who have assnmed the name of Vore, In tho lust act husband and wife arc ree united. Aam Omaha has contributed to many amuses ment successes, but Manager Boyd is author~ ity for the statemout that the Bostonians have just done tho baunner business of alk similar engagements in the history of the city. That was tho most grateful tribute Lo the excellence of the Bostonians that could have been asked. This remarkable engagement closed last ovening with a charming work of the lamerted Cellier, the comic opera ‘*Dorothy."” Tho score is made up of bright but simple mus:c admirably adapted for popular taste, and in the plot and lires is a rich, refinea vein of humor, Tho cast included Messrs. Barnaboo, Donald, Hoff and Cowles, Mesdames Hamil- ton and Davis rud Misses Bartlett and Ulmer, and it is scarcely necossary to add that they presented a spirited and thoroughly artistic production. ‘Tho audience was the most enthusiastic of the engagement, and the Bostoniuns will be remembered as the ideal opera company for popular favor, At the I'arnam Street theater the Carloton Opera company also closed an exceptional engagement last evening. The opora was “lrmiaie,”’ which has already been noticed in theso columns, 'Phe Carlétons also broke all previous records for similar engagements under the present management, and the at- | tendance at the matinces was considered phenomenal, ac- nited States Marine Band, The celebrated Marine band of Washing« ton, under the directorship of M. John 1’, Sousa, will give two concertsin Omaha on March 26, Saturday afternoon aud even- ing. These concerts were announced to be given in the Girand opera house, but owing to the fact that it will be occupied by the pro- prietors of the Kden Musee atthat time, @& change has beon madein favor of the tion hall in the same building. Fr acoustic standpoint this will be proferable, as it willgive the audicnce a better oppor tunity to hear tho successful prima donua, Mille. Marie Decca. The Apollo club man- agemont hus received the programs for the concerts and they augur well for a delightful treat. R Honor to an Omihi Musical Amateur, Miss Myrtle Coon, whose swoet und pleas- ing soprano voice has often surprised and charmed Omaha audiences, was bighly hon= ored vesterdny afternoon. She was I quested to sing beforo the Bostonians, and Mr, Karl and Mr. Barcabee personally ex- pressed great satisfaction atthe quality of per volce and the natural musical talent which she displayed. As result she will Eronnblv be ere long & member of Lbis celes rated company. to undertake minor parts. - Building ¥ s, The following parmits wero issuel yesters day by the superintondent of buildings : Eden Musee comwpany, alterations on Grand opera house, Fifteenth street und Capitol avenue A l‘urphelnn. "Durtec avenue Three winor permite, repairs on Exposition th street and Capitol PObMbs + oveniee