Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 2, 1892, Page 10

e THE OMAHA DAILY BEE e A SUNDAY OCTOBER 2, 1802 TWE Y PAGE How an Towa Firm Oaptared a Govern- ment Oontract for the Work, DUBUQUE AS A SHIPBUILDING CENTER Bome Interesting Facts About the New Gov- ernment War kngine and About Tore Pedo Bonts in General-Marino War- in Many Nations, fure Surprite was the chief feoling of the east- ern contractors when it came out that the Towa Iron works of Dubuque, Ia, had put in & bia for the construction of torpedo boat No. 2—surprise and a littlo amusement. "Tis true, their bid was the lowest, but sinoe a torpedo boat had never becn made at an inland town the bid was a were bit of bravado on the company’s part. But the surprise and amusoment soon changed to anger and Jisappointment when it was found that the little Davia of the west had van- quished tho eastern Goliath and actually carried off_tho prize from its puffed up com- petitors, T'hien the wiseacres wad faulttind- ers pointed out that 1t was impossible for the contract to ba carried out—and they named their reasons seriatim. The result was the detailing of Naval Constructor Poilip Hick born and Cnief Engineer N, P, Towne to visit Dubuque and report to the government as 1o whether the objections could be sus tained. Ine report showed that the lowa lron works had ample fa cilities for doing tho work—modern tools, trained workmen, a suporintenuent of exceptional ability and a record extending over thirty years of similar work done on Mississippi river boats, The sequel is thet our second torpedo bout is now almost fin- ished on the banks of the Mississippt. Tt is ina small noat vard abouta quarter ofa mile from the main works whero all the metul work is got ready. For uine months 150 men have been at work on itand it now in such shape that it will be finished by November 1. At prosont it looks in outline like & colossul cigar: the framework 1s ail in place, the division into compartments com- ploteds ‘the iron and steel thus far used is vainted a aull ligyptian red. The plans and_ specitioations have beon furnished by the United States government, though many of the minor detatls are by the Jowa Iror, works. This is the plan: Hull 150 feet long, 15-foot beam, 11 lect deep, made of steel angles and plates, tho cutsido to be of galvanized stecl onc-signth of an inch thick. The steel in the deck is mado speeinlly from government spucilications. On thedeck is placed a conning - tower, conical box, about 6 feet 1n dismeter and 7 feet high. From this tower the vessel is steered and handled, the power which rezu- iates tie discharge of the torpedo originating here, In the bow, two feot anove the water line, 1/ 48 the torpedo tube, 12 inches in diameter, 10 or 12 feet in length. There is also a space on (+ deck from which a torpedo may be fired. I'he boat is furnished with quadruple ex ‘pansion engines with twin screws; the boil- ers are of tho Thornycroftpatteru—the best made; it is an Lnglish patent. Included in the machinery aro eight cylin- ders, made from the most superior cast iron, having beads of cast steel polished to a paiu- + ful brightuess, Tho models of these cylinders are first made iu wood. There are two shafts, ono 55 leet, the other 52 fuet, of steel filed as smooth s glass by hand work. Thoy will pass shrough the center of the vout, and by con- nection with the engine turn the wheel. There are twelve bulkheads made of solid steel plates riveted togethor. Everything conneeted with this boat wiil bodone by ma- ohinery—steering, handling and discharging the torpedo. The main engine will bo handled by using a small engine. The tor- pedo i to be discharged by olectrieity; tho boat will be furnished with i nowerful search light, and every clectrical devica for obtain- taining o maximum and minimum outlay of human encrgy; it will contain fifteen water- tight chambers, which will embrace dn regular order toward the door, pantry, lockers, lavatory, wardroom, state- rooms, powder magazine, machimsts' quarters, voiler, compass rooms, lockers for signals, engine room with coal bunkers on either side, two fresh water tanks for dis. tillea warer, capacity 360 gallons,crew space, torpedo storeroom, locker seats, steam wind- lass at rear. ‘There are two folding boats .. imade of watertight canvas and metal and a orane for bandling torpedoes. k The only wood used is the mastin the ,. center, Onv hundred and tweuty tons of metal have been used or will beused in its .+ construction, though the machinery, boiler + aud water wlill weigh but fiftv-one and three- quarter tons. The motive power will devel- 11/ op & force equal to 2,000 pounds horse power, and a speed of twonty-four knots an hour, A Knot is ove und one-eighth mile. The work has peen under the constant supervision of William A. Windsor, chief engineer 1 tho Unrited States uavy, and Lioyd Bankson,who .. Auperintends the makiug of the hull. They have beeo sent from Washington und every inch of the boat has grown under thoir spo- clal care and scrutiny and that of William Hopkivs, superintendent of the lIowa Iron b works. When finished, it will be launched in the Mississippi a few vards from its present position, floated down to the Guif of Mexico and thence to the United States naval station at Pensacols, I'la. The price to bo pald is $118,000, with an added bonus should the .. 8peed prove greater than twenty-four kuots. ‘Theexnct sum of the bonus is a secret as . yeu. ‘There are good grounds for bolieving / that this new engine ot daestruction will be alled *“L'be Dubuque.” Senator Aliison in . an interview with the secrotary of the navy submitted & request to that effect, nud there . s _every reason to expecl that the distin- guished senator’s v t will be regarded. T'he torpedo designed for use with this boat will be the Whitehead, of Iuglish . uake, or the Lay, an American torpedo somewhat similar. A torpedo is merely an e gloslvn agent inclosed in a watertight vessel Che Whitebead, “which can do every ut spuak,” said Lord Charles Beresford, «(heoaly one which may be considered well doveloped naval weapon. v s i aifferent sizes, from 12 to 19 length, and from 12 to The cross section is point ut each end. a made feet in 5 inches in diametor. ireular, tapering to a 1t i ablo of being so adjusted that on beiug discharged 1t will ¢ travel at any depth between b and 15 feou below the fice of the water, and it will main. tain this depth for its entive run, which wili , be of a uniform depth. It cun be so set that af it does mot strike the ship it I8 mimed at it will sink at the end of is range. Kor exercise it can bo set to stop at any distanco withiu its limits, rise 0 the surface and foat, There eral chambers in a torpedo, the foro- vhich contaivs the explosive ma- which is usually dynamite, This strikiug a ship by some p point of & steel Oucof tue chum- terial, chargo is firea on mechanism which forces strikor into the dotouator. Yors works two exterior rudders on each side of the tail, which keep the torpedo at a uni- torm depth during its run. This device has aever boen patented and is a socret, but the tails of it have been purchased by all rominent maritime nations. ‘o aiv cham- r in a torpedo is geuerally made of fluid compressed steel, the other compartments of thin plate steel, These torpedoes cau ba discharged from above or below water, 1n the latter case from 8 tube, the muzzlo of which forms par: of she stem of the boat. One torpedo is able to gestroy av ironolad. The point most desira- Plo to obtaiy in building a 1orpedo boat is the winimum of weight with the necessucy steength, The germ of the torpedo way be swld to bave opeen in the floating powder vessols used at tho siege of werp, 1555, ‘nelr use was proposed and attompted at the beginning of the century, but their first successful use dates from the civil war of 1861-1864, when Lieutenwnt Cushing, for - whom our ouly torpedo boat is named, sank the confederato Albemarle, und the Housa- . Louic was sunk by a confederate submarino boat off the coast of Charleston. The follow- g, if not entrely accurate, will very elosely upproximate to the reality in giwving the number ol torpedo boats owued by aif- ferent nations: ) England, 100; 3 Russia, . Germany, 100: United States, 1. In 1585 & mimic naval war took place off she coait of lreland for the purvoss of test- Ant- Robert Fulton first uawed them 1503 torpedo boats. Eungland then owned « eunly eight first class torpedo voals, two of were 118 feet long, six of 57 feet in . M. Gabriel Charmes, in the Revue des Deux BUILDING A TORPED) BOAT { Mondes, affirms that tho boats of the future for naval warfare wiil be the nimble torpedo boats, for which he thinks a fleet of iron- clads no match, but they should be numerous compared with fronclads. On the othor hana, a high English authority, while ad- mitting that torpedo boats as a suppiément 1o ironcluds are almost a necessity rould still keep the ironclad 1o the foreground. ‘The chief nations have established schools for investigating the subject of submarine warfare, but the utmost secrecy is thrown around their doings. Under tho head of submarine warfare ara vessels for offonse and defense, and the schools of the one are in_no _way connected with the oth Tnhe Cushing is what 1s termed a locomotive torpedo; the new boat® will bo the sare. The United States school for defensive work is located in New York harbor,at Willets; Point this form of wariare is known as “submarine mines.” The school for offensive vessels is at Newport, R. [ Torpedo boats plaved an active part in all our modern wars. They were usod in our Civil war, in the Franco-Prussian war, in the I'rench war in China and in the war be- tween Chili and Peru - TAKIN' THE P 1PERS, Julia H. May tn Boston Jowrnal, Says Lo myselt, s1ys 1, What's the use of readin’ the papers? 1 ken take it for grante | somebody'll dio AR’ s0me folks be cuttin up capers. An' election will come an' 2o AR somebody'll be elset Au' why shonld 1 ¢ rea Jost how it bs nll eiTecto Twill put the Iyin' papers by Says Lo mysolf, to myseif'says [ Jpper to know Says [ to mysolf, says 1 (A week er w fortnight after 1'd stoppod my paper), [ wondor why The men is so full luuzhter An' T wonder what's to biy Tt 1 S0 boamin'— Is tho I slonrod away? Tt kinder seens jin' Ez 1 Ud Tatd my thinkers by, Says | to myself, (o myseif says L Says 1 to myseli, suys 1 (A month or a coupio 3 ' thirstin for news, te be o It §s goin’ azin wy natur; 0 for i 100k at tho 810 ks, An'apeep at tho murder columu, An' to know if the cholera ship's in docks An' it makes mo teel so solemn, Lmust peop ata paper, kindor siv, Suys Lo myself, to myself says L tting so dry, Says 1o mysolf, suys [ (Atter I'd done a peekin'), I can't muke connections et I try, An'l feeil so kinder sneakin', An' the papers 1s ail so cheap, An' the time it takes so small in To read the news. An' [ mustn't keep My corn it the pricos fail in, An’ T guess tho papers doosi't [i No niore'n the folks, to myself says L An'so to myselt says I, I'il e i good time perusin® The mornin’ paper, un' know the why OF the things that 've beon a lostn’; An' L read it all rignt through, Au' I pald two conts for my readiu'y A now 1 know thing or two, Of whaststhic country’s noedin’, An' Linust know it. or I shail dio, WhioUhor 141 1y i or not, suys f. ey Wales has & church for overy 250 Welsh- men. During the past year between 8,000 ana 0,000 churches have been built in this coun- try. Rev. Myron W. Reed, a popular Denver s a candidate for cougress on two ‘There is sull burning in India a sacred fire that the Parsees lit 1,200 years ago. 1t1s re- plenished with sacred woods five times a day. Rov. John Wilcox ot Rockford, Ill., has been notifica of the doath of a brother in New Zealand, who left tim a fortune of 5,000, Au Alabama man who is foundivg a new religion advertises for a lady of means to assist in mis work. Upon these ‘‘rocks’ he proposes to build ms church. Some receatly discovered tho collars of the Wesleyan conference book room in London contain some hymas and poems of Courles Wesloy in his own hand- writing. A volume of poems by Samuel Waesley was also found. A nover divinity schooi has been estab- lished av Boulder, Col. It is to be nonsec tarian, not only i the sense of being under the control of no particular aeuomination, but also in the actual representation and co- operation of representatives of several different denominations n its direction and teaching. One of Mr. Whittier's last public acts was joining the Brotherhood of Christian Unity. In doing this he wrote the following lotter to the founder of the society: **Mr. Theodore 1", Seward, New York.—Dear Friend: For years I hayo bean desitous of & movement Tor uniting all Christians with uo other creed or pledge thau & sumple recognition of Christ as our joader. I huve read thy published articles on tho subject with heatty approval ad sympathy. 1 am truly thy friend, Jonn Whittier,” Rov. A. N. Keigwin, a Prosvyterian min- 1ster of Welmington, Del., prophesies the ond of the world in 1807, Heexpects that in that year the Jows will be restored o the toly Land, and that they will buila anew tne tem- ple against the second coming of Cnrist. Ho draws these conclusions from several much discussed passages in the Book of Revelation and has been preaching sermons for sowe time past with the special object of preparing uis flock for the eveuts of 1507 Cardinal Edward Howavd, whose death is announced, belongea to the ducal house of Norfotk, which heads the peerage of Eng- land. It was & surprise when a young and dashing life guardsman he threw up his com- mission iv the army and entered the Catholic priesthood; but nis learning and piety were unquestioued aud he soon rose to a high po- sition in the church. The biood taint 1n nis familv, nowever, showed itself, and for the last fivo years ho had been a childish im- becile, In the last yoar the American Bible soclety nted and issued from the bible house 913,- 3 copies of the bible or parts of the bible, which 15 more than two books for every minute of the 313 working days of the year. And the whole number of the issues of the society during the seventy-six years of its existence have been 57,531,908 copies, Since 1804 the issues of bibles aud parts of the bible, through bible societes, have been over 530,000,000 coples. Dr. Avthur T. Pierson, who, it s now an- nounced, hus tinally been selocted for Spur- £eon's successor as pastor of the Metropoli- tan taoeruaclo in London and who will as- sume bis new duties next January, has been engaged in evangelistic work most of his time siuce 1883, when e terminated a liyo yeurs' term ol service as pastor of tho Bothany Preshyteriau churcn in Phila- delphia. Horn in New York and educated at Sing Sing, Turrytown, Hamiton college and Union Theological seminary, he received his license to presch trom the New York presbytery in 1860, Ho fitled pastorates in Waterford, N. Y., Binghumton and Dotroit before going to Poiladelpbia. The work of Trinity church (New York) during tho past year reached large propor- tions. The collections taken throughout the parish amoanted to $43,60: the appro- priations by the vesiry for parish purposes wern £45,10.20; approvriations for purposes outside the parish, #1,721.50, The parish has 0,014 communicauts; 667 scholars atteud tho daily parish sctools, 281 the night schools and there are 1,360 scholars and teachers in the industrial schools. There are 8526 scholars in the Sunday schools, with 271 of- ficers and teacher: —_—— Another Discovery at Fompell, A very beautiful little palace has just been disinterred from its grave of voleanic uashes at Pompeii in the fifth region of the cxcavations. The entrance wanuscripts in is an elegant atrium of tufa columns covered with stucco and having Corinthian capituls finely From the number and measures of tho fragments broken at the time of the great eruption, it will be possible to re- store completely the atrium. Then comes @ peristyle less injured, also of tufa columns futed and covered hali ¥y up with stucco. Ihe pediment resting on the columns is decorated on both sides with very fine stuceoes. Iron supports huvo Leen specially arranged to prescrve the peristyle in its ancient stato and to preserve it from bad weather. The roof has been repaired with tiles made exactly like those still remaining, The lower hulf of & pair of folding doors has been successfully re- produced in plastor, sculptured. | ECHOES FROM LODGE ROOMS Movements in fecret Ciroles the Past Seven Days. 0DD FELLOWS COMING TO OMAHA Short RHistory of the Foundation of the Woodmen of the World—Getting the Gonts In Fighting Condition—Royal Arcanumites in Harness. The lodge goats have boen taking a rost the past weok, in most part dus to vhe hot weather which has prevailad, but with the appearance of coolor pights the condition of things will undoubtedly chango and a boom among tho fraters will follow as a natural sequence. The event of groatest importance during the month of October is the meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows in this oity, 1021, for which great preparations are baing made. The beautiful hall of the OJd Follows at Fourteenth and Dodge streets has been hauasomely froscoed and decorated for this occasion and it is now ono of th handsomest iudeo rooms in this country. The symbols of tho order, tho ark of the covenant, the open haud and the heart in the palm, the bilan ces and sword, the decalogue, the “all ssoine” oye, the threo links, tho ux and other symbolic features of Odd Fellowship are artistically represented in a border around the ceiling, in addition to the symbols of the Patriarchs Militsnt and the Daughters of Rebekab. At either end of the hall thoartist tas allowed his fancy free play and the re sultis two very effective bits of color 1 keep- ing with the tenets of the faithful The whole effect is delightiuily pleasing and the wowmbers of the grand lodze will agree that Omana has a rigat to ve proud of their Odd Fotlows lodge nnd 1ts spacious lodge room. While the arrangements for the grand loage meeting are still in embryo they have progressed sufliciently to show that the visitors are going to bo_royally entertained. On Thursday, October 20, tho rand lodge of lowa, which’ meets at that time in Council Biuffs, and the grand lodge of Nebraska, supported by the subordinato lodges and Ezra Millard canton Patriarchs Militant as a bodyguard will parade the principal streets of the city and afterwards a banquet and ball will' be tendered all the visiting Odd Fellows at Washington hall, Whilo the grand lodyra is in session at Odd Fellows lall the Daughters of Rebokih will hold their anuuat meeting in the Woodmon’s hall, Continontal building. AL F and AL A change in the manner of guvernment of the southern jurisdiction of the Scotiish Rito Masonry is at present under discussion, Washington, . C., is the hendquarters of the movement. lu the United States there are two jurisdictions of Scotish Rite Ma- soury, tho northern and the southern. In the former the chiefs have always been chosen by a vote of the subordinute lodges, whilst in the lacter the ieaders have been selfperpstuating aud chosen by themselves with a life tenure. The northern jurisdic- tion has headquarters at Now York, and comprises the states as far south as Obio and west to the Missouri river. The south- ern oceupies the remainder of the territory, with headquarters at Washington, D. C. Up to his death, two years ago, General Alvert Pike was the grand commander of the southern jarisdiction, and his successor has not yet been appointed; but tha suureme ocouncil, which meets at Washington, Octo- ber 11, is to appoint a grand commander in place of the general and it is demanded that he oo chosen by & body representativo of the lodges, the chapters, councils and consisto- ries of the different states and not by the vote of the members of the supreme council, as beretofore. The prevalling sentiment is in favor of the chauge, and it1s exceedingly likely that the time-honored custom will ve discontinued, and not only the grand commander, but all officers of the supreme councit of the south- ern jurisdiction will be chosen by election of the subordinate bodies, after the manner followed oy the northern jurisdiction. All the Blue lodges iu the city rre having work these nights and the order is growing, as it deserves to grow, in strength and use- fuluess. There ere nearly 15,000 Masons in the state andall are working for the ad- vancement of the most ancient secret body in the world. Tuesday uight was regular meeting night for all the Scotush Rite bodies and there was & very fair attenaance of mombers. It 15 thought that the Scottish bodies above the lodge of Parfection may go on & pilgrim- age to fHastings this fall and deliver the sacred mysteries to @ number of postulants who are desirous of reaching tho degree of the white and black eagle. The temple quarter of which Mrv. Jo Bar- ton is manager 1s domg excellent work and will undoubtedly take high rank in musical circles this winter, ‘The only woman Mason hails from Cali- fornia now. If this thing keeps up she is likely to come from Zanzibar, Woodmen of the World, Tho Woodmon of the World, an organiza- tion destined o become a power in the ranls of tho fraternal sociotics erectod as an insur- ance company, was born in Omaha having originated at a convention held at the Pax- ton hotel June 5, 1500, The order of Modern Woodmen contributed in the persons of sev— eral memeters to this convention, there being present F. A. Falienberg of Denver, J. C. Root, the founder of the Modern Woodmun, Dr. W. O. Rogers, Dr. Dorwood, John I. Yates, R.T.Court of Springtieid, IiL, F. . Kooss, Lincoln. Mr. Root took the initiative in the matter and, profiting by the mistakes of the older organization, presented @ schemo of insur- ance which met tha hearty support of the other gentlemon prosent and the Woodmen of the World was created. Colonel B, W. Jewell was made the tirst severeigu clerk nd tho headquartors was establisbed at Mau- chester, la. Mr. J.C, Root was made the first sovereign commander by virtue of his cou- nection with the old order and his intimate kunowledyo of fraternal societies. Dr. flogers was elected sovereign physician, Through tho efforts of several well knowa citizens the fiest camp in the order was worked up in this ciLy ana on the ovening of its erection meinbers were shown the beauties of the first degree which is called, and very appropriately, “‘protection.” The outlook for 'tho order was very bright at the time and ex-Governor Sherman of Towa, Senator Erwin of Wisconstu aud Hon, C. C.'Farmer of Ilinois having becomo in- terested in the order a meatng of the order wus callod at Des Moines in Septomber, 1890, to cousider the expedioncy of locating tho sovereign headquarters elsewhere, Ofters of oftice room having been tendered the oM- coers by Mr. Sheely of this ecity, and all tho puuses of the matter bav- ing been considered, it was decided to remove the headquarters from Manchester, ia, to Omaha and incorporate under the luws of Nebraska, and in Decomber of 1590 the bheadquarters was established here, Colonel B, W, Jowell, not beieg able to fol- low the hieadquariers 1o this city, resignea and Mr. John T, Yates, paying teiler at the Nebraska Nationsl baok, was elected sov- ereign cierk. Alpha camp, No 1, was insti- tutbd during the month of Dacember, as has been proviously stated, with 125 members and the second camp was erected at Gresham, Neb. Now taere aro 200 camps in the soverelgn jurisdiction, and 106 iu tue Pacific jurisaiction. This di- vision of the union iuto two jurisdiotions is sometning new in insurance orgauizatious, sud is found to work unusually well. The Pacific jurisdiction, while bolding allegiance to the sovereign jurisdiciion, pays its own death losses, aud 10oks after the nine states allotted to its care, The sovereign jurisdic- tion 1ncludos twenty-stx states aud the prov- e of Ontario. The total membership of tho order today is 15,500, achieved since December, 1500, an unbrecedented growth. 1ts death benefits range from $500 Lo 83,000 aud & monument costing #100 is erectod over the graves of the deceased members. Like the Itoyal Arcanum and kindrod societics it has the graded assessment plan and 80 close ave the ligamonts bound togeher that the or- dor must in a few years become oue of the fuwous fraternal assoctatious of the world as it is designed to erect & Europear jurisdiction next year, Mr, 1. T, Court leaving tbis week for London L) estabiish a beaa camp there, Simultaneous with My, Court’s sailing for Englana a repre- sentative trom the Pacific jurisdiction will leave for Australia to perform missionary work there, Siove the organization of the | ordor thirty-six Tosts hava boon patd In tha soveroign jurisasedion and thirty-five in the Pacific jurisdictiohsa somewhat romarkable fact vhen it {s thembered that only nine states ecompri¥e .¥he Pacific jurisaiotion and twenty-lx, guates the sove- reign jurisdiotjop. Buat it is osaily oxplained; the todges in Colorado belonging t the Modera Woodmoen went over in & body to the Wopdmoen of the World and of course the risk/was made correspondingly groater. Alpha ¢mp No. 1 now has 500 membars, the lafgddt lodge of any fraternal order fn the stage., Ryl Arcanam. Union Pacifig, ' counoil of the Roval Arcanum is about sending out a circular lotter to the variou¥ fraternal societies in tho olty calling attention to the advantagos of their hull on the seventh floor of Tnk Ber building with the view of securiog a fow mere tenants, Tho olevator and janitor sorvice of Tie Brr building are tho best in tho city, the elevators runnine all night. The hall is lighted by eleotriolty and baving sevoral windows opsning to the south is delightfully cool in summer. It is finished in oak and is elogautly and tastefully furnished. There ara two Iargo waiting rooms in connec- tion and 1n one of the storo rooms adjoining are a gas swove, dishes, tublos and every con- veniencs for serving refreshments. The hall is by far the neatest and most desirable place in the city for fratornal meotings. Suporintendent Baker of Tur Bee building will show the rooms atany time, aud ar- rangoments for leasing may bo made with Mr. W. M. Gillen, Board of Trado butlaing. Union Pacifio council is booming and the boys mean to make it the banner lodgoe of the west this winter. 'hov are considering sev- oral new foatures which thoy proposoe intro- ducing as the nights grow coldor, and the mercury secks sholter in the bulb, Pioneer conncil moves placidiy along now and then taking in a now member just to koen up appearances. Ploneor 1s not dead, but sloopin Iidelity council of Council Bluffs is having a biz increase and as usual will lead in the social lifo of our sister city during the win- ter. The new South Omaha council is active and enorgetic and means to make a racord if push and enterprise wil do it. Good Templars, - Tho program and arrangoments are com pleted for lee_novo\ ontertainment to be given by Lifeboat lodge No. 150, Inaepondent Order of Good Tembplars, in Marathon hall, ‘Twenty-fifth avonuo and Cuming streot, Thursday evening. This promises to bo the vest entertainment ever given by this alroady popular lodge of loyal Good Tom- plars, as many special attractive features aro orepared for ouch—tho concert program, tableau and art loan exhibit. A raro treat is nssured all who attond, A valuable ol vainting, now being painted, will bs voted to the most popuiar lady present. Independent Order Foresters. Court Omaha, No. 1001, meets rogularly the second and fourth Fridays of ench month in their hall in Tur Beg building. Court Omaha was orgamzed only Iast summer but is now on a firm basis and” judging from the rupid strides the order is taking throuzh this, as yet, her only representative court here, orestry is certainly here to stay and ex- pecting a large wewpbership, arip. UL AL Washington, *Columbia and Winona coun cils, Noe. 1,3 'and 4, Junior Order United American Mechantes of Omaha, will go to South Omaha in @ body next Sunday and join_Garfield eouncil, No, 5, in attending services at the First’ Presbyterian cuurch thero. ( - —— THE TR ATERS. .39 The J. C. Duff Overa company numbering sixty people in 411, and this year tho best equipped repertbirs organization on tho road, will appear here on Tuesday and Wednesday next. The company contains some of the most prominent, and bast known grusts in the operatdo profossion. The prima donna 1s Miss Helen Beitram, who 1s'ngdt only an accomplished singer, but an -exceedingly chic and pretty woman and clever actress. ‘The colebrated tenor, Charles Bassett, has been aspecially engagod for leading roles. He is today the leading English-speaking tenor of this country. Another clover member of Mr. Duff’s company is Helen von Doenhoft, re- cently at the New York Casino, aud one of the fow good contraltos on the stage. As comedian, the ever popular and versatile J. H. Ryley who has so long beon associated with all Gilvert and Sullivan’s oporas. The other principals are Miss Villa Kuox and Miss Minnio do Rue, sopranos; Miss Drew Don- aldson and Miss Annie Cameron, mezzo sopranos: Miss Grace Atherton. contralto. and Miss:Gussie Coogun, dancer; Messrs King, Morgun and Muurice Abbey, tenors; Messvs. William Hamilton _and William Schuster, bassos, and Messrs. John J. Raffact and Joseph C. Fay, baritones. The chorus is large and well trained. The repertoire includes ““A Trip ‘o . Africa,’ a buautaful opera avove the ordinary run of comic opera of today; “The Gondoliers,” the last joint work of Gilbert avd Suliivan, and perhaps the greatest novelty of all, the celebrated “Cav- alleria Rusticana,” which brought 1ts com- poser, Piotro Mascagni, into suaden fame With'this opera will be given “Irial by Jury.” From the long list of principals and the high class of repertoires it will plainly be understood that the merits of this com- pany are of the very highest order. THE Jeanuie Win- ston Opera com- panymakes its first f¥appearanco at a matineo today at the popular Far- nam street theater, The bill is Von Suppe's beautiful opera, “*San Sebas- tian,” for both afternoon and eve- ning. Tomorrow pight this admir able company will appear 1 Offen- bich’s beautiful cowie opera, *La Perichole,” with Miss Jeannie Win- ston in her great o performauce of Pi} &~ quillo, the street Miss Winston is av her best in male characters, and so much hus she appoared in them that it""would seem to be out of place (for her to be seen in feminine garb|us her heroic build best fits the masculine jimpersonation. The profes- sional lavors of ) this operatic star and ber company have for severai seasons beem con- fined to the eusier states. For the past five years thoy havo performed in Baltimoro and asnington, 100 nights in_each city, edch year during thid #ve years, Miss Alico'Jonn- son may be pledshntly remembered by mauy who heard be¥ \wWhile in her novitiate, os a momver of the McCaull Opera com- pany. Charlés +/Renwick, tonor; Miss Katnerine MacNeill, a handsome and stately brunewute, is the coutral- to; Miss Newde Black, second so- praoo, has a Hyp mezzo voice and a most winning charm s an actress. Mr. Arthur Bell, buffo chyrpcrer comedian; Charles A Tyrreil, tho comedian, 18 well known; Hatry Rattenbury, baritone aud character comed- 1an, and J. Donuéll Balfe, basso profuudo, and a powerful chorus complete @ most at tractive and per aggregation. At the Wednesday matines Giibert and Sullivan's famous and ever popular “Pinafore’” wiil be given; Wednesday and Saturday vights, Von Suppe’s “Prince Methusslem;” Thursday nizht, Auber’s égreat standard “IFra D volo;" Friday night, Von Suppe's “Boccac- cio:' and Saturday matinee, Balfe's great baliad opera, *TPhe Bohemian Girl" Seats can be secured for the whole week 1u ad- vance at the vegular Farnam Steet prices, Charles Frobman’s brilliant company will bogin a threa mghts engagement at Boyd's theater next Thursday, presentiog the geeat omedy succoss, ‘‘Jane.” They will give & turdsy matinee. The New York World says: “Funny is the correct adjective to afilx to ‘Jane.” Its situations, to say noth- 1ug of the words, are so ludicrous that the auditor, unless he be almost incredibly grave, is kept in constant laughter. +Jane" will be presented with a cast of superior excellence. ‘‘Chums,” a comedi- otta in one act, will procede “Jane'' as a our- tain raiser. PLAYS AND PLAYERS. What Is Going on in the Dramatic and Muasieal Worlds, New York Advertiser: Gilmore is dead Tois gentle-hearted, whole-souled bandma: ter, who made musio for us all, has been si- lenced. Ho was of the people; he made music for tie people. Chicago later Ocean: Men like Gilmore do good service to the worla, buiiding greater than thoy know, and ho will be one of the long-remembered favorites of a pudlio that had reason to mourn his death Boston Globe: As a man as weil as & mo- siclan, Bandmastdr Gilmore possessed in a rewarkable degreo the qualities which win regard and warm appreciation. He will be eroatly missed and widaly mourned New York World: He was as great in the world of music as the general for whom ho was named was in the world of war. Chieago Post: Mr. Gilmora had grown old in tho affections of the people., Minneavolis Tribueo: Gilmore's uniquo carecr was ono that will beremembered with gratitude and assigned an _honored pluce in the history of music in this country. St. Louis Post -Dispateh: Farowell, Gil more, most lovable of men and bast of band- masters, farewell ! New York Herald: Whoever makes the world happior makes 1t better, He is a pub lic benefactor. Suck a oue was Patrick Sars tield Gilmore, St. Louis Globe-Democrat Colonel Patrick Sarsfiola Gilmore retoves from this country—and thereforo from the world—its greatest master of thoe art of pop ular musical eatartainment. The Season of Grand Opera, Miss C. C. Tonant Clary has gone to New York to make the final arrangoments for the resentatiou of the season of grand opera at Boyd's theator the week commencing No- vembor 7. Parties formed out of tho city have tho priviloge of selecting thoir seats in blocks of tour front and five deep on the second flc Tickets must bo puia for when delivered, being a check on the opera funa for the face valuo of the ticket. Partios bolding single subscription tickets on the first floor will not bo allowed to locate more than six at & time. This is to prevent the blocking of the house for thoso standing at tho eud of the line. Box oftice will be open for the purpose of selecting reserved seats by the subscripors November 3, 4 and 5. Three days beiug ol o for Lhe locating of reserved seats by The death of subscribers, they will please attend to it duriug that time und prevent confusion, No single admissions will be sold until after the subscribers have taken their re- served seats. Single tickets, first floor, §1.50; second tloor, $1 and 75 cents: third floor, 50 cents Mr. Adoloh Meyer will have charge of the subscription list during tho absenco of Miss Clary in Now York. Subserivers ean obtain subscription tickots for the second floor by calling upou Mr. Moyer. There is ulsou limited number of seats for salo on the first floor. During Miss Clary’s absence she has vlaced the orchestra under the management of Mr. Burt Butler. Subscription nist, Mr. Adolph Mezer. The opera fund is banked at the Merchants National bauk. Mme. Pattiand the German £ The old CGerman emperor was a great favoritc of Mmo. Patti, when but a naive cirl at Hombury, and the then king sent her a message requesting her to walk with him in the morning while ho drank the waters. She sent back the answor: *‘Certaimly uot. I got up early for no king 1 ISurope.” Later when, a short time before his death, he sent in Wword to her to visit him in his box, apologiziug for being unable to go to her behind the scenes, she said with tears in her oyes: “Oh, now, sire, I would run snywhere 10 ses vou." Wperor. Bosiy Brander Said So. Corxert. Brurrs, I, Sept. 22.--To the Editor of Tur Bee: To decide a wager please answer in Sunddy’s B what charac- ter, during the production of “A Texas Steer,” says that “some of the [ndiana con- gressmen when thev come to Washington are afraid ot the cars?’ Yours, Ep C. Brows, Musical Not Tho new building being erected adioining the Amorican National bank is to be asort of a musioal center. Mr. Lowden Charlton 1s to open 8 music store therein, the Omaha School of Music is to occupy rooms and the ‘Apollo club will reheurse there. Me. Gahm is orgauizing a choral socloty which promises much for the musical inter- osts of the city. He nas the promise of some of the bost voices in the city. He contom- plates taking up something more modern and ot so heavy us oratorio work. The new societp will hold its first meeting this week. With Mr. Bollman’s removal from the city the T K quartet lost an ambitious ana popular member. The quartet is fortunate, however, in_securing Mr. Higgins, a basso from *“The Owls,” in pluce of Mr. Bollman. Mr. Hicgins is & young man whose voien promises much, and no doubt ho will soon win his way in\o popular favor. The quar- Lot is now maae up of the following gentle men: Mr. McPherson, Mr. Kratz, Mr. Con- vad, Mr. Higgins. The Owl Glee club is starting out in un- usually good shape this season and is making preparations for a coucert early in Novem ber. Tho club is considering & provositio to tako part in the choral work of the World's fair. There is & rumor afloat to tho effect that Mr. T J. Pennel will organize a male quar- tet., Prof. Kratz, who has charge of tha vocal music in Bollovue college, has organized a male quartet, which for nationality probably bas no equal. The tirst tenor is a negro and the basso an Indian. The second tenor and baritone are “white faces.” —— ROMANCE OF A TYPEWRITER. e Recolves Two roposals and / Both—The O . Mary IHallock was a typowriter in Colonel Brandon’s oflice in lower Broad- wity three years ago, eays the Now Yorl Globe. Now she prosides over a hand- some house in Westchester county within view of the blue waters of Long Island sound. Thisis the way that it happened 3 One day in July, 1890, there came into the colonel’s oftice a tall young man, straight and strong and good to look at. He wanted to see Colonel Brandon, The colonel was in Iurope. The young man said he would come back, and he was even better than his word. He camo back at first once a week, then twice and three times, and at last once or twice u day. Miss Hallock was also tall and straight and strong, and her hair was the color of ripe corn silk. The young an said that his name was Frank Has- lip, and that he was u civil engine He was very muchin love with the type- writer, and before the colonel had re- turned from Europe the young mun had asked the girl to marry himand she had half promised to do so. The colonel came home in September, and the day after his return the young epts man called on him at his office. They were closeted together for two hours, and when Frank left the private room he was red in the face and painfully ill at ease. The colonel was white and stern. The young wan left without speaking to the typewriter. The next day he did not call, nor the day after, nor the duay after that. At the ond of a week Miss Hallock got a note from him, dated in Chicago, saying that he was going out west on important businessand asking her to be true tu him and wait for him. The typewriter answered the leuwe promising to wait for him. To this she 20t no reply, und in the courso of a fow months the man dropped out of her memory even. The colonel lawyer, and he is ric fifty yours old and is most’ men of his years. Last fall he callea Miss Hallock into his oflice and asked horwhether she would murry him. The offer might have been widower and a He is less thun handsomer than was o rich, In Time of Peace < Prepare for War - Appropos of this mild weather, there certainiy will be war on prices of Overcoats, Just as soon as the weather permits. So we wish to give our patrons the tip, “Buy now, before the chilly blasts of winter” and have your pick out of a new, clean stock, at prices that challenge competition. A few of our Storm Ulsters and Overcoats are displayed in our window, all the conceivable styles in the market. Suts, We are in the swim with the best and latest styles of goods, made up in double breasted, single breasted, square cut, round cut, cuta- way, Prince Alberts, ranging from $6.2 for dress, ete. Prices 78, $10, $12.80. These prices are of superior workmanship and style. They are the highest grade of goods and are equal to the merchant tailor’s work in style of make, but notice the differ- ence in price. That’s What Talks. Pants. We have them in all sizes and colors at $1.80, up to $12, COLUNMBIA CLOTHING (0., Successors to M. Hellman & Co. r Corner 13th and Farnam Streets. written on sentiment that it contained, I want to know,” he explained, as he a typewritor for all the DON’'T 'REMAIN 8TOUT You faced her just as he always faced her when he dicated his iettors, *‘whetber you could love me or not. I know you don’t love me now. I may be old and T may be foolish to havo hopes, but [ am not foolish enough to believe that you have any feeling for me except that of respect.” 1 hope you do respoct mo, Miss Hallock,” he went on, “and I wish more thun you can understand that you could love me.” “I did not expect this, colonel,” ve- plied the typewriter slowiv, keeping hor eyes fastencd upon her folded hands and See S Your t Friends Growing Thinner Every Day. They Are Using Dr. Ed Pills and Bands. | NO DIETING, NO PURGING. It lins been abundantly proved that the use of his Ohesity { non-eloetrie bands. Ot his obusity pills. or hoth. Tor the pad of paper that lay in her lap. | which the agents of thiscountry aro the well-known the colonel. *“Just think it over and | ducing corpuieney. The Obesity Pillyare wiade from some future day, say tomorrow, we will | the witers of the Gorman Impérial Springs, govern- have another taik about it. Now, 1f you | "GOl i aro used son AT plense, wo will take up these letters,” | raptdand iy Gire 00 e iooion Woy And thoy took tho lottors as usaal, | Beipeach other in'action wia obtaln hetter resuita I'he colonel’s voice had no quaver in it Gursd His Rbeamatie and Miss Hallock’s hand was us steady Bng as it ever was, That was the first Obesity, day of this singular courtshin. m_“:‘" Pz LoTen ouie: ]’;wl\lli AL 10 o'clock the following day the | toMs W 5. cr colonel again eal Miss Hallo into | delphin, C. O, D. Jich I5in the last five Iriven away all rheun; This time she di¢ not look so sed, but the colonel was oven more unconcerned tien he had been on the day before. off hi ave you thought the matter over he asked “I have.” “Do you think that you could love me?”’ 1 might-— 10 said hesitating], **My dearest love,” broke in the colo- nel impetuouslp, dropping instantly his self-possession and his coidr he cuaght her in lus arms, breaking the point of her pencil and seattering her paper on the floor. **My own dear Tove, he went on, exwitedly” as a schoolboy, S knew that you would love me in time; 1 knewat.” “But [ don’t love now; not a bit.” she suid, as she disengaged horsolf. CRET) How to Get the Proper Mesurement, Mosaurcme the band 1s the Iarzest part of ers 1.2 on the band In; { nt shon up i 10 Tl o {6-ineh costs | und the pilis may he bought for £1.5) n bottle: You can buy tho pilis and bands direct from our SLOTCY, OF by DIRILOF BXPress. I know,” he suid, “but you wili in lalille ! vime. 1 think, Miss Hallock, we will . ; % ‘ not take up the letters today. 1 am DR. EDISON’S ing out of town. And thus the second day ended. At the ena of the we she had let him kiss her once, 1t was on the night that he gave her the big dinmond engagoment ring. At the end of thron OBESITY FRUIT SALT | Contain all the v ablo s of months sho left the offleo and began pre- | IGFEFCE Mis v, fastes” sweot uid paring for the wedding, And it was o e T T very great preparation, It was one woeel T P SRR N . before the wedding thut she got u let Lunner bev K0 ter from the absent Frank, He had YOU TO GROW THIN, made his fortune in a big mine, and ho ' Frultsuit: 1stho Lot aud simplest was on his way home to claim her | o lutio e otion 07 o tivar iy promise. Ho hud nover written becauso | has sot been disvovorod, it ts very valuublo ufs he had only got ner roply & day ov two | i iiwecs the tomp o1t body i ke PNl e S from | 1 comtortabie, hoaithy eondition in th sum wonths tho west, Ho was in a hurry. [le got home the day of the we idin PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTI and he called at once at her home. Sho SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS was not as delighted to seo him he ; e M wishod. Sho told him that she was go- | Wholexsle d ugkists of New York (it arry fng to bo married that night. o [ “ERINEN G0 co plended with her to break the match, Mekesson & Robbins and at last she consented. When colo- Wl He and other loudlng hous nel Brandon rveached the house at ¥ Jhickal o'clock with the clergyman Mr. Haslip NOTICE. and his bride w On their wedding | oo o it A trip. wre soyl it our stores o One month later they eame back and | tric Beit Clreular sealed immediately moved into their present | - —— home, neav Rtye. 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