Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1894, Page 5

BISHOP BONACUM 0N TRIAL ‘A Oslebrated Oase Rapidly Nearing a Determination. UNPRECEDENTED IN CHURCH HISTORY Up to the Present arges Proforred and e Lively The Canses Loading Oontroversy, tho ( the Insnes In Correspo olved der The charges preferred by the priests of the diocese of Lincoln against the Rt. Rev. Thomas Bonacum, bishop of that diocese, supplementing a demand for his will come up for hearing, according to pres- ent arrangements, on Thursday of this week, before Archbishop Hennessy of Dubuque. Whether the hearing is to be an ecclesias tical trial in regular form, or merely vestigation, Is undetermined. The plainants insist on a trial and will not be fsfled with less. They also insist tha proceedings be held in Lincoln, inst Omaha, the former place venient for all concernes The twenty-two charges originally filed with Mgr. Satolli, apostolic delegate, agalnst Bishop Bonacum have n reduced to fif- teen. Ten priests of the diocese signed the original indictment. Fifteen out of the thirty-two priests for the diocese are active supporters of the revised indict ment, and they claim a majority of th mainder p the moven The fifteen charges against the bishop are “Maladministration, tyranny, oppression fnsubordination, ineiting strife, and libel, arbitrary exercise and abus of power, violation of diocesan statutes, misappropriation, falsehood speculation undue influence, unjust favoritism, scand gambling and Incitation to perjury Thes are supplemented with 115 specifications, the wh comprising a document of twenty typewritten pages. Over 100 witnesses, priests, nuns and laymen Will appear in support of the charges if a trial is determined on, and, in that event the proceedings are likely to occupy several weeks. AN EPOCH IN CHURCH HISTORY. If a regular trial is had under canon law, the event ill form an epoch in the history of the Koman church in the United States. bishop 1s extremely rare even in the old world and 18 unprocedented in the western church Heretofore bishops accused of grave offenses have been called to Rome and quietly sup pressed by removal to some distant diocese or placed on the retired list. The ing of a papal delegate to the United States reversed this policy to some extent, by creating a local court for the determination of questions of church management arls- ing in this country. her after explained proceedings in the case of Bishop Bonacum will be had before Arch- bishop, Henncssy instead of the papal dele gate. The archbishop will preside and procecdings, as near as can be ascertained, will be similar to civil trials to court. Ap- peal from the findings may then bo had to the papal delegate and finally to Rome. The progress of the case, the procecdings heretofore had, and the prospect of an early determination, excites keen interest among churchmen. = To priests it is espe- cially important, not on account of the gravity of the charges preferred against the bishop of Lincoln, but because it in- volves the question whether or not bishops are bound to respect and obey the laws of the church in their relations with sub- ordinates. THE GOVERNMENT OF DIOCESES. An explanation of the laws enacted for the government of the church in this coun- try Is necessary to proper understand- ing of the questions involved. The Catho- lic church in America, up to a recent period, has been classed as a missionary church. As such it was exempt from the well defined laws which govern the church in older countrics. In Burope canon laws clearly deflne the powers and duties of the gy and provide a comprehensive judicial system for the determination of all questions in- volving church government. In the United States the rules of government are those laid down in the Baltimore decrees, but their enforcement depends on the will' of the bishop. These rules, or laws, were the out- come of the earnest efforts of Pope Leo to bring about a better system of church gov- ernment in this country, and remedy the abuses complained of by priests. In 1883 the archbishops were summoned to Rome for consultation. At that meeting and prior thereto the pope expressed a desire to send a papal delegate to the United States, with a viow to ending the missionary system and establishing canon law. His desires in this regard were successfully overcome. It was contended the country was not old enough for a sweeping change, the effect of which would be a curtailment of episcopal powers. As a compromise the third plenary council of Baltimore was held the following year. DIOCESAN REGULATIONS. The laws enacted by the council direct that each diocese shall have a board of con- sulters, an episcopal court for the disposi- tion of disciplinary and matrimonial cases, a certain number of deaneries, to be deter mined by the oxtent and population of the diocese, and, when possible, in the judgment of the bishop, a certain number of st irremovable rectors, he bishop is r to consult his consult removal n in com- sat- being more con ordained ively approve inder Catholic The trial of a tion of a and in the sale and purchase of property exceeding in amount $5,000. One-half” of the consulters a elected by the priests and the remainder en by the bishop, In case of discord between priests and bishop, it 15 possible for the latter to defeat the popular choice of the priests, as the election, so-called, must ' recelve the approval of the bishop. Thus the law intended to give priests representation in the goy- ernment of a_ diocese may be wholly do- feated i the bishop is so disposed. He is practically a law unto himself. He may follow the advice of consuiters or do other wise. The existence of the board under these conditions is of no practical value. The disciplinary court for the trial of offending priests is organized as occasion calls, and is temporary in character. Each bishop is re quired to appoint a prosecuting attorney Irremovable rectors, as the name implies, nnot be moved from their parishes without a trial. Movable rectors may be moved at any time at the will of the bishop, but the bishop Is cautioned by the council never to move a priest out of his parish against his will except for “'grave cause. LAWS 1GNORED. The advice of the council us well as the laws have been ignored in more than one diocese, Repeated rebukes from Rome have had little effect, in somo instances, in gly- Ing them vitality, A case may be instanced to illustrate the desire of the pope to render the Baltimore laws effective, When a see becomes vacant or a new one Is created, the laws require that the consulters of the diocese shull submit the names of three candidates for bishop. These names must be forwarded to Rome with the names selected by the bishops of the province. After the death of Bishop O'Connor of Omaha this law was ignored. The archbishop and bishops of the provinee met in St. Louls and forwarded their nominations to headquarters The consulters of the diocese, at a meeting in Omaha, chose a candidato for the vacaney and sent the nomination to Rome, together with a protest against the action of the bishops In ignoring the consulters. In due time the archbishop of St. Louls was notified to proceed in the Omaha case in accordance with the Baltimore decrees. The consulters were then consulted. No such proceedings were had in the selection of bishop for the diocese of Lincoln, and the complaining priests assert, as a matter of law, that his tion is voia A DIOC WITHOUT LAW Evory bl I8 required, within six months lustallation, to Institute the machinery of government outlined aboy The bishop of Lincoln is charged with ignor- ing the law far as the complaining priests are aware, consulters have not been appointed, mo court organized for the trial of accusations made by the bishop agalnst priests, and removals have been made and Punishment inficted on priests without, they claim, reasonable means of relief thro appeal (o the papal delegate alternative left the priests From the filing of the original charges gainst the bishop a year Ago to the present time the case has developed from a diocesan row to a_controversy of International ma nitude. Its ramifications extend from Lin coln to the vatican and involves the ecclesi- astical factions recently arrayed for and against the establishment of a papal deleg tion in this country. Although there is a calm on the surface of this troubled see, a storm rages beneath. Its area is steadily widening and it is not improbable that e long it will Araw into its vortex many dig- nitaries outside of the Lincoln dlocese. Tre mendous pressure has been exerted from various quarters to prevent a trial of the charges, Not only have the complaining priests been Importuned to cease agitation, but the hearing has been delayed and th attorneys employed by the priests have been harrassed and one withdrawn from the cas at the moment of trial. THE ACCUSED AND ACCUSERS So far as known, no defense has heen at- tempted by the bishop. His answer to the charges at the time of their receipt from Mgr. Satolll s in the nature of a general ifal, coupled with the assertion that the “are utterly unknown in this vicinity" (Lincoln). He indicated a willing- ness to make answer, but the complainants have hot received a copy of the answer, if it Is in existence. On the other hand, the accusers possess a mass of documentary evidence, affidavits and oral proofs to sub- sta thie charges, Their production and verification in court will create an eccle- slastical sensation. And from information at hand from a reliable source, it s reason ably certain the proofs will be produced either in an eccleciastical or civil court. An effort was made to end the discord last June, Mgr. Satolli visited Omaha in re- sponge to the demands of the complainants A hearing was had for three days at the res- idence of Bishop Scannell. The gravity of the charges against the bishop wnd ~ the proofs submitted caused the delegate to pro ed cautiously. While anxious for a settle ment of the ¢ and expressing sympathy for the pricsts, he thought the case shoull take the usual course through the archbishop of the province. The priests urged a tria by the delegate, because the other cours meant at delay, owing to the enfeeb condition of Archbishop Kenrick. This fear was allayed by assurances that the province would be divided and a new arch bishop appointed, who would promptly try the case. Pending further proceed- ings, and at the request of the complaining priests, the delegate bound the bishop In writing to keep the peace. In this truce the bishop promised he would “‘forget and condone,” or forget andforgive, and that he would do nothing against the com- plainants. The treatment of the priests on this occasion was very kind and sympathetic » delegate assured them that he believed “the only solution of the Lincoln case and trouble would be the immediate removal of the bishop,” and that he did not want to take the responsibility of the removal, al though he had the power to do so. THE VIOLATED TRUCE The truce signed by Bishop Bonacum and now in the possession of Mgr. Satolli, s one of the documents relied upon to prove the charge of untruthfulne:s. In a letter pub- lished in the “Amerika’" of St. Louls, Bishop Bonacum denied having signed the truce and repudiated it. The repudiation was fol- lowed by the dismissal of Father Loughran from the pro-cathedral at Lincoln, the dis- missal of Father Quinn and the various scandalous proceedings against Father Cor- bett of Palmyra. These various acts were a violation of the truce. In every Instance where the priests declined to obey the orders of dismissal , they were sustained by Mgr. Satolli, which in effect removed them from the jurisdiction of the bishop. This is why Father Corbett resists the orders of dismissal. He has, it is claimed, been dis- missed three or four times, yet he holds the fort in accordance with orders from higher authority. THE FIGHTING CORBETT. Father Corbett has been singled out by the bishop as the body and soul of the “in- surgent” movement. Many suppose he Is responsible for the trouble, and are not spar- ing in condemning his conduct. He Is but one of the fifteen complaining priests, the leader by selection, mot from choice, and one, it will be found when the trial is had, who has been more ‘“sinned agalnst than sinning.”” He has been obliged to bear the brunt of the contest. The thunders of epis- copal wrath have been hurled at him con- tinuously, and the civil courts have been in- voked to accomplish his removal. An in- junction was issued by the district court of Otoe county at the instance of the bishop, re- stralning a bank from paying church funds deposited in the name of Father Corbett. This action of the bishop was followed by an order dismissing Father Corvett from the Palmyra mission—not in the form required by church law, but by printed circulars dis- tributed among members of the congregation. Father Corbett was not officially notified and was unaware of the bishop's action until shown the circular. The arrest of the bishop on the charge of criminal libel and the subsequent trial, though seemingly harsh and uncalled for, had the effect de- sired. It served to focus attention on the discords in the Lincoln diocese, the conflicts of authority and the scandals arising there- from. Affalrs were thus brought to crisis. Either the church aufhorities must take action for the relief of the priests or relief would be sought in the civil courts. UEL FOR THE FLAMES. Rev. D. S. Phelan of St. Louis, counsel for the complainants, incurred a share of episcopal hostility. Proceedings against him were instituted by the bishop of Lincoln with a view to his suspension from the priesthood on the charge of uttering disrespectful language during the Lincoln trial. The replies of Rev. Phe through the Western Watchman gave offense to the coadjutor archbishop of St. Louis and public condemnation of the newspaper fol lowed. ~All these acts growing out of the Lincoln emente stirred the smoldering fire: into a lively conflagration. Those in author- ity realized that further delay of declsive A tion would provoke greater scandal. The injunction suit still pending in Nebraska City served as a wedge to force the higher powers. The priests informed the papal dele- gate that unless the authorities gave them the hearing promised in accordance with law, they would undertake to establish the truth of their charges at the hearing of the injunction sult in the civil court. This, it is said, brought positive orders to Arch- bishop Hennessy, both from the papal dele gate and from the propaganda, to proceed at once with the hearing and determination of the charges. The civil case is_set for hearing on the 16th inst. The ecclesiastical hearing 15 set for the 12th inst. A SPIRITED PROTEST. On receipt of the notification of the he ing from Archbishop Hennessy, the com plainants arranged to meet in Lincoln last nday. A protest was drafted agalnst th hearing being held in Omaha, and against an “investigation,” for reasons explained in a letter to the archbishop, of which the fol lowing s a coj COLN, Neb. , John' Henn bishop of jue: Most r—Your some of the priests of ing them that your our ecclesinstical been duly received. and respond as follows Thomas Bona of Just eavse. gh a diocesan eourt, an was the only March 30, 184.—To Your evances, have in wssembly es ugainst our bishop king for his removal from this dio lodged and entertained by the cgiute 4 year ago. A copy of same was served on RIght Rev. Thomas Bonacum, accompanied with a re quest from the papal court to file an an swer to the Then after the bishop had cited priests to appear before the com ssion of Investigation of this diocese for purpose of proving the charges made himself, and_ having teaveled through the states of Nebraska and Mis- sourl to secure afidavits to refute the and condemn the priests who pre ol them, the apostolic t came to Omaha and held a session, due to the fact that Bishop nell, who was delegated by the papal court to investigate the said charges preferred and entertiined by the apal court, having attempted to investi gate our chirges, and perceiving that the were most intricate and complex, did i quaint Mgr. Satolli that it was impossibl him to invistigate or handle the cas: r. Satolll, with the papal court, notified us to be pr before thelr tribunal sit ting at Om on Jun 1593, for the purpose of the chirges preferred agal Who was commanded to the same - court as defenda case. We walted for his appearance, but waited fn vain, The apostolic court asked us to select one of two ways recognized by the general law of the church that we might prove the charges preferred. We cum, cese were Without | s ted a trial, but Bishop B appearance miss the ca that after a srmal or summary refusing to put in his 1 the papal court to dis that time, assuring us ract had been signed be Bonacum und the complain your grace would hold such s possible. We have waited patiently and long for this promised trial; we have been inf A that not only the wostolic delegate, but the Congregation of Propoganda, has ordered you to hold sald trial immediately, ~ This ‘information @ us hope that at last justice would be pon _ vindicated, but now you serve notive 1 us that you will “investigate our leged grievances” n Omaha, — Why T trial? * And why she you investig our grievances in Or We have h two such investigations Omaha at a great expense to no purpose. Many of our_ witnesses, who number about 100, in- cluding priests, nuns and laity, will find it, as you well know, practically Impossible to o 80 far as Omaha. If you think that another simple and partial investigation will satisfy justice you have doubtless been deceived as to the pulse and feelings of the priests and people of the Lincoin’diocese In the name of all sincerity and justice obedience to the dictates of our cons sefence, for the sake of extending equal rights to all and special privileges to none, we ask your grace to grant and to hold § the city of Lincoln a canonical trial. — We the complaining priests, with all r \d respect, absolutely and firmly be parties to another star-ch vestigation in Omaha, or any f Our charges and specifications deman formal or summary trial, which we trust will be held in Lincoln on April 12th next Awaiting a favorable reply, we remain vours respectfully in_ Christ, PRIESTS OF LINCOLN DIOCT per D, Fitzgerald, Secretary WHAT THE PRIESTS DEMAND. Following it a copy of a letter of similar tenor forwarded to Mgr. Satolli, papal dele sate v STINCOLN, Neb, March 31, 1894.—To His Grace, Francls Satolli, Delegate Apostolic: Your Excellency—Enclose herein please find copy of a letter we, the complaining priests of the Lincoln diocese, have sent to his grace, John Hennessy, archbishop of Dubugue, to whom you referred for trial the charges inst ordi hop Bonacum, pr ing against a iga- tion” of our grievances at O You have read the charges and specifications and know full well that in order that jus- tice “may be extended to our ordinary, Thomas Bonacum, and to us, the complain- ing priests, they ‘call for either a formal or a summary trigl Omahn s situated about sevent miles from Lincoln; Lincoln s the railw center of the state 'and 1s easily accessible from all parts, while Omaha Is situated upon the extreme boundary thereof. Lin- In_is the residence of the bishop, and any, nay, most of the witnesses to be on the trial r in or near that It will be most intolerable ex- and such an expense as to prevent t full and fair trial that justice and the the tive interests of ‘the church in this state demand, to hold sald trial at Omaha. It will amount to a denial of jus- tice, and degrade the procedure into "the verfest farce, 1f it is the opinion of his krace that to hold the “investigation” in Omaha will tend to limit the extent of the “scandal,” he is mistaken, for such a course will but serve to convince the laity and clergy, and the people of the Catholic and Protestant alik is a determined effort to suppress the to stifle investigation, and to “white the bishop, which result would be a i > religion and a disgr i of our church, and work our cau irreparable injury. We we trinl as soon @ leil to believe, at your excellency had ordered his grace, Archbishop Hennessy, to fully, fairly and impartially try the bishop upon the cl preferred against him by his pri we are of the belief now that his gr has misinterpreted and misunderstood y orders in that behalf, and will hold an ex parte examination, which will result in the miscarriage of justice, ses cannot attend, and there canr @ a trial as we belleve your exc designed to order. If, however, it is your order that the investigation proceed along the lines indicated by his grace, we will appear and make the best presentation of our case possible under such adverse circumstances, but we have faint hope that the truth will be brought out, or that a just judgment will be pronounced in the case. ~ This is soid_without impugning either the fairness or the purity of the motives of his gr but only because such a ‘“trial” will b one-sided and partial. We, therefore, pray your excellency, if any misunderstanding now exfsts, to make vour instructions to his grace so clear and definite that no possible istake may be made; that you will order the charges and specifications fully tried; that such trial may be had at Lincoln. ~And we pray your excellency to belicve that these re quests are made, not for vexation or dela; nor in_a spirit of persecution of our ordi- nary, but that substantial justice may be done; that the truth may prevail and be vindicated. Al this ad majoram dei gloriam. Awaiting an early and a favorable answer, we remain, your excellenc 3 obedient_servants in Christ THIE COMPLAINING PRI of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska. Rey. Dennis Fitzgerald, Secretary, Auburn, Neb. ORGANIZED FOR ACTION. The complaining priests and others have organized the St. Bernard's union. At .present it is confined to the diocese of Lincoln, but its promoters hope It will take root in every diocese. For the present, liowever, the unfon will look after the in- terests of priests who may become innocent victims of episcopal wrath. For the prose- cution of the charges against Bishop Bona- cum the necessary means for the employ- ment of lawyers and defraying other ex- have been collected by the union. helan of St. Louis will conduct the case for the priests. Dr. Smith, a New Jersey canonist, had been retained and helped to prepare the papers, but he with- drew from the case a few weeks ago. Dr. Smith is a priest in the diocese of Bishop Wigger, and this fact is given as sufficient explanation for his withdrawal. His place will_be taken by Dr. Burtsell of Rondout, N. Y., the noted defender of Dr. McGlynn, should he return from Reme in time. BIOGRAPHY OF THE BISHOP. Rt. Rev. Thomas Bonacum, D.D., is an Irishman of German extraction, born Janu- ary 29, 1847, near Thurles, county Tip- perary, Ireland. He was scarcely a yoar old when the family emigrated to America and settled in St. Louls. His training for the priesthood began by studying the classies at the Salesiam, near Milwaukee, followed by a theological course at the diocesan 1 seminary, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was ordained in St. Louis, June 18, 1870, Subsequently he went abroad and atfended a course of lectures at the University of Wursburg. In 1581 he assumed charge of the Church of the Holy Name, St. Louis, Upon the division of the diocese of Ne- braska in 1886, and the erection of the diocese of Lincoln, comprising all of Ne- braska south of the Platte river, Father Bonacum was chosen bishop and was con- rated in St. Louls, November 30, 1887. PLUMB FULL OF PIE, raphle Descript oys In Blue at Appomattox. The southern idea of pie is extremely rude when applied to that succulent north- ern dish, and subtly defined when directed to the political variety, says the Washing- ton Post. The farthest development in the pie line that the native southerner has at- tained to 15 a manufacture of sweet potato which 15 a state's prison counterfeit a forgery of the New England pumpkin pie and even that base imitation has obtained foothold no farther south than South Caro- lina. Congressman Crain of Texas people of Texas regard the ple fan aul—divided into the unkivered and the Omaha, that of the kinds, » kivered, cross-barred.” “I overheard,” said he, a great debate between a and a southern compositor on the subject of the late war. The southerner was hot, im- petuous and sentimental,” “CWhy, didn't we lick you boots at Manassa? “‘Granted,' said sticker. “Didn't we smash and wipe the ground up Wilderness?' “‘Granted,' sald the other, “‘Didn't we tie you all up in knots and make rags of you all through the Peninsular campalgn ?' **‘Granted,' sald the northerner, ‘but how was it at Appomattox?' **Yes, how was it at Appomattox? shouted the southerner, growing sentimental as the mingled beers'and whiskies they were co suming rose to his head. ‘We had 13.000 poor, ragged, footsore, tired, starved vetor ans, without a single round of ammunition while you had 300000 fat, sassy soldier provided with every luxury, and ev-every m-m-mother's son of ‘em, he sobbed, ‘plumb f-full of ple!’ “some years northern printer out of your the northern type- you at with Cold Harbor you in the Chicago Printing House Assigos. CHICAGO, April 7.—The Empire Show Printing company, one of the best known establishments in Chicago, has assigned. His Unconscious Dabut as a Mute Comedian in Gotham, A FUNNY SHOW, NO GUN IN SIGHT A Painted Grimace on w Bald Pate and Its Startling Effeet on the Crowd—A Warning to the Hale- loss. A lightning sketch artist furnished unex- pected amusement for the audience which gathered at the American theater in New York on Monday night. The artist did not appear on the stage, says the artistic nar- rator of the Sun, but he sat in the audience, and his basis of operations was the very bald head of a very fat man, whose name was Jim. At least that is what his friends called him. The baldness of Jim is remarkable, not for its quantity, for he has a straggling fringe of discouraged hair all about his head, but for its quality. A man may be mildly, dully, inconspicuously hairless, or he may shine, cranially considered, and Jim is possessod of a luminous intensity of ra- dient baldness that is comparable only to the headlight of a locomotive. This circle of dazzling aridity is just where it will do the most good, directly at the crown of the head. Like most fat men, Jim is good natured, and when his friends guy him as to his capillary shortcomings he merely laughs and philosophically observes that it is better to be bald on the outside of one's n on the inside. Now Jim, being fond of the theater, got two of his friends and went to see “A Woman of No Import- ance” on Monday night. They had good seats in the middle of the house, and get- ting there rather early they settled back to wait. Presently Jim grew weary and ad- vanced a proposition, invariably couched by him in a time-honored formula and just as invariably responded to by his friends Chere’s nothing going on," said “Lessavadrink."” Out filed the trio. Before their return two men who are friends of Jim and his friends, came in and occupied seats directly behind those the three had just left. One of these two is an artist by nature, though not by profession, and his strong point is cari- caturing, When the trio returned, forti- fied by various drinks, the curtain had al- ready risen, and in their haste to get in they failed to notice the two men just be- hind them. The first act passed without distirbance, and .at the conclusion Jim turned to his friends and said “Lots of time between th drink. As they were about to act on the invita- tion a voice behind them said meditativel “Well, there are bald men and bald men, but I'm a green-eyed crawfish if I ever saw a bald man so infernally bald as that duffer just in front of us.” hat's right,” responded a second voice. I've seen many a billiard ball that was th seven Sutherland sisters combined along- side of the top of that head.” “Some men are born bald the first speaker, “some achieve baldness, and some have the hair thrust off them Now, I should suppose that that chap had all three— 0 ; “Look here,” interrupted Jim, unable to endure this style of thing from strangers. “I don’t know who you are, but unless you're looking for trouble— Huh! Oh, it’s you fellows, s it? Well, T thought the voices were kind o' familiar. We're just going out. Joln ug? Lessavadrink." This Inyitation was Jim's undoing. It was readily accepted, and the trio, followed by the pair, walked out. How the artist con- trived to accomplish bhis nefarious task without the knowledge of his victim is a mystery, Perhaps he did it under the guise of phrenology, or possibly he hypnotized his vietim. At any Fate when Jim left the saloon after consuming his share of the drinks he carrled quite unwittingly on his head a charcoal portrait of a man’s face. The curtain was just rising on the second act when Jim, having resumed his seat, took off his hat in Susstul ignorance of the fact that he was being libellously held up to public derision by the back of his own head. What those behind him saw was a leering, hideous, sarcastic, contemptuous face grin- ning at them from out of a stragsling fringe of hair. The light, reflected from its shining surface, gave it a devilish ap- pearance of beaming satisfaction that was 50 contagious that those who saw it burst into roars of laughter. Jim's friends were convulsed and grew purple in the face. “Well, I don't see anything so devilish funny about this play,” said Jim to himself, “but I suppose I dldn’t catch the joke." Accordingly, not to be left out in the cold, he threw back his head and laughed with the rest of them. It was the worst thing he could have done. His fat neck, pushed up by his collar, moved his scalp and ripples of uncanny merriment weut shimmering over the countenance of his hinder self. The howl that followed this exhibition drew the attention of the whole house to the unfor- tunate Jim. A man back of him began choking, and a girl near vy Gecame hysteri- cal. The ushers were leaning against the walls, weak and shaken by their paroxysms of laughter. Jim didn’t see the point, but as everything seemed to be going along swimmingly on the stage he laughed with the others. In time the morriment wore itself out and at the conclusion of the act Jim turned to the artist and said “Guess I must be thick-headed I think 1 need a little bracin’ avadrink.” So much bracing the party missed the Jim acts. Lessava- procecded tonight. up. Less- up was necessary that lext act entire and got in just ‘as the curtain was rising on the fourth act. Now, this act is not humorous. In fact it is quite the reverse. As Jim sat down the expression of his fice forward was sad and subdued, but the expression of his face aft was reeking with flendish merri- ment. Jim heard a few convulsive giggles back of him, then a ripple of laughter that grew and grew. The grotesque grin of Jim's rear view had taken a fresh hold on the spectators. But the unfortunate two-faced man couldn’t see the point at all. More- over he didn't like to see the pathos of the play spoiled by the untoward merriment and he was puzzled and rather unhappy. Like many other men Jim assists mental processes by scratching his head. He tried it then, with startling results. His fingers so adjusted themselves as to alter slightly the charcoal marks on his head. The two corners of the mouth of the countenance were dragged down and one eye was turned upward and outward. When he took his hand down the audience beheld glooming out from 'his cranium a cross eyed demon, wearipg an expression of medi tative melancholy. The howls of laughter that greeted this niw manifestation almost brought the play toan end, and they made Jin 4 he' hissed indignantly at those behind him. Then he turned to his companions who werb holding their sides and observed “It may be all right, but T can't see any ng s0 d—n humarous in a lady trying to keep her only son from leaving her. It don’t seem to hit, me on the funny sid somehow. It's only one part of the audienc that's laughing any way. The people in front of us ain’t so'tickled to death. Strikes me as mighty queer Just then a boylsh piped up “Why don’t you turn that picture toward tho wall? Everybody In front of the around, Jim included. That presented his charcoal countenance to the view of th in the front of the house and set them off or a space of time the actors might have been in Hoboken and no one weuld have known the differer The house racked and throbbed with merriment. High aboy the laughter could be heard the Jim, who had suddenly arrived at the con clusion that In the midst of a crowd of lunatics one should not needlessly show one's from the others. Therefore he with the rest Jim laughed and twisted his head about face or the bald spot became con vulsed with anguish by the movements of the scalp, It was a long time before (% quieted down, and until the drop cur tain fell u snicker here and there would tes- tify to some new grimace on (he part of Jim's demon. As Jim'put on his hat to go out the artist turned to him and said “Well, Jim, what did you think of it “Ob, iU's geod," sald Jim, “very funny volce from behind voice turned house voice of ¢ THEY OMAHA DAILY BFE: SUNI)‘»\&. .\I’IHE_ 8, 1891- TWENTY PAGI JAMES JIN, THE BALD HEAD | Say, 1 had to laugh But—er—say, of course it but, you know, some way catch on—er—there at the lady and - th y er—it almost there In the last was out of sight I couldn’t quite end the 1s crying, and kinder pathetic, you know, and—er—-1 wish one of you follows would tell me what there was so d—n funny about that, anyway. I ¢ V't see it No, and what's more, you never will see It responded the artist You ain't built that way. In the language of your leisure moments, lessavadrink And Jim never will see It course of that drink the artist - An Excellent Modi Ists sell a preparation for rheu- matism that has performed some remark- able cures, Frank Shepardson, an engineer on the Southern Pacific rallway who resides at Los Angeles, Cal., was troubled with rheumatism for a long time. Ho was treated by several physiclans, also visited the Hot Springs, but ived no permanent rellef until he used Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which s the medicine referred to above. He says it is the best medicine in the world for rheumatism, 2 PARTED BY A TRICK. Reunion After Fourteen Years of a Couple Separated by Forgory. A remarkable story, full of romance and pathos, is revealed by the reunion of two oll sweethearts in New York This couple were estranged fourteen years ago by means of forged letters written by a rival suitor for the woman's hand > death of a wife and a husband brought the two lovers to gether again, About seven years ago Law- yer Phillips was engaged in recovering com missions for several Americans who arranged the sale to English capitalists of a numbs of large breweries in_ Chicago. While en gaged on this case Mr. Phillips met an Englishman named James W. Marshall in the offices of his London solicitors. Mar shall secured Mr. Phillips' services to look after certain property interests he possessed In this country. in the course of their business correspondence Mr. Marshall re quested his lawyer to endeavor to ase the whereabouts and condition of John Giebert and wife, who left Manchester, Eng., in 1880, a few weeks after they were married in that city. Mr. Marshall furnished enough data to enable Lawyer Phillips to that the Gieberts came to New York city live, but went west ahout four years ago He finally succeeded in locating Mrs. Giebert in Chicago. Her husband was dead and s was having no easy task of it in support ing herself and a_young danghter An agent of Marshall_eame to this after lawyer told him of the He went to Chicago and learned om Mrs. Giebert, who, it appears, had once been engaged to marry Mr. Marshall, that her husband, Giebert, had confessed on his deathbed that he had wronged her when he married her. He said he wrote the letter breaking off her engagement, which she believed came from Marshall, as well as a to Marshall forg ing his sweetheart's handwriting and tell- ing him she could never marry him. t was at that time a Miss n, a relative of the famous Ad- miral Nelson. Giebert was an expert pen- man, and so cleverly imitated the hand- writing of Marshall and Miss Nelson that they had no doubt as to the authentieity of the letters each received. By this ruse Giebert, who had been a friend of Mar- shall's,” was enabled to wed Miss Nelson himself. Marshall went to Australia. He is now very wealthy, and is engaged in business as a promoter. His wife died five years ago, and he, too, has a young daughter. His agent brought Mrs. Giebert to New York City, where she met her old sweetheart at Lawyer Phillips' office. Mr. Marshall had intended to leave her all his American property interests, but will now marry her instead as a resuit of their meeting. e L ol SHE GOT THERE. Womanly Anxiety to See the President's Wife at Close Quarters. Women adopt all sorts of devices for get- ting a good look at Mrs. Cleveland, says a Washington correspondent of the New York Sun. On fine days the mistress of the white house generally takes a ride in the family phacton, accompanied by her babies and the nurses. In the afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock, If the sun is shining, she goos out in the victoria, accompanied by either her husband or a friend. Women, young and old, have discovered this habit of Mrs. Cleve- land, and are beginning to lie in wait for her to catch her as she comes out on the front portico to enter ..the carriage. There is no privacy for inmates of the white house, and so when Mrs. Cleveland goes riding she is obliged to walk through the public vestibule and across the public portico. A day or two ago a bevy of school girls joined the waiting group on the portico, and when Mrs. Cleve- land came out she was obliged to run the gauntlet. When she returned, an hour or two later, a funny thing happened. A well- dressed, good-looking, middle-aged woman, evidently a stranger in the city, was passing the street gate when a carriage turned into the circular drive of the white house grounds The quickwitted sightseer instantly surmised that the occupants were Mrs. Cleveland and her bables. She saw a chance to accon plish her long-felt desire of getting a good look at the president’s wife, and she did not miss it. The race was a long one and she knew she could not win it unless thing happened to detain M land after she arrived under the porte cochere. Lifting her clothes in both hands she started up the circular pathway along tho drive at a breakneck speed. The pass- ers-by and the spectators at the door ap- plauded, and, perspiring and panting, she reached the steps just in time, for Mrs. Cleveland had stopped to give an order to the coachman, and the energetic lady was enabled to plant herself where she could stare the president’s wife In the face for at least ten seconds, and could also see the babies as they were lifted from the carriage by the nurses and carried into the hous As Mrs. Cleveland disappeared in the ves tibule a gentleman standing by said, to the fomale sprinter, *'Well, seems for in the wiped it o Our dry letter he s she said, mopping her face, ‘“‘folks from my part of the country generally do. Cuticura Remedies .Are Pure Sweet Gentle And Most Economical - Because Speedily Effective. 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A wisit to our store will convince you, Wooden and Willoww Wavre, 25 for heavy pillow sham hoiders. elry Dep't. 25e for now style sword pins in gilt silver and for sterling silver pins worth #1 10¢ for enamel-handle rolling pins, v beavy gilt and white 8x10 picture frames, ve everything in baskets, Is, stepladders, ete., ote., at popular prices. 69¢ for Waterbury Alarm Cloeks, Stlverware Dep't. Teitney Baby Buggies Rogors' A 1 tablospoons $1.90 a set. ular 50¢ napkin rings. EC L SHUIEROU LY, Unequalled and low price: buggy is worth $7.50. 85 buggry is worth $10.00. 00 bugey is worth $12.00. 5 buggy is worth $15.00. avo you $3 to double and triple plate, from 99¢ Wo will pos 45 on a carviage. Glassware Dep't. 3¢ tumblers, worth fe. 5e engraved tumblers, worth 10c. 10¢ for half-gallon pitchers. 10c for sugars, creams, butters, ete., worth 25¢. Thousands of at half usual price. Bicycles, Boys’ Wagons. 10¢ to $2.48 for Boys' Wagons. Velocipedes, $1.48. on madium and low priced Safetios. before purchasing. rticles in this lino The best possible values can always be found at The 99 Cent Store, Farnam St., Near rpth. Portland-Oregon, IS THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY ON THIS CONTINENT. While it was the sixty-first in number ac- cording to population by the census of 1890, it was only the twenty-fourth according to the total of n"oney paid to employes over 18 years old in its manulacturing establishments. As to the average amount of wages paid to itsemployes per capita it is more than $200 per man per annum ahead of any city in the Eastern States. In amount of wages paid per capita to the number of its inhabitants, it is 100 per cent greater than any other city in the Union. We have got the United States census bul- letin of manufactures to prove these things by, The expenses of living in the City of Port- land are smaller than any city on the continent, Its Jobbing Trade amounts to more than One Hundred and Thir- ty-Eight Millions of Dollars, products to more than Forty Miilions of Dol- It is now spending Two Millions of Dol- lars improving the water power of Willamette It is building a new water aqueduct at a cost of Five Millions of Dollars to bring its water supply from the glaciers of Mount Hood, It has one hundred miles of Electric Street Car A hotel that cost three million dollars; a theatre that cost two million dollars, and yet claims only half the population of Omaha. OUR FRUIT LAND HOMES are so near the city of Portland that people daily vocations in any other land offered in that vicinity, by any other concern, as so far away that it spoils two days to go come between the city present Its manufactured live on follow Portland,” is the land of travel, This closeness of our lands to the great our positive contract to hold your money as a savings deposit for five let it bear while we are preparing your home. Don’t be induced to take hold of anything alleged to be “just as good,” for that is alw.uys the sign of an imitator. Talk with any of the scores of Omaha peo- ple who have already visited our lands, or go yourself No sale positive till you are fully satisfied. first-class building means we can make years and per cent interest business examine first-class proposition. STEARNS FRUIT LAND CO., 101 Bee Building, Omaha, Neb.