Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 19, 1894, Page 5

WEEK BARREN OF INTEREST Dramatio Intorest in London is All Oontored Around the Future, THREE NEW THEATERS BEING BUILT Past Lives of Players and Play Writers— German House Selling Music by the Pou New Play with Theoso- phy for Its Central Idea. (Copyrighted, 1504, by the Associated Press.) LONDON, Aug. 18.—The dramatic week has been almost barren of matters worth re- cording. London, it 18 true, has been invaded by “country cousins’ who patronize the pop- ular farces and the music halls, which are doing a capital business, but the theatrical attractions are few In number. As expected, Lady Henry Somerset's attack upon the so- called “living plctures” has spread the craze for that sort of thing and tableaux vivantes of all descriptions and of the most unblush- ing nature are to be seen even In the sub- urban halls, The perennial farce, “Hot Water,” was re- vived on Wednesday last and serves to fill the Criterion nightly. George Hawtrey as- sumes the rol: which Charles Wyndham played twenty years ago. At the Galety there has been this week a not over-successtul premiere revival of “Jack Sheppard.” But the traditions of Nellie Farren and Fred Leslle were too strong for the new comers. Lilllan Ruseell stays with Henry B. Abbey in spite of the law courts, Mr. Abbey, it 18 sald, paying a $10,000 forfeit. Rehearsals of “The Queen of Brilllants” are being pushed actively and the prompter and accompanist have gone to Queenstown in a “special saloon carriage” .with a plano to meet the Aurania and bring the singers expected to be on board of her to London. tehearsals will take place in the special cars while enroute from Queenstown to Dub- 1in and while traveling between Holdhead and London. Mme. Amadi has been engaged -in_the place of Laura Joyce. Solomon, the composer, Is following in the footsteps of Corney Graln and George Gross- mith and starts his own show in the autumn, doing monologues and dialogues with George Hawlrey. s CHANGING THE THEATRICAL C The theatrical center of London has long beon as distinctly restricted as is the politi- cal center of London. Between St. James astreet and the law courts are situated all the theatres that count for anything save the Court and the Princess. The Grand at Islington is considered in the provinces— the Elephant and Castle and Surrey are “over the water;” the Britannia and the l”flt\l'lliun are In that terra incognito, the east end. 5 But all this is to be changed. Before the year Is out two theaters now building will open. Another s In the architect’s office. T%7ge three are going to produce plays of the first class and serve the people In the quarter wlere they live. The Brixton thea- ter, the walls of ‘which are now ready for the roof, will seat 2,600 people and Is to be opened by Henry Irving December 1, with “The Bells.” The second weck will probably be given up to “Olivia. Irving is to be fol- lowed by the Kendalls for two weeks and they wiil be succeeded by a pantomime for the usual run. Prices will be somewhat lower than on the Middiesex side of the Thames. The Camberwell theater, which will open at the end of September, will seat about 2,600 persons, and a theater of small size s to be begun at once In Kensington. It will not be long, therefore, before the exclusive ring fence, which has so long en- closed that sacred land, only within which it was considered possible to build a theater, will have beem thrown down forever. Arnd n thereafter it will be impossible for Mr. ing to undertake a twelve weeks' tour within five miles of the Lyceum. The Japanese-Chinese war has already been heard of in thearter land. Mr. Charles Lauri has invented a “fantastical, demoniacal Japanese pantomime, which is announced at the Paragon theater, and Hoyt's “Trip to Chinatown™ will be seen at Toole's theater, produced by an American company under the management of Mr. William Terriss. THE OLD, OLD STORY. The old standby of the weary funny man paragrapher—an actress’. dlamonds—has bobbed up once more. Sylvia Grey, Mrs. Fenwick, the charming Gaiety dancer, when aha returned from her honeymoon the other lay, found that two of her servants had levanted to the United States with the pro- coeds of $4,000 worth of Sylvia's sparks— mainly diamond rings and brooches, and all of them the tribute that her twinkling feet won from front row mashers. The jewelry ‘was pawned. A suit has been begun for its rocovery and the law's hands are now strotched out to catch the thieves. Every little while Some Polonius of the press slips behind the curtain and discovers something marvelous in the lives of people of play land. We are told that George before he learned the art of play writing, studied carpentering and construct- ing in Wwholesale furnifure shop. Albert Chovalier, the “Costers” laureate, was brought up with the idea of becoming a Catholic priest, It seems. This may account, perhaps, for the fact that his hobby is the study of Orlental religions. From Lord Dufferin’s delightful blography of his mother we learn—what the world at large had entirely forgotten—that Helen, Lady Dufferin, whose “Lament of the Irish Emigrant,” and whose stirring, tender bal- lad, beginning, O, Bay of Dublin, how my heart, my heart you're troublin'; Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream, are known the world around, was not only a poet and dramatist, but a successful dramatist. Her play was a comedy called “Finesse; or, Spy and Counterspy,” and it was produced on May 16, 1863, at the Hay- market theater. Messrs. Buckstone, Alfred ‘Wigan, Howe, Chiffendale, W. Farren, Braid and Gordon, and Mesdames Alfred Wigan, ‘Wilkins, Angel and F. Wright were in the cast. “Finesse” enjoyed a successful run during the season of 1863, and was revived With success during the autumn of that year. The production of the new plece at the Prince of Wales theater, In which George Grossmith is to have a part, will prevent that gentleman’s return to the American amusement platform until 1896, MUSIC BY THE POUND. A Berlin publishing house has just intro- duced a new Idea In the sale of songs, son- atas and symphonies by welght. The price s about 25 cents per pound.. Piano musie, whether for two or four hands, is a little more costly, and symphonles are priced at 50 cents per pound. The system does not admit of discount. Hereafter the specific gravity of composers will Introduce a noy- elty into the causerie of musical circles. Another novel idea has come from Pari The manager of the Theater d'Ejazeet an- nounces that 100 seats will be given gratls to the first 100 people who present thom- selves at the door of his house at every per- formance of “La Ville Beaumigard.” Rather than return home most of those from a dis- tance remain and pay. "Tolstol has written an operatic libretto with & moral, entitled “The Distiller,” the object belng to cure the Russian peasant of his fondness for vodka and other forms of ardent spirits. Mme. Sierova set the work to music, but it has failed in its object, from a very imple cause—the Russian moujik does not spend his time at the opera. Theosophy seems to have stepped into the shoes of the more or less defunct fad of spiritualism, or, more properly, spiritism. It i8 not strange, therefore, to find that the amusement stage should discover in theoso- phy a tempting subject for satire. J. N. Maskelyne father of 50 much mystery, had a go at the Mahatmas. Theosophists re- cently have been almost torn in two over the origh of Mme. Blavatsky's post-mortem let tors—the ‘‘Messages from the Mahatma Thereupon Mr. Maskelyne invented for the stage of Egyptian hall an act which he en- titles “Modern Witchery." In this Prof. Zoo- rooster and the Countéss Blarni conspire to hoodwink Mrs. Martha Toogood, a “woman with & mission,” and her henpecked husband fato joining the theosophical brotherhood Mrs. Toogood Is persuaded by the “Miracle of Lb'asa.” This startling fllusion consists of the levitation of an oriental attendant bound to a plank, which 1s placed on the backs of chairs. The attendant and plank Arise a foot In the alr in sight of the audi- tnee and remain suspended after the chairs Ao removed.This {s dooe in the brightest of lights and without the mirrors formerly used in such {llusions, At tho finish the master Ma- hatma, Koot Hoomi, “‘materializes” in ex- traordinary fashfon from blulsh vapor and Informs Mrs, Toogood that previously she had been Joan of Arc in a former incarnation and that In the future she shall be called “Anna Bel” and devote herself to reuniting the Brahmins, Parsees, Mohammedans and Buddhists into one great nation, which, with the help of Russia, shall cage the British lion for all timeo Durlng the autumn season London Is to be treated with a dose of Australian plays, “made in Australla, the principal one of which s a dramatization of Rolf Bolderwood's “Robbery Under Arms.” This plece has been played over 400 times in Australia, and will be the first Australian play seen here written by a dramatist who has not derived his knowledge of Australia from books and papers. Mr. Dampfer, although he has been on the colonfal stage since 1872, s an old English actor and a footlight comrade, in their younger days, of Henry Irving. OMAHA'S THEATERS, Season's Attractions at the Fifteenth Street Openings at 1ot The Fifteenth Street theater has completed its list of attractions for the season of 1894-5. Mr. C. P. Crawford was In New York City for two months this summer, giving his un- divided time to the work, and he has shown rare good Judgment in his bookings. The management of the theater say they are willing to place this list by the side of that of any popular price theater in the United States, knowing that it will not only not suffer in comparison, but will appear bet- ter than any. The theater has always had the best to be had, but never before have the managers secured so good a list as this. There are attractions booked for the com- Ing season at this house that have never be- fore played at popular prices, and the reason doubtless is that the tendency for some months past has been toward economy in theatrical indulgence on the part of the pub- lic, 50 the higher priced attractions have suftered, while the popular priced companies have prospered. Realizing that this will doubtléss be true of the coming season many of the heretofore high grade companies have for the certain profit assured decided to play in_the popular priced houses. The opening attraction will be “A Cold Day” and “Chip o' the Old Block,” two entire and complete shows for one price of admission. They are two complete com- panies, not one person appearing in one show ‘who appears in the other. Owing to the great length of the performande which covers four hours, the curtain will rise at 7:45 o'clock. This performance will open the ‘season at this house next Monday night. The other season attractions without dates are: “The Fast Mail,” “Mr. Barnes of New York,” “The Tornado,” “The Black " Emily Banchet, new; Ward & Vokes, ow; “The Derby Winner," new; “Gloriana,” Police Inspector,” new; Tony Farrel; “‘A cker Jack,” new; Joe Ott, formerly with in a new piece ealled “The Star Gazer;” Frank Daniels in "“Dr. Cupid,” new; Karl Gardner in a new comedy; Con- roy & Fox in a new comedy onlled “Hot Tomalies,” *“4-11-44," new; “Paul Kauvar,” Barlow Bros'. minstrels, “The Silver We ding, new; Maria Stuart in “A Wild Duck,” new; Vernona Jarbeau, Hoyt's “Bunch of Keys,” “Railroad Ticket,” “The Captain's Mate,” new; Katle Emmett, “Killarney,” “The Kid,” new; Lottie Collins and Howard Atheneum, John L. Sullivan, “A Baggage Check,” new; ‘“Green Goods Man,” new; “The Prima Donna,” new; “Faust,” “The Pulse of New York,” “Pawn Ticket 210," “Slaves of Gold,” new; “Eight Bells,” the great Sandow, Dockstader’s minstrels, ‘Noss Jollities,” new; ““Across the Potomac,” new; “The Bnsign,” Alba Heywood, “White Squad- ron,” “Land of the Midnight Sun,” new; “Police Patrol,” “Fencing Master,” Hopkins Transbceanic vaudevilles, Bobby Gaylor in a new piece; “Summer Blizzard,” new; Flor- ence Bindley in “The Pay Train," Al G. Field’s minstrels, Henshaw and Ten Broeck, “Dr. Bill,” “Our Irish Visitors,” “The Crust ot Soclety.” Charles Frohman's company of comedians, from the Empire theater, New York, will open the regular theatrical season of Boyd's theater for 1894- on the evening of Monday, the 27th inst., with Brander Thomas' now celebrated comedy, “Charley’s Aunt,” the engagement lasting for three nights. This is the play that has had such protracted runs in London and New York during the past eighteen months, and which ran for nearly three months straight at Hooley's theater in Chicago. Such a comedy In the hands of one of Charles Frohman's crack companies cannot fail of affording rarest enjoyment. Lrite bl Schuyler Notes and Porsonals. SCHUYLER, Neb., Aug. 18.—(Special to The Bee.)—Mrs. Harry Riley of Genoa fs visiting at Mrs. J. J. Riley's, A. B. Hughes, who for seven years has been principal of the Schuyler schools, and who was re-elected for the ensulng year, handed in his resignation, refusing to accept a reduction of salary, Thers was talk for a time that there would be no Colfax county falr this fall, but the managers of the agricultural society did not countenance the idea in a recent meet- ing held. Though there is not nearly so much to be obtained for exhibit this year, it Is believed that more strenuous efforts than are usually made will result in an average exhibit. M. Van Housen of Oregon is visiting his brother, Oliver, deputy sheriff. Chauncey Abbott s~ visiting in Madison, Wis. The Palace hotel has again changed hands, this time being transferred by J. L. Kinney to M. D. Cameron. Mr. Kinney will re- main landlord, having leased the house. The working staff of the Rebekah lodge of Schuyler went to David City Friday night to do degree work. There is great controversy as to the pros- pect for corn in Colfax county this year, some In certain localities claiming to have corn that will yield a half crop, while others in the immediate vicinity clalm thelr corn will not make more than four bushels per acre. There are some claims for fifty bushels per acre, and samples of the corn brought in indicate that there is good corn somewhere, but the very best corn your writer has seen will do well to make more than twenty-five bushels per acre. Hundreds of acres of corn are belng cut for fodder, there being no corn at all, and many flelds have stock In them now, pastures having been exhauste A ST Fromont Brevitles. FREMONT, Aug. 18.—(Special to The Bee.) —Mortgages were filed last evening against Joseph A Elliott, lumberman, by the Farmers and Merchants bank for $3,653, and by Guy Rand for $1,050. Miss Lottie Story rendered a recitation at an_ entertainment at North Bend last even- ing. K. O for th terday. The commencement exercises of the normal closed last evening with &he aunual banquet of the alumni. Lou B. Coman has arranged with Willlam Lundon of Omaha to reopen the room latsly oceupled by the Hawkeye Commission com- pany and continue the grain and provision brokerage business. Yesterday was secretaries day at the Young. Men's Christian assoclation meeting and quite a number of them were present, but the general attendance dwindled to so fow that but little aside from athletic ex- ercises was attempte The normal excursion to the Black Hills left at noon today. Morehouse, general freight agent Elkhorn railroad, was in the eity yes- i, Packing House Employes Fight. NEBRASKA CITY, Aug. 18.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—A colored boy named Jones was badly hurt in a fight with a fel- low employe at the packing house yesterday, Ho sustalned three broken ribs and internal injuries are feared. Hattle Ross and Mrs. Anna Harrlson were taken to the penitentlary today, the former for a year and the latter for elghteen months. The Ross woman was convicted of highway robbery and Mrs. Harrison of burglary. Saunders County Educators. WAHOO, Neb., Aug. 13.—(Speclal to The Bee.)—Baunders county Institute will meet at this place Monday. The speclal attrac tion s J. M. Greeawood. He will deliver two public lectures, Wednesday and Thurs. day evenings. Saunders and Cass counties have just closed one of the most successtul summer schools of the season, and have done much to prepare thelr teachers for better work. SAENGERFEST NEXT FRIDAY All Gorman Biuging Booieties in Nebraska Much Interested in the Event, LARGE ~ ATTENDANCE IS ASSURED History of Bohemls In English—Schutzen= vereln Officers and Scores—Coming Bohemlan Gymuastic Tournament —Local German Gossip, Indications point to a good attendance from Omaha at the Columbus Saengerfest on August 24, 256 and 26, and other sections of the state are sald to appear equally in- terested In the affair, which gives promise of being the greatest German musical event for years in this part of the country. It will be the first Nebraska Saengerfest in five years, Local interest has been considerably In- creased since the Columbus committee, charged with the duty of making the proper arrangements for the fest, amlcably ad- Justed a point of difference which had arisen out of the engagement of a certain band to accompany the united singers of the state in songs to be rendered In choir en masse. This was pointed out through the columns of The Bee at the time and Fest Director Pohl on a recent visit here seems to have found the local complaints well grounded; in fact s0 much so that he returned home and induced the other members of the comrite tee to come to Omaha last Monday and as- sist him in selecting a different band. The First Infantry band, Nebraska Naticnal Guards, met on this day at Julius Kaufman's hall and on invitation charmed the Columbus men and assemblage of local celebrities with a number of choice selections, under the leadership of Prof. Herman Schunke. At the conclusion the latter received the con- gratulations of all present for the perfect strains of harmony which his band was able to_produce in the more difficnlt pieces. Having more than pleased his hearers, Schunke was awarded the contract to furnish the artistic music at the fest. Among those who were enthusiastic listeners at the time were Prot. Pohl of Columbus and Prof. Peter- son of Omaha, David Schupbach and Charles Sezelke, president and vice president of the fest, respectively, Charles Herbertz, John Baumer, William™ Segelke, Julius Kaufman of this city, all of whom are considered com- petent judges of music. Since this change of program was made local singers declare themselves well satisficd and conscious of complete success at the fest. The principal societies to participate in the rendition of the “‘Spirits' Battle,” as appear now most likely, are the members of the combined choirs of the three principal Omaha societies, the Columbus and the Grand Island vereins. Aslde from the singing in chofr en masse, each of the ten Nebraska societies will oc- _cupy more or less time in rendering songs selected by its own tralner.’ These selections may include anything from folk lore to newer songs and higher branches of artistic train- iug. The ear of the aesthetic as well as the humbler but sincere lover of ordinary music is to be pleased. The party of local enthusiasts, composed of singers accompanied bys their wives and families in many iInstances, and others, are to leave Qmaha for Columbus next Friday afternoon. Saturday will be the principal day for the singing and on Sunday the fest is to be concluded by a grand picnic, at which music will again play an important part. On this day excursion trains are to be run from here, Lincoln, Grand Island, Norfolk and other places in the state. The fare for this time has been made a very low one in order to insure a large attend- ance. G SOCIETIES WELL PREPARED. Fest Director Pohl Is very sanguine about the latter and about the successful culmina- tion of the fest. In speaking on these mat- ters when last in Omaha he sald: ‘I have just returned from a visiting tour to the different singing societies in the state and as far as I have examined, I find all of them in excellent shape; much better than I had expected. The voices of the singers seem to be in good trim, consequent upon good training. Increased activity has been shown singe we concluded to hold a saengerfest this year and added interest makes Itself manifest everywhere in Ne- braska wherever music lovers reside, Of course we cannot hope to equal the recent saengerfests at Cleveland and New York where there were from 15,000 to 25,000 pco- ple assembled on these occasions, but never- theless I am confident of a good attendance and choice singing. The preparations at Columbus are nearly complete and we have done all in our power to give our visitors a hearty welcome at this saengerfest. We hope for success and expect to get it. Our ex- penditures, of course, will' be large and it was on this account that we endeavored to economize in the matter of a band, but we must have the best and the First Infantry band has rendered the best music I have heard in Omaha yet; therefore we shall en- gage it as the principal orchestra for the fest.” Each of the twenty-one men the First Infantry band is sald to be a speclalist on his particular Instrument. Wil- liam H. Roberts is the flutist; Peter Fuchs, George Ashman and Fred Thies are the trio of clarfonetists in the differerit flats; like- wise Henry Lotz, Willlam Lamb, Rudolph Engel and Henry Kay the cornetists; Her- man Rohrs, Charles Eggers and Julius Thiele, French horns; William Daniels, bari- tone; George Ficssman, S. E. Whaley, John Prochaska, trombone; Jacob P. Schmldt, Louis Gernand, tuba; William Harnock, small drum, and Tsaac Kaufman, bass drum, with Prof. Schunke as leader and Edgar Follett as drum mafjor. The united singers of the Saengerbund, Liederkranz and Swiss singing socleties will have their final rehearsal at the Farnam street hall next Thursday evening. The band will accompany the vocal selections on their instruments at this time. composing Bear on u Bioyele, Bears are fabled to climb trees and per- form all sorts of acrobatic feats, but nobody ever heard of one riding a bicycle outside of a clrcus advertisement. Nevertheless an Omaha bear has been experimenting with this buzz saw for the last few evenings, and, stranger still, no fatalities have as yet been reported to the police by luckless pedestrians who chance to pass the corner of Thirteenth and Harney streets, not that any great dan- ger lurks in this instance of a voraclous ap- petite for human bones, but precipitous ac- tion on the part of the rider might crush life by sheer welght of not less than 260 pounds avoirdupols. Herman Schaeffer, for he It is that thus un- consciously and unintentionally becomes a menace to the traveling public, (s a member of the Bear division of the Omaha turn- verein, as Is well known, Being ruled by a dominant passion not to be behind the times in anything, Herman has lately ordered a bike, expressly made for him in Toledo, O., in exchange for which he parted with the sum of 126 big simolcons. He originally in- tended to participate In the relay bicycle race from Washington to Denver, carrying the president’s message from Omaha to Kearney, but the manufacturers of his machine was slow In perfecting it, so that this plan was frustrated. Now, however, he Is in active training, and, by a lttle assistance rendered by his instructor, Mr. Schaeffer is able to carry his full weight around the distance of an entire block. He Is thus furnishing his friends with an fnexhaustible supply of fun. New History of Bohemia. “The History of Bohemia” is a literary work published for the first time in English after thorough researches occupying more than half a lifetime by Robert H. Vickers, the American author and student of historical events. The volume, numberiug some 700 pages, well beund and printed on heavy paper, Is put forth by a publishing company of Chi- cago. Hitherto Bohemla's history has bee unknown quantity to the English reac in fragments, when it linked with that of some neighboring power which perhaps sought to crush Hohemlan national life alto gether. The book embraces a complete his tory, as far as authorities extant would war- rant, of Bohemia's many trials, its struggles to porpetuate national instiutions, language close an ave m— and autonomy. Throdkhbut his pages it is obvious that the author has sought to portray facts as they existed and characters accord- Ing to the best intdrmation obtainable, hever showing blas or undue, sympathy. Of the wrongs Inflicted by coyetous monarchs there are several pathetio chapters to arouse the Interest of any liberty-joving American, and events are narrated ini a'manner whioh makes them strikingly simifar to our own early struggles. Mr. Vicker# endeavors to trace the history of Slavonidns from a period more than 600 / yvars before the beginning of the . Christian era, though annals furnish but meager data of that time. Later and more authentic information leads the writer to treat of the epoch when the Slav tribe of the Chekh set- tled in Bohemia, some time about A. D. 450. Roman, German, French and Bohemian chronicles furnish the data and other ma- terfal of the subsequent period. The rise of Bohemia until it assumed a place among nations; its decline ai fail following, are all extensively and graphically pictured, and the concluding chapter forms a detailed and true account of that unhappy land’s history from 1848 to 1804, showing Bohemians to be possessed of an indomitable spirit of freedom and democracy. The strug- gle for home rule has been carried on persis- tently, though Austria, of which Bohemia now forms a component part, has never granted that right. Boheminn Gymnastio To All the arrangements for the Bohemlan Athletic State tournament, which is to be held this year at Sarpy Mills, are reported as complete A number ofithe gymnastic associations from the interior of the state have already chartered trains from their respective places, notably Wilbur and Schuy- ler. They will arrive here next Saturday and the contest proper is to begin the fol- lowing Sunday. At that time Bohemlans from different parts of the state are also expected to journey to Sarpy Mills, o that probably several thousand people will con- gregate on the grounds. Tho Omaha Sokols are to leave here on a special train over the B. & M. at 7:30 Sunday morning. At South Omaha they will bo joined by gymnasts from that city, and then the train will proceed to Sarpy Mills. The contést fs to be begun early In the forenoon and i possible finished by night- fall. For the accommodation of Omaha and other people from the state who may be desirious of witnessing excellent athletic ex- hibitions excursion trains will be run to Sarpy Mills. A semi-annual event of this always attracted big crowds of Bohemian-Americans, and it Is asserted that this tournament will prove no excep- tion to the rule. Arrangements on a large scale have, therefore, been made. Some twelve or fitteen teams will probably take part in the contest, each team to consist of eight men. The contest will extend over a wide range of athletic sports, including apparatus turning and calisthenics. Prizes to consist of diplomas and medals will be awarded to the winners on Monday. There are individual and class ratings, with prizes accordingly. Four local tesms will be put in the fieli—two in the first and the same number in the second division. South Omaha will add two more. Though peace- ful, the contests will be spirited, as the association contains some first-class tur- ners. nament, Schutzenverein Ofiicers The Omaha Schutzenverein has selected the following officers for the ensuing year: Herman Busch, president; Henry Ruser, vice president; Frank Heft, treasurer; Charles Herbertz, financial secretary; Willlam Butt, corresponding secretary; Fred Mengedoht, first shooting master, and Claus Matthies, second shooting master. Members say that there s an awakening of interest in the sheoting and that they ex- pect to initiate several more members. The regular meetings will be held at Ruser park hereafter the first Friday in each month. The members will meet, as usual every Fri- day at the same plage for practice. A local shooting tournament will be held at Ruser's park September 8 and 9, The score made at last, Friday's shoot on the rifle fange was as follows: Claus Matthies, 64; Herman Busch, 37; F. R. Heft, 62; Fred Mengedoht, 54; Henry Ruser, 42; Hans Peterson, 64, Marchod te Dirge The Omaha turnverein and Bohemian Tel Jed Sokol were both called upon to mourn the loss of members last week. Of the former Asmus Rohlff ded and was buried last Tues- day. His remains were followed to the grave by a large concourse of people, including members of the turnverein and Platts- deutsche society. On~ Wednesday following the Sokol marched to the strains of a dirge to Forest Lawn cemetery to accompany a dead member to his last resting place. This was Joseph Koran, one of the most active workers. Will Commemorate Gravelotte. The German Veterans association and a number of Omaha Germans will take an ex- cursion train for Bennington today, where they will join hands with old comrades of the Franco-German war in 1870 to commemorate the battle of Gravelotte, An extensive and entertaining program has been prepared on the occaslon. Local German Gossip, Under the auspices of the Danish Turner club, German, Bohemian and Danish athletes are to hold a friendly contest at Ruser's park today. A number of prominent Germans of the city, forming a coterle of bowling alley players, enjoyed a little quiet game on the bowling alley at Ruser's last Thursday after- noon. Teutonla lodge No. 262, Order of the World, is to give a picnic at Botania park on west Dodge street this afternoon. The English lodges have been Invited and the day is to be spent in promoting social intercourse and outdoor enjoyments. e Close of Wayne's Normal School. YNE, Neb.,, Aug. 18.—(Special to The —The third annual commencement of the Nebraska Normal college of this city closed last evening. The baccalaureate ser- mon was delivered by Rev. C. H. Strickland of Sioux City last Sunday. It was an able address and was listened to by a large audi- ence at the opera house. Monday evening a fair sized audience greeted the scientific class of the coliege and the exercises were of an interesting nature, The department of elocution and expression gave a very interest- ing program to a large audience Tuesday evening. On Wednesday evening the con- servatory department entertained a very largs audience at the opera house and the instru- mental music and singing was superb. Miss Stella Vincent was presented with a gold medal. Thursday evening ‘Jullus Caesar’ was presented by the department of elocution and expression and the students did exceed- ingly well. Yesterday afternoon and last evening the exercises of the teachers' class occurred. The coliege alumni ententained the class of '94 at a banquet at the Hoyd last night and this closed the events of - successful year at the college. w. Narrow Escapo from Death. EXETER, Neb., Augs 18.—(Special to The Bee.)—Lloyd Walters. jast night was trying to move his steam tlirestier over some hilly roads just after the shoier and the roads were slippery. He hlid Kot about half way up quite a steep grade When the wheels re- tused to move forwdrd] but began slipping back. Lloyd, who wus'‘walking beside the engine, stepped in behind one of the forward wheels to arrange someipart of the machine when the wheel suddénly veered toward him, catching him ansk pinioning him against the boiler. Before hescould be released he was unconscious and zemained 50 for a couple of hours. The doctorthinks now that e will pull through all right. gl Bond Proposition Defeated. BEAVER CITY, Neb., Aug. 18.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—The bond proposition was killed in a mass mecting at the court house today. The scheme was to issue $100,- 000 for road improvement to give employ- ment to those who will be destitute this win- ter. It was originated by the populists, but the people, irrespective of party, were against it, -~ o8 Bound Over. IBRASKA CITY, Aug. 18.—(Special Tele. gram to The Be:)—Charles Brewer, Sam Vincent and Frank Burke were bound over this afternoon on the charge of stealing elght hogs from ex-Senator Van Wyck. The evidence against the men is conclusive, they having disposed of the porkers at the packing house for §$90, Hog Th THURSTONS WON THE PRIZE Governor's Cup Awarded to Them in Compe- tition with Two Other Companies. GUARDS REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNOR Sham Battle Was Postponed on Account of the Fallure of Ammunition to Ar- rive in Time-—-Notes of the Camp. CAMP TINCOLN. Aug. 18.—(Special to The Bee)—The published program of camp ex- ercises yosterday provided for two events of great Interest to the visitors—a review of the troops by the governor and the sham battle of land and naval forces in the even- ing. No ammunition arrived and the latter event was postponed until this evening, but the ground was thronged with visitors from the city and surrounding country. The an- ticipated rain failed to materialize and the dust and heat somewhat interfered with the enjoyment. The review was to have been held at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, but owing to the intense heat and the failure of the beach company to provide sufficient water for the men In camp, it was postponed until 4 o'clock. Before that hour had arrived the steamer “The City of Lincoln” had brought over a half dozen boat loads and several hundred spectators came in hacks, carryalls and private conveyances, Governor Crounse and his staff arrived at the encampment shortly after noon_and went into quarters on the peninsula. When the bugle call for assembly for the review was sounded every company in the brigade ready, with their uniforms looking fresh and their " guns polished. Brigadier General Colby rode his white stallion “Don’ and the colonels of each regiment were splendidly mounted, as were the members of their stafts. Both of the regimental bands were in full dress uniform and furnished the best music in their repertoires. The Second regi- ment, as the ranking regiment, was on the right, drawn up in battalion formation, then the First, and after them the battery from Wymore, and on the extreme left the cavalry. As drawn up for review the brig- ade presepted a formidable appearance, and overturned the impressions of a good many of the spectators that the Nebraska National uard is made up of “tin soldiers.” An army officer of a good many years experience, who was among the spectators, stated to the reporter that he did not think a state in the union could turn out a finer body of men. REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNOR. When the formation was completed, Governor Crounse and his staft rode over from the peninsula, where the gencral head- quarters are located. The mounted staft officers accompanying him were: Assist- ant Adjutant General A. A. Reed of Crete, Brigadier Surgeon Major D. A. Walden of Beatrice, and Aide-de-Camp O. L. Green ot Kearney and S. H. Steel of David City. Tho maneuvers were according to the mill- tary regulations for such occasions, with tho governor and his staff riding along the front” and rear of the brigade, while the bands alternated with their best selections. Then, drawn up in front of the brigade, the governor inspected the various companies as they marched before him. The spectators who viewed the affair were loud in thelr praises of the appearance of the guards as a whole, and especially of the artillery and cavalry companies. Shortly after the review Colonel Bills of the Second regiment formed the officers of Lis command in line and, accompanied by the regimental band, led by Harry Irvine, marched to the headquarters of the governor and in a neat speech introduced to the gov- ernor and his stafl the officers of his regi- ment, consisting of Lieutenant Colonel Wil- liam Bischoff of Nebraska City, Lieutenant W. B. Smith of Fairbury, Captain G. L. Pritchett, surgeon, of Fairbury, Chap- lain J. Tate of Hastings, Quar- termaster B. B. Atkinson of . Te- kamah and the captains and first and sec- ond lieutenants of the nine companies of his command in camp at that hour, companies A and C being on their way to camp from South Omaha at that time. In receiying the command Governor Crounse made a brief specch, in which ho compli- mented the guards of the state on the fine appearance made In the review, and ex- pressed the hope that their watchword would be “Excelsior.”” Adjutant General Gage was called for, but disciaimed any ability as an orator, and filled up the blank by presenting a box of cigars. Then the visiting officers were turned over to the tender mercies of Inspector General Harry Hotchkiss, who was supposed, to be provided with mafches. He invited them into his tent and explored the mysteries of a refrigerator, which has come to have something of a reputation at Camp Lincoln, and which has been frequently com- pared with the widow's cruse of oil. Later in the evening Colonel Bills, with his staff and the regimental band, returned the call of Colonel Bratt of the First of last night. There was the usual cigar and speech- making program, and a very friendly feel- ing in consequence exists betwcen the offi cers and companies of tho two regiments. TODAY’S EXERCISES. The program for today included in_the forenoon guard mount at 8 o'olock, battalion, troop and battery drill at 9, and the com- petitive drill, which began at 10. There were three entrios in the competitive drill of Infantry companies for the governor's cup —the Omaha Guards of the Second, the Thurston, Rifles afd company L of Norfolk of the Second. The judges were Captain Corliss of the Eighth infantry, regular army, Lieu- tenant Pershing of the Tenth cavalry, now the military instructor of the State univer- sity, and Lieutenant Hardin of the Eigh- teenth_infantry, detailed by the government as military instructor at Doane college. Several hundred spectators witnessed the evolutions of the companies, and encouraged them with frequent rounds of applause. There was some dispute about allowing the Thurston Rifles to compete, it being claimed that the requisite number of men was not in the drill, but the judges finally awarded to them the coveted cup. Under the same Judges, individual members of the various companies of the brigade were put through a rigid examination for the “Colonel Bills Prize.” ~Sergeant W. B. Walker of the Omaha Guards was the successful competitor and hereafter he will be decorated with one of the handsomest medals worn by any mem- ber of the guards. About thirty men com- peted for the prize. WITH THE COMPANIES, One of the first companies regularly organ- ized in the state was company A of York, which first became a military organization on April 29, 1879. It has in camp forty-seven men, with a bugler and drummer. When first organized it was known as company G of the Iirst regiment, and, in the same year, several more companies being organized in the state, a meeting was held in Lincoln of the various officers, at which the Nebraska Natfonal Guard was organized. The present officers are N. P. Lundeen, captain; W. W. Chapman, first leutenant and J. W. Pur- rington, second lieutenant. Dhe company has been furnished at its own expense with two sets of uniforms and fis thoroughly well drilled and equipped. The present captain has been re-elected four times. He was at one time regimental quartermaster and s the oldest commissioned officer in the brigade. The company served at Omaha during the “dump" trouble and also at Pine Ridge. The organizer and first captain was W. T. Scott, They took the first prize at Crete in 1883, and at Lincoln on July 4, 1880, they won a siik flag. The second company which arrived at the encampment was company D of the First reg- iment of Lincoln. It was organized in 1855 by the present inspector general, Harry Hotohkiss, who was the first captain. He was succeeded by P, H. Cheney, C. A. Foxworthy, W. C. Rohde and the present captain, Wil- liam Decker. The first lieutenant is M. Her pelshelmer, and W. C. Dotson is second liou tenant, The company has forty-seven men in camp. They have a fine armory and the company drills weekly. Since belng organ Ized they have seven times been orderell under arms; twice to suppress disturbances at the penitentiary, to Bradshaw after the cyclone, to Culbertson during the county seat trouhble, to the se of the Indian troubles in 1891 and to the state house during the Boyd Thayer affair. It was named the Governor's guard by General Thayer and when provided with the new uniforms, which have been or dored, will travel under that name. | Company C of the First regiment came In from Beatrice with fifty men, Is one of the oldest companies In the brigads and was mustered In by General Colby, the present brigadier general. The present officers are 0. H. Brainard, captain; A. 8. Wadsworth, first licutenant, and W, Z. McKeon, second lieutonant. They wore the first company ordered to Pine Ridge during the Indian trouble. Company F of the First of Junlata was organized as an independent company and mustered into the service upon the organ- tzation of the guard, with General A. V. Cole as as captain. This.company served at Jamp Dump” and Pine Ridge. At the en- campment at Crete they won the governor's challenge cup. This was the first time the cup was contested for. They entered camp with thirty-five men, The officers are: Cap- tain, H. A. Moreland; first lieutenant, R. A. Wall, and second lieutenant, A, J. Johnson. The company Is well officered and the men are attentive to duty. ' Captain Moreland |s a strict disciplinarian and is respected by hi men SCATTERING SHOTS. Mrs. Lieutenant Colonel Wolcott of Cen- tral City is in camp, Chaplain Davis looks after welfare of the First regiment. Captaln Lundeen of company A, First regiment, has his wife and daughter with hin. Mrs. Bratt, wife of the colonel of the First regiment, was one of the arrivals in camp today. Colonel E. M nor's aids, is Journal, Major A. A. Reed of Beatrice, adjutant ge eral, " attends to his numerous duties as carefully as it in actual war service, In the individual competitive drill this morning Corporal Thompson of company D, First regiment, stayed in till third place. Tomorrow afternoon the big pavilion tent of the State band is to be erected on the ground and a band concert will be given at 4 o'clock. A line of guard tents has been established on the lake shore, and from this on the en- campment will be patrolled in regular mili- tary fashion. C. A. Prescott of the Kearney signal corps, who s the city clerk of his town, is the official stenographer of the Second regiment under Colonel Bills. E. W. Rhivers of the signal corps with company A, Second regiment, located at Kearney, s manager of the Western Union Telegraph company in that city. Colonel John S. Musser of Aurora rode with the governor's staft during the review yesterday. He s the guest of Colonel Hotchkiss and a veteran guardsman of the state of Pennsylvania. Among the ladies who witnessed the re- view from the governor's headquarters yes- terday were: Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Dr. Giffen, Mrs. Shumway, Mrs. W. L. Paul, Mrs. Otis Gallupp and Mrs. J. B. Ferris. Adjutant General Gage and Colonel Hotch kiss at the general headquarters, feel rather proud of their orderlies, Privates A. M. arman of company E, Second regiment of North Platte, and R, T. Coverdale, who attends to the wants of the inspector gen- eral. In the evolutions of the review Adjutant General Gage stopped one of the hind feet of the brigadier general's celebrated white stallion, and as a memento carries on his right leg a black and blue spot, which some- what interferes with the military carriage of which he is so proud. eutenant Colonel Wolcott of Central City is one of the most popular men in camp. He entered the service as a private in the Merrick Rifles and has served as a captain, major and lieutenant colonel. He has hosts of ‘personal friends in the guard and has been making many friends for his paper, the Nonparel. One of the most interesting personages in the encampment is Captain Fisher of Chad- ron, whose full title during the Pine Ridge war was as follows: “O. K. and P. D. Q. and Q. M. S. to Lieutenant Willlam G. Burke, Company E, Second Infantry, and Assistant Acting Q. M. S. and Post Quartermaster of the Chadron Post.” At present he is simply “Brigade Commissary, Maid of Honor to Lieutenant Steel and Supreme Potentate of the Grand Order of the Orient.”” His mili- tary uniform was carried away by one of the sinioons which occasionally sweep over the western portion of the state, and he has been compelled to appear in camp in one of the modest suits worn by the Princes of the Orient. It consists of a pair of white bloomer trousers, a red zouave jacket trimmed with gold braid, a yellow vest, with black buttons and a Turkish fez, with a tassel which weighs about a pound and a half. It is necessary to state that when he Is on full dress parade the visitors to the camp find some difficulty in hearing the music of the bands, even when consolidated. the spiritual Correll, one of the gover- the editor of the Hebron 10 BE TRIED FOR MURDER Information to Be Filed Against Gecrge Davis, the Alloged Train Wreoker, PROSECUTIONS WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK Lincoln's City Council Decldes to Cut Exe penses in All Departments in the Nea Future—Employes Must Submit to & Ten l'er Cent Roduction, LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 18.—(Speclal to The Bee.)—In accordance with the verdict handed in by the coroner's jury in relation to the cause of the Rock Island wreck, the county attorney will file information against George Washington Davis, charging him with murder in the first degree. There will be two counts, one charging him with murder in the first degree, and drawn up according to the regus lation style of a premeditated and maliclous homicide, while the other will bo executed under the special law against train wrecking, This statute provides that it any person of persons shall remove, break, displace, eto, any part of any track, car, ete., belonging te any railrond company, with infent to wreek a traln, the same upon conviciton shall be sentenced to Imprisonment for not less tha one year nor more than twenty. Provided that ‘by commission of the offense death iy caused to any person or persons, then the offender shall be deemed guilty of murder ia the first degree, second degree, or mane slaughter, as the case might be, and sens tenced accordingly. The information will be filed in the county court Monday morning, and the preliminary hearing in all probability will be commenced Tuesday. Whether Davis will waive his preliminary examination s not known. WILL CUT EXPENSES. The city council met In adjourned session this morning to prepare its estimate of the municipal expenses for the coming year. Tha desire to curtall expenses in every departs ment was apparent, and it fs likely that some objections will be offered by those Ins terested. Tho total estimate foots up $230,730, and a levy of 32 1-7 mlills Is cone templated, against 39% mills last year. The finance committee in almost every fn= stance cut down the estimate handed in by the heads of the various departments. All the employes of the water department, with the exception of the commissioner, will proba« bly be compelled to accept a reduction. Pas trolmen are to be cut to $50 per month. The library board clamored loudly for a levy of a mill, but a half mill was all that wag allowed. The lighting fund was placed at Just sufficlent to pay for the lights now in use, including those yet to be put in under the original contract. The salaries of all appointive employes of the city are booked for a cut of 10 per cent. LINCOLN IN BRIEF. The hall of the Lincoln Labor club was well filled last night, the occasion belng an address by Chancellor Canfield. He spoke as one of them, and his remarks were much appreciated. At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was tendered him for one of the finest addresses they had listened to since the organization of the club. At a meeting of the Board of Education last evening, called specially to consider the reappointment of Mrs. A. P. Tiffany as prine cipal of the Clinton school, a motion to reins state her was unanimously adopted. Will Rose, who was shot at Havelock last Saturday evening while belng suspected of steallng chickens, 13 still confined to h room from the effects of the shot. Havelock people are inclined to laugh over the rather fishy story he caused to be circulated detall- ing” how "he came to be in that vicinity. There have been so many hen roosts robbed in that neighborhood recently that those who have suffered are loth to let a suspected pere son go before he has fully cleared himself. W. A. Johnston, who was brought back from South Omaha and held on the charge of selling mortgaged property, was released from custody this morning after having a hearing before the police judge. After the first charge against him was dismissed ho was detained awhile as n suspicious charac- ter, as it was thought that other persons would file a complaint against him. A quartet of young toughs jumped on Cor- win Haggard, a university student, last evens ing, for nmo apparent cause, and severely bruised him. Two of them were given thirty days by the police judge this morning and the others were discharged. CONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE. HALF PRIGE DALE —OF— MONDAY, AUGUST 20. FOR ONE DAY ONLY. Prices $1.25 1.50 1.78 2.00 2.25 2.50 2:78 3.50 JUST HALF PRICE These Prices Are for Cash Only. tinental Clothing House Cor. 15th and Douglas Streets.