Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 25, 1894, Page 8

‘' sion, y.closure suits would be push i [ i ( L+to the wall s be that the suits were AS SEEN BY THE RECEIVERS — Observations Made After a Close Study and Inspection of the Union Pacific System. MINK TALKS AT SOME LENGTH v Polleves Koorganization Flan Can Be Car- rled Out Soon it Government Delnes Its Fosition—Thinks Foreclosure Sults Will Not Be Pressed. Recelvers Mink and Anderson, General Manager 1. Dickinson, Freight Trafiic Man- mger Munroo, Chief Engineer Pegram of the ' Union Pacific and several stenographers ar- rived this morning by special train from Grand Island, enrouts from Billings and the sound country. Mr. Ollver W. Mink, vice president and comptroller of the system, and one of the receivers for the property, in talking of the trip of the reccivers and officials of the com- pany made over the system, said: ‘“‘Our first stop was made at Denver, where we held a conference with Receiver Trumbull upon matters of detail relative to the con- duet of the two properties, and particularly @s to the basis of compensation to be paid for work done in the shops for the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison, and the Union Pacific, Denver & Gult. _ After going over the whol pituation we finally agreed to continue to operate the shops at Denver, charging rates satisfactory to both partics in interest. Thls arrangement will prevent any increase in the Cheyenne shops at present, because the busi- mess of the road will not warrant any ad- ditional expense, our present forces being entirely able to do the necessary repairs as ; they may be required about the system. “From Denver we went to falt Lake, rela- tive to matters entrusted to us by Mr. Clark, and from there over the Oregon Short Line. inspecting the betterments which are belng made under the direction of Mr. Pegram, in the way of putting in new bridges, which improvements will cost upwards of $300,000, but which are abso- lutely necessary for the property. Having finished this branch of our allotment work we went on to Spokane over the Oregon Rail- way & Navigation company line, a property in which Mr. A. A. Boissevain represents large holdings, and who with his party Joined us in Denver. Next to the holdings of the Ames and Gould families in Union Pa- cific securitics, Mr. Bowssevain represents the holdings in England and Germany, and naturally we were anxious that he should 860 the Oregon Short Line and Oregon Rail- way & Navigation company. It was Mr. Bolssevain's first trip over these properties, although he has had his representatives over them a number of times. CONFERENCE WITH M'NEILL. “At Spokane Falls we had a conference with the new receiver of the union depot property, which s included in the foreclosure procedings, and from there we went to Port- land to see Mr. MeNelll, receiver of the Navi- gation company. Our conference with him was long, but after several days' session we “finally agreed upon a division of passenger rates from Huntington west, which we are o pay to the Navigation company, and which basis of 27% per cent s a_compromise be- tween the demands of the Navigation com- pany and the blanket proportion the Unlon Pacific would agree to. This proportion only applies to certain parts of the business, the general division being greatly in- volved, too much so for a clear and intelligect understanding by the readers of newspapers. The freight divisions we agreed to some. time ago, so0 with the Bettlement of our differences on passenger traflic, it removed from the field of contro- versy all annoyances of cvery sort, and the receivers were in a position to shake hands Wwith themselyes that their mission to the s Dorthwest had been. accomplished. From Portland we went via the Northern Pacific to Seattle, east over the Great North- ern to Spokane, thence over the Northern Pacific to Butte and Anaconda, to Billings and Sheridan, via the new Burlington line, {that we might form some estimate of the property of a competitor, and down to Grand Island, where we struck our own road, and then to Omaha. Mr. Boissevain and his party left us at Portland for San Francisco, and 1 believo was very much impressed with the great possibilities of the country, and particularly of the properties in which he is S0 largely interested, as the representative of large holders in Holland and the conti- nent, placed through the banks in London and Amsterdam. “To me the trip was most Interesting, and most instructive. We found the property in first class condition, in fact it has never been in 50 excellent shape, and we only need busi- ness t oput us beyond worry incidental to the management of so great a trust. Our earn- ngs, however, do not show up as we would ke to have them, and as the business of the road is about all over for this season, we must be content to run very close to the wind for the next few months. Wo have not thought of any further reductions in the departments, for we have about reached th: normal, the operation of a system the size of Union Pacific necessitating just so many employes Whether there is much or little business. Of course, train crews will be lald off as “ they are not needed, but beyond this the receivers have not discussed further reduc- ‘ tlon in the forces. “From my observation I should the busin:ss situation y that has brightened con- < ‘slderably west of Denver, but east through Kansas and Nebraska I still find a depres- duelargely to the failure of crops. Had the states mentioned been favored with ‘an abundance of grain and corn, this, am confident, would have been cne of the atest years In the history of the Union Pacific.” : AS TO FORECLOSURE SUITS. Asked if ha thought the numerous fore- d to their legiti- mate end, Mr. Mink sai [ do not believe W4t Is the intention of the complainants and plaintifts in these cases to force anyone The general feeling seems to brought to protect certaln interests and to permit the control of revenues under receivers, rather than allow the revenues to go into channels other than those represented by the mort- gage holders. With receivers favorable to the interests seeking protection 1 believe that | the foreclosure cases will not operate as a bar to the legitinate handling of the proper- ties. Upon the question of reorganization Mr. Mink expressed himself as favorable to some such scheme as outlined by the govern- ment receivers. “I do not understand that “the government directors are pledged to the several allotments made, but they were ad- vanced only to develop the reorganization feature of their report and show by actual figures now soma such scheme could be brought about. The allotment of the gov- ernment security is a very generous onme in my opinion, being something like $70,000,- 000, or dollar for dollar. This amount under the plan proposed, would become part of the blanket mortgage proposed to be placed on the entirc property, and become a share- holder of the first mortgage instead of hold- ing its llen nature or second mortgage function, as under existing conditions, With the government debt settled and out of the way I have no doubt but that the other in- terests could harmonize quite readily. Of ‘course there would be some heart burnings probably, that in the allotment of certain funds the ecale was not properly propor- tioned, but even these could be handled with- out much difliculty. There are certain gilt- odge securities like the sinking funds, the Omaha bridge bonds and others, which would bave to be carefully considered, but I anticipate everybody could agree as to his position In the blanket wortgage. If there was only some one who could speak authori- “fatively for the government, I believe our thway wou'd be clear toward re-organiza- fon. The re-organization committee must take into ocousideration the government debt first, and after a conclusion has been reached A8 to what would be a fair valuation of the second mortgage which it holds in certain branches of the Union Pacific, then the first trip over these properties, although he other security holders can mest upon <& . common ground for the settlo- ment of thelr interest. Whether the reorganization comittes will present plan 10 the congress shortly to convene I the scheme as proposed by Mr. Anderson and his associates, will meet with consideration. The fact that'they went #o far as to put In all the allotments, including the Oregon Rail- way & Navigation company, shows how sin- cerely they regard a united property. As to the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf, that could come in or not, as the best interests seemed to_demand.” Mr. Fink and Mr. Anderson went east last night, Mr. Anderson to return in the spring, as he says, for the purpose of looking over the property, and incidentally to attempt the feat of catching a trout bigger than the one caught by Mr. Clark, in one of the forks of the Powder river. et iy - BOUT THE WILLIAMS GIRLS. Supposed Victims of Swindier Holmes, Their Caroer and € haracteristics, NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 24.—Minnie R. Wil- liams and Naonle Wiliams, connected with the carcer of Holmes, the insurance swindler, were nieces of Rev. Dr. C. W. Black of this city, who is editor of the Methodist Christian Advocate. Their father was killed in a rail- road wreck, and their mother died soon after- wards. This was in 1872, and the younger sistor, Nanie, was but 1 year old. Thelr parents died poor. The younger girl remained in Mississippi with an aunt, and the other girl went to Dallas to live with her uncle, Dr. Williams, who adopted her and educated her in the schools of that place. In 1886 Minnio was sent to the conservatory of elocution in Boston, where she was graduated after a three years' course. In the meantime her uncle died, her his property !n Fort Worth, $20,000 Coming back from Boston Minnie met her sister in Mississippl and the two went to the home leaving valued at of their uncle, Dr. C. W. Black, in Jackson, Miss., where they were together for the first time since they were infants. This was In 1889, for some time, Before take a E They visited Dr. Black returning to Texas together this Minnie had gone to Boston to post-graduate course in the New ngland conservatory of elocution, She finished this course in 1890 and went to Denver, whore she remained for some time teaching elocution. When she visited her uncle, Dr. Black, in Jackson in 1890 she had a pleture of a young man she had met in Bos- | ton, whose name was Harry Gordon. She of him as “Harry” and said that she s very much smitten, as he was handsome and wealthy. In March, 1803, the elder girl went to Chi- cago. The dispatches have related that she was a_typewriter, but Dr. Black said he doubted the truth of that, as she was a fin elocutionist and was devoted to her art, gi ing her attention to nothing else. Soon after going to Chicago she wrote to her sister, telling her about *‘Harry" Gordon, and saying she was going to marry him. Soon after receiving this letter another came, stat- ing that they had been married and inviting Nanne to come to Chicago, where they would take in the World's fair. The sister in Texas left for Chicago the last of June, soon after the school closed in Midlothian, Tex. REGULATING THE BANKERS. St. Louls Proposes to Protect Consumers of the Staff of Life. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24.—A bill was presented In the house of delegates and passed to the second reading to regulato the manufacture and sale of bread in St. Louls. It provides that all bread baked and offered for sale in st. some flour or meal and sold by avoirdupols weight, and that each loaf shall have im- pressed on it the weight of the loaf and the name of the baker. It provides further that police officers may enter any bakery or shop where bread is sold and inspect it; they may seize any bread not in accordance with the ordinance and the offender shall on convietion be fined. Forgot an Important Point. The member of Parliament for one of the most important southern divisions, says Mod- ern Society, is possessed of a magnificent bald head. He was in a shaving saloon the other day getting shaved. When he had fin- ished the barber remarked: “I've got a splen- did new hair restorer here. Will you let me try it on your head.” The M. P. assented, with an observation that showed that he had pre- vious experience In the matter: “All right. I don't think you can do me any harm.” Thereupon the barber, with a great flourish, took a bottle from the stand, and with much ceremony began to rub his customer's head. After he had been rubbing some time he stopped_suddenly, and seemed greatly agi- tated. Turning to his customer, he said, in a most flustered manner: “You must excuse me sir, but I really forgot how high you wanted your forehead Valuable Pocket Knives. The most valuable specimens of knlves are owned by the in England, pocket cutlers of Sheflicld One is a knife not larger than a thumb nafl, having twenty blades. An- other, only an inch long when closed, has seventy blades, each made in a beautiful mancer, illustrating nearly all the shapes given to knife blades. Another one has 220 blades, all exquisitely ctched with por- traits, landscapes and other subjects, while still another contains 1,840 blades, all pro- vided with hinges and springs and closing into the handle. These are valued very highly, the most expensive reaching $500 A krife with 100 blades was presented to George IV. by the Sheflield cutlers and can still be scen among the royal plate at Windsol e Picked Up the Captain and Twelve Men, GEORGETOWN, S. C., Nov. 24.—The tug . P. Congdon, picked up off the bar Captain P. T. Bennington and twelve men of the steamer Ozama, bound from Philadelphia to Charleston in ballast. Captain Bennington reports that on November 15 his steamer struck on Cape Romain shoals and stove a hole in the engine room eompartment. The water quickly filled the fire rooms, render- Ing the engines useless. The steamer floated off the shoals soon after striking, and at 2 a. m. sank in six and a half fathoms of water. The crew took to the boats, saving only part of their clothing. The engineer, with ten men, went off to board the steamer Plenter, trom Charleston to this port, but missed ber, and it is supposed they have gone to Roman beach ————— Ferdinand Ward a Citizen Agnin, GENESEO, N. Y., Nov. 24.—Ferdinand Ward has received from Governor Flower the letters restoring to him full rights as a citi- zen: Mr. Ward will at once institute legal proceedings for the possession whom he claims 1s wrongfully withheld by an irregularly appointed guardian. He will also bring an action against the Franklin Trust | company for the recovery of certain collater- | als which, it is claimed, ‘are illegally held by that company. Mr. Ward now holds a re- sponsible position in the office of the surro- gate of Livingston county at Geneseo, 4 Bl n Episcopal Residence. Prize Fights in PITTSBURG, Nov. 24.—Three boxing con- tests took place in the lower part of the Episcopal residence adjoining St. Paul's ca- thedral for the benefit of the St. Paul's Ath- letic club. The “friendly bouts" proved to be genuine prize fights in respect of knock- outs, hlood, etc. In the room, twenty-four | feet square, wero assembled 200 people. The ring was not roped off, and as a consequence the fighters were frequently thrown over onto the spectators. b Tuger Keaches (hicago. CHICAGO, Nov. ~—General Thomas H. Ruger, who succeeds General Nelson A, Miles | as commander of the Department of the Mis- sourl, arrived here today from San Francisco, He was accompanied by his wife and daughter and Major Charles D. Lyman. it frvrsliS Ehaoting Was Unnecessary. CHEYENNE, Nov. 24.—(Special Telegram.) The coroner's inquiry into the facts con- cerning the death of Thomas O'Neill, who was shot by Charles Boulter, was held to- day. The jury found that the shootlng w entirely unnecessary. e ——— Denver Seoklng Bettor Kates. DENVER, Nov. 2{.—The Chamber of Con merce has appointed a committes to estab- lish a frelght bureau in connection with that organization. The object 15 to get equitable rates from the ralroads, so that Donver can be made a great distributing mare uuwhlnnwylmlhqwlm. Louis shall be made of good and whole- | of his son, | NEBRASKA'S MANUFACTURES Eastern Flour Men Planning to Olose Down Their Mills, OMAHA OVERRUN WITH NORTHERN FLOUR Home Patronage Sentiment Wanting Among the Consumers of Flour—Nebraska Manu facturers Wnvited to Join fn Forming a National Manufacturers' League. During the past great deal of talk week there among northern curtall the output advance the price at a meeting in Chicago, which w by a number country. that the price of flour was below ylelding point, ginning December 10, it the cured. This action St. Louis, Inquiry among local flour men tention to the action but will continue there is a market for their Black of 8. I. Gilman & Co. milling busines taken by other mills, output. said that the gentine Republic and India b of the export trade. sale of American flour largely to th trade, and mills .that striving for the homs mills have been seiling past thirty days duction. MARKET IN BAD SHAPE. It has not been a question of price, question of getting trad This has placed the market in shape. Nebraska mills have met the cut, fact, they had to or go out of business. The Omaha Milling company sald they were running full time, competition from the north trade. flour below had been giant millers of Minneapolis to hold, rather recover, the trade of this markat. in the state. and 8. F. bras| in the city, or could get any foothold here. Bveryone had formed the habit of The Omaha Milling little where it came from was not made in the state. | the northern mills hay 50 long Not a gool as trade doing almest as much. Hundreds sands of dollars were sent out of tne for flour alone. of starving out of outsiders there came a change, stocks. against it, and not ' few put in the grade of Nebraska flour that they get, and tried to make consumers sick, it in that way, but eventually they forced to give in and Nebra used very generally and tion. The trade in home 50 much that mills at Crote, o Witbur, ready established, the sale of their product. stead of going to Min and or The olis, money, St. nt out to some N aska point, change for goods from tho manuf jobbers, Of late there has besn in the situation. Th a millers know how to meet that petition by a correspo have already done. cver, have trade that ting prices. houses on thelr side, rying a great majorlty tail a large grocer of the share who of the trade. is owing them and tell modity on the market. Joes it not seem strange,” ness man, “that our retail arocars unfortunate own state? conditions provailing in men about the scarcity of work. portion of the trade.” CINCINNATI INVITES retary Holmes of the Manufa S on assoclation of Cincinnati to have his tion represented at a conferance of ass ered legislation, to encourage | try Second—The discussion of w whereby trade relations batw Stat:s and forelgn countries may be oped and extended Third—The establishment in South ican capitals, and other dasirable pcints, agreed upon by the convention, to the number of attendants, and is e not only to accredited delegates from or ized exchanges, to be willing to meet with the convention. meeting of the executive committee. dent Page is at present out of the city, no meeting will be called until his return. The object of the national assoclation, but at the same time some of the propositions presented by Cincinnati association. -~ Gold Kush In Kentuoky. MIDDLESBORO, Ky., Nov, 24.—Excitement | over the wondertul find of gold at Lone moua- THE- OMAHA DPAILY BEE: has been a millers about closing down their mills in order to of flour, and thus try to The first action was taken s attended ot the leading millers of the The committee was unanimous in agreeing a profit and that some concerted ac- mills for six weeks within three months, be- requisite num- ber of signers to the agreement could be se- was followed by the closing down of a number of the leading mills of indicates that the mills in Nebraska will pay no at- to grind away as long as Mr. was in the dumps owing {0 the fact that the cheap wheat from the Ar- cut off much This has limited the home formerly produced flour ‘almost exclusively for export are now Minneapolis in Omaha for the cost of pro- but a regardless of price. very bad in that but that the very severe owing to the great strife among the or Aw the time The Bee took up the home patronage question in 1891 there was very lit- tle flour sold in Omaha that was made with- company Gilman were about the enly Ne- flour manufacturers who had a trade using flour from outside the state, and it mattered it only aid in Omaha, but Kansas and Missourl mills were of thou- tate After The Bee had pointed out the folly home millers for the benefit Con- sumers commenced to call for Nebraska flour and retail dealers were compeiled to put in At first a good many dealers fought st could of were a fleur was gave good satisfac- our has increased Hast- ings and other points, in addiion to those al- opened agencies here for in- Joseph ther rival cities, either staid in Omaha from which it would soon find its way baci in ex- urers or JOBBERS AID THE NORTHDRN MILLERS dezided change kind of com- low- the than cut- They enlist the large jobbing and as they ars car- maller re- pcery houses, they are able (o control They 0 to a him that they are going to put in s much flour flour will soon be almost an unknown com- sald one. busi- ill sznd all the money that they can get from taeir customers out of the state and help ta bui'd up other cities, and then ¢ mplain abovt the heir People in Omaha will buy Min- neapolis flour and other produsts and then pro- urers ard umers association of Nebraska las re- ceived an invitation from the Manutacturers cla- nanu- facturers to be held in the eity f Cincinnati First—The advoeacy of earefully consid- manutacturing industries of all classes throughout the caun- ys and means 1 the United devel- Amer- ot The invitation extended is without 1iinit as tended an- representiog . manufactuing interests, but to any individuat manufacturer who may have the promotion of -the gercral good by organized effort sufieisntly at beort What action the Manufucturers association of Nebraska will take in relation to the invi- tation cannct be stated, as the subject will Sosaip— not come up for consideration until the next Presi- and assoclation (s entirely different from that of the Nobraska the Ne- braska manufacturers will be Interested in the SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1804 unabated. Five taln, twenty miles from_ here, Is Ten thousand psople are on the grounds. thousand dollars were, &9 n out late yester- day. This makes $60.000/ in all. John M. Campbell, on whose lfl) ‘ the find is located, bas called on Governot Tuiney for protection. COST OF A ;ATTLEBHIP. L s a Pot of Money, bus, HonestlyExpende d 18 & Good Inve stment. Tn looking over the. appropriations for the support of the goerament for a fiscal year, says the New York, Sun, probably no item will bo found therein which specifies s0 much money to beexpended for so lim- ited an object as one,similar to the follow- i} The president is hpreby authorized to have constructed by comtract one sea-going, coastline battleship, designed to carry the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance, at a cost, exclusive of armament and of any premium that may be paid for increased speed, not exceeding $4,000,000. At the first glance it scarcely seems pos- sible that a single ship, that can be tossed around at will by the billows of the ocean, or be destroyed completely in a few hours if cast upon a lee shore, could cost such an enormous amount of money. Four ‘miflion dollars would build & ‘magnificent fleet of forty full-rigged ships, each capable of car- tion by the trade was necessary to bring up | carrying 2,000 tons of cargo to any port in the the price to a profit polnt. The reduction of | WOrld. It would buy cyery ferryboat plying between New York, Brooklyn and Jersey stocks was regarded as the best method | City. Tt would be sufficient to establish a tending to an increase in the price. An|line of sixteen good-sized steamships, such agreement was then formed to shut down |as run from New York to Jacksonville, Fla., and other domestic ports. A fleet of fifty such crack yachts as the Vigilant could be bullt and fitted up in elegant style for the | price paid for just one battleship. It we make our comparisons with objects on shore more astonishing facts can be gleaned. Take, for instance, dwelling lhouses; a good three-story brick house, oc- cupying a lot 25 feet by 100 in an ordinary city, would be worth on an average about , | $10,000. Four million dollars would build 100" houses of that class, and if these houses were placed in one row, after making due | allowance for streets and ‘sidewalks, we would have nearly two miles of dwellings. There ara not many towns of 10,000 inhabitants where the entire taxable property is assessed for $4,000,000. An ayerage mechanic, in ®ood times, will earn about $600 a year; the money pald for one battleship “by ~the government would thus support nearly 7,000 families, or a city of 35,000 inhab- itants for a whole year. 1t will naturally be asked, after reading the above statement, how is it possible 0 ex- pend this great sum for fust one ship? A visit to a large shipbuilding establishment where such vessels are constructed will dis- close the fact that the principal item of ex~ pense must be the labor. Walk through the draughting room, the pattern shop, the machine shop, the boiler shop, and out on the vessel herself, and everywhere you will find men working away hour by hour, all for the one ship. If we should count them we would find that there are nearly 800 employed on one part or another. of this $4,000,000 vessel. Month after month they work, and probably at the end of four years’ time their task will be_completed. However, the men we find about the yard are not the only ones who are employed in the construction of the battleship. In dif- ferent parts of the country many others are . | working in the mines, the blast furnaces and rolling mills to produge :the material for the men in the yard to work upon. Altogether it is safe to say that a thodsand men arc con- stantly employed for a‘period of four years in the construction of ond of these leviathans of the sea. * u Probably no other ereation of man brings into employment a greatér variety of arti- sans than the construgtion of a warship. It we glance over the payurell of a large ship- yard we find represented thereon draughts- men, pattern makers, aachinists, riveters, coppersmiths, plumbers, hpiler makers, calk- ers, pipe fitters, paintews, farpenters, joiners, sall makers, riggers, glectricians, bell hang- ers, decorators, upholsterers and many other special trades and occupations. It has been estimated that there are;thirty-two classes of workmen necessarily jemployed in - the construetion of a steamship. As the major- ity of these men are -skilled mechanics, who receive from $12 {0 §26 . week, It can be easily sesn where the mafey ls expgaded in this class of construction. One of the most expensive parts of the whole ship is the armop for the turrets and belts around the sides., The contract price for this material varies between $5,000-and $6,000 a ton, delivered in the shipyard. This does mot include the cost of placing the plates on the vessel, which amounts to a considerable sum. Some of the plates weigh twenty-five tons and are worth nearly $14,000 apiece. It is probable that when the guns and cquipment are supplied and the large Minneapolis mills | promiums pald for increased speed, the cost have made a strong onslaught along the|of one of these battle ships will reach a line and have gone in with the firm determi- | grand total of nearly $5,000,000. nation, apparently, to recover the trade of |~ While the guardians of our coast may this section or ruin the Lusiness entiraly. If| zeem to be expensive precautions in times they simply cut prices there would not Le|of peace, their cost canmot be compared s0 much advantage on their side, as Ncbraska | with their value in times of war, or as a moral influence In settling knotty diplomatic questions. Ten such ships at a cost of $5,000,000, only one-third of what we spend annualiy for pensions, will protect all of our prineipal seaports from an invading foe, and save property the valug of whigh would be difficult to calculate, besides the lives of thousands of our citizens. Taking everything into consideration, there are but few more worthy means of spending $4,000,000 or $5,000,000 of the people’s money than in building a battleship to help protect ding cut. This they Northen miilers, another way of getting at is even more effective and they put it in. In this way the groeery |our citizens' lives and property. houses of Omaha have recontly been filled —_——— full of northern flour. 1In order to get rid THIS SNAKE ATE OXEN, of this flour the retall daaler is forced to sl put it off onto every customer who does rot| An Enormons Python Captured Recently in register an objection. This th:y ure doing ROt A TRl o, now, and at the pres:nt ratc Nebraska The colony of Natal, South Africa, abounds in boa-constrictors and pythons, says the Lon- don News. While they do not attack men, they are especially destructive to cattle, sheep and oxen, and for this reason parties are_formed by hunters and natives to burn the bush and forest in order to exterminate the pests. Some of the soldiers at Pietermaritzburg wonder why Minneapolis clearings rud s0| horing Zulus of the whereabouts of a huge much ahead of Omaba's, and way taere ‘Is | POk 4% 100 boen destroying (heir oxen, $0 muoh complaint among Omaha labericg The soldiers, with 200 natives, started off to capture the snake, and, having located it, “It Tho Bee will call the attantion ¢f ecns the forast was. fired Torabout . mile round sumers to the subject it will be all vight,' | ghout, an enormous pit having been pre- | sald another. ~Omaba corsume-s mean Well | yiousiy dug in_toward the center of the in- " o the retaflers hoodwink the con- | closed space. What with the burning brush sumers, and the result s that tie northerp |24 the shouts of the excited Kaflirs they R Lt et A soon drove the reptile toward the pit, where, closing in upon him, they forced him into it The python proved to be of enormous size, belng ~thirty-two feet long and forty-one inches in circumference. It appeared to be quite dazed, having just eaten a young ox | that had been let into the inclosure. | An enormous cage, ‘ith iron bars half | way down the front, Hayliilt been constructed, the snake was got out 6f the pit and taken on January The object of this niceling, | jnto Maritzburg in thie''cage. Here it is 50 the invitation states, is for ihe purrose | kept on exhibition at the Larracks, and is fed of a generad interchange of views 110king | twice a week, two Kaf ats at each meal toward the formation of a national associa- |1t will not eat n..,;lwm.( has already tion of manufacturers. The cbiects (> be [been killed for it, preferring to Kill its food gained by such an association are given as, itself. The goats are MAWAL through a small ollows door at the end of the tigdoalive, when, fixing its great eyes upon them, the snake sud- denly lunges forward ,ang, crushes them in its powerful fold. After covering them with a thick slime about '@’ inch before swallowing them it fidttens them out by squeezing them, and them, devours them al- most at a gulp, After {his the python goes to sleep, and does not wake up until it is time to feed again. ] A gentleman in Marétzburg owns a python permanent expositions for the display af | that has been confinedidm a cage for over American products. thirteen months. Duwring this period the Fourth—Such other toplcs as may be s ke has not eaten gumeuthful of food of any kind, although qygpy conceivable del- leacy of likely snake diet, such as frogs, birds and meat, has n set to tempt its appetite. Its fast seems pot to be broken, and its owner has at last abandoned the idea of coaxing the coilly prisoner with food. It drinks a small quantity of water. In a dor- mant state this fasting would be better under- stood, for in this state reptiles of this de- scription have been known to exist for pel lods of eighteen mont or even three years. Ruled Out. His clothes were much the worse for wear, and he had a hungry (and especially thirsty) look in his eye as he approached a gentleman who was on the point of entering his club house, relates New York Lite. ‘‘Bxcuse me sir,”’ he said, “but could you help ms to get something to eat? I haven't had anything for three days." Do you live In New York?" “Yes, sir. 1 have lived here all my life.” “Ah, poor man! I don't see how I can help you, then. If you had been a monresident, I cimhm have asked you to.ding with me at the club” were recently informed by a party of neigh- | THEATERS MISSED ROYALTY Mourning for the Osar Keeps Them Away from the Play Houses, ONE THOUSANDTH PERFORMANCE OF FAUST L ted to tho Strolling Flayers New York Casino Gets All the Empire Novelties—Galety Theater Reopens. (Copyrighted 1894 LONDON, Nov. novelties at the by the Assoclated Pross) 24.—There was a lack of theaters during the past week .and the absence of all members of the royal family from the play houses on account of the mourning for the czar has had some effect on the general prosperity of the season, although the Haymarket, Lyric, Criterion, Drury Lane and a few other theaters were booked far ahead. The booking at the Lucris theater amounts to $90,000. Mrs. Patrick Campbell is not going to the United States with Beerbohm Tree. Lilly Hanbury is going to join Mr. Tree's com- pany, but Mrs. Tree will be the female star of the company. The famous “Title”” theater in Tottenham stroet, properly styled the “Prince of Wales, but commonly known as the ‘“Dust Hole, may be reopened. Herr Charles Maurice, the director of the German company now doing such excellent work at the Comique, will probably secure it for the establishment of a permanent Ger- man theater in London. The building has a famous history. It was there that the “Cup and Saucer” comedies of Robertson became famous, and this houss saw the rise of the Hare, Bancroft and Kendal for- tutes. The building at various times ha borne. the names of ‘“Regency theater, “Queen’s theater,” *Fitzroy theater” and “The Prince of Wales.” Joseph Hoffman made his only appearance this season at St. James hall before a good audience, but_he did not create any special excitement. Hoffman is now a full grown youth. and resembles Oscar Wilde, His per- formance was an artistlc success, the best critics agreeing that the precocious child has developed into a finished artist. The Globe yesterday afternoon, commenting upon young Hoftman's ability, said: *“At present he lacks breadth and dignity, but in other respects he may challenge comparison with the most_finished artists of Europe.” Mile. Jeanne Nuola, who appeared last week with such success in Carter's ‘Pla- celda” and the “Stadt Master,” is to sing in Scottish concert on November 30 in Al- bert hall. She is also, unless present ar- rangements are changed, to appear at La Scala, Milan, in January next and at Drury Lane’ during’ the next grand opera season of Sir Augustus Harris in 1895. Mille. Nuola isa very beautiful woman and possesses a dramatic soprano voice of wide range and cultivation. She has already secured a triumph in the English provinces as Mar- guerite, her treatment of the heroine of the Faust legend being new to the English stage and one which won her the unquali- fled endorsement of Gounod. The brilliancy of her method, delicacy of phrasing, and that more than admirable quality, sympathy, which she possesses in generous abundance, will secure her a future of promise. She may be heard in America in 1895-96. GREAT RUN OF “FAUST.” Great preparations are under way for the 1,000th_performance of “‘Faust” at the Paris drande opera, which may be expected some time this month or early in December. For this special performance a statue of Gounod, executed by Mr. Fralgure, will be placed on the stage in the center of the operatic group, dressed to costumes of the various char- acters Gounod has contributed to the stage. At the termination of “Faust” a chorus in henor_of the composer will be sung. This chorus Ambrose Thomas has promised to provide. Willlam Terris has designs of ‘“‘touring’ with his own play. Knowing how essentially ho is a strong gallery and pit performer, the regular London ‘“‘pittite” for choice would sooner have Terris rescue a maiden in dis- tress than any other modern actor. He has ordered a play from that veteran seadog W. Clark Russell, whose sea tales have been so widely read. The nautical play is to be thoroughly romantic. A picture by Luke Fildes, recently pur- chased by Andrew Melville at the sale of the late Edmund Yates' effects, Is to be reproduced in a drama on Lorndon life soon to be seen on the boards. At the inaugural supper of the 125th scs- sion of the Trinity College Historical society | of Dublin, on Thursday last, Henry Irving was the chief guest and was accorded a great reception. Lord Justice Fitzgibbons was in the chair. At the strolling players' first smokimg con- cert Thursday last at Queen's hall ladies wera admitted. This was a radical innova- tion for London. CASINO HAS THE CALL Rudolph Arouson has closed a contract with the management of the Empire theater by which the New York Casino obtains first choice of all the Empire attractions. Mr. Aronson has engaged forty variety arti whose names are new to the United States, including: Canary, a juggler; Susanne Schaeffer, a member of the famous Schaeffer family; the Rajades, pantomimists; Mlle. Philo Durant, M. Pichat and the Yoscarys. The following named gentlemen have ac- cepted honorary membership of the Casino club, which opens on Christmas” evening: Henry Irving, Sir Arthur Sullivan, George Grossmith, Sir Augustus Harris, W. S, Gii- bert, Arthur Roberts, George Edwardes, M. Bertrande of the Grand Opera, Paris; M. Carvalho of the Opera Comique, Paris; M. Massanet and Paul Choudens, both of Paris, and Edward and Johann Strauss of Vienna. E. J. Lonnan is now announced as the owner of the sole rights for the United Kingdom of “The Isle of Champagne.” Paderewski has arranged a series of per- formances of his Polish fantasia, with or- chestra, In Dresden, Leipsic and Vienna, for the end of February. After that the condl- tion of his health is to decide whether or not he will be able to undertake much more work during the summer succeeding. At present all his time is given to composing. “‘Contrabandista” is pretty nearly finished. All of the music Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote for Mr. Burnand's libretto, or as much of it as will be used at all, will be used in act one, The second act will, in consequence, be entirely new. The opera, however, will not be wanted until after the new year. Cissy Loftus' sensational “taking off” spread consternation among the personnel engaged for her tour. over £2,500 have been settled with artists who were engaged by her father for the tour, and Dame Rumor says more are com- ing The Galety theater reopens tonight with Henry Dams' “The Shop Girl.” Wiilie Edouin in “The Wrong Girl” Sat- urday last at the Strand theater was a success. Already clafims for AMONG LOUAL PLAY HOUSES, Burke a Worthy Successor of Eddie Foy a8 Crambo—Burgess' Efforis. There are a great many people who cannot admit that any actor is as good as an old- time favorite, Eddie Foy has a warm place in the hearts of a great many people of this class, and they failed to find any merit in the work of John J. Burke, who is doing Foy's former part as Crambo in- “‘Aladdin Jr." ‘which closed its engagement at the Boyd last night. The facts in the case are that Burke is as good a comedian as Foy over was, and his work Is just as clever to the unprejudiced. He is a better dancer, brighter In many weys and a much harder and more conscientious worker than Foy. Then the public does not see all that goes to the makeup of a desirable man to have in & theatrical company. Foy 'iell into the too common idea of succ-ssful people and thought that Henderson could not do business with- out him, and then the crash came. Mr. Henderson said he would rather retire to the seclusion of some asylum than try to do business with Foy, and Birke was discov- ored and given the place. He Is a quiet personage off the stage, and his manager is full of praise of him. It remains to be seen how long it will be before success will swell his head out of all proportion. Manager Burgess is making a big effort to place & fine line of attractions before the people. He bad a list of first-class bookings early in the season, but the hard times in- duced many managers to call, thelr com- panies 1o, and Mr. Burgess has been com- pelled to fill in open dates with what he conld get. ‘‘The Swanee River” was one of the caught-up attractions, and was not a success, but there are better things ahead for the house. Boyd's theater will be dark this evening. Summer Blizzard” will open at the Fif- teenth Street theater this afternoon. A most intere:ting event will bo the reappearance at Boyd's theater next Monday for two nights of Mr. and Mrs. Kendal, who will prosent for the first time in_Omaha Mr. A. W. Pinero's new play, ‘The Recond Mrs. Tanqueray.” The play comes with the endorsement of a long run in London, a successful engagement at the Star theater, New York City, and Hooley's theater, Chicego. Mr. Pinero has written a play, according to the criticisms of the press, which Dumas and Sardou might sign without a blush. It is a play of exalted passions, of rare study of character; it touches upon the chords of many emotions with an unerring hand; it is satirical, ethical, tragical, and above all, it is Interesting with an intensity that becomes fascinating. ~ The purpose of the drama will show social humanity as it is, or as it might be under probable conditions, suffering possi- ble sorrows and striving. for happiness. The four acts are lke a cruclal ondeal in social ethics, the culminating chapters of a pecu- larly powerful and original novel. On Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Kendal will present Tom Taylor's standard comedy, to the playgoer “Still Waters Run Deep It is nearly a quarter of a century since the stage has witne:sed a performance of this polished comedy, yet every student of the drama is tolerably * familiar with it. It has lived nearly fifty years, and may still be read with pleasure, because it has not yet become conventional or hackneyed. Its plot Is in- teresting and ingeniously developed. Tts language is brilliant and elegant at times, and at least two of its characters remain today types neither exaggerated nor im- probable. When Tom Taylor wrote “Still Waters Run Deep” he struck a chord that found its | echo in the breast of every man who has the least spark of chivalric feeling. The comedy was preduced on May 14, 1855, at the Olym- ple, London. So great was its Suc- cess that American managers rezolved to pro- duce it, and it was produced for the first time in this country on September 10, 1855, at Barnum's, New York, and within the space of threa months the comedy had been seen in most of the large cities of the day. The engagement of Mr. Nat C. Goodwin, which begins at the Boyd Friday cvening, November 30, will serve to present that popu- lar comedian in a new light. Since Mr. Goodwin's last appearance here he has made a wide departure from the usual stage methods with which his admirers are famil- far, and has taken a wide stride in advance in ‘his profession. In this play, “In Miz- zoura,” written for him by Augustus Thomas, the author of “‘Alabama,’” the comedian plays a part quite unlike anything he has hitherto attempted. It is that of the sherift of Pike county, Missouri, whose characteristics are composed in about equal proportions of ser- ous determination and quaint humor, Jim Radburn, in his pathetic moments, calls tears to the eyee, and in his humorious scenes convulses the audience with laughter. In his treatment of this complex character Mr, Goodwin shows that he is equally capable of pathos and humor, and that he has a perfect right to claim to be one of the most versa- tilo actors on the American stage. In New York and Chicago, whera “In Mizzoura” has already enjoyed ‘a long run, there has been no difference of opinion among the critics or the general public. The performance of Mr. Goodwin has been emphatically pro- nounced as the great master piece of his career, while the play has been declared to be one of the best of the new American school. It is admirably put upon the stage, and the supporting company is an unusually competent one. There are several first-class dbaracters in the play and each is admir- ably acted. The bill for Saturday matinee will be “‘A Gikded Fool,” one of the big successes, in which Mr. Goodwin has a character ad- mirably adapted to display his artistic abili- ties to the fullest advantage. Chauncy Short, at the opening of the play, appears as a young man with apparently more money than brains, who is leading a fast life, try- ing to dispose of his superfluous wealth. Everybody can Imagine how the comedian acts this part, and with what lightness of touch he treats its salient features. No man living is more capable of playing the good liver and man about town than Nat Good- win, and his impersonation convulses his audience with laughter. As the play pro- gresses a serious element intervenes, and Chauncy Short proves that he is mot quite “such a fool as he looks.”” Pathos comes to the front and supplants for a brief time the comedy of the play, and in bandling this Mr. Goodwin is quite as successful as in_appealing to the sense of humor of his publi The part is a great one, in its way, and affords indisputable evidence of the great versatility of the bright actor who assumes it Considerable interest is manifested among Mr. Goodwin's admirers in this city to see him enact the role of David Garrick, which is the bil for Saturday night, and several theater parties have been formed to attend Saturday night. This is the most advanced step that Mr. Goodwin has as yet taken, and, according to the criticisms of the leading hicago papers, it places him upon the pedestal of fame. ~To those who have never had an opportunity of seeing the play of “David Garrick” we will brifly give = the outline of the plot: Simon Ingot's daughter Ada has seen David Garrick play Hamlet, and ghe is in love with the actor. 'The actor has noticed the young girl in the theater, and he, too, adores her. Ada's father wants to cure his daughter of her love, and the actor promises to help him. —Garrick is invited to dinner one evening. Imagine his surprise to find the woman he has silently adored, but true to his word he plays drunk, and makes such a spectacle of himself that Ada orders him from the house. Later she learns that he has only been acting. She goes to his house to prevent his fighting a ducl on her account, she is followed by her father, and there is a complete reconcila- tion, On Wednesday and Thursday next at the Boyd the attraction will he Robert Gaylor in the farcical production, “‘Sport MeAllister.” The absurdities and comicalities of Irish rule in New York politics are represented in a natural and pleasing way, and Gaylor's por- trayal of the born politician s in mo way overdrawn, and the methods of the office sezkers of Gotham are shown in a manner that bas but the least savor of exaggeration. The role of Sport McAHister is a eplendid vehicle for the dieplay of Gaylor's many peculiarities. It affords him ample latitude for the introduction of the speclalties which made him famous years ago, but all are in- troduced in such a legitimate manner that they seem to have been deftly woven in by the killful author. Gaylor {s supported by an excellent company of specially artists, whose work throughout the piece give cvi- dence of greater talent than is generally shown, Miss Mabel Craig, one of the brightest soubrettes, dances and sings in a| one dollar most charming manner. Arthue J. O'Rrien as Dennis McGinty, Sport's rival in polities, is well spoken of, while Joseph Kelly is sal to be another Kvans, of "Parlor Mate fame, and does an eoxceedingly clever plees of character acting. Miss Marle Laurens, Lilllan Heckler, Lizzie Innes, Kathloen War- ren, Mabel Craig, Nelsey Chambarlain, and & bevy of pretty girls, whose artistic sing- ing will, it Is said, captivate any audiencs ara still in the cast. There will be an ext matinee Thursday, Thanksgiving day, at 2:30 p. m, Refercing to “A Summer Blizzard,” tho Thanksgiving week attraction at the Fit- teenth Street theater, commencing Sunday matinee, today, the Kansas City World of November 10 says: ‘‘Business at the new illiss opera house took a wonderful jump yesterday at the matinee. Ilvary seal was taken and last night standing room was in demand. “A Summer Blizzard" provés to be ono of tho best farce comedies seen here this year. There isn't much of a story to tho ple but it is at lea coherent and it pro- vides' some humorous climaxes in a natural sort of way. It's an entertainment rather than a play, and consists mainly of a string of speclaltics. The first act, however, has a take-oft on the newspaper office that is clever, and life at a seaside hotel is broadly satirized. The plece seems to derive . its name from the fact that the various charao- tors are drawn together, and the laughable cireumstances brought about through the mes dium of a country newspaper called the Sume mer Blizzard, owned by a Mr. Wright U, Seribble. “Miss Nelly Rosebud, tn the role of Ielen, the soubrette, is good, her peculiar but pleasing style and clever speefalties contrib- uting much toward the success of the piece. Tho cast inoludes some thirty people, all of whom are especially fitted to the parts as- signed them. James Carroll, a midget come- dian of the Arthur Dunne type, heads the list as a fun maker. Clayton E. White, as an advance agent, is all right. W. H. Mur- phy, as Howland Rant, a Shakespearian crank, is a good bad actor. Barney Reynolds, the veteran minstrel, gives his imitations with old time success. Charles A. Burke, as the editor, and Henry Putman, as Coughdrop Ed, also secure many laughs. Leonard Somers sings a ballad agreeably and is as- sisted by a well balanced quartet. The Nichols sisters, French novolty dancers, do some wonderful contortions, and Miss Beat- rice Goldie renders a soprano solo acceptas bly. There is any amount of dancing, and a new Bowery song and dance made the hit of the show. There are many other features, the whole making up a high class vaudevillle entertainment that is pushed through at too lively a rate of speed to allow interest te lag for a moment.” AMUSEMEBNTS, 15th St Theatre % TELEPHONE 1681 QWW\'MN“WWW ALL THIS WEEK MATINEE to-day at 2:30 To-night at 8:15, SUMMER BLIZZARD The Barnum of Them AlL Interpreted by Artists of headed by M* Nelly Rosebud MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND l’()l'l L AR S unusual merit, SATURDAY 23 GRAND SPECIAL HATINEE—THANKSGIVING DAY Somize Hoyt's «“A Bunch of Keys' Monday and Tuesday, October 26-2T engagement in this BOYD' Reappearance and last city ot MR. AND MRS, KENDAL (Under the “rohman.) AND THEIR COMPANY, presenting NING direction_of_Danlel LONDON MONDAY EVE Pinero's famous dra “The Seeond Nrs. Tdn_quemy." “StIl Waters Run Deep.” First floof Sale $1.60, opens Saturd balcony 7he an: morning .+ " o\y DOUGLAS STUEET VANIELY THEATRE BEVERY NIGHT Duncan Clark's Female Minstrels Farewell Pertormances . ADMISSION, 100, WIRTHS MUSIC AL Wilt have a great attraction for the coming six weeks, commencing Monday. Nov. 19, Otto Fichtl's Celebrated Tyrolean Qunrwuu will appear there, consisting of OTTO FICHTL Tenor and Warbler MR, SO POSCIL. 10 e, e . oo B8 MINS LOSISA BITZOL ... o Soprano MISS ELSA FICHTL. . Contra-Alwo This Quartetto has travelod with great sue- cous Tor over two years with Chus, Gardner in this country, and no doubt a good many of our readers will bo glad 1o Bayo an opportunity to hour these Singers and Wars blois ngain. ERY-DAY MATINEE ERY EVENING 8-5 813 Mr. and Mrs. Morand's winter | term for daneing l\.s%unn begins December 1st. For children, 10 a. m. 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