Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 2, 1894, Page 7

soneana STAavT jogi NN THE OMAHA DAILY BEE fl!;;gDAY DECEMBER 2, 1894. H ¥ ki CHANGES IN THE CHARTER| i o, i, e e o ot e Joint Gommittee Has Oonoluded Its Labors and About Ready to Report, RESULT OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE Roview of What Has Been Accomplished in the Way of Prepariog Laws for the Governing of Omuha—Opinions ot Douglas County Legisintors The special committee of citizens and city officials which was appointed two months ago to consider and recommend such changes In the city charter as it might be deemed adyisable to present to the next legislaturs | has practically completed its work. Some minor matters are yet to be détermined and some slight altérations may be made in the suggestions previously adopted, but the most important measures that have been consid- ered by the committee will go before the legislature substantially as they now stand. The committea was created by the joint appointment of Mayor Bemis and President Howell of‘the eity council. On September 11 the mayor transmitted to the council a communication” in which he urged the ad- visability of an immediate consideration of the necessities of the city in the way of changes in its charter and named a citi- zens committee of fifteen members, to which he suggested that five councilmen be added by the councll. In the same communica- tion he called for a meeting of the commit- tee At his office on September 27. The names submitted by the mayor were those of J. H, Dumont, J. N. Cornish, G. W. Doane, A. ! P, Tukey, J. L. Kennedy, Andrew Rose- water, W. S. Poppleton, G. H. Boggs, John D. Howe, J. H. Winspear, St. A. D. Bal- . combe, W. J. Connell, V. O. Strickler, L, D. Fowler and George F. Munro. That the suggestion of the mayor was not followed in all its detalls was due to the fact that certain members of the committee s named wero objected to by some of the members of the council. ~ Some time pre- viously President Howell had appointed a comniittee to meet with the county com- missioners and a committee of the city council of South Omaha to consider such amendments as should provide for the con- solidation of the three governments. This project had fallen through, but it served as a lever for the introduction of men who were satisfactory to the council in the places of several of the citizens named by the mayor. Some pretense was made that the council committee would go ahead to revise the charter on their own responsibility and then a plan submitted to reorganize the two committees then in the fleld into a new committes which would be satisfactory to all parties. In the interests of harmony Messrs.. Boggs, Kennedy, Balcombe, Howe and Munro tendered their resignations, which. were accepted, and their piaces were filled by Councilmen Howell, Wheeler, Burkley, Lemly and Bechel. J. H. Millard, B. R. Overall and Henry F. Wyman were also added by President Howell, thus increas- ing the committee to elghteen members. Mr. Poppleton and Judge Doane afterwards re- signed on account of other engagements, and they were succeeded by Colonel C. S. Chase and Howard B. Smith. WHY THE COMMITTEE WAS CREATED. The main inducement which prompted the creation of the committee was the impera- tive necessity of some radical reform in the manner and method of the assessment of city property and the growing demand on the part of proverty. owners and public officials for an increased valuation and a’ corre- sponding reduction in the tax levy. A num- ber of other matters, such as the employment of day labor in certain departments of public work, repaving streets at’the discrétion’, of the mayor and council, and reforms in the Board of Health and other municipal de- partments have been exhaustively ~consid- ered, but the assessment problem has re- celved the greatest amount of attention, and after two months of careful investigation the committee has unanimously adopted a plan which it s expected will meet the expecta- tlons" of ‘the property owners and largely do away with the abuses which have been com- plained of under the present system. A reform in this particular was one of the measures recommended by the charter amendment committee of two years ago. Even then the disparity between the assess- ments in the different wards was a source of continual trouble, and the inducements offered unscrupulons assessors contributed to the injustice of tho ward assessor system. The evil was the more aggravated, because under the existing law it is impossible for the Board of Equalization to equalize. Every dollar in valuation that is taken from one man’s property must be tacked onto the adjoining property, and the footings sub- mitted by the assessor are not subject to any material change at the hands of a higher authority. When the matter came before the legis- lature, however, it was developed that the people were still unprepared for so radical a reformi. Numerous prominent citizens went to Lincoln and worked against the amend- ment and succeeded in temporarily Cefeating the proposition. This year it is expected that there will be no considerable oppo- sition to the new system. The identical men who fought it so vigorously two years ago have been among the first to encourage its resubmission, and so searcely an influential citizen has been found who Is ot outspoken in his opinion that the reform is a erying negessity. The amendment which has been approved by the committee was largely formulated by Councilman D. H. Wheeler, who has made a special study of this branch -of municipal economy. It is constructed upon the princi- ple that the only way in which a uniform assessment can be secured is by placing the whole machinery in the hands of a single individual, who shall be directly responsible for the execution of his duties. FOR A TAX COMMISSIONER. The amendment contemplates that the head of this department shall be a tax com- missioner who shall be appointed by the mayor subject to the approval of the city council. He is to hold the office for two years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, and will receive a salary of $2,600 a year, He is required to give a bond in the sum of $10,000 for the proper performance of his dutles, and Is understood to be a of superior qualifications for the position this connection it is likely that the committee will eventually decide to change the term of office to three years, and increase the salary 0 $3,000, as it Is belleved that In this way a better man could be induced to accept the position. The term of office will date from the second Tuesday in February in each in- stance, thus giving his successor the full year in which to prepare the plan of assessment for the following year. It is further provided that on or before September 1 in each year the commissioner shall ‘appaint as many deputies as shall be required to assist him in making the assessment. These deputies are to receive $4 a day for the time actually employed. The commissioner is also allowed a clerk at a salary of §1,200 a year. The actual assessment is to be made between September 15 and No- vember 15, and must be ready for the con- sideration of the board of review on the first Tuesday in December. This board is an additional check which is provided on the work” ghthe’ deputy assessors. It will con- sist of 'the tax commissioner and two resi- dent frecholders, who shall be selected by the mayor and councll. The Board of Review - will be in sesslon between the first and third Tuesdays in December, and it is their duty to porrect all Inequalities in the returns of the ‘assessors, and sce that the valuations are arranged far as possible on a uniform basts; They are expected to have this ac- complished on the third Tuesday in Decem- ber, when the sheet passes into {he hands of the olty council, which sits as a board of equalization to hear complaints and still further correct any errors for not less than five nor more than ten days after they re- celve the asséssment from the Board of Re- view, tax levy is made by the city coun- cll at the secbnd regular meeting in February, The taxes thus levied become payable May 1, and delinquent two months later. Another and equally important feature of the contemplated amendment is the radical change iu the assessed valuation of the city, and in the levy proposed. It has long been . excess in the levy estimated that the actual valuation of all the taxable property in the city s nearly $200,000,000. But the assessed valuation as returned by the assessors is but $20,000,- 000 or one-tenth of the actual value. Con- sequently it is apparent that a levy of 64 mills 18 in reality far from being the exorbi- tant rate of taxation that it appears to be. It is practically a Jevy of 5 4-10 mills on the actual valuatior, of the city. It Is as- serted, however, tht this is not always con- sidered by fovestors and eastern capitalists. They merely compare the apparent levy of 54 mills with that of other cities where the assessment more nearly approaches the actual valuation, and decide that the property In Omaha is so immoderately taxed as to be an undesirable inyestment INCREASES THE VALUATION. The new law contemplates a total assessed valuation of $100,000,000. The increase will be uniform all over the city, and the levy will be reduced to correspond with the in- creased valuation. The levy which is: rec- ommended by the committee is 10 mills, which fs distributed among the various funds as follows: imated Levy in Mills Re 4 0§ 2 1 10 ) Lighting Water rent Sinking .. Library Judgment ..l Board of Healts 2 Parks ... s - Totals weiias 10 Mills $100,000,000 Another change which is of material im- portance to the property owners of the city was formulated by City Engineer Rose- water, and is designed to provide for the repaving of worn out streets without in- curring the burden to the owners of abut- ting property which would follow repaving at this time under the present system. There are over twenty miles of streets in the city which have been paved with wooden block which has now so far decayed that the pavement |s practically worthless. It is im- possible to obtaln a majority petition from property owners for the repaving which is needed, as they have not yet finished paying for the wooden block and are unwilliug to assume the additional obligation of paying for a second pavement. The result is that these unseemly pavements continue to dis- figure the streets of the city and the city government is powerless to remedy the diffi- culty. Under the provisions of the amendment the authority is given to the mayor and city council to order by ordinance the paving or repaving of any street or alley. Such ordinance is to take effect thirty days after its passage and approval by the mayor. A majority of the property owners in the dis- trict indicated may then petition against the paving, but if there fs no majority petition protesting against the proposed improvement the property owners are given thirty days in which to designate the material and the paving of the street is proceeded with. HOW BURDENS ARE REMOVED. The burden on the property owners is relieved by a provision which makes the bonds simply draw interest at 6 per cent for the first five years. The principal is due in five equal payments, which are due at the end of six, seven, eight, nine and ten years respectively. This gives the property owners an opportunity to complete their pay- ments on wooden block pavement before they are called on to pay anything more than the interest on the new pavement. It is also believed that the city will reap a material advantage from the change on account of the improved demand for the long time bonds. The committee has also approved an amendment which is intended to perma- nently remove the Board of Health from politics. The manner in which the duties connected with the sanitary service have been neglected in deference to political claims has been a matter of general knowl- edge, and it has been found impossible to eliminate this evil under the present system. The amendment provides that the board shall consist of the ‘mayor, the chief of police and the commissioner 'of health, instedd. of in- cluding two couticilmen and the plumbing Inspector as at present. It is expected that this will do away with the existing prac- tices, and as a further precdution, the sani- tary department of the board is placed under the control of the police department in an- other amendment, which makes several changes in the organization of the city gov- ernment. This latter document is designed to con- solidate some branches of the city govern- ment with a view both to economy and a more efficient administration of the municipal affairs. Besides the-change in the control of the sanitary department mentioned above, it is contemplated that the city engineer shall be chairman of the Board of Public Works. The departments of the bullding inspector and the plumbing inspector shatl be under the direction of the Board of Public Works, which shall appoint both the build- ing and the plumbing inspector. .One or two additional changes are also considered, but have not been definitely settled by the committee. With a view to securing unanimity of ‘dc- tion on the part of the legislative delega- tion from Douglas county, some time previ- ous to the election a call was issued by which all the legisiative candidates were invited to appear before the committee and discuss the amendments proposed and to swate what thelr position would be in regard to them it elected. Several of the candidates elected were not present with the committee and The Bee has asked each of them to give their views in writing on the question of sustaining the recommendations of the com- mittee. Senators Crane and Smith are both absent from the city, but it is understood that they are in favor of the most important of the amendments proposed. Among the re- plies received by The Bee are the following: 1000 0.00) 160,000 20,000 9,000 000 4,00 OPINIONS OF MEMBERS-ELECT, They Express Thelr Views Charter Amendments. WATERLOO, Neb., Nov. 20.—To the Edi- tor of The Bee: Yours of the 26th inst., ask- ing my opinion of certain Omaha city charter amendments as formulated by the committee, is before me. In a general way I should say that such amendments should be made solely for the public: good and mot in the interests of any political party or to make places for political friends. 1 have long been impressed with the importance of a change in our assess- ment ldws, especially for cities. I am in favor of the plan formulated by the com- mittee and would urge economy where it would not injure good administration. The paving or repaving amendment is necessary on account of wooden pavements being a fallure. These were condemned in eastern cities more than twenty years ago. The nendments in regard to the Board of Health and the Board of Public Works seem to be in line with municipal reform as advocated by all men informed on these subjects. 1 will not make any suggestions or criticisms, as I would like to meet the committee before the opening of the legislative session. ISAAC NOYES. Upon the OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 20.—To the Editor of The Bee: Yours of the 26th, with iInclosed proof sheets of the amendments to the city charter, received. I have read them over carefully and I might say in reply that in the main all of the proposed amendments met with my approval. I am not altogether clear as to the tax commissioner being ap- poiuted by the mayor, being rather of the opinion that he should be elected by the people. However, I have not seen any of the other members from this county on the subject and am therefore unable to learn their views on this matter. Kindly let me know whether, in the event of the city engineer being chalrman of the Board of Public Works, will that do away with one member of the board as it now stands, viz: Street commissioner, sewer comm chairman. 1 will retain the proo to post myself thoroughly on each and every proposed amendment and will be glad to offer any suggestions that may occur to me later on JAMES ALLAN. SOUTH OMAHA, Nov. 30.—To the Editor of The Bee: In reply to your favor of the 26th, relating to the Omaha city charter, will say I am more interested in revising the South Omaha charter than Omaha's and will probably abide by the decision of the Omaha delegation. Two years ago 1 took no part in the amendments to the Omaha charter except to vote as the delegation did. .lhmuhklv.runm- to dictaty amendments to a charter when I am not governed by its provisions. A. L. SUTTON. OMAHA, Nov. 27.—To the Editor of The Bee: Your letter of the 26th, enclosing proot sheets contaning a brief summary of the proposed amendments to the city charter, e before me. The position I will take, as a member of the legislature, on the various amendments to be submitted will be in the main governed by the recommendations of the committee now having the matter under consideration. When the question comes be- fore the house T will be free to make such suggestions and to propose such amendments as 1 believe will be for the best interests of the city. I doubt the wisdom of consoli dating the office of city engineer with that of the chairman of the Board of Public Worke for the reason that I believe that no one man could give the careful attention and good service to both that they should ' receive. I shall favor, however, the consolidation of such offices as can be done withont impair- ing the public service. JOSEPH CROW. OMAHA, Nov. To the Bditor of The Bee: Yours of the 26th recelved asking for my opinion and what position I shall take as a_member of the legislature on the pro. posed city charter amendments. I will answe s them as they come in rotation without mak mg any suggestions. I approve of the tav commissioner for assossor of property and also of the increase in valuation and pro- portionate reduction of the levy. I coms mend the idea of repaving streets, alsy plac the sanitary service under the con. trol of the police department, and the clte engineer should be chairman of the Board o3 Public Works. I do not and shall not ap prove of the building inspector and the plumbing inspector coming under the direc- tion of the Board of Public Works. A. C. HARTE. Sy STATE MEETING OF WOMEN. an to P ¥Form a Nebraska Fednration of Women's Clubs, The following circular has been sent out to all organizations of women in-the state: “Your club is hereby invited to send your president and one other delegate to a conven- tion to be held in Omaha December 10 and 11, to organize a Nebraska state federation of women’s clubs, which shall be auxiliary to the general federation “The advantages of a state federation are many and obvious. The general federation is too comprehensive in its scope to afford detailed help to individual clubs. The in- terests and needs of localities differ. A state federation facilitates the helpful inter- change of club methods and results, and threugh such an organization the clubs of that state gain permanently in breadth and usefullness, It is earnestly hoped that your club be represented at the convention. The sending of delegates will not pledge your club to join the state federation. The con- vention will be called to order on Monday, December 10, at 3 o'clock, in the Woman's club rooms, 1612 Douglas street. In the evening there will be a reception tendered by the Omaha Woman's club to the delegates and visiting members of clubs. Tuesday merning, December 11, the meeting will open at 9 o'clock, with another session at 3 in the afternoon, if necessary, to finish the business of the convention. Interesting and able speakers will address the convention, and each club will be called upon to furnish a two-minute report. While delegates alone will be entitled to vote, it is hoped there will be a large and enthusiastic attendance of members of clubs, who will take part in the discussions. The members of the Omaha Woman's club will entertain the delegates, and, as far as possible, the visiting members. Pleaso send the names and addresses of delegates and others desiring entertainment to Mrs. Z. T. Lindsey, 310 South Fortieth street, not later than December 6, in order that suitable provision may be ‘made for their comfort. If your club cannot send del- egates, do not fail to send a written report to Mrs, Lindsey. Ploase furnish your dele- gates with written credentials. BLIZABETH J. LINDSEY.:\, | Chairman State Correspondence, G. F. W. C, MARY T. STIGER, JENNIE E. KEYSER, ELIA W. PEATTIE, Committee, ———— BATTLING FOR CHEAP BREAD, Woat is Belug Don Comb Omaha has added a bread war to her list of early winter attractions and hostilities are now well under way. The beginning of the war was so quietly effected that the general public has not been aware of the fact that an effort is being made to form a com- bination to keep up the price of the staff of life and that an equally strong effort is being made, and successtully, too, to keep the price down. For some time the wholesale bakers have been selling bread to the grocers at thy rate of fitty loaves for $1. Many of the smaller dealers have retailed the bread at 5 cents per loaf, but the larger ones have been content with a smaller profit and have sold two loaves for § cents. A few weeks ago an effort was made to form a combination to advance the price to thirty-three loaves for $1. The smaller dealers went Into the combination, but it struck a snag when it reached Hayden Bros. The firm declined to become a party to the conspiracy, and hence it was promptly boycotted by the combine. Hayden Bros. at once purchased a bakery and are now operating it on their own ac- count. They make a sixteen-ounce loaf, which they sell for 2 cents. In referring to the matter, Mr. Willam Hayden said to The Bee last evening: ““We can manufacture a sixteen-ounce loaf of bread and sell it for 2 cents and still makae a small profit. At the present price for flour bakers in Omaha can do the same and make money. Bread can be profitably manufac tured and sold at the same price as long as flour .sells as cheaply as it has for the pas year, and as far as I can see there is no indication that the price of flour will advancd to any material degree in the near future, It may be charged that we are attempting to Injure the other bakers in keeping the price of bread down to 2 cents. Such is not our intention, We simply propose to protect our patrons agalost the combination to ad- vance the price of bread when such an ad- vance I8 totally unwarranted by the price o wheat and flour. If we can make bread and sell it for 2 cents on a small scale and do A profitable business, the bakers can cortainly make a large profit. We simply claim that we are standing between our own patrons and the bread combine. That Is all that there is of it.” to Defeat the e e e A. E. Kilpatrick of Fillmore, Cal., had the misfortune to have his leg caught between a cart and a stone and badly bruised. Ordi- narily he would have been laid up for two or three weeks, but says: “After using ons bottle of Chamberlain‘s Pain Balm I began to teel better, and in three days was entirely well. The pcular scothing qualities which Chamberlain's Pain Balm posstsses 1 have never noticed in any other liniment, pleasure in recommending it.” This If ment is also of great value for rheumatism and lame back. Sl Teachers of Three Counties. Superintendent George W. Hill of the pub- lic schools of Douglas county returned last nignt from Plattsmouth, where he had been for two days nssisting In holding a teachers’ meeting of the educators of Cass, Douglus and Sarpy counties. At this meeting there were more than 100 teachers in attendance, twenty-five of them being from (his county. A3 Sogn as the meeting convened Mr. Hiti was elected president and the regular pro- gram carried out, Douglas teachers taking an active part. J. A. Williams of Om: delivered a lecture upon the subject, ' Real Boy and the Real Girl;” Miss M of Irvington read u puper entigied. sity of Drawing in the Public Schools; Cummings delivered an address upon, Should Examinations be Conducted Mr. Allen spoke upon “Needed Reforms in School Laws,” and Miss Knight discussed the subject, “Physical Cluture™ The next meeting will be heid {n Omaha, beginning February 22 and continuing for two days. 1 take “How while Marrluge Licenses. Marriage licenses were isssued county judge yesterday as follows: Name and address. Charles A. Verdon, DeSoto, Neb.. Effie M. Worley, DeSoto, Neb.. Marquis D. Nelson, Rich Hill, Mo Rhoda Gregory, South Omaha Charles Newell, Kirkwood, Mo Myrtle Morris, Omaha .. Aol admey. O by the Age. GOSSIP OF THESPEAY HOUSES Doings of the Week in''the Theaters Here and Elstwlbre, MERITS OF THAKKSGIVING ATTRACTICN: { An Authority's !ugzntlifl‘- on the Study of Gesttires—Billy Goodals Prospects ns a Playwright—Gossipmbout Actors Who Are In HabMe Favor. The past week has been one of interest in theatrical circles, the attractions being un- usually geod ones and the audlences at both houses large and enthusiastic The week opened at Boyd's with the Ken- and while their performances we @wes 80 far as the principals were con- cerned, therp was much dissatisfaction ex- pressed at the supporting company. It was considered nothing less than a bilk of the public to exact advanced prices for the per- formances while presenting a third-rate show so far as the support of the Kendals went. Notwlthstanding this unfortunate fact the audiences at both the Monday and Tuesday eévening performances were very large. Mr. Goodwin, in marked contrast to the Kendals, is very strongly supported, and his engagement was a complete success from every standpoint, leaving nothing to be re- gretted and very much to be pleasantly re- membered. Robert Gaylor did a big Thanks- giving business, making up for the frosty reception of Wednesday evening's opening in_“Sport McAllister.” “A Summer Blizzard did a deservedly good business at the Fifteenth Street theater all week. Donnelly and Girard, in, the *Rainmakers," come to the Boyd tonight for four nights and the Black Crook will close the week with three performances, commencing Thursday night. “A Bunch of Keys" opens at the Fif- teenth Street theater this afternoon and will be followed by Ezra Kendall, commencing Thursday evening. Many Omaha people remember Billy Good all, the newspaper artist who lived in this city for'a number of years along in the 80' He was a good artist and writer and would have made a mark In the newspaper fleld, but he had ambitions as a dramatist and let his journalistic chances slip by him while seeking glory in the new field. He was a sawdust koight, had been a clown in a cir- cus and had done a song and dance turn in a minstrel show. While in Omaha he wrote “An Absent Minded Man” and had more fortunes in sight than Colonel Sellers ever dreamed of. But the dreams werp not realized and the play was never produced For several years Goodall has been working in various lines around Chicago newspapers and now word comes that he has a new play which has been pronounced a hummer and that the best of it is he has found a backer who is_willing to put the jproduction on the road. Everybody who; kbgws Goodall hop: he will make a fortwie, out of his pl They know that any montgy Goodall makes will not be withdrawn from circulation da sue- In Nat Goodwin's “‘In Mikroura,” twolof the scenes are laid in thel$lacksmith shop of Jo Vernon. During thié progress of one of the acts Vernon and his assitant, Cal, mend a broken tire and set it pnflie wheel. It is no played part. The hro‘g& ' tire s taken from the forge glowing hot”aHd mended ‘in the presence of the audience-and set to the wieel It was a bit of strong’ dfage realisnr and the chief actor in the scengpaMr. C. B. Helt, ac Vernon, was at homecingghevpart. He was formerly a blacksmithy yin, Indiana, which bears a clote resenplagge,io Plke county, gna finally found a plade &< JrOpErty man in an Indianapolis theater. “He 5 'of vourse, dsed in walking parts with Biferent shows, and soon showed dramatic, @Bilfty ‘that won fim a place In the cist of “‘Tn’ Mlzzoura,” where his, knowledge of the bLBCkflmlhmg served him in good turn. He'i§ an actor of much merit and no fault gaii be found with art as a smith. his Theater-goers in thig city who are lovers of good musical farce comedy have.a rare treat in store for them. Donnelly and Girard, whose st in their ‘new comedy, “The Rainmakers,” has been the event of the theatrical season in New York, will be seen in this city at Boyd's theater this evening and for the three successive evenings, and will present the comedy in its entirety, just as it was given during its phuomenally suc cessful run at the Park theater, in the me tropolis. The original company, all the scen- ery, electrical and mechanical effects, with which it is equipped, will be used here and as perfect a production as it is possible to conceive will be presented. Donnelly and Girard made all America laugh for five years and more with “Natural Gas” and it is be- lieved by many :hat no more successful com- edy than that could be found, but from their opening night in New York a tide of patron- age set in that fairly packed the big theater every evening and put standing room at a premium. In the company supporting the stars will be found such capable ariists as Miss Isabelle Urquhart, the most beautiful woman on the American stage; Annie Martell, a petite and versatile soubrette; the Sisters Harcourt (four in number “and direct from London; this their first appearance in Amer- fca), the Leigh sisters, Thomas LeMack, Thomas Lewls, Arthur Rigby, Arthur K. Deagon, John Corrigan, W. M. Traver and other equally capable people. Miss Martell is one of the sprightliest little singing sou- brettes in the profession, and the rest of the pretty girls in the company are widely known for their g60d singing, excellent dancing and exquisite costumes, those worn by Miss Urqu- hart being all of forelgn importation and are the handsomest seen on any stage. The comedy itself is one of those happy skits that go with a vim from start to finish —full of surprises, unusual mechanical and | partment Chenille Tzble Cever variety at as li ets ard rings the clite on hand. The house was crowded at the first “Beauty Lecture,” and almost every lady there will want to come again and bring a particular friend. This is why there will be a jam. Mme. Yale is the acknowl edged leader in her line of busin ard this particular line is a very taking one with the ladles. They all desire to improve their beauty, and Mme. Yale can teach them how to do it 's successful comedy, ‘A opens its four-night engagement at the Fifteenth Street theater with a matinee today. The indications are that this laugh able skit will meet with a more cordial res ception than ever, it being some seasons since it has been produced in tais city. The com pany promises to be an excellent ote, many o:d favorites belng included in the cast. Mise Ada Bothner, Charles W. Bowser, Harry | Foy and Kittie Wolf are among the more prominent in the comparn recelv upport of other ~riists equally talented, even it not so well knowr. Bunch of Eugene Tompkins' magnificent ballet spec- tacle, “The Black Crook,” the same that was seen at the Academy of Music, New York, for 400 performances, will open its three days engagement at the Boyd next Thursday Mr. Tompkins promises that this presentation shall exceed in brilliancy of wardrobe and | mechanical effects and in beauty of scenery the A y production. The cast is an exceedingly fine one, including George Morton, Sam Colling, B. 8. Goodwin, Harry Russell, Russell Hunting, . E. Gillette, Letta Mere- dith, Gusise Cogan, Ella Craven, Vianie Hen- shaw, Alle Gilbert and others. Many. new and wonderful electrical_effects have been introduced. The principal dancers are Signoras Tornaghi and Staccioni and Sig- nor Biancifiori. The large corps de ballet is under the direction of Monsieur A. Bertrand. The grand march of the Amazons down the iluminated stairease and the wonderful jug- gling of Mardo, the mar are among the strong features. The ballet of popular airs includes the new Bowery two-step, ‘““The Musical Dolls,* “The Cigarette” and “The Bold Soldier Boy,” and anentirely new idea in llving pictures. The ballet of gems, led by Signoras Tornaghi and Staccioni, i3 said to surpass in beauty and brilliancy anything ever before attempted in this line. The Bu- ropean sensation, the wonderful Athos family of acrobats, were engaged in Soudan by Mr. Tompkins especially. for this production and they are creating a_genuine sensation every- where. . There will be a matinee Saturday at popular prices, LONDON DOING W All the New Plays Have Proved Su and Drawn Crowdsd Houses. (Copyrighted 1891 by the Associated Press.) LONDON, Deéc. 1.—The theatrical barom- eter now stands at “set fair” at many of the theaters, and the concert managers report the same tales of success. Roughly speaking, all the important new plays of the season have turned cut well “The New Woman,"” Mr. Carr's first great money success, had its hundredth perform- ance at the Comedy theater on Thursday and on Monday last “The Wife of Dices,” by 8. X. Courte, at the Opera Comique restored Olga Bgandon to the London boards in a fairly strong play, which scored a success. “‘Rebellious Susan’ and *“John O' Dreams' have beaten the Criterion and Haymarket records. At Drury Lane and at the Adelphi big business has also been done with “The Derby Winner” and *“The Fatal Card,” while at the Globe and Terry's, with “Charley Aunt’* and “Little Christopher Columbus,” full houses are reported nightly. The “Gai- ety Girl" fs running from its second into its cexses clectrical effects, bright songs and brilliant musie, and embodying such an amount of | fun that laughter is incessant from the rise to the fall of the curtain. The rainstorm and | the terrific cyclone which follows It are masterpleces of stage realism, neyer before approached. In the cyclone houses are blown | away, fences go a-kiting skyward, horses | and mules are wafted away in the howling | gale, and when the lights are turned up again | a scene of ruin and devastation is presented, equaled only in Kansas, where the wind has | a fair show to do its work. The third act of the comedy introduces a host of excellent | specialties, none of them old, and all of them entirely original. it Sl Mme. M. Yale willodeliver a lecture at Boyd's, Friday afternodn, December 7, on thy subject of beauty of ‘eamplexion, ~bodily heaith and perfection of form. She will appear in athletic costume. Her'lecture will be an interesting one, and the hause will doubtless be well filled. In otheriivities the lecture has been given to womas only, but an ex- eeption will be made wu/Lhis occasion. Mme. Yale is Englisi by birth. She comed trom a family of sciensific people, severa! relatives being physiclans, sud an uncle beiag a famous foreign chemibta Her higher educa tion was received in Wellasley college, where she studied chemistry juel its branches ant was graduated witl honors;- She was married when quite young to;a,sealthy satin im- porter of New York. Not:as a necessity does she pursue her present ypeation, but becauso of her love for ehemistry,s From early child- hood she took a fancy go this science, and when at leisure most of her tin 1s spent in the laboratory. Her parents, who were wealthy, catered to her desire and furnished her with the necessary apparatus to conduct experiments. Mme. Ya'e claims to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Ever since a girl she has had a desire to be beautiful and remain 0, and to’ that end she has cultivated beauty by sclentific means. She has made a life long study of physical and beauty eulture The valuable facts developed through long experimenting and deep research she now utilizes o her -dectures. Her methods are based on sclentific principles and comaon sense. She has always sought to sirike at the cause of skin digeares and other troubles, rather. than. supply temporary preventives, Boyd's theater will not be llkely to ever again hod as much loveliness in flesh acd fine dresses as on Friduy afternoon, December’ 7, when Mme. M. Yale delivers her second “Beauty There will be a large audlence of | obtaining a minimum third year, and Harry Adams’ ““The Shop Girl” has pulled up since its first perform- anco and is now doing finely. Sir Augustus Harris has definitely to transfer *The Derby Winner Princess on boxing nights A novelty has been heard in connectin with Lloyd’s. It is a common saying that any risk can be guarded against there, “if vou will only pay the premium.” Concert insurance, however, must be a new depart- ure. ' Some gentlemen have been organiz- ing a charity concert, and, being desirous cf sum of £500, applied to Lloyd's utderwriters to irs r: them in that amount, Proper inquiries were made, (he at- tractive powers of the artists engaged were considered and the risk has bzen accepted at 6 guineas. It was clearly a matter within the contrsl of the underwriters and their friends. Another risk—the insurance of an artist againgt 1llness against bis forthcoming tour—a fixed sum to be allowed for every night of nonappearance, has been declined upon the ground that the “indisposition” of artists needed no encouragement. Lgwfs Waller and H. H. Morrell will open thelr season at the Haymarket as soon as Mr. Tree shall have departed, with a new | c-medy by Oscar Wilde, as yet unchristened, | for which hav. been engaged Alfred Bishop, | Charles Brookficld, Charles Hawtree and Mmes. Fanny Brough, Maude Millett, Flor- | enc» West, Vale Featherstone and Julia Neil- | o The More & Burgess minstrels, after thirty years' adhercuce to the rule of not allowing a female to take part in their performances, have at last succumbed to the all-permenting influence of the hour. In G. R. Sims' “Yal- ler Girl,” which will be the Christmas nov- elty at the St. James hall, a weman will have a part, and a g-od part, too, “Private and Confidential” s the title of 4 new farcial comedy by Mrs. Henry Loraine and Sydney Bowkett, which is promised at the West End theater bifore the end of tho year. During the run of “‘East Ward Ho" at the Comique, a serles of maiincos of chil- extravaganza by Charles Newton will bo given. There was not an unoccupled seat in Al bert hall on Wednesday last upon the oc- casfon of Adelina Patti's first appearance be fore the public this season. The diva, who wore mourning, looked well and sang with her usual success, Sir Augustus Hardins opened his annual serles of fancy dress balls at Covent Gar- decided to the p art of our busiress, den last evening. There was a gorgeous kaleidoscopic seene;: the houss was radiant with parti-colored draperies, flowers, views of Monte Carle, eic. The occasion called Curtaing, Demask Curtains, Lace Curt ttle cost as possible, 8y ins, ccmplete, 1cc each, The success of our Drapery Department warrants us in saying that greater efforts and more room will be given this In crder that we may commence the new ycar clear we make a specal December sale in this de- Couch Covers, Sofa Pillows, in splendid 1,cco Curtain Poles, any wood, with brass ends, brack= Ten only to a customer. Orchard & Wilhelm CARPET CO. 1414-16-18 Douglas St. FURNITURE. A complete and beautiful line, all new designs at very low prices. In our art room and drapery department we show nice novelties trade. for Christmas DEWEY & STONE FURNITURE CO 1116=1117 Farnam St. AAASNANAARS AR MARLAAA h oy A AIALIPARL AL SRR NAALL AL for an immense crush don. The mew violin concerto, attributed to Haydn, which was perform2d for the first time in public at the Crystal Palace today by Herr Poppes, was sc'red by himself last summer. The solo part was presented to him by a rich amatsur while he was cellist in the Vienna opera orchestra twenty-five years ago, neither the score nor the parts could be dis- covered When Geot retires fr'm the Theater Fran- cais company today he takes what Is consid- ered equivalent to $80,000, in addition to a life pension of $2,200. Considering the very highest fank among comedians to which Mr. Geot has attained after thirty years' work upon 4 salary far smaller than he could have obtained in the open market, his fortune does not seem remarkable. Watkin Mills sails for New Ycrk Wednes day, by the Eibe, for a tour that will last until May. H» is to open in Minneapolis, December 17, and will appear at Carnegie hall in Christmas performances of “The Mes- siah.”” He is also engaged to appear with the Boston Symphony orchestra. The receipts from the performances of Madame Sans Gene' up to date have tallied 00,000, Sir Arthur Sullivan whole of the mu from Bohemian L:n- has completed the for the new version of “Contrabandista.” The orchestration is fully sketched, though as usual, many details are left to be filled in at rehearsals, The old version cf “‘Contrabandista” has prac- tically disappeared, only five numbers re- matning, all of which have been placed in one act. The werds and music of act 1T are entirely new. Oharles Morton has persuaded his directors at the palace to turn to their early love, Terpsichore. At the Christmas cntertainment there will be produced a Watteau ballet—not a huge affair, but a dainty, delicate, delight- ful dancing spectacle. The muslc will b2 by Alfred Plumisto. There will alsd bo a s-ries of new living plctures, The cast (f “The Artist's Mode Hall's successor to the *‘Gaiety Girl, clude Maric Tempest, Juliette Nessville, Lef tie Lind and Messrs, Hayden, Coffin and Eric Lewis. E. 8. Willard's season Shakespeare's theater, Professor's Love Story. is going t» send a company to the States to tour “His Excellenc enjoying a success of curioeity at the Lyric theater. The tour will, it is expected, about six months. “His Excellenc by any means Gilber music altogether lacks Sullivan’s closes tonight Liverpool, with at PECTIVE GESTURE Training the Mands at inz. Entering a school of acting pr s im mediate thoughts of voice culture, of training to sit and stand gracefully, and above all the expressions of emotion. It is not uni- Schools of Act- STAGE GESTUR versally known that many hours are de- voted to the movements of the hand. This is first, then otfier things follow. A list is given to each scholar and they are studied and dribled until it in second nature to ex- press by the hands any given emotion. It must be s0 thoroughly lmbued in them but | | | other frequentl. | practiced as to become the natural exponent of the speaking line. When a young person take: | her first lesson at the Berkely Lyceum a I is given to be followe1. It affirms, It rts. It ar: It conceals. It denfes. It suspends. It reveals, It commands It demonstrates It Inquires It affirms a It humbly re It defines, It repels. It rejects. 1t listen It indicates, The novice is not given the slightest sugs gestion as to the studying of these gestures; that s left entirely to her imagination, When she feels famillar with her own con- ception of them, her trial {s given; If i vital error, her method s overhauled; if not, the corrections are made with explanation: She must also define her reasons for fllus- trating these parts of speech. This sounds an easy bit of study, but if any woman will take this list and go through it, either before her wirror or in the presence of a friend, she will find the test an exceedingly difficult one. These emotions seem to confuse each or demand a repetition. Learning this at home is not a bad for it will induce gracefulness in action cholce of gesture which the Americans need to learn of the French. Some of the most important items to bear in mind were dwelt upon by the professor. “For instance,” he sald, ‘never use the fingers for pointing, us: the hand, which should swing flexibly upon the wrist in the direction desired. Again, do not fancy that curves of the arm suggest grace, their effect is weakness. The elbow should be held rigidly stralghit, the curves confined to the wrist. Other advice Is that to acquire flexis bility the muscles, the arms should be in being raised to thelr length vo the head, then quickly dropped. This repose, as violent as the exercl seems. And famillarity and repose are the two great elements of success in graceful gesturing." ADELE M'ALLISTER. It s this: of al acquire | DOUBLE BILL AT BOYD'S LAST NIGHT. Nat Goodwin Gives “Uavid Garriek” and “1ond Ma Fivo Shillings.” There are but few so-called comedies that combine with mirth so perfect an element of pathos as “David Garrick.” This production closed the engagement (f Mr. Nat 0. Goo win at the Boyd last night, and- another large audience greeted the actor and rlauded most enthuslastically his portrayal: The character which Mr, Goodwin assumes as David Garrick affords an excellent op- portunity for the contrast of the sublime and the ridiculcus, for which his genius seems especially adapted; one moment the tipsy, bolsterous rake, and the next an honorable man who is keeping hiz word at the cost of his reputation and happiness. The the brilliant drunkard are perfectly pors trayed, and at intervals the vell 13 drawn just long encugh to show the real character of the man, At the close of the third act Mr. Goodwim was four times compelled to come before the curtain before the audience would b satis- fied: In speaking (f the performance, the work of Miss Lilla Vane as Ada Ingot should not ba overlcoked, a very beautiful woman who acted the part with a refined and sweet * com- simpl’ that merfted the highest mendation. The part of the anxious father was very successfully taken by Mr. Ribert G, Wilson, while Mr. Wililam Ingersoll as Squire Chivy was recefved with unmistakable favor. The one-act comedy, “Lend Me Five Shils lings,"” folijgred as an afterpiece ’ Footlight Flashes. Lillian Russell is to shelve the “Qu Brilliants.” The opera has been a f: It is to be followed by a revival of Grand Duchess.” R Coghlan and actively rehearsing “Tc Miss Coghlan opens at the Star December 3. Lulu Klein, for several seasons with Aunnle Pixley, contemplates a starring tour next season in “M'Liss’ supported by Albert Braning, now of the Robert Mautell coms pany. her company are Nemesis,” in which four weeks' season freaks of '’