Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 26, 1894, Page 2

(OLLECIANS 11AD N0 SNAP| Won from the Y, M_C— A's by a Score of Ten to 8ix, CHRISTIANS WERE FIRST TO SCORE Varsity Boys Played Pretty Rongh When They Discovered They Had a Hard Gamo—Liscoln Boys Out of Conditiy n the Nebraska g Men's Chris- 1gh-and-tum- The foot ball game botwe university and the local Yo tlan assoclation teams was a r ble, cateh-as-catch-can, go-as-you-p of an affair from start to finish it was about as rough an exhibition royal college sport as has been witne any section of the country this season. The uni- versity lads, chagrined and rated by | the discovery that they had met thelr match, became ugly, and when the Young Men's Christian association team, by masterly skill against sheer strength, scored the first touch- down and goal, thelr tempers got the better of them, and from this point on it was win at any cost or hazard. Chief among the | belligerents was the big colored man, Flip- | pin. Usually a fair and gentlemanly player, yesterday he deveoped into a slugger, and kneed and elbowed and slugged all who at- tempted to contest his right of way. He should have b erely disciplined long before the first half was over, and had this been done, the Y. M. C. A's would have achleved an casy victory. OUTPLAYED THE 'VARSITY. In all details, save that of overwhelming beef, the locals outclassed the cham- plon colleglans as an Alix or a Directum outclasse a dray horse, and with anything like a strict enforce- ment of the rules of the game would have given the 'Varsity heroes a thick coat of kalsomine. In fairness to the college boys, however, it must be stated that they were whol'y out of condition, not one of them having been on the fleld since their great game on Thanksgiving day against the lowa team. They were unfit for a hard battle, and dld not begin to hoid their own until twenty minutes or so after the start. While the game was a rough exhibition as a whole, it would be remisg to leave the impre: sion that all of the university team laid them- selves open to censure, for they did not They are gentlemen, and the majority of them never lost sight of this fact, even in the hottest part of the struggle CHRISTIANS SCORED FIRST. The game opened at $:30, with Chariie Wil- son as referee; Albert \W. Jeffries, umpire, and Mr. Purvis, linesman. The first score was made by Burdick, who, by admirable head work and good sprinting, secured a touchdown, Biliy Gardner kicking goal. Time, 9 minutes. The score was tied Just before the close of the half, by Flippins' touchdown and Fair's goal. The second half was'an internccine fight from the sound of the whistle to the close; and all that the big col'ege boys were en- abled to accomplish was one more touchdown, Fair failing miserably in his attempt to kick another goal. The attendance was good considering the refrigerative weather, there being something like 1,000 people within the lot. The two teams faced each other as follow U.of N. Position. .M. Thorpe. Jleft end = Oury left tackle. ... Wilson. ., left guard Hopeweil. . . center Jones.......... L rlght guard..... Whipple' “right tackle.Thomas Wiggins.. .10 right end. Flippin. Cdeft nalf. Burdick -right half Spooner. . quarter. . Falr (Capi Hayward.. Frai - ase eort in fact, of the 1 in A. Ayres -.Coleman Waltemeyer «eer. Fisher Lowrie (Capt.) ....Clark Gardner Yont Leavitt chmer homas ..Cowglll subs. “STANEORD WAS VERY EASY. ‘Chicago University Men Have Only a Play Time with the Palo Alto Boys. SBAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %.—The Chicago university foot ball team showed California How they play the kame in the east. The men from the World's fair city dallied with fthe cxperts from Stanford university and fwon as they pleased by n score of 24 to 4. ‘Stanford was outplayed at every point of the game, and only managed to score at all by a fluke, The snap and vim with which the Chioago boys played was a reve lation to people out here. Five thousand people saw the zame and howled as liberall for the visitors as they did for the Cali fornians. The Stanford men were plainly out of condition, while the Chicago were hard and active, and stocd the ‘work as if they thrived on it the game on the m work, marvelous interference, and by doing everything con- nected with' the game better than their op- nents, The way Lamay, Ilirschberger, dnle, Nichols and others dodged and squirmed through the Stanford lines made the local players look Mie dummies, Neither side kcored 'in the first half, but in th: econd half Chicago weke up and did about as It pleased. The teams lined up as fol- Tows: Stanford. Kennedy,.. Downink. Frankenhein Harrelson. Lewis. ... Campbeli.. Fleld Hazz Fycker Position. Full back... Left haif. “Right half... Quarter back SLeft end L. Right tac LRight guard, Center. vreen et guard.. Cochran...\.\\. Left tack Spaulding. Right end........ CHICAGO TOOK THE BALL The game started with the ball in Chi- gagos possession. After the Kickoft the ball see-sawed back and forth, with the advantage slightly In favor of Chicago. Stanford plainly showed lack of interfer- ence. Several (imes their men got around the onds, but there was b there to help theim : Ben- erally . On the contrary, when man got around the ¢nd he was good for large gai Finally the ball was punted into Chicago's Lerritory by Kennedy and Chicago fum- ed. Then, for the only time but one, was Chi- cago's 'territory invaded. Kennedy made a bad fumbls and Lamay of Chicago made the star run of ‘the day. He dodged through the Stahford lins, and by ex- cellent interference ran from the Chicago ten-yard line to the Stanford five-yard line, when he was tackled On four downs Chicago got the ball within an inch of Stanford's goal line, when the ball was given to Stanford. Stanford punted (o center of the field and time was ealicd, Score: 0 to 0, Stanford kicked off when the second half opencd, but Chicago soon had the ball and worked it down into Stanford’s territory. Gale was pushed through the center as if the Stanford men were made of putty, and Hirschberger sneaked around the cnd for u touchdown. He Kicked goal, and the score was: Chicago, 6; Stanford, 0. Then the plays came s fast they were hard to follow.” Gale, Lamay, Allen, Nich- ols. Hirschberger and others madé gains worked the ball to Stanford's five- g‘:"(l line, when the Palo Alto men got the Chicago. -Hirschberger Ewine Nichols “Hering L...Gale ‘itoby and’ punted it back. Hirschberger mbled 1t but Nichols grabbed the ball and took It back 1o Stanford’s twenty-five- yurd line. Bpaulding was hurt and Cotton took his place. Gale, Ewing and Allen, got tho ball close fo was pushed over wit berger kicked goal, by clever the line and Ewing it. Of course Hirsch- and Chicago's score was 12, Iy Sho atter the kickoff the ball sed to Hirschberger for a kick, but he umbied, but kept the ball. " He tried an- other kick and Stanford blocked it. Nichols rabbed the ball and, aided by magnificent terfer ran seventy yards and scored Hirschberger Kicked his third goul, and the score was: Chicago, 18, Stanford, 0. Kennedy kicked off thirty yards, but Her- i dodgéd back fifieen yards. Chicago was given ten yards more on aa cfiaide play. and Hirschberger made forty yards around the left end, bringiog (he bill to Stanford's fentyoilve-vard Tne.” Allen went “around left wnd scor:d ' touchdown. The usual goal was Kicked, making Chicago's seore . On the next kickoff Kennedy sent the ball yards into Chicag's “territery, but t" punted it back. Kennedy again ited, and Lewis broke through Chicago's and downed his man on Chicaxo's drd line. Stanford got the ball on ole, and Kennedy weit through the for five yards. Cochran went around Flght ond for ten yards, Several at plays, was | favorites Kennedy failed to kick goal, and the score stood: Chicago, 24; Stanford, 4 The Chicagos' Kicked the Ball oft nearl to Stanford’s line, Stanford punted it bacl to the center, when time was called and the game was over. THREE FAVORITES WON, Floodmore Gave Away Weight and Won Handily. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. people attended the race 25.~TeM thousand today. Three ded first money. The Kentucky colt, Jim Flood, captured the Nagle in hollow style from a fast field Floodmore's victory in the Harlem steeple- chase stake was sensational. He conceded cach herse from twen: pounds and won easily ove ¥ heavy track and a hilf furlongs r-olds and upward: Don 1 (1 10 2), Won; Queen Be 1), ‘second; Charmer, 95 Wilson (10 third. Time: 1:16%, White Cloud, Johnny Pa v Faro Second race, six furlongs, g-ye upward: Braw Sc Car won; Ciptain Rees, 1i ond; Adoiph, 106 Time: 1:26, Sir R tables stakes - ) Coady to 1 and Glenn Echo al gle stakes, handicap, seven d-year-olds, value, Sl Tsom (9 to ), won; Major Chorn (0 to 0), second; Rey Carr (2 to 1), third. ‘Time nhill, Quirt and San Luis Rey rd race, Na furiong il Jim I R Mel nso, 10 374, Tho ) ran surth race, 1 fall” courde, - valuc All Mark (2 to 1), w 28, Murphy (10 to 1), Happy Band, 124, Ambrose (no betting given), third. Time: 5:39%. Longwell, BIi Kendig and Ingot also ran Fifth six furlongs, upward: Realization, 107, won; Quirt, 104, Cockran Monrovia, ‘Chorn (7 to Gleehoy, Howard stakes, stecplech sodmore, General Miled, 1 3-year-olds and Flynn (4 to 1), G to 1), second 1), third, Time: and O'Bee also Crowd at the Crescent City. NEW ORLEANSE, Dec. The fifteenth day of the Crescent City club winter meet- ing was blessed with fine weather and a fast track. The attendance was 10,000, Summary ) First race, six furlongs: G. B. Cox (6 to 1) won, Luke Parks (8 to 1) second, Elberon (7_to §) third. Time: 1:15 ond race, six furlongs: Mimie Cee to0 2) won, Panway (10 to 1) second, Ben Wilsen (12 fo 1) third. Time: 1 Third race, handicap, five furlon to 1) wen, Imperial Pom cond, Flush (3 to 1) third, Pourth race, “Christmas handicap, winner, mile and a. furlong: A May (5 to' 1) won, Melody @ to 1 Mariel (20 to 1) third. Time: 1:51% fth race, one mile: Verd (3 to §) won, Ten Sp nd, Alethia Allen (6 to 1) third, Coria 5 to 1) 1:01%. 1,000 el cond, ime: 1:42 Hokd Settled It. MEMPHIS, Dei A fight took place today between ‘“Jack,” a thirty-five pound bull dog of Denver, and “Bob,” welghing twenty-five pounds, of Memphis. The match was for $15) a side. The Denver dog had everyt'ing his own way in the first part of the tight, but near the close the Memphis dog got a neck head cn “Jack” that came near finishing the contest, and so weakened the Denver dog that the best he could do was to make a draw in one hour and forty minutes. A second meeting has been ar- ranged to come off in five weeks, Nee Biair ¥. M. €. A, Defeats the High Nchool. BLAIR, Neb., De: -(Special Telegram.) —The Christmas game of foot ball between Men's Chris- cclation teams today resulted in a 11 to 4 in favor of the Young Men's sociation. The contest was a hot one. The feature of the game was the fine runs of the Young Men's Christian as- soclation’s half back, Harry Platz. The interference of both teams was excellent, showing well for the short training they have had. High School Outkicks the Collegians. WAYNE, Dec. (Speclal Telegram.)— The cleven of the college and High school played an interesting game of foot ball here today. 300 people witnessed the ulted in favor of the ore of 18 to 4, Christmas Foot Ball at Dunbar. DUNBAR, Dec. 2.—(Specfal Telegram.)— The game of foot ball between the Weeping Water and local High school team here today resulted in Weeping Water being de- feated by 35 to 0. gliagge i THE EOULDER WAS ALIVE. An Apache Stratagem that Nearly Cost a Government Courier His Lifo tn Arizona. “Talking of Indians and their strategems,” said D. A. Marsion, lately of the United States cavalry, to the New York Sun, “‘they are past masters In the arts of skulking and deceiving. An Apache will lie behind & soap- weed on the’ open prairle, and you nay ride past 200 or 300 yards away and never have an idea that there is a redskin within fitty miles of you, unless he decides to risk a shot at you. As you pass the soapweed he works his body around so as to keep-italways in line with the plant and you. Even on the open prairie, with no more shelter than that afforded by some little inequallty of sur- face, he will sift dust over his body, fatten himself out, face downward, against the ground, and, lylng as motionless as a stone, will escape’ the observation of any except sharp and practiced eyes. Sometimes, in a grove of cactus or Spanish bayonet, his buckskin garments blending with the hues of the plants, his face and neck concealed by the head of a Spanish bayonet, he will stand like a post, indistinguishable to the inex- perienced eye, even at close quarters, from the grotesque plants about him. “A queer experlence of this kind occurred to me in my service in Arizona during Gen- eral Crook’s last campaign against the Apaches. Tom Merriam of my troop and my- selt were detalled o earry dispatches. from Camp Bowie to Camp Grant, up on the Rio Benito. It was a dangerous seryice at that time, and we bad to keep a sharp lookout and be ready to fight or run at a moment's notice, for there was no knowing at what point on the route the Apaches might not be lying in wait to Jump us as we came along. ““We were on our return to Camp Bowle and had just crossed the wooded canyon where the cold spring is and were coming out upon the open prairie that stretches down to the San Pedro river, when through the branches of & low tree I saw what I took to be an Indlan on the plain, about a half mile ahead. But on spurring my horse for- ward so as to get a better look, nothing was {o be seen save the bare prairie, with no sign of man or beast upon its expanse. “As we rode along I spoke of the matter to Tom, who laughed at what he called my scare, which he said caused me o see Imaginary Indians. We came opposite a low, gray boulder upon the prairie 200 paces or %0 from the trail. **I don't remember ever to have seen that rock before,” said Tom, who had been over the route several times. ‘How in the devil did it get there? I'll ride over and take a look at it!" And ho reined his horse and rode toward the object. I followed him, a tew yards behind. His horse had hardly taken a dozen steps when the seeming gray rock moved slightly upward and there came from its lower edge a flash and report with the scream of®a big calibre ball that flopped Tom's coat with its wind and caused his horse to plunge o sud- denly that Tom, one of the best riders in the troop, not being on the lookont for such a happening, was thrown. At the same in- stant an Apache leaped from beneath the gray blanket that had served him to masquerade as a bouldér and ran like a deer for the canyon, leaping to left and right as he went to avoid the shots that Tom and I sent after him from our repeating car- bines. “We knocked up the dust about his feet and made him do some tall dodzing to the whistling of our bullets, but that was all, for we didn't hit him. To have chased him would have been folly; first, because we were bearing dispatches in’ haste and needed the last ounce of reserve force in our horses, and secondly, because with the start he had we should not have overhauled him in his run for the canyon, iuto which we could not have followed him. S0 we took the trail again and rode away with another wrinkle added to our exverience of Indian trickery and cussedness. e The Wianiug Book Man. Book canvassers should take courage from a story told by an English lecturer on “The Art of Book Canvassin A man of thelr prefession had called at a house whose occu- pant met him with a growl. “It's no use to me, 1 never read.” “Bul there's your fam- lly,” sald the fauvasser. “Haven't any fam- High school by RU% 8¢ bucking the center wers withcut and Chicago got the ball cn a fumble it ‘W from its goal. e ball was pagsed back to Hirxehbarker punt. bu made a low kick and t. The ball bounded be- '8 goal line and Frankenhelmer an i, scoring a touchdown for Stanford. it of the fly—nothing but a cat” *“Well, you want something to throw at the cat.” book was purchased. B Harper's Bazar gives correct information about fashlons for everybody, for $4.00 a year. HAD THE BOYS T0 SUPPER| Omaha College Men Banquet the State Uni- versity Foot Ball Eleven, ONE HUNDRED SAT AT THE TABLES Made the Occasion for a Discussion of the Work of Higher Edueational Institations andthe Men They Turn Out—Sum- marles of tho Speeches A banquet was tendered to the University of Nebraska foot ball eleven at the Commer- | clal ciub rooms last evening by the resident graduates of the many universities and col- eges, both east and west. The banquet was a complete success, Yale and Harvard unit- ing with Pennsylvania, Michigan and a of other universities in doing honor to the champlons of the middle west in the most popular game played the American continent today. Tho reception committee consisted W. Broatch, L. P Princeton score on of J. Funkhauser, J. H. Meln- tosh, W. Doane, H. H. Baldridge, V. 0. Strickler, W. A. DeBord, F. Crawford, Charles Thomas, George Gilmore, Edson Rich, Clement Chase, F. W. Hartigan, W. Herd- man, A. Preston, Charles A. Goss, J. D. Ware, Henry Clark, J. W. Battin, The tables were arranged in three long rows, the guests of the evening represent- ing the University of Nebraska, occupying the center table, with Major Halford, pres- Ident and toastmaster, at the head. At the heads of the several tables sat John L. Web- ster, Rev. Frank Crane, President Perry of Doane college, W. H. Alexander, Clement Chase and A. W. Jeffries. The banqueters sat down at 9:30 and feasted for an hour and a half. When cigars were passed around Major Halford inaugurated the postprandial program by an address, in which he firmly established his reputation as one of the most proficient toastmasters in the city. He spoke of the unavoidable absence of Chan- cellor Crleghton, who was detained at Lin- coln by duties connected with the manage- ment of the State university, and introduced Clement Chase, one of the earliest graduates of the university. MISSION OF THE ELEVEN. Mr. Chase prefaced his response to the toast, “The University of Nebraska,” by a 800d story well told, ‘and then said that he was very glad to say a word for the State university upon every occasion that presented Itself. In years past he had endeavored to stamp upon the minds of the people of Omaha the growing imporiance of the State university, but for as many years the peo- ple of this city had persisted in remaining in blissful ignorance of the institution. Fin- ally, it became necessary to send a victorions foot ball eleven to Omaha, and then for the first time the people of the metropolis of the state realized the vast importance of the lead- ing educational institution of the middle west. He had watched the progress and growth of the State universily almost from its inception. He had scen it grow to a mag- nificent institution, with more than 1,400 students. Its chancellor was a man who worked incessantly for the insti- tution. Although the people of Nebraska had learned to look upon Lincoln as the political center of the state and as the home of the legislature, the time was rapidly com- ing when the name Lincoln would mean to the west what such names as Ann Arbor, Princeton and New Haven signify farther east. WESTERN COLLEGE MAN. John L. Webster responded to the tgast “‘College Men in the West.” He referred to the large proportion of the leading men of Omaha who had received the advantage of a college training and in genéral terms called out the prominence of Nebraska in the educa- tional world. His remarks brought out the many facts in connection with the' well ‘es- tablistied position of Nebraska among her sister states. He was perfectly content with the resuits of a comparison of the east with the west, and called attention to the fact that even if it were true that books were largely written in Boston and published fn New York, the fact yet remained that the books so written and published were bought and read in the west as in the east. In this newer country the energy of its people was exertsd in opening up new avenues of trade, in the enlargement of business enterprise and’ in building up new commonwealths. - These are larger and better fields for the mind of man to display its abilities than in the writ- ing of books or the reading of Greek trag- cdies. Continuing, he said: “There s work for college men in Nebraska yet to do. There are questions of economic science yet to be considered, and which require the judgment and instruction of such scholars as have en- larged, liberal views and who have drunk deep from the cup of wisdom. To settle, and to set right, some of the pending contro- versies between the political parties in the west, requires such instruction as can come only from the best scholars the colleges can produce. There Is the question between cor- porate power and control, and individual Jealousy and hatred, that needs to be settled and needs to be settled right. In this long pending controversy, both have been wrong in a measure, and in a measure they have been right. To settle such a controversy, hatred, greed and jealousy must step aside. Here is the opportunity for the scholar and the statesman to accomplish a lasting good for all concerned. These conditions and ques- tions spread open an important field for western college men. It is not so much cul- ture we want, as wisdom. Bul it is the wisdom which comes from a college education, from the reading of books, the experiences found in history, and the liberality of judg- ment produced by the study and observation of public affairs. So we welcome college men in the west. We are yet in a state of growth, we see a higher prosperity before us, the future is big with possibilities.” In response to the toast “Athletics,” Pres- ident Perry of Doane college at Crete, spoke as the representative of both the college student and the college president. He was a firm believer, he sald, in college athletics, not only on the ground that such manly sports had a tendency to aid In physical cul- ture, but because, from a more businesslike standpoint they drew students to the college. He deprecated the objectionable features of the game of foot ball as the game has been played In the past, and urged that these features be eliminated. In the work of re- forming the game he believed that the State university eleven could play an important part, PLEA OF THE BARBARIAN. In university nomenclature a “barbarian’ is an unfortunate creature who has been compelled to drag out a miserable existence without the benefits of a college or uni- versity training. More specfically he may be a college man, who has neglected to attach his name to the membership of some one of the numerous Greek letter societies. He was given representation on the program last evening, however, and found an able de- feuder in the person of W. H. Alexander. In responding to “The Barbarian,” he said in part: “I am told that the genus barbarian for whom I must speak this evening, is not the uncivilized wretch who figures in mundane history as a blemish, instead of a_glory, but another, and more acceptable order, whose only recorded shortcoming is the lack of colleglate training. Speeifically, he is said to be one who has missed the honor, and likewise the grave misfortunes of a college Greek letter society, Concerniug the former individual, there is much to be sald, for the pages of history are filled with his story, and in these modern days political papers are teeming with graphlc blographies, whenever elections are on. I turn o the pages of Shakespeare—himself a barbarian—and find the impetuous Cariolanus exclaiming, ‘I would they were all barbarians, not Romans. The wondertul genlus of Cromwell turned gver the English throne, yet Cromwell was a college barbarian. The civilized world was amazed at the consummate force of Napoleon, but Napoleon, and Wellingtou, too, were barba- rians. BErase from our national story the record of Benjamin Franklin; take out of American annals the deeds and the glory of Washington, and who can be sure that our splendid republic wonld have ecome to its present estate? Yet Franklis and Washing- ton and Monroe and Jackson were old bar. barlans. estroy the eloquence of Clay and Calboun, and the pregnant words of Garri- son; the political sagacity of Seward; the earnest, unwavering fidelity of Lincoln. the sl "Will Be (he | bics. “Trial sise; 26 cents “All drugglits, | Corby sireet, was déstroyed by fre about| resistless force of Grant, and the marvelous pen of Greely, and our national glory might not have been o chailllant. Yet these great men_were barbarlang. “The soulful of Burns, the statelier lines of Bryant, the_glorious verse of Whit tier, will Tive through all the ages, but Burns, and Whijtie] and Bryant were classed with all others “My friends, me in ex- cellent company,y Mg, Beecher once said that industry is n substifute for genius. And s it is. I am certtif'that any intelligent per- son in the mids¥ of our present civilization need have no fear for the future, though he miss the felictitious touch of college asso- clation altogether. Tut it much can be done without it, how dnfinitely better it will be to tasten one's falth {n that excellent training. “I am proud of American schools. I am proud of our 600 great institutions where college education is given. I am proud of our own university, whose leader among leaders. I am proud of the young men and young women who, these days, will honor our great €. And last, but not least, the barbarians are proud of her plucky young foot ball eleven." you~have placed OTHER TOASTS A. W. Jeffries responded to “The Killed and’ the Missing,” in a very neat little talk, which called out several rounds of applause. Then W. W. Wilson, the big left the University team, told ‘“‘How it Was Done." He briefly sketched the results of the past | season’s work, telling of the triumphs and defeats of the State university eleven, and at- tributing its final success in winning the in- tercollegiate championship to the earnest work of the individual members of the team, together with the efficient instruction of its conch, Mr. Crawford, and of the train- ing of Its line by Mr. Thomas. Rev. Frank Crane closed the program with a very humorous autoblography sketch of his own college carcers, of which he claimed to have had many. His speech was a very neatly constructed composite address, made up of bits from the addresses of the gen- tlemen who had preceded him, and he kept the banqueters in high spirits during the ten minutes that he occupied the floor. AMUSEMENTS. Stuart Robson at the Boyd. There is something delightfully conducive to thorough and complete enjoyment in the Christmas turkey and the plum pudding. With these two essontlals present at the board the ghost of Christmas Past is merged into the gladsomeness of the Christmas Pres- ent, and it was this spirit which called out big audiences at’the theaters yesterday. For a matinee bill Mr. Stuart Robson could not have chosen a more acceptable comedy than John Buckstone's “‘Leap Year, or the Ladies' Privilege,” a comedy which served as anisette does the overcrowded stomach. Buckstone was born when the century was young, but for half a century his versatility and his humor have been perpetuated through “Box and Cox,” “The Rough Diamond,” **Married Life,” comedies which are recalled today by veteran theater goers with all the enthusiasm and ardor so beautifully reminiscent of age and particu- larly of old theater goers. Buckstone grasped the subtlest motives of action in the hearts and minds of the humbler folks and he had the happy faculty of combining a liberal supply of mirth-provoking incidents, Just enough delieate; pathos to make a happy combination of the two, while at tha same time affording in the; totality a medium for the creation of the,west unbounded hilarious enjoyment. in consequence 6f the amnouncement of the revival of “Léag Year,” a play which Mr. Robson gave quite two decades ago in the stock, old fimers thumbed over their memaries, recalled thy actors whom they had seen in the rolp of Dionysius Dimple, and determined to sf6’ Mr. Robson in oontrast with those of ofhér 'days. It was not re- markable, then, ""”fiy Boyd's should be largely filled yes‘!r‘rA with a good natured audience, drawn ‘thither by the revival of one of the very brightest of the old comedies, done, 8o far as fhe \riter can recall, for the first time hej e.‘;]l%)[‘l’gple perfectly fits Mr. Robson; in_the "eNhractér “the actor has a part as perfectly—adapted to him as any that was) cver sespeeinlly-created £or- his pur- pose and is a wosthy companion plece to Bertie the Lambrand Tony Lumpkin, two of the brightest .creations .of the modern drama. i Comedians, paradoxical as it may seem, may be too natural, and heréin is found Mr. Robson’s chief fault, if fault it be. Yet to the great body of the public Mr. Robson leaves little to be desired as a comedian, and as his audience yesterday was, entirely in his grasp the performance was & delight ..to witness. Buckstone was a fine comic actor and our daddies say his Dimple was a won- derfully clever Dbit of portraiture, but it could hardly have becn better than that of Mr. Robson, who for a quarter of a century has been convulsing Amerlcan audlences with his refined humor and giving them in fine contrast the revival of the old comedie over against the trash that passes current today as farce. Mr. Robson is splendidly supported, Mr. Bergman, one of the cleverest of the younger actors who has been entrusted with many strong parts, playing William Walker with entire credit to himself and to the star. Captain Mouser was capitally acted by Mr. Yearancs, which can also be truthfully said of the Sir Solomon Solus of John L. Wood- erson. Mrs. Robson has a part that fits her splendidly In Miss Sarah O'Leary, with a delightful accent, and she gowned the char- acter finely. Miss Lynch made a loveable widow, and there was lttle wonder that man should enter her service for the purpose of winning her for herself alone, rather than be accused of fortune hunting. The others of the company were adequate and the per- formance one of merit in every respect. Last night a quart of audience was pressed Into a pint of theater, to use one of Charles Lamb’s favorite expressions, and all on ac- count of “The Henrictta,” which seems never to grow old or lose its drawing powers. The orchestra was compelled to play from an up- stairs box, while the stall was given over to spectators who desired to learn the difference between the two Henriettas, the ballet girl and the gold mine. And, by way of paren- thessis, “The Henrletta” 'has proven a gold mine to Mr. Robson, who shows far-sighted- ness i continuing it in bis repertoire. The play is one of the very best of the modern comedies and the part of Bertie is Mr. Rob- son's very best characterization. The cast was splendid last night and the piece made an old time winning. “A Halroad ekeot." At the Empire the crowds were large and “A Rallroad” Ticket” is turning out to be one of the best farce comedies on the road. It is bright, not overly complicated in its incidents, and crammed with the brightest kind of specialties, three indispensible ad- Juncts to the successful farce, and “A rail- road Ticket” has these and more, e A Ofty-two week feast is provided by Har- per's Young People, foF $2.00 a year. o ——— SUICIDED, FOR HER. Servant of Mrs. Cross Bocomes a Rejeoted Suitor and Kills Himulf, Tnformation coffigs from Factoryville, near Scranton, Pa., thaf a farm hand named Ben- Jamin C. Rosencranz committed sulcide Sat- urday because he oofld not have the heart and hand of Mrds Cross, formerly the wife of Colonel B. C:bSméad’ of this city, Mrs, Smead, after settling the contested will case, with the details f which Omaha people are familiar, married Bakker Cross of Emporia, Kan., but not long afterward secured a d vorce from him' and’ went to Factoryville, where she was edpported by an alimony of $100 per month. It-1s stated that she em- ployed Rosencrans mere as a bodyguard than servant, and, theugh-she presented him with a handsome, sitver-mounted revolver, he chose to shoot himeelf with an old and rusty 44-caliber weapon, e — Want Thew in Omaha, The two highwaymen who held up several citizens last Monday Dight are supposed to be in jall in Councll Bluffs, Thelr names are David Delay aod Thomas J. Murphy. They were released from the jall of this city Mon- day afternoos. When the parties who had been held up and assaulted gave the descrip- tions of their assailants the police imme- diately conjectured that they were Delay and Murphy, s (he description corr:sponded to them. When the men were arrested they claimed to have left Omaha for Councll Bluffs at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, but they were in the vicinity of Bighteenth street and the railroad tracks at 6 o'clogk. This is in the aelghborhood wher: one of the holdups took place. The police are so sure of a case against them that they will briog the men to this city today. VIOV ILES AT rew U, is a king | 1,000 guard of | MIGHT PROVE A BOOMER Rotaliation Against Spain is a Two-Edged Diplomatio Sword, AMERICA NEEDS THE CUBAN SUGARS Seven-Elghths of the Supply Comes from that Source—Diplomats Raiso a Question a8 to America's Right Under the Law to Resort to Retaliation, WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Interesting de- | velopments are expected at an early day as a result of the strained relations between the | United States acd Spain over the tariff. | Spain_ has already placed the United States “'In the first column,” and Secretary Gresham has rejoined by directing Minister Taylor at Madrid to notify the Spanish government that If the United States is not removed from | the “fArst column™ this country will retaliate | In official circles it fs not belleved that Spain will yield to the protest of Secretary Gresham. In this event, If the secretary carries out his policy of retalation, President Cleveland will issue a proclamation closing American ports to products of Spain. The first effect of this would be to shut out the enormous shipments of raw sugar which Cuba makes to this country. In official circles it is sald that Cuba furnishes seven-eighths of all the raw sugar used in American refineries. Tho other eighth comes from Loulsiana and Hawaii, but it is sald that it would be im- possible to make up this seven-cighths now drawn from Cuba. It Is asserted, therefore, by those in no way identified with or partial to the sugar refineries that the retaliation would cut them oft from their supplies and close them up, throwing 20,000 employes out of work. This statement was made by a high official, who has much to do with the nego- tiations and who is very apprehensive of the rosult. He added that the ultimate effect of the warfare would be to advance the price of sugar from 3 to 6 cents per pound, thus mak- ing the public bear the burden. In levying duties Spain arranges countries In two columns. The first column includes those who have not entered into satisfactory treaty arrangements with Spain. Until re- cently Brazil was the only country on the globe, which Spain had put in this column, all the other countries being in the *sccond column,” which includes those having satis- factory treaties. The United States mow Joins Brazil in Spain's “first column,” and thus stands apart from all other countries in the commercial benefits Spain grants. The immediate effect of Spain’s policy has already proved disastrous to the American trade in flour, and this trade has passed al- most_exclusively into the hands of Canada. Under the old reciprocity arrangement with Spain, American flour was shipped to Cuba in great quantities. But when the United States tariff raised the duty on Cuban sugar Spain responded by raising the duty on Amer- fcan flour, The “first column” duty on flou is $1.75 a barrel, while the “‘second column’ Is $1. As Canada fs in this second column, she enjoys an advantage of 75 cents a barrel on flour, and this has proved ample to allow Canada to wrest the Cuban flour trade away from the United States. 1In authoritative sources, It is said, a question has been raised as to the right.of the president to issue a retaliatory proclamation against Spain such as Sccretary Gresham has threatened. This proclamation, if made, would be under a law of 1890, which authorizes retaliation against countries making unjust dscrimina- tions against the United States. But Spain against countries making unjust discrimina- tion; she argues her tariff is arranged in two columns, according to whether countries are friendly or unfriendly to her, and leaves the countries to choose their own place. The recent American tariff’ putting sugar on the dutiable list had the effect of placing this country in Spain’s “first column’ without any Intentional discrimination on her part. Un- der these circumstances it is urged that Secretary Gresham has mno_authority to in- voke the retaliatory law of 1890. The con- tending views are now being urged betwiNa Minister Taylor and members of the Spanish c-bl‘r{ml. and definite Tesults are expected this week. FOOLING BILL IN THE ] ENATE. Will Doubtless Be Favorably Reported but Its Chances of Passage Not So Gond. WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Senator Butler, chairman of the senate committee on inter- state commerce, expects to call the commit- tee together immediately after the holidays for the purpose of taking up the pooling bill. There are indications that there will be some cpposition In the committee to the bill in the form it passed the house, and some re- monstrances against it have been received from various parts of the country, but the friends of the measure claim that when the voting stage fs reached in committee it will have an easy majority. They think the senate committee will accept the plan vir- tually as it was adopted by the house. This opinion is based upon the fact that the sen- ate committee had a subcommittee at work last session In conjunction with the house subcommittee, and the two committees agreed upon a measure which is not ma- terially different from the house bill. When the bill is reported there will be a strong ef- fort to have it taken up iIn the senate, but the pooling bill was not one of the measures designated for consideration by the demo- cratic caucus, and If it should antagonize any of the preferred bills Its chances for securing consideration might be impaired, REVENUE SERVICE MEASURES, Committee Has Some Hopes of Getting Two Bills Through. WASHINGSON, Dec. 25.—Reprosentative Mallory of Florida, who is a member of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce, having in charge the bill for the improvement of the revenue service by the retirement of officers who have become dis- abled or incapacitated by age, says he has not despaired of getting the bill through. It s very probable that immediately after the holidays an attempt will be made to pass the bill under suspension of the rules. The committee on commerce will perhaps ask that recognition be given it to press the bill to equalize the salaries in the steamboat Inspection service. Mr. Mallory says that if the committee prefers to take up the steamboat inspection bill instead of the revenue marine bill that he will try to secure individual recognition on a suspension day in order to pass the latter bill, He has no doubt but a two-thirds Vote necessary (o pass a bill under suspen- sion of the rules can secured for the meas- ure. It is important to get the bill through congress soon, 4s it must be considered by the senato and become a law before March 4 or pass over to the next congress. WILL PRESENT THELR PETITION, W. C.T. U. Ladles Will Present the Polyg lot Momorlal in February, WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—It has been de- termined by (he general officers of the World's Women's Christian Temperance union to persent the polyglot petition to the representatives of the United States govern- ment In Washington, D. C., February 15, This petition 15 signed In fitty languages, and bears many nationalities throughout the world, and asks that the protection of the government may no more be vouchsafed | to the sale of intoxicating liquors or oplum |or to the legalizing of social vice. The peti tion is to be presented to representatives of the British government at the World's Women's Christian Temperance union con- vention to be held in Queen's hall, London, June 14 to 21, 1895. Miss Willard, president of the association, and Lady Henry Somer- set, vice president at large, with other lead- Ing white ribbon women, will address the meetings in Washington and London at the dates named. It is expected that large dele- gations of American women will bo present on both occasfons. GROVER'S CHRISTMAS WAS QUIET, Day Almost ¥ y Given Over to the Chid WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—~The president and the members of the cabinet celebrated Christmas in the old-fashioned way, making It essentially a family affair. At the white Nouse It was a genuine children's day, every thing being given up to the little ones. There was a Christmas tree set in the library, the first that the Cleveland children have called their own, and Mrs. Cleveland herself added the finishing touches to the treo which, while of great proportions, was beautifully trimmed and decorated with tiny, parti-colored electric lamps in place of the old-time wax candles, Gifts for the little ones were numerous, and almost until noon express wagons and mes- sengers came laden to the white house, As usual tho president remembered all of the employes in the house. Everyone got a fat turkey, and to his personal servants the pres- Ident gave substantial gifts of money, an example which was followed by Private S retary Thurber with his own household and attendants. Mrs. Cloveland also had a pretty little present for each of the employes. She herselt received many Christmas presents, the president’s tokens being very beautiful. Tho only guest present at the white house was Mre. Cleveland's mother, Mrs. Perrine, and the dinner was stricty limited to the family. Preceding it, however, there was a pretty little luncheon set out for the children of the cabinet, who came to the white house to see the Christmas tree. All the members of the cabinet ate their dinner at their homes In the bosoms of their families, and perhaps the largest gathering was at the Carlisle home, where the secretary and Mrs. Carlisle entertained their childven and grandchildren NO PARDON FOR TWO STICKS, Declines to Intorfere Hunging Next Woek. WASHINGTON, Dec. (he president has refused the application for pardon in the caso of Indian Chief Nope Huah, alias Two Sticks, who was convicted of murder in South Dakota, and sentenced to hang next Friday. The Indian, with his sons and another Indian, deliberately murdered four cowboys, whose hospitality they were enjoying. resident with the Chance for American M WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—The United States consul at Zurich has informed the Department of State that a federal exposition will be opened In Geneva May 1 next, at Which our producers and manufacturers may exhibit, and thus give the Swiss people the opportunity to compare American goods with those of other countriess The consul says that American trade can be greatly enlarged in Switzerland if our manufacturers and pro- ducers will only deal directly with the Swiss people. At present nearly all the American produc's consumed in Switzerland are intro- duced into the government through the me- duim of Great Britain, German and Austrian houses. el CRUSHED HIS SKULL, Teamster Falls Beneath His Wagon and Is Instantly Killed. George A. Glendening was Instantly killed at the corner of Nineteenth and Harney streets about noon yesterday by being thrown from a wagon and fun over. He had been working. for F. W. Kracht as a teamster for the past two years and' Mr. Kracht hired his team and the man to the Nebraska Fuel company to haul coal. Yesterday he deliv- ered some orders in the forenoon and was ufacturers. N&OIng to quit after dinner and enjoy himself. was going up Harney the team. At Seventeenth street he began lashing the horses, and they were soon run- ning at the top of their speed. Glendening was swaying back and forth In the high spring seat and a number of persons stopped to look at him, as they expected to see him fall off every jump the horses made. At Nineteenth street the wagon struck the street car tracks and was swerved violently around. The driver was thrown head first to the pavement and then the heavy hind Wheel of the wagon ran over his head, crush- ing his skull out of shape and causing fn- stant death, A number of persons witnessed the acel- dent and hurried to the fallen man, but he was past all aid. Coroner Maul was notified and took possession of the remains. He will hold an inquest this afternoon. Glendening's parents live in Walkerton, Canada, and haye street to put up PERSONAL PARAGRAPH A. J. Talbot of Denver s at the Barker, R. H. White, R. M. Smith and Charles I, | Stephens have returned from Chicago and are at the Barker. George B. Foyle leaves for Chicago and New York tomorrow night and expects to be gone two weeks. W. F. Green and wife, Miss Nellle Bogan and Miss Lizzle Crafton are registered at the Barker, from Hamburg, In W. B. McCallum, agent gan's Ball” company, and J agent for the “Charity Ball’ domiciled at the Barker ' S. H. White has returned from a busine trip through the central states and wi spend the holidays with his family at ‘1816 Corby street in this eity Colonel George P. Wintersteen, ex-county clerk of Fillmore county and ex: deputy sec~ tary o now a resident of Webster, Tex., was In the city yesterday on his way to Ohlo to spend the holidays. Bditor Osborne of the Red Oak Recorfier, accompanied by his wife and child, came in from the lowa home yesterday afternoon and will remain during tho holidays with Mr. Osborne's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. White, at 1815 Corby strest. At the Mercer: C. Kirk, Boston; Harry Dant, L. D. Peters, Chicago; J. M. Slusher, wife and son, Holdrege; Frank Benton, Mar< ville, Wyo.; R. Raymond, Napa, Cal.; J. W. Hewitt, “Portland; William Shields, South Omaha; 0. H. Swingley, Beatrice, for the M. company, “Finnte Fedrl are 8. - LOCAL BREVITIES. Nine members of the eity council met In the city hall last night and an adjournment was taken until this evening. “The Carraboo Mines,” a play written by Mr. W. 8, Nead of Omalia, was well pre- sented at Washington hall last evening by home talent. Burglars broke In a window at the Templo of Economy, at 1319 North Twenty-fourth street, Monday night, and stole about $20 worth of goods. H. W. Cox celebrated Christmas by break- ing into Jail yesterday before he had a chancs to eat turkey. He got drunk and was act- ing in a disorderly manner. A meeting of the Municipal league will be held at the Commercial club rooms this evening to consider the recommendations of the charter amendment committee. The Women's Christian Temperance union will mect Wednesday afternoon at 3 p. n in the Commercial club rooms. An inte esting program has been arranged on the su Ject:~ “Our Attitude Toward Legalized Vice. Every one is welcome. Executive meeting at 2 p. m. Charles Meyer, Willlam Delay, Joo Stone and Robert Smith are alloged to have & chronic aversion to work, and they have been ordered to leave the city on previous occasions. Yesterday they were found hang- ing around town, so the police locked them up for safe Keeping. About the middle of yesterday afternoon the cable of the Dodge street line became weakened to such an extent that it became necessary to stop the trains on the line for a couple of hours. It had been almost broken in two, and had to be splic:d together again. Tho street railway people say that it is rapidly getting In bad condition, and it will not be long before the line will be turned into an electric one. e To keep up with the times you cannot afford to be without Harper's Weekly. Only $4.00 & year. e Murdered with a Broken Bottle. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 25.—Little Italy cel- chrated Christmas eve with a horrible mur- der. In a tough salocn in the Italian quars ter last night, Gabriel Spinola was killed b Gustafo Constallutico, Spinola was drun| at the time and gave vent to his feelings by breaking a heavy bottle over the bar. Enraged, Constallutico, the bartender, picked up a fragment of the broken bottle, and, rushing at Spinola, thrust its ragged edgé into his throat, Spinolw's jugular veln was cut and his face and neck horribly mutilated. He died after being taken to the hospital. The murderer Ars. A, O, Medloc] Orleans, Ind. been notified of his death. He also has a brother living in Newark, 8. D. Mr. Kracht came down town as soon as he heard of the accident and sald that George was not a drinking man, only taking a drink once in a great while. He spoke of him as an honest, hard working young man. —_—— DONE WITH CHRISTMAS TREES. Contractor Grant's Experiences Determino Him to Leave Them Alone. From this time on John Grant will draw the line on Christmas trees, giving them a severe letting alone, Mr. Grant resides at 121 South Twenty-ninth avenue and Christmas eve iie put up a very fine tree for his children, locating the thing of beauty in the front parlor. During the evening Mr. Grant impersonated St. Nicho- las and disiributed the presents to the iit- tle folis with such dispatell as would have made the genuine old Santa turn green with envy “could he have been present, After this work had been completed Mr. Grant sought his couch, which was located in the second story of the family abode. A5 o'clock yesterday morning the young scions of the house of the Grants rolled out of bed and rushed down stairs to see i there had been anything left upon the tree. A few moments fater Mr. Grant heard an uproar in the parlor and smelled smc Knowing that there was trouble and necessity for the fire department vis his premises, he jumped out of b went down Stalrs at u Iiven this was to for the pav ing contractor, and when he was half way down he stubbed his toe and rolled the Test of distance, hitting his shir against the banisters and all other obstruc- tions In that neighborhood. In less time than it takes to tell the story, Mr. Grant was standing In the parlor amid flame and smoke, for one of the children had at- temptéd to light a wax candle upon the tree, and, missing his calculations, had lighted the carpet instead. Dashings into the flaming arena, Mr. Grant fought like a hero, and soon had the inclpient confla gration quenched, but ot until his hands, feet and the carpet had been badly burned. Colonel Ludington Goes to Chlcag Colonel M. I. Ludington, a brother of Dr. Ludington of the surgical department, De partment of the Platte, has just succeeded Colonel J. D. Bingham as quartermaster, De- partment of Missourl. Colonel Ludington was for a time stationed at Omaha under General Crook. For some years he has been quartermaster general at headquarters Washington, - No one who has taken Harper's Magazine gives it up willingly. Price $4.00 a year. Square yourself— received a nicer gi JEWELER, 15TH AND DOUGLAS, L W W morn New Years' is coming, If you forgor some one-— If you ft than you gave— —Square yourself: Good Reason for Faith Cured of Scrofula by Hood’s Scrofuls permeates humanity. It is thoroughly infusod into the blood, Scarcely a'man s freo from it; In one form or another. Hood's Sarsaparilla cures scrofula promptly, surely, permancntly. Thousands of people say so. For Instance, read this: *“Tam justificd in thinking Hood's Sarsaparilla a splendid medieino by own experience with it. 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MEDLOCK, Orleans, Indiana. “Hood's Pills curo liver ills, con: Ipation, Hen. slek headacho, indigestion, MUSBMENTS, u v [i’S vast mume TONIGHT, of Mr. STUART ROBSO In an Adequate Production of Bronson Howards' Greatest of American Comedles, “*TUE MENRIETTA.” Mr. Robson-as—“BERTIE THE LAMBM PRICES:—First floor, $1.00 and $1.60; Bals cony, 50¢ and Thc; Gallery, 2ic, Last Performance Thursday, Dec. 27th The Princeton University Gleg, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs Regular pricos. Seats oa sale Dee. 20, Auction sale of boxes Dee. 22ud, R M PI R \ POFULAR FRICES, Tolophone 1631 W.J. BURGESS, Manager. MATINEE—Today, 2:40;~—~TONIGHT, 8:18 RAYMOND, “ARAILROAD TICKET, ALL LAUGHS Comlng woek. Dec. 90~ PINNIGAN'S BALL. o wvevey v oy st pal