Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1903, Page 13

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JA NUARY 11, 1903. ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES - More than 20,000 Omaha people total of a little more than for seeing the wheels go around in “Ben Hur” lest week. This is a local record for nine performances at the prices, and is also & record for a single week's business for the show anywhere. One can no longer deny the drawing power of a spectacle. People who rarely go to the theater, and in not a few instances some who were never there before, pald thelr money to see the per- formance. Originally elght performances were acheduled, but the demand for tickets Wwas 80 great that the management decided to give an extra matinee on Friday. For this the seats were sold in a very short time after the announcement was made on Wednesday morning. Many people wero disappointed even then, and it is believed that the play could have been kept here at & profit for another week at least. One week stands are the rule on the tour, though, and down at Kansas City the crowds were walting, to the extent that on Friday the advance sale amounted to $10,450. So paid = $23,000 today “‘Ben Hur" is approaching the mouth | of the Kaw by easy stages, and on tomorrow night the chariot race will be pulled off usual on the stage at the Willls Wood. In this condition there {s some food for reflection. It s well known to theatrical men that people’ who never attend any other form of entertainment at the thea- ter, turn out when “Uncle Tom's Cabin” 18 given. About this old plece cluster asso- clations that hallow it. It is inseparably connected with one of the greatest strug- gles a nation ever had for existence. Much the same sentiment attaches to ‘“Ben Hur." About it clings an “odor of sancity,” such probably as no other story possesses. It is “a tale of the Christ,” and whether it was written for its religious effect does not matter. It s associated with what all Christian people hold to be the greatest tragedy of the world's history. While the Nazarene figures only incidentally in both book and play, the great central facts de- pend so entirely upon his implied if not 2ctual presence that without him the story is nothing. In a broader sense, too, the story teaches a deep lesson, that of the substitution of hope for a heavenly king- dom and divine dominion for a dream of earthly power and temporal vengeance. n both the book and the play this phase of the action is kept subdued, although plainly hinted at, until after the charlot race. Then, when Ben Hur has wreaked his private revenge on his mortal enemy, and the sense of human justice has been appeased, the higher clement of the tale develops rapldly, culminating in the miracle that restores the mother and sister of tho hero to health. Already Ben Hur has fought with himself the fight, and has re- signed himself to the disappointment that comes from knowledge that Jesus of Naza- reth does not intend to occupy the throne of David and Solomon, and that his Gali- | leean legions have been raised and trained | in vain. It is not a battle against Romans that the prince of Hur is called upon to wage, but a fight against his racial notions of right and wrong, against his desire to aid his people to' again assume an inde- pendent position among the nations of the carth, and to gain for himself high place #wmong the rulers of a nation. It needs a miracle to decide the struggle going on in the young man's mind, and a miracle is wrought. That it comes with cataclysmal suddenness is in no sense against the dra matie force of the situation. Ben Hur resigns “to Caesar the things that are Caesa and in his new view of lite finds ample reward for his sacrifice in the soclety of his loved ones and the glorious hope of a life beyond this one. [ This {8 the lesson of “Ben Hur.” It may be necessary that it should be tricked cut in the tawdry trappings of the stage to eecure a hearing, but it nevertheless gets & hearing, and it fs not at all un- reasonable to suppose that long after the roar of the wheels in the chariot race have died away, long after the shouts that wel- comed the victor are hushed, long after the scene on the galley has been forgotten, the scepe in the vale of Hinnom will be romembered, and the mind's eye can clearly see Judah, mother, sister and promtised wife, bowed in humble acknewledgement of God's goodness and greatness as made manifest through Jesus Christ. ‘When any one is doing all he can—and gels can do mo more”—the charitable part is to give credit for the endeavor and to accept the result not so much with an eye to what has been aceomplished as to the spirit in which the undertaking was assumed. Reasoning this way, it may seem hypercritical to peint out spedifically any of the spots In which the “Ben Hur' per- tormance - falls short of realizing the natural, ‘owirg to the limitations of me- chanical appliapces ahd the unwillingness of the actors to carry the parts to the extreme concluslons laid down in the novel. For example, In the chariot race, not a littis of the realism of the affair is lost through the very fact that the managers cannot afford to break the back of, & new Messala each night. Accordingly, the spectator who watches closely is treated to a denouement of the chariot race that Is about as tame ‘and stagy as can well be imagined. In the story, just before the racers entered the home stretch, Ben Hur killtully guided his chariot so that the hook on the near end of his axle engaged in the spokes of the off wheel of Me 's car, neatly stripping the ivory spokes from between rim and hub, and allowed the noble young Roman to come a terrific cropper, not only in full view of the multi- tude, but where he would be directly in line | It would be better to abandon what | who were condemned to furnish the propul- for the other gentlemen who were trying to land place In the race. After this affalr, we are told by General Wallacey Messala never walked again to be- leve that he shouldn’t. On the stage a very weak attempt s made to reproduce | s rather | the show. | this incident, and it really detra than adds to the realism of When the curtaln goes up Messala has a nice lead and is running easy under a strong pull. Ber Hur is driving for al there is in him. Slowly the cradle on which the Hur team is running is pulled forward, and finally the positions in the race are reversed. Ben Hur leads, and it's all over but cashing the tickets. Just at this point t#® off wheel of the Messala car comes off. It wouldn't make any difference | if it did or did not, for there's nothing to the race any more. But it's in the book, and the wheel has to come off. Then | Messala looks about for a soft spot to light, | and finally slides down in the rear of his charfot, liks a small boy slipping out over | the hind endgate of a farmer's wagon. And | the curtain isn't quick enough to catch it, elther. Of course, the eyes of the people are on the horses and only a few see this | Tale of the Sea Shell.” sign of mechanical weakness, but those few are the ones who go home disappointed. is so apparently a failure, and let the race go on | its merits without the wreck incident. It's a cinch that Ben Hur will win, for it he | didn’t the story would end right there. In the galley scene there's another bit of realism that might be improved on. When ships were driven by oars, the slaves sive force were trained to rhythmic move- ment, and kept time to the beat of the hortator's gavel. This official got his word like the steamboat mate, from “the cap. tain on the high deck,” and thus the speed of the good ship was regulated. No col- lege eight ever moved in more precise time than did these muscular oarsmen. The good ship Astraea, on which the noble Arrius, duumvir and tribune, set forth on his punitive expedition against the pirates, which culminated so adventitiously for the youthful scion of the house of Hur, was a trireme. That Is, it had three banks ot oars, and was supposed to be one of the speediest vessels in the fleet. A most realistic reproduction of the scene below decks, where the rowers were stationed, is given in the play. Only while at rest. When it comes to the action, then the illusion s quickly dispelled. Mr. Hortator goes at his work like he was a Sioux medicine man, furnishing tomtom music for a scalp dance; here in Omaha he put the time up to about forty-eight to the minute, Some of the rowers try to follow him, and some don't, but all work with zeal and enmergy. No two are in time, and as a result instead of the rhythmic swing of bodies together, which produces the speed desired, there is the most confusing jumble of bending and rising, each of the chained oarsmen seem- ingly trying to outdo the other In energetic effort. Some little attention to the verities in this regard would lead the hortator to beat a time the rowers might be expected to keep up with, and only a little drilling would lead the men at the oars to move somewhat in unison, and not in the spas- modic, go-as-you-please fashion with which the scene is now produced. Charles F. Towle, who is managing the production for Klaw & Erlanger, is an old newspaper man, and naturally full of reminiscence. During a conversation one evening last week the talk fell on men connected with the show business, and finally came around to “Stuttering Charley” Dayis, who can call more newspaper men Dby thelr first names than any other man in America. ‘Press work” Mr. Davis’ lite occupation, and he was always “ahead” of something good until his health failed | and he had to seek Arizona, where he is slowly dying from consumption. ““When I first met Davis I was city editor of the Boston Traveler,” sald Mr. Towle. One day when things were golng wron, and I was in anything but an angelic mood, & man walked into my office and said: “‘My n-name's D-Dav-Davis.’ ‘Well, what can I do for you, Mr. Davis.’ *‘I'm ahead of this double-blanked infi- del, Bob Ingersoll. He's going to show down at the Academy of Music Sunday night, and 1 want to get the wicked gathered together to hear him.' ““This was delivered in the sectional style of speech Mr. Davis made so famillar to the city editors of the United States. It wasn't very long since Bob Ingersoll had set the country afire by his speech nomi- nating James G. Blaine at Cincinnati, and anything about him was ‘good stuff' in those days. I wanted it, and asked Davis what he had. He pulled out a bunch of manuseript and sald “‘Here It {s. It's d—d bad, but it's the best I can do.’ “I glanced at its length, put it in the box and shot it upstairs. Davis looked sur- prised. ‘Ain’t you going to read it? he asked. “‘No,' I answered. * ‘Say, you're & man of sense. I wouldn't either. Lgt's go and get a drink.’ “And that wus the begloning of a ‘friend- ted for more than twenty- Coming Events. David Belaco's well known drama of war and romance ‘‘The Heart of Mary- land,” will be seen at the Boyd tonight and Monday night. No matinee will be given because of the company's Inability to reach Omaha in time from Denver even e That backache mustn’t further—it's dangerous— Kidneys are out of order—Backache though traveling In & special train. Alma Kruger, who wae the first to follow Mrs. Leslie Carter in the role of Maryland Cal- vert, will be seen in that role on this visit. She understudied Mrs. Carter and plays the role in almost the same identical manner in which its creator did. In her support Miss Kruger hs such well known artists ae Herbert Bostwick, Tefft Johnson and B. J. Murphy. Scenery, costumes and effects are the same as ever. The belfry scene is stlll shown in the same effective manner. Pixley & Luders' latest musical comedy effort,“The Prince of Pilsen,” will be the offering at the Boyd Tuesday and Wednes- day nights and Wednesday matinee. This 1s sald to be the best thing these authors have yet done. The scenes are laid at ) on the Riviera, which gives ample scope for beautiful scenic embellishments. The costuming is most elaborate. Dorothy Morton, John W. Raneone, Sherman Wade. Harold Crane and Lilllan Coleman are some of the noted priucipals. Some of the very catchy numbers sung are: “The American Girl,"” “‘Song of the Cities,” “He Didn't Know Exactly What to Do, “The The story of the play in outline is as follows: At the height of the season the news reaches Nice that the prince of Pilsen is coming to at- tend the festivities incognito. The propri- etor of the principal hotel shrewdly de- clares “that there is no money for us in a prince unless the people know that he is here,” and therefore spreads the news of bis expected arrival. He engages a brass band to meet the prince and makes all ar- rangements for a showy reception. Hans Wagner, a brewer of Cincinnati, and his daughter, traveling abroad, go to Nice to meet , Wagner's son, a lleutenant in the American navy stationed at that point The band inistakes the American brewer for the prince of Pilseh and the American travelers are bewildered at the reception The best rooms In the house are placed at their disposal and they are not permitted to pay for anything. When the real prince of Pilsen, a dashing young student at Heldelberg, arrives with his companion they are ignered entirely and cannot even ®ecure rooms at the hotel on account of the large crowds attending the carnival of flowers. The prince, annoyed, does not disclose his identity, but awaits an oppor- tune moment to declare the American brewer an impostor. Just about this time he meets the brewer's pretty daughter and falls in love with her. Then he learns that the brewer s harmless and has no inten- tion to do wrong, and there is a happy ter- mination to the complication. “Are You a Mason?' the farce that ran for an entire summer at Power's theater, Chicago, and for six months at Wallack's theater, New York, will be given at the Boyd Friday and Saturday nights and Sat- urday matinee. It will be interpreted by a very clever company of farceers. Mrs. Bloodgood of Rockville, Tl Insists that her husband, Amos Bloodgood, should join the Masons. He promises, but does not join, but persuades Mrs. B. that he has. This gives him a chance to have many a quiet time and Mrs. B. does not worry, for she belleves Amos is at the lodge. His son-in-law, Frank Perry of New York, adopts the tactics of his gay old father-in- law. Had the two confided in one another all would have gone well, but they do not and a series of ludicrous complications ensue. A bombshell bursts in the house- hold, whvn a real Mason, a Mr. Morrls, pays a visit to the Bloodgood family. Finally everything is worked owt happy. John T Sullivan, Miss Atherton and com- pany will be one of the numbers in the new bill at the Orpheum for the week com- mencing with a matinee today. Mr. Sulli- van, who is Rose Cochlan’s husband, has for a number of years played leads in the legitimate. Miss Atherton was a mem- ber of Nat C. Goodwin's company in “When We Were Twenty-one.” “Captain Hunting,” the sketch in which they wiil cppear, is by Sidney Grundy. It tells a story of the lovemaking of an English offi- cer whose courage in war is lionlike, but whose nerve grows faint before Cupid’s influence. Thorne and Carleton, prime local favorites, will entertain with the bright repartee in a skit called “What Papa Brought Home.” =~ The Rosinos, easily re- called here, do a unique acrobatic “stunt,” intermingled with comedy on a rebounding billlard table. Among the new features is Leslie’s dogs. Wonderful leaping grey- hounds and all sorts of clever tricks by the members of the troupe fill every min- ute of their allotted time with entertain- ment. Harrison, the tramp juggler, who was the first to do the “‘hobo” funmaking and juggling turn here, in vaudeville, is on the bill. Alice Raymond, the eminent American female cornetist, sted by Bessle Penn-Guard, planist and vocalist, will contribute the musical feature. The kinodrome pictures will be entirely new. They will include a colored film 600 feet long, showing ten scenes of the spectac ular production of the fascinating fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk.” The vext mid- week matinee will be given Thurscay. Gossip of the Stage. Fthel Barrymore insists that she lsn't sick, but she hasn't yet been able to con- vince the doctors of that fact The Royles have glven up trying to in- ierest the northwest with “Friends and returned to New York last week. A tour of better territory is to be entered upon. There is now said to be absolutely no truth_in the widely published statement that Maud Adame Is shortly to leave the anagement of Charles Frohman for that of David Belasco, “Willam Faversham was, after all, con- siderably disappointed to find that he’could not keep the news of his marriage with Mise Julle Opp the secret he had intended. In fact, he had even gone 8o far as to in- form a certaln newspaper that he would give it the desired news on January 11, but Within half an hour after the marriage had taken place .in Connecticat the evening go any ce | is their cry for help— Serious trouble is cure to follow if you don’t heed the warning—Diabetes, Urinary Trouble, Bright's Disease—they’re all the natural outcome of neg- lected backache— But there's a way to stop it— Doan’s Kidney Pills make the sick kidneys well—cure the backache by removing the cause—there's proof of it right here in Omaha—plenty of proof —the word of Omaha people—proof that you can't possibly doubt —Read this testimony— Mr. Wm. Sage, bricklayer, of 4211 Burdette street, says: “Always after a hard day's work or when I caught & cold, which settled in my loins, backache became very se- vere. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at Kuhn & Co's drug store, cormer 15th and Douglas streets, gave me such promipt reliet and up to date bave prevented attacks, that 1 bave no hesitation in recommending them to anyone suffering from either over-excited or weakened kidneys.” Doan’s Kidne! Pllhmfogn-lnllonnlbmcaum. ”mlh Foster-Tilburn Co., Buffalo. papers In New York had that fact in type. Faversham has been in a most unpleasant frame of mind ever since Virginia Harned, who siipped and fell on an icy sidewalk in Detroit, showed up in New York ull right and on time, In spite of the sensatlonal accounts of the acci- dent published by the yellow papers Madeleine Lucette Ryley safled for Lon don New Year's lay, where she In to_see Paul Arthur's production of her play, “The Altar of Friendship,” which is being played in New York by Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elllott “Corlanton,” under the manogement of Louls J. Imhaus, was given its first pro- duction at Sait Lake Clty on New Year's evening and is now on the road out west Miss Vigoreaux, who acts the part of Zoan Zo Irabel, 18 the feature. Mrs, Frances Hodgson Burnett is super- Intending the rehearsals of her play, “An Unfairy Princess,” at the Criterion theater. New York, these days and fs having her own troubles with the children that are to be used in the production. New York s to have a genuine thriller right away. “Jim Bludso,” which first Lroke out in Chicago and was reviewed by The Bee last séason, has finally reached Gotham and Robert ‘Hilllard is doing the role of the reckless hero of the Hay poem. Upon the completion of his present con- tract with Charles Frohman, Willlam Fav- ersham -will_head a company under his own management as co-star with his bride, Julie Opp, according to a rumor which was circulated quite extensively in New York last week. Stage love is becoming almost as as the real kind, Out at Greenwood, Neb on Thursday a young man who in- fatuated with a young woman In the same company with himself committed suicide In her presence because she resented his proffered love. Over at Ottumwa the other day a new feature In the way of strikes came off. The actors of a company playing “Casght in the Web" refused to go until paidthree weeks' back salary. After waiting (wo bours the receipts of the evening were di- vided among the strikers, the play was given and the company disbanded. Clyde Fitch found time the other day (o send curlos valued at 0,00 from his town house to the new one he'has bullt about a mile north of the Fairfield County Golf club, near Greenwich, Conn. This house is on ‘a hilitop overlooking Long Island sound, and fis elaborateness gave rise to the remark on Broadway that “Mr, Shake- speare would have been wiser if he had not written too soon.” g The engagement of David Warfleld at the Columbla theater, S8an Francisco, seems to be a veritable triumph for that actor and makes good a promise he made when | ne left that town—which, the way, is | his native place—some thirteen years Warfield was a newsboy in San Francisco and got an idea that nature had intended him to be an actor. After much trying he finally succeeded in getting an engage- ment at a local music hall at a salary of $15 a week. His turn consisted of imita- tions and he was hissed off the stage on | his first appearance. He left town shortly after, vowing never to return umtil he came as a star. His present engagement is the fulfilment of this vow. James K. Hackett and Miss Mary Man- nering will appear together at the Georgia Cayvan testimonial on January 13 in the principal scene from ‘“The Roval Rival.” It wiil be Miss Mannering's first appear- ance in the role of Marita. Miss Fay Davls, who uppears In & new one-act play by Anthony Hope, Mr. Faversham and Miss Mannering will all come from Philadelphia, where they will_appear that week for the | benefit. Anothef deature will be Miss Bentrice Herford in a special new mono- logue written for this event. More con- tributions have been received by Daniel Frohman, including $100 from Brent Good $25 from Willlam H. Bliss, $5 from Mrs. C. H. Bard, $20 from Dr. L. Landers, $1 from Douglas Taylor, $10 from Dr. W. 'S Rainsford, $20 from Mrs. R. A. Shatnwald and $0 from Dr. A. Thomas. In spite of numerous contradictions from numerous quarters, it ie definitely stated that David Belasco will manage and star Lillian Russell next season. The scenarlo of a musical version of an anclent classic has practically been accepted by the etar and her manager and the work is now under way. The name of the librettist is locked fn’ the impregnable breast of Be: lasco, but the strongest sort of a rumor is current that Willlam Fuerst, who com- posed the incidental music for “The Dar- ing of ths Gods” and is now director of Mr. Belasco's production, has written the music for the plece in which Miss Russell will star. The opera is going to be unique. For some time past musical productions have been very light and meaningless, de- pending rather upon the Ingenulty of ciever comedians and the interpolated numbers than the intrinsic merits of the plece itself. Belasco intends to change this and open the eves of the theater-going world with Mles Russell's plece, as he did with “Du Barry’ and “The 'Darling of the Gods,” when compared with the ordinary dramatic production. fatal MUSIC AND MUSICIANS In the course of a conversation with Miss Mary Munchoff the other day she said: “I was surprised, disgusted to see the depravity of taste in some quarters, as shown by the rag-time tendency. Why do not you and the other musiclans who are working for the art, fight against this, and why do not the people realize that there are hundreds upon hundreds of composi- tions which are from the best composers and which will give them pleasure?” 1Vassured Miss Munchoft that 1 had per- sonally waged an incessant warfare against the trivial, and that, too, with the preva- lence of denunclations from writers of the local press, daily and weekly, and from some musicians also. I assured her also that inasmuch as I was writing for an eternal art and not for Omaha’s opinion, I was totally indifferent to the hue and cry of “forcing the classics™ and “taking away the amusement. Miss Munchoft hit the nail on the head when she said that there were hundreds of great compositions which could be under- stood and enjoyed, such works as have come from the brains of Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Massenet, Gounod, old melodious Verdl and hosts of others whose names are guideposts in the streets of music. In connection with this subject I have a paragraph clipped from the editorial page of a Chicago paper which I think I shall dare to disagree with In next week's issue of The Bee, in an article which would be too long to print in this connection. I want | to compare Frank Stanton and his dear verses of the heart with some of the dis- gusting rot which is decomposed today, and | ja was his intention to hold out any amount subject of the | trace a few things. The sketch will be “What is Classical Music?"! It will be an article for the layman, and will not contain anything technical. It has been suggested by the words of Miss Mun- choft. Mr. Robert Cuscaden will give a concert under the auspices of the Omaha Woman's | club at the First Congregational church on January 20. He will be assisted by Mme. Muentefering at the plano and Mi Bishop will sing. I have been attracted recently by the wonderful developments along the line of the literature of music, and the number of books which are coming out, and which would be interesting to any layman who loves the lyric, is increasing daily The highest skill of the book producer's art in binding, typography and general | workmanship has been used for clothing the thoughts of those writers who have de- parted from the treatise and the text book style and have developed the more inter- esting method of the narrative or on- teur” idea. Henderson, Krehbiel,” Huneker, Finck, | @s to tariff rates should remain in force troduces Itself as “a short account of the most celebrated organists of former days as well as some of the more prominent or gan virtuosi of the present time, together with & brief sketch of the development of organ construction, organ music and organ playing.” Mr. Lahee takes up some very interesting thoughts and offers evidence collected from expert witnesees, as it were, on the old controversy, “Shall the organ be treatsd orchestrally”" He also relates Interest- Ing personal anecdotes concerning such men as Henry Smart, Dr. Gauntlett, old Dr Hopkins of the City Temple, London, Dr Sir John Stainer, Sir John Goss and others of the noble English school; Alexandre Guilmant, Camille St. Saens, Widor, Du- bois and other French lights of distinction, and the great Belgians, Lemmens and Ce Franck. The book ingly correct companion. entertaln- a pleasant is historically and and will prove Speaking of books, have you seen that new one from the Outlook publishing house written by Daniel Gregory Mason, nephew of the famous old Dr. Willlam Mason. Mr. | Mason has gathered together a series of most carefully written sketches of his on composers of modern days and of great valor in the musical world. He modestly calls these “studies of some modern com- posers and thelr art,” and the name of his | book is “From Grieg to Brahms.” One can- not fail to enjoy such a book An interesting plano recital was given during the holidays in Grand Island, and an Omaha music lover who was present gave me a program of it the other day with the remark that he had most heartily enjoyed it, and that such affairs in the hands of our | brother and sister musicians should receive | notice in The Bee. As 1 have every confidence in the gentle- man’s judgment it gives me great pleasure to mention this concert, which was given by Miss Abigail Willard at the Grand Island | opera house. Her program consisted of Men- | delssohn’s opus 54, “‘Variations Serienses,” | a group of Chopin numbers, the Rubenstein “Kammenoi-Ostrow,” a Bach gavotte ar- | ranged by Josefly, for left hand alone, and | a couple of Liszt transcriptions ! Miss Jane Pinder, violinist, assisted, and was accompanied by Mrs. R. J. Barr. Miss | Pinder {s a very talented young woman whose work I have watched with interest | and from whom many good things are to be expected. Blair, the musical city near us, had a con- cert from Sherwood, the planist, last week. Mrs. Ralph Henry Day gave a very in- teresting “round table talk” to her pupils Saturday, January 3, at her music room. The subject under discussion was “The Nature of Primitive Music.” THOMAS J. KELLY. BEET MEN WANT STABILITY WIill Not Oppose Cuban Treaty if it is for Term of ¥ Years. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—For three days representatives of the beet sugar industry of Michigan have been in conference in this city, not only among themselves and other beet sugar producers from other states, but also with the Michigan delega- tion In congress. Senator Burrows, who last spring opposad the Cuban legislation then pending, has been prominent ic the conferences. Today Senator Burrows had a long interview with President Roosevelt, during which, it is understood, he indicated to him, that the Cuban reciprocity treaty now pending in the senate was not satisfactory ta, the sugar beet interests of his state and Hhat It was likely to encounter serious opposi- tion unless it could be so amended as fo provide that the conceesions made to Cuba for five years. After mature consideration of the treaty, the Michigan sugar producers had con- cluded that the treaty was open to objec- tion in that it did not insure stability of tariff rates for any clearly specified period. What the producers chiefly desire is sta- bility of rates which would enable them to put additional capital in their industry and develop it further with some assur- ance of success. The strong intimation is that unless an amendment can be made to the pending treaty fixing the rates between this coun- try and Cuba for five years, the Michigan congressional delegation will feel con- strained to oppose ratification of the treaty. In this opposition, it is said, the Michigan congressmen will be joined by others representing sugar producing states. So far as known the president has not indicated what his attitude might be in regard to the proposition to amend the pending treaty, CHAFFEE TELLS A ‘SECRETi On the Point of ug Enormous Treasure in China, but Stopped by President. Sel, NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—If President Mc- Kinley had not forbidden it, General Adna R. Chaffee admitted in an address at the Hamilton club in Brooklyn, where he was the guest of honor at a dinner in com- memoration of the birthday of Alexander Hamilton, he would have scized a treasure worth $80,000,000 when he was in command of the American troops in China He knew exactly the location of this treasure in the Forbidden City and had planned to take possession of it, he sald, when the president vetoed the proposition. | that might be settled upon as a proper in- denmity and return the remainder to the | Chinese government JUMPS FROM_ SEVENTH STORY Man Crazed with Fever Leaps to Cer- tain Death on the P ment Below. NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Crazed by the pain attending his illness of typhoid fever, Thomas A. O'Donough, treasurer of the 0'Donough Coffee company, sprang from the window of his room on the seventh floor of the Orainde apartment house, landing on the sidewalk. He died ten minutes later. He was at- tended by a trained nurse, whom he had sent from the room by a ruse. Mr. 0'Donough was 30 years old and a million- aire Matthews and other great American critic have dope much for the amateur music lover along this line, and there are still others. One of the best books for the shelves of a musical library is that which bas re- cently been fssued by the publishing house of L. C. Page & Co., Boston. It is en- titled “The Organ and Its Mast and is written by Henry C. Lah whose name is, or ought to be, familiar to choirmasters. The book is unpreten- tious i Its apmouncements 1o that it lu- Mr. Kelly . 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SRR NG CLIMAXES E’AWE BELASCOZS CO TMISS ALMA KRUGER in the title role, supported by an excellent company Prices—25¢, 50c, ¢, $1.00. TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY NIGHTS h WEDNESDAY MATINEE. Henry W. Savage Presents the Newest Musical Comedy, THE PRINGE —_I OF o el PILSEN 3 MONTHS IN CHICAGO! Pixley & Luders, Authors of ‘King Dodo.”’ 5 MONTHS IN STONI 60 _IN THE CHORUS | T__100 _IN THE CAST | i A Galaxy of Gorgeously Gowned Girls. Prices—Mat. %c to $1.00. Night, A Radiant Regimen to $1.60. Seats on R.mfe‘ 4191 Roel Sligee FRIDAY-SATURDAY NICHTS SATURDAY MATINEE. Julius Cahn Presents Rich & Harris' Famous International Comedy Success, “ARE YOU A MASON?” The Reigning Comedy Success in London, a Capital Company of H.yérl. Prices—Mat., 2ic and 5c; night, ¢, e and $1.00, SARIANTAN NEW THEATRE COUNCIL BLUFFS The Campbells are Comin’, Hurrah! Hurrah! Aft. and Evg., 8at., Jan. 17, "'THE KILTIES” 882 Moens CANADA’S CRACK TILITARY BAND Musicians Soloists Vocal Choir Highland Dancers Bagpipers British Military Buglers Giant Drum Major Boy Dancer, eic. Appearing in full Kilted Regimentals. Has ereated a furore of enthusiasm o 300 American ¥ S FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH Afternoon—25e, Boe, TBe Evening—25¢c, 50¢, The, $1.00 Telepnone 1531, Week Commencing Sunday Mat. Jan, 1l TODAY 2:15-- TONIGHT 8:15 John T. Sullivan Miss Atherton & Co.! Presenting “Capt. Hunting. Thorn & Carleton In “What Papa Brought Hom The Rozinos Comedy Acrobats. Leslie's Dogs A Canine Paradox Steadily increasing business has nece tated an enlargement of this cafe, doubling its former capacity. HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, THE PARK HOTEL &% - CLASS Finest Cafes West of New York. $50,000 In Recent Improvem Open J; drd to May 1lith, Under ew Management. J. R. Hayes, C. A. Brant, Lessees. 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