* JL 10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , HUNJXfaY. JULY 12 , I891-SIXTEEN PAGES. MEXICO'S ' CHIEF EXECUTIVE , President Diaz Tatki About His Country and Its FosiibiliUos. ROMANTIC CAREER OF THE GREAT RULER , llo SJIJTH Mexico Wnnlit Amcrlojui Capital , mill DIHUIIHHOH tin ) Plcld fbr Various Kinds of l ny- liiK InvcHtmcntfl. 1K > 1 tin riirinh. n. Carr nfr.\ ( \ M-xico Cirr , July 1. ( Special corres pondence of TUB llBr.J I have Just had n long intorvlow with President DIas on American nnd Mexican matters. The audl- once was arranged for mo by the secretary of foreign affairs , Mr. Muriscal , and it took place In the great national pa'aca which .stands on the olio where Montezuma hold his .court when Cortez camu to sco him , and It was upon this snino spot that Cortez lived after the death of tbo Atoe king. It was In this structure that many of the Spanish viceroys reigned , and hero Maxlmtlllan hold Ills court. The building is several hundred years old , and its architecture is of the old Spanish order. Imagine n low , two-story building covering many acros. Lot Its walls bo of gray stucco , nnd lot it have many courts within It , roofed only by thu blue sky and paved with great blocks of stono. Some of these courts are so largo that a regiment of cavalry could go through their evolutions within them , and the entrance to the palace is bv great doors orgato-wavs , faced with masslvo columns against which .soldlow -uniform stand and Kcrutlniza carefully all tboso who go In or pass out. Thorc are moro soldiers as you go Into the courts , nnd nt every corner you moot a guard , it was through these gates that tbo carriage of the American minister with its llvtrled coachmen took myself and Mr. Butler , the secretary of our legation yesterday.afternoon , and It was in ono of the largest of the courts that tbo carrlago stopped and lot us out at the marble stairs which lead up to the olllcos of the secretary of state , and also to the audience rooms of the president of the republic. The secretary of state's rooms are furnished after the French style , with bright-colored carpets - pots , many pictures nnd some statuary. The nnto-room to the president's ofllco Is right tioxt to the parlors of Mnxlmllllau , and hero wo waited for a moment amid a crowd of ofllce-seckcrs much like these who hang about the white house at the beginning of the congressional session , while wo gava our cards to the gorgeous alde-do-camp in churgo. The fact that wo came from the United States legation passed us at once into n second waiting room devoted only to thu favored few and a moment later the word came from President Diaz that ho would sco us at once. Among these waiting for an mull on co in the room uoro half a do/on noted generals , ono or two senators , Mr. Verger , a partner of the lata Senator Hearst in bis largo Mexican Investments , and the son of President Jauroz. The room was well fur- nlshod. Paper of rod satin covered tlio walls. The chairs and sofas were llnely up holstered nnd a velvet rue was spread upon the floor. Wo had scarcely seated ourselves before the door opened and the aldo-do-camp motioned for us to enter. How I're.Mldrnt Diaz Lookn. Wo stopped across the threshold and found ourselves In a largo , well-lighted and plainly furnished room In which two men were standing. Ono of tboso I lecognlzcd as Senor Ignaclo Mariscal , the secretary of state and the other was a straight , dlcnlllod man of medium height dressed in citizen's clothes. This was President Dhu. Ho looks moro JIUo a practical business man than the average - ago Mexican , but his face and figure is a striking ono , and without ostentation or self-assumption , ho impresses you at once as a man of great , strength of character and of extraordinary ability. Ills looks do not belle him. Ho Is by all odds the gicutest man in Mexico today and bis work shows him to bo ono of tbo greatest .statesmen"and greatest executives of the world. Ho took Mexico in a state of revolution and he , brought it Into a state of peace. Ho grasped the country when It was In anarchy and ho has brought order and good government out of the confusion. Ho has started tbo bra of railroads and ho has pushed manufacturing nnd modern do\olopmcnt to such an extent that Mexico has its foot now firmly planted on the road of pro- gross. Ho has made the Interior of the coun try as safe as the interior of the United Slates ; has abolished brigandage and has turned the banditti into soldiers. Every stnp ho takes is in the march of progress , and as the country is at present constituted ho is the best ruler that Mexico could havo. Ho is very popular among the Dcoplo and both the property holders and army love him. Ho knows Mexico like a book a'nd ho Is eminently lltted by birth and character for his position. Ho is a son of the people. Born a poor boy in the backwoods state of Oaxaca , ho titled himself for the law , and when tno Moxlcau war broke out between Mexico and tbo United States ho entered the nrmy aud fought for his country. After the war was over ho remained in the army for 8omo tune and studied military science. Ho tbon wont back to the law , but returned to the army in the revolution of 1835 , aud from that tinio on was mixed up in nearly every revolution up to the tlmo of his election as president in 1877. A. Ijlfo or Hoiiinnoc. Ills whole Ufa roads like n romance nnd bo has had many narrow escapes. Ono tlmo ho was obliged to 11 oo to Now Orleans , nnd in coming bacic ho took passage under an assumed name and stayed in his room , pretending tending ho was seasick. There were a num ber of Mexican olllcors on board and ho thought that they had discovered him. tie know that his arrest meant death and ho Jumped overboard and tried to swim to the shorn , which was about ton miles distant from the ship. Ho was soon and roscucd.and the captain thought ho was a lunatic. Ho handed him over to the purser , and this man , though ho know ho could nuiko $ , > 0,0X ( ) as a reward by turning him over to the soldiers , refused to do so. Ho protected him while on board nnd smuggled him ashore as a coul- heaver , from whence ha soon got to his na tive state and to his nrmy. Diaz has proved hlmsolf un able general and no nno can doubt his courago. Ho is now sixty years old , but ho does not look to bo over forty , and bis black oycs aru as bright and his stop us firm as when ho did his first lighting In the Mox lcau wnr. Ho Impressed me by his case In manner and his gentlemanly bearing. Ho Is , I am told , rollnod and cultured nud ho un derstands how to put his visitors at tholr Oaso. Ho bos much of tbo personal magnet ism of James G. Blnlnc , nnd I hoard It said in Mexico that if Blalna had thu backbone of Diaz , his administration at the state depart ment would bo the greatest of any secretary of stnto in the world. President Diaz has n wife who stands In Mexico much liku Mrs. Cleveland does in the United States. Sbo is a beauty of the brunette typo , fine ly educated nud very charming In nor man ners. Sbo Is simple and unostentatious and is always doing kind things for the people. She is the daughter of Hon. Homorlo Ituoio , nnd she presides with much grace ever the president's palace In Mexico City and ever his grand rooms In tbo castle of Chiipultopeo. TIio iMoxloau Wlilto HOUHO. Chnpultopcu is the Mexican white houso. It Is the famed hill where Montezuma had his summer house and It Is ono of the wou- dorful pulacei of the world. Located nt the end of the Pasoo , the fashionable drlvu of Mexico , a park of a 1,000 acres surrounds it aud those thousand acres are tilled with the most wonderful of cypress trees , some of vUilch are ever a hundred foot high , aud many of which are IIvo or six hundred years old , The trunks of these trees are masslvo In size and tholr limbs nro gnarled , nnd they suread outward as they go up until thov In * torwlno with ether limbs nt the top nnd form n douse shade. They are clothed in peren nial green , nnd from them hung great boards of the beautiful , gray-silver , Spanish moss /vhloh you see In the forests * ' Florida nnd Louisiana. A drlvo through the park Is like going through tbo forests of fairyland , and in tbo morning and tbo evening , when the sun OASIS lu beautiful shadows through the treoa aud ever Ibo well kept lawn , lu a ylvan bcautloa nro beyond description. Out of the center of this park , rlsoj a mighty rook , going straight up for at least two hundred feet. This rock has a top of several acres anil upon Its surface is built the masslvo castle of Ctmpultopeo. There Is duly ouo itulrwuy uud ouo road thitt loud up to It , and the building Is a won der of many kinds of Spanish architecture. It is , Itftoams to mo. bigger than any budding in tbo United State * , and it coven as much .space M the capital at Washington. It rises In torrnccs , and thcso torrucos nro Of whlto marble with brass balustrades along which you BOO lovely llowor gardens which make you think of the hanging gardens of ouo of the Aztec emperors. The Moxlcau rulers of the past have spent fortunes In Improving nnd furnishing this castle , and Prosldonl Diaz has romodollod many of the rooms for his own lisa. Tlio artists and bulldors are repairing the rooms today , and the palace will bo tlnor than ovor. Ono of thobodrooms of the president Is especially flno , nnd Mrs. Diaz's private reception parlor Is In pink silk with hangings of brocade and plush. All of the rooms nro beautifully frescoed , nnd the Interior of the casllo corresponds In some do- grco lo the woniorful bonutlos of nature which surround It. The view from this castle Is ono of the finest In Mexico. Tlio whole of the Vnlloy of Mexico Is spread out before you. The capltol , with Its many cathedral towers nnd enamelled domes , lies nt your feet. Silvery lakes sparkle llko Hoods of diamonds nmld the green In the dis tance , nnd upon all sides the great mountains of Mexico ahlno out llko hills of frosted sil ver , and away off under the sun you see the whlto heads of the two cro.it volcanoes , Popocatapotl and the Whlto Woman , which nro ever clothed in perpetual snow. My Intorvlow With tlio President. I was Introduced to President Diaz by Mr. Mariscal , and tha president shook my hand nnd motioned mo to n sent bosldo him , The conversation was carried on through the medium of Mr , Mariscal who translated my English into Spanish , nnd thu president's Spanish Into English , The president talks easily. Ho Is never at loss for a word and ho knows Just what ho wants to say and says It in the fowosr words. The Intorvlow which follows has boon care fully revised oy him nnd It Is practically it talk which ho kindly gives to the American people through the medium of this news paper. 1 first aslcod as to the fooling of Mexico towards the United States. President Diaz replied : "Tho Mexicans are almost unanimous in the friendly feeling which they hold towards the United States. Such foellnc of mistrust which nroso among the masses on account of tbo wnr of IS-i" Is rapidly disappearing and the convictions of the most enlightened classes of our people now is that the United States docs not bi'llovo that it is In tnotr Interest to toke moro of the Mexican terri tory nnd that the mutual bonollt of both countries llos In the improvement of tholr trade and industrial relation. Frequently some of the church or ro-actiouary papers of this country assail the government because it encourages American ealorpriso in Mexico. 'J hcso papers pretend to hnvo great fears of the United States , but their alarm is fictitious and they make those expressions onlv for the sake of opposition to the govern ment. " "How about American capital nnd immi gration I" I asked. "Does Mexico desire 111" "Certainly it does , " replied Mr. Diaz. ' 'Wo have an undeveloped country' where the ac cumulation of wealth Is , as yot. very limited nnd where such wealth as wo have is seldom in the hands of people gifted with sufficient enterprise to devote It to the development of our resources. Wo are glad to welcome American capital , and American emigrants nro also welcome. As to emigration , however - over , wo don't expect a great deal of It from your country , for you still have a great deal of territory which Is capable ot accommodat ing an Immense number of emigrants from Europe , nnd as far as I can see you have not as yet reached that excess of population whibh Impels the masses to move to other Holds. " American Capital Snl'c in Mexico. "American capital. " President Diaz wont on to reply to n question , "is certainly snfo In Mexico. If legislation providing for nil con tingencies , the peace and order now roiguing throughout the country , the efforts of the government In that direction , and moro espe cially the convictions of the poonlo thai ll is to their Interest not to lot anybody break that peace , are guarantees of safety for that capital , I can assura you that il is and must bo for an indefinite time perfectly safe. " "What rights have Mexicans ever Ameri cans in business and property holding I" "They have none , " replied President Diaz. 'Tho .Americans have in this country an equal chance with the Mexicans for all kinds of business. In fact , I bnllovo they have a bolter ono , from their superior enterprise and the greater facility with which they can got capital from abroad. The same can bo said as to tha acquisition of prop- orlv , oxcepl that there are certain limi tations in the acquiring of real estuto In our border states according to nn old law which Is still in forco. These limitations are , how ever , easily removed through application to the government , which has authority to ro- raovo them , aud which navor refuses to do so unless there is some particular reason for the action. " PivMideiil DIuz on Mexican Jnvost- inonts. "Will you please give mo some of the best fields for the investment of capital in Mexico , Mr. President , " said I. President Diaz ronlloa : "Tho country nnd its resources are so largo nnd the Holds for prolltablo Investment so many that it is al most Impossible to itemize them. I would say , however , lhat the following schct'ulo Is worthy of study : State of Chlalas Mines and agriculture. State of Oaxaca Mines , coal and agricul ture. State of San Louis Potosl Agriculture , mines aim trade. State of Chihuahua Cattle-raising nnd mining. State of MIchoacanAtrricutturo. . State of Vcro Cruz Agriculture. State of Coahulla Agriculture , cottonoto. "In gouoral , however , " continued Mr. Dinz , as ho looked ever the list , "It may bo said that the fields are practically unlimited. Chlatas Is an entirely now Hold of enterprise , nnd its mineral resources tire said to bo abun dant , while it is well known that Its soil Is very fortllo and capable of producing n great variety of staples , especially tooacco , sugar , corn , cocoa and coffee In the low- landb , and wheat in the upporlands. It is nt the southwestern end of the country , adjoin ing Guatemala , and it will soon have a near railroad connection with the remainder of Mexico by the line which Is being built from Mexico City to Tohunntopeo. This road will go right Ihrough the state of Oaxaca nnd this state Is wonderful in its resources. It con tains n vast area of tbo besl soil for colloo culture , and in some parts of it tobacco of good quality is produced. The cllmnto is hcalthv nud agreeable. Kocontly a great many deposits of coal have been discovered , and two companies nro now engaged In devel oping coal mines thoro. Thcro are rich Iron mines near these coal deposits nnd wo may havongrual manufaotuitng district In this stato. As yet the state has nol boon pros- pouted. It will bo opened up by this railroad nnd It Is ono of the best Holds of enterprise of today. The Iron horse will In two or three years nt least , roach the capital of the state , and the possibilities of fortunes and fortune making in it nro , it seems lo uio , vary groat. "Tho slnto of San Luis Potoil , " President Diaz wont on , "Is also n mining country , but Its principal wealth will , In timo. bo derived from its udmliablo situation as n center of trade for the inlorior country. The railroads which now LOiitor nt Its capital will make il a grcal distributing point , and tbo Tamplco harbor will add greatly to Its n dvautngos. Chihuahua , which llos below Texas In the north central part of Mexico has n vail extent of soil suited to cattle-raising , aud n greatdoal of British capital U bolng In vested the * o at tbo proaunl time. Mlchoacau to the woat of us here Is a very fortllo rolgon , well- watered , nud here tropical agriculture maybe bo developed to a vail extent. Tbon again on tha slopes of tbo mountains there 1s n zooo admirably adapted to a variety of Industries In the stnto of Vera Cruz. The soil is rich mm the sti earns afford good water power for machinery , and laborers may bo had at reasonably low salaries. Then there is Coa hulla which Is a state blggar than Now York and which has vast areas of good cotton grow ing land on It. It also contains deposits of good coal , and the country Is woll-watorod. Tbo laud Is donror than In some other parts of Mexico , bul It can" bo purchased nt very enumerating prices. " AH to ItullronilH in Mexico. "How about tbo railroad development of Mexico ! Will it continual" "Yos" , was the reply. "Slnco tbo year 18S5 the railway system of this country has boon i o oxtoiidod that their are few oltioj ot importance tuat are not connected with the cantor of the country or Mexico City. It U a significant fact too thai rail ways in Mexico nave boon paying enterprises slnco tholr beginning , so much so that trunk , lines , such as the Mexican Central and the Mexican National have given dividend * to their sharo-holdors almost slnco the first year they were in operation. Kotnombor tnut such results were obtained when the country was at tbo beginning of its , development , uud when little or no foreign capital had been Invested In mines or agriculture In Mexico , nud 7011 will see that It may bo safely said that this pro gress will Increase now that now elements of prosperity nro being constantly brought from abroad. You nsk as to subsidies , when Moxlco xvas anxious for the construction of railways. It lavished subsidies on all the roads. The outlay was very largo in com parison with Ita present resources , nnd now thai tbo system Is aboul to bo ramplotod the government has decided not to pay nny subsidies for a now lino. A Hoolproclty Trenty. As to the icolproctty treaties , Prcsldnto Diaz said ! "Wo can make a roclpoltyo treaty with the United States , us wo already made ono some years ago which never was In force , but which mot with a very bad fortune In your country. I refer to the Grant- Komcro treaty nnd nuy now treaty that wo could make would nol differ substantially from this. Any extension of our free list of American goods would moro or less dimin ish our federal receipts , nnd In some cases very detrimentally HO. Wo cannot afford a great lois nor can wo substitute another kind of taxation for this source of revenue. As to tlio land tax of which you ask , il Is already levied by the states on a small scale nnd the Increasing of It requires a great deal of tact not to hurt influential nnd transcend ent Interests. Among the other objects of government In favoring railroad building , was txj Increase the productiveness of landed property , as when It becomes moro remunera tive it can bo taxed moro heavily. Miiniifactni'lnK In Mrxluo. "Ho about Mexican manufacturers ! " I asked ' Manufactuilug In Mexico. " said the president , "Is constantly Improving. Every year now paper , won ! ami cottcu manu- facturlos nro established , nnd the old ones nro being continually enlarged. There Is great manufacturing growth going on In thu states of Puobla , Jalisco and Oaxcna nnd In the federal district. A number of now fuctorlcs for the making of hour , spirits nnd wtno have been started , nnd 1 bellovo thai In manufactures of all kinds there is a great Held for American capital and American en terprise. " The conversation here turned to education , nnd President Diaz told mo thai Ihoro was now a compulsory primary education throughout Mexico and thai the Mexican congress and government were doing all they could to Improve their educational methods. Iln said ho thought that the Indians could bo greatly improved by the Mexican school system and that though the work would bo slow , that they would event ually make good and intelligent cltlzous. Ho spoito highly of Iho progress of Moxlco in nn educational way and characterized the Indian population ns n ncoplo possessed of great natural abilities and lutlnlto possibilities. Ho then rofoned to the world's ' fair saying : Mexico null Un AVorhl'n Pnlr. "Moxico has cordially nccoptsd the Invita tion to the world's fair at Chicago Her ex hibits will bo the best calculated to promote trade and business relations between the two countries. . The plan of the exhibition will differ somewhat from that adopted by us nt Iho New Orleans exposition , nnd the inten tion is to give a practical exhibition of what can bu exchanged or Improved upon In our relations with the United States rather than to make nn interesting but less important show of the different products of our rudl- mental industries. " In closing President Diaz spoke of the younc men of Mexico , speaking of thorn in high terms and saying that they seemed to bo moro desirous of making good citizens and preserving social order than did the young men of the past. "In them , " said ho , "Is largely tha hope of Mexico , and through them will como thocreal , Moxlco of Iho fu- luro.1 Ho said that the progress of Moxlco would , ho believed , go steadily on , and ho paid us a very pretty compliment in saying that ho believed it would Improve In every rbspcct "and become day aflor day moro worthy of bolng called a sister of the great model republic , the United States of Amer ica. " FllANK G. CVWKXTBK. Tlio Latent Conundrum. Why is Haller s Sarsaparllla and Burdock llko the most popular soap of tbo day ( Because they both oloanso the skin nnd leave it soft and velvety. Prof. W. P. Dean has been oloclod dean of the South Dakota school ot mines at Rapid City. The University of Pennsylvania's depart ment of hygloco is the Hrst of its kind in the country. Railway schools for the children of rail way employes are maintained by the railway companies in India at a very small expense to the paplls. The building fund of the now Chicago uni versity has ooen increased to tha sum of ? l'ijOUOO. There is also an endowment fuud of $2,000.000 for the supporl of professors , scholarships , oto. The school of finance and qconjjmy , ol Iho University of Pennsylvania , , for the special education of youncmen who intend devoting themselves to politics , Journalism , flnanco , or the management of large business interests , has proved a success. The Iowa stale univorslly is growing. The tuilions in 1837 were $ l7,8r > S.4U ; in' 1888. $17- 855.S ! ; in 1S39 , S3I,21UU ; in Ib'JO , $ Jilir ( ! .20 ; in 1801 , S3y,10i.y7. , : In Ihoso four years , there is an increase in receipts of $20,904. 15 , or an average of about $ ' ! ,700 per year. Over ono thousand students are expected next year. The pcoplo of California are to have county high schools. The board of county super visors inav , upon the petition of 100 property owners , order that a vote shall bo taken at n general election to determine whether the pcoplo of the county wish to tax themselves to support ono or moro county high schools. A female school teacher In Fitch burg , Mass. , recently sent n bov homo because ho came to school barefooted. If back In the MO's boys were sent homo simply because they came to school barefooted wo would today bo n nation of people with only sulll- clenl intelligence to occupy n scat in tno Jury box , Chicago university will begin Its work next year with resources that will speedily enable It to tnko a high rank among our edu cational foundations. The Intost addition to Its endowment funds consists of a gift , which will probably roach $500,000 , from the estate of tbo lute William B. Ogden , and is to bo used in establishing the Ogden sclontltlo school as a branch of the university. A young grnduato from Vasaar had road the following paragraph : "It must bo dis interested bouavolonco which leads the sweet young things who go to Vassar college to plant trees on coinmoncoment day. They can't over expect lo climb them. " She dldn'l llko It , nnd In reply wrote ; "It is nuroly bettor to plant Iroos nl college , even If debarred - barred Iho questionable privilege of climbing thorn , than to sow wild oats , from which no ono ever yet fulled to reap n han'est. " Harvard Is25 years old and has graduated 17,000 students. A little moro than half o' thorn are living. Harvard's ' oldest living graduate In point of class connection Is Dr. Ficdorlok A. Farley of the class of 181b , who is ulncty-ono. Ho is probably tba ohlost min ister in Brooklyn. Harvard's oldosl grad uate in point of personal ngo Is Rev. William Wlttlugton of Washington , who Is ever ninety-two. Ynlo's oldest boy is Edward McCrady of Charleston , S. C. , who grad uated with the latu ox-Prcsldont Woolsov in 1820. . The Brooklyn high school furnishes nn ox- eelltinl uxnmploof Iho American girl who no- ognlzos tha force of tno declaration thai "all men are created equal. " In tbo graduating class was ono colored girl who was nervous for fear that when they wont forward to re ceive tholr diplomas she would bo lottto walk alone. But the most popular pirl In the class , Miss Holdon , relieved her ombtrrasamont by selecting her for a companion In these oxar- rlsos. The class also showed its true Amer ican spirit by electing Miss Holdon ns tholr class president. The nggiognto enrollment of Uio publlo schools of the country , ns shown by the census , Is l'J.V .7'Jl. Tbo enrollment in IbSO was D.U51 , COS. The school gain lu ten years is 2(1.51 ( per cent , against 21.80 per oont lu population. The state showing the greatest gain In school enrollment ie North Dakota. The gain there was TZl.Tt per conl , while the gain in population was 893.05 per cent. Uouth Dakota followcd'wlth 6U.ui ( : per cent : Now Moxlco , wilh ! 283.07 per conl : Washington , with .75.05 per cent , nnd Montana with 00.13 per coat. A NoV Movo. Leslie & Leslie , loth and Douglas. C. J. Frlco. Mlllard Hotel. W. J. Hughes. 2334 Farnam , 031 N , 10th. J. W. Clark. S. UOth & WoolwortU ayo. A. Shrotor. 1D123 Farnam. All the above named loading druggists hnudlo the famous . Excelsior Springs , MU- ourl , waters and Soturiau Ginger Alo. SUMMER lpTRICAL TALK. Low Dookstadar'a ' Now Story Abaut "Only a Fdhift-r's Daughter. " ,8 _ _ _ _ _ PROSPECTS FOR THE COMING SEASON , "Iiitoilo" lii Aotlvo Kohonrsal nt tlio Grand OfcdrtfO Tlwtolior In WliltciKnuo Glint of " < fie Stn o. Jl _ Low Duckstndor , who wai here with Tbntcbor's minerals last weak , Is a dell pbt- fully breezy story toiler anil 0110 of Ilia ba st follows , socially , In the world. Wnllo p-\o kIng - Ing Ills traveling bag tlio ether day , nnd rushed to witch n tr.itn for Clilutgo , ho had yet time enough to spin off a yarn or two which were oujoyablo because of tholr now- "When I was in Portland , a few nlgtits nRO , " satd Low , "I ran across n man by tu o imino of MclCcon.wlio had boonn manager for SomJonos , Dj\ViU'raliniro : , Kob3rt O. in- porsoll , Will Ciimback and ether well known locturon. McICcon was a character , n second end edition of Mur-hall I * . Wilder , nnd about that little fellow's slzo. Ho told mo among other romlnticonoos of hit ciroor n story , which for humor has not \ > om excelled for j'oarit senms ttiat S.im .lonos an d Me- ICecn were out In ono of the wottcrn towns , unU not havini * a Iccturo for the night In question , thu manager or the er ratic rfarn piovnllc-d on tlio churchman - man to attend a performance of "Only u Farmer's Daughter , " which was booked lo nupcur In the loc.il opura house. Sam demurred at first , but MoKoon told him that there was an uxccllont moral to the plav and would no doubt enjoy the drama which a half dozen years ago had such an immense run. run."Jones wont to the show as suggested by his manager and no doubt enjoyed tno Buffer ings of the farmer's daughter. In the mlddlo of the sucond net a traveling man , loaded to tlui guards with western booze , zigzagged down the center aisle ana took up three scats right underneath tno base llddlo. Ho hud hardly touched the scat before ho was sound usloop to tbo consternation of those around him. The pl.iy unwound itself and if I remoinbor rightly a murder is committed in the third act which gives the loading woman an op portunity to cross the stage , wring her lianas ana in n melodramatic voiro oxclalm. "It is toirl-blo : it is torri-blo ; it Is terri-blo. " "Thu drummer , roased from his drunken lethargy by the duep tones of the bulTorinir .heroine , climbed on his feet and in a whisky- loaded voice , as ho started up the center aisle , explosively said , quito loud enough for the whole house to hoar , "It is rotten ; It is rotten ; it is rotten. " "Tho curtain had to bo rung down before the audience could sufllclontly recover to fol low the story intelligently. And Sam .Tones said the drummer's estimate of the show was excellent. " Dockstodcr will head his own minstrel cotm > any next season ana , Judging from the people already engaged , ought to m.ilro an immense success. . Everybody in the lirst part will bo In black fuco and Low promises that the costuming or tbo net will bo a revela tion in modern minstrelsy. In the llrst part Will appear Melntwo and Heath , Perry and McGrow , George Powers and Docks tad or while the vocal portion of the opening will bo in charge of Fred erick Salcombc , the -English tenor ; Burnos , basso ; Frvlls , baritone ; nnd Fielding , inlto. Frank Girard , the great conversationalist , will occupy his old position in middle Held. Fred Spurel has been engaged as the loader of the brass band nnd orchestra. For the olio ta three Marvelles , Cain and Lorono hnvo been engaged , together with the other comedians mentioned. Harry J. Clap- ham is to muna o the organization. Harry J. Cloiiham , Jr. , ! will bo general agent , Hich- ard Novins , pruts ropfosentativo ; George Hose and A. A. Mctyonald , advertisers , while George Clapham will qo in front a staff Which will help Dockstudor win the success he deserves. Mrs. Dockstader , who was the mtlm of Mary HOwins Fisko , the "Giday Gusher" of the dramatic profession , accompanies her husband on tour. While In Omaha last week they went out to Hanscom park and Dockstador oxorcssod a desire to 11 nd a four-loaf clover. Ho opined that it might bring him good luck. But somehow when youbotoutto find a four-loaf clover you never find it. Mrs. Dockstaaor , bo wove r , less buoyant than her clever husband , waited for the four-loaf clover to nppoar , which it did to such an extent that they have now enough of the genuine attlclo to fasten to tholr trunks ana costumes. Mrs. Dook- stader remarked when she found fou r sungs , oacn having four loaves , "It is th o turning of the tide , Low , " and the amnso- mont-lovlng public will Join In the wish that it may bo so. The closing of Thatcher's ' minstrels nt the Grand opera house on Wed nesdav night about witnesses the llual wiud-up of the theatrical season of IbOO-91. It has been n peculiar sea son in more .senses than ono. Tnoso attrac tions that expected to make most money lost it , while some of thobo of wbom the Joast was anticipated were among the largest winners. Cert.ua se'ctions of the country also report sluillar conditions. Philadelphia , for the last five years ono of the best oi theatrical cjntorj , was last year little bettor than a dead house. Boston , on the ether liana , showed a mat ked improvement in theatrical tmalness. New Vork was not up to its usual avorairo ; while Chicago nud Sail Francisco surpassed all tholr pre vious records in paying money for amusements. Last year was un questionably a triumph for farce comedy ; melodrama practically went to the wall. Outside of thu larger cities comic opera suffered. On thu ether hand , towards the close of the season , comedy aud comedy- drama showed a marked revival. Most of the money last season wes made by the larger linns. Ulch & Harris controlling three theatres In Boston , with an Interest in three others In New Yorknnil Massachusetts , with "A. Straight Tip , " "Tho Howard Athoncum Specialty company , " and with George Thatcher In "Thatcher's Minstrels" made n not pront not far under SI-'OO.OOO. The Frohmnns , with their splendid stock organizations in "Men and Women , " "Wil kinson's Widows , " "Alabama , " and with their road companies In "All the Comforts of Homo. " "Snenandoab , " "Held by the En emy , " etc. , were a close second. The tours of Fanny Divonnort , the ICon- dals , Bornhardt nnd Arnos Huntlngton were also largo financial successes. Gorman opota was a big lobor in { taw York , which city also witnessed a complete failure of English p ays and EngHiU- players , Last year the Awuiican dramatist como to the front as ho hn'd ' novcr dona boforo. and for the llrst time in his llfo ho Is courtoj and sought after and his , plays aroln such demand that bo cannot suptity. them. Among Individual theatres the Hollls Street thoatra /Boston , the Columbia In Cnlcago aud the California in San Francisco head the winnlrfp''lUt. The Lilliputians brought over from Oprmany n unique ontor- talnmont. which , ap4do a lair suocoss finan cially and a prodigious success artistically. Mrs. Carter had a mutoric course with the "Ugly Duckling. " nifd the erratic but tal ented Ulohard MoA4llod | had an oven meas ure of success and ' .failure. James T. l'ower , , wlth "A Straight Tlprt cleaned up * IIOOQmolH , for Hlch & Harris. Fay Tompluton caineiover from Europe nnd hii'i a brief and nn Mulucky experience with "Hondrlck Huastpi" and ' -Miss McGlnty " Lawrence llarroti'dldU ' In the height of his career , nnd tbo soaso ; * also probably witnessed the last appearance of Edwin liooth , In comic opera Francis Wilson undoubt edly made the most money , Do Wolf Hopper and the McCaull opera company test money on the road , which they are now regaining In Now Yont. The death of Emma Abbott loft the Bostonl&ns In undisputed possession of the He'd of grand opera In Enullsh , but last year also witnessed the farewell appearance of that Miporb organization , as it was. Taken on a whole the season of 1S90-1 was a disappointing ono. The unhealthy con dition of trade in same sections of the country was , undoubtedly , ono of the chlof causes of thU. In ether places the mushroom growth of now theaters affected business. 'I ho Interstate - state commerce law had practically no effect upon the higher class of attractions , while it wrought woo and destruction among the poorer and cheaper ones. . The season lust closed also witnessed a firmer connection among the loading managers and ( ho determination on tholr part to pro tect the Dublin. It also showed un Improve the luxurious nrcomtnodrilons nnd appointments of now theaters. While It offered unequalled opportunities for the dtrolopmcnt of now talent , especially among the ladies of the profession , none came for * ward to the omorsoncy. The coining season nuirors well. The stnto of trade during the last few months has boon excellent. This will react , favorably upon theatrical business. It also tiromlsos well for n more healthy tone among attractions. Comedy nnd thu bettor order of furoe come dies should again load the winning list. More money will bo Invested In the higher clnss of nmusemonU the coming season than ever boforo. The taste of the publlo will oo moro carefully consulted and a moro studied otfort will bo made on the part of nmusomcnt pur veyors to satisfy and to please. Theatrical business assumes nvorv year moro of a com mercial aspect. Aud for that matter no on tcrprlsft shows greater returns for money Judiciously Invested. The regular season of Thnchcr's minstrels closed \VoJnoiday night at tlio Grand opera house. Tlio coin piny went Immediately Intorohc.iHnl of the bill which they will present - sent tioxt.son.son , Tlio departure and the now bill Is an abso lute noveltv. Mr. Thatcher nud his partners , Hlch and Harris , the well Known Boston Ilrn ofthonttlcal managers , are about to carry out n long projected nnd carefully considered plan. It Is to combine mlnUtroNy ai.d fnreo comedy. The now organl/utlon Is to bo known as George Thatcher's ' minstrels ulllod with Ulch A Harris' comedy company in "Tuxedo. " Tno principals of the now ortranlzatlon are George Thatcher , Eugene O'Kourko , Ed Marble , Hughuy Uotlghtory , Edgar Fore man , Uavmun Moore , H. ,1. .Toao , II. W. Frllltr.nn , the three Powers brothers , the Misses L/7lo ! Derlous Daly , Ida Flt7hugh , Agnes Hnllock. Blanche Harden , Mamio Gllrov , Fanny Richards and others. Tliatch or's orchestra will also bo retained , .liillan Mitchell , the well known staire manager , came on from Now York with Mr. Harris to rehearse the piece. "Tuxedo" Is n farce comedy In three acts and Is the work of Mr. Ed. Marble Farce comedy will have its Innings in the first act , in the second act the minstrels will reign supreme , nud in the third art the two will como together In a grand flnulo. This pro duction will also mark the initial appearance of Mr. Thatcher In white face. The first performance of the now oranl/a- tion will proOably bo glvon In Lincoln , nud It will bo seen hero at the Grand opera house July- . > unit _ f ) . The production , on account of Its unlquo and daring nature , will bo watched with an extraordinary amount of in terest by the theatrical profession all over the United States. Tlio Curtain's Down. Thatcher's minstrels , during the season Just closed , cle mod up a not proilt of over fJO.COU The firm of Klch & Harris during the coming season will control tlio Hoills Street theater nnd tlio Howard Athcnoum , Boston ; Uio new Colhmbin theater now build ing , also in Boston , and which is under contract to bo the most perfectly appointed ir. the United States ; n now theater also buiding In Now York ; James T. Powers Co. In "A Straight Tip ; " the Leopolds with "Boys and Girls , " arid , in connection with George Thatcher , Thatcher's minstrels , allied with the Ulch & Harris comedy compiny , in "Tuxedo. " Mr. William Harris , the active member of the firm , is now in Omiiha super vising the rehearsals of the latter organiza tion. tion.Frank Frank Ellsworth with the orchestra of Thatcher's minstrels is probably the best clarionet player In the United States. Ho was highly pleased nt receiving yostcrdav a handsome present In the shape of a clarionet sot of silver Instruments with gold keys from the well known manufacturer of musical In struments , C. G. Conn of Elkhart , Ind. H. J. Jose , the phenomenal counter tenor with "Thatcher's minstrels in Tuxedo" was working nt a blacksmith forgo near Hone , Nov. , when his wonderful voice was llrst discovered. The late Emma Abbott heard him sing and it was upon her suggestion and advice thill ho adopted the stage for u pro fession. Marie HubnrtFrohman , a young star of whom our esteemed eastern contemporaries say onlv the kindest things , will begin nor next tour August in the following repertory of "Tho Witch " "Ingomor " tory plavs : , , ' 'King Kcuo's Daughter , " "Falso Charms , " 'Snow ' Bound" nnd "Madeline Berry" a now comedy by the author of "Tbo Witch. " I'nrontH Koad This. July and August are anxious months for mothers who carefully watch over their little ones. 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Just completed , has 1OO rooms , throe stairways , from the top to tha bottom , ha fine elevator and dining room service , Is flra proof throughout , fine billiard room ? and the fluent toilet rooms In the city. Large fcample looms. Sultei with bath , etc. Cor. 14th and Capitol Ave. Street oar t > orrlO3 In 11 dl r eotlou-J. Fatos. from $2 50 ti $ I UNION DEPOT HOTEL. Corner llth nmt.Mn on Stroats : Ilnlf tilnck west uf Union I'liulllo unit II & M DcputH. Now Imllcllrit : , now fiirnlluru , UVITJ llilni ; llrnt- clnsi. cciolon location In Onmn i , vlow of entlri ) . nurronnilinit country , utii , Imtli Uootrlc call bulls otc Itntos , 1 1 IU nmlUl. \ . K\ury line of cnlilu nn 1 motor can , pi'i within onuliloik itxojpt Shorm in Avenue unit llniKcoiu 1'iirk Una. 1 bloc * * nm.r und you ciin trnnifci to thosu If you wlnh Kr. and Mrs. George Van Onmn , hive taken the Barker Hotel under their well known management. This hotel is the best tivo-dollar-a-day honso in Omaha , w.th all modern conveniences. lira cccapoi and fire proof floors , Speo alrates for base ball and theatrical companies. Table unsurpisaed. WOODS' . PENETRATING .UiCK LPLASTERj . U IyiXfe s ji ic-K. Others I. . AND THE Ken"0" . ! ' * ' ? , KIWI'S QUin ; Tortrii A HKADACIU : CACHKTH Is tlio only ronieilytlmt rellnvoi tonhnctio , livml- nchuiinit nonrnlxln It h tlio ihcnpoil , 21 chuua fo. Meunnck.au. Ni'lttu-r iiowdcr , ll < | iilil , plllnurloi- OIIKO. It U tlio won iinreimulo to tukuVu wnr- rnnt thU romi'ily to Klvutntuructlon Can tin nmlluil Hotiill of Ixs llo A l.callo ami ( ioodmiui Print Co. Oin I'oriotllijnl IMIU. fleet nnrt . . . . ( ouorr/iMfld , ( - - turoil In _ clnv4 by tbo I'ronob Kuinnrty | * ij- cltlod the KINGItdUsolvos asiilnst 'jn ' N ubaorbud Into tlio IntluinoJ plirti. will rur in a money If It docs not uuio < > r < > > " < " * [ . 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