THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY OOTOBER 22. 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES. 13
DNCIE SAM'S ' GREAT NAVY
XYow. Ono of the Poorest to Fifth Place
Among the Towers of the World.
AMERICANS BORN FIGHTERS ON THE SEA
tVonitura at Our Now < ) nn unit Modem
l'o ttitrr Speed of the rrnjectli i roll-
tied In Tfftvnl AppolntmrnU Chut
with Beerotnry Herbert.
D WAf HtsoTOX , Oct. 10. [ Correspondence of
TUB DEB. ] In A big room on the second floor
of the cast gldo of the biggest granltoTjuild-
Jug In the uoild , nurroundod by the models
of ulilps. at ix big Hosk , sits a big man , bellIng -
Ing bis bis brain over some of the biggest
quwitlons of the United Status , t refer to
Secretary Hilary A. Ilorbort.tho head of our
Rrcat Navy department. Ton years ago wo
bad one of tbo poorest naxlcs of the world.
Now wo h.ivaonoof the bsstnndthe Navy
department U the most wide awake and pro-
prcsslveof our government establishments.
It linn vast foundries and manufactories
under its control. It spomls millions upon
millions of dollars upon ships ana armor
every year. It la buying the best bruin the
"United States can glvo nnd It has Its agents
In every part of the world Inventing nnd
studying how to make now guns 'and other
nntrutflcnts of destruction. It is the most
wonderful cstabllshmenr In the United
States government , and the matters it deals
with reach to the ends of the earth. Already
sonic of tlio biggest gunboais nro on their
way to China. Only a few months ago wo
wore on the edge of a war with China.
"What wo are to do with the Sandwich
Islands Is still a Hvo question , nnd the excitement -
citoment of the troubles In Hlo Janeiro has
scarcely dlod away. The importance of the
American navy Increasesovoryuayand the'
personality and vlowt of the man who pro-
aides over it are full of interest.
The Secretary' * rir.it Naval Studios.
I spent nn hour with him this week at the
department , and continued my conversation
( luring an evening which ho llxod for mo at
his homo. 1 know but llttlo about wars and
41 llnn > n.t.l nt TnIP * * nnllrtat- li n nt-of.fl 1V
kindly avoided technical terms , nnd ex-
plulucd matters in such a way that I bollevo
the talk will bo of great interest to the
nvcrngo reader. Ho is r.charming conversa
tionalist. Ho has for years been making a
study of naval matters , and when I asked
him how It came that ho , a man who had
boon brouifht up In the Interior of the coun
try , miles away from the sea coast , became
auch a specialist in naval affairs , be re
plied :
"I think my flrat Interact In the navy WHS
aroused by a book which 1 road whoa I was
a boy. It was entitled j"Tho Naval Battles
of the Revolution and of 1312 , " and it made
auch an impression upon my mind that for a
tlmo I wanted to go to sea. From that tlmo
to this I have studied everything I could find
n connection with the navy , and when I
was first elected to congress , about seven
teen years ago , I remember that I came herewith
with the idea that the navy ought to bo im
proved. Richard Thompson of Indiana was
hen secretary , und It was with some tropida-
lou that I , a groan congressman , called
upon him and told him that I
wanted to know something at to the
condition of the nav.v. I said that 1 thought
our cities along the coast were in an unpro
tected slate , and that wo ought to have bet
ter ships and hotter guns. Secretary
Thompson , who had probably boon bothered
by young congressmen before , listened to
my statement. As I finished ho rather
pompously , but confidentially , told me that
I might rest easy about the matter. And
tht our torpedoes bad then reached such a
atatoof perfection that if iho ships of all
the world could como at once within the
range of these we had planted along the sea
coast we could blow them out of the water.
I remember that I went nwny from the de
partment \vbh my mind considerably re
lieved , I did not know as much about tor
pedoes then as I do now , or I should uu
tlouhlcdly have had a dilTerunt opinion. "
"I continued my interest In the navy , however -
ever , and I was connected with the com
mittee on naval affairs during a large pan
of my congressional period. I was , you
know , chairman of that cominlitco during
three congrcssos , Including the last ono. "
America Against the World.
"How docs our navy now compare with
the other great navies of the world } "
"Very well , indeed , " replied the secretary ,
"or it will do so .13 soon as wo have finished
the ships wo are now building. Wo now
tand fifth or sixth among the great navies
of the world. Tbo greatest naval power on
earth is Great Britain. She has nearly half
as many naval officers us wo have men , and
her total naval service includes about
100,000. She bos 275 ships in commission and
olio is making others , so that next year she
will have about 425 effective ships alloat.
Her colonies are such that the very exist
ence of her government depends upon a
Kreat navy , aud the now ships which she
Is now building will cost , It is said , more
than $100,000,000. Next to England as a
great naval power Is Franco , who has some
of the biggest gunboats and best armored
ships of tlio world. Her navnl service in
cludes vast Humbert of men , and ( ho same
Is true of Italy and Russia. Next to these
powers comes the United States or Ger
many , It is a question us to whether Ger
many or the United States aland fifth in
rank among the navies of the world , lu
ouio respects we are auporlor to Germany
and In some they are ahead of us. We are
rapidly advancing , however , and our navy
b&s boon the creation of practically only the
lut ton years. "
Amorleanu Fitted Tor Naval Wurfarr.
"What kind of naval ofllcorc do Americans
make ? How do wo rank among the nations
as lighters on the sou ? "
"I believe the American Is naturally fitted
'for naval warfare , aud I believe wo have all
the elements of a great naval power. I do
not think It a necessity that we should sur
pass the world in this regard at present.
The development of nur vast Interior re-
ouroAa will consume our beat energy for a
generation or so to como. But when wo go
out of our own boundaries , when we become
a great son-going people , our navy will in-
croasn us our interests demand protection ,
aud wo may eventually become the greatest
naval power of the world ,
Our Mnyy tn lUitorjr.
i "As to our natural ability in thu respoot , "
Secretary Herbert wont on , "look at our
history. At the beginning of the revolution
v Knelund was mistress of the sous. During
it the Ilrst two years of that war our navy ,
made up of what wo could buy , build or bar-
row , capturou more tuiiuJUT ungusn snips ,
and acquired for Itself a reputation as ouo
of the naval powers of the tlmo. In the
war of 1813 we started out with about
a dozen and a half ships of war to fight
Kngland , who then had more than 803 ships ,
of which a largo number were cffcclivo
cruliors , There wore all told fourteen duels
I between single ships in that war , and in ten
* * " < -of these the Americans wore victorious. In
two of the remainder the honors were nearly
* even , and in only two out of the fourteen
were the British the victors. At the begin-
slug of the Into civil war the government
had only ninety vessels alloat. At its cloio
1U navy contained T70 ships , aud it stood
out a ouo of thu greatest naval powers of
the world. Its battles changed the navies
of the world , and seine of the greatest of
naval inventions have sprung from Ameri
can brains1
Tli ACB ot Steel In Nnval Mattori.
* 'That was so with the fight of the Monitor
and the Morrlmae. was it jiott'1
Yes , " replied Secretary Herbert. "That
btttlo struck the death blow 10 the ship * of
t at duy. With It the ago of wooden war
vessels passed axvoy , and that of Irou und
teal began. Every civilized nation at once
ut 1U ship yards to work to build new
§ Mts , and human Ingenuity busied itself to
construct bettor guns. Guns then began to
be made of liammorod stool , and in order
tbat they might carry still heavier charges
they vrero ir.ado longer and longer , and
low-burning povrdor was invented. The
plvrderwo now uite u nothing" UUo that
u od &t ihrt tlmo ol the last war. U 1 * Iho
color cf chocolate , and It Is molded Into
grains n big as A baby's flat. H burns from
the tlmo It li Ignited until the charge leave *
the Rim , and it steadily pushes , as It were ,
on the charge from porrdcr bed to muzzle. "
Onr Wonderful ( Inn * .
"Is It much more effective than the pow
der of the past ? " I aikciL
"Yr , " replied the secretary ; ' ! can
hardly dcscribo Its power. Some of the pro-
Jcctllct wo now USD weigh as high as 1,100
pounds , or half n ton , and the guns which
Miool these great masse * of slocl and balls
are forty feet long and weigh more than
sixty ton * each. It takes & 0 pounds of this
powder fora ftlnglocharge ot ono of thcso
guns , and through It this half ton of chilled
steel flies from the muzzle of the guu at the
rate of 2,100 leet per second und goes thir
teen wiled before It stops. Take your pencil
and estimate what those figures moan. A
ton Is a good load for a team ot horses. Four
charces of powder for ono of these guns
would bo AU that the horses would want to
pull. Two of these projectiles would bo a
wagon load , nnd to carry off the gun itself ,
were it loaded upon wheels. ISO hories would
have to bo hitched to It. Twenty-ono hun
dred foot per second is at the rate of almost
a mile In two and a half seconds. If that
velocity could continue the projectile would
go on at the rate of about twonty-thrco miles
a mlnuto. It would cross the Atlantic in less
than two hours and a half , and It would go
around the world In less than n day , Thcso
guns are called the thlrtccn-lnch guns. Four
of them nro to bo placed on each of the battle
tle- ships , and thus will form a part of the
armament of thn Indiana , the Oregon and
the Massachusetts , "
'Can , wo mnko as * good guns as the
Europeans ! " I asked.
"Thero is no doubt of It , " was the reply.
"Experiments show that wo nro doing so.
The gun manufactory of the navy yard hero
Is ono of the Hurst In the world , and n man
from ono of the big establishments of
Europe when ho visited It thu other day
said ho had never secu anything equal to It.
Wo can turn out guns very rapidly , and
slnco 1U oDculng wo have completed n largo
number of line guns , rantrlng from four to
thirteen inches In slzo aud weighing from
3,100 pound * to 13i.009 pounds ttuc'.i. Wo
have now J08 guns alloat , 293 completed and
havo-sovonty-sovcn In hand. Wo will soon
Do making armor piercing shells for our six
and eight-Inch guns , and will eventually
make shells for our largest cuns weighing
1,100 pounds. Thcso bin shells will go forth
from the gun at a velocity of from 2,000 to
2,000 feet per mlnuto.
Our Uun Works iind Torpedo I'nctorlo' .
"Aro our naval factories such that wo are
now practically independent of any other
country in the making and equipment of our
uavnl vessels.
"Yes , " replied the secretary ; "wo can
raako any kind ot a gun that may bo needed ,
and with the great forging works which wo
now have at Belhlohen and at the Carnegie
works near PitHburc wo are In position
to create as great a navy as the future may
demand. What we now need Is more battle
ships. Wo need plenty of good torpedo boats
to defend our harbors , and my Idea of the
navy is that it should bo. largo enough to
command peace and protect American citi
zens in their rights the world over. We have
lately established a factory in this country
for the making of torpedoes , and wo are
matting some of the beat armor of the world.
The armor which binds the naval vessels
today la of rolled or hammered steel , to which
we have added about 3 per cent of nickel ,
with such success that our plate is superior
to any ether armor plate of ttio world. "
"Is the torpedo of much value In the naval
warfare of today ? " I asked.
A Word About Torpedoei.
"I think there Is no doubt of that , " replied
the secretary. "All of the great nations are
addlng.torpodo boats to their naval forces.
England has nearly 200 and is buildIng -
Ing twenty-five more. France has
180 and is building forty. Russia
has 150 and is building more. Ger
many has 101) ) , and the other powers are welt
equipped. At a test of torpedo boats last
summer m England twenty-four topcdo boats
attacked a squad of cruisers and itun boats.
The result was that after seven days'
trial these had destroyed ono bat
tle ship and six cruisers , and eight
een out of the twenty-four torpedo boats
wcro destroyed. Of course , there was no
actual destruction of these vessels , and the
torpedoes wore so fixed with collapsible
heads that no real damage was done. Tt
was , m fact , like the firing of a blank car
tridge , but the effect could bo scientifically
estimated from the torpedoes having struck
the ships. The result of the trial was as I
have stated , and the estimated value of the
battle ship and six cruisers destroyed
amounted to about * U,500,000 , including 2.050
men. The value of the eighteen torpedo
boats was only $1,800,000 , and the men de
stroyed would have been only 360. In other
words , the torpedoes did about live times us
much damage in proportion to their cost as
the battleships and cruisers. The torpedo
vessels which are now being built abroad
are fast , and they range in slzo from 700 to
UOO tons. They will go from nineteen to
twenty knots per hour. The torpedo boats
are from 100 to 200 tons in size , and they will
go from twenty-three to twonty-nlno knots
per hour. Twenty-nine knots is moro than
thirty-two miles , and these , boats It v through
the water at the speed of tbo average rail
road train. The torpcdoos used are the
avto-mobllo torpedoes , and they are about
eleven feet long with a diameter of seven
teen inches.
"Thoy oxplo.lo as soon as they touch the
ship , und they are so made that they can bo
sent ax straight through the water as a ball
from a gun. They are tired by powder or
compressed air , and compressed air in the
motive power which runs the engines in the
torpedo and propels it by means of the
screws. They go forth from the torpedo
boat at the rate of about thirty miles per
hour , and they run by the air power con
tained within them a half a mile with accu
racy.
racy.This Is the Whltohead torpedo. The
Howell torpedo is propelled by tlio gyratory
motion of a wheel nvithln. It which Is sot
spinning before the torpedo loaves the
ship. "
"How about electricity m the use of tor
pedoes ! "
"Tho Slmms-Edlson torpedo Is worked by
electricity. Some of these are stationed off
from the shore and connected by olectrlo
wires. They are propelled , stearod and ex
ploded oy electricity. The power comes
from a machine on shore or on a ship. Wo
have not found thorn as oQicloni as the
Whltohead torpedo , and it is with the Whlto-
head nnd thoHoivoll that our beat experi
ments have been made. "
"How about the dynamite cruiser ! "
"You refer to tbo Vesuvius. This is a boat
of 1)30 ) tons. It was llnlahed In IB'JUund ' It is
armed with three dyuau.lte guns , ouch of
which is tlfty-iH-o feet lonir. Thosoguus
throw shells of dynamite weighing as much'
as 500 pounds each , and each gun can bo dis
charged once every two minutes. Thoahlp1
has two engines , each of which has nearly
4,000-horso power , and in addition to thcao
dynamite guns It has a light battery con ?
slstlng ot throe 3-poundors. U has a speed
of twenty-two knots per hour and carries
between sixty aud seventy men. "
Our Ills lluttlo
"Can you glvo mo some Idea of our big bat-
tin nliiim. Nfr. Krtnrmnrv ? "
"We nave three battle ships building of the
first class , each of whluh is 10,200 tons in
slzo , nnd one ship building which is 11,300
tons. Wehavaalso the Texas and the Maine ,
which raugo between (1,300 ( and 0,000 tons in
displacement. The Iowa Is 11,300 tons and
is ono of the largest ships lu the world.
With Its full coal supply It will have a dis
placement of ever 12,000 tons , nnd it is to
have a speed of sixteen knots per hour. In
order to give you some idea of oue of these
battla ships , this vast vessel U plated with
flarvoyod nickel steel , fourteen Inches thick ,
with a wood , backing twelve inches thick.
She nas turrets which are armored with
11-Inch plates , ana she will be equipped with
lour 13-luch guus , together with a number
of 8-inch and twenty-eight rapid firing aud
rnaohlno guns. She will have 11,000-horse
power , aud she will have cost whoa she is
completed in 1891 moro than Kl.OUO.OUO. Rus
sia has u now ship called the Kuril : which
has ia2M-horse power , while the Indiana
and Massachusetts have each 0,000-horso
power. The armor on those two last vessels
is eighteen Inches thick and they are to cost
not more than $4,000,000 apiece. "
\Va Kceil Buttle Ship ] nnii Torpedo llouti.
"Are we not spending a great deal on the
navy ! "
"Yes , " replied Secretary Herbert , "but
the amount we uro spending now is consid
erably less In proportion to our population
thitu that which wo spent Just before the
war. I think expenditures ought to go ou
until wu have u much better navy. We
ought to have evou or eight more battle
shlpi and some torpedo cruisers and some
torpedo boats. "
Tit * Monitor * .
"How about the'monitorsl"
They are especially valuable as far M th :
strength of our sea coa t Is concerned. Wo
have flvoof them , thfl I'urltanMlant6nomoh ,
Monadnock , Terror nnd the Amphltrlto.
These ship * r.re protected by armor ranging
from nine to eleven nnd a half inches In
thlcknos * . They have revolving turrets and
each of them has A speed of over ton knots
an hour. They nro so armed that they will
bo of great value In tlmo of war. They
nrc developed on Iho basis of the old Monitor ,
and they are the most powerful ships of
their draught nnd displacement In the world.
They are peculiarly adapted for the pro
tection of our Atlantic cpaat because they
can bo navigated In water Inaccessible to the
deep draught ships of ether powers and
cheese their own position , "
"How about our cruisers ! "
"Wo are bulldlaar some of the best in the
world , Take the New York. It is ono of the
strongest and swiftest commerce destroyers
ever made , and any nation with a largo com
merce alloat will thtmlc twice before It innkci
war with us If wo have many such ships.
It Is the same with other cruisers , and we
are fast bringing ourselves Into such shape
that wo can liolii our own against any of the
other great naval powers. "
The Hpccd of Modern \Vur Shlpi.
"How about speed ! "
"Tho modern war ship Is rapidly Increas
ing Its speed. " replied Secretary Herbert.
"Wo now go from , seventeen 16 twenty-two
miles per hour In naval vessels , and the thuo
was when twelve knots per hour was con
sidered fast. In considering the speed of a
ship you must rcmcmbor that a number nf
things como In question. The amount of
coal to bo carried , the weight of the armor
and guns , together with the amount of am
munition , form Important Items. If the ship
is heavily freighted vlth armor it becomes
so loaded that It cannot make the same
speed on the same amount of coal if its
armor wcro lighter. These things all have
to bo taken Into consideration in the buildIng -
Ing up of these great battle ships , nnd the
question of getting out of the way and of
long marches at sea is quite as important as
that of dofcnso and attack. "
Civil Service In the Niwy.
"How about politics in the navy ? Do they
enter Into the consideration of appoint
ments ! "
"Not so much as in ether departments of
the government , " replied Secretary Her
bert. "Civil service rules govern very
largely in thu administration of the depart
ment and the navy yards , and It is no doubt
true that in our nav.v yards more skillful and
ofllciont work is done now thin at any period
In the east , " FHANIC G , CAIU'ESTIIU.
"The Dark Continent , " which will bo at
the Boyd for four nights , commencing Thurs
day evening , Is a comedy-drama of excep
tional originality "and strength. That dis
tinguished novelist , Rider Haggard , sur
prised the literary world with his wonder
ful tales of the heart of Africa and It was
oft to Messrs. Morroll and Moulllot to fol-
: ow in dramatic sequence with "The Dark
Continent. " If the fact that the ploco has
njoycJ a successful run and is stilt being
played by several companies In the English
[ irovinces is any criterion by which to judge ,
they have done their woi-ic well. To the ro
mance and adventure associated with diamond
mend digging , the lifelike scenic pictures of
daily toil in the mines of Kimberly , they
have added scientific interest in a plot
which portrays with vivid realism the pos
sibilities of the mysterious power of hypno
tism. This is a comparatively unknown facer -
: or in dramatic construction. Of recent
ears this has claimed iho attention of the
scientific world to an Interesting extent ,
though to the common people It Is still a
supernatural rather than a material thinp.
Tboro have been cases well authenticated in
the United States scarcely less wonderful
than those depicted by the imagination of
the playwright. It is likely that for tbo
two Sunday performances "Tho Plunger"
will bo played.
Old theater-goers , accustomed to the or
dinary excellence of plays which como highly
recommended by the critics of the larger
cities , will bo pleasantly surprlsea at "Tho
Old Homestead , " to be presented at Boyd's
this week. The most careful attention has
been given by its author to tbo most minute
detail of stage craft. Denman Thompson
did not know how well he builded when ho
gave to the world this beautiful play. Ho
alms to present a rural comedy , faithfully
portraying a class fast becoming : extlnot a
simple ; honest-minded countryman. So nat
ural did ho make his creation that the theatergoing
ater-going people recognized the grandeur
characterized in the Swanzey farmer , and
paid it thu trlbuto of greatness.
This ( Sunday ) evening- the Seabrooko
Opera company will present the effervescent
opera , The Isle of Champagne , " for the last
time at Boyd's theater.
tlUHlOAL ,1X0 lHtJ.UA.TlO.
Alexander Salvini was married recently to
Madeline Dlxou , a lady In his company.
The name of the very newest play is the
alluring title of "A Pretzel.1'
Wnldornar Malmuno , composer and teacher ,
for a numocr of years resident In St. Louis ,
has settled in Chicago.
Rubinstein's sacred opera , "Moses , " will
bo proJucod in Vicuna December " 3 by the
Society of the Friends of Musio.
Kyrlo Bellow and Mrs. James Brown
Potter are now in Calcutta , India , givin ?
readings from Shaksvouro.
Tomaso Salvini , the great actor , quietly
arrived in this country some days slnco , and
will visit Chicago. Ho has not made up his
mind whether ho will appear on the ata o.
Miss Agnes Horndnn will appear In Now
York early next month In a play adapted
from the worlfcf Aiiglero. The scones of
the drama are laid in Virginia , MUs Hcru-
don's native state.
On and after November 1 ladles will not
be admitted to the orchestra stalls la the
Paris opera unless they remove their hats.
Tragedian Thomas W. Koouo thinks there
ought to bo a national theater In this coun
try. Ho proposes that ono bo Instituted
nnd endowed by the government and nun-
aged by a board of control composed of rep
resentative actors and managers.
Joseph Jefferson , who is now said to bo en
joying perfect health , will begin his short
lourrt the Walnut street theater , Phila
delphia , October 2J. Ho will act only In
"Rip Van Wlukle" this season.
Henri Martoau is to play a violin concorlo
by Dvorak-upon the occasion of his reap
pearance before a New York audience.
There Is a possibility that Dvorak may con
duct his work In person.
Sllviuskl , the Polish pianist , who makes
his llrat appearance In Malison Square gar
den concert hall Novembpr 23 ana BO , will
play at the Ilrst concert Beethoven's con
certos In G major und K Hat , and at the second
end Rubinstein's U minor concerto aud that
of Schumann In A minor ,
Conductor Sousa has under way ( ho forma
tion ot a concert baud of an International
character. He is arranging with a Berlin
syndicate to perfect the organization , and a
representative of the syndicate 1s etirouto
from Berlin to complete the details ,
The public has aporovod only oue of the
several attempts to impersonate Abraham
Lincoln en the stage. This exception is in
the play of "Tho Ensign , " The great war
president appears but for a moment and has
only ono line to speak , but the .situation is
such ihnt bis appearauco Is most dramatic
and impressive.
Four remardablo women are doing a very
wonderful acrobatic performance tn New
York. They are called the Nelson sisters ,
and their names are Rosa , Lllllo , Annie and
ICatlo. itosa weighs 153 pounds , Llllle 150 ,
Annie 154 , and Kutlo 15'J , Their ugtrrogato
weight , therefore , is C20 pounds.
The managers of the recent national
songorfest at Cleveland , O. , llnd themselves
$10.000 eu the wrong side ot the ledger. They
had hoped to dlspogo of the temporary audi
torium , which cost over $30,000 , , at a figure
that would cover the deficit , but the finan
cial stringency has made that impossible at
the present time. The ball is lu excellent
condition , and a project is ou foot to secure
U for an exposition. The German singing
societies will attempt to raise tbo larger
part of tbo debt by a grand concert , for
which the prlma donna , lUta Eiandl , has
volunteered her services.
Da Witt's Witch Haul Salvo curaiiburns.
DOINGS INTHfcftlMlG WORLD
Death of Charles Prnjoois Gounod and an
Estimate of Hjs.Qroat Ability.
MME. PATH'S NEW' ' ONE-ACT OPERA
M
Minor Mention of tl > Men nnd Woman
Who Ornament tlio Sine * ot Today
rinjg In Store for Thonler-Uoera
During tlio rre'nont Heron. .
The death of Charles Francois Gounod lait
wock In Paris , at n ripe old ago , having been
born In 1319 , removes from the musical
world ono of its ttireo greatest masters. .
Probably Gounod was not a genius In the
sense that thu great masters have been , nut
now and then ho flashed out with a brilliancy
and force that showed ho was possessed of
the "dlvlno spark. "
Ho was ono of tlio greatest of the writers
of sacred music , his requiems , masses ,
sacred songs and oratorios showing a dooo
reverence for the sacred things of llfo. Of
his oratorios , ' 'Tho Redemption" nnd "Mors
ot Vita" arc the most nm bilious. Gounod
wrote many graceful orchestral composi
tions , among them the "Funeral March of a
Marionette , " which Damrosch played so ox-
qulsltoly wticn In Omaha last season ;
"Saltarello , " and the "Meditation" on
Hach's first prelude , which are great favor
ites with the public and deservedly so.
His songs alone Would have stamped him
as n great musician If ho had written noth
ing else , nnd two of these , "Nararetb" and
"Tnoro Is n Green Hill , " certainly will over
remain as parts of the great legacy of picas-
uro ho has left to the world ,
"Faust , " .however , deservedly ranks as
the greatest of his works , having Its ilrst
presentation In 1ST > 1 > , since which tlmo it has
Ueou In the repertoire of every legitimate
opera organization and has boon suutr lu all
countries where opera Is enjoyed. With the
single exception of the "Soldiers March , "
the composition hears the imprint of rare
poetical genius , tlio kcrnicsso anil tliocarden
scene hardly harint , been surpassed in mod
ern operas the ono for Its picturesque
variety , the other .for Its pootlcal love
liness. But what Is most to bo admired
In the master who has passed out
from the stage is the fact that , amid many
powerful .Influences , ho preserved his In
dividuality and his style absolutely as his
own.
The death of Gounod recalls the compli
ment ho paid the greatest lyric artiste of
our times , Mmo. Adollna Paul , when the
latter sang In Paris not so very long ago.
After the concert Gounod spolco fcelinely of
the great pleasure it gave him to listen to
the dlvu , and then , in his sweet , gentle
manner , which was so marked a character
istic of the man , said ho would write a song
for Mmo. Putti , which ho hoped she would
do him the honor to sing as of tcnsas possible.
It was an artistic way In which to express
the joy ho felt over Pattl's singing.
Mmo. Pattl , who returns to America next
.nonth , under the management of Marcus
Mayer , for a season inicbncert , will probably
put on during her Jour the now one-act
opera wrlitcn tor the famous songstress by
Emollo Pizzi and entitled "Gabriuila. "
There are few characters in the opera , ac
cording to a letter frompralg-y-Nos , the so
prano heroine ( Gubrlolla d Merven ) having
for companions a corilhilto ( Queen Anne of
Austria ) , a bass , baritone and tenor. Two
songs for Mine. Pattli-Nlcolinl are exceed
ingly well spoken of by those-who have vis
ited the diva's castle this season , and the
A'olsh homo of thetyaongstress has been
crowded with clover popple all summer long.
Mmo. Pattl , It Is understood , is in oxeel-
.ent health a'nd voice aud is looking forward
with much interest tq bpr approaching en
gagements in the provinces and states. Ac
cording to arrangements Mroe. Patti left
raig-y-Nos castle October 9 and appeared
.n Sheffield , Glasgow. ind Edinburgh on
subsequent dates. Having fulfilled these
engagements , she-'rottffhs1 to the ensile until
October S4 , whenuho will leave for Manches
ter to sing at a concert thcro on the 29th
nsl. Liverpool on the 27th , sailing on Octo
ber -8 for this side to commence a six months
tour.
During the latter part of August Mmo.
Pattil-Nicolini was visited by the wealthy
[ lussiatr prlnco , Mr. Kousnetzoff , who arrived
in Swansea August 25 , in his magnificent
vacht , IToros , which cost hot ween 00,000 and
70,000.
During the brief stay of Mr. Kousnotzoff ,
the Russian merchant prince , he entertained
Mine. PutU-NfcolIni , Sig. Nicolini , and
a largo and select party from Cralg-y-
Nos castle on board the yacht , and m the
course of the afternoon's proceedings the
priraa donna was piosentod with the order
und decoration of the Scbastopol Yacht
club , under the flag of which institution the
Foros sails. The order and decoration is
described as of intrinsic valuo. It is in
the shape of a ship's wheel , set with
diamonds , sapphires and other valuable
Jewels. The order above hears the Russian
cross ( three flags ) . On the loft of the
oilier is the Sobustopol Yacht club flag , and
on the right the Hag of the Foros , worked In
precious stones. The order and decoration
has only been presented on ono other occa
sion to an empress of a continental country
previous to Mine. Patti-Nlcolmi receiv
ing It.
*
Of the 180 competitors for the opera prize
at Gothu thcro wcro 43 Prussians , 12 Saxons ,
10 Thuringlans , G Bavarians , 4 Badoners , 82
Austrians , 4 Hungarians , 3 Wurtcmburgers ,
1 Dalmatian , 1 Mocklenburgor , 1 Hosswn. 1
Hanoverian , I Dutch , 1 English , 1 nationality
unknown. Among them were 2 clergymen ,
1 doctor , 1 gymnaslarch , 2 band masters , 4
school musters , U professors of music , 1 oper
atic singer , ! l chamber musicians , H concert
masters , 1 conservatory director , 12 direc
tors of orchestra and 87 composers bypro
fession.
The "No. 0" Wheeler & Wilson , with its
perfected H'lilsons. upnor and lower , is the
only lock-stitch machine that makes an
clastic scam. It is the dressmaker's favorite
on that account. Sold by Gco. W Lancaster
& Co. , 514 South Sixteenth street.
Word has bcon received In San Francisco
from London in a private letter that Miss
Isabella Murphy of Sail Francisco , sister of
Helen Murphy , who married Don Vincon-
onto Domlnguoz of the Argentine legation , is
betrothed to Don Louis Domlnguez , a
brother of the otlior South American grati-
dee , Miss Isabella was mixed up , Hue her
disters Helen and Lady Charles Wolsoley , In
the Murphy will contest.
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And We Are Sfill Crowding on All the Steam.
Yes , It Was a Big Day Saturday.
In spite of the wnrin October sun wo wore crowded nil day , everybody eager to secure some ol tbo phenomenal bargains
wo had on sale. Monday wo continue the sale with unabated zeal , and Tuesday night will end it.
You can't begin to reallzo what n saving It means to you unless you see the goods.
Surplus Silks , Velvets , Brocades , nro being closed out at infraction of their real values. Just the goods for trimming
fall dresses. Elegant dress goods will bo sold at such prices that you can afford half a dozen now gowns this season.
ft FEW prawns m mis SALE.
_ Every piece of goods in tlio great department on special fnlo Monday nnd Tues
day. Saturday rondo gieat inroads into the stock. Mondiiy will clear out BtlU
"larger quantities.
Beautiful velvets and high class silk. What stock remains at very low prices. Silk department was crow dod all du #
Saturday. Hero are a few of the lots that will bo closed out :
At O / " Velvet brocades worth $ i.
/ \ | j ' \ Qj VAt _ / " . . f
At Oi0 Lot of silk faced velvets worth $ I. . _ , v. * „
At T f3 Brocaded and changeable velvets worth $2.75. / 'l *
A | CtMC C" ) ' Changeable novelties made'to sell at $3 . " ( K. ,
At " 1 Q 'Choice , elegant silk brocades , novelties'high class goods , never
- .l Kpl. CJ retailed under $5.
Other bargains in silks too numerous to mention.This is the biggest silk sale of this or any other season.
Dress Goods.
Every piece of Dress Goods in our
stock reduced for Monday and Tues
day. Buy now don't wait. Best styles
are' going nnd cannot bo replaced. How
much reduced ? Here's a sample :
A whole counter nearly 100 pieces
of 40 , 45 and CO inch imported goods ,
embracing every conciovablo fabric , nil
desirable goods , that wo have been sell
ing at $1.00 , $1.26 , 81.50 and $1.75 we'll
sell every yard of them on Saturday at
69c.
69c.Our
Our $1.75 printed cashmeres at 08c.
Pine silk and wool novelties $1.25 , re
duced from $1.75.
Illuminate'd hopsaoklngs , CO inch , 81 ,
reduced from $1.50.
$2.50 silk mixed novelties $1.75.
Wo can't quote all the different lots ;
every piece of dress goods reduced for
Monday and Tuesday.
Z/ijiens.
Bale of 18 inch Irish crash , regular
price 12ic , will soil at Oic.
00 inch heavy cream damask 40o.
72 inch extra cream damask COc.
250 Marseilles bed spreads $1.85.
All $1.00 dnranak towels 76p.
75o tahlo scarfs 40c.
50c tublo scurfs 80c.
20c glass and silver towels 12Jo.
2Tc class and silver towels lOo.
Extra heavy linen towels 12)c. )
AU our largo beautiful COo damask
towels 3'Jc ,
Trimmings , Braids.
5O per cent off for Monday and
Tuesday on all line irridescont goods ,
fancy , pearl and headed goods. See
thorn.
25 oer cent off on all bead and jot
trimmings.
A line of fine silk braids and gimpsre
tailed from 15c to 2Co a yard , at 3a
Fancy weaves of worsted braids that
uro worth from 2oo to 85c at lOc.
Fine silk gimps , all colors , 30o to COo
goods , at 15o.
A line of fancy gimps , sold as high as
81.50 , for 25c.
That's the way wo will do on trim
mings for Monday and Tuesday ,
'Knit Goods.
Crochet Tnra O'Shanter hats , all col
ors , for misses and children , 25c , never
retailed under 75.
Boys' and girls' knit Turkish hats ,
fancy colors , lie grades , at 15c.
Children's anil infant'u knit sacks ,
leggings , booties , crochet , tanov plush ,
surah silk hoods , at special pricea.
.Muslin
Our entire stock reduced. Wo wish to
close out certain lines. Wo can't enum
erate everything just como prepared to
buy. We'll soil you cheap enough.
Many surprises to bo found. Children's
and infants' outfits reduced.
Corsets.
Clearing out at 50c , a line of French
woven , Warner's , Fcutherbono nnd T.B.
celebrated goods , retailed as high OB
$1.76 , cut down to COc each.
Worsted Yarns.
All colors of zephyrs 3c. They are
worth 8c.
Snxony yarn , different colors , 7c , worth
15c flhoin.
Starlight knitting worsted 25c in ono-
fourth pound skeins , worth 35c.
Germantown zephyr 18o , regular 20c
goods.
Every pair of blankets reduced for 3
doys we'll ' cut the stock down.
85o blnnkets 55c ; $1.25 ones i)8c. )
$ J.GO ones $1.15 ; $1.75 ones $1.30.
82.00 ones at $1.40 ; $2.60 ones at 81.85.
$2.75 scarlet $2 00 ; $4.00 all wool $3.00.
$5.00 all wool $3.75 ; $0.60 all wool $5.
AU $10 , $11 and 012 California blan
kets cut to $8.50.
JVotions.
Fulling the throttle open on notions-
Darning cotton lo , regular price So.
Horn bono dress stays Oo dozen , regu
lar price ICc.
Covered dross stays 7o , regular prloa
15c.
15c.Watch
Watch spring stays 60 dozen , regular
prlco lOc.
Ventilated olnstic woh Cc , regular
price lOc.
Silk olnstio web lOc , regular prlco 25o.
Whalebone casing 3c , regular price Oc.
Stockinet dress shields Oc , regular
prlco 16c.
Kid curlers lOc , regular price ICc.
Eloctrlo curlers 15c , regular price inc. !
Curling irons 5c , regular price lOc.
Whisk brooms Oc , regular price 16o.
Coato's tbrond , per dozen , 45c.
Hooks and eyes , Z curds for Cc.
English hair pins , 2 papers for 60 ,
Good quality pins , per paper , 60.
Pears' unscented soap , lOo.
Cuticura soao , 17o.
3 cakes of Iloney.Caatllo or Rosa soap
worth 10o a cake , ii for lOo.
J/aces
Laces near the door. A splendid
stock to select from. Wo pull the tbrottlo
open on them Monday. Every pleco
of lace reduced. Big reductions. In
teresting HOling ! hero and some sur
prises. Corao and BOO. Hero's a sum-
plo.
plo.6inch linen lace made to soil as high
as 26o a yard for So.
Men's Furnishings
Largo , line departmant. hut too
many goods. Wo pull the throttle on
, hem and off they must go. These are
yory desirable and cheap.
$1 and $1.25 neckwear cut to 75o.
Linen collars cut to 3 for 25c.
Linen cults cut to Ibc.
COc neckwear cut to 25c.
Windsor silk ties cut to I21c.
75c excellent unlaundered shirts 60o.
$1.50 camel's hair underwear cut to OOo ,
25o last blauk flno socks cut to 17c ,
Carpets.
Think of this for Monoay and Tuesday -
day any moquotte carpet in our store 81
a yard. Handsome now designs.
Beautiful designs in brussola carpet
ing , 85c.
20 per cent off on all rugs. Como and
BOO our stock.
Upholstery.
We have a tremendous stock , and will
pull the throttle open so wide that you
will go out and borrow BO mo money of
your worst enemy if necessary to secure
some of the goods.
Everything reduced for Monday and
Tuesday in upholstery department.
Note carefully these prlcos :
812.00 Nottingham curtains $5.OO. "
$10 00 chenille portieres $6 > OO.
85.00 chcnillo portieres $2.5O.
Remnants of velour at you own prlco.
COo linen sorim 3Oc.
7 plocos 60-inch velour , was $3.00 , for
$ I.OO.
OOc upholstery cord per pleco 45c.
Drapers' plush , was $12.00 yard , at
$5.OO.
$10.00 China silk drapes now S5.OO.
A few plush drapes with fringes ,
marked $25.00 , will go for $ IO.OO.
25 ploceB of tapestry boarder , marked
81.25 , will bo closed for 50c.
600 silk curtain loops , half prlco.
Our ontlro upholstery stook is prlco-
clipped for thin sale. Wo want to make
a largo hole In it. Como und supply
yourself now.
TO OUR OUT OF TOWN PATRONS :
%
Mail orders for any of the above goods-will bo filled up to Tuesday night at UIOEO quotations. Send in your ordora ,
as this is an opportunity , and llko the silver question , will soon be a vhlng of the pabt. There U to be n great excursion
to Omaha gotten up by the merchants of this city , including ourselves , with reduced fates , running via the Mibsourl Pacifta
railroad from Falls City and intermediate stations.
Tnis , great auto will como as a bananza for persons contemplating coming on the excursion , and wo will return the rail *
road ( are , us haa boon advertised throughout the country , nnd glvo you the benefit of the great out in prices beddo * .
Do your trading * with
THE MORSE
DRY GOODS GO ,