THE OMAHA DAILY J3FE : WEDNESDAY , MAY 23 , 1894
Many Lincoln Oitfzans Fighting the Street
Hallway Company ,
DEMAND SIX TICKETS FOR A QUARTER
of tli Syitem Claim Hint It In Not
1'njliij ; Filed Chars at I'rcnent
anil Further Kxpentc *
Menu Itnlu.
LINCOLN , May 22. ( Special to The Bee. )
Petitions are being circulated In each of
the seven wards of Lincoln this afternoon
asking the city council to defeat the pro *
posed street railway ordinance Introduced
at the last session. Inasmuch as public feel-
Ins I * running high , the petitions are being
numerously signed. The ordinance to which
the citizens of Lincoln arc objecting pro
vides for the repeat of two laws , one of
which compels the street railway company
to sell six tickets for 25 cents and the other
which compels them to place a conductor
and a motorman on each car.
President Little of the street railway
company Is out In a public letter In which
he shows that the business of the company
has been steadily decreasing during the past
two years. He shows that It iz absolutely
necessary that the company not only In
crease Us revenue , but decrease Its ex
penses. Ho claims that the six for a quar
ter tickets are costing the company too
much and that It Is unnecessary for two
men to ba placed on each car. He. claims
that his company has Invested $1,200,000 In
Lincoln , and thinks that upon that account
it Is entitled to consideration from the people
ple of the city.
Upon the other hand , the men who are
opposing the passage of the ordinance at
tack Mr. Little's statements with consid
erable vigor. They claim that the street
railway company was organlz d for the pur
pose of squeezing as much as possible out
of the venture. They point to the fact that
the company Is capitalized for $2.300.000 and
bonded for $1.000,000 additional , making a
total of $3,300,000 , upon which the Com
pany Is required to pay dividends and
Interest. They are asking President
Little , with considerable pertinency ,
what he and his associates have done
with all the money If they Invested but
$1.000.000 In Lincoln. They also deny that
the company has Invested $1,200,000 In its
system In this' city. The company has
forty miles of road. ' An Investment of $1-
200,000 would make. U cost per mile $30.000 ,
which Includes , of course , power house and
equipment. It Is claimed that the street
railway system cost no such amount of
money.
The council chamber was crowded with
citizens who gathered to protest against a
suspension of the rules and the passage of
the ordinance tonight. No attempt was
made , however , to suspend the rules , and
the ordinance was read the second time and
referred to a committee , composed of Mayor
Weir , the members of the finance committee
and City Attorney Abbott.
MARSHAL KUOESNER'S EXAMINATION
The preliminary hearing of village Mar
shal Kroesner of Waverry , who last week
shot and killed Billy Holt , commenced be
fore Justice Spencer this afternoon , and will
probably continue during tomorrow. At the
examination of witnesses this afternoon no
facts materially altering the story of the
shooting , aa published In The Bee at the
time , were brought out.
MADE HIM EAT THE SOUP.
Charles Tucker was this morning fined $1
and costs by Police Judge Waters for demon
strative conduct. Tucker Is something of
a wild Texan , In his mind , and he has an
bid revolver which he flourishes whenever
he gets particularly hilarious. Yesterday
afternoon he walked Into June's restaurant ,
where he found David W. Dean Just about
to swallow a bowl of steaming hot soup.
Dean became frightened at the reckless man
ner In which Tucker was waving his re
volver around and threatening- wipe the
Inhabitants off the face of the earth. Con
sequently the soup was left untasted and Its
purchaser quietly slid for the door. Tucker
saw the move and ordered Dean to return
to his seat and eat the soup. Dean did so ,
but testified In court this morning that he
did not particularly relish the article. He
was badly frightened.
LINCOLN IN BRIEF.
Nancy Webster had her husband arrested
again today on the charge of using language
tending to provoke an assault. The language
was directed at her brother , who came so
near filling Webster with buckshot one early
morning a couple of weeks ago.
Twenty vagrants were left In Lincoln as
mementoes of yesterday's circus. Thirteen
of them were discharged in police court
upon their promise to go to work on the
Burlington extension In Montana and flve
were- sent to the county Jail.
Mayor Weir last night received a tele
gram from General Manager Holdrcge stat-
Jng that the B. & M. would pay Its proper
tlon of the $10,000 neceisary to finish the
viaduct. Nothing has been heard from the
Union Pacific as yet.
Word has been received In Lincoln tha
Frank Huber , the half-witted young man
recently pardoned out of the penitentiary by
Governor Crounse , was drowned In a river
In Missouri a few days ago.
James Everett , a fanner living near Lin
coin , was arrested last evening on complain
of two ladles , who charged him with using
indecent and profane language In their pres
enco. He was discharged by the police
Judge this morning.
Nel > rn < bu Editors .Meet.
NORFOLK. Neb. , Slay 22. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The sixth semi-annual meeting
of the Northeast Nebraska Press association
nraa held last night In the editorial rooms
of the Norfolk Dally News.
The following officers were elected for the
\ * ensuing year : W. N. Huse. Norfolk Dally
- News , president ; H. M. McNeal. Wayna
Herald , vice president ; S. J. Young. Hart-
ington Herald , secretary ; A. J. Langer ,
West Point Republican , treasurer ; M. M.
Warner , Lyons Mirror , historian.
S. J. Young submitted a paper on "For
eign Advertising. "
P. F. Sprtcher made an address on the
topic. "Should Subscriptions Be Made Pay
able In Advance ? " which was followed by a
paper read by J. H. Mackay of the Madison
Reporter on "How to Treat Competitors. "
Resolutions were iposseil thanking the
managment of the Norfolk Beet Sugar
company and the Norfolk Hospital for In
sane for their Invitation to visit these In
stitutions ; also the Sugar City band for Its
complimentary serenade , and W. N. Huse
for his kindness In placing his handsome
and comfortable editorial rooms at the dis
posal of the members of the association.
The next meeting of the association will
be held at Norfolk on September 24 , 1S94.
George H. Spear , late manager of the
Thurston hotel at Columbus , Neb. , has today
purchased the lease , furniture and fixtures
- if the popular Oxnard hotel of this city.
Mr. Fred W. Richards , who has been book
keeper of the Hotel Lincoln since Us open
ing , has arrived from Lincoln and taken
the position of chief clerk of the Oxnard
under Mr. Spear. These two well known
hotel men will conduct the hotel In a most
agreeable and popular manner.
Increased the County * * Itovenue.
DECATUR. Neb , , May 22. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The Missouri , river land survey
has Just been completed , which gives 2,000
acres of land which will be assessed on
Herman's Island , six miles southeast of this
place. For some year * past taxes have been
paid on only 600 acres. This land consists
of tillable land and a dense growth of cot-
tonwood. aa acquisition which will help the
treasury of Motion * county , Iowa.
A careful examination of the fruit lands
show slight damage in this vicinity as a
result of the froit of last Friday.
The dry spell still continues , and unless
rain follows scon Hurt county may lose
her reputation as the banner county of the
state.
Fractured Hit huull with a Hoc.
OERING. Neb. , May 22. ( Special to The
nee. ) An altercation occurred yesterday be
tween two farmers living twenty miles northwest -
west of hero named Harris and Conk-
ling , in tha course of which the Utter w& *
( truck on the head with the back , of a
he&rr hew , fracturing the skull. The in
jured man was brought to this city , and Is
itlll In on unconscious state , although It Is
hours since ho received the
ilow , and his con.lltlou U doubtful. Harris
i& * not txert apprehended.
IJKKT CItur NOT n.VMAOEU.
leport * to tlm Contrary Not Founded
on Fact * .
NORFOLK , Neb. , Miy 22.-Specal ( ! to
The Bee. ) The reported damage to the beet
crop in and around Norfolk , on account of
rest has been greatly exaggerated. The
iamage Is but slight , anil there Is plenty of
seed on hand to replace any of the plants
which may be Injured. It Is the opinion of
many farmers that warm weather and sun
shine will bring them all out all right with
out replanting.
GRAND ISLAND , May 22. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The sensational reports In Sun-
lay's World-Herald to the effect that the
sugar beet crop of the state had been ruined
and that there wa not sufficient seed In
the state to replant are entirely unfounded.
Authoritative Information has been received
here that the damage from frost l > not over
1 per cent. If any at all. and that asida
from retarding the maturity of the crop no
loss whatever will be sustained by the beet
raisers. This report Is made by the factory
folks here- and at Norfolk after a complete
and thorough examination , and can be ac
cepted as reliable.
Attain * County Affairs.
HASTINGS , May 22. ( Special to The Bee. )
Ernest Kobersteln , a farmer , living In West
Blue township , suffered a heavy loss by fire
yesterday while In Hastings. His house
caught fire , and when first discovered by
Mrs. Kobersteln It was a teething mass of
fiames. She had Just time to escape with
her little daughter. The house , with contents ,
was entirely destroyed. Loss , $1,500 ; par
tially Insured.
The Adams County Sunday School associa
tion began Its twentieth annual convention
this evening at Kenesaw. About 100 dele
gates are In attendance. Prof. W. E. An
drews was expected to lecture , but as he
waa unavoidably absent the evening was
taken up with answering qu tlons In the
"question box. " The sessions will be con
cluded tomorrow.
The Board of Education last night filled
the complement of teachers for the ensuing
year. They ar * as follows : J. D. French ,
L. W. Flke. Irene llrlggs. Matle Kelly. Nel
lie Simpson , Florence E. Kirk , Maud Faxon.
Emma Parker , Nina Carpenter , Sarah Mes-
ton , Agnes Meston. Susie Walker , Kathleen
Harttgan. Jennie Walker. Carrie Brakefleld.
Nellie Soangler. Mrs. John Snider , Mrs.
Georgle Wood , Lillian Tedrow. Allle Mason.
Mrs. G. Burger. B lle Buckworth. B. B.
Thew Lena Wadsworth , Cassia Kennedy.
Mamie Dungan , Ethel Molggsi Nellie Townsend -
send , M. S. Holmes. Hattle Rlchey , Miss
Neunam , Catle Blrdsell and Mrs. Louise
Allison. An effort was made by some of
the board to dispense with the specialists
now employed to teach music , elocution and
drawing , but failed by a close vote.
Fremont Nevrn Notes.
FREMONT. May 22. ( Special to The Bee. )
The fire department has accepted the In
vitation of the Grand Army of the Republic
to participate In memorial services at Love's
opera house at 10:30 : a. m. May 27. and also
to take part In the grand parade on Decora
tion day.
Farmer Albert Johnson , living two miles
east of Fremont , has begun repUntlng a
field of forty acres of corn that waa damaged
by the frost. While this field was listed
north and south another adjoining field
planted east and west was not In the least
affected by the frost.
Prof. Clemraons returned from Stanton ,
where he addressed the Teachers association
of that county.
A large number of the friends and rela
tives of Charles Balduff gave him a surprise
last evening to remind him that it was his
5'd birthday. The good natured Charlie
was at home and made his unexpected vis
itors feel the same way. L. D. Richards ,
on behalf of the donors , presented Charlie
with an elegant gold-headed cane.
One J. C. Bowers , hailing from Hooper ,
came to the city last evening and Imparted
to an acquaintance his Intention of robbing
the residence of E. H. Barnard. Policeman
Lydlck was at once put on to the Job and
took the Hooperlte to the lockup , where
he awaits examination.
Teonnnch School 'Entertainment.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , May 22. ( Special to
The Bee. ) This Is commencement week for
the Tecumseh High school. The program
Is as follows : Monday evening , bacca
laureate address by Superintendent M. B.
C True on the "Demand for Higher
Education In the Christian Church ; "
Wednesday evening , commencement exer
cises at the opera house. There wm
be five graduates this year : Fred D.
Foster , Florence V. Helllg. Nettle Henry ,
Richard M. O'Connell and Jennie B. Rob
erts. Friday evening the alumni will hold
Its annual meeting In the opera house , fol
lowed by a banquet. A picnic will be held
by all the scholars of the city schools In
Dillon's grove Friday.
A circus was in town Friday , which was
followed by a number of tough characters.
"Half a dozen petty burglaries were made.
One man was caught by the police entering
a house and1 waa promptly Jailed.
Captured u Smooth Iltuscal.
BLAIR. Neb. . May 22. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Sheriff Mencke returned from Burl
county today , where he got Charles Cos-
salrt of Arlington , who Is wanted for for-
eery and obtaining money under false pre
tenses. Sheriff Colthard of Harrison county
chased him out of Iowa across the river
Into Burt county and caught him on the
Missouri bottom.
Cossatrt cut quite a swell at Arlington.
He was living at the house of Carlton Mor-
lev and got Into the good graces of Mrs.
Morley. Claiming that he owned a ranch ,
etc. he borrowed some money from her ana
anally forged some checks , received the
money and skipped. His preliminary exam
ination will take Place In Blair Friday.
Trouble of a Hog Thief.
HAYES CENTER , Neb. , May 22. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) John Hayes ,
alias Jack Cody , alias Charles Trleater.
alias William Trlester. was arrested near
Grand Island last week by Deputy Sheriff
Bennett and brought here en a charge of
hog stealing. From letters In his posjesslon
he appears to bo an all around crook , and Is
wanted In other places. He has In his pos
session a fine thoroughbred horse and valua
ble equipments. He pleaded guilty to steal-
Ins hogs and haj been rustling for the past
twenty-four hours to get possession of his
borsa which waa attached for the fine , seem
ing very anxious to get away before being
located by other officers.
Crop llaumurd hy Dry Weather.
BLUE HILL. Neb. . May 22. ( Special to
The Bee. ) High winds and dry weather
have prevailed for wteks here. Farmers
are plowing up all the fall wheat or listing
corn In Its place. Corn planting Is about
finished. Early planting- well up. There
night. Potatoes
was a heavy frost Saturday
and much garden truck were frozen to the
ground , and most of the corn U frozen and
black to the surface. The large acreage
of fall wheat in this vicinity U almost a
total failure.
Escaped Jail UlriU Captured.
BEATRICE , May 22. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Two of the tight prisoners
who escaped from the Gage county Jail Sun
day morning have betn captured and re
turned. They are Charlie Jones , alias "Kid
Herald " and Henry Clark , the former serv
ing sentence for stealing a hat at the New
York Racket store and the latter tor va
grancy. Th Omaha police telegraphed to
day that they have arrested a party an
swering the description of AUord. the forger.
bold Intoxicant * to .Minor * .
TECUMSEH. Neb. , May 22. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) Tha Women's Christian
Temperance union of this city recently
brought suits against R. M. Frost and R.
P. Boyle , two saloon keepers , for telling
intoxicants to minors. In the county court
today before Judge 0. B. Foster , Boyle was
found guilty , while Frost was acquitted. A
fine of $25 and costs was Imposed upon Boyle.
He will appeal to the district court.
Alleged Hog 1 Woven Hound Over ,
CURTIS , N b. , May 22 , ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) The preliminary ex
amination of the hog rustlers held at
the county seat today resulted In Jones ,
DarU and Richmond being bound over to
the next term of the district court under
a. bond of $ 04 each. The testimony was very
damaging for All the defendant ! .
KNOCKING OUT THE FAT FEES
Emolument * cf United States Attorneys and
Marshals to Be Reduced ,
HAVE BEEN WORKING THE GOVERNMENT
Urrr Half the Prosecutions Megan Ha e
Ended In Failure , Which trails the
Committee to Conclude Fees
Were the Object Sought.
WASHINGTON , Mar 22. The Income * of
United States district attorneys and mar
shals and clerks of the United States courts
will be materially reduced If the bill recom
mended by the house committee on judiciary
shall be favorably acted upon. Under the
present system of graded feet , says the re
port prepared by Representative . A. Stone
of Pennsylvania , a premium Is placed upon
prosecution. During the fiscal -year 1893
10.$67 prosecutions were Instituted for violations
lations of United States laws , which re
sulted In 5,262 convictions and 1.660 acquit
tals , while 3,945 of the cases were nolle
pressed. The report says :
"We are justified In presuming that where
the defendant Is acquitted or the. case
against him nolle pressed the United States
had not sufficient evidence to convict. We
arc led to conclude , therefore , that more
than half of the cases terminating during
that fiscal year were Improperly brought.
Of course , thorn are many criminal cases
properly brought which result In acquit
tals or nolle proiaequlz , but In the above
showing the percentage of acquittals and
nolle prosse Is too large , and we think
Justifies the belief that many of them were
Instituted more for the purpose of making
fees than In the Interest of justice.
"And when we come to consider that It
costs the government as much for Jurors and
witnesses In cases of acquittals aa of con
victions , we naturally conclude that If we
can diminish the number of cases In the
courts that are not sufficiently ; supported
by the evidence we can save a great deal of
expense to the United States. In the fiscal
year ending June 30 , 1391. It cost the United
States for Jurors J578.743.8S and for wit
nesses $1,155,720.55. "
The salaries proposed by the bill are $ 1.000
to district attorneys , J4.000 for marshals
and graded salaries for clerks.
Attorney General Gluey has written the
committee that the proposed plan will save
$70.000 on the salaries of attorneys and
marshals. The maximum compensation
which district attorneys and marshals are
now allowed by law Is 56,000 and United
States circuit and district clerks $3.500 per
annum , and yet. owing to the number of
statutes and decisions of first comptrollers ,
running over many years , these officers fre
quently receive much larger annual com
pensation. An Instance Is cited of a district
attorney who has for years realized J20.000
and another where a district attorney
received for a year and a hair
$7.063. although his returns showed
but little over $1,000. the balance being for
mileage to and from court. Clerks of courts
have received as high as $14,000. the courts
having held that naturalization fees need
not be Included In the emolument returns.
While the expenses of attorneys and mar
shals are much greater in some districts
than others , the committee says It has not
found a reliable standard for rating salaries ,
and concludes by an unanimous vote to adopt
the system of a uniform salary , which has
been found satisfactory In the case of federal
Judges to whom thfr same arguments apply.
It has been left to the attorney general
to flx the salaries of the clerks of courts
with salary at $4.000. At present It costs
the government annually a large amount
unnecessarily expended by the marshal In
fees for guards for prisoners. This bill di
rects that prisoners shall be committed for
trial In default of ball to the nearest Jail
and to be tried at the nearest point where
the court Is held. It directs that writs shall
be sent by mall and does away with the
large mileage charges for travel. It provides
a uniform system for keeping of accounts
and making returns.
1IUUTATKD T1IK DEMOCRATS.
Bill Classifications
Efforts to Substitute McKlnloy
cations In the Metal Schedule.
WASHINGTON. May 22. The senate dis
posed of seven paragraphs of the metal
schedule today after eight hours of debate.
The debate was marked by quite a number
of Interesting clashes between the repub
licans and democrats. The sensational
feature of the day , was caused by the un
expected presentation by Mr. Jones of an
amendment substituting the McKInley bill
classification and specific rates on round
Iron In cells , blooms and charcoal iron ,
somewhat higher than those already pro
posed. This amendment was a surprise
to some senators on both sides , although
evidently anticipated by Mr. Quay and a
few other of his colleagues.
Mr. Hale tried to use It as a text for
taunting the democrats , and Mr. Teller read
him a very plain lecture on the duty of the
republicans to accept such Increase as the
democrats were willing to grant , without
continually chiding their adversaries with
Inconsistency. When the vote was taken
six democrats and two populists refused to
support the Jones substitute , namely : Allen ,
Berry. Blackburn. Jarvls , Kyle , Mills , I'as-
coa and Peffer.
The rates fixed today were as follows :
Iron ore , 40 cents per ton.
Pig Iron , scrap Iron , etc. . $1 per ton.
Hound Iron in cells , S-10 cent per pound.
Slabs , blooms , less finished than bars ,
9 $ cent per pound.
Charcoal blooms , $12 per ton.
Beams , girders and other structural Ironer
or steel , 6-10 cent per pound.
Boiler plate , from 5-10 to 25 per cent ad
valorem.
Forglngs of Iron or steel , 1H cents.
Hoop or band iron or steel ( cotton ties ) ,
30 per cent ad valorem.
The ssnate went Into executive session and
shortly afterward adjourned.
WlLt , AHOMSI1 THE COMMISSION.
Civil Service Ibfnrm Uen Full Sway la
the Home.
WASHINGTON , May 22. The question of
civil service reform was given full sway In
the house today , the occasion being the
amendment to strike out the paragraph
In the legislative apppropriatlon bill provid
ing for the civil service commission. It
gave opportunity for some stirring and not
a few amusing speeches. The amendment
was adopted by a vote of 109 to 71 , amid
great democratic applause and republican
cries of "Spoils. " No other amendments
of any Importance were made to the bill ,
the only one adopted being to correct the
totals of a few amendments , to which amend
ments were made yesterday.
Several democrats opposed the amendment
virtually abolishing the commission , but It
was adopted by nearly a strict party vote.
Among the democrats who voted with the
republicans In favor of the civil service re
form were : Wilson , Tracey , Hendrlx ,
Dackery. Warner. Springer , Sayers , Cralu.
Martin. Kilgore , Livingstone , De Forest and
Everett. The vote on division was 96 to 61.
Cries of no quorum and demands for tellers
were made , the vote by tellers being loy to
71. Mr. Dlngley gave notice that he would
demand yeas and nays In the house. It
being then after 5 o'clock the committee
roue and the house , at 5:01 p. m. , adjourned.
In the earlier proceedings the resolution
providing for an Investigation of the al
leged armor plate frauds was adopted.
SOMK LOCAL LKUlbLATlON.
IlllU Introduced and PuiheU hy Member *
from Nebraska and South Dakota.
WASHINGTON , May 22. { Special Tele
gram to Tha Bea. ) Senator Allen today In
troduced a bill authorizing th president to
nominate , anil with the advice and consent
of the tenate to appoint , John H , Howell of
Almena , Kan. , late captain of the Third
artillery , to the rank of second lieutenant of
artillery , and to place him on the retired
Hit of the army as of that grade , that be
ing liU rank at the date of hbr resignation ,
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As we are going out of busines never to go SUITS < if
in again , we will make a special ef *
fort to dispose of our G. A. R. Suits
this week. You can't buy them for
less than twice our price. Buy this
week. Perfect goods. Elegant fit
Extra buttons. ' Way down
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.G. A. R. HATS.
The finest regulation hats for
half prices $1. 00
ORDINARY CITIZENS ,
7' / ' . Will find here the greatest bargains in clothing
in the city.
September 3 , 1S65 , provided that no pension
Is paid to him after the ; date of the passage
of this act. , , ( , - ,
Representative Lucas , of South Dakota to
day called up and secured7 the passage of
his bill for the construction of a brldg ? over
the Missouri river at Yanklan.
The total appropriation In the Indian , ap
propriation bill for the IndUn school at
Genoa this year Is $6U9iO. The only re
duction made from the amount of last year
Is In the pay of the supsrlntendsnt. Here
tofore the salary has been $3,000 and this
year $1,500. Mr. Meiklejohn had Intended
to Introduce an amendment In the house
making It $2.000 , but he has recently learned
that the committee has decided to make the
salary of all superintendents $1.500 , and that
the school at Genoa was not the only ona
which had been reduced. He has therefore
concluded to let the appropriation stand as
it Is.
Is.K. . G. Foster of Armour. S. D. . is here to
induce Senators Pettlgrew and Kyle to op
pose the nomination of Matthews for post
master at Armour. Matthews Is a demo
crat. and In the Judgment of the senators Is
entitled to th ? place , while Foster Is a re
publican.
Colonel D. B. Henderson of Iowa , senior
republican member of congress from his
state , today asked the correspondent of The
Bse to deny sensational reports concerning
his physical condition. His amputated
limb Is rapidly healing , and he hopes to ba
out of bed , out of his room and In the house
of representatives Inside of three weeks.
His surgeon confirms his hopes.
ar CLUB COXOKRT.
"Israel In the Wilderness , " Alfred R.
Gaul's sacred cantata , had Its flrst Omaha
production last night by the" Harmony club
at the First Methodist church , under the
direction of Mr. Thomas J. Kelly. A
great deal of praise may be said of tne
concerted work of the club , which stood
out In fine contrast to the colorless compo
sition the members ot the club were called
upon to render. The chorus In attacks.
tempo and execution waa a revelation to
the large audience present and Mr. Kelly
has every right to feel a certain measure
of pride over the muslclanly manner In
which the cantata was rendered , but the
work Itself Is of little value , much of It
being reminiscent and the solos sugges
tive of the patter songs that play no In
consequential part in the makeup of the
popular ballads that appeal so strongly
these days to public favor. The orchestra
tion of the cantata Is quite on a par with
the composition , and the orchestra seemed
to feel that the work was hardly up to
the standard which other writers ot sacred
themes have put Into cantata form. The
soloists of the evening were Mrs. Carrie
Nye. whose work was eminently satisfac
tory , the lady showlnsr a sympathetic m-zzo
quality which was displayed to excellent
advantage In the solo 'The Waters of the
Illven riock : " Captain Klnzle sang the
tenor role , but was not In his best form ,
the proximity of the orchestra aeemlns to
detract somewhat from what would other
wise have been an excellent performance.
llr. Copeland sane the baritone solos with
credit to himself.
Previous to the cantata a short miscel
laneous program was rendered which
brought the orchestra Into prominence , the
"Marta" celebrated
overture from and the
"Largo" of Handel belne given. In the
former number the band played with much
feeling and expression , but the largo num
ber lacked the essential of broadness and
tlorldlty which so characterizes the compo
sition. The organ was Unduly prominent
In several of the passage * , which detracted
a bit from the well rounded performance
one Is led to expect , when Mr. Herbert
Butler Is concert master. Tllr. Butler played
a violin solo , the poMnalse of Welnawskl ,
with much technical brilliancy , and for an
encore gave the Chopin , "One Minute"
waltz , as it la called among musicians.
Mr. Kelly directed with' . considerable abil
ity , a bit unduly dramatic sometimes , but
on the whole demonstrated that he Is at
the head of the best local organization of
sink-era heard in Omaha "fyr several years.
. -v.N u r/.vt'/uu-.vr&
The appearance of DllnJ.Tom at the First
Congregational church Thursday night prom
ises to be one of the ( nusJcal events of the
year. Tom's equal as a musical genius baa
never been produced In IKI3 "country.
Another enthnsUutlQ , audience greeted
"Tha Carletons" at the 'second performance
of "The Queen's Lace Handkerchief. " To
night Auber'a romantic opera , "Fra Dlav-
ole , " -will ba presented , with Mr , Carleton
In the titular role. .For the finale of the
second act the sextette from "Lucia" has
been Interpolated , thus making one ot the
greatest dramatic and muslc&l effects cre
ated In light opera. There will b no mati
nee this afternoon.
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