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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1894)
TALKS ABOUT CANAL BONDS Businoaa Men and Exports Discuss tbo Proposition at Length , HOW IT WOULD HELP TO BUILD UP OMAHA Xtnglnecr Itoionntor nml Oilier ) ( ll o Itcmoin fur tlio I'Alth tlmt In In Them , ttlioirliiR' tlmt tlio C'mml 3Icmit I'roiporlt/ . Much has been said to the voting ot the canal bond proposition , which Is to bo rati fied or rejected nt the polls next Tuesday. Upon tlmt occasion tha voters of Douglas county will l > called upon lo decide whether b/ their ballots they IH grant a subsidy of $1,000,000 to the enterprise , or whether they Will turn It down. The proposition baa been the subject through Hie press , upon the platform and at tlie street corners. In order that the readers of The BCD may know more- about the canal , what It wilt do and what It means for Omaha nnd Douglas county , City - glnecr Ilosewater , who has given the mat ter much study , presents the following com munication upon the subject : During a thirty'years' residence In Omaha and , In a small way , participating In Us development from vlllagehood to the pro portions of a metropolitan city , I have seen numerous propositions submitted for the pro motion ot the city's growth , none oC them without some demerit as well as merit , and none ot them without more or less bitter opposition. Of all these propositions not one will remotely compare In Its extent and Importance with the proposition now sub mitted. In the consideration of this proposition the public care llttlo whether Mr. Turner Is a millionaire or a pauper ; or whether bo works for a living or la a gentleman of leisure. It cares llttlo what Mr. John B. Howes' opinions on numerous subjects In the past have been , or what ho Is opposed to at present. What concerns tha public mainly at this tlmo Is : First Can 20,000 horse power be actually developed , as outlined In the proposition ? Second If developed , -will the rates for power tie sufficiently low to Justify a ? 1,000- 000 subsidy ? Third Will the public generally derive its proportionate benefit from the Investment ? Fourth Are there sufficient safeguards In the provisions of the proposition to warrant Yi'hat la promised them ? Fifth Is there any method of utilizing the Missouri river at our own doors that affords nn equal or better opportunity for power development than that proposed. Sjxtli When the po er Is developed , will It bring new Industries nnd have we the raw materials at hand to manufacture for home and outside markets ? If these questions can bo satisfactorily answered In the affirmative , no man without adverse Interests can refuse to sustain the proposition with his vote , and no man who desires to accelerate the prosperous develop- , incut of Omaha and Douglas county will neglect to vote yes. If these questions can not be satisfactorily answered , then the prop osition should bo voted down. \VJth respect to the flrfct proposition , the answer depends upon the topography of the country and Its capacity for water supply. Careful surveys have been made and veri fied , which conclusively show that there is sufficient fall between the I'latto and Klk- horn rivers and Seymour park to enable a canal of forty miles In length , with an av erage fall of one foot per mile , to bo built to the top of the hill at Seymour park at an altitude of about 140 feet above the Papillton valley. Immediately adjoining. With this fall all that Is necessary to develop the 20,000 horse power proposed Is 750 feet of water per second of a continuous flow. Careful gaug- Ings of the water supply made both In the I'latto and Clkhorn rivers at Fremont and at Arlington in 1893 showed that during that year an aggregate flow In these two streams ot 2,043 cubic feet per second was found. Those facts were fully verified by three dis tinct surveys , independent of ono another. In the same month. One of the surveys made by the then county surveyor showed over 3,200 cubic feet. Measurements made In 1894 , aboutlthe same time of the year , of the same streams and nearly at the same point , developed an aggregate flow In Ufa two ntrcams of 1,423 cubic feet. These measure ments were also verified by the measure ments made by a second party , whose re sults were practically the same. A careful comparison ot the relative flow In 1893 and 1894 , as developed by these figures , shows that the flow of 1891 was only C4 par cent ot the total How of 1893. I3y examining the United States Signal Service department re ports of the precipitation for the years of 1893 and 1894 we dud that for the corresponding spending eight months , ending at the time ot the making of these measurements , the rainfall In 1893 was 23 26-100 Inches and the rainfall of 1S9I was 11 35-100 Inches , showIng - Ing that the rainfall for 1894 was about 50 per cent of the rainfall of 1893. This Is sufficient to show that the ratio of the flow in the Elkhorn and the Platte rivers at the point mentioned correspond In their measure ment to the ratio oC the rainfall , The Platte rlycr alcove the Loup 1'ork was substantially dry. so that whatever water it carried came from the Loup Fork river. A measurement made by an engineer residing at Columbus , about the same time that the1 measurement ot the riatto and Elkhorn rivers was made , shows a flow of 1,200 cubic feet per second In the Loup Pork , which agrees almost ex actly with , the flow as measured In the Platte fiver at Fremont. This Is another verifica tion ot the measurement , -and shows that the two streams can be absolutely relied upon for a continuous water supply for this power canal. Independent of the Platte or the IjQun Fork and the Elkhorn , both of Vhlcti are , perennial streams , depending for their supply upon the rains within the state of Nebraska. Independent , however , of the supply ot these two streams , which In 1804 , the driest season cyer experienced In Ne braska , was twice as great as that required for the power canal , and In 1893 fully four times , as great , morethun the required sup ply can be secured from what Is known as the underflow , though entirely unnecessary In this case , ttxperlmcnts at Kearney at the Pintle river upon an excavated ditch 1,200 feet long , entirely disconnected from any stream at Its upper end , developed a flow ot 100 cubic feet per second , which I per sonally observed during last May. This same flow during the driest portion of the season , whtn the Platte was seemingly dry oi\ \ . the surface , was unabated , as I am in formed by the engineer of the company nat that place , and there can be no question but that this underflow properly developed by close sheeting driven across the width of the valley to the bed ot hard pan below the sand and gravel would very materially In crease the available water from this source : , so that there can bo no doubt as to the ability to always secure a sufficient supply of water for the > canal beyond the extent required In the proposition. Tha parties who bare seen fit to dispute the available sup ply , though every opportunity has been El terad them to verify their claims , have not be n able to present a. single person who could say that ho measured these streams and failed to find the supply named. The only attempted evidence that there la no water In the Platte la on the part of those Who. sir tbty are willing to swear that the I'lilta between Kearney and Columbus has boon dry numerous times heretofore. No ono disputes thrae statements , because they have no bearing In this case. We ara not getting water west ot Columbus , but ioto po ( to gel It east of Fremont , and no per- BOI bus ever seen the Platte at Fremont or th * Klkhorn below Arlington when either stream was dry. Kp v , having disposed of the mala propo sition , namely , that e have ample tall and ampin witer , we now come to the second proposition , namely. It developed , wilt the maximum rates for power be sufllclintly ' ! lower than iteam to justify B 11,000,000 sub sidy , A cretully prepared report by Dr. Oharlej Emery , an acknowledged leading authority of stram engineering In thi United State * , which wa read before the American Society of niectrlca ] Kngintert In 1893 , shows ihd following to bo Iho cost of steam power development under favorable condition * In America at this lime ! Ermines. ' Per Horse Power. 5-hoTso power , . , t 176.0(1 ( lo-horsc power , .i. . . , * , , , , . , , , 108.75 IS-horse power , . S8.8H so-home power .1. . , . . , , , 72.10 2S-hor c power Cfi.Ofl M-horsfl power 61.X ( ) SOO-horsa power , , . 27.50 SOO-horsc power . . . . , . , , , , . .iw . , . 25.80 400-home power 25.01 DOO-horse power 2I.7U In connection -with this I have made a careful Investigation of the cost of steam power plants by our large power users In Omaha In the fall of 1893 , and though In many eases absolutely correct , reports are difficult of attainment , Inlovv of the Im perfect record , yet th following , reduced tea a uniform standard of ten hours per day and 308 days per year , is what I fount ! In Omaha. The steam plant ot the : Omaha Street Hallway Company $31.C7 I'loronce Station Omaha Wuter Works. Triple Expansion Engine 21.15 Iznrd Street Station Omaha Wntcr Works 33.02 , llroadjvay Station , Council Blurts HH.Ki > Walnut Hill Stutlon. Omaha SIM Council Bluffs Dildgc and .Motor Com pany 49.33 Twentieth and 1'oppleton Station Omaha Witter Works. , G7.75 Illver Station Council lllufTs "Water Works 81.W Lincoln Street Halhvay 33.51 Phoenix Foundry , Onmha G2.W The maximum rates for water power , i measured at the wheel shaft , are fixed by the proposition nt J18 per annum per horse power. This Is 85 per cent of Iho cost of the power produced by the water works com pany with Its triple expansion engines , whtla the cost of developing power by other large steam plants In Omaha and vicinity , as will bo Keen , Is over 200 per cent greater. Now , as to electrical power. A model steam plant of the best typo ot compound engines of COO or more horse power capacity cannot develop electrical power for less than $42 per horse power on a 308-day basis of ten hours each. The max imum price for DOO electrical power In the proposition Is (23. The cost of stdam elec trical power Is therefore 83 per cent greater. In smaller quantities the ratio of economy , compared to the prevalent prices In other cities for electrical power , Is still greater , us the foil-owing table will show. Cost ot each electrical horse power per year of 30 $ days of 10 hours each In differ ent principal cities , where contracted for , quantities from ono to twenty-five horse power Is shown to bo ? 1 3 * f I * IfiSIUSIUSUSS ! M _ -PS. ui " $2KIt 1111 40II1IS 031(293 6) (118 4' ' > | ' J 14 ? m 252 W " " 13320 229 K no n KS ( S 103 ta 22 ? 23 The Omaha power is J22.E6 lower per horse power than the lowest named In this list. At these figures 11,000 electrical horse power will save to this community $316,000 each year. The Interest on Jl,000,000 in bonds Is $10,000 , and deducting this from the other , wo have $276,000 net saving each year. At this rate the public will within less than four years save inoro than the entire subsidy and Interest combined. This Is Independent of the benefits derived from the establishment of factories , the taxable value of the canal and plant , mid the labor employed In Us con struction. There are other benefits. Seven hundred and fifty cubic feet per second of water -ISC.000,000 gallons per day. This amount of water will bo delivered at Sey ; niour park at an altitude of 170 feet above the Missouri river. Under the proposition , Omaha and South Omaha will bo permitted to take water for publlo ue at not to exceed $3 per 1,000,000 gallons. Tlio dlre'ct benefit to South Omaha needs no argument , and its possible benefit to Omaha as the key to the water works situation is not Inconsiderable , Independent of the water benefit , the city can secure cur rent at Seymour park for transmission lo i Omaha at $23 per horso. po > ver. It takes I less than one-horse power per arc light , and 11 allowing liberally for the services of trim mers , carbons , etc. , both Omaha and South Omaha can secure .2,000 so-called candle power lights at less than JIB per arc light per year , as against $100 and over now paid. This , In connection with the lighting prob lem of both cities , will save nearly. If not more , than the Interest of the $1,000,000 sub . sidy alone each year. I Imvo. thus shown ' beyond controversy that the maximum rates fixed by the proposition have been Judiciously done and are far below the cost of steam power under the most favorable conditions ' that could prevail. And though the represen tations In the circulars so Industriously dis tributed through the malls and published In the papers by the opponents of the canal proposition are absolutely without foundation , as their author has since voluntarily con- tesscd them to be. their distribution is still continued. Wo now come lo the question , "Are there sufficient safeguards In the provisions of the proposition ? " Wlillo it Is claimed on the ono side that this Is a mere real estate specu lation and not Intended to bo carried out , al most In the same breath the opponents claim that It 1 * a gigantic steal. A careful perusal of the proposition will show that no part of the subsidy can be obtained without first , the acquisition on the part of the company of the right of way for the entire canal and the expenditure of specific amounts upon actual construction , and then only the payments ore provided JOT In Installments as the work progresses and a certain amount is reserved to be paid when the entire plant Is In opera tion. Now , in the first place. If this be a real estate speculation , the cost of the elec tion Is already provided for and no loss can possibly result from voting "yes , " as no money can ba paid until more than that amount is paid out by the company. As an enterprise. It would not pay for property owners who are Identified with It to simply spend what they get to leave a dry canal be cause the opportunities for making money when it Is built , both from their standpoint and from the public standpoint , are too great for them to do a foolhardy thing ot that character , A candid view of the proposition from every standpoint , with the safeguards provided by the county commissioners , will convince anyone nho Is willing to be con vinced that there are ample safeguards and that the proposition Is a bona fide one on the part ot Us projectors. Wo now come to the fifth question : "Is there any method ot utilizing the Missouri river at our own doors that affords an equal or better opportunity for power develop ment than that proposed ? " The Missouri river has a mean discharge of 30,000 cubic feet per second and the current of the river flows at the rate ot four feet per second. The power that the Missouri river current Itself can Impart to a wheel can only be equal to tlio n eight of the 30,000 cublo feet per second end falling from a height equivalent to that which will develop four feet per second , or that of Its current. A body railing from a height of four Inches will develop a velocity of four feet per second. Therefore the total force of the Missouri river , theoretically. It it could be accumulated , would be equal to the weight of 30.000 cubic feet ot water fallIng - Ing from a height of four Inches each sec ond. A horse power Is equal to a weight of CSO pounds falling through a space of one foot per second. By completing- com putation upon this basis. It will be found that the total theoretical horse power of the Missouri river Is S52. The best undershot wheel adaptable to development of current power will not yield over 40 per cent of the current power. It will be seen , 'therefore ' , that t.ie total practical horse power that can ba developed In the Missouri river. If -wheel having a length equal to the entire width ot the Missouri river were suspended from sup ports at each end -Mould only yield 340 bone power , which la not worth talking about. To build a canal In the Mltsourl valley. In order to get an elevated pout : from which the water should fall. Is impracticable , because the river at this point has only an average fall ot seven Inches to the mile. A canal could not be built with leu than six Inches fall per mile , and -would , therefore , even In 100 miles length gain only about eighty feet. which at tbla point li over half the rice of the- river during the Hood water ; besides the topography of the country l unsuitable to the construction of such a canal , and Its rc- tults would be Incomparable to the extru- ordlary outlty produce them. We now com to the sixth proposition : "When powef Is deMoped will It bring new Industries , and have wo the row materials at hand to manufacture for home and outside markets ? " I will simply enumerate a few of the numerous classes of factories that It Is possible to establish under favorable con ditions of power development. All classes of uorkln ? machinery , tanneries , flour I mills , paper mills , paper mllli , woolen , mills , glue works , beet sugar factories , hemp ropp , | wire nails , cooperages , glucose works , starch works , tin norfcs , chemical works , nRrlcuHu- ral Implements , aluminum reduction works ami numerous others which In an offhand | way do not occur to m ? At this time. This canal power development -will thus utilize permanently all the natural advan tages , representing a power expenditure equiv alent to over 300,000 tons ot slack coal an nually , anil as already stated , Independent of all the other considerations and Indirect ben efits. It also represents a caving to the community of over $250,000 per year In the reduced cost of power. The above facts , which are undeniable , are , In my opinion , suf ficient Justification for the peopleof this county to g'vo ' the canal proposition their hearty support. To show how he Views the situation , and that the public may know how ho stands upon the proposition , the following Interview with Dr. Mercer his been furnished The 13eo for publication : , , , Dr. Mercer , I have been requested to in terview you and other gentlemen about the canal bonds , and would like your opinion for publication. If you haveno objection t At first I was In doubt. In fact opposed to the scheme ; but upon thorough Investigation nnd consideration of the matter I am enthu siastically In favor of the bonds. What are the reasons that make you favor the bonds ? Omaha Is a great city , the center of our United States , geographically speaking- , with llnoj of railroads leading in every direction , giving rapid and quick communication to and from all parts of the country. It Is a cen tral point from which all men can do busi ness quickly In every direction. We have largo buildings , paved streets nnd other Inter nal Improvements of great value ; wo also have stock yards , the smelting works , the various largo shops and Innumerable smaller manufacturing places , as well as a large line of commerce In every department of busi ness , trading east , west , portft and south , and our commanding location has made us a kind of a focal point for all western , southwestern and northwestern trade , even as far as ( ho Pacific coast. With all these natural end acquired advantages , and with an energetic , earnest population , still wo have no special feature which marks or designates to the stranger this town na preferable * to many other western cities. This feature can be supplied by the canal and glvo us a special name , not only in this , but in foreign coun tries ; and when wo roll this river of water over a precipice 135 feet high , In view of our own citizens and the world of travelers by. wo wllf have gained a point that could not ba reached In fifty years In the ordinary way. A second reason Is thai while we pay $1,000,000 bonus for this we save to tha pee ple of this county , especially Omaha and South Omaha , within the next ten years , more than fl,000,000 In sewerage alone , be cause this new river ot water created by this canal will ba accessible for all drainage from tha summit west of ( ho Missouri river , thus saving cutting through these big- bills to get our sewerage Into the Missouri river from Saddle creek valley. A third reason Is that I bollevo the In-1 crease of property values and population within the next twenty yearrt will cause nn amount to bo paid Into the treasury for taxes , to say Iho least , equal to the bonds vo give and the Interest thereon. If tula be true , as good judgment seems to Indicate , the scheme Is a good business one for the public , because It gels the money back , saves the amount over again for sewerage , gives tis the canal , the business and the population , not only without cost , but really with a large bonus for taking the same. And a fourth reason , which I believe to bo trueIs that the competition In power cre ated by Iho UEO of the canal water for run ning tbo various industrial plants , will have n very beneficial effect In reducing1 the price of fuel. The canal one ; built , the power must bo used , because every minute's run Is lost forever If It cannot bo saved ; therefore It will be sold cheaper , and tha aalo > ot this power cheaply will cause a revolution In the coal market ; the product will be cheaper at the mines , the freights will bo reduced , and when it reaches us as consumers wo will pay from 30 to CO per cent lesa than It now costs ; this seeina to ba almost a certainty , This canal plant never can unite- with the steam plants and rnak'o a monopoly , because the canal will have as many competitors as there are steam power plants In tie | city , and they cannot all unite. The Inevitable result must ba that the conflict will reduce the prlco of fuel , and thus bring- reward to every household , factory and Institution In the city. It Is my opinion that this coal saving nlolio will almost annually equal the total amount of money that is proposed to bo voted for these bonds. The above are enough reasons for me to decide In favor of the bonds. May I ask whether or not you are a stock holder In the company ? I am not , nor do I expect to be. My opin ion Is simply based upon cold-blooded , buat- ness reasons. What do you think about tbo supply of at the head of the canal ? This is a question already answered a hun dred times by experts who have gone over the ground , measured the channel , tha volume of water and the loss by evaporation and seep age , and their evidence , so far as I know , that the supply is abundant. Is unquestioned by any competent authority. lion ever. If all tint should fall , still the proposition would bo safe , because ItoiiUl take comparatively little money to feed the canal by tapping the streams above , and there Is no question but that water enough could In one way or another be gotten to supply four canals of this size , it the conditions ot business war ranted the expense In getting It. Do you think this canal would benefit the farmeri of Douglas county ? When the Polish people were here , eighteen months ago , figuring on starting a beet-sugar plant , the chief obstacle seemed to be water ; this canal will settle the question of sufficient water to run a beet-sugar factory , or a clczen If need be , and the factories would probably come. With these conditions every foot of available land In Douglas county ought to be cultivated and yield large profits. Some days ago this letter was addressed to the officers of the. canal company : We , the undersigned contractors , citizens and taxpayers of Omaha and Douglas county , respectfully represent that In the ordinary course of our business as contractors we em ploy a large army of laborers , both skilled and unskilled , and that our employes are made up of citizens who reside In this county and Nebraska , and to contribute to the popu lation and material welfare of thlj city and state. In order to employ these people It Is , of course , necessary that we , as contrac tors , shall secure contracts for -work calling for such employment. We believe that In all public , and even private improvements and enterprises , due consideration should be given to home labor and contractors In the vicinity of the work , In order that people \vho expect to live In this community may be enabled to make a living on It. Wo therefore ask you for Information on this point. In case bonds are voted for the canal In question , will your company give preference to home labor and local contrac tors when awarding the contracts necessa rily connected with the building of the canal ? Respectfully , Cash Brothers. Callsghan Brothers. . Hannon & Welsh. Air Dralnard , John Condcn , P. II Mahoney , Ed Phclan & Co. , a Sanlett , Henry Hall , Samuel Kntz. Lamoreaux. Urothers. The reply to the above has been received and Is as follows : At a meeting of the directors of the Omaha Canal and Power company , lield this 27ln day of October. A , D. , 1894 , to take action on the foregoing letter , the following resolution was passed : Resolved. That In case the canal bonds to be voted on the Bth pro * , by the citizens of Douglas county should carry , that It Is tlio sense of this company ( the Omaba Canal and Potter company ) that In view of the fact that the county of Douglas votes 11.000,000 In old of the canal enterprise , that in letting the work preference should ba given to home contractors nnd lo contractors who will agree to employ homo labor In pre'erqnco to all other labor , nnd to pay decent living wages. By order of the board ot directors. OMAHA CANAL AND POWER COMPANY. Michael Cudahy , head of the Cudahy Pack ing company , with houses In Chicago and South Omaha , in writing to Dr. George L. Miller upon the subject of the canal , says : Yours of the 27th at hand ; alsj > yqur cir cular relative to canal project. I do- not see anything in circular but what Is perfectly sound and practical. I have always had my doubts whether you could carry the water to Omaha sifely. but from the clear and In telligent statement made In this circular it seems perfectly feasible. It'goes without saying that Ib would be a great benefit to Omaha , nnd there U nothing for which they havs ever voted bonds that would bring such returns an the canal project. Drill li of tin , lc il StcumliOAt ( 'jiptiln. COLUMBUS , 0. , Nov. 3. Captain John Shoup. an old steamboat captain of Plttt- bur < t , died here today aged 76. LONDON TIlEWfilCAL GOSSIP ID Inn Now Burlesque , "AU $ y Ejo-Van-Hoa/1 / Falls Vc r OSCAR WILDE e TO AMERICA ul to M ijrrr Lull linn n NkiW > 111itfOcnl Production on tlio AVar CVlcl/rn7lnK ; / Ihn Fourth Centi-nnlttt of t } | Shoemaker I'ool , Sncln. ( Copyrighted ISO I by the Associated Tress. ) LONDON , Nov. 3. Playgoers have not had a first-rate * novelty to Interest them this week. "Truthful James , " a light comedy by Jamtvs. Mortimer and Charles Klein , was transplanted from the Str.ind theater to the Itoyal theater , tthcro It died of Innate feeble ness. ness.The The new Theater Metropole , al Camber- well , opened its doors on Monday , after a tiresome number of delays. It Is an ex i ceedingly pretty house , seating over 1,800 | persons The long announced burlesque , "All My Eyo-Van-Hoe , " by Philip llayman , was pro duced at the Trafalgar Wednesday last. The piece was in two acts , and the music for It was written by John Crook , Howard Talbot , the author , Mr , Hayman , and Teddy Solo mon. Some- Idea of this latest corruslcatlon of London wit can bo gathered from tha des perate fun of the names chosen for tha char acters. These have already been pronounced by some of London's jeunesso doree as "aw fully clever. " Here they are : Ivanhoe Jtr. J. L. Shine Will Scnrlltlna Mr. Harry CJrattnn Robert Kltzoof , Mr. Krcd Story Zcdle Wreck Mr. Fred Wrlglil , Jr. The Prior of Jawfolks Abbey Mr. H. M. llobson Sir Crajidlber Gilbert Mr. II. M. Clifford Mlther Itliantbs Mr. James Stoufson Prince Johnnie f..Mr. Charles Kden Tom lnd..t ! Miss Clara Jecks Nell Guitar Miss Alice Lcthbrldgc The Lady Soft Ilollne..MI < ! AInffKle Hoberta The Countess of Qrundy..Mlss Agnes Hewitt Boildon Oily. Ksq MIns Hertha Myers Lady Allcln Fltzwors illsa Nlta. Carylon Miss Ilebecca Hothouse-Peach Miss PliyllU ) Ilroughton The piece- proved to bo absoluterubbish. . It was greeted by the critics with a chorus of derlslvo contempt , and by the first night audience with unlimited chaQlng. Mr. George Alexander has purchased Mr. Alfred Calraon's romantic play , Elizabethan period ami locale , which gave plenty ot op portunity for scenic play. Charles Warner produced at the Brighton 11 theater a good melodrama by Button Vane and Arthur Shirley , called "Under a Mask. " The first appearance In London of Miss Evangellno Florence since her marriage to Mr. Crcerar will bo at the Mottl concert , on November 20. This she will follow up with a ballad concert at Queen's hall , November 24 , and an appcarnnceJTit the I'ope on No vember 26. n AMERICAN SIN EIIB IN LONDON. Mrs. Catherine Ffsk , 'the American con tralto , will give a softR Recital on the after noon of November fy jSevcrnl other Ameri can singers are expected to appear here during the winter anil , spring. Mr. Charles Wood.who set to music the ode written by Mr. Swjnpurno for the open Ing of the Royal College , of Music , 1ms jus finished the incidental , music to the "Iphl- genlan Taurls of Eiirlpedes , " which is to be performed at Cambj/dfjo / this month. Dr. A. C. Mackenzie .hits written nine new pieces for violin-entitled . "From the North. " tha thematlq material of which Is derived from Scotch pour cos. Oscar Wllile , It Is announced , will follow the example of Dr. jppnan Doyle , and turn lecturer. Mr. Jerome -Kr Jerome also has aspirations Iri this direction , and both of them are saidto belooklng forward to. the Utitte Stales lecture platform * - > n Wo velacKu : ! "anil edlfylh's rltaJ > of * 'niu Heard , or the Fatal Effects ot Feminine Curiosity , " Is1 to be the subject of Mr. Oscar Uarrett's pantomlmo at the Crystal Pa lac next boxing day , The scheme for the winter scries of con certs at the Imperial Includes five orchestra concerts. The band Is to be mails up ex cluslvely of Fellows of the Instltue , which Judging by the standard of receptions and public functions already held by the Fel lows , does not argue well for n high atnn dard. A choir has been formed and re hear sals begun. Mr. , Itandcgger Is again honorary conductor , Mr. Edward Dendlg , as slstant conductor , and Mr. Louis D'Bgvill will tead the violins. 1 NEW MUSICAL "PRODUCTIONS. One of the most Important musical piece : on the way to production is a work composei by Meyer Lutz , the musical director of th Qalety for so many years , and written by W. Saftle , Jr. It Is named "The Sleeping Doauty , " and will b& fount ! a novel varlen ot that dainty legend , tit Is hoped to find a home for It at a West End theater before Christmas. Siegfried Wagner's bow to the London musical world will be made at the first o tha Wagner concerts at Queen'a hall. NO vembcr G. He Is said to be left-handed , an not to have achieved any great success in Germany , though one paper says he conduct : with evident authority. "The Slegfrlei Idyll , " the "Tannhaus.or" and the "Flylnj Dutchman" overtures and the "Vorspiel un LletiestoJ , " from "Tristan und Isolde , " shoulc afford htm every opportunity to show hi quality. Eugene Odin , who was recently strlckei with paralysis. Is somewhat better , Ills debtors - tors report that ho 1q progressing as wel as could be expected , but say that it will b a long time before he will bo able to get about , even In his room. The fourth century of the birth of Han Sachs , the "Cobbler Poet , " will be celebrate * at Neuremburg nnd elsewhere In Gorman on Monday. From Her ! In , Leipzig , Drcsdei and Frankfort the Shoemakers' Guild wl" send large delegations to lake part In th celebration. Sachs' poetry has taken a great hold 01 the pcople > of modern Qjrmany , and his na tlve town already wears an air of festivit : In honor of the anniversary of his birth. At the Neuremburg theater there will b produced In honor ot the occasion a three act pleco by Oenee , 'dealing with eventi In the poet's life , including his wanderjahre , or working journey about tha country afte finishingbis apprenticeship. There will als be a performance of Melster singers. Cole bratlons In honor of Iho day will also b held la Berlin and Munich. BEERBOHM MJl 'S LATEST. Decrbohm Tree , wrjtjtjs.to the Associate Press concerning his > fifft production at th Hay market , says : "lya title Is 'John Dreams. ' It Is the sobriquet of Harol Wlnn. a. young pool istidj dreamer , whom shall try and portray I hi contrast to a rea istlc character played'by Mr. Charles Cart- wright. Doth men arfrtjrlove with the sam woman , -who has thtWS b her worldly ex perlence learned to measure the length o love by the knowledgepf Its depth. " 'John o' Dreams'.ijas not written wit : the view of enforcing , miioral , nor of prov ing anything , but rather of representing some human beings as they are with thel human passions , and , therefore , Inspiring hu man Interests. " J ( li Paderewskl writes ( Jut-hereafter It la hi intention to give uivlasiereat deal of hi piano forte playing Irpublic ( , and to devot more time to composing. His physician hai advised him to lead a ra/km tranquil life , an forego the excitement ot travel , which wl1 prevent his reappearance In America for long time , perhaps for ill time. AT TIII5 OMAIIA.-iM.AV IIOUSI5S. Sir , Itojle Talks at Traducing A no I lie I'l y at I1U ( > > TU--CIIIMI | > HlivonU. . Bdwln Milton Iloyle , the author "Friends , " docs not believe In selling the pro ducts ot his'pen. lie thinks he can no afford to JeopardUe bt , reputation by wrltln to order. He propoies to. make the compan now playing "Friends"- permanent organ Izatlon for the production of Ills own play He has finished t o new plays which wl be produced before the termination of th present se son. One la a. romantic , costum play of historic interest , and the other comedy-drama ot contemporary interest. M I'ovle and bit excellent company will clom heir engagement. At Herd's this ( Sunday ) venlnj , by giving ( ho fourth performance f th fine comedy-drama , "Friends , " The > ngngement at the Iioyd this year hu been very successful. Following "Friends" at the Boyd comes Nell Uurgess' "County Fnlr. " on the I5th. Kith and 17th tnst. ; followed by Pauline Hall Opera company , "Aladdin. Jr , , " Mr. and Mrs. Kcndal , Robert Qnylor and Nat Goodwin in quick succession. There will be qulto nn array of talent at he Fifteenth Street theater for four nights and two matinees , commencing with today's matinee. In the company will be Mr. Hanks Winter , Warren W. Ashley , II. 0. Cashnun , " ' 'rank Clayton , Ilurt Null , Oeorgo Thayer , lorrls Lester , Prof. Charles L. Willis , Misses Evelyn Temple , Lula Ames , Allle Marshall , Mabel Maltland , May Diiclos , Mattlo Lock- cite , Mrs. Charles A. Loder , and last , but not least , the eminent German dialect com edian , Mr. Charles A. Loder , In his mlrlh- pravoklng character of "Judge Herman Pott- Kelsor , " and "ho will make- you laugh until your sides ache. " The comedy In which these farce comedy artists appmr Is In the rip-roaring farce , "Oht What a Night,1' re constructed and rewritten by Mr. Fred S. Qlbba , author of "A Kentucky Girl. " "Voo doo" and other successful plnys , and In Us new version . performance "up to date" Is promised , The songs are now , dances new , music new and specialties now , and. In fact , everything1 new , except title and char acters. This afternoon the first of the six last times. "A good thing. " "Push It along. " Following "Oh ! What a Night" at Ihe Fifteenth Street theater comes "A Man In niack. " This play , charming In conception and original In execution , will no doubt plcnsa Its patrons , being Interpreted , as It Is , by a company of excellent artists , including many old-time favorites. HELP FOR STJPFEREKS. Plain lo Rnllcvn tlio IVnntu or J'III-HIIT * In A number ot the ministers of the city were at the lecture rooms In the Young Men's Christian association building yesterday where they met Rev. Ludden and W. N. . Nason of the commission appointed by Gov ernor Crounso to Investigate the destitution existing 'In the counties in the western per tion of the stale. These two commissioners stated to the meeting tlial there were many families In the drouth-stricken regions that were In need of Immediate relief In the way of fuel , food and clothing- . The system of i disbursing charities -would bo complete , and all donations , they Bald , would be given out In an honest manner. Mr. Ludden stated that tlio city of Port land , Ore. , bad offered a train load of wheat , and that ne- was devising ways anil means to secure Its free transportation to the state The Burlington would furnish the transporta tion from Hillings , and all that lay In the way of getting It hero tvas the question ot whether or Jiot the Northern Pacific would transport It from Portland to the Burlington connection. Mr. Nason stated that the commission had secured room 403 In the Drown block , at Six teenth and Douglas streets , where small bundles rind contributions could be left. It was requested that tomorrow , both morning and evening , the pastors of the churches of the city announce from their pulpits that there were hundreds of needy families In the state , and that contributions would bo re ceived and forwarded. SECRETARY GIliLAN'S PRIZES. I'lnn to Aronxn Interest In Hlocutlon Aiming Illeli ( school Pupil * . Secretory Qlllan of the Board of Educa tion has rnada n proposal to the members o the junior and enlar classes of the High school regarding an entertainment , which , according to the proposal , will bs given some tlmo In March. Mr.'GIH&n offers to dona to tliroo cash prizes , to be contested for by the members of the two classes. In an oratories contest similar to those given annually in many tit the other schools of the country. ' The'contests Include a competition betuoen two pupils In orations and recitations , and an additional prlzV f6r , a debate , In' which two pupils shall participate. The participants In each case to be chosen In preliminary con teats , of which the winner shall be eligible to the final event. The Judges are to bo busi ness or professional men outside of the schools , who are to be chosen by the superin tendent of schools , tlio president of the board and the principal ol the High school. The proposition will probably be considered by the pupils "at tlio regular class meetings which occur Friday , and It receives the ap proval of the principal and superintendent. Oregon Kidney Tea euros all kidney trou bles. Trial size. 25 cents. All druggists. Mulei nnil Horses Iturnril. A stable belonging to 'M. Milestone , In the rear of 4415 North Thirtieth street , was burned last night about 10 o'clock. A epan of mules and a team of horses belonging to Mr. Milestone were also burned. The ilnmago to the stable was JIM. The loss Is covered by Insurance. Rlmrt L'ourt Nnte * . The Lomp llrcwlr.fr company has com menced a suit In tlio district court against S. S. Ilomcr and vrlfo to recover 11,700 with Interest , which It Is claimed la due the brewIng - Ing company on a promissory note. Wcsscll Bros , have recovered { 162.25 from ono ot the drivers for Cudahy's packing com pany , caused by ono of their horses jumping through Wesson's window. Alphonos Taylor Is suing his wife , Helen , for dlvorco on the grounds of desertion , alleg ing that she left his bed and board two years ago. They were married In South Butler , N. Y. , In 1871. The Jury In the damage suit against Banker Johnson was out all day , nnd at a Into hour last night had not been able to reach n ver dict. _ "While down In the southwestern part of the state some tlmo agoays ' Mr. W. Chal mers , editor of the Chlco ( Cul. ) Enterprise , "I had an attack of dysentery. Having heard ot Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy I bought a bottle. A couple of doses of It completely cured me. Now I am a champion ot that remedy for all stomach and bowel complaints. " For BAla by drug- gists. _ For S C. V. Haze , a negro , opened In front of O. B , Shukert's fur store , at Flttponth and Harnoy streets , last night , And was busy concealing skins about his person when the proprietor camp out. Shukcrt caught hold ot the nogro. ami a scrap started and continued for some ten minutes. lUio Is n strapping negro , while Shukert Is a lltllo man , but the latter held on until ho attracted attention. Ho was considerably bruised. The negro Is In Jail. I'unrrnt of Aim , Iljriie , The funeral ot the late Mrs , Hllzaboth Byrne , nee Duyer , took place yesterday at It a. in. The remains , followed by a largo cortege of numerous friends , ficro remo\eil from the late resilience , 718 North Thirty-eighth street , to St. Cecilia's church , where solemn requiem mass was offered for the departed soul , Rov. Father C.itlahan delivered a most touching eulogy , In which he- dwelt nt length on the virtues of the deceased , who was educated at tha Academy of the Sacred Heart , where she leaves behind her In the hearts of her su periors and companions memories which llmo cannot efface. The floral offerings were profuse nnd beau tiful. 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