TIIJ3 OMAHA DAILY BE SUNDAY , MAY 5 , 1895.
Our Great Tied Figure
CLOTHIHR Hous11. -
. . Mark Down Sale of lLast and the CLOTHlNa H
Cor.5j and Douglas Sts. Saturday Cor. 151/1 and Doitjlns Sts.
PHENOMENAL BARGAINS OFFERED
For This Week's Sale We Shall Try to Outdo Last Saturday's Bargains.
Regular Retail Prices in BLACK. This Sale's Prices in RED.
This Season's Red Figure Price. This Season's Red Figure Price.
Jfcn's Suits. . . . , . . Price. ? 10.00 $500 lion's Pantaloons. . . . . . . . . . . . $ ; t.OO $1 50
Jlcn's Suits. . . . 11.00 575 '
Men's Pantaloons . . . 3.50 200
Men's Suits _ 11.00 6 50 Men's Pantaloons _ . . 4.00 250
Men's Suits. 12.00 70O Men's Pantaloons. . . . . M . . 4.50 275
Men's Suits 13.50 800 Men's Pantaloons. . . _ . _ 5.00 3 00
Mcu's Suits 11.00 9 5O Men's Pantaloons 5.50 3 50
Men's Suits 15.00 10 OO Men's Pantaloons. . . _ 0.50 4OO
Red Figures Mean Business.
Tli is Season's Red Figure Price
Price.
Men's lints. , ? .50
Men's Hats. , . . 1.00
You make faster
cannot money any
Men's Hats 1.50 700
than to buy on a Red Figure basis
Men's Hats 2.00
they mean that we want money more
Men's XTats . 2.50
- 11.25
than goods. .
Men's Hals 3.00 I.
Every Garment Marked at This Sale Represents a Saving of 50 per Cent
This Season's Rod Figure Price. This Season's Red Figure Price.
Price.
Boys' Suits . 95c Hoys' Pauls. . . . . , M . . . . , , . . . $ .50 *
Boys' Suits . . . a.OO $150 Hoys' 1'ntits 80 38c
Boys' Suils . . . . . . : ' , .50 175 Keys' Pants - . 75 42c
' . . , . 45c
Hoys' rants .00
Boys' Suits . < . . 4.00 200
Boys' Suit's . . . 4.50 225 Hoys' Pants 1.00 48c
Boys' Suits . 5.00 250 Hoys' Pauls. . . . ' . 1.25 62c
' . . . . , 1.50 75c
Boys' Suits . . 0.00 300 Hoys' Pants.
You Can Afford to Buy at Red Figure Prices.
Lust Season's Red Figure Price.
Price.
Boys' Waists . . . . $ .50 25o
3 Ia
'
Boys' Waists < a
Red Figures means Cash We
Boys' Waists.- . - . . - . .75
cannot afford to charge goods at these
Boys' Wufsts.- . . . .80
prices.
Boys' Waists . . . . . 1.00
Boys' AValsTs. . _ . . . . . . . . . 1.55
EVERY ITEM NAMED ON THIS PAGE IS
ONTI
SE./ / CLOTHIMa HOUSE : ;
THE PRICE ASKED.
PRISTISCOFTHEMAYDAYBEE
Dow the Women Oarno to Undertake the
Task and How They Did It.
COM 'ETENT MANAGERS AND GOODSYSTEM
Uembcrs of tlio 1'orco Acted Much LIUo
Veterans I" ' < > I'rofmslnn-Iii the
Oillco Tiic < l y NiBlit-Oratl-
fylnR 1'lnunclul Keiulti.
The publication of The May Day Bee has
become a matter of history , and the women
who had charge of the management , and the
several departments are resting upon their
laurels , while they tell their admiring friends
how they succeeded In the publication of two
Issues of a great dally newspaper.
In the circulating department of the paper
a few of the ladlts are still busy , filling or
ders for extra , coplea of one , or both , editions ,
while others are In the business dcpartlnent
closing up the accounts with the advertisers
and balancing the books.
Few people have any Idea of how the
women of Omaha happened to become the
publishers of the two editions of The Bee ,
which were Issued last Wednesday , and how
< hey happen ! * ! to become responsible for
every line that appeared In ths twenty-eight
pages of the publications.
About three months ago Mrs. John N.
Kuhn Intimated at one of the Monday lunches
nt the First Presbyterian church that the
women of some of the other large cities had
met with considerable success In the publica
tion of dally newspapers. She urged that
women of Omaha were as cnsrgotle and In
telligent as those of any city In the land , and
that It might bo a good Idea for them to take
a hand at doing editorial work , providing they
could find some publisher who was willing to
let them try the experiment.
Tha suggestion at flrst mot with scant ap
proval. Mrs. Kuhn , however , did not lose
hope , for the next day she again Instated that
the wo-nen of Omaha , and particularly those
ot the PrcEbyterlan church , ought to bo am
bitious enough to undertake almost any task.
This remark touched the pride of someof
the attendants and converted them to the
proposition of figuring upon the publication
Bf a newspaper. Several women became en
thusiastic and within a week It had been de
termined to print a paper for one day , pro
viding the plant could be secured. A meet
ing of the womtn of the other Presbyterian
churches of the city was called , and nearly
00 reipomled. Mrs. Kuhn explained her
plans , and as a result , before the gathering
had adjourned , MM. 7. . T. Lindsay and Mrs.
Charles H. Townsentl had be.n appointed a
committee to call upon the newspaper pub
lishers of the * city and present their plan , the
proceeds of the project. If ther * were any ,
to be turned over to the Presbyterian hos
pital.
THEY GET HOLD OF THE BEE.
The proposition was laid before Mr. E.
Uimwater , editor of The Bee. who at once
replied that the women could have the paper
tor any day that they might agree upon.
After consulting among themselves , the wo
men of the churches , who had had the pro
position laid before them , decided that they
tvculd Issue their papjr upon May day and
Instructed their committee to complete the
necessary arrangements. The terms re
quired payment for nothing but the extra
blank paper and the extra composition which
would bo required In Issuing the two editions.
1'teso terms were , reported back to the wo
men of the church , who received them with
considerable enthusiasm. At the next meet
ing , n few days later , Mrs. George Tlldn
Was elected general manager and chairman
Dt an executive committee ot which Mrs.
John Gordon , Mrs. C. II. Townsend and Mn.
Fiecda M. Lankton were the other members ,
f he members ot this committee at once took
possession of threa rooms on the fourth
Poor ot The Bee building , donated to their
use , and there they commenced to prepare
tor action. The women from other churches
their services , while cianjr from
abroad Informed them that they would gladly
contribute to tne columns of the paper.
MAKING UP THEFORCE. .
The members of the executive committee
commenced forthwith to organize the forces
of both the editorial and the business de-
pal tmonts. Meetings were held and It was
not long until nn array of the best talent
In the city was secured. Each department
was under a head , the woman In charge
having full authority to select her assist
ants , As time moved along applications for
positions piled up. They were all considered
and Eomo weeks before the day of publication
the forces were made up as follows :
General Manager Mrs. George Tlldcn.
Assistant General Manager Mrs. F. B.
Tracy.
Editorial Writers Mrs. John Gordon. Mrs.
W. P. Halford , Mrs. II. A. Wagner and
Miss Clara Elder.
Telegraph Editor Mrs. Max Adler.
First Assistant Telegraph Editor Mrs. L.
E. Skinner.
Second Assistant Telegraph Editor Mrs.
Frank Barnard.
Exchange Editor Mrs. Charles D. Thomp
son.
Commercial Editor Miss Isslo France.
Ltvo Stock Editor Mrs. Alexander G.
Buchanan.
City Editor Mlas Mary Falrbrother.
First Assistant City Editor Mrs. W. G.
Strawn.
Second Assistant City Editor Miss Jose
phine Mobeily.
Sporting Editor Mrs. Will Townsond.
Reporters Mrs. Blanche L. McKelvy , Miss
Bessie Hlgglus , Miss May G. Acheson , Mrs.
Cora B. Latshaw , Mrs. C. F. Gardner , Mrs.
Maude I. Wallace. Mrs. J. II. Wheeler , Miss
Comstock , Miss Dorrls McMasters. Miss Dell
Porter , Miss Wlimto Keene , Miss Minnie
Rllcy. Miss Halllo Hood. Miss Anna Gullck ,
and Mrs. Anna E. Barnard.
Advertising Manager Mrs. Robert Hunter.
Advertising Solicitors Mrs. II. E. Cole ,
Mrs. J. C. Morrow. Mrs. C. A. Starr , Mrs.
Anderson , Miss Ella Bracken , Mrs. Cooper ,
Mrs. Esmond , Mrs. W. H. Fahs , Mrs. N.
Guild. Mra. Hood , Mrs. S. K. Spaulding ,
Mrs. H. M. McClanahan. Mrs. Crosby , Mrs.
George Esmond , Mrs. McEachron , Mrs. New
ton. Mrs. O. C. Williams , Mrs. Ruddy.
Treasurer Mrs. H. P. Allen.
Manager of Circulation Mrs. C. H. Town-
send.
AtshUnt Managers of Circulation Mrs. J.
N. Kuhn , Mrs. J. C. Denlse , Mrs. A. P.
Wood.
Ward Circulators Mrs. Arnout , Miss Bell ,
Miss Hattle Kennedy , Mrs. Dunham , MUs
Lydla McCague , Mrs. Ed McEachron , MUs
Emma Stiles. Mrs. Mary Porter. Mrs. Dr.
Kuhn. Mrs. George W. Slabaugh , Mrs. S. K.
Sualdlng. MrJ. M. M. Van Horn. Mrs. A. L.
Blair , Mrs. J. N. Tillson. Mrs. Olive Foster.
South Omaha Mrs. J. M. White as ed
itor , with Mr ? . Ron and Mrs. Blair In charge
of the circulation.
GETTING ONTO THE ROPES.
Alter the organization of tha forcc-s had
been completed , these persons who had ben
assigned to editorial work visited the olllca
of The Bee that they might gather some
Ideas concerning the manner of securing
and preparing news for publication. The
editorial writers racked their brains In dis
cussing live topics , while reporters went
out with member * of The Bee's regular
ktaff and became acquainted with , the people
about the news centers of the city. Special
writers scoured the city for the purpose of
securing Interesting Information.
In the business department the solicitors
were , glven a brief training and then sent
out a'mong the merchants to secure their
advertisements. The business portion of the
city was apportioned , and each lady was
given a certain territory In which to work.
They were furnished rates , and contracts
wera made right upon the spot.
Far circulation purposes the city was dl-
vidfj Into districts , each district being un
der th * direct control ot one ot the assist
ants to the manager. Theie managers sub
divided their districts , placing each at the
subdivisions , ot which there were several
hundred , under the control of a woman whose
duty It was to canvass for subscribers and
collect for and deliver her papers. As the
work progretsed reports were made by all
of the department ! to the general manager
ol the paper , to that when the day of pub
lication arrived she knew approximately how
many papers were sold and how much the
advertising aggregated. She knew that she
would have to print close to 30,000 extra
papers , and that the net receipt * would ap
proximate $1,500.
Last Tupsday evening , aa soon as the aft
ernoon edition of The Bee had gone to the
press room , the regular employes of the
paper left their desks and the women took
possession. The editorials were prepared
nnd sent to the compositors , while City Ed
itor Falrbrother assigned her reporters us
though It was the most commonplace matter
In the world. In the telegraph room the
editor and her assistants bundled the mani
fold copy and the specials with a dexterity
seldom equaled and never excelled. The
markets were prepared and edited , and the
work went merrily on during the entire
night. It was a busy time for all parties con
cerned , and the members of the regular
force who dropped In during the evening to
observe how the- work was progressing had
to admit that the women were as handy
as they with the pencil , the paste pot and the
shears. At midnight the lunch was served
In the large room occupied by the reporters.
All the members of the editorial force gath
ered there and over their hot coffee and their
sandwIchcH pointed to what they had ac
complished with considerable pride. Lunch
finished , each and every woman returned to
her work , continuing until the last form had
boon closed up and the last edition had gone
to press. Every mail was caught In good
time , and long before sunrise the women
were delivering Bees ta such of their sub
scribers as had contracted for morning pa-
peru. Getting a few hours' rest , the entire
force was oit hand ready to assist In the pub
lication of the evening paper. The work waa
performed with the same care and nicety as
during the night , aud every edition went to
press on time.
The circulation ot the evening paper was
handled In a most systematic manner , and
subscribers were served promptly. To do
this a great number of carriages had been
provided , all of which were lined up In front
of The Bee building. As fast as the papers
came from the presses , they were tied up In
bundles and hurried out to the district man
agers , who , In turn , delivered them to their
women carriers , who served their respective
mibscrlbera , collecting as they made their
deliveries.
ONE CRUEL CIRCUMSTANCE.
During- the process ot publishing the paper
there was but one circumstance that had a
tendency to ruffle the spirits of any ot the
workers , and that was a fake sprung by
some evil-disposed person.
Soon after 3 o'clock Wednesday morning ,
and Just before * the city edition had gone to
press , a telephone message was sent from
the coroner's ofllce to the police station to
the effect that a man had suicided at Twen
ty-fourth and Hickory streets. The police
supposed that the message was sent In good
faith and In order to give 'the young ladles
who were doing police a scoop , they confi
dently Imparted the Information to them.
They In turn hurried to the ofllce and tipped
the story oft to their superiors , the city and
assistant editors. These women were thirstIng -
Ing for a sniaatton , and , believing that It was
at band , they sent their reporters back to
the station , witt "hush" for the word , while
they called a cab and Jumping In were
whirled down Into the woods near Sheeley'
whore th-y spent a couple of hours In hunt
ing a dead man , who could not be found.
The two reporters had ) felt considerably
chagrined because the assignment had been
taken away from them , but when they saw
their chlsfs return from a wild goose chase
they felt greatly relieved.
Immediately upon the afternoon editions
of The Bee going to press , the women of
the editorial force rllnqulahed their posts
and turned the papr over to the men who
are regularly employed , realizing that they
had the experience of a llfetliu ? .
RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION.
At the congregational meeting of the First
Presbyterian church of South Omaha , held
Friday evening , the following resolutions
were unanimously pissed and were ordered
furnished to the press for publication :
Whereas. Mr. Edward Rosewater , editor
of The Omnha llee. gratuitously placed his
paper with all of Us emoluments and profits
at the dlupo&al ot certain ladle * Interexted
In the Pres-byterian hospital of Omahu for
Us entire Issue May 1 , JS j ; and
Whereas , Uy the generosity of Mr. nose-
water several thousand dollars were thereby
secured for the honpltal fund , therefore be It
K-solved. Hy the congregation of the First
Prct-byterlan church of Houth Omuha , that
Mr Hosewat'r be tender , d a vet ? of thank. ' ;
that lila generosity Is fully and keenly un.
prnclatt-d and that he U entitled ] ta suitable
recognition by * very C'hrUtlan , every phi-
lanthrouUt and ! every sympathizer with
the unfortunat a of mankind , be It further
ncsolv Hl. That In our opinion It U the
moral duty of every member of every Pres-
byterlan congregation In Nebraska to re
member and reciprocate this liberality so
that his charity talents may return an
hundred fold.
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY.
Tckamah Burtonlan ; The ladles of Omaha
took a turn at editorial work on the May Day
Bee and got out a twenty-eight page paper
filled with well written matter touching on
everything from fashion to finances. They
also had a liberal amount of advertising ,
which proved that the public was In sympathy
with the cause- they represented , or that tholr
solicitors were greatly persuasive or strongly
hypnotic , perhaps all. But be the cause of
financial success what It may. the May Day
Bee was all right. It showed studied effort
to give value received for the liberal patron
age bestowed , and It will long live as a
monument to the progressive spirit ot Ne
braska women.
Hastings Republican : The May Day Bee
was edited entirely by ladles of Omaha , with
the exception of a few who are far away
from their old home , th ? metropolis of Ne
braska , and these assisted by sending letters
of regret. The paper was neatly and ably
edited from the first , or telegraph , page all
the way through the "pages 1 to 8" and on
to the end of the last , or twenty-eighth page.
The editorials wore ably written and treated
ot current topics , financial , political nnd
social. There were several very Interesting
essays upon miscellaneous subjects. By eJ It-
Ing a full twenty-eight page edition of Tha
Bee , Omaha. ladie-s have given evidence of
their fitness to fill another ot the positions
heretofore considered as belonging exclusively
to man's estate.
Mlnden Courier : The May Day edition of
The Bee Is a novelty In , every respect. It Is
a twenty-eight-page paper , and yet there
was lack of room for a fashion department ,
or a cooking department. The sickly sentl-
mer.tallsm that Is so profusely used In many
dallies concerning fashions and fads , osten
sibly for the purpose of attracting the at
tention of the ladles , Is entirely Ignored.
Strange , Isn't It ? Among most men the Im
pression seems to bo that the women care
nothing for the world outside of ribbons ,
flowers , ornaments , display and a twaddle of
silly flattery from the men. But the May
Day edition of The Bee proves the contrary.
They had the sole control of twenty-eight
pages of The Bee and If this had been their
bent or Inclination something of the kind
would have appeared. Every department
treated waa ably conducted. With all Mr.
Rosewater's ability and Judgment no better
article was ever produced In The Bee than
the one written by Emma B. Wagner on the
money question. The "Intrinsic value
howler" was vanquished thoroughly. Look
for It In the Courier next week. Other
articles of a political C4 ire were good.
Nlobrara Pioneer : Th ? May Day Woman's
Edition ot The OmaJia Bee was a superb
Issue. In some rsapeetait was light and
airy , but this must t > attributed to the
house cleaning season ml delightful showers ,
and It Is by no means unpleasant to think that
women are some practical good anyway.
The paper contains twenty-eight pages , filled
with a variety of readlpgitLat ought to tntlsfy
the most credulous reader from original
stories and deep medical treatises down to
clipped Jokes and orlgUial puns. In the
reportorlal line , however , which Is the moat
difficult part of a metropolitan newspaper ,
there were perhaps same- lack ot detail and a
few "beats" recorded the'next morning. In
tha line ot advertising ( the merchants re
sponded handsomely , /atid. the Pioneer sug
gests that If the linns iwould continue this
enterprise to some xtsnt they would not
howl eo loud about tha hard times , but divide
up some trade which gooalto those who have
confidence In advertising , and also make new
friends from out of town. The Bea cast
bread upon the waters that will return and
not after many dayd , either. The proceeds
ot the edition , aside from the regular mall
subscribers , went to the Presbyterian hospital
at Omaha.
failed Ills Children to Sea Him Die.
ATLANTA , Ga. . May J. A special from
Qultman , Ga. , to th * Journal says : W. W.
Guess , n citizen of Hrooka county , living
seven mllca west of hero , committed sui
cide by shooting himself through the hetirt
today with a rill * . He was accused by his
wife of being criminally Intimate with their
eldest daughter , a beautiful nlrl of ID yearn.
He had been threatening to kill himself
for some time. This morning , taking his
rltlo and accompanied by his two children ,
ho left hJme , waving he was golntr to kill
an alligator. When lie reached the pond
h" sat down on a log and In the presence
of his two children deliberately placed the
muzzle of his rllle to his heart aud pulled ,
the trigger , dying instantly.
LONDON IN IIER SPRING GARB
Winter Togs Laid en the Shelf for a Tew
Months of Sunshine.
OPENING OF THE PICTURE GALLERIES
Little Qncen of Holland nnil Her Mother
btaylnc at u London Hotel Kcncived
Iluinom at the Duke of
Cambridge's Itetlrement ,
( Copyrighted , 1SD3 , by the Associated Press. )
LONDON , May 4. Ideal spring weather
lias prevailed during the past week anil Lon
don is looking Its beat. The parka are
crowded morning and afternoon ar.d every
body seems to bo enjoying the change from
tha cold and fogs of winter to the sunshine
of coming summer. The season opens auspi
ciously , though there ts the usual stock of
complaints from tradesmen who grumble be
cause the members of the royal family Intend
to spend but little time In town. Then again ,
the shopkeepers are grumbling because the
queen Is going to crowd two drawing rooms
Into a fortnight , for In their opinion there
cannot bo too many public displays and they
'nave particular sympathy with such queen's
drawing rooms , because naturally they are
the occasion for a grand display of finery and
consequent expenditure of money-
On Monday the Royal academy will open
Its doors to the public mid the world of art
will once moro bo In full swing. The Royal
View on Thursday last was well attended ,
among those present being the duke of Saxe-
Coburg Gotha , the queen regent of Holland
and her daughter , the little queen Wllhel-
mlna , whose future , according to report , la to
bo linked with ituit of the eldest son of the
duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Then there was
the grand duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelltz
and a boat of others.
Sir John Mlllals , who proves to be a capital
lion and a good speaker , will doubtless make
a successful chairman In place of Sir Freder
ick Lelghton at the banquet tonight.
The exhibition of pictures at the Royal
academy fully sustains the level reached by
Its predecessors , Sir Frederick Lelghton , with
a flaming "June" and "Lachryma , " Sir John
Mlllals with a "St. Stephen" and a fine vision
subject entitled "Speak to Me , " Alma Ta-
dema with a feast of flowers entitled
"Spring , " and all the leading artists are
well represented. Sargent's examples are
confined to portraits , of which there Is the
usual multitude on the walls. The sculptors
are good and Include busts of Mr. Chauncey
M. Depew by Albert Hruco Joy , and the
princess of Wales by the Countess von Glel-
chen. Waterhouso will probably bo the suc
cessor of William Charles Thomas Dobson ,
the retiring academician.
The gallery "private view" almost rivaled
the royal academy display In aristocratic
fashion. There Is no sensational picture , but
{ hero are a number of examples by Sir John
.Mlllals. Hunt , Burno-Jones , Cclller , Shannon ,
etc. Sargent's striking portrait of Ada Rehan
Is the center of attraction.
PORTRAITS OK PRETTY CHILDREN.
An exhibition cf portraits of fair children
at the Gratton galleries Is similar to t'ao ex
hibition of pictures of fair women held list
year. The queen , the prince of Wales , end
other members of the royal family have con
tributed many pictures by old and modern
masters , pictures by Sir Joshua Reynolds , the
great English portrait painter , being the most
prominent. At the opening there was a large
attendance of the upper ten thousand.
The princess of Wales Is sending two
sketches to tha coming amateur art exhibi
tion.
tion.Kio
Kio queen of Holland , accompanied by the
queen regent , her mother. vUltod Queen Vic
toria at Windsor castio today' They were
met at the depot by the duke of Saxe-Coburg
Gotha and entertained with much ceremony
at the castle. There has been much comment ,
however , on the fact that the little queen and
her mother have been In London for a week
past and have 'nail to put up at Hrown's
hotel , no palace being offered them , although
DO member * of the royal family are at pres
ent stopping In London , and there are palaces
Tucant.
Uucklngham palace having been previously
engaged , the son of the ameer of Afghanis
tan , who Is on his way hero with his suite
of seventy persons. Is to be housed at Dor
chester liou'e , Captiln Holford's tplendld Park
Lane palace , which , by the way , lie Is anxious
to bo rid of to any millionaire desiring a
palace. It Is an Immense limestone mansion
mcst beautifully situated , and possesses the
finest marble staircase In London even ex
ceeding In beauty the $100,000 staircase of
Mrs. John Mackay's residence.
Captain Hclford's father , Mr. R. S. Holford ,
purchased Dorcruater house from the fourth
marquis of Hertford , whose notorious father
was the original of Disraeli's Lord Monmouth -
mouth and Thackery's Lord Stelne. This his
torical character died at Dorchester house
In March , IS 12 , under circumstances detailed
In Mr. Grevllle's Journal.
The sale of the jewels and racing cups of
the late duchess of Montrose , known In sport
ing circles as the "Red Duchess , " who raced
horses under the name of "Mr. Manton , "
realized over $125,000. A pearl necklace was
sold according to the terms of her will for
the benefit of the poor at East London. It
fetched 57,000.
Edmund William Goss , M. A. , the dis
tinguished llterateur and formerly clerk lec
turer In England literature at Trinity college
lege- , Cambridge , speaking at tha booksellers'
dinner In the presence of several popular
novelists , Issued a warning to some eminent
authors , saying their greed threatens ! to kill
the goose on which they HveJ. The speech
is creating a sensation. Mr. Goss , In view
of the attention drawn to his utterances , has
written a Utter explaining that his words
were not meant to be unkind.
CAMBRIDGE MAY RETIRE.
There- was an Important conference at the
War office Wednesday last between the duke
cf Cambridge , th ? duke of Connaught , Lord
Wolsley , Lord Roberts of Kandahar and the
lieutenant general , Sir Redve-rs-Buller , and It
revived the rumors of the approaching re
tirement of the duke of Cambridge as com-
irandsr-In-chlef. This would be most wel
come news to the public , as his continued re
tention of the cfflcei which the Hartlngton
commission advlse-d the total abolition of
means an Immense pecuniary loss to the
country. It Is stated that Lord Roberts of
Kandahar will succe < ! Lord Wolsloy at Dub
lin as commander of the forces In Ireland ,
Lord Wolsley taking the newly created post
of chief of the headquarters , shoulil the duke
of Cambridge retire.
ThJ Sixteenth royal military tournament
will open at Islington on May 23. The leadIng -
Ing feature will bo an historical pageant of
the Third ( King's Own ) hussars and the
nuffs East Kent regiment , the latter claimIng -
Ing to be the lineal descendants of the
"Trained Bands" of London. Beginning with
the year 1572 , the various epochs will be II-
luUrated by the different dresses and equip
ment of both cavalry and infantry.
A detachment of "gymnastic staff of the
Egyptian army" will take part In the com
bined display of all arms , which will b made
more theatrical this year , greater space be
ing allotted to scenery.
Mr. and Mrs. Betrhohm Tree reappeared at
the Haymarket on Thursday last In "Jchn-a-
Dreams , " Mrs. Tree taking Mrs. Patrick
Campbell's part. Kate Cloud , with great suc
cess. Mr. and Mrs. Tree met with the moit
hearty reception and during the course of
HID speech at the close Mr. Tree announced
his Intention to produca "Fedora , " with Mesdames -
dames Campbell and Bancroft In th ? cast , and
ho also announced his Intention of producing
"Trilby , " both In the autumn.
Henry Arthur Jones' new play , St. James's
theater. U chrlsteued "Th ? Triumphs of the
Philistines , or How Mr. Jorgan Preserved the
Morals of Market Pewbury Under Very Try-
lug Circumstance ! . "
The first performance will take place a
week hence aud In the cast will be George
Alexander , Herbert Waring , E. M. Robson ,
II. V. Esmond. H. S. Vincent. Ernest Hen-
drlo , James Welch , Master Frank Saker ,
Lady Metckton Juliette Nesvllle. Miss Elliott
Page , Miss Blanche Wllmot and others.
Charles W. Wyndham has R. C. Caryon's
now play almost ready. The hero Is an
avowed anarchist who makes speeches of a
most revolutionary character. Then after this
Mr. Wyndham Is going to revive Offenbach's
"Li Granda Duchesse. " Negotiation ! were
opened with George Edwards looking to the
disposal of Mr. Wyndhim's rights , In which
cane W. 8. Gilbert waa to have rewritten the
libretto , llut Mr Gilbert declined anil Mr ,
Wyndham will eetk other
some up-to-date
librettist to fashion the itory. Tha date o (
the "premiere" U at present problematical.
W. S. Gilbert Is again wrltli.g a comedy.
Ills new comic opera will not be wanted until
the "His Excellency" company returns from
America.
"Tho Artist's Model" la to bo translated
Into French and produced In Paris.
Mile. Yvetto Gullbert comes to the Emplra
for an elghteen-nlght engagement May 1.
The late Dr. Dale , whose name waa cele
brated far byoml Birmingham , U to have a
memorial erected to him In that city. WhtU
the necessity did not arise in Birmingham that
made Dr. Parkhurst famous In New York , Dr ,
Dab for many years exerted a strong Influ *
cnco In the municipal life of his city and In
fused an Intensely patriotic spirit among
those who looked upon municipal duties a
best left to politicians. The form of ths
memorial Is as yet under consideration. Tin
Macmlllans announce a new history of New
foundland by Judge Prowso of Nowfoundlandi
CRITICISE AMERICAN TURF METHODS.
The way the Americans are running tholr
horses hero has begun to nrouso criticism ,
which promises to Increase. It Is Impossible
to ascertain In advance what horses they In
tend to run In a Newmarket event. Tha
Sporting Times today says : "Tho American. !
playej a bold game In entering a horse llku
Banquet , to bo Bold for 200. Four thousand
pounds went on him and the good thing camu
off In fine style , lie was bought In for 760 ,
and It Is understood he would not have been
sold for twice that amount. Slmms was
again seen to great advantage. There Is no
doubt he Is really a flue horseman.
The plunge on Banquet was the talk ol
the day , as wo have become unaccustomed la
such heavy betting. Wo cannot say wo
welcome this return to a sort of racing which
has always been held to be vicious. The
object of selling races Is defeated when for a
gambling purpose a horee Is entered for sain
at a tenth of his value with the Intention to
rebuy him at whatever vist. From all wo
can hear , the Americans have not yet playeJ
their carda. Seme day we shall ECO their
favorlto In the still unfit Stonenc-11. Wo hear
the Americans arc overdoing the trial ground
at Newmarket , occupying It morning , noon
anil night to the exclusion of other trainers ,
Mr. Poultney Dlgelow has been elected n
member of the council of the Royal Society
of Literature. Ho Is the first American to
bo eo honored.
The data of the- Oxford university athletic
meeting has been fixed for Juno C. Tha
sports will conclude on Juno 7. Oxford
has submitted to Cambridge for considera
tion the correspondcnco relating to the pro *
posed Oxford-Cambrldgo against the Amerl *
can universities team meeting.
J/VIWJJ a rVTILK JlltlLtK t'Oll LlllKltTl
Two Kicnplne 1'rUoncri Killed anil tht
'Ihlnl Onn Kurrrnilrifil.
WOODWARD , Okl. , May . A bold Jail
delivery , followed by the killing of two of tin
escaped convicts and the serious wounding
of Olllcer Ben Wolfert , occurred hero early
this afternoon. About 1 o'clock , Prisoners
Hill , Waddel and IleffEn , the first two con
fined for liberating prisoners a month ago ,
secured a gun and forced the guard to open
the cage. They then armed themselves with
rifles In the cell houeo and started for tbo
hills. Sheriff Oden Immediately summoned
a number of deputies and gave chase.
Within a mile from toun the trio were
overtaken. They were afoct , while their pur
suers were well mounted and eicaps was Im
possible. A demand to surrender , however ,
was answered with a vollty from the con
victs , who had taken refuge behind a larga
rock. This was the signal for general drlng ,
which was kept up sharply by bath sides
for fully halt an hour. For thetime being ,
because of their barricade , tli- convicts hail
the better of the .situation , and before any ot
them had been hit by the deru'.les , Offlccr
Wolfert rec.lvfrd a bullet through the left
arm and Olllcer Pryor'a her i > was ( hot from
under him. So loon ax Pryor'a animal fell ,
the cfDcera scattered , and surrounding the
rock , poured ihot after shot Inta the convicts.
At the first vt/lley / , which was given In con
cert. Hill and HeU'n were made to bite the
dust. The firing was kept up and soon Waddell -
dell , who had lain 11 a U vn tha ground , anj
had succeeded In esoaplug the bullets , gladly
surrendered.
The escape , killing and capture consumed
* little lers than three bourn. Officer Wot.
ten's wound U kcrlous. HI * arm ha bees
amputated.
