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Underwear,
Season 1905.
There is nothing in the white goods line that appeals to
women more than fine lingerie. Our spring showing is the largest
end best ever in the history of onr store.
with th thin and muzt material that ore to rule for summer time wear,
h matter f atvl nnd fit In the undergarments, especially In the corset cover
and skirt i one of high importance. Our showing of new garments is nearer
perfection than ever before.
Every garment is properly and neatly stitched and made from the best of
fine white materials. , ,
The trimmings are of lace and embroidery. Some garments prettily tucked,
We wish every woman in Omaha could see these beautiful garments, there
would be no cause for complaint, as quality, style nnd workmanship enters into
every piece, and last of all, the littleness of price asked for really good garments
will be a surprise to you.
When in the store stop at the muslin underwear department, it will be a
pleasure for us to show you.
V. LL C A. Bulliimf. Corner Sixteentk and DougUi Street
hlblttng the issuing ' and giving of free
transportation by the railroads.
Bridge Bill Passes.
The culmination of the bitterest fight in
the house this session was reached this
afternoon when house roll 2S5, the commit
tee bridge bill, passed by a vote of 6 to 83.
This is the measure which provides that
the plans for wooden bridges in counties
shall be drawn by the secretary of the
State Board of Irrigation and that the
cost of the bridge shall be designated in
the plana and specifications by this of
ficlaL If the bid of the contractor ex'
ceeds the price set by . the plana it shall
be rejected and the county allowed to buy
Its material and construot the bridge.. Fol
lowing Is the detail vote on the bridge bill,
It being unable to pass with the emergency
clause:
Teas
Awlsrson. (D'H'slOanlas,
Baton. Hand.
Barton. Harmon,
Burroughs, Harmanaon,
Bowman, Hoara.
Burgsss, Hofrafa,
Burns, ' Holllatt,
Caldvall, Howa,
Caaabaar, Jackson.
Christiansen. Jahnal,
Claras. . Jonas,
Crarans, . Jouvsnat,
Hod is. Junkln,
Do ran, Kyi.
Ens.trom, LI r Ml good,
grnst, Lord,
fsftar. Lues,
Fltla, , McAllister,
Fostar, McCiajr.
Nays "'
iinaarsoa (M'l'tn) Ftnlon,
Atwood,
Barnsa,
Badford,
Bandar,
Bolsn.
Copssr.
Cunnlnfbaaa,
Pa-la,
Datrtck,
DsOiIss,-
Ollsra,
Hill.
Horton,
Hunksr, .
Kalay.
Knox,
Lahnars,
Laa.
Mna,
MoLaln,
MrElhlnnar,
Mcafullan,
Psahodr,
Poaplsll,
Post,
RlrhardMn,
Robblns,
Rnhrer,
8llir,
Smslsar,
Smith,
Stetson,
Thompson,
Voter.
Ward,
Warner,
Windham,
Mr. Speaker I.
McLeod,
Mackey,
Marks,
Maradlth,
Muxen,
Parker,
Perkins,
Roberts,
Saddler.
Tucket,
Whitham tt.
Absent and not voting Cassoll. Coats,
Cfopaey, Deles Dernier, Flshback, Johnson,
Mllllgan, Perry, Wilson, jZuelow 11.
JL single concern, the Standard Bridge
company, owned by Robert Z. Drake of
Omaha, has borne the brunt of the fight
against, this bill and Mr. Drake charges
that , the railroads, the line lumber yard
and the line elevator Interests got up the
bill and pushed It through. Mr. Drake
contends that under section 14 of the bill
the lumber trust, as he calls it, will simply
have 4 monopoly on the bridge supply of
th ata mnA frfent ha will hA whlnneiA
either Jto Joining the. 4combinr, . or . ; go
Ing out,.,, of. , business., ,,ijUp to yest.erj
day it looked almost certain that the bill
would he detested ahtTeyen the outlook
fof passage was not bright. The roll tall
showed 'that some energetic work had 'been
done by the forces favoring the bill.
ROl'TIXtU PROCEEDINGS OP SENATE
Bill id Abolish Capital Punishment
Indefinitely Postponed.
(Front a Btaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, - March 14. (8peclal.) Tho
senate this morning killed S. F. 08, the
Olffln Irrigation bill, giving the right of
eminent domain to Irrigation districts,
the Intent of which was to allow the
farmers owning land in the west end of
the state to take over the. Leavltt projects
after . having paid a price set upon the
works by a board of appraisers. Both
Leavltt and the friends of the bill fought
hard and each side has steadily maintained
a lobby here. Several days ago Glffln
after a most bitter debate, .succeeded In
getting the measure recommended for pas
sage but today he lacked Just one vote of
having a sufficient number to pass the
bill. The vote stood 16 to 13. the majority
voting for the bill. Tucker and Hart were
absent. The detail vote was aa follows:
Yes Beghtol, Cady, DImery, Epperson,
Olltin, 1 OUligan, Uould. Jackson. Jonea,
Meserve, Mockett, Nellsor. Peterson, Shel
don, Whaley, Williams; total. It, No
Ureses. Fries, Gibson, Good, Haller, Harsh,
Hughes Jennings Saunders, Thomas, Vore,
Wall. WlUey; total. 13. .
The. Harsh elevator bill requiring rail
roads to furnish a site upon demand for
an. elevator, and falling within sixty days
to do that to lay a side track to an
elevator constructed .within four feet of
the right-of-way, was recommended for
passage. The bill was amended so that
instead of the elevator costing so much
money ' its capacity should be 13,000
bushels.. '
These bills 'were passed:
S. T. 18 Allowing the Omaha school dis
trict -the right of eminent domain.
8. P. 127 Providing tor costs In cases In
police courts.
8. F. 153 Compelling railroads to ship
live stock at a rata of twelve miles an
hour.
8. F. 177 Allowing litigants to select
newspapers in which their notices shall be
published.
8. F. B8 Providing for the settlement of
estates by the county courts without an
administrator.
S. JVM, by Cady Allowing the widow to
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Freshness preserved la patented
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inherit one-half of the property of her
husband was killed.
8. F. 264. the Sheldon bill to reduce and
regulate the price of feed stuff sold by the
Bouth Omana stock yards to shippers, was
Indefinitely postponed by the standing com
mittee with the consent of the author, for
It was the belief of the committee that the
bill sought to amend an act already ae
clared unconstitutional by the federal court
throuah Judge McPherson. Gibson,, chair
man of the standing committee, to which
the bill had been referred, made the an
nouncement that the committee had been
cited with a court opinion holding the orlgl
nal bill sought to be amended uhconstitu
tlonal, and therefore the committee rec
ommended the bill for Indefinite postpone
ment. Sheldon agreed to the death of his
measure.
In committee of the whole S. F. J!10, pro
viding for the return to Lincoln county of
unpaid taxes, waa recommended for pas
sage.
The senators expressed their approval of
the Boyd county settlers who nave xor so
long been in a fight with the state over
posseselon ; of land upon which they have
long been settled. The bill gives the right
of the settlers to purchase the land at not
less than $7 an acre. The vote was 9 to 4.
Epperson of Clay, opposed the bill, saying
the settlers had been given all the oppor
tunity In the world to secure this land,
but they had failed to take advantage of
their opportunities and therefore ho
thought It waa not the place of the state
to Interfere and help them out of a place
In which they got themselves. He reviewed
the litigation which has been pending for
so many years. ...
' Meserve made a strong plea for the set
tlers and his argument struck a responsive
chord.
8. F. 18S, the South Omaha charter bill,
was recommended for passage.
The last half of the afternoon was taken
up with arguments for and against tho
proposition of the. abolishment of capital
punishment, which the senate Anally voted
to Indeflnltely postpone.
The bill 8. F, 132, providing for the abol
ishment of capital punishment, was dis
cussed with 8. F. 140, which provides that
capital punishment shall be Inflicted at the
discretion of the governor when sentence
has been pronounced by. the court.
After the committee arose strenuous ef
forts were made' to Jjave "the seriate ' not
concur' In the report -to Indefinitely post
pone the two bills. Thp efforts ailed, ,by
a vote of It to 14. -)..' -.
MANY BILLS PASSED BY V HOl'SH
Independent Telephone Measure Stirs
t'p Debate. .' ( ..
(From a Staff Correspondent.) .
LINCOLN, March 14. (Special Telegram.)
The house this morning spent , much time
over the Flshback telephone bill, which pro
vides for connections of the independent
lines with the Nebraska Telephone com
pany a lines. The telephone and telegraph
committee had considered the bill for many
weeks and Anally reported !t for Indefinite
postponement, and then Flshback. acting
for the Independent telephone people, put
in an amendment covering two typewritten
pages, which he admitted was practically
a new bill. The Nebraska telephone people
having had no opportunity of stating their
side of the case, desired this .bill recom
mitted to the committee,: where. they, might
appear and look after their' interests. .
Flehback made a motion' that his bill, with
the Caldwell maximum freight end the com
modity rate bill, H. R. S7. by Dodge of
Douglas, providing for a railroad comrals
slon, and the Warner elevator bill. . be
Jumped ahead of other bills on general Ale
and made a special order. This motion was
voted down by GO to 84.
McLaln, chairman of the telephone and
telegraph committee, then moved to recom
mit the Fishback bill to the committee, and
the motion carried. Flshback. however.
who at the time was in communication
over the telephone with one of the Woods
brothers, promoters of his bill, came In and
made the claim that his bill had been acted
on In his absence and pleaded for a motion
to reconsider. McCIay was first picked out
to make this motion, but h demurred, and
Luce of Harlan made it.
After a call of the house and much flurry
the motion carried, and the bill went, on
general tile. This bill is II. R. 182, or a
substitute for it. . '
The house adopted a motion to convene
at 9 Instead of 10 a. m. hereafter, aa a
means of saving time. Another time saving
motion, or. resolution, limiting speeches to
Ave minutes, was introduced, but )ald over
a day.
At the afternoon session the house passed
these bills: .
8. F. 200, by Cady of Howard Permitting
and regulating the practice of osteopathy
In the state. It exempts the osteopaths
from the prohitlbtlve clause of the McMul
len bill.
H. R. 431, by Marks of Fillmore at the
request of the governor) Transferring the
remainder of the food and clothing fund at
the Geneva Girls' school to the repair fund.
H. R. i63, by Cuaebeer of Gage Giving
sheriffs and constables II fee for attending
Justice court trials and drswlng Juries.
II. R. lis. by Meradith of York-Relating
to the reversion of titles in mill dam sites.
H. R. 170. by McAllister of Deuel Re
quiring teasers of stats school lands In gov
ernment Irrigation districts to conform to
the government regulation In such districts.
H. R. 315, by Warner of Lancaster and
Perry of Furnas The biennial election bill,
making the terms of office of all State and
county officials two years, uniform.
H. R. 251, by Currl of Dawes providing
for the Inspection of horses about to be
shipped or driven out of the state.
H. R. 311, by Clarke of Douglas Relating
to proceedings and practice In the supreme
court. . .
H. R. 818, by Warner of Lancaster end
Perry of Furnas-.Extending term of office
of present county assessors one year, to
conform with-the biennial eleotlon law.
H. R. 324, by Hngrefe of Ricbardson
Prohibiting the operation of- bucket shops.
H R. 1K7, by Clarke of Douglas Giving
purchaser right to recover money paid on
contracts of conditional sale of personal
property, or In other words, giving pur
chaser right to recover amount paid on In
stallment bought goods less cost of use of
goods when he deraults.
H. R. 141. by Windham or Casa Giving
the district court exclutive Jurisdiction In
Impeachment proceedings of county of-
HR. t, by Warner Appropriating 180,000
for the maintenance of the agricultural
experimental station at North Platte, of
farmers' Institutes and the purchase of
land fur the state farm.
H R. 817, by Warner and Perrr of Furnas
Msitng term t e flies ef county super
visors conform to the biennial election Isw.
H. R. 81, by Warnea and Perry Making
the term of county commissioners conform
to me Dienniai election law.
8. F. 44. by Glhsnn Allowlnar South
Omaha to vote f2SO.nno aewer bonds.
H. K. 17., by Cssebeer of Gage Permit
ting township hoards to vote amount of
levy for township purposes and county
boards to apportion the levy upon the
assessed valuation of the townships as
eonallxed.
H. R. 255. the bridge bill, placing on the
Secretary of the State Board of Irrigation
the duty of drawing all plans for wooden
bridges, for counties, the bill Introduced by
the mads and bridges committee.
H .R. 178, by Hogrefe of Richardson Pro
viding that trsdlng stamps be redeemable
in ine casn vatue tnaicaiea on me stamps.
The house adjourned at 5:40 p. m. A fe
minutes before, when there were but three
bills on third reading. Jackson of Antelope
made a motion to adjourn. Speaker Rouse
said there were but three more bills for
passage and asked Jackson If he would not
withdraw his motion. Jackson would not
and Insisted on Rouse putting the motion
and not debating It. Roase again called
the house's attention to the fart that three
bills only remained, and put the motion. It
carried.
DOIXGS
OF THE
LEGISLATORS
Member Makes InefTectnal Effort to
Dodge a Vote.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 14.-(Special.)-The
house adopted a resolution or petition.
signed by Representative Lee and other
Irish members, to devote a half-hour, from
11:30 to 13, the 17th Inst., to celebration of
St. Patrick's day, and that the senate be
Invited to participate In the proceedings.
The bulk sales bill of Representative An
drrsen of Douglas today went to Its Anal
resting place In the house. Andersen made
& fight to save the bill, which was a coun
terpart of one which had gone the same
way before.
A laughable incident transpired in the
house this morning while the anti-pass bills
were being disposed of. There was a gen
eral bustle In the house, members scurrying
and hurrying hither and thither and when
the roll was called It was plain to see that
far from the entire membership had voted.
One member from a rural district Jumped
from his seat when he saw the Impending
vote on the Jones bill and rushed from the
houso as if he had been shot at. In hi
haste he knocked over a chair. But the
best part of the Joke was when ha re
turned and learned that the roll had been
completed and the bill was out of the way.
He did not know, however, that another
bill, the Harmon bill, Identical In the main
with the Jones bill, was up. He ran right
Into this predicament and when his name
was called he arose:
"Mr. Speaker, I thought we had voted on
that anti-pass bill," he exclaimed, some
what excited.
'No, this is another bill Just like it,'
said the speaker.
Being unable to escape further he voted
against the bill.
After all, the claims committee decided
to allow all but $1,250 of the claim of State
Architect James Tyler, which amounted.
according to his statement, to $9,638.82. A
comprehensive Investigation of the entire
sltuatton was made by the committee
through Its subcommittee, consisting of
four members of the house, and the com
mittee thinks that the best thing that can
be done under the circumstances was to al
low this portion of the claim.
Many discrepancies and inconsistencies
were discovered, but the committee found
some question as to the validity of throw
ing out the entire claim. Two of the sub
committee were for the claim and two op
posed, so that under these conditions the
subcommittee submitted no formal report.
Of the amount cut out, 8500 Is for salary
for Tyler and the rest for two extra
draughtsmen he employed.
The investigation' of the expenditure of
me moriejf for the building" at tH Norfolk
Insane, asylum brought about ' under the
Jones resolution has come to naught. - Mr.
Jones tonight stated that while the en
tire report of the committee was not yet
ready, he- could give out the substance,
which was that the committee found fault
with the State Board of Public Lands and
Buildings for extravagance In the building
of the cottages, rather than following the
strict letter of the law as laid down by the
legislature, which called for the repair of
the old wing, but no serious charge is
made.
DEATH RECORD.
A. W. Fullrlede.
AugUBt W. Fullrlede died Monday, after
brief attack of pneumonia. Mr, Full
rlede waa born In Germany, February 7,
1849, and emigrated to this country In 1869,
engaging In the boot and shoe business in
Omaha, which he continued until 1S89, since
which date he has followed agricultural
pursuits at Mayfleld, near the western
part of the city, and has been identified
with the beet sugar Industry during the
last few years. ' Mr. Fullrlede leaves a
widow, Mrs. Malissa Fullrlede, and a
daughter, Mrs. John Pedler of Butte, Mont.
He was a member of the Kountse Me
morial church and of its predecessor, the
Emanuel Lutheran church, since flrst com
ing to Omaha. The funeral will be under
the auspices of Odd Fellows' lodge No. 10
at the lodge rooms, Fourteenth and Dodge
streets.
Valentine NatTslgger.
LEXINGTON. Neb., March 14. (Special
Telegram.) Valentine Naffslgger, an old
and highly respected cltlsen of this com
munity, fell dead this morning in the
grocery store of Stuckey & Cole. Mr.
Naffzlgger waa 74 years old and for a
number of years operated a meat market
In this clty, but was not In business at
the time of his death. He had not com
plained of any Illness, but on the contrary
had been saying the last winter had made
him feel better than usual. He was talk
ing pleasantly with friends In the store
when he was seen to fall, gave one gasp
and was dead.'
Dr. Edward Hayward.
NEBRASKA CITY, March 14,-(Speclal.)-
Dr. Edward P. Hayward, the oldest son of
the late Senator M. L Hayward, died yes
terday at the -home of his mother of
stomach trouble. He was bocn in this city
In 1871. Dr. Hayward was a graduate of
medical colleges In both this country and
Germany; He served as a United States
army surgeon in the Philippines during the
Spanish-American war. After the Spanish
war he practiced medicine In New York
City until about six months sgo, when he
moved to this city. He leaves a widow.
Marquis of Anglesey.
MONTE CARLO, March 14i The marquis
of Anglesey died here today. The marquis
was notable through his personal and finan
cial eccentricities. His wife arrived here
two days ago and was reconciled with her
husband at his death bed. A cousin in
herits the Anglesey estates, which are ex
empt from the creditors of the late marquis.
who are arriving here presumably to claim
the available property of the deceased.
S. J. Chambers.
FREMONT. Neb., March 14.-8. J. Cham
bers, a veterinary surgeon of North Bend,
dropped dead of heart disease at Cedar
Bluffs yesterday. Dr. Chambers waa about
60 years old. He practiced his profession
for nineteen years in Omaha and for seven
years In Minnesota. For the last few years
has lived at North Bend. He was a
brother of Dr. W. Chambers of this city.
Edward Otis Hlgalaa.
NEBRASKA CITT. Neh. March k
fBpocnO) Edward Otis Hlggtns died yes
tsrday morning of canatrmpUon at the age
af M rears. He leaves a wifa and ens
son. Ins funeral services wars bald UUS
sftarntmn from the Memorial hall
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
City Treasurer Writes - Concerning the
Union Paoifio Bridge Taxes.
COUNCIL PUCES HIS LETTER ON FILE
R Farther Effort o Be Made to
Secnre Toll frosa Company for
Its Profitable fata to
Omaha. '
City Treasurer Hennings, In a letter to
the city council last night, refers to taxes
levied In 1901 against the west halt of the
Union I'aclflc Bridge, amounting to $4,430,
restrained from collection on the represen
tation that the bridge Is part of the right-of-way,
and raises the point that if the
bridge is really pari of the right-of-way
the railroad company haa no right to ex
act extra toll from passengers and shippers
for using the structure. He urges that
steps be taken to settle the matter one
way or the other, as the original rase has
not been pressed to a decision and the
taxes are still unpaid. On motion of Nichol
son the council placed the letter on Ale
without a word, in explanation of his ac
tion Nicholson said yesterday that the mat
ter had been up before and former City At
torney Wright assured him the position was
not well taken. - The communication Is as
follows:
it is my intention during the remaining
year of my last term 4o clean up, as much
as possible, all tax matters, and shall take
the liberty from time to time to Call your
attention to cases which have been pending
for years and .which for the good of our
city should be pushed to final settlement.
In July, 1901, the Union Paclflo Railroad
company restrained me from collecting
14,41, tne taxes levied for 1H01 on the west
half, of the Union Pacific bridge, and for
this reason no bridge tax was levied on
the subsequent years, that Is, 1902, 1903,
1904 and l!Ai, by our tax commissioner.
A passenrer fare of 25 cents Is charged
for crossing the bridge, which certainly Is
illegal If the bridge Is part of the railrqad's
nrht-of-way.
The Union Paclflo Railroad company re
ceives. 136,000 per year from each of the
many railroads using the bridge to enter
the city and besides receives a wheelage
chare.
If ilie bridge Is part Of the Union Pacific
right-of-way then all special charges are
Illegal and only regular mileage could be
charged. It Is three miles from the Union
Pacific depot in Omaha to the Union Pacific
transfer depot in Iowa, not Ave miles, as
claimed, and therefore-10 cents would be
a maximum charge for passengers.
ir me Driage is not a part or tne I nton
Pacific rlaht-of-wav. then the railroad
should pay the tax as levied.
One way or the other, they certainly
should be shown that they cannot play
shuttle-cock and battle-door with Omaha.
The supreme court decision In the Rulo
Dridge case to which the company rerers
is not analogous, since no special charges
are made by the Burlington & Missouri
River Railroad company for crossing the
brlde.
I trust that your honorable body will
take such steos ns will demonstrate our
rights In this matter.
son. 8. D., with $35,000 capital, by Thomas
Wangsness, E. J. Berdahl, H. N. Wangs
ness. A. A. Egge and W. L. Baker; First
National bank of Wellington. Colo., with
825.000 capital, by John 8. Cusack of Ames.
Neb., C. Cusack, Robert Scott, Joseph H.
Scott, M. C. Cusack and others.
Nominations by President.
WASHINGTON, March 14-The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations:
Secretary of Embassy-George Barclay
Rives of New Jersey, at Vienna.
Collector of Customs Clarence I,. Hobart
of Washington, for district of Alaska.
Captain on the "Permanent Waiting
Orders'' List of the Revenue Cutter Serv
iceFirst Lieutenant Thomas Mason.
Surgeon, with Rank, Pay and Allowances
of a First Lieutenant In the Revenue Cut
ter Service Samuel J. Call of California.
Second Lieutenants In the Marine Corps
Edward 8. Sturdevant, Jr., of Pennsylvania;
Maurire Shearer, a noncommissioned offi
cer In the Marine corps; Ward Kills of
Kansas. Chsrles A. Luta of Illinois, DnvM
M. Rnndall of Kansas. Holland M. Smith
of Alabama, John R Henley of Georgia,
John D. Nevln of Pennsylvania. .
Brigadier Generals Colonel Alfred C.
Glrard, assistant surgeon general; Lieu
tenant Colonel William H. Beck, Third
cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel Frank IT. Rob
inson, Thirteenth cavalry: Lieutenant
Colonel Frank Taylor, Ninth Infantry;
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W. Fountain.
Fourth cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel Ed
ward Davis (Artillery corps), mllltsry
secretary; Lieutenant Colonel Charles W.
Hobbs, Artillery corps; Major John L,
Bullls, paymaster; Colonel James A.
Buchanan, Twenty-fourth Infantry.
Also promotions In the navy.
of those made up for a few friends rather
than the guests of a common host:
Among those who occupied the boxes
were :
In Box B-Br. snd Mrs. John 8. Brsdy,
Mrs. Wood, Mrs. E. L. Lomax and Miss
Mildred Lomax.
Box C Mr. and Mrs John U Webster,
and Mr. snd Mrs. J. W. Griffith.
Box F Mr. and Mrs. George Iodson,
Mr. and Mrs W. H. Head. Dr. E. Wlllard
Powell and Miss Helen Reynolds.
Box E Mrs. W. J. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs.
O. W. Thomas snd Miss Edith Thomas.
Box O Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Greene, Mr.
James E. Boyd and Mrs. Rlerbower.
Box I, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Rothert. Mrs.
H. W. Rothert snd Miss Laura McDlll.
Box J Mr. snd Mrs. It. C. Landsay of
Lincoln and Mr. A. Buchanan.
Box M Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Husback, Mr.
and Mrs. E. I.. King and Dr. and Mrs.
L. M. Shaw of Osceola, Neb.
Box N Mrs. F. W. Juneman of Madison,
Neb.
Captain Boone Sentence Approved
WASHINGTON, March 14 The president
has approved the sentence In the case of
Captain Francis M. Boone, Nineteenth In
fantry, who was tried and convicted by
court martial at Vancouver barracks on
the charge of desertion, absence without
leave, breach of arrest and non-payment of
debts. The sentence of the court was dis
missal and two years imprisonment, but
the president, upon rccomrrfendatlon of the
War department, reduced the term of Im
prlsonment to one year. Alcatnas Island,
California, ia designated as the place of
confinement.
Wynne Declines Gift.
WASHINGTON. March 14.-Former Post
master General Wynne has declined the
gift of a solid silver punch bowl tendered
him by his former subordinates In the post
office department because of his conviction
that to accept it would be In violation of
the law prohibiting government employes
from making gifts to their superiors.
OMAHA'S DIP INTO PARSIFAL
(Continued from First Page.)
Fireworks Ordinance Passed.
The meeting-was brief and few Import
ant matters were brought up. The ordi
nance forbidding Arecrackers more than
three inches long, all kinds of firearms ex
cept cap pistols, large torpedoes and the
placing of explosives on street car rails,
was passed,. Nicholson alone voting In tho
negative. Huntington oomplained that he
did, not want to be deprived of the use of
his shotgun early on the. morning of July
4, and Nicholson objected to the suppression
of patriotism as spelled by gunpowder.
The Imprisonment of dogs not equipped
with official tags will begin April 15, accord
ing to a resolution adopted directing Pound-
master Laughland , to begin work on that
date.
Woolworth & McHugh presented a claim
of $1,016,86 for legal services in the case of
the Northwestern.. Mutual Life Insurance
company against fqpner City Attorney Con-
nell and the clty,l,n,VQjvlng a considerable
amount o. special Aagtes. The city lost the
case. - The claim was rererred to the city
attorney. '"
Upon the' recorr mendatlon of the city at
torney Anal pay.nent of 84,931, the balance
due on the Eleventh and Jackson street
Are engine house to' Contractor R. B. Car
ter, was withheld pending the decision of
the courts In a case where a creditor of
Carter'a brought BUlt against both the con
tractor and the city. The claim of the
Omaha Water company for $99 for dam
ages caused by a woken water hydrant
at Twelfth and Howard streets was turned
down also on the recommendation of the
city attorney. The attorney holds that the
accident was due to a defect in a twenty-
year-old hydrant and was not the fault of
the city as alleged.
The contract and bond of the Star Ma
chine Works of Indianapolis for the con
structlon of an asphalt repair plant were
approved. The plant has to be ready for
use within ninety days.
City Hall LitfhtlnsT Plant.
City Electrician MichaelBen's estimate of
83,500 for a city hall,. electric lighting plant
to be operated in connection with the pres
ent heating and elevator boilers, was re
ferred to the lighting committee. An
eighty-horsepower engine and a flfty-kllo
watt generator are . contemplated and the
estimate Is made sufficiently large to cover
all possibilities. .
A claim of Thomas L. Wright for 84fi for
extras" in the temporary Ars engine house
at Twenty-fifth and Cuming streets waa al
lowed.
An ordinance creating Improvement dis
trict No. 824 and ordering the letting of
contracts for the paving of Douglas street
from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth was In
troduced. and read the first and aecond
tlmea.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Rural Routes Established and
polntments Made ta Postal
Service.
Ap-
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. March 14.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Rural carriers appointed for Iowa
routes: Buffalo Center, Route 2, Ord Cur
tis, carrier; John Duncan, substitute. Grin
nell. Route i, William G. Myers, carrier;
Everett Rivera, substitute. Guttenberg,
Route 2, Ben Tleke, carrier; Tliomas Swan,
substitute. Postvllle, Route 3, Henry J.
Bchuette, carrier; Charles H. Malr, substi
tute. Terrell, Route 1, William W. Picker
ing, carrier; Charles A. Pickering, substi
tute. Vanwort, Route 1, Elmer N. Samp
son, carrier; Mrs. Maud Hampton, substi
tute. Wall Lake, Route 1, Theodore O. Arf
man, carrier; John McClurg, substitute.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa Grand
River, Decatur county, John Hlklll, vies J.
H. Davis, resigned; Morley, Jones county,'
B. L. Stlngley, vice Q. N. Peet, resigned.
Wyoming Sussex, Johnson county, George
A. Palmer, vice Alia D. Finch, resigned.
Rural routes ordered established April IS:
Nebraska Boone, Boone county. Route 1;
population, 446; houses, 89. Newman Grove,
Madison county. Route t; population, 630;
houses, 108. North Plstte, Lincoln county,
Route 1; population, 419; houses, 91 O'Neill,
Holt county. Route 1; population, 412;
houses, 108. Stuart, Holt county, Route 1;
population, 616; bouses, 108. Iowa Sallx,
Woodbury county. Routs 2; population, 400;
bouses, l'JO.
Applications to organise national banks
approved; First National bank of Garret-
Ator?ys,IU3s-Tir tfc FpU
Bca&tivc romo Qmnisa
CarMOoMlnOMDy. Cfyfai 2 Dy
fcOCaUO
audience which left "Parsifal" by way of
Seventeenth was greeted by nasal tones of
a large phonograph projecting "Teasing,
Teasing, I Waa Only Teasing Tou" into
the clammy night air.
Problem for Stage Director.
"Have him raise that leg drop, Charlie."
"Hey, Paddy, lift the leg drop a little."
"Now have him pull his short line on the
third border."
"Hey, Paddy, pull ths short line on the
third border."
"Raise the Arst border, I can't see No. 2."
"All right, Paddy, hold it there. Now
pull your long line on No. 2."
A man of medium height, with a stubby
black mustache and a business look on his
face, was leaning over the orchestra rail
ing. On the stage a man with a battered
derby and a raid coat dangling about his
legs waa repeating the orders to Paddy,
who was up in the fly gallery, forty feet
above the stage. And these men were solv
ing the problem set try Richard Wagner
for the stage carpenter and director. No
man ever demanded as much of the scenic
artist as did the great German mystic and
composer.
"Sigfried" asked more of the scenic art
ist titan bad ever been achieved,' and each
succeeding number of the trlology called
for a greater display of Ingenuity. Finally
came "Parsifal," and here it seemed the
Impossible had been reached. Human in
genuity could scarcely devise the means to
carry out the poetry 'of the master's mind
for the effect of the music depends as much
on the scenery aa It does on the instrumen
tation. But Wagner demanded it, and Wag
ner got It, after a fashion. It took a genu
inely devout mind to see the beauty of the
scenic symbolism, undlstracted by the ap
parent machinery on which it moved. Had
Richard Wagner been permitted to witness
the realization of his dream as attained
by Henry W. Savage's mechanics, he
might have died even happier than he did
in the possession of the wonderful ward
robe on which he prided himself almost as
much as he did on his musical library.
Beautiful in Detail.
. It is a magnificent spectacle that "Parsi
fal" presents, viewed solely as a scenic
undertaking. From the opening set, where
Gurnemans and the esquires are discovered
in a vale In the Grail domain, to the Anal
scene in the chapel, where the Grail Is
Illumined and the gentle dovs hovers over
the transfigured foolish pure one, the suc
cession of scenes is panoramlcally perfect
and beautiful in detail. Very few If any
of the modern productions are staged on so
elaborate a scale, for the very rea
son that few call for such preten
tious detail. It is the advance In
knowledge of lights and how to handle
them that has made the, result attained
possible.
The opening scene of the second act,
where Kllngsor sits In the red glow, whllo
Kundry Is seen-behind the blue, Is a most
daring and at the same time effective
handling of lights, and serves not only to
heighten the effect of the situation there.
but also gives a greater Import to the
scene that follows, the enchanted rose gar
den. In the third act, the n.jrnlng glow.
the rosy dawn that gradually grows Into
the daylight, sifting through the foliage
of the glade in the woods, Is also an
Illustration of the maglo that can be
wrought with colored globes and shades of
mica. The final scene Is only possible with
electricity. No other known form of light
will give tho glow to the Grail and permit
It to be handled as it must be to make the
scene Impressive. The ray of white light
Is easy enough, for the calcium will provide
that. The transformation scenes are deftly
handled and produced the desired -lmpres
slon, while the setting and lighting of the
Stage for the Anal scene Is so arranged
as to give the effect of Immense depth, at
least double what is actually attained.
This is duo to the arrangement of the per
spective. As a spectacle, "Parsifal" is
quite as entertaining to the eye as it is
musically to the ear.
Not m Soelal Climax.
While last evening's audience was un
deniably a brilliant one, In that it was rep
resentative of ths Intellect as much as the
wealth and fashion of Council Bluffs and
many of the nearby towns aa well as of
Omaha, from a social standpoint the even
ing was by no means a climax, as has been
the case In the majority of the western
cities that have been privileged to hear
ths Savage company. Unmistakably the
local 'smart set embraced last evening's
production as an initiation in the great
music-drama, and if society baa had in
mind anything unusual tor "Parsifal" the
demonstration is still two weeks off. Aside
from those occupying the boxes there were
few If any theater parties, and for the
moat part the house presented no more
dreany appeara-oca than is customary at
the mars exceptional ptularaiancaa. Ths
tntarral beta-was. tha first and second acts
was sufficiently long to admit of nearly
everybody going home, and as a result
thera were few dinner parties, excepting
thnss al ths Cannns imu. auaal tfca. anaat
MUSICAL
"Parsifal" in English at the Boyd.
Henry W. Savage's company In "Parsifal,"
the sacred, festival opera by Richard
Wagner (In English). The principals:
Wajter 11. Kol wM, conductor.
Kundry.T Mme. Hanna Mara
Parsifal.; Mr, Framis Maclnnnan
Amfortas Mr. Krans fc.genleft
Ournemnns Mr. Putnam Griswold
Kllngstir Mr. Homer Und
Tlturel Mr. Robert Kent Parker
First esquire Miss Jennie Heller
Second esquire Miss Elsa Van der Voort
Third esquire Mr. Alfred Kappeler
Fourth esquire Mr. William Kelly
First night of the Grail
Mr. Frnncklyn Wallace
Second knight of the Grail
Mr. Albert Pellaton
A voice Miss Charlotte George
First flower nmlden Miss Pearl Ouininn
Second flower maiden. Miss Harriet Cropper
Third flower maiden. ..Miss Celeste Wynne
Fourth flower maiden. .Mips Lillian Mattlce
Fifth flower mnlden. . .Miss Clara Eckstrom
Sixth flower maiden. Miss Charlotte George
The Grail bearer Miss Eva Wallace
For weeks Omaha people have been get
ting ready to hear "Parsifal." No less
than five public lecturrs have been given,
with illustrations of the themes and prin
cipal musical parts. The audience last
night at Boyd's theater. In its quiet, rapt
attention, showed the result of the pre
liminary study. Most of the listeners came
early and were in their seats at the open
ing bars of the Prelude.
Through some mistake the wrong pro
gram was distributed. The conductor, as
announced, was Mr. Walter H. Rothwell.
The Kundry, Instead of being sung by Miss
Florence Wickham, was done by Madame
Hanna Mara, and the Parsifal was Francis
Maclennan, an American, In place of Alois
Pennarlnl (whom Mr. Savage borrowed
from the opera directors at Hamburg). The
fifth solo voice was not Miss Flavia Arcsro,
but Miss Clara Eckstrom, an Omaha girl
who three years ago werit to Chicago to
further her musical education.
Promptly at 6:30 a brara sextet stationed
In the lobby of the theater sounded the
motive of the eucharist, and shortly after
the prelude began In which we are Initiated
Into all the symbolic motives of the Holy
Grail.
The playing of the orchestra of sixty,
under the very able direction of Mr. Roth
well, was magnificent. In' such a small
place as the Boyd It might easily have been
nolsjN Never during the entire program,
even In the great climaxes, was It any
thing but exquisite and characterized by
wonderful finish and tone color. Mr. Roth
well well deserves the reputation which
has come to him.
The theater was also pretty small for the
stage pictures. There are a great many
knights, and at times they seemed some
what crowded. The rtcenery Is beautiful
and the costumes all that could be desired,
but In these big productions distance lends
enchantment. Perspective is needed to
blend the values.
The entrance of Parsifal after he had
killed the swan was the sign for a burst of
applause, which was promptly put down
with indignant hisses. Mr. Maclennan, In
his conception of the character of Parsifal,
is most i satisfactory. He has a robust,
dramatic tenor voice, which he uses to
good effect. His singing in the third-act
at the baptism and redemption of Kundry
was very beautiful. He showed there the
soft, sweet tones of his voice and for the
moment forsook the heavy, declamatory
style.
Kundry has very little to do during the
flrst act, and the few bars she does sing are
so peculiar it Is hard to determine the at
tractiveness of her voice. The second act
reveals the art. ' Mme. Mara has rather a
shrill voice and little or no color In her
singing. During the long scene with Parsi
fal In the garden her Interpretation became
monotonous. Physically she looked the
part, but there was no seduction In her j
tones. At the end of the act she rose to
better things.
The great scene In the temple was superb,
Amfortas' lament over his sin, as ho is
compelled to again uncover the Grail, being
full of pathetlo beauty. Mr. Franx Ege
nleff's Amfortas was especially fine. His
ringing baritone voice, so true In pitch,
was a delight. Also he was most pic
turesque and poetic to look upon.
Mr. Putnam Grlswold as Gurnemans also
scored a well merited success. He has a
splendid bass voice and his acting Is re
plete with ease.
After an intermission of an hour and a
quarter,, spent in getting things to eat, the
trumpets played the motive of Faith; the
audience again assembled. Parsifal's scene
with the flower maidens Is mors than full
of gsyetv, and the way ths flower maidens
sing the music alloted to them Is as near
perfection ss one ciin Imagine; such subtle
color; such shimmering tones! It Is hard to
see how Parsifal could withstand, them. Tha
chorus work, all through the opera wss
well-nigh perfection such as Is seldom or
never heard. Another thing thst Impressed
Itself was the fact that there was no wan
dering from the pitch W ths part of ths
principals. The productloa as a. whole was
marvellous.
The third act was ushered In by the)
Grails motives. The music Of the Good
Friday Speel as Parsiral has .. baptised
Kundry is peaceful and lovely beyond all
a T),o Sn.u mm Parsifal comes
Ur.l I ,. MIJ ,HII.I",
to his door and raises the Grail for
the flrst time. Is full of majesty.
It was a good deal of a departure, tho
Idea of Mr. Savage to give "Parsifal" la
English, but he has proven without a doubt,
that the English language can be sung
without losing any artistic effect.
One of the Interesting things to watch
Is the enunciation of the different artists.
The caste for ths matinee, which begins
promply at 11 o'clock, Is as follows:
Conductor ; Mr. Stl
Kundry Miss Florence Wickham
Parsifal u Mr. Pennarlnl
Amfortas Mr. Blschoff'
Gurnemans ,t Mr. Cranston
Kllngsor , Mr. Coomhs
Tlturel Mr. i'arker
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Ct,?d and Grit .'emedy, removes thercsuss.
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HELENA, Mont.. March 34. A. Prott.of
this city has been advised thAt a fire has
destroyed his corrsl and 1.5H0 head of sheep
at Chester, Chnutau county. The Are Is
supposed to have heen of Incendiary origin
and to have resulted from differences be
tween cattlemen and sheepmen In that vi
cinity. The newest, best and only rational euro
for Indigestion and, dyspepsia la DINER3
DIGESTERS taken before meals. At Myers-Dillon
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PHILADELPHIA, March 14. At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of tho
Pennsylvania Railroad company held to
dny an Issue of new bonds not to exceed
IfiO.OOO.OOO was authorized. . '
Spring
Styles
of our READY-TO-WEAR
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faultless in fit, fabric
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820 to 830.
Odd Trousers. .
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Matinee Today, 11 O'clock.
Tonight at i30. .
Henry W. Savage's Production of
Richard Wagner's Muslc-prama
PARSIFAL
(IN ENGLISH.)
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Luncheon aud Dinner Tuesday and
Wednesday from llgo a. m. to 8 p.
in. for those that desire prompt
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