TITE OMAITA DAILY BEE: TnHSDAY. APRIL f. 100.". FREE EXHIBITION 'or THE HISTORICAL TAPESTRIES THAT RECEIVED THE GRAND PRIZE AT ST. LOUIS These tapestries, each measuring 4; x 3'- feet, ate beautifully wrought In colored silks; they art faithful copies of original paintings illustratingnotable events in the exploration of the Mississippi by La Salle and his associates. "By iuthority of the lnited States AWARD ttFor the excellent character of the designs; the execution of "the work in the delicate and artistic shading, shown in figure and "landscape; the expression of faces and attitudes, produced with "the accuracy of the artist's brush; the perspective observed the "wonderful fidelity of detail in the reproduction of dress. The " flesh tints in the faces and the light in the eyes; the hair and "the features are so skillfully depicted as to warrant the belief "that it is the work of the brush and not of the needle. The " high quality of the work merits the most unreserved praise; the "advance made in applying to artistic creations what was first "intended simply for the useful, marks an Era in the World's "Progress as well as in the development of the Sewing Machine." "The advance in this regard in these machine tapestries is both "notable and gratifying, creating a new industry that maybe "claimed as distinctively American and reviving a classic textile "decoration formerly restricted to the few, but now available to the many." THESE TAPESTRIES SHOWN , AT THE SINGER STORE 1514 Douglas Street, Omaha, Neb. AT THE PLAY HOUSES. "Maria of the Iorr la mi at the nl. Miss Florence Robert and company In "Marta of the lxiwlands." a drama In threw acta; translated from tho Spanish of Angtlo Oulmera by Wallace Gullpat rick and Guldo Marburg. The cast: Manelieh Molbounw MacDowell Sebastian I .mius Henderson Mourn O. Gregory Hogers Tomas William Yeranco Joso ., Christian I.ynton Pelucra Forest Seabury Marrucho Sterling lyOrd-Whltncy Miguel , William Woodson Marta Alius Roberts Nurl Ollle Cooper Antonla Adele Hosworth I'epa Lillian Armsby Nando, ,'. Louise Itoyce Incx Georglo Woodthorpe Michelena Anita Allen "Marta of the Lowlands" la not a pretty story,' nor one that Is at all calculated to assist in digesting a dinner. That may be tho reason . no more people were at the Boyd last night; yet this can hardly be. for the play Is entirely unknown here, and for that matter, tho star Is, too. However, Miss Roberts Is much better than the play, and is really worthy of support. In order that the affair may be understood, the Bkeleton of the tory will be laid bare: MartawaWders to the mill of Sebastian, a beggar" seeking shelter from the storm. She Is! a beautiful girl, and the owner of the mill amuses himself with her. When It becomes, expedient, he brings a simple minded' goatherd down from the mountain and arranges a wedding. Marriage lias always been looked on us an eye-opener, and proves so In this cose, for Marta din covers her ihame, Manelieh becomes a man and Sebastian discovers that he does love Marta. Manelieh kills him. The first act develops the situation, the third is the anti-climax, In which something must be done, and -It Is, even to the point of being lightly overdone. But that Is not at all to the point. Give Melbourne MacDowell a chance and he will give you a hero who can be heard as well as seen. In the second ' act Is a scene of deep tenderness and rare pathos. Toman, an old man, -hears Marta tell her life story, a simple enough recital, but done with con summate skill. Here, as In the third act of "Zaza," wher'e she Is not called on to achieve any oratorical height, Miss Rob erts shows she possesses that rare power of concentration which ia the real key to success In her art. During that scene with Toman she roaches an altitude of excel lence she does not again attain during the piny. Her next scenes are almost hyster ical In their tempestuousness, and while they are given with intelligent effort, they do not have the effect of that subdued, in tensely concentrated recital that lias won for her the support of Tomas, and. for that matter, the entire audience. She docs not tear a passion to shreds, but she docs not convince by her heroics. She Is then too palpably acting. Mr. Henderson's Sebastian Is a very good piece of work, but Mr. MacDowell's Manelieh Is Just a trifle too robustious. The audience last night, although not large, was very enthusiastic over the af fair, and rewarded the fine acting of (lie second act with a serins of curtain calls. This evening "Tess of the D'Urbervilli-s" will be the piece. The Kate of Europe. Buda resth, the Hungarian capital. Is one of the handsomest cities In the world. Its wide streets, bordered by magnllicent buildings, Its parks, palaces, theaters, and, last but not not least, its luxurious cafes which have no equal, cannot fail to Im press the visitor with its wealth and beauty. The city Is built on volcanic, ground and the Interna) fires are Btlll smouldering. A visit to the St. Lucas hot sulphur baths across the Danube at Buda might lead the visitor to think that the Infernal regloua are not far off, and Indeed a humorous preacher could make good use of this when moralizing on the gay and luxuriant life of the Pesth half of the consolidated town. Another curiosity of the spot Is the" natu ral aperient waters renowned throughout the world, of which Apenta is the leading one. The Aponta accumulates In - wells dug for the purpose, arid absorbs from the soil the salts that make lta valuable pur gative. To one returning from the East by the Oriental Express, Buda Pesth appears like the gate of Europe, as it really Is, for this was the Inst outpost of the Turks In their march westward. 2,000 gallons Cottage, Paints cn the mar ket for sixty days at $1 per gallon. Ken nard Gfuss and Paint company. Penny Arcade Dismantled. W. C Cole, manager of King's park, Is authority for the statement that Omaha Is to have a largo and up-to-date ' automatic entertainment house or penny arcade as soon as he can secure a lease In the proper part of town. Mr. Cole was busy moving out the apparatus from the emporium of thlR sort which has been run on .Douglas street In the building 'which will he used for tho new ln-oent vaudeville theater. The music and picture and other machines be long to Krug park and were brought Into the city for use during the winter months. They are now going out In preparation for the opening of the park. The . Pougias Htreet stand Mr. Cole considers too far downtown and he will try to secure a place where women and children will come more freely. FIRE ' HOUSE FOR TIIE FIFTH Sherman Avenue Improvers Want it Located 8brtly. MUCH PROPERTY NEEDS PROTECTION Ftre Thief Willing; to Hasten the onntrart Inn All He t an, bat Wants Controversy Ottr lt Ended. Sherman Avenue Improvement club mem bers turned out In goodly numbers Wednes day evening to discuss matters of present moment concerning the welfare of that section of Omaha.. Dr. Bryant, the presi dent, calltd the meeting to order promptly at the time set. which Is somewhat of a novelty In these meetings. The president submitted a long list of workers whom lie had named on the dozen or more com mittees of the club ami they were con firmed. The principal topic of discussion was the ne w engine house to which the Fifth ward Is entitled under the proposition on which bonds were voted for bettering the fire department. When the bonds were voted It was 011 the tacit understanding that the new engine house for this ward should bi located In the vicinity of Nineteenth and Lake. It developed at the meeting that there is an element In the ward and dis trict which desired to have the firemen located nearer If not on Sherman avenue, where the business buildings are situated. The men In favor of this say that the high buildings of the district are not in the vicinity favored by Chief Salter. Those of the club who are opposed to this view Insist that the new fire house must be located where first contemplated or the chief of the department will not as sist In getting early action. They say that the chief and the officials concerned want to build the house ns soon as possible, but thty want tho people of the Sherman av enue district to get together and start the movement for some particular site. eel of the Locality. During the discussion Wednesday evening Instances were given to show that the dis trict sadly needs more and closer fire pro tection and from all that was said It will be but a short time until the residents will be abie to agree on this important mutter and get the work of construction under wa y. Favorable reports of progress were made on the boulevard proposition and on the matter of paving Eighteenth street. There are some minor details to be perfected In both cases, but the gentlemen who dis cussed them insist that the differences ex isting can be harmonized and everything made right by united and persistent effort. In this connection soma criticism was heard of the councilman of the Fifth ward, Mr. O'Brien. One man bluntly said he Is too busy with his own business to give much attention to ward matters. Another thought the councilman could be got to do some thing and to attend the club meetings If he was approached In the right way. The club let It go at that. On a call for contributions to tho finance fund for necessary running expenses every last man In the hall walked up and not only put his name down on the roll, but chipped In his cash as an evidence of good faith. Hereafter there will be a perma nent roll of members and all will be called on to assist by a small fee as the money may be needed. George Bassett is the man who holds the purse-strings. This club will meet every Wednesday night during the season. Ilttriiroclt on Savlnsrs Banks. Gilbert M. Hitchcock addressed the mem berr of tho Prospect Hill j Improvement club and visitors from the Omaha View club on tho subject of postal savings banks Wednesday night In the hall of the Prospect Hill club aU Thirty-fourth and Decatur streets. "Whenever you start a postal savings bank you give an example of thrift to every man, woman and child In the coun try," said Mr. Hitchcock. "The main thing Is to get a femlly In the habit of Bavlng, for It Is the start that counts. Get a man to save a few hundred dollars and you already have him educated to better things. He draws out his money and builds u house, buys a piece of land or a small business. The postal savings bank is the kindergarten of business. "Some people are surprised at the idea that the government should go into the banking business. Are we not nlready In the banking business, Tiavlng 30,000 post offices where money orders are sold? Every one of these money order offices should be made an office of deposit. Tho addltionul expense would be but .little. The government would put' the people's money Into good investments; pay the people their rate of Interest, and still have more than enough left to pay for the de posit features of the postoffico depart ment. "With the funds of the people the entire Panama cunal might be built. It can be done Jut as well with the money of the people as mltp that of the capitalists. City and state bonds can be bought and the money, for Innumerable enterprises be furnished through the postal savings banks. "I believe that the establishment of these banks will some day be brought about. It must be done by public agitation. If public men In various states will keep the eiuestlon before the people congress will be compelled to recognize the need of a plan for government savings banks It Is only a question of time." SID RESTAURANT MEN JOIN CLUB Omaha Caterers Are Taking; Member ship In the Omaha Commer cial Club Hapldlr. The hotel men and the restaurant men have put their necks In the crook of the herder and. are going Into the Commercial club as members at 2S a mem. This Is the latest development of the $1 dinner for 40 cents, which the Commercial rlub cafe continues to serve In the face of the pro tests of the hotel and restaurant men. At the executive committee meeting last Tues day three of the prominent dealers In cooked food entered the fold, and' several others were announced to enter at an early dHte. There are two versions of this affair. One Is that the Commercial club has con vinced the hotel and restaurant men that they should Join ail organization which has done them so much good, and. the other Is that the hotel and restaurant men wlsn to remove tho excuse of nonmemher shlp before they take another bite of 'the rag. President Wright of the club thinks fur ther hostilities on the pnH of the duty-accordlng-to-advalorem feeders are not in the wind. On the contrary, he holds they have come to understand the objects and methods of the club much better than th;y did, and are now heartily In sympathy with them. Mr. Wright points out that a little conversation has enabled members of the club to convince the hotel' and restaurant men that they should join a body which Is doing more for their direct interests than any other in town. The landlords profit directly by every meeting and convention which the Commercial club Is able to bring to Omaha. The delegates eat. The memters of the club, on tho other hand, especially the Jobbers, do not profit by these things. So, says Mr. Wright, tho hotel men and restauranters have come to believe In tho club hence their subscriptions. I. A. Medlar of the Hotel Reporter, sec retary of the Hotel and Restaurant Men's association, has been active In bringing In the, memberships. He declines to say any thing about tho action of the food pro fessors In Joining a club which persists In giving a dollar dinner for 40 cents. Ed Maurer and others of the association say they have not been up to the club and that Mr. Medlar is acting for them. ONE MAN DEFEATS A VERDICT Judge nay Compelled to Discharge Jnry Hint Stood Eleven to One for Many Hours. Judge Day was tip against a one-man-on-a-juty proposition Wednesday morning. The Jury in the case of State against Mich ael McMahon, charged with asrault with Intent to commit highway robbery, bad been out since 10 o'clock Tuesday morn ing. At 11 o'clock Wednesday the court or dered the Jury brought Into court. "Gentlemen of the Jury," said Judge Day, "you have now been out Something like twenty-six hours, and I desire to ask you If you are In doubt about a question of law or a question of fact?" ' The Foreman A eiuestlon of law, - your honor, in one sense, and also a question of fact. May I state the1. way we stand? The Court No, that la not necessary. You have not ,;yet come to a point where you will not consult together;, ' as I un derstand it. - The Foreman No, your honor, we have discussed the matter thoroughly. There Is one man who cannot agree with the other eleven. Then the court looked serious, but pro ceeded to question each man separately. Every man answered promptly that there was no chance of an ugreement, and two of the jurors spoke up and said that ths one man had said that he never would agree. The Court Well, of course he has a right to look at the matter In any way that to him sooms right. 1 think I will let you go out for a while longer In the hope that you may agree. Several Jurors gave vent to the opinion that this was useless and one asked the court to allow the foreman to explain the exact circumstances, but the Judge Ig nored the request. The twelve men, among whom was for mer City Comptroller Westberg, walked out and downstairs with a discouraged air. The court let . them. remain there until noon, when he again called them up, and, find ing they were still as far apart as ever, discharged them. When WRIGLEY'S the maker You KNOW it's good Wrigley makes TOD 5, The Newest Confection i3$ buys 10 and they are GOOD $5!2fc$. nips J Cat wiij Deliciously Flavored good store 77 1 If W3 a w V TT'Tr Peppermint, Winterreen, Licorlco Chew as long as you choose Wm. Wrigley Jr. & Co., Chicago aufactursr of thm F&muo JUICY FRUIT Chswint Gam j CENTS PER HUNDRED POUNDS Bates on Live Stock from Colorado to Missouri River. CONFERENCE NOW MEETING AT DENVER Effort Will He Made to Adjust nates on Basis Iieemed More Kuvor. able o the Hail-roads. Frederick Montmorency, assistant general agent of (he Burlington, has gone to Den ver to attend u meeting of railroad offi cials Interested in the Colorado live stock business. The purpose of the meeting Is to adjust the rules on live stock from Colorado points to the Missouri river and Chicago. Ldist season the Denver, North western & Pacific railway put in a rate In cents per hundred pounds from points be yond Denver, which rate figured less than the regular rate per car assessed from Denver. It is the hope of railroad men to adjust the rates so that the rates will bo lu cents per hundred pounds rather than a stated amount per car. "The rea son for this Is obvious," states a freight department official. "We now have, for instance, a certain rato for a thirty-foot car from some point, with u proportional Increase In the rate for a thirty-four-foot or thirty-six-foot car. With this condition existing it Is the tendency of the shippers to crowd a thirty-foot car-to Its utmost capacity, with the result that claims for loss follow. The rate in cents per hundred pounds will cause the shippers to pay for Just what is hauled and will be, 1 feel sure. more satisfactory all around In the long run." , WOMAN ESCAPES FROM ASYLUM Thought Probable She May Attempt to llrliirn to Her Home In Omahn. A. O. Macartney of 3T5 North Twentieth street reported to the police lust night that his wife, Kdlth V. Macartney, who has been in the state Insane asylum at Lincoln, for several months, escaped from custody yesterday morning. It was after wards, discovered that she had taken pos session of a horse and buggy left standing near tho asylum, and it Is thought she may undertake to drive to Omaha. The condition of Mrs. Macartney has Improved greatly and she was allowed liberties not usual to patients. Mr. Macartney does not think she will meet with any harm, but he wanted the police to take charge of her, If Hhe Is found, until she can bo oared for at home. Mrs. Macartney Is 31 years old, five feet three Inches high, weighs 115 pounds, dalk complexion, brown hair and wore a dark skirt with a white waist, embroidered down the front, and she may havo a fascinator on her head. Iloy Leaves Ills Home. John Craig qt 407 Poppleton avenue no tified file police last night that his son, Harry. aged 14. had ran sway from home, and that he thought the Hoy had started for South Dakota with a man named lirad ley and the latter s son. ho are driving to South Dakota In a light buggy. Mr. Craig thought It was possible the parly had not yet got beyond the city limits. INJURED BOY IS DOING WELL Lad Hurt In Klevntor Shows Slitm of Early lleeovery, According to Plij irinns. The physicians attending Waldo Steven son, the 7-year-old boy who sustained severe Injuries by being caught beneath a descend ing elevator at the wholesale millinery store of Spc Isberger & Sons company. Twelfth and Hnrney streets, say that all present In dications point toward the boy's speedy re covery. A elc'ddid Improvement Is noted In tho little fellow's condition during the last twenty-four hours. He Is taking nourish ment and, so far as can be determined at this time, did not sustain any Injuries on the skull or of an Internal nature. The re markable feature of the case Is that he escaped death, rather than the seriousness of the Injuries sustained. It Is stated by those acquainted with the circumstances of the case. One of tho attending physicians expressed Indignation last evening at what he de clares Is a gross misrepresentation of the facts of the case as chronicled by a local red ink daily. Instead of the "boy's "throat being cut from ear to ear, his skull frac titred. every tooth knockil out, both eyes torn from their sockets and all the flesh torn from the cheek and Jaw," as related by the paper referred to, the facts of the esse, as reported by the attending physicians, are as follows: "Slight skin abrasions on a part of tho neck, eyes positively uninjured, a few front teeth loosened, but none knocked out; the flesh torn for two and a half inches on the light side of Jaw and one and h half Inches on the left side. Eight stitches were tHken In the face. So far as cun be determined no Injuries on the skull, noy is eating and shows every sign of re covering." The boy was In tho Spelsberger establish ment with his mother, who was selecting a stock of millinery goods, and he placed his head over a rod to look down the shaft when he was struck. The elevator was stopped almost Instantaneously. The Stevensons llvo at Madison, Neb. The in jured boy has been cared for at the home of Mrs. Kate Remington, 33M North Twenty-second street. BOYS SENT TO REFORM SCHOOL Two Juvenile Delinquents Will lie 'Given a Chance to Work Out Salvation. In sending Willie Bracken, Benny Thomas and Roy Glover to the Kearney Industrial school JudRe Day gave the lads a heart-to-heart talk. He said he would not enter them as criminals, but as de linquents. He also told them he would keep track of them while at the school and If they proved worthy would later on se cure them a parole, so that they might have a chance to show that they Intended are to be kept at Kearney until they are 16, unless paroled sooner. NDER TIIE CITY ENGINEER New Charter Disposes of .a Largs Number of Epeoial Employes, WHO SHALL HAVE POWER TO APPOINT Stw Question Arises Over Point Left Obscure In tbe Bill slnd W hich Affects m Num ber nf Positions, ' City Engineer Itosewater has raised the question as to whether tho new charter gives him the power to appoint all Is spectors, laborers and other employes for the street cleaning and grading repair de partments as well as for tho sewer and sidewalk departments. Section i relating to the matter reads like this; "The city engineer shall have- general supervision of public, works directed to be done by the mayor and city council, exefpt street clean Ing and ordinary street repair grading und except ns otherwise provided herein, and shall cause to be kept complete record and accurate accounts of the same. He shall Investigate all complaints relating to public work I and report his findings with his recommendations to the mayor and city council for their decision and direction. He shall appoint all Inspectors, laborers and all other employes necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, subject to the extent and limit of the funds provided by tho mayor and council for the purpose; nnd shall present the names of all such Inspectors, laborers nnd all other employee to. the city council for confirmation." What Has Hern Hone. The city council went ahead Tuesday night and rehired all tho people connected with the old Board of Public Works and Advisory hoard at tho same salaries they received, the order to remain In effect until changed. The exclusion of the street cleaning and repair grading departments was taken from under his control at the suggestion of the city engineer himself, but It appears that the nrrangement was not fully provided for In the section. In addition to the discrepancy' regarding appointments, It Is specified that the engineer shall keep oc curate records and measurements of the work done . by tho . segrated departments, thus giving him more than the appoint ments to. look after. Pending, the arrival of a certified copy of the charter, however. It Is not likely that this and other points In dispute will bo settled. Meanwhile the public works department will work on tho best It can under orders from tho council. A Cow Case Still Lingers. The black and white cow which has been the cause of contention between Consta bles Ilensel and Kenworthy, Is still unde livered by the latter to the former. Hcn sel conplders that he has "the cow by the horns," as Mr.' Kenworthy has promised to turn her over by Saturday. Constable Kenworthy was cited to ap pear before Judge Vlnsonhaler vesterday morning, either to bring the cow or to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. On his promise to surrender the animal Saturday, Constable Henscl agreed to let the matter rest until that day and nothing was done by Judge, Vlnsonhaler. t , - w i . .. j s The morning of life is the time of abundance, profusion, strength, vigor, growth. When tho sun begins to sink, then the hair begins to fade and the silvery gray tells the tale of approaching age. v What shall your mirror say, sunrise or sunset? Rich, dark hair? Or faded, gray hair? Tho choice yours, for Ayer s Hair Vigor always restores color to gray Hair. And it checks falling hair, also. is J. CAyr Cow, Lowell, Muh