J THE OMAIIA DAILY BEET: TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1907. ( I? il r :i if ! .4 PRIMPS CASE IS XOLLED Showing Mad Feet He ii Accuse! of Embenlinsr Belonged to Him. JTTRY TO TEST BACKER'S SANITY Atrorner Dann Mtkri Another Movo Ne of Coa- ( IfniH Webster looaty Mirdtrtfi (From a Staff Correspondent.) J1'lSCOL.N, Jun 10. (Special Telegram.) Th three judge of the district court this 'afternoon snstalned a motion to nolle proa the char against Will C. Fhltllps ot the Mstrlct court, at the request of County At torney r. M. Tyrrell. Clerk Phillip had been Indicted by the grand Jury for retain ing VJOO In fees. The county attorney bowed the court that the fees were earned by PhUllpa during his first term and col lected by him during; his second term, that the fees belonged to him and therefor no criminal action would He against him. The three Judge of the court approved th re port made by the County attorney. - - Tet of Barker's Sanity. Judge F. O. Hamer of Kearney this after noon applied to the district court for a trial by Jury to determine the sanity of Frank Barker, tha Webster county murderer, whose death sentence will be executed on Jun IS unless the governor or the courts prevent, Mr. Hamer stated In an affidavit to th court that Warden 'A. . D. Beemer bad refused to make the application t the court, and therefore It is made without the consent of the warden. The court has made no order In the matter. Two years ago the district court refused to grant a Jury trial to determine Barker' sanity, but th su preme ' court reversed the Judgment and Governor Mickey Issued a reprieve that will expire June IS. Nebraska, Commission Uncertain. A letter from the navy department ad dressed to Governor Sheldon says that no date has been set for the placing of tho battleship Nebraska in commission. Ne braakans who have planned a trip to the Pacific coast are constantly Inquiring as to tha data of the services to be held when the ship 1 placed In commission. Th state of Nebraska has prepared a fine ' silver service to be presented on that occasion and the Daughters of the American Revolution of Nebraska! have flags-to give. The navy department writes that while the ship has been give na trial run and has practically been 'accepted by th4 government and' de livered at the navy yard, no data has been set for placing It in commission on account of the scarcity of officers and men. Gov ernor Sheldon haa made no arrangement to be present to represent the state, but hs may attend the services. If he does so he probably will be accompanied by his 'mili ary staff. To Kn force New Primary Law. Blanks are now being printed under the direction of Secretary of State Junkln and Attorney General Thompson, which will be . Dialled 'to the county clerks before July U to be placed In the hands of candidates or their friends for making application to bave tlielr names published on tha primary ballot. , This is the first action of any sort that haa been taken to put the new law Into street. ,r .,. On of the blanks wllf be an application form for: candidates themselves, who are willing to aay they want a nomination. An stber win be furnished to fit the case when a, candidate let his friends do all the hust- i'nr. If the asDlrant for office himself lakes a written request In legal form, he pan get his nam on the ballot without any I MkOTtOBMUtrrtahem. yagmsasw.-,i )Blms fa. -"If :ie b4 "caVlllIng to, do this. 4' will require an. appltcatl&rl bearing th sig nature f twenty-fivexvoters and also the V,V Bllhg- fee before the name can be placed J on th ticket. In that ' contingency, too, i . . . .1 . I .4 . A mi.- DU an davit, that tf elected he will r aerv. The state will supply a blank form for this also. Ftva thousand copies of ; the direct pri mary law were printed byorder of tha legis lature, but that iasue has been exhausted and still there are a great many calls for the act In pamphlet form. It has been de elded to have 6,000 more coplea printed at .Wat expense for extra distribution. In or der thai everyone in the state. who Is iBter" seted In nominations may know the legal provisions governing them. Haling of Hallway Consmleslon.v In granting the Burlington railroad a permit to make a competitive rat of W tent per 100 pounds of sugar from Grand Island to. competitive points with the Union faclflc. the tSate Hallway commission again lays down a ruls that Intermediate stations must be given an equally low rate. Tha Burlington In Its application requested the rate to apply only at terminal points, but If It, grants the concession for one town On line It must do the same for alt. Th point which th . Burlington desired espe cially to reach with Its 10-cent rate were Central City, Columpbs. Schuyler, Fremont, Bouth (ttnaha and Omaha.' A rat of 11.60 per ton on sand ship ments ffom Ashland to Broken Bow on'the Burlington haa been sanctioned by the rail way commission' on condition that no higher charge b made tc any Intermediate sta tions It. 1 . not known whether th rates In this form will be acceptable to the Burling, ton. 1 tls officials hav not yet notified the .railway commission as to that. ' . Increase la Stat Fee. Nearly iOO'per cent Increase Is shown In the semi-annual report of fees collected sy th -secretary of state" office up to fay U this , year, as compared with the showing for tha period ending on th same dat In 1304. Practically the whole If this ( Increase ' Is due to the new, law Thick requires corporations to pay larger rea thaa before on filing their organic trtlclcs of amendments.- About five-sixths f all the revenue collected by the office si th past six months was derived from that source. Below are the figure con tained In the secretary of state's report to !h roveraor: For affixing great seal ' and for warding notarial commission I SOS. 00 I or mum articles ot incorpora tion, etc 10.804.46 ror making transcripts and cer- cat 429 40 for -labels and trade marks 4.60 Tor issuing brand and marks 199. SO for motor vehicle licenses Jort.OO Tor filing cerlliU-atvs of agents... SI. 15 from all other sources .n Total SU.S7I.7a For ths same period of time one year . wo th receipt of th offlc were ' I6.S1S.&X showing a net Increase of 16, 068. -'or the half of 1907. Floon Destroys Brldaes. ma eastern ana southeastern part of anoasier countp got a tremendously heavy rainfall last night and a number of county trldsee were washed out. On Stevens' jreea. It is declared, nearly every bridge - iu more or less damaged. According to the stories that . reached Sparkling apenta (Natural Apenta Carbonated), 'l' ' t iH $PUTS ONLY. X Rcfrsahlnr ni Piektiat Aperient for Morelsx Use. Dr. Lyons PERFECT Tooth Poucbr Cleanses, and beautifies tha teeth and purifies the breath. Used -by people of refinement br over a quarter of a century. Convenient for tourists. PREPARED BY ' th office of the county commissioner this morning, the rainfall was so heavy that It washed trees and piling over these bridges, giving then a big wrench and twisting them out of place. It was declared that a big rainstorm a few weeks ago knocked about seventeen bridges and culverts out of business, and this number, augmented by those of last night, means that there will be a consider able territory in the county which will be cut off from travel on business or pleasure. Unless the commissioners are able to lo cate bridge lumber of the right dimensions. It is rather Indefinite when they will get into action and replace structures that hav left their mooring or been turned about and twisted by storms and heavy rains. They have the legal opinion of the county attorney that thep can buy lumber needed and build th bridges. JULES HOFMAN NOT DEAD MAN Not Bo Certain, However, It la Not Body f Brother. GRAND ISLAND,. Neb June 10. (Special Telegram.) The . coroner's Jury found the unidentified dead man to hav been killed by some person unknown to th Jury. It has been made clear, how ever, that the dead .man is not Jules Hofman. A telegram by th Independent to Chapman, Kan., led to the Informa tion that Jules Hofman was In Deshler alive and well. Later Hofman telephoned to th paper, and stated that hi brother, Frank, bad been in this state but had not been heard from for soma weeks and asked that the body be held and he would come on the first train. It Is hoped Mr. Hofman will be able to aid In establishing the identity of the dead man. ... KLEIN EXTRADITED TO NEBRASKA Meyers and Roe Need Not Come Back with Officers. SIOUX CITT. Uu. June 10. Governor Cummin today decided to deny tho re quest of the Nebraska authorities for requisition for George Meyer and L. E. Roe, alias "Hhand and a Hair Kelly, but Frits Klein is to go to Nebraska to stand trial for the alleged burglary of the Winnebago bank. In giving his decision, Gevornor Cummins held that It "had been shown conclusively . that Meyers and' Roe couldn't possibly have been at Winnebago when the crime was committed. Fire Department .for Crofton. CROFTON, Neb June 10. Special Tele gram.) The town. ot Crofton has made Its first step In he way of fire protection. - The city council bought a Sixty-gallon ahemlcal fire engine, and on Saturday night' Itjwas given a severe' trial by a picked "fire com pany fronv ths town. A budding was put up during the day of new lumber leaving one, Jl1.(1v. WPl "hk Jraa .Saturated wlth on im.m, on tfiro jvifcer ,,-tpnr naa gained a good headway A signal was "given and the fir boys made a-run of two blocks and succeeded If extinguishing the flame in a 'very few minutes, although a haevy wind threatened-to-burn the buttdlng down before they could .reach' It. After the test a meeting was held And 'a fire company waa organised with the following officers: O. R. Robinson, chief;. Will Boyer, ass lst snt chief; Harry Kemp, captain; H. C. Wulf, assistant captain; A. E. Tatum, sec retary, and Charles RuJlen, treasurer. The council has purchased a lot upon which an engine house will be built this week. A novo 1 on' hand now to rats fund with .vhlch to buy a bell tower and bell. Swedish Baptists In Session. BTROM3BURG, Neb., June 10. Special.) The Swedish Baptists of the state are holding their annual conference with the First Baptist church of this city these days, with a delegation of nearly 200 vis itors from all over th state. The reports of the work wer encouraging; and showed a steady increase In the work. Of special Inspiration and uplift to this, meeting was the presence of the mission secretary of the general work In this . country, Rev. G. A. Hagstrom of ' Chicago, as was also that of Rev. G. Nyqulst of Omaba, repre senting th Institutions of learning and charity. ' Nelson brothers male .quartet ot Omaha furnished vocal selections. - Offi cers elected for conference are: -President. O. Hogfelt, Valley.; vie president, Qustaf Nyqulst, Omaha; secretary. Rev. Carl A. Anderson. Stromsburg; assistant secretary, C. A. Anderson. Stark ; treasurer, L, J. Malmaten, Gothenburg. v Plenlrkers' Oarrlaara Dnrns. ALBION, Neb.. June 10. Special. ) A most peculiar conflagration happened near here last week. A fishing party given by Dr. and Mrs. L; E.' Scouten In honor of Miss Vera Allen of Omaha became so en grossed in their pleasant pursuit that they wer utterly unaware of the fact that the carriage In which they came' to. the brook was burning whHe standing ' with the horses hitched to it. After awhile hunger drove the party to thels base of supplies and when they arrived they found th feast In ashes, as was also their carriage, wraps and bonnets. The faithful horses still stood hitched to the buggy tongue with their tall allghjly scorched, .but otherwise no worse for th fat thai had overtaken the feast, the wrape and th carriage.' .The doctor Is unable to offer any explanation as to the origin of the fir. Christina Union Convention. HA8TINCS, Neb., June 1. (Special.) The tenth annual convention of 'the west Nebraska branch of th Toung People' Christian union of th United Brethren church met at Hastings June S to June T. About ninety members wer present. The meetings were Interesting and full of en thusiasm. The reports show a membership of over 1,100 In the west Nebraska branch and that, during the year, over tl.lM have bven raised for all purposes. Tha question arose, "Shall we be called Christian En deavorers or Christian UnlonersT" The so cieties decided to retain their old name for the present. Rev. a M. Zlk of Kearney presided. Bishop W. IL Weekly of Kansas City was a distinguished visitor and mads ths young people several Interesting and helpful addresses. BOY MURDERS HIS M0TI1ER Thomas McCoy Mikes Confession to Bassett Officers. HAD rumSHED HTM SEVERELY This Waa Given as Reason. Wky II Jlad Plotted to Kill Iter Woman, Widow, Mother Five Children. BA8SETT, Neb.. June 10. (Special.) The supposed accidental shooting of Mrs. Thomas McCoy, In th northwest part of Rock county, by her" 10-year-old son, proved to have been a ease of deliberate murder, the boy having confessed to County Attorney Douglas and later to sev eral other persons that he shot his mother because she had punished him severely. The shooting occurred Friday. Saturday the officers went out to hold the inquest, at which It was developed that the shooting wss Intentional and the coroner's Jury re turned a verdict accordingly. The boy had claimed that he shot his mother accidentally while shooting at a meadow lark, but he : confessed to- the county attorney, and later to several per sons, that he shot her Intentionally, and gave a a reason tha tact thst she had been In the habit of punishing him i verely. In his confession hs stated that he got the gun In the house while his mother's back was turned, placed loaded shells In three ' empty chambers, put the weapon In his Inside coat pocket, fol lowed close Jpehlnd her to the field where she was going to plant some beans, and while she was getting the seed ready for planting he, at the distance of about ten feet, drew the gun, and deliberately aiming It at the back of her head, fired and killed her Instantly. After she fell he shot her again In the side and then dropped the gun and ran to where a couple of his brother were working In the same field. The weapon used was a five-shot double action thlrly-elght-callber revolver. Mrs. McCoy was a widow and was living on a KInkaid homestead. She leaves five young children. The boy Is under arrest. ' Water Works Bonds Defeated. WESTON, Neb., June 10. (Special.) An election to vote on the Issuance of bonds for water works was held here today, and the bonds were defeated by two votes. This is the second trial. Nebraska News Notes. ' ST. PAUL Two fine showers, one this morning early, accompanied by thunder and lightning, and another heavy one this aft ernoon, visited this section today. - The precipitation amounted to 1.68 Inches and will supply all present needs for moisture. S H ELTON A state veterinary surgeon came here from Grand Island yesterday and examined four horses, which .were found to be afflicted with genuine glanders. He 'ordered them shot. This is the first appearance of this disease In this vicinity for years. WEST POINT Word has been received in the city of the marriage- of Maurice Conlln of Bancroft, and Miss Ida Klrkley of. Llnnsburg.-Mlnn. The groom Is the second son of John Conlln, pioneer settler of Cuming county. The young couple will make their home In Lincoln. FREMONT Almost two Inches of rain fell here last night, and as the ground was already well soaked there Is more stand ing on the surface than is needed. The Platte Is running bank full,, but no trouble Is anticipated from it. The road are heavy, especially. . on the bottom. GREELEY William P. Toohey and Mabel Rogers were muried at the Catholic church here Monday morning, Rv. Father Flan Igan Officiating. They left for Denver on the'9 O'clock trnln for a short wedding trip. Mr.'-Toohey ' it deputy" cownty 'clerk of Grpeley county and Miss Rogers had charge of the central telephone office. - TECUM8EH Moses. " Roberts, a well known, fanner of this county, got - Into trouble with two horse traders last evening and was assaulted. He. drove home from town, and upon seeing the traders tlelng their horses to his fence requested them not to do so. One man struck Mr. Roberts over the head with a club and kicked hira in the face. The offenders were arrested. WE8T POINT One hundred and fifty persons of both sexes, ths majority of whom were young people, received tho sacrament of confirmation In St. Mary's Catholic church yesterday morning at the hands of the bishop of the diocese, Rt. Rev. Richard Seannell, D. D., of Omaha. Thla Is the largest class confirmed in the diocese for many, years, the preparations for this event having occupied the atten tion of the local clergy for some months past. WEST POINT Another twenty-four hours ot steady rain, daring which time over four Inches of water has fallen, will still further delay agricultural operations In this section of the state. The low lands on the Elkhorn and many of the creek bottoms are under water generally, and it is feared that the corn planted there is ruined. The temperature on Sat urday and Sunday and today is a little warmer than during the first part of the week, but the damp atmosphere has a very depressing effect. EXETER Conductor Craven,' who took the contract to manufacture the twenty-four-inch cement tlie for the drain, 'or sewer, through town and of which more than 600 feet have been placed, has had to throw up th contract, as his cement tile will not stand the weight ot dirt that covers it and Is breaking down. He has placed an order for two car loads of twenty-one Inch clay -tile to replace It. This will be 'a heavy loss for Mr. Craveir. as he had a written contract with the boaVd to replace it If it did not stand the test. He thinks perhaps he did not use enough cement in the composition. EXETER The rainy, disagreeable week Just passed culminated In a bt-avy thunder storm yesterday afternoon. An Inch of water, fell, making better than two Inches continued wet almost no cultivating has been done, and a majority of corn fields are a sorry looking sight. Th corn is small, yellow in color, thin In stool and very weedy, and since the hard rain of yesterday It looks ss if there will not be much If any work done In the fields this week. Wheat and oats, however, are booming and have made remarkable growth during the last ten days, and prospects now are for a good small grain crop. FREMONT The election for the forma tion of a dyking and drainage district comprising the southern part pf the city and lands adjoining the Platte, which was held Saturday, resulted in a decisive vote hi favor of the district. The canvass of the votes had not been completed this noon, but enougk hed been counted to assure the result. Property owners who were flooded out last spring by the rise of the Platte are much pleased over the result. It Is expected that the directors will begin work as soon ss It is possible to have plans snd specifications for a dyke along the river prepared and that the work will be done this season. , SH ELTON During the past week the rainfall in this part of Buffalo county has exceeded two Inches, and crops and pas tures, which have been so backward all spring, have made Immense growth and are not very far behind any previous year. The fall wheat, whlcn it was feared would be damaged by the early dry weather, is now mostly headed out and will be a splen did crop, and alfalfa, which is a little later than last year, will be cut in the next few days and will make a heavy crop of hay. Oats, which a few weeks sgo were not promising well, have Improved splendidly, and corn Is good both In stand and In slse and Is about all plowed over for the first time. Chamberlaln'a Colic. Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy 1 equally valuable for chil dren and adults. Railway Nates Personals. The Northwestern will begin the running of through trains on a regular schedule to Gregory, 8. I)., June IS. L. W. Wakeiey, general passenger agent of the Burlington, has gone to Chicago to attend th mealing of the passenger repre sentatives of th western roads Tuesday. Tha Interstate Commerce com ml sal son has sustained the position of the railroads at Kansas City in charging S3 for recon lgnment of grain. Th commission held the reconslgnn.ent charge is reasonable. The Omaha Grain exchange has been after several ot th railroads, including ib Burlington, for some time to abolish these charges, and it is thought the decision In the Kansas City case will stop auy action. msl ths railroad la Owaba, Invest Before Saturday Midnight, June 15 The IMPORTANT With each share, you buy this week you get $7.50 worth of transportation or freight. This -Si means cash to you. 3 Yoti know that a cent f rSTWfX t induce people to travel who have heretofore never thought of traveling. You know that people will go oftener if they have cheaper and faster service. You know the electric runs more excursions. You know of the many fairs, picnics and chautauquas that are held along our line Notice the freight proposition. This road will easily serve a territory of five miles on either side of the line, makincr a territory ten miles in width and 159 miles in 'length, or a territory of 1,017,600 acres. In 1906 this territory produced over 40,000,000 bushels of grain. Raised over 40,000 hogs, and over 20,000 cattle, to say nothing of the horses, sheep and poultry produce. There was shipped into this territory over 8,000 tons of freight. , Does this not suggest of a first-class, up-to-date electric road through this ter ritory! You kijow that with such an earning power this stock will go to par in a very short time. You know the Bell Telephone stock started at ten cents a share. ....... Many valuable opportunities have been lost by simply w do that. You know that with all the above in view it does not require a scientific mind to realize the immense earning that will be derived from this road. Invest now and let your dollars work for you. The stock is issued fully paid and non-assessable. Our preliminary work is complete and permanent work started. "Write for booklet. Mail all orders to. , OMAHA (SL NEBRASKA CENTRAL RAILWAY i SUNDAY 1TJHE THEATERS .'.'Th Holy City'VAaC'urwo'cid an. UnqneitioniJ'Suoceas. - DRAMA HAS DEEP RELIGIOUS TONE Deals Revrrcatlallr wlfs , Prss and Incidents Connected with Ufa . and Work ml Jesas of Naa areta While on Earth., "Th Holy City," a spectacular drama based on Incidents ot New Testament his tory, was offered at the Burwood yesterday to the Intense satisfaction of two of . the largest audiences ever assembled In that theater. It would not be surprising; If this play would do for Omaha, what It did for Kansas City mak a new record for num ber of conecutlv performances. It wa played three consecutive weeks in Kan sas City during; the winter, and was Im mensely successful all during the long run. It Is reasonably certain that unless it be offered her for longer than a week many people will be disappointed. Eleven per formances, even though the house be packed at each, as It was yesterday, will not give all th opportunity to review the magnifi cent spectacle Manager Woodward has prepared. People la tha Play. Th dramatlo action of th play center around Mary of Magdala, Barabbas, Judas and Calaphaa, although many others whose names are familiar to all ara Introduced, and the stage Is peopled at times by a verit able multitude. Tha chief episodes are th conversion of Mary, th betrayal of Jesus, th arrest of Barabbas, the hearing before Pilate, th remorse of Judas and ths resur rection. Th dramatist has approached tha topic In i most rsverentlal manner, and this haa not been altered In setting the piece on ths stag.. Th presence of Jesus Is Indicated merely by th beam of pur whit light, adopted as an excellent and appropriate expedient, and reference to Him ar at all times marked by th deep est reverence. At times, fn fact, th drama partake largely of th nature of a religious service, and on Can easily forget that It Is a theater, and Imagine that a company of devout worshippers has gathered. Th closing tableau, in which th company, headed by Mary and Barab-' baa. converted and consecrated. Is led In singing the anthem. "H I Risen. Alle luia." Thl la a most impressive and fit ting finale toAh drama. lrv Interest f Drama. Ths love Interest la between Mary and Barabbas. and this Is cleared of Its dross AN OLD EDITOR Pomad $2,000 Worth of rood. Ths editor of a paper out In Okla., said: "Yes, It Is true when I got hold of Grape Nuts food. It waa worth more than a $Juu0 doctor bill to me, for It made me a well man. I hav gained S pound in weight, my strength has returned tenfold, my brsln power haa been given back to me, and that Is an atiaolut essential, for I am an editor and hav been for Ii year. "My pen shall always be ready to apeak a good word for this powerful nutritive food. I bad of course often read the ad vertisement reattrding Grape-Nuts, but never thought to apply th food to my own use, until. In my extremity acid slok neaa th thought cam A m that It might fit my ease. Th statements In regard to th food ar absolutely correct, as I hav proven la my own ca, On vary fortu nate thing about th foed Is that while it Is th moat sclentlflcaUy mad and highly nourishing, concentrated food I hav aver known. It has so delicious a taste that It wins and holds friends. Tbr' a Rea son." Kaad "Tb Boaf'to WeUvUls," l P. , Transportation and Freight Donus Will Soon Terminate Js , " I, N Jl -TT irAuBO j e----FYwm, v A moment 's study of the map, way of steam roads branching out in various directions from Hastings, Aurora, Osceola, David City, Wahoo and Omaha, will convince you that the entire population of Adams, Hall, Hamil ton, York, Polk, Butler, Saunders and Douglas Counties will have easy access to the interurban. You know the population of these counties is something like 300,000. You know that thousands coming from farther east or west and a half passencrer rate will that induce people to travel, to you the immense earning power 320 First National Bank and road a beautiful sentiment by th In fluence' of the Master on the lives of th two. Calaphaa naturally affords th pro tagonist, and Juda 1 his tool. Martha, Lasarus, .Zacharla, Peter, John, Pllat and others known and a few characters needed to fill out th story participate In the spoken part of the drama, while an unusual num ber of supernumeraries crowd tha stage at times, furnishing most vividly energetic mobs, either surging In fierce demonstration or fleeing In terror from th unknown but apparent wrath. Mis Hudson lead this aggregation at the house of Pilate, wher Barabba Is demanded, and "Crucify Hlmt" resounds whenever the name of the Kas arene is mentioned. She reminds one of th "potroleuse" of th day of th com mune In Paris a fury Incarnate. But her sea) is merely a part of the realistic work of all. Miss Lang is Mary, and Is Intensely In earnest in her portrayal of the part. It does not give her such great opportunities as usually fall to the lot of the heroine, but it does call for a constantly sustained effort, increasing In pitch until the climax Is reached In the fourth act, after Calvary. Again, In the closing act, which Is not antl cltmactlc, she leads . the action. Careful study of th role, and her experience In Kansas City during ths long run of th play there, enable Miss Lang to make th performance Impressive. Miss Hill as the home-loving . and housekeeping Martha la also splendidly cast. Share of the Men. Mr. Davtes quits dominates the play as Calaphas. He makes th high priest seal ous In defense of the law and tha tradi tions of his order; tireless in pursuit of the Naiarene, and determined In his cutting off. He mocks to' apostles and their faith, and persists In an effort to stamp out heresy; many notable examples for the conduct of Calaphas may be found In the annals of Christendom. Mr. Kirks makes of Judas a despicable, covetuous, avaricious wretch; quite the opposite of ths high pstriotlo type pictured for us by Paul . Heys In "Mary of Magdala." The frensy and finally delirium of remorse from which Judas suffered Immediately before he committed suicide ar most energetically portrayed by Mr. Klrke. George Arvlne has Barabbas In his care, and make him a very likeable sort of chap. For the purposes of the play, Barabbas Is divested of some of tha attri butes that brought htm so near to cruci fixion, and Is made more of a rebel against Rome than a mere robber of passing trav eler; he become a patriot rather than footpad. HI meeting with Mary la casual. In ths course of her trade as a courtesan, but he follows her, and through her Influ ence comes under the spell of th Nasarena, and professes his faith In th new religion. It 1 well wrought out and most logically presented by Mr. Arvlne. John Todd as Pllat ha a brief but illuminating oppor tunity, and rise fully to th occasion. His splendid welcome back last night continued until he stilled the audience with th same gesture he used on the mob, although h smiled on th audience. Will Davis as Peter Is good, as ar alio Mr. Birch as Zacharlas and Mr. Arnold as Calchol, a Roman centurion. tag Settings and Masla. Th stage setting Is elaborate and Inter esting tn detail. It Is th most extensive ver seen at the Burwood. and adds greatly to the effect of the play. Incidental muslo has been appropriately provided by Director Hoffman. Owing to th length of th drama, It Is absolutely essential that ths curtain go up promptly in th evening at s:lfc, and In th afternoon at t:. A th first act la a "dark" act, It is impossible to seat people during ths time the curtain 1 up. About HO found this to be true last night, and had to stand during th entire first act. If you want to be seated for th first act. you must be at th theater before th cur tain goes up thl wk. "Tha Little Oateaaf at tha Krsg. Th usual Urge Sunday audiences greeted th HI more Stock company Sunday after noon and evening In their presentation of tha J-our-hct no-truBa, Tb UtU Out ....... ylsJL oMAHaih! A Few Solid Facts IiV Regard to Omaha fir Nebraska Central Railway noticing the many feeders of the You know of many national held in Omaha. You know the express business will be unusually large along this line. , You know of the many towns along the line to be lighted with electricity. You know the thousands of rural homes that will aban don the oil lamps and install the You know that it is worth $400.00 a share today. You know the Aurora and Elgin electric road out of Chicago started at $25.00, today it is $140.00. You know that thousands have been made by investing a few hundred in these propositions. You know that history repeats itself, Opportuity never does. aiting and putting off. Don't do Building. Omaha. Neb. cast." A number of songs and dances ar Introduced In th third act by Miss EHanor Meyers, which ar well received. . Mia Lydia Powell Ukea th title role In a pleasing manner. " Ola Pomeroy gives a vivacious characterisation of Bob, the newsboy. Robert Blaylock takes the part of Paul Weston and William Kerby as Teddy Forest won the hearts of tha audi ence, Th play will oontlnu Monday, Tues day and Wednesday, with the usual mati nee. "Fra Diavolo" nt th Boyd. Tha Beggar Prince . Opera company ap pears at the Boyd during th first half of th thjrd week of Its engagement In Auber's romantlo opera, "Fra Dlavolo." The audi ence yesterday afternoon and evening wer disappointed In the absence of Miss Ethel Balch from tha cast. Miss Balch has been 111 and was unable to appear yester day. The management promises shs will be on hand tonight and the remainder of th week to sing the part of Zerllna. With Miss Balch In the cast to sing the half dosen or more sweet songs that fall to the part and to add her vole to the chorus parts, "Fra Dlavolo" ought to prove one of the moat popular of the bills of the engagement. It is full from start to finish of beautiful solos and melodious choruses. It also contains enough low comedy to give It spice. Mlsa Balch' place In th cast yesterday was . taken by Miss Jessie Mayhew with moderate success. Not all of ths real music is given to Zerllna.' however. Mr. Hunting ton as Fra Dlavolo disguised as a marquis Is given splendid opportunity to use his voice, both alone and In th lead of chorus parts. With Mr. Roach, who sang th part of Lorenso. Zerllna' lover, be sings a duet of high merit. Mr., Roach I also given plenty of chance to use his rich tenor, particularly In "Victoria" with the chorus and In some pretty love songs. The closing number of the second act, sung by Messrs. Huntington, Roach, Fetch and Murray and Misses Mayhew and Forrest, proved on of The to Act K lone? m death it . uncertain, every man admit that the tim tn - ! lis siAiy-iour yean of hutory tha Mutual Life haa paid its policy boldera 738 millions because th;y acted on tha idea that the time to act is now. Thit vast sum would have been vastly s;reater had it included the patronage of men With equal means, in equal health, with equal needs, who toiled to apply the truth that the time to act is now. The Mutual Life Insurance Company lias done untold good, has brought untold comfort to the neody as it has faithfully discharged it, accruing oM'., tons, but u has no way of helping the man who does not come to realize that the time to act is now. Let us how you what can be done to-day. The Time to Act is NOW. For the new forms of policies consult (our nearest agent, or write direct to The Mutu&l Company electric road will have in the will pass over the electric. as well as state occasions V up-to-date electric lights. this. Let the other fellow ' the most popular, and the curtain was noored three times at Its closa, Oeorge Murray and James Wood, 'as Beppo and Gracomo, respectively, do eom exceedingly clever' comedy work. Mr. Mur ray scored a hit In some topic songs In th third act and In hi famou burlesque m(rror dance. He was recalled several times after both. The chorus shows a decided Improvement and In the prayer chants In the second and third acts was excellent. Th opera I carefully staged and the costumes ar good. The opera will be sung ths first half of th week, the bill changing Thursday night. The engagement of the company at th Boyd-ends .on Saturday night PATIENCE MAY JE TESTED Exchange of . Telephone ' X amber Liable to Cnnse Some Itafjled Feeling. Trouble ahead I .. Until the Nebraska Telephone company can collect all It old directories, those of the April edition, the patrons of that Insti tution, as well as the young women at th switchboards, ar destined to meet with some conditions likely to try their patience. The reason is this. Some I.Ouo numbers have necessarily been changed by the open ing Saturday at midnight of the new Lak street, or Webster, exchange. These num bers are all corrected In the new directory, which is out snd bears date of June, but these directories have not been thoroughly distributed over the city, so that many people will be calling out of the old book for a while and getting mixed up. Local 'Manager Ryner says ths company Is collecting the old books and distributing the new Just as rapidly as possible. Th task has been completed, ho thinks, In th business district, but it will recrulr a few days to get all over the resldenc districts. Th work will be accomplished Jut as quickly a It Is physically possible. In order to reduo the complication to th minimum, Time is NOW certain nA it lu as Ug ggj with responsibility must - . i. nM T i Life Insur&nco of New York. N. T.