" XV CAPITAL CITY COURIER S3 Vol. 3. No. U2 LINCOLN, Nkdkaska, SXTUKDAY, May 112, 1888 PKIOIC FlVIC OlCNTfS ! V AN OBSERVERS THOUGHTS, COMMENTS AND OPINIONS IN TYPE. What llo Sees, 1 1 nun, Think mill iiKlncs. Im- T IS TO UK regretted very much tlmt our streets wcro in such liorrlblo condl Hon during tho visit of tlio state drug gists this week. Not content with this the heavens seemed to shod their tears to mnko even that liorrlblo state of things won. However, I feel confident that our friendly visitors appreciate tho circumstances and know that when n city's streets nro torn up preparatory to paving, thoy cannot make n very udtnirablo nppenrance. How over, ladies and gentlemen, when you visit us again, we will mako amends for tho pant by driving you in our finest vehicles over Lincoln's paved thoroughfares. Many of our renders have doubtless been shocked at tho cruclul point of u theatrical porfonimuce by the fainting of soma one in tho audience; but if wo nro to behove the follow ing from Fred Nye's fountain, this is merely a trick, of tho trado. Tlmt it has Wen succcssf ul in Inducing patronage goes without saying, but hereafter wo can regard such scenes with the stolidness that betokens tho blast Man, Miss Faunlo Bliss, a member of Hobort Man. tell's, "Monbars" compnny, is lying ill at tho Duiker hotel with malaria. Bheisn woman perhaps 40 years of ago and not unprciosess ing. Her part In tho play was to got n con tplcuotis seat among tho audience and faint hysterically away when Monbars burnod tho red grcoHo oft his arm in tho dog scono. She inform us that kho fainted eighteen times during tho Chicago engagement, and was dragged out every time. She says she has done fnr more to render "Monbars" popular and to ndvertlso it than any other nicinWr of the company, and sbo fears tho lady who has been selected as her substitute will not play tho part up to its possibilities. Miss Illiss lias a cousin who does a similar fainting net for Mansfield in tho play of "Dr. Jekylt and Mr. Hyde". I am pleased to announce tho arrival of our esteemed friond, Mr. Jacob Mahler, who arrived Wednesday accompanied by his cstl mablo lady and llttlo daughter, Rosalind, and nro now quartered at tho Windsor hotel. Mr. Mahler has Kt'ii welcomed back by his legion of friends, and I might say that tho warm welcome tendered him by everyone was not ono that welcomes n business or profes sional man, but tho hearty welcome that is accorded a friend, for of such Mr. Mahler has legions in Lincoln. From the prospect it appeals now that his success this season will even exceed that "of last year, und of course this is an encouraging outlook. Many former scholars that tho professor had thought would not attend the fourth year havo np plied nmong the first. I am pleased to note this, unit Iiojkj Mr. Mahler will- nJoy his limited season's sojourn In Lincoln as he has heretofore. As for the Observer and the CouniKii, their best wishes are hereby ex tended. Mr. Mahler hays there will HsItlvely le only this term. Spcuklngof the Alma wreck yesterday Mr. A. S. ltuymuud, of Raymond Brothers, in formed the Observer that a letter had been received from one of their men on the road conveying tho nous that whilo near tho scene of the recent wreck at Alum, on tho II. & MM ho (toe traveling man) learned that nine of the victims had died, including those found in the stream, and expressed much surprise at not seeing the news in the dally jiapers. These, together with tho death of Charley Eaton yesterday, mako ten deaths caused by tho disaster. It does seem strange that nearly all news regarding tlieso deaths have not been chronicled in the entorprislng (f) dolly papers, but money is a great power these days with the press, and pcrha.s if less of it wero used with such papers as our morning sheet, Its readers would get more news and hear more about wrecks and other railroad news on tho Ilurlington than Is now suppressed ; hut us it is generally known that the Journal is owned (In a sense) by tho 11. & M.,lts readers havo ceased to look for facts in tho case of railroad accidents, etc. It is also quite puz zling to know just why tho Kttcninii Democrat has changed its mission in regurd to tho rail, roads. Baverol months ago it was giving the railroads fits, but siucelfchortly before tho In ceptlonof tho strike It has turned completely and In yesterday's edition It oven went so far us to assert that I'rovldence, and not the H. & M. was to blame for the Alma accident. Per haps tho Democrat' polo was long enough to knock the crsmmon, hence the change In tune. Hut is this so nbout the fatal results of tho wreck ( Why is there nothing done in tho matter i Or is everything running smoothly i League Meeting, Tho meeting of the Irish National league Sunday wns it very spirited one, tho princi pal toplo Itelng tho consideration ot the ro script of Popo I.i which has caused a great commotion all over the world. Hon. I'. O'Cassidy, as orator of tho day. made n very eloquent address touching ukjii tho genealogy of tho Irish race, Its arts of war and iioaee, paying his resiiects also to tho present gov eminent of the Emerald Isle. A letter was read from Hon. John Fitzger ald, ut tho time absent In Chicago, expressing his views an tho papal pronunelumonto. A series of resolutions referring to tlds subject wos then Introduced by Mr. Button, from which wo take tho following excerpt, as indicative of the fooling of tho league in this matter: lie fid vol, That us the league Is composed of men of all creeds, it In not within Its prov ince to discuss religious iiuestlons, hut as Irishmen, devoted to the ciiusoof Irish free dom wo deny the lightol'uny authority what soever outside of the duly elected representa tives of tho Irish people to Interfere with the political movements of tho Irish nation, and we especially deprecate tho Interference of the Hoinuii court In tho political contest now being carried on ly the people of Ireland ugulust a forclKii government and Its land lord garrison In our long suH'orlng and un happy motherhood, Tho reiolutions wero unanimously adopted and after tho reading of several extracts from Dublin nowspajiers, and from cablegrams of J'arnell and Dillon by Mr. Patrick F.gun, and tho adoption of a resolution of sympathy to spoctlng the Into Dr. O'Sheo, tho meeting ndjourncd. 1'. D. Corsets n't Oakley &Co's. NOTES ON DICYCUNQ. linns About Wlint Is the Npnrl, Lm-nl News and llulug done lit lrncrsl, Heavy demand for safety wheels nro repor ted all over tho country. An effort will o nmdo to organlro a Cycle Club lu Lincoln, and as them ara now nUmt fifty riders In tho city, it would mmmi that qulto a strontf organization might Iks nmdo. Much rain makoth tho cycling record seeker sad. For the iast few days wo havo had rain and rain, and then some moro rain, but with all bicycling may still be seen and every bright day moro of them turn out, Mr. Addis, Lincoln agent for the Columbias has n complctolluo of snmplo machines of that mnko nt 81.11 O street, among them is tho Velos Columbia, thoj rear driving snfoty that is nt present creating such a sensation In wheeling centers. Any ono thinking of buy ing n wins? 1 would do well to see tho Columbia boforo placing their order. Our Washington correspondent writes about tho ladles as follows: The Ladle Cycle Club admitted eight now members nt their last meeting, and have several applications. Their limit will soon lie ronched. Tills club is com tsxsiof sotno of tho Ust eople In tho city. They aro enthusiastic and will rido for the benefit and pleasure which the sport afford ed. They have organized their club to tho purpose of encounigcing Indies to rldo; nnd desire to nvoid everything which approaches thoconsplcious; for Instance, one of their rules provides that they will not rldo In lino or nppear in pirado of any kind. Tho ladies will with few exceptions, rldo tho now Indies bicycle, which is manufactured hero. This machine is a great invention, nnd Is an un doubted success lu every respect. I hnd my doubts nbout it at first, but since I have seen It used tioth on tho road and In tho city by ladles who never oven rode tricycles my suspicions havo Ih-oii removed and I do not hesitate to pronounce it the most or fect cyclo ever Invented for Indies use. They nro becoming quite common here, as the companys school. Machines nro lu constant use upon the street. A Question of Taste. Bt Louis Bwnln (at ocru Would you liko somo peanuts, Miss Bhawsgardcnf Miss Bhawsgardeu- Thanks, not any, Mr Mulehccl. Do you know 1 consider it just a trillo low for young ladies to munch pcanuta at tho opera; and besides, 1 have provided myself with chewlnir gums It Is tn much the better tasto. .May lYfttUul, The Maj Musical Festival promises to bo a great event In tho history of Lincoln. Tho chorus will numUr sixty voices, and will he under tho leadership of Prof. Burtlett, con ductor of tho Mozart club ot Chicago. Of the soloists there are Miss (lenevra Johnson of Chicago and Mrs. Kate II. Cheney of Sioux City, sopranos; Mrs. Donuo of Crete, contral to; Mr. II. II. Young, Into of London, Eng land, Mr. C. M. Koolerof DosMolnes and Mr. II. L. Curtiss of Lincoln, baritones; Mr. C. E. Dennis of Sioux City, tenor, and Prof. Ilart lett, tuisso, as well as a number of local vo enlists. Tho festival commences on Tuesduy evening, and will continue three nights. Tho oratorio of "Judas Maccabeus1 will Ih ren dered Weduesday evening, and the cantata ot "Tho Holy City" Thursday evening. It Would lie runny To see tho Lincoln streets lrnvtsl, To see everybody iwy their debts. To seo (leorgo Foresmau dressed as a girl. To see C. II. Rlchter do anything lniK)llte. Not to see Miss A illoughby play at a party. To seo Frank Zchruug wheeling n baby car riage. To see a certain lot of ladles w Ithout chew ing gum. If tho hoys got Harry Heirelllnger to pay for six supers again. To rend tho lournal and not to see some pull's in Its columns for Itself. If you over hear of Lincoln and Omaha working harmoniously together. To see the Lincoln bull club come out ahead, but. they will have to play ball to do It. Miss Mamie Uhl, of Somerset, Pa., arriv ed lu tho city Monday, From Texas, where she has been visiting tor several weeks past. Miss Uhl will spend the summer lu Lincoln, the guest of J. J, luiholl', l'Juud J street. It Is surprising that people will sutler with rheumatism, as many do, when a remedy that will promptly relieve them can lie procured for llfty cents. Tho remedy refered to Is Chamlierlalu's Pulu Halm. Many seveie cases havo boon cured by It. Sold by W. J. Turner. Mr. John C. Lyons and Miss Annie K. Hoffman, two well known young eoplo of this city, were married Wednesday evening at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. y. Hell, Mil C street. Many elegant presents were re ceived. Tho young couple have settled down to tho enjoyment of married life at corner of Tenth and II streets. Unites, It Is almost an Inducement for you to get married to seo those now wedding invi tations locolved at Wossolei Dobbin's, Coi'K IKH olllco, this week. "They are orfectly grand" is what ono of our readers said yotcr day, and so they are. The assortment com prises all the novelties Just Introduced, and a look at them will convince every one that they are the prettlst ever seen. A lino of party invitations, ball programs, leap year umioimccincnUniid programs wero also re ceived with this invoice. Cull and seo them. V. ifiMsX ' X'-lKkS .AWN: FROM THE STKANI). THE CURIOUS SIGHTS OF LONDON. Northumberland House, Convent Harden. The l'.Ryptlan Obelisks, I Written for tho Coi'lili'.u.l ff9TANl)IN( with Nelson's monument nt ono's Isick nnd looking down tho Strand, somo of tho most notnblo build- I lugs nro in sight, built upon tho sites of tho former buildings that havo been removed, iwssosslng in themselves great hlitorlo Inter est. Wo will note a fow of these. On tho right is Charing Cross station nnd tho (I rand Hotel forming tho entrance with handsome gnto entrances to a court, from which tho hotel Is entered. In tho centroof the court stands n monamont ot elaborate stone work a copy by the lato K. M. Harry, II. A., of n cross originally erected t tho memory ot (Juoen (liieanor m the centre or tho ancient vlllnge of Charing. Wo found tho hotel very convonlont as" as nearly nil tho railroads from London con nect with this station. Only one square east is Craven street, nearly every house In which offers private lodgings nt moderate prices, for strnugers In London. Nenrly opposite our lodgings nt No. 7 Craven street, lived lu 1771, Dr. Ilenjamiu Franklin, while representing lu England the Interest of the American col onists. Iu front of tho Golden Cross Hotel In tho Strand, once a well known hostelry and placo of deiinrturo for mall conches, Mr. Pickwick is doscritiexl as having lieeu assailed by tho hackney-coachman, nnd to have lieou thcre tion taken under the protection of Mr. Jin gle. Northumbrian'! Hon-, the last of tho many old palaces of the nobility, which once graced tho Strand, hnd been tho residence ot the ancestors ot tho Dukes of Northumber land for two centuries nnd n half; its well known Strand front, surmounted by n lion, tho crest of tho Percys, dated from nlout WiOtj. Thus, one by one, the old palaces of the nobility nrc giving place to tho demands of traffic and the advanced civillzntion of tho age, nnd gradually nil these privileged classes must disappear boforo the growth of liberal principles, wherein personal merit and the right of man will ulono bo regarded. WosHnt an howr in Lowther Arcade, Strand, strolling through its twenty-live shops for toys, and making n few .purchases for our juvenile friends in America, It Is named after Ixird Lowther, a former chief commissioner of woods nnd forests, whoso residence was here. Nearly opjioslte, on tho south side, was tho residence of the Dukes of llucklugham, originally formed u part of York house, win :h afterwards liccamw tho homo of Lord llacon, Peter tho Oreat lodged nt No. 15 llucklugham street, Strand. Hero also onco lived Ueorgu Villiors, Duke of Duck-, Ingham, Who lu the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, llddler, statesman an hullooii. Turning down Adams street from 'tho Strand we find -ourselves upon n haudsoiuo terrace overlooking the embankment and the Thames. David (Inrrlck died at No. ft, Adolphi Ter race, where Foote remembered him in early life, attempting to earn his living, "with three quarts of vinegar in tho .cellar, calling himself a wine merchant," Tho grandfather of (larriek was a Huguenot reiugeo named (hirrique, who fled to England from Iior deuux in lf&V . This wns also the site of Durham house, the scene of the marriage of Uidy Jane drey, and of her arrest and removal to tho Tower. Dur ham house in Henry VIII.'s reign became a royal palace; but subsequently (jueou Eliza beth gave it to various ersous who Impell ed to be in royal favor. When Sir Walter Kalelgh was a favorite visitor at tho court of Elizalieth she licstowcd It iim)ii him. Auliery describes ltalelgh's study to havo ls-eu "on n little turret (In this old palace) that looked Into and over thu Thames, and had the prosiect which is as pleasant tier- haps ns any lu the world and which not only refreshes tho eyesight but cheers the spirit and (to speuk my mind) I believe enlarges an ingenious man's thoughts." It must havo been an Ignorimi mid a brutal ago that could consign a man of such brilliancy to a cell in the tower, und after twelve long years of suf fering to Ihi Iwhended to gratify tho revenge of a court. We went Into tho White Tower, at that an cient fortress culled thu Tower of London erected for William thu Conqueror by Gun dolph, lllshop of Rochester, noted for his great architectural skill. The smallest apart ment on the llrst lloor, culled Queen Eliza beth's Armory, has a doorway connecting with a cell, 10 leet by 8, butimllghtod except from the door. Sir Walter Kalelgh was con lined in these rooms for twelve years for con spiracy in favor of Mary Arnliella Stuart, and beguiled tho time as well us he could by exeriments in chemistry and writing his celebrated "History of tho World." Returning to the Strand and taking an omnibus, an intelligent driver will olnt out many notable edifices. You are now on tho way to the Hank of England, the Mansion House' tho Royal Ex change, Exeter Hull, a square from the Ly ceum theatre, and only a few squares further to thu left Is the Royal Italian Oiiera, Con vent Garden, Wo must not puss by Convent Garden without u word. It was formerly a monas tery with extensive grounds, but was confis cated und devoted to other puriKises. It has been the scene of many notable Incidents lu English history. It once embraced the entire syacu from St. Martln's-iii-the-Kields to Long Acre. In HUM Inlgo Jones built for tho then Eurl of Bedford tho church of St. Paul's, I Convent (iardeii, which, excepting tho pros- J cut portico, was totally burned in 1713. Thu present cdlllce was erected by John Hunl wlck upon tho same plan and proositlou.s as the orlgiuul. In and around it was burled J Samuel Hutler, tho author of Hudlbrus, . Of all his gains by verso ho could not save Enough to purchase llaunel und u gruv.i. It contains thu tombs of many of England's , great men. ! Tho famous Convent Garden market house wus built in l&'IO. Thu market is well worth n visit. To wsj t at its busiest time ono must go ourry,l)oforo six o'clock on Tuesday ,Thurs. day und Sat unlay. Thu middle division Is ut all times tho most interesting sight. We saw hero thu finest prints und Honors that skill cun produce or money buy. The old song gives good advice to stran- gers, trover you go to London town Just tuku a peep at foment tlurdvii. Before leaving tlio Thames embankment we must not omit to mmk of the Egyptian ' oliclUk, which Is tho most conspicuous objocL It Is seventy fist high and eight feet wide nt tho iwiso, weighs '.'(K) tons nnd Is formed (if granite. It was presented by Mahomed All to tho British government, but for years lay unclaimed In tho sand at Alexandria, nlong with a similar monolith sinco removed to thn Unltwl Btntei nt tho exiH'iiso of Mr. W. II, Vnudcrbilt, nnd erected In Central nrk,Nuw York. This obelisk Is n twin to tho one In London. Such obelisks wcro usually placed In pairs outsldo of Egyptian temples. The cost nnd dllllciilty ot removal to England wore surmounted lu 1878, the former by thu munificence of tho Into Sir Erasmus Wilson, who gave (Myxx) for tho punxmo, tho Intter by theskill ot Mr. Dixon, C. K. This huge block of granite, nfter being lift ed nnd placed In tho cylinder Iwtrgo In which it was to bo llontcd to England, hail a most tempestuous voynge. The steamer which towed tho obelisk escnKsl destruction only by cutting it adrift lu tko Hay of Biscay, nnd for days nothing was to bo heard of it. At length n (sisslng vessol picked up tho strnngo looking object, n veritable iiion(nim, hor rutiifum, informt, fiifus. It wns finally land ed on the banks of tho Thames. The engineer who removed tho Vanderbllt olsilik;dovlsod njdlffereiit modu of transporta tion. An opening wns mndo In tho stern of a vessel nnd tho great shaft ot granite rolled In, the opening closed and nil safely brought over tho Atlnntlcjand as easily removed to Con trol pnrk. Wo aro not nwaro that tho Inscription on this olielisk havo been deciphered, hut tho scenes on tho IiOndon slinft aro well under stood. Tho Inscriptions on tho pyramldiou represent tho monarch Thothmus III., undor tho form of n sphynx with hands, offering wnter, wino, milk nnd Incense to tho gods, Rn and Atiim, the two principal deities of HoIlopoHs, the city of tho sun. Tho inscrip tions glvo tho names and titles of tho deities, tho titles of Thothmus III. nnd the statement ot ench of his soclnl gifts. Tho flue bronze sphinxes set up east nnd west of the Needle nt itabtso wore designed by nil Engllih archi tect, ns wero also thu winged supKirts nt ench corner of tho obelisk. Tho beautiful gardens nenr by make this art of London a very pleasant promenade. The statue of Robert Rnikes, tho founder of Sunday schools, is a prominent object in tho garden, nnd was sot up lu lbSO. Tho steamers on the Thames alt stoppisl at the landing at tho base of the embankment, and wo frequently took our departure from this iolnt In visiting places ot Interest on thu river. Bkima. I.nnil nnd I'crsitunl. Tho Press club benefit Wednesday night. Attend tho Burbiiuk entertainment next Weduesduy evening. Mr. Ti B. Oanterand wlfo returned homo from California Tuesday. Mrs. E. B. Thomjison, of Omnha, is visiting Mrs. II. P. Foster, lt!l!J II Street. The rjnlvcrslty endets go Into camp at Wy nidl'o next Friday, rMiiudiilugvuntlLMoiidny,. Mr. Ben O. Rhondes loft Tuesday for Cali fornia, where ho will conduct suveral sales of real estate, The thirteenth annual meeting of the Ne braska Eclectic Mii I Ual Association was held In the city this week. A. P. Burbiiuk, the elocutionist, ut 1'uuke's oera house Wednesday evening, llllller IllM- lsocs of tho Press club. Everything which Islongs to pure, healthy bloixl is iniiuirtisl by Hood's Sursnparlllu. A trial will convince you of its merit. Mr. Georgo L. Bowyer of Cuihouduln, III., was a visitor this week with tho family of his old friend, Hon. W. II. Woodward. Mr. W. E. G. Caldwell and daughter, Mrs. Ashton, attended tho crystal wedding of .Mr. and Mrs. D. II, Cropsey at Falrbury this week, Mr. nnd Mrs. John Lewis, parents of Mrs. W, II. Knelling, who have locii making quite an extended visit hi Lincoln, left Wednesday on a visit to other relatives. Arrangements havo liecn mado for appro priately celebrating Memorial day. Hon. J. M. Thurston will deliver tho address. After a iMtrade through the principal streets, exer cises will lie held lu the capltol grounds. If you will stop long enough while passing by Baker's Clothing House to lisk into tho show windows you will notice all the latest novelties displayed ut the lowest prices, in fact at figures a little lower than all competi tion. Mr. Rudy Rehlaeuder wns probably tho i happiest young man In thecity Inst week, and all on account of a bran new baby loy which urrlvdl to brighten his homo circle. Mother , anil i child nro both doing well, although tho happy father has not yet fully recovered. The Homeopathic Physicians of Nebraska i hold their annual meeting in tho city this ' week. Dr. B. F. Bailey of Lincoln wus eltsH ' oil president, a worthy selection. Although joiing in years, Dr. Bailey is rapidly attain ing high rank In his profession, a position lie lully merits. There is but little, if any danger from whooping cough, when the cough is kept loose and cxiKM'toration easy, which can always lie done by the freousoof tiiaiulsrlaiu's I'uugh Reiuisly. 1 hero Is no danger in giving it to ehildieii ns it contains no injurious subitum o. Bold by W. J. Turner. Mr. A. C. Cass and family left Wednesday i via thu Burlington llyer, for Donvet, their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Cass have lived in Lincoln so long and formed so many warm ties of friendship that parting was not only regretful to their friends but to themselves ns I well; und to their now homo near tho Rockies ' tho liest wislies of those left liehllld will lit-- cjuiuuy them. j Mr. and Mrs, James Reel of Nebraska' City have been guests tho ist week of Mr.! nnd Mrs. O. N. Humphrey on M street. Mr. Rood has lieou ill attendance ut the meeting of tho State Phurniaeeutical ussociutioii, of I which ho is u prominent iiicuiIht, and as his estimable lady enjoys thoexhlblts ami other festivities attending the convention and visit ing friends in Lincoln, the visit has Usui a pleasant one to lioth. Mr. J. B. Agwy of Quliiey, III., who hos lieen traveling In Nebraska for several years, has during the oust week locntod his famllv in thtslcuutiful city. Tho family univisl on Monday, and hnvo moved Into the residence, No. IV) Grand avenue Miss (iuru, an uc complished society young lady, will lie iv- celved with pleasure into our own charmed circles, and the CouiilKU extends the hand of welcome tothe family, and trusts thelrchungu of homo will prove pleasant nnd satisfactory. 'VMW TIMM'PIMP 1 WMIM l ,l ' I H lm I IUU1 Ij llUl, A VVEEK'8 REVIEW AND PROSPECTIVE. Amusements for Nrst Week, What of the I'ltvnrltes are Doing, Hum lilt. JKKVI.I, AND Mil, IIVIIR, All who hnvo over rend tlii wienl uncanny story of "Dr, Jeykll mid Mr. Hyde," from tho Mu of ltoliert IjowIs Stephenson nnd shudder nt Its wild lniKwslbllltles hnvo Until eager to us) It In dramatized form, ailoslro which was gratified oiiTuosday.und Wislnemlay evenings of this week. Tho version was written by Mr. Georgo M, Wood, who enacts the principal diameters, nnd although for obvious reasons, tho text is notstrictly adhered to, tho spirit of tho origin 1 Is Mittalncd. This Is tho mot widely known of Ktovenson's productions mid prolubly thu best, Improbability of outline that has made his novels "go," There np. pearod to Imj something lacking lu thn produc tion, what it is hard to taU exactly but one felt nt tho close a slight dlsapMliitiuout, Tho piece Is n illflleult ono to dramatize, and It may lie that tho Introduction of now charac ters is thn cnuso of this feeling. The noting wns good, but the dovislou Into live acts, long waits between each, detracted somewhat from tho Interest. DAM't, noO.NK MONDAY. Of Peck & Fiirsmun'H "Daniel Boone" com bination which uppenrs at Futike's on Mon day evening next, tho Oil City Derrick snys i "Tho Initial production lu this nlty of tho ro innntlc hooter driuim "On tho Trail, or Dan'I Boone, tho Pioneer," occurred nt tho opera house Inst night. It msuiiisI tlmt tho entire Imputation of the city wns there en masse to witness it. It is safe to say that not n soli tary Individual went away dissatisfied with tho piece or tho company. An agreeable and ImjMirtunt feature wns thu entire absence of tho "blood mid thunder" element which wo havo I men so accustomed to in din mas of this kind, W. A. Ivivollo upcurcd as Daniel Boono, and surprised all by his masterly reu derlng of this rather dllllcult part. His act ing miscscx tho merit of (Ring natural In tho extreme, and thu horses, animals and Indians wcro n great feature. Tho supsirt was ex cellent, tho scenery sujiurb, and all in nil It wns a erfect production. I'llKKH CLUII IIKNKMT. Mr. A. P. Burhunk, tho noted elocutionist, will apenr at Funke's 0em house, on Wed nesday evening next, hi ono of tils delightful entertainments. There Is no Utter elocution ist on the stage tislay than Mr. Burhunk, and his reH-rtoiru Is an exceedingly largo ono, comprising over two hundred selections, run ning through thu whole gamut of human pas sion. Tho proceeds aro for the lionellt of tho Lincoln Press Club, nil organization coiiiikw isl of the nowspnKr men of tho city. Tho boys aro so populur that a good house I as sured, ik compliment thoy fully deserve, Tho prices of admission have been llxisi at M and 75 cunts, and thu entertainment is well worth iwico thu amount. Head what tho Boston Advurtlser says of Mr. Burbauk: Mr. JJurbank's selections,. with ono excep tion, wero hurtiorotis, niii'l tuich'ns vvfro best calculated to display his poculmr gifts to tho lost advantage, lie Is essentially mil em phatically u comedian, and his very took and maimer, us lie steps iix)ii the platform, and faii-s his audience, made friends for him at once. Tho succss of his humor is the nlsoiico I tt .ill ..ir.tH, ..,1.1 ,1... rt M..., (.... u. .I,... u..i.l iiii iuih ,uv ii,iiriii. um mm luininin una no is doing anyiumg imiiy; and at the same time a genuine enjoyment and uppns-i-ntloiiof his subject. His dialect Is lino, much Uyond the average, and it r not all exagger ated, so that It never crosses tho lino of Imi tation into burlesque. Illclit " Tn Iflm. "Hrnkemanl" roared tho fat pMHcnger, "can't you open this Infernal wlndowf "I can raise tho sash, If that Is what you mean, sir," replied tho brakemnu, frigidly. "Do o," lioggod tho fat passenger in growl ing tones, "and I will translate for you that exquisite passage from Browning, beginning) "Not twice moro dottier than the higher hoists Its deepest height; Yet hero, nor there, nor here, nor there, nor any where else." Burdctto In Brooklyn Eagle. A Cruel Itcqnrlt. Mr. Derlng (presuming on an ephemeral ncqunlntnneel- May I have thu plcosuro of tho noxt waltz Miss Urnndkaimon You certainly may, 1 Mr. Dering, but as I've got my fan and i vlnnlgretto to curry, won't yon run out iul i put on a shawl strap, plensel- ' Hook Kect'plhiii. The annual tswk reception of the V. M. ('. . A. Weduenlay evening wus a perfect succexs. ! A largo iiuiiiUt were pn-sent, nnd the result I wits n gratifying addition to tho library, of choice tssiks. Mrs. Jurloy's wax works was I u very laughable purl of tho evening's enter- tuiumeut, but It is wild tho wires did not work pronrly. A harmonica quartette by Messrs; Field, H'lle. Wilcox and Dethlefs was ' a musical novelty that was highly enjoyed. Ills riflj-thlrd lllrthility Tuesday evening a number of friends spent tho evening with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. ImhofT, i nt their elegant homo, corner Twelfth and J 1 street. Tim assembly gathered in honor of Mr. linhoir'H tlfty-thintunnivci-sury birthday, and lieforo leaving presented him with a Uatitlful token t murk the occasion. It was a heavy gold headed cane, clulioratoly carved with proKir iiiM'ription thereon. Mr. ImholT ntptisl tho compliments with marked gratitude. rmx v'37 iVi BASE BALL NOTES. Whin Is Going on hi the tlnsnlmtl World. Thn Lincoln Team. I'VihIi Is little, but miiylio ho can't hit tho ball, though. Moore and Freeh aro a great battery, They play ball all the time. Lincoln Hip1o mustn't get alarmed yot awhile, Tho season Is it long one. Another eutehor Is needist. Glvo us onu like Freeh and we will U) content. Go out and see life gnmo tills nfter noon. It will lm a good one anil no mistake. Inveuworth has u grout hitter In Captain Ijirklu. Ho finds the leather every time. Bisikley, from nil roMrls, Is following the advice contained lu his old war-cry of "lino 'em out, boys." MusMiy, Behue nnd Casey aro n great In field. Tho former's plck-u ami throws nro worthy of a Herr. The I'iivenworths Is no scrub nine, let ui whlKxir lu your oar. Thvre nro somo slug gers In that tenin. Toohey has not yet caught on with his stick, but n lly tiall that giKsi Into left Held drops nto it well every time, If wo can't U'it Iz-nvenwortli, wo tnn wnl lop Denver. Lincoln always was a Jnuah to the ltis-ky Mountain boys. Hutchinson has prolndily the best team In tho livigue, but Lincoln Is going to take two games out ot four from her. Fuller and Btorrs wero relonsed Thursday. Now men will lie secured nt oaco. Tho mntingemont proiKwo giving us tho lest tul- cut available. Wo want Hastings nnd Pueblo or Wichita land we'll haven league ns Is a league. The ndlratlons nro that It will nut Iks long before a six-club league will bo In existence. Pressure ot other matter has proventisl us from giving ns much space to Imso ball this week ns we should like, hut lu the future tho Couuir.it will keep II reader well Kmtd, Patronize the bull games. If the pres Bt team can't win thu rag wo will get onu that will, but sinews of wnr aro nteessnry. You will get thn worth of your money, nny wny. It's funny how overy one, uncnuscluusly jierhnps, compares thu Lincoln's of '88 with last year's team. This man plays like Herr, that one holds his stick like Hockley, and so on. St. Joo claims to lm able to suport u team In thu Western association, nnd the uuwspa pnpers nro crying for Mengi-s fniuchlsu. The general opinion, however, is that St. Joo Is no good, It may havo U-en ball n.'ay Ing, nnd there fore all right, but there wero about -100 moil lu the grand stand Wednesday who would willingly havo assisted lint murderous assault on the l'uvonworth man who attempted the Lntlmm uct of teaching from third Uiso, Ho must have got a tip f runt somewhere, an he was very silent thu next day. Rain proventisl tho opening of the cham pionship season In Lincoln until Wisluewlay, guuics living played on that day, mid Thurs day. Both tlni Ix-a ven worth hnd Lincoln teams aro coium)msI of very fnlr players, and thoy put up u gotsl game. I-avenworth won both by scores ot 7 to 4 and ti to 1. Thu team w.irk of Lincoln Is not what it should ls, lint of course ft takes practice and plaving to gether for that. Several of the lioys budly need to got their eye on the Isill.as that is the s)ilit that needs f.t lengthening. (,'liurlle Ihtloii Head. After several weeks of Inscesuiil sUflurltiK Mr. Charles Katon, n victim of the Alma Wri-ck, passed from this world of sorrow und puliitoonu that Is better, and brighter,! hav ing breathed his last yesterday at 1B.WI p. m Thu sail iiieldeiit In which he wus one of thu iiiif.irtuiuites Is known to all of our readers' nnd u roS!titlon of the facts hero would he useless and u waste of time and spare. Kroui the time Ids devoled wilocould reach I lin.slio and others hud been eonstuiitly at hlsslduto relieve his sullcrlligs. The funeral takes phiivKuiidny uftornooii ut two o'eiM-k. from Ills lato reshleuee escorted liy hlseomrailesof tho Truvolers' Prolectlvo AssiH'lullou, Mr. Kittuti wns one of thn most IMipulur trovelurs In the west, wus well and favorably known tothe trade, und a general favorite everywhere. The Lincoln Sanitarium, Ix-nted In Welsder Idock, Is tho jsumlar re sult for Indies- and gentlemen. Finest Turkish and Russian luWhs In tho city. Polite and ex-lM-rlcnoisi attendants always at tho service of imtrous. Batlis of every description aro given, and those especially for tho sick re ceive careful treatment by Dr. Richards. Tho electrical Isiths huo liecoinu quite jiopu lar and uru doing excellent gissl. Call at tho sanitarium for Uiths of all kinds. Finest Turkish hath in the city, M South Eleventh StllS't. Now that tho season for using Ice has com meucisl It U'hooves consumers to bo very careful what they use. Much of tho Ice now adays used Is impure and conducive ot Ixul results to gissl health. The loo sold by the Lincoln Ice comiany cut from uuk creek is strictly pure and healthy and will lo deliver ed to nny part of thu city. U-nvo orders at KMU O street or telephone No. 1118. r r Tlmt Tired IVelliiK. Season is hire again, and nearly every or.o le-ls weak, languid and exhaustiol. The bloisl adeii'with Impurities which lumi Uvn accum ulating for months, moves sluggishly through tho veins, tho mind fails to think quh-kly, und the Usly is still slower to resiHiiul. Hood's uSarsiiparilln is just what Is needed. It Is, in IHvuliar sense tho Ide tl spring medicine. Iti puritlis, vltllizes, anil enriches the blcssl niaki. the head clear, creates an apHtito overcomes that tired feeling, and Imparts now strength aud vigor to tho whole body. j The A. O.U. W. Isinquet which wus to have taken plao nt their now hall Tuesday ' evening Is pstoiHincd on account of inclement 1 weather lint will lie given as soon as the 1 weather and streets are lu W'tter condition. Special attention Is called to tho nowud i vcrtlscmout In this issue of Ed Corf & Co, This house is coming to tho front ns gents tlno furnishers, and everything in that lino U to bo hud there in the lutest stylo nnd at prievM several notches lower than the fancy llguresaskisl at other pluees, Tlio now spring suluare esax'inlly attractive ami ait) worthy of your InsiHvtlon. Call and see them W 10 street.