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TA-PoPdlUR PAPER' or AX9PERN TIMES "
Vol. 7 No 41
Lincoln, Nbhuaska, Sa.tukday, Sici'Ticmhick 17, 1602.
F'kiou Fivic Conts
TOWn TALKs
Mayor Weir tins protested through tlio
press Ills innocence of rcsmsbllity (or tho
leniency extended tho gambling fraternity
during fair Meek, when thoy wero permitted
to keep tlielr resorts wldo 0en and when
they were visited nightly by liundreils. Tlio
man who went Into tlio Ircnl gambling re
sorts during fair week expecting to soon
half-dozen trembling culprit engaged In n
forbidden pastime wan disappointed. Tho
rooms wero crowded during nil houm of the
night by men who appeared to Kmex uvery
confidence that they would not lie molested,
and among them were ninny men of standing
In tho communlly, who evidently enjoyed
tho liberty they felt to tncklu tho festlvo
tiger. 1'iobably noouo usiecteil that tho
mayor was directly responsible, for this ex
tension of unlawful privileges. In fact those
who know anything about his recent rein
tlons with tho iollco foico know that it was
not through nny direction of his that gam
bllng was permitted. Uut tho mayor Is re
sponsible for the situation in spite of nil hU
protests. Under tho law- ho Is endowed with
tho newer of tho dlreition of tho Dolicoin tho
discharge of their duties. If ho falls or re
fuses to perform that function, he solely mid
nlono is responsible. Mayor Weir wns not
sntlMlcd with directing tho police. Ho con
tended for tho solo powei to apiolnt and re
move numbers of I ho force, a xwer which
tho law had eonlerred iqioii an excise hoard
comprising three members. Of course tho
com Is held that Mayor Weir, lcing only ono
of tho three, wns not tho whnlo board and
could not assume tlio owcr he craved.
Tlie county, however, did not Impugn his
power to direct the police, but the mnyor
was nettled by the decision nnd, rattier boy
Wily and pettishly, determined that if ho
couldn't hnve the wholo loaf ho would hnvo
none. In consequence of which decision ho
has ever since not only failed, but has re
fused to direct them, even when they ap
plied to him. Tho pollco ofllciuls' say that
Mayor tVelrlms never given an order that
has not been obeyed by them. In fiict ho
has given no orders, nlthough they hnvo
ever stood ready to obey any ho might gtvo.
Had the mayor ever endeavored to enforce
the laws thiough the police, mid found his
orders disoboyrd, then he might pose as tlio
tniget of official indignities, but his jiosltlon
has been that of the youthful schoolboy who
declined to piny If ho couldn't lw "It." Ho
should bruce up and bu mnyor, or resign iu
favor of some one who will.
The races dur'ng the state fair awakened a
spirit of renewed Interest among the local
fanciers of horseflesh, and as all efforts to so
euro some of the noted norths failed because
of the fnct that their owners would not ieed
them on n hnlf-mllo track, there Is a move
ment on foot looking to the building and
equipment of n ilrt-chiss mile track. It Is
uutlci stood, however, thnt tho new trnck Is
to be nt Lincoln park. If this Iks true It
bodes n o good for the state fair, as any su
perior track elsewhere than on the cxosltlou
grounds would prove a certain detriment to
the fair. It Is to lie hoped thut the owners of
the exposition grounds may find it to their
interest and profit to construct a mile trnck
theieon, which it Is claimed cnu be done nt
no gnat expense, ns the nssociutinn owns
considerable adjoining property.
The Heck Islnnd lias at last begun to pre
sent somo tangible evidence that it meant
what it said when it circulated through its
local irres(iilativ(H a report Unit It pro
posed to build a Hue of Its own southward
from this city to either Nel?on or Juiiscu, to
connect with Its lino to Denver. Early this
week thtre was a eoncentintlon of guiding
forces at this point, due to the fact that con
tacts had been let for some eight miles of
lino lending south fioni the vicinity ot the
penitentiary. An tho woik contracted pin
gnoses nt w cmtmcts will lie let, but it is not.
announced to which point the line will lie ex
tended. The line through the city is now
Wing graded from the Twerty -seventh street
closing, but cannot hum O stieet until the
com Is hnvo decided the contest waged by the
Lincoln street railway people ugliest the
grade crossing on licit stieet.
The biejelo is a innclilue of mm velous Mini
growing populnrity. It is a decided labor
saver, and unlike other labor-saving mu
chilies, does not encroach up- u the rights of
any num. Hut it has its disadvantages and
objectionable fentmes, of which the most
serious Is not by any menus the mniiopjly of
pavements. Few people hnvo leurued to sit
erect while riding the machine. The major
ity of ildeiH, In fact neai ly all of them, hump
themselves into attitudes Indicative of ncute
dlstl ess while speeding along, uud as many
appear to li astride their wheels the greater
poitiou of their w nklng tune, the query nilses
wbellur or not tho rnco Is destined to be
come hump.bocl.cd nud rouud-sliouldured.
Unless soiiih one Invents n bicycle whereon
the tldercausit tied, a political patty Is
likely to soon spilng up with lliupioliibltlou
of the inauufactiiro and sale of bicycles as the
chief plank in its platform.
The proposition of Hon, It. H. Merlin, the
Ilenu Adonis of Omaha, made to the city
council last Tuetdnj evening, looking to the
erection nnd mnintenHiice of a cieinutory
furuuee for tlio consumption of the city's
gurbnge, Might to open the eyes of the iieople
of Lincoln to the fact thnt tlieie Is a rhniice
for home enterprise In thnt Held. There
must be something In sight when Dick Iletllii
proposes to go Into the gnrbngi and scaven
ger business. Hut his piopositiou cniinot be
accepted as he asks the city council to gr.tnt
him mi exclusive finnehbo for ten year to
haul refuse- firm the stints, idle) s and out
houses of Lincoln nnd Imi n it up iu his cre
matory. It has been claimed that the coun
cil cniinot grant an ixclusive franchise, ns it
innuot pnvt'iit othtis ft cm cmbntkiiig in
the same business. However there Is no
doubt that it some iiinn or nggicgntinu of
men will establish n crematory, the snnm w III
lecelve the pntronngu of the city nt iviimw
able prices and the council will then hnvo an
excuso for enforcing nt least tho more lin
iwrntlve sanitary regulations. If Dick Ber
lin desires to eUablMi such n furnncoiind
hnul city refuse to it, he will doubtless be
given the privilege, but ho can't exect n
monopoly In Hint unctions business. Mean
while the sanitary regulations of tho city nro
miserably regarded and enforced, and tho
variety and Intensity of the smells thnt
xlluto tho morning air Iu the business quar
ter is often and almost always enough to
asphyxiate a soap factory linud.
Tho refeience Iu Inst week's CouiitP.u to
tho fact that gambling houses were teriult
ted to run wldoopu during (nlr week awak
ened considerable discussion nnd Investiga
tion, which lms revealed, among other things,
a claim on tlie part of the police authorities
thnt they did not know of it. Neither Mr.
James Kelley, who, ns tlio soleiemaimug
memlier of tho excise board since Mr, Deo
little left town nud the mayor begun to pout,
has had control of tho police, nor Chief Otto
confess to nny knowledjo of tho fact that
gambling was going on. And jot tho doois
wero wldo open and the resorts wero not only
full every evening, hut crowds hung around
tlio entrances, which In some Instances were
i supplied with pretentious Illuminations. One
or these resorts was over Hood's suloo.i, nt
tho door of which the entire pavement wns
Illuminated witli Incandescent lights. An
other wns over (founder's place Iu tho Quick
block, and still another wns over tho old Ivy
Lenf saloon location, a few doors south of
the Quick block. Iu all of these a variety of
gambling was Indulged, Including faro,
roulette, stud oker, draw poker, lmzaid mid
other favorites. In one of tho rear rooms on
tho second floor of the Capital hotel a qulot
but welt patronized nud somowhnt blooded
gnme of draw oker wns running day and
night. All of those, places started up the
Thursday licforo the fair and did not close
ngahruntll the fair was over, not even for
Sunday. A policeman who wns not attract
ed by tho commotion they created iu tlu late
evenings must Indeed Imvu byen asleep. It
Is all bosh and rot for tho chief of polled or
any one elso Iu authority to say Hint they
wero wholly tinware of the state of nlHilis. "
The hnhlls of modern young men nie an
tagonistic to thnt prudence nud preparation
which ninke it possiblo for tlioui to marry nt
twenty-tlve, writes John Lambert Payne in
an exhaustive article on this important ques
tion iu the September Lrnfr.s' Home Jtmrnnl.
There nro many exceptions, of course, but It
mny Ih safely said that a vast number of the
young men who live in our time till their
spare hours with expensive luxurlos It costs
them n great deal to dress, nud still moi o to
keep up their social engagements. In a scoie
of ways they accustom themselves to ways of
life that leave no margin net ween iucomeaud
outgo. Thlt ha lug gr.no on until tln-yare
twenty-live, It then calls for more resolution
than many of them command to begin tlio
sacrifices which accompany tlio saving of
money. Without nnticy they cannot marry.
Not n few greatly exaggerate what r should
take two soii'lhlo young ioopo to begin Ufa
on, nnd hastily conclude that it would be im
possible, on an Income of $ 1, 000. to start iu
comrort. 8o they put off marriage until
after thlity, or do not marry nt all; and It is
well that such men should remain single; we
do not need any such weak fibre In the com-
ln:; generation.
Few iicoplo have realized tho wonderful
additions sustained to Liuroln's population
during the past week through the ttriivn.li nf
students at the various schools uud colfep on.
Tho lucre is-i in pqitil itlo'i has been substan
tiol. (Students are still arriving nt all of
them, so that it would Ik comparatively fu.
tile to attempt to calculate th number now,
but It is estimated thnt eie the coming week
is over the number will reach nearly 4,000.
It is to bo regretted that seme plan lias not
been dcvbk'd of bringing the pupils of the
various colleges nnd academies into closer
communion. The students might ellcct some
soil of nu nrgnul7.it Ion with prolltnud pleas
lire to themselves, by menus of which they
would cultivate the acquaintance and friend
ship of ouch other. Such an organization
might bo effected as would etupliaski the
strength of tho student element nud confirm
the claims of Lincoln to the title given her by
Judge Field, tho ''.Modem Alliens."
Violin anil Cornet Instruction.
Mr. Hairy T. Irvine for mt tun years
director of the Omaha Music il Union orches.
tin, lias located Iu Lincoln nud Is now re
ceiving pup is for violin and cornet Instruc
tion. For tot im ami Information apply at
Lincoln College of Music, Brace block, 15th
and O streets.
Oi client Music.
Irvine's new orchestra furnishes superior
music, any number ot pieces, for concerts,
reception, balls, pai ties, etc, Ionvo orders
at Cot'lilKR olllce, ll.'ll N street, telephone
2X1.
The (ileal Mnie Null, Continues,
Lndlcti should not forget to remember that
the Kxposltiou Shoe company's removal sale
still continues, and that the nni'vains heivto
foie offered are still opjn for your accept
ance, Vou will need shoes for fall. Benr
this In mind.
McArtliur ,V Him, lriitirlU.
Wo lake ptensiuv iu culling the attention of
our friends and the public iu general that we
have 1 c-pitt chased our old plinimncy, which
wus recently sold to Dr Du 1111, As of yoie,
it will be our aim to cuter to the wants of
the people with a huge nud well scltctcd
line of dilljjs, toilet articles, pel fumes, etc.,
and tiilst with couiteout ti raiment nu I fall
prices lo receive the pitrouuge that was for
ineily bestow ed Usm us uud as much more
as we can serve. Vou know the place, cor
ner F.loveiilh uud N streets.
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Tho congressional catupilgu wns formally
opened In Lincoln Monday evening by tho
Joint debate between Congressman W, J,
Bryan nud his woiild.no successor, Judge
Allen W, Field. Tho Lansing ojiern house
was never so completely llllcd ns It was that
evening, nud the delights of tho brilliant oc
casion wero not enjoyed exclusively by
voters. There wero liundreils of lnil.es pres
ent. It was not only nit Intelligent and en
thusiastic audience, but the satellites of fash
lou nud x)llto society were clustered iim)ii tho
lower Moor and evinced their appreciation of
the proceeding in no uncoituhi manner.
Judge Kield opened the debnto with n sot
shccIi of mi hour, which he read from man.
uscript. Congrcssiuin llrynn followed Iu a
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speech of an hour and a quni tor, and Judge
Kield cloned with a llfteeu minutes reply. To
say thut one ieiceptibly defouteil tho other
111 aigumeuc would lie sneer nonsense. Jiiugo
pijfld's opening speed) received respeclfitl nt-
terriou aim graiiuixi 111s repiiiiucau menu
liy Its argument, but, as might have ho.'ii or
;noted from a speech rend by n speaker, It
did not awaken much enthusiasm or win any
coiisldorahlo iiiiplaiiso. Mr, Bryan's speech,
while its argument pleased chlelly his politi
cal friends, biought reonted nud earnest ap
plause. Almost uvery sentence was the sig
nal for an uproar of applause, which was not
cnullned euthely to democrats. Iu his clos
ing extempore talk Judge Field ap enred to
please the crowd more frequently and gen
erally than iu Ills opening speech Of course
Mr, Bryuu's friends reached 110 other conclu
sion that Mr. Field was tindly worsted and
was not "iu it," and of course Mr. Field's
friends claimed that ho wassti lolly in I from
stmt to finish. And of course the claims of
either would hardly furnish a tellable foun
dation for safe wagers, hut as tho rival cham
pions will hold similar disciissloiis In the var
ious counties of tlio disti let, individual vot
ers will not be 1 equlivd to accept the opin
ions of either, nut may go ami hear uud Judge
for themselves.
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Lieutenant Tom Majors, or rather the re
publican slate committee for him, Im de
clined to ii'-cept the challenge ot C D. Slira
tier, the indeieudent candidate for lieuten
ant governor, to dl-cuss ciuipalgu Issues be
fore the pixiple, basing tho refusal upon the
claim that Hhroder Is disloyal ami has blas
phemed the supremo court nud ttio constitu
tion. The age of chivalry was respousihlo
for a law to the ellVct that II was no mark of
cow 111 dice to decline ccmlmt with un Inferior
challenger, but it was a law of which few
ought to avail themselves, A good many
fi lends ot Mr, .Majors' will construct the de
ulal of Mr. Slirader's challenge as an evi
dence, If not of cowardice, at least of poor
Judgment. If Shrader is tlio tro counble fel
low that ho is uiiide to appear, Cov, Majors
should buckle oil his aruintii' and gofoith to
vanquish him. riuch a denial will not (lis
tics Shi odor u pirticle He cm hummer
Hhrader now uiih impunity, Inning done
tlie manly thing in oiroiuu him a fair Held
and no luvois. Slu nderhnsii'i m tuy fliviids,
even iu Ills ow u pai ly, nud Mnjois has lost
the oppoi tuulty of his life.
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Jerome Sliiimp apiwais to hae dropped
quietly out of tlx congressional light. So
much bus Iwn written about Mr. Slmmp's
mouth as a wind liistiuiiieut that lie lias not
tuned it up in this vicinity lately. There
Isn't any doubt among those who know him
that Jerome leally imigiiiml when he was
nominated th.it tlieio was some show of bis
election, but Jemme Is older than he was. If
ho ever Iiom's to lie elected now lliein Is ndny
rapidly approaching iu which ho will liini"iit
that he wns ever born, Jerome should hnvo
boon pcriultliMl f got in on tho ground floor
of the Joint dob itn, nu I, without disparage
inent of the other two candidates, It tuny be
nsseitisl that the debates would have boon
vastly more interesting than now. There Is
n vein of comedy lacking nud Jeioine could
not he. In It without stamping It with the
btnlcsquo. The program ought to lie
changed at once for the nlllleatlon of the
public.
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It has bwn cunningly suggested by a re
publican that the democrats would not have
to go out of their own ranks to got up a
rattling, stirring Joint dobnleor two. For
Instance there Is Mr. llrynn, who Is Hunting
tho banner of free silver to win Independent
votes, nnd (hero Is J. Hterllng Morton who Is
vitally opiMvod to tho free silver idea. II ith
nredeinocntlc wnilior'es, and would gtvo a
right spirited matitieu in the discussion of the
silver question There Is nls'i General Vif
(iiiaiu, ileui icratiu candidaUi for congiess in
the Kouitli district, who might engage the
democratic aspirant Iu this district iu a
K)lnte.l debateonthe silver issue, for (leneinl
Vifqualii, although banking largely on the
Indcp.'Uilonl voto In his district, Is against
the pet KiptilUt hobby of five coinage.
I I I
I) 'til candidates have dropped more or
less iut of sight of late, and the campaign Is
getting dccldcdlv lame. Tlie state and con
gressional candidates ale doing all Hie open
fighting. Candidates fur county ollices are
doing coiuparitivoty nothing that leveuls It
self on tlio surface. Kveu the mighty Judge
C looker, that antique mossbjck who has
been nnuiid by hlspmly nsn repieseutntho
democrat and candidate foi stale senator,
has not 1101111011 His political armor yet unless
lie has done it secutly and with malice afore-
thought. In fuel the national campaign !
tnrdy and tame, although ill" elictiou will be
mound in loss than two mouths. But nolsidy
Is complaining. People 1110 gelling tired of
ictl-hot campaigns of abuse and lies nud
ilHinagogism, and 1110 perfectly willing to
quietly wail until election duy and tin 11 go
around nnd vote without any dliectlon or
dictation.
The (Ijster Season.
Tho hist mo'llh of thx voir 111 ulnrli tin.
letter r cannot bo found has gone Into history
anil with! SepteinlK'r and the oii5;ing of the
fall season that dilich us biVnlve, t!u. ouster,
Is once lie re iu gi eat Kipularity aiidder.nind
Lindsay's lieailtiful new cafe,
Windsor hotel, is as usual head
lilts delicious dish mid Miey nrf i tut hg
served in nny nnd nil kinds r.i st)ii vk'au
to Hie culinary art. An eTrt ovxci' limit
dlris't from Boston picpuivj. tlir, ;trln
ten dlirereiit styles and nugnt v'i:t pleasant
comment is now heard of Hie manner In
which they 1110 served Lludsa)' is also a
favorite place for superb chops, steaks, etc.
In fact when line service and rxcclb-nl faie
Is considered Lfmhay's is tlio only place. Iu
Lincoln where it can lie found,
To Trade I'or it I.loinli. Iit.
Will trade a bin 'k of goo I (lasting lots for
n centrally located residence oi in Liuoolu
CjII or addivwi L Wossil Jr , IbH N stieet,
city.
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To Dancing Sielioul t'atroiis.
Out )ou dancef If tint Join .Mnniiid's be
glniii'is class next Vilin-s,ay ,it 1;'M p. 111.
If 'ou can dance J tin his advanced class nt
S;I3 p. 111 Several new dance will lie taught
dining the lei in.
TfflilTRICnLi
I HpoohilUmiiilr.il Correspondence, I
Nkw Yoiik, Kept III, IMU. Tlio twin nov
cities of the week nro "I'J 1', M," nttho IIIJ011
and "Moiiongahela or Homestead In IU," In
Harlem, and both ate failures. I'J I1, M. wns
written by O. B. Dllllnglinm, an exceedingly
clover metroK)lltiin Journalist, for Miss Jen
nie Yrnmnns, but his p'nt, like most farce
comedy plots, has been ripped open for the
introduction of old Jokes, nud perhaps he
ould not hnvo known he wns the author of
the play by looking nt the first performance.
Miss Veamans' quniutucss and oddity has be,
come familiar 011 the singe, nnd prosrly
suited her talents would undoubtedly ralso
her high among the leading comedian. Tlie
main Idea of the play is a prctotidisl sphit
uallst frightened Into honesty by a Jolly con
spirator. "Homestead Iu WJ" was construct
ed by Frank Not cross, an actor with money
and pluck enough to launch his play, 1 1 tolls
the episodes enacted at Homestead, but won
ders Into chaos almost from tho stait, and
cniinot bo ncccpted ns it plausible plea for
the homestead strikers. The author has
merely strung together a series of Incidents,
picked up at luiplumird, fioui misinformed
or piejudlcisl imwsptper reports, and they
do not form a piny that will even draw lop
heavy houses. O to of tlie amusing bits III
tlie unique labor play Is HughO'Douucll, nu
dncloiisly brought forward as a hero by John
K. Kcilord, who neither looks, nor acts, nor
talks like the little liair-olled labor agitator,
but wlio llnd HIT quite as long speeches. Tlie
stage management was excellent, the supers
foi mlng themselves Into a moll wltligrent
agility. The scenery was also very good, but
the dialogue execiable.
Of pin) n produced last season and again
In ought to tlio city this week wro a plenti
ful supply. "Fltr." with J. K. Kininet lias
la-en amusing big audiences at the Windsor.
He Is by all odds the best of our German dia
lect actors, and his welcome iu the metroMilis
Is always pronounced. "Jane" had also an
emphatic welcome at the Standard, although
Miss Johnstone Mcutiott wns still held iu quar
antine on Mni.duy, and Miss Lottie Collins,
who was to do her famous Tn-m-rn, was an
unwilling captive on the Norniuiiia, which
she calls tho "llamhuig American I'ncket
t'o.'s Jail." The play went with n rush, nil
the same, Miss Ornce Sherwood playing the
title loll quite ns well us Miss llentiett, If not
better, and no 0110 gtumbled because of Miss
1 Collins Judicium retention. Iu fact the the-
nlri"nl people on bonid tlie quuiaiitllied
steamers have otrered up somo pretty loud
kicking during the week becnuso they hnvo
hot been ei mltto I to land, and even the
mlnlsteilul-lookiug A. M. I'almcr has grum
bled about some of the icgulntlons lmKsod
by Dr. Jenkins for the welfare of the metrop
olis. It seems to me that It would have Imvu
in belter Ins to If they had maintained a pa
clllc rest, or If they had to talk (as all tlieat
ileal people must) that thoy would have said
something to at least muke IhjIIovu that tlie
Intel est of tho whole country was dearer to
them than the personal Inconvenience nnd
danger which llioy no doubt encounter.
Sliculd theclioleia lie Ir.trisluctsl here the
very first to feel tlie cons-queuco would bo
tho thentrHtl piofessiou. The theati es would
be empty, and one (viso of the fcll-dmtroyer
would 1I0 more harm to the present s mi sou
than would leu presidential campaign, of
w lilcli so much Is reared,
At the Star thoattn Mr. Holutnl Ueid lias
been seen for the llrst time Iu (lo'.ham iu
"Lend Mo Your Wife," an adaptation fiom
the same Frensh original ns is "Jane." It is
one of tlie lute Mr. Houclciiull's adaptations
(,n which Hlilnov Hosoiifeld lm lsn irn,li,
ted to monkev with to tlio extent of n,Mln - .
I ft.w flip lines. It U full of briskness uud
laughter, greatly Hue to Sir, lljol's own rx
ei tlons, and it will serve linn well for tho
sliottrtin lie will iiinko with it at tho Star.
"The Illsck Crook" nt the Academy of Mmic
Is sali I to lie doing well and if couth. nod for
six mouths may shed enough piollt lo icpay
tlie enormous outlay for Its production. A.
V. 1'eai son's "The I'ollce I'atrol" Is drawing
heavily on the Bowery, and the clover recmd
1 111 cascr 01 inrco comedies, "A inn tolhlna-
town," continues lo fill tho Hoy t Madison
Squat 0 theatre, although the merry skills
now In tlie eleventh mouth of its prosperous
run. The theatrical profession in New York
ha been git ally exeicised during tho week
nhoiit the six pugilists who have Ih-cii maul
Im: each other Iu Now Orleans, ami i n,u,riv
j nil ot them will Jump fiom tho 1 lug to tho
middle of tlie stage after tliev liavo been
patched up, it Is to lie li()sl that none of the
"splendid sH'cimens of physical tunuhisMl"
will Ut spoiled. If a slugger slugs a slugger,
how over, none butsluggeiNC.no, toiiuygie.it
extent. DunluI'
Tlie return of the 14-slic Davis Fifth av--
iiiiu cciupuny to tlio Iuislug thentie Wtsfu
I cm lav ovelllll'' lu-f mi-lit out 1111 ml l.-n.-.. ul,l,.,
packwl evoo' s.ition of tho house, not a seat
Iwing left at the Imjx olllce afterelght o'clock
It attested tho great iKipuliulty of the com
pany iu Lincoln and wns certainly n mo-t
next to the 1 elegant compliment to the well known plnj
iuai tern for I ,'rs '" ,l10 ai"l "'I'ecially Mr. Frank Liinloc
c i, v li ng I '"1(1 'I talented dauglitei', .Miss Kd-in Ln lio
l.lndou, When the cuitalu was mug up
every sent iu tlie house wns occupied, uud the
conditions of things wns certainly ei plens
uut to both nctor and auditor, nnd tlie pi
lormaiice went oir ncoonlliigly Tlio bib for
Hie evening was that tavoiiteol.l time play
"limits ot Oak,' nud a belter piesentatlon
was never stuged In Lincoln It was pieced
isl by a neat little piece, a curiam rul-wir. m-
) tltltd " I'ho Oieeli Kyisl Monster," Iu which
Mr. Arthur Mnckley nud Miss Lliiibiu divid
td Hie houois. Thursday night the com
panj's uiuud priHliiotion or "I'ln. Sen of lio"
wns put 011, but ns it has U-on seen ln,foio it
will 1 01 ho nece.iry to reiteiatu tho ki nil
weid bestow ed Uith uK)u play and players.
Sullhu it to say that Hie sccuJc elfects were
fully up to H111 loimer standard, likewise tlio
cast, and Hint tells 11 all.
Yestenlay was aiiutuer big duy iu Lincoln
11 was llaiiinmday.aud that always means
a large crow, I. At eirly inorulu; time our
frlonds caine In from tho adjacent ountry,
nud they wero In somo Instances from many
miles distant. All tho little town nsar Mo
ot n wore IiIhi ally roprosontod and In conn
quence It was n big day for morchmts and
business men, During tlie ptrude tlio crowds
on the street wero like unto those swu Inst
week during the slate fair and everyone
seemed to enjoy the great spectacle. The
mngulllent procession was tho grandest over
sis' 1 1 In Lincoln, and whether It cost a million
dollars or not (as advoitlsodi it was never
theless wm Hi going miles to see. It con
tained tunny new features and everything
nppeansl flesh and new, Tho nudlonu.it thnt
witnessed the performances both afternoon
and evening fairly packist the mammoth
louts, and Mr, Bailey will therefore have
cause for no regiels at having visited Lin
coln, oven after a siege of state fair attrac
tions, l'oiiiH'll, etc. Tho porformitnco given
this season Is of an unique and high order,
many novel and very attractive features hav
ing I ice n ndd'.sl, The bareback riding, tho
contortion and trapeso acts, nud other spe
cialties were up to the llnriiuin standard,
while tho horse show was largo nnd attracted
much attention, Tlie menagerie, ns tisttil,
wns grently admired nud was In keeping
with Hie show's it; 11 tat lou. The great fea
ture or the ei'tertalnment, however, Is the
much tulkcd-of spectacular pot formatice ot
"Columbus ami tho discovery of America,"
which like Inst year's monster presentation,
"No'-o and tho Kail of Home," Is a gor
geous piece of realism, Tho costuming, seni
lis eirects, the ballot, and oilier accessories,
faithfully depleted the historical life or tho
great dlscoveier of A morion. It, was a great
spectnele nud the multitude seemed to thor
oughly enjoy every detail of tho attrnctlvo
program.
Monday nnd Tuesday wero decidedly oT
nights for the Kiiuke. Tlio first n Ight a fair
sized audience wns present to see !oAlbert
Bros', electrical spectacular "Jack and tho
Beau Stalk," a. d but fowsuw ihu second per
fonuunco, It seems thnt tho :oin;mny Is n
new one, mil not being known, fulled to
draw, and It might bo suggested to the man
ngemont that had less leg-show paper been
put out, 11 larger business would hnvo ticeu
tho result. Iu tlicsB days, while it will not
harm the attractiveness of 11 play to have 11
little oK'rn houffn coitume shown 011 tho
stage, it will nlwajs queer a decent attrac
tion to advertise the fact ton much. 1'eoplo
are too apt to think it is n Creole s' ow or
something akin to tho Sam T. Jack style of
entertainment. There nro some excellent
features in tho piece, some very flue scenery
and somo sSFclaltlcs worthy of appreciation.
Tho company, however, was stranded hero
nnd I sin told some of thopeoplo hnvo already
left the city with other couqi inies.
"Tho Kast Mall" has lieen hero, having
stopied In Its Might long enough to give one
performance at tho Lansing Tuesday even
ing. It is one ot the great modern successes
that depends more uhiu its sensational uud
scenic features than to Hie ability ot a star
cast of actors. The compiuy, however, Is
far better thin those which are usually car
ried with coiit.iiils of this character, and
several parts wero exceptionally well taken
by clever ieoplo. But the mechanical nud
scenic elfects were grand. The flight of tho
fast mail nud the fi night train, bath wero ex
cellent bits of modern stage craft and re
ceived thunders of applause. Several excel
lent pieces of scenery were greatly ndmlrcd,
particularly that of Nlugnra Falls and tlie.
suspension bridge.
As a closo observerof tlie drami and User
poueuts, lucre nru few caieers tint I liavo
watched with more luterest than that of Al
exander Silvlnl, who will make his first iq)
peaiauco bote, at the lousing, Mouthy even
ing September mith. Tlio son of an Illustri
ous father, Im had a right to expect much;
that he lias more than filled his promise
in oves once mm e the lufliieiifi of heredity.
I can remember young Silvlnl when ho was
leal ulng the language and the tenets of the
Kngllsli-spcikliig stage with Palmer's stock
uoiiilMiiy. I also saw him as Margaret Ma
ther" hading supit wli-n for the llrst tlmo
heieculvcd Ids father's encouragement to
continue 111 ins caning. II11' with must of the
Clitics, I then sawjthat lie was m ule of th J
material that must of Its very textino event
ually limit at the top or the dramatic walei s,
and with theso mine ciltlc I liivohidtho
I pleasure of chronicling his many sub-eqiplit
siicesses nud viewing hlui today as tho rep-ic-oututlve
romantic actor of tho Auiei lean
stage. Hi-Kpulnr revivals of the good old
lomautii'dmuiiix of D'Knuery and Damns
hao met with entliiisliistlo end irsemeiit on
all sides, They ate familiar euoigh to tlm
novel 1 enter, but the tago pictures which
thoy pievnt, the etbict they lehearse, and
the innocent enthusiasm they make 1110 all
cjinpaiutlvely new to H10 younger ge lera
turn of tlioatie goers. As tho valo ou, gen-ei-ou-hivii
its) Don (."aesar, ho takes us back
lo the Hum of ancient SpauMio ilvalry when
1 nig plunusl tuts and picturesque spirred
liisits tisiK tlie i ice of thu 11,1 -,, ink- .i.i.o.
nudfiiMky piteut lentliers of toliy; wimu
oirii iHiinsi ineir illsuutes liy ail npptilto
anus instead of the isille.i imihi nl,. , ,1,..
clank of swords and decoious gallantries to
waul Hie fair ones weie m voii-, Such
scei.eiwlneerfal to Inter.-st while there
ur Sal vim' enough to fittingly ulu.tiato
them,
When I saw young Salvlnl during hi. 1 1st
engagement in New York lie told in- he h id
been presented only the night p.vvioiu li
Adelum I'attl with tlie Kng.Uh adiptitlou of
the draiimtlit vers on or Cavalleria Hutti
rniia, Tne diva nt tlio H, no 01111 j out iu an
Interview saying that she Intended to pro
iluce the play at her castl- in Wales, but that
ho had ile-pilied of finding her Ideal I'm ul
do, Hie leading ixilo, until sho sjiw Silviui as
Don Ciu.ar, 1'leased with Ins iterfo.umnco
mid exceptlnniil clmiacteristlc she thought
the play Utter In his hinds tlmu her o.u,
uud hence Hie gilt. He has since 111 i lied the
wisdom or her choice. Ho product it ut ilia
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