Capital city courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1893, September 17, 1892, Image 1
I vr :7 ; v 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. non-rnimsnn o 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 5 ' . , t'Ji ri' t'jSnyiUSEuijVitmtjt- t .'rfW t(?-Sflim BRTr ymBmMmte&VMMMMWh t e miisW n.isfrV A L EX A iWDEIi i A I. I'l A . 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. I I J 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. 1 1 I 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. I I 1 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. t 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 (continued on llftli pag.i.)