8 THE AMERICAN AMUSEMENTS. 'S NEW . . . THEATRE lVr.;:r.4. December 14-15 Th Oratt F wtacl ol the Ac CHAS. H. YALE'S Newest Devil's iuctien. t MATlHlt TO-OAf AT 3:80. P. tees: I'lrst lonr. ft and TA3 bal cony. and .vv. Nlghl frices: SAc, Hue. T.Vs and II 00. x nnvivcNEW--- X JjUI D 0 THEATRE Dec. 20-21-22 Sunday , , . Jacob Lltt's Mutfniflctmt Production of In (irMlml DrnmiiUo Kuo cmm ol the Year, War of Wealth, By C T. DA7.KY, Author of "In Old Kentucky." Th mcMt perftvu plrturenii and elatioraK' production u( an American C'oiiiiHi-lrma yr given In Hi In Country, ami presented by a notable runt and with all the original sceuerjr and effect. 100-Heopti on tht Stag 100. Creighton Theatre n PAXTON BURQES9, Mgr. Sumrm. Sunday Matinee, f ; DECEMBER IS, ; LINCOLN J. CARTER'S Grout Katlroad Piny, : The Fast Mail. MATINEE WEDNESDAY. , Prlreai l-owor floor, SOe. tile and III , balcony, :1V. RllirT, iV. Mallne . Prices: Lower floor. fltt-! halmnv iw WmIMMMMVM.t; - , . i SAd'L BURNS ; ; I Pottery From all Countries. 1318 Farnam St., OMAHA. 1 I OUR GRAND ... Reduction I I Sale j j Continues all this Week. OPEN EVENINGS. X t We have marked dowa our entire t X stock from a basis of 55 Mr rant, tariff I T to preaent duty of 36, and from these T T reduced Drli'ea dedunt in nnr ent T f Cut Glas, Banquet Lam pa, Toilet Beta T everything goee, CITY AND STATE Judge Fawoett bu appointed H. M. Waring m hit court stenographer. Our retderi should not fail to re member our advertising patrons when buying holiday goods this year. The Terminal Company is losing no time In perfecting Ita plans for the erection of a union depot In this city during 1896. Marion Knox petitions for the pro bate of the will of the late David Knox. The estate constats of 15,000 worth of real estate. The celebrated Ish trial was begun in Judge Keysor's court on Wednesday morning, and will probably last about two weeks. Persons having legal advertisements will confer a favor on us by insisting that the same be inserted in The American. If reports are true, there are liable to be some interesting developments con nected with the tecent failure of the Nebraska Sayings and Exchange Bank. The preliminary examination of Jer ome K. Coulter is docketed for next Friday at 10 A. u. In the meantime he is out on bonds. Christ Hanmn offers for the holiday trade a splendid assortment of silver ware, clocks, watches, etc. He also, makes a specialty of fine-watch repair ing. The taking of evidence in the Ish murder trial began Thursday morning. The caw is liable to last for several weeks, and will attract a great deal of attention. , . The Amerioan Job Department has several thousand good Manilla envel opes for sale either printed or blank. They are just the thing for sending out circulars or any other kind of mall matter. A large and enthusiastic meeting of Cuban sympathizers was held at Creighton Hall on Monday evening, when speeches were delivered bv Hon. John L. Webster, Hon. William J. Bryan, Hon. Thomas J. Majors and Judge Cunningham R. Soott. The cause of the Queen of the Antilles has many friends la Omaha. The detective department of the Omaha police force is doing some pretty good work. Several gangs of petty thieves bare been broken up dur tng the past three months. The will of the late Milton Rogers has been probated. The estate com prises 1150,000 of personal property and the same amount of real estate. The widow and Herbert N. Rogers are the executors. Look up your stationery, and when you have made up jour list call up 011, and we will call at your place of busi ness and make you an estimate of the coet We do all kinds of commercial and book printing. Attorney General Churchill left on Tuesday for Washington, where he will argue a motion in the United tales supreme court for the advance ment of the hearing of the frelgbt-rate cases, which will come up on Monday next. Edward L. Nelson has sued the Omaha Street Railway Company for 125,131 damages for a broken wrltit. Along with the petition his attorneys have died an attorney's Hen for 112,505 secure them for their services. Nelson Is a waiter and cook, earning a lary of tlO a week. Mr. J. Francis, the general passenger agent of the Burlington in thlsclty, has been promoted to be general pas senger agent of the, entire Burlington system, with headquarters at Chicago. Mr. Francis Is one of the foremost rail road men In the west; and his promo tion la a deserved recognition of his ability. Three Important Masonic bodies met In Omaha this week, the first being the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters, of whioh Dr. Turton of Lex jog too is grand master, and which is now in sosslon. The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons met Monday after noon, F. E. Bullard of North Platte being high grand priest, and the Order of High PriesU In the evening, of which S. P. Davidson of Tecumseh is president. AMUSEMENTS. Charles H. Yale's "Newest Devil's Auction" will introduce to the patrons of the Boyd this year a new comedian In Mr. Chris. Bruno (a brother of Gus, Jr.), who will be the Toby. In action, voice and manners he resembles his gifted brother, and has an original way of saying things that is decidedly unctlous. He is considered an expert acrobat, a good singer, an excellent danoer and a skillful musician. Almost every one who takes a prominent part in the "Newest Devil's Auction" this known for many years. The author, Mr. C. T. Daiey, has skillfully told a powerful story, and baa dealt la an in telligent manner with vital question and live issues la American society It Is a capital, clear, clean play, that appeals to refined theatre-goers, and bids fair to rank among the best works of American dramaturges. Manager VM L 4 year has never before been seen with the attraction here. Without an ex ception, the newspapers of Kansas City last week spoke in the most flattering terms of Mr. Yale's entertainment, say ing that it was entirely new, with the exception of the story of the Golden Branch and the name. A special mati nee performance will be given of the Newest Devil's Auction" this after noon at 2:30 at Boyd's Theatre. Per formances will also be given this eve ning and to-morrow (Sunday) evening. "In Old Kentucky" made its hit be fore it went to New York or Boston for its long runs. It was unqualifiedly en dorsed in Pittsburg, Washington and Baltimore. No play produced in years has been so warmly commended by the press. Mr. Meltzer, probably the ablest dramatic critic In this country, said In the New York World: " 'In Old Kentucky' gives you no time to think. It sweeps you on from incident to Inci dent, from act to act, from sensation to sensation, till you reach the climax an extremely realistic race scene. The scenes are truthful, and the first act simply takes away your breath.' " The play will be presented at Boyd's Theatre, December 23, 24 and 25, upon a much more elaborate scale than here tofore, and by a company largely aug mented. "The War of Wealth," which will be seen at Boyd's Theatre on Friday, Sat urday and Sunday, December 20, 21 and 22, was produced last season and was voted a great and emphatic success. It Is conceded by competent critics to be one of the truest examples of American dramatic work which the stage has A 0 mm 4 Lltt has done much to aid the author. He has lavishly mounted the play, giv ing it a scenic environment which la in perfect taste and which is complete even to (he minutest detail. The great run on the bank scene is a marvel of realism, requiring the services of over 100 persons. This great number of auxiliaries Is, It Is said, handled with consummate skill and admirable effect. Hundreds of clamoring depositors are seen crying excitedly for their money, while the banker stands In the doorway making one last desperate appeal for a little time. No more animated or ex citing scene was ever introduced into a play. Dealing as it does in a general way with the vexed question of capital, with the inner workings of great com binations and with the peculiar meth ods of some financiers, it has many points of interest pertinent to the times. The story tells, in an intensely dramatlo way, of the efforts of the un scrupulous junior partner, who has be come Involved in disastrous specula tlon, and nearly succeeds in wrecking the bank with which he is connected, together with the man who has be friended him. In a scenlo way it is one of the most beautiful and elaborate productions which the country has ever seen, its completeness ol detail was remarked last season, when it was given a six-weeks trial in the leading cities. The moral of "The War of Wealth" is that honesty, uprightness and integrity will triumph both In the business and the social world. The characters are distinctive types of American manhood, and have been drawn with nice skill. The company is the strongest ever engaged in the presentation of an American melo drama. Lincoln J. Carter's big Fast Mail Company appears at Creighton The atre on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, December 15, 16, 17 and 18, and Sunday and Wednesday matinees. "The Fast Mail" Is a melo drama. As in "Sliver King," a young man thinks he has committed murder. Another man, for revenge, commits the crime. Walter Is hunted and his faith ful Mary ttles to protect him, flying with him. The villain pursues them. They are blown up on a steamboat, be trayed at a railway station, deooyed to a den in Chicago, and finally escape to Niagara. The steamboat explosion is very startling. How true it is can only be answered by those who have been blown up and saved on a raft. The railroad effect, showing a station master's and telegraph office, with the arrival of a long freight train, followed by the fast mall, whioh picks up the mall-bag on the fly, is said to be the best that has ever been produced, and the closing picture of the Niagara Falls Is a work of art made real. Thomas H. Davis and William T. Keogh's production of William Ha worth's play, "On the Mississippi," is marked by a great show of scenery. The melodrama deals with very lively and picturesque elements of life In Ten nessee and in and about New Orleans, It will shortly be visible to playgoers of this city, opening a four-night en gagement at the Creighton, with a matinee Sunday, December 22. Edward Baumley, tor livery, 17th and St. Marys Ave Eat Dyball's delicious cream candies 1518 Douglas street. 5:45 P. M. or a quarter to six The new "Omaha-Chicago Special" via the Northwestern line arriving at Chicago next morning a quarter to nine, 8:45 a. m. City Ticket Office, 1401 Farnam St. 12-13-3t When down town drop in at John Rudd'a and leave your watch, If it Is out of repair, to be fixed, 317 No. 16 St. Notice of Removal. Saunders, Macfarland & Dickey have removed their law offices to 1406 Far nam street, opposite Paxton Hotel, tffl J. Henderson, 816 N. Sixteenth t reel i Umbrellas covered and repaired. I ArreatH far Gambling. Some little excitement was caused la Roman Catholic circles la Wolver hampton on Wednesday, consequent on the iasue by the corporation authorities of some fifteen tuomouei against two of the Roman Catholic clergy and other prominent members of tbe community for gambling, by permitting a raffle to take place at a bazaar recently held for raising funds for thee xtansion of Cath ollc schools. A Ureat ( kanre to Make Money. Mr. Editor:-! read hew Mr. Jonoa made ll&awoelt. I have a betu-r Job taking ordere lor uia new apec'aitiea ana Fancy article in aluminum, rein hooka and rinite for harneaa. algn letter and Sgurea for house, etores ana vehicle. I bey are simply elegant, ahlae at night: aluminum la a grvat talker. 1 sell for World Mfg. Co., Oolumbua. Ohio; they make family lire-proof cases, electric goooa. ana ma y goofl sellers for agents. I made?? Brt week. Ml second, fl rot month 1173. Uoods are catchy; good, honest, arm. light, eay work; any one can get a Job by writing them. J. 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