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WEDNESDAY. XAY U. 1W7.
Ip there is anything that will bring
sentiment in the United States to a burn
ing focus on the Caban question it is that
American citizens there are not allowed
by the Spanish army to go to their plan
tations, neither are they provided with
food nor can they find work, and so are
in a starring or halt starring condition.
Tuesday of last week earthquakes
shook the wlands of Guadaloupe and
Montserrat of the Leeward group of the
West Indies. In a brick church, a con
gregation of 200 people was caught by
the collapse of the walls and 50 crushed
to. death. Twenty-five lost their lives at
Point-a-Pietrie. On the same day on the
other side of the Atlantic, at Arta there
. was a shock lasting thirty seconds.
- AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE.
The ''American Protective Tariff
League has just issued, in document
form, the speech of Senator Elkins of
West Virginia on the subject of the
American Merchant Marine and Dis
criminating Duties. This complete pre-
aentation of the benefits of discrimina
ting duties as pledged by the republican
platform should be read by every voter.
t Any of our readers can obtain a copy for
two cents. Ask for Document No. 44
and address W. F. Wakeman, Gen'l Sec.,
135 West 23d St, New York.
SAGE AND GOULD VS. U. P. RE
CEIVERS.
News from Denver under date of May
12, will be interesting to all communities
along the line of the great thoroughfare.
Columbus, being one of the great radiat
ing centers of the Union Pacific system
'is vitallv interested in the welfare of the
road:
The suit filed several months ago by
Buaaell Sage and George J. Gould of
New York, against & H. Clark, Oliver
W. Mink, E. Ellery Anderson, Frederick
K Coudert and John W. Doane, receiv
ers of the Union Pacific system, asking
their discharge and also .that they be
.. 'compelled to turn over all the rolling
stock of the Denver and Cheyenne
branch of the Union Pacific, was placed
on the docket in the federal court today.
TMsmltrwaa originally begun in order
to prevent the United States government
from foreclosing on the property of its
mortgage which covered all of the Un
ion Pacific holdings. In their complaint
the plaintiffs claim that the mortgage is
a prior one to the government mortgage.
The United States government will de-
fend the suit. Similar suits are pending
in several other cities of the Union.
CUIUS CITYOF OMAHA.
George Francis Train Thinks
He Owns the City.
HTEID8 BUDia FOB oleai title.
I Claim Graws Oat er aa OM Ualea Fa
cile LlUgattoa aa If He Wias Ha WU1
Be Wartk txs.ese.eeeHu Fifea
Have Kasplejred a Lars Srawleate !
lawyers to Ceadaet His Caw.
New York, May 18. The Joaraal
says: "George Francis Train has re
opened his claim to the city of Omaha
aa he intends to press it to the last.
If ha wis he will be worth $30,000,000;
if he looses he will be no poorer than he
Is bow. Certain of his friends have in
vestigated the matter and they are con
vinced that his cause is jast, and that
the claim, growing out of the old Union
Paciic litigation and subsequent pro
ceedings in which he was legally de
clared a lunatic, is valid.
"Those friends have employed a
large syndicate of eastern and western
lawyers to conduct his case and Pro
prietor Merrifield of the Continental
hotel, where Oitisen Train' lives, and
dormer Mayor Bemisof Omaha are pro
tacting his interests.
The following characteristic inter
view with Citizen Train is also pub
lished': "Ten days ago," said the arises, '
an, evidently a- mechant.
i to me while I was sitting in the
I did not wkh to talk with him
at tret, bat he persisted and I yielded.
He said that a short time ago he made,
atrip to Omaha and there he met a
oonsin of Ids, who is a lawyer and who
hves in a frniensne house in that city.
" 'This is Imoe place' you own,' re
marked the mechanic.
'Yes,' was the response, 'bat between
yoa and me, I really believe George
Francis Train owns it, because he
bought the ground on speculation many
years ago, bat was cheated oat of it.
is a cloud on tae title, tnoagn.
1 the same cloud rests upon hundreds
at other pieces of land around here.' "
Citizen Train repeated the substance
of that conversation to Mr. Merrifield
aad he became deeply interested and
with Former Mayor Bemismadeinquiry
into the matter.
Mr. Merrifield and Mr. Train refused
to divulge the names of the lawyers in
'the syndicate, but they admitted that
at -had been formed. Fall details for
nahlinatton, -they said, would not, be
givan oat until Jane 1..
2Cw Tar Stock.
Jfaw Yowk, May 18. The stock mar
fcat npiarf moderately active aad alight
ly lower fa sympathy wit lower
i in London on
ware generally
with tobacco, however, losing
eeacam the decision of the EBP
tf i
aoart advene to the
gained fractions, f ncladiag
far.
Oaanha. which figured
SENATORS MW CLASH.
Friends of Cuban Belligerency
Will Insist On a Vote.
X01T P1E0EDE TASIFF DEBATE.
T
lasers Belief to Cabs Mad
Party
la the Emm am Was
lercaa .Keselatiea cauM
Batetta Debate la tke Seeate Well-
i BUs HaMea Speech.
Waasnvoiox,. May 18. There is a
Boawhflity of a clashbetween the friends
of the Cuban baUigerancy resolution and
the taxi bill. The advocates of the
Cabas resolution apprehend that their
opponents will mans an effort- to prevent
vote before next Monday, when the
bill is to be taken up. Senator
is hopeful of securing a vote
before that time. Senator Mason, who
is an enthusiastic supporter of the
Caftan cause,.said that if a vote should
he aravaated this week by filibustering
tactics the tariff bill could not betaken
ap Monday.
"We mast have a vote on Cuba be
fore the tariff is considered." said he,
"or we will see some filibustering such
as the senate is not used to."
FresMeat'a Cuban Message.
Washington-, May 18. The president
today sent the following message to con-
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives of the United States:
Official information from our consuls
in Cuba establishes the fact that a large
member of American citizens in the isl
and are in a state of destitution, Buffer
ing for want of food and medicines.
This, applies particularly to the rural
districts of the central and eastern
parts. The agricultural classes have
been forced from their farms into the
aeareet towns, where they are without
work or money. The local authorities
of the several towns, however kindly
disposed, are unable to relieve the needs
of their own people, and are altogether
powerless to help our citizens. The
latest report of Consul General Lee es
timates 000 to 800 Americans are with
out means of support. I have assured
him that provision would be made at
once to relieve them. To that end I
recommend that congress make an ap
propriation of not less than $50,000, to
be immediately available for use under
the direction of the secretary of state.
It is desirable that a part of the ram
which may be appropriated by congress
should, in the discretion of the secre
tary of state, also be used for the trans
aortatton of American citizens who, de
siring to return to the United States, are
without means to do so.
William McKixlet.
HOUSE DOES NOT TAKE ACTION.
Cabaa QaesUea Made a Party lssae By
Bailey aad Ding-ley.
Washington. May 18. The house
confronted the Cuban question Monday,
made a party issue of it and. adjourned
without taking any action. President
McKinley's message was received with
out demonstration and on its heels Mr.
Hitt asked unanimous consent for the
coneideratioa of a bill in response to the
president's request. Bailey ( Tex. ) asked
for consent to consider in connection
with the bill an amendment embodying
Senator Morgan's resolution for recog
nizing the Cubans as belligerents. Mr.
Dingley would not consent to consider
the amendment nor Mr. Bailey to con
sider the bill without the amendment,
no for the time the question was side
tracked. Then the house devoted two hours to
debate on the conference report of the
feeder ec of ike Indian bill opening for
settlement the gilsonite lands in the
Uncompehgre reservation in Utah, and
failed to acccept the compromise agreed
on by the conferees, and asked for an
other conference with the senate on the
bill. Meanwhile the senate resolution,
ly identical with Mr. Hitt's
had been sent to the house and Mr.
itt asked unanimous consent for its
rideratioa. The deadlock between
Dingley and Mr. Bailey was re-enacted,
and while Mr. Bailey was en
deavoring to get consent for the consid
eration of the two Cuban measures to
gether Mr. Dingley put in a motion to
adjourn.
This motion was carried by a vote of,
ayes, 90; nays, 69; 13 answering present.
Under the rule for biweekly sessions re
cently adopted the adjournment carries
the question over to Thursday.
Margaa ResoloftioB Taken Up.
Washington, May 18. Cuba en
grossed the attention of the senate Mon
day. The public interest in the subject
was shown by the great crowds which
besieged the galleries throughout the
day. Among the occupants of the dip
lomatic gallery were Sir Julian Paunce
fote and Minister Hatch of Hawaii, and
in the reserved gallery was General Dan
X. Sickles, ex-United States minister to
Spain.
Neither the Spanish legation in Wash
ington nor the Cuban junta was repre
sented so far as could be observed. Two
phases of the subject were presented.
First came the question of relief to des
titute and starving Americans in Cuba,
aad at 2 o'clock Mr. Morgan's resolu
tion caused spirited debate. The first
question was presented in the presi
dent's message as soon as the session
opened. Immediately following its
reading Mr. Davis, chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, pre
esntede favorable report on a joint
resolution originally introduced by Mr.
Gallinger, appropriating 950,000 for re
lief of American citizens in Cuba, and
it was pawed without division.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the Morgan Cu
ban resolution was taken up. At-that
time the galleries were filled to over
sowing as the crowds awaited some
thing ia addition to the relief resolution
passed at the outset. The Morgan reso
IbbVob declares that a condition of public
war exists in Cuba and that strict
neutrality shall be maintained by the
United Statea. Mr. Morgan Mated that
Bnless some senator desired to speak he
would ask a yea and nay vote on the
pending motion of Mr. Hale to refer the
resolution to the committee on foreign
relations.
Mr. Hale suggested the absence of a
pmnuw, and a call, after some delay,
brought 46 .senators, just a quorum, to
the senate. The vote was about to be
taken when Mr. Wellington (Rep., Md.)
arose for his maiden speech, which
proved 4o be a vigorous protest against
the resolution anda plea for its reference
to the committee on foreign relations.
CTTIGREW MAKES A COMPLAINT.
Ptacrlsslaatlaas Against Sienx Falls. 8.
Dl, On the Fart ef the Kallreads.
Washtnoton, May 18- Senator Petti
grew of South Dakota made a complaint
to the interstate commerce commission
ef dkcriatiaatioa against Sioux Palls, ia
that state, on the part of the railroads
entering the cirys He charged that the
roads would not give the same rate to
and from the Pacific coast Out are given
on the same classes of freight to and
fjem Daluth and other points farther
east, BOtwithstanding the distance to
Sioux Falls is maay hundreds of miles
jam. Among the articles which he
ffetsMw Kf amijg dirriniinatoj
oatmeal, packing house
products, fruits and canned goods. The
commission agreed to investigate the
charges.
Postmasters ConOi
Washington, May 18. The
confirmed the following nominations
for postmasters:- Nebraska, W. T.
Ager, Beaver City; J. N. Brooks; Bash
ville; C. A. Tong, North Bend. Kansas,
J. B. Kennedy, Troy; W. H. Halainger,
Cottonwood; W. H. Nelson, Smith
Center; J. H. Winne, Manhattan.
Premetlea Comes te Bliss.
Washington-, May 18. The presideBt
today sent the following nominations to
the senate: Brigadiel General ZeaasR.
Bliss, to be major general; Frank A.
Vanderlip of Illinois, to be assistant sec
retary of the treasury.
Damns Beleesea By Spanish.
Washington, May 18. Consul Gen
eral Lee has informed the department
of state, that Jose F. Dumas, who was
arrestedin Cuba April 20 last, has been
released by the Spanish authorities.
STOCKYARDS HEARING RESUMEO.
Legislative Committee Takes Testimony
Regarding- Value of Property.
Kansas City, May 18. The stock
yards yardage charge hearing was re
sumed here this afternoon, the Kan".
legislative investigators taking up the
testimony of the value of the stockyards
property.
6. W. Vaughn of Leavenworth, a
civil engineer, gave in detail the approx
imate value of the company's bridges
and trackage. His testimony disclosed
nothing particularly important. George
W. Bolen, a livestock purchasing agent,
testified as to the difference between the
Chicago and Kansas City markets, say
ing there was a difference of 23) cents
per 100 pounds of hogs, including ter
minal charges.
Charles T. Booth, a sheep commission
man here, testified that shipments to
Chicago would require 35 to 40 cents
per hundred more thau at Kansas City,
to cover shrinkage and freight charges.
Several other witnesses testified simply
as to the cost of improvements and re
pairs at the stockyards.
Investigating Durrani's Case.
San Francisco May 18. Governor
Budd is making "a personal investiga
tion of the features of the Durrant mur
der case. Today he visited the Emman
uel Baptist church, the scene of the
double tragedy, accompanied by Chief
of Police Lees and Durrant's attorney.
The party then visited the houses of
Mrs. Leake and Mrs. Crossett, two im
portant witnesses for the prosecution, in
order that the governor might see for
himself what they had to testify, and so
be enabled to equitably act in Durrant's
appeal for clemency.
Returns Ills Salary Warrant.
Des Moines, Kay 18. Senator Ru
dolph Lehfeldt of Crawford county has
mailed to the state auditor the warrant
for $678 for his salary as senator during
the extra session. He was elected as a
Republican in a strongly -Democratic
district on account of local complica
tions and declined to serve. He came
to the city to vote for the liquor manu
facturing bill and his vote passed it in
the senate, making it possible to place
the measure ou the statute books. He
declines to accept pay for services not
rendered.
Donald McLean Gets a Partner.
Sioux City, May 18. M. Corrigan of
Kansas City, a wealthy street car man,
has become interested with Donald Mc
Lean in the extension of the Pacific
Short Line from Sioux City to the coast.
McLean will go to Ogdeninafewdays
to complete arrangements for further
snrvAyinir of the western part of the
route.
Five Years For Beating His Wife.
Sioux City, May 18. Elvin D. Smith
was sentenced to five years in the peni
tentiary for wife beating. He had had
trouble with his wife and some time
ago nearly killed her iu a quarrel.
Sai .th Dakota Foresters.
Huron, S. D., May 18. The 22d an
nual sessCan of the Independent Order
of Foresters' grand lodge of South Da
kota has reguu at Aberdeen.
lantlonalLeagae Games.
Chicago. ; Boston. 10. Denier and Kitt
ridge: NicNHs and Bergen.
BsItimcC. 5 ; Louisville. 0. Nops and Rob
iason; HemSting and Wilson.
Brooklyn. IS; St. Louis. 5. Payne aad Grim ;
&per, Hutcataaon and Mcfarland
Pittsburg. J New York. & Killen and Bar
den; Rniie ass Warner.
Cleveland. 8; Washington, 7. Wilson. Young
and Ziromsr; fXoJames, Bwairo, Mercer and
FsrrelL
Cincinnati. 3, Philadelphia, 2. Bretteastaia
andShriver; Orthead dements.
WfTERX UCAOCn.
Minneapolis 1 Bt. Paul. 14.
Identified as ladwig Von Thlelsaan.
Chicago, May 18. One night last
week a young man with a bullet wound
near his heart and weak from loss of
blood staggered into Mercy hospital and
said he had tried to commit suicide. He
soon lost consciousness, and during his
ravings for the next 24 hours uttered
but one word, "Marion." He has been
identified as Ludwig, third son of Baron
von Thielman of Germany. It is said
the "Marion" who Von Thielman raved
about is a music hall singer whom he
met in San Franoisoo some months ago,
and with whom he traveled" until bis
money was exhausted. You Thielman
will probably recover.
Yvonne Carlton Insane.
San Francisco, May 18. Yvonne
Carlton, a stranded actress, is in a
padded cell in the receiving hospital,
her unfortunate condition being primar
ily due to nervous prostration, caused
by worry and want. She was a mem
ber of the Imperial Operatic Comedy
company, of which Liners & Stringer
were managers. They played in Brit
ish Columbia and the Pnget Sound
country, and got stranded in Sacra
mento. Mrs. Carlton had a child 3
years of age that traveled with her, but
during a fire in Seattle the child was
burned to death.
Marching to Fort Meyer.
Philadelphia, May 28. The Sixth
United States cavalry, which has been
encamped in Fairmount park for the
past week, and the troops of which par
ticipated in the Washington monument
paiade on Saturday, 'broke camp and
started at 8 o'clock on their march to
Fort Meyer, Virginia. About a week
will be consumed in the march. Easy
stages of about 25 miles will be covered
each day.
Jast Before the Jane MiMe.
Chamberlain. S. D., May 18. The
rise in the Missouri had up to yester.
day evening reached a total of two feet
nine inches, and is now about station
ary. It is probably the preliminary to
the socalled June rise, which usually
commences about the 25th and which is
this spring expected to be greater than
for years.
Ottnnswa Will Have Tjf o Breweries.
OmnrwA, la.. May 18.-r-Qttumwa
will have two breweries in operation
under the new manufacturing law as
soon as it is possible to do the necessary
work on the buildings and put in ma
chinery. It is expected to 'have them
ready for operation by Oct 1.
rURKS WIN A VICTORY.!
Greeks Sustain a Crushing De
,' feat at Domokos.
DESPERATE BATTLE WA8 FOUGHT.
Left Wing of Prince Constantino's Army
Gives Way Bdhem Pasha May Separate
SeselenskL From Main Lines Tarkey
New In Fall Possession Ct Theesalyann
Is Loth te Give It Up.
London, May 18. The Daily Tele
graph's special correspondent with the
Turkish troops telegraphs: "Edhem
Pasha has moved on from point to point
and finally occupied Domokos. The
Greeks have sustained a crushing de
feat." . -
London, May 18, 1 a. m. The latest j
news from the seat of hostilities via
Athens shows that yesterday's battle
ended at about ! o'clock, but will be re
sumed this morning. It is evident from (
the Greek account that the Greeks have t
suffered a serious defeat "and if the left i
wing has given way. ns .-ippears proba-
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tiZZZrJrL ZZZTa V. ,- ni
the Greek retreat and separate General
Smolensk! at Sourpi from the main
army.
This is Edhem Pasha's reply to the
foolish attempt of Colonel Manoa to
snatch a victory in Epirus.
" If Greece had prevented Manos from
playing this last card of a gambler,
Turkey might perhaps have ceased hos
tilities. As it is now, she is in full pos
session of Thessaly and the powers will
find the task of protecting Greece more
difficult than ever.
The dispatches from Athens represenFJJXi tn m ,,- T ,mm w h.v
the populace as astounded when tb.
news of the fighting came. They had
hoped to the last that the powers would
prevent Turkey from going further.
One report represents the Greek govern
ment as threatening to take extreme and
desperate steps uuless Europe arrests
the progress of the iuVaders.
The Daily Chronicle's correspondent
at Athens sends the following official
account of the lighting yesterday:
"Over 50,000 Turks simultaneously and
continuously attacked our whole line.
Our artillery and infantry did splendid
work. Twice all the regimeuts of the
enemy wavered and fled, although their
attack was soon renewed with fresh
forces, which in turn we are enabled
to hurl back.
"The stubborn resistance and splen
did vigor of our troops finally compelled
the enemy to give way altogether. All
attacks on our left were repulsed. On
our right we did not fare so well, the
attack of the enemy was repulsed and
they massed in great numbers for the
next attack. Our line wavered and was
broken and the wiug all but turned but
for the timely arrival of the reserves.
"The enemy had gained ground
which it was impossible to regain, and
we, therefore, fell back on Boisi. The
Turks had tt),000 troop with 30.000 re
serves. Our force wa9 only 55,000. We
have lost heavily, but the enemy must
have lost thousands."
Powers lraw Vp Another Note.
Constantinople, May 18. The rep
resentatives of the powers here held a
long meeting yesterday and drew up a
note, which will be presented to the
Turkish government as soon as one of
the ambassadors receives the necessary
instructions from his government. This
note does not deal with the peace condi
tions, but merely repeats the request for
an armistice, and declares the 'powers
will not permit Greece to be crushed.
Although it is assumed in some quarters
that the porte, in accordance with east
ern usuages, has demanded more in or
der to obtain less, it is pointed out that
if the Turkish government desired to
bargain, it would not have formulated
its conditions officially. The tone of
the military officials here and elsewhere
is most emphatically against abandon
ing Thessaly. " They argue that if Eu
rope has been unable to make Greece
evacuate the Island of Crete, how will
Europe be able to force Turkey out of
Thessaly.
All the powers have agreed to protest
against the cession of Thessaly to Tur
key and the abolition of the capitula
tions. Candle's Water Sppply Cat OK
Candia, May 18. The insurgents
having cut the conduits above the town,
Candia is now without a water supply.
tout flay Mtitpeccea.
Sauna, Kan.,May 18. W. O. Meyer,
a farmhand, was run over and killed
yesterday morning by a Union Pacific
train. It was at first thought that he
had been intoxicated, Suspicious char
acters seen in the vicinity at the time
have disappeared, and Meyer is now be
lieved to have been the victim of foul
piy-
Urge the President to Act.
Toledo, la., May 18. The conference
of the United Brethren in Christ author
ized a telegram to be sent to the presi
dent expressing the hope that in behalf
of liberty and humanity he would see his
way clear to recognize the belligerent
rights of the Cubans.
Creatoa Pastor Resigns.
Creston, la., May 18. Dr. L. L. Laf
ferty, pastor of the United Presbyterian
church for 13 years, has tendered his
resignation. He is the oldest resident
pastor in the city.
NEWS FROM THE WIRES.
A negro child near Cedar. City, Mo.,
died from the effects of being gnawed
by rats.
The little son of John Huffman, living
near Chandler, O. T., was killed by
lightning.
A rich discovery of gold-bearing ore
ten miles east of Saratoga, Wyo.,is
causing lots of excitement. '"
Sid Dunn was sent to the penitentiary
for five years at Buffalo, Tex., for the
murder of a 3-year-old child.
At the Cuban junta in New York city
it has been denied that any Cuban loan
has been made pr js being negotiated.
The farmers in the vicinity of Ander
son. Ind., have just effected an organi
zation pooling their oil bearing lands.
Joseph A. Rhomberg, one of the most
noted and oldest citizens of Dubuque,
la., died in his carriage on the street of
paralysis.
John M. Weakly, one of the most
prominent farmers in St. Louis county,
Missouri, suddenly dropped dead of
heart disease.
PaM Too Mneh For the Baby.
Caleb has three children John, Mary
aad Jane. John is the eldest and so' the
most inquiring. He had heard that ba
bies were bought from doctors, and one
day asked his mother about prices.
"Mother, now much did I cost?" he
inquired.
As some reply bad -to be made, his
mother said $1,000. John thought it
over for a moment, and theu asked :
"How much did you pay for Mary?"
"Fifteen hundred dollars."
"Why, she cost more than me."
"Yes, girls always cost more than
boys."
"What did yon pay for Jane?" Jane
ia a little self willed tyrant.
f'Jane post $2,000, " said Mrs. Caleb,
and John lapsed into deep thought
In a few moments he said, "Mamma,
J don't think Mary cost too much, bat
you got stuck with Jane." New York
-of actbesses.
WOMEN ON THE STAGE DECEIVE, AS
A RULE, SMALL SALARIES.
i Axe a Few Who Are BJewsideel Iih-
erally, bat Generally the Koala ess Is Me
PuBtakle, and No Many Ia ThleCeaa-
try mas Made Ferti
Iato a room in an up town office
building there passed at irregular inter
vals young women who. after' having
peat some time inside, reappeared at j
the door and started down the flight of
steps that' lead to the street. This hap
pened all day. A line of women was
continually going in and out None of
them staid very long, and none of
them left the room with expressions of
particular satisfaction.
"I don't think there could be any bet
ter warning," said a theatrical man
who had an office opposite the door
through 'which the girls disappeared,
"to women who think of going ou the
stage than the sight of that string of
women. That is a theatrical exchange.
and in and out of that office they go ev
- 7 V- "" warn hw ui;y u
I disappear after awhile, and they seem
to have found places. But the majority
J come and go for a long time before any-
: thing'is found for them. The best don't
come to the exchanges, you know. Only
those who are not well enough known
to have their services always in demand
are compelled to look for positions
through the agents. The others can go
to the managers, or, in some rare cases,
have the managers come to them.
"There never was a subject about
which less was really known than that
lin wmrawla tkaf o 1in nti Via otaaa
U - een m interview with l Qnb-
tree in The Sun in which she said that
the stage gave women more than any
other profession could. Lotta is one of
the fewvery rich women of the stage,
and I am afraid that optimistic opinion
was affected more or less by her own
suooess. If she had not accumulated
$500,000 or more, Lotta might not look
so favorably upon the stage as a means
of livelihood for women.
"The ideas that are prevalent about
salaries, the general idea of the large
amounts paid and the prospects for sav
ing money that such occupation affords
are all based on very erroneous impres
sions. There are, of course, actors that
make large sums, and some that make
fortunes. But there are not many of
them. There are very few people, for
instance, who would believe that the
leading lady of a prominent New York
stock company gets only $100 a week
that is, for about 80 weeks of the year,
or maybe 35 at the outside. On the road
she receives $125 a week. A certain
amount is paid by her manager toward
her costumes, but when it happens that
the plays are not successful and have to
be changed, frequently, the expense of
costumes uses up a large proportion of
what she may make. The most popular
leading woman in American receives
only $125 a week when she is in New
York and an extra $25 on the road. Yet
as many of the people at the theaters in
which she acts go to see her as go to see
the 'star' with whom she's associated.
But she's to be a star herself after
awhile, and then she will make enough
to repay her for all the time she was
building up her popularity, even if she
was not getting rich.
'These women that get the salaries I
spoke of are the best paid in the coun
try. Among nil the women on the stage
I doubt if there are 50 who receive as
much as that. One leading lady in a
New York theater gets only $65 a week.
The women who act on the road with
stars get usually $75 or $80, and in some
oases $100. But as I said, there are not
many of them in the last schedule. The
prices range on down to $30, which is
about the smallest salary paid to any
woman in a first class company.
"When they get to be stars on their
own account, the case is different Usu
ally the women stars get certain sums
every week in salary and certain
amounts from the profits. Some of the
best paid get $300 a week in salary and
one-quarter of the profits. Then they
begin to make money. One-quarter of
the profits may equal, under favorable
circumstances, $2,000. That makes the
salary of the actor engaged on the terms
mentioned $800 a week. But ouly the
lucky ones succeed in ever accomplish
ing such success as that. Of course there
are others who take all the money and
merely hire their managers. But they
are still fewer in somber.
"Another thing that has to be taken
into consideration is the fact that a wo
man has only a certain time on the
stage. She innst be a genius to last
much beyond 40, and she is not likely
to become famous much before 30. So
her time is rather short. After a certain
period the decline begins and salaries
begin to go down, just as before the age,
say of 40, they increased. Think of the
few rich or even comfortably off women
of the stage. They could be counted on
the fingers Lotta, Maggie Mitchell,
Fanny Davenport and Clara Morris.
There may be a few others, but they are
mighty few. Compare this with the
long list of women that have been popu
lar and successful in their youth, and I
think you will agree with me that the
women on the stage are not as well paid
as the aspirants think." New York
Sun.
GRANT'S SECRETIVENESS.
Th BesaoBslhlllty of His Position Forced
Hlas to Guard His Utterances.
General Horace Porter, in "Cam
paigning With Grant," in The Century,
says concerning Geseral Grant's secre
tiyeness: After the general had got some miles
out on the march from Cold Harbor an
officer of rank joined him, and as they
rode along began to explain a plan
which he had sketched, providing for
the construction of another line of in
trenchments some distance in rear of the
lines then held by us, to be used in case
the army should at any time want to
fall back and move toward the James
and should be attacked while with
drawing. The general kept on smoking
bis cigar, listened to the proposition for
a time and then quietly remarked to the
astonished officer, "The army has al
ready pulled out from the enemy's front
and is now on its march to the James. "
This is mentioned as an instance of
how; well his secrets could be kept He
had never been a secretive man until the
positions of responsibility in which he
was placed compelled him to be chary
in giving expression to his opinions and
purposes. He then learned the force of,
the philosopher's maxim that "the un
spoken word is a sword in the scabbard,
while the spoken word is a sword in the
band of one's enemy. " In the field there
were constant visitors to tho camp,
ready to circulate carelessly any inti
mations of the commander's movements,
at the risk of having such valuable in
formation reach the enemy. Any en
couraging expression given to an appli
cant for favors was apt to be tortured
into a promise, and the general natural-
" became guarded in his intercourse,
hen questioned beyond the bounds of
propriety, his lips closed like a. vise,
and the obtruding party was left to sup
ply all the subsequent conversation.
Theeo circumstances proclaimed hjm
a man who studied to be uncommunica
tive and gave him a reputation for re
serve which could not fairly bo attrib
uted to him. He was called tho ' ' Amer
ican Sphinx," "Ulysses the Silent" and
the "Great Unspeakable, " and was pop
ularly supposed to movo about with
sealed lips. It is true that he had no
"small talk" introduced merely for the
sake of talking, and -many a one will
recollect the embarrassment of a first
encounter with him resulting from this
fact But while, like Shakespeare's sol
dier, he never wore his dagger in his
mouth, yet in talking to a small circle
of friends upon matters to which he had
given special consideration his conver
tion was so thoughtful, philosophical
and original that he fascinated all who
listened to him.
WHEN WE CRITICISE FRIENDS
Th Kindness
of Ignoring Trivial
Mkv
takes Ia Oar Deily life.
"There are two kinds of mistakes,
mistakes of moment and trivial mis
takes,!' writes Edward W. Bok in The
Ladies' Home Journal. "Undoubtedly
the best service which one friend can
render another is to save him from a
mistake liable to bo" serious in its re
sults. In such on act lies true friend
ship. But in these days of criticism,
when we are apt-to criticise everything
and everybody, we are all too apt to
correct mistakes which are absolutely
trivial and not worth correcting. And
yet in calling attention to them wo of
ten hurt the feelings of our best friends.
Not one of us, even the most good Ma
tured, likes to have his mistakes point
ed out We may appear not to mind cor
rections and accept them with a smile,
bnt it is human nature to smart under
correction, although some of us may be
clever enough to conceal tho 6inart;
hence the fewer mistakes wo call atten
tion to in others the better.
"Two-thirds of the mistakes we make
are trivial. Their correction is unim
portant. Why then notice them? Yet
some people do, and do so constantly. A
person speaks of haviug done a certain
thing on Thursday, when in reality it
was done ou Wednesday. If uo impor
tant point Is involved, why call atten
tion to the mistake? What good does it
do to have the exact day set right? It is
a matter of no importance, so why in
sist upon correcting the trivial error?
Stanch friendships havo often been
pricked by this needle of useless correc
tion. It is a great art this art of learn
ing to allow others to bo mistaken when
the mistake is unimportant. Few learn
it, but those who do are among tho
most comfortable friends ouo can have. "
LAMPS AND CANDLES.
There Is
an Art In the Managing ef
Thrui.
The most effective cleansing sub
stance for the containers and wick ap
paratus consists of ordinary wood ah.
This has a peculiar effect upon patro
leum, crystal and other oils of the".same
kind. Rub the ashes well all over the
parts that require cleaning and polish
or wipe it off with a clean, soft cloth.
This is a very simple method and obvi
ates tho use of water, which may prove
a serious difficulty, especially if the op
erator is not very particular as regards
the drying process. This treatment
should not, however, entirely do away
with a periodical boiling of the differ
ent parts of the lamp with strong soda,
but the regular use of wood ash should
make tho washing a last resource and
an altogether raro necessity.
The strictest cleauliuegs in every de
tail concerning lamps is of the greatest
importance not only to insure a good
light free from smell, hut also as a pre
ventive against danger. Odd bits of
wick allowed to collect auywhero near
the flame, for instance, aro objection
able fcom every point of view.
Lamps that aro but rarely used should
not be left with tne wick to become sat
urated through contact with the oil.
The best plan is to empty tho container,
clean it as above, dry tho wick if it is
new, and put it aside in a box, into
which dust cannot penetrate, till it is
wanted again.
For these days, when candles aro so
much used, it is well to know that there
is an art in choosing them. They shqnld
burn brightly, steadily, and without
flickering, yet at the same time dwin
dle away as slowly as possible. The can
dle that gutters is to be avoided as ex
travagant and worthless. The best of
all are those which are partially hol
lowed out, so that if the flamo is ex
posed to a draft the melted wax runs
down the inside. A thin, close wick
will always burn better than a thick
one. One of tho cleverest contrivances
adapted to candles is a metal automatic
extinguisher. It can be fixed to any re
quired depth of the candle, say one inch,
more or less, and as soon as that quan
tity has burned away two metal rings
close over the flame and effectually put
it out Something of the kind has al
ready been seen, but the newer patent
L is much more practical, from the very
fact that t can bo fixed to any part of
the candle instead of being placed in the
candle holder, for in the latter case it
could not act until tho illuminant had
quite burned down, when the extin
guisher was obviously of doubtful util
ity. San Francisco Chronicle.
The For Seal as an Animal.
Mr. David Starr Jordan, president of
the Bering sea commission for 1806,
and George Archibald Clark, secretary
to the commission, say in The Forum:
The male fur seal, or "beachmaster,"
reaches full maturity at the age of 7
years. At that time his weight is about
400 xto 500 pounds, being considerably
heavier when first in from the eea in
the spring or after feeding in tho fall
than in the intervening period, when
he fasts on land and grows gradually
lean and weak. The males vary consid
erably in color, the general shade being
black or dark brown, with longer hair
or bristles of yellowish white. These
are especially long and numerous ou the
thickened back of tho neck, forming the
socalled "wig."
The wigged males have a rough,
coarse coat, and their skins are without
market value. The animal makes its
home on the rocky shores of the islands
in large, closely massed bands, forming
what are called "rookeries." It is ex
tremely gregarious, individuals seldom
venturing far from the main body while
on land, though wandering about singly
in the sea,
His Failing.
An English rector in aiuagricultural
parish found his own sermons accepta
ble enough to his congregation, but not
so those of his assistant.
'Why don't yon come to hear Mr.
Jones?" he said to tho leading farmer.
"He's an excellent fellow and preaches
far better than I do. "
"That may be, sir," was the grave
rejoinder, "Lut we've been inquiring
and inquiring about your curate, and
we can't find a3 he's got any property,
and we don't like to be told of our sins
by a person as hasu't got no property. "
Strand Magazine.
The Yale lock manufacturers have
proved that in a patent lock having six
"steps," each capable of being reduced
in height 20 times, the number of
changes or combinations will be 86,400.
BEGHER
Farm Loans,
And Insurance..
COLUMBUS,
SINCE SISTER'S GOT A BEAU.
There's quite a change around at home.
and all is now serene
I Where once upon a time war. raged and
troubles I had seen.
The reason this Is brought about to yqu I
mean to show.
' It's all because a man cornea here, and he
is sister s beau.
I don't know how she captured htm, but
he comes here just the same.
. Ana i or iear mai ne win siay away l will
, not give his name.
But I only hops he'll always come; I real
. ly love him so.
i For everything is now so nice since sis
ters tot a oeau.
I can spjn my top In the parlor and gen
erally have my way.
Yesterday a boy cut loose my kite, and sis
bought one today.
She also gave me marbles and took me to
a show.
I (eel so happy now to say that sister's
got a beau.
The roosters and the chickens all seem to
be so proud.
And the cats upon the back yard fence at
night sins extra loud;
The birds up in the tree tops their happi
ness do show.
And this has all been brought about since
sister's got a baau.
I hope some one will make him come: I
only wish I could.
Yes. there's two bits a week I get for
"keeping ma in.wood.
I'll give this money to this man sis calls
him Mr. Jor
Because I'm having too good a time for
sis to lose that beau.
A. C. Phelps In New Orleans Picayune.
The Ufe of a Class.
The clam's body is completely en
shrouded in the mantle, except for two
openings, through one of which the foot
can bo pushed out. The other is for the
siphon, or what is commonly-kuowu as
tho "neck" of tho clam. Iu some re
spects the clam may be better off than
wo are, for be has a littlo brain in his
foot aud also a gland for secreting
"strong fibers. With this ho spins a bys
bus by which he cau attach himself to
whatever he likes. He does not even
have to search for his food, but waits
for it to coma to him. He makes a bur
row in the mud or sand, attaching him
self to tho bottom by the byssus. Then
he thrusts his siphon up through the
mud and water until it reaches the sur
face. The siphon is made up of two
tubes, tho water flowing in through one
and out through the other.
When the inflowing current, laden
with minuto plants aud animals, reach
es tho gill chamber, some of these are
Bifted out and retained for food, while
tho water and waste matter flow out
through the other tube. Margaret W.
Leighton in Popular Science Monthly.
A Welsh Dinner.
A now terror is iu store for epicures
namely, tho Welsh menu. The South
Wales Daily News recently printed the
following specimen :
Pysg.
Git-Maid.
Saws Huft-n a Chwcwmerau Gwynbysg.
Dautfitlr.oii.
Tameidion yr Ymorliodro-t a Theneuon Oea.
Drylliau.
Asenau Ychgig a March rnddygl.
Morddwyd o Foekgig Efrog a Saws o Win.
Pys GleUion.
Poten Pui. Telsenau Ft rengig.
Gly geuled Mefus.
Poteu Ia. Caws.
Probably after the diner has finished
with "caws" he begins to feel the effect.
Fresh Fish.
In Eianr places in warm climates it
is customary to keep fish alive until
they are hold. It would otherwise be
impossible to keep them from spoiling,
except by too expensive refrigerating.
Tho marketiunii in likely to bo the fish
erman himself and to keep his catch in
a well on his boator in a slatted box in
tho water. Tho bnyer looks over tho
fish and picks out the one he wants, and
the seller then kills the fish with a blow
on the head with a club or with a
knife. It is a common thing to kill the
fish iu the presence of tho customer.
Fish arc sold in this way at, for in
stance, Key West. Havana and Genoa.
New York Sun.
Unfamiliar Book In Oklahoma.
A committee of Quakers appeared be
fore the Oklahoma legislature the other
day and asked for the abolition of capi
tal punishment. One of them started in
to read from the New Testament, when
a backwoods member interrupted him
with tho remark that he "needn't bring
any of them eastern law books in here. "
. Philadelphia Pre&t?. m
Margaret, queen of Henry IV, king
of France, confined in the Lonyre, pur
sued very warmly the studies of elegant
literature and composed a very skillful
apology for the irregularities of her con
duct. National KJntatloaa! Association Xrrtina.
For the meeting of the National edu
cational association at Buffalo iu 1896
the excellent service given by the Union
PaciGc was commented on by all those
who had the pleasure of using that line.
This year our educational friends meet
in Milwaukee, Wis- July G to 9, and
members of the association and othera
from points west of the Missouri river,
should by all means take the Union
Pacific.
The service of the Union Pacific via
Omaha or Kansas City is the very best.
The equipment consists of handsome day
coaches, chair cars, Pullman buffet and
drawing room sleepers, dining cars and
buffet smoking and library cars. Fewer
changes than via any other line. One
fare, plus $2.50 for the round trip will
bo the rate from all points west of the
Missouri river for this meeting. For il
lustrated matter, folders, etc., call on or
write, J. R. Meagher. lDinajCt
Within tho last week we have made
arrangements so that we can furnish to
our readers the Chicago Weekly Inter
Ocean and Columbus Joukn'al, when
paid in advance, at 81.75. tf
usinesn etittn.
Advertisements under thin hoaii five cents t
Iinoesch insertion.
WM.SCHILTZ makes boots and shoes in the
best styles, and usee only th very best
stock thntenn tie procured in the market. 52-tf
LEGATE NOTICE.
To all whom it may concern:
The Board of Supervisors in regular seMion
April 17th. lsI7. declared the following section
line opened as a nnblic road, viz:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of Sec
tion 12. Town 19, Kanjp 1 West, and running
thence due East on section lino two miles anil
terminating at Koniheust corner of Section 7,
Town IS, Kanga 1 Kattt, of the Sixth Principal
Meridian.
Now all objections thereto or claims for
damages caused thereby must bt filed in the
County Clerk's office Saturday May 2d, 1S9T,
or such road nuy lie established without far
ther reference thereto.
Dated, Columbus, Nebr., April 21st, 1S97.
. POHL,
2SApriUt County Clerk,
I & CO,
Real Estate
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