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    THE DAILY BEE-OMAHA , MONDA1' , APRIL 7 , 1831.
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"Tnountn on the dump" IB Iho caption
of a local in the Cincinnati Commercial
Garctlc , That reminds ono of the Omaha
riots of ' 82.
Mn. P. 0. IlAWr.s says ho does not
want to bo a delegate to the republican
national convention , but if his friends
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will press him hard ho rrmy bo induced to
accept the honor.
B3 electoral votca of the Solid
South nro being counted , na might bo
1 'expected on the nido of the Copiah sho- }
\ giin and the Danvjllo revolver by all
democratic prophpta.
Tiicrii : : a nbw a strong probability that
the present congroas will dccido to ca-
tablish a ayBtom , of postal jtolograph
cither by construction of linoa or pur
chase of existing ; lines. |
Now that tlio now appraisers of the
Farnam street grade have completed their
work , the old moss-baoka and obstruc-
tipnietafwill braflo up again and jlo a good
deal of'malicious kicking.
GEN. AQUEIIO'S filibustering oxpcdi
tion that sailed from Key Woab to Cuba
the other day is liable to' ' stir upMa liv.oly
little rovV. Five United'States govorn-
niont voaaols have boon sent out to inter
cept the filibustering schppnor.
, „ , , ' , | . . . i mi V i"r
( , , lie woman suUrago niovoaioatialilblo
to ; receive a/b\acl / \ { bye frott > thoJibusoot
rorjrcaoatativoa. The icbmmittoo on ju
diciary has decided to roporl ddvoraely
on the joint resolution proposing n
woman suffrage v > constitutional amend
ment. ' ' ? ! s - ; j >
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TUB liquor mon of Ohio are making a
vigorous fight against the Scott law. In
passing,9n a motion in a liquor , case }
auprnmo couif hasvirtuallydecided ( ( tie ]
Scott law to bo unconatitutional , and the
case in which the point was raised will
now bu tried on its merits.
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THE supreme court of Pennsylvania
has decided tlwt the minority of stock
holders in ' a corporation have legal'and
definite rights against the majority. They
are fpr jnatanco , , to bo permitted to
oxaraino the company's ' books andbusi-
nesrf at stated times and for proper pur/- /
pbaoaji'This' ' i& nvnow , but certainly n juat
position.1 '
lit doesn't ) I6bkwoll 'thUt right at the
outaot 6f the Jeanette invbalijja'jioo' , ilio
cdunsfel for Molvillo'.arid Mri. DoLonp
should try to stop the fnqtiiry. The evi
dence produced during the first day look
still worse. Molvillo'a iavago iroatmonl
of his wife and little daughter make tho.
story of his briti } > lity to his men soon
credible , at least. If there is anything
rotten in this Joanutto business it is duo
to the poor men who perished iu the SHOW
and ice that it should come out.
A CHEAT many moan things have bcoi
said abouti-tasan , , IJ. Anthony , but eho
saya the meanest thing was the story of n
wild western editor about her attending
a wpman MiflYajJo convention with i
poodle dog wlilfcli * shor held in her lap
except when she rose to speaks She
say jt is iv malicipus falsehood , aa she
never owned a dog , nor over oven spoke
to ono. Seine people have queer ideas
about meanness and can't tako"a joke
Susun is ono of thorn. She won't bo no1
Bcnsitiro when she grows older ?
IT is exactly as far from Omaha to' '
Council Bluifi , as it is from Uquncil
Blufla to Omaha. 'The price charged "to
cross the Union Pacific bridge
to Council Jllufft , when1 ydu
pay on the train , is sixty
cents , tilth a . .drawbackof twenty-five
cents , making the charge really thirty
hvo cents.Vhcn you como from Coun
cil Bluff * to Omaha , however , the chargq
on the train is only fifty cents with a re-
batoof twonty.fivo conjs , makjngjv dif
ference of tun ccnla in favor of Council
Bluils. Will the Union Pacific ploaao
explain this discrimination against
Omaha ?
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"Firry citizens" of Avoca , Iowa , liavo
paralyzed the house of representatives
and attracted the attention of the nation.
They have presented to the house n doc.
ument , oponinjr with the words , "Wo ,
the undersigned citizens , hereby respect
fully command you , our servants , " to pass
a bill for a doubln track railroud from
Now York to San Francisco , to lend no
inoro mouoy to national banks , and not to
squander another dollar on canals. Wo
ouppoao congress will at once obey the
command , and run the line of the double-
track road through Avoci. The fifty cit
izens of Avoca remind iu of the nine
tailors of Tooley street , who petitioned ,
e , tlio citizens of London , " &o.
TJ1R ItKMtDY.
The outbreak of popular indignation
ugainat the mUcarringo of justice in Gin-
iati was only the violent expression of n
eoling that exists almost o\ cry where ,
[ ho same scones might have boon en
acted in almost o\ory city in the country.
Almost every locality has been exasper
ated by the sixmo short-comings of the
courts. Whiledoprccatingall the violence
done , it has boon hard for most people
to refrain from some fooling of sympathy
with the first indignation of the mob. A
OUR series of legal farces in all parts of
ho country have aroused a general ani
mosity against the courts. The last few
months have furnished too many in
stances of the escapes of notorious criin-
nals from just punishment. There
lave boon too ifiany Bcrnor cases
elsewhere as well , 'as in Cincin
nati. Tha amo causes have prodncod
, ho same ofllcora. Stupid juries , incap
able prosecuting attorneys. A trial sys
tem whore every advantage is granted to
the accused , and the works of corruption
have boon more or less observable every
where.
The lesson of the riots
has , of course
been made very plnin long since. As
other placcshavo suffered from the same
disease as Cincinnati , other places vrill
watch with interest Cincinnati's romudicsi
Thcso are already taking shape. A bill
has already been introduced in the legis
lature reducing the number of pre-empt
lory challenges which n criminal may
have from twonty-throo to six. , It also
raises the number which Iho prosecution
may have from two to four. Perhaps it
would bo still batter if both wore givcii
equal advantages jn this renpcct. How
ever that may bo , it ii pain ] that this stop
is an important and valuable ono. Bo-i
sides this , bills are pending making away' '
by which intelligent men can bo admitted
to servo upon juiies. It is also suggested
that the time that must elapse between
the conviction and execution of n mur
derer shall not bo loft to the discretion
of the court. At present it is arbritarily
fixed'at ' nqt less than ono hundred days.
Thcso are excellent reforms , so far as
they go. There is , no doubt that the
challenging power has boon immoderate
ly abused by unscrupulous attorneys.
The limitation of the evil will bo great
relief. " It is still more certain that the
constitution of the modern jury is a
great cause of wrong. It is hard to con
sider any worse way of Providence than
td'require ' the courts to search out the
most stupid and least intelligent mon for
such duty < The absurd restriction
against mon who have road about the
case in hand should bo removed. How
is a man going to bo intelligent enough to
dccido n cause wisely unless ho
is also intelligent enough to bo
well informed on all passing events ?
It is high time that this rolio of barbar-
isfii should bo dispensed with. It has
interfered with justice long enough.
The only trouble with the Ohio reme
dies is that they do nut go far enough.
Besides what has boon proposed , the
pardoning power of the governor should
bo' strictjy limitpd. . There should bo
prompt detection and punishment of inon
who bribe" jurors' . There should boaomo
regulation by which ono or two obstinate
fools or corrupt men on ajury , might not
bo nblo to defeat n yordiot. AbOve all )
that perennial source of delay and final
impotency , now trials , should bo extremely -
tromoly dllllcult to obtain. A morbid
Sentimentality has , thrown protection
nftcr protection around criminals' until
justice id defeated. Those protections
should bo removed. . The criminal should
have a fair chance but no advantage.
Unless these safeguards for crime bo re
moved and the execution of the laws
made possible , there may bo worse
scones than these witnessed a week ago
in Cincinnati ! .
Besides nil this , it may nnt bo amiss
to remind the publio that other reforms
will not bo worth much unless the people -
plo co-operate. As long as officers to
deal with crime are elected on the ground
of merely political claims , or for merely
personal reasons , Ihoro will bo little im
provement. These oUlcers must bo
bhoson on the ground of ability and in
togrity. Ffrst of all , the political shysters
tors and bummers must bo swept out.
, Aqouni ? > o to the Now York Journal
the work of building the pedestal for
Baitholdi'a groatrStatuo of Liberty has
bocil pushed along ao rapidly during the
ploatant wcixthur of the past few days
that thq puWjc docs not seem able to keep
pace with it , The concrete' ' foundation
is already up . ' 15 g the D2 foot , nnd is go
ibg up a foot a , day. At this ratcU the
base of the pedestal will bo completed in
less than thirty da } a' , nud ( hen norlc will
bo begun on the upper portion. The pe
destal will probably be ready to receive
Iho Btatuo by Octob'or 1st. It is esti
mated that the pedestals ill cost $250 ,
000. Funds are , coihjAgf into f J\o \ fcbin
mitteo at present much more rapidly from
the east than from _ the _ wostt JThgro are
a number of largo promises , howoverfrom
the western states , and the agents who
are collecting funds in the west are Ban-
guino of a big harvest in a short time ,
There is about $80,000 on hand now , and
$1,000 a week is coming in.
TUB republican central committee of
thin county has called the primaries to
eeloct defoliates to the county convention ,
which is to select delegates to the district
and state conventions. No regular call
haa been published , however , and if the
proceedings are reported correctly , the
committee has omitted entirely to desig
nate the places where the primaries are
to bo lu > ld. Unless this is done nobody
will bo able to tell who are or who ar j
not legitimately elected as delegates.
Primaries may bo hold in a dozen ditfor-
out places in each ward or precinct and
a whole army of delegates may como in { I
to claim seats. The outcome may bo
not only double-headers , but triple and
oven quadruple headers. It strikes us
that the central committee must either
bo recalled at once , or the chairman must
assume the authority to designate in ft
published call whore the primaries nro
to bo hold. If this is not done until a
day or two before the primaries every
body will justly regard it as a trick. The
primaries at best are a more farce , and
nowhere and at no time are they an hon-
oit expression of party sentiment. But
there ought to bo at least some outward
semblance at an attempt to gtvo voters a
fair chance and lot them know in reason
able time where they may cast their
votes. _
A MODKST CLAIMANT.
The Herald boasts that it in par cai-
cdlcncc the greatest newspaper in this
part of the west , it is conceded that it
is the great religious daily of thcso parts ,
but its claims as a great newspaper are
docidcdlyjlfictitious. Dr. Miller , who is
generally very modest , tolls us in hifl
Sunday morning papoi Miat "tho Jfcrald
continues to persuade itself that it
has bccomo ono of the best con
ducted neiwipapors in this part of
the west. " Now the Jhraltl may
perouado itself , but it cannot purauado
anybody olsc. Its enterprise in publish
ing the news is strikingly illustrated in
its issno of the day proceeding. The
J/cmW draws largely for its very latest
news on a "patent plato" factiry. In re
turn the plato concern compliments the
Herald by occasionally quoting from iti
columns. About two months ago the
Herald published a sensational story en
titled "Tho Modern Prize Fighter. " In
duo limo that article was copied and ster
eotyped at the plate factory , and shipped
to its patrons all over the country. Ono
of thoao plates made its way
to Omaha , nnd on Saturday
the readers of the ITcrald were regaled
with "Tho Modern Prize Fighter" ns
fresh news for a second timo. The arti
cle was duly credited by the Omaha Jlcr-
aid to the Omaha Jfcrald. Iloro is
journalistic ontfirpriso for you in a nut
shell. It fully justifies the following
modest allusion by Dr. Miller to his
ninotoon-yuar-ola bantling : "Wo merely
wished to direct attention to the Herald
as a Hcws-paper vrhich gives the people a
volume and variety of news in condensed
form that make good its claim to the
position it holds in their estimation. "
THH unseemly quarrel between Ex-
speaker Koifor and Uon. Boyntonis loft ,
by the reports of the house investigating
ing committee , about where it was bo
foro. The majority report exonerates
Boynton , and the minority report sup
ports Koifor , and there is no very satis
factory decision in either To most ob
servers it seems as though altogether too
much time and attention had been given
to this disgraceful squabble. It really
doesn't make much difference to the pub
lie at largo whether Koifor is a liar , or
Boynton is a liar , or both are liars. Con
clusive proof that Koifor slandered
newspaper correspondent could not make
the people think much worse of the ox-
speaker than they do now. Conclusive
proof that a newspaper correspondent
had slandered Koifor would not develop
any' tendency in tlio cprrrcspondont auf-
ficiontly now to bo interesting. The
taxpayers of this country arc , however ,
considerably concerned in the fact thai
three or four days have b on wasted by
the house in the investigation of this
empty subject. They are the inoro con
cerned because , in the .meantime , im
portant legislation has boon made to
wait. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ „ _ _ _ _ _ _
THEY are not as dry down in Massa
chusetts as some people think. Jokes
appropriate to Ap'ril fust were the order
ot the day in the legislature of that state
on last Tuesday , the senate making its
little joke at the expense of the common
wealth by devoting ilin session alinosl
wholly to talk , while the hpuso cracket
jokoa at its own expense. When Bow-
leer , of Boston , for instance , was tempo
rarily in the speaker's cliuir , the follow-
lowing was presented by a member and
road by thq dork : "Ordered , that the
committee on publio health consider the
expediency of instructing our members
of congress to enact n law establishing a
tuuff on birch boot at 800 per cent , ant
that such a tariff bo a tarifl' for the reve
nue only of n. L. Bowkor. of Boston.1
Ejpoakcr Marden came iti just nt thai
moment and resumed the chair , withou
giving tholiouso an tulportnnity to adopi
the order. Mr. JJottkei" is evidently at
an extensive maiiufacturqr , of" that torn
parang * bovorogo , kno.wir4rci \ ! ) boor
which cheers but not inebriates ;
BUMNV.HS failures during the quarter
ended April 1st , exceed any number for
iv like period fur many years.They numbered
bored 3t20 : , with' ' total JiahilUioa of ? 3 ,
] ; ! 8,414. The. toUl failures duung 1ho
quarter ended January 1st'pro , greater
than had boon known in any like pcriix
since 1878. In spite of the incruasinj ,
number of failures , and the certain em
barassmonU which they bring on commerce
merco , congress still refuses to pass i
national bankruptcy law. There is IK
doubt either of the pressing necessity for
such a law1 , or of the duiuund of the
business interests for ! t. But congress
continues to negloot it.
Tm ; so called foot and mouth diiouso
has died out ubout as suddenly as it up
pparcd , nnd in this respect it bears r
striking rcBomblanco to uqycral presidcn
tiul booms that sprang up like a wooc
and were cut down and withered iu a day
Ex-Boss FJI.I.KV has bccomo a disturb
ing element in the Kupublican purty o :
Missouri , Having boon repudiated by
not only the rtij.uhiblo Republican loaders -
ers and newspapers , but by the masses
of the voters , ho has taken it into his
icad to appear before the national con *
vontion as a claimant for scats with a
delegation of his own.
. declinations are now in
> rdor. First came Justice Field , of Call-
'ornia ' , on the democratic side , and now
Senator Miller , of California , telegraphs
.bathe absolutely will not allow his name
o bo used as n candidate before the na-
iinal republican convention. Wo haven't
icard of anybody pressing Mn Miller
very hard to bo n candidate. Next.
TIIF.IU ; is a great deal loss of a Blaine
3oom in Maine than there ia in Pennsyl
vania ot Now Jersey. Mr. Blaine may
jecomo a candidate bcforo the next
national Republican convention , but so
ar ho has kept his intentions , if ho has
any , oven from his most intimate politi
cal friends.
Tin ; election in Minneapolis resulted in
n clean swoop in favor of the republicans ,
who made a strong fight against the old
administration , which had allowed the
saloons and gambling houses to run the
city. The victory moans municipal rd
form , that corruption and dishonesty
must ccaso , that saloons must pay n high
license , and that the gambled musi go.
It wouldn't hurt Omaha to follow the ex
ample of Minneapolis.
CITY WALKS AND TALKS.
"Ifow did Capitol hill gets HH name,1 *
asked anow-comsr of an old-Umor. "Tho old
territorial c.ipltol was located on tlio hill , " re
piled the old-timor , "whero tlio lil h eclioo !
now stands. It a * built at a cost of 8100 ,
000 , and was finished T i 1857. The fourth
session of tlio territorial legislature was hold
in this buildlnc. The tllri o previous sessions
were hold In a brick building called the Btato
house , on Ninth street , opposite the present
Union Pacific headhunttera. The state house
had boon built by the Omaha Terry company
In anticipation of Omaha being the capital. It
WBH torn down many years ago. Previous to
its being demolished , howo\cr , it was occupied
for n short time ns headquarters of tlio Union
Pacilic. Tlio cnpitol building was located on
the hill by Jos. O. Mitchell , of Florence , who
wiia < mlto a prominent man in the early days.
] [ o had been on exceedingly bitter enemy of
Omaha ! u the fight for the capital during the
first Bcasion of the legislature. Towards the
close of the fight ho was induced to nbata his
hostility , for which ho was well paid , Mitch
ell's inllucnco was sufficient to sett o the capi
tal contest either In fiu or of or ngalnst Omaha.
According to agreement , ho was appointed
the sole commissioner to Incato the capital
building within notno portion of the city. The
northern boundary of Douglas county which
then embraced nn extent ot territory reaching
from a ravine , on the north side of the city
south to the Platte rh or and west to the 121k-
horn was extended by prolamation of the
governor , so as to tike in the whola of 'Scrip
Town , ' in order to give Mitchell plenty of
room. " "What was Scrip Town ? " asked the
DEB'H Man About Town. "Scrip Town
had boon laid out by the \vnora
of the original tonn slto of Omaha
us a sort of 'precautionary measure , '
as they called it , " continued the old-timer.
"Scrip Town wo * ) about half a milo wide , nnd
adjoined the north and west sides of Omaha.
The stock was used to buy up members o the
legislature. There was a pile of that scrip
used , I can assure you. Well to return to my
old friend Mitchell , who climbed the golden
stairs many joars ago. When the \otoon tlio
capital qucstiui vvas about to bo put in the
council , Mitchell explained , as others , with
the same interest as himself , had gone back on
him , it would now bo o\ery man for himself ,
and that ho would therefore lot ate the capitol
building within the city limits of Omaha some-
whcro on the line between the Ciancy claim
and the Jellery claim. The line between
these two claims rjn from tha Sulphur Springs
back to the high ground. Ho was fa\orably
imprcsno'l , ho said , with the locationnoar Sul
phur Springs , and also with that of the high
giomid further back , but ho would not deter
mine the matter until further examination. A
short time aftnrwards , howovcrMltchcll stuck
his stake for the capitol building , on Capitol
hid , where it wan afterwards built. In tha
summer following- Mitchell advertised about
sixty lots iu the city of Omaha forsalo at uud-
tion , nnd the lots sold for about SCO oach. < I
would like to buy them for tint now. Of
course it was always suspected that the pos-
fcssioir of these lots wa the result
of Mitchell throwing his Influence
in favor of Omaha. When Nebraska
was admitted as a state In 1807 , It was pro
vided in the stnto constitution that the first
stito legulaturo could locate the seat of gov
ernment. Governor Duller , the first elected
governor , called the Icgislaturu together at
Omnlm on tha lutti of May , 18li7. At tint
Bowlon the capital was removed to Lincoln
without any opposition from the citizens of
Omaha. The tltv. f Omaha than acquired
thd title to Capitol square , im It had boon do
rm ted ID the territory for legislative imposes
only , It being provided tint it xhmild rnvort
to tbo donors In < usa it should bo used for any
other purpose. The legislature , in granting
Omaha's petition , made it conditional that the
ground should bn used fur school purposes.
Tlio capital building was torn down , and tlio
high school building was erected in its place
duiing the jeara 1870 71-71. . "
"Speculation in futures must bo on the
increase In Omaha , " romarkoQ a gentleman
who occasionally Invests In corn and wheat.
"How's that1' ho was asked. "Another com
mission house his been established hero. It
was only a short time n0ronot moid than two
) ears ago that a bintrlo commission house
would p.ty. Speculators tised to deal vvitli Iho
Chicago commission houses directly or
through tlio ImnUs. The o men nrq now
pationizing the homo hoiibui. 1'nople KAII-
erally know but Ilttlti of tlio extent to which
gambling In grain and Blocks U carried on In
Umalia. I know n mimboi of won who hav a
won and loat considerable money in
wheat , corn , poilc. lard , auld railway
stocks. II/H nothing but gambling. Bofar'jis
I .alii concerned I would just as loavu Inv'cst
ii | any gauia of chance as Iu maigins. I know
mon vvho have dropped a big bundlaof money
cm Wauasli , and then tried to got oven on
Missouri I'.itill * , or uomo other-mil way to < UK ,
jitit 1'vo ' iioAur heard gf anybody vvho gel
stuck on'Wubiislr over playing oven on any
jitlioc stuck , An nuiualntanco of mine , who
died to lie a book-keeper iu Omahii , made
ahoiit $1 0,000 speculating In railway stocks ,
prlnilunll/phlcago & Northwestern. Ho was
ucloxa ciUculntor on tlie markets , and gene
rally exercised very good judgment. Howcnt
td Now Yoik for a while , but is now
back aghlii in Omaha. Whether ho
dropped hln winnings In Wall strcot iu au lit *
tempt to ; aktS mllllolis , I have not learned.
lq was his Intention to gu Inti some kind of
biulucsjln Oinahn , but us ho haa not doiio BO
I ( mlf BUHpout tint ho dabbled Iu H toe lea unco
too often , and ia not to well utl now on ho vvoa
about two ) our * IUTO. Ono innit Iu Oinuha last
v ear lost ov or $10X1,000 in pork and lard. So
itgooi : lt' all a ( raino uf chunto. The only
OIIOK wlui Imvo a euro thing are the commis
sion men , whoso jKsr40iitijo ( IA about the sauio
thing as the 'tako ulf In a pjkor g mo. "
- r-'That' a pretty lining hint , " said a
young man to unothttr an ho pointed to a nl
In front of Haxe's drug etoro , In the opera
houao building , "J.ot'n move on , " The fc
referred to was , "TliU front u deigned fur
corner loaferu , " Kvory time H group of loafers
cathei * at thU corner Saxo quietly luug * out
this ui n , utul it require * liuf a t W momenta
to dear tha sidewalk. It mivktii tha loafer
niovrt on much mioner tlmn any jKillcenmi
could do it. , S iiu , how over , JIM tj hangout
the feign a great many tlmei u day , llo
sajs that hU corner U ubout the
worst plato In town fur Jo&fori , who not only
s-trid iu front of hU door Mini Mock the
Ida walk , but tit In u iovv on the iron railing ,
notwithstanding tlio spiked , ami HUD them ,
fcchud liku a lut uf mud tuitlua on a log. Ho
pmix oj , hjwovur , to Keep up his waif are ,
and if necessary have sumo arrests mado. II
would bo ft good thing if the Wabash corner ,
'ust opposite , wan kept clear , and It would bo
f the ] Klco ! would only da their duty. The
crowds of mon always on th t cornorlcertalnly
lo not add to the business of the Wauaftli rail
way , and thoymtiftt bo an nnnoyanco to the
occnpints of tire oflico.
- "Your operatic venture has proved
iiiccossfn ) , has It not , Colonel } " asked the
BF.E'H Man About Town of Col. Mnploson , of
'Her ' Majesty's ' Opera Company. " "Very ,
ndeod , " replied ho , "much more so than I ex
pected. Italian opera is mighty uncertain.
It Itoops a manager standing on Ida head about
lialf the time. Money Is mada fast or lost
t , There Is no happy medium. Of course
jou have soon by the papers what enormous
business wo did In San Franciico. Thattato-
montn are very nearly correct. But wo had
to do a big business , as onr expenses were
very ho&vy. The suedol train for the round
trip cost 320,000. Then look at the outra
geous prices that wo hav o to pay our stars. "
' 'Your rival , Abbey , ho not had na good
luck ai you have hsd this season , " ro-
marked' tlio llBE man. "No Indeed.1'
said tha majostlo colonel , "I know Abbey
was bound to lose monoy. I guessed within
$10.000 of what ho would lose.7' "Why do
managers attempt to carry on Italian opera In
this country , If It Is such n risky venture ? "
asked the Ucn Man. "A foolish ambition ;
nothing1 else , " replied tlio colonel. "Uojldos
the big chances of losing money , wo have to
contend with the Imarrnls and jealousies of
these musical people. They are muslu mid.
They Hva in nn artificial world , nnd sub-lst oh
oxdtoniont , anplAUso and botiqiiota. Their
brains are all In their throats. It 'ft juit the
* amn vvty with dancers their brains are all in
their foot. If you want to be In hot water Ml
the time , just attempt to manage nn opera
company. " "When docs your so i on ends'1 '
"In May , In London. I shall return to Amer-
lei next BoaMon , and may make this country
my homo. The pebplu hero wo BO much morn
progressive and enterprising than in the old
country. This U u land of glorious potsibUi-
ties. It Is growing very rapidly , and progress
and prosperity are seen ovoryvvlioro. Oaiahi
is a bright little city. The people Invo given
ui bettar patronage thin other t > lacei that are
considerably larger. I shill como hero next
season and stay at loa t three days. "
- "This H really uii elegant opera House , "
said Col. Mipleson , between acts at the opera ,
"and the most charming feature about It is Its
perfect acoustics. I never saw a theatre more
perfect in this rospoct. The , softest note can
bo distinctly hoard In any part of tlio homo.
The building is null proportioned , and the
auditorium being on the second floor instead
of on the ground , is no doubt ono reason for
its possessing mich admirable acoustic quali
ties. Oorstor has ' just expressed the uamo
opinion as myself. "
* *
- "Italy may bo thq home'of music , but
It Is sadly doficiout in beauty1 remarked a
young man who had boon gazing at the chorus
jlrls f Her Majesty's Opera company. " 'Her
Majesty' , in fiolcctlnc that chorus had a poor
ej o for beauty , but a peed ear for music , for
these women cin sing If they nro homelv , "
said another. "Tho fnctof It is that a homelier
lot of women were never seen on any stage.
A good-looking ono ought to have boon sand-
witched in hero and there , to have relieved
the monotony of the scene , " said a third man ,
- "I gave only a dollar to hear Patti sag
the other evening , and to-night it cost mo four
dollars to hoar G crater. " said a Salt Lake man
at the opera house during the performance of
"Lucia dl " "How
Lammoruioor. did that
happen ? ' ho was asked. "I hoard Patti in
concert nt Salt Lake , nnd the highest price of
admission was only a dollar , " said ho , "and
more money was taken in than would bo ob-
t-Unod in Oinaht at 85.00 a seat. You see
1'atti sang in the tabernacle , which can seat
L'0,000 people , and there were about 10.0CO
present at a dollar each. Of conrso if only
l.COU pnoplo could have been accommodated
tlio price wou'd have been eight or ten dollars
lars n seat. "
- "Mr. Uoyd got more glory than money
out of the engagement of Her Majostj's
Opera Company , " remarked a prominent gen
tleman. "Mr. Boyd gave Mapleson a guar
antee of 83,000 , and the receipts of the enter
tainment just about mido him oven. How
ever Mr. Uoyd can afford to give us grand
Italian opera unco in a while , oven if ho
dossn't innko n ccnt/for his huuso Is.boing very
liberally patronized by our citizens the year
round. "
*
*
- "Thoro goes Mapleson behind the cur
tain , " said an eastern theatrical man , who hap.
nencd to bo present at the performance of
"Lucia di Lammormoor. " "Do you know
what he. ia back there " "No "
. going for3 , re
plied his companion ; "toll 113 if there is any
thing unusual about it. " 'There's nothing
unusual about it with Maploson. llo goes
behind the curtain at the end of the first act ,
at every performance , to pay his stars. Ho is
now going back to pay Gorstor her § 1,000 for
the night's performance , and porheps pav
Galassi and Vicmi. Gerstor and I'atti won't
appear in the secoudract until lie settles with
them. They can't have much faith In him. "
*
Little Mack of fho Watchman , grinds out
the follow ing :
Ono night the charming Oorster said :
"Now , listen , colonel , to me
I will not sing I'll quit instead ,
Unle s I'm paid wliat's duo me.
I'm mad to think that yon should think
That T. am such u gieeny
To let you lavish all the chink
On Mrs. Nicolinl ! "
Then Mapleson , In guileful vein ,
Protested he was busted ,
And Gentler on the midnight train
Incontinently dustud.
Back to her babe In York she hied
This operatic charmer
And put all other roles nsldo
Tor that of simple mamma. *
But Maploinn , when she had fled ,
1'ortvvith began to worry
The tolcgrftin ho sent her mid : ,
"Como bacV , and please to hurry ,
I'll build a palnco Oar fo'rjou ,
And bear jour tantrums meekly ,
And pay your halary when It's due -
That is to my , tn-vveokly. "
So back to Maploson wont the ,
( AB sweet as dripping honuy ,
And now iw happy as can to ,
BO&UHO eho got hur money ,
Wh&n nskoil what caused.tha iccnnt rpw ,
They answer , 'twas tha baby
This fairy tale' * shtliciolit mi\Y \
To fool the public , imy lo. )
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