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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 27 , 1887.-TWELVE'PAGES. '
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Contents of the Sunilny Hoc.
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Pa o2. Telegraphic-News. City News.
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Page ! l. Special Advertlsumonts.
Faio 4. Kdltoilols. Political Points.-
Sunday Gossip.
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Letter. Advertisements ,
Page 0. Council Bluffs News. Miscellany.
Advertisements.
Page 7. Social Kvonls In Umaha. General
end local markets.
Page 8. City News. Advertisements.
Pagott , Fashion Fane Farewell , by Adam
llndoau. "Viva Venlll Viva Verdi I" by
Bl.iucho Koosevnlt , Sunday Nights In
Umaha. Advertisements.
Pane. 10. Woman's Worldly Wealth Se
lected Smile Starters Htisb.uids and Help
meets Ho Lassoed a Hugo Lion 1'apor
Barrels ' Ad
Tolozraph Operators' Secrets
vertisements.
vertlscments.
Page 12. Satin Stars and Stripes , by
Chna Belle-Some Senatorial Stomachs. b v
Perry S. Heath Connublalities Musical
and Dramatic Kellglous Advertisements.
PATTT will always retain golden nicm-
inoriuH of Omaha. Eleven thousand dol-
Jnrs' worth.
IN demanding the right to make her
own charter Omaha is only demanding
home rule.
Tun Hamilton county dado will chatter
through another twenty days. There
will bo pangs us well ns pay in the ex
tended session.
Now that it is apparent that no radical
railroad bill can pass the senate , the
house is rnmnant for stringent regula
tion. Of course.
AN address on "Tho Inllucnco of the
Bar" lies upon our table. It has no refer
ence to the bar of the Capital hotnl at
Lincoln and its influence about midnight
on the conduct of the railroad lobby.
THAT audacious Httlo joker , Jay Gould ,
declared under oath that It was cheaper
to buy n legislature than to elect one.
Mr. Gould never knew what a cheap
legislature until ho interested him
self in Nebraska politics.
Si/r Sam Randall , the economist , voted
for the dependent pension bill , not on
grounds of patriotism , but benauso it
would uiiiko a hole in the troublesome
mirpius. As n clour-cut tariff reformer ,
Mr. llamiall's success lies in Ins power of
pulling wool over the eyes of his honest
democratic admirers.
CJIKAP and rapid transit is one of our
greatest municipal needs. Wo want
ciiblo lines , and the more the better.
There is no danger that the courts will
prevent their construction. Equity al
ways Ktunds ready to correct the errors of
the lawmakers where they conllict with
public policy or a broud-guagcd applica
tion of the immutable principles of jus-
tiffo.
Tur.uu is a day of reckoning in store
for the men who have betrayed their con
stituents in the legislature. There is a
day of settlement in store for every po
litical party which has prostituted the
machinery of party to work out the un
holy ends of corporate monopoly. Voters
ure not. cattle , They can bo deceived
for the time being , but they cannot bo
driven to the polls year after year to
work their own disfranohisoment. Ne
braska republicans have proved their in
dependence of the corporate ringmas
ters heretofore. They will not bo slow
to repeat the experiment if it proves
necessary ,
TIIK increase of wealth in Omaha is fol
lowing closely the increase of the city.
Here as elsewhere the tendency is to con
centration , Men who ton years ago
were in moderate circumstances now
count their fortunes by the hundred
thousands. Tha rapid rise in realty ami
the largo sums of money sot free by
foreign investment in our midst have
raised scores of our citizens .to ulllucnco
Wealth is valuable only for wiiat 11
brings. It should bo a means , not uu
ond. Omaha mon of wealth have a duty
to perform to the community which has
giVe n them their riches. Struggling
local ontorprisod should bo assisted , now
Bcheinui-for the advancement of the gen
eral welfare stimulated and capital sot
coursing in channel ? for the employment
of labor and the Condensation of pro-
, < IueU. Confidence in Omulm's 'futUro
should bo felt most strongly of all by the
iiiou who have proliled from the past and.
Are profiting in the present.
TnnrnnllRtlcnlly
Continual dropping makes nil Impres
sion on the stone. Fifteen years of strug
gle ngairist the overwhelming odds of
imblio Indifference , corporation wealth
xnd the abuse of a subsidized press has
resulted In national recognition of antimonopoly -
monopoly principles. Irresponsible trlf-
I era who imagine that strained rhetoric
and pot liotiso slang can wipe awny this
fact or block further agitation of the
people's demands by this paper are
respectfully invited to ponder over the
political history of the last decade in tlic.so
parts. They are asked to examine their
own editorial pages in the light of their
well thumbed lodgers and to measure tlio
popular confidence they have attained in
the cup of their newspaper receipts.
High toned and theoretical journalism
is fashioiiuhlu nowadays. It is most in
fashion in editorial rooms of rcaderlcss
papers. Practical newspaper work takes
its phico in other oHlccs. And wherever
practical newspaper work is found the
successful journal can bo discovered
close tit hand. There is ono view of the
situation which is commended to the
prayerful attention of ambitious and nn-
vloiis contemporaries. The only feasible
method of making a successful Journal
is to make , a good journal. Detraction -
traction without cause , abuse of
rivals because they are ri
vals , subordination of honest editorial
opinion to the demands of the business
ollico or the job room , have never yet
succeeded m building up an inlluential
paper in free and independent America.
The leading journal must lead as well
as follow. It must be at once the mirror
and the mirrored. While rellecting the
best public sentiment on all questions of
interest , political , social , economical ,
sometimes oven personal , it mint have
an earnestness of character and a sta
bility of reputation which stamp the
seal of force upon its utterances and
carries conviction to the wavering. Hon
esty of purpose , persistence in endeavor ,
fearlessness of action and intelligence in
discussion arc the four corner stones of
policy upon which the editorial super
structure of the successful journal must
bo built. Mere brilliancy of utterance
will not siilllcc. The public demands a
steady and reliable light , and not the
spasmodic Hashes of intermittent clever
ness.
Pacific Railroad
The senate has passed , with amend
ments , the house resolution creating a
commission of three to make a thorough
investigation of the financial condition
of the Pacific railroads and to report to
congress. It is probable that this will be
the outcome of all the attempts at Pacific
railroad legislation which have been
madn nt the present session , Mr. Hoar's
funding bill and Van Wyek's branch line
extension bill included. The public will
not look with favor upon this latest move
on the checkered board of railroad
finesse and delay. For twenty years past
congress has been deluged with reports of
the condition of the Pacific roads ,
besieged by the lobby and beset with the
prayers of swindled investors. The facts
of thn construction and condition of the
roads ni-o well known. They were begot
ten in fraud , raised in iniquity and are
now bankrupt in treasury and reputa
tion. Contractors became millionaires
through their building , reckless schemers
heaped up millions of ill-gotten wealth in
their management and the government
and the public have been mercilessly
mulcted for a quarter of a century to main
tain the baud of highwaymen who di
verted the nation's bounty and
the bant earnings of the people
into their own private bank accounts.
Secretary Manning's special report on
the financial condition of the Pacific
roads was no revolution to the railroad
lobby. It afforded pretended astonish
ment to some congressmen and senators ,
but it did not throw the average intelli
gent citizen into paroxysms of amazement.
Mr. Manning showed that the half-yearly
payments proposed in the senate bill arc
not suflicicnt to pay the interest , to say
nothing of the principal of the debt. On
the 1st of October. 188(1 ( , the total aobt of
the Pacific railroad companies to the
government was $110,978,100. The half-
yearly interest at 3 per
cent. is $1,0(11,071 ( , while the
bill provides for the payment of $ lfi3V
948 every six months. According to Sec
retary Manning's calculation it would
require , for the liquidation of this debt
and the interest , half-yearly payments of
$ l,8ilCOJfor ; : eighty years. This must
have boon u painful surprise to Mr.
Adams. It killed the eighty year exten
sion bill deader than a last year's muck-
orel.
orel.Both
Both the companies and congress have
soon for yearn that the subsidized Pacific
roads will not bo able to pay tholr debts to
the government when duo in 1895 and 1897.
Even if the Senate bill should bo pulsed
there is nothing in the history of these
corporations that affords any guaranty
of compliance with its terms. From the
time this debt was contracted , moro than
twenty years ago , they luivo madn no
ofl'ort to redeem their obligations to the
people of the United States. On the
contrary , they have employed every
means of evasion and resistance that
legal Ingenuity could suggest. In 180i
and 1801 the government loaned the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific re
spectively $27,000,000 and 133,00,000 ,
besides bestowing upon thorn immense
subsidies in land. They wore required
in return to pay into a sinking fund for
redemption of this loan 0 per cent , of
their net income and half of the amount
duo from the government for transporta
tion. When they made no provision to
comply with this law and the sinking
fund remained empty , while debt
and interest were accumulating ,
the Thurman net was passed in
1878. Under the terms of this
net the two companies were required to
pay respectively $350,000 , and $1,200,000
into the sinking fund , But they refused
compliance with this act and brought
suits to resist the government's retention
of moneys duo for carrying mails and
troops. Ity a decision of the supreme
court the government , and not the rail
road companies , was required to pay the
U per cent interest on tbo Pacific railroad
bonds. . As the companies made no pro
vision for payment thn debt and interest
have assumed enormous proportions.
Secretary Manning's report shows that
by 1897 the moan term of payment itlo
total amount which the subsidized Paoitio
railroad companies wilt owe to the. people
plo of the United States-will be over
J1G7,000,000. 'Ta moot this heavy obliga
tion the companies ' propose to equate tbo
payments' debt and interest and extend -
tend thorn over a period of seventy years.
Hut it is soon that the sum-fixed upon in
this beautiful financial scheme does not
begin to cover the debt duo to the govern
ment.
And now another commission is pro-
Docd to investigate matters and suggest
a scheme by which the debtor may be
granted additional time to make up from
exorbitant levies on the producers of the
west the millions stolen by the roc ties
and thieves who have disgraced the his
tory of its management. It is a needless
and extravagant expedient. The roads
are a sucked orange. When a private
corporation finds itself unable to pay its
debts it coes into the hands of a receiver.
Why not a railroad under tbo same cir
cumstances' When an honorable mer
chant sees inevitable ba < ; ruptcy staring
him in the face he hands his property
over to his creditors. Why not n wrecked
corporation ?
Milking
That the cause of woman suffrage is
making progress there can bo no ques
tion. Its advance may not bo as rapid
ns its moro radical and impatient ad
vocates desire , and it is undoubtedly yet
a long way from the goal they would
reach , but there is encouragement in its
slop-by-fllop proitress for those who can
wait. Its latest victory is in Kansas ,
whose legislature recently passed n bill ,
which roccivc'l the approval of the gov
ernor , conferring limited municipal
suffrage upon women. The total major
ity for the bill in the legislature was
eighty , and it was in deference to this
large majority that the governor , who
has nlways been opposed to woman suf
frage , approved the measure. The law
provides that in any election hereafter
hold in any city of the lirst , second or
third class lor the election of city or
Fchool oflicors , or for the purpose of
authorizing tiio issuance of bonds for
school purposes , the right of any citi/en
to vote shall not bo denied or abridged
on account of sov and women may vote
at such elections the same as men under
like restrictions and qualifications , and
any woman possessing the qualllications
of a voter under the act shall also be
eligible to any such city or school ollico.
In signing the bill the governor ex
pressed an apprehension that the
effects promised by its friends in the
purification of the ballot box and the
election of a bettor class of ollicors would
not be realixed , for the reason that the
women best qualified to vote intelligently
will not avail themselves of the privilege ,
either from indifference , as in the case" of
many of the better class of male voters ,
or because they are opposed to woman
suffrage. It rests with the women of
Kansas to determine whether the experi
ment shall be a success or a failure , and
thus whether woman suffrage in that
state shall be extended or halt perma
nently at the first step. The friends of
the cause have gained a valuable point.
It remains to bo seen whether they can
hold it.
There is fair promise of unolher vic
tory for the cause in New York. A bill
has passed one branch of the legislature
conferring suffrage on women at any and
all elections of and for municipal ollicers ,
which is a moro comprehensive measure
than the Kansas law. The bill is strongly
championed , Sneaker Ilusted being
among its most /ealous advocates , and
its passage is thought to be moro than
probable. It is moreover generally
agreed that Governor Hill would sign it.
With such encouraging facts before them
there is no reason why Miss Anthony and
her associates should lose heart or abate
a jot of their faith in the final triumph of
their labors.
Yictorin'8 Morl > hl Sciitimcntnllqin.
The jubilee to c cJebratc the fifty years'
reign of Queen Victoria seems likely ,
according to some London correspond
ents , to degenerate into a long-drawn out
joke , if not an open scandal. There is
said to bo no spontaneity about the cele
bration. The people go about it as if it
wore a merely portunctory task. They
are much disposed to ridicule it. At a
time when they are called upon for the
most lavish manifestation of loyalty and
affection they show not simply a half
hearted interest , but on occasions a posi
tive displeasure. A recent instance oc
curred at a London theater , where a ju
bilee ballot and other jubilee divortise-
ments were presented. There was an
exhibition on the stage of portraits of
Iho queen , the prince and princess of
Wales , and Lord Heaconsfiold. Tno
queen's picture was hissed by nearly ev
erybody , while the others were received
with rapturous applause. The incident
attested the unpopularity of the queen ,
at least with a certain element , who at
the same time gave evidence of their loy
alty in honoring the portraits of the oth
ers.
ers.There
There are sufliclont reasons why Vic
toria has not grown in the affection of
the English people , or hold the
general and hearty esteem she
anco enjoyed. The chief of these is
her morbid sentimentalism , which for
years has made her a rccluso , keeping
her aloof from tha people , with whoso in
terests and welfare she has seemed to
have no concern or sympathy. Her people -
plo and the world accorded a duo appre
ciation to the tenderness and depth of
her widowhood sorrow , even after it had
been prolonged far beyond the period
when there scorned any reason for It , and
when later she mourned as ono not to bo
comtortcd the death of her favonto but
ler , John lirotvn , there were many to
find excuse for the undignified manifesta
tion of grief in what they believed to bo
the more than common intensity of her
majesty's affection. Hut the prince con
sort has been dead a quarter of a century
and the butler a third of that time , and
the queen's subjects not unjustly think
that the interests of the living might now
very properly receive a larger slmro of
her attention and concern. What they
were once willing to regard as tiio sacred
expression of a sense of irreparable be
reavement and a sacrifice to imperisha
ble love , they are now disposed to think
of as a wholly morbid sentiment , utterly
Ecltish in its nature , and neither commendable -
mondablo nor desirable in the sovereign
of a great nation , They cannot
justify her continued seclusion , her
apparent indifference to the wants
and welfare of ( ior people , her pprsonal
peuuriousness , and her disposition to
make every public occasion contribute
something to immortall/.o the memory of
her dead consort a by no means extra
ordinary pyrson , though an amiable and
well-meaning gentleman whose life was
entirely respectable.
. A single recent example will illustrate
the morbid and selfish scntluicntallaiu of
Victoria , and m part explain and justify
the fooling of displeasure toward her of
a considerable part of the English people.
A woman's jubiUo Yund was started ,
which it was hoped W9uld bo raised to
two or throe hundred ; thousand dollars ,
the intention being to'Uso it in strength-
cninjr or endowing some hospital or
ether charitable institution for the good
of the common puopl ? , Tiio matter coin
ing to the knowledge of the queen , she
had convoyed to the promoters of the
fund her desire that a ( least n part of the
sum collected shall be devoted to erect
ing another equestrian Matuo of the
prince consort. When it is known that
perhaps half a hundred costly memorials
to Albert are scattered throughout
Great Hritain , representing an expendi
ture of millions of dollars obtained
from the people , it is not surprising that
this last suggestion of her majesty should
have about exhausted the patience of the
people and induced them to lose regard
for an event which under favorable con
ditions should and would command their
most loyal interest and enthusiasm.
Why Not Graml Opera ?
The mammoth audience of Thursday
evening evidenced that Omaha is ready
to pay well for ainusnmonls of the first
class. It was tin encouraging revelation
Pretentious musical enterprises in the
past have frequently failed. The reason
is now apparent. The fault lay in the
character of the entertainment pro
vided , not in alack of public apprecia
tion tor what is e\eollont. That Palfi
drew in Omaha the largest audience of
her present tour in America speaks vol
umes for the willingness of our oilizuns
to appreciate and to patronize Iho higher
order of music. Now that this fact is
clear wo should have no difficulty in se
curing grand opera.
Some time ago the HKE called the at
tention of its readers to the possibility of
a season of grnnd opera from the Ameri
can opera company , of which Mrs.
fcancltc Thtirber is the patron. Mrs.
Thurbcr is anxious to place Omaha on her
list of leading cities where an annual
season of opera will bo given. Now
York , Hoston , Brooklyn , Philadelphia ,
Chicago , San Francisco , Milwaukee , and
St. Louis Liavu already been determined
on. Most of these cities have been vis
ited during the present winter and will
be on next season's route. Shall
Omaha be included ? The 15ii : : puts this
question in full confidence that if the
matter is properly presented to our people
plo there can be but one answer. The
American Opera company for two years
past has been the leading organization of
its nature in America. Neither pains nor
money have been spared by its founder
in establishing it'upon the basis of the
highest artistic merit ] Every detail of
organization lias been qlaboratcd without
regard to expense1. Tjie artists nre the
best procurable , the chorus the largest
and most thoroughly drilled , the orches
tra under the baton of Theodore Thomas
unapproachable in excellence and the
scenery , costumessuul stage settings the
most magnificent ; ever shown in the
History of opera in the United Status.
The same compaij'y , tic ) same chorus ,
thc'same orchestra , andthe , same scenery
which are presented to the eili/ions of Now
York will be given to the people of
Omaha in capo this city becomes one of
the points to receive an annual visit from
the American Opera company.
Patti's manager asked a guarantee of
$0,000 for one concert and was refused.
The receipts approximated $11,000. Mrs.
Thurber's organization can bo secured
for three nights of grand opera for a
nightly guarantee of ? 300. ; ! A hundred
citizens subscribing $100 upieec to the
guarantee fund would ensure to Omaha
what would bo in many respects the
most remarkable musical treat wo have
ever had presented for our appreciation.
If every seat were empty none of the
guarantors could lose more than the
guarantee. Under the most unfavorable
circumstances they could scarcely be § 20
out of pocket , while every chance would
bo in favor of receipts greatly in excess
of expenses.
A WOMAX w ill bo hanged m New York
to-morrow. The efforts to save from
capital punishment Airs. Hoxalana
Druse , the Herkimer county murderess ,
were unavailing , and she must pay the
penalty of her crime. It was one of un
usual atrocity. AVith deliberation , in the
presence of her children , she murdered
her husband , and then with the assistance
of her nephew cut up the body , burning
a portion of it and feeding other parts to
the ho s. Throughout the whole tragic
and brutal business the woman exhibited
a most fiendish nature , and the story of
the tragedy shows her to bo devoid of
every womanly iiif-tinct. Nevertheless a
great deal of sympathy was aroused in
her behalf , largely among influential
women. , and after her conviction and
sentence , on a second trial , ugroat pres
sure was brought to bear upon the gov
ernor for a commutation of the sentence
to life imprisonment. This was not suc
cessful , but respite of sixty days was
granted to enable tiio legislature to take
action in the matter. A bill was intro
duced for the abolition of capital punish
ment in the case of women convicted of
murder , but it failed , anil Mrs , Uruso
will go to thogallows. It has been tnlrty
years since n woman was hanged In Now
York , and but for the peculiarly astro-
cious character of 'Mnj. Drusn'tt crime
slio would doubtless have escaped the
death penalty.
EVKHY monopolist manufacturer is in
favor of spending the surplus by liberal
appropriations , They are in favor of
continuing over-taxation by making ex
cessive taxation necessary. In their
eyes tariff reform is sodondary to a pub
lic extravagance which will maico any re
duction of the tariff impossible.
i'OINTS.
Senator Mahone and lUddloberirer never
visit the democratic bide of the senate cham
ber.
ber.P.
P. T. Uarmim as the prohibition candidate
for president .would bo the greatest show on
earth. Hut Phlnueas says ho Is willing.
Governor Husk , of Wisconsin , has been
nominated for the presidency by various
newspapeis In the northwest.
11.V , Longfellow was a defeated candi
date for aldirrman at ihe late election In Plill-
Mh'lphia , ' "Life U but an empty dream" to
him now.
Thomas A.Armstrong , editor of the Pltts-
buru Labor Tribune , ! * quite generally spoken
Q [ ns the piesldoiitlal candidate of the labor
partyof 1833 ,
Lucy Stone announces that a woman will
bo president of the United Slates In thu
year2,000 , but she doesn't mention neiself as
K candidate.
Mr. Jordan says that he expect * to mllu-
outsh the office of United Stales treasurer tlic
oth of March unless the president desires him
to vacate sooner.
The New ork sonata has passed a bill al
lowing women to vote ntmunlclpal elections ,
but the hou o Is said to be unfavorably dis
posed towards the measure.
Congressman J. Thomas SprlRors Is quoted
assaying that before July I President Cleve
land will leave a letter In the hands of the
national democratic committee declining to
bo a candidate for re-election.
When Congressman Allen of Mississippi
hnd finished his witty speech on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill bo con
vulsed the house by caving ! "Mr. Speaker ,
1 wish to announce that 1 Plmll retire to the
eloal : room to receive the congratulations of
my fellow members. "
Presidential combinations for 1SJ8 spoken
of In hotel lobbies nnd ot' thn street are
"lllaine and Fornker. " "Hill mid Ilolm.ui , "
"Cleveland and Voorhee ? , " "Sherman and
lllspock , " "Ilawleyand Harrison , " "Carlisle
aiidIIcwltt"UIaiio ! and Carr , " "Carlisle
and \Valler \ , " and many others of a less per
tinent and less permanent character.
Cost ns Miiuh ns n 1/oclnlntm-e ,
Clttrao' ) T/llmu'- .
Uobeit llnnner has been oltered 8100,000 for
Maud S. Hum's a marc whom It costs as
much to buy as It. dons to buy a legislature.
Great Jobbing Center.
MiliKiukcc Jounidf.
The wheat trade may gu to Duliith , the
pork business to Omaha and Kansas City ,
but so Ions an Clilcao continues to bo head
quarters for the Cook county commissioners
she will icmaln the gient jobbing center of
the west.
More Harm Tliiin Good.
flcwer Kcitn ,
Prohibition has hnd a very lame success
where it has been tried , and In the opinion
of a larte majority of the best people of the
United States , morally and Intellectually , It
Is hopelessly Impracticable ns a solution
for the evils In question. It Is even doubted
whether the law where it exists has not
been productive of moie harm than good.
Kiil > tt o' Labor Jlcais Pnttl.
Written far Hie Siimldlite ) li\i \ Lit It. CaKc ,
Well. I sat an' ll&tcn'd to her ,
With a heaven In my heait ,
An' my eyes a inotstcr dlmmln' ,
Like the tears was con' 't stait ,
An' my soul a-risin' , thiillin' ,
As my spirit soared away ,
An' the coldest fL-clltigs lilliu'
An' a-chillin' of the clay.
'Twas the music of my boyhood ,
Of the biooks an' blids an' bees ,
With the bieath of suilnic an'flowers ,
An' the blossoms on the trees ,
An' the sheep an' lambs a-blatin' ,
An' the lowln' cattle come ,
All a-miiiglin' with the voices
Of the tar off , dear ole home.
An' It sweeter Rot , an' tender ,
An' I seemed a child to grow ,
With my mother's arms aiound me ,
An' her voice a-slncin' low ;
An' the je.irs of toll an' tomutln' ,
Threw no sliaddor on my uliss ,
As 1 laid In drowsy dreamland.
An' my molhei'slovlu' kiss.
Then the music swelled all meltin' ,
An' I seemed to walk again.
With the one to mo the lairest ,
Down thethoinhedced , country lane ;
An' our voices sottly mingllu' ,
In a secret that we told ,
Ay , the secret wanil'rin' with us ,
1'iom the meddor lands of gold.
Oil 1 them tones wascausht from heaven ,
lu soitm dream the sln r dreamed ,
when her voice was taught the music
Of the harus that play , ' 'Kedeemed. "
An' they linger in my mem'ry ,
Weaviii' still a trancin' spoil ,
.An' a-lillin' mo with leellns
That my heart can never tell.
TJiey Say If Our Hclovcd Dcatl
Tron Times.
They sav if our beloved dead
Should seek the old tamlllar place ,
Some stianccr would he there instead ,
And they would lind no welcome faco.
I cannot tell how It mlxht be
In other homes hut this 1 know :
Could my lost daillnir comolo me ,
That she would never lind it so.
Ofttlmrs the ( lowers have como and cone ,
OtttiniPS the winter winds have blown ,
The while her peaceful rest went on ,
And 1 have learned to live alone.
Have slowly learned from day to day
In all life's tasks to bear my part ;
But whether crave , or whether gay ,
1 hide her memory In my heart.
Fond , faithful love has blest my way ,
And friends are round me , tine and tried ;
'they have their place but hers to-day
Is empty as the day she died.
How would I SDrlng with bated breath ,
And joy too deep for word or sign ,
To take my darling home fiom death ,
And once again to call her mine.
1 dare not dream the blissful dream
H fills my he.iitwith wild unrest ;
Whcie yonder cold white marbles gleam
bho still must slumber Uod knows best.
Hut. this I know , that these who sav
Our best beloved would lind no place ,
Have never hungered every day
Thiniigh jcars and ycais lor ono sweet
face.
SUN DAY GOSSIP.
Hugh Coyle , the advance agent of Havcr-
ly's mlnstielb , Is a very much traveled man.
Ho has been all over this country and Eu
rope , and incidently lias taken in Cuba. He
is a shrewd observer , and an enteitalnlng
talker. He Is full ot reminiscences , through
nil oC which there runs a clmrintni : vein of
humor , Jlr. Coylo , who was formerly a news
paper man , Is a gentleman well worth listen
ing to. "Some years ago 1 went over to Ha
vana , " said Mr. Coyle , "witli the commission
to Investigate the feasibility of establishing
a trl-weekly ctcamshlp mall route between
New York and the Smith American ropul > -
JIcs , via Havana. The scheme was to secure
a subsidy of 5510,000,000 tor this purpose to bo
p.ild in aunuiillnstalliiutntsot $1,000,000. The
commission wtus madn up of ox-Vlce-Prcsl-
dent Haiinlb.il Hamlln , Postmaster Coueial
Key , Senator Klrkuood , the commitieo on
postofllces and postroads , and about fifty
newspaper men , rouiccntlng the leading
newspapeis of the country. These men re
ceived S10 a day and expenses. We went
over In a government vessel. Havana
was then a city of 'JSO.OOO peoplo.
Wo were received by the governor-
general In the presence nt STi.OJX . ) troops.
Hnmlln , who has the reputation of having
\\oinaswallow-tall coat for thlity > cars ,
found the weather so warm it being 100 In
the shade In the month of April that lie
bought a linen duster for twenty-live cents
and a ten-rent straw hat , and in that undig
nified costume ha appeared at the reception ,
Kirkwood did not piesfciit a much more at
tractive appearance , being dressed In a very
slouchy and slovenly manner. McNab , of
the Chicago Tribune , cabled a full account of
the reception to his rapcr , and gave llumlln
and Kirk wood a lively scoring for their utter
dlsiegard of decency In diess renulrcmonts
on such an occasion. At a reception given
us beer was Uio only liquor offered we ex-
poctc'd champagne. The fact was , however ,
that the Cubans thought they were giving us
the most desirable drink , as the beer was Im
ported from Milwaukee , and owing to the
tariff was worth a dollar a bottle , while Eu
ropean champapnes and other wines were
much cheaper than American beer. The
hotel at which wo stayed was the
Pasayaj a magnllirent eight-story struc
ture. It had four elevators , and
four ofllees. 1 believe It U the finest hotel In
the world , not even excepting the Palace In
San Francisco. Havana at ni > ; ht IK the most
brilliantly illuminated city'in the world. 'Ihe
parks ur always full of pleasure seekers at
nlidit , listening to th& bands of music. There
two newspapers lu Havana , whan
1 was there , and ono reporter served both
papers. Ho prepared his copy for each , and
then submitted It to the Dross censor. The
newspapers vrero equipped with American
cylinder presses. "
V *
"When I was ahead of Sullivan during his
first western trip I h.ui a gre.it many tunny
experiences , " said Mr. Coyle. "I'pon leav
ing Tombstone tor Demlng 1 took a letter
from Mr. Connor , the coroner , to the marshal
of Doming , who had the reputation of being
a killer. Ho had killed twenty-live men.
Upon arriving at Doming 1 walked Into a
saloon and called lor a cocktail , and
asked of the bartender If ho know where 1
could find the marshal. 'TIicio ho stands , '
replied he , polntlnir to a man In the crowd.
Walking up to him 1 piesentod him \\\tii \ my
letter. Uo lead It and said , 'Well , there's
nothing too good for you in Deiulng. That
letter from my friend Connor settles It. ' I
then linttcd Urn crowd up to dilnk , and
wlien I ollercd to pay the bill , the marshal
wouldn't let me , but paid It himself. Mean
time the bartender had exchanged tlu first
cocktail for a second ono. Ho had done this
as snon as ho saw that 1 and the marshal
were friendly. His lirst cocktail was in
tended to lay mo out Hat. The night that
Sullivan wanted In Doming was taken by
some other attraction , but the marshal not
only made the pioprletor of. the hall eaticcl
the dale but compelled him to reduce his rent
from S10 to Sir. . The marshal then took : iOO
Ilekcts and sold every ono ot them for nu > .
When thn performance came olt ho volun-
tailly acted as doorkeeper and would not
permit a deadhead to enter the ball. This
was piobably the lust ttmo that the deadhead
wasevur euthely excluded from a show. 1
wanted to let the newspaper men in fiee ,
but the marshal was running the whole busi
ness and ho madu them all pay. "
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*
"i had rather an amusing experience at
Uradford , Pennsylvania , about thtco years
ace , " continued Mr. Coylo. "I iot ; off the
train at mldnicht and saw that the town was
brilliantly Illuminated in every iniaiter.
'Tills is an all-night wlde-opou town , ' said 1 ,
'and I am going to tike It in. ' ( ! olug to the
hotel I registered , and at once started out
without asking any questions. Seeing a
clethmc store just opposite all lighted up
and several persons Inside , as I supposed , I
went over to see what was the matter. You
can Imagine my surprise when 1 dlscoveied
that the persons wore a lot ot clothing dum
mies. The store was locked. 1 then found
out that the town was Indited by natural uas ,
which was not turned oir at night. I didn't
go any further , but returned to the hotel ,
and related my exporicuco to the clerk.
'That's nothing , ' said he , 'you are not the
only person that has been fooled that way.
Strangers come In here every night , just as
you did , and after registering , ito the rush
act In five minutes they return looking just
as sheepish as you did' "
Tin : minstrel music of Haverly's troupe
struck a few coids In my memory writes ou
old Omaha newspaper man for the HKII'S
Sunday Cosslp and it seems as 1C a little
"picking" on the old "cromona" of days
gone by , as far as cork-faced stars are con
cerned , might bo a programme of pleasure to
some. The old time negro minstrel is rapidly
receding from the glare and glitter of the
trarlsh lights ; his pigmy presence as far as
"people" and "posters" are concerned would
bo out of place amid the mastodons of to-day ;
but to him belongs the eredit of creating
the only American opera of recosultion and
giving Pony Moore a standard place amid
royal amusement caterers In London and
renderluc Jack Haverly's famous tiip to Al
bion's shore of iccorded prominence in Eng
lish stage attractions. Uy ringing up the
curtain on the old burnt cork artists , 1 do not
mean to rock the cradle of Jim Crow llice or
even to tune Dan Emmet's youthful ilddlo
before his vocal and Instrumental effusions
were sell ilieil in word and uoto Dy "Way
Down South In Dixie" oh no these were
memorial chestnuts for our fathers to crack
and really were contained in ' 'burs" that ante
dated the best days of minstrelsy. They wcie
bct'oio the times when the Chrlstys , the
Campbells , Hryants , Ditckloy's SeieiiadTi ,
Mat Peel , Kelley , t Leon , Morris liros. ,
Pell t\s Tiowbridge , Dupie/ & Green , Uackus ,
lilrch , Doniker&Ucriianl , III Uumsey , Gal
Waaner's Originals , Sam Sharpluy , Cam-
cross & Dixey , and several other well known
companies that are now on the O. P. Ride of
my memory , were In the high day of public
favor.
*
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The "Irishman's Shanty" was a song that
used to capture the gamins before the war and
none of Ned Harrlgan's "squatter songs" ot
to-day could aspire to the same front seat of
popularity. It was made famous by Mat
Peel , a veisatilo performer who made the song
which afterward madn him. The .sentiment
was not elevated , It Is true , but it raised .Mat
to the very top rung of fame ; ita reclster did
not require a Pattl to do Its notes justice , but
then It recorded Mat as the favorite o his
day. No shop window needed to have been
turned lute a pictorial page to draw a crowd
when ho was coming simply "Mat Peel and
The Irishman's Shanty , " oven In small type ,
would corral the quarters and ensure a repl-
tltlon of calls and recalls and nroailug cral-
lery bioadside of yells that really would only
ho judicious In the neighborhood of a deaf
and dumb asylum.
I'oor Mat , I lomember tbo last time ho told
an overcrowded house :
"There's a pig in the sty
And a cow In the stable ,
They fend them on scraps
That fall from the tablet , etc.
( Now , boys , one tor the pig , " )
*
*
It was in Uuffalo , M. V. The next night
the company was to appear In Hoche.ster.
The engagement was filled , but Mat Peel ,
who gave the. . tioupo mime , lame and favor ,
was absent. He had been taken suddenly
ill and his mirth-making companions I mil to
keep their word with the public without him.
At his earnest leque.st Mrs. Peel came down
with the minstrels and through her the an
nouncement was made that there would bo
no "Irishman's Shanty" vocally erected on
the lloclicster btago that night. At once
there was a consumptive ciillmfdasm appar
ent among the huge audience assembled ,
whleh even the rlslnc ot the curtain on the
bc.ml-clrcular lirst part could pot eheolr , The
overtuie and opening ehoius were well ren
dered ; the tenor sang sweetly ; the Interlocu
tor's and end men's legislative repartees were
frej h 5 the "Hem Convention" was twittered In
Tambo's best style in fact everything was
done with apparent extra effort to divert
thought from the "vacant chair ; "
but there wan coldness on the stage and In
the auditorium. Then there capio a longer
IntermiftSlon than usual just where the pro-
crammes printed in advance noted Mat
Peel's appearance. Stiaiigo to say Ihero was
no stamping of f ! t or "cat-calls' In thu gal
lery ; no clapping of hands In the lower
portion of the house. ; none of that old stand
ard expression of anxiety for the favorite
pciformanre. There seemed to bo a death-
filcnco ovcrywhcin that no power cuiild
break. Appropriate , aye most appropriate It
Was , for just were uncertain time had placed
the act ot the uieiryson of Mounts , an elco-
trlr < d messenger had brought the news ( hat
certain eteinltv hail claimed Mat Peel for Its
own. Tim mliistiel WAS dead I
It Is needless tu no
further performance . u min
strels under MIR. M.u .i'Hv ami man
agement continued'tti tr.iti.-l lei tlmu but
soon , very soon fnded f rum piddle notice and
though pcrbups soiuo ol lu members are
living to-day , they are really as .dead to pub
lic fame as b holio so suddenly passed
from ll/e within the very chorus of his mciry
burlesque ditty.
# #
It Dlauop lUicKluy was another old-timer.
Ills great strontrlh. | llko ihal ot Charley
Uackus laid In his "
, cnotinotis "made-up
mouth. " His Chinese fiddle with ono strlpg
was his annex to minstrel fnmo jutt ns Iho
Imitation of gieat actors was Itackus' second
part In the programme of popularity. Why
he could get that month fixed up to look like
onr Cut-Off lake , and If ho were around now
and should close It after n grand RiiRnli , leu
to ono thcio would bo a lot ot people fiom
Council Uluff.s attempting to put up shanties
on his chin nnd under his noseclaiming flint
the "meander' * lines had chanced , and that
property In lluekloy had reverted
to Its creator and could bo pie-
empled i y sqtiatlcr rlcht , H. lllshop bi <
longed to the famous Uuckloy Scrcnaders of
Boston. With him were his wife , Julia
Gould and Ids brothers , ( Jcorgo Swayne and
Fred. The lady always appeared In the
after-pieces , which \vcro burlesque opera * ,
and she was the Hist and only woman ever
performing with n legitimate mtnstiel troupa
In my recollection. Tlw Uuckloys have the
credit of being the first minstrels to add reg
ular bin lesque In black to thotr programme.
They did It In a good style , too , Miss Gould
being an exceedingly line soprano , and , In
fact , this operatic business was made the
leading and distinguishing attraction of the
Uuckloys a kind of Iloston b < > an , as It wore ,
that other troupes could not bake In artlstin
Yesthelr'-Lucia 1 do Lam'her '
style. , More,1'
and other pieces with masked names weto
Immense , 0. Swayne Uncklcy occupied the
bone end opposite Bishop's tniubo , and they
made the first part very lively. He also
did a line bone solo , and was a rival ot D.no
Heed among the very first pong and danre
men of the genteel order on the stare. "Sally
Como Up" was the made name under which
this song ami dance business Hist became
popular. If I mistake not , Dave Uued Hist
brought It out with Morris Brothers , Pell and
Trowbrldge , although ho was afterward- ,
prominent with the Bryants In New York.
Anyway Swayno Buckley followed very
closely at forwards , and althouch his style and
stops were different , ho divided the honors
with Dave. Fred Buckley was the solo violinist
linist of the paity. lie appeared every evening
on the piiigramnic , doing line execution ,
being the best violinist who over played
In black ns a soloist on the minstrel
stage. Ills imitations were Immense
and stalled the encore excitement
every time. The Buckleys were favor
ites everywhere. They are all dead now but
the tears of sorrow over those great mirth-
makers will , I fear , never equal onc-nill-
llouth part of the tears of laughter their
choice comedy caused to How. The gay I.s a
near lelatlveof the grave , the smile obtains
few dl\oiees fiom the shioiul.
*
*
The Hryants wore among the greatest burnt
cork aitist.sot their day and In permanent
popularity in New York city had no sur-
periors. Originally there weto four brothois
but one passed away without any promi
nence and but little plnco In miiistioloy
Jerry , Ivcll and Dan , however , weio the
great trio that ruled supreme In days gouo
by. Their names were synonomous with
everything leading In minstrelsy , and al
though the troup only made an occasional
provincial tour In summer the'r ' reputation
was a ' 'dramatic" standard. Jeriy and Dan
were the comedians and occupied tlio ,
"ends , " and in my humble opin
ion Jerry Bryant never had
an equal In refined negro minstrelsy cer
tainly not in his day and very likely never
since. He was a gem in every way. Dau
was at tlio top of the profession also , and a
great "Iiish song artist. " Ills "Tim Klnno-
gan's Wake" was to Gotham what tlio Mar-
sellaiso is to France. It will be remem
bered that after Jeuy's death and the bieak-
Ing up of tlw troupe Dan appealed in Irish
eomedv , traveling as a "whitnstar" and mak
ing his lirst appearance at Walfack's ' , Now
York. Nell was mote o a musician than the
others , and was a great accordeon player. UIs
execution on that instrument was his part of
the programme. Ho gave very little
attention to show business , but was enthusi
astic In billiard elides. Neil Bryant during
his day was the champion amateur
billiard player of tlio world. Ho never en
tered the professional arena , even though ho
had many a friendly bout with the veteran ,
.Michael Plielan , Dudley Kavanaugh , Oold-
walthe , Louis Fov , John Decry , Serelter , the
two Dions , Joe and Cyrlllo ; Foley and
many other professional cueists Includ
ing Maurice Dally , who at that time was a
marker In Kavanaiigh's room on Uroadway ,
next to Grace church.
1 shall never forget a little Incident that
happened at Bryant's ono nlcht. You see
they moved in good New York society ,
and the biothers aud their wives were
no "como-all-yca" by any in onus.
Wealthy men were only too glad to bo their
companions , and actoiRwlio perhaps did not
regard mipsticl business as high sock ami
buskin woik were proud of Dan , Jerry or
Nell Bryant's acquaintance. The i ncldcnt I
refer to Is this. Dan Hrjant want over to
England to attend the Hcenan-Sayors'light In
1KVI. Ho did not care to Imvo it known very
generally , especially among the circle In
which the "folks" moved. When ho re
turned Dau cot a grand reception. It was
hU lirst abbonco since fame
became his , and New York's best people
were proud to give him a rousing welcome.
Dan hud an Inkling of what bin re-
appeal unco would briui ; aboutso he prepared
a neat .speech. The Bryant's hull on Broad
way never had such a nlulitas that on which
Dan appeared after his European trip. It
was an ovation , and ten halls of the same
si/e would not furnish ample room for
these who wanted to do the New York boy
honor. As soon as thu "boys" came out
and the wooden chairs were about to be
occupied the "sea ot upturned faces" be
came tumultuous wave after wave ot
applause succeeded , and the ocean of New
York's enthusiasm was never so stormy
before. No craft ot silence could hold Its own
before that whhlwlnd of oxcltomcnt. When
Dan get a chance he arose to make his Httlo
leply-talk. Thanks ot course sugar coated
the first lines , but when ho came to mention
' When I went to Europe for the oenuht of
my health" there came an earthquake.
Jerry jumped upon the other end of the
seinl-clrcle mid ended the paragraph by say
ing "Yes , the next prize fight they have
over In England , I'm going for the benefit of
my heath. " This settled ft. Dan's prepared
remarks were dispelled from mind foiover
his social eastlo was lazotl Iho Idea of
keeping the real object of his trip to Kng
land fiom thp "circle's" knowledge became a
Imumeratig he hnd to Hop down on his chair
like a wet rug. Talk ot a roar and rntflo
bioadHlde of npplaute. There neier was and
never will be a similar scene In the same
slml space In this country. I must end this
tirade , on majliap mmppreclailve , ears now ,
but soon again I will follow up this mliistiel
train of thought.
A I'AiiAoiiAi'ii is floating through the
press to the effect that Lilliu blnck , tlio four
teen-year-old daughter ot the Pennsylvania
stale librarian , composed the words and
music of a "Slumber Song ; " that , her inuala
tcnclicr advised her to allow him to real range
and publish ft , as he said It was so Intricate ,
so delicate , and so dllUcuIt of rendition that
ordinary singers could not do justice to U ;
thatshtt declared n\\o \ \ would not Imvo tlio
score changed , saying she had mudo If
unusiially dlfllcull for a ppcoial purpose ; that
she then sent It to Adellna Puttl , slilnz | an
assumed name ; ami that-a few days ago she
heard from M me , Pattl's prhato secretary
that the dlvn was ulnglng thu "Slumber
Song" In concerts In the west Mine. P.ittl
Was asked about the "Slumber Song" while
bo was In Omaha , last week , and she said
the had never hoard ot Lillie Stuck or her
song , and that she was not singing a
"Slumber Sony" of liny king. ThU iUVo >
ufent spoils a very pretty fairy tali * .