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    H THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNPAY > liJTJLY 13 , 1800.-SIXTBEN PAGES. 7
CLOSE OF THE GREAT DEBATE
s
E'jkio Acts Most Unfalrl ? in His Tinal Tali
for Prohibition.
ABUSE INSTEAD OF ARGUMENT.
IIig.li Iitcenso Advoontnfl Glnnicd With
lliiininoi-H mid the Houni ( if the
Knrtli Tliclr HtutlnflcH lo-
iiunnccd as Lies.
Is given n full stenographic report
f tbo closing argument of Prof. Samuel
Dlcklo In the great prohibition-high license
debate nt the Ilcatrlco Chnutawiua assembly
last Monday afternoon :
THM WIN ) - ! .
1'riif. DIulclnrtoHpMVltli a illltcrnnd
Unfair Altnok.
Lndlcs and Gentlemen ! I nm In such bad
voice that It will bo difficult for mo to mnko
myself heard. Thcso two gentlemen who
have discussed this question from the stand
point of high license nro aflllcted with the
disease of knowing a great many things that
are not true fnpplnusol , and I cannot refrain ,
although It is my purpose to abstain alto
gether from unpleasant pcrsonnlltles , from
expressing my surprise that a gentleman .of
professional standing should have stood upon
this platform for the last foity-flvo minutes
nnd consumed nearly his entire time with the
Intentional effort to deceive this intelligent
audience. I want to give you the reason for
the opinion that I entertain.
Mr. Webster has neon , unfair In dealing
with the tubulated stntonicntmiblishcd under
dntoof July ! i In the New York Voice , and
when I called his attention to the fact that It
was dimply a reprint of the ofllclal document
issued by the beer brewers' national organiza
tion ho undertook to play the trick of the
police court lawyer nnd huvo mo say to this
nudlcnco through him tbnt tlio Volco was
publishing it in the interest of the liquor
dealers. Furthermore that this table before
him , n strong , elaborate and satisfactory
demonstration of the triumph of prohibition
in both Kunsns and Iowa , ignores the strong
poinU ) of tlio tnblo nnd drops Into a single
column for tbo year liJSO which docs appar
ently glvo a bad showing for Iowa as com
pared with Nebraska. ISowl want simply
to give you the truth , Hero nro the facts In
the case. Comparing IbSO wltii 1 SOU , that is
tlio liscal year ending April HO ,
1B80 , with the fiscal year end
ing April 0 , IS'JO , and there
has been for the state of lown , as reported by
the beer brewers themselves , n decrease of
33.t77 barrels. I want to repeat that num
ber a decrease of 1115,47 barrels in the state
of Iowa. fApplnuso ] . Whereas in the state
of Nebraska for tlio snmo period of time ujion
tlio name authority there has been nn In
crease of MUKI ) barrels , so that tlio diiTorenco
in prohibition lownumlhU'liliconsoNcbrnskn
"
us rciiorti'd by this beer "brewers' organiza
tion is ndllTerenco in behalf of prohibition of
HomolMiig like B Ifi.UOO barrels. .Now , I ask In
the name of nil fairness why didn't ' my friend
who lias so gracefully retired from the scene
glvo tills audlcnco the actual truth In the
case nnd not undertake to practice a dishon
orable deception I My good looking , genial
brother from Oinnhn , who Is editor of the so-
cnllcd newspaper that docs not tell very much
of the news ufter nil , undertook to mislead
this audience. I trust In allchnritv uninten
tionally , by telling you that In Nebraska the
assessment on property valuation is from one-
seventh to ono-tontli of Its real value , where
as In Kansas the assessment was very much
higher , nnd in Hint way ho accounted for the
much more rnpld increase of property value
in Kansas. I have hero the olllclal statistics ,
obtained like the statement of the old ulinnnuo
from the financial ofllccrs of the two states ,
nnd Uio result Is that Iowa Is assessed iiS.lT
per cent of her real valuation , Kansas iiT..H '
per cent und Nobinska iil.'Jt per cent [ np-
jilnuso ] , so that In the state of Nebraska ,
, being assessed nt a valuation lower than Kan
sas und lowu , it Is actually assessed nt a
higher ratio than cither of those two prohibi
tion states ; but , nevertheless , wo find the
actual valuation according to the assessment
in Kansai doubling up und more thuii doub
ling upon the gain In Nebraska.
The question was nskcd why God does not
kill the devil. I suppose it is so that Tin :
OMAHA HKI ; won't have to go out of business.
[ Grent npplnuso. ]
Allow mo to call your attention to another
thing which I must denominate , in all charity
and kindness from ISIr. AVobster as a trick
of the police court uhyator. Standing on this
platform , nnd with his vigorous voice well at
command , Mr. Webster undertook to deceive
you Intelligent people by quoting the number
of United States revenue stamps sold In thesa
various states , and using inoxpress tcrn.s the
language that would convoy to you , If you
. know no bettor , the idea that every revenue
1 Btamp Mild In a prohibition state stands for
tin open saloon. Now Mr. Webster knows
better. Mr. Webster cither knows nothing
nt nil , which I cannot conceive to
Ixi true , or ho knows that every
drug store Is required to tnko
* V out of thcso United States licenses as ho calls
? * / , which Is no license nt nil , hut simply n tax
receipt for the payment of 525 exacted from
the drug store preclselv the same as from the
ordinary saloon. Mr. wolistor knows another
thing that every bootlegger , every man that
poe.s across the line from Nebraska into Kan
sas or lowu to sell liquor out ot Ids satchel ,
nnd there nro n great many of them , is re
quired to tnko out one of those same United
SUites internal revenue stumps or receipts ,
while In Nebraska such n receipt stands for a
place of this character open tlio year round ,
lu the stnto of Iowa and in the state of Kan
sas the bootlegger or the Joint dealer , unwill
ing to risk the chances of apprehension by the
United States authorities , pays his ? T , but it
may bo that the payment of the $ > represents
0110 day , two days , ono week or two weeks
In the business , and scores nnd hundreds of
men take out thcso internal revenue receipts
who do not open auloous and who do not keep
oven Joints , but ; who sell from bootlegs and
from satchels , and don very limited business
iu u very small and criminal way.
1 was rather astonished nt the theological
lecture that my friend. Mr. Webster , be
stowed upon Iirother Small , explaining to
.A JtrolhfT Small that the blblo nowhere pro-
' Jilblts the immufacturo nnd sale of ardent
pplrlts. Why , ladles nnd gentlemen , I defy
JNIr. Webster to show mo a slngio place in the
bible where crime or arson Is prohibited or
whcro the crime of forgery is prohibited.
U'hu blblo is notspccillu ; the bible Is general ,
nnd when It thunders its nnathcmnVoo
unto him that puttcth the uottlo to tils neigh
bor's lips. " I ask Mr. Webster If that means
free whisky or high license , fApplause. )
Wo nro told by the gentlemen that prohi
bition is xvrong in principle. What n lamout-
nblo fact that the legal talent of Mr , Webster
of the stiuo of Nebraska , has not been
hubstltuted for that indifferent and very
" ' " tOiYimon place gentlemnn of the snmo name ,
that Danlrl Webster who nrgued this very
subject before the United States Bunromo
court sustained by no less a man than Hufus
Choato , nnd yet Unit court without n dissent
ing vnlco In n Massachusetts case declared it
both right in principle nnd iu harmony with
both national and stuto coustltution. [ Ap-
l > luuso ) ,
I slmplv doslro to call your attention to ono
moro trick , bccnuso I cannot go over the
.1 entire Held. A largo amount of statistical
.statement has been made that 1 freely confess
that 1 have not nt my cominnnd the statistics
to refute , but I want to go on the very well
erounded legal principle that false In part false
III nil. Mr. Webster this afternoon , standing on
this platform with remarkable suavity of
manner , undertook to make you bellovo that
the state of Nebraska had 175 persons In her
insnnu asylum. I noticed Urn the did throw in
n saving clause , almost under his breath , say.
Ing that was In 1SSO. It was true , but the im.
invasion very likely remaining In your minds
was probably false. I have some telegrams
liore. Wo have rapid wajs of obtaining In
formation In thcso days und do you know-
yes , you do that in tlio last six years two
jiow Insnno asylums huvo been necessary lu
your stntol 1 huvo a telegram from M. W.
Btonc , from the asylum ut Hustings , saying
4ltlio total number of patients In this In-
.ijtltutlon is 15'J11 ; another sent by the
'fupcriu tendon t of the Insana has.
pltal located at Norfolk "Tho
total number of patients is 173 :
nnotncr report from the superintendent of
the asylum located in Lincoln giving the
uumbur utUlO. And so you have in this stuto
at the invsent hour , in your three Insnno
hospitals and asylums , a total of Oil Instead
If 175. [ Appluuso. ] There has been an In-
ireat > o lu the last ten years of 1U3 per cent in
the population of your state , nnd an Increa-o
of aw per cent in the number of your Insane
unfortunates.
I want to call your attention to some moro
very pertinent testimony upon this proposi
tion that high license Is not a stitx-ess. I
know that Mr. Wob-ter uffecU to de.iplso the
testimony Hint comes from thcso men , but I
want to inform him that I was rending from
no Kansas pamphlet and no political docu
ment Issued here. The information that I
read was from reputnb'o ' persons , glvingtlieir
names nnd their postonice addresses , as well
M their onicinl positions. That Information
was secured by correspondence directly from
.Now York with the Individualthorn -
selves , nnd they como In hero and
undertake to oftsot the statements of Gover
nor I arrabeo , f James 0. Illalne , of Judge
Danforth , of Judge Marshall und of n long
list of distinguished gentlemen , by reading
statistics manufactured very likely on the
seventh lloor of Tnv : DKK building in Omaha ,
[ Applause , ] Listen to this quotation : "No
ono can deny that the license system as now
existing in our city has Ix'cn n source of cor
ruption nnd Irregularity. It has had a de
moralizing effect upon tlio momboM of the
city council nnd upon the city clerk ; It bin
exacted political support from the low dives
nnd bummers ; It has compelled the orderly
liquor dealer to support with money mid in
fluence the very worst clement of the city ,
nnd has used the liquor mon to do the dirty
work nt primaries nnd election. " OMAIIV
UKK. [ Great applause. ] Satan rebuking
sin. [ Applause. ]
I read again. Ltston. This Is from Chi
cago. "Tho dives and dem , the brawl houses
nnd thieves' resorts nro as bad and as fre
quent in this city today after live years of
high Hcenso as they ever wore with our high
license what it Is. It is an easy way to raise
a revenue from vice , but let there bo an end
of endorsing the high license as a tctnpi'nuu'O
or reform measure. " Chicago Dully Nous ,
the cleanest dally newspaper hi that rather
unclean cltv. [ Applause. ]
Listen to another from Philadelphia. Pa.
Now , of course , because 1 nm reading them
fromn printed document they have no stgnl-
entice. In the language of Mr. Webster. Ho
would rather manufacture his own statistics
and draw on his imagination for his fncte than
to take them from reputable sources. "Six
murderers in Philadelphia during the
past four months und all of them di
rectly the result of drink. It U
evident Unit high license will Imve to bo made
very much higher before murderers' row will
feel the effect of It. " Philadelphia Kvcnlng
Telegraph , a prominent representative news
paper.
I have them from St. Louis and n largo
number of sources which I cannot take time
to read. I will road one so rural in Its char
acter , I must bo pardoned for pausing a
moment to sny. Do any of you know Hon.
li. O. Krctzlngcr , and would you think his
language moro weighty than [ uuvouchcd for
statistics brought from the Lord knows
whcroJ I think you would. Hear him , the
mayor of Beatrice , Neb. : "I nm certainly not
mistaken when I say thnt for the $10,0)0 )
yearly obtained from the saloon licenses the
city annually loses 575,000. Four years of
careful Investigation of the subject
lead mo to conclude first , that
tlio people lese moro than they
makooutof the snloon licenses ; second , that
high llcenso does not decrease the amount of
liquor consumed ; third , that any drunkard ,
minor or other person who wants liquor can
get It under the high license system ; fourth ,
that three-fourths of the arrests made nro
for drunkenness ; fifth , that high liccaso is u
practical failure as a temperance measure ,
nnd sixth , that high Hcenso is known and
considered n complete farce by these who
honestly admit Its true workings , "
I will not take time to read numerous other
statistical points which I hnvo. I simply desire -
sire to call your attention to tbo fact that the
most competent persons , such as the editor of
Tin : O.MiitA. Uin : and the mayor of Beatrice ,
nro entirely agreed that-high llcenso has been
a dismal and a miserable failure In the state
of Nebraska. [ Applause. ]
But I object to high Hcenso for another
reason. 1 object to high Hcenso because It is
eminently satisfactory to the liquor men
themselves. [ Apylauso. ] I want to back up
that Information by rending some of their ut
terances. The Hotel Keepers' Journal says
this : "Tho liquor dealers do not oppose high
llcenso. " The Nebraska distilling company :
"High llcenso hnsnot hurt our business : It
does not decrea.se the consumption of cither
liquor or beer. " The Ilcsser-Waukegan
brewing company of Chicago : "Wo cannot
say that high llcenso lessens the consump
tion of liquor. " Mots Brothers of Omaha :
"High license hns been of no injury to our
business. Wont first mudo n bitter fight
against Its enforcement , but slnco it is well
enforced wo would not do without It. "
Henry II. Schufeldt distillery , Chicago :
"Wo think the trade in tbo state should favor
high llcenso , a Just restriction , nnd that
Is the only solvent of the question. "
Hon. Peter Hob-"In all my twenty years'
experience nmvlous to high license mid slnco.
I believe high license Is ono of the grandest
laws for the liquor trufllo and for men inter
ested , as well as the people nt largo , that
there is , " Now , what suits Peter ller and
Metz Brothers nnd the Chicago distillers In
God's name don't suit mo. [ Applause. ]
Now I hnvo an objection to high license bo-
cnuso of the corrupt process used by its advo
cates for the purpose of carrying the day.
Why , you hnvo in this state an organization
known as the B. & B. association. I suppose
that means the Brewers' and Bummer's asso
ciation. [ Laughter. ] I do not see my friend Mr.
lloggcn with his portly form nround horcbut
ho represents the B. & B. M. association , and
I need not tell you what you nil know ,
tliat that association is nn organization
gotten up for the purpose of perpetuating the
liquor traulc in the state of Nebraska und de
feating prohibition , and yet it docs not dare
use the true nnmo of the business it comes to
defend or oven state prominently the names
of its leading members. Then they are scat
tering throughout this state nn alleged farm
pndor called the Iturul Age. It Is a fraud ,
und nny mnn who Is a party to the dissemina
tion of the Iluml Ago dare not look a fellow
citizen In the eye nnd claim to bo nn honest
man. They are publishing tlio Farm Herald.
And whore docs the Farm Herald hall from !
Louisville. Ky , , under the editorship of C. C.
Turner of the Llouor Dealers' National asso
ciation. No , gentlemen , I cannot endorse the
measure- for the perpetuation of high llcenso
which must do its work in the dark and pur
sue the methods of the sand-bagger and the
foot-pad nnd dare not como In the open day
nnd present Its case before the people.
Then I have another objection to high
license. I bellovo my friend Mr. Hosewator
is doing very well In rofrainliiBfroinsmokliig.
f nm glad to hnvo htm parade what few
virtues ho possesses to this audience. [ Ap
plause , ] 1 heard n gentlemnn friend of his
sny thnt was his best argument. O , no , ho
niTMcnted some btrong arguments ulong tlio
line of having clouo something to increase the
population of Nebraska [ applause ] , and Just
swept the Held by the declaration that he hnd
drunk beer with Abraham Lincoln. If ho
prints that , I want him to put an interroga
tion point after the statement. I would not
if I could sny anything against the personal
character of those gentlemen. They have
done exceedingly well. They have done
vastly better than either Rev. Smaller
or I possibly could have done with
their side of the caso. They comedown
down to make you think black is whlto
and up is down , but the nilsforUinn of the
whole case Is that my very estimable friend
Mr. Kosowatcrnnd his companion , Mr. Web
ster , nro surrounded by u very bad gang.
[ Applause. ] I know It is hardly fulr for mete
to appeal to anything Hko public prejudice ,
becnuso It is evident that the majority of this
nudlenco Is on the sldo of prohibition. But
pray , after nil , why , Mr. ItosowutcrJ Hero
wo have people gathered without reference to
political parly , withoutreforenra to church or
creed. Those are the people ot taste , of ro-
llncmcnt , of culture , that is as a rule nro what
you would call the best typo of the citizenship
ot the state of Nebraska , und hero wo llml the
prohibition sentiment vastly in the majority.
Now , I want to say to you that If this debate
had been held in any 10-ccnt variety theatre
in Omaha , or conducted from the platform of
nny dauco nail in the stnto of Nebraska , Mr.
Ilosowntcr nnd Mr. AVobstor would hnvo all
the nnplauM ) . [ Applause ] ,
I am not hero to say that nil the men who
susttttu high license are bad men. Far bo
thnt from my utterance. There nro good and
pure nnd true , but In my Judgement badly
mistaken men , who love purity and peace
nnd righteousness who will yet go to
the ballot box and vote for license
next November , llut I will say this
that every thug and plug ugly nnd blackleg -
log nnd outcast nnd bummer und scalawag
nnd borso-thlof In all the state will go and do
the same thing. [ Applause. ] I am not here
to sny that no decent men wilt oppose prohi
bition , but I am liero to say that the bartenders -
tenders , the saloon-Veeners and the prosti
tutes will oppose prohibition to the hist man ,
and woman , too. [ Applause. ] I want to re
mark to my good looking friends Webster
nnd liosowatcr Hint when I find myself pur-
slicing a coursa of conduct and advocating a
ino of public policy that has the hearty on
dorsemcnt of the criminal nnd outcast classes
I will call u halt nnd go into seclusion and
privately study the foundations of my faith.
[ Applause. ]
Now I nsk If this prohibition amendment
shall bo beaten next November , whcro will
the rejoicing be ? Will It bo in the i-hurcluM I
Will the Sunday school * hold n pralso sorvlco
nnd thank Almighty God for the defeat of the
prohibitory amendment I No. But down In
every low dlvo whcro bad mon nro clinking
midnight glasses with bad women amid the
revels of the dance houses nnd the houses of
assignation there will bo rejoicing. I hope
neither Webster nor lloscwnter will partici
pate , but will conduct their rejoicing In a ,
very much more elegant nnd gentlemanly
faihlon. I will toll you there Is something
wrong when these men reputable In society
and having won honorable places for thorn-
selves como hero to do fond n line of policy
entirely In neconlanco with ttio sentiments of
the criminal climes. But supiHHO the pro
hibition amendment shall prevail , whore will
the rcjoicin ? bo then I In nil the homes of
this giv.it state the light of love will coma
back Into the eye of many n woman from
whoso eyes It baa long slnco lied. Kojolcliu ?
will como b.ick nialii into the home of many
n mlscniblo drunkard who lim been power
less In the presence of temptation to break
the bonds that bound him. The church bells
all over the state will ring out and carry
paioiis of praise , ministers nnd Sunday
school superintendents and the people
plo everywhere will go down upon
their knees In devout expressions of thanks-
ring to Almighty Ooa for hU wonderful
lU'llvernnro from this accursed trafllo in the
land. [ Great Applause. ]
Now I linil rather bo on the sldo thnt causes
the good women anu the happy children to
tiralso God thnn on the side thnt receives the
leering smiles of the painted prostitute , nnd
I tell you there is not n disreputable woman
in all the state of Nebraska but if she could
vote would go to the ballot box nnd vote with
liusowntcr nnd Webster on this question-
not ono. [ Applause. ] And so I appeal to
you by your love for your homes , by your
love for the financial prosperity of vour
state , by your love for Rood order nnd so
briety , by your love for Almighty God , to'go
to the ballot box nnd register your convic
tions , whether you triumph or not , In behalf
of prohibition. [ Applause. ]
High license , according to the testimony
of its host defenders , including mv friend ,
Mr. Itosewater , lias proved a miserable fnrcu
and n make-shift. I challenge , as my
bvothor , Hav. Small did , hlrfh license from
thi standpoint cf its constitutionality. High
llci-n'ia , utterly un-American , undemocratic ,
unrepublican what Is hlch llcenso at the
bo-tU High license Is practical prohibition for
forty-nine men out of every fifty , and so far
I do not object. What else is IU It la that
most offensive of all things In tbo nostrils of
the American public , a purchased monopoly
of a money-making business of the iiftioUi
man. [ Applause. ] High license says to
this man. "No , you cannot sell grogg. "
Why I Bad men ? No such claim Is made.
Ho Is poor nnd It Is poverty. Ho
cannot lay Sl,000 in the palm of the public tax
gatherer , but high llcenso says to this man ,
" You may debauch your neighbors , you may
break the hearts of the women , blight and
blast and damn the lives of the children. "
Why ! Because ho Is a better mnn than A !
Nothing of the sort. High license bars out A
on account of his poverty and permits B on
account of his wealth. [ Applause. ]
Then I have another objection to high
license. It partakes of the nature of a cow
ardly compromise. I want to repeat it it It
a cowardly compromise. The liquor traftlo is
cither right or wrong , Kvcn Mr. Uosc-
water and Mr. Webster will say
that. The liquor trafllc is cither
good or bad. It requires no philosopher to
lay down that proposition. If the liquor
traflle is n good trutllc , If It creates wealth
and contributes to the health and happiness
of our people , then it is a pleco of outrageous
tyranny to levy this tax of ? l,000 on
these men. If this business bo a
good business then I tnko my
stand by the side of these liquor men , nnd I
propose to lift up my voice in enrncst protest
nsrnlnst this tyrannous course of compelling
thorn Just because wo can , to pay gl.OOi ) Into
our local treasuries. But if this business bo
n bnd business , If it do no good , If it create
no wealth , if It sow the seed of discord every
where , if It breaks the hearts of our women
and leaves the mllldow of Its nccursed
power wherever it gees , nnd then I want to
nsk In the unmo of modern civilization how
much money paid into the local , treasury can
make so bad n business good I
Then I have another objection. High li
cense is made possible only by the cowardly
confisiionof guilt on the part of the liquor
men themselves. You undertake to lew a
81,000 tnx on the dry goods dealers of "Ne
braska and you would have n pretty buzz
about your ears. You try to make the gro
cers pay a SI,000 tax for tlio purpose of run
ning tholr business and discriminate against
the trufHo and you could not collect it from
nno irropcr in the whnln stntn. Thn wnnlil
contcjt it In the courts , and the liquor men
duro not do it. Why do the liquor men pay
the tax. Every time they walk up to the
captain's ofllco nnd lay down 81,000 In the
state of Nebraska , they write u cer
tificate of their own criminality nnd
their own cowardly lack of manhood. Against
what other business do you find such laws of
discrimination t Nono.
I have ono moro objection to high license.
It debauches the public conscience whereby
tlio people for a money consideration consent
to the continuance of a bad business. Am I
mistaken ! No , right in the city of Omaha ,
from which Mr. Kosownter and Jlr. Webster
come , so dobauehing has been the effect of
high llcenso of the liquor traffic that that
city , bo it spoken everywhere to its shame ,
hns consented to the license system practic
ally as applied to prostitution , so that the
landladies and the inmates of these houses
of Infamy go on the first or 'second
day of each month to the ofiico of the city
cleric and pay a prescribed sum , which as a
matter of record I presume appears as line
and cost , but which to nil Intents nnd pur
poses Is n llcenso system. So far has high
ilceaso debauched public sentiment in the
city of Omaha. Now hoar mo for many of
you will doubt the soundness of my stnte-
mont , but I know whereof I sneak so' far has
high Hcenso debauched public sentiment In
tlio city of Omaha that prostitutes advertise
their street . and numbers in the
columns of the dully newspapers.
I have that Information from n reliable gen
tleman hero who gives mo all that is needed
to substantiate it ifit is called in question. I
tell youyou cannot go Into this business of li
censing ono inlqulty.but the dovll will spread
thnt license idea over another.
I want you then to think about these things.
Consider them calmly , intelligently , nnd then
in the very sunlight of Almighty Godand before
fore the stur chumborof your own consciences
settle this question , nnd I know you will sct-
tlo it right , nnd go to tlio ballot box on No
vember I , nnd declare that the liquor tralllo
of Nebraska must die the death. [ Applause. ]
A IHEIUTEI ) llKISUltH.
Mr. Dickie Suorcil For Ilia Ungciitio-
iimnly Conduct.
I regret exceedingly to bo compelled to
take exception In a postcrlpt letter to Prof.
Dickie's course as a spokesman of the
supporters of the prohibition amendment.
Ho was represented to mo as a high-minded ,
courteous and honorable gentleman. Ho has
shown himself to bo nn unprincipled and
cowardly blackguard. It was my endeavor
throughout the discussion to avoid
all personalities and to accord to mv
opponents the presumption of sincerity ,
veracity and honesty of purpose.
All who were present and these who
bnvo read what I said will flud
no provocation for the Insulting Inuendos and
vituperation in which Mr. Dickie nnd his col
league Indulged from first to last. And the
fact that not ono syllable of their uncalled for
abuse , and vllllllcatlon hns beonomlttcd from
tlio report made by Tins HER affords striking
proof that the prohibition sldo has boon
treated as fairly as any political combatant
expects to bo treated by opponents.
Almost at the very outset Mr. Dickie In
dulged In a most cruel , unprovoked and cow
ardly attack upon Francis Murphy , whoso
only offejiso was that ho was billed to deliver
a temperance lecture in Beatrice last Sunday
night nnd happened to bo in the audlcnco dur
ing Mr. Dickie's opening address ,
It was agreed before tlio debate had begun
that the prohibition sldo was to take the
affirmative , nnd the four debaters were to
rotate for thirty inlnutos each until thcdotmto
closed. This arrangement gave Mr. Dlcklo
the opening and Mr. Webster the closing.
But when the closing speeches were about
to bo made on the afternoon ot the
lost di'.y Mr. Dlcklo deliberately
lied into my teeth and asserted
that I hnd agreed to let them have both tlio
opening and closing. After delaying the nu
dlcnco for thirty nilnuU < a hohnally succeeded
lu bulldozing us Into n concession which gave
him the closing speech. Having thus secured
leave to have the last word , Mr ,
Dlcklo took advantage of his opponents ,
nnd devoted most of hii Utnn to insulting and
lampooning mo and Mi Webster nnd 1m-
iwscd upon acrodulouB'.arul emotional au-
dlonco by llbelous InucitiUw for whlen ho had
no proof and misquotations of what had been
Bnid by us during the dabhte , He had the nu-
dnclty to call In quwtloiuho reliability of the
statistics which I dad quoted by In
timating they were mimufaoturod for the
occasion. Ai a luatterof fact every citation
maJo by mo was cither-f Mm ofllclal roeord3
In my possession and within reach or from
letters and telegrams s.pit ) to mo by stnto of
llccrs. sheriff * , police c-Aleers , county nnd
city clerks of the vnrioltt Oountios in this nnd
other states. Ho purposely distorted Mr.
Webster's statement regarding the number
of Insane In this state Inthe face of the fact
thntthoonlelal figures had been quoted both
by Mr. Webster nud inyjelf In previous
si > eechos. And bo know that ho was imposing
upon bis audience in accusing Mr. Webster
of falsifying the record.
With n knowledge that ho would bo proved
n llbcler bo reserved his attack on tha Busi
ness Glen's nnd Hankers' association
nnd culled them bummers nnd beats
when nobody could contradict him
thero. livery intelligent citizen of
Nebraska knows that this association com-
prlsos among Its member * the most reputa
ble nnd responsible business men In the
stole. They are not ouly men In good llnan-
clnl standing , but men standing high socially
and morally in the communities In which
they reside.
And Mr. IJoggen , the secretary of this as-
sociatlon , was referred to by this
mercenary ngitator ns If ho were a bloated
saloon loafer , when as a matter of fact Mr.
Koggen hint for twelve ye.irs occupied the
position of deputy secretary of state and had
twice boon elected by the citizens of Ne
braska to the responsible and honorable
oflleo of secretary of state , n position
ranking next to that of governor. Mr. Kog-
ircu has also been adjutant general and
bin a good record as a union veteran.
So much on that score. What I resent
moro than the Insult to myself anil my nssoci-
ate In the debate are the outrageous libels ut
tered by Dlcklo about the city of Omaha and
her people. With the base instincts of a
professional calumniator ho went clear out of
b'.s way to charge the press of Omaha with
advertising for money the vocation and
places of residence of women of 111 repute ,
and made his audlcnco "beliovo that ho hnd
facts to substantiate n ctiargo that IK
as false ns hell. Ho asserted
that prostitution is licensed In Omaha , and
raised his hands In holy horror over the deg
radation of our people , when the infamous
scoundrel know that tlio social evil U not li
censed lu Omnha , hut on the contrary is
treated Just as It is In nearly every city of
Iowa nnd just as It is in every largo city of
tlio cnst and west. And it Is in accord
with the eternal fitness of things that
this Pharisee who delights In howling about
tlio blood money of the snloonist turned the
WO chock which the Uhautnuqun pconlo nt
Beatrice paid him forhLs great effort nt black
guardism over to the barkeeper of the 1'ad-
tiock hotel nnd carried the "blood money"
with him back to Michigan.
E. KOaUW.lTKR.
Mil. UKVNAUU.
Two or Three Rood btorien About the
Cunning ITcllow. <
Foxes are known all tlio world over
for their cunning , says the Philadelphia ,
Times. JIuny stories are told of their
tricks to escjipo the hounds when limited ,
nnd BOmo of thorn aro'feo successful that
they appear ratlior to enjoy the fun thn.ii
otherwise. Old foxes often hnvo regular
hiding plncos , which they mnko for by : i
circuitous route when uhnsed. Occa
sionally tlioy take to the water to break
'
the scent , and' then the hounds nro
usually beaten. An old Koynanl repeat
edly escaped in this way , until nt hist ho
was soon , by n mnn i sot to wntcli hia
movements , to swim to a hollow trco
Btumii , into wMeh.he sprung.
A fox thnt was kept chained np at a
farm was observed to-adopt nn ingenious
plan for catching the fowls thut fed hot
far from his kennel , put out of his reach.
Cnrrylnj' in his iiiout , ! ! a piece of the
broad ho had for food , as far from the
kennel ns his clmldl1 would allow , ho
broke it in pieces | ind scattered the
crumbs nlong the ground , so that some
of thorn were well within his range.
This done ho retired and laid himself
down with his head on hia paws , as
though going to sloop , but keeping his
eyes open sulliclontlv tolot him BOO what
was going on. After a whllo some lions
came near and bucran ( to pock the moro
distant crumbs. Gradually they approached
preached nearer to the kennel na they
ied _ , and when they were fairly within
liis range the fox gave n spring and
quickly seized ono of them.
A conntrymun whllo nt work at n
hedge f once saw ut tlio fur sldo of tlio ad
joining field an olil fox carrying a hnre.
Ho watched its movements and observed
it hide the hnro in a thicket , and then ,
nftor looking round to make sure that it
had not been seen , gallop across the Hold
nnd mnko oil in another direction. As
soon ns the fox was out of sight the man
wont to the spot and umnngod to seouro
the prize.
IIo had hardly again ranched his hid
ing place behind tlio fence when ho saw
Reynard returning with his wife nnd a
cub. Wlion they camo.to the thicket the
fox went in to fetch the liaro , but nftor
while returned looking much puzzled ,
Ho began to sniff the air , but ns soon as
the vixen and her cub saw thnt ho had
not brought out the food they expected
they flow at him and actually worried
him to death.
AVnge Karners' Wrongs.
Hero , then , is tlio wage-earns' indict
ment of the wnges nystom , writes Kov.
Dr. Lymun Abbott in tlio July Forum.
Every man has n right , because ho hns
n duty , to earn his rlaily broad by the
sweat of his brow. The Avnge system de
nies this right to inyriads of willing
worker ? . In America , the working
man's Eldorado , nearly ono million will
ing workers were thrown out of employ
ment in 18S < 1. "Enforced idleness , " says
Carlyle , "is the Englishman's hell. "
Thathystom cannot ho right which turns
1,000,000 of willing workers in rich
America Into this hell nnd locks the door
ngalnst thorn. Every man hns a right
to the product of his own Industry ; un-
ilor the wage system the greater part of
the products of industry go into tlio
hands of the few tool-owners. The
wealth of this countrr jasinnroased dur-
ingtho past quarter cjttury ) } from four
teen billion to forty-foyr' billion. A care
ful statistician estimates that the wngos
of 5,200,000 unskilled laborers were In
1881 loss thnn $200 a year , whllo the a\-
orauo wngos of workmen engaged In
manufactures , inuludtfig. skilled labor
ers , was about 8310 a year. That system
cannot bo right which' gives the profits
of imlustrv to tlio fowljnd ( ( compels tlio
manytolfvo alwiivs praying , "Givo us
this day our dally brcfrfr1 '
Dr. Blrnoy cures ha fpvor. Boo bldg.
0'ln HuHfllniiH Arri Moving.
The migration of sutticrs and laborers
from the Interior of Iltlfjsla to the Cau
casian und Siberian d'smcts Is still in
creasing. The cltlcd on the various
roads are literally overflowing with oral-
grants , nmong whom grcnt distress pro-
vails. In Tumon nlono'thoro are over
20,000 emigrants. Most of them hnvo to
bleep in the open air. Great mortality
from contagious nnd mularinl discuses
prevails among them. The means of
the imperial emigration committee are
exhausted , nnd from private sources
help comes in very slowly. Mr. Jacob
PollskolT , the grout Jewish railroad
builder , has sent largo sums to help the
emigrants , but this help was a "drop In
the bucket. " The IluBdlan prows begins
to bo anxious about this migration of
largo mnssoa of ponplo. If any epidemic
should break out there is no tolling wlmt
mischief this fluctuating mass , which is
in want and distress , may croixto. The
Cossacks on the line ! ) of emigiaUon are
kept on the ulerU
AMERICA'S GREATEST ROMN
Incidents of John McOullough's Last Fcr-
formanco and Rehearsal
FELL ON THE CARDINAL'S CURSE.
Joseph Ilnvrnrtli'fl Description of n
Kail Scene la rUoVloker's Thea
ter 'I he Aiullcnuo Thought
aioCullouli ( Drunk.
McCtillouili.
When Joseph IlmvorUi , the brilliant young
nctor playing " Paul ICuuvur , " was hi Omuhit
recently ho told tpilto an interesting story
about Uio lost performance and lust rehearsal
of .lohn JlcCullough.
Both took plaeo nt McVicker's theater ,
Chicago , In September , 1SS-I. Next to John
Lnnc , who always assumed the prtnctp.il op-
poslto parls to those played by McUullough ,
Hnworth was the leading man.
For several weoln prior to the opening of
their Chicago engagement the members of
the comp.my hud noticed signs of weakening
Intellect In Mr. McCullougli , but none of
them were courageous enough to say any
thing about It either In his presence or where
their suspicions innht ; reach hN caw.
Nothing aroused Mr. McCulloufth's anger
so quickly as to have people talk disparag
ingly ubout liU health. Not until the very
last moment , when his vuluo fulled him coin-
pletcly , could ho bo induced to heed the up-
jwal of friends or bo convinced ttiat his
memory was not perfect.
It wiison Mondnv night , September 29 , nnd
ho was pUiying "Tho Gladiator. " Mr. Ha-
worth relates below what occurred. Ho also
depleted the facial expression nnd complete
collaiwo of the great nctor as ho appeared nt
the end of the lust rehearsal next day. A look
of pitiful anguish ciinio Into his fnce , ho burst
out crying like a child In terrible agony , his
hcud fell over on his breast and ho sank limp
into n chair.
"Mr. JlcCullough arrived at the theater
quUo latc"suld Ilaworth , "looking strangely
dazcil. Ho was dressed nt u quarter past 8
o'clock and entered upon his Until pnblle per
formance.
"Everything ran smoothly until the second
net , whi-ro the brothers , Spnrtacus nnd
Phnsnslus , meet , recognize each other nnd
embrace. The governor wo always called
him Hint gave mo the cue.
"I rushed to him nnd throw my arms about
his neck. Ho did not respond. I raised my
head to see what was up. The tears were
in his dear old eyes nnd
ho was trembling llko a leaf
from head to foot. In accents broken with
deep emotion ho grasped mo by the arms und
cried : 'For God's sake , Joe , give ino tlio
lino. '
"I did so nnd wo finished the scene. Whore
wo were accustomed to receive live nnd six
calls there were but two. The governor turned
to mo as wo walked oil the stage anil said :
'They nro treating us gloriously tonight. "
"Hut how different win his closing speech.
to that same audience.
"Tho next uct canio. I was working up
the scene preparatory to the crucifixion of
the gladiators. The success of this particu
lar situation as yon know depends largely
upon Spartacns. McCullough could not re
member u word of his part nnd to help mat
ters nlong I not only spoke my own lines but
his too. Iln looked at mo in u helpless sort of
wny for several seconds , then exclaimed loud
enough to bo heard nil over the house : 'My
boy you are spunking my lines. '
"Tho audience laughed und hissed. I kept
on with my speech , grew hysterical und
sunk upon the lloor at hU feet.
"Graspingheadlong ut air lie shouted : 'I
swear for this to make Homo howl. '
"The tears wore rolling down his sunken
cheeks and how the "not ended I never know.
"The next addivss to him was this : 'Gen
eral , you were best go to your tent. You nro
until for battle. ' The aiidleneo applauded
and laughed and hissed again , thinking it was
iv rare treat to see America's greatest Roman ,
as they supposed , intoxicated.
"Then the end was near. Where Casslus
stabs Spartacus , McCullough did not niako
any pretentlons of falling until prompted by
Lane , who was playing Casslus.
"At the closing siieech , 'Set forth your
sails , wo shall bo in Thrace anon , ' the tears
were falling llko ruin drops , nnd the curtain
went down never to rise again on John Mo-
Cullough.
"Mr. Latin assisted him to his feet. The
npplnuso and laughter In front wore boister
ous. Ho went before the curtain und said ,
'Ladios nnd gentlemen , you are the bost-man-
nored audleuro I over saw. If you had buf
fered tonight as I huvo you would not have
done tills. Good night.1
"Thcso were his last words in public.
"At the end of tills performance Mr.
Brooks , our acting manager , informed the
company that the season was elosod. It was
a tearful crowd of professionals that left the
theater that night. Group * of people were
whls nering in the wings nnd on the now
darkened stage , never again to bo lighted by
tbo presence of our governor.
"Ho instructed Mr. Vance , the stngo man
ager , to put up a call for the following morn
ing nt 11 o'clock.
"Tho morning arrived ntlast for all of us
the day that ushered in more misery than wo
had ever known. Mr. McCullough eaino
Into to rehearsal , called ma to him und suld :
'Joseph , the papers did not treat us very
kindly this morning. I'm afraid wo did not
cover ourselves with much glory last night.
But we'll do bettor tonight. '
" 'Tho Gladiator" was rehearsed and strnngo
as it may appear , ho know his lines almost
perfectly , lint what n sorrowful scene was
enacted whcro Spartacus gives his wife nnd
child to the cnro of Phasasius with this re
quest : 'I entrust to you what is dearer to mo
than life my wlfo nad child. Guard them
well.1 And Mrs. Foster n ? Senonus replied :
' 0 , husband , do not send mo away. If I leave
you I know 'twill ' bo forever. '
"Wo could not keep the tears back. The
governor , Mr. Vance , and In fact all the com
pany , were deeply affected. I don't think
this scene was ever so beautifully enacted before -
fore the public as at that vchenrsnl.
" 'Hiehelieu * was then called. All went
smoothly , until the curse sceno. McCullough.
nt times , gave Hashes of tho. dramatic- tire
that was in him , and in this particular passage -
sago ho really excelled all former efforts. At
the close of his speech wo all applauded vig
orously. Ho seemed pleased , but shortly
utter when Hnrados speaks to Do J3orongh.cn
saying , 'his mind and life are breaking fast , '
McCullough turned to administer the rebuke ,
his eyes tilled , hU form shook , and ho could
not utter a word ,
"Tho retired after the
company seeing gov
ernor to his carriage. Ho was driven to the
Lelaii'l ' hotel , and informed by Mr. Hrooka ,
that MoVickor refused to lot him play that
night. Ho bccamo furious , and went up
Michigan nveuuo In search of MoVieker , but
was brought back , confined in a room and
kept there until removed to his homo in Phil
adelphia. "
Mndjeiikn Hunrrd the Cm.
One of those Incidents "not on the bills" oc
curred when 31odjcslcu was plavlng nn en
gagement in Cleveland , O. The programme
wus "Cnmllle. " After her sickness , wasted
and worn and ravished of her beauty , poor
Camilla determines to seek a mirror nnd dis
cover for hoi-self how awful Is the clmtigo In
her npnenrnnco. Seizing the first lonely mo
ment slio rises , weak and troniulousfromhor
couch , and , claiming assistance from table ,
bed nnd chair , totters to the glass , which is
set well back In the center of the stage.
The climax is attained , when on beholding
herself , horcrushinghorrorattho picture 1ms
expression In u walling shriek , BO tilled with
dlsmul terror that many hearing 11 wish them
selves elsewhere.
This evening , preceding this crowning yell
perhaps n minute , there strolled upon the
stage nt the iirst entrance a most leisurely
cat ono of the sox which votes. Ho proceed
ed along the footlights some ten fcetund then
bending hit yellow gazeon the alien with the
big fiddle , stood in fellno admiration of the
virtuoso.
Modjeska , busy with her work , with her
back to the front , saw nothing , and , at the
proper place , floated forth a xhrlok tbo llko
of which had not been voiced by I'ollsh throat
since Kosclusko foil , The effect on tbo cat
was magic Itself.
Never In the sombro nlloy or the high
ecstasy ot n moonlighted roof , neither In lov
ing , spooning or mortal tight , hail ho ever
produced or heard a noisy its equal. TurnIng -
Ing wildly , his reason overthrown , his her
ror-stricken tall as largo as a bubyto leg , ho
fled , while the people roared nnd yelled.
Poor Modjcska almost fainted , and , sus
pecting the causa to bo some deficiency in
THE SUMMER SCHOOL
At the OMAHA COMMERCIAL COLLliGIi , Corner 15th ami Dotljjc ,
BY ROHKLJOUCiH
pirb , stuck her ten ilnccw In her costume
and cantered after the cat.
A S'ory of Joseph JotTorrt'Mi.
Joseph JeiTcrson rolntes In the July Cen
tury the following concornliifr n London ex
perience of bis : "My approncbliif ? npi > oir- ;
mice was the important drnmatlc event 01 my
life. I Inul boon live years from Americ.i ,
and was on my wny home , anil felt satisfied
that if this now version of 'Kip Van AMnlclo'
succeeded In London my wuy was qulto clear
when I returned to the United States.
"On Sunday ovcnlnir , being alone In my
Iodines , 1 Kot out for my own admiration my
now wli ? nnd he.ird , the urldo of my heart ,
nml wlilcli 1 was to use In the luat"not. . 1
could not resist trylnc them on for tlie
twentieth time I think ; HO I cot in
front of the K\M \ * and adjusted
tliem to my perfect satisfaction. I
soon bcc.ima enthused , anil began acting and
posing In front of tlio mirror. In about
twenty minutes tbero came a knock at tlio
door.
' "Who's there I'said I.
" 'It's ino , if you please , ' snld the gentle hut
agitated voice of the chambermaid. 'May I
conic in I'
" 'Certainly not , ' I replied ; for I hail no de-
slro to bo seen In my present make-up.
" 'Is tlieiv anything wrong In the room , slrl"
snld sho.
" 'Nothing nt nil. Go away , ' I replied.
" 'Well sir ' she continued'there's
,
, , a po-
llceinun nt the door , and ho suys ns 'ow there's
a crazy old man in your room , n-IUngiu' of his
'arnds uhotlt and a-goin' on huwful , nnd
there's a crowd of people across the street a-
hlockin' up the way. '
" 1 turned towards the window , nnd to my
horror 1 for ml that 1 had forgotten to put
down the curtain , and , as it seemed to me , the
entire population of London was taking iu my
llrst night. I had been unconsciously netiiii ;
with the lights full tip , to nn astonished audl
cnco who had not paid for their ndinisston.
As I tore oil my wl > r and beard a shout went
up. ( Juleltlv pulling down the curtain , I
threw myself in a chair , overcome with mor
tification at the occurrence. In n few minutes
the comical side of the picluro presented It
self , nnd I must have laughed for mi hour. I
hud been HUfforliig from an attack of nervous
dysiicpsla , consequent upon the excitement of
the past week , and I firmly bollovo that this
continuous lit of laughter cured mo. "
A I'aiilonilim ; Audlcnco.
If there Is ono thing more amusing thnn nn
English pantomime , It Is the English audl
cnco that goes to see it. Men , women nnd
children who nro intolllKcnt onouph on ordi
nary occasions seem , under the influence of
this potent spull , to low all control of them
selves , writes Joseph Jefferson in the Cen
tury. Uoforo the curtain roao the faces in
front were expressive ami oven thoughtful.
JJut when the entertainment was in full
swing nil sense of propriety was thrown off.
The nndloncowas carried uivnynml de
lighted beyond measure , and swallowed the
most Idiotic nonsense with one broad grin
thnt scemod to mantle the face of the whole
house. Shout after shout wont up when tbo
down sat on the baby ; and in the cockney
swell appeared , extravagantly conscious 01
his own dignity and charmed by the effect of
his personal appearance , the heartless public
sat iu eager expectancy , well knowing that
some dlsiistcr was about to befall him ; and
when a half-barrel of flour was poured upon
his devoted head they would hurst forth in
the most boisterous manner. Any catastro
phe that occurred to the police was always
balled with delight. Why is it that these
guardians of our safety nro held in such con
tempt theatrically ! When n1 double-dyed
villain ifots his quietus , nnd the Innocent
heroine is restored to the arms of the first
walking gentleman , wo unpliiud with do-
light. Surely under these circumstances ono
would suppose it to bo our duty to resent any
affront offered to the "force ; " but no , the
slightest Indignity bestowed upon u virtuous
policeman , such ns the emptying of n bucket
of water over bis helmet , seems to glvo us
joy.
AotrcHHnnd Prince.
Praulein Ilka Palmay , the soubrette of the
'An dorVlen" theater , n handsome blonde
woman , whoso features nro familiar to trader
and noble alike in the Austrian capital , has
won a largo sum of money and a breakfast
from Prlnco Franz von Llchtcnstein In a
most amusing manner , says the fall Mall
Gazette. The prince was dialling her tlio
other night and told her that she could never
disguise her identity from the Viennese.
She at once exclaimed that she was willing
to make n wager that she would sell vegeta
bles for a whole morning In ono of the public
markets without oelng recognized , although
she would not put on any disguise beyond
the ordinary attlro of a small farmer's wlfo.
The prince accepted the bet , but was so cer
tain that the actress would lese that ho In
sisted on laying her a thousand florins against
a pair of riding hoots. The bet was duly de
cided Frldav morning. Shortly after a n. m.
KYauloin 1'alm.iy . appenrou behind a stall in
the ' -Am Ilof " market loaded with all sorts
of green stuff and spring vegetables. Sho' '
was attired in a calico skirt , woolen shawl ,
nnd were wooden shoes , Until the sun was
high In the heavens she did n roaring trade ,
malting the best of bargains and returning
tlio chaff of the market men without any
body suspecting that she was other than
what she pretended to bo. Finally tlio
prince , who was lounging mound disguised
ns a peasant , declared himself satisfied , nnd
to the astonishment of the rest of the mar
ket , the stranger greeiiHwoman nnd the peas
ant jumped Into u carriage and drove away.
America's KiohcHt Actor.
The richest aetor In this country today is
Joseph Jefferson , says a writer In the Epoch.
Edwin Dooth U supposed to have moro
money , but this is an error. Mr. Uooth lias
earned largo sums , but , whllo modest enough
In his own life , ho has expended them gener
ously , and besides ho hns disbursed a fortune
to liquidate the iiulcbtncsH incurred during
his disastrous mnmigorial career In this city.
Mr. Jefferson , on the other hand has bouii n
steady accumulator. From the time ho began
to iiiatco moro than n living as tin actor ho has
saved uoino of the surplus , lie has lived
well , hut not extravagantly. Ho has pro
vided generously for his family , but not
wustofully. Such Investment * ns ho has
made have been wlso ones , nnd whatever
speculating ho may have Indulged lu hat
averaged n profit , Nobody mil himself
knows how much ho Is worth , Ho probably
knows it to n cent , for , while not iionunous ,
ho U exact nnd buslnoss-liko. Duo of tlio
men closest to him and certainly most con
versant with his business , remarked the
other day thut JolTewon must bo n millionaire ,
if notrdoubly so. Probably the slnglu million
is nearest to It.
az VNIC.UJ .i.v/i im.i jr.i n c ,
Minnie Palmer h homo again.
J. C. Mlron Is to join Hinmu Juch's forces ,
"Kaglan's Way" la to bo rewritten for
Edwin Arden.
"Kate1' ' in the tltlo of Annie Tlxloy'a now
military drama.
I'aullno Hall presents "Amorlta" and "Hr-
mlnlu" during her starring tour.
Holand Hcud will huvo the support of Miss
Isadoru Hu.sh aguln next season.
l "n Dauvray U to return to the stage In
"A Whirlwind.1' ' Sidney Kuscnfold is Its
author ,
Louis McOowan Is to bo stage innmivrcr of
Mnnnger lk'o's { "Kvimgellno"
> production , fj
Jeniilb Winston luvi hivn ciignm-d by Slar-
pret Mather to piny roles usually given to
leading men.
"The rl'rivato Secretary" still llv- and
will next season offer Frank Tunnel 111 Jr. .
starring opiwrtutiltliu. ;
Upon the anniversary of Paipuilnl's ' tlo.ith
n plaque was placed upon tlio hutlso In Parmii
where ho resided for a long ttnio ,
A rgrnml new theater has been built nt
Catania , the birthplace of Holllnl , It was In-
augnriUed wlthn production of the muster's
opera of "Noi-niii. "
Miss Edith Kenwnrd , n young soubrcttoof
London fame , hai been imported by Manager
T. Henry French to play her original role in
the New York production of "Dr. Hill. "
It In announced that Dr , A. 0. M.ickemlo ,
the Scottish composer , will write the munlo
for thoLyi'oumpro.luetloiiof Mr. Merlvale's
version of "Tno Hrldo of Lainnicrmoor. "
An Kngllshwoinan of means recently bo-
queatned n legacy ofSlfi.OUO to the association
of French dramatic artists , thovcarly income
of which is to bo spent lu real cmunp.ijjno for
stage banquets.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal open their second
American tour nl the Fifth Avenue theater ,
NIMV York , October lit. They will have two
now productions next season , anil they will
also revive "The Squire. "
Among the operas announced for represen
tation at La Sfttln next season are the follow
ing : Massenot's "Lo Old , " Kever's
"Sigurd , " llizet's "Carmen , " and Ambroiso
Thomas' "Amlcto. "
Fr.mcis Wilson Is said to have found In
"The Merry Monarch" n role which ills him
ton nicety. Matio .liiusen.-N'ettto . Lyfordiind
Luura Moore iiro also assured of congenial
parts.
The brothers Do Hes/ko have signed con
tracts for the lioynl Italian opera season of
IhUl In luoiidoii. The remuneration which
M. Jean ilo Ueszki will receive will bo twlcu
the sum which was paid him under his last
contract.
Mr. Wilson llarrett , still In the United
SUitcs , returns to London nt the end of Au
gust. Ills now theater , oneo known as the
Olympic , is fast approaching completion and
opens In September noxt.
"Kuphemln , or a Tale of Puckorshlro , "
nnd "Count Odclsky or Israel Cheldcrmi'ver , "
nro two new comic operettas byj.f. . D.
Leavett , composer , and Miss Lillian Cook ,
librettist. They may bo produced the com
ing season.
Planquotto's "Lo Capltaino Erse" will bo
produced at the New York Casino in Octo
ber. The text is by Alexander illison , nnd
It has been translated by F. C. Hurnntid of
London Punch , Lillian Uusscll will sing the
loading role.
"Tho MerryMonnrchs , " which will bo pro-
duccd in the autumn by Knincis Wilson , Is
said to ben revision of Eminanunl Chnbrlors' '
opera "L'Ktoilo , " played nt the UoutTesPar-
isieus in 1877 , Gheuvor Goodwin has done
the adaptation.
A German paper says that n certain Prof.
Goycr of Cincinnati Intends to nnilertako a
European tour with a bass llddlo of his own
Invention which is described m being four
teen and one-half foot high and eight and one-
half feet broad ,
Air. 1C. II. Sothcrn will bculn n season at
ho Lyceum theater , Now York , during the
ibscnco of Mr. Frolnnan's company InClil-
; ago. The now play which Mr. D.mlol t'roh-
: mui has secured for Sothcrii by Jerome 1C.
Jerome , entitled " 'Woodhcrry Farm , " will bo
presented.
Emperor William II. has sent a copy of the
compositions of Frederick the Great to the II-
Imiry of the Dresden conservatory of music.
Only 100 copies of this edition do luxe of the
emperor's renowned ancestor were printed
and then the plates were destroyed.
Anew work by Frederic Clifford , which
the author designates "An Orchestral Pic
ture , " and entitled "Clouds mid Sunshine , "
was recently performed for the flrst time nt
a concert of the London Philharmonic. The
composition , which is believed to ho the
author's first effort , was warmly received ,
und tlio composer wns twice culled for niter
lliu close of his work.
The Beethoven exhibition nt Born hns been
formally opened with n scries of chamber
concerts by the Joachimimd Hollander string
quartet from Hcrliu. The master's works
ivore , of course , largely represented. The
emperor of ( icrinnny 1ms presented to the
museum the manuscripts and other relics of
Hecthoven preserved heretofore lu the
Horliu royal library.
The monument over the grave of George
Frederick ( Joolt In St. Paul's churchyard is
now in neat condition , having been restored
by Hdwlii Booth. The erratic Cook died In
IHlii. The monument was erected in 1SJO by
Kiliniind K 13:111 : , Charles ICean had It repaired
In 1SI5. In Ib7l 13. A. Sothcrn hail It put In
order again. Inscriptions on the stone give
the dates of the various restorations.
According to Information jusc received
from Munich annual festival performiineos
are planned for the city of Wurnhorg similar
to those at Obcrninmcrg.ui , Drixleirg.Uothen-
burg , Bayrcutli and Salzburg , 'i'hu Iirst ex
periment will most appropriately bo made
with a festival performance of Warner's '
"Jlo ) Melsteralngcr von Numbers. "
A. WONDIOHFUIi I'Oor , SHOT.
ItV UN Mudo by 11 Kit Gentleman , mid
itllrolco Him /III Up.
A mmirkublo shot was inn do in a
jamo of pool in the Afitor house hllllurd
room the otlior eveningwiya the Now
York Sun. A light red. ball was renting
in front of ono of the corner pockets.
It was close to tlio pnckot nnd
looked templing. A large fat
miui with a sliininjj Ixild head was
plnyinjf in the KIIIIIO.Vhon his turn
eamo lie took direful aim at the light
red ball , Hliil Ills cue hack and forth two
or thrcu timoH , nnd then scat tlio cue
hall hard at the roil , To his intense *
amazement the red ball ( lew ton feet into
the air , cuino down on the head of a
mild-looking old gent , who wan watch-
iiifj the game , bounced from hl head to
tliu lloor , nnd went hopping across the
room us if It were howiteliod , The cue
hall passed on Into the jiookot. The ( ut
plnyor was so astonished that ho dropped
his cue on the lloor , opened hla mouth
and eyes to thulr widest extent , nnd
leunotl ngiiliiHt tlio tahio for mii > port.
Then ho gasped : " "Well I'll ' boHwIzzIcdl"
and went and Bat down heavily in a
chair. The other pluyont and lookors-on
were greatly astonished , too , and wlton
tlio matter was explained they were
vnbtly amused. The ball was of eomo
rubber composition , and looked exactly
llko a regular pool ball. It had boon
slyly put lu front of the pocket by u
practical jnkor. IIo suld that tlio ilocop-
tlvo balls could bo bought in nearly any
sporthiL' goods Htoro. and that they
were uollinif like hot cukos.