IN AMERICA'S ' KLELDORADO \ What a Member of The Dec's ' Staff Saw on a Tour in Central Wyoming. * ' ' SURPRISES THAT WILL ASTONISH ALL. Yiut ItcsotiiLTH ol'Oil , Conl , Conner , f Gold , Silver , AHtioMOH and fe'otlr. \ > ( uidtTH liiHiirlnc ! ( .bit- IOIIH I' lEHTATN nntl sure of BUOCOHS SUCCCSS ill ovorv s en so of the word , is America's Wyoming ! Such is UK ; irrcslst- tiblc. the overpower ing Impression which the Intelligent travel er with eyes wide 0)1011 ) , gnlns after u trip through this new ly made state. A somewhat cheerless and burron tract of country to-dny , so far as surface appearances go , but , mark It well , on the t'lirly mortow IM the lifetime of u Htuli' is reckoned Wyoming will jirovo to bo the most valuable in all the tiurii of statehood gums which adorns Columbia , und that mnkohhor the fruit ful inuccu of fortune seekers , the world over. Unpiojudlecd. with every fauility for tr.ivol that the country atlords , and with a sincere desire to know the truth regarding the rojiorts of Wyoming's re puted wealth of oil , mineral and fuel , a reprcHMitativo of Tin : HKH has just made a tour of the state. Menus of transportation in Wyoming nre comparatively good until one approaches preaches the heart of the state. Then begins a tasting of tlio sightseer's pi- ; tionco and endurance. Hut , as the tourist who upon Hnding himself amfd the magnificence of Italy immediately forgets the arduous and peril-fraught work of climbing the Alps , so is counted as nothing the tedious railroading , the mountain climhitig , the sand waste * and the alkali water , when one discov ers h i msolf among the almost nuinborlcss evidences of incalcuahlo wealth which lie finds under the matchlessly bright skies , nnd swept by the invigorating nntl appetite-forcing hrcc/cs of Central Wyoming. Jn little less than the same ratio of priceless importance as is the physical heart to the human body , so is found I ho geographical heart of Wyoming to the Btnto in general. As in darkest , inner most Africa it was that Henry M. Stan ley made Homo of his most irnportantuis- coveries , s > o , in b.irrencst , innermost Wyoming Tin : Hun man found the greatest of all her prospects , the most important factors of her future , and the richest prize holdings of all her mighty underground wealth , toward which the eyes of capital are now turning only to become riveted with spoil-bound won- - THE LOUNGER IN TIJELOBBY , " Sonio of the Superstitious Which Prevail in the Dramatic Profession. ATTRACT.ONS AT THE THEATERS. Gooilnll's Now 1'Say , "An Absent- Alluded Man" DoliiK' * < > ' ' Actor * und Aeii'csseH the Country Over Musical and Dramatic. A coterie of congenial spirits were silting in ono of the loading clubs the other evening , after the theater , discussing all manner of subjects when thu question of superstition came up , as such uucstlons will sometimes. Ono of the company , nn actor of excellent reputation , being asked whether It was true that actors and actresses were moro supersti tious than any other people , rcplloil : "I really don't know. 1 don't know as many people outside as I do In thu theater , or at least 1 don't know 'em so well. I ilon't imagine , however , that they nro any moro so than others. Considerable attention bus been directed to their notions , though , for two ica- sons. First , people scorn to like to talk about and to hear about nctoi-j. I never could tell Just wny. And secondly , these superstitions , naturally enough many ot them relate to the theater , and everybody likes to hour about thotitagn , which fact is readily understood. "There uro u good many actors who are superstitious ' perstitious and many'who nro not. At least they uro not moro so than Is almost every body else. Very few people nro entirely fire from superstition , 1 limey , but nearly all of us have pot notions ubont luck and a sneaking - ing belief in what is culled the superiiutui-.il. "I remember a letter that Frank Kvnus wrote sonm time " he ace , con tinued with u chuckle In reply to nn Invitation .somebody had ex tended to him to Join the Thirteen club of Now York. Frank said ho wouldn't for any pecuniary consideration sit down with twelve other persons at table , and if he should hap pen to sit down unknowingly and should spill suit , ho would throw somu of It over his loft shoulder. And ho went on nnd told liow he shuddered a * , seeing the. now moon over his loft shoulder , because ho knew ho would huvo no luck for the rest ot the mouth ; ami how ha wouldn't turn und go bark into the house after starting out ; and hnwhuwas n slave to nil thu old women's notions lie had over hoard , for which reason ho didn't think ho would bo happy In the club. "IMxoy , too , Is an ardent bcllovcr. As you know , ho is u great curd player , but it Is a fact that if some ono Hboiiid touch one of his cards ufti'r they are dealt , ho will nuike tlio hand a Jack pot. Ho ulwnvs prefers to lese tlio Hrst pot no Is Interested In and will never sit hi a game with u ono-cyed man. " 1 am told that Frank Daniels la steeped In superstition anil attributes all his success to the llguro which does service as tlio hoodoo in 'Little Puck. ' When ho played Old Sport , the dog Humlsonio was his particular rlr.irm , and ho mourned for weeks after ho loft Hoyt [ over the loss of the dog , not because ho loved 1 the ugly brute , hut bcciiu.su his cauhio majesty brought him luck. Long ooforv , when ho ployed li ) the 'Klecrlcul Doll,1 ho was exceed ingly sii | > crstlllou3 , refusing at all times to walk under u ladder or pass between two carriages in a funeral procession. "Among managers the notion Unit thirteen is an unlucky number Is a prevalent one , and tht'ro nro many of them who will refiibo a play , without regard to Its merits , If It hup- pens to have u name composed of thirteen letters. When 'Tho I'oarlof 1'cliln1 wns sub mitted by C. A Uyrno to B. K. Hlco , who was here last wook. It .was eulhil 'Tho Flower ol PoklnMindj alnifrlurly enough , for both ol them know the superstition , It was not noticed by anybody that there wore thirteen letters In the niinio until after the pinyvusii7eepUxl und some of the urnmgc- incuts hud been nmdo to producn it. Then snmolMily with a practical printer's eye saw , the uital'thtrtccn und Joked Uice about It. He was almost wild at Ilrst unit swore IK wouldn't have anything moro to da with the burlosiiuo , but uftor some porsuuslrm con < Bcntod to go on if a new luuno was selected , "John StoUou , the Mr. Mulairo of the dcr. Hero it (9 ( that the richest ores are being uncovered , and hero thnt mighty arteries of the finest quality of oil nro being opened and are gushing forth. Prior to my L'olnp over Wyoming I " wiis po. ted to considerable extent re- guiding minerals and oil , tvhat surface Indications are produced by their pres ence , nnd what indicates tlio good , bad and Indllloront grades among thorn , and thorefurn was In a measure hide- dendent of hearsay. In these lines regarding Wyomlnptho render will look in vain for any olTort In poetic , picturesque or dreamy effect. I promise you simply the plain , candid , outspoken result of my observations In a states who.se only poetry consists of noble verso in mountains capped with eternal snows ; a htnlo whoso pic- turcBquoncss is made up of crag * of finest Iron ore. coal , marble and building stone ; and whose dreami ness Is found hut In a contrast of dream- li-ss , health-giving , bruln-brightonlng sloop. Tlio state Is 27G miles north to south mid SOil east lowest , forming a parallelo gram , which contains ( V > ,000K)0 ( ) acres of land , the moan altitude of which Is (1.000 ( feet , it ranging from JI.OUO to 11.ODll. Heavy forest coyer over 7,000- ( ltd acres of Wyoming , while about Ifi,000,000 Imvo moro or less timber. There are ( iOO streams already mod to some extent for Irrigation , and a large additional number from which no ditches have boon taken. In n word , the streams of Wyoming furnish water enough to irrigate IS to " 0 per cent of its area , The lust census gave Wyoming a pop ulation of 70,000 , and shows that she has the smallest percentage of illiteracy of tiny political division of the United .States. The people uro generally Young , vigorous , industrious , and of n much higher character than upon some occa sions has boon ungenerously suggested. There is nn honor , a friendship between man and man in Wyoming that you will travel many and many a thousand miles in the east to liml surpassed. A man's word , the grusp of ti hnndbotwo.cn Wyoming men comes nearer being a pledge that will never bo broken than the exchange of similar greetings among any class of men whom I ever mot before in all my travels up and down this big , wide world. Not only was this a feature observed by mvsolf , but one referred to over and over by scores of people whom [ met from other and particularly far eastern states , and who had been .spending much time among Wyoming clti/otis. Yes , Integrity and squareness call it what you will , is a prominent feature in Wyoming life. In proportion to her population and developed resources Wyoming has the finest , most extensive credit of any state in tlio union. The mercantile agencies of the United Stnses will toll you that , as a rule , the individual credit of Wyoming men is rated higher than that of the average New York. Massachusetts , Ohio , Illi nois or Indiana men. A KkATTKIUNd U.VIUIOAD I'lTl'ItU. Wyoming has a bright and exceed ingly bonolicial railroad future before hoi1 , and the huz/.ing wheels and shriek ing whistles of this railroad future is already hoard in many parts of the state. The Union Pacific runs ever 600 miles through bouthorn Wyoming. The Denver 1'aoillo branch runs south from Cheyenne ; also the Colorado Central. The Cheyenne < fc Northern runs north from Cheyenne , and its survey that is to bo built with the coining of spring penetrates the very center of that most promising of entrepreneurs , as bo is called , 1ms given strict orders never to sell the llwt ticket for a new play to a woman , and that a deadhead muut never be allowed to bo the Ilrst person to enter the house at any performance. "Tho old superstition about humpbacks es- pceiully applies to the actresses who ottca have refused to go on having meet with one ot these deformed mortals on the stairway to lier dressing room , nnd as for black cuts ! well you couldn't catch an actress within forty feet of the stage , should she chaucu to meet a 'tubby' in the house. "Superstition may bo all poppycock but It has u big hold oa tlio people of bo til sides of the curtain.1 Mr. W. H. ( loodtill. who has gene to St. Louis to complete arrangements for the pro duction of Ills now pastoral comedy "An Ab- scnt-Mlndcd Man , " h.is , 1 believe , a wiiiuor , if tbo play is Judiciously cast and improved in some of its minor feature. } . For ever a year tlio author 1ms been work ing upon the comi'dy and to my certain knowledge it has been named u half dozoa times , but none seem so apropros as the pres ent title , "An Absent-Minded Man. " The humor throughout is suggestive of Frank Stockton and F. Anstoy , the author of "VIco Versa'1 and "The Fallen Idol.1 And yet it is thoroughly unllko anything they have done. Dramatic situations have not been aimed ut , the evident Intention of the pl.iywriirht being to tell a simple story of love la u homely man ner , surrounding It with the little details which all of us love to recall , especially those who have been reared In the atmosphere of tno country. The Hrst act opens in the general store of an Ohio village , whoso proprietor ( lalhighcr nine , Is also thu postmaster. Hero morning , noon and night the character * of the village gather to save the country from wreck anil ruin ; discuss thu merits o'f tariff legislation and light over the thrilling scenes ot iho civil war. war.All is excitement on this particular day by the discovery of oil iii a neighboring district and liluo , who is a very entliustastii ! individ ual sees the little vlllufTo a mighty metropolis by rea < on of the oil discovery. Preston Smith , agent for nn oil syndicate , nnd the le.iding juvenile , arrives In the vil lage nt tlih time , and the Ilrst ulueu visited is the postollleo. Kitty Wells , a sweet pretty country lass , enters the ofllca too , nii'l like in all good comediesSmith fulls in love with her nnd seofts nu introduction through Blue. I'rof. Forgcimunot Lougwait , the principal of the town school and the absent minded man of the play , drops Into LJnclo S'lin's oftlco to ascertain the latest news about the oil Holds , ami us the brainy man of the country round about , is introduced to Smith , Then come mutual iindorsfuidlngs and the professor , seeing Smith's devotion to the apple of Ids eye , Kitty Wells , tells the story of her life , in whicli a tin box. given him by Kitty's father.containing a will in her favor , plays a prominent part. This bjx the pro fessor hurios nn the farm of Simoon ( irlin , the guardian of Kitty Wells , but forgets en- tlrely tlio place whuro t io tre.isuro Is con cealed. (3rim , who is the heavy comedy character of the play , dislikes Kitty and treaty bur like u slave , much to the consternation of the professor , who longs to llnd the tin box and glvo to Kitty her rights In tno farm upon which Orlm lives. Oscar Kiishford and lilnlle Blue , the sou- hrotto. two lovers , also meet altho postofllco in addition to Pinky Hluo , the postmaster's bud boy , nud iiilntr characters. Smith conceives the Idea of starting a fpinnlo seminary , In order to bo on the ground when oil l.s discovered , whicli meets with thu enthusiastic- support of Postmaster Hluo.who Is aUo the president of tlio school board , And the net closes with all the characters In terested'in thu success ot the seminary which is to bo presided ever by tlio professor and Oscar Uushfoi'd , un athletic young man. Act second opens on the campus of the fcmnlo seminary , which Is the specialty act of the play introducing a fcmalo chorus , whn glvo a very ditching callstlinnlo exoiviso mid club swinging , singing the while this song : I'wiu.i : riirsti vi. cci.Tt'itu. \V < > bollmo In Innovation , And Hit ) worn m of this nation Soon will follow nnrt'vumpU' , wo uroaiiro. Wo huvo cast aside the bustle Lot us miltivuto our iniisolu , And thriivr ulV the many bitr.lens wo omliiro , cnoiius. Hoe our clubs us they full and rUe , Wiitcli thospurklo Inoiiroyq * ) Wluii better cnitr.ii could we uil visa Thau fcmalo piy.ilcul ! culture ? - T. Jtf nll oil re file us. the Halt Crook basin. The Oregon Short Line runs northwest from Griuieor , in the western portion of " the state. Tlio Frotnont , KlUhorn ft Missouri Valley road extends nearly 200 miles from the eastern border to the center of the state. The Ihirllngton Route has uconnilete line to C'hcyeiine , nml is now lln'shlnir ' aline In the north east ixirtlon of Wyoming. The Wyo ming Ktistern will traverse the ontlro territory from east to west , and many other projected lines and branches nro reported In progress. A VKIIY VAU'AIIUI Tllll' . The leading nnd In every respect find for very many rotisons the most advan tageous point in central Wyoming is Casper. Ills the western terminus of the Fremont , Klkhnrn and Missouri Hlver railroad , and the county scut ot Natron a county. From thifl point I sot out for what proved to l > o onoof the most interesting and valuable overland trips of all my wanderings over the sago brush plains anil grand old mountain" of the great state. Su unto was just drivinir the mists from thu mountain tops as 1 whirled out of town in a strong spring wagon behind a team of standard bred step pers , whoso superior qualities chal lenged comparison with any four-footed travelers 1 had ever seen. My companions wore Mr. W. E. Hawley - ley , mayor of Casper , president of the bonrd of trade , and a gentleman of wide and thorough acquaintance with the country for hundreds of miles around , lioiug an old fiicnd and ascnlci'tnining a man as I over met , I had the assur ance that the trip would be , as I have inforied , a particularly enjoyable one. The reins were in possession of an old and well posted traveler of the "sago brush country , " named Frank Clerk , and a belter driver I never saw. Our load was a heavy one , for , in ad dition to tlio three persons in the party wo carried provisions and feed sulllciont for four days , an entire camping outfit , a Winchester'10-00 rillc and a big sup- lily of ammunition. Wearing buckskin shirts and cowboy schnps , to defy the sharp , cutting winds to bo found on the mountains ; cownoy lints with unusual width of brim wlilcu olfercd the protection almost of great umbrellas In keeping the du//.llng suu and blinding sand storms out of out face our appearance can best he im agined than further described. After crossing tlio Flatto river a short distance Host of town wo wheeled duo north. Our course was toward the Mercedes , tlio ncxvly reported gushing oil well , said to ho situated some llfty miles almost uiroetly north of Casper , and hi the midst oC the hundred thousand aero oil Hold , in the Salt Creek basin , which'is the property of a syndicate of Bradford , Pa. , oil men , and'whlch also includes among its stockholders my friend Mayor llawley. Striking the trail beyond the river , and rounding a chain of foot , hills. I found that we were skimming across what seemed a sea of sand whoso north and westerly borders seemed to meet the sky more than a , hundred miles distant. But presently the trail described sev eral long sharp angles and brought us among1 lesser foothills. As wo drove no a gentle incline and touched the summit of lesser mountains wo found oursolf face to face with a drove of nearly a thousand antelope , about two hundred yards distant. Head and ears high with curious wonderment ; their delicate noses in motion trying to sail ! our identity and then an install- tan mucous wheel about , and off they o will set a good example , On men's rights no longer trample , Noi'i'auso tbo dear good gent lemon to frown ; When thu street cms wo ilii enter , Wi- will walk right up the i-i'iitt-r , drab u Mrup and let the tired men sit down. ( Chorus. ) Should any of us marry , And Imbb'Mliiii ' long tarry .At thu rial ) nhtll thu "wo snia' " hours of , memo , \\o \ will stand no vain deception , And they'll get u wiiriu reception After which they'll wish they never had been born. ( Chorus , ) The professor has In the mean time arrayed himself "like Solomon , " as Kitty says for'tho visit of the school committee which is 11 gain event to the girls. Grim also makes his appearance hero and create * consterna tion by taking Kitty out of school .for the rea son that ho no longer means to support her. Act third affords ample scopu for scenic detail being the old homestead of U rim's with a pretty shaded linio running along the house , having u turnstile at the und and hero the heart story is developed , with the scent of clover anil the tinkling of cowbells fur nishing the highlights to a pretty pastoral picture. When everything seems to look darkest for Kity , when the old house in which she was horn Is about to bo sold by Grim and she is to bo turned adrift on the cold charity of the world , Sum Ilurdish , a farm hand , plows up the ancient tin box , which reveals the pcrildy of Grim toward Kitty's father , vesting in her all the right and interest to tha farm hi addition to tunny shares of valu able mining stock. And tno lovers united and everybody happy , the curtain descends upon a very pretty sunset scene , which , If Air. Cioodall can work up as ho anticipates , will crouto a furore as great as that of the "Old Homestead. " Incidental to tills net , Pinky liluo slugs the following very catching ditty : IIKHKN AI'l'I.KS. I'm a little boy and cannot Mund temptation , I'll ' cut iinythliiK thnt grows In nil creation. And sometimes I liavo u very queer hcnsntion In my stomach my little stomach. T eau oat a tmshnl ot the worst nilxnd randy , Uakos und jam and things whenever they are handy , And whuii It comes to me , yon but I'm n dundys So Is my Htomuuh my little stomach. Marbles , pennies , tacks and pins I often swal low , lint 1 never can fill up I guc s I'm hollow ; Dad says that something torrlhlowlll follow. Of course IIO'H skeerod 1 ain't , you bet , I'm hero ( u stay What's Unit ? iu-ou-ool ! ! the dickens U to Pay ! O : my ! I'mgoin ? todto ; won't some imople.iso nruyV Its green apples In my stomach. Tim Lew Johnson's minstrels clvo their closing ncrfonnunco at the Grand this evening , nt iibual popular Sunday evening prices. The Duff comic opera company will begin a season of Gilbert & Sullivan operatic pre sentations ut Iloyd's opera house on Montluy ovuniiii ; with thu spectacular production of "Putienco. " The lutt ) organization hits been spoclully reinforced and strengthened for these series of the Qllbartlun production * , and they will bo given here with the same startling scenic und spectacular ollects which clmracturhod the famous productions recently ' at the Auditorium hi Chicago. Among thu principals of the company nro Messrs Uk'by Hell , the popular cmuodlnn : Charles O. Has- sett , who has nuulo himself famous us a toner in grand opsr.i rolea ; William McLuughlln , a magnificent basso ; \VnUnuo Mucrorv , Joseph Fay , Clement llulnbrhlijo. .1. E. Stille , Miss Lsnoro Snyder , Miss Loulso Heaudetr Miss Lottto Oilman , MM Edith KdwanU , Miss Miuiiio Uo Kuo and Miss Cornelia Hassutt , The repertoire for tbo three performances to ho given here Is ns follows : Monday evening , "I'.itlencoj" Tuesday , "ThoI'lrates of I'enznnco ; " Wednesday , "lolantho. " When .Sullivan atartoJ to compose "lo lantho" ho hec.imo drawn into a serious vein- and as a coiiboimcneo the music nf the op ru apart from its comic setting would entitle It touplac'i hi gmud opera. Gilbert also got enthusiastic and the result i ? that there are exceedingly line dramatic situations through out the work. The part of the Lonl Chan cellor l.s ono of Gilbert's HnaU creations , and us tmpojlni ; nu operatic Hguro as ono wishes to sea , Among the company Is Miss Edith Kd > wards , whi Is well known hi Omaha ns the wlfo of Mr. Niihun Franko , the violin vir tuoso. Miss KiUvards ivlll ha seen us Mabel in the "Pirates of IVnzaticc. " In "IMtlenco" MIL w. K. imu.nr. MAVOII or r.tflpKii. wvo shot like a myriad of darts , tipped with snowy white. My iutoreat and curiosity banished nil thought of my wanting to got a shot at one of the graceful creatures. Every hour or so after coming upon this herd of beauties of the plains wo came upon lesser bunches of them cross ing and roerossing the trail , no further away from us than a hundred yards. A MAUVKI.OL'S I'AN'OHAMA. After going twenty-live miles wo nacondcd-stlll "hitting the trail" the great prong of the continental divide , the elevation of which is GCUO feet. Away , 'way down through fathoms upon fathoms of space you look into vast , broad valleys which from so great a heighth tuUo on , asif botwlched , the appearance of having just been up turned 1-y tlio plow. The ova-awing stretches of rugged inagnilleoneo fairly send atjuivor through your very soul From this mighty pinnacle of nature you see tlio peaks of the Black Hills , two hundred miles to the northeast. O1T a similar dttinnco to the southwest are soon the Washaki needles and Wind river mountains , while to the north rises Cloud's peak. Swept in at a single glance or looked upon for hours the view is one Unit is overawing in it ? majesty , and that uro- ducos nu elToetof granduro and vnstncss eclipsing that possible to bo gained in any other of the notable portions of the of the America continent. Hero the wind blows n cutting nnd and bitterly cold gale nearly the entire year round. And yet , the traveler is forced , by sheer fascination of his sur roundings to halt , bare his eyes to the knife-like , fr''o/.ing gale and gusto long and intently noon the mighty panor ama. ama.Descend Descend , nnd , in the valley below , warm , soft breezes of the languid south ern typo kiss away the pain produced by the wild , freezing hurricane above , nnd you proceed on your journey wondering if the ride along the crest of the Great Divide wasn't , after all , simply some wond'rous wavhido dream of the impos sible. The further .Von proceed in your wan dering the mure you are impressed with the fact that the scenic features of Wy oming are trulytromurknblo. Meadows and great natural parks arc encircled by lofty and majestic snow-capped mountains , thciif sides covered with forests , innumerable streams , great ' water falls , umllvxtrnordumry and'fan tastic rock formations , and other illur- ing scenery. Two nights were spent in camp amid mountain and desert bleakness. After listening to the cheery fcong of the cof fee pot wo laid down in our big rolls of blankets and. were howled to sleep by the nightmare choruses of the coyotes. The forenoon of the third day brought us in sight'of the derrick of the Mor- Digby Bull will bo seen ns Bunthorne , while Tv.iura.loyco Bell will play bur famous part , Lady June. Oils Williams , unequalled In Dutch dia lect , as .lolm T. Kelly is in Irlsli comedy , mikes u grout team with the latter in "U and I. " They will "cut up1' at the Grand on Friday and Saturday next. The scene of this mirthful invention is the Sitting Dull lUts hi Js'ow York , and all the essential complica tions nro caused by the entrance of Professor John Ungerblotz , u music teacher ( Mr. Wil liams ) , and Ills uowly found friend , O'Dono van limes , from Haverstraw , N. Y. ( Mr. Kelly ) , into the apartments of Mile. Vormi- ccllii , a prima donna , the professor having mistaken her apartments for his own. This gives rise to a ludicrous series of incidents during which the two worthies narrowly escape arrest. An event of nioro than ordinary interest will transpire lit Boyd's opera house Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday nuitiiico next , the occasion Being the appearance of Fay Tomploton , ns the bright particular star of "Huiscll's Comedians , " in the presenta tion of the latest farcical furore , entitled "Miss McUluty , the Star of .tho Comcdio Fnmcalso. " This organization is ono of the strongest collections of comedians over gathered to gether for the purpose of presenting this cluss of entertainment. Besides tht dashing F.iy Charles V. Seaman , William Carroll , T. .1. Hcrndon , Edwin Goodman ( Nat's brother ) , and a mugnilicent mule quartette uro the component parts , It is just nine .roars since Fay Templeton opened Boyd's upora house , she was then a mere child of llftoon years of ago. Since then she has become perhaps the bust know artist in her line of business und supported .as she is. by this organization which Is claimed to bo or unparalleled oxeelloiico and appearing In a bran now play claimed to bo the climax of farcical fun , the opera house should bo tested to its utmost capacity. Sent sale commences Thursday morning The Kutcrpc Qiilntcttn Olnh. Friday afternoon a number of gentlemen , admirers of a high class of music , assembled in Mr. Julius Meyer's bachelor apartments to listen to the premier rehearsal of a new quin- totto club nnd with proper ceremony christen the now-oorn. From a Hrst rehearsal It is usually very hard to Judge of the merits of any organization , but the work of the club Friday was musicianly to u degree. Mr. Jacob Ueuter , who is Hrst violin , nnd a new- coiner to Ontuhn , Is Ilia nest violinist located in this city since rJahan Frunko's time. His technique isudniirublo.whllo his intoprctution of the great tone masters shows him to bo u more than ordinary artist. Ills playing is full of sweetness and fervor , oven poetical , and the musio-lovlng-pcoplo of the city are to be congratulated on ue < | idriug so conscien tious a musician. Mr. Hugo Toll , the second violin , while yet ul'.uung man , already shows unmistakable slims of great ability. Hois enthusiastic. In lovfwith his instrument , nnd Is u valuable acquisition to the club. Louis Hisclior , * the viola , appreciates the possibilities of lib Instrument and liuv- ing received his traiillng in the bojt French schools , greatly strengthens the organization. S. U , Letovsuy , will.pluy 'cello with the club and a bettor selection could not hnvo been muilu. Ho Is u cfost ) student , and beyond question the best 'colloist Omaha has over hail. Mr , Martin Culm , completes the organ ization. For yeiirjJMr , Culm bus been ao- credited the loading pianist of thu metropolis , having been hoard in concerts and recitals without number and always displaying n rare musical eulturq which could only Imvo been acquired by association with the world's great masters. Hii technical knowledge , not alone of tlio piano , but of nil tlio instru- incuts , will boot great service to the club , giving to the work a Havor which will ho mint delightful. During the rehearsal tlio "Molto Lento , " of A. Rubinstein , an uxqui.sito composition In which the mute play.4 a prominent iiart , the "Faust Fantnslu"'uy Sarnsuto , the first movement from Hummel's concerto , n duet by Allan , and the Hoyden symphony , No. 11 , gavu the auditors an opportunity to JnUL'o of the merits of the now organization. With ono or two moro rehearsals the club will-hi ) in u txijltion to glvo a classical programme , ren dered with a degree of c.vccllcnco unsur passed by any organization Omaha has over had , And the club hereafter h to bo kowa a ; codcH-tho oil well , roiwrtsof whoso dis covery Have so cleetrlfTed nil conlrnl Wyoming. in view of the well Known secrecy of oilmen regarding their improvements I did not bucomu olTondod in the least nor did I waste any ttmo wondering what my frlond. Mayor Hawley , mount by tolling mu , when wo arrived nt the much soculatod ] upon phico of work , that ho was sorry that It was impossible for him to give mo any more privileges in the way of going into the rig the derrick , etc. , tliau those who had been kept away. rnforUmntoly for the porscrvntion of this syndicate secret the well Is in a sharp bond of the stream known as Salt Crook from which this portion of the oil Hold derives its name. In close proximity nice nro lutmorous deep ra vine * , gulches , etc. During our stay In the vicinity Mr. Hawley had business with the superintendent whoso house is situated n little to the south of tno oil well. While ho was closeted with the olllcial I took a detour tour out' from our camp which was quarter of n mlle distant from the well. After considerable dodging through ra vines , over liUlohllls. etc.'and by keep ing tin oyeou the only door of the super intendent's house 1 llnul'y ' got up to the derrick and looked in. The Hrst thing , however , that gained my atten tion upon getting very near to the well was n hissing sound like that of escap- iiiL' strain , My glance within the derrick - rick revealed the cause. Tlio well had llowcd , sure enough. It hml been plugged up ; ns much as possible perhaps but not sullleicntly. Oil was bubbling up around the edges of the plug and off onto the the ground to waste. Judging by the hissing noisd that it made the true force of the natural pressure must bo something tcrrilllc. The oil was of u light green color , porhnus nearly as liquid as water , and in everyway closely resembled the best crude petroleum which I have seen come from the Penn sylvania Holds. Work had evidently ceased in connection with the boring. The stationary engine which stood a few feet distant was "dead , " and evidently him not been running for some time. The derrick was about llfty feet in hcigth , and plainly indicated having been drenched with oil from top to bottom , while the bolting-shod , the engine and the half of the smoke stack on tlio side toward the well had , it was plainly to bo seen , shared in the copious baptism of oil which unmistakably had sprung in a stream far above the top of the derrick. From what I have learned of the action and mode of judging of tlio Pennsylvania wells , as the result of long talks with leading oil operators in that state , I was - convinced , to the full extent possible under the circumstance" , Unit this Salt Crock well had a capacity of from four to six hundred barrels per day. This estimate was afterward co incided in by nn export whom later I learned had Been the well in action. The depth of the well could not bo as certained. In this connection I will add that since my return from Wyoming I hayo learned that the syndicate will begin boring another well within some thirty days , mid have lot the contract for several others on which worlc will com mence early in the spring. It is evidently the purpose of the syndicate to obtain a. surety of a larfo supply , before putting their product upon the market , and in order to give ttiom n leverage for better rates of transportation , as well ns time in which to build tank lines. The Chovonno & "Tho " which fits ISuterpo Quintette , a name the organization like a , glove. HUOOCSN of American Plays. The remarkable success of American plays this season has vastly encouraged American playwrights. There is no doubt that wo are rapidly improving the quality of our domes tic goods In this line , In fact the foreign mar ket has given us nothing so goad as some of the new things thnt have been purely Amer ican. ican.Belasco Belasco and Do Mille's "Men and \\'omen , " is a great step forward In the right direction. Among other successes nro Arthur'"flluo } Jeans , " ( Jordan's "Littlo ( more or less ) Lord Fnunllcroy1 ( .5us Thomas' "Uorklos.s Temple " Lcandcr Kichnrdson's "Ncmlneo " ple , , only to mention those of moro recent growth , are evidences of distinct originality in the dra matic Held , niul with a prosperous future for writes who for yours past "have knocked vainly autlie doors of tbo managers. , vusic.irXvtut.t.v.i TIr. Sol Smith Husscll scorns to have dropped "Tho Tale of u Coat" permanently , for ho Is giving his whole attention to "A I'oor Hula- lion. " Lcandcr Ulchardsoti's "Nominee , " with Xut Goodwin in the principal part , has boon at Hooloy's theater in Chicago lor the hist week or two. Tlio pl.iy , Mr. Goodwin thinks , is the most successful ho has performed in since "Hobbles , " A Now York paper the other day nail an article headed' "A Good Year for Chestnuts. " Curiously enough the article contained no allusion to the jokes and specialties that arc now to bo seen in variety entertainments , musical farces and comic operas , Mr. Hubburd T. Smith , the composer of the song , "Listen to MvTalo of Woe , " which Francis. Wilson and Murlo Jansen made so In "The Oolah " has become popular , a mem ber of Francis Wilson's opera company , and has made u hit la the part of the Minister of Police , In "Tho Merry Monarch. " A. Miner Uriswuld , the "Fat Contributor" of the Texas Sittings , has made arrange ments font tour of the Pud lie const under the mMiagcmcnt of the Sluyton lyceum bureau of Chicago. Mr. Gr'mvold will prob ably visit Omaha on his return , although his oxa'ct date , is as yet undecided. Helen Duuvray Is having the hist act of "Tho Whirlwind" rewritten , and she will close her present season after the coining week , so ns to put the now version in re hearsal and got better dates than the ono- night towns in which she was booked , "Thu Whirlwind , " however , will not bo dropped. Miss Mary Shaw has purchased a throe-net high comedy , entitled "Marital Infelicities. " The scene is laid in Now York , ninong wealthy people. The second net takes plnco in a .supremo court room , where u celebrated dlvorco cnso is being tried. The author Is Prof. Adolph Corbott , from whom Stnnrt Hobson bought lib new play , "Is Marriage u Failure ( " Simian's "Cleopatra , " which has Just nmdo n phenomenal hit in Paris , with Sara lieni- hnrdtlntho central character , will huvo Its Ilrst American presentation al the hands of Fanny Davenport at the Fifth nvemio thea ter , iS'ow York , on December i.-,1. btinu. Bernhurdt herself will not bo seen in it until March In this country. MM. Leslie Carter , after many montbs of elaborate preparation , will in a If o her debut at the Broadway thcatur , Now York , two weeks from tomorrow night. There Is tremendous interest in her ilrst night. No favor will bo shown In the inviinl of Hnuts and boxes , but they will ho disposed of In the ardor of appli cation. Interest l.s not t.lono inspired by Airs. Carter's debut , but by the fact that sno Is to present a now American comedy-drama , "Tho Ugly Duckling , " and a supporting com pany that bids fair to rival any slock organi zation thnt wo havo. Arthur Dacro , the loading man , who arrived from Knglnud dur ing tliu past WCOK , ranks very high Indeed , having created many important roles , Includ ing .llm the Penman , In London. The estab lished New York favorites Include K , J. Henley , now in ' 'Money Mad , " W. H. Thompson , Kayn.ond Holmes , H , ! ' . Cotton. , W. .1. Ferguson , Ida Kohortson , Helen Ban croft , Helen Kusscll and Ida VLI-IIOM. The rehearsals uro being moit carefully conducted by David ndasco , who will supervise all iho artistic details of the production. A collection of water colors bv Gonrgo M. Rhodes at Hoglori : Whltmore'a , 1610 Dodge nt. Dr. ISirney , 110 0 and throat , Boa bldy Northern railroad whoso survey runs within ono hundred fcut of the well that now seems to bo completed , will be graded , it is said , early next sprlngiuul entirely llnlshod next summor. On account of Itio wolldollncd rumors regarding this well , tlio prices of gov ernment right holdings of hind within ten nnd llfteon miles have increased in price from CO cents and $1 un ncro to * fl , * 10 and in some instances even much moro per aero. The next few months will bo very fu- vortihlo for people with a little money to ump in and make some very snug jrollts. pit may scarcely bo nccosaarv to mid that the Salt Crook Oil Hold is thickly dotted with the best and most uni versally accepted evidence * of there being oil everywhere boncath the sur face. I returned to Cnspor feeling com pletely satiflflod convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt that oil In enormously largo paying qualities existed in cen tral Wyoming. Casper is n well built , progressive and well governed county scat , having over live hundred inhabitants. A few of Us specially attractive features con sist of anew brick nnd stone city hall , costing &U)00 ) ; all igh school building inow la process of erection which will cost between 80,000 and $7,1)00 ) ; a board of trade , two banks , two nourishing newspapers , many blocks of substan tial and very attractive business houses , two hotels , handsome resi dences and Hue donot and stockyard facilities. Public improvements involving the expenditure of between $10.000 and $50'OUO are being contemplated , and in every respect the city gives promise of never losing her present linn and un disputed position as the lending and most admirably deserving city of cen tral Wyoming. Her citl/.onship is composed of shrewd , far-sighted and highly prosperous people who nro fully alive to the fact that their lot lias been cast in what , beyond all pjsslblo doubt , is to be the greatest , most permanent and In every way the most udvnntngo- Ous mining , manufacturing and trading cty in the west ro city exccptcd. Among the leading business men of lee place whom it was my good fortune 1 meet ana afterward llnd wore looked ih and relied upon as authorities in soir business not only so far as Gustier tconuornod , hut throughout nil con- nil Wyoming , were those : Mr. J. 3. Hurt , ono of the oldest and most extensive sheep owners in the state ; Mr. A. J. Cunningham , mnnngor for C. 11. King & Co. , general mer chandise and bankers ; Mr. Gcorgo Mitchell , lumber and coal ; Messrs. Hawley & IJitrtlott , oil and mineral lands ; Mr. David Graham , proprietor of the loading hotel in the city , the Graham house ; Messrs. Nicholson & I'titton , White & Co. , and Paddoti Ss Crow , who furnish fine liquors and cigars ; C. K C. Bobtloimui , pharmacy goods ; .f. J. Corbott , abstracts of title , and C. K. IJucknum. the llyory iniin , whoso team of line horses did such ex cellent work on our journey to the oil Holds. As for the newspapers of Casper , they arc worthy of much moro than the simple starting of n. now paragraph In these columns regarding the great and richly promising country for which both of them are doing so much. They nro handled by bright , news-knowing and thoroughly well posted men. The Mall , the loading republican or gan of central Wyoming , is edited and i THE BREAD WINNERS'BUDGET ' , A Rcsnma of the Deeds and Plans of Omaha's Toiling Masses. THE WORK OF THE WALKING DELEGATES. Clerks anil Their Hours Chinese Ijutimlrics Knights mill Iho Mlncru Ijocul anil General Ijabor News. The American Pattens' Journal in speak ing of the walking delegate , says : "Thcro are but few Institutions connected with the labor movement that have so much adverse criticism heaped upoa them as the walking delegate. If a lockout U inaugurated any where , the opponents of organized labor say that the walking dclcguto is at the bottom of it ; if a strike takes pluce in any trade or occupation , tbcso who are unfavorably affected niiso a shout that It was concocted by the walking delegate , and sigh for his scalp. And so on to the end of the chapter. Now , the truth is that not ono hundredth part of wh.it Is charged against the walk ing delegate Is true. Ills duties mo of a manifold anil exacting character. In the building trades ho is con stantly on the go to prevent the infringement ot the rules of his organization. It may bo that homebody is working under price , and if MI , that mutter is checked ; or some member ha ? fallen hi arrears and refuses to pay up , and ho has to make a now departure in that respect ; ho sees that the men uro not imposed upon by domineering and unfair employers , in u word , ho is the agent of lib organization. From all this It will ho seen thut hl duties nro of n discriminating and unpleasant char acter ; ho Is regarded with suspicion by tyrannical employers ; ha has to bear the sneers of tho-io within his organl/atlon who would play the pirt that stragglers und de serters do hi the army , imd ho is u standing target for kickers. The walking delegate is to the labor organisation what the missionary is to the ehurch--ho makes converts und hu propagates the good work of the organiza tion. It Is not ut alt surprising , then , that the walking delegate , or the onjunl/.or It Is not very material which you call him Is re garded with such a wholi'somo fear by tlm enemies of organization. Itnt whllo thowulk- Ing delegate Is so unpopular with ono cluss , them Is no reason in the world why the lubor people .should not applaud Ids courugu and dlslnturc&tuihiuas , his honesty and his In dustry. " . KnlglitH mill C at Mlncri. The Knights of Labor of Pennsylvania are now moving in thu Interest of the coal miners of the mulo. A district assembly was held nt Scruniou hut week unit after being In session two days thu following draft of a bill WM presented and adopted , to bo privientcd to the legislature that convener this winter ; .An act providing for the appointment of a commission by the governor to ruvbo , amend and nriku such changes in the mining and ventilation laws of thu uuthntcito coal re gions us will sccuro greater safety to human life and propjrty. He It enacted by the Senate mid lluiiso of KcproscntuUvcs of the Commonwealth of Poniibylvuiila inGcnorul Assembly mot , nml It U hereby enacted by the authoritj of the sumo : Suction 1. Thut the governor ho authorized to appoint forthwith eleven competent miners ( caih of whom shall have at least seven years' experience us minors In the anthracite coal minus of thU state ) , throu coal operators ami two skilled mining eiiinocrs. ( ; to servo at commissioners to revise , amend nnd nmko such changes In the nnthiMclto mine and ven tilation laws as uro noocssnry for the pro tection of human hfu und property in and , around the mines , and to provide ainnlo pcnnltlo.s for thu on- ioruemcnt of the laws , Tno governor shall appoint eleven miners from the couutlus published by Mr. A. T. Huller , wl , , u giving his party and the public tit laiv a paper which they have every r n- , , , to heartily support. The other paper , The Horridi. , , , Mr. W. S. Kimbull at its bond. i. , i , , crntlc in politics and fully up to > < , , stnndiii'd of western jonrtmllHin. n. has a good equipment ami , hi- ; \r ; llutlor , IK giving the public a nr.\ . | , , . per that Is nppreclatoil. Casper is the gate city to the oil u , j / mineral Holds of central \V\o'-i- / ing. To the west are the \ \ \ Mduntain and Kutllcsnnliu .i.M- ; , while to the northwest nro tin- it Creek and 1'oivdor Hlver Held ; ' . TI , , , toMgraphlcal | fualures of the numin nro such that Casper Is tl.o natural junction point for the outlets of the on fields mentioned. Sovonty-llvo mlles west of I'nspar I found six veins of llnc oal , proniwmvd by 1'rof. ( illbort K. llalloy and .lolm u , .Inokson of Chicago , chemists and mining - ing engineers , as being Urst-rlii * * f'oam con 1 , good cook in p and the u t roasting coal west of Pennsylvania. Wlthln'u radius of llvo miles is a ! > od > of vein's of line ore , a portion of which . is a very pure article of mineral paint A nnd the balance a ptiro hematite ore free from sulphur and phospcrnus ; nisn n mountain of white inagnesian Inno stone , together with quite a large \om of excellent Uro clay. If works WTO , located In the valley they would h , > about equally distant from the different materials , which coulil bo delivered and dumped Into the cars by traction roads , making ono of the most uWiru ble plants of the kind that can bo found in the United States today , It is widely concluded that four-lifih- of the railroad building is to bo done in the west. IJv this some idea can bo ob tained as to what the value of Mich works would bo , located In the center of this railroad building. | In the mountains about ten miliM south , of Casper some excellent discoveries - ories of copper , gold and silver htuo lately boon inado and tire rapidly being developed. In the same vicinity * onm , jh rutimrkablo veins of asbestos niB being developed. Near Casper I found some D" " tlio largo soda lakes of Wyoming These lakes are phcnomontis in themselves. They occur in basins surrounded hy band hills nnd vary In area from Id'ii acres down. An examinnliou revealed an earth covering of a foot or HO in depth washed from surrounding hill- , underlying whicli Is a solid crtist of soda from two to six feet thick. The average analysis of this ma terial shows it to bo about ninety-live per cent pure , thus giving a product of great value in the manufac turing of glass , soup and powdar , and last but not least , for _ use In rofming oil. The ease of producing coupled with IN extreme purity , makes this soilu pro duct an imuortant factor in Casper's growth and prosperity. In concluding these columns , nothin : , ' suggests itself to mo with greater force than the hope that the reader tuny , , some time in the near future , ilo my * statements the honor of putting them to a personal test. To see Wyoming , to seek by personal observation and con tact , a knowledge of her people nml \ resources cannot , I pledge you , result In other than advantage of which as yet , you may not have the sliirlitost conccw lion. CIIAUI-IW II. CIIHSSHV. of JLuzcnie , Luekawnnnn , Schuylhlll.Curbon , Columbia and Northumberland , on tlio ccrtl lied recommend ntion of the miners' Inbortor gunl/ations of paid counties ; and the thro coal operators and two mining engineers of skill shall bo appointed at largo from tliu aforesaid counties. Tlio minors ahull rot'civi $3 per day and expenses for their labor for each day actually employed In the work ol said commission not to oxicoil llfty da s ; and * ho said coal operators and mining cnglnoei" , shall servo without compensation from tliu state. The expenses of the commission shall bo provided for In the general appropriation . .Section 2. The commission shall moot Im mediately after their appointment at Harrisburg - burg to organize , and they shall hold tholr meetings nt central points in the aforesaid counties to hear the grievances and iccom- inundations of the miners , operators , owners or their representatives. After heariiiKthOso interested the commission shall not wljouin until they complete their report and present to the present session of the legislature. If possible ( and if not , nt the next session there of ) . Twelve members of the commission shall constitute a quorum , and a majority of the whole commission shall ho necorry for the approval of nil questiona that may como before It. . Ghiiicst ) ImumlrlcM. The trades assemblies of Omaha have de clared against the Chinese lumiilrymon , and In an appeal to the working mon and women say : " \Vu tire sorry to know Unit there are pcoplooftho working classes who patronl/o those laundries when Micro are hundreds of our washwomen who nro almost on tlio brink of starvation , the want of n few of thu necei- saries of life to keep them nnd their poor children from want , and to think that pi'oplo will go to Chinese laundries anil pay ns much for their washinij as at other pluces. "Of what good are the Chinese to the city I 1 hey do not leave any money hern but send it over to tholr own country to bring evermore moro of their tribe to rob our own country men and women of their bread and butter. they do not belong here , but as long us wo cannot stop their coming thcro is ono thing wo can Insist upon , anil that Is that all fair minded men shall withdraw their patromigo and tlniH force the heathen out of tlio busi ness or force them to seek sonio other railing when they como to this country , " Cl rkn' , The clerks in the retail stores of Minneapo lis have taken action looking to a shortening of their working day. In St. Paul about a year ago thu clerks madon similar demand and won. .Tho Minneapolis clerks will now ask their employers to cloao their stores nt 0 or 0 : ! ) ( ) o'clock , Dr. Blrnoy cures catarrh , Ueo bldtf. - * The PaHilni ; Itoll at Stratford , ini/l.im / innlcr In llurprr'M IIVtMy. S-.vi'ot bells of Stratford , tolling slow In aiimmor gloaming's golden glow , 1 feel and hear thy voice divine , And all my soul responds to thine. As now I hear thee , even so My Shakespeare heard theu long njjo , When lone by Avoi.'a pensive stream Ho wandered ia hl.s haunted dream ; Hoard thc , and far his funcv sped Througlupectral caverns of thu dead , And sought and Bought in vain to The secret of the universe. As now thou inonrncst didst thou mourn On that sad dav when ho was hornu Through tbo long ninlo of honeyed llmus Ho rest boneatti the chambered uhimoit . IIo heard then not , nor cared to hour I Another voice was In hl.s ear , Ami , freed from all the bonds of men , Ho knew the awful secret then. Sweet Iwlls of Stratford , toll , and bo A golden promisu unto m Of that gr.-ut hour when I slnll know Uhupalh whereon his foot-stops go ! Dr. nirnoy , noae and throut.Ujj blif'j Stuart Itobsoii has JouiedThirBfifwing ranks of these who Rlvo "curtain rulsorn" bcforotlie piecoilo rcHlstancoof the oviming. Ho now ' . "Tim " prcw'ile.s Henrietta" with a truvoutv ou "Uttlo Lord Faunlloroy. " L > r. Ulrncy ouroa catarrh , Ueo bid ; .