TTIli ! OMA1TA DAILY HRRWRDNRSDAY. . MAHPH 1
Ncw Orleans. I simply fell from exhaustion
in Unit twenty-Unit round. True , ho tilt mo
almost nt will , but of nil tlio blows bo dollv-
creel not one was nuniclentlv had to knock
out nn ordinary num. I have nlso mot
Mitchell and , therefore , nm In n tw1
sltlon to KUnpo the ] iunlshlnif nhllltles
of tbo two men. Mitchell Is twica ns
hard n blltor ns Corbott , every bit ns quick ,
frir mom cinnilni ; nnd tricky and ns Rood a
timer. In nddttion , Mltehull Is 'came' to
HIP core. There Is uot n suspicion of n
.yellow streak In Ills coinnosltlnn. As I hnvo
said. If bis physlrnl condition Is peed nnd bo
Is fit , ns be undoubtedly will bo , Corbott
will Icavo tbo ring a badly beaten man. "
I > IMI'.MIY : : .vrn.i , A noimU. :
JHg Hilly lpiKli Kmuiyi to Knock Out the
> Toiii.irrll niul 1'nll * .
PUIITI.AMII , Oro. , Fob , 23. 1'robably no
put'lll.stlo event which over tookplnco In this
city bns over excited so much Interest ns
the four-round contest at the 1'astlmo
club tonight between Jack Dctnp-
hey , the well known middleweight ,
nnd Hilly Keogh , a heavyweight of con
siderable ) note on the 7'nclfic coast. It bns
been ever two years since Dcmpsoy mot
defeat tit the hands of Hob Fltzslmmons
nnd since that tlmo ho has not been
In tbo rhifj ns n principal. ICeoph
entered the rlntr nt iW > , while
Dcinpsoy welched but 143 , 1'hero was
very little betting on tbo contest. The arti
cles of agreement stated that Kcogh wns to
knock Ucmpsey out In four rounds. The
purse wns understood to bo the ate receipts
with n sldo bet of 500 each.
Tbero were four preliminary set-tos lxforo
the main event. It was 11 :15 : o'cloclc when
Kcoph entered the ring. Ho wns followed
soon after by Dcmpsoy. who was received
with great cheering. After several minutes
spent In arranging preliminaries tbo master
of ceremonies announced tbo four-round con
test. Hoth men upne.ir.ed In good condition ,
but Dem psoy looked like n pigmy by tbo side
of his opponent. When tlmo was called
Iwth men sprang lightly into the ring.
Dempsey led with bis left and
caught Keogh In the sldo. All through
the first thrco rounds Dempsey hit
nnd avoided Kcogb at will. The big man
rushed savagely , but without avail. In tbo
fourth and last round the same tactics were
pursued. Kcogh was unable to find Dempsey
who would land at will on Kcogh's stomach
nnd face. In breaking away from -a clinch
JCeogh struck Ucmpsey on a Jaw and cries of
foul were raised , Uut not allowed. At the
end of the fourth round the referee awarded
the contest to Dcmpsey , who proves that ho
Is still a lighter after two years Inactivity.
.Mllclirll Moving.
NBW YOHK , Nob. S3. Mitchell , the Kng-
lish pugilist , and his backo , 'S < iulro Ablng-
don , left this forenoon for St. Louis , where
they expect to arrive Thursday morning.
Sonts I'nr Corlirtt.
There nro plnnty of choice soata for
nny performance.
CUIMSKL llOUOAIt
Nho Hemmiirc'ft th Itnpnlillcnn Party lioforo
Ctlio lonii I'riililliltlon Crntriil Committee. .
DE9MoiKP.il , la. , Fob. 28. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BBK.J The third party prohi
bition state central committee held a con
ference hero today at which about twenty-
Jive persons were present. Everybody was
prepared for a speech and tbo time was fully
occupied with abuse of the old parties and
udation of their own. The almost ununi-
ous sentiment was that a straight party
ticket from governor down should bo placed
early in the field without waiting for other
parties to dellno their iittitudo on the prohi
bition iincstion.
'
Mrs. Helen Gougar of Indiana ma'Uo a
characteristic bitter address against the
republicans.
The State Temperance alliance began its
seventeenth annual session this overling
with very slim attendance compared with
former years. Tbo alliance lias been re
duced from about 8,000 members a few years
ago to less than 3,000 at present. Some of
the present leaders will bo retired nt this
meeting , noticeably Mrs. A. fi. McMurray ,
who has been the secretary since its organ
ization. Tbo annual address of President
J. A. Harvey was delivered this evening.
l'r < npootlnr for Ciml.
CnesTON , la. , Fob. 28. [ Special to THE
Bur. . ] An effort is being nuulo by parties
interested to prospect for coal In Union
county , Several mon who claim to have
considerable knpwledgo and experience In
prospecting for the black diamonds have
been over the county , studied the geograph
ical condition , nnd have como to the conclu
sion that along the north line of the county ,
near Grand rlvor , there are favorable indi
cations of coal.
A move Is now on foot to have the county
levy n 1-mlll tax to defray the expense of
prospecting. If this project falls an attempt
will be made to raise money by private sub
scription , nnd prominent and wealthy resi
dents of tbo county hnvo signified thpir
willingness to contribute to such n fund. Mr.
V , Ashby , county surveyor , is very confident
that coal In paying qunutltlcs can bo found ,
and his Judgment is worth considerable. The
discovery of coal would bu of untold benefit
to Union county , ns fuel is about tbo only
necessity that the county docs not possess.
Ylolntod the Australian Hitllnt I.inv.
CEIUU RAPIDS , In. , Feb. 23. Warrants
were sworn out hero today charging Mayor
Thomas Davis , Recorder fluell Evans and
Alderman Wilson of Central City with viola
ting the now Australian ballot law applying
to cities and towns by refusing to place G.
B. Glllllan on the oftlclal ticket as an inde
pendent candidate for mayor. They were all
cited to appear In the supreme court Thurs
day ami show cause why a peremptory writ
of mandamus should not issue airniii.st them.
Mayor D.ivls will bo arraigned for throwing
Glllllan's attorney out of his oftlco. Arraign
ment on the last chnrgo will be tomorrow.
Davis claims that Gillilan's petition was too
late for entry on the ticket.
Dr. Overtoil I > lHii | > p < iini. :
DBS MOINKS , In. , Fob. SS. ! [ Special Telegram -
gram toTnn nr.R. ] Dr. 3. W. Overtoil , re
cently connected with the medical faculty of
Drake university. Is nowhere to bo fo jnd in
thla vicinity. Since his arrest for grave
robbery last week ho has been dismissed
from the faculty , nnd It is now supposed ho
has Jumped his bonds of 700 on which ho
was released on the grave robbery charge ,
nnd which tbo oftleers of tbo university will
have to pay.
_
Itnllrpiid Triilllo Itrxitini'il.
, Sioux Cirv , la. , Feb. 28. [ fjpccl.u Tele
pram to TUB lice. ] The railroads that were
blockaded by the blizzard yesterday are
commencing to got trains through today and
expect-to rcsumo their freight service to
morrow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sold to the S nto University.
DES MOINKS , la. , Fob. 28. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB Bnn. ] Ttio body of Lady Aama
the giantess , who died hero yesterday , was
today shipped to Iowa City , having been sold
to the medical department of tbo State uni
versity.
C.I.V.IW.I.V UK.IXIKMKAltOl'SKlt. .
They Huvp Orcunlzml to . \ lst Their
Ilrotlirfii In UUtnr , Iri-lnnd.
OS , Mass. , Fob. 23. A special to the
Journal from Montreal says : There nro
20.000 Orangemen in Canada who are oven
now actively , though secretly , preparing to
help their brethren In Ulster should
tbo Irish homo rulebill pass tbo
House of Commons and House of Lords.
Different lodges all over the Dominion
nro In active correspondence and n largo sum
of money hns already been subscribed.
Negotiations hnvo been openly carried on
with Australia , whcroxthcro is a very largo
population of Ulster Protestants , and a con
tingent is promised from there to go to Ire
land. Onu of the steamship companies hero
has been asked for rates for several thousand
men.
General Ileaurecard'i Will ,
New OIU.BAM , Ln. , Feb. 2S. The will of
the late General P. G. T , Ueauregard was
probated today. Ills cstato , with the excep
tion of a few small bequests , la loft to his
children. The will instructs the executors
to have his body cremated , provided that
there bo a crematory in successful operation
in or near Now Orleans' the tlmo of his
death. As there U no crematory anywhere
new tbU request was considered void.
RAILROADS HAVE AN INNING
General Officers Present tba Corporations'
Sldo of the Rates Question.
WHY CHARGES ARE LOW ENOUGH NOW
Kprclom Argument * Dlrrrtcil to Ihn 11 till of
Convincing tlm l.i > KMitor : Tlmt They
Should Not Clinnca the I'-
litln Condition * .
LINCOLN , Nob. , Feb. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun HEE. ] The scnato committee
on railroads held Its most Important meeting
this nftcrnoon , The crowds in attendance
were so large that the committee rooms were
inoro than taxed to the limit of their capac
ity and consequently nn adjournment wns
taken to the senate chamber. A largo nuin-
"
"bcr of the prominent railroad men of the
stnto Avcro present , among them General
Manager Holdrcgo of the li. & M. , General
Manager Hurt of the Elkhorn , General
Freight Agent Tlddonioro of the Piicllle
Short Line , General Solicitor Hawley , Gen
eral Passenger Agent Buchanan nnd ( Jen-
era 1 Freight Agent Morohouso , nil of the
Elkhorn , Vice President Klmball nnd As
sistant Solicitor Kelley of the Union PacihV.
General Freight Agent Sholos and General
Attorney Porrln of the Chicago , St. Paul.
Minneapolis Ar Omaha , General Freight
Agent Smith nnd General Attorney Deweeso
of tbo B. & M. , General Attorney .lay of tbo
I'aclllc.Short Line nnd General Solicitor Low
of the Rock Island.
( icnonil .MiiniitT ; Hnrt'H PI oil.
The first representative of the' railroad
interests to spcaic was General Manager
IJurt of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley railway. He commenced his remarks
by the statement that ho had prepared no
sot speech to mnko on this occasion. Ho be-
llevcd that no other question under dis
cusslon In the state of Nebraska as of more
vital importance than the railroad question.
Upon tlio railroads more than upon all
other agents the past development of No-
braska has depended. It was unnecessary , '
lie said , to call the attention of the commit
tee to the fact that if tlio great railroad
systems had never crossed the Missouri
river Nebraska would not bo the great state
she is today. What he suid of tbo just bo
would say of the future. Ho believed that
any undue interference with the natural
action of the railway systems of Nebraska
would retard the future development of the
state. Ho did not deny tbo right of the
state to regulate the railroads , provided the
regulation wns not carried too for.
Mr. Hurt deprecated any hasty action
upon the part ol the committee or the legis
lature , llo spoke of existing differences
between the people and the railroads , and
claimed that they were beyond the reach of
legislative enactment. Ho then compared
the states of Iowa nnd Nebraska. Iowa , ho
said , was more densely populated , its popu
lation was more equally distributed , its
volume of railroad business far greater.
Last year ho said .Town raised ftOO,000,000
bushels of grain , while Nebraska raised 2t'J- ;
000,000 bushels. Iowa had 15,000,000 head of
live stock while Nebraska had but 5.000,000.
In addition Iowa had largo 'manufacturing
interests anrt extensive coal mines. The in
terstate business of tbo Hawkeye state wns
largely in excess of Nebraska's. It was im
possible , ho asserted , for the legislature to
make a fair schedule of rates on the basis of
n comparison with the Iowa rates. Th ro
was not enough combined wisdom in the
committee to do so. The only criterion , ho
claimed , wns the history of the past.
Mr. Hurt then entered upon a detailed
statement as to the earnings and expendi
tures of the company , lie took a very dis
couraging view of the case , and claimed that
radical railroad legislation would force bis
system into bankruptcy.
Air , Holdri'RO Aakif Investigation.
General Manager Holdrcgo of tbo IJ. & M.
followed Mr. IJurt. He asked only for a
careful investigation of the facts. Ho
alluded to the statements macio against the
railroads by politicians and newspapers , but
said that ho had never scon any oillcial con
firmation to Justify th'o popular belief that
railroad rates were too high , or
that the railroads wore oppressing tbo
people. Ho then reviewed tbo history of the
construction of the B. & M. und traced Its
growth from its Inception to the present
time. It now operates Jl.yOO miles west of
the Missouri river nnd has an actual cash
investment of $ ' .KMOO,000. In order to make
money on this Investment , said Mr. Holdrego ,
it has been necessary to make rates favora
ble to the farming in'crests ' of the stato.
The company had endeavored , ho said , to
glvj the farmer a rate by which ho could
ship his commodities to Chicago und make
his business profitable.
Coining down to the question of rates. Mr.
Holdrego claimed that tbo commodity rates
In Nebraska were lower than those enloyod
by nny other great agricultural stato. Ho
claimed further that the rates on farm
products were less than the actual cost of
transporntion. As an instance ho quoted
the rates on corn from Hastings to Chicago.
That rate was 23 cents per 100 , or 5 mills
per ton per mile , while the actual cost of
transportation is 0 mills per ton per mile.
Ho claimed that tbo stock rates were practi
cally the same ns in Town , and the rates on
hard coal were less.
More than this , ho claimed that tbo rail
roads need money to inako necessary Im
provements. Ho claimed that if the rail
roads wore not interfered with they would
spend in Nebraska in the next live years all
the way from $12,000,000 to $18,000,000. Ho
reminded the committee that there were
still eight or ten counties in Nebraska with
out railroads , and that there wcro thousands
of acres of hind too far from railroads to
make their cultivation practicable. He
warned the committee that there would bo
no more railroad consttuction in Nebraska in
the future unless confidence in railroad in
vestments is restored. The railroads now
nave no money in the treasury nnd their
, credit is exhausted.
All Illuming at a Lous.
General Freight Agent Tlddemoro of the
Paclllo Short \Ai\a \ spoke brlolly in the in
terest of his lino. He quoted llgures to show
that bis company had been operating the
road at n loss for some time. llo was Jlrinly
of the opinion that nny reduction of rates i |
would wlira his road out of existence.
Gcnernl Attorney Perrin of the Chicago.
St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha road pre
sented no statistics for the reason that the
general freight agent had been detained by
a storm. Ho said ho desired to protest
against any reduction for the reason that
the company he represented was unable
todav to pay 1 single cent of dividends after
paying operating expenses , Interest on In
debtedness and llxed charges. Ho asked tbo
committee what excuse they would offer If it
enacted the Clarke bill and looked upon the
ruin which ho llrmly believed would stare
tbo people In the face.
Vice President Iw of the Hock Island
wanted to know If there were nny bills
before the legislature reducing the operating
expenses of Nebraska railroads. Ho claimed
that tbo people Insisted in Increasing the
operating expenses , and nt the same time
they persisted in their efforts to whittle
, down1 rates.
1 Superintendent Dickinson of the Union
P.iclilo stated that he didn't care to go into
the rate question. He presented llguros
to show that the operating of the Omaha
fi Republican Ynlley system cost the com
pany a heavy deficit every year. The stock
holders' of tbo Union Pacific , ho said , had
received no dividends since 18S4.
Kd Dickinson's Salary.
Senator Stewart , ono of the members of
tbo committee , asked Mr. Dickinson ,
"Whnt Is the largest salary paid by your
company I"
"I don't know
whnt the president re
ceives , " replied Mr. Dickinson , ' "but the
next highest salary is $12UOU ! per annum.1
"How many salaries are larger than $3,000
a yenrl" wan the question ,
"I can't say positively , but I can count
them on the fingers of my two bunds , " was
the response. "My salary U 113,000 per
annum. Is that axhorbltautl"
"Well , you can't put in more than 865
days , " retorted Stewart.
"I do It , though , " responded Dickinson ,
"Whnt do .you do to earn your salary t"
nsked the senator , nnd the controversy
ended in a general laugh.
Attorney Kelly cainc to the rescue of the
1 1 2.000 superintendent by quoting figures to
show that the high salaried mon in the
headquarters building got n lower nvorago
salary than the trainmen or the shopmen.
Opinions of tlm Altornrj-n ,
General Solicitor Hawley , speaking for the
Elkhorn system , nimlo an elaborate nrgu-
nicnt against u reduction , considering the
question rather from an ethical stand | > olnt.
Ho alluded to the history of rallroud man
agement in this stnto nnd showed that the
rates were reduced : W > s per sent several
years ago , Ho called attention to the re-
1 wrt of the Stnto Hoard of Transportation
which said that the rates wcro not too high.
Ho I reminded the committee that tbo people
had 1 refused to ndopt the constitutional
1n
amendment providing fora railroad commis
sion , Moro than that , ho said , the pcoulo
had 1 : re-elected by large majorities three
members of the State Board of Transporta
tion who had signed the report declaring the
present I rates low enough. These facts , ho
took it , proved that the people were not de
manding 1 lower rates.
Assistant Solicitor Kelley of the Union
Pacific entered an nbsoluto and earnest pro
test against uny interference In rates. Ho
declared that the rates nro ns low as they
ought to bo. If the rates are interfered
with railroad property In Nebraska will bo
destroyed. Ho claimed that the railroad
property in the stnto paid more taxes than
I nny other interests In the state and bad tbo
right to dcm ind the same protection.
Othrr Coiislilrriitlon/i.
General Passenger . Agent Buchanan
argued at length against the proposed re
duction of passenger rates.
A delegation representing the Railway
Employes association appeared a few mo
ments before adjournment nnd through their
, Mr. Knodcll. protested against a
reduction in rates on the groniUs that such
n reduction meant a reduction in wages.
Tlio committee adjourned nt I ) o'clock nfter
n four hour session , almost every minute of
. which was occupied with the arguments of
' the railroad representatives.
IN TIIK SUV ATM.
Church IIOWO'H Appointment to llo nn lldn-
rntor Itlorkn tlioVhorlv
, LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 23. [ SpecialTelegram
to THE BEK. ] The senate held a very brief
' session this forenoon and after Introducing ! *
few bills went into executive session on the
appointments . made week before last by
Governor Crounso. Just before the doors
were locked the following resolution was
offered by Senator Harris and laid over
under the rules :
Whereas , The educational Institutions of
the state nro at once Its pride and Its hope ,
andWhereas
Whereas , The training school of ttmeher-iof
tbo state , the Normal school at I'eru , moro
than any oilier power , fostered and supported
by the state , prepares the children of the
state for citizenship by preparing the touchers
for their work In the common .schools of the
state ; therefore , bu It as the sense of this
body ,
.Itesolved , Thai the educational board of
.said school should bo selected from experienced
educators , and
Hi-solved , That Its work may be unbiased by
political partisanship , the members of such
board should ho selected from each of the
political parties of the stato.
The executive session continued for nearly
two hours without any result , Tlm matter
under consideration was tlm conllrniatlonof
the governor's appointments IIH members of
the. Hoard of Kducatlon of Stale Normal
school. The committee on appointment * an
nounced that It was not readv to report. The
question arose was the constitutionality of the
appointment of Church Howe while no Is a
member of the state legislature. U was as
serted by several of the senators that the con
stitution would not permit Mr. Howe to hold
theoltlce. Some uere In favor of submitting
the question to the supreme court , whllo
others opposed the Idea.
Dysarl had a lengthy opinion on the matter
from ex-Attorney General Lease , but the .sen
ators refused to have It read. The matter will
probably ho settled In oxueutive session to
morrow , as the coniinlttco will muko a favor
able report.
Tbero was no opposition to Jlr. IIowo on po.r-
sonal grounds , the question under discussion
beliiR raised by his friends , who were not cer
tain as to the constitutional right for his ap
pointment.
The senate adjourned at noon until tomor
row In order to give all members an oppor
tunity to bo present , at the .senate rallroud
committee this afternoon.
IN TIII : nousi : .
Hoot Sugiir llounty Bill Ilo-
ported for rag ngo.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Feb. 28. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEE. ] Mclfesson's beet sugar
bounty bill No. 1C8 , providing a bounty of $1
per ton for the producer of sugar beets , oc-
cupicd the attention of the house during tlio
whole of the morning session. The commit
tee reported recommending placing It on the
general file and the discussion arose ever n
motion to adopt the report. Nearly all tbo
independents were in favor of its indefinite
postponement , seemingly because the repub
licans wanted it to go on the general file.
The motion to indefinitely jwstpono wns de
feated on roll call by a vote of
54 to 45. The wrangling was resumed
and continued until Woods shut it off
with a call for the previous question.
The motion to ndopt then came on and pre
vailed by n vote of 54 to 84 after the bill had
been made a special order for discussion In
committee of the whole next Friday evening
nt 7:80 : o'clock.
At the afternoon session the various
standing committees reported on the follow
ing bills : No. 832 , by Olson , relating to the
expenditure of road tax ; No. 828 , Dobson's
bill amending the statutes as to annual
levies ; No. 277 , Keyes" bill amending the
game laws : No. 814 , Cornish's bill for the
incorporation nnd regulation of trust com
panies.
No. 2G2 , McKcsson's bill providing for the
organization nnd regulation of Joint stock
associations , was indefinitely postponed.
Senate file No. S3 , by Thomson , relating
to highways , wns recommended for passage.
No. 01 , Nason's bill providing for the erec
tion of additional buildings at" the State
Institution for the Deaf , was indefinitely
postponed.
Bills on third reading were taken up , and
No. 212 , Llngenrfelter's bill conferring uni
versal suffrage on tbo women of the state ,
was placed upon its passage airtl was de
feated by a vote of 42 to 40.
No. 100 , ICesslcr's bill conferring municipal
suffrage , was put ever for one day on account
of tbo absence of the introducer.
No. 4 , Howe's bill excepting Young Men's
Christian association organizations and social
clubs from limiting their Indebtedness by
their articles of incorporation , and which
was declared by Howe to bu iii the Interest
of the Omahn club , was defeated. I
Howe was in the senate when the bill came
up and declined to return when notitlcd. It
was for this reason that tbo bouse declined
to allow the bill to go ever , as was done In
the case of Kcssler's bill.
No. GO , Harry's bill , adding n question to
those to bo asked by assessors , fulled to
secure the necessary vote and wns recom
mitted for correction.
No. 172 , Higgins' bill , creating a new Judge
in tbo Twelfth Judicial district , wns passed ,
ns was also scnato file No. 8 by providing
for the appointment of nn assistant county
attorney in Lancaster county.
The house then adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
WITH n.tTK currixa.
Itumoro That the Alton Hits Violated It *
Aerouinont Itullroiul ,
KANSAS Crrv , Mo. , Feb. 28 , The Alton has
captured an inaugural excursion party , and
rumors of cut rates are again flying fast.
The Alton's competitors charge that the rate
was cut to $15 in conjunction with the Balti
more & Ohio , which road will carry the party
out of Chicago , Passenger Agent Hilton of i
the Alton denies the charge. The passenger
agents have received circular letters from
Chairman Caldwcll of the Western Passen
ger association. The circulars nro to tbo
effect that one of the members of the associ
ation bad violated the agreement , and , in
connection with the Ohio & Mississippi and
Baltimore & Ohio , had cut the rate from
Kansas City to Washington and return. The
Memphis had threatened to make n $15 rate ,
which would probably result in n cut by the
Alton on rotes from Kansas City to St. Louis
and Chicago and return to meet It. Chair
man Caldwell urges that there bo no devi
ation from the regular rato.
Ilntrklu * H1 < 1 for Mmitluugliteri
SAN FIIANCISCO , Co } . , Fob. 28. The core
ner's Jury today hold nn Inquest on the body
of Billy Miller , the pugilist killed in the
light with Dan Hawkins. The Jury found
that Miller came to his death by blows In-
dieted by Hawkins , nnd recommended that
the latter be held for manslaughter.
IT IS VERY ; ENTERTAINING
-What a Visitor nt tHe Nebraska School for
the Did May Soo.
MODERN METHODS' OF INSTRUCTION
llnnmrknlilti KariiltfDcvrloitod liv tlm In.
muttin IinprofbiR Tliolr Condition
Institution
Moro PnclUtlrs 'Itoqnlrnil ,
There Is something like n world of enter
taining Instruction for thoughtful nnd ob
serving people in n visit to the Nebraska
School for the Deaf , beautifully located on
lilgh nnd handsomely , kept grounds in the
lorthwestern subur.os of Omaha. Alternat-
ng thrill * of pity and pleasure chase each
other through the mind us one passes
through . aud Inspects the work of
the pupils iu each department pity for
the unfortunate ours who have not
inherited nn equal share of nature's choicest
gifts and pleasure In seeing how , through
tbo generosity of the state nnd the skill nnd
patience of competent instructors the blight
of life-long silence may bo divested of Its
; loom.
Through five pleasant mediums the minds
of those who fall heir to the common bless-
tigs of human existences nro permitted
to commune with iUu. outside world ,
but the deaf have only four of the windows
of the soul loft open. They see nnd fcol nnd
tastlo and smell , but thai delightful window
through which the muskof nature Hews
the ear Is to them barred and bolted. With
what nn unspeakable yearning the deaf
must long to catch the sound of a human
voice , to hear the peal of chiming bulls and
learn from tbo whispering winds nnd
warbling birds what the music of nature Is !
Sunui Consolation for tlio loif. :
Yet a life of silence has some advantages.
Through tbo ears of the deaf no discordant
sounds , no walls or dirges roach the brain.
Yes. nature grants some compensation for
the blessings witheld from the deaf. They
nre not obliged to listen to the chilling whine
, of the winter's wind , to the shriek of the
leather-lunged bannana vendor or the des
perate attempts of the amateur brass band
to play "Little Annie Iloonoy. " But deaf
persons are almost universally mute and thus
the defect becomes doubly distressing and
Inconvenient. Modern science and skill
have accomplished wonders , however , in
overcoming the difllcultios with which deaf
inntcs nro obliged to contend.
The work of the Nebraska School for the
Deaf is doubly interesting Just now on ac
count of the fact that Prof. John A. Glllcs-
pto , the superintendent , has recently intro
duced a new and original method of instruc
tion , which , in all probability , will supplant
the older methods in a very short time all
over the country. As compared with former
methods it may bo called tbo "complete
thought" or "sentnnco" plan. In tbo early
days of Instruction for the deaf and dumb
the alphabet was taught , then words and
finally the uuplls jverq taught to combine
the words into' jsojitenccs , or complete
thoughts. Prof. Giflespio conceived the idea
soreral months ago flf.jlntrouucing . the plan of
presenting complOH ) , thoughts to the chil
dren as soon as tht-y > can form the letters.
The blackboards arc , furnished with blinds
or shades like thosp used for vt indows , the
teacher writes n shor sentenceon the board ,
and nfter allowing''Lbo pupils about ono
minute to look at it the blind is pullcddowii ,
shutting oil' the view , and the pupils then
write oii their slates what they saw on the
board. r"
I'ocnllnr Faculty
It Is surprising to/'nVjto / how tlio young people
ple take in at n mcrp linco : long sentences ,
and oven two or thrcoof them up as high as
forty or flfty words Imnllnnd transfer them
verbatim ot literntlinet punctuatim from
the Plate of the m'fcntal photograph they
caught , like the snh'p. hot'o'f n kodak , to the
slates in their hands , ) . . , ,
The superlntcndcntiinnd tlio teachers are
very much pleased.'with .the results thus fnr
and are confident that greater progress can
bo made by following tbi.t Plan than by the
old a , b , c and word methods. Tbo work of
instruction falls naturally into two divisions ,
the sign and the aural departments. Those
who are nbsolutc'ly deaf must depend of
course entirely upon pantomime language ,
M whllo those who have n slight power of
hearing nro taken into the aural department ,
where they learn to talk by tbo use of speak
ing tubes.
It has been found to bo very advantageous
In the education of deaf children to begin
the instruction at an early ago. In cases
whore there are.meagcffpowers of hearing
they are more likely to bo quickened and
strengthened Into usefulness if taken nt n
tender ago.
For this reason it has been deemed wise i
nnd expedient to establish a kindergarten
for deaf children in the Nebraska
School for tlio Deaf. No depart
ment in the entire Institution Is
moro interesting than the kindergarten.
The voiceless little ones from 5 to 7 years
old meet in the library for instruction under
the admirable and patient care of Miss
Leila Vail , The little folks seem to enjoy
their pantomimic play lessons very much.
Passing to the more advanced grades the
visitor is shown the work done in language.
The blnakbonrd and the sign language nre
tbo means employed hero. The teacher first
tolls the class n short sentence by means of
the sign language , then "she writes the same
thing upon the board and after permitting
the pupils to look nt it a moment she pulls
the blind and they then write it on their
slates. The blind is then raised and the
pupils compare nnd correct.
Anxious to Improve.
The nbsorbing eagerness with which the
pupils take hold of this work Is remarkable.
They are , as a rule , quick to detect mistakes
when the curtain rises on the original and
long bcforo the teacher can pass around the
class they have removed all tbo errors and
have the copy corrected. The same system
Is followed right through the upper grades
In language nnd history , and all the way up
the excellence of the plan is manifest.
The primary arithmetic class was taking
the tlrst lesson In division when tin super
intendent nnd BEU man visited the room.
The plan of instruction is unique. The
teacher placed the dividend , ten , and the
divisor , two , in their proper places on the
board I and then placed ton cubes In a row
across i the table , touching each other , In
front ; of tbo 'class. She then asked the
class , by signs , how many times the
two was contained in the ten. In
n very short timb * several hands
went up , nnd n bright lad near the
front wns requested to step to the table and
show by dividing the row pf cubes whnt the
denomination of the quotient should be. Ho
separated the row of cubes into two parts ,
and then took ii piccoyot chalk and put the
figure nt the right ojjUho dividend. "All
right , " said the teacher , and the board was
cleared for anothcr > prt > blem.
Some excellent wprfcavns observed In the
higher grades In mathematics. Tlio class in
United States b'fW ' lmd JU3t reached
what is known \ \ \ \ "tho ' Boston tea
party. " The pupils seemed to enjoy the
story nnd they causal the spirit of tlio event
by the energy wlthjarhich the teacher ex
plained it in sign laufcuago. She reproduced
tbo story , in brief , pji. ftho board , gave the
class a glance at it ; > uud drew the curtain.
They then wrote It out themselves with but
very few errors , vtych they hastily cor
rooted when the Uurlalii went up andthey
got n second look nt'ttffo blackboard.
"In this way wo aim to teach the language
absolutely correctvmnhl the superintendent ,
-They see nothing''bWtjn correct and proper
style Ixsforo them anlf ( hey easily learn to
detect nnd avoid errors of construction. "
A glnnco at somoof the examination papers
proved the truth of this statement , for the
language employed whs exceptionally clear
nnd proper.
Pupils who have oven the most meagre
powers of hearing nro taken nt once to the
aural department. Five boys nnd girls
ranging in ago from 10 to 18 wcro grouped
about n tall table upon \yhloh lay a speaking
tube with live car nieces to It , intended for
the use of the teacher and' five pupils , The
teacher took up the speaking end of the
Instrument and each pf the live pupils placed
ono of the receiving tubes to their ears and
the lesson began.
"Murv will take her cloak and put It on
the chair In the corner , " suid the teacher in
n clear , deliberate tone ( of voice. The
pupils all heard 'thtf ' words and watched
Mary as she compiled with the instructions.
Several other requests of a similar nature
were mudo by the tdhchcr and the pupils an
they were calUa upon carried 6ut the In
structions. In this wnv they were taught to
put certain words nnd nhJectB together The
Instructor laid her wnteh umm tlio table nnd
nsked questions nbmit It , requiring thei
pupils I to answer thorn orally , ' ( 'his proved
to be n severe test of thrlr Incipient powers
of articulation , but by constant effort on the
part of the teacher the pupils wcrn incotirf
aged to try n nlii nnd ngnln until they sue
ceoded In pronouncing many of the words
with a fnlr degree of accuracy. The nspl-
rated snumlg nnd the modulation of the voice
aredinicultU ) teach to parti illy de-.tf pontons ,
but 1 with the assistance of the latest Im
j proved 1 ear trumpets they succeed In nccom-
I pllshing ' some surprising results ,
'
Another department' the work Is that
of lip reading. In this department the pupils
are required to w.xtch the movements of the
lips nnd the positions assumed by the mouth
and tongue and from these they Judge of the
words that are spoken. They nro assisted in
the work by means of signs and writing on
the board. The accuracy with which they
Judge of the sounds by the movements of tbo
lips is truly marvelous , but much depends
upon the skill of the person speaking. The
teachers engaged in this department nro ex
perts | In articulation. 'I hey mold the words
ns carefully ns a sculptor would carve an
image on a costly piece of decoration.
The engrossing Interest manifested by tlio
pupils in thu simplest details of the work is
n striking fcaturo of the Instruction to n
visitor. "If people who can hear would
search for the things they ought to know
with tlio same earnestness , " said Superin
tendent Glllespie , "as these unfortunate lit
tle-folks reach out after the simplest rudi
ments of nn odur.itioti , we would soon have
n world full of scholars. "
In tlm Art llcpartnii'iit.
In nrtlstic work the school Is well to the
front. The puplh are given Instruction In
plain drawing in the regular coin-so , and
those who desire to follow the study farther
and have talent In that direction are fur
nished with facilities for taking work in
crayon and oil. The art teai'hrr devotes the
afternoon of each day to the advanced work.
In n studio on the upper door there wcro
foiinn a group of a dozen or moro pupils
eagerly sketctlng casts and studies in still
life , nud some of them were sketching or
painting a live boy , in summer costume ,
barefooted , his punts rolled up to the knee
and holding n hat full of eggs in his hands.
"Wo hnvo ono of the best little posers I
have ever seen , " remarked the teacher , turn
ing toward the little fellow , who" looked for
nil the world like the poet's "barefoot boy
with checks of tnn. "
There is much In the nrt department that
is highly creditable to both the teacher nnd
tlio pupils.
In the mechanical or manual training de
partment there is u model little printing
ofllco , fully equipped.
"Wo have n complete outfit bore , f think , "
said the superintendent , and in one respect
wo are in the lead of most oftlecsof the kind ,
for wo have two 'devils. ' " Hero ho pointed
to a couple of lads engaged In cleaning the
press.
"I despise this work , " said ono of the
"Jovils" in sign language , "I want to get
into the sign painting department. "
Ho know what ho was talking about , for
in an adjoining room was found the sign
painting departmentand the work displayed
would not suffer in comparison with much
that passes for professional.
Perhaps tbo most skillful work done in the
manual training department is the wood
carving nnd Joining. Just at present the
school is preparing nn exhibit for the World's
fair , und the pieces of inlaid work and letter
and design carving almost completed nro
exquisite and attractive. Ono skillful lad
has a large line mantel almost tlnlshed , upon
which ho has drawn tbo words "Nebraska
School for the Deaf , " in chisclings that
make the loiters appear to be composed of
ears nnd cobs and stalks of corn. It is a
piece of work that will advertise Nebraska
far and wide. The carving is done in
mahogany and is decorated with inlaid stars
of ebony and holly. There are several other
pieces that deserve special mention , notably
one thai is intended fora table top , in which
the inlaid ebony work is exceptionally well
done.
A great deal of plain , practlcaS work Is
also turned out. such as tlio making of
wheelbarrows , gates and plain and fancy
book cases rnd tables.
Whllo the boys nro receiving instruction
in manual training the girls a.'C learning to
sew. The yolinger ones begin with plain
sewing and the older ones nre taught artistic
dressmaking under a competent instructor.
They not only make their own clothing , but
do some work for people on the outside ns
well.
\Vlnit the Institution Needs.
The Nebraska School for the Deaf seems
to bo In excellent hands , Superintendent
Gillcsplo and his estimable wife , who fills
the position of matron most admirably , are
wonderfully well adapted to the superin-
tendency of such an institution , und they
have around them a corps of able and pains
taking teachers , but there are certain fea
tures of tbo school that need improvement.
These are in tbo line of better facilities.
While the building Is as neat and clean as a
pin and the kitchen and dining room depart
ments nil that could bo desired , there is a
humiliating and almost shameful lack of
sleeping1 room for the pupils , There are Ha
pupils in the school and they nre obliged
to sleep in wards containing as high as ten
double ibods all in onoi apartment , crowded
in until there is scarcelyroom to walk be
tween. It is oven worse than this. The
superintendent has found it necessary to put
three or four beds in tbo bull. These are
the accpmmodations for girls. Think -of
twenty girls being obliged to sleep and per
form thqir toilets nil in ono room , nnd in nd-
dition to this to let in eight or ten from the
hall every morning to put on their clothes
nnd prepare for the duties of the day !
The boys' sleeping apartments are not
crowded quite so badly , but they are far
from being sufficiently roomy. There nro
four and live beds in some of the chambers.
Whnt the institution needs is n now nnd
modern building , largo enough to furnish
good accommodations for at least 250 or 1100
pupils. The superintendent now bns on his
list the names of fifty-live pupils who will
enter the school next year , thus bringing the
nhmbcr up to something like 175.
"What on earth I am to do with them
I cannot tell at present , " he remarked , as ho
stood looking into ono of tlio crowded sleep
ing apartments. "Wo can furnish instruc
tion nnd food for them , but where are they
going to sleep. "
The institution seems to be economically
managed , for a comparison of the annual ex
penses of similar institutions over the coun
try shows that whereas the average per
capita cost last year in all the schools of the
kind in the country was 207 , the actual ox-
pcnso per pupil In tbo Nebraska school was
$201.H ! , or f .4J per pupil below the
average. The buildings are in need
of repairing in many places and some
thing like $10,000 will bo needed during
the next two years for this purpose. The
most economical plan in the end would
doubtless bo to cret a new building with
modern Improvements in keeping with other
public Institutions in the stnto. The legis
lative committee visited tbo school ono day
last week and every member of the commit
tee saw at n glance that the appropriation
of $29,000 for the ensuing two years would ,
not begin to bo sufficient , The appropriation '
two years ugo was $44,000 and at that time
there wcro about 100 pupils in the school ,
The number will average fully a half more
during the coming two years , and how nny
bodv bf men could figure out that the school
could got through on $29,000 Is a difficult
matter to understand. The probabilities are
that they did not llgure it out at all , but
simply guessed ut it.
Florence Donovan Held for Murder.
NBW YOHK , Feb. 28. The 'Coroner's Jury
today held Florence F. Donovan , ex-state
commissioner of arbitration , on the charge
of murder for causing the death of Miss
Munzonl by n criminal operation.
The girl's brother tes'.lfled that shortly
before her death she told him that Donovan
was the father of her child and had fur
nished the money for the operation which
caused her death. The Jury also held Iho
two women- physicians who performed the
operation.
Kpwortli I.eiigna Convention.
The Nebraska state convention of the Kp
wortli league will be held In Omaha on Juno
1 , 2 , 3 and 4. Bishop Warren , Uev Kdwin A.
Schcll and other prominent Kpworth league
workers will be present.
The Epworth leagues of Omaha will got
about the work of providing entertainment
for the visiting leagues and n royal good
time Is expected. Koduccd rates will be se
cured on all the railroads for those who wish
to take In the league convention.
Snow riowiNtuck In Drlfti.
GRAND lUriits , Mich. , Fob. 23. The Grand
Kaplda & Indiana road 1s experiencing the
I
worst i blockade of the \tlnlor on 111 northern
division. t A terrific wind has llllc-1 the ruts
with i huge drifts of EUIOW six to ton feet
deep. The Mackinaw passenger train duo
hero I at 10tO : ; last night was stalled nt Mnn-
ci-lonn nnd nt Inst nccounts was still thciv.
| The snow plow Kent from hero Inst night Is
; nso ! stuck nnd the rvt.ul for several miles Is
Impassible , A lar o force of men hast been
sent north from hcri to dig out theralns.
Tritlii * ( Slum bound.
Inoswoon , Mich. , Fob. 28. The very
worst storm of the winter wns as n Juno
/ophyr In comparison with the tcrrlllo storm
that has raged hero for the past thirty
Jionrs and Is still In progress. Snow Is from
three lo olifht feet deeper today than yester
day. It is impossible to drive teams on the
streets nnd business Is at n standstill. The
Lake Shore & Wisconsin Central twins
from Milwaukee or Chicago nro snowbound
thirty miles south of hero nnd n relief train
with four engines nnd two conches hns left
hero to take off passengers nnd express from
the Lake Shore Limited , which is snowed
tinder near MnnitnwnshVls. .
HII.I.KHSVIIII : , Mich. . Fob. 23. A bll/.zard
struck the northern part of Sanllac county
yesterday afternoon , completely cutting off
tralllc from that direction. The train duo
hero yesterday afternoon on the Sand Beach
division of the Flint & Pero Mai-quo tie road
i i Is i stuck In five feet of snow near Mlnden.
Six engines nnd two snow plows are working
hard to get the train through.
Ciipturod it Coiintcrlrltur.
NRIIII.IOKA CITY , Neb. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bi'.n.l For several dnys loca-
merchants have been troubled with counter-
felt dollars of n very fair Imitation. Today
the police detected thrco strangers acting In
n very suspicious manner , and following
them discovered that they had counterfeit
money in their ' possi-sslnii. One was ar
rested , the others escaping. The prisoner
refused to give his name.
Klcrtrlrl.ins In Scmlon.
ST. Lorn , Mo. . Feb. 2-i.r-Tho mutual con
vention of the National Klectric Light asso
ciation , with something over fi.OOJ repre
sentative electrical interests present , began
Its sessions hero today. Mayor Noonun
made a welcoming speech. Today's session
was given over almost entirely to reading
nnd discussing papers of a technical nature.
rltl : Trip nt thu Detroit.
BAi.Ti.Monn , Mil. , Fob. 28. The new cruiser
Detroit left the Columbian Iron works today
to make a trial of her engines. When the
deep water , in which it wns intended to
speed her , was reached thick weather came
on and it was dodidcd to return to the city.
Splendid speed was developed in the channel
nccording to the revolutions made.
( iL-nonil ( irniil'H .Monument.
Nr.w YOUK , Fob. 2S. At the annual meet
ing of tne Grant Monument association to
day President Horace Porter announced that
enough money tocompletetho monument had
been raised nnd tlio contract will bo lot
to build the monument to bo finished in the
fall of IS'J5.
/ JfSOAMr.llt.ldll.ll'llti. .
H. L. Ewing of Beatrice is in the city.
Bishop Fowler has gone to St. Paul today.
Phil Ktlmmel went to Chicago yesterday
afternoon.
George W. nnd Augustus Frank of ICear-
ney are In the city.
Charles Crate , night clerk at , the Mercer ,
visited the Capital City yesterday.
Frank M. Sanger , the well known theatri
cal manager , goes through Omaha today en-
route north.
Chris Hiobo will help induct Mr. Cleveland
into the chair , having loft yesterday for
Washington.
Bishop Worlhlngton has gone to attend a
mcctlm ; of the house of bishops , which con
venes in New York toila.v. * " " "
Grand Chancellor Will IV Dale and Past
Grand Chancellor W111L. Seism go to Bloom-
Hold this evening to institute a now Pythian
lodge.
Judge G. W. Ambrose , accompanied bv C.
.1. Holt nnd F. B. Lyon of tbo Standard
Accident association , has gene to Denver on
legal business.
Sheriff George A. Bennett nnd Fred And
erson have gene to Cleveland , O. , where
they will represent the Omaha councils in
nn American Protective association conven
tion.
tion.Ed
Ed Pyle , tbo horseman of Syracuse , is in
the city completing arrangements for u
series of notable races to bo hold In cither
this city or Council Bluffs during the next
season'
J. T. Morlarty , late of the law linn of
Moriarty &Lnngdon , who was obliged to give
up his law practice on account of ill health ,
is. preparing to leave for the southwest ,
where ho hopes soon to recuperate.
Captain Hunt , local forecaster in the
Omaha weather bureau , has gene to Wash
ington to look nfter matters pertaining to
his work and incidentally to take in the in
augural ceremonies.
Mr. Sbinner of the South Omaha Stock
yards is mentioned as n possible successor to
W. N. Nason us secretary of the Board of
Trade , Ho is said to possess ono of the
chief requisites , namely a good knowledge of
freight matters.
Gustavo Fuchs , tbo fresco artist who per
formed nil the decorative nrt work on tbo
city hall under Lehman , has gene to Chicago
cage , where ho will do similar work on ono
of tbo government buildings in course of con
struction on the World's fair grounds.
At the Murray : II. S. Lincoln , Wheeling ,
W. Va ; William II. Lawton , Trenton , N. J. j
Mrs. J. G. Ullrich , Long Pine : T. V. Lynch ,
Springflield , O. ; Frank Klmball , J. Powell ,
G. F. Anderson. E. II. Botolcr. F. A. Oliver ,
W. D. Aditns. F. H. George , F. M. Knapp ,
Chicago ; G. W. Bei-nbaum , W. O. Cook , ,1.
II. Viilcmlcn , O. Wilson , New York ; William
II. Lawton , Trenton. N. J. ; I' . W. Now and
wife , Chicago ; J. V. L. SImms , Now York ;
G. Y. Anderson , Now York ; C. M. Crane ,
W. H. Sv > ut , Canton , O. ; L. Laurie , Boston.
At the Mercer : Gcorgo S. Merwln nnd
wife , Now York ; S. N. ICimo , Toledo. O , ; C.
D. Miller , P. Puveslch. Chicago ; W. M. Uob-
Inson , Portland , Oro. ; L. Cormvell , Denlson ,
In. ; II. C. Noyes , Washington ; Gcorgo W.
Martin , ICcarnoy ; J. S. Agey , Lincoln ; Frank
Hoynolds , Florence.
CIIIOAOO , 111. , Feb. 2S. [ Special Telegram
to Tnc Bun.J Nebraska arrivals : Grand
Pacific .lames Stevens , Shclton. Great
Northern G. A. Peterson. Wukcllold ; M.
A. Manllers , Frank Colpotzor , Omaha.
Wellington C. C. Turner , H. Cnrtnii. A.
VanBuren , Omaha. Victoria C. J. Green ,
Omaha. Auditorium John M. Thurston
and wife , Omaha. Palmer J. K. Menul ,
Omaha.
NKW Yom > , Fob. 28. [ Special Telegram to
THE BEK. ] Omaha : M. I. Blot/.ky , buyer
for Blotzlty & Cohen , Broadway Central ;
13. WIlcox , buyer for NnrriR .t Wilcox , St.
Denis ; W. F. Cody , Hoffman ; S. A. Brown ,
Murray Hill ; N. Brown , Sturtovnnt ; 10. S ,
Gatch , Union Square ; W. M. Morse , West
minster.
Mrs. ifary As tenet
ot LewttbuTg , Pa. , suffered untold agony from
bralirn vnrlcoio rciui , with intense Itch
ing and burning. On the recommendation of a
physician aha took
Hood's Sarsaparilla
nnd uitd flood's Olive Ointment. Soon the
ulcers began to heal , the Inflammation ceased ,
tine was completely cured , and nays , " I enjoy
health as I have not for many years , "
"We are personally acquainted with MM.
Asten and know the above to bo true. " J. t ) .
Uiurritt Si BON , LewUbure , I'a.
HOOD'S PlLLS " U bltu l Conitlpatlon \ > J
tutoring ( tilitalue action of tti * llm uUry euiiL
"
AH , THEREI BLIZZARD. '
nl
How the merry sielRh bolls JliiRlo on the "
How the words ol friends cnimnlnalo ns llioy t
IIH'L'II
How tlio cent mnn smiles with Rico , 1
Mow the iililiuNir Invos tosoo
The mighty hlUurd glvo the earth u dose of
strut t
How Iho dostoroyo's ( inch residence nskiini-i' .
How ho lirlihtons up tlio scalpel nnd the
Inncoi
How the vendor of the plllt
Kniipt u pro lit. from Ilia UK
The bnstMiiR blizzard spreads before h in la
advance.
How the dins ? onDIp oronp * nlona ,
How tliuffrlpinnn rhlrH | bis old fninltlnr song ,
How thu pimenecr ilnth wait
WltliliN vlsnvo so sou n I o
'Till the bll/7.ird'.t : o'er nnd ho SOO.H hh loved
. tine's form.
I.ol the nmn who now Ooth own n rnrnor lot ,
With twin Htduw.ilKs to be shovulod like HA
not ,
Could ron hnnr him ns ho groans
Ills wrath In blizzard nndurtoniK ,
You'd Rt-t nolnts " mi variations of "Rru.it
Scott !
Illlrr.ard , tlllll'V you're n hustling , honlthy aort of
To come Intorfnrlir with oxucoti-d sprint ; ,
Hut with nil your ttnst and HIUIW ,
\Vo shall knouk vnu out. yon Know.
And kuon right on with our suuclal bargain-
Ing.
So , for man who wants chimn collars , eulN and
hoso.
And for woman whoso lieirt dotes on nrutty
IICM- ,
Wo have here In brlcht nrrny
llllzzard liar alnx dny tiv diiy.
Coining , KOlng , lllui the tldo that obis nnd
Hows.
TIIK MOUSI : iniv nouns co.
Furnishings ,
Ladies' ' Hose
,
Underwear Etc.
,
Arc on sale on first floor ,
where our alterations are go
ing on. These goods are
marked 1 at ridiculous prices to
make room for our new de
partments. We want to close
them out.
People who braved Mon
day's blizzard carried away
arm fills of bargains.
Our alterations are approaching
preaching completion.
Look Out for Our Big
Sale m a Few Days
in the New Room. '
Dry Goods and Carpets.
AMUSISM&NTS.
9 NEW " " ' "
J l !
& THEATRE.L ± r.i ± J
Operatic Concert Co.
TONIGHT
Wednesday March I :
ANNOUNCEMENT :
Thu anlu of admission frliots fortho cnllury
will comment' ! ) utDo'clouU tills mornlns from i
ilio box ollk'O. continuing until 7 o'clock
tliN o vi'nl n jr. after which tlmo thuv will he
sold from the irnllury box ollk-o on lliDHOcond
lloor. l.iulloH nloni ) nnd with oDvort-t. holdlns
K > illury UoUols , will bu adnilttud thronidi tlio
main untrnncu of the tncatru up tu : 'M tlilu
evening. After tlmt tlmo tliuy wlll.hu ro-
< | tilrml to puss tlmuuh thu nunlar smllory
cintrancc. Today a fiilso lloor will bo laid in
the orehpstrn and fifty ( iliulr * put In. which
will bo sold ut Kiuuch. The nile : of BtnndlnK
loom tli'kotson the two lowur Doors will com
mence at tJl. : > tills evening.
BOYB'S
Thursday , MAR6H 2
MA TJXISli H.I THHIi. V V.
MOBJESKA
Hiipiiortoil br Mil. OTH HKI.VNKU nnil lior otvu
romimny of plari-rii , prison tlnu tlm foimnliw ri'i |
rrtiilro : Tlnua Iny iiluht nnil Hntunlny inatltiui ) ,
tilinkosijcnro'i liUtnrlc.il irnsculy In llvo nets ,
HENRY VIII.
I'rMiiy n It-lit. DuniiiiT oinniloiiiil ilritmn In llvo nctt
CA.Mlt.LK.
butiirilnr nlclit , Fr.'ilurkk ho .Illor'o litmorlc.il pta.-
In llvoujtj ,
MARY STUART.
Tlm miloof ntntn trill IIIH.MI Wi-ilnntiluy mornlirj
nt HID follmvlnu price' ! Kntlri ) llrnt llnor tl/iOj
tlrtt tlti ) ro In tijitronr { t , romnliulor of biilcouy
SITTHEOTER' . F
I5c , 2Dc , 33c , 50o and 7 So.
Potter of Texas. "
Ily A. II. Gunlcr. niitliorof Mr llnnn.'sof Now Vorlt
Mntlnoo Woiliivailnr Any cent III tin ) liouno , 'l > a
und Saturday ,
March ! 5 and 4 Mntiuoo Saturday ,
THE CHAMPION OF THE WOrUQ ,
GO31J3KTT ,
Assisted by a Boloct Dramatic ( 'o.npauy In
Ills Now I'luy.
GENTLEMAN JACK.
I'roo Hit entirely Husnomlutl during tins
.
hnlonf Boatu commences Tudsdixv , 10 a. in ,
Saturday tnatlnco prleca aunin nn nlglil.
and tlio
& ALTON NOVKI.TV COMPANY.
A beautiful triple silver r/liHod butter kr.lfa
for every ludy visitor at each performance.
Matinees dully ,
llaloony. 3J uonti ; reserved piniuot , 30 cents
OUR EMPLOYMENT DEP'T.
while coitlnir the employer nnd employed
notlilnz , hat enabled us to advance the Inter-
p.itlot both , an J also our own , by loaurla/
hotter results with the machine.
Wyckoff , Seaman & Benedict
TKI.El'ilUNE 17S1 im VAUNA.11 Bi !