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MAJOR IGALLS
I to Brilliant Kannan Discusses the Rostrio-
tiona of Immigration ,
I.NOUNCES THE TREATMENT OF CHINESE
ifty Dread of Ohinoso Contamination Makes
the Whole World Grin ,
I 1 PEOPLES MAY TWO HARBOR HERE
;
xtond Tirao for Naturalization and Prescribe -
scribe Educational Qualifications ,
3REIGNERS HAVE DEFENDED AMERICA1"11
Jlf Obscene Harpioa Defile the Banquet of
Liberty They Are Not Unbidden Quests. "
REAM OF A CONTINENTAL REPUBLIC
| he Flxcil rrlnelploii of American Uororn-
ipnt Are Contnglon * nnd Threaten to
JlevolntlooU * the World-WhiU
the Next Century Will IVltucM.
[ Copjjrtatitcd , J807.J
J Nation1) are not cxtcmiwrlzcd. Great mon ,
fficrolo passions and a heritage of vlory are
Indispensable. Those nro the product of
[ onturlos. Thcro must be a past that stlin-
tlatcs , u future that inspires , deep answerOT
log unto deep , to constitute the sentiment of
fiatlonallty. A community of traditions and
[ lacriflccs , unity of purpose and identity of
iCstlny are the essential ingredients of this
liubllmo principle with which antiquity was
not acquainted. Patriotism , citizenship ana
line fatherland are modern definitions con-
Itrlbutod by the Gcrmnnlc races to the ver
nacular of mankind. Concomitants of llb-
STly , fraternity , Individualism and the sov
ereignty of the people.
The ancient empires were herds of mcn ,
human menageries , armies organized for con
quest , serfs and then masters , tyrants and
their victims. History records the annals
of tribes , republics , confederations , mon
archies and despotisms , but the nation Is a
distinct development and outgrowth of mod
ern civilization. It is a moral being with
distinguishing characteristics and not to bo
confounded with the government , the people
or tlio state.
Its existence docs not depend upon purity
of race nor common origin , for the moat
powerful nations are composite and have
been assembled from many sources. There
are no races absolutely pure and ethnogra
phy docs not concern politics. The English ,
Improperly called the Anglo-Saxon typo , Is
neither Briton nor Jute , nor Dane , nor Nor
man , but the admixture of all. The French
man is neither Gaul , nor Frank , nor Celt ,
but an alloy of these elements. The Anglo-
American represents the fusion of every
[ cognate race into a typo whoso differentia-
tlon from all others is marked and prey
nounccd. While no blood poison is so fatal
as race adulteration , the mongrel possesses
the vices and defects of both ancestors and
the virtues of neither. So from the colitlon
of kindred bloods comes energy , ambition ,
courage , invention , genius and capacity for
conquest. This is the inheritance of the
United States from the combinations to Its
nationality from every branch of the Cau
casian family.
As the nation does not proceed from race
Identity , neither is unity of language , re
ligion or interest required , nor are bounda
ries , frontiers and areas of consequence.
The nation is independent of those. It may
continue to exist after its name and bounda
ries have disappeared from the map , If the
desire for endurance remains.
When tlio Nation Wni Horn. |
The birth of the United States as a nation
dates from the llrst blood shod of the revolu
tion. Its progress from colonial dependence
vrai slow and doubtful. It trod the pathway
to nationality with hesitating footsteps till
the grcntuprlslngoS the people in April , 1801 ,
against the armed attempt to destroy the .
union. From that hour the existence and '
supremacy of the nation wore established.
The people of nil the states , different in ori
gin , religion , pursuits , Interests , language
na race are penetrated by a profound na
tional sentiment manifested on all occasions
in the observance of patriotic anniversaries ,
respect and honor to the chief magistrate ,
prides in the achievements of the past ; exult
ing anticipation of great glory yet to come.
Had the civil war brought no other result
than ' 'the indissoluble union of indestructl-
1)10 states , " It would have been worth all
that it cost in gold and blood.
It is certain that the exiles of Jamestown
and Plymouth did not contemplate the stu
pendous consequence of their experiment.
They had no conception of the energy ami
power of tiio social and political ideas which
they brought to Virginia and Massachusetts
as the foundation stones of their system of
jovoniinont. Fatigued with privilege , caste
and prerogative , wearied with monarchs and
nobles , taught the brotherhood of man by
their faith in the fatherhood of God , they
Announced the equality of man as their po
litical creed and the sovereignty of the IKJO-
plo as the biisis of the state ,
The Hock on Which the Nation Stand * .
. Individualism , freedom of conscience ,
| thought and action , Justice as the funda-
I tnentnl rule of conduct , the equality of all
f.-mon before the law , and an equal chance for
lavory man In the struggle for existence wuro
I th ir platform. Formulated eventually iu
' the declaration of independence , maintained
against foreign armies , savage foes , the 3db
1 tacles of nature and civil war , these Ideas
at last arc immovably established , and their
contagion threatens to revolutionize the po
litical world. 10uy
Wo should not forget , in our sudden frenzy
against the dangers of foreign immigration ,
the tremendous Influence which foreigners
exerted in bringing about the nationalization
of the United States at our historical crisis.
Of the millions thus added to our popula
tion before 1800 the major part intuitively
avoided the south , whuru labor was de
graded , and confined Itself to the regions 0In
which the stigma or Inferiority did not
exist. To the Germans , the Irish and the
Scandinavians the states were insignificant .
They migrated not to Now York or Mussa-
rtusotts , or Kansas , but to the United
States , and in defense of its sovorohnitv
they hurried to battle ns men rush to n ban-
quot. There was no Held from Bull Kun ute
Apiwmattox that was not Illustrated toK
their valor and crimsoned by their blood
The politicians of the north were pro.
fojmdly Ignorant of the energy of ttio na
tional sulrlt. The
pusillanimous , time-serv
ing timidity of northern representatives rvin
the Thirty-sixth congress , the protest of
Horace Groeley against a union pinned together -
gether with bayonets and hisdesiro that the
wayward sisters should depart in heft
' found no response in the hearts of the
' musses of the people outside the slave
states , where from economic causes particu-
, Urism retarded the growth of the national
eplrit.
( eplrit.A
A Continental American Republic.
The destruction of slavery emancipated ,
the whiten no less than
the blacks , and re
moved the last obstacle to the creation of f a
continental American republic , which is the
dream of the futuro. This is the "Monroe
, doctrine" which , though not writtim in
f any statute book , is a Jaw that no
other nation is strong enough to disregard
Our first lesson in geography is the untllcal |
tlon of North America. Wo have an insatiable -
satiable hunger for horizons. The Indian ,
the Spaniard , the Frenchman , the Mexican
. the Dutch and the English tmvo receded he-
lore our inexorable march to the southern
putt and western sea. Our halt is but jrna
bivouac lor the night. We have abstained
from conquest for llfty years , not because
the passion was extinct , but because for the
resent wo hs.vo enough. The uuconquorod
6at , with recruits uuil reinforcement * from
every people , are encamped \ipon the picket
lino. They are r < * tles ami Impatient to ad
vance. Canada and Mexico are American
province * . Before another centennial anni
versary the waves of the Polar son \vlll wash
our northern boundary. The Isthmus canal ,
that maritime highway which is to change
the current of commerce nnd the fortunes of
nations , will be our southern frontier.
Tlio Inline of Foreigner ! ,
At last our public domain , which to our
last generation seemed so fnr and so measure
less. Is exhausted. The romance of the bor
del has disappeared , The "Groat Plains"
and the remote valleys of mysterious and
unexplored rivers have all been surveyed
and settled , largely by immigrants from
Great Britain and northern Caropo. In five
years moro not nn acre of that vast area
| Known as the public domain , upon which
wheat , corn , vegetables and fruit cnn bo
raised without irrigation , will remain sub
ject to homestead or pre-emption entry , At
tracted by the milder sky nnd richer soil
of the prnirlo , the native population
ofvn the northern seaboard has flowed west
ward , The ancestral farms of the Puritans
are in many place * abandoned or tilled by
aliens. The French Canadians and the Irish
have Invaded Now England , displacing the
: descendants of the pilgrims In the shops nnd
factories , ignorant of the tradition of Its so
ciety and indifferent to the Instructions of
its history. Lowell , Fall Hlvcr , Now Bedford -
ford nnd other great manufacturing centers
are foreign communities , and Boston is
under the dominion of strangers to the blood
of its founders. Population Is congested In
cities ruled by majorities of foreign birth or
parentage. A comparatively small fraction
ofbo the inhabitants of Chicago are native
bom. It is said that in New York there are
miDi Irish than In nnv city of Ireland except
Dublin , and more Germans than in any
German city except Berlin. In Wisconsin
and other states of the northwest nro settle
ments in which the second generation , born
On the soil , can neither speak , write nor un
derstand the English tongue. As competi
tion becomes ilcrccr and the struggle for life
moro bitter , wo are confronted in an indus
trial system by nn immense and multiplying
surplus of unskilled labor , accustomed to
lower standards of wages nnd living than
' ours ; In many eases ignorant , squalid , de
' graded , superstitious nnd disquallllcd for the
functions of self government. The depend
ent nnd criminal classes are reinforced by
constant importations , and the industrial
crisis is rendered moro formidable by the in
troduction of elements Incompatible with
social order nnd national prosperity.
scTi
Thoughtful and conservative men have be
come suddenly sensitive to the dangers of
Ol unrestricted immigration and demand moth-
They Come by Invitation.
Any consideration of this subject would bo
defective which did not recognize that for
the deluge of social feculence that is now en
riching the compost heaps of the United
States wo nro ourselves primarily responsi
ble. ] The evils wo suffer are our own sock
ing. Wo have importuned , bogged , bribed
and bullied for a century , making every day
on the calendar Fourth of July , every tune
ircl the repertory "Hail , Columbia. " and vo
ciferously announcing to the "effete nations
of ; the old world1' ' that America was the land
of : the free and the homo of the bravo. Wo
have broken down all barriers , removed all
obstacles and opened the dikes to the broach
and inundation of the seas. We have offered
sanctuar.v : to the fugitive , asylum to the on-
pressed , land to the mendicants , citizenship
to ( the serf and the ballot to multitudes hav
ing no more conception of intelligent suffrage
than an infant has of geometrical properties
0Cl the blocks with which ho plays. Other
countries have contended that allegiance
was reciprocal and that the subject could
not renounce without the consent of the
power to which it was due. They insist
upon the application of the feudal maxim ,
nemo potost patriam exuere , but wo have
been instant in season and out of season in
I asserting that the determination of alle
| giance rested solely with the citizen and not
with the state ,
Expatriation an Inherent
I
After a diplomatic juncture with Great
Britain , congress peremptorily declared by
solemn and formal act iu 1863 that "expatria
tion is u natural and inherent right of all
people , indispensable to the enjoyment of
the rights of life , liberty anil the pursuit of
happiness , " nnd pronounced any declaration
putting this in question to bo "Inconsistent
with the fundamental principles of the re
public. " To this emphatic formula all
civilized powers have now assented and the
absolute right of free migration in practice ,
If not in theory , is uniformly conceded to bean
an inherent and inalienable right that can be
exorcised at will by all human beings ex
cept the Chinese. Hero wo stand. If ob-
sccno harpies dclllo the banquet of liberty
they ore not unbidden guests. If a poisoned
chalice is commended to our lips wo have
stirred the Ingredients. If the knavish en
gineer is hoisted , It is by his own petard. If
the proud bird of freedom is to be stretched
along tlio plain no moro through rolling
clouds to soar again , his last moment may be
consoled by the reflection that he nursed the
pinion which Impelled the steel.
Treatment of the Chinese.
The Indefensible absurdity of the dogma
of expatriation appears in our treatment of
the Chincso , which forms one of the most
shameful and humiliating episodes in the
history of any ueoplo. Wo have eaten our
own words , broken plighted faith , shed inno
cent blood , violated the comity of nations
offended against human and divine law upon
cowardly and hypocritical pretexts that are
ns discreditable to the honor as to the Judg
ment of those by whom they are affirmed
To those familiar with tne standards of
Anglo-Saxon morality , revealed by the story
of Sarah Althea Hill and the other heroines
of the divorce courts of the Pacific coast , the
lofty and sensitive dread of Chinese contam
ination Is the ono touch of humor that makes
the whole world grin.
The patriarchlal empire of China is the
oldest on earth. It was coeval with Babylon ,
Egyptand Assyria , monarchies so long doud
that history has forgotten their epitaphs ,
It had existed for a longer interval than that
which elapsed from the birth of Christ to the
discovery of America when Homulus built
on Palatine Hill that fortress whose founda
tion stones nro yet shown among the ruins
of the Eternal city. It was in the maturity
of power when our savaco ancestors , clad in
skins and living by the chase , wandered In
the gloomy forests of the Druids in Britain.
It has survived the contemporaries of its
youth and remains | > crniancnt among the
mutations of history , immovable amid vicis
situdes , and after forty-five centuries of po
litical existence , inconceivably ancient , but
without decrepitude or infirmity. Its sub
jects number one-fourth part of the human
race , and its boundaries include one-tenth of
the land surface of the globe. Such longev
ity is incompatible with physical Inferiority
and moral decay.
These pagans possess a
secret with whoso rudiments wo nro unac
quainted , and In their dealings with other
powers the followers of Confucius have ex
hibited n morality which those who oall
themselves Christians have neglected to ob
serve.
China Compelled to fraternise.
The turpitude of our conduct is Increased
by the fact that China did not voluntarily
enter Into the companionship of notions
Content with their Isolation , soif contained
incurious , satisfied with their institutions :
they reject , ns they had a right to do , nil
overtures for fraternity. Great Britain
Franco , Kussia and the United States
Christian nations , combined to force nn l
odious traftUi uixm a peaceful und reluctant
people and to compel them to open their
jx > rts to the cupidity of forelpn adventurers
In tlio name of justice and ruhgloii. They
have honorably observed
the treaties they
wore compelled to make uuOcr the duress of
pillage nnd bombardments und refrained
from retaliation for
indignities and wrongs ,
atrocious , Inhuman and
Indefensible. They
cauieto this country by Invitation , whore
they have been Industrious , docile and obedi
ent to law , inoffensive , content with small
wages for arduous labor. They have due
and ; ditched , tolled on the farm and in menial
uvocatious. The brutality of their treat-
mout has not resulted from race antagonism
refar they manifest no deslro for amalKutnui
tlou , Nor from political hostility , for they
ask neither suffrage nor citizenship. Nor
roefrom social position , for they are gregarious .
The truth l ' that they . will . do . more . . work . fof
less money than any other class of laborers ,
Th Work
On this account they have aroused the
enmity of professional agitators , who by
appeals to prejudice and ignorance have been
able to control votes enough to cpmpel the
loaders of both political parties in congress
to excel each other in servility and to bid ferry
their support by the most extraordinary
legislation ever written upon the statute
books of a civilized people , They are so
shocking to the publlo conscience , so offen
sive to the ieuso of justice , so dangerous snas
1 prrcodont'i so insulting to n Rro.it friendly
ixmcr. that President Cleveland , doubtlnu
with the concurrence of hi * cabinet , has felt
it to bo hH duty , by the oxorclsa of a ques
tionable prerogative , to suspend their opera *
tlon and to appeal to stale executives to pro *
tect the Chincso from lynch law and mob
violence pending further Investigation. It is
true that they do not assimilate and become
American citizens. Neither do mutoi , steam
engines and electric motors. They return to
China , taking their earnings with them , but
tnoy leave nn equivalent in laborer commod
ity for all that they ncqulro. If the people
among whom they reside would not oinploy
them nor buy their wares they would not
remain , for they could not subsist. Any
community that does not desire Chinese
laborers can exclude them by giving them no
occupation ,
A fioclnl Problem ,
because they bring comfort.convonlenco and
luxury to many families of modest moans
who could not otherwise afford them. Their
employment ns gardncrs , hostlers , cooks ,
laundrymen nnd house servants opened
wider opportunities for white men and
women in the higher activities of intellec
tual life. The affected terror lost this contl-
ncnt may become Mongolian Is diverting. ]
The Anglo-Saxon has always had subordl
nato and inferior races to perform its menial
sorvlcc , and always will. Ono of the great
problems of modern times Is domestic house
keeping. In many localities homo life Is be
coming Impossible from the nlfllculty of ob
taining servants. No American women will
cook , wash , Iron , sow or swoop for others
except upon compulsion. They want to bo
stenographers , typewriters , clerks and
teachers. The American boy refuses to
remain on the farm or at the forgo. Ho re-
cells from the dull drudgery and narrow
monotony of manual toll and aspires to commerce
morco or the professions. The negro is rapIdly -
Idly becoming unavailable , and If the combi
nations that will neither work themselves
nor permit others to work can exclude cheap
labor and prevent the use of labor-saving
machinery the triumph of ngrnrianism would
bo complete.
All lliivo a Hlght to Co mo.
Prof. Draper says that thorn are forces In
politics which render promises and guaran
tees , no matter In what good faith they may
h < wo been given , of no avail nnd which make-
charters nnd constitutions obsolete. So far ,
therefore , as expatriation is essential to our
welfare it was an inalienable right. When
It becomes detrimental It is no longer In-
dlspcnsablo to the enjoyment of life , liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. But in the
discussion of the restriction of immigration
it cannot bo denied that as law nnd usngo
and international comity now stand "all
people have nn absolute nnd inalienable right
to come hero , nnd being hero , to remain. Ne
man who comes with the purpose of being
nn American can bo properly called a
foreigner except by way of description. The
latest stcornga passenger who landed nt
Now York has precisely as much legal and
constitutional right to bo hero ns the de
scendant of the Cavaliers of Virginia , or the
Puritans of Massachusetts Bay. The United
States is legally his country as It Is the
country of the Yankee or the Knickerbocker ,
and In the determination of its policy upon
immigration ana all other questions , domes
tic and foreign , ho is to bo taken into the
account and will undoubtedly bo heard. All
political parties want the "foreign vote" and
therefore no modification of existing condi
tions offensive to this clement will bo seri
ously entertained. The debate is as old as
the government and though sometimes
heated and Irrational has always been benefi
cent , because it has served to di
rect public attention constantly to
the conditions of national safety. The
movement of forty years ago was born of
hostility to Irish immigration which is now
regarded with high favor compared with
that from Hungary , Russia and Italy , com
posed of men as destitute of patriotic senti
ment as of political principle , whoso concep
tion of the vulue of suffrage is based upon
the market prlco of votes on election day.
KxlitluBT Restriction * Itlfld Enough ,
Wo have proceeded so far that it may per
haps bo regarded as a fundamental doctrine
in our politics that no element Incompatible-
with national exlstcnco or with development
along the well defined lines of our theories of
liberty nnd self government will be re
ceived , and that no element consistent
with these will bo rejected. Existing re
strictions are as rigid as publlo
opinion will sustain. Idiots , incurable in
valids , paupers and those likely to become
such , convicts , polygatnists and contract
laborers are now excluded. One of the last
nets approved by President Harrison related
to this subject and conferred upon the secre
tary of the treasury and the commissioners
of immigration extraordinary powers in de
termining the eligibility of emigrants for ad
mission to the United States. It is to boro-
grettod that the very valuable and salutary
amendments proposed by the house 1 of rep
rcsontatlves wore abandoned. Anarchists ,
nihilists , members of the Mafia and other
societies that favor the unlawful destruotion
of life and property as political remedies
are the incorrigible enemies of civil liberty.
Diverse Klements Hare UlenUod.
The common school , the Jury box , univer
sal suffrage and a free press have sufficed
thus far td fuse nnd blond the diverse ele
ments of our population into an intonsor , rig
orous and harmonious nationality. Our co
hesion is complete. There nro no Indications '
of cleavage or want of assimilation. The
authority of the government Is recognized
and revered , although sustained by no power
but the invisible majesty of low. Immi
grants have built the railroads and tele
graphs , through which the remotest members
of the republic are animated by a vitality ns
vigorous ns tnat which throbs at the mighty
heart. Immigrants laid the foundations of
the irfarxplous "Empire of the West , " felled
its forests , plowed its prairies , delved In its
quarries nnd mines , conquered its deserts
and abolished its frontiers. Attracted by
the fcrtilo soil and salutary climate , the oii-
portunlty for accumulation and advancement
and by the sublime influence of liberty they
have created states in the desert , where the
name of Lincoln Is us sncrod ns In Illinois
nnd the fame of Washington as revered as in
Virginia. Proud of their states , they are
prouder of their country , its honor , Its flag ,
its destiny. Emancipated from the rieces-
slty of unending toll by the bounty of
nature , they have been enabled to pursue a
higher range of activity. Labor has become
moro remunerative. , and the flood of wealth
has raised the poor to comfort and the mid
dle class to affluence. With prosperity has
attended leisure , books , travel , schools nnd
intellectual effort has become wider and
more daring. The children of immigrants
have emerged from the degradation and
obscurity to which monarchies would have
consigned them. They have assumed the
leadership in politics , business and society.
The governed have become the rulers.
The subjects are the kings. They Invent sys
tems , make laws and establish literatures.
They have given convincing proof of thelj
capacity for self-government ,
Hotter Qualifications for Cltlzotiihln ,
If In addition to existing restrictions upon
immigration the time for naturalization
could bo extended and educational qualifica
tions proscribed for suffrage , the most seri
ous dangers to our institutions would be
averted. Congress Is empowered under tno
constitution "to establish a uniform rule of
naturalization , " and slnco 171)0 thin has been
regarded ns another inalienable right not to
bo Uc ? i red to any person complying with the
conditions. Our statutes are based upon the
theory that the foreigner who comes linro
to remain becomes by that act a member of
the state and Is entitled to admission to the
body politic. It seems Illogical that a spualid
stranger to our institutions , Ignorant of our
laws and language , and unfamiliar with our
history , should , after the brief interval pre
scribed , bo elevated to the civil and political
status of a native born citizen. In our great
cities tuo experiment of unqualified suffrage
has resulted m many instances in corrupt
magistrates , insecurity of hfo and property ,
and degraded administration.
Not Hlelit , but a
n Suffrage is not a right but a privilege con
ferred by law , uud its qualluuatloa or de
nial is the prerogative of the state , The !
uiau who cannot take care of his own affairs
has nn right to take euro of the affairs of
others. The pauper ought not to decide the
rate of taxation upcu Incomes and property.
The illiterate and the vicious should not de
termine the functions of society. The ideal
voter should be able to road and write capa
ble of self-support , a taxpayer and habitu
ally obedient to law. But the tendency is
toward extension rather than curtailment of
suffrage. The democratic spirit does not
retrace its footsteps , uulla vestigia retror-
sum. And iu any event whatever changes
or modifications occur will not come through
congress , for the right of citizens of the
United States to Tote even tor representa
tives uud presidential electors U not con-
I
forrcil by the nation , IniLfiv.tho constitution
nnd laws of the slates irt which they reside ,
intt
This week the theatrical season practi
cally closes in Omaha , 'iTuV most important
events that will come ntitho end nro the np-
poarnnccof Miss Marie ftViilnwright nt the
Boyd on Friday nnd Saturday nnd the pre
sentation of Mr. Lewis Morrison's "Faust"
every evening during th6 week nt the Far-
nam. Both engagements are notaolo nnd
worthy of twpular appreciation.
Halfo'a perennially popular , as nil things
Imatitlful in form or sound are popular , "Tho
Bohemian Girl , " will bo given tonight nt the
Boyd by the Calhoun Opera companv.closlng
tin engagement of that company. The pee
plo of Omaha who know and love this per
fee example of ballad opera will bo justified
In expecting a perfectly pleasing and thor-
oroughly effective performance , for the com
pany is qulto capable of doing full
Justice to the work. There are
no suporstollnr vocalists In the company ,
but U possesses nn nil round excellence In
voice nnd expression that is eminently sat
isfying , Mr. Martin Pncho is n tenor of
ma than average power , and his singing of
Th may bo looked forward to with
an pleasure. Mr. Leon I , too , will
make n strong count. The ladles arc sure
to acquit themselves well. The chorus is
equal to a good , honest forclful rendering of
the work assigned It , nnd nil in all tonight's
performance should prove nn entirely unjoy-
nbloono. The prices are lowered to the
"popular'1 level.
Mr. Lewis Morrison's company presents
his elaborate sconlo and dramatic production
of "Faust" nt the Fnrnam Street theater at
today's matinco and continuing all week.
This version of Goethe's "Faust" is an effec
tive play. The language Is generally spirited
nnd the pleco ranks favorably with the
creditable attempts that have been made to
give the great Gorman's poem an English
stage setting. The effort may bo praised
cordially for its strong nrtlstic qualities and
for its broad and picturesque cfTectlvoncsi.
The pleco will bo staged In a very effective
manner. The costumes are appropriate , and
the groupings , for which an ample share of
auxiliaries will DO provided , nro arranged
with much skill and judgment. The scenery ,
all of which is carried by the company , is
said to bo very fine , especially in thoBrockcn
scene with its rain of flro and its weird , un
canny effects. Thcro Is some' excellent
music , in which largo demands are made
upon Gounod's "Faust. " Ladles matinees
Wednesday and Saturday.
Minstrelsy is n purely American form of
entertainment , and Prlmroso & West are its
recognized exponents. They appear hero at
Boyd's theater on Thursday evening next ,
for ono night only , nnd it goes without sayIng -
Ing that they will bo greotea by an audience
commensurate with the assured worth of
their brilliant performance. Next Wednes
day morning sato opens of scats.
The last dramatic engagement of the
season at Boyd's thoatcrlwill bo played by
Marie Walnwrlnht and her excellent com
pany on Friday and Someday next. Miss
Wain wrlght will open . " .with Sheridan's
masterpiece , "Tho School'fbr Scandal. " At
the Saturday matinee heir now play entitled
"The Social Swim , " written , by Clyde Fetch ,
will bo the bill. The engagement will oloso
Saturday evening with' Shakespeare's "As
YoU Like It. " , y
Next month Marie Wajnwright will close
her season and her publio'baroer at the same
time. Her retirement , it .is Said , will bo per
manent , nnd she will thereafter devote her
self to the cducatl&n or.hor girls. When
Marie AValnwrlght loaves the stage it will
bo deprived of the active service of one of
the best Shakespearian comediennes it pos
sesses today. In high comedy she is equally
admirable. This aeason'sa'6 ' has made "The
School for Scandal" the leading play in her
repertoire ; that is , moro c'aro has been exer
cised on casting and setting it than on her
other plays. Her production of Sheridan's
masterpiece , and a master creation among
the comedies of all time , is said to bo sump
tuous in the extreme. Omaha has oppor
tunity of Judging for itselt on Friday
evening. Miss Wainwright's latest success ,
Clyde Fitch's "Tho Social Swim , " is n
society comedy drama dealing with latest
day fashionable life In New York and gives
ample occasion for the display of the crea
tions of noted Parisian sartorial architects ,
and occasion said to bo thoroughly improved
byitho ladies of the comrany. "The Social
Swim" i.s the matinee bill for next Saturday.
Miss Wvlnwright makes her last appearance
on the Omaha stage as Hosallnd on Satur
day evening.
Jnblloo Festival and Concert.
ROCK ISLAND , III , May 20. The preparations -
tions for the great jubilee festival and con
cert at Augustana college , Hock Island , III. ,
are nearlng completion. An enormous tent ,
220 by 180 foot , with a seating capacity of
over 6,000 , has been ordered and will bo
erected on the university grounds. Three
thousand chairs , 2,500 of which are for re
served seats , will occupy the central portion
of the inclosed space , while the rest of the
seats will consist of wooden benches. The
platform for the musicians , speakers and
guests of honor will seat COO. A second tent
nearly as largo as the first is to bo erected
close by the other and so arranged that the
two , In case of emergency , can bo thrown
into one , thus making room for at least 10-
000 persons. In this tent on Friday , Juno
9 , will bo hold the great Jubilee festival ,
commemorating the decree of Upsala , 15'J3.
In this same tent on the evening of the same
day will bo held the grand jubilee concert ,
whiish will undoubtedly bo the grandest
musical triumph ever attempted in this
vicinity. Toward this the plans and efforts
of the year have boon directed , and It will
bo the crowning event of the season. There
will be rendered three cantatas , viz : Gadl's
"Xion " Cowen's "
, "Song of Thanks
giving , " nnd Dr. Stolpo's "Jubi-
leo Cantata , " composed for the occasion.
In addition to these cantatas there ? will bo )
sung three numbers , viz. : S3 , 44 and 50 from
Handel's "Messiah , " and Wonnorbcrg's
Hundred and Fiftieth Psalm of David.
The choruses will bo sung by several
hundred thoroughly trained voices , ac
companied by a very powerful pipe
organ built for that special occasion ,
at which Clarence Eddy of Chicago , the
greatest organist in America , will preside. 3I
In addition to the organ" there will be a
double orchestral accompaniment by Stras-
ser's orchestra of Davenport and Bethany
orchestra of LIndsborg college , Kan. Mr.
Eddy will also play sevenl'Jfarifan ( ' solos. It
will bo , indeed , a rare troat'to hear this dis
tinguished master of thOrJroyal plpo organ ,
who has won a national reputation. The
concert will begin at 8"o'clock. For the |
space of an hour beforehand , us a signal
for the multitudes to gnUier and u fitting
prelude to the great musical feastAugustana
Silver Cornet band and''Bethany ' ' College
band will play alternate , numbers from the
lofty dome of the college uuUdlng. All that
labor and professional slllU'can do will com
bine to make this song feast n grand success.
Thousands from far un/jUncar are laying
their plans to avail themselves of the oppor
tunity afforded to be present at this very
rare occasion , for they know that those who
have this feast In chargq jiqver do anything
'n
only half way. ; ;
Are You Thtnfclilff
Of what you ought to takn.wlth you when
you go to the World's falrf Your outfit will
not bo complete without a bottle of Cham-
cerium's Colic , Cholera' nnd Diarrhoea
Kemedy. The change of water and diet , fa
tigue and irregular habits' during your trip
are almost certain to produce diarrhoea , and
a dose or two of this remedy may save you
serious sickness aud perhaps much expense.
Procure it before leaving homo.
George Llrotto and Mrs. Uzotto , the lat
ter a niece oft Justice Huriau , have been tII
a wedding tour ever since their marriage , IIy
June. 161)1. ) They llko the life , and say they
may continue It as long as they live. Thus
far they have traveled57,000 miles , and have
visited almost every town of any size In
North America ,
i
There are three things worth saving-
Time , Trouble and money and Do Witt's
Llttlo Early Ulsers will save them /or you.
These little pills will save you tlinr , as they
act promptly. They will save you trouble as
they cause no pain. They will save , you
money aa they economize doctor's bills.
MONDAY LEARN MONDAY
AT AT
® j@BZ
S > LX < ? < 36tfy !
TO SPEND YOUR , MONEY
Our Voting Contest *
D. W. TILIjOTSON. "
Jiotftfr Cfirr/of.
LEADS THIS WEEK.
Silk Mitts Special snlo for Mon
day nt lOc. " 5c , 3oo , 60c , Too nnd 31
nor pair. Wo lend the dny with
Itoynicr colobnitod Kid gloves at
Sl.CO , $1.75 , 32.00 , 3Si25 and $2.60.
1. D.V. . TUlotson , o
2. llov. T. J. Mackcy , m
3. Uoso Brndy , t
4. 11. C. Davis , c
5. Alfred Clark , c
0. May Hopnn , t
7. Rov. S. M. Franklin , in
8. Anna Fees , t
0. Rov. P. Crnno , m
10. Rov. J. P. D. Loyd , m
11. Edw Hampshire , f
12. M. ColToy. o
13. Miss E. A. Alexander , t
14. Miss M. Lohmor. t
15. Mr. Anderson , o
10. Juliu Nowcomb. t
Men's Furnishings
One case of French Balbriggan -
briggan , such as you pay
$ i for , Monday price
50c.
17. Ada Uoppor , t
18. P. J. Corcoran , c
19. Rov. S. W. 13utlor , m
20. J. Cook , o
21. Rov. J. Williams , m
22. Thomas Croft , o
23. Rov. Turkic , m
24. J. R Stein , o
25. llov. W. P. IlclUng , m
20. P. F. Hanson , c
27. Rov. T. E. Cramblott , m
28. Father McCarthy , m
20. Cluru Elder , t
80. J. Woodruff , c
31. Mary Alter , t
32. Rov. Murray , m
Ladies' fine gauze combi
nation suits with fancy
yokes at special prices for
Monday , both in lisle thread
and all silk.
33. H. C. Gunner , c
34. Rev. Pasko , in
35. Rev. Duryoa , m
30. Dean Gardner , ra
37. T. Jorgensen , c
38. J. Stone , o
39. M. C. Tracy , C
40. E. L. Hoag , o
41. Miss L. M. Brunnor , t
42. Rov. C. N. Dawson , m
43. Miss A. Witmtxn , t
44. Charles Nelson , c
46. William Owens , o
40. Rov. W. E. b'irnbaU , m
47. C. Rose , c
48. H. H. Reed , c
49. Rev , S. M. Ware , m
CO. Ed Bowles , c
Are you going en a trip ?
If soyou may need a travelingbag
or vahso , of which wo have a beau
tiful line , all grades and sizes , and
at prices that are tempting. Call
and examine our stock before buy
ing.
Shoe Dep't
We carry the best and
latest styles and give you
better value for your money
than any regular shoe store
can do.
Laces
One moro gala week of lace trado.
Our lace department is replete with
all the novelties in cotton , linen
and silk lace and drapery nets ; all
now goods and at remarkably low
prices.
TUB T.ITTLZ ,11131 Onj.Hl.
Margaret E Songster in Harper' * Bazar.
Nobody sits In the little arm chair ;
ItHtiuid.s In till ) corner dim ,
But u wlilte-balrcd mother pczlug there ,
And yearningly thinking of him ,
Sees through the dusk ot the long ago
The bloom of her boy's swnet face ,
As bo rocks so merrily to and fro.
With a laugh that cheers the place.
Sometimes ho holds a bonk In Ills bund ,
Sninutliucs a pencil and slate ,
And the lesson is hard to understand.
And the llRureshurd to iiiuto ;
But she buoa the nod of bis father'- ! head ,
So proud of the little sou ,
And abe lio.ira the word so often said ,
"No four for our llttlo onu. "
They were wonderful clnya , the dear sweet
( lays ,
When a child with Hunny hair
Wus hors to weld , to kiss and to praise
'At iior.kneo in the llttlo chiilr.
Slio'lost liliii back In the busy years ,
When thu croat world cuuglii the man ,
And his Btrodo away past hope.i and fcara
To his place la the outtlu' * vim.
Dut now and then In a wistful dream ,
Llko a olcturu out of date ,
Hho seua a heud with n Kohlen gleam
Unit ovrr u pencil and Kluto.
And she llvrs again the happy dny ,
The day ot her young life's spring ,
When the small arm chulr stood just In the
way.
The cunter.of everything.
IMVIKTIES.
San Francisco Examiner : A married
woman whose lover was abou * , to reform by
the way of Ogdcn and Omaha procured a
pistol and shot him dead ,
"Why did you do that , madam ] " inquired
a policeman , sauntering by ,
"Because , " replied the married woman ,
"ho was a wicked man and had purchased a
ticket to Chicago. "
"My Bister , " aald an adjacent man of God ,
solemnly , "you cannot stop the wicked from
going to Chicago by killing thorn. "
St. Paul Qlobe : A gambler went to morn
ing services at one of the prominent churches
of Minnesota a few Sundays ago , und as a
deacon passed the basket to him for contri
bution he bunded out a poker chip , whisper
ing to the deacon'that ft was worth 150 and
would be cashed at a certain place. "All
right , " said the deacon , "we'll convert it to
the aervice of the Lord. "
4r
Eastern Churchman WelL t must say I
am suprlsed to hear that you don't like Rev.
Dr. Boanerges. Here in the east ho has
always been considered u very sound man.
Western CUurchruau That's Just the
troublu ; he la all sound ,
Learn where you can
supply your wants most
Satisfactorily
and Economically
Our Great
May . Sale
A lesson in economy teach
ing ladies who live and
shop in Omaha that they
can find here at all times
the best of everything at
our Money-Saving Prices.
That we have and sell what
we advertise. That here ,
as nowhere else , you can
find what you want and
Save
Monnoy
Dress Goods.
\Vo have gone through our dross goods
stooit. pruning knife In hnnd. Wu have
decided to oloso out all broken lots of
spring dress goods , and hero la your op *
portunlty.
They are divided Into 5 Lots , and go
on sale Monday ,
If you are golnz to need a drosa
within U mouths bo sure and attend this
sale ,
Lot I embraces tlio balance of our
sprliiR ' ohovloti ami .iultlna of all wool
and ! i > eel goods which have boon sell-
nt25e.Tjc \ nnd fiOc. We bunch thorn all
for : this sale at
19C.
Lot 2 embraces some choice all wool
Bcotoli I oliovloti und fancy mixture
which nro reduced to half prices and sin
gle < dross patterns. We wish toclosotbcm
outnuiokly ] , and luivo cut them fromV.n )
and il.uo to
5Oc.
Lot 3 embraces some very choice cN
feoU In high made go6cln In spring oolor-
Inpa and novelties , a pattern or two of a
Htylo. not a thing marked less than $ l.tTi !
To oloso them out ,
75c.
Lot 4 3j pieces of Assorted goods In
jacquard effect ? , plaids , vcgouroiiv
mixtures , orupons nnd novelties , goods
that sold for 11.50 and 11.73 , To close
thorn out. *
91.OO.
Lot 5 15 pieces of elegant spring qult-
Ings In silK and worsted effects iind neat
plaids , n fabric laut brings fci.OO. Price
tooloho for this sale ,
$1.25.
Wo ask our friends y > rqmo m
ber these vajuoa and take ad
vantage of mem.
Silks.
China and Japan hnvo poured their
treasures ot flno silks Into our store at
prices that cannot ( all to pluuso and
colorings and designs that are very new
and desirable at this season. Visit our
silk counter and unconvinced , Wo would
llko to show you our wonderful H'oild'3
Fair Waterproof bllKs. They are guaran
teed not to show rain spots. Monday wo
will put on sale wath stilts at popular
prices. Wo have about a hundred de
signs to select from.
Ladies' Jackets
and Capes ,
No stagnant spots In that great collec
tion.
tion.When
When a garment begins to lese stop It
cots a prloo wlnclc that sets It jumping.
Tlio cloak man doesn't often wait
for a sort to lag ; he swings the blue pen
cil very much as a good driver tbo
whip and off they go.
That Is what our oloalc man has done
for.Mondny ,
Ladles' jackets , with and without the
butterfly capos , all wool materials and
In the newest styles and shapes ,
13.00 jacliot , actually worth
I7..VJ ; aaket , actually worth 110.00.
tu.ua. aoket , actually worth II5.WI.
moo. aoket , uotually worth SliJ.W ,
S1R.OO aokot , uotually worth lil.OO.
Backet , aotnully worth VKIOO.
K 00 capos , actually worth 18 00.
910.00 capes , uotually worth URDU ,
(15.00 COUCH , actually worth ttW.00.
1/aalen' Eton and blaror suits , material
all wool serf e. In navys , blades , browns ,
greeus and mixed goods ,
For I7.M. lull actually worth f 1000 ,
Kor Diuo , suit uotually worth (12.00.
For S10.00 , suit actually worth tliDU
l.'or ll\00. butt actually worth IJO.OO.
I'or 135,00 , mil actually worth (3 .00.
Have you voted ? You can vote with
every purchase ot 23c. Bend your favor
ite on a free trip to the World's fair at
our expense.
"G000SS
16th and Farmin.
Our Voting Contest.
Rov. T. J. MACKEY ,
ttcofor All SfifnfA IJ ; > f et > j > nI
Socomf *
Kid Gloves
Special Solo
' 8-hook Gloves , 97c.
51. Chnrlcs Blootn , p
T 2. Miss N. Powers , t
53. Rov. R. Whcolor , m
51. G. IClolTnor , o
65. Miss Streor , t
Ctl Father .Innott , m
57. Mr. Dritinmy , p
58. Miss R M. llnrtman , t
51) . N. A. Lundbory , o
00. Rev. P. Mnthows , tu
01. Jnmos Clnrk , o
02. Kd Fisher , o
03. Rov. R Tester , m
04. Nora Lemon , t
Oo. Kato Hunger ford , t
00. J. W. Muhor , o
Muslin Underwear
The grnndcst snlo of these goods
| over hold in OiniUui now going on
in our underwear department. As
I you : nro out for u wnllc BOO the mng-
i nillcont tllsulny ntid pricey In our
10th street window.
G" . .T. Dailcy , f
( a II. C. Coolc , p
09. Rov. J. W. Wilson , in
70. P. F. Harvey , p
71. Bishop Worlhinjrton , m
72. Ed Kelly , e
73. Rov. II. Sharply , m
74. Rov. J. T. Ross , m
76. Miss O. Tool , t
70. Ilattlo Crane , t
77. T. W. ScholliiiRlon , a
78. .T. Mlcliuolson , C
79. Ajrnos McDonald , t
SO. Rov. Savnjjo. m
81. Charles Bird , f
82. Ella Thorngato , t
At 49c
A lot of Strausky atool wear , just
received , in tea und coiToo pots ,
wash pans , milk pans , kettles , etc. ,
etc. A saving of 15 to 30 cents ou
each article.
83. Rov. D. 1C. Tindal , m
84. Ohas. Romillard , 6
85. Miss B. Burkott , t
80. Miss 13. Carney , t
87. J. M. Stafford , o
88. Miss G. Gurrotl. t
85. Miss F. Buttorflold , t
90. Rov. .T. Gordon , m
01. Alice Fawcott , t
92. Rev. Father FitzpatrioU , m
93. Emma Whituioro , t
94. Miss S P. Pitman , t
95. Rov. Dotwoilor. m
! ) < ! . Rev. T. .T. Hlllnmn , m
97. Chief Galllgan.T
98. Miss A. Hanson , t
99. Anna With row , t
' 100. Rov. Tredon , ra
Boys' Black Sateen
Waists , the regular 500
quality , for Monday
38c.
Boys' Suits
About 100 boys' suits that have
have boon selling for frotn 87/00 to
$10.00. only two or three of a kind ;
price for Monday ,
$5.00.
Basement A 60-cont sale of
Japanese novelties. Wo have hun
dreds of plates , cups nnd saucers ,
vases , bonbons , salads , trayd ,
bowlos , crumb brushes nnd trays ,
etc. , etc. ; not an article but that
would bo cheap at 76 cents , and
eomo that are worth $1.25 each.
I
New Woolens , just in.
STYLE , SECOND
KIT.
NONE.
THE
AMERICAN
TAILORS
Faxton Hotel Ilulldlnz.
Farnam St , Omaha ,
Snap.
YEU. WK MAKE
TIIKMEVKKY DAY
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