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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1893)
CO-OPERATIVE HOME BUILDING A Oitj'i Proud Pie-EminoncB Largely Gained bj That Means. THE PRINCIPLE .AMD THE APPLICATION in Ktlinnttlre In-inlrr Jut" n Aiiorlntlnti * Intlltnlurt tir Curmnnrr of llm Work of the N . State A late publication descriptive of the city of Phllnilcl t > hla contains an Instructive chap ter on co-bpcrntlvo homo building from the ppn of Mr. Add Uon 11. Burk , assistant man- nglng editor of the Public ledger. Mr. Burn lias made n Jlfo study of building and loan associations , and has been Idi-ntlfiod with them almost ilnco their inception , and is therefore qualified to trace their history nnd development and their Influence In roarIng - Ing the "City of Homos. " In the opinion of Mr. Burk. building and loan associations wore not the creators of the movement which makes Philadelphia pre-eminent as the city of homes. That movement hud 111 Inception nearly n. century ago In a system of ground rent. It was practically a sale In fee simple , the former owner reserving to himself n rent out of the property amounting to 0 per cent on the nssumud value of the lot. All Increase of value which the growth of the city or thejr own labor put upon their prop erty went to thorn. The general plan or Philadelphia dwelling houses is also duo to the fact that , being built to n great extent by people of small moans , they were made at first no larger than noecsf Ity required and were gradually oxtundcd as Iho moans of the owner por- mlltod , nnd as the size of the family In- crcassd. The distinctive feature of Phila delphia duelling for persons of small moans is that , whether largo or small , it Is well lighted , well nlret' ' , nnd admits of a decent living. Kvory room In the house receives light nnd air from windows opening on the street or cm the yard , every room ex cept perhaps the kitchen , is entirely sep arate from all others ; that is to say , the oc cupants may pass by entry wnys direct to the stieot from any room in the house with out passing through other rooms. Each house Is albo provided with a. yard or par- den , nnd those grouped together In the cen ter of n block , form n larco open space com mon to all the houses above the six feet fence line , while each yard Is , nevertheless , the exclusive adjunct < o the house to which it is attached. 'J he greater portion of the dwellings are also provided with bathrooms , supplied from the city works. The plan dovoloiu.nl by experience , nnd not tno work of any onn architect , Is so good and compact that on hits fourteen nnd llf teen foot front by fifty feet deep comfortable dwellings with Ml square foot of yard space , and con taining from six to eight rooms , are erccieu ana supplied with the essential conveniences of the best modern dwelling. As a rule , however , the lots nro sixteen to eighteen feet in froutago and from sixty to 100 feet In depth. A ColJKcnlnl Soil , The great bulk of Philadelphia dwelling houses range In value , including lot , from $1,000 to sy.OOO. There are , of course , a largo number ranging in value from $5,000 to $75,000 , and Tor the latter sum n house can < bo bought llttcd for the homo of n well-to-do merchant. When building societies wore in troduced in Philadelphia fifty years ago they simply found a congenial soil , and flourished on that account. They did not create , though they have atimulatod the do- niro for the ownership of houses , and at a time when the Sales of lots on ground rent were loss common than formerly , they pro vided n ready moan * tor poor people to ob tain homes of their own. It Is an old story that the term building society is a misnomer , nnd tliat Philadelphia building societies nro really co-oneratlvo saving funds and loan associations. The system In the simpler forms may bo made plain In this iway : One hundred men , each ublo to save ono dollar u month , in order to strengthen each other In their -purpose to save , to put their money to gether at flxoit periods and lock It up in a strong box until each shall have accumu lated $200. It U easy enough to see that if each man is prompt in his onyments the strong box will bo ready to bo opened for a dividend of the savings at the onu of 200 months. . If each mouthy p.iymcnt stands for n share of stock , then each share will bo worth $200 at the end of " 00 months. Thu K smico of Co-Oiurntlon. | But wo will suppose that in soon as tti Agreement bus been entered into , by which 100 men came together monthly nnd put $1 cncth into a common fund , ono of the mem bers suggests that instead of allowing the money to Ho Idle in a box they had bolter put it out at Interest as they gather It each month , putting the securities for its return into the box , and the interest also r.s fust as earned. At u glance the members sco that , by acting on this suggestion , they will accumulate the $200 on each share in less than 200 months , perhaps In ISO months , when they will have paid only $180 each. The suggestion is adopted , and now wo have a purely co-operative savings fund , with only one distinguishing feature , and that ono of great value the savings are compulsory and mudo at stated periods The member docs not lay aside In this fund his spare cash us humor to save prompts him , but enters into a.i obllcation to pay BO much per month. Now you have In this scheme as thus far developed the essential feature of our so-called building and loan associa tions. The other branches in which they engage , although they glvo character nnd mime to the societies , are really incidental to ono grand purpose , that of saving money by co-operation and by compulsory payment into the treasury. Hnlety of Invritmenti. The first problem that presents Itself to the directors Is how to use the money col lected the first month. The purpose of the society will bo destroyed if the money is not safely Invested. Shall It bo put in govern ment bonds atalowratoof Interest or in vested in bonds and mortgages , with real es tate security , at u high rate ? If the latter course Is adopted to whom shall it bo loaned ] John Smith , who Is not n member of the so ciety , desires to borrow , but so also docs Peter Brown , who Is a member , if the so- cloty should lend to Peter Drown it will have security additional to that represented by his bond and mortgage In his stock growing in value month by mouth. To got this ad ditional security for all the money it lends , nnd at the same time to secure a higher rate of Interest for his money than could bo obtained from gov ernment bonds , the society determines to lend only to its members. Now it appeals that other members besides Peter Brown wan. to borrow the first month's collections. How shall It bo decided hot ween them , Ob viously the fairest plan is to lot them bid ono against the other , and lend It to the man who \\Illlng to glvo the highest premium over and above the fixed or legal rate of In terest , This course , is adopted , nnd the society finds Itself In possession of two sources of profit , interest on louns to its own inembuiu and pionnums for thu prior use of money collected , It Is manifest now that In stead uf requiring .200 or ISO months in which to accumulate in a strong box enough money nnd securities to dlvldu f200 per share it will only take say 100 months. 1'urpuiu uf Finn. In the course of time , some ono of the member * fulls to pay his instalment. If this hould bo permitted it is manifest that the incmbur withholding his deposit and depriv ing the noclety of Us use will , in the end , hnyo tin advantage over his follow members. To check this a line is imposed when Instal ments are delayed , o that the 11 no may crvo as a penalty as well us reimburse the society for the loss of the use ot the money. Another member finds that ho cannot keep up his payments , or ho desires to move to another part of the country , To accommo date him the society agrees to open the strong box before the apj > oiiitod time , give him what ho has paid in , with some portion of the profit already and cancel his stock. Now it is seen that there are , besides inter est , three sources of profit , namely : Pre mium * arising from competition for the loans , penalties for nonpayment ot dues , nd a portion of the profits withhold from members who fall to remain lu the associa tion , and whoso stock ls caucelod. Aud so lhe features of R Philadelphia building so- \ cloty nrc developed. At lust , nomotrherfl between tne tenth nnd eleventh .vears , when from $120 to $133 hixvo boon paid In on each share , the strong box lit found to contain securities or money nfflcicnl to divide to nil the shares of tno borrowers and nonborrowers. $200 each. The lime has como for the society to bo "wound up , " technically speaking. Each holder of nn unborrowrd or frco shnrogcts MOO In cash. JCach borrower Is entitled to t2t)0. ) but ho owes $2x ( ) . for which the society holds his bond and-mortgage , so the Recount Is squared by the cancellation of the mor-t pngo. The society thus described Is n single series society. Stock U now Issued in series , but the principle remains the same. The series nro treated as partners with Interest In n business common to all proportioned to their Investments , and the times for which the investments have boon mado. I/OTrrrliig the Internal llntr. For many years building societies of Phil adelphia had no rompotltors In loaning money for the purchase of houses. As money bccnmn cheaper capitalists began to compote pete , nnd nt the present day ono can borrow from Individuals mCnoy on installment mort- giiuos so framed that the renditions nnd re- suits to the borrower nro substantially the same as though ho had become tv-mcmbcr of nnd borrowed from n budding society. This condition will only last , however , us long an money Is cheap. A capitalist will not lend on such favorable terms unless forced to dose so by the market conditions. Complete statistics respecting bulldlna so- ctottcs me not attainable. It Is Known , how ever , thai Pennsylvania contains nt least 1,400 societies , an J that about 450 have their ofticcs in Philadelphia. If they have nn av erage of 1,000 shares and 200 members each , and the shares of stock tinvonn average value of $90 , Hum Iho 1,400 societies hnvo''SO,000 members iirnl * 120.000lXOof assets. Mr. Hurk concludes that Philadelphia bus nt all times fully f 10,000,000 Invested in uulldlnR socie ties , and thai Iho members put away nearly $ . 1,000.0(10 ( annually In those compulsory sav ings funds. Nearly all of these savings nro ultimately Invested In little homos and that Is why the builders of Philadelphia erect many thousands of small houses every year. Collecting Statistics. The absence of accurate Information re garding the arowth and present condition of building nnd'loan associations Is n source of general rcgrot. Thomarvelous development of this phnsoof co-operative effort has , in various states , received the attention of the law makers , and departments have been created to supervise and restrict their oper ations. In those states statistics have been collected , but the number Is limited and thoroforti form only a part of the whole. The long-felt want will bo supplied presently. Pursuant to nn act , of congress directing the department of labor to collect and diffuse in formation relating to the moans of promot ing the material , social , intellectual nnd moral prosperity of the people. It has under taken an exhaustive Inquiry Into the opera tions of building and loan associations In view of Iho important part which their net surplus of over 5000,000,000 plays in the finan cial operations of the country outside of banks and clearing houses. This Important work has been under way for a year or moro , nnd probably another year will bo consumed in securing and compiling the necessary In formation for a complete report on this branch of co-operation. An lixhauitlvn Inquiry. Mr. Frank J. Sheridan , special agent of the department , will conduct the Inquiry In Nebraska. Ho has given Omaha asssocla- tlons considerable attention during the past week , and will visit Lincoln and several other cities In quest of statistics. The raugo of Inquiry outlines by the de partment is extensive , embracing several Important features neglected by stuto de- parlmcnls. It will cover Iho various ays- lems lu vogue , both local and national , thn total business of each , number ot shares issued , number in force , iheir aggregate value , plan ot distribution of profits , loans made , number of loans refunded and the rate of interest nnd premium. Particular attention is directed to determining whether the majority of shareholders nro of Ihe wage-earning classes , by Inquiry Into the occupations of shareholders. The inquiry will also deinrmlno what per cent of loans arc made for the erection of now homes , una whether the clalms of associations as homebuilders builders is well founded. The importanca of Iho work undertaken by the national government is appreciated by all association men , nud Mr. Sheridan may bo assured in advance of the cheerful assistance ot secretaries in Nebraska. It will bo remembered Mr. Carroll D. Wright , chief of thu department , gave an outline of- the Investigation in an adaress at the World's fair congress last June. With In complete returns then nt hand he estimated there were 0.800 associations in the country at the close of 1892 , with 1,055.450 share holders and net ussots amounting to $495- 928,405. When complete returns are in the totals will bo largely increased. For in stance , in the estimate Air. Wright credits Nebraska with 47 associations. It should bo 77. The Tjoncuo Convention. Following is the call for the second annual convention of the Nebraska State League of Local Loan and Building Associations : The second annual convention of the Ne braska State League of Local Loan and Building Associations will bo held nt Lin coln , Neb. , Tuesday , December 12,1893. Each association is entitled to two dele gates. It is desirable that delegates ba chosen as early us practicable , and that you notify the secretary of the league of your action. The true worth of nn organization is best ascertained by an examination of Us record. The staio lenguo was formally oruanlzcd In September , 18U2 , for the purpose of drawing together in bonds of unity legitimate co operative associations , to secure a bettor en forcement of the stale law , and to check the operations of fraudulent , corporations masquerading as "building and loan associa tions. " To tbcso ends the executive oflluors bent their energies , and were instrumental in accomplishing Iho following boulllceut re- suits. I. The refusal of the State Banking Board to grant certificates to foreign associations to do business in Nebraska. ii. Defeat of the bill to repeal the home stead act of 1873 , introduced in the legisla ture by Interested nationals. II. Protest of the league against the con stitution and by-laws of an Omaha national approved by the State Banking Board , and amendments ordered. 4. Protest of the leuguo against the con stitution and by-laws of u Lincoln national , approved In part by the State Banking Board , and amendments ordered. The first of these results constitutes in Itself - self a triumph for legitimate co-oporallon. By its decision the Stuto Banking Board es tablished a precedent of grout value and gave substantial effect to the letter and spirit of the building association law. An attempt to smuggle through Iho legislature n repeal bill was promptly mot and defeated. Two now associations sought charters au thorizing them to operate nn the national plan. The league contested the applications successfully , forcing both to reconstruct their constitutions and by-laws in conlorm- Ity with law. The experience of the year emphasizes Ihe tact thai persistent watchfulness and united effort are necessary It wo maintain our van- tugo ground , The opponents of honest co operation are active , persuasive and un scrupulous. Possessing ample means , they are able to command the services of experi enced agents and keep them constantly on guard , tiollug every move and ever ready lo lake advantage of oniulal favor or neglect. Their actlvily will bo of little avail , however - over , If all locals in thostoto co-operato with the leaguo. To place the bunion on the shoulders of a few and usk them to boar the brunt of tt.o battle and the expense Is mani festly unjust and selfish. Kvory association shares directly In the benefits uud ought to eo-oporato In the work. What can bo accom plished by sixty associations acting in unison may bo measured by the worn performed by one-third of that number during the year. Uesulta outwelch a ream of argument. The league submits thu record and Invites the thoughtful consideration ot directors , especially the officers of associations not members of the league , confident- that they will realize the udvantages of union and Join in making the league the bulwark of honesl co-operation. Associations not members of the league are invited to appoint delegates to the con veution. Questions of general interest to local associations will bo dlsuussud and im portant papers road. Delegates will meet at tbo Lincoln hole at U > o'clock a. in. THOMAS J , FITZMOKHIS , O. W. BIIIINIXOKU , President. Secretary , Grand Inland , Neb. "DiWUt's Witch iiazoi Salvo curcslburns. BURNED WHILE HELPLESS Mis Oron. Dies Because Sha Discovered Burg lars in Hot Boom. FRIGHTFUL FATE OF AN ILLINOIS WOMAN Two llurglari. After Heating Her Into tn- lenillillltr , Set lire to the llouio and Try to lincapo One ( Shot , the Other free. CHICAGO , Nov. 4. At nn early hour this morning ono of two burglars who entered the house of Franx D. Wheeler at Wllmotto , near this city , was killed , tlio house was flred , and Mrs. Cron , the mother-in-law of the householder , nfter having been beaten by the robbers , was burned to death. Mr. Wheeler was awakened by a nolso In the house , and securing two revolvers , began an Investigation. Upon entering the upper Unit Iio saw a light In Mrs. Cron'H room and a pile of plunder before her door. Starting toward the door , ho saw his mothor-ln-law lying on the lloor , her face and nead covered with bloud , and before ho could enter a man rushed from the room and past him down the stairs. Mr. Wheeler opened flro. At the first shot the burglar stumbled1 , and as Hvo moro bullets followed in rapid succes sion , ho foil unconscious in the lower hallway. At that moment another man , alarmed by his comrade's fate , broke from the hall and started across the adjacent pralrlo with Wheeler in hot pursuit. After emptying his remaining revolver and losing sight of his man , Mr.heelcr returned and found his house ablaze , probably llred by the burglars to cover the ovldonco of their crime. Help was called , hut it was too late to save Mrs. Crou , who was dead when taken from the house , her head and limbs having been burned away. The flro was extinguished before - fore the building was consumed. The Injured burglar , with six bullets in his body , was removed to Evunston , but died on the way. Ho was well drcssod , about 25 years of age , and had the appearance of having been u clerk or professional man. In his pocket was found an expensively bound testament upon the fly loaf of which was written "Paul F. Logan , 833 Fremont street , Loulsvlllo , Ky. , " and "From Mother to Paul. " The search of the police has as yet failed to locate the burglar who escaped. Nothing else to indicate the doaa burglar's identity could bo found and u description of his comrade is lacking. The body will beheld hold at the Evunslon morgue until the coroner ner disposes of the caso. A deputy coroner reached Kvanston this morning and made arrangements to hold on Inquest. Mrs. Cron's ' body was taken to the same morgue and an Inquest on both will bo hold at once , The raid had been well planned. Tne ourgiars wore laminar wiin mu uauita ui the housohold. Mrs. Cron was known to be wealthy. During the recent panlo in Denver she withdrew 4,000 from a bank In that city and kept it for seine time in the house at Wilmetto. It was deposited in a Chicago vault , and had the raid been successful , the burglars would have been disappointed in their plunder. Mr. Wheeler's statement , given this after noon , is that tbrco burglars instead of two. as first J reported , reentered - entered the house. When he saw the In truders two wore carrying a trunk down stairs , having left Mrs. Cron's room. While 4ho shots were being fired a third man ran from cover and joined his comrade in fight. Airs , Cron was 75 years old and a native of Canada. She had made her homo with Mr. and Mrs , Wheeler for some time months. She was quite wealthy and wore costly jewelry. Last night it lay in her room. On the body of the dead burglar were found several rings and pins taken from the dsad woman's room. XlUllT IIMZ-If Grata Merchant niul IIU Clerk Held Op In the Suburbs of St. t < ouli. ST. Louis , Nov. 4. An early morning battle with highwaymen near the southern end of this city resulted in the serious , possibly fatal , wounding of two men , one on each sido. sido.As As John Bobbing , a well known grain mer chant , with his clerk , John Borhars , was returning from the city to .his home south of Carondolet , ho was halted by throe highwaymen , who enforced their demands for money with pistols. Bob blng and Borhart refused to ctlvo up , whereupon - upon the latter and the robbers Indulged In a battle , in the course of which Bobbing was unarmed and recolved three bullets in his body. Two of the wounds are serious , possi bly fatal. Ono of.tho highwaymen was so seriously wounded that ho had to bo carried away by his companions , all three escaping. They secured no money. VfiLLVKY I.VVKKI' . HBiiteiicetl to' He llttngrd for Jlunlorlns IIU Nearest Itelutivei. BuoCKVit.LB , Out. , Nov. 4. Charles Lurkoy , who has been on trial hero for Bomo time charged with triple murder , was last evening found guilty and sentenced to bo hanged December 14. On October 8 , ono ' year ago , Luckoy's father , sister and stop- nether were murdered at Now Bliss , twenty miles north of this town , and their farm- touse was sot on tire to conceal the crlmo. Young Luckoy was arrested on suspicion , laving admitted that ho had a grudge against hU stepmother. Ho maintains his nnocouco , however. A COMRADE. lUllaiu In n Diirnlleci Train Get After the Crew with Kiitrm. SPRINGFIELD , O. , Nov. 4. Near St. Paris , O , , eighteen miles north ol this city , a work train loaded with Italians was derailed last night by ono car breaking down. Ono Italian was killed and 17 injured , two or thrco of them fatally. After the wreck the Italians drove the truin crow away with knives. The Injured have been brought here and are now in the city hospital. TO NKH ruitK. Actor Curtli He-ported tu Have Fled from Cullfurnlu fn UUtfUUe. CIIICAOO , Nov. 4. Heports received from Denver say that M. B. Curtis , the aotor , who recently disappeared from his ranch In Cali fornia Is Hying toward Now York as fast as steam can carry him. It Is reported that ho loft Sun Francisco Wednesday afternoon disguised until ho should cross the Califor nia state lino. 11 Is further reported that ho passed through Colorado Springs and should have reached the Missouri nvor this morn ing over the Itock Island. > Confrmeit to n Flencll.li Crime. CniTTAKOooA , Nov. 4 , George ICoonedy , one of the white nion arrested on suspicion of murderlug Night Operator Lowry at SheUuuAind , Totin. , a few days ago , lias con fessed to the crime. Ho says he and hi * cousin , John Kennedy , who Is also under atrost , went to thu depot ou several oc casions to hold up tuo operator and rob the station , but they could not gain an en- trance. Finally John shot the sleeping operator through u window ana they both qr.uvled into the room , robbed the place and loft. It was tins most fiendish murder ever committed in this section and the feeling against the prisoners is intense. F u at the Oily Hull. ANTONIO , Tex. , Nov. 4. Soventy-flve unemployed men arrived hero from Call fornla by a Southern Paelllo freight train , 54.OO ABOUT THAT LITTLE Ckonillc : Chenille PORTIERES PORTIERES ' $27.50 CHENILLE PORTIERES Fires are of two kinds good ones Velour Curtains and bad ones , The one -which broke out NovV $6.5O. IVTonday morning on 4th floor , came For $12.SO near being a very bad one , Fortunately it EVERY JRAJR was put out in time to save the building. All $3O.OO OF It therefore was one of the good kind , CURTAINS . because it left some goods which are WILL BE SOLD LRGEGURTRINS practically intact and will afford buyers BEGABDLESS OF COST. an excellent opportunity to get some ex For $15.00 ceptional bargains. $12.OO A Flno Asiortmont of The fire was in the curtain and up LACE CURTAINS holstery departments. Come Monday Upholstery Goods , Now $7.OO. ' and secure first pick of chenille portieres Nottingham lace , Brussels , Irish point Very salable. Will bo sold wiiydown curtains , draperies , curtain loops , fringes ALL CURTAIN A LOT OF at such prices as make it impossible for Loops and Fringes you-to resist buying. We are going to LOO Silk Curtains -AT A make a clean sweep of it and let tlie SMALL FRACTION OF COST , public have the goods. Fet $25.00. All perfect. REMEMBER , we received liberal $18. OO treatment from the insurance com ALL ODD CURTAINS panies and can afford , to let the public WIM. UK SOU ) PKOlt Chenille Curtains have the benefit. We quote a few sam 50c to $1.0O Each , Now $7.50. * ple bargains. all the Quo ones. Come early , as scores of buyers have A FEW been in during the past week asking to Silk Yelour Curtains have goods laid aside. jLace CUrtalqs Thnl were 8150.00 , will bo sold Go for 1G. & For $50.OO We'll be ready Monday. There are many other bargains awaiting you on our 4th floor. Come and see them. ' , $8.00 $16.50 PORTIERES SilkChenillo , The Morse Dry Goods Co VELOUR CURTAINS 0 Jhl t oi II < 16th and Farnam Sts. u , ( the crow' being iJiablo to prevent their passage. They marched to the city hall , where they , . were Tort , by the city marshal. "A Night at the Circus , " with Jolly Nellie McHonry , whom everybody knows nnd ad mires , ns Mllo. Elcctra , tno dashing circus rider , and Mllo. Madolaine Milan , a demure ittlo Quakeress , twin sisters , will bogln a three nights engagement at Boyd's this ( Sunday ) evening. Nojv music , now special ties and an all round clover company is promised. For Miss McHenry personally no recommendation is needed. All know her ns the brightest , cleverest , jplllost soubrctte now before the American public. The novelty of "A Mght at the Circus" U the last act , which represents the dressing tent of The Groac to portal circus , with a view of the ring and the audience at the back. In this act Miss McHenry appears as the queen of the arena , in full circus rider's costume , on the back ot a beautiful white horse. Since the company was soon hero a year ago last July It has- practically boon recon structed , nnd now Miss MoHonry Is nblo to present the ablest company with which she hus over been [ dentlliod. The engagement is for three nights. Charles A. Gardner , the versatile Gorman dialect comedian , who is familiarly known the country over ns the sweet singer , will appear at the Fifteenth Street theater this afternoon and evening , opcming a four nights engagement , in a now play entitled "Tho Prize Winner. " Dr. E. A. Wood nnd James H. Garoy nro the authors of the work , which Is n comedy-drama. The scone is laid ut Hallo , near InnsorucK , in the Austrian Tyrol. Time , the present. In the character ot Karl Wu tner , Mr. Gardner has ample Bcopo to display his varied talents , nnd ho has seven new SOUKS , Including "Tho Tur ner's- Triumph , "Wund Drill , " "If My " "The ' "Tho Heart Could Speak , Butterfly,1' Flower Girl , " nnd "Tho Wedding Bells. " The inuslo Is by Gustavo H. Kline , the author of "The Lllno. " "Tho 1'rizo Winner'1 is pronounced by com petent critics to bo Mr. Gardner's most suc cessful venture. The characters of the play nro all strong , und' the situations nro natural possibilities nnd intensely interest ing , and in several Instances startling , while the comedy running throuoh the work is Buflicicntl.v strong to affect the paihotlo scones and keep the spectators thoroughly amused. A Tyrolean sextette of fine singers will warble SOURS ( .Of tlio Tyrol In the progress of the performance. The wonderful JvbrsiHtlty nnd penlus of Felix Morris , 'Hrho ' has achieved dis tinction among tlio world's players us being Inimitable , will , lu , , tie | program laid down for his enpiiKcment'.hero. beginning Thursday - day night , add iinnomnco to tno season's amusement of wiilcldNvo may bo proud. There seems no .limit to this actor's vor- sallllty. Ho hns Ijpen seen in a number of characterizations in 'onn ' evening , nnd so thoroughly becoinos ytho character retire- sented the nctor Is entirely lost , and will ho demonstrated ! ri the delightful plays to bo given , Mr. MorrlhVwill bo seen in seven different charautorfttfipud as many as throe at each performance , nil fcolntf totally l f { dissimilar. Thursday nlghtnand for the Saturday matinee , as the pld& impoverished French musician in "flio Old Musician , " Major do Boots in "The Majbr,11 followed ns Cousin Joe , n rustio Yorkshire lad , in Buckstono's little play of that name. Friday night Mr. Morris plays two characters iii'-Chumpagno" , Lord Cavendish , an Englishman , and a French count. which will bo followed with "Cousin Joe" , and tbo engagement \vllt close Saturday night with "Tho Vagabond , " Mr. Morris playlnir Jim. nu old vagabond , also Mr. Moses , a cockney Jew , in the comedy fnrco "Moses , " followed ngalu with "Cousin Joo. " The plays will oo staged with complotness of rare dutatl und the cast will introduce Mrs. Harriet Otis DelUmbauuh , Miss Florence Wood , Miss Jane Stuart Miss Joan Co.ve , Miss Sara Htaf- ord , Mrs Anna Coweli. Arthnr Byron , Kendall Weston , W , J. Constuntine Frank B. hatch , I lghton Baker , F. J Wiley etc Next Thursday evening Bosenns Bros1 I'll Pull Your Tooth We needed more room. Teeth. Filled We took more room. 50e Now the largest and-best up equipped denrtal offices in I " \ " " Qold Crowns and Bridge Work. DR. WITHERS , DR. WITH IRS , 4th Floor , Brown Block , , 16th and Douflii. the . 4th Floor , Drown Clock , , 16th and Douglas. city. Telephone 1775. Telephone 1770. ' DR. WITHERS Rooms 4OO-4O1-4O2-4O3 Brown Block. FOURTH FLOOR S. E. Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Sts. The Very Best Work at the Most Reasonable Prices. Are You NEW sofTEETH A Hollow Tooth Toothless ? TEETH HEW SET More room. $5.00 GOOD More dentists. GOODFIT FIT 16th and . More facilities. 'Tnonl hurt n bit. Dourlas. All work Dd WITHC Sf Telephone 1775 3tJi J'/oor , Jiroivn , . Dr. WITHERS . ilh Floor til-own Illook. , Illoolt. Guaranteed. lUlh and Douglas , mlnstrols will opoa a three-night engage ment at tbo Fifteenth Street theater. They > resent an entertainment not less brilliant , hnn that whlph has so frequently delighted ho metropolis with Its completeness. For ' oars they have enjoyed the enviablo'dls- inctlon of bomg among the best , and their lold ou public esteem and confidence was lover stronger that at the present tlino , duo tothocaro they have always successfully excrcisodju malting their entertainment as rollued as it is clover nnd aui using. "Wholesome fun" nnd "Tlio Hustler" have jccomo synonymous terms to the theater- jeer and the announcement of the early coming of this capital musical farce will bo rocolvod with genm-al Rratlllcation. All the Tunny comedians , pretty girls and Intorest- .ngnovultlcsof ttioseabon , together with n really clover vehicle for tholr'display , nro promised in "Tho Hustler , " and pust ox- > orienco toadies the play-pntmn that ho may depend upon the promise belli fulfilled. "Tho Ilustlor" camcs to the Boyd next vvoolc. ThoCarloton Opera Company , numbering forty people is booked to appear at tlio Fifteenth Street theater in the near future for u short season , appearing in a select repertoire of standard comic operas. Merit Will Toil. Cook's Imporlal Kxtra Dry Chimpacrno re- colved both medal and diploma from World's Columbian oxK | > sitlon , thq highest prize in the paver of ttio Judges to bestow. Thlulci the Tninifer lllegul. Nov. 4. Tlio deal to transfer tha Chesapeake & Ohio South western to the Ixmlsvlllo & Nashville and Illinois Central Is thought by able lawyers to bo unconsti tutional. The Chesapeake- & Ohio South western and I/uisvillo & Nashville are both chartered under the laws of the state of Kentucky , which forbid amalgamation of rlyal roads. Time Ho \ > a Art-ruled. CHICAGO , Nov. 4. A. H. Potter , claiming to bo the son of a wealthy lumberman of Phillips , WU. , was arrested here today charged with having swludlod G , &L Urlggs of Minneapolis out of ( UD. Only two weeks ago Potter married the daughterof W. W , Hall , a wealthy merchant of Fall-mount , W. Va. , the young couple having met hero during the "World'i fair at the State of Maine hotel- The marrlage.twhlch was a runaway affair , took place at Tifllu , O. Tbo day ufier the marriage some ono in Tiftin aiscovcred that Potter was wanted in several places in In diana and Illinois. Mrs . 'Potter said she had given her husband all liar jewelry and ho had pawned it. An oftlcer claims to have recognized Potter is a person wno had been nciit to the bridewell seven years ago on a charge of forgery. M/K/M1.4A u * HII.VKK. Ho SpenkH to a I.Hrcu and Kutliuslastlo Auillniiro In Oinoliiimtl. CISCIXSATI , Nov. 4. In the course of his speech at the Central Turner hall hero last night Senator Sherman spoke principally on silver , The speech was received with the greatest enthusiasm by the crowded audience. Ho said that a year ugo ho had the honor to introduce the same repeal bill into n republican senate which had Just been passed by congress , that it passed the semite and was defeated in the democratic ] house. Speaking of the purchasing clause , Senator Sherman said ; "Wo have In this country gold and silver as the basis of till our money gold and silver which for 500 years have been recog nized by the nations of men as the best etandaras of value known to humanity. All our foreign operations are bused on these double standards. Hut they are also based upon thu idua that these two metals , which I may say were given by God for the use ot man , must bo maintained with each oilier ; that wo cannot have any difference in our kinds of money and the republican party hus taught and promulgated the iclo.i that not only gold and ulv.ir ! must bo maintained ut a parity with each other , but that all forms of money , whothcr treas ury notes , crounbucks or uny other kind of money , ahull no maintained in purchasing power ut parity with each other , That is the fundamental idea of the republican party. " Aa to why we should suspend the purchase of silver bullion ho said : ' 'Wo have now in the treasury of the United States or in cir culation among the people In the form of silver coin , 1077,000,000. Wo know that If this sum was added to to any considerable extent the effect would bo that the business men of our country these who deal in money would feel that that sum could not bo maintained upon the parity of gold coin , which is the standard money of our country. Therefore , as between these two kinds of money , gold would bo demonetized , b hoarded or exported , and silver would become - come alone the standard of the country. Wo would bo driven from a blmotalllo standard to the single standard of silver , a constantly depreciating commodity , und therefore wo desired more than a year ago , before Clovo-fc land was thought of for president of tha Unltod States , or at loost before bo was nominated , to arrest that , but the democrats said no. the populists said no , ana wo were compelled to drift along. " , His speech wns largely on the silver ques tion. Ho dlsoussod the local state issues , deduced for free and fair elections through out the nation and ended with a few words on the tariff. O1MHINU TIIK Chuuuoo ; M. ! ) rpow Hlilleiilon tlia "I.ecuojr" Cry or tlio DniiiiioritK. NEW YOHK , Nov. 4. The last big republi can rally of the oamp.ilgn was hold nt Coo per Union last night , Chaiiucoy M. Dopeiv was loudly cheered. Ho mild ; "A year ago I stood on this platform , In the closing days of the lust campaign , ami I took occasion then to say a reversal of the government's policy would result disastrously " Mr. Oopow went bnully over the recent aspect of Iho silver question and the finan cial distress. "Wlion the republican pirty went out of power,1' ' said ho , "with the Bhermun bill still in operation , wo were in the very zonlth of our prosperity. If the runubltcan party hud stayed lu power wo kyould still bo enjoy ing that prosperity. 1 reud Senator Hill's speech mudo in Brooklyn u few nights ago and I am bora yut. It consists of two things. Ono is the attempt to account for the dis tress of the country , the other the defense of Isauo H. May nurd , "Ho says tbu dUtrcss was caused through republican legacies. What were these legacies ] Ono was tha federal election bill ; another , laws for the protection of tbe work ing people and still another the present banking system , Tlico uro tlio logacioi that have ruined us. " The nomination of Maynuril , bo declared , disgraced the democratic party , Among the distinguished republicans on the platform wuro ; Ixivl P Morton. Wil liam M. ISvarts , Coruoliuv N , Ull&s , Joseph H. Choato , lj. 1) . Cannon , Thomas U , Plutt , Piorpont Morgan , Henry Clews , Goorga Ililss , General Porter , vv. Hdwurd Webb. Whltolaw Held , lirayton Ivos uud Bernard Ulgelow.