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THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE ! FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 17 , 1893. 5 ONCE IS OFTEN ENOUGH Decision of the Court at Lincoln Concerning Names on Official Ballots. t INTENTION OF THE NEW ELECTION LAW Every Voter to llnvo nn Opportunity of Vot- Inc for tilt Cnmllilnto that Ilrpre- lenti llu I'Hrty , but Not Al ore tlinn Once. Lixcot-s , Nov. 10. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] Judges Hall , Strode ntut Tibbotts , sitting en bane , bivo : handed down nn opinion In the cnsc in which the chairman of tlio Independ ent county central committee applied for a mandamus to compel the county clerk to print the n\mcs ; of the fusion candidates on the oniclal ballots as many tlnns * as they hail boon nominated. The case was com menced before election day , but the ballots had been printed and there was not sum- clcnt ttmo to enable the three Judges to con- Bldcr the mutter. In their opinion the three Judges concur In saying 'It Is clearly ap parent that It is the Intent and purpose of the Australian ballot law to afford to every voter an opportunity of voting for the can didate representing the party to which ho belongs. It is also clearly the In tent and purpose of the law that the ballots shall contain a list of the candidates for each ofllce grouped under the proper titles. When once the name of the Candidate has been printed upon the ballot under the designation of the ofllco to which ho bus been nominated the object and intent of tno law has been complied with. It is not proper , say the Judges , to print the name of the candidate twice upon the ballot ns a candidate for bo same ofllco , oven though the candidate has been nominated by two or moro parties. It Is iurtncr the opinion of the Judges that it Is the duty of the county clerk to aupcnd the iiamo of each candidate upon separate lines the designa tion of each nomination which differ In themselves and to make thcso definitions so clear that a voter ot ordinary intelligence can tell to which parly the several candl- uutcs nelong to. U'lio opinion seems to moot with the dis approval of both sides to the controversy and bath have given notice that they will carry the case to the supreme court. In all probability this much disputed question will have been llually settled before it can come up to vex the contending parties in another campaign. Oliver A | < H Tor n Itecolvcr. Application was made to the district court today for a'rccolvcr for the Lansing theater ot this city. The application is the result of n long standJn ? difference between the pro prietors , Messrs. Henry Oliver and J. F. .Lansing. It is made by ilenry Oliver , a half owner in the building , and his at torneys arc Webster , Rose & Fislicrdiclc. In the petition it Li alleged that J. F. Lan sing is the owner of the other half of the building , and that "bo has neglected ana re fused to take any steps toward assisting his partner in protecting Us liuanclal interests. It Is alleged further that the bulldlnc is worth $100,000 , and that it yields Sl00 ! ! per month in Iho way of rentals. There is a mortgage of $ .10,000 on the building. The Interest amounting to $2,500 recently became duo and the plamtift immediately forwarded his check for one-half of the amount , but ho alleges that Lansing refused to pay thn other half , and In consequence the holder of the mortgage threatens to foreclose. Ho maintains that Lansing is planning to have the mortgage foreclosed in order that he may inturo the plaintiff linanclally. Ho aslts for n receiver to care for the property , collect the rents and apply the revenue to the ex tinction of the mortgagfid indebtedness and thus save the property from foreclosure and sale. sale.Tho Lansing theater Is one of the hand- Boniest in the west and was built two years ueo by Messrs. Oliver and Lansing at a cost of S100.000. The t\vo gentlemen are brothers- in-law and have boon partners in business for some years. They have been oneaged in bitter litigation for over a year past and the application for a receiver Is but anothov phase ot a lone- standing trouble. The litigation In nowlso affects the man agement of the theater and It will bo main tained as a place of amusement as usual. Ciintr.ictor Se vnll Acquitted. The Jury in the case of the state ; against W. D. Sowell , one of the asylum contractors , returned a verdict of not guilty at noon today , after having been engaged In a dis cussion of the merits of the case for twenty- four hours. The announcement of the verdict created no surprise , as it had been expected by the attorneys for the state. The end of this trial finishes the first series of the cases against the indicted contractors. The first trial resulted in the conviction of Gotham BotU. Then Dan Lauer , the steward , was put on trial and acquitted. John Dorgan came next and his acquittal was quickly followed by the "vindication" of Farm Boss Hubbard. Sewoll's acquittal completes the , list , with the exception of W. II. Dorgan , \vlioclulms that ho will not bo brought to trial. Thorn arc several counts ngalmt all of the acquitted parties and it la stated that all of the defendants will bo required to go to trial on each of the several counts. Another Hank CoiitollUiitlon. Atlothcr step In the scheme of consolidat ing the banking interests of Lincoln was. completed today by the absorption of the Lancaster County bank by the Gorman Na tional. The Lancaster County hank is one' ot the oldest In the state , having been estab lished in 1872. In splto of Its ago. however , It has not been pushed to the front , and through all the years of its existence its cap ital stock has remained at 50,000. It was owned by Walter J. Lamb , who states that ha has concluded from private reasons to retire - tire from tlio business. Ho has disposed of the entire business of the banlc to the Uor- man National , and all deposits will bo paid in full by that Institution. The bank was in excellent condition and weathered the re cent llnunclal stringency in an admirable manner , Us stability remaining unquestioned duriug the whole of the trying depression. DI.SAl'l'K.VIlEI * AGAIN. Anotliur Cluiptor lu u SeiMutlnnal CHID at Ooilnr IliipiiU , .Ni'h. CKDAU RUMIM , Nob. , Nov. 10 , [ Special Telegram to Tin : BBIS.J Another scene has boon enacted in the case of tbo Industrial Bohool by , Charles ICinvard Jones , who was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Myors. Yes terday afternoon , whllo Mrs. Myors and the boy were doing the chores , shusont him after some colts that werein a corn Hold nearby. Mr. Myers'ttttuo homo a few minutes Inter and the boy , iiQt having rcturnoj , started nftor him on horseback , but couUl 11 nU no trace of Mini. The boy was last seen by a neighbor driving tbo colts over a hill In the direction of the Myers houso. The search was continued today by all the neighbors , but no trace of the boy has been found. Or , Martin of tbo Industrial school has boon telegraphed and Is expected tomorrow. No ouo can imagi ! o what is the causa of the boy's disappearance , and altogether the case is a very mysterious ono. AlVilru Kt York. YOIIK , Neb , , Nov. 10 , [ Special to TUB BBS , ) District court U now la session here , wlfh Judge Wheeler on the bench. There Tire n largo number of cases on the docket. The jury will bo busy about three wooks. The VOUIIK 1'ooplo'a Scctoty of Christian Endeavor of Iho ConxroRallonal church held ita monthly social at C. C. Cubb'a Tuesday evening. The MoWhuiney farm , three mlles north of this city , was sold yesterday to J. W. Whitney of Clarluda , la. , tan consideration being 112,1 U. The younu people of Jtho Presbyterian church held a social at the parsonugo Tues day evening. Air. and Mrs. W , D. Mead , sr. , of Now York are In the city visiting , ihcir son , In i'uvor o. 1 relent ion. NOBTU Loui1 , Nob. , Nov. 10. ( Special to TUB BISB. ] At an election hold in this place to vote on the proposition of issuing bonds to help the Irrigation company to the amount of | lUOOOt too proposition carried. Tbo Noflh I > np Irrigation and Improvement company has the work In charge. Thli mean * that the canal will bo built as soon ns possible The line M all surveyed ami located. 'Hit * canal will furnish the water and Irrigate about 10.00J acres of cholca valley Innd In this vicinity , which means prosperity to all. DAKOTA COUNTY CONTEST. NebraiKn Cltlxenn or that Locality Divided an iirrtlon : Itmntt * . DAKOTA CITT , Nob. , Nov. 10. fSpcclal Telegram to TUB TlEB.J County Judge Wil liam Warner today filed his complaint in the district court contesting the election ot Dan C. Hofferman idem. ) . The complaint con tains thirteen counts , among the most Im portant of Whicnaro : That In St. John's township , where Ilofforman received 2C9 and Warner seven votes , William Kennlnger , sr. , republican challenger , was ejected from the polling place ; that , the election board was unlawfully organized ; that Illegal voting wui Indulged in : that the election board electioneered within the polling place ; that in Summit precinct ninety legal votes wcro cast , but HO wore returned by the election hoard , of which Warner received six and Hoffernmn 134 ; that In Hubbard township ten Illegal votes wcro cast , nnd that In Cov- Ington township the election board received ballots and substituted others. The contestant prays that the votoof St. John's , Summit and Hubbard precincts bo dcclarod void and that a recount bo held in St. John's , Covlngtou , Summit , Hnbbard and Omadl townships. This case is backed by about 200 citizens , who have contributed to the prosecution. Siot'X CITV , Nov. 10. [ Special Telcgram'to ' Tun BBK.J Dakota county , Nebraska , ofll- clals have made requisition , upon the gov ernor of Iowa for the delivery to them ot Johnson McGaftln , a saloon keeper ; Frank French , a bartender , and Billy O'Dce , a prize lighter , nil residents of the Second ward of this city , on a charge of Illegal vet ing. At the general election they were duly registered in this city for county and state candidates. The Nebraska ofllclals charge that on the same day they crossed the river to South Sioux City , Nob. , and swore In their votes there. Valley County I.lttcntlon. Oitu , Neb. , Nov. 10. [ Special toTunBnu. ] The fall term of the district court for Val ley county opened hero Monday evening wltn , Judge T. O. C. Harrison on the bench. There nro 115 cases on the docket , four criminal nnd 111 civil cases. Hon. Edward M. Coflhi of Lincoln and. Mr. Alexander Norman of Ord ( who nro attorneys In the criminal cases , Died objections to the Jury , claiming the panel had not been held accord ing to law ; that in place of sixty names from which to select jurors the number selected from was sixty-four , and that the proper apportionment among the townships hasj not been made. Judge Harrison this morning sustained the objections , and In consequence the criminal cases will not bo tried at this term , in cases where no ob jections are made the trial will bo had now. It is probabld that a special term will beheld held early In January to dispose of cases that go over now. r.uwroncu Notcft untl Personals. LAWHRSCE , Neb. , Nov. 10. [ Special to TUG BEE. ] Lumberman Bowman made a trip to Omaha last Thursday , returning Saturday. After concluding a series of meetings hero Ilov. Mr. Hopkins left for Smith county Kansas , accompanied by Mr. and Mrs Charles Leap. Hev. Mr. Perry brought his Spring Kanch revivals to a close Sunday , having galne < ] thirty-live converts. Ho wont to Sutton Monday to assist in revivals at that place. Huv. Mr. Gillotts of lotva is holding meet inss here. Winter wheat looks splendid after the late rain and snow. M. McClarr.in. druggist , and Miss Galla gher were joined iu marrlago yesterday. I'relty Tecumaeu k\cililiiB. ! TECUMSEII , Nov. 10. [ Special to THE BEE. It was a very pretty wedding that oc curred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs..Orlo Palno in this city last evening , when thei handsome and accomplished daughter Stella was married to Mr. Frank1 S. Headrick o Humboldt. The ceremony was porformei by Hev. Mr. Talbotiof the Episcopal church In the presence of about seventy-llvo rola lives and friends. As the contracting parties grew to man and womanhood In this com munity they are well known and much thought of. lloyd Count'D Cloap Voto. BUTTE , Nob. , Nov. 10. [ Special to THE BEE. ] The ofllcial canvass of the votes of Boyd county is completed. That an attempt was made to tamper with the returns is almost certain , but the sentiment of the citizens was of such a nature that it was given up. It was a very clos o election , the pluralities in nearly every county ofllcn ranging from six to a dozen. There are rumors of ono or two contests , but it is Im probable that anything will coma of them. New limn lirove Notes. NEWMAN GIIOVB , Neb. , Nov. 10. [ Special to THE BEH. ] The Grand Army of the Uo- public post hold its annual meeting and en tertainment at the opera house 'Tuesday ' night. It was a success , both socially and linanclally. The Hag cxercisu was especially line and well rendered. Gunther Bros , commenced laying brick yesterday for their now store. When com pleted It will bo ono of the finest oulldlngs in the city. I'atacit C'oqulorfelt Money , GRAND ISLAND , Nov. 10. [ Special Tele gram to THE HEB.J R. T. Davis , who was employed In the second-hand store of W. II. Dean , was arrested today by Deputy United States Marshal Allen for passing counterfeit monny at St. Josopn. Hu was takoa to Omaha on an afternoon train. Ho admits his guilt. Committed'to ' tlio Asylum. HASTINOS , Nov. 10. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. ] Mrs. Helen E. Clarlc was today committed to the Asylum for the Insane at , Lincoln by the insanity board of Adams county. She has been unbalanced for a year past. hiutu Nuten. ' i A ledge at Good Templars has been or- gaujzcd at Nebraska City. The Northeast Nebraska Press association will meat at Norfolk November 'M. Mrs. William Dawloy , one of the old settlers of Stiward , Is dead , aged 87 years. The holiness people in the neighborhood of St. Deriou will erect a church building ; The Grand Island sugar , factory has boots enough on baud to run two weeks longer. Fremont is having hard luck with her tcaohcrs. A matrimonial epidemic Is raging among them. The Tecumseh Soar af Veterans will pre sent to the public } early In December "Tno Girl Spy. " Harry D , Wilson of Nebraska City has secured some slruugo pota la thoshapoof three chameleons , Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Register of Harvard are lying in jail at Harvard , charged with stealing a quantity of corn. The Pilger Picket plant has boon removed to Stauton and n third , paper has been started , edited by A. F , Euos. Dr. Prcutlco has retired from the post- oQlco at Fairlleld to glvi his democratic suc cessor a chance to learn the business. Burglars are very busy at Auburn. They have entered half a dozen different places , but their booty has pOt been extensive. Cedar county will have a murder trial at the coming term of court , when John ICoct will bo trlud for killing Henry Ijinamg. Lucius R. RUey , for twenty-seven years a resident of Nebraska , died at bis homo In Knox county , aijed 50 years. Ho was a rot orau of tbo late war. R. L. Downing , a prominent Kearney cltUeu , tied a cow to the rear axle of his buKtfy and started to drive away , As u con sequence the buggy Is a wreck , the > horio walking off with thn front wheels and the cow loping away with the hind. J. N. Killan , a blcyllst , ana 0. II. W Dictrlcns , u pedestrian , collided on a side walk at Columbus -uuU blow ; resulted KUlin rushed to a justice and paid fine for riding his machine on the sidewalk , am then a wore out u warrant chargln Diotrlchsi with assault and battery. Th latter wa > Hoed | 1U ami cents , but ho tin appealed. fHEIR COURSES PICKED OUT Tebraslca Statesman Already Decided Where to Steer Over the Political Ocean. SEVERAL WHO V/ANT / TO SUCCEED CROUNSE John Petcri , tlrnd Slaughter. Tom Alitjori nnd Hilly Urontclt Willing to Itnn for Ifovernor Uhnrrli llowo and Prof. Andrews for Congress. The campaign of 1891 Is already In full blast , so far as state ofllcers are concerned , although but few people have as yet sur mised this to bo the fact. At least that was the declaration made at the Paxton yester day afternoon by n prominent republican 'rom out In the state , who Is generally crcd- ted with knowing as much nbaut what is ; olni : on In the "Inside'1 as any man within Nebraska's borders. "Did you notice the program that has been prepared for the political Jollification at Lin- : oln next Monday nlghtt" ho asked. "There s a little straw to show how the wind blows n n certain quarter. It has just been quietly given out that John Peters Is a can didate for governor , and It Is likewise- Inti mated that Brad Slaughter and the ma chinery of the stata central committee Is be hind his candidacy ; but you will observe that Mr. Peters' name does not appear on that program , whllo that of Mr. Slaughter Is there in all the glory of capitals. It might bo argued that Slntishter was to bo paraded because of his position as chairman of the state central committee , but you can hot your llfo If ho was not a candidate for governor himself , and It was true that ho was heartily In favor of Peters , that the latter would have been given some place on the program. The truth Is that certain ele ments have boon studiously at work boom- inc Slaughter's candidacy for the guberna torial ofllco for the last two months , and It's a dead open and shut that ho Isn't going tote to stop down and out now just because John Peters has steppedInto the field. Growth from the Dragon's Teeth. "Tun Bnu ventured the prediction the other day that thn election of Harrison would result in tlio springing up of a whole lot of candidates. Well , that prediction is already proving correct. I have been at the capital for several days past , and the Lin coln hotel ha's been pretty well filled with aspirants. Several caucuses have been held , and it beo-an to look to mo as If the campaign was getting very well settled on its legs. It is an opcu secret that Tom Majors is after the nomination for governor , while Peters Is avowedly iu the race. Slaughter. Is chasing the nomination on the quiet , and A. E. Cady of St. Paul , who was chairman of the state central committee last year , has stated that he would accept the nomination if ho could got It. "Say , it's kinder funny to hear the way some of the fellows that Rosewater charac terizes as ghost dancers nro talking about the Influence of THE BEE and its editor just at this time. You know they have never missed an opportunity to belittle both Hose- water and the paper , and have pretended to bellcvo that the opposition of Rose water was all that was necessary to insure the election of a candidate. I hoard Tom Majors say within a week that THE BEE had unquestion ably deprived Harrison of manv thousand votes in the recent campaign , and that the support of that paper would have given the republican nominee for the supreme bench a plurality of at least 20,000 , while BillDorgan said that THE BcEt could influence 10,000 votes either way. according to the position it took in a campaign. E tlmat 8 ot KxpertA. ' 'Brad Slaughter also expressed thooplnion that the plurality of Judge Harrison would have been between 20,000 nnd 23,000 had it not been for the lack of support on the part of Tun BEE. Mr. Cady and Deputy Attorney General Summers felt likewise ; in.fact . , the only ones who were disposed to claim that TUB BEE cannot Influence the voters of Nebraska in future campaigns arc individuals iiko the ox-prohibition editor of the Call nd pensioners around the State Journal nice. They are all free to confess that they on't want any-more of TUB BEE'S opposition a theirs. "Tho gubernatorial ofllco is not the only no that has brought a lot of candidates , us hero are three aspirants for the oftlco of scc- etary of state right In the city ot Lin- oln. They are : J. C. F. McKesson , POW a nemborof the lower house of the legislature - turo ; Charles C. Caldwell , the present dep uty in that oHico , and Ed R. Sizer , who has dabblrd In politics over since ho was able to stand alone and who wore a uniform on Gov ernor Thayer's staff. Deputy Attorney 3eneral Summers Is out openly for George Hastings' Job , and McPheeley of Mlnden and C. C. Mi-Nlsh of WIsner are both after the same thing1. "Tho machine end of the party has it in 'ou Eugcno Moore , and the Norfolk man will tardly got another term if It is within the rawer of the state house gang to defeat him. The plan that the combine Is now working on Is to boost P. O. Hodlund forward and In duce him to corno out for the nomination and work to defeat his present chief. \Vhero Cburch lloxvo U At. 'Of course , you know that Church Howe is suiting his pins for another whirl at the congressional cocoanut. lie has been get ting things fixed in that direction for over a year. Ho made a big flght at Fremont last winter at the annual meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic , And was elected senior vice commander , and he now looks forward to the next nieetlug In February to bo made state commander , to bo followed next summer by the nomination for congress lu the First district.Ho has been maKing speeches during the summer and fall , and you know Church Is pretty smooth in gel- tine the boys to think the way ho does. He made thirty-three campaign speeches under guise of talks to the veterans , and if any body tells you that Church Howe Is out of politics you can Just wink twice real hard and not believe a word of It. J would brs willlnir to make affidavit that Howe was figuring on this very thing four years ape , when ho quietly got in his work when the democrats were redlstriuting the state. Gage county was bundled over into the Fourth district , much agaiust her will , as there were so many statesmen down tlioro that Church thought it just as well to keep them out of the First. He Iin't counting on getting the support of TUB BUE , but ho is quietly hoping that Rosewater will keen still and not go down Into the First to light him , as ho Is no longer In the Omaha district. Ho was down at Lincoln the other day to find out whether Allan W. Field was going to try to got the nomination again , nnd was very much pleased to find thai Field had nil ho wan ted last year and would not enter the lists next fall. Andrew * Will Try Aealn. "Prof. W. E. Andrews , the governor's i > rl- vale secretary , will bo a candidate for re- nomination in the Fifth district , as ho is anxious to take a fall out of McKoighan or any other candidate the other sldo may put up. * "It Is claimed by some of the men who nro legging for John Peters that the nomination of HirrlHOn wiis a iiart of u iln.il that , was tn give Peters the nomination for governor next year , and that Harrison has pledged all his support and influence to prop up the Peters boom. You don't-want to over look thn fact that you have a gubernatorial candidate right hero la Omaha , and the first letter of his imrao is Broatcb. Helms suc ceeded in getting Dr. Mercer to cut hU own throat politically and thus leave him a clear track , so fur as this county Is concerned , and It is mined in Lincoln that Broatch is fairly la the race. Majors U engaged at the pres ent time in eolng over the state in the intur- cat of his candidacy and setting up the plus , but there is a disposition on tbo part ot many of the old crowd to throw 'lorn over board. A whole lot of them hayo soured on him during the past year. His outrageous rulings and manifest unfairness la the sen ate last winter turned a good many who had always stood by him up to that time , ( Study In CouiuiltUu AUIiles. "They had a hot time at toe Lincoln the other orciiiug , when a few of the supersensitive - sensitive ones met to consider ways and mean * for gutting Rosewater off the na tional committee. The matter was discussed very fully , and then Brad Slaughter said he should flatly r'f use to , call the st.ito com mittee together for ni\yuicli purposo. Uo said ha did not bnllovonhoro wainny general - oral sentiment In favoHof nch n move , nnd oven If there was tho.bonimittca ( had no power to do any thing , of the klad. Ho In sisted that ho wourjt do nothing In the matter unless alt the ( IcWJalcs to the last republican state contention , nil the raom- bors of the state centra } pommlttvo and all members of the county central republican committees would si i ? -petition asking him to call the state committee , together for that purpose. Ho was positive that such n peti tion could not bo signed. "Church Howe wni Vhefo and was called In. Ho told them thqt oven If thcroatn unanimous dcslro to , hn\o Rotcwatcr dis placed. the committee had no rower to do it nor authority to ask foi'his resignation. Ho said that national commlttcmcn were elected by the national convention nnd that the body that elected Rosewater had ROHO out of existence , He told ot his experience with that body when au attempt was made to have n southern member removed and was positive that the national committee would decline to' recognize the right of a state committee to interfere with its member ship. You can bet your bottom dollar that the resignation will not bo demanded nnd that no ofllcial complaints will be attempted , " ' 'Robin Hood , " ns all theater goers are aware , deals with the machinations of the sheriff of Nottingham a comic villain not entirely unrelated to the Ko Ko type to wrest from Robert ot AunUuglon his birth right and his brldo Marian by setting up the loutish Guy of Glsborne us n pretender. Rob ert. for want of something better to do , joins the outlaws of Sherwood forest ns their commander , under the unmoor Robin Hood. The underplot treats of the loves of Allan-a-Dalo and Dame Burden's winsome daughter Annabel. Mr. Smith , the author of the book , has shown excellent discretion iu incorporating just enough archaic forms to clvo piquancy nnd local color to the opera , without ob scuring the text. Do Ivovcti has cauttht the spirit of the eighteenth century madrigal. part song and part glee , and utilized them , both In serious nnd burlesque form. The in strumentation la clear and limpid nnd par ticularly well balanced , giving ouo n pleas ant feeling from the first horn notes of the overture , which so delightfully suggest at the outset the sylvan poetry of the Robin Hood tradition. "Robin Hood" is a peep into old England , in the times when it was alluded to as "Merrlo England , " when the highways wcro Infested with robbers and cutthroats , and men fought with tbo quarter staff and went to the crusades. Therefore the rotum of this old operatic friend to Boyd's last night brought out a largo and fashionable uudiunco , but the ap plause lacked in spontaneity , there was a measure of coldness appar ent throughout the house , and the songs that have become part of the nation almost were not vociferously rede- manded as In past days when Barnabeo , Karl , MacDonald , Cowlcs , Frothlngham , Marie Stone. Mrs. Davis and Flora Finlay- sou were the bright luminaries that made "Robin Hood" the best known and best liked comic opera of the past twenty years. The company giving last night's perform ance must necessarily suffer by comparison with the Bostouians. yet there are individual cases wherein the meed of praise must bo awarded to the newcomers iu roles created by that clover company ofsingors which has visited Omaha since tho'town ' was platted almost. I Jerome Sykes , wbqjilays Barnabce's oart of the Sheriff. , is a most serious comedian , yet ho sings with considerable ability for u comedian. Some of 3 the bits of business which Barnabeo gayo 50 unctuously , Mr. Sykes loses sight of entirely , but he is con scientious , and that Inust"str.nd for some thing. t i The Llttlo John of Edwin ilsham , clothed in his Lincoln' green , is a wonder fully picturesque performance and is almost a twin brother for MacDonald. He sings the part finely , "Brbwi .October Alo" getting him several recalls and a boquot of roses from a ' proscenium box. "Robin Hood" is incompetently cast , Mr. Wentworth appearing badly in the romantic part , vvhlcn'reJJliires an excellent tenor and a good aetor.- ! ! ! Scarlet ! What 'a memory does that rolc.ibring back a mem ory of Eugene Cowles.nnd his armorer's song , sung by Ricardo RiccI last night with but a shadow ofiCowlcs * vim and energy. Allan-a-Dale , one of the stur parts of the opera , is well sung and well acted by Miss Mary Palmer. She has a sweet contralto , particularly well balanced , In the middle register which showed best in her beautiful solo. "Oh. Promise Me , " whllo "St. Switheu's Bells" received a double en core. . Miss Diard as iV.ald Marian brought to the part a dash and earnestness which "was delightful , .wearing her doublet and hose with a "swashing and martial air , " but Miss Diard is not the best singer heard by any means in the part , but she ii accept able , and that Is saying n great deal. The chorus Is excellent , the ensemble par ticularly good , while the orchestra , barring a tendency of the wood winds now and then to flat , played iu fine form. I'lUtcn in its entirety , the performance was most enjoyable. BAKBEKS' BALI/ . Knights ot tlio Kazor Knjoy Thoinielvos at rntterson'x JlalL Tlio Barbers International union No. 141 gave its first annual ball last night at Pat terson's hall. About 100 couple joined in the grand march , which was led by Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Williams. Mr. Grant Williams secretary of the local union , officiated as master of ceremonies. The program consisted'of eighteen numbers , with four extra dances. The reception com- mlttco and floor committee thoroughly understood the art of entertaining , as was shown by their excellent work. Among the many present iwcre the follow ing : Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Payne. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lower , Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Williams , Mr. and Mrs. John Ragnu. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Pardun , Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald , Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gray. Mr. and Mrs. liarry Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Decker. Miv and Mrs. Herman Kngclko. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. McLarnan , Mr. and Mrs , George Rumsoy ; Misses Rose Wils'on , Mamio Lane , Gussie Llndblod , Laura Gray. Clara Fisher , Mollie Fisher , Theresa Hitter. , Minnie Andrew - drew , Yictorn Smith , Barbara Smith , Bessla Drosda , Joslo Drosda , May Stuln. Mabel Mayer , Hazel Gordon , Mamlo Lewis , Alio Thomas , Myrtle Wood ; Messrs , C. J , Landreue , Charles Sydenstricko , C. F. Mock , M. J. Walters , A. E. Fouts , M. J. Howell. William Smith , A. S. Burnett , Frank Clapp , B , H. Robinson , G. ' A. Keek. S. H , Smith , W. M. Smith , John Tracy , Fred Conrad. I ) . W. McLane , Adolph Fiala and Frank Jolion. Tliomiltt .MtVcklll. CHICAGO , Nov. 10. Tfiomas Mackln , whose fortune is estimated aVjsljOOO.OOO , died today. Mr. Mackln was C4yuirs19ld ! nnd has long boon prominent in Chicago. Ho was at ono tmio a member of t hoi city council. Coming to this city iu 1H1T asiuxx > r boy ho amassed a fortune In real cstot < ieals and contract ing. Six months ago vhe < , was married u second time , the bride , beiug a Now Orleans young lady. . , , , \VUIliui UL 'liners. NEW YOIIK , Nov. 105xProsldent Beers of the Now York Life 'Insurance ' company died this ? 3' morning. A. K. MEUI-IIH , Nov. IB.-jfiecrctary A. 1C Per kins of the Young Men's Christian associa tion , who was injured during the fire Mon day night , died ut.au early hour this morn ing. Hu was originally from Massachusetts and has a brother in charge of u hospital In Opaen , U. T. Hubert I > . Morivr. . Nay. 10. lit. Hou. Hobert D. Mor- ior , British ambassador to Hussiu , died today at Moutruuxoa if ake Geneva , Ho bail bocn in ill Ucultli far seine limy nnd wad compelled to leave" bis post at St. Peters burg to seek a inoro bcnoflclal climate. Koliller IVI > i James French -vvas a guest in the city jail last night. lie ii a eoldicr who was found guilty ot larceny at Fort Nlobrare uud was seutonced to two years imprisonment in the federal prison at Fort I eavenworth , TAXPAYERS ARE ISDKNANT Prcapccts of n Mass Meeting to Take Action en the Qua franchise. PROTE3T AGAINST THE COUNCIL'S HASTE of the New (1m ( Irdlnancn Il blo lo Cniuo Coiiiulrrnlilo Trouble Hlrc- tlon Oniclnls "Will Uo Viilil Nnt Week City Hull CullluB * . When fifteen members ot the Omaha city council voted to extend thu franchise of the Omaha Gas Manufacturing company for llfty years they InVltod tlio wrath of many taxpayers. The dccpes't censure Is pro nounced nnd thu fifteen councllmun nro to- colving many roasts from the people. A franchise to such u corporation at this tlmo for fifty years is worth thousands of dollars to the stockholders. The general opinion Is that Omaha has reached a period within her history when u franchise should only bo granted uuou conditions that would DO bcnellcl.il to the city nud the people. This franchise to the gas company was granted without ouo con cession being made , and Is absolute , except ing that It Is not exclusive. The prco ( of gus is fixed by the ordinance for fifty years and nine-tenths of ; the consumers will ho comuollcd to pay $1.73 per 1,000 feet for It for the fifty years to come. It is acknowledged that the cost of production of gns la reduced slightly each year. The council has tin-own away the right of the city to reduce by ordi nance the price in the fifty years , and for that period the consumers will not have.tho benefit of reduction which should como us the price of manufacture is cheapened year by year. Since the tlmo the ordinance was intro duced Rccrccy has been the policy , and there were not 100 people in the city who were aware that the measure was before the coun cil , and 110 one. barringSaundera , Wheeler and Hascall of the Judiciary committee , thought for a moment that it was to bo rushed through in the manner which It was , excepting perhaps the other twelve members who voted for it. It has been the custom in the council to refer such important matters to the com mittee of the whole and devote nn evening to its consideration ana invite the taxpayers to participate In the discussion. This was not done and it Is a fact that none of the members of the council , excepting Saundcrs and perhaps Hascall , know what the ordi nance contained and the amendments offered and adopted. Even Major Wheeler , who Is a member of the committee and signed the report recommending the amend ments , had not read them and only perused the ordinance slnco Its passage. The twelve other members had not read the ordinance and cannot even now tell what it contains. They heard it read by title and that was all. The suggestion is made , and frequently at that , that the citizens must swoop &nown on the council and Impress it with the fact that some other interests than those of cor porations demand attention. There is talk of an indignation-mass meeting of the citi zens to protest against the franchise being granted in its present form on so short a notice , and requesting Mayor Bomb to veto the measure. The ordinance is now in the hands of the mayor for his signature. ray of Kloctiou Olllcluli. " It is expected to pay the registrars , judges and clerks of election and special policemen about the 21th of this month. An ordinance is now pending containing the amounts duo the registrars and special police , and will bo up for passatro Tuesday. * The registrars will receive 815. ludces and clerks $3 each from the city , and the special police i each. There Is som6 talk of not allow inu' pay tea a number of the judges and clerks , whoso work on the day of election and the subse quent canva.ss of votes was anything but satisfactory. In some of the districts the returns of the boards wcro simply a mass of blunders nnd Inexcusable In all instances. Major Wheeler will move to strike out a number of the Items and it is probable that ho will meet with success , as the council and city officials are growing weary of the work of some ot the incompetents who manage to slip in oa the election boards each year , and whoso services are not worth the heat they consume from the steve In tho. booth. 1I < U lor City Coat. More than ono month ago the city council received bids for furnishing coal the coming year to the city. The committee on public property and buildings was directed to ex amine the samples of the coal accompanying the bids and recommend to the council which should bo accepted. They were also directed to call In consultation the engineer of the city hall. Half a dozen bids were received nnd the prices ruled nearly the same. To settle the question of whicn was t'\o \ lowest it was thought best to determine the merits of the coal. Notwithstanding the fact that the bids were received it.orc than a month ago the committee has remained iuactlvu and has douo nothing. Some members of the council are inclined to bo inquisitive and will Inquire at the next meeting. The Clerka Will Dunco. Retail Clerks union hold a long session In Patterson's hall Wednesday night. After the routine business wasdisoosed of thomatterof electing now officers came up , which , after a friendly "struggle for ofllce , " resulted in the election of S. Reynolds for president , W. E. Trueger financial secretary. A. Noland guide and William Granlich guardian. T. J. Coots was elected as the now delegate to Central Labor union. The committee having iu charge the arrangement. * for the ball to bo given at Armory hall Thanks giving night reported that they had already sold ninety-two tickets , and were meeting with unexpected success on every band in completing the arrangements. The committee on arrangements consists of Messrs. W. L. Edwards. S. Reynolds , T. J. Br.van , Meyer Klein nud Arthur Whltworth , nil of whom are cnergctio clerks and will spare uo labor to make this , tholr first annual ball , u grand success. Muslu will bo furnished by mem bers of the Musical union. A committee of two , Messrs. Reynolds and Coots , wore elected to visit all labor organizations in Omaha and ask them to onlclully adapt the button of the Clerks' union. Their next meeting will bo In two weeks from lust night , and Just the evening boioro their ball takes place. llruril from .UoKluley , Mayor Bonils is In receipt of the follow ing letter from Governor McKinley : CoMJJintra , O. , Nov. 11. Hon. Ooorjje 1' . ItomU , Mayor , Omaha , Neb. : OIv DKAH bin i'leaso accept my warmest tlmnks for your cordial congratulations over thu huloiulld vic tory of last Tuesday. W. SlcKiNI.EY , Iteccptlou for tlio lllilinpa , The Methodists of Omaha , South Omaha and Council Bluffs will give a reception to Bishops Newman nnd Watdon , at the First Methodist Episcopal church , on Saturday evening next , at 8 o'clock. All Mathodists and their friends invited. CRIME IN HIGH PLACES ! It Is not strange that BOIUO people do wrong through ignorance , others from H failure to investigate us to the rlghtor wrong o ( a mutter , But it is str.vnpo , that individuals and firms , who nro fully iiwitro of the rights of others , will por- alst in perpetrating frauds upon thorn. Illjrli-toned , wealthy manufrcturlng firms will offer and HoU to rotull mer chants , articles which they know to bo infringements on the rights of proprie tors , and Imitations of wull known goods. Wo want to sound a note of wivrniuj : to the retailers to bowuro ot euoh imita tions uud simulations of "G'AUTi'.it'a LIT- TLKL'IVEB PILL3. " Whoa they nro offered - fored to you , reuse them ; you do not want to do wrong , and you don't want to lay yoursoH liable to a lawsuit Boa Franklin said "Honesty Is the best poll * cy" ; it ia juat a * true that "Uouesty U thobost principle. " Lost his Position. That really happened to a certain grocer's clerk , because he couldn't induce customers to take an inferior brand of washing powder in place of Pearlinc. The grocer said , "If you can't sell what I want you to sell , I don't want you. " Now it doesn't take a very wise woman to decide whether this was an honest grocer. And a woman wise enough for that , would be likely to insist upon having nothing but Pearlinc. There is nothing "as good as" or "the'same as " Pearline , the origi nal in fact , the only washing-compound. If they send you something else , send it back. CM JAMES PYLE , Now York. YOU. Foreign Immigration hits crowded you PRES1DENT BLALOCK oil the farms nud is now crowding you of the World's Fair Commission for the out of the hiUuatftn.1 occupations. state of Washington told uBKK reporter interview In Nov. lo ( ) : ' paper Your bnya can't got a chnnco to learn ' I nm it fruit grower anil have boon trades or secure situations without coin- pnting with the drift of all nations. shinning fruit to Chicago heretofore , but todny I slonpcd u car of my fruit , lu Washington is the Now England of transit from Wullii Walla to Chicago the west. cage , at Omahn , and I Intund to make this city a distributing point In the fu- It has a million of ted aero farms for ure , ilia toad of Chictigo. I tun satisfied you. .hat . Omaha possesses mitny mlvantagos you.Its n this respect. I realized this your , oil Its capital is developing thorn for of several acres of G-yonr-oIrt Irult trees , you i' boys. 1.000 per noco. This Is not an unusual unount to realize on an acreage of po.irs , Is . 10 enough. itcros iruncs and cherries. Apples do well , Wo don't have to irrigate. > nt wo do not realize so much from them. Washington is a great fruit Wo don't have to fertilize. country , and a trip thoio will convince the most sknpiical. Trees prow on the laud ton foot through and 300 foot high. S. R. MUMAUCH , a young man holding n responsible posi We clear it off for you and plant , grow tion with the Pulmaii Paliico Car com- and insure your fruit trees. > nny , reported to his co-invoslors as fol- of this land will f produce ows : CVf | An acre per * PORTLAND , Ore. , Oct 25. 1893. To annum : Dmaha Investors in Clarico county , CO bushels of wheat Wushlngton , Fruit Lands Report : Aa i member of your committee , 1 have this 800 bushels of potatoes. day visited nnd examined the lands of Lho Stuarns Fruit Lrind compiny in 800 bushels of onions. Clarke county , Washington , about four 1,000 bushels of apples. xnd a half miles from Vancouver , and find them fully up to the representations 40,000 Iba. of prunes. af the company in every particular. The 1,000 boxes of poaches. land sot apart for you is lovul , the soil ia excellent , the location desirable , the 0.000 Ibs. of hops. whole country around is beautiful with small farms planted to fruit ; the roads A ten acre farm will surely give an ire good , schools and churches are uonr. income of S3.0JO a your and a pontlo- The peoulo living there are all Ameri man's life. cans of the bust class. In fact , I am The farming of the future is to bo HUe fully satisfied with , the" land and the his . county. 1 find that the facts in rogardi trade , each man to specialty. to yield of crop's have been underesti The rickety wagon and rope tied har- mated rather than otherwise by that ness with Its mixed loaa of truck must company in all its circulars. Kespcct- go the way of all useless things. fullv submitted , S. R. MUMAUGH , Wo make a specialty farm ready for For Iho Committee. you at a price which ono full crop will John Stcol , ESQ. , member of Iho pay. Omaha city cohncil , endorsed every pay.Wo word of Mr. Mumau h's report. Wo know no failures. The Price There is no chance for failure in our per acre under our Homo Preparation plan. nnd Guaruuteo Plan is a total of $3UO acre w'thout interest or taxes for There is a manly independence on per every ono of those farms. No country live years , or during- the time the fruit trees are being cultivated and brought on earth recovers so quickly from disas " ter us France , nnd its power is in its to bearing age" small farmers wiio keep out of dobt. The Terms Once paid for a small fruit farm has no are S50 per acre when contract is issued , need for debt. $20 per acre per annum for five years , Installment payments and no forfei and a final payment of S150 per aero tures. within three months after the contract has been fulfilled by the company. Our excursion goes Nov. 20th on the The Contract Oregon train leaving U. P. Depot at 2:15 : p. m. , covenants , under seal of the company , to Dlant the land in fruit trees immedi Parties making up clubs in Columbus , ately ; to cultivate the land perfectly Grand Island , Kearney and North and take proper care of the trees for Platte , please telegraph I ) , n. Stearns , five years ; full Insurance of life of 100 Omaha , Saturd-iy noun , how many go so trees to the aero ; guarantees them tq ba that wo can provide sleeping car ac- of bearing ago at expiration of contract ; comodations. tnat the land shall bo of best quality , in i fully settled neighborhood , not moro I Each subscriber for twenty acres is than ten mlles from agoml marlcot town , entitled to go. fronting on good road , near school and church ; to permit sulo and transfer of 4 combination of subscribers for Any that shall contract ; contract bo receiv smaller farms amounting to twenty able at full value for other lands ; that ncrcs , entitled to send ono representative no money paid on the contract shall bo tive- . forfeited if notice is given of a desire to withdraw it that 7 cent interest Each subscriber may take ns munj ; par shall bo paid by the on all cancelled acres as is desired , from one to twenty. company celled contracts wherever cancelled for Payments for this excursion are fixed any reason , Selection of tract may uo as follows : $10 per aero with subscription , made and settlement in full uffcctod at $20 per aero January 1st , and 820 poi any time at the wish of holder of con acre April 1st without interest. Trees tract planted in January and February ant For Further Satisfaction contract Issues April 1st , annual pay ments from that ditto annually. of these who will subscribe for these lands prior to 10 o'clock Monday morn See circulars and application blanks ing , November 20 , wo divide the first obtainable at The Bee otllco , the Unlot payment of S50 per acre into three pirts. : Pacific ticket olllco , 13th nnd Farnara ; payable $10 per aero with subscription , D. V. SholesCo. , Fir&t National Bank $20 per aero before January 1 , and $20 building , and of D. II. Stearns , Pnxtoi nor aero on or before April 1 , 1801. and hotel , or Schrlvcr&O'Donohuo , Puxton pay expanses of nn excursion trip to tlio hotel block. land of ono subscriber for each twenty acres taken , This is a chance of a lifetime. Our present offer can never bo duplicated Subscriptions The party that went out two weeks ngo may bo raado nnd inonoy paid at either were delighted. See their report in the of the places named in this udvorllar folder. me nt. STEARNS FRUIT LAND CO , , 107 First Street , Portland , Oregon. " i Weak Men obtain 8am. a f r f B 6 . > riM > .ild ) of awonUur. < -d/ which CEUTAINI.V. gitlOKI.Y utllast i.n.l JiuliallUrm I'KltllA- AKM'I.Vcurei all fonni of Mtrrou * < l < sbllllr. Io t wxuhootl , vllullo r > , atrophy. uhlriil wruLneu , etc. AaJll ) UIIIKNTAI. MKIUoXl , CO.Chlcuao. Medicines and Books Vor Doctors and the Public. Medicine Gases Filled For $1 , $2.50 and $4. WIUTE FOtt I'AUTIOULAKS OMAHA , - NEB , PROTECT YOUR EYES AND USB NoDeliangcablo Spectacles ail Eyeglasjai , mw\\ \ \ BRO COMPANY EYE BUSSESM , * | * vm * * tJ TIT 1 * AT I ? V' i "atnrrli I'owder cure ? citurrU JjI JXlIi X O All anu/lHtd. 61) U3UU Nollff Hilii of School lloncli. Scaled bldnwill ba received until Monday , Novuuibur2t > , 1B03 , at 1 ! o'clock p.m. , fur tno nurdmso of C bonds of 11,000 each , MilU bundi iHiuecl by nulioul district No.71. lionvorcouiily , Nubruskn.datod AuKuatlM , 1803 , Una Jnna I , 1023. Inturv tG pur cunt , jutyublu on tliu 1st clay of J HUD ot eucii your , j'rluclual uud In- UiH'ht tmyublu nttba NuhrusUal'Iscul A'ioncy , Now York , lllils will bu accuptod fur < mu or all of Hiild bmiiU , Hitlit reserved to rojccl any or nil blda , Kiivclaixui containing blda should bo inarUad IIIda ( or llouds uud addrimed to UiUOY HAI-U Uruwtorcl , Nob. Nov. OU