THE OMAIIA DAILY JIElSi SUN DAY. DISC ETCHER 20 , 1S)5. !
HOT FIGHT WITH A CATAMOUNT
California Hun tor's Dcsporato Enconnto
with a Mountain Lion ,
SAVED BY A LUCKY RIFLE SHOT
Hnll I'otinccil Upon unit
Torn to IMriTit iVIu-n IU" riieil
! > > n diminution Story of
n Tlirlllliiu : Hunt.
John Alkcn and George W. Hall , two Call
forn'a hunters , had n thrilling experience
In the San Jaclnto mountains ; recently.
At this season of the year , when the
weather In the valleys of southern California
is Ilka that of May In the cast , the hlghcs
mountains In that region arc covered with
enow and the climate there la almost as
cold ai anywhere In the eastern states on a
typical winter day. The hunting for big
game In the mountains la best where there Is
def > | > enow , and old and expert riflemen
annually look forward to the snowy oeasoi
nway up In the mountain canyons and val
leys with anticipations of lively experiences
and some crack shooting. There are men In
nearly every California town situated near
the mountain ranges who have littlu taste
for going gunning for the great stock o
quill , ducks and geese to be had In the
spring nnd fall seasons every year In every
part of California , but who could hardly be
Irduced to forego the- excitement and ex
hilaration of going Into the mountains for
deer and a bear , several wild cats , a possible
gnat , and , more than likely to have a brusl
with n mountain lion.
There has boon , a very heavy fall of snow
In the mountains this winter , and tha lions
deer and other animals have been driven In
search ot food further down the mountali
sides than In years. John Alkcn and George
Halt are tall , strapping , hardy young men
who have Ind some experience In hunting
big game In the mountains. They were ad
vised to abandon their plans for their hunt
In Grass valley , In the Snn Jaclnto moun
tain i this season because ot thn prcfxint extra
dangers In the hunt. But the young men
hail made up their minds to go , and they
started out on a two weeks' trip. Having
laid In a supply of provisions , the two men
tolled slowly up the mountain trail twenty
miles to Grass valley on the 1st of the
month. That was the lant seen ot them by
white people until the 10th , when a Jialf-
brecd Indian of the Coahllla tribe brought
them down the mountain side In his rude
wagcn. Alken was as well as ever. Young
Hall , however , was badly Injured. He hat
to he lifted from tha wagon. Ills checks
woru torn up nnd the bick of his neck was
jibstered up so ns to conceal a deep cut In
it. Ills legs were w tapped In thick bandages
nnd his \et and the upper part of his
trousers were ntlff with dried blood. Ilia
Hhlrt was sadly torn and he said his dies' '
nnd arms were deeply lacerated and torn In
a score ot places. Ho groaned with pain
when ho was carried to the cars at Ilemet
and he fainted when ho was put to bed upon
hlu arrival at homo In Pasadena. Ills piti
ful condition was the work of a powerful
mountain Hon. Physicians say -that young
Hall has been very seriously Injured , bill
that he will probably bo about In four or five
w < .oks. It Is a mlraclo that he came home
alive.
STORY OF THH HUNT.
.MJ : ° n told the story of the hunt and the
experience with the llom to a correspondent
of the St. Louis GIol > J-Iemocrot , as follows
"VVe reached Grass Valley last Saturday
afternoon and made our camp In a log cabin
that had been occupied by previous hunters.
On Sunday we rested from our long ami
hard tramp up the mount ilns and went out
for a few hours to see what chances there
were for "game. We saw some deer tracks
In the snow several miles from our camp
but did not follow them up On Monday
wo got eight rabbits , and on Tueiday gel
sight ot two deer , and followed * tracks ot
mountain lions until It grew dark.
"Wednesday we decided to follow up tho-'s
lion tracks If It took a week. Wo prepared
our&elvcs for a long hunt , Imded up with
our rllles , pistols , knives and food. It was
about It o'clock In the morning before we
began to see evidences of the presence ol
lions In the vicinity. Wo had then tramped
five miles through heavy timber and some
bmihfand were bomcwhat tired. The tracks
In the snow Indicated that two lions had been
that way a few hours before , and our dogd
became restless and snappy at every step.
Hall and I both hunted In Grass valley last
winter In compiny with several old rifle
shots and we then got away with some pretty
big game In that party , so wp never thought
of danger , besides we knew what a sneaky
and cowardly bea-t the average mountain
lion Is Wo had gone along slowly among
the great pine trees and through brush forever
over an hour when wo passed a masrs of
rock UK big as a house' and saw off at the
right , not 200 feet away , a full-sized moun
tain lion , lying upon the trunk of a fallen
trto , and apparently pnjcylng a noonday nap
In the sunshine that flickered through the
pine trees.
"The dog at my side at once uttered a
vvhlno , and In an Instant the lion was on Its
feet , thrashing about Its long yellow tall. I
vvaa > o excited that I could not raise my gun
or spcuk. The beast whirled about on the
log and faced us as we stood there In the
snow. I never siw i beast that looked as
enormous as he did at that moment.
"Hall , who Is cooler than I , raised his gun
end flred. The lion was hit and , with a
terrible snarl peculiar to all felines whe-n In
jured , leaped forward and fell among rome
brush and large fern "I've killed It " said
Hall to me , scarcely able to speak. We
looked the second time , and there lay the
beast dead , on all fours , Just as It had landed
after the final Jump.
"I don't know how wo could have been be
rash , but we started for the lion on a run ,
still holding our guns ready for use. In my
excitement and nervousness I tripped and
fell over my dog , which kept dote at my
heals and partly between my legs. Hall ran
ahead to the Hon. Imagine my horror , when
I hud staggered to my fc t and knocked the
Enow oft of my rifle , to see the lion rltlng on
Its hind feet to Its full height and making a
leap forward upon Hall with all fours. It
was an awful moment. I hive hunted for
Bcveral yearn In Arizona and California , but
nothing over paialyzed m > as the sight of
that lion , which we supposed , of course , was
dfncl , rising u | > there about six feet high In
thu air , and with paws and claws extended
and teeth exposed , jumping In all Its firy
upon Hail.A
A TIlYINCr HMnilQKNCY.
"
"Tho n xt few Bjcomls scorned to me like
days. I can see every detail In tiu-m now so
claarly. Hall staggered baik under the
weight of the lion and fell to thu ground
Tha lion clawed at his side and burled Its
tfpth In his legs. Hall managed to yell ,
Help , John ; help , ' twice , but his cries were
drcwiird by the clawing and snarling of the
maddened beast. I run within twenty feet of
the lion end raised my rifle to shoot It , but
wna so terribly exclt d or my gun was to
clogged with anew from my full that I could
not shont. I grow desperate and ran some
ft rt nearer , I don't know how 1 mana 'iil
to shoot , but I did , un I my bullet went clear
through the lion's head , below the fum , The
brrst sank forward en the bleeding and
protlrate body of Hall. I run within a fo > V
of the lion and flred twice more In the
ai Inial'a head , and then , In my excitement
nnd anxiety for my companion , I Ur w my
knife and etabbed the lien leveral times In
the sitlo , to make > uro of his balng iltiul , 1
ccrfesa that I was so terribly Weak after this
teirlblo cxp rlenco that It wjg a minute or
two before 1 could summon suillclent strength
to pull the C3IC383 from Hall and help him
to hla feet.
NOT A MINUTU TO SPARE.
"Ho waa 111 a fainting condition and had to
be half carried over to a seat on the leg ,
tipgn wh'ch we haj icen tu Urn bint ; a few
minutes before. Hall's clotlu'i were almost
stUpped frum him and It Boomed literally at
If blood Issued from every pore , I was
afraid that ho would blu it to ilc.iti ! light
there , As for hlnurlf , he was too weak und
exhausted to know or care1 much Ho has
tolil ma since UfoxpeUtil. . when hi ? fait th-t
lion fall ou him and bury hU claut , uit : teeth ,
ii hla fleih.Jo die a horrible death. Ilu orly f
JmppJ the bean would m kc- short work nf ,
him and U liver h in frcm pain . , i.li qi | < '
dltuatch. U vva an hour utter the 1 en uu
lulleJ before poor Hill cjuld tilk rvtlji-alij
] hastened lo an Indian ramp thr nr i- $
way and got help for n j r' ? i ' W
curded him back tu cut . .nUu , Tr 1 ) .1 <
tore up their clnthen to rn&ko bandage * for
him. nnd pr pnrnl a kind of ntlcklng platter
of tholrg to bind up the wound * In two
d y the lad TTBS well enough to be moved
down to Snn Jaclnto. You knovr the rest.
"Oh , I forgot to say Iho Indian went back
and skinned the lion for me , And t hnv ?
taken thov ekln over to Hall's house. It Is
his property. The lion measured seven feet
and two Inches from the nero to the tip of
the tall , U must have weighed 300 pound *
Its claws wore three and four Inches long ,
and there are still hanging to them dried
ploccj of flesh and blocd from poor Hall's
body. It U a certainty that In a few seconds
more the animal would have dug Its claws rx >
d'ep and burled Its terrific teeth so far Into
the sldo and vitals ot Hall that ho would
have died Instantly.
"I have talked with novcral Indiana up In
the mountain' * , and n number of old hunters
In the valley since our experience with the
lion , and nearly all agrfo that It Is ono of the
characteristics of the California mountain
lien to play dead , or 'pomum , as ours did , ,
when wounded and pursued. The Indians
say that the coyote and the mountain lion
arc tha cutcU animal * they hnfe to deal
with. Tbo settlers In the mountains all tell
ntorlea of lions that have stolen pigs nnd
calvoa from door yards and corrals near the
houses tlmo and again , and how the ttaga-
clous brutes have avoided the hundreds ot
different trapa that have been baited and set
for them. Men who have hunted In the
mountains for ever twenty-five years tell me
that they have known mountain lions < o bo
so strong and fleet as to lead over Into a cor
ral , snatch a s venty-pound pig , and run with
it In their Jawo , llko a deer , up the mountain
crags , carrying the wiueillng porker to the
young whelpn In lair or den miles distant. "
It Sioci flu- Croup ) Clillilrrn.
SRAVIUW. Va. . March 9 , 1895.
We have a splendid ? ale on Chnmberlaln'9
Cough Remedy , and our customers coming
from far and near , speak of It In the hlghe t
terms. Many have said that their children
would have died ot croup If Chamberlain's
Cough Hcmcdy had not been given. Kcllam
& Ourren.
citr.iMToits tivr AM , .
PiirnoU'H KHtntc In Anu-rlcu I.nftt to
Illx Mother.
The $20.000 left by the late Charles Stewart
Parncll In this country , says the New York
Sun , Is to bo turned over , under a decision
of Surrogate Arnold , to Ernest Cooper , who
was appointed a receiver In Glcat Britain , ( or
distribution among the creditors.
Panu'll died October C , 1801. leaving a
widow , motlier , and brothers and sisters , all
of whom , exce.pt the mother , live I'l Great
Britain. The widow obtained letters of ad
ministration from the high court of Justice In
London. Soon after thn mother and Alfred A
Byrd were appointed administrators ot th
estate by tha surrogate of this county.
It was thought that Parnell had left con
sldcrable property above hla obligations. He
had left personal property In England am
In this country , and some real estaiu In Ire
land. It was soon found , however , that hi'
liabilities In Great Britain were more than
the entire estate , and would cat up all his
property over there , as well as here , If wha
was In this country could be got at. The
creditors In Great Britain had Mr Cooper
appointed receiver over there , as the nd
ministration of the widow had fallen through
The mother of Parnell contended that as
the $ JO,000 hero was not liable for any obll
gallons In th's ' country. It should go lo the
widow nnd herself. Mr. Cooper fought be
fore the surrogito here for the money tor
the foreign creditors. The. accounting of the
administrators here occupied more than a
year , and then th3 question arose who shouli
get the balance In their hands The widow
further contended that all the property
abroad , real and personal , should be usei
to liquidate the debts abend before a claln
could be made to the money here.
Surrogate Arnold says that all the persona
property must flrst bo used to pay the ob
ligations by the laws of the place of Iho
testator's domicile , which govern as to the
personal pioperty , and therefore , that the
balance In the hands of the administrators
hero must be turned over to the receiver.
iitiiuicii tioii in UBJ pt.
The convention between England am
Egypt which was signed the other day la
expected to do away gradually with the In
stitution of slavery In the latter country.
By the new law the punishment for slave
dealing Is Increased to fifteen years' hard
labor , while the sentence of death may bo
Inflicted for tbo mutilation of male slaves.
Every head of a family in whose harem
there arc slaves unprovided with ccrtlllcates
ot manumiss'on will bo liable to the flnc and
penalties Imposed for sales , purchases and
exchanges between families , as well as for
attempts to hinder slaves from procuring
their freedom. Repetition ot these offenses
will Involve doubled penalties The captains
and crews of vessels carrying slaves will be
liable to line and Inipilsoiunent , as also the
owner , If ho Is an accomplice , and his vessel
and cargo may be confiscated. The same
measures are to be applied In the case of
vessels which are merely equipped for the
transport of slaves. Every one arriving with
domestic t'laves must declare the number of
them on landing , and within fifteen days , at
the manumission olllce , where ho will receive
a coi responding number of freidoni certifi
cates. It was proposed originally to issue
merely a one-clause decree declaring that
"tho status of slavery Is abolished , " but
sola native and English opinion , having re
gard to the conditions of the country , con-
sldeied that success would be rendered more
certain by the adoption of a gradual method.
The Karlh'H hitlft
Everybody knows that the earth makes
ono complete revolution on lit axis once In
each twent-four hour" ) . But few , however ,
have any Idea of the high rate of opc'd at
uliic'i such un Immense ball must turn In or
der to accomplish the feat of making one
revolution In a day and a night. A graphic
Idea of the tcrrlllc pace whlc.li the cd ! earth
keeps up year aft-er year may \ > a had by com
paling Its speed to that of a cannon ball fired
trom a modern high prfSaiiro gun. The
highest veloolty ever attained by such a mis
sile baa been estimated at 1,62 ( ! test per second
end , which la equal to a mile In three anil
two-tenth' } pccondu The earth , In making
ono complete t evolution In the short ppace
of twenty-four hours , mii't turn with a V3-
loclty almost exactly equal to that of the
cannon bill. In short , Its rate or speed at
the equator la exactly 1,507 fe ° t per second
Tlila U equal to a mile every thrie and
seven-sixteenths seconds , 3venteen nillcj a
nlnute.
JiiliiiiicHc Want DoiiifNlIn Work.
Japanese , almost for the llrat tlni * . are ad
vertising In New York for places as hoiuo
servants. The Japanese population of Now
York Is ex'remely small and It Is composed
In considerablepar'J of well-to-do young
nen , students and others Japanese lads
live for many years been employed as ward
room servants on board wire United State , >
nen of war. There lo a tradition In the navy
that thi only way to obtain a Jap servant is
hrough borne other Jup servant. Japs are
ntrongly attracted to this cuntry , and It Is
said that , some who come out here aa serv
ants belong to families of good position at
loiup. Naval ofllcera never tire of pratelng
[ apanov wrvants as ESI : aboard i > Ulp und
n their native Japan. One olllcer who kept
muse fcr u time In Japan declares that his
lapaneso mcjor dome could accomplish any
thing on amazing ehort notice , and vv hat-
over ho undertook li did well.
lllllllltltill - I10)N.
The young woiien | students at Lawrence
nlverslty , Appleton , WIs , have decided to
vear a uniform dread. They wera ntlrred to
he decision , U Is said , by ths smart appeal-
nee of the > oaiig man In the military school
onn cted with the university , wha recently
onncd'new uniforms of gray and black.
The gltl * lira proposed to wear a uniform
f the came. color na tint worn by the
> o. ) , butflnally decided on navy blue. They
rte wear hlun blouse" laced up In front
\lth black and akirts of blue trimmed with
ilack. In the gninaslum blue bloomrj will
i ? Eub.-tltutcd fcr thetWrts.
i
l'll > "f ItllNNllllllllll , IMS. Illlir * ,
Itiualan ambadiadon aia paid about tv'l > \ )
AI mrch as cur a. The ambassadors lo fler-
I n Vienna , Cuna .uitli.opl , Loniluit and
I'arli rt-cie VB 50.000 rubles , r > r ? J7..UD ; thJ
4inlu * t'or of HQIUP 10.000 luble.H , til ? g At
W.i > nlntap , Toklo. Midtll and Peking
.id 00) . t Teheran . .0)0 ) , at Atlieuj. lliiu-
* ! * , 'I ho Hat ; ! ! " , Cip'obagon. Mutto i
Mu-i'ch and Stao'clulm . ' 0,000 rha inluUleM
n' Denary , literal * , Itio d Janeiro , LU-
'jj i i n 1 Stiiiiiun ret 18000 rubles , tha tn-
\ v it Mi atiejii UOOO , ihon to D.cidrn
ml Otr nj 10000 and to Weimar and
'Xi-ii.a si1 , S.UU' ' ) .
AMUSEMENTS. :
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The Wagner opera season , tinder the direc
tion of Mr. Walter Dimrosch , concluded yes
terday afternoon with a notable performance
of "Lohengrin. " Whether or not the en
gagement has been a succes'ful one finan
cially and It Is feared thit there hag been
llttlo material profit In It for any one It Is
certain that It has not failed In broadening
and deponlng the knowledge of our music-
loving public and la } Ing the foundation for
future seasons which shall bring not only
artistic but pecuniary gain. The present
venture was In Mine measure a test of
Omaha's ability and willingness to gl\e the
best musical entertainments adequate sup
port. If the patronage had been less gen
erous and generous It was. In view of the al
most universal scarcity of coin It Is not
likely that Mr. Damrosch would Include thli
city In his field of missionary labor another
year Ai It Is , his return Is as fully assured
as human affair * can be , and the ptoplo may
begin considering their choice of operas at
soon as they like. The extraordinary favor
bestowed upon "Ulo Walkuere" Friday night
gives rlso to the hope that others of the
trilogy may be given here next year.
Trom "Die Walkuero" to "Lohengrin" Is
without doubt a descent ; a restful one to
some , who find the rugged heights of the
former fatiguing ; but still a descent. Begun
In Paris and finished among the Swiss moun
tains whllo Wagner was making hlu home
In Zurich. "Lohengrin" had Its first produc
tion at Weimar In 1SDO , under the direction
of Liszt. Although Its composition marks
further progress than "Tannhaeusor , " Its Im
mediate predecessor , along the lines of his
system , the composer had by no mean ?
broken away at that period from the fetters ot
conventionality. lie had not then glvon to
the world the theoretical writings on music.
which were not published until after the
group of opens comprising "Tannhaeuser"
" " well "Tho Fljlng
and "Lohengrin , as as
Dutchman" and "Ulenzl , " were familiar to
the stage.
"Lohengrin" Is the best known and most
popular of all the great works of the master -
ter , from Its frequent presentation In Italian
German and nngllsh. Ardent Wiigneriins
are fain to believe that It will not always be
so , but It Is probible th.it the romantic
legend of the * on of Parsifal , set to the noble
muslo with which Wagner has embellished
It , will jleld precedence very reluctantly to
the- later and heavier operas. The produc
tion yesterday was of that complete' and sat-
Isfjlng kind one has learned to look for
confidently from the ttamrosch orginlzatlon
Enjoyment of the prelude , faultlessly plajed
by tli5 orchestra under the direction of llerr
Lohse , was sadly marred by the late-comers ,
and by the Inconceivable carelcvsness of the
rights of others dlsplajed by certain ladles
who talked and laughed during the Inspiring
harmonies descriptive of the descent of the
Grail. The rising curtain displayed a stage
picture which for extent and variety of color
ing Is seldom equalled. Seated upon a throne
beneith the spreading boughs of an oak tree
was King Helnrlch der Vogler ( Herr
Behren' ) In robe and crown. At his left. In
the center of the stage , stood the sturdy
herald ( llerr Mortens ) , with his staff of of
fice. B yond , black and contumelious , was
Telramund ( Herr Popovlcl ) . and by his side
his plotting wlf Ortrud ( Frl. nibenschuetz. )
Behind on tall sides , filling the stage ,
were armed and mailed warriors , while
banners and gulilons wavc-d In the
rear and fluttered from the wings. In the
near background flowed the river Scheldt
with a glimpse upon Its further bank of
verdure and fertility. The setting was so
gorgeous , the scene so Inspiring , that the
audience burst Into hearty appliusa as the
curtain rose.
At no time during this performance was
enthusiasm so spontaneously dl played or on
several Decisions the night b'fore , although
curtain calls were numerous Herr Alvary's
Lohengrin has been for a long time one of
the standards by which other attempts In
German opera were measured. Ilia perform *
anco yesterday showed him the same con
summate artist as of old , his voice , although.
It shows unmistakable signs of wear , having
lost none of that vibrant quality which draws
the heart of the listener out of his breast.
In appearance ho Is the ? Ideal Lohengrin , and
his acting ot the part Is as always , beyond
criticism. Herr Popovlcl's Telramund Is one
of his greatest roles , and Is undertaken
by thla magnificently gifted singer with
all the vlgcr of which he Is master. Frl.
Elbentfchuetz did strong and altogether com
mendable work , vocally and dramatically , us
Ortrud , and Krl. Gadskl , the third of the
company's great sopranos , made an entirely
favorable Impression as Elta. Herr Dolirens
was a stately king , and Herr Mortens' noble
birltcno was heard to good advantage In the
limited mublc ot the herald. The chorus
was very large , and exceedingly effective- .
Mr Frank Mayo and his company cloyj (
a highly successful half week's engage
ment last night at the Crelghton , where
they have been presenting "Pudd'nhcad Wil
son" to the largest business which has
fallen to any attraction , save ono , In the
history of the hoiiso. Mr. Mayo's perform
ance In the role Is of such i'.iperl.itlve ex
cellence that no approach to justice can
bo done It In a notlcj however well meant
written hurriedly In time for the moinliif
paper after a first view of the play. Anil
tlio company with which ho lias surrounded
lilmsslf , the member ? of which ho has tialnet
to carry out accurately his own conception * ,
is a positive delight to see and hear.
In this week's Harper's Weekly William
Dean How ells refers as followy to Mr. Mayo
and bla play :
"In a city full of theaters the lover ol
the drama may much more easily famish
than the casual observer would believe , and
several time ? during the present winter
I have come anhungered away from the
Barmecide beards of playhouse which lesp
fastidious appetite ! . ' seemed to find heaped
with luxuries If I speak of "The Sporting
Duchess" and "The Shop Girl" as mockeries
which added the anguish ot nausea to the
mlnsry of Inanition , I nhall perhaps convey
: o the reader tome notion ot the. extremity
one may ba brought to In themldat of an
appaient abundance. But I must not leave
theImnresslon of absolute destitution : the
season that has glvn us Mr. Frank Mayo's
admirable play from Mark 1 wain's "Pudd'n-
lead Wilson" could hardly bo classed na a
year of famine ; and at Mr. Gilbert's ever
more delightful lyrlcated burles-que of "His
'Jxcclloncy" I had at leas-t once this winter
ny fill of pleasure. It la too late , I am
afraid , to speak of cither of these things
at the length I should Ilka ; but I cannot
lelp bearing my testimony to the exquisite
naturalness of Mr. Maya's acting In his
pleco , which seemed to me one of the most
lerfect achievements In the art. It Is of
he- true school , the only echool , to my
hlnklng ; quiet , refined , with the lepowj
Uilch Is the roiirce of all art , and a tort
of dignity born of a worthy conception of
a most original , a most native character.
Mr. Mayo's "I'udd'nliead Wilson , " Indeed ,
a something that has consoled and sup-
lorted me through a good deal of histrionic
adversity , and I like to recur to It even
after several months ,
"The play Is gons , now. from a metropolis
Uilch Its absence satHbly ImpoverlrhM. "
It will bo good news for the theater-going
mbllc that "Puddn'head Wilson" has bsen
looked by the Crolghton for next season ,
he date falling In September.
"Charley's Aunt , " one of the most amusing
amedles ever written , lias been secured for
he New Year's attraction at Hojd'p theater ,
penlng the engagement tomorrow ( Monday )
veiling
It was written by Brandon Thomas , whose
cling In "The Pantomime Hehearsal" when
i app-aud In America with Hoslna Yokes
\3s so enthusiastically approved Mr Bran-
on Thomas Is acting still In London , where
o Is n great fivoiite. though there la no
co Mty fcr him to do any mors work
Charley's Aunt" has mad * him Indcpond-
mly ikh In the part three- > ears It must
have nettp.1 him over $300,000 In profits
< tono. | Pimlir ! rrohnun. who owns the
\nierlian rights of the furco , and tir.d r
uhose direction It will be produced at Boyd's ,
has el'dl-td over 1200,000 b ) the run of the
plfc In No\v York , the live mont'u' rin
til lliston. the four mnitus' run In Chlcaga
and 100 nights In Philadelphia. "Charley' *
\unt" has bed ) before the Lundo I public
winter and bummer w'thuit ' lut ; iiiytlun fort
years , and It It to remain at the tam theater
for another > ear. It has been pilng ! forever
over a y-ar \ustralU and South Africa ,
In Berlin , where It Is Kill a big drawing
attraction , It has bien a r iB'i'r'S ' SUPCP"S i
for over six mnnthr. It Is nuking triumphs i
In Florenc ? , Italy , and In StorLholm , SVY rt.n ,
- - l-tljijit ) Vtirl , T TnTr
and there Is a French translation of It In
Paris
An Idea of the'hold which "Clnrlcj's
Aunt" had on the ts'eW York folks will be
obtained when the facials staled that many
persona went half a dp7 > n times to see It ,
and there were- some people who sat It out
and laughed throng ? ! . . ! ! twelve to fourteen
different times. The1' fuji there la In "Char
ley's Aunt" Is not Its only recommendation.
There Is lots of pretty sentiment , too , and
an abundance of that desirable fictor known
as "love Interest ; " Irfdeed , there are n halt
do/en complete love stories , and each has a
most Important bearing In the development
of the farce. The action begins with two
college chums Inviting their sweethearts to a
luncheon to m ° ct the millionaire aunt ol
one of thorn , a widow , who hall * from Brazil ,
"where the nuts come from. " The aunt
do not arrive , but the young girls do , and
In order that they may with propriety be
kept to lunch , the chums get another college
chum to p ° rsonato the Brazilian aunt. Then
the fun begins. The bogus aunt hugs and
kisses the girls , to the- deep chagrin of their
lovers. Sha gets up flirtations with two
mlddlQ-agcd gentlemen and secures proposals
of marriage from them. There Is a whirl
of merriment through thrc acts , when the
deception Is finally explained In the presence
of the real aunt , who hao arrived , and every
thing ends happily.
"The Tornado , " Lincoln J. Carter's scenic
production , will open a week's engagement
at the Crelghton with n matinee today , when
loc-al play-go rs will have another opportunity
of wltness'ng ' this popular play. There has
seldom been anything so uplifting In n
sensational way as "Tho Tornado " Indeed ,
as becomes an active and energetic c ) clone. It
lifts everything In sight , and often toying
with the disjecta membra of farm houses ,
mountains and other scenic paraphernalia ,
s ts them all down again In various unac
customed spots somewhat worse fcr wear.
Lincoln J. Carter's brand of tornado Is Indeed
narked by an uncommon degree of hustle
The wind docs not waste a vast amount ot
Irno In preliminary soughing. It Is not
around on this occasion to dally with any
such effeminate luxury , but solely for the
put pose of getting Its business end ready to
perform Its most direful execution In the
quickest possible time. Almost before the
'tlndly old gentleman In a red dressing gown
an pay oft the mortgage on the old home-
Heml and congratulate himself on being out
of the clutches the storm Is upon him and
he house waltzes away In sections across
the next moutaln peak , accompanied by such
dinners as ar In the act of being cooked , and
farm furniture enough to stock a store.
But the cv clone of the flrst act does not by
my means exhaust the sensational wonders
of "The Tornado. " In the second act there
Is a realistic collision at sea , and all the
thrilling Incld nts of a sinking ship , anil
finally the grisly horrors of a dissecting room
sends ccld chills up and down the backs ot
the gallery.
A special matinee1 will be given New
Year's day at regular matinee prices.
That successful farce comedy , "A Uallrcad
Ticket , " conies to1' the Crelghton for four
nights , commencing Sunda ) mitlnec , Janu
ary 5.
Undoubtedly the chief reason for Its pro
nounced success Is that It Is filled with fun
From start to finl"h the food for hughtcr Is
dealt out with a lavish hand. What Is more ,
the unflagging humor js now , and springs
spontaneously from everyday InnpDilngs
and experiences constructing "A Hall-
road Ticket" the author , it Is said , has left
the beaten path of.farqe comedy far to one
side. He entirely eschcjws the ancient gags
and device" . No siphon bottles or crayhlng
crockery enter Intq his theme of diversion.
In the line ot legitimate comedy the laugh
able situations are worked up A m"clml"al
adjunct Is an cleqtrjc car , fully equipped ,
well Hl'ed ' with passaugers , and In rapid
motion , and a ralnmaklng machine In opera
tlon.
tlon.Tho
The company preasntlng the piece this sea
son , Is Mid to bsakgood Qne. nd , Include ?
"Eugene C/anfiold / , James H.- Bradbury , GUP
C. Welnberg , Harry Porter , Frank Gardiner ,
John S Terry , Kathel Kcrr , Beatrice Nor
man , Hattle Waters. Sallle Stembler , Mattle
Lockcttc , Hulcla Halvers and Lou Rico.
Among the many successes presented to
Omaha play-goers this season "Trilby , " as
presented by A. M. Palmer's company , was
prominent , playing a short engagement at
the Crolghton pome time since to the ca
pacity of that popular ploy house. The re
ception accorded the attraction wat such a
cordial one that Paxton and Burgess have
secured a return dateof Paul M. Potter's
successful dramatization. The engagement ,
which will be for thiee nights , will open at
the Crelghton Thursday , January 0. The
only matinee will be given Saturday.
A. O. Bartley of Magic. Pa. , writes : "I
feel it a duty of mine to inform you and the
public that DsWItt's Witch Haz ° l Salve cured
me of a very bad case of eczema. It also
cured my boy of a running sore on his leg
WAS SHI : AVOHTII IT.
A Tenm > N 'e Mrii lrlCH u Mntrl-
inonlnl Iliirenlii.
A very romantic story comes from Sum-
mervllle , Chattanooga county , relates the
Atlanta Constitution. Some days ago a couple
arrived In that city , evidently In the first
stages of a violent cas ? of conjugal affection.
ThElr loving tendencies and conspicuous
careusca attracted the attention of the steady-
going citizens cf that model mountain town.
They could bo seen In the gloaming out
strolling together , and the precincts of Cleg-
horn Spring were rendered still moro pic
turesque by their presence. Married folks
took It for granteJ that they were enjoying
the flrst fruits of lovs's young dream , and
simply passed by on tno other eld and made
wiy faces. The single fclk blushed and
giggled , and posulbly wondered If It were
always tliuo The couple registered as Mr.
and Mrs. 11. C. Thurston , Knoxvlllf , Tenn. ,
? nd the p'ople of Summervlllu naturally sup
posed that their conduct was but a fair
s.'mplo of ea t Tennesjee life.
Late one afternoon a weary looking Indlr
vldual alighted from n train from Chat
tanooga and walked , hurriedly up to tlis-
hotel. He eeamied the- faces of those 1 c
pasyad very closely , OB If ho were lojk'ng '
for omo one whom ho expected to find.
From the few Inquiries that he made p > o-
plo learned that htr wax In tcarch of a w Iff ,
and that he had not reported to th" ubtial
method of putting a notice In theMiayed
or utolen column , but had started out on a
personal tsearch.
Mr. and Mm , Thurston had been out for
a customary stroll , and just as they rounded
a corner they were-jt confronted with the
stranger lit search cf a > vvlfo. Ho liud found
his wife , but unfoQtiittatdy aha was In the
hands of her friend , ( [ Expectation was on
tip-too for a blood and thunder denouement ,
and from various coltws of vantage , In the
utiapa of dry goods box s and sycamore trees ,
behind which they criScAnced themselves , thJ
townspeople peered/anxiously , awaiting the
signal for open hosujmes. But they waited
In vain. Thoao nearest caught the fragments
cf a spirited conversation , In which the hus
band reproached hls/'reJreant / ' sponue with her
faithlessness In deserting his bed and board.
She retorted that lieMiafl not treated her nice ,
and that aho liad 'foilnd ' a handsomer man
than he , which waaililQeed the truth when
the two men wereltampared. Mr , Thurston
then began to parley with the rueful hus
band , and tried to efiwet-a compromise. The
husband demanded"ttt'dainages , which ha
thought wan too highn considering that he
had already won tbq.affections of the wife
and wui In possession , which was nine points
of the law. Ho orteied $ j. Then there vvaa a
lot of quibbling unJ haggling , until they
Jnally compromised on $ li , which tha Interloper
leper paid the forlorn husband , and the lat
ter took the next train fcr Chattanooga , prob
ably prpud of his bargain. The couple aUo
took their dcportur * fcr groin fields and pas-
lures new.
SUM- HIM rirnt Trill it.
A country boy who was brought up In a
remote region of Scotland had occailon to
accompany hU father to a village near which
a branch line of railway passes. The morn-
n , ? alter his * arrival , when sauntering In ths
garden behind the IIOUJB In which thsy were
ttaylni ; . h brheld wllli wondering eyes a
train go by. For a moment he vtotd tearing
at It with a ton Uniont and then , running
Into thc > lioup * , ho cadi' "Father , father ,
come oot" Thera'a a emlddy tan in wl' n row
c.1 homes , an' Its awa' dwn by the back o'
the tow a. "
DID WE GET
ORDER ?
A few days more , and
OIIET OfllC
uUIl OrtLE
Will be a matter of history.
Hundreds have availed themselves of this
rare opportunity to have a suit made at a price
that causes them to wonder how it can be
done
$25 , $28 and $30.
Suits to order -$15
Our $6 , $7 and $8
Trousers to order
Examine the woolens we offer ! Ask to see the workmanship and trimmings -
mings of garments.
Our name is a guarantee for good tailoring.
aov 20Y
SoutlTL
© Otlttl
15tli St. OtlttlBt
FEROCITY OF THE SEPOYS
Incidents of the Mutiny ns Told by a
Participant.
CONDITION OF INDIA AT THE TIME
Cominlly Conduct of tliu
While EiiKiiKfil Awful 1'iuilnli-
iiiunt of Some of thr Uueuiy
Cnnturuil by the
The story of l'o ! Indian mutiny. In 1857
when the Sepoys at Meerut broke ou
Into open warfare , Is a familiar one. niooi
flowed freely , English ollicers were cut daui
from ambush , waylaid and shot , women am
children were massacred , and for more than
a jear the revolt lasted. Mecrut was the
largest military station In India , with n
strong garrison of foot , horse and artillery
The Sepojs overran India , all the north
western provinces , Oudh , and even Lower
Bengal. To have seen nil this and to have
been a member of tbo force that had a patt
In the suppression of the revolt must be
set down as a thrilling uxperienca , observes
the Brooklyn Eagle.
Living quietly at 325 Kosclusko street Is
James D. Itamsey , who Is the hero of the
Indian mutiny. Ho Is a quiet man , and a
member of the Park avenue branch of Hov.
Dr. H. R. Meredith's church. Ho was born
In Scotland , and , although quite active and In
apparent good health , his service in the hot
climate of India and terrible experiences In
the Sepoy rebellion , have aged him some
what. Ho relates his t > tory modestly.
Air , iiamsjy ennsieu in me year ih , > u , in
Captain Dlount's light field artillery , the
ticops being In the employ of the honorable
IJast India company. They were used , of
course , for the defense of tha country anil
to protect the Interest of thla great com
mercial corporation.
After his enlistment Mr. Ilamscy was sent
at once to Fort George. Bombay , from thnio
to Poonah and other places , finally reaching
Kahllpuhr , where the Twenty-sev nth natlvs
Infantry , olllcered by white men , was sta
tioned , they being the only troops there at
thi ) time , For some time th re was peace
and quietness , but in May , 1857 , thp Sepoys
bi ok o out Into open mutiny , Mr Itamsey
saw them throw up children and catch them
on the end of bayonets , and saw several In-
stnnc H where they murdered their own of
ficers.
Mr , Ramsey speaks of the Sikhs as being
the bravest of brave men anil the fluent
horsemen in the. world , but the Sepoys'
methods of warfare \\irs cowardly In th9
extreme. They would lie In iiinhinh and fur
i long time It was almost sure death to
walk very far from camp. The Hngllsh
troops found It prudent to pad their horses'
feet , EO that when It was n ctssary to go
on a reconnnlsrance they could nnt ba foiled
bv the precipitate flight of the force of
Sepoys they desired to attack. This was
also done as a precautionary m asura when
It wag necessary to carry dispatches from
ono point to another and to prevent , If pos
sible , being surprised.
The battery to which Mr Hamsoy be.
.longed , the Flfte'nth , took on active part
In the warfare , They captured do'achmont
after detachment of the Sepoys , wno , after
they had been ordsi d to disarm , were cunt
to tha fortress. Then every effort was made
to Induce them to give the name of the
cnt In their numb r who , when an English
ofilcer had been killed , ccmmlltol the
murder. They were at flrst pleaded
with In their own language , then
threaten d , but notnlr. ' \sa aevera
enough to compel them to give any In-
foimatlon A drumhead court maitlal was
of no more avail than simply questioning.
Threats cf death availed nothing. Mr. Ilim-
soy uaw many of the mutineer * punished by
talnc laslicj to guim and blown to p'cces
Another method of punishment was to jdacu
'he captured Sepoys In front of Hie line vvh ro
the heaviest lighting was , to act as n , tort of
human Ireaitwork. Mr. Ruinsoy says V.iu
lighting wan Intermittent , It would go on for
.4 day and then * t [ > for a week , only la
b # inert' brutally renuwed. Tn S.poy force *
wai nlwayu strong , rtcrulta com Inn In target
numbais at all times ( rum the Afghan hill * ,
tlii- newer the recruit tba more brutal the
soldier.
For more than a year , as already o la ted ,
the war laged , until , In 1S53. Sir John llune ,
the Bngllih rcprfU'titatlva , read the proclH-
inatlon whU'i nhowtd tuut the control f ( India
had passej out of tho. handa of tha Kast India
company , b tiiisa of Its failure to pay back
tha mcmty borrowed to carry on tba war.
The soldiers In the employ of the companj
returned to England , where recruiting eer
gcants were found ready to enroll their name
In the regular British aimy. Mr. Ilamscy
enlUted in the royal artillery. Ho was sen
to Halifax , Nova Scotia , where ho servei
about seven jears , when , some money com
Ing ! to him from a relative who had died , he
purchased his discharge. He then came to
Now York , from there went to Chicago , thei
back to New York1 and then to Brooklyn
vvhoro ho has resided for some years. Oi
hla left arm , tatooed at the Capeof GOCK
Hope , Is a plcturo of the gun with w'alch he
served.
m-uitiDAY uuitoistr.
A , CouriiKooiiN ICii In < < ! SHM-H 11 Iliilld-
liiKT front DcMlructlon.
The lament of Burke that "tho ag o
chivalry 19 past" Is too often echoed In thes-
latter dajs. says the New York Tribune
People think there are no nio.-J gallant deeds
that make the nerves thrill , the pulses
throb , the generous blood go bounding
through every artery. The ipiri : ot man
has grown stale and selfish , anJ every one
for himself la the order of tbe day Bui
the ono unchanging thing la all this worh :
of change Is human nature , and hunun na
ture Is today as chlvalrlc , as generous , as
heroic , as ever In the tlmo of I'.ulimi or
Lancelot of the Lake. It may not ba ont-
waidly garbed In purple velvet and In glit
tering armor. But the knightly inotal rings
Jusit as true. "A man'a a ma i ; , ir a' tnat. "
Here Is an episode of thl "age of common
place. " It was In the cellar > l the Trlbuna
building tha other night. The bis ongmea
were throbbing with potenoy that enetpized
the whole great bull/ling / wlt'i I'jjlit and
power. Suddenly n pipe WJH torn fron Its
connections , and a rush of I'scapln , ? eteim
swept through the furnaceu like a tornado
No one could tell Just what hud liupp ued ,
or bo sure that In a moment the bailers
might not explode , hrlnelnir ruin to HiA
building and death to its Inmites , It
was a scone from which a man
might flee without a taunt or cowardice. AVI1-
llam Flt/patrlck let his name be honorably
recorded was the assistant engineer In
charge. He did not flee. He had but onu
thought "It's the Tribune or invsdf' ' " With
that hd plunged straight into the thickest of
tha stifling ntream. It was a * truly "thu
Jawf of death , the gnto ? of hell" as the fatal
valley of Dalaklava , thought with no lauroite
to toll It , nor thronging hosts to look on
In wonder. He reached the spot , averted the
danger , and then came out again , wife and
bound.
That was all. Holt an hour later every
thing was going fln as usrual. There wab no
a'gn ' of what had happened , nnd few , even In
the Tribune building , knw of It. William
: > 'ltzpatrlck went right on with his work , nnd
lia.i bean going right on with H ever since
I'ho school boys of twenty yuar.7 ago used
to read and declaim the story nf John Mi > -
iard The vulor uf Jimmy Bartholomew has
jcmi thn themt of Kviig and sermon ; ind u
stirring ballad has given Jim Bls > d oc fame.
The plain , true tale of William Fltzpatrlek
s not ono whit IMJ honorable , and It conies
lomo to us with a clo-wnesa and reality
which those , at thla long Interval , can
scarcely claim The world IH better because
of every such man , mil every such deed ; arid
ho knowledge of their existence * coined ns an
nyplrntlon to ovrry worthy heart
I'l-oulilf OMT Mlxcil I'nlillc Schools.
I'ttllllV OKI. Doc- -Tloublo
, . - nuj oc
cur over mixed publicHclioola lief A re
cent ilcclKlon admit * colored children to nil
mbllc Hchools of the rll > The xchnol Imunl
ind nearly nil the vvhllu people nnbltteily
opposed to inlxi-i ] public iTlu/uli' , ninJ Dm
louril will older nthnuls ( INeuiitlnued UM a
rut i tort to incvcnt nilscil M htols I'DII-
Hldorablo feeling nnd ImllKiinlluii ovi-i llm
nittur IH pxprwi'il , nnd irouiiin may wt
occur A Htorinv incitliur of thu I ion n I VMIH
U'M lust night 11u > ( ulorcil Couple ili.lir *
hat they will have tiiclr ilghu a.ilvun
hem by the com in.
HliM-l IIII n n fin-1 ii r1 N In Tin uli If ,
SYICACUHU , N. Y , Dec -William A
Swe = t , r II Nye , Ilobeil I3ey un l I'uUi
: c'kel. dlrcctom ol Sweil'a ilanufai tutlm
umiuny , u toiictm for thu manufacture uf
leel ami vvliu. through their uttouioj. up-
uiaicil before Justice Mi'Lcnnun to lay anil
obtained un oulei illsholvliitf tin uimcni
nnd restraining the crc.dlton < from bringing
ii'llcm nrfaltm It. On request uf Mr Hwtet
tobert ncy WUH uppolntej tfinpiiiuy re-
elver IhB capital totk la JSW&HJ. The
rouble la Bald to IJH brought en b ) ilui"
Qmpetltloa ami low prlc-es.
InU-rlor ril ) MUulou Work.
Thu mission at rourUuntli u d Capitol
avenue , under Hie direction of Ilcv John
A. Finch and wife , had u freu dinner Chi Ut-
m.ui day ut 12 o'clock , uul a m > ctln at J
u m
A residence at Hlxtti and Dficaa utreeH
'ins been tendered the pavtoi fiie for thu
vv Inter by Mr. Woodvvorth Attendance nt
the mcotliiBi of the mltslon increases con-
fs m " . ' ! imucl1 uitnu'JlaHm ' in the work
Commercial 1,1 tonir jSoclctt. .
A prosrnm waa given by the Oinnha Com
mercial Llteuuy society last evening"
the college hall.
Prof. ar. G. Ilohrbough gave n abort tallc
! 'S'r2np ' 1'henomena of Iho Human
swero . s" " > i ' ' Mlssei aibson
, ,
nna JJinlcl. A cornet duct wa plajcd by
Mcbsn ? IlohrboiiKh anil Iloye.
The declamation ? by Messrs W. S Holler
and Lyman Se.irle were well received Mr
Hover gave an eight-minute talk on "Vene
zuela and tln > Moiuoe Doctrine. "
1 ho most Intel eating part of the program
AVnnrMhVIie Vnte bcliv < 4n Prof. Lumpman
an I M. A. Plllsliurv. the question beltm ;
nrn 'y-1',1'1" ' ! human ' Holort race. J"fFraoll l S. ben
I'lJKSOVAI , I'AIIAOIIAP1I.S.
T. B. Irwln nnd Mrs. Irwln of Gordon
are nt the Merchants.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam White of Sioux City
are gueats at the Mercer.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Miller of Fair
mont , are guests at tbo Mercer
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Greenleaf and child ,
Portland , Ore , are Murray guests.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Dopf of llockport. Mo .
were In the city Friday and attended the
Damrosch performance ! nt Bojd's.
. . " : . .O < r > Ilutler leaves January 2 for
Norfolk , where ho has accepted a position
oa manager for the Norfolk Candy coin-
Mr , and Mrs. Harry Nott arrived home
Saturday from a tilp that Included a visit
at Mrs. Nott'B former home nt Milwaukee
and a visit to the Atlanta exposition.
Mos s P. O'Brien has returned to Omaha
after an absence of two jeara Ho will de
vote his attention to law business In Omalm
miring the nbbenco of hla brother , Gcorco
M. O Brlen , who will remain south during
the winter. *
AfliriiNKiuiN nt ( hi * .
At the Mmrny-G. L. Thorp. Lincoln.
" 1 MrH At JIelntz' MrsJo' ' " >
nnMiii.- ; . . UH , ' , '
R- A1Inu' * ' ' > l' ' . Nlo-
' c"auro" : " 1J'
lion lo Cure Una Colil.
I had a twd cold and cough for everol
months and tried almost everythlni'
Finally Mr Hunt , the druggist at West Chas
ter , ricommended Chamberlain' * Cough Uem-
ady. A r,0 cent bottle cured ins entirely
Aimer Mercer. Dlllwcrtlitown , Chester Co
WIJATIIKIl
I'lilr iiinl Cohlcr , Midi N'orlli AVInil *
for tcliriiHKn.
WASHING' ! ON , Dec. 28 The forecast for
Sunday IH.
For Nohiashn , Kansas nnd Iowa-Fair ;
colder ; north ulndu.
For Minium I-Fair In the northwest , light
tinowB in the southeast portion ; coldei , norlli
FIII Boiith Dakota Fair , c-olclcr , northwest
wlnU .
l.onil lloi'iiril ,
OFFir-E OF THU WI3ATHIJII HI'IIHAU ,
OMAHA , Dec. 28 Omuliu record of tmn-
pmituro anil rainfall , compared with tbii
toi rcHpuiidlnt' da } of the piut four vnars *
JMI'i Jh'U 1891. 1S9 _ >
.Maximum temperature . . II 3J H 21
Mlnliiium tomjmnituie. , . . 3J 1 w 3
Avi'iaKe ti'iiipurature IS IH yj ]
Prcpiillatlun | . T M M .01
Conilltlnn nf temperature ) and pici-Iiiltatlon
nt Omaha far the dny ami Blnco March 1.
I MO1
Normal tcmiiiriture 22
I'xci'HH for tlm ilny
Atrumulatnd ixif nlnte Mari-h i. . . TI77
N'oimal pnHpltatlon . , . . . . . . , . , , .0.1 Inch
Dcllclriiuy fui Ibo day ai Incli
T > t.il iirc'c'pltatlon Blnco March 1 207.'Inches
DcllUeruy tlnio March 1 . 10 S8 IncliuH
L A WELSH. Observer. .
TIII : itmiT\
XSTIIUMENTS plactd on record
28. IS'JJ
QUIT CLAIII nnnpa
M Puulaen. cuarillin. to Hwan Nel
son lot fi. block " ( V * I'roHpeot Pluue.l 1
Munnl lilc-UL'tt niiii wit to Wllllum
Mnrkinarni. n < - n and wj of ne nnd
n uHU Jj-lu-Il 2
DIIDS. :
M Paul : > Hii , KiiiiNlan , to Hvvon Nol-
Bon , lot B. bloi k "O , " ProHpect Place 101
Sji ilal mauler lo ( ' A TliompMin , lilt
i > , Itti/tlri'K od > * to PialnvlHW 2.CCU
Him Iff lo It tu Ltvl , lot 13. block k ,
Di tkr'x add , vv > t of lot ' ! , block U ,
KCJ } ' l t a < M 1,215
Total amount of Irunileij , , , , . .13,251