THE ( XMAITA DAILY 1JE13 : MONDAY , JANUARY 11 , 18f)7. ) HAIL TO THE CHIEF RANGER Father of tlio Order of Foresters Visits Omaha. HIGH COURT TO BE ESTABLISHED TODAY Ilceentluii lo Chief OronhynleUlin Thin Mornlni ; l HiKnllmtetl by nu AiltlrvHN nl llo l'N Tlic- nU-r ToiilKltt. Vis ! ! will he one of the great days In the local history of the Independent Order of Foresters. It will mark the date of the Institution of the Nebraska high court of the order. Oronhyatekha , D.U. , supreme chief ranger of the Independent Order of Foresters , and a prominent official of other fraternal societies , will be a guest of the city during the day , and everything has been done that bo may carry away with him a mtxit favorable ImprcBslon of the city. Naturally , the whole affair will bo In the hands of the Foresters , who have an un bounded admiration of the qualities and the capabilities of their chief. The program of the day Includes a reception to the visitor , the Institution of the high court by him , a fllghtBcelng trip about the city , and an ad dress In the evening In one of U'O theaters. All the arrangements have been perfected by a general committee , which la composed of representative * from all the lodges In this city and South Omaha , as follows : Court Omaha , M. A. Hall , Dr. J. M. Alken , T , L. Combs , James Millr and 13. 0. IJra- brook ; Court Momlanvin , W. K. Davis , J. 13. ChlRsoIl. I'rof. 0. A. Hohrbough , C. J. Sulli van and Dr. Charles Ilosowater ; Court Ak- Sar-nen : J. N. Iluthvon , Dr. Claussun D. W. Dodda , Hev. J. O. Staples and F. F. Iloose ; Court Allemanla , Charles llomholt , Judge Chrlstman , Charles Orant , Amll Karoch and F. Mcrtens ; Court Fourmcn , F. M. Hemlcr- Bon. A. L. Hunter. J. 11. Smiley. J. P. Murphy and J. 13. Kalhorn ; Court 1'okrok Vclky , J. A. Urown. Dr. Holovschlner , J. Kobat and Dr. Oronhyatckha wvs In Lincoln Satur day night , where ho Instituted a subordi nate court of the order and delivered an address. He spent Sunday In the Capital City , and will arrive In Omaha this morn ing at an early hour. Ho will be met at the depot and escorted to his hotel by a reception committee com posed of the following : r. L. Combs and Charles Watts of Court Omaha.V. . K. Davis of Court Mondamln , Ilov. J. 0. Staples of Court Ak-Sar-LIeii , Charted Horn- holt of Court Allemanla and F. M. Hender son of Court Fourmcn. This committee will act ac a sort of body guard to the chief and see that his personal comfort Is attended to while IIP Is In Omaha. EVENT OF THE DAY. The chief event of the day In the eyes of Foresters will bo the formal Institution of the Btate- high court In the morning. The convention will bo called to order at 10 o'clock In Foresters hall , In the Helton store building. There will , of course , be but llttlo huslners of Importance transacted. The primary fciture will lie In the election of officers and their Installation by the RU- picmo chief ranger. It Is pioposed after the ceremony Is com pleted and an adjournment Is taken that a public reception ehall be held In the hall , nt which the Foresters of the city will be Riven an opportunity to meet Hie .hlsh ofll- clal. It Is more than probable that the con- ' vcntlnn will occupy a good portion of the afternoon aim. K the time will allow It Is Intended to drlvo the chief about the city late In the afternoon. The "state high court" will bo a term eas ily understood Ity members ot fraternal and beneficial orders. It Is simply arlothdr1 dds1- Ignatlon for tlio more common phraeo "otate lodge. " It will be a body with restricted legislative powers , which will have In rhargu the management of' thtJ affairs of Foresters In this state. In the past the members In Nebraska have been governed by the eu- prcmo court , with headquarters In Canada. Ucforo a state high court can bo Instituted at loc.it five subordinate courlu must be In existence. During the past two months an active organizer has been In the field In preparation for the event , and at present , as a consequence , there arc seven courts In the state. The event of public Interest which will occur In connection with the Indian's visit to Omaha will transpire at Uoyil's theater In the evening. A grand public meetIng - Ing will be luld. The chief feature will be an address .on fratctnal orders from Oron- liyatekha , but In addition thereto an excep tional musical pi OKI ; iin has hern arranged. This has been under the supervision of Matthew A. Hall , n prominent member of the order , who will act as chairman of the meeting. Among the participants will bo Iho following well known people In musical and other circles of the rlty : Mrs. 0. W. Johnston , the well known soprano - * prano singer ; Mrs. R. 13. Sundcrland , who has acquired an enviable reputation as an elocutionist ; Harry Hurkley , favorably known In musical circles ; a male quartet composed of Will MeCutip , A J. Van Kuran , W. H. AVIIbur and C. K. Crallo ; a mandolin club composed ot some of Omaha's host playcis , and little Virginia Merges , who hns delighted many this sea son with her cute songs. Thcro Is every Indication that the meet ing will be largely attended and the audl- rncc will pack the house. This will he In preat measure duo to the curiosity of the public to listen to an Indian. Special In vitations have been Issued to the prominent fraternal and business men of the city , and tlioy have In n big majority of cases accepted. These invitations bavo been ex changed for reserved seats. The committee having the mutter In charge desires It to bo understood ( hat no scats will bo hold nfter 8:30 : o'olcek , as tbn house will bo thrown open to the public at that hour. Ono of the features of the affair will bo found In the fact that many of the leading fraternal , ofllclal , business and professional men will occupy seats on the stage. They will bo ghcn an opportunity to becomu ac quainted with the speaker earlier In the evening , as It 'Is prnpcwd to hold n reception for their benefit In the women's waiting room of the theater at 7:30 : o'clock. Dr. Oronhyatcliha Is accompanied on his visit uy A. ii , Stevenson or Chicago , tno American agent of the order. Mr. Stevenson will remain In this city for a week or more to organize a business and profe.splonnl men's lodge , and also to look after the affairs of the > order In this vicinity , SKUTCIi OF TUG CHIEF , Oronhyatckha was born a full-blooded Mohawk Indian , upon the reservation near Brantford , Out. , In ISII. Ills education wn.i begun at homo In an Industrial school , es tablished by the New England company for the training of young Indians. This school was the stcpplngstono to Wesleyan academy at Wllhraham. Mass. , where ho passed sev eral terms before going to Ken ) on college , Ohio , wherehe remained two years , This course was followed by another at Toronto university , OronhyatcUha all the while being entirely dependent upon his own resource. " . Even BH early as Kcnyon college days Oronhyatckha displayed evidences of that shrewdness. lioHliicps and ability us an or ganizer that lm marked Ms entire course , Apropos of these charactcrliitlcs Is a stoiy coming from his college associates to tlio effect that , finding his limited exchequer nearly depleted at then end of one term and thn chances for another consequently at the vanishing point , ho organized an Indian show. With ono "really" Indian nnd sovcial of the most raw-boned white men ho could Induce to receive Ir.atructlons In war dances , HOURS nnd blood-curdling war whoops , and bepalntPil and feather-trimmed to suit the requirements of tlio show , ho put In the O.A.JSTCXETT.A. . vacation "starring" through the country , with the result that the next seanon found the young showman , In the language of the street , with "money to burn. " H was only whlla Oronhyatekha was n student at Kcnyon college that the prince of Wales made his memorable visit to Canada. The chiefs of the Six Nations deputized him to deliver an address to the eon of the "Great Mother , " as they called the queen. The Im pression the young Indian made upon the prince and the royal party was so favorable that he was Invited to continue bin studies at Oxford , Eng. , under Iho care of Sir Henry Acland , rcglus professor of medicine. He graduated from the Institution after a full course In medicine. After his Oxford days Oronhyatckha mar ried a woman of his own race , and to them have been born several children , only two of whom have lived. The son , Acland , was a graduated physician , but Is now engaged In looking after the Interests of Forestry In England. The other child Is a daughter. She U Intellectually active and progressive , Is a musician , a superb horsewoman and ono who can row and shoot like the prover bial woman of her race. Dr Oronhyatekha has several homes , but the ono nearest his heart ID situated In the midst of his people In tha reservation In which ho was born. H Is located near De- scronto , Ont. MEMI1EH OF MANY OHDEUS. Oronhyatekha Is prominent In many or ders. Ho at ono time held the ofllcci of supreme premo templar of the Independent Order of Good Templars , the highest office In that body. In masonry he lies received the de grees of the lloyal Arch chapter , Knight Templar , thirty-third degree In th& Scottish rlto and that of the Mystic shrine , and also most worshipful grand master mason of the Dominion of lloyal and Oriental Masonry. The Independent Order of Foresters , of which Dr. Oronhyatekha Is the head , was founded In Newark. N. J. , In 1874. It pur sued a somewhat tempestuous course for some years , which finally culminated In a separation of some of the membership nnd the formation of a new body , the Foresters ot Illinois. In 18S1 , after this separation , the management of the present body was transferred to Canada , at which time It was reorganized and placed on Its present basis. At * Its reorganization only 3C9 members cast their lols with the now leaders , and the society started afresh with an Indebtedness of over $4uu0. Slnco then the order has extended throughout Canada , the northern nnil ivratiM-n Rlnlni nf tills COIlntrV. ami W3S recently planted ill Great Britain and Ire land , whcro there are now over 200 sub ordinate courts. There Is a total of 2.COO courts In existence. All thla entailed very heavy expendi tures. Iut ) notwithstanding this , nnd the fact that over $4.000,000 have been been paid In benefits lo the members of the order and to the widows and orphans of deceased foresters , there was a surplus on December 1 , IS9G , of $2OOICC5 remaining from the small monthly contributions paid by the members , and ths little band of 3Cl ! bad Increased on November 1 to 100,015. The death rate of the order has steadily decreased. In ISSO It was 10.03 ; In 1831 It had been reduced to C.40 , and since then the mortality rate haa been as follows : In 1S92 , C.25 : In 1S93 , 5.47 ; In 1S94 5.47 ; In 1895 , 5.C7. The rate for the first ten months of 1S9G WES equivalent to an annual rate of 5.30. The order has a standing monument of Its prosperity In a magnificent temple building In Toronto , which was completed and dedi cated last fall. This building is ten stories In height , and Is in every respect modern. nniroit iiAKKit onrs A xnw TIIIAI , . Siiirt'im > C < iiir Ovj-rruIi'H .TuilKc SeeM nml SiMiilN tlic fuse Uncle. The tuprcmo couit bas paascd upon the contempt case .brought against W. S. Ilaker , editor of the Grctnn. lleporlor , remanding It to this county for t'ctrlal , reversing Judge Scott , before whom Itaker was convicted. In paralng upon the case , Justice Norval , who banded down the oilnlon , said ; A question discussed In the brief of coun sel but not raised by any assignment In the petition In error will not be consid ered. A material mlsstatcment or the Issues In nn Instruction In a criminal case Is error jvlilch will not be cured by a correct state ment In another Instruction. , A false and malicious publication In printer or writing Which tends to Injure the repu tation of another person or to bring lilm In contempt , butrod or rldleulo Is llbclotis , nnd the publisher Is amenable to the crlinl- In a prosecution for criminal libel It I ? en or to so Instruct the Jury as to cast upon , the defendant the bunion of estab lishing that the alleged publication was not llbclous. The case grew out of a publication In Itakcr's paper. It was while a grand Jury was In hOMilon In Douglas county. At that time linker published nn article In which be stated that one of the Jurors had been out seeing the shady side of the city. Scott nrilurc'l Ilaker arrested , and upon conviction , the newspaper man was sentenced ta term of ono year In the penitentiary. An appeal to the supreme court was perfected , and Itaker was released on bonds. One * Src'ri't < i > l.onnc-vKy. These .iiixlmu ; to prolong this rapid transi tory exhtenco of ours beyond the average i > paii should fester his digestion , negatively by abstaining from Indiscretions In diet , and alllrmatlvely by the use of that peerless stomachic , IRstcttcr's Stomach Bitters. when lin experiences symptoms of Indiges tion. The Impairment of the digestive functions H fatal to vigor. Subdue with the IllttcM , nhJo , fever and ague , biliousness and constipation. The annual meeting of lot ownrro In * Pros pect Hill cemetery will be held In room No. SOU , New York Life building , on Monday evening at S o'clock. All lot owners are re quested to be present. CIlAUMiS F.CATUN. _ Secretary. Six-Thirty i . 31. Trniii. of the CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL nY. Best bcrvlco. ELECTHIC LIGHTS , Dining cur. City ofDco : 1504 Farnam. IIiii-IliiKton It on If California Cl'.eap ; quick ; comfortable. Leave Omaha 1:35 : p. m. every Thursday In clean , modern , not crowded tourist sleepers. Thiough to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Berths and tickets at 1502 Fainam St. I'crNuniilly Coniiiii'li'it Rxcnrnloun Leave Omr.ha every Friday via the Union Pacific. No change oi cam to Ogdcn , San Francisco or Los Angeles. Tourist sleepers dally to Sun Franclrco. Special attention paid to ladles traveling alone. A. C. DUNN , City Pass , and Tkt. Agent. 1302 Farnom 3t IMJHSO.VAI. I'AUACm.UMI.S. W. H. Green , Crelehton , Is In town , T. O. Hlce , Kearney , was .In Omaha yes terday. Thomas Mortimer , Madison , Is nn Omaha visitor. * Perry Mcrrtman , u merchant at Gretna , Is In the city. Duncan Harrison , San FrancUco , came to Omaha last night. Jamrti Koylo has gone to Chlcauo on a buftluwp- trip ot n week. Hon. W. J. Itryon was In the city yester day , whllo on hla way cast. Frank 13. Davenport , one of Norfolk's business men , Is In Omaha , J , H , nuiluMinii of the Northwestern has gone oust on a short llls'llraa ) ' trip. A.U . A. Doahell , advance agent of Iho Emily Handier company , Is a Darker guest. J. V , H. Patrick left Sunday for Wash ington , D , C. , to bo BOIIO a fortnight. Thonms V. Waters nnd C. P. Chandler , Denver , arc In the city on .a business ven ture. Clurlfs M. Talcctt , aulntant superintend ent of the Pullman company , lett ycaterday for Lincoln. A. 11. Smith , assistant general passenger agent of the IlurlliiBtou , has eonu to Chicago on buxlnetu. Miss Illta Vlllars , Mr. Darrcll Vlnton , Mr. H. C. McDonald and Mr , ( iiant Foicmun are iiieinbimi with tlif Frederick Wurdo company domiciled at the Darker , MlM Helen \Vealh--nsby , Mlfs Etta Alex ander MUa Katherlnu Dealing , Mr. L. P. IHckH , Mr. W , N. Wadworth. Mr. Fram-k' Nelson , treasurer ; Mr. W. F Molcter. man ager , arc members with the "Alabama" com pany quartet cU at the IJarker ( or tbo wccU. EDUCATION NOT POPULAR Railroad Company an Unwilling Propagator of a Nebraska Genius. BURLINGTON TO CUT OFF SOME TAXES n .Sellout DlMrlet Midi One Scholar Which HUN liven UI-K- tilarly MnkliiK a , Tax Levy on Itallroail Pr Miss Edna Newton Is a beautiful , well educated and altogether charming young woman of Perkins county , this ft a to , agalnat whom not one word of reproach could ever bo said , but she Is apt to enjoy considerable notoriety In the near future. This Is all because the IJurllngton railroad has grown wmry of providing her with a private gov erness and securing for her an education beyond the means of most Nebraska girls. The rallro'id company will , during the next week , enter n formal protest with the court of Perkins cqunty against a continuance of Iho custom that has given the young woman an education In such nn agreeable manner at Its expense. Miss Edna Newton Is the only child of school age or any other ago In school district No. G4 , Perkins county. The school board of that district consists of her father , who Is the moderator of the Hoard ot Directors ; her mother , who Is another director , but without other title , and one Frank W. Hastings , the treasurer of the board. The latter has no children. For several years past these three directors have met In annual session and voted a school tax to the full limit. The money so raised has been expended In educating the only child In the school district. A school teacher , reputed to be. a comely young woman , has been engaged for the purpose of educating Edna. As Edna was her only pupil , It seemed quite fitting that she should board at the Newton residence and Instruct Mm vntttKf Mm nt hntno It e'opmofl more than fitting to Mr. and Mrs. Newton , and when the teacher was engaged H was with the understanding , It Is said , that she should board with the Newtons at a good weekly rate. rate.A little misunderstanding between Hast ings and the Newtons and a slight irregu larity In connection with the last annual meeting , when the school tax was voted , have given the whole snap away and Is responsible for the legal Interference of the nurllngton railroad. The annual meeting of the school district was to have been held on June 29 , 1896 , at 4 o'clock In the afternoon. Mr. Newton , the moderator , had three notices to this effect posted Ini the school district , and they were all signed by Mra. jNcwton , a director. Hastings , the third member of the board , saw the notices , and appeared at the Newton residence at the appointed time. He was Informed , how ever , that the annual meting had been held In the morning at 9 o'clock and the school tax for the year levied. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. Newton held a short consulta tion after breakfast on that day and decided to hold the annual meeting without the third member. It was known that ho might ob ject to the re-cngasament of a governess for Edna at the expense of the district , BO It was deemed best to give him no opportunity to make a minority report. This untimely change of tlio meeting hour ban given the railroad company a peg on which to hang Its case , and It will therefore ask the court to declare all the acts of that morning meet ing In the Newton bouse Illegal and void. The total tax on the railroad company by school district No , C4 for 1S9& wan $1G7.1S. The valuation In the district was $10,21)2.59 , to which the railroad company contributed fG.CS7.uO , and the latter was assessed for the year at the rate of $3,300 per mile. Mr. and Mrs. Newton at their annual meeting voted a. tax of 25 mills on the dollar for school purposes. They certified the tax to the county clerk. , and the latter duly entered It on the tax lists ot the county. A teacher was engaged for the year. All the proceed ings were by viva voce. Father Newton , put ting the questions and Mother Newton responding spending with a faint "aye. " Now the Ilurllngton has taken the matter up and requepts Its legal department to make a full study of the case and do what ever noislble to nrevcnt the further educa tion of Ednaat the expense of the railroad company. Attorney Deweese will go to Perkins county next week to ask for an injunction , and will then present to the court an elaborate and critical review of the case prepared by Assistant General Solicitor Kelby of the legal department. In this brief It Is alleged that the Burlington alone pays for Edna's education and the board of the school teacher. This li considered unfair , "becaiire the Durllngton Is neither a parent , brother nor foster sinter of Edna. " It Is said that the taxes levied against the rail road for Edna's tuition and for the promo tion of the welfare of the parents and traehcr may bo on the score of "general welfare , " but the company Is unwilling to pay taxes levied on that score. The railroad company alleges that such a practice as has been In vogue for several years past Is unconstitutional because the maintenance and support of a governess out of Us contribution to the school fund Is "ultra vires. " Hastings alleges that the nets of the annual meeting are unconstitu tional because he was outwitted and the hour of the meeting unduly changed. The rail road company wants the school district , as a nuisance , abated unless more children of school age bo provided. The company sub mits that the act of the legislature , behind the shield of which the Newtons operate , never contemplated that one child should constitute a whole school nor that one scholar Is a school. iiua.vitmxf ! FKKUIM ; i.THAXSIT. . Practice HUH I'revitlleil for YcarH In .VeliriiHliii. The Iowa railroads are at present hearing many arguments In favor of the establish ment of fcedlng-ln-translt rates on fccdoro. The matter has been taken up by the lowr. representatives of the loails and will be car ried to the Chicago headquarters. It Is thought that there a decision to put In such rates will be reached , In a letter to The lice Charles D. Thompson of this city asks : "If this scheme. Is good for Iowa , why is It not good for Nebraska ? " The Nebraska railroads think that It Is a good thing and that Is the reason they bavo had It in force for the past ten years. On Dt'cembcr 15 there wore 70,000 cattle and 325,000 ehccp feeding In Nebraska because of this fccding-ln-translt rate. It In esti mated that about the same number of cattle and sheep are feeding In the state today because of these ruled. The number of ahcep has practically remained unchanged. Some of the cattle have been shipped lo maiket , but as many more have come Into the feeding points to take their places. All the Nebraska railroads have lejued cir culars on thcbo fccdlng-ln-transll rates. Tlio Elkhorn to mo time ago Issued such circulars , today makes ouch rates where possible on requcwt. This rate Is explained as a through rate. For Instance , from Now Mexico to South Oma'.m or Chicago , as the shlper elects , with privilege of unloading for feeding purposes at any station I in Nebraska , and when the stock Is rendy for market , in tnreo or alx months , le-shlp to South Omaha or Chicago on the old bill of lading , paying an extra charge of $10 a car above the through rate , a compensation dun the carrier for the trouble of setting out the stock at Nebraska feedIng - Ing points and of returning to complete the haul to market after It has been sufllclcntly fed. fed.Tim Tim question of fceding-ln-translt rates la not a new ono. The qutiitlon has been up before the Ncbratka railroads savral times and they have uniformly held that It waa moro beneficial to the feeding point ulonj ; their I'cspcctlvn lines and Indirectly to them to have such rates hi effect. Last May the matter wan fully considered by the freight traile ! department of the Union 1'aclflo rail- load , At that time a letter on the subject wan written to an Interested party nnd In that were given the following reasons for the existence of Hiicli a rate : "This department believes that If the grain along our lines In Nebraska and Kansas were not largely fed that tlio price would fall below coat to the grower ami result In 'a greater restriction of all ot our resources thereby than Id economized by the producer In the amount ot toaunBO kept oft tlio rail by feeding It. Then there arc the hc&s , which follow the cattle that move out Jon cattle rates , ant generally n long hdul on the cattle am sheep from the farvwcst Into the fccdlni points , as agnlnit a short hau and short earning * for the Unloi Pacific proper on thwgrain to the Missouri river. Then It makes' a market for coarse feed , employment ofumen and their team * during the Idle month * ot winter , brings ciitoldc money Into'the plate for feeding purposes , which : ls distributed to the producer nnd the tradesman dependent upon them , makes our towns livelier than they would otherwise bo and gives us Indirectly a premium on all grain that Is fed. A great many of the cattle arc brought Into South Omaha from the far west and arc reshipped - shipped back at three-quarter rate and then out again , some ot them liable to RO Into the car three times , and when they do , It will more than eclipse any revenue available from the haul ot the grain , Whllo 500.001 buahcls ot grain grown tributary to one station may seem to have been In a measure sacrificed to feeding pur poses , the merchandlst business from Ilia point has been increased , more traveling lias'becn done on our passenger trains , more hands and heads put to work and a greater general good has resulted to all concerned. ' AMUSEMENTS. Frederick Wardo and a largo and falrl > ePlclent company opened a short season o : "the legitimate" last night at the Crclghton presenting "Richard III. " It would Bcem that Shakespearean tragedy Is not absolutely demanded by the Omaha play-going public at present , at least for a Sunday night's entertainment , for tlio audience was not largo. H may without impropriety , how ever , bo called enthusiastic , and appeared to be pleased with what It saw and heard. Mr. Warde's method Is well known am' generally admired. Ho gives n strong and for the most part convincing representa tion ot the royal hunchback and hla read ings arc as usual with few exceptions market ! by dlscrlmlratlon and scholarship. The wooing scene , however , nlwaj-s a difficult ono lo har.Ole , was Invested with a groEa- nwn which seems unnecessary. The disgust ing mounting or the nanti oi iauynine , and the exulting vociferations uttered with in easy hearing of the funeral train , struck ono as being quite Incongruous and fatal to conslstercy. The version of the play used Is the Ingenious one of Colley Gibber , with a first act specially adapted by Mr. Warde. Of the company , Mr. Vlnton , Mr. Turner and Mr. Erntot Wardo made the most favor able impression , as Buckingham , Stanley am ! Ratcllffo respectively. Augustus Thomas' familiar and ever-wel come "Alabama" began a week's engage ment last night at Iloyd's , under the man agement and with the active participation of Mr. Clement Dalnbrldgc. H will bo re membered that this house was opened six years ago by this same delightful play , pre sented by an exceptionally strong company. Comparisons between that organization and the one which now hoe the piece in hand would U3 obviously unjust and uncalled- for. Mr. Dalnbrldge has headed companies playing "Alabama" In several Omaha ap pearances subsequent to that original per formance , and has always given satisfaction to a public which has reason to be grateful to him for keeping so sweet and wholesome a play upon the stage. "Alabama , " breath ing the fragrance of Uic magnolia and the Cherokee ! rcao , exhales as well tin- true spirit of Christianity the loving of one's enemies , the binding up of a nation's wounds , and the allaying of sectional strife. It preached two sermons yesterday on the Sabbath day more vitally effective than many which were delivered from consecrated pulpits. Mr. nalnbrldgc Is the Captain Davenport , as formerly , and Miss Irving brings again her winning beauty and refreshing southern accent to the part of Carey. L. I' . Hicks la quite adequate as 'Squire Tucker , Frv < l Mower mnkea a good Impression as the aged colonel and Miss Wcathersby , a member of a well known theatrical family , pleases as Mrs. Page. "Alabama" may be seen at Boyd's through out the week , evceptlng tonight. Prof. Reynolds will open the second wecl. of what promises to be n long and prosper ous engagement at Crclghton hall , when he will continue to nrcsent his nivsWfviinr. vut amusing , entertainment , which lie aptly calls "mesmeric mysteries. " At 'his bidding his subjects do all manner of ludicrous feats , filling pocKcta with gold to find it turned to syrup , attempting the ejection of peaceful spectators under the ImprcEalon that Uhoy are disorderly , or taking balloon trips which end disastrously , all of which and more uro done by persons while tempo rarily under Prof. Reynolds' Inlluence. A matlnco will bo given Saturday. Clay Clement will bo the attraction at the Creighton for three nights , commencing Thursday , Januaiy 14. Turning from the cheerful Idiocy of so-callad farce-comedy and the tawdry unreality of melodramatic "reavsm. " as wo have come to Miow them , to "Tho Now Dominion" as offered by Clay Clement Is like stepping from an ovei- heated room , crowded with painted carica tures of men and women. Into the crisp and wliolcscmo air of a perfect autumn morning and meeting lovable : pcopfo of real flesh and blood. It tells a story as old as love Itself , but In a manner moro simple and direct , and therefore moro natural than It Is usually told on the stage. To bo sure. In less ca pable hands Daron Hohcnstauffen would be but a clown 4n decent clothes. Thcro la not only opportunity for , but temptation to this which an actor of Iras marked Intelligence than Mr. Clay Clement would bo hard to re sist , but In his delightful characterization there IE never a hint of coarseness nor the slightest deviation from the best methods of the cultured artist. Saturday night Mr. Clement wlfl' appear as Matthias In "The Dells. " "Tho Now Dominion" will be the bill at the bargain matinee Saturday. Emily Danckor In a new comedy , entitled "A Divorce Cure , " will bo the drawing card at the Crelghton for four nights , commencing with a matinee Sunday , January 17. The supporting company is promised to be a thoroughly competent one , which , added to the undoubted ability of Mlns Dandier , should contribute to the local success of tha now play. "King Lear" will bo the program pre sented by Frederick Wardo and his support ing company at tlio Creighton tonight. This role Is said to bo among the best portrayed trayed by this aUo tctor nnd this , added to the fact that "King Lear" has not been presented In Omnhn for a number of years. should prove a magnet of sufilclent strength to fill the Creighton rfor this evening's per formance. A special bargain matinee will bo given tomorrow at 'i30 ; , when "Henry VIII" will bo presonted. "Henry IV" will be the bill for tomorrow night. Whllo Iho enterprising advance agents are all more or less busily occupied In exploit ing the bsnuty of i the leading ladles , the management of "Human Hearts" has made nci very epcclail feature of this In regard to Rortha Dell Wcstbruok , who plays Jeanette Logan In Hal Reid's beautiful play , "Human Hearts , " that will I bo the attraction at Doyd's for four nlgiiti , commencing with a inatlnoo Sunday , Janua'.y 17. Mlsa West- luook comes of old ! Virginia slock and Is said to IIKVO hail several seasons of great success as a society ) girl In the exclusive circles of St , LoulsjIn the fourth act of "Human Hearts" Mlsn Westbrook wears an Imported gown , whlrti , It Is said , will prove' a [ ilcasnro to every lady delighting In the lat- : st Parisian creations. The program of organ music which Is to ba played by Mr. Clarence Eddy at the Flrnt Congregational church tlilr. evening cental the "Gullmant Sonata In C minor , " which la It-diluted to Mr. Eddy , and a "Thome and Variations , " written expressly for him by M. Hosscau of ParU. Tlio other nolectlor > are new , end mout of them arc played In America by Mr. Eddy only. On account of the clmiiuter of the program and the ; reat reputation of the player the recital s exciting unusual Interest. The careful mother always keeps Salva tion Oil handy , for cuia und brulsca , The MiiHl I iilime Ciilenilnr of ( lie Has Just been lesued by the Lsko Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. Copy can bo se cured by HUtiUInu 0 cents In utainps to cover postage , to A. J. Smith , 0. 1' . A. , Cleveland. PROTECTING DUMB BRUTES Society for the Prevention of Ornolly t Animals , STRENGTH OF THE ORDER IN THIS CITY Two Hundred ntul Klfty-Tivo Itmiil of Mrr < .y In Omaha ulth n Mem- liurnlilt | of Ton Tliou- niinil Clillitrrn. The American Society for Iho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was organized am Incorporated April 10 , 1SGG. In 1SG2 Henr Ilcrgh was appointed secretary of legatlo at St. Petersburg. Whllo In Russia h found himself on several occasions con strained to Interfere In cases of atroclou cruelty and but for his official position h would have been exposed to personal vlo lence. His attention was thus directed t the subject of Immunity to the brute crca tlon and while In London on his way horn In 1SC5 ho made the acquaintance of the carl ot Harrowby , then president of the lloyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , who gave him much valuabl Information concerning the operations o that society In England. On February 8 1SCC , Mr. Dcrgh delivered a lecture In Clln ton hall , In which he pleaded his cause will such force of argument that offers of assistance anco were freely made. The press lent It aid ; tlio lecture was published In whole o In part In all the great cities of the coun try and on April 10 , I860 , the Amerlcai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was Incorporated by the legislature of the state of New York. The Inllucnci. of this society soon led to the establish incut of local societies In all parts of the union. The official organ of the society 1 "Our Animal Friends. " n monthly maga zlne , which Is devoted to the cause ot bit inanity to all living creatures and has ni extensive and growing circulation. An ex cellcnt photograph of Dr. George L. Mil ler will soon bo reproduced In Its columns 13ANDS OF MERCY ORGANIZED. The Nebraska Humane society has re ccntly formed In the schools of this city 252 bands of mercy , with a membership o about 1C.OOO children. To each ot these bands Is sent by the American Humane Education society of Hoston , without ex pense , the monthly paper , "Our Dumb Anl mals , " filled with Interesting anecdotes am pictures , encouraging kindness to animals and human beings ; Mr. Angell's addresses to the schools of Doston ; copies of Dam of Mercy songs ; "Twelve Lessons on Kind ness to Animals , " full of stories and Instruc tlon on that subject , and which have alreadj gone to 40.000 teachers of public and pri vate schools and are now being Introducei Into Sunday schools. Humane Leaflets , containing pictures am over 100 selected stories and poems ; an < an Imitation gold badge for the prcslden of the band. The pledge of the society Is "I will try and bo kind to all harmless liv ing creatures and try to protect them from cruel usage. " Its object Is In all possible ways to encourage Its members to good generous , noble and merciful lives and deeds The first Hand of Mercy was formed In Doston July 28. 18S2 , by George T. Angcll ami from It hove been formed over 2C.OOO. Mr. Angcll will be 74 years of age June 5 of this year. August 12 , 1804 , two years before the founding of the first society In America for the prevention of cruelty to animals by Henry Dergb , be provided b > will that bis property should be dcvotci to circulating In schools and elsewhere. In formation to secure for animals a higher protection. Juno 2 , 1SOS , lie Itsued an cdltloi of 200,000 copies of "Our Dumb Animals , ' the first paper of Its kind In the world. It Is the official organ of the Hands ot Mercy and Is sent with other literature to all the teachers of tills oily. The officers of the Nebraska Humane so ciety arc located In Omaha , and are as fol lows : President , George L. Miller ; vice president , John Williams ; treasurer , Alfrci Mlllard ; secretary , H. S. Mann ; attorney George O. Colder. Doard of trustees , John Williams , Alfred Mlllard N. M. Maun , Leo SI. Franklin and Dr. Glfford. Prevent sickness and save doctors' bills al this boason by keeping your blood rich ant ] pure with Hood's Sarsapaillla. SI3CHI3TA1IY AVII.I.I.S * I3XlM3Itl.MiVr V. M. C. A. Allrai-tloliN < < > He Millieo Do Tliclr Own Ailvrrdnln . "With such attractions why didn't you ad- vertlso the meeting extenslvo'y ? " was asked Secretary Willis at the close ot the men's meeting at the association rooms yes terday afternoon. "Well , " said the secretary , "there are sev eral reasons. I expect the real reason wan my deslro to begin an experiment with the Sunday meetings. You know tnat wo now hold our men's meetings in the reception room , because they are so much moro In formal than when 1iold In the auditorium. My scheme la to malco the meetings so in teresting that men will not stay away. Take the meet ! > ng this afternoon , for Instance. Our building wouldn't 'have ' held the men had it been widely known that the F'isk Ju bilee singers would sing three times. As It was we had a fine audience. These men will ho on band as often as possible , for they have found that the meetings are always lirlght and Interesting. Did the men enjoy the singing ? Well , I should pay so. It waa the first tlmo I have ever heard an audience at a men's gospel meeting forget tself and applaud heartily. The address by flev. Mr. Slsson of Fremont was very help- lul. " STOJ.n ! ? < ! < > KHOM HIS I3MPI.OYKH. Hurt County Man AVIio HUM Hi-oil Drought IlncU from IVIIIINIIN. A. G. Crum , a former farm hand In Hun county , this atatc , was lodged at the city all Saturday night for safekeeping. Crum s a young man , and about a month ago was employed on a farm near Tekamah. His employer had occasion to leave homo , and n doing so. deposited $ CO with ono of hla sons with wnlcn to pay on me ( arm naniis. Crum learned of thLi fact , and at midnight got possession of this amount , , and stealing me of the former's best horeea , decamped , lo rode to Tekamah , and there abandoned he horse ho had stolen. Ho picked up a lorso and buggy there , belonging to one of ho citizens , and had driven several mles | icforo the owner discovered his loss , A iot chase resulted , which terminated In Crum leaving the rig In the middle of the oad. Ho made good his escape , but was captured at Smith Center , Kan. , a few dayn ago. Crum wcs In charge of Sheriff Lang- oril of Tekamah , wl.o took him to Burt county , yesterday. I.iml Her .Mlml After a Iliinee. Unrbara Bushy , wife of tbo Janitor of the Castcllur street school , residing fit 2321 South NliK'UiMith street , was picked up icar Thirteenth nnd Arbor streetH , Sunday morning' , by Uhnrlen Morlarlty , who found icr wandering about apparently out of her mind. She wiis taken to police licmlqunr- ters and the husband notified. A file ml , who called there for her , muted Unit Him mil attended a diinco on South Thirteenth street Saturday night , and that her fam- ly had not seen her since. Hn could not iccount for the unbalancing of her mind , m she had never been affected In this man- ler before. Mo nl nun \ViiMlilnuloM. , The quickest and by fur the most satls- actory way to reach any point In Montana or Washington Is to take the Durllngton's Montana and Puget Sound Express , which caves Omaha att.l& : p. m. dally. Hclona Ilutte Spokane Seattle Tacoma to all of them the Ilurllngton U a whole mlf day faster than any other line. Tickets und berths at in02 Farnam St. I.IIOAI , IIIIKVITIKS. George Puynii was arrested late Saturday light for stealing coal from the nurllngton car3 In the lower yards of the company. He s on old offender. Sheriff Goodfellow of Kansas City , Kan. , ulosrapliMl Clilef Slgwort Saturday night hat hu would bo In Omaha today for the mrposo of taking In charge No's Christian- or. , ' who was arrcated In this city Saturday , Clirratlaiieon la wanted lu the Kansas town or burglary , lice , 1-11-07 DEAR JACK This will introduce you to the Shoe Department of the Nebraska. It is the only place in the country , as far as I know , where you can buy real Box Calf Shoes for men at $3.00 a pair. I have seen the same shoe sold in exclusive shoe stores for $5.00 , and I have seen them sold for $4 oo , but never less. I know of no better shoe for winter than the Box Calf Shoe. They keep the feet dry in wet weather and save the expense of rubbers , which am a nuisance , anyway. Besides , they are handsome looking shoes , and when polished they shine like an enamelled shoe , The young man who waits on you at The Nebraska will explain their mer its , and you can bolievc what he says , for 'twould be as much as his job is worth to tell you anything that ain't so. While yon are in you might look at their other $3.00 shoes in Ox Blood and Rio finish , with ex tension soles. And ask them to show you that Good year welt , solid calf , at $2.50 , wlrch they say is the greatest shoe in the world for the price. Several people ple I know of are wearing 'em , and they say they can't wear 'em out , You can mention my name if you like , but it won't make any difference , as they treat everybody just alike and they have only one price to all. Yours , Joe , YOU WILL REALIZE THAT "THEY LIVE WELL WHO LIVE CLEANLY. ' ' IF YOU USE Did you ever hear the story of the boy who went Into an olllce to study law , be ginning on the munificent salary of noth ing a week ? At the end of the first week his father said : "Well , Tobe , how do you like the profession of the law ? " " 'Taint what It's cracked up to be. Dad ! I'm sorry I learned It. " Tobe's facility with the law Is , w nothing- to the case with which some persons decld o that they don't care for any new furni ture thla winter. Not one In ten of those persona speak the truth. Nine out of today. ten would buy In a moment If they could realize how Inexpensive Is fine furnlturo We are not exactly giving our 1'arlor Suits free of charge , but we are sclllna Ihcni at a price which has never been eq nailed In the history of the furniture trade of thlH city. If there Is anything you can popslbl y use como In nnd see our January prices CHAS. Sa'c ' duriiu January. 12th and Bonglas X .Primary , Secondary or Tcr- llnr.y Itlooil Poison perma nently cured In IS lo : ( V days. You caii bo treated nt homo for the same price under eamo enurnnty. If you prefer to como hero we will contract to pay railroad faro and hotel bills , aud. no charge If we foil to cure. If you have taken. v mercury , iodide B W g < r fB g H ifa JUT BC potash , and still bavo nches and pains , Mucous s " * * fMWH'4afixkB ' U i ntchc Jn mouth , More Throat , I'linplCH , Copper-Colored Spots , Ulcers on any part of the body , Hair or Kycbrown I'allliiK out , U la this B&OOU 1'OISOSJ that we Runrnntco to cure. We solicit the most obstinate obstinateT n ' " " CUHOH and / HOfC'PVl ff W "R" EJ8 GE1 challenge the world for u case vJi0ty ) lit ? Si Hjr icS H S L'uci ivc cannot cure. This disease hr always Imllleil tlio sltill of the most eminent pliynFelaiiH. 85OO.OOO capital behind our unconditional Guaranty. Abaoluto prootb Bent scaled oa Address COOK ItEJIKHIT CO. , fflffluftZf P3EP9SaPH fi lffi 307 3IasonIc Temple , CHICAGO , Itli.U \ ! 8j/ii& / HaS l'alaL [ : I llQda GSNTS. . LADIES. II nnd red a of remedies nru put up ruaran * Do not trlflo with mopped Iced lo euro lost immliood , but tlioy don't d ° I mutmtriiiuion , but Bond $1 It. Tnrklsli r.ost Manhood C.ipanlou ar ° ! for box Turk lull Tansy and warraniotl and nioncy ruinrneil forovcry cs " I I'onnvroy.il I'lllsBIITO to It tlous not ourn of weiili Mnnory , r oal Drain I lliu day. Sold only by 1'ower , I.OHI MHiihooi ] , Klulit Rmlsalunf. I HA UN'S 1'llAHMAC/ WcaltncBB of Itcproductlru Or r n , caused ! IStli ami l''nniuu : Streets , by yonilifiil errors. llvis. % < m new life , boia I Omaliu , Xeb , liy infill. only b > HAlIN'31'IIAKMACk' . IHlh and i'ar- iiani Sis. , Omaha , Neb. * 1.00 box by u , .11. IOWA MAX IS A.NMOt'S KOIl A \ \ ll-'U. Ininlia Police DeiiiirlineiU IN Ito- iliK'Ntuil < o Klml IJenlriilile 1'nrt.v. Chief of Police Slcwart Is trjlug to figure out the idea that some people seem to lift" , c of Iho duties of a metropolitan police dc- > artment of a great city. He has had fro- pjent requests to use the department as a collection agency , but not until yesterday 1U ho Imagine that sonio citizens of the country thought ho was running a matrimonial menial bureau. The blow was delivered through the morn- ng's jnall. The letter was from a prominent oweler and merchant of Klngbbury , la. , vlioae name Is withheld by the chief for fear hat the publication of it might embarrass ilm. The communication Is as follows : I Imvo n Gorman friend here , about 41 cars of age , who lmu been In thla country some years nnd luia a few hundred dollars n the bank , lie IH an old batch nnd wlslie.s o marry HOIIIO Gorman v\omm near Ills own age , or younger. Ho does not care. If ho l.s very poor , If all right otherwise , lo Is tiblo to give a woman a fnlrly good ionic and IB all light an a man , sober , udiistrlouu and fairly good looking. Think- UK perhni'B you or sonio of your men night know of nnnio CJermnn woman In Omaha , who would bo Kind of n home and i husband , i tnoupiii i AVOUHI wnio at nm equost. If you know of such a woman on will confer a favor to both of the par ies by making the fart known to me , 'when vo can open up correspondence. The letter closes with the Information that ho wrlter'4 "German friend" la willing to pay all reasonable expense In the matter , 'ho writer also enclosed the name of a local rm as reference regarding his "reliability or truthfulness. " Ho enclosed a stamp fern n anawer , "I have no German woman at hand at the resent tlmo that will nil th"so require- iipnts , " said the chief. "As ago cuts no Ire , lowover , I have no doubt that In a very hort tlmo T will bo able to close the deal , f there Is such a woman In Omaha I will get icr for that man , even If I have to put very dctectlvo I have on the trail for licr. " In order to facilitate matters , however , ap- llcatlons for the position can bo made Ither to the chief personally or to hla HCC- etary , Frank King , at the chief of poMce lllco In the city hall. .r.TTKH OAHIIIHIIS WKIiH OFF DUTY IIHlllllllllOII Of ANNOelllllOII OIIU'LTN Muile it I'leiiHiinl Uet'iiNlon. The annual Installation of officers of ranch No , & of tbo National Association of Butter Carrlorn took place In Labor Tom- lu Saturday night. Those upon whom the lenora of olllco were conferred were : Prcsl- cut , J. M. Stafford : vlco president , M. A. artln of South Omaha ; Ed L. Hoag , ic- ordlng secretory ; C. H , Newton , financial ccrttary ; A. P , Hanton , treasurer ; Jacob onsen , BL-rBcant-at-urniH. and E. F. Fllclc , , N. Hlrkott and Kil N. Howies , triif.tecH. 'ho master of ceremonies wan l ) , W. Til- olson. At the conclusion of the secret ritual of 10 organization the hall WIIH thrown open o tlio many frlcndx of the carriers , and a mislcal and literary program wau rendered , 'hose taking part were ; MUa lleeslu liar- our , Prof , C. II. Heater of Council Illuffs , 3d ward Scliutt. T. DioudhurBt , Vera Hint- ord , Messrs , Ulclmrl and Vincent. Mlsscn 'Incxpear and Croncmi-yer , Minn Margaret loberUon , Mlrs Ilesslo Krady , Florence Til- otnon and , Msa ! Swan. Speeches oppropil- to to tbo occasion were delivered by 1'reul- Beautiful "k Teeth , What does Its mean , but that . Iho possessor kecpn them beautiful t by consulting bin or her centlnt ] ? iiH. . . .sri.iio , , ijtM. Cro\t JIH . ijtn. BAILEY , Dentist , jPaxton Bile , Kith niul Furniun. UNION LANP COMPANY. Notice Is hereby given that the annual mivlliiK of the sloi'kholdciH of the Union. Land company for the election of live dl- reotor.H and the transaction of such other business an inuy lawfully como beforn tlio- nicetliij , ' will bo bcld at Iho oflico of tho- general solicitor , Union 1'aclllc bulldlnc. Omaha , Nclmmlcn , upon Momlny tlio llth. duy of January , 1697 , at 10 o'clock a. m. ALBXANIJKIl MILLAH. Beciclary. Boston , Mass. , December 7 , U9i. ( 1J22 d22t SloeUlinlilei-N' Meeting. The annual mooting of the Rtorkholdom of The Ino ! UulldliiK company will be hold In the oflico of The Omaha liec , Oinalin , Nob. , at 4 o'clock p. in. , Tuewlnv , January 19 , U97 , for the purpose of electing a boaiil of directors for the ensuing year and tho- tniiifnetlon of mich other IjiiHlnesn no may properly como bcforo the iiifotlnu. Uy order of the president. N. i' . VKll , , Secretary. l Sd21t m & o ! \ollei ! of IrrlKiillnii llonil .Sale. The directors of the Middle Loup Val ley Irrigation dlxtrlot Invite sealed pro posals for J100.0W ( In part or whole ) ol bond of H.-ild dlstilul up to 2 p. m. of Jan uary Id. 1i > ! ' 7. AddresH. CHAULK3 NICOLAI. Secretary , - . S.injent. Neb. IX'Idl'Ot dent Stafford , M. A. Martin , A. J. Latoy and W. M. Victor. The committee on arrangements were Charles H. Nuwton , 1)f. . Tlllotson , W. H. Itobertxon , A. P. llrndy and B , G. llozzcllo. Momhcm from the Council Dluffs and South Omaha lodges went present and contributed to the success of the affair. Refreshments- wore siTvud. I'OIKIMA.V ; FAI.I.H KIIOM A MOTOU. Too ,11 neli C'liiillilenee l.iiiiilx Him lu I he .Mud. A policeman waa on his way homo tli * other night. The Sherman avenue car wan nearly empty , but from force of hublt hu stood on tbo platform. Ills generous form aflcr n time got In the way of thu conduct or , who remarked facetiously , "Hotter got off that rail , or you may grow tired and fall over backward. " "Nit ! " said the officer. "I've ridden on those things over since they pulled them wltU mult * * . They haven't loii mo yol. " Just than the car struck u curve and tbo man In blue , Uirnliu ; u complete nomertMiilt , . ptriicli the pavement. U wan muddy , Thu passengers laughed its ho scrqpcd the mud off , and now thuy say ho holdn onto an iDHlds teat when he travels via motor ,