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SHORT , iHThP , AND DECISIVE STRUGGLE
Ont 1fin4rtL ntI Ftinrteeit Dii nC
J .tttiitI Wur-Tti. Cinit ntiut tJi
ftI MIilt.-th IritrnetLv
fl tirtI.
Wtir agatnet Spfttn wa 4edarM by the
Unft t&t.i whQ the 1ntvnt1en eoIu-
t1Mm by onnjre wc tilgned
iprfi * . ( ) rn , ! undred and fturtPn tiiy
ktr the peiee prntueat ae apprnved by
tI2e rNptva OVeVflment anti the war
enit&L.
The ub tnnUaI tlItt $ of the ar for the
UnktI tate5 are the fretUm of Cuba unter
Ainertuan prteetorate , Amer1ci awnrahtp
of Prto Zttho. ot anti lelanda
an1 at ao tiluth of the PlU1tppIn rniip aa
mnr detrntfltL by the peaca
glonerL
flnancfal th var ocat the Crilted States
to dati a tz-tfla kea than $1o.orPoooo. nut
man ) , oontracia and ltko ohilgattona aIrady
entered into anti parttp tultillert wilt larely
iflnrNaae to total , fimputnt1oua made at
Waahtrnton. baaed on matnti1nIn the preen -
en atrngjh of tftt arny for a year. pIne
the ooit up to Jtio O , 1890 , at from MOO-
000.000 to $ OO.OH1.OOG.
Thu baa of ilfu hi btte on the Amen-
can Edo was 4. inclutfirn ; thi tatim disas.
ter , ThL ; woiixucd ! jat1mnted at L5O
: The netInon Of thS n-ar aes back to
February fl , 139L when thu Iflsurrectoa
brho out in throc of Cubas six proiacos.
It raLed with virytn ; aueaass for three ycara
when the Catted States becarno 1naIed.
The ohtef oventz Ita(11n up to tfld thirtu
tic& ! war are an toIlo'vs :
January 24-Battkshjp Maine orclernj to
Havaua on a encefuI mission.
Febnt1ax-r 9-panisIi Mtntter De Lome'
pniato lutter. reflectn on President tc.
Kinler. aublished.
February 1O-8panIa ! Minister Do Lame
recaihxi.
Ihriary 15-Battleship Maine b1wn up
In Havana harbor : 260 I1es tost.
obruary 17-I3oazj of inquiry into the
loss ot the Maine appuinteti.
February a1-Doari at tnqutr begins in-
vestigatitin at Havana.
MuralL.Emergency bill. approprjaUng
saooo.ooo : ; for Ontlonni defense , passeti by
congress.
tarcii 12-Main5 board of inquiry finishes
. its labors.
Mareb 2S-flpnrt of the bnnrt of inqiiir
ocot to congress with message train the
president.
1arcIz 2I-flesolut1ons declaring war on
npaln introduced In both houses of congresj.
April 7-Representatves of Huropean pow.
era wait. on the president in the interest of
peace.
tpn1Consut General Le leaves Ha-
ana accompanied by many Americans.
April 11-Thu president ent1s a message
to Congress recomnientilog armed Intervention -
tion In Cuba.
April 115-War department orders regular
trnorm tn Cfli1t nnt. ,
AinlI ; ifi-Intervenuna resolution passed by
the senate.
April 19-House of representatives agrees
to the senate Intervention resollttton.
pr1i O-tnterrontImi reoIt1t1on signed by
the president SOLI an ultimatum sent to
3pa1n ; Spanthb Minister Polo y Beabe
asks fcrnnd secures his passports.
Ap.fl 21-United States Minister Wood-
Zort gven his passpnrtq at Madrid.
April 2-Narth atlantic squadron sails
Zroxn 1C.y West to bloc1aiIo Cuban perth ;
trat shot of the war tired by cr.iiscr Nash-
vlllo in capturing the pauish coast trader
Buena Veotira ; blokad of Cuban porta
rocla1med.
April 2i-Call issued for 125OOO volunteers.
April 5-/ts1nt1c squadron starts far the
Philippine Tetanus ; state militia orderei
out formal tleclazaUon of war agains . Spain
panseit by congress ; Secretary of State
Sherman resigns.
April 26-Spanish passenger steamer Pan-
nina capnired by blockading ileet.
April -Stnta treops assemblitt at Lin
cola ; departure of Omaha Guards and
Tburatou t1I1es for state rendezvous.
April ' -Coast earthworlca at Matanzaa
shelled by American heeL
April 25-Movement at regulars to Tampa ;
Cabanas forts demolished by the cruiser
New York
priI 29-Spanish lImit leaves Cape Verde ;
house passes revenue bill.
april O-Cornmndnrg Dewey's tiect ar
rives at Manila ; bauleship Oregon arrives
k. t 4 at Rio Juneira.
- r ; May i-Commodore Devey hoot attacks -
tacks anti destroys Spanish t1et t Manila ;
eleven ships sunk , two captured ; 400 Span-
jardit killed. t00 wauntied : six .Unentcan
seamen slightly Injured ; Spanish fleet under
Admiral Montejn defeated and ctestrtjyett In
Manila bay by United States sqaudrou. Coin-
motions Dewey tommanthIng ; eleven Spanish
ships doalroyezl. no : mer1cans killed.
May 7-Commodore Dewey thanked by the
president in the name at the . ' .meriean pee-
pie.
May s-Congress tenders vote of thaoks
to Detvey anti his men. orders commemorative -
rative metials struck. ardors sword for
Dewey antI increases camber of rear ad-
mirath ; battleship Oregon arrives at I3ahIa.
Brnzii ; Commodore Dewey promoted to
rear admiral.
May 11-Ensign l3ngley and four men on
the torpedo boat Winslow killed In an engagement -
gagement oil Cardenas.
.
:1a.y : I2-dmiral Sampsons ( bet shells
nrtit anti luau batteries at San .uno. Porto
nba.
Amy 1-Flyiag squadron inttur Comma-
dor.t3oIiIey leaves .Uortress Mitoros.
Miy 1-Concentration at volunteers at
Chiekamauga beiun ; Nebraska Lirat de.
psrI for San Franpisco and the Philip-
: . .
. day 10-Spanish fleet enters harbor of
SanUago do Cubs ; Sampson suit Sebleys
ehipa unhtH at Kty West. Suconti regiment
Nebraska volunteers start for Cliieiiamuuga :
IL000 regulars anti volunteers for Manila
renab San Franebaco.
ta' 21-Sianisti tiest bottled tip in San.
tihign harbor by Conimotiore Sehiny ; cruiser
Charicatnu. soils with drat relief supplies
Zor iimiral Dewey.
May ! ! -Flrat rillef expeditton sails from
4a Francisco for Manila.
MhiV t6-eooud call for 'olunht.ern tTL000) )
issued.
'
June -LIetitsnunt lIobon anti seven
nin s ik the collier Mdnrimuc in the en-
ti5inse of Suutaga harbor ; the erew cap-
! lflI mniIn
- . . .flinswuei pes6os thu war revenue
. ill Captain Or lIsy of the cruiser Olym-
pin , dies at Kobe. Japan , an his way home.
JUne 7.-Monitor Monterey with oullier
45Ua a1ls from uo Francisco for Ma-
I4i ; ftfls at Catmiiemra bombarded nt1 do-
5- .
JMne 3-Fora at tIunutanaint ) bay do.
JWne W-Cuiitarouuti rurt en wr revs-
fl4i ill adupiud by buth housee of can-
, mH.
mH..ne U-niurissn mnrnes laud at
.isne i3-murWan mariasa aitnokad sy
pa.k gutirdilia at Qt4aataflame. tasr
ktiiid ,
.ue ia.-ernl baft.c assi sa army of
11. _ jtIi train TAma.
tA-D aUw caUIaW Veeuv4us
t.4 o aOtIaW tort. . .w.a4
Lhl4it4u aaii tu the II9ins.
Jtaie iO-eRCItI iiittt5f S * flEY arrivee
oil utiao.
Junt * -&kssra1 ikattrI * TmY lasda at
.
k : .
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_
3 aq'tr \ni'r tonrn1nOrk aiIe r-m
n ° - ! 1inTa
Ieiie 4-Tvo iloileend enieft meek
t. ( .mir1cene. r'ngs n14rs snt r e-
) fl : iinffii * . Ameelcait kese It
lime Thitit , Ipe4Iten fbr MeHa ,
M4ft train 9ae Yranebaeo.
Inns I-Cenune4nre Wataens beet or-
dared to prepare for a 4eeeer an the seast
of Spain ; paaIsh reserve quattran rosettes
Pert Said.
Jely 1-tmertcsn troops meo on the eit
of Snt1ago and capture pscsh $ entrench-
ments. great loss sustained on both sides.
Jtzl1Atnentcan troops capture the
heights of San Juan anti El Caney : losses
In both battles toiflelal ) : Killed. 211. ;
% 'otmUed. 1.S1 ; missing , t ; total. 2JL
JtIy 3.tttnjr Cervera's entire heat of
fOur cruisers and tour torpedo boat destroy-
ens destroyed by the American ileet uniter
.dmirsl Saxnpinn and Commaitarn thiey :
General battr demands the surrender of
ant1ago.
July 4-Request for tries by foreign consuls -
suls at Santiago rnnteti by General Sliafter ;
rat relief expedition arrives at Manila.
July 7-t.loutennnt Habson anti crew of
the Merrimac exchanged for Spanish prison-
era.
era.July 3-Admiral Camara's eet ordered
back from Suez canal to Spain ; congress ad-
lain-na.
July 10-Admiral Cervera and 6 men ,
prieoners of war. landed at Portsmouth ,
N H.
July t2-Clonel Bryan and the Nebracka
Third mustered In.
July 14-General Tonal formally surren-
dens Santiago and troops and garrisons. In
Eastern Cuba.
July 15-CommIssioners setUe upon the
tjtjtails of the surrender.
July 16-General liafter mItes formal pot-
session of the e1t7 O autiage ; Nebraska
Third given farewell rscepton at the ex-
position.
July 17-Spanish ilag taken ibown and
'Oltt Glory" botated on the public building
Lu Santiago.
July IS-Third Nebraska departa for Jack-
sonvhlle. Fin.
July 0-eneral Miles starts with the
arny of Invasion for Pore Rico.
July Z-4enernl Brooka and stall Ieao
Chickamnugi , bound for Porte Rico.
July 5-4eneral Miles eapedition. lands
at Guanica. Porto Rjo.
July Z6-Spain sues for peace through the
French minister at Washington.
July i-Clty of Pence. Patio Rico , surrenders -
renders to General Miles.
July 30-United States replies to Spain's
overtures far peace.
July 0-31-Turo night attacks by Span-
lards on American ootroachments near Manila -
nila renuleed ; American loss , 11 killed. 48
wounded.
August 3-hecontI conference of French
minister and secretary of state respecting
peace terms.
Aucust 5-Cape San Juan , For.o Rico.
taken by Amencan marines.
August 6-FIrst detachment of American
soldiers leave Santiago.
August S-Spain's answer to inited
States' Onto reaches Washington.
August tO-Protocol covering peace terms
presented by the rolted States to the
French minister representing Spain.
Auguat 12-Peace protocol signed by rep.
resentatives of Spain and the Coiled States.
MUSIC.
Richard Wagner's aim in life was ant
simply to wi-lie music or to compose Operas.
he bad a much deeper anti much nobler
ambition. It was to bring into being .t form
of musical art which should b essentially
German. and which should represent and
appeal to the German nature. While he was
yet a young man. ho had considerable ex-
parlance as an opera conductor. and became
Oonviaced that neither music nor the drama
anld ever attain. an then united. the high
position poss1bl to them , surrounded by the
Inituences sod traditions that prevailed in
the ordinary city theater. Therefore he do-
clued that a theater must be built for the
sole purpose of producing his words. and
that Ii should be surrounded by atmosphere -
phere that of itself would inspire both art-
iota anti audience to a. real appreciation
of art as such. Any other nainposer woulti
have been content to have hai his works
produced at Parts or lienlin or Munich.
but Wagner stapped short of nothing less
than his complete ideal.
. Th work known as "The Nlheluogen
TnhIogy consists in four parts. each at
which is n opera in itself and requires
from four to ire hours for Its performance.
tt is. based upon the old Germanic legend
totind in its primitive state in the Edtias
anti Sagas of Iceland. The characters are
dwarfs. giants. gaits and heroes. Thu mu-
live patron tar the whole drama Is the ring
made from Rhino-gold apon which a curse
hue been pronounced. The spirit of the
story Is essentially German anti it has been
already used as the foundatou at a poem.
Wagner's rat Idea was to write but one
work In which Siegfried , the principal hero.
should be the leatlbng character. ta the
coursa at his studies preparatory to writing
this work he became convInced that Slag-
fried would be tiniotelllgible to a German
audience unless ho was Introtiuced and ox-
plaineil and by way of introduction .intt ox.
planation h wrote the two preceding music
dreittus , I. te. . "Dna Rheln.goid" anti Dle
Waikure. " The music.iirama 5iegfried' Is
devoted to the youth of the hero ; the 'Got-
terdammeruug" ( The Dusk of rho Gotthi
pertains to the maturity anti death at the
bore. This work. which La the last of the
series. wan th 1rat one planned , so Slog-
frIed's death was the central point which
Wagner had in view when be made his dral
outline.
it was tar title Nibelungen trilogy that
Wagner proposeti to erect a theater espe-
chilly adapted in every way to Ito perform-
ance. Wagner's best tnienil was Ludwig II.
king at Bavaria. and it Was owing to his
indefatigable assistance that the composer
achieved nay of the great obocts which be
ad in view. King Ludwig lived at Munich
anti of course bait absolute control over the
royal opera house. In 156i1 he commanded
thut an his fete lay , August 25. 'Des Rheth.
; oltl" should receive its tirat performance
anti the opera house eloteti its loars fnr over
two months to fitcilitate the necessary prep.
sTations. It was founti impossible to be
ready by the time hlrst appointed , but on the
evening of September the hirat perform-
aura took place. The king wniied until the
third performance. wtshing to see thn work
given as nearly perfect as possIble and
feeling that the diet two performances would
be little lees than full dreca rehearsals.
even thotigit the greatest artists in Germany
were In the cast.
The following word portrait of Wagner at
this period wUt bi intarcating : SnmetimM
ive are seated. but be. never. No , L do not
reselect aver to bare seen him sit down.
unless it were an a piano or a table. sack
anti forth at over the ; resi mom. moving
chairs about. d1vtnt into all his packets
for his mutt bs. always teat. or his spec-
moles. ebioti amettrnss dangled tsain tbe
pendants at ths chandelIer. but wttisIi were
sever on bli nose. siutching at his list eel-
vet cap. which buag ever his left eye with
the eeet at a blask otk'soemh. , eiltng it
batweea bte Olleabiel bands. awtn it uio
lila waistcoat. pulling it OUL again soil nut-
Uag IL sack on bis bead. be was siwaps
talking. ta4ktnj. t4Ikisg ! Hi ibew iota
uas aet $ ; saite Imager ? . pune. barsar-
taste ; 40 IUOSI4Sflt tiaw at words. superb.
uiadhir vtoieet 'is , ott&iar .ail. eomeum
taugbiag ; todertel ! sometimes aieitng
late tears. , Gmslin2Iis working bimpeit up
into a pruoba1hu IcUaCy. be tze4 many
morids and nacy suijee'a .5 , his oaraor-14
oar-v kmpra sat tons.
T IE1I 'Dte Walitra was .rtane4. l -
theii ft wee ant fee tke ret o. h55
It bid been pre4nc.d bt It was $
the Iei's esiomsed tbat It was agMn
brmigbt fbrwarit sad ales at hia expense. fat
It coat lie. Is erl r to appre-
elate it betr. orderett that the "teftt-
gti4d" be pectrms4 fbr his bosedi t few
( t * in adennes. it Will be teeou that the
king was lea hearty sympathy with Wagner a
Idea of ba'elag the arnus parts of this
great work performed In suoceselon. ThII
rendering of "Die Walkure' aeecmpiabed !
one 'abJect which was especially deer to
Waners itsrt. and that was Ike placing
of the orchestra. in a sort of pit in front anti
below the leet at the stage so that neither
conductor nor musicians could be seen. The
erehesuat numbered tar this performance
120 players. Ever since lT Wagner a'1
clientahed the idea of a thesiter especially
adapted to the performance o ( the Trilogy ,
Anti his architect friend , Gottfried Sempar.
had tlravn at that Ume , by the artier of the
iting , a plan which was displayed at the
Zurich exposition. It took no account at
dhiflciiltjes or expenses and the king was
frightened. it ws quite impossible far
him , either out of his pricats put-se or tram
the public ta-eaaurj. to think of building suth
an etltflce , even for so noble an obitict as
the idealization of German musical art. AS
it. was , the people of Munich wore hitter
against both Wagner anti the king on Sc-
count of their mutual friendship anti on account -
count of Wagner's uppased influence over
the king. In lSO , when German pride anti
self-appreciauan ware raised to the highest
potat by the successful wnr against France.
Wagner felt that in the emperor , William
I , he would be able to dud one who could
make his dream an actuality. and he corn-
patted for the coronation a. march which Is
known as the "Kainermarsche' and whIch
was performed for the drat time at Berlin
April 14. 1Si. tnstaad at receiving any assistance -
sistanco toward buildrng his theater or toward -
ward placing German musical art upon the
basis which he felt It. deserved. Wagner re-
calved OO German thalera ; a thaler Is worth
i ; cents. Wagner had been foolish enough
In believe that the vast sums of money ro-
calved from France as an Indemnity might
be. at least in part. duvated to the cause of
music , but Emperor William knew nothing
about music and cared nothing about it.
King or no king , emperor or no emperor ,
Wagner had made up his mind that the theater -
ater should be built , and without a dollar in
sight Set about dotting a suitable place for
Its location. He was not favorably inclined
toward Munich , for its inhabitants had always -
ways been jealous at him and hostile to any
of his ambitions. La the month of April ,
1S71. ho visiteti flayreuth. a little city of
20.000 inhabitants. in the northern part of
Bavaria. away Irma all the rivalries. pollU-
cal. religious or other. and sheltered from
prejudices. traditions and customs by its
IsolatIon , and on the 9th of the following
November. alter having taken council with
a number of his friends. he dechtied that his
model theater should be erected in this tran-
quil. out-of-the-way spOt. Ia order to raise
the money necessary for its builtilng a subscription -
scription list was opened , consisting of 1.000
patronage shares. each of 300 thalers. While
the subscription wan going on. in June , lSfl.
a system of Wagueria assocrntlons was
founded , which brought into being societies
all over Gttrjiaay and in her colonies. and
also In St. Petersburg , New York. Amsterdam -
dam , Brussels. Parts. Stockholm , Milan anti
London. The members of these societies ,
unitetl under the name of "Wagnerverein , "
organized entertainments ( or the benedt of
the untluranhcing. The cornerstone of the
theater was laid by Wagner with great ceremony -
emony May , 1S2 , his ' 31th birthday.
KIng Ludwig Sent him the following tale-
gram : "On this day of such areat tmpor.
taace to all Germany I send you. dear frIend.
from the iiepth of my heart my warmest
and most sincere congratulations. Greet-
hogs and blessIngs to this grand enterprise
of the coming year. Today. more than ever ,
I am with you in spirit. " It was then ox-
pectutt that the theater would be completed
and the Trilogy produced in the sprui' of
1S4. The laying or the earner-stone was
an elaborate ceremony and nearly 2,000 mu-
alumna and singers came from all parts of
Europe t0 take nara In it. A concert was
given in the little old theater of the Margraves -
graves of Bayreuth and Wagner conducted
his 'lCaisermarsche" and Beethunu's
"Ninth Symphony " It will be remembered
that Beethoven mtroducetl a chorus in the
inst movement of this symphony and one
at the lines they sing is ll men are become -
come brothers. " It seemed as if in the
musical world this were a sort of prophecy
come trite. Work was begun immediately
an the theater and by the zeal of disciples
arid adherents a third of the money reqtiirett
was soon raised ; then the subscription end-
dcniy dwindletl to almost nothing. Had it
nut been for King Ludwig the work would
have been stopped. but he advanced the
200.01)0 ) thalera which were lacking an can-
tiiton that ho should be repaid from the
future sale of shares. Wagner cont1nud
his efforts far raising money. conducted performances -
formances all over Europe anti labored with
tile zeal of a fanatic ad an energy that
was intiefat.igable. In March. iS7g , hit went
to Berlin to stiperintenti the drat performance -
anco in that city of "Tristan anti Isoltie. "
The emperor anti his court were prestnt
and the entire receipts were generously
given to forward the Bayreuth enterprise.
As early as 1872 the city of Chicago bad
otlered Wagner $100,000 to come there and
conduct a number at his works , but he bad
declined the odor , pleading that the building
at the Bayreuth theater made so long a
voyage impossible. but in 1.S7 1 be receivatl
an invitation from the Centennial exosi-
tion , to be haiti in Philadelphia , to write
a granit festival march to be played at. its
01100101 : and he wtso intoned rho sum of
$5,000 for the work. The composer aocepti.ii
anti the march was written. The drat move-
mirnt is built upon an AmerIcan theme corn-
binuti with a song of Wagnera own cnn-
ception. Ho gallantly detiicated it to the
comen's committee of Philadelphia with an
epigraph borrowed from Goethe , "Ha alone
deserves freedom and OXiStOnCO who daily
conquers tbem. ' Concerning this march
Wagner afterwards matte in London the Cal-
lowing apolng "Not bring a henrood mu-
sician. I have never been able to write to
order. if a subjinit does not interest ma
and completely absorb inc I am incapable
of writing twenty tneosttres which are worth
the trouble of listening to. " No one who
bits binuvi his "Centennial March" will ques-
tIm ; thu accuracy of his implied opinion
concerning it.
Thu theater was built somewhat after the
plan of the ancient Greek amphitheater.
The parquet. aoeotnmotiateii only a few over
1.300 people. In the rear of the parquet
anti exiending the entire width of the room
is the box of honor , which is designed for
sovereigns and princes and is divided how
nine compartments. There are no boxes or
seats an the sides. Titers Is very little
tlecorAilotl and no drapery in the morn ,
neither at there S ohuatieller. ( ) vqrheed
Swats gr'ound.gia.s globe. tve just light
enough iii .aubie the spectators to reach
thir u'ata. but theac are aotir.iy axun-
1ahaited when the performance begins.
T'wre is no prompter's bax. no footlights
a ' visible ta the audience and the arches-
t. . . & is in a pU in treat of the stage. stnald.t
113' 5 sort at luiu4 , winch readwe invisible
ploper aM isaisductar
The liret , erIorma ; : taek isce August
1:1 , lI3 , ' Des * kelcold" bag gives and
began at a marcel- past ' to 'be evening.
The ashac works oilaw.d en he three sue-
swding hays suit bwir performance ogaa
- - - - - -
at t lark a hit sternonn. etwi'Ofl 11e
ft-ut ami wan.t n-ta an Italr aIepei birb
was lpvotp.t to npper The be1uaing at
eses act was snnmtneM frtnn the es'teilor
sdaonIet itt t. tbeati'r by a trimpet eall.
rTh4usIhg t-enlath nhersiet'ertetlc aeMivel
of the 'reek. A large number at crowned
beads wore Sroipnt. lyitituiltut the emperor
at Ilermeny , WillIam I. On the evening
of Aniet 1 a bsmtuet was tendered to
Wagner by his arMs and patrons anti the
following t'peech was delivered by Count
Appomyt of udda-Pesth "Like IegfrIt'd ,
Wttgner has gone forth fearless is the cnn-
qli1"st of a celestial being , Tragedy. Like
the fbernaaa hero , ho has passed without
trembling through the destroying dames at
envy and hatred. Like him , he has awak-
sued the beautiful sleeper. which for cen-
tories has been the inaccessible goal at the
efforts of an many enittsea. Wagner also
has forged a award , ban brandished a blatte.
'Nnthung' Is his divine music. tn which he
ho welded together the fragments of the
arts of all peoples. And we. his admirers
atid his friends , we may repeat to blat what
rnnhllda said to the hero who awakened
hot1Th11 : to thee , triumphant light. '
HOM1t MOORE.
3ttieiuni Nittee.
William H. Sherwood has been spending
the summer at. Chautauqua , N. Y . where
he holds the position of tlosn of the plane
department of thi , Chautautua College at
Music.
Homer Moore has engaged to give a lee-
ture.reciial at the Iowa State .gnIcuitural
college on the evening of August S. The
musical program will be about equally
divided between selections front the works
at Richard Wagner anti songs by .tmerican
composers.
Richard Strauss has been engaged as con-
tooter of the opera at Berlin. lie leaves
Munich for his new position. As a corn-
poser Strauss stantis in the front rank in
Europe anti much morn is pocteti of him
than ho has yet accomplIshed. He is a tie-
voted follower of Wagner and especially
sllecassful as a conductor of his works.
Jean . do Resaite will sing the title role
In ' .Parslfal" at Bayreuth next summer and
will begin its preparation immediately. He
has been selected for the part by Cosima
Wagner. widow of the composer. Mmii.
Wagner is a daughter of Liszt. the great
pianist ant ! compeeer. She is a brillIant
ioman , welt educated anti thoroughly caps-
blu from a business point of view.
Ante Room Echoes
Last week two orornineat fraternal or-
gantaatbonu of the tailed States , the Knightn
of Pythias anti the Red Men , had special
days at the exposition antI lent their in-
Iluenca to the success of the enterprise.
The celebration of the Knights of Pythias
was called Iowa Knights of Pythias anti
was attended mostly by Iowa Pythiana. the
day upon which the national organtaarion
iii to hold its exercises having been set
for Inter in the season. The grand lodge of
Iowa was in session at Council lliuffs dur-
tag the week and the day the delenates
spent at the expostuoa was one of the sir-
jot-able features of the granti lodge meet-
big. Most of the ilelegates arrtvett at the
exposition early in the afternoon , and after
marching to the Iowa building a few brief
addresses were made anti the remainder of
thu day watt devoted to a general gooti
time.
The Red Men's celebration was somewhat
hampered by the failure .it the Tennessee
delegations to arrive. but Captain Mercer
came .o their assistance in giving the sham
battle , anti the program tar the day was
carried out as hail been originally planned.
Great Incahonee Robert T. Daniel of Grit-
tin. Ga. . the chief otficer of the order. was
present. and delivered a very eloquent address -
dress on the subject. "The Improved Order
of. Red Men. Its Origin and Objects. "
Monday brings another fraternal day at
the expositton. being the tiny set apart for
the Fraternal and Business tasociatioa.
The tiny appointed for the Knights of the
Maccabees comes a lirtle later. anti then
come the Women of the World , September
9 : the encampment of the Sons of Veterans ,
September 1 to iT ; Modern Woocimttn day
anti many others. Odd Fellows day. October
17 , being among the last on the list.
Fraternal tninn of .trnerlen.
Lodges were established last week at Car-
boaade anti Billings. Mont. . and a lange
lodge wIll be installed at Cheyenne , Wyo. ,
this week.
Banner lodge tact Thursday evening and
voted upon several applicatIons for mum-
bersilip. The next regular meeting 'vii be
held on Thursday evening , August iS. A
full attendance Is desired at this meeting
as arrangements will be made at that time
for a public entertainment to be held in
'
September.
Mondainin helti a meeting on Monday
night. at which it was decided to "onituct
another excursion up the river this week.
Thu dnto was not titteitleti upon but will be
annoiincett later.
Deputy Donna of Montlamin bulge is visit-
jag the lodge at Oelwin , La. , anti Deputy
Bailey of Banner lodge is doing some spa-
ciut work in Sioux City , In.
uC the SVertaL
.th elaborates order of exercIses has been
prepareti for the Wootimea of the World day ,
September 9 , wben it Is expected that every
state in the union will be represented.
The beuti camp convention of the Paciila
junisidction takes place this year , August
: Ii. at San Francisco. Cal. This iii the bi-
annial convention and there is no donut
but it will be a very important session.
Election of oiflcers and the discussion of
an emergency fund are uppermost iii the
important transactions to come before the
convention.
At : a recent meeting at Butler , Pa , . when
Sovereign Manager Farmer was on his lee-
turing tour. be delIvered an address to 'is
public , at the close of which Liti applica-
thins were dllett out and udiiuul to the at-
reedy large uamp.
A. 0. V. 1- .
.t its bust setiOn t'nion Pacilic lodge
adopted an excellent measure known as a
war relief call , by which all death lasses
incident to service in the army will be paid
by the supreme instead at by 'be junladic-
tbon , thereby decreasing the excessive as-
seasinents on the latter , This assessment
was lixed at 50 cents oar capita on the
membership ip the United States. To meet
the demands at this fund upon Union Pa-
elite lodge 1.1 was voted to pay it out of the
general fund.
Omaha ledge , No. 12. Initiated one candidate -
date an Monday night.
liliportili ) iietl. , La'iclen.
State Deputy Duggan at Stniili Dakota has
reesntiy established castles at Watertown ,
Casthewanti and Howard , and wilt install
ledges at Twin Brook anti Egan in a short
time.
time.Windsor
Windsor Castle No. 1 iii initiate a auto-
bar of candidates .at its meeting Monday
nttbt.
En Texas , state Regent Somers baa or-
gantzod castles at Denison auti Branham
au1 has begun work on castles at Gaines-
tills awl iisrman.
; * lahe Regent tnhIh of ebrsska has taken
up his headquarters at entflce .intt begun
actIve work.
I flirtil iiittiiltiiitlers.
Cufludea , tie , No. l4. of Use Royal
1ilibicadenii use estnbhshol $ at Laurel.
Nab. , tat August 5. The ( ouiewiag Gifliters
sere aiect and tastafl 1. A. Header-
' ean. P A. P I. B. Juvenat , I. F . .1. . .
Douglas ; . C. C , , W. a PbisMie. W. Z. . R. W.
MUter , L D. Mose. T a. o. W.
S U. Abti. , A. 'F Part-net . A. Mc-
Riderry G. M. T WiMatrult. V W C W
.1 iughe. i. IV C fl D. iob. ' ) .
M. T. Woods. t : a. A. , I. W evitt , 1' P.
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: ORCHARD & WILHELM CARPET O2
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4 The End Near.
is . . . .
The last of the goods from the warehouse lire are ' -
: our floors-this . week ought to see the endincr of this
, . . .
, 1rg . great sacriEce flre sale-and it will if we are judges of the peoples .
, appreciation of furniture bargains-You will find these last pieces Je
* which were among the least damaged priced even lower than
last week's selling prices--the goods left on the floor last night '
we take it did not show as good values as their neighbors that
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have been sold-so we have gone through them all 'and marked
them lower yet-some of these haven t moved readily and as
they must go-the cut on them is unusually deep-
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Z ! . A good a1mot perfect Iron. Bed-
3 footsize 51.25
. .
.i. Full size bow foot , extended end
* Brass trimmed reg. , s5. 50 - sale 2.95
! L Regular $11 folding bed , fire sale
: i : : price. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.90
.
.t Others at sa , $3. 50 , 5 , sG. 50 up to
! . $11 worth up to O.
: Chulds' Eammock and frame , can
be used in , house or on 1awu
regular sL5O-sale price. . . . . . . . 1.35
t'i The frame only is slightly damaged.
' ! by smoke and. water.
'r Solid Oaks 4-iiich top stand ,
. regular 1.4O. fire sale----------- 35c
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. Cain Seat Chair , brace arm. 25c
: : Wood seat. brace arm. Panel Back
tr Chair. regular 1. 10. sale price-
. slightly damaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. : . Large easy upholster chair cover-
: X ing only slightly damaged by
.t2. smoke , regular 1T.5O , sale price
.only 3.50
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Just a few of thote choice 3-piece
. .
' Mahogany finished parlor suits
. . with in-laid back. regular 27. 50 ,
. price now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
' -a Ladies' Sewing tables. regular sL
. now 50c.Regular $1.40 now. . . 70c
- s1.5 woven wire cot. frame di-
4 : ! . colored by smoke and water , regu.-
: : lar price $1. 5. sale price . . . . . . . . 55c
44r , . . double wire cot bed , regular 3
. . -sale price 1.65
. ! . 51) ) Iron frame Srings. hardly
. : : any damage , sale price . . . . . . . . . . 2. 00
.t Full size Woven Wire Springs
. . regular price 1.50. sale price . . . 65c
One lot Cain Seat Oak Chairs , 4i.
regular SI. . 35 and l. 35 goods put
in this sale at one price-each . . . 25c ' "
7. 50 Batten Rockers very ielighUy
soilt1 , price 3. 90
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27 00 solid Mahogany I.adiei'
Dressing table , almost perfect1
sale price. . . . . . . . . . . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17. 25
s5.00 Over Stuffed chair upholstered -
holstered in Brocatelle , sale price. 9. 60
$ 'T.SO upholstered Mahogany fin-
ished. Parlor chair 9. 60
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Couches in airnoit perfect condition -
tion , some with. fringe. some Mahogany -
hogany frames , elegantly tufted
in fint corduroy and velour - - - - - tO. 25 t
For a 14.50 couch-l.O0 for a $ ( ) ,
couch.
1 large cedar box couch with pu-
low. regular s35 , sale price . . . . . . 15. 25
A. few more of Cutter desks that
are ju.t ai good as new , regular
2l , now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00
T now sO.50-1 now $14.50. . ! .
Dinning table , solid Oak , regular
'
$14. sale price 6. iS 4'
Round top Dining table l5 regular - '
lar price. sale price 7. 25
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5.75 Dining table , solid Oak.sale
price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.90
l.5O Dining table polished solid
oak. sale price. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4.0
U3.5O Dining table. solid oak ,
very slightly damaged. . . . . . . . . . 5. 85
3 pieces Bed room. suit , regular
s13.T5 , sale price 7.65 , ,
ll Comb W l'itlng Dei1t antI Etiult Caie flut' . . . .3.01) )
Solid Oxtic Drerter , L'trgc French plaw Iasa. 12.75
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. Draperies. . . .
e OT A FIR1 SAU BUT A fli SAIl
! of all the odd lengths and remnants in our Drapery department
-Ieno-ths from to five yards-the of - *
- : a one - cream our sprinobuy -
! r5 ing-they must be moved to make room for our large early lall.
' 4r purchase.
UM1OSTEY AD CURTAIN TAST1US , oriental stripes , metal
e 'e5i stripes . , cotton . and wool tapestry for coverings-these hints of
t the prices :
* L50 goods now. . . . . . $125 L.O0 goods now. . . . . .
thOU gootis now------ goods now. . , . . . 5 ,
: 1.50 goods now------ Oe goods now . . . . . 35 ,
rHammocks. .
; z : The last of them-and such selling as there has been-our prices have always ,
44r been at the bottom , but now the're going down farther yet-At the prices we quote 4
, you now you 'ian ' afford to store it away till next spring-We are bound to cloe them
out no matter what the sacritice. . . . ,
¶ $ r 1R1LID SWISS CIJRTAINS-3 yards long. full width in a variety of paerns in ,
, . stripes , pin dots and insertions-these goods just received and in newest designi-at
S1.O , 1.9o , $2.O. F,2 7k , , 3OO ,3 2z , .
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: ORCHARD & WftHLM CAFJ Cik , ; ,
4445-B Dois Street
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C. E. S. Dysinger , S. P C. Fred Linborg ,
T. I' C. , J. C' Hay. P E. C. C. Hackett.
FriitariiUI unit ituelti. . ' . . . , tsNIIeiatiin.
Monday is the day which baa been set
aside at the exposition as Fraternal and
Business AssociatIon day. Zn the morning
there wilt b a meeting of delegates at 10
o'clock in the lodge rooms at 1320 Farnani
Street and In the afternoon there will be
exercises on the grounds. The Wither banti
baa heso engaged to furnish music tar that
oocaition and will play throughout the afternoon -
: noon an the exposition , rounds. On Tees-
day night a reception and entertaInment
will be given in honor of visiting delegates.
tutu teiiIvs.
Omaha kidge. Na. . installed the follow-
tug isifleura on Raturday night. Charles
Kasitnan , noble grand ; W . . Larkin , vies
grand , .1. .1. Myers. secretary ; F B. Bryant.
treaearec.
The cwnmtttees which are r.paning for
this csietsi at Odd Yellows ay it the
eapusittan. October 17. are eseelvtog bun.
tireda st iniauLItes from ' ) dd Yellows in iii
parts tat the lnn.es.t staLes who bav.s beard
at the proposed caleto'ntion anti pee think.
I
lag of coming to Omaha on that tiny The
oommtt.teee are conhldent that they will secure -
cure an attendance of 25.000 Odd Fellows.
.ecret hilitilety tiiti.
ebraslca lodge , Na , 1 , ICaightS of
Pytitias , worhea the first rank an one can-
tildats Monday night. and Triune lodge , No.
d6 , worked the third rank on one candidate -
date on Thursday night.
For the lust four works there has been
little actIvity among the Masonic lodges.
initiatory work havtng been sttSIi'tflttOd entirely -
tirely Preparations are being made. however -
ever , to take up the work with arester vigor
t.tian ever , cominenettig early in September.
Some time ago a. statement was published -
lished that the Itoai Oaks hail disbanded ,
This statement was erroneous and Chan-
I ecllor OUtwits at that fraternity saps that
It has never ceased to oSiSt and that it is
now on a stranger basis than It ever baa
been before. Thu executive heart. ! of the
t ordtr wits reorganized anti the work Is
bt'lng actively pushed by organizers in sit
parts at the country
The railroads are rnsktng extensive prep-
araUaca for the accommo.latto'i at crowds to
ittendance at the satlanal .i2rainptnest of
the Grand army at the Republic , which a in
be held at Cincinnati 3ept.inber o to 1,5.
The present war. In the neiman at railway
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ometala , hoe revived the military spirit in
the ountry and as a result ho enramp.
Intuit 13 expected to be the largest eVes'
haiti.
haiti.The
The committee of Elks wbirb was ap.
pointed to consult in regard 'a ha' . ' ag eta
Ellis' tiLts' still baa the matter antler eon.
aideratbon and will no doubt decide to fail
in line and celebrate as the other Crater.
attics are doing.
MtslMlalt. ; tOML.Lusr.
tiit DuaWeruiia. Wheu L'rtpert
Trezit.d.
Our baby has been ooiiiinuaiiy rmllblod
with colic and cholera inlant.in aloes his
birth , anti all that we could io for atm did
not seem to give more than ipiirsry
relief , until tried Chamberlain , Call ;
Cholera anti Diarrhoea Remedy Since gly-
lag that remedy tee has not been troubled.
W. want to give you tIIe testimonial as an
e'vitionia , of our gratitude. not that yott
need it to advertise your merItorIous '
r'stne4y0. . M. Law , Keokuk , town. Vat
Stile bY all druggists.
Send your out at towU friends thre's
tioWgraviree U : the Expustuon. Outs'
ten cents , Thu Bee ulflce has hem.
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