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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , OCTOBER 3 , 1898. CIHCAGOANS START 1I01IE Esprescntativcs of the Windy Oitj Say Qoodbyo to Omaha , LEAVE PLEASANT MEMORIES BEHIND THEM Club Uvenx Up I.oiver rnriitiin Street mill MnKri the AVelltln ItliiK at ( lie MMT IltirlliiKtoii Dejiot. Chicago day at the exposition and Its visit to the city of Omaha has come to an end. The visitors , ns a while , have de parted for their homes. Many of them , however , bavo remained over , some from choice and some who were boluted arrivals nt the trains The earliest departure * wore on Saturday evening , after the exercises at tha grounds had been concluded , vvhon portions tions of Union League and Boarl of Trade visitors left for home , but the demo cratic marching club remalnid over until yesterday afternoon. As It was Hie last to arrive In the city , BO was It the last to leave , and as the burden of Interest c.'n- torcd In Us coming , so the bulk of the af fections of the people were b"itowed upon It In It departure. In fact , nil of the eastbound trains yes terday carried portions of the visitors from the cUv on the lakes , and the trains today will have their share of similar passen gers But the organized bodies nave left the city , and the few Chicago people left hero are but mementoes of onu of the great dcy.i | n the history of the Transmlssisslppl Exposition But the Chicago Marching club did not cross two states nnd two great livers 'o leave uhdcr the color of darkritMS It re mained over and H oresenco male } cs- totday ono of the liveliest Suidays down town the city has witnessed In many a daj For numerous reasons , unneceisjry to men tion , tlic members of the club did not put In nn appearance yesterday until the sun was well advanced In Its days work , but the-y were continually In evldenca fiom that tlino until the train bearing them home ward pulled out of the Burlington depot. The ball was started by a concert by the County Democracy band In front of the 1'axton hotel at 10 30 , and while It was lu progress the efforts of policemen were re quired to force a passageway In the street that street cars might pass along Travel on the sidewalk was also greatly Impeded. Milken a I'olltleul bpeech. After the band had played a few numbers Walter Thomas Mills of Chicago , ono of the leading democratic orators In thai ) city , mounted A light wagon which was standing near and made an address It wan political In character and overwhelmingly demo cratic. Ono man In the crowd sought to enter a protest on the ground that the peo- pfo assembled there to hear a concert and not a speech , but ho was not from Omaha nnd did not know that anjthing which Chicago cage sought to do was all right. Ho was given a frightful frost ) and In a moment the place which know him knew him no more Mr. Mills warned the people around him that a calamity was about to come upon the country. Ho saw Us advancing shadow and was certain that frightful things wore In Btoro for the American citizen. There was only one way to head It off , In his opin ion , and that was the adoption of-the states manship of W. J Bryan Ho touched upon the expansion question and said If the people plo were opposed to taking In any more territory they should vote t'ho democratic ticket. If they favored keeping the Philip pines , Cuba , Hawaii nnd Porto Rico to give those Islands the benefit of a humanitarian civilisation they should also vote the dem ocratic ticker , for the republicans would turn these now acquisitions over to the trusts composed of American energy and foreign capital and rho condition of the poo- pro there would bo OH bad as It had been Ho also said the people of this country had endorsed the war because It was aiding an oppressed and sttirvlng population , who had been robbed for centuries and were little better than slaves , but the American states man must not bo surprised If the demo cratic party UPO demanded that some no tion bo taken to pull a stop to the starva tion , oppression and robbery which was being Increased In this country. He said many other things In the course of H three- quarters of an hour speech and was fre quently applauded , for he was a scholarly man and his manner of speech was pleasing. Start * fur ( lie Depot. In the nUernoon the band was again called Into service and cave another con cert ut the same place , the crowds and other attending circumstance being llko those which wcro present at the morning X concert , excepting the speech. At 2:30 : Ma jor Karrell gave the command to fall In and the end of the Chicago day program began to appear. Three platoons of police , as on Saturday , took the lead , under com mand of Sergeants Her , Whalen and Halter , with Chief White directing operations. The band took Its position , and when the com panies had been formed the order to march was given and the parade started for the depot. The music ot the bnnd was again a fea ture , and the volume of harmony It bent forth gave an enthusiasm to the day wnlch hai not been seen lu Omaha on Sunday It played nearly all the time , and peonlo flocked from every direction to see the via Itors go bj The sarno crowds which fol lowed them up from the depot on Saturday as n welcome to the city followed them back yesterday to bid them fnroacll. And the same throng which waited at the depot for hours on Saturday , waited a similar length of time yesterday for the coining of the club and the departure of the train. When the marchers approached the depot they gave cheers for Omaha , and the crowds lining the railing on the viaduct responded with cheers for Chicago. After ranks had been broken under the train sheds other cheers were given for this city and someone ono then proposed cheers for Chief of Police Martin White , which wcro also given with a will , and nt their conclusion Major Farrell - rell called out"Take htm with you , boys , he la too seed to bo here. " The club reached the depot at about , 0 o'clock , wbero the train of Pullman cars was waiting , but the members had forty minute ! , In which to circulate among their new-madt > frlondi In this city before the train pulled out. A part of this time was occupied In I suJTorod from Bczema on tha rlcht Mr. 1 could hardly ke p mjr handt off it , the Itching ma 10 terere. Small bubbles would opeu , emitting * uitcry-llko substance , rr t "Iy potsonoiu. Ono of the leading doctors hero Uetad me , and applied the usual physician's remedUs without benefit. Sty brother rec ommended that 1 try COTICURA. The flnt ofpluutloa vat loolhtny , and before the box wa * or yone the itltttn kni dliappt * ! . U. O. I1AU.NET. flUIUce St. , Cinn , O. IUDT OKI TiiiTHiiT rot FTIIT Kintor Ko. , ur H i . _ VT rra .i. wiih Ctrl. 48 < urniiu tt i < H iivlt ! > Oirne .nml 0UU U , U j UiU < * . .c.fCCIICim IUWLTH t. liml th E I > I loading the baggage car with cased goods and crarKed Ire , for consumption while the train was crossing town , At 3 40 the train , pullcl by two engines , began to move , and the thousands wLo bad assembled at the depot gave a parting cheer , which was full ot enthusiasm and good will If the pro gram was carried out the train stopped at Creston long enough to permit the club to parade that city and then resumed Its jour ney without further Intermission until It reached Chicago. An bnur after the club left Its hotel In the city , the streets , which had been crowded all day , wcro practically deserted , and the place which had been the scene ot much cheering and much music during the previous twenty-four hours , was occupied by a squad ot the Salvation Army In an unappreciated effort to turn the thoughts of ! bo few who remained In that vicinity from she recollections of recent earthly pleasures to those of a more spiritual char acter And this was the end of the Chicago cage day celebration. 31 < ire lliimeNeeKern. A large number of Chicago visitors left shortly nftcr 6 o'clock last night from the Webster street depot over the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha to Blair , at which point they were transferred to the Northwestern line for the remainder of their journey A regular train of thirteen cars , with a number of specials. left at C 20 , car rying members of the Standard club and of the Chicago Athletic association Most of the Chlcagoans arrived a half hour before time for departure In order that they might dlno at their ease without the discomfort of f'o train's motion The Standard club reported a day spent amid the most pleasant and hospitable surroundings In the morn ing t'jo ' meml .r8 took carriages and drove about the city for several hours visiting the parks and other points of Interest. At 2 o clock they were tendered a dinner by the mntiaremcnt of the Paxton hotel , and the afternoon was spent nt the exposition The banner of the white dragoon on the red zronrnl representing the Chicago Ath letic association was also seen prominently on the srounds The special Northwestern train which car ried the Union Leaeuo club left ten min utes la'er , composed of eleven cars nnd equipped In a most comfortable and elegant fashion The attendants In the dining and sleeping cars were inado up of trained serv ants from the- club rooms In Chlcaco At the rear of the train was an observation car arranged for a woman's reception room nnd around this centered the llfo nnd gajety of the whole train. The details of the de parture were taken charge of personally by General Superintendent Henry S. Jaynea of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & OmaUa. The club made no effort to get tosether ( luring the day , but spent the time accord ing to the > lr individual preferences A lireo number of them had friends In tli city and others made excursions to the exposition grounds and elsewhere. The Omaha club was regarded as an Informal gather'r.i ; plaiv and many of the club men tontrega i d there during the afternoon. Thci let * with the most cordial expressions of good feall i , ; re garding the manner In which their recep tion and entertainment had been taken care of OIT 0V Till : IIOMI1 THII * . KxtMirMloiilnln MnUc TriiliiK Without Hitch or Iltmlrn nee. At 3 o'clock the members of the Cook County Democracy began to straggle down to their peclal train at the B & M station. They wcro objects ot as much Interest to the people waiting at the station as a cir cus Tlie bj slanders gazed at each one Just as they would wild animals. Suddenly the strains ot "El Capltan" reached their cars and ever > one rushed to the southern side of the station to watch the members march down to the train First came two files of policemen led by Captain Mostjn , then "Jim" Powers , the captain of the club , and the band and behind him about " 00 ot the club. At the train they stopped , cheered Omaha and made the sta tion ring with their "Rah ! Rah1 Rah1 Who are we ? We are democrats from Cook countee " The band pla > ed , members rushed about vvlth their arms full of bags and other things a > lng goodbye to the host of frlsmls who came to see them off Fully 1,000 people ple ciowdcd about the train and the viaduct was lined four deep with spectators. At 3 30 o'clock the conductot and porters ran hither nnd thither getting the members aboard and at 3 40 the train of eighteen Pullman cars with 400 passengers left Omaha The club will stop for an hour's parade at Creston , la , and will reach Chicago nt 9 o'clock this morning. Their next Important excursion will be to New York to help the democrats In November. In refreshing contrast to the noise and hubbub of the Cook county democrat's de parture was the quiet and unostentatious leaving of the Board of Trade special. At C CO the elegant Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul train came Into the Union station , hav ing left the exposition at 5 o'clock. After a wait of ten minutes the train with Its wealthy patrons drew out. U la not duo In Chicago till S 25 this morning , to enable the passsngers to breakfast aboard. The Webster street station was crowded with friends and sightseers to speed the Union League club on Its way And without accident or mishap the special left at C 30. All the Chlcagoans , though tired , were happy and enthusiastic over the exposition , its management nnd the liospltalltj of their hosts and seomcd to regret that they could not prolong their stay. Dr Bull's Cough S > iup currs the painful breathing indicative of affected lungs. THROWN FROM A TROLLEY CAR M ( 'iireleMNiiexH HesiiUm In a SerlciiiM Veehlenl nt Sixteenth nnd ClniK Street * . A Sherman avenue street car met with an accident Saturday night In turning the cor ner at Sixteenth and Clark streets The motorman failed to diminish speed nudl elently when the < curve was reached , and the sudden swerve Jerked the trolley violently lently from the wire and threw several people plo to the ground The car was heavily loaded and the hold of several passengers was too Insecure to enable them to with stand the shock. Mrs. Gus A. Llndman ot Creston , la , was the most seriously Injured , receiving a broken rib and severe bruises about the bead She was rakcn to the office of a neighboring surgeon , where she received medical attention and was found not to be badly hurt. Mr Li ml man also fell from the platform and received a sprained wrlat Ills boy , whom ho carried in his arms , was thrown some distance , but escaped without Injury. Miss Ellen Saline , Twentieth and Clark streets , was cut and bruised painfully about the head nnd Mrs Allman , Thirty-third and Q streets , South Omaha , was bruised about the body The latter remained at the homo of Mrs. C. D Johnson , Seventeenth and Clark streets , until yesterday morning , when she returned home. None of those Injured are confined to their teds except Mrs. Llnfl- man , who U doing well. ra uf Thrlr Wealth. Light. Wallace. Neb. , lost J35 last night trying to learn " " the "top and bottom" dice eame In a aloon at Ninth and Jackson streets. He formed tha acquaintance of two men who laid a wager with him that the sum ot the top and bottom points on three dice would not Amount to twenty-one , Light was cure after a computation that such was the case and did not make allowance for the fact that dice are not always alike Peter Jens , another visitor from western Nebraska , was robbed of JJ3 by an unknown woman In a wine room on North Sixteenth tre t. MAM GO TO THE FAIR ( Continued from 1'lrst Page. ) nftcr the jubilee week festivities Assist ant General Passenger Agent I < upton of the San Antonio & . Arausas Pats railroad , who lias had much to do with pushing the Texas Interest In the exposition , \\lll arrive Wednesday and will assist the commls- sloncrs In outlining the purl ) that Texas will take In the jubilee Commissioner I'ctcuon , speaking of the jubilee week , said "Our people are taking a. great Interest In the affair and I expect that hundreds of them will bo here next \\eck. Mr. Lupton's road 1ms made a very low rate and It Is going to bring In many people from our state and the Intermediate polnUs alone the line and Its connections In the other states of the south. " SUMIVY CONUUHTS IIV ( ireat III ) till MllNler DellKlitn Atiilleucen nt the U\io | * < llloii. Inncs' concert at the Auditorium jester- day was a most cnjojabic occasion nnd brought such a jam as made the vast buildIng - Ing all too small for the big assemblage. Even the society clement ) was largely In evidence Whether the magnificent per formances of the band or whether It maybe bo that the rare taste dlsplajcd by the lender In the makeup ot his programs Is the reason , there Is no questioning the fact that Omaha people who have been In the habit of going to the big show twice a month may now bo seen sitting In front of the music stand day after day and night after night. With them It seems to be sim ply a case of t'hero being "but one Wagner and Inncs Is his prophet. " , Among the manj notable features of jes- terday's concerts wcro Handel's Largo , magnificently given by Mr. Thomas J Kelly In conjunction with the band , and who , In response to the determined encore which followed , gave the ahvajs popular Inter mezzo from the "Cavallcrln" Inncs' own solo , "Inllammatus , " was of course the oc casion for some more unrestrained enthu siasm. The t'no Mendelssohn songs , "Farewell to the Forest" and "Spring Song , " were given the flist by the brass instruments alone and the second by the reed choir with a finish and delicacy which shows the wonderful virtuosity to which the band has been brought. Mr. Zimmerman's trombone solo In the evening concert was received with a demon stration of favor that must have been grat- Ifjing In the cxtremo to this brilliant ar tist. Such runs , roulades , trills and tours do force generally as were performed by this phenomenal pfajer with seeming case nro usually confined to the flute , cornet or clarinet. The set program was largely added to by the Innumerable encores which greeted almost every number. In thcso pa triotic selections largely predominated and each was received with displays of pa triotism which did one good to see. The "Request ! " program which la an nounced for tonight's concert will bo scanned with considerable interest by those who are curious to see just what shape such a program will take here. Innes says that so far as his experience goes the taste for good music appears to him to bo on about ns high a piano hero as anywhere else ho has played , and certainly fhe pro gram of tonight , which Is made up en tirely of selections requested by the patrons of the concerts , goes far to substantiate the statement. Tv\ln Clt > KxpiirnloiilBtM. Exposition Commissioner Field , who Is In charge of the Minnesota building , has re ceived advices from the chairman of the eommitteo who Is working up the Twin City excursion that will come to the expo sition next Friday night , the members of which will remain hero until the follow ing Wednesday. He says a great deal of In terest Is being worked up In Minneapolis rtiid that the Indications are that thousands of the residents of the two cities will bo here. They will come In special trains and many of them will sleep In their cars dur- Inr their stay. The roads , ho says , must have made a very satisfactory rate for the occas'on. The people who are coming down from the two big cities of Minnesota expect to take part In the exercises of Peace Jubilee week and nro all anxious to see and meet President McKlnley. As this is the only _ oppoitunlty they will have of meeting him while he Is miking his western tour. It will bo an Inducement for many of them to visit the exposition , who otherwise would not come. While the excursions will start from Minneapolis and St. Paul , people at the stations en route will be picked up and brought along , as the same cheap rate will be applied to Minnesota towns this side of the two big cities. tMl On n n l In ii N Coming. M A. Hall , British vice consul for Omaha , who is In Canada arranging for British and Canadian day at ) the exposition , writes to Manager Hosewater as follows from Ottawa under date of September 29' Hon. Clifford Slfton. minister of the In terior. and Churls W. Speers of the same department and other distinguished Cana dian statehiiien have promised to bo at Omaha on October 15 to celebrate British and Canadian day. and I hnvc Just written to Dr A. H. Hippie , chairman executive of the committee of th British and Canadian- American exhibit , to 6eo that proper ar- rangementa are made. I go from here to Quebec city to deliver the remainder of the Invitations to the Peace Jubilee , as Sir Wil fred Laurier and two or three other mem bers cf the dominion ciblnet are down there E J Parratt , the clerk at the Emergency hospital , has ( lied the report of the Insti tution , showing the business transacted from June 1 to October 1. The report .Js made up from the hooka which ho has kept. This report shows the total number of cases to bavo been 1.51G , of which 1,146 were the result of Illness and the balance brought about by accidents The ambulance made 337 trips. Of the cases treated In the dis pensary there were 1,003 and In the wards 513. The amount of money received from patients aggregated $110 , of which sum $71 07 has been covered Into the exposition treasury. Mlntit-KotiL Men Here. Thirty members of the State Board ot Equalization of Minnesota came In yesterday from St. Paul for the purpose of spending a day or two at the exposition. The party Is under the direction of Chairman Wnrren Potter of Altkln. The members spent yes terday afternoon and last evening on Urn grounds , making their headquarters at the Minnesota building on the bluff tract. They are all delighted with the exposition and feel that Minnesota made a good Investment when It erected a building and put In ex hibits. A stubborn cough or tickling in the throat > lelds to Ono Minute Cough Cure. Harmless In effect , touches the right spot , reliable and just what Is wanted It acts at once. Wt-itllirr Mnii I.OHFH ii Kite. Anyone In the vicinity of Omaha who ilnds a big kite Is requested to put himself or herself in Immediate communication wllb the United States weather bureau at Ibis point For the Omaha weather man has lost his weather kite and Is anxiously awaiting Itj return The kite lout Itself at 6-30 o'clock last Thursday morning Omahans will remem ber that on that day the wind was cin u- latlng nt the rate of thlrty-nva miles an hour ou th surface and up In the heavenly region it vvai scooting along at the rate of 100 miles. When the kite was sent up from the klto station on West Cumlng street It proraply separated itself from Ite string When the weather man last saw It It was eooring away miles to the northward and with no apparent Intention of coming to forth. No reports tff Its whereabouts have as yet been received and the weather bu reau Is becoming anxious regarding Its A el 7 ' ' fare The lost klto Is a box kite. H Is mm- po cd of n wooden framework covervl vv'Mi canvass Its length Is about twelve feet and Its width about half that _ PLEASES CHIMPO'S POLICE Oniiilin'n "Ne .full I * ConinifiiiliMl Illglil ) ! > > tink Windy Pltj'it Chief mill jVKN Chief of Police Klplcy , Innpecior "Jack" Hartnctt , Captain Malt Homer , Lieutenant Perry and Detectives Loftus , Qulnn Garrl- gnn , I'ltrpatrlck , Morgan , Mackln , Spain , Lowls and Duffy of the Chicago police de partment w ere show n 'through the new head quarters of the Omaha department by Chief Whlto and Captain Mostjn yesterday mornIng - Ing Chief Klpley was struck with the con venient arrangement of the rooms of the building and expressed himself as of the be lief that It Is better fitted as an administra tion buldllng 'than < the majority of head quarters buildings cither In the east or west , not excepting Chicago. In Chicago the portion tion of the clt ) building set aside for the nso of the administrative olllccn of the police department Is In every way Inadequate and Inconvenient. Omaha's recoid of not a single murder In a. jear Chief Klplcy thought was remark able Ho said he expected that the cltj would bo overrun with pickpockets nnd grafters drawn hero b > the excellent Held for work the exposition would create and wan surprised when told that In the last few da > s , which were the biggest lu point of attendance since the opening of the exposi tion , but two cases of pockctplcklng wcro reported. In reference to Omaha's new chief of police Chief Klplej said "Now what I have to say regarding White Is not a Jolly duo to my friendship for him or In return for the courtesies he has extended to me nnd my Chicago friends. I know Whlto to bean an experienced olllccr , a man of good judg ment and an excellent organizer , TPC ! Omaha I know will profit by his administration of 'tho duties as a chief of police" Inspector Ilartnett , who some ten years ago traveled with Chief Whlto as a doteo- tlve , voiced Chief Klpley In nil ho said re garding Omaha's chief. The same sentiment was expressed by the "fi > " coppers all of whom are Intimate friends of Chief White. None of the party had words to expicss their feeling of the reception they received at the hands of the police and the city at large. The police contingent of the Cook County Marching club , Lieutenant Perry ald Ind visited many cities with the club , but hid never before received so cordial n welcome ' as they did when they stepped from th3li j trains Saturday morning. | Ho did not except , ho said , the club1 * visit to New York n jear ago as the guests ot Tammany hall. The detectives whb accompanied the club nro known In Chicago hs "Central on > o" men nnd are on duty- -police headquarters They are the pick of th4 entire department ' and all of their namps have been Identified j with the solution of some of Chicago's most I prominent criminal cases , notably the Cronln murder , Luotgcrt murder1 , Schrago bond .ob- bery , Schlcld murder nnd like cases. Inspector specter Hartnett , wh > Is Uio youngest of * ho department's high ofllqlals , is the man who last week found the solution of the myateil- ous death of IC-yehr-oid Jenny riici.ey , who was found dead on the lake front break water In the heart of the city. Detectives Garrlgan , Loftus , Bock-and Norton were the men who aided la convicting Adolph Luct- gert , the nausago maker. Joseph Klpley , the department's head , Is n veteran police officer with a record of twonty-flvo years of almost continuous serv ice. Ho is ot a family of police oillcei-i. Ills father was an officer before him and he h.is two brothers and a nephew In the service j under him. STAMP TAX ON CHEWING GUM Motion of Collie DealerM In ItCKiiril to the IIiimllliiK of the Article for Hetnll. Collector Houtz sajs that ho understands that a great many persons who are handling chewing gum are In the habit of emptying the contents of stamped packages Into their show cases , tearing the stamp from the package and pfaclng It In the show case with the gum , and retailing the gum In this manner. This ho stat'os "Is In direct viola tion of the Internal revenue law and must bo stopped. The only manner In which chewing guui can bo sold legally Is from a properly stamped package , the same as cigars. " Ho further states that no further leni ency will be shown , as all have had ample ippnitunlty to Inform themselves as to the reautremenft ) . Some people seem to have the Idea that only patent medicines arc taxable. In this they arc mistaken. The deputy collectors are now canvassing their respective territories with the view of cportlug any and all violations ot the In- I'crnal revenue laws. Henry fiviirKv Mny Ilet-lliie , NEW YORK. Oct. 3 The World says : Unlefs Henry George changes his mind within the next forty-eight hours he will not bo the free sllverltes' candidate for gov ernor against Van Wyck and Roosevelt. His declination was written Saturday. How ever a dc"termlned effort will be made to get him to allow his name to bo used. .AMUSEMENTS. The Trocadero prc ents for Ak-Sar-Ilen week an unusually Interesting vaudeville bill. The general object of Interest la the Countess Von Hatzfcldt , a representative of one of the oldest families among the Clcr- mnn nobility. The countess Is young , do- cldcdly pretty , has a rich contralto volco and a decidedly plcasnnt way with her. Those who see her out of mere curiosity , not expecting anything moro than the sim ple sight of nobility on the vaudeville stage will bo agreeably disappointed , for she really sings qttlto cleverly enough as to cnablo her to make a hit under a less Illus trious name. The gem of the performance Is la pctlto Lund , a G-year-old , who sings character songs In a manner that may well bo the envy of women of mature > ears. Her volco has ample volume to enable her to bo distinctly heard In all parts ot the house and has none of that strained nnd piping quality common to child vocalists. For one of her age , she really has a marvelous voice , and Is as chic and clover as a veteran vaudeville star. There are several other good musical numbers , among them Schaeffer nnd Oarvln , operatic vocalists , nnd the Danzctto sisters , In negro melodies Starkey and Hathburn do some clever work on the horizontal bar , and the Flood broth ers are plajlng a return engagement , pre senting one of the best comedy aciobatlo acts In the business Hill and Kdmunds , with nn acrobatic sketch , Mile Tchl , magi cian , Prof Doherty , with a number ot fairly clever trnlnrd dogs , and the two Dlxons nnd Bowers , the thrco "Hubcs , " complete the bill. There will be matinees every day during the week and the nights of the paindes the performance will not commence until the iiaradcs arc over. The reorganized Woodward Stock com pany made Its first Incursion Into comedy last evening In Sidney Hosenfcld's "Tho Two Escutcheons" One thing which rec ommends It to begin with Is that ) It Is clean In the best sense of the word and never descends Into the gross for the sake of producing a laugh. Its title Is derived from the prldo two of Its principal char acters tnko In their position In the world one the descendant of a house whose patent to nobility dates back Into the time of the crusades , and. the other with an escutcheon which Is home-made , the product of Its head's own business sagacity and aggres siveness In the pork packing business In Chicago The daughter of the pork packer and the son of the German baron vvcd , but the prldo of nobifity revolts at the Idea of a matrimonial alliance with the family of a "butcher. " Incidentally a rich Ameri can widow , who Is the chaperon of the pork packer's daughter on her trip to Europe , attempts to reform a genial but spendthrift army officer and nt Intervals between fur thering the matrimonial prospects of her female charge succeeds In falling In love with the army ollltci Frank Ltndon as Baron Wettlngen , proud of the family name , docs by far the best ple co of work credited to him since joining the company. He puts both spirit nnd dignity Into the part , mak ing of It a very cntcrtalslng bit ) of character work. Miss Crclghton , In the role of the nalvo and vivacious widow , also docs her self credit Nothing she has done since coming to Omaha has been moro pleasing. Miss Dunn , as usual , was sprightly and Hat Davis was the same enthusiastic and un conventional lover. Will Davis , as the Chicago pork packer , was an excellent foil for the proud German baron and Mr. Montague - taguo demonstrated that ) he can he the care less and flippant as well as the serious and romantic character , but always the ardent lover. The other members of the company contributed their portion to make of "The Two Ebcutcheons" what the author Intended It should be , a delightful bit of clean com edy. It will remain the bin at the Crclgh- ton during the week. "A Ilomnnco of Coon Hollow , " a melo drama of a class which Is not so common now as a fovv vears ago , when a really bad man was a necessity and realistic stage mechanism was an essential part of the performance. It Is a story of mountain llfo In Tennessee , with the scene shifting to the banks of the Mississippi , allowing of the Introduction of a boat race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee ; the cottage press , In which the bad man attempts to crush his rival , but who Is saved by the timely arrival of the heroine. It Is n melo drama , sure enough , possessing none of the touch of that guile qualntness of southern character which has charmed so many people plo In Shenandoah , Alabama and others , presenting southern life and southern people In anthing but their best light. There Is a touch of the charm of the south In the Carolina quintet , four male and ono fcmalo voices , 'which renders southern melodies very acceptably , and the Inevitable old darky and Georgle , the child of the moun tains , with her free and unconventional manners , lend a touch of comedy to enliven the gloom caused by the plotting of the nrch-vllllan. Productions like "A Romance ot Coon Hollow" add nothing to the art of the stage , but If you want something which Is exciting and thrilling nnd are an admirer of realistic presentations , "A Ro mance of Coon Hollow" will satisfy you. The company which presents It Is fully as capable as the acerage. \HC UN Something KIINJ. OMAHA. Oct. 1 To the Editor of The BeeI would be plea od with Information The Bust Shoe we have for the money Invested Is a Phoe we sell for $2 now you've heard of $ U shoos .but Drox I. . . Shoeman has a $2 shot that under oidinary circumstances would sell and does hell for ? 2.r > 0-some places ? : t Is nked tlmt he will put up against the whole Held of $2.00 shoos that Is , a man's shoe good , honest leather good , honcst.frhoes n mechanic's shoe in every sense of the word a policeman's shoe f\f f\ shoe for any one that Is on their fcpf a great deal yen are not gambling when you pay $2 for these leather shoes , , Drexel Shoe Co. , D r Omnlia'a Cp-to-ilnte Slide Home. 1419 FARNAM STREET. We've ' Stoves to Sell- Jewel stoves and jthey are Jewels We have the heaters , the cooks , the ranges , but we want to tell you more particu larly about the ranges today made from genuine cold rolled sheet steel , with an oven that can't warp , because they are made In four sections , llrmly riveted to gether a patent of the Jewel nnd found only In the Jewel making It n perfect baker a rnugu so constructed an to burn cither wood or coal with Just enough nlckle ( that won't turn blue ) to make It a handsome looker. The four- hole Jewel range is only $21. A. RAYMER , WE DRuvnn YOUU PuncriAsn. 1514 Farnam St. 44 Why don't you chew Battle Ax ? " is a strong proposition : the strongest ever known to tobacco-chew- ers. It is not " cheap " tobacco because it is sold at a low price. It is the very best piece of chewing tobacco ever sold at any price , and it is possible and profit able to sell a large piece of this high-grade tobacco at so low a price because there is five times more of it sold than any other kind in the world. concerning the powers and methods of the assistant cxccutlvo olllccr In the conccs siena department of the Transmlsslsslpiil Ux- josltlon Has ho absolute power to arbl- raillv discriminate between applicants for concessions without giving the applicant n chance to be heard ? Is It within his provld- enco to exact of one porujn cash only for ho pajmeut of space nnd the next moment urn tbo same space over to another p irtv , aklnc a worthless due bill or I 0 U for the amount' Such an Instance Is of record vlthln the week lust past nnd It looks very much an it Mr Wailev ] Is cither In partner ship with the concessioner or Is using un- Imltcd gall In favoring a qucstlonablo ap plicant In petticoat attlro over a legitimate ippllcant for straight business purposes The writer of this being the party first on- tltlcd to consideration will make n com- jleto statement to your board for their In- 'ormatlou. Very respectfully , AN APPLICANT. MUSTER OUT OF A REGIMENT Which of the ? ttl > riiNkn Volunteer Or- KniilzntloiiN Will l , 'll\ < ; ( lie Serv ice Ili-conicH 11 < lufMtion. Governor Holcomb will bo In Omaha on Tuesday to consult with the committee ot the Thurston Hides auxiliary relative to the recall of the First Nebraska from Manila and the muster of the regiment out of the serviceA eommitteo was appointed to go to Lincoln to discuss the matter with 'tho ' governor. In answer to a telegram , asking for an appointment , Governor Holcomb sent word that he would meet the committee nt Omaha on Tuesday. In anticipation of the conference , u meeting is called for tonight of the fathers , mothers and other relatives of the Thurston Rifles at the armory to obtain a full expression of the sentiment of the relatives of the soldiers on the mat ter. According to the letter from Assistant Secretary of War Melklejohn to Governor Holcomb , the latter has the election of which regiment of Nebraska volunteers will bo mustered out. Secretary Mciklejohn stipulates only that In event the rirst regi ment Is chosen to be withdrawn Irom the service another regiment of Nebraska volun teers must be at San Francisco ready to embark for the Philippines on the ship that brings the First back from Manila. All the men In the Third Nebraska nro not anxious to bo mustered out , as the fol lowing letter well shons : CAMP CUBA LIHIIR. I'ablo Heach. Fla . Sept. 2C To the Kdltor of The Ilee I have seen several lottcra from soldiers of the Third Nebraska In The Ueo and other papers In which was expressed a desire to bo mus tered out and strong Insinuations that It was the duty of the War department to En accommodate us. Thus far I have seen nothing written on the other oldc I saw .1 statement In one Nebraska paper that the Third Nebraska vuis "almost In n state of revolt , " and thiough a clcslro to stand up for the Third regiment ns I once In my feeble way atood up for our state. I wish to protest that that Is an cntlro mistake. I wish to amure the reudois of The Heo that thue arc some enlisted men In ths Ihlrd who aio still an willing ns on the day of enlistment to serve our glorious country until voluntarily discharged bv the War department or until the e\pliatlon of their term of strv Ice U Is r.Uhcr humiliating to read of tha efforts made to get us out of service when we remember what extraordinary efforts UCIK belim made u > < hort time ago to get us into M'o oivlcp. We cannot blnmv the sick for wanting to go home , and can only commend our colonel's efforts to eel them discharged , but tl > p writer has noticed a kind of fever quite piovnUnt here , which Is unlike either typhoid or mnlaila , and which should not entitle one to a dlschtrgo. Whlla cHlmlng no knowledge ot medical science I have made bold to glvo this dis ease the name "crawfish fever " Many of us have been In the habit of seeking employ ment and holding one job as long as wo pleased , then quitting that and trying an other It may be a good schooling to us to learn that vvo cannot nlwaja do that , and that we should ( .any out the contracts wo /oluntnrllv make. Wo nro told that some Nebraska poli ticians want Colonel lirjun to return there Is now no chnnco to see any active service Thov should remember that one , and the all-Important , thing which wo un dertook to do w\s to establish a stable gov ernment for the Island To do this , oven subordinate ofllcers who preserve peace and dispense juf'tico in small districts will need a much greater degree of personal and moral coinage than that required to face the bul lets of the enemy Men who never feared to face death on the battlefield have yhided when confronted by the opportunities of Illicit gain afforded by a civil olllce. We are not vet rpadv to believe that our colonel will resign and desert his regiment In closing I vslsb to pay lo the readers of The Dee that although home have returned from our ranks because their discharge- * wcro easily obtained there are still many who have too much self-reHpcct to return mustered out at their own request. JUNIUS. Private In Third Nebraska. StiiKt * lloliher } lu OroKou. UMPIRE CITY Ore , Oct. 2. About 4 o'clock this morning the Hoseburg-Myrtla Point stngo was robbed about one mile cast of the latter place by n lone highwayman. The robber yecured the registered mall sack , containing between $800 nnd $1,000. SiMintiir Kjlc'n Coinlllloii. ND , O , Oct 2 Senator Kyl of South Dakota Is rapidly recovcilng f'om the Htioko of apoplexv with whl-h ho was seized nnd will probably be abls tn Icavo his hotel In n week In Our Picture Dept \vo nro offctlns a linntlsonic llfo Hl/c llthograpli i > Ict .re that In point ot clloct is equal to a steel engraving of resi dent McKInley for 25 cents. We have Jots of them nnd tliey aio by all odds the best likeness of the president ever printed. You shorn ! dec-orate lor Jubilee week and you can't do It with out a picture of the president. We are offering a flno Klmlmll piano nearly new for only $290. It Is the best piano bargain of the \\cek. A. HOSPE , MUSIC OOfl IN " 513 Douglas A Lame Back a sprain or iheumntlc aflllctlon soon becomes a tiling of the past by taking our advice In the matter and using some of the famous plasters , liniments and medicines that AYO keep constantly in stock athletes , ball payers nnd bi cyclers aie loud In their praises. Our stock Is always fresh and At In every particular. We are the cut price drug gists and the golden lion stands right in front of our store. TheAloe&PenfoldCo it lletutl Dtugt Houae. 1448 Farnsun Street. AM AHA Paxton Hot * ! . UiU A HA