THE OMAHA. DAILY 3JBE : MONDAY , KOYEMBEH 0 , 1890.
MERCER TAtltS OF EUROPE
Popular Nebraska GongTeuman Recounts
What Ho Saw Acre the Water.
THINKS AMERICA A PRLTrY GOOD PLACE
. - ' ' Did \it .Hoe a MnKnrn Fall * Nor a
VuHcniltc Valley Over There
American I.nlior In Uciiinnil In
lluHHln Ilcttcr I'nIU Here.
Congrcrnman David H. Mercer recently
returned from an extended Euro
pean trip with Mrs. Mercer nnd , In speakIng -
Ing of his travels , ho said : "After congress
adjourned , In consequence of the advice of
physicians who told mo my wlfo must have
ocean travel in order to benefit her health ,
I determined to take a trip to Europe. I
.had always said I would never cross the
waters until I had visited every state and
territory In the United States and. having
fulfilled my vow by visiting the southern
part of the country , I felt nt liberty to sco
the sights on the continent. Many people
do not vlelt the Interesting spots In their
own country before they go abroad and
consequently are unable to contrast nnd com
pare the old world wllh the now. The trip
wo took was a mrt of a circular one , as wo
visited Greece , nussla , Finland , Sweden ,
Norway , Denmark , Scrvla , Bulgaria , Austro.
Hungary , Bohemia , Germany , Switzerland ,
Italy , France , Belgium , Holland , England ,
Ireland , Scotland , Wales and also touched
on tlm Island of Korfu , a Grecian possession
In the Adriatic.
"Wherever wo went we were Impressed
by the ago of thluge and by the Improve
ments made by long periods of toll. The
public reads , street paving , ae well as paint
ing and sculpture nil denoted the work of
centuries , the slow accumulation of time. In
Italy , where was formerly the homo of
painting and sculpture , wo noted a stagna
tion In those lines of art , the people of that
Jnnd seemingly being willing to rest on the
laurels won In the past while , on the other
hand , In Ituosla there was great activity In
those branches and some of the beat work
of modern times is to bo seen , comparing
favorably with anything of the kind In the
world.
"Tho galleries at St. Petersburg are filled
with the best specimens of modern art , many
of which wcro exhibited at the World's fair
In Chicago. In Italy marble statuary Is as
common as cottonwcod trees along the
banks of the Missouri river In Nebraska ,
but most of It is very old and has a polish
given by ago that Is not obtainable by
artists who nro carving In the present time.
There seems to bo little progress In the arts
now , although many artists are at work In
.r the studies and the ehops , and the country
. Is full of students whose work compares
with the best done by Italians who once led
the world In the art of the sculptor.
Hue Out of the I'nnt.
"Italy Is llko one vast vineyard , for the
country Is given over almost exclusively to
the cultivation of grapes and the making
of wines. The land Is dotted with ruins of
cities ; seats of once famous republics which
nre once more , after the lapse of many ages ,
' regaining something of their former prcs-
tlgo through modern Improvements. Naples
Is ono of these cities , situated as It Is on
a fine bay , and back of It Vesuvius the
continual terror of the Inhabitants for
ever belching forth great volumes of black
Bmoko and painting the sky a lurid red
with Its boiling and seething lava. Near
hero are the ruins of the Ill-fated city of
Pompeii , once burled out ot sight beneath
an avalanche of ashes nnd lava. Wo saw
hero the streets of the city restored ; the
buildings excavated from the past , and were
enabled to distinguish the one sort of build
ing from the other ; the bakery from the
dwelling house ; the lawyer's ofllco from the
bath. Wo saw rooms with frescoing on
their walls that looked as fresh as though
( t were done but yesterday and 'saw ' ruts In
the stone-paved streets where carriages had
worn them In the years gone by.
"Tho streets were narrow like many of
the European cities of today and the paving
was of Irregularly-shaped blocks of stone.
Herculaneum was also an Interesting spot.
It , too. was burled by an eruption of Vesu
vius , but has not been excavated , and over
its burled streets a modern city has been
built.
"Naples Is a city fast becoming mod
ernized , with Its wide streets , paving , street
cars and large buildings. The country be
tween It nnd Rome is given up principally
to agriculture , and white oxen with long
horns seems to bo the only beasts of burden
used. The soil Is reddish In color and
qulto productive yet. The country Is
dotted with cities upon mountain-tops ,
relics of feudal days , which Is a great In
convenience In modern times , as It Is al
most Impossible to build railways to the
tops of the mountains and It costs too much
for the people to remove their houses and
buildings down to the foot. Many of the
cities arc ; walled , and the sight of them
takes you back to the time of the bat
tering ram and ( bo attacks of nomadic
tribes.
"Ilomo , too , is modernizing rapidly with
Its street-cars , Its pavements and Ita large
railway station and handsome public build
ings. She still keeps her walls about her ,
however , nnd no ono Is allowed to enter
with merchandise for ealo until ho has been
to the tax-gatherer at the gate , who makes
an examination and levies a percentage on
the cargo. I noticed the tax-gatherers
wore on the lookout for smuggling , and
every farmer who came to the gates was
rigidly examined , and If ho had Backs of
grain or other substances they were run
through with a sharp sword to see If any
contraband articles wore concealed there ,
the examiner seeming to take a savage de
light In tearing things as much as possible
in pursuance of his duty ,
"Tho tiixvs of Home are very heavy , as
may bo realized when granulated sugar Is
worth almost 17 cents per pound. The city
la tilled with rich churches and cathedrals
and they In turn are full of priceless paint
ings nnd pieces of sculpture the relics of
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the glorious past , representing millions ot
dollars In wealth.
"Desldo Naples and Homo wo went to
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Drlrullsl and Plan. In the latter place we
climbed to the top of the famous leaning
tower once accounted one of the sovcn
wonders of the world. In Florence wo saw
many beautiful works of art , the Ufflco gal *
Icry being one ot the finest In the world.
It la noted for the fact that there In little
chaff In the collection ot paintings , nearly
o\cry canvas being of rare merit.
Venice llMaiinntlitK | | ! nt 1'Irnt ,
"Venice , once the queen of the ocas , dis
appointed us at first eight. As we left the
railway station and took a gondola up the
Grand canal to our hotel , we wore forcibly
reminded of a Missouri river town during
flood time. It recalled to my mind the
town of Fhelps , In Missouri , during the high
water of 1881 , when the nldcwalks and de
bris of the streets went floating around
on the murky tide. This may scorn a harsh
criticism , but It struck mo that way at
flrst. I found later , however , the longer I
stayed the more regret I felt at the Idea
of departure. Upon closer examination the
buildings , which looked so old , were found
to bo constructed ot the finest marble , coated
with tbo blackness of age , It Is true , but
ornamented by some ot the meet exquisite
carvings ot the master minds of the past.
Many of the buildings seemed vacant and
there wcro not many signs of progress
In the old city , St. Mark's square Is per
haps ono of the finest squares In the world.
On ono sldo Is the dignified and beautiful
St. Mark's cathedral.
"Tho ruins of Home do not compare with
those of Athens , with Its acropolis , situated
na It la on a sightly hill. ThereIs a har
mony and fine taste In the architecture ot
Greece that pleases the modern eye. Greece
In many respects reminds ono of the so-
ctilled desert of the west , as It Is very
dry. It Is rich In figs nnd olives , the groves
of the latter trees being of great age , some
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trees being L',000 years old. The gnarled
trunks , some of them three and four feet
in diameter , nro spilt In five or six sections
from vhlch branches droop , laden with a
luxuriant growth ot fruit. The trees arc
sin rounded with holes lu the ground In
which water Is kept for Irrigation purposes
to keep them alive. It la absolutely neces
sary to Irrigate In that country and the
most primitive methods are In vogue. 1
saw many men driving mules hitched to
beams , which operated rotary pumps. The
water was brought to the surface and turned
Into ditches that cross-sectioned the small
patches ot land owned by the farmers. '
"I was amused In Athena to find that
everything mean and bad was laid to the
Turk. If I pointed out a ruin or an un
sightly object , tlm Athenians at once said
It had been done by the Turks. The city
Is troubled for a sufficient supply of water ,
there being such a scarcity the streets are
frequently not sprinkled and the Inhabitants
oftentimes suffer for want of water. An at
tempt has been made to pipe water from a
lake some distance away , but the capital
necessary not forthcoming , the scheme
proved abortive.
Want American Machinery.
"Russia Is of Interest , especially to the
United States , for the reason that she Is
being pointed out 00 a possible rival In the
agricultural pursuits on account ot her great
wheat-raising areas. I diet an American
returning from Siberia , the great wheat
cobntry , and he told mo he had just taken
an order for $300,000 worth of American
mowing machines to be sent to Siberia.
He said his house waa not able to supply
the demand. The American machines are
capable ot doing anything they are called
upon to do and are greatly In demand , not
only on account of their lightness , but for
the workmanlike manner in which they
are put together and the quality of work
they do.
Tno government Is trying to move the
population from the thickly settled portions
to Siberia and offers Inducements , but not
with the generosity our own government
showed' when It passed the homestead law.
The bonus there Is simply the use of the
land free of rent for five years. The coun
try Is rich In gold and silver and precious
stones. I hardly think she -will ever bo
able to compete successfully , either In the
manufacture of machinery or In the raising
of wheat and other cereald. Our own laud
Is not yet settled there are millions of
acres that liavo not been tilled and there
are homes for many thousand yet hero In
this land. Neither Russia nor England
has the business facilities of thki country.
Besides the demand from Russia for our
machinery .there Is als3 a demand from
Germany , Scandinavia and Egypt for Amer
ican-made locomotives and steel rails. The
demand comeo for the reason that they
nro of better grade and again because of
the rapidity with which the orders are
llllcd.
"Wo were much Interested by our visit
to Finland , with Us progressive capital ,
Helslngfors , and Its modern Improvements.
The trip through Scandinavia waa full of
extreme Interest , with Its wild szencry and
Its many waterfalls. Stockholm and Chrls-
tlanla are beautiful cities , full of mcdern
buildings and progresses enterprises. In
Stockholm I noticed the use of the tele
phone especially , there being two and three
In many of the houses and some business
houses had five and six. There wcro two
companies , ona owned by the government
and the other by a syndicate , and compe
tition lo great. The rental is nominal. I
also noticed that trusts abounded not only
here , but over Europe to a great extent ,
there being many signs reading like 'John
Jones & Co. , Limited. ' In some countries
the government owns the railways , but It
often happens that the Interest la not
shown In the enterprise that would bs were
they under private ownership , and thero-
lore nro not as successful as they might
b .
"While the railway facilities In the old
country did not seem aa great as In the
United States , yet wagon roads appeared
much superior. This Is duo -to the fact the
countries ore very old and wagon roads
were in use long before the railways came
Into being. The line roadways were the ro-
BUlt of perhaps n thousand years' work
and what could we not do In a thousand
yearn here ? From Scandinavia , Germany
and Great Britain the excuse fr emigration
Is the fact that they are too densely pop
ulated. Every inch of available land Is
tilled and still there Is not enough to sup
port the people. On the continent the
women labor along with the men in the
Held or ( own.
Kuilicror William I'roKreNNlve ,
"Berlin- more like an American city
than many I saw , and Is full of line Im
provements and progressive Ideas. I liked
the city ever so much. In thla connection I
might add I caught sight of Emperor Wil
liam at Bergen , although I did not mive an
opportunity to speak to him. From what I
was able to learn he seems llko a live king
and one who Is determined to learn all ha
can from whatsoever source. He visits
tlits shcpa and the manufacturing establish
ments and wants to learn everything pos
sible. He desires to make Germany pro-
greHElvo and travels about over Europe In
search of Ideas for the betterment of his pos-
ple. I hope the time is not long distant
when ho will visit America , and I am sure
the American people will give him n warm
welcome should ho come here ,
"Labor Is much bolter paid In the United
States than abroad. There Is so little work
that It injist bo divided among a good many ,
An American man will do In ono day what Is
given to three or four over there. For In
stance , In building wo draw inorlnr and
bricks to the upper stories with pulleys.
Over there they build ladders on the scaf
folding nnd men or women carry It up ,
"France , llko Italy , Is full of vineyards.
The middle classes , prosperous and seem
ingly satisfied , are the salvation of the
country. It has been said Paris U Franco ,
but Franco could well live without Parli ,
jbut Paris would Pgrjuh without Franco. The
city Is A beautiful one. The women are
progressive nnd do a large portion of the
business of the city. If the men wcro half
us quick wilted and public spirited there
would bo lc a fault to find there. The ex
position , now being built , will be great , but
the site Is not so beautiful nor are the plans
so extensive as was that of the World's
fair. 'When I was there the Dreyfus affair
seemed likely to bring disaster to the big
undertaking.
"Belgium and Holland arc Interesting
countries , full of dairies and windmills , In
Holland the people have pumped up seas of
water In order to find land to till , and It Is
even hinted that they are contemplating
pumping the Zuydcr Zee dry In order to
secure more land to cultivate. It may be
the problem of transatlantic travel will be
solved by these enterprising people. We can
not bridge nnd dare not tunnel , so It Is left
for the Hollanders to pump the Atlantic
dry and thus make a highway.
"Parts of England , Scotland and Ireland
reminded mo of n garden with hedges of Ivy
between the littlefields. . There was beauti
ful'scenery there and many Interesting
things to be seen. London is enormous , like
the hub of the universe , with Its lines of
water travel converging from nil quarters
of the earth. But I am certain that In fifty
years this power will have crossed the At
lantic nnd New York will bo' the queen of
the seas nnd the center of the world. The
people of London live In apartment houses
and are jammed Into small homes. They
lack the homo comforts we have In America ,
more Is the pity.
"Tho conclusion I draw nfter a trip abroad
is that we In the United States have many
advantages nnd comforts denied to the In
habitants of other lands , but we do not know
all there Is , nor hnvo wo nil the advantages
In the world. There nro many lessons to b3
learned from the old countries. Wo may
learn conservatism there and patience. While
I was away I did not find a Niagara Falls ,
although I saw many beautiful cataracts. I
did not find a Yosemlto valley nor a Grand
canyon. I think we Americans are too prone
to visit Europe and rave over the scenery
there when we have far superior sights at
home which we have never seen. "
FUSION MEETING A FIZZLE
licMiek nnil Dunn ( Jive Up Contest
mill Kail to Appear at Itcii-
iilnetoii.
A "grand" fusion rally was cxtorelvoly ad
vertised to take place In Bennlngton last
night and as a result a small crc-wd gath
ered to listen to the popocratlc orators. G.
M. Hitchcock and I. J. Dunn were among
the speakers announced , but they did not
appear. It was understood among the as
sembly that Hitchcock and Dunn , having become -
como convinced that the election Is lost to
the confuslcnlets , concluded that It would
bo a waste of eloquence to speak at the
Denniugton meeting. The assembly. If at
all disappointed , was consoled by two fusion
candidates Abbott and Swoboda who made
tin usual personal appeal lor votes.
.Town Vole for the II > Mt Men.
OMAHA , Nov. G. To the Editor of The
Bee : I have twice noticed In the World-
Herald that Jacob Marks declares that all
the Hebrews will vote the fusion ticket.
Marks doesn't know what he Is talking about.
His assertion Is n stigma upon the Jews
and I , for one , and many others Indignantly
resent It. Everybody knows that the Jews
are good citizens of Omaha and are Intelli
gent people nnd nobody carries the vote
of those people in his pocket. The only
vote that Marks can claim Is his own. No
man can buy Jewish votes. They vote for
the best men. There are no Hebrew polit
ical clubs to Influence them one way or the
other. R. G.
OMAHA GERMANS CELEBRATE
Four Iluiulreil mill Sixth Aii ilvernnry
of LnmlliiK lu United Stuten
Duly OliNc-rved.
The 40Gtli anniversary of the landing of
the Germans In the United States was cele
brated Sunday night at Turner hall on
Harnoy street with appropriate ceremonies.
There was a large crowd present and the hall
was handsomely decorated with flags nnd
plants. A program of much interest waa
given. The flrst thing was a song by the
Orpheus club , which waa highly appreciated.
W. P. Stoecker made the welcome address ,
which contained a fine poem by A. Rau. Dr.
J. Renner made a good speech and Madame
Wagner-Thomas sang a solo.
N. Conner of Dubuque , la. , made the
principal address of the evening , which was
an eloquent one. The Orpheus society sang
a song later and the whole audience sang
"Die Waclit Am Rheln" nt the close. A
ball. In which the young people entered with
gladness , brought the day's festivities to a
merry close.
Dr. H. II. Hadon , Summit , Ala. , says : "I
think Kodol Djepepsla Cure Is a splendid
medicine. I prescribe it , and my confidence
In It grows with continued uso. " It digests
what you eat and quickly cures dyspepsia
and indigestion.
Joe Wheeler nnd Oacar Green , members
of the Green-Wheeler Shoe company at Fort
Dodge , la , , are in the city. Mr. Wheeler ,
whllo being the Junior member of the flrm ,
at the name time devotes hU entire attention
to work on the road nnd Is one of the moat
popular traveling men in the west. Busi
ness , he says , starts out more promisingly
this fall than ever before nnd the house has
so much work to do from Its old-time cus
tomers that Mr. Wheeler says ho Is unable
to open ncounts with now firms. Both
Messrs. Green and Wheeler are jubilant over
the oppnlng of the Fort Dodge-Omaha ex
tension of tbo Illinois Central , ae It gives
the progressive 'little manufacturing city efFort
Fort Dodge direct communication , through
Omaha , with the entire western Held.
'lirnernpliH.
Senator Thurston left for Washington last
evening.
J. U. Doody , real estate man of Albion ,
la , , visited The Ilee building Sunday , lie
In waiting to welcome the Flfty-llrst Iowa
today.
J. W. Johnson , editor of the Knoxvlllo
( la. ) Journal , visited the Ilee building Sun
day. Mr. Johnson assists lu welcoming the
Fifty-first Iowa today.
IO-.TH Man llvllfveil of .Money ,
William Minnies of Murray , la , , came to
town Sunday lo see the bights. Late In the
evening ho purnmhulntcd down Dodge street
and wan met by a couple of hale fellows
well met , They suggested a can of beer.
Ho foil In with the Idea. After he drank
the beer ho felt queer and later found he
had bwn relieved of J25 in carti , Ho told
hl troubles to the police and they went
out to look for the culprits. They had not
gone far until they found two men who
answorpd the description given by Illgtrlt *
nnd they landed the men In jail , They gave
the mimes of C'ullalmn and Hutlur , but
denied all knowledge of Higgles or his
money.
Tin I'lulu TriiHt lo ( ! ( ( Charter.
PITTSmniG. Pa. . Nov. 5.-A charter will
bo wecurfd In West Virginia tomorrow for
the National Tlnplato company , with an
authorized capital of J3OM > , U . 'Hie ' Inror-
porators will be : Judnu Jumeu A. Heaver ,
former governor of Pennsylvania : State
Senator 'Nelson ' B. Whllnker. Wheeling ;
Wllllum ItodKurs , I uechburir. Pa. ; J. O. Mc
Dowell , vice president Philadelphia com
pany , PiUsburgV. ; . K , Tustln , Plttsburg ,
and A. H , Daly and Charles Daly , Wheel-
Ins.
LOCAL BREVITIES ,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank H. Barrett vi\\\ \ \ \ enter
tain the lion Ton Card club this evening at
their home , 812 North Thirty-third street.
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Modified Flan foran , , , Entire Reissue of
Securities ofj the Road.
INTENDED TO CREATE1 UNIFIED SYSTEM
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Propcrlr I" ( n H < ? < IJiiiIpr 11 1'lvo-Yonr
'TotInn Trtint CninprlHlnK Seven
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NKW YORK , Nov. G. A synopsis of the
modified form of the reorganization of the
Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf railroad has
been given out by Max I'am , counsel to the
so-called Philadelphia reorganization com
mittee.
Under this plan the entire Issue of se
curities Is ns follows : First mortgage 3 per
cent fifty-year gold bonds covering the en
tire system , Including terminals , $30,000,000 ;
new preferred stock , likewise covering the
cntlro system , $21,000,000 ; new common
stock likewise covering the cntlro system ,
$3rt,000.000.
These will be distributed aa follows : To
the holders of flrst mortgage bonds of Kan
sas City , Plttsburg & Gulf Hallroad com
pany will give 75 per cent ( $750) ) In flrst
mortgage fifty-year bonds and 60 per cent
( $500) ) par value of now preferred stock and
payment In cash of the overdue coupon of
April , 1S99. To the holders of the stock
of the Kansas City , PItlsburg & Gulf rail
road there will be given In payment of n
$10 asscsjinent on each share ono share of
new common stock and one-tenth of n share
of new preferred stock for each $10 paid.
To the holders of the bonds of the Kansas
City Suburban Belt company , aggregating
$1,000,000 , there will bo given 135 per cent
( $1,330) ) In now 3 per cent gold bonds and
25 per cent ( $230) ) , par value , new preferred
stock.
To the holders of the bonds of the new
terminal company , the Consolldatdo Ter
minal company and tne Kansas uity At inue-
pendonco Air Line company , being part of
the Kansas City Belt Line company system ,
aggregating $3,050,000 , there will be given 100
per cent ( $1,000) ) of the new 3 per cent bonds
and 25 per cent ( $250) ) new preferred stock.
To the holders of the capital stock of the
Kansas City Belt system. Including all lines ,
aggregating $4,050,000 , there will be given
25 per cent ( $250) now preferred stock and
75 per cent ( $750) ) common stock of the railroad -
road company.
To the holders of the Port Arthur Chan
nel and Dock company , aggregating $1,633-
000 , there will bo given 50 per cent ( $500) ) new
3 per cent bonds , 50 per cent ( $500) ) now
common stock.
To the holders of the stock of the Port
Arthur Channel and Dock company there
will bo given 75 per cent convmcm stock.
To Create n"TJiilncil Syntem.
The synopsis stales that It is intended
to create a unified ! system , ownership and
tltlo to the main line with both terminals ,
and that the mortgage , securing the new
bonds and the now ( preferred and common
stocks to be issued shall cover the entire
unified system. The proneity la to bo under
the control of a flve'-year voting trust , com
prising seven members , * as follows : John W.
Gates ) , William Edenborn , Herman Sielcken ,
John Lambert , Samuel-R. Shipley , Louis
Fitzgerald nnd James Stillman.
According to Mr. Pam's statement , the
plan ao modified has been submitted to the
New York committee' unanimously ap
proved by It and \t \ has recommended Its
acceptance by all ttio-security holders. The
reorganization la to proceed under the direc
tion of the Philadelphia committee as con
stituted.
The Mercantile Trust/ / company of this
city has been added aa the New York de
pository nnd the Amsterdamscho bank has
been added as the Amsterdam depository.
The certificates of depositories will be listed
on the New York and Philadelphia ex
changes as soon as practicable.
It is also announced that a syndicate has
been formed which will purchase $3,000,000
of new bends and $3,000,000 of new pre
ferred stock , also will underwrite the $10
assessment so aa to give the now company
ample cash to discharge all Ita obligations
and supply adequate working capital. All
securities not used In the reorganization
plan aa agreed on nro to remain In the
treasury.
OHUAT.\OHTIIKHX K.VUM.VOS I.AUGIi
N'oarly Three Million Dollnrn In Ex-
ccnn of I.iuit Ycnr'K llcnort.
ST. PAUL , Nov. 5. The annual report of
the Great Northern railway shows a total
trackage In the system of 5,850 miles , an In
crease of 209 miles since the last report. It
was estimated In the report last year that
the reduction of wheat rates on account of
the opening of the new Fosston & Duluth
line would reduce the revenue about $1,000-
000. This year's report shows the reduction
to be a Ilttlo over $873,000 , the average re
duction amounting to 1 % cents per bushel ,
which went to the profit of the farmer.
There was a general reduction in all rates ,
but the Increase In business was sufficient
to carry the total earnings of the fiscal
year to nearly $3,000,000 In excess of last
year , most of which was used In the better
ment of the line.
Nothing , perhaps , better lllustratca the
growth of the territory traversed by the
road than the Increase in the amount of
mall carried , which exceeds by 50 per cent
the total weight of four years ago.
About November 12 the company will open
up Its now line from St. Paul to Duluth.
This will be the shortest route between the
Twin Cities and the head of Lake Superior.
FORTUNE FORJDAY LABORER
Viator Mutuoii of IlouurJiton , Midi. ,
Notified tliut He I * Heir to Fam
ily Eutate In I''lnluiiu.
HOUGIITON , Mich , , Nov. 5. Victor Matson -
son , a scion of ono of the oldest and wealth
iest families of FInl ndand _ a graduate of a
university of'his nlUfYe'laml ' , but who has
been a day-laborer 'hero for some time ,
today received a lettir"from Finland noti
fying him that by the Ueath of his father
ho had fallen helr t * ' the entire family
estate , valued at 5tfO 000 marks.
An hour later Matsoii had formally as
signed the estate to' lils Wlfe and as soon as
arrangements can be' made MaUnn , with his
family , will return 'to ' Helslngfors , the
capital of Finland , Xvhere the estate Is sit
uated. Several yeararago Matson , then a
university student , foil Into bad habits and
was disowned. HeiVTame to America , was
married and for aetlmd was prosperous.
Gradually , howevoivho 'lapsed ' Into his old
habits and lost position after position ,
finally being compelled to labor on the
streets for a bare living , while his wife and
children became dependent on charity.
When Matson rcciilved the letter an
nouncing his Inheritance ho at once hunted
up his destitute family and In the presence
of Municipal Judge Curtis flrst took the
pledge and then turned over his inheritance
to bis wife ,
STEAL SHEEP BY THOUSAND
Stain Senator riilllloM and Deputy
Sheriff tirffii of ( iruut Falla ,
t Moiil , , Hound liter ,
MINNEAPOLIS , Nov. C , A special to the
Times from Great Falls , Mont. , gays :
Something of a sensation has been caused
by the arrest in Chateau county of State
Senator Phillips and Deputy Sheriff Green
on the charge of sheep stealing. It la al
leged that thcan men Rot awny with a band
of hoep numbering 1,737 belonging to Taylor
brothers and others. At the preliminary
examination , both men wcro hold In $2,000
bomls.
You nerer Know what form of blood potaon
will follow constipation. Keep the liver
clean by using DoWltt's Little Early Risers
and you will avoid trouble , They nro
famous little pills for constipation and liver
and bowel trouble * .
; . .AMUSEMENTS. . .
Illnntrclfir.
Primrose & Dockstndcr presenting at
Itoyd's theater n modern minstrel per
formance In black face.
THIS COMPANY.
Interlocutor | Jnmea Tonbrooko
Bones ( George Primrose
( Lew Sully
Tambourines | Lcw Dockstndor
Jl.nrry Doolcy
i Mnnuol Ilomaln
Will Hcdtnond
llarrj1 Krni'St
Jnmes IVnbrooko
Vocal Choir. Charles Kent
Clt-orgo Trowcllyn
Edward Hanson
H. S. Carnes
John Plerl
Specialty number by Juggling Johnsons.
Ono of the cleanest , most modern and
thoroughly artistic minstrel performances
ever given In Omaha Is that offered by this
veteran duo of exponents of the minstrel's
art. There Is entertainment to please every
body , from the free nnd easy-going occupant
of the gallery to the church-goer who never
attends theatrical performances upon Sun-t
day nights , but who Is frequently seen In
the week-night audiences. There Is nothing
said or done at which anyone could take
the slightest offense. It Is the sort of per
formance that Is bound to elevate minstrelsy.
The flrst part Introduces a beautiful pic
ture in Its opening/ The stage setting ,
which represents the Interior court of the
mastodon senate , Is Indeed artistic and ef
fective. The audience Sunday night was un
usually large , In fact the largest of the
season , and thoroughly appreciative. None
of the performers were allowed to leave the
stage without first being given proper recog
nition for their efforts to entertain In the
shape of demonstrative applause. Lew
Dockstader , who Ie today without a doubt the
most capable minstrel upon the stage , makes
his usual tremendous hit. Ho has a batch
of new stories , good comic songs nnd witty
sayings. 'His ' reference to local affairs of
Interest In his comic songs and remarks al
most convulsed the audience and brought
forth an uproar of "applause. George Prim
rose also comes In for his share of atten
tion from the audience and was compelled
to answer a half dozen encores to each oi
his songs.
The real feature of the performance is
the closing scene of the flrst part. It
is called the "Choir Boy's Dream" and In
troduces some remarkable electrical effects.
The opening part of the scene shows the
exterior of a church and the choir Is heard
singing Inside. The lights In the theater
are extinguished and through the doors of
the church may be seen the organist seated
at his organ and the choir boy standing
near. Both are clothed In the vestments
of the church and to the accompaniment of
the organ the choir boy renders "Tho
Palms , " ono of the most beautiful sacred
songs ever written.
'Another ' feature Is the closing act of the
performance , which consists of club swing
ing by the four Johnsons , youths who
iandlo Indian clubs in a dexterous man
ner. Juggling them in all sorts of seem
ingly Impossible positions. The act Is fin
ished , refined and decidedly artistic. The
engagement closes tonight.
Regular weekly change of bill at the.
CrelBhton-Orpheum.
THE BILL.
Hungarian Boys Military band. Stephens
and Taylor , musical comedians ; Iladj. Lcs-
slk Fatlma , gun spinner ; Seymour nnd
Dupree , dancing1 and musical duo ; Joseph
d'Bell. trapeze performer ; Armstrong- and
Cassldy , comedy sketch team ; Francklyn
Wallace , tenor.
Ot the many strong features offered 1Jy
the management of this popular amusement
resort since opening aa a vaudeville theater ,
the Hungarian Boys' Military band , which
leads this week's bill. Is without doubt the
greatest musical attraction. The band Is
composed of about forty youths , ranging In
years from * C to 17i They are all of Hun
garian birth and have been In this country
less than two years. All of the lads are
capable musicians , each having been given
a thorough musical education by the gov
ernment of Austro-Hunsary. The finish of
their performance would do credit to many
organizations made up of musicians much
more advanced In yeara and experience.
Yesterday's program Included three num
bers , besides several encores , which were
graciously responded to. The first number
was a march , "Graf GarafCa , " by Komzak ,
which was rendered with n true military
dash and solrlt. Following It came Suppe's
well known overture "Light Cavalry , " a
most difficult selection , and It was almost
faultlessly rendered by these really wonder
ful musicians. Several national airs wcro
offered In response to applause and they
were followed by a number of > well ren
dered selections from the opera "Robin
Hood. " The performance was closed with
the rendition of "Clorlndy , " one of the pop
ular ragtime compositions.
The band presents a most striking pic
ture upon the stage. The performers , clad
In their natty , gilt-trimmed red uniforms ,
with black plush capes , edged with white
lamb's wool , nickel-plated side arms , high
tan boots and white ploomed red and black
shaccos , look every inch the Ilttlo soldiers
they are. Their musical program will bo
changed every other night , and those who
have been used to attending and enjoying
the Bellstedt concerts at the exposition dur
ing the Bummer will find it quite a similar
pleasure In listening to the short concert
given by these 'boys ' nightly.
The band Is under the leadership of Prof.
Schllzonyl Nlcklos of the Hungarian army.
The balance of the week's .program Is
made up ok acts that are all entertaining
and qulto diversified In makeup. There is
any amount of good comedy , some acrobatic
work , singing and dancing , a good sketch
and some clever trapezeperforming. . At
Sunday's matinee , performance Joseph
DTlell , who works upon a trapeze sus
pended twenty feet above the stage floor ,
lost his hold whllo performing a dlfllcult
feat and fell to the floor backward. Ills
agility saved him , however , for he turned
quickly In the air nnd alighted upon his
hands and knees. As It was he suffered
only a slight cut on the knee and bruise
on bis hand. < Ho resumed his act at once , ,
doing his work with wonderful rapidity.
At Sunday night's performance the the
ater was packed to overflowing , over 300
people being seated upon the stage. The
management states that the attendance Is
the largest enjoyed by the theater at a
single performance since its opening.
A child fresh from its bath in clean dainty clothes
is a suggestion of Ivory Soap. All dainty washable
things may be restored to their original freshness
without injury , by use of Ivory Soap.
A WORD OF WARNING. There nre many white soaps , cadi repre
sented to be "just as good as the 'Ivory V' they ARE NOT , hut HUe all coun
terfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for
"Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting it.
.
COPYHtQHT I8BO Br THK PROCTER Ik QAMOLK CO. CINCINNATI
LOFTY BUILDINGS IN RUINS
Kansas Oity Property Valued at Hnlf-
Million Dollars Destroyed.
FIRE STARTS IN LARGE DEPARTMENT STORE
Several five nml Slx-Ptory Structure *
Arc CoiiNUtiicil nnil I < "lrciueit lluvc
IViirrimBNcniicN from l-'all-
WnllM.
KANSAS CITY , JIo. , Nov. 5. Half a mil
lion dollars worth of property was de
stroyed after midnight by fire that started
n Jones Bros. ' big department store on
tforth Main and Sixth streets nnd spread
to half a block of other bulldlnga on Main
and Walnut streets. The aggregate Insur
ance is estimated nt $375,000. The heaviest
osors are Jones Bros. , who estimate their
stock , which was totally destroyed , as worth
i300,000. The Insurance cairled by this flrm
amounted to 82 per cent of the loss. It
waa the most destructive flre that has ever
visited the uptown business district.
The ether heavy losses are : Jones bulld-
ng , C51 to 5G1 Main street , owned by W.
C. Lobensteln , New York , $00,000 ; Jones
annex , 557 Main , owned by Majors Invest
ment company , $15,000 ; Humboldt building ,
601 Main , owned by W. C. Lobensteln , J20-
000 ; L. M. Emerlcb , stock dry goods , C01
Main , $15,000 ; M. Qulnn , groceries , 549 to
531 Main , $25,000 ; St. James hotel ( unoccu
pied ) , 510 to 51G Walnut street , $18,000 ;
, ho Flavel Shoo company , Snodgrasa Drug
company and the Chandler Commission com
pany suffered minor losses.
Ilreeze Curries Hunting : Einlicr * .
The flro started In the building owned
jy Jones Bros. , at 551 to 561 Main * street ,
and Its Inflammable contents burned with
remarkable rapidity. Within twenty min
utes the entire six stories were a mass of
flames and burning embers were being car
ried by a stiff brcczo in all directions.
Twenty minutes later part of the Main street
'ront ' wall fell with a terrlflo crash. Within
a short ttmo the south wall tottered and
fell , crashing Into the Humboldt building ,
a five-story structure across Sixth street ,
carrying down part of the latter building ,
in a Ilttlo more than half an hour after
ho fire started the Jones stack was entirely
destroyed and nothing was left of the bulld-
ng but the foundation. In the meantime
.ho flro had spread south to the Humbaldt
lulldlng , north to the Jones annex and
Qulnn's grocery , all flvo-story buildings , and
lying embers had caught the old St. James
lotel , four stories In height , half a block
north on Walnut street , the next ibtrect east.
The hotel was partially saved , but the walls
are bulging out and the building _ wlll have
to bo torn down. Absolutely nothing of the
TRY GRAIN-0 ! TRY GRAIN-0 !
Ask your grocer today to show you a
mcknge of GRAIN-O. the new food drink
hat takes the place of coffee. The children
nay drink It without Injury , ns well UH the
idult. All who try It , llko It. ORAIN-O
ins that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java.
iut It Is made from pure grains , and the
most delicate stomach receives It without
distress. V4 the price of coffee. 15o and 20c I
ier package' . Sold by all grocers.
stock of the Emcrlch Dry Goods company
wan saved and the building occupied by the
Emcrlch company Is n total wreck.
Two stories of the Qutnn building were
burned and Qulan's stock was ruined , The
other losses were caused principally by
water and smoke ,
Every flro company In the city woo called
to the scene nnd help was cent by Kansas
City , Kan. Firemen had many narrow es
capes from tailing walls. Dan Donovan felt
thirty feet through a skylight at the St.
James hotel and was seriously hurt , but
will recover.
I'ouKry HHtiitillNlimeiit Srorelied.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Nov. G. ( Special Telo-
gram. ) Charles Jacobson & Sons' poultry
establishment was damaged by flro last
night. The loss Is small and Is covered br
Insurance.
Cotton * \VareIioiiNC lleHtroyeil.
JACKSON. MIES , , Nov. 5. The large cot
ton warehouse at Crystal Springs burned to
day , with 700 bales ot cotton. Lees , $60,000.
peo. Noland , Rocktand , O. , says : "My wlfo
had piles forty years. DoWltt's Witch Hazel
Salvo cured her. It Is the best salvo In
America. " It heals everything and cures
all skin diseases.
PENSIONS iroil WI8ST13IIN VETKll.VXS.
Survivor * of < Iie Civil AVnr liomem-
hereil ! > > tlie General Rovcmin'eiit.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 5. ( Special. ) The
following western pensions have been
granted :
Issue of October 21 :
Nebraska : Original , special October 21
AValdren C. Townsend , Stafford , $12. In
crease John N. Brock , Glltner. $ S to $10 ;
Samuel Gilbert , Auburn , $6 to $12.
Iowa : Original Edward G. Creel , Mar-
slmlltown , $ S : Snrnuel II. Wnrk , Adalr , JO.
Renewal and reissue iPaac N. Gardner ,
Oakland , $0. Increase Christian Stamm ,
Alta , $6 to $8.
South Dakota : Original Charles II. Rob
ertson , Uangor , $3 ; Arthur J. Parshall , Mit
chell , $0. Increase William II. H' . Jones ,
Huron , $12 to $ H.
Colorado : Original Archibald McGrew ,
Denver , $6 ; John C. Baldwin , Trinidad , $0.
Restoration and Increase Washington lo.
Strolim ( dead ) . Colorado SprlngB , $8 to $12.
Increara Frank M. Poffue , Leadvlllo , $10 to
$12. Original widows , etc. Anna Strohm ,
Colorado Springs , $3.
Wyoming : Additional Lindsay Knapp ,
Basin , $0 to $8.
English Ice Bags
Of rubber coated checked cloth ,
with larsre screw cap tor Ico.
PHICE SLOO
THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. ,
natall Drusr Uom .
1408 Farnam. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTOM HOTEL
It's ' Not so Easy
To sell n man's shoo for $2.CO thai always
proves satisfactory Our shoe experience en
ables us to buy a genuine welt bulldog toe
and full double and single soled shoe for men
that wo can sell for $2.50 In black only
Those looking for a good walking shoe with
no nails to hurt the feet can find nothing
better Thla Is the flrst time that we have at
tempted to sell a genuine welt for $2.SO but
you can depend upon It being Just what we
claim for It can have half soles sewed on In
stead of nailed an everyday shoo for every
day man at $2.50.
Shoe Co.
Drexel . ,
Omaha' * Opoa tc Shoe Uoume ,
FA UN AM STKEBT.
The Framing of-Pictures
Ian become an art with us There are twp
ways of framing ono la the right way , the
other Is tbo wrong way We have framed
so many that wo know only the right way-
Then we clvo you the-largest assortment of
moulding to eelect from you ever saw In
your life night up to date , too Nothing
adda o much to a room as a picture well
rained We Invite visitors to our art depart
ment.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas ,