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    THE Oaf ATI A DATTAr BEE: STXDAV, OCTOBET? 7, 1000.
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AMUSEMENTS. f
There aro signs that the mornt sense of t David Oarrlck in Mr Ilobson's production
tho theater-going public in awakening, and ' la now In the hands of John E. Heushuw,
that tho patrons of the theaters are pulling
away from the feculent dramas which have
been tho curse of the stage for the past two
scar-ous, and aro demanding from actors,
authors and managers tho presentation of
plays that r-ro clean and wholesome. How
roady, oven anxious, tho purveyors of
amusoments theatrical arc to comply with
this demand Is shown in the charaeler of tho
now pieces that aro being presented this
season. Even the most austere moralist, It
would seem from tho printed criticisms
that have appeared from time to time, can
find no fault with such productions as
"Janice Meredith," "Her Majesty," "Iu
the I'alaco of a Klng,"0'l)avld Harum,"
"Marrclle" and n score of minor cre
ations. It Is llkcwlso gratifying to note the
efforts managers aro making to give tho
ptiljlic better attractions are being re
warded by a patronage that has no prece
dent In recent years. The new productions
are being given to packed houses all over
the country anil everyone Is consequently
In a hilarious mood Whether this Is the
result of tho prevailing prosperity or
whether It means tha mari people are
now attending the (healers who have been
deterred In the put from so doing by tho
character of the ann.somi ntft ofveieil la a
question dllllrult of solution.
Is both.
Possibly It
In his magnificent production of "King
Henry V." wlibh was given Its first pro
duction at the Garden theater In New
York last Wednesday night, Mr. Hlchird
Mansfield added one more to tho long line
of dramatic notecases which are associ
ated ltb his name nnd demonstrated
anew his right to the title of "the Ameri
can Irving." Tho prisf ntatlon of tho
great drama was a notable triumph both as
a sp' in-ular and histrionic standpoint.
A prrsi dispatch to the Kansas City Star
says
It was expected that Mr. Marntlcld
wn .id uln pcrnotiul commendation, but no
m li r veliulon us a stage wpeotitcle W.IH
enti't' limed. Bandy hu u yiiakespenrean
or .'Hi. r form of entertainment baen pre
sented mi hiieh u lavish seal". Thole wero
'M pi n.!,. on tho mage; there wuh a boy
eh r a ballet uf Hunting girls, nnd mi
iu reaped orchestra. I'ho character of
Chorus" was routined In this production,
the liart belriK an"Ulietl to Florence Kolltl.
und her nppear iiHK'H were marked by spe
cial stage settings, forming Hiibslnntlully
u production within a production. There
were In all eighteen ilabuiato stage uet
tlfL"! 'Jlio tableau of the battle of Aglncourt
viih oxcellrnt. but the climax to the spec
tacular netting Mr. Munslleld has given
this pli:y came In the fourth act, which
depleted tho return of the victorious Kng
1 Is 11 urmy Into London. This spectuele oc
cupied a whole act, not a word being
spoken. The Htrcet, stands, balconies and
housetops were crowded with people, and
the army man lied Into London amid mublc,
Hong, dancing, chimes and choeri-. At the
end of the act hundred. of people wero
mitmed about the- kins .,11 bis white i burger,
w hile lings, dowers and music Idled the air.
'1 his brought out the gtentcHt demonstra
tion of the evening from the audience.
Krom an artistic view point, Mr. Mans
fleld wan particularly strong In his oration
to tho Engllth army nt the battle of Agin
court, ills "once more to the breach, dear
friends," carried hln audience with him and
ho win warmly applauded. The courtship
of Hltin Klni: Unl anil Katharine of Valolo,
In the ponton of Mile. Brassey, was ad
mirably done, the past of the soldier-lover
llttlng Mr. Maiisileld perfectly.
Mr, Mansfield's condensation of tho text
differs vory little from that of Macready
or that of Charles Calvort, which was used
In the splendid production nt Ilooth's the
ater In 1874, Mr. Mauslleld, however, has
restored certain fluo passages often omit
ted from tho best acting versions nnd has
cut out two or three redundant episodes
without Infringing upon tho spirit of tho
play, which remains Intact.
The arrangement of tho work may bo
Judged from tho list of scenic pictures sent
out by Mr. Munsuuld's agont. Hero It is:
There, are nineteen seta of Hcenery In all:
Tho throne room In the palace at Wett
minuter, the exterior of the Hoar'H Hend
In Knstchoap, tho beach at Southampton
with tho Kugllsh fleet at anchor, the throne
room of CharleH VI of Franco, tho ISng
llsh entrenchments within bowshot of liar
Hour, tho French mines, tho siege before
the walls of the City of Harlleur, tho
iTencli royal paluco at Houen, tho Holds
of IMcardy, tho Kronen Dauphin's tent
near Aglncourt, with tho Kngllsh In their
tents the night before tho battle, tho battle
field of Aglncourt, tho French position at
Aglncourt. tho great tableau of tho battle,
another part of tho battlefield alter the
battle, tho city end of old London Bridge
on tho occasion of tho return of Henry
nnd his victorious troops, the Krench pulnco
nt Houen. n view of Troves from the bridge,
und the Interior of the Cathedral of Troyes
on the occasion of tho royal espousal.
Throo othor notable plays had their first
representations last woek. At Montreal
Dlnnrhe Walsh produced Eugcno I'rcsboy's
romantic drama, "Marcelle," scoring nn
Immediate success and recolvlng an ova
tion from a packed house. Hor part In
tho new plceo Is said to bo a strong ono
nnd she Is to bo cougrntulatod for her
good senso In abandoning Sardou's hectic
dramas and In cutting loose from Mol
liourne MncDowoll. At Huffalo, N. Y
Mary Mannorlng presented tho long ex
pected and much discussed stago version of
"Janlco Meredith." Sho was greeted hy
an unusually brilliant and Bympatbotlc
first-night audience and her play wub
voted an entire success. Graco George
produced "Her Majesty" at the Columbia
theater In Washington and scored a per
sonal triumph.
Llttlo Francis Kopplor, tho Omaha miss
i who Is to appear at tho Orpheum this
week, arrived In tho city dlroot from
Krlsco last Thursday and ha3 slnco been
resting at tho homo of relatives In tho city.
Miss Keppler whllo on the coast was tho
recipient of mnny flattering notices from
the critics of "Krlsco nnd Los Angolca
papers.
Coining Kteilt.
Leon Herrmann, tho third of his lino and
tho recognized greatest magician of tho
period, will open nt Iloyd's this afternoon
one engagement that will rontlnuo until
Tuesday night. Herrmann Is nioro subtle
In his work than others who essay tho
ame sort of work. Ho surrounds every
thing ho does with a mysticism that Is al
most uncanny. Vnllko others he uses few
mechanical tricks nnd depends almost en
tirely on the lightning-like movoments of
his hands. Ho promises many now fea
tures this season. Threo of the new sensa
tions are "La Suppllco d'Luece," "Tho Tub
of Neptuno" nud "Tho Cremation." In tho
latter a young woman Is placed upon a
trailer und burned to ashes lu full view of
tho audience.
Later sho Is brought back to being, show
ing no signs of tho ordeal sho bad boon
subjected to.
During the courso of Herrmann's enter
tainment tho celebrated Musical Klvo
Nouses will contribute musical selections
on a variety of Instruments. During tho
entertainment two strong calciums are
trained on Herrmann's hands, so that the
spectator may follow his wonderful tin
gcrs.
Thopo who were not fortunato enough to
eo Stuart Hobson In bis new comedy,
"Oliver Goldsmith," last season, when ho
produced It at Iloyd's, will have the op
portunlty Wednesday night. The engage
ment Is for but one nlgbt. Lust season It
was given by a notable cast, and It will
be seen at this time with the same cast
with the exception of Henry E. Dlxey and
Florence Hockwcll. Mr. Dixey's role of
who Is Mr Dlxey's doublo in every way. ana
Maude White Is seen in tho leading female
role. Others In the cast of note aro C.
lleauraont Smith, 11. A. Weaver, sr., Jeffreys
Lewis, Stephen Grattan, Ellen Mortimer,
May Ten Urocek. Twenty-Ilvo pcoplo aro
needed to present tho piece. "Oliver Gold
tmlth" was written by Augustus Thomas,
a playwright whom Americans know well
by reason of his many contributions to the
stngc, but it seems to be tho consensus of
critical and public opinion that In furnishing
"Oliver Goldsmith" ho has produced a
comedy that equals In light, shade, epigram
and repartee anything Mnco the days of
Sheridan. Mr. Hobson believes In careful
attention to detail, and ho has given "Oliver
Goldsmith" a scenic costume and property
cmlronmcnt that leaves nothing to bo de
sired by tho auditor.
"A Bachelor's Romance," which Tim
Murphy will present at Boyd's theater
Thursday, Friday, Satuiday afternoon and
night was written especially for Sol Smith
Kussell. There wns a great deal of curl
tsity among theater-goers regarding tho
outcome of this experiment. Mr. Murphy,
however, stormed the citadel of public
oplntoti and was a victor after tho first
uhlrmlsh. It should be understood at once
that In playing his character Mr. Murphy
Is doing business In his own name. There
Is no evidence of an effort to suggest the
Russell characteristics, nor is thero oven
an unconscious simulation. The concep
tion Is original, natural, distinct and artis
tic. In action Mr. Murphy Is not too de
liberate. In this Impersonation Mr. Mur
phy vindicates tho Judgment of those who
have for some time deplored his tardiness
In arriving nt the higher standard of en
deavor fur which his talents so manifestly
fit him. The creation Is In all particulars
artistic and finished and at no time 1b there
the slightest Indulgence In "funny busi
ness'" to catch the audience. Mr. Murphy
la said to be supported by an excellent
company.
Tho eight acts that will furnish enter
tainment for tho patrons of the Crolghton
Orpheum for the week commencing with
a matinee today, represent a wide range
and ono that will appeal (o tho tasteB of
tho play-gocrB. The bill will bo headed by
tho Yoecary troupe of comedy acrobats,
the very latest thing of the kind, brought
from Europo by tho Orpheum circuit com
pany. They made their first appearance
In this country at San Francisco. Their
net Is of tho startling kind and they proni
Iso to create a sensation here. Howe,
Wall und Walters, tho comedy and instru
mental musicul trio, who advertise "Music
to burn." will offer something now. Gcorgo
Evans, the "honey boy," Is very well known
to everybody and a great favortto of all
who enjoy a' funny blnck face monologlst.
Emotn willl present her elaborately Illumi
nated dances and her much-talked of Per
sian Illusions. John W. World, tho nimble
comedian, and the pretty young actress,
llcatrlco Hastings, will make their vaudo
vlllo debut hero In a lively singing sketch,
Jolly Blanche King, tho favorlto singer;
Lavender and Tomsen, who mndo such a
pleasing Impression nt tho Orphoum laBt
season, will present n comedy sketch, nnd
little Francis Keppler, ono of our natlvo
daughters, nnd ono of the latest youug
singing nnd dancing soubrcttcs to win
famo, will complete tho list.
Every newsboy and bootblack in the city
Is Invited to bo Orpheum guests on Satur
day night, October 14. The management
will reserve scats In a body for the llttlo
army of hustlers.
Tho blggost, brightest and best burlesque
show ever seen In Omaha opong at Mluco's
Trocadero with a matinee this afternoon
for a weok's engagement. Tho Ideal Don
Ton Hurlcsqucrs Is tho attraction and tholr
performance will opon with tho Incanta
tion, "Tho Homely Twins or a ripe Dream
In Ono Puff." Next comes a high-class
olio, Introducing Shayne and Worden, Byron
and Langdon, Gladys Van, Viola Sheldon,
Dave Nowllne, Barrett brothers and Mllo.
Duzzta, In tho latest dance conceit, tho
Danso do Turblllion. This Is tho first ap
pearance of Dave Nowllne, tho English
mimic, on tho Amerlcnn stage. Tho finale
to the performance Is n comic fablo en
titled "A Jamboree." Tho scene Is laid
on tho Parts Midway and in this closing
act tho full strength of tho company Is
brought out.
Tho national congress of bcautlos which
Is i part of tho Don Ton Durlesquors'
show Is said to includo notable beauties
from almost every nation In tho world, who
aro not only fair to look upon, but aro
artists as well. Sorao aro dancors and
others aro slngera and each does her part
toward making tho performance a success.
Green Itouni Goanlp,
Cissy Fitzgerald, now In London, Is said
to bo In pecuniary distress nnd lll-houlth.
Mr. and Sirs. Nat C. Goodwin have sailed
from Southampton, England, homeward
bound.
Hubert Milliard contemDlates an early
appearance In London In a play of his own
writing.
Aubrey Douctcault lias Joined Henrietta
Crosmnn to play King Charles II in
"Mistress Noll."
John Drew has purchased a building site
at Kusthumpton. N. Y., and is going to
uuiiu a coitiigo mere.
Judith Beroldo contemplates nn early
nppearanco In a new dramatization of "Tho
Scarlet Letter," mado by George Eustls.
Elly Collmer, for several seasons tho
Ingenue of tho Irving Place Theater com
pany, has signed with Maude Adams for
"IAlglon "
Tho Frank Daniels' Opern company. In
"The Ameer." played to nearly JJ0.0O0 dur
ing tho fortnight JuM passed at tho New
Grand opera house, Chicago.
Aila Henan arrived from Europo Saturday
wei.v to begin lu a few weeks her tour
In the familiar Daly plays. Later she will
present Paul Kestcr's "Nell of Old Drury."'
Howard Gould arrived In town yesterday
from hlii homo In Norton to begin re
hearsals for his tour In "Rupert of
llentzau " under tho management of Wal
lace Munro.
Henry Miller, who has been 111 with
throat trouble for several months, lias
abandoned all hop.i of playing again lor
some time and will go to the Bouth of
Franco to recuperate.
John Philip Sousa and his manager, K. H.
Reynolds, have decided to sever their bmi
ness relations and the tour of Sousa's ban I
will be continued under tho inauugcmeni
of Frank Chrlstlanor.
The "Princess Chic" company, with
Marguerite Sylva as star, will nl.iy In New
England nnd New York stato for tho next
Ilvo weeks, nfter which It will visit
Canadian and western cities.
Henrietta Crosmnn will mako her debut
In New York as a ntar at the liljoti theater
tomorrow night, using the new nlay,
"Mistress Nell," which she produced for
the llrst time at Denver last June.
It Is estimated that Augustus Thomas,
author of "Arizona, will reecho over
CYiM) royalties from that piece alone this
season, and Mr. Thomas has three other
new pieces playing this season beside
"Arizona."
Ham H. Shubert ha scoured the Ameri
can rights to "The Hrlxton Burglary,'1 a
farce wrrrten by Fred Sydney and pluyjd
with phenomenal success In England. At
one time Charles Krohman had nn option
on the piece.
While doing her lmpernonatlon of Sarah
Hernhardt's stago fall at Keith's Mondty
evening, Allco Pierce, tho clover Imltutrlx
suffered a severe Injury of her left Bhoulder.
which prevented her from appearing the
balanco of tho week
During her forthcoming enuacement nt
Wullack'8 theater, New York, Sarah Cowell
L,e .Moyne win eive u Hpeciai matinee per
formance of Browning's "In a Hnlennv
supported by Otis Skinner nnd Eleanor
Hobson. On the same afternoon she will
also produce Yeat's beautiful dramatic
poem, ino lmuiu m wis ueun s Desire,
with Miss Florence Ilockwell In the leading
role
MUSIC.
At last the dream Is to be realized. Thcro'l
will be an auditorium. Enthusiastic support
of the musical festival by the press nnd tho
people has culminated In n financial nucleus
which, assisted by a contribution from the
street car company, will mako the possi
bility of tho project a surety Instead of a
prospoi t.
It Is to be hoped that there will be, If pos
sible, an arrangement for somo kind of n hall
or room In connection with the auditorium
proper which will seat about 600 to 800 peo
ple, wherein can bo given recitals, must
cales, concerts, lectures, etc., which are
now being given nt tho churches nnd In
hnlls to which thero are Insurmountable ob
jections. Tho nearest approach to a good hall for
such purposes is the auditorium of the
Young Men's Christian association. Hut
that has many drawbacks, not tho least bo
Ing the disagreeable climb of several flights
of stairs. Then the noises on the streets
aro at times unbearable and preclude the
possibility of anything llko comfort In lis
tening to nn artistic number. Of course,
theso objections apply only to the hall as a
music room, for which I do not think It
was intended. It Is simply by courtesy
that the management rents the hall to per
sons giving concerts.
It Is unfortunate that Omaha has not a
place (outside of the churches) where a
good concert can be listened to with a de
gree of comfort. There aro hundreds of
people who enjoy concerts, thero nro scores
of people who have a somewhat unfounded
prejudice against going to a church for
any purpose whatever, and there nro others
who strenuously object to converting a
church Into n concert hall, ns they term It.
There are hundreds of students In Omaha
who need a place of tho kind I have de
scribed and It Is a pity that such a place
docs not exist. Its absenco Is probably re
sponsible for the fact that wo have no or
ganized choral society of a couple of hun
dred voices and no organized orchestra
Few amatcut organizations can afford to
pay the prohlbltlvo price charged for tho
ute of a theater.
The Dee hopes that tho gentlemen In
charge of tho project of building tho great
auditorium will bo generous enough to take
tho thought Into consideration nnd tho ex
cuse offered for tho suggestion Is tho fast
that no Inconsiderable portion of tho popu
lation of Omaha will bo pleased. Such a
hall would be a profitable InvcBtment. The
Women's club would possibly give somo of
their course concerts In It, tho Teachers'
Annuity association would probably presont
somo of their lecturers there. Tho musi
cians would glvo there tho concerts, musl
calcs and artists' recitals which are now be
ing heard by limited and Belect audiences at
churches.
Mrs. Harry Whltmoro of this city has
written mo a letter of characteristic spark
ling Interest concerning tho musical doings
In Gotham and she encloses n clipping from
the New York Tribune, whtch gives a com
plimentary notice of her playing nt a musl
cnlo under the auspices of tho Professional
Woman's league. I nm glad that Mrs.
Whltmoro's playing challenged tho admira
tion of tho "Knickerbockers," for It has
always occurred to me that she does not
fully recognize her ability and talent. Ter
haps, having appealed to the discerning per
sons of New York's exclusive coterlo, sho
will bo encouraged to removo tho bushel
when sho returns and lot the light burn
bright.
Knowing that many of Mrs. Whltmoro's
friends nro readers of this column I take
the liberty of publishing somo extracts
from her epistle:
Tho ilnrnrmstrntlnil lout SUnilnV OVenlWT
nt the Metropolitan opera house to wel
come Sousa s return to nun couoir- nun
great. The Htage was beautifully decornt-sd
with tropical plants. On the right. In tho
background, was a handsome French Hag,
on tho left ft German Hag, gifts to Sonta
from Frnnco nnd Germany, nnd In the
center Old dory, majestic and grand,
seemed to wave In rhythm with tho bnna
conducted by tho great march king.
The program contained, u number of
no -eltles. When the band plnyed tho "Star
Spangled Banner" the nudlenco rose In a
body with the batid.
Mr. and Mrs. Uadden-Aloxander gave an
evonlng for us this past Tuesday. We met
a number of charming New lork people.
The most Interesting part of tho evening
was the pleasure In llrtenlng to Arthur
Nevln (brother of Ethelbert). who sang a
group of manuscript songs, accompanying
himself most beautifully He Is a broader
writer than Ethelbert. Miss Hcman plavod
Liszt'B D llat etude, the Tausig arrange
ment of Wngner's "Tristan and Isolde" and
a Chopin Polonaise. Mrs. Alexander (who
played at tho Transmlssisslppl Exposition)
!nve a movement of a Schumann sonata,
also "March Winds" by MacDowell and a
vnlse-ctude by Salnt-Sncn
The following letter (which was not
anonymous), has been received at this office:
OMAHA, Oct. 3. To the Musical Critic
of The Bee: Whllo Mr. Bellstedt Is en
titled to great praise for hlfl work herr.,
nnd while Mr. Ballenberir Is to bo con
gratulated on his managerial talents, may I
not nsk why thoy Bhould bo entitled to a
"bonellt" at the hands of the Omaha-people?
I am told on good authority trial a
fnlr and reasonablo price w.ia pnld for thn
services of the band and It .was purely a
matter of business, a case of quid pro quo
Would It not huve been more gracious had
Mr. Bellstedt. In appreciation of tl.i,
Kenerous patronago nnd support nccordej
him. tendered to the festival commute a
concert for tho benefit of the Auditorium
fund? I admired the work of the nellstcdt
organization and enjoyed tho concerts, al
most nil of which I attended, but I think
the "benefit concert" lda especially un
warranted In this Instance Yours truly,
I pre sumo that this letter Is plain onough,
and thereforo I will decline to discuss the
morltB or demerits of this particular case.
The announcement Is made that Mr.
Charles Stephens has assumed tho manage
ment of lunea nnd his band for a Berlcs of
concerts this winter, to bo given at tho
Coliseum.
Mr. Innes has a manager, and his name
Is Uobort E. Johnston. In managerial clr
cloa of musical pcoplo It Is a name to con
Juro with. He Is a bright and clever mana
ger, and persistent to a degree. Ho has
Issued a clover pleco of advertising In the
shape of nn Innes match box, which bears
the portrait of tho man who wroto "Lovo
Is King." When I received mlno I openod
It nnd found no matches Inside, whereupon
tho cleverness of the suggestion struck me,
namely, that tho box was like the band
"matchless."
Mr. Clement B. Shaw sang In Lincoln
last week at ono of the concerts of the
matinee musical season and was well re
ceived. Tho Lincoln papors gave him com
plimentary notices.
Miss Luella Allen, tho well known vio
linist, has succumbed to tho down-town
studio Idea and will opon one at once.
At All Saints' church this morning Mr, C.
p. Steckelberg, the well known violinist, will
play for the opening voluntary "Madrlgalo,"
by Slmoucttt, and aa nn offertory solo
"Berccuso," by Godard. Mrs. Hathbun
Chesley, Mrs. Ada Coons and Messrs.
Wheeler and Manchester will sing the quar
tet, "Weary Pilgrims, Know No Fear," by
Franco Leon!. At tho evening scrvlco tho
choir will sing "In the Fear of the Lord."
by Roberta, with obligate boIo by Mr.
Wheeler. THOMAS J. KELLY.
Mndarao Muenterferlng, planforte studio,
120 N. Twenty-sixth.
Piny Which Proven Fntnl.
TRENTON. N. J , Oct. 6. -Eddie .McBride.
JO yenrs old, died today from burns received
whllo playing "Indian" with companion.
WHITE RULE IN THE SOUTH
Enactment of Laws Depriving Colored Men
of tho Right to Vote.
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION OPENLY VIOLATED
t'njnst Ilepresrntntlon In CoiiKre
nml In the Elretornl CultrKc
Hnjoyed hy IlrjKii Mtntr
Compnrntlvr MtntlMlcn.
OMAHA, Sept. 29. To the Editor of Tho
Bee; I notice that but few of the public
Journals have had anything to say of tho
recent state election In North Carolina
for the purpose of disfranchising the negro.
Through the means employed by the friends
of Mr. Urau to accomplish tholr object
ballot box Rtufflng, false poll Hats, Intimi
dation and a thorough marshaling of tho
red shirt rifle clubs, with Mr. Simmons as
manipulator of tho whole scheme, thuy suc
ceeded lu rolling up a majority of 05,000
votes. North Carolina, following tho lead
of Mississippi, South Carolina and Louisi
ana, constituting a quartet of solid demo
cratic states which have placed on their
statute books similar enactments. Hero Is
the text of tho law;
"Every person presenting himself for
registration shall bo able to road and write
any section of the constitution In tho Eng
lish language, and, beforo ho shall bo en
titled to vote, ho shall havo paid on or
before tho 1st day of May of the year in
which ho purposes to vote, his poll tax for
the previous year, as prescribed by Article
v. Section 1, of tho constitution, but no
male person who was on January 1, 16(57, or
any time prior thereto, entitled to vote
under tho laws of any state In tho United
States, wherein ho then resided, and no
lineal descendant of any Btich person shall
be denied the right to register nud voto
at any election In this stato by reason of
his failure to possess tho educational qual
ities heroin prescribed. Provided, he shall
have registered In accordance with tho
terms of this sectlou prior to December 1,
1301."
It will require no eminent Jurist to In
terpret the meaning of this clause. It,
self -confessing, tells Us own story. Where
arc all tho democrats, theso sticklers for
constitutional law, for constitutional rights
and constitutional privileges? Why don't
they cry out and mako tho land howl?
Hero nro four states that havo mout fla
grantly violated tho constitution of the
United States. They havo disfranchised
nearly half of tho constitutional voterB of
the state, natlvo citizens, who wero born
and grew to their majority under laws
that gave them tho right to vote.
Iloiv Hid They Ho lit
Tho history of ono county will fairly
answer this queitlon. Now Hanover county
Is qulto thickly populated. It has several
thousand colored people who, under tho
former law, were entitled to voto. In tho
latter part of tho campaign tho "red Bhlrt
llQeclubd" became so numerous and efficient
that they oven wntched the trains lu bearch
for Senator Marlon Butler of that stato,
who waa billed to speak to tho peopio of
that county. Ills friends, learnlug of tho
BUuatlon, persuaded him to stuy away. Whon
election day camo, the recorded voting lists
shows, out of several thousand uegroeB who
wero entitled to voto, only five bad the
courage to oxcrclao tholr right In that
county. And yet, Mr. Simmons, chairman
of tho stato democrutlc committee, who, by
this nefarious and damnablo couduct, has
made a record by which ho will Bucceed Mr.
Butlor as Unltted States senator, has tho
gall to stato over hlB own signature that
this was a campaign of oducatlon. Just so!
The "red shirt rlllo clubs" wero tho tutors,
tho negro voters wero tho pupils. They
graduated them out of tholr free citizenship
into tho previous condition of servitude, a
thing the constitution of tho United States
raot emphatically forbids. What has be
come of that great Jeftersonlzed, Llncoln
ized, popocratlo democrat, that great ex
ponent and Btlckler for constitutional law
he who would place a protectorate over tho
Philippines? Could ho not bo persundoU to
secure a protectorate over tho natlvo chil
dren of his own four solid democratic
states?
Thero Is a law in politics, as well aa In
ethics, that evory system of error or 1n
JUBtlco has within Itself the elements of
Us own destruction.
Tho whlto people of tho south, especially
of theso four states, slnco tho abolition of
slavery, have felt keenly the loss of tholr
voting power. Beforo tho civil war every
slave owner who bad In his possession male
slaves of tho age of 21, for every flvo of
such porsons owned, was entitled to cast
three votes beside his own. This gavo
them a wonderful electoral advantage. Tho
amendmont to tho federal constitution, giv
ing tho ballot to tho colored man, cut off
all hopo of further oxorclstng that right, bo
they havo ever slnco bcon casting about for a
practical way to rohabllltato themselves.
ThlB desire has developed Into tho law ro
ferred to above. So anxious were thoy that
It appears they took no note of tho Im
mense boomerang attached to the othor end
of the lover. .
I now wish to call your attention to tho
practical results of thlB law, and as to how
It affects theso states In their representa
tion In congress and In tho electoral col
lege. Effect on the Vote.
Wo will take the voto of Louisiana In
1S96, under tho old constitution, nnd In
1898, after the anti-negro constitution camo
Into forco:
Total Voto.
District. 1&9S.
First 6,318 15,412
Second .' 7,5i 16,MS
Third 6.9tU U9a
Fourth B.f'iO 1U.U8
Fifth 4.SJ6 lO.'.'SI
Sixth 2.4i lti,42
Total 83,276
Average voto per district fi.&IO
Thus It Is seen that but 33,276 vUes wero
cast In tho entire six districts of Louisiana.
In tho saino election year tho First dis
trict of Colorado polled 68,609, the Socoud
district polled 79,963, making a total of
138,672. Hero by computation we And It
takes 6,546 votes to sond a man to con
grebs from Louisiana (having six congress
men), whereas It requires 69,286 votes to
send a mnn to cougress from Colorado. In
other words, n single voto In Loulslanu un
der tho anti-negro law has nearly twelve
and one-half tlmea tho power that a Blnglo
voto In Colorado has,
On what principal of reasoning can this
showing bo mado to harmonlzo with tho
Jcfforaonlan constitution? Coloradoans, how
do you llko It? You, who for tho past fcur
years havo been shouting yourselves luarao
for that great Mosaic leader, who for the
past four years baa Btood at oery cross
road vehemently declnrlng that all Just
governments derive their powers from and
by tho consent of tho govertud? How
long would this now-fledged constitutional
defender havo been permitted to stand be
fore tho Red Shirt Rifles clubs In Now Han
over county In tho center of one of his own
banner states uttering these sentiments?
Votes la the Ulrt'lorul CollrK(.,
It may bo further Interesting to note In
tho following tablo carefully complied from
tho records of tho vote for president in
1696. Only thrco states nt that tlmo had
tho antt-negro constitution:
1890 Number Average
Populnr of per
vote, electors, elector
MIbsIssIppI 70.5 9 7.831
South Carolina &S,907 9 7,t,o
Louisiana 101,016 8 12.CT1
Compare the above table with tho results
of tho same year's voto In tome ot th
northern states, as follows
i.vii Number Average
Poiitiliir of per
vot. elector, elector
Minnesota .1S.M9 9 37.JS1
Nebraska '.23,245 8 2;,
lown 521.517 1.1 40,119
New York U23.S79 36 S9.6SJ
Kansas KVUSii 9 S7.1S1
Michigan W4.49-' 14 SS.K92
Colorado 13M.672 4 34,61
Ohio 1.01 1,293 23 44.099
A llttlo computation will show that Ne
braska cast within n few hundred votes as
many ns Mississippi, South Carolina and
Louisiana. Yet these thrco states furnished
to the electoral college tweuty-slx votes
while Nebraska sends but eight. If the
three southern states had been obliged to
furnish tho same number of votes for each
clectornl college ns did Nebraska under the
federal constitution thoy would have aent
nine and one-third Instead of tweuty-slx.
Again, If Nebraska could havo sent elec
toral votes based on tho samo representa
tion ns did the three southern states. It
could havo furnished twenty-four votes to
tho electoral college. This Kanio computa
tion nprlies to tht electing of congressmen
ns it docs to tho electoral vote. Con
densed. It means Just this, that It took
less than 4,000 votes to elect a congress
man In Mississippi, whllo It required C9.2S6
votes to elect n congressman In Colorado.
If all the southern states should apply this
law of disfranchising tho colored voters
and representatives wero to bo elected by
an equitable division of tho votes cast
Btrlctly under tho federal constitution, It
would bar out from the southern states
thlrty-flvo congressmen.
('oiixtltiitlon Violated,
Pertinent to this question I wish to call
attention to tho fourteenth nmendment to
the constitution. After stating that tho
right to voto shall not be denied or abridged
by nny slate on account ot race, color or
previous condition of bervltudc, tho sectlou
rends thus.
"When the right to voto at nny election
for tho choice of clcitors for president
and vlco president of tbo United States,
representatives In congress, the executive
and Judicial clTlces of a state or tho mem
bers of a legislature thereof, Is denied to
any of tho mule members of such state
being 21 years of ago and a citizen of the
United Stutes In any way abridged, except
for participation lu rebellion or other
crime, THE BASIS OK REPRESENTATION
THEREIN SHALL BE REDUCED IN THE
PROPORTION WHICH THE NUMBER OF
SUCH MALE CITIZENS SHALL BEAR TO
THE WHOLE NUMBER OK MALE CITI
ZEN'S 21 years of ago In such state."
I would earnestly ask Now York, Ohio,
Colorado and Nebraska what do you pro
pose to do about it?
I have been wntchlng for months for
some word or sign from Mr. Bryan, that
only truly grent champion of constitutional
rights (?), but not a word, n hint or
whisper of protoBt has fallen from his lip.
Ho Is evidently too busy with groomings
that cannot be nltercd for tho poor, lm
perlallzcd, downtrodden subjects of his
friend Agulnaldo to tako note of tho
fact that over 80,000 natlvo born citizens,
most of them borrt and reached their ma
jority olneo the adoption of the fourteenth
nmendment to tho federal constitution,
right here nt his own door, within tho nrca
of four of his most solid states, who havo
been by their adoption of theso nullifica
tion laws utterly disfranchised.
S. HAWVER.
I Ante Room Echoes, rji
Friday, Oct. 12. will bo a red letter day
In tho nnnnla of Mount Calvary commnndery
No. 1, Knights Templar, for on that date tho
order of tho Knights of tho Red Cross will
bo conforred upon twenty-six postulants, tho
servlccfl beginning In tho afternoon and con
tinuing through tho evening. The order ot
tho Knights of tho Red Cross is accounted
one of tho most ancient and honorable of all
of the orders of Masonry. Tradition tells
us that it had for Us founder Cyrus tho
Great of Persia, who Instituted the order to
commemorate tho pleasures of a visit mado
to bis capital by Prince Zerubbabol, a Jew
who visited him for tho purpose of securing
aid In rebuilding the temple after Its flrst
destruction. For many years tho order of
tho Red Cross waa n part of tho work of
tho chapter, but upon tho Institution of tho
Amerlcnn organization, tho Knights
Templar, It wns taken from Us former pluoo
and made tho Initial order of tho new In
stitution which has for Its other degrees tho
orders of tho Temple and of Malta.
I.odnrs In I'ttrntrrnphs.
The drill team of Star of Jupiter lodge
No. 76 ha been reorganized.
Thero was no call for tho beneficiary
fund of the Modern Woodmen of America
for tho month of October.
Tho Joint meeting of Soymour and Omaha
enrnpa of tho Woodmen of tho World
cdnesday night wns an Interesting and
Instructive affair. Seymour camp, with the
assistance) of Soymour circle, will hold a
bazar October 17, 18 nnd 19. at which J0O
In prizes will bo distributed to thoao at
tending. The assessment of tho Woodmen of the
World for tho month of October Is a
double number for the purpose of paying
promptly tho Iohsch occasioned by the Gal
veston Mtorrn. Tho losses could hnvo eaflly
been Fpreud out over a tterles of regular
culls, but It would have required delay in
payment after proof of loss hail been es
tnbllHhed, and the sovereign clerk deeldetl
that the deutltuto heirs of Woodmen should
havo rhelr money promptly. This double
call will probably result In having no call
In ono of the later months of tho yeur,
CONNl III AI.ITIKS,
The man who hasn't a w!f tn nv "r
told you ho!" doesn't know what real
living is.
An Ohio girl who believed In the strenu
ous emotional Hfo mnrrled eiio admirer ar.d
eloped with nnother, all In one day.
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Scott of Clev
lnntl have separated because they could
not agree on u name for their llrst baby.
When u man regularly helps hip wifo to
wash the dishes It Is -lther becauto ho loves
her very much or because he Is too stingy
to havo a hired girl.
Preparations are already being mado for
the marrlngo at Newport next January of
Alfred G. Vundcrbllt ond Miss Elslo French
It Is expected that guests to tho number
of 'AW will bo i resent.
Lieutenant George W. Logan, V. S N.,
who Is next month to marry In Porto Rleo
Miss Bertha Allen, daughter of Governor
Charles 11. Allen, Is a nepnew of General
John A Lognn and tho ton of a leading
luwyer of Cincinnati.
Two brides. elect In tho vicinity of Nw
York changed their mlnde nt the nltar and
decided that slnglo blessedness would d
for n while longer. Tho first couple called
on Justice Lohane in Jersey City nnd asked
to bo married. The young man, who Bald
KELLY . . .
Makes It n special object
to have hi . pupils develop beauti
ful, healthy and permanent tonc-
1 color. He does not accept puplU
vhowishtobe "rushed through.'
Resident Studio:
t Davide Block, 1802 Parnam.
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MOHA.MI'St AUAllKMY.
15th and Harney, la now opon, children,
Wedncsdtys 4:15 p. m., Saturday 10 n. m.,
2, 4 and 7:30 p. rn. ?0 lessons 110. Season
October to May $20. AdulU Tuesday and
Friday. 8 p. m. 12 lessons, ladles. SO, gen
tlemen, SS; season, 15, Assemblies every
Wednesday 8:30 p, m. Season, ladles $5 ;
gentlemen, JS. Join these classes and
save money or, former prices. Open all day.
he - was Benjamin Strauss of Niw Y .rk
told Justice Li lian his n "nc jlh tesldei c
The Justl.o i('i s.nd that if th.i couii.e
were not n -en its uf tit.- . tate tluy inu-ti
procure a license or mtie acquire a icsl
dence In ttie state before the cerem'tiy
could be performed It was at this point
that the young woman ch.tnged her mliul
Htm derided not to be untried. The otlur
bride was ,i Nutmeg state gitl. The guest
had gathered at New Britain, Conn., to
witness the ceremony thai would make
Michael Ncldboler and Miss Murv PllskA
man and wif.v nud Father Borjorlakl had
made arrangements for tho wedding inn".
Tho hour for the ceremony came nnd went,
but the bride did not .tppear, and no mes
sage came from her A ineseiiger wns U
patched to her home 11- enmc back nnd
whispered that the bride bud tied. Her
parents s.ltl Hint they did not know whither
she had gone, but simply that nfter nrruv
lng herself for the wedding nhe had de
clined to go. She was too b.tshrul to faco
tho curious geze of the gucits
A triple wedding was recently celebrated
nt Jerome, Ariz., followed by a grand re
ception and ball, given to properly cele
brate the umistui cvirit. The couples weio
first married at tho homes of tho respect
ive brides, between the hours of 7 and S
o clock The tlrst couple wnj mnrrled and
then accompanied the Judge to the home
of the next bride, where another wedding
took place. Tin- two wedded couples then
accompanied the Judge and a crowd of
Mieetntors to the third house After th.'
third couple wns married a procession WJa
formed nnd marched to the opera house,
where n, large crowd of guests was already
assembled to see the ceremony. The three
couples were In a .eml-olrele on the singe
and the wedding una performed In n few
minutes As tho wedding partv marched
from tbo tdd" room to the center of the
stage tho orchestra played n popular wed
ding march The innrch was plavcd ug.iln
as the happy young couples marched iiom
the tago to the hall. The inarch wils kei'.
up and the three couples led tho gr.na
march, a continuation of the wedding
march. At the completion ot the grand
march the participants formed In sets of
eight and danced the lancers. Then the
reception and ball was fairly on and every
one entered Into tho spirit of the occasion.
Nothing was Incklug to mnko tho occasion
a pleasant one. ,
LAIIOIt .VM I Mil S III V.
Norway has 2,9-11 factories.
St. Louis baa Cj.WO unionists.
Porto Rleo lios a labor pnjer.
Seventy-nine firms are now using tho blue
label of the Tob.-ieco WorkcrV union.
In New York rite large cloak ni.triutactur
cV,av'' "'st"'1' the annual ngn.ement and
.000 men and women will be furnished em
ployment under union conditions.
California wines ur shipped to Franco.
Itc rich labels placed on the bottles nnd the
goods brought to tho United Stntes and
sold at prices to pay :t expenses and a
good prollt for the trouble.
Efforts of tne mine owners of British Co
lumbia to secure tho annulment of tho
eight-hour Uv have proved unsuccessful.
I he operators produced a lot of decisions
banded down In the United States declaring
the eight-hour law unconstitutional, but
amusi:mio.ts.
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"HOMHl.Y TWINS" nnd Comic Fable,
"A JAMIIOIIKK." by tho company. Olio,
HVUON & I,ANGIKN,
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BHAYNi: & WOKDBN,
The Climax Jokers.
QI.AUYS VAN.
Tho Ualnty Hed Houbrotte.
BAHItnTT BUOS.,
Irish Agitators.
VIOI.A BlIICIiDON,
Tho Southern Nluhtlncalo,
DAV1C NOWl-lN,
Tho Celebrated HnKlleh Mimic.
Ml.LK. I)A'IA,
And a dozen Mtunnlng girls In tho danso
du turblHlon.
Beat this If you can at any price,
NlKliU 10c, '2i)f, SUt. MutlneeH every
afternoon -illll o'olook, Ilia nnd -)c.
HnioUe If you like.
thev wore Informed by the u ill. irltles thn
t'nnadn. la hut vet it part of the I'mtu
Stutes
In Eeglatul during Hie i.itt four yenrs, I
Is claimed. llo.Stf) farm laborers have beei
displaced by machinery, while the makltti
of the latter, It Is asserted, required otil
the labor or 4.GW men for one vear
1 Victoria, Australia, has built seven lcc.1
I railways on the co-operative principle, iit
railways were estlmnted for by contract it
XMi.Sov. but bv working the co-openttlf
principle they were completed lor 3t!.2l)
The union of gnrment workers of Indian
. npolls, Intl., recentlv Initiated 113 new mem
ber at one meeting. The large factories I
' that city now employ noun but members o
the union, the membership of which I
about 400.
At the quarterly convention nnd bunlncM
meeting of tho Patrons of Industry of Onon
dagn coattt. New mk. last week, It wa
deeldetl to co-opcrntc with organized label
us represented b the Amerlcnn Fvdorutloi
of Labor. In tbo struggle lor better Indus
trial conditions. The Patrons of lndustr;
Is nn organisation .imposed of farmers niu
worMtigmen handed together for Indeiiend
cut political action In favor of candidates li
sMnpathy tilth legislation for labor
whether on the farm or In the shop, und I
very strong lu central New York.
The International nod Curvets' nssocln
Hon (onvetttlott luis prepared a bill for pro
xetitatlon to congress authorizing tho Unltol
States government to acquire und set usldi
6.000.fVO acres or land to be parceled out nm
distributed, through the Department of Ag
rlculture. to vtorklngnten who have beei
crowded from the mechanical trades by la
bor-Mting ni.it blnei-t . ami whoso only hoi
now for u llt-ln is m the In nil The gov
eminent would tluiM reduce the arm' of un
employed and discontented worklngmen
nml nt the .vame dine cultivate u largei
taslo f r agricultural pursuits among Amcr
leans The .'ill prot Ides that transports
tlon and tanning Implements be gtten tr
worthy applicants..
A letter from Scinnton, Pa . detailing ln
rldents of the strike at that point, glvel
the following report of a short speech madi
hy Steve McDonald, n coal mlnei. to a mul
titude of fellow workmen. "Men. you al
know mo around here. You know the trutl
of what I say. I leneat It to you to remlnc
you ot our common lot of mlser und suffer
lng, willed ban made um combine lo cry ou
for n better order of things. When I wai
fi years and 4 monthe old I went to work lr
th breakers of rhe Pitnconst Civil com
puny. I have worked nineteen yenrs. everj
day I could not l have never been on nr
excursion In my life I have never been t
a theater but twice In my life. I have not
drunk u drop of beer or liquor for flvi
years, nml for two eare I havo not smoked
I have practiced the closest economy In
footl. But I have never boon able to ac
cumulate ttOO In my life Men. t have lived
In the hamlet of Throop nil my llfn. Yot
nnd I know this Ii.-ih u1wiih been a com
pany storo town. We know In our heart?
what that means, whatever the operator!
may su . Eleven years I worked for tin
l'anroast Coal company, and during those
eleven years, I swear hero before the Om
nipotent. I never handled one cent of my
ournluKH In money I also have due blllt
of oilier members of our family to show
they handled no money In nil that period "
tho message can never re.vh them. "
Tim sucenss
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Grnnt, Burt Washburn.
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