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TI1E OMAHA DAILY HEE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2S. 1003. iARCIIlSG FOlt THE VICTIMS Large lore oi Jjueu Digging i i I)stru lrom HQPL TO RCOyk.. LOJ.tS TODAY I'rocreas ly (a Uaie Indicates Ifcat tint Floor ilua Coltaveexi nuU Ueou Klteiuun At Im Ibe Uaxeaieui. lth renewed eny Hie task o( recover ing Hi bodlus ot tlm tour firemen iium ln smouldering muss of debris, under flfieo.i tet of hicu the bodies me suit burieu i this hour, was resumed yesterday. Ths force ot twenty men employed auring i.iv night was replaced by u tor co of ton, eau excavuiiug lor the remains Is belli- con ducted with all iiussibla expedition. There la no material cuange In the es timated loss, the aggregate siill footing up 450,UoU. It has been discovered that tlie second floor of the west building occupied by the Pacific Btorags company Is badly sprung near the staircase on the Jones treet end, and this entails a slight addi tional loss. This building, It la argued, by competent bulldeia, may be easily ' repaired. Not so with the eaat half. It la scuttled and the wall are In a toppling condition. At noon the fire men attached chains and ropes to the south wall, which reared up Into the air without any support from the Inside for (our stories, and after repeated efforts suc ceeded In rasing It down to tho second tory. The Interior of this building la till on fire, but smouldering only. The building In which occurred the sad loss ot life prevents cn awe-lnaplrlng ap pearance. From out Its demolished mains rises a constant cloud of steam and moke, which stifles the worXmon engaged In the rescue of tba bodies. The south nd is covered with Ice to the entire height of the wall left standing, and the sime ii true of the lower portion ot the east build ing ot the Pacific Storage company. Work I na; on the Fire. Four pipe linos ro playing continually on the huge pile of tlmtior, mortar, brick and a conglomerate mans of stocks ot to bacco, canned goods, cereals and bags V,narly thirty feet thick which were preclpl. f)ted to the basement In the crash of the five floors which caught Lieutenant Bur . xrveiter and companions. The recovery of the bodies will hardly be effected before this evening. Chief Baiter, who waa at the scene of the conflagration early, said: "We are working twenty fire men arouna tne Duuumgs ana nna mat we neod them all. The fire Is slowly cooling and every hour renders the work of recov ering the bodies of the four firemen easier. From our knowledge of the spot where they are burled we think we are within ten feet of them." A change of base of operations has been made, the direct efforts to get at the bodies being now removed some distance to the west of the door through which they en tered the building. This change was con sidered advisable from the fcot that tke men had to pass to the west ot the door some eight feet in order to enter an open passageway between ' stored stock to get In to where whore the flames could be fought to advantage. t Dae to Overloading. "I think the col In pee of the Allen Bros.' building was due to the overloading of the . ..oora," said Building Inspector Withhell this morning. He has baen at the scene of the fire almost, continuously . since Thursday morning. "The floors were sup ported by' central posts. ' t is . my theory that when the first floor ' gave way, this central bracing was removed and the floors above, with their vast burdens of gcods. were pulled down. The structure was built about twenty years sgo, as nearly ns I can learn, and thsre had never been a Are In that part which collapsed." Edgar Allen says that while the building was well crowded with goods. It wns not loaded to the danger point. It was consid ered strong enougn to hold a much heavier stock. Ue believes the fire had weakened . the supports above, allowing the upper floors to fall and carry the lower floors with them. Chief Donahue also expresses his be'.lef that the building was strong enough to hold the load imposed upon It. Correct Mat of lasuraaee. ' Following Is almost a comnlete list of the Insurance carried by Allen Bros, on their Mock ot merchandise: Alartin Bros, Co. Ameiioan ) 5.C00 Milwaukee Mechanics ij,) Milwaukee Mechanics 2.50) National Flro , t.60J National Fire ' 7,t,) National Fire ,6j0 ;North British and Mercantile 7,500 r . Norwich Union , (mo Northwestern Underwriter 1,6 0 Atlas 2,ot Commercial Union 2,5')) Connecticut Fire Connecticut Fire E,000 Fireman s Fund t.n fireman s Fund, 2" Greenwich 2,600 Hartford Fire 4,gu0 Home Fire and Marine i,.iu Insurance Company of No. Amorlca 6.0X) IJverpol and London Globe 2 00 London and Lancashire 1.600 Northern Axaurance company 2. M0 Northern Assurance company S.0 Phoenlm Of London 1,5)0 Philadelphia Underwriters to) Queen Inaurenoe company Reliance Insurance company I.&09 Royal Exchange Insurance Co... . 6.UM Royal of Liverpool 2.500 HI Paul Fire and Marine l.&rt Scottish Union and National 6.00) Bun Insurance company...-. tow Aetna of Hartford... 25,000 IUnswalt Bros O-rmanla of New York t 7,5"0 Wllllamsburah City, New York 6.0"0 Buflalo-Oerman, New York 8.0n0 National Union, Pittsburg S.ooO Kennatd at Lower German Alliance, New York I J.ono Hanover. New York 5,0"0 Liverpool & London St Olobe B.imO Concordia, Milwaukee 1B"0 Potomac, Washington Fin men's Fund, Ban Francisco.... 2.5"0 Northern, London 2.500 Fir-men's Association, Philadelphia , Cr?l-h. Balilrire ft Co. Gorman of Freeport I 7.600 lHlnware of Philadelphia t.foO Prussian National, Btettln. Oermany 2.5uO Franklin of Philadelphia 2.K Mrchnnts of Newark 3,000 3. O. Lund- . Phoenix of Brooklyn I'.ooo Mr.-n:l!e Fire and Marine.- 5.0"fl Nor hern 2.5 Ariiprlrin of Pent on German Al.lince f0 Rnrlnjtllelti f.SoO Manchester 2, Ton'on and I anra3hlre B.0"0 Home, New York 2. 00 Nla nra S.ooo Cueen 2,000 a-nhure; Bremen J.fX) Agricultural 2,500 Total $330,001 In the Pacific Storage company's building the following firms had ths insurance noted: H-O. company, manufacturers of Vigor, 12,500 In Phoenix of Hartford; National BIs eult company, 2,500 In Phoenix of Hart ford; J. P. Ford company, $250 In Phoenix of Hartford. JUDGE BAKER STILL "BOOSTING Tells Hie Omaha Friends that Hew Mexico Is Yet to Ejtter Union. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Boxy ' Mtn Antlo put Gmt Activity la the Spring. REAL ESTATE DEALERS PROSPER NOW Are ReHlnsT Lots In All Parte of City for Fsitnre Residences, Many ot Whir TV 1 11 Be Built hy Laboring Men. Judge Benjamin B. Baker and Mrs. Baker of New Mexico, for many years on the district bench In this city, arrived In Omaha last evening on a 10-day visit and are at the Paxton hotel. Judge Baker abates not In his enthuulasm over his new homo; neither dees he hesitate to put In a good word for it when Invited to. In an Interview Inst evening he sold: "Mrs. Unker and I are jim !n from New Mexico. The tcrtltory In developing very rarid!y. New and valuable mines are being discovered almost dally and eastern money Is coming In to develop them. The sheep and cattle Industries are at high tide; many mllee of railroad are in process of con struction; irrigation Is receiving more at tention than ever before. "Yes, I am Interested In ono Irrigation plant. We have secured from the territory 16,300 acres of land and nra now construct ing a dam, which when completed, will cost 120.000 and will store water enough to Irrigate all our lands. Land In the vicinity of ours with water Is worth $100 to $200 per acre. We will, be, ready for the spring rains. "Politics? Excuse me. When I left Ne braska, I burned all political bridges be hind me. Yes, they have political and fac tional fights down In New Mexico the same ns anywhere, but I view them from afur. But they all want statehood; most of them want single statehood, but all want statehood In some form. Statehood has lost nothing since the last congress, and In fact has gained, and you must know there was strength enough to carry It; but not powerful enough to set aside that time honored "senatorial courtesy," yet I think the ridiculous spectacle of United States senators talking four or five days and ray ing nothing, on statehood, became so lu dicrous that a change of senatorial cour tesy may follow. Of . course, senatorial courtesy wlllu continue to be wise and proper until a 'change' takes place; thon we will all know It waa a great mistake. The next regular session will bring statehood In some form for .New Mexico. "President Roosevelt Is very strong with us In the, territory. In fact wherever I go I find the president very strong with the rank and file ot his party, and in fact, with all the people. I don't think any other name will go before the republican conven tion. "Mrs. Baker and t are fond of New Mex ico. Albuquerque .la the best little city In America. All business. We have large wholesale houses, a $1,500,(00 lumber mill, and the suit of clothe I am wearing was made at the woolen mill's from cloth of their own make. We are selling woolen goods all over the southwest and In fact a great amount Is sent to eastorn markets. In short. New Mexico Is all right and fust coming to the front." tertalning Fred Hutscheinretter ot Alliance, Neb. R. A Johnson, stamp clerk at the post ofDce. spent Thanksgiving with friends at Springfield. L. T. Merrill of Preston, la., Is here, spending a few days with his brother, F. W. Merrill. Dr. H. K. Wolfe, principal of the Lincoln High erhooi, was In the city yesterday, vla- ltlng friends. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cores Colds on Nature's Plan. The most successful medlcinos are those that aid nature. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acta on this plnn.- It aids expeo toratlon, relieves the lungs, opens the se cretions and aids nature In restoring the system to a healthy condition. It not only rolleves. It cures the cold effectually cjid permanently and la unquestionably the moat successful medicine In use for this purpose. It Is pleasant to take and contains no opium or other harmfu'. drug. For sc.le by Kuhn A Co. - Chicago nu4 Return. Half Fare, Plus $2.00, November 28, 28 and 30, good te return December 7, via the CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE A ST. PAUL RAILWAY. Three trains dally from Union depot 7:6J a. m., the Daylight Limited; 5:43 p. m., tho Atlantic Express, and 8;20 p. m., tho Over land Limttel. CITY TICKET OFFICE. P2I FARNAM ST. Children like Flso's Cure. It 1 pleas ant to take and cures their coughs. 25c. Bout Omaha business men look for much activity here in the spring. Real estate men say they are selling lots for residence purposes all over the city. Laboring men particularly ere buying lots with the In tention ot building cottages In the spring. While lumber dealers have very few large contracts on hand now, 'they assert that they have constant Inquiries as to prices from persoi.a who Intend erecting small houses just as soon as the weather will permit. At the present time there Is a scarcity of small houses, the demand far exceeding the supply. With the commencement of railroad improvements there will naturally be a large Increase hi the population and this will bring a demand for more dwel lings. Business men are anxiously wait ing for the start on the railroad work and also the work on the O street via duct. From present indications there will be considerable building on O street dur ing the coming spring and summer. 8tnce the paasage of the ordinance giving the railroads certain stub ends of streets in the northern portion ot the city and also Commercial street, a large number of transfers of O street property have been made. Many of these transfers represent the closing of options held by persons who were satisfied that the viaduct would be located at O street. When the viaduct la built the depot will be locatod at the O street end of the bridge. It is reported that a line, commodious depot will be erected and that first-class accommodations will be given the traveling public. Besides the improvements mentioned Gen eral Manager Kenyon of the stock yards company will continue the work of extend ing and improving the yards and enlarg ing tho capacity In order to comply with the demand for more yardage. Both the gas and water companies contemplate ex tensive extensions ot their mglns in the spring and from present indications there will be plenty of work for all next year. Serious Runaway Accident. Mrs. 8. M. Cooley and her son Claud wcro severely injured yesterday afternoon by being thrown from a buggy at Twenty fourth and F streets. Mr. Cooley was driv ing home with his mother from an after noon call when the horse became fright ened near Twenty-sixth and F streets and started to run. The driver endeavored to keep the horse straight ahead when he nearcd Twenty-fourth street, but was un able to do so. The animal turned the corner so shortly that the buggy was upset, throwing Mrs. Cooley and her son to the pavement with great force. A carriage was called and Mrs. Cooley was taken to her home at 2012 M street. Drs. C. M. and R. E. Schlndel wero called. They stated that Mrs. Cooley was severely bruised and feared Internal Injuries. Mr. Cooley is badly bruised about the shoulders and on the face, but his Injuries are not considered as serious as thoso of hi mother. The physicians did not think last night that the Injuries of Mr. Cooley would result fatally unless co4iij:llcatlons set In. Mr. Cooley is foreman tit the Holmes-Adkins stables. Repairing city Jail. Within the next few days tha council committee on police, composed of Brod erlck, Welsh and Smith, expects to hold a meeting to ascertain Just what altera tions are necessary to prolde a separate room for women and childnn Lt tho city Jail. In the making of the new lease lh. room Just north of the Jail cfflc was bb cured for a woman's department. It te tha Intention to cut a door ln!o this room from the Jail office and place burs oi. the frtnt and rear windows. PlumDlng will have to be Installed. The room Is duU, and arti ficial light will have to be usrd a greater portion of the time. A rough estimate cf the coat of the alterations places the ex penso at $100. A It is now, tr.ere 1 on one large eel) room in the present Jail, where men, women and children mingle. Observing- Thanksgiving. Business of all kinds was practically sus pended in South Omaha yesterday. Borne of the business houses kept open until noon, but after that hour the streets were almost deserted. Union services were held at the First Baptist church at 10:10 a. m. Rev. R. L. Wheeler of the Presbyterian church deliv ered the sermon. His topic was: "The Leaven of Present Day Ideas a Cause for Thanksgiving." Special muslo waa ren dered at this service by the choir of the Baptist church. The offerings taken at the close of the service will te turned over to the Woman's Relief corps of Phil Kearney post No. t Grand Army of the Republic. All business waa suspended at the pack lng bouaea, only enough men being kept on duty to keep up the fires In the boilers. At the stock yards a few men were on hand to take can of any stock arriving. In the afternoon a great many South Omaha people attended the foot ball games and the theaters In Omnha. Magic ( lly Coaslp. Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Alstadt are en- Residents In the northern portion of the cltv are talking of clubbing together and employing a special night watchman. Burglars tried to gain an entrance to Darling's htrdwsre store. Twenty-fourth and J streets, early Thursday morning, but were frightened away before they gained admittance. It was reported on the streets yesterday j xnm more cnangen were o mui i Swift's on Saturday. A number of men will be dropped from the rolls on account of the removal of the executive offices to Chicago. The Woman's Relief corps desires to ex tend thanks to the congregation attending the union services yesterday for the very liberal contribution given to the order. The offering will be used for the benefit of old soldiers. BOSS FARLEY, STRIKE BREAKER A Man with Whom Street Railway Strikers Often Come Into Conflict.' f ! 7 lU HMUi.j 31! j, a. nV .... OsC TNI -OIIT eSIM ANt TWtMTITM (TUNV $)$, lllIMTM, Hlw VO THE CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN WHAT THE COSMOPOLITAN GIVES ITS READERS: I. FIFTY COMPLETE STORIES. II. ONE COMPLETE NOVEL. III. ON1J THOUSAND BEAUTIFUL IL LUSTRATION 3. IV. TWENTY ARTICLES equal to a book of too pagts on Popular Bclrnce. Invention end Discovery. V. TWENTY ARTICLE equul to a book of 200 p(fe on Travel. VI TWENTY ARTICLE -jOjaga on The Mat Important Things to , Know Regarding Home Life, Mar riage, Health, Choice of Lite Work, etc. V1L TWENTY ARTICLES tor Young Men and Young Woman. This U What Ls Given la a Single Year of 1HH COSMOPOLITAN. SEND $1.00 NOW AND QET TUB COSriOPOUTAN FOR 1904 Thd Wonders of New York In 1909 By JOHN BRISBEN WALKER Aa Attempt te Forecast the Chaagts la Sis Years. ZION: The Capital of a Jewish Natron By RICliA RD J. ii. OOTTHEIL Phre Cemplrte St erics sad H. a Wells' Navel el Wonderful Adventure N.onTHE COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINEc (Edited y Jake Brisks Walker) IRVINUTOfiMlN-flllDMX NEW YORK Look Out 'of iTdwlnter Usus of ths TWENTIETH CENTIUY HOlE-tho New Homo Journal Promptly with the strike of the train men of the Chicago City railway came the announcement that James Farley "Boss" Farley, the breaker of a score of strikes Is doing business In Chicago. To Farley's side. It Is said, would rally tho 600 men who have fought under him In the past. Any one who knows Farley and his his tory will not ask what his coming would mean. Street railroad managers know that In event of a strike the city line will not be without men, and desperate, hard fighting men, too, to operate Its cars. The leaders In the malgamated association know that It foreshadows one more bitter struggle. In the past Farley and his followers have piloted cars through hostile crowds, and have faced the stones and bullets that almost Invariably have accompanied street car strikes. In all the strikes waged by street car employes for years past they have been confronted by "Hoss" Farley and Ms army. and In Chicago the struggle between Far ley and the leaders of the union renew a contest that has been fought out with varying issues in many other cities. President W. T). Mahon of the union, who has come to Chicago, haa met Farley and has gone down In defeat before him. General Organiser Clarence O. Pratt also has had experiences with this man, who has chosen the most dangerous of all vo cations. What these two officers do not know of Farley can te supplied by local leaders In the dlfferont cltio. Farley took out the flrrt car In the Cleveland strike. Farley took out the first car in the St. Louis strike. Farley and his men handled the cars In strikes In Philadelphia. Hrooklyn, Providence, New Orleans, Bridgeport, In 'Waterbury, Conn, and In unnumbered other struggles. Farley lives In the breath of battle. He carries two bullets received while on duty for street car companies, and haa many senrs of minor hurts. Yet, while saying that he grew Into the business naturally, he also admits that he likes It. The first encounter between the boss and the leaders of the Amnlgnmated associa tion was In Cleveland. Tho company for soma days had been preparing to run its cars. At . Icrftth the time came and the start wns trade. Fnr'.ey ofernfed tho far ond he hod not completed the run when he was surrounded by un'on men and dragged to their head quarters. He was known by reputation tml the lenders felt that they had made a grent capture. Fnrloy was led Into the room where the committee In charge of tho strike held He sessions. There were mutterings of "Kill him," and one of the leaders laid a revol ver on the table In easy reach. The "toss" eyed the move without a change of expres aion. Then he reached Into his pocket and produced a revolver of his own. "If there Is going to be any shooting," be raid, "I'll have a part." Something in tho man's manner quieted the crowd, and Farley waa offered a sum of money If he would leave the city. The cash was put on the table besido tho revolver. "If you will promise to get out of Cleve land in two hour you can have the money," Farley was told. He agreed to the stipulation and swept the money Into his pocket. Taking the first train he rode to a suburban station Just beyond the corporate limits. But In three hours he waa back at the company's head quarters and announced his readlnees to run the second car. One of Farley's bullets was received In Cleveland In the progress of that same strike; The other came to him In a small Pennsylvania town. As for the bruises and the beating he has been given, Brooklyn and other eaatern cities are responsible for them. Such attacks hare been unusual, however, and the "boss" at times has seemed to bear a sort of charmed life. Where his men and the nonunion employes of the car com panies have been dragged from their work and beaten, Farley has faced the same crowds without a hand being lifted to harm him. It Is of record that he took a car through a howling mob In the Waterbury strike, dared the rioters to storm ths barns and 'then drove the strikers away at the point of the pistol. Farley himself admits that he hardly knows how he "does lt." A tall, gaunt man, with broad shoulders and a stride In which much power and self-possession are revealed, an observer rever thinks of the loosely fitting clothing, but flies his eyes on the man's face. His features are pale, set, emotionless. The eyes are of washed blue and in them Is a deep. Indifferent, dUtant light. As a rule a cigar stub ls gripped between the "boss's" teeth, but lt barely can be seen under the overhanging mustache. Chicago Tribune. The Above on Sale at Newspapers from All Over Our 5peclalty Prlse Horses ef History. Bucephalus pawed the ground Impa tiently. "If that man wants more worlds to con quer," he whinnlod, "why doesn't he get me a blue ribbon?" Feeling slighted, he tried to get even by throwing Alexander to ths ground. Winchester was carrying Sheridan. "Maybe we won't get any ribbon," he neighed, "but you Juat watch us rally the Blue!" Putting on an extra spurt, he succeeded In reaching the fray. The Wooden Horse was. entering Troy. "People may not think much of my form," he remarked, "but when It comas to taking prices, I have an Inside pull." Later events proved that the show had captured the city by storm. Balaam's Asa waa lamenting. "I Just know I would carry off the hon ors at the Horse show," he exclaimed; "my good points speak for themselves." Regretting that he lived before his time, be plodded on his patient way. Pegassus complained to the gods. 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II 1 OF YOUR $3.00 a year newsdealer Per Copy, 25 Charles Scribner's Sons, 153-157 Fifth Ave., New York SEND FOH COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED PROSPECTUS The Above on Sale at Newspapers from All Over Our Specialty AT TKE PLAYHOUSES. A. B. HuL.rni.nn. only direct diamond importer in the eet. Utfc and PougUta. "Zasa" at the Krog. Eugenie Blair and company in David Be lasco's version of "za," a play In live acts by Pierre Herton and Charles Simon; under tho direction of Henri Oresslt. The caat: Bernard Dufreno O. Alanson Lessey Ijuo de Brtstac Frederick Kills Duff Cascart Harry C. Browne Jucquea Rlfrault Ieopold Lne Hrctor r rant fil aiming lilac, caricaturist Martin Thurbcr L'rlgard, director of the "Alcaxar" Fairfax Clifford Joly Thomas Burton Adolpb (waiter) Arnold Clarkfton Coachman William Martson Madame Dufrone Harriet Koss Kosa bonne, Zasa's aunt Katherine DeBarry Nathalie Lucia F. Huxford Dlvoiine, a housekeeper Anna Uarland I.lseettB, a maid Bertha Huntington Toto Llnnle Gee Flower Girl Maude Curtice Florlanne, ex-favorite Harriet Koss ZAZA EUGENIE BLA1B "Zasa" is essentially a temperamental play; and Miss Eugenie Blair Is essentt. ally a temperamental actress. Unfortun ately, temperaments differ, as In this case. Understanding this completely, one may also understand what a triumph for her art Miss Blair has achieved In her characteriza tion of the Zaza part. It Is a triumph for one to for the moment lay aside her nat ural bent, to even abandon the traditions of her own art, and to enter upon an un dertaking totally at variance with what has hitherto seemed her forte, and to achieve success in it. For Mies Blair has the consolation of knowing that while her Ease is several deg.-ees short of great ness, it ls still farther from failure. In the early scenes of the piece shs enters upon the action with zest, and almost re alizes the light-hearted, reckless young woman, the muslo hill queen at whose feet her little world kneels. Shs carefully develops the awakened woman, reveling In her wealth of love, and fearful of noth. lng, until stung by Jealousy ahe sees the end of her dream. Up to this time Miss Blair's Zaza has been an excellent piece of acting. When she spproiches the final ter- rifle scene of the fourth act she does It with manifest trepldsttos, as If aware of the difficulty she later exhibits. In her abandon of grief at the loss of her heart's Idol, she occasionally touches the true chord, as la the bitterness with which she taxes Bernard for having allowed her to love him ao when he knew it must end. It Is then that a flash of Clorlnda Wlldalrs is seen, and one almost expects to see her strike 81r John Oxen dead. But her power of repression loses Its hold on her. and In the Cu.l. of the act a fasaiua Is torn to I tatters. But even this is done with a fidel ity and a conscientious effort that nearly , excuses the fact that she overshoots the ' mark. How thoroughly eho enters Into It was made manifest by her appearance when she answered a most enthusiastic recall at the close of the act. One finds in the shortcomings of Zaza a promise for a moot Impressive and artistic Magdu. Mlas Blair ls happy in tho company with which she has surrounded herself. Mr. Legsey's Dufreno Is well done in every par ticular, and the Cascart of Mr. Frowno is also good. Miss Huxford does some very careful work as Nathalie, and Mies Barry's Aunt Rosa la as neat a bit of char acterisation aa one wants to see. In all respects the long caat is not only accept ably, but Intelligently filled. Staged under Mlas Blair's personal direction, the settings of the piece are accurate and appropriate, contributing In no little degree to the at mosphere of the several scenes. "In Old Kentucky" at the Boyd. It seems to be one of the perennials, "In Old Kentucky," for It comes . back year after year, always fresh and bright and never seems to have exhausted its wel come. Two audiences that packed the Boyd theater to Its utmost limit saw the piece yesterday and ware most thoroughly en tortalned. Miss Bessie Barrlscale has the role of Madge Brlerly, one that has served to graduate a number of stars, and she bids fair to follow in the wake of her predecessors. She ls winsome and capti vating In appearance and ls possessed of moro than ordinary ability as an actress, sj that the part of Madge is glvnu with great effect. Others In the cat aro equal io its requirements, v 1th the result that a very smooth and l leasing p erformance la given. Tho Tlckan'nny Bar J,' that has come to be as much a pert of the piece as the horse race, is blggrr and better than ever this year and affords some pleasing diversion during the second act. The boys not only play well, but they have aomo excellent dancers among their number and the Juggling drum majors are a trio hard to beat. The engagement was but for two performances. 1st a Class Alone. No other pills on earth can equal Dr. King's New Life rills for stomach, liver snd kidneys No cure, no puy. 25c, For sale by Kuhn Co. ' JUMPING RIGHT INTO POP ULAR FAVOR. CHRISTMAS OUTING The Miftzlne or the Hainan Sid of Outdoor Life, Edit 4 d by Cspr Whitney, Not Llk Any Othr Magazine) You Cvor 8aw. Tw.oir 1 uli-tMuoS.il lUueuwtea Features of Una t HUMAN INTEREST AMERICAN AT fLAI HI riKsr musk Al'TOMOHILICa in Wis MOTTIMSj MKMOsUM fABU CAM MEN re MVN-nxw 1 loar Stewart Edward White's Best StorV. The Silent Placet