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    THE OMAHA DAILY PEE: SUNDAY, - MAY 8, 100.
VrAN INDEED .TII2 -.TERRIBLE
lfaufiV.d's Per ormncs o" til Tolro;
' Trg;d at tie Boyd
ARTISTIC IN IX CO i luN, fcUT DEPRESSING
Large Andlenee Linteas to the Pre
eentatlon o( lb Plr. Is
t 1 Realism of the Portrayal
11 r. Richard Mansfield and company In
"Ivan the Terrible.'' a tragedy in five
ata, by Count Alexia 'i olsio; ; trsaslaieu
from the Kuisian by Mint, b. it. u
flsener. The cat: '
Ivan Vassllyevlch (the Terrible), Csar
tf Russia Mr. Mans.ield
The CzerHza Maria Eeodorovna
Miss Ida Conquest
Cisrevltch Fyodor Ivanovltch
s Mls:s idlth iiarknr
Csartvna Irlna . Miss Adelaide Now a It
Maria Urlgorevna, wlte of Moris God-
unon Miss Kutn Holt
Prince Msteslavsk..Mr. Wendell Thompson
Frinc Mklta Kotnanovltch Znhaftn .
Mr. Ernest VVnrJo
Prince Bhulaky. Mr. Henry Wenmuu
frince Ulnky Mr. Frnncls McGinn
I 'r Lice Ualltr.tn .... Mr. A. K. Grena way
I'rlnce Troubctskoy .... Mr. Lnlie Kenyun
1'rrnco TaUstctiefT. .. Mr. Edward Kltxirernld
1'rlnoe 6altlkolt Mr. VV, T. Matron
Mlrhael Nogoy .... Mr. Arthur Grnenaway
Boris Fyodorvich Oodunod, brotlier-ln-
,law of the Csarevitch
Mr. Arthur Forrest
Gregory Nagoy Mr. Hamilton Coleman
I an Oarabourda Mr. Kenron
I'roskof Keckln .:. Mr. 11. Hadlleld
Michael Bltagoisky, an adventurer ..
Mr. A. O. Andrews
First magician Mr. Oreenawuy
ttpoond magician Mr. M. C. Tlldon
Doctor Yakoby Mr. Coleman
Btewards of the Kremlin Courts
Mr. W. T. Pateman and Mr. 11. Wsgncr
A Jester Mr. r'lwgeraiu
Plovr Dealer Mr. Francla McOInn
First Voice In the Crowd.. Mr. W. J. Deery
Beoond Voice In the Crowd
, Mr. P. A. O. McCarthy
Third Voice In the Crowd
Mr. George Stephens
Attendant on Prince Shuieky
j Mr. l.uilwlg Brunswick
Attendant on Boris Godunoft
, Mr. William Gross
A Nurse Miss Vtvlan Bernard
Lady In Attendance.. Miss Alma Hathaway
MV. Richard Mansfield's' art la admitted
without debate,, but It Is equally apparent
that Omaha people prefer that he should
give) It expression In some less awful way
thap In "'van the Ter.'tle." About this
piece la the odor of the charnel house, the.
damp of the dungeon, the aroma of blood
violently shed, the atmosphere of crime
and' treaeljery, and ,th countenance and
bodily presence of the arch demon of the
whdle miserable mingling of sin and hy
pocrisy, mischief and mendacity, who hopes
In &0 end to trick the Almighty, and, by
a humiliating admission of crimes he could
not deny and misdeeds thai "were known to
all, to esoape the wrath of outraged heaven,
after defying earthly Justice for years
Under the cover of the "divinity that doth
hedge king." It Is asking too much of
our: minds, with their Inherited notions of
democracy and trained to perpetual Ideas
of equality, to undertake to rightly con
ceive the force of the argument put forth
by 'Qodunoff In hls plea that the caar
retain the throne, an Idea that la fully
and tersely expressed by Ivan himself In
hi contemptuous reference to Stephen aa
a kins; eleoted by the nobles, while he
reigned at God's anointed. That such an
idea still pertains In Russia we know, and
still . we understand Jt not. Tet to have
a definite notion of the character of Ivan
IV. this fact must be clearly understood,
that be believed himself and hla subjects
alto so believed, chosen by the King of
Kings to rule over Russia, and not even
the loftiest among; hla aubjeota approached
nearer than , the dust at the foot of the
thrpne. An absolute despot, ruling with
out responsibility to other than his own
conscience, thoroughly Imbued . with this
Idea, and looking on all men as his In
feriors, save only those who- were born to
the purple, and knowing; no. law but his
own will, hla last days were spent in al
ternate repentance lor hla sins and the
commission of new excesses.
War -Without Light.
From, first to last there la not a bit of
brightness In the play. It opens in gloom,
grope Its way through one dark passage
after another until it culminates n the
death of the despot, stricken down Just at
the moment when he thought to evade a
doom that had been pronounced on him,
and. which waa operative only through hla
superstition and heedlessness of anything
but hla own whims. How and then a re
mark sounds strangely humorous, auch aa
when "he suggests that his divorced csarltia
should select the Stuffs he Intended send
ing as a gift to the Lady Mary Hastings,
who was to coma from England to be his
bride. But this waa not Intended aa wit;
It is. merely a. natural expression of the
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THE CEUUIIIE IUS QUH
dominant thought of the csar"s mind, that
Whatever was his pleasure must necessarily
be the pleasure of all around him.
With a consummate art Mr. Manafleld
draws for us the portrait of this man, first
In the depths of remorse, bewailing his
sins and admitting his unworthlness to
direct the destiny of his people, begging
that he be allowed to retire to a monastery,
where he might spend his remaining days
In pious effort to obtain forgiveness of
heaven for his many crimes; all the time
Mr. Mansfield makes clear the Insincerity
of this apparently penitent mood of the
cxar, aa though he had placed his crown
at the disposal of the boyars knowing they
would not dare to take him nt his word.
Then comes the revulsion, and the lately
eontrlte Ivan becomes again the scourge
of bis people, and proceeds to Insult the
very men who have had the temerity to
Insinuate, by admitting that he Is the only
one fit to rule, that he did not Intend to
resign his high office. His malevolent
nature asserts Itself, and he is alternately
criminally reckless and pltlobly miserable.
Ills cold wickedness is shown In his dis
missal of the csarltsa; his despicable
vanity In his reception of the ambassador
who brlpgs him the message from King
Stephen of Poland; his malignancy In the
regret that he had not saved one member
of an offender's family that he might
have some one to execute on receipt of a
letter telling him of his shortcomings. His
superstition Is shown by his consulting
with the magicians as to the portent of
j the comet, and his trickery Is shown by
his deliberate effort to deceive the God
he had so long outraged by his abject
humiliation on receipt ol the news that be
must soon die. In all his course not one
act of sincerity Is noted, even the frensy
that overtakes him when the soothsayers
return their answer that the sun has not
yet set on St Cyril's day being a vain
effort to deceive those about him aa to hla
real condition.
Triumph of Manafleld.
All of this does' Mr. Mansfield Illuminate
so that his portrayal of the character Is
made one of the most terrible presentments
ever given on the stage. Not that It la ex
aggerated at any point, nor doea it appear
grotesque, save rn- ths light of modern be
liefs. Tho play itself merely presents a few
pictures, all but disconnected one from the
other, of the last years of Ivan's life. It la
not unreasonable that the author should
have suppressed in a large degree the de
pravity of the czar's course at this time,
that he should have syncopated historical
incidents to seme extent In order to win a
little sympathy for the man whore mental
and moral hldeouBness Mr. Manafleld so
unsparingly discloses; but the whole effect
and this la a high tribute to the art and
craft of the actor is one of depression. It
is hardly possible that so meritorious a
performance was ever so coldly greeted In
Omaha aa , waa that of . last 'night The
auditor, were awed, overcome end silenced
by the grewsomeness of the affair from
first to last. It has nothing that tends to
arouse enthusiasm, save that which is ab
solutely compelled by the actor, and In this
Instance the efforts of the star seemed
rather to forbid the usual outbursts.
Mr. Mansfield's company la such as we
have been accustomed to find In hla sup
port; entirely competent, well drilled, and
each member contributing something to the
general excellence of. the whole. The
mounting of the piece Is elaborate and ar-
tlstlo, each of the several stage settings
being done as an exact reproductlpn, of the
room It la supposed to represent, while the
costuming Is entirely of the period. The
theater waa filled by an audience such aa
only turn out to greet the acknowledged
leader of American actors, but, while the
performance was unquestionably appre
ciated, It would hardly be exactly truthful
to say It waa enjoyed.
DENEEN CARRIES CHICAGO
Defeats London, la the Primaries to
elect Delegatea to Republican
Stat Convention.
CHICAGO, May 7. Charles S. Deneen de
feated Frank O. Louden almoat two to one
In today'a republican primaries to select
gubernatorial delegates to the state conven
tion at Springfield on May 14. Deneen' se
cured. 836 delegates, against Loud en's 185,
leaving four of the 825 delegates In Cook
county to hear L:om. Warner secured one
deltgcte.
Delegatea were chosen for congressional
conventions In Cook county, and all present
republican congressmen will be nominated
for re-election. The main fight for con
gressional delegates was made In the Sixth
district against William Lorlmer. Lorlmer
secured elgbty-elght delegatea to thirty
five for hla opponent, Barney Eckhart
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PRIVATE STUMP OVER THE
AFFAIRS, AT. S0UII1 OMAHA
Plan to Oat Several Hundred Dollars from
.' AdnrtUing Bill.
DRAFT GENERAL SIDEWALK ORDINANCE
fader Present Conditions aa Ordi
nate Mast Bo Passes! and Pub
lished for Each Walk
Ordered Laid.
The passage by the city council of a
general sidewalk ordinance will save the
city a great .deal of money in the course
of a year In the matter of advertising.
This ordinance bns just been passed and
provides that no mors wooden sidewalks
are to be laid on graded streets. Further
more the city council has the right to pro
ceed at any time to order permanent
walks on any graded street, or to prevent
repairs to wornout wooden walks on
streets where the grade has bean estab
lished.
There was a similar ordinance on the
books, but City Attorney Lambert, after
looking it over, decided that it was not
.broad enough and so drafted another.
This general ordinance wITI allow the city
to go ahead and lay walks after due no
tice has been given and said notice not
compiled with. It will also allow the
city to proceed with such work without
being compelled to pass a separate ordi
nance for each section of walk laid and
having the same printed In the official pa
per of the city. It is estimated that this
general ordinance will save the city at
least $500 each year in advertising.
Many of the board walks in the eastern
portion of the city are In a dilapidated
condition and unless something is done
by property owners at once tho city offi
cials will take hold of the matter, and,
after serving notice, will proceed to lay
a permanent walk and assess the cost
against the property.
Funeral of J., 8. Stott.
J. S. Stott; the pioneer bookseller and
stationer in South Omaha, died at . the
Drexel hotel, Omaha, yesterday. The
funeral will be held at the hotel at 3
o'clock this afternoon. Interment at For
est Lawn cemetery. As Mr. Stott was so
well known In South Omaha a great many
of the old-timers here will attend the
services. Mrs. J. F, McReynolds Is a
daughterjof the deceased, and with her
husband has looked after her father's
business interests in thla city ever since
he waa taken III, about two years ago.
Odd Fellows Anniversary.
On Sunday evening Rev. Robert L.
Wheeler will dellvor a discourse to the
South Omaha . Odd. Fellows at the Ftrat
Presbyterian church. Two weeks ago the
Odd Fellows planned to celebrate the
eighty-fifth anniversary of the order, but
the services were postponed on account
of the Inclement weather. All members
of the order are Invited to meet at the
hall, Twenty-fourth and M streets, at 7
o'clock and proceed to the church In a
body.
Masons Elect officers. -Pee
Hive lodge No. 184, Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons, met Thursday night and
elected these officers; C. C. Howe, master;
John , Morehouse,, senior wardens, .Frank
Slabaugh, junior warden; Eps Cory, treas
urer; Claude L.- Talbot, secretary.
- Antres Buried Today. , y
John.' Antres, who died a week -ago, will
be burled today. Antres was a packing
house employe who , died at the South
Omaha' hospital. He had several hundred
dollar at the time of hi death and an
effort ha been made to And relatives. A
no relatives have appeared Undertaker
Brewer appeared before Judge Vlnsonlmler
yesterday and asked permission to ' Inter
the remains. Permission waa , given and
th body will be laid away In a Cathollo
cemetery today.
Magic City Gossip.
Th big east pier for the O street via
duct 1 nearlng completion.
Andrew Nelson, Fortieth and W streets,
announces the birth of son. '
J. W. Christie has returned from Sioux
City, where he visited friends for a month,
The formal opening of the South Omaha
library building has been postponed until
July I.
This. evening the members of the local
Grand Army post will meet for the pur-
?ose of making arrangement for Decora
Ion day.
John E. Owen, formerly a well known
contractor here, but now located at Wayne,
Neb., was in the city yesterday buying
feeders for his ranch.
There was a large attendance at the re
ception held last night by Knoxall coun
cil of the Royal Arcanum. Many of the
new member were present and were Intro-
IIECX OF THE COTTLE.
duced. There was card playing, music and
rcireojjinoui.
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GIVE A BEETHOVEN PROGRAM
Pwplls of Central Pnrk flehool Render
Exercises laser Direction of
Miss Miles.
A very pleasing program was given y
terday afternoon by the Seventh and
Eighth grade pupils of the Central Park
school at Forty-second ' and - Saratoga
streets, of which Miss Etta Smith Is prln
clpal. The entertainment comprised
Beethoven program in honor of the
Seventh and Eighth grades' patron mu
sician and to Miss Kate M. Miles, th
teacher of the two grades, Is the success
of the pretty affair due.
The rooms were handsomely adorned
with flowers and the classes wore the
class colors of cream and red. A bust
of Beethoven graced the piano and his
picture was displayed conspicuously about
the room. Many patrons of the school
were present and among them Miss Fan
nle Arnold, musical director of the Omaha
public schools, who kindly took part in
the program. The exercises began at 0
o'clock. Neatly written "Beethoven pro
grams" were distributed among the visit
ors and was as follow:
Morning Hymn .-
School.
"Gertrude' Cream,"
Minnie Richards.
"Sketch of Beethoven's Life,"
Edith Grosjean.
"God ia My Strong Salvation,"
. School.
"News Items," Sketches of Beetho
ven's Home, Etc
Rosa Han.
"Slumber Boat Song,"
miRs rannie Arnoia.
"Sonata Pathetlque,"
Margaret Past.
"Moonlight Sonata,' (reading)
Anna Glvler.
"The Bird Let Loope,"
School.
"Sonata," piano and violin
Alice Parsons and Alvera Llndstara.
"Adelaide," (song)
Miss Arnold.
"A Hymn to Night,"
School.
The program throughout was well ren
dered and especially the two vocal pieces
by Miss Arnold, and in attestation of the
school's appreciation of her kindness she
was presented with a handsome cluster
of American Beauty roses.
The entertainment was simply a part
of school work. Each of the grades se
lects some favorite musician and com
poser and Is required to make a study of
his life and character, as well as to make
a particular study of his compositions. All
of the musical numbers were of Beethoven
creation.
OMAHA VIEW PEOPLE TO WAIT
No Extension of Thirty-Third Street
Railway Line to Bo Made
r ' ' This Year.
The ever present street car extension
question was again the paramount issue
at the meeting of tho Omaha View Im
provement club last night. Councilman
Huntington and Evans were present to give
some light and listen to suggestions on the
matter.
Councilman Evans thought that there
was but little prospect of the Thirty-third
street extension being made this year and
that the club was wasting time in urging
the matter. There was a fair prosDect.
however, of the extension being made, to
Maple street next year, and that the club
should take the matter up early next year,
Councilman Huntington was of a similar
opinion and both, councllmen promised. to
render every assistance to this end.'
The matter finally resolved Itself Into
the adoption .of a motion that. the two
councllmen be requested to jee the street
car company and endeavor ta get a, definite
promise from them f.a .to just when the
extension would be made. If a year hence
they would be satisfied.. The.-two council
men agreed to accept the commission arfd
woald endeavor to enlist other member of
the council In the matter.
During the recess a smoker .was held at
the expense of the club in honor of the
visitor, and Mr. Evan was especially
commended fpr what he had already done
for the district, and the meeting closed
with th best of good feeling. . '
COMES TO OMAHA FOR CHAIR
Richard Mansfield Complete th
Furnishing of Hi Private Car
from Local Store.
Not a year ago Omaha carried off the In
ternational prize ir. dressmaking, and now
It seem Richard Mansfield must come to
this city in order to complete the furnish
ings of hi splendid private car. Evidently
the Gateway to the WeBt la becoming
known abroad for other things beside wool
and wlldnesa. The dealer who had the
honor of being furnisher to th great man
are Miller, Stewart & Beaton. It hap
pened' along about 5 o'clock Friday after
noon. The player came leisurely along
Farnam street wearing something th ap
pearano he used during the earlier acts of
Beau Brummel. He looked about htm and
Inspected th show window. When hi
eye rested upon the display of the furni
ture men he surrendered. So Mr. Mansfield
bought hint a chair of the sort known a
the united craft and 1 hand-made and
follow the design of the furniture com
pany that la the western agent for It - The
great actor ordered hi purchase sent to
hi car at th Union station.
DANGEROUS TO FIRE GREEKS
Wabash Foreman Tries It and Ha
to Mak His Escape on an
Eaflae.
EDWARDS VI LLE, 111., May 7. Incensed
because on of their number had been dis
charged, seventy-five armed Greek today
pursued Edward Brendle, a foreman for
th Wabash railroad, who managed to es
cape with hla life by boarding a locomotive.
The men were engag-ed In construction
work at Staunton, north of here, and when
Brendle had occasion to discharge . one of
them they drew knivea and all started after
him. : , i
Some of the men fired revolver Ineffec
tively at the foreman. Brendle reached the
engine after a mile and a half run. When
the engineer saw the man's Ufa was In
dsnger he dragged Brendle ' aboard and
pulled out of town. Some of the Greeks
boarded another train, but, did, not reach
Brendle. All the Greeka were arreated and
fined.
MULES ARE NOT WASHED
Careless Habits of Drivers la Indiana
Mlno Results la
Strike.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., May 7.-Mlnera
at the Bogle mine at Burbett are on
Strike because the drivers refuse to wash
the mine mules. The question baa been
referred to a Joint conference,
Movements of Ocean Vessels M'y e.
At Rotterdam Arrived: Nordam, from
New York.
At Glasgow Arrived: Siberian, from
Boston.
-At Plymouth Arrived: Bluscher, from
:w York.
At New York Arrived: Laurentlan, from
Glasgow.
At Marseilles Arrived: Canpollc, from
Boeten for NapUs and Genoa.
At Nuples Arrived: Koeulgen Lulae,
from Kfw York.
' At Movllle Bulled: Furnessla, from
Glasgow for New York.
At yuenown-6ulld; Cymrin, from
Liverpool for ttosloa.
DEMOCRATS NOT NUMEROUS
Only TwfDtj-H n of Them Tom Out to
E Organ stcL
SUCCESS CLUB COMES IN FOR ROAST
Bryaa Followers Declare Donalne
Connty Mnst Remain Trn to th
Peerless Leader and th
Kansas City Platform.
Exactly twenty-nine democrat and a
policeman attended the democratic meet
ing held last night In a hall above O'Nell's
saloon, Sixteenth and Cuming street. But
the policeman left when the speaking
begun. Th meeting waa for the . pur
pose of organising the Fifth, Sixth and
Eighth wards In opposition to "those men,
who, in the guise of democrats and pro
fessing to believe in the principles . of
true democracy, put forward a policy as
much republican as democratic" as ono
speaker said, meaning thereby the antl
Bryanlte. Though th purpose was for th organ
ization of these wards, the speakers, with
a very proper spirit, started to roasting
all who did not favor th 1 to 1 policy,
particular stress being laid on the Dem
ocratic Success league.
The first to talk was the Hon. C. J.
Smythe of the. Ninth ward. "I do not care
to Indulge in hard words or personalities,"
he said, "but I' just wish to state, that
when - the Jacksonlan club, of which J
was a member, virtually apologised for
the Kansas City platform, It did so with
out the sanction of all the member.
Only a few were aware what waa going
to happen. Since that episode there has
been launched the Democratic Bucces
league launched, no doubt, with Inten
tions of working for the good of the dem
ocratic party, but judging: them b'y th
company they kjeep the company of
Cleveland, Dave Hill and Belmont I say
that they are not working for true
democracy. Why are these men turning
their backa on Bryan?' Was It because
he waa defeated twice? They . aay that
they are opposed to the 16 to 1 policy, but
even with that polloy eliminated from the
democratic platform I doubt If they would
Join with Bryan. What has Bryan done
to gain the 111 will of these men? I will
tell you what he has done. He has
gained the respect of European statesmen;
by his Influence he created the office of
clerk of the supreme court and filled ' It
with a man who now turns his back on
him. The Issuo for this campaign ia to
be Bryan or anti-Bryan, and. upon thai
Issue we will stand or fall."
J. E. Regan of the Fifth ward then com
menced a furious onslaught on the Demo
cratic Success league, accusing them of
being corporation tools and under the
pOwer of the Parker faction. "Their aim,"
he said, "is to carry Douglas county anti
Bryan so that Belmont and hi associates
ran fling into the face of that brave demo
cratic leader the taunt that hla own peo
ple have ' rejected him." :
The meeting was brought to a close by
the twenty-nine making detailed plans
for capturing th next presidential cam
paign. HARD WINTER DOWN EAST
Bee Frosen Ont of Baslncs and
' Feathered Creatnres Perish by
th Thousand.
Henry Jeffrey, an expert In the culture
of honey bees, says thai an examination
of hives throughout . northern Connecticut
makes it appear certain that at least 80
per cent of the honey bees starved '. tg
death during the winter because the honey
on which they usually subsist waa frosen
solid. H says that during January and
February there were thirty-three days In
which th thermometer went below aero
and twice it stood at 40 below. Mr. Jeffry
ha also found that field mice, by girdling
fruit trees, have . killed thousanda . of
young pear, apple and plum treea In west
ern Connecticut - Frost stuck Into tho
ground ao deep that the mice, unable to
gnaw the roots, attacked the bark of the
trees at the snow line.
After tho coldest winter since 1837 the
anow In the mountains of Vermont la be
ginning to melt, and it la aeen that animal
and. bird life has suffered aeverely. Ac
cording to reliable Information thousands
of birds have frozen or starved to death.
Their bodies have been found dotting the
snow and the shooting season for deer and
grouse next fall seems likely to be se
riously affected.
The mean temperature of December, Jan
uary and February was 11.14 degrees above
ero. The mean temperature of December
was 19.89, January 13.32 and February 11. M
For tho past sixty years the averages have
beerit December, 28.65; January, U.21, and
February, 28.40. Therefore it is small won
der that the birds and wild animals have
died.
The greatest death rate haa been among
grouse. Ordinarily, wnen Becomes ex
tremely cold, these bird, burrow In the
snow and remain hidden until the weather
moderates. This year, however, the cold
ho pierced even this protection and the
gamey birds have either frosen or starved
because they were too numb to search for
food. '
The Juncos (snow birds), crossbills, gros
beaks, nuthatches, chickadees, barn and
screech owls and woodpeckers have all
suffered and their bodies are found every
where throughout the mountain districts.
In the lowlands the death rate haa not
been aa great, owing to th fact that the
birds have been able to pick up food about
barns and farm houses.
Deer have wintered worse than wa ex
pected, Henry Morse of Shrewsbury found
three dead In the snow back of his pine
and other farmer bring In like reports.
Many of the animals have been saved by
keeping with the cattle, but only the
stronger have weathered th winter. On
Pico an entire herd spent the winter In the
old Plumley barn.
The fur-bearing animals have not frosen,
but many have succumbed to starvation.
Foxes, lynxes and panthers have been
bolder during the past month thau In the
remembrance of the oldest Inhabitant and
depredation have been of common occur-,
rence.
While the mean temperature was 11.14 de
grees above aero, ttie thermometer rre-
quently dropped to 10 degrees below, and on
aeveral occasions went to 40. 1
ORATORY AT CEDAR FALLS
Robert ConabUa of Kansas Captor
v First Prise la tho Interstate
Contest.
CEDAR FALLS, Ia., May 7.-Robert
Coughltn of Kansas won first prise in th
Interstate oratorical contest, which oc
curred at the Stat Normal school this
evening. HI oration waa "The Heroin of
History." Ethel Bryant of D Kalb, 111.,
woo second, subject, "Th Western Pio
neers."
The orations were between th State Nor
mal school of Kansas, Illinois, Iowa and
Wisconsin. Th judge' were: Prof. Fred
N. Soott of Ann Arbor, Mich.; President
W. Conway of Alva, Ok!.; President Dan
Bradley of Grlnnell, Ia.; Superintendent
C. M. Jordan of Minneapolis; Prof. R. E.
Klnnison of Wellington, O., and President
W. A. Clark of Peru, Neb. Wisconsin gets
next year" contest.
IOWA MAKES MARVELOUS RECORD
Old Gnns Eqnal Record Mad by Brit
ish In JIMW1.
WASHINGTON, May 7. Remarkable rec
ords were made by the Iowa' gun In the
annual record target practice Just com
pleted. The Iowa' twelve-Inch gun made
forty-two shots and thirty-four hits. The
best twelve-inch gun made eleven shots and
eleven hits. The hits per gun per minute
for the twelve-Inch guns were 0.75. This
equals the record made by the British ohtp
Ocean In 1901, when It broke the world's
record1 and In the rase of the Iowa the
record Is all the more creditable because
Its guns are of an old type. Th Iowa's
eight-Inch guns made 1.20 hit the gun each
minute, the best gun making eight hit out
of eight ehota.
Railway Note and Personals.
- Trfuls Foes, city ttcket seller for
Great Western, will leave for St.
tonight.
the
Paul
Superintendent Wilson of 'the Nebraska
aivision or the nock lsiana was in me
city Friday.
D. O. Clark, sunerlntendent of the Union
Paclflo Coal company, haa returned home
from a western trip.
J. M. Oruber, general superintendent of
the Union Pacific, and Charles Lane, as
sistant general freight aent of the same
line, nave returned rrom a trip ot inspec
tlon over the Kansas division. .
The Burlinsrton haa made public the an
nounoement that it will have - in effect.
bnarlnninar Mav 1ft. a rate of 120 for the
round trip from Omaha to Chicago. This
rate will remain in effect all cummer.
Qulncy F. Campbell, chief passenger
rate clerk for the Union Pacific, will leave
Sunday evening for Chicago, where he
goes to attend a meeting called for the
curDOM of flxinar excursion rntee to the
west. Transcontinental rates will also be
taken up and adjusted at the meeting.
The Western Passenger association ha
announced a rate ol one rare tor me rounu
trip for all state political conventions. This
does not apply to the district conventions,
to which the rate will be one and one-third
fares for the round trip. , A rate of one fare
for the round trip hasUso been announced
for the state fair this "nil. The rates apply
rrom ail stations in Meorasko.
The local Passenger association, at its
recent meeting, elected John N. Neeley to
be secretary or the local passenger du
reau.
Mr.
Neeley succeeds w. K.
eeley succeeds
Cundlff
who has real
IK
ned to associate himself with
tho Omaha Prln tin
ar comoany.
company
The juris
diction ot the local bureau has also been
extended to Include Des Moines and Lin
coln. . Mr. Neeley formerly was located m
this city as traveling agent xor tne in or in
western. He went from here to Wisconsin
where he Is now located with the aame
oompany.
Marriaare Licenses.
Up to noon April 7 the following couples
nna been licensee; to wea:
Name and Residence. Age.
Daniel E. Burton Farrell, Omaha 5
Mamie Baker, Omaha... 25
Joseph R. Robinson, Omaha....'..... 24
Edna E. Brown, Omaha 19
Alex Anderson, Omaha: 21
Amanda Hendrickson, Omaha 20
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
A. G. McAusland boa gone to Denver.
E. P. Peck has returned from aitlip to
cnicago.
M. J. Berry of Hastings, G. H. Martelle
of Schuyler and W. Ahrens of Sidney are
at tne Murray.
Senator Warner of Wyoming spent a few
nours in umana jriaay. He ic:t in tne
evening xor nis noma.
W. D. Drlskell of Spearflsh. Mr. and Mrs,
B. H. Rawson of Washington, D. C, and
Willie C. Allen of Madison are at the
rexton.
G. H. Hall of Wood Lake, R. T. Ralney
ot .tsrownvme, I. V. Clark or rapllllon, u.
in. ricitering or .earney ana wenry Ander
son of Grand Island are at the Mllalrd.
Superintendent of Schools Davidson haa
gone to Topeka for a few days' visit with
his wire and 18-year-old dauKhter Helen
He plans to move his family to Omaha
aoout june l.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Morton of Lexington,
W. M. Nesblt, F. J. Forbes. F. L. Sutton
of Tekamah, S. R. MoKelvIe, R. B. Root
of Lincoln, and J. R. Chace of Pllger are at
tne aiercnants.
Mrs. A. Colin of North Platte, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Lobdell of Cheyenne, Rev. L. L.
Swan of Crelghton, L. M. Welsh of
Spokane, Mr and Mrs. Max Blatt of 8tur
x:
da and W. H. Cundy of Denver are at the
Iler Grand.
Claua Bpreckles, the Pacific coast sugar
magnate, will pass through Omaha Tues
day evenina about i:m ociock. He win
come in over the Union Pacifia and go east
via the Illinois Central. Mr. Bpreckles Is
going from oan rancisco to Chicago,
Mme. Yale's
Almond Blossom
Complexion
Cream
ORE ATE ST
TOILET LUXURY
HADE.
Cleanses, softens, purities, whiten
And beautifies the skin. Soap and water
only cleanses superficially. Mme. Yale
sayo: A little Almond Blossom Com
plexton Cream should be applied every
time the face and bands are waabed.
It removes the dust, soot, grime, smut.
and smudge from tne Interstices of the
skin and makes the surface smootb as
velvet. A dally necessity at borne and
abroad; a treasure when traveling by
land or water, or when on an outing of
any kind, and particularly prized at a
seaside or mountain resort Protects
th akin from cutting winds, burning
rays of the sun and every injurious ef
fect of the elements. ' Prevents and
cures abnormal redness of tne nose or
any part of the face, and that purplish
bue due to jxposure to cold, also chap
ping, chafing, cold sores, fever bUstsrs
and all Irritation of the skin. It Is tb
greatest known specific for burns; takes
the fire out more Quickly thau anything
else, soothe, bls and prevents scars
and Suppuration. Infllsnenaahle for
use of Infants and every member of the
household. An exquisite natural beau-
tlfier. A grateful application cfter shav
ing. Excellent for massage purpose.
Now la two sices; Mme.' Tale's Almond
Blossom Complexion Cream Is sold by .
drug Dept. Boston Store
Our Special Prfcei 45c jrnd 80c..
Schmoller
& Mueller
Make
Sensational
Piano Prices
7
In order to make room for 220
instruments Just finished la our
Omaha factory, we have been com
pelled to cut prices on every piano
now In onr warerooms, and offer
the most extraordinary bargains In
our entire buHlnesa career. During
this sale wo will offer such renown
ed makes as the
Steinway
the standard piano of tho world,
the "Emerson, "Vose," "Stock."
"Hnrdman." "A. B. Chase," "Mc
rhnll," and 22 others, at prices that
can't be duplicated elsewhere. All
these famous Instruments ire guar
anteed by the maker and by our
selves. We sell In Nebraska, Iowa, Kan
sas, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colo
rado, and ship on approval. Satis
faction guaranteed or money re
funded. Come and figure with us
whether you are ready to purchase
or not. We are the only concern In
the went that sell new, high grade
pianos on 85.00 monthly payments.
100 New Pianos
For Rent.
$3, $4 and $5
Per Month.
Catalogues, prices and further in
formation furnished free for the
asking. Visitors are cordially in
vited to inspect and play the won
derful Self Playing
Piano la
The oniy self-nlaylng piano at
tachment endorsed by the world's
greatest. ' pianists, Paderewskl,
Ilosenthal, Moskowskl ' and Josef
Hofmnnn. Pianolas are rented
, and sold ' on easy monthly pay
ments. Pianola concerts every day.
ScKmoller
Mueller
Manufacturers of High Grade
Pianos,
1313 Farnam St.
Tel. 1625. OMAHA. NEB.
Branch Stores
502 Broadway, Council Bluffs, l&L
408 Fourth St., Sioux City, la.
135 S. Hth St., Lincoln. Neb. . '
Ladles and Men
Razzlel
Note Advertisement on Page 7
How Hyomei
Helps the Health
Kill ta uern 01 Urln, taiorrs an
Colds, "Costs Nothing It It Falls," '
Say Sherman HcConnell Dro Co., .
16th nasi Dodge Bts., Omnha.
Now that Hyomei can b obtained in ,
narly. every town and city in ths country.
It I possible to buy from druggists a
health giving climate, to te carried in the
purse or pocket By breathing It a raw
minutes four times a day you can soon
cur grip, coughs, colds and even th worst
and most chronlo cases of catarrh.
Baennan A MoConnell Drug Co., lth
and Dodge Street, Omaha, have seen so
many remarkable cures made by ths Hy
omei treatment, that they sell It with the
positive agreement to rsturn th money
tf It rails to cure.
A complete outfit eot but II, and con
slat of th pocket Inhaler, medicine
dropper and sufficient Hyomei to last
several wsoka
it effects a cur In th worst catarrhal
troubles and if breathed at th commenoe- '
ment of a cold or th grip, will check it
qulokly and prevent sickness. Extra bot
tles of Hyomei can be obtained for too.
When breathed through the Inhaler the
germ-kllllng and health-giving Hyorosl goes
to the most remote cells of the throat and
lungs, killing all th catarrhal germs,
soothing th Irritated mucuous membrane
and vitalising th bloo4 with ocone.
At this season of the year every one
should have a Hyomei outfit to prevent
and cur catarrhal trouble, and ward off
attack of grip, pneumonia and similar
germ diseases.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER
Beriee now.