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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEET: TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1907.
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PRIMPS CASE IS XOLLED
Showing Mad Feet He ii Accuse! of
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JTTRY TO TEST BACKER'S SANITY
Atrorner Dann Mtkri Another Movo
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
J1'lSCOL.N, Jun 10. (Special Telegram.)
Th three judge of the district court this
'afternoon snstalned a motion to nolle proa
the char against Will C. Fhltllps ot the
Mstrlct court, at the request of County At
torney r. M. Tyrrell. Clerk Phillip had
been Indicted by the grand Jury for retain
ing VJOO In fees. The county attorney
bowed the court that the fees were earned
by PhUllpa during his first term and col
lected by him during; his second term, that
the fees belonged to him and therefor no
criminal action would He against him. The
three Judge of the court approved th re
port made by the County attorney.
- - Tet of Barker's Sanity.
Judge F. O. Hamer of Kearney this after
noon applied to the district court for a trial
by Jury to determine the sanity of Frank
Barker, tha Webster county murderer,
whose death sentence will be executed on
Jun IS unless the governor or the courts
prevent, Mr. Hamer stated In an affidavit
to th court that Warden 'A. . D. Beemer
bad refused to make the application t the
court, and therefore It is made without the
consent of the warden. The court has made
no order In the matter. Two years ago the
district court refused to grant a Jury trial
to determine Barker' sanity, but th su
preme ' court reversed the Judgment and
Governor Mickey Issued a reprieve that will
expire June IS.
Nebraska, Commission Uncertain.
A letter from the navy department ad
dressed to Governor Sheldon says that no
date has been set for the placing of tho
battleship Nebraska in commission. Ne
braakans who have planned a trip to the
Pacific coast are constantly Inquiring as to
tha data of the services to be held when
the ship 1 placed In commission. Th state
of Nebraska has prepared a fine ' silver
service to be presented on that occasion and
the Daughters of the American Revolution
of Nebraska! have flags-to give. The navy
department writes that while the ship has
been give na trial run and has practically
been 'accepted by th4 government and' de
livered at the navy yard, no data has been
set for placing It in commission on account
of the scarcity of officers and men. Gov
ernor Sheldon haa made no arrangement to
be present to represent the state, but hs
may attend the services. If he does so he
probably will be accompanied by his 'mili
ary staff.
To Kn force New Primary Law.
Blanks are now being printed under the
direction of Secretary of State Junkln and
Attorney General Thompson, which will be
. Dialled 'to the county clerks before July
U to be placed In the hands of candidates
or their friends for making application to
bave tlielr names published on tha primary
ballot. , This is the first action of any sort
that haa been taken to put the new law Into
street. ,r .,.
On of the blanks wllf be an application
form for: candidates themselves, who are
willing to aay they want a nomination. An
stber win be furnished to fit the case when
a, candidate let his friends do all the hust-
i'nr. If the asDlrant for office himself
lakes a written request In legal form, he
pan get his nam on the ballot without any
I MkOTtOBMUtrrtahem. yagmsasw.-,i
)Blms fa. -"If :ie b4 "caVlllIng to, do this. 4'
will require an. appltcatl&rl bearing th sig
nature f twenty-fivexvoters and also the
V,V Bllhg- fee before the name can be placed
J on th ticket. In that ' contingency, too,
i . . . .1 . I .4 . A mi.- DU an
davit, that tf elected he will r aerv. The
state will supply a blank form for this also.
Ftva thousand copies of ; the direct pri
mary law were printed byorder of tha legis
lature, but that iasue has been exhausted
and still there are a great many calls for
the act In pamphlet form. It has been de
elded to have 6,000 more coplea printed at
.Wat expense for extra distribution. In or
der thai everyone in the state. who Is iBter"
seted In nominations may know the legal
provisions governing them.
Haling of Hallway Consmleslon.v
In granting the Burlington railroad a
permit to make a competitive rat of W
tent per 100 pounds of sugar from Grand
Island to. competitive points with the Union
faclflc. the tSate Hallway commission
again lays down a ruls that Intermediate
stations must be given an equally low rate.
Tha Burlington In Its application requested
the rate to apply only at terminal points,
but If It, grants the concession for one town
On line It must do the same for alt. Th
point which th . Burlington desired espe
cially to reach with Its 10-cent rate were
Central City, Columpbs. Schuyler, Fremont,
Bouth (ttnaha and Omaha.'
A rat of 11.60 per ton on sand ship
ments ffom Ashland to Broken Bow on'the
Burlington haa been sanctioned by the rail
way commission' on condition that no higher
charge b made tc any Intermediate sta
tions It. 1 . not known whether th rates In
this form will be acceptable to the Burling,
ton. 1 tls officials hav not yet notified the
.railway commission as to that.
' . Increase la Stat Fee.
Nearly iOO'per cent Increase Is shown
In the semi-annual report of fees collected
sy th -secretary of state" office up to
fay U this , year, as compared with the
showing for tha period ending on th
same dat In 1304. Practically the whole
If this ( Increase ' Is due to the new, law
Thick requires corporations to pay larger
rea thaa before on filing their organic
trtlclcs of amendments.- About five-sixths
f all the revenue collected by the office
si th past six months was derived from
that source. Below are the figure con
tained In the secretary of state's report to
!h roveraor:
For affixing great seal ' and for
warding notarial commission I SOS. 00
I or mum articles ot incorpora
tion, etc 10.804.46
ror making transcripts and cer-
cat 429 40
for -labels and trade marks 4.60
Tor issuing brand and marks 199. SO
for motor vehicle licenses Jort.OO
Tor filing cerlliU-atvs of agents... SI. 15
from all other sources .n
Total SU.S7I.7a
For ths same period of time one year
. wo th receipt of th offlc were
' I6.S1S.&X showing a net Increase of 16, 068.
-'or the half of 1907.
Floon Destroys Brldaes.
ma eastern ana southeastern part of
anoasier countp got a tremendously heavy
rainfall last night and a number of county
trldsee were washed out. On Stevens'
jreea. It is declared, nearly every bridge
- iu more or less damaged.
According to the stories that . reached
Sparkling apenta
(Natural Apenta Carbonated),
'l' ' t iH $PUTS ONLY.
X Rcfrsahlnr ni Piektiat Aperient for Morelsx Use.
Dr. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Poucbr
Cleanses, and beautifies tha
teeth and purifies the breath.
Used -by people of refinement
br over a quarter of a century.
Convenient for tourists.
PREPARED BY '
th office of the county commissioner this
morning, the rainfall was so heavy that It
washed trees and piling over these bridges,
giving then a big wrench and twisting them
out of place.
It was declared that a big rainstorm a
few weeks ago knocked about seventeen
bridges and culverts out of business, and
this number, augmented by those of last
night, means that there will be a consider
able territory in the county which will be
cut off from travel on business or pleasure.
Unless the commissioners are able to lo
cate bridge lumber of the right dimensions.
It is rather Indefinite when they will get
into action and replace structures that hav
left their mooring or been turned about
and twisted by storms and heavy rains.
They have the legal opinion of the county
attorney that thep can buy lumber needed
and build th bridges.
JULES HOFMAN NOT DEAD MAN
Not Bo Certain, However, It la Not
Body f Brother.
GRAND ISLAND,. Neb June 10.
(Special Telegram.) The . coroner's Jury
found the unidentified dead man to hav
been killed by some person unknown to
th Jury. It has been made clear, how
ever, that the dead .man is not Jules
Hofman. A telegram by th Independent
to Chapman, Kan., led to the Informa
tion that Jules Hofman was In Deshler
alive and well. Later Hofman telephoned
to th paper, and stated that hi
brother, Frank, bad been in this state
but had not been heard from for soma
weeks and asked that the body be held
and he would come on the first train. It
Is hoped Mr. Hofman will be able to aid
In establishing the identity of the dead
man. ...
KLEIN EXTRADITED TO NEBRASKA
Meyers and Roe Need Not Come Back
with Officers.
SIOUX CITT. Uu. June 10. Governor
Cummin today decided to deny tho re
quest of the Nebraska authorities for
requisition for George Meyer and L. E.
Roe, alias "Hhand and a Hair Kelly, but
Frits Klein is to go to Nebraska to stand
trial for the alleged burglary of the
Winnebago bank. In giving his decision,
Gevornor Cummins held that It "had been
shown conclusively . that Meyers and' Roe
couldn't possibly have been at Winnebago
when the crime was committed.
Fire Department .for Crofton.
CROFTON, Neb June 10. Special Tele
gram.) The town. ot Crofton has made Its
first step In he way of fire protection. - The
city council bought a Sixty-gallon ahemlcal
fire engine, and on Saturday night' Itjwas
given a severe' trial by a picked "fire com
pany fronv ths town. A budding was put
up during the day of new lumber leaving
one, Jl1.(1v. WPl "hk Jraa .Saturated wlth
on im.m, on tfiro jvifcer ,,-tpnr naa
gained a good headway A signal was "given
and the fir boys made a-run of two blocks
and succeeded If extinguishing the flame
in a 'very few minutes, although a haevy
wind threatened-to-burn the buttdlng down
before they could .reach' It. After the test
a meeting was held And 'a fire company
waa organised with the following officers:
O. R. Robinson, chief;. Will Boyer, ass lst
snt chief; Harry Kemp, captain; H. C.
Wulf, assistant captain; A. E. Tatum, sec
retary, and Charles RuJlen, treasurer. The
council has purchased a lot upon which an
engine house will be built this week. A
novo 1 on' hand now to rats fund with
.vhlch to buy a bell tower and bell.
Swedish Baptists In Session.
BTROM3BURG, Neb., June 10. Special.)
The Swedish Baptists of the state are
holding their annual conference with the
First Baptist church of this city these
days, with a delegation of nearly 200 vis
itors from all over th state. The reports
of the work wer encouraging; and showed
a steady increase In the work. Of special
Inspiration and uplift to this, meeting was
the presence of the mission secretary of
the general work In this . country, Rev.
G. A. Hagstrom of ' Chicago, as was also
that of Rev. G. Nyqulst of Omaba, repre
senting th Institutions of learning and
charity. ' Nelson brothers male .quartet ot
Omaha furnished vocal selections. - Offi
cers elected for conference are: -President.
O. Hogfelt, Valley.; vie president, Qustaf
Nyqulst, Omaha; secretary. Rev. Carl A.
Anderson. Stromsburg; assistant secretary,
C. A. Anderson. Stark ; treasurer, L, J.
Malmaten, Gothenburg. v
Plenlrkers' Oarrlaara Dnrns.
ALBION, Neb.. June 10. Special. ) A
most peculiar conflagration happened near
here last week. A fishing party given by
Dr. and Mrs. L; E.' Scouten In honor of
Miss Vera Allen of Omaha became so en
grossed in their pleasant pursuit that they
wer utterly unaware of the fact that the
carriage In which they came' to. the brook
was burning whHe standing ' with the
horses hitched to it. After awhile hunger
drove the party to thels base of supplies
and when they arrived they found th feast
In ashes, as was also their carriage, wraps
and bonnets. The faithful horses still stood
hitched to the buggy tongue with their
tall allghjly scorched, .but otherwise no
worse for th fat thai had overtaken the
feast, the wrape and th carriage.' .The
doctor Is unable to offer any explanation
as to the origin of the fir.
Christina Union Convention.
HA8TINCS, Neb., June 1. (Special.)
The tenth annual convention of 'the west
Nebraska branch of th Toung People'
Christian union of th United Brethren
church met at Hastings June S to June T.
About ninety members wer present. The
meetings were Interesting and full of en
thusiasm. The reports show a membership
of over 1,100 In the west Nebraska branch
and that, during the year, over tl.lM have
bven raised for all purposes. Tha question
arose, "Shall we be called Christian En
deavorers or Christian UnlonersT" The so
cieties decided to retain their old name for
the present. Rev. a M. Zlk of Kearney
presided. Bishop W. IL Weekly of Kansas
City was a distinguished visitor and mads
ths young people several Interesting and
helpful addresses.
BOY MURDERS HIS M0TI1ER
Thomas McCoy Mikes Confession to
Bassett Officers.
HAD rumSHED HTM SEVERELY
This Waa Given as Reason. Wky II
Jlad Plotted to Kill Iter
Woman, Widow, Mother
Five Children.
BA8SETT, Neb.. June 10. (Special.) The
supposed accidental shooting of Mrs.
Thomas McCoy, In th northwest part of
Rock county, by her" 10-year-old son,
proved to have been a ease of deliberate
murder, the boy having confessed to
County Attorney Douglas and later to sev
eral other persons that he shot his mother
because she had punished him severely.
The shooting occurred Friday. Saturday
the officers went out to hold the inquest, at
which It was developed that the shooting
wss Intentional and the coroner's Jury re
turned a verdict accordingly.
The boy had claimed that he shot his
mother accidentally while shooting at a
meadow lark, but he : confessed to- the
county attorney, and later to several per
sons, that he shot her Intentionally, and
gave a a reason tha tact thst she had
been In the habit of punishing him i
verely. In his confession hs stated that
he got the gun In the house while his
mother's back was turned, placed loaded
shells In three ' empty chambers, put the
weapon In his Inside coat pocket, fol
lowed close Jpehlnd her to the field where
she was going to plant some beans, and
while she was getting the seed ready for
planting he, at the distance of about ten
feet, drew the gun, and deliberately aiming
It at the back of her head, fired and killed
her Instantly.
After she fell he shot her again In the
side and then dropped the gun and ran
to where a couple of his brother were
working In the same field.
The weapon used was a five-shot double
action thlrly-elght-callber revolver.
Mrs. McCoy was a widow and was living
on a KInkaid homestead. She leaves five
young children. The boy Is under arrest.
' Water Works Bonds Defeated.
WESTON, Neb., June 10. (Special.) An
election to vote on the Issuance of bonds
for water works was held here today, and
the bonds were defeated by two votes.
This is the second trial.
Nebraska News Notes.
' ST. PAUL Two fine showers, one this
morning early, accompanied by thunder and
lightning, and another heavy one this aft
ernoon, visited this section today. - The
precipitation amounted to 1.68 Inches and
will supply all present needs for moisture.
S H ELTON A state veterinary surgeon
came here from Grand Island yesterday
and examined four horses, which .were
found to be afflicted with genuine glanders.
He 'ordered them shot. This is the first
appearance of this disease In this vicinity
for years.
WEST POINT Word has been received
in the city of the marriage- of Maurice
Conlln of Bancroft, and Miss Ida Klrkley
of. Llnnsburg.-Mlnn. The groom Is the
second son of John Conlln, pioneer settler
of Cuming county. The young couple will
make their home In Lincoln.
FREMONT Almost two Inches of rain
fell here last night, and as the ground was
already well soaked there Is more stand
ing on the surface than is needed. The
Platte Is running bank full,, but no trouble
Is anticipated from it. The road are
heavy, especially. . on the bottom.
GREELEY William P. Toohey and Mabel
Rogers were muried at the Catholic church
here Monday morning, Rv. Father Flan
Igan Officiating. They left for Denver on
the'9 O'clock trnln for a short wedding trip.
Mr.'-Toohey ' it deputy" cownty 'clerk of
Grpeley county and Miss Rogers had charge
of the central telephone office. -
TECUM8EH Moses. " Roberts, a well
known, fanner of this county, got - Into
trouble with two horse traders last evening
and was assaulted. He. drove home from
town, and upon seeing the traders tlelng
their horses to his fence requested them
not to do so. One man struck Mr. Roberts
over the head with a club and kicked hira
in the face. The offenders were arrested.
WE8T POINT One hundred and fifty
persons of both sexes, ths majority of
whom were young people, received tho
sacrament of confirmation In St. Mary's
Catholic church yesterday morning at the
hands of the bishop of the diocese, Rt.
Rev. Richard Seannell, D. D., of Omaha.
Thla Is the largest class confirmed in the
diocese for many, years, the preparations
for this event having occupied the atten
tion of the local clergy for some months
past.
WEST POINT Another twenty-four
hours ot steady rain, daring which time
over four Inches of water has fallen, will
still further delay agricultural operations
In this section of the state. The low
lands on the Elkhorn and many of the
creek bottoms are under water generally,
and it is feared that the corn planted
there is ruined. The temperature on Sat
urday and Sunday and today is a little
warmer than during the first part of the
week, but the damp atmosphere has a
very depressing effect.
EXETER Conductor Craven,' who took
the contract to manufacture the twenty-four-inch
cement tlie for the drain, 'or
sewer, through town and of which more
than 600 feet have been placed, has had
to throw up th contract, as his cement
tile will not stand the weight ot dirt that
covers it and Is breaking down. He has
placed an order for two car loads of
twenty-one Inch clay -tile to replace It.
This will be 'a heavy loss for Mr. Craveir.
as he had a written contract with the
boaVd to replace it If it did not stand the
test. He thinks perhaps he did not use
enough cement in the composition.
EXETER The rainy, disagreeable week
Just passed culminated In a bt-avy thunder
storm yesterday afternoon. An Inch of
water, fell, making better than two Inches
continued wet almost no cultivating has
been done, and a majority of corn
fields are a sorry looking sight. Th corn
is small, yellow in color, thin In stool and
very weedy, and since the hard rain of
yesterday It looks ss if there will not be
much If any work done In the fields this
week. Wheat and oats, however, are
booming and have made remarkable growth
during the last ten days, and prospects
now are for a good small grain crop.
FREMONT The election for the forma
tion of a dyking and drainage district
comprising the southern part pf the city
and lands adjoining the Platte, which was
held Saturday, resulted in a decisive vote
hi favor of the district. The canvass of
the votes had not been completed this noon,
but enougk hed been counted to assure
the result. Property owners who were
flooded out last spring by the rise of the
Platte are much pleased over the result.
It Is expected that the directors will begin
work as soon ss It is possible to have
plans snd specifications for a dyke along
the river prepared and that the work will
be done this season. ,
SH ELTON During the past week the
rainfall in this part of Buffalo county has
exceeded two Inches, and crops and pas
tures, which have been so backward all
spring, have made Immense growth and
are not very far behind any previous year.
The fall wheat, whlcn it was feared would
be damaged by the early dry weather, is
now mostly headed out and will be a splen
did crop, and alfalfa, which is a little
later than last year, will be cut in the
next few days and will make a heavy
crop of hay. Oats, which a few weeks sgo
were not promising well, have Improved
splendidly, and corn Is good both In stand
and In slse and Is about all plowed over
for the first time.
Chamberlaln'a Colic. Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy 1 equally valuable for chil
dren and adults.
Railway Nates Personals.
The Northwestern will begin the running
of through trains on a regular schedule to
Gregory, 8. I)., June IS.
L. W. Wakeiey, general passenger agent
of the Burlington, has gone to Chicago to
attend th mealing of the passenger repre
sentatives of th western roads Tuesday.
Tha Interstate Commerce com ml sal son
has sustained the position of the railroads
at Kansas City in charging S3 for recon
lgnment of grain. Th commission held
the reconslgnn.ent charge is reasonable.
The Omaha Grain exchange has been after
several ot th railroads, including ib
Burlington, for some time to abolish these
charges, and it is thought the decision
In the Kansas City case will stop auy
action. msl ths railroad la Owaba,
Invest Before Saturday Midnight, June 15
The
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week you get $7.50 worth of
transportation or freight. This
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means cash to you.
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Yoti know that a cent
f rSTWfX t
induce people to travel who have heretofore never thought
of traveling.
You know that people will go oftener if they have
cheaper and faster service.
You know the electric runs more excursions.
You know of the many fairs, picnics and chautauquas
that are held along our line
Notice the freight proposition. This road will easily serve a territory of five miles on either side of the line, makincr
a territory ten miles in width and 159 miles in 'length, or a territory of 1,017,600 acres. In 1906 this territory produced
over 40,000,000 bushels of grain. Raised over 40,000 hogs, and over 20,000 cattle, to say nothing of the horses, sheep and
poultry produce. There was shipped into this territory over 8,000 tons of freight. ,
Does this not suggest
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ritory! You kijow that with such an earning power this stock
will go to par in a very short time.
You know the Bell Telephone stock started at ten cents
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will be derived from this road.
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SUNDAY 1TJHE THEATERS
.'.'Th Holy City'VAaC'urwo'cid an.
UnqneitioniJ'Suoceas. -
DRAMA HAS DEEP RELIGIOUS TONE
Deals Revrrcatlallr wlfs , Prss
and Incidents Connected with Ufa .
and Work ml Jesas of Naa
areta While on Earth.,
"Th Holy City," a spectacular drama
based on Incidents ot New Testament his
tory, was offered at the Burwood yesterday
to the Intense satisfaction of two of . the
largest audiences ever assembled In that
theater. It would not be surprising; If this
play would do for Omaha, what It did for
Kansas City mak a new record for num
ber of conecutlv performances. It wa
played three consecutive weeks in Kan
sas City during; the winter, and was Im
mensely successful all during the long run.
It Is reasonably certain that unless it be
offered her for longer than a week many
people will be disappointed. Eleven per
formances, even though the house be packed
at each, as It was yesterday, will not give
all th opportunity to review the magnifi
cent spectacle Manager Woodward has
prepared.
People la tha Play.
Th dramatlo action of th play center
around Mary of Magdala, Barabbas, Judas
and Calaphaa, although many others whose
names are familiar to all ara Introduced,
and the stage Is peopled at times by a verit
able multitude. Tha chief episodes are th
conversion of Mary, th betrayal of Jesus,
th arrest of Barabbas, the hearing before
Pilate, th remorse of Judas and ths resur
rection. Th dramatist has approached tha
topic In i most rsverentlal manner, and
this haa not been altered In setting the
piece on ths stag.. Th presence of Jesus
Is Indicated merely by th beam of pur
whit light, adopted as an excellent and
appropriate expedient, and reference to
Him ar at all times marked by th deep
est reverence. At times, fn fact, th
drama partake largely of th nature of a
religious service, and on Can easily forget
that It Is a theater, and Imagine that
a company of devout worshippers has
gathered. Th closing tableau, in which
th company, headed by Mary and Barab-'
baa. converted and consecrated. Is led In
singing the anthem. "H I Risen. Alle
luia." Thl la a most impressive and fit
ting finale toAh drama.
lrv Interest f Drama.
Ths love Interest la between Mary and
Barabbas. and this Is cleared of Its dross
AN OLD EDITOR
Pomad $2,000 Worth of rood.
Ths editor of a paper out In Okla., said:
"Yes, It Is true when I got hold of Grape
Nuts food. It waa worth more than a $Juu0
doctor bill to me, for It made me a well
man. I hav gained S pound in weight,
my strength has returned tenfold, my brsln
power haa been given back to me, and that
Is an atiaolut essential, for I am an editor
and hav been for Ii year.
"My pen shall always be ready to apeak
a good word for this powerful nutritive
food. I bad of course often read the ad
vertisement reattrding Grape-Nuts, but
never thought to apply th food to my
own use, until. In my extremity acid slok
neaa th thought cam A m that It might
fit my ease. Th statements In regard to
th food ar absolutely correct, as I hav
proven la my own ca, On vary fortu
nate thing about th foed Is that while it
Is th moat sclentlflcaUy mad and highly
nourishing, concentrated food I hav aver
known. It has so delicious a taste that It
wins and holds friends. Tbr' a Rea
son." Kaad "Tb Boaf'to WeUvUls," l
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Transportation and Freight Donus Will Soon Terminate
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A moment 's study of the map,
way of steam roads branching out in various directions from Hastings, Aurora, Osceola, David
City, Wahoo and Omaha, will convince you that the entire population of Adams, Hall, Hamil
ton, York, Polk, Butler, Saunders and Douglas Counties will have easy access to the interurban.
You know the population of these counties is something like 300,000.
You know that thousands coming from farther east or west
and a half passencrer rate will
that induce people to travel,
to you the immense earning power
320 First National Bank
and road a beautiful sentiment by th In
fluence' of the Master on the lives of th
two. Calaphaa naturally affords th pro
tagonist, and Juda 1 his tool. Martha,
Lasarus, .Zacharla, Peter, John, Pllat and
others known and a few characters needed
to fill out th story participate In the spoken
part of the drama, while an unusual num
ber of supernumeraries crowd tha stage at
times, furnishing most vividly energetic
mobs, either surging In fierce demonstration
or fleeing In terror from th unknown but
apparent wrath. Mis Hudson lead this
aggregation at the house of Pilate, wher
Barabba Is demanded, and "Crucify Hlmt"
resounds whenever the name of the Kas
arene is mentioned. She reminds one of
th "potroleuse" of th day of th com
mune In Paris a fury Incarnate. But her
sea) is merely a part of the realistic work
of all.
Miss Lang is Mary, and Is Intensely In
earnest in her portrayal of the part. It
does not give her such great opportunities
as usually fall to the lot of the heroine,
but it does call for a constantly sustained
effort, increasing In pitch until the climax
Is reached In the fourth act, after Calvary.
Again, In the closing act, which Is not antl
cltmactlc, she leads . the action. Careful
study of th role, and her experience In
Kansas City during ths long run of th
play there, enable Miss Lang to make th
performance Impressive. Miss Hill as the
home-loving . and housekeeping Martha la
also splendidly cast.
Share of the Men.
Mr. Davtes quits dominates the play as
Calaphas. He makes th high priest seal
ous In defense of the law and tha tradi
tions of his order; tireless in pursuit of the
Naiarene, and determined In his cutting off.
He mocks to' apostles and their faith, and
persists In an effort to stamp out heresy;
many notable examples for the conduct of
Calaphas may be found In the annals of
Christendom. Mr. Kirks makes of Judas
a despicable, covetuous, avaricious wretch;
quite the opposite of ths high pstriotlo
type pictured for us by Paul . Heys In
"Mary of Magdala." The frensy and finally
delirium of remorse from which Judas
suffered Immediately before he committed
suicide ar most energetically portrayed by
Mr. Klrke. George Arvlne has Barabbas In
his care, and make him a very likeable
sort of chap. For the purposes of the play,
Barabbas Is divested of some of tha attri
butes that brought htm so near to cruci
fixion, and Is made more of a rebel against
Rome than a mere robber of passing trav
eler; he become a patriot rather than
footpad. HI meeting with Mary la casual.
In ths course of her trade as a courtesan,
but he follows her, and through her Influ
ence comes under the spell of th Nasarena,
and professes his faith In th new religion.
It 1 well wrought out and most logically
presented by Mr. Arvlne. John Todd as
Pllat ha a brief but illuminating oppor
tunity, and rise fully to th occasion. His
splendid welcome back last night continued
until he stilled the audience with th same
gesture he used on the mob, although h
smiled on th audience. Will Davis as
Peter Is good, as ar alio Mr. Birch as
Zacharlas and Mr. Arnold as Calchol, a
Roman centurion.
tag Settings and Masla.
Th stage setting Is elaborate and Inter
esting tn detail. It Is th most extensive
ver seen at the Burwood. and adds greatly
to the effect of the play. Incidental muslo
has been appropriately provided by Director
Hoffman.
Owing to th length of th drama, It Is
absolutely essential that ths curtain go up
promptly in th evening at s:lfc, and In th
afternoon at t:. A th first act la a
"dark" act, It is impossible to seat people
during ths time the curtain 1 up. About
HO found this to be true last night, and
had to stand during th entire first act.
If you want to be seated for th first act.
you must be at th theater before th cur
tain goes up thl wk.
"Tha Little Oateaaf at tha Krsg.
Th usual Urge Sunday audiences greeted
th HI more Stock company Sunday after
noon and evening In their presentation of
tha J-our-hct no-truBa, Tb UtU Out
....... ylsJL oMAHaih!
A Few Solid Facts IiV Regard to Omaha
fir Nebraska Central Railway
noticing the many feeders of the
You know of many national
held in Omaha.
You know the express business will be unusually large
along this line.
, You know of the many towns along the line to be lighted
with electricity.
You know the thousands of rural homes that will aban
don the oil lamps and install the
You know that it is worth $400.00 a share today.
You know the Aurora and Elgin electric road out of
Chicago started at $25.00, today it is $140.00.
You know that thousands have been made by investing
a few hundred in these propositions.
You know that history repeats itself, Opportuity never
does.
aiting and putting off. Don't do
Building. Omaha. Neb.
cast." A number of songs and dances ar
Introduced In th third act by Miss EHanor
Meyers, which ar well received. . Mia
Lydia Powell Ukea th title role In a
pleasing manner. " Ola Pomeroy gives a
vivacious characterisation of Bob, the
newsboy. Robert Blaylock takes the part
of Paul Weston and William Kerby as
Teddy Forest won the hearts of tha audi
ence, Th play will oontlnu Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, with the usual mati
nee. "Fra Diavolo" nt th Boyd.
Tha Beggar Prince . Opera company ap
pears at the Boyd during th first half of
th thjrd week of Its engagement In Auber's
romantlo opera, "Fra Dlavolo." The audi
ence yesterday afternoon and evening
wer disappointed In the absence of Miss
Ethel Balch from tha cast. Miss Balch has
been 111 and was unable to appear yester
day. The management promises shs will
be on hand tonight and the remainder of
th week to sing the part of Zerllna.
With Miss Balch In the cast to sing the
half dosen or more sweet songs that fall
to the part and to add her vole to the
chorus parts, "Fra Dlavolo" ought to prove
one of the moat popular of the bills of the
engagement. It is full from start to finish
of beautiful solos and melodious choruses.
It also contains enough low comedy to give
It spice.
Mlsa Balch' place In th cast yesterday
was . taken by Miss Jessie Mayhew with
moderate success. Not all of ths real music
is given to Zerllna.' however. Mr. Hunting
ton as Fra Dlavolo disguised as a marquis
Is given splendid opportunity to use his
voice, both alone and In th lead of chorus
parts. With Mr. Roach, who sang th part
of Lorenso. Zerllna' lover, be sings a duet
of high merit. Mr., Roach I also given
plenty of chance to use his rich tenor,
particularly In "Victoria" with the chorus
and In some pretty love songs. The closing
number of the second act, sung by Messrs.
Huntington, Roach, Fetch and Murray and
Misses Mayhew and Forrest, proved on of
The
to Act
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yean of hutory tha Mutual Life haa paid its policy
boldera 738 millions because th;y acted on tha idea that
the time to act is now. Thit vast sum would have
been vastly s;reater had it included the patronage of men
With equal means, in equal health, with equal needs, who
toiled to apply the truth that the time to act is now.
The Mutual
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electric road will have in the
will pass over the electric.
as well as state occasions
V
up-to-date electric lights.
this. Let the other fellow
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the most popular, and the curtain was
noored three times at Its closa,
Oeorge Murray and James Wood, 'as
Beppo and Gracomo, respectively, do eom
exceedingly clever' comedy work. Mr. Mur
ray scored a hit In some topic songs In th
third act and In hi famou burlesque
m(rror dance. He was recalled several
times after both.
The chorus shows a decided Improvement
and In the prayer chants In the second and
third acts was excellent. Th opera I
carefully staged and the costumes ar good.
The opera will be sung ths first half of th
week, the bill changing Thursday night.
The engagement of the company at th
Boyd-ends .on Saturday night
PATIENCE MAY JE TESTED
Exchange of . Telephone ' X amber
Liable to Cnnse Some Itafjled
Feeling.
Trouble ahead I ..
Until the Nebraska Telephone company
can collect all It old directories, those of
the April edition, the patrons of that Insti
tution, as well as the young women at th
switchboards, ar destined to meet with
some conditions likely to try their patience.
The reason is this. Some I.Ouo numbers
have necessarily been changed by the open
ing Saturday at midnight of the new Lak
street, or Webster, exchange. These num
bers are all corrected In the new directory,
which is out snd bears date of June, but
these directories have not been thoroughly
distributed over the city, so that many
people will be calling out of the old book
for a while and getting mixed up.
Local 'Manager Ryner says ths company
Is collecting the old books and distributing
the new Just as rapidly as possible. Th
task has been completed, ho thinks, In th
business district, but it will recrulr a few
days to get all over the resldenc districts.
Th work will be accomplished Jut as
quickly a It Is physically possible. In order
to reduo the complication to th minimum,
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