TIIK BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1900.
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JESUS STAR OF CHILDHOOD
TU AUVEHTIIERI.
- pe-1al n'Xt'-ea. religion a or eoctory rotrr
.f't notices of Sunday service In th
churches, btrth. deah and marriage
Notices will be charge.1 for at the rate of
f' "-nts per insertion of five lines or less
ord.'-h sddltlonal Una 10 rente N'nlc-a
f p,nl. exctimton and plcntr will b
lirrrt f'r at one-naif local rate. The
r'kn must be handed f- at tha bualneae
of fire.
Avertlsemeaii to Insure tnse-tlon moat
hsnd-1 In at the hiisfnes offica before
r.V'ivV eww
brief an NEWS
Hay Boot Print It.
B. V. BwoVoda Certified Aeooaatant.
XOcBtiaf rixtnxes. Brre-Orandea Co,
Biacaart, rhotographar, lith Farnam.
Kara, photo, removed to lth A Howard.
Sq.aitbl iaf rollefea eight drafta at
maturity. H. I. Neely, manager. Omaha.
I860 Rational Life Zaaaraaoa Oo ISO
Annuity. Endowment, Life. Term Pollcloa.
Charle K. Ady. General Agent Omaha.
Boat Owaaraalp la th nopa of every
family. Nebraaka Savlnge and Loan Aee'n.
will ahow you tba way. 10 Board of Trade
Hldg.. lth and Farnam.
Tear Iff Party On New Year
ve the Baracaa of the Hanecom Park
Methodist church will entertain their young
lady frlenda of the Phllathea claaa at a
"fish party" at tha home of F. M. Fond,
2& Woolworth avenue.
either One data a DlTorc C. J. Col
lins did not get a decree of divorce from
Theresa Collin, nor did ahe from him.
Judge Troup In district court dismissed
both petition and cross bill and tha Col
llna family la Justwhera It atarted.
Booklet for Jtebraah Bar Aaaoolatioa
The publicity department of tha Commer
cial club has prepared a neat booklet of
Gme a for distribution during the meet
ing 'f the Nebraaka Bar aaaociatlon
Tuesday and Wednesday. . Tha booklet la
somewhat similar to that which was
printed for Corn show vlsltora.
Baa for Barglary Jnamraaoa B. Burwlts
and B. Kaplan are aulng the National
ridelity and Casualty, oompany for $363
alleged due in burglary Insurance. Tha
men who robbed their store, which is at
Sit South Tenth atreet. have been eon
vlcted. Part of tha booty was recovered
and tba difference with tha Insurance
company cornea over this.
treat Car Coadaotor la Pined--Bert C.
Kirk, conductor on a Farnam street pay
as-you-enter car. and Dennle Lynch, a pas
senger, on Chrlatmaa .ioon gathered in a
spirited argument and heated exchange of
hastily chosen appelattons, Dennis saya
ha wae cruelly and wantonly aseaunea.
Kirk was fined $5 and cosU despite the
efforts of an array of counsel which ap
peared with him In police court.
Bow for Bome-Baekera' Bates Tha first
announcement of reduced railroad rates
for the new year has been made by the
Western Pasenger asosclatlon. January
4 the regular homeseekers"' rates, which
were In effect during the last year on the
first Tuesday of every mouih, will be In
effect. No special announcements have
been made effective later than January
althonvh a conference la now being held
relative to reduced ratca for later dates.
Uo Beat, at High School Owing to ina
bility to properly, heat the High achool
bulldlftg Omaha teacher' examinations
will be held Tuesday and Wednesday In
the Board of Education rooms, fifth
floor, city hall. Connectlone for "team
heating are now being made' beiween th
new wing of the high achool and tha main
building and the work la not far enough
advanced to permit of turning on the
' heat. It Is expected that all connections
will be made in time for the opening of
school next wetdO but the opening may
possibly have to be delayed a few daya.
Omaha Dirt Loadsr la Booth Africa,
.That machinery made in Omaha goes to
all parts' of the civilised world waa
shown again Monday morning, when T.
F. Stroud received a photograph of one
of his large dlrt-movlng machines for
loading dirt into wagons. The picture
waa taken in South Africa and caused
considerable comment at the Commercial
club Monday noon because of the motive
power. Instead of the twelve horsea or
mules which are used In this country two
oxen were used to haul the machine. Mr.
Stroud Insisted on calling them cows.
With Christ' Coming, Iitle One
Triumphed, Says Dr. Hyde.
BEOUGHT LIGHT TO DEAD WORLD
Rev. Edwin Hart Jeka Kmnhale
the Import a ace of lt Old Testa
ment Depurations Trlalty
Parish to Broaden Work.
'The rising 8tar of Bethlehem was tha
rising star of childhood." aald Rev. R.
Scott Hyde, I). D.. at Hanscnm Park Meth
odist Episcopal church Sunday morning.
"With the coming of Christ, childhood
came Into Us own. Prior to this time and
up to Chrlai'a coming, virtue wae scoffed
at, human society waa at Its loweat mural
ebb and childhood atruggled in a precrrlous
existence of hopeless abandonment.
"There la no narrative In universal lit
erature that has exerted tha Interest of thla
simple gospel story from the second chap
ter of Luke., Tha flight of Chrlsfe birth
waa In beautiful harmony with the event,
that of bringing the euprema announce
ment, the tidings of great Joy.
"Christ's coming waa great tidings to the
lowly, for had He been born In a palace
and brought up In luxury Hie life would
have been without Ita great lesson. His
after life was In keeping with Hla birth.
Ha taught the leason that It Is possible for
a man to be virtuous though far removed
from luxury, and that It was possible for
a man to be wealthy without being rich.
His coming was tidings of great Joy to
all who had been born without a sense of
moral responsibility. He came as a Savior
to all men. When He came religion had
lost Its hope, paganism waa waning and
darkness had set In over tha moral world
and It was the night of despair. But His
coming was the Light of Salvation and the
re-birth of Hope.
"His coming promised a moral regenera
tion of the world and brought the tidings
of peace and good will. In the days of
Herod there was no peace. It was an era
cf blood and despair. It Is Impossible for
us to realise .upon what misery the love
blinded eyes of the Holy Light then shone.
I believe that the time will come when
universal peace ehall prevail; when truth
shall at last reign.
"Qoodnesa, kindness, charity and good
will were forgotten when Christ was born.
But with Christ's birth camethat magic
touch that warmed the hearts of the poor
and tha rich, the employer and tha em
ployed, softened the cynicism of tha miser
and the iron hearts of selfish mankind.
"Oh, beautiful day that can so soften the
hearts of the world that It bends all man
kind to the tenderesf emotions of broth
erly love. So say we all. So think, feel
and act we all under the soothing, loving,
sweetening Influences of this blessed
Christmas day and week, that derives its
heavenly Inspiration from the birth of he
Babe of Bethlehem,"
Little Editha
Catches Burglar
Th.ii Little Editha ii Ho Pretty Little
Girl, but Smaller and Not
So Cute.
Stealthily tha burglar crept along the
floor of the bed room of James Seymour,
1941 South Seventeenth street, in tha dim
light of early Monday morning. He reached
to a pile of clothing, slipping It Into Ms
bag and turned to creep Into an open cloaet
door. He groped along the floor.
A sudden scream, a howl of pain, elec
trified the aleepers who leaped out of bed
and snapped 'on the light In time to see the
housebreaker fleeing from the room with
hla booty baa; In one hand and a aavage
moose trap dangling from a finger of tha
other.
Curses and moans of pain echoed along
the hall as the unfortunate burglar aped
away. He bore away with him some
clottvt-s. Including a coat, described to the
police, as "black, with all but one button
off," 40 cents In change, and lastly, a
mouse trap, valued at 45 cents.
"He cannot be charged with the theft
of that trap owing to the extremely ex
tenuating circumstances," declared Cap
tain Mostyn, with moat solemn air.
FITCHETT TELLS WHERE EACH
BLOW HIT HIM ON THE FACE
Dnndee Fendleta Are Bsek at Each
Other with Area ta the
Coaaty Coort.
Frank L. Fitchett of Dundee received,
he says, eight blows between the eyes, two
Jolts on the Jaw. three wallops on tha
month and a biff or two for good measure
on other parts of hla physiognomy.
Fitchett testified to this In county court,
also Imparting the Information that Henry
C. Baird waa tha man behind the fist. Mr.
Balrd la having a hearing on a charge of
assault sworn to by Fitchett.
The alleged aasault took place November
28. on a peaceful Sunday afternoon when all
Dundee Is supposed to be calm.
A chicken had escaped from the Fitchett
menage and Fitchett pursued into the yard
of his next door neighbor.
Then occourred the encounter. It will be
recalled that a short time before this Balrd
had Fitchett arrested and brought to
county court on a charge of discharging a
revolver , without a license. There has
been trouble between the men for a long
time and Fitchett, who Is 71 years of age
and was formerly an Indian agent at the
Santee-Sloux reservation, built a famous
"spite" fence between the two houses,
which are on Caes street between Fiftieth
and Fifty-first. Balrd has yet to tell his
version on the stand, -
NEW ORDINANCES LP TODAI
City Council Will Once More Try to
Solve Garbage Problem.
LIGHTING AGREEMENT BEADY
Meaaaro to Provlae Sw Alaraa -tem
for Fire ssl Police) la Also
on the tarsi. Likewise Bs
latloaa for Combnstible.
Several chances lor argument, as well
as good arid needed work, will be offered
at the meeting of the city council In com
mittee of the whole thla afternoon. Pend
ing before the committee are futir matters
that have been tha aubjert of exlendej de
bate already, both In council and among
private cltlsens.
First In general Interest Is the garbage
ordinance, to divide the city Into districts
and advertise for bids for the removal
of garbage therein. Health Commissioner
Con mil some time ago presented the ordi
nance, as prepared by Assistant City At
torney Dunn. It waa rejected when pre
sented, but a as given a new chance for
life a week ago, when the agreement was
n ade to release Guy L. Axtell from the
existing contract, be In turn to release
the city from any further obligation. It
Is expected the proper documents embody
ing the mutual releases will be reported
this afternoon as having been signed. This
will clear the decka ao that tne council can
go ahead on the new proposition.
The new lighting contract which the city
attorney waa directed to draw wnn tne
Omaha Electric Light and Power company.
to extend over three year, will be pre
sented for consideration today. Thla will
embody the provisions of the present con
tract, except as to rata Up to this time
the city haa been paying tf a lamp per
year. President wash or tne company
has offered a new rate vat will average
$67.75 for the three years ahead. Council
Is unwilling to enter into an agreement for
a longer time.
For a third time tha committee will have
At the Theaters
Cynthia Perot
viola rpp
... Lottie MeCree
.... A. Williamson
... Kva McKenite
.... Leona Cutler
Jack Norton
Nan Toner
Adele Remington
Marie Jordan
COLORED SOCIETY TO CONVENE
rromloeat Osaahaaa to Attend Seaaioa
of Interstate Literary Association
of Kaaaaa and Weat.
A score or more of prominent colored
folk of Omaha will ba present at the an
nual" session" of tbe Interstate Literary
Association of Kansas and the West, which
convenes In Kansas City. Kan.. Tuesday.
John Grant Pegg of Omaha Is president
of the aaaociatlon and will leave for Kan
sas City Tuesday morning. Some of the
other delegates will leave this evening,
bnt President Pegg wanted to wait for tho
bea Moines and Minnesota delegations,
which will paaa through Omaha Tuesday
morning. The opening exercises take place
Tuesday aver.lng, but the president will
not deliver his address until Wednesday
morning. ,
Among tha attendants at the convention
from. Omaha will be Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Pig.' Vt. 1 H. Hutton. Alea Tillery. Q.
Wade Obee, Frank Jacobs, Mrs. W. Taylor,
Mra. Kate Wilson, Mrs. O. Round treo, Mra.
Auguata KJ wards, Mrs. Luulla Thomas,
Austin Dickeraon, tha Miasea May Dlck
eraon, Llnnle Hale, Francea Bell. Flora C
Plnxton. Cella W. Jewel. Ora Walla and
Q. W. Graves. Besldaa President Pegg the
following Omaha delegates are on the pro
gram for papera or musical numbers :
Misa Jawel. Mtsa Hale, Mra. Edward,
Miss Bell, Mrs Wilson, Miss Graves, Misa
Dixon, Misa Walla, Mra. Thomas and Mlaa
Plnxton.
. Thursday evening there will be a contest
In oratory, original music vind original
poetry. Prists to the amount of US in
gold will be awarded.
TRINITY TO BROADEN ITS WORK
Bishop Wllllama Sees New Responsi
bilities in New Property,
Incident to the acquirement by Trinity
cathedral of the Clarkson hospital property
on Dodge street. Right Rev. Arthur L.
Williams, bishop of the diocese of Ne
braska, spoke at the Sunday morning serv
ice of the great opportunities confronting
the church.
"At the close of another year and the
beginning of a new one we have a great
work before us," he said. "Our c buret as
sociation has taken up some property that
will mean much for us In carrying on an
Important mission In the down-town dis
trict. The scope of our endeavor Is thus
greatly enlarged.
"Trinity cathedral now occupies a con
spicuous place In tha work of Christianity,
but It is destined for an even greater
place. Trinity cathedral is going to be,
to Omaha, what Grace church la to Chi
cago. It will occupy a more significant
position in ministering to the people. With
the acquirement of the property on Dodge
street we are given means for greater en
deavor. Outside our own church walls we
are given an opportunity for more exten
sive work. '
"In connection with the celebration of
Christmas, then, we have great cause to be
thankful. This is a period of rejoicing.
In the present, however, we are not alone
Interested, for our work lies In the fu
ture." There 'were s peel a! celebrations of the
Holy Eucharist at Trinity cathedral Sun
day. Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock the
children's entertainment will be held.
"The Merry Widow," at the Bore.
"The Merry Widow," an operatta In three
acta, by Frans Lehar; lyric by Adrian
Rosa; tinder direction of Henry W. Sav
age. The cast:
Popoff, Marsovian ambassador
Oscar Flgman
Natalie, his wife Sophie Barnard
Prince Danllo. embassy attache
George Damerel
Snnia. a young widow Mabel Wllber
Camllle Ie Jolidon Harold make
Marquis Cascsda .. .Charles Edward Wright
Raoul in St. Brioche F. P. McUIrr
Khadja Harry Burgess
Malltia. his wife Grace Lindsey
Nova Kovich. of the embassy
William V. Strum
Olira. his wife Winifred Marshall
Nlsh. messenger of embassy
Arthur Wooley
Praskovia. Nish a wife Lou;da Hllllard
Little Willie Lloyd Montgomery
An Englishman Ray Shaw
Head Waiter Edward Cahlll
Orchestra Leader at Maxima
Nicholas Boday
Zo-Zo
FI-FI w
Lo-Lo '
Lo-l o ,
Jou-Jou. .. 4.
Frou-Frou.'
Clo-Clo
Margot
Zu-Zu
Sapho
Guests Misses Allsn. Rrnwn -n1er Jor.
dan. Kohler. Lindsey. McCree, McKenite.
Norton, Perot, Wulnn, Remington. Rogers,
Toner. Williamson and Wray; Messrs.
Baker. Barrett. Cahlll. Clnton. Clark. Dea
con. Durnaii. Finn. Gehle, Hastings, Laa
sen. Montgomery, Rose. Ruebsamen, Shaw
and I ear re.
Don't fancy because you have heard
"The Merry Widow" waits that you know
tbe whole piece; It has much else that Is
of interest, sc much that if the famoua
waltx number were omitted entirely, the
piece would atill be a aucceas, although It
would now be a distinct disappointment.
So well haa the public become educated to
the atralna of thai aimple melody written ;
in "4-4" time and of ao little pretension
that anyone who can pucker can whistle
It, that It would be sadly missed. So se
ductive Is It that while Prince Donilo and
Widow Sonla are swaying In response to
its rhythm all over the theater shoulders are
swinging in unison, and all who alt be-
tralned voices of splendid quality, give a
number of grand opera selections, and
thfre Is a xylophon'rt of rare skill, th
feminine halt of Charlene and Charlene.
Her husband la a com-dy Juglr who la
really funny and a Juggler of cunning
skill. Other acta of the bill, and these also
are of merit, are Subrrs. Coakley and
McPride, a mlr.strel trio; Stelllng and
Revell. a pair of horltnntal bar gvmnasts,
and Myers and Rosx, rope and lariat ex-fxrta
before It the proposed contract with tne t neath the spell of the conductor's baton
ISAAC BATTIN GIVEN A MEDAL
EiiliMt and Treasurer of Umaha
Gas Company Honored in High
Decree by Hla Associates.
The Omaha Gaa company gave Its em
ployea and families a Christmas ceieDra
tion on Christmas eve at the office of the
company. George H. Waring, superin
tendent, presided at these festivities. A
fine musical and vocal program, with
recitations by the little children of the
employes was rendered.
Isaac Eattln, engineer and treasurer, who
has been connected with the Omaha com
pany for twenty-four years, was given the
gold 'medal annually presented to the em
ploye who has the longest term fit service
aith the company. Mr. Battln Is one of
the oldest gaa men In the United Statea j
having been for fifty-five years con- !
tlnuously In the business. G. W. Clabaugh,
secretary of the company, read a very
flattering letter addressed to Mr. Battln
from Walton Clark, general superintendent
of the company In Philadelphia. In his
letter Mr. Walton says among other things:
"The memory your long record of hon
orable, efficient and respected service in
the gas Industry Is a source of pride to
your friends, and. I hope, of satisfaction
to you. On behalf of your associates In
the office of the general superintendent,
and for myself. I wish you many and
happy years."
Nebraska Telephone company to intall
new apparatus for the fire and police j
alarm system. The pending agreement has
been endorsed by the Fire and Police board
and the chiefs of the fire and police de
partments. Under it the city will pay 10,
030 a year for five years, and at the end
of that time nan buy the plant outright
for 80 per cent of the original coat. Should
the contract be endorsed and the ordinance
passed Tuesday -evening it will be May 1
before the new system caji be Installed for
business.
A set of three ordinances Is before the
committee to regulate the keeping and
storage of combustibles within the city
limits. One is a general ordinance affect
ing all who handle gasqline, heroseno,
naphtha or other products of coal oil; the
second ordinance fixes regulations for au
tomobile garagaa in -the handling of theae
dangerous fluids, while the third ordi
nance establishes very stringent rules for
the government of dry cleaning establish
ments. This last Is expecil to bring some
protest from the proprietors of the places
that do cleaning and pressing of men's
and women's garment. It is understood
that a delegation-will wait on the commit
tee to protest against some of its pro
visions; or, failing that, ta Insist on a later
date than April 1 for the ordinance to take
effect.
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Contributions en Ttsaely Subjects,
Hot Exceeding Two Hundred Words,
Are Invited from Oar Bsadera.
are for the moment at least fascinated by
the alluring notes, and the Influence of
the waits tune la understood. But it Is
such a little part of the whole that one
wonders almost so much haa been made of
It. True, none other moves the hearer
Just aa thla does, but the operatta abounda
with dances, soft alluring dances, wild
bacchanalian dances, simple folk dances,
and stately society dances, where all are
on tho primmest of prim good behavior.
But everything looks forward, to or barks
buck to this one air that accompanies the
beautiful widow's effort to stir the prince
into saying what he wants to say, but
will not because of his stubborn adherence
to a vow. ilia flushed face, hla eager
manner, hla whole bearing, tella of tne
tide of passion that tears through his
ve.ns, while she Is there before him, mad
dening In her presence, her charms also
heightened by the strength of her desire,
but determined that he shall speak. And
this one situation explains the assertion of
the advance man that this opera baa "set
the whole world waltzing." It Is the mu
sical embodiment of the "great desire"
tha whole world has felt.
"The Merry Widow" abounda In beauties
of sound and of sight, and so delights tbe
senses one scarcely knows which to credit
with must enjoyment. Mr. Savage' has
given the piece the most loving care for
ail the time it has been under his man
agement, and still sets It forth as if It
were a new production and not a veteran
of several seasons.' It Is said by compe
tent Judges who have heard the opera
elsewhere that the company-now offering:
It here la the beat that haa ever been, aeen
KatraTaajanen at the Oayety.
The best singing company since the prea
ent form of entertainment began at thla
theater, the best looking set of glr'a,
comedy and farcing at least as god as In
Immediately past wneka characterise the
offering now at the Gaye. Also the most
pimgent Jokes snd stories are being de
livered, v
It Is a colorful affair which meets the eye.
The prlnclpala (feminine) and the chorus
girls are arrayed like unto the rainbow,
a good, clearly seen ralbbow. It would
be Incorrect, nevertheless, to suggest by
the above statement that at ail Jtmea such
an excess of vesture Is worn that the
chorus could embark with comfort on an
Arctic voyage. One of the reasons why the
Sunday audiences like the affair aa nvich
as they did is that the whole pompnny
danced and sang as If It were fun to sing
and dance. There was a good deal of dash
and a strong semblance of spontaneity and
no one seemed visibly making hard work
of It.
John P. Orlfflth and Frank Wesson carry
the leading men's roles, and without being
understood to Indorse some of the Joke
they executed. It my fairly be said that
both were quite funny. Jeanrtte Young.
pretty woman, with a high clear soprano'
voice, does most of the solos, but Hlcn
Mrtore, Eleanor Revere who Is no relative
of Paul and Mae Tulr also won many
ancorea for their singing. Besides these
there appeared In the olio J. J. Dempsey.
a dancing tramp, and "The Cowboy Four."
a quartet which scored heavily. W. V.
Frlcke, J. P. Griffith, J. D. McCabe and
C. F. Harris constitute the quartet.
"The Quern of the Secret Seven" nt
the Krsg.
Plots and counter plots, villains and vi:
lalnesses without number, deeds of vio
lence and wicked cunning; they are all
stirred up together In thj making of the
story of a bad, bad man and an unscrupu
lous woman's operations In the under world
of crime and vice. The Interesting, but
high'y Improbable story of "The Queen of
the Secret Seven" is presented by a col
lection of parts In themselves well fil ed,
but hardly coialatent in relation to each
other.
It would be hard to Imagine how more
action could be crowded Into the play.
When the curtain falls on the :ast act,
thirty-one rounds of ammunition have been
fired and the list of dead and Injured com
prise most of the principal members of
the cast.
John P. Lockney acquits himself well and
with effect in his part of Roland Merrick,
the masculine villain, member of the "Se
cret Seven." a' collection of city crooks
led by a scheming woman, their queen.
Rose Merrick, hU wife, much abused and at
last vindicated of course, represented by
Pauline Fletcher, has much to do In the
course of the play. Pauline la a decidedly
winsome girl anyway and she makes an
Interesting heroine.
The comic roles of the play are strongly
overdrawn In the effort to counteract the
Intense tragedy.
GAVE MONEY TO GIRL, WHO
THEN WEDSHIS BROTHER
Vaclav evah.'llla Wife, Hla A m
Son, Baby's Mother anal Vaeln. a
Brother Beantlfnllr Mlsea.
Vaclav Novak came to Omaha rrom tc
hemla a year ago. A little later came a
Bohemian girl who was not alone. She
had with her a handsome baby boy. the
son. she asserts, of Vaclav, who denies IU
Tbe newcomlnc girl became acquainted
with Novak s brother and the frlendahlp ,
of these two grew fast. Vaclav' brother
aaid that Vaclav was a'whole lot of thlnga
he ought not to be and he, further sslJ
that Hose Turpkoh, mother of the baby,
was a most good looking girt.
Rose Turpkoh met H. J. Bescbe, a law.
yer. and the two talked often. Flnall
Vaclav Novak was Invited to visit the at
torney's office. What next happened ta
disagreed about, but It apneare beyond
dispute that Vaclav gve Roa Turpkoh
KA and promised to give t0 more. Thl
ZX was secured by a Bote and a mortgage
upon Vaclav Novak' homeateed.
Now Novak asserts thai. he did not know
what he waa signing, being unfamiliar with
the English language, and the $30 he gava
up, he says, only on Beesohe's threat to
send him to the penitentiary..
Next occurred an interesting chapter In
the Involved relations of Vaclav and his
brother. Aa soon as Vaclav had given the
irlrl the IM, ahe married the brother. 1 J.
i Plattl, Novak's attorney, 1 authority tor
the statement.
The matter haa come before district court
on a suit to foreclose tho mortgage. Now
Mra Vaclav Novak did not algn the mort
gage and It la aaserted that It I Invalid
for thla reason. It la contended on th
other aide that Vaclav Novak can claim
no exemption because he I not an A mar-,
lean cltlien. but there is believed to be a
constitutional pfovlslon which specifies
that there shall be no discrimination
against aliena In this respect.
BURGLAR TAKES PRIZED PIPES
Ben Altmaa Reporta to the Polleo at
Peenllar Piece of Chrlatmaa
. Klarht ThleTery.
Burglars are funny folk. An unknown
and light-fingered worshiper of the great
god Nicotine Saturday nlgtit strayed Into
the home of Ben Altman, J016 Farnam
street, and appropriated a pair of long
treasured and well seasoned p!p. val
uable meerschaum and a sweetly-flavored
briar.
Now. a good pipe Is the most treasured
of masculine possession, so Mr. Altman '
haa apprised the pollee of - the looting of
his premises. A lusty, aggregation of offi
cer I after those pipe.
Announcements erl the Theater.
' The gowns worn in the first act of "The
Merry Widow," which la to be aea at the
Buyd theater tonight and the entire week,
with matinees on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday afternoon, w are all Imported
frcm Pari' ana represent the last work In
Parisian fashion. They wera made by
Zimmerman, one of the three leading
Parisian dressmakers, and are not the mere
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BURGLARS FRIGHTENED AWAY
Alarm Bent By Mr. Oeorne H. Pal
mer t'sase Them lo Abandon
. Their Pinna.
turglara were discovered attempting to
effect an entrance to th home of George
II. Palmer,' 411 South Fortieth street, at
boat l. last evening, but were fright
ened away and no trace of them, could be
found when the offlcera appeared. Mr.
Palmer, who waa alone la the house, heard
prowlers at one of th wlndowa She tele
phoned a halghbor. who, looking out of a
window, aaw two men at the Palmer place.
The neighbor In turn telephoned the po
lice. At the same time her boy ran out
with a ahotrur., but when he appeared the
would-bc burglar w. re not to be seen.
waconU4 of officers reached the place
quick or dee, hut all aa quiet and
ereoo.
OLD TESTAMENT IS VALUABLE
Hot. Edwin Jenk Point to Refer
ence By Jesna Himself.
"The trouble with most people In their
understanding of the word of God Is that
they consider on'y the words of the New
Testament. We should also refer to th
Old Testament, for Jesus Christ refer to
the old scripture when he says, 'search
the scriptures,' " said Rev. Edwin Hart
Jenk. pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Sunday morning. For his text he
referred to th second chapter of Matthew,
where three t mea appea the phrase, "that
It might be fulfilled, which waa spoken by
the prophets."
"When we sometimes assert that God is
extravagant In His sayings. It Is w our
selves who are wrong, and it Is because
of our Ignorance. Let us consider th
Bible that Ood gave us and that He aent
Hla disciple out to preach.
"Men today tell us that Moses had old
documents from which he gathered hla
data for the wonderful things he wrote
and preached. Perhaps he did. He tells
us of the beginning, of Adam and Eve the
seed of the woman will bruise the ser
pent's head a prophesy of something
that Is to come. He telis us of multiplied
things which point to the fact that Jesus
Christ is to coma
"If only one of these prophesies referred
to Jeu Christ, th doubter might have
some ground on which to stand, but when
on after another In an unbroken line
refer undeniably to Jesus Christ, the
Son of God, there can no longer be any
doubt The old prophet pictured the
scene of th crucifixion. Tha first chap
ter of Genesis and the Uat chapter of
Revelation fit together and all th Inter
mediate chapter belong where they are
found. A freehand aketch of Jeau Christ
is pictured In the Old Testament Line
after line work out to ahow Just what
waa to come. Kocra tea stood on th cor
ner f th str is of Athens and profhes d
Jesus Christ, for Socrates saw His day
and waa glad. Th whoa wide world
looked for Jeeu Christ because He waa
needed." ,
A special musical eervlr was bald In
the evening, when Mlaa Webber aang
Dudley Buck' "The Virgin Lullaby,"
and Mia Webber and Mr, Johnson sang
"Th Angel fit Light," by Coombs
I -am bark may be cured by applying
Chamberlain s Liniment two or three times
a day, with a vigorous rubbing t each ap
plication.
PARK RECALLED TO CHICAGO
Goes Back to Conference of Railroad
Maanarera and Representatives
of Firemen.
W. L. Park of Omaha, general superin
tendent of the Union Pacific lines, has
been recalled to Chicago to take part In
the conference of railroad managers with
representatives of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen. The firemen ask for an
lncreaae In wagea and a new working
schedule. s
The representatives of the firemen' or
der and the railroad managers have been
In session for several days, but It la ex
pected there will be an amicable settlement
this week. A. L. Mohler, vice president
and general manager of the Union Pacific,
attended some of the conferences, then
went on to New York where he has been
In conference with Judge Robert L. Lovett
president of the'Harriman ayatem.
Klaar tlalt Oporto.
LISBON. Dec. St King Manuel, who
visiting Oporto, started today to Uttpect
th region which suffered from th reoen
4 storm.
Keep Chamberlain's Liniment on hand.
It is an antiaeptlc liniment and causes
wound to heel in les time than by any
other treatment
BLAMES IT ALL ON WHISKY
Man Brought Up for Unruly Way
ay Ram Did It, bnt Get
Thirty Day.
"Chippy" Moran. disheveled, gloomy,
ragged, charged with vagrancy and "tak
ing ways." looked with soulful Bid eye
acroa th bar of rapid fir Justice at the
police court room.
"He waa in a laundry wagon trying S
carry off four bundle while th driver
was makluf a delivery nearby." testified
a detective. "Then he tried tc thro7 a
cuspidor through a saloon window."
"If It please your honor, it waa Just "the
whisky." pleaded th vagrant. "I don't
remember anything about it at all."
"Whisky can't take the blame for all of
,thl." replied Judge Crawford. 'Thirty
day."
The eff!ccy of Chamberlain's Liniment
In th relief of rheumatism I being demon
strated daily.
FIG KNOWS WHERE TO GO
Think HI Bart Will Thrive Better
In California Than In
Indiana.
Fred Fig. 15 years of age, grew tired of
home Ufa In Terre Haute, Ind., and set out
for Sacramento. Cel. It to a much bettor
climate for th Fig family anyway, thought
Jatnea.
Tha budding young Fig wandered Into
Union station In Omaha during an 'en
forced layover between freight train and
waa taken Into euatody by a policeman.
J. B. Carver. Juvenile officer, ha takn
charg of Jame and haa bottled him up
in th matrou'a department of the city Jail
pending the arrival of hi father.
BeUevne Collesje.
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb, Dec. 2a To the
Editor of The - Bee: Permit an Innocent
bystander, who is not personall Inter
ested either way In the Bellevue col
lege controversy, to say a few words off
hand. When the people of Iowa decided
to move the capital from Iowa City to Des
Moines, there were some who were senti
mental enough to want to preserve some of
th old memories and old associations in
some fitting manner, and they decided that
th best way to preserve them was by
changing th old state bouse Into an in
stitution of learning, and ao the State Uni
versity of Iowa waa established, with the
old state house as the central building,
and such It Is today after a lapae of half
a century, and many of the great men of
the country have come forth from the por
tals of that great institution to make their
way in the world.
Those were fhe days before greed andJ
graft had ao much Influence in the affairs
of this country, as they do today.
Why should the people of Nebraska, with
out regard to creed, not want to preserve
acme of the memories of the first capital
of the state In some fitting way, and what
way would be more fitting than to pre
serve to all future generations old Bellevue
college?
Wise men hav, been lately publishing
ttelr oplnlona of the American race and
how the race is becoming more distinct as
time rolls along as we assimilate the for
eign born population Into one distinct race.
There is one characteristic they do not
mention, but it is becoming more evident
to the people themselves every day of tbe
year.
The policy of greed and grab is becom
ing more evident all of the time and it
aeema to become the characteristic of the
people more and more. Every one seems
to want to grab all they can from every
body else. Why do not the wise men call
a hall and bring us back more to the sen
timental daya of old and let us forget
greed 'and gain a little? The combinations
of millionaires are to blame largely for the
greed and grab characteristic, for they
force prices of necessities of life up from
year to year, so that It becomes a acramble
for life as well as for gain, and people for
get all of the sentimental part of life.
Now, thla removal of Bellevue college
and Ita abandonment looks to me like an
other grab and greed case. It does not
look to a disinterested person as a case of
high-born principle, but simply a case of
gain for some one to the detriment of
others.
Let the people of Nebraska rouse them
selves and preserve. Bellevue college, and
at the same Urn do something to preserve
th old slate capital of Nebraska, and show
to the world that the people of Nebraska,
at least, have some other sentiment than
of simply grab what they can from some
on el.
Preserve some of the memories of the
past by helping Bellevue college preserve
its existence, even if Hastings and Omaha
do not gain ao much by it
T. A. AQNEW.
I I, in A mplnm P.i-I.in It I- t V. . K . nil.
'i7 piouuvv .vi uiwu ii.i cusiuiiicr s eaiao-
liithment. 'Th Merry Widow" hats, worn
In Maxim's scene In the last act are from
the shop of Louis LoUtre. one of the most
. We might say In this connection that
! On aha will have a chance to be one of
ful scent ry and exquisite costumes are
fresh and so new that those worn by the;
women In the last act w er pot n at j
Kantaa City last eek for the tint Jlme, L.mou, Pvi.lM miiunera
uturge iiioerei is wo mat couiu wen
looked for in a prince of the ' sort he' 1
expecieu to p.aj , )oung, uanosome. Jt tne fir,t cUlM t0 . the new gowns, which
a lime inennea ioo recai-w. out Ju,t arrived from ParU and wer delivered i
charming fillow In ail ways. He doe not to th, Henry w Savag company when ;
get much opportunity to .how his vocal tfiey w,re pUj.lng m Kansa City. These
ability, but makes most of his chancea a;&wn, however, were not worn until the
Harold Blake is the singing tenor of the engagement here, which began last night,
company, and his fine voice is splendidly Xb4y .r all brand new- and are aaid to be i
shown In two numbers. Oscar Flgmin U j tne most, exquisite the company haa ever f
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OWL DUUa COMPAJTY.
Cor. ICth and Karuy hta, Omaha, Th
HOTELS.
dor, and Arthur Wooley add th low
comedy with seat
Mabel Wllber J happily endowed with
personal beauty, a voice of unusual sweet
ness and power, the grace and charm of
youth and keen enough perception to use
her talents to the best possible advantage
in making Soma what she should be a
simple, unaffected and altogether merry
widow, able to sea what Is plain to others
and sufficiently skilled to bring her lover
finally to her side. She sings several songs,
the best being "Villa," In the second act
But from first to last she Is given every
possible opportunity to show off th capa
bilities of her voice, and It successfully
meets all tests. Mias Barnard also gets
soma unusually fine openings for her excel
lent voice, and In company with Mr. Blak
sings most delightfully. The chorus Is just
Savage organisation, which Is Intended
to mean that It lacks In nothing. Mr.
Frank Mandevllle conducts with authorita
thing possible to make hla company's en
gagement In Omaha a great aucceas.
There to possibly no more popular come
dian on th stage today than genial ahe
artistic Tim Murphy, who comes to us each
year with something good. This season hi
Is bringing us "Cupid and the Dollar."
Among his players will be Dorothy Shet rod,
who has the opposite role to him. and who
la so well known through her work in his
support during past seasons. Mr. Murpl,y
is under the management of Louis F.
Werba. Thla excellent company will fill
an engagement at Boyd's theater next
week, beginning Sunday and continuing
five nights, with Wednesday matinee.
There are few women of today who can
follow In th footsteps of Lillian Russell.
In fact there is only one. and ah is
Paulin Hall, "th beautiful," who 1 to
appear In the phenomenally successful rac-
live precision, and the staging of the piece llr comedy. "Wildfire," at the Kcug the
la by George Marion, another assurance of 'a,r. 'o featuring Will Archie, the famous
perfection. It waa moat -warmly welcomed
last night and the promise for tbe week
la good.
Vaudeville at the Orphenm.
A carefully studied stage setting, consij-
orlglnal "Bud." on next Tuesday and
Wednesday. No racing play of recent years
has so completely caught the public fancy
as "Wildfire," and th novel atmosphere
cf the second act, presenting to the spec
tator a phase of race trackV life which is
'as accurate a it 1 graphic, offers a pic-
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Coders Appointment, d 1 :
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SCHOOLS.
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erao.e comeo,. a c.os.ng note ot ir.refly i turo of turmoil., hustle, exhilaration and
and Valerie Berger. combln to make the j Ult9ne.t action seldom to be seen on the
headline act of the week a big event at stage.
Be want ad are business booster.
HYMENEAL
Kenned y-Daaaett.
Dr. Charle R. Kennedy of Omaha was
married on Christmas day at hla mother's
horn at Plaits mouth to Mlaa Annabel Dag.
gett of Omaha. The groom ia a graduate
of th Omaha Medical college and 1 upon
th staff of that Institution and ha done
poet-graduate work at Chicago. II ia also
a Union Pacific surgeon. The young
couple will realde at Thirty-third and
Cuming street, where a horn ha been
fitted up for them.
the theater. Mia Bergere, like the state
of Massachusetts, is tn no need of eulogy, j
but It may be stated merely as a matter
of record, that she haa added another
artistic creation to her long line of achieve
ment. It Is a Turkish girl she Is now playing,
one who haa escaped from the harem ot
Abdul Hamld. and who haa found her way
to New York, arriving, by mistake. In the
house of a man whoa wife haa been In the
Ottoman land. The wife la expected home
at the same time, and thus I mad not
improbable the entrance by mistake of the
Turkish girl Into the houae. There follows
good deal of genuine, .highly amusing
comedy, but at the end th girl la carried
way. the agonized victim of Turkish taw
and International courtesy.
Miss Bergere, whose support Is excell-nt,
1 afforded an opportunity to express a
varled,et of emotion. Burprta. bewilder
ment amusement pleasure,' gaiety, anger,
fear, terror and anguish follow on another,
and It wou'd be Impossible to declare that
expression of one la better done than of
ny other. Mias Bergere ia exploring pio
neer ground In putting a real Turkish
woman on the tg. but la not mstting
th hardship which usually befall explor
ers of virgin territory.
'The Favorite of the "ultan" Is far from
being the only act of merit of the week,
and those who like good muale excellently
given will vote the bill th best of th
season. Miss Violet King, aa English girl,
is a violinist whom even professional violin
players will admit to be a mlatreaa c her
instrument. Th Tuscany Troubadours, six
Bt Want Ad boost business.
SCHOOLS.
GRAND ISLAND COLLEGE
Regular colleg preparatory course.
Music. Art. and Commercial courses of
fered. Healthful location. Expense mod
era ta Catalogue sent en reu,uet Ask u
about th achool. Address, Sr. tteorg
Sutherland, rrestd!
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- , Nebraaka Military Academy, Lincoln
A Military Boarding School
baa many advantage ovr a public chool. Tba combined routine and
variety ot It exercised stimulate tbe boy' Interest and tenda to form
bablta of ayatem and punctuality valuable In later life.
Tbe Academy la moved and aettled in IU new building and baa
accommodattona (or twenty more cadeta. -
'o entrance examination are required.
New term open on Tuesday. January 4, 1910.
For Information addrees H. D. Hay ward, Hapt,, Lincoln, Xeb.