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drawn to that effect when death carried him off and leftKamehame
ha IV on the throne. This king formed a constitutional monarchy;
he only lived a short time and was succeeded by his brother who was
the last of this line. In 1872 a chief, Lunalillo, was elected king and
upon his death Kalakaua was chosen under whom the present con
stitution was inaugurated. Both houses are elected subject to an
educational qualification and in the case of the nobles a property
qualification also. The native population has greatly decreased
there being now only about 34,000 while at the time of its discovery
there were nearly 400,000. This country is the first to deal with
lepers by segregation. The disease was first noticed in 1851 and
was not considered a serious problem until 18T0. The last report
showed a total of 1213 on the island of Molokai, The "late unpleas
antness' of Jan. 14 189,1 was shown to bo one of those unfortunate
occurrences in the life of every country and the policy of the pres
ent administration has had both friendly and unfriendly criticism.
Senator Morgan reported in favor of annexation and it seems proper
so long as our commercial relations, our proximity and other rela
tions exist. Ihe time for discussion was too short for the opinions
of the ladies to be fully aired.
The "Shakespearean Controversy" will be the subject of the
meeting to be held with Mrs. Burlingim, 1327 E street, April 30th.
Among the Omaha guards in attendance upon the Lincoln Light
Infantry company's minstrel performance were Captain Mulford,
Messrs. Lund, Cooley, Hodgins, Murry, Arter, Walker, Wood, Wil
cox, Walton, Wygant, Ferguson, Osborne, Wolfenhaupt, McDonald.
Miss Jeannette Wilson, who has been visiting in Denver for some
weeks, is expected to return in a few days.
The Haydon art club held a meeting Tuesday night in the chapel
of the university. Mrs. Beebe read a paper on ancient residence
architecture in southern Europe. Mrs. Beebe took up the different
countries in turn and gave a most interesting description of the old
residences and palaces in Italy, Spain and France. Her address
was illustrated with stereoption views. Mrs. T. M. Hodgman read a
paper on "Interior Decorations of American Homes'' by Miss Parker
art instructor of the university. Miss Parker's picture of the ideal
home was very attractive.
Mr.-John B. Cunningham left the latter part of the week for Port
land, Ore.
The English literature class of the Young Women's Christian as
sociation began this week the study of "Othello."
Mrs. S. L. James, of Hot Springs, Ark, is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Ensign.
The Round Table will meet Monday evening at the residence of
Mr. S. H. Burnham. Professor Hartley will lead the discussion,
the subject being a consideration of some of the essentials of a suc
cessful newspaper.
Mr. George Wedgewood was in town this week.
Miss Mary Miller and her sister, Miss Eliza, spent Sunday and a
portion of the week in Kansas City.
Mr. A. Koch-Andriano, of Omaha, spent Sunday in this city.
Mrs. P. C. Hall, of Omaha, is in the city, the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Oscar Funke.
The Omaha Excelsior has the following account of a very pleas
ant function in Omaha given for Miss Bertie Burr, and- her sister
Miss Grace Burr, of this city: "Mrs. Pritchitt's entertainments are
always of a unique and ingenious character, and the supper given
on Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Burr and Miss Grace Burr,
of Lincoln, was no exception to this rule. The guests were seated
at small tables, all of which were decorated elaborately and taste
fully in cut flowers, a different color for each table, and as they were
small conversation was most animated during the serving of the
repast. After the elaborate feast each one present was given a piece
of paper having a quotation on it which they were instructed to act
out and the others to guess what was being represented, the one
having the most quotations correct to receive a prize. The
originality o' the young men and women caused a great deal of
mirth and when the slips were counted it was found that Miss
Dandy, Miss E. Wnlieley and Miss McKenna were the fortunate
ones of the young women and Mr. Wilson, Mr. Darling and Mr.
Gannett were the men. Each was presented with a dainty book,
Miss Wakeley's being the only exception, and she received a photo
graph of St. Cecilia. Those present were: Mrs. McCord, Mrs.
Mattheson, Mr. and Mrs. Offut, Miss Nash. Miss McKenna, Miss
Dandy, Mm Yates, Miss Bessie Yates, M'bs Sherwood, Miss Emily,
Wakeley, Miss Woolworth, Miss Palmer, Miss Pratt, Miss Bishop,
Miss Ella Smith, Miss Dot Wallace, Mr. Lyman, Mr. Gannett, Mr.
Wilson, Mr. Dean, Dr. McElderry, Mr. Patrick, Mr. Hall, Mr. Quay,
Mr, Fairfield, Mr. Morsman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Davis, Mr. Drake, Dr.
Bridges. .
Some of the fair members of the big opera company succeeded,
from all accounts, in stirring up a tolerable sensation before leaving
Chicago. While it is doubtless true that Melba, Calve and Nordica
were entertained from time to time by friends or admirers, the at
tempt of the gossips to make two such dignified and circumspect
men as Messrs. Chatfield-Taylor and Allison Armour the central
figure of a four or six-Bided flirtation, with opera singers for the
heroines, was a little daring, to say the least. It is just possible
that Mr. Armour was responsible for the cruel story, inasmuch as it
was he that first invited the fair singers to his box, in full view of
the watchful public, at a time when Mr. Chatfield-Taylor was also
one of his guests, and that is also credited with having "blown him
self, as the Prairie avenue vernacular has it, to the extent of 95,000
for suppers, roses and wine for the object of his adoration during the
season. It was, I think, a rather unkind observation that a gilded
youth let fall in my hearing on that fatal evening after a long study
of Mr. Armour's attitude of devotion toward his favorite cantatrice,
over whom he was leaning in the box, and which was in effect, "that
Allison was one of' the very slickest Calve-leers he ever saw." The
"Saunterer" in Town Topics.
Chancellor Canfield and others made addresses at the opening of
the railroad department of the . M. C. A. Monday evening.
Professor Barbour, of the state university, addressed Chautau
quans at the residence of Mr. W. E. Hardy Monday and Tuesday
evenings.
The members of the Ravola club gave the last and one of the
largest and most pleasant dancing parties of the season at Temple
hall last Friday evening. Those present were: Miss Josephine
Lotteridge, Miss Sherwood, Miss Daisy Cochrane, Miss Nellie Lau,
Miss Helen Hoover, Miss Sadie Graham, Miss Fannie Rector, Miss
Grace Ashton, Miss Jessie Leland, Miss Lucy Griffith, Miss Ada
Heaton, Miss Maud Hammond, Miss Ena Ricketts, Miss Marie
Jones, Miss Emerald Jones, Miss Blanche Garten, Miss Stella Cur
tise, Miss Hall, of Omaha, Mr. Wilson Winger, Mr. Frank Kitchen,
Mr. Harry Harley, Mr. Arthur H. Walsh, Mr. Ora Ward, Mr. Arthur
Stoner, Mr. Elmer Merrill, Mr. Ernest Folsom, Mr. Archie Vaughn,
Mr. Claire Hebbard, Mr. Harry Grupe, Mr. Cornell, Mr. Frank
Macfarland, Mr. Askin, Mr. Harry Evans, Mr. Homer Honeywell,
Mr. John Lotteridge, Mr. Ed Butler, Mr. Frank Hadley, Mr. Park
Garroutte. Mr. Clayton Shader.
Our Omaha correspondent sends the following:
A luncheon at Mrs. Pritchett's on Thursday in honor of Mrs.
Watson, formerly of Omaha, now residing at Chicago, and a repeti
tion of the very entertaining performance given by tho young peo
ple of the Congregational church last week, were among the most
notable functions of the week.
The advance sale of seats for the Mansfield performance, taking in
the three last nights of the week and Saturday matinee, was excep
tionally large.
Second Lieutenant James T. Dean, aide-de-camp to General
Brooke, left Omaha for Ft. jcavenworth on Tuesday to take his ex
amniation for promotion.
Lieutenant Maxwell, of Ft. Omr.ha, has been called to Chicago to
testify in the Maney trial.
Army circles are interested in the outcome of the court martial
which convened at Ft. Robinson on Wednesday for the trial of Cap
tain Hutton, Eighth Infantry. Colonel Bates and Captain Dempsey.
of Ft. Omaha, detailed as members of the court, and Major McEl
derry, attending surgeon at department .headquarters as an impor
tant witness, left Omaha Tuesday morning for the scene of the trial.
News has reached here of the death of Captain Wood, of the
Fourth cavalry at the Presidio, San Francisco. The captain had
been a sufferer from cancer of the throat for some time and his end
was not entirely unexpected. Mrs Worth of Ft. Omaha, a sister of
Mrs. Wood left for San Francisco last week but unfortunately ar
rived only in time for the funeral.
Miss Bertie Burr and her sister Miss Grace, of Lincoln who have
been visiting here, returned home Weduesday.
BASE BALL.
The Lincoln club will play Sioux City in this city Monday and
Tuesday. Billy Hart will pitch for Sioux City.
Best place to buy shoes. Herpnfohpimpr V Cn.