Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
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tCOp2pight iSO GuJdjnG tIOIron Brnus'l
LoSpoN, July 3l-l New Hor< Herald Ca
blc-SpCCal to TIE BEE "A select audi
| cncc Of Americans, mostly ladies', gathered
yesterday afternoon at the Lyric club for a
farewell bcnciit concert given Ruby Brooks
and Miss Mabel Stephenson, assisted by
Belle Cole, Mrs. Alice Shaw and other well
known artists. The concert was a great sue
cess, Ruby Brooks banjo Dlaylug and Miss
stephen sons bird limitations being warmly
Nppl0uGCd. Mrs. Shaw whis tied "Old Folks
at Home and OthersC lnttiOn3 in fine form
and Miss Cole was cxcolcntas usual. One
feature of the performance was Il ban 10 duet
by Ruby Brooks and Miss Lulu Paine, Il New
lkamateur who rrjCicCs in the handsomest
ban 10 ever made.
Miss stephenson graceful dan cling minuct
was cligNtiuL l mad chat with this tai
ented young American and a thoroughbred
American she s-duriug an interval. GLOW
| did learn to initiate birdsH' She ans Xyercd
| looking out aughinEly from Il mass of
| cui'ls Il give itup-guCss | never learned at
adjust took to il like duck to water could
| do the same when was only seven years
| old mo, never practice a bit. just dance onto
| the stage and Begin, Like it here in London
| Wei, rather. | sail Au gust 8 for winter at
| New y oTk where we will give the same en-
| tertainnnent, but will cone back next season
suren
| also had an opportunity to ask Mrs
Shaw about her plans. II eaVc London, ~
saidshe, lin atew days for long trip, per
hapS two years, over Russia-St Peters
burg, Moscow, odessa-eVervw here: thin X
| am sure OF big suCccSs have made
no end OF OfprOgrcsS this last year: have taken
lessons regularly OF the bast professors /
could find, who drill me, lenEth of tewes,
breathing spaces, etc, just as they would
| an opera singer Pupils, Yes, indeed, |
have more than 1 can attend to-the very
cream of London society, including three
members of parliament and no end of titled
la.
their lips as they mike me pledge myself, be-
fore they begin, never tOrevCAl heir names. -
Billy Madden andJoc McAuhfT have finally
got to work at training for the fight with |
Slayn. The big man has left his wife and |
tcndaysOld baby and is now with his trainer
on Lord Lonsdale's estate in Norfolk five
hours ride from london.
Marcus Mayer has not only got cash and
glory out of his recent victorious voyage |
from San Francisco to Paris but is in fair
way to get lots of fun out of it, EVery days !
mail brings him dozens of letters from all
sorts of people some with congratulations |
some begging money and not few gushing
epiStleS from lOveSiCk lnaidenS and
fair ones generally in search Of heroes
to worship or be wOrshippcd by !
Marcus showed me perfumed cpistle
in French slgncd by a genuine countess
living in the most aristocratic part of Paris |
who begs the enterprising American to honor
herwit a visit. Marcus mas not yet made
up his mind whether to accept or refuse this |
Sentlmental invitation, which Is spread over
four sheets ofcrpSted note paper.
| met New Yorker yesterday whose head |
is full of IL big scheme he hopes to put |
through here, 1t is Mr.. Henry u. Wells, who |
IS IN LONDON to completea bigphosphatc deal |
The general phoS phatc corporation, limited, |
recently foaled is in negotiation for phos |
phate bearing lands in Canada, Florida or
anywhere else and Mr. Wells, it appears
has control of some IL, 900 acres in Florida
In conversation he said ''We have the best
phosphate lands in Florida, with ! 900. 900
tons of stuff in sight. Florida, hitherto IA
nous for fruit will soon be no less so for
phosphate. No. he continued ''the dealis not
yetaccompl mplished, but sOOu will be-
Nebraska, Iowa aand Dakota Pensions.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-[Specin Telegram
to TuE BEE. l-Pe Pensions granted Nebraskans;
Original invalid Haley, Edison;
John Baker. Broken Bow; Henry Hoffman,
LongyvoOd; Thomas Daniels, Ansley; Will
lam S. HattOn, CrOOl5StOn; Obc d. Hamilton
David City; Benjamin T.. Lamc Endcll;
Robert 4. DeaSins, Geneva. Incrcase-G. ID.
Stevens, Haiglcr; William oh, tarnam;
William Zimmerman, Ord.
Iowa. Orginal-Wi illiam Il. Cartel, Ere
mont; John Barnhll, Burlington; John W.
Burton Blencoe Nicholas Adams, E,lkadcr
Charles II. jackson, Tracy; Francis II. II ill,
Logan HcCry j, Hacke thorne Dale In
Crease-Luman l.. Caldwell, DeCOrah; Fred
O Lathrop, Corning; j, w Wiscarver, Grinnell
Joseph HelSer Mount Pleasant; Alex Baker,
Mason Cit; Thomas LarlSin, Cedar Rapids
ber Ccstoni Joseph Il, krkhart, Lacona
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