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, 1892-03-19
A SCENE FROM "BLUFr KING Hal"


Star and Garter inn, a most respectable
hostelry. At the Star and Garter lives a
widow named Dorothy, whose Jealous
sweetheart is Robert, the constable of
Windsor. The love affairs OF these pairs
form the theme of the opera.
The principal incident, and the one
which introduces the titular character, is
brought about by the appearance among
the villagers of Bluff King Hal in disguise
The unmannerly monarch sees Phyllis,
and her red lips are so tempting that he
tries to steal n kiss from them, whereupon
Leonard commits assault and battery pom
the royal person. At this juncture the
king throws aside his disguise, summons
his yeomen of the guard and orders the ex-
ecution of Leonard next morning.
But Leonard being a shrewd young man,
escapes and Joins the jolly outlaws of
Windsor forest. Through the sagacity Of
Constable Robert he is, however, recap
tured and is being led to execution, when
Phyllis pleads with the king to be merciful.
Even Bluff King Hal isn't bluff enough
to resist her pretty prayers, and so he par
dons everybody all at once. This allows
matters to end just as they should
The author of the opera, Daniel O'Con-
nell, is well known both in the literary
and purely social circles of the City of the
Golden Gate, and H. j. Stewart, the com
poser, presides over the music of one of the
towns SWEETEST churches. Every one
agrees that they have turned out al Opera
which is original and full OF merit.
, 1892-03-19

v~ersities of Bern, Burgdorf and Zurich.
He turned his attention to gymnastics
proper, and between 1882 and 1885 was one
of the best known fencers, wrestlers and
all ROUND athletes in Switzerland.
He came to America in 1885, and the fol-
lowing year received the appointment Of
instructor at the South Side Turn Verein,
of Milwaukee, which position he still
holds. He went to Europe in 1889 and rep
resented Milwaukee at the German Turn
fest In Munich, where nearly 10000 active
turner's % part. At the great exposition
held in Paris the same year he, with thir-
teen other turn teachers and $50 active
members of the North American Turner
bund, took part in the great international
~gymnastic contests, in which Schlaefi
show to particular advantage.
In September, 1891, he was appointed in
structor Of physical culture In the public
schools at Milwaukee. At the beginning
of the present year he was further honored
by being selected as teacher of gymnastics
at the Turn Teachers seminary.
, 1892-03-19
La Grippe successfully treated.

II have Just recovered from a second
attack of the grip this year." says Mr..
JAS. o. Jones, publisher of the Leader,
MexIa, Texas. In the latter case | used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and 1
think with considerable success, only
being in bed a little over two days
against ten days for the first attack.
The second attack l am satisfied would
have been equally as bad as the FIRST but
for the use of this remedy, as | had to go
to bed In about six hours after being
struck with it, while in the first case ! was
able to attend to business about two DAYS
before getting down Fifty cent bottles
for sale by druggists.
, 1892-03-19
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, Ill,
makes the statement that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she was
treated for a month by her family ply
siclan, but grew worse. He told her she
was a hopeless victim of consumption and
that no medicine could cure her. Her
druggist suggested DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption; she bought a
bottle and to her delight found herself
benefited from the first dose. She continued
its use and after taking ten bottles, found
herself sound and well, now does her own
Homework and is as well as she ever was.
Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery
at A. E. RoEDEL's drug store, large
bottles SOC. and 81. 90.
, 1892-03-19
Shall We Honor Baron Hir.oh'. Dram.

Shall We Honor Baron Hirsch's Drarf
1t is high time for the American PEG
pie to consider a question of abstract
philanthropy as against practical expedi.
ency and national self protection.
The comprehensive scheme of benevo-
lence instituted by Baron Hirsch con-
templates the removal to this country OF
thousands upon thousands of the least
desirable and least welcome kind of inn
migrants now coming to our shores. On
ship after ship the steerage is crowded
with the miserable victims of oppression,
poor, ignorant, half starved outcasts, as
sisted hither to better their condition, If
they can, under the flag of the republic.
They come appealing to the sympathy
of every humane heart. They bring
hope, perhaps, and in some cases indus
try; they also bring habits and charac-
teristics utterly irreconcilable with this
nations ideas of the material it wants
for the manufacture of new citizens.
And it happens that now they bring
disease, pestilence and death.
Do we want them? No. Is it our
duty, not wanting them, to receive them
nevertheless, and to put our institutions
to the strain in the endeavor to redeem
them, educate them, reform them, make
American citizens of them2
Yes, if the first duty of this nation ia
to the wretched and unfortunate of the
whole earth. But If the first duty is due
where charity begins, what them
Baron Hirsch is all right, bnt shall we
continue to honor his drafts?-New
York Sun.
, 1892-03-19
IN THE LEAD.

Close Competition; ENLARGED Views;
Closer Relation Between Railway Officials
and the Public; Newspaper Comment;
Liberal Advertising.
All the above are the direct cause of
the luxurious facilities afforded to travel
ers at the present time.
The Wabash Line has kept itself In the
front rank during the march of progress
and offers to travellers every luxury and
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st. Louis. Chicago, Toledo. Detroit and
intermediate points; its through car lines
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aud eastern points, Its magnificent track
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nothing to be desired.
Passengers are always safe when asked
to specify their route in naming the
Wabash.
G. NJ. HAMPSON,
Commercial Agent, 1927 Seventeenth
Street, Denver. Colo,
, 1892-03-19

The New York Press says in a recent
issue: "In the United States, where q
protective tariff assures the workingman
against pauper competition abroad, an
old age in dependence on public relief is
the rare exception. There is no pauper
class here, 10 does the grim shadow of
the workhouse darken the lives of nearly
half the population, as in free trade Great
Britain"
Leave the tariff question out of the con-
sideration and ask yourself, reader, if
the above is true. Why should q reput-
able newspaper, for the purpose Of max
ing a point for its political belief. 30 at
tempt to deceive the public as to the truo
condition of the people7 Conversions
made by such Misrepresentation cannot
be lasting. There are 1000, 900 men out
Of work in this country and several other
millions who barely manage to keep the
wolf from the door. Call 1t pauperism
or not, as you like.
, 1892-03-19
SPORTING NOTES.

Now that M~iddleweight Champion Bob
Fitzsimmons has whipped Heavyweight
Peter Maher, a match between Fftzsim-
mons and Ted Pritchard, the middle and
heavyweight champion Of England, would
be an interesting event in sporting circles.
The men are willing to meet.
The defeat of Fulford by Budd was a
great surprise among marksmen. Budd
easily won W. contests, and now claims
the wing shot championship of America.
During John NJ. Wards visit to Florida
he assisted the baseball enthusiasts of the
state in organizing a state baseball league.
, 1892-03-19
A SOCIETY BORN OPERA.

"Blun King Hal" Written and roduc
by San Francisco sweIIs.
The biggest society event of the San
Francisco season VAS the recent produc-
tion OF a brand new romantic opera called
bluff King Hal" This was attributable
jointly to the facts that the opera was
written and composed by two San Fran
cisco geniuses and that it was sung and
acted by o u dozen or more other San
Fracisco geniuses. 1t was a great success
from every point of view-artistic, social
and f~nancial-and will doubtless be added
before long to the repertory OF some pro-
fessional opera company.
Bluff King Hal" tells a tale OF Merrie
England The first act shows Windsor
castle in the background. Leonard, a for
est ranger, loves and is to marry Phyllis,
the daughter of Bardolph. who keeps the
, 1892-03-19

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and threatened to "clean out" the a.
tablishmont, because they printed biz
verses wrong. Said he /: al wrote, To
dwell forever in q grot Of peace and
you idiots put 1t "a pot Of greass.'A
The mortified editor presented him
with . vial Of DR.. Piercs,s Pleasant
Pellets, a years subscription and an
apology.
The little "Pelletsn positively cure
sick and nervous headache, biliouness,
c6stiveness, and all arrangements Of the
stomach. bowels and liver. It's q large
contract, but the smallest things In the
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Pleasant Pellets. They're the small-
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They're the cheapest pill you can
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satisfaction, or your money is returned.
You only pay for The good you get
That's The peculiar plan all DR..
Pierce's medicines are sold on, through
druggists.
, 1892-03-19

Park B. Swartzel, the famous pitcher
and all round player of the Western asso-
citation, occupies a very creditable position
among Americas baseball players. Swart-
eel. whose home is at Dublin, Ind, was
born twenty-six years ago, stand 8 feet
10 inches high and tips the beam at $50
pounds. He first began playing as a pro-
fessional in 1886. with the Leavenworth
(Kan.) club, for whom he rendered yeoman
service.
In the following year he signed with the
Lincolns, of the Western association, in
which season he wa well up among the
, 1892-03-19

h direct cause of hundreds of honest
laborers being thrown ont of work.
Manufacturers In particular lines of
goods are forced to compete with cheap
convict labor until driven out of the
market, compelled to shut down or work
their map on half time at starvation
wages. a remarkable letter from a
manufacturing cooper appeared in one
of the dailies recently, showing how con.
tractors employ convict labor-practi-
cally slave labor-in the cooper trade
until large numbers of honest coopers
are idle and tramping the streets. An
other letter told how small business men
were frozen out by large mining or rail-
road companies land they are largely
identicaD, who keep company stores"
and by one ~connivance or another force
all their employees to deal with them. A
legal enactment is q dead letter unless a
powerful public opinion lies back of it.
Too much cannot be said on the subject
Of convict labor, whereby a wealthy cor
poration profits from labor that brings
the laborer nothing and starves the
'tfree" w~orkingman into becoming a
criminal. The convict, a well as every
other member of society, ought to be a
producer as well as a but he
can be that without bestowing upon
shrewd and heartless men the results of
his toll without an equivalent.
There have been further and more i'm
portant violations of the law; sometimes
prompt action is essential where legis-
lation means a delay of months. Let
public opinion be on the right side, and
free workingmen may change this in
iquitous system in a day or an hour, and
hat without violence.
Chicago. LIZZIE M. HOLMES.
, 1892-03-19
PARK B.

leaders in pitching and general fielding.
In 1888 he was secured by the management
of the Kansas City Blues. His all round
work was as usual of a very high order,
and he was induced to wear a Kansas City
uniform during the seasons of 1889 and
1890. His averages for the last named
season were as follows: Batting. .273;
pitching, .219. Last year he was also q
member of the Kansas City team and sur
passed all his previous records; but the
unfortunate split in the Western associa-
ton brought his exceptionally brilliant sea-
son to an abrupt conclusion
, 1892-03-19
Happy hoosiers.

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the best Kidney and Liver medicine, made
me feel like a new man." j. w. Gardner.
hardware merchant, same town, says:
Electric Bitters is just the thing for a man
who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies; he found new
strength, good appetite and felt Just like
he had a new lease on life. Only SOC. a
bottle. at A. E. RoEDEL's drug store.
, 1892-03-19

A bill is before the Ohio legislature
the object of which is to protect the en-
ployee and guarantee his right to belong
to a labor organization. The bill pro-
vides that any firm, company or indi-
vidual which tries to prevent employees
from founding, or discharges them for
belonging to, any labor organization,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished by a fine not exceed
ing $500, or imprisonment not exceeding
ma vaar
, 1892-03-19
New vashiuuton, Penn. People

Are not slow about taking hold Of 9 new
thing, if the article has merit. A few
months ago David Byres, OF that place,
bought his first stock of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. He has sold it all and
ordered more. He says: ut has given
the best of satisfaction. [ have warranted
every bottle, and have not had one come
back" Fifty cent bottles for sale by
druggists.
, 1892-03-19

but claims recognition as an artist. His
name is Jean Gerardy, he is fourteen years
old, and the instrument on which he plays
is the violoncello. His performances are
said to be wonderful, and he has created
much interest among the music lovers Of
England's big city. He is strangely ma
ture for his age and speaks of and regards
himself as a man. Certain it is that he
does a mans work, for his practice scarcely
ceases from the time he rises in the morn
ing to the time when he begins to get
ready for his evenings performance.
, 1892-03-19
A Remarkable Cure Of Raeu natsm.

Messrs. Cage and Sherman. OF Alexan-
der. Texas. write us regarding a remark
able cure of rheumatism there as follows:
THE wife Of Mr.. William Pruitt, the
postmaster here, had been bed-ridden
with rheumatism for several years. She
could get nothing to do her any good.
We sold her a bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and she was completely cured
by It's use. We refer anyone to her 10
verify this statement" Fifty cent bottles
"a lie by druggists.
, 1892-03-19

after graduating
from the public
and high schools
of his native city
in 1879 he attended
hi universities of
Bern and Zurich,
from which he
9 merged three
years later with
high honors. Dur
ing this period he
carried off the
chief honors in
gymnastic G o n
tests Mt the uDi-
, 1892-03-19
Jack Frost" is the leading -four in the


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, 1892-03-19
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, 1892-03-19
Congressional Investigation.

On resolution offered by Representa-
tive Hoar, of Massachusetts, the house
Of representatives is to investigate,
through a committee, the sweating sys-
tenn. On motion of Mr.. Chapman, of
Michigan, the inquiry will be extended
TO show .'how much the 30 called Nc
Kinley bill has increased the wages of
workmen employed in the industries
protected by that bill"
, 1892-03-19
A FAMOUS SWISS ATHLETE.

Gustav A. schIaehi, Instructor of the
Milwaukee South Side Turn verein-
One of the best known teachers of physi-
cal culture in the west is Gustav A
Schlaefi, instructor OF the South Side Turn
Verein at Milwaukee. He was born in
Burgdorf, Switzerland, Sept. Q, 1861, and
, 1892-03-19

Toe largest stock of fine / antics. old
Whistles. choice hqsears anu s7peI6ne
cigars at George Masten's WI knJwr
house, corner Sixteenth and ferguson
, 1892-03-19

Call at The Leader Office and examine
the specimens of wedding invitations, Wis
iting cards, dance programs and fine sta
tionery.
, 1892-03-19

Organized labor in st. Louis is making
arrangements for a monster eight hour
demonstration on May l.
, 1892-03-19

Jack Frost Is the best in the market.
, 1892-03-19

Recently there appeared in London for
the second time a boy musician who de-
clines to be ranked as an infant prodigy,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-07-27
I. c. THORNTON q Bro. Agsn,s.
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fass / Co., Augusta, Maine.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-07-27

My subject advances, and tells you of
the symbols they carry. If my text
had represented the good in Heaven as
carrying cypress branches, that would
have meant sorrow. If my text had
represented. the good in Heaven as car
rying night-shade, that would have
meant sin. But it is a palm branch
they carry, and that is victory. When
the people came home from war in
olden times, the conqueror rode at che
head of his troops, and there were tri-
umphai arches, and the people would
come out with branches of the palm
tree and ware them all along the host.
What significant type this of the
greeting and OF the joy of the redeemed
Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-29
FREE TRADE PALACES,


fThe following article appeared in TuE
BEE yesterday Because, of typographical
errors and trausposition of the tables Of
figures In the first publication the article is
reproduced In this issue,i'
l. ,ds,.
Protection and business Failures.
II any one person can be taken to embody
the views of the democratic party upon the
subject OF protection itmust be he who was
selected, presumably upon account of his pre-
eminenco and extraordinary caoabiiities, to
preside over the important committee on
ways and means in the present democratic
house of representatives. Hon. William M
Springer of Illinois is thus the official head
of the forces gathered to attack the protect
i've system es it exists in the United States
He assumes to havo something more than
"a slight knowledge of the science of po-
ltical economy" aud he has ventured to out
line the plau of attack in u carefully prepared
speech delivered recently at Detroit. In this
speech however, he not only displays an
utter comprehension of economic
method but also descends to the lowest
depths of demagogy. The whole of his so.
called argument turns upon the cry that the
policy of protection is responsible for
have befallen this country for the past thirty
years The plausiOility Of a few OF his
points demands for them more careful con-
sideration
Tho first accusation that Mr.. Springer
brings against tho protective tariff is that 1t
has occasioned all the business failures and
| consequent losses to creditors 10 recent
times. He states his proposition as follows:
Turning 20 the bureau of statistics Of the
Treasury department, find that during the
past twenty-five years while protection has
prevailed in all its vigor just as its friends
would have it, vast army of individuals,
firms aud corporations, IN tho United States,
amounting in moer to nearly POO, 900, have
succumbcd to the pressure OF hard times and
have gone In bankruptcy. Their aggregate
liabilities have exceeded $500, 900, 900. Just
how much was realized In assets Is not given
| in the statstic', but we all know that as a
rule out little Is realized by creditors OF
bankrupt estates. Nor Is it known how
many persons there were in the lolg lists Of
creditors of these bankrupts-how tnanv
there were who were losers Of these $780,
000. co."
To begin with, 1t IS not a fact that the
creditors Of bankrupt estates realize nothing
at all in cases Of business failures.
Statistics show that as rule the assets
| average in the neghoorhood of 40 per cent
Of the liabilities, so that not much over one
half of these 81, 900 could possibly
be charged to the evil effects OF the tariff.
But can the smallest io;a Of this loss be
charged to the tariff! A mere glance at the
tables of bankruptcy as compiled by II. G..
Dun & Co. will provo that every such
| charge is entirely without foundation.
FAILURES IN THE UNITED STATES lS57.gi
Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-29

pared with the year 1882 the year before the
passing of the Mckinley bill. 1o per cent, and
the liabilities increased % per cent. The
Mckinley law did not improve the financial
situation, on the contrary 1T seems to have
added fuel to the flame"
Why select the year before the passage of
the Mckinley DILL instead of tho
year before 1t went into effectl
Simply In order to make the increase
IN bankruptcy appear greater by adding
in two years instead OF one. The Mckinley
law did not go into force until July, 1891; its
effect upon business could not be seen iu the
statistics of that year. The real results are
far different. II, g. Dunn & Co.'S statement
for juno 30, 1892, reports the failures for the
first six months OF the present year at 5,503
as against 6,0H during the same period in
1891. The total liabilities of all failures
which occurred In the frat six months of
1892 were s32, 900 00o while for the same
period in 1891 they were s92 ,0J0,0o0. The
first six months OF tho year after the Nc
Kinley Dill went into effect saw a decrease
OF 51l in the number of failures and s32 000,-
600 in the amount OF liabilities from tho six
months just previous to the enforcement OF
that law. II there is any inference to be
drawn from these figures as to the relation
between the tariff and bankruptcy, it is that
the Mckinley bill has so stea died mar
kets rs to strengthen business and re-
duce the number of failures None are
so blind those who will not
| see. The chairman of the ways and means
| committee could have secured those figures
| II he ha1 been at all disposed to make a fair
| showing.
MANY people, ignorant of the real sources
| first plausible theory advanced. 1t was TO
| these that Mr. Springer addressed his
| soDhistry at Detroit. He sought to nstll
| in the minds of his auditors the idea that the
| causes of business bankruptcy were different
| In protective countries from those operating
| in free trade countries. Now all
| who have any conception OF the immuta-
| bility of economic laws under similar condi-
| tlons must see at once the fallacy of this
| assertion. The causes leading TO bank
| ruptcy are not only traceable, but have
| already been traced. Bradstreets divide
| these causes into two main classes-thosc
| that are due to the faults of those failing
| and those that are not due to tho faults Of
| those failing. Under the first are ranked in
| competence, including lack of capital, neglect
| of business and fraudulent disposition of
| property; under tho second head come dis
| aster, tai lures OF others and special or un-
| due competition. BY classifying the
| reported. failures according to the causes
| assigned, the following tahlo is the result: