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, 1892-02-16
A DECIDED HIT.
Moellecker's Opera Enjoved bv a
Large Audience.

A large and dressy audience appeared
at the opera house last evening to wit
ness the production OF Poor Jonathan,
an opera with q more or less American
theme. written by Carl Moellecker, whose
Beggar Student and Black Hussar have
already made his fame world wide.
The first act of the opera is impressive
neither as to its libretto or music and Is
calculated to produce a rather disagree
able impression. But the two succeeding
acts amply make up for what is wanting
in the first. The music Is full of melody
and some OF the airs are catchy, while
the opportunities for comedy business are
many and are improved upon to the
limit.
Miss Myra Murella as the ''prima
donna" dressed and looked exceedingly
well. Her tones are pure. her %enuncia-
ton good, though her voice is rather thin
In quality. Miss Fannie Hall as "Mollie,"
who by a marvellous stroke of fortune is
transformed from a buxom cook into a
gaudy vision of lavish wealth. was ex
ceedingly clever in her exaggeration of
snowy display and was heartily encored
in one of her solos.
"Rubygold." the hero of the opera,
was the part taken by j. Aldrich Libbey.
who is a clever actor in addition to being
a good singer. He has a rich and power
full voice, which he used to the best advan.
tage. There are two comedians in the
opera. A. W. f. MacCollin is iona
than Trip" the unfortunate cook who
lost his last place through the compare
lively trifiing blunder of putting a bit of
CASTLE soap in the ice cream. When on
the verge of suicide he Is given a fortune.
His apparel thereafter is gorgeous. His
diamonds are a wonder to behold both as
to size, number and brilliancv and his sue
cess witt the fair sex would have turned
the head OF a weaker man. The comedy
hit of the evening was, however. made by
Geo. NJ. Herbert as Tobias Quickly"
the impressario. 1t is very seldom that
a Cheyenne audience has the pleasure of
seeing a better low comedian. His
humor is enforced. His solo was rendered
with remarkable cleverness, while his
business" fairly captured the audience.
Hoyt's latest and greatest success, A
Texas Steer, will be presented here for
the first time on Thursday night.
, 1892-02-16
IT'S A SETTLED FACT.
The Is. 81 M. Railroad VIII be Built
to Greeley AT Once.


1t is a settled fact that the town of
Greeley is to have railway connection
with the Burlington & Missouri, and the
arrangements are nearly all com pleted
for immediate construction. The line
will be built across the country from
Greeley to Idaho Creek, located on the
Lyons branch of the Burlington l. Mis-
souri,, a few miles this side of Longmont.
The distance from Greeley to Idaho Creek
is sixteen miles, and from the junction to
Denver the distance is thirty -one miles.
thereby placing Greeley within forty
seven miles of Denver.
The road is TO be built by the citizens
of Greeley and will cost about $3.50. 900,
and it will be equipped by the Burlington,
or in other words. the Greeley people will
build the branch and the Burlington will
run its trains over it.
The citizens OF Greeley have been work
ing for this for some time, owing to some
dissatisfaction III relation to the present
railway facilities. A meeting was held
last Saturday night aud a committee APP
pointed to look into the matter to select a
route aud arrange for raising the money.
The route mentioned has been selected.
Work on the Greeley cut off will be COM
menced right away.
, 1892-02-16
THE ALERTs BALL.
Keefe Hall the Scene of Festiyity
Last Night.

Several hundred merry maskers danced
as the guests of the Alerts at Keefe hall
last evening. The AleIts are famed for their
annual masquerade balls and their repu-
tation did not suffer any by that given
last night. Keefe hall was very prettilY
decorated for the occasion. t~vergreens
festooned the ceilings and arches. Strings
of rubber hose. silver trumpets, hose
nozzles and other emblematic features of
a fire company added novelty to the dec
orations. There were over two hundred
dancers on the floor. The were
varied and novel. Among the men there
were sailors. Indians, clowns, kings, soldiers,
bandits. courtiers, ~convicts and nonde-
scripts whom no title would fit. Among
the ladies were flower girls. fairies, SOU
brettes. milk-maids. princesses, queens
and scores Of other well taken charac-
tiers.
The prizes offered by the company
were awarded as follows: For the best
costume among the ladies a set of fine
LUIS RlNtu ny Nv dihtI oioo.s Woo
Miss Anna Peterson. Her costume was
a pale blue suit trimmed with swans
down.
The prize for the best character repre-
sented by a lady was given to Miss Nettie
Mills. who represented an organ grinder.
The prize was a pair OF fine shoes Riven
BY jenkins Bros.
The prize for the best costume among
the gentlemen, a fine silk hat given by
Max Myers, was awarded Clarence Rich
ardson, who was attired as a courtier, IN
black satin.
For the best character among the gen.
tlemen Carl Dalquist received the prize, a
silk umbrella, given bv B. Hellman. Mr..
Dalquist represented an Indian.
A programme of twenty numbers was
danced, the party breaking up at an
early hour this morning.
, 1892-02-16
TOWN TALK.
t.ossipy Little Paragraphs Picked UP
About the CITY.

Jobbing and repairs promptly attended
to. .Rhoades' plumbing shop, 2O9 West
Seventeenth street.
There will he a meeting of the w. G.
t. U. today at the residence of Mrs. Day
at the capitol for the transaction of special
business.
L. L. Dietrich, who was recently ap-
pointed a railway mail clerk, runs between
Cheyenne and Green River. and today
he will make his fourth trip.
Handsomely furnished rooms at the
Whitcomb house castle Dare). Corner
of Ferguson and Twentieth street. Best
dining room in the city. Charges mod
crate.
Miss Smith, an accomplished musician
of Marshall, Mich, has accepted the posi-
ton of ~orgsnist at st. Marks Episcopal
church, made vacant by the resignation
some time ago of Prof. Hutchinson.
K. Dixon, a Cooper creek ranchman
from west of the mountains, was. in the
city Yesterday to notify the authorities
tina. his lands upon the Laramie plains
have been taken up by ''squatters."
Mrs. Bridget Ryan, who has been
under DR.. Olmsted's care for the last two
weeks, has recovered from her attack Of
dropsy and left for Montros. Colo, yes.
terday to visit her son residing there.
With an opera on Monday night. A
Texas Steer on Thursday and Patti Rosa
for two performances Saturday. Cheyenne
is treated to a round of first class theatre
cal entertainments. Each play deserves
a rousing big house.
, 1892-02-16

Inspector General Meldrum is in Evans
ton today.
Sheriff Kelley IS back from a weeks
stay In Creole.
Ex-Governor Baxter left Yesterday for
Omaha on business.
Mrs. J. d. Gill OF Ogden is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Ijams.
Mr.. Frank Knittle, a prominent busl-
ness man OF. Port Carbon, Penn, is in the
city visiting friends.
Mrs. Charles fl. Burritt and children
of Buffalo, who have been the guests of
Mrs. s. a. Day for the past week, left for
Laramie Yesterday.
John Winterling, general manager Of
the Pratt & Farris Cattle company. went
down to Omaha yesterday. He will visit
the stock ranches in Sheridan county be-
fore returning to Cheyenne.
, 1892-02-16
: THE LADIES AT WORK.
They Organize TO Represent Laramie
COUNTY at the Worlds Fair.

Recently there was a very enthusiastic
ladies nesting in response to the call
issued by Mrs. Hale. one of Wyoming's
lady managers for the Worlds Columbian
fair. They listened with interest to Mrs.
Hale's account of what she had tried to
accomplish, and entered heartily into
plans for the future. A county organiza-
ton was effected with a membership fee
Of 81, and the following officers were
elected: President. Mrs. Hale; first vice
president, Mrs. Z. Morris. second vice
president. Mrs. [. s. Bartlett; third vice
president. Mrs. VIM. Myers; treasurer,
Mrs. Henry G. Hay; secretary, Mrs.
Frank Dana; executive committee, Mrs.
+. E. Warren, Mrs. E. Mason Smith,
Mrs, K. j. Churchill, and the president
and secretary.
The association is christened The
Laramie County Worlds Fair Asso;ia-
tom The object is to raise money to
furnish and decorate the interior of Wyo.
mlng's State building at the fair. Not
withstanding the fact that no Wyoming
ladies were accorded a place on the board
OF Worlds Fair commissioners, they
hope to do effective work, and ask the
hearty cooperation of all the ladies' in
Laramie county.
There will be a meeting the first Sat.
urday OF each month hereafter, and more
members will doubtless be enrolled.
, 1892-02-16

The colored people of the city are re-
joicing in the union of the two colored
congregations OF the city. who will here
after form one strong and compact organ
%ization. The union was effected through
the labors of Rev John w. Marshall.
Meetings have been in progress during
the past five weeks and eliminated as
above stated last Sunday in the CONVEX
Sion and baptism of the Second Baptist
church. In these meetings Mr.. Marshall
was assisted by Rev. s. Rice and Rev. q.
u. II. Thistle. Mr.. Marshall was born Q
slave. but ultimately purchased freedom
for himself, mother, brother and two sis,
tiers. He served in the war under Gen.
Milroy and was ordained to the ministry
in 1879
, 1892-02-16

Next Thursday night. Feb. 18th, Mr..
Hoyt will bring his excellent company, IN
A Texas Steer, Mr.. Hoyt has given to
the public a play with which there is a
sensible and sufficient reason for being
highly amused. He has subordinated
the iarcial element to comedy, giving the
latter the leading place 10 each act 4
Teas Steer marks a notable advance in
composition and in literary ability in Mr..
Hoyt. The ideas. while not novel, are
handled with much freshness and vigor;
the little love making which is introduced
Is in all keeping with the play. and the
evolution of the Brander family is natu-
raj, easy and wholly consistent. The
only work of Mr.. Hoyt's at all compare
BILE with A Texas Steer is A Midnight
Bel. The same excellent cast OF last
season. headed by Tim Murphy and Miss
Flora Walsh will be seen. Mr.. Hoyt has
wired Manager Rhodes that he will be
here in person to superintend the produc.
ton aud play the part of the member of
the third house.
, 1892-02-16
TIE MISSING LINK.
A Line of Pullman Colonist Sleepers Be.
tween st. Louis and Portland.

February LIST the Union Pacific and
Missouri Pacific railways commenced the
operation of a through line of Pullman
Colonist SIeepers between St Louis aud
Portland. The cars are neat and clean,
the appointment Is excellent, smoking in
the cars is prohibited, the cars are at
tached to the regular daily fast express
train and are accompanied bv experienced
uniformed porters who look after the
wants and comforts of the passengers
For accommodation in these cars either
east or west bound, apply to your nearest
Union Pacific agent. 4. l.. Lomax,
general passenger ticket agent, Union
Pacific system, Omaha. Neb.
, 1892-02-16
Row Oyer a stuffed Man.

LONDON, Feb. l5.-An Incident arising
from the masked balls given at the Con-
vent Garden theater, led to a hearing In
the police court on Thursday last. These
balls have been the l~iveliest events given
in London for a long time. The iriskiest
actresses and the best known aristocratic
FOUNDERS frequent these entertainments.
1t is also the custom for many parties of
ladies', wearing dominoes, protected by
their husbands or brothers, to make short
visits to the theater; where they watch
the mad whirl of gayety from the boxes.
On Wednesday a man named Lowther,
who had been an occupant of a box, was
summoned to appear in court to answer
a charge of assaulting a policeman. The
evidence showed that Lowther and his
party had with them a lay figure dressed
as an old gentleman. Attention was
drawn to the box by the eccentric tricks
of the old man and the ludicrous position
he assumed, all directed OF course by
those controlling the figure. Finally a
row occurred in the box, the old man evil
IDENTIFY becoming Incensed with the treat
ment accorded him. Of course those
who were not in the secret thought the
man was alive. and there was
great excitement and CONSERVATION
when Lowther seized him and hurled
him headlong from the box. When
some of the people on the floor ran to his
assistance they were chagrined to find
that he was only a stuffed nan" Many
of them treated the matter as a joke and
had a hearty laugh over the manner in
which hey had been fooled. Others,
however, who did not have a very keen
sense of the ridiculous. insisted that their
perturbed feelings could only be Gained
by the expulsion of the offenders. Con-
seauently constahles were sent to the box,
and Mr.. Lowther, who bad fired" the
old man was requested to retire. This he
declined to do, and when the constables
attempted to eject him, he struck them.
The result was the issuing of the sum-
mons. When the matter came up on
Thursday the magistrate refused to regard
the case seriously. He Intimated that
little else was to be expected at such an
entertainment at 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. The lacerated feelings of the
boobies did not receive much consider
alton from the magistrate, for he merely
bound MIR. Lowther In the sum OF f5 to
keep the peace toward her maiesty's
lieges aud subjects.
Jack Frost Is the best in the market.
, 1892-02-16
Suffering Cattle.
IT,nalx Haraid I

The line riders returned yesterday from
Nebraska with another large bunch of
Wyoming range cattle that had drifted
over the line, this being the third drive
made this winter. Foreman Bryson re-
ports the snow as being much deeper in
Nebraska than here and says the cattle
are surely looking hard.
The snow that tell on the ground a
week ago last Sunday still remains upon
the earth in regular form. This is exceed
inely bad for range stock as it is rather
hard for them to get at the feed. Cattle
are In a poorer condition than they have
been at this season of the year for a long
time. Unless the snow soon disappears,
stock will find it hard picking and we
fear many Of them will not be able to
pull through the winter months.
, 1892-02-16
VIII Go to Jobnson County.

The Sundance Gazette says: John
Winterling, who for so many years has
been n of the leading stockmen of
Crook county, has so successfully managed
the affairs Of the Standard Cattle COM
psDy and their celebrated l0l herd on the
Belle Fourche river, has resigned his posi-
ton to accept the position of general man.
ager of the Pratt & Ferris Land and Cat
tie mpan on Clear creek in johnson
county, Wyo."
Mr.. Winterling has lived in Cheyenne
during the present winter but will remove
to johnson county in the spriog.
, 1892-02-16

IN"7PNE DeFI'"
On Saturday last this little Wyoming
Mascot walked into the bank and instead
of giving his check or draft, placed on
the counter 81, 500 IN good hard cash and
asked to have 1t placed to his credit, and
ere the sun went down behind the dis
tant mountains he had given out, right
there in Casper, to business men for sup
plies and to working men for labor. over
81, 500 in checks. all of which goes right
into circulation in Casper.
, 1892-02-16
Sow Man and nature Use Gases.

Man uses the same elementary gases
as nature does, with others that she does
not employ with the same intention.
Both use oxygen for sustaining combus-
ton, but nature uses it systematically
for construction, which man does not.
Man uses hydrogen for combustion as
nature does, but not for construction.
Man takes advantage of nitrogen for
concentration Of energy; nature takes
the same advantage, by which nitrogen,
though negative, becomes the most i'm
portant of vital structures; but she does
more, she makes nitrogen constructive
as we'll as Commemorative, an art man has
not attained .-Longman's Magazine.
, 1892-02-16

The very head and front of all offend
ers was Shakespeare himself. He speaks
of cannon in the reign of John, whereas
cannon were unknown until a century
and a half later; of printing in the time
of Henry Ii, of clocks-and striking
clocks at that-in the time of Julius
Cesar; he makes Hector quote Aristotle,
and Coriolanus refer to cats and Alex
ander; he introduces a billiard table
into Cleopatra's palace; he dowers Bo-
hernia with a sea coast, and makes Del
phos an island.-Belford's Monthly.
, 1892-02-16
Open TO uni

Marsh Jones of Laramie makes the
following novel challenge in the Laramie
papers:
| will run any pony at this place not
over fourteen and one-halt bands high,
catch weights. half mile heats, best two
in three, tor $3.50 to $500 a side.
| will trot any two-year old bred and
raised in this state, best two In three,
mile heats, for same amount, balance
rule.
l will run any horse quarter mile, catch
weights, for same amount.
All races to be run In Laramie.
This holds good for twenty days.
MARSH JONES.
, 1892-02-16
A Good Advertisement.
Casper Derrick

Z. T. Payton's write-up of Casper and
the mountain in last Sundays CHEYENNE
LEADER was a very creditable piece OF
work. He reported things Just as he
found them, without exaggerating, and
we believe the article will go far towards
advertising our hustling little camp and
laying its many resources more promi-
nently before the public. On behalf of
our citizens we extend thanks to The
LEADER and its able correspondent.
, 1892-02-16
Doesn,t Want Any of IL

On a second and closer inspection
Frank Nj. Watson has come to the con-
clusion that Creole. Colo, is a mighty
good place to stay away from. He re-
turred home yesterday perfectly satisfied
to let well enough alone. Those who
want Creede tan have his share of it.
, 1892-02-16

For the restoration of faded and gray
hair to its original color and freshness,
Ayers Hair Vigor remains unrivaled.
This is the most popular and valuable
toilet preparation in the world; all who
use it are perfectly satisfied that it is the
hest.
, 1892-02-16
But IL Didn't Cos IL.

THE CHEYENNE LEADER with its usual
enterprise, last Sunday morning pub
lished a complete and interesting write
up of the of the town of Casper
and the valuable copper fields of that
vicinity. Such a write.up is worth a good
many thousand dollars to any town.
, 1892-02-16

Two thousand volumes of standard and
miscellaneous medical and mechanical
works. family bibles, albums, etc to be
closed out without reserve. Private sale
al DAY. Auction at I p. IN. at 2l3 West
Seventeenth street.
, 1892-02-16
Small But Decisive.

There were only forty-6ve votes cast at
the city election held in Gillette last week.
There was only one ticket in the field
and very little interest was manifested.
Judge I'll. A. Alden was elected a
and r. d. Gutgesell. John Nelson. E. M.
Miller and g. Bordwick were elected to
tho nnnnnil
, 1892-02-16

~lSundance Republican,
The Cheyenne LEADER makes another
hit this week in giving Casper and vicin-
ity a meritorious write up. For enter
prise the LEADER carries the belt for the
daily papers of Wyoming.
, 1892-02-16
Try Jack Frost -four:

Ives VanSchasck, for the past three
years with B. B. David, is going to open
a first class drug store next to the post
office March l and will be pleased to see
all his friends and make things pleasant
for them.
, 1892-02-16

BY careful cultivation the small black
sloe has been transformed into the juicy
and golden yellow gage plum, and the
most delicious pippins owe their origin
to the diminutive, acrid crab apple. The
savory cantaloupe in a wild state in India
varies from the size of a plum to that of
a lemon, and in most cases is either in
sipid or tter.-Chicago Tribune.
, 1892-02-16
A Short Cut to Fame.

Col. E. A. Slack has become famous
by having a postoffice III Sheridan named
after him. Thus undYIng fame fastens
itself around the journalists Of the new
state
, 1892-02-16

Gall at The Leader Office and examine
the specimens of wedding invitations, Wis
itng cards, dance programs and fine sta
tionery.
, 1892-02-16

Welfare Just r.eceiUed an
other car of those fancy
~ elU York .lppIeS and
SaCeet Cider.
ii. Underwood g. Bro.
, 1892-02-16

Ask Your grocer for''Jack Frost floul
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28

{. La FIeche the Fayorite.
LONDON, May 2T.-Baron Hirsch'S
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
"WE," THE AVERAGE We.
I'VE Work Harder Than Do
Any Other People,"
Question Arises, What Is Out
come ofThis Way Of Living2
Writer in the North American Review
Hits the Nail on the Head.

| The American works harder than
| does any other man or woman on earth,
says the chief inspector of the New
York board of health, Cyrus Edison, in
the North American Review.
what is the Outcome?" he asks.
| He shows how the way of living we
haye-"we," the average we-crowds
upon the digestive apparatus an amount
| of work that sooner or later embarrasSeS
it. "The digestive organs." he says,
''are controlled by very important sys-
tenn of nerves. and the nervous balance
(if may be allowed this term) of these
Is deranged. This gives rise to all
kinds of nervous Recommendations
MIA. neuralgia, and hySterical symp-
! TOMS"
1t is this too general condition in it's
various phases that DR.. E. +. Phelps of
Dartmouth college studied with such
| signal success when he discovered the
great remedy known as Paine's celery
/ compound, solving for the first time in
the practice of medicine the problem of
restoring what DR.. Edison aptly called
''the nervous balance"
Paine's celery compound is not a
| patent medicine; it is the prescription
! of one of the most eminent men his pro-
! fesSiOn has had. The formula is not a
secret; it has always been given freely
| to reputable physicians. And the
! unaninity with which they have in
dorsed it. used it, prescribed 1t, written
about the remarkable cures it has
| effected, is one of the best proofs of it's
virtue. But a greater one is the food
of testimonials, unsolicited, that have
recently come from WelI-known men
and women in this city and throughout
this state and from all parts of the
country, saying in substance:
''Paine's celery compound has made
me we'll"
AS spring remedy there is nothing
weak strong.
For rheumatism, which is so preva-
lent this spring. it is the one true and
| never-failing specific.
! Witness the following communication
from Mr.. c. j. OBrien. received for
publication yesterday, says the Boston
Globe:
| 81 enclose you sample of the many
letters L am receiving from all over the
country, asking as to the truth of a
statement printed in the Globe, giving
my experience with Paine's celery COM
| pound.
|
who gave that recommendation, and
that when l said it cured ME of acute
and chronic rheumatism, which had
afflicted me for years, | wrote simply the
facts of the case.
| UBefore | used this medicine my future
looked dark. miserable and hopeless. for
L had tried in vain all kinds of treat
ment. Yet before l had taken four bot
! ties of Paine's celery compound | was
jumping around like a two-yearold colt.
L have cured some twenty OF my friends
| with this same medicine.
Nothing gives me greater pleasure
than to answer inquiries concerning the
authenticity OF my letter and the inval
liable medicinal and curative properties
of this compound, but hope this public
statement will suffice. for if my CORE
/ sp0ndence increases | will have to enl-
ploy typewriter. Yours truly,
G. j. O'BRIEN.
793 Washington ST.. Boston.