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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-28

himself
No young man has ever risen so rap
idly or won his way into the hearts and
good will Of theatre goers in such sur
prisingly short time. 1t is his deep ar
tistic sense that first drew attention to
his work, and it is the same attention to
detail and study that has plac d him
where he is today.
There can be no question but that
Mr.. Mansfield and his splendid company
will get royal reception at the Funke
opera house, tonight, Saturday, March
%. His great Characterization of
Baron Chevriaf' in a "A Partisan Ro-
nance" will surely be witnessed with
absorbing interest.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-28

One OF the gala events Of the theatri-
cal season will be the appearance in this
city on Thursday, April 2, at the Lam
sing theatre Of the well known COM
edian Eddie Foy, presenting the latest
comedy craze, The Strange Adventures
of Miss Brown" No comedy in late
years has achieved quite the success as
this play. 1t is at present running in
London, where 1t has rerched its 250th
performance. and in both New York
and Boston the success has been phe-
nomenal, and the press in both cities
has been unqualified in its praise.
Financially it has exceeded .Charley's
Aunt" and TOO Much johnson" at the
Standard theatre, New York, where
both OF these pieces we're originally pro-
duced. OF Eddie Foy nothing need be
said that the theatre going public is
not aware Of He is without doubt one
OF the foremost eccentric comedians OF
the age. and the part Of Miss Brown
could not have been better suited to
disabilities had il been written ex-
pressly for him. The cast has been
especially selected, and many OF the
original company are among the num-
Der. The names include among others
that OF Harry Brown, the well known
comedian. JAS. E. Sullivan, G.. j. Bur-
idge. Effie Dinsmore, Lizzie Conway.
Lizzie Morgan and many others. There
lie continuous, lively. and consistent
story Of adventure running through the
play, which is the exception rather than
the rule with the English farcical plays.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-28

with the old McCaull Opera company.
They were humorous there and they
have been humorous ever since. In
this new comic opera they display a
rather high order Of humor. In fact,
while there are many alleged funny
things in the opera. the real humor runs
largely to De Angels legs. and il it
were not for the comedians legs. things
would be rather melancholy most of
the time. HIS legs are so expressive and
80 eccentric. There is an individuality
and unctuous wit about them very sell
dom seen in legs. They are great. 1t is
no wonder they are to be starred next
season. They ought to have been sent
out at the head Of a company lorg ago.
De Angels legs, supported by few
people, with some costumes and scenery
thrown in, would be a success any
where.
"Fleur- de-Lis," without The Legs,
would be fiat and Improbable. There
is little or no catchy music in it. The
man who wrote the text, Mr.. Cheever
Goodwin, made a singularly earnest ef-
fort to be funny. That was evident in
the jokes. But it was very prettily
given, and the second and third acts had
some bright and clever passages. ALI
Wheelan and De Angels work well to-
gether. Nothing in the opera. save the
one feature above referred to, leaves
any impression on the mind, yet the
recollection is Of pleasant, bright en-
tertainment. There are two o, three
rather good voices in the company.
Della Fox has suitable role and no
doubt she satisfied her admirers. When
she was on the stage there was a sug-
gestion Of wang" She seemed to need
the support Of some large. assertive man
like Hopper. Her name lie printed in
large letters on the show bills and she in
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Shore Acres" will be seen in this city
next month.
There is not local theatragoer who
claims to know anything about art on
the stage, who would not regret to hear
that Mr.. Richard Mansfield has decided
to confine his operations to q few Of the
larger cities. He has always been vel
coined here. not only because he was
worthy Of il, but because the people in
general have learned to like him for
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-28

Good corn. 5 cents per can at The AL
nance store, zoos p ST.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-28
THE STAGE

Wednesday night at the Funke the
Della Fox company presented "Fleur de
Lis for the first time in this city. and
Cd the night following Sol Smith Rus
sell gave two new plays at the Lansing.
. Tonight at the Funke, Richard Mans
field will be seen as Baron Chevrial" in
"A Partisan Romance" the play that
first brought fame to this actor. "A
Partisan Romance" has not been seen in
Lincoln. Next week Thomas w. Keene
will reappear at the Lansing after an
absence of several years. and at the same
theatre Eddie Foy, of "Sinbad"" fame
will be seen in the new-to-Lincoln farce,
"The Strange Adventures Of Miss
Brown" Lincoln is faring well at this,
the tail end Of the season.
Die it ever occur to you, gentle
reader, that it would be better il the
first ten minutes OF comic opera were
omitted? In nine cases out Of ten the
first ten minutes are entirely superflu-
GUS. Nobody ever pays any attention to
the opening, and they could not il they
wouId-the late Corners prevent that.
The early Tart Of the performance Of
"Fleur de Lis" at the Funke Wednes-
day evening might have been given by
puppets. Two-thirds OF the audience
were seated after the curtain had risen,
and the buzzing was good deal like q
Sunday school before the bell rings. 1t
was impossible to hear anything that
was said on the stage.
The humorous legs Of Jefferson de
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-28

The humorous legs Of Jefferson de
Angels are the feature OF "Fleur- de-
Lis" These legs. il l remember cor
lectly, began their humorous career
The herald., 1896-01-19
JUST SIMPLY MEAN
r1an With a Penchant for Destroying p
IL

1an With Penchant for Destroying Plate
Glass Windows
The man John Cozad, arrested at Santa
Ana on Wednesday last for breaking a
plate glass window in the Hotel Richelieu
of that place. has had quite reputation
for that kind of destruction. During the
past year he served term of six months
in the Los Angeles county Jail for similar
offense committed. at Pomona. He was
also arrested for an attempt to break a
window in Pasadena, but was released on
the plea of insanity. He has also served a
term in the asylum at Highlands for break
ing window in San Bernardino. He was
discharged recently from that institution,
leaving behind him record of most unsa-
worry character. During his stay at the
asylum he aided and encouraged several
inmates to run away, and also succeeded
in his attempts to endow other inmates of
the asylum with traits of maliciousness
and destructveness. His commitment to
Jail instead of to the asylum is, under the
circumstances, considered nothing but we'll
merited punishment. The asylum author
tiles have refused to receive him again at
that institution for no other reason than
that the man showed every indication of
cussedness, but none of insanity.
The herald., 1896-01-19
THE POULTRY SHOW
Sixth Annual Exhibit to Commence on Tues
day, January 28th

Sixth Annual Exhibit to Commence on Tues
day, January 2Sth
The Los Angeles County Poultry associ-
alton will hold an exhibit of fowls, pigeons
and pet stock, this being the sixth annual
show, at 243 S. Broadway, in this city jan
uary 2Sth to February st.
1t is not designed as distinctively a
Southern California exhibition, yet it lie
confidently expected that every breeder
south of the Tehachapi will unite with the
breeders all over California in displaying
their birds and giving the public a fine
demonstration of the Importance and size
of the poultry industry.
Many attractive features will be intro.
duced which, with the expected fine dis
play, will, it is thought, compel large
opened at p. m. on Tuesday, the 2sth
inst. The admission will be % cents for
single tickets, and for children 10 cents,
The herald., 1896-01-19
AN OUTRAGE REPORTED
Soldiers Widow Claims She Has Been d.
frauded of Her Rights

Soldiers Widow Claims She Has Been De-
frauded of Her Rights
There is soldiers widow living on
Thirtieth street in this city named Mrs.
Armstrong who, if her story is true, has
been defrauded in a most shameful man.
ner, in fact literally robbed, by pension
agent who has an office in prominent
down town business block. Mrs. Arm
strong's husband died three years ago, he
at that time drawing pension of Sl2 per
month. Under the federal law the pension
goes to the widow as long as she remains
unmarried. This being the case,
Mrs. Armstrong should be receiving
$3.50 every quarter from the government as
her due under the law. AS matter of
fact she claims that she has not received
penny. She asserts that this pension agent
has prevailed upon her to sign various pa
pers at various times, but according to her
story she never got dollar of money. The
case will be investigate ed, and if Mrs.
Armstrong; story is true some explana-
tons are due.
The herald., 1896-01-19
cart Notes

The pictures, picture frames, mouldings
artist materials and stationery at 421
South Spring street have been purchased
by George H. Elliott. who for seven years
was connected with Sanborn, Vail & Co.
Mr.. Elliott was especially fortunate in pur-
chasing this stock at greatly reduced fig
ures on account of the failure of the Everitt
company, and will give his patrons and
friends the benefit of low prices. Mr.. A:
L. Holt, also connected with Sanborn, Vail
& Co., will have charge of the manufacture
ing department, and having an experience
extending over period of twenty years,
insures the satisfaction of any work that
may be turned out at 421 South Spring
street.
The herald., 1896-01-19
A. O. u. w. Public installation

The officers of the following city lodges
will be publicly installed at Illinois hail
Wednesday, January 22d, at 1880 p. m.
Los Angeles lodge No. 30, Southern Cali
foruia lodge No. 191, Germania lodge No.
241. All resident and visiting workmen
and members of the degree of honor are
urged to attend and bring their friends.
Good music, vocal and instrumental, STIR
ring speeches by prominent officers of the
order, followed by social dance. Music
by Professor Payne's orchestra. Admis-
sion free.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Merchants Association

At the annual meeting of the Merchants
association held on Friday night the fol-
lowing AIMED gentlemen were elected as
directors: Messrs. H, C. Lichtenberger, H.
w. Frank, Frank M. Coulter, w. c. Bluett,
P. NJ Daniel, E. A. Stewart, r.. M. Prid-
ham, ID. A. Hamburger, M. Sale, John
Kingsley and A. Fixen. The new directors
will meet at 8 p. M, tomorrow, in the
Merchants association rooms, No. 135
South Main street.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Protecting Their Dead.

The Odd Fellows relief committee have
had many sick persons to care for lately
and have three bodies to bury tomorrow at
l o'clock. They are C. Brueckner, j. O..
Bacon, William Foss.
The deceased joined the order at Mans
field, Ohio; Streator, ILL.,, and Tacoma,
WASH, respectively.
The herald., 1896-01-19
A Charming House

OF eight rooms, just finished, on Thirty
monthly payments. % and viii i take $500 90 se@ or
$1,000 in unimproved lot. fine lot On
Twenty-third, near Maple avenue, with
cheap little house, $3.50; $25 cash and
$15 a month. SiX-room house, Thirty-third
street, $3.50; same terms.
LANGwORTHY Co.,
226 South Spring.
The herald., 1896-01-19
The Most
Perfect
Winter Climate
Tread this
Telegram.]
Hotel del
OUlUnQuU
Jan. II, 90.
"H. F. Norcross.
"I2o N. Spring,
"Los Angeles :
Light mist early,
not enough to lay
dust. Sunny, warm
now.
"E. S. Babcock."

yesterday, and before adjournment, drew
up a Recommendation that the subject, as a
whole, be referred to the committee of the
whole council for action tomorrow after
noon. AS the present garbage contract
expires February Goth, it is felt that some-
thing will have to be done in the matter at
once. The present garbage contract costs
the city S12 900 a year, net.
The herald., 1896-01-19
JOTTINGS
Our Home Brew

Maier & Zobeiein's lager, fresh from theIi
brewery, on draught in all the principal So
looms; delivered promptly in bottles or kegs
Office and brewery, Ala Also street; telephone
n
The herald., 1896-01-19

Have you seen our Columbus Buggy Co. q
bicycle for 1896? Inspect samples, 30 N.
Main ST., Hawley, King & Co.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Electric Oil Stove

Or hot air furnace; take your choice to heat
your house this winter. Nauerth & Cass Hard :
ware Company has them, 1876 s. Spring st.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Pabst Beerl Pabst Reer]

On draft. olympic Hall, 12l w. First st..
W. Garms, prop Tel. 274. Finest CONNER
cia] lunch. Leave orders for bottled beer
The herald., 1896-01-19
Haniman Fish Co. San pejro

Fresh fish and Holsters shipped direct to all
points in Arizona, Texas and Mexico, from
cannery in San Pedro. at lowest wholesale
rrices,
The herald., 1896-01-19
Santa Fe Excursion to Riverside

w VCufIC9uuI,
Round trip, $1.75. Tickets good going
via Pasadena or San Bernardno, returning
via Orange, or vice versa. Trains leave
La Grande station 7:lO a. M, s 20 q. M,
8 a. M, III a. m.
The herald., 1896-01-19

We are making great run on our new 1896
model bicycle for the low price of $65. Haw.
ley, King & Co., 21O North Main street.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Licensed to Wed

The following marriage licenses were
issued by the county clerk yesterday:
Luther G. Carey, native of Indiana,
aged % years, and Millie r.. Bixford, a ma
tive of Illinois, aged 26 years, both resi-
dents of Pasadena.
Jessie E. Mitchell, native of Wisconsin
aged 32 years, and Elma Cursor, a native
of Kansas, aged 20 years, both residents OF
San Diego.
Henry A. Davis, native of Michigan,
aged SO, and a resident of Clearwater, and
Mary E. Dodson, native of Indiana, aged
40 years, and resident of Los Angeles.
Louis Stoll, native of Germany, aged
33 years, and resident of Los Angeles,
and Pauleria Nau, also native of Germ
any, aged 36 years, and resident of On
tario.
Guy f. Stevens, a native of Pennsylvania,
aged 2l years, and resident of Scranton,
Pa. and Maud M. Mclean, also a native
of Pennsylvania. aged IS years, and a
resident of Los Angeles.
Claude w. Floyd, a native of California,
aged "a years, and Vina E. Hacker, ma
tive of Ohio, aged 20 years, both residents
of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Advance Davis sewing machines removed to
4O7 s. Broadway, opposite Chamber Com.
merCe.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Builders, Take Motto,
Save Undertakers' Commission

Lumber at reduced rates. Get our pricea
Ganahl Lumber company
The herald., 1896-01-19

Dr. D. S. Diffenbacher, dentist, rooms 4 and
s, 119 S. Spring ST., Los Angeles
The herald., 1896-01-19

A few secondhand Stearns bicycles in
excellent condition for sale cheap. In
quire w. f. Patterson, Hotel Broadway.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Free DiSpensar

For the poor daily. Drs. Lindley and Smith.
Broadway and Fourth. Pirtle Block.
The herald., 1896-01-19
eagle Brand Oystt

Call for the Eagle Brand of fresh frozen
oysters. Your grocer has them They are =
great delicacy.
The herald., 1896-01-19

The Pacific coast branch OF the United states
weather bureau predicts that the contin ed
rains of the past five days will cause floods
throughout the state The rivers are already
overlooking their banks and the tule lands are
filling. Farming operations on the lowlands
must in evitably be interfeted with. The en-
tire state except the extreme southeastern por-
tion has had all the rain desired. At Red Bluff,
Colusa and other points along the sacramento
the river is brimming over. The danger point
has already been reached, and both the Amer
lean and Feather rivers are also too high.
What makes the situation more serious is the
certainty that the rise will continue for fortv-
eight hours longer, even without more rain,
The downpour still continues with little prob
ability of clearing within twenty -four hours.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Big Tree Carriage Works, I2S Saa Pedro st,
Concord business wagons specially
The herald., 1896-01-19
Pabst Beerl Pabst Beerl

Hire your hacks for funerals $3.50 each from
Gus Graham. Stand, Arcade depot Tel 553.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Sewing Machines rented So per month. 4O7
South Broadway.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Dressmakers-All fashion books at Lang
stadter's. 214 South Broadway
The herald., 1896-01-19
THE HERALD
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

WEATHER REPoRr-United States depart
ment of agriculture weather report, re-
ceived at Los Angeles, January Is.
1896.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Everything on wheels, Hawley, King & Co.
21O-2l2 N. Main street.
The herald., 1896-01-19

Columbus Buggy Co.'s buggies are high
The herald., 1896-01-19

DR.. Harriet Hilton. 424 s. Hill street.
The herald., 1896-01-19

A careful study of the requirements of the
wedding stationery trade enables us 20 give
our patrons the best service. Announcements
or Invitations either printed or engraved, at
right prices. See our samples IL. NJ. Lee IL
Bro, lao North Spring street
The herald., 1896-01-19

On draft at Joe Arnold S. 35s 6. Spring st.
The herald., 1896-01-19
Places Bar: Tem Max Tenn wndlw'lher

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19.-For Southern Cali
fornia: Light showers followed by fair; sta
tionary temperature; westerly Winds
TEMPERATURE Report of observations
taken at Los Angeles January Is,
The barometer is reduced to sea level.
Time. Bar ITher RH m W. dlVel W. her
s 100 @. m. 80. 0S ST "a E 2 Clear
100 p. IN. 80 10 So 100 w 3 CLOUDY
Maximum temperature 62.
Minimum temperature. 54.
Rainfall past "a hours, .l6.
Rainfall Tor season, . SS.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-24

a smoking pistol It was he
who had fired the shot. The
melee had ceased and dance
continued. Later, the trouble
again broke out. A man
named Ward fired the first
shot, and his death was the
first killing in which young
Alice was said to have been
implicated.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-24

1st. 300 acres of land, two miles
from city hall of Brownsvil e, stu
ated on Resaca la Guerra, and a
horseshoe affiuent of such resaca,
on mail road, suitable for fruit or
chards, 80 acres now in irrigation,
with pecan, walnut, chestnuts,
plum, peach, pear, apricot, cherry.
japanese persimmon, fig grape and
ribbon cane. Can be sub-divided
INTO 3 or 10 acre lots, giving each
ABUNDANT water supply, there being
a depth of 5 to Is feet Of water all
seasons of the year. Price SO TO
S25 per acre, according to location.
Will sell In a body at special rates.
I'd. 30 pieces adjoining, enc of
200 and the other Of 100 acres, stu
ated on Resaea Rancho Vieio, five
miles from city hail on mail road.
Both pieces almost surrounded by
water of 10 to 10 feet in depth, 40
acres under irrigation. This land
is eqdal to if not superior to the
Mississippi bottom lands, and can
be made paying investment for a
fruit orchard or truck gardening.
Can be sub divided into to 10
acre lots Price $40 to S25 per
acre; whole tract on special terms.
Sd. 100 acre tract two miles
from the city of brownsville, on
resaca, with coed water supply.
Ebony, Mesquite, Ash, blackberry
and other timbers. Alluvial soil.
70 one who desires to sub divide in
small tracts, this is IA paying in
vestment. Sold in bulk only. Price
SIC per acre.
4th. $4,000 acres in one body,
having a frontage of about six
miles on the Rio Grande Railroad
pm the south, and the Arroyo Col
orado on the north. Well timber
ed along the streams and lakes; ba-
lance prairie. includes within its
limits the famous battle fields of
Palo Alto and ReSaca de la Palma.
Arabic and pasture. Price So, per
acre.
9Th. \ tract adjoining No. 4,
which together with that tract will
include 100000 acres in one body
very desirable. Special terms to
colonizist.
9th. 10000 acre tract abont
three miles, from the Arroyo Post
Office. This land is well timbered
and watered, soil alluvial, adapted
to fruits, cotton, corn, cane, etc.
Special terms to any one buying
tract, obligating to COLOMBO.
7tb. 1900 acre tract, fronting on
the Rio Graude. about twenty miles
from Brownsville and 8 miles from
Santa Maria. 800 acoes under cnlti-
vetion gu low lands on river front
All good arabic land. Price So per
acre.
9th. 10 acres. triangular form,
fronting on Rio Graode, Is miles
above Brownsville good land. Well
watered Price SO 600.
9th. Numerous tracts of pasture
lands from 1000 to 5000 acres eaon
10 different parts of the county.
10th. This is q very de sirable
place for a small fruit or trnok farm,
containing l0i acres, with new
brick dwelling of rooms, frame sta
BILE end other ont houses. and large
underground cistern: three miles from
Brownsville on Resaca de la Palma
on the county road.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-24

There have been times in
Texas when the floor commit
tee of the SWEETEST dance of
the times didn't insist on full
dress suits, but when a Colts
army pistol, a pint of whisky
and leader. OveraIls were the
proper regalia, when the
young men courted their girls
in shirtsleeves and with a
brace Of six-shooters strapped
around them, and when the
reckless firing at a kerosene
lamp didn t stampede d social
gathering. Such times exist
ed in Southwest Texas less
than twenty years ago, and in
them the deceased was just as
little out of place as he was in
the most decorous affair OF to-
day.
1t was on the night Of Jan.
1, 1877 that Alfred Alice at
tended one of those typical
Southwest Texas dances. 1t
was an informal affair, gotten
up in a hurry. The entire
neighborhood, however, turn
ed out with whisky, six shoot
ers and horses. One lone
fiddler furnished the music.
The man who detailed the
story to a reporter for The
Express, sighed as he recalled
those times.
Gosh, he said, I'D give
Ten years Of my life for just
one year more of those good
old days"
The bellies of the surround
ing ranches who had ridden
horseback to the place, dane.
ed joyously to the tunes of the
lone fiddler, with the men
with the buckskin spurs. Fl.
naIly, a melee broke out in
a little dark room, and a bull
let cane out of the place and
crashed through the arm OF
one OF the dancers. 1t ranged
upward, and in passing on its
course shattered a tortoise
comb in the hair Of the injured
mans partner. A. Y. Alice
stepped into the doorway with
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-24
Wallis 5 HklTGEEBAGH
PHOTOGRAPHERS.

Are Introducing nav and select STYLES
Of work at their psrlors. Also new styles
OF fancy card mounts.
3dg5 Copying and engagements in crayon
done. Inspection OF work invited
Photo partors next to u. S. reservation,
WASHINGTON -. STREET.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-24

In 1886 or possibly in the
following year Brack Cornett,
alias Capt. Dick, robbed a
train. He was eating ice
cream in a place in Cuero
when Addison Kilgore, then
sheriff of Dewitt county,
went to arrest him. Captain.
Dick saw the sheriff and got
the drop on him. Backing of
with his gun in Kilgore's face,
he advanced to his horse and
then leaped into the saddle.
In an instant Sheriff KiIgore
got out his pistol and the flee
ing desperate and the officer
exchanged shots. Capt. Dick
horse was crippled, but the
train robber got away. Just
outside of town he stole a
fresh horse and off he went.
One night he rode into Al
lees ranch. He was at that
time a deputy marshal, but
was engaged in branding cat
tie. He had papers for the
arrest of Brack Cornett, but
said nothing. The desperate
was generously entertained
over night. The next morn
ing they sat around their camp
fire, eating breakfast. Alice
sat ON one side of the fire and
Brack Cornett on the other.
They had just finished their
breakfast and Alice set down
his cup. In an instant he
drew his pistol.
"Brack, old boy" he said,
i've got to arrest you.
The hell you say" replied
the train robber, who had
drawn his pistol as fast as Al
lee had gotten his.
With. that the train robber
fired, the bullet gong through
Allee's hat. Allees pistol re-
sponded instantly, He was
the better shot, and Capt.
Dicks body fell lifeless into
the ashes Of the camp FIRE,
around which they had just
finished the social breakfast.