Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09
OVATION AT BURLINGTON DEPOT,
Young I<ubelik seems MOved By STA
certify Of Reception.

AT BURLINGTON DEBUT
Youne kubeiik seems Moved by STA
cerity OF Reception.
A modest little man with q slender, al
most frafli figure, brilliant black eyes set
very far apart. a arm, earnest mouth and
d shock Of black hair that huns Just below
his coat collar alighted from q special car
at the Burlington depot at 8 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Those who were so fortu-
nate as to get a glimpse Of him saw little
Of what is popularity understood as the In
sigma Of genius-the long hair was his
only feature that could come under that
head. His dress was Of the kind that es-
cspes comment by being neither too plain
nor too iashy. A square-cut coat. the pat
tern a small check, trousers Of the same, a
fancy vest OF lavender and brown, q pair
Of dull black shoes In need Of q shine, q
black Fedora hat, a four-in-hand tie and d
light walking ~stiek-theee were the prin-
cipal items Of his costume. AS to his man
ner, It was abrupt and nervous. He
seemed to be deeply moved by the ovation
be was receiving.
A young mother with her three children
stood on a track to get a better view Of
him. and as he passed she held up a 4-yeHr-
pIu yOuuB1JCE anu Bhlus 0Cot JOuunlcg L1hb .
he-that's Kubelikl"
Johnnie probably mistook the lion Of the
hour for a welterweight champion.
The crush at the depot was almost az
great as that which greeted President
Roosevelt during the last campaign. A cor
don Of policemen stood along the track to
keep the crowd from swapping the reoep.
tion committee when 1t should alight. The
platform, the lower waiting room and the
rotunda were a mass of moving humanity,
while the overflow extended oct upon the
street and upon the viaduct. Leaning on
the arm OF Vaclav Buresh, MI. Kubelik
was hustled up the. winding, stairs into the
rotunda above, where the Rev. Jarasklov
| w. Dobias made an address OF welcome In
the Bohemian language.
"You have contributed TO the glory Of
the Bohemian nation, In this country as In
Europe he said, ''and we trust you win
live TO bring still greater luster to your
name and to your country"
At the conclusion Of the address there
was a spontaneous burst of applause. Hats
were swung in the air and lusty cheers re-
verberated through the forest Of Greek
columns. Kubelik seized one Of the speak
er's hands in both Of his, spoke a few words
in e low voice aud was then hustled into q
hack which was waiting outside.
Meanwhile the admiring crowds were
~pronouneing his name with every possible
variation. The Bohemians said "Koo.bah.
leek," with the accent on the FIRST syllable.
Americans gave II only two syllables.
Several large delegations from towns in
the interior of the state came In on the
same train with Kubeiik and his party,
while others had anticipated him. One Of
these was from Geneva and other towna IN
Fillmore county. 1t comprised F. v. Hardy,
Joe Licha, A. v. Kouba, Frank kucera,
Tom 'Jieha' c. smrha, ST.. @. smrhA, jr.
Peter Vota. Frank Stech and Anton Knura.
From Wilbur came J. A. Hospodsky, ed
ttor OF the Pritel Lidu; John Zvonechek
DR.. Charles Stnrkey. Peter Satoffk, Mr.
Sadilek. Miss Toney Sadilek, Mr.. and Mrs
Aksarint, Frank Jouvnch and J. J. Sack
At the hotel Kubelik was. assigned q
suite IA, but II was observed that II the
numerals down the hall had followed the
regular order the number on his door would
have been Is. Out of respect to the ancient
superstition the painter had omitted thi.
number, Kubelik's attention was called &c
this, but he was not alarmed by It. The be.
lief that 10 is associated with ill-luck hat
not found its way to Bohemia. he said.
Kubelik speaks English fairly well, buI
it is a peculiar fact that he has difhculty ii
understanding the American pronunciation
OF It.
81 learned what know about English II
England" said he, "and there / have yer,
little trouble with the language, but here II
America you have. a different. way OF speak.
ing r.. You are-what you call-quieker
I have 70 watch your lips 70 tell what 20,
are, saying.
II am highly pleased with my American
tour thus far" he esumed. at is mucl
better than l expected. l thought tina on
here In this western country you were all
what 10 the word that means none!
loversf"
.'Msrcenary." said vaelav Burssh.
That's it-mercenary. I thought yol
were strictly q commercial people, tina
didn't care much for the finer arts. but
am most agreeably. surprised. l don't se
but that there are Just a. many mupi
lovers here IN proportion to the population
as there are in Europe. l don't see an
difference -.
Asked as 70 HE habits In regard TO prae
tice. the great ~virtuoso said;
When ! have a concert practice on
hour a day and when there Ia no concef
/ practice from three to four hours q day
/ always sleep an hour before q concert
q then l get up and drink q cup OF strong cot
fee. That IL the only stimuiant I sver taks
No. / don't use tobacco or liquor An. an
form."
How do you like the American Sirlsf
he wan asked.
. 81 think they are veFy-very-levely
) They are so lively" M he smiled, show
ing a we'll groomed set of teeth.
Some Of the critics have been aayin
that y0a viii never reach the acme or you
success until you have expeFlenced IN
great passion OF love and besn ~disappointe
therein. What do you think Of thatf"
vaelav Buresh had 10 translate this.
The V~lTtuoso smiled again, this tim
: rather YEARLY. He had doubtless answere
= the question many times before.
II don't think that makes any difference,