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Show 2 THE SALT LAKE TIMES. SATURDAY MARCH 21. 1391. WALKER BROS. & FYLER CO "S Tfecial & )i)(Mi FYLER CO SALE i heir Great Monday, March 23, The i'uii hegins at lOa.in. Come early while Hie assort-- . inent is good. Silks and Dress Goods play an important part in tills Special Sale. At only 42ic per yi:rd 50 pieces Rood Colored Surahs, worth tl'.Vtc. At only tJe .' pieces elegant colors Cleopatra Crepes, worth $1.25. licautil'ul figured and brocaded Crepes to match. At onlv 1 per yard 2" pieces lino quality lilack Mascots Armures iau de Soie Satin llcagence, &v., actually wor.h $1.4(1 h Colored Mohairs, all colors, only 40c; worth title. li'l pieces English and S. o ch Suitings in beautiful plaids, checks, stripes and plains, only oNo; actually worth Toe. lion pieces hatulsoin Challies, in light and dark colors, only c; worth 10c. ."() pieces lied font Cords, the new weave anil stylish dress goods, ull col-ors, only$l; worth H.o'i. cloaks,. i ( ki;ts,caim:s, i:tc, inc. $10,000 worth of these goods, hand-some styles, perfect fitting, and going at special low prices. i HOSILKV AM) l'M)i:i!- - ayi'.vi:. For only 2." and .10 cents we shall of-fer n'liiie of fast lilack Hose and beau-tiful .Jersey Knit Vests that are a bar-gain and w orth 4i)c and Toe. 1 lOO pieces of Korah Ioiro just armed and selling wry rap-idly at only S7e yd. See our Clothing, dents' Furnishing and Shoe ad. the coming week. Ke; p your eye on our Special liar-gai- n Sales. WALKER BROS. & FYLER CO. open the enn up Plfipiipu with the Largest, Cheapest jflLllU liKlUfl and Most Com-plete Stock of M GOODS, CURTAINS, mmi-iiiTii- wmaUMBBgxsanj!am gummf m i,nTmrTi tm mm CARPETS, CLOAKS, CLOTH NO, GENTS' FURNISHINGS, SHOES, ETC., Ever Exhibited in Salt Lake City Everyone notices the great change in our mode of do-ing business and are pleased. We have entirely Closed Out the Old Stock during the past eight months and replaced the same with over j $200,000 worth of new and desirable Merchandise purchased 1 y an experienced buyer who thoroughly understand all the de-tails pertain ng to the right select ms of St,li:h, i es;rab e Gicds. AUo how to secure the lowest casli p ces. It is ac-knowledged by all that "goo:ls well bought are half sold." The coming season finds us fully equipped in all respects. All our departments are more than crowded fu 1 of the latest, choicest Merchandise the cistern market a'Tords, and we cut the pric s so low as to defy any and a I com etition. IllSUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS We claim our great success in buildin r vp such a large trade the past eight months is the candid fact of our keeping the class of Merchandise the Salt Lakn people demand. Also making our prices the very lowest on each anil every article. Another important change in our style, of doing business is the fact of our guaranteeing our goods to prove just as represented or money wi'l be refunded. Therefore, you take no risks whatever when you purchase of us. We are are bound to please our customers. , We ate also determined to make a large number of new customers the coming season before we remove to our handsome new store. There'ors our. prices will be cut much lower than the actual value of the goods. All we ask is a Close Inspection of our mammoth, handsome stock. Then note the very low prices we are selling this fine lot of merchandise, for. and you will readily fee that it pays to trade .with the popular One Prici Cash Dry Goods Stor of Walker Bros. & Fyler Co. SPECIAL SLAUGHTER fyler co rHbj SALE Monday, March 23, The l'uii begins at lO a.m. Come early while the assort-ment is rood. Towels and Linen (ioods play an important part lit this .Special Sale. C000 yards good all linen Torchon Lace, only lea yard Mot over 25 yds will be so d to iinv one customer. '4U00 yams line Torchon Lace only 5c a yard. In addition to the above we put on Hale over ,1J0 pieces ci all tho latest styles of laces. TOWKLS, NAPKINS AND TA1JLL J.IN15NS. "o pieces, warranted fast colors, 50-iu- Turkey Ked Table Damask, only i."e; worth tOc. 't piece') extra liue h Bleach Table Damask, only Me; worth 1.25. 1(10 dozen extra line full three-qmt-ter Na(kins. to match alove table Umn, omy ii per do..; worth $;)."0. 100 doz. linn five-eight- .Napkins, extra heavy, only $1 per do,.; worth l.f)0. i)0u doz. Towels nt their value. 50 do, line Crepe 'towels only$l doz, 100 do, line largo extra heavy lluek Ti w ils, only J a doz.; woitli 50 loz extra large, extra tine Damask and 1 tick Towels, nice knotted fringe, only do,.; worth $.". 50 doz. beautiful Damask Towels, extra large, only 81 do,.; actually woi th $ti. We give you one-thir- d or one-bal- l dozen at above prices, if you wish. I)31i:STl( S AN1 WASH i'AHHH S. 5000 vards, full yard wide, good, lileach iluslin, on!y 6c; worth lie. 5000 yards extra hue lileach Muslin, only Nc.jworth 10c. 5000 yards good Hro Sheeting, only 5c; worth He. 100 pieces extra tine French Satineg, handsome patterns, only 15c; worth Mao 50 piece 3li inch extra tine 1'ercales, only l'.'Jc. 50 pieces tine, nice, new styles Out-ing fhintieU. only 10c. This is a great bargain. Worth 15c. 100 pieces extra tine French Ging-hams, only 15c; worth 25e. See our elegant Silk Stripe French Ginghams. Kntirely new. Over 250 piecei French Ginghams to select from. It is the largest line of these goods in the west. It pays to trade with WALKER BROS. & FYLEB CO Have Now on Sale O NOVELTIES !Q In Silks, Wool Dress Goods. Satines, Zephyrs, Glngliaiiis, Jewel J'as. a'lieiiterie, Knibroideries and Millinery. WE URCEST AND CHOICEST EVEH EXHIBITED IN THIS CITt Special Offerings Monday. Silk and Dress Gooda Departrrierit I At 47 l-- -c per yd. 40 pes Colored Surahs; regular price OOo. At 7."e per yd.GO pes Colored Sin ahs; regular price !)0o and $1.00 per yard. At 77 l-- -e per yd. 10 pes Black Satin Rhadamcs, regular price $1.00 Domestic Department ! U.-J-e Fine Soft Fi"!"h German Linen Towels, 22 in. wide and 44 in. long regular price 10c. eacj.. Also fine Damask Towels, w ith deep knotted fringe, wi r h 4TiC each. At -- De French Satines; actual value 35c. At H 5e per yd. American Satines, 27 in. wide; valuo 35c. At 90 per yd. German Pi nis, 31 in. wide. At lOe per pd. Outing Cloth in check, plain and stripe; yalue 20c. At 5e er yd. Twilled Crasn, 17 in. wide. At 1 De per yd. Extra heavy Twilled Crash, all Linen. At ti, 8 1-- 3, 1 Ol' per yd. Check Nainsook; reduced from 10, 15 and 20o per yard. -- HOSIERY! Tlie Greatest Side of Silk Hosiery Salt Lake lias Kv er Seen. You can buy Ladies' all Silk IMack Hose at GO Cent per pair. CLOAK DEPARTMENT ! The best manufactures in the World aro represented in Jackets, Wraps, Newmarkets anu uoueinai us. Hoys' and Youths' Clothing: Department ! These goods have been bought at prices that enable us to offer them at half value. At MXc Boys' Perc do and Outing Flannel S.iirt Waists. At 20, 25, SO, S."e each ISovs' Knee Pants. At $1.75 All Wool Suits in newest Spring shades. At $1.5)0 Ele-gant fancy combination Suits. At $2.25 Fancy combination Kilt Suits. At $2.75 Jersey Suits, ex-tra fine. Special Attrcclons in Our Carpet Department I Spring Stylos now open In all the Various Grades. One Price to All ESTABLISH j;i, 1804. F.AUERBACH&BRO. Sunday dinner at the Saddle Rock. l As usual, ladies' souvenir (lay will bo observed on Friday next, and Saturday will bo given to ttio children, who will be admitted to all parts of Wonderland for 10 crenls. The good order that al-ways prevails hero brings out the fem-inine portion of the population en masse on Friday afternoons. v ij-- - tliink this Is an effort towards starring Mrs. Dorian (iibbs, a society actress who for several seasons has been con-nected with Air. Daniel Frohmaii'a traveling companies. What the play might have been in better hands will not pretend to guess. There was one good act in it, but the cast was so ama-teurish, ho lost in the sea of and incompetence that tho audience was aroused to painful sym-pathy, not with the personages in the play but with tho unfortunate actors themselves. Tho expressions of com-miseration wore both general and audi-ble where I sat. Imagine the enter-prise that will dio a speedy death. A new comer, who has gained al-ready some measure of New Vork ap-proval is Joiuiio Hill, a London con-cert hall singer, Miss Hill is no lon-ger in the hey-da- of her youth, she can't sing much and she isn't pretty; but she throws herself into her work with a great deal of abandon. She acts well and she manages to infuse some of her own enthusiasm into tho audi-ences that patronize Tony I'astor's little theater. She is us much given to speech making to tho dear nudieuce as Wilson liarrett. The coiiunitieo of the whole in tho Minnesota senate has recommended tho tmsagc rd a bill making it a misde-meanor to wear tights on the stage, punishable by a line of not less than i'l nor more than $lilit, or imprisonment in the county jail for not less than live nor more than thirty days! (iod mailo them, therefore let Jhem pass for men! Let them now pass bill making it compulsory to put pantelctt.es on piano limbs. Should the naked truth dare to appear, even by accident in the legislative halls no doubt she'd bo ban-ished on the ground of indecent ex-posure. Did any pure-minde- person ever see anything immodest in tho Venus de Mdi) or in Marv Anderson, Madam Modjeska, Ada llclian or Ellen 'Terry in tights? hot them stop the vulgar lithographs of cheap shows, and then let them pray (iod to make them as little a eursn to the people who sent them to the capitol as possible! Dis Debar has been trying to create a sensation over the fact that her manager insisted on her putting on tights. lie brought her a collar box full of clothes at rehearsal ami told her she must disport in them. Tho play is called "Out of Sight." The title must refer to the clothes, not to the actress. Now if the Minnesota legisla-ture would Debar (excuse mel DN-i-from puiting on tights, a grateful world would rise up and call it blessed a novel experience for it surely. imagine JiOO pojinds of the spook s in the costume of cupid! 'Twould make Ossa like a wart. Forbid it yo just heavens! Mr. llammerstein's stock company has gone to pieces as everyone expec-ted. Its lifu was short and not a merry one. Mr. Edwin Hooth has gone on poor old Actor Webster's bond for $5000 to NKIV VORK THEATRICAL LKTTKR. (ionli of th Nti kt tho Mftropollt Sum I'luvi inl Now I'Urara. Speel.t (NirrespiiiiitHnci'. New Yokk, March 21. What a mat-ter of luck success is! Here is a tine actor surrounded by a splendid company, presenting some of the best works of the foremost English dra-matist of the day, under the man-agement of one of the most prominent of American managers, and with but , indifferent success. Mr. Palmer pre-sented Mr. Willard last Monday night in "Wealth," another of Henry Arthur Jones' plays, and the fourth production since Mr. Willard's opening. I do uot believe it will be more successful than its predecessors. Mr. Willard bus come at a peculiar time. The public does not want to thiuk or feel, it wants to laugh laugh loud, boisterously, Aacantly. Either we have no brains left, or our brains are aching. There is a chance, there will always bo a chance for good comedy-dram-but there is not a ghost of a show at present for drama. Mr. Jones' plays are satirical w here they should bo humorous. The laughs in them are lonely and isolated. I believe this is the secret of their failure. They are didactic and sombre, sometimes prosy, sometimes brilliant. It is next to im-possible for an author with premedita-tion to both point a moral and adorn a tale. I think Mr. Jones in pointing his moral has ofter. forgotten his tale a fatal mistake for an artist. The moral should take care of itself. It only repels when it is posted up on rocks anil fences like the .Salvation army warn-ings. It should arise like the incense of flowers and steal its way into tho soul with the natural breath, or drop from heaven like the invisible dew. The article should concern himself only with the beautiful; the good will fol-low, as the night tho day. "Wealth," more than any play I have seen of his shows careless workman-ship, lis theme is almost as old as the stage itself, and Mr. Jones' treatment is not altogether new. There is the same father who tries to force the same old (laughter to marry the same old cousin, w ho is the same old villain, and whom (iho delpsls in I he smith nlit rm Th.i' admit tn in to bail and release mm from prison. Webster is the half crtzy old fellow who killed Hubert McNie'l, bis wife's paramour last August. He was sentenced to seven years, but tho su-preme court has just reversed the lower tribunal and he will have a new trial. It was a kindly deed for Mr. Hooth. Katti.k. W'onilnrlmitf. The past week at Wonderland was prolific to the management of a good deal of profit ami to tho public of a good deal of amusement, the opposition of opera and comedy had no material ellect seemingly on the attendance whatsoever. The bill which commences today and which will be presented to tho public for the coming week will not only bo entirely new and rigidly dillerent from any previously given, but also ns novel in its makeup as ori-ginal iu its form. For instance, the English shadow show that is an emula-tion from the Hoyal Acquarium, Lou-don, is a form of almost national enter-tainment with (he English, and this will be a feature of the llieatorium, forming in its entirety a whole performance by itself. And then there is Mr. Austin who is everywhere an-nounced as the musical wonder. And following in order is Master Kddio who comes well recommended from the eastern press as a child phenomenon who sings dances and in fact does all that could stamp him as a child artist. 'Then tho Moore sisters, a young com-edy team, who have been seen in a great many legitimate productions are on the programme. There are some features of lesser importance to be seen iu the curio hall, but the crowning fea-ture of the wholo is that wonderful culmination of an odd freak of nature called Ella Evving who is a young lady from Missouri and who is just IS years old and eight feet tall, not to speak of her beauty, considerable refinement v V, 'r,"W,f.,(il 9 t - -- - . ' .". ' is tho same old refusal by the daughter, followed by the snine old dis-inheritance and the same old parental curse. There is the same old lover who is original only in this, that he is rich instead of poor, and a manufacturer in-stead of the, same old artist. There is the same old approaching marriage, which gives the heroine the same o'tl blind staggers every time she thinks of it. There is the same old confession by the girl that she cannot love the villain in spite of conscientious endeavor, ami the same old villainous reply that he will wait and win her love in the end by devotion. There is the same old will which disinherits the rightful heir and gives everything to the villain. 'There is the same old awakening of the father from the sordid worship of mam-mon and his reclamation to gentleness and goodness through the hive of his child. The first and last act smell of the pyramids they are decidedly con-ventional. The only novel treatment is found in the second and third acts. Through grief and fear that he will some day fill a pauper's grave the father loses his mind and images he is a pauper, and this circumstance gives Mr. Willard opportunity for some work of a very superior kind. The cast may not bo so perfect as usual, Mr Masseh was maw kish as the lover and Mr. Lons-dale just escaped being guyed by the irritated audience. "Love and War," an adaptation from Paul Charton by C. Haddou Chambers, holds the boards at the Gar-den theater for a couple of weeks. I excellent wardrobe ahd charm ing per-sonality. The young lady was excited considerable comment wherever she has appeared aud it has been made by a trtal of some million of people being the sum total of the persons who have paid admission tosee her. This lact makes a great many young ladies, whom one meets daily who are seeking notoriety, very envi-ous. Miss Ewiug is born of respectable parents w ho are tillers of the sod in the state of Missouri, Mis Ewing's birth-place. Manager Sackett comes with them on Monday morning, lie haing bad to tour the circuit of Wonderland's with them. The various advertisements seen around town only give a faint idea of tho enormity of tho stature of this young lady. &lfl hp. This has been a notable week in the-atrical circles. The engagement of the Kostonians in the early part of the week attracted large and cultured audiences. Their repertoire was an excellent one, opening with "Carmen"on Monday night and following with "Hohin Hood," d "Fnnllnitza." No bettcrcomic opera company than the linstonians is on tiie road and lovers of clianning music., bright dances, beautiful costumes and good scenery will not forget their visit to Salt Lake City. The season, at the theater has been a prolilio one. It has been a pot pouri. There has been a dazzling array of tal-ent ranging in value, at box otlico prices, from $l..r0 palipirtto seat to Tj cents, i'lays have come and gone with the stately roll of time. Shakespeare has ranted and Wagner moaned. Archi-bald Clavering (iuuter has tickled tho n.udiiu nntl 1 M" an r m ii rurl t ho tiefitiln. There Inn been considerable of every-thing. J'lsys that were good, plays that were bad and plays that were neither. Comedies, tragedies, melo-dramas, operas and the wholo catalogue have paused in review before the foot-lights of the Salt Theater to indifferent audiences, but last night Mr. lloyt and his "Texas Steer" were in town and tho seating rapacity of the theater was n severely taxed that long before the curtain rose 'standing room only" greeted the late theater goer. 't he dazzling genius of Mr. Ilovt ap-pears in its best suit of clothes in "Texas Steer." There is a wonderful group-ing of possibilities and a startling array ol political situations that to the polit-ical optimist must seem a little too big for the facts. Hut the political situa-tion is best comprehended in the dec-laration of Mr. Maverick llrander, whoso absence from Texas was taken advantage of by his neighbors to tho extent of electing him to congress: "Civil service reform." says Mr. Hiand-er- , after the grandiloquent style of a once prominent democrat, "is an iri-descent dream." The senate is the greatest club in America." Tho people in "Texas Steer" are pood very good, and the comedy Is undoubtedly Mr. lioyl's best produc-tion. "Texas Steer" goes again tonight ami from the advance sale of seats another large audience will be present. At HI JAK IIOI'HK WAKD. Th Hunilay Nnliiml ri Olv an Knjny tthla Tho entertainment given at the Sugar House Ward meeting houte last night by the Sunday school class was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by as large an audience as could bo crowded within I lie walls of the building. The selec-tions were carefully chosen and well rendered, the parts being taken by the talent of the ward only, The most pleasing feature of tho programme, however, being tho songs sung by the glee club and Iho cantata, "Tho Part-ing,- " by the primary class under the di-rection of Mrs. llyriiui Egbert. The recitations by Miss Lizzie Harris and Mr. .1. M. Wliitaker were very good, likewise the songs of Miss Anne Knight and Mrs. Kckles. Nicholas Hood amused the audience with several comie songs and Prof. Hayg rendered an organ solo most pleasingly. Messrs. Wagstaff, Murphy and e did their share to make tho en-tertainment an urtislio mccess, and showed considerable dramatic, ability in their production of "A Train to Mauro," a farce. At tho close of the entertainment thn class presented their director. L. S. Clark, with an ebony silver-tippe-baton, which the gentleman accepted, and with a lew well chosen words ex-pressed his surprise and gratitude. After the entertainment the joung people indulged fur a couple of hours in tcrp.sieorean festivities, after which they repaired themselves to their re-spective homes. akkaii n a I'oiiri;. Tli I'amoiM Irlnh Sennit m to b d hy Him llotua l.'liit. The Home Dramatic always makes a study of something out of the ordinary for conference. One of their biggest conference successes was "Shaughiaiin" and for April 4th this year they have decided an an elaborate revival of the "Arrah ni i'ogue," another of Souel-cault'- s Irish dramas. Together with "Vouug Mrs. Winthrop" that play will form the Home club's conference sea-son. 'The Irish play will bo put in line stylo with new scenery. All tho vocal music, incidental, the Irish dancer and the sinking tower and with a great caste which includes Wells as Shaiim tiie 1'ost, Spencer as Michael 1'eeney, Vouug as O'Grady. Pence as lieamish, liirdie Cummings as Arrah anil Emtio Claridgo as Fanny Power. Without doubt the enterprise of the Home club will receive due reward at the hands of the public. Mitil No Miilak. The Timks thinks Mr. Ilrigham has made no mistake in conliuing as far as possible, the numbers of his program to ballads of the best class. On the occasion of leaving Omaha his departure was celebrated by a ballad coucert which filled to overflowing lioyd's opera house, and the Omaha llee in writing of the eveut, had this to say: Mr. Nat Erigham's farewell to Oma-ha's musical world in the fetching way ot ballait concerts was an tiiiiiialilied success, the sale of seats was unpre-cedented and consequently a large, ap-preciative and indeed, deeidedlv swell audience greeted him and, by "applaud-ing to every echo," evidenced their delight in his singing and regret at his leaving. It were carrying coals to Newcastle to enlarge upon tiie winning beauty of .Mr. llrighain's voice, particularly in ballad singing. His support was admirable, and the whole realized the highest expectations of tho world of Omaha, that had, lor a montli, been eagerly anticipating this same musical treat. Their satisfaction was considerably damp 'lied and their delight qualified by a little sinking of the heart at the unwelcome thought that so much sweetness was but a pre-lude to good-bye- . frMm tilings and the young men were ti trim them. The one accom-plishing his work tirst aud best received the lirsi prize while the one whose lin-gers were all thumbs and accomplished nothing was awarded the booby prize. The guests, were Miss Conklinif, Mrs. Kinkaide, t he Misses Walker, the Misses Morlan, Mr. and Mrs. Martyn, Mr. Kin-kaide, Mr. Jones, Mr. Max Smith. Mr. lirastow, Mr. H. Adams, Mr. II. O. Smith aud Mr. Kesler. Cobweb Social. The parsonage of Rev. J. F. Arnold was the scene of a novel and delightful event last evening, the occasion being a cobweb social under tho auspices of the Society of Christian Endeavor of Westminster Presbyterian church. The ladies have busied themselves for some-time past in the w eaving of webs of miitli-colore- d varus that depended from the ceilings of each apartment in the dwelling. From these webs a volume of amusement was woven and every participant was crowned with pleasure. The ladies omitted nothing that would add to the enjoyment and its repetition will be looked forward to with much unxiety. The liats of Lent have asserted them-selves with unusual emphasis the past week, and society has had but few iu ducements to tax its energies. The presence of the Hostoniaus for a season of four nights afforded some opportunity to display spring mantles and opera toihttes; box parties were among other indulgeneies, while late luncheons served to keep alive the reminiscences of an evening with one of the standard compositors and its divine interpreters. The horoscope affords but little assur-ance of an early relief from this en-forced cycle of insuetude, although it would be scarcely consistent with social philosophy to conclude that this period apathy portended tho close of the social solstice. The mortal, however, whose spirits are not affected by tho fluc-tuations of the social barometer finds some comfort in the reflection that Neptune is thawing out and that soon the beaches will be ready for their swarms of laughing devotees. Turnvfirain Concert. This association will inaugurato a se-ries of concerts for its members and their friends to take place monthly, the first to occur on the evening of Wednes- - day. March 'Jo, at which time the fol- - lowing programme will be carried out: - TMftno ilm t , (fill ve.v Jackson Miss Anna snfnl erj and Mr. A. H'lrcmncr. ' 1! Ai'Si h.ed votu WaM Men teisohn liter Ci.or. 3 Soprano sol' i. "My lto.' 9 'lileifart Mrs. 1(. A. r.onlriioi. 1 Quartet!, SonenUcht It S liKifcu." . Abt Anon solo, -- inv.t itlon to Valse,".. Weber Miss aiiiih htrubb-TK- . A liurpon soio "Knu-'r'- s Abscieil ..Abt Mr. K. IIUH-lae- r. j 7 "Krel wl d Aillein." Marschner Turiivenlti Maennerchor. ; White Mr. Carl Weber. In Court. Trio, in costnme. Hus.ner, WeLer ni:d Cauiiria'i. 10 Uaov. Hiw.i." Sullivan ;e;uiehter C'tlor. Tarn-na- m llarrau....Hy t ie Active Turners. 'The concert and gymnastic features will be followed by a ball. An Opnra Luncheon. Mr. and Mrs. George Downey gave a theater party to eighteen of theiryoung friends 'Tuesday evening. After the opera a delicious supper was served at their residence on Fourth East street. The guetts were Miss Kimball, Miss Lawrence, Miss Henderson. Miss Crawford, Miss Royle, Miss Wilkes, Miss Shearman, Mr. Bidwell. Mr. liras-tow, Mr. Styer, Mr. Wicks, Mr. Holdeu and Mr. Pendergast. Bftux nrttl Boaopta. The O. N. O. club met at tho resi-dence of Mr. XefT on Fifth South street last evening where they were enter-tained by Miss Jennie Neff. The party last eveuing was a bonnet party, each young lady bringing a bonnet andtrim- - DULL DAYS OF BLOCKADE. How Duration Spailt tba Tlma Cut (JIT From the WorM by Snow. Piiraniro Special In Denver Times. Four weeks ago Monday tho lait train from the east came into Durango, bringing the news that the regular "an-nual" was on and that tho range was blocked, The storm continued nearly all that week and the snow fall was very heavy, the only intermission being when the snow would give place to rain. The train with workmen going east found themselves blocked on the level mesa, only twelve miles east of this city, aud tho train sent out to liockwood to get a reenforeement of men were two c'ays iu making a trip of twenty miles. After two wcoks with no news of anything going on iu the outside world, and only one little wire as a means of communication, word was received that an overland mail service had been es-tablished between Chama and Espan-ola- . and that Durango was to have a semi-weekl- mail. This service was a grand one yes, it was an outrage. Only one installment of letter mail, which reached us only a few days ago, followed by a large invoice of "back number" paper mail, and when the through train reached here last Satur- - clav niifht it had onlv the through mail and all of the accumulated mail is at Espanola and w ill probably reach here by April 1. Twenty-seve- days without a train and it took only live days to raise the blockade with a rotary. These are shameful facts and the people of this section will at an early date earnestly protest. lint now to what the people did to pass away the time. Trade w as dull, everything was quiet, stores closed early and people bait plenty of time to have a good time, novels ail sold and exchanged read and reread. Dances, social parties, church meetings, reiig-iou- s conventions, etc., were attractions tiiat helped to pass the evenings while sleighing and snowballing offered a jolly pastlimu for the good naturud loafers during tho day. The Iiaplisl Church gave a carnival of trades lo which it seemed that every-body intowu was attracted and nearly every business, trade and profession in the city was represented. Messengers w ere sent to all the mining camps in tiie vicinity, where men were employed that tho suffering, if any, might be "re-lieved. Silverton and Rico were visited iu liko manner by the plucky snow-shoer- Hundreds of cattle and ponies have perished in the storm and the herds are scattered, but what promises to be the worst is to come in the shape of spring floods, the season of which, is now upon us. Nocial 8entillatloD. Tho Phienix club gave another enjoy-able dance Thursday evening inO.A.K. hall. The Elite club were charmingly en-tertained Friday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Lynn at tl'ieir residence on East First South street. ' The literary club composed of the senior and junior classes of Rowland hall and their young gentlemen friends met at the halt Mouday eveuing. The subject chosen for the evening was, "The Light of the World," by Sir Ed-win Arnold. At a recent party tho entertainment was very novel. The guests were given blank cards and requested to write thereon what they considered the most beautiful thing. There were eighteen guests present, and no two answers were the same, showing the varied ideas of beauty. To sit- eked to laath. Special to Th) Times. New Yokk, March 21. Frank Fiske, tho murderer of Calilvan in this city last summer, is to be put to death iu Auburn prison, by electrocution the coming week. His friends are making every effort to induce the governor to extend clemency to the assassin. A WcclUtng In High Life. Special to The Times. Plffalo, N. Y., March 21. The marriage of Charles D. Lathrope of Chicago and Miss Elbe Huntington, was solemnized at noon today in Trin-ity church. Only the immediate friends of the contracting parties were invited to the ceremony. The Revised Version. St. Louts . From the governor of Connecticut to the governor of New York: "It's a short Cabinet Photos nf Xewcomb's Sl.JiO time between snubs." per dozen. 102 South Main street. Take elevator. |