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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1900)
OMAHA ILLUSTRATED 15EE. Omaha Illustrated Bek. Published Weekly by Tho Ileo Publishing Company, Heo Hulldlng, Omaha, Neb. 1'rlco, G cer,H per copy per year, 2.(W. Entered nt tho Omuha Postolllco iu Second Class Mull Matter. For advertising rates nddntts Publisher. Communications relntlng to photographs or nrtlclos for publlcntlnn nhould bo ad dressed "Editor Omuha Illustrated Hoc, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers ThlH number of Tho Iluo devotes con siderable space to the beet Hiigur Industry, with pnrtlculnr refertneo to Its establish ment and growth In Nebraska. The frontis piece 1h a portrait of Henry T. Oxnnrd. tti whom rightfully bel .ngs the credit for tho Introduction of sugar beet culture Into Ne braska and who lins been Identified with tho erection of tho three great sugar factories In this state. Mr. Oxnard hns more recently been elected president of tho American Ileet Sugar asHoelatlon, which is a natl mil organization of tho sugar Interests of the country. In his nlllclal capacity hu bus been chief representative of the association at Wnshlngton looking after leglslutlvo mut ters which might alfect tho beat sugar Industry. Ho has but recently nttnlned national prominence through the I'orto lllco tariff bill, whoso framers arc snld to have received their Inspiration and Ideas from hlm. Tho slato association for Nebraska has as Its president It. M. Allen of Ames, Neb., who wan olio of the promoters of the new beet sugar factory at that point. Mr. Allen has been experimenting In sugar beet culture for a number of years, nnil Is one of tho moving factors In extending the crop In other partH or the state. Another Important figure In tho biot sugar Industry of Nebraska In John 0. Hum lltou, who has been associated with Mr. Oxnnrd In his factory venturer at Grand Island and Norfolk, nud who has devoted himself to the lluuuclal side of the Institu tions and helped to financier the reorgani zation which recently put thine factories In the hands of a largo and consolidated cor porntlou. Still another man who should be men tioned in every reference lo tho beet sugar Interests of the stato is Henry (1. Leuvltt, who Ih irculdent of tho company that ereelod tho factory lit Ames and who Ih certain to be I H. M. ALLEN, PRESIDENT NEBRASKA II 13 ATION I'hoto by Heyn. Alelnus Haynian, altos; Frank Smith, trom bone; Frank McCutcheon, trombone; (luy L. Harrison, baritone; Orll A. Harbor, tuba, Albert O. Watson and Claude Alden, druimi Tho accompanying illustration shows the Sioux Falls auditorium, which has a seating capacity of ab ut 15,000. Had It not baen f r possessing this building, which M tho InrgitU of the kind In South Dakota, Sioux Falls would not have leen able to capture the national convention of the populist party, which will be held May !. On May 23 the republicans of South Dakota will uIhj hold their stato convention In Sioux Falls for tho purpose of nominating a congres tdonnl and state ticket nnd selecting dele gates to tho republican national convention at Philadelphia. The Sioux Falls auditorium Is a new building. Not until after a delc- ET SU(! A It ASSOC I - II. (J. LEAVITT. HEAD OF NBW SIOAK FACTORY AT AMES Photo by Heyn. nothing but accept It. The design In now In tho herald's olllco to bo elaborated. Arthur llalfour nnd Mr. Arthur Ilalfour la one of the slightest of men. During a recess of tho Idaho "bull pen' Investigation a day or two ago Chnlrmnn March 38, 3000. Hon. Wo will now bow our heads In prayer. Deacon White, will you lead?" There was no reapot.se, reports the Detroit Freo Press. "Deacon White," this timo in a louder voice, "Deacon White, will you lead?" Still no response. It was uvldent that tho good deacon was olumbcrlng. Tho preacher mnilo a third appeal nud raised his voice to u pitch that succeeded In waking tho drowsy man. "Deacon White, will you please lend?" Tho deacon rubbed his eyes and opened them wondcrlngly. "Ih it my lend? No I Just dealt." Several yenrs ago Colonel Jack Chin.?. ;'" Ited Texas. He took with him n negro valet, Sam. This negro had been a Hlnve In the Chlnn family before the war nnd Idolized his young master. One night, while In Houston, the darky went to Chlnn nnd said: "Mas&a Jack, I'so goln' out In cullud society heah tonlsht nti' I'd llko to borrow dat Ivory handled slx-shootor of yours to take along." "Why, you black rascal," returned the col onel, "some of theso Houston coons- will take tho gun nway from you nnd break It over your he.id." The darky straightened up. Llko his mnstcr, ho wns n man of un questioned nerve and there was a peculiar glitter In his oyo as ho said: "Mnssa Jack, you lot mo hab dat gun nn' If I don't show up heah ivld It In do mawnln' you go diwn to do morgue nn' throw down de sheet nn' fay; 'Lawd. don't ho look nncheral!' " Colonel Chlnn'.s body servant was that night armed In a manner that entitled him to movo In the best Afro-Anierlcnn society In Houston. Governor Hoosrvolt Is always glad of a laugh. A abort time ago he enjoyed nn op portunity nnd paid for It. Tho Incident happened while he was vis King Cornell university during n c nventlon. Tho students, glnd of a chance to display their enthusiasm, entertnlned the governor at one of tho fraternity houses. Just as ho ' was about to leave ono of tho stnff said to him: "Governor, tho boys have the foundatl n James P. Pile, tho now lord mayor of Dublin. Is a Protestant homo ruipr. wim Hull of Iown, commenting on sime remarks tcok sides with Mr. Pamell nt the time of of a cnl,"nl library, and I think they would of Congressman Lentz of Ohio, Intimated tho split In Hint not enough consideration wns being homo himself shown tho Wnr department. Tho Ohio man nil sections made this crushing retort: "Not hnvlng re- special study or municipal affairs, nnd la one C0I,,!lllmcI,ts' Tho book would be but a colved anv arinv iinnolntments I don't feel of tho most nntlv n n i'PIl (4 I II t fin Mcninnl tut small return for your hospitality." - ... jr. miiiuiiuu . ? . - cnlled on to defend the department as you of a scheme to extend tho boundarlr nt vv Hereupon 0no of tho students broke In mm .ui. larncii ni ino nine 01 ' ' " 1 i inu uiiiu h tho Irish party, but has no "Pl''date a copy of your 'Hough Riders.' " df as to secure popularity among "AU rlght, boys," gald tho governor, heart- of the people. Ho has made a y' "I" bo kIui1 ,0 801,11 'ou " eol)V wltn "' . do. You have nineteen appointments In tho army, two of them being your sons." Mr. Hull Hushed, but did not venture on any reply. Thin "Anslo-Saxon" business runs the "Scotch-Irish" business close. Here Is n New York newspaper saying that "Dr. A. Connn Doyle, ns nil will remember who saw him during his lecture tour In this country sev eral years ago, Is a tall, sturdy Anglo Saxon." Hut, In tho words of the old song, "His father and mother were Irish, nnd he was Irish, too." His uncle, by the way, was tho brilliant Richard Doyle of Punch, who left that paper becauso It would enricature his people and his church. That the artist was born In London nnd the novelist In Edlnburg did not get tho Irish out of them. Lord Salisbury Is a very stout man, weighing fully 250 pounds, but, curiously enough, ho wns of slight physique In his youth. Lord Rosebery, In a speech a short time ago, narrated how when he was a bay ho visited tho library at Hatfield, ami wns pointed nut a lull, slight, stooped young man, who wus Immersed In study, nnd told In a half affrighted whisper by tho house keeper that this wns Lord Robert Cecil, tho younger son of the household. Present members of the House of Commons who Dublin so as to bring in tho surrounding townships nnd mnko a greater Dublin, gov erned by ono central authority. His elec tion Is particularly noteworthy from the fact that he Is the first pronounced tomper nnco ndvocato to hold tho civic chair In Dublin for many years. He has constantly appeared on tomperanco platforms and has ndvanced the cause in every way possible. Bunch of Short Stories excitedly: "That's so, governor; I've read It." Many slmplo people, who obtain marriage licenses of city clerks, Imagine that tho clerk In some wny becomes resp nslble for their marriage, and that they nre in duty bound to report to him nftcrward and let him keep track of their affairs. A Salt Lnko City paper reports that a tall, gaunt woman, with ginger hair nnd a somewhat fierce expression of countenance. lately camo to tho county clerk of Hoxelder They met at tho Woman's Republican club coty ' that stnte. ball at Chrlstensen's, relates the Salt Lake Herald. Sho was from tho east; he was a home product. Thu conversation laggtd between tho dances. Finally he ventured this: "How do you like 'David llarum' 7" Sho bristled like a porcupine. "I have no uso for harems of any kind," sho retorted; "they're Just perfectly horrid. Look at tho sultnn of Sulu! Look nt those wretches In Turkey! Tho whole system Is Intended to degrade women Into beasts. Don't talk to mo nbout hnrems!" Tho young man wns frantically trying to squnre himself when the music drowned tho conversation. "You're tho man that keeps tho marriage books, ain't you?" sho nsked. "Yes, ma'am," ho answered. "Whnt b iok do you wish to see?" "Kin you find out If Jack Peters wus mar ried?" Search developed tho nnmo of John Peters, for whoso marrlago n license had been Issued two years before. "I thought so," snld tho woman. "Married 'Llzo Waters, didn't he?" "Tho license Is Issued for n marriage with Miss Eliza Waters." "Yep. Well, I'm 'Llzo. I thought I'd ought to como In nnd tell you thnt Jack Peters has escaped!" Tommy (over tho buck yard fence) My paw's got a bald spot on his head ns big as CONVENTION HALL AT SIOUX FALLS. "May you tako this lesson homo with you tonight, dear friends." concluded tlu worn thero In tho days of Lord Robert preacher nt tho end of a verv Irniir nmi wonri. n i,nir ,inn,. Cecil's membership confirm the same tale, somo sermon. "And may Its spiritual truths Georgie (In the next yard) That nln't and say that they remember Lord Salisbury sink deep Into your lieartw nnd lives to tho nothln'. My paw's got one ns big ns a $10 with something of tho samo figure ns Mr. end that your souls may experience snlva- gold piece. In tho forefront In tho extension nud up building of the sugar Interests of tho west. The snap shots at scenes around tho polls in Omuha during tho recent municipal elec tions doubtless seem fumtllur to thoso who nre accustomed to taking a hand In politics, but will bo novel to tho people who do not participate actively In political affairs. The photographs show the polling places In dif ferent sections of tho city which Illustrate tho character of tho population. Ono of thorn down in tho Third ward presents a char acteristic group of colored politicians, while that taken In llohemlan town shows tho for eign born element In election day garb. Thu pictures In tho upper wards on the other hand Illustrate tho so-called silk stocking voters, who nre supposed to opornto on n higher piano than tho people In tho lower wards, H may bo worthy of note, however, thnt n vote counts Just tho samo whether It Is cast In tho ballot box nt one polling place or another. Tho Grand Islnnd High School Cadet band boasts of being not only tho only high school band In Nebraska, but tho only one In any of tho western stutos. This band wns organized last September nnd under tho leadership of Guy 1. Harrison has made rapid progress. It ulready has tin excellent repertoire of populu'r nnd clawlcal select lens nnd Is ono of tho most papular organizations of tho city. It is not only n valuable adjunct to tho high school cadets, but -contributes pleas ing music at many entertainments of n public nature. Chnrles McAllister Is band sergeant nnd mnnnger for tho baud, which Is mado up as followH: f!ydo Roedor, drum mnjor; Frnnk Wnldmun'nhd Fred L. Hnrrl Ron, clarionets; (A. C. Partridge, Gordon ninnvlMc, Leon H. Clifford nnd Edward Waldmnn, cornets! Charles McAllister uiul gut tun of Sioux Falls rustlers, In the fall of 1S'.I8, succeeded In capturing tho convention of tho Nntlonal Creamery Butter M nicer' nssoclatlon wns tho construction of tho building decided upon. The structure Is woll arranged and Is complete In all Its details. About Noted People John W. (Mackay. president of the Com mercial Cnhlo company, has adopted n un'que methed pf helping employes wlio liuve d'stln gulshed themselves In the service. He Is rendy to distribute among them 10,000 shares ef the company stock at tho par price of $100 each. As tho stock Is now worth from $18.ri to $1!)0 It will be seen that Mr. Mackay Is inuklng his employes a present of about Ah chairman of tho" board of direct )rs of tho Now York Central railroad Chauncoy Depew drnws the snug salury of $110.(100 un nually. The year Harrison was elected pres ident Mr. Depew wns n candidate for nomi nation, but Cornelius Vanderbllt said in effect: "You drop the presidential bee and I will mnko your salary $00,000. which Is $10,000 moro than Is paid tho president " CImuncey had not forgotten the proverb nbout a bird In tho hand, so tie accepted. Prof, von Menzol, v tho famous German painter, having been ennobled by tho em peror, had to hnvo a coat of nrius. In cjitcc tlon of a recent report that ho had designed his own eout of arms, he says that tho em peror sent him a sketch of what ho thought nn appropriate design. Tho nrtlst found that tho emperor's Idea wns so good nud so much moro nattering than ho himself would ever Imvo dared to think of that ho could do HIGH SCHOOL CADET HAND AT GRAND ISLAND