April 1, 1000.
OMAHA 1LLTJSTKATED .BEE.
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OMAHA'S NEW GITV TREASURER AU
GUST II. HENNINQS.
OMAHA'S GITV
WESTDERG.
COMPTROLLER JOHN X
OMAHA'S NEW TAX COMMISSIONER
WILLIAM FLEMING.
OMAHA'S NEW CITY CLERK
I10URN l'hoto by lloyn.
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Fish Stories from the
National Capital
A a tho trout mid buss season draws near
thuio lo talk ol iiah around tho capuol loo
bies uuii lu tho clouk rooms. It will not bo
lung now boforo every week will bring Us
(inula ol congressional llsh lies. During tho
long sessions of congress, when tho national
legislature situ through tho spring and lar
Into thu summer, Hulling trips uro much re
sorted to by the soloiis us means of recrea
tion, pending tho tlmo when they can gut
away upon their vacations.
There uro more game llsh within a (ew
hours' rldo of Washington, probably, than
any other largo city lu tho east. Two hours'
rim lu a parlor car brings one to the home
of tho vicious, courageous, suiull mouth
black bass of tho Shenandoah and tho Po
tomac. Whero tho bluo waters of tho fumous
Virginia stream force their way around tho
mountain's baso and mingle with tho Po
tomac Is tho beginning of twice a hundred
miles of noble Ashing. Thero aro deep pooh
and shallows, smiling otretchos of still wa
ter and tumbling acres of eddy and whirl
pool, bract with boulders and all teaming
with bass. Tho bass of tho l'otomac and
tho Shenandoah aro us crafty, as lively and
as gaiuey llsh as a man could wish to toy
with. A pound and u half buss In these
waters at the cud of 100 yards of Bilk lino
on a wisp of a split bamboo rod will mako
you think you aro lighting a wildcat.
Or, ono can leave Washington after luu
chcon and alight at supper tlmo at somo llt
tlo Virginia elation contiguous to magultlcent
trout streams, seldom whipped by any ono
oxcopt tho casual farmer's boy of tho neigh
borhood. Also many cholco Pennsylvania
streams aro within easy travoliug distance
of the capital.
Four Kiiiiiient KInWitiucii.
Tho "Dig Four" among congressional
fishermen aro Senator Frye of Maine, tho
president pro tempore of the senuto; Sen
ator Davis of Minnesota, Senator Gear of
Iowa and Senator Quay of Pennsylvania.
What they don't know about fishing la not
worth learning and what they havo not
told about fishing Is not worth hearing. Of
course, each ono thinks his particular kind
of fishing Is (superior to all others and la
loyal to his natlvo streams, but all will go
far afield In search of sport.
Senator Fryo Is probably tha most con
sistent sportsman of tho quartet. Ho goea
iiuu cuinp ill inu iuuiuu wuuua uvury Diam
ine r, wears a flannel shirt, eats bacon and
Is glad to got It and lives tho lifo of m
woodsman. Of course, ho comce hack to
Washington all tho bottor for It. Ho can
cast a 11 y with tho best of them and he has
tho rcqulslto quality of patlenco to sit be
sldo a pool as long as is necessary in order
to luro a six-pound bass to make a strike
at a sliver sldo minnow In still fishing. He
ofton slips up tho river during tho eesslona
of congress and takes a try for somo of tho
dainty small-mouth bass beforo mentioned.
Presiding over tho sonata of tho United
States ho is tho soul of dignity. Seated In
tho stern of a big batteau, rod In band, an
old straw hat on his head and contentment
on his faco, ho looks another man and then
ho Is doubtless happiest.
Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota
is an ardent angler. Lot anybody suggest
n fishing trip and ho will drop his cares
as a schoolboy drops his books to go
a-swlmmlng. Treaties and conventions aro
forgotten by tho honored head of tho com
mltteo on foreign relations, for tho time,
and ho Is all Impatlonca to wot a lino.
Senator Davis Is as skillful as bo Is ear
nest when fishing. Ho has had great ox
porlenco In tho lakes of Minnesota, which
nbound In gamo fish. Whether It Is the
agile trout which rises to a fly or tho big
pickerel that takes a luro bait on a troll, It
is all ono to him and every famous fishing
water in his stato abounds with legonds
of his skill. Ho Is not especially approach
nblo In his official capacity, but ho Is another
being In camp and tho old boatmon address
him with Impunity as "CuBh." A man Is
a fool who wears a robo of dignity when
ho goes fishing. Ho will trip up In It, euro.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania la addicted
;(o deep sea fishing. The habit of angling,
contracted lu tho trout streams of Penn
sylvania, has grown upon him to such an
extent that ordinary sport docs not satisfy
his craving any longer. Ho needs must
travel all tho way to Florida and spend
days seeking tho florco tarpon. Ho has a
charming Uttlo hunting lodge on tho Flor
ida coast and whouevcr ho finds tho cares
of statesmanship or politics oppressing him
ho takes a train and Is away for a week or
two of sport. It Is a fearful and wonderful
sight to sco tho doughty senator from tho
Keystone stato standing braced In tho boat,
battling with an Immense tarpon, and whon
ho has landed his victim ho wears tho look
of a conqueror at tho closo of a battlo.
When times nre too busy to go to Florida
ho does not disdain to tako a whirl with tho
bass of tho country and is ready nny tlmo
for an outing.
Senator Rear of Iowa la known to every
guldo and boatman of tho upper Potomac.
In fact, thero is ono famous spot In the
river called Gear's Hole, nfter tho Iowan.
It Is near nn exclusive rod and gun club
which tho senator visits. One day ho was
being rowed up tho river and had tried nil
tho fishing holes with Indifferent success.
Ho directed the guldo to row him to a cer
tain placo which ho spied, and, nfter sound
ing tho water, observing the lay of tho land,
tho character of the bottom and tho drift
of tho current, said there wns good fishing
thero. Tho old guldo poo-poohed tho Idea;
no ono had ever thought of fishing thero.
Hut the senator Insisted on trying and
within an hour or two had caught thirty
magnificent bass. So they called It Gear's
Holo and It 1b fished every day In the season
when thoro aro guests at tho club house.
There promises to bo nn expansion of tho
senatorial "Dig Four" into a "Dig Five."
Senator Foraker of Ohio la reaching out
after some of tho piscatorial laurels of his
elders. Ho will havo to do somo actlvo fish
ing to get in their class, but ho has been
making some great records in the last two
years. He Is fond of bass and trout and is
enthusiastic upon tho subject of tho Potomac
variety of bass.
In tho house of representatives the chief
of the fishing brigade Is Representative.
Hentwolo of Minnesota. Ho Is n natural
born fisherman. Ho will sit In a boat for
half a day with never a "strlko" and yet
be happy, and, after all, that la tho supromo
test of tho fisherman. Hut let thero como a
clicking of the reel; tho lino begins to pay
out slowly; Mr. Dass has struck tho mlunow
and Is taking him away a yard or two bo
foro ho turns and swallows him; then na
ho feels tho hook and starts off tho reel
slugs In earnest and tho erstwhllo somnol
ent and dignified congressman Is nil atten
tion for tho battlo roynl which Is to rngo
for tho noxt ten minutes. Mr. Hentwolo
hns fished for every kind of game fish that
swarms sea, lako or river, and If any ono
should suggest a heaven without a bass
stream, It would bo no pnradlso for him.
Roprosontatlvo Habcock of Wisconsin,
chairman of the republican congressional
campaign committee, will bo too busy fish
lug for votes this summer and fall to mako
his usual tour of tho Wisconsin lakes. Tho
records of his catches nro scattered through
ovory notablo club book In Wisconsin. Tho
muskalonga Is his favorite. This denizen of
tho clear, cool lakes of the northwest Bcenis
to combine all tho lighting qualities of every
gamo fish that, swims. You troll for him In
a boat and when ho striken tho hook ho
makes a beo lino for tho boat. Tho gamo la
to rocl In so fast that ho docs not get nny
slack line, for tho inomont he does lie's
gono.
How the Slii'llliiT AurIcm.
Speaker Henderson of tho house of rep
resentatives 1b a fisherman after a fashion.
Tho spirit Is willing, but tha flesh Is weak.
Ho haa tho Instinct, but his wooden leg In
terferes, so ho sits on tho veranda of tho
club houso all day, reading and smoking
and taking in tho glorious ozone of Uio
mountains, chatting with tho old guides
and boatmon until "tho boys," as ho calls
tho others of tho party, como back In tho
evontng with their strlnga, and then ho Is
as much interested ns anyone. Ho wants
to know ihow long this seven-pounder fought,
whora that big fellow wns picked up, and,
nftor suppor, when tho fish II03 nro In order,
ho always has eomo stunner of his own
younger days to match tho best ono told.
Speaker Hendorson Is a great favorlto with
tho country people around tho fishing
grounds and thoy all know him and como
to soo htm when they hear he Is on hand.
"Undo Joe" Cannon, tho chairman of tho
house committee on appropriations, Is an
other "rain bar'l" llshermnn, as tho guides
call tho statesmen who stick to tho club
house verandas on hot days and let others
blister lu tho sun, luring tho wily buss. Ho
Is very fund of a fishing excursion and starts
oft with great enthusiasm, but tho noxt
morning, whon the boat parties are made
up, will find "Undo Joe" making for a
hammock nt tho breezy end of tho veranda
with a liandfull of cigars and a book.
Formor Senator Wado Hampton of South
Carolina, tho noted confedornto cavalry
general, although ho had only ono log, was
ono of tho most luvotorato of fishermen.
Ho used tho fly altogether and could sit
down and cast with tho oxpert who used
both legs. Ho mado tho record of the up
per Potomac for 11 y casting. Ho dropped
a fly eighty feet nwny from tho boat and
picked up a bass that weighed six and ono
quartor pounds. Thoy any ho could put a
fly on a spot of water tho slzo of n water
bucket nt fifty feet distance
l'lmtoKriiiililu FlNliornuiii,
"Mark" Smith of Arizona was ono of tho
most noted ilshormon while ho remained
In congress. Ho disdained to uso nuythlug
but a fly and haa whipped ovory rullo of
tho Potomac that Is Ushablo from Harper's
Ferry to Cumberland. Last congress ho
was left at homo. Ho took a trip to Cali
fornia and went angling In tho Pacific
ocean for sea bass. Ho caught ono weigh
ing 375 pounds and had a photograph taken
of himself and tho fish, which ho sont to
Washington. Tho fish was several times
larger than hlmsolf and was caught with
a rod and reel. Ho sont word that ho
wanted to hear no moro tnlos from tho
Congressional Fish Liars' association until
somo ono could match IiIb foat. Thoy wroto
back that ho should havo got tho seiners
to bring In a 700-pound sea bass to tho
photographor; It would bo just as oasy.
That cruel fling broko his heart and thoy
havo novor hoard from Mark Smith sluco.
Of courso, tho king fisherman among
statesmen of lattor years was Grovor Clovo
land. When ho was In tho Whlto Houso
ho wont frequently to nearby fishing
grounds after small mouth black bass. Mr.
Cleveland's favorlto bait was a frog.
"That follow," says Old Man Pottyjohn,
up at Edwards' Ferry, "could sot on- a
rock and cast a frog furd'or'n any man I
over seen."
Ho tolls tho story on tho formor presi
dent that ono day they wore fishing In rocky
iiiuSiSiEHdlllHi9iiiH
OMAHA Y. M. C. A. DASEDALL TEAM FOR 1000.
water and, not getting a strike for a long
time, tho president sot about to Investigate,
when ho found that his frog hud calmly
climbed on n rock and was sunning him
self serenely, hook In mouth. Tho presi
dent's remarks upon that occasion were
omitted.
Favorites of Fortune
Rov. Mr. Churles U. Drowning of Now
Cambria, Mncuii county, Mo., la said lo havo
fallen heir to ?:!,UU0,UUU and to havo received
a largo portion of hi money, romien uio
Kunsan City Journal. Many ol tliu towns
people doubled It and Mr. Drowning dmii t
enlighten them. Dut ho uougui soveuu Hun
dred acres of coal land, worm $100 an acre,
ordered $0,000 worth of Improved mining
machinery and men are now digging
shafts to develop It. Throo stilus ot men,
olgfht houis to tho shift, aro eoiidiiinily em
ployed. Thero was aoiuo curloiilty an lu
whether tho men would got their money
when pay day rolled urouud, but Rov. Mr.
Drowning met them, mulling, una squuicd
tho puy roll to tho cent. Tho citizens thin
organized a commercial club mid started u
boom. Property vulucu havo nearly doubled
and everybody iu tho vlllugo feels rich. Mr.
Drowning has UttoU up u ulco downtown
ollico uud Is devoting a largo part of his
tlmo to dlscusalng bualuesa enterprises with
inombeiti of tho club and thrifty Individuals
who want to put him "next to a good thing."
Ho la 11! years old and 'has an Interesting
family. Ho still fills his regulur preaching
appointments at Lingo and Duckllu. Ilia
money caino to him through Jacob Dull, for
merly a wealthy ship owner of Philadelphia.
Tho mun who receives tho biggest wngcu
In America Is A. J. Day ot Pittsburg. Day
rolls steel and iron. Ho rolls moro In a
day than any other mun lu tho world, uud
that Is why ho receives tho biggest salary.
Thoy havo hud a big row iu Pittsburg, mm
Day's wnges havo boon cut to $121,000 a your.
Ho used to mako $140 a duy ut the Oliver
mills, but tho labor wur sot hiai back a
trllto. Ho begun life as a boy helper lu thu
mill and worked his wuy up until ho be
came "roller," which meant from $70 to
$H0 a day. His school oducutlon la limited,
but thero does not exist a rolling mill
proposition that ho cannot immediately
solve. Duy went over to Now York to show
them how lo inuku rods. Ho brought about
a dozeu of tho most expert rollers lu Pitts
burg, uud thoy will work for tho Now York
Steel and Wlro company of Astorlu. Tho
owners of that plunt have suld to Day: "If
you turn out twenty toua of rods tho first
full day wo will glvo you tho value of half."
That means thut ho will get tho price of
ten tons of rods, and I doubt if ho will inuko
a "full" day until tho plant Is In condition
to turn out tho twenty tons. Day's only
rivals aro a father and eon, who receive
Jointly 100 a day. Tho laborer is worthy ot
his hire.
"Simply becnuso I havo been furlunuto
enough to succeed Is no reason why I should
boaBt of my beginning," says Ruasell Sage,
tho great llnauclor, lu tho Now York World.
"What I huvo done others can do.
"Tho path to suocets Is thorny, It Is true,
but uny young man who makes up his mind
to do so can acqulro money.
"Ho must mako cast-iron rules at tho
start, to pructlco Holf-donlnl, regularity and
temperance, a lovo for work, a rigid regard
for tho minutest detail of business, and,
abovo all, chooso tho loss of every dollar
rather tliiiu perforin a slnglo net of dis
honesty. "Failure Is most frequently onused by
falling by tho wnysldo. Young men bocomo
vIctlniH of Immedlato pleusuro rather than u
long and courageous Btrugglo to permanent
success.
"My mother taught mo tho rudiments
reading, writing nnd spoiling. That was tho
only schooling, I over had. I wns a simple
farnior boy and worked on my father's
placo until I wna 10 years old; then I ro
colvcd a Job In a retail grocery store lu
Troy.
"That wnH my first onrnlngc and It wns
not moro than $0 a month. I went Into
business for myself beforo I wns 21. I hnd
saved enough by thnt tlmo from yenrs of
hard work to onablo mo to buy out tho ontlro
business. In 1803 I camo to Now York."
