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o OMAHA ILLUSTRATED JiEE. OiMAIlA IlXUSTKATKI) Blili. Published Weekly by The Ueo Publishing Comimiiy, Deo llulldlng, Omaha, Neb. Price, C cetHH tier copy per year, IJ.OO. Entered nt tho Otmthu Postolllco as Second Clans Mull Mutter. For advertising rates nildrcHH Publisher. Comrniinlrntlons relntlng to photographs or articles for ptibllcntlon nhould bo ad dressed "Editor Omahn Illustrated lice, Omnlia." Pen and Picture Pointers This is a presidential year and for that reason politics In tho vary naturo of things Is bound to overshadow activities In other Holds, nt least until after the November election. This nccnuntH for the prominence of political features In nil tho newspapors and periodicals and will explain why ho much Journalistic Hpuce must bo given to politics and politicians. In Nebraska the storm center will bo around tho statu ticket, which will bu hendod on tho republican side by Charles II. Dietrich of Hastings, as tho candidate for governor, put in nomination ti wcwk ago. Mr. Dietrich, who Is now In troduced to our readers by bis portrait, will Introduce himself In portion during tho cam paign, In which ho Is bound to bo a prominent (lguro. Ho has n history replote with episodes of adventure, a few of which nro roforrod to In tho short sketch of his career accompanying. porary republican Tho sketch of tho extension to bo built Tupolo, Miss. onto tho present Unltod States court house", custom hotiKu and postoftlco building In Omaha reproduces tho original by tho supervising architect of tho treasury. An appropriation of flfiu.OOO has already boon AHCHITECT'3 SKETCH SHOWING EXTENSION TO UE I3UILT IN REAR OP OMAHA POSTOFFICE. resident postmaster of About Noted People Senator Pottus' big black slouch hat Is a curiosity. It Is hie traveling desk. When nllowed by congrcsB and tho money Is now ho slarl1 out ln tho morning Senator Pet available for tho work. Recently tho gov Charles H. Dietrich-- A Self-Made Man eminent advertised for bids, a Chicago firm making tho lowest bid. While tho contract has not yet been let becausu of the In ability of tho linn to guaranteo Hint It can furnish stono to match that used In tho tim nils tils hat with letters and papors. Ho distributes thorn In sections as ho visits LINCOLN, May Ing pemsvernnco, 9. (Special.) Unswcrv Indomltnblo dctcrmlnn courngo and liberal main building, work will doubtless bo begun of tho bwt onuors , lho 1)0U80( ,m8 novor soon and that Imposing structure c tnploted. Tho annual reunion of tho Nubraskn divi sion of tho CI in tul Army of the Hcpubllc nt MMl -jam tlin Whltn Unimn nml thn ilnn.irt.mnntn lint tlon' Utllllnchltlg tho old slouch hat Is still bulging with Kc-noroslty nro tho distinguishing charac- documcnts when ho reaches tho oennto. termucs or unnrios H. Dietrich, tho ro s publican nominee for governor. Ho has a Representative J. P. Dolllver of Iowa, ono striking personality and Is unassuming in disposition. Through his own efforts nlono ho has gradually risen from an obscure posi tion to ono of honor and trust, which well merited his selection ns tho standard bearor of tho republicans of Nebraska for tho campaign of 1900. HIh adventurevximo enroor furnlshen mntorlal for an Interesting vol umo. Mr. Dietrich's parents wore both natives of Germany. In 1818 his fathor was forced to lice from his native land becauso of bis cspoiifttl of tho cnuwe of tho patriots, and his mother followed a fow months later, Inndlng at New Orleans, while tho fathor had landed at Quebec. After a long search they found inch other nt St. Louis, from which placo they wont to Chicago, whoro unlike moot public speakers, taken any lessons In public speaking or volco culture, novor tnkes any 'precautions nbout his throat, and yet has novor boon hampered In spoaklng by tho slightest throat trouble Frederick Moynrfinn", tho sculptor, lias just completed a colossal etatuo of Briga dier aenernl Grlllln A. Stedman, Jr., of Now IxhhIou, Conn., who was killed at tho bat tle of Fredericksburg, Md,, during tho wnr of tho robolllon, In which ho had sorved for four years. Tho statuo Is to bo mounted on a grnnlto pedestal In Camp Felt!, near Hartford, whero tho soldier had frequently drilled prior to his departure for tho scat of war. Mosch W. Richardson of Doston tins built and equipped a haudsomo Inn In Temploton Contro, Mass., which ho haB given to tho town. Ho spent his boyhood In tho town, and 1 ug cherished n purpose to do something to benefit It. Ho found, how ever, thnt It already possessed nn oxcollent side. This was In 1875. Ho secured tem porary employment cutting cypress logs, nnd In tho winter of 1S75-G, with just 12C, ho started for tho Dlack Hills. Th,ore ho cut logs and helped to build tho pioneer storo at Doadwood. For n long tlmo ho dollvered merchandise for this storo. Ho aftorward engaged ln tho mining business, Inter selling his sharo to an eastern capi talist for a considerable sum. In Mny, 1878, ho married MIbs Ellznboth Slaker at Auro.-a Wyo., and located In Hastings, whero he ombarked In tho mercantile business. Mr. Dietrich worked ln his storo all day, and In tho evening dolivorcd goods to cust mors In n wheelbarrow. His business a succcfh from tho start, Mr Dietrich won became ono of the forom st of tho entorprlslng citizens of Hastings, Ho was Instrumental In organizing tho Gor man National bank of Hnstlngs and Is njv president of that Institution. Ho has given unsparingly of both tlmo and money to various business and public enterprises May 13, 1000. volvers with tho request to throw up their hands and retreat to tho rear of tho room. Tho prlsonors woro taken from their beds and down tho stairs to tho street. A little ways off a carriage was In waiting, Into which two of tho prisoners were forced. As there wns not room for tho three prison ers ln ono carriage, Mr. Dietrich was forced to lead ono of them to a bridge nbout a mile abovo town. Tho prisoner, Unbcock by name, was but a boy who had been led Into tho trouble by tho older aud moro hardened criminals. His parents and two sisters lived In Hastings at tho time. On the way to the brldgo Uabcock, ln hopo of having his life saved, mado a completo confession. At tho brldgo ropes woro placed about the necks of tho thrco prisoners. "Mr. Dietrich was holding fast to tho rope around Ilabcock's neck when they woro shoved oh tho bridge. Ho hauled him back, standing off tho entlro crowd, touk him ts Hastings nnd turned him over to the sheriff. Tho boy, though sentenced to ten years In tho penitentiary, wns released about seven years ago and has since been leading nn honorable and Industrious life. Had It not beon for Mr. Dietrich's cool determination and fearless courage tho boy wculd have gono down with tho other two. Siives I.Ivom of Two Wo mm. "Hut that Is not all. I remember another instance that shows to still better advan tage his absoluto fearlessness and disregard for his own safety when tho lives of othets nro Involved. Mr. Dietrich nnd nnother gen tleman nnd two joung women had driven Itita tho country to visit friends. They remained until midnight and when some distance, from town woro overtaken by a cloudburst, which filled the draws In that vicinity with water. Imposslblo to seo anything on ac count of darkness except tho blinding flashes of lightning, tho horses missed a bridge across a deep draw and wero soon floundering about In water over their heads. Tho sldo curtains of tho carriage had been fastened down tightly and tho -water was up over tho heads of tho occupants. Mr. Diet rich climbed out, worked his way to the ido of the carrlago, toro open the curtains and pulled tho young women out ono at a time and swam to tho .shore with them. This wns ln tho early spring of 1801. Dut in 1853 their son, Charles H. Dietrich, was which ho considered to bo for tho benefit of mo town. "I recall three Incident's which show Diet rich's courngo and determination," said Isnnc Le DIoyt of Hastings, who has been very Intimately acquainted with Mr. Diet rich slnco ho located in Nebraska. "Ono of theso was in April, 1883, when ono of tho born. Tholr early Ilfo In tho United States was attended by mnny hardships, but by tho oxorclso of that samo persovornnco which became so characteristic ln tho son thoy managed to build up a comfortablo homo. Thrown upon his own resources early ln huh a moiiei notei would Do most appro priate. The Inn Is one of tho handsomest nnd best equipped houses of thu kind in tho state. The shnh of Persia, who Is nbout to pay a state visit to England, Is 47. Tho monarchy has been vested In tho dynasty of Kndjars slncn 1794. nnd tho nrcsent nlmh In th nt Ilia lltin T)w iil.nl. nt Doraln dim IJonUlco selected a now tot of omcentafgftmmmffaffo Greece thocoiulng year, at tho hom000 and spend four or flvo days ln Athens ex Coiifuel John Reeiii!ivhlch Is nmlnlng tho nntiqultles. This will bo tho pnrtnijpSSr who will servo as uo- nrst occasion since u. u. isu inni n reraum onunnndor. colonel uooso, wuy ruier nns visueu urcece, oui uiu sunn i ToHldea at Ilroken Row, has been actlvo ln peaceably Inclined, nnd doubtless will visit llbrnry anil school building, so ho concluded llf0, Charles, at tho ngo of 9, began to work qlllot' lnw-aoJdlnB an'l highly respected c0 COLONEL JOHN REESE NEW COM MANDER OF NBHRASKA GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUI1LIC. nt anything ho could And to do. At th " ax.., 1 . 2 " c ngo of 12 ho secured employment on a farm, ?T13o"lir0b?0ry nnflt'l'-,,Ti cold blood. REV. S. D, nnd after remaining at that work for threo ,; , nSflal25-ero discovered and placed UNITLD v..nr wnn s T,,,i. tn n,i . vrcst. iney wero Kent away irom tno umaiia. gaged In tho hardwaro business. Ho after ward followed tho .imn p, (ynny- meiu in c;r, DILLOW NEW EVANGELICAL PASTOR OF CHURCH, c,tyor a week to provent a lynching and tbl nhnrlff nnd hl nldea wnrn worn out and nYlimiRtral when ttm lirl.qntiftrH wnrn flnnllv liu."Wloro succeeded in .,, ,.). t Hnstlncn. Them wns n een- avTnga small amount of enpltnl, with which ora, oolnR that tho men should bo lynched ho Intended to embark In tho hardwaro busl- nn(1 ,0 provont thla Mayor banning appointed ness for himself ln Arknnsas. His pros- ft KU()r,i nn(1 Uad thom sworn n ag jopmy pwts wero good and ho looked forwnrd with BhorfrB to guard tho prisoners. Dietrich bright hopes to ultimato success in his now wnfi ono of tho guards, location. Ht-KCiit'H u Hoy from I,y iiclicm. An Kurly Adventure. "About 10 o'clcck nt night thirty-three do- Uut as ho wns travollng through Arknn- termined men marched to tho door of tho Grand Army of tho Ropubllo circles for n Snlamls without nny heartburnings for tho sns ho wns sot up n by highwaymen, robbed room whero tho prisoners wero confined, number of years and hns gono through tho dnfent of his predocessor, Xerxes, 2,380 years of all ho possessed and left In nn nlmost Tho door was broken down nnd tho guards I dying anil (leauiuio comuuon uy uui roau- louuu uiciusuivcs iuciiik ikiiiiuit ui re- rogular lino of promotion as vlco coin mnudor, leading up to his presont position. Among tho Omaha churches that havo neon keoplng In stop with tho matorlal devolop mont of tho city Ib tho English branch of tho United Evangollcol church. Iast year, with tho aid of somo wealthy mombors of tho church In tho east, this denomination built a lino now church nnd parsonage on Franklin street near Twonty-fourth and dedicated It free from debt. Rov. S. J. Shupp was Installed ns pastor. At tho conference of tho United Evnngollcal church, held In Wymcro durlug March. Rov. Shupp wns mado presiding older of tho Koarney dis trict and Rov. S. D. Dlllow, who for four yenrs had beon presiding older of tho lllue Springs district, wns selected ns pastor of tho Omaha church, entering upon his minis try tho first Sabbath in April. Rov. Dlllow has beon in tho ministry for sixteen yenrs nnd bus served tho United Evangelical churches at Nelson, Lexington, Lomax and Eddyvlllo. Ho wnB nisi presiding oldor of tho Kenrnoy district for four yenrs, mnklng bis homo at Kearney during thnt tlmo. While presiding elder of tho HHio Springs district ho lived in Hastings. Rov. Dlllow's photo graph nppenin In this Ibsiio of Tho lleo. The "wit of tho houso," Congressman John M. Allen of MUslBslppi, and how ho got tho worst of It in on encounter with James 8, Clarkson, former editor of tho Iowa Stato Register, Is tho subject of nn Interesting character sketch In this week's Dea Through a little boast of tho Missis sippi congressman Mr. Clarkson, who at that tlmo wns fourth assistant postmaster geu oral, waB enabled to turn tho tables on tho practical southern Joker and appoint a tern- ngo. i ' ii ' ni-Lt '""';tkw .1 .i -.11 i i i i ...i . i GROUP OK OMAHA SKILLED MECHANICS for Mr. Dietrich theso women would surely havo perished. How He (iot the Cnrx. "Still another incident shows Mr. Dietrich's determination to stand up for his own porsonal rights. While ln Lin coln ho engaged flvo empty cars ln which to ship tho wheat raised on ono of his farms near Kenosnw. Tho understanding between tho railroad company and tho grain buyers nt that tlmo was that tho latter should be suppllod with cars in preference to individual shippers. Ono of the grali buyers at Kenesaw claimed tho cars under that agreement. Dietrich protested. Tho railroad company wlrod tho agent to turn tho cars, then standing on the track, over to the grain buyer, but boforo tho onglno came along Mr. Dietrich and his nephew armed themselves with shotguns and ro volvors, and ranging thomselves ono at each end of the row of cars, they stood tho rail road men off for forty-eight hours, at tho end of which tlmo tho railroad authorities reversed tholr order and turned the cars over to Mr. Dietrich. This incident oc curred nbout twenty years ngo, when Mr, Dietrich wns yet a young man, but It serves to show In a most forcible manner his cour age nnd determination to maintain his rights against a powerful corporation." Tribute to Dietrich. Adam Dreed, editor of the Hastings Tribune, and for years a fellow citizen nnd associate of Mr. Dietrich, pays this glow ing tributo to hla character. Ho says: "Mr. Dietrich is a self-mndo man, ono of those typical Americans who have fought their way slnglo-hnndcd from obscure pov erty to a competence and positions of trust and honor. Church and charitable or ganizations have always found him a lib eral contributor, but tho recipients of his prlvato bounty are without number. But while Mr. Dietrich is generous, he Is also Just, two qualities that, unfortunately, do not often go together. Mr. Dietrich has nover sought any political preference what ever. This la Indeed a caso of tho office seeking tho man. Ho Is nn Ideal candi date, a clean man In every sense of tho word, an enthusiastic republican, a man of broad, liberal, practical Ideas. He will give us a good, clean, businesslike administration."