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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1900)
O.MAI1A luX'STKATKl) 1$ KB. Published Weekly by The Doe Publishing Company. lieu nulldliig, Omuhn, Neb. I'rli'c, 5 renin pur ropy per year, U.W. Entered nt tho Omaha. Postolllco as Second CIiih .Mall Mutter. For advertising rates iiildnus Publisher. (.'ommtink-ntlotiH n-latltig to photographs or articles for jiulillratlon nhntild bo ad dressed "Editor Omaha IlhiHtrated Dec, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers To America nlono bolongs tho slmplo and beautiful ctmtom of decorating onco a year tho last resting place of Its soldier horoos with tho best of naturo's offering). It Is undonlably an Amorlcan custom and so gen eral has It becomo that futuro hlotorlans will ally It with our raco to provo that un derlying tho material characteristics of tho nation was n voln of undying sentiment to tho natlon'n patriots. In harmony with tho spirit of patriotism nnd roveronco that should fill tho hearts of all truo Amorlcanw at this tlmo, wo print a sorliB of pictures taken from tho principal Omaha comotcrlcs, showing tho lout resting placo of tho fallon horoos of two warn. As a frontlsploco for this Issuo of Tho IIIUHtrnted lleo wo repro duco a photograph of tho dear old (lag, tho emblem of freedom and liberty that In spired our soldier dead to noblo deedfl. Tho swoot llttlo mliis who la so Industriously "counting tho stars on 'Old Glory' " Is Emily lyoulso Kollar, ilnughtcr of C. I. Kol lar, an Omaha atlornoy, and grnnddaughtor of Judge tleorgo W. Donne. Tho fathers of tho republic had no huh plclon of tho form which American politics has assumed. No other country or ago over had anything Ilko what America under stands by tho word party. Tho political party of today, as an Institution, Ib as per fectly organized ns tho government Itself. Onco In four years It raise drilled armies, ihto numerous than nny war over called forth. It has Its ofllclal chief, Ho national committee, Its Htate, county, township, ward and precinct organizations. A party as well as a nation has Its laws. Itu delegatus and committeemen nro ns cortaln to bo elected and thoso elections nro required to bo hold nt timed and places aH definitely settled by party rulo an thoso for congress men nnd president. Tho republican nntlonnl convention for 1900 Ih only throe weoks off. Tho preliminary work tf electing tho 915 il.dcgatos, with an equal number 6t alternates, hns been fin ished. I'ortraltn of tho sixteen men who will represent tho republican pnrty of Ne braska In tho national convention are, thoreforo, of special Intorest. Mrs, S. C. Swoot, who was elected presi dent of tho Womon's Itellef corpB of Ne braska at tho stato convention at Ileatrlco locently, wns born In Montpellor, Vt., In March, 1851, moving to Chlcngo In 1803, whero sho recotved a liberal oducatlon In tho Chicago schools. Sho was married to Charles A. Sweet of Milwaukee W1b., In tho yonr 1870. Sho moved with hor husband to Mllwaukoo, whero they lived for tho llrst fourteen years of tholr mnrrlod llfo. Thoy then moved to South Dakota, whoro sho becamo tntonscly Interested in Woman's Hollcf corps work, her husbnnd bolng a volunteer In tho Now York votornn cavolry and an nctlvo Orand Army man. Sho camo with her husband to Nebraska and settled in Crelghton fifteen yenrs ago, whero thoy have rosldod ovor since. Mrs. Swcot has been protnlnontly connected with tho Rellof corps work nnd hns hold soveral of tho dif ferent stato offices slnco coming to this state. Sho Is now ono of tho oldest members of that order In Nebraska and ono of Its most nctlvo workers. Notwithstanding tho honors thus bestowed upon her, sho Is a unlet, unassuming womnn and Is held In high estoem by tho citizens of hor own town, Sho Is an actlvo worker In 8t. Mnrk'a Episcopal church of Crelghton, of which eho Is ono of Its most honored nnd nctlvo mcm Iuts. Mrs. Anna 13. Marshall, nowly elected de partment president of tho Indies of tho (Jraiul Army of tho Uopubllc, has resided thirty-one years ln NobrnBka ond hns been a resident of Hustings for fourteen years, during which time sho hns been actively engaged In lodge work. Six years ago Mrs. Marshall took up her first work In roiatlon to tho Lndlca of tho Orand Army of tho Republic nnd ono year later was olocted OMAHA ILLUSTRATED HKE. Partmont treasurer and served two tcrmo. XT 1 IV TV 1 A. A. Sho was then honored by being elected do pnrttnent president, and after nerving ono torm wns re-elected department treaaurer, which ofllco sho held until tho recent Btato convention ot that organization, held at Hcatrlco May 10, when alio was again honored by being elected department nrcsl- dont. Mro, Marshall 1b a charter member nf su wtiniiui lilVUIUUI Ui HastlngH circle, No. 19, and has always boen ono of Its most actlvo members. , , , ? lrom oulB,T 1",,ucncc8 tl'nt tl. Vo to nonnaVndytabkoy 1 s ll7 lieutenant In tho m la a m So f ,n are . tho nr L, r LnET it, Z 1 . aro tho Gorman poople of their young prlnco trial his photographs aro sold by tho thou- 8 . hi, Any lingering doubt that may havo existed " ...it n,ny,ono n"un1t th0 Presence of u.... IJ lnu . u.uuBiasm in wns city n.iii.j uinaii'uii-ii Qumi tiny, itiny jy, by tho enormous crowd which thronged tho now baso ball park to witness tho oponlng gnmo of tho Western loaguo season. It was a crowd which, numerically and enthusiastic ally, otoquuntly demonstrated thnt Omaha Is not ndvorso to supporting a legitimate, wholosomo Bportlng enterprise. In tho flvo professional games that havo been played this season tho crowds havo boon much MRS. ANNA E. MARSHALL PRESIDENT OF THE LADIES OF THE ORAND ARMY OF THE REPUHLIC OF NEDRASKA. lnrgcr than tho most optimistic promoter of tho now base ball team had calculated upon and tho crowdod condition of tho "blench- ers" on tho opening day, as shown In tho photograph specially taken tor Tho II- lustrnted Uoe. hns been a regular thing and will doubtless continue to bo throughout tho soaBoti. Tho plcturo shows tho faces of nearly 400 Omaha "fans" that can be easily recognized. S Tho progressive, up-to-dato town of Wymoro, Nob., tho rivnl In many respects of tho city of Deatrlco ln Gngo county, Is represented In this Issuo of Tho Illustrated Heo by throe pretty, tastily dressed society women from thrco of tho families that load In tho social nffolrs of the llttlo city on tho banks of tho Dluo. , POlllted ParHlirapllS Chicago News: Man sets up tho drinks and drinks upsot the man Tho bookkoonor's lunch I. !,.. , ,i!.. , an adder. Kindness wins bcauty-lf it buys hor silks nna diamond. It seems queer thnt foot no'os should orlg- Innto In tho head. Nover confldo In a man until you know what kind of a man ho Isn't. Thoro Is no patont on tho fire-escape nude ... ") nviiiiiiis in juui ITOIKII1IIUIH, wfi VZVtrr 'T 01,8 will bo drawn at campaign poetry. When a man doesn't feol well ho always oy sending In your resignation. says ho has been working too hard DLEACHBH8 AT WBNINO UASE BALL crown prlnco of Germany whoso comlne of . ru nna lwo ungates ror each in which ho ncted also as ono of tho , , 7, V . m , I 7 ago was cerebrated X gnT S aui salonal district and tho delegations vice presidents. Ho was tho original nnd (lIsount Dolvldere. earning suflklent to ceremony tho other ua Ho ta said to bo to U,U8 n,ado Up whon niblcd- " "atlonal promoter of tho Trnnsmlsslsslppl Exposition otnM, BcT ,x"(?n?w; " ,f allla f men JyVopular tnm onZcnaat ttolm conv!!,tlon "o empowered to nominate tho held at Omaha In 1898. continuing as a fr,01" ,th law ?c'iart1mc"t0,oof the University pZTo the "other. He Is fair of I c rather Cft,l,,,lJntC8 for prfB,dcnt anl vlco tUct memborofltsexecutlvecommlt.ee. In chargo Wisconsin Juno 16, 1878. Jud3o Tucker llm.. Is nIto t to S'to "I V!"0anC? tl,. Principle, of tho Publicity department, until Its close, r, Philadelphia Convention Nebraska will bo represented at tho ro- . , 1 1 1 II . )U,'"can national convention, which meets hlladolphla on Juno 19 next, by a dele- (ml Inn r, f nlHin.H . . . .. and district conventions. Under tho nppor- n-wv,.. ui niAiuun men cuoscn ny mo sinto gates at largo and two delegates for each pnlgn. T" lhto W th hr ot ro,rcBcnt,nB Nebraska In tho coming con- vo"l,on "vetsha.lowed tho rivalry for place? tho Btnte tlckct( wlth lho rcoult Umt tho men commissioned for tills purpose ro- Meet the choice of the party ns voiced by ,t8 various conventions. Tho Kr8t district was the first to make uH selection, followed closely by tho other MRS. S. C. SWEET PRESIDENT OF THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS OF NE DRASKA. t .1l.-l i . ... . . .. t;U.,B.KHu i.y u.niriciH. uuu me uetogntion was completed at the stato convention at Lincoln, May 2. which choso tho four delo- gates at large. As finally made up. the- fore, tho delegation consists of tho follow- Ing members: i.i ... . WUIUKUIL'IJ tlL ruiliU I'jlUViiril ItU II Will nr Omaha: John V. Erhnr it Stanton J 11. MeClay Lincoln; and Jo in M Thurston Omaha. District delegates: Georgo M. Spurlock, I'lattHmouth; E. A. Tucker, Humtialdt; W. F. Gurley, Omaha; E. J. Cornish, Omnha; Honry Rngatz. Columbus; J. D. Htskell, Wnkeflold; Alexander Laverty, Ashland; C. I). Rodgors, Wymoio; O. A. Abbott, Orand Island; 0. L. Day, Superior; Georgo II. Darr, Lexington; nnd E. J. Dav- enport, Valentino. Tho delegation has already selected W. ourloy to act ns Its chairman. Inasmuch ns tho stato Is represented In national con- volitions only onto ln each four years tho porsonnel of tho memberwlilp deserves In- dividual mention. Edward Rosowator, who heads tho Hat of delegates-at-lnrgo chosen by tho republican stato convention, receiving 992 votos out of 1,027 cast, Is the founder and editor of Tho Heo. Born In IJohemla, In tho llttlo vlllago of Uuchovan, fifty miles south of Prague, In tho year 1841, ho received his early cduca- t,on nt tho vlllago school and In tho high school nt Prague. Coming to tho United states with his parents at tho ago of 13, ho iueu iu uiuveiunu, u., in jsji-j. At 1U no leurneu mo 10 csrann cone and later imcnmn oporator In tho United States Military Telegraph corps, serving through tho years 1862 nnd 1803, In the Inst year nt tho War department In Washington, whero he trnns- '""tod tho original emancipation proclama- 1,0,1 'cr tho wires. In 1803 ho becamo mnna8er of the Omnha oHlco of the Pacific Tnlntrriinn . n ..i .1 n n ...... n I 1 1 .. . 1 .v.iB.,,u wmniiuj lunmiuun m uini .- . -" - .rbi87 f tt'SbrXegls! ntur0 nnd upon adJ(urnmont of the BBafi;o8n founded Tho Deo. Ho was a momber of tho . vLuimiwH uuin ion. 111 uuu year no was repuuuean national cwnniltteo In 1S92 nnd a GAME OF WESTERN LEAGUE AT OMAHA. linn.!! mu nuiiy Hlinil maun un e.im. lin wns tills month clinann n mum mr nf f..u.. am member of the advisory board of tho ro public; a mer can national committee In 1896. He was member nf tho tlnltpil Rtntna Mint rnm . . .. mission in lsuti and ono or tno rop rosentntlves of tho United Stales In lIl0 In Wnri.r !nflfni f w.i,iin in 1S97, In which ho ncted also as ono of tho board of directors of tho Assoclnted PriwV S SnXiii all tho great newspapers published In tho United States Joh" A- E'lrhardt wos born In Erbach, Hesso Darmstadt, Germany, fifty-two years ngo. His father, ono of tho revolutionists of ms- camo to this country nnd located al Chambersburg. I'n., whore his family Joined him ln 1854. The father died In 185G, leaving tho family In Indigent cir cumstances. Thoy moved to Illinois In 1801 and nettled In Whiteside county. Mr. Khrhardt In tho civil war was a member of Company F, Flfty-necond Illinois Infantry, commanded by S. S. Dunn, wIid now ro- sides nt Clay Center, Neb. After tho close of tho wnr ho attended school nt tho Till nols Military academy and Western Union collego nt Kulton, III., until 1807, when ho entered the regular army nnd sorved throa years as musician and sergeant In Company IC, Nineteenth United Statra Infnntry. Af- tor he left tho army ho worked on a farm at Jefferson, la., for two years and then clorkcd in n storo and read law for four years at iMonroe, la., and was admitted to tho bar ln 1870. Ho moved to Stanton, Neb., In 1877, whero ho has resided ever since. Ho was married at West Point, Neb., In 1879 to Augusta Moore. They havo ono child living, Eugene M. Ehrhardt, who Is omployed ln tho Farmers' State bank at Plalnvlew, Neb., nnd wns a member of Company L. Second Nebraska regiment. In tho lato Spanish wnr. Mr. Ehrhardt Is a past department commander of the Grand Army of tho Republic and past grand mas- ter of tho iMasons of Nebraska. T tl t T n n I . ,..nn V, n TIT T ltin.l ..v r ,on o...v ;I u., uuuuui u, ion, ui otuuu imiuuio. nu romoved with his parents In early boyhood n .tin olnln nf T 1 1 1 ti n I n lllo in i1 n nlimnl Inn wr - . u-ta... was in a l-rtunyienan parocniai scnooi no stored tho union army in the .prlng of 1801, serving In tho Forty-scveath Illinois Gantry, participating In all campaigns with this regiment In tho western amy from mi.i . Mi.ii .i ,.,o iinn,i .uioauuu iw iuuuiiu tnn uo buiuiuio'iuuvu for merit. After continuous servico with the regiment for four years and nlno months ho was mustered out In February, 1864. Ho camo to Nebraska In 1870 and engaged ln tho stock and ranch business. Ho served three years as conimlfsloncr and four ycais " clerk of Lancaster county. Ho was ono of tho organizers nnd for several yeai cashier of the Columbia National bank of Lincoln and. with his business partner. founded tho Lincoln Normal university. Ho wns commissioned senior major of tho Third Nebraska Infantry In lho Spanish-American war and aftorwnrd promoted to lieutenant colonel nnd was mustered out with hl.i com- mand under tho general order discharging nil volunteers. S John Mellon Thurston of Omaha was born at Montpellor, Vt.f August 21, 1847; his an- cestors woro Putftnns; tholr settlement ln this country Antes back to 1030; wns educated In tho public schools nnd nt Wnyland university, Denver Dam, Wis., supporting hlmsoir by farm work, driving teams and other manual labor; wns admitted to tha bar May 21, 1869, nnd In October of tho same year located In Omaha, whero he has since resided; was eiocieu a mcmoer or mo cny council in 187Z, cuv nttornov or umnhn. in 1S74 nmi n mnm. bor of tho Nobraska legislature in 1875; was a member of tho republlcannatlonal convention In 1884 and tompornry Chairman of tho republican national convention In 1888; was president of tho Republican Loaguo of tho Unltod States, 1889 to 1891; was se- locted as pormnnent chairman ot tho repub- ,. ., ... tican nanonai convontion neid in the city ot St. Louie, June. 16, 17 and 18, 1896. which nominated Major William McKlnloy of Ohio for nresldent: In 1R77 hn hRima na.unn pany. nnd In February. 1888. was appointed MAY 19-Photo for The Uee by Lou.a R. May 27, 1000. general solicitor of tho Union Pacific system. Ho was elected January 15, 1895, United States senator. His torm of sorvlco will expire March 3, 1901. Eugono A. Tucker of Humboldt wns born In Homer, Cortland county, N. Y., May 13, 1850. When 2 years of ago ho removed to Glenc?- """" 0 .V .Uh h'fl parents, who In 18C8 removed to Uoono county, Illinois, After a common school edtt- cation In the schools of Wisconsin ht grail- "il In tho High school of uoividcre, in., ant tflU8'ht cl.10?! ln Trempealeau, wis- thero- Ho removed from Genoa to nidiard- county Nebraska In tho fall of 1879 ho has filled the following ofllrlal poaltlons: City clerk, police Judge for tcv- orai terms, city attorney ten years, county attorney two years, mayor of HumboMt, twico unanimously nominated couu'.y Judge, but declined. Ho takes prido ln having been In nearly every county, state, Judlolnl nnd congressional convention in tho stato dur- Ing tho last twenty years, and represented tho First congressional district at tho Re publican National league meeting at Mil waukee In 1896. George M. Spurlock, ono of tho leading nttorncys of I'lattsniouth, Ib Judgo Tucker's colleague. Ho Is a native of NebrasKa, hav- Ing been born In Cass county In 18G6, whero ho has spent tho greater part of his life. I attended tho Stato University of Nebraska for thrco yenrs nnd In 1892 ho wns grad- uated from tho DePauw University School of Law. In Juno of the same year ho was admitted to practice In the state, stato cu- premo and United States courts In Indlan- apolls. After returning to his native hea'h ho entered actively Into political llfo as a republican nnd wns elected county Judgo of Cass county In 1895, serving for two terms. William F. Gurley was born In Davenport, la., April 30, 1801. His father acted ns sec- rotary for Abraham Lincoln whon the latter was n .tiembor of congress. Upon bccrmlng presl?..'.it Lincoln appointed his old friend Unit?! States district attorney for the stnto of Iowa. Mr. Gurley, sr., was a man of tho highest order al talents both ns a lawyer and an orator and would undoubtedly havo achieved great nnllonal distinction had ho not illed at the early ago of 30. William F. n,w . , Gurley was educated In tho public schools of tho District of Columbia. Aa a youth he frenuent attendant unon the dehntes . . hBcamn .', w!th " who swaved thl " deTtlnv o nation in tS '70s At the aeo of 18 nnt,0 'fJ0' J f " n le, nTw ol"c. "f P"lnn,m.w& Hopors, Davenport, la., with b. m hh fa'her , . , . hd formerly been connected and who were namBI lh StrnnK,est aw n""s 'J10, 1?olr "ucccssln tho Omaha ",luhU sun y" do romomDcrei "? .nn ;LnBnrm Omaha's early i118 "1"7 In , wl,,lam F- Ourley came 0 0mann and workcl in Louis Drndford's I,lm,,er 'nn Tho next yoar ho was np- r,ln!e( ,clork of ,ho county court by Judro Cnn(,wlck- afterwards studied law in tho mco of Thurston & Hall nnd was ad- mM(,ii to the bar ln 1880. In 1887 ho wns appointed deputy county nttornoy under E. w Slmoral, county nttorney. In 1888 he ro- ruse1 tm' commission as asslstnnt United stntcs district nttornoy, to which office ho hnd hen appointed and confirmed. Mr( Gurloy's most brilliant achievements ln the ,aw havo been In tho criminal practice. He has defended ovor twolvo persons charged with murdor In tho first degree. Tho cases ot McNamoo, Myers, Ish, O'Flaharty nnd NeaI woro highly sensational. He wns siic- cossful n all tho cases but tha last. The execution of Ed Neal only served to bring Into greater prominence Gurley's masterful defense and cnlargo his reputation cs a lawyor. . ? """ J- v,urinii wns cern in sinne niimi raimiy. m.. upceimDor is. isr.i in 1,10 fn" of '"B ho entered the preparatory courBo nt Tnbor college. Iowa. In 1878 he ont,red tho sophomore class at the Stnte unl- vrIty nf Inwn. from which Institution ho Rralnted. faking tho degreo of bachelor of nrffi ,n iho c,nsB of 1881. Tho following year ho ,nt,pn',0,l 'ho Inw department of tho fame 11 n I vnr at 1 1 lnMnH . 1. .1 ... um ueKrco or nncneior rr 1 U,UB!' lss'" In tno fall of 1882 , " "mnnn nnn in December fol- lowlnir. when ho became 21 years of nc. wa (Con-lnued on Fl'th Pace.) .8 Dostwick.