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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1902)
The Illustrated Be Published Weekly by Tho Bee Publishing Company, Uco Building, Omnhn, Neb. Trice, So per copy per year, $2.00. Entered nt tlic Omaha l'ostofllco ns Second Clans Mali Matter. For advertising rates nddress publisher. Communlcntlons relating to photographs or articles for nubllcntinn should bo ad dressed, "Editor The Illustrated lice, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers f lltHSIDENT ROOSEVELT'S action I L I In naming Leslie M. Shaw of LjmI Iowa to succeed Lytnnn J. Gngo IHHmI ns secretary of tho treasury In "s Inn cabinet was n surprise- to tho eastern people, who did not think of nnother western man being cnllcd to as Riitno that portfolio. It wnn also looked upon ns a llttlo bit rctnnrkablo that tho president should select n second mnn from Iowa for a position In his olllclnl family. Yet since tho announcement has boon mada reflection hns brought endorsement ot tho president's action. Governor Shaw Is ad mlttcd to hnvo tho qualifications neces sary to fill tho trying post to which ho has been Invited, nnd tho doublo recognition ot town's sterling political nttltudo Is most gratifying to tho republicans ot tliu west. Tho gcnornl confcrcnco of tho Methodist Episcopal church In tho United States mot In 1892 In Omaha and there woro clerical nnd lay delegates from nil places whoro tho Methodist church ronches. Among tho lay delegates was an unassuming lawyer who hnd already become protty familiar COLONEL F. M. WOODS OF LINCOLN, Neb., NOTED LIVE STOCK AUCTION EER. with tho work of tho general confcrcnco nnd nlwayH lock deep Interest In tho pro ceedings. This wns Leslie M. -Shaw of Dcnlson, In. Ho was ono ot tho two lav delegates from tho Des Moines conference, which comprises nil of southwest Iown and rtiiiu up ns far as Crawford county. Tho othor lay delegato from tho conferenco wns L. M. Mnnn of Dcs Moines. Tho two roomed nt tho Grand hotel In Council Bluffs during tho conference. Tho faco of Shaw wai not unfamiliar to mnny ot thoso at tho confcrcnco. Cno In particular had reason to remember him from an ex perience of four years before. Shaw waa then for tho second tlmo a delegato to n general conforonco. As usual Dr. J. M, Buckley of Now York, always an nggresslvo nnd pushing worker ln tho church, had mado himself conspicuous. Ho had done bo In n manner n llttlo offensive to many. But Dr. Buckley Is known ns tho brlghtost nnd nblost ot tho men who go to confer ences, nnd ns ho hns a newspaper at his back, ho protty often has his own wny. This tlmo Shaw measured swords with him. It wns tho first tlmo In his history that nny layman had ever undertaken to meet Buckley ln dobato. Tho debate grow warm. With lawyoillko earnestness Shaw mot Buckley's nrgumontB with oqunl logic. Buckley grow nngry nnd hurled oplthots at Shaw. Ho denounced Shaw and said ho waa only a country lawyor from a rural cbn forence. But Shnw met him fairly and they quit honors oven. This wns four yenrs beforo tho confor onco lu Omahn. Thoy met ngaln but did not clash. Each ono kept clear ot tho othor. Neither wanted u repetition, but Shaw showed himself to bo tho broader man by regarding tho Incident as closed. Buckloy has carried his resentment, so It Is said, to this day, and tho honors which havo como to tho only layman who over dared chnllcngo tbo great rollglous editor In debate, havo rocolvcd no attention In his nowspapor. Shaw took no nctlvo part In tho general conference In Omaha, but at tho last conference, which wns held In Chl cngo, ho nppenred as governor of a great sthto and beenmo a llttlo too earnest In his advocacy of somo reforms In tho church. Ho boenmo tho special pleader for tho application of practical political raethoda In church work, and tho conference sat down on him. Governor Shaw haa beon. In fact, n lay delegate to flvo consecutive goncrnl conferences nn honor which hna come to very few men. As a result of th!a frequent nttendanco at tho conferences ho has como to bo regarded ns ono of the nblo and wlso counselors of tho church, freely cons'-'ted by tho bishops nnd other dlgnl- tailcs and ot especial high Btanllng with tho clorpy. Oovornor Leslie M. Shaw Is eminently practical In his church work and methodical to a fault. Ho was for twenty years super intendent of tho Methodist Sunday school In Dcnlson. Ho had tho reputation of being always on hand, no matter what happened elsewhere. Ho know personally every ono ot tho children who camo Into his school. Ho had a llttlo book, In which ha kept tho names of ovcry one of tho Sunday school pupils nnd their Sunday school records. Ho has tho book yet and has kept track of tho scholarH who havo had somo training tinder him. Since ha has becomo governor ho has not lost this Interest In Sunday schools or tho children. Last June, on Children's day In tho First Methodist Episcopal church In Dcst Moines, a down pour of rain commenced Just as church serv ices had ended. Dozens ot children were present who would endanger their health If they should go out Into tho rain. Gov ernor Shaw was present. Ho ordered hacks nnd sent mnny of tho children homo. Others woro sent homo on tho street cars. Tho governor and another paid all tho bills. Oovurnor Shaw has taken a lively Interest In nit ....nopal nhnrllln.. IT,, lu nf .hn : : , ' , ......... w. u...ulo ... iu iuwin nt Dc Mnlncs nnd was present nt tho last Of ttlU leading members dropped dead. HO ................. niiituj, uui IiIh nhnrltv la tint linumlnri hv flnnnmtnn. pw m ....w iKmiuiiii, nuiMiui ivh uy 1110 nmicra 01 niuixy. S Tho partner of Oovcrnor Shaw In law practice" doe ? no share the goveor's . ... . . mildly renuKca mm when they reached tholr olllco. "That's all right, Shaw," ho replied, "you do tho prnylng for tho tlrm and I do tho swearing, nnd wo don't either of us mean much of what wo say." Thoso who havo had to deal with Oovornor Shaw In nn otllclal way havo often been ImpreBBod with his Inslstcnco on oxnet Justice. Tho disposal of pardon matters has dovoloped this trait. Ho hns been criticised for somo of his pnrdons. Men Bay that It would bo better for some criminals to re- main In tho penitentiaries than to bo out. An eminent lawyor went to him only last week nnd took up a pardon case. Tho man for whom ho plended Is Bob Callohan, n well known Dcs Moines man. Ho had been con- vlctcd nnd given n short sentenco nnd nl- most Immediately nftorward given another longer sentence. Both wero by tho lato Judge Conrad, a man whoso sense of Justico wuh highly doeIoped. Hob wns Riven lln,l ,,,. .. ii(,i I. in. ,,. parole ai d has not violated It. His lawyer presented on behalf of tho c ent n otter wpi.ton hv Iiki rnnp,i ...iin. ... i,., i,.,i r.i n.iM . i. n , . Za'Z .nLnInn CJZt'TKJ believed nt tho tlmo of tho sentences that nnni,nn n n. i, t, a.mu, convinced that ho was absolutely Innocent n i.TtrrhlllTlt!l7hlCl . this letter, tho governor took up tho matter 1, ,, J ,M " , L , rP h i,n n L?,, i. n ! t 2 h,.inn ,i,nnn,,a ,, !. . k Z L " Z are .hnvnrnnP "u lS ?r- nnt thn t hi ? w.. i.n , " ff I tors not that ho would bo be tor off resting rirrtaiiCi a-Mrm0.?. rntn p11 Qrn?J!r..,nM n, J V ,1. ' of nardons mliort or disposing p ' Governor Shnw ItTready In dobato on any llvo topic. Thrco yearn ago, when tho war with Spain hnd brought somo new ques- tlons to tho front, n group of young people had acquired tho Chautauqua grounds nt Colfnx and Insisted on Governor Shaw speaking from tho snmo platform with Gon- oral Weaver on tho subject of "Patriotism " It was not bo advertised but was quletiy understood to bo a Joint dobnte and It turned out so Both took up tho new prob- loms connected with tho Philippines and Cuba and tho debato waa ono of tho fea- turcs of Chautauqua llfo tn Iowa that yeor ' Ono of tho business associates of Oov- ernor Shaw tells why ho was "bouncod" off tho directory board of a big Investment company which purchased land nnd tlmbor In Moxlco. Shaw was Induced to go Into It by friends and ho was put on tho directory board. Of courso prospoctlvo Investors wrote him personally, risking him to recom- mend tho Investment to them. Ho would wrlto back saying thnt ho know nothing porsonnlly of tho matter and had simply gono In for accommodation. "Horo," said one of tho promoters, who confronted Shaw with ono of tho lottcrs ho had written, "wo can't sell stock to man you wrlto to In this mannor." "But It Is the truth about It," said the governor. "Thnt Is whnt wo don't want you to be writing." "Thon tako my namo off your dlroctory list." iind It was done Immediately. 4 In tho graduating law class of the Iowa Col- lego of Law In Dea Moines ln tho spring of 187C. was Lesllo M. Shaw. Ho had gradu- ated from Cornell col I ego nnd had pro- vlously taught school, drovo a team or sold erabapplo trcca. Tho collcgo waa then nt- tached to Slmnson colleco. a Mnlhndlm collego of which President Burns was tho head. In tho class was D. F. Witter, head of n big Insuranco company ln Iowa: S. I. King of Logan, O. II. Turner, In tho In- surnnco business tn Chicago; A. P. Cham- berlnln of Dea Molnca, W. T. Dillon of Kan- .K.u ui. v,. ui.u uumuu, ,H( , h h , f A , ho NcbrasKa's commissioners to tho Loulsl- nmaacg tho nrnnun7 f nn number of years ago, when they wero In cuea ,a tho bottom of hlB cttBC. cctil U the nna Purchase exposition, which will be h'AT.1 .... n, .... ......... nu.w.w. fnn fn- nn nhtinnnnt in mnn " IJOIUIUU UY IUO KOVLTnOT. 1 nnv nnvn not T1IE ILLUSTRATED BEE. OUY It. C. HEAD, WHO IS IlECOM- MENDED TO SUCCEED JUDOE BAKER ON THE BENCH. ... ... BaB' 1,1 nu iwoniy-iour young uiou. u.x- unicr justico u. u. uoio was men, as now, .w.nn nt iim online "i .in nni rii t),t .In,1L,n Hnln snvn "hilt I .1 rnrntl thnt lin ueioncen to tno very uost cmsa or young i. . . . . Linrtv-iivn vpnrn ns n rniieirn nsirucior. Mn wnfl na nstak ni?. Industrious and ..... . I.I ,. ...I... ..... ....... U""JM!U "ul 11 ! " of .,!B imCJ " dld T" luuruugmy iinu iuui uuh uuuu u uiiuruuiur- ntinnniini Last summer Oovornor Shaw and family visited Yellowstono park with other friends, On his return ho wns tilled with tho beauty of tho park and especially tho Grand ennyon. Ono of his companions says that ho proved a mmt delightful traveling mut0 and that ho so thoroughly enjoyed all thnt ho saw that all who wero with him bceamo filled with his enthusiasm. Ho wns 0no of n party to catch nineteen lino fish out of Yellowstono lnko ono day nnd ho proved himself a good fisherman. 4- , , Like most men who hnvo made a reputa- tlon on tho stump, Governor Shaw Is quick at repnrteo and ever ready with a reply to ovcry questioner. Ho Is a good relator of anecdotes, especially In private life and nmong his friends. "nTliho most successful !! 'b0.,..m! ..S"C?CS3'U. ..... 0( . . t. ,..i. u umieu amies is mo u sunci on wnicn nan b colonol P M Woods of Lincoln " . . . .... . ? Nb- hns fairly won tho tltlo for him- nuu, nu ii ii a luiuy wuu mu lino ior mm- " Y W- conduct since ho entered on his (os"n vocation. His wt nlz0l ns authority and . . i a u's recommenuu- . i . Uo" f.,r " Bnlmnl ls 'ho l,Acst ltfcn nonr Dclvldcre, Boone county, 111. Ho was . . ' ., ..:', school education. In 1861 he enlisted In " FIKoonth Illinois Infantry, but was ro- fl,s0(1 0,1 nccount of ago. being under 17 eaTa olJ- Ho afterward raised a company of thlrty-clght men for tho Ono Hundred Md nM mnoa ,nfantrjP( but by requcst Adjutant General A. C. Fuller assigned him 0I11 hls mcn Elgin battery, Fifth !,, ,ght arU1Ioryi whero ho scrveJ until tho closo of tho war, rccolvlng his discharge Juno E, 18C5. Ho went back to tno fnrm nnd followed that vocation until 1872 wncn 1,0 made his first aale of reg- latercd cattlo for II. M. Lyman of Down- rB llrovo oinco mat iimo u nns ueen nls ",0 business nnd today he has carnod tno distinction of having tbo largest busl- nc6S and receiving tho largest Incomo of nny auctioneer In tho world. ,n 1872 b,s flrst venr'a salary waa 11,000. Hla 'ncomo 'rom sales during the year 1901 wna l20-000- H'3 lowest price la $100 per day nnd during the past year ho re- colvod J1-125 tor one afternoon's work. From January 1, 1902 to July 1, 1902, he has 110 sales to make. In 1882 ho moved to Nebranka and hla home 1b now ln Lincoln. ThU atate owes a dobt of gratitude to him for the patrt- otlo manner In which he haa always cham- ploned Us cause whenever opportunity offered. Tho Becrit of Colonel Woods' bucccss as nn auctioneer of registered stock may be explained In a few words. Ho Is possesaed f n fine presence, a strong, well modulated volco, a splendid intellect, unfailing good humor, a ready wit which always leavea him master of tho situation and a reputa- tlon for unswerving Integrity and moral courage which assures all, not only of honest treatment from him, but that be will promptly suppress nny attempt on the Pnrt of tho maker of a snlo to act other- wlso than honorable. , , , , Morris J. Wragg, tho president of tho Iowa Horticultural socloty, who was unanl- mously ro-olocted for a second term at the lato meeting hold In Dcs Molnos, has lived n" his llfo on a fnrm In Dallas county near tho town of Waukeo, nnd by his own energy nnJ porsovornnce has risen to a recognized high position as a specialist In horticulture nnd forestry In Iowa. His father was an eminent experimenter In horticultural work and It was In his honor thnt tho now widely known Wragg plum was named. The younger Wragg has dovoted hla life to frulta ana treea and has long been a member of both 'he horticultural soelatj and the ag- fcta, prepares himself fully nnd Is a hard "cm n "avo oecn np- ,,.... rnmnnnv nind m. rlcultural society. In addition to betas president of tho horticultural society he is one ot the directors ot the state department of agriculture and superintendent of hortl- culture at the stato fairs. Tho horticultural society will urge that he bo tho representa- il... it L-il...11...1 ll . itiA Iowa commission for nn exhibit at tho Loulslona Purchase exposition, and, as presl- dent of the horticultural society, It devolves upon him to seo to It that tho start Is made for such an exhibit In nccordanco with plans already laid. Mr. Wrngg has traveled ox- tenslvely over tho western states. .j Ouy It. C. Head has been chosen by tho bar of tho Fourth Judicial district of No- braska to be appointed to tho position on tho district bench when Hon. Benjamin S. llaker retires to accept a federal Judgeship In New Mexico. Mr. Head has Ions been known to tho people of Omaha as a quietly successful practitioner. Ills selection bv tho members of tho bar from tho long list of nppllcants Is a trlbuto to his personal worth ns well as to his professional stand- Ing. Guy It. C. Read was born on a farm 1,1 "nrbcr county, West Virginia, on Juno 9 1859' Tno nc!lt ycnr hla fathor. John B- Head, removed with his family to War- rnn nnlintv. Tmvn whnrn i n unnMnitml - . ' -.' - farming. Thero Mr. Head grow up as a country boy nnd attended tho district i.. m ....h. lin U'liO cvrndltfit nrl ut h lit ntnoa nt 1 COrt Mr. Head then read law for two venra . . . . . . . in., nrtnr wninii mn tin ai.p.neariiiiti nnoami hn ntntn Imp rrnm tint nun nn Mnrnh 1 .on- ... ..... . . prncuccu ai ixon. in., uu ibj. wbcn ho rctnovcd Omahn. 8 yet held a meeting for tho purposo ot organizing for their task of making bricks without straw, nor hns any concrete opinion ns to tho method to bo pursued been ndoptcd. Messrs. Wattles and Bruce had Invaluablo experience In connection with tho Trnnsmlsslppl exposition nt Omaha and will bring to tho work nn Intl- mnto knowlcdgo of tho dctnll Involved. Hon. J. Sterling Morton Is well known throughout the country ns a man of prac- tlcnl Ideas. C. H. nudge of Lincoln Is president of tho Rudgo & Guenzol company of Lincoln, extensive dealers In furniture, ,,ucongwlirc otc nna n buslnees man of j,Bh landing In his community H S Whlte of North Platte, tho fifth member of ,ho comrai8S0n is president of the plrst Natlona, bank 'of nla homo cty Ho ,8 n vetcran of tho clv war nnd ha8 lonB ""'d011 ln tho wcat. whcr he vnrl- ouslv onnaod In farmlnir. stock rlRlnr nnd morchand is nir. Hn hns boon nntlvn In 60,1,0 cx,cnt ln 'ocn Politics. This corn- mission Is exnectcl hv thn irnvnrnnp tn mission is expected by t ie governor to " fn.so, by popular subscription, the money to defray tho exncnsn nf mnktnir n nfntn pin inr m.inrnsifn nr rnn ni i ji n t u fni. Ty- enmnanv of New York eltv to riwrnmp luiawi iuwa iiukiiuul.! ukal au- Long Ride on a Mule Judgo J. E. Gulnotto will bo asked to np- , ..,. T tr.. most picturesque ot tho few remaining "old-tlraers" of Kansas City, reports tho Stnr of that city. Mr. Hays ls very old nnd has grown childish, so that his heirs think tho step necessary for tho protection of hl8 cstato. Tho name of Lynn Hays will recall to many nn old resident the famous rido of ono of tho Hays boys on tho Santa Fo trail In 1857. It was a rldo upon which do- ponded $64,000 a raco with a stago conch from Bent's Ford, In Colorado, to Kansas City. This dlstanco of moro than COO miles wns covered mule-back ln flvo days by ono ul ijo uujro iucm m boiho uiuurcnco of opinion as to whether It was Lynn or l''8 brother, "Up" and tho $64,000 was saved. Tho rider, covered with dust and toam, and almost spent with loss of sleep an(1 fatlguo, tumbled from the oxhnusted mu, 'n frol,t of tho bank, mado his way to tho cashier's window nnd secured tho monoy a fow minutes beforo tho bank closed. An hour later tbo stago arrived with tho letter Informing the bank that Itussell, Majors & Waddcll, upon whom the drafts were drawn, ,lad failed. Tne story, as It still lingers In tho mom- ory of John ' aaK. ' ns follows: In 1857 John Campbell was In charge of the freight- ors' tra,n on tho Santa Fo trail. Ho had a Inrgo force under hlra nnd ho and they wero employed by Russell, Majors & Waddoll, wno nt 'hat time, tho rnllronds not yet having reached tho west, did all tho freight- ,nK for tno army. u was at Bent's Ford, on tho north sldo of tho Arkansas river, not far from Laa Animas. Campbell had Just received theso drafts and tho stage, which had already gone out. carried a letter notifying the bank tnat 'his great firm had gono to the wnl1' If tho stago could only bo beaten lnt0 Kansas City tho $64,000 would bo Bnved. But how beat It? Every fifteen mllcs the s,aR0 mot n fresh relay of horses and pushed forword night and day at a swinging trot. "Up," said Campbell to Hays. "'Old Sam,' hero la a splendid saddle mule. lie was never known to tiro. Can you tako him nnd mnko that trip?" It meant 100 miles a day, through n wild, sparsely settled country, with long stretches of the trail In whlrh nor drink was to be had. A moment Hays hesitated, but only n moment. "I'll rldo him, John," ho said. Then began the raco thnt was afterward to bo talked about all orer tho country, For tho last three days of the ride Haya January C, 1002. was afraid to atop to anatch an taour'a sleep unless someone was by to wake him. When ho felt that ho could not endure It nny longer nnd was already falling nsleep In tho saddle, ho overtook some campers and got them to watch him while he slept nn.1 nn1rn him In nn Vinlln tin nnt t ii n n In tho afternoon Just before tho bank closed and tho stago arrived that night. "It was a very remarknblo animal," said Mr. Gage, "probably tho most remarkablo animal for long-dlstanco travel In tho world. When 1 camo to Kansas City In 1858 I had heard of that wonderful rldo nnd went to seo tho mulo within a wook nftur my arrival. Ho was an ordinary looking sorrel animal a very active, nimble mulo for many years. I havo no idea how long after that ho lived, but ho must have reached a very ripo old nge. "Campbell used to toll mo that ho had 'old Sam' for fourtoen years prior to i860 nnd that there hadn't been a yenr of that tlmo that ho didn't rldo him across tho plains." Judgo Qulnotto romombDrs the mulo dls- tlnctly. "There's hardly an old settlor that doesn't remember 'Old Sam,' " ho said -old Sam' died only about eight or nlno yCara ago, I think, but for many yeara he ........ I ,1 r .1 1 1 " I'L'uoiuiifu uu uu vut. ui uunvu service." llrii na I in A f lt-nr i t t ...i. it i m .. n., omi, n tni.ni.i .-.. nn,nt.i " . " . "' . .. m . . ... . . . .... ..... f'"V"l " "U- Ilai, Miller of I'hllade phla has brought BUtt ngftln8t the Fidelity and Casualty .fr.r.r..r. . n.r.... ... . ...mn nnnr. . . . n A i CIETY. reports tho Now York Herald, but Judge wimninp hniri fi.nt thorn ... 0,.mninnt Kround on which to base an action and nl- lowed tho case to go to trial. It will como up soon ln tho United Stntos district court before Judge Lacombe. Miller was suddenly taken ill. It was not known whether ho had typhoid fovcr or appendicitis, but ho lay at death's door for several days. Soon his condition began to mend and with tho Improvement Camo a strong deslro on tho patient's part for mro substantial food. About four days nftor ho begnn to recover his strength ho nsked his wlfo to preparo him somo baked benns, stipulating particularly that sho uso u..un ut, ..unci iJiinumu ib hiukcu to hnvo stated that tho food asked fort would do no harm. Miller ato a grcnajf. quantity of tho beans nnd n short time" afterward was taken with sovoro pains nnd died. Tho post-mortem cxnmlnatlon showed that tho beans had perforated tho man's Intestines. If Judgment 1 rendered against tho Insurance company It will create a now class of risk which thoy may not care to assume. Legal authorities say that there Is not another case on record of a suit having been brought on such grounds. Thfii rimo Hwll Ijllcilllw Pittsburg Gazette: "I prithee, didst thou hear tbo news?" asked Mr. Hamlet Ham, tho eminent tragedian, of Mr. Gad Zooks, the comedian. "I didst not," was tho Inttor'a reply. "Re- Iterato tho news to mo." "Thero'a a corner In eggs." "Really, truly?" "Truly, really! Tho prlco Is now 35 cents a dozen, with porpendlcular tendency. I uoed not point out to you, my friend, the importance of this fact to our noble art." "Thou necdst not. Eggs aro now too costly for missiles. Wo will sally forth." Then tho one-nlght stands suffored an ln- vaslon. A IN ICC (jrUlllC Washington Stnr: "I camo mighty near being cheated out of that election," said Sonator Sorghum; "mighty near. It made mo think of a poker game I was once ln." "What kind of a garao was that?" asked tho attache who has had his salary raised place. "Well, all I can say about It Is that it the other fellows hadn't been too busy stacking tho cards and dealing oft the bottom to take nny notlco of mo I never would havo gotten a chance to ring tn a cold deck on them."