WAITING FOR UNPUNCTUAL PEOPLE
Periods In Which Prof, Stillman Found
Time to Head.
Although he is himself the acme of
punctuality. Senator Depew has come
to the conclusion that punctuality is a
waste of time in Washington.
A few nights ago he was asked to
appear before the select committee of
the house of investigation of the Da
nish West Indies purchase. He was
requested to be present at 10 a. m.,
but it was twenty minutes after that
hour before the committee was ready
for him.
“I have always made it a rule to
keep my appointments to the letter,”
said he yesterday to one of tne mem
bers of that committee, “but I am not
sure it pays here in Washington.
When I was at Yale I used to see
Prof. Stillman in his library, which
comprised a great many books. He
told me he had read every book there,
and that he had done it while wait
ing for people to keep their engage
ments with him.”
GYPSY ATTAINS REMARKABLE AGE
—
Knflish Wanderer, Iletcntljr Dead,
Believed to Have Been 105.
Recently a somewhat remarkable
man passed away at Whitby Wood,
Berkshire, England, one Frederick
Draper, who claimed to be the oldest
gypsy in the world. Although there
is no erftry in the parish register, it
appears to be beyond question that
old Draper was born at Bix. near
Henlev-on-Thanirs. in June, 1797, and
was therefore in his 105th year. He
lived with bis son. Wellington Draper,
who was born the year Waterloo was
fought. The power of “the evil eye"
of the witch was fully believed in
then. Draper used to tell of a witch
at Farnham, who made the cows run
wrild and prevented them from giving
milk; of another witch who lived at
Henley-on-Thames, and who was
thrown into the river and floated like
a cork. The Drapers were typical
van-dwellers, attending fairs all over
England, selling baskets, clothes pegs
and other articles of gypsy merchan
dise.
Roosevelt Hearn a Criticism.
President Roosevelt was once travel
ing in Idaho, and passed a book store
in the window of which was a copy of
his “Winning of the West.” Going into
the book store he inquired, “Who is
this author, Roosevelt?"
“Oh,” said the book seller, "he's a
ranch driver.”
“And what do you think of his
book?" asked the President.
“Well, I’ve always thought I'd like to
meet the author and tell him if he had
stuck to running a ranch and give up
writing books he'd have made a power
ful more of a success at his trades
woman's Home Companion.
SINGULAR BOAT U3ED IN SAMOA
Kxtra ordinary Vensel Which Has Now
ranged Ont of Kxlstencp.
In the accompanying picture is
shown an extraordinary boat, which
was frequently seen in the waters
around Samoa some years ago, but of
which not now a .single perfect speci
men can be found. In boats of this
type the Samoans used to journey to
distant islands. Some of the boat3
were small, each being designed to
carry only a single family. Others
were so large that, on One of them all
the inhabitants of a village could
easily find room. The exact manner
in which these vessels were construct
ed is not clearly known, but it Is sup
posed that each of the large boats was
not. strictly speaking, a single vessel,
but was composed of two or more
small boats placed side by side and
fastened together a la catamaran.
Jersey Jnstice.
Jersey justice is making consider
able of a name for itself these days.
Isaac D. Ward, a justice of Perth Am
boy, has decided that a parent can
punish a child with any degree of
cruelty, provided he does not leave a
mark on the child's body. The Chi
nese know eleven ways of giving the
death torture without, leaving a
mark on the body of the victim.
There is a wide and useful field for a
few Chinese coaches in the scope of
Jersey justice.
pvfl mWEEKLY
i PANORAMA
GEN. SCHOFIELD ON ARMY REFORM
Veteran Soldier Advocate* tl»e Forma
tion of a General Staff.
Lieut.-Gen. John M. Schofield, U. S.
A., retired, who has appeared before
the Senate committee on military af
\r
fairs in advocacy of a “general stafT”
reorganization of the army, as provid
ed in the War Department's pending
bill, is the only living retired officer
who has held the rank of general in
command of the army, and is one of
the few surviving general officers of
the civil war. Den. Schofleid was born
in New York in 1831. was graduated
from West Point in 1853. succeeded
Gen. Sheridan in command of the ar
my in 1888 anrl was retired for age
on Sept. 26, 1895. after a continuous
life of forty years to the service. In
his memoirs Gen. Schofield devoted a
chapter to the substitution of a gen
eral staff for the present organiza
tion.
Coil'd Tell a Good Thing*
Secretary Shaw is fond of telling of
a dinner given by one of ids friends to
some rural gentlemen from Iowa. “He
furnished them with the best of every
thing—terrapin and canvasback duck/'
says the secretary. “The climax of the
feast was a watermelon, into which j
had been emptied two quarts of cliam- I
pagne. When the farmers began to
cat the watermelon they smiled and '■
smacked their lip? and ate again. Tlmn
of one accord they slipped into their
pockets a handful of the seeds. They
wanted to raise some of the same kind
of melon on their own farm."
CHINESE BOY WINNING HONORS
Fourteen-Year-Old Follower of Con
facia* in an American School.
One of the brightest boys in the
public schools of Trenton, N. J., is !
William Mark Hong, a 14-year-old
Chinese boy who has been advanced
to the high school because of his ex
cellent record in preparatory grades.
He was born in Saa Francisco, and
came east when he was 8 years old,
shortly after the death of his mother.
On his ^ 1th birthday he was permit
ted to enter the Centennial School,
where he was put in the first grade,
and when examination time rolled
around he took the third grade tests
and skipped the second grade.
PRESIDENT OF IMMENSE TRUST
E. C. Simmon* of St. I,nal« Selected for
Head of Hardware Combination.
E. C. Simmons of St. Louis, who
has been selected for the presidency
of the $120,000,000 combination of
hardware dealers, just formed, is the
founder of the Simmons Hardware
Company of St. Louis, one of the larg
est jobbing houses in its line in the
world, lie was for years the presi
dent of the company. Some time ago
the older men withdrew trom active
participation in the affairs of the cor
poration and organized themselves in
to an advisory hoard, electing Wallace
Simmons to the presidency to succeed
his father. Since then E. C. Simmons
has acted as advisor to the officers of
the company, allowing the younger
members of the firm to attend to the
details of management. Mr. Simmons
is about GO years old.
F
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BEFORE m
Pl/BLJC EYE
RECALLS WASHINGTON S GREATNESS
Monument Erected on Spot Where lie
1’ut Aside » Crown*
Perched upon the brow of a hill,
about two miles southeast of N’ew
burg, N. Y., stands a plain, unpreten
tious rubble monument, erected by
the Historical Society of Newburg
Hay, which marks the site of a build
ing within whose walls occurred one
of the most dramatic events of Am
erican history.
In 1782, owing to lack of pay. etc.,
discontent with their lot, distrust of a
republican form of government had
gained a formidable foothold among
the rank and file of the army. Mat
ters had reached such a pass, indeed,
that a secret meeting was called, urg
ing the army to appeal from the jus
tice to the fears of the government,
make demonstrations of power and
determination, arouse the fears of the
people, and so obtain justice for them
selves.
The outcome was a letter addressed
to Gen. Washington by Col. Nicola, an
officer of the army, which, after a re
cital of fulsome praise of the comman
der-in-chief. said, in part: “Owing to
the prejudice of the people it might
not at first be prudent to assume the
title of royalty, but if all things were
once adjusted we believe strong argil
ments might be produced for admit
ting the title of king.”
Thus forewarned, Washington is
sued an order for a meeting of the
officers at the Temple. Gen. Gates
presided, and amid great solemnity
the commander-in-chief arose and
read his address, which wa= a mas
terly and elocp:ent [ilea for faith in the
justice of their country, terming those
who would overturn the government
traitors, and finally emphatically de
clining to he made a king.
A YOUTHFUL HEIR PRESUMPTIVE
Young Trince MUlil Destined to Rule
the Mower; Umpire.
Only' recently has Japan taken its
place among the great nations of the
earth, and still more recently did It
gain the youngest heir presumptive
among the leading royal personages
of the world. This is because Prince
Michi, grandson of the Mikado and
destined to rule the “Flowery" Em
pire one of these days, was born only
three-quarters of a year ago.
Prince Michi, whose imperial father,
by the way, is Crown Prince Yoshi
hito, eldest son of the Mikado, and
only 25 years old, unique in being the
first heir presumptive of Japan to
dress exclusively in European gar
ments. Not a piece of his royal lay
ette is made after the Japanese fash
ion. Except for the richness of his
dress, the Jananese cut of his hair and
the strictly Oriental look of his round
I
little face, the baby prince might be
mistaken for the child of a well-to-do
American family.—New York l’ress.
HIS TEMPER WAS SORELY TRIED
Hut His Langaaffn Win I nheronilng a
rillar of the Church.
A Wyneote man has a little fox ter
rier who. like Mary’s little lamb. ha3
a habit of following him everywhere.
It followed him to church last Sun
day and three times was ejected.
Nothing daunted, it made a fourth at
tempt. and this time effected an en
trance through a side door, whence
It made its way to its master's pew.
Just then the minister began to pray,
and. thinking that a favorable mo
ment for action, while the heads of
the congregation were lowered, the
man grasped the dog by the back of
the neck and marched down the aisle.
Half way to the door the animal let
a howl that startled the congregation
and nearly broke up the services. In
the rear of the church were several
cadets from the Cheltenham Military
Academy, and when the owner of the
ilog re-entered, very red in the face,
one of tnem whispered: ‘ What did
you do with him?” “Kicked hell—I
mean I kicktd the stuffin' out of
him.” replied the pillar of the church.
—Philadelphia Record.
JAP^H’3 ROYAL HEIR-PRE5UfAPTiVE
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA.
Nevtr Looked Better cr Was More
Prosperous.
OMAHA. Neb, April 19.—'"North
western Nebraska never looked as
prosperous and was never m as Rood
condition as at the oresent time," re
marked Major Buchanan, genera! pas
senger agent of the Elk horn. "The
entire Elkhorn valley looks like a
garden and at this time the pros
pects are excellent for a big crop.
There is plenty of moisture in the
ground and the recent -.howcru have
started the grain to growing in fine
shape. All along the line farmers
are busy in the fields anil making im
provements in the way of erecting
a iw cattle sheds, barns and houses.
"1 stopped off a couple of days at
Newport, a tittle town of 400 inhabi-.
tants, and drove into the country
some twenty miles. There everything
is flourishing. By the way. that is
the greatest hay shipping point in
the world. East season from that
point we sent ears of hay to every
state in the union, the cut running
into thousands of tons. The hay
yielded from one and one quarter to
two tons per acre. This year the1 cut
will be greater than last.
“In addition to the hay fields there
are many fine ranches around New
port, on which herds of cattle from
5oo to 1,500 head graze the year
round. On every hand there is a
flowing well, water being secured at
from twenty to fifty feet. Laud is
selling at from *1<> to *25 per acre
and is in good demand.”
LEAPS THROUGH A WINDOW.
Fremont Burglar Spoils Plan to Cap
ture Him.
FREMONT. Neb.. April 19.—At 11:30
the other night the hardware store
of L. F. Holloway & Co., at Sixth
and F streets, was burglarized by a
lone individual and $50 worth of laz
ors, shears and revolvers stolen. The
thief escaped capture by jumping
through a plate glass window in the
front of the store after he had sent
a sewing machine crashing through
so as to make a hole large enough
for his exit. Several men who were
planning to surprise and effect his ar
rest saw him tlee a block toward the
west and turn a corner, and two oth
ers who happened to be passing along
another street caught a glimpse of
him as he darted into an alley. Noth
ing has been seen of the fellow since
that time.
Mullen Stays in Alaska.
Washington special dispatch: The
nomination of Patrick M. Mullen of
Omaha, which the president sent to
the senate, for receiver of public
moneys at Juneau, Alaska, was ac
complished at the earnest request of
both Senators Dietrich and Millard,
who have labored indefatigabiy for
Mr. Mullen’s appointment ever since
it was announced that the land of
fices in Alaska would he consolidated
at Juneau. Mr. Mullen was receiver
at Rampart City.
Looks Like Falls City Man.
MANHATTAN. Kan., April 19 —
William Scott, arrested here on a
charge of grand larceny, committed
at Sevannah. Mo., is said to fit the
description of the murderer of the city
marshal at Falls City, Neb., who was
killed two years ago, and for whom
a large reward was offered.
Interchangeable Mileage.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., April 19.—The
Trans-Continental Passenger associa
tion in committee of the whole, it is
stated, decided to recommend inter
changeable mileage on all roads west
of Denver, Cheyenne and El Paso.
Re-Elected Superintendent.
KEARNEY, Neb., April 19.—A. O.
Thomas, superintendent of the Kear
ney public schools, was re-elected by
the board of education at their recent
meeting for the coming year at an
increase in salary of $100 per year.
Editors to Meet in Omaha.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., April 19 —
Omaha was selected by the National
Editorial association as the place for
holding the next annual convention,
defeating Milwaukee and Ashville,
North Carolina.
New Bank for Henderson.
HENDERSON, Neb., April ID.—.John
Krocker & Son are excavating for a
new brick building and will organize
a bank here with $25,000 capital. The
name of the bank will be the First
National.
School Boy Stabs Comrade.
LONG PINE, Neb., April 19.—While
Charlie Castle and Guy Given were
retaining from school, young Castle
stabbed Given in the spinal column.
The victim is in a precarious condi
tion.
Serious Injury from Stalk Cutter.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., April 10 —
While George H. Stoehr was cutting
cornstalks in a field he fell in front
of a stalk cutter and was run over,
being seriously cut and bruised.
ATTACK THE AuRE fOOD LAW
Unlice.«feed Creamery Operator Maker
Test C.tse.
UNCOaw. Neb., April- 21.—The
I Nebraska uure food la v is being vig
orously attacked in the supreme court
on the ground tint it is. imconstitu
tional. The c-hief contention is tbui
the act is in violation of that section
of the constitution which prohibits
the creation of- state offices- by the
legislature.
The case is old* in which J*}hn C.
Merrill of Sutton' was convicted for
operating a creamery without lirsf hav
ing procured a license trom tlie food
commissioner. No question arises, as
to the facts, the onrfy defense inter
posed being that the law under which
conviction was had is void. The suit
is being watched with uuusual inter
est by manufacturers of both pure and
imitation butter, dairy and vinegar
products. The question involved is
one of far-reaching importance, how
ever. for it will affect not only the
dairy interests, but those persons who
come wfthin the meaning of various
other laws which have created or es
tablished new state offices.
SCHOOL LAND NEARLY GONE.
Commissioner Follmer Finds Little
Left to Leace.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 21.—When
Land Commissioner Follmer fills a
number of land leasing appointments
he has made in Cedar Dixon, Dakota,
(.'ass, Polk and Boyd counties, there
will he not to exceed 1,300 acres of
school land unleased in i\ebraska.
Deputy Land Commissioner Katon
said that there is but little work yet
to do in connection with the leasing
of lands and the 64.300 acres unleased
when Mr. Follmer took charge of the
office will all be disposed of with the
exception of the few acres mentioned.
This includes school land in the sand
hill district as well as in the more fer
tile portions of Nebraska. The last
auctions will be held on May 25. Dur
ing recent land leasings the tendency
has been to higher values for con
tracts of all lands forfeited and re
leased.
CAUGHT IN STALK CUTTER.
Cass County Farmer is Fearfully Man
gled.
ELMWOOD. Neb., April 21.—George
H. Stoehr, a young farmer living two
miles north and one-half mile east of
Elmwood, was terribly mangled in a
stalk cutter. He fell to the ground
in front of the machin°. which ran
over him. He became unconscious
and when he returned to a realization
of things he was tangled up in the
knives and the only way he could get
out was to remove one of the wheels,
and lift the knives off his body. This
he did, putting the wheel back on,
climbing on the machine and driving
some distance to the house, when a
neighbor went for a physician.
Pass Rigid Saloon Ordinance.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 21.—
At the meeting of the council an ordi
nance regulating booths or wine
rooms in saloons was passed. The
ordinance makes it a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not less than
|25 or more than $1U0 to have any
door, curtain or screen over or in
front of any booth, wine room or other
rooms built within a saloon. The or
dinance is the result of an individual
dealer refusing to remove the door
and is not a matter remedying any
general complaint.
General Bates Visits Fort Crook.
FORT CROOK, Neb., April 21.—
General Bates, commanding the De
partment of the Missouri with two
of his aides, were at the fort to take
part in and witness the examination
of Lieutenant Bridges for promotion
to a captaincy. The examination con
sisted of battalion drill, genera! forma
tion and field exercises, which were
very satisfactory.
Aged Woman Falls in Cistern.
ELK CREEK. Neb.. April 21.—Mrs.
Deborah Lawrence, who is past sev
enty years old, fell through a trap
door to a cistern in four feet of water
She was not badly injured.
Orders Curfew Law Enforced.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., April 21.
—Mayor Bartling has issued an order
to the police to rigidly enforce the cur
few ordinance.
Barn and Horses Burned.
FRANKLIN, Neb., April 21.—A
small barn in the west part of town
belonging to Alf Nucklow was burn-^
ed. Three head of horses were lost.
Soldier's Remain at York.
YORK, Neb., April 21.—The remains
of Joseph S. Oviatt, who died of tu
berculosis at Salt Lake City last Sun
day, arrived here. He had been in
the service of the United States al
most continuously since the first call
for volunteers in the Spanish-Ameri
caa war. At the time of his death
he was a member of Company D,
1 Twelfth artillery. He formerly be
J longed to Company A of the First Ne
j braska.
THE U.IVE STOCK |VI*$TKET.
-— i
Latest (Juctations froi* Souffa-' Omaha
arfd Kansas Oity.
a#tr;TH OMAfte.
Cattle—'Tfiof**' was tlie lightest' mw of
eat tie that has arrived un a ThunaJay tn
« Jons While. Packer* were anxious for
•applies, so that* prices Went steady to
strong. and it uni.* took u stunt1 tlifi** for
sellers to dispose uffpvnetlcaily cVer.’ ihipff
they had on hand; There wrrj a ffoo't
proportion of heef -V»cr* in the rt-rxlpts,
amt the quality Wa* U|fW the ifsuil sfand
ard. As high as «il !4»wa* paid tV’some#
heavy export cattle -3»»t weighed t.tM»
pounds. The heavyweight rattle that are'
good enough for export heef, and a.fi*f> the
good to choice IlghtweltCNts. seemed to tie
in ttie liest demand. Tln-'aivw markrS'was’
fully steady. Anything' it all desirable
met with ready sale at good,, steady prices*
and In some cases sales were made that,
looked a little better. ItwTI*, veal cfll vi**
and stags sold In just a ah lit the same
notches the> did yesterday. The desirable
grades were easy to dls|K>se «f. but rum-'
moil stuff was neglected. Tlwre were not
many stoekers and feeders in sale and'
the better grades sold without mueli ■
trouble at Just about steady prices.
Mugs There was a moderate run and.
the general market could bo quoted fairly
♦e.tlve and steady to strong. The quality
w.rs exceptionally good. The good hogs
•wild at strong prices, and in some cases
were as much as 5c higher. The light
hogs sold in about the same notches they
did yesterday and were neglected more or
less, the same as usual. They were left
until the last, when they sold at about
steady prices. The heavy hogs sold
largely front $6.95 to 17. in. Medium
weights went mostly from $6.90 to $6.95
and the light hogs from $6.1-0 down.
Sheep—There was not a very heavy sup
ply of sheep, aa the receipts presented
show. Included In the offerings was a
big string of feeders that were sold to
arrive, so that the number of sale was
limited. Packers all took hold in good
shape and paid steady to strong prices for
all desirable grades, so that the pens
were practically cleared in good season.
Some Mexican wooled lambs sold at $6.75
and some clipped wethers nl $5.60. Feed
ers also sold at high prices. The Iambs
brought $6.25 and the yearlings $.5.80 with
the wool oil.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle—Butcher stiers were ntea<ly to
He lower; all other killinr tirades aril
stocking and feeding cattle were stormy;
choice export and dressed beef steers,
$j.a0'n6.0t); Stockers and feeders, $3.50^5.15;
western fed steers. $5.30fr0.75; Texas u*.d
Indian steers, $4,004*0.25; cows. $3.5*14.* <X);
native cows, $3.50415.00; heifers, St.OTini.H;
e.mners, $2.5*<ti.'1.50; bulls. $3.50l'<io.5Q; calves,
$4.aori;<J.ltu.
1 logs—Market 5c higher; top, $7.3'); bulk
of sales, $6.$5'a7.20: heavy. S7. l&rfr 7.3t>;
mixed packers, fij.'.tu'ii7di5, light. $t.7'5J|7.0o;
pigs, J5.75'(n;„‘>ii.
Sheep and Kambs—Market strong to 10c
higher; native lambs, S6.55h7.00; western
lambs. $0.40410.65; native wethers, $5,006*
6.00; western wethers. $5.50415. *5; yearlings,
$0.2tl4*6.50; western clipped sheep, $.7.40;
ewes. UWrS.UO; clipped grass Texans,
.‘*17505.00, clipped Texas lambs. $0.M>?jC.5U.
CUBAN BILL PASSES.
Measure Giving Reciprocity to Island
ers Goes Through the House.
WASHINGTON, April 19.—The
democrats and the republican insur
gents rode rough-shod over the house
leaders yesterday when the voting be
gan on the Cuban reciprocity bill.
They overthrew the ruling of the
chair in committee of the whole on
the question of the germaneness of
an amendment to remove the differ
ential from refined sugar during the
existence of the reciprocity agree
ment provided for in the bill; The
vote to overrule the decision of the
chair, made by Mr. Sherman, was 1.71
to 130. republicans to the number of
thirty-seven joining with a solid dem
ocratic vote to accomplish this result.
Having won this preliminary victory
the amendment was adopted in com
mute—U>4 to 111—and later In the
house by a still larger majority—199
to 1"5. On this occasion sixty-four
republicans voted with the democrats
lor the amendment.
The bill was then passed by an over
whelming majority—247 to 52. An
analysis of the vote shows that 124
republicans and 123 democrats voted
for the amended bill, and forty-two
republicans and ten democrats against
it.
To Send Bill to Conference.
WASHINGTON, A[»ril 19,—In view
of the aetion of the senate last night
in making the Chinos© exclusion sub
stitute an amendment to the pending
hill, it is expected that the action of
the senate will be disagreed to in or
der to send the bill to conference.
By this parliamentary procedure the '
California members feel assured that
the ultimate measure of exclusion can
be no less than that in the senate bill
at least.
Farewell to Dr. Hopkins.
KANSAS CITY, April 19.—Rev. Dr.
Henry Hopkins, president-elect of
Williams college, was given a fare
well reception by McPherson post No.
4 of the Grand Army of the Republic,
Department of Missouri, in this city
tonight. Many ex-confederates partic
ipated in the reception. Addresses
were made by Dr. Hopkins, Major
William Warner and others.
Henderson’s Lips Sealed on Subsidy.
WASHINGTON, April 19.—In view
of published reports that Speaker
Henderson was opposed to the ship
subsidy bill, following the opposition
of the Iowa senators, it was stated
yesterday by those aware of the speak
er s views that lie has expressed no
opi. ion and has reached no conclu
sion on tlie subject thus far, prefer
ring to wait until the committee in
charge of the measure has formulated
action and made public their views.
