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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1899)
OMAHA ILLUSTRATED August 27 , IS'-tl ) . OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE. Published Weekly by The Bee Publishing Company , Dee Building , Omaha , Neb. Price 6 cents per copy per year , $2.00. For advertising rates address Publisher. Communications relating to photographs or articles for publication should bo ad dressed , "Editor Omaha Illustrated Bee , Omaha. " Pen and Picture Pointers The return of the volunteers will bo tlio all-absorbing event of the comliiK week The closing HccncH In the regimental camp nt San Francisco and the start of the home ward Journey on the train have been watclicd with peculiar Internet by the friends and relatives of the men who arc now on the way to Nebraska doubtless equally Impatient for their arrival with these waiting for them at their destination. When the First NcbraHka was mustered Into the federal service It gave up Us or ganization tin a jmrt of the state mllltla and when It was mustered out last Wednesday Its members conned to have any mllltlu status. They therefore coma homo n prl- vatu citizens , but flo dlBtlngulshcd by their military record that they como liomu tm gucslH of the state. The fact Uiat they oomo as the gucslH of the state , however , was determined only nt the last moment when the effort to raise the guarantee fund necessary to provldo a special train was auddenly mndo successful after the gov ernor had Infilled a fltatcmont to the public giving up all hope of ralalttrf the money. The chief credit for the successful rais ing of , thin transivortatlon fund seems to be duo to David 13. Thompson of Lincoln , who cnmo forward with $20,000 to bo advanced DAVID EUGENE THOMPSON , WHO AD VANCED $20,000 TO BIUNQ THE FIRST NEBRASKA HOME. , to the ntato with the expectation of Its re imbursement by legislative appropriation when the next legislature shall meet. With this IIH a foundation and a supplementary contribution of $3,000 by Edward A. Cud- nhy of South Omalm , practically lltlo diff iculty was encountered In making up the romalndor of the necessary eum. Of Mr. Thompson , whose generosity In this matter stands out BO prominently , com paratively little was known until tha present year , when ho became ono of the most prominent figures In the stnto owing to the projection of his candidacy Into the contest for United Stntwi senator to sue- coed Senator Allen. A solf-mado man risen from the position of railroad brakeman - man , on the ono side ho wirn held up as a model business man noted for his charity and public spirit , while on the other eldu ho was decried as a man whom It would be dangerous to oluvato to a , public ofllco. Personally Mr. Thompson has an attractive demeanor , a mini of action performing his task without ostentation , and at the uamo time firm and decisive at critical mo- Ji'ontB. ' Since the senatorial election com parative lltlo has been hoard of him. It may bo put down as almost certain now that ho has not retired from Nebraska pollIra ! , Coming to the question of polities , tlio campaign of Mi ! ) him hem opened In Ne braska by the promulgation of the fusloii ticket * . The candidates put forward by the three fusion parties at tliolr state conven tions at Omaha last Tuesday are former Governor Sllna A. Holcomb for supreme JudRo and Edwin Rich and J. L. Teeters for university regents. Governor Holcomb occupied the executive chair for two terms , making his exit a year ago to make way for Governor Poyiitcr. The people are familiar with thu innln points of his jior- Bonal history. That ho has played an Im portant part In the activity of the populist party In this state no ono will deny , al though until election no ono ca > n tell whether Ills former popularity which guvo him two victories at the polls , still attaches to him. In the Sixth congressional district , where n vacancy Is to bo filled , caused by the death of the Into Congressman Greene , two pop- ooratlo candidates have entered the field , although In all probability ono of these will shortly retire In favor of the other. The populist nominee , Judge William Nevlllo at North Platte -who has , enjoyed several spe cial favors In his own county and In the state , the last ono 'being that of president of the Nebraska state commission for the Transmleslsslppl exposition. The demo cratic nominee Is .M. . C. Harrlngt-n , also a lawyer of North Platte. Mr. Harrington , when called bcforo the convention which nominated him , stated that ho was In the race to stay , but a few days later made a * pccch In the state convention at Omaha giving assurancti ) that ho would withdraw If his friends thought his candidacy was detrimental to the allied parties , and his olllclal withdrawal may bo expected shortly. The Jacksonlan picnic at Syndicate park n. week ago was Intended to open the polit ical ball on the ldo of the democracy. The orator of the day , Champ Clark of Missouri , delivered ono of his characteristic addressed to an audlenco of the faithful who cheered promptly at the proper time. The Bee Is favoring Its readers with a picture of Urn congressman expounding Jcffcrsonlau domop. racy. No ono who was present would have any difficulty In recognizing the other occupant of the platform as Ed P. Smith , president of thu Jucksonlan club. Another photograph of a Nebraska tor nado In action Is given to the readers at The Bee In this Issue. The tornado , which wan caught by the camera , passed through Alnsworth , Neb. , July fi last and did consid erable damage. It was not fast enough , however , to get away from the artist on the spot , who has preserved Its likeness for the Instruction and edification of people Interested In nature's freaks. The ficrlcH of pictures of Nebraska's fight ing regiment printed In The Illustrated Bee are everywhere receiving merited praleo , both for their historical value and superior print- Ing. Of ono of them the York Republican tolls this story : "Tho picture of the First Nebraska regiment entering Manila beneath the sea wall , which appeared In The Illus trated Boo two weeks ago , Is an exact coun terpart of the picture which appeared on the outsldo of the programs of the mlnatrol entertainment given by members of the regi ment In ( Manila. It was taken by a llttlo Englishman who stood cm the top of the wall amid a storm of Mauser bullets , and O. W. Bcmls says ho got down and rested the Instrument on hl knee and arranged the fccim nfl carefully as he could have done had ho 'been ' getting a snap shct of his best girl at a picnic. The camera Just caught the lull end of Company A , and the snap was taken Just as Bcmls ahouted 'Lot 'or go ! We'd mther bo shot by that than by the things that are singing about your cars. ' " About Noted People Lord Rutherfurd Clark , the announcement of whoso death was received a few days ago , was ono of the most brilliant members of the Scottish Judiciary. It Is also said ho was almost the sole survivor of the brilliant raconteurs who made Edinburgh social func tions enjoyable. iHo was solicitor general for Scotland In Mr. Gladstone's government of ISOfl. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy , who has been suggested as the best arbitrator to arrange the differences In the ranks of the Irish nationalises , Is the Nester of Hibernian poll , tics. .He Is now In his 83d year , a resident of Nlco , and the holder of a political pen sion of 1,000 a year , which he has been enjoying slnco 18C3 , as an ex-minister of thu crown In the colony of Victoria , Australia. PI y Margal , who surprised the Spanish Cortes by holding up Uio United States UB nn example to bo followed by Spain , Is , strangely enough , ono of Iho loading au thorities on United States history. Ho Is now 70 years old , a quiet llttlo man , who has devoted his life to the study mid ad- Photo by lli'vn. THE LATE ELLIS L. DIERHOWER. vocaoy of republican Institutions , Ho was the president of the short-lived Spanish re public , and even now predicts that the mon archy in Spain cannot last long , Ho hns written a history of the United States In two largo volumes. Paul \Yalcott , the German who has come to this country to act a a Juryman In a com- petlllrn for the designs for buildings to suit the needs of the University of California , Is perhaps the most prominent architect in Germany. When ho was chosen to design the biilMIng In Berlin where the Parliament met his plans were fearfully mangled by the M. C. HARRINGTON , NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS BY THE DEMOCRATS OP THE SIXTH NEBRASKA DISTRICT. emperor. Wallott wished that the assembly room ( f the Reichstag should be Indicated by a dome. But the emperor regarded this as a rellectlon on himself and , declaring that the people of Germany were not sovereign , ho forbade the dome. The name of M. George Avcrof , whose death Is announced , was made familiar a few years ago owing to his munificent gift , which led to the revival of the Olympic games at Athena. M. Averof , who was a native of Eplrus , amassed a fortune In Egypt. He had bequeathed 1,000,000 francs for the completion of the Stadium at Athens , li.fiOO.OOO for a training ship , 1,000,000 for an agricultural school at Larlssa , 1,000,000 to the Technical schooi' at Athens , COO.OOO to t ! e Conservatory of Music , 1,000,000 to his WILLIAM NEVILLE , NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS BY THE POPULISTS OF THE SIXTH NEBRASKA DISTRICT. music In electric carriages , club displays and the Mushing lamps of thousands ot wheels the parade will be a novel and brilliant spectacle. The wheelmen were disappointed by the weather last fall In the opportunity to show what they could do In the way of u parade. That disappointment willl but Increase the determination to make thulr part of the coming October fete the gala night of the week. Told Out of Court A youthful graduate of th. eHorvard Law fcliool went out west and opened an office In a small frontier town. Ills first client was a man accused of stealing a horse. The case came to trial before an old judge and a jury cnm ! > osed of bewhlskcrcd ranchurs CONGRESSMAN CHAM1 CLARK EXPOUNDING DEMOCRl V AT THE JACK- SONIAN PICNIC. native town , and 1,500,000 to the Greeks ol Alexandria. Lewis G. Towkribury , the New York mil lionaire banker , graduated from the Man chester ( N. II. ) high school at the ago of It and went to work for eighteen hours out o ! the twenty-four as an apothecary's clerk nl a salary of $ lfiO a year. When 17 ho passed the examination before the state board ol pharmacy , making an average of 08. He asked his employer what ho would take foi his store , offered two-thirds of the price asked and In two weeks had raised the moncj and bought the store. Crelghton M. Forakcr , the Ohio senator' . ' brother , went out to New Mexico In the early eighties for his health. He recovered his health , speedily became popular and prcsporous , and two years ago was appointed United States marshal. Since then he has won a great reputation for successfully running down thieves , especially train rob bers. "Foraker Is a dead shot with either rlllo or pistol , " says a correspondent , "and ho can rope and throw a cow or horse In a Jiffy. Ho stands six feet two Inches , and can tcea the average-sized man over his head without effort. " Fred W. Uphnm , president of the Chicago Hoard cf Review , Is the leader In the cam paign against tax-dodgers In Chicago. Ho Is a nephew of Governor Uplmm of Wiscon sin , and has been In the Windy City only flvo years , having gone there to win wealth In the lumber business. The people of his ward discovered the mottle and mould of the man , and mndo him nn alderman. Next ho was elected a member of tlio Board of Review , and the revelations of the commis sion , which has authority under a new law to make property owners toe the mark , have been the talk of the country. W , C. iMalley , president of ( he Associated Cycling Clubs of Chicago and chairman of the Fall Festival association's committee on parade , says there are 210,000 cyclists in Cook county and that ho expects 60,000 rldera In the illuminated parade. Unlets Mr. Malley Is ns fast at figures as presum " ably" ho is on a wheel nothing In the shape of a bicycle parade has ever been held that will equal tha brilliant pageant the Chicago wheelmen are planning as ono of the fea tures of the great festival. With floats , and , though there was no doubt o'f the guilt of the defendant , he had a regiment of friends who swore he was forty miles away when the horse was stolen. This evidence the prosecution was unable to break down , and the young lawyer pfuuied himself on a certain acquittal. The Jury retired , and five minutes later came back Into court. "Havo you agreed on n verdict ? " asked the Judge. "We have , " answered the foreman , as ho shifted a gun he carried on hU hip. "Wo find the defendant not guilty , an' recommend the defendant's , lawyer , owin" to his youth an' Innocence , to the mercy of the court. " Before a judge "out west" a fat , short , lazy , Innoccnt-lcoklng fellow named Dolph , sometimes given to whisky and cards , stood Indicted for gambling. HU bond for appear ance on the first day of court had been for feited , but In consideration of the fact that ho was a regular customer the forfeiture was set aside on payment of costs. The Judge then asked , "Who Is your lawyer ? " Dolph said ho had none. "Well , " said the Judge , "got ono and we will proceed. " Dolph looked qulzzlngly at the Judge and said , "I don't want no lawyer , jedge. Jlst you and mo will try the case. " It turned out that the prose cutor's witnesses had defective nidinorlw and ho could not prove his case , whereupon ho tried to put Dolph himself on the stand In defiance of his constitutional rights against criminating himself , but the Judge eald , "What's your object In this ? " "To provo that ho gambled , " gald the prosecutor. "Oh , no , " said the Judge , "that won't do. Dolph and mo can't stand that. " Dolph was dla- icharged for lock of evidence , but the court warned him that it wouldn't generally bo safe ( o rely on the court to defend him. A .couple applied to a rural Justice of the lieaco for total divorce , relates the Atlanta Constitution. The Justice called the bailiff asldo and asked In a whisper : "What's the law on that p'lnt ? " "You can't do it , " replied the bailiff , "It don't come under yer Jurisdiction. " "We're wllMn' to pay cash for It , " replied the husband , not understanding the nature of the consultation. "I've got the money In this hero stockln' . The Justice looked grave. Then , adjusting his spectacles and addressing the man , said : "You knowcd 'fore you ccno hero that SILAS A. HOLCOMB , NOMINATED FOR SUPREME JUDGE BY THREE FUSION CONVENTIONS. 'twarn't for me ter separate husband an' wife , an' yet , you not only take up the time o' this here valuable court with yer talkln' , but ackchully pcrpose ter 'bribe mo with money ! Now , how much has you got In that stockln' ? " " 'Bout six dollars an' n half , yer honor. " "All right then. I fine you $5 for bribery an' a dollar an' a half for takln' up my tlmn with a case what my Jurisdiction Is out of , an' may the Lord have nier.ny on yer soul1. " New Stories About Cecil Rhodes Hero Is an Instance ol how Cecil Rhodes makes enemies. A young Englishman named Pierce until recently held a. good position with the British South African Chartered company , and was being rapidly advanced by Rhodes , who held him In high favo.\ Coming out from England , where he had taken a brief vacation. Pierce fell in love with the daughter of a major in the Scots Guards , and before he reached Bula- wayo again had married the young woman. With funds exhausted but spirits exuberant Pierce rushed to the exI-Dremier to be con gratulated. Rhodes received him coldly , re fused to emplov him or even to advance him enough money to get out of town. Whether or not the arbiter of South Africa haa had an unpleasant love romance no one seems to know , but he certainly does not care for women and dislikes to employ married men. Persons either like Rhodes Immensely or detest him. At Klmberly ho Is most popu- ! a.He became so by refunding to several hundred miners the money which Barney Darnato persuaded them to invest In the Pleiaedes mine on the Rand. The Klmberly men sunk every sixpence they had saved In this Investment , and when It proved a failure they were BO wild with rage that Barnato would have had a hard time but for Rhodes , who paid the'men $100,000 of his own money , completely relmburslnc them and winning their esteem forever. Among the native tribes in South Africa Rhodes Is called "Lamula M'Kunzi , " which A > might bo Interpreted approximately into "Kind white father. " With them he Is thoroughly popular. Ho seems to enjoy sitting In a native kraal and conversing in the various dialects. He addresses them as "my children. " , i ( Rhodes' apparent Ignorance of the value o ! money Is greatlv appreciated in South Africa , where gold sovereigns are about as plentiful as quarter dollars In the ordinary American town. Ho will sign a check for 40,000 to the order oi some friend , and reach in his pocket only to find he has not a single coin to buy the stamp. His valet V always makes it a point to carry about some money , for his master is frequently with out it. For these whom ho likes Rhodes will do anything , and the rougher and hardier you pro the better chance you stand of winning his favor. Ho advanced almcst unlimited Bums to Roland Creech , an American cow boy who had the contract for building part A- of the telegraph line from Umtall to Tele , ' because Creech could thrash any other single white or black man In Portuguese territory. Walls Plastered with Coins Miss Daisy Dentz of Dentzvlllc , N. J , , a suburb of Trenton , has probably the largest collection of coins In Now Jersey. Some of them are many hundred years old and they represent the currencies of nearly every " < country In the world. Seme Idea of the size of the collection may be gathered from the fact that the celling of Miss Dentz's boudoir Us completely covered with United States money , while the four walls are hidden bb- hind the coins of Asiatic , European , African" and South American countries. There Is considerable history attached to this collec tion , especially to the English coins , which were found near Princeton in a queer-shaped hat by one of Miss Dentz's relatives while 1 In search of minerals. The hat Is similar In shape to these wcrn by the Hessian soldiers during the revolution and la etlll In Miss Dentz's possession. There are many valuable coins In her collection and were she to con vert them all Into present American cur rency they would yield quite a snug sum.