OMAHA ILLUSTRATED August 27 , IS'-tl ) .
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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.
