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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1899)
OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BKE. Published Weekly by Tito Ueo Publishing Comiiany , Hoe Building , Omalm , Neb. Price , 5 cents per uopy-per year. t2 00. For advertising rates address Publisher. C'wmnuiilcatloim relating to photographs or articles for publication should l c ml- dic'Hsod "ICilllor Omaha Illimtratt'd lieu , Oiniihn. " Pen and Picture Pointers The friends of Hlshop Worthington will rccognlro In tlm picture presented as the frontlaplcco of thlH wroh'H Hee one of the best portraits of the bishop tliat has been iiindc. The ceremonies attending the in Hlnllntlon of the bishop's coadjutor In this city during the lust week have brought prominently to the fiont the olllcer to whoso iiHSlHlnnco the coiidjntor-hlshop IH to lie called nud who IH nhoiit to retire from nctlvo cluirch work. During the time which lin IIIIH been at the head of the Episcopal church In Nebraska Blahop Worthlngloii 1ms entrenched himself In the esteem of the people plo not only of his own , but of other ile- nomliintloiiH , who nrc Kind to know that ho IH not completely severing his olllclal con noctlon with the church or removing from the state- . Miss Silence Dales of Lincoln , whoso pic ture Is hero presented , Is a girl vollnl ! t of remarkable talent. Her attainments place hur among the heat inuslclnns of the state According to thu critics her playing Is marked by the four cardinal points for the violinist : tone , technique , tempera ment nnd repose. She plays miiHlcally and with poetic apprecia tion and there undoubtedly Is a brilliant future before this Nebraska girl , who MISS SILENCE DALES. has already demonstrated her promising ability. Miss Dales \\as granted the honor of playing iin soloist with the Thulium or chestra In Juno. IS'JS , at the TransmlsHlsslppI exposition playing the llallade and Polon- ulse by Vluuxteiups with great success. She him boon selected by the Matlnco Muslculo club of Lincoln , of which oho Is one of the most talented members , to represent that body at the meeting of the Federated Musi cal clubs In Its next session , an honor highly prized by musicians throughout the United States. Her recent appearance at the Greater America exposition , where HUO was received with Mattering ovldoncea of appreci ation , Is too well known to bo recalled at thin time. The outbreak of the war In the Transvaal directs public attention to South Africa , where the scat of hostilities IH to bo found To our people this territory Is almost .IH much of an unknown land as was the Phil ippines befoio the advent of Dowoy's lied at Manila , but they may bo u-lled on ti study the geography and the- habits inn ) In- dustrlra of the people sulllclently to fnmll- Inrl/o themselves with the conditions theie and to understand the movements that mu > tulu place. The war In Africa will furnish The Dee the mibjccts for a number of Inter esting Illustrated articles which will assist Its readers In tholr studies. The change of the seasons hns brought a changeIn tlu > athlutlu program , base ball and the midsummer spoils giving way to foot ball. The game of foot ball Is becoming moro popular throughout thu west from year to jear and llmls iMithimliibtlo dovoteca not only In the various colleges and unlveisltles but also In the dlffoient academics and high schools. ThIK Italic of The Illustrated Dee gives pictures of the Omaha High school ton in and also snap shots of the Nebraska Siutu University team in nctlvo practice These Inclined toward athletics may expect other views from tlmo to time of the mutch game * that will ho played which will form the central attractions In the foot bull Held In this boctlon thin year. The assignment of General Guy V , Henry to command of the Department of the Mis souri brings back to Omaha an olllcer well' ' known throughout the west as ono of the OMAHA. TLLTJSTHATED BEE. October ! i2 , ISO'J. ' ONE OF OMAHA'S STRIKING DkUUiAiS 1'KS MISS KATHERINE POLACK. army's most effective Indian lighters and particularly beholden to the many friends lie made when formerly stationed In this lepartment. Ho returns with now honors Aon In the front during the Into war with Spain and as military governor of Porto Itlco after the conclusion of the treaty of peaco. About Noted People Marcus Daly , the great copper king , and who , until the election of W. A. Clark to " the senate from Montana , came near be ing the political buss of that state , has i on ted a Now York house at $16,000 a yeai for ton years , presumably with the Idea of living In U. The odlllco is not far from that being built by Senator Clark , and a rlvalr > between the two with social prominence for the end. uid | the lavish expenditure of money for the means , Is not unlikely to keep the great metropolis amused for some time to come. Alexander Agottslz or Harvard university , who is at present conducting deep sea ex plorations In the Southern Pacific for the university collections , has never received any salary for his services to the Museum of Comparative Zoology , though they have been most Important. Between 1871 and 1897 ho has expended from his private means $700,000 without making any communication on the same to President Eliot. Ho has also given to other university objects In addition to the museum. Dr. F. W. Reltz , the Transvaal secretary of state , was formerly president of the Orange Free State. "His grandfather. " says the Independent , "came from Holland about " 00 years ago and settled at the Cape , nud ono of his uncles was a lieutenant In the British navy. Dr. Roltz's father was a sheep farmer and a man of considerable learning. He hlnibclf was born In 1844. He studied at the South African college and Inner temple , London , being called to the bar In 18CS. Returning to the Cape ho practiced GENERAL GUY V. HENRY , THE NEW COMMANDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI. law for six years nnd was then appointed chief Justice of the Orange Free State. After holding thla position for fifteen years io was elected president In 1889. Dr. Roitz's wife is a Dutch woman of high literary distinction , and Is known as the founder of the Bloemfonteln library , and as president of a literary club In which women discuss the latest literary productions of Europe and America. " Bishop George Worthington Notably prominent among the clergy of Nebraska is Ht. Hev. George \Vorthington , S , T. I ) . , LL.D. , presiding bishop and coti- secrator at the consecration of Bishop- Coadjutor Hev. Arthur Llewellju Williams at Trinity cathedral , ono of the most note worthy church functions with which the city of Omaha hah ever been honored. Hlshop Worthington has had an e\euttul and Interesting career. Many years ago he was as active in commercial life as he has since been In the ministry. In his youth ho decided upon mercantile pursuits , and It is related of him that lie was one of the beat bookkeepers In New York City. In the employ of a wealthy uncle , he was tapldly winning his way to piomotlon , when ho be came Inspired with the 'belief ' that hie duty demanded the devotion of his time , his energy and his life to the church. Against the advlco of friends who admired his busl- ntss education , ho abandoned the position he held and prepared himself for the clergy. The story of his ministerial accomplish ments has been told and is a prominent chapter In the history of Nebraska church development. And the work of Bishop Worthington in Nebraska Is only one feature of the labor he has perfoimcd , for he has also been a power in other citle.s and other states. Born October 1-1 , 1S40 , In Lennox , Mass. , Bishop Worthington graduated from Hobart college In I860 , and three years later from PARISH HOUSE ST. AGNES CHURCH , SOUTH OMAHA. tht ) Central Theological seminary. His earlier life had been devoted to the hard \ork entailed by commercial pursuits. After making a prominent record in New York parishes , Mr. Worthington emerged into what was then considered the west , and took charge of a parish at Detroit , Mich. , where ho remained seventeen years. Ho built up the church In Detroit with such permanency and rapidity that his work at tracted great attention. In the ' 70s ho was twice a bishop In the Michigan diocese. In 1883 ho was appointed bishop of China , but de clined. A year later he was appointed bishop of Nebraska. He- also declined this place , but a special convention was held and ho was again appointed. He then accepted , being tonpecrnted in 1885. With the natural Instincts and energy of a builder , Bishop Worthington went to work with a vim that has made history In church circles. It Is said that In his younger years , and even now , he never tires. When he has a task to perform ho does It like a com manding general going to war. Ono of his theories Is that nothing is Impossible when the furtherance of God's cause , as he In terprets It , Is involved. His admirers who have known him many years say ho would have made a splendid soldier that he would dlo fight ing , rather than surrender. He has always I TJIE OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL FOOT BALL TEAM OF isss . maintained that a preacher should practice what he preaches , especially In the way of ghlng money for church oxtensl n. Preich- ers , as a rule , are not replete with wealth , and while- Bishop Worthington has never been In other than modest circumstances , he has alwavs given a largo part of his salary to the cause ho represents , so much so that several churches stand as monuments to his beoellconce. President Henry W. Yates of the Nebraska National bank Is nn old-tlmo friend of Bishop Worthington who places a very high estimate upon his character , both as priest and cltben. Very Rev. Campbell Fair , D.D. , dean of Trinity cathedral , Is one of the most ardent admirers of Bislnp Worthington. Dean Fair relates as evidence of the bishop's business sagacity a story to the effect that Governor Baldwin of Michigan and other capitalists at Detroit were In the habit of asking the bishop's advlco on business matters , and Governor Baldwin frequently icmarlved that Bishop Worthington's Judg ment never led hlnn wrong. Dean Fair icgards him as a gieat man In many ways. "Bishop Worthington has the remarkable faculty , " says the dean , "of placing himself on the most affectionate terms with the most lowly of his clergy and laity. There Is an undisguised confl lence and frankness In his ass clntlons with men Even the stranger calling upcn him for the first time feels perfectly at ease. But It is in the homo and personal life of the bis'iop that his truest character and worth can tic fcoen and appreciated. "Bishop Worthington has manifested n marvelous tenacity In adhering to his own views In church affairs coming under hit * Jurisdiction. He makes up his mind , finds out he Is right and goes ahead. In many parts of Nebraska today can bo found the practical execution of suggestions made by Bishop Worthington years ago. " Although a typical easterner by nativity , Bishop Worthington readily adopted western Ideas when he reached this section , and he has long been noted for his brisk , business like manner for which western people are generally known. While the bishop hafl given much toward the building of churches , his commercial training Is manifested In the method of his giving. Ho wants the churches to be prosperous , and ho has al ways looked upon freedom from debt as ono of the essential points toward success. Therefore , he has frequently offeied to do nate a certain amount to the building of a house of worship , always with the under standing that his donation must go to complete - ploto the fund that Is , that the parishlin- ers must raise the remainder of the money before receiving his part , thus giving to them a church not hampered by debt. This plan , It Is said , has been the means of mak ing many a prosperous parish where , under I moro lax methods , success might not have [ been attained. In church building IJishnp WorthlngtonJ has frequently encountered obstacles that might have disheartened other men. but strong will power and determination , together gethor with his remarkable foresight anj tact for leading men and directing affair the bishop hns nlwn > o triumphed In his ml dertahlnpis. It is said that ho has bei prominently identified with the building flfty-ono churches In this dloceso , In dltlon to several parish houses and KU | hallo Bishop Worthington IH not permal leaving Omaha , ns has been understood many of his friends. Ill health has slnl caused him to make a temporary change church leaders who know the bishop motely nay that with his Iron will energy ho will ever have a watchful over thlo dloceee , no matter where ho i | be A Warm Proposition ] Indianapolis Journal : "They had n m tnrd plaster party out nt Fannlo Tenti ] hook's the ether nteht. " "What sort of party Is that ? " "Tho hostess furnlshos the plasters you select ono at random out of a trayl Indies take pink ribbon , gentlemen bl Then the guest who keeps his plaster . the longest wins the prize. "