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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JULY 25), 1901.
NAVAL RELIC SOLD FOR JUNK
First of thi ubmatin War Skips Con
Tittid Iito Old Irn.
AN EPISODE OF THE CIVIL WAR
UIntro.i KlnUh the Confederate
Dovlfl, Second nf II" Kind rive
Crew Drowned In the Crnft
nt Different Time.
A relic of great historical value was re
cently allowed to fall to pieces under the
Junk dealer's hammer and was carted away,
eo much scraplron, from the old
Spanish fort a few miles back of New Or
Rant, where It had stood for year a re
minder, of one of the forlornest hopes upon
which man ever ventured. It was the orlgl
nel "David," a counterpart of the one that
sunk the Housatonlc off Charleston harbor
February 17, U64. It was being sccrotly
constructed out nt the old fort when New
Orlen.ls fell, and upon the occupation of
the city by the federal forces, to savo the
design. It was rolled into a canal nearby.
There It remained for years after the war,
for Its builders and all who knew of It
went down with Its successor. Years after,
when the canal was being dredged, the hulk
was found, raised and set upon the fort.
Although this queer crHft never Itself
played any part In tho war, It was the first
of a type which, In tho Holland submarines,
now gathered by the government Into a
little fleet, bids fair to rovolutlonlie mod
ern naval warfare. From the- plans tested
In Its construction was built the David
that Immolated Its own crew In destroying
Its enemy. There Is not In naval history
another example of a career so disastrous
nnd tragic as that of tho David. Four
crews went down with It In trial trips, and
It lost Its fifth when It was Itself Involved
In the instruction of Its first nnd last In
tended victim.
A CM II AVnr Hxiiorlnient.
When the original submarine was tipped
Into the canal In 1S62 Its deilgncr already
had In mind tho construction of a dupli
cate craft. Working from plans of tho
nunken ship, they built In Mobile In 1S63
tho famous and Ill-fated David. This name
was given to It because It was expected to
destroy the Gollaths of the Union fleet.
The original David, from which Its suc
wiwir differed only In minor details, was
cigar-shaped and resembled In general de
sign tho Holland submarines of the twen
tieth century. It had a conning tower
which, when the boat floated, was about all
that appeared. Tho boat wns about thirty
live feet long nnd built of sheet Iron. Its
principal differences from the modern sub
marine., thoso which made It Imperfect and
rnnnagcablo only under the most favorable
circumstance, wore these. The Hollnnd Is
always buoyant; It Is submerged by deflect
ing a horizontal rudder when the beat Is
tinder way, not by filling It to n weight a
little more than that of the displaced water.
The David was submerged by filling and
possessed only nn upright rudder. In case
of an accident to the Holland's machinery
the boat will lloat to the top. It waa vice
versa with the David. The Holland Is run
by gasoline when on tho surface nnd elec
tricity when beneath. The propeller wheel
of the David was turned by eight men. The
Holland lies steady In tho water. It Is per
fectly nallasted when the water li taken
into the tanks, becausp they bold Just tho
required amount to bring the boat to
"fighting weight" or "diving trim" and It
cannot shift. The Pavld was unstable In
this respect. The Holland fires the tor
pedScs' after a moment's rise to the surface,
when within rnnge, to sight the vessel to bo
destroyed and get a direct line upon It
The David dragged Its torpedo after It
under the keel of the vcasel and It was
exploded by the knock, when It struck.
IllKiiat rnun HrKlniiliiK.
The original David was designed for coast
nnd river work In the gulf and the Missis
sippi river. When It was put out bf com
mission and the second boat was finished
the ships of the north were blockading the
principal southern ports and there was a
brilliant opportunity for a submarlno tor
podo boat to do the most effective kind of
work of It proved manageable. This
it did not do. On Its trial trip It sank be
fore Its proper time, and did not come up
again. Its crow of ten men were suffocated.
It was rnlstct and Lieutenant Pnyne of the
confederate navy volunteered to take com
mand of It. In 1864 he took It to Charleston
to undertake operations against the power
ful blockading fleet. As It was nearlng
Charleston, a passing steamer sent Its
swells over It. Too heavy to rise to tho
waves, it rolled llkeu water logged treo
trunk and the wash went over It, pouring
down Its open hatch and quickly carrying
it to the bottom, with Its crew. Lieutenant
Payne, who was In the conning tower,
crawled out and swam until a boat from
the steamer which had caused the disaster
rcsuced htm. Again It was raised and again
Lieutenant Payne took command. With
his crew of ten men ho made ready one
evening to set out from Fort Sumter upon
an offensive expedition against 'tho union
fleet, when for some unknown reason the
David "turned turtle," taking to the bot
tom this time eight or her ten men, two
of tho seamen escaping with the com
mander. That was enough for. Lieutenant
Payne; he gave up submarine naval
maneuvers.
In spite of this disastrous succession of
arctdetits, one man maintained his faith
in the David. That man was one of the.
designers, .Mr. Aunley. He bad tho vessel
raised, collected a crew, not without diffi
culty, and taking his craft up the Stono
river, made several trials which seemed to
Justify his confidence. Then there came a
day when the David went out and did not
come back, i Divers found It with its nose
tuck In the mud. Mr. Aunley and his ten
men were suffocated. For some time It
lay at the bottom of the river, but another
daring experimenter was found who under
took to navigate It successfully If It were
raised. Raised It was, and the new com
mander might have made good his promise!
had be not attempted to show that ho could
take It under a schooner and up on the
other side, In which experiment It fouled
the cable and suffocated another crew.
The niiYld'x'l.nM .Mini.
It speaks volumes for the daring of the
southern naval men that any could be
found to venture upon the forlorn hope
after this. Captain J. F. CarUon and Lieu
tenant George E. Dlxou persuaded the
authorities to raise the "water coffin," as
th David had been gloomily nicknamed, and
to let them take It out with the purpose
of torpedoing the Housatonlc of the union
fleet. Only five men could be found who
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ere willing to take so desperate a .chance.
i qusk ot a still evening, February 17,
ISfii, tho man-propelled craft slowly made
Its way out of the harbor. It success
fully passed the llnei of picket traft
around the Inner squadron and made for
the Housatonlc, the Oollath of the outer
line of the blockade. It was sighted at
S.I5 by the officer of the deck on the
Housatonlc and hailed. It was running
on the top of the water and burning no
llghtf and when discovered was but 100
yards away. It did not reply, but came
on. A coll to quarters was sounded. It
was too late; the David was Inside the
rangt of the Housatonlc's guns. The men
openeJ tiro with pistols nhd rifles, but on
came the curious little cylinder unaffected.
It dove and passed nearly under the ves
sel's stern, drawing Its torpedo after It.
It struck the big ship almost amidships.
Simultaneously came the explosion. The
Housatonlc reeled and In a few moments
lunged forward and sank bow first. Most
of tho officers and crow saved themselves
by climbing Into the rigging, from which
they were taken by the small boats of the
other vessels. The David had dived Its
last. It never came to the surface. After
the war, when (ho wrecks off Charleston
were being removed, the David was ills
covered at the bottom, not 100 feet away
from Its victim. All ot Its men were at
their stations
No other submarines were attempted by
the confederacy. The original David, Just
destroyed, was, therefore, unique, the only
existing specimen of a type which has de
veloped Into such wonder-working craft as
tho modern submarines. All the maritime
world Is reckoning with them now. Franco
Is building a flotilla of them. Italy and
Greece have some under construction.
Germany, Russia nnd Japan are experi
menting with them. England has five;
wo have seven. Scon every navy In tho
world will have them. It might have been
worth while lor our navy to preserve this
first effective type as a historical memento,
rather than let It be sold for old Iron.
SEES KL0NDIKEJN FAT CATTLE
Wllllnm Pteunrt of Hittlnfi I I"m
plintlr in Ills View nf the
Wheiit Crnn'H Benefits.
If It were not for tho fact that one of
the largest wheat crops ever raised In Ne
braska and Kansas is now assured, the
farmers would be compelled to call upon
the government for aid to a much greater
extent than In 1894."
This startling statement was made by
William Stewart, a Hastings stockman,
while talking to other Htockmcn nt the
Merchants' hotel yesterday.
Mr. Stewart says there Is little feed In
tho country and had not wheat been raised
tho farmer would have had no means with
which to buy feed necessary for wintering
his stock. Mr. Stewart owns 3,750 head of
steers from 3 to 4 years old and he Is look
ing for feed to winter most of them He
Is of the opinion that the coarsest kind of
feed will cost him $6 to IS a ton, and that
corn will be so high stock will be com
pelled to do without It most of the winter.
He is also responsible for the statement
that the man who has 2,000 or 3,000 cattle
that will be ready for market next spring
has n Klondike of his own, as the price
of fat cattle will be higher than It has been
for years.
A 5nre Cure lor Dlnrrhoen.
Coming, as It docs. In the busiest season,
when a man can least afford to loso time,
a sure and quick euro for diarrhoea Is very
dcclrablc. Anyone who has given It a trial
will tell you that the quickest, surest and
most pleasant remedy in U30 for this dis
ease Is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, There Is no loss of
time when It Is used, as one or two doses ot
it will euro any ordinary attack. It never
falls, not even in. the most severe and
in. tho most severe and
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dangerous cases.
of
Ilasmus II. Anderson, former United
States minister to Denmark, In an article
In tho Chicago Record-Herald, traces tho
history of Danish emigration to the United
States, where they have settled numerously,
nnd their success In the various lines of
nctlvlty. He writes, In part:
"A year ago there was published in
nialr. Neb., an Interesting llttlo volume
by P. S. Vlg on Danish immigration. To
that charming little book I am Indebted
for many of the facts presented In this arti
cle.
"The Danes are found In every state and
territory In the union, but most numer
ously In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Illinois, New York, Utah and Cali
fornia. The census of 1S90 gives i,i64
Danes In California, 12,014 In Illinois, 15,519
In Iowa, 14,133 In Minnesota. 14,315 in Ne
braska, 13,385 in Wisconsin, 6,335 In Michi
gan, 3,136 In Kansas. In the '00s a large
number 'of Danes were converted to the
Mormon faith, and ns a result there were
In 18'JO over 9,000 Danes In Utah, a con
siderable number of whom were Mormons.
"According to a carefully prepared arti
cle by S. Sorenscn of Minneapolis, based on
the United States census of 1SD0, It ap
pears that the number ot Inhabitants In
America who were either born In Denmark
or of Danish parents was 213,036; but this
does not, of course. Include grandchildren
or great-grandchildren. According to Mr.
Sorensen, who Is excellent authority, the
213,000 Danes were distributed as follows:
Maine 1,059 Missouri I.iiO
New Homrhlre.... fl North Dakota 4,
Vermont 7 South Dukota MM)
Massachusetts. Nebraska ril
Hhodo Inland US Kuiisms 5,1ft
Connecticut 5.018 Kentucky 1
New York s.ik Tennessee joj
New Jersey OW Alabama HI
l'ennsyhsnls :.CT7 Mississippi 1M
Delaware IS, Louisiana
Maryland tJO.Teias 1..1J
DIM of Columbia.. jj.iUKianoma
Virginia IN Arkansas. J
Weal Virginia w Jiomnna
North Carolina 41 Wyoming 1.074
ioutli Carolina tl.Cotorado 5,;U
OeorKla Ill New Mexico M
Florida V Arltoua 411
Ohio t,7 Vlah IX'it
Indiana 1"ONeada U
Illlnoln 17. ( Idaho :,
Mlchtnan .. M,HJ Washington 5,(40
Wisconsin t3.$: Or'iron I.M7
Minnesota CMC California 11. M J
Iowa S,!ti
"Although tho Danes are not nearly so
numerous In the United States as the Nor
wegians or Swedes, still they are no les
valuable as citizens and constitute a no less
Important clement In the development of
American nationality. They are distin
guished for the earnestness of their rci
llglous worship, for their ardent advocacy
of the cause of civil and religious liberty
and for the well-night total absence of
great crimes. Wherever they settle we
find them associated with the most loyal
and law-abiding citizens, gluing their best
energies to culture, law and order. They
have built a number of churches, foundod
academies and colleges and publish several
Important secular and religious paper. It
Is well known that Denmark, for many
years past, has led the world In Improve
ments pertaining to dairying and Danish
Immigrants have done much In developing
the dairy Interest In the United States.
"A glanco at tho history of Denmark will
easily convince anyone that a high grade of
Immigrants might be looked tor from that
country. While the Nt ''ii
son was the first white man who planted
his feet on the eastern shores of tho Ameri
can continent. It was left to a plucky Dane
I to become the discoverer ot the extreme
CLEARING OFF A BIG DEBT j
Hamcim Fare Mtthcdiit Ohuroh Paji Ltit
Installment n Net.
C0NSREGATI0N H01DI JUBIUE SERVICE
I'rrslilltiK Klflcr nnil I'natnr Deliver
Coimrnt nln lory Addresses unit Mr.
Harford MnWen Klnltnrlnl State
went TVote Will He Horned.
A Jubilee service was held nt the Hans
com Park Methodist church Sunday morn
ing, the occasion being the payment ot a
debt of 12,000, the last ot a note for $,000.
given at the tlmo the church was dedicated
in 1!S2.
The services were under tho direction of
the pastor, Rev. C. C. Clsscll, who, after
a brief address, congratulating the people
upon having raised the money to pay the
note, gave way to John Dale, who gave a
brief history of the church from Its or
ganization. Mr. Dale told ef tho early
struggles, the hopes and fears of the pio
neer members and of the realization ot
their Ideals In the way ot a fine church
building.
W. P. Harford then gave a financial state
ment of the condition ot the church from
Its completion, In 1802. At that time there
was n debt of $16,000 n tho edifice, repre
sented by a mortgage of (10.000 nnd a note
for $6,000. This note then bore interest at
the rate of 10 per cent, but was afterward
refunded at S per cent. The mortgage note
bears 6 per cent Interest. During the hard
times following 1S02 tho church had paid
Its running expenses and kept up tho in
terest on the mortgage and note, reducing
the latter to the amount of $1,765, which,
with the Interest, was the sum JUBt paid.
Dr. .IrniiliiH" SienUs.
At tho close of Mr. Harford's financial
statement Dr. Jennings, the presiding elder
of the district, delivered a congratulatory
address, In tho course of which he stated
that of the eleven Methodist Episcopal
churches of Omaha and South Omaha seven
wero absolutely free from dobt upon their
buildings and with the exception of two
the debts were small and easily cared for.
During the time the debt of $6,000 has ex
isted, 'on Hanscom Park church It cost the
congregation. In principal and Interest,
nearly $10,000, and its final payment was
cause for profound rejoicing among the
membership. The note will be secured by
tho official board some time this week and
It will bo burned at some future day In the
presence of the congregation.
PRICE OF JCE ADVANCES
llnlsje nf Ten Centsj Per Hundred
Pounds) ; Into I'fTcct Tortny
I'nt It Further Xnllcc.
Ico Is In the paradoxical condition of go
ing down and up at the same time. It Is
going down In visible supply and up in
price.
Beginning this morning all consumers of
Ico In Omaha will have to pay Just 10
cents more n hundred pounds than they
have been paying. The advance applies to
big and little consumers alike, excepting
that the percentage of increase In prlco Is
greater for those who use the most Ice, bc
causo they have the lowest price.
Ico has been selling In this city at from
20 to 60 cents a hundred and the new scale
ranges from 30 to 70 cents, according to
the amount ot ice used dally.
"Tho Increase In the price," explains
David 'Talbot, the Ice dealer, "Is neces
sary In order to let us out whole. The local
Ice crop Inst Winter was not sufficient to
last through an ordinary summer and the
Immense Increase in consumption during
the Danes
western coast ot this country. Vitus Der- the first college built by Germans In Phlla
Ing discovered that narrow body of water delphla in 1773.
Vitus Bering was a Dane, born In Jutland,
and in 1725 was made chief commander of
one ot tho greatest geographical expeditions
ever undertaken. He explored the Sea of
Kamchatka, and during this voyage he dis
covered Itoring strait In 172S, nnd ascer
tained that Asia was not Joined to America.
Thus, as tho Norwegian, Lelf Erlkson, la
the first white man who sets foot on the
extreme eastern part of this continent, so
tho Dane, Vitus Bering, becomes tho dis
coverer of its extreme western boundary
line. They stand, the ono at the rising
and the other at the setting sun, and clasp
what Is now the territory of the United
States in their strong Scandinavian arms.
"It may not be generally known, but It Is
nevertheless a fact that a Danish expedi
tion was sent to America by King Christian
IV In the year 1619, one year before tho
landing ot the pilgrim fathers. In the
spring ot that year King Christian fitted
out two ships, Kenhjornlngen and Lam
prcnen, for the purpose of finding a north
west passage to Asia. The commander of
this expedition was the Norwegian, Jena
Munk, born at Darby, In southern Norway,
In 1579, He sailed from Copenhagen with
his two s'hlps and sixty-six men May 9,
1619. He explored Hudson bay and took
possession of the surrounding country lu
the name ot his sovereign and gave it the
name of Nova Danla, All the members ot
this expedition perished except Jens Munk
and two of his crow, who returned to Nor
way September 25, 1620. The ship chaplain
on this expedition was the Danish Lutheran
minister Rasmus Jensen Aarhus and ho
was the first minister of the Lutheran
church In the new world. He died Febru
ary 20. 1621). on the southwestern shore ot
Hudson bay, near the mouth of Churchill
river. His last sermon was a funeral ser
mon, preached from his own death bed.
"How much Danish blood there was In
the founders of New England It would bo
dlRlcult to estimate, but It may be worth
stating that the world-renowned pilgrim
fathers came from that part of old England
which at one time was almost entirely
Danish, a fact corroborated by tho name
of persons and places In that part of Eng
land. It can tie shown that Danes wero
found In New York, then called New Am
sterdam, as early as 1624. It Is well
known that the Danes' emigrated to the
West Indies at an early day. In fact Den.
mark has had colonies In the West Indies
since 1650 and a number of Danes from
time to tlmo haTe found their way from
those colonies to the Hrltlsh possessions
which now constitute the United States.
Among Irrmlgrants of this kind I may
mention the splendid Dane, Jockum Mel
chlor Mogens, born In the Island of St.
Thomas, March 4, 1715. He lived In New
York from 1749 to obout 1760, when he re
turned to St. Thomas and died there August
18, 1783. Mr. Mogens was a friend of the
distinguished minister, Rev. H. M. Muhlen
berg, and did much for the Christian church
In the West Indies. It can be shown that
there were many ministers of Danish birth
among the German Lutherans In Pennsyl
vanla. One of these was Peter Drunholtz,
who came to Philadelphia In 1745 and
served as pastor In Germantown and Phila
delphia until his death in 1768. John Chris
tlan Lops was a minister in what Is now
called Athens, in New York state. He was
a Dane by birth and became a teacher la
the past six weeks has cut down our sup
ply to the point where we have found It
necessary to buy Ice from the north.
"We have been shipping a great deal of
Ico In from northern points, but w-e are
unable to get any more from these places.
The only place wc can gel Ice from now Is
In Wisconsin and the freight charges will
be heavy.
"We did not want to raise the price, but
we were compelled to do so. Ice Is Just
llko any other product Its price will go
Up when the supply goes down."
Only a few days ago Mr Talbot stated
for publication In The Dee that he had
plenty of Ice to meet all demands and that
there was no danger whatever of a shortage.
PREPARING F0RTHE PICNIC
I'rugrnm nf Snorts l IlelnR Arrnneil
for the Annual OntlnR nf the
Duniilfis Comity Democracy.
The several committees having In charge
the arrangements tor the Douglas County
Democracy picnic, to bo held at Benning
ton on Ausust 23, met yesterday and se
lected John Rlddell as director general.
The committee on sports Issued a chal
lenge to the Jacksonlan club to meet the
Douglas County's nine In a game of ball
and, as there Is much rivalry between the
two democratic organizations, the bid will
probably bo accepted.
A feature of the picnic will be the open
bowling tournament, tho receipts' from the
game to go 40 per cent to the club and 60
per cent In prizes to the players making
tho highest score. There will be a tug-of-war
and many other games.
Tho speakers for tho occasion have not
yet been announced, but Invitations have
been sent to W. J. Bryan, David H. Hill.
Henry Wattcrson, Tom L. Johnson nnd
other democrats of national repute.
flrnther Dlrkoj's SnyliiK.
Atlanta Constitution: Don't hide yo'
light under a bushel, but alius keep on
han' a bushel cr light.
Don't trouble yosc'f 'bout how hot hell
Is, hut be sho' dat you keeps on yo fire
proof robe.
Too much prosperity Is de ruination cr
folks, but mos' poople Is powerful anxious
ter be rulnt dat way.
A man wid a long face may have re
ligion, but he alius looks lak he eorry ho
got It.
Trouble never tackles folks single-handed.
He alius comes arm In arm wid misery en
tribulation.
Amusements
Krtiir Park
Another large crowd enjoyed tho offer
ings at Krug park yesterday. The street
cars were packed to capacity and some peo
ple even climbed to tho roofs of tho cars so
as not to got left. When "The Passion Play"
was presented In tlys evening the audience
In the arena was so dense that many could
not find a place from which to witness the
spectacle. The Intensest Interest was mani
fested In tho sacred drama. The Lorcnz band
played two concerts of popular and classical
music. Tho balloon ascension was by far
the best of the season at tho park. The
balloon ascended almost straight up until
Mr. Murphy, aeronaut, appeared like a tiny
manikin. After ho cut loose with his para
chute tho balloon descended to tho roof of
Mr. Rlcke' houso Just north ot the park. It
tore the chimney off tho .building, but be
yond that did no damage Tho bowling
alleys, swings, shooting: galleries, merry-go-round
and other pleasure devices were
crowded all day.
How They Contributed to
American Development.
"A number ot Danes who lived in America
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
might easily be mentioned, but Danish set
tlements were not started in the 'United
States before about the middle of tho nine
teenth century. In this connection It is
necessary to call nttentlon to the fact thnt
there are more Danes In America than our
census reports since. 1S64 would Indicate.
Since that time the Immigrants coming
from Schleswlg are counted as Germans,
while they are jn fact Danes; they speak
Danish and count themselves as Danes,
The official report of Immigration shows 12Q.
Danes In the United States In 1820, 187 In
1S30, 1,252 In 1S40, 1,791 In 1850 and 5,540
in 1860, and tho emigration from Denmark
mny bo said to have begun on a large
scale In the early '60s. Before 1850 the
few Danes In America were found chiefly
In the large cities, especially In the caat.
"As one of the fathers and pioneers of
Danish immigration we may mention Niels
Christian Boye, born on the Island of Lol
land In 1786, who died of cholera In St.
Louis in 1849. Doye went to Philadelphia
in 1S37 to get an Inheritance left by a
brother who had died in this country. From
Philadelphia be proceeded in tho same
year to Muscatine, la. In 1842 he re
moved to Iowa City, where he became a
merchant. Ho was in St. Louis buying
goods when cholera claimed, him as Its
victim. Hoye was the first Dane, nnd we
may safely add the first Scandinavian in
tho state of Iowa.
"Another Danish pioneer was Charles
William Dorup, born in Copenhagen in 1806,
who died in St. Paul, Minn., in 1859. Mr.
Dorup was a physician and sailed to New
York to practice his profession In 1827. but
he soon was employed by tho American
Fur company, which sent him as Its agent
to Lake Superior. In 1848 he went to St.
Paul, where in company with his brother-in-law
he founded tho first bank In Min
nesota. There is, no doubt that Mr.
Horup was the first Dane who set foot on
Wisconsin soli. He had a high reputation
as a business roan and citizen and as an
earnest Christian. One of his sons became
an officer in the United States army.
"Among Danes who came to America be
foro 1850 I may also mention John Han
sen, one of the oldest settleri in Chicago,
whore ho lived until his death, which oc
curred a few years ago.
"Before 1850, at Nauvoo, 1)1., was P. O.
Hansen, the Mormon, who translated the
book of Mormon into Danish, and who,
after 1850, went to Denmark to make propa
ganda for the gospel of Mormonlsm.
"If It be said that the Danes, rami.
one of the smallest countries in Europe
and that ther are but few In nnmhor ih.v
may answer that they Inherit considerable
rrnown. iney may point to the fact that
they have enriched the world with a liter
ature which Is held in deserved rini.i
"Beowulf," tbe most Important surviving
monument of old English poetry. Is claimed
as a Danish poem. The first publication of
it, irom n manuscript in the Drltlih mu
seum, was by the great Danish scholar
Thorkelln. The world is indebted to lit
tle Denmark and to her traditions for Ham
let, the hero of the greatest drama writ
ten by Shakesneare. Tho Danes miv nnlnt
to the great astronomer Tycho Brahe, one
of the most renowned Individuals of the
sixteenth century. With perfect Justice it
has been said that Tycho Brahe made the
observations, that Keppler discovered the
law and that Newton conceived the nature
o: lite jaw."
LOSES HIS LIFE FOR WOMAN
Enshii Into Blazing Ucildlng to Bit Hit
Swctthtart and Burn t Death.
POLICEMAN DIES TRYING TO RESCUE HIM
l-'lre In l.onlilllc Cnnr Ttro l'n
tnllllca nnd Injnrr ( etrrttl
Otliem I.oas nf Property
ft, 000,000 or More
LOUISVILLE. Ky., July 28. It developed
that Max Iielovltch, tho cigar manufacturer
who lost his life in the fire that destroyed
the Uagloy-Oraham photographic supply
store In West Jefferson utreet last night,
dashed up the stairs to save the life of a
young woman to whom he was greatly at
tached and who, he thought, was In a flat
above. Policeman James Purdon, who also
lost his life, went upstairs In the burning
building In nn effort to savo Iielovltch. Klre
Captain Timothy Lchan, Firemen Uurnctt
Hardin, Charles Kcllar, Charles llrown and
Harry Swain and Policeman John Hepp
were Injured cither by being overcome by
heat or smoke or by falling Into the cellar
of the burning building. None of them
Is seriously hurt.
The fire, which Is supposed to have been
caused by an explosion of chemicals, com
pletely gutted the photographic supply store
cf tho liagley-CJraham company, causing
a loss of JS.500, did I5.C00 damage to the
stock of tho W. D. Gatchcll & Son photo
graphic supply store on tho east, m.000
damage to the stock of the Stewart Dry
Goods company cast of Gatchell's and $1,000
damage to tho Creamery restaurant west of
tho Dagley?Graham btorv. All these losses
ate fully or ncaiiy covered by Insurance.
The building In which these firms did buel
r.ess was damaged to the extent of $10,000.
All the occupants of tho living npart
ments in the building escaped without In
Jury. Knll Ilitrn In Nrirnrtt.
SEWARD, Neb., July 2S. (Special Tele
gram.) During the heavy rainstorm here
Saturday night the barn of Fred lmig, a
German farmer, one and n half miles south
of town, was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground. He lost 1,300 bushels of
wheat, two tonR of hay, farm Implements,
three sets of harness nnd three head ot
horsoa. There was no one at home when
the barn was struck, but It Is supposed
the horses must have been killed by tho
Bhock. The wheat was Insured for $200
and tho barn for $S00.
Xrhnwkn (train Klrrntnr.
NEHAWKA, Neb.. July 28. (Special.) H.
M. Pollard's elevator took flro and burned
down with 500 bushels of corn and 609
bushels of oats at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. The cause of the fire Is supposed to
be spontaneous combustion. Tho building
nnd contents were partly covered by Insur
ance. AVIlcnx Itninea llnnae.
WILCOX. Ncb July 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Fire destroyed F. Fritz's meat mar
ket, P. J. Kennedy's implement pumphouso
and blacksmith shop and one vacant build
ing. The loss is $3,000, with $1,500 insur
ance. The origin is supposed to be light
ning. firoccry Cnmpnny'sj Henvy l.oii,
KEENE. N. H., July 28. A flro early
this morning in the building ot tho Hoi
brook Grocery company caused a loss of
$75,000; Insurance, $40,000.
Dr. Lord has returned. OITlco, Paxton
block; hours, 2 to 4. Telephone 33.
rKNSIOXS Foil WUSTEHN VETERANS.
Wnr Survivor Itrmrniiierert by the
C.enernl Government.
WASHINGTON. July 28. (Special.)
Tho following pensions have been granted:
Issue of July 11:
Nebraska: War with Spain, origlnol
r."n ,J.v McCandless, Plattsmouth, $12; Wil
liam W. Wilton. Petersburg, 16.
Iowa: Original Stewart C. Umpleby, Drs
Moines. $6; Hezekloh F. McManus, Waukee,
JS. Additional Samuel S nnrwnrrt Turn
$S; Charlea Brewington, Keokuk. S. Be-ncwal-Wllllam
II. Harnett. Hawkeye. JS.
Increase Wllllnm Mercer, Iown, Soldiers'
jiuiur. iiiurEiiuiuown, i.'; William nice,
Brandon. S: Henrv Carver. Mnrxholltnti-n.
$10; Israel N. Schooler. Wllllnmsburg, $17;
George Buck, Manchester, $9; special, July
13, WMlllam C. Hunt, Wnpollo, $12." Original
nuiow. eic irenu v.. ijroucn, t-Oggen, is:
Elizabeth Millard, Des Moines, $8. Original
widows, etc., special, July 13 Rebecca A.
Teter, Ottumwii, $S. Renewal Margaret
Hull, Bunch. $12. Special accrued, July 13
ixjuihu .ii. nooeris, rniruanKS, js; Mary
Bnhne. Sabula, JS.
South Dakota: Orlirlnal Hamilton r.ra.
ham. Hot Springs, $10.
Wyoming: Original widows, etc., special
accrued, July 15 Jane Smith, Saratoga, $$,
Montana: Original Snmuol Lyons, Kal'n
pell, $6. Increase James McManls. Butte,
$ . . . .
Colorado: original Frederick,. Btuber,
Denver, $: Arthur Crandall. Monte Vista.
$. Increase Edward Roberts, Leadvllle.
$6; William B. Ogg, Monte Vista, $10.
Seasonable Fashions
42 to 46 bo.
Woman's Model Basque. No. 3S78 Per
forated for ohorter length and for low,
round or square neck and elbow sleeves.
The model basque, cut with side-backs and
undcr-arm gores, (Its as no other can be
made to do and Is always In style. For
stout figures It makes the best of all de
signs and It shows a perfect figure to Its
best. For cloth and tho like It Is admlra
ble In every way as It stands, aud It makes
an admirable foundation for draping the
many soft and transparent materials.
Tbe model shown is made of gray cheviot
and Is cut high at the throat, with long
Blceves, but the pattern provides for low,
round nnd square neck and for elbow
sleeves. The fronts aro fitted by means of
double bust darts. The backs Include side-
backs and arc Joined to the front by means
of under-arm gores. The sleeves are cut
In coat style and fit to a nicety. At tbe
neck Is a high collar that closes at tho
center front.
To cut this basque for a woman of
medium size, 3, yards of material 21 inches
wide, 2 yards 27 Inches wide, 1 yards
32 Inches wide, li yards 44 Inches wide, or
l?i yards 50 Inches wide, will be required.
The pattern SS7S Is cut In sizes for a 32,
34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46-Inch bust meas
ure. For the accommodation of Tbe Bee's
readers these patterns, which usually retail
at from 25 to 50 cents, will be furnished at
a nominal price, io cents, which covers alt
expense. In order to get any pattern en
close 10 cents, give number and name ot
pattern wanted and bust measure. Allow
about ten days from date of your letter
before beginning to look for tbo pattern.
Agrees, Pattern Department. Omaha Be.
All over the world Schlitz beer Is know n and Is the standard.
In Vladivostock, Pretoria, Shanghai, Singapore, Bombay, Cairo
and Constantinople it Is the beer of civilization.
Schlitz beer has won the world's markets by its reputation (or
purity, maintained (or half a century. Wherever white men live
Schlitz beer is acknowledged the pure beer. Our pledge to you
and our pledge to all nations is that never will a bottle of Schlitz
beer go out until wc have insured its purity; never a bottle
insufficiently aged.
Schlitz beer, wherever you find it, is healthful; it is
WORLD-FAMOUS
and hni mad Milwaukee famout
Phone f U, SchlitJ, 710 Sauth Pth St., Otuha.
Try n -np of 5chllf lleor,
LOOKS LIKE A MEAX THICK.
Hired Mrl Qtimllun l.enven One
Wnmnn the Mndileat In Toivn.
"If you want to see tho maddest woman
that ever drew breath go up and see my
wife," said Jones to a Detroit Free Press
man. "What Is the matter? Well, It Is
the hired girl question again. We have had
an excellent girl, although sho was Inclined
to be sassy at times and take ndvantage ot
the fact that we did not dare discharge her
for fear that we could not get another.
Tho other day while Mrs. Brown, who is
ono of our neighbors, was calling tho hired
girl question came up and sho said that
her girl, while a gond one, often Imposed
upon her, knowing full well that sho would
stand a good deal rather than part with her.
" 'One reason for my calling today," said
Mrs. Brown, 'was to unfold nn Idea that
occurred to me. One great trouble with all
good girls Is that they know that they can
be "sassy" and still bold their situations.
Now, we both have good girls, nnd what I
propose Is this: That we both read the riot
act to them tomorrow and discharge them
on the spot. Then you can step In and
secure my girl and I will hire yours. Dis
charging them will do them both a world of
good and teach them a lesson and wo will
secure the mornl effect by merely exchang
ing girls.'
"It struck my wife as being a good Idea
and she agreed to the plan. She carried out
her end of the bargain and she nald sho
never had so much satisfaction In her life
as when she gave the girl a chance to sass
her and then discharged her on tho spot.
Sho wns promptly snapped up by Mrs.
Brown, but when my wife tried to secure
the girl that her neighbor had discharged
Bhe said that she was to be married In a
week and didn't caro to go out to service
for that length of time.
"My wife says that Mrs. Brown knew it
at tho time and that It was a contemptlblo
scheme to get her girl away from her, nnd
I must r.dmlt thnt it does look thnt way.
Meanwhile she is doing her own cooking
nnd the pepper that she serves out is not
confine solely to the pepper box."
HATS OKK IX CIll'HCII.
Women Cheerfully Comply with Ihe
I'asjtnr'a rteqneat.
It isn't of much advantage for a woman
to wear a new hat to the Congregational
church of Janesvllle, Wis., for all the
women at the pastor's request tako off their
hats In church Just as they do In a theater,
and the opportunity to study and admire
new millinery in sermon time -la lost.
It isn't a popular custom with tho women,
but tho pastor asked that It be adopted In
such a manner that tho request couldn't
well be refuted, and now no one cares to
break the custom. It was done by tho
printing of this notice In the church cal
endar: "We wish to make It tho custom In this
church, beginning today, for the ladles to
remove their hats during the services. It
Is already done elsewhere and will ndd Im
measurably to the Interest many will be
able to tako In the service. It Is difficult
to give attention It ono cannot see ths
speaker or singers, and at present with our
flat floor this Is often Impossible. The
ladles will be glad to do this, wo know, for
the sake of Increasing the enjoyment oth
ers may have In tbe services of our
church."
The very next Sunday all the hats cams
off.
What Tito Crnta Will Do.
It will bring relief to sufferers from
asthma or consumption, even In tbo wont
enses. This Is about what ono dose of
Foley's Honey and Tar costs. Isn't it worth
a trial?
Uke Okol.oJI.
The Ideal cummer retort. Quickly and
easily reached from Omaha via the Milwau
kee railway, the only through line.
City office, 1504 Fnrnara street.
They're Here at Last
Those policemen's shoes that you hnvo
been wnltlnp for the three-sole to heel
kind that we sell for ?.'t.r0 we've every
size nnd width npaln now and cnu fit
tiny foot there must be merit in these
shoes, else why would so mnny custom
ers wnlt for their size? Some of them
hnve been wultliiR sixty dnys but tho
factory couldn't get them to ur mi;
sooner. If you want a shoe thnt will
rest your feet you wnnt to come In nnd
look at these, boys, that the pollccraeu
wear.
Drexel ShoeCo.
CntnlnKoe Sent Free for the Aaklnff.
Omaha' Up-to-date Shoe House,
1418 KARXASI STIIIIKT.
The Art of Framing
. Pictures hayo reached tbe highest
point of perfection with ub. Constant
attention to the little details In frames
and mouldings, tho careful nolcctlon of
novelties, together with an unswerving
ambition to always frame the picture,
whatever It may be, In the most artistic
manner possible, Is the secret of our
success. Twgnty'Bcvon years before
the public as leaders In all that per
tains to ART, gives you the assurance
that wo will satisfactorily frame your
picture and tho price? ALWAYS
RIGHT.
A. HOSPE,
MuiioindArt. 'l5l3:!5IBiutliu
Telephone 1MB.
LAST EVENT OF THE CRUISE
riytri f Nw York Yacht Club Compit
for tlit Aitor Cup.
DEFENDERS TO BE IN THE SLOOP RACE
mnllrr Crnft Kxpert In lime Little
Climioe With ffrrroshorT Bonis,
. llnvr I'Hvnte l'rle
for Ynvtl nnd Cutters.
NnwPOIlT. It. I., July 28. The last rac
ing event of this year's cruise of the New
York Yacht club will bo sailed tomorrow,
when the flyers of the fleet will compete'
In tho annual contest for the Astor cup. This
race has long been ono ot the principal
features of the cruise, having been founded
by the late Ogdcn Qoelet over twenty years
ago, and continued since his death by Col
onel John Jacob Aster, Mr. Goelet having
offered two valuable cups for rchoonera and
sloops nnd Colonel Astor duplicating them
each year. Every cup defender since tho
days of Puritan, In 16SS, has competed In
the sloop class and all h.ivo won with tho
exception of Defender, In 1895, which was
disabled within four miles of the finish
when mfles ahead.
Up to the present year a $1,000 cup has
always been given In tho schooner class
and n $500 cup for sloops. But tomorrow
tho value of these prizes will be reversed,
the larger of tho cups going to tho sloops,
cutters and yawls, while the smaller cup
Is offered for schooners. Tho reason for
this change Is that for tho last few years
tho schooner fleets have been constantly
diminishing, tho interest being almost en
tirely with the sloops. For tomorrow's
races, fifteen sloops nnd yawia havo been
entered, while only threo schooners will
probably start In that class. Aa the sloops
and yawl class Includes bes.ldes Constitu
tion nnd Columbia, threo yawls and flvo
cutterR,the owners of these two latter
rigged classes of vessels have arranged pri
vate prizes among themselves, believing
thnt they havo llttlo show with tho two cup
defenders.
Ilrnvft .Hun nt the Year.
The Royal Humane society of London has
a gold medal which It awards annually to
the man who. In Its opinion, may be right
fully regarded as "the bravet man of tho
year." The award waa made recently for
1P00, and the medal went to William Allen,
n Sunderland sailor, who left the sea about
three years ago. On March 15, 1900, word
wos brought to Allen that three men wero
overcome by tho fumes of tar gas and wero
lying unconscious at tbe bottom of n still.
Allen fastened (t rope around himself and
daehed Into the still, nnd In a few second!
camo out with one of tho men. A second
time ho entered, and yet a third, until the
three men were rescued. Each time Allen
risked his life In tho venture. The rase
war, brought to tho attention of the Royal
Humane society, and It was resolved to
nword tbe medal to Allen as "the bravest
raon of tho year" among all those whose
gallantry In saving life had been brought to
the attention of the society In 1900. Allen
Is said to be a typical seaman quiet, mod
est and of excellent chnracter.
IllKiiesj.
Detroit Journal: "Men aro bigger fools
than ever!" exclaimed tho cynic.
"Nay, nay!" protested tho youth. "They
are by no means as big fools as they were!"
They appeal to me. I laush quietly, with
an air of reserve power.
"You ore both right!" 1 cry. "Men are
not so tall as they used to bo, but they
measure morenround the abdomen!'
When they fatuously fall to arguing that
this Is not conclusive, I lose all patience
and leave them. '