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lOMAS ESTRADA PALMA miiHt
In a measure nt least realize
the fooling that a n I mill ol Ma
zpppa. "Tiiiii- nt last acts all
things pvi'ii." said Hip nlil Hctninn
In telling hln story to Hip tired k Iiik- I"
Hip ease of President - Ipi t I'lilma nf Cuba
titiiH Iiuh tut 1 11 11 I Hip score. While his
pxlt frnin Cuba was nut quite so spectacu
lur n thai of Ma.rppa from l'n I u ml . imr
his return accompanied by (In- ami swnril,
hi- I1pi. n hunted patriot a price upon his
head. Ills mm dear hope has been realized
ami for a second time he has been chosen
prisldent of his native ltd ind. Senor Pulma
has seen Ills mot her prnctli ally niurdered
by marauding Suinlirds ; has seen hla
estates ciiiillsi iited. his family scattered; hns
been connned In prison and condemned to
death. He has borno arms In the field and
twenty-six years ago whs president of th
Cuban republic. e was betrayed by
Cubans and spent years In Spanish prisons,
first in Cuba, then In Spain, but never did
he nbandon for a moment his fealty to the
Cuban cause. "Indepcndi in e or nothing"
wan his motto when he was elected In 1S7U,
and him been ever since. And now he has
gone home to be Inaugurated president of
tho Cuban republic, tu t a republic composed
of a band of til niggling patriots, meeting in
secret, but of a government firmly estab
lished and burked by the strength of the
greatest of nil republics.
Tenuis Estrada Palnm was born July 9,
h:i:i, on his father's estates, in the province
it hantli.go de Culm. His rather was one
of the wealthiest of Cubans and tho boy
.-.lieu ami i-paln secured the freedom of
Cuba. Since then a constitution has been
adopted by the people of the Island and
Tiuiiiis Kstrada Pal ma has been elected
president. (in Tuesday of next week ho
will be formally inaugurated president at
Havana.
Knglneer John I. Jackson has been retired
from circulation by the Chicago North
western Hallway company. Following him
into retirement Is a monthly check from
the company for $77. and so long as this
'Id and able servant of the company shall
live. In lSilfi John I. Jackson first mounted
tho "right-hand side" of one of the North
western engines, and ever since then until
the first of this month he has made hla
regular trips. Intervals or Idleness have
been forced upon him by circumstances.,
such as on one pension, when he lay
pinned down for three hour under the en
gine that had turned over. This time he
was partly cooked by hot water and steam
an I lost several fingers from his left hand.
That was in June, 1S71. In 1S7 he pulled
the ruinous Jarrett-Palmer special from
Hoi lie to Council muffs and later was
given n gold-headed cane for making the
lest run of any on the trip from coast to
coast. He hue a litter from the superln-
.M.ieiii inaiiKing nun ror making up one
hour and nine minutes on the fast mall's
time, between floone and Omaha. In order
to do this he had to cover K.l miles n 131
minutes, but he did It. One r the peculiar
features of Jackson Is his size. Most
inglueers nre big men, their life tending to
develop the physique, but Jnckm n Is small.
So smnll. Indeed, that it Is told of him
nround the pontic roumlhouisp lh:it ho
engine, and so always
It was his size that
June. 1S71. his
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saved him when in
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turned over twenty feet from the rails. He
was eniight tinder the cab brace, where a
larger man would hive been cruhed. and
held there while the hot water ami steam
looked his face and breast. Ills record Is
made and Is the pride of his fellow
engineers, who hope he will live long to
enjoy the liberal pension the company has
allowed him.
GEORGE Jl'UAN MEYERS, U. S. N
COUNCIL II LUFFS HOY WHO WAS
GRADUATED WITH HONORS AT
ANNAPOLIS.
turned to the Yale graduate school, taking
the degree c f Ph. D. In history In 1807. He
wns appointed lecturer in history at Yale In
lx:7 and remained there two years, going
thence to Eugene, Ore., to be head of th
State university there. Ills work was di
rected to the reorganization and expansion
of the university and mil lng the state In its
mipport. In this he has been quite success
ful. Dr. Strong has written a great many
nrllcles and Severn I ui,i,.i,, ...,.i t...i.
engine historical topics.
FRANK STRONG.
LOR-ELECT OF
UNIVERSITY.
!'h. D., CHANCEL
KANSAS STATE
ENGINEER JOHN P.
OF MANY FAST
NORTHWESTERN.
JACKSON, HERO
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was surrounded In his early life by every lllTo.,,(I, ,)V )n Klp(.trl(.tv
luxury. His early schooling wns in Havana, i. , ,... . . '
An i xample or what may be expected In
the way or architecture at the Ioulslana
i urennse exposition at St. Iinln in 10.n1 i.
building, which
i,i i, i,., m, tt.... ... ...Mi i... mrucie.1. it is located on
' the main central avenue and will he nn nt
the ruinous university llure. He wns , n ,.,,.. nn. . " . , - .J .
licensed as a lawyer, but never practiced. ( t ' 7, ' , """" "J1""""
h. corn,, , or the Spanish courts in ' ' l "tl",,n ,ront-
Cuba turning hi... against his pror,sln. , J' ",h ,OW"r ' !h"t nw'h
ii . . i, , . . , , , , . "" 1 toward the east, facing the
Ho s.udl.Hl government nnd mingled with Imiln lllKOOn. Th , 15 l"P
the men of the Island. ... 1H.-.7 when the ,,,, tr,.utmnt , 7he CoHnthla
... r gues which led to the revolution were rilr. Thn ,, . ,, tor,8n;;n,y
bubbling. Pa ,a was busy In the con- Illui.h pxht(lt ,,,. , , P
N.lrncles ngnlns. Spnln. Ills social em- msmt rmlHrp ,,., ,lf fllK)p
Inence brought Mm close to the lc 1, rs. I.alrnny which will extend nround' the In-
and when. In isiis the stand inl of revolt ,,,rr ,on.nno fee, add tionnl floor space is
was raised, he Joined tlm revolutionists, obtained ., . . .t
11 wn at this time while he was absent
from home, his mother was taken
prisoner by the Spanish, miirclvd without
f'.-inl until eh" cou'd eo I ngi r walk and
then abnndi lied In the woods. Here s'ie
was found by the patrlrls, but died soon
after. Her son's life his since been de
voted to the cause of Cuban freedom. He
was a member of the Cuban assembly in
ISKft and was scon made secretary of the
republic. In 1S7t! he was electnl president
rnd vai shortly after betrayed Into the
hands cf the Spaniards, lie was Imprlsonel
first In Merro castle at Havana nnd then
taken to Spain. After about live years he
escaped nnd made his way to the United
States. Here he resumed h's nctlvlty in
behalf of the cnuse of his ccuntry. and
when the revolt again broke i lit In IS'i.;
Palma wns most active In securing aid for
the patriots. Ills efforts to secure belliger
ent rights for the Cubans and his continual
work In behalf of the cause brought him
very prominently before the American
people. The war of 1SHS between the United
use of the hulhlinir as nn olmervnilnn
during the construction period on the
grounds. Wnlker Kimball of nnstnn
and Omaha are the architects and William
Goldle's Sons, well known to Otnnha, are
the contractors, the price being $309,940.
Dr. Frank Strong, president of the Unl
v. rally of Oregon, who has been chosen by
the Kansas regents fer the position of
chnnccllor of the Knnsns State university,
Is n lawyer by profession and an educator
f'om chnlce. Ho Is a nntlve of New York
and was graduated from the academic de
partment at Yale In 1SS4. He took the
two yenrs' work of the law school In one.
graduating In m',. After a year's stulv
wi. Hen. Sereno R. Payne of New York
he was admitted to the bar at Rochester
In issti, and came west to practice. He
f' llowed his prrfesslon a short time at
Kansns City and went to St. Joseph si
i rln lpil of the High school, from 1S to
1V'.. He then went to Lincoln as superin
tcrdent of schools for three years, and re-
Cadet George Julian Meyers, who was
graduated with honors from the Naval
academy nt Annapolis, wns horn and raised
In Council Illuffs, where he received his
education in the public schools until ap
pointed to Annapolis. He Is 21 years of
age and was but 17 years old when he re
ceived his nnnointment from Pnn......
flager. When the vacancy occurred for
the appoint ment of a cadet to the academy
from thLs section of the state of Iowa
there were many aspirants for the place.
A competitive examination was held and
young Meyers, who was then studying in
the Council Bluffs High school, captured
the appointment from sixteen other aspi
rants. He went to the academy before
being able to graduate from the High
school. Cadet Meyers Is the son of Mrs.
Emma Meyers of 401 park avenue, widow
of Ferdinand Meyer, who at the time of
his death wns one of the veteran mail car
riers of Council muffs. Two of his sisters
are teachers In the public schools of Coun
ell Illuffs, one of them being principal of
the Twentieth avenue school.
Cadet Meyers ranked fifth among the
western cadets, one of whom, Henry Wal
lace of Denver, headed the graduating
class.
Tecumseh High school gives here a basket-ball
team of which they are especially
rroud. It la composed of bright and active
lassies who have been able to ndapt them
selv?s to the rigors of the game and score
a large number of victories over contest
ants from other schools. The picture of
the bevy In this number will add weight
to Nebraska's claim for distinction on other
grounds than as a purely agricultural
state.
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MHr,JiP MRS' CHARLES VANCE DIMON OF TABLE
CELEBRATED THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING IN APRIL
ROCK, Neb.. WHO
Chasing wolves with hounds Is still pop
ular wherever the wolves can be found.
The vigorous warfare carried on by the
farmers of enstern Nebrnska during the
winter has nearly rid this section of th
state of these pests, but now and again
one is heard from. News of his presence
Is soon followed by news of his death In
the case of nre'er Wolf. One recently put
in appearance near Drown City and a lot of
sportsmen were soon In pursuit, follow-In
the hounds owned by W. T. Collings. In
one of the pictures this week the result is
Known. Mr. Wolf is hanging by his hind
legs, while the dogs are held in leash by
Willie Collings, eon of the owner.
April 2S, 1S.-.2, Charles Vance Dlmon and
Caroline Matilda Woodward were married
at Cherry Ridge, Wayne county. Pa. Fifty
jt-uiB imp.- mey ceieDrated the r enlden
v-f-nr., cnli rpriSing mniiagcr of a
I ( haul uiqua bureau ncrntly of-
rereu (-uatnr llanna J1P.0O0 for a
series of eight) en lectures In th.
south and middle west. Ho was
Borely disappointed when the Ohio boss
refused to consld. r his offer. "Why," said
the manager plaintively, "It's as much
money as he gels for fervlng two years it.
the senate and he could easily make the
circuit In a month."
It Is the delight of certain younger mem
bers of Parliament represent Ilk Irish eon
stltuentd to badger Aiihur Half mi n every
possible occasion. Last St. Patrick's day
he received a sutpicious looking box con
taining a bunch of shamrocks, a white pow der
and a spiral spring. "Dynamite,"
thought the house leader, but a chemist
pronounced powdered sugar lirpreguate.1
with lemon. Further examination of the
box disclosed a riinl with the wcrds: "Buy
the whisky yourself ami then you can make
a Pallybooly Iciik n nb."
James A. Hart of the Chicago llase Hall
elun described In the Saturday Evening
Post a notable base ba'l enthusiast. Anhur
unwell or Koston. In ss:i he traveled
lth the Poston team the entire season; did
not miss a tingle game; paid his own ex
penses In every way; ask.d no favors, and
ii addition present..! the players with a
box of cigars at tho close of every game
they ,, Wr ,,Uw(I ,,,,, a ,hfl Tt,eftrM
of the National lege players as faithfully
Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People
wedding at Table Rock, Rl.hardson county -Neb.
For forty-five years Mr. and Mrs!;
Ilimon havo lli'Mit ir.ii . .
....u .i tame iiock and have
won the love and esteem of a wide circle
of friends, who made the golden weddlna
celebration q, jtl a felxitms affair. Their
married liTe has been unblessed by chil
dren, but they have adopted and raised
three, the lant a young woman or 21, living
with them now as a s., o,i
of their dedlnlne vears
as a bank clerk k ens Mi i.m,i. That f .n
the team made a trip to California after the
close of the season, and Mr. Dlxwell played
the string out. Although ordinarily a very
quiet man. he was on his feet shouting his
peculiar "HI. Ill'" whi never the time came
ror applause rnr th Hustons. He soon
was dubb. d "Hi Hi Dlxwell." but, being a
man or dignity, the sobriquet seemed too
r.imillur, cense iu oily he was called "Gen
eral HI III Dlxwell."
Justice William I.. Putnam of tho United
Slat-a circuit court ef appeals in Portland,
ore., recently fell into co.nersatlon with a
oung man of the iiouveaux riches who ex
pressed astoiiish-nent that the Judge could
get along on his salary of fii.noo a year.
"Why," said the purseproud youth, "It eas
ily costs me twice that amount to live a
year" The Judge answered gravely: "It
isn't worth it, George; it Isn't worth It."
At a recent reception at Washington Min
ister Wu was Introduci d to Dr. Mary
Walker. The usii'l polite greetings were
biiiy cyinpl.i.d when the little doctor
stepied back a pace and. drawing her
rather tlight anatomy up to the uttermost
semblance of dignity that she could com.
mand. wlih an expression, too, of utter dis
approbation upon her countenance, eyed the
big Chinaman most severely for a moment.
With a leok of astonishment at this atti
tude, to which the popular diplomat is to
little accustomed, he waited iu curiosity for
what was coming, for Dr. Mary's expression
was portentous. At last ch lot him hao n
with a look that might have annihilated one
less a philosopher: "Why do you wear
petticoats, Mr. Wu!" The minister, smil
ing blandly, as only a Chinaman can. re
plied: "Because it Is the custom of my
coin. try, madam." And then, after a slight
pause to give his words all the effect pos
slid : "Why do jou wear trousers, madam?"
CongM stimuli Grosvuior used to tie a good
storyteller, but or late does not show his
old-time felicity. The other day he was
relating an anecdote to some colleagues,
but when he reached the climax he didn't
"get a hand." as they say on the vaude
ville stage. The Ohio man explained tho
point of his Joke. but. of course, It fell
somewhat flat. One of the listeners said:
"Grosvenor. you are going back. We used
to see the point of your Jokes on one appll-
canon. les, assented the congressman,
"nnd now they have to be sent to a con
ference committee for interpretation."
Summarizing his Judgment of Cecil
imcae m Kvery body's Magazine. T. P.
O'Connor says: ' His f,e was a coniradle-'
tion. Massive, strong, remarkable In ioru
respects; In others It was weak, common,
undistinguished. You didn't know whether
you could call it Imperial, like the face of
Catar. or common and coarse, like that of
the popular prize fighter. And such the
man was; Imperial, lotty, a dreamer of
grea? d rutins, an I. at the samp time, some
what squalid, tomewhat common, somewhat
silly; one of those amalgams cf contra
dictions which nature makes In an hour of
wanton gayety and malice, and wuleh create
among mankind the cross-purposes, the
commingling of good and evil, that are the
tragedies of human history."
William H. Moody of Massachusetts, who
stepped from congress to the post of secre
tary of the navy, has won an amiable repu
tation as a man of solidity of character.
On one occasion when an opponent pro
tested that he had been done an inlustlce
re'ales the Saturday Evming Post. Mr.
Moody with quick courtesy instructed the
stenographers to furnish an abstract of the
speech to the protesting member, so that
the latter might have opportunity to mark
for expurgation any obiectlonahia na-o
graphs.
When a colleague at one time doubted
whether Mr. Moody's constituents would In
dcrse a measure he was supporting he re
plied: "I was not sent here to shake and sh yer
like a dry leaf In a November gale
whenever a protest came from h one but"
to exercise my Intelligence and lo vole for
measures according ,u l,o. in my best
Judgment, they would benefit or Injure the
people."
one had a special Idea of what sort of a'
dog Schneider rught to be. And if the tail
of the dog of realism had wagged once at
the wrong time it would have spoiled
everything."
President Loubet of France made a flying
visit to his mother at her farm near
Dauphney recently and found the old woman
kneading dough for the family baking '
"Mother," said he. "you are getting too
old for that work. Sit down here and
talk to me." He then took off his coat
rolled up his sleeves and undertook the
Job himself. He was still busy at it when
a messenger arrived from Paris with some
Important papers. The dandified Parisian
was more than astonished at the sight, but
the president finished his kneading before
attending to the official matter.
Joseph Jefferson was asked the other
Jay why he never introduced a dog Into
"Kip Van Winkle." and this was his reply
If I had brought on a real dog he would
never have pleased everyone, because each
In an article on Governor Van Sunt of
Minnesota in the Saturday Evening Post
Forrest Crissey tells of the governor's first
political speech, which was made early In
his teens. With a group cf young com
panions in Rock Island, his native town,
he went to hear Stephen A. Doug'as speak
in his celebrated campaign for re-election
to ihr United States senate. n th coins
of his speech the Little Giant scornfully
exclaimed: "Who is Abraham Lincoln? II
would never have been heard of but for
me. I made him!" This was more thaq
the steambrat boy. the devotee of the
rail splitter, could stand. He sprang t
his feet and shouted: "Then, sir, you'v
made a president!"