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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1903)
TH ILLU5TRATI.D IJr.H. Published Weekly by The Hee Publishing Company, Bee Building, Omaha, Neh, Price, Be I'er Copy Per Tear, $2.00. Entered at the Omaha Postofflee an Second Clss Mall Matter. For Advertising Kates Address Publisher. Communications relating to photograph nr articles for t.iitdlcn tlon should tie nd drrssrd. "Kdltor The Illustrated Hee, Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers lOHN W. SPRINGER, who was elected at Kansas City for th" sixth time to be head of I he Nil tlonnl Live Slock association, ! a young man who has come to 1 1 front rapidly 'n affairs of the live stock world, which means n great deal In these days. Five years ano (he live stock men of the west, principally grazers of cattle and sheep, met at lienver and formed an association Intended to be national In Its scope. Mr. Springer tinik an active part In Its organization and wan elected president In lienver the association met again, and again was he chosen. The next meeting ai at Fort Worth, with the same result so far as th" choice of an executive officer was irs. if i HT. REV. THOMAS O'GORMAN, BISHOP OF SIOUX FALLS. S. D. concerned. At Salt Lake the next meeting wa held, but before It was called to order Mr. Springer had brought about a consoli dation of the National Stock Growers' as sociation and the National Live Stock as sociation, so that there were no longer In existence two bodies with one aim and pur pose. The scope of th society which had originally elected him president hnd been -arl'1" equestrian nronze or "iHgnung I I Joe" Hooker by Drniel C. French win DC unveiicu on hip grounds of the state house In Boston on June 25. In order to make the ceremony more striking It Is proposed to have tho regular field day of the troops of Massachusetts coincide with the date of the unveiling. General Sickles and General Miles will b present and veteran organi sations will attend with the old battle flags. A prominent place will be given the sur vivors of Hooker's old brigade. Dr. W. Seward Webb, who married one of Commodore Vanderbllt'a daughters, makes no secret of his opposition to labor unions. He ia president of the Rutland railroad In Vermont. The city council of Burlington, Vt., offered valuable Inducements If he would remove the headquarters of the road from Rutland to Burlington, but he rejected the offer because of a condition providing that union men should be employed on the office building to be erected. Sennit r Hoar has upset precedent by tell ing a funny story to the United States su preme court. The senator was arguing a point which, he said, reminded him of th.' limn who was arrested for stealing fort cow bells. The man said he didn't steal the row bells; that they were In the barti and somehow the cows got them on their necks. "That might do for one row bell," said the Judge, "but no forty cows In crea tli n acquire a taste for music at the same time." The supreme court smiled grimly Senator Hoar chuckled audibly. The career of Brigadier General Edward M. Hayes (familiarly known as "Jack" Hayes), who has Just been promoted from the colonelcy of the Thirteenth infantry, ia unique In the annals of our army. He en listed In the army as a boy In 18.S5 a EST wl THE Immensely broadened by the president's pol icy, and had become national In fact as well as In name. He sought to be relieved from the cares of his position, but was (husen again. When the next convention met at Chicago, attended by delegates from every Ktate in the union, men who are most Influential In the great live stock Industry of the I'nltcd States, Mr. Springer posi tively declined to again serve, but tre con vention elected h'm Just the same. At Kan sas city last month this was repeated. Mr. Springer, who appears to have become a habit with the live stock men, brings to his position large experience In the man agement of affairs of the cattle trade, be. ing Interested extensively In one of the big gest grazing outfits In the west. In addi tion to thin practical experience, he pos i sr the genius for organization and a remarkable capacity for details, sr that he has been enabled to brlrg Into line a num ber of conflicting Interests and consolidate them to the point where he can present an unbroken front to the natural foes of the cattlemen In a business way the railroads and the packers. In this regard Mr. Springer lias had several tests of strength and has made a record that has won for him the confidence of his supporters and the respect of his antagonists. Personally, he Is the mildest mannered man that ever f-iced a hostile audience and compelled for his caue a hearing. He is. fond of sport and Is a most enthusiastic lover of horses, being not only a warm supporter of the Denver horse show, but a whip of acknowl edged ability. He Is wealthy, but his tastes are simple nnd his democracy 1b proverh lal. Mr. Springer Is still on the sunny side of tiO and a native of Illinois. Itt. Rev. Thomas O'Gnrmnn. I. I)., bishop of the Catholic diocese of Sioux Falls. Is soon to visit Omaha for Ihe purpose of do llv'tlng a lecture on a topic that Is of In terest to every western man or student of American history anj where, "Father Pierre Marquette." Bishop O'Gnrman Is pecul iarly qualified to deal with this topic, hav ing been professor of seculnr history at the Catholic university at Washington for a number of years prior to his elevation to the eplscopnry. nishop O'Ciormnn was born In Boston sixty years ago, and was ordained a priest at St. Paul In 1Rfi!. His service as a paHtor was mostly In the diocese of St. Paul, from which he was taken to the uni versity1, from whence he was sent as bishop to Sioux Falls. His personal fa miliarity with the scenes of Father Mar quette's explorations and missionary la bors Is therefore great. Last year at the time of the dispute between the Vatican and the government of the United States over the status of the church In the Philip pines, Ulshop O'Oorman accompnnled Gov ernor Taft to Rome, and was present, par ticipating In all the delicate negotiations (here. - Omaha doesn't make any particular pre tension as an at.ractlve place of residence for Chinese, hut It would he singular If a city so located could escape a considerable proportion of the Influx that came from the Flowery Kingdom In the days before the exclusion act. Consequently Omnha has a very considerable number of Chinese res idents, many of whom have been here long enough to he classed among the old tim ers, and many engaged In business other than the inevitable laundry. For a num ber of years the women of the First Pres byterian church have been Interested In these foreigners, and have labored among them to the end that p very successful Sun- Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People bugler In the company of which Fltzhugh Leo was second lieutenant. When the war began he enlisted as a private nnd came nut en olllcer. With the reorganization of the army In lStlS he obtained a commission, since which lime he has made a most bril liant record, first on the plains nnd 'atoly In the Philippines. When Verdi was putting the last touches to "II Trovatoro" ho was visited In hla study by a privileged friend, who was one of the ablest living musicians and critics. He was permitted to examine the score umf run over the "anvil chorus" on the piano forte. "What do you think of that?" asked Verdi. "Trash!" responded the connoisseur .UJ in r ILLUSTRATED BEE. nrr ii ........... , ,, , KEV. LL'THKK P. LUDDEN OF LIN COLN, WESTERN SECRETARY HOARD OF HOME MISSION'S OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. day school class baa been formed. Mrs. J. S. Sykes Is In charge of this work, and on the occasion of the celebration of the Chi nese New Year, which happened recently, she arranged for a supper and general cel ebration at the church. It was at that time the staff artist got the photograph used In this number. People of Talmage, Neb., take a very proper pride In their volunteer fire depart ment, the organization and equipment of which la considered a model In Its line. The photograph from which the picture In this number was made was taken Just be fore the hose company of the Talmage de partment started for Crete to attend the meeting of the Nebraska Volunteer Fire men's association. Five generations of one family living Is not exactly a rarity, yet Is sufficiently un common to be of at least passing Interest. In this number Is given a picture of Ave generations of the Foster family. On the right of the picture Is Mrs. Mary Foster of Sparta, 111., who Is nearly 94 years of age; at her left Is her son, William Foster of Central City, Neb.; next Is his son, J. L. Foster of Ahtanum, Wash.; his daughter, Mrs. Belle French of the same place, and her daughter, Alta. Among other activities the Woman's club of Sutton has engaged In Is the establish ment of a library. So far Its efforts have been attended by success, and although the institution has not reached very large pro portions It has attained a creditable foun dation. The picture of the club members In this number shows earnest faces and indi cates that the library movement Is assured of vigorous support. One of the features of the meeting of the Nebraska Whist league In Omaha was that women won the honors. This Is remark able In several respects, for while women have taken a high rank at the game when playing among themselves, they have never been able to stand the strain of a long series of games In a mixed or open tourna ment. But Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Martin not only went through the competition at pairs with a plus score far ahead of any of the other entries, but in the "free-for- Verdi rubbed his hands and chuckled. "Now look at this," he said. "Rubbish!" said the other, rolling a cigarette. The composer rose and embraced him with a burst of Joy. "What do you mean?" asked the critic. "My dear friend." cried Verdi, "I have been making a popular opera. In It I resolved to please everybody except the purists, the great Judges, the classicists, like you. ''lad I pleased you I should have pleased no one else. What you say assures me of success. In three months 'II Trovatore' will be sung and roared and whistled and barrel-organcd all over Italy." And so it proved. Hermann Oelrlchs. Jr., of New York will como Into a fortune of some $30,000,000 In ipif '!.'l"Jlk I 4D fr ' M i - w m r srs a if x m m t j-b-t tf fr. - 3- V- HOSE COMPANY OF TALMAGE, Neb., ( J. W. M DoNNELL. FAIRBURY. Ncb.--NEWLY ELECTED COLONEL OF THE SECOND REGIMENT. N. N. G. FIVE GENERATIONS all," which closed the tournament, they led the east and west forces with a plus score that was almost as much In advance as was the record they had undo at pairs. These women play the straight American game, without private conventions or any of the fads that have been advocated from time to time by various experts. The meet ing of the league was quit" successful from a whlster's standpoint. Rev. Luther P. Ludden of Lincoln, who has Just been elected to the position of western secretary of the Board of Home Missions of the Lutheran church, was horn in Madison, Va. His early life was spent in eastern New York, where In 1878 he en tered the ministry of the Lutheran church and was pastor respectively at Knox and East Schodack. remaining there until 1880, when he removed to Lincoln and organized Grace Lutheran church, the pastorate of which he will relinquish March 1 to assume his new duties. His new work gives him for territory all of the United States west of the Mississippi river. Besides his pas toral work Mr. Ludden has led a busy life In this state. In 1890 Governor Thayer ap pointed him to take charge of the relief work In the drouth-stricken part of the state. Again, in 1894. Governor Crounse placed him in charge of similar work. In 1891 he was appointed deputy commissioner a dozen years or so. The youngster Is a real boy and rebels fiercely against the horde of servants who are constantly annoying him with their attentions. He Is a good-looking chap, plucky and rides his pony like a cowboy. His mother gave a children's party not long ago. Hermann stood It for a while and then disappeared. Half an hour later he was found listening to a blood urdllng story which was being told by a servant who was formerly a sailor. When Jay Cooke was In business there always stood upon his ledger an account called the "O. P. J. Account." At each eml-annual closing of the books of Jay l .m ' dMKT b I -7 ii: READY FOR INSPECTION. Febninry 8. innrv p : : COLONEL J. H. ROOD. MOUNT VER NON, la. . COMMANDER OF THE CROCKER BRIGADE. OF THE FOSTER FAMILY. of labor, tov uine years he has been a member of the Lincoln Board of Education, nnd for two years put he has been a member of the State Board of Education. He Is a member of many other boards and associations. Colonel J. W. McDonnell, newly-elected colonel of the Second regiment, N. N. G.. Joined Company D as a private In 1891 and was captain In 1897 and when the reg iment was mustered Into the United States service. On the reorganization of the regi ment on its return from the south he was elected major and in June. 1902, was elected lieutenant colonel. Colonel J. H. Rood of Mount Vernon. Ia.. commander of the Crocker brigade, com posed of survivors of the famous organiza tion of the great army of the union, Is a soldier with an excellent record. He has been long affiliated with the organization of which he Is now the head and has also been active In connection with other socle ties formed by the old soldiers to foster and perpetuate ties formed during the days of the civil war. Colonel Rood was for a long time one of the trustees of the Iowa Soldiers' home at Marshalltown and has been identified with public affairs In many other ways. Cooke & Co., a tenth of the firm's profits were passed to this account and thence distributed in charity and In the advance ment of religious teaching. A great deal of money a tenth, In fact, of nil that the firm earned during Its long life was thus devoted to benevolence. The account was called "O. P. J." because those letters stand for "Old Patriarch Jicoh," and Jacob, as all Christians know, was the inspired originator of the system of giving tithes to God. When the firm of Jay Cooke & Co. failed Mr. Cooke has since recovered his fortunes nobly Its head said: "How wise we were to give a tenth of our profits al ways to 'O. P. J.' Otherwise nil that money would have been lost, ton." J am m m : it bs- Wa" w aT aa? v