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twenty-one years. Judai- Oliver
IVrrv Hhlras of Dubuque will re
tire Trciin I hi- b nch to private life i.n
November 1. nrid I'nsldcnt Root'cvclt is is
pectcd to kooii announce the appolntm lit
f hi successor. Judge Shlras Is a oaisln
of the Judge Shlras who In on the t'tlted
States supreme court bench by appointment
from Pennsylvania. He wan born In Pitts
burg. OelobiT 21, IfCS. und rwlv.il a food
education early In life. He was graduate 1
from the Ohio unlverplty at Athens and
from the Vale law school, lie removed Ht
once to Dubuque and tn August, 1SS. he
waM admitted to the practice of law und
formed the partnership of Ulsroll, Mil s &
Hhiras. His law practice was Interfered
with by the wiir. for lie entered tl:e Twenty-seventh
Iowa volunteers as a licutenont
In August, IS'. He waa assigned to duty
on the staff of the late General ('"rand J.
Hei ron, and in thlH capacity served In 1W2-3
In the campaigns of the Army of tlve Tennessee-
in MlHKouri. Arkansas and Louisi
ana. In MA In resumed practice in Lu
buquo In Ihc llrnt of Shlrus K- Van Duce,
which was Joined a year later by Co'or.et
David it. Henderson. Judge Hhlun was
highly succcrsful In the practhe for many
yarn and In W2 he was appointed to be
Judge of the I'nlted f?tatcs district court for
the northern district of Iowa. An such he
presided over courts at Dubuque, Sioux
Episodes
NVKNTOR EDISON get so busy a
short time ago that he neglected
shaving, und the result was a
HI
(JTJIJ bllly-Koat Btulible on his chin. He
is lima or a enew or. tooacco ana
wkru immeraod in thought or chemicals
docs not have time to expectorate and wipe
his mouth. Neither does he like to swal
)ow the saliva. So as be chews the Juice
of the weed sees through the corners of
Ms mouth and trickles down his chin to his
whiskers and down Ma whislurs to his
shirt front. Ills wife has thought seriously
of buying him some rubber blh
Shortly after he was elected president of
France M. loubet offered a huge .sum for
tho castlo of Mcaene, which once belonged
to Plana of I'ultlers. the favorite of Henry
II. Ills offer was refused at the time, hut
recently bo succeeded In getting the cha
teau, which is most picturesquely situated,
near Montdlmar, and has a waterfall,
three ponds filled v.'lth trout and a large
park with plenty of game. The price paid
was 170,000 frar.es. From his tower the
president can now see l.ls birthplace, Uur
aannc, where his mother still lives.
According to the Charleston News and
Courier a fun of the lute Major Wade
Hampton (llbbes of Columbia, S. C, Bays
that It was his father who, as a lieutenant,
fired the first gun. a signal gun, nt the ut
tai k on Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor,
on the morning of April 12, IStil. He writes:
"At Lieutenant Olbbes' battery the signal
gun was aimed to burst a shell high in the
F.NRY B. F. MACFAULAND. presi
dent of the Board of Commission
ers of tiie District of Columbia,
la a line looking man. smooth
nhaven. with Iron gray hair, re
ports the Saturday Evening l'ost.
The first time Mr. MacFarland. In his
caimclty of commissioner, ent before the
appropriations committee of the house of
representatives to urge some Itenf In the
district supply bill, be found ' I'lide Joe"
Cannon, tins chairman of Uie committee,
sitting on the small of Jiia back, smoking
a cigar und looking at the celling. Mr.
Cannon rose, greeted Mr. MacFarbind, and
then resumed bis former attitude. The
argument was made. Mr. MacFarland
paused for reply.
Mr. Cannon puffed on his cigar for a
moment. Then be said: "Young man, I've
been watching that face of yours. If I
hud It I'll l t 1 wouldn't be afraid to play
poker with any living man."
A village sexton In a Wnnsylvnnia town,
In addition to being gravi-tligger. acted as
a stonecutter, carpenter, and furniture
mover. The local doctor, having deildid
to locate In another county, employed the
axton te ascist In removing bis house
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City, Cedar Rapids, Fort Dodge and else
where In northern Iowa. He has also sat
as a member of the court of appeal!) for
the Klghth circuit and baa held court in
tnany other places. Judge Shiran In a
modest man, polite and cultured, popular
with the r"Ple and with the lawyers, and
bis retirement from the bench is a source
of grat reirret in the entire district where
be had presided so loop. He was always
regarded as an eminently fair and ImpartliU
Judge, and no suggestion of either wcakn
or wrongdoing ever attached to him or his
court. His name was frequently consid
ered for an appointment to the supreme
bench and his friends always fell that ho
would have been udder strength to that
bofl y.
As a member of the court "f appeals for
the F.ighlh fniteil States circuit Judge
Shiras heard the famous ease against the
Tiansmlssourl Freight association. Involving-
the question whether the Sherman anti
trust act applied to railway companies,
and. If so, whether combinations between
railroad companies for the purpose of main
taining certain freight rates were lawful
und- r the p rovislona of that net. The
two other members of the court, one
of them Judge Thaver, who recently wrote
the opinion In the Northern Securities case,
held that the written contract entered Into
by the railway companies wns not unlaw
ful, because the rites fixed in it were not
shown to be unreasonable. Judge Shlras,
dissenting, held that the Sherman art did
apply to railway companies, and that It for
bade their entering into any arrangement
for the purpose of avoiding competition
among them. The supreme court supported
him nrid reversed the judgment, though
the judge's own brother voted in ttie mi
nority against his view. No federal
Judge, in the west has so wide
an experience In trying cases In which In
dians were Interested as Judge Shlras. In
a celebrated case, in which a Sioux chief,
having killed an officer a few days before
a peace treaty was made with his tribe by
General Miles, waa subsequently arrested
ami tried for murder, the Judge made the
Jury acquit the Indian, holding that the
and Incidents
air: another gun was carefully aimed at tho
fort, and the wires were laid reedy to ex
plode a mine under an old h use in the
way. As nearly as possible these things
were done simultaneously. Now which of
the three shots fired at the fort from the
three separate mortar batteries by Captain
James, Mr. HuTin or Liuctenant Olhbes'
battery was the second shot no man may
certainly say."
Justice Hawkins, the distinguished Kng
lish lxirrlster and Jurist, says that hU first
brief was to defend one of two men charged
with coining, and when they were placed In
the dock he overheard a brief colloquy be
tween them. Coiner No. 1 told his comrade
that he was to be defended by a very good
man. Coiner No. 2 said he also was de
fended. Ho did not know the gentleman's
name, "but" Indicating Mr. Hawkins ho
added, admiringly, "he's a smart 'tin Vhen
I banded over the fee he put the thick
un" I. e., sovereign "between his teeth
and bit it. He's the chap for my money."
The battleship Texas, now berthed in the
Brooklyn navy yard, has been equipped
with a fine bath for the officers. Mr.
Qulmby. executive officer of the ship, took
one of the blue jackets to instruct him how
to operate the new acquisition. After n
thorough explanation Mr. Qulmby stepped
under he shower and moved both faucets
not knowing that the water connection had
been made. He was soaked to the skin in
a moment. The sailor remarked, gravely:
"I think I can work it now. fir." Mr.
Qulmby looked at him sharply, but the man
Gleanings From the
hold goods. All went well until it came to
settlement, when the doctor d-ducted an
old account due by the sexton. He wrote
nt the same time objecting to the cluigD
made for removing bis furniture, ui-lng
these words: "If this was steady it would
pay much better than gravedigijing."
In a few days back came this reply: "In
deed, 1 would be glad of a steudy Job;
gravediggiug is very slack sine you left
th countv."
Congressman George H. McClellan relates
this adventure, which might have h id a
more serious ending bad It happened in
New York Instead of Washington:
"One night when 1 was walking down
Pennsylvania avenue," sild Mr. McClellan,
quoted by the New York Times, "I saw
a big policeman standing on the comer,
acting in a ?uspiclous manner. Ho held
one hand behind his back, as if he were
concealing something. Just for the fun of
the thing. I approached and asked him:
"What have you there?"
"For an Instant he looked startled, and
then, quickly bringing his arm around in
front of him, said:
" 'It's au apple; have a bit?'
"'No, sir, I sold sternly. 'Don't you
convention made with his tribe by General
Miles bound the government and the courts
to forgive the crime. In a frequently
quoted pension case he held that the state
laws do not apply on the matter of pen
sions, a subject wholly controlled by the
acts of confess. The ft, Red States su
pferno court upli. Id this view. It has been
the subject of much comment that so able
a Jurist remained on the district court
bench. He is one of the few district Judges
who occasionally sit ns a member of the
circuit court of appeals, and it Is believed
that bad be chosen he could have been pro
moted years ago. He Is populnr, and the
Dubuque liar association is preparing a
demonstration in bis honor on his lctire-ment.
Colonel James Hush Lincoln, who Is in
command of the Fifty-fifth regiment, I. N.
G., In the maneuvers with the regulars at
Fort Riley, Kan., has been a military man
all his life. As a boy he Joined a troop of
cavalry from his native state, Maryland,
and became a lieutenant in the confederate
service. About twenty years ago be was
elected tn be military Instructor of the
cadets at the Iowa State college at Anus,
and be continues in that position to thii
time. On the breaking out of the war for
the freedom of Cuba the four Iowa regi
ments were called Into the volunteer serv
ice and Iowa was accorded one brigadier
genera) of volunteers. Co'onel Lincoln
was nominated for this place and had the
backing of the governor and entire con
greiidonal delegation and was commis
sioned a brigadier general. On h's return
to the State college at Ames and the work
of reorganisation of the Iow.i National
guard was commenced, there was a unani
mous call from the members of the Fifty
first Iowa that CtHonel Lincoln should be
come the commander of the reorganized
regiment. He consented and was com
missioned. 1-ater the number of the regi
ment was changed and it la now the Fifty
fifth to distinguish it from the regiment of
volunteers which raw service in the Philip
pines. Colonel Lincoln has had wonderful
success as instructor at the State college,
in Lives of Noted People
never cracked a smile until he had re
joined his messmates.
Mme. Nordk-a, the operatic vocalist, who
has just been awarded the Bavarian gold
medal an 'honor bestowed only on those
who stand at the front rank of artistic
life is an American by birth, though most
of her great professional triumphs have
been scored In Europe. Though very fond
of her native land, she has been compelled
to pass much of her time abroad. The
great prima donna Is gifted with a strong
sense of humor and she is fond of telling
the story of an adventure which befell her
at a concert in Texas. Forgetting her
overshoes, she asked a cowboy to fetch
them for her. As he brought her first one
and then the other the charming singer re
gretted that he should have so much
trouble, but her apologies received the
pretty reply: "Don't name it, ma'am; I
wish you were a centipede!"
Rear Admiral Louis Kempff has been or
dered to his home in Belleville, III., pre
paratory to hts retirement from active serv
ice next Saturday, when he will have
reached the required atge. Admiral Kempff
has been in the navy forty-six years, of
which twenty years were spent at sea.
Among the most notable acts in his carreer
was one for which congress thanked him.
When commander of the United States Meet
in Chinese waters In 19U0 he refused to take
part with the allied fleets in bombarding
the forts at the mouth of the Taku river,
China. He did not think the bombarding
Story Tellers'
know who I am?
" 'Don't know you from a lamp po-'t. sir.'
" 'Well, I am Congressman McClellan.'
" 'la that so?' Then take half of this
apple. I suppose if you were a senator
I'd have to sive you the whole of It!' "
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Dr. PurkhurRt delivered himself of a
story In the course of bis sermon in the
Madison Square Frenbyterian church, New
York, last Sunday. This is the story:
"An African chief became converted and
moved to London, where he wore fashion
able clothes and behaved In every way as
an Irreproachable man. One day be was
giving a lecture in a church on the advan
tages of a peaceful, civilized life. His collar
did not fit wel!, and in attempting to adjust
It b tore open the buttonhole.
"Tho ripping shirt band brought back all
his old savagery, ami he shouted out that
civilization was all a sham and he wished
he was back in his old life. Whereupon he
pulled off his collar, his coat and trousers,
and finally stood In the garb of the un
adorned savage. Then he set fire to the
church and took to the woods.
"If his buttonhole had been a little
trongcr," added Dr. Tarkhurtit, "he would
probably have remained an Irreproachable
October 18, 1903.
and his work is regarded of great value to
the young people of Iowa. He Is much con
sulted with reference to matters In the
national guard and ia a member of prac-tic-ally
every military examining board
called. He has four sons who are follow
ing the profession of arms all In the regu
lar army a captain, a first lieutenant, a
second lieutenant and a private.
In the passing of Tom Murray one of
Omaha's most unique llgures faded from
the scene of activity. For he was an ac
tive man all bis life In Omaha, and. though
ho never took a very largo part In the af
fairs of the cjty, he was Identified to a
much greater degree than Is generally
known with the development of Omaha.
He came here among the earliest, and for
many years was a more or less prominent
factor In business life. His retiring ways
and eccentric methods to a large degree
Isolated him from social Intercourse, but
by those with whom he came In business
contact he was esteemed ss an honorable
and upright man, Just In his dealings, el
ecting every farthing of his due, but paying
every farthing of his debts. His faith In
Omaha never wavered, even after the un
fortunate wave of depression had swept
away every vestige of the very consider
able fortune he had amassed. His downfall
financially was due to his confidence In the
city where he had made his home and
done his life's work, and where he finally
died. As an outcome of his eccentricity no
photograph or other portrait of the man
was ever made, and the only pictorial rec
ord left by blm Is n stereoscopic view of
the Grand Central hotel, taken a abort time
before its destruction by fire In 1X78. It
shows the building which Tom Murray
made bis home, on the lot where the Mur
ray hotel now stands.
One of the many amateur base ball teams
of Nebraska Is the Fowlers of Fremont.
This team gained much local celebrity dur
ing the last summer by the general excel
lence of Its work, and won a warm place In
the hearts of its supporters by the quality
of ball presented.
was justifiable or expedient and congress
took the same view. Admiral Kempff a
perhaps the only American officer to be
officlully thanked for refusing to tight.
The magnanimity of General Robert R.
Lee, relates Youth's Companion, Is well
known, but the dally manifestations of it
are not yet all told. One notable case has,
It is believed, never before appeared in
print.
General I.ee was sitting on the veranda
of his Ix-xlngton home one afternoon, en
gaged In conversation with some friends,
when a man, ill clothed ami covered with
dust, appeared at the gate and timidly leek
oned to the general.
Apologising to his friends. Lee rose at
once und wetit to the gate. Very Boon bis
purse appeared and he wns Been to give the
man some money.
His friends, knowing tho extent of his
charity in any case of suffering, real or ap
parent, looked on with some impatience, for
they knew bow sb nder his means were
then, and how many calls of the same kind
came to him.
"General, who was that?" one of them
ventured, when he bad returned to his
place.
"One of our boys in trouble," was the
half-smiling answer, for the general knew
the remonstrance which his friend was
longing to make.
"What regiment nnd company did be lie
long to?" persisted IiIm friend, anxious if
posKible to unearth the suspected fraud.
"Oh, he he fought on the other 8ldo,,
was General Ijee's calm p.nswer.
Pack
man the rest of his life. That's the way
with much of our civilization and virtue.
A very small thing will reveal the real
conditions."
James R. Mack, a Philadelphia attorney,
tells this reminiscence of his law practice
In Ohio:
"One Sam Johnson, a negro, was indicted
in Cincinnati, charged with tho theft of a
ham. Johnson was stiff-necked, for the
only witness against blm was a man of hta
own color, and 'one nigger's word is as
gool as nuther's,' said Sam. 'He ll swar
I did, an' I'll swar I didn't." The case
came up for trial and the Indictment was
read: 'The State of Ohio aguinst Samuel
Johnson, defendant,' etc.
"As he listened, Johnson grew nervous,
nnd at the demand of a plea, rofe to hta
ftet. ignoring the counsel assigned to him.
" 'Youah honah," suld Johnson, Tee not
been treated right, nohow. I fought dar
wix only one nigger "gainst me, an' hearTa
de whole state ob Ohio. I wu not 'feared
ob dat nigger wat seen me hook de ham,
but I'se got no show now. De whole blame
state "gainst me's too much. Yesslr, I took
de ham. I pleads guilty. Rut I d like to
know whar all de watchers wui hidln', I
suttenly would,'
