Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
People ana Events.

The secret Of Kansas City rejuvenated
pride Is out. Ward McAllister is foreman of
railroad shop there.
The cashier of q Santa Clara, Cal, bank
made away with the money and then died
Although the treasurer Is not in sight,
creditors refuse to believe it is laid up in
heaven.
When Doorkeeper Isaac Bassett first went
to the United States senate as page, sixty
hve years ago, there were forty-six desks in
II, now there are eighty eight. The sena te
has grown up with the country in Mr. Bas-
sett's time
Texan made love to st. Louis girl pre-
sented her with several worthless checks for
sums aggregating $4,000 and committed
suicide at her home because she upbraided
him Had his roll been as good as his inten-
lions romantic sensation would have been
indefinitely postponed.
The Tammany Times is the title of new
weekly published in New York city. 1t pro-
poses to spread Tammany gospel beyond the
province of Croker. To shorten the path
TO federal SuStenance, its initial number
pours thick coat Of sacharine over Cleve-
land. What wonders pap has wrought.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is in her
dotage. She spends her days at her home in
Hartford, Conn, whiting paper dolls and
cutting pictures. Uncle Toms Cabin"
with wild dismay and affording floating
asylum for toothless bloodhounds and al
legged actors whom the scythe of time hesi-
tates to touch.
Lady Knutford's article on Macaulay in
the English Illustrated Magazine exhibits
the distinguished essayist and historian in
the novel light of a nursery playmate with
children. Macaulay, it seems had q genu-
inc sympathy with the little people and for
their amusement used to manufacture
nursery rhymes and write them out in bold
print capitals with his own hand.
Rarant nyictionS disnosa of rnornh; ;na
and narcotic poisons as a means of 'quiet-
ing" incompatible wives and escaping the
consequences. But the folding bed remains.
1t Is equally effective and much safer for
the operator. None of the deadly ingredients
can be found in the interior economy of the
defunct. Chicago woman was recently
caught In folding bed and the family are
now suing the makers for damages for her
impromptu taking on
Fred May is back in New York from a pro.
longed sojourn in Chill, where he went TO
escape prosecution for clubbing policeman
He proposes to stand trial now, ana hopes TO
get OFF lightly on the strength of brave and
patriotic services rendered Americans in
Chill during the recent internal convulsion
in that country. Mays chief claim to fame
is that OF lighting Frenchy duel with
James Gordon Bennett of the New York
Herald. The AFFAIR grew out of a broken en-
gagement between Bennett and Mays sister.
Louisville, KY, mourns the loss of its
richest citizen, A. V. Dupont. lie was a
leader in many important municipal enter
prises and was lavish in supporting
benevolent institutions. Recently he pre-
sented the city of Louisville with manual
training school, the buildings having cost
the millionaire $l25, 900. He was closely re-
lated tothe Duponts of Delaware, and his
brother, Bittman Dupont, is owner of the
Commercial, morning newspaper published
in that city.
Let no one believe that the members of the
Bering sea court in session in Paris are so
completely absorbed in the work before
them as 10 neglect the Interior department.