The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-27

time glory of public notice Is shed upon
them. it is quickly withdrawn and some
one else comes as quickly into view In
New York, as in every metropolis, there
are many men Of the first rank. Zach
profession has its galaxy Of stars, any one
of which would he wondronsly bright,
shining all alone by himself, but who,
with the rays of all the other stars OF the
constellation shining in rivalry with ms
own. is comparatively lost sight OF by the
public eye unless brought to the front by
something unusual
Murar HaIstead In Brooklyn.
f mong the brightest stars OF all IN the
galaxy gathered here at the mouth OF the
Hudson river is MUrat Halstead, whose
name and fame Were won in Cincinnati.
Mr.. HaIstead is not a resident of Manhat-
tan Island, nor is his paper, the Brooklyn
Standard I Mon, located in New York,
but as the big town across the bridge Is
part OF the proposed greater New YORK IL
IS fair to speak of him As a New Yorker.
Mr.. Halstead is in no sense - has been
The hair on his head and face is pure
white now and there are few wrinkles
nhout the eyes. but his eye has all its old
time CLEAN, his face is ruddy, as of yore,
and his speech is quick and direct. SO,
o..
pencil-and he is rather proud of the fact,
] fancy, that his daily output of snappy,
vigorous editorial utterances is several col
.umns. and that he writes it all, never die
Eating.
Il have dictated" he said to me yester-
day afternoon, sitting at his desk after the
DAYS work was over, but my dictation
has mostly been when | was reporting
conventions There was a time when
wanted a pen, good ink and hard paper IN
order to write fast. Now want soft paper
and a soft pencil and write everything
with such materials and have for i've or
EiX years
Mr.. Halstead is at his desk by s or $50
Pvery weekday morning when he Is IN
town. At O'Clock, or a little later, when
he has finished his big days work, he goes
10 lunch, returning for an hour or so at J
pr4 Then he is accessible to any one who
has something TO say 20 him, and then he
* apt to drop into "Reminiscences when the
srend of the conversation suggests 1t. AS
le talks be clears his desk Of the debris OF
the day His dozen or two pencils, all
sharpened, are placed in order, all loose
and useless scraps are thrown on the floor,
md such newspaper clippings rs he wishes
TO consult are folded and put in his pocket.
When that is done he closes the roll top
pf his desk with the air of a man who Is
ready for rest.
My only system through life, " nc said,
tn answer to a question, has been 10 shut
the cover on an empty desk every night,
30 that the next morning l shall not open
it on mass of left over debris.
As he swings in his revolving chair so
that his back Is to the window he holes
his black derby in his hands and poiishes
II with his fingers, and when he leaves the
office for the night he generally carries
with him bundle Of letters 10 post. lie
said yesterday that he felt quite acclI1nat-
ed here now. and that be counted his New
York and Brooklyn friends among his
varmcst. He has attended nearly every
notable political convention in the coun-
Try since ne began as a journalist and was
at both of New Nork's nominating gath
erings in Saratoga this year. lie was
struck when Hill was named for governor
the other day by the fact that the senator
used the same words as Seymour did
when. like Hill, he was presiding over the
Chicago convention that named him fol
president, Your candidate cannot he.
Mr.. Halstcad SAYS that the coincidence
was not. however, perfect, for Mr.. Scv
smour wanted the nomination, while Hill
rid not
fx-Cabiuet Ministers.
New York counts among her best anC
most honorcd citizens several cabinet Oil
GERS, some Of whom aIc SliN hale and &c
tive. and some of whom arc quietly await
ing the end. EN-POStmasreF Genera
James. now a foremost banker, Is anon,
The active ones; ex Secretary SchUrz. VII,
was ia the cabinet under Hayes. = ais
still active rs the leader writer for Har
pcr's Weekly. oX-SecretaTy EVartS has Re
tired under the weight Of years. cx- oocrc
tary Brlstow is corporation lawyer. and
notwithstanding he has got well past tn
threescore mark. is still a man OF groa
yigor ana activity.
Benjamin II BriStow lived for two year
after his term rs secretary OF the trcasuT
expired in Louisville. Then, in 1873, h
came here, and this city las been his resi-
dence and Tho location Of his practice 10
the Is years that have since elapsed. Il ]
astonishing 70 those who know how activ
has been his life to note his CONTINUES
good health, his uutiaggiGg devotion /
ais law PRACTICE, his keen perception ant
his attention 10 details. There i no reason
say those who know him well, why b
should not las. fer many years longer. u
reason why he should noI te one Of til
most notable OF the active old men Of I'll
last Of one century and the beginning q
the next
bis Offices are at 20 Nassau street, l.
ore Of the older Office buildings ~ III
city. building that was erected at a Kim
when the chief desideratum seems 10 hav
been simple solidity in construction v-isf
out any Of tne decorative elrgancie> tha
are 50 generally affected by the archi1ec;
Of today His firm is styled bT.s,oN
Peeu & Opdyke. the ex-seoretary iela
the head OF course, and the other men
bers being William Pcet, William :. Oh
dyke, David Wilcox and William b bri
toH. 1he last named beieg son Of n