The herald., 1895-03-10

Special Correspondence to THE HERALD.
Washington, Feb. Cone hun dred and
ffty-nine Congressman have made their
official debut before the nation in Wash
next two years will play an important
part in guiding the great numbering ship
of state into the quiet waters OF peace,
happiness and prosperity, or OF wrecking
it.upon the shoals of disquiet, the rocks
OF turmoil or the lee shore OF failure.
s With few exceptions, nearly all OF THESE
Legislators are newcomers before the pub
lie eye. They were swept into office by
the great Republican tidal wave Of last
November. Many of them, when they
accepted the nomination, had little hope
al success. An unusually large number
are young men,, and with young blood.
young vigor and young understanding the
Fifty-fourth Congress may make reputa-
ton for itself which will astound the old
timers who have grown to regard them
selyes as indispensable to the nation.
s'fyrherc are upwards OF fifty portraits in
men Of the new Congress. The short
Biographies were obtained directly from
their subj cts. and they can best tell the
ssory OF who and what the new men are.
Here they are:
Frank NJ, Edey, Republican, of the
Seventh District OF Minnesota, was born
In Pleasant Grove, Olmstead county, Min.
,nesota, in 1856, and is the first native
Born Mnnesotian to represent that state
in Congress. He attended school al
Pleasant Grove, Mimi, and taught one
term of school.
rsIsrael +. Fischer, Republican, of the
in the city Of New York, on the 18th
day OF August, 1858, He entered the pub
lie schools at g, and graduated from the
grammar school, He studied law and was
admitted to practice. and subsequently
entered into partnership with his former
Frank $. Black (Regublican) of the
Nineteenth District, New York, was
born March 8, 1858, at Limington,
York county, Me. From his early youth
he has been thrown upon his own re.
sources, beginning with the hard labor on
q farm, and afterwards taught school.
After leaving college he moved to New
York, where he was a reporter on Troy
paper, and later studied law.
Nv. s. Knox Of the Fifth Massachusetts
District is bank president in Arlington,
Mass, and u Republican. He was born
tn .Killingly, Conn, September TO-, 1S43,
Years OF age, where he has since resided.
He graduated from Amherst College in
1858, and was admitted to. the Essex
county bar.
Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany, Re-
publican, of the Thirty second New York
4ubbIlCt, W6o pOIh III DuuhLO Oh buo ZoUu
OF September, 1854. His has been q strug.
gle with fortune. He graduated from the
Central or High School with highest
honors taking the Jesse Ketchum gold
medal. He entered Harvard College, and
was one of the 'Detur' prize men OF his
freshman year. Immediately after grad.
uating he was chosen poet by the Ninth
Veteran Regiment of New York Volun.
teers, at the dedication of their monu-
ment at Gettysburg, July l, 1883. In
February, 1892, President Harrison ap.
pointed him Minister to Ecuador.
Frederick Halterman, Republican, Of
the Third district, Pennsylvania, was
born on the ed Of October, 1881 in vege,
sack, on the Weser town belonging to
the old free Hanse city, Bremen, Germany
Received his education at the high schoo
Of the place of his birth. Emigrated te
America in 1849. Engaged in the grocery
business in Philadelphia, from which be
retired in 1891.
james Fleming Stewart, Republican, o.
Fifth district, New Jersey, born in Pater
son, N. j., June Is, 1851. Attended ub
lie schools of Paterson, and afterward pri
svbte school in New York city and New
sYork University. Graduated at the Law
School, taking the $3.50 prize for the bes
examination. Practiced law in New Yorl