Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-18
THE PASSING SHOW.


The death OF John Dunn. Zulu chief,
made orphans OF seventy children.
Although trlne early in the season. Sep
tember is supplying an abundance of hot
stun.
An Indiana Solomon. seconded by Jury.
holds that kissing woman is not assault
unless the woman resists.
In order to secure evidence against an al
legged dsorderly house in New York two OF
the policemen posed as club men. There was
no deception In that for all the policemen OF
necessity are club-men.
The death OF Prof. .E. V. Riley the noted
bugologist, was due to reckless coastng on
a bicycle. His wheel struck stone at the
foot Of hill in Washington, throwing the
rider and fracturing his skull.
M. Louis Coulon, distinguished French
lawyer, has a beard nearly eight feet in
length. Unfortunately he stands less than
ive feet six inches and is compelled to wear
MS unique adornment in coils around his
neck.
1t Is curious circumstance that ]. l.. Ash
bury, the first English challenger for the
Americas cup, should die at this particular
time. He contended for the cup twice the
hrst time with the Cambria in 1870, and the
second time year later with the Livonia.
Robert Pate, an Australian millionaire.
whose death Is reported, struck Queen Vic
torla in the face with a cane forty years ago,
when he was lieutenant in the Tenth Hus-
sars. For this he was banished to Australia
lie amassed great wealth, but was never per-
mitted to leave Australia.
1t is given out as a remarkable circum-
stance that Pierre Lorillard, the tobacco king
does not use the weed in any form. III we
dld not know how good tobacco is we might
think he refrained from the use OF tobacco
on the same principle that doctors are said
to avoid taking medicine.
Two relics Of Revolutionary times to be
nX a1 ot tIA
winch an unusual amount of sentimental in
terest attaches, are the sash and sword worn
Dy Major Andre They are the property OF
one OF his descendants, Mr. Alfred Rodney,
and are sent to Atlanta by Mrs. Greenhalge,
wife OF the Massachusetts, governor.
Emperor William was surprised and dis
pleased at the forced march of General Won
Waldersee. which resulted in the discontinue
of the Army Of the South. Naturally he
would be. His imperial majesty commanded
the discomfted army. General Won Waldsr-
see showed himself to be a great general by
his maneuver, but mighty bad diplomat
The crisp new one, two FIVE and ten dollar
bills will be ready for issue within a month
or two; and II is said that the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, anxious to offset the
criticisms evoked by his early attempts
at postage-stamp making, has endeavored to
make the new currency exceptionally at
tractive. But the quality of the work is
secondary consideration. The main thing is
the quantity getatable.
Garrett p. Serviss, the astronomer. got
lost in ascending Mont Blanc a few weeks
ago, In furious snow storm, narrowly es-
capped slipping into crevasse. and was snow
bound without food on the Dromedary's
Humps for a night and two days. But he
tried 1t again fortnight later, and made the
ascent, when on his return to Chamounix he
was saluted with cannon and champagne in
recognition of his pluck.
conspicuous figure at the celebration Of
the Society of the War Of 1912, in Baltimore
on Thursday, was Captain James Hooper.
Speaking Of him the Baltimore Sun says.s
Captain Hooper was born July 5, 1904, and
when 10 years old was powder boy on the
United States schooner Comet, in the Chesa-
peake bay, on which his father was an off,
cer He remembers the events of his early
years and no one applauded more enthusiastic
cally than he at the park celebration. The
appearance Of Captain Hooper does not indi-
cate his extreme age He is of tall and COM
manding stature, agile in his movement, and
looks many years younger than he Is. The
captain occupied a seat in the park pavilion,
together with members of the society, in
vited guest and those who took part in the
exercises"