Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-24
DEATH OF CAMPANINI. THE SINGER.
Famous Italian Tenor Carried OF at
the Age of Fifty.

LONDON. Nov. 23.-The Chronicle an
nounces the death OF the great tenor. Cam
panini at Parma.
Campanini was born at Parma. Italy in
1876. When II years old he enlisted as a
soldier under Garibaldi. In the following
campaign the discovery was made that ne
possessed a voice of extraordinarily fine
quality. When free from his military oblI-
cations the youth entered himself as
pupil at the conservatory at Parma, where
he continued two years. His first appear
ance was in the same city. Campanini's
early experiences were not encouraging
and in 1863 he became a pupil OF Francesca
Lamperti at Milan. When he reappeared
before the public his success became imme-
don; the next year In New York Since tn n
his visits to the chief cities of Europe and
this country have resulted in his undis-
puted supremacy as the leading tenor of
his age
NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-one of the oldest.
best known and most distinguished mem
bers Of the order Of knights Of Pythias.
Martin Luther Stevens, died at his resi-
dence in Brooklyn this afternoon. He had
been i'll for a long time, his illness being
brought on primarily, 1t is believed, by
overwork. Early this summer he was
stricken with fever, which returned a short
time ago, and since then his recovery was
deemed impossible.
Mr.. Stevens was born in Richmond. Ne,
In 1856 the son OF a Baptist clergyman. He
was educated in Hamilton college and for
a time served as superintendent OF schools
in Portland, Me. For the past thirty years
he has been engaged in the life insurance
business. Mr. stevens was one of the old
est Pythians in the country. He was
especially Distinguished in connection with
the order by his reports as chairman OF
the committee on foreign correspondence,
which had made his name famous in the
order from ocean 10 ocean.
ROSEBURG, Ore, Nov 23.-Lafayette
Lane, congressman from Oregon from 1874
10 1876, died at his home in this city today.
He was the son OF Hon. John Lane the first
United States senator from Oregon and can
didate for vice president on the democratic
ticket in 1860.
ST. PAUL. Neb.. Nov. 23.-(Special.)-Ras-
mus Mortensen. one OF the early Danish set
tiers on Turkey creek, eight miles from here
died Friday morning SO years old Mr. Nor
tensen was an honored and respected man
in the community. He leaves a wife and
nine children In comfortable circumstances.
CLEVELAND Nov. 23.-Milo Stevens. one
OF the best known pension attorneys in the
United States, died at his home SIS Cedar
avenue, today. aged 55. Mr.. Stevens ever
since the close of the war was known far
and wide as a pension attorney, having been
at the head OF the firm Of Milo b. Stevens
& Co.. with the principal Office in the
Glover building, Washington, and branches
in this city, Detroit and Chicago.
MADRID, Nov. 23.-General Diova Palacio
the Mexican minister TO Spain. is dead.
LONDON, Nov. 2i.-The Times this morn.
ing contains a notice Of the death OF Sir
Charles Stavely at Dublin yesterday He
was conspicuous during the Crimean and the
Chinese wars and he made valuable military
sketches at the time OF the Oregon dificulty
with the United States