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Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
CALLED CHOATE "CUPID."
Hcty Green Numbered the Ambassa-
dor Among Her Admirers.

| Mrs Hetty Green of New York, said to
| be the wealthiest woman in America, tells
very interesting story Of United States
| Ambassador Joseph II. Choate when he was
young man. Even in those days and long
before his fame as a wit had been estab-
llshed, Mr.. Choate was eloquent in his
description of current events.
According to Mrs. Green, she and Kitty
Wolfe were boon companions in their girl
hood and compared notes on their love epi-
sodes. Mrs. Green takes great delight in
talking over the period when she was bud
ding into womanhood and received the at
tentions of young men who later made their
mark in life.
Conspicuous among them" she said to
Mail and Express reporter, was young
Joe Choate, we knew him. He visited
me on Tuesday evenings and called upon
Kitty Wolfe on Thursdays We girls would
meet on Fridays and compare notes. Young
Mr.. Choate was iowery in his conversation
especially on subjects of love, and ! called
him Cupid. In later life when l knew him
only as a lawyer opposed to me, changed
his name to that of Cherub.
Il recall a certain evening at my fathers
home when Mr.. Choate referring to we'd
ding of mutual friends said
Cupid has spread his bow over these
happy people and their cloud has a silver
lining
81 thought this was very beautifur and 1t
impressed me greatly. The following Fri
day called upon Kitty Wolfe and laugh
ingly she said that Mr.. Choate was very
graphic in his description of the wedding.
To my surprise she repeated the same SEN
tence about Cupid which had pleased me
so much. We girls had good laugh over
it, and from that day, Joe Choate was
known in our social set as Cupid
Years rolled on and Mr.. Choate became
a great lawyer, and together with S. L. NJ.
Barlow and others was with those who
have been opposed to me in an almost
ceaseless litigation since 1865. Now we do
not speak as we pass by, and yet 7 cannot
help recalling my girlhood when Mr.. Choate
was one OF my admirers"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
HAWAIIAN WONDERS.
Climate of Surprising Charm and a
Quaint National Dish

In point or fact, the climate of Hawaii is
perhaps not excelled anywhere else on earth,
writes correspondent of Harpers Weekly.
Large enough as the islands are to have a
character OF their own, and still in no way to
neutralize the peculiarly desirable quality
OF oceanic environments. the Hawaiian cli-
mate Is midway between temperate and
tropical; tender, yet not enervating; breezy,
though not hoisterous; with sunshine from
which you need no protection, and rain
fall that does not become monotonous
A veritable land of sunshine and breezes,
whose temperature you may vary as you
choose from sea level up to Mauna Kea
GSS25 feeU or Mauna Loa G3675). You
may leave one side of an island in a rain
storm and find sunshine on the other; but
though there is considerable variety in this
respect the temperature is about uniform,
and at sea level is "A degrees Fahrenheit
Taken by the year, this average does not
vary over one degree one way or the other;
taken by the month, the average of the
coolest month is SO degrees and of the
waTmest Is degrees. The extreme lowest
temperature is so degrees the highest 90
degrees; and either of these figures has
been Teadhed only once in the last dozen
years. The average daily range at Honolulu
is II degrees, and its usual temperature is
several degrees cooler than the average Of
a number OF other cities in the same lati-
tude-notably Havana.
The northeast trade winds are the saving
feature Of the Hawaiian islands, impartng
uniform temperature, healthfulness and
tonicity. The record for fifteen years shows
that the least number OF trade wind days
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
HOTEL KEEPING IN THE WEST.
Extraordinary Things Said to Have
Inn NJ IL Nehra IL rIaxxn

| Extraordinary Things Said to Have
| Happened in Nebraska Town.
| A travelling salesman for a well known
| Baltimore firm has just returned from six
| months business trip through the west, re-
ports the Baltimore Sun. Last night he was
| invited to join some of his friends, and
during the evening told of many incidents
| that had happened to him during his trip.
1.-THE greatest man for anecdotes that /
| ever heard Of" said the salesman, was a
| hotel keeper in Julian, Neb He kept a
! small place, but there certainly had been
| number of strange incidents within it's
walls, If you were to believe the proprietor.
| don't say the man lied. but he certainly
did some remarkable tricks with the truth
The first night met him he nearly knocked
my eye out his talk being somewhat as fol-
lows;
Hotel keeping is strange life, and we
have to put up with great many things
to please our guests ! remember one night
an old fellow with a bronzed complexion
came into the hotel and asked for a room.
He was accommodated, but stayed up
stairs only a few moments, after which he
came down and said that he was a sea
captain and could not sleep in such a quiet
room. Don't you know that / had to put
him into a room next to the bathroom and
keep the water turned on full all night so
that he could sleep?
X" But that's nothing to the trouble ! had
one day when an Indian medicine show
struck this town. They had a troupe of
performers some animals and a real! live
Eskimo. That fellow was bird. They said
he was from Greenland but he wasn't so
green can tell you. He was all wrapped
up in furs although the weather was warm.
| put him in a nice, comfortable room and he
kept the bell ringing continually ordering
absinthe frappe every few minutes. Finally
the manager of the show, who went up 10
see why the Eskimo was drinking so Iluch,
came down and told me that the little fellow
was trying to get coll and couldn't sleep in
that hot room. Don't you khow Itat before
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
ONE ON THE INTERVIEWER.
Lively Tilt with Parrot Versed in
Nine Languages.

About nine years ago." said one of the
Chicago correspondents, to a Washington
Star man, when l was covering the hotels
for my paper in Chicago, Miss Emma Thurs
by, the once renowned songstress, arrived
In town and took suite at the Hotel Richie
lieu. With view to a special about the
famous song birds of Miss Thursbys day, |
sent my card up to her, and the bell boy re-
turned with the message to come right up.
white-aproned maid admitted me to Miss
Thursby's reception room and left me
there, saying that her mistress (who by the
way, had left the concert stage a number of
years before) was dressing, and would see
me in few moments. / sat down to wait.
hardly had chance to look around before
heard, evidently proceeding from the next
room, which was screened from the recep-
tion room by heavy portieres, several bril-
liant chromatic runs, apparently proceeding
from feminine throat, followed by rendi-
ton OF about ten bars from one of the
'ErnanP arias, very faithful as to tech
nique,
The prima donna is practicing as she
dresses, thought and time seems to have
wrought no depreciation of her vocal
powers
so that you can fancy how was startled
when the music suddenly ceased and the
same voice called out:
Who are you in that front ROOM?
Why | started TO reply, TIM
" Get out of here at once!' the voice COM
manded. You're bad lot! Who told you
to come here anyway"
Here said l to myself, is nice cordial
treatment After being invited upstairs
m coolly told TO take my leave. Wonder
what I've done and, in a quandary, picked
up my nat and cane and started 10 depart
On, never mind said the voice, haltine
me on my way TO the door: I don't care
whether you remain or not; it's matter o,
the most complete Indifference to me. as
sure you; quite SO, believe me; ha, ha. hal.
fu2zledE 1t seemed altogether the queer
est proposition had ever stacked up
asaIhst' Horrible thoughts OF carefully COW
ered-up insanity shot through my head.
sincerely beg your pardon. mad
anne l started to say, when | was in
terrupted with
why don't you sit down? You are so
hdsety! Just take a seat. can't You and
wait until / am ready to receive youq on
la you nervous men! l am not angry with
you; | am simply ennuyed, until oh NV
gracious goodness sakes-' and the speech
seemed TO wind up in the most prodigtous
yawn.
" This Is about the limit | thought TO
myself when ! sat down again. | had in
teryiewed a great many eccentric person
ages, but this seemed about the most ex-
traordinary reception I had ever been given
The voice in the next room burst into an
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
WE'D BN 4 Snake.
Bar Hnrhor woman Made Helpless bS
the npntilc


Colonel Il. w Bass of West Point and Il
party OF women who are spending the sum
mcr at Bar Harbor were enjoying an after
moon at Schooner Head the other day when
one of the women suddenly called the at
tention of another woman in the party to
a big snake directly behind her
The latter glancng over her shoulder,
saw the creature and fairly looked the viper
full in its eyes, relates the Lewiston Jour
nal The snake was fully four feet long
and two inches or more through and was
OF brownish color with white circles or
rings on its back from head TO the tip of
tail.
She says that the snaNe was a most
lovely creature to look at and that, though
she is invariably afraid of snakes her fear
vanished the instant she beheld it, Instead
of running away from 1t, as her compan-
ion did, she says that she was instantly
fascinated by the snake, both by its beauty
and the undesirable something" in its
eyes which seemed to hold her transfxed
to the spot as soon as she beheld it.
Circling stealthily and wavelike about her
never once taking its eyes from hers, the
snake lifted itself up like a spiral, with
its head poised near'S two feet from the
ground, and held the woman motionless in
its charm This it repeated for a second
time, coming still nearer to her before
Colonel Bass came running back to her as
sistance. Seeing the danger the woman was
in the colonel picked up a large stick and
began savage attack upon the serpent
Though he struck it several terrific blows
Colcnel Bass was unable to kill the charmer
and the snake fnarly slipped noselessly
away and became lost to view in the thick
underground. 1t was some moments before
the woman wholly recovered from the spell
and began to realize the great danger she
had been in. She is sure that the snake
meant to do her injury and was charming
her for that purpose
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
Davis sells paint.
welsbach burners at Bixby's. Tel. 1913.
Badly Wanted Man.

Charles Runswick is a man badly wanted
by the county authorities. He is charged
with committing criminal assault upon
Mrs. Andrew Michealson, the wife of well
known farmer in Boomer township. During
the early part of last week Runswick ap-
peared at the Michaelson farm, asked for
work and was taken on as a general farm
hand. According to Mrs. Michaelson's story
last Saturday her husband arose a little
earlier than usual to do the chores. After
he had left the house Mrs. Michaelson had
occasion to cross the hall in front of the
room where Runswick was sleeping AS she
passed the door Runswck came out, seized
her and carried her into his room, where,
despite her struggles, he accomplished his
purposeA He threatened to kill both her
and her husband If she made any complaint
and for two days she was afraid. Monday,
however, she could stand the suspense no
longer and she informed her husband of
Runswicks assault. The latter, as soon
as he heard that Mrs. Michaelson had told
her husband, left for parts unknown. The
authorities are hopeful of capturing him, as
he can be easily identified by a number of
TATTOO marks on his body. Cards giving the
description of Runswick were sent by Sher-
i'll Morgan yesterday to all the principal
neighboring towns and cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
Drowned in Rnccoon River.

ADEL, Ia, July 4.-(Special Telegram y
Richard Reese, aged 49, was drowned in the
Raccoon river last evening. Reese, in COM
pany with three other men, was seinlng in
the river southeast of this city. He took
one end OF the long seine and started TO
swim across the river with it. He was
fifty feet from the rest of the men. He
startled them with cry for help and before
they realized he needed assistance, sank
They could not reach him in time, Reese
was a married man, leaving widow and
two children
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
Business in Beer Garden Mt Lake
Mnnawa Temporarily Suspended.

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Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
Mondamin Celebrates.

MONDAMIN, Ia, July 4.-(Specal Tele-
gram)-Mondamin celebrated the glorious
Fourth in grand style this year. First on
the program was salute fired at a. m.
AT 10 o'clock the grand parade was formed.
IL was one of the best parades ever ex-
hibited in town of Mondamin's size.
Colonel Saunders of Council Bluffs was
speaker OF the day and delivered an elo-
quent address. About 5000 people gath
cred from the surrounding country. The
afternoon was spent in sports. Prof. Fred
barrett was marshal Of the daY.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05

The race meeting at Union Driving park
yesterday was well attended, considering the
numerous other attractions offered the pleas
ure- seeking public. A very fair afternoon S
sport was offered with a program OF two
pacing and one running event, winding up
with bicycle race. The 2:2O class pacing
event was won easily by Berry Wickham' s
little mare Nancy Lee, while the 2:40 class
event went to Unky, owned by man named
Malley OF Omaha, The running race, half
mile dash was captured easily by II. Down
ing's North Rose. The one mile wheel race
was won by Rush, with Peterson second and
Thompson, the local colored champion, third.
Scientific optician, Wollman 100 Br'dway
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over nifty, years by millions OF
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums. alays all pain. cures
wind collie and is the best remedy for
Dlarrhoea. Sold by druggists In every part
of the world. BE sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing syrup and take no
other kind. % cents bottle.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
LOANS
On Improved Farms in Iowa
and inside city property in Council Bluffs
at lowest rates.
FARMS FOR SALE IN IOWA.

FARMS FOR SALE IN IOWA.
10 acres in Harrison county, $50 per acre.
100 acres in Crawford county, $40 per acre.
so acres, miles from Council Bluffs $50
per acre. A bargain for fine fruit farm
or for cultivation.
City residence and business property for
sale that will pay from 10 to 20 per cent
gross on Investment from rents.
FOR RENT.
Two fine residences. $25 and $50 per month
Flat, l2l So. 9TH street; modern, $40
Store building. 100 SO. Main street, S. A.
Pierce's old stand.
Stable. 22l So. 7th street: So.
Five-acre fruit farm to trade for inside
residence property in Council Bluffs.
List your property with us for sale,
rent.
Fire and Tornado insurance at lowest
rates
LOUGEE & LOUGEE,
No. l02 South Main Street
Council Bluffs, Ia.
Telephone 3l2. .
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 25o.

Lowest prices, easy terms. The best and
largest stock OF pianos at Swanson MUSIC
company, Masonic Temple.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
Scientific Optician. wollman, 100 Brdwa.
Davis sells the best hammocks.
Christian Home Finances.

For the first time in several months. the
receipts in the general fund at the Chris
tian Home last week exceeded the current
expenses. The receipts were $29l,75, being
s9l.75 above the estimated needs for the
current expenses of the week The de.
ficiency In this fund has been consequently
reduced TO S67691. The receipts in the
managers fund amounted TO S22, being sl3
below the needs of the week and increasing
the deficiency in this fund to date to
SlS9,5O
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
LIQUOR SEIZED AT GRAND PLAZA.

Write Younkerman & Co. for prices OF
berry boxes and grape baskets.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05

Licenses to wed have been issued to the
following persons
Name and Residence Age
Charles NJ Mikan, Blockton, Ia..,,.,..,,26
Myrtle Vrooman, Council Bluffs,
Phillip Gartner Lincoln Neb....,........22
Pearl May Hawk. Lincoln, Neb............lS
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
Cood Race Meeting,

Perry pictures for sale. c. f. Alexander
e CO., 45 South Main street.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT

For Cash or Loaned UD.
T.. IL. sHEAFE a CO.,
D Pearl street, Council Blans. Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
MnrrInpe Licenses

For Rent-Modern 7-room house on North
Scott street. j. c. DEHANEN,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
Davis sells glass.

Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, 724 Broadway. Phone 157.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-27
VIII Build the Bridge.

Missoula, July 26.-After two days
delay the county commissioners man
aged to get together and transacted a
little business which is very i'm
portant to the residents of the Big
Bend district and those that are liv-
ing in the vicinity of Deer creek. The
commissioners have ordered County
Surveyor Hughes to prepare plans for
a wood and iron bridge to replace the
wooden structure that was washed
away this spring by the high waters
of the Bitter Root river, near the Mac
Lay ranch.
In the morning the commissioners
will drive out to where the bridge is
to be located and will choose site
for it. The county surveyor is also in
structed to prepare plans for new
wooden bridge to take the place of one
that was washed away on Deer creek
near Cooks ranch. The residents near
this bridge agree to furnish piling, to
fill the piers and to do the rip-rapping
work that is necessary. The commits
sioners failed to do anything in con-
nection with the Bonner road, either
to look into the buying of the Band
mann bridges or as to the grading of
the Marshall pass. They adjourned to
meet on next Monday, when they will
sit as board of equalization.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-27

pen ever yearned for an alibi any more
strongly than does this fellow, but up
to date he has not been any more sue
cessful in his efforts than have the
Wardner men. This young man re-
ceived from successful fisherman the
other night a mess of fine trout, which
he agreed to deliver to a professional
gentleman who resides at the Flor
ence hotel He took them and the
fisherman went on his way, assured
that his friend, the professional man,
would fare well and would enjoy the
trout A few days afterward he learn
ed that the trout were not received by
the man for whom they were intend
ed. He has accused the young man
without an alibi of having appropri-
ated the trout for the delectation of
his own palate, and this young man
denies it. 1t is unfortunate for the
young man that he cannot prove where
the fish did go. as he stands convict
ed by circumstantial evidence. He has
not even been able to prove that he
did not eat trout for dinner that day.
Anybody who has an albi that will
stand a good hard test can get good
price for it by leaving it at the Flor
ence hotel between the hours of IL
and o'clock. 1t will do no good to
call early in the morning, as the young
man never has any trouble in proving
an alibi at that time of day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-27
Biles-Tuttle,

Hamilton, July 26.-One of the pref
test weddings of the season was that
of William Biles of Missoula and Miss
Myrtle futile of Grantsdale, which &C.
Cured yesterday evening at the home
of the brides parents. The ceremony
took place at in the evening, and
was performed by Rev. George Stewar
of Missoula, and was witnessed by a
large number of friends of the con-
tracing parties. A handsome arch OF
evergreens and flowers had been ar
ranged circling the arch of a folding
door, from which was suspended a
beautiful bell made of flowers. An al
tar of evergreens, handsomely d. corat-
ed with floral trimmings, was placed
directly under the bell, and in front of
this picturesque altar the happy couple
We're united. After the ceremony and
congratulations by those present, a
very sumptuous supper was spread.
and the guests We're royalty entertain
ed. The bride is the daughter of H. nry
C. futile of Grantsdale. where she fag
resided since early childhood, and on
joys the highest esteem of large cir
Gle of friends in the valley. Mr. Biles
d. Alene branch of the Northern Paci-
fic and is considered one Of the mo 81
competent and steady young men on
the road The happy pair left this
morning for Portland and other coast
cities, where they will enjoy honey
moon tour of one months duration
When they return they will make theti
home in Missoula.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-27
Uncalled for Mail.

Missoula, July 26-The following is a
list of letters remaining in the post
office at Missoula, Mont, for the week
ending July 25, 1899. Persons calling for
any of these letters will please say lad
ventised:"
w. D. Burrell, Miss Mary Conlon,
Henry Daley, Stanley FRASER George
/. Gleason, Miss Mary Gagnon, Urban
Herrick, Miss Flora Jennings, Mrs. l..
Larson. N. F. Lynch, Joe Martin, Her
Gale Migneron, Mrs. Matt Orr, III. G.
Patterson, W. o. Powell, Mrs. c. A.
Robinson, E. A. Shields, Joe Smith, w.
Jay Stewart, w. w. Wilson, Herman
Brown, r. l.. Daniels. ]. f. Edwards,
Miss Ruth Francis, Mrs. E. ]. CARR
son, VIM. Gilbert, Mrs. Florence Have
ly, W. B. Keyes (2), Mr.. NJ. McLothlin,
Vital Martin, ]. e. Mcdowell Robert
Neaves Mrs. Piris. Joe Panse, Miss
Kittie Rose, Alphonse Robichon, Frank
Stanyar, Robert Salter, Mr.. Tawlt
woodson, Herbert Young.
GEO. H. KEEP, Postmaster.