Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-11
Personal AND OTHER WISE.

There should be untold millions in the
lamp chimney combine at Pittsburg. The
chief duty of lamp chimneys is to break, and
they are seldom recreant to that duty.
Admiral Schey was brought up on farm
and his inclinations have always been toward
such a life. At one time he bought ranch
in Wyoming and seriously thought of giving
up the navy.
President Mckinley has accepted the in
vitation to be present at the unveiling of
the monument of General Grant in Fair
mount park Philadelphia, on April 81 un-
less something unforeseen occurs.
A daughter of Captain d. s. Elliott of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, who was killed
at Manila recently, has been elected city
clerk of Coffeyville, Kan, without oppo-
sition, her name being on both tickets.
A club formed down east to show people
how to live 100 years ran against a snag
at the outset. Members are unable to agree
on what is best for themselves. That should
not chill their efforts Few doctors take
their own medicine.
Tho annual convention Of the Daughters
of the Revolution will be held in Philadel-
phia April "a and will continue a week.
The official announcement of the event in
dicates that the amiable Daughters of the
Revolution will hand few warm remarks
to the Daughters of the American Revou-
ti9n What rules will govern remain to be
settled.
Senator Brown of the New York state
legislature has introduced measure abol-
ishing all taxes on real and personal prop
erty except to meet expenses of national
defense, of maintaining the union of states
of quellng insurrection or as required by a
vote of the people on proposition sub
mitted pursuant to a joint resolution of the
senate and assembly"
Tomaso Salvini, the Italian tragedian,
acted the other night in Florence in aid of
a charity. He appeared in the character Of
the youthful David, his son, Signor Gustavo
Salvini, playing the more celebrated part of
Saul This he did at the special request of
his father. The veteran actor was called
before the curtain five or six times at the
termination of each act, and was enthusi-
astically applauded
Spring and cheer, summer and persplra-
ton may now enter and make themselves
at home. The oriflamme of liberty proudly
floats over Jersey and the Philippines and
Justice firmly holds the scales. New
Jersey court holds that card playing in
private houses Is one of the pursuits OF
HdpplHcSS IlthllblSu III lIc lllllilbl tdi ht'-
laratiou, which cannot be abridged by OFF,
cious policemen. The country is safe.
The building which Queen Wihelmina has
placed at the disposal of the peace confer
ence is her palace known as the "IIus ter
Bosch C'House in the Wood'D. This
building was erected in memory of Prince
Frederic Henri of Orange in 1647 by his
widow, Princess Amelie de Solmi. The
palace is interesting from an artistic point
of view and has many rooms of particular
artistic value. The octagonal room and or
ange room are decorated with paintings by
Jordaens, Houthorst, Levens, Van Thulden
and Zuntman, all of which reproduce scenes
from the life of Prince Frederic Henri, be-
sides an allegOrical picture representing his
triumph over evil temptations. There is n
Chinese ROOM decorated with rice paper
tapestry of the beginning of the last CEN
tury; a japanese room. resplendent with
rare works of art from the mikado's coun-
try, and dining room the walls of which
are decorated with NEUROLOGICAL scenes by
De Wit.