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Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
I. II. Burton, New
Senator from Kansas

crnor Morrill,. Burton held his strength
and at length had the field against hint
lie was finally defeated by just one vote, by
Lucicn Baker Burton ran against ingalls,
IN 1896 and easily secured the caucus noml
nation. The legislature as a whole was
popuistiC aud ultimately elected Harris.
MIR Burton had his hopes stoadfastly set
on the theory of expansion when it was
first talked of as an issue. lie was pioneer
in the movement and he has never sweryed
from 1t.
Practically every farmer in the state Of
Kansas the great mass of rural voters who
make up the audience in n school house
campaign will carry as long as he lives
recollection of Burton, the hard campaigner,
who with h.usquc manner walked up the
aisle to the little rOstrum. This hr
mounted, and with a few words of simple
introduction launched forth into his sub
joct, hammoring his opponents as an un-
mixed evil and the enemies of his party as
something to strike with word weapons
wherever and whenever they should show
their heads.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
\ Proud Father

New York Press 4 member of the New
York Yacht club was proudly boasting to
an old friend he had not seen in fifteen
years Of the merits of his children. Henry
as YOU may possibly have heard, is at Har-
ward As yet he has done nothing for the
family, Archhold is at the Leland stanford
university. | wanted To bring up my sons
as far apart as possible under hopelessly
different and varying circumstances. OF
course Archhold has not as yet done
anything for the family Harriet is
married to young ---, and, well, | really
can't say that she has done anything for
the family. The youngest child is Virginia
who is just becoming useful" Indeed? +?
And what does Miss Virginia do?" "She
has lust reached the age and stature when
she can wear her mothers old clothes
Captain, will YOU accompany me TO our new
grllroom?"
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

Statesman, orator, lawyer and man oi
affg irs, Joseph Ralph Burton Is likely To
make a place for himself in the United
states senate among the leaders in that
body of distinguished men. lie is Hoo
sicr by birth. He was born and brought
up on a farm near Mitchell. Lawrence
county, Ind. His father, the Rev. Allen
G.. Burton, was a KCntuckian. His grand
father came from North Carolina, To these
two, no doubt, he owes the courtly de-
meanor, the chief characteristic and charm
Of the southern gentleman. ON his fathers
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
Short Stories Well Told

President Patton of Princeton university
recently delivered "A sermon at the Fifth
Avenue Collegiate church, relates the New
York sun, his subject being "Faith,' Dr.
Patton spoke of the blind faith of tho client
who puts himself at the mercy of lawyer
in preparing an action for trial and Of the
confidence of the sick in intrusting them
selves to the physician.
"In case of blind faith" said the clergy
man. The doctor writes out prcscrp-
tion. Oftcucr than not, you cannot read
It; you don't know what II is. He tells you
to take It. Yours not to reason why, yours
but to do and die
Whether or not DR.. Patton meant il, there
was distinct ripple throughout the con
gregation.
The following is an opinion doubtless to b.
shared by many Americans who heard Mat
thew Arnold lecture during his stay among
us, reports Youths Companion. After his
return to London. at the close of his first
American tour. he visited Mrs, Proctor, the
widow of Barry Cornwall" and mother OF
the late Adelaide Proctor,
The woman was then so years old, and in
giving Mr.. Arnold a cup of tea she asked,
with the pardonahlc frankncss of age.
"And what did they say about you in
America"
well" said the literary autocrat, they
said was conceited. They said my clothes
did not tit me-"
well, now" commented the old woman
IL think they were mistaken as to the
clothes"
The German papers are telling the story
OF one OF the Jokes in which the queen OF
Holland delights. one Christmas day she
as usual received the professors OF the
Dutch universities. when one learned man
greeted her she met him with an air OF
childish relief and confidence.
"Oh my dear mynheor, | am so glad that
you have come" she said Il have wanted
YOU Here is a letter OF thanks from lit
tie king We conferred the order Of the
Lion upon him because he was so good tC
our Dutch subjects, Now we want you
who are so famous linguist, to pronounce
for us the name of our friend"
The battered professor took the paper
looked at II. stammcred and blushed unit
the kind hearted little queen relented,
"Never mind about II now" she said
take II home and study it,"
The name signed to the letter was Do
zakratha, Hamangkal Boenwono Senoy'
santi ing agalogo NC0hdsor Rahman Sajidr
Panoto gdmO Iafakatoll Vii,
After making out list of its awards OF
medals and prizes one OF the jurtes of the
Paris exposition decided to celebrate the
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side i Il Burton Is OF English extraction
on the maternal side. French Ills early
,ifr WAS that Of a typiraI farmbuy attend
ing the district school in the winter. doing
rbor,s and bcIpinp with the furmworI,
Later. in his teens. NJ attended an acad-
cmy in MITCHELL which had been founded
by his father and other progressive citi-
zcns, who desired their children to enjoy
better educational advantages than the dis
trict school could give At ~ burton left
the farm and went to Franklin college
where he spent three years under the per-
sonal tute'age of President Lincoln Walcn
Then he took a special course at Asbury,
now De Pauw university. At that time
Bishop Bowman of the Methodist Episcopal
church was president of the institution.
During all these years of preparatory
training Mr.. Burton paid his expenses by
teaching elocution. Oratory has ever been
salient trait From childhood he has
taken Il prominent part in debates ant or
atCrical contests of all sorts. His earliest
success was when he was Il boy of years.
From Asbury Burton went to Indianapolis
AMI read law with the firm Of Gordon,
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

completion Of its labors by giving an in
formal little dinner at which the members
OF the jury, representing many nationalitcs.
could meet far more agrcoably as private
individuals Hence, 1t was decidedly unpN-
pcctcd when, after they had reached the
stage of coffee and cigars, the British mem
bor Of the jury rose with great solcmnity
and said: "Gentlomon, propose the health
Of her majesty the queen" This stag
gcrcd everybody for a moment; but, innate
courtesy overcoming national prejudice,
they quickly pulled themselves together and
drank the toast with all the honors. No
sooner, however, had this teen accomplished
than the American member arose and, pois-
ing his glass In the air, said simply "and
other ladies'" Needless 10 say this equally
unexpected toast was received with onthusi-
asm 10y all
Congressman Clayton OF Alabama was
sitting in the cloakroom of the house yes
tcrday, relates the Washington Post, when
one of his colleagues driftod in.
How are they getting along with tn
river and harbor bin? asked Clayton
"Wcll," was the reply, II can repor
progress"
Clayton laughed THAT reminds me.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03


to work for j. E. Markell in the hotel and
Mr. Markell was one of his strongest sup
porters for the position of labor commits
soner. Twelve years ago he went into
the shop OF his brother, where he served
his time as n horseshoer's apprentice,
Upon the completion of his term of service
he became a member of JournCymCn Horse
shoers' local union No ~ and shortly after
ward was elected as delegate of that or
Gani2ation in the Central Labor union. For
nine years he has been regularly reelected,
his work being unanimously endorsed by
his local union. Three years ago he was
elected treasurer of the Central body,
which position he held at the time of his
appointment when he entered the race for
the appointment he attempted to resign
his position as secretary -trcaaurcr the
two offices having been combined at the
beginning of his present term, but the
resignation was not accepted, the union
being willing to disregard one OF their
constitutional provisions In order to have
his services ms long as possible.
While Mr.. Watson has always been n
staunch republican, he has never carried
his political opinions into union matters,
being one OF the men who has always he
lieycd in keeping the labor movement free
from politics OF partisan nature. As n
member OF the union his ability has been
recognized not only by his fellows, but by
;he employers Of labor who have come in
contact with him in the discussions which
grow out OF local agitation for Increased
wages, shorter hours and the innumerahle
questions which bring arbitrators into the
field to settle questions between employer
and employed He has proven himself
conservative at all times and his opinions
have carried weight with poth parties to
an argument.
Mr.. Watson is "a years old Is unmar-
red and resides with his mother AT 1906
Corby street
Rev. NJ. Dewitt Long, who begins his
work today as pastor OF Knox Presby-
terian church Omaha, comes OF n family
mhlch has hnnn NNnll known among prnShN :
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
About Noted People

About Noted People
"Thc death of Captain Bullock" says the
London Globe. "rccalls the episode of the
Alabama. for it was he who arranged for
the construction of that famous cruiser and
who took it from the Mcr,cy to the Azores,
where Captain Scmmcs assumed the com
mand Jefferson Davis gave Captain Bul-
lock one of the highest testimonials a man
can receive when he said of him that lie
dsburscd three millions of public money
until the last shilling was exhausted, and
then calmly faced poverty 1t is interest
ing to note, as showing bow completely the
wounds Of the civil war were healed, hat
his nephew. Colonel Roosevelt, became vie"
president e the United States"
In the cid days, when he game of base
bah was mrro popular than it is at present,
Senator Clark of Wyoming was base ball
fan. He still remembers when he played
upon nine in opposition to the famous
Forest city club Of Rockford, ILL.,, of which
A. c. Spaldiug was the pitcher On the
same nine wcr" Barnes, who became the
great shCrtstop Of the iostons, and King,
who made Il reputation in New Orleans as
a catcher. senator Clark has not, how
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not dangerously, but enough to give her
a severe hruSe. From that time to the
present n has not PLAYED game.
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Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

LUMAN Il. MORGAN OF HASTINGS-R
GENTLY APPOINTED NAVAL CADET
FROM FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRICT OF NEBRASKA.
at Annapolis.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

hN'N 'H''"'' 'rh'NN 'iioh''i'
'"N'N'
s"l' ne OF an ola negro Gown III my dls
lrloi VINO was known as Henry Burley
tie was quite STEADY church g"er, us'd
10 pray loudly ana sing lusil'y' ana so, Wheh
'he c"ht''Gatloh ueclded TO huili new
church he was placed at the head of the
committee 10 Sollcl' SUBSCRIPTIONS lie pro
N'u'u h'IHSoli Win H'II' book, ana, as
ne was wei known To ali the merchants
ol the to"h' ne soon raised quite niue
sum OF money whenever the congregation
called upon MN Tor report OF MS en-
ueaNorS' II" always ahsNor'd' 'Bfuddren,
Sc ohly apIe To report progress. Ana he
reported progress ana hothihG more, Tor
at ieaSl Il year. Al the end OF that time
.h' chdr'h had holhlhS nut hurley Wa'
lNlnE III Il new 'ah'n when he had built
Tor hlmS''i ''' was $. MI reporting prog
r'ss'
The late Ignatius Donnclly loved con
uoversy, but was often daring and unscru-
puous in his debating methods In his
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
Pen and Picture Pointers

Monday, February I, is the centennial an
nyersary Of the day upon which John Mar
shall was inductcd into office as the fourth
chief Justice Of the United states supreme
court The event Is to be appropriately
celebrated throughout the United States as
best suits the tastes of the local commit tees
having the matter In charge. As n fronts
piece we reproduce a picture of John Mar
shall. ON another page Will be- found an
article reviewing the life and achicvcm, nts
of the fourth chief justice, written specially
for The Illustrated Bee by W D. MclIugh
Of Omaha
& II. Watson the deputy labor cOmmis
sioncr recently appointed by Governor
Dietrich. Is one OF the few recognized lead
crs Of the labor movement in Omaha who
has at all times devoted himself to his
trade. Cyrus Watson Is one of n family
of seven brothers who reside In the city.
six Of whom. including himself. are prac
tical horscshocrs, all working at the trade
in the shop Of w. \. Watson one of the
brothers
In 1882, when he first came to Nebraska
from Indiana. his native state, he wen.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03

Rev, NJ, Dewitt Long who begins his
work today as pastor OF Knox Presby-
terIan church, Omaha comes OF n family
which has been well known among Presby-
tcrians for the last 100 years He Is the
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
C4TsKILL MOUNT4N HOUSE

CatskiH, n. Y. Aug. 10 (SpeciaD-AIways beau
tiful beyond description the Hudson Valley from
the CatskiH Mountain House, when swept by the
giant searchlight, produces effect so strangely
weird and fascinating to leave a lasting i'm
preston upon the most casual observer and m
enrapture the descriptive author. For more than
nifty miles north. south and the silent bearo
steals through the dark shadows of The baaJ,aI-
TO the wonder and often to the alarm of me nv
warned denizenS Of the valley. A recenr arriI.sI
from New-AIilfOrd. Conn., he placed ms rsrca
the register told Of how the light had anDasra
his home fifty miles distant as shafrs ~ Ieb+
ming in the clouds. After several nights vvsi9i-,
for an expected storm ne noticed the searchlight as
advertised in The New-York Tribune and dect5eS
TO view the phenomenon from its source
Golf has taken the lead among outdoor ar,usa
ments at the Mountain House tais summer ana tba
question OF who VIII win the next tourna nent is
more important among the young people than the
outcome OF the Ptttsburg strike.
Inc women or the mouse arranged a subscription
Friday evening. for the benefit Of the Normal Col
lege Alumne Settlement Of New-Yorll 5The an
probation of the large audience was shown by fba
storm of applause that followed every number
Matthew Slater. the leader OF the AIountaio Vouse
orchestra, accompanied the solos.
few OF the people from New-York AZ the
Mountain House Mr. and Mrs E y Richard
son, j. Q. Woodward NJ. A Curran NJ A Ma
govern. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Miller Mrs F Q
Lyon. Mrs J. 9. Paynter Dr. H. Schwartz I Fl
Barnett, F. ". Whidden, Mrs. E G. Davis j.
Terhune Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. Davis and Mr. and
Mrs. Palmer Lewis
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

Mr.: and Mrs. L P. Rodman. Helen s. Rodman.
P. Rodman, jr., Wallace Scott. Miss Annie McGan-
ley, Mrs NJ Mcnamara, Miss Eva NJ. Mcnamara
William Weber and Daniel F. Appleton.
Massasoit-Miss Susan NJ. McI&tm, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius b Mitchell, W. S Mitchell, John V. b
Mitchell. Mrs. W. S. Chaplin, Miss Chaplin, Charles
II. Trask, 3d. J. W Tim berake, Richard NJ. Hodge,
Miss Barton, Miss McGrath. z. Z. Prosser, Samuel
Wilson, W 7. Taylor and Dr. J. D. Emmet
Arington-Susan A Barry Lillian c. Barry. Mrs.
E T. Day, John E. Duffy and E. NJ Bidwen
AtwOOd-Lucflle Floren George D Wartng. Miss
Alilston, D. T Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. W Irving
Clarke. L. w. Knight ". Some and Mr.. and Mrs.
a. V. DOremus.
Atlantic-J H Alexander, jr. Frank P. Tenney.
r. L Newman, F. J. Benjamin Mr.. and Mrs. Cas-
COster, Miss Coster. Miss Z. L. Howland. Miss
Tenney and Miss Hayward
Clarke'S-Frederick banners, L. NJ. Sommer. Q.
H. Fuson and ". J. Hale
Greene's Inn-Richard PanCoast, Mr.. and Mrs.
William NJ Dudgeon. F. A Hummer, A. 3. Rich
Gillette
Ornsbee-Robert Henry. Philip Ewing Mr. and
Mrs. G. V Leonard, Alexander Archibald and J.
Tracy.
Pettaquamsoutt-Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Hunt
Fields Pont-Afiss Florence Rhodes, Miss Emily
Rhodes and Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Meader at Har-
Dor View House.
Bayside-Mrs Caroline Stockweu and Mrs Cor
nelia Seabury have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles G. Able
Annawomscutt-Mr. and Mrs William Walker
and Miss Lavinia Walker have been guests Of Mrs.
Hannah Brown.
Saunderstown-H. F. Stevens has leased the Lo-
gan cottage for the remainder of the season
Camp Whte-Miss Amy Bryant is the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Gansett.
Narragansett Terrace-MrS- Frances ]. Man
chester is being entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Henry
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

Crome. Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Fisk Miss Annie G. Fisk.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G.. Thomas Miss Elsie
Thomas, Mrs David NJ. Look. Mrs E D. Pender-
gast. Miss Laying. Miss Means Miss shirin.s Mrs
R. F. Munro. A w Lawrence Richard Deming
Henry T. Knowlton, Mr.. and Mrs. S F. Johnson
and maid Mr.. and Mrs. E Kemp jr.. J. G. Under
hill. Ridley Watts. F. H. Davis W. W WiIlett Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Leonard Miss Brush r F. Munro
Seelye Benedict. Miss Benedict and Mr.. and Mrs
]. D. Laying.
Van Cleve, Miss Christine Van CIeve A F sterne
Mr.. and Mrs ". W Grant, DR. and Mrs T. R. Nc
Lean, Misses Ethel and Bessie Mclean. Mr. and
Mrs. F W Lincoln, Mrs. F. NJ Lines P. Thonp-
SON F. A Judson. S. R. L Behm. A H Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. c. E Burgess William B Smith
Miss l. B. Smith. Miss c. L Smith Miss z B
Smith W. ]. Behr. Bryan H. Smith Frank A.
Meyer. C. B, Gregory. Mrs. John ". AImy Miss
Nathalie Almy, Miss Gladys Almy. c. W Cass
E A De Lima. Edmund Carleton Mr. and Mrs
Lewis Lee. H S. Lee, Paul P. Lee Mrs. T F. Allen
jr.. John H White, of Washington.
Watch Hill House guests: Mrs l. W TavIor.
Mrs Charles B. Bradley. R B Bradley Miss Annie
Bradley. Mrs. Francis Bradley. Mrs j A Oakley
Finney. ]. B. Russell. Leroy Andrews Mrs VIII
lam stroud, Miss Stroud. George McNeir Mrs F 8
and Mrs W G Besson Miss Besson Mr a1d Ms
I. b Benton, Ruth Benton Mr.. and Mrs. Peter G.
Plimpton House; Mrs. Harold Hastings Mr. and
mrs y = Brocohni Elna A TiIley Mary McIner-
ney, Martha y. Langstoff z K EnOUItOn FraDcs
Gilman, Mr.. and Mrs A. Baum Frank Baum Mrs
lanes u NJ Burr, Miss Marjorie Burr. Mr.. and Mrs
Atlantic House: 0. F Wagner. A. Wagner
Mrs J. PECK Marie T. PaSL ITiT3ir - ShaIwood
Mrs NJ P; Saunders. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T.
Taber family and nurse, Ella W Maitland Col
Mrs. F. b Wesson gave a bridge whist party at
The season was given last evening by Mrs Nelson
Yer al 5as the bee GedaGs f5 WeT W st. Cnsdn5 Of New
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Walker are at the Inn.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

the contract between the town and the proposed
fire district should be signed in time permit an
early start on the work OF laying pipe
WATCH HILL CHAPEL SOCIETY.
The Watch Hill Chapel Society held its annual
meeting week ago. when the business was quickly
transacted A. 7. Enos. OF New-York. elected
member. William A. Proctor and Frank ]. Jones.
Cincinnati. were reelected trustees The treas
urer's report showed receipts OF S1547 81 and
balance on hand of nearly 500 The trustees organ
ized by re-electng James l. Howard president and
William c. Hastings. OF Yonkers. treasurer and
clerk.
Watch Hin society will now have an opportunity
to appear for charity's sake. The Improvement So
desires TO raise funds to carry on the good work
OF cleaning the and keeping additional police
at work. So, at meeting held on Tuesday IT was
Wesson. of New-York chairman Of the general
committee. has offered the use of the lawns and
piazzas of Intermere. August 20 will be the open
ing day and it is safe to say that the society's
one hundred members viii plan a great many ways
in which the nimbe dollar may be transferred
The bay has been the shelter for marv OF the
smaller sized yachts the last week Among the
with Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney on board; the auxiliary
yawl Proteus, Of New-York; the auxiliary cat
JOY aboard the big knoeka bout Alys. Of the Phia-
delphia Cornthian Yacht Club; the sloop-rlgged
Marguerite. Of Providence, DR.. F. T. Rogers and
Of Bristol. owned by DR.. Howe Outside have an
ehored F. BallantineSI;s IiSI; big steam yaeht LuSea
Sunday evening concerts at the several hotels are
becoming more elaborate each week. Last Sunday.
at the Larkn, Miss Mabele E. Van Cleve Of Cleve-
land sang the solos: at the PIimpton, Miss Jose
Maria and Neidfingers tSerenade,' signor Broco-
hni sang a bass solo. At the Ocean Mrs c z.
Grouse sang "Lieber Meiner Mutter" and Angels
AT THE HOTELS
Among the arrivals at the Ocean House have
been Jared W. Bell. Mrs Bell, Miss Bell. Mrs. c. E