Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-01
Personal NOTES.

Dewey still insists that he won the battle
Of Manila and successful dispute of his
claim seems hopeless.
The way the young king Of Spain is be-
having toward his mother seems to show
that the maternal slipper was not properly
exercised In his earlier years.
Harlan P. Hall, a candidate for governor
on the democratic ticket OF Minnesota,
started FIVE newspapers at st. Paul, four OF
which survived and are prosperous.
A Brooklyn automobile carrying a party
OF merrymakers who were singing, GOOD
Morning. Carrie, baked and tucked and
finally blew up, splitting the occupants in
the gutter. They ought to know It was
loaded.
The population of Philadelphia has in
creased so per cent in the last twenty
years and the cost Of municipal govern
ment 300 per cent, though the citizens do
not seem to be getting any more for their
money.
A Massachusetts, nurse claims to have
disposed Of thirty-one sickly men, to whom
she administered copius doses Of poison.
Thus the proportion Of males to females,
already previously low, suffers a severe
shrlnkage.
Stockholders OF the worlds fair, 1000
in lumber are promised a final dividend next
fall. There is $3.50, 900 in the treasury
ready for distribution, but the managers
Of the fund, having held on for eight years,
hate awfully to let go.
A. ElLry Waters OF Baltimore, who re-
Gently visited the king Of Siam at Bangkok,
has sent an invitation, through DR.. T.
Haywood Hays, physician to the royal fam
lily, to have the crown prince Of Siam pay
him a visit during his American tour.
The seasons novelty in the story line
comes from Texas, where the sun was so
hot last week that it boiled the water
melons on the vines. This seems to con-
firm General Sheridan's impression OF
Texas, that be would rather live in 1.-THE
other place"
Former Lieutenant Governor Jones OF
New York, long known as Jones, he pays
the freight" has Just finished a novel Of
country life In New Hampshire. For sew
eral years he has been practically blind,
but has worked faithfully on his book, die
tating to a stenographe-.
Boston will tolerate a great deal, but
vigorously draws the line against rehec-
lions on the dignity Of it's policemen. A
Harvard student with money to burn called
one Of the guardians a Cop" and pushed
in the crown Of his dolichoce phalic helmet.
That was too much. 1t cost the student
$50 to square himself.
Senator Mason met Postmaster General
Payne the other day and the latter said:
"Mr. Mason, / hear you have a presidential
boom" 81 am now engaged in running
down a rumor to that effect" said the
senator. land II there's anything in II l
shall know how to conduct myself. Ny
wife and the cook have declared for me, 1
know, and there may be others"
A short time ago a representative Of a
temperance paper went to Washington
and sought an interview with Speaker Hen
derson. He was In the chair at the time
and could not see the caller. who sent In
an inquiry as to who was responsible for
the house restaurant. This reply was
sent out: 81 gave the permit. David B.
Henderson" And now temperance papers
are attacking the speaker on the ground
that he runs a saloon in the capitol. The
note he sent out has been Autographed,
too, and is being circulated to enlarge this
particular phase OF the Iowa mans infamy.
Among those who shook hands with
Grover Cleveland at the Tilden club dinner
In New York was Frank H.. Brooks, long
a newspaper worker in this city. In the
course OF their brief chat Mr.. Brooks said:
"Mr. Cleveland, I owe to you the only
political honor ever conferred upon me.
You appointed me consul to Trieste. but
! did not care for that position at the
salary attached. Then you changed the
appointment 10 consul general at st.
Petersburg. but family reasons compelled
me to decline again" Let me shake your
hand once more" said the ex-president.
Never before have l had the distinguished
honor OF shaking hands with a democrat
1 who refused two othces."