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Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21
NOTABLE FRESHMEN CONVENE
First Convention of United Irish League
Meets in Boston.
JOHN FINNERTY READS AN ADDRESS
National President Sets Forth the De-
mands of the Irish People and
ArraiEns the Policy of
English government
JOHN FINNERTY READS AN ADDRESS

BOSTON, Oct. 20.-A notable gathering
Of leaders OF international reputation,
made remarkable the opening of the first
convention of the United Irish league in
this city TO-DAY.
John E. Redmond, NJ. p, Michael Davitt
and John Dillon, NJ. P, ENJOYS from Ire
land. Hon. Edward Blake. Irish NJ. p,
United States Senator Smith of New
Jersey, Patrick Egan,, former United
rick Ford of the Irish World were among
the delegates. OF
The convention was opened at HAS by
National President John Finerty. who read
the following address:
In a Dual Capacity.
We again assemble in the dual capacity
Of American citizens and allies of our Irish
lrelands tillers of the soil to own the
land they cultivate. Now 50 600 Irish hus-
bandmen are farmer-proprietors and they
are so because of the labors and sacrifices
of Parnell and Davitt, O'Brien and Dillon,
Biggar and Redmond, who followed in the
track of the pioneers for Irish liberty.
Today there are other Irish patriots, the
brothers and friends of Ireland's delegates
clothes and performing hard labor in Irish
lails, because they have dared to tell the
English prime minister that his rule. in
confscation and the breach of treaties,
which even savage virtue would have re-
spected, but which English greed and
jealousy systematically violated.
tt Anglo-Normans, at the close of the
twelfth century, introduced their foul
feudal system into Ireland. Before they
came the Irish lands were the property
of all the people and were held in trust
by monarch, prince and chief. But the
invaders did not respect the Breton laws,
which governed ancient Ireland, and were
in the main models of wisdom and Justice
On the contrary, they OVERRIDE them from
the first and after vanquishing fathers and
brothers in the field, or by traitor methods
they married the daughters by force and
laid claim to the land which was the
common property of all the Irish people
and not OF a favored and privileged few.
Long and PersistenI Fight.
Ireland did not tamely submit to this
new and violent kind OF affairs, but, as
history tells, has fought long and persist
emily for liberty. The Anglo-Norman feudal
system was paramount In ireland until
Parnell. supported by the Land league, OF
which the United Irish league is the Inca
successor, made a breach in its brazer
were prosecuted and the outrages forced
them to emigrate 10 the American colonies
where they took their part In the war fol
Independence.
Since January /. 1901, Ireland has been
to all intents and purposes, an English
province, The union act wiped out, as far
as parchment and Seal could do, it's dis.
tinctive nationality. but the hearts ant
hands of the bulk of the Irish people have
been and are infamed and raised against
the provincial condition. They have no
accepted the brand Of social and political
inferiority.
English rule stands s~elf-condemned by the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21
SLIPTHRIFT BREAKS RECORD
Wins Mt the Morris Park Race Course
at Phenomenal Speed for

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Wlld Thyme won
the Casanova stakes at Morris Park today
by a length from defiant, who in turn
was a head in front of Lux Casta. Astarita,
the favorite, was fourth.
Sliptbrift showed a great burst of speed
and galloped home a winner in the fourth
race, breaking the track record for seven
and a half furlongs. The time was 1884
fiat, which is O:Olh faster than the pre-
vious record.
Results:
First race, steeplechase, handicap, about
two miles and a half: Top Gallant won,
Howard Gratz second, Walter Clearly third.
Time: 4:47.
Second race, for 2-year.olds, selling. the
Eclipse course: Sweet Alice won, Predic-
ton second, Kittaning third. Timei 1:10.
Third race, the Casanova, for fllies, 2
year-olds and up, last seven furlongs Of
the Withers mile: Wild Thyme won, Ole
faint second, Lux Cacta third. Time: 1:27h.
Fourth race, for 2-year-olds and upward,
last seven and a half furlongs of the With
ers mile: Slipthrift won, Royal second,
Auriesville third. Time: 1874.
Fifth race. for maiden 3-year-olds, the
Withers mile: Patronymic won. Moon
Daisy second, Honeybrook third. Time:
1:44.
Sixth race, for 3-year-olds and up, one
mile and a furlong Of the Withers course:
Runnels won, Circus second, Bar lie Due
third. Time: 1:5S.
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presages a long day Of glory and pros
perity.
President Finerty referred to the as
~slstance he had received from the national
secretary, Mr.. John O'~Callaghan of Bos-
ton, Mr. John Jay Joyce of New York, DR..
j. p. Martin of Baltimore and Mr.. p.
Shelly Organ Of Chicago, also national
treasurer, T. B. Fitzpatrick of Boston
and the other national officers and mem
beers of the executive and general organic
ing committee. Thanks, too, he said, we're
due to Messrs. William Redmond and
Joseph Devlin, members of Parliament, for
their campaign Of organization through
America last spring. In conclusion he
welcomed Mr.. John E.. Redmond and the
other delegates to America.
Following Mr.. Finerty's address Acting
Mayor Doyle welcomed the convention TO
the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21

The Westerns won two out of three from
the Omahas on the Gate City alleys last
night. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21
Mitchem Too strong for Yankton.

MITCHELL, S. D., oct. 2.-CSpeciaI TeIe-
gram. )-Mitchell and Yankton college foot
ball teams met on the local ~gridiron this
afternoon I'm the first college game of the
Mitchell made the most of its gains in the
first half by end runs. but I'm the second
half successfully bucked Yankton's line.
Mitchell had the ball the greater share of
the time. Mitchells team leaves next
Saturday for a trip TO Grand Forks and
Fargo, n. ID.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21
AMERICANS BEAT NATIONALS
AmRteurInG Playing at st. Joseph
Fails to Interest Ball
Crowd.

ST. JOSEPH, Oct. 2O.-The All-Nationals
and All-Americans played here today, the
leans.
The features were amateurish playing on
both sides. The Americans touched up
R.H.E.
Nationals .......0 o o 0 l 0 0 2-3 9 3
Batteries: Americans, Joss and Sullivan;
Nationals, Chesbro and Kahoe. Attendance,
1900.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21
Election

The chair was authorized to appoint a
special committee OF three to confer with
a similar committee from the Board of
County Commissioners to determine the
equitable proportion of the expenses Of the
election Of November 4 to be borne by each
board.
Secretary Burgess submitted the following
statement Of the amounts apportloned for
the various departments for the year ending
June 80. 1902. the amount expended during
July. August and September, 1902, and the
amount remaining October /, 1902; and COM
p~arative statement OF the expenditures for
July. August and September. 1901 and 1902;
condition Of the High school building fund
October 1. 1902. and the general fund war
rants outstanding October /, 1909:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21

WESTERNS.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21

TOta smOun, OF transfers ....,.....us.SSs
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21

KieWit and husband to ]. NJ
Minship, WI lot s, block u, shinn's
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21
THE REALTY RECORD.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Monday,
October 20:
warranty Deeds.

warranty DGNua
Jessie G.. VanCamp to f. f. Stlckler,
lot l, block 3. Cottage park ............S 500
f.. r. Hume and wife TO Ella r. Pot
ter, lot l6. block 2. Potter's add 10
w. b. Wyman and wife TO j. +.
Schultz, lot H. block 1Sl. South
Margaret d. N. Malchien and hus.
band TO Flora Prince, sh lot 10,
block Q Kountze- a. RS add. 1900
Flora Prince TO Jessie Prince. same. 1900
Anna COrrigan to Mary Wilfong, lot
~, block 6, Logan Place .............. 200
Peter Mullaly TO Patrick Mcconnell,
n 20 feet lot 7, block ST, South
Omaha ;...;... 100
block is, South Omaha. ............
Michael Higgins TO Bridget Higgins,
lot 10, block 357. South Omaha.......
kowsk, lot 2. block 8. sweesy's add. s.5OO
Mary b. Wallace TO NJ. II. Plots, lot
2, block 4, Monmouth Park ......... 2OC
j. NJ. Winship 10 q. w. Winship, WI
lot 6, block II. Shinn's I'd add.
Isaac Street and wife 10 Sophie Mat
thews, lot !, block 4, Marysville add. 200.
Cult Claim Deeds.
Kate KieWit and husband TO ]. NJ
Winship, WI lot 6. block u, Shinn's
TOtaa amount OF transfers ..."....Es.S IS
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22
Wu Ting Fang Tells
Why Americans Succeed.

Americans are known, In whatever
quarter OF the world chance happens
to throw them,S by their marvellous
self-reliance and independence. A
typical American is never at a. loss
what to do with himself. If, by some
enchantment, he were whisked away
over night and set down in the middle
OF 5T1mbuctoo he would doubtless
when heashould awake the next morn
ing be astonished, but before luncheon
he should be busily engaged In, some
business enterprise; SO readily does he
adapt himself to- circumstances. In
every instance she knows how to take
care of himself, but=perhaps the real
secret of his success is that he knows
how to make the most of his opportun-
tiles. - 81, .....
The intelligence of the average
American is worthy of note. This, /
take" it, is due in large measure not
only to the excellent schools but also
to the innllm merable newspapers and
other publications. I have found in
all parts Of the country that in every
town of any size there is published "a
daily paper, and that the. metropolitan
publications circulate in the homes of
the most remote corners OF the land.
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22
Location Of Gold .*.< @>..>. -.
7. I. ~. Remains a Mystery.

The death of Mrs. Futch, an aged
lady Of Moultrie, q small settlement
on the sMantazas river seven miles
south of St.. Augustine, Fla, recalls
a story. Of buried gold, which now lies
undiscovered probably upon the. old
farm on which she spent many years,
and in quest of which she. devoted
many years of her life. -. .,7 ..
Her husband, the late Joshua Futch,
was q man Of secretive habits, who
did not sdivqlge his business to his
own family. He was a thrifty cattle
man and like many woodsmen had a
horror of modern methods of banking.
A number of years ago Mr.. Futch
sold to Mr.. William J. Sanchez a
bunch of cattle for which he received
$1,000 in gold. Mr.. Sanchez and his
father Mr.. Vanancio Sanchez en-
joyed the. confidence of nearly all
the people of st. Johns county with
whom they had extensive dealings.
In a burst of confidence Mr.. Futch
told Mr.. Sanchez that the gold re-
ceived from him he had buried and
that no living person knew of its
existence, OF it's hiding place.
He also; said that whenever he re-
ceived money which he did not have
Immediate use for he converted it in
gold and made another deposit in
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22

pose they would be needed on the
first day. =:
He sent in his card: Mr.. Morgan
would see him Immediately.
':Glad to see you, Mr.. Thompson.
How about this business?" said the
boss of financial America. ':We have
made up our minds what we can do.
We will give so. much for the con-
Germ, payable sso-andssn. We want
much per year. We will keep B. and
L. and D. We won't need x, P. and
J. You may want some time to
think this over. Will you let me
know by II O'Clock ttosday?"
but 1 had expected" began Mr..
Thompson; 1T had thought have
some documents l would like"
"That's :all right, Mr.. 'Thompson.
We have all the facts we need 1 have
told you what we will do; we will do
no more. j don't want to be abrupt,
but it win save time to come right
down to business. Can you come in
at 11?"
MIR. Thompson thought he could; in
fact, that was about all he could call
up to say at that moment. Like a;
wise man he went away; like "a wiser
one he walked in ;at II and said: II
take the offer, Mr.. Morgan especially
as it was nearly $25Q,00O more than
he and his associates had set as their
selling price.
The next morning he started for
home, and his board of directors
nearly shook his arm off lin con gratu-
*lating him On his brilliant financial
success.
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22
Forgot the Location
OF Bonanza Gold Mine.

There's a man with a hard luck
story beside which our troubles look
like 80 CENTS" said one human derelict
to another as they stood in front of
a New York cheap lodging house. The
man to- whom he referred had just
emerged: from the building. He
slouched along in a. Respondent way,
with downcast eyes, stopped should
ders and that look of resigned hope
lessness peculiar to those who have
long; been wellnigh>:i penniless. and
never expect to be any thing else. q AS
he disappeared into a =neighboring sa-
loon the man who had pointed him out
to his companion resumed his story;
r. II knew that fellow well when we
were both prospecting for gold in
Southwestern Arizona. He, like most
of us, had been at it long time with
out having any luck, and was down to
hard pan, when one day he suddenly
turned up with bunch of nuggets
rich enough in gold to make your eyes
pop out Of your head. He started il
to twhoop it UP, and whoop it up he
did until his stake was gone = Mean
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22

while he had told enough to convince
us all that he had found a bonanza,
but no amount of persuasion would
induce him even to hint at it's loca-
ton: About the time he went broke
the rot gut he'd been drinkin' got in
it's work and he had the 'Willies' as
bad as ever saw a man have 'em-
When he came to his memory was
gone. Not a single event in his past
could he recall for months, when some
portions of it began to come slowly
back to him: The location Of his bo~
nanza where nuggets of the richest
kind could be picked up from the sur
face could never again be recalled by
him, not even a general idea as to it's
direction, and to this day it remains
among the many lost gold mines Of
that locality >'>},s" Es's = + -:
Gee, that's enough to make man
swear OF forever, and I'd do It Il I
thought could remember where there
is a gold mine, = said the SECOND dere-
lict as he and his = companion. fol
lowed the "man with a history" into.
the saloon. - E 'SS:. = ,. Z: 3
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22
Chase for Lost Bill -
Mas Well Rewarded.

He was portly and prosperous, an
.alliteratiMe state rof affairs that
seemed to give weight TO his words.
Therefore, the little hand gathered in
front of an uptown hotel and which
had watched with interest and
laughed with mean delight at the
man who chased his hat two blocks
III one of those sudden gales, listened
with respectful attention to the port
ly man who had laughed louder than
the others, and who led the way to
the cafe bar:
THAT hat-chasing game reminds me
of a peculiar thing which happened to
me when boy" he began: II was
brought up on farm In this state.
and was one Of those happy go-lucky
youngsters, always in trouble, and:
with a happy faculty of getting out of
scrapes. - ~
lone day my father gave nae g. IS
bill to go down. to the village and
buy some things for the farm. = Boy
like, L started off holding the bill by
the corner and letting the wind flap
it about my fingers. 4, There came
sudden puff and the bill was torn from
my grasp. l. saw it fly over a a~tush
and sstarted off in hot pursuit. It
meant recover. that .bill or get the
worst licking that ever q country boy
received. - :~v.4z.sg% j $isEsls. / u . III,
jumping over the fence, saw the
bill dancing merrtly along about i've.
feet from the ground IN O. ten-acres
field. and nothing to check its prog.
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22
HEARTHA.ND BOUDOIR
4 FEW TOPICS or DISTINCTLY
FEMININE INTEREST. =
9sfart and Usefus Dress ct Woolen--,
BLOUSE Suits for the Little otrt-
The Proper way TO Pack Flow.
No Extra Weiaht.


T. There's. a tendency toward light
weight wool fabrics for autumn-yes,
even for winter gowns. Praise bel
women are tired Of dragging heavy
cloth around use7-none
at all since the lighter weights are
just as wG1m fand so are suitable for
cold weather wear.
The weight of fabric is voften due
to q concealed mixture with cotton or
to. stuffs used lin the dye. 1t is cum
bersome and not nearly as warm as
a AghteE weight material that is all
wool. '..,
Soft white wool goods are 'conspicu-
ovs in recent exhibitions, 'Hs we'll as
bright ;and more subdued colors.
Doep greens and blues, violets and
= 'lavsnders, grays and browns-a1l are
shown in lavishness and with a GER
tain tint in each that is |deliciously
new. '' = -. 49,.
1s1tt it bit odd that every year
the old colors come back to 'us con-
spicuously new? TO the end of time,
likely, they will be the same-still,
always with an unusual freshness Of
hue not seen in any predecessors.
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22
Town Clock That Has
a Peculiar History.

Perhaps no clock @in America has a
more interesting history than the
one in the steeple of the city hall and
market house at Alexandria, Va. 1t
was Installed ais the purchase price of
gambler.
In the days before the war Alexan-
drIa was known hy the sporting fra
ternity as a pretty rapid place. But
tn those good old edays it was square
games and NO cheating in the town.
Once, however, Alexandria was visited
by several professional gamblers from
the Southwest in search for dupes,
and respectable citizen, in an evil
hour, fell into the snare they set for
him. After a series of adverse games
he found himself fleeced out of some
thing like $4,000
He paid without any pickering, but
not very willingly. Then lucky
thought enabled him to take his re-
venge on the chief blackleg. Some
how or other he learned that there
was an Did law in Virginia, estab-
lished while she was yet a colony, in
which it was provided that if any man
could not show that he was pursuing
some lawful means of obtaining a
livelihood, ''hhe should be sold or hired
out at auction, to prevent his main
tenance becoming chargeable to the
town.
Going before justice of the peace
the citizen entered complaint against
the gamester The man was arrested
tried and condemned to be sold at
public auction. At first he was dis
posed to- treat the matter as huge
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22

ress. My, how 1 ran! Once or twice
I nearly had it, when a fresh gust OF
wind would send it in another direc-
ton. I chased the bill all around the
field, and finally, painting and ex-
hausted, I grasped. it and fell to the
ground" >
The portly man muttered something
thSt sounded like "s'luck,", and
drained his glass; The others fol
lowed suit and waited patiently for
the climax. =.
Gentlemen. it. is hard to- believe.
but when recovered my breath and
looked at the cause of my furious
chase L found it was a $40 bill that
somebody else had lost :. + n. ~ ~
Nobody had courage enough to- ask
what had become Of the IS bill, and
the band dispersed in silence.-New
York Mail and Express = J.. ~ S,,zz " 4 u d
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22

Mother. Earth. He was tempted to-
reveal to Mr.. Sanchez the spot where
his treasure lay, but the latter begged
him not to tell him, as if perchance
some person should track him to his
hiding place and make away with the
money he might perhaps always sus-
pect Mr.. Sanchez as the only person
who knew his secret. Mr.. ~Futch was
urged to inform him wife, but he
declined to do this. He promised,
however, that! If at any time he be-
came i'll, or anything serious hap
pened to him; he would send for him
and tell him where the money was
hidden. 49, -
About four, years ago Mr.. Sanchez
received hurried summons to go out,
to the: Futch place. He mounted 4
saddle horse and galloped out to the
old farm. Mr.. Futch lay there speech
less and almost unconscious. He en-
deavored, however, to-. make signs
which were unintelligib}e and the
secret died upon his lips. ':~'
Mr.. Sanchez told the story to- Mrs.
Futch, who;: ever since,, until her
death, has been unceasing in her ef-
forts to discover the treasure.
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22
GRAND MARIAs SATURDAY,

.t.s.E
erld which ~ are given to occupy:
q, and will jbe. precisely what We
s.hoose to make Il, aays iWonan's Life.
Whether We DO right ortWrong, wheth-,
er we are happy or otherwise, depends
very larseaB II not entirely, on our
sSastS' ly8 tc G$5g~& s,aIi fyt.g~ sg1ts! q :,
s5 We have all experienced the feeling
* brightness which q sunshiny wom-
an q brings with her. wherever she goes.
She may have just as many. worries
e tp face, just, as many; >. anxieties, to
hear. but she overcomes them largely
w q bright and, sunny disposition. We
gre not all capable Of laughing in the
face of trouble or adversely, but we
can at Least make an attempt, and
even H. the laugh lacks the ring OF
heartiness, it is infinitely better than
the frown or sigh. ~.
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22
How Pierp0nt Morgan
ACCOmpliSheS a Deal.

There was president of western
concern who was asked to come to
New, York and see J. Pierpont Nor
gan: Mr.. Morgan and his associates
in a large deal which he was en-
gineering desired control of the. con-
Germ, of which the Western man was
the executive head This gentleman,
whom we may call Thompson, was
large man in his state; the thing he
was running was immense, from the
local point of view.
MIR. Thompson arranged to come
East. 1t was an occasion of moment
He spent week in studying details;
had all his heads of departments pre-
pare voluminous reports, which he
went over and over again, and which
he thrust into his trunk, ready to
flash on Mr.. Morgan at that point of
the 1ong-drawn negotiations where he
was sure they would have an over
'powering effect.
When the fated hour of departure
arrived Mr.. Thompson said to his
manager: This business will take at
least "a week; perhaps more. You
can always reach me at the Waldorf,
but if it is matter of Importance,
you can telegraph me at Morgan's s
office l will probably be there ne
gotiating for couple of hours each
day"
On the appointed hour Mr.. Thomp-
son left his cab and climbed the short
flight of stairs at Wall and Broad
streets, up which so many money men
have gone. He had left his docu-
ments :at the hotel, as he did not sup
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22

joke, but he found out his mistake
when he was taken to a public stand
and put up for sale.
The victim started the bid with:
Zone hundred dollars.
1.-TWO hundred" said the gambler.
And so gamester and victim went
on bidding until the amount had
reached $4,000. Then the gambler
begged to be let Oh, pleading poverty,
sbut he pleaded insvain.
There was no alternative. The gam
bier must either be forced to labor,
under the supervision of the man who
had small cause to love him, or he
must go on bidding for himself. He
was actually compelled to do this un.
til the sum had reached $3,5OO- Then
he was Knocked down to himself and
permitted to !leave the town. The cit
izen gave the proceeds Of the sale to
the city to be used for putting "a clock
In the town hall.
The bu1fding was torn down "a few
years ago ito make room for larger
and more impressing one. Not
many of the citizens knew the
peculiar history of the clock and
steeple, but Capt. Edward Dan
gerfield was zone who did. He told
the building committee that he was
particularly desirous of having the
old clock, which had done faithful
service so many years, repaired and
placed In the steeple of the new build
ing, and he was willing to foot the ex-
pense. His wishes were carried out,
and to-tay the people of Alexandria
still have their famous clock
The Cook County herald., 1902-11-22
To Pack. Flowers.

1t. is a mistake to use. cardboard
boxes in packing flowers to be sent
by mail. Always use a tin. box, lin
ing it>with a sheet of damp moss and
above this a sheet of florists paper,
or tissue paper If the other is not at
hand, taking care that It fits into, the
corners and around the Sides. The
flowers should be placed in, row after
ROW, until there is a layer of flowers
fitting into the. other all over the bot
tom of the box. Never crowd nor
put one layer on the top Of another.
The rows must be as close together as
possible; the flower heads Of each
.row shou1d= be on the. stems of the
row immediately preceding IT, SO that
when the box is finished only flowers,
are to be seen and no stems. T. ~. !. 4