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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08

SSf8m|A states senate Dy Tue ISpupilCohS
E$&M of Wisconsin,, was, in the COS,
~ private secretary to the late
Governor Lucius Fairchild.
The venerable Senator Starks Of Sank
county called upon the governor to discuss
a bill which he had helped through the leg
i%slature. He was afraid that Governor
Fairchild contemplated vetoing it, and was
prepared to do some plain talking in it's
behalf.
The discussion had begun when the old
senator caught sight of the private secre-
tary. Colonel Spooner was a young man
then, about %, and had the appearance OF
one much younger.
Governor" said Starks, 81 wish you
would send that boy out of the room"
Governor Fairchild glanced around.
81 see no boy, SENATOR he replied.
In a half-petulant manner the senator
pointed to Spooner.
whats that but a boy?' he demanded.
"Step this way, John, - said the governor.
Senator Starks, allow me TO introduce my
new private secretary, Colonel John c.
Spooner."
Then, as the senator endeavored to re-
cover from his embarrassment, the gov
ernor, who was much given to saying nice
things to and about people, added:
Take a good look at him. senator; Wis
consin is likely to send that boy to the
United States senate one Of these times"
"Tha boy at that time, was a graduate
OF the Wisconsin university, and had served
as a soldier in the civil war, winning two
commissions-One as captain and the other
as major-and was even then a good law
yer, as he is today one Of the first in the
nation.
Seventeen years later there was a three
~ a, -An
atorship in Wisconsin. General Fairchild,
who had been secretary of state, governor
for three terms, consul to Liverpool, con-
sui -general to Paris and minister to Spain,
desired to round up his career in the sem
ate. Colonel Spooner had given three
months of his time to canvassing for Blaine
in 1884, and had done it so well that from
all parts of the state came a demand for
his election to the senate. The third can
didate was the late Judge William T. Price.
then in congress. When Prices %lieuten-
ants found that he could not win they
wired for a request to help Spooner. The
Judge complied; all but one of his support
ers cast their votes for Spooner and he was
nominated on the first ballot.
The first man to offer congratulations to
the new senator was Governor Fairchild.
In 1882 the first time that Jerry Rusk
was elected governor of Wisconsin, Colonel
Spooner was so busy a man in his profess
sion that the minutes counted, and it hap
pened twice during the campaign that he
missed a train, and each time was obliged
to hire a locomotive in order to keep his
speaking engagements. He lived in Hudson
then.
The first time that this occurred he was
to make a speech in New Richmond The
last train had gone. There was need of q
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charge. Then. as the colonel r~egained his
seat behind his laughing companion, he
confded: -
Your COMPOUNDED old horse doesn't stond
the spur worth a cent"
That was the Wisconsin senator's first
and last experience as a railroad engi-
neer.
Early in the first Grant campaign an
ambitious republican county chairman In
the northwestern part of Wisconsin sent
to the state chairman for a frst-class
speaker, naming the best he had. The
noted speaker was to arrive at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon by stage from Sparta.
A ffe and drum corps had drawn a large
company to the village hotel to welcome
the spellbinder, but the stage brought only
one passenger-a boy. Great was the glee
among the democrats, and deep the gloom
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"Nick' LOngworth, the Cincinnati mil
lionaire, who will be in the next congress,
was taken down with chickenpox while Wis
iting Washington. During his illness he
received by express a Noah's ark, a rattle,
some lead soldiers, a jumping jack and a
doll. With these toys was this note, signed
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was a shrek ard the Englishman, badly
wounded, came tumbling Town."
Although Senator Elkins OF West Virginia
does not often attend the races nowadays,
it was different during his early manhood.
One day he and a chum slipped of together
from school and on the way to the track
came across their professor, who said in
surprise: Young gentlemen, what does
this mean? You should be at your lessons
Elkins said: Sir, we wanted TO go TO
lessons and also to the races, so we tossed
for it and it came down for the races"
"What did you throw up?' 1--WE threw n
lump of coal up. II it stayed up we went
to school; if 1t came down we went to the
races; and here we are, sir"
.
Some years ago there was a man in De-
troit who was the original PRO Bono Pub
leo" He wrote letters TO the newspapers.
to railways, to the municipal officials and
TO about everybody else on all sorts Of top
les. He had a remedy for everything and
considered II his mission to write to peo-
pie and tell them what was what on every
public question. One day President Led
yard sent for C. w. Russell, general cOun-
sci OF the Michigan Central road, and said:
Russell, III raise your salary 81, 200 q
year IL you will keep that man from writ
ing to me for a year.
Russell accepted. He hunted up the let
ter writer and said:
Il want to make a business proposition to
you. II you will stop writing letters to Mr..
Ledyard for a year l can get a rise in sal
airy OF $4,000 a year. II you will quit I'll
split with you and give you $1,000 of It,"
A bargain was made, The arrangement
went along all right for seven months.
Then the Michigan Central pulled off q
wreck somewhere in Michigan that was a
wonder. Next morning Mr.. Ledyard got q
ten-page letter from his old friend, pro-
testing against the loose management OF
his railrOsd. That letter was referred "a
Russell, and he didn't get his raise. The
temptation was too strong for this writes
to resist, even for 81 900.
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~ boA NNN
Kitchener's knowledge Of the
A figures was of the vaguest kind
kD8pM and in consequence all he sue
49, ceeded in doing was to tie him
self and his partner in the most absurd
knot, to the intense amusement OF the
others in the set and of the large crowd
looking on. The hero of Khartoum was
beaming with delight, and so he blundered
through to the end. When the music ceased
at the end OF a quadrille he was in the
middle of the room looking for his partner
and laughed heartily when she came up
and found him.
When Beerbohm Tree was introduced to
Gladstone the statesman seemed to be en-
barrassed as to the turn the conversation
would take. Finally and naturally politics
was the subject pitched upon. Gladstone
asked If actors were, as a rule, liberal or
conservative. MOSTLY conservative" re-
piled Mr.. Tree. Dear mel" exclaimed
Gladstone, 81 wonder whether there are
any exceptions to this ruler" Il should
say" responded Mr.. Tree, rather wickedly,
that the scene shutters are radicals to a
man"
A certain young Canadian ofhcer of en-
gineers is credited with having put down
Lord Kitchener during the troubles in
South Africa. The young man was in
charge Of an important piece Of railroad
work. Kitchener appeared one morning
and expressed dlsapprOval Of som fea>
lures, talking in Enthusiastically biting
fashion The young ofhcer has his share
OF the independence which comes Of living
on this side of the Atlantic, SO he said:
Am l bossing this work or are you?'
o,Ina ~ htpn rnnnnnfund n
young fellow after his own heart and
walked away with a nod of approval.
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Congressman Cannon sometimes INDUCES
in metaphor when addressing the house,
and at such times he declines to be bound
by any rule. AS a consequence his meta
phor sometimes is mixed. He was arguing
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against a proposition favoring a railroad
one day. THE railroads have been before
the senate on their knees praying and pray
ing and praying" said Uncle Joe in his
preacherlike tones, and then, stopping a
moment and looking about the house, he
concluded to finish with an expression that
might better appeal to the understanding
of many members, and added: And, gen.
tlemen, let us call their hand"
.
]. L. Toole's fondness for practical jokes
is well known, relates the New York Trib-
une. One of the best the English comedian
ever played was after he had been photo
graphed in the getup of Old Eccles. the dis
reputable father in Caste" Without
changing his clothes he went out into the
street as he was and walked to the house
of a parvenu notorious for his pride. The
door was opened by a pompOus man servant,
and a vista of f1unkies was seen down the
passage. Would you tell Mr.. Smith, said
Toole, in his beautifully clear enunciation,
chat his brother from the workhouse has
called?"
william B. Leeds, president OF the Rock
Island railroad and formerly known as the
"tinplate king" has purchased a half in
terest in the racing stable of Andrew Mil
Ter, a member of the New York Jockey club.
During the running season Mr.. Leeds will
race in his own name and colors. To COM
ply with the rules OF the club, which pro-
hibit two embers OF a firm rom racing
horses from the same stable, each member
of the new firm will preserve his indi-
viduality and race different strings. Mr..
Leeds made a big fortune in tin and steel.
When a ulti-millionaire he drifted into
Ibo rafIrnad bng{naoo and gnnn Haoapna
head Of the Rock Island system.
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by half a dozen of his Cincinnati crOnies:
Dear LOngworth-We heard with great re-
greet that you had been suffering with the
chickcnpox. Having every reason to sup
pose that the mumps, measles and whoop-
ing cough will follow in their regular order,
we send you a few of the things usually
provided for the amusement of patients suf-
fering from these disorders"
General Manager House OF the United
Railways OF Baltimore recently received
the following letter, together with a scent
piece:
Dear SRA few days ago / took one
OF your cars to my home on Gilmor street.
The car was crowded and the conductor
failed to reach me. l left at my corner.
the conductor being too far in front TO pay
him, and ] inclose the amount of my fare,
which would have been sent you sooner but
for the fact that | have been out of the
city"
Mr.. House reported the occurrence to
the directors of the road, and by their
instruction sent the honest patron an an
nual pass, with a letter remaTking on the
unusual nature Of the case. The honest
patron told a neighbor, who spread the
news, and the next development was the
receipt Of another letter containing a scent
piece and this bit OF gushing confidence:
Dear Mr.. House, neglected to pay my
fare yesterday, and inclose it. Please send
me a pass"
.
Baron Speck Won Sternburg, the newly
elected charge d'affaires from Berlin, was
at a dinner where in a purely humorous
spirit the courage of the various nations
OF the world was being impugned. The
Germans courage was pretty severely at
tackled by an Englishman. Baron Won Stern
burg took revenge on him with this brief
story: IAN Englishman and a German
were to fight a duel. They were locked in
a pitch-dark room together with cooked pis-
tolls. All was still and neither could tell
where the other was. Finally the German,
not wishing to have murder on his soul, tip
toed to the chimney and fred up it. There
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08

the durbar state ball Lord
Kitchener's knowledge of the
figures was Of the vaguest kind
and in consequence all he sue
ceeded in doing was to tie him
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Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People

was a shrek ard the Englishman, badly
wounded, came tumbling down"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08

C.. sPooNER, recently given
his third election to the United
49, States senate by the republicans
A$4M of Wisconsin, was, in the COS,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
NEGRO ACCUSED OF
THE ROXBURY MURDER
Miss Thomasch Identifies Charles Jack
son as Assailant.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Captain Titus.
of the detective bureau, this afternoon
sent for Lillian Thomasch. the COM
panion Of Charles ". Roxbury. when he
was murdered Friday nigh, a week ago.
for the purpose of having her identify
Charles Jackson. the negro who is under
arrest, charged with the murder
Miss Thomasch. accompanied by her
brother. reached the fremont police
station late this afternoon Jackson
was placed In a room with four other
negroes and four Of Captain Titus plain
ciothesmen. The young woman scrutin-
lied the first three men Ia line without
any sign Of recognizing them. When
she looked at Jackson she gave a Jump
and announced that he was the man.
Captain Titus asked II she was sure,
and she replied that there was no
doubt. She was then required 10 go Up
and touch the man she Identified. and
without flinching she did so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
BATHING BEACH WILL
SOON Be IMPROVED
Superintendent Stevens Makes Re-
port to Commissioners.

Commissioner West received a report
yesterday afternoon from W. x. Stew
ens, superintendent of the Bathing
Beach. describing some Of the conditions
now existing 1T the beach, and making
many suggestions for its general i'm
prove;nent. Mr.. Stevens says that the
floating baths are visited by nearly one
quarter of all the bathers at the beach
and that the one for colored bathers has
more patrons than ell Of that class who
ever used the old beach
The nightly patrons OF the floats
number many hundreds" says the su-
perirtendent. who are at times disor-
derby" To obviate this. and make the
Goats accessible at night for orderly
bathing, the superintendent recommends
the maintenance OF boxes for clothes. and
the employment OF night watchmen or
keepers.
In another portion of his report the
superintendent states that the average
number OF patrons during the last few
warm days has been LOO. He shows
that the accommodations are not ade-
Quate to meet this demand. and recon-
mends that more lockers and boxes FOR
clothes be built.
The recommendation have been ap-
proved by the bathing beach committee
and by Commissioner West.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
EPHORTH LEAGUERS
HAVE SONG SERVICE
Flag of England Waved Above
Throng in Detroit.

DETROIT. Mich, July 1s.-TweIvc
thousand opponents OF Methodism. dele
gates to the Epworth League 1nterna-
tional Convention. assembled in front OF
the city hall at 2 o'clock this afternoon
and sang a series Of religious and pa
tTtotic hymns.
With the reverberating echo OF Amer
lea still in the air, the cornct.st struck
up the music OF the Coronation"
hymn. Then, to show the international
aspect of the great nesting. everybody
sang God Save the King" and in place
OF the Stars and Stripes the flag Of Eng
land vas waved above the heads of tho
fervent throng. Then followed 4 num-
Der of other songs contained In the Of
fetal program Of the convention and
designated by individuals standing in
different sections OF the assemblage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO
AND SHAKES A TRAIN
Fifteen Passengers Also Injured
Near Pearisburg, Va

ROANOKE. Va. July Is.-As passenger
train No. 1, westbound. on tho Norfolk
and Western Railroad was passing
through the suburbs OF PearisburS. tina
county seat Of Giles county. this after
noon. terrific explosion of a powder
magazine occurred. Two men lost their
lives. fifteen passengers were injured
and the coaches OF the train were great
ly damaged.
John Noel, Of Elliston. Va. and James
PHILIPS, OF Blair. Va. were instantly
killed They were not passengers, but
were employed b. T. H. Vaughan &
Co.. the contractors. who are double
tracking this part of the system
The explosion is believed TO have been
the result of concussion. caused. per-
haps. by the movement Of the train.
The train crew and all the passengers
were stunned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
CAVE-IN OF MINE
THREATENS A TOWN
Houses in Duryea, Pa, Settling and
Citizens Alarmed.

WlLKESBARRE. July 1S.-The little
town Of Duryea, eleven miles above this
city, is threatened with a mine cave-in
which may destroy the town
At l o'clock this afternoon the sur
face above the workings CT the Marcy
Coal Company started 70 settle, and an
hour later an area fifty feet in circum-
ference dropped several feet. The ten
ants of many homes were compelled TO
fee for their lives. while the walls
crumtled and their household goods were
suddenly thrown in all directions.
Tonight a squad of citizens with Lam
terms. acting as watchmen. patrol the
town near the cave. prepared to give n
general alarm should the cavern spread
Twenty houses occupied by miners en-
ploycd by the Marcy Company were af-
feCtCd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
EVANSVILLE MERCHANTS
SCORED BY GRAND JURY
Action in Discharging Militiarnen Is Sc
verely Criticised.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, July 1S.-The
grand jury which convened In special
session after the riots last week made
final report this afternoon.
1t criticises the merchants VINO dis
charged men for being members of the
State militia, and praises the members
Of the local company for tho part they
look In the recent riots. The report
says the shooting OF people by the
militia has taught those Of an anarch-
istic turn OF mind that the law is su-
preme.
Officials who have been lax in enforce
ment Of the law are criticised The
promiscuous issuing of liquor licenses
is condemned. Sixty nine indictments
were returned against men who are sup
posed TO have taken part IN the riotous
incidents of Sunday and Monday nights
July and g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
GREAT DAMAGE TO
CROPS IN DELAWARE
Terrific Rain and Sandstone Visits
the State.

WILMINGTON. Del. July I8.-The ap-
pie and peer crop was damaged 10 a
great extent by a terrific sand and rain
storm in this section today.
Trees were uprooted and hundreds OF
acres OF corn were lcveled to the
ground. Tho Delaware River broke Its
banks near Delaware City, but no great
damage has yet been done. The Red
Lion Creek sluiceway has broken. and
many ceres arc inundated. Trolley car
tracks are flooded, and the cars are
stopped. The high tide may cause the
river TO iow In SO that part Of the rail-
road may be washed away.
1T Bert Foster, Harry Lancaster, Ct
this city. and three men from Burling-
ton. y. J., were caught in the storm in
q naphtha launch and upset The men
were rescued with difficulty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
TROLLEY PASSENGERS
NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH
Car Near WnkesbarIe Dashes Into a
Coliiery.

WILKESBARRE. Pa. July 1S.-Thrc2
passengers were severely injured and
had narrow escapes from death on a
runaway trolley car near Plymouth, a
suburb. today. when the brake chain
broke on a steep incline and the car
got beyond the control OF the motorman.
The car was travelling at great speed,
and the motorIlan and conductor yelled
to the three passengers. two women aud
a man, to jump for their lives, This
they did and a minute later the car
dashed into the No. cOlliery OF The
Kingston Coal Company. and was totally
demolished The injured are:
Mrs. Dominick Mangan, internally
bruised; condition serious.
George Brown. cripple. limb fractured
a second time and body lacerated.
Mrs. George Brown. bruised and suf-
fering from shock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19

Time Up Tomorrow in
Which to Act.
MAY ASK FOR EXTENSION
Federal Grand jury to Resume Its In
yestigation Into PostcfTice
Cases.

When August W. Machen, former su-
peTintendent of tho free delivery d.
vision CT the Poetoflce Department was
arraigned IN Criminal Court No. l before
Justice PritchaTd en- two indictments.
enc charging him with accepting bride
and the other for conspiring with others
to dCfraud the United States Govern
merit. he pleaded not guilty.
That was On July inst. He waived
the reading Of the indictments. ami 1T
the request Of his counsel, Charles A.
Douglass. Machen was allowed twenty
days IN which TO hlo demurrer to the
indictments against him. Up to this
time Machen or his counsel has rot
taken advantage CT this privilege, and
the time allowed will expire tomorrow.
May File Demurrer.
Mr.. Douglass has been In Mexico on
business for the past two weeks. and re-
turned to Washington last night. His
return at this time suggests the proba-
bility that there will be some action IN
the Maehen case tomorrow.
In the event that Mr.. Douglass does
not file tomorrow q demurrer to the in
dictments against Maehen. he may, on
account OF his absence from Washing
ton for some time. ask the court to ex-
tend the time in which the demurrer
may be fled
1t is probable that the same action
will be taken in the case Of the Grons
who are also under indictment both for
Offering a bride and co. conspiring 10
defraud the Government
The Federal grand jury which took a
recess on Thursday viii tomorrow re-
sumo its investigations in connection
with the rostofice cases. While he Jury
was not in session either Friday or Sat-
urday, Assistant District Attorney Tag
cart ard Postofnee Inspector Mayer were
al work preparing Documentary evidence
to be submitted to the grand Jury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
POLICEMEN TO MEET
IN DISTANCE MATCH
Washington and San Fran
cisco Teams Matched.
ALL SCORES BY TELEGRAPH
Wires to Keep the Contestants Informed
Of the Progress of the Affair.
Sylvester's Plan.

shooting match. with scores by teIe-
graph, between the police of San Fran
cisco and Washington was arranged yes
terday by Major Sylvester and Chief
George w. Whitman. OF san Francisco.
who has been in Washington several
days
The date Of the contest has not been
set. but the two officials are determined
to bring about the match as soon as
possible.
Sylvester's Challenge.
The novel contest was decided upon
last evening while Major Sylvester was
escorting the visitor about the city.
The challenge was issued b. the local
Superintendent, and Immediately taken
up by Chief Whitman.
The details of the contest VIII be de-
cidsd upon at Q conference today.
Two teams of six or ten men are TO
be selected by each department On the
day they compete for the hoaors the
telegraph is 10 tick of the scores Of
each man. and the progress Of the match
is thus to be known at both cities as
the shooting is carried on.
Each department is to have a repre-
sentative known as a range officer sta
tened OIL the rivals battle-ground to
keep record Of the scores
For this work Major Sylvester has
asked Frederick Haamorsmith, a jew
eleE OF the Golden Gate City, and prom
inent in the Olympia Athletic Club
there. to score. The representative OF
CHIEF Witt3an has not been selected
While the match was under discussion
Major Sylvester took the visiting police
officer on sightseeing tour about the
Capital. and also allowed him 10 inspect
the local department. Chief Whitman
expressed his admiration 0; the system,
and was highly pleased with tho nan
ner OF regulating the working hours OF
the force. He was also impressed with
the cleanliness Of the streets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-19
PRESIDENT AND Low
DISCUSS POLITICS
Mayor a Guest at Sycamore
Hill Yesterday.
BRAVES A DRIVING RAIN
Merely a Social Visit, Says New
Yorker, as He Boards
His Yacht.

OYSTER BAY, July 1s.-President
Roosevelt and Mayor Low talked over
New York politics for several hours this
afternoon. The mayor accompanied by
Mrs. Low. arrived in Oyster Bay on
board the yacht the Surprise shortly af-
ter noon, in the midst Of a driving rain
storm
Mrs. Low decided not to leave the
shelter of the yachts cabin, but the
mayor braved wind and water, and walk
ed from the Roosevelt landing to Saga
more Hill. After his luncheon and con-
ference with the President. he came
down the hill again in an even worse
storm.
4 Social Visit.
II came on q purely social visit" he
said. as he stepped into the yacht
launch. that had been waiting two hours
fer him The mayor made wet and un-
comfortable picture as he stepped into
the Sloppy boat.
In addition 20 Mayor Low. the Presi-
dent entertained at luncheon. George
Ven L. Meyer. ambassador to Italy; W.
L. Ward. George ". Smalley, and Mich
olas Murray Butler. president OF
Columbia University. who is also a
guest at Sycamore Hill. DR.. Butler will
remain over Sunday.