Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-03
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says young John d. Rockefeller. But what
IL your lawyer won't let you?
Mrs. Hetty Green denied in Boston that
her daughter Sylvia had become engaged to
Matthew Astor wilks Of New York, as had
been reported in that city.
Joseph Chamberlain, accompanied by
Mrs Chamberlain, has left London for tho
Riviera They viii remain there for sew
eral months. Mr.. Chamberlain's health
continues to improve slowly.
Rev. Thomas spurgeon, pastor of the
Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, whose
health continues poor, has made definite
his resignation of the pastorate. which
was postponed from March last year.
Professor OF Mathematics Edward r.
Rawson the second ranking officer in that
corps of the navy, was placed on the re-
tired list on account of age. He Is from
New York and entered the naval service
in October, 1890.
Vice President Fairbanks will speak at
the dedication of the monument erected
by George Middleton of Chicago to the
memory OF union soldiers OF jefferson
county, Indiana, in the city of Madison,
the latter part of May.
The Duchess D'Uzes says that she did
not have time to see much Of America on
account Of the number OF teas she at
tended. There are a number OF foreign
critics who have seen the country in much
the same way, but who have not been as
frank in their statements.
Kenyon Cox. the painter Is also an ac-
complished writer. He is a son OF General
Jacob d. Cox, secretary OF the interior in
President Grants first cabinet, who, after
his retirement from the army became
successful writer on historical and military
topics and was for more than twenty years
a contributor to the nation.
George A. Robertson. one of the Oldest
snd best known newspaper men in Cleve-
land, died last week, aged 5S years He
served as secretary for General Garfield
while he was in congress and also while
Garfield was president of Hiram college.
He wrote much OF the campaign literature
for Garfield during the latter's presidential
campaign.
Frank M. Smith of Oakland owns
mountain of borax in the Death Valley
region of Nevada, estimated to contain
| 3,000,0 900 tons OF borax, worth 800 ton
where 1t lies, and this controls the visible
supply OF borax in the world A writer
says this mountain makes Smith easily the
richest man in the world. from a point of
resources. But this borax deposit is merely
lining for the pot Of gold that rests in the
Funeral Range"
Copies Of the orders issued by General
George Washington during the revolution
are in such demand that Representative
Adam Bede has introduced a resolution
directing the librarian Of congress to print
10000 copies OF the complete orders. Ac-
eording 10 the resolution, 5000 of the copies
are to be distributed by members of con-
gress to historical societies and other pa
triotio organizations and libraries and the
other 1000 are to be sold.
Chlcago's terms with its street railway
companies have turned out well for the
city and the corporations From the City
Railway company Chicago will receive this
year S675,OO0. The company will pay 8
per cent dividend aggregating H,A5.OOO, and
set aside a surplus OF SOl,55S. The City
Railway company operates less than half
Chicago's traction lines. 1t is expected
that the Consolidated company will pay
Chicago as the city's share of its profits
over 100000 more.
During the debate in the senate the other
day on the Aldrich bill Senator Lodge, de-
ploring the apparently limited knowledge
of the present membership Of the senate
regarding financial problems. told OF q
story the late Senator Vance used to tell
Of his speech In North Carolina during a
financial crisis. when he faced his audi
ences and modestly admitted that. in fact,
he knew very little about finance. about
the only financial principle with which l
am entirely familiar" Senator Vance ad-
ded, "is that 1t takes two names to float
my note" dJl,s