Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-06
PERSONAL NOTES.

The New York Hotel Mems association
has contributed 10000 O to the Hudson cele-
bration fund. The Half Moon Is for the
crowds, but the harvest moon must be full.
A prominent Georgian who disguised hi1 =
self as a negro and attempted the due
ton of a girl must serve a year on the
chain gang, an ordeal extremely embarrass-
ing to q sensitive person.
New York detectives, in trying to extort
a confession from a supposed murderer,
secured a woman to play the ghost of
the victim. Her groans drove the prisoner
almost insane, but he did not confess.
A white man has sued a Chinese for
alienation of the affections of the formers
wife. She had been a missionary in Phil
a~delphia's Chinatown. One more seems to
nave been added TO the list Of race prob
lens.
Governor Stubs OF Kansas, who will be
q candidate for denomination next year,
may be opposed by former Governor w. e.
Stanley, whose friends are urging him TO
enter the race. Since retiring from the
governorship Mr.. Stanley has been prac-
ticing law in Wichita
over 5000 licenses have already been Is
sued in New York to prospective deer hunt
ers, although the season does not open until
September. The state expects to obtain
more than t200,0O0 from hunters fees, this
year, which would double the record for
1908.
Miss Harriet Ward, great-granddaughter
OF General Artemas Ward, who was the
first major general of the continental army
in the American revolution, next In COM
mand to Washington, died In the old Ward
homestead in Shrewsbury, Mass, from
cancer OF the stomach. She was Is years
old.
Henry weidenbach, artist, serving a term
Of four years in the Ohio penltentiary for
grand larceny, Is TO &c over the state house
In Columbus under the guard of an official
ana redecorate some Of the valuable oil
paintings there. Governor Harmon and
Adjutant General Weybrecht have said that
they consider Weidenbach a thoroughly
competent artist TO do the work.
A taxiesb in New York was deliberately
driven over two pedestrians who were doing
their best to escape. One OF them was ia
tally injured. The passengers In the cab
were four women who laughed gaIly and
threw kisses at the pursuing policemen.
All Of them got away the police having
SHOWN q Strange uelCaSS &c Shoo'ih6
them.
Eugene Clarke, long known as a lead.
ing tenor with Clara Louise Kellogg, died
in New York from diabetes. Hhe was s.
years old. Mr.. Clarke appeared in th'
original production OF "Pinafore' as the
Captain. with Thomas Whiffen as thu
Admiral, under the management of VII
liam Henderson. At the time of his deatl
he was connected with the Tenement
House commission
The fortunes Of hundreds will lie in the
innocent hands Of Harriet Post, " years
old, daughter Of Attorney Frank T Post
OF Spokane, Miss Post has been selected
by Judge James w. Written, superintend.
ent Of the registration and drawing foI
the Spokane, Flathead and Occur d'Alent
lands. TO draw out the envelopes OF enc
applicants for the Spokane allotment.
Bayard Stockton, who presided at The
Fourth Of July celebration at Princeton
this year, told Of a conversation he had
with Grover Cleveland shortly before thu
ex-president died mn. Cleveland" h,
said. made the statement that he though
the Declaration Of independence should b,
read In every town OF the United States a
least once every year, to make the rlsinj
generation more patriotic and TO keep N,
older ones more mindful Of their privilege.