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m The Omaha Daily Bee Whose Birthday Today? Your Iloy'a and Glrl'a or Their T.l'tle friends and llaymat. Bee Mm;nxine rage of Each I mi as. WEATHER FORECAST. Showers OMAIIA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1911 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. vou xli xo. 55. TWELVE BURIED INMINJ3CAVE-IN Disaster at Opa Pit Working at Hibbing, Minn., Probably Result in Death of Dozen lien. BAJTK FALLS ON STEAM SHOVEL Men Hurrying to Rescue of Comradei Also Buried. THREE SEPARATE SLIDES OCCUR Work of Aid Goes on with Greatest Bravery. HUNDRED MINERS IN PERIL Take No IIhiI of Dansrer to Them selves, bat Seek to Brine the Mr, I'nder Debris to Rafety. DULtTTIT. Minn.. Aug. 20. Twelve men were entombed In a cave-In at a mlna at Hlbblng. Minn., early last night. According to a special dispatch the men are burled under hundreds of tons of earth, stone and debris and are believed to be deod. Over a hundred of the miners' companions are working frantically, them selves In danKer of a similar fate, In an effort to reach the men. The accident occurred at 11 o'clock at the Buffalo and Susquehanna open pit mine at the east end of Ha 11 road street. At the place where the disaster occurred the bottom of the pit Is approximately 1.V) ; feet below the top of the bank and about ; Ihlrty-flve feet from the bottom and 115 feet from the top of a wide kdee on which a ateam shovel was being operated. The first Intimation that the bank waa yielding came when several tons of earth dropped and half burled the steam shovel. The men detailed to uncover It a few seconds later were themselves burled be neath a second elide. Three more men commenced digging for them and a call was sent for the second track crew from the lower level. They had Just arrived and commenced digging out the men a. A .a t...l..l ... U H n.laV.n..a I ImU m "" ""' warning, tne nann cavea in rrom tne top, burying the entire gang with the exception i of three, who made good their escape. Bvery man available la working to re cover the bodies. CUMING COUNTY CANDIDATES ! aniea of Snoceaafnl Ones I , Recent Primary f on test. the WKHT POINT. Neb.. Aug 20.-(Speclal.)-The succesMful candidates for county of fice as shown by the primary returns from Cuming county are: Sheriff, republican, Milt Knight: democrat, B. ti. Herrmann. For county clcik, democrat, W. H. liar atlck; republican, C. C. Malcliow. Clerk of the district court, democrat. Otto H. Zacck; republican, Carl K.' Kramer, t'ouiity judge, democrat, Louis Pewald. Superintendent, republican. Mlsa Kmma K. Miller. Treasurer, republican, Herman Zepln; democrat, John Jenxen. Coroner, democrat. Dr. Riley For surveyor, repub lican, O. A McCllntlc; democrat. G. A. Heller. About one-third of the voters of I lio county attended the primaries. The funeral of Ulchard Harrlnon, an old time resident of Cuming county oc curred today at Heeiner. The deceased was 68 year of ace and leaves a large family of Krown children. Mid death oc curred In Wisconsin, wither he went some two weeks ago In the hope of recovering his health. Sir. Harrison was a man of wide acquaintance and wai universally I respected for his probity of character and ) bis genial temperament. Mrs. Harrison i died some months ago very suddenly. This section was visited again with a two-Inch rain on Friday and a consider able precipitation on Saturday. All fears f Injury to crops are now allayed, late plantings thriving well. Corn will aver age forty bushels throughout the county and potatoes will show a fair yield, while hay will be plenty on the second cutting. The teachers of Cuming county at the! close of the Institute held here last week passed the following resolution In honor of Miss Kmma It. Sillier, county superin tendent: Kesolved, That we, as teachei-s of Cuming county acknowledge our hearty apprecla- I tion of the services rendered to us by our I county superintendent. Miss Miller, not j only in the organisation of an uncommonly I successful Institute, but as well in the unfailing helpfulness she ha shown In all i" ner luiii-im auuviiies. as iacners. we shall count ourselves Ihduv if . v, n in sinnll dem-ee we can reflect, throughout the i o'clock. Quick work on the part of the year, snmetMng of her professional skill firs. arrivals saved the horses and two "LX-r?"""". nd ,h:cow. that were In the barn. Several vehl- ' Miss Miller Is the "andltlate for re-election to her office as a republican, the demo crats recognizing her worth and refrain ing from presenting any other candidate against her. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Ellas Packrtt. flULO. Neb.. Aug. 30. -(Special.) Mrs. Kliaa Packett t,.. i ki. I i-.iias r-ackett died at her home In this, Ne l'le Vermvari "er maiden name was mm . , 'k , h ,,baJld ""d "e br Rev Kendal .7," T' by Rev. Mr. Kendall at the Holmea church, rltv. uiil vmii vr The Weather. CUR XrRHAHKA-Showers, cooler. 1-XK IOWA Showers, cooler. lr in si era tare at Oaaaha eaterdi Hours. at Comparative Local Record. Highest eterday V M K 74 M M lowest yesterday C7 71 HI .Maii tciiix.-rilure TH :) T4 l'r t'liiitatmn i a .00 .(M TemiH'rature and precipltilon departures iiroiu the normal: Normal tenipeiatLir 74 Excetis for the day i Total exceaa since March 1 7S Normal precipitation 11 Inch Ixiflciency for the day 11 Inch Total rainfall atnee March 1 S.t Inches pefkiency sine March 1 11 84 Inches Imftctencir fur cor. period. 1(10.. IS 17 Inches tteculaocy (or oor. partod, UK.. 1.07 lacbas .) ill t a. m.. hrPn "m.m:; I Wlf ' j 8 p. m.. ' I 4 p m.. -C . p. ' - 6 p. m. . 1 T p. in.. Great Crowd Says Farewell to Buffalo Bill at North Platte Twenty Thousand People See Last Performance of Plainsman in His Home Town. NORTH I'JiATTK. Neb.. Aug. 20.-(Spe-clal.) North Plxtie yenterday entertained the Urgent nu.iilxM of guests In Its his tory at Buffalo Bil" r Wild West show. Seventeen thousand gained admittance at the afternoon performance and 3U0 had to be refused entrance, as all standing room as well a seats was exhausted. It Is estimated that altogethe- the city hart 2').000 guests, which certainly Is the larg est number ever entertained here. At the beginning of the afternoon performance I William F. Cody waa presented with a ! loving cup, a tfift cf his fellow clllsens of North Platte. In feeling tones he thanked the cltlxens for the remembrance and token. The cup waa engraved with a picture of Colo.iol Cody in the saddle an! wild west scenes, -"he lay vus Ideal anl the performance was at Its best. Guests poured In not nnly by trains bit hv everv convevar.es possible. It Ix'ftg I estimated that too automobiles came, fifty I mover or camp wagons, besides hundreds I of buggitm tnd wagons. Some came whujleaa than 15,000 to the Union Stock Yards. took several days to drive. The Chamber of Commerce of this city made special ar- rangementa for the entertainment of the visitors and scores rf special places lo eat and alecp were provided. The city street we-e specially lighted by electric lights m creat number airi ng across the bunlne dlxtrlct atreeu. The last visit of Coione.l Cody's Wild West I show to North Platte vill a day iM.ff to be remembered here 0. M. Davis is Killed By Cars at Columbus Asleep on Track When Switch Engine Sends Car Over Him Dies in Short Time. COLUMBUS. Neb.. Aug. 20. (Special Tel egram.)-About midnight last night C. M. ti. -.1 .,J 4 IVila. n BUD at nln AVrI 1 i.B. i-iiu.oi "... ana Killed in tne union ramie jku.. The accident occuerred at the Schroeder mill, where the switch engine crew went to pick up a car. The coupling did not make and the car waa pushed east a short distance and the .switchmen noticed that u ran over mthl"K- Tney md an examination ana aiscoverea uv i m under the trucks with both legs and one arm cut off and he was In such a position that the car had to be rained with Jacks before he could bs removed. He was alive when dlscoved, but died Just as he was being taken out He waa evidently asleep on the track and wts killed before he realized what had happened. Coroner Oass took charge of the body and will hold an Inquest. Davis leavea a wife and four grown children. He had been working at Beatrice and York for aome tlme ana. had returned home a few -ay ago. Atwood Flies as Far as Lyons j Makes Flight One Hundred and Three Miles East of Buffalo During Sunday, I BUFFALO. Aug. . Atwood reaunied I his St. Louis-New York flight at 3:30 P- ni. The New York central operator "t Lyons, 103 miles east of Buffalo, re- Ported that Atwooa lanaea mere at tt.jw I P- m Bishop Nuelsen's Father Dies in East Aged Minister and Former Pastor Expires at His Home in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI. O., Aug. 20. (Special Tele gram.) Rev. John D. Nuelsen, father of Kev. John L., Methodist bishop of Omaha, died here today. FIRE RECORD. KlUhorn I.lvery Barn.. HOLDRKGE, Neb . Aug. 19. (Special. V The ldkhorn llverv barn, a atructure f. , dimensions, was burned to . , , , .. . . . the ground last night between 10 and 11 , l . . tv. . .11 el, I ll.a Wf O KINU Ulttnll uui, u ti nil vuv harness, hay and feed were burned. The Elkhorn belonged to Smith Klnner, but papers were drawn and a deal would have been consummated today or Monday for Us transfer to a Colorado man. The value of the barn and contents destroyed Is about 14,000, with S4.500 Insurance, of which Sl.OnO was on the feed, hay and grain. GUS RtNZt 15 HMT TbAKb ULU ,w.r.t.v r-h -w v. I "- . - . d , tortuou. ln, and perils of the Ak-Sar-Ben Initiations. M hir FM l i nU pt;gln( pf th(. nlf r,ntury mtrh. The a i in urvmi vk me lomij passing or tne nair century mar, j ne I event took place at hla home, witn a niyn- ber of friends present to neip mm com memorate tne aay. Gus Itense. with his many brilliant Ideas ' la one of the beat known or Hamson s I knights. He is ever on the job and con- ; eluding this little birthday nolae will go rii;ht to work on the big electric floats 1 for the Ak-Sar-Ben parade. 67 Halt for Ten Thousand Beer Bottlea. 67! MiSON CITT. Ia.. Aug. 10. (Special.) lo i Jo etJoss la the rightful owner of 10,000 beer bottles. Tha Ham Brewing com upany claimed them and caused a re- 8J ' pltvln to be Issued Ooss bought the 83 j bottles ever tha county, as he Is a Junk ( dealer, and the Ham Brewing company claimed that he had net right to them. The t- Judge held that Inasmuch at they are hi . charged to the consignee upon ahipment, be haa a right to aell them to whom he pleases. Many Resided to Death. 8IOCX FALLS. 8. D.. Aug. 20-(Special.) After suffering terribly for several days, KlUe Leona F.baen. aged 1, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Nela H. E heart, residing on a farm In tha northern part of Union county, Is dead as the result of being scalded by hot water. A dlshpan of boiling water had been left on the porch and before the mother could Interfere the little girl tipped over tha pan and the boiling water waa daaaad over bar. FLAMES DESTROY YAKDS PROPERTY Damage Amounting to More Than $150,000 Occurs in South Omaha Sunday Afternoon. ORIGINATES IN REPAIR SHOPi. Flames Spread to Stock Yards, Entail ing a Loss of $4,000. MANY STREAMS PLAY ON FIRE Fifteen Thousand Spectators Gather Around Burning Buildings. OMAHA CALLED UPON FOR HELP Combined Forces of CI t lea and Af fected Companies Art Pat Forth to Snbdae Fierce Flames to Stock Tarda District. Fire originating In the car building and repair shops of the Cudahy Packing com pany yesterday at 12:30 p. m., caused a loss or iiiO,uu to the Cudahy property, and rnc loss is ruwy covered by Insurance, In the Cudahy plant the department destroyed or damaged by the flames embraced an area of 875x180 feet The cr ahop la a total loss aa la also the lumber and supply yards. Two storage rooms and the car Icing ahed were partially destroyed. It could not be determined yes- terday whether or not the machine shops would be a total or a partial losa. The building la fire proof, but the machines were said to have been seriously damaged. In the Union Stock Tarda the flames were confined to a small area of yardage. In cluding four hogi sheds. The stock yards, It Is understood, will suffer a loss not much In excess of 13,000 or 14,000. The origin of the fire la In doubt It la thought probable by the officials of the plant that a waste pile may have com busted spontaneously. It waa generally admitted, however, that the fire had started In the vicinity of the car repair aheda about 12:30 o'clock. Almost lmmeJlltel ft th , th f, d T spread Into a soUd aheet of flames tha; sent up volumes of heavy black smok. Like fiery tonguea of monster serpents the f. a m a ImmiawI fpnm KullHlna n Kulllno uj from hed up uo mighty wall of heat that aeemed to defy the efforts of the fire fighters. The wind at tha time was blowing forty miles and hour, and coming from the south, swept the flames In the direction of the new $.80,000 aheep barns of the Union Stock Yards. For a ftw minutes it ap peared as if the fire would sweep the whole stock yards district notwithstanding the united efforts of the city fire depart ment and the firemen of the different packing plants. Under the personal direction of Fire Chief McKale the firemen turned their fforU tQW&rd. k the namM wltnln h- .'aoHth ot,b-atoJt, Jarda. Jack WaJter, uperlntendent of tne yaras, had his men organized and working like veterans. Twenty streams of water were turned on the new barns and the sur rounding pens and the fight was kept up until the wind veered to the eaat. Over on the Cudahy aide a ateady stream of water waa kept upon the main bulld- lnB a,ld at one 0me tweny "reams were The water came from tne Cudany we .: the second largest In the state and there waa at all times a steady pressure of ninty pounds, which the united packing com- panies helped to distribute through their pumps. General Manager M. Murphy and Super lntendent Fat Sheahey, .took personal con trol of the situation Immediately after their arrival on the scene. By the super intendent's orders a second relief whistle waa blown ' and three companies from Omaha under the direction of Assistant Chief Simpson responded. The fire, how- i ever, waa under control, when they ar rived and Chief Simpson stationed his men at different points, where they as- i slated In protecting the surrounding build ings. Thousands of Spectatora. While the fire was at Its hlght fully 16,000 people were gathered on the roofs of tha buildings In the stock yards. The scene presented was spectacular In the extreme and reminded one of a vaat arena, where tha firemen and the flames played the parts of the gladiators. Tha crowds Increased. Chief Brlggs and Detecttve Sheahan fearful of an accident ordered them o leave the roofs. The order was only accomplished after Superintendent Walters had directed his men to turn the water on the buildings nearest the fire. Among the firemen no Injuries were re corded, though the flames made the atmos phere stifling. Superintendent Sheahey of I the Cuhady plant, while directing the work I of his men, was struck In the forehead by I a flying bolt, which caused a painful I wound. He could not be Induced to for I sake his work, and he remained at his I post until the fire had aubslded. Speaking of the fire General Uinif., Murphy of the Cudahy plant approximated lo" "l ""uw- "d not. include k. -i ..v..w. t- . ... .. - wiouni He BO . u ii i v. iivi uiusvj w (real clicoi. said, however, that if the machinery proved to be a wreck the damage would i BO up to 1200.000. The stock yarde officials could not at the time give an approximation of their loss. Col. J. C. Sharp said he did not think It would amount to very much and the general opinion waa that the damage could bu covered by KGjO. The stock yards of ficials were delighted by the successful manner in which the fire departments of the city and the yards protected the new ttrfl.000 sheep barns. It waa also a source of congratulation among the Cudahy men to find that the water pressure held out. General Manager Murphy, particularly, ex pressed hlmaelf as delighted with the way the big Cudahy pump worked. strange Coincidence. A peculiar coincidence occurred when an- I other fire started in the atock yards dls- I trlct at Thirty-third and L streets while I the flrtt was still burning. This makes tha third time within a week that the atock yards and packing house district has been vlaltad by fira. Last Wednesday night the L street viaduct, owned by the i Union stock yarda, waa damaged to the extent of HO.OuO. Thursday night aome feed jlKiis In the Block yards were damaged sev eral hundred dollars. Colonel J. C. Sharp of the atock yards, in speaking of the three fires considered them coincidences merely and attached no Importance to tha rumor of Incendlaiiam. ' W have no quar I rel with any one," aald Colonel Sharp, I "and If there Is such work going on it 1 could originate with, no on other than a xVn'a my cw silver j4 ' thimble, fym l Knew t A-tmil ," QniCdone 3v brought that qot mo new fm. From the Chicago Evening Post IOWA FAIRJN THURSDAY Preparations Complete for Hawkeye Fall Festival. PRISON INQUIRY STARTS SOON tat Board Reaches Derision ?te Life Term Prisoner Shall Be Given Parole Unless for Unfair, neas at Trial. (From a Staff Correspondent,) DE8 MOINES, Aug. . (Special.) Prep aratlona, are now complete for the Iowa itate fair, which commences next Thurs day the- flrat of the state fairs. If It'Js representative of all of them this will be a great fair year, for all the Indications are that the exhibits and attendance at the Iowa fair will break the records. The number of horse entries this year Is In excess of that of last year, the total number of animals actually entered being 1.036. The cattle entries are a little short of last year, the total being 1.044. The sheep entries have been gaining ln recent years, and thla year number 690, while exhibitors have spoken for pens ln the swine barn and pavilion for 3.000 hogs. There is therefore no doubt that the atock exhibit will be the best ever made. A new machinery building has been erected this year which, when completed, will cover five and a half acres. This will put the machinery exhibit on a par with others. For attractions the fair has the Wright brothers In flying machines, and some spe cial race features. The race program and two night shows will commence Saturday. Although Iowa has not had favorable weather the exhibits of grains, grasses and field crops, as well as of fruit and flowers, will be excellent. Good crops were grown in some parts of the state and there will be sharp competition between sections. It Is believed that In the laat few months the farm conditions have been materially Improved and now the farmers are ready for fall. Investigation of the Prison. The investigation of the Iowa state prison, which was arranged for by the attorney general some time ago, will be commenced Ver- aoon. It was impossible for all the men to get away last week. The governor sent members of the State Board of Health to Fort Madison last week to Inquie especially Into the sanitary' con ditions prevailing, and while they did not find that the arrangements were the best they did find that they were as good as uaual In prisons. No serious complaint can be msde on account of bad sanitation. In the meantime, also, the attacks, ipon the warden and governor and various boards, emanating rhlefly frosa political sources, continue. Paroles Net for Lifers. The decision of the Parole board to the effect that It will not recommend release from the prison of life termers unless It Is shown there waa some question about the fairness of the trial will prove disappoint ing to a number of the life termers, espe cially those convicted of murder. The theory on which this has proceeded ln the past was that the pardoning power of the governor might be exercised as an act of clemency In certain caaes. The board virtually takes the position that no clem ency should ever be shown one convicted of murder In the first degree. Wait raaienxrr station. The business organliatlona of W'lntenset demand that the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway company erect a new pat senger station at that point. A lengthy, formal complaint against the present sta tion has been filed with the State Railway commlaslou. It Is charged that the present structure la Inadequate ln many ways, that It Is dilapidated and run down and does not provide shelter for passengers In casa of bad weather. Carroll Favors Taft. Governor Carroll haa coma out In an Interview In which he declares that he Is for an Instructed delegation for President Taft to the national convention. Thus far nobody in lora has Indicated that there would be any oppoKltlon to a delegation for the renomlnatlon of the president. The governor believes the president haa mude himself exceptionally strong In his hand ling of legislation, but he la oppoaed to the Canadian reciprocity meaaure a it was pasaed. Governor Carroll haa much ln- (Continued oa Fifth Past"-' The Very First Pockets He Ever Had Printing Trades Will Be Tortured By Samson's Crew Imperial Lyric Writer Has Revamped Gymkhana to Salt Occasion This Evening. Old King Ak-Sar-Ben's Gymkhana has been revised by the imperial lyric writer for the benefit of the printers, engravers, pressmen, stereotypers and other identi fied with the printing trades, who are to be entertained at the den tonight. The same has been done In execution of an order of Samson that the Gymkhana be revamped so as to apply particularly to the guests.. Especially for the printers the Imperial chef has boen ordered to add "pi" to the toothsome menu that generally Is passed out to auch of the guests as have not been shipped to the morgue after the Initiatory ceremonies. The four savage hottentotts will appear with some songs written especially for the printers and engravers. The stage carpen ter has constructed a portable barricade that may be thrown up to protect the hot tentotts from the wrath of the visitors In case they fall to appreciate the subtle humor of the lines. Samson expects at least 500 guests. There will be a big tourno'st cf Initiated knights to help In the entertainment. The attend ance will compare well with that of previ ous entertainment nights. DAVID W. .J3URKE DEAD Plonter Besldent of Coming; Connty E spires of Apoplexy at Home lu Bancroft. BANCROFT, Neb., Aug. 20 (Special Tel egram.) David W. Bur'te, a pioneer cltlsen of Cuming county, passed away at the home of his son, Allen G. Burke, ln this city last night Mr. Burke was well known ethroughout Nebraska, coming here at an early age and taking an active part In pub lic affairs. He was born ln Perth, Lanark county, Canada, September 15, 1S3S, where he waa brought up on a farm, receiving a country achool education. In 1S65 he came to tha United States, working ln the oil fields of Pennsylvania, later coming west, being foreman of a bridge gang on the Union Pacific when ihe road was com pleted. In tha aprlng of 1869 he took up a home stead in Cuming county and had been a resident here ever alnce. In Mar, 1870, Mr. Burke waa married at Fremont. Neb., to Isabella Gllmaur also of Canada, who died October IS, 1882, leaving him foul small children, all of whom are living and were with him during hla last lllnesa Mr. Burke served as county commis sioner for several years and In 1894 was elected representative from the Fifteenth representative district- In 1894 he leased the farm and moved to Bancroft, where he has alnce resided, en joying the reaulta of the hardships of pioneer life. His recent illness was the result of a severe cold contracted last winter terminating ln apoplexy last March from which he gradually grew weaker unflj ho passed peacefully away Saturday nlghL The funeral services will be held at th Episcopal church hi this city Tues day morning August S at 10 o'clock. Inter ment will be at the WestPoInt cemetery Four children, Edward, Burke of Omaha, Allen G. . Burke of thla city, Mrs. Me Eaclion of Wayne, Neb., and Mrs, Moran of Hartlngton and a sister, Mrs. G, H. Ward of this place. Dares "Affinity" FREMONT, Neb.. Aug. JO. (Special Tele gram.) Baring his breast to his wife's affinity, Herman Wasmer shouted. "Here's my heart, shoot If you dare," and fell with a bullet in hla aide. Fred Mathelsson, a well known business iinn. knoen as the "affinity" of Mia. Waamer, held an auto matic revolver ln his hand and when Waa mer made hla melodramatic challenge he pulled the trigger. Waamer, who Is a signal supervisor for the Union Pacific, resented attentlona to hla wife and went with her to the store tonight to protest to Mathelasoo. Tha men quarreled Immedi TWITTERING GIRLS STOP HERE Covey of Va&ar Damsels Make Things Interesting at Union Station. THEY AEE AFRAID OF INDIANS Enronte Fast from VelloTatone Park, They Stop Here Long Enough to Pnt Station Master to Boat with Queatione. Chatering like a flock of magpies, as happy aa so many larka, as pretty as a cluster of pinks and as brown as' a bunch of berries, twenty-five Vasaar girls flut tered off a private car, attached to the Killings trsln on the Burlington road when It arrived from the west Sunday afternoon For half an hour they remained In Omaha and when the Chicago train came along from the west, their car was attached nnd they were whisked away, leaving behind the pleasant memories of their ahort visit and a whole lot of rays of sunshine that they had scattered about the station. About a month ago, twenty-five Vassar girls determined to visit Yellowstone park and at the same time get some Ideas of the great and glorlus west. A car was char tered, provisioned and eyulpped for the long Journey. It was to be a female party and no man. other than the porter and train conductor, was to see the Interior of the car. This was the order and It was obeyed religiously, for even here In Omaha, no male person waa permitted to take a peek Inside that car. not even for the purpose of seeing how the girls live when they are on the. road. Hardly had the train stopped at the Omaha station before the Vassarites hit the platform. There was a bevy of Maya and Maudes and Mlnnlea and Kittles and Ros.es and they were all seeking Informs tion at one and the same time. It wai the first atop of any length that they had made since leaving the park and they wanted to know everything that had hap pened. Joe Mlk, passenger director at the Bur llngton station, la recognized as the most authentic walking encyclopedia In existence, usually being able to give correct Inform tion upon every subject from railroading to theology, but for once he whs stumped by the Vassar girls. They formed a hollow square about him and piled him with quea tlons that no living man could answer, and they came with the regularity of shots from a Gatllng gun. For a while Mlk tried his best to answer, but he was forced to capitu late, and, throwing up his hands, admitted there were some things he did not know. Besale Kpreada Alarm. In pairs, in trlas and ln quartets, the damsels spent most of their time walking up and down the station platform. A bunch of them tried the viaduct, seeking to get a glimpse it the city. It was while upon the viaduct that one charming little brunette, who answered to the name of "Bessie." under her breath remarked: "Girls. I don't want to go any farther away from the car, for there might be Indians around here," and, approaching an expressman, who was looking for a trunk to haul. In a frightened tone asked: "Say mister, are there many Indiana around Omahr7" The expressman was game and. seeing a chance to have a little sport, answered In a slow and measured undertone: "Lots of them. Just half an hour ago I saw 100 or more coming down tha main street. They were In war' paint and armed to the teeth. They were shooting the win dows out Of the sixteen and eighteen-atory (Continued on Fifth Page.) to Shoot; Gets Bullet Right Back ately and Waamer got the better of a physical argument which Mrs. Waamer witnessed. Mathelason drew the revolver from a drawer and shot Waamer down aa he atood. Then he turned to a lyaland.-r and remarked. "1 wlhh I had killed him." Both Mrs. Wain er and Matticlnaon are In tho county Jail and a charge of ahootlng with Intent to kill will be filed against the man. The sympathy of Mra. Waamer seems to be entirely" with her lover, and the husband, who will recover from his wounds, la forgotten. SUB ENGLISH FIFTEEN UNIONS WIN IN ENGLISH FIGHT Settlement of British Railway Strike Regarded as Victory for Men of Labor. MOB SPIRIT PLAYS ITS PART ri&ri ;,LLJ ttVu&f I a J a J m Death of Two Men in Wales Big Factor in Outcome. POWERS OF LIBERALS AT STAKE Settlement Favorable to Labor Necei sary to Party Welfare. TO CHANGE CONCILIATION ACT Joint Committee Will InTesttgate ! TVow in Force and From tars off Certala Relief Agalnat Delays Are Given. LONDON, Aug. 10. -A great wave of relief swept over the country last night, when shortly after 11 o'clock the announcement was made from the Board of Trade offtcea that the railway strike had been settled and that the men would return to work Im mediately. Telegrams quickly were dispatched to nil Important railway towna bearing the In formation and crossed in transtt messages to London describing the strike riots In Llanelly and smaller towna In the kingdom. The cabinet had been working night and day alnce the strike was threatened to ar range a compromise between the railway managers and their employes. Most of the credit for the ultimate succesa of these ef forts appears to rest with David Lloyd- Oeorge, chancellor of the exchequer, who n hla statements to parliament and in an Interview with the managers and the men. worked for conciliation when all other In terested parties seemed to have given It up. Committee to Investigate. A Joint committee of five membefe. com posed of two repreaentatlvea of tha rail way companies, two of the men and a non partisan chairman, will be appointed Tues day to Investigate the workings of tha con ciliation act of 1907, which the men claim la the root of all their grievances. This de vice overcomes the men's objections to a royal commission which they contend al ways haa been ln practice a synonym for delay. So far as technical advantage ln the com promise goea, It appears to be In the men's favor, particularly aa the managers consent to meet their representatives. The official statement concerning the agreement, says the managers consented to his scheme ln view of ceraln representations made them by the government. Including a promise of legislation to permit of an increase in railway rates. The men claim victory for unionism on the point of recognition of unions, which was one of the most vital , principles at stake. "Victory for Unionism." Messages went sent to 1.800 branches of the labor unions tonight saying: "The Joint committee has settled tha strike. It Is a victory for trades unionism. All men must return to work Immediately." As a result of the settlement the soldiers who had been scattered at strategic rail way points about the country will be with drawn as fast as arrangements for trans porting them can be made. There la no doubt that today's affray at Llanelly, Wales, In which the troops fired on a mob, killing two men and wounding two others, had much Influence In endlntr the strike. The liberal goverment had almost Its existence at stake, because of the strike, aa It dependa on the working classea for power. The settlement of the strike brought little change over the conditions of Friday. The men's boast that they would tie up all the railroads in the kingdom and tha managers' promises to maintain a curtailed but adequate service both failed of realisa tion. The men estimated the numbers of their fellows on strike today at 200.000, a gain of 60,000 over Friday, but the Board of Trade'a estimate gave only ISO.000, whilsj the railway managers held even that to b an exaggeration. Traffic with the 8014th of England waa well maintained, while in the north and In Wales It was greatly crippled. The scarcity of food had not begun to be felt In London. Although Premier Aaquith did not attend today's conference which effected tha set tlement of the strike It Is believed that ha brought pressure to bear with the railway managers In reaching tha desired end. Mtrnnded Americana Uettlasr Awny. More atranded Americans got away this week than hud been anticipated. Special trains to connect with the Celtic at Liver pool and the Minneapolis at Southampton, left Euston station promptly on time. The Cunard line waa confident tha Caronla would sail from Liverpool on Sun day, but tha White Star line haa definitely cancelled the scheduled sailing from Liver pool of the Megantlc. which should have gotten away for Quebec and Montreal to day. The railway terminals were the scents of confUKlon but no violence this afternoon. At Paddlngton and Marylebone stations, where the strikers were In an ugly mood, no one without a ticket was allowed on the platform. At Euston station BOO clerks acted as volunteer baggage porters and signal men. Large parties of Americans bound for Scotland and the seaside were unable to proceed. The American boat trains, how ever, started on time from all statlona. The main line service from Kt. Pancreas, -4 (Continued on Fifth Page.) Round trip tickets to Lake Manawa Boxes of O'Brien's Candy. Bubo Ball Tickets. Quart Bricks of Dalzell's Ice Cream. All ara given away free to tbot who find their oamea in tha want ada. Head the want ada every day, your narne will appear sometime, maybe more than once. No puzKles to solve nor sub scriptions, to get Just read U want adg. Turn to the want ad par?a . there you will find nearly eveir business house in the city re; reseated