TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. AUOUST 29. 1903.
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FINE PROSPECTS FOR FAIR
Entriei to Date F.ftr Per Osot Lttgtt
Than in Any Prerioui Ym
INCREASE IN VALUE OF SCHOOL LANDS
Heappralaemeat Shares tp Rental Is
doaae Instances from Thirty Cent
to Three Dollars aad Rlsty
Ceata aa Acre.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 28. (Special ) The ex
hibit for tha Btate fair are beginning to
arrive and are being put In place. Two
carloads of machinery have already been
ualoaded on the grounds. Never belore
In tha hlatory of the state fair have tha
exhibits been made or tha entries In en
placed so early. In Mercantile hall the
local committee are trying to outdo each
other In their displays.
Secretary Furnaa will arrive In Lincoln
toirctrow and Monday he will open an
tfflca In the Llndell hotel, where he will
tave several clerks to assist lilm. He
writes that the entries to date exceed by
SO per cent those of previous years and
that 100 more swlna entries were received
by him yesterday. The entries of racers
ar Bi.my and horsomeu all over the stii
are much Interested. Cresceus will arrive
either Sunday night or early Monday morn'
In and will make an elT. l to lower his
Reqatsltloa (or Hyde.
Governor Mickey this nomlng Issued a
requisition for the if turn to Dawson
county of Henry Hyrto, trader arrest in
Denver. Hyde li charged with assaulting
Pearl Oroom October iO, HOI, after which
he disappeared. He was recently arrested
In Lenver and will be helii there until a
Netiska officer goes for him.
Raise Vain of School Lands.
Land Commissioner Foil me r is receiving
returns from tha reappralsement of school
lands as provided for under tha new law.
To data the appraisement has already re
' suited In Increases from 60 to 1,200 per
cent. This great Increase Is due to the
fact that school lands have not been ap
praised sine 1887, although all other lands
In the state have been materially increased
In value. The largest Increase shown by
the returns Is In Nemaha couaty. Land
ihere was assessed from IS to 169 an acre.
JPI (Tha rental which the tenant will have to
If ay will be increased from SO cents an
A A mn Tw. MAtin.w wli lamt
has been subject to reappralsement the
valuation has been Increased.
Milkmen Will Fight.
As a result of the crusade of Food Com
mlsHlonor Thompson against the milk
dealers who use formaldehyde for preser
vatives, three dealers were arrested this
morning and released on thnlr own recog
nisance for trial Monday afternoon. The
milk dealers are preparing to fight tha
"oases and several of them differ with the
doctors regarding the harm fulness of for
maldehyde. One dealer said today:
"As far as formaldehyde is concerned,
I do not believe that any injurious effects
result from Its use unless it is put Into
milk in excessive quantities. We all kniw
that formaldehyde Is a poison, but It Is
used, I am Informed by physicians, for
medical purposes. Physicians also say
that If tha medicinal formaldehyde Is used
In no greater quantities than are neces
sary to preserve the milk, it Is mora apt to
do good than harm. Of course if it Is
put Into milk In greater quantities It may
have a deleterious effect.
""I don't know how long milk May he
preserved by Us use, but the great object
Is of course to enable a milkman to carry
his supply over ona day. Milk that has
been carried about in a wagon from I
o'clock in the morning until noon is not
in vory rood form to last, until It can be
distributed next day, and it Is there that
the use of a little formaldehyde or other
preservative eomes In quite profitably.
"I can realise that most of the .milkmen
are not expert chemists. Bom of them
may even Imagine that If a little formalde
hyde will preserve milk for a day, more
may prolong Its life still further, and
through sheer Ignorance may render the
milk they sell absolutely dangerous to
the amount of the preservative necessary
to preserve tha milk will do nobody any
harm.
Another dealer who is slated for arrest
Jumps on tha food Inspector for not going
after others who sell adulterated foods and
whiskies. He said: "Probably tha pure
food laws are all right, but ,lt seems to roe
that some cf Its provisions should ba lev
led at the sale of whisky. The. officials are
puttering around here trying to pick flaws
with the milk, whloh, no one seems to con'
sider dangerous to life or health, while
there are all sorts of adulterations . of
whisky and other beverages of tha charec
ter that receive no attention from the law
The milkman la usually an obscure Individ
. ual who goes along attending to his own
business and doesn't try to run the politics
of the state, wherefore he Is picked out as
an easy msrk for soma man to practice on
who is anxloua to show - an excuse for
drawing a salary from 'the state. Nobody
has heard Of anyone being poisoned by the
milkman and no one can point out an In
stance wherein any man has been ruined
In health by tha use of so-called adulter
ated milk, but I can go out on the street
any minute and point out men who have
been worse than killed by poisons that are
sold without hindrance every day In the
year, Sundays not excepted. There Is noth
ing being said about the men who sell
cocaine, morphine and opium and ruin the
Uvea of hundreds, but the authority of the
state is being frantically Invoked to cause
trouble for the man who Is simply sus
pected of using formaldehyde. I really be
lieve that if tha Inspectors were to go out
and milk our cows themselves they would
be able to discover a trace of formaldehyde
In the product In order to Justify the crea
tion of their Jobs."
Primary Law la gapretae Coart.
The caae of Wlnnett against Adam,
growing out of the direct primary system,
reached tha supreme court today after hav
ing been through the grist of the district
court It Is the case In which Wlnnett and
others when running for the legislative
nominations sought to run In other pre
cincts than their own. The county central
Hair Vigor
Stops falling hair. Mikes
hair grow. Restores
color. Cures dandruff.
Could you ask anything
more? And it's so eco
nomical, too. A little of
it goes a great ways.
Sold for 60 years. Lw.tr.
Oe..
A.mrs
committee sought to enforce tha rule which
required that a person seeking a nomina
tion make tha race In the precinct In which
ha lived only. Wlnnett secured an Injunc
tion, but It was later dissolved. Wlnnett
favored the direct primary system.
BUSY TIME AT CAMP PERSHING
ftatleaal Gaardamea Beta Fat
Throagh Drills aad Taeght
' Camp Discipline.
YORK, Neb., Aug. 21 (Speclal.)-Camp
Pershing was lively with the various drills
all day yesterday and passed very credit
able dress parade, snd the morning opened
with a change of program about every
half hour. Revllle at 6:50, mess and fatigue
call soon after, then the active drill com
menced at 7:16 and squada are noticeable
all over the various parts of the drill
grounds actively engaged in the school of
the soldier, manual of arms and various
movements essential to the preliminary
work of the eompany. A good deal of at
tention Is paid to extended order and today
the battalions had a long drill. Part of the
time1 was devoted to outpost duty, advance
and rear guard and deploying.
Serenading parties went out into the rlty
last night and some Innocent fun was In
dulged In by members of the guard, but
It was generally orderly and well-behaved.
The band serenaded the mayor and gave a
concert on the square. Camp discipline is
excellent and each branch of the service
is working hard to make the camp a
profitable one in the preparation of the
guard for active service. General Culver
hes Introduced a thorough system of In
spection and It Is being carried out by
Colonel Talbot, resulting in cleanly kitchens
and rears and all being thoroughly policed
every morning and evening.
The Wisner band was mustered in on
last Monday night as the First Regiment
band and Is making a very creditable show
ing, being put through a thorough course
of drill by Fred Culver, formerly of the
Thirty-second Infantry band, They now
have twenty-five pieces.
The camp is noticeable In this that it
represents more the camp of a regular
army and la so complimented by Major
Pickering. The camp presents a very at
tractive appearance and .Is a very busy
place. General headquarters are estab
lished on the grounds, occupied by Adjutant
General Culver, Colonel Jenkins, quarter
master general, and Colonel Evans, surgeon
general; also Major Pickering of the regu
lar army as Inspector, who are to ba com
plimented for their thorough work and
the pleasant manner In which everything
Is carried out. The citiiens of York have
arranged to give a reception to the gov
ernor and his staff and the commissioned
officers of the guard now In 'Camp Persh
ing at the Fraternal hall on Saturday even
ing August 24,' at 8:30.
Mad Dear Bear Contlnaea.
HOLDREGE. Neb.. Aug. 28. (Special. )-
The mad dog soars still exists. The peo
ple who went to Chicago to be examined
at the Pasteur Institute were told after
examination that it would be best for
them to take treatment, and accordingly
they are taking It Lester Potts, a young
man who was also bitten by one of the
puppies, has gone to Chicago for treat
ment. Tha scare haa moved the city au
thorities to prompt action. The council
has passed an ordinance requiring a tax
on all dogs, with a death penalty for those
upon which tax Is not paid, and the board
of health has issued a proclamation to the
effect that all dogs found running at large
within the city limits without a musile
shall forthwith be shot by the marshal
or other officer. People owning doga have
been warned to mussle or tie them up lm
mediately.
As tha litter of pupplea affected and
their mother were all killed. It Is not prob
able that they bit other dogs, yet any dog
showing signs of madness or acting In an
unusual manner will be promptly dls
patched. Deputy Sheriff Barr was nipped
on the leg by a dog, and ha promptly killed
the animal.
Cass Coaaty W. C. T. V. Meets.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Aug. 28.-(8pe-
clal.) The Cass County Woman's Christian
Temperance union convention waa held In
Weeping Water. It was largely attended
by delegates and citizens throughout this
county and tha exercises were very lnter-
waa tha closing feature of the convention.
All the speaker did well and tha Judges
bad hard work to decide the winner. There
were six contestants and Miss Mabel Davis
carried off the prise. Tha following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi
dent. Mrs. Chalfant; vice president. Miss
C. M. Paine; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
8. H. Harmon; recording secretary, Mrs.
Kelthly; treasurer, Mrs. E. A. Klrkpatrick
superintendent contest. Miss Jessie Todd;
superintendent of mothers: meeting, Mrs.
Helen Reed; superintendent of press work,
Mrs. Kelthley; flower mission, Mrs. Wal
lace; Sabbath observance, Mrs. 'Churchill;
superintendeat of . narcotlca, Miss Emily
Fenn.
HOLDREGE, Neb.. Aug. 28. (Special.)
Tha democratic and populist conventions
for the Tenth Judicial district were held
hero last night. They were separate con
ventions, but both nominated Judge Ed
L. Adams of Mlnden as the candidate,
and each convention formally notified the
other of Its action. When the democratic
J convention adjourned it went to the court
house, where the populists were in ses
slon. Judge Adama addressed the com
bined audience, thanking the members of
both conventions for the nomination.
Conn fettles, Damage Case.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 28. (Spe
cial.) The commissioners of Cass county
have paid Taylor Graham the sum of $100
damages for loss Incurred by an accident
hlle crossing a ravine near Elmwood
about two weeka ago. Mr. Graham, who
resides at Unadllla, was In a covered
wagon with his son on their wsy to Lin
coln with a load of apples,' and while cross
ing a bridge one end of the structure gave
way. One horse waa killed, but very for
tunately the driver and aon were not
Jadfftal Convention to Meet.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Aug. 28. (Spe
cial.) A. L. Timblln, chairman, has Issued
call for the republican Judicial conven
tion of the Second Judicial district, to meet
in the court bouse In Nebraska City on
next Tuesday, September 1, for the pur
pose of placing in nomination one candi
date for judge of eald district, and to
transact such other business as may prop
erly come before It Cass county is en
titled to twenty-one delegates and Otoe
county to nineteen.
Cora Caralval Postponed.
CRAIG, Neb.. Aug. M- Speclal.)-The
heavy rains prevented holding the corn
carnival here August t and 27, as planned.
and the committee has announced a post
ponement of fhe same to September 1 and
1. The original program will be carried
out In full with the exception of the baJl
games each day, Blair being cut out, and
the line-up wt'l be Craig vs. C. N. Jjlets
team of Omaha.
Oldest Settler la Bntler.
LIKWOOD. Neb.. Aug. t8.-Spectal.
James Blair celebrated bis seventy-first
birthday here today. He squatted on the
site of Unwood. Neb., May 10, 1858. He Is
now the oldest settler 11 via la Butler
oounty, Nebraska. .
FATALLY SHOT BY OFFICER
Pots Wtip to Hone When Told to Halt in
Attempt to Escape.
GETS HOME IN DYING CONDITION
Officers Had Beea Searching for Him
for a (on pie of Years oa
(he Charge of "testing
Horses.
BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 2. (Special Tele
gram.) Charles Miller was shot and fatally
wounded near Adams this evening by
Deputy Sheriff Galloway. Miller was want
ed on the charge of horse stealing, but
has succeeded In evading the officers for
several years. The deputy sheriff learned
that he was in the neighborhood of Adams.
Knowing Miller always went heavily armed
the officer took his rifle and started in
search of the fugitive. He had not gone
more than two miles when he caught sight
of Miller and ordered him to throw up his
hands. Instead of obeying the officer. Mil
ler tried to escape by riding away on his
horse. The officer opened fire, but the
fugitive rode on. Traces of blood along the
road showed that Miller had been seriously
wounded. He was later found at his home
In atfylng condition. A physician was sum
moned and discovered that the ball had en
tered his body Just above the heart. Miller
cannot possibly recover. He has given the
officers much troub'e In this section and
Is regarded as a desperate man.
Aatl-Saloon Leagae at Paplllloa.
PAP1LLION, Neb., Aug. 28. (8peclal.)
Dr. J. B. Carn, state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league, has been in Papllllon
during the post few days and has organ
ized a league here. Following are the of
ficers chosen: President, Henry Sclbold;
secretary, Mrs. O. H. Graham; treasurer,
Andrew Fuse; agitation committee, Rev.
H. C. Elfeld. Mrs. Fred Barber and Reuben
Spraguer legislative committee, Professor
Graham, P. H. Ayer and Ernest Weis; law
enforcement committee, A. F. Empey;
financial committee. Mrs. H. C. Elfeldt,
Ethel Empey and Mrs. Reuben Bprague.
Troable to Railroad.
PAPILLION. Neb., Aug. 28. (Special.)
A queer suit has been filed in district court
here. G. R. Fackler, a farmer living aoutn
east of Papllllon, has began proceedings
against the Rock Island railway for 83.960.
It Is claimed the company built a bridge
which proved to be unable to carry off the
water of Buffalo creek. Tha creek over
flowed and It is alleged damaged Fackler s
crops and farm to the extent of the above
amount.
Prohibition. Conventloa Called.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Aug. 28. 8p
clal.) The chairman has Issued a call for
the Cass county prohibition convention
to meet In Weeping Water on Saturday,
September 6, for the purpose of placing In
nomination a oounty ticket and to transact
all other business that shall properly come
before it. '
ILLINOIS CENTRAL J.AILR0AD
Of Iaterest to Stockholders Free
Traasportatloa to Attead the An
anal Meeting at Chicago.
Public notice Is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Illinois Central Railroad company
will be held at its offices In Chicago. 111.,
on Wednesday. October 21, 1903, at 13 o'clock
noon.
To permit personal attendanoe at said
meeting there wJU ba issued to each holder
of ona or more shares of the capital stock
of the Illinois Central Railroad company aa
registered on the books of tha company at
the close of business on Tuesday, Beptem
ber 29. 1903, who is of full age, a ticket
enabling him. or her, to travel free over the
company's lines from the. station on the
Illinois Central railroad nearest to his or
her registered address to Chicago and re
turn, such ticket to be good for the Journey
to Chicago only during the tour days Im
mediately preceding, and the day of the
meeting, and for tha return Journey from
Chicago only on the day of the meeting,
and the four daya Immediately following.
when properly countersigned and stamped
during business hours that la to say, oe
tween 9 a. m. and 6 p. m. in the office of
tha assistant secretary, Mr. W. G. Bruen. In
Chicago. Such ticket may be obtained by
any holder of stock registered as above, on
application, in writing, to the president of
the company In Chicago. Each application
must state the full name and address of
the stockholder exactly as given In his or
her certificate of atock, together with the
number and date of such certificate. No
mora than one person will be carried free
In respect to any one holding of stock as
registered on tha books of tha company.
. A. O. HACKS TAF1T, secretary.
FORECAST OrVTHE WEATHER
Fair aad Warmer Weather Promised
for Nebraska Today aad
Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Weather fore
cast for Saturday and Sunday:
For Nebraska Fair Saturday and warmer
In northwest portion; Sunday fair, warmer.
For Kansas Fair Saturday and Sunday.
For Iowa Fair Saturday; Sunday, fair
and warmer.
For South Dakota Fair and warmer Sat
urday and Sunday.
For Missouri Fair and cooler Saturday;
Sunday, fair and warmer.
For ' Colorado and Wyoming Generally
fair Saturday and Sunday.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA. -Aug. 28. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation, comparea witn
he corresponding amy oi toe sasi inree
years.
1908. 1901. 1901. 1900.
Maximum temperatvre... 75 HI M M
Minimum temperature.... 62 63 72 63
Mean temperature 68 72 S2 74
precipitation 00 .00 .fiO 00
Kecora or temperature ana precipunuon
at Omaha for in: flay since aiarcn,
Normal temperature 72
Defirlenry for the day 4
Total excess since March 1 50
Normil precipitation 10 inch
Deficiency for the day 10 Inch
Precipitation since Marcn 1 77.3a inches
Kxcess since March 1 4 "'.Inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1!K2... 1.15 Inches
Deficiency lor cor. period lau... 1.43 inches
Reports front gtattens at T P. M.
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33 : s
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5 3
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1 .
831 751 .00
co! &; v
ti 74! .00
lis Tui .09
6o 84 '.00
2 Ml T
m 64' .01
i.2i M .00
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Ml 4I .00
A wl .01
T4( Ki .14
74' w1 .00
7il 781 .00
&! tt! .01
Ml to .00
CONDITION OF TUB
VYEATHEll
Omaha, clear
Valnnitne, cloudy
North Hatte, clear
i'henne, clear
Salt Lake City, clear
Rapid City, cloudy
Huron, cloudy
Willlmon. cloudy
Chicago, clear
81 iMjiila, clear
St. Paul, cloudy
Davenport, partly cloudy....
Ksnos City, clear
Havre clear
Helena, clear
Kiomarck. cloudy
Oalveston, clear
L. A V, EIH, Local Forecasts.
T indicates trace fcf precipllatleo.
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LAWN TENNIS-PLAYERS (WOVE WON'
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the game and It takes an expert
photographer with the best sort of
equipment to get pictures that
show the points of the game while
it is in progress. This is what The
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tant matches were being played, 1
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tton, being mado while the games
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edly the finest of the aort ever '
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Sanderson will delight any tennis I
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OTHER AFFAIRS OF LOCAL INTEREST
reviewed by The Bee camera
during the week are the new Old
People's Home, at Twenty-fourth
and Wirt streets, which was
opened on Tuesday; the startling
collapse of two four-story build
ings on Dodglas street on Wed
nesday; the postal clerks' picnic at
Krug park, and some similar
matters of more than common im
portance. SIBERIA AND ITS tPPORTUNITIES
forms the subject of Frank G.
Carpenter's weekly letter, telling
of how the Russians are gobbling
Asia. The Woman's Department
Is of more than usual interest this
- week; another installment of the
new serial story appears; an inter
esting paper on "Automatonlsm in
Politics," one of the municipal re
form series; "How Did Life First
Appear on Earth," a popular sci
ence article by Prof. Wilhelm
Boelsch; carefully selected miscel
lany, a short story, the customary
departments In fact everything
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GOSSIP OF COMMISSION ROW
nalaa Redaee Sapply of Home Grown
Vegetables aad Prices
Go l'p,
Only one gardener from "across the
river" appeared on the market yesterday,
He came from three miles northeast
of Council Bluffs and reported that he had
to swim part of the way. Af Omaha se
cures a large proportion of Its green food
stuffs from Iowa the supply was short and
prices as a rule w'ere good.
Though local pride may rebel against the
admission It must be stated that com
pared with the big, fat sweet potatoes from
Virginia now on the market the Nebraska
and Iowa "sweets" look like parsnips in
not very big parsnips at that. The Vir
ginians are selling at 83.75 a barrel. Tha
regular "spuds" opened at 81 per bushel
yesterday, but v later dropped to M cents
and some sales1 were made at still lower
figures. Reports that the potatoes are
rotting in the ground continue to circu
late and higher prices are predicted by
some producers. Corn sold from 5 cents per
dosen by the wagon load to 8 cents per
dosen for small quantities. Tomatoes were
firm at 20 cents and string beans sold
down to 15 cents per basket. Apples an
still up, selling from 60 to 80 cents per
bushel. Home grown grapes were scarce,
but did not go above 35 cents a basket.
Rocky Ford cantaloupes were the feature
of the foreign market. Notwithstanding
their name they came from Idaho and not
from Colorado, and sell for 83 per box. Tha
last of ths California pears are going at
12.50 and $2.75 per box. Peaches still hold
to the 81 mark for "clings" and 11.10 for
"free atones." The first Utah peachea are
now arriving and may change these prices
in a few days. Tokay grapes of fine qual
ity are from 83 to 82.25 a crate.
TAKES CHANGE OF VENUE
Woman Charged with Abasing Child
Will Be Tried la Jadge
Kabat's Coart.
The hearing of the State against Mrs.
Lille Klrschner of Bennington, charged
with abusing her stepdaughter, has been
set for September 21, in Justice Kubat's
court. The case was begun before Justice
Altatadt Thursday, but the defense asked
for a change of venue to Justice Kubat's
court, on the usual grounds of bias. A
dosen of the witnesses for the state drove
through the mud and forded a swollen
stream where the bridge had been washed
out in order to be present, but during ths
afternoon Justice Kubat received a tele
phone message from the defendant's party
that they had been unable to cross tha
stream and could not possibly appetr,
Time of hearing was therefore extended
much the annoyance of the witnesses,
who said that defendant hid declared
openly that she would not appear.
Health at Small Cost.
A few doses of Dr. King's New Life Pills
will cleanse, tone and invigorate the whole
system. Try them. Only Se. For sale by
Kuha Co.
SOLDIERS KILLED IN WRECK
Accident Shortens FeitiTities In Honor of
w. . l
Ajng anu ueon.
CALAMITY ON RAILROAD IN ITALY
Slxtsea Lose Their Lives lm Colllaloa
aad More Taaa Slaty Are la.
tared, Twelve of Wkesi
Hay Die.
ROME. Aug. 18. A disastrous railway ac
cident haa cut short the festivities and
demonstrations In honor of the king and
queen at Udlne, the chief town on, the
eastern frontier, sixty miles from Venice,
where the sovereigns had gone to view the
grand army maneuvers.
At 10 o'clock last night, near Udlne, a
train -overflowing with soldiers collided
with a freight train. Tha force of the col
lision waa terrific. Those on board were
thrown In ah directions and the coaches
were broken up. y
Fifteen soldiers and ona captain were
killed and more than alxty Injured, twelve
dangerously'. The colonel In command of
the soldiers was among tha injured.
Darkness rendered the confusion about
the scene of the wreek extreme, while the
cars took fire a few minutes after the col
lision. Fortunately tha flames were Im
mediately extinguished.
Special trains were hurriedly sent to the
scene of the disaster, carrying the authori
ties from the nearest town, who organised
a corps of physicians and administered to
the wounded.
King Victor Emmanuel visited the hos
pital In person later to sea the victims of
the accident.
Later It wss announced that the dead
numbered twenty and the wounded eighty,
Including six officers. A captain who was
killed had his head cut off and an engine
driver was burned alive. Both engines
were destroyed and several of the cars
were crushed Into splinters. The transpor-
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v.v.u i wuuuum. wn- - .....s
women crying an aiong me routs.
Queen Helena accompanied the king on
his visit to the scene of the railroad dis
aster and spoke words of sympathy to each
of tha wounded, with whom the king also
shook hands. With the royal couple were
the minister of war and the archbishop of
Udlne, the latter having received a tele
gram from the pope Instructing him to visit
the hospital and assist at tha funerals of
the victims.
CAUSE OF BUILDING
DEUY
Ex-Army Officer Who Holds Llea to
Be Located Before Storehouse
Caa Go t'p.
Inquiry at the office of tha chief quarter
master of the Department of tha Missouri
over the delay in securing and perfecting
the title to the piece of property on which
the new quartermaster storehouse Is to be
built develops the fact that ah ex-army
officer who held a trust lien against ths
property could not be located until re
cently. He was traveling somewhere In
Canada, was finally located, the quit claim
waa properly obtained and the warranty
deed has been forwarded to the quarter
master general's department. This v
done a week ago. The work on the new
building will be advanced without . un
necessary delay and advertisements for
proposals will be published as soon as the
receipts for the deeds have come back
from Washington.
It is learned from the office of tha United
States district attorney that the matter et
investigating the title was first referred to
the Department of Justice about June 1.
Just at that time court waa busily engaged
In the trial of the two murder cases and,
though much hampered by a press of Im
portant business, the work of investigating
the title was at odco taken up.
The atrip of property in question la a tri-
anguar strip between the railroad tracks
and the government corral on Twenty-
second street. Eight or ten persons were
concerned in the title. There were a num
ber of judgments against the property and
a considerable amount of delinquent taxes
and miscellaneous liens. The property Is
a part of the old, original Shull tract of
which the present fenced government cor
ral Is also a part. 1
The work of straightening out the title
Involved a large amount of tedious and
technical work and it had to be traced
back to the original government patent.
The matter finally haa been straightened
out and the correct deeds and abstracts
were sent to Washington a week ag
Thursday.
ABOUT ONE-THIRD GET IN
Small Percentage of Applleaats for
Army Service Able to Pass
Physical Test.
The recruiting service has not been quite
as active during the month of August thus
far as was hoped for. However, twelve
enlistments have been made, the greater
per cent of them being for the coast artll
lery service. Most of the recruits we're
sent to Fort Stevens, Ore. Ona more will
be sent from here today and two from
Hastings Saturday.
There has been no lack of applicants for
enlistment, but very few of them come up
to the physical requirements. Some men
of apparently fine physiques upon critical
examination are found to be afflicted with
bad teeth, flat feet, over or under weight
In relation to height, defective vision, lm.
palrment of hearing, and a host of obscure
ailments that unfit them for hard military
service.
A great many minors apply for enlist
ment, and have consequently to be re
ected. The proportion of accepted - re
cruits to the number of applications Is
about SO per cent.
Lieutenant Mason, who has been detailed
to relieve Lieutenant Kerfoot as recruiting
officer here; Is expected Tuesday nsxt. The
orders relieving Lieutenant Kerfoot direct
him to""proceed to Fort Monroe, Va., for
examination for promotion. The personnel
of the local recruiting party aa regards en
listed men will be unchanged, and Sergeant
Frederick will remain In charge.
The recruiting depot at'Hastlngs will be
closed September L and a recruiting depot
will be opened at Lincoln on that date,
Five enlistments have been obtained at
Hastings out of twenty-five or thirty ap
plications.
UNION PACIFIC TRAIN WRECK
Fast Freight aad Switch Engine Col
lide aad Two Cars Are
Demolished.
.At 5:M yesterdsy morning the fast Union
Pacific freight train No. 1 ran Into a I
switch engine and two eara at the N atreet
crossing In South Omsha. Two cars, one
loaded with Ice and the other with hay.
were demolished, but the switch engine Wss
not Injured. The fast freight train was be
ing pulled by engine No. 1715 and was going
at a high rate of speed when the crash oc
curred. No one was Injured, but the tracks
were not cleared until 1:10 o'clock.
It waa stated at the yards that the
switching crew was to blame for the acci
dent, as orders are to clear the main line
five mlnutea before freight trains pass and
ten minutes before passenger trains are due.
The switch engine wss hastening for a aids I
track, but coald not make It In time.
A message ta Omaha brought out ths I
Union Paelfio wrecaer and a force of rnsn.
The two broken cars were lifted from trie
track and then the wrecker lifted the front
trucks of the big engine onto the track.
Th n1n' w"a badIy d""ed. ut
tna front trucks lert tne tracK.
COMRADES OF THE GOVERNOR
T. W. Blake aad Jefca B. Day. Wks
Foaaht with Mickey, netara
from neglmeatal Ftesaloa.
T. W. Blake of Osceola and John B. Day
of Bradshaw, th latter editor of the Brad
shaw Republican, were In the city Friday
enroute homeward from attending a reunion
of their regiment, the Eighth Iowa cavalry.
at Des Moines,. This Is the same regi
ment In which Governor Mickey served
during the civil war, and the governor
also was at the reunion.
Mr. Blake took up a homestead ,ln Polk
county, Nebraska, adjoining that of Gov
ernor Mickey, and haa lived on It ever since.
He is one of the most prosperous farmers
of his county.
Both gentlemen report a grand time at tha
reunion of their old regiment, where the
presence of Governor Mickey waa particu
larly enjoyed.
STICKNEY BANQUET POPULAR
Reeeptloa to Great Westera' Officials
Strikes Responsive Chord Among
. Baslness Me a.
Thirty acceptances already have been re
ceived to the invitations sent out for the
banquet which will be tendered President
Stlckney, other officials of the Chicago
Great Western and Senator Dolltver of
Iowa by the Commercial club September 12.
The number of Omaha men who can be
accomodated Is limited to ninety, and those
sending In the first acceptances will secure
places. From present Indications there will
be double that number who will want to at
tend. The banquet will be In the Commer
cial club'a best atyle and will be a notable
affair In every way.
n r-r-l r urn nil irnrnmn nnw 1
jjttfVd flCfl W APJUCniNU DU I i
TJtah Mother Appeals to Tha Bee for
Aid la Loeattasr Her MUa.
lag Soa.
A pathetic letter, haa been received by The
Bee from Mrs. Mil less Partridge of 185
South East street. Provo City, Utah, who
writes In an endeavor to locate her aon,
Blrtla Partridge, who la a ventriloquist and
alack wire performer. The mother wants
tha "on t0 come or vrrite to his mother, as
sne is very aesponaeni Because sne naa not
heard a word from him for a year since tha
time he left Grand Island, Neb.
LOOK INTO POOR FARM BILL
O'Keeffe Inspires Iaqalry lata Plamb-
Saat Operatleas Doao Uader
Coaaty Authority.
An Investigation by experts Is to be made
to determine why It was necessary to keep
plumbers at work at the county poor farm
for twenty-two successive months.
Up to November last the expense had
mounted up to more than $4,000 and the job
was still In progress. County Commissioner
O'Keeffe, who inspired the Inquiry Into this
continuous performance. Is backing up the
critical Investigation, which will Include
estimates by practical plumbers as to the
amount of work Involved and the fair cost.
The contractor who has been handling the
work la Thomas F. Balfe.
WILL ATTACK LICENSE LAW
Attorney for Peddler Saya Ordinance
la Discriminating- aad Will
Resist Aetloa.
William Basley, a fruit peddler, was ar
raigned in police court on a charge of ped
dling without a license, and his hearing
was set for September t. Attorney Knabe,
'ho appeared for the defendant, will, he
said, attack the validity of the ordinance
on the grounds that the tax is oppressive.
that it discriminates among Individuals,
and that It suppresses competition.
Womna Drowns Herself la Lake.
"CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 28. Mrs. Alexan
der Wlnton, wife of the president of the
Wlnton Automobile company, committed
suicide early today by throwing herself
into the lake. Mrs. Wlnton had been in
ill-health for several months. She arose
from bed early this morning during the
temporary absence of her nurse and dis
appeared. Subsequently her body was re
covered from the lake.
1
Railway Notes aad Persoaals.
The Northwestern will run an excursion
train out of Omaha to Lake View, la.,
Saturday morning.
H. M. Heath, route agent for the Weils-
Fargo Express company, with headquarters
at tit. Paul, is in the city.
R. C. Butler, city passenger a rent for the
Colorado Spilngs Thursday night for a fort
night s rest.
E. Blcnell. superintendent of the Ne
braska division of the B. A M., was In the
city Friday morning, while on his way to
the scene of the washouts.
Oeneral Manager Gondnow and SuDerin-
tendent Nlchola of the Nebraska division
of the Rock Inland passed through Omsha
Thuradav nla-ht. Thev were on a tour of
lnsneciton. and Mr. Ooodnow is on hla way
-home to Chicago.
Tne t'nion r-acinc win carry iw recruits 1
(Via TTn1t.1 RtmtmM navv wt frnm !
Omaha Friday night. They will be brought
In over the Northwestern, and will stop
for but a few minutes. J ne recruits are
from Norfolk. Va., snd are destined for
Manila. There are eight officers In charge
of the men.
HIRE
Blek Headache snd rellere sll tha troubles lad
dent to s billoas slate of tha tratem, suca aa Dls
sinew, Nssm, DronsUieM. Distress after eating,
rata Is tha Bids, Ac. While their at oat rsatarkr
ebl saccate hat beta thowa ia curing
SICK
Resdarhe.ret Carter'tUttla I.Wrr Pills sra eqasTly
valaebia la Couatlpatioa, curiae ta4 prcTaatlng
hit asBOvliig complaint, whlit Ikcy tlao correct
all aiaurdert of tho tiomach. atimnlaia tht IWer
sad regulelt lot bontis. Jtvca if llwf osly caret
LHIEAE)
Aeht they weald ba alianat priccleat te thoet wne
suffer frcm this dlaireMing complaint: but forta.
natal? their goodaasa c!o not cad brt,sn4 teoaa
who eaca try lacm will sad thtss little rills tala
able is so Bits way tliat they will sot ba wilusg
to do w about than. Batsfieralltirt bead
IH1E
It ths base of is Btay lives that kre it where we
stake our gnat boast. Our aula curs It while
Others do sot. ., .
Carter's Little Liver Pills are very small sad
vary eaaj to take. Os or two pillt stha t doaa.
1 bey art tvictlj vegetable and do sot gripe or
Mrga, but by their gentla seiMa pleaaa all who
baa thank la vials at ceata; tt for tl. Bold
If araixiste every a, or seal bf BaJ.
CARTER MEDICINE CO.,
Naw York Cltjft
CARTERS '
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DOUGLAS SUFFERS WORST
attains Heaviest Losses bj Rains of Any
Freo!nct in Comity.
ELKHORN AND JEFFERSON ARE SECOND
Total Loss Estimated at Ten Theasaad
Dollars and Work of Repair
aad Frerantloa Is
Progressing.
Great damage to trldges. roads and
farm property Is Indicated by reports
received. In the county commissioners' of
fice from various points In Douglas county.
Douglas precinct seems to have been the
worst stricken by the overabundance of
water. a-1,11c Elkhorn and Jefferson are about
tied for second place. All along the Paplo
and Its tributaries injury was wrought by
the hl)ih waters, the exact extent of which
will not be determined until the waters
subside. Roads In many parts of the
county are lmpssabl, being covered
severs! feet deep with wster and Impaired
by washed-out bridges and culverts.
The total damage Is placed at $10,000, with
prospects of a higher loss. The commis
sioners are busy Investigating conditions
and planning relief. Commissioner O'Keeffe.
who Is chairman of the road committee,
went out to Elkhorn precinct Thursdny
and was to report conditions to Commis
sioner Connolly Friday, In order that
material may be sent to him In the
Elkhorn river, which hns leaped Its bants
In the northwest corner of the precinct
and hss forced new channels. Tha SOO-foot
steel bridge over the Elkhorn on Military
rosd, withstood the current, but does not
now spsn the path of the stream. The
latter has wormed its way east of the
bridge and totally departed from Its former
course.
To Cheek the Elkhorn. .
The tendency of the Elkhorn to be unruly
In this vicinity had been noted and a con-
"- " ' v.c.-,
as It was feared a new channel would be
formed -rtti of the bridge. The unexpected
happened, however, and It was to the east
of the structure that the river decided to
fow. Tentatively it is planned to force the
water back under the bridge by the erec
tion of a temporary dike of bags of sand,
which will be shipped out on the advice of
Commissioner O'Keeffe.
Road Supervisor Ole Olsen was In from
Douglas preolnct yesterday. He de
clared emphatically that every bridge and
culvert In his district had gone out and said
there had been great loss cf hay and other
crops. He reported that Sam McCarthy, a
farmer near Seymour lake, had eleven
stacks of hay, valued at $100 each, swept
away by tha flood. From Olsen's house,
near the B. As M tracks, the vista toward
Sarpy Mills was ona wide waste of water.
He could see the tree tops and the roof of
tho mills and that was all. Some of the
ronds, he declared, were covered ten feet
with water.
Another specific case of damage was re
ported from Bennington, where Henry
Schroeder hsd seventy-three hogs drowned
and carried away by the waters.
Furthtr disastrous accounts of havoo
wrought by the torrents of water are looked
for and preparations are being made for
hurry-up work on bridges and rosds.
Llnnler Case Delayed.
It now begins to look ss If the motion for
a r.ew trlnl in the case of Llna Llnnler, the
colored soldier accusod of murder, recently
applied for in the United States clrrult
court, may not be pissed u;on for several
weeks. Judge McPnerson probably will go
to Mlnnerota, to preside in the United Btstea
circuit curt, and it seems Quite certain
t.iat he will ntit pass on the motion for a
new trial until after that time. In the
meanwhile Llnnler remains In tha Douglas
county jail. ... ,
HAND ;
SAPOLIO
FOR TOILET AND BATH
Finger roughened by needlework
catch every ctain and 109k hopelessly
dirty. Hand Sapolio removes not only
the dirt, but also the loosened, injured
cuticle, and restorcM tho stlogtn to
their natural beauty.
ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS
Dr.Searles dearies
SPECIALISTS
Cure All Special
DISEASES OF UER
BLOOD POISON
WEAK, KERYOUS UEN
KIDNEY AND BLADDER
DISEASES
Treatmeat and Medicine
S5.00 PER r.lOilTI!
Examinations and advice free at office or
fcy mall. Written ontracts gtven In all
curable diseases -r efund money paid for
treatment. Treatmeat ay mau. it 71
ia Omaha.
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