Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 19, 1906, Page 3, Image 3
THE, OMAHA- DAILY BEK: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER lf, lPOd. TRATFlCBifiLI INTERRUPTED Vaktrfieia Bays TwbIts of Omaha Track is Washed Oak SEVERE STORM REPORTED IN KANSAS UnnlMt MMX-m In Twrttr-rir Tears rU( t JeJbnsrman, Rivers Ar Oat ovl Banka and Reado Flooded. NORFOLK, "b., Sept. U. (Special Tele- ram.) It la reported from Wakeflnld that twelve tnllea of truck went out on tha - a m i 1 . I It la aaid her that Omaha rullroad im Tloyea at Sioux City, arc holding peopla thare en promise to ' get. tha railroad re paired within a lew hours, when the pas sengers mar a" aroutid by California June tion. D. Mathewson, secretary of the Com mercial club hare, aaya ha waa assured ha could cot through laat night, but took no chances. Mm Burrows and daughter of Maw York, now in a Sioux City hotel, have twen waiting; alnoa early yesterday on promise of speedy repair of the road. PONDER. Nes Sept. I8. (Special Tele gram.) The flood, .resulting; from a water spout bear Concorde has inundated the lxgan valley for several miles. Thla town Jias been prartloaJLy submerged for thirty mix hours. ." There haa been.no train for two days and provisions are getting short. The loss of lire stock has been frightful. 2iay, grain and small buildings bare floated away. It is difficult at Us la time to ascer tain the loss,' . An S-ear-old son of Cbarles Warren waa browned here yesterday ' while tha family Waa moving out. Nearly all the bridges re a wept away and It Is difficult to get In or out of town, li to water Is receding lowly, there is some hope at this time of relief. A great deal of suffering and loss of personal effects are distressing to fami lies living on tha lowlands. Every effort la . being put forth to relieTs those who vara at thla time home Uses. Rains Ceatlno. "WATNE, Neb Sept, 18. (Special Tela a-ram.) It haa bejj raining- here nearly all day and little haa been dona towards re pairing tha lnmM amount of damage 'wrought by tha cloudburst and heavy rain- (tall northwest of this city early Sunday morning. Miles of the Chicago, flt, Paul, (Minneapolis Omaha tracks east and west of this city are out, also on the Bloomfleld and Wayne Una No mall haa been re oeired or dispatched from here since Sat urday evening and may not be for' two or three days. Business is at a standstill and no accurate estimate haa yet been made of the losa sustained by the flood. All fences in the- track of tha flood were destroyed. . . WEST POINT. Neb., Sept. 18. (Special.) -Exceedingly heavy and violent rains hare been falling steadily here for tha 'past two daya, causing floods on the low lands and rendering travel on the coun try roads almost. Impossible. The rains pare heavier than for many years at this season, and are causing great Inoonvenl amoe. ' FREMONT, Neb., 8ept.' IS. (Special.) It has rained steadily most of the day today and consequently the railroads, espe cially tha Northwestern and Great North ern, are having trouble with washouts. Tha Lincoln line of tha former is still In bad ehaps in several places, the-" worst washout . being near Ceresco. Tha Great Northern tracks were very soft and all their. grades in this vicinity are washed out and it will .. take months to, replace them. Tha Union Pacific trains from tha east were but, little ,leleyU VjTha.t PJtte la rising and -all tha small, streams ,lo the Vicinity are running bank" full. BEATRICE), Neb.,- Sept. 18. (Special.) A terrlfio rain has been falling her all day. The rainfall waa two and a half Inches. t PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Sept 18. (Spe clai During an electrical storm the dwel ling occupied by Byron Reed 1 and family, five miles south of this city, was struck by lightning. Tha family bad retired for tha night, and were awakened by the shock to find the interior of the building afire. LINCOLN,- Neb.. Sept. 18. A continuous nd at times heavy rain throughout the day made flood conditions worse in and near Lincoln. Tha Union Pacific railroad la tha worst sufferer, tha flood being the mpst disastrous from Valparaiso to Btromsburg and from tha former place to Wahoo, that has ever been .known. More track haa been washed away by tha over flow of Oak and Wahoo creeks than ever A TRULY IDEAL WIFE HER HUSBAND'S BEST HELPER Vurorou Health Is tba Ore Source of Power to Inspire and BnoeuraffST All Woooea Should Soak It. One of the most noted, successful and rlchaat men of this century, la s recent article, has aald, " Whatever I am and whatever suoceas I bar attained In this world I owe all to my wife. From the day I first knew her she has been n inspiration, and the greatest help mate of my life." To be such successful wife, to re tali) the )ove and admiration of her husband, to Inspire htm to make the most of himself, should be a woman's constant study. If a woman finds .that her energies are tigging, that she g-ets easily tired, dark shadows appear under her eyes, she has backache, headaches, bearing down pains, nervousness, Irregularities or the blues, she should start at once to build up her system by a tonic with apectfio powers, such As Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. Following- we publish by request a letter from s young' wife : Dear Mrs Pinkham: " Ever alnoa my child was horn I have suf fered, as I hope few women ever have. with in fiamiOAtioji, female weakness, bearing-down pains, backache and wretched headachea It affected my stomach so I could not entov nij meals, and half mv tiina was spent in bad " Lydia U. Pinkhatn's Veritable Compound made Die s well woman, and 1 fee! so gTSteful that I am glad to writ sad tell you of mj marvelous rwoverv. It brought ma health, new life and vitality ."Mrs. Bexte Ainsley. 611 Honth lOt a Street. Tseoina, Wash. , What Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound did for Mrs. Alnsley it will do for every sick and ailing- woman. If yon have symptom you don't un derstand write to Mrs. Pinkham, daughtcr-in-lew of Lydia E Pinkham at Lybn. Mass. , Her advice is free nu fclwajs Jtalyf uL . . f jiirj. Hesi9 Jtintley J before einre the branch waa opened for traffic Miles of track has been washed ray and serious damns dona to the roadbed. No trains iave been able to travel In or out of Lincoln on that road since Saturday. ' The Burlington has s washout between Linooln and Nebraska City, and traffic on the branch between Lincoln and Seward, Is suspended. The bottom lands west of Lincoln are covered, snd part of the street ear track to Capitol Beach Is washed out. AUBURN. Neb., Sept. .- Special.) Auburn and vicinity has been visited by a heavy rainfall In the last thirty-six hours. The Little Nemaha river has been reported bank full and Is expected hourly to go out of its banks, which. If It doer, will destroy thousands of dollars' worth of property, as the land alone the river la the richest in the county and a very large crop has been raised thereon. Con siderable soft track has been reported along the lines of the Missouri Pacific and Burlington railroads. It Is still raining. Rata Stasis Pals at Twiiuwk. TECUMSBH, Neb Sept. 18. (Special Tel egram.) This was to have been tha first day of the Johnson oounty fair, but the continued rains have made condltlona en tirely unfavorable to holding- the same thla week. A meeting of the board of di rectors win be held in the morning and It la understood the majority of the members favor a postponement until October to i, Sews ef Nebraska- BEATRICE Prank Bradley, a railroad man from Wymore, waa committed to the s avium today. PLATTSMOCTH A superabundance of rain has been falling in this vicinity the last few days. DAVID CITT Postmaster Hall reports that he sold 12.700 worth of money orders last Saturdav. writing forty-nine orders. DAVID CITT The republican central committeeman met last Saturday and called the county convention for Saturday, October a. BEATRICE The foot ball season opened here yesterday at the high school. A good team hss been orrsnlsmt for tha season and practice began yesterday. BEATRICE Rosa Louise, tha young daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Spnllm&n, died yesterday morning after a brief ill ness of stomach trouble. BEATRICE Two cars, loaded with grain, were wrecked In the Rock Island yards this afternoon, blocklag traffic ror a short time. A broken rsll caused the trouble. DAVID CITT The York High school foot ball team will play Its opening game with the David City team next Saturday Sep tember 22, st David City fair grounds, BEATRICE a. H. Davis yesterday pur chased his partner's Interest In tha atone crusher plant of Davis aV Mayne, which was recently damaged by Are, at Blue Springs. , . PLEASANTON The crack Pleasanton ball team won Its third straight game thla season from Ravenna, by a scoe of i to 1. It waa Ravenna'a second team Tleaaanton played. BEATRICE John Janaen. a prominent young stockman of this section of the state and a son of Peter Jansen, left today for Winnipeg, Man., where ha will locate perm anently. PLATTSMOUTH A. t. Fried has sold his stock of drugs to George W. D'Ment and has gone on the road for the Henry Vosn Wall Paper company of St. Joseph, Missouri. , DAVID CITT The David City band haa disbanded for the present, owing to the Indisposition on part of its members to at tend practice, and also not being well enough supported by tha cltlsens. YORK York oounty will have a large clover seed crop.. Many farmers are cut ting tha second crop of olover and will thresh later on. The yield of aeed la aald to be about the beat in many years. DAVID CITY The- treasurer's report of the David City Chautauqua, shows that they paid for their talent on the program this year, S2.Z11.47 and after settling all bills, have a balance on hand of. $641.71. DAVID CITY-Grace, the little B months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. William Dixon, died st their home, three miles north of this city, Sunday. 'The funeral was held Monday afternoon. She ,was one of the twins. - ., ; ' . YORK Horace Robinson and family were fcU affected by poison' front some unknown cause. Mr. Robinson suffered the most. They believe that the poison may have been In an . extract they used in making cookies. GENEVA Tha publle here is much pleased over the winnings of the city schools at tha atate fair. Today Superin tendent Taylor received- a check for (20 for cash premiums won. Besides these there were eighteen diploma prises. PLATTSMOUTH The state finance com mittee of the Degree of Honor was in ses sion In this city today. Among those pres ent were Mra. Mary Latky, grand chief of honor, and Mra. C. F. Spencer, both of Lexington, and Mrs. G. B. Chapman and W. A. Greenlee of Lincoln. BEATRICE A deal has been practically closed by -Peter Jansen for the sale of hla farm of 2.0U0 acrea In Jefferson county for tlSO.000, or t7S per acre. Mr. Jansen re cently purchased residence property in Be atrice and will make thla city hla home Just as soon as he disposes of. his farm. LONO PINE The Northwestern Rail road company has for soma time been test ing the land In the near vicinity of Long Pine, In search of good gravel. They suc ceeded in locating on the land belonging to Mr. Carl Petttjohn. They have leased the land and will In the near future in stall a sand sifting plant. CLAY CENTER Tha marriage of Miss Osoro Allen to Mr. Jamea W. Butler, wsa consummated; today at 10:80 a. m., at tha home of the bride's parents in this city. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. G. Smith of the Christian church, only relatives snd a few intimate frlenda being present. BEATRICE At the last regular meeting Of the Knights and Ladles of ' Security these officers were elected: Eugene Hoyle. president; E. M. Gashaw, first vice presi-J dent; alary Harsn, second vice president; Mary B. Campbell, prelate; Mary J. Dunn, corresponding secretary; Jennie Walker, financier; Maggie Bird, conductor; N. M. Harsh, guard; G. W. Wilcox, sentinel. WEST POINT The regular fall term of tha district court of Cuming county convened In West Point yesterday. The court only took up matters of naturalisation, large numbers of cltlsens being In attendance to receive their final papera. Nearly bjO com pleted their naturalisation yesterday and this morning, the largest number of any previous term In the history of tha county. FREMONT About a week ago a farmer, giving his name ss Magnus Nels-m. left hla team at the Star barn, saying ha would be sround for it tha next day. lie lias not shdVed up since. A lot of groceries and about twenty -Ave pounds of beef stsak were In the wsgon. The team was d good onu and Nelson appeared to be a man who would not be likely to l-ave hla prop erty uncalled for. - 8TOCKV1LLE The twentieth annual fair of Frontier county opened here today and will continue four daya. Active prepara tions for the en me have been under way for the last ten daya. A large floral hall haa been built and other Improvements made. Tha e-rounda were never in better .condi tion. A large number of entrlea have been made of stock and every stall and pen will be (llled. WEST Pill NT Fred W. Leffert. one of tin) best known of West Point cltlsens. Is dead of an affection of the stomach. Mr. Leffert waa t3 years of age and bad been Identified with the best Interests of West Point for nearly forty years. He was city water commissioner at the time of his death. Funeral services were held under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, the deceased having been secretary of the local lodge for many years. BEATRICE The mysterious disappear ance of George Frederick, the 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Frederick, who reside a few miles north of the city, Is causing bis parents no end of grief snd worry. The young man accompanied hla father to Beatrice last Saturday and alnce that time nothing has been seen of him. The officers were notified venterdav to M in the search for young Frederick, but they have so far been unable to throw any light on the case. Ha Is about six feet tall and at the time-of hla departure wore a black hat, a pc-oper-And-salt coat snd vest, black nanis and heavy sea ml eta shoes. Any In formation concerning him will be thank fully received by his fatties, FREMONT The Atlantic Canmng com pany shut down ita factory here for the aeusou Saturday. The total pack was small, only about half that uf last year. The low price of canned corn, owing to the operation of so many new factories lsst season, waa the reaaon for the small out put. The company employed a good many Japs and most of them left vesterdiy for i.t.ier places. The Standard Beet Sugsr fat-tory, at Leavltt. will run this season and the company hss a force of men em ployed getting ready for business. It la feared that the heavy rains following the hot weather of lust week, will lower the ! sugar content of the beets which, up to I tha, Uma were of a hlsti srsda, - C mi I LaJ is ami mi CUMMINS INVITED TO SPEAK i . . ... 17 Haply T:eWed TTv to Date from the Iowa Executive. REFEREE TO BE NAMED 1N LUMBER CASE Denaeeratie Committee Decldea to Issassrste a Speakiaat Cssmslfs with BrVaa and AUea as Bis; Cards. (FTom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. 18. (Special Telegram.) Governor Cummins of Iowa haa been Invited to make several speeches In Ne braska during the campaign. A telegram was sent to him from republican state headquarters today, but no answer has been received. Should the Iowa executive consent to coma across the river Norrls Brown will go to Iowa and do some talking over there. In the meantime the appointment of C. H. Reynolds as a member of tha atate commit tee and of the executive committee to take tha .place of J. C. Pettijohn. resigned, haa caused some comment. . Ha wss appointed., by State Chairman W. B. Rose. At the last committee meeting, when the resigna tion of Pettijohn was accepted, it was voted to delay the selection of his successor until the next meeting of the committee. Mr. Roee, however, has taken that work off the committee's hands. It haa been customary for the committee to fill vacan. cies heretofore. Referee la Lam bee Case. The application of the attorney general for tha appointment of a referee to take testimony In the caae against the alleged Lumber trust, filed In the supreme court, has been granted. The court has not yet selected the referee, but will accept sug gestions from the sttorneys In the case aa It did In the grain case. At this session of the court It Is not un likely tha caae brought by former Attorney General Prout againat the State Journal for S84.00O alleged to have been collected by the fake reformer from the sale of supreme court reports upon which the state owned the copyright, will be decided. This caae has been pending for some months, a rehearing having been granted Just previ ous to tha opening of the recent campaign for nominations. Drills for Xatloaal Gaard. Competitive squad drills will be a feature of the winter work of the National Guard companies. At the meeting of the military board today It waa decided to encourage thaes drills snd to offer numerous prises for tha best drilled squads. These will be followed by section snd platoon drills, each for a prise, Phillip Cooper la still chief of police not withstanding the demand of the ministers that he be required to resign. Mayor Brown asserts he has the power of removal and after the hearing yesterday evening before the excise board he announced em phatically Chief Cooper waa In to atay. Rev. Mr. Baton to the contrary notwithstanding. Civil Hla-Ma Caae. , George Payne, manager of the pool room In the Capital hotel, was tried In the court of justice Bacon this afternoon for refusing to allow Ora 8. Stout, colored, permission to play pool In the hotel. Stout claims his right, as a cltisen were denied him. The court took the matter under advisement Maay Hemes flooded. Oak creek. Salt creek and Capital Beach have united and formed a sea of water ex tending from the west end of the viaduct as far aa tha eye ran aee. The water la dan gerouslj near the gas plant and many peo lie itH" r' " il'il'fllM1"'"'.!;- " Mk LJ m- dik . ill. m hi m r, Mm mte '!! n em mi I pi st fi'' Q Ilk.. . ,11 1 I P'' - (Lj wim,. miJ IuZI Cmm3 C3 Kmmm and a ple In the lowlands1 'have 'already been drlverj . from their homes, and more will have to get out during the night. The po lice are patrollng the waterfront and are ready for any emergency. Last night the water began to recede and It waa thought all danger was over, but the heavy. rain to day swelled the streams and thousands of dollars damages will be done. ' Democrats Decide on tampalfa. The executive committee of the demo cratic state committee met last night and decided to Inaugurate a speechmaklng cam paign and discussed other plans by , which they expect to carry the state. It Is under stood former Senator W. V. Allen will take the stump for Shallenberger, while Mr. Bryan will devote a week to speechmaklng some time In October. Governor Oat ef State. Governor Mickey went to Kansas City last night on private business, to be gone until Wednesday or Thursday, while Secre tary of State Galusha, Treasurer Morten sen snd Land Commissioner Eaton went to Hastings today to look over the Improve ments In the Hastings asylum. OPENING EXERCISES AT BEIXEVl'R Snserlntendeat Davidson of Omaha , Delivers Address." BELLEVUK. Neb., Sept. 18. (Special.) Following out the Idea that a good start is half the race. Dr. Wadsworth aecured the presence of Dr. Davidson, superinten dent of the Omaha school, to give sn sd dress to the students. Thst Dr. Davidson's address waa an excellent force to start the work of the year no one who heard It can doubt. Dr. Davidson took aa hla aubject for the morning. '.'The Great Problem of the American School and College." Under this title he made a magnificent appeal to the students for a "good cltisen." He summed up the substsnce of his address In the motto he gave from the Hampton Institute, "God and country first, ourselves afterward." Rev. E. H. Jenks seconded Dr. David son's address, highly recommending tha thoughta he had. given. Among those present front Omaha were: Rev. Walter Reynolda, Rev. Mr. Purdy, Rev. Mr. Hunter, Rev. Henry Lampe, Rev. & H. Jenks. '.. Wolfe' Named far Senator. OAKLAND. Neb., 8ept. . 18. (Special.) The Seventh senatorial district convention met at the opera house here Monday. Eric Morell of Oakland, waa chairman of the convention and Harry Whltaker of Craig, waa aecretary. S. C. Wolfe of Craig, who waa allowed to name his own delegatea st the Burt county convention, waa endorsed by the Cuming county delegation and was de clared the nominee for senator. The fol lowing were named as the senatorial com mittee: A. J. White, Lyona, chairman; J. E. Elliott, Weat Point, and A. H. Daniels, Bancroft. Small Iliad of Fnalonlsts. LTNCH. Neb.. Sept. M.-(Bpecial Tele gram.) Tha democratic and populist con ventions met In Lynch tonight and nomi nated S. L. Whetmore of Knox county for repreaentatlve of the Twelfth district. Three democrats and one populist from Knox county snd three democrats snd three popu lists from Boyd, sat In tha convention; W. II. Jreen, fusion nominee for lieutenant governor, addreased the convention, as did other speakers, It waa predicted by 1 popu list speaker that In two years the popu list party would be out of existence. Hnnter Accidentally Shot. - - BASSETT. Neb.. Sept. 18. (Special Tele gram.) While out hunting with some friends thirty miles southeast of Bassert this afternoon Xoh Craudafi was accidentally shot and killed. CraudaU was standing up --IjtJSSX ' Utas-. Bin)) itVuG lit iff III 111 IB D ttSllnt's1 InaJ I'm"! i linJ (ZD Mess glad to "Show You i that Our Sales o mm for Sis Months from January 1st to July 1st, 1906 were An increase of over 10 for the same period . BUDWEISER exceeds in sales all other bottled beers, even though it commands the highest price, because it is the purest, best and most wholesome bottled beer in all the world. , We court the most rigid examination of our beers and Malt-Nutr.no by all Pure Food Commissions. .Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n St. Louis U.S.A. fjj taZHsa3 aC3 aaaaZsaaS. E3 eCZZmal GEO. KRIIG, Manager Anheuser-Busch Branch Omaha behind the seat In a spring, wagon and a gun lying across, the seat was discharged and the load of shot entered his abdomen. He lived about an hour. The coroner hss gone to hold an Inquest. The deceased had been foreman for a number of years on the Overton ranch, but lately has been living on his homestead In Rock county. He lravea a wife and three small children. HEARING IN CHAMBERLAIN CASE State I'see Fp Two Dnys Introducing Testimony. TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. 18. (Special Tel egram.) Ex-Banker Charlea M. Chamber lain la being given a preliminary hearing in the county court on a charge of having accepted money - for depoMt in the failed Chamberlain Banking house of thla city after he knew his institution to be insolv ent. Chamberlain waa cashier. Mrs. P. S. Jones is the complainant in the case. Two days heve been devoted to It and at aupper time the atate rested. At least that much more time will probably be required. A similar case, C. H. Dennis against Cham berlain, on the same charge, will come up for consideration. Increase Tost Ineomo. Opportunities in all lines of business la new and growing towns In Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Minnesota, Along the line of the ChlcagoGreat Western railway. Write to Industrial Department. C. O. W. Hy St., Paul. .Minn., for "Town Talk" and county map. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair and Warmer Today In Ne braska and Booth Dakota Fair Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-Forecaat of the weather for Wednesday and Thursday: For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair Wednesday and Thursdsy; warmer Thurs day. I For Kansas Fair Wedneaday and Thurs. day; warmer Thursday. For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Wednesday and Thursday; warmer Wedneaday. For Montana Fair Wednesday and Thursdsy; cooler Thursday. For Iowa and Missouri Showers and cooler Wednesday; Thursdsy fair snd warmer. Loeal Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA. Sept. 18 Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corTeapondlng day of the last three years: Maximum temperature Minimum temperature. Mean temperature Precipitation 1906. 106. 1804. 1806 . 63 74 NO . 69 62 67 43 . 61 63 68 54 . .81 .62 .00 .00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1 and comparison with tha last two years: Normal temperature 66 Deficiency for the day , 4 Total deficiency alnce March 1 U Normal precipitation 10 inch Excess for the dsy ,. .71 inch Precipitation since March 1 22.72 Inches Deficiency since March 1 I M Inches Ienclency for cor. period In IMS. 4.11 Inches Deficiency for cor. period in 1904. I Inches Reports from Stations at T P. M. Station snd State Temp. Max. Rain of Weather. 7 a. m. Temp. fall. Bismarck, part cloudy. .... 68 72 .00 Cheyenne, cloudy 4ii 66 .02 Chicago, clear 72 SO .0 Iwvenport. part cloudy,... 82 im .iirt Denver, cloudy..: 48 64 .16 Havre, cleur M , M .04 Helena, clear 7' 76 .00 Huron, cloudy 62 66 T Kansas City, clear 74 . 7S .00 North Platte, part cloudy.. 63 70 .00 Omaha, cloudy 63 SI .81 Rapid City, clear 62 70 .09 St. Lnuia, clear S4 88 .00 Bt. Paul, cloudy 70 7 .00 Salt Lake City, clear M 72 .00 Valentine, clear 60 6 .0t V'llllston. clear 74 78 .00 T indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. tun s hi J CaS If ' mi - 11 mvs sic Million bottles of 1905. r wmZZ3 C3 PROUTY HOLDS INQUIRY HERE Interstate Commerce Commissioner 8tarts Coal and Oil Inrestisration to Omaha, WILL CARRY IT ON THROUGHOUT WEST J. T. Marchand of Washington, Gen eral Attorney for Government, Is tn City to Aid Mr. Proaty. C A. Prouty, Interstate commerce com missioner, will be In Omaha today for the purpose of presiding at an In vestigation under the TUman-GlUesple sen ate resolution pertaining to interstate com merce as applied to railroads engaged in the transportation of coal and oil. This Investigation will apply especislly to the Union Psclflc, but other railroads will be included In the inquiry. J. T. Marchaud of Washington, D. C, the general attorney for the Interstate Commerce commission, will conduct the injury assisted by Elmer E. Thomas, at torney for a small coal company filing charges sgalnst the Union Pacific. Tha Investigation will begin in the federal court room at 10 a. m. Wednesday and will continue for two days. Twelve or more witnesses have already been sum moned, including representatives of tha Standard OH and certain coal companies shipping over these roads. An inquiry was begun Tueaday morn ing preparatory to the public investiga tion Wednesday. Two or three witnesses were before the sttorneys for the Inter state Commerce commission at their rooms In. the' Psxton hotel. From Omaha to Salt Lake. After Commissioner Prouty has com pleted his inquiry here he will go to Salt Lake City for further Investigations. Tha scope, of tho investigations snd Inquiries to be held in -Omaha are similar to the testimony taken at Cleveland and Chicago and otner eastern points. The Investigations will be public. Attor ney Msrchaud said Tuesday rooming: "It la our purpose to make These investi gations as public as possible, being a mat ter of news the public Is entitled to and we will be pleased to give the press all - - - ------ - - 3. In case of sickness none but the best should be accepted. 4. Our treatment is known the world over and has proved Us merits In over 360,000 cases. ' 5. We five value received, and that is the reason we are at the head in our specialty. 6. Tha only Keeley Inatitute in the state ot Nebraska Is located In Omaha. ' Correspondence Confidential. 'ZZZZ'ZS? THE KEELEY IIISTITUTE from either depot Oil A HA, NEB. the Information and to explain any part of the proceedings." The way Elmer Thomas comes to be Interested In this case Is that as attorney for some little coal company out. tn Wyoming ha instituted charges against the Union Pacific on the grounds that it refused to build a spur track to ths new mines. NIOBRARA MAN DISAPPEARS Comes to Enter Hospital and All Trace of Him Lost Since Shortly After Arrival, j A telephone message to the Omaha police Monday night from Frank Nelson at Niobrara, Neb., asked the aid of the local authorities in finding Charles Karlatrshm. a Swede 75 years old, who came to Omaha three weeks ago for the purpose of secur ing medical treatment and entering ' a hospital. Karlstrahm is a person of some prominence In Nlobrsra and no word hav ing been received from htm by his friends there, since he came to Omaha, has caused considerable anxiety. It waa learned Karlstrahm,. or a man answering his description, called on Dr. Robert Gtlmore two weeks sgo, snd It was then arranged he should take a room at the Wise Memorial hospital. ' An appoint ment waa made for both of them to be at the hospital at a certain time the next day. Karlstrahm' waa on hand a little ahead of time and utilised the Interval In In spectlng his room and was apparently entirely pleased. As Dr. Gllmore drove up. snd waa about to enter the hospital, he met Karlatrshm going out. Asking him where he wAs going and receiving a satis factory, though Indefinitely reply, the doctor went Inside to wait for him. That was the last seen of ths old men so far ss the police can learn. He never returned Inside the hospital or sent any word. On coming to Omaha hs had with him about $200 in cash and his friends ere grestly worried, lest be haa met foul play, end sre anxious to receive some Infor mstlon regarding hint. Gonial Rnya Another Lino. BAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 18.-Tbe an nouncement ia made that the Western Pa cific has acquired control of ths Virginia & Truckee rsllroad and will build into Rsrto. Tha transfer of the property to the Goulds hss not. It Is sold, been formally made, and It will not be turned over until the Western PaclBo has beer -sy.pieted. 1. Drunkenness, Opium, Morphine, Cocaine and other drug addictions are diseased conditions. 2. Therefore, a e 1 n 1 1 f I e medical treatment Is necessary.