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The Omaha Daily Bee Your daughter maj be per- mlti4. Mflr. to read TV Re. No exaggerated account of crime, bo filth, no scandal, bo dim novel sensations; bat all the nwi. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebrsska-Fslr and irmr, For low tho ers. For weather report see page fc. VOL. XXXIX NO. 17. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1900-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS ALL BOYS CAN'T BE PRESIDENT Such ii Deliberate View of Rational Educators in Session in Denver. SCHOOLS HAVE OTHER USES Prof. Cooley Says Heads Are Crammed with Useless Things. FOR INDUSTRIAL TRACKING Seerley of Iowa' Says Education Should Be Productive. WOMAN SUFFRAGE Tp THE FORE Man from Kmmi RtMti the (mm me President Harvey of National Association Deliver Hla Aananl Addree. DENVER. July S. "A preparatory course to the presidency" Is not the object of the public school system of the United States, or. rather. It should not be In the opinion of the leader In the National Council of Education who apent today In a discussion of conditions that muat rule the twentieth century. The final session of the council took place tills afternoon, Edwin O. Cooley. formerly superintendent of 'he v'h'cniro ptib'le schools, now the president of a Boston book concern, lad the discussion of what the American schoolboy needa. "While It la the- privilege of every Amer ican born boy to try to become president of the United States," said Mr. Cooley, "It does not follow that It becomes the busi ness of the public school system to fit him for that, position. Borne of these boys are going to ba laborers, mechanics, artisans, something beside president, and right now they are being neglected. "It haa come to pass that we are edu cating about 1.000.900 boys for the presi dency and about SO.OM.oM .'or nothing, be cause our schools are cramming things in their heads which will be of no use to them when they begin work to the factory or on the farm." Homer II. 8erley, president of the Iowa Slate Normal college, advanced the propo sition that uniformity should exist among the k; sirs in the government of the schools tv.il -hat srperlntendents of education si i ..'. lie clvc n wider powers. He said: T ..;'t-lsl Aarlriiltnral Training;. ' t , nvnu st problem in education to . i . U tl.p Industrial training of the com ii'. vi pe u; !c so A to enable them Individu ally to Rlvd more productive service. "All other education can be conducted in groups, but this must be personal and In dividual. All others are somewhat similar, but this must be adapted to each Individual and calls for a slightly different solution. Improvement In mechanical llnea of educa tion 4a efcraMvely easy, heeanse -tt deals with, the populous and wealthy commun ity and does not call for extravagant ex penditure per capita; but agriculture must be taaght In a sparsely settled community and at great expense per capita. Agri culture Is not one occupation or branch, but many occupations and branches. It de pends not upon a single science, but many sciences. It represents In results not a sin gle kind of skill, but many klnda of capa bilities. tat Maat Be Interested. "Tli nation and the state ought to be lntrrented In this agricultural problem, be cause if these classes of our workers do not prosper, all other classes fail. The c.vimrv schools are thua the moat Im portant of all schools that are maintained bfcHUf thofa educated therein become the foundation of all business prosperity for all othfr vocations. The work of conduct ing such training la too expanm-e to r-ly upon the country school district! alone, and tho rest of the state must help. "Nothing of -large Importance will be able to be shown In progress along these lines until large amounts of money are In vested In both state and nation so that teaohers can be trained, and salaries suf ficient for their jfport can be paid. Then agricultural education muat depend upon men teachers and not women teachers, ard this situation will require one man teachrr at least for every twenty or thirty country schools, whoae work will be super vUory and special, and who will give constant attention to the Industrial part of the Instruction. - For these reasons, ef forts have been put forth for several years to Interest both state legislatures and the national congress In this need, so that financial support for such an endeavor may Le given. Progresa haa been made. but thus far but limited results have been obtained. or ma I tieheol the Aftsey, "The state normal schools are the proper state agency to use In this endeavor. They are numerous; they are now popular teacher training schools; they are con ducted economically; they know bow to train efficient teachers for the publio schools, and they should be required by the several states to devote much attention to this kind of special education. The s'udents who attend these teacher schools would cheerfully go Into this field of labor If the opportunity to make a eredltable living were poslble, and only by state and national aid can such an endeavor be ac cumrlli'hed and the benefits fully realised.' This view waa furthered by Edwin Fair- child, superintendent of publia Instruction of Kansas. Joseph Kwaln. president of Swarthmor colleg, tiwarthmote, Penna.. was the prln v4ja speaker before the religious educa tion association this afternoon. Elmer E. Drown, United States commissioner of edu cat Ion also spoke. The afternoon the board of directors chot.e a nominating committee which on . Wednesday will make nominations for of fleers of the association. It Is proposed to nominate Elmer E. Brown, commissioner of education. It Is not believed there will be any opposlton to Irwin Sheppard of Winona. Minn., for secretary. V.'uman affraae Creeps la. Woman Bufferege came to the fore for a moment In the conference today when John Mac Donald, of Topeka. Kaa , took up arms for the women. "In Kansas." Mr. MacDonald aald, "Flftyflve out of an opproxtmate one hun tfred county auperintandenla are women. Now tbea what a narrow being man la H la willing to let more than half the county schools of his state be ruled by a woman thereby acknowledging that she know t haa he, but be ta not wining to aa (Continued on Second Page ) Sioux Falls May Get Suffragists' Next Convention Belief is that to Hold it There Would Give Women Vote in South Dakota. SEATTLE. Wash., July S. The national convention of the National Woman Suf frage asoclatlon today elected the follow ing officers: President, Rev. Anna H. Shaw, Moylan, Pa.; first vice president, Mrs. Rachael Foster Avery, Bwarthmore, Pa.; second vice president, Mrs. Florence Kelley, New Tork; corresponding secretary. Miss Kate M. Gordon, New Orleans; recording secre tary, Mrs. Ella 8. Stewart. Chicago: treasure-. Mra. Harriet Taylor Upton, Warren, ' 'rat auditor, Miss Laura Clay, Lexlng V. y.; second auditor. Miss Alice Stone, 't ll, Boston. Mass. ( ry Gordon accepted re-election un w. '".'' with the understanding that she mlfc , Tt after a few months. The nailt i ders hope thst Prof. Frances Kquln may be Induced to leave the Unlver. " '.j Minnesota and give all her time to f'v ,c of corresponding secre tary at t York headquarters to be establlsh.ee idlng Miss Gordon, who will give a . time to the Louisiana state assocla,,jft. The question of the next convention city was left to the general officers for de cision. The candidates were Sioux Falls, S. D., and Washington, V C. The general officers Ilve recommended Washington to the convention, bit when their choice waa made the finance induce ment offered by the Sioux Falls business men had not been submitted. In the con- entlon the argument that to hold the na tional convention In Sioux Falls Just be fore election would swing South Dakota Into the suffrage column very effectively. The matter did not come to a vote, how ever, a motion to refer to the general of ficers prevailing. Indian Student Guilty of Murder in London Court Notebook Showed Young1 Man Had Been Practicing at Marks manship with Pistol. LONDON, July 6-A verdict of willful murder haa been rendered In the case of Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Hutt Cur son Wyllle, political aide to Lord Morley, the Indian secretary who waa shot by Madarlal Dhlnagrl, an Indian student, the nleht of July 1 at the conclusion of a pubilo gathering at the Imperial Institute in London. That the student had contem plated an attempt at assassination for aome waa Indicated by records found in his room showing that he had been prac ticing steadily with a pistol since last Jan uary. The notebook gave trie results or his shots at varying distances. Turns from Court to Avenging God Attorney General Caldwell Says . Judges Blundered in Night Rider Case. NASHVILE. Tenn., July 8--In a state ment published today Attorney General Caldwell, who prosecuted and convicted the night riders at Union City, whose cases have Just been reversed by the supreme court, scores the members of that tribunal for their decision. General Caldwell says: "I may be wrong, but In my opinion these three Judgea have committeed Judicial blunder such aa haa not occurred for a hundred years In Tennessee Juris prudence. "None of those who are In a position to know can realise the full meaning of the decision. According to It, I see no way to ever hve a trial of the caae again. B. trlbutlve Justice must be left to an aveng lng God." Kills Self and Burns Observatory Caretaker of Building at Colorado College Soaks Floor with Oil and Fires It. COLORADO SPRING8. July S-Lew H Warrlner. care taker for the Stellar Ob aervatory of Professor Frank H. Loud of Colorado college committed suicide early today by shooting, after having first soaked the floor and tired It In three places. Despondency la said to have caused the act. Great damage waa done to the scientific instruments, but the exact loss cannot be estimated. Special work for Harvard unl versity was being conducted at the time of the fir. PASSES BAD CHECKS AND SHOOTS AT PURSUING POLICE Cheyenne Warkman Prove Lively Aetor on Satnrdny Night. CHETENNE. Wyo.. July S.-(Spclal.)- Jlm Lanham, employed on the new build lng at Fort Russell by the Atkinson Con structlon company, waa run down by the police last night after he had cashed worthless checks at ten or twelve of the leading business houses In the city, and after he had fired several shots at his captor. Lanham waa picked up on West Six teenth street by Patrolman Embry, but before the Jail waa reached Lanham sud denly whipped out a revolver and. placing lb against Embry' head, waa about to fir when a colored trooper from Fort Russell knocked up his arm. Lanham ran to bla home in Wast Chey enne, which waa quickly surrounded by Of floe rs Embry and Henderson and Ser geant Hawkine. Lanham secreted himself behind a board fence, and whan Hawkin peered over, Lannam rirea two shots a1 the officer, the bullets passing through the latter'a hat. Lanham was quickly overpowered. It la aaid the prisoner came here from Denver, where be haa a bad record. BROWN WINS A LEADING POINT Secures Unanimous Vote in Senate for His Income Tax Amendment. CAMPAIGN THAT WON VICTORY Personal Effort on Part of Senator Brings Results. WILL WORK FOR ITS PASSAGE Outlines Future Efforts in Behalf of Proposed Change. NOVEL IN HISTORY OF COUNTRY First Time Proposed Amendment Ever Got Unanimous Vote of Hither Branch of the Congrreaa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 6 tSpeclal Tele gram. -When the tariff bill was flounder ing in the waves of a very greatly dis turbed sea. Senator Nome Brown of Ne braska introduced a Joint resolution pro viding that an income tax amendment to the constitution of the United Statea should be submitted to the several atates for rat ification. When the Brown resolution waa Introduced It seemed hopeless of passage, hopeless of even consideration, but aa weeks have gone and the makers f the tariff nave realized the necessity of the provis ion for a tax on Incomes, the need lor some Buch amendment to the constitution has grown. The result came In the unani mous vote of the aenate today In favor of the resolution as presented by the Junior senator from Nebraska. Seventy-seven sen ators, without a dissenting voice, went on record In favor of submitting to the legis latures of forty-six states of the union the question whether the constitution of the United States should be amended to the extent of vesting In congress the power and authority to levy an Income tax. Brown's Winning Way. Maybe luck played some part In Sen ator Brown's case by reason of the dis cussion growing out of the consideration of the tariff bill, particularly with reference to the income and inheritance taxes. But luck was buttressed by the campaign car ried on by Senator Brown, strengthened by the support of President Taft which brought about the notable victory of today. It cornea to but few men In a lifetime to have his name associated with a reso lution providing for a constitutional amendment. Every senator waa advised on Saturday by letter from Senator Brown, calling attention to the consent order to take a vote at 1 o'clock today, and he re quested their presence and support. And when the vote was taken, After three hours of discussion. In which ratification by con Yen Lion aa well as by legislature, . waa thoroughly threshed out, and seveuty-sevon senators of both parties went on record It was ascertained that the biggest vote polled at this session of congress waa that in favor of the Brown income tax amend ment. It ta understood that the house leaders have agreed upon a program which will be to take up the corporation tax amend ment and the resolution of Senator Brown independent of the tariff bill, which will be sent directly to conference. Plan of Campaign. When the house agrees to the Brown resolution, which has the sanction of Pre ldent Taft and the administration. It Is Senator Brown's purpose to communicate with the governor of every state, with every national committeeman and every chairman of each party, calling his atten ilon to the resolution as adopted by the two houses of congress, and In the case of each governor, asking that In his message to the legislature, a recommendation be given of submission of the proposed amend ment to the state for Its adoption by tbs people. The history of the nation does not show a unanimous vote of either branch of congress upon a resolution of submission to the several statea of a con stitutional amendment," as waa shown In the senate today when tt unanimously adopted the Brown resolution. The four teenth amendment waa Introduced In the senate by Senator Howard of-Vermont, on behalf of the reconstruction committee, of which he was a member. Thla committee consisted of nine members of the house and alx of the senate. They were the real framers of the proposition. On July 13, 1866, Senator Fessenden of New Hampshire and Representative Thaddeus Stevena of Pennsylvania made their majority report from the committee on reconstruction. This report waa signed by Senator Feasenden of New Hampshire, Grimes of Iowa, Harris of New York, Howard of Vermont and Representattvea Wllllama, Stevena, Wash bum, Morrill, Bingham, Conkltng, Bout- well and Blow. The minority report was signed by Reverdy. Johnson. Rogers and Grider. The resolution known as the four teenth amendment passed the senate and received concurrence of the house June 13, Fifteenth Amendment. At the beginning of the first session of the Fortieth congress in 1868 eight distinct amendments were Introduced, the effect of which, If adopted, would have been to extend the right of suffrage to freedmen In a little while after three other amend merits were Introduced. Of these eleven amendments seven were presented in the house and four In the senate. With one exception they were all referred to the committee on Judiciary In their respectlv hcuses. On June 11, 1S58, Mr. Boutwell of Massachusetts, from the Judiciary com' mlttee of the house, reported a Joint reso lutlon proposing an amendment to th constitution which gave rise to an ex tended discussion. Both th senate and the house passed different amendments and asked for a committee of conference. The controversy was finally adjusted by the conference eommlttee reporting th fifteenth amendment, in the precise form In which It was finally Incorporated in th constitution. Both houses acoepted the resolution as reported by the conference committee, but In nowise as unanimous ss the passage of the Brown amendmen today. The fifteenth amendment was adopted by the house by US ayes to nas and In the senate by SS ayes to 11 nays. Thus tne fifteenth amendment i recommended to tne states by congress on February 36. ls5. six days before th (Continued on Second Page.' From the Washington Evening Star. KILLED BY GIANT CRACKER Prominent Kentucky Insurance Man Victim of Fourth. CASUALTIES OVER THE COUNTRY List of Those Killed, Injnrea and Maimed In Celebrating; Independ ence Day Many Accidents In Varloas Places. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 5. The unen viable distinction of having made th most notable sacrifice to patriotism by reason of the Independence day celebration this year will probably fall to Louisville through the death at Seymoar, Ind., early today of Arthur Granville Langham, former president of i Providence Life Aseuranoe society.'' Mr, -Lngham never re covered from the - effects of having had hla right hand shattered by the explosion of a cannon cracker late last night. He was one of a party of fashionable Louisville folk who were spending the week-end at the home, near Seymour, of John J. Peter. Mr. Langham's brother-in-law. A cannon cracker thrown upon the lawn failed to explode and Mr. Langham took It In his hand and relighted It. The cracker burst In his grasp, tearing the hand frightfully. He was operated upon, but never regained consciousness. Majt of Prominence. Mr. Langham was a member of the In surance firm of Barbee & Castleman of Louisville. He assumed national financial prominence la 190S by gaining control of the Providence, then at a point of differ ence between Governor Hughes and Insur ance Commissioner Otto Kelsey of New Tork. Later he was elected president. Mr. Langham waa the uncle of the Baroness Speck Von Sternburg, widow of former German ambassador to the United States and of the Comtesee de Falramont. wife of the naval attache of the French embassy at Washington. His Idow, formerly Miss Stella Peter of Louisville Is at present with Baroness Von Sternburg In Europe. "Nia-a-er Chaser" Kills OlrL ST. LOUIS. July S.-Nellle Sullivan. U years old, died today from burns result ing from a "nigger chaser," which a friend, Julia Morlarlty, lighted In cele brating. The chaser Ignited the girl's dress. Newsboy Badly Hnrt. MEMPHIS. Tenn., July 6 A spark Ig nited a large bunch of firecrackers car ried In the shirt bosom of little Charles Bedonis, a crippled newsboy, today, and In a moment the lad waa writhing on the ground. He probably will die. Many Hnrt In Site York. NEW TORK, July 6. For independence day today New Yorkers experienced an autumn-like chill. The first hours of the day brought to the hospitals a stream of accident cases. Cannon Explodes, Two May Die. WILKESBARRE, Pa., July 8 A can non, which had been overcharged, exploded last night tn North Wilkesbarre and four boya were so badly injured that two of them may die. Michael McNutt's left hand waa blown off, Thomas Calkan lost an eye, and James Dougherty and Anthony Poerkowlts were perhaps fatally burned. Exploding firecrackers set fire to the dress of 10-year-old Rosa Lituske and she was fatally burned. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. July S.-The first death in this city from fireworks was re corded last night, when Mary Quick, ti years old, died from burns received on Saturday. More Time in Town Lot Cases Judge Campbell Grants Sixty-Day Ex tension for Defendants to Answer. MUSKOGEE. Okl., July &. -Federal Judge Campbell here today granted a sixty-day extension of time to th l.O0 defendants tn which to make answer In the Mott town lot civil suits brought by the United Ststes government to recover for the Creek Indians town lots scheduled by "dummies" snd out of which grew the criminal action against Governor Haskell and others. On May t last this court over ruled demurrers of the defendants claim ing the government had na Jurisdiction. THE NEW BRYAN. Tobacco Tax is Raised Several Notches Higher Senate Finance Committee Boosts Every Schedule Except that of Cigars. WASHINGTON, July B.-Clgar manufac turers who were given a hearing today by the sub-committee on finance succeeded In defeating the proposed Increase from S3 to SS.60 a thousand In the Internal revenue tax on cigars. The sub-committee, how ever, voted to recommend Increases on practically all other forms of manufactured tobacco. When the full committee mVieets tomor row It will consider the recommendations of the sub-committee, which are as fol lows: Snuff, 8 cents a pound. Instead of the existing rate of 6 cents and 12 cents as proposed by the Beveridge amendment. Chewing and smoking tobacco, S cents a pound. Instead of the existing rate of 6 cents and t cents aa proposed by the Bev eridge amendment. Cigars weighing more than three pounds per thousand, S3 per thousand, which Is the existing rate. Jt had been proposed to advance this rate to $3.60. The existing differential will also be recommended to be eliminated. Cigars weighing less than three pounds per thousand, commonly called "little cigars," $1 per thousand, the same aa adopted by the house and recommended by the Beveridge amendment. Instead of the existing rate of M cents. Cigarettes, a flat rate of 11.60 per thou sand, Instead of the existing rates of M cents and $1.08 per thousand, according to th value. The sub-committee will recommend also the adoption of the anti-coupon provision of the Beveridge amendment. Tourists Caught in Mountains Rain and Electrical Storm in Colo rado Does Damage Amounting to 1300,000. DENVER. July 5 Property damage estimated at $300,000, railroads demoralized and thousands of pleasure seekers, who left the city yesterday with the prospects of two daya recreation, marooned tn the mountains are' some of the conditions re sulting from yesterday's heavy rain and electrical storm. ANOTHER LEON LING CLUE Evidence that Chinaman Bailed from Philadelphia Jane 10 on Tramp Steamer. NEW TORK. July 4. Word reached New York through the Philadelphia police that evidence had been found In that city tend ing to show that Leon Ling, the Chinaman accused of the murder of Elsie Sigel, had sailed from Philadelphia on a tramp steamer on June 10. Thla Is one day after the murder Is supposed to have been com mitted. The name of the vessel haa not been announced here, but It Is understood that the police have given instructions to hav tt searched at the port of destination. President Taft of Norwich NORWICH. Conn., July . With th clanging of bell and booming of guna the' celebration of the 250th anniversary of th settlement of th town was ushered In todsv. The Droarram of th day opened I early with a flight of the airship "The Cal ifornia Arrow," by Captain Thomas S. Baldwin on the Country club grounds. At 10 o'clock President Taft and his party, including Captain Butt, hla military aide, and Assistant Secretary Mischler, ar rived on a special train from Boston as the guests of the committee of amuse ments. Space had been roped off at the station and the president was greeted by Mayor Costello Uppltt. Wtnslow T. Wil liams, president of the celebration com HOT FOURTH FOR GOVERNOR Jerry Howard Sets Off Giant Cracker in His Office. BOOM, BUT SHE'S A TERROR! Eloqaent Son of the Emerald Isle Turns Loose the Batteries of Hla Wrath on Fltsscerald-Ryaai Appointment. Boom! bang! ker-blng! A firecracker burst right In the office of Governor Shallenberger yesterday. It was a terror. Jerry Howard put It there- Jerry Howard of South Omaha. Thla wasn't one of thoes little skinny, 100-for-a-nlckel firecrackers; It was a giant cracker; ono of those big, fat, red boys that you can hear for a whole block when It goes off. That's the kind of a fire cracker that Jeremiah Howard of South Omaha, the friend of bleeding and down trodden Ireland, set under the chair of Aahton C. Shallenberger on the glorious Fourthby proxy of July, so It Is, that. Tou see, the governor appointed a man named Fitzgerald and another one named Ryan to be fire and police commissioners of South Omaha. Both of these gentle men, aa you might Infer, have Celtic blood ffi their veins; their ancestors and Jerry's fought for the same Irish rights. But Jerry Howard was not placated by that fact He wanted Stephen Vail appointed and he had told the governor so. The governor had the unmitigated au daclty to tell Jerry that he, thla seething son of the Emerald Isle, doesn't under stand the Irish people. Holy, mackinaw! Don't understand the Irish! Listen: "Political trimmer." "frauds and coun terfeita," political grafters," "plug-uglies," "porch climbers and high binders," viola tors of law and order In the employ of the special Interests. That'a where the man gets off who tells Jerry Howard he does not understand the Irish people, his people for whom he haa spent his life fighting. And so the sad. sweet song of harmony In the ranks of the unterrlfled democracy of the state, Bryan's state, goe on. Letter of the Governor. Here's Bhallenberger's letter, which Jerry aays he held several days before after writing, or ante-dated: State of Nebraska. Executive Office. Lin coln, June 16 Hon. Jeremiah Howard, South Omaha, Neb. My dear Mr. Howard: I have your letter of June 2S. I note all you say and regret that I still find you hostile to the Irish. I am sorry that I cannot agree with you tn this as I have In everything else. I cannot refuse to ap point good men for office because they happen to have a little Celtic blood In their veins. You are a good judge of men, I think, when you are passing upon Ger mane, Bohemians, etc., but you do not seem to understand the Irish race. Of course, you understand, that Is not to be taken too seriously, but really I made up my mind to appoint Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Ryan aa police commissioners, because th watght of opinion that I get from your town, aside from yourself. Is that they will make good men for the place. Your friend were very highly recom mended to me as well as a lot of other good men, and I am only sorry that I do not hav places enough to go to ail of the men who deserve them. With best regards and hoping that I ran please you more In the future than I am afraid I (Continued on Second Page.) Helps Town Celebrate Day mittee, two members of the aldermanlc Doards, the selectmen and Mr. Tracey of the executive committee. As the president appeared a battery on a hill fired a salute of twenty-one guna. CUSHMAN'S LIFE IN DANGER Washington Representative I Very Low, with Death Momen. tartly Expected. NEW YORK, Jul 5 Representative Francis W. Cushmsn of Tacoma. Wash, who la HI with pneumonia in Roosevelt hospital, waa aald today to be very low and hla death might "occur any time. FEW OMAIIANS MEET.1NJURY List of Fourth of July Casualties Not Large Nor Serious Except in One Case. BOY OF NINE WORST VICTIM George Gard Suffers Loss of Three Fingers by Explosion. FEARED EYESIGHT MAY ALSO GO Less Than Score Hurt to Greater or Less Degree. MARATHON RUN IN SPITE OF RAIN Motorcycle Races Given Up and Han- dreda of Picnic Abandoned on Acconnt of Rain of Night and Morning;.' Rain hindered but did not stop Omaha's celebation of th Fourth of July. Some events were called off but othera put through and the day on the whole waa a successful one. It was a more than good celebration In one Important respect the casualty list la small. The most serious accident waa that which tore three fingers off the hand of a -year-old boy named George Gard, and which may possibly cause the loss of sight. Most of the injuries to Omaha people were minor unless the dreaded tetanus results. Edward S. Whltehorn of 1431 North Seven teenth street suffered severe burns on the right hand while shooting a roman oaridle and Deputy Sheriff Frank Osborn himself became the victim of a giant rcacker which exploded In his hand following re peated warnings to his little son not to handle crackers. His hand was not badly damaged. The Gard boy live at SIM Ames avenue. He waa hurt about 10 a. m. He had been shooting the caps in a cane and had hold of the wrong end of the cane when he dis charged a cap. He was temporarily blinded and his eyes may be permanently affected by the accident. His upper lip and face were burned and cut, and all the thumb and half of two fingers of his left hand were blown off, while the palms of both hands were also hurt. He was taken to the Swedish Mission hospital and attended by Drs. Paul Ellis and E. M. Slansbury. Johnny Ferryman, 12 years of age, car ried powder and matches In the same pocket and now Johnny has a badly burned hand and face and damaged suit of clothes. Powder and Matches Connect. The boy Is a son of Frank P. Ferryman, 102 South Twenty-sixth street, and chose Sunday for his day to celebrate. Some of his firecrackers refused to go off and these he broke open and poured out the powder Into a pocket In which he carried matches and punk. The friction between the irtalchee and powder caused the latter to explode, burning the entire left side of the boy's body slightly, and Inflicting serious In juries to his hand and face. Dr. Dwyer is caring for the lad at the Presbyterian hospital. While playing "robbers" with his chums, John Holm, the 8-year son of William Holm, Twenty-seventh and Burdatte streets, was shot In the right arm with the charge from a blank catrtdge. One of the playmates of young Holm while chasing the little fellow and, coming upon him. leveled the pistol at his right arm. He pulled the trigger and the powder and wad from the catrldge burled Itself In the flesh of the lad'a arm. Dr. M. Loo mis was called and dressed th wound. Herman Sefeman, a Florence boy of It years, met with concussion of the brain through colliding with another fielder In a game of ball near Florence. The other boy was stunned but recovered rapidly. Sefeman's condition Is considered danger ous. An unusual Fourth of July mishap oc curred to Vivian Varlan, a girl of IS living at 2230 Pine street. She stepped Ok a "nigger chaser" and fainted from fright. Celebrations planned for out of doors met a varying fate. Th Jlma' RVrtilo Waa called off, but Florence went ahead with its program. The marathon race waa held and furnished good sport, but the motor cycle races at CourUand beach could not be run. The rowing race at the Rod and Gun club went according to the bill, but the tennis matches were given up. In the evening the flrewo-ks at Manawa and CourUand had to be abandoned. The dampness discouraged attendance and plckulckers gavs up projected txlpa to the country. The country clubs drew many la th venlng for dinner and dancing. List of Victim. , Following is a list o( Omaha people who suffered: John SSchenck, 1716 South Twenty-fourth street, 12 year , sight of one sy de stroyed by powder burns. Adotph Kokolowskl, Hickory and Twenty fourth streets, 11 year, powder burns on face. frank Moore. 2531 Patrick avenue, I years, eye injured by powder burns. Jjhn Wlcorek, Twenty-third and Center streets, M year, right hand injured by ex- moKinn nt cartrtdKe. Louis Meirendorf, Twenty-eighth and Burdette streets, 1 year, face and hands badly burned by powder. Joe Kuncl, Fifteenth and Center streets. 10 ear, hand burned by Roman candle. Ryan Hummel, Jr., Twenty-sixth and Parker streets, 6 year, face and hands burned by powder. Earl Hife-gins, Twenty-fourth and Lake streets, bad burns on face from powder. John Hulm, Twenty-seventh and Bur dette street, g years, shot through the arm by pixtol. Karl Higgens, Paxton hotel, 30 year, finger torn off by cannon fire cracker held In the hand. (ieorge Gard. HU) Ames avenue, S year, three flngt-rs shot off. face badly burned, and eye sittht damaged by exploding per cussion cap in cane. jonn Ferryman. UC4 South Twenty-sixth street. 12 year, face and hand burned by exploding powder carried in pocket. Frank F,. Oxborn, 24) Binney atreet, hand badly burned by exploding giant fir cracker. r.dMbrd S. Whltehorn, 1431 Uorth Seven teenth street, hand burned by Roman candle. John Schwartz, Thirtieth and Pine streets. 11 ear, face burned and eye sight damaged. Merman Sefeman. Florence Lake, M years, concubalon of brain due to col lision In ball game. Vivian Vaiian. -"2.10 Pine atreet. step ped on "nigger chaaer" and falntod from ti ight. A Petersen. 3318 Pprsgue street. 48 years, powder burns on face. FLOKEM'Sl I'KHSISTEXC E WIJTi OUT Celebration Held In Spite of Weather aad UIt Crowd Attends. After trying for three days to have celebration tn sptte of Inalement weather, the people of Florence brervaly began ikes
