Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 17, 1909, Image 1
The Omaha Daily Bee The Omaha dee rltabt newspaper that U admitted to each and every bom. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Cloudy: cooW. For Iowa Fair; cooler. For neather report ee vt 3. VOL. XXXIX-XO. 53. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1909-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. TO ATTACK BOSTON FROM BOTH SIDES Amy and Navy Forces Will Make 'Combined Effort to Capture the Hub Today. BIO LAND BATTLE IS EXPECTED Ak-Sar-Ben Oprey Forced to Play Double-Header HOT WAVE C0VEKS THE SOUTHWEST Thermometers Register from 100 to Chinese Conception of July 4 COOLER WEATHER DUE HERE TODAY Forecasters Unite in Promise of Reliet from the Terrifio Heat Wave by This Evening. CLOUDY AND PROBABLY RAIN " . v 110 Degrees in Kansas and Oklahoma Cities. MUSKOGEE IS THE HOTTEST Official Thermometer at This Point Rises to 110 Degrees. Hotel Men end Tennis Players Make Paprika Schnitzel Go Some on a Hot Night. 7 tgk fy i . I'' - Contending: Forces Confront Each Other North of New Bedford. SKIRMISHES DURING THE DAY Tea Cavalry Men and Six In f an try Men Killed in Outpoit Fight f. FORTY BLUE SCOUTS CAPTU. These) Are Later Retaken and w Tk Two Red General Pew rtlea Prnteat with Fmptre. BOSTON. Mass.. Aug. IB. -The field of the war game now being played In south eastern Massachusetts became considerably enlarged tonight, when It was announced that a theoretical fleet of battleships and waller war craft wai on It way to assist the invading army of the red by a series of night attacks on the Boston harbor de fenses. The harbor forts today received re inforcementa when the transport Sumner brought tlx companies of ooaat artillery from New York, a total of 720 men. The newcomers were distributed among Forts Heath, Banks. Andrews, Warren and Strong, and tonight each of the strongholds was fully manned, to resist an attack by the fleet of the enemy. The "fleet" will consist of transports, tugs 'and mine plant ers, numbering fourteen In all, and each designated either aa a battlenhlp, cruiser or torpedo boat. They will carry six pounder guns and small arms Instead of the big guns' of the real warships, and the fire of the guns of the forta will be entirely sub-calibre. This sea war game will be umpired by Colonel Cronklte, who is In general charge of tha naval maneuvers, and by Major A. M. Hunter of Governor's Island, N. T. Arm Irs la Close Toarh. ROCK STATION. Mass., Aug. 16-For the first time since the beginning of the war gams between the army of the red and the army of tha blue, the two forces tonight ware In very close touch with each other. A general engagement seems not Improbable tomorrow. ' Tha -situation follows a day which proved eventful aa deciding on which sides of the group lakes north of New Bedford Gen eral Tasker H. Bliss, oommandlng the red army, would make his advance. While he sent tha Tenth cavalry and tha Fourteenth New York Infantry towards Myrlcks Sta tion, on tha extreme west, this movement was ectly a, feint and tha real advance was along tha eastern end of the line. Tonight tha headquarters of the commander-in- chief ara about four miles southeast of Mlddleboro, a most strategic position. Plana ( General Bllaa. In thls'ponltlon General Bliss Is so situ ated that he still may have a chance to move his army qulokly around Assawont sett lake, past Watch Hill, and then swing his full strength against Oeneral William A. Pew's blue forces on the latter's right wing, or ha might even attempt to turn the right In upon Itself. Observers here, however, were inclined to think tonight, that such a move would be less politic than a quick swing around to the left of tha blue army, so as to force a path for tha invaders between Mlddleboro and Plypton. That would mean an attempt to turn the left wing, and would afford the advantage of more territory for maneuver ing, plenty of fairly good main and cross roads and what la theoretically an exceed ingly strong consideration, would give the red army an opportunity to work around to the west if it found itself in a danger ous position. Reds Advance Sevea Miles. The advance of the red army during the day was over a distance of about seven miles for tha main body, although aome of the troops had a much longer "hike" than that, notably tha Fourteenth New York regiment, which went with the Tenth cavalry to the west side of the lakes. Borne of the men of the Fourteenth cov ered about fifteen miles during the day, which, added to a ten-mile march yester day, made them a tired lot of Infantrymen taoight. As a result of the forward movement, most of the forces of General Bliss are concentrated around Rook Station and Mlddleboro, which was occupied this after noon. Just before the close of the period at 1 o'clock General Bliss drew back the Fourteenth New York and the Tenth cav alry through East Freetown, the scene of the Sunday night encampment of the main body, and hurriedly marched them around Lakeside park, where they are encamped tonight. The Fourteenth New York, which In tha morning constituted the advance guard of the left wing, is now In the rear guard of the red army and Is sepa . rated some distance from the main body. In the forward movement the scouts of tha two armies had several brief encoun ters tn the vicinity of Mlddleboro in the half hour preceding the close of the day s maneuver a. Sixteen Men Killed. There was a conflict between a mixed patrol Of cavalrymen from squadron A of New York and the Essex troop of New Jersey, und a detachment of District of Columbia bicycle scouts, representing th Invaders and a portion of tha Eighth Massachusetts infantry on outpost duty for tha defense. This resulted In the "killing" of ten cavalrymen and six In fantrymen, according to tha umpire. It was merely a skirmish, . and at Its close tha two iscoutlng parties fell back to their supporting bodies. Just to the north of this point six blue scouts were captured by a cavalry ad vance, a mixed patrol made up of mem bers of several commands. Without know ing it this mixed patrol was within a vary short dlstsnce of a strong force of f lue Infantry which was marching toward Mlddleboro. It was' said by one of the umpires tonight that had the red cavalry man been sufficiently alert they could have located this body of blue infantry and could have sent sn orderly back to tha main cavalry body, about a mile tn ths rear and a atrong force would have been hurried around by way of the green to out off the blues, a very Important capture. Before they were ordered to fall back (CeaUuued an gaooaa Faga.) Captain Kldd and Taprlka Schntlrel played a double header at the Den Mon day night, the double event being the pres ence of the members of the Northwestern Hotel Men's association and the players In the Middle West Tennis tournament. The Den was fairly well filled and the oprey went off with eclat. Samson has received a telegram from Mr. trpenter, private secretary to President ft, stating that the Ak-Sar-Bcn pro- m as laid out wss entirely satisfactory 'is president. President Tsft will be In a September 20, and will be enter 1 t i dinner at the Omaha club and ards will be Initiated Into Ak-Sar- '. Mufti Herring announced that - V"" I" now 1.073 loyal sublects of the " against ?S7 at this time laFt year. ..o announced that a week from next Monday, August 30. will be Plnttsmotith night at the Den, when the citizens of that city will move upon Pamson and take him by storm. A few hundred more horsemen are needed for the parades, and tho grand mufti announced that those who would like to be horsemen In the parade should report at once to Charles Karbach. The oprey had several new faces Inst night, as several of the regulars were out of the city. The lending roll was enacted by Sir William Kennedy In the absence of William Wapplch. I hnve no sympathy with the spirit which tries to Incite antagonism between Omaha and the rural districts," said Judge Calking of Kearney, supreme court com missioner and ex-regent of the University of Nebraska. "Thirty-six years ago I passed through this city and located nearly 200 miles west of here, and I have watched both the growth of this fair city and the transition of the then treeless tract Into the present long stretch of hnppy homes, and during all that time I have never en vied Omaha that growth to which It Is entitled. Omaha and Nebraska must go hand in hand. Nebraska should be proud of the fsct that It has built such a magni ficent city within Its borders and Is not like Iowa and Kansas, which have forced the larger cities into aome adlolntng state. Omaha gives more to the state than it takes from It. "Omaha shows progress in another dlrec tlon. It is growing handsome and will be a beautiful city tn a short time. The old Omaha Is gone, and tha new Omaha is In your hands." Words of appreciation for the entertain ment and of praise for the oprey were spoken by 8. C. Hoover, president of the Hotel Men's association, and by J. J. Bonn of Chicago, publisher of a hotel men's paper. Colonel Bohn said: "Omaha has in It everything what Is." Diaz Arranges to Meet Taft President of Mexico Will Ask Con gress for Permit to Come to United States. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 16.-The first of ficial admission that President Dlax will meet President Taft next October was made today by Minister of Foreign Af fairs Maraacal, who stated that all de tails had been arranged, granting permis sion to President Dlax to leave Mexican soil. The foreign minister added the Mexican congress would convene on September 15, that Immediately after President Dlax had read his annual message he would ask tha necessary permission to visit El Paso. The minister said there was little doubt that this would be granted. According to information received at the Department of Foreign Affairs, President Taft will arrive at El Paso at :40 a. m. October 16. President Dlax will arrive from Mexico City at Cludad Juarex about the same time and he will then cross the frontier and meet President Taft In El Paso. An hour later the president of the United States will return the visit to President Dlas at Cludad Juarex on the Mexican side. INJURED WILL ALL RECOVER No Further Deaths Expected aa Iteiolt of Rio Graade Wreck. COLORADO 6PRING3. Colo.. Aug. 16 Hope Is now entertained for the recovery of all those Injured in the Denver & Rio Grande wreck at Husted, north of here, Saturday morning. Hospital authorities say that with the possible exception of H. K. Whltsett of Jenoho, Mo., and Emll Kan per of Chicago, all of the hurt have passed ths danger point and that recovery Is only a matter of days. Coroner David F. Law began an Inquest Into ths cause of the disaster today. W. C. Martin of Denver, assistant general man ager of the road, also began an official In vestigation of the cause of the accident today. President Taft Will Devote Week to Play BEVERLY. Mass1., Aug. 16-Wlth no matters of public business to Interfere. President Taft gave himself over entirely to vacation Joys today. He plsyed golf tn a drlizle during ths late forenoon, lunched with John Hays Hammond at the latter's villa, and took a long auto mobile ride up the North shore with Mrs. Taft. Te president is dally extending bis late afternoon motor trips. The roads and scenery are enticing and the Journeys are selected from road maps of the North shore and Cape Ann county. One of the premeut's trips last week showed a dis tance covered of i3 miles. There Is seldom a day that the mileage fails below W. Attorney General Wlckersham, Secretary MacYaaga ( tha treasury, and Secretary HUNDRED THREE AT LINCOLN Highest Temperature of Year is Recorded at 4 P. M. Monday. FOUR. DEATHS AT ST. LOUIS Three Deaths from Heat In Kansas Cltr and Three at St. Joseph Six Persons Overcome by heat In Des Moines. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Aug. 18. -Unusually Intense heat, officially recorded hy the government weather burear as high as 110 degrees; caused at least three deaths, numerous prostrations and much damage to crops today In Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Throughout the southwest, the day was the most trying since the devastating drouth of 1901. As the withering winds swept across the plains, much vegetation fell. The day was the hottest Topeka has had for eight years. 102 degrees being officially recorded. Two prostrations re ultedv there. The past eight days In Kansas, each with a maximum temperature above 90 degrees and a minimum which has not been below 70, is the hottest period of that length of time since 1901. Oklahoma Is Hottest. In Oklahoma City the government ther mometer registered 103, while thermometers in the business district reached 112. It was the hottest day recorded there In 15 vears. Despatches state Oklahoma crops have been materially damaged by the sultry wind. At Muskogee, the government ther mometer registered) 410. This was the highest recorded In the three states. A hot wind blew all day at McAlester with the temperature at 108. Vegetation there is being killed, cotton is materially damaged. Reports from the Panhandle Indicate that little more than moderate temperature has prevailed on account of the altltutlde and prevailing winds. . Three Dead .at St. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug. 16. Three deaths Were reported today due to the heat, among them being William A. Kenyon, a civil war veteran, aged 74. The heat record of Sun day was reached when the thermometer registered 101 shortly after noon. Becoming Insane with the heat Mary Keck ran for three blocks through the shopping district, screaming at the top of her voice. It required three men to over power her. JEFFERSON CITY, Ho., Aug. 16. A temperature of S6 degrees was recorded here today. Albert M. Reynolds of Law rence, Kan., was prostrated and died shortly afterwards. Two Die In St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16. Four men died of the heat today and nine additional deaths which occurred Saturday and Sunday, and which had not been made public, became known by the burial permits. The govern ment thermometer registered 90 degrees at 12 o'clock and two degrees higher was reached later in the day. Hundred Three at Lincoln. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 16. All local hot weather records for thlB year were broken today when the weather bureau reported a temperature of 103 at 4 o'clock this after noon. This Is the climax of a hot wave which has held Lincoln and southern Ne braska In its grip for two weeks. Suf fering here yesterday, when 100 was re corded, and today has been Intense. There has been no rain In this section for two weeks and reports from the country are that the corn crop has already been ser iously damaged and will suffer much more seriously If the heat wave and drouth continues. LOUP CITY, Neb., Aug. 16.-(Speclal.) The thermometer here today registered 96, and has been almost if not equally as high for the past six or seven days, in spite of several rains at nights during that period. TECUMSEH, Neb.. Aug. 15. (Special.) This has been the hottest day of the season, the thermometer registering from 100 to 102 degress above In the shade, during the middle of the day. Rain has not fallen tn this section for nearly three weeks. The corn crop Is going to suffer, as well as the alfalfa and pastures. CHARLES CITY, la., Aug. 15.-(Speclal.) Claude Williams was overcome by the heat yesterday which caused congestion of the brain. He suffered five convulsions after being carried to the house. He is an employe of tha gas company. MADISON, Neb., Aug. 16. (Speclal.) Walter Sen mitt, a son of Mrs. Robert Crossler, residing at Four Corners, west of Madison, was overcome with the heat Saturday while at work In the field. Fall ing to come to dinner, his mother, assisted by others, searched until 8 p. m., when the young man was discovered wandering aim lessly about the cornfield of a neighbor. He says that he became blinded by the in tense best and confused and although he (Continued on Second Page.) Meyer of the navy, are due In Beverly later In the week, to talk over government matters with the president. Meantime. Mr. Taft will devote himself entirely to play. V Today the piesid-i.it and Mr. Hammond defeated General Ames and W. J. Board man, their old time rivals. In a foursome on the Essex county links. The score was one up and the score of matches now stands at two all. The "rubber" will be played on Wednesday. On his forenoon visit to Des Moines la., September 30. President Taft will revlsw a parade of some S.uuO troops of the regu lar army, and afterward will make a speech from the reviewing stand. A military tournament will be in progress at Lea Meinna at that Uot, . From the Bund Shanghai. FRANCE AND NEW TARIFF LAW United States Officials Deny Any Dis crimination Against that Nation. REASON FOR MISUNDERSTANDING Reciprocity Treaty with France Ex plres October 80, a Date Fixed by evr Law Others Expire at Date Fixed by Treaties. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. If there has been any discrimination against France in the application of the provisions of the new tariff to that country,, officers of this gov ernment are not aware of it. They are quite confident that the impression which rmi to obtain lu some quarters In France that such Is the case la founded upon a complete misunderstanding of the facts. These may be simply stated from the point of view of the executive of this govern ment. , In the first 'oa Fi'yioe, together with Switserland and Bulgaria, "had reciprocity arrangements with tha United States under the terms of whloh certain of their prod ucts were admitted to this country at con siderably reduced rates compared with those that were paid by countries which did not enjoy such arrangements. But other countries, mostly in Europe, seeing the advantage that the three countries named were enjoying, entered into similar reciprocity treaties with the United States. In their case, however, the precaution was taken to state In the body of the treaties, or agreements, the exact period of the legal notice required to terminate them a course not followed in' the arrangements with France, Switzerland and Bulgaria. Alleged Discrimination Explained. In enacting the new tariff congress di rected the president to have regard to the stipulated periods in' terminating the re ciprocity arrangements with the various countries and alto provided that where there was no stipulated term six months from April 30 was to be regarded as the date of termination. This action was duly communicated by the State department to France, Switzerland and Bulgaria, the ex ecutive branch of the government being absolutely bound by the direction of con gress in this matter. At the same time it Is stated that the president Is entirely will ing to consider carefully any representa tions In the nature of a protest that may be made. Indeed there Is reason to believe that exchanges on the subject already have taken place. It may be interesting to know Just what effect the application of the new tariff would have upon the commercial relations between France and the. United States pre suming the normal course was followed and also what might be the results of a tariff war brought about through the ap plication by both countries of punitive maximum rates. Probable Effect of Tariff War. The balance of trade with France was In our favor during the fiscal year of 1908, showing exports of 1116,000,000 as against Imports of 11.:, 000, 000 a reversal of con ditions in the previous year, when Frsnch imports amounted to S12&,000,0u0, as against exports to that country of JIk.000,000. Each country will suffer from a tariff war be tween France and the United States and reprisals be made by applying the maxi mum rates of the respctlve tariffs. The maximum rates of France show large In creases over the minimum or conventional rates, while the minimum rates of this country also show material increases in the articles covered by the reciprocity agreement. America would feel the ef- (Continued on Second Page.) An almost com plete directory of the various rooms in Omaha will be found in the want ad pages of The Bee. The easiest way to find the kind of a room that you want is to glance through the large list of rooms which are offered for rent. Have you read tbn want ads, ret, todajt w W II' "J 4 - - - . V . ' 1 UNCLE SAM IN A" PLAYFUL MOOD South African Constitution Up in Commons Premier Balfour Says Measure is One of Most Importance in History of British Empire. LONDON, August 16. The House of Com mons unanimously passed the second read ing of the South African constitution bill tonight. In the course of the debate ex Premler Balfour said that the house in dealing with the question of a constitution for the federation of Sout African colonies the Transvaal, Cape Colony, the Orange River State and Natal was discussing one of the most important events In the history of the British empire. The bill, he de clared, was a most wonderful Issue from all the controversies, battles, bloodshed and difficulties to peace, and he believed the world could not show anything like it. The race problem, Mr. Balfour said, was but a fractional part of the great questions Parliament was now deciding. He strongly denied that it was Intended to give the colored races equality with Europeans, de claring that so far as the government, society and the higher forms of civilization were concerned, it would be impossible to give equal rights to the colored races with out threatening the whole fabric of civiliza tion. 1 In the opinion of Mr. Balfour, the best hope for the solution of this great problem, was to place absolute and Implicit con fidence in the representative institutions the South Africans are now creating and for the home government not to meddle with it He added that he desired to do nothing that would hamper the govern ment In carrying out a measure so es sential to the future of South Africa. Little's Injuries May Prove Fatal Lincoln Man Who Jumped Onto Glass Roof Likely to Die Therefrom. The condition of George Little, the Lin coln man who was Injured last night In Jumping through the glass roof of a train shed at the Burlington depot, is reported as critical this morning. He has suffered a great loss of blood and the physicians at St. Joseph's hospital fear that he has been Injured internally, in which .case he is not likely to recover. Just now, however, the doctors hold out hope for his recovery, saying that it will be slow. WRIGHT HURRIES TO GERMANY Aviator Will Spend Only One Day In England on the Pres ent Trip. LONDON, Aug. 16. Orvllle Wright, who arrived here today from New York, will spend only twenty-four hours In England. He Is going on to Germany tomorrow. He will not be able to do anything In the fly lr.g line here; although his aeroplanes are completed, the motors for them have not yet been delivered. So far as Mr. Wright knows the only flying he will do in Europe will be In Germany. He may possibly re turn to England on his way home. He has received no communication from the British war offices and no arrangements have beer. made for a meeting between him and Brit ish officials, as has been reported In some quarters. Heaviest Rail on Record is Predicted WASHINGTON. Aug. 16 A heavier busi ness than has ever been known in a single year is looked for by Chairman Knapp on the Interstate Commerce com mission for American railroads during the present fiscal year. The serious situation anticipated not only by Judge Knapp, but by other offi cials of the commission, and by operating railroad men generally is that there may be a shortage of cars. The crop pros pects are considered so bright that the likelihood is the railroads and other transportation ompanles may be taxed be yond their capacity to handle the freight that will be offeied to them. Already, according to figures submitted to the Interstate Commerce commission, HOTEL MEN IN CONVENTION Northwestern Association Begins Its Annual Meeting. ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT HOOVER Pleasing; Formalities Followed by a Series of Papers and Brief Debates on Work of the Organisation. 1 The seventh annual convention of the Northwestern Hotel M.'ti's association, embracing the states of Nebraska, Iowa, North and South Dakota. Colorado, Wyom ing and Minnesota convened at the Rome hotel Monday afternoon In the women's parlor, with President 8. C Hoovvr of Lincoln, presiding. The session was opened with an tddress of welcome by Acting Mayor turmelster, who, in the absence of M-iy jr J. C. Dahl man, tendered the visitors the freedom of the city and with It the assurance that any trouble arising to the delegates would be promptly and freely adjudlcuted by the acting mayor. 4 President Hoover responded to the ad dress of welcome, stating thut the former record of Omaha's hospitality was a guarantee that the hotel men of tho northwest would have pleasurable cause to remember this occasion. He expressed his high appreciation of thvS cordial words of welcome by Acting Mayor Burmeister. The reading of the mliutes of the last annual convention was dlHpnnscd nlih, and were referred to a special committee with Instructions to report at some later datu during the ionvcn'io.1. President Hoover's annual address ro fcrred briefly to the hotel legislation enacted by the last generat assembly of Nebraska, much of which was good, and the whole in the main beneficial. Tha better features of the legislation were the result of co-operation among the hotel men of the state. Alluding to the benefits arising from the association of which he had the honor to be the present head, he said: "This association has had the effect of making ua better business men and bet ter hotel men. The guest sixes up tha hotel by Its proprietor. Cordiality la the prime factor in hotel management. It has given hotel men a better view of the question of leakage and how to cut down expenses, but not at the sacrifice of efficiency. Success Is not always the result of action. It quite often comes from accident. It Is not what we Intend to do, but what we really do for our large and growing families that counts most In hotel work. This association has given us a deeper Interest in our work. It shows the benefits of standing to gether. We represent a business that Involves the outlay of millions of dollars. Although I have no further financial Inter est In actual hotel work, it shall always be my greatest pleasure to do what I can for the advancement of the hotel business of the country and for the advancement of the Interests of this association." e Use of Printer's Ink. Sam F. Dutton of the Albany hotel, Den ver, was not able to be present to read his paper on "Trade Journals and Their Value to Advertisers." Rome Miller was called upon to read the paper. Mr. Dutton com mended the intelligent use of printers' Ink. He believed in advertising, and then to saw wood, but at the same time to use the right kind of a saw. He believed In strenuous advertising campaign and coun selled the liberal patronage of the local (Continued on Third Page.) Traffic the railroads, In considerable number, have recovered from the low business pressure of a year and a half ago, and they ar handling almost as much traffic aa they handled in the rush months of 107, which was the banner year in American rail reading. . In the view of Chairman Knapp, the carriers are now in better position to carry the freight offered than they were In 1907, and he said today that it would not surprise him If that year's ireord were broken this year. Generally it Is expected, however, that a shortage of cars will reault this fai from tha Increased business of the car rlers and some embarrasment by shippers may be looked for as a cotiseiucnne. Conditions Favor Change from the Long Blast of Steam. SIX MORE DEATHS IN OMAHA Total of Victims Since Sunday Morn ing Reaches Nineteen. TWELVE PROSTRATED YESTERDAY Dosen Persous Overcame and Takrn to Homes or Hospitals After Treatment Icemen Short of Teams to Hani. TALE OF THE HEAT IN OMAHA. Six deaths during tha day, dlreotly ohargsable to the hot wave. Twelve persons, Including polioemen, fireman, drivers and laborers, over come by heat oa streets. Minimum temperature during Sunday night and Monday, 74. Maximum temperature Monday, ts. rorsoast for Tuesday 1 Partly cloudy cooler by night. Cooler weather Is promised for Nebraska today. The local forecaster yesterday prognostl cated possible showers for Nebraska, with cooler weather In Omaha. The Washington forecaster last night, taking the state for his scope, forecasted partly clouder and cooler lor the state. Rains have prevailed to the east and west of Omaha since Sun day, and Indications point to a cessation of the terrific conditions of heat that have taken such a heavy toll of human life dur ing the time since Saturday morning, when the situation became really serious. Monday was the third terrible day. Steady high temperature and a condition of humidity that amounted almost to satura tion of the atmosphere turned the air Into a veritable steam bath, and humanity suf fered. Also brutes, and the day will long be recalled as one of the most uncomfort able and oppressive ever experienced. The awful day of the simoon, July 26, 101, did not reap such a harvest as did Sunday and Monday, although the mercury reached the record mark of 106 on that day, nine de grees higher than It touched on either of the last two. Yesterday the maximum was again 96. Reports of yesterday bring the total of deaths since Sunday morning directly ascribable to the heat to nineteen, and twelve caseB of prostration were reported. for the day. Deaths for the Day. Six deaths were reported yesterday as due almost directly to the heal. The vic tims were: FATKICX HUGHES, aged 65 years, a doorkeeper at the Cudahy packing house in South Omaha, was found dead in his bed at Thirty-third and Second streets Monday morning. When he went to bed last night he complained of suffering from the heat. XU. CATKA&IA BUCKAJTZX of St. Paul, Neb., died at St. Joseph's hos pital Monday morning. She was ex hausted by the heat, which hastened: her end. She was 68 years of age. KAJtHXET BVM, mother of George A. Burr of enson, died early Monday morn ing. She was 75 years old and the heat affected her a great deal Sunday. CHRIS HXBAZirO), a middle-aged man, living at the Metropolitan hotel, wax overcome by the heat Sunday and died early Monday morning while being taken to St. Joseph's hospital. JAMXS3 MAXOZTET, 90 years old, died Monday xafter suffering a great deal all day Sunday. MSB. CHAXX.B8 JOXJTSOsT, 2217 North Twenty-ninth street, aged 23 year. Mrs. Johnson had been ill for aome days, but the intense heat Is given as a con tributory cause of her death, which oc curred at 3:30 o'clock Monday after noon. The following cases of heat prostration were reported yesterday: WILLIAM BAXTER, formerly a member of the city fire department. He lives at 121 Grace street, but was overcome at 111 South Sixteenth street. He was attended by Dr. Pruner and taken to St. Joseph's hospital. AX rBEYEa, laborer, 1311 Burt street. Freyer was engaged at work at 1016 Farnam when he was overcome. Ho was attended by Dr. Langdon and sent to St. Joseph's hospital. W. B. CsntlBTZH, a member of the school board, was avercome by the heat about noon, while in the New York Life build ing. He was taken to his home at 180 Burdette street, where he waa reported resting easily. THOMAS MOuron of 40 Linn avenue, Council Bluffs, a plumber In the employ of 8tephan Bros., was conveyed to tho Edmundson Memorial hospital in the city ambulance. Last evening hie con dition was reported to be much im proved. XXSTBY LOIHIV, an old man, was overcome at Twelfth and Costellar streets and waa taken to St. Joseph's His condition Is not serious. ! 'IKS fell exhausted on Douglas street and was hurried to St. Joseph's hospi tal. He will recover. J OH If TaXDIXXIilg, aged 40 years, was removed from the Northwestern hotel at 8 a. m. Monday. The doctor at St. Joseph's said he was suffering from the heat. Ml KB ZiUBXS, 6104 North Seventeenth street, a driver for the Crystal K-o company, collapsed at Sixteenth and Manderson &t reels He was attendsd by Police Surgeon Shrainek and after ward taken to his home. raUK rOUB, 171t South Ninth street, a driver for the Mets Brewery company, collapsed at Twentieth and Grace street. He was treated by Police Sur geon Shramck and afterward takes home Aln the police automobile. HAJITXT COX, a laborer who Uvea at Gibson and has been employed at the brick yard at First and Bancroft streets was overcom while at work. Dr. Shramck attended htm and sent hiin to St. Jobt-ptr hospital. rATHOLMAJT E- EGA of the Omaha polRo force, i.o il .'6 ;it '.'O;? blond