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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1913. MACKMEN BEATEN IN NINTH Gainer Comes Home with Winnine Run on Moriarity's Single. GAME A DESPERATE STRUGGLE Athletics Kind Dublin (or KlKht Safe lilts In the 11 rut Five InnlnK, but After thnt lie In Invincible. DETROIT, Aug. 18. Ono man was out r, aubs.-c In tho ninth two were on the bases Morlarlty shot a sizzling slnglo Into right and Gainer raced homo from second with tho run that enabled Detroit to defeat Philadelphia, 6 to 4. From tho minuto It started until its thrilling finale, the gamo was a gruelling, desperate- struggle. Hcoro: PHILADELPHIA. DETROIT, All.ll.O.A.B. AB.H.O.A.E. E.M'rphy, rli 2 t 0 ODuth. w 4 1110 OMrlnr, It.. 3 110 lLouilen. lb.. (1112 rolllm, 3b. i 11S Qjnvrtort, tf( 0 1 0 0 IMktr, Jt...4 2 1 Z ICobb, cf 4 1 0 0 Mclncls. lb. 2 1 11 2 OVeach, II.... 2 010 St.Tink, ct... 3 12 0 OOulntr. lb.. 4 2 It 0 0 Lapp, c. 4 12 1 Odtanago. c. 3 0 2 1 0 Orr, is 4 0 0 1 OMortartjr, 3b 3 1 2 4 0 Plank, p.... 4 0 14 ODubue, p.... 2 12 4 0 Totalt 33 S'tS 13 2 Total Si T 27 13 2 One out when winning run scored. Philadelphia 1 00120000-4 Detroit 1 0003000 1-B Two-base hit: Dubuc. Sacrlflco fly. Mc Inncs. Stolen bases: El Murphy, Louden, Cobb (2), Veach. Double play: Dubuc to Oaincr. Left qn bases: Philadelphia, C; Detroit, G. First base on balls: Off Plank, 8; off Dubuc, 3. Struck out: By Plank, 2. Passed ball: manage. Time: 2:0J. Um pires: O'Loughllu and Sheridan. Yanks Take Opener. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16. New York gained a lead on Mitchell In the first and fifth Innings, which St. Louis could not over come, tho visitors taking the opcnuur game of the farewell seiles, score 4 to i Successive Btnglcs by Cook, Crce, Hart sell and Pecklnpaugh In tho oponlmr round counted two ror wow xoik. a. pass, Mclsel's slnglo and a double by Crco In the fifth netted tho tallenders another brace of tallies. St. Louis could not bunch hits off Ford until tho last Inning, when after two wore out, Pratt singled and scored Will iams when tho latter drove Into the right field scats for a home run. Austin then singled, but Brief sent up an easy fly, ending tho rally, and tho game. Today's game was Mitchell's first slnco his run in with Umpire O'T.oughlln In New York last week, President Johnson lltting tho pitcher's suspension this morn ng. Score: NEW YOIIK. ST. LOUIS. AU.H.O.A.U. AB.H.O.A.n. Main), 3b.. 4 1 0 1 OSbotten. ct.. 4 14 0 0 Oool, ct 4 2 4 0 ODalentl, 63.. 4 1 2 4 1 Cre. If 4 2 1 0 0 Pratt, 2b.... 4 1 3 0 fc lHrtittl, rl. 4 2 4 t OWlllUma. rf 4 3 1 0 0 Pecklnpa. m 4 1 2 0 AukIIii. ah... 3 1110 Knight, 2b.. 4 0 11 OOrltf. lb..,. 4 1 11 1 0 Zelder, lb... 4 18 1 0 Johnston, If. S 1 1 0 0 Sweeney, c, 3 0 6 2 0 Alexander, c3 1 4 0 0 Furd, p 4 1 0 2 0 Mitchell, p. S 0 0 4 0 I ! Totala 36 1,0 27 0 Total 22 10 27 10 1 Now York 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-4 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Two-base hit: Creo. Home run. Wil liams. Sacrifice hits: Austin, Malscl. .Stolen base: Pratt. Left on bases: St. Louts, 4; Now York, C. Double plays: Mitchell to Balenti to Brief (2). First base on balls: Off Mitchell, L Struck out: By Ford, 0: by Mltchcil, 3. Passed ball. Alexander. Time: 1:10. Umpires: Mc Gruevy and Connolly. White Sox Ulnnk Hoitton. CHICAGO, Aug. 18. Chicago defeated Boston, 1 to 0, today In the initial game of the visitors' tarewell series here. A during double steal in the second inning by Collins and Chase gave the locals the game. 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H O. A E. AU.H.O.A.K. Hooper, rf... 4 Alt OChuppell. If 1 0 2 0 0 Kncle. lb... 4 2 10 1 ouenter, JO. - s i i u 0 OLort. lb 4 1110 n OCbaie, lb... 4 2 tl 0 0 2 OnoJle. ct.... 1 0 t 0 t 4 1 Col I Ins. rf. .. 2 3 0 0 0 1 lchalk, c... 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 Wearer, ee.. 3 0 3 4 0 1 Oltunell, p... 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total. 23 r 1J vrester, cr.. o I Lewis, If.. . 4 Gardner, 3b. 4 Janrrln, as., 3 Wagner, 2b. 3 Oarrtiun. c 3 Bedlent, p... 3 Verkea .... 1 Leonard, p.. 0 0 1 0 0 Total! 32 f 24 14 2 Batted- for Bedlent In eighth. Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Chicago 01000000 1 Two-base hits: aQrdner, Chase (2). Hits: Off Bedlent, G In seven Innings; off Leonard, 1 in one Inning. 8acrlf.ee lilts: Bodlo, Berger. Stolen bases: Collins, Chase. Left on bases: Chicago, 0: Boston, o First base on balls: Off Bedlent. 1. Hit by pitched ball: By Bedlent. Berger and Schalk. Struck out: By Uusseil. 3; by Bedlent, 1. Time: 1:30. Umpires: Egan and Dtneen. Senators Defeat Nnps. CLEVELAND. Aug. IS. Washington v-pn tho first game of a two-game series with Cleveland which started here today. The gamo was a close ono In tho first nine innings, but In the tenth a batting rally netted the visitors three runs and the contest. Tho score was 6 to 3. Pitcher Boehllng of Washington, who set an early season record by winning eleven straight games and then lost the next four he pitched, broke his losing ktreak by winning today's game. Score: -CLEVELAND. WASHINGTON. . ... ,. AB.H.O.A.E. AD.H.O.A.B. Lelbold. ct... 10 0 OMn.M.r rf . It 1 1 n n Cbapman. uS 1 4 lFoater, 3b... 3 2 t 2 Jackson, rf.. i 1 0 1 OMIIan, cf.... 3 2 3 0 0 Lajole, 2b... 6 2 6 7 lnandll, lb... 6 1 IS 0 0 Olaon. lb.... 3 0 13 2 OMontan. 2b.. S 2 4 1 Turner. 3b.. 4 1 0 2 OShanka. If... 8 12 0 0 Brmnthm. Its 0 2 0 OMcBrlde. M. 6 2 1 0 O'Neill, e... 4 3(1 OHenrr, c... 4 0 4 1 0 Dlandlnf. p. 2 1 0 1 OUoelillng. p. 5 2 0 3 0 Cullop, p.... 1 0110 . . James, p.... 0 0 0 I 1 Total 42 IS 30 1 3 WW., CI. . . . 1 u 0 0 0 Totala 39 10 30 24 Washington 0 100011003 Cleveland 1 00101000 0 3 Two-base hits: O'Neill, ilnio Tr!"bas2 hi;s: . landing, McBrlde, ' Alley" Thursday night, will probably be bLalooeUeV. &rMcbBtr.deen rcleftBed todBy Uer lhe aCCorJ Double D.avs: LaJntn ' ' lng to Chief of Detectives James Sheahan. Olson, Foster to Morgan to Gandll. Hits: nlnc-iT HttniiV 8JXin..?.onot'1.lr(l thirds Innlnen inn'n. nm Janics, two In ono Inning. Bases on balls: . kx? J!' 7 rt n Dae! Cleveland, 30; Washington. 9. Time: 2:37. Umpires: Hill fieornnri ft,,l KS-nn. NEBRASKA CLOTHING CO.' BEATS DREXEL SHOE CO: One of the most interesting games of the season was played at Luxus park Sunday morning when the Nebrusko Clothing company team won froni the i- y ? ,BC0 of 13 t0 Botleams ... iucti lorm ana piayea the game for all there was In It. 6 Nebraska It. Drexels. n Koyce, 2b Uvlngston, c 0 Palmer, If.. l Armstrong, cf 1 Canaghy, 2b o Zwlsler, 3U... 1 Dunham, is 1 McSwoeney, rf.... 1 Cooper, p.. o J. Dunham, lb.... l Total ."c Muntiey, 3b s Stegner, lb 2 Jacobus, S3 2 Buna, rf. l Llndberg, c l Swanson, cf 1 Wells, p o Lutberg, If l Total 12 Umpire. HoUman. WAYNE LOSES ONE AND WINS ANOTHER RANDOLPH. Neb.. , Aug. lS.-(Speclal ) Wayne put an end to Bloomfleld's win ning streak Sunday by bunching hits otf. Ilrnnrlr In thn f I f , 1, - Itlve hits. Bloomfl'eld tied tho score in tne eighth, but Wayne scored the win ning, run in the tenth on a wa.k, hit and an error. Randolph played the winn.T and won easily, with Clark pitching for Wayne, Score, first game: R.H e. Wayne .... 0 20140000 18 11 4 Bloomlleld. 000111320 07 8 4 Two-base hits: Hunter, Depew, Helres, Pratt. Double play: Cress to Clark. Stolen bases: Clark (3), McDonald. Pratt. Barnat. Struck out: By Mlilford, 11; bir Brandt, 6. Batteries: B oomtlcld, Brandt and Hatton; .Wayne, Wllleford and De pew. Score, second game: It. II. 13. Wayne 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 7 5 itanaoipn ..ooioo613 11 14 2 Three-base hits: Hyatt, Ulm, Cresi Two-baso hits: Clark, Depew, Anderson I Hunter, Miller (2), B. Brandt. Stolen .bases: Clark, Cress. Struck out: Hy I Courtney, II; by Clark, four. Umpire Hayes. i MADISON TAKES HOT GAME FROM NEBRASKA COLLEGIANS MADISON, Neb., Aug, 18.-(Spcclal.)-Madlson defeated the Nebraska Col legians ton the local diamond yesterday by a sodro of 4 to 3. Score: R.H.K. Madlsou 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 1 Collegians ....2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 03 6 2 . Base, on balls: Off Baker. 4; oft Bal lou, 1.' Three-base hits: Platz, Wood, V, Pickering. Two-base , hit: Grossman. Sto.en base: Ley. Struck out: By Uaker, 10; by Ballou. 5. Batteries: Collegians, Baker and Dlneen; Madison, Ballou and F. Pickering. Umpire; Donovan. Madison defeated the Luxus of Omaha Saturday afternoon, C to 2. Score: R.H. Madison 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 Luxus 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 02 9 Bases on balls: Off Pickering, 1. Hit by pitched bah: Fox. Pickering. Struck ont; By Pickering. 11; by Fox, 2. stolen buses Pickering. Batteries: Madison, R. Tickerlng and F. Pickering; Luxus, Fox find Gillespie. Umpires: Krug of Omaha, und Donovan of Madison. MADISON PLANS BALL GAMES FOR THE FAIR MADISON. Neb., Aug. 18. (Special.) S. C. Blackman, secretary of the Madison County Fair association, announces that the following base ball schedule Is fixed for tho three big days of the fair: Wednesday, September 10. Battle Creek against Madison; Thursday. September 11, Tliden against. Madison; Friday, Sep tember 12, Norfolk against Madison, the purses to bo 1100 for each game. Also the Union Pacific will run a special Thursday, September 11, from Columbus, returning In the evening to Columbus, connecting with the trains on the Sciib ner branch going west, making It possible for all fair visitors In the county to at tend the fair that day and return home the same evening. 0HI0WA HAS EASY TIME DEFEATING THE MULLIGANS' OHIOWA, Neb., Aug. 18. (Special.) In a game yesterday featured by the heavy hitting of the Ohlowa batters the Ohlowa High school team defeated the Mllllgan High school team on the tatter's grounds, by a score of 34 to 11, Errors j were numerous. Score: n.H.B. 1 Ohlowa 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 8 16-34 DC 7 Mllllgan 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 'J 10 i) Batteries: Schupbach, W. Domeler and L. Domeler; Selement. Lauer, Lawless, Petracek, illshlliig and Laun, Lawless. Home runs: Hanel, J. Domeler. Three base hits. Holprich. Kyebart, Sleckman, Two-base hits. Selckman, Walker, No hurt. L Domeler 12. W. Domeler (2), Av Domeler (2), Selement it). Lawless, Hanel. Struck out: By Hchupbarh, 2, by Domeler, 13; by Selement, 6; by Laun. 2, by Itlsch l'ng, 5. Bases on balls Off Selement. 2, off Lawlens. 1. off Risrhllng, 2: of Schup. barh. 1, oft Domeler, 2. rmwri Kotus and Ftankforter. i. ' u" vuiop, j; oir James," rested on .. o. an um uui: uy op, ,nf flip 1 by Boehllnir 3. Wild nlifh tii,ii..i,' .f 01 tlle Virat hcn rn , . ... . 1 Inll fnr ISIl-fl" - AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Stockmen and Shippers Object to Raise in Freight Rates. MAY LET MURDER SUSPECTS 00 Carpenter Working on New Iliilld Inir of the Mnrrln Plant KnIU Thirty Keet and In In Serious Condition. Stockmen and shippers were alarmed at the Union stock yards when certain rail roads recently Jammed their freight tar iff up from IS to S) cents. Tho advance rate was a surprise to the heavy shippers, who claim they nave received no notlco of the railroads' Intention to advance the rates. It was announced by certain shippers that they would appeal to the State Ball way commission. Taken to llnapltnl. William Anderson of 15 North Thirty third street was taken to the South Omaha hospital yesterday morning after he had been arrested by tho police. Dr. E. J. Shanahan was called and found the man suffering from some Intestinal trou. bl. Ilrtil ou Snxplcloit. Steve Miller, a Greek rooming at 127 North Twenty-jixth street, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of having knowl edge of tho whereabouts of (TO left by his roommate, Boll Johns. Johns says he and Miller roomed together nt the Twenty-sixth street address. Ho claims thit he had the money In his vest pocket and that he left the vest In his room yes terady. when he went out. On his return the money was gone. A 8K gold watch was not touched. Johns says he and Millers wcro tho only ones with keys to the room. jSnspecta Slay lie Released. Ous Selbert and J. W. Carter, held in connection with the death of J. J. Kane, who was stabbed to death In "Black Sheahan says that all evldenco points to "-,the guilt of another perspn. Tho police are still looking for the negro "Lucky' prown. Wllma Martin, the negress ar suspicion of having knowledge crime, will be held in tho county sonic- time. Jfevr Levy Ordinance. It Is probable that the new levy ordi nance for the fiscal year of 1913-14 will be drawn and put on puBcago this even ing at the meeting of the city council. Immediately thereafter the appointment of a number of men to the fire depart ment is looked for. Whether tho board will wait until the scheduled meeting on Wednesday or whether the appointments certainty, but because of the great num. bcr of applicants It Is likely that tho np polntments will be made without any great noise. There are eighty applicants and about a dozen Jobs. Fonda Depleted. City Clerk Perry Wheeler has given out the statements of tho different fundi for the fiscal year Just closed. Tho report shows that the street repair fund Is de pleted and the street cleaning fund is practically In the sarao condition. The flro and polices funds are also shaky. Injured liy Kali. Pat Jones, a carpenter living In the neighborhood of Thirtieth and Q streets, yesterday afternoon whllo working on the now building of tho Morris pluit. fell thirty feet, crushing In his left side. Dr. R. K. Schlndel attended the inju.ed man and sent him to the South Omaha l.'ospltal whero he died Sunday evening. Magic City Gossip. P. J. Martin, city treasurer, has re turned from hts vacation. The school board will hold a moctlnc tonight at tho high school building. Louis CInck left yesterday for a ten days' vacation. Ho will motor out to Denver. A special program has been Drouured for the Kugle aerie No. 159 next Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Guy KldJoo have return, i) from a vacation of ten days spent in tln southwest. Joe Koutsky has returned after a four days' trip to the country, where he went o, ousiness. thpert Koiden, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Folden of Ralston, Neb , died yesterday afternoon. For a case of Jettrs Old Ace ar Gold Top beer call So. SGS. Prompt delivery to an puns oi mo cuy. wm. .letter. Oscar Daugherty, employed at the Union Stock yards. Is con t Inert to the South Omaha hospital with typhoid fever. Officer Edward Krueger, one of the old est po.cemen ou the South Omaha police force, has been suspended from uutv Pending trial on charges preferred by A. Llpsman, Twcnty-iourth and Q street. ST. EDWARD TRIMS GREELEY AND OUTPLAYS TILDEN ST. EDWARD, Neb., Aug. 18.-(8peclal.) St. Edward walloped Greeley on their grounds, 7 to 1, before a lurge crowd Sunday. Tatenhof pitched for St. Ed ward and allowed only three hits. Greeley securing their only run on an error. Score: R.H.E. St. Edward.... 1 600 1 0000-7 8 3 Greeley o 0000001 0-1 3 5 Batteries: St, Edward, Tatenhof and Adams; Greeley, Sautter and Rogers. St. Edward blanked Tlldcn ou their own grounds, 6 to 0. Score: R.H.E St. Edward. 1 0000 4 1 00-ti 7 S Tliden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 6 Batteries: fat. Edward, Canine and Adams, Tliden, Corey und Cole. Struck out; uy canine, n; tiy corey, is. Damage Suit After Arrest, HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 18,-(8peclal Telegram.) Because he was prosecuted on the charge, of raising a check, John M. Dowlcr today brought suit against August Anderson, a farmer, residing near hero, to recover $10,000 damages. Dowler was tried on the complaint made by An derson, but was finally acqulttrd. It was alleged that tho check given Dowler for work on the Anderson farm, had been raised from 23.25 to J&0.23. Itullrnod Exonerated. HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 18.-8peclal Telegram.) Tho coroner's Jury today re turned a verd'et exonerating tho Burling ton railroad for the death of Henry Wag ner, aged ii, of Mlnden, who died yester day from Injuries received Saturday night Wagner came to Hastings to seek medical treatment for dizziness. While suffering from a malady he wandered Into the yards, fell on the track and was run over by a switch, engine, which cut off his right arm at the shoulder. School llona Carry. SAC CITY. la.. Aug. 17,-(8peclal.)-rhe proposition to bond the school dlstr'ct of Hac City for SIO.OOQ for the purchaia and equipment of the building and graunda formerly occupied by the Hac City Insti tute carried at the special election Ninety-six women voted for the proposi tion and none against it. Tho new build ing will bo equipped for a high school and for other department as they shall be added. The presont school bulldlns will be utilized for the grades. Tho new campus affords excellent facilities for athletics. ENGLE BADLY HURT AT FIRE. i i Captain of Engine Company No. 1 Sustains Fracture of Skull. PULM0T0R SAVES ONE VICTIM Itnril llnttlc for Chief Suiter's Men Wntchril by Grrnt Thrnimn, Who Hinder I'.ffort nmt Help ns Well. Captain John Engle of oiiglno company No. 1 Is In St, Joseph's hospital with n. fractured skull, sustained at u fit o on! Hon aid street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth street Sunday. Ho tell from a window a distance of i-lghteen feet anl al.Khted on his head. His condition this morning was reported Improved. Fireman Charles Baarman was over come by smoko whllo working nt the renr of the burning building, and was dr.tg'jd unconsc.ojg lrom danger by his vomruie. He was revived by prompt use of t.io pulmotor. Loss of approximately SUC.0CO was sus tained by the tenants ana owner t the building occupied by thu Omaha Gas oi' puny, the Burgcss-Qrunden Ltectlio Fix turo and Supply company and Rubel Bros. Following Is un estlmnto of the property loss: Rubel Furniture company ..J JsOX Omaha Gas company, ................. 8,0.0 Buigess-Grnnden - &0,10J Daniel Korn, owner of building U'.tOO Total 4UC.OJ0 Fire Iluriia Fiercely. It was shortly after S o'clock that the flro was discovered in the Uurgcss-Gian-den store, which Is one of thruo In the Daniel Korn building, a three-story brick structure. Downtown flro companies re sponded to a first alarm and sturted sev eral streams In tho rear, hut Chief Salter saw at onco the danger to adjoining prop erty as well as to the entire building, and turned In a call bringing down nearly all of tho apparatus In tho city. Within ten minutes after the first alarm tho three-story building wan a Bcethlnt; mass of flume. Flro walls between the Western Newspaper Union building on one side and between tho main building of tho Rubel Furniture company on tho other helped the firemen to confine tho flames, which were controltcu only after three hours of steady fighting. Started on Third Floor. The Daniel Korn building wao occupied by the Omaha Gas company and thn Burgcss-Granden electrical fixture supply house on the first floor. The second floor was used by these two firm, niid the third was divided between tho 1lur-gess-Granden company and the Rubel Furniture company, the latter using Ihnjr sharo of the floor space as a storeroom for new furniture. It was In the plating room of the electrical company, on this floor, where the tire Is believed to have originated. An elevator shaft running the entro height of the building Is nearby, and through this the flames were communi cated to the basement and lower floors. At first the firemen believed the blaze to bo confined to tho basement, and wuro directing their attention thero when flames broke through tho windows and spread with remarkablo rapidity to itie Gas company's side of tho building. The Gas company's office was separated from tho Burgess-Granden store only by a thin partition, and the flames ate their way through this as though it was only paper. Chief Salter ran several extension loa ders to thn tup of tho Western News paper Union building, where firemen trained a dozen streams on the roof of tho burning building. In the rear, under the direction of Assistant Chiefs Simpson and Dlneen, a halt (i!ozen more lines poured water at the rate of thousands of gallons per minuto. Crovrda Hamper Firemen. On Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, and on tne nortn siae or iiowara street, thousands of persons stood watching the flames. Commissioners Wlthnell and Butler, who arrived wth the department, sought ropes to establish a fire lino, and with the assistance of Police Sergeants Cook and Samuelson and a squad of no- lice, the lines were finally stretched jo as to surround the burning property and keep back the crowd that was augment ing by tho hundreds momentarily. Even with tho ropes the polce had a nard time In handling the crowd, as many in sisted upon being allowed to 'stand !n the street In the way of the firemen end In danger of their lives. petn.Ua of Losses. Tho building gutted by fire Is owned by Daniel Korn, who purchased It re cently from Rome Miller for a considera tion said to be IW.COO. The loss to the building Is estimated at 50,000. Burgess Granden had a stock worth about 10,0;0 or 170,000 In their store, but much of it can bo replated and saved. The loss here, according to Mr. Burgess, will be about JM.O00. G. W. Clabaugh of the gas company. In making a rough estimate of the com pany's loss, set $8,000 as the figure. "We had a large amount of supplies, valuable papers, etc., which it not destroyed by fire were ruined by water," he said. The gas company opened for business this morning at the old office. The losses are covered by Insurance, according to statements obtained last ntg'ht from various heads of the three firms. Injuries to Firemen, Captain Engcl, tho fireman most serl ously hurt, was on a ladder eighteen feet above the ground directing the men of his company when he was knocked off, He landed on hts head, and received half it dozen bad cuts from broken glass. Hli skull Is fractured, also, Recording to Po lice Sergeant Fochtman, who made a cur sory examination before sending him to St. Joseph's hospital. Fireman Baarman was directing the nozzle of a linn of hose, when he was caught by a back draught of smoko and overcome. He was picked up uncon conscious by comrades and taken tq po lice headquarters. The gas company pulmotor, which was In the Twelfth and Howard street building, was obtained, and with it the fireman was restored to consciousness. .He afterward returned to tho fire, but was excused from duty by Chief Salter. Physicians say that ex cept for the pulmotor It would have been a difficult matter to save his life. Nine other members of the force wero overcome Dy anuite, some of them In Jured by falling glass. None was seri ously injured. They are; Captain George R. Simpson, Company No. 3; Captain J. T. Coyle, No. 2; Patrick Dore, No, 3; P. A. Sahey, No. 1; Carl D. Maus, No. 3; Arthur Oleson, No. 6; Joe Hoffman, No. 3; W. G. Ripley, No. 12; Archie McCoy. Truck No. 2. It was necessary to use the pulmotor on McCoy, Cheek for Firemen.. Mr, Clabaugh this morning was loud In his prelsu of the work done by the Omaha fire departmeut. He said It was their un tiring work which saved the gas com pany office from being entirely destroyed. To show his appreciation of the work dono by tho firemen ho sent a check Two Views UPPER PICTURE SHOWS EXTERIOR INTERIOR. for $100 this morning to Chief Salter to bo used by tho Firemen's ltollof asso ciation. Ed Rubel of tho Rubel Furnlturo com pany would not mako an estimate on the loss to his company. Ho said ho had tuken no Inventory and would not do so until after 11 o'clock tonigut when hi if brother, Frank Rubel, would arrive from Minneapolis. Tho loss, however, will bo entirely covered by Insurance. To the Burgess-Granden company, who estimated their loss last night at $50,000, mny run the ftguro up as high as $T5,000. Early this morning Mr, Burgess got Into communication with tho Insuranco com pany und sturtod checking up his loss. The loss will be entirely covered by In surance. Tho Gas company did not have to con duct their business at 1202 Howard Btreet, ns It at first thought It would. Tho offico was not In bad shape thts morning and tho clerks wero put to work on their regular routine when they appeared at tho offico. All the firemen who wero Injured aro reported to bo doing nicely Captain Euglo Is slightly better. Flro Commis sioner Wlthnell, with ' tho assistance of Flro Warden Morris, started an official Investigation this morning to determine, if possible, tho cause of tho fire, Mr. Wlthnell said an exhaustive study of tho flro will be made. Two Revolutionary Generals Killed WILLEMSTAD, Aug. 18Coro, tho town In the state of Falcon, where revo lutionary followers uf Clprlano Castro struck their first blow In an attempt to overthrow President Gomez, has been reenptured by government troops after u fierce battle, according to advices brought hero today. Thu revolutionary leaders, General Lazaro Gonzales and General Urblnu, weto killed In the fight. A small force of government troops Is reported to have' been defeated at Clnnmulca by rebels. VETS OF FOREIGN WARS IN CONVENTION AT DENVER DENVER. Colo., Aug. 18.-Tho Army of tho Philippines und tho Amorlcan Veter ans of Foreign Service, composed of vet erans of tho Spunlsh-Amerloan war, to day opened a three days' convention here. Several hundred delegates from nit partH of tho United States woro In at tendance. Welcome addresses by Governor Am inonu und Mayor J. Perkins wore re sponded to by Commandur-In-ClUut Kur llng of Kansas City. Geneva Una n Hot Week. GENEVA, Ncb Aug. l.-(Speclal.) The highest temperature recorded here wuh 103 degrees on Wednesday, Frlia being 107 and Saturday 103, whllo 'ust Monday was but 81. The week altogether has been tho hottest week In August c"er rememborrd In Nebraska and the dryest. Much of the grass on lawns Is dead root and all. Many havo sleeping tents while more sleep on porches or out in tnelr yards. Mission Frut at Stanton, STANTON, Neb., Aug. 8. (Special ) The St. John's Lutheran congregation to day held Its annual mission fest it the city park. Rov. E. f. Monhardt of Al toua und Rev. II. HolKTt ot Plerc con ducted the morning t,ervlcos in Uw.inn In tho afternoon Rev. F. John of Wiener conducted tho services In English. Pur lug tho morning services Philip Lolumin, a Stanton young man who has completed his course of studies, was ordained as a at Scene of Sunday Night's Big Fire OB" DAMAGED BU1LDINO. LOWER minister of tho Lutheran church. The women of tho church served dlnnor and supper. MubIo for tho occasion was fur nished' by tho choir of the churches of Norfolk and Stanton. Would Divide llnstiniri. 1 1IASTINGB. Nob., Aug. 18.-(Spoclal Tel egram.) 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