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Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
MURPHY DIES By TREACHERY
Omaha Lieutenant Extends His Hand
In Greeting 10 Filipino ana Re-
ceives Bullet Through Body.

Cadet Taylor has received a letter from
his son, Captain Wallace Taylor, now at
San Pablo, Philippine islands, in which,
under date of August Is, the captain gives
the particulars concerning the death OF Cap
tain Murphy, who was killed August 13.
Captain Taylor says: For the first time
regiment has lost an offcer, Captain Murphy,
who was killed two nights ago. The killing
OF Captain Murphy was murder pure and
simple. Hearing that a body of insurgents
was concealed in berio near the camp he
started out with a squad to capture them
He found no insurgents but seeing an
hombre, or native Filipino, standing in the
semi darkness he approached him and asked
him his business. The Filipino responded
and extended his hand in friendship. As
the Filipino shook hands with him shot
from the darkness entered the captain s
body, producing death almost instantly. The
captain was an efficient and energetic officer,
and his death is greatly deplored by the
regiment"
Referring TO the insurgents Captain Tay-
lor thinks that he can find an excuse for
much OF the so-called Spanish cruelty" as
the seeming cruelty was in fact mercy be-
ing the only argument the Filiplnos can
understand, and the best way TO suppress
greater evils, giving assurance 20 the
friendly natives that they will be protected
from the semi-sayagery of the guerrillas,
At the time Of writing the letter the cap
tain was affected by a slight attack OF low
fever, which was greatly allevisted by a
trip on a gunboat
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

Mrs. George Housman is entertaining Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Wilson OF Mechanicsvile.
Ia.
Federal labor union. No. 7ll2. will give u
ball at Koltsky's hall on Saturday evening,
October 81
There is some talk of giving a show Of
some kind in South Omaha after carnival
week is over.
City Clerk S. c. Shrigley has commenced
the erection of a dwelling at Twenty-third
and IL streets.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Leon OF Dunlap,
la. are the guests of Miss Vida Wood dur
ing the carnival.
There is demand for the removal of ex-
press wagons from Twenty-nfth and n
streets to Twenty-fifth and NJ streets
Kenneth Fraser, a bookkeeper employed
at Hammonds, is at the South Omaha
hospital suffering from nervous prostra-
ton.
r \ Milwaukee Caboose attached to a
freight train was thrown off the track at
one of the puzzle switches In the yards
Yesterday and badly damaged. No one was
injured.
Many of the business houses closed at
noon yesterday In order to allow employees
an opportunity OF attending the Omaha
parade. The city offices and banks closed
al l p. m.
]. u. Elsfelder. foreman OF the car shops
a Princeton, Ind, is here the guest of his
brother Police officer Henry Elsfelder. The
brothers had not met in twenty years until
yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

A meeting OF the Third Ward Colored Re-
publican club will be held at Evans hall,
Twenty eighth and r streets, tonight The
membership in this club is increasing
rapidly and great interest is being mani
tested in the Rough Riders parade, to be
held on October 4. This club will turn
out fully fifty men, a portion to ride and
the balance TO march as infantry. For
this occasion drills are being held fire.
quently, as the club is desirous OF making
the best possible showing. John f. Schultz,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
DiNidlnp EIrSi MnrI.

Since the publication Of the official CEN
sus attention has again been called to the
necessity of dividing the First ward. The
population of the four wards of the city
as given in the government returns is as
follows: First ward, 1852; Second ward,
s,2S3; Third ward 5,275; Fourth ward, L.
9l6. Total, 2600l 1t will be seen that
the First ward has several times the pop
ulstion OF the Fourth ward, although the
representation in the city council is the
same.
One OF the principal reasons for having
the ward divided is the fact that three
voting precincts cannot properly handle
the large vote. BY creating a Fifth ward
out OF a portion Of the First ward two
or three additional voting precincts will
be established, thus relieving the pressure
on the three now provided for At the
April election, which was purely local, f.
299 votes were cast, divided among the
wards as follows: First ward, 6S6 Sec
ond ward. 1885, Third ward, 905 Fourth
ward 372. AS the vote az the fall election
is always heavier than at the local cleo
tion the Increase in the First ward vote
Is considerable. In some instances the
three precincts in this ward have been
conpIetely swamped and voters have been
turned away when the hour for closing the
polls arrived The law contemplatcs not
marc than 500 voters for a precinct and n
will be readily seen that the necessity for
some action in this case is imperative
This question has been agitated before,
but for the political reasons no decisive
steps were taken. Now that the council
is republican and is presided over by n
republican mayor there is no good reason
why action should be1lelayed. From those
who are taking the most interest in the
affair 1t is learned that the impression pre-
walls that either Twenty second or Twenty
third streets should be made the dividing
line. This division, II made, will increase
the members OF the city council by two and
make a more equal representation In the
legislative body. The suggestion has been
made that a portion of the First ward he
taken on and attached to the Fourth ward
but the idea is not considered a good one,
as the Union Pacific tracks have constituted
the dividing line between the First and
Fourth and Second and Third wards so long
that 1t is not deemed advisable 10 make
| the change.
While 1t is considered too late to do
anything before the coming election, the
| mayor said yesterday that he would call
| the attention OF the council to the necessity
before long with a view to creating a
new ward. Two republican councilmen
would thus be appointed by the mayor
to serve until the next election. With two
| republicans in Office from this proposed
ward it is thought that there would be
| no difficulty about keeping them in and
| possibly assuring a permanent republican
majority in the council.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
Rock Island Must Lessen spced.

over at the Exchange building yesterday
q bunch OF railroad men were discussing
the rate OF speed at which Rock Island
trains run through the city. 1t was the
consensus OF opinion that Rock Island
passenger trains ran through South Omaha
at a rate of speed not less than forty
miles an hour. A number OF accidents
have occurred on this account lately and
steps OF some kind will be taken TO put
stop to this practice. Just as the dis
cussion was growing rather warm mem
Der OF the city council happened along and
the railroad men unbosomed themselves
to him. This member said that the ordi-
nance prohibits the running of trains
through the city at higher rate OF speed
than fifteen miles an hour. From the
manner in which the conversation ended IL
is inferred that the city officials will take
some steps to compel the Rock Island to
lower the speed of its trains inside OF the
city limits. Not a Rock Island passenger
train stops at South Omaha, and, there
fore, the city officials do not consider
that the road is entitled to any special
consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
Increase In Earnings,

NEW YORK, Sept 26.-The annual re-
port of the Great Northern for the fiscal
year. issued today, shows an increase Of
s3.3ss,ss5 In gross earnings on the main
line, but a decrease of s392, 4O3 in earnings
OF proprietary companies. Net earnings
increased s1,2S6,O57. and the total income
gained s2,623.75O. Fixed charges decreased
$685. but dividends paid on Great
Northern stock were s2,557.744 larger than
in 1899, the final surplus being 5,069, 100,
against Sl4. SOC, SEQ In 1899.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
FLATLY CONTRADICTS FAKE
II. L. Patterson Enters Absolute De-
ninI TO the story Paimed on
by WorId-Herald.

r, C, Patterson. in his office in the New
York Life building, yesterday emphatically
denied the story in the World Herald giving
him as authority for the statement that
Mr.. Rosewater required Mr.. Baldrige to
sign a written agreement that he would not
go into any republican caucus and that he
had been a witness to the transaction.
"I simply want to say" said Mr.. Patter-
son, that 1t is untrue. ! did not see Mr..
Baldrige do anything of the kind and was
not present when any such subject was
brought up. / do not know personally that
these gentlemen ever talked OF such a mat.
ter and there is not the slightest founda-
ton in fact for the story printed in the
World Herald"
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

Mike Corrgan is the name given by
patient in the hospital department OF the
city jail He is demented and endeavored
to commit suicide when officers approached
to arrest him. Corrigan in some way
gained access to the roof OF the Lister
block. Twenty and n streets, and
was conducting himself in an unbecomng
manner when officer Henry Elsfelder ar
rived When the officer placed him under
arrest Corrigan whipped out a butcher
knife and attempted to cut his throat. but
in this he was unsuccessful. He will be
turned over to the insanity commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
IocnI ooIiticpl GOssip.

Carl c. Wrights bookkeepcr has just cast
nm the cost Of that gertleman's recent
Candidacy for the fusion nomination Tor
county attorney; The certificate h'ed with
the county clerk shows that Wright cx.
car fare for three trips TO South Omaha
on a similarly abstruse reckoning Frank
Ransom certifics to the county clerk that
his expenses in securing the nomination
for state senator was nothing.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

the proposition to buy the ST. Louis. Peoria
& Northerns lines from Springfield to
East st. Louis, now operated by the Illi-
nois Central under lease For purchase OF
these lines and for Improvements an issue
OF $4,000 900 per cent gold bonds, pay
able in 1851 and secured by a mortgage
on the new lines, was authorized. Charles
A. Peabody jr. John o. willing and W.
Morton Grinnel, whose terms as directors
have expired, we're reelected
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

Millions WILL ne spent IL politics this
year We can't keep the campaign going
without money any more than we can keep
the body vigorous without food Dyspep-
tics used to starve themselves. Now Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and
allows you to eat all the good food you
want 1t radically cures stcmarn troubles
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
Railway Notes and Personals.

+. w. Swan, commercial agent of the
Denver & Rio Grande at st. Louis, Is a
visitor in the city.
L. w. Pitcher, an old-time Burlington
passenger agent who Is now agent at SEQ
fed, Utah, for the Rio Grande Western, Is
In the city calling on his old friends.
w T., Fisher of St Louis. chief travel
ing auditor of the Missouri PdCihc, Is in
the city To spend AkSgr-Bcn week. He is
the guest Of his brother H. Il. Fisher,
travelling freight agent of the Missouri
PaCIfC.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
A Powder Mill Explosion

Removes everything in sight: so do drastic
mineral pills, but both are mighty dan
gerous. No need to dynamite your body
when Dr.. Kings New Life Pills do the
work so easily and perfectly. Cures
headache. constipation. Only rs cents at
Kuhn & Co.'S drug store
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

The Jacksonian club is getting ready TO
acknowledge that 1t made mistake when
II moved away from the central section
Of the city to its present headquarters on
Harney street and 1t is now debating u
proposition to move down town again
having under consideration the rooms at
Fourteenth and Farnam streets, now oc-
cupied as democratic county committee
headquarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
Meeting of Illinois Central.

CHICAGO, Sept. 26-The annual meet
ing OF the stockholders OF the Illinois
Central railroad was held here today, the
directors report was approved. as was
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
LOCAL POLITICAL CALENDAR
Republican Meetings.

Thursday, Sept. 81
Young Mems sixth Ward Republican club.
Idlewild hall, Twenty. fourth and Grant
streets.
Friday. Sept Is
Fifth Ward Republican club, Sixteenth
and Locust streets.
Saturday, Sept 29-
Swedish American League, Creighton hall,
DR.. Syenson Of Kansas.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

Garland stoves ana Ranges
were awarded highest prize at Paris Ex-
position. 1900.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

No wine has a purer boquet than Cooks
Imperial Extra Dry Champagne. 1t is the
pure Juice Of the grapes fermented
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

republican candidate for state senator, will
be present and make a few remarks, as
will also b. e. Wilcox, candidate for the
house OF representatives.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
SOME LOCAL FUSION GOSSIP
Dove of Peace Resting Very Jnessiiy
on the ROOF of the DEM
ocratic Barn.

The nomination OF Frank Ransom for the
state senate throws upon the fusion state
committees the necessity of naming some
one to succeed him on the state ticket as
one of the presidential electors. Ransom
secured a place on the state ticket through
the appointment of the conference com
mittee at Lincoln. His selection crowded
out Joseph A. Connor Of this city, who
had the endorsement OF the Douglas county
crowd end the democratic state convention,
for after the conference had reported the
selection of Ransom for the place, the
democratic state convention voted to have
him taken off and Connor substituted Be-
fore that action could be taken, however,
the populist convention had adjourned,
and 1t was too late. 1t was thought that
upon Ransoms retirement from the ticket
Connor might come forward to claim the
place as a candidate for elector. but such
will not be the case. mo, sir" said Con-
nor when interrogated concerning his prob
able action, II don't want any prefer
ment second handed. No chewed lover
honors for me" There Is talk OF making
Councilman Lobeck a candidate for elector
in Ransoms stead.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
Fifth Ward.

first PrecInct-L, II. BrOmwell, r.; Louie
Williams, r.; L. J. Clark, Sill II.
Second Preclnct-B. f. Betenbenner. r..
A, +. Patten, ID.
Third Precinct-James Trail, r.; w. j.
Phifer, R.; F. u. Goddard, n.
Fourth Precinct--T. Il. E'lingwood r..
w. D, Counsman, r. p: J. Kelliher. sill. r
Fifth Precinct-Gus Plnkerton, r.; w. X
Cole, r.: r. c. King, ID.
Sixth Precinct-GeorRe l.. Fisher r.
Roy Walker, r.: ]. Warren Arnold, y.
Seventh Precinct-William Kenna, r.
Inlins Rernhnrdt. u
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

First Precinct-Cieorge T. Nicholson, r.; ;
c. NJ. Bachman, r. John J. Cabry, d.
Second PrecinCt-S. G. Barnes, r.: w. L.
Bay, r.. c. j. Emery. ID.
Third Precinct-Henry Blath, r.; ]. r.
Gillespie, r.; jay Burns, D.
Fourth PrecNct-A. f. Ross r.; George
Packard, r. +. =. Murphy. ID.
Fifth Precinct--M. IL Beebe. r.; John
W; Cooper r.; Harry p. Deuel., d.
sixth Precinct-Jdn 4, Boyies. r.;
Seventh Precinct-Martin Durham, r. (;
c w; Britt, r.; n. r, Dilrance, ID.
Eighth Precinct-W. l.. Wilmoth, r.; j.
l.; Hobbs. r.; o. L. Stevens, u.
Ninth Precinct-T X. Sudborough. r.: 4.
s. Brown, Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

The young couple always together be-
fore marriage rarely keep up this happy
intimacy as man and wife. They are
not tired of each other, but the young
wife finds herself weak and languid, with
no inclination for exercise. And thus
begins division of pursuits and interests
which often ends in divided lives. The
use of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong. 1t stops the
drains which undermine the strength,
cures "female weakness" uourishes the
nerves and gives vigor to the whole body.
There is neither opium, cocaine or
other narcotic in "Favorite Prescrp-
tion.'
NJ suffered from female weakness about eight
years tried several doctors, but derived no
benefit until began using Dr. Pierce's Favor.
lite Prescription, writes Mrs: John Green, OF
Danviiie, BOYLE Co. Ky. "This medicine was
recommended TO me by other patients have
taken six bottles, and feel like another
person.
Free. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser, 1908 pages, 100 illustra-
tons, is sent free, on receipt OF stamps,
to cover expense Of mailing only. Send
Al one-cent stamps for the book in paper
covers, or 81 stamps for cloth binding.
Address DIR. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

The Tanning faction is not by any means
reconciled to the action of the democratic
party at the recent primaries and county
convention. In fact, there is open hostil-
ity being manifested against a part OF the
ticket, especially in the Fifth ward, which
is recognized as the Noise ward, al
though he does not live there. There are
rival democratic clubs in that ward, the
Fifth Ward Democratic club being led by
Fred Cosgrove and Harry O'Neill, and the
Bryan and Stevenson club. representing the
Noise Tanning faction. The circulation Of
letters through the ward denouncing Fam
ming and Noise as gamblers and political
crooks during the recent and former pri-
maries has aroused the friends Of those
leaders. They attribute this practice to
Harry O'Neill, and are pronounced against
his candidacy for the state senate. They
have also taken up the cudgel against Ed
gar Howard as the candidate for congress,
because in an unguarded moment he fol-
lowed the promptings OF Cosgroye, and at
a meeting of the latter's club intimated
that the Tanning Noise workers were hand
fling republican money. At meeting OF
the Bryan and Stevenson club the other
night Howard's picture Is reported to have
been torn from the walls OF the club room.
Noise refuses TO discuss the probable ac
tion Of that faction in reference to Howard
ard O'Neill as does flaming. but j. n
MARI and other members of the Noise
forces In the Fifth ward are manifesting
considerable belligerence, although MARI
| will not talk for publication, Harry Mil
| ler one of the leaders OF the beaten fac
| tion, will, however, swallow his own
words, and the ticket, O'Neill and all. In
a letter in the fusion organ to that effect
| in a day or two.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

No call has yet been issued for the demo-
cratic city committee meeting to arrange
for the primaries and convention for the
nomination of candidates for the Board
Of Education, and II is whispered that there
will be no city primaries and convention.
Prominent democrats whisper that when
the city committee does meet, 1t will decree
that the delegates from the city wards to
the recent county convention be the dele
gates to the city convention for the nom
ination OF candidates for the school board.
1t is possible this plan may not meet with
any opposition, although II will be in flag
rant conflict with the resolution adopted
at the recent county convention, declar-
ing against the selection Of delegates to
any democratic convention by any com
mittee. II is suggested that II is just as
wrong for a committee to select delegates
to city convention as to a county conven-
tion, and this proposal of city committee
in decreeing that the delegates to one con
vention shall also be delegates to another.
not contemplated at the time Of the selec-
tion, is nothing less than an appointment
by a committee. The excuse urged is the
familiar one, OF lack of funds to meet the
expenses OF primary. That is the old
excuse upon which others have relied in
appointing delegations. This method will
have the additional advantage this time Of
depriving the framing Miller coterle
of all voice in the city convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
ninth ward.

liam Mack. r.: Thomas Houlihan. ID.
Second Precinst-W, a: Gardiner r.; F,
Third Precinct~John + Ketchner, r.:
q. r. Rutts, r.. l.. J. Blake, ID,
Fourth Precinct-J. V. Patterson, r,
John Weideman, r.; Eli Garrett ID.
Fifth Precinct-Charles j. johnson, II.
Max Bellman, X; Otto Beindorn, ID,
Sixth Precinct-Charles Sullivan, r. Bert
Murray, r.; John kee, d.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27

A. W. Vickers, r.
Second Precinct-George Fitzpatrick. d
Edward stringer, r.; w g, Mclean, r. :,
Third Precinct.John oMalley; d.; w,
Fourth PreCinct-F, c, Weymul.er, d
A. ], Herold, r.; J. j. Miller, X.
Fifth Precinct-Barney Concannon. ID
Sam Beatty, r.; Ira stevens, r.
Sixth Precinct-L. NJ, Anderson, D.; Flu
ton Thompson, r.. NJ, McCready, r.
Seventh Precinct-Edwin Davis, D.; A.
Toozer, r.. \. 7. Lillis, X.
Eighth Precinct-Dan Butler, D.; ii,
Munchon, r.; j Duesback, r.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
sixth Ward.
Seventh Ward.

First Precinct-D. S. Glasscott r.;
Charles l.. Thomas, r., william Voss, d,
Second Precinct-H B. Allen, r.: Dan
Coy, r.. ]. +, Harding, y.
Third Precinct-John Hensman, r.; j. NJ
Buel. r.; w. J, Kennedy, d.
Fourth Precinct-A. r. Clarendon, r,
John Kowalewski' r.; Hans Rrecken-
Fifth Precinct--George. w. Sabine, r.
Fred Robinson, r.; James Schneider
sixth Precinct-Bert Murphy, r.; IL. A.
Whipple, r.: George Ring, ID.
I'd
Evening star., 1900-06-08
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
mt Philadelphia Ready
Preparations for the Parade.

A dispatch from Philadelphia yesterday
says: The work of preparing the national
export exposition auditorium for the repub-
lican national convention, the date for
which is now but twelve days away, is
practically completed, and the formal
transfer of the hall to Sergeant-at-arms
Wiswell is scheduled for next Wednesday.
The citizens committee which has charge
of the local arrangements wants to transfer
the auditorium at once, but the sergeant
alarms does not want the responsibility of
protecting the hall from fire and other acci-
dents until the national committee formally
takes possession Of the building.
Members of the national committee are
expected to begin to arrive on Saturday.
Senator Hanna is expected to be here on
that day to attend reception to be given
to National Committeeman kerens of Mis-
souri, by the Young Republican Club of this
city. On Monday the national subeXecutive
committee. of which Joseph II. Manley of
Maine is chairman. will meet here, and on
Wednesday following Senator Hanna will
call the entire national committee together.
The preparation for the monster night
parade on June Is, the eve of the opening
of the convention, goes on apace. In this
connection the secretary of the allied re-
publican clubs mas issued circular to out
of-toWn clubs that intend to visit this city
during the conI ention, asking them to com
municate at once with ]. Hampton Moore
president of the Allied Republican Clubs,
mayors office, Philadelphia, so that proper
arrangements can be made for their place
in the parade and for their entertainment
and accommodation while in the city.
The allied republican clubs have arranged
a program for the entertainment of visiting
clubs that covers every day and night of
the convention week.