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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
FIRE WIPES OUT MADISON
Illinois Town Practically Destroyed
by BIase Starting from Lam
tern OVePt1FniaE.

ST. LOUIS. June 24-FIre caused by the
overturning Of a lantern In a stable at
Madison. Ill. tonight wiped out practically
the entire city. At midnight the damage
Was estimated at $500. 900. Practically the
entire population uRitsd In hghtinE the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
PORTABLE ENGINE EXPLoDES
Engineer Meets Instant Death, while
Four others Are Fatally
Injured.

MOUNT VERNON, Ind, June IA port
able engine exploded on the farm Of George
w. Rowe near this city today. killing the
engineer, Tom Rowe, and fatally injurins
George W. Rowe, Harry Rowe. John w.
Homas and q young boz. Harry Rowe. jr.
A woman named Smith. who was near. also
was badly hurt.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
LOVE CAUSES HIS ARREST
City Detective NOrbeck, Who RE-
Gently disappeared, is Caught
Near Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS. June 24.-Infatuation for
a woman today led TO the capture of City
Detective Christopher c. Norbeck. whose
disappearance last week caused the sus-
pension of his trial for bribe-taking Nor
beck's bOndsmen had offered $1,000 reward
for his apprehension. The fugitive stepped
into the long-distanee telephone Tooth at
Carver. twenty-five miles from here, this
and sought communication with
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25

In addition to this the committee recon-
meuded that the county commissioner be
requested to make . levy OF is mills on all
TAXABLE property In South Omaha TO pro-
vide for an additional expense of about
$4,000. of which 10000 goes for new build
ings and grounds.
The new board has already drawn war
rants for SIS. ss7.4s. but q large part OF
this amount was Indebtedness left over by
the old board.
Superintendent Mclean stated that he
had ssH.oe belonging to the board for use
OF telephones and rent OF books, and ten
dered his check for the amount
Prof, Mclean stated that he thought that
. revised course Of study should be adopted
In the schools. and the council author
lied him to go ahead with his plan.
He also stated that the basement in the
Albright school was In q poor sanitary con-
dItion.
Treasurer Howe reported that on May 81
Of this year he had on hand money be-
longing to the school district OF the sum
Of 81. 61s.s2.
The South Omaha Cavalry, troop was
thanked in the form OF . resolution for
donating their armory to the schools in
giving an art exhibit.
The clerk was instructed to advertise for
DtQS TOT 4 larger DolleT lnAu u now IN use
In the Lincoln schools and a new system
Of radiators over at the Hawthorne school.
A motion to rent q room In which to
store supplies and to hire q man to guard
II brought forth much argument and Il was
tabled.
Several bids were opened offering to sell
70 the district sites for a school between
o and Wyman streets and Twenty-third and
Twenty-nfth streets. II was finally con-
eluded to let It run over until the board
can examine the sites. which It will do
tomorrow afternoon.
Proposed Temple.
Last night q meeting Of the Ancient Or
der OF United workmen building committee
was held and Chairman Mille' was in
strueted to push the matter as East as pos
sibie. So far about 700 shares OF stock
have been disposed Of among members and
an effort is to be made to increase this to
1000 before the end Of the month II II is
possible. The committee wants to get the
building under way az the earliest possible
moment. but It must see Its way clear to
defray expenses as the work progresses.
Cudahy's Car Department.
The men employed In cddahy's car de-
pArtment notified the management yester-
day that an increase In wages was de-
sired. onelals in charge OF the plant de-
cllned to give a definite answer at the
time the demand was made and the com
mittee will call again today, At the pres
ent time some Of the men are getting l75
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
HOLD MILLER RESPONSIBLE
President as Well as General MANI
ager of ST.. Buke's Hospital
CHARGED with In~cendIarism.

CHICAGO. June 24-o. E. Miller, pres
ident, and Henry Clark Davis, general man
ager OF the st. Luke's society. were held
responsible tonight by the coroner's jury
for the FIRE at ST. Luke's sanitsrium. which
destroyed eleven lives. The four other en-
ployes arrested after the FIRE were re-
leased.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Independent Telephone Company Ordered
to Cease Setting Poles.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MAKES THE LEVY
Men In the Car Department at the
Cudahy Plant Make a Demand
for an Increase of
Wages.

While the session Of the city council Mon
day night was brief. two important matters
we're disposed Of without any comment to
speak OF. The first was the adopting OF a
resolution regarding the South Omaha In
dependent Telephone company. Ii declared
that the company was working without a
franchise and had been setting poles and
stringing wires without permission from
the mayor or council. Further the resolu-
ton asserted that the company was appar-
emily seeking to evade the provisions OF the
charter requiring an annuity to be re-
served to the city.
On account Of these beliefs and many
others enumerated in the resolution the
street commissioner was directed to AZ once
notify the Officers Of the company TO remove
all Its poles and wires from the streets and
alleys at once. and to Immediately deSlst
from setting poles and stringing wires.
More than this the city attorney was d.
rected to Immediately proceed to enjoin the
South Omaha Independent Telephone COM
pany from occupying the streets and alleys
- South Omaha with it's poles and wires.
Next In Importance came the appoint
ment Of an assistant city attorney. Under
the present charter the city attorney Is
slected BY the people and he has the ap-
pointing Of the assistant city attorney. The
haNAhk DtNu uQue
away with when Mr.. Murphy resigned at
the expiration OF Mayor Kelly's term. Mr..
Murdoch sent up to the clerk the name OF
Harry l. Cohn and when a vote was taken
on the confirmation 1t was unanimous. It IA
understood that Mr.. Coin will enter upon
his duties today.
A number Of members Of the Anti-saIoon
league were present and presented q De-
titiOn asking that certain regulations be
followed out. The mayor referred the pc
odon to the license COMMITTEES.
Arrangements were made for the for
vardtns Of interest money to the state
eseai agency In New York City on July 1.
Adjourned for one week.
Beard Recommends Levy.
Monday night the Board OF Education met
and after a short conference agreed upon
the amount Of the levy for the coming
school year. In accordance with the law the
items Of expenditure were made out and
win be forwarded to the county commits
sioasrs. The levy this year will be Is mills.
which IL lower than It has been IN years.
In the past the levy has been about 20
mills, which was the limit the law allowed.
The estimate made by the committee and
approved by the board was a. follows:
High school sites n erection Of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
T.. ". Grove.

Ths name must appear on every box Of
the genuine Laxative Br0Ro-ouinins Tab
lets. the remedy that cures q Sold In enc
dAy. IS SsntA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25

FIRE. No human lives were lost, but a score
or more OF horses we're burned. The loss
hs believed to be partially covered By in
surance.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25

In the mountains. a morning outing Is
ever so pleasant with Cooks Imperial
Extra Dry Champagne.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE

had two horses stolen since and these
were not stolen from members OF the
order I believe a good live order Of this
=. H T. \. is a great prevention OF crime
in the neighborhood. Now. 8tr Editor.
l want to say 70 those men that so ont
in the country to hunt to steer clear Of
our neighborhood for it was all agreed
at our last meeting that we would arrest
every person found hunting without per-
milton. regardless OF personality.
! There is nov about 80 sub-or6ers in
Kansas, with membership of nearly
$500. Sub-orders- can be organised In
big city like Wichita as well as in the
country.
If you join an insurance order
you have TO dc TO get the bene-
fts- If you join the A h T
a. you set the fun benefits while
you 1--we. II horse is stolen from
person he may recover the horse without
being an anti: but one man can not do
as much "a many. and il would probably
take him weeks 10 accomplish what the
ants would do in a few hours. An indi-
vidual would not spend 500 10 recover a
, 10 do 1t because of the moral effect IL
would have. All members are interested
in the recovery Of the horse and capture
of the thief. because Of the effect IL
would have on the thieves.
Thieves steal for the profit there IS in
it. The 4. II. T. a. seeks 10 stop steal
ing by making it unprohtable and very
risky
The official records show that within
a period OF two and one half years nine
teen horses We're stolen from people re-
siding in Miami county. Kansas. Ten
Of these horses were stolen from members
OF the A II. T. y. and all ten recov-
cred. Nine were stolen from persons rot
members Of the order and only one horse
recovered. The record also shows that
il2 horses were stolen from members
during the year 1901. and the order recov-
cred 126 stolen horses. showing that the
order helped some who were not men,
bers.
During the same year sixty-eight thieves
were captured by the order and fifty
seven Of these were convicted By the erin
inal courts. The recovery of horses. cat
tic H'7S' MAJ NESS SaUUIes' wagons Dug
Gies and many other articles too numer-
Gus TO mention were also reported. Add
all these ard you will sec what great
work the Anti-Horse Thief Association
did last year The principle OF the order
is Help one another and receive help
in return when needed"
While the title OF the order specifically
mentions horse stealing. the order ex-
tends its protecting influence over the
household and all property Of it's MEM
bers and viii act as promptly when any
other property IS stolen as when horse
is stolen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
Caught a Flying Fish.

J. F. Kirker. OF this city. is the only
ksnsan who ever caught a flying hsh
with a hook and line. The feat was
accomplished last week while he was
in the Catalina Islands. Mr.. RiFker vas
on a boat batting hook when ne saw
flying ash dart out Of the water and
sail along like bat. A big fish. known
as the tuna, was probably after the bird
like fish and as Kirker had never seen
q fish Is before he was very much inter-
ested. Almost Immediately the ittle
winged creature struck the water right
al the boats side. and Just as Mr. Kirk
or lowered his hook into the water The
fish and the hook were very close TO-
witch. snsgged Mr.. Flying Fish ard
brought him aboard. knowing that a
big tuna was IN the ne.ghborh0od and
that flying hsh must be warm tuna bait.
Mr.. Kirker At once bsitet a larger hook
or a stronger Ire with the fying fsh
and cast his lie. Almost Immediately
he had a bite and such bite. The reel
spun around ike mad and Kirker f. ct
tempting 10 apply = brake. broke his
thumb-nail OF into the quick. TAen Re
grabbed hold q the line Re said the
v-elsht % re fsh was Ike that q hog
he krev the minute he took bod II
the lire that that fsh would beat hin
and after 4 b-ief struggle the liac snap
red and the Hsh &C; away Experienced
men who were along think The tuna muse
have weighed n the neiehborhoot ~ 20
rounds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
Essentials Ct Good Waitsre.

Frank Shaver after dispensing a mid
night lunch sat down last night and ex-
planned 10 an Eagle reporter the quail
ties required in a dining room waiter
The first essential is the cultivation Of
his knee joints. so that he can move
about like an automobile without throw
ing his body out OF balance. Above all
things a waiter must be well balanced,
for if he is not. he viii owe the house
for dishes, more than the house will
owe him for his work. "a waiter should
have above all things" says Frank. a
level head. He ought to be a good josher,
but he should never josh man who
is not in a humor TO be joshed. He should
never be flip but. on the contrary. agree
able 1t is the polite, agreeable, al
ways smiling waiter who holds the trade
and the man that holds the trade is the
one that Will hold his job. There is won
derful opportunity in the dining room
world for a chap who can get a move
and a smile on himself whenever a Gus
toner calls him. The moment 1 get my
eye on a lad and see him move 1 can tell
at a glance what kind OF a waiter he
p ould make"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
Seeking One to Insult.

= Judge Galbraith tells a good story on
a former Western Kansas county attor-
ney now a resident practitioner in Homo
lulu. Like nearly all former western
Kansas county attorneys-all who are liv-
ing excepted-this gentleman cultivated a
familiarity with old man Barleycorn's son
John. To get away from his influence
he came from Missouri TO Kansas and
for the same good intentional purpose he
had to fee from Kansas to the Hawaiian
Islands. He failed TO prosper there for
some time and to forget the indifference
OF fortune 10 his suit he got drunk and
found himself in jail After satisfying
judgment he was released and determined
10 make a man Of himself He gradually
succeeded and finally fortune shed her
smiles upon him. He recognized her face
and was so joyful of heart that he got
drunk and went to the dogs again.
One day he walked into Judge Gal
braith's ONCE and said: My dear Judge,
have nothing against you. on are a
fine fellow and all that. but I want to
insult you. must insult you"
What do you want to insult me fcr?'
TO get in jail, Judge-for contempt.
must get in jail to quit drinking and to
get in Jail must insult you
You can't insult me- said Judge Gal
braith. 4 will refuse positively to be
insulted"
Who can I INSULT"
Judge Galbraith directed him 10 another
associate justice of the supreme court
in adjoining chambers.
The formerly of Kansas man went in
and went through about the same per
Torrance as before, but like Galbraith.
the other associate refused to be insulted-
Desperate, the fellow rushed into the
chambers Of the Chief Justice. formally
insulted him and was serving his fifteen
days when Judge Galbraith left the is
lands
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
They Were Mistaken.


DO I look like a gold brick man in
search Of an innocent victim?" asked
john Herrig last evening. When told
that he certainly did not, Mr.. Herrig
proceeded TO relate an incident that hap
pened in Denver when he was there
about two weeks ago.
l was standing on the street talking
te Mr. W. w. Wake, of this city. Nh.
Wake is an expert machinst and we
were discussing the relative merits Of
bicycles and automobiles. Mr.. Wake
wore green shirt waist and broad
trimmed hat which caused him to look
like an honest farmer.
Il afterwards learned that two gold
brick men actually took him for farm
er but that was not the worst. They
actually took me for a crook with a vic
tim in town and they sat about getting
him away from me.
They came to us and one asked If we
were not from Wichita. Mr. Wake said
You have guessed it right the first time
stranger" Then the fellow took bunch
or letters from. his pocket and turning
over them, asked if We knew Billy Dav-
Billys fine team OF roadsters.
Wen, the stranger did not want 10
talk horse. He said he had a gold mug
get that he was going to send Billy
Davidson by express ard if Mr.. Wake
would just take it down to Wichita and
give It to Mr.. Davidson he would con-
slider It favor. Mr. Wake said he
would gladly do that.
The stranger said it Was just across
the street in his Office and he told his
partner to stay there with me until he
and Mr.. Wake went over and got the
nugget. I noticed that they went up the
street about block and a half and turn
ed into a stairway. They went UP stairs
and the stranger knocked at a door A
large ministerial looking man attiFed in
a long Prince Albert coat came 10 the
door and politely asked them in. They
had only been seated when a third man
entered and calling the ministerial look
ing man Judge, he began TO talk about
a large real estate purchase.
My friend Wake is no spring chicken
and it began TO dawn on his mind that
he had been enticed into a den of thieves
and when about one more man arrived
in that room ii would be all day with
him. He made a break for the door
and came down that stairway like he
had been shot out OF q gun. When he
came back he was red hot and ne said
to the fellow who had remained talking
to me: DO I look like a man who would
invest my money in gold brick?"
euess the stranger Thought the iyarne
was up and he bid us good day and walk
ed away. That fellow did not bring that
gold nugget TO send to Billy Davidson"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
u. s Wshh,s Good Fortune.

Fourteen years ago. on a Sedgwick
county farm, a youth was herding cat
tie and doing odd jobs for his folks and
thinking and dreaming Of a future He
belonged TO a family which took a lively
interest in politics. and his older brother
Z. Webb. afterward county commission
er. always attended conventions and was
q big factor in the county. But young
L S. Webb didn't pay very much atten-
ton TO politics lie had il in him just the
same. In 1855 he concluded TO go to Cali
fornia and did A few years passed and
one day the family heard with pleasure
that he had been elected district attorney
Of Plumas county. California. From time
TO time they heard Of his ability and
growing prominence and 4 week ago the
family received the joyful news that L.
s. had been nominated by the Republic
ans OF the great state Of California for
attorney general He will be elected.
You can't keep a Sedgwick county boy
down.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14

IN a letter from Lexington. Ky. TO the
Eagle Isis =. Charlesworth writes.
IN some mail I send a copy Of our best
home Republican paper, with an account
o. President Roosevel,'s address TO the
people Of Lexington; also a cory Of &r.
Chsriesworth's paper.
Many of our Republicans here are wen
rleasea with the story NJ. Charlesworth
has given them Of our Chief Executive
and I though you might BE pleased to
read the same together with Roosevelts
sreeoh-
Mr. Charleswcrth said that when 3fr
Roosevelt first addressed the people re
mentioned Kentuckys pretty women
brave men its fine race horses-just then
he re-entered his car 10 receive the com
raittee thar had boarded the train when
il first pulled In 70 the station. He then
said. Il declare. I forget 70 say ore word
70 them about whisky. M Charleswo-th
replied wiki that he had certainly for
ever ruined himself IN old Kentucky By
the omission of that This brought 8
hearty all-round laugh
We have 3 beautiful home here T. Lex
tngton and I an 50 enthused over this
teau;iful blue grass region that / can
rot find words to express ny admiration
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
Cats Knew Their Business.

VIII Dando is convinced that when a
cat makes up her mind to stay in GER
tain place, she will stay there. Dan has
a cat al his house-several Of them
an old mother cat, a younger cat and two
kittens. A few days ago the old cat, in
hunting around for a dark corner in
which TO keep the kittens while their
eyes were opening. selected Dams bed
room. When the cat would go out for
a stroll the younger cat would go into the
corner and lay down with the kittens
until the mother cat returned, and the
arguments advanced by each OF them
as to the proper care Of the young would
arouse Dan from his peaceful slumbers,
and he forcibly elected all OF them. This
was kept up for several nights. but the
cat has won out at last. The other night
Dan put all OF the cats down in the cellar
and retired to his chamber. Wnen he
awoke in the morning he found that the
old cat had brought her kittens back To
the room. and placing them in the bed
for Dan 10 keep warm. had taken the
younger one with her and gone of for
morning stroll
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
Honor 4 Primary Essential.

Vic Callahan holds that good hack driv-
ers. are like good newspaper men. good
doctors. good lawyers or good preachers
born. not made. lie says the people
generally think that anybody who can
hold a set OF reins can drive a hack In
this common belief everybody is mis-
taken He insists that there is no better
field open TO a man of genius today than
in the hackdriving line. He admits that
such a field is not in Wichita but that
il is in the big cities. In sense it IS
in Wichita too. and he cites numerous
cases TO prove that the local hsckmen
who have been successful have been
men OF brains He holds that no man can
drive a hack and make a success of il
who has not very high sense OF honor.
His conduct and habits must be such
as to inspire perfect confidence. In New
York. for instance, haokmen before they
fan into good reputation OF being able
to resist an offer OF $4,000 for the be
trayal Of a secret IN Wichita he has
known a man who refused an OFFER q
s. 600 in cold cash from an eminent law
yer FOR certain information which he had
in his possession. The man who re-
fused the OFFER IS poor man. too. The
silent, thoughtful hickman Is the ono
who makes the money, the babbling jehu
never makes anything. for the people
who patronize him are not the people who
have money. The successful haczman
should have as much respect for the
confidential relations between himself and
his patrons as doctors, lawyers OF ciergy-
men. lie believes that the day IS coming
when a hackmsn VIII have hish place
in the social scale-about the nth estate
ANYWAY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-14
sunlinht

Some people sem ayerse 10 having the
sunlight enter their rooms They do rot
realize that apartments 'u which per
son spends any considerable Part - the
day should be frequently refreshed ard
frightened by fhe free entrance % health
eiylns sunshine. LlFhf fr something
that can neither be bought ~ sold barter
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why not make Use ~ Il - the most sx-
treu-e liui; - ifs vsise7 = good part -
our lives e. spent within doors ln rooms
whose windows are screened IS drap-
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sdorument ~ The Interior 80 wer a. Tor
The pleasing effect when viewed from
the outside. - 80 rooms are iu mary ir-
stances. uekte1 ~ Eind1vr 81 cararIser-
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sor receptila DAYS and important orcs-
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ton becomes The sceas q evergdsy hsis-
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