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Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
HOW WATER RUINS A GOOD MAN
Soft Liquid Proves the Undoing of
one of OmnhR's PrOmi-
nent Senators.

AL Sorenson was the piece de resistance
last Sunday at Lake Okoboji, If a belated
dispatch from that resort may be accepted.
Some say the whole thing was an adver
tising scheme on the part of Mr.. Soren-
sons advance agent, but when the real
seriousness of the incident is known the
advance man will be exculpatod.
Last Saturday evening, just about candle
light, Mr.. Sorenson was walking along
pier at the lake. viewing the wonders Of
nature in the cleaning and smoking one
Of those long cigars in a paper holder. All
was quiet along the waters edge In the
near distance could be heard the soft
strains Of the hotel piano. An occasional
dip of an oar could be heard out on the
water, suggesting the presence OF life on
the bosom of the lake.
Then there was an awful splash! The
echo OF the splash mingled with a cry of
"Help!"
Man overboardH rang throughout the
corridor of the hotel and along the shore
of the lake.
MAN overboar-r-rd," came back the echo
from the distant hills.
Dripping from head to feet. Mr. Soren-
son was fshed out Of the lake by many
willing hands. Some one ran for a barrel
on which to roll the senator but a delicate
hint from the unfortunate man brought a
bottle instead Of a barrel. He hadn't
swallowed a drop of water
Mr.. Sorenson had only dropped over &c
the lake for a day or so and had but one
suit of clothes with him. He had a suit
| OF pajamas in his suit case-but then-bui
then,
TIE sequel to the fall in the lake camC
on Sunday, when Mr.. Sorenson appeared
! in a borrowed suit of clothes made for 6
man about fve feet FIVE in height and
weighing 14O pounds With the abridged
garments Mr.. Sorenson sought the soli
tudes OF the lake. appearing only at mea
times until his own clothes were restored
to their natural shape and state of use
| fulness
1t was the unkindest cut OF all when
after the accident, Mrs. Sorenson said
"Al, have always told you to keep ava!
| from the water"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
FIGHT MISSOURI RATE LAW
Attorneys for Railway Commission
Ask that Suit Brought by Roads
BE Dismissed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug. S-Demurrers
by all the defendants Were filed today in
the federal court here in the suit brought
by eighteen railroads in Missouri against
the State Board of Railroad Commissioners
and Herbert S. Hadley attorney general
to prevent the enforcement OF the max
imum freight rate law passed by the last
Legislature. Judge Phillips Of the federal
court had previously granted a temporary
injunction in the matter.
The demurrers filed today ask that the
suit be dismissed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
IRONY OF FATE FINDS VICTIM
Deputy Game warden of Nebraska
Caught by Fish OmceF
of Iowa.

Deputy Game Warden Pierson would
warn ali Omaha anglers TO have a care
when fishing on the Blue lake at Onawa,
Ia Last Saturday Mr.. Pierson was caught
by Deputy Game Warden @. r. Norton
and charged with illegal fishing in the
state OF Iowa. Mr.. Persons offense was
having three hooks on one fly line, the
Iowa state law permitting but one hook.
The Omaha deputy warden was perfectly
innocent in the matter not knowing the
law allowed but one hook, and he used
more than one. as he saw many others on
the. lake doing the same thing. Inasmuch
as two Omaha men were arrested at the
time. Mr., Pierson believes the Iowa deputy
warden merely wanted TO take II out on
the Nebraska men, as. Mr. Pierson states
quite a number Of Iowa men were not
molested.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
SENTENCED MAN BROKE DOWN
Accused of Attempting to Correct a
ego Child, George Lection Gets
t...e Forty Days.

George Lection. alias Ed Mann, said by
the police to he an ex-convict, was
arraigned in police court Tuesday morn
ing on the, charge Of assault and battery
and sentenced TO forty days hard labor
by the police Judge.
Mrs. Emma Hartwell Of COS North
fourteenth street and her 12-year-old
dauFk,er, Reabh, testified against the
prisoner in such a manner as to preclude
more than suggestion of Manns actions
toward the little girl. While the girl was
playing in her yeard Mann made improper
advances and indecent proposals to her,
90 she testified. The daughter ran to her
mother, crying, and told of the actions
. of the man.
a When senteEced Mann gave way and
eEtsd like a baby. He maintained that he
IN no way took advantage OF the girl.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
PLAN a NEW ROAD ron cREsToN
Supervisors Grant RiEht-of-wRy for
Line from TaImaEe.

Line from TnlmaHes
CREsToN, Ia, Aug. S-(special)-The
Union County Board OF Supervisors have
granted to 3. T. Dufur the right-of-way
through the county poor farm. located six
miles east Of Creston, for railroad track
which the said Dufur and his associates
propose TO construct from Talmage. on the
Great Western, TO Creston, a distance Of
ffteen miles. The consideration named is
81 and one Of the requirements Of the
transaction is that railroad must be built
on this right-of-way before the year 1910,
otherwise the land will revert to the
county.
when the Burlington double tracked their
line through this portion of Iowa the old
roadbed was abandoned the greater part
of the distance from Murray to Creston.
This land, under the laws OF Iowa, when
abandoned by the railroad company for
n period of two years reverted to the own
ers of adjacent property. The company
removed the bridges, but did not disturb
the roadbed, which is still in very good
condition. Dufur and his associates have
acquired the greater part Of this old road
bed and they propose to use It in the
construction of a line of road between
Talmage and Creston. BY utilizing this
roadbed very little grading is necessary,
and the fifteen miles of track can be built
very cheaply.
1t is announced by the promoters that
as soon as few details be completed
work on the new line will be commenced
and it is expected that the track will be
laid before snow flies and that trains will
be run before January 1 next. There is no
doubt but that this line will be operated
by the Great Western, IT, indeed, that
company does not construct the line as
a branch Of that road. At any rate, II
would seem that Creston is now in fair
way to secure another line of railroad
and that line will be the Chicago Great
Western.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
UNIDENTIFIED MAN KILLS SELF
Had Only Ten Cents in Money and
No YaIunbIes on His
Person.

Seating himself on the top one OF the
three stone steps leading 70 the Cochran
family burial lot I'm Fairview cemetery,
Council BLUFFS. a man as yet unidentified,
committed suicide last evening by shoot
ing himself. The act was not wit
messed by any one. but the shot was
heard by Emil Rosch Of 211 Fifteenth ave
nue., who. with his wife, was in an
other part Of the cemetery, and few min
utes later Miss Anna Spaulding Of Avenue
F. with her little nephew, came upon the
body OF the dead man. Mr.. Rosch and
Miss Spaulding at once notified Charles
Foster, the sexton, and he in turn notified
the authorities. On instructions from Cor
oner Treynor. the body was removed to
Cutters undertaking rooms.
The suicide is a man apparently 30 or
35 years of age, but there was nothing
found on him which would afford any
clew to his Identity. He was about five
feet six inches in height Of medium build
and weighed about 14O or $50 pounds. He
mad dark hair. evidently recently cut,
brown eyes, reddish brown moustache and
regular features. He had apparently been
recently shaved His clothing while not
that of laborer, was cheap and badly
worm He wore a black slouch hat, black
sack coat, dark trousers with light stripe,
blue hickory shirt, DlaCk nose ana neaNy
black shoes, the soles Of which were thickly
studded with small brass nails. There were
were no underclothes.
The deed was committed with an old,
rusty bulldog revolver, which was found
clasped in his right hand. The revolver
contained two cartridges, one exploded and
the other not. In the mans coat pocket
three cartridges were found. The only
money found in the pockets was two
nickels. Two small apples were also found
in one of the pockets.
The man made every preparation for
! taking his life. He had taken of his coat.
which on the step beside him, to-
| gether with his hat. He had unbuttoned
his shirt and opened II wide and then,
| judging from the powder burns on the
| flesh, had pressed the muzzle of the re-
volver against his breast, evidently in
tending to send the bullet through his
heart. The bullet, however, entered a
short distance above the heart piercing
| the lung and passing through lodged un-
| der the skin of the back. After the shot
! the man fell back on the grass.
! The only scrap of paper found on the
| man was card of Kansas City Mo.
| restaurant. on the back of this card a
name had been written in pencil, but had
been erased. Placed under a strong mag.
nifying glass, the first name appears tc
! be Frank" while the surname appears
to begin with an "R" and might possibly
| be Richard
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
Grain Harvest Bount,fvI.

STURGlS, 8. D., Aug. S.-(SpeciaI THE
harvest OF Meade county's bountiful crop
is on. Barley cutting has been in progress
and the dropping Of wheat will begin this
week. Some farmers are estimating their
wheat at thirty-five bushels per acre 1t
Is reported that a great amount OF smut
exists in various localities Of the county.
Various causes are assigned for it, Some
say II is because no treatment was given
the wheat last spring; others claim that
formaldehyde is no good; stll others say
that the 'bluestone" treatment was not
thorough. and a more generous class lay
Il to the wet weather. Al any rate n mat
ters are as bad as reported a large num-
Der OF farmers are up against it,"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
HoYE AND DICKINSON FILE
AsPirhnts Appear for Republican
Nomination for sherin and
COunty Judge,

Two important filings were made for
public ofiice with the county clerk this
morning. They were those OF Fred II. Hoye
for sheriff and Charles T. Dickinson for
county judge. They viii run for the repub-
lican nomination for the respective ofloes
AS yet no person has filed for a noTnina-
ton as committeeman. Persons who have
a desire 10 be on party committees must get
signed and verified petition bearing the
names OF at least ten qualified voters ami
lated with the party he desires to represent
one week from the coming Saturday will
be the last day on which petitions may be
hled
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
MOTHER OF FIFTEEN CHILDREN
Teamster's Wife, Aged FOrty-Two,
Asks County's Assistance to
Visit Sick Son.

A woman of AZ applied to the Board Of
County Commissioners for a ticket to Chi
cago to visit a sick SON. She said her hus-
band is teamster and they cannot afford
TO buy ticket The woman surprised the
members of the board with whom she
talked by saying that she is the mother of
fifteen children, thirteen of whom are llv-
ing, and there are no twins in the family
So far as the commissioners can figure 1t
out this mother of fifteen children at AZ
years of age holds the local record. barring
twins
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
wife and Another Man Missing.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Aug S.-(Special)-
Louis A. Clark, who builds boats at Crys-
tai lake. which is located in Nebraska.
just across the Missouri river from Sioux
City, has appealed to Sheriff Jackman TO
find his wife, whom he declares to have
been stolen away from him by John Riley.
The two went boat riding and the wife did
not return home. Clark filed information
against Riley, charging htm with adultery,
and a warrant for his arrest is now in the
hands of the officers. The two are alleged
to have come from Sioux City to Lemars.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09

CALIFORNIA JUNCTION, Ia, Aug. s.
Especial. blair citizens Will hold their
annual picnic and barbecue on Wednes-
day, August 16, on the east bank Of the
Missouri river, three miles from California
Junction and near Cut-On lake. They will
come on the steamboat Captain Went
worth. George w. Egan will be the orator
Of the day. A very large attendance is
expected, as this is not a fraternal or
secular picnic, but free for all.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
ILER GETS DECISION ON LEASE
Rome Miller, However, May Hold on
Hotel Building for Thirty
Days Pending Appeal.

Judge Vinsonhaler on Tuesday morning
decided that Peter e. Her is entitled to pos
session of the Her Grand hotel, the portion
OF the Garfield building used for the hotel
purposes and the Her Grand annex, across
Sixteenth street.
Rome Miller had lease for five years,
which Mr.. Her claimed expired March 81
last.
Defendant has thirty days in which TO
appeal. There does not appear TO be much
chance that Mr.. Miller will vacate very
soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
Fnux Rendy TO Die.

Had II not been for the prompt action OF
Jailer Patrick Rind early last evening
there would have been case OF suicide at
thecity jail p. II. Faux, who was arrested
late Tuesday afternoon on charge OF
being drunk and disorderly, went to his
cell. ana at once began to show signs of
great remorse >that he should have been
arrested. He removed his necktie, a long
four-in-hand, and placed one end tightly
around his neck and the other on one OF
the bars in the cell He then lay down On
the floor with the necktie pulling tightly
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
brakeman is Killed

CALENDER, Ia, Aug. S.-(Special.)-
Frank O'Hara of Fort Dodge, a brakeman
on the NJ. & St. H., was crushed to death
yesterday afternoon. Two cars were cut
loose and sent flying down the track.
O'Hara stepped between the two to un-
couple them when somehow he lost his
footing and fell. The wheels OF one car
passed over his body which was horribly
mangled.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09

SCHUYLER, Neb., Aug. S.-(Special Tel
egram.) THE conductor of freight train No.
81 found the seal of a car broken while
the train was standing in the yards here
today. Upon investigating he found
negro in the car and a package of china
ware broken open. The police were called
and he was arrested. Just what he took
the police have been unable to learn.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09

LOGAN. Ia. Aug. ESPECIAL last
night H. A. Kinney and NJ. A. Read, on
cials OF the Woodbine Telephone company,
came before the Logan town council in
the, interests of their Logan franchise,
which expires August l2 They claimed
that they did not need a, franchise and
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
Three Towns want Knights.

DAVENPORT, Ia, Aug. S.-(Special.)-
Keokuk Iowa City and Newton are CON
testants for the next meeting OF the Grand
Lodge Of the Knights of Pythlas. Rice H.
Bell leads in the contest for grand chancel-
lor, although f. f. Duncan of Des Moines,
Is gaining strength.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09

could continue business without the re-
newal ~ the present forceless instrument
This statement was contested, but the
matter was referred to the city attorney
for consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09

over his throat and was In this position
for several minutes, when he was seen by
Jailer Rind. who Immediately released him.
Faux gives no reason for attempting TO
do away with his own life, other than say
Ing that he was ready 70 die. Faux lives
at gs76 Binney street.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09

sTURGIs, S. D.. Aug. s.-(Special.) J.
Meade county bonds Nos. 90 TO 50 inclusive.
each for 500: total 5000, with eleven cou-
pons attached TO each for Sl25O each. total
interest, N,65O. have been redeemed from
Lawrence county.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
FIremen nt Toronto.

TORONTO, Ont, Aug. s.-The Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
began a three-days' session here today.
About 800 delegates are in attendance, 500
of whom are from the United States. Their
meetings are secret.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09

are many. who could be cured by Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
bOo and 400 For sale by Sherman & Nc.
Conneil Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
Aeronaut KIIIea by ran.

HORTON, Kan, Aug. 6-Prof L. p. TILL
man, aged =. an aeronaut OF Clinton. Ia,
fell from a balloon and was killed here to-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
Fire Under water

is not more surprising than the quick,
pleasant, curative effects of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills 25c. Guaranteed. For sale by
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-09
URICSOL
Rheumatic Specific.

Kidney and Liver Stimulant.
The most Successful Remedy
before the public. Does not In
lure the Stomach. Call for Free
Booklet on Treatment and Diet
for Rheumatism, at Sherman &
Mcconnell Drug Store, 10th and
Dodge Sts., or drop a postal to
URICS0L CHEMICAL COMPANY.
2srd and Grand Ave. Los Angeles. Cal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-19
GRIPS UGLY SEQUEL
KNEES STIFF, HANDS BELPLESS,
RHEUMATISM NEAR HEART
Mrs. Van Seoy Experiences Dangerous After
Effects Fl0m Grip and Learns Value
of Blood Remedy.

The grip leaves behind it weakened
vital powers, thin blood, impaired di-
gestion and over-sensitive nerves-a
condition that makes the system an
easy prey to pneumonia, bronchitis,
rheumatism, nervous prostration, and
even consumption.
The story told by scores of victims
of the grip is substantially the same.
the base of the skull; another was left
tired, faint and in every way wretch
ed from anaemia or scantiness of
blood; another had horrible headaches.
was nervous and couldn't sleep; an
other was left with weak lungs, diff
ficulty in brea thing and acute neural
gia. In. every case relief was sought
in vain until the great blood builder
and nerve-tonic, DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, was used. For quickness and
thoroughness of action nothing is
known that will approach it.
Mrs Van Scoy makes a statement
that supports this claim. She says:
Il had a severe attack of grip and,
before L had fully recovered, rheuma-
tism set in and tormented me for three
months. 1 was in a badly rundown
state. Soon after it began / was so
lame for a week that L could hardly
walk. 1t kept growing steadily worse
and at last had to give up completely
and for three weeks I was obliged to
keep my bed. My knees were so stiff
l couldn't bend them, and my hands
were perfectly helpless. Then the
pains began to threaten my heart and
thoroughly alarmed me.
While 1 was suffering in this way I
CHANGED to run across a little book
that told about the merits of DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills. The statements in
it impressed me and led me to buy a
box. These pills proved the very thing
1 needed. Improvement set in as soon
as I began to take them, and it was
very marked by the time I had finish
ed the first box. Four boxes made
me a we'll woman"
Mrs. Laura M. Van Scoy lives at No.
90 Thorpe street. Danbury, Conn. DR..
Williams Pink Pills are equally well
adapted for any other of the diseases
that follow in the train of grip. They
are sold by all druggists.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-19

SNYDER, Ok, May 12.-Pitia BILE
scenes of want and suffering We're
seen here today on all sides. Much
confusion still existed, despite the eff
forts of hundreds of outsiders to aid
the victims of Wednesday nights tor
everything they possessed went hum
cry and practically unprotected from
the cold
Many bodies lying in temporary
morgues remained unidentified while
among the injured dozens who suffered
from ugly wounds and broken limbs
were without proper medical attention.
Others still We're missing and an exact
list of the casualties was not to be
had.
With the break of day two score par
ties of rescuers continued their search
in the wreckage for victims. Governor
Ferguson's request to. the people of
Oklahoma to render immediate aid to
the destitute people began to show
early results. Early today carloads of
provisions. clothing, tents. bedding and
medicines began to arrive and with it
came added numbers of persons from
all directions to aid in attending to the
immediate wants of the citizens.
The most serious phase of the situa-
ton presented today was the necessity
for the immediate housing Of the home
less, and the providing of sufficient
medical care for the injured While
physicians and surgeons had arrived
every hour since Thursday morning,
they worked at a distinct disadvantage
because of lack of house room and in
sufficient facilities. Among the first
things accomplished today was the
sorting of medicines clothing and pro
visions, which were hurried to separate
depots as fast as received. From each
of these places separate committees be-
gan a systematic distribution of this
material
All night two dozen men worked in
cessantly preparing the bodies of the
victims and today dozens of funerals
We're held. Plenty of collins had been
sent IN, but wagons and drays had to
be used in carting the remains to the
cemeteries. All day long crude hearses
passed through the wreck-littered
streets.
Poorly-clad men. women and chill
dren, most of whom had lost some
members of their family and had suf-
fered from wounds. exposure and hun
to find some missing loved one, or went
from morgue to morgue in an endeavor
to identify them among the dead.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-19
MR., DOWSETT REPORTS
REFUSAL TO CONFER
House Committee OF Current Expense Bill
Holding Up Senate to Wait Action
on the Salaries Bill.

yesterday and ready Tor business
m did little because there Indeed Senator Dow
from the the BILL
made the somewhat remarkable report which he asked should be
the record that the House conterees through e ha
man had refused to upon the House had passed
the salaries legislation entirely new
OF course House committee will confer the Senate IS
helpless merely from day awaiting the pleasure
O the whm of the House
The very steadily yesterday passing the Loan
bill taking up the salaries BILL
merely holding the current expense bill until the
salaries bill passed that both measures
within the said Chairman Harris OF the
night. Where would be if the
passed. and then the salaries bill did
get within the revenues?'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-19
D1cKEY's ANCHOR TO w1NDwARD

Achi introduced an act making spe-
cial appropriations of $50 to pay an
unpaid bill of the Board of Agricul-
ture and Forestry. 1t passed first read
ing, and will be read for the second
time tomorrow.
From the conference committee on
Senate Bill No. 5, making special APP
preparations for the departmental use
of the Territory, Achi reported max
ing the total carried by the bill $44,
605.11, a reduction of $3.50. The re-
port was adopted. Kalama, Dowsett,
Hewitt and McCandless voted against
it. This passes the bill.
Dickey asked the Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee what had
been done with his alternative bill, in
trodueed as an anchor to windward in
case the County Act should fail, max
ing appropriations to conduct the Ter
ritorial government and avoid an ex-
ira session.
"Nothing has been done with it, -
answered Dowsett. "We thought it
better to wait until all the bills had
been disposed of. -
"There was no bin referred to our
committee said Paris. ''It was only
a report of the Judiciary Committee
upon it. -
Dowsett read the report to show that
the committee had no bill before it,
and Dickey protested that the Senate
could get the bill if it wanted it and
then the Senate adjourned until today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-19
LEGIsLATURE..-EXTRA SEsslON.-l6TH DAY
THE SENATE.

In the Senate yesterday morning,
Dowsett reported that the House mem
bers of the conference committee on
the current expense bill had refused,
through their chairman, to go into
conference on that measure until after
the House had passed the salaries bill.
''That is a strange procedure" said
Paris ''Did they make any explana-
ton of the refusal?''
''That is the explanation, answer
ed Dowsett. II want it to go on rec
ord I do not know what the idea is.
They may want us to wait until they
pass the salaries bill, and refer both
measures TO the same committee. I I'M
derstand that they have made certain
increases, and they may think that we
will not concur in these
There was not a thing on the order
of the day when the Senate was called
to order. The clerk, however, had and
read letter from the House contain
ing a notification of failure to accept
the report of its conference committee
on Senate Bin No. 6.