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urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
rable with kidney and bladder trouble,
nd both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists. in fifty EyE-
cent and one dollar Ggs;!EssTk 1s.s::s:s
sizes. You may have u :::sEs; :::sEs;s
sample bottle by mail Ea9ss go Es9
free. also pamphlet tell Home of swamp Root.
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton, N. T., be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's S
Swamp-Root, and the address Binghamton.
NY. on every bottle.
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Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courageS and lessons ambition; beauty. vieor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-24
PRESIDENT ARRIVES
AT MONTG cry
Spends Sunday in Historic City
of St. Augustine, Fla.
SHORT SPEECH AT MONTGOMERY

Party Will Spend Several Days in Ala
bama; from There They Go to Little
Rock, Ark, and Thence to the Cres-
cent City
Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 23.-Presi-
dent and party arrived at 11:O7-fve
minutes ahead Of time-from Jackson
vile, Fla, a2d delivered a short ad-
dress CT greeting from the rear plat
form Of his speci@l tra.1, and was
greatly cAteIed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
BRYAN TALKS AT KANSAS CITY
NebrRslan Approves Attitude of Pres
ident Roosevelt on Railway
Question.

KANSAS CITY, May 12.-William j. Bryan
was the guest of honor and principal
speaker at a dinner given by the Knife
and Fork club of this city at the Midland
hotel tonight. In an interview Mr.. Bryan
said that he admired the position of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft upon
the question of railroad rate legislation.
When asked II he thought the president
would call a special session of con ,ress
and urge upon that body the necessity of
Immediate railroad legislation Mr.. Bryan
refused to commit himself.
In regard to the recent Iroquois banquet
in Chicago, at which President Roosevelt
was the guest of honor Mr.. Bryan said
was gratihed at the recent expression
OF good VIII of the democrats in Chicago
toward the president, and / am glad that
the democrats of the nation are Supporting
President Roosevelt in his position on the
railroad rate question
The Westerners Ike Mr.. Roosevelt | am
glad to see the democrats greeting him out
here. 1t shows that they are supporting
him in many of his policies. They have
a regard and respect that l am sure must
be pleasing to our president He was given
that which is most gratifying to me is his
outspoken policy on rate legislation. 1 am
heartily with him in his position Secretary
Taft has spoken policy which must ap-
peal 70 our citizens, and President Roose-
welt. in his customary manner, backs him
up" This question will come before the
people for solution.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
RoJESTvENSKY is SUPREME
Admiral in jonAnand of Entire Navy
of Russia I'm Far East-Ships
RecODuOiterinE Straits.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 12-The admit
ralty declines to divulge any information
which 1t has about the ships of the Viadi-
vostok division which are reported to be
off the coast of Japan, but the impression
prevails in naval circles that acting under
the instructions of Vice Admiral Rojestven-
sky they have passed through Tsugaru
straits into the Pacific on a reconnaissance
to ascertain IL the passage is free of mines
and feasible for Rojestvensky's squadron
and also to threaten Japanese commerce.
All the Russian naval divisions now in the
far east are acting under Rojestvensky's s
orders.
M. Vronslai, the military expert of the
Novoe Vremya, explains the failure of Field
Marshal Oyama to undertake an advance
as well as the failure of the Japanese to
send an expedition to the Island of Sakalin
is due to the appearance of Rojestvensky' 3
squadron in Chinese waters. I'm his hands
now. is the. des Hay. OF shu ;ear- ots., p the
paper says. May God grant him success" :"
The Slovo reproaches the imperial guard
for not going to the front, saying:
Its place is on the battlefield. In all
Russia's wars the guard has won glory.
1t is composed of the picked men of the
empire and should show the world what
Russia can do
| TOXIC, May 12.-Q0 a. m.)-France's lat
est assurance of neutrality eases the situa-
ton somewhat but does not remove the
popular sentiment against 1t. The press
| urges the government to maintain a strong
attitude toward France and demand ex-
plantations, saying that it is necessary that
France explain events between May and
May 9.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
RAacHMEE SEE ZNoMEEHs
Wyoming Men Discuss Proposed Irri-
cation Projects with Reclnma-
ton Board.

BILLINGS, Mont. May IA delegation
Of Wyoming ranchmen arrived in Billings
today and presented a proposition to the
board of consulting engineers of the United
States reclamation service for the proposed
irrigation of Gray Bcll valley in the Big
Horn country. Under the water right sys-
tenn now in vogue it is asserted that the
surplus of water in the high season goes to
waste and that during the irrigation season
there is not enough water to supply the
needs of the valley.
Another delegation from Carbon county
is here today urging the construction of an
immense reservoir on Clark's Fork that
will reclaim lands in Carbon county, Mon
tana. and Big Horn county, Wyoming.
From here A p. Davis of Washington,
d. C., assistant engineer goes to Denver to
let the contract for the construction Of the
interstate canal on North Platte liver. II.
A. Wiley consulting engineer, goes to
Idaho to take charge of several projects
and H. N. Savage. supervising engineer,
and C. e. Grunsky, chief consulting epgi-
neer, will make tour of inspection in
Montana with special reference to the Milk
river project.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
SECTION BOSS CAUSES WRECK
Leaves switch Unlocked and Let's
Rock Island Train Onto
Siding.

SPRINGFIELD, Neb., May 12.-(Special
Telesram.l-A bad wreck occurred on the
Rock Island at o'clock this morning at
Meadow, a small station four miles south
OF this place Fast freight No. 81, that
left Omaha at $3.50, ran into an open switch
and crashed into a string of twenty empty
fiat cars, while going at the rate OF forty
miles an hour. The engineer, fireman and
heead brakeman all jumped before the
crash came and besides few slight sprains
and bruises were not seriously injured. A
car loaded with emigrant goods, including
four horses, six hogs. and three men, just
behind the engine, came out of the wreck
without a scratch. Section Foreman
Charles Deersdorff had just ordered the
hand car placed on the siding to let the
train pass He unlocked the switch and
turned 1t for the handcar and then followed
the car in on the siding so that II would
clear the main track and he and his men
sat down on the car to wait for the train
to pass. When they realized the danger
It was too late to close the switch. They
started to run from the track and the
foreman never came back. The engine and
eight cars are total wreck
The injured are:
Engineer Thomas Graville, Fairbury;
Fireman p. e. Brown, Fairbury.
Lyman Borham. Leslie Borham, c. w
Curtis and Guy Davis OF Tekamah, Neb.,
were in the car behind the engine
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
STOCK GROWERS NAME BOARDS
Men Who wnI Control Organization
Are Selected by COnven-
tiOn at Denver.

DENVER. May l2-The executive COM
mittee of the American Stock Growers
association has elected board OF control
and a legislative committee. The board of
control will have entire management OF the
affairs OF the association during the interim
between meetings OF the legislative COM
April, September and January. The board
Is composed of Murdo Mackenzie OF Trini-
dad. Colo; A. +. Dericales of Denver, J.
NJ. Boardman OF Helena, Colonel w. E.
Hughes OF Denver A. NJ. Ammons of Little
ton and M. X. Persons Of Salt Lake City.
The legislative committee, which viii ham
die all matters relating to legislation, is
composed OF Murdo Mackenzie OF Trinidad.
Fred p, Johnson OF Denver, A. l. Ames
OF Iowa. ]. NJ Boardman OF Montana, w.
w. Turney OF Texas, II. s. Boice OF okla
homa and w. G.. Comstock OF Nebraska.
Colonel w. L. Hughes was elected treas
urer and Fred p, Johnson of Denver tenn
porary secretary. s. H. Cowan OF Texas
was appointed legal counsel and instructed
TO proceed TO Washington and attend the
hearings before the senate committee on
the railroad rate question.
The cattle growers interstate committee
has decided to cooperate with the Amer
lean stock growers legislative committee
and to place an it's FUNDS at the disposal
OF the latter committee for the prosecution
OF its purposes
The next annual convention OF the new
association viii be held In Denver January
o iSO&
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
OUTLAWS ESCAPE FROM JAIL
OverpOwcr the sheriff and Take
Arms, Ammunition and
Horses.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 12.-CSpecial
Te' egram.)-While Deputy Sheriff Webb
was giving water to a prisoner in the
county jail at Casper tonight he was over
powered and disarmed by Ed Lee. Mar
tin Trout and William Wardlow, three des-
perate outlaws, who made their escape
after securing guns, ammunition and cloth
ing from the sheriffs office, and horses
and saddles from the stables. They bound
and gagged Sheriff Webbs wife and
choked her, but before departure removed
the gag and bade her goodbye The trio
rode away in the direction of the Casper
mountains Deputy Sheriff Hart organized
a posse and started in pursuit, overtaking
the bandits near the summit of the noun
tains, seven miles from town, where &
battle ensued. Citizens with field glasses
witnessed the fight, but night came on
and the outcome is not known.
Lee was formerly a deputy sheriff and
knows every foot of the country. He was
awaiting trial for horse stealing. Trout
is cattle thief and Wardlow is a forger
and an all round burglar
A second posse has left Casper, and a
third will join the chase at midnight. The
outlaws being we'll armed and mounted
it will be a difficult task to recapture them
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
INSANE MAN AT WHITE HOUSE
italian Who Says His Murdered Wife
IL Inside Tries to Break in
Back Door,

WASHINGTON, May IA man who
said his name is Daniel Costable an italian,
was arrested by Policeman Hopkins while
trying TO force an entrance at the rear
door of the White House, about midnight
tonight He was locked up at the police
station.
When questioned as 10 the reason for
being on the White House grounds he de-
clared a spirit had entered his head and
told him that his murdered wife was TO be
found in the White House. The man was
hatless and clad only in coat of thin
serge. He was first seen by a negro climb
ing over the iron fence surrounding the
grounds OF the White House and attention
was attracted by the sound OF an attempted
entrance at the rear door. He was Juggling
frantlcally at the door and shouting
Francesca, 1t Is l." Policeman Hopkins
rushed up ard hurled him TO the ground
Stripping on his coat, he made a dash for
liberty at the station. but was stopped. and
six men were necessary TO place him In a
cell
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
TEXAS TRAIN THROUGH BRIDGE
Two Coaches Fall Into Stream.
Swollen by CIoudburst--Twenty
Reported Injured.

DALLAS, Tex, May IA special from
Weatherford, Tex, to the News says:
Two coaches of n Weatherford Mineral
Wells and Northwestern passenger train
went through a broken trestle this after
noon at Dry creek, twelve miles from this
place, and about twenty people were more
or less seriously hurt. Loss of life is
feared.
The two persons most seriously hurt so
far as is known, officers of the road re-
fusing information, are: Crawford Whit
ten, Fort Worth, internal injuries; Will
liam Cohen leg badly hurt.
A cloudburst, raising the water in Dry
creek twenty-five feet, dashed log against
one of the uprights of the bridge, loosen
ing it just before the train reached 1t.
Feeling the bridge sinking, the engineer
opened the throttle and saved all but two
coaches OF his train, which went down
with their passengers
Every one in the coe ches, 1t is reported
were more or less hurt, but details cannot
be had The story as given comes from
the two injured men, who were hurried to
Fort Worth on a special A relief train
has gone ont from Weatherford.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
YOUNG CROKER DIES ON TRAIN
Son of New York Political Leader Ex-
pires while Enroute to
Oklahoma.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 12.-Herbert
V. Croker a son Of Richard Croker, the
New York Tammany leader, was found
dead on a southb)und Santa Fe train near
Newton, KAN early this morning, and It
is supposed that he died OF opium poison
ing The body was taken from the train at
Newton, where an inquest is being held
and where it is expected that an autopsy
will be performed to determine the cause
of death. From papers found on the dead
man, it appears, that he was on the way
from New York to spend a vacation at the
1O1 ranch. Bliss, okl. He stopped
in Kansas City on his way west yesterday,
but did not register at hotel or, so far
as known, make his ice nifty known to any
ons He visited the Elm Ridge races in the
afternoon but his conduct was not un-
usual At 10 o'clock last night, Mr.. Croker,
in condition Of stupor, was put on board
chair car on a Santa Fe train by
negro who gave him purse containing
$40 in money and ticket to Bliss Okl.
Mr.. Croker Immediately lapsed into
heavy sleep. His fellow passengers noticed
his sleep become quieter. No attention
was paid to his condition until Newton
had been nearly reached, when the con-
ductor, seeking to arouse him to collect
his ticket found him dead. The coroner
which trainmen testified that Mr.. Croker
did not smell OF liquor. The inquest was
adjourned till tomorrow. and It is expected
that an autopsy will be performed to-
night
The police of this city found the negro
| who put Croke- on the train He was a
| porter at the Coates house, named Wood
son. He said that Croker, whom he met
| at the hotel asked to be taken to an
opium joint; that he took. Croker to such
a place, kept by a ChinamaL; that Croker
stayed there for heur: and that then,
at his request, Woodson took Croker to
the train and helped him on board. The
| police believe Woodson's story and he has
not been arrested.
| KANSAS CITY, May 1s.-Charles Wood
son. the negro porter who accompanied
Herbert Croker to the train, was arrested
this morning and held for Investigation.
NEW YORK, May 12.--News of the sud
| den death of Herbert Croker, son of Rich
ard Croker, was received In this city today
| from Newton. Kan, by his eldest brother,
| Richard Croker. Jr., and his mother at
their home in Seventy y-fourth street. The
| Croker home tonight was plunged into the
deepest gloom.
Herbert Croker left this city few days
ago to take vacation on friends ranch
in Oklahoma. 1t is said that he had been
| in i'll health and had gone to recuperate.
A cablegram was sent to his father in
Ireland. This is the second death in the
family, Frank Croker having died last
January from injuries received while racing
his automobile at Ormonde. Fla
Herbert Croker was nearing his 23d year
He was an expert golfer a lover Of dog.
and thorough sportsman. He started II
business after finishing his studies a.
Cornell university and secured a position
in the shipbuilding plant of Lewis Nixor
at Elizabethport, N. j. tsVif
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
WRECK ON THE FRISCO LINE
The Meteor Runs Into Cut of BOKcars
at ROsedaIe, Kansas-Ten
Injured.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 12.-Ten per-
sons were hurt in the wreck of the Frisco
Meteor" the Oklahoma and Texas linz
tied train, in the Rosedale (Kan) railroad
yards tonight by the Meteor" crashing
into five boxcars which stood on the main
line. The injured:
John Cleveland, engineer, 3s years old,
pinioned beneath engine; will die.
Tom Johnson, fireman, hip and shoulder
shattered
]. N. Atherton, railway mail clerk, back
sprained and bruised.
Hughes, Oklahoma City, thrown from
Pullman berth and cut about face.
Andy ROyman, baggageman, leg crushed
by falling trunks.
E. II, Hawks, baggageman, leg crushed
by falling trunks.
H a. Bauer, Custer Okl., side hurt.
S. T., Post, Gueda Springs, Kan, arm
crushed.
A. D., Harclerode, Bronson. Kan, wrist
sprained
Durr, Harrington. sheboygan, Wis. face
bruised.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
GAS TANK EXPLOSION FATAL
Four Men Killed and Forty Injured
by an Accident Near
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, May l2-Four men
were killed and two score others were more
or less seriously burned today by the col
lapse of an immense gas holder at the
Point Breeze works of the United Gas Inn
provement company in the southern part Of
the city.
The dead:
GEORGE H. WHALEN, a tin roofer.
JAMES OGILBIE, Whalens assistant
OWEN BRADY, employs of gas works
ROBERT FLEMING, employe OF gas
works.
The gas holder collapsed from some un-
known cause and the great volume OF gas
which the holder contained exploded with
such force that buildings within a radius
of half a mile were shaken. 1t is believed
that when the gas escaped from the holder
It was ignited by the timers furnace.
causing a great fame. There were more
than fifty men a short distance from the
tank and nearly all OF them Wsro either
badly burned or Scorchsd
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for NebrRskn-shOwers and
Thunderstorms Saturday. sunday
Fair and Warmer.

Page.
4 Twenty-one Killed in Wreck.
Secret Code of Armour Company.
Cnttleman Likes Present Rates.
Tornado Death List Increasing.
Strike n struggle OF Endurance.
Nan Patterson Given Her Liberty.
News from All Parts of Nebraska.
HafHles to He Given bee Readers.
4 Dodge Advocates Public Baths.
Small Butcher Talks of Beef Trust.
3 Laws Delays Annoying to Judges.
Rate War over Woodmen Business.
q Talk of Extra Legislative Session.
Lumbermen Disagree with Baldwin
Commercial Review of the Week.
High School Seniors Good Record.
Romance I'm Life of Engineer.
o Incidents I'm Life of General Lee.
10 Editorial.
IL Affairs at south Omaha.
IL Sporting Events of the Day.
13 Financial and Commercial.
10 Council Bluffs and Iowa News.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
NEGRO LYNCHED IN MISSOURI
Holds Mans wife and Child as
Hostages while He Goes to
Bank for Money.

CAIRO, Ill, May 12-Tom Witherspoon,
negro, was taken from officers at Bel
mont, Mo-. hften miles below Cairo, at
6 o'clock this evening by mob of several
hundred persons and hanged in the public
square to a large swing. Early this MORN
ing, n negro, said to be Witherspoon, who
only recently returned from the Missouri
penitentiary, went TO the home of Fred
Hess three miles below Belmont and at the
point of a rife demanded 5000. Hess, who
is a member of the Missouri Legislature
told the negro that he did not have that
much money in tho house. The negro
ordered him to go to Belmont and get the
money. He compelled Hess to hitch n
horse to a buggy and ordered him into It
with his wife and child.
The negro then saddled another horse
and mounting It, told Hess to drive toward
Belmont and when near that place the
negro forced Mrs. Hess and child to get
out Of the buggy and enter a deserted
shanty The negro then told Hess to drive
to Belmont and to send the money back
by a negro preacher inside of one hour
or he would kill his wife and child. Hess
hurried to Belmont and got the money and
sent II back with negro preacher. The
desperate Immediately mounted the horse
and rode up the Iron Mountain railroad
tracks. A posse was organized at once by
Belmont and Columbus citizens and a
small party followed the negro on a switch
engine and discovered that he took refuge
in the swamps around First lake. Blood
hounds were secured from Charlestown
and a negro was found in a deserted
shanty He was captured and taken to
Belmont by the officers. A mob of sew
eral hundred persons had formed in Bel
mont AMI thes Immediately took charge
of the negro and despite his begging and
pleadings they rushed him into the public
square and secured a rope from swira
and strung the negro up as the guilty
man.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
PROPERTY STOLEN AT RULo
Part of Plunder Found in Kansas
City Taken from Nebraska
Merchant.

KANSAS CITY, May l2-(speciaI Tele-
gram. 1.-The priests robes which were found
in the home of James Patton, the Kansas
City peddler who was shot early wednes-
day morning by the city marshal at Glen
wood, Ia, have been identified as those
stolen from the merchandise store of Her
man Boehme at Rulo, Neb.
The police received a circular few weeks
ago from Rulo. giving a description Of
robes, eassoclSs and surplices. which had
been stolen from that city, The circular
described the robes recovered by the police
yesterday. Chief Hayes notified the store
keeper last night that the stolen property
had been found
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
EXPLOSION IN BUTTE MINE
Seven Men Killed and One Injured by
an Accident in One of the
Heinxe Properties.


BUTTE, Mont, May 12.-seven men were
killed and one injured. probably fatally,
in an explosion in the Cora mine, one of
the Heinze properties, this afternoon The
dead.
DANIEL O'BRIEN.
JOHN HOULAHAN.
X. II. HILL
DAVE GILL.
NEL1S WAMPA.
JOHN KRAMER.
DANIEL HALEY.
The injured:
Hugh McGillis, concussion of the brain
condition serious.
The cause OF the explosion is not known
and can only be surmised. Nels Wampa
was carrying an armful of about forty
sticks of dynamite. approximately twenty
five pounds, to be used for blasting pur-
poses. He was climbing a ladder to join
his companies on the Loo foot level
when the dynamite exploded with terrific
force. 1t is believed that wampa touched
his candle TO the explosive. Wampa was
blown to bits. fragments of his body being
found several hundred feet away.
Two men working nearby were blown to
pieces, the remains when picked up filled
seven sacks. Four others, about one hun
dred feet distant, were instantly killed,
though their bodies were not mutilated.
The drifts in which the unfortunate men
were working were completely Uttered with
human fragments While Foreman Thomau
was cropping in the dense smoke in an
effort to rescue the men. he found half OF
the top of Wampas head hanging to an
electric light wire over n hundred feet dis
tant from the scene of the explosion. Sc y
eral OF the rescue party were overcome by
the terrible sight
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
ACCIDENT ON WABASH ROAD
Locomotive Boiler on Moving Train
ExpIOdes Near LitchneId,
Illinois.

LITCHFIELD, ILL.,. May 12-Engineer
Harry Taylor was killed outright and Fire
man Charles Clark and Brakeman L. f.
Redman, all of Decatur. were fatally in
jured by the explosion of the boiler of an
engine hauling a freight train on the Wa
bash at Winston, four miles south Of this
city. today. The accident occurred while
the train was running twenty-five miles an
hour and several cars wers wrecked.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-13
Movements of Ocean Vessels May 1:

Naples. Sailed: Italia for Naples.
At Dover-sailed: Deutschland, for New
York.
At Glasgow-Arrived: Mongolian, from
New York.
At Naples-Arrived: Lombardia, from
New York; Princess Irene, from New York.
At Stettin-Arrived; Louisiana, from New
York.
At Cherbourg-Arrived: Hamburg. from
New York.
AT Genoa-sailed: Citta Di Torino. for
New York
Boston; Caiedonian, from Boston. Sailed
Arabic for Boston
At Antwerp-Arrived: Nederland, from
New York.
At Plymouth-Arrived. Hamburg. from
New York.
AT Queenstown-Arrived: Campania, from
New York.