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the air brakes acted faulty and the train
could not be stopped in time to prevent the
collision. The engineer OF the South Omaha
train. seeing the inevitable, jumped from
his engine, though the fireman stood by
It. The result was that the South Omaha
engine tAdissouri Pacific engine No. 2T2J
struck the standing train about it's center
and knocked the Iron Mountain car loaded
with grain OFF its trucks and with the sam,
slanting blow tore on half the siding O.
the refrigerator car loaded with beer an
dumped both cars into the ditch on thei
sides. Both cars were badly wrecked Tn,
refrigerator car. being burst partly ope,
and the roof partly torn on, while the Iro
Mountain car, though badly damaged an
torn OFF It's trucks, managed to hold IL.
grain intact.
A number OF cases Of beer were de-
stroyed, but the kegs and barrels of beer
escaped injury. A big force OF men was
at once put to work by the railroad COM
pany TO unload the beer from the wrecked
car. The grain car win also have to be
unloaded. The engine was badly damaged
hy the collision, a cylinder head being
knocked OF, and II was otherwise smashed
W so that II will have to be sent to the
snops for repAi-s No one connected with
s.ther Of thu trains was hurt. Trafnc was
delayed cnly a few hours on the Mis-
scuri Pacific and Belt Line by the wreck.
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fascination which "clnoh bets always had

fascination which ''cinoh BETS always had
for him.
Small returns and quick profits seems
to have been his motto, and on that basis
one day-his best-he- won $4,000, but the
'bookies" had II all In a week.
Once he lost $4,000 on Raceland, the race
being won by Tristan, and when he went
to England in 1894 with Croker his motto
and the British bookies undid him badly.
Still he might have retrieved himself, even
then, but he couldn't change his nature or
his methods, and, by 1899. his health and
money both gone, the men and the news
papers that were wont to hail him as King
Of the Turf, were forced to admit his down
fall. There was one more brief period for
him, however. In which the skies seemed
bright. 1t came In 1903, when his sons
horse, Afrieander won the Suburban. They
say he won nearly $4,000 on the race, and
it was pathetic sight to see Charley"
Dwyer. the son. run to the buggy in which
his father sat and watched the race, to
clasp the old mans hand.
In his day Michael F. Dwyer. either
sinEly or in partnership with his brother,
owned Hanover. Luke Blackburn, George
Kinney. Hindoe. Runnymede, Miss Wood
ford and many other racers whose names
were long household words In the racing
world. but their splendid qualities were
finally more than offset by his fatal short
odds policy. -Portland oregonian
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were always looking for long shots, y
DWyer often took the short end

were always looking for Tong shots"
Dwyer often took the short end.
1t has been published repeatedly that he
once bet 900 against $4,000 on Joe Cot
ton. A variation of the story placed the
figures at $4,000 to 5000. The real figures
we're $4,000 to 5000. On that day he had
lost more money than he fancied, and 70
gave orders TO his commissioners to bet
enough to win 5000 at least. Working
independently they accomplished double
the result he asked for, but at such odds
as made his friends gasp,
1t is 80 years since Michael F. Dwyer
and his older brother, Philip, j., two pros
porous butchers of Brooklyn, began their
turf career. They had for years fire.
quented the race tracks in the neighbour
hood of New York that year they went
to the Saratoga meeting. The younger
brother was greatly taken with the black
cold Rhadainanthus, son of imported
bennington, and they bought the animal.
Rhadamanthus started under the Dwyer
colors on Auguet II. winning purse OF
$500, and, OF course, the Racing Twins, .
as the Dryers afterward came 20 be
called won much more than that In the
betting ring. BY the end of the season
they owned three horses and at its close
their profits were n7,G65.
For sixteen years their partnership con.
tinued. During the latter of those years
they were dominant But they did not
agree in policy. Michael fought the book.
makers and did not bet TO suit his brother
making many wagers at as short odds al
the famous bet on Joe Cotton. Unlike thii
bet however, many Of the others were
unlucky.
Today Philip ]. Dwyer is much mor'
than a millionaire. while his younger
brothers debts are said 10 be larger thar
his resources. But throughout all his career
Michael y. never once lost his nerve ~
far as any one was able 10 learn. nor wal
| he ever accused OF a dishonorable act
Philip ]. always parteok Of the good thing
that came along. Michael +. lived q mor'
abstemious life than most business men
and repeatedly might have retired worth I
million or two had It not been for tn,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
IMPRovERs HEAR SPEECHES
Quinby Talks Initiative and Andrew
Resewater Discusses City
Charter.

SnoEtcE.
Members Of the New Southwest Improve
ment club, which meets at 1885 Vintou
street were enlightened last night by L.
]. ouinby on the subject OF initiative and
referendum, and also by Andrew Rosewater
on some questions OF municipal govern
ment
Mr. Quinby told Of the nature OF the ins-
tietive and referendum law and its object,
and how Its adoption in Omaha had always
been defeated by corrupt councils and the
efforts OF certain. public service corns,ra-
tons. He urged the improvement club men
TO study initiative and referendum, tell their
friends about Il, and stand ready co sign
petitions which would be circulated. at the
fall elections. asking for it's adoption.
Andrew Rosewater's address was a mill
ippic against the law which provid 81 for the
confirmation by the council OF appointments
OF men In public service. which turns the
working men into cattle. and says they
must be branded with the ukark Of the
council before they cen get u job" He
declared that the law has brought back the
spoils system into the municipal life OF
Omaha, and that Il will week against the
economic administration of the cltys
affairs.
suppose I am paving "a street with
asphalt" he said. MY roller man gets
sick or quits his job. T'ss roller Is there
the hot asphalt is there rssady to be spread.
yet everything must co DE 20 a standstill
! must wait until the Cs,uncil employs an
other roller man for me-"
Mr.. Rosewater enums rated many instances
or the Inconvenience 10 which his eftice ha d
been put by the worn lnE out Of the law, ana
OF unnecessary exp Inse connected with IL.
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BEER LOST An TRAIN WRECK
Several Kess of the nsveraws AIs
DsstFey'fh in Collision On
BELT Lins.

collision 'fetSeen a Belt Line and ME-
souri, Pacific train JUST south of the Far
nam erossin a shortly after O'Clock Frilas
AFTERNOON had the eject OF Knocking a
rsfrigeraNt and an Iron Mountain freigh,
car out 4 business. The refrigerator ca :
was ioaeAd with beer from storE brewery
and the freight car with grain.
The sFathbound Missouri Pacific train. OF
which these two cars were a part, had
stoppsfi at the junction OF the Belt Line
and Siissouri Pacine for watering the en-
cine ana was about ready 10 start out.
Gain from South Omaha was coming
unfon the Belt Line and for some reason
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SKULL FRACTURED BY FALL
gorge NJ. CrstEinser Of Coon RapIds.
Iowa, steps from Moving
street Car.

George NJ. cretsinger Of Coon Rapids.
IA, STEPPED from moving Dodge street
car at Tw1ntieth street. between Burt and
Webster about S;l5 O'CLOCK Friday evening.
md was thrown violently 20 the ground.
receiving fracture OF the skull at the
base OF the brain.
The car crew stopped to investigate the
mans injury. and the police were notined.
surgeon Harris had CrstsinGer taken to
the Omaha General hospital. where he is
said 70 be Ia . critical condition. He ar
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
RACE TRACK SPENDTHRIFTS
DUAL ImDerturbabiiity in Victory
ana Defeat Exemplihed
by DwyeF.

In Michael F. Dryers palmy days his
lends used to tell him that he would
Irely pay for his continuous smile, which
hanged not whether he won or lost; that
lnless he gave way to his emotions occa-
lonally his nervous system would break
own ultimately under the strain. When
Pittsburg Phil'--Gsorge F. Smith-hrst
ound 1t necessary to seek medical aid mis-
MUSICIAN told him he was In bad way
md would die unless relieved.
But" said the professional man, mo
one can help you but yourself. And the
only thing you can do Is to stop your con-
tinual self-repression. Wave your arms
and shout once In a while when you win
a pot OF money. Say things out loud when
you lose. Let yourself go and you'll get
we'll"
Neither Dwyer nor Smith needed the ad-
vice that was offered to them. Smith
lasted a short time only. after discarding
the advice to BE natural" and Dwyer Is
"out Of it, for all time Riley Grammar
was like Dwyer and Smith in lmperturb-
ability, and he, too. broke down, though
possibly not from the same cause. None
OF the three was ever a dissipated man;
Grammar and Smith refrained from using
tobacco as well as drink.
1t would be hard to say which of these
three men was most picturesque More
money passed through Dryers hands in
the form Of winnings and losings than has
passed through the hands OF any other
betting man in the history Of the Amer
lean turf. II has been estimated thai
the aggregate was not less than so. 1000. OF
In the II or o years that he was a prom
inent racing igure. Many OF his methods
were essentially different from those Of
either Grannan or Smith; the greatest diff
ference being, perhaps. that while they
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

rived at Omaha Friday and registered at
the Willard hotel
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MEXICO nara Arms.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-A dispatch
announcing that Mexico has decided t.
prohibit the importation OF arms and anu
munition into the state OF Sonora for the
purpose Of preventing the hostile Indians
In that state from procuring supplies. was
received today by the State department
from Ambassador Thompson az the city
Of Mexico
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repairs Tor MnrbIehead,

WARRINGTON, Aug. 25.-Ths cruiser
Marblehead has been detained at Mare
Island navy yard. where II will be re-
paired instead Of at Puget sound. as was
at nSst intended. The cruiser win prob
ablS be repaired temporarily a. . cost Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

tempiated rio ht.of-way. Prom another
source comes The rumor that the Pittsburg.
Fort Waynsf& Chicago road. which lie said
to have made arrangements to reach
Omaha oJl the Illinois Central. is also seek
ing an /htrancs TO South Omaha and that
these fwo roads have In mind the oft-men-
uoneA bridge over the Missouri river ct
the FOOT Of Missouri avenue
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

about 5000. Such repairs will make 70
possible for the Marblehead to remain In
service about six months longer. 1t IL
estimated that a complete overhauling OF
the cruiser would cost about 100000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
HAD AN AWFUL TIME.
Hut ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy Cured Him.

DiRrrhOea Remedy Cured Him.
1t is with pleasure that give you this
unsolicited testimonial. About a year ago
when had very severe case Of measles
got caught out in a hard rain and the
measles settled In my stomach and bowels.
had an awful time and had Il not been
for the use of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy / could not have
possibly lived but few hours longer; but.
thanks to this remedy. l am now strong
and we'll have written the above
through simple gratitude and l shall al
ways speak good word for this remedy
Sam II. Gwin. Concord, Ga.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1906-12-28
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
Meet Death Seriously Injured in
500 Wreck at Enderlin Sunday MonngJon German Was
Passenger but Escaped with Slight Injuries.
THE DEAD.

Neis Hanson, Kenmare J. 7. Miller, Minot; Chas
Backus, Maple Lake, Mnn; S. J. Walking, Anamoose;
w. R. Danielson, Sheldon; Herman Rosenbaum, Veva;
D. A. Beresford, Medicine Hat, Can., brother of Adm
va; Ole Thompson, Starbuck,. Mimi unknown. 1t
was reported that man named Francis, from Bowbes
among the killed. but The Tribune has been unable
to place person of that belonging here being
absent from the city.
VIM. Sutton, Foley, Minn;; Ed. Carlson, Parkers
McDiarmid, Ken@are; Henry Anderson, Bergen, N: B.;
Minn; L. NJ Larson, Starbuck, Minn.; H. H. Cole St.
Paul: Engineer Frank Barnes, Enderln Harry Dizard
Joseph Iabo Buffalo, Minn; H. f. Backer Donnybr
Albert Fairbanks, Darlington; j. j. Bostad, Enderln
7e sss sson
va; Conrad Nelson, Veva
Following authentic report of the wreck was sent in
to the Twin cities by special correspondent who
was at the scene of the disaster:
One Of the most disastrous wrecks in the history of
morning. when eastbound Train No. 106 crashed into
freight engine in the yards in the western part of the
twelve, with forty injured.
The smoker was the scene of the greatest tragedy
sion The baggage and the smoker telescoped. the
floor OF the former passing just above the floor Of the
feet of the rear end of the car.
MASS OF VICTIMS AND DEBRIS.
The smoker filled with passengers, all of the
seats being occupied many standing in the aisle
When the shock came the occupants of the car were
piled huge of broken furniture and dead and
manned bodies in the of the car
The work of rescuing the struggling victims pinned
down by the seats commenced promptly and within
hour eight bodies had been removed Of the thirty
five forty rescued two have died in the hospital
and others reported dying
Terrible as the catastrophe it probably would
have been much but for the of mind of
of the imprisoned in the wreckage He was d.
recty below the kerosene lamp and with forttude
and of mind he reached up and succeeded in
snung out the light His action which left the strug
Cling victims in darkness called forth several protests
had saved the cars from fire there murmur of ap
precation from the helpless sufferers.
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Alb. Hunt has gone to Brockville,
Ont, for the winter.

Alb. Hunt has gone to Brockviile,
Ont. for the winter.
Ed. Russell started on Sunday night
for Redfeld. Iowa, where after IN ab-
sence of over five years he will visit
for month or six weeks at the old
home.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Pres
byterian church will meet 1t Mn.
Chas. Anderson's on Thursday after
noon. Dec. q, at the usual hour.
At the Limburg & Lenfest hospital
on Saturday last Mrs. J. p Neve SUBJ
mitted to delicate surgical operation,
which was eminently successful, and
she is reported to be getting along
splendidly.
The Tribune was the recipient on
Monday last of a fine fat turkey, sent
in for our Christmas dinner by onr
good friend. Mrs. Robt. Rennie, for
which she has the thsnks Of the entire
Tribune family.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hanson returned
last Saturday from Rochester, MIMI.
where Hans was operated on for ap-
pendicitis. He does not look the worse
for his experience, and says hs feels
like a new man.
During the snow storm on Wednes-
day of last week John Erickson, living
five miles south of the city, became
lost on his own farm and wandered
about for four hours, when he finally
fetched up at the home Of Joe WAL
leen. His face was quite badly frozen,
which was the principal Inconvenience
he suffered.
On Thursday last Chief of Police Day
handed his resignation to Mayor Blenk-
ner, and J. w. Moore was at once ap-
| pointed to the Office. Chief Moore BE-
gan to make himself felt on Friday
morning, when he made two arrests tor
infractions of the prohibition law.
taking the prisoners before Police Jus
tice Movius, where each plead guilty
and suffered a fine Of $25 and costs.
paid. He then rounded up several vags
congenial cline. On Saturday morn.
ing the new chief constituted himself .
committee of one to compel the clean
ing off the sidewalks along the princi.
pal business portion Of Main strest, and
lost no time in notifying the property
owners of their duty in the premises
and ordered each to get into action,
with the result that before niGhtfall
the walks were once more clear Of
snow banks and in commendable shape.
Later in the day he turned his atten-
tion to the stock running at large b
the streets nuisance, rounding up
number of horses that had bese play
ing havoc with grain, -four and other.
the est streets, which he impounded Il tie
IIadwin stables and the owners Of ths
stock were made to pay the customary
fee in before securing their release.
His prompt and decisive actioos =
these matters ut once commended the
new chief to the people Of ths city,
and the opinion d quite general amoag
citizens that John g the right man q
the right place.
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Local and Personal.

Bert Gee is putting in the holidays
at his old home in Monticello, Mimi,
| this being his first visit there for over
four years.
Homer Sink and wife went to Car
rington on Sunday night, to which place
Mr.. S. was called by the serious illness
of his sister resident there.
Joe Walleen picked up on the road
between the O. H. johnson residence
and the railroad track small clasp
pocket-book containing little change,
which he left at The Tribune office to
await an owner.
W. 0. Gedosh and family left on Sat-
urday last for Paynesville, Minn., to
spend the holidays at the old home.
They expect to return about the first
of next month, but before starting Mr..
G. will load and bill for Bowbells a car
of stock-horses and cattle.
The Tribune learns with much regret
that Uncle Tom Kinsella is rapidly fail
ing physically, as result of the injury
with which he recently met when his
team ran away and he was thrown out
OF the wagon. For time the prospect
of his speedy recovery was most prom
Using, but a change has set in and the
| family have decided to take him to the
hospital at Rochester, Minn., for ex-
pert treatment.
Tom Kinsella has added to his possess
sions 17-months-old roam Durham
bull, registered and of one of the best
known and choicest beef families of
that favorite breed. This is move in
the right direction, and when our farm
ers generally wake up to the fact that
it is just as cheap to raise good cattle
and always get the top of the market,
as it is to feed scrubs and get only
what scrubs will bring, they will be
following Toms example in this par
ticular regard.
Chas. H. Maltby and family arrived
here last Friday night from Marshall,
Minn:, and are stopping temporarily
with Harry Johnston, who is Mr. M. 8
son-in-law. He reports no snow as vet
in the country about Marshall and
weather not at all bad, though last
years crops were almost destroyed by
rains during the harvest and threshing
season: The family will locate in the
Bowbells country permanently, and
with that end in view Mr.. Maltby is
looking about for desirable farm to
purchase.
Word has beer received from Mrs.
Hiram Ensign, who a short time ago
went to Paynesville. Minn., to receive
treatment at the Pilon hospital at that
place, that she was operated upon last
Thursday and is getting along very
nicely. There were six patients oper-
ated upon the same day, and some of
the names, which follow, will sound fa-
miliar. to the former Paynesvilleites
now here: j. J. Winter, of Spring
Hill, for appendicitis; Mrs. Jos. Cor
don, Paynesville, tumor of the liver:
Frank Kelly, Paynesville, hernia; and
Valentine Finneman, Eden Valley, her
MIA. All were doing very well.
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TRY TO SUPPRESS FACTS.

information about the wreck At the Endern telegraph
line and that It against s rules the road to ao
such matter to be sent The officials of the 500 road
making details the difficult to obtain They
also refused to make statement regarding the affair."
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
The train crashed into freight engine standing on
the main track in the yards about half mile Of the
depot The freight engine the main track headed
toward the east when the passenger engine crashed
The engineers and fremen of both engines the
The mail Jerk and S not Seriously %
ured and none of the train hurt Both of the
] e % the tsc fea 5ev
not overturned but hurled from the rails by the Shock
and the @ ke by s e Sans
only slightly damaged though the passengers suffered
When the engines struck the baggage and smoking
giving away the floor of the baggage swept the
pressed them into space of about six feet It here
that the lives lost and the greatest injuries
pinned under the weight of the seats and those Of
the who had been forced toward the roof of
the car IN the backward wave.
CITIZENS TO THE RESCUE.
The few in the smoker who escaped the first to
rush to the of the victims. They rein
about minutes citizens and wagons began to arrive
the town. and ID the nured conveyed to the
verted into an emergency m hospital '''"'''' 0'''
With the danger of fire removed by the extinguishng
of the lamp the set to work to clear away the
wreckage, and within hour the dead and injured had
been removed.
RELIEF TRAIN.
relief train from Valley City arrived short time
later with eight physicians and several nurses and the
work of caring the injured carried on by twelve
physicians, the and the townspeope The dead
were identified and were placed in the fire hall and their
families notified.
N. M: Runyan, connected with the German State
bank OF Harvey D. was one Of the passengers in the
smoking car, which was demolished He was on his way
to his home at Fairmont Mimi, to spend the holidays
TOLD THE WRECK
He arrived in St. Paul at about 1880 o'clock Sunday
Continued Page Two.
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RO,uhoIIc has the reputation of
''OS''' being one of the best
markets and trade centers in north
western North Dakota. Its banking
institutions and mercantile establish
ments rank with the best in the state.
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Continued on Page Two.
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The Tribune !: !: tss as..''a;,: s'9::t :.. p:e:r
recognized advertising medium Of ths
business interests Of the town. The
Office is equipped with one of the best
printing plants in the West.
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Bert Gee is putting in the holidays
at his old home in Monticello, MINI. :,
this being his first visit there for over
four years.
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0men's knit underwear
and hosiery.

pnde,.,.u qualities of misses boys and chill
'''"ear at 25c the garment up.
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/ RIhbed ad I7leeced Underwear, soc the gar
ment.
~mes in a good weight, heavily leeced-ecru
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''a'msnt.
y y me In blue and natural, very good gar
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''"'a gray wool underwear at S1.oo the gar
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|lr -.Mosisnt union suits, In cotton, wool mixed
''V'' al sl.50 to $3.50 the suit,
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-ssoTlment OF patterns and colors; cuffs de-
an s,.uene materials, hand laundered, custom
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mixed and cashmere half hose in plain
N a''y Patterns, Csc to soc the pair.
IA ~ "'"'' OF work or dress gloves at soc to