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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
LEWIS MORRISON is DEAD
Actor who Created the Role of
MephistO Expires Suddenly
in a Hospital.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Lewis Morrison
an actor whose work as Mephisto IN
Faust" gained him fame died suddenly
of shock on Saturday afternoon in St.
Johns hospital. Yonkers, after undergoing
an operation for a disease of the stomach
He was 81 years of age. He was under
engagement to start for San Francisco on
Friday but telographed that he would de-
lay few days.
Mr. Morrison resided each summer with
his daughter, Miss Rosabel Morrison, at
Neperhan Heights She with his other
daughter. Mabel, wife OF, Richard Bennett,
Mr. Bennett and Mr.. Morrison's wife, Flor
ence Roberts were at his bedside when the
end came p,
Lewis Morrison was born of English par
entage in Kingston jamaica in 1s45 He
came to this country at an early age and
enlisted on the Union side in the Civil war
He rose to the rank of lieutenant and on
his honorable discharge at the close Of
the war he received the rank OF captain
for distinguished service. He then en-
tered the theatrical profession as an actor
in the old Varieties theater, New Orleans,
making his first appearance with Lawrence
Barrett in 1865. He was afterward asso-
ciated with Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest,
Tomaso Salvini, Adelaide Nelson. Char
lotte Cushman. Rose Coghlan and Agnes
Booth. He was also associated for nine
years as leading man with the old Walnut
stock company IN Philadelphia. He played
next with the old California Theater Stock
company in San Francisco and then took
up Faust" with himself as Mephisto and
for fully 20 years starred this country and
Canada
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
NATIONAL IRRIGATION MEETING
Twelve Hundred Delegates VIII At
tend the Conference at Boise
Next Month.

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 1s-With a number
of states yet to be heard from more than
100 delegates have been appointed to the
National Irrigation congress and have noti-
fed the executive committee that they will
be present when the congress convenes
here on September 8. While under the
constitution each state is entitled to but
fifteen delegates to be appointed by the
governor, little attention has been paid TO
this restriction. Governor Hanly of In
diana appointed ninety-four citizens to ac-
company Vice President Fairbanks, Gov
ernor Mcdonald of Colorado appointed
forty-two. Governors Chamberlain of Orc
gon and Cutler of Utah more than 100 each
and other chief executives are appointing
all who want to attend. Fully 1000 dele
gates are expected. Local committees have
completed arrangements for entertaining
the delegates and visitors to the congress
A house to house canvass OF the city has
been made and rooms reserved so that all
will be comfortably accommodated at
reasonable rates. At the close of the con-
gress the delegates will be taken on spe-
cal excursion trains through various irri-
gated sections of the state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
SITUATION AT FORT BROWN
Inspector General BlecksOn Looking
Into Charges Made Against
COIored Soldiers.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. ia special to
the Republic from Brownsville, Tex, says:
Major A. p. Blockson. United States army
inspector general of the Southwestern d.
vision, arrived here today to investigate
the recent outrage committed by federal
negro soldiers OF the Twenty-ifth infantry,
stationed at Fort Brown.
Typewriter copies of all the testimony
taken by the citizens committee last week
were turned over to the Inspector general,
who will resume his inquiries tomorrow at
the fort.
While II is believed that no further
trouble Is likely for the present at least,
the citizens of Brownsville are as deter
mined as ever that the negroes shall not
remain at this station. and they propose
to continue to bripg pressure upon the
federal government TO remove them to
some other fort.
A special to the Republic from San An
tonic. Tex, says General McCaskey, COM
manding the Department of Texas, has
made a Recommendation to the War de-
partment that the negro troops at Browns
willie and elsewhere along the Rio Grande
in Texas. be Immediately withdrawn
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 1e.-Following a
further appeal from the officials and citi-
zens OF Brownsville, United States SeIDator
cuiberson has again appealed to the War
department for prompt investigation and
immediate action In the situation In the
southwest Texas city. He sent a telegram
today TO General Ainsworth OF the War
department, urging telegraphic communi-
cation with the commanding officers at the
post and a removal of the troops from
Fort Brown, deeming this the only means
to bring peace.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
FLOODS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Parts of Many Towns In Western
Part of the state are
Under water.

PITsBURG, Pa. Aug. 19.-Reports re-
ceived here from points in Allegheny ana
neighboring cop.Ities indicate that great
damage has been done by storm that
passed over western Pennsylvania late this
afternoon and tonight elegraph and teie-
phone communication wa sinterrupted at
many points and 1t has been impossible to
obtain full account of the extent Of the
damage Railroads suffered from wash
outs and many delays resulted.
Part of Sutervlle is reported to be un-
der water that is Is feet deep In some
places. No lives have been lost The
storm failed to strike Pittsburg but seemed
to circle It, At Kittaning several build
ings were destroyed, FIVE bridges were
washed away and Carrett's run, small
stream rose 20 feet in fifteen minutes. At
scottdale street car traffic was en-
ti-ely suspended and the residents were
forced to take refuge on the second floors.
Through the Sewickley valley near Green's
burg, the storm swept away number of
bridges, mines were flooded and three
dwellings we're destroyed by lightning with
an aggregate loss of about $4,000.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Aug. 19IAn unprece-
dented rainstorm here today that resembled
a cloudburst flooded Moxham. the fash
ionable residence section of the city and
caused thousands of dollars damage. Many
of the streets tonight are two TO three
feet deep with water. Barns, hundreds of
outbnildings and several bridges have been
carried away. Portions of the Johnstown
passenger railroad company tracks are COW
cred three TO four feet with debris One
car was swept fom it's tracks by sudden
swirl of water from a mountain side and
in less than two minutes the water reached
a foot above the car floor Hundreds of
wagons loaded with fruit and vegetables
from the .neighboring gardens lay along the
roads. while the contents are scattered pro-
miscuously along the valley pike in the
hill slope section. For a time this road
was under five feet OF water. The busi-
ness district is not affected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
EARTHQUAKE NEWS SUMMARY
Loss of Life is Estimated From
Five Hundred 20 Two
Thousand.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-There continues
confirmation OF statements as TO the mag
nitude OF the disaster to Valparaiso,
caused by the earthquake shocks, which
began on Thursday, August is, and con-
tinued at frequent intervals throughout
that and the next two days.
Dispatches from Valparaiso to the AS
ISOLATED Press received last evening state
that a moderate estimate OF the fatalities
is 1000 and that the property loss may
be as high as s2500Oo,o0O which latter is
as great as the loss sustained by San
Francisco In consequence of the earth
quake and FIRE which devastated that city
last April.
refugee who has arrived at Santiag go
places the known dead at 100, and other
messages indicate that the first reports Of
damage and casualties were greatly exag-
gerated. Dispatches to the state depart
ment at Washington place the fatalities
at about 300. These conflicting statements
cannot at this time be adjusted. II Is evil
dent that even yet confusion and panic
pravails at Valparaiso and until order Is
restored II will be impossible to ascertain
with accuracy the loss to life and prop
erty. The dwellings in the city have been
practically abandoned by the inhabitants,
who are existing as best they can in the
plazzas and streets of the city and the
hills adjacent to II without shelter from
storm and sun and with famine confront
ing them. Food is already scarce and
high. water for drinking purposes is lack
ing and disease is feared. The government
is doing ali II can to bring in relief The
crippling OF the railroads leading into VAL
paraiso constitutes a serious factor in the
situation, as for an indefinite period re-
lief supplies can only be obtained through
other means of transportation. the sea-
board affordng the best Of these.
At Santiago many of the best public and
private buildings were wrecked The loss
of life there Is augmented by the panic
which seized the people, many OF whom
threw themselves from the balconies OF
their homes. The destructive force OF the
earthquake was experienced over large
extent Of the country. many towns sus-
taining serious damage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
WRECK NEAR JoHNSToWN PA.
Fast Freight on PennsyIvania Road
Crashes Into work Train and
Kills seven Men.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. Aug. 1s.-Plunsing
through a binding rainstorm at the rate
of forty-fve miles an hour early today
fast freight train on the Pennsylvania
railroad crashed into a slowly-moving
work train at Sang Hollow, killing seven
and seriously injuring seven others of the
work train crew. Three of the latter will
probably die.
The work train had stopped at a water
plug near Sang Hollow to take water. A
Fort Wayne freight was following, and
because of the rain the engineer was un-
able to see the work train until just be-
fore the crash. The engineer of the
freight jumped and was fatally hurt The
fireman remained on the engine and was
uninjured When the freight engine
crashed into the work train 1t plowed its
way through the cars. All OF the laborers
and others of the work crew were asleep
and those who were killed probably never
knew they were struck
According to reports Engineer S. N.
Woods Of the freight train had increased
the speed of his train just before the
crash. that he might take water from the
water pans along the track, and in so do
Ing is said to have exceeded his orders.
Some Of the injured who had been
thrown from their hunks to the side of the
train were crying and moaning on the
ground. One man lay against the side of
the train badly crushed and kept crying
feebly for his wife and child. The big
engine lay on it's side. belching streams Of
not water and clouds of steam. which en-
veloped several of the injured men on the
ground. With all haste the wreckage was
lifted away from the injured men. One
of these, a one-legged man, was pinned
under A timber from derrick and ter
iibly crushed. Calling one of the wreck
ers to him he said: For Gods sake kill
me and put me out of misery. l cannot
live, anyway. Please don't tell my wife
I am hurt. She is away on her vacation
and 1t would be shame for me to spoil
things for her"
When the wreck had been cleared away
It was found that part of the last car
on the work train had been thrown $50
feet up a hill at the point of the wreck.
and one set of the trucks had been hurled
in an opposite direction, seventy-five feet
| i7to the river.
oncials from Pittsburg will arrive here
tomorrow to investigate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
MICHAEL F. DWYER is DEAD
Famous Race Track PIunRer Dies
Penniless After n Long
Illness.


NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-Michael +. Dwyer,
long one Of the most prominent figures of
the American turf, died today at his little
cottage in Brooklyn opposite the Gravesend
race track of the Brooklyn Jockey club, of
which Philip j. Dwyer, a brother of the
dead horseman Is president Michael
Dwyer suffered stroke OF paralysis some
years ago after he had returned from
disastrous racing campaign in England and
since that otinle had been practically help
less. He was constantly attended by two
nurses and helped about from place to
place. Although he had long ceased to
hold an interest in any racing stable or
sociation Mr.. Dwyer was often seen at the
Metropolitan tracks on the days when the
big events were run.
Dwyer was one of the most famous
plungers the turf has ever known. He was
a large operator and amassed a greater for
tune, 1t is said. than even "Pittsburg Phil"
Smith, the most noted of the modern race
track betters. Smith died wealthy while
Dwyer was practically penniless. 1t is re-
lated Of Dwyer that on one occasion at
Sheepshead Bay when James Mclaughlin
now a we'll known owner and trainer, was
Jockey for the Dwyer Brothers the plunger
put up $50, 10000 to win $4,000 on the famous
old racer Joe Cotton. The distance was
seven furlongs and a hundred yards from
the wire 1t seemed that Joe Cotton was
beaten but Mclaughlin rode a magnificent
finish and landed his employers money by
a short head.
1t was because Of his plunging proclivities
that Michael Dwyer parted company with
his brother Philip. 1t seemed from that
moment that his luck went against him. lie
formed racing partnership with Richard
Croker n few years later and took stable
to England. The experiment was costly
and Dwyer came home a poor man. The
last horse of note to win a race for him was
Ben Bush, which captured the Kentucky
derby. Ben Bush was afterward purchased
by James r. Keene and is now at his
Castleton stud In Kentucky.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
sPAULDINe BRINGS SUIT
Former Banker Alleges That He Was
De1rauded While Serving Peni-
tentiary Sentence.

BOISE. Idaho. Aug. 1s.-Charles W..
epauiding former treasurer OF the Uni
versity of Illinois and former president OF
the Globe Savings bank, Chicago. who rc-
Gently completed a term of seven years inn
prisonment in the penitentiary at Joliet for
embezzlement OF funds entrusted to him.
began suit in the federal court here yester-
day against James II. Brady, chairman Of
the republican state central committee. and
others, to recover valuable interests in the
Idaho Canal company and the Pocatello
Power and Irrigation company. Spaulding
alleges that while confined in the Illinois
penitentiary he was defrauded OF his inter-
est In these properties. spaulding charges
that through ecnnivance with the trustees
handling his property the Idaho men gained
control ot has interest in the two COM
panies. worth $4,000. for $4,000 spaulding
alleges that the property involved is now
paying dividends on more than sloOO,OOO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
RIOT IN CHICAGO STREET
Angry Italians Fatally Wound Motor
man Who Runs Car Through
Procession.

CHICAGO. Aug 1s.-John Grady, motor
man on a Halstead street car, was proba-
bly, fatally injured today at Halstead and
Ewing streets by crowd OF Italians, who
dragged him from the car and kicked and
beat him. Grady attempted to run his car
through the line OF parade Of an Italian
society. when 500 men surrounded the car
and threw the motorman into the street.
A riot call was sent to police head
quarters and Captain Haines with a number
of officers hurried to the scene At sight
Of the police the Italians dispersed in diff
ferent directions, hurling stones and other
missiles at the officers. Many Of the riot
ers carried revovers and discharged them
frequently during the trouble. The police
also fired their revolvers into the air TO
intimidate the Italians
After two Of the leaders had been arrested
the remainder Of the rioters scattered No
one was injured by the revolver shots.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
POWDER HOUSE BLOWS UP
Two Boys who Use Yrelxa, CAL, MaEa-
zine for n Target are In
stantly Killed.

YREKA, Cal, Aug. 1s.-Two boys were
killed and another fatally injured In a
powder explosion one mile from here early
today. Powder house No. !, belonging TO
the Grant Powder company. on the dine
OF the Yreka branch railroad was blown up.
In nearly every business house in Yreka
windows were broken. Remnants of cloth
ing, a foot. particles Of hair and flesh
found on the hill indicate that two boys
were blown to atoms. Berthe Holland was
found seventy-five yards from the scent
with his face lacerated and two holes in
his temple evidently from flying stones. He
cannot recover,
Two small rifles found near the bodies
were badly damaged. It is supposed that
the boys shot into the powder house
through n ventilator. car load of powder
had been stored in the magazine yester-
day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
RI0TING IN WILKESBARRE. PA.
Italians Attack COnstnbies Sent TO
Quiet Disturbance and Several
Men Are Hurt.

WII.KESBARRE. Pa, Aug. 1s-As a re-
sult Of rioting. which took place today in
the italian section Of Hughestown borough,
suburb of Plttston, two members OF the
state constabulary, Troopers George and
Addison, are wounded. the former seriouslyt
two Italians are in the hospital with
serious wounds and a third italian Is suf-
fering from a severe clubbing. The men
OF the settlement had been carousing all
day and creating such a disturbance that
complaint was finally made and three
troopers OF the state constabulary were
sent to the scene. They were fired upon
and two of them wounded. Reinforce
ments were hurried to the scene and five
Italians were arrested. but not until two
of them had heen seriously shot and
another badly dubbed. II is thought that
in the darkness the Italians were shot
by some of their friends.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
TWELVE PERSONS DROWNED
serie, Of Tragedies in Waters in Vicinity
Of New York.
THREE DEATHS NEAR CoNEY ISLAND
Police VIII Investigate Suspicious
Circumstances Surrounding
Triple Drowning Near
This Resort.

NEW YORK. Aug. 19-Twelve persons
lost their lives in the waters about New
York today. Most OF the victims were bath
ers. A number of heroic rescues of i'm
perilled swimmers were made, and these
reduced what would otherwise have been
a much larger death list. Three persons
were drowned in z sroup near Manhattan
beach in a manner that could not be as
certained. and the police of the Coney
island station are conducting an investiga-
ton. The only eye witness to the drowning
disappeared The victims In this instance
were Morris Crosse, Martin Anderson and
an unidentified bather about 20 years of age.
Harold Sellars, Is years of age, was
drowned while diving with his father from
a launch IN Jamaica bay. The father dived
franticaly in the hope of rescuing his son
and continued to plunge into the water
until he became unconscious from ex-
haustion and was with difficulty rescued
and resuscitated.
Swimmers Become Exhausted.
William oKeefe, "a years of age, was
drowned in Gravesend bay, becoming ex-
haustei while swimming far from the shore.
John Bisinski. years old of Jersey City
was drowned while swimming in the Hud-
son river. William Hill. 26 years old, of
Long Island City was swimming in the East
river when he became i'll and went down
before rescuers could reach him. The
bodies Of two unknown men were found
floating this afternoon in the East river.
One was supposed to be the captain of
sand barge moored nearby.
Albert Haggenborn, 26 years old, of
Brooklyn, was instantly killed tonight when
he dived from balcony twenty feet high
into hve feet of water in the swimming
tank at n pleasant park in Coney Island.
His neck was broken.
Edward Moore, years old, drowned
in the Hudson while trying to climb aboard
of a barge. Sven Remsen, 35 years old,
was drowned off Yonkers.
Two Drowned I'm Lake MinnetOnlSn.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Aug. 1.-Two
men were drowned this afternoon at Lake
Minnetonka while in bathing.
Ralph Strole. %, lost his life at Salisbury
Point
The other, man named Baker, was in
bathing at Shady Island.
Both victims were seized with cramps
and sank before aid could reach them.
Five Drown at Duluth.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 19-The water
claimed five victims in the head of lakes
today Frank Zutter, aged 80. and his
brother william, aged q. while bathing
near Hibblng this morning got out beyond
their depth and, being unable to swim,
sank before help could reach them.
The 16-year-old son of Harry Thorn, liv-
ing seven miles north OF Aitfin, was
drowned In the Mississippi.
Hans Nelson, 16 years of age, perlshed
in ST. Louis bay in the sight of a number
of companions who had warned him not to
wade out beyond his depth.
w b. Peck was drowned at solon
Springs, wis. today in the presence of his
two young daughters, who were in a boat
a few feet distant from where Mr.. Peck
had gone in bathing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
SLIGHT WRECK ON WABASH
Passenger Train COllides with Switch
Engine, Shaking Up Passen-
gers Severely.

About 1880 last night Wabash incoming
passenger train collided with a switch en-
gine near the Twenty-third street crossing
in Council Bluffs. Miss Theresa Rapp of
122 Second avenue, Council Bluffs, was
severely shaken up and bruised. her nose
being broken among other injuries. She
was taken to her home. G. N. JaIenke,
slslf North Sixteenth street, Omaha, was
badly bruised and cut about the head
Some twelve others were more or less
Jared as a result OF the collision.
The switch engine, which had wandered
out on the main line on the passenger
trains schedule. was put out OF commits
sion.
The injured people walked from the
scene OF the wreck, about half mile, to
the Manawa trolley cars. and were taken
home on that line.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
Nebraska and Illinois Republicans VIII
Nominate State Tickets.
BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO MEET
Distinguished Physicians Will Read Papers
Before Toronto Convention.
GERMAN CATHOLICS MEET At ESSEN
Organizations of German Catholics
in the United states VIII he
Represented by AlphOnse
G. KOelb.

NEW YORK, 4 4. The American ten
mis- championship ~ settled this week
on the courts at IL, " Il. l. In the
double, winners of theI " tournaments
held at Chicago and viii hight
It out between themeelv Il the WIN
ming team will meet HolcGf q, Ard and
Beals c. Wright, the presently r.. n the
title. The championship matEs.| bly,
will be called on Wednesday. IL .es'
tournament will be played on A. st
and following days and the winner will
meet Beals c. Wright, the present cham
pion, for the title. The winners OF several
interscholastlc singles tournaments also
will play at Newport for the scholastic
championship.
New England will be the center of
interest for followers Of the light harness
horses the coming week, the Grand Cir
cult meeting moving from Poughkeepsie
TO Beadville. Mass
The tournament of the National Rogue
association will be held at Norwich Conn,
beginning Monday and cintinuins for several
days.
Four Political Conventions.
OF the four big political conventions which
will take place during the week, two VIII
be held on Tuesday. These are the repub-
lican state convention at Springfield, ILL.,,
and the democratic state convention at
Columbus, o. The republicans of Nebraska
will hold their state convention at Lincoln,
on Wednesday and the republicans of
Tennessee will meet at Chattanooga the
same day.
The annual meeting Of the British medi-
cal association Will be held at ToIonto,
August a-22. Addresses will be delivered
among others, by Sir. Victor Horsey, sur
geon to the university college hispital. Lon
don. on surgery; by Sir James Barr senior
physician to the Liverpool Royal infirmary,
on medicine; and by DR.. w. S. A. Griffith
of st. Barthomew's hospital, London. on
obstetrics. 1t is estimated that 800 British
medical men will attend the session.
At Essen, Prussia the ffty-third annual
convention of Catholics of Ger many, is to
be held August 10 and %. Alphonse G.
Kccib. wluo Is the delegate of the American
federation of Catholic societies to the con-
ference will also represent the Roman
Catholic Central Verein, the organization
Of German Catholics In the United States.
While these organizations always have
been In close touch with Catholic organiza-
tions in Germany. Mr.. Koelb is the first
delegate to represent American organiza-
tions at the convention of Catholics in
Germany.