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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21
IN STRICKEN SAN FRANCISCO.
EtchInEs of Life Amid the Ruins Oi
the Fire-swept city.

EtchinRH of Life Amid the Ruins OF
the Fire-Swept city.
1T is bad to have an earthquake" says
the San Francisco Chronicle. 1T IL awful
to see half a city burned up. Possibly
it is worse than either or both to be scan
dalously lied about And II Is from this
third calamity that San Francisco and
California are now suffering. The stories
in the eastern daily and weekly press
have been bad enough, but they will be
properly corrected on later information.
The worst offenders are the publishers
OF the lower grades OF sensational sub
scription books, who seem to believe that
the bigger the lie the more money to be
made from it, and so long as they get
the money they would as soon lie as not.
We have before Va a prospectus Of one
OF these forthcoming books, entitled San
Francisco's Earthquake Horror A lurid
picture represents the dome of the city
hall envelOped in flames and tumbling to
ruin. The city hall dome stands as straight
as ever it stood. 1t is a steel frame of
great height, and the earthquake shook
out the terra Gotta filling The prospectus
goes on to say, Beautiful and costly
buildings were tumbled into ruins and
yswnlng chasms opened where they stood
All modern buildings withstood the shock
No chasms yawning or otherwise, opened
in the city"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21


II was the wise coal company that secured
a railroad presidents son a. ems 81 its
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21

You objected to Jack because he had to
work for a living, didn't you mamaP
Yes, my dear. He doesn't belong to our
class"
We'll It's all right now. May he call
tonightT'
Has someone left him a fortune7"
mo, but he's lost his job."-Cievsiaad
Leader
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21


Accounts full of human interest and the
sense Of drama continue to come from wilt
nesses Of the unforgettable calamity at
San Francisco. Two Of the most interest
ing are published in the current issue OF
Harper's Weekly in the shape of graphic
article by Herman whitaker, author Of The
Probationer, called 1.-THE Human Drama at
San Francisco;" and a sympathetic page
of Impressions by Cecil Chard, called with
brief impressiveness. The Long Day Mr.
whitaker recounts a number OF interesting
instances OF the philosophic and generally
unselish manner in which the appalling
perplexities Of the situation in the stricken
CITY were met He tells OF meeting
PRINTER. who, before the earthquake, had
had steady employment
''Chucked my job" was his answer to my
question: do you think ia hang on to II
while hundreds of married men are hunt
ing for work." At an Oakland restaurant
a similar case occurred. man applied
for work, and when the proprietor re-
fused, he said: IT must have It, for /
have a wife and children to support Tn
willingly enough the proprietor repeated
that he could not employ any more men,
vyhereupon a waiter who was passing set
down his tray OF dishes, whipped on his
apron and handed It to the applicant
81 have nobody but myself TO look AFTER
he said; take my job"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21

Soup seems very thin, waiter"
Does IT, sab. OATS our best stock soup.
sah.'
Then II must be watered stock
spilled some on the tablecloth and Il didn't
leave the slightest stain."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21

The spirit OF the new San Francisco is
reflected I'm a sign tackled on fire-scorched
post in the burnt district 1t is that OF
firm which is agent for eastern con-
Germs dealing in arms, implements and
sporting goods 1t reads as follows:
Office Temporary
PHIL Il. BEKEART Co. INC,
$3.50 Alameda Avenue,
Corner Park street.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21

He (angrlly)-So there was a man after
you when you married me, was thereG
She-Yes, there was.
Pool fool! l wish to heaven you had
married him."
~ did. Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21
.,m,5S4.1S

1t cost the California Wine association
about $l,0OO a bottle to bring TO super
excellent maturity few thousand dozens
OF it's stock out OF the hundreds OF thous-
ands of bottles contained In It's former
vaults on Third street. near Townsend. Al
though the process was an expensive one,
It was aging at rate which has never be-
fore been equalled. The procedure pur-
sued was that of fire. and it was performed
on April IS.
When the flames had performed their
work those bottles of wine which had
neither burst nor melted nor lost their
corks were withdrawn from the furnace
and transferred 10 the Casa Calws building
of the California Wine association at $50
Townsend street. There they were plleo
up as relics of the conhagration, and an
opportunity for testing opinions as to the
character of their contents were given by
the drawing OF corks from samples or
various kinds and brands Of the hreproofed
wines The results were uniformly IA
vorable. though varying as to the KINDS
of wine which had come safely through
the furnace process. All OF the dry wines
we're found TO have been much benefited
but when the Burgundy came TO be tasted
II was discovered that the California prod
uct had achieved mellowness which sur
passed that OF the far famed vintage or
France. The. sweet wine varieties were
even more advantaged by the heating pro-
cess, and this was especially noticeable
in the case OF the sherries. which have
nothing TO envy Of their Spanish pro
genitor The connoisseur may enjoy the
result but it is certain that the wine
makers will prefer to continue their normal
ma nner OF producing their stock
It is estimated that there were aSout
1900, 900 gallons OF wine destroyed In San
Francisco by the fire.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21
A SMILE OR TWO.

Elderly Aunt-Your husband carries life
insurance. OF course2
Young Wife-For himself No. indeed!
He thinks so much OF me, though. that he
has had my life insured for $1,000 Isn't
that thoughtful OF him polls News.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
AMERICAN WOMAN
TELLS OF PANAMA.
LIKE CLIMATE BETTER THAN
THAT OF NEW ENGLAND. -
Chinese, Merchants as Well as Servants,
with Native Girls Coming In-Heayy
Showers Often Fall from a Cloudless
Sky-Temperature Of 120 Not seri-
ously Felt.
Correspondence Boston Herald.


Holden, Mass.-Mrs. II. P. Linell of
Colon, Panama, with her two children,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Har-
rlngton and gives an interesting ac-
count of life in the canal zone from an
American woman s point Of view. Mrs.
Linell s husband is a resident engineer,
stationed q short distance from Colon.
provements, such as waterworks. sew
erage system and street betterments,
things much needed before any real
progress can be made on the canal zones
The zone is strip about five miles
each side of where the canal proper
will be and which has been leased by
the United States government. Mrs
Linell was the first American woman
n Colon, oS coming from New York on
ANA steamship direct to Colon, where
she arrived In seven days. Mrs. Linell
says she much prefers the climate to
that Of old New England, and the con-
ditions of living. while hard at first,
under the American system are rapidly
improving. -,
While the temperature has registered
as high as 32o degrees, the heat is not
here. The dry season is from December
to April, and in the rainy season heavy
showers occur with the sun shining, and
not cloud to be seen. - = :
American hospitals are being sestab-
kshed rapidly and the sanitary condi-
tions improving remarkably, the lafg-
est hospital having accommodations for
600 patients, with all American physi-
clans and nurses in attendance. The
most common diseases are malaria and
yellow fever, but the number of cases
Of these under American sanitary sys.
tenn is rapidly diminishing. A, il Ia to
the mosquitoes that the spread of vel.
low fever is almost wholly due, a sys-
tematic warfare on the breeding places
Of these pests has been instituted and
stringent methods adopted to exter:
inmate them. X - .. =.
The Panamans are described as dark.
complexioned, very short of stature, in.
telligenee very limited and decidedly
lazy, Most Of the merchants are China.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
FIREMAN FALLS FROM ENGINE
Shock Scattered Nelson's Senses and
He Tagged Train.

MARsHALLToWN. IowA.-T. Nelson. a
fireman On the Iowa Central, fell from his en-
CINE near Minerva Junction and received So
rious, but 1t is not believed fatal, injuries. The
train was running at high speed and he was
not missed until It reached Albion when the
agents here were, notified. In the meantime
Nelson. with blood streaming from his wounds
was making his way, towards Marshalltown on
foot. The shock 'of the fall appears to have
met the northbound passenger train he tagged
1t and told the crew to stop "for Gods sake"
as terrible wreck had occurred. 1t was i'm
possible to convince him that the train had
not been wrecked and he sent to his homo
in Oskaloosa, still laboring under the impress.
sion that he had been one OF the participants
In a bad smashup
The Franklin automobile, which is being sent
across the continent in an effort to break the
record from San Francisco to New York, came
to grief near Montour, just east Of this place.
hour 1t struck farmers buggy, MASKING the
vehicle to ,kindlins and crippling one horse.
The farmer was not seriously wounded. An
effort made to stop the auto at Montour
but 1t failed. Officers at Tama caught 4 deet-
Ing glimpse OF the car.
BY this time the officer at Montour was
angry, and he began a systematic effort to
head OF the fleeing tourists. Cedar Rapids,
Belle Paine and Chelsea were all notified to
arrest the automobile. At Chelsea the constable
and two assistants got team and wagon and
tomobile to stop. The occupants were arrested
and taken back to Toledo They paid the costs
and damages and after a delay OF four hours
headed for Clinton. The pilot, who brought
them from Carroll to Marshalltown, said they
Killed twenty chickens and a pig.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
MORE TROUBLE FOR BLOMBERG
$3.50 Deposited with Former Clerk Can
not Be Found.

ST. PETER MINN.--More trouble seems in
store for G. A: Bomberg. Jr., former clerk
or the court Of Nicolet county. J. w Clark Of
sleepy Eye wants $3.50 that was deposited with
Biombcrg at the order Of the district court, but
me money has disappeared and 1t is probable
mat he VIII institute proceedings against Blom-
berg to secure its recovery.
Seven years ago Mr.. Clary and Dennis O'Shea
oecame involved in a lawsuit over a farm Of
16o acres In Ridgely township. When the case
came to trinl Clary was defeated, but the court
found that he was entitled to $780, and ordered
that O'Shea pay that amount into the hands
OF the clerk before title to the property would
De vested In him. Prompt payment was made,
the money being deposited Aug. IA. 1900 but
1t is said that Clary was enraged over the
outcome of the case that he made a VOW never
to to touch the money. In the six years that
have elapsed he has never requested that it be
turned over to him and In few months his
Last June VIM. Mallgren. Nicollet county g
present clerk. found receipt which Blomberg
had issued for the money but there was no
record of its having been paid to C1ary. He
consulted lawyer to ascertain whether he could
be held responsible and when Blomberg learned
OF this he and one Of his sons went to Mallgren's
office and attempted an assault. For this Blom-
berg was compelled to pay fine and his son ID
now under 5000 bonds to keep the peace
Yesterday the incident was reopened when
Mr.. Clary appeared at the clerks office and
made formal demand for his money, but was
informed by Mr.. Mallgren that the amount in
question had never been turned over. When the
status OF the case was explained to him, Mr..
Clary intimated that he would take steps to
collect the balance to his credit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
PRISON SITE AND TRAP ROCK
Head of Keweenaw Copper Company
Makes an Offer to the State.

CALUMET, MICH.-President Charles A,
Wright OF the Keweenaw Copper company has
offered State Road Commissioner Earle all the
trap-rock the state of Michigan can use for
road T making for the next 200 years gratis
the state Of Michigan an ideal site for a
state prison. This Is also gratis.
Mr. Earle visited the proposed site and WIS
more than favorably impressed with the prop
erty and the entirely practicabilitJ of the
prison.
Tho site is about a mile north of the mouth
OF the Montreal river and about three miles
north of Bette Girls. There Is trap-rcck for
miles in the vicinity, and the commissioner
says 1t is ideal for road-making purposes. In
addition to the gift of the trap-rock and the
prison site, President Wright agrees to make
rate Of 10 cents a ton for hauling the rock
from the proposed quarries to the Bette Girls
harbor over the Keweenaw Central road.
The state road commissioner Is confident that
since the supreme courts recent decision rela-
tive to prison labor his scheme for making
convicts break rocks for state roads is bound
to succeed. He has two other sites for prisons
which will be taken under consideration by the
legislature. One Is near Eagle Harbor and
the other near Marquette. g., =
The steel plant Of the Lake Superior cor
poratiOn at the 500 broke all former records
of production few days ago. In twenty
four hours the plant turned out 1,O25 tons OF
1OO-pound rails, the heaviest rails rolled. This
Is a remarkable performance. as the plant was
constructed with an intended capacity Of only
500 to $50 tons daily.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
new ROTARY PLOW
GOES AT ST. LOUIS
INVENTOR DIES AT POINT OF
REAPING HIS LABoRs' FRUITS.
John @. A. Newsom. Who Has Spent
$4,000 on tho Machine That May
Make Him Famous. Passes Away tho
Day the Plow Is Completed.

st. Louis.--Had his life been spared
twenty-four hours, John 9. A. Newsom,,
who died at his home, 1888 Laclede ave-.
nue., would have. seen final demon
stration Of an invention, the perfec-
ton Of which has been his ambition
for years. He designed a rotary pillow,
which operates along an entirely new
ing the implement and having it pat
ented. %. .
Mr.. Newsom, who was 80 years old at
the time Of his death, first conceived
the idea Of the rotary pillow in 1883,
while he was farming in Indiana. The
first pillow was made Of tin and he tried
it in sawdust. He spent over 100000
in experimenting and demonstrating
with the plow. He had previously in
o U tied 7 nStsn4 a s but but .s
his labor. In order to protect him
self in the matter he spent four years
in the patent office at Washington,
telling no one of his plans until he had
secured patent rights on forty-eight
claims on the machine. After the pa
pers were issued he spent several years
in attempting to form company to
:" A working model Of the machine was
tried in Barton county, Kansas, and
was q complete success. A company
was formed in st. Louis about year
ago, consisting Of his son, j. n. New.
som, Walter A. Kelly, the blind law
yer; Hans Wulf and Charles Ring. The
company is called the, Newsom Archi-
medean Flowing Machine company,
after the name applied to the pillow. &c.,
A new machine has just been COM
pleted and is now In the shops at 2514
South Bismarck street.
Mr.. Newsom was very much elated
over the progress Of the company, and
was waiting anxiously for the demon.
stration, which he regarded as the re.
alization , Of his ambition aae1. Wednssd ss
same day Mr.. Newsom became sud
denly i'll. Pc
The original working model OF the
pillow Is at present on the Bissell farm,
at Bissell g Point, near st. Louis, where
It has been used with success. II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
rs AN HONEST GENTLEMAN
Kansas 'City's Mayor, in Whom Even
the Cynical Have Confidence.
Hugh O,Neil in the World

d0Hn ONeu In the World.
Henry NJ. Beardsley Ia only an honest gentle
man. with enough courage for one man, a ready
intelligence and some quality of quiet tenacity
that is not very accurately EXPRESSED by the
snce In no way at all fits in with the popular
conception of a Strong man. Physically he Is
of moderate. stature. with a slim figure, built
rsther for activity and endurance than mere
ment. II he has any aptitude for oratory on
public occasions he never. employs it. and his
voice has that clear timbre, Of the stage '.juve-
nile lead that would be lost in the turmoil Of
the hustings. He was prncticing law for twelve
years In Kansas City before he entered municipal
politics as a member Of the upper house, and
twice; refused the republican nomination for the
nayoralty because he conld not afford to neglect
his prgfe' sion and he felt thonest MANI. that
be could not serve the city faithfully unless
he did that. He has done that now. and he
will probably relinquish office at the end Of his
term, poorer man than he is today. He has
not said. this for himself. but his friends know
L., and, his friends are legion. #
Even the eldest and most cynical newspaper
Beerdsley. Not only in his mental astuteness
and ability hut in his incorruptibifity. And
In that last conspicuously. He is, they believe,
n good man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
SOIL EXPERTS TO
VISIT EVERY FARM
WORK IN BLUE EARTH COUNTY
WILL BE THORO. ,. 49,
Strata of Soil Are Sent to Washington
for Careful Analysis-Work Has
Generally Resulted in Raising Farm
Valuations 400 Distinct Types
of Soil in the United States.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Mankato MINI. Aug. 15.-H. Fl. Bennett and
L. A. Hurst. the soil experts sent out by the
secretary OF agriculture to make a study Of the
soils Of Blue Earth county have their headquar-
tiers at Mupleton. Speaking Of comments made
upon their work. Mr.. Bennett said that 1t, was
not political and that they talked politics
with farmers, but had come to make careful
rudy Of the soil with view Of determining
the crops best suited to this section. -.
Tie experts visit each farm In the county and
make test Of the soil by digging down and
taking samples from the various strata and
these are sent to Washington for analysis by a
competent chemist. A map Is also made Of the
bounty, so that anyone may know by exnmin-
Ing it just what any farm III the county is
hest adapted to raise, and what the characteris-
tics of the soil are. This work Is said to have
Resulted in advances In the value OF farming
lands where 1t has been carried thru The result
in this county is being looked forward to with
interest
The work IL not rev, and the bureau Of soils
Is one of the departments OF his work that tn,
secretary Of agriculture expects will make good.
1t has been found by investigation that there
are IN the United States over 400 distinct types
OF soil. go"
1t has also been ascertained what soils ara
best adapted for the raising of grains, .vegeta-
bes, fruits and grasses, and which variety Of
each thrive the best on given soils. It has
been found what the best rotation Of the crops
is and the needs of particular farms for fertiiz-
Ing, drainage. etc. @~
Thru with Harvest.
The harvest in Blue Earth county is prac.
tically over. The past few good days have
wrought a wonderful change and only here and
there n field remains to be cut This week will
see every field cut and some stacking done
Threshing will begin at once.
he general opinion among the farmers Is
that the wet weather of last week will knock
on one grade and slightly reduce the yield. Corn
rs doing finely and is fully equal to it's condi-
tion year ago. If not ahead. It is all likely to
mature before the frpsts come
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
SHERIFF IN A WILD
RIDE TO SAVE WIFE
LEE OF WARD COUNTY HAS A
HAIR-RAIsING EXPERIENCE,
Druggist Gave Him, the Wrong Meoi-
cine for His Wife and Neither Knew
of the Mistake Until Miles Divided
Them-Moving Tale Of the Prairie,
with "Al's Well that Ends Well"
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Bowbells, \. D., Aug. 15.-The mistake Of
druggist gave Sheriff J. J. Lee Of Minot the fight
Of his life. The sheriff arrived here yesterday
afternoon, Mrs. Lee having accompanied him az
far as Carpto, where she left the train and
drove out ten miles to visit sister.
shortly before leaving Minot the sheriff went
to drug store to get a prescription compound
ed for Mrs. Lee. When he arrived here he re-
celved a telegram from the Minot druggist stat
Ing the wrong bottle had been given him and
cautioning him against allowing Mrs. Lee to use
It. The sheriff, Of course, jumped to the con-
elusion that the phial he received contained a
deadly poison, and Immediately began seeking
for a way to reach Carpio before his wife
could take the drug. -.
An. automobile was pressed into service and
was soon whizzing along the road to Kenmare.
There second auto was secured and with 1t
the sheriff set off at forty mile AMI hour CLIP
for the home Of his sister-in-law.
He arrived there shortly after midnight, only
to find that his wife had taken the medicine
Ave hours: before. However. the dose had no
harmful effect upon her. and beyond damage to
the sheriffs nerves no harm had been done by
the mistake Of the druggist.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
NE BIGGEST THE EncAMpMEn7.~

men, who seem to be of a better class
than those found in this country.
The bill of fare, at first, was decid-
edly short. but new cold storage plants
and icemaking plants have been estab-
lished and meats. vegetables, etc, can
be secured. The servant, problem is as
bad there, as here. the Chinese holding
the positions Of cooks and housemaids,
butsof late girls from the nearby islands
are coming in and are more indus
trious. The houses Of Americans are
Of wood: with electric lights and mod
ern: conYeniences. L 49,. T.
The American colony had big cele-
bration July 4, $4,000 being collected
to show the natives how we do it. Cler-
ical workers, stenographers and cleo
tricians on the Panama railroad are in
demand. The natives drink a liquor
made from the sugar cane when they
60 on spree, which is about every
payday. -.
Mrs. Linell says she likes the coun-
try, not having been sick day while
there, and after short visit with
Worcester friends, where both she and
Mr.. Linell formerly lived, will return
to the isthmus. T.. $3.50 -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
+ ! - :: CARRY ,HoD IN VACATION -:
Leading Educators Of Iowa Help K
Build Normal School Hall.

ELDORA. I0WA.-Eght leading Iowa school
men. who spend nine months in the schoolroom,
determined to work their thee months vaca-
ton and make some pin money and extra wages
donned their overalls at Cedar Falls early this
summer, and carrying the hod mixing mortar
and carrying brick, assisted in the construction
or the new $76. 900 science hall at the state
normal school. which is Just now nearing com.
ne men who turned from their books and
studies and the schoolroom to the nod and shovel
are: Claence NJ. Parke pincipal of the Grundy
center % h;sto1 high school: Earl O. Bangs professor
school; Harry q: Lambert, pincipui Of the Traer
high school. Arthur Fl. Gist, principal OF the
n sioux CITY high schools Raymond F. Leland,
tie, principal Of the plainfeld schools: Harry
Moore, principal Of the Dixie schools, and Arthur
a. Smith. principal Of the Steamboat Rock
All are graduates Of the state normal At
Cedar Falls, and have thoroly enjoyed their
summers hard labor In the hot sun.