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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

land this morning and will remain several
days, just looking on he said
1T looks TO me like the speakership tight
is still up In the air." he said. and 1t
looks as though It will have to be fought
out In the caucus. The candidates all stand
the same platform and have all pledged
/ smselves to carry out the pledges Of the
party, 30 II looks like the selection will be
made according to personal popularity.
am interested only to the extent that l
want to see every pledge OF the platform
carried out and expect TO be around
here Off and on just TO see how things are
getting along. There Is no doubt in my
mind but what the legislators will enact
good laws, covering every point In the plat
form. There is nothing else for them to do.
and there is no lobby strong enough to pre-
vent such action"
Though a defendant In the suit against
the alleged Lumber trust Senator Harri-
son said he had never heard Of a lumber
mems lobby. only short time ago"
said Ned Brown, in talking to a number
of legislators, "a party platform meant
nothing. 1t used to be the party which
could promise the most-had the best plat
form. That has all been changed. party
platform now and forever more means
a pledge and will have to be kept or the
party which fails will be sent down to de-
struction. Every legislator l have talked
to wants to carry out the pledges in the
platform. All the newspapers have dis
cussed the planks in the platform and held
them up as specific promises When the
platform Of the future is promulgated IL
will go out as binding as a good note.
This legislature will consider every pledge
In the platform as personal promise
made by each member"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
CONDITION OF THE SICK ONES
Count Creighton and j. h. Kitchen
Better, but Charles e. Morgan
Less Hopeful.

Sunday was a day Of much encouragement
10 the friends and relatives Of Omaha's
prominent sick as all showed some Inn
provement over the previous day. Count
John A. Creighton spent most restful
night Saturday. sleeping over eight hours
in all. and was much stronger Sunday. He
was given another heavy dose OF qulnlne
which caused profuse Precipitation. He Is
not able to take much solid nourishment as
yet on account OF the nature of the drugs
that are administered. and the crisis OF
the disease has not yet been reached but
all signs point to a favorable outcome. The
crisis is expected today and the count 10
expected to pass II safely. with great prom
Use for the future.
The news from the home OF Charles r
Morgan. 1873 Cass street, was not encour-
aging this morning. II was said Mr.. Nor
gan was weaker and th&rs were grave
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

nished large sum Of money to help the
boy.
who else7 A few soft-hearted women.
Not one Of these heard a word Of test,.
mony nor we're they under oath to render
just verdict
Crime 60 Play on Sympathy.
Il consider II a crime TO play upon the
heartstrings OF a mother. as has been done
in this case. II is an outrage. It IL Grim
inal, and he who allows II IL doing a mighty
injustice. l would make II 80 that before
a governor could pardon for the reason
that unjust OF Illegal methods were used.
as he intimates IN his reasons for granting
the same that he would have to institute
legal investigation. II such IL the case
here, It is outrageous. I told the governor
II he granted Bush clemency that he should
begin at once to put me in the penitentiary.
He has not proceeded to do so. Why7 At
the time he refused to show Rhea any
clemency he asserted that he did not be-
lleve that the pardoning power reached to
the duties Of the jury and the supreme
court. 1 presume that mighty pressure
was brought to bear on him In this case.
Perhaps such as should melt hearts Of
stone.
and that pertaining thereto, we found
Bailey's false teeth along the cattle trail
leading from the feed rack to the river,
where his body was found, and Bushs
knife was found along that same trail,
and we proved absolutely that Bush lost
II there that afternoon while he and Bailey
wero left on the Morse ranch alone. The
detective had nothing to do with that,
nor had he anything to do with the coat
that was dragged, nor the multitude of
things SUFFICIENT to hang an ordinary Grim
lnal II was as clear a case as ever was
tried.
This is the second murderer sent up
from Dundy county and both we're par
doned. When will this play at justice
cease? 1t is abominable. / am not in favor
Of changing the law as 70 punishment.
So many people do not know that the
jury now decides, in case OF murder in
the first degree, whether the punishment
shall be life imprisonment or capital pun
lshHient Perhaps l am like the fool at
the time Garfield came to Ashland. o., in
1880 to meet his regiment, the Forty-secohd
Ohio volunteer infantry, for the last time.
1t was when he was a Candidate for presi-
dent. After the cheering at the station
had ceased this smpleton ran up near Gar
fields carriage and shouted:
" The next president OF the United
Statesl He is not me-
80 Mickey is governor; am not.
Neither 10 anyone else So II be like
that simpleton we are all in the same boat,
except the governor. Let pardons cease or
let us have a pardoning board
'B. F. EBERHART."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
Utica Man Accidentally shot.

UTICA, Neb., Dec 30-(Special y
Charles Berenter, a blacksmith and ma
chinist in this city, was accidentally shot
In the right leg this morning on the train
while on his way to Beatrice. He had been
asleep and when the train pulled into
Lincoln man by the name of Watson,
whose home is at Crawford, accidentally
let revolver fall out of his overcoat
rockt on the floor, discharging IL and the
ball entering Mr. Berenter's leg, making
severe flesh wound. He was attended to
by DR.. w. c. Kluner, who happened to
be on the train. He was taken to a hos
pital, where his wound was dressed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
FIGHT ON MCCLELLAN RENEWED
Incoming Attorney General Informs
Hearst Case win BE
Taken Tn.

NEW YORK, Dec. 80.-In a communica-
ton to Mr.. Hearst made today, Attorney
General-Elect w. S. Jackson says that II
Mr.. Hearst should see Mt to ask leave to
institute quo warranto proceedings in con-
nection with the ballot dispute which fol.
lowed the last mayoralty election in this
city hearing of the case will be granted
as soon as Mr.. Jackson assumes Office.
Attorney Clarence Shearn said tonight
that papers In the case were to be filed
with Mr.. Jackson on Tuesday morning and
the promise Of Mr. Jackson would Insure
speedy action.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
FATAL WRECK ON ELECTRIC LINE
One Passenger Killed and Thirty-
Five Injured.

One Passenger Killed and TTirty.
Five Injured.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec SO.--At least thirty
persons were injured. one of whom has
since died. in the wreckage of a runaway
electric car on the Warsaw avenue hill
In this city.
The motormah discovered at the top Of
the hill that he had lost control Of the
car and tried to Use the emergency brake,
but it failed and the car ran away for a
distance of Ave blocks. The car struck a
telegraph pole and turned turtle, the pas
sengers being thrown in a heap in the
mud beside the track. Hiram Lester, a
passenger. by operating the brake on the
rear platform probably prevented a much
worse accident. as his action, made at
great personal risk. reduced the speed OF
the car materially before It left the track.
The dead:
WILLIAM II. CURNAYH, a passenger,
The injured:
Catherine OHara, seriously.
h. LoWman, conductors may die.
James Hall motorman; seriously.
Frank Gansel, may die.
George Wanninger, seriously.
Mr.. and Mrs.: John Henry. both serious
Rev. I: Bentley. back broken.
Miss Martha Bill. broken leg.
James Corcoran. badly cut about head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Borken. both still uncon-
Edna and Martha Longsdaie. badly hurt
Jennie Moebus contusions and lacera-
lions about the body.
Stella Moebus eontusions and lacerations
Elsie Moebus contusions and lacerations
Frank Curnayn. years old. cuts ana
bruises about the head and back.
Ralph Lonsway' II; cut in the face and
slight injuries and suffered cuts from
broken glass.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
DEATH RECORD.
Baroness Burdett-Coutts.

LONDON, Dec, 3O'-Baroness Burdett-
Coutts. who has been IN at her residence
here since Christmas eve. is dead.
The death OF Baroness Burdett-COutts,
occurring at the age of 90 years, besides
depriving the country OF one OF It's greatest
and most famous philanthropists. removes
from London a unique personality and an
interesting social figure. As a link with
the almost forgotten past, her life begin
ming during the reign Of the Emperor Ma
poleon, she lived during the reigns OF i've
British soVsTelgns. InhsTiting an immense
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
SAUNDERS HAS A GOOD SHOW
Continued from First Page.)


OF Richardson county, deputy secretary of
state, and B. II. Gouldlng of Buffalo.
Eric johnson came out this morning for
chief clerk of the house, and he has Sc
cured the endorsement of some Of the peo-
pie down here in his race. He is from
Saunders county and is editor OF the Vik-
ing.
Bill to Regulate Marriage.
Senator Wilcox of Hubbell, who succeeds
former Senator Jennings, president pro
tenn of the last senate, came in today and
is at work on a bill which he will intro
duce. to regulate marriages to a certain
extent. Dr. Wilcox has in mind the cres-
ton OF a board in each county to consist
OF the county Judge or county clerk, the
county attorney and the county physician
to examine applicants for matrimony as TO
their mental moral and physical condi-
ton.
~ do not intend that my bill shall be
In the least radical and its provisions
would apply only in the most urgent cases
Our state institutions are full OF patients
the direct result of the marriage OF persons
who either were not physically, mentally
or morally right Vicious people, those
who have served terms in the penitentiary
and who are known to be vicious, have no
business entering the marriage state and
bringing young into the world to inherit
their dangerous natures. Persons AFFLICTED
with tuberculosis or other diseases should
not be permitted TO marry and neither
should those persons who chow signs of In
sanity. Children inherit the bad characters
OF their parents and their diseases as well
and the enactment OF such law as / pro-
pose would In time make our state asylums
and feeble minded institutions unneces-
sary"
Former Senator Fries dropped in today
conflict from afar.
II have heard OF no plan whereby the
Junkln antitrust law is TO he amended"
said Senator Fries. in answer to a question,
'Rnd / doubt II any SUCH plan is contem-
plated. / will say, however, the way the
antitrust laws are interpreted In this
state, is going to hurt the retail trade. The
way the law Is interpreted now n is un-
lawful for a number OF persons TO sign
the pledge not TO drink and TO provide a
penalty for the one who broke the agree
ment II would oe against the law for Il
would operate to restrict the SALON bust
ness In a county town n two merchants
sell their goods at he same price II is a
conspiracy 20 control prices ard against
tho law, and II one sells cheaper than the
other It is against he law, because he is
trying 10 drive out his competitor. That Is
the way the law Is NJ present
Harrison Looking On.
w. II. Harrison. president pro tenn. OF
the ssaass n lsos. came in from Grand Is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
FIVE TRAMPs KILLED IN A WRECK
Broken Truck DerRIIA Freight Train
Near Tru~ kee.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. So-Five I'M
Identified men, tramps, were killed this
morning In freight train wreck at F1oris-
ton station, short distance beyond
Truckee. A broken truck on one OF the
box cars caused the wreck and four cars
went into the ditch The track was torn
up for forty feet.
The ave men WHO we're killed were beating
their way on the train from Nevada into
this state and when the smashup occurred
they were ground to pieces beneath the
wheels and In the wrsekage. The groans
Of one Of the men. who was MORALLY
injured attracted the attention OF the train
crew to where he lay pinned doWn by
wTeckage. - He died before he could be
taken from the wreck and his name was not
learned. When the wrecker arrived from
Truckee and one OF the cars was placed
on the track. four other bodies were found
underneath. All were horribly mutilated
and nothing was found on any OF the
bodies that would lead 70 the Identification
OF any Of the bodies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
Alleged Murderer Captured

Aston, Kan. Dec 3O-One of the two
alleged murderers of City Marshal Frisble
Of Lamar, Colo, was captured in the school
house here this afternoon. Early Saturday
morning the two men were believed to
have been surrounded in cornfeld a short
distance east of Sheridan Lake, Colo, and
II was said at that time that one of them
was wounded result OF a fight on
Friday night with a poser Astor is just
across the line from Colorado.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
LAZARUS FATHERS BUY PROPERTY
First Mission of that Body EHtab-
Iished in Nebraska
CFrom a Stan Correspondent

(From a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Dec So.-(Speclal.) --One of the
most important events In the history of
the Catholic church in Nebraska Is the
transfer Of the church property az Thir-
teenth and M streets to the Lazarus faith
ers, announcement of which was made by
Bishop Bonacum Sunday. morning. The
transfer is to be made In consideration of
$4,000 which money will be used by the
bishop in rebuilding the church property
near the capital building, which was de-
stroyed by fire.
The purchase Of the property by the
Lazarus fathers marks an epoch In the
history of the church, as this is the first
mission this body has established in Ne
braska 1t was necessary before the trans
fer could be made to get permission from
Rome, and this was done. The Lazarus
fathers will be in charge of this parish.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

doubts whether he would live through the
night.
James b. Kitchen was reported to be no
worse at his home, EB South Thirty-second
avenue, and his general condition is about
the same as that OF Saturday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

KANSAS CITY. Dec 30'-The Implement
Trade Journal has collected statistics show
ing that the actual sales OF implements,
vehicles, threshers binder Irvine, hardware,
harness and saddlery by Kansas City deal
ers in 1905 amounted to $34 $50, 236, to trans
port which goods required %, 800 cars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
SHOWS Continue In England.

LONDON, Dec SO.-Snowstorms continue
in various parts OF England, but with less
severity and there are signs in southern
England of milder weather. During the
snowstorm yesterday morning the Swedish
steamer Orion, in leaving Grimsby, was
run down In the river Humber by the liner
Idaho from New York. The orion sank in
Ave minutes, but the crew was saved by
the Idaho, which proceeded to Hull.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

Clearing sale az the Lilliputian Store
commences Wednesday, January p Shoes
hats, caps, underwear, baby's wear. neck
wear Is per cent of. Nothing reserved
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

Boys washable and flannel shirts and
blouses all go at rs per cent off in the
greatest clearing sale at the Lilliputian
Store, 1915 Douglas st.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

All stockings for boys and girls. and
babies too, at Is per cent of. Benson 8
Thorne's great clearing sale, January q
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
Big Trade In JmpIemeuts.

OUTFIT the children at Benson & Thorne's
at Is and 1915 per cent off. 1915 Douglas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

has been stopped.
stories of Survivors.
One member Of the crew OF the passenger
train, who hobbled into a drug store a half
hour after the accident, said:
Il can't tell how many people we're killed.
1t was awful don't even know Just how
1t happened.
THE freight engine went through the
entire train and II seems to me as II every
one was killed in the last coach and many
In the first. The freight engine must have
run past a red target. 1 can't explain the
accident In any other way"
United States District ATTORNEY n w
Baker, who was passenger on the for
ward car, suffered Internal injuries. He
was able to walk from the wreck to a drug
store, where his injuries were treated. He
was later taken to his home in an auto
mobile
When the news Of the accident spread
about Brookland many citizens with their
wives fastened to the scene to give their
aid and comfort to the wounded.
Mrs. Fl. Il. Fisher of this city while re-
spending to the call OF sufferer almost
stumbled over the body of a s-year-old
child lying near the track. The baby was
terribly bruised but was still alive. II was
said that the mother of the infant has been
killed
The Inflated train runs only on Sunday
for the benefit OF many washinRtoniens
who either have country places on the
line or go to their relatives. It leaves
Frederick at o'clock in the afternoon and
Is scheduled to reach Washington at e;25
O'Clock.
District Attorney Baker, who was in
jured and who walked mile and quarter
to drug store, in describing his experi-
ence to a representative of the Associated
Press said:
Il was in the second car from the end
coming from my home in Germantown.
was four seats from the end Of the car
and Just as the train left Terra Gotta sta
ton the crash came. We were carried in
the wreckage for some distance. do not
know how l got out Of the wreckage."
Frank P. Bodltz, a newspaper man OF
Frederick, Md, who was slightly injured.
said:
II was in the car next to the smoker talk
ing with a gentleman and his wife from
Detroit, Mich. We were all standing up.
the car being crowded. Suddenly we heard
an awful noise and then a crash. Women
began screaming and, the next thing I
knew found myself rolling down an en-
bankment where some one picked me up
and l found that l WAS not badly hurt.
1t was impossible to describe the scene,
Women and children were shriekinR and
drowned the groans Of the dying. Children
were running about crying for their parents
and mothers and fathers were rushing
around trying to find their children. The
dead and injured were strewn along the
track for a mile"
Fatal Collision I'm Germany.
HAMBURG, Dec. 3.-An express train on
the Hamburg Cologne railroad collided this
morning with a freight at Ottersburg sta
ton. Five trainmen were killed and four
dangerously and six slightly injured No
passengers were hurt, but there were a
number of narrow escapes. One sleeping
car crowded with passengers was thrown
down an embankment.
Two Killed Near DnnviIIe,
DANVILLE, Va, Dee. S0.-Two persons
were killed and several others seriously
injured today in a wreck on the Southern
Railway near hare
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
MANY DIE IN WRECK
Continued from First Pase.)

Identified will be conveyed to their late
homes.
1t has been proved that the danger signal
at Takoma Park. a short distance from the
scene OF the accident, was set when the
train OF empties passed. The train was
running sixty miles an hour. and Engineer
Hildebrand stated that on account OF the
heavy fog he could not see the signal. The
train ran into the Frederick train just as
was pulling out of Terra Gotta, where
II had stopped to take on four or Ave
passengers two Of whom were among the
KILLED. Engineer Hildebrand and the Are
man on the train of empty cars were placed
under arrest and brought to Washington.
About 800 workmen are engaged In clear
ing the wreckage. All trafic on the division
has been stopped
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

fortune she so used It as to die beloved
by the whole nation.
Judge George n Young.
ST PAUL, Dec. 9o.-Judge George b.
Young, formerly member Of the Minnesota
supreme court and prominently tdentineo
In the Northern Securities merger case as
attorney for the merger, died at his nome
here this afternoon, after a brief Illness
He was 81 years old. He was at one TINE
associated I'm the law business with stan
ford Newell, formerly United states MIN
lister to The Hague.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

Those fine shoes for boys and girls will
be cheap at Is per cent on. You may Sc
ieet from the entire stock-nothing re-
served. Benson & Thorne. 1915 Douglas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31

W. H. Harrison. president pro tenn. OF
q ssaats n lsos. came In from Grand Is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-31
Fatal Collision in Germany.

HAMBURG, Dec. SO.-An express train on
the Hamburg Cologne railroad collided this
morning with freight at Ottersburg sta
ton. Five trainmen were killed and four
dangerously and six slightly injured No
passengers were hurt, but there were a
number of narrow escapes. One sleeping
car crowded with passengers was thrown
down an euhanknent
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
JEALO USY CAUSE OF
~
MA \ TRAGEDY
Coroner's Jury Returns Prompt
Verdict Of Murder and
:, -. = s'
Suicide at Inquest.
81 ~,
Special to The Journal. !

Special to The Journal ~ ,fs
Mankato, Mimi, March 3l-The cor
oner' s inquest over the remains of Mar
tin Ratus and his wife did not. take
much time today. After ten witnesses
had been examined, the jury announced
that it did not care to hear any more
evidence. A verdict was returned to
the effect that Martin and Minnie Rat
us came to their death between Thurs
day at II clock am. and Friday noon,
from bullets fired by Martin Ratus.
The evidence showed that Ratus was
jealous of his wife and had on several
occasions threatened her )with death. He
had been persuaded by others to go to
Omaha, but returned unexpectedly We'd
nesday night and at once began to
abuse and threaten his wife with a re-
volver. She effected her escape and
appealed to the family Of John Suess,
the, nearest neighbor, for protection.
Suess and two others accompanied her
home and prevailed upon Ratus to be-
have himself.
Thursday morning the couple was
noticed by suess to be quarreling. Mrs.
Ratus was mot again seen alive, but
Ratus visited saloons early that eve
ming. The next thing was the finding
OF the bodies late yesterday afternoon.
Ratus' jealous passion was infammed
by drink until he became crazed and
nothing but murder would satisfy him.
], Much sympathy is expressed for the
murdered woman, while the general
| opinion is that Nicollet county is well
| rid OF an expensive murder trial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
SHORT ON DEMOCRATS
TO run A CAMPAIGN.
Congressional Committee Vacan-
cies Cant Be Filled by
congressman.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, March 31.-Secretary
Charles Edwards of the democratic con
gresslonai campaign committee, today
took steps to fill the places on that com
mittee left by reason Of the fact that
there are no democrats in congress to
I'LL them. Eighteen states have no
democratic representative or senator.
Letters were sent to chairmen Of demo-
cratic executive committees in these
states asking them to name some suit
able person for membership on the
committee.
Secretary Edwards is insistent that
they shall be workers and will attend
strictly to the business of endeavoring
to have democrats returned to congress
in as many districts as possible.
Chairmen of the democratic state
committees in Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, and Iowa will receive
letters in due time, as these states are
among the eighteen which have solid
republican delegations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
SWIFT AND. HOLLIS I'll.

Boston, Match BE. C. Swift, the
Chicago packer, is at the. Quincy house
suffering from pneumonia. n. b. Hollis,
N his business partner, was recently oper-
ated upon for a tumor, in his apart
ments IN the hotel. In orders to be
with him. Mr.. Swift moved to the hotel
from his home at Beverly Farms. Mr..
Hollis is recovering from his operation.
but last Tuesday Mr.. Swift was taken
with serious attack Of pneumonia.