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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
showers Tuesday and Cooler In south
Portion. Probably showers Wednes-
day.
BLUFFS MAN WRECK VICTIM
Harry WestIRke Thought TO Have
Been One who Went Into
Lake with Train.

SPOKANE. Wash, July so Especial Tel
egram.) )-word comes from Seattle indi-
eating that another victim of the recent
Great Northern wreck at Camden was
Harry westlake' Of Council Bluffs, Ia. It
is reported he was to have arrived at Sc
attle Monday on the train which was
wrecked. He left Council Bluffs the Sat
urday before. Westlake's wife has writ
ten to Seattle friends for word Of her hus-
band, but no trace of him is obtainable at
last report.
Seven persons are known to have been
drowned when the Great Northern limited
plunged over the ninety-foot embankment
into Diamond lake. As the engine and
cars disappeared under 200 feet of water
It was impossible to recover the bodies of
all the victims. II has been suspected sew
eral were drowned who had no acquain-
tances on the doomed train and were con-
sequently not reported as among the miss
ing. 1t is more than possible that West
lake was one of the occupants of the
submerged smoker.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
ELsASSER GETS SAT UPON
Fails 60 Convince Democratic Breth-
ren of Initiative and Referen-
duu's Need,

Decided opposition on the part OF most
Of the other democratic councilmen met
Councilmen Elsasser's ordinance to accept
the initiative and referendum law at the
general committee meeting yesterday att
ernoon. Elsasser declared that democracy
meant government by the people and that
the initiative and referendum was the
way to get It, Councilman Brlcker said he
old not think he needed any Of the law in
his democracy Councilman Davis moved
to place the ordinance under the table"
/ but Sheldon added an amendment to post
pone action a week and this was done.
Brucker attempted to revive the defeated
| limited street car transfer ordinance, but
/ the discussion became involved in the
| proposition OF getting Councilman Jackson
! from Twenty fourth and Cunning streets to
! his home in the Seventh ward via the west
! side park line when he had company who
| used the east side line and yet have no
! sorrowful separations this side OF Pacific
street In spite of documentary evidence
| jackson refused to be convinced that 1t
could be done on one nickel under the
proposed ordinance.
A curbstone medicine man attacked the
! Zimman ordinance barring street fakirs
| and asked that lunch wagons receive the
same kind of treatment. A councilman
asked him what his line of business was
and he replied that he handled mineral
water" His talk was entertaining, but
when he declared he bdid not believe in
poisoning people to make them well' in
an attack on the medical profession. Coun-
Gilman Davis. a practSing physician, rose
to the defense.
"Tll be d IL yoe can make those
statements to me-" he exclaimed. "I don't
poison people and 1 won't stand for that
kind of talk"
The mineral water man offered to debate
the question at length at any time OF
place, but desisted for the time being.
The committee agreed to allow the
Northwestern to put I'm another switching
track on Eighth street between Farnan
and Dodge The street Is now used chiefly
for trackage.
A settlement was made with William
Higgins for 500. Mr.. Higgins had an eye
knocked out by base ball. which STRUCK
him as he had finished a MONDAY lunct
building and while he was one of the
in the rear of the army headquarters
clty's street gangs.
President McCague of the Board of Ed
ucation objected to the location of tn,
new Fifth ward fire engine house at tn,
northeast corner of Nineteenth and LAX,
streets because of proximity to the larg'
Lake school. The committee was disposed
to favor his protest Several sites for tn,
house are under consideration, but the fir,
chief was instructed TO look into the mat
ter further and see IL other lots were no
| available .t -fE
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
DETECTIVE ROBBED TRUNK
witness I'm RRrtje Case Says He
Twice visited Room of
Nadine.

PITTsBURG. July SO.-There was a spirit
of WEAKNESS pervading the court room,
despite the recess OF two days, when the
trial Of Augustus Hartje's application for
divorce from Mrs Mary Scott Rartje was
resumed today. This is the beginning of
the sixth week of the case and the nine
teenth day OF actual trial.
The plaintiff offered testimony as 10
where he obtained the famous love letters
written TO Coachman Nadine, the CO.
respondent.
John r. Staubb an operative for a pri-
vate detective agency, was asked about the
letters. The witness testified that he had
visited Madine's room twice, and, with John
Anderson, another detective, had broken
open Madness trunk and removed the let
tiers. He identified the court exhibits as
the missives taken.
During Staubb's testimony Mrs. Hartie
appeared uneasy and then angry. while her
husbands manner was apparently one OF
cool indifference.
ness was still on the stand, and after
listening to the testimony for time hur-
riedly left.
Staubb on cross-examination became
badly tangled several times under the fire
of questions. Detective Anderson then cor
roborated staubbs story of the taking OF
the letters
When court adjourned a large crowd as.
sembled in front of the court house and
/ for time Grant street was almost inpas.
| sable.
Threats were made Of an attack on De.
/ tectives Staubb and Anderson, who testi.
| fed today. and a detail of police was sent
to preserve order.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
Feeling against Dempster is running high.
PLENTY OF MEAT INSPECTORS
Civil Service Promptly Furnishes
Large Corps 10 Execute
New Law.

WASHINGTON July SO-The facility with
which the Civil Service commission fur
nished inspectors 10 the Department OF Ag-
nculture in the execution Of the meat in
spectiOn law is shown In the statement
Issued today by the commission. Although
the law was not enacted till June 80. the
commission in exactly three weeks from
that date conducted examinations through
out the country. Arrangements were made
to examine 1886 applicants During the
week ending July &. 214O sets OF papers
were received at the Offices OF the commits
sion, Of which ESQ were rated, and out
OF which number forty were certified for
appointment. BY the end OF the present
week II is expected that the remaining
papers will be examined and rated and
some 500 eligibles certified for appointment
as inspectors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
ILLINOIS SHIPPER COMPLAINS
Hay Dealer of East 81. Louis Says
He and Others Are
Injured.

WASHINGTON, July 3O.--A complaint
has been filed with the Interstate Com
merce commission by ]. r. Lucas of East
st. Louis, ILL.,, against the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad company. in which an
allegation is made that the railroad COM
pany is violating the interstate commerce
law.
]. r. Lucas is engaged in the hay bust
ness at East St. Louis. He declares in
his petition that the Louisville 4 Nash
vile railroad discriminates against him
and other hay dealers in East ST. Louis
by exacting a rate OF cents per hundred
pounds for hay reconsigned at East St.
Louis for southeastern points. This charge.
he insists, Is in violation of the inter-
state commerce law and he asks the COM
mission to investigate the matter, and by
an order put stop to the discrimination
against East st. Louis charged in the
complaint.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
AGED WOMAN PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Ferdinand Rees, who Saw
Napoleon Bonaparte, Dies
in Indiana.

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LAPORTE Ind. July S0.--Mrs. Ferdinand
Rees, the ol6esN woman in Indiana and
perhaps in the United States. died here
today, aged 1l2 years. According to docu-
ments in her possession she was born in
volgravtz, Poland, in 1874 and. after mar
rylng and burying two husbands in Po-
land, came to America in 1870 settling at
Buffalo, n. Y, where she married Ferdl-
nand Rees. Later Mr.. and Mrs. Rees
removed to Laporte. Her husband died
two years ago.
In 1902, when Napoleon and an army of
10000 invaded Russia, she saw the French
emperor. on her deathbed she recalled
wildly the circumstances OF his visit to
volgravitz. which he devastated. She,
among others, escaped by fleeing into the
woods She attributed her long life to her
simple method of living. She had two
meals, Of cornbread and black coffee,
daily
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
NEGRO MURDERER CONFESSES
Young Man Who killed woman and
Children Under Arrest in
PennsyIvRHia.

WASHINGTON. Pa, tplM 3p.--IIp TO mid
night no attempt had been made TO take
from jail Elmer Dempster, the negro. who
is charged with the murder OF Mrs. Samuel
Pearce and her children at Cannonsburg
last night. The excitement which pre-
vailed upon the arrival of the officers with
the prisoner subsided during the night and
all danger of a demonstration is apparently
over. Dempster made several confessions
during the day and late tonight made
clean breast of the Cannonsburg tragedy.
admitting that he killed Mrs. Pearce and
the children. In a supplementary con-
fession he cleared up another murder mys-
terry which led to the arrest of two other
negroes The names of the men are Pat
terson and Bucher, and they are charged
with the murder of John Koboda, wealthy
foreigner who was found dead in clump
Of bushes along the Wabash railroad
tracks in independence township on May
1. The men will be brought to the county
Jail here tomorrow.
CANONSBURG, Pa, July 30.-Coroner
w. II. Sipe and Constable John ]. Miller
of Canonsburg drove into town today with
Elmer Dempster. a 19-year-old negro, who
had been arrested for the murder of Mrs
Samuel Pearce and two children and the
Dempster was taken TO the Washington
county jail at Washington, Pa. leaving
here on a trolley car at S o'clock. While
no blood stains were found on the prisoner
suspicion first rested him last night.
when 1t was learned that he was the last
person seen about the house before tho
tragedy. Dempster was a helper on the
Pearce farm and after the departure OF
Samuel Pearce with his sister, Miss Fannie
Pearce, for the Canonsburg railroad sta
tion, Dempster is said to have been at the
scene of the tragedy looking after the
stock. He was taken from his bed at ?
o'clock this morning and put through a
course of sweating which lasted until day
light, when it is alleged. he made a COM
plete confession.
The only things missing from the Pearce
home are Sl2 and a few cents and the re-
volver with which Mrs Pearce and her
two children were murdered.
Robert Pearce. years old the only sur
vivor of the awful tragedy, who was shot
Canonsburg general hospital in an effort
to save his life.
According to the story told in his con.
fession, young Dempster attempted an as
sault on 'the 4-year-old daughter after the
| departure Of Mr.. Pearse, but was frus-
trated by the mother. who went TO a hu-
! reau to get a revolver TO shoot him The
negro says he secured the gun first and
after killing the mother and shooting the
children, set fire to the house to hide the
crime.
! Feeling against Dempster is running high.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
MEETING FIXED PRICE OF ICE
ST. Louis Gives Damaging Evidence
Against Associates in an
Alleged 'ETrust."

ST. LOUIS, July SO.-Testimony obtained
by Circuit Attorney sager today in his
suit to dissolve the Merchants Ice and
Coal company and the Polar Wave Ice and
Fuel company on the allegations that they
have violated the antitrust laws of Mis-
souri,, developed the fact that a meeting
was held in May at the offices Of the Polar
Wave company for the purpose of raising
the wholesale price of ice from 50 to 81
ton.
Theodore w. Mertens, a so-caled indie
pendent ice dealer. testified that after con-
ferring with representatives Of the two ice
companies and suggesting that the price of
ice be raised from 50 to 81 a ton and meet
ing with no objection. he raised the price
accordingly. After that meeting" said
Mertens, II was informed that the larger
dealers had decided TO charge 10 cents a
hundredweight for ice to small customers -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
FATAL WRECK IN FRANCE
Rail Removed In an Alleged Attempt
to XIII Russian Grand
Duke.

CHARLEROI. Belgium, July SO-An at
tempt was made last night 10 wreck the
Northern express from Paris. A rail was
removed, the engine and tender were
ditched and the engineer and fireman were
killed. The cars, however, remained on the
tracks and the passengers were uninjured,
It is reported that Russian agitators were
responsible for the attempt 10 wreck the
express owing to their expectation that
Grand Duke Vladimir was proceeding to
ST. Petersburg on the line. The railway
oficials say the grand duke was not on the
train. They have no trace of the men who
committed the outrage
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
DEATH OF ENGLAND REGRETTED
French Embassy Expresses sorrow
for Accidental killing of Amer
lean Naval Lieutenant.

PARIS, July SO.-The French embassy at
Washington has been instructed to express
the deep regrets Of the French government
at the killing Of Lieutenant Clarence Eng
land. navigating officer Of the United
States cruiser Chattanooga, who was NOR
tally wounded at Che Foo, China. July
rs, by rife bullet fired from the French
armored cruiser Duetit Thouars. while the
crew of the latter was engaged in small
arms practice.
The authorities here are awaiting fuller
reports before establishing the respons.
bility for the accident and determining on
the disciplinary measures to be taken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
number of Appointments Made in
Various Branches of Federal
Service.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July SO-(special Tele-
gram.)-w. j. Noble OF Wausaw. Neb
has been appointed saddlemaker at Fort
Riley. Kan.
H n. Bickel of Cody. wyo. has been
appointed a stenographer in the reclama-
ton service
Jesse H. Stewart has been appointed reg
ulsr and Fred A. Beck substitute rural car
rier for route 6 at Davenport, la.
Wyoming postmasters appointed: Pen.
rose, Big Horn county. Annie p. shumway
vice c. A. Johnson, resigned; shoshopi
Fremont county, Arnold o. Heyer. vice r.
H. Knittle. resigned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION
Two Persons Killed and over Twenty
Hurt In Accident in
Indiana.

VINCENNEs. Ind, July 3O-Two work.
men were killed ana over twenty, others
were injured by the explosion of a boiler
at the plant Of the Vincennes Paper Mill
company today. The property loss is
S15, 900.
OF the injured the worst hurt is Charles
Conners, who was blown through the air
fifty feet.
The boiler was hurled through the roof
OF the boiler house and falling 100 feet
distant 1t badly damaged the Harrison
mansion, home Of William Henry Harri-
son, when he was governor of the North
western Territory.
All the injured will recover.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
ABSCoNDING MAYOR GIVES UP
william ". BeIcher of Paterson, n.
j., Delivers Himself to Omcers
of that Town.

PATERSON, N. J., July S0.-Former
Mayor william II. Belcher. who surren-
dered himself at the Jail today after hav-
ing been fugitive from justice for about
a year said that he has been in nearly
every state of the union since he went
away
what have you done with the money
YOU got?' was asked.
"That Is the subject of which 1 am not
willing to speak at this time replied
Belcher. "If 100000 is gone some one must
have got it and blamed it on me; but 1
shall impicate no one in what I did"
A dozen indictments have been found
against Belcher. in which he is accused of
embezzling about Sl5O,OOO The Manchester
Building and Loan association, of which
he was president, was forced to go into
bankruptcy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
Alleged AssaHaut Guarded.

MAYFIELD, KY July s0.-Judge It.
Bugg empanelled a special jury TO indict
Allen Matthias the alleged asssilant OF Mis-
McClain. The court directed Janer Nc
Cracken TO turn Matthias over 10 Graves
county authorities. Acting under the orders
OF Governor Beckham Judge Budd ordered
Captain Boswell to have Company I at the
armory here this afternoon armed and
equipped. There are large crowds in town
nd business IL at a stsndstiil A mob en-
tered the jail here today. but failed to hnd
The negro.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
CONFERENCE ON RATE BILL
r. II. Wood and E. l.. LOmax of Union
Pacihc In Attendance at
Meeting.
fFrom a Stan Correspondent }

WASHINGTON July SO.-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-A considerable number OF railroad
oficials from all parts Of the country
arrived In Washington during the day to
confer with the Interstate Commerce COM
mission as TO the administration Of the
railroad rate bill +. II. Wood and E. L.
LomaX Of the Union Pacific at Omaha are
among those who arrived tonight
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
Nstor saves Troopers life.

WINDSOR, Eng. July 0.-second Lieu
tenant John Jacob Astor. son OF William
Waldorf Astor, gallantly rescued a trooper
of his regiment the First Life Guards,
from drowning today IN the Thames. Lieu
tenant Astor's troop was engaged in swim
ming practice, when a troopers horse got
into difnculty and kicked his rider. The
trooper sank in deep water and young
Astor dived in and brought him up.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
Receiver Appeals for Cash.

ZION CITY Ill. July 3O-John C. Hatelv
receiver for the Zion City Industries, TO-DAY
issued an appeal 10 the Moneied believers
In the doctrines to contribute for the relief
Of the destitute community. During the
last year contributions have dropped on
greatly. A large percentage OF the pOpula
ton is underfed and insufficiently clothed
and the land into which they put their saw
ings has little value under existing condi-
tions. Prompt relief Is needed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
FORT CROOK TROOPS ARRIVE
Two Pattalions Of Thirtisth Infantry Reach
Fort Riley.
MEN ARE ALL IN GOOD CONDITION
Thousands witness MRneuvers oi
Texas militia and Regular Troops
at Camp Mabry, Near
Austin.

JUNCTION CITY, Kan, July So.-The
headquarters band and the first and third
battalions Of the Thirtieth regiment Of in
fantry of Fort Crook, Neb, arrived at
the camp of instruction at Fort Riley. The
two battalions came here under the com
mand Of Colonel Edward b. Pratt march
ing the entire distance, more than 200
miles. The troops arrived in camp in good
condition and are already under tents on
Pawnee fats. This is the only addition
to the camps force today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31

TEHERAN. Persia. July 30.-The grand
vizier, whose ultra-reactionism made him
very unpopular, has been dismissed. Ho
opposed the granting OF reforms, which
resulted in popular demonstrations for his
dismissal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
French CnhInet Nleet.

RAMBoILETTE. July sO.-The cabinet
held its frst session here today at the
ehauteau occupied by President FaTieres
as a summer residences. Plans for the
early application OF the law providing
pensions for workmen we're adopted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
Moxementa Of Ocean Yes.eIa July 30

At New York - Arrived: Mlnnetonka
from London,
At Hamburg-Arrived: Kaiser Auguste
Victoria. from New York. Sailed Bull
garian for New York
At Rremen-Arrived: Barbarossa, from
New York.
At Boston-Arrived; Partisan. from Glas-
gov.
At Montreal-Arrived. Lake Michigan
from Antwerp. Sailed: Mount Temple, for
Antwerp.
At Christiansand-sail HelHg OIav, for
New York.
At GlasgoW-ArriYed: Iaurentan, from
Boston: FuTnessia. from New York
At Boulogne-S Sailed; NeuW Amsterdam
for New York.
Al CherbOurg-Sailed: Grosser Kurfurst
Tor New York
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31

ROME, July so-A papal encyclical
against Christian socialists, Italian and
foreign, II expected 10 be issued tonight
II is understood that II will deal also with
the situation Of religious affairs in France
growing out Of the separation OF church
and state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
WRECK BEING CLEARED AWAY
Accident on New York Central Worst on
that Road in Years,
SOME REMARKABLE ESCAPES FROM DEATH
People Thrown from Cars Into River
Escape with slight Injuries
and but Two Men Are
KILLED.

NEWBURG. n. Y, July 3O-The wreck
ing crews are al work this morning clear
ing the debris of the wreck of the New
York Centrals Pacific express which ran
into landslide one mile south Of New
Hamburg at II 80 last night, resulting in
the death Of Edward Wells, the engineer
OF Albany, and Edward Warren, fireman.
Of New York, and injuries to about a dozen
passengers, none of which will prove fatal
There are three tracks at the point where
the accident occurred, but they were all
torn up or badly twisted for 100 feet or
more. The wreck was the worst that has
occurred on the Hudson River division
since the New York tunnel disaster. II
seems miraculous that there were no cas-
ualties or serious injuries among the pas
sengers, especially with regard to the
twenty or more men who were in the COM
bnation smoking and baggage car, which,
when the locomotive turned over after
ploughing for forty feet into the great heap
of gravel which had fallen down upon the
track, shot upward ana then, turning al
most at right angles, came down with a
crash across all three tracks.
Some Remarkable Escapes.
Joseph Shine of Poughkeepsie who was
in the forward part of the smoker, felt the
floor knocked out from under him and as
the car landed, without turning over, he
was dropped into the river and swan
ashore unnjured.
DR. B. E. McCambridge OF PouGhkeepsie
was thrown through a window and, with
another man, fell upon the tender, which
had turned over on its side and lay EN-
bedded in the gravel bank. Neither was
hurt to any extent. other passengers had
equally narrow escapes, getting of with
slight cuts and bruises. The most seriously
injured was w. Kelly of Poughkeepsie
who sustained a broken shoulder, but many
were stunned.
Fireman Warren was dead when ne and
the engineer were lifted out of the locomo
| tive. which turned at right angles from the
train, darted across the track and, turn
| ing on its side, lay on the embankment
with the front Of the boiler in the river
The engineer died three hours later Johr
Carstens baggageman. was thrown through
window of the smoker and received 9
very deep cut on his wrist, notwithstand
| ing which he seized lantern and rar
north to prevent any southbound train from
running into the wreck.
The second and third coaches wert
slightly telescoped. but OF the eight car
that composed the train only the first thret
left the rails. although the track was 81
| badly twisted under some of the other
that the cars inclined to one side, and tn
panic among the passengers was at frs
general throughout the train.
The southbound freight had Just cleare'
/ the point when the slide came down Il
front Of the northbound express.
Base ball PLAYER Hurt.
| Harry w. Taylor. member of tn
| poupbtreaosie base hall team had his 10,