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Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-05
EARTH SLIDES ON WORKMEN
Dozen Men Escape Terrible Death at Fair
mont Creamery COmpany's Site.
TWO MEN STRUCK BY DIRT AVALANCHE
clyde HOSlSins and Earl Parsons Lie
Buried an Hour Before Their COM
DaniOns Dig Through and
Rescue Them.

dozen workmen escaped horrible death
In the excavation for the Farmont Cream
cry company's new building al Twelfth
and Jones streets yesterday afternoon,
when 800 yards of dirt slid out of the rear
wall into ditch at the base where con-
crete was being laid. All but two of the
men. Clyde FIoskins. a concrete WORKER
employed by f. D. Van Court. and
Earl Parsons. a laborer employed by
l.. c. Jackson. the eXcaVating con
tractor, saw the slide coming and
scrambled out of danger HoslSins and
Parsons were caught and their companions,
led by f. Z. Jackson, worked desperately
for an hour to release them. Both men
were standing in the ditch when the cavein
occurred and this fact probably saved their
lives. Neither man was unconscious when
taken out nor did either sustain serious
injuries. Parsons suffered some hurts IL
his left foot and leg. He was taken 10
27O6 Burt street. where he resides, Hos
kins was removed TO his home at Fifth
street and Woolworth avenue.
Comes without warning.
The excavation for the Fairmont CON-
panys building is a deep one. Owing to the
soft condition of the ground, slides have
been frequent, but little warning being
given of the one that occurred yesterday
afternoon. The ditch running around the
excavation at the outer, edges is 'being
filled with concrete for the foundations
IL is ive feet deep and has heavy planks
over it 10 AFFORD passages for wheelbar-
rowsful of concrete. These planks and a
wheelbarrow had great deal TO do with
protecting the two men from the crushinn
weight until the rescuers could tunnel e
them and drag them out. They were able
TO make themselves heard by the mer
on the outside, and the latter were encour-
aged in their work Of rescue A large
crowd gathered az the scene, and 1t re
quired considerable exertion by the police
to prevent part of II crowding in the allie,
near the cavein and precipltating a frest
avalanche upon the buried and the res
cuers. The earth was Shiny and hard Il
handle and the laborers worked with ar
energy that only matter Of life Of
death could inspire.
HOsl<ins About Gone.
Il was growing dizzy and pains wer,
running through my head when they brok,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-05
Queer Sensations

in stomach. back or bowels are signs of
certain dangers. which Electric Bitters are
guaranteed to cure. 30 cents. For sale by
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-05

SPRINGFIELD. o., April 4-The Crowell
Publishing company today conceded the
eight-hour day, thus settling the printers
strike against them.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-05
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
braska, Fair TOmorrpw--Warmcr
in Western Iowa Today.

WASHINGTON, April 4-Forecast OF the
weather for Thursday and Friday: y
For Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and
Kansas-Fair and warmer Thursday; Fri
day. fair.
For lowa-Fair Thursday, warmer in ex-
IRENE western portion; Friday, fair and
warmer in central and eastern portion.
For Mssouri-Fair in west. clearing and
cooler in east portion Thursday; Friday.
fair and warmer.
For Montana, South Dakota, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory-Fair Thursday and
Friday
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, April 4--OfficiaI record of tenn
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day OF the last three
years: 1905 1905 1904 1902
Maximum temperature. "A 81 81 RS
Minimum temperatures. "a 81 "a 81
Mean temperature......... 80 a as AZ
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March l.
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature ...... AZ
Deficiency for the Observation-Disclosures. =
Deficiency since March 1................. elS
Normal precipitation .............. OS inch
Excess for the day................ II inch
Total rainfall since March -. / 81 Inches
Excess since March 1.............. Is inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1866. % inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1901. .46 inch
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-05
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

How live in health and happiness the general theme Of Dr. Pes
Medical
mailing
cloth volume paper covers
R Pierce, Buffalo, N.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-05
NEGRO REDEEMED BY GOSPEL
OOlOred Man of South Lifted to New Realm
of Life by Missions.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION HIS SALVATION
G. &C. Logan, n Leading Methodist
Among Southern Negroes Tells of
Racial Progress at the Mis-
HiOnary Conference.

The second days session of the mission
airy conference at the First Methodist
church opened Wednesday morning with
the church crowded, DIR. j. B. Trimble pre-
siding. After the devotional exercises OF
the quiet hour, Dl. 5. Earle Taylor. secre-
tary of the Young Peoples Missionary So
cieties, delivered a short address upon
Bible study, pleading with them for a
closer and more persistent study of the
Word of God a means to help them in
not only their daily lives, but i'm preparing
them to help and instruct others.
Miss Snyder, one of the national workers
In the women's home mission field, talked
upon home mission work Her remarks
were supplemented with numerous Incl
dents of the great work already accom-
pnshed for the upbuilding OF Christ's king
dom by the home mission society and the
wonderful opportunities IN store for it,
Secretary e. B. Caldwell of Tennessee
spoke briefly Of the work among the white
classes i'm the south, particularly among
those who were in sore need OF the evan
gelizing influence of the gospel. The work
was progressing and much good was being
done in this field. especially among the
poorer classes
Negro in the south.
A feature of the morning session was the
address OF Secretary G. G. Logan, one of
the leading colored men of Methodism I'm
America, Mr.. Logan is highly educated,
having received his education in one of
the southern theological seminaries estab-
lished by the Methodist church. His adj
dress began with the reconstruction period
and the evolution of the negro race from
slavery to the blessings of freedom and
the right to seek knowledge
The money spent by the Methodist
church in planting schools throughout the
south has been well spent" said he. AT
Nashville and Atlanta schools have been
! established for the higher education of the
colored race. two medical colleges one al
New Orleans. and another at Nashville.
From these schools have gone forth over
F, 500 doctors of the colored race and they
are doing Unreasonable good among our
people in the south. All Of these schools
have a large enrolment OF students
know one young colored physician. a
graduate OF one OF these schools OF ten
years ago, who is now receiving an annual
| income OF $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-05
Local Record

Temperature and precipitation departures
! from the normal at Omaha since March l.
and comparison with the last two years:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-05
Reports from stations at z p. M
Station and State Tenn May Pain
of Weather In m Term eau

u precipitation.
L. A. WELSH,
Local Forecaster.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
TO BUILD CANAL BY CONTRACT
Chinese to Be Employed by the Sue
cessful Bidders.

Washington, Oct. 9.-It has been
finally decided that the Panama canal
will be completed by contract. In a
few days the commission will make
public a statement setting forth it's
reason for favoring the contract sys-
tenn and at that time form of con-
tract will also probably be published
showing exactly the sort Of document
believed by the commissioners to be
necessary for safeguarding the work.
President Roosevelt is known to sup
port the commission in it's position
that the work can be done more salts
factorily by contractors than by the
government.
This change in the building of the
canal will in no way affect the en-
ployment Of Chinese labor. Proposals
for furnishing the Chinese labor were
made under such conditions that they
can be transferred to contractors and
the terms can be fulfilled in such a
manner that the government can
give the coolies just as much protec-
ton as it could If the government
were the direct employer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
MYSTERY IN DEATH OF WOMAN
shelbyviIIe Church Worker Found In
Bed with Bullet in Brain.

Shelbyville, Ind, Oct. S.-Mystery
surrounds the death Of Mrs. Laura
Ayres, so years old, well-known and
active church worker of this place,
who was found dead in bed Sunday
morning with bullet in her brain.
The coroner and prosecuting attorney
are making a rigid investigation, but
would make no statement as to what
conclusions they had reached.
Charles J. Ayres, the husband of the
woman, awoke Mrs. Armbruster, in
whose house the couple had suite Of
rooms, and informed her that he be-
lieved his wife had shot herself dur
ing the niIht and was dead. Ayres
maintains he heard no shots during
the night, although he was sleeping in
an adjoining room with the door ajar.
There were no bruises on the wom-
ans body, but on the forehead where
the bullet had entered there were
powder marks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
Tastes in CIGARS.

The public taste for cigars varies in
different localities and countries, and
in all the large factories cigars are
conditioned to suit the demands of
the country to which they are to be
sent. In Europe, more especially in
the British isles, the consumer of
cigars requires that they should be
dry, in fact, almost brittle. 1t is a
common incident in that country to
see smoker take his cigar and place
it to his ear to see if it will give
forth cracking sound, and If 1t
does not crackle, the cigar is con-
sidered too moist. Pipe smoking to-
baccos, however, are required very
moist. In the United States the prop
er condition for cigars and pipe smok-
ing tobaccos is just the reverse, says
Science. The American smoker re-
Quires his cigars in such a condition
that the wrapper, binder and filler
will yield to the pressure Of the fin
gers without cracking or breaking the
wrapper; while, on the other hand,
the smoking tobaccos especially the
granulated tobaccos, must be mod.
erately dry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
ALASKAN CABLE Is BUSY.
Line to Be DupIexed and 200 More
Miles Added.

Few people who have not been over
the ground have any conception of the
wonderful development of Alaskan in
terests and trade. For instance, the
commercial receipts from the Alaskan
cable and telegraph lines for the
month of July amounted to $4,000.
The rapid increase in the demands
upon the system will be met by the
government by duplexing the cable.
The cable ship Burnside, which is
to install the duplexing apparatus at
the Alaskan end of the cable, will
carry about 200 miles of new cable
for the extension of the service to
ketcbikan. This extension will be
erected by tapping the lines from Sit
ka to Juneau at Cape Fanshaw. From
that point a branch line will be ex-
tended down the Wrangel, then to
Hadley on Prince of Wales island, and
then to Ketchikan, which is only so
miles from Fort Simpson, the English
town which is to be the terminus of
the Grand Trunk and Pacific railroads.
1t is believed that this additional
200 miles of cable will largely increase
the cable receipts, "a it taps a coun-
try rich in mines, fishery and canning
industries and greatly in need of daily
communication with the United
States. 1t is expected that this new
line will be completed by November /.
Pilgrim.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
ROOSEVELT MAY Be SENATOR
PRESIDENT Is SAID TO COVET
PLACE HELD BY PLATT.
Ambitious to Enter Upper House of
Congress and Stamp His Personal
ity on National Legislation.

Washington, Oct. 9.-Reports that
President Roosevelt wants to be SEN
ator from New York, to succeed SEN
ator Thomas c. Plat, are revived
here. The president, on the authority
of men intimate with him, not only
desires to be senator from New York
after he ends his present term, but
frankly admits that ambition. More
over, he considers the trend of things
in New York politics at this time dis
tinctly favorable to his ambition and
so do his friends. He is being looked
to more and more as the leader of
New York Republican politics and is
being consulted by State Chairman
Woodruff and other leaders almost
daily.
That he brought about the nomina-
ton of Charles E. Hughes while
avoiding appearance of doing so is
declared by his closest friends. Mr..
Roosevelt's warmest supporters say
a New York legislature will be elect
ed pledged to him for the senate and
that the president is determined to
keep his word not to take third
term, but to get into the senate If
possible and there stamp himself on
national legislation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
COMPLAINS OF ARMY OFFICERS
Gen. McCaskey Says Captains Shirk
Duty by Absence From Commands.

Washington, Oct. 9.-Strong com.
plant against the absence from their
commands of company officers is
made by Brig. Gen. William s. Nc
Caskey, commanding the department
of Texas in his annual report.
He says the situation in that re.
spect is getting worse and he be-
lieves that if more officers of the
grade of captain were present with
their companies, contentment among
enlisted men would exist and fewer
assertions would occur.
He also recommends 20 per cent
increase in the pay of officers and en-.
listed men, and a corresponding in.
crease of the allowance for quarters
The abandonment of the present
system of division commands in favor
of the old system of departmental
commands would result in an i'm
provement in administration in the
opinion of Gen. McCaskey.
Because 2Sk per cent of the total
number of assertions in the depart
ment was in men of their first year
of enlistment, the military secretary,
Maj. Finley, recommends that first
enlistments be made for one year
only; the second for two years and
all succeeding enlistments for three
years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
DENATURED alcohol
Will SUPPLANT OIL
REMOVAL OF REVENUE FROM
NEW PRODUCT MAKE 1T FAC
TOR IN COMMERCE.
Rendered Unfit for Use as Beverage or
for Medicinal Purposes, 1t Will Be
Utilized in Arts and Industries and
for Fuel and Light.

Washington, Oct 8.-Mr. Yerkes,
commissioner of internal revenue,
with the approval of the secretary of
the treasury, has issued the depart
mental regulations controlling the
making Of denatured alcohol, the
handling of the same and it's uses.
These regulations follow and rem
der effective a law enacted by the
congress at it's last session, and which
provides for the withdrawal from
bond, tax free, of domestic alcohol
when the same is rendered unfit for
beverage or liquid medicinal uses by
the admixture of suitable denaturing
materials, and for the use of the de-
natured article in the arts and indus
tries, and for fuel, light and power.
The law becomes effective January
1, 1907
Objects to Be Attained.
In discussing the new regulations
Mr.. Yerkes said:
"The prime object to be attained by
this type of legislation is to furnish,
for purely domestic uses, and also
for what might be called industrial
domestic purposes, heat, light and
power, cheap alcohol with the hope
thereby there will be a reduction of
expenses in these departments.
This denatured alcohol will be a
competitor with Illuminating oil, gas
oline and coal.
Free of Revenue Tax.
cit will also furnish to manufac-
turers who use alcohol in the prod
ucts of their factories, alcohol free Of
the heavy internal revenue tax now
levied on the same. This tax amounts
to about two dollars per wine gallon
on alcohol of $50 degrees proof. 1t is
believed great benefit will be derived
by the people by this legislation and
this certainly was in the mind of con-
gress, for few public measures received
such hearty and unanimous support as
did this.
Guard Against Fraud.
I'm preparing the regulations it was
essential to adopt rules that would
prohibit, as far as possible, perpetra-
ton of any and all frauds against the
revenue of the government by the re-
clamation and republication of de-
natured alcohol through redistilla-
ton or other processes through the
removal of the denatured ingredients
added, and restoration of the alcohol
to it's original condition for beverage
and potable purposes.
Will SuppIant Wood Alcohol.
"Denatured alcohol will supplant
very largely the consumption of wood
alcohol for both domestic and man.
ufacturing purposes, as it will be
cheaper.
"While the price of the completely
denatured product cannot now be def
nitely stated, it is believed it will
not be more than So cents gallon
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12

taurant at Waterville, Mo-, says:
Before using Doan's Kidney Pills I
suffered everything from kidney trou-
bles for year and half. 1 had pain
in the back and head, and almost con-
tinous in the loins and felt weary
all the time. A few doses of Doan's
Kidney Pills brought great relief, and
kept on taking them until in a short
time I was cured. / think Doan's Kid
ney Pills are wonderful
For sale by all dealers. so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
REPORT ON COURT-MARTIAL
FIFTY OFFICERS TRIED DURING
FISCAL YEAR.
Unlawful Selling of Clothing and Ac-
coutrements by Soldiers Source Of
Loss to Government.

Washington, Oct. S.-During the
last fiscal year, according to the an
nual report of Gen. George B. Davis,
judge advocate general of the army,
is 1896 trials by general court-mar-
tial were held.
Fifty of these trials were of COM
missioned officers, AZ of whom were
convicted and eight acquitted. Four
teen officers were dismissed by SEN
tence. In four cases the sentences
were committed to loss of rank; in
two cases resignation "for the good
of the service" were accepted in lieu
Of confirming the sentences, and in
one case the sentence was disap-
proved.
About so per cent. of the enlisted
men convicted by general court-mar-
tial received sentences involving dis
honorable discharge and about five
per cent. of these sentences were
awarded in view of previous convic-
tons
The trials by general court-martial
during the year showed a decrease of
204 as compared with the previous
year.
Many of the men tried were charg-
ed with unlawfully selling clothing or
accoutrements issued by the govern
ment to the soldiers. The practice
of selling clothing issued to enlisted
men, the report says, continues to
exist, in spite of all efforts looking
to it's suppression. The clothing so
disposed of represents considerable
sum to the United States and the Of
tenders, both those who sell the cloth
ing and those who buy it, have been
prosecuted vigorously. Gen. Davis
recommends that where soldiers are
convicted of selling clothing issued
to them by the government, they be
dealt with as severely as are those
who are convicted of buying it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
AMERICAN TROOPS
CAMPED IN Havana
CRUISER BROOKLYN AND OTHER
SHIPS LAND MEN IN THE
CUBAN CAPITAL.
Disarmament of Former Rebels Goes
On with More or Less Friction,
Some of the insurgents Entering
Objections to the Order.

Havana, Oct. S.-The first landing
of American soldiers in the present
occupation of Cuba was accomplished
Sunday with marvellous promptness
and 500 men of the Fifth United
States infantry and $50 men of the
Second battalion of engineers are set,
tied under canvas in Camp Columbia
The cruiser Brooklyn arrived here in
the afternoon with 400 men on board
who were sent out to the camp early
Monday morning.
Gen. Funston in Charge.
Gen. Frederick Funston established
his headquarters at Marianao, con.
venient to his command. Col L. w
T. Waller, commanding the marines,
has been ordered to report to Gen
Funston, and the entire force of reg.
ulars and marines will be under Funs-
toms command until the arrival here
of Gen. ]. Franklin Bell, who will di.
rect the distribution of the forces
throughout the island.
Men Go Into Camp.
Within an hour from the time that
the transport Sumner came alongside
the railroad wharf the DISSEMINATING
had been completed and the $50 men
had been transported on street cars
direct to the camp. Their equipage
and supplies were taken on freight
cars by another route. The movement
was so skilfully handled that the men
prepared their midday meal from their
own rations. The men are in good
condition and are pleased with their
camp and it's pleasant surroundings.
May Force Men to Disarm.
The disarming of former insurgents
went on much better Sunday. Re
ports from members of the disarm'
ament commission in various prov
inces indicate that the trouble which
was threatened Saturday may be
avoided, although ex-rebels and volun-
teers in a few towns in Santa Clara
province are still disinclined to be
the first to disarm, and it is feared
that American soldiers will have to
be sent to back up the demands OF the
disarmament commission. Havana
Santiago, Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and
Puerto Principe provinces are prac'
tically clear of rebels and show NO
signs of trouble.
Gov. Taft, Assistant Secretary OF
State Bacon, and Gen. Funston are
gratified at the situation and believe
that the difficulties in Santa Clara
province will be overcome In a Few
DAVIS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
Wronqinq the Rich.

Miss Corelli makes David Helms
ley, the millionaire hero Of "The
Treasure of Heaven" say amid many
other opinions of which he is made
the mouthpiece: 1--WE who are richer
than what are called the rich, do in
finite wrong to our kind by tole rat
ing so much needless waste and use
less extravaganza. We merely gene
rate mischief for ourselves and 9TH
ers. The poor are happier, and far
kindlier to each other than the mon
eyed classes, simply because they
cannot demand so much self-indulg-
ence. The lazy habits of wealthy men
and women, who insist on getting an
unnecessary number of paid persons
to do for them what they could very
well do for themselves, are chiefly
to blame for our tiresome and osten-
tatious social conditions. Servants
must of course, be had in every we'll
ordained household, but too many of
them constitute a veritable hive of
discord and worry. Why have enor-
nous domestic retainers? A small
house is always consistent, and often
prettiest, and the fewer servants the
less trouble. Here, again, comes in
the crucial question-Why do we
spend all our best years of youth, life
and sentiment in making money,
when, so far as the sweetest and high.
est things are concerned, money can
give so little!"