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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
SAN FRANCISCO is CRIPPLED
Fire Destroys Electric Power Honse,
Causing Suspension of
work In City.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. GA fire
early this morning in the central station
of the San Francisco Gas & Electric COM
pany caused loss estimated at $4,000 be-
sides Gripping many commercial and manu-
featuring establishments. All of the even
ing papers are without power to run their
machinery, even the linotype being rendered
useless. Nearly all of the telegraph wires
leading out of this city are idle. the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies having obtained their power from
the station which was burned. News
to nearby cities Is being sent by crcuitous
routes, involving much delay. Every eff
fort is being made to install temporary
power plant, but Ii is uncertain when
normal conditions will be restored.
Candles and kerosene lamps were used
today to illuminate many offices, elevators
were not running and business was al
most at a standstill in some places.
All the leading hotels and restaurants Ia
the downtown district were without light
and power for hours.
The origin of the fire., which completely
Quilted the building in which 1t originated.
has not been positively determined. Work
men, who were in the building at the time,
say that there was a flash and followed
by a sheet of fame, and in a few mo-
ments the flames had broken through the
roof 1t was the impression that some
of the dynamos were overcharged and ex
ploded. Another theory is that the fire
which started in the battery storage roon
was caused by either crossed wires or the
melting of lead pipe used to convey gas
The flames communicated at once with
waste and oil and were Immediately be-
| yond control. In imminent danger of their
| lives, the employees plugged out" before
| trying TO make their escape. thus prevent
| ing heavy drift and weakening of the
other power stations.
| The fire was accompanied by series OF
| explosions, and the firemen worked at the
risk Of their lives, but as the burning
station was in the very heart OF the city
| they did not relax their efforts until the
danger OF a great conhagrstion was over.
The officers of the gas and electric COM
pany state that their loss will be about
$4,000 but others place the figure at
81 ,0c0,C0c Elk engines, valued at from
$4,000 to $4,000 each. were destroyed. as
also was the generating plant worth sl25.-
Op. .rU
Three hundred men and fifty teams are
! at work clearing away the debris
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
TRUST GETS CARTER COMPANY
Rumor says white Lead Works Has
Been Absorbed for Four
Millions.

According to persistent rumors which To-
cal officers Of the company refuse to verify,
the Carter White Lead company has been
absorbed by the trust and win cease to be
the leading competitor OF that institution
The Carter White Lead company, which is
owned largely by Mrs. Carter, L. ]. Cor
nish and George Barker. has long been the
chief competitor of the trust and has been
a strong factor in keeping prices on white
lead down to the present basis. Many eff
forts have been made TO freeze the Carter
people out of business. and although these
have been unsuccessful. it is now said an
outright purchase has been made and the
price is said to have been 100000. The
Carter company owned plants in Omaha.
Chicago and Montreal. r. j. Cornish Of
Omaha Is president of 1t.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
OFFICERS INTERFERE ar WEDDING
Girl So wrought IN by Excitement
that She Recnmen Insane.

ACBrRN, Neb.. Feb 22.-Carrie lee ar
rived in Brock. this county, yesterday
evening from Millegcville, Ga. with the
intention Of marrying John Chuman. Last
evening about o'clock she and Chuman
came to Auburn, and went to the resi-
dcncc pf County Judge John S. McCarty
for the purpose of getting married. The
county judge soon learned from question
ing the girl that she did not know the
Kind of a man she was about to marry
and that she had become engaged to him
through some matrimonial paper. He told
the couple to meet him at the court house,
and phoncd 10 the county attorney and
Attorney Quackenbush to go to his office.
There the three explained to her the char
acter of the man she was about TO marry,
and prevailed upon her not to marry
him.
The girl is ignorant and Of the very
poor whites of the south and had never
been away from home before. She had
been without sleep and had little to eat
for several days and became nervous at
being alone among strangers without any
means of returning home. Her nervous
ness soon eliminated in insanity. She re-
fused to go to a hotel, but was at last
prevailed to 80 to the home OF County
Attorney French, but had become too ner-
vous to sleep. and about 1 o'clock became
frantic. She thought she was going to he
murdered and tried to escape. She gave
Attorney French a lively struggle for
about twenty minutes. at the end OF
which time the sheriff and two policemen
arrived 1t took the three officers about
an hour to get her into a straight Jacket
and to the Jail. After receiving medical
aid and some sleep she somewhat recov'
cred, but is yet laboring under insane de-
lusions. If she is restored to her reason
she will be returned to her home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
TROLLEY CARS IN COLLISION
Accident ON st. Louis Crossing Results
I'm serious Injury of six
Persons.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 22.7sA west bounl
Delmar car running fast, crashed into a
north bound O'Fallon Park car at the III.
tersection of Sarah street and Finney ave-
nue. today and over a score of passengers
were hurt six being seriously injured.
Seriously injured
Policeman John Hughes. thrown under
car, unconscious and cut
logan Flognoy, colored, artery severed
and blood lost.
Wilson Gable. motorman, badly cut by
glass.
Mrs. Bertha Myers cut and bruised
Mrs Benjamin Barnett, cut and bruised
l.. w. Jones, back sprained.
Physicians were hurriedly summoned
and the injured given medical attention
The O'Fallon Park car was hurled en-
tirely from the track
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
VISITING NURSES BIRTHDAY
Ninth Anniversary of Organisati ton
L. FittinRIy CeIe-
brated.

The Omaha Visiting Nurses associs ton
celebrated its ninth birthday anniversary
with IA gathering ate Elks' hail. Fifteenth
and Farnam streets. yesterday. During
the afternoon several hundred members
OF the organiza ton with their friends and
relatives were at the hall As each Wis
itor WAS required to bring many pen
MES as he was years old aud donate !ato
the treasury. the funds of the society re-
ceived a" substantial boost particularly as
some seemed to count their years by the
hundred and donated proportionately.
About 1e0 were present during the even
ms. when delightful program of music
was rendered, Messrs Stewart. McCune
and Ellis. Miss Goetz aud Mrs Rich sang.
the quartet from the First Presbyterian
church also giving some numbers. Mrs.
Stella Brown played at the afternoon as
semblage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
SOME OF SENATOR'S DODGE
All Who Vote Cast Their Ballots for the
Gillilland Resolution,
MITCHELL QUOTES RAILROAD LITTER
After that IL Disposed OF the senate
Takes Up and Passes the Biii for
state Certificates for All
Teachers.
oFrom a stan Correspondence

(From a Stad Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Feb. 22.--(Special Tee-
gram)-ln the senate this afternoon sens-
tor Shirley Gillilland of Mills county called
up his resolution asking the governor for
information on his statements in his formal
announcement OF his candidacy for gov
crnor. Smith Of Mitchell, a leading Cum
minis man. was the only person to talk on
the resolution aside from Gillilland. Be
fore sitting down he read extracts from q
letter which he said was written by
railroad lobbyist al Des Moines TO one
of Gilllland's constituents. The letter IN
substance said that when Senator Gillilland
recently sent letters to his constituents
asking their opinion of the primary law
! the answers were very largely In favor
of the primary. The letter stated that the
primary bill is an absurd measure, which
must be killed, and asks the constituent
to get lot of letters sent to Gillilland
against the primary. The letter declares
that the bill would not be considered but
for the fact that the men who have always
| been opposed to US and have fought MI
! Blythe are pushing st."
/ Senator Smith declares that coming from
a railroad lobbyist the letter was an at
! tack on free government. He was fire.
/ quently interrupted by Senator Gillllland
! who objected because Smith would not an
nounce the person addressed in the letter
or the sgner.
Senator Gililland on opening his re-
marks on the resolution read from manu-
script. but on closing declared that the
resolution calls on the governor to make
good or shut up" that 1.-The governor nor
no other man can impugn my character
and lets know whether the people who sit
here to represent the people are lot OF
rotten scoundrels or not" on vote the
resolution passed by thirty-six for and none
against All Cummins men present voted
for 1t, but a number of stand patters and
democrats failed to vote.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
WILL TEST LIFE PREsERvERs
Federal Inspectors Selecting Samples
from Vessels I'm Puget
sound Ports.

SEATTLE. Wash, Feb 22.-Acting under
directions from Federal Commissioners
Smith. Murray and Burwell, officers in the
United States revenue service have been
engaged during the past week in collect
ing life preservers from Puget Sound ves-
sells, which are to be forwarded to WASH
ington for general test in regard to
their buoyancy.
Upon leaving Seattle, at the close Of the
Valencia Investigation. Murray and Smith
viii return 10 their homes in Washington
by way Of San Francisco. They wish to
examine several Witnesses In California.
including the marine inspectors there who
passed the Valencia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
ATTELL DEFENDS HIS TITLE
FeRtherweight Champion Given De-
cisioR over Jimmy walsh.


CHELSEA, Mass, Feb. 22.-Although
lacking an effective punch. Abe Attell OF
San Francisco successfully defended his
title 10 the featherweight championship by
winning the decision over Jimmy Walsh OF
Newton, Mass, in fifteen round contest
before the Lincoln Athletic club tonight
Both boys were strong at the finish but
Walsh was badly cut up about the face
while Attell was without a scratch, The
champion was very fast and reached his
opponent frequently, but none of his blows
had power enough to floor Walsh or even
stagger him.
For the first five rounds the bout was
featureless In the sixth Attell began to
land some telling blows and his clever
foot work enabled him TO get away from
Walsh's return. The champion rushed the
Newton man about the ring and succeeded
in bringing blood by a sim isb to the nose
Walsh rallied In the seventh and landed
several good punches, so that the round
was practically even. Attell went after
his man In the eighth. and after an ex.
change drove a hard right to walshs face
which cut his lip. Walsh was bleeding pro.
fusely when the gong sounded.
Attell also had an advantage in the
ninth, but in the tenth Walsh rallied
gamely and chased his opponent about the
ring. After this round the contest was
entirely in favor of Atteli.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
Flynn Captures a Burglar.

James Forrest, colored burglar from
Memphis, fell victim to the vigilance of
Patrolman Flynn early this morning. when
he attempted to loot the Owl saloon, 1914
Douglas street. He had entered through
the rear door, but was suddenly grabbed
from behind by the policeman even before
he had an opportunity to secure any spoils
He soon found himself at the police station
where he explained that he found the
door open and merely walked in. Oficer
Flynn is beginning to lay up a reputation
for himself as a burglar-cateher this being
but one of several instances where he has
caught men in the act OF breaking in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
THIRTY THOUSAND is ASKED
Amount of Damages for which
Woman sues Union Pacific In
Federal Court.

The case Of Ora Thomas. against tina
Union Pacifc Railroad company for $4,000
damages Is on trial In the United States
circuit court before Judge Munger Mrs.
Thomas occupies an arm chair at the trial
suit Is brought TO recover for personal
passenger on the train from Fremont to
Omaha In a sleeping car. The accident
was the result Of the Union Pacific train
cclliding with a Missouri Pacific engine
near Gilmore through the breaking Of a
truck on the sleeper in which Mrs Thomas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
ANOTHER COUNTERFEIT COIN
New Bogus silver Dollar is Discovered
by Banker in Council
Bluffs.

Captain John Webb of the secret service
department was called over to Council
Bluffs Thursday morning to take charge
of another of the genuine" silver dollar
counterfeits that has been discovered by
one of the banks of that city.
During the last ten days several sub
sidiary counterfeit coins have been taken
up by the secret service department But
these are regarded merely as foaters and
are no indication of any effort to shove
the queer" in this locality just at this
time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
InterIocking Plant Competed.

OAKLAND. Neb.. Feb. 22.--6speciaI y
The interlocking plant at the intersection
OF the Northwestern and the Great North
ern railroads at this place has been com
pleted. The tower contains thirty -one
levers and win be in charge OF three men
who win work eight hours each. Trains
on the Northwestern now stop so feet
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23

was riding. Mrs. Thomas alleges that she
was thrown from her seat and received
violent blow in the stomach. as we'll as
her collar bone being injuyed and sustain
ing other injuries. Tho blow in the
stomach she says has since resulted In an
liberation of that organ, whereby she has
become a permanent invalid.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
MOTION FOR WARE SATURDAY
Application for New TRIAL for Clergy
man to BE Made before
Judge Munger.

The hearing on the motion for new trial
in the case of Rev. George c. Ware recently
convicted of conspiracy in the matter of
fraudulent land filings within the U. b. I.
ranch enclosure will be had before Judge
Munger Saturday morning. An effort was
made to secure further continuance of
the hearing, but the government attorneys
have opposed it, and unless some unforeseen
obstacle intervenes the motion will be
argued and submitted Saturday morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
TOM sLOAN'S CASE UP NEXT
Trial of Former United states COM
missioner Next on Criminal Docket
I'm Federal Court.

The criminal docket of the United States
district court for the adjourned Novem-
Der term is about cleaned up. The next
criminal case to be tried is that of the
United States against Thomas l.. Sloan
for rendering a false claim while United
States commissioner This case will be
called about March 1.
small counterfei'ing case and one or
two minor postoffce cases on the criminal
docket yet remain to be disposed of.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE.

Notice IL hereby given that the Keith and
Lincoln Counties irrigation District Will
receive sealed proposals for the purchase
Of the IS, 10000 bond issue of said district
Up 10 the hour OF O'Clock p. m, standard
office Of the secretary OF said Irrigation
District In the town OF Sutherland. In
said bonds are In the denomination al
sl0A0o each aud bear interest at the rate OF
AIN PER cent, payable semi-annualIy, on. the
ilrst days OF March and September Of each
and every year beginning with the first
day OF September, 1876 These bonds are In
Say 81 March isi $ due o 1 the s. Ir 81
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
nomination. by PRECEDENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z2.-The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Postmasters: Iowa-E. L. Rayburn.
Brooklyn; s. s. Skinner Creston; u. T.
t pSan laG Mecord Ns%ton N.. aTIe;
II. Harris. Kansas City: 3. r. Beech.
Maryville; F. r.. Miller. Neosho; W. 8.
Charies:s r. e. Jones, sarcoxie; Moiiscs
Conway. vandaiis- Nebrssks-A n. HoI-
linssworth, Beatrice; O. ". williams. Al.
bion. South Dakota-P. T. Unruh. Tyndala
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23

been arrested on a serious charge. in which
Is concerned an 1i-year-old girl. Deveers
is being held at the city Jail and will be
arraigned In police court Friday morning
on n complaint filed by the county attor.
ney. Probation Offfcer Bernstein stated
Thursday morning the parents OF the girl
will be arrested on the charge OF aiding
and abettinE a delinduent
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23

from the crossing and whistle before pro-
ceeding farther. The continued warm
weather of the last week has put the
Great Northern grade IN such a soft con-
dition that track laying has been prac-
tically at standstill the last two days.
The machine is now two miles south OF
Oakland.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
ICE STOPS RAILROAD TRAINS
Gorges I'm Platte and Causes Overflow
mt Rogers.

ROGERS. Neb, Feb. 22-(Special Tele-
gram.)-At p. IN. the ice gorged at Bay
State and the Union Pacific track is
flooded. All trafne Is at standstill. There
have been no trains through since 4:l5
p. m. The river came out at ? p. m. and
has now fallen about three feet. Water
from the river is running through the
streets here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
Senate Conarm. Nomin.,ion,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22-The senate in
executive session today confirmed the fol-
lowing nominat tons
stmasters-Missouri: ID. ]. Holman,
south Dakota: p. T. Unruh, Tyndsil n.
rtaugen, Hartford.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
state Certificate Bill Passes.

The senate this afternoon passed the
Warren school bill TO abolish county GER
tifcates to teachers and issue only state
certificates. by 80 to IS. The vote
surprise to the friends of the measure,
many fearing IL would be defeated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker Mrs. Philip
Moore of st. Louis and Mrs Lydia Avery
Coonley Ward of Chicago visited St. Paul
this week to conclude their plans for the
biennial convention of the General Fedora.
ton Of womens Clubs to be held there IN
June. a conference was held at the Aber-
deem with Mrs. Russell r. Dorr, chairman
of the local biennial board, and later were
guests at luncheon there. Later a recep-
ton was held at the Aberdeen In their
honor, the club women of the city enter
tanning. The following statement was
made to one of the local papers by a
member of the visiting committee:
We have come here for the purpose of
Installing the exhibits and making the final
arfansements for the program In the mat
ter OF the program and the exhibits we
are going to have tar better convention
In ST. Paul than we have ever had before.
We arc not ready today TO announce the
names that will appear -. tie program, as
we have not as yet signed ali the con-
tracts.
Among the many fine exhibits that will
be shown here Will be a forestry exhibit.
This exhibit will include many, If not all,
the diiIerent kinds of wood to De found In
this country and some others.
The pure food exhibit VIII be one of the
finest ever SHOWN anywhere. Most of 1t
state chemist will also send something
Mrs. John ID. Sherman of Chicago VIII
nave an art exhibit That viii incluue forty
originals.
we arc almost certain that the conven-
ton viii open on the evening OF May 50 at
the Armory. The entire evening will be
spent IN making and replyins to addresses
OF welcome, and the delegates Will not
take their regular seats until the next
| morning, the evening meeting being open
to the public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23

Little Girl His Victim.
j. H. Deveers, proprietor of barber shop
at Twenty-fourth and Grant streets, has
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23

;nhe sealed proposals mas be for the
thereof and such bids will be opened i'm.
inediatsiy after the hour Of o'clock D. m
of said I'd day Of April 1906. the board re-
serving the right % reject any ana ali hids
Dated this 18th day Of February. 1906
LANES SHOUT. Secretary.
Kll.dOt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23

The following clipping from an exchange
is worthy of the consideration of the club
woman and of being passed on
The subject of Christmas trees is agitat-
ing the forestry committee In the clubs.
There is really no reason why Christmas
trees should be given up altogether. but
there is every reason why the clubs SHOULD
use all the influence they possess against
the slaughter of the trees which obtains at
the present time Spruce trees, properly
cut, grow again from the stump. The spruce
is rapid grower and, II the thinning OF
forests is done iudiciously, few years
suffice to replace the trees. IT seems rather
remarkable that farmers cannot be made
to realize the advantage in a financial sense
If no other OF scientific clearing OF their
woods. They sell the trees standing TO the
shippers. who. Of course, ruthlessly chop
down everything i'm sight. Tine forestry
committee might prepare literature espe-
cially for the farmers on this subject Per-
haps We can cut our Christmas trees and
have them, after ell
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23

From the large cities all over the coun-
try come announcements of the establish
ment of employment bureaus and intelli-
gence agencies, and this fact is most sig
nificant. When the possibilities of the
woman's club first became evident, one of
the first problems carried to 1t for solution
was the servant girl question" 1t must
be confessed that the magnitude OF this
problem materially cooled the enthusiasm
of many who had been most eager to try
the clubs strength on the really big things.
Most club women were familiar with at
least one phase OF this question and it
helped them to a glimpse at least of the
magnitude OF such undertakings. It re-
quired only little thought to realize that
the maid was not alone to blame and so
they began to study q solution. Because
the General Federation has worked for
child labor, pure food and Juvenile court
laws, club women have been accused of
turning their backs HpcN their own prob
lem; one of the most serious and one that
they could be OF chief service in adjusting
The establishment of free employment bu-
reaus and intelligence agencies is the club
womans first active step in this direction
and it is most intelligent step. The in
formation bureau keeps the record Of mis-
tress as we'll maid. An investigation OF
| the other local employment bureaus is al
most invariably the first step, and this has
revealed many almost unbelievable condi'
| tons. In many instances these places were
| only feeders to the worst places of vice
| and scores of honest girls and women were
| being trapped by them, while on the other
hand all sorts of disreputable characters
were sent into respectable homes by them
In not single city where this investiga'
ton has been made have the women failed
to find this condition. The work of the
club women in New York and Boston has
brought about new laws that, properly en-
forced. will overcome great evil, while
other information bureaus are doing mucf
to influence women to more consideratt
attitude toward women employed by then
as domestics.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-23

Three hundred men and fifty teams are
at work clearing away the debris.