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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
Gas Wen ia lighted.

BASIN. Wyo., Oct. 3--(SpsciAL THE
gas well which was struck about eight
miles from this place last July was re-
Gently set anre by someone, probably out
Of curiosity. and the owners have so far
been unable 10 extinguish the names. The
gas Tushes out with such force that the
roar OF the flames oan be heard here when
the air Il still, Several other bOrings are
being made in different places within a
radius of two or three miles and every
indication points to oil and gas being
found In large quantities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
TAFT'S ARRIVAL AT KYoTo
General KurOISi EntertaIns Party,
which Was Received with
Royal Welcome.

KOBE Japan Oct. s-secretary Taft
and party arrived al Kyoto this morning.
The approach Of the train was signalled by
salvos and aerial bombs. General Count
Kuroh met and entertained the party
They proceeded 10 Kobe this evening
There they will be greeted by a display OF
fireworks and will board the Minnesota for
Nagasaki and Manila
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
TORNADO STRIKES OKLAHOMA
Town of POareh, Near Texas Line,
Badly DamaEed by Severe
WindstOrm.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl, Oct. "A tor
nado struck the village OF Posrch. situated
In Roger Mills county, near the Texas line
last night. and It is reported 10 have de-
stroyed the postofhce and TO have dam
aged almost every house in the place. No
one is reported injured. The wires are
down and details are lacking Poarch is
village OF about 200 inhabitants in Roger
Mills county. about twenty miles south OF
Elk City. OkL. and close to the Texas line
Il is on the railroad
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
LOOKING INTO BLACK BOOK
Minneapolis Grand Jury Investigating
Alleged Boycott by Lumber
Dealers.

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct 3.-The federal
grand jury today resumed the investiga-
ton OF the Little Black Book" which
catalogue houses dealing in lumber and
manufactured articles allege has been used
by the lumber trust" In an effort to ruin
the mail order business.
It is now known that there was a secret
meeting of lumbermen in Minneapolis last
winter. and later a similar meeting of
about 300 lumbermen in Chicago. The
meeting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
FIFTY-oNE CASES OF PLAGUE
Thirty Deaths Have Resulted from
Disease in Hospital at
San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 3-Fifty-one
verified cases Of bubonic plague have de-
veloped in San Francisco to date, accord
ing to the records being kept in the ONCE
Of DIR. Rupert Blue of the marine hospital,
in charge Of the work Of eradication. There
have been thirty deaths. About thirty
suspects are under observation. One OF the
ffty-one verified cases, Miss Kotting,
trained nurse at the city and county hos
pital, has recovered and been discharged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
Mrs. Gentry Taken an Charge.

LEXINGTON, KY. Oct. S-Mrs. Julia
Gentry was arrested today on a peace war
rant charged with subordination OF wit
nesses In the Caleb Powers case. Bond was
hxed at N.0oO. which the prisoner was un-
able 20 furnish at once and she will prob
ably be taken 10 Frankfort and committed
TO jail TO await the examining trial Mrs.
Gentry is highly Connected and her arrest
caused a decided sensation here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
SANTA FE RAISES WAGES
Five Thousand Maehinists and Boiler
makers GET Two Cents an
Hour More.

TOPEKA, Kan, oct. 2-The Atchison.
Topeka q Santa Fe Railway company at
the general ofices here today announced an
increase Of wages TO its 5000 machinists
and boiler makers over the entire system
Of cents an hour and an increase to help
ers Of ia cents an hour. effective october L
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
New NorMegIan Newspaper.

SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. Oct. s-Cspecial.)-
Preparations are rapidly being completed
for the commencement OF new weekly
Norwegian newspaper In Sioux Falls The
first issue win soon make its appearance.
1t win be named Den Norske Amerieanen.
The newspaper will be published and
owned by H. opland OF Canton. The me-
chanical department OF the paper viii be
in charge of II. opsal, an experienced
printer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
instruments of Torture from Inner
Den Thrown Open to Inspection.
F1REMEN MAKE GOOD SHOWING
For First Time I'm Years Residents OF
Omaha and visitors Have OpPOr-
tunIty 10 sec Fire Fighters
in Line.


Friday night, coronation ball.
Saturday night, carnival closes.
Thursday. Lincoln day.
Friday. Nebraska day.
Saturday, Council Bluffs day,
Attractions on Kings Highway.
Slide for LifP-3 y. m. and p. m.
High Dive-4:S0 p. m. and $50 y. m.
The Bagdad show which is not free. win
occur at $780, SIS and $50 D. IN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
INDEPENDENT TICKET ASKED
Democratic Voters Resolve It is
Mayors Duty to Withdraw
at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 3.-At an informal
meeting of voters, chiefly prominent demo-
Gratis. this afternoon a committee was ap-
pointed with instructions to present to
Mayor Dempsey resolution adopted by the
meeting, requesting that he withdraw from
the democratic ticket in the interest OF
an Independent ticket This action fol-
lowed the announcement yesterday that
nearly half of the democratic nominees had
decided to Withdraw from the ticket.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
sheepherder pies of wounds.

CASPER. Wyo., oct S.-(special)-W. A.
Norris. a sheep herder in the employ OF
C. f. stilphen. died today as a result of
a sunshot wound inflicted by Frank John
son. a freighter. last night. Johnson is
under arrest and will be tried for muir
der in the first degree. He claims he shot
Morris accidentally.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
seaEwick Harvest FestIvaI.

JULESBURG. Colo, Oct. 3.-(special -
The harvest festival OF Ssdwick county
was held last week and was largely at
tended, both by residents and landseekers
The products OF all grains and vegetables
made fine display and attracted wide
publicity. All departments were well rep
resented and pSrmanSnt organization
perfected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
Prarerred MarAiaae 10 Prison.

CHICAGO. oct. a-(speoiAl Telsgram.)-
Ethel Pollock. arrested for robbing Henry
stromer Of Hastings, a farmer, was dis
missed on agreeing to fulhn her promise
TO wed him
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
nnMEETIn-

President Roosevelt, in his remarks at
Cairo, Ill, declares he is lin favor of the
waterway from the lakes to the gulf,
but not in favor of any special PROPOSE
tion. rage 1
Testimony In the oil hearing at New
York develops the Standard Oil combine
is in control of the lubricating oil indus
try and dscriminates in favor Of certain
railroads. Page 2
President Harahan Of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad declares he Is in favor of
the deep waterway, even though 1T par
allel the line he represents. rage
Four Italians were hung vest terday at
Lancaster, Pa, for murder during rob-
berry. Page
Another member of the Vanderbilt fam
lily makes a foreign alliance. Page /
Fifty-one cases of bubonic plague have
been treated at San Francisco. Page 1
Hartford, Conn. stockholders of the
Illinois Central railroad combine 10 de-
feat the purposes Of f. H. Hartman for
that road rage
Posse near Burlington, ILL.,, discovers
negro tramp suspected of being the
Oquawka murderer Page 1
National Grain Dealers association re-
solve that the duties and functions of the
Interstate Commerce commission be
divided Page
Democratic voters in Cincinnati ask that
the mayor withdraw to the end that
democratic ticket may be nominated
Page
Tornado strikes southern Oklahoma city
of Parch doing much damage. rage
FoREIGN.
Tafts arrival at Kyoto was ~'ade the
occasion for brilliant entertai.. {.
Page l
NEBRASKA.
Attorney General Thompson says easy
ern states have more stringent laws regu-
iating corporations than the western.
Burlington files additional oass list.
Omaha ,soavenger tax case decided by the.
supreme court rage .
r. Mead Shumway enters plea of not
guilty to the charge of murder in Gage
county court. Page 3
MOVEMENTS or OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
ADDRESS TO CITIZENS OF CAIRO
Prestdent TaIks of waterways Prob
lems and Other Questions.


lens and Other Questions.
CAIRO. ILL.,. Oct 3.-fhe president and
the party drove TO ST. Mary's park, where
an Immense crowd was assembled. Mayor
Persons introduced Governor Deneen OF
Iiiinots, who in turn introduced President
Roosevelt. who spoke as follows:
Men OF Illinois, and You. Men OF Ken
tucky and Missouri am glad
to have the chance TO speak to
you today. This is the heart OF what
may be called the Old West. which we
now call the Middle West using the term
20 depote the great group of rich and pow
erful states which literally forms the heart
OF the country. II Is region whose people
thoughts, in all their ways OF looking at
life; and IN its past and its present alike
Is typical OF our country. The oldest
men present can still remember the pioneer
days the days OF the white-tilted OK
wagon. OF the emigrant, and OF the log
cabin IN which that emisrant FIRST lived
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04

Thursday night 1t was announced that
the award of prizes for floats would be
made Friday. -Four. judges, who have the
matter in charge, had not rendered de-
cision Thursday night. The contest prom
ised to be close.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
THE WEATHER.

Forecast until y. m. Friday:
FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
Friday
FOR NEBRASKA-Friday, fair.
FOR IOWA-Friday fair
Temperatures at Omaha yesterday:
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CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-04
SUMMARY OF THE BEE

Friday, October 4, 1907.
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father spends their earnings in the nearest
beer house or In playing the races.
Sometimes the men make a stage" on
a winner, and then, for several days orgies
are held. In these sprees the women and
children usually join. 1t Is their sole and
only form of diversion, and the driving life
that every one leads in the chaln-making
district sends them to drink as the most
available form of distraction.
Most women chainmakers indulge in beer.
owing to the fact that the forge fires parch
out their threats, and they must wet lneir
whistles to keep going. The work Is SO
uIant of some kind Naturally, under all
the circumstances, the lives of the chain
makers are simply periods of ng-drawn-
out misery and IL is very aouo.Lai a., IL Ihers
women are brought down to so low a scale
of civilization.
Another form of occupation which social
lists and politicians are trying to reform Is
brick making by women and young girls.
While this form of labor is not anywhere
near so trying as chain and nail making, II
is. If anything. more demoralizing. Many
ministers Of religion have inaugurated cru
sades recently against the immortality OF
this Industry. Women work with men In
the brick fields doing the same labor.
They are utterly unprotected. and 1t often
happens that they work far into the night
at their tasks. Aside from the extremely
demoralizing conditions which prevail. the
lifting hour after hour of heavy weights
of every woman engaged in the trade.
One of the ministers who lives in the
brick-making district recently started q
marriage bureau and offered prizes to
couples who would consent to regular
ceremony. He pointed out that there had
not been a marriage in the district for
years, and he referred to the neighborhood
as the blacklist spot In all England" 1t
is against such conditions as these that
strong measures as being taken In order
to obtain through legislative enactments
and otherwise a better condition of affairs.
Now that the true facts concerning these
trades are coming to light people who have
never given thought to how the other
half live are holding their hands up In
holy horror.
Truly England is a country of strange
contrasts. While millionaires who have ac-
auired fortunes from the Matchmaking in
dustry have the entpOe to the highest cir
cles of court society, the wretched people
who have shaved for them are left in q
condition quite on par with the natives
of the Congo who are sacrificing their lives
on the altar of red rubber.
w. b. NORTHROP.
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around to private halls i'm this country
Performing to the same audience night
after night becomes a strain
Questioned about the book he and his
wife are writing. Zancg said Our book
will be mostly biographical, accounts of the
different countries into which we have
wandered and of some amusing adventures
we have had. 1t will also teach, as far. as
possible-without divulging our own secrets
entirey-some of the means that should be
used to encourage thought transference in
those who show a natural gift for it,
do you think" asked, that thought
transference can be cultivatedr'
: why not?" Zancig asked. There Is no
reason why any two people should not be
able to be in such perfect sympathy as my
wife and myself. 1t is a matter of natural
gift A child who is born with musical
tastes only becomes a musician through
constant practice and concentration. We
have practiced for nineteen years-ever
since we were married-and we knew each
other from childhood. One often hears of
people who have had some experience OF
thought transferences-you yourself have
probably done So Only with most people
1t Is rare, or else very slow. The swftness
with which my wife can transmit her
thought to me is the reason why We have
been SO successful"
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The Winter in italy.

Rome Letter I'm Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Not in many years has Italy had such
a bad winter as this. Snow has fallen in
such abundance that in many instances
trains have been delayed and traffic
brought to a standstill.
The worst weather has been experienced
in south Italy, where there have been
hurricanes, causing heavy loss of prop
erty. At Monteleone, Calabria, the wind
reached a velocity of seventy-fve miles an
hour, and trees were torn up and houses
demolished by the tempest. On the shore
of Santa Marioella a fishing boat was
capsized and a sailor was drowned. The
others Il the crew were saved.
At Catangaro the snow has fallen con-
tinually for three days, accompanied by
thunder and lightning. Naples has suf-
fered much damage from the storms. and
many vessels in the harbor had narrow
escapes from being wrecked. The seas
were SO heavy that many piers We're
ruined, and at Portici cabin boy OF q
steamship was drowned. Tugs have been
sent from Naples to Casamicciola and
other shores to aid the vessels In danger.
Not less serious has been the weather at
Cosenza, where seven houses have been
demolished and many others are In q very
dangerous condition. The gravest damage
has been In the towns of Gravina and Ros-
giano where many small buildings nave
been demolished BY the hurricane.
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AGE9 M~nN DlAck19nrH GlWa NAn.J

have met their deaths by falling into FORCES
The facts have come out at various coro-
ner's inQuests and have been bruited abroad
at the time by newspapers with headlines
of horror. The sensation lasts only few
days, however; the women go back to work
secretly glad, perhaps, that their little ones
are out of a world where the conditions of
l life have been made so intolerable.
AS women in these districts are absolutely
dependent on the amount of work they
| turn out each day in order to subsist many
| work at the forge when almost too i'll to
| stand on their feet.
Many chain-making women conduct their
| businesses in their own "homes''-save the
! mark! These misnamed places consist
| usually of a ramshackle shanty, more stable
than cottage, composed of two rooms, one
of which is the workshop. These shanties
| have no boards on the floor, the people
practically living on the bare ground The
rent paid for these shake downs which are
not half so comfortable as an Indian
| ''wickiup," is 80 cents a week. The aver
age earning capacity Of family of four
| two grown-ups and two children-is $3.50,
| when times are good. out of which they
have to deduct the so cents already men,
toned for rent. and, in addition, 80 cents
for breeze" leaving $3.50 per week for
l IOOQ, ClOtnluk. HOuSeuOIO coal, lamp OIL,
soap, medicine and other civilizing neces-
stiles. 1t takes a little frenzied- Enhancing
to make both ends meet under such circum-
stances.
In must other trades marriage is looked
upon by women as bringing with it cessa-
ton from driving work. In the Matchmaking
industry. however. men pick out good
working women" those who can make their
| 1000 to 5000 nails per day, for the express
purpose of obtaining from their labor the
| means of support. The women are courted
| and won, and then the man settles down
| to a free and easy existence. He imagines
| he is doing his share by taking upon himself
| the household duties. and when the chill
| dren arrive he looks after them in a
| fashion Every penny of the women's
| money goes to their Int4an-chef husbands.
| >As the children grow up they are drafted
| into the terrible trade. and men raise fami-
| lies in order to uprear workers. When
| three or four out of family are engaged
in making for them a livelihood. the idle
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Treatment of Artists in
England and America

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, February 6, 1907.
r HAVE just been having a talk with
julius Zancig, whose Thought read
- ing turn as performed with HIS wife
Agnes has been one of the chief topics Of
conversation in London ever since the
couples first appearance at the Alhambra
Music Hall before Christmas. After their
success here. which was made complete by
the interest taken in their act by the king,
it might have been supposed that the
Zancigs would make a fresh tour In their
adopted Countrywide United States-at the
earliest opportunity. 1t seems. however.
that they are in no hurry to recross the
Atlantic, and julius Zancig told me that
one of several reasons for this was the Diff
ference they have found in the treatment OF
performers of their class in England. and
America, respectively.
"In America" said Zancig, when you
are asked to a private house to entertain
you are left sitting in the lobby like
servant till it is time for you to go In to
begin your performance. but here 1t is very
different. You are received as II you were
a guest. Your host or hostess says,
Won't you have something to eat, Mr.
Zancig, before you begin? and tries to
make you feel as homelike as possible. and
all seem to vie In their desire to
make you at ease and one of themselves.
do not complain SO much Of the treatment
of myself In America as of all artists
There were many times when I have been
most kindly treated In American private
houses, sbut the reverse Is more, often the
case.
stOur engagements viii keep lis In Eng
land for year at least" he added. Tho
interest in our performance seems keencr
than ever. and the English press has been
very good to U.s." He exhibited a whole
book fun Of cuttings. serious, condemna-
tory, questioning. enthusiastic and comic.
you see," he said. showing a. clipping
from Punch, IT save the comedy of the
press as well as its more serious notices
Of our work. The interest shown by Sir
Oliver Lodge has, OF course, drawn Inn
mense public attention to our work, and 80
have our two performances before the king.
his majesty's kindness to us. and our per-
6ormances at the Rothschilds and other
great English houses. The management at
the Alhambra have made w tempting Of
fer to remain on there. but we intend to 50
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able to make more than $1.25 per week. and
this aged dame Is considered exceptionally
fortunate in being able to make the extra %
cents weekly 1t is unnecessary to remark
that she is gifted with an iron constitution
to have been able to stand this awful work
for the sixty-two years of her dreary ex-
istence. During all this long period it has
been impossible for her save up one penny,
and, when in a few years, she must retire
from work she looks forward to death in
the workhouse, the usual lot of the I'M
happy nailmaker, whether man or woman.
To see women and young girls standing
over these FORCES, with bare arms and
shoulders, bathed in perspiration and black
with CRIME, working hour after hour at
such unwomanly tasks strongly reminds
one of a scene from Dante's Inferno, with
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A Modest Request.


: Apropos of Mr.. Carnegies latest gift. an
editor. taking out his notebook, said the
other day:
Carnegie once refused to give. Let me
read you the letter asking for this gift. !"
With laugh he read
Dear Mr.. Carnegie-Understand that
you are blessed at present with an unusual
surplus of income, and knowing we'll your
generous spirit and desire to do good to
those who will help themselves. I want to
ask you to make me a contribution of 81. 80
when / was a young man my mother
gave me hymn book, which 1 faithfully
used. 1t is now. thanks to my efforts.
worn out, and think it should be replaced,
and you are the man to do this.
"Appreciating to the full the generous
deeds that have made your name illustrious
in this and other countries, and believing
that in making me this donation you will
be carrying on the spirit of your work. I
am, yours faithfully. MARK TWAIN. !.
''P S.-Don't send the hymn book: send
the dollar and fifty cents. M. T."
Gets There Just the Same.
Hilary K. Adair. the well-known de-
tective was complimented in Galveston on
an arrest that he had made.
The arrest had been mysteriously
achieved, and Mr.. Adair was asked to ex-
plain it. This. though. he refused to do
There are SO many ways of catching
criminals" he said, laughing. You know
what the old man told his wife? She said
first to him:
".Don't talk, John. You can't say I
ever ran after you.
True the old man assented. And you
mouse. either, but It gathers him In just
the same
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the advantage in favor of the Inferno,
which was, at least imaginary.
The heavy treadle work required by the
great hammer would be tax enough on their
strength, to say nothing of the other trying
occupations connected with the making of
nails, such as hammering the ends of the
little red hot rods to bring them to point
bending the metal and inserting each nail
into tiny socket, and other delicate
nerve-trying and sight-destroying manipula-
tons.
One of the worst features connected with
both the nail and chan-making trades con-
sists in the fact that many of these women
have little babies too young to be left at
home, who may be nursing and must
be personally looked after by tlSeir mothers
There is nothing else for these women to