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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
HEAVY RAIN IN CHICAGO
All Easements Inside Loop Flooded
and Damage by Lightning is
Extensive.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Chicago was half
flooded tonight by a heavy electrical and
rain storm, the first good soaking rain which
ming struck in mary places within the city
limits, in some cases destroying electric feed
cables and cutting off light and power, In
the downtown district practically every
basement within the Loop was flooded,
sewers being inadequate for the rush Of
water.
Guests at the Auditorium Annex hotel
were frightened and the Hobbies and cafes
on the ground floor were flooded by the
breaking of a skylight. A heavy drain
pipe also gave way and allowed a stream
Of water to gush into the offices of the
establishment. Most Of the basement cafes
and restaurants in the Loop district were
abandoned by their occupants because OF
the water, which flowed into the places
from the streets or backed up through the
sewers. The storm lasted about two hours,
An the street lights from the river to
Twelfth street on the south were put out
Of commission, and those thoroughfares
which did not contain a thorough sprink-
ling Of all-night restaurants, were in dark
ness. The worst feature of the storm was
the damage to electric cables. 1t Is re-
ported that the entire lighting and power
system operated by the drainage system
through streets was heavily damaged, and
that the city bridges are likely to be with
out motive power tomorrow. In this case
no boats can enter or leave the Chicago
river.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
ACTIVITY AT OYSTER BAY
Fact That Executive Clerks Work
Far Into the Night Attracts
Attention.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE I'M
usual activity at the government executive
offices here, which has been apparent for
almost a week, both during the day and at
ruight, has become the subject of consider
able curiosity. Acting Secretary to the
President Rudolph Forster and the force of
clerks under him recently have been the
hardest worked men in the village. Their
duties begin early and at times have con-
tinued far into the night. The executive
office staff has beer augmented by the ar
rival of two clerks from the Washington
executive offices.
Secretary Forster makes two trips almost
every day to Sycamore Hill and each time
upon his return brings with him a mass
Of correspondence. His first visit, made in
the forenoon, usually consumes two or three
hours. Recently he began making the night
trip, leaving the offices about 8 p. m. and
Remaining with the president frequently as
late as midnight and sometimes after that
hour. Just what is the occasion Of this
extraordinary activity cannot be learned.
INQUIRIES are met with the reply, Official
business 1t is believed not improbable
however, that political matters form a con
siderable part Of the business transacted.
Not a single official visitor has been al
Sycamore Hin since Friday and no state
ment of any kind has come from the presi
dent in several days, The president was a
nome all Of today.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
N. Z. Plumbing Co, Eel. 80. Night, LsO
No DredEinE OF Creek.

II has been definitely decided that no
dredging will be done on Indian creek
this year, but the sediment in the channel
will have to be cleaned out again next
spring.
The only work being done at present
on the creek is to cut the weeds which
have overgrown the banks. especially on
that portion where the channel was
widened and deepened two years ago
under the direction OF Mr.. Maloney. a
force of men Is at present at work cut
ting the weeds and this has been done as
far as Fourteenth avenue. 1t is expected
that It will require about two weeks
more to complete the work to the mouth
Of the creek.
Councilman Mcmillan, chairman Of the
committee on health and sewers, In COM
pany with City Engineer Etnyre, took a
trip yesterday morning along Indian creek
from Bryant street along Upper Broad
way, with a view of determining how
many dams would be necessary to pre-
vent the high waters of the creek from
washing out the bed.
1t is proposed to construct a number Of
rough dams at intervals to form a series
of catch basins for the mud that other
wise would be washed down the creek.
The construction OF these dams, the cost
of which would not be great, would, in
the opinion of City Engineer Etnyre, do
much to prevent the possibility Of the
creek overlooking it's banks at Tenth,
Eleventh and Twelfth streets as has been
the case in years past in times of heavy
rains.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
LEUPP RETURNS FROM WEST
visits Indian Reservation and Opens
supply bids During
His Tour.
From a staff Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Francis T.. Leupp, commissioner
OF Indian affairs, returned to Washington
this morning after an absence Of two
months upon official business throughout
the west inspecting various Indian agencies,
reservations, schools and experimenting
the opening OF bids for Indian supplies.
He is we'll tanned, and so far as complexion
is concerned. locks like an indian.
During his trip west MIR. Leupp visited
the Flathead Indian reservation in Mon
tana. which is expected to be opened to
white settlement sometime within the next
year. Many thousands of acres Of rica
agricultural lands are said to iie within
this reservation, and after the surveys by
the general land office and various prelimi-
naries are arranged, always necessary T.
IAN opening of an Indian reservation, a
proclamation will be issued setting the pre-
else date for the opening. It is not thought.
however. at the land office that preliminary
arrangements can be completed within the
next twelve months.
The secretary of the interior has author
lied the construction of a highway extern
sion from the Shoshoni dam site in wyo-
ming along the north side Of Shoshoni
river TO Kelly's ranch, a distance of about
five or six miles. above the upper end of
the new reservoir and also the construction
OF a bridge across Shoshoni river at Lamar
Point. This road extension is necessary,
as the Shoshoni reservoir will overflow
lands extending up both the north and
south forks Of the Shoshoni river and will
inundate the present public highway from
Cody, Wyo., along the north fork to yell
lowstone National park.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska, Forks,
Lincoln county, Pearl a. Mccall. vice NJ.
Johnson, resigned. Iowa, Hastings, Mills
county, Nellie M. Furlong.' vice f. A.
Cary, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa
routes: Wallingford, route l, Christian c.
Agerbeck, carrier; Lewis b. Nelson, sub
stitute; Whitten, route /. Walter w. Long,
carrier; c. r. Long, substitute.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
NEW INTERURBAN PRoJEcrEr
Line to Run From Council Bluffs
to Sioux City.

to Sioux City.
Another interurban electric line with
Council Bluffs as its terminus or starting
point is being projected. This, the latest
OF the several projected interurban lines,
Is to connect Sioux City and Council Bluffs
and is proposed to tap a section of country
between the two cities several miles from
She railroad.
The proposed new line, after leaving
Sioux City, will pass through Blencoe. Lit
tie Sioux, Magnolia. Logan, Reebeetown
and Crescent into Council Bluffs. This
route has been selected. it is stated, with
a view to securing a shorter line than could
be had by following the river. and will
strike points which are without railroad
service.
w. S. Cook. a contractor and builder of
interuban railways. from Pennsylvania, is
said to be the chief promoter OF the line,
and eastern capitalists, 1t is stated. are
back of him and ready to finance the en-
~terprise. A portion of the proposed route
south from Sioux City. it is said, has been
surveyed and the promoters hope to be
ready for construction in the spring.
Fred l.. Beebee of Beebeetown, who was
In the city yesterday in the interest Of the
proposed interurban line. said that the PEG.
pie of his section of the country were TAX
Ing a keen interest in the project and stood
ready to assist 1t financially.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Legal Department Has Ordinance De-
signed to Help in Electric Fight.
PASSED TO IT'S SECOND READING
License Fee of CIrcuses to BE Raised
mo County Jail in City Hall, but
County Can Build Addition
to the city Jail.

Be It ordained, That all the ordinances
giving or granting to the Omena EleCtIlS
Light and Power company or any otner
firm. person or corporation any rlsn,>
license or permission to use OF 1919
the streets, alleys or puollG SrUiras Or
the city of Omaha with poles, wires OF
conduits for the transmission OF elcCtIIo
currents for light. heat or power are
And he II further ordained, That any
permission, license, grant power OF pInr
ilege heretofore granted by any Tpnoba
ton or ordinance OF the G coyyporation to
use or occupy the streets, alleys or pun
lie grounds of said city with poles, con- IF
electric current for light, heat oil, poWSr
be and the same is hereby revoked, Win
drawn, set aside and held for naush''
At the request of the legal department
the above ordinance, introduced by Couh-
Gilman Zimman, passed the tirst wv
readings in the city council last evening,
the ordinance being intended by the leeai
department as an aid to 1t in the trial
OF the cases against the public service
corporations. Mr.. Zimman explained That
he introduced it at the request OF the
legal department, though he fails to see
what benefit it will be, inasmuch as a
person or corporation cannot be held &C
countable for the commission of a wrong
not declared by law to be a wrong at the
time the act was committed.
Circus Fee Raised.
Another ordinance was introduced
| amending the one governing circuses and
wild west shows. the amendment raising
the license fee. Under it's provisions cir
cuses charging more than % cents ad-
mission must pay $500 license. those
charging less than 20 cents and more
than 20 cents must pay $3.50 license and
those charging less than 20 cents adnis-
sion must pay $25 license fee.
The council voted to take 5000 out OF
the intersection fund for the paving OF
that portion of Jackson street in front OF
fire engine house No. Z. The original
resolution called for the payment to be
made out of the general fund, but this
was lost for the reason that that fund
is being rapidly depleted.
The Omaha Cold Storage company was
granted permission to build a corrugated
iron shed at Tenth and Jackson streets, the
building to be a temporary structure and 10
be torn down upon the completion of its
four-story permanent brick building. This
| resolution was lost on the first vote. but
carried on reconsideration.
No Jail in City Hall
The building and property re-
ported against the feasibility Of using the
basement Of the city hall for a Jail and
recommended that the commissioners be
asked to build an addition to the police sta
ton for use while the new court house Is
in course Of construction. Councilman Bed
ford sought to amend this report by appro'
priating the market house for jail purposes
but Chairman Bridges OF the building and
property committee explained that If th'
commissioner could be induced to build
$4,000 addition to the city jail the city woulC
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
SEVERE STORM AT FORT RILEY
Headquarters Tent Blown Down ana
Number of Soldiers Knocked Down
by Lightning.

JUNCTION CITY, Kan, Aug. l2-The
camp of instruction at Fort Kelley was
drenched with a hard rain tonight. During
the storm many tents were blown dowr
and a flood OF water raced down from the
hills to the north Of the camp, running IT
streams before the tents, stretching fol
two miles along the Kaw river.
The headquarters tent Of Brigadier Gen
eral John b. Kerr, commanding the camI
OF instruction and the maneuvers' wa'
struck by lightning. Several men were
knocked down and one was badly burned
The federal troops Jared worse than thu
state troops, being nearer the river. Al
over the camp the soldiers had to hold L
their tents to keep them from blowini
away. In some of the infantry and ar
tllery camps the water was ankle deep.
Today's maneuvers consisted In formation
for attack and defense by battalions ant
squadron.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
only PvvO bluffs representative.

Council Bluffs will have but two repre-
sentatives at the annual meeting OF the
six state associations, which open in Water
loo today and extend over Friday. The
state association Of auditors, clerks Of the
district court, recorders, treasurers and
supervisors and the Iowa Good Roads asso-
citation will meet today in Waterloo and
Colonel w. F. Baker of the Board Of Count
Supervisors OF Pottawattamie county and
County Auditor w. c.. Cheyne will be the
only representatives from Council Bluffs II.
attendance.
Colonel Baker is on the program of the
supervisors meeting Thursday for an ad-
dress on good roads and Supervisor Spencer
Of Nicola is down for one on drainage, but
it is understood he win not be able to at
tend.
County Recorder C. C. Baird OF this city
is vice president of the recorders state
association, but will not be present at the
meeting. None Of the other county officials
will attend airy OF the meetings.
County Auditor Cheyne expects 10 visit
at his old home in Peoria, Ill. before re.
turning to Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
BROWER STARTS SOMETHING
Health Officer Threatens to Shut Off
Water Under Certain Conditions.
NOT LIKELY TO DO IT, HOWEVER
Authority to DO So Is Questioned and
in Addition the City's water Sup
ply is Believed to BE of
Good Quality.

II an analysis discloses that the water
contains disease germs. DR.. c. H. Bower
the city health officer and medical ad-
visor to the local Board of Health, has an
nounced that he will close the plant OF the
Council Bluffs City Water Works company
until the evil Is remedled or all the germs
are eradiceted or exterminated.
DR.. Bower, has, as he says, In accordance
with the state law, taken a sample OF the
water furnished its patrons by the water
company and forwarded II to Prof. Kenney,
state chemist at Drake university, to have
a sanitary analysis made of II.
The announcement of DIR. Bower that
he might possibly find it necessary to shut
off the water supply OF the city has not
occasioned any widespread alarm as 1t
might be though II would. In the first
place city officials question the right of
DR.. Bower to take any such arbitrary
action and doubt II he would be able to
enforce any such order as to shut off the
water supply and leave the city helpless
in case Of fire. In the second place the
water furnished by the waterworks COM
pany is drawn from the Missouri river and
repeated tests Of this water rave always
shown 1t to be particularly free from vege-
table or other disease producing matter.
II do not think it very Judicious on the
part of DIR. Bower" said a member Of the
Board of Health yesterday Ito make such
an announcement as that he would close
the water plant II germs we're found in
the water. Such a statement is calculated
to alarm people and arouse suspicion In
their minds that the water they are In
the habit of using and have used for
nearly thirty years, is seething with dis
ease germs of the deadliest character. To
my mind, II would have been better for DR..
Bower to have kept silent until the analysis
Of the water is made and II the disease
germs are, discovered, it would then be
time to make the fact known and recon-
mend some action by the Board of Health
I may not be fully conversant with the
law, but 1 doubt very much II DR.. Bower
on his own way. so could close the water
plant without being so instructed by the
Board of Health"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
Bee Want Ads Are Business Boosters.
Iowa News Nnt.n-

ATLANTIC-Up to date there has been
no word received as to the whereabouts
OF Young Fred Draper, who disappeared
from his home last Tuesday. Every effort
Is being made TO locate the missing boy.
FORT DoDGE-The big mills Of the
Great Western Cereal company here
months shutdown. due to the absence Of
oats. Three hundred people are employed,
representating a weekly payroll Of $3.50.
CRESTON-Mrs. Frank Powell, nee
Eleanor G.. Hicks. who last year toured
England with Ellen Terry, and who has
spent the summer with her parents at this
place, left for London last night to resume
her place in the same company. Mr.. Powell
is also g member of the company.
IOWA FALLS-The y~ear-and-a-half old
baby girl Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Hogan
died yesterday following severe burns
caused by an accident about a week ago.
The little one pulled a tea pot half filled
contents dow her back and shoulders.
CRESTON-One OF the largest audiences
that ever assembled at Mckinley park
marked the close of the c~hautauqua season
Father Clary were the speakers in after
noon and evening, while Mrs. Beatrice Hub
beh Plummer, a former Union county girl
who has achieved wonderful success in the
musical world, furnished that part OF the
entertainment Platform Manager Bryan
announced that the c~hautauqua would be
continued next year, and that this haC
been the most successful one ever con,
Quoted at this place.
IOWA FALLs-The Chinese laundry OF
Ting Fong Lee was raided last evenins
and his stock OF hard stuff and suds'
confiscated unto the state. The informa.
ton that led TO the raid was filed By
George C.. Dunsmoor. who accused the
Celestial OF retailing both hard and soft
goods. The mayor found him guilty OF
maintaining a liquor nuisance and re-,
manded him to the county Jail until suci
time as he can furnish $500 bail. A few
week ago Lee was taken to Fort Dodge By
the federal authorities, presumably FOL
violating a federal statute.
CRESrON-WOrd received here by rela
tives, tells Of the instantaneous death sus
tanned by Orr Thompson, the famous engi
neer who made a record-breaking run
few years ago between Pueblo and Denver
The accident occurred last week. while OF
his run. He was hurled from the cab OF hi
engine In some way and instantly killed
Ar, Thompson was an engineer cut of thi
city on the Burlington before the strike o
81 and has many friends here. He leave
Two children, a son and a daughter, hi
wife having died several years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13

Married on the first of April three years
ago. Mrs. Daisy Rehfeld now seeks a di-
vorce from Bernard Rehfeld and the re-
storation OF her maiden name, Daisy Wal
ters. Mrs, Rehfeld accuses her husband
Of being possessed of a violent temper
which at times he is unable to control, and
as a result she suffered such cruel and in
human treatment at HIS hands that she
was forced to leave him and make her
home with her parents in this city. She
asks the court to grant an order restrain
ing the defendant from molesting her dur
ing the tendency of the suit. The Reh-
fields were married In April, 1905, at Pa
pilion. Neb.
Alleging cruel and nhuma treatment
and that her husband on more than one
occasion threatened to shoot her with a
loaded shotgun. Mrs. Edna Estella Corson
yesterday filed suit for divorce from A. b.
Corson, to whom she was married January
%, 1888, at Manila, la. In addition to the
decree OF divorce Mrs. Corson asks the
court to award her the custody OF their
youngest child. whom, she alleges. the de-
PENDANT secured possession of through
fraud and Misrepresentation. The Cor
! sons, who have three children, separated
May rs of this year.
toAiAA " AAA' AhNa eaAN W wa
from Zelina Busha, TO whom he was mar
ried August 5, 1903. He says the defendant
deserted him February l. 1906.
The following petit jury was drawn yes
terday for the September term of district
court in this city and summoned to report
September q:
y Nels Christensen. Carl Jensen, d. NJ
Killpack, Boomer township; J. p. Peterson
r. c. Enewall, Lewis township; John Kirk.
wood, Crescent township; John Zohner
Rockford township; George Wright, +. T
Leffert. Hazel Dell township; John j. An.
derson. George e. Bolton, John Meyer
Norwalk township; s. j. Brown. Henry
Bentlage, @. j. Miller, Nicola township; ID
L. Frlzzell, Hardin township; William AL
corn, Silver City: George Thompson, w
II. Bean, A. c. Ranck, F. A. Fox, Ed Dial
ton, /. b. Rssell, Andrew johnson, e. E
Hoffer. @ r. Frank. c. F. Brock, S. w
Beeziey. J. c, Cooper, Roy Besley, Johl
Knoll, +. l. Damon, II. L. Hyatt, L. ]
Day, y: ]. Swanson. William Larson, c. B
Arbuckle, william Larsen. Charles Tracy
F. stodmeister. Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
MEETINGS OF REPUBLICAN, CLUBS
SwsnsOn Endorsed for Senate by
Swedish Garfield Club!

At the meeting Of the swedish-American
Garfield Republican club which met at the
court house Thursday evening, n. p. Swan
son was endorsed for the senate and Gust
Hamel for member of the water board.
A movement was also started for the
amalgamation Of the club with other
Swedish organizations.
Thirteen new members were added to the
roll Of the Foraker Republican club at a
meeting held at Twenty-first and Clark
streets, last night, the membership now
numbering fifty-five. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing Judge Taft and reaffirm-
Ing the belief Of the members in republican
| principles. The next meeting will be held
Tuesday evening at Twenty-first street and
Patrick avenue.
The Lincoln Republican club held a well
attended meeting last night at 1869 Chicago
street. Fifty or sixty Of the members were
out. They listened to several speeches by
members and some of the local candidates
and endorsed Charles II. Lewis as a can
didate for the state legislature,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
Girl on Long Auto Trim.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Aug. 11-(Special.) y
Miss Elsie L~aufersweiler, of this city, a
girl about 20 years of age. is driving a big,
touring 1900 miles across tho
country and back. When heard of last, she
had reached Bucyrus, O., a distance Of
300 miles from this city. Miss Laufers-
weiler's mother, past 70 years of age, two
sisters and a brother are with her on the
trip TO New York City and back. How
ever, she is the only one in the big car
that understands it's mechanism and who
Is able to drive it. The party left this city
three weeks ago and have been proceeding
leisurely across the continent. Two other
owners of machines in this city have each
made trips Of over 1000 miles in length
this summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13

be so much ahead in the end. The commit
tee report was adopted.
The council decided that the city could
appropriate no funds for Rev. c. w. Saw
idge's House OF Hope. but instructed tho
city clerk to advise the minister that tho
members of the council would contribute
individually.
Street Commissioner Flyrn's communica.
ton asking that the council take steps this
year towards procuring street cleaning ma
chinery for use next season was placed on
file and no further action taken.
Councilman Funkhouser advised the coun-
ell that the condition Of funds in the light
ing department are such as to warrant each
councilman to install eight arc lamps after
September 1.
The gas company presented the. council
with a map showing the location Of all gas
mains.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
NEGRO CoNFESSES ROBBERY
Porter of Kansas City Institution who
stole Package Containing
$500 I'm Jail.

KANSAS CITY. Aug. l2-George Wilcox,
a negro formerly employed as a %janitor
I'm the National Bank OF Commerce, tonight
confessed to the theft Of a package con-
tanning $500 from the bank on April ..
1907.
Wilcox was arrested Monday. The evil
dence against hin was laid before the
grand jury and an indictment returned
against him a few hours before he con-
fessed. After the confession Wilcox led
the officers TO his home, where he dug gu
Of the cellar = tin box said TO contain
$4,000 OF tho missing money.
Immediately after the disappearance OF
the money from the bank, Wilcox wal
suspected, but for a long time no evidence
WAS found againAt him. He was more
frugal In his habits than before, and ever