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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
PROBING WISCONSIN PRIMARY
Joint Committee of Legislature He
gins Investigation of Charges
Against Stephenson.

MADISON, Wis, FEB. IA committee
consisting Of three members Of the senate
and five members Of the assembly, today
began an investigation of the primary elec-
ton held September 1 last to nominate a
United States senator. The investigation
is the outcome primarily OF charges Of al
legged bribery and corruption made by State
Senator John Blaine against United States
Senator Isaac Stephenson, who received
the highest vote on the republican ticket
over three opponents. While Mr.. Stephen
son will be the main object Of the in
quiry. every senatorial candidate Of all
parties has been invited TO appear before
the committee.
United States Senator Stephenson lacked
four votes of a majority on the eleventh
ballot for United States senator in joint
assembly of the Wisconsin legislature
today. receiving 50 out of is cast.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Feb. 16.-The thirty
second Joint ballot in the assembly for the
election of a United States senator failed
TO break the deadlock and made 70 mate
rial change in the situation. The vote for
Senator Hopkins rose from So on the thir-
ty-first ballot to 81 on the thirty-second,
but remained s votes below the % given
him on the thirtieth ballot on wednesday
OF last week.
The shift brought in the name of Peter
Rheinberg. alderman OF the Twenty sixth
ward Of Chicago, with % votes. and Michael
]. Kennedy OF the Fifth ward. Chicago,
was given l vote.
Prior to the joint session Mayor Busse
and Postmaster Campbell OF Chicago, to-
gether with Senator Hopkins, conferred
with Governor Deneen in the executive
office.
At the conclusion OF the joint ballot the
session arose TO resume the balloting to-
morrow at noon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
ENVOY IS READY TO RETURN
Cruiser De. MeLn-s win RrinE ". J.
Buehanan Home from
VenesueIa.

WILLEMsTAD. Curacao. Feb. l6-The
American cruiser Des Moines left here
this afternoon Tor La Guaiara. venezuela.
where Il win take on board W. l. Buchanan
and proceed with him 20 Guantanamo
cuba. Mr. Buchanan went TO Caracas as
the special commissioner OF the United
states 10 settle with the venezueIan gov
eminent various outstanding questions by
the two countries and his labors being
over ne IL returning to Washington
The American gunbOat Marietta passed
here last night bound for Guatanamo. Mr.
buchanan viii transfer 70 the Maristta at
that port and continue his journey north
on H.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
BIG CHECK PROVES TO BE BAD
NJ. ID. Fortaer. BrOtheF-in-Law of Mrs.
Lemp, Deposits it in 50.
LOais Bank.

ST. LOUIS, No. Feb. l6-officisls OF
three local banks met today 10 discuss the
question OF responsibility for the cashing
or clearing Of a sl2.0oo check on the Third
National bank. deposited b5 M. Dwight
Former. real estate dealer. to mis- account
in the St Louis Union Trust company.
from which he obtained an $1,000 check
which he cashed at the National Bank OF
Commerce
The bank officials are seeking TO learn
the whereabouts OF Fortner. who is son
in-law of A. II. Handland and brother-in-
law OF Mrs. William ]. Lemp. plaintiff in
the Bemp divorce suit. He is believed TO
have gone % Chicago last Saturday.
Henry c. Tulley. whose name appears
on the check as its endoreser. declares
that the signature is not his but a perfect
fac-simile Tulley and p A. Steer. the
signer OF the check, were invited to con-
fer with the bank officials.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
BOARD HEARS TUCKER CASE
Array Medical ExaEniners Reusrt ~.
la Clearly in Disabled
Class.

CHICAGO Feb. ls--The army retiring
board today considered the cases Of Can
tain James ". Ronayne and Major Walter
n. chstfield, rWenty-eighth infantry. The
medical examiners turned in their report.
on Colonel W. F. Tucker. In which his
disability is admitted He is said 20 be
eighty pounds underweight. His case viii
come up again tomorrow. A private tele-
gram from Washington today stated ths.
the retiring board had been Informed that
Mrs. Tucker could, under the law, TESTIFY
only 70 such facts as would account for
Colonel fuckers disability This wouIa
include Mrs- fuckers allegations OF in
temperance on the part Of her husband.
but not testimony in Connection with bis
domestic sffairA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
FLEET TO TAKE PART IN PARADE
Admiral sperry VIII send BattaIions
- NashiREtOR for Inaugural
Ceremonies.

WASHINGTON, Feb. is-Admiral sperry
today sent by wireless telegraph TO the
Navy department the names OF the battle
ships Of his fleet. which will remain at
anchor In Hampton Roads until after
Mareh 4 In order 20 send bAttalions from
their crew 20 the inaugural parade in
Washington. These vessels are the Con-
necticut, Virginia, Louisiana. Wisconsin,
Georgia. Illinois. Kearsarge and Kentucky.
the last three OF which will be placed out
Of commission on their arrival at their
home navy yards
The remaining eight battlaships which
have completed the cruise around the
world will leave Hampton Roads for their
home navy yards for repairs Immediately
after inspection by the admiral. which
viii take place as soon as pAecticable after
the review by the president.N
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
COURT STAYS TEXAS MANDATE
Thirty Days Time Given in Matter of
Fine and Reeeivershtp of
Waters-Pteree Company.

SHERMAN. Tex. Feb. ls.-Judga H. o.
Head. counsel for Chester b. Dorchester.
federal receiver for the Waters-Pierce Oil
company, last night received 8 message
from the clerk Of the supreme court OF the
United States at Washington stating that
a mandate in the recent decision unfolding
the state of Texas in the matter OF a re-
eeivership for the company had been
stayed for thirty days from February Is.
The message states that the mandate is
stayed in the matter OF the fine, the state
receivership ana the federal reeeivership
No grounds are given for the sction in the
message 70 Judge Head and nc statement
has been given out by any one connected
with the case here.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
Sheriff Alden and Wife Of Union
County, Illinois, Among Killed.
INJURED TAKEN TO

MURPHYsBoRo. III. Feb. ls-Four
passengers were killed and thirty-six in
lured today. when the IIiinois Central train.
40. 2o5 southbound from St Louis to New
Orleans was wrecked by running into a
broken ran six miles east Of here.
The dead.
MRS GRACE PERRY. Carbondale, Ill
SHERIFF ALDEN AND MARS ALDEN
II Union county, Illinois.
- BRINkBEf, Carbondale.
The injured:
Harry Compton, Corbondale. serious.
G. n. Bradley and wife, Murphysboro,
William orth, Murphysboro. leg wrenched.
Thomas John, Murphysboro' back
Rev. r. NJ. Mcclellan. Murphy sboro,
back and leg injured
l. q. Cook Murphysboro, back wrenched.
Brakeman Moore, 81. Louis. legs crushed.
H. p. Lindsay, freight agent. n. c. q
St. l.. r. r.. head cut.
Gug HollinRsworth, arm hurt
sixteen members OF the Perry Hastins
show troupe, slightly hurt.
Miss Helen Yelea Of show troupe back
Mrs Mary Dayton. Marion, III. body
Three-year-old son Of Mrs. Dayton.
slightly hurt
The train was a local The accident was
caused by broken rail. The engine and
express ear passed over safety, but the
remaining four cars turned over. A E.
Cleft. division superintendent at Carbon
dale, left for the scene of the wreck two
miles distant on a special train with doctors
and nurses.
The train running fifty-five miles an
hour on n trestle. when the train struck
a broken rail. the engine passed over the
rail safely. but the baggage car and
smoker went off the track and threw the
four remaining cars down an embankment.
Some OF the injured were taken in special
trains TO hospitals In Carbondale. Many
were brought here and brought to St An
drews hospital
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
Page q
DOMESTIC.

-Four persons were killed and twenty
six injured in wreck of southbound MI
nois Central train near Murphysboro. Ill
Page 4
Robber calming Omaha as home at
tempts to holdup Lawrence H. Jones. a
millionaire merchant of Kansas City with
a bomb, but is overpowered Page /
NJ l. Learned appears before the In
terstate Commerce commission in rate
hearing in behalf of the Omaha Grain OK
change. Pare q
King Edward opens Parliament in the
presence OF an unusually large number
OF people who cheer the royal pair.
Page ,
No Americans were caught in the Aca-
pulco theater fire and list Of victims
may be less than zoo. Page
Thirty people reported killed by an
earthquake. which demolishes government
building in Sivas, Turkey. Page .
Explosion OF gas wrecks bank building
at Utica Pare a
Attorney Hamer seeks to have Mead
shumway. sentenced to hang. declared in
sane. Pare =
LOCAL.
-NChi oofNa f1dfuNdTe dealers as
ISOLATION opens convention and big ex-
position in Omaha. which viii last four
days. Page
William J. Bryaa. still hopeful. passes
through Omaha enroute TO Lincoln where
he speaks before the legislature. Page 4
William w. Robinson. colored brick
layer. steps from an easthound Hanscom
park car and is instantly killed by the
car approaching in the opposite direction.
Page
Attorney for Van GoodeIi sentenced TO
life Imprisonment for the murder Of Edna
Kennett. will ask for a new trial and a
motion to that effect will be entered in
day or two. Page
connUROTAL AND uEDUsFRIAL.
Livestock markets. Page IL
Grain markets. Page IL
Stocks and bonds. Page IL
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
TAFT CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE
Presfdent-EIeet Has Conference with
President Roosevelt and
Panama Engineers.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lS-President-elect
and Mrs. Taft arrived here today and went
TO the residence Of Miss Mabel Boardman.
which win b. their home during their stay
here. Mr.. Tart visited the White House
a short time after reaching the city and
had a conference with the president and
the board Of engineers. who accompanied
him 10 Panama. II is Mrs Taft's inten-
ton TO 90 10 New York tomorrow on a
shopping tour.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
LE0IRIATTrRu

Lobbyists. registered and unregistered.
swarm around the legislature. Page !
Stringent divorce bill passes the SEN
ate Page 2
Senator Ransom's bill raising the debt
limit for Omaha from S2.7OO.OOO 10 5
per cent of actual valuation, passes both
houses and now goes to the governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
Presideat's Name on Ballot.

DIES MONIES. Ia, Feb. ls--Ths senate
Of the Iowa legislature passed q bHl today
taking the name OF the Drssidsnt and vice
president off the ballot
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
SCORES OF MINERS ENToMsED
oae Hundred aad Thirty CaaEAt ~
Sxplosien IN ColIisFy IN North
west purham, Enslana.

Nh'WCASfLE, Eng, Feb. IA serious
explosion ooeursd this afternoon IN a col.
liery In NorthWest Durham. one hundred
and thirty miners are reported 70 Be en-
sasnboe
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17

Aeapulc-, I'll the west coast OF the sta,s
of Guerrero is one Of the three Important
ports OF the Pacific coast of Mexico. NearJ,,
all ef the steamer lines make il a nor,
OF call and the harbor is accounted the bes,
In Mexico
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
SUMMARY OF THE bee
TEE WEATHER.

TIE WEATHER.
FOR NEBRASKA-Generall fair with
rising temperature Wednesday.
FOR lOWA-Generally fair and warmer
Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
You learn with
your first automo-
bile. Isn't a second
hand machine-to
start with-a pretty
good scheme?

You will find a chance to
get a really good ear cheap, if
You watch the ads under the
" Automobile" heading on the
want ad page.
Some men. you know, who have
too much money. sell their car
every year so as 10 have the latest
make Some people who own cars
move away Some who thought
their taste was for autos. change
their minds. They usually adver-
tise them for sale in The Bee.
Watch the Want Ad page. Il pays.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17

While no one in Omaha could be found
who knows {. H Garnett IL appears as a
coincidence that when James Fee at
tempted TO take 500 from Luther Drake,
president OF the Merchants National bank.
by the use OF a bottle OF Missouri river
water and told the same kind OF story as
Garnstt told. was captured by the Omaha
police, the first thing he said was: 81
came from Kansas city. where I was on.
Of work, ana decided 70 XIII myself"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
BARR TELLS OF GREAT emowrH

Secretary frOm Lincoln Takes Cheer
ful View of ThInss.
Secretary J. Frank Barr Of Lincoln. the
man who advertises the association meet
(CoEtinued On sscoDd P.eeI
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17

tcOstinusd on Second Rase.l
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17

WASHINGTON. Feb. ls.-No Americans
lost their lives in the fire which destroyed
the Flores theater at Acapulco. Mexico,
Sunday night, according to a dispatch re-
ceived at the State department today from
American Consul Maxwell X. Moorehead.
over 200 people were burned to death. &C
cording to Consul Moorehead.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
FILE ARTICLE

( Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the county clerk by the J..
C. Schwarz Merchantile Company OF
this city. According to the statement
made it is the intention of this com
pany to conduct general business.
handling such articles as furniture,
paints, oils, queensware and under
takers supplies. They also claim the
right to start branch stores in this
county and deal in securities. Those
composing the company and the board
Of directors for the first year are ]. C.
Sehwarz, Louisa Schwarz, and J. l..
Burdge. The life of the said company
is to be twenty years while the capi-
tai stock is placed at $25. 900 Of 25 900
shares at a dollar each.
When asked if it was their inten-
ton to start 4 branch store in the
near future, a member of the company
said, 'No not at present.. The J. c.
Schwarz store on Grand avenue has
grown rapidly during the past few
years and is today one of the best
business houses on the western slope
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
BIDS FOR BUILDING

Postmaster Thopson has placed a no.
tice in the postoffice calling for bids
for a building in which to move the
local office. During the past year the
business has been on the increase and
at the present time Mr.. Thorson finds
the building he is using taxed to its
utmost and more room is needed. Ac-
cording to the notice, the person send
ing in bid must make prices for rent,
water, light, heat, fixtures, etc. In
fact, he must state for what amount he
will furnish a postoffice. AT least l.
400 square feet of floor space is called
for and from 400 to 500 lock boxes. The
term of lease must read from five to
ten years.
When Mr.. Thorson took charge of the
office he was made to believe that he
had to furnish the fixtures, but such is
not the case, and now he finds him
self with an elephant on his hands.
unless he can dispose of the fixtures
to the successful bidder.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20

made by Peter Blanc before he was
brought to this city from BasaE. He
was then in a dying condition, and
while he made another statement re-
garding the affair while in the Glen
wood sanitarium, it was not introduc.
ed in the preliminary hearing held in
Basalt Thursday.
The preliminary was held before JUS
ticc w. B. Hall, with District Attorney
Hogan of Leadville representing the
state. Among the witnesses placed on
the stand were E. B. Kelley, proprietor
of the saloon in which the two men
We're drinking on the night of the mur-
der, w. II. Harris, Robert Wood, DR..
Phelps. of this city, G. NJ. MeSui and
Lewis Nalequit, who took the above
statement from Blanc in Basat.
The evidence showed that Carral fol-
lowed Blanc from the saloon, and tina.
he was in anything but 4 good humor
when he left the place. 1t appeared
that there were no eye witnesses to
the fight, but everything indicated
that Carral was the aggressor. This
seemed to be the court s opinion, and
Carrar was ren1anded ta tire Eagle
county district court without bail.
Sheriff Farnum brought him to this
city Thursday night and placed him
in the county jail until Friday morn
:ng when he took him 10 Red Cliff,
where he will be held pending the
trial.
When leaving the Jail in this city
nandcuffs We're placed on his wrists,
hut Carral was very particular that
they should be placed that he could
push them far up his wrists, and plac
ing his hands in opposite coat sleeves
he was able to hide them from the
public view. He shook hands with
ii osc in the jail, and in broken
French stammered out Goodbye" {"
He was very nervous and showed the
effects of the mental torture of the
past few days.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
CARRA| M! Mist FACE
HIGHER COURT TRIAL
Makes Statement For Post While Con.
fined in Garfield County Telling
of Peter B|anc's Murder
BLANC MADE TWO STATEMENTS

81 never saw Blanc but four or five
times. We never had contract to.
gether and did not quarrel over mon
ey that night l met him in the saloon.
We had n drink and then he wanted
mo to drink with him. l wanted to
drink one thing, but he said l had to
drink what he did. He asked for whis-
key and said if j drink with him
have to drink whiskey. Then he
changed and we drink something else.
l did not want to drink so much, but
he get mad if l don't. We went in a
back room Of saloon and l start out
and he hit me. got up and l see a
knife in his hand. remember | got
up and cue him. We never had any
trouble, only whiskcy caused the fight.
"No, ! am not French. am ltal
ian. ] lived on border and went to
French, but can't talk Italian very
much. ] am sorry | gUt in trouble.
] have a brother in Leadville, but he
il n working man and cant help me.
l would not ask him. He is coming
to see ne Sunday"
Thus did Julian Carral tell of his
part in the trouble which led to the
killing of Peter Blanc in a Basalt sa.
loon a couple of weeks ago. Carrai
was in the couuty Jail in this city for
several days, and it was while
he was behind the bars that the
above statement was secured through
a local interpreter. 1t will be re-
membcred by our readers that Carral
slashed Blanc some half dozen times
while they were fighting in the rear OF
n Bas.Lst saloon one week ago Last
Sunday night. The wounded man was
Glcnwood sanitarium. but the wounds
were of such n nature that medical aid
was of no avail.
After the cUtting, Carral disappeared
but was captured by Deputy Sheriff
Sutcliff of Basalt. Sheriff Farnum
Later brought him to this city where
ne was hs!d pending the preliminary
hearing, which was set for Thursday
of this week in Basalt.
OF went out of Kellcy's saloon and
Carral followed me out. He hit me
with a box and begin cutting me with
a knife. l don't know why he cut
me. I was not bothering him, and not
fighting at him. y
The above is part of the statement
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
STORY BRANDED
As PURE FAKE
Either Democrat Official Is
Negligent to Duty or
Is Being wronged
STORY IN AVALANCHE

"IMr. NJ. Harigan, popularity known
here as "Red, " was killed at Shoshone
a few days ago while walking through
the Central Colorado Power company s
tunnel. He was the company time
keeper, and at the time of his death
was in the pursuit of his duty. An
enormous rock fell from the roof of
the tunnel and struck him on the chest,
smashing several ribs, and literally
The remains were shipped to Denver.
The above is taken from a recent is
sue of the Avalanche, and is on par
with other stories that are palmed off
on the people as facts.
In the first place, the books of the
power company show that no time
keeper of the abve name ever worked
for the company. To some the Avail
anche story may appear plausible but
there are many asking the question,
How did they ship the body?" The
local undertakers deny having been n
party to such shipment, and they are
men whose word is believed 1t is
not within the bounds of reason thar
dead bodies are shipped from Shosbonc
in dry goods boxes or potato sacks, yet
the Avalanche fails to give the com
pany the name of having n private
undertaken supply store at Sho-
shone.
Again, the railroads will not accept
body for shipment unless the death
registrar signs the death certificate
and form which is placed on the out
side of all boxes containing the bodies
Of people to be shipped. This brings
the affair to the county registrar of
deaths, who is also the county coroner,
and does the Avalanche fc- one mo-
mcnt want to convey the impression
that DR.. G. A. Hopkins is the sort to
be party to such dirty deal as it
refers to aboveH
1t is but another River front story
that found it's way to willing users.
It may be conditions are bad at Sho-
shone, but don = accuse people Of dir
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

X. d. Hutchins to J. F. Hickma n,
one half acre in section nine, town
ship six, range nincty>three, $500.
r. W. Renshaw to Frank Maloney,
Sc. Or. of he. sc. Or. section 26, and
NV. Or. of sw. Or. of NV. Or. section 25,
tip 3, range 81, together with the fol
lowing lands in Eagle county: Sc. or.
of NV. or. section %, tp. 3, range 81,
also the right of way for and along
NV. or. of ne. Or. section %, tp. 8,
range 81, $2,7O0.
NJ. II. STREET TO Matte and Abraham
Banter, 3.3l acres in sw. Or. of ne.
or. section u, township Z, range sc,
together with the water right in Daisy
ditch, $1,000.
R. H. Estes to II. W. Estes, water
right decreed in 1906, 5000.
Harvey Real Estate company to
Richard Prendergast, s. half of Sc. Or
section 80, and NV. Or. of Sc. Or. sec
ton 80, and NV. or. of sw. or. section
SO, all in township S, range 80, $1,000.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
Will Work For Colorado Marble For All
Federal Buildings Erected in the
State During His Term
POSITION on TARIFF QUESTION

Attorney Edward Taylor of this city
who during a few short years has risen
from the ranks of private citizen to
the one of greater honor, Congressman
at Large from Colorado, the greatest
state in the union. left this city Thurs
day night for Washington ID. G., thaI
he may be ON hand to take up his du.
ties should the proposed extra session
of the national law makers be called.
While Mr. Taylor was elected ON the
democratic ticket. he is not the mar
row sort that sees no good in his op-
poncnts. HI realizes that while II
democrat, he was elected to care for
the interests of our entire people, and
to that end he will devote the next
four years of his life.
Before leaving this city Mr. Taylor
made his position clear on such ques-
tions as the forest reserve policies, the
tariff, federal buildings, White River
national park and other questions of
federal buildings, Mr.. Taylor said:
Although bills have already been
introduced for federal building for
Glenwocd Springs and other Colorado
towns, unless they are passed at this
session of congress they will be dead
ones and it will be necessary to place
IL ~, Y
shall certainly have some bills read =
for Introduction, and among them will
be one for a federal building in this
city. Of course there are certain con
ditions that must be filled before the
government will give any thought to
such projects but / am told by Post
master Thorson that the $4,000 will
have been reached by the end of March
and thus one of the greatest obstacles
will have been removed. 1t is true,
the local land office and forest office
will be added inducements to the gov
crnnent to erect a building here, but
it will require work to get it and You
can tell my friends that ] will do my
best for their interests in this mat
ter
Regarding the use of Colorado
marble in the federal buildings and
especially the one proposed for Den
yer, i am most heartily in favor of
using it. But the government is wise
in not jumping hastily into the mat
ter. 1t may be the government thinks
better prices can be secured if the
contract is not let too SOON