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Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
Woman Cheated at Suicide
by the Wit of a Druggist

The attempt of Mrs. Mabel Schneider
heinz. wife of August Schneiderheinz, 226
South Twenty-sixth street, 70 end her life,
was frustrated by the Wit OF a druggist
who sold her two ounces Of alcohol tinged
with the odor OF chlorofOrm instead OF
pure chlorOform.
Mrs. sehactcSESeinz and her husband
have been living apart Friday morning
she became despondent and went to Hay
den's drug store at Twenty-ninth avenue
and Farnam. and asked for two ounces Of
chloroform. Mr.. Hayden was suspicious
and gave her the alcohol. with enough of
the sleep producer in II 20 give the odor.
Mrs. Schneiderheinz went to the butcher
shop at Twenty-ninth and Farnam streets
in which her husband Is employed and
announced she was about TO kill herself
She then drank the eontents Of the bottle
and then proceeded 10 the home Of a
friend az 2O06 FaFnam street. where she
expected to pass away.
Death did not come, however, much 70
her disappointment
Surprised and chagrined when she awoke
and found she was stin one OF the living.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
Taylor Declines
the Consulate
at Maur1tiuS
Tekamah Man Thinks His Good
Record at Examination Entities
Him to Better Place.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 25.-(Speclal
Telegram.)--P. Z. Taylor of Tekamah, who
In large class Of candidates for consular
positions passed extremely high and has
been nominated for the consulate at Mauri-
thus, has written to Senator Burkett that
he will not accept. However, Mr.. Taylor
Is expected to reach Washington on Mon
day and have a talk with the state depart
ment over his assignment. Mr. Taylor takes
the position that In view of his high stand
ing among those examined he ought to have
a better place than Mauritius. Mr.. Taylor
also states in his letter to Mr.. Burkett
that ex-Congressman Boyd will accompany
him 10 Washington, possibly for the pur-
pose Of interceding with the State depart
ment to nominate Mr.. Taylor for better
and more satisfactory consulate.
Senator Gamble, accompanied by Assist
ant Attorney General Sterling Of South
Dakota, had a conference today with Com
missioner bennett of the general land Of
flee and Forester clifford Pinchot with
reference to the bill introduced by Sem
ator Gamble granting to the state of
South Dakota $1,000 acres of land in lieu
of a like amount which was included in
the forest reservations OF the state and al
lowing the state to make selections in
lieu of these outside reservations for COM
mon school purposes. South Dakota is
vitality interested in this subject and is
willing to surrender to the government
school lands included in forest reserva-
tion in order that they may make selections
of land still I'm the pubic domain to enable
them to realize on them for public school
purposes In a number of western states
similar questions have arisen and the de-
partment recognizing that 1t is Ques-
ton of considerable moment has decided
to give the matter most earnest considera-
| tion in order that some general policy
may be determined upon, not only as it
affects South Dakota, but other western
states.
The following army retiring board has
been appointed to meet at Fort Meade:
Brlgadier General Charles L. Hodges, Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles M. O'Connor Eighth
cavalry; Major James r. Church, Medical
corps; Major David ]. Baker jr, Eleventh
infantry; Captain James W. Van Dusen,
Medical corps; Captain Bllwood w. Evans,
Eighth cavalry. recorder.
Charles ID. McMichael has been appointed
postmaster at Adams, Nuckolls county,
Nebraska, vice D. I. wolford resigned.
| President today nominated w. r. Harris,
postmaster at Hamburg, Ia. and Herbert
B. Tysell at Britton and William H.
| Doherty at Lennon, s. D.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
| Dubuque, route 7, Gregory @. Besang,
! carrier; N. ]. Besang substitute. Fair
field, route g. James M Gregg, carrier;
Elma Gregg. substitute Maxwell, route 2,
Milan d. Warner. carrier Clarissa Warner.
substitute. Prescott, route 2, Frank Flor
ence, carrier; Romaine Florence, substi-
! tute.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
MRS. COULD WINS HER CASE
Court Exonerates Her of Charges
Made by Husband.
is AWARDED HEAVY ALIMoNY
Howard Must Pay Her $4,000 q
Month for Her SuppOrt-DecisiOn
il Sweeping Victory for
Accused Woman.

NEW YORK, N Y, June 25.-After a
trial which lasted nearly three weeks,
Katherine Clemmons Gould obtained a le-
gal separation from her h fyband, Howard
Gould, third son of the~5ate Jay Gould,
today.
with the exception of alimony, her vic
tory was complete, but in this phase Of
the case the court decided that $4,000 a
year was sufficient although in her suit
Mrs Gould asked for $250,OOO She has
been receiving $4,000 a year from Mr..
Gould.
1t was in the vndicatlon of charges of
intoxication and her alleged relations with
Dustin Farnum, the actor, that Mrs.
Gould scored most strongly, for, notwith-
standing the long array of witnesses for
Mr.. Gould, who gave such testimony as to
make Mrs. Gould appear at times as de-
fendant rather than plaintiff, the court
held that the alleged 'intoXication" might
have been due 10 excitement.
Farnum Relation Innocent.
AS to Dustin Farnum 1t was held that
her association with him came after Mr..
and Mrs. Gould separated, and that the
husband apparently made no objection.
Delaney Nicoll, for Mr.. Gould, asked
for a sixty-day stay of judgment, and
Clarence ]. Shearn, for the plaintiff was
on his feet to object. He asked for an
immediate judgment. Justice Dowlng
compromised by making the stay thirty
days.
Mr.. Shearn then asked for an extra al
lowance for counsel fees, and the court
gave him 5000. This, together with the
$4,000 allowed recently and the original
allowance of 5000 will bring his fees to
$1,000, with an additional sum Of So 800 for
expenses.
Friends of Mrs Gould crowded about her
as soon as the decision was announced.
and she was kept busy receiving congrat-
ulations. AS the decision was read she
kept her head cast down and seemed
plainly disappointed by the allowance. AS
soon as the case was closed, however, she
shook hands warmly with Mr.. Shearn and
thanked him for his conduct of her case.
Then she beamed upon her friends and
even smiled upon the downcast trio Of
lawyers. who had fought for her hus-
bands interests.
Howard Gould hurried from the room
and declined TO discuss the case.
Mrs. Gould drove away in an automo-
bile. sazaLk
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
HOLDS ALDRICH is IN ERROR
John Norris Tells Senator Statements
in Wool Pulp Fight Are
Wrong.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-John Norris OF
New York, representing newspaper pub
fishers in their effort to secure lower du-
ties on pulp and paper, has sent a letter
to Senator Aldrich OF the finance commit
tee, in which he points out what he re-
CARDS as grave errors OF facts" in Mr..
AldTich's statement to the senate. Mr..
Norris enumerated sixteen items. He con
tradicts Mr.. Aldrichs statement that there
has been no advance in paper prices and
refers TO the house committee report TO
show that the actual advance In paper
prices aggregated S5.OOO.OOO per annum to
May, 1908
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
LEWIS0HN WAS NOT KILLED
CabIeRram from England Denies Re-
port of Fatal Automobile
Accident.

NEW YORK, June ga cable message
from Oscar Lewisohn, reported last night
to have been killed in an automobile acct
dent on the European continent. was re-
ceived today by Martin Vogel, attorney for
the Lewisohn family here, The cablegram
read:
Ascot. England-No foundation in re-
port. Both Well OSCAR"
Mr.. Vogel stated that efforts were be-
ing made TO locate Jessie Lewisohn, elder
brother OF Oscar. who is known 10 be on
the continent
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
south Dakota bank Deposits.

PIERRE, s. D., June 25.-(special.)-The
last report of the. condition Of state banks,
on a call of May 2S, will show that at that
date there were 452 such banks doing bust
ness in the state which were carrying in
dividual deposits amounting to S45,222,661.
which was an increase of 81, 1893, 100 from the
call made in February last. While the
state banks We're carrying over forty-five
million dollars of individual deposits, the
national banks doing business in the state
were carrying practically S22,OOo,OOO, bring
ing the total deposits of individuals in the
state to very near ssO,OOOOOo, The increase
in deposits for the last three months being
'close TO 100000
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
Section of Milwaukee. Track Near
RedheId, s. d., Blown Out
with Dynamite.

ABERDEEN, s. D.. June Pa desperate
attempt to wreck southbound Milwaukee
passenger train, iust north of Redfield,
S. D., was made last night. A young
farmer who was walking on the track to
his home heard an explosion. He investi-
gated and found a section of the track had
been blown out He tagged the passenger
train and prevented disastrous wreck
There is no clue TO the perpetrators. The
motive is supposed to have been robbery.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
Another Blow for
Two-Cent Fare
Judge Wilson at Philadelphia De.
clares Pennsylvania Law
Unconstitutional.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June S.-The 2
cent fare law Of 1907 received another blow
today, when Judge Wilson, in common
pleas court. declared the law unconstitu-
tional The decision was in the case of
the Philadelphia & Reading Railway com
pany to restrain the county of Phiadel-
phia from enforcing the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
Chicago Saloon Wrecked by
Bomb, 3Oth in Two Years

known. The police expressed a belief in
the latter theory. Inspector Wheeler de-
claring that there had been no gambling
at the Manning & Bowes establishment
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26

Mrs Schneiderheinz declared she would
yet end her life.
I'm get chance and I'll do IT," she said
with emphasis.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
Girl Bcgs PiteOusIy,
Mrs. Pulitzer Dead.

NEW YORK, June 25.-The death at her
home in this city yesterday OF Mrs. Albert
Pulitzer. wife Of the we'll known journalist,
was announced today.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
Eagles Discuss Bookkeeping.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, June &-Book-
keeping including the proposition for sew
eral important changes In the system now
used by the order, occupied the time Of
the grand board of trustees of the Fra
ternal Order Of Eagles here today. The
trustees were taken to the Hale farm to-
night. where they were guests at a bar
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
Coal Miners May
Call Strike
Operators Abolish Check-0ff System
and Kansas and Missouri
Miners May Quit.

PITTSBURG, Kan, June S.-The Colo
RADIO Kansas Missouri Operators associa-
tion today decided to abolish the check-off
system, now maintained with their miners,
as to raising the defense assessment. The
miners declare they will not agree to such
a move and threaten to call a general
strike Of all miners in Kansas and Mis-
BouIt
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26

NEW YORK, n. Y, June 25.-Police
against Supreme Court Justice William J.
Gaynor, claiming 100000 damages for de-
famation OF character in letters criticsing
the commissioner.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26

Paymaster Sniffen TO Wed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. June ga mar
riage license was issued here today for The
of Paymaster General Culver
Sniffen, U. s. A. and Mrs. Zeno-
oia Richardson. Both the general and Mrs.
Richardson live I'm Washington, d. c. The
wedding will take place tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebras ska-Sh showers.
For 1owa-Cloudy and showers
For weather report see page ..
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26

CcOntiAs~a sn Fourth Pass9
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-03-30

= Sn Der 9tdbe BON Soirfie(o,
~geebrasfo, bot Elm ~ein5elner gonoit.
Der iid ouf einen 9abn5ug geiGjli-
den bate, Die 8aliaeiere in oent
einen Mogen ge5mungen, ibm ibr
@elo ausouliefern. ST madlte i'd
oann nit ieiner gellte, Die ~iibriaens
nidt groB eeneien iein ioa, oapon.
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Der nndeim(ihe Spbeso[ans

5eigte fid in Dem eeroteten @eIi1t
uno Dem &orper oes fleinen Spfl1es
bon s. so. &oams in Senrietta, 8a.
Seine furhtbaren @ufaqe bon @c5e.
mo, flint Sabre lang, ipotteten offer
Seilmittel. 9ie beIten Mer5te erfl0r-
ten nihts fonnen i'm mebr rstten.
n@ber", idreibt feline Mutter, lie
ben Slaiden electric 8itters bate.
i'm bonit6nbig gebeilt." @egen PLUS
idloe, eczema, @~al5-ssluB, @unoen.
ode 8lut-4ronfheiten uno Hbenma-
tisrnus lit electric 8itters oas bette
9eilmitteI. Sour SOC. 8arantiert BON
aQen Mpothefern.
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saubb,it fanr nit,t aebeiIt ,uerber


bur6 Iofale Nppliruttonen. neil Tie ben
franfen Sell bes Sbres ni9t erreiden
f6rnen. &c giebt nir einen 8e8, bic
Snibbeit 5u flirieren, unb Der lit bur6
tonftititioneIe &eilmitteI. Eaubbeit miro
bur6 einen %ent5iinbeten 3uitdn0 Der
idIeimigen Mustleibung Der @m5ta9ifden
&6bre beruria6t. Benn biefe &obre
iid ent5Inbet, babt SIR einen rlimpeIn
ben Son ooer unbonfommenes @eb0r;
uno ipenn Tie gang eeidloHen 1T, erfolst
Soubbeit, unb tpen1 bic gntdi1lbiing
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ibren ~seb0ri9en SuItdno perfebt tperben
tarn, nirb bas @eb6r fir INNER 5eritSrt
tperben; r,ern Sale unter 5ebn iinb burd
@atarrb berurin9t, pel6er ri6ts als
elm %ent5iinbeter 3utano Der i9leimigen
Oberfldhe 1T.
@ir tpouen einburoert 9ouars fir les
ben, our1 &atnrrb nernrfahten Sau bon
Salbheit geben, ben mir nidt burd ins
nebmen bon uSau's @atarrbs &ur" beilen
f6nnen. 2aBt gn6 umionit 8irtlIare
tortn1en.
s. s. Gbenep & Co., SpIebp, ..
8erfdnft bon allen Mpothefern. 75c.
3an's EamiIiensginen iinb bic better.
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Sci 6en 3onooner @erichtel

Sci ben 2onooner @eri6ten
tit cine intereiiante &loge eiirQe-
rei6t moroen. Sin 2elttl1ont i'm
8arbe=@ renaoier- &eqiment nonlelts
8ooos, Ser Dor ltteefGbr einem SoDr
ouf I%noronuttg oes u@rmD Council"
feline gntloiiung erbalten botte, no6-
Dem er ii6 gepeigert botte, f%reilrii-
lig 5uriid5utreten, bat Den &rieg5-
minilter Saloone ulto onoere Dit
glieoer oes uNrmp Council" o1i Ell
men S6ooeneriab BON $375,000 Der.
flagt. gr bebollptet, tie bitten fein
gedt gebabt, i'm 81 entlalien, Dos
9tedt itebe MIR Dem Sber=Sefc5ls-
baber 5l1, Die @ntlaiiung erfofqre
ieiner5eit onf gmpfebllrng Ser Gor-
geiebten oes 2eutnants, ongeblih ipe=
gen ~ltnfabigfeit. @ooos behoupttt
ober ieet, er babe ii6 %unpobulo:
gernodt, neil er fleiBie gelpe'e.1
Jet, iebr moBta gelebt babe ltnb Ii6
gepeigert babe, @elo 5nm Infonf
einer Gegtmentsfutide bei3uiteuerlL
uno oesfpegen babe mon tim binolts=
georangt
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ii6 nibt ales 10 gliidIid eefiigt bot
te, mer peiB, OF iie nidt ood gum
MtorOer an Dem &noben geworbell
mGren.
Sn Ser Seem gorfer Segislotltr bat
man gorlagert eingebradt, meld)e
ioI6e &inoer=gntfiibrltngen nit
i6orfen Strafen beleeen. Sober Staat
ioIte iolde @eiete annebmen uno
iollte oarauf ieben, oaB iie nit oller
S6drfe ourdgefiibrt miiroen.
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80 Pfund Fucker a En-; En-: 75c

s9ift fein Gels. @ir beri9iffen an
guh Die folaenoeu @aaren nah gurer
Staot, nit Der 8ere9ti9una, 0~iefeibeu
an5nieben nnb Dem @genten $7.58 gu
aablen, nlD lperm Sic nibt in ieber Be
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len miibt, fDnnt SIR 1e anf uniere sos
ten 5uriidienben. Sradt besablt, lpclln
Die poae Sliinme Der 8eitelung einge-
Ianbt tpirb.
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: Nrofeiipr Or 6ermonn sena:

Frofel1or Sr. Sertnd1l1 Seld9
tor, Der electromagnetic Mr5t nnN
&linfer Ser 8erliner lniperlitdt, Bat
ben @oriib Der Meoi5iltiiden @eiel~
idaft nieoergeleet uno oie Cut
iesune zines gbrenqeridts beantragt.
0ds gorgeben oes @elebrtert, Der
bislung bos bodite InIeben genoi=
fen, erregt oas eroBte @ufieben. g3
lit Die Solge Ser lmlangit %ertpahlis
ten gelduloigung, BOB rliiiiide Igen-
tltren Dem 8rofeilor Senotor ip1c
anberen nambaften 4linifer11 ullt'
Speroteuren 8%otienten gegen Hro~
piiton 5ugefiibrt batten. Grof. Sena-
tor beitreitet alf oos enti6ieoenfte.
on iol6em G%otienten=S doder beteiz
ligt geipeien au iein.
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Soba $. Bolton, 0ffentliher No-
tor. @runoeigentum. 4eent fir
Heniionsanipriihe. 3immer 8, ST.
Somes SoteI, STt-Soufton Strabe,
8eioe Telepbone $50.
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Erei. Cute Earhen.

Sreb. staffeI, 3t9 0It-Gommerce
Strafe. Stride Sdmereien fir @ar.
ten uno SeIo. Seu, Safer, aorll
etc. Meoi5in fir Bferbe, &iibe unb
Siibner. Snfubotoren uno 9rlltna.
idinen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
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Yuan Stuck to Empress.

In the meantime a plot was matched
among the supporters of the emperor
who were known as tire "reformers," tt
seize the person of the old lady and carry
her back into the country, where she
could not interfere with their schemes
To accomplish this they called Yuan Shi
kai to Peking with d brigade CT his
troops, which were the best in China.
Instead of yielding to the opportunities
of the conspiratcrs, he remained loyal tc
the empress. and prevented the culmina-
ton Of the conspiracy. There was nc
hetrayal of confidence.
Yuan had never belonged to the clique
of re.ormers organized by kang Yu-wei,
and had no confidence in them. He be-
lieved that they were impracticable, hot
headed and inexperienced n the science
of government, and would have nothing
whatever to Go with them
They We're no doubt disappointed when
he refused to join them. 1t is said that
kwangHsu often declared that the fail
ure of the coup d'etat was due to his re-
fusal.
Prince Chun must have known of this
resentment on the part of his brother.
the late emperor. No doubt that had
some influence i'll his dismissal of Yuan
from court.
The young regent has also dismissed
several other prominent officials who en-
joyed the favor of the late empress dow
ageI and were known to have been en-
ployed by her in confidential matters.
Ma Tung, who has been appointed to
succeed Yuan In several OF his most i'm
portant offices, is a conservative and was
badly mixed up with the Boxers. Snce
the Boxer troubles he has been sus-
pected of stirring Up unfriendly feelings
toward the foreigners and has never been
regarded with favor by the heads of the
foreign legations.
He is not considered a man of ability,
although he Is credited with much nat.
ural shrewdness and cunning. He is
the only Boxer who has recovered infu-
ance at court
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which he asserts is the true story of her

remarkable career:
Her father was a Manchu official.
whose luck was proverbially bad. and who
found himself in Canton in 1888 with a
wife. son and daughter. and without a
penny. relative or friend. Rather than
see himself, wife and son starve he sold
his daughter to wealthy and kind
hearted Canton mandarin.
1.-THE girl was pretty, intelligent and
energetic. Being a slave girl her feet
were not bound. nor was she Kept Sc
cluded, as are legitimate daughters
'She won the affections of her pocket
parents as the Chinese phrase goes and
was allowed to crafty all her caprices.
In this way she learned to read. write
and cipher. obtained a good knowledge
Of books and affairs and saw at first
hand the finest sights of Canton, the
London Of the east.
when she was about fifteen years of
age the Emperor Shien Foong issued a
proclamation requiring all eligible maidens
fifteen and eighteen. to present themselves
at the Imperial Palace at Picking with a
view to the examination and selection of
an imperial consort and cOncubnes. The
girl read the official notice and was
seized with uncomfortable desire to
enter the lists.
'In vain her pocket parents tried to
dissuade her. In vain they pointed out
that she was a slave girl, that she did not
have cramped feet, and that she had
to compete with the fairest virgins OF
the land. She induced them to make her
their fOster-daughter, and, relying upon
her beauty and her brains. she went up
to the capital.