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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
Prairie Fire
Spread by Gale
swept Over Ten Townships and
Did a Large Amount of
Damage.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb.. May 7~.-(Speclal
Telegram.)-Fanned by a sixty-mile wind
a severe prairie fire ragged over from six
to ten townships of land and is still burn
ing on 'the Garfield table in this county.
The fire started in the southern part Of
Mcpherson county on the Birdwood table,
where a man named Cody was burning off
some land before blowing. The fire got away
from him early in the afternoon and
burned along slowly until toward evening.
when a severe wind storm arose and the
fire then became fierce and spread with
the speed of a racing horse oming down
to the foothills of the Platte river and
burning east of Maxwell.
So fierce was the fire that II Jumped fire
guards as wide as fifteen rods. 1t de-
stroyed the Improvements on a number Of
farms, burning considerable stock. but the
greatest damage was to the range. De-
layed reports have not vet been received
The fire seems to be dying out now.
During the night flames could be seen
from North Platte leaping and racing
across the country. Portions of the foot
hills burned black are visible from here
today. The tract of land burned o, er was
sparcely settled, It being a range country.
Several farm dwellings were DESTROYED
by the fire and many other buildings, in
addition to stock. Telephone lines were
burned, 80 few reports have been received.
Charles Bretternetz lost twenty-five head
OF cattle, Jake Heber eight. George Long
twenty-five and many others varying num-
bers. Three school houses were burned
and the dwelling house and buildings on
the farm of James Patterson were de-
stroyed.
The wind is still blowing and the blaze
was brought within four miles Of the city.
The fire was still burning thirty miles
east at noon and help has been sent out
from here.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08

by their contact with politicians. They
stated that they had received the most
courteous treatment and were In every
way pleased with their experience. The
men said the election had been q quiet
one and particularly free from anything
bordering on rowdyism.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08

F. W Goodloe, Dallas, Tex, found a sure
cure for malaria and biliousness in DR..
Kings New Life Pills. 25c. For sale by
Beaton Drug co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
How They Did II in IoMn.

In Cedar Rapids, recently, 1852 women
voted on the question of bonding the city
for the purpose of building new school
houses and repairing the old ones. After
the election the women declared they did
not in any way feel themselves degraded
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08

Loynachan Of Yankton, nominated by tho
senator for midshipman at the Annapolis
naval academy, had successfully passed his
examinations and been entered upon the
rolls of that institution.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
To Improve Mash Potntoe..

Mash potatoes well and when adding sea-
soning put in a pinch OF baking powder.
Stir and whip well. The potatoes will be
improved 100 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
south Dakota boy Passes.

WASHINGTON. May Especial Tele-
am.CSenator Gamble has been advised
by the bureau of navigation that Neil
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08

Bigger, Better. Busier-That's what ad-
vertising in The Bee does for your
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
Five Dollars

for Hats marked $3.50,
$3.50 and $1,000; black and
COlOrs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
SeVen-Eifty

for hats marked $1,000,
1880 and $500; black
and colors.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
Ten Dollars

for hats marked $1,000,
$3.50, $500 and $4,000;
black and colors.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
hree-fif

for Hats marked $500,
$3.50 and $500; black and
colors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
ST TRAIN RUNS WILD CRASHES INTO STATION; SIX KlIEI
TARIFF BILL INTRODUCED
"CUSH" GETS HIS PAY
FOR SERVING THE BOSSES
"Cush" has received his pay.


from the peo-
privilege licking the boots of the
aristocay his betrayal of the by
Cannon the committee
of the
Andt a trayesty justice
Missed of his appointment.
Sruttng feathers Cushman fastened
audng Uncle
Joe declaring with bazen braggado for high tarin and
constituents him
that his voting against and dictatorship
Cushman these patriotic citizens of Tacoma are
misguided probably right If they had not been
misguided they would never have sent him to Washing
would have had faith enough in him to
pect him be to the people the OF
chance the political bosses.
the necessities wants hides he has the audacty
Washn
not misguided" believe that the
tariff hides maintained the lone hunter who
occasionally Washington the farmer
who occasionally butchers mutton 1t is the beef trust
tariff hides practical monopoly and the
preserves Il.
shoemakers say, "Give hides give the
the beef and Cushman is
with the He has sold the people in his
bosses who work for the trusts
And the Tacoma wOrkingman who few bought
fatten the profits OF the
of the shoemaker been and the
prices make
leather
through the tariff hides
AND CUsHMAN SAYS FAVOR HIGH TARIFF ON
HIDES"
the
Cushman a of the people. He posed
he forgot the people in the of
the official fattery of the machine that wants to him.
a plain of barter.
CUSHNfAN HELD THE HOPES OF THE PEOPLE, THE IN
TERESTS THE MASSES-AND HE SOLD THEM FOR PER
SONAL PRESTIGE WITH THE MACHINE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17

NEW YORK, March 17.--In
spite Of rigid denials on the part
of Miss Eleanor Robson, the
actress, Town Topics declares she
is engaged to August Belmont, the
millionaire.
In substantiation of it's declara-
tion, the paper points out the
close attention that has been
shown her by the millionaire and
which it declares she has recipro-
Gated.
1t declares his auto Is always
at her stage door, that they were
most devoted to each other In
England, and that recently when
Belmont was in the hospital the
wealth of fi,wers the actress sent
him could hardly have been die
tated by mere friendship.
The two, the paper continues,
will be in England next summer.
and by their return In the fall, 1t
declares there will be new mis-
tress to the Belmont mansion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
VANISHES
WITH LARGE SUM;
POSSE on TRAIL
ARMED MEN FOLLOWING FUG-
TIVE IN AN AUTO TO MEX
ICAN BOR ID Il R. FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS MISS
INC

LOS ANGELES, March IL
An armed posse is speeding to-
ward the Mexican line in an au-
tomobile today in an effort to ap-
prehend Harry d. Brown, brok-
er, who vanished from his offices
late Monday afternoon, leaving
debts said to aggregate 100000.
Brown is believed to have more
than $4,000 in cash in his pos
session.
Brown, who promised a return
of 800 per cent upon investments,
had a large number of Japanese
in his clientile as well as many
white persons of considerable
standing, among them many wom-
en-. He is accused of having
cashed fictitious checks amount
ing to several thousands of dollars
and felony warrants have been is
sued for him.
His wife, whom he left behind,
said today that she though that
her husband had gone to San
Diego but that she was not GER
tain of his whereabouts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
House Has Fun
: At Expense Of
Speaker Cannon

WASHINGTON, d. c., March
17.-Just before adjournment to-
day the house had some fun at the
expense of the speaker. Cannon
announced the following members
for the new mileage committee:
Kennedy, Iowa; Lundin, Illin-
ois; Gardner, Pennsylvania; Lew
is, Georgia, and Denver of Ohio.
Bartlett of Georgia quickly
arose and corrected the speaker,
explaining that Lewis is not a
member of the present congress,
not having returned.
very well," replied the speak
sr, II will appoint Mr.. Bartlett" j"
II decline to serve. shouted
Bartlett.
Then the speaker named Ollie
James, the giant DEMOCRAT from
Kentucky. James Immediately
declined the appointment. The
speaker then put the question of
forcing James to serve to a vote
of the house and he finally was
excused.
"Uncle Joe" then solved the
problem by appointing Collier of
Mississippi, who was not present
and therefore could not decline
to serve, as one of the democratic
representatives on the committee.
Then upon the motion of Payne,
the house adjourned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
Mp. SLAPS
TACOMA
AGAIN

The Northern Pacific Railway
company has again double crossed
Tacoma and Disseminated against
this city.
Some tire ago when Mr.. Charl-
ton was here he was asked to in
clude in the advertisements for
the A.-Y.-P. exposition sent ou.
by the road This year as one tf
The attractions on this section
Paradise Valley, Rainier Park
and Mt. Tacoma (Rainier) from
Tacoma"
Mr.. Charlton submitted this IT,
President Elliott when he was
here with the statement that Ia
coma wanted 1t. President Ell
liott agreed, O.-K'd the PROPOSE
tion with his signature and even
struck out the Rainier" in paren-
thesis.
1t was agreed with Tacoma this
should go in the advertising. 1t
was all settled. But Seattle
heard Of 1t. For fear Tacoma
would get some credit and some
benefit from the advertisement
they objected. And their objec-
tions overrided the expressed
promise of the advertising agent
and the president of the Northern
Pacific railway.
President L. w. Pratt of the
Boosters has received letter
from Charlton saying the adver-
tisement would not appear, ow-
ing to the opposition.
To say the Boosters were In
censed when they met and heard
1t today Is putting it mildly. Dud-
ley Eshelman suggested at once O
boycott on the whole Jim Hill
|system.
As a result of the thing a move
ment was started by which the
Tacoma population is to be arous-
ed to demand the proper govern
nent recognition of the rightful
name of the great mountain, after
which this city Is named, and to
give Seattle a chase that will let
her know she has q fight on hand.
"A committee was named to ar
range q campaign and report next
week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
DEMAND DEPOT
FOR OLD TOWN

Tacoma Boosters demand a
Northern Pacific depot for Old
Town, at which all trains will
stop as one of the stipulations of
the franchise asked for by the
company for the Point Defiance
line.
At the meeting of the Boosters
executive committee today a COM
mittee was named consisting uf
Messrs. Barnhisel and Kaufman to
interview the councilmen aud
urge that when the franchise is
granted 1t be insisted that depot
be built at Old Town to take care
of the North End.
The franchise committee of the
council today went over the
ground with the railway officials
to look over the route.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17

FOR A FOOT

The federal court Jury, after
hearing the case for two days, de-
cided the Northern Pacific rail-
way must pay John Lundberg $4,-
600 for the loss of his foot. Lund-
berk was a brakeman and was run
over by a car.
This afternoon the case of
Frank Harrigan against the Pu-
get Sound Electric railway is on
trial. Harrigan wants $4,000
damages for injuries sustained In
stepping on an interurban.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
SUSPECTS PLEAD
NOT GUILTY

Andrew Disarbo and John Mon
tros, the Sicilian men arrested
several days ago on suspicion of
having held up John ]. Duffy, en-
tered pleas of not guilty when ar
raigned before Judge Easterday
yesterday afternoon. r. A. Car
bone was appointed to act as in
terpreter during the trial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
co. WINS

The suit of the Home Telephone
company against L. Y. Stanton
was decided in favor of the plain
tin in the superior court today.
The phone company sued to COM
pei Stayton to carry out con-
tract entered into for a telephone
for one year. In previous trial
before Judge Arntson the etfend-
ant won out but that decision was
reversed today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
JURY HAS
COOPER
CASE
Judge Delivers Charge in
Murder Case Which is
Record Breaker in
Length.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. March
17.-Judge Hart today de-
livered one of the lengthiest
charges to a jury in the his
tory of the courts of Tennes-
see in the trial of Colonel
Duncan Cooper. Robin Coop
er, his son, and John d.
Sharpe, charged with the
murder of Senator Carmack..
The instructions of the court
number approximately 49,
600 words and covered every
point raised between counsel
during the progress.
To the most partisan spectator
the charge could not be construed
as favoring either side. The care
full study and preparation of the
charge was commented upon fav-
orably by attorneys present. rhe
general opinion before court con-
vened was that the jury will dis
agree.
In the course OF his instructions
Judge Hart said:
while the indictment contains
one charge under the law, it en-
braces four felonies: murder in
the first degree, murder in the
second degree, voluntary man.
slaughter and involuntary man
slaughter"
Jury Retires.
After the long instruction oi
the court had been addressed to
the yury, they retired for DELHI
Grafton. The jury remained in
an ante-room for an hour and a
half and then were escorted by
deputy sheriffs to a restaurant for
luncheon. After a quick meal
they returned to their delibera-
tions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
7 ON
LUMBER
DUTY
Fifty Per Cent Cut to
Be Opposed--Other
Changes Affect
the Coast
by United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March
1.-THE reduction of so per cent
on the duty on lumber which Is
recommended in the Payne tariff
bill introduced In the house today
will, 1t is said, work greatly to
the advantage of the Canadian
lumbermen but the arguments
presented In favor of the reduc-
ton carried great weight with
the committee and went through.
1t is contended that the prices
of lumber in this country have
been maintained at excessive fig
ures by the few great lumber
kings of the Northwest as they
were immune from competition
owing to the duty. Moreover it
was shown that the lumbermen
have curtailed the output for the
purpose of arbitrarily raising the
market price.
It was asserted, however that
the Canadian lumbermen have
played the same game and there
is every prospect of hard fight
over the lumber tariff before the
question is settled.
Following is a summary of 9TH
er important changes in the tariff
made by the Payne bill that will
have particular effect upon the in
terests of the Pacific coast states:
The tariff on figs is increased
from 2 to 21k cents a pound.
The duty on olives in bulk is
raised from 10 to 20 cents a gal
lon.
The paragraph relating to olive
oil is so worded as to make the
oil dutiable according to the rates
of the Dingley bill and overcome
a court decision which held that
all oil should be assessed under
the bulk rate of 40 cents per gal
lon.
The duty on raisins is unchang-
ed, being left at 2 IL cents a
pound.
The duty on lemons is increased
from 1 to 1 IA cents pound.
The import duty on oranges re-
mains the same, 1 cents a pound.
Tariff on Hops Stays.
No change is made on the tariff
ON hops or wines.
Crude petroleum is on the free
list as formerly with the former
countervailing duty.
Asphalt Re-classified.
Asphalt is re-classified so as to
make the duty regulated by the
amount of bitumen contained In
it. The present law provides a
duty of $3.50 per ton on crude
asphalt and So per ton on refined
asphalt. This is the result of the
fact that Trinidad asphalt, con-
tanning 90 per cent bitumen, has
come In as crude. The new bill
places duty of SO for 100 per
cent bitumen; $3.50 for so per
cent bitumen and lower per cent
ages graduated accordingly.
Free Trade With Islands.
It is expected that the estab-
lishment of free trade with the
Philippines, even though Iimita
tions are placed on tobacco, cigars
and sugar, will work an immedi-
ate benefit in increased traffic to
the Pacific coast shipping inter
ests.
The admission of wood pulp
froo m aana much IN fhe Canadian
producers and will have an Inn
portant effect upon the manufac-
ture of print paper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
COUNCILMAN CAN'T
FACE MUSIC, so HE
RESIGNS POSITION

HOQUIAM, March IL
A situation similar. to the one
In existence in Los Angeles
has developed here through
the resignation OF Council
man ]. B. Gillespie, against
whom the recall was invoked
by means of q petition fled
by ward residents. Judge
Mason Irwin of the superior
court has just upheld the re-
call law by directing the city
council, which ignored the re-
call petition, to order q spe-
cial election 30 select Gill
lespie'a successor. Council
man Gillespie handed In his
resignation last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
MRs. ADA KIRnY, DEAD.

Mrs. Ada Mildred Kirby. 20 years
old died this morning at the family
will be held Sunday afternoon at
1880 from the chapel Of Buckley &
King, under the auspices of thl
Women OF Woodcraft. No. 168. The
second services will be held from
church. 2ffn- Kirby was q grand
eIsssh 1ssshtss e e IS, t1s lste General = y.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
BANKER IS
CONVICTED

JACKSON, CAL, March IT,
jackson Dennis. former president
of the defurct Sutter Greek bank,
stands convicted today of em-
|bexxling $500 from depositor.
The trial was marked by bitter
legal battles and the affairs OF
bank received . thorough review
" the Jury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
Two Dead From
Drinking Milk
of a Sick Cow

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
GHENT, o., March 17.-After
drinking the milk given by a sick
COW, two persons are dead today
and two are seriously i'll. The
victims are members of the fam
lily of Beecher Baxter, a farmer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
. ON TREAL
DEPOT IS
WRECK
Engine Plunges Through
Waiting Room, Carry
ing Death in Its
Pathway.
(By United Press Leased wirc.y j

(By United Press Leased Wire.y
MONTREAL, March
ia fast train on the
Boston and Maine rail-
road today, running wild
with no one at the throt-
tie, crashed through the
station here and plunged
into the women's waiting
room, killing six persons
instantly and wounding
five, probably fatally.
The blowing out of 8
plug hurled the engineer
from the cab and disabled
the fireman, when the
train was a mile from the 4
station.
With no one to guide it,
the heavy train came
laundering into the city az
terrific speed andjumpino
the track near the statiof
drove itself straight intb
the building with the
force of a Titanic projec~
tile.
Fireman Dies at Post.
The fireman made q heroic ef.
fort to stop the train when BE
saw the engineer hurled from the
cab and though severely wounded
had climbed to the engineers
place and had grasped the throttle
Just as the engine crashed into
the station.
He was killed at his post and
was taken from the wreckage all
most unrecognizable.
Through Brick Wall.
The accident occurred at
the Windsor station. The
train was composed of loco
motive, baggage car and
s4hSo PhnoCh6CA CdIb- u0
engine went through a thick
brick wall as IL 1t had been
made of paper.
The place was so completely
demolished that railroad employ-
|es who had been working in the
ruins had not been able to iden-
tify any of the victims up to noon
today, and there was little likeli-
hood of any Identification being
made this afternoon.
Mass of Smoking Ruins.
The walls and roof OF the build-
ing were shattered by the terrific !.
impact and toppled down upon Il
the roaring locomotive, LEAVING 4
mass Of smoking ruins. The fire
and steam of the engine made the
danger OF the whole place befna
burned very serious and, before
any work of rescue could be at
tempted, 1t was necessary for the
fire department to prevent q con-
Iflagration.
The train left Boston at s:a0
last night.
The Injured.
FOLLOWING is a list Of the In
Jured so far as could be obtained
Mark Cunningham, engineer.
Montreal; will probably die.
Unknown Pole. will probably
die. s'. 81
| Robert Buckingham. Wet
mount; may recover.
Cecilia Delislie. Indian; max
die. g
J. Wells. Montreal; injuries 8
Evening journal., 1909-10-26
The Exatlation Of PIaskin.

New York Sun.
Football is slowly but surely coming
into its own. It labored under serious
handicaps in the early part Of the sea-
son. The assembling OF the undergradu-
ties was eciipsed by the transcendent
brightness OF the Hudson-Fulton cele-
bration. The Peary-Cook controversy was
also in full blast. emitting boreal flashes
more or less binding to other heroes.
Then the whole country was absorbed
in the Issue OF the struggle between the
Pirates and the Tigers for the baseball
championship Of the Three Americas.
The municipal campaign might have been
added 70 the other drawbacks from which
football suffered. but It wasn't. The politi-
cal game is a case of pull Dick pull Devil
and the nobler game now forges unim-
peded 10 the front at last
The spectacle OF the rise OF quarter
backs to fame is unfolded from day to
day. Millions thrill when the ball scars
between the goal posts in a desperate
finish, and shudder when "giant tackle
IS lost 10 the game by a broken collar
bone-to be mended. no doubt by the
time he is really needed on Yale field or
the tSadium. They grow hot or cold as
their favorite team is reported to be hit
ting the line hard and tearing up the
scrub" or fumbling amid the execra-
tions OF the coaches. We read again the
long hospital list, and compare scores
feverishly. They arc Just as creduious
as ever and as fooiishly full Of hope
and how they scramble for the coveted
tickets to the ''bfr games Al f,to.-f
eating sport and nourishing industry
Is football; and the chief study at the
seats Of learning.
Evening journal., 1909-10-26

foul playing. 1t is not made clear just what his
ottense was, but severe penalty was imposed.
In fact Pennsylvania was frequently penalized
for rough work; the bruisers were evidently in
action. When il is recalled that the officials can
see only small percentage OF the rough playing
il may be imagined how much OF this kind Of
slugging is done that escapes the eyes of the
most wgilant of the officials 1t may be that
this evident tendency of Old Penn toward foul
playing has much to do with the refusal OF Yale,
Harvard and Princeton to meet Pennsylvania.
Certain it is that captain who is himself dis
qualified in game for foul playing is not ht 10
lead a football team.
The season SO far shows that the larger coll
eges have not walk over in their games with
the smaller institutions as they had before the
scheme OF paid coaches was adopted in the
smaller colleges And it is amusing to read the
reports of the games in which the institutions
that have students by the thousand are de-
feated by those which have students by the hun
dred OF course defeat or a tied score on its
own grounds is rather humiliating to the big
college But there is always some excuse.
If the small college wins, the large college
always outplays the small one, but loses through
hard luck Whenever the big college defeats
the small one it is always a case of brilliant
playing The under dog is the small college, and
il gets a poor deal in the reports which are
appear favorable to the big institutions. OF
course such reports are unsportsmanke, but we
see them year after year.
The practical defeat OF Penn by Pennsylvania
State College and the defeat OF Princeton by
Lafayette shows what the smaller colleges can
do, and the sportsmanlike thing for the sup
porters of the big universities is TO admit that
they were defeated because they were outplayed
They should quit squealing.
The team at Delaware College this year is
making a very creditabIe showing. Delaware
usually plays institutions larger than itself and
the progress that the Newark College has made
in football should be very gratifying to the stu
dents and the alumni.