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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
FIVE LOSE LIVES IN FIRE
Explosion of Gasoline in St. Paul Has
Terrible Results.
MORE MAY BE BURIED IN RUINS
Central Police station Catches Fire,
and Valuable ROEues' Gallery
Collection is Destroyed in
COnfInRratiOn

ST. PAUL, July S1.-Explosion of gasoline,
followed by a fire in a four-story building
on West Third street today is known to
have caused the death Of five persons, two
children, a woman and two men, and the
injury of four men and three women
The<pollce thing that four more persons
are still in the ruins. large quantity Of
charred timbers and bricks must be re-
moved before it can be determined whether
more bodies remain.
List of the Dead.
The dead:
ROAM BOUSKA, years old.
MRS. GAGNON, 50 years old.
A CHILD, supposed to be Clifford Gam
TWO MEN, both of whom lie at the
morgue stu unidentified.
OF the injured the worst hurt are ~ ose
eph Gagnon, 81 year % whose foot and
collar bone were fractured and Emmanuel
Forester whose shoulder was broken and
whose skull is thought to be fractured.
1t is thought that Mrs. Gamble, mother Of
Clifford Gamble, a supposed victim, is
among those buried beneath the timbers.
Arnold Kuhlo President of the Kuhle
Manufacturing company and a young man
named McCauley are though to be among
tnoSe Durled.
New Invention Causes Blaze.
1t was Kuhlo's fatal invention a gaso-
line machine to fill automobiles that
caused the explosion. He and McCauley
were experimenting with the machine on
the second floor when the explosion oc-
Cured The building was wrecked, win
dows across the street were broken and
the Central police station and the building
adjoining set afre.
In the building adjoining lived Mrs
Horan the police matron, and with her
was her daughter and two children. Mrs.
Koran escaped with slight injuries but the
daughter and one child are yet unaccounted
for.
The property damage to the buildings de-
stroyed is comparatively light, as they were
of little value. Chief of Police OConnor
suffered an irreparable loss in the destruc-
ton of his private rogues' gallery of 10000
pictures.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
Breeders Will
Meet in Omaha
Convention of American Association
Will Be Held Here at Time
of Convention.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 31.-(Special
Nj. Hays, secretary of the
American Breeders association today sent
out a notice announcing that the sixth an
nual meeting of the association is called
for December s, and 10 at Omaha in
association with the National Corn Ex-
position to be held December 8 TO 10. A
program of addresses by prominent breed
ers of live stock, breeders Of plants and
scientists eminent in study of heredity Of
plants animals and men is being prepared
Arrangements are being made to have
many of the addresses illustrated with
stereoptcan views and moving pictures.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
WOODMEN In FUN AND FROLIC
Picnic at Seymour Lake is Attended
by Large Concourse of People.
MANY RACES OF ALL KINDS
Program Ends with an Address by
Sovereign Commander j. G. Root,
who Tells of the New Head
quarters Building.
MANY RACES OF ALL KINDS

Fully 5000 Woodmen Of the World and
their friends attended the big picnic at
Seymour Lake park Friday afternoon and
evening. Every Woodman of the World
camp in Omaha, South Omaha, Florence
and Benson was represented in the gath
ering, and the crowd was very largely
augmented by later arrivals of citizens in
tho evening
The program began with a base ball
game between the attaches and clerks
of the sovereign office of Omaha and the
team of South Omaha camp No. 21l But
five innings were played on account OF
the heat. resulting in a score of 16 to
I in favor of South Omaha. The winners
received SIS and the losers $40.
The miscellaneous sports took place on
the main roadway in front of the band
stand, wher GREEN'S band discoursed music
during the intervals OF the different
sports.
The @-yard womans race was by
Mrs. Louisa A. Chatz. with Mrs. Cora
Lowrey second The prizes were a jewel
box and a bottle of perfume.
In the 5O-yard race for girls under Is
years Lizzie Donald was the winner with
Matte Warner second, the prizes being a
leather post card album and a center table
Walter Hallberg was the winner of the
race for boys under Is years in a 5O-yard
dash. There were half a dozen entries, the
prize being a sweater.
For girls of years, 25-yard race, Ra-
chael Wolf the winner receiving
parasol a prize.
The 25-yard race for boys years OF
age was won by Robert Winder, the prize
being a base ball and bat.
Cora Lowrey, Jennie Ford, Sophie Gra-
bow, Ethel Kennedy, Minnie Burk and
Mrs. William Kennedy entered the Carrie
Nation contest, which permitted three
throws of a big hatchet at half dozen
bottles of beer at a distance of about
twenty feet Mrs William Kennedy was
the winner, breaking three bottles; Sophia
Grabow, two; Jennie Ford and Ethel Ken
nedy one each. The prize was an en-
larged picture
There were seven entries in the mans
lOO-yard foot race, which was won by
Charles Gibson OF Omaha, with H. H.
Smith of South Omaha, second. The
prizes being a silk umbrella and a rock
ing chair.
o. c. Carter of Omaha came out first
in the fat mems race 80 yard dash with
Edward Grace of South Omaha second
Prizes, kodak and a camera
There were sixteen entries in the boat
race. George Kennedy OF South Omaha
was awarded the first place, the prize being
S. George Workman was the first boat
man across the line, but was disqualified
because Of not being a member of the
order.
The tub race afforded considerable
amusement there being half dozen en-
tries. A. w. Bonner of Druid camp
Omaha, was the winner with Henry Hurt
Of South Omaha second. Prizes a box Of
cigars and an umbrella.
The tug of war was won by the South
Omaha team, the prize being $40 in cash.
The line up of the teams was: South
Omaha, II. Kidder, f. Grace, F. KrolI j.
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
Fire Threatens to
Destroy Big City
of Osaka, Japan
Flames, Famed by Gale, Are Sweep
ing Drouth-Dried Buildings
Uncontrolled.

OSAKA Japan, July S1.-At $50 tonight
the fire which has been raging in this city
since an early hour today had consumed
one-fifth of the town. The flames appar-
entity are uncomfortable IN the bowling
gale which prevails.
The fire, which threatens, to destroy the
city, started at 4 o'clock this morning.
Firenen are exhausted and troops have
been called out to assist in fighting the
flames Everything Is dry on account Of
drouth and the water supply is failing.
The fire is famed by strong breeze and
thousands of buildings. including the
world-famous Buddhist temples, have al
ready been destroyed.
hummer OF persons have been killed
Tho latest census returns give Osaka a
population Of almost 500,0O0
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

overturned when the storm first struck
OF the five two were boys two men and
one a woman. Holden brought the woman
and boys in first, and then went back after
the two men, The name Of none OF the five
was learned.
Further down the shore Holden found
three more people in a similar predicament,
and likewise. brought them in safely.
Rumors we're circulated of a number
missing and supposedly drowned. but all
later turned Up alive.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
| MANAWA'S SUNDAY OFFERING
Fireworks in the Evening, and
Special Musical Program
Arranged.

So satisfactory and successful did the
last exhibition of Pains fireworks prove
over at Lake Manawa that Menager Byrne
announces another magnificent pyrotechnic
display to take place tonight The pret-
tiest aerial pyrotechnics attempted at the
lake has been arranged for this exhibit
and a number Of large especially manufac-
tured set pieces were secured, including a
mammoth picture in fire of President Taft
In order to let the children see the fire
works and start home comparatively early
the signal to start will be given at 9
O clock
AS special features OF the musical pro-
gram three solos and a duet number is
announced for today. Messrs. Wehl, flute,
and Schaefer, horn. will render "Tet's
Serenade." Mr.. Charles r. Jones. cornet,
will play Waldron's ''Therese' and Messrs.
Edward Hoffman and George A. Smith
each have a zylophone solo. Dare Devil
Andrews is listed for a balloon ascension.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
Lives of Many Imperiled
in Storm at Cutoff Lake

Lives Of many people were imperilled at
Courtland beach last night when the wind
storm struck the lake shortly after
o'clock. Eight persons in imminent danger
OF drowning were rescued BY John Holden,
who has charge Of the bath house at the
beach.
Holden put out in a row boat from the
dock as soon as the storm struck, and
found a party OF five hanging onto boat
80 feet from the shore. The boat had been
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

SIOUX FALLS. S. D., July a.-CSpecial)
Jacob Stucky, a we'll known Hutchinson
county farmer, was the first victim of the
present harvesting season in South Dakota.
He was found dead on the binder which he
was operating in one Of his fields. Heart
failure has been ascertsined TO have been
the cause OF his death. At the time he met
death in so sudden a manner he was en-
gagged in harvesting oats, He is survived
by a widow and seven children. neigh
Dor noticed that stucky's team had been
standing in one spot for some time, and
finally went over to investigate and found
the body OF the farmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
HYMENEAL.
Farrand-CarrIck.

COLUMBUS. Neb.. July sl.-(special.)-
wiz, ID. Farrand and Miss Grace NJ. Car
rtetS two OF the very popular young people
4 this city, were united in marriage at
Sigh noon. Rev LOtan r. De Wolf OF
omaha officiating. The marriage took place
AZ the home Of the brides sister and her
husband. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Frieke, rel.
atives only being present. The young
couple left on the Los Angeles Limited for
a months tour OF the Pacific coast before
locating in their new home at Kooskia,
Idaho. where Mr.. Farrand has accepted a
position as principal OF the public schools.
Burnham-JOhnsOn.
Nttss Mary y. Johnson OF Winterset. la.
asuehter OF samuel Johnson, and MI
George "A. Rurnham were married Friday
evening by REV Charles W. saVidge a
his residence. The brides sister Mis-
NI.aura Johnson and Mr.. NEgA Davenport
.NsoRDanied tAAA --1~zN n A
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
HOTEL BURNS. GUESTS ESCAPE
Cire Agalrm Rouses Hundred sIeepers
of Hotel ON Tyfee
Island.

SAVANNAH Ca. July S-A night
watchman's prompt work in sounding the
fire alarm enabled the 100 guests at Hotel
Tybee a summer resort on Tybee island,
10 escape without injuries from the struc-
ture when Il burned before daylight today.
Tybee hotel In the last twenty years has
been the scene OF some OF the most notable
gatherings i'm this state. The fire con-
sumed the main building. with a loss of
sax O0n
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
The m an VIII o
doesn't want your
trade enough to ask
for it won't do much
to hold it.

Advertising is an invitation to you
TO buy from the advertisers. You
will find II pays to buy exclusively
from advertisers. These are the
firms who sell the most goods and
at the closest prices.
Under the head of "An-
nouncements" are half a hun
dred small ads that are of
interest to buyers. Read them.
Have you read the want ads yet,
todayl
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
c. e. Hill Recommended for POST
master at FOrdviIIe by Com
Eressman Hinshaw.
lFrom a sad correspondentl

WASHINGTON. July S1.-(Special Tele-
gram. .)-Representative Hlnshaw recon-
mended that C. f. win be postmaster at
Fordville. Hamilton county, vice J. r.
Comstock. resigned.
]. Wright Butler OF Wyoming was today
nominated to be secretary OF the legation
at Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
George w Stoner OF Ottumwa, Ia, has
been appointed messenger in the patent
office.
F. s. Bird OF Wayside, Neb.. has been
admitted to practice before the Interior
department
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
Shorts Pinched
on July Wheat
Pay Dollar and Half for One Lot on
Open Market and Default
on Part.

NEW YORK, July S1.-The July wheat
deal wound up today in a spectacular
manner Shorts paid $50 for one lot in
the open market, and then defaulted on
20 900 bushels, which were brought in under
the rule at sl4s These are the highest
prices of the season.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
SECOND QUAKE IN MEXICO
Severe Shock Rocks Buildings, but
Little Damage ts
Done.

MEXICO CITY, July s.-Another severe
earthquake shock occurred at 12:Ss this aft,
ernoon. It's duration was 50 seconds. Build
ings rocked violently in this city and the
people rushed out OF their houses. So far
as known no damage was done.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
Murderer LaOors Under Notion He
Has Grievance.
SELF-DEFENSE IS HIS PLEA
No One Witnessed Shooting, Which
Occurs in Consulate.
VICTIM HAS AMERICAN WIFE
Was Graduate of LehiEh and Yale
Universities-Slnyer Formerly
Employed on Battle
ship Indiana.
SELF-DEFENSE IS HIS PL
VICTIM HAS AMERICAN WIFI

NEW YORK. July 9l.-Dr. LUX Wing,
Chinese vice consul at New York,
graduate of Lehigh and Yale universities,
who married an American girl sixteen years
ago. was mortally wounded in his office
on the fifth floor OF No. IS Broadway, by
Chinaman. who gives contradictory re-
ports of himself in pidgin English.
DR.. Wing died tonight in St. Gregory's
hos pital shortly after o'clock. He was
shot in the back with a revolver, and the
bullet. entering below the shoulder blades,
lodged in the lower lobe of the left lung.
No attempt to probe for 1t was made. Mrs.
Wing. who is III herself was driven to the
hospital in time to be at the bedside. Her
husband recognized her and smiled but
at no time was he strong enough to make
an ante-moterm statement
Murderer is Identified.
Michael Mcdonald, who for twenty-seven
years has been special watchman at the
Chinese consulate. Identified the murderer
tonight as Wong Bow Cheung, who he says
was formerly a steward on the United
States battleship Indiana. The man, him
self, who was first thought to be
Japanese, gave his name to the police as
Matuda Woung and said he lived at 1915
Buttonwood street, Philadelphia, although
until recently he had been employed as
cook at Glennhall, an Atlantic City hotel.
He came to New York only yesterday. He
is undersized and crop-haired and wears
American clothes The rational motive for
the murder has developed.
Mcdonald says he believes the man is
crazy. During the six years he has been
in this country he has been in and out Of
the consulate at intervals, importuning
whomever he could find for a position or
for loan.
NO witnesses TO shooting.
Nobody witnessed the shooting, The as
sasstn, when he reached the street was
taken in charge by two policemen who had
noticed his agitation and haste. A re-
volver with one exploded shell and mis-
fired shell in it was found in his coat
pocket.
Quong Yick Man, the Chinese interpreter
who figured prominently in the Elsie Sigel
case, quzzed the prisoner at length to-
night. He talks freely to anyone, but his
excited and broken answers to questions
seem to bear out McDonald's theory that
the man is deranged.
Plea of st-I-Defense.
The element of fact in his conflicting
statements is that he had a grievance
against the vice consul because applications
for aid had been refused. Although he
complained Of being In want and having
slept last night in the municipal lodging
house, the pc Be found S1465 in his clothes
He denies that he murdered DR.. Wing, and
asserts that ne fired in self-defense He
says he was being forcibly elected from the
cor sulate when he resisted and the vice
consul drew a revolver and they fought
for the weapon, and he gor it, he declares,
and he fired point blank.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
RooseveIts Attend Race..

HoOHeNeIts Attend Nhces.
NAIROBI British East Africa, July 81
Colonel Roosevelt and his son Kermit at
tended the races here this afternoon. Ker-
and took part IN several of the events
Last night Governor Frederick J. Jackson
gave a large official dinner Ia honor Of
the visitors.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

Continued on Second Page.)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

For Nebraska-Fair.
For Iowa-Fair.
For weather report sec page 3.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
Efforts Being Made To Arrange
for the Education of the
Deaf in kenosha
STATE INSPECTOR KEN0SHA
Deaf Children in City Are Now Being
Kept Out of Schools On Account
of Lack Of Facilities
New Room Possible

A. j. Winnie of Madison, state in
spector of the schools for the deaf, has
been in Kenosha for the past few DAYS
making an inspection of the schools
here with the idea of establishing
school for the deaf in Kenosha.
Fifteen of these schools have been es-
tablished in the larger cities of the
state as a part of the regular school
systems of the cities and it is not i'm
probable that one will be opened in
Kenosha with the opening of the next
school year. The state generously
recognizes the handicap of the deaf
student in attending the regular school
and to this end it appropriates $3.50
annually for the education of each
deaf child in the state. During his
visit in Kenosha Inspector Winnie with
superintendent Zimmers visited every
school room in the city schools and
examined the children suffering from
deficient hearing. Only two children
were found who were totally deaf and
both of these children are now being
educated at home ON account of the
fact that there is no place for them
in the public schools. Five were found
attending the schools Notwithstanding
the fact that they were partially deaf
and it is said that there are others in
the city who were not in school at the
time of the visit of the inspector. The
state department demands a total of
six children before school is opened
in any city and Superintendent Zim-
mers believes that this number will be
found in Kenosha within the next few
days. The children are naturally back
ward and the superintendent believes
that many suffering from this ailment
have not presented themselves at the
schools, but they would be glad to be-
come enrolled if a special school were
opened for them. 1t is also thought
that the territory adjacent to the city,
but not in the school districts, will be
found to contain a number Of children
suffering from deafness who will desire
to take advantage of the education
granted them by the state. The school
for the deaf in Kenosha could be main
tanned without any cost to the Board
of Education beyond the furnishing of
a room in one of the buildings to be
used for this purpose. IF six deaf
children can be found the income de-
rived from the state will be more than
sufficient to pay for the employment of
a teacher.
Superintendent Zimmers has person
ally taken up the matter Of seeking
out the deaf scholars and he is in
tensely interested in seeing a separate
room opened in the schools for their
education
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
WOULD PURGE CARS
Senator Bishop Of This District
Has Bill To Secure Cuspi.
doris in Railway Cars
CONDUCTORS TO WEAR STARS

The profound silence of Isaac r..
Bishop, the statesman from Somers,
who represents Racine and Kenosha in
the Wisconsin state senate at Madison,
has at last been broken and Senator
Bishop made a bid for lasting fame on
Thursday when he introduced bill
into the upper house of the legislature.
1t is an anti-spitting bill and it repre-
sents the ripest craftsmanship Of the
Somers senator. It is the first bill
that Senator Bishop has laid before
the present session Of the legislature,
but it is one that will probably pro-
woke a big fight before it is enacted
into law or pigeon holed by the com
mittee to which it was referred.
The bill is drawn to apply only to
steam and electric interurban railway
companies and their passengers. The
bill provides that cuspidors shall be
placed in all waiting rooms and on all
passenger coach platforms. The Gus
pidors must be fitted with automatic
covers and be marked "For Sputum;
Spit Here. The bill also requires
the placing of receptacles for waste
peper and other rubbish.
The conductors in charge Of the cars
on the railways are entitled under the
proposed law to wear star with the
words "Deputy Sheriff" and are en-
powered to arrest any passenger spit
ting or throwing any rubbish on the
floors of the ears, the prisoners to be
turned over to the sheriff at the next
station at which the car stops.
Violation of the law brings fine of
not more than SIS, and not me re than
| $25 for subsequent offense. Failure
j to provide the cuspidors on the part OF
the railway company is made an offense
! and the fine fixed is $25 for each Of
Tense.
If the bill passes in the form pre-
sented by Senator Bishop it is to be
come effective after October 1 of this
year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
INSURANCE MEN BANQUET
representatives of Prudential in Keno
sha Attend Banquet in Milwaukee

The district officials and agents of
the Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany met for their annual banquet at
the Blatz Hotel in Milwaukee on
Thursday evening and large number
of the men employed by the company
in Kenosha went to Milwaukee to at
tend the reunion of the agents and to
be guests at the banquet. More than
a hundred of the agents and their
wives were present at the banquet
which was the largest thing Of the kind
ever given to the Prudential agents in
this section of the state. Representa-
tives of the home office were in atten-
dance and made short addresses after
which the agents spent the evening
talking over the work in the field.
Those attending from Kenosha were
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hudson, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. Richards, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Rutherford, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Keenan,
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Reade
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
RAID THE SAND HOUSE
Police Drive Tramps From Warm Lodg-
ing Place in Railway Yards

The police of the city made raid
on the "sand house, in the yards of
the Northwestern Railway Company
this morning and as result arrested
fived men who were charged with vag-
rancy. Most of the men were well
dressed and they declared that they
had done no wrong and had simply gone
into e place to sleep. The entire
party was taken in the patrol wagon
to the county Jail and this morning
they were shown the limits Of the city.
The police are determined to get rid OF
this gang of hobos that has been hang
ing about the city and if these men
return to Kenosha they will be arrested
and forced to serve time as Migrants.
The men arrested this morning gave
their names as Bob Seymour, James
Jordan, John Mccall, Henry Weber
and George Waltz. All of the men
claimed to live in Chicago
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
First publication February 4, 1909.

STATE OF CONSIN-CoUNTY COURT
y for Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House in the City of Keno.
sha, in said County, on the first Tuesday,
being the second day of March, A. d.
1909, at 10 O'Clock A. M, the following matters
will be heard and Considered:
In the matter of the estate of Jacob Vollmer,
deceased.
The application of Caroline M. Vollmer for
the examination and allowance of her final ac-
count as administrative of the estate of Jacob
Vollmer, late of the city of Ken0sha, in said
county, deceased, and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of tho estate of said
deceased.
In the matter of the last will of Susanna
Refer, deceased.
The application of c. H. Gonnermann for the
examination and allowance of his final account
as executor of the will of SusanUe Reiter,
late of the city of Kenosha in said county, de.
ceased, and tor the assignment and distribution
of the residue of the estate of said deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Samuel Reynolds, deceased.
The application of Northwestern Loan &
Trust Company for the examination and allow
ance of it's final account as executor of the
last will and testament of Samuel Rey-
nolds, late of the City of Kenosha, in said
county, deceased, and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
BY the Court,
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
w43 County Judge.