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Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
ELLIS DENIES FRICTION
Assistant Attorney General Discusses
Gossip About Meat Inquiry.
SIMS WILL REMAIN IN CHARGE
investigation of Industry Was Begun
Six Months Ago by Departments
of Characterization of
Judge Lands.

I CHICAGO, Jan. N.-Four members OF the
federal grand jury which investigated the
so-called beef trust in 1905 forced the
government through Judge Lands to start
the present probe, according to a report
current here today
Assistant Attorney General Wade Ellis
who spent the day here denied that there
was any friction among the government
officials concerning the present investiga-
ton and also stated that district Attorney
Edwin w. Sims would remain in charge.
Concerning the inception of the present
action 1t is said that there would have
been none had the four dissatisfied jury
men not sought the aid of Judge Lands.
This quartet, 1t is said, was willing to
indict the packers in December, 1908, and
finally became so indignant over the in
creasing price OF meat that they informed
Judge Landis that they thought it was
time for the government to begin another
action.
The report Of the four jurors alleged that
there was sufficient evidence submitted to
the 1908 grand jury to warrant true bills
and that in the face of this there was a
sudden apathy on the part of those be-
hind the prosecution They also said that
If the investigation was not Immediately
renewed they would make Joint state
ment to the public setting forth their
theory Of why the prosecution had been
dropped.
Following the Jurors complaint Judge
Lands is said to have made the investiga-
tion that resulted in the present action
being started. Judge Lands, 1t is said,
got into touch with the evidence sub
mitted to the 1905 grand jury and he is de-
termined that the present action shall not
be nullified by influences arising outside
the grand jury room.
Statement of Mr.. Ellis.
In his statement concerning the purpose
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Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
Called to and Driven
From Paris by Death

marks about the rise in the price OF, beet
and proceeded to carve juicy slrloin
steak.
1T comes high" he said, "but I must
have It, over in Paris a man is lucky to
get any fresh beef at all.
II left Paris just two weeks ago, January
lS, and sailed from Liverpool on the Kron
Prinz Wilhelm, 1t was raining furlously
when my train pulled out of the Paris
yards. The station there has since been
washed away.
''The people at that time were exceed
ingly anxious and feared great danger from
flood. There had been heavy snow in the
mountains and the thaw had deluged the
valleys with roaring streams. The Seine
river was rising perceptibly when / left
France
When We reached Liverpool we heard
further news Of destruction by the floods
and even after we were far out on the
ocean we got wireless reports Of the dam
age"
Mr. Newhouse for many years
has been president Of three great
mining companies. the Utah Consolidated
the Boston Consolidated and the New
house Mining and Refining companies.
He was the builder Of the lsl gest hotel
in the Mormon city, is now erecting the
finest theater there and has a plan 20
present TO the city for building six miles
Of residence streets, considerable Of the
expense TO be borne by himself. His min.
ing interests in the state are extensive
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
Blind Man of 78 Marries
Woman Who Says She's So

answered most Of the questions and paid
over the necessary 81. County Judge Les
lie was summoned before License Clerk
Charles Furay would Issue the permit and
Judge Leslie, too, was loath to sanction
Issuance OF the license.
But Mrs. Britton wheedled and pleaded
and when she told how "the neighbors
was a-talking' the court gave a reluctant
assent.
why don't you so to a soldiers homer
inquired Judge Leslie Of Britton, who is a
veteran.
We'll, maybe / will after a Bit" said
Britton, when l get real old"
Then the couple walked glnKerly down
the court house steps, Mrs. Hines guiding
the sightless steps OF Britton. Justice Cook
rell married them without demur
I've been marrying folks for thirty
years" remarked Mr Cockrell when the
knot had been tied and the couple gone
but they are the Queerest pair l ever
saw"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
MRS. FORD BEFORE COURT
ON CHARGE OF BLACKMAIL
Woman Who Got Money from War
rineF Goes to Trial in
Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. o., Jan. 27-The case Of.
Mrs. jeanette Stewart Ford, who is
charged with having blackmailed Charles
L. Warriner, convicted former local treas
urer Of the Big Four railroad, was called
for trial in the criminal branch OF the
common pleas court here today
Warrlner, who is now serving a six
years sentence in the state penitentlary at
Columbus for enbezzlement was brought.
here to testify in the case He is ex.
pcted to be the states chief witness.
The court room was packed when the
task Of selecting a jury was begun. This
county prosecutor stated that while War
rner's testimony would he the chief re.
lance OF the state, letters from Mrs Ford
to Warriner would be used to corroborate
the charge that a verbal demand for
money was made by the woman upon War
rlner.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28

Charles Britton. aged IS years and totally
blind. and Mrs. Ellen Hines, who gives
her age as 90 years. were married by
Justice OF the Peace Cockrell The mar
riage follows seventeen years Of devoted
servitude to Mr.. Brltton by Mrs. Hines
who has been his housekeeper all that
time.
Wagging. gossiplng tongues are the
cause OF the marriage.
"Evil-minded people have been talking"
said Mrs Britton. and We couldn't get
into no society living like that"
Reporters saw Mrs. Hines. who Is by
no means sprightly in step. although she
affirms she Is not over 50 years OF age
leading her blind lover along the corridor
which leads to the office Of the county
Judge In this office marriage licenses are
dispensed.
passing attorney wondered II they
were after license" and Investigation
proved his guess correct
Mrs. Hines conducted the pre.iminar.es
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
RealeState presents
a safer investment,
payinga a higher rate
than money invest
ed in any other way

In buying Omaha real estate, at
present prices. you can make five,
ten and even fifteen per cent on
your investment by holding it for
two or three years, The Increase
may bring your rate on the invest
ment up to twenty or twenty-five
per cent. Moverover, you know
every minute just how your invest
ment stands.
If you have a few thousand
dollars to invest, put it in
Omaha real estate. Nearly a
page of choice realty bargains
and investments in the real es-
tate columns of The Bee today.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
Omahan Fails to
Locate Wife and
Shoots Himself
Sam 0rmond Lying in Critical Condi.
ton at Hospital in Des
Moines.

DIES MONIES. Jan. Z.-CSpeciai Tele-
gram. )-Sam Ormond of Omaha Is lying at
the Methodist hospital badly wounded and
with small chances OF his recovery He
shot himself late last night in q room at
the Iowa hotel His friends report that he
came from Omaha a few days ago to find
his wife and before shooting himself he
wrote a note telling friends to give all his
effects to his wife, the note also saying:
Tell her to pay Ellis Mcbride, 1912 Doug
las street, $50 l borrowed. Russell is tied
in the basement. Also give May my love. -
He gave his address as 413 North Elgh-
teenth street. 1t is learned today that the
wife came here week ago to look for
work, but announced few days ago she
was going to Sioux City.
Ellis Mcbride OF Omaha, a friend OF Sam
Ormond, arrived In the city today and is
attending him at the hospital Ormond
was able TO tell Mcbride his story Of events.
but Is deliTious in his pain, and II is re-
garded as almost certain he will die.
Sam Ormond left Omaha Monday night,
saying that he was going east. He did not
give evidence to his friends that he was
In other than a normal mood.
ormond was engaged in the sideshow and
carnival concession business about Omaha.
Through the winter he spent much idle
time about Ellis McBride's pool hall, 1872
Douglas street, and formed an intimate
friendship with the proprietor. The Rus
sell referred to in the note is a pet bulldog
belonging to Ormond.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
STRIKE LEADERS SENTENCED
President of Northern Miners Fedora
tiOn Given Year in Prison for
ObstructinR Work,

SYDNEY, N S. W., Jan. 2-President
Bowling Of the Northern Miners Fedora
ton was today convicted of obstructing
work at the mines during the strike and
sentenced to one year at hard labor in
prison. Three other strike leaders were
given sentences each of eight months at
hard labor, while number Of miners were
condemned to briefer terms OF imprison-
Tnapt
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. H-H. n. MeGm
an aviator OF Dayton. o.. viii ESSAY nett
Saturday the first aeroplane flight ever st
tempted In any part of the south NeRotIa
tions are Ia progress for flights by aylator
OF international prominence during the NJ
Orleans Mardi Gras season
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
CHRISS ADMITS HIS CRIME
Pleads Guilty 10 Numbering wife
While Policeman waited
az Door.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Jan. 2L-(special Tele-
ram.p-Fred Chriss this morning pleaded
guilty to murder in the second degree. lie
enticed Clara Boyd, his common-law wife.
to room and shot her while policeman
stood outside the door, He was angry
because the woman had left him His
father lives at KelloBg, Ia, and the girls
father lives at Goodall, la.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28

/
PARIS, Jan. 21.--Late In the afternoon
the Fluvelial department predicted a fur
ther rise of eight inches before the crest
of the flood in the river Seine was reached
The furry OF Joy at noon was followed
by pessimism as the waters continued to
rise.
This afternoon the water backed up into
the st. Lazara station. flooding the rail-
road terminus. Firemen are trying to
pump out the water that has covered the
tracks
The sun Is shining in Paris today. The
rain ceased throughout the afflicted dis
tricts before noon and as the waters of
the Seine appeared to subside the lamenta-
tions of the populace gave way to rejoicing.
II is hoped the worst is over, but the
wish is father to the thought.
At II o'clock the gauge showed a drop
In the waters of the Seine at Pont Royale.
The subsistence continued for thirty min
utes amounting to three-fourths of an
inch.
Cries of JOY Greet Fall.
Cries or JOY from the watchers were
taken up by thousands along the Quays.
Later 1t was claimed that the falling was
due to the rapid overflow into the Bercy
quarter from Paris, where the Seine had
broken its barriers.
The experts say the river was still rising
this afternoon, but that the maximum
floods were reached.
The Bercy quarter has been abandoned
by the residents.
The temperature has moderated to
great extent, affording much relief to
homeless ones
President FaHieres and Premier BRAND
today visited the hospitals and other
places where refugees have been sheltered.
Notre Dame was surrounded by water
today and the Crypts were flooded. The
rotten palisades back OF the lie st. Louis
gave way and the situation in the over
flowed quarter back Of the Quay Bercy
was rendered critical.
During the forenoon the Quay D'Auster-
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Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
MINDEN MAN FATALLY HURT
1. NJ. SluSser Dies in Chicago Hos
PitRI M Result of In
Juriea.

CHICAGO, Jan. s7.-(special Telegram.)-
l. NJ, Sluser, aged s3 OF Minden Neb,
died in a hospital today from accidental
INJURIES
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
STA IA CoIIapsed DuiIdinE.

CINCINNATI, o., Jan. N.-As far as
can be learned today there were but six
persOnh IA the rooming house at as Fourth
btrfet which was demolished when a wall
o. hye-story ruined dlstillery was blown
down ~ the @lnd last night OF these one
2 dead another Is missing and four were
injured Police and firemen are still
searching the ruins today
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
Ministry Assured
of Good Majority
Liberals Alone Are in Minority, How
ever, and Present Government
May Be Short Lived.

LONDON. Jan. H.-Twenty- three returns
received this morning from the twenty-five
left over from yesterdays election for
Parliament give the liberals 16, laborites, 2,
2 and unionists g. The two
latter are unionist gains.
The positions of the parties are:
Governmant coalition
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
JOY IN PARIS SHORT LIVED
Floods subside at Nov but Relief is
Only Temporary.
100000 HoMEIEs8 REFUGEES
Valley of seine stiIE sIes wide and
Torrent Raging T4rOush City
mt Rate of Tyvsnty-Ftve
Miles an Hour.
BULLEr1Nss..,'

PARIS, Jan. N.-It is5rumored this even,
ing that the dyke protecting Genmevllliers.
six miles from Paris. has broken and that
the entire town has been Inundated. The
population Of the town is about 7eOO, while
mode than 1O,OOO persons are included in'the
commune.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28

Government coalition
LlperalS .z4S
irish nationalists ..............,...,,...... "a
Laborites 40
Opposition
Cnionists .20S
The combined strength of the liberal.
labor and nationalist coalition has reached
1868 today. or more than half the number
Of the House of Commons. A unionist
government. therefore, is out Of the ques-
tion and the only point still undecided is
the exact strength of the coalition ma
jority. But as an independent liberal ma
jority is equally out Of the question, only
short life can be. predicted for. the In
coming government, and, as matter OF
fact, both the libera. and unionist parties
are looking away from the present struggle
into the not dintant future when the con-
flict at the polling booths will be renewed.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
THE OMAHA BEE

Is the most powerful business
getter ia the west. because Il goes
TO the homes of poor and rich.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28

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Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-28
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Fair
For Iowa-Partly cloudy.
For weather report see page 2.
Evening journal., 1910-05-27
CURRENT AGAIN
in CITY WIRES
Lighting Company Rapidly Re-
covering From Havoc Fol-
lowing Fire at Plant

The Wilmington City Electric Company
announced late yesterday afternoon that
service had been resumed in all parts
Of the city at o'clock. Many were wait
ing for current and the minute It was
sent over the wires wheels began to turn
and efforts were made to catch up with
work that had fallen behind
The company did its best To re-establish
tho street arc lighting soGvice last even
ing but was only Partially successful. BY
tonight II is hopel to have all the arc
lamps lighted. As soon as possible an tho
strete incandescent lights in the city win
be burning again.
Employees of the company, rcluding the
experts brought here are working hfteer
TO twenty hours out OF the twenty-foui
hours and everything possible is being
done by Superintendent David l.. OFT. tS
get the plant i'm good shape although &
may tako sometime before the plant Il
placed in its original condition.
| Haddock and Company have beer
awarded tho contract to rebuild the dam
agel structure and they have larg'
force OF men at work putting tie build
ng in condition
Evening journal., 1910-05-27
THOMAS ]. TALLEY
DIES IN PHILADELPHIA

Thomas J. Talley, who had been in the
lumber and piling business twenty-five
years, died Wednesday night at his
home. 6eth avenue and nth street, oak
Lare. Philadelphia lie had been in nire
days with pneumonia.
Mr. Taney, who was sixty-four years
old. IS survived by widow and three
sons. Thomas j. Talley. Jr., p. c. Talley
and ID. Talley. Tho funeral viii be held
from the home Saturday morning at Il
o'clock. The boly win be brought here
for interment in Brandywine Cemetery.
Mr.. Talley lived in Wilmington most Of
his life. Ills last residence here was at No.
1917 Van Burcn street. which residence he
erected About eight years ago he moved
to Philadelphia, selling his Wilmington
home to Josiah Marvel. His sons were as
ISOLATED with him in business. Mr.. Tai
ley's offices were in the Land Tit'o Build-
ing. ell was an active Republican.
Evening journal., 1910-05-27

saw her before IN my life. In reject.
ing her testimony you are condemnine
an innocent man. This Dubosq will in
time be captured, and It viii then come
out that he committed this crime"
Lesaurques died protesting his limo.
cence.
-Four years passed, during which
several members OF the gang who
were implicated in the murder were
captured, and It became known that
there was such a man as Dubosq
among them and the prime mover and
executor of their crimes, Finally Du.
bosq was captured. but he escaped
He was captured a second time. buI
the slippery eel escaped again. A third
time he fell into the hands Of the po
lice, and this time they held him.
Dubosq was tried for the murder FOL
which Lesaurques had been executed
Some OF the witnesses who testified on
the former trial we're present. and th,
judge ordered a white wig 10 be
brought and placed upon the prisoner
The likeness between the two men was
remarkable. Then those who had
sworn that Lesaurques md the robbel
were the same person knew that they
had sent an innocent man to death.
Dubosq was executed, and thus two
men died for the commission OF a sin
gle crime.
Evening journal., 1910-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY
AT HIGH SCHOOL
lcontInued Ion FIr.l -

ing Of the heroes. who fought with
Washington through the Revolution.
and of the fearful ordeal Of blood
and carnage i'm the civil war and our
flag remains the emblem OF the Amer
ican nation can we allow Old Glory
to be supplanted by any other flag.
There were 2,S41,906 men and boys
sworn into the defense Of their coun-
try during the Civil War i'm the United
States. Nearly three fourths Of the
men who stood in the Union ranks in
the Civil War were native born
Americans. The others were the best
and hravest blood OF foreign nations.
There were more than 1000 battles and
slSirmishes fought on land and sea.
There were 117,059 Union officers and
soldiers killed or who died of wounds
and 19972O died of disease contracted
by exposure while on guard and
marching. making a total Of 3l6.77S
deaths Of Union officers and soldiers
during the war; There are 241,53S
boys I'm blue sleeping i'm the nationa
cemeteries in the SOUTH
This is a great record and shows
how devoted the Union soldier was t'
his flag and country.
Il will here state what happened 4
brother Of mine during the Civi
War. My brother George w. at tn
aSe OF is years. and I. enlisted ol
tle 18th of August 1862. He in Com
fany A, 13Sth Regiment, in Norris
town, and / in the Independent &C
Of Infantry Acting Engineers in Phil
adelphia. We neither of us knew tina
the other was going 20 enlist or W
would probably have enlisted in IN
same company.
His regiment was camped in Sep
tember 1865 along the swampy bank
of the Rappahannock in Virginia an
while standing guard one night IN
brother was taken sick by an attacl
of typhoid fever and sent TO Stant0i
Hospital at Washington.
MY company was at Harper's Ferr
and en- September -22d, 1863 I receives
: tha following telegram. SsrSeant i
Evening journal., 1910-05-27
COMET SLEW In
THE EVENING SKY
Head and Tail Plainly Visible
in Southwestern Heavens

Haliey's comet was plainly visible last
night. There was no evidence that the
head naG parted. and after dividing into
four pieces had retired in four directions.
AZ hae been reported.
The best view Of the comet appears 10
have been had from Washington Heights
and other high points about . O'Clock,
wnere hundreds Of persons assembled and
got a good look al the elusive stranger in
the skies. The head was found to be fairly
brilliant and there WAS a well defined but
not very extensive tail AS the reports
from trained astronomical observers have
agreed thar the comet is growing a new
Rppendage this comparatively short train
TO the comet indicates that the new tail
is still some millions Of miles shorter than
that with which the comet approached the
earth.
Early in the evening the western skies
were 80 clouded that there did not ap-
pear to be any promise Of seeing the
comet, but about 3 o'clock the clouds
moved away. and in the southwest the
evasive lwanderer showed itself. There will
be another opportunity to see the comet
Tonight, II the weather conditions are as
favoring. but to SEQ it with the unaided
eye only a few more evenings remain
when this will be possible. for it is rapidly
retiring from the vicinity of tho earth.
Evening journal., 1910-05-27

Ross-Come see your brother, he is
very sick Ia Stanton Hospital. Signed
by my father, John Ross
Il reached Washington on Septem-
Der 20 and at about 10 a. m. was led
TO my brothers bedside by lady
hospital nurse. ] shook hands with
my brother who was unable to talk.
but ] think he recognized me.
Perhaps for fear that would catch
the disease from my brother the nurse
hurried me away from my brothers
bedside and 1 left the hospital In
about two hours 1 returned to the
hospital TO see my brother and was
told that he had died and was taken
to the room for the dead and / was
not allowed to see him. / could not
get permission TO accompany his body
TO his home at Gulf Mills near Nor
ristown, where he was taken by his
father, and | returned TO my company
at Harper's Ferry.
His company adopted and passed
a tribute of respect as follows: Camp
near Culpepper Court House, Va. Oct.
7. 1868: Whereas. An all wise Prov
idence has called 10 his rest our high
ly and much esteemed companion i'm
arms, George W. Ross. member of
Company A, 1ssth Reg. Pa. Vol In
fantry:
Resolved, That in the untimels
death Of our late comrade in arms
we have lost q good and faithful FRIEND
and associate, and our country
staunch patriot and brave soldier. VIII,
4 has offered his life as a willing sac
rifice TO uphold this glorious country
That by his kind conduct 20 his broth
er soldiers, and his meritorious be
havior as a dutiful and fearless sol
4 dier, has won for him the highes
esteem of his late associates In arms
Resolved. That while bearing ul
manfully through all the trials am
\ hardships incident 20 "A soldiers nfo
he was stricken down in the prim
Of manhood. by ruth disease. and call
ed TO his long home. That we mos
sincerely sympathize and mourn witt
the bereaved family, for their ire
/ parable loss of a good and kind soI
and brother.
Resolved, That copy OF these pro.
/ ceedings be forwarded 10 the famil,
of the deceased and also published III
the papers OF Montgomery CO.
] Signed by the committee
Evening journal., 1910-05-27
STRIKE OIL In
ARABIA FIELDS

a serious setback to the sale Of
American oil in Turkish Arabia may
be looked for II the present hopes OF
the Anglo Persian Oil Syndicate are
realized. This concern is drilling ex-
tensive wells at Ahwaz. on the Karun
River. Pipes are being laid 10 Ma
hommereh. at the mouth Of the Tiegris,
where a refinery viii be built. If these
plans succeed and a large quantity OF
good oil is obtainable at Mahammereh
the imported oils may not be able to
J compete
Evening journal., 1910-05-27

Consul Alonzo B. Garrett reports
states into Mexico through the port Of
Nuevo Laredo are showing a decided
Increase this year on March "a the
increase is partly duea probably TO
the large quantities OF wheat and corn
which, under the suspension of tariff
duties on the latter and reduction on
the former. are finding a market in
Mexico
Evening journal., 1910-05-27

Foley Kidney Pills are antiseptlc,
tonic and restorative and a prompt
corrective OF an urinary irregularities,
Refuse substitutes
y. B. Danforth, Market and Second
streets, Wilmington, Del
Evening journal., 1910-05-27
IN. Helss Entertaina

Frederick w. Heiss entertained a
number of friends at dinner last even
ing at his home Sixth and Walnut
streets. At the dinner was served a
Is pound drum fish which was pre-
sented 10 Mr. Heiss by Charles Meiler
who received the fish from the Wach-
opreague Pond Company, of Wacho-
preague. Va
Evening journal., 1910-05-27
Radas for Mr.. Crowley.

John J. Crowley a member Of Di-
vision No. 4 A. O. II. was presented
hast night with a solid gold badge OF
the order He sold the largest num-
ber of tickets for the ST. Patrick's
day celebration.