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Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
CT 5is Due
To Big Influx
Of Immigrants
New York Prison Records Disclose
that Foreign Population is in
Main Responsible.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 2S.-The recent re-
markable Increase in prison population in
New York state is due largely to the in
flux Of immigrants into the state thinks
c. V. Collins, superintendent OF state prls-
ons, who, in his annual report to the leg
tslature, suggests that the federal govern
ment which permits these alien criminals
to land on its shores, should assume tho
burden OF maintaining them until they
have served their sentences, when they
should be deported and never allowed to
return.
census of 4,S20 prisoners in Sing Sing.
Auburn and Clinton prisons showed that
1O91. or 25 per cent, were aliens.
1T is fact worthy OF note" says the
superintendent. that among the nineteen
condemned prisoners there was no natural
ICED citizen of the United States, nor do
the prison records show that naturalized
citizen has been executed In this state
since the electrical execution law took ef-
feet in 1885, The total number Of execu-
tions during this period was III"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24

says. The steamer is due in San Fran
cisco In a few days
HONOLULU, Jan. 25.-with a fine OF
$500 for each passenger landed here con-
fronting the vessel as penalty for
violating the coastwise shipping laws
which forbid a foreign ship from carrying
passengers from one American port to
another, the Hamburg-Amerioan steam
ship Cleveland, with $50 around-the-world
tourists from New York, Is due to arrive
at Honolulu tomorrow.
The Treasury department at Washing
ton cabled to Collector OF the Port stack
able today to enforce the coastwise reg
ulations upon the steamships arrival and
that no exception viii be made in this
case While the fine OF 5000. Il is under
stood here. will only be imposed on about
ten or twelve OF the tourists who expect
20 remain In Honolulu. this penalty will
apply to all the passengers upon the
arrival OF the steamship at San Fran
cisco. whence the tourists expect to
return 20 New York by rail The
Cleveland Is under foreign register and
sailed from New York en October 16.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
Mill of Wasp
Mine Destroyed
Loss of Nearly Hundred Thousand
Dollars in Black Hills-Fire
Started in Tanks.

+ LEAD, s. D., Jan. 2S-(special TeIe-
gram.)-While drying out the sand tanks
at the mill of the Wasp No mine on
Yellow creek this morning fire of wood
got away from the workmen in tank No 8
and, famed by high wind, communicated
with the mill building proper. In a few
moments the entire structure was in
flames, and there being no fire protec-
tion it burned to the ground. The less is
estimated at from $4,000 to s1OO, 900 and the
Insurance carried at from $4,000 to s25, 900.
The mill, which had been IN operation for
the last nine years, will be rebuilt at once.
as Wasp No. is one Of the best paying
mines in the Black Hills. Superintendent
John Gray, after a shutdown of several
months, during which expensive improve
ments had been made to the plant, had
about arranged for reopening operations
and work in the mines, Many miners and
laborers will be thrown out Of work be-
cause of the fire.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
Steamship Cleveland May
Have to Pay Heavy Fine

WASHINGTON. Jan 2s.-If the Ham
burg-American line steamship Cleveland
just completing a trip around the world
with about $50 American tourists does
not wish 10 incur a penalty under the
coastwise laws OF $500 for each pas
senger aboard. 1t will so to Vancouver,
B. c.. instead OF terminating the voyage
at San Francisco. In response to a re-
quest for instructions from the collector
At San Francisco. Acting Secretary Cable
OF the Department Of Commerce and
Labor has notified him OF this decision.
The law governing the case, MIR. Gable
says is clear and prescribes;
mo foreign vessel shall transport pas
sengers between ports or places in the
United States, either directly or by way
OF foreign port under a penalty OF 5000
for each passenger 50 transported and
landed"
II has been contended, Mr.. Cable says.
that the law In question Is a eoastwise
law and applied only TO eoastwise busi-
ness and that this trip is not coastwise
business. There Is nothing in the law
itself to- se iinits its application. he
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
FOURTEEN WRECK VICTIMS
TAKEN FROM SPANISH RIVER
Graphing Operations Result in Re.
covery of This Number of Dead
from In-Fated Train.

SAULT sTEMARIE, Mich. Jan. s.-,
Word was received today from the Cana
dian Pacific wreck at Spanish river that
the wrecked dining car had been entirely
removed from the river and that the first
class coach was half out OF the water.
tho bodies OF fourteen victims having been
recovered, Graphing operations were in
stituted today to recover more bodies from
the river.
The following additional names of dead
were given out today;
PATRICK KINAHAN, Bruce Mines. ont
r. A BOOTH Toronto.
FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL, named Pees
Bruce Mines
w J. ROBERTSON, auditor Of the
canadian Pacific railroad.
REV MR.. CHILDERHoUsE, North
z, g. BEMMELs. Lisbon. n. ID.
HIRAM JOHNSON, Montreal
AN ELDERLY WOMAN
TWO MIDDLE AGED WOMEN
a YOUNG WOMAN
A lO-YEAR OLD BOY AND A l2-YEAR-
OLD BOY are yet unidentified
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
DEATH RECORD.
Lacy TruesdeII.

BRADSHAW. Neb., Jan. 23-(Special)- y
The funeral OF Lacy Truesdell took place
at the farm home. three and half miles
west Of this place. at 2:3O o'clock yester-
day afternoon Mr.. Tuesdell had lived In
this vicinity since his early boyhood. His
death occurred Thursday evening, the
result Of blood poisoning, after an Illness
OF nearly four weeks. He leaves a wife,
a brother and two sisters Interment was
made in the Bradshaw cemetery, in charge
of the Ancient order of United Workmen
lodge.
George II. Schuhmann.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 2S.--George H. schu-
mann, president of the Louisville Anzeiger
company and one OF the Oldest German
American newspaper men in the United
States. died today, aged 70. Mr.. Schumann
had been at the head OF the AnzeiRer for
half century. He was honorary president
of the Louisville Liederkranz society.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
RICHARD 4. RUSHT0N DEAD
Philadelphia Banker and Railroad
Financier Dies After Long
Illness.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2s-Richard H.
Rushton, president OF the Fourth Street
National bank one OF the largest financial
institutions in the city, died this evening
from complication OF diseases.
Mr.. Rushton was a vice president OF
the Tonapah and Goldfield railroad and
was member OF the whitney -Eikins
syndicate. which some years ago secured
control Of the Tonapah Gold Mining com
pany.
Three years ago Mr.. Rushtons nervous
system was almost wrecked by a bomb
explosion An unidentified man who had
been refused money, dropped a bomb at
Mr. Rushton's office door, instantly kill
ing the stranger and the cashier Of the
bank. Mr.. Rushton was injured and never
recovered from the shock.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
New Comet Seen by Naval
and Harvard ObServatorics

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-A new comet.
outshining Venus in brillancy. is visible
in the sky here last night Along the At
lantic seaboard In the south, where the
skies are not clouded IL can be most
clearly seen.
Although unidentified by the scientists
II is Enthusiastically distinguished from
Halley's comet, and the astronomers at
the naval observatory here have trained
their telescopes upon IL night and day
for nearly a week. II is now so close to
the sun that the, scientists have not been
able 70 see 1t plainly by day. and the
nights have been 30 clouded that their
view has been obseured.
Early In the week the comet was
visible at Johannaburg. South Africa. It's
appearance was reported by cablegrams
TO the naval observatory here and the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24

scientists have been on the watch for It
night and day.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Jan. 2S.-A cable
message has been received at the Harvard
college observatory from Kiel giving cal
culations of the orbit OF the new comet,
known as Comet A. 1910" The comet
was nearest the sun January IT, it's
distance from It then being $4,000
miles. 1t Is now receding and diminish
ing In brightness, but is expected 20 be
an interesting object for several days in
the southwest after sunset.
TOLEDO, o.. Jan. 2.--Rev. Father
Hilhg, professor OF astronomy OF 81.
Johns college, saw new comet last night
just after sunset II was plainly visible
to the naked eye. The comet appears
southwest 20 the right OF Venus and be-
tween Venus and the horizon
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
EXTRA ENGINE is CAUSE
OF FATAL WRECK IN SOUTH
Takes Track When IL should Have
Observed Schedule of Regular
Passenger Train.

JACKSON. Tenn. Jan. 2s.-Firoman
Moore was killed, Fireman Foster was
fatally injured from scaldlng, Engineer NJ.
Maroney had both legs broken while Engl-
neer John Tatum saved his life by leaplng
from his cab when passenger train No 5.
~. Louis TO Mobile, on the Mobile & ohio,
eollided headon with an extra engine TO,
dey at Carol. Tenn. Express Messenger
Carroll was badly shocked. None OF the
passengers was injured. The extra engine.
Just out OF the shops. was making a trial
run 20 Humboldt running without orders.
1t Is said. and should have observed the
schedule OF the passenger train The pas
senser engine was driven through the ex-
press car.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
RIGGE OBSERVES NEW COMET
Creighton Astronomer Sees Celestia,
Surprise for an Hour.
NEW ARRIVAL MADE "A SNEAK
Under Cover of Cloudy Weather, the
Comet Made Progress on Other
side of the sun--I1as a
E eAs t Long Tail. "a

Rev. william F. Rigge, astronomer Of
Creighton university, picked up the new
comet Sunday evening. It was observable
from Creighton two or three minutes after
o'clock and was in sight until o'clock.
TT was directly west" said Father Rigge
about one-third the distance from Venus
to the western horizon. The comet is ap-
parently Of very substantial size and has
a pretty large tall"
Father Rlgge also said this comet must
not be confounded with Halley's comet.
This new arrival is a traveller that has
stolen upon us on the other side Of the sun
during the cloudy weather. 1t will prob
ably be In sight for week"
The Creighton astronomer talks with con-
siderable enthusiasm of the new arrival
and applies to 1t some comment in his own
delightful way, indicating that the comet
servers. Because Of the very fact that this
comet now in sight is new, Father Rigge
hesltated to give public utterance to any
thing concerning It until he could see 1t
through his own glass. Now he welcomes
it as highly diverting surprise party and
is fairly reveling in quaint and original
talk on such an unexpected appearance
OF Halley's comet itself, Father Rigge
says its location is so we'll known It is
quite commonplace. 1t is in view now, but
has not yet acquired a tail. Later on 1t
will, or ought to, acquire a tail as long as
any other sky cat. But at that the HALEY
comet has some qualifications Of greatness
II distance enhances the enchantment Of
the view, for 1t is thirty-five times as far
from the sun as we are when it is at the
most distant point from that orb.
Seen from other Points.
An Omaha travelling man who passed
through Genoa Saturday evening called up
The Bee Sunday to add his testimony to that
of others that it is a real comet that is
hanging in the southwestern sky
II wasn't drunk" he insisted, "and there
were twenty-five others as sober as / was
who saw 1t. We were waiting for the train
about b:45 when we saw the comet Venus
was visible at the same time and the comet
was little southwest OF Venus in the
southwestern sky. A tail seemingly yard
and half long projected eastward from
the comet, which was easily seen. We all
looked at 1t for some time until the horizon
became clouded. There is no doubt in my
mind about its being a comet 1t could
not have been Venus because Venus was
visible at the same time"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
NEW YORK SENATORS
WILL HAVE INVESTIGATION
Legislative Activity Abruptly Halted
by Charges Made Against
Senator Aids.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 2s.-Legislative
activity in the New Yory senate has been
abruptly halted by the grave accusations
made by Senator Conger against the integ-
rity of Senator Aids, the republican ma
jority leader, the proposed investigation Of
which promises interesting developments.
The senate has decided to conduct the in
vestigation as a whole and in the open,
but the method Of procedure has yet TO be
adopted
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
JOHN F. 0BERG KILLS HIMSELF
Farmer Living Near Valley Drinks
CRrbOlic Acid-Leaves Wife
and Large Family.

VALLEY. Neb., Jan. 2S-(Special) John
F. oberg committed suicide at his home
this afternoon at 4:SO by drinking carbolic
acid. Oberg lived three miles northeast of
Valley and was quite well known He was
eccentric at times. He leaves a wife and
seven children, the youngest a babe in
arms.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24

WINNIPEu, Man. Jan. 23-Tho Grand
Trunk Pacific railway completed the
prairie section OF Its trans-contnental line
last night steel being latd TO Wolf Creek
az the foot OF the R0cky mountains, where
the mountain section bceine
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24

The man who owns
an auto m o b lie
should take advan-
tage of this severe
weather to have his
car tn oroug G h ly
ov erh a u lie d and
painted.
On the first want ad page,
under the classification, Auto
mobiles, are a number of firms
who are skilled in automobile
overhauling and painting.
There are also many opportuni-
ties to purchase a good used car
cheap under this popular cassifica-
tion.
Have you read the Want Ads
todRY2
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
Iowa Man is
Fatally Hurt on
Eve of w edding
G. H. Couch of Spencer, Iowa, Here
to Marry, Sustains Fracture
of the Skull.

On the eve Of his intended marriage @.
II. Couch OF Spencer, Ia. fell from his
bed in the Continental Turkish bath, Fiji
teenth and Douglas streets, and incurred
fracture Of the skull which will prob
ably prove fatal
Mr.. Couch is a well-to-do business man
at Spencer. He came to Omaha last week
and was to have been married Sunday to
Mrs. Della B. Clawson, 107 South Four
teenth street The afternoon preceding
the accident, which 1t is feared will cost
him his life. Mr. Couch and Mrs Clawson
had ben together about the city making
es for fitting up the new home they
establish.
Z ~ b. Harris, police surgeon, was
attend Couch, whom he found
z ffering from nervous spasm.
W badly caused the fall from the
bl injured man was taken to St
Jo - Aspital.
TS expresses grave doubts Of the
posi- recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24

Continued on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
THE OMAHA BEE

is the most powerful business
getter IN the west, because Il goes
to the homes OF poor and rich.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska Generally fair.
Fer lowR-Feir.
For weather report see page 2.
The sun., 1910-05-21
Olhev BeOEs.

II isa pleasant story OF travel that
J. e. Grew tells in sport and Travel in
the Far Fast (HOught0n Aihiin Com
pGnyl a story IN which there would have
been much more sport II IL had not been
for he accident u fever That enables
the reader 10 form a lively idea Of how
easy Il is To jump about The map when
Oncs you have got a. far a. singapore
Mr. Grew Describes HE journey from Mar
settles by way Of Slez and Ceyion To his
starting place Then be tells Of sport in the
Malay Jungle back u Penang. he got
the fever there and Was obliged 10 60 70
northern India. and then 90 New Zealand
and hs tells Of the things he saw. He
turns 20 sport again on his return IA
India. shooting in Kaahmir and BaltistAn
ihex. other goats and hears. thon he takes
trip to Burma, goes by steamer Ia
HonEkong. does some tiger shooting IN
China and returns hone BY way Of Japan.
he seems 10 have had a very enjOynble
year. Whether he writes ~ sport or Of
the places no saw. he is uaassuming and
direct. and his readers win travel with
him with much pleasure.
Though Amy O. Andrews In The Story
Of Rayard- lJOhn Lane Company has
followed the chrOnicle of the Loyal Sar-
vltsur she has unfortunately done much
more than edit the hook. she has TUNED
a delightful story Of the Renaissance into
somsthing like a sabbath school book
Stin tho story Of the perfect knight Il
The sun., 1910-05-21

cha pters on utensils, on the provisions re-
arlred. on fires and 81 dressing game are
hslpluI When II cOme- to the recipes,
which are clear enough. the reader will be
hswildersd by the quantity ot dishes the
author thinks Il possible TO provide Il
reads like a bill % fare AZ an American
hotel. The sensible camper will try 20
Ie.rn 10 cook few Of these dishes we'll.
In very small COMPASS Grace Tabor and
Gardner Tsali have endeavOred 20 CON-
press the essential facts regarding gar
dsninR. Their book Il called The Garden
Primer Mcbride, Winston aud Company
Nsv YORK;. Within 40 pages they give
general directions % far a. that is possible
shsy manage 20 condense What they have
70 say about ind viduai plants by usinl
tables
In 'IsadinG American Essayists
Henry Holt and Company Dr. William
Morton Payne gives biographical sketches
Of Irving. Emerson. ThOruau aud George
william Curtis In an Introduction hs
gives a history Of the essay In Amerioa
with a rather curious selection u writers
dead aud living a. examples Of that style
Of composition. lie appreciates Mr. ". "
Mabie highly.
From extracts from ThOreau's journal,
Mr.. Francis n Allen has oOmpilsd vol
ums Of Notes ON New England Birds
6y Henry %. ThOreau ChOughtOn Mifiin
Company. The observations on each
variety OG bird, scattered Throughout the
iOurnaIa. are here grouped together
They will bs equally Interesting in this
form 70 orniihologists and to admirers
Of Thoreau.
An interesting collection has been made
bV joseph Walker in Handy Book Of
ProysFba' Thomas Y CrOwell and Com
nany). IL contains more sayings Of
noted authors than proverbs; thess are
referred 20 by numbers. In the body Of
tho book the sayings and proverbs are
arranged under general heads
To the literature Of socialism three
English translations have been added
by Charles n. Kerr and Company Chicago
Kari Mars essay on The Poverty Of
Philosophy. hrst printed 10 French ia
ist7. la translated for the frst time into
English by n. Quslch. Kart Kautsky''
.Das Erfurtsr Program an exposition
Of the views Of German Social Democracy
expressed Al the isoi congress in Erfurt.
has bsen translated. with some oondsnsa-
ton. by william v Bohn. The third book
n Paul LAlar gue's The Evolution Of
Property from Savagsry 70 Civilization
The sun., 1910-05-21
RsllEIou. Life IN ths aslaas Ages.

Al the time of bic death In Isss DR. Philip
sohaR had publishsd the first four and
the hst two volumes of his History of
the Christian Church (Scribnersl. He
had also collected material for the re-
naming volume. which was ~ Oover
the latter half % the Middle Ages on
taking up this material With a view 20
completing his fathers plan DR. David
1olAan. professor u church history in
the Western Theological Seminary. con
Cluded that period 10 illuminstiys Ut
the origins oi the Rsforna tiOn and the last
Eve centuries u the Middle Ages oOuld
not he treated adequately ia a single
vOlums. he therefore made tWo parts Il
Volume V of which the arst appeared in
1877 The second. embracing the period
from the aooessiOn u Boniface VIII 20
the beginning u he Reformation. has
now been issued
The work u the younger author il in
OOmplsts accord ~ 70 meth0d and spirit
with the elders. ~ notable qualities
are encyloops die scholarship aud mod
GRAFTON u Judgment The spirit 10 that
( Of devout Christian who believes that
Inferior devotion 10 Christ u compt ttible
with diverEenClrs in doctrinal statement
aud ceremonial habit The method ol
eHp0sition is 10 give Grst a oorp0rats
history " the church aud to supplement
this by chapters on special subjects.
as. for example. the German mystics,
the pulpit. popular piety. WitchorAfi. and
90 on Full bibhORraphies arranged topi-
oally AZ the head Of each chapter add
greatly 10 the value Of the bOOk Tor
reference
The sun., 1910-05-21
IN ihs FOoisieps of Mara Tv,,n.

Parody 10 too harsh a term 20 apDlV
10 the conscious "reminiscences and frank
imitation Of the idea of The Innocenta
Abroad which Albert Bigelow Paine
calls The Ship -Dwellers- CHarpsrs,.
and u does not exactly describe the
quality % the book. Mr.. Paine. having
had OccasiOn 90 make an excursion 20 the
Mediterranean and the Holy Land with
a shiplOad Of other tourists, has thought
ne IN his description Of his travels 10 take
for his model Mark Twain's account Of
bic similar trip. This enables him 20
make many comparisons between the
conditions OF travel then and now; Il
induces him 10 be facetiOua concerning
fellow travellers and incidents of the
iourney after the manner Of his original
and Il makes him reveal uncOnsciously
the differences in American manners.
civilization. vocabulary and even humor
that TUrty years have brought about.
A Comparison Of the two books will rspay
In many ways the investigator who will
take the trouble
In spite Of the funny storis. and eHaa-
gerations in -Ths lnnocents Abroad We
have retained the impression that Mark
Twain mean, 10 be serious In that book
- he did ip other writings that were
regarded a. humorous. Ne had q re-
markabla faculty for recording accurately
the impression Unfamiliar matters make
on the American Phili-tins. a class TO
which he belonged 20 the end. The
story about which IL the bust and which
the PEDESTAL represented ths actual
artistic knowledge of many Of his fellow
passenger; from some books Of travel
that sppear We infer that the distinction
betwesn the two u still first learned by
some when they visit Europe. The
-Shs-bsaF- story u fuhnior 20 those who
know German than 10 Others because it l.
absolutely true. In his travel books
Marx Twain Il conscious that he does not
80 things a. persons Of more experience
do. and records his own impressions as
kind Of defiance against conventional
art and travel talk. He h bound 10 toll
what he thinks. and that often strikes
other people as being funny.
Mr.. Paine. on the other hand, IL always
conscious in bis hum0F. Ne feels Obliged
20 make his fellow passengers comioal.
He must think up the incidents which
may strike hrs American readers a.
absurd. for he knows Europe himself too
we'll. II Is like writing FIRST impressions
% a scene that has bssn often revisited.
Where the scenes are new 20 him and
where he forgsts his model. a. he often
does. he u natural and enthusiastic
enough. particularly in Egypt. His
humor and his slang too are % the twsn-
tie,h century; Il is rather startling 70
notics the difference that a few years
have made. Dropping comparisons. be
has written an extremely entertaining
account Of a personally conducted tour
that u taken yearly by a great many
people. how many may he Judged by his
statement that when the 0rosser Kur-
farst. on which he was. dropped anchor
at JaRa it found there two other big ocean
liners discharging passenger like him.
bound for Jerusalem.