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Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
Mail Clerks Receive
Many Things Asked
Fifty Employees Get Promotions
Superintendent West Explains
Outcome of the Trouble.

E. L. West, superintendent Of the sixth.
sci vice, arrived in the city yesterday. II
was thought that his coming might have
some connection with the recent trouble
of the mail clerks, but Superintendent
West says not-that he is here simply on
his regular inspection visit.
w. j. Melton, chief clerk at Omaha,
received a letter yesterday In which pro-
motions for fifty railway clerks on the
Omaha ogden lines were practically as
sured. The promotion means an increase
in pay Of $1OO a year, All vacancies have
also been ordered filled.
That the promotions were coming and
on the way before the men stated their
demands and grievances and that the
trouble was not serious at all was about
the gist OF what Superintendent West had
to say yesterday.
1T was but natural and regular that
the men should have done what they did, -
said Mr.. West, referring TO the petition
made recently by the 0maha~Ogden
clerks, but they were more afraid Of
what might happen than what did hap
pen. d0ilf
1.-The men at the Heads Of departments
in Washington are always willing to do
what they can The vacancies will be
filled as soon as possible and the num-
Der of extra hours reduced to q minimum.
Az for extra pay for extra hours, that is
| out Of the question The pay of the mail
clerks is set by congress and they work
so many days a year, not so many hours y
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
Motor Car Runs Down
Auto; Two Are Killed
Young People Meet with Fatal Acct
dent-Two Companions Will
Die from Injuries.

ST JOSEPH. Mo. Feb. aida Cooper
and sanley Clark were killed and four
companions were injured. three probably
fatally. when a Chlcago-Great Western
motor car ran down an automobile in
which the six young people were riding.
The car belonged TO Judge o. M. Spencer
general solicitor for the Burlington rail-
road, and was In charge of his son, Tom,
aged II years. The others were Leila
Cooper, Roger Morton and Margaret Smith,
Ali members OF leading families. Morton is
the son of DIR. Daniel Morton, head OF the
hospital corps of the Missouri National
guard.
The accident occurred at the foot of a
deep cut and the occupants OF the automO-
bile are thought not to have seen the car.
The motor was struck in the center and
dragged a distance OF 200 yards None of
the three Is expected to survive the night.
Miss Margaret Smith, one OF the fatally
injured Is a daughter OF Colonel A. l..
smith, quartermaster's department, u.
s A., New York City. Roger Morton Is
the only one who has chance of recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
San Francisco Mayor
Thanks Omaha Folks
Beams with Satisfaction Over Win.
ming the Exposition Contest
from New Orleans.

Mayor P. II. Mccarthy. Of San Fran
cisco, was In Omaha for a short while
Thursday morning. Il is needless to re-
mark that the mayor was trimming over
with good feeling over the announcement
that San Francisco was to get the exposi-
ton.
I'VE believe we were entitled to that ex-
position and you can state in your paper
that San Francisco is going to make the
affair the biggest success that the world
ever saw. / want to personally invite,
through the Omaha papers, every man.
woman and child in this city. in Nebraska,
and in Iowa. to come TO the exposition
and discover what fine places California
and San Francisco are"
Quite a number of San Francisco BUSH
ness men were aboard the Overland with
Mayor Mccarthy and all were equally en-
thusiastie
I'VE want 20 thank the people OF Omaha
and OF Nebraska for their support and as
sure them there is nothing too good for
Cornhusker crowds In California" de-
elarsd the MAYOR as the train pulled out.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
Old Man Dies With
No Relatives Near
Had HOarded Up Money, but Could
Not Spend it in His
Old Age.

Unaccompanled to the grave by any rela-
tive or near friend Victor Smith, an old
man who died in the county hospital Tues
day, was buried Thursday What will be
done with the 5000 which the deceased
saved from twenty years work as a day
laborer in the Union Pacific shops, has not
yet been determined.
Love OF money was a mania with this
feeble old man and his end was made no
easier by reason Of its possession. He was
taken from the streets by the authorities
two years ago, and because he would not
have the certificates extended upon his
money, thus not allowing It to draw in
terest w. F. Wappich was appointed ihs
guardian.
The sum Of $40 a month was allowed the
venerable laborer, but he would not accept
II. When it was insisted that he accept a
dollar or two he would take It Reluctantly.
only to save 1t with Jealous providence
while he begged mere.
So far as can be learned he has no near
relatives, although little Of his past is
known.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
OLD TIME PICTURE OF
OMAHA FOR THE LIBRARY
GeOrEe r. Bemfs Donates a Photo
graph Taken of the City
an 1850.

George p Bemis has presented a very
old and valuable picture OF Omaha, Ne
braska territory TO the public library, the
picture 10 be added 10 the Byron Reed
collection. IL was taken In 1866 by a lead
ing Chicago photographer, who accom-
panied the great $4,000 excursion over the
Union Pacific railway in that year.
The picture shows Omaha when IL was
. town OF from 1900 20 1000 inhabitants.
Bynoh Reed was very anxious TO add the
picture to hts cOllsction. but was unable TO
secure II during his lifetime.
The excursion. upon which the picture
was taken, was a grand affair promoted
by George Francis Train with the objec,
OF further Interesting capital as well as
congress In the building OF the Union Pa.
cific u was composed OF over 800 mem
bers OF congress-, editors. capitalists and
railroad chiefs, some coming from abroad.
The train was made up at New York
with fun Pullman equipment and went as
far as the rails were laid. 70 the Tooth
meridian, some three hundred miles west OF
Omaha Kingsley. noted Chicago ca
terer. was paid $4,000 for providing the
necessities and Injuries OF life through
the then socalled wilderness.
The picture was the only one Of Omaha
that could be found among the many
taken upon the trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
Chinese Charge the
Russians introduced
Plague PurpOsely
Authorities Believed to Be Conoealing
Real COnditiOns-Five Hun
dred a Day Dying,

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. An. Kokovs-
OF. the finance minister in the Duma to-
day outlined at length the measures
adopted 10 combat the plague In Man
churia. lie was satisfied everything possi-
bic had been done at Hardin to fight the
epidemic and prevent it's spread by the
railway into Russia
Practical and political difficulties pre-
cmde the Russian authorities from TAX
ing active steps In Chinese territory where
reports are being spread that Russians had
introduced the plague with the object Of
killing off the population and facilitating
Russian occupation.
PEKING, Feb The discovery that
twenty deaths from the plague have oc-
CURED in the Chinese hospital at Tientsin
has renewed the suspicion that the au-
thorites there are concealng the real
conditions. In doing this, however, they
are merely complying with an imperial
edict recently issued that no reports should
reach the capital that were calculated to
cause alarm
1t is believed here that the plague is
not diminishing and the physicians at
tached to the legations calculate that there
are at least 900 victims daily throughout
the infected quarters.
hANbAN, feb' line burning Oh he
accumulated bodies OF plague victims has
begun and already 1000 have been de-
stroyed outside the towns.
Those having charge OF the cremation
protect themselves from the disease by
heavy masks and bandages, but the
coolies, who drive the wagons and handle
the bodies, being fstalists take no such
precautions. Il will take several days for
the cremation Of the bodies already col
lected.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
COLORED LADY IS INSULTED
New System Of Charity is Too Much
for Her.
WANTS MONEY FOR "OLE MAN
Calls on Mayor DahIman 90 Come 60
Her Rescue--Visits All the
Charitable Institutions In
the city.

All sorts Of queer Seople stray into the
associated charities office In the city hall.
but the Queerest one OF them all Is a
negro "loidy," who has been Fostering the
life out OF the office force for the last six
months
She's a regular visitor this loidy Of the
south She made her usual visit Thursday
morning and before she got through she
had invoked the aid OF Mayor Dahlman.
Then she made the rounds Of charitable
institutions including the county board
and the city mission.
But the trouble i'm all the offices
visited was that they offered her
work. But not Tor her. She wasn't look
ing Tor labor. Nothing so plebeian as the
expenditure Of little elbow grease inter
ested her Anyhow. she didn't have time
to work II she was so disposed which she
wasn't
But she wanted help. something to eat
II possible, but she preferred money for
her sick ole" man.
She came to the office Of the associated
charities first and told them she was up
against il. II was the same old Nstory that
she has been peddling for these many
months. The office force had heard II be-
fore, but when she got through they told
Hef where a 'cullu loiuN OF nef size ana
build was wanted to WELD the long end of
stick, with a mopping rag on the other
end Of II. And she could get some one and
a half simoleons for the Job.
The offer not only did not interest her
It insulted her. She whlrled out OF the Of
flee and headed for the mayors office
She informed Mayor Dahlman that she
had been grossly insulted He would dc
what he could for her and suggested that
she 80 back to the associated charities Of
flee and straighten the matter out.
But she didn't care to associate with
such men mo more. no-how." Instead she
would leave the hall.
She next turned up at the city mission
but they referred her TO the associated
charity office. A visit to the county board
was met with a request that she tell hei
troubles to the local charity office. Their
she gave up.
Watts de use Of charity II you cam
get no money, no-how," unused the dame
as she quilted the hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Times, Printing
Rave scot Print 70.
p. J. oresdon D sons--Coal
watch repairing. Edholm, Jeweier.
Gas, Hisotrie fixtures, Burgesa-orandsn.
D. n. Patton dentist. City Nat BIZ. Bldg
Amethyst birthatonsA. Edholm ieweler-
In the Divorce court-Rebeccs Bait
Ihursday filed a petition for divorce from
her husband, Isaac Bait
Keep Tcur MONEY ana vaiuabies In the
American safe Deposit Vaults IN The Bee
building 81 rents a box. s. a year.
Investments in the Neb. Savings & Loan
Assn earn So Per annum, credited SEMI
annually. 500 TO 5000 1905 Farnam
street Board OF Trade Building. Omaha
Garfield Circle AGsets-Ths women Of
the Garfield Circle No. II. Ladies OF Grand
Army Of the Republic. will hold a regular
meeting Friday evening at Bsright hall
hoy IL Hissing-Chris Larson, 3OlS
South Nineteenth street has asked the
police TO aid him in finding his son, Peter
10 years old, who left home the first Of the
week and has not been heard from since.
Sues Street Car Company-wnnam
ChaddOck asks damages from the street
railway company in the sum Of $1,000 in a
suit filed in district court Thursday. lie
claims he was beaten for refusing to pay
his fare second time.
Seeks Hor Fathsr-The daughter Of r.
i. Howard. a resident OF Des Moines. la,
has asked the Omaha police to aid her In
finding her father whom she thinks to be
In this city, having heard from him here
last October
Repair Your OLD Tires-Let us Fix them
and they will be as good as new. We carry
a complete line Of automobile accessories.
Omaha Rubber Co, E II. Sprague. presi-
dent, 160s Harvey st. Just around the
corner.
Robbers and Pirs may destroy the labor
Of a lifetime. A s. private safe in our
big burglar and fire proof vault is perfect
security for your valuables. Omaha Safe
Deposit and Trust Co. Entrance 1914 Far
nam street
Tlstohsr Bound ovSr-Tom Fletcher &C
cused Of robblng the jeweiry store of Sc.
bastisn salerno, 1904 Howard street, or
Christmas eve. waived his preliminary
hearing in police court Thursday morning
and was bound over to the district cour
on 500 bonds
oolonist mates Effectivs-Colonist rates
TO all points OF the Pacific coast and the
northwest are announced as opening
March 10. The rates are applicable up &c
April 10, and make the fare S25 to the coas
from the Missouri river in place of tn,
usual so.
wants divorce Case Roopensd--Josepl
Pollard in a petition filed Thursday ask
that the divorce proceedings instituted b!
Estelle Pollard be reopened. She wa
granted a divorce some time ago by default
Mr.. Pollard alleges that his attorney ne
elected the case and that he desired t
make an appearance
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
GRAIN SHIPMENTS ARE ACTIVE
Record shows the Receipts 10 He
Somewhat Lower Than for
Last January.

Receipts and shipments on the local grain
market maintained a fair activity last
month Receipts OF wheat reached 1.152 900
bushels. and the shipments totaled 6s5 200
bushels Corn ran up to 1895, 200 bushels
and it's shipments amounted 10 /. 200. 900
bushels. Receipts Of oats totaled l.645, 500
bushels: the shipments we're 1.IOl. 900 bushels
Rye receipts reached the total OF $500
bushels and 1000 bushels were delivered.
Two hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six
hundred bushels Of barley were received
and $1,000 delivered. The grand total OF
grain receipts were 4.S6O.a0O bushels. The
shipments reached the grand total q sOS7.
900 bushels.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
SIX WEEKS OF COLD WEATHER
Such is the Verdict Of the Venerable
Grounding.
HE LIVES IN HANsCOM PARK
sun shines GIOriousiy when the Lit
tie Fellow Makes His Appear
ance Early Thurrday
MorninH.

Away back in the early hours OF Thurs
day morning when all the residence dis
trict OF Omaha was safe under the com
fys" and only the milkman was astir. a
stealthy approach from the regions Of
the underground was seen out in Hanscom
park. HIST Its Herr Groundhog, and he's
waiting for the verdict.
Still and silent he stood until the east
began to tighten up, when an anxious
slimmer came into his eyes and he be-
thought himself OF courage. 1T didn't
shine last year"
But suddenly, as the sun broke over the
hills OF Council Bluffs, the bright rays
came streaming one by one into the quiet
park. FOrecaster WEIGH was right-clear
and a trifle chilly.
No whimper was made by the little
Groundhog but slowly and hesitatingly he
retreated into the burrow and bethought
himself II his little sleeping place would
be warm.
six weeks more OF cold weather was
the verdict sent but the amount Of roots
and good things in Mr. Chopped Porker's
roost won't last that long and maybe he
will make an attempt later TO come out.
Forecaster Welsh firmly maintains that
neither he nor his department have any
thing In common with the grounding, but
that they are running an exact science
while the grounhog is merely taking a
chance from what he can CLEAN from one
little look into the condition OF the weather
on February 3
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
OFFICER is OPERATED
ON FOR OLD ACCIDENT
Had Rad Fau Eight Years Ago in
the hoard of Trade
Building.

officer S. T.. Brown of the Omaha police
department, suffering from the effects of
fall he received eight years ago was
operated on at the Omaha General hospital
Thursday morning. So far as known the
operation was successful
Eight years ago while searching the
fifth floor Of the Board OF Trade building
Brown walked into the open elevator shaft
and fell 10 the basement. landing upon the
top OF the elevator. That the fall did not
kin him was considered miraculous. He
was In a serious condition for some time
after the accident, but had since, been con-
sidered almost completely recovered from
any bad effects.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
49, Irrigated I.anaI..

Idaho's greatest irrigation enterprise "a
kuhn proiectl. In the celebrated Twin
PANS country. has representatives a. the
Merchants hotel. room s6 Omaha. BY
..e,,a them yol can secure literature and
ro,,able information from people who live
49,. can on or address Major Fred r..
red general assent OF all kuhn enter
prises IN Idaho. or GeOrge E. Schroeder. a
sormer well known resident Of Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
DUNHAM ASSISTANT TO WHITE
BECOMES First Assistant 20 Attorney
OF the Northwestern Lines
West of the Missouri,

d. II. Durham has been appointed first
assistant attorney Of the Northwestern
lines west OF the Missouri river 70 succeed
c. c. Wright, who has gone to Chicago
to become general solicitor OF the North
western system. Mr.. Durham has been a
resident OF Omaha since 1855. during which
time he has been connected with the
Northwestern road. Herman Aye of Blair.
who Is second assistant attorney 70 b. T.
White. attorney Of the load, will move TO
Omaha in a short time
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
Burglars Loot Two
Stores at One Haul
Get About Two Hundred Dollars
Worth of Clothing from the
Tailor Shop.

Burglars entered two stores on North
Eighteenth street Wednesday night and
secured a large quantity OF clothing and
an alarm clock. The thieves entered
through a bakery store occupied by Max
kelson Bros and then worked their way
into the tailoring shop of Oulrich Bros
at 6Osh North Eighteenth street, where
they secured two overcoats, an alarm clock
and seventeen other articles OF wearing ap-
parei, all of the value OF about 500.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
BODY OF WILLIAM MoRRlSSEY
BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL
Parents of the Dead Boy, who Was
killed by n Train, Live


The body OF William MorTissev the
Omaha boy who was killed by Rock Is
land train at Walcott, Ia, Monday morn
ing arrived IN Omaha Thursday morning.
Morrisseys body was found badly mangled
beside the track. How the accident oe-
CURED is more or less OF a mystery. He
lived at Davenport la, some six miles dis
tant. It is not thought that he fell from
the train.
The funeral win be held at the Holy
Family church al o'clock Friday morn
ing. Interment win be in Holy Sepulchre
oemeterS
lie was son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James j.
Morrissey OF 1871 lizard street.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03

speedy Relief from Kidney Trouble.
II had an acute attack OF Bright's dis
ease with inflammation Of the kidneys and
bladder, and Dizziness says Mrs. Cora
Thorp jackson, Mich. "A bottle Of
Foley's Kidney Remedy overcome the at
tack, reduced the Inflammation, took away
the pain and made the bladder action nor
NAL / wish everyone could know OF this
wonderful remedy" Sold by all druggists
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03

DO you know that fully nine out OF
svery ten cases OF rheumatism are sim
ply rhematism Of the muscles due TO cold
or damp. or chronic rheumatism. and re-
auire no thermal treauQent whateverg
Apply Chamberlain's Linimvnt freely and
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
al had been given
up to die by three
of our best doctors,

/ could not stand IL 20 be on my
feet and l was so swelled in the
abdomen could hardly breathe.
But thanks to DR.. Miles Heart
Remedy and Nervine l am able to
be about the streets, = walking adj
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am 10 years old.
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could make regarding the value Of
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are these words of Mr.. Cochran.
He speaks from experience, the
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pain in the left shoulder or arm,
faintinR and hungry spells, short
ness of breath, smothering spells,
Huttering or palpitation of the heart,
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DR.. Miles Heart Remedy
which for over twenty years has
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
REST An6 HEAlIH TO MOTHER AND CHM.

MAS. WINsLOw's SOOTHIEo SYRUF has been
used for over SIXTY WARS By MILLIONS OF
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TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS II
SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTEHS the GUNS,
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soluteiy harmless. Be sure and ask Tor " Mrs.
Wins.ow's Soothing syrup" and take no Other
kind. Twenty-Five cents > bottle.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
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Habtes StrmnEAed
by Group, coughs or colds are instantly re-
lieved and quickly cured with DR.. King s
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Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03

The Key to the situation-Bee Want Ads!
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-03
Marriage Licenses.

The Key 70 the situatiOn-Bee Want Ads
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-04-28
ENDANT ELLIS WINS
MOOTED LAND CASE
Tried Before Judge Miller Won
Defendant-D {. Dow Assists
/ Defense-AppeaI Probable.

4 decision in favor of the defend
Ihas just been rendered in one
be most important land cases
tried in Whitman county. The
was tried before Judge Miller
tuary 9Th, Judge Thos. Neill hay
been disqualified through his as
Ation in the case before he was
bed to the judgeship.
be title of the case was Mohney
Ellis, and involved the title of
acres of first-class wheat land
| Steptoe, valued at $4,000. The
was claimed by Mohney by pur-
be at mortgage foreclosure sale,
suit was instituted to eject de-
PANT from the property. The de-
le claimed that the purchase price
\ by Mohney, together with taxes
two years, interest, etc, had been
red Mohney on several Occasi ons,
first time within the year limit
eribed by law, but that the
lntiff had refused the money in
nv Instance.
'eSides seeking possession of the
q Mohney also brought suit to re-
fr the value of two years crops
zen had been raised by defendant
Pe the purchase at tax sale by
lhuH, the amount being estimated
$4,000.
ne case has been pending for two
rs and has attracted a great deal
plention in this county. The de-
pant was represented by Attorney
pager, of Colfax, while d. c. Dow
Pullman was appointed
frulan ad Item to represent the
r children. The land was pur-
fseu at mortgage foreclosure tan
L Oy Mohney for about $4,000 anC
OOtained a sheriff's deed to the
pperty' This amount, together
= taxes, interest, etc, for two
t's' approMmating a total OF
WV Is now in the hands of the
r'' 70 be turned over to the plain.
At any time he will accept it. II
pfoDability the case will be ap-
-'eu 10 the supreme court.