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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-15

and treasurer Amateur Athletic union,
bruised.
r. J. Donnelly, Nation, H., bruised.
Miss Margaret Bartholomew, Peoria ILL.,,
bruised.
Mrs. j. B. Bartholomew, same address,
chest and eye injured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
A Queer Freak.

Milreau, who was said to have been
connected with some Of the best fami-
lies in France and to have possessed
considerable means until ruined by the
Panama canal disaster, was one of the
best friends the beggars Of Paris ever
had, and to obtain funds for helping
them he became a systematic thief. He
used to frequent the fashionable streets
uuring the day and pick pockets, and
by night, dressed in ragged clothes, he
dispensed the spoils to the first beg
gars he met. For years he continued
the practice without being suspected,
and it was by pure chance that he
eventually did fall into the hands Of
the police. When his lodgings were
searched sufficiently empty purses YER
found to fill a large packing case, and
it was made clear that he had stolen
hundreds Of watches and scarfpins,
while he had l"en pinching and con-
triving to live IL respectable man on a
few francs a week saved from the ruin
Of his fortune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
The Man.

When l get home where l live at I
will remove my wife's new hat from
my desk and my daughters socks and
my wee baby's building blocks, three
spools Of thread, some tatting frames,
a box or two of cut out games, some
scissors and my wife's new waists, n
box of tacks and some tooth paste, a
cookbook and a sewing kit, some let
ters that my wife has writ, some apple
cores the kids put there. one or two
wads of handmade hair, a bottle Of
shoe polish, too, a hairbrush and a
baby shoe. some stockings that are
worth a darn, Il skein or two of darn
ing yarn, Il picture book or two Or
three. a picture babe has drawn for
a rubber ball. a piece of gum, some
picture postcards and a drum. I'll do
all that when l get home and then
write an immortal poem that will have
Swinburne double c~rossed-if all my
pencils are not lost.-Houston Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
1ncapacitatOd.

1.-THE fussy individual who always
has q run in with the waiter never
fares any better than the rest Of us
who are satisfied to otake things as
they come" said the homeless bach.
elor. II took breakfast with me of
these fussers the other morning In a
little cafe uptown that was new to
both VI us.
can he wanted was a cup Of coffee
and a couple Of boiled eggs. But you
might have thought the universe de-
pended upon those eggs. After having
given the waiter minute instructions
as to their preparation, he sat with his
watch in his hands.
"Finally the eggs came, and there
was n lot more powwow. AS he crack
ed the shell of one he turned to the
waiter and said, Are you sure these
eggs are positively fresh?'
"And the waiter, who had watery
eyes and a very red nose, replied with
all seriousness: 4 really can't say, sir.
I have a frightful cold in my head"
New York Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
Wrecks and Cats and DOGS.

There is an odd provision in the
English law OH wrecks. 1t used to
be that wrecks, like pretty nearly ev-
erything else, belonged to the king.
Sometimes, if a vessel were only part
ly wrecked and it could be raised, an
owner was averse to surrendering it,
but it vas generally seized for the king
in accordance with the law until the
question came up as to just what was
Il wreck. 1t was generally admitted
that when all hands were lost that
was a wreck, but as they wanted to
get as narrow a definition as they
could they got parliament to establish
a law that in future nothing shall
be considered Il wreck out of which a
cat or a dog escapes alive, and from
that time until the present day no
vessel coasts about England without
carrying a cat or dog.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
EARLY AGREEMENT
IS LOOKED FOR
Settlement Of Wage Demand Of
Railway Traio1;sn.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-At conferences
between representatives of the Broth
erhooG of Railway Trainmen and Of
the Order of Railway Conductors and
a committee of railroad managers the
Western railroads hope to settle the
remaining wage controversy on their
lines.
The amicable settlement reached on
Saturday with the Brotherhood of To-
connective Engineers, through Labor
Commissioner Charles p. Neill as me
diator, it is believed will pave the way
for a similar adjustment with the 49,
900 trainmen, conductors and brake
men employed on the same roads.
Negotiations with the committee
representing these two organizations
have been in progress for over a
month.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
Canvas Currency.

Banknotes appear in much the same
form throughout the world and have
always done so except in China, where
the earliest note was made Of canvas.
some six centuries before the Christian
era. 1t was more like a tablecloth
than a banknote, its length being
about two meters, or six feet six inch
convenient when large sums were con-
cerned, so later the note was printed
on parchment, and all other forms of
money were suppressed. One emperor
issued notes representing more than
three Thousand millions. But the mon
ey was lever popular, and gradually
the notes we're retired. ,.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
CONGRESSIONAL DolNGs.

The report of the senate committee
on privileges and elections in the Lor.
inner case was presented to the senate
by Senator Burrows. The report con
pletely exonerates the senator on the
charge of having obtained his seat by
bribery and discredits the testimony
of the members of the Illinois legisla-
ture who confessed to accepting brides.
The committee adds that even If four
legislators accepted brides their votes
were not required to elect Lorimer.
The Ballinger-Pinchot case will be
aired in the house when congress re-
assemblies after the holidays If Repre-
sentative Hitchcock of Nebraska has
his way about it. Mr.. Hitchcock in
troduced a resolution proposing a spe-
cial rule for the consideration Of the
three reports on the case made by the
Nelson committee on inquiry.
Such unexpected strength has been
developed by advocates Of a. consti.
,tutional amendment providing for the
election Of United States senator's by
direct vote; of the people that 1t IL now
believed that only a flibuster can pre-
vent the passage by the senate Of the
resolution for the amendment ut this
session of congress.
At Q special meeting of the senate
committee on judiciary 1t was agreed
unanimously to report favorably the
nomination Of Martin "A. Knapp -
Judge Of the commerce court and his
appointment was later confirmed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
A Christmas
Stocking.
It Brought an Unexpected
MESSAGE of Good Cheer !.
By LUCY K. WYNKOOP
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

"De chil'en is gittin' big enough to
understand about Christmas now, and
I reckon we, better git some toys TO-
'em. Tommy is five yeas old, and
Pinkey is nearly fou'. De gentleman
what visit de house las month glib me
some money TO- takin' keer oh his
horse, and we kin spend it 70, a fust
class Christmas"
"And de lady what was wild him glib
me money TO- washin' some lace
clothes. We kin hab a fine Christmas
this yea. Missy Alice done tole me
she goin' glib us a turkey"
This conversation occurred between
Ben and his wife, Sue, a young couple
who were slaves Oh a plantation in
Virginia. The time was a week be-
fore Christmas, and preparations were
being made both by the whites and by
the colored people to celebrate the
day. From that moment Ben and Sue
spent all the time they were allowed
for themselves planning to give their
children the first Christmas they had
ever known or ut least could appreci-
ate. The last Christmas little Tom
was ill, and his father and mother
were hourly expecting him to be taken
away from them by death. That he
had been spared to them and was now
in good health added zest to their
preparations to make the coming cele-
bration the Christmas Of their lives.
Ben secured a rocking horse for Tom
my and struggled it into the cabin
when the children were asleep. Sue
bought a doll with a fine china head
for Pinkey and made the clothes for
it herself. Besides the gift Of the tur-
key, lady living on a neighboring
plantation gave them a whole mince
pie for their Christmas dinner. A few
little things might be expected from
the church.
Every night when Ben came home
from work Tommy would run out to
meet him, and the father would take
his child up in his arms and say:
"Christmas comm, honey"
"Wha's kismas?" the boy would ask
with shining eyes, knowing that it was
something enjoyable. but ignorant of
its nature.
christmas is de day de blessed Lord
VAS bon. Fust yo' wake up in de
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
GRAND JURY IS SUMMONED
Court Wants Lynchins Of Prisoner In.
Nestiqated.

Hot Springs, Ark, Dec. 28.-That
the lynching of Arthur Chittwood, a
white prisoner, while handcuffed in
the custody Of a deputy sheriff will
not go unavenged if his slayers can
be identified was assured when Cir
cult Judge Evans announced a special
grand jury will be summoned imme-
diately after an inquest.
Chittwood was awaiting removal to
Benton, Ark, for trial on a charge Of
numbering Sheriff Jake Houpt. He was
shot to death near the county Jail as
a deputy attempted to spirit him away
from a mob
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06

mawhin' and holler Merry Christmas,
pop! Merry Christmas, nom! Merry
Christmas, Pinkey!' and we all holler
Merry Christmas!' to you. Den we go
to de stockin's hangin' to de chimbley
and see what Santa Clause brung TO-
de chil'en. And we take 'em out and
glib yo' you's and Pinkey hers. Den
we hab a fine dinner OBJ turkey and
stufin' in it end mince pie, and yo'
chil'en play wild yo' toys all day. Won't
dat be fne|
And the boy would share his graft
fication by Tightening his arms about
his fathers neck and covering his face
with kisses.
The preparations went on and the
anticipations continued to rise till the
day before Christmas. Then Ben sur
prised Sue by coming to the cabin IN
hour earlier than usual, and the mo-
nent she looked ut him she knew that
something terrible had happened. His
fac had taken on that sickly hue
which in the colored race corresponds
to pallor in the whites. He came in
and threw himself face down on the
bed.
"Oh. Ben," cried his wife, "what is
it?"
There was no reply.
.'Tell me, Ben! Do tell me what's
de matter"
"Tommy's Sold"
The mother dropped as IL she had
been shot. Ben had been told the
news by his master and sent home to
break It to the wife. and mother. Colo.
mel Torrance. the planter, had for some
time intended to get rid of some OF
the children he owned. He had no
idea Of doing SO at this Christmas sea-
sGn. hut a trader had come along, had
made an offer Of $500 for Tommy, and
Ms master had concluded to accept It.
The southern gentleman planter was
usually a kind man. whose slaves! were
fond Of him. But n slave was n chat.
tel representing n ccr.a!a sum Of mon
ey, and n thrifty owne would natu-
rally make the. most Of his capital.
Colonel Thomas was n Of this class.
He disiked to separate f"nliiies, bnt
under the system Of Saver; + Mt times
became 10 his interest to do ~: And
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
PROBABLY AFTER OIL KING
Supposed Demented Man Exchanges
Shots With Rockefeller Keeper.

Cleveland, Dec. 2S.-An armed man,
supposed to be crazy and seeking the
life of John d. Rockefeller at his sum-
mer estate, Forest Hill, exchanged
shots with Bert Knapp, the keeper,
and Marshal Stamberger of East
Cleveland. The stranger. after empty
ing his revolver, fled through the
grounds and escaped. The marshal
and his police quit a %protracted search
for him, convinced that he had left
the neighborhood.
II believe the man was demented,"
said Stamberger. "He probably
thought Mr.. Rockefeller was home
and was bent on attacking him."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
Puoilist Dies in Cell.

Bangor, Me-, Dec. 2S.-City Physi
clan Burgess turned in a Sudden
death, no autopsy" death certificate
on Mike DAILY, former lightweight pugi.
list, who was found dead in his cell
in the police station here. DAILY has
seen some long fights, among them one
going thirty.one rounds in New Or
leans when he was knocked out by
Austin Gibbons.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
Chariot. cushman'. Warning.

Charlotte Cushnnan's Warning.
One icy night Charlotte Cushman and
Lawrence Barrett came out of the the
alter together. The steps were danger
ously slippery, and it was with difficult
ty that they kept their feet at all. As
they totteringly descended the great
actress said to her companion quite in
her Lady Macbeth manner: "Takc q
good grip on my ARM. Lawrence, and
If 1 slip hold on like grim death. But
If you slip in the name Of heaven let
gO!'
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
interstate Commerce Commission ..
swamped With investigations. :.

Washington, Dec. 2s.-By reason of
the inability. of the interstate com.
merce commission to hear all of the
cases that have been filed with it dur
ing the last few months the necessity
has arisen for the further suspension
of certain freight rates filed by the
railroads. In every instance the tariffs
suspended made an advance in rates.
During the next few days many sus.
pended orders which were made effec.
tive on Jan 5 will have to be extend
ed, because of the physical inability
of the commission to determine them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
shoots wife and. ~.4|inseIf.

Pittsburg, Dec. 28.-In the presence
of his mother, 100 years old, James
Mitchell, aged sixty, a railroad engi.
neer, shot and fatally wounded his
wife and fired two bullets into his.
own head. His mother endeavored to
prevent the tragedy. Mitchell and his
wife. were taken to hospitals.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
Bad Manners.

Bad Manners.
The two women stopped in front Of a
dentists showcase.
"There, mamma" said the younger
woman. pointing. II want a set Just
like that"
Hush. my chfld!' commanded her
mother. Don't you know that it's vul-
gar to pick your teeth in the street,"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
4 BRIGHT Youth.

She (archly)-Whom should you call
the prettiesr girl in the room2 He
Cooking about him)-H'm! Well. to
tell the truth, there isn't a pretty girl
in the place.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06

Some will always be above others.
Destroy the inequality Of today and It
Will appear again tomorrow Emerson.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
EXTENDS RATE SUSPENSION

a moi
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-03-10

china asl es que es mny diflcil aceptar
la condicion que pide Holanda.
Finalmente sc estudio la siguiente pro
poslcl0n: China acepta 10 propuesto por
Ho1anda pero con esta restriction que,
81 los chinos naturalizados abandonan las
posesiones holandesas, volveran q recu
perar la nacionalidad china.
FL ministro h0landes y el representa-
tie de China empleaban los mismos argu
mentos Ell primero decia: "Quisiera
aceptar, porque comprendo que la res
triccl6n no es importante, pero ique di
ria ell parlaanento holandesg Ciertam en-
te, no guerra aceptar que los natural
zados puedan recuperar tipso facto" la
nacIOnalidad china A este respondia
Ell chino Lou-Tsing Chang: "Quisiera
aceptar la ley holandesa, en- cambio de
los c6nsnles, porque 10 esencial para
mi es que mis- compatriotas sean prote
gidos. Pero, Sque dirla la Asamblea 11a
cional china? Atacaria al gobierno de
Su Magsetad Ell emperador cien veces
mas fuerte que no 10 har1a el parlamen
to holandes contra S. NJ. la reina. Y ell
gobierno chino sc expondrfa 4 yer & los
chin0s establecerse en- China como sub
sditos hoandeses y escapar de esa ma
nera sl jurisdiction
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-03-10

Ell gobierno holandes ha entablado
una serie de negociaciones con China a
prop0sito de dos sujetos chinos que ira
,babajan en- Jas colonias holandesas.
China .partieip6 Holanda que desea
ba nombrar c6usules para proteger a sus
s1bditos. Uolaalda respondi6 que reco
nocerfa s los consoles con una condicion
Y es que China apaaleba la ley holandesa
que dice que los hijos de chinos nacidos
en- las colnnias holandesas seran conside
radios cono s1bdatos .coloniales.
La China respondio que antes que la
ley holandesa fuese aprobada, ellos ha
blan promuigado otra ley en- la que en
ire otros arficu1ds relatives a la naturah
zacion. hay uno cue dice que: todos los
ni1os de padre chino, nacidos en- 81 ex
tranier. conservatism la nacionalidad
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-03-10

Las negociaciones han continuadO y
la situaci6n actual es la siguiente: el go
bierno chino declara aceptar la transac
ci6n: nombramiento de c0ns,lles, natura
lizaci6n de los hijos de chinos y perdida
de la cualidad de indigena- -holandes 81
abandonan las colonies. Ell gobierno no
landes no acepta va esta soluci6n y vuel
We q su primera idea: nombramiento de
consules en- cambio de la naturalization
forzosa de los hijos de chinos. IL
Los emigradVs q. Sc encUentan en- las
Indias holandesa han enviado al gobier
no chino una memoria en- La que expll
can 10 que ocurrirfa 81 China acepta las
proposiciones que le hace Holanda. En-
tre otras cosas> >aconsejan al gobierno del
celeste lmperdo "a. no acepte, pues los
holandeses no les concederan la nacio
na1idad hobandesa, sin6 la cualidad de
indigenas parecida 4 la de las tribus sal
vajes. En- case de perder la Macdonald
dad china, per0eran toda nacionalidad
confesable.
ST Holanda no acepta las proposicio
mes, China esperara una epoca mas fa
vorable para solucionar la question de
los c6nsules. La situaci6n que sc man
tiene as1 desde hace muchos ailos, sera
la misma hasta que Dios olga.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-03-10
En- Ia, is]a BiIJitOr

En- la isla Billion
(colonia lhalandesa) los chinos que
trabaJan en- las minas y cuyo nu
nero asciende a IA, 500, Sc han subleva
do y la policia no ~ha podido restablecer
ell orden. Ell vapor Java ha salido de Ba
tavia con tropas de infanteria colonial.
Billion es conOcida por sus minas de
estalo que producer La c1arta parte de
la production mundial s sea el equiva
lente Ell estaiio de 15.50O.O0O forines.
En- HoEanda Sc cree que la agitaci6n
que reina entire los chinos que habitan
las midas holandes;ls, es provocada por
una organization secreta llamada "Aso
- los tres dedOS -
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-03-10

Ell individuo Roelf Sigrist que deterio
r6 en- ell Rijksmuscum ell famoso clladro
de Rembrandt "La Ronda de la Noche -
debla de comparecer ante el tribunal pc
70 no Sc present6. Ell principal testigo,
el director del museo del Estado declare
que Sc ha restaurado ell cuadro 10 mejor
possible pero que apesar de clio existe
una deterioration real Ell tribunal ha
condenado 4 Sigrist q dos anos de car
eel por no haberse presentado a La vista
del proceso.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-03-10
Tribunal Sup'enOde dePto. Rico
SeNaIam5entos de ape,acaomes en- pleitos
csUiles
Co. termim0 de seseosaes del dif0
1 9 1 /.
MARIO

Viernes 1O.-Sucesi5n de Tomasa Mo-
rales CON Cecilia Adelaide Kieckofer y
otro Liquidation de herencia-
Mhrtes a. Succession de Tomasa Mo-
rales con Cecilia Adelaide ,Kieckofer y
otros. Impugnaci6n de eostas en- easo
de liquidation de hereneia y otros extre-
mos.
Microbes 15.-The American Rail
road Co. of Porto Rico con Juan Ortiz
Perichi. Expropiaci6n forzosa.
Jueves 16.-Rafael Burgos con An
dres Baez. Cobro de dinero.
Viernes II. Congregation de las Sier
vas de Maria con D. w Day. Reivindi-
caci6n de fnca r1stica 8 solar.
Martes 21.-Juan f.. Was Ochoteco
con SUCCESSION de Isabel Perez. Cobro de
dinero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-03-10
Buscando una Casa "

@Una de las primeras preguntas que sc hace Il
lnqulllno moderno referente a una casa que desez
tomar, es 81 tiene no electricidad
ST la es vieja, la electricidad Ia ayudara
murho q hacerla moderna
Siendo nueva 6 vieja, Ia electricidad ay,r-
dara muchisimo dsminur el trabajo en- In
casa
Porto Rico Power and liaht Co.
General Offices, Marina. San Juan.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-14
United States is
Getting a Better
Class of Immigrants
DR.. Steiner Says that There is a
Marked Improvement in the
Grade Each Year.

"One of the great difficulties with which
we are confronted I'm seeking a solution
OF the immigration problem is that the
United States government and the people
OF the United States haven't realized that
the problem is absolutely in their own
hands" asserted DR.. Edward A. Steiner Of
GrinneA college. Grinnell, Ia, who is in
the city TO address the Omaha summer
school and conference at the University of
Omaha
DIR. Steiner. who is one of the best
known of the country's sociologists, has
just returned from one OF his many trips
abroad, having spent March. April, May
and June in the ports of Europe studying
the care OF the immigrants at the ports
and aboard ship. He is very optimistic
as TO the future OF the immigrant II only
the American people viii do their share.
The foreign governments are each year
becoming more careful as to those whom
they allow to start for America" said DR.
Steiner. Austria now requires the pros
pective emigrant to pass through four OK
aminations, and Germany last year re-
jected 5000 who sought to come over The
objects which these countries have are
purely selfish-aI objects are selfish-but
the influence of the restrictions is begin
ming to be felt here.
Here Ia a fact want you to print" he
continued. ION my recent trip made the
discovery that only per cent of the i'm
migrants who come into the United States
are over % years of age, and that only 2ih
per cent are below IA years, You see we
are getting them in the very best part Of
their life and we must take care of them"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-14
Dixie Flyer Wrecked
Near Duquoin, Ill.
Three Pullman Cars Leave Rails and
One is 0verturned-Twenty
Persons Badly Bruised.

81 LOUIS July 12-Three sIeepIne cars
OF the Illinois Central Dixie Flyer. due 10
arrive here at 7:2O a. m, today left the
track near Duquoin. Ill.,. this morning
ana one OF them, carrying passengers from
Jacksonville. Fla; Nashville and chatta-
noosa' Tenn, was overturned
Twenty persons were asIeep In tb..r
berths in the overturned car and most Of
them we're bruised. while a few were se-
verely injured. They were brought to a.
Louis in the coaches which had not been
derailed.
A broken rail is said to nave caused the
accident
W. A. Whitoomb OF Bloomington, III.
one OF the passengers in the overturned
sleeper. said that he was awakened bv
feeling the car sway and fall
Il Just had time TO drag myself from
the window" he said. when We struck
the ground. and felt the car slide down
the embankmsnt- But saw a number Of
persons. including some women. were quite
badly hurt"
The passengers in two other PuIlmans
which were dsraiied but not overturned
were not injured.