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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
THIRD DEATH RESULTS
FROM SENACA FIRE

ABERDEEN, S. D., May 5-Ellison ID.
Smith. aged q years. is dead at local
hospital as the result of injuries received
in a hotel fire at Seneca few days ago.
He is the third victim. A gasoline stove
exploded and caused the fire. Miss Cora
Kelly was instantly killed by the ex-
plosion and her mother died two hours
later from injuries she suffered in the fire.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
4. s. Track Meet is
Stopped by the Rain

On account Of the successful outeursts
on the part Of old Jupiter Pluvius. the
annual interclass track meet Of the Omaha
high school schedule for Saturday after
noon at the Creighton field, had to be
called off. much against the will of the
youthful athletes and large crowd of
students. who had assembled to watch
the afternoons card of events.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
Breaks Leg Wrestling;
Slow Discovering It

After having lost s. bet that he could
throw an opponent in wrestling con-
test. Charles widne, barber employed
at us North Sixteenth street, resumed
his barbering and had shaved half a
dozen customers before he discovered
that his right leg had been broken just
above the ankle.
An ambulance was called and he was
taken TO St Joseph's hospital.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
THREE WORLDS MARKS GO
IN INTERSCH0LkSTlC GAMES

PRINCETON, n. j., May S.-The six
tenth annual Princeton interscholastic
games here resulted in the lower
ing of three worlds interscholastic
records. ]. f. Meredith OF Mercersburg,
Pa. was the star Of the meet. breaking
two former worlds records. He lowered
the quarter-mile figures of O:5ols to o:4sls.
In the half-mile run Meredith reduced
the old record Of 1859 to 1:S5. wentz OF
Roselle High school lowered the two
mile record of l0:lo>s to 10:01H.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
Peru Gets TrOuncing
From TarkiO Team

TARKIO, No.. May 5.-Cspecisl Tele-
gram.)-Tarkio turned the tables on
Peru Normal and defeated it 6 to 3
Up to the eighth inning Tarkio had
gathered one run. while Peru secured
none. In the eighth TArkio by a batting
rally ran in five runs and Peru secured
one run. In the sixth they secured one
more.
Tarkio played an errorless game and
Pyers pitched wonderful ball. striking
out eleven men and allowing only three
hits.
Batteries: Tarkio. Pyers and Withrow;
Peru Normal, wicksham and Hindy.
Three-base hit: Gelvin. TarAdo. Two
base hits: Pyers. Gelvin, Kirk. Tarkio.
Base hits: Kirk. withrow, Wilken,
Tsrkio; Beck, Hindy. Baker. Peru.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
BuiIdinE Permits.

L. j. Adams. 1921 Burt. alterations and
repairs. 500: Ida l.. Leet. $50 Jones
frame dwelling. $500; Ida l.. Leet, III
South Thirty-sixth. $3.50: Emit Reuman,
Sll7 Leavenworth. fran dwelling. 1850:
Andrew Murphy a Son. loo Jackson. auto
garage and repair shop, 5000. L. Han.
sen, Thirty-fourth and Ames avenue,
frame dwelling. H,no, Byron Reed Co.,
2sSs Dodge. frame dwelling. 1850; Jennie
@. Nelson. s25 South Thirty-sixth street,
frame dwelling. R.50o.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
H0N0Rs GO TO SIMPSON IN
TRIANGULAR FIELD MEET

DIES MONIES. Ia. May A-simpson col
iezs Of IndiznoIs won the triangular field
and track meet participated in by High
land Park, Des Moines and Simpson COL
less here with 81 points. Highland Park
and Des Moines were tIed for second posi-
tioz with g points each.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
Count Cosnac Falls
to Death from Air

NICE. May 5.-Count Robillard Cosnae
was killed while making flight here to-
day. A stroag wind broke the wings of
his monoplane. which fell ooO feet
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06

Don't be surprised =; ,sI have an
attack Of rheumatism this spring. Just
rub the affected parts freely with Cham
beriains Eminent and il will soon dis
appear. Sold by all dealers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
Private wounded.

Colonel II. e. steever. commanding the
border guard. Is investigating the shoot
ing Of Private Baker. Company c. Twen-
ty-second infantry. this evening
Baker was brought to Fort Bliss from
his post six miles down the river with
wounds In his right hano and right leg
He said he was fired upon from the Mexi-
can side Of the river. rE
He declared that he returned the fire,
but did not know the result
According to Colonel steever. Baker
had been drinking. for which reason he
received the story with reserve. There
were no witnesses to the affair save
Baker.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06

JAuREz. Mexico, May SCOPES OF FL
Monitor. q morning paper of Chihuahua
received tonight. contain a statement
from Pssqual orozco. the rebel COM
mander-in-chief. stating that hh name
was being used without authorization In
a plan to establish provisional govern
ment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06

Mormons colonized at colonia Disz
seventy miles south Of Columbus, N
NJ. who are American citizens. we're at.
tackled by rebels this morning and re.
pulsed them. according to q telegram re-
ceived tonight by o. P. Brown. Mormon
business agent here.
The message was from Bishop Il. v.
Romney. head Of the colony. According
to the telegram, which did not enter into
details. the rebels looted the colony. The
colonlsts mobolized and drove the inyad-
ers out. killing one of them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-06
GOMEZ CALLED PRESIDENT
Mexican Lawyer Proclaimed Pro
visional Head Of Republic.
MORMON COLONY Is ATTACKED
Ing Been wounded by Bullets
from Across River Taken
with Reserve.

Ell PAso. Tex, May S-Emillo vasque,
Gomez, a Mexican lawyer, was ordained
provisional president Of Mexico today BY
proclamation of General Pascual orozco
now at the front with the rebel troops
threatening the federal bast at Torreon,
Juarez is now the provisional capital.
but this probably will be shifted to
Chihuahua.
The experimentation in all essentials
that Is what it amounts to-of the new
provisional president will. 1t is commonly
understood. interfere in no wise with the
Of the affairs Of the states
of northern Mexico by General orozcp
and by Gonxalo Enrile at Chihuahua.
The inauguration Of the new provisional
chief executive was accomplished with a
secrecy which forbade the sound OF
trumpets and oratory and was determined
upon, II Is said. chiefly for what effect
II might have upon the United States
The rebels hope that now they may sue
coed in having their belIigerency recog-
nized.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-12

of Lincoln's care and conSldera-'
ton of her; how he always hrr-
ried home when it Numbered be-
cause the storm terrified her and
that the moment he was nominal
ed for the presidency he hurried
to tell a little woman who would
like to hear the news"
True, she had hot temper.
An old Portuguese woman is still
living here who was once her ser
want. She sums up the fiery lit
woman in this way: Mrs. Lin
coin she take no sassy talk; if
you good to her she good to you.
You got a good friend"
Mrs. Lincoln was fond of dress.
Ladies remember yet the pretty
clothes she ordered before she
went to the white house and of
her rustling proudly into church
the last Sunday before they left,
gowned in IAN ashes of roses
bayadere stripe with bonnet to
match and black lace shawl"
When Springfield saw her
again it was long years after. She
was crushed, heartbroken wom-.
an who had seen her husband
shot down by an assassin's hand,
and had buried three of her beaut-
full boys.
She had come back to us, to
live out, her days in that house of
her sisters that had sheltered her
when Lincoln We'd for her hand.
In 1882 we laid her to rest.
-O-O-
In most fraternal societies they
have to give man an office to get
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-12


legs are long," she would reply.
That there had been some mys-
terry about Mary Todd's marriage
to Lincoln we gathered even as
children.
From the scraps of talk we
could picture the whole busy day
for Mary Todd and Lincoln gave
their relatives but a scant days
notice at the last. We even knew
that Lincoln called at the Epls-
copal minister's residence and
said: CDR. Dresser | have lit
tie job l want you to do for me
this evening"
We knew that Miss Todd's sis
ter had asked the neighbors' as
sistance to bake the cakes and
biscuits and hams for that night.
That Mary Todd wore sisters
white satin dress and spilled cot
fee down the ample widths. The
dress is still preserved among us.
We knew that Lincoln slipped on
the plump little hand ring en-
graved love is eternal"
Many stories have been circu-
lated about Lincoln's. unhappi
ness with his wife. These found
little credence among us. We
knew that she made him a COM
Portable home and that her heart
and soul we're in Lincoln'S sue
cess.
We know of her passionate af-
ton for their four boys. We
heard Lincoln's partners wife,
Mrs. Stuart, tell of her bitter
grief when one died. Mrs. Stuart
remembered Lincoln bending
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-12

In most fraternal societies they
have to give man an office to get
him to attend regularly.
A comic supplement always
seems rather tame to man who
has six children in his house.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08
STEEL BILL PASSES HOUSE
Measure Reducing Duties From 80
to so Per Cent. Adopted
21O to 100.

Washington.-By a vote of 21O to
100 the house passed the Underwood
bill revising downward the iron and
steel schedules of the Payne-AIdrich
tariff law.
The Underwood measure reduces
duties from 80 to so per cent.
Seventeen Republicans voted with
the Democrats for the bill. as follows:
Davis of Minnesota, Haughen of Iowa,
Helgeson of Minnesota, Jackson Of
Kansas, Kinkead of Nebraska, LAT
ferty of Oregon, La Toilette of Wash
ington, Lenroot of Wisconsin, Lind
bergh of Minnesota, Morse Of Wiscon-
sin, Murdoch Of Kansas, Nelson of
Wisconsin. Norris of Nebraska, War
burton Of Washington. Woods of Iowa,
Aiken Of New York and Stephens of
California. Rucker Of Colorado was
the only Democrat to vote against the
bill.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08
TROOPS RULE CITY
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED IN
LISBON TO CHECK STRIKES.
5000 Men Under Acknowledgements
Threaten to AnnihiIate Soldiers
in City With 10000 Bombs.

Lisbon, Portugal.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in the district of
Lisbon, constitutional guarantees
have been suspended, General Carval-
hal has been appointed military gov
ernor of the province and troops sur
round the city. This situation was
caused by the calling of a general
strike by the Federation of Labor.
Relnforcements are constantly ar
irving, but because of the presence Of
troops there have been but few dis
orders. Liberty to work is absolutely
guaranteed by the government.
There are 5000 troops under arms
in Lisbon, where the strikers declare
they have 10000 bombs with which
they will be able to annihilate the SOL
diers. Several bombs already have
been thrown with terrible effect.
But the situation became such that
it was deemed expedient to proclaim
martial law in the capital.
Strikers assembled in various quar-
tiers n bombs were thrown at
mounted republican guards in Rocio
Square, and in the suburb of Alcan-
tare troops were obliged to charge
the mobs with drawn sabers.
The government has now ascer-
tanned that the strike was fomented
by royalists, who supplied the strik-
ers in Evora with 100000.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08

difficult or impossible for me to serve
the public by undertaking a great
task, if the people as a whole seemed
definitely to come to the conclusion
that | ought to do the task"
These actual literal words are being
said by Theodore Roosevelt in letters.
in interviews, in statements to those
whom he deems sincere and honest
supporters or sincere and honest op-
%ponents." They are a part of a re-
markable definition of his exact per-
sonal position hat has been known to
his personal friends for some time.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08
ALL OVER NEBRASKA.
Does Your Farm Paw?

The Rural Life Commission wishes
reliable information concerning the
operation of Nebraska farms. VIII
you kindly answer the questions be-
low and return this paper to ". S.
Delano, Chairman Tax Section, 1894
Q ST., Lincoln?
What is the market value of your
farm based on the recent sales or
farms in your neighbOrhood? ........
What is the interest rate on farm
mortgages in your section ..........
What is the assessed value of your
farm?
What is the amount of your 1911
farm tax?
What is the market value OF the
personal property used to operate
your farm in 1912.
What is the assessed value of such
property?
What is the 1911 tax on such per-
sonal property?
What is the amount Of all sales
from your farm for 1911, and this
should include the inventory value Of
1911 products on hand January l,
1912, but should not include products
carried over from 1910. In the term
products" we include live stock as
well as grain?
What is the amount Of operating
expense for the veal 1911? And this
should include fair compensation for
yourself and all members of your
family who worked on the farm?....-
..........''..
Also cost of insurance and depre-
citation of buildings and tools?........
What is the interest rate in your
section on short time loans?..........
Should you be able to give figures
covering the operation of your farm
for the past five years please do SO on
q separate sheet. All of these replies
will be treated confidentially and will
be published only in totals or without
name of farmer and pOst0ffce adj
dress. We trust that you realize the
Importance of this inquiry and will
give it immediate and careful atten-
ton.
Nebraska Rural Life Commission,
W. S. Delano, Chairman Tax Section.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08
LETTER AS PERJURY PROOF
Note Ascribed to Canadian Says He
Made Hines "come Across"
After Exposure Threats.

Observation-Disclosures intended to
show that Charles MCGOWAN, a young
Canadian who testified in defense of
c. F. Wiehe before the Lorimer in
v~estigation committee Of the senate
last summer, perjured himself was Of
Tered before the committee by Will
liam ]. Burns, the detective who
gained fame in the Mcnamara case.
Repeated verbal clashes between
Mr.. Burns and Elbridge Hanecy, at
torney for Senator Lorimer, marked
the hearing.
The most important evidence pre-
sented by Mr.. Burns consisted Of a
letter written by MCGOWAN to A. c..
Bailey, n of the Burns operatives,
in which MCGOWAN said in reference
to his testimony:
Il made them come across at that;
not all l expected, though, and / had a
- of a time getting it, too. Had to
threaten him with all kinds of ex-
posure."
Further evidence will be presented
in the shape Of d~ictagraph records
of conversations between MCGOWAN
and Burns operatives.
According to a statement by Mr..
Burns on the stand. the d%ictagraph
records will include an admission by
MCGOWAN that he heard MI. Wiehe,
who is a brotherin-law of Edward
Hines, tell William Burgess of Duluth
that he contributed $4,000 toward a
100000 Lorimer slush fund.
McGowan's testimony last summer
consisted Of denials that Wiehe said
anything of the sort. Wiehe, Burgess
and MCGOWAN, according to Burgess,
were the only persons present during
the conversation, which took place in
the s~moking-room Of a sleeper on the
Winnipeg Flyer between st. Paul and
Virginia, Mimi, last March.
At times during Mr.. Burns testi-
mony it seemed altogether probable
that the detective might undertake
to attack Mr.. Hanecy.
Time after time Mr.. Burns made
singing replies to what he consida
cred insulting questions by Mr.. Han
.ecy. Mr.. Burns appeared ready to
mix it up with Mr.. Hanecy in a physi-
cal encounter at one time when he
told the members. of the committee
that if they didn't stop the attorney
from making insulting remarks he
would do it himself.
Bad feeling was displayed on all
sides. Mr.. Hanecy was constantly in
a wrangle either with Mr.. Burns or
with John j. Healy, attorney for the
committee.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08
THRONE GIVES UP
MANCHU RULERS SIGN EDiCT OF
ABDICATION AND ARE BE-
SIEGED IN PALACE.
PANIC REIGNS IN PEKING
Chinese Flock to Foreign Legations
in Fear of Massacre by Fanatical
Foes Who Threaten Royal Family
With Assassination.

Tientsin.-An a%bdication edict has
been signed by the Manchu rulers
who are besieged in their palace at
Peking and for the present have no
means of escape.
The troops of the Manchu garrison
have sworn vengeance on the en-
press dowager and the princes for
their act and have declared they will
shoot them on sight. Every precau-
ton Is being taken to guard against
treachery within the palace.
The abdication has precipitated cha
otto conditions here. The officials are
in a panic, the mayor has resigned
and fed with his family to the French
concession. Martial law has been
proclaimed in the native city.
The formal statement given by the
imperial foreign board after a confer
cabinet was to the effect that a peace
full solution of the situation had been
reached.
The edict grants the request Of Yuan
Shi Kai that the bestowal of a mar
qu1sate upon him, which the throne
has proposed, be deferred until after
peace has been restored.
This request of the premier is Ia
ken to indicate that he has transferred
his allegiance to the republicans, but
will remain in Picking to prevent a
Manchu outbreak.
The republican army is disregard
ing the extension of the armistice,
having resumed hostilities. Several
sk1rmishes have been fought In the
vicinity Of Kucheng, where the i'm
perial force of General Shang Hsun
was overwhelmingly defeated, and the
rebels have begun an advance on Su-
chow, in the Tientsin-Pukow rail
road.
Private dispatches describe the stu
alton in Peking as bordering on an up
Hundreds of Chinese are
focking to the foreign legations for
protection and the wealthy residents
are storing their treasures within the
foreign concessions.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08
TAFT OPENS CAMPAIGN
DEFENDS HIS ADMINISTRATION
IN CLEVELAND SPEECH.
Defies Opponents to Show Wherein
Republican Party Failed to
Keep 1908 Pledges.

Cleveland, O.-stand pat, was
he presidents advice to Repub-
licans in what appeared to his hear
ers to be the keynote speech" on
which his coming campaign will be
fought to a finish. He indicated his
Willingness to fight On the tariff is
sue alone. Addressing $50 northern
ONO Republicans grouped about the
tables at the Mckinley day banquet
given by the Tippecanoe club at the
chamber of commerce., President
made a stirring appeal to the
Republican party to stand by its guns
and rest confident that it has carried
out the pledges it made to the people
or the United States. He declared
that he faced the future with equa-
n1m1ty and in the belief that the judg-
ment of the country would prove him
right in his opinion.
The president defended the Payne
Aldr1ch tariff, while admitting its
shortcomings; he justified his vetoes
of the Democratic revision bills at
the extra session and he made a plea
for the continuance of the tariff board.
He also renewed his adherence to the
protective policy.
The president called attention to
he railroad bill, making the inter
state commerce law more effective
and creating the court of commerce.
he said it would be foolish and futile
to abolish this court because it has
reversed the interstate commerce
commission. He also commended the
safety appliance legislation of the last
congress.
AS for the enforcement of the anti
trust law the president said:
The laws have been enforced. The
interstate commerce law and the anti
trust law. Indictments have been
found and bills in equity have been
nled in cases that seemed to call for
governmental action, and they have
proceeded to judgment in due course,
n the judgments have been en-
forced"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08
THREE HURT WHILE HAZING
Students at Hiram College Attack Star
Football Player and Are Worsted
In Flight.

Hiram, O.-An attempted hazing of
R. L. Thomas of YOUNGSTOWN q
sophomore in Hiram college, re-
suited in Earl Cook of Youngstown
being badly cut and William Oldacre
and j. Haus being less seriously in
Jured. Thomas, who was a star foot
ball player and a member Of the bas-
ketbaH team, recently tore the III"
from his sweater, declaring he was
ashamed of his college and intended
to leave. A party of students found
Thomas in a restaurant. Thomas. Sec
ing they intended to attack him, turn
ed out the lights. In the fight which
followed, it is said, Thomas hair was
clipped and two students were in
jured.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08
NEW LEADS FOUND
LOS ANGELES PROSECUTOR PRE-
Diets STARTLING DEVELOP
MENTS IN MCNAMARA CASE.
WILL PRESS DARROW'S TRIAL
District Attorneys Assistants Are
Bent on Securing Chicago Lawyers
Conviction on Bribery Charge, But
Admit There Will Be Delay.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Although acting
with all celebrity, the prosecution in
the case of Clarence S. barrow, for
mer chief counsel of the McNamaras,
who is accused of jury bribery, does
not expect to bring the noted lawyer
to trial on the two indictments
against him for a long time.
Meanwhile the county grand jury
which reported the bills against OAR
row will continue to probe, and w.
Joseph Ford, the deputy district at
torney who conducted the bribery in
vestigation, declared that startling de-
velopments, wholly apart from OAR
row and concerning only the conspir-
acy phase Of the alleged national dy-
namiting operations of John J.. Nc
Namara and his "wrecking crew."
might be expected at any time.
While extending to barrow every
personal courtesy, the assistants of
District Attorney John F. Fredericks,
his victorious adversary In the famous
dynamite trial, are bent on procuring
his conviction. The charges that he
bribed Robert Balm, a sworn juror,
and George N. Lockwood, a venire-
man, will be pressed, although the &C
tual passing of the money, it is alleged,
was Entrusted to Detective Bert
Franklin, who is scheduled to be tried
on similar charges February 81.
Observation-Disclosures Morrison, sec
rotary of the American Federation of
Labor, and Henry T. Flather, cashier
of the Riggs National bank, which is
the depository for the federation's
funds and also for the Mcnamara
defense fund, have been s%ubpoenaed
to appear on February 1 before the
federal grand jury at Indianapolis,
which is Investigating dynamite plots.
Il will appreciate this opportunity
to show all our books and have the
~federation's accounts investigated by
the federal authorities" said Morrison
when he received the subpoena. 81
will leave for indianapolis at once"
Mr.. Morrison thinks that the grand
jury intends to inquire into the dis
position of the Mcnamara defense
fund.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1912-02-08
WOMAN Is KILLED. IN RIOT
Governor Foss Orders IL Companies
OF Infantry and Two Troops of
Cavalry to Lawrence.

Lawrence, Mass.-One woman shot
DEAD a policeman probably fatally
stabbed, scores Of alleged strike
breakers dragged from street cars 60
ing in the direction of the WOODEN
mills and beaten, several strikers bat
tered by policemen's clubs, trolley
lines tied up and several cars partial
ly wrecked, these are the net results
OF the worst day of rtoting since the
beginning of the strike of wooden mill
workers. Governor Foss, at the ap-
peal of Mayor Scanlon, ordered IL
companies of infantry and two troops
of cavalry to hasten here to reinforce
the five companies Of infantry now on
duty.