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SOFT FOR SENATORS.
In Future They Can Ride from the
CapftoI to Offices.

The subterranean monorail Senatoria
railway between the Senate offices anc
the Capitol has been completed.
The secret of the railway has beer
kept fairly well, because 1t has beer
published from time to time that tbs
underground coaches would carry only
one Senator. The fact Is. that the coach
Is an elaborate affair that can carry
twelve Senators. The carrying capacity
OF the car is measured in Senators
It is estimated that the average Sena
tor weighs as much as three pages, 81
that the page capacity of the S. NJ.
railroad is fixed at thirty-six pages. The
regular service will begin December L
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themselves have more TO say now on
such grave questions. The result Of that
war had to be. The English were fight
ing for an unrighteous cause, the Amer
leans for a righteous one
Sir George rather looks upon himself
as mascot. for wherever he has gone
he declared good weather went with him
On Monday he is to be the guest of hon.
or of the Pilgrims In New York City, on
which occasion he hopes to be able to pay
a tribute to the early backwoodsmen OF
the United States, to whom he declares
there should be erected a national mon
ument. He Is a great admirer Of the
works OF Fenimore Cooper. and declares
that in his youthful days he read every
one of his works. which The Herald can
readily believe, as he quoted the names
of the books.
Distinguished Guests Dined.
for Australia in London. and Lady Reid
were the guests OF honor at a dinner
given at the New Willard last night by
Director General John Barrett of the
Pan-American Union. At the conclusion
of the dinner Mr.. Barrett proposed the
health of Sir George and Lady Reid and
then called upon the high commissioner
TO say something about Australia and
its projected new capital Sir George
some interesting facts about the progress
of Australia and the plans for its new
capital, which he said would resemble
the city OF Washington in many par
ticulars. Sir George was Prime Minister
of Australia when the new capital of
that colony was determined upon and its
location selected.
Those invited to meet Sir George and
Lady Reid included Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson and Miss Wilson, Senator
Oliver. Commissioner and Mrs. Rudolph,
Mrs. John B. Henderson. Franklin X
Lane. of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and Mrs Lane: Capt James +.
Oyster. president of the Chamber of
Commerce. and Miss Oyster: John Hays
Hammond. Rudolph Kaufman and Miss
Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Bennett, F..
a. Walker Mr.. and Mrs John w. Hun
ter, Francisco J. Yanes, assistant direc-
tor of the Pan-American Union, and
Mrs Ianes. Charles D. Walcott, secre-
tary of Smithsonian Institution: Mr.
Low, and DR.. George Cooke Adams, of
Chicago.
Sir George and Lady Reid will leave
for New York tomorrow, and will sail
for England on Tuesday.
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DIED.

Enthusiastically on Wednesday, Oc-
tober = 1872, at his residence. Nc
Lean Va. the Rev. NELSON III.
MILLER. D. D., aged siXty-five years.
Hneral services at residence, Mclean,
.; ana at Congressional Cemetery
Chapei at p. m, Saturday, October
.. Cfttsburg. Philadelphia, and VIII
mington papers please copy)
Thursday. October ), 1912, at
paralysis. JOHN H. REISS, son Of
the late ]. Henry Reiss and Eliza
Reiss. in the sixty-fifth year of his
age. $3.50
1nterment private at Glenwood Gene
terry, Saturday. October 5. at D. m.
Kindly omit flowers
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DEATH RECORD.

WHITE
Arthur ". Webster, 81 years. National Capita
Brewery.
Maria F. Kintcr. 81. California Apartments.
Eugers KEENAN,. 70 George Washington Univ Hos
Arthur VI. Wallace IS. 80 Shannon PlAcs se.
John HcnhergCr IS, Government Hospital Insane
Irwin Sisson %. Emergency Hospital
Mary l.. OfItt. 5. Gcorgr Washington Univ. Hcspt
John Henry Ress, s. GARFIELD Hospital.
Jame1 W. Simmons. s.. l3s Potomac 81. NV.
Chauncey Dewey. = hour. 81 Seatnn Placs NV.
Richardson F. Robertson "a hours. 1851 " Cap. ST.
Mar Branson, few minutes. slI ID ST. se.
COLORED.
Emma L. Greene. 2 years. sll Del. Ave. sw.
james A. Harris g. 1854 St -.
Eleancra Shorter. e. SIS W ST ".
George Williams, 81. Government Hospital Insane.
Robert W Tyler S. 2lj R 81. nv.
Decorations for October Weddings.
Shaffer secures striking effects. 18th & /.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
q. s. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
WaSh.rc-an II z, DC. 4 Z

Washington ID. C.. Oct. 4. lel2-s y m
There viii be rain or snow Saturday in the North
west and the interior Of the extreme West with
falling temperatures. and during Saturday nisht
and Sunday the rains will extend eastward through
the Plains States. the central valleys. and the
CpPsr Lake region, reaching the Atlantic Coast
Sunday night Monday
II will be colder Saturday night and SUNDAY in
the Plains States and colder Sunday in the Urrer
Lake region and the central valleys excep, the
upper Ohio. In the East temperatures will rem in
comparatively high.
The winds along the New England coast will
Dc moderate. mostly southwest: the Middle
Atlantic coast moderate westerly browning van
able: On the South Atlantic coast moderate mostly
northeast: On the Gulf coast moderate cast to
southeast: on the lower Lakes moderate southeriy;
by Saturday night.
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BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE

WHITE
Albert Z. and Hannah VI. Dabbs boy.
". darcy and Margaret 4. Magec. girl.
Newton B. and Martha VI. Hummer. girl.
Mayberry @. and Hazel Hughes. girl.
George r. and Eta Davis, boy.
JameI J. and Man A. Breen. girl
Ira and Elizabeth p. Sheet. boy.
Walter b. and Anna L. Booze, boy.
Richard A. and Mary L. King, boy.
John c. and Lillian Ashton. boy.
Jules II. and Margaret de sibour, boy.
Charles and Mary Frost. boy.
COLORED.
Albert and Anna Lewis. girl
Joseph ". and lola Crowdy. boy.
William and Bertha Robinson, girl.
Allen and Laura Gsgctt. girl.
Zark and Luvenia Bedford. boy
Charles and Susie Galway. boy.
Charles and Jamie Jones. girl.
Charles and Addie Harrison. bog.
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Temperatures in Other Cities

Temperatures in other cities. together with thu
amount OF rainfall for the twentyfour hours ended
at .. N. yesterday, are as follows:
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Condition of Rivers.

HarpeB Ferry, W. Va, Oct. 4-shenandoah
slightly muddy and Potomac very cloudy this morn
ing.
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Tide Table.

tide s:5 a m ; s:to p. m
Tomorrow-High tide, 33s q. M; f:l6 n
Low tide. loa2 q. m; l.:s2 p. m.
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Local Tempcrarure.

Midnight. So; a. m. s.: a. m. IS; sa m,
s.; a IN. S. 10 a. m. 70; II noon, n: D M.
%; p. m. 81; n m. q; p m., IS; 10 p.
IN. GO. Highest. 81; lowest, 81.
Relative humidity-s a m. s.: D. m, IS: 3
p. m. 81.
Rainfall % p. m. TO p. MO Hours Of sun
shine. Ill. Per crnt Of possible sunshine 100
Temperature same date last year-HirheSt "a
lowest So.
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LYMAN TIFFANY DEAD.
Identified with Social
Life in Washington.

The news has reached Washington of
the death Of Lyman Tiffany yesterday al
his summer home. Fair View" IN
jamestown, r. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tiffany have been for
years prominently identified with the So
cial life of Washington and New York.
and their home in Connecticut Avenue
was the scene of many brilliant enter
tainments.
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Decorations for October Weddings.
Shaffer secures striking effects. 18th & I
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Give No Assurance.

Lincoln. - Presidential electors 81.
lected by the republicans of the state
at the April primaries are regarded as
a divided lot. although five Of the eight
chosen to make the race at the No.
vember election have not as yet given
definite assurance as to where they
stand in the Taft.Roosevelt contro.
versy. Three of the electoral candi-
dates. Wesley Wilcox of North Platte.
A. c. Kennedy of Omaha and Allen
Johnson Of Fremont. have indicated.
through statements. that they con-
slider Taft as the regular republican
presidential nominee and that they
will vote for him as such II they are
elected. The other five G. S. Flory. A.
r. Davis, A. V. Pease. w. ]. Broatch
and w. e. Thorpe, have not stated
their positions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
AEROPLANE RACES CALLED OFF
RAISE STARS AND STRIPES At
CLOSE OF POLE vAULrINo.
Shortage Of Funds Annuis Arrange.
ments Nebraska Presidential
Electors Q Divided lot-N. e.
A. Choose Salt Lake City.

Stockholm. The United States took
the lions share In the Olympic games
Thursday. The Stars and Stripes
were again raised on the flag poles at
the conclusion of the pole vaulting in
honor Of Harry s. Babcock, Columbia
university, New York; Mark s. Wright
Of Dartmouth, and Frank r. Nelson Of
Yale. The Columbia man beat the
holder Of the worlds record. but was
unable to reach the Olympic record.
Wright and Nelson we're tied for sec.
ond place and each will receive silver
medals. In the shot-putting contest,
with right and left hands. Ralph Rose
Athletic club. and Patrick J. McDon.
aid. Irish.American Athletic club. won
first and second. respectively.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Aero Races Declared or.

Chicago.-The American grand cir.
cult aeroplane race of $500 miles. ar.
ranged to circle the central part of
the United States. with Chicago the
start and finish Of the contest, was
called Off Thursday by the Aero Club
Of America OF New York, the national
club in charge Of the event A tele.
gram received from the national club
by the aero club Of Illinois. which has
an extensive program Of aviation
events planned for this autumn. OF
which the beginning and ending OF
the long race was to have been made
a part, explains that insufficient funds
were raised. Lincoln and Omaha were
included in the circuit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE IN SESSION
NATIONAL PROHIBITION coNvEN
rIoN At ATLANTIC CITY.
Progressive and Aggressive Campaign
Discuss Municipal Problems-
Nebraska Republicans Wait
Ing on Iowa.

Atlantic City. N. 1.-THE eleventh
national prohibition convention Is un.
der way here. but at three sessions
progressed little beyond the prelim.
inaries of organization. There were
developments enough to indicate a
strong undercurrent of insurgency"
In the party and to forecast a fight by
some Of the delegates for a more pro-
gressive and aggressive attitude in
the coming campaign. In the hope Of
overthrowing q part Of the existing
order Of things, 1t Is said a fight will
be made on the floor for the election
of a national chairman by the conven.
ton and not by the national commit.
tee. There likely will be a great many
changes in the personnel of the com.
mittee. A new name for the party 10
suggested.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Babies 20 be Redistributed.

Eaton, Col.-Nine times the problem
which established the wisdom Of Solo.
mon. the parentage Of an infant. will
confront the city marshal here. Nine
Russian mothers asked him to decide
whether their babies were their own,
The women beet field workers. left
the infants In the baby booth where
someone changed them. Amazing dis!
coveries followed their arrival home.
The rush for the city marshal followed
All the babies are to be redistributed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Vote for Prouresslues

Oklahoma City.-At a conference OF
prominent progressives here, presid.
ed over by Frank Frantz, former ter.
ritorial governor. 1t was decided to
call a state convention for July 25 in
oklahoma City Instead of naming n
state ticket II was the sense Of the
meeting that progressive republicans
will vote for the candidate which they
believe is the most progressive,
whether he be republican, democrat
socialist or Independent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
L0R|MER UNSEATED
SENATE HOLDS ELECTION IN.
BURLINGTON WRECK IN ILLINOIS
Nine Russian Mothers Have Babies
Chanoed-Missouri Progressives
Meet July 3o--Amateur Avia.
tor Meets Death.
WRECK IN ILLINOIS

Washington.--By vote OF So to 2S
the United States senate Saturday
took away from William Lorimer MS
sent as Junior senator of Illinois. His!
election was held to be invalid and
he declared to have been the recip'end
of votes obtained by corrupt methods
and practices" Lorimer has been q
member OF the senate since June 1St
1909. The first suggestion OF fraud
in connection with his election bel
came public In April. 1910. when
Charles A. White, a member OF the
Illinois legislature, swore that he had
received $1,000 az bribe for voting
for Lorimer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18

Chamberlain, s. D.-What Is prob.
ably the most unique religious gather.
Ing OF the summer was opened Wed.
nesday at the new town OF White
River, near the Rosebud reservation,
where several thousand Indians pro-
Tossing the Catholic religion assembled
for camp meeting. The Indians
have gathered from several states. the
reservations represented including the
Standing Rock, Cheyenne River. Rose.
bud, Lower Brule, Pine Ridge. Yank.
ton and Sisseton.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
League Loses First Round.

Omaha, Neb.-The anti-saloon league
lost the first round of its fight against
saloon keepers, whom they allege vio-
late the closing law, when a jury Of
six men Friday morning brought in a
verdict OF not guilty for Harvey Jacob
sen. The verdict was reached after
thirty minutes deliberation. On the
outcome of these trials. which are
under way, will depend whether forty
other saloon keepers will be tried or
not.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Arraianed Idle Students.

Chicago.-In a drastic arraignment
Of university life. described by the
higher education department of the
National Education association, Chan
cellor Samuel Avery. Of the Univer
sity Of Nebraska. declared that in
many cases students are extravagant
idlers. who. being able to afford It.
spend their winters In fashionable
universities which they regard as at
tractive winter resorts under the
guise OF institutions Of learning and
culture.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18

Oaxaca, Mex.-After being attacked
by band Of mountain Indians and de-
feating them. six hundred citizens Of
1axtian lined up forty-three prisoners
and shot them. The citizen soldiers
were escorting the prisoners here to
the state penitentiary when they were
attacked by the Indians. Seventy
Indians were killed and number OF
the escort party met like fate, but
one OF the prisoners escaped. To fore.
stall another attack the prisoners were
executed and the citizen soldiers re-
turned home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Discuss Various City Problems.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The national
municipal league in annual session
here. busied itself Wednesday with
discussion Of various city problems.
both in its regular and its parallel
meetings.
Municipal Finances and Taxation"
was the subject gone into from many
sides. addresses being made by A. c.
Pleydell Of New York, William r.
Hadley of Philadelphia, DR.. Jesse r.
Burke Of Philadelphia and others.
Robert s. Binkard. secretary Of the
New York City club spoke on Excess
Condemnation" and DR.. Ernest s.
Bradford Of Washington, d. c., dis
cussed Commission Government and
City Planning
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Poor SHOWING for Rural Schools.

Chicago by a demand
that congress be asked to appropriate
money to relieve what was termed
"the lowly. heart rending and tragic
condition OF the rural school OF the
country" the national educational as
sociation opened Its flfth annual con.
vention here Reports had been sub.
mitted that OF the 10000. 900 public
school pupils in the United States 49,.
100000 were being educated In rural
schools and that only one-third OF the
country boys and girls were making
q satisfactory showing.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Bill for Sabbath Observance.

Observation-Disclosures is set.
ting bad example to the country"
said Representative William Schlei
Howard Of Georgia. when he intro.
duced bill forbidding work on the
Sabbath In the District Of Columbia.
iir. Howard would close down every
industry save those of necessity and
charity on Sunday. His bill would
exempt newspapers. drug stores,
street car lines and public utilities.
he sald the government was one OF
the chief violators of the day of rest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Issues Call for conoress,

Salt Lake City.-The official call for
the twenty-third session of the trans.
Mississippi congress has been issued
by Secretary Becker. 1t Is to be held
here from August 27 to 80. The gov.
ernor from each state may appoint
twenty delegates. mayors of cities,
two for each 5000 population up to
ten and commercial organizations one
for each fifty members. with a maxi
mum of ten.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
State Firemen's Tournam ent.

Norfolk. Neb.-The state volunteer
firemens' tournament will be held at
Norfolk July % to 25. Over $3,5O0
worth Of prizes will be given away
and exciting contests have been ar.
ranged. Every fireman who will visit
the tournament will be we'll taken
care Of and accommodations have
been arranged to take care of every
visitor. Many bands are to furnish
abundant music. and one building has
been purchased to burn up.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Many Killed In Burlington Wreck.

Many NuVeo W ouVu"Sso" ''sS"'
Chicago.-Thirteen persons were
killed and fifteen to twenty were IN;
pured in o wreck on the Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy railroad at Western
Springs, a suburb Of Chicago. at $3.50
q. m. Sunday. Coming through q fog,
with supposedly clear track ahead,
train No. 8, q fast mail, ran at full
speed into the rear of train No. 2.
known as the Overland Express from
Denver, which was standing on the
track, telescoping two Of the Over
lands Pullman cars. The wrecked
train passed through Lincoln Satur-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The last
disastrous wreck on this road was
near Indianola, Neb.. where eighteen
lives were lost in a collision Of Nos.
9 and H. Six OF the victims Of that
wreck we're Lincoln residents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
PRoHierTioNISTs NOMINATE CHA
FIN AND WATKINS.
BRITISH PROTEST AGAINST IT
viii Leave Matter In Hands Of Con.
oress--Anti.Saloon League Lose
Fioht--Cannot Get on
Ballot.
President. ... EUGENE w. CHAFiN
Vice President. AARON s. WATKINS

Atlantic City, N. 1.-THE national
prohibition convention concluded its
labors here Friday with the nomina-
ton of the party standard bearers Of
four years ago--Eugene w. Chafn of
Arizona for president, and Aaron S.
Watkins of Ohio for vice president.
In each case the nomination was made
by acclamation after single ballot
had indicated the preference Of the
delegates.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Couldn't Wait for Warrant.

Kansas City. Mo.-While in the
prosecuting attorneys Office here to.
day seeking warrant for the arrest OF
]. w. Beck, Volney w. King. cashier
for local traction company. whipped
out pistol and shot four times, two
bullets taking effect in Beck's body.
the other two slightly wounding two
deputy prosecutors and narrowly mis-.
sing Judge Ralph 8. Latshaw Of the
criminal court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
SAlloW FACES
Often Caused by Tea and cof!so
Drinking.

How many persons realize that tea
and coffee so disturb digestion that
they produce muddy. yellow COM
plexion?
A ten days trial Of Postum has
proven q means, in thousands Of cases,
Of clearing up bad complexion.
A Washn. young lady tells her ex.
perience:
"All of us-father, mother. sister and
brother-had used tea and coffee for
many years until finally we all had
stomach troubles. more or less.
I'VE all were sallow and troubled
with pimples, bad breath. disagreeable
taste in the mouth. and all OF us simply
SO many bundles OF nerves.
I'VE didn't realize that tea and cof-
fee caused tho trouble until one day
we ran out of coffee and went to Dor.
row some from q neighbor. She gave
US some Postum and told US to try
that.
Although we started to make II,
we all felt sure that we would be sick
II we missed our strong coffee, but we
tried Postum and were surprised to
find 1t delicious.
I'VE read the statements on the pkg.
got moro and In month and q half
you wouldn't have known us. We all
were able to digest our food without
any trouble. each ones skin became
clear. tongues cleared of. and nerves
in fine condition. We never use any.
thing now but Postum. There Is moth.
ing like It," Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and 1t is ex.
planned in the little book. "The Road
| to Wellville," in pkgs.
| Ever read the above letterH A new
one appears from time TO time. They
, are genatne, true, and full OF human
interest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18

Winnipeg, Man-The Canadian in
dustrial exhibition, for which Winni-
peg and a large section OF western
Canada have been preparing for near.
ly year, was formally opened Wed.
nesday afternoon by his royal high.
ness the duke OF Connaught.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Can Get on Only by Petition.

Madison, Wis.-The Roosevelt party
cannot get on the general election bal
lot In Wisconsin as a regular ticket.
1t can get on the ballot under the
individual or non-partisan nomination
as provided by the statute. according
to recent opinion by the attorney
general. Under one section OF the
law. upon petition OF 1000 electors, the
party can have five words to explain
the principles It represents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18

Beatrice, Neb.-Typhoid fever has
again broke out at the institute for
the feeble minded youths and threat
ems to be as bad as the scourge which
visited the institution some time ago.
Four patients suffering from the dis.
ease have been placed In the Memo.
mite hospital. It was reported that
Bookkeeper Underwood is suffering
from the disease.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Fire at Pleasure Reaort.

Watertown, N. Y.-Thousand Island
park has been swept by a disastrous
fire which wiped out practically the
entire business section. the Colum.
bian hotel. the New York state educa-.
tional building and eighty.seven cot
tages. The loss, 1t is estimated. will
be approximately $500000. No lives
were lost. nor were there any serious
casualties. so far as could be learned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Wanted to Wipe Out Disgrace.

New York.-Admitting that he had
stolen upwardG Of $4,000 from his EN-.
ployers and spent 1t "trying to be q
good fellow" William NJ. Lawrence.
40, prominent member Of the I.aFay-
ette Avenue Presbyterian church in
Brooklyn, begged detectives who had
arrested him to let him have a re-
volver so that he could wipe out his
disgrace"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
cioudburst at Alton, M.

st. Louis. - Four persons were
drowned at Alton, ILL.,, Sunday morn
ing by a cloudburst which destroyed
two miles of streets, wrecked six
buildings and the gas plant of the
Alton Gas & Electric company with q
total property loss Of $250O00.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18

San Francisco,-Senator IaFollette
has taken his first step In fulfllment
Of his oft-repeated campaign pledges
and declares that he will keep his
presidential candidacy alive for the
next four years. no matter what be.
fell him this year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
The Heirloom.

A Pittsburg drummer In q small
town dropped into a place to get bite
to eat. The place looked familiar. but
he didn't know the proprietor.
Been running this place long?" in
Quired the drummer
mo: just inherited 1t from my
father" %,
"Ah. yes. knew him. I recognise
this old cheese sandwich ON the coun.
ter"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18

Lincoln, Neb,-Congressman George
W. Norris, insurgent leader In the
house and the nominee of Nebraska
republicans for promotion to the sen.
ate, has promulgated an appeal TO pro.
gressives to control the state platform
convention July 30, in Lincoln.