Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 1, 1903, Page 1

| < ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 - OMAHA Bt SUNDAY . xa"@ v 2 % i y PAGES 1 TO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1903—THIRTY-SIX PAGES, SINGLE TITLE IN A LAUNDRY Oouatess Who Was Once Weelthy Now Washes for a Living. BANK FAILURE SWALLOWS UP FORTUNE Friends of Other Days with One Exoeption Desett Her While in Need. HEIRS BLOCK CARRYING OUT BEQUEST Former Position Proves s Detriment te Her in Her Busines — WILL NOT WORK WITH GRANDE DAME Able to Make Four Dollars Per Week Until Her Identity is Discove ered and Then Her Tro » Multiply. (Copyright, 1988, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Oct. 81.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Paris pos- #esses n blanchisseuse, or washerwoman, who 18 & countess and the god-daughter of no less a person than the late Duc a'Au- male, who was also god-father and uncle to the late Prince Henrl d'Orleans. Par sraphs have appearcd in the press to this effect without locating or naming the coun- ess, but the World correspondent found her before an ironing board at 11 Rue le Cluse, a narrow street «n the poor quarter of Montmartre, near the Place Clichy. Her laundry comprised a room possibly six yards square, with appurtenances pitiably inadequate. The countess, a refined and dignified lit- Ue woman, wore a dark apron and black lace cap. She wore glasses and sufferip was written upon without obliterating the nobility of, her features. When the corre- spondent offered the noble washerwoman his card, simultaneously explaining his mission, she said N “No, No. I can't be interviewed. It's impossible. My two assistants have al- ready left me on learning my identity. They are of the people, and sald mockingly, ‘We cannot think of working beside such a grande dame.’ Then the landlord came and I was forced to borrow $2 to pay the balance of a month's rent,” said thé poor countess, tears rising in her eyes. She was assured taat the World wanted her story for America only. The countess invited the correspondent to take the solitary chair. “Not while you stand, countess,” replied the correspondent. “Don't treut me as the countess,” she answered. “I am only a poor washer- woman and a very miserable one.” As a compromise both stood. “I am the Countess de Francqueville, daughter of a general of brigade in the French army in Africa,” she said. “Father, was promoted from colonel by Napoleon 111 and on several occasions saved the life of the Duc d'Aumale. From gratitude the duc became my godfather. I was born at sea oft Algiers, my mother dying at my birth. My husband, the Count de Franc- queville, was my cousin and our names were the same before our marriage. My " husband committed. sulcide twenty years 8RO after losing a large sum at cards. Fortune Goes with Bank. “Onee T had $40,000 income from property loft by my father, but I lost my fortune In the Roussel & Myer banking fallure. Mr. Myer committed suicide after the fallure. When the duc lived he made liberal provision for ,me personally, but in his will, Instead of leaving me a modest pension, he left me a sum involving mil- llons. His relatives refused payment, and { lack funds to fight in the courts. I have tried many things in my struggie for lite, even sewing rabbit skins. Then I fecided to try a laundry, getting this little place on credit. But now the story is out, { am’ undone, deserted by my assistants and my credit gone. Before this I could make nearly $4 weekly after paying my two women, but, worst of all, the duc same is dragged into my miserable store. Turning to hide fer 'tears, the poor, soble woman pretended to occupy herself with her work. Gaining composure the “jountess explained that the Duc de Thartres, brother of D'Aumale, the Duc de Nemours and the other ducal nephews, in- sluding the Duc d'Orleans, Orleanist pre- tender to the crown, are still such a power n France that no leading lawyer would Jare to undertake to fight her case hon- “If 1 ever push my claim, I shall leave france and go to England during the wial. I am fearful of what might befall ne. In this same quarter llves an oid tervant of the duc, to whom he left a jension of 6,000 francs yearly, The heirs wven refused to pay this. His wite died M chagrin and he is now a conclerge.” The countess Is apparently 4 years old. fhe Due d'Aumale left the Chantilly es- ate, valued at many millions, to the atate, \ large sum to his brother, the Duc lo Chartres, and provided for his nephews, eaving the bulk to the Duc de Orleans. WARM PLACE FOR DRUNKARDS ot Temperance in Russian City Hit Upon a New Plan. ght, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) KIEFF, Russia, . Oot 3L—(New - York Norld Cablegram — Special Telegram.) — friends of temperance here have hit upon a ovelty~warm, comfortably equipped hails In hiree different quarters of the town for per- ons found Intoxicated in the streets. {The wlice have orders to carry such persons © these halls and not to the stations. Sach hall is divided into two sections, one ‘or men the other for women. They are nder the control of a doctor, who sees hat the “gucsts’” are properly attended to intil they become sober, when they are [berated. ‘These halls are open to the miblic ‘at all hours, the theory being that wobody but a confirmed drunkard will risk wing seen by his townsmen in a state of ntoxication lylng in a public hall. The ills have been In use a month and have helered ‘20 intoxicated persons. The erage time required for becoming sober rus ten hours. 31G PHOTOGRAPH ON SHOW Largest Oue In the World, Printed from Six Plates, Displayed in Berl ‘s Copyiight, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Oct. 3L—(New York World ‘ablegram—Special Telegram.)—The largest hotograph in the world, thirty-nine feet % four feet teu inches, is now on view ' fiere. It represents a panorama of the " tay of Naples und was on six plates, but s been printed so cleverly that the . Darpest eye canuot detect the joinings, SERAO LEADS A BUSY LIFE Writes Much, Has Time for Travel Social Dutfes and Cares for Family, (Copyright, 103, by Press Publishing Co.) NAPLES, Oct. 31.—(New 'York World Ca- blegram — Special Telegram.)— Mathilde . the best known Itallan woman nov- accomplishes in her tireless career what might comfortably fill the lives of several work<rs. With poverty as her Ini- tial portion, she has lterally won her way to the 1op of the ladder, and has wealth, fame and unnumbered friends. The daugh- ter of ar exile of the anclent Bourbon gov- ernment of the two Bicilles, she began her carcer as a telegrapher at Rome, and worked her way up. She recounts her humble beginning with pride. She is one of the chief contributors to an important daily newspaper in Naples, the Mattino. Every day her plquant chronicle, written for women, appears over the pseudonym of “Masconi” (mosquitoes). . 8he has her own review besides, the Set- timana, which s under her supervision, both In & financlal and editorial way. Moreover, she leads a busy social life, en- tertaining and visiting extensively, and is interested tn many charities. She has her own yacht, the Tartarin, which she sails frequently, and puts at the service of such French visitors to Naples as. Anatole France, Paul Bourget and M. and Mme. Paul Daschanel. She is a great traveler, going to Rome, where the dowager queen recelves her; to Florence, where her firm friend; Fleanore Duse, welcomes her; to Venice, where the Countess de Montgomery recites her verses, and to other places where she is adored. After her busy day she has only the night for writing her widely read novels. She works late, perhaps smoking a cigarette in moments of reflection. Yet with all these things on her head she never neglects her duties as the mother of a family. She has five children, four boys, the eidest 18, and a girl of 13 In figure she is short, rather stout and has thick, wavy hair. Her gestures are full of energy. Force Seems to radiate from her as sho speaks. Paul Bourget compares her to Balzac in his preface to her well known “The Coun- try of Cokagme.” FIND ANCIENT SCHOOL ROOM Learning to Write a Tedious Task in Days of Babylonian Empire. (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Oct. 81.—(New York World Ca~ blegram—Special Telegram.)—A German priest named Vincent Schell, making ex- cavations in an anclent Babylonlan city, has unearthed a school just as it was 4,000 years ago In the time of King Hammurabl. It Is a small house of sunburnt brick and stands In the midst of the most populous district of the city of Seapur, just opposite the great temple. It has many inscribed brick, from the cuneiform inscriptions on which Father Schell has reconstructed the lifs of an anclent Pabylonian school. One brick says: “He who learns to write well in the school will shine as the sun.” There were seven small rooms In the school, each with its various kinds of brick. In onhe room were found bricks with gram- matical exercises. The puplls evidently sat on the greund in rows with soft clay ‘bricks in their hands painfully forming the hard cuneiform letters. Father Schell says the thumb marks of the teacher are to be detected where he smudged over the pu- pit's mistakes. ‘There was a room where advanced schol- ars learned to write the elaborate and highly poetical forms of adulation often seen on Babylonian monuments. Much im- portance was attached to learning welghts and measures, to arithmetic and geometry, but the chief branches were grammar, writing and the expression of adulatory forms. There is evidence that girls got pretty much the same education as boys und Father Schell found contracts in which the language and law had been revised by a learned woman named Amatbaon. There is evidence that a pupil was occupled with learning to write from seven to fourteen years. OBJECT TO AMERICAN PLANS n Authorities Do Not Place Any (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Oct. 81.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The bullding plans of the great Americhn hotel which the Ritz company ls erecting in Piccadilly are proving a plentiful source of friction between the American contractors and county council, which has insisted that the wall thickness should be the same as in any ordinary building of the same dimen- sions, refusing to allow for the stability furnished by the American steel frame- work. This ukase means an increase of 20 per cent in the cost of construction. The contractor for the great Yerkes power works at Chelsea for the electrifica- tion of the underground rallroad has been getting into trouble with the London brick- layers because he imported from Dusseldor bricklayers who are bullding the chimneys, which are the tallest in London, from the inside without scaffolding. The scaffolding required by English bricklayers engaged In this species of work cos{s as much as the labor and material together. The Ger- man workmen also employ a speclal light kind of brick which saves 30 per cent of the welght on the foundations. LAND STARTS ON A JOURNEY Near Goldberg Sud- denly Becom (Copyright, 138, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Oct. 8L—(New York World Cablegram—8pecial Telegram.)—Ou the road from Guestrow to Goldberg, in Germany, passersby a few days ago were astonished to see & peninsula of 12,00 square yards area suddenly detach itself from the main- land and float out to sea. growing on it fell over on the earth one by one. This peninsula was full of game and many poor hares and rabbits were thus turned over to the mercies of the waves. TAKE UP THE PASTEUR IDEA German Government to Establish Institute for Making Serum, BERLIN, Oct. 3L —(New York World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—The German government s about to establish an insti- tute on the lines of the Pasteur institute of Paris, its object belng to manufacture Qifferent serums at 8o cheap & rate as to be within anyone's means, also for sys- tematized ekperiments In the practical ap- plication of serums. A score of trees | Duchess of Portland Takes Btand Against isplaying Them on Millinery, CALLS IT VULGAR PERSONAL VANITY It Baorifices Not Oniy the Life, but the Bace of Birds GLADYS DEACON MAY BECOME DUCHESS Renewal of Talk Regarding Her and Duke of Norfolk. OINNER AND BRIDGE FOR THE KING Consuelo, L chess of Manchester, Ar- ranges Small Party for Ruler of Englaud with Only Inti- mate Friends Present, (Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Oct. 8l.—(New York World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—The beautiful duchess of Portiand has thrown herself en- ergetically into the crusade against the fashion of bird millinery, and a recent stand by her has caused no small offense and provoked many sneers at her superi- ority in smart circles. “It is useless,”” she entreats, “'to protest yet once more against the reckless slaugh- ter of bird life. This barbarous fashion, which entails the vulgar personal vanity, which sacrifices not life oniy, but the very race of birds, created for beautifying the world, is unworthy of the civilization of the twentieth century.” Duke of Norfolk May Wed. Though Miss Gladys Deacor tradicts the - resuscitated report her engagement to the duke of Norfolk, those who are in a position to know say there is more than rumor in the story. Last season she refused the duke, but he has been persistent and was lately in Paris on a visit at Little House, Versaliles, where the Deacons live. The duke always declared that as long as his son lived he would never marry. Now, however, that young Lord Arundel is a year dead the duke may be likely to renounce his lonely life, and mo more delighttul wife could be found than Miss Deacon. The duke saw a great deal of her last year at Chudleigh when she was a guest of Lady Clifford, who chaperoned her so long in England. While there she was greatly impressed with the middie-aged nobleman with the endiess knowledge, and he allowed himself to be entertained in a way which he found eminently fascinating and very different from his humdrum everyday life. The duke is acknowledged to be the head of the English Catholics and Miss Deacon is also a devout Catholic and very charita- ble. Miss Deacon is an idealist and roman- tic, and could not, perhaps, taken suddenly to the notion of a middle-aged spouse, but that she s considering the question at the present time Is perfectly true. Phipps-Grace Wedding. Nine members of the Phipps family are in London for the wedding of the eldest son, Jay, with Margaritta Grace, at Battle Abbey, on the lith of‘next month. On Wednesday night the whole party had a family dinner at the Cariton with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Phipps at the head of the table, The bride elect was agcompanied by her brother, Russell Grace, and after dinner the party went to a theater. Miss Grace and her brother left next day for Baftle Abbey Wwith the bridegroom, who only arrived last week from New York. He brought his financee large quantities of nice gifts he had made in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Phipps may take a country'house in England and spend the better part of the winter here, as they are devoted to English life. ‘The principal groomsmen at Dora Labou- chere's wedding with the Marquis Careo Rudini will be Gabriele d'Annunzio, who will be assisted by the Duke de Terraho- vate. The bridegroom's cousin, Theodore Brown of Salisbury, has invented an im- proved cinematograph on the principle of the stereoscope, by which pictures, instead of being flat and bodyless, will have depth and fullness, immensely enhancing the reals Istic effect. He declares that we shall soon have lightning stereoscopic pictures in nat- ural colors, He has been approached by all the principal cinematograph manufacturers in Europe with offers to buy his patent. Dinner for the K Consuelo, duchess of Manchester, is glv- ing & small dinner for the king on Sunday night, at which the only guests will be Mrs. George XKeppel, the countess of Bs- sex, Sir Ernest Cassel and Reuben Sas- soon. Bridge is to be played after dinner. Mrs. Legget and Miss Sturgls have ar- rived on thelr way home. Mrs. Ladenburg has just come up from Worcéstershire, where she had good sport. She is remaining in England for the early hunting season, when she goes down (o | Leicestershire. Mrs, Baldwin and her daughters are still in Paris. Last week she gave a dinuner dansant at her house at Versailles. They are soon leaving for Rome to spend the winter. 5 Princess Hatsfelt s 11l in Paris at the Hotel Ritz, suffering from an attack of in- fluenza caught while attending the jubila- tion for the king and queen of Italy. She is being nursed by Countess Fabricotta, who goes about a good deal with Mrs, Harry Higgins. AID TO PASSENGERS’ MEMORY French Rallway Company Puts stmple Mllustration on Each Car, con- of (Copyrisht, 13, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Oct. 8L—(New York World Cable- gram—Special Telegram.)~The Western France Rallway company is trying memory ids on the carriages of its Paris-Cherbourg trains, and hopes to enable passengers de- scending to recognive their carriagus at a glance when returning. Each carriage bears an enamelled plate {with a simple lllustration of a rose, cat, dog, balloon or an clephant, as the case may be. The innovation is proving popular, PAUL POTTER LOSES MONEY but Seeks the Ald of Parls Polic: Asks Them to Keep Stlence. (Copyright, 1%8, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Oct. 31.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Spuelal Telegram.)—Paul Potter is at the Hotel Chatham. He came from London Wednesday night, and his first act was to seek the police and ask their as- sistance in recovering several thousand francs of which he was robbed on the journey. He told them to keep quiet about the | matter, and s denying himself to reporters. | PROTECT ’[HE BanslciLLén 10 BOOK FOR ABUSE Oficials in German Army to He Tried for Cruel Treatment of a Private, (Copyright, 1%3, by Press Pu BERLIN, Oct. 8l—(New York World Cablegram—Speclal Telegram.)—A court- martial at’Frankfort will shortly try & medical officer and several noncommis- sloned officers of the Nassau regiment on a charge of systematic and atrocious cruelty on a private of the same regiment named Bayer. Bayer was a country youth, being clumsy and slow to learn the drill. Day after day he was flogged, beaten, Kicked and otherwise tormented. One day he was struck on'the head with such violence that blood poured out of his nose and ears. The victim suffered from violent headaches for weeks afterwards. On another occasion he was forced to crawl round the drill ground; licking the asphalt paving with his tongue. He was sent to the regimental infirmary, ut in spite of his lliness was punished in he abdomen til he fainted. He was held firmly while his tormentors inflicted agonizing pains on him by flashing dazzling sunlight into Mis open eyes with a reflector. One medical officer came on duty iIn a drunken condition and called in two soldiers shing_Co.) to hold Bayer while a third thrust a gag | into his mouth. The medical officer then took a big stick and beat Bayer from head to foot till his body was one mass of wounds and sores and the stick broke. He drew his sword and belabored Bayer there- with, infiicting dangerous wounds. When exhausted he ordered that Bayer be pitched into the grounds, where he lay several hours bleeding and unconseclous till merciful comrades crept out and brought him into the bullding again. When this affair was brought to thelr notice the authorities simply discharged Bayer froth the army an invalid. He was carried home on an ambulance stretcher. A local doctor drew up a formal etate- ment that he was blinded In both eyes, become totally deaf and his arm fractured and left unset for nearly a week. His whole bolly was In a terrible state. This happened in July and Bayer Is still a wreck, incapable of work and still suffer- ing indescribable pains in his eyes, ears and other parts of his body. PECULIAR RACES IN PARIS Sewing Girls and Milliners and Song Writers Engage in Unique port. (Copyright, 1808, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Oct. 31.—(New York World Cable- gram—Special Telegram.)—The “little midi- nettes,” as the sewing girls and milliners’ and dressmakers' assistants are called, be- cause at noon they go out in merry, laugh- Ing bevies to get “dinetts,” or luncheon, fairly thronging the Rue Dela Paix quar- ter, had a great race this week. There are cheap restaurants which cater to these youngsters with the insolently healthy digestions, and in these no men are allowed. Altogether the “midinettes"” form a most attractive feature of Paris. . Last Sunday, dinder the suspicess of a sporting paper, .more than 2,000 ‘“‘midi- nettes” Indulged in an eight-mile race from Paris te Nant,te. No visiting sov- ereign ever drew such orowds in the Champs Elysees, in fact, the whole route was 80 packed tha the racers were badly impeded, Their costumes ranged from bathing suits and bloomers to redlly dainty walking cos- tumes, with short skirts. The poor “midl nettes” were horrified to find their ranks invaded by women whose hands showed no trace of work and who had low-browed men with them as alleged trainers. Emulous of the “midinettes” che *chan- sonnlers,” or song writers of Mont Martre, organized a race to Suresnes from the fa- mous Cabaret Quatz arts and back, the competitors to compose a song en route. The subject of the song was given out at the moment of starting. It was “The In- convenience of Having Corns.” The de- clsion was based on ten points for pedes- trian prowess and ten for composition, and was won by La Fourchardiere. TURK FOOLING THE POWERS Talk of Disbanding Army Now sarian Frontier a Flimsy Pre (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 81.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The reported demobilization of the Turkish troops is, of course, a naked lie. How they are going to exist through the winter without invading Eastern Roumelia (that 15 the southern half of Balgaria) is beyond everybody's comprehension. Macedonia it- self it now simply & putrifying desert. It is reported that the stench Is fearful. In the larger villages which were ravaged by Bashil Bazouks smallpox and typhus have already begun their work among the troops. To anyone acquainted with the real fact of the rituation and the actual objects and motives of the sultan, the fmposture he is practicing on the powers with his promises of reform is an audacious piece of comedy, but- so long as the ambassadors of the powers here wink at his fraudulent pretenses he naturally feels encouraged to persevere in them. ROYAL LITERERV LIGHTS Queen and Dowager Queen of Italy Have Taleat in that Dire ition, (Copyright, 1%8, by Press Publishing Cc.) ROME, Oct. 31.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Italy delights in the accomplishments of its beautiful Queen Helen and is proud that she is in- cluded among the royal litterateurs of Eu- rope. As a young girl she published in a journal at her home at Cettinge Monte- negro, verses that were greatly admired. The dowager Queen Margdret is the au- thor of religlous verses included in all the Itallan anthologies. Of the other royalties who are literary lights the queen of Roumania (Carmen 8ylva) pas a reputation worldwide. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria 15 a composer of operas. The king of Bweden and the em- peror of Germany have done much in a literary way TOD SLOAN BEGINS ACTION Proceedings Attract Much Interest (Copyright, 1%3, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Oct. 31L.—(New York World C; blegram—Special Telegram.)~Tod Bloan's action against the Soclete Encouragement 'was adjourned this week to November 23 It is attracting great lnterest among sportsmen. ’W.RECK KILLS MANY Fifty Others Injured in a Collision Between Freight and Passenger Traioa COAL CARS CRASH THROUGH COACHES Engineer of Each Train Olaims to Have Right to the Track MANY ,STUDENTS IN THE COLLISION Wrecked Train Carried Members of Purdue Foot Ball Team. BAD ACCIDENT ON BIG FOUR RAILROAD Nearly One Thousand People Golng to See Foot Rall Game Were on Train snd Few Escaped Injury, INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 31.—Fifteen persons were killed and over fifty injured, some fatally, at 10:20 o'clock this morning by a collision between a special passenger train on the Big Four raflroad and a freight éngine with a numter of coal cars. The passenger train of twelve coaches was carrying %4 persons, nearly all of whom were students of Purdue college and thetr friends, from Lafayette to Indianapolis for the annual foot ball game between the Pur- due team and the Indianapolis team for the |state championship, which was to have been played this afternoon. In the first coach back of the engine were the Purdue foot ball team, substitute players and managers. ‘Three players, the assistant coach, tralner and seven substitute players of the univer- sity team were killed and every one of the fifly-three other persons In the car were either fatally or serfously injured. List of the Dead. Followlng Is the list of dead: CHARLES GRUBE of Butler, Ind., sub- stitute plaver, g’:nlr'aA“LEs FURN of Weedersburg, Ind., i 1. C. ROBERTSON of Indianapolls, as- sistant coach and captain of team two years ago. “‘V&:}L 'ER LEROUSH of Pittsburg, sub- . R. J. POWELL of Corpus Christi, Tex., end player, W. D. HAMILTON of Lafayette, center rush. GABRIEL 8. (OROLLINGER of Lafay- ute. ette, Ind.. sul SAMUEL SQUIBE of Lawrenceburg, Ind., substitute. DAY HAMILTON of Huntington, substi- tute player. MR. HOWARD of Lafayette, president of the Indinna Laundrymen's association PATRICK M. CLAIR of Chicago. trainer. SAMU TRUITT of Noblesviile, Ind., substitute. G. 1. SHAW of Lafayette, TAd. BERT PRICE of Spencer, Ind. J. C. COATS of Berwyn, Pa. Names of the Injured. Of the fifty-one persons injured in the wreck thirty-nine are seriously Lurt, nearly &1l having brcken bones. They are as fol- iows: J. R. Whitehead of Moneiora, O, substi tute halfback on Purdue team; fracture 3 cut and bruises; serious. acim Miller of Ninovah, Ind. ¢ad on Pur- am; both legs ¢ hed; serious, Gv ¥V~ Nichols of Pmflslyhlh haltback second Purdue team; left shoulder broken and several ribs broken. E. 8. Mills of Rensselaer, substitute quarterback on Purdue team; both legs broken, cut and bruises; serious. W. W. Taggart of Owen, Ind., tackle on gerub team; arm broken and injured about ead. Dan O'Brien of Syracuse, N. Y., guard on acrub team, Purdue; left leg broken. Hendricks Johnston of Evansville, Ind., quarterback ‘on Purdue team; both legs crushed, shoulder broken; very serious. L. E!'Rush of Derry Station, Pa., mem- ber of scrub team; ~both legs broken, serious. Carl Wilmore of Winchester, Ind.; broken I(‘il‘ suffering from shock; critical H. Mowrey of Chambersburg, halfback on team; left lef crushed. Louls Smith of East La a%elle. Ind., cen- ter on team; injured about head and spin serious. A. L. Holter of Oberlin, O., halfback on tnlm legs crushed, skull fractured; seriou Harry Adams of Frankfort, Ind., substi- tute halfback on team; left ankle fractured and ribs broken. R. W, Rusterhose of Peori: dent of broken ril Pa., L, presi- junior class, Purdue; ffacture, s G. W. Nichols of Philadelphia; left shoulder crushed, F. W. Frank of Lafayette, 1nd.; left hip broken, John C, Tayior of Lafayette; chest crushed, fractured skull and broken arm serious. Harry Van Tuyl of Indlanapolls, Big Four fireman; left ankle broken. W. R. Butler of Pittsburg, Pa.; fracture of the base of skull; may die. Maurice Steele of Canton, O.; badly brufsed and cut. William McManus of Davenport, Ta., sub- stitute tackle on Purdue team; bol broken. C. 0. Taugeman of Cincinnati, O.; several fractures; serious; may dle, J. B.. Knapp of Bvansville, Ind., halfback on Purdue team; dislocated ‘knee. William Bailey of New Richmond, Ind substitute end on Purdue team; several ribs broken. C. H. Welts of Butler, Ind., substitute fullback; arm broken and bruises. John Henderson of Indianapolis, wssist- ant Big Four fireran; internal injurles and bruises D. H. Long of Loulsville, end on Purdue team; cut about head and body; left leg crushed. L. 8. Osborn of Dover, O. captain of team; left leg fractured. D. M. Allen of Lafayette, Ind, tackle on team; bruised about head and body. J. M. Rush of Newcastle, Ind.: nose broken, bruised about head and body. H. O Wright, substitute tackle on team; injuries to_spina and left leg broken. Or. A. W. Bltting of Lafayette, state experimental physician; dislocated hip, cut about head. Volney Ray of Laporte, Ind.; about body. Walter Sprew, member of team; cut and bruised. Olver F. injured T. W crushed Cutts, coach of Purdue; left leg Irwin of Ir;d\arlmpnum Blg Four fire: ; _bruises and cuts. e wright of Marion, Ind.; left broken, head cut Maurice Rush of Pittsburg, wounds Traln leg Pa.; scalp Strikes Coal Cars Rounding A curve at the FEighteenth street cut, Engineer W. H. Schumaker found directly in front of him the frelght engine and coal cars moving slowly from a switch leading to a gravel pit. He re- versed his engine and jumped. The crash hurled the passenger engine and three front coaches against the steel freight cars loaded with coal, that ploughed thelr way through and buried under a plle of wreckage, welghing many tons, fully sixty human beings. The first car, in which were the players, was completely demolished, the roof being torn away, falling across a car of coal, while the body of the car was reduced to kindling wood against the side of the steel frelght car. The second coach, con- taining a brass band, was partly telescoped and the third coach was overturned and hurled down a fifteen-foot embankment, The other coaches did not leave the track President Stone of the university, with his family, was in the fifth eoach and was not injured. Immediately after the shock the passen- gers, men and women, began the frantic work of teuring away the wreckage® and (Continued on Thurd Page.) | | Forecast for Nebraska- in Bast Portion Sunday Palr In West, Rain Monday Fair, Page. 1 Countess Works at the Wadhtub, Women to Cease Wearing Bird Foot Ball Players in & Wreok. Nebraska Vietor Over low Three Men Killed in n Conl Mine. Review of the Politieal Situntion. Day is Set for Thankssiving. Newn from Nebraska Town Aunt Kidnaps 18-Year.0ld G Tom Horn's Last Play for News from Towa Towns. Suspected Train Wreckers Canght. Last Day's Registeation Resnlts, Omaha as & Grain Mark Stubbs Takes n Shot at Stickney. Past Week in Omaha Soclety. Affairs at South Omaha. Dragging Lake for Mrs. Knight, Council Bluffs and Towa News. Oreighton Defeats Pern Normal. Omaha High Wins from Packers. Bellevue the Victor Over Doane. Amusements and Musie. Sporting Review of the Week. BEdftorial. Many Eleetrle Ronds Projected. Reminiscences of Methodist. Has Ingenious Rotary Syw Financial and Commercial. Declares School Tax is Invalid, to 36 Ilustrated Bee. Y FOOT BALL RESULTS, Nebraska 17, lowa 6. Crelghton 27, Nebraska Normal 0. Bellevue 6, Donne Chicago 15, Wisconsin 6. Minnesota 6, Michigan 6. Northwestern 12, Illinols 11, Whashburn 5, Kansas 0. Princeton 44, Cornell 0. Pennaylvania State 17, Annapolis 0. Army 20, Vermont 0. Pennsylvania 47, Bucknell 6, Carlisle 11, Columbin 0. kell Indians 12, Missouri O. Californin 11, Multnomah 0. Hastings 6, Grand Island 0, Towa Normal 33, Morningside 0. Omaha 26, South Omaha 0. Knox College 10, Depauw 0. 36, Amherst 0. South Dakota O, Drake 45, Simpson 2, Lyons 185, Onawa 6, Temperatire at Omaha Yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. 49 ». 49 ». 49 ». 48 ». 48 ». 49 ». 5 7 p. 52 1 2 a 4 o o TWENTY LIVES LOST IN FIRE Five-Story Building in New York Burns, Killing Many People. NEW YORK, Nov. L—Fire early this morning destroyed the five-story brick tenement bullding at 425 Eleventh avenue. Twenty bodles have already been taken from the debris. RESENT ATTACK ON SEARS People of Burt County eribe to a Strong Endorsement of Their Can- didate for District Jndg TEKAMAH, Neb., Oct. $h—(Special.)— The people of Burt county are-highly in- dignant over the attack in today's Omaha World-Herald upon W. G. Sears of this place, running on the republican ticket for district judge, and have shown their re- sentment by attaching thelr signatures to the following statement, formulated by A. M. Anderson, chalrman of the republican county committee: We, as citizens of Burt county, denounce the alleged interview In today's World- Herald, purporting to be with a Burt county’ republican, as In no sense voicing the sentiment of the party In this county, And we have confidence in the ability and integrity of the Hon.'W. G. Sears, poilt- ically and personally, As county attorney for three successive terms he gave the best administration the county has ever had. His course In his first term as legislator was Indorsed by an overwhelming majority for a second term, and his second term course was indorsed n unanimous nom- ination for judge of this district. This was signed In about one hour by 20 representative citizens of this place, Lyons, Oakland and Cralg, including all the county officers, the editors of all the republican papers In the county, the lead- ing farmers, bankers, merchants and pro- fessional men, among the latter such men as H. M. Hopewell, A. L. Cull, Franklin Everett, Judge M. R. Hopewell, J. W. Mc- Mullen, L. S. LaRue, G. A. Blackstone, Dr. J. C. Bward, C. J. Swanson, A. H. Smith, J. R. Sutherland, H. Rewlinkel, J. ¥. Nesbitt, R. A. Smith, C. A. Darling and M. F. Kennedy. HARRY REED IS APPOINTED Republican Nominee for County As- sessor Named by Mayor for Board of Review. Harry Reed, the republican nominee for county assessor, will be one member of the new Board of Review. Mayor Moores, in whom the appointment of this board is vested, has tendered the place to Mr. Reed \and Mr. Reed hae accepted. The other mem- ber to be.appointed has not yet been de- cided upon. Mayor Moores, in referring to his selection of Mr. Reed, last night said: “Mr. Reed's known and acknowledged su. perior qualifications as a judge and ap- praiser of property valuations, and his gen- eral acquaintance with matters of taxa- tion, which made him the ideal nominee of his perty for county assessor and will make him an ideal man for the people to elect, commenced him to me as & member of this board and I am gratified to have him accept the position.” Movements of Ocean Vessels Oct. 31. At New York—Arrived: from Southampton; Cittadi Naples; Island, from Copenhagen; Btruria. from Tizerpool; La Touraine, from Havre Balled: Zeeland. for Antwerp: Lucania, for Liverpool; California. for Marseillos; Min- nehaha, for Liverpool and Glasgow. At Queenstown—Arrived: Umbria New York; Cymric. from New_York, for Liverpool. ‘Sailed: Celtic, for Mew York: Grosser Kurfursi, from New York, for “herbourg and Bremen At Plymouth—Arrived: Grosser Kurturst, Safled: Campania, for New Bohemian, for Boston At 'Southampton—Sailed: St. Louts, New York, via Cherbourg At Glasgow—Salled: Columbla, for New York. At Cherbourg--Safled: St Southampton, for New York At Boulogne—Sailed: Staatendam, Rotterdam At Havre—Salled: La Gascogue, for New York. York At Hamburg—Arrived: Auguste Victoria, from New York hip—Passed: Btrurla, Nantucket 14, from Liverpool for New York. Philadelvhia, Milano, from from At Liverpool York; for Loyls, from Antwerp-Sailed: Vaaderland, for New from | FIVE CENTS. IVICTORY OVER T0WA cory Game Goen to the Cornhuskers by & Soors of Beventeen to 8ix. HAWKEYES HAVE THE HONOR OF SCORING Point Comes Throngh Penalties aud wa Unfortunate Fumble, h BENDER SHOWS POOR JUDGMENT FOR ONCE ;| Tries & Trick Play When a Punt Out of 3 Danger Was More Oertain. MORE THAN REDEEMS HIMSELF LATER Makes Two Touchdowns, Ome of Which Was After a Brilltant Run of Elghty Yards, Dodaing All Tacklers, TOWA CITY, Ia, Oct. 31.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The Nebraska Cornhuskers tel- . umphed over Towa at Towa City today on the gridiron, Booth's puplls amassing thres touchdowns and seventeen points and des nying the Hawkeyes more than a single score. The victory for Nebraska was more. complete than is indicated by the final res sult, for the consoling touchdown credited to Towa was due more to good fortuns tham .| to foot ball prowess. The Cornhuskers had possession of the oval on their twenty-five vard line, when a penalty was exacted for holding, which carried it back to within five yards of the goal. At this juncture Captain Bender made the mistake of ate tempting to carry the ball out of danger by resorting to a trick, the crisscross, when the more advantageous play would have beenm a punt. A fatal fumble by the Nebraske runner cost the Cornhuskers possession of the ball and it passed to Towa on Ne- braska's five-yard line. Twice the Hawkeye backs plunged into the line, but the Corn= huskers' forwards resisted with flerce de- termination in guarding their goal. Again a penalty came to the aid of the Iowan's, and the ball was carried half the distance = to the Nebraska goal and put in play on the yard and a half line. A final plunge and Towa was over. 3 B s Redeems His Misplay. But while Bender's blunder netted the first touchdown scored mgainst the Nee braska cleven since the season of 1901, the subsequent brilliance Zispiayed by Nes . | braska's blonde captain, was a materlal | factor in the triumph achieved by his team. Twice he sprintered sround Iowa's right end and raced down the field and across the Hawkeye goal. ¥is first run, In which he dashed slong for eighty yards, was a marvel of toot ball ekill. Signaling for a quarter back run around the end, he found his progress cisputed by two tackiers. Like s flash he whesled broke toward the muss of struggling play= ers. Bquinning and wriygling, on he went, and before the Jowas's came to & full real~ ization of their danger, Bet.ler was of every warrior on the low:. team, ; they set sail to catch him, but the braska captain was 0o fleet of foot overtaken. : In the final halt he, skirted Towa's 3 end for £fty yards, dodging suveral - lers In his fiight, and planted the 3 behind the goal lne. Wi Nebraska's third touchdown wes scored only ten seconds before the whistle sounded the call of time. The Cornhuskers rushed the ball down the field on a suaoession of line plunges and n.asses on tackles and Graves was pushed across the goal. A § i umbles Are Tisastrous. The yersistence with which Nebrasks fumbled figured .argely in the result. Had the Cornhuskers possessed the ability to hold fast to the ball when within distance of a touchdown, tho Hawkeyes would have suffered defeat by a meich more declsive score. The statistics of the game, however, read largely in Nebraska's favor. In yards gained the Cornhuskers are crede ited with 311 and Iowa with 190. In b ing kicks Nebraske brought the ball 4 ninety-five yards, while Iowa returned seventy. Nebraska was thrown for totaling seven yards and Iowa suffered the extent of twenty-two yards. lowa held for downs or was forced to punt times and Nebraska cnly twice. The ties against Nebraska were aggra: frequent, the Cornhuskers being set a total of 15 yards, while the scors against lowa was thirty yards. : In comparison with thelr overthrow a¢ the hands of Minnesota university twe weeks ago, thé Hawkeyes displayed sur- prising reversal in form. They charged the Nebraska line with a fierceness that forced the Cornhuskers to exert thelr every ounce of energy and putting Booth's pupils to their severest strain of the present year, In the final half, hewever, Nebraska's de- fense stiftened In superb style and the plunges of the heavy lowa backs were of no avail. Nebraska's offense was not up to " the usual standard in the early. moments of the struggle and Captain Bender re- versed his tactics by sending most of the plays around Iowa's ends, which program netted resuits more satisfactory than the previous efforts to buck through the Towa line. . Jones lowa's Star, Jones was Towa's star ground gainer, one of his dashes netting forty yarde, Me= Gowan at right tackle was a tower of strength in the Iowa line and most of the plays directed at him availed Nebrasks only slightly. Left End Renediot aivided with Bender the honors for Nebraska. His punting netted Nebraska many yards om the exchanges, while he was used fre- quently to carry the ball. His longest gain, which was thirty yards, put the Cornhusks ers on lowa's ten-yard line. Here Booth's pupils refused to be denied, and a succes~ sion of tackle masses and straight-line bucks netted the final touchdown. Left Tackle Mason was a distinct factor fn Ne- braska's triumph and he broke through the lowa line persistently and spofled the Hawkeyes' plays. Both managements were disappointed with the attendance, which numbered less than 1,50 persons. Iowa de- | clined the suggested transfer to Omaha and the result is a loss to Towa's exchequer, The Nebraska guiranty was only enough to pay the expenses of the trip. The crowd was decidedly hostile to the victors and the incessant interruption with the call- ing of Nebraska's signals undoubtedly was responsible for many of their fumbles. The lineup: ~ NEBRASK Wilson - Robertaon Lesh Hore Catto ¢ Benedict Beuder (capl.) Bell Eager-Mars G. Mason Touchdowns: Buckley. Goals: Eager . Jones eree: Hon:lu\d of Chicago. Marks of Bloux City. Linesman: | of Omaha. 1OWA—4. AT ) . BL Couithard _(capt. R, Buckigy Bender (2),