| THE M'COOK TRIBUNE , H F. JTI. X.IIUiTIKLli , Publisher. H McCOOK , NEB. _ - -H • _ > _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | AEOUT KEBBASKA. H Bov. D. S. Davis , of York , will bo a H' j candidate for chaplain of the Iioubo of H representatives thiswinter. . H It is said tho 33. & M.will build n H lino northward from Plattsmoutb. to H South Omaha. B Ed. Hoagland , an cmployo of tho H Union Pacific , was killed by tho cars in H Omaha last week. H Irvin P. Estcourt , pharmacist in B charge of tho drug department of I. W. H Ingles' general merchandiso Btoro at H Pleasant Hill , was fatally injured while H gunning , by tho prcmaturo discharge H and bursting of tho. gun. His left arm H was blown off at tho wrist and his skull H badly fractured. H Tho report of Warden Hyers of tho H state penitentiary was filed lust week H with tho secretary of state. Tho report H coders tho month of September. Tho H number of convicts at the opening of tho B month was 839. Ton wero received dur- H ing tho month and twelvo were dis- H charged , leaving 337 prisoners on tho first H 3f October. 1 A number of farmers in Holt county B lost all their hay by prairie fi.ro last | week. H Tho Union Pacific round house at | Sidney is undergoing a thorough rei H pairing. | A meeting of all tho priests of his B dioceso has been called by Bt. Bov. H | Bishop Bonacum to meet in Lincoln at | an early dnThe gathering will bo of | priests alone and of these there will be H thirty-eight. The meeting is called for H tho purpose of counseling in regard to H certain matters pertaining to the man- B ngement of the diocese. Bev. Father H Bonncum will preside. The occasion is H considered one of great interest and im- 1 portancc. H -The Omaha horso car company has H mado arrangements for heating the cars H tho coining winter. Cable car enmpeti- H tion brought about this beneficial result H to tho public. H J. "W. Edgerson , tho union-labor H candidate for congress in the First diss H trict , is lying at his home in South H Omaha dangerously ill with typhoid H fever. H Bishop .Newman was given a reception H at Omaha last week. The church edifice B was beautifully decorated for tho occat H sion and quite an elaborate programme H had been prepared. Speeches were mado H by Bev. Dr. MaxAvell , Judge Fawcett H and the Hon. Johu M. Thurston. H Washington special : On motion of Mr.c _ _ _ _ _ _ H Bice of Minnesota the house to-day R • { / passed jMcShane's bill making Lincoln , ' Neb. , a port of delivery. This was dono B at Mr. McShane's request , and there was B no objection offered. Later in tho day H the bill was sent to the senate. ThoNec H bra-slca senators will see that it is adopted B in the senate as soon as possible. When H the bill becomes a law the importers at B Lincoln can have their goods sent direct B to them , without any reappraisement or H other delnjat ports on the coasts , which M will be a great advantage , especially B where haste is desired. M Bishop Newman has arrived in Ne- 1 braska , and is temporarily making him H home at Lincoln. J H Charles Paulsen , while drinking in H jan Omaha saloon , showed the size of his , m roll , $120. and next morning when he H arose he found that burglars had been inc H jhis room and taken the wealth. j H j Early this morning , says the Linh H coin Call , a bad accident occurred at the H * new brick and tile works that may result " H fatally to John Poland , a workman em- H jiloyed there. A heavy belt was revolvV H ing loosely around a shaft and Boland t H was caught b } ' tho belt and carried over H tho shaft round and round , crowding him a1 H between the shaft and a heavy timber a- H with each revolution , His clothing was e H practically stripped from his body and tl H when the machinery was stopped and tl H the man was released it was found that h H v" one of his legs was broken in two places Hj and that he had sustained severe cuts H bruises about the head and shoulders. H Joseph. La Flesche , the most promB H inent of the Indians at the Omaha H agency , died recently. He was one of j } H the best specimens of tho Indian , _ and g H owned a good farm with good buildings , H _ in all worth several thousand dollars. His children have all received a good k H education in eastern schools. M On Tuesday last , says the Tecum- B cell Bepublican , MJibel Warren , a 13w B year-old girl , was brought before .Ttulgo B B Wilson bj' her adonted father , Walter w B W. Warren , who resides near Yesta. ei B The adopted parents of tho girl claimed ft B she was incorrigible and that they had cl M no control over her. Tho judge con- M eluded that the reform school was the ° H proper place for her , and thither she W H was conve3ed. " H' The sheriff of Seward county ar- H rested in Ottumwa , lost week , a young " H man named Bickford , who is charged H with rape. H Dr. Osborn's appointment as temporit H ary state veterinarian has been mado B permanent by tho governor. H The Beatrice Express has it from 9 il H reliable source that within thirty & 2.1A n H the Bock Island company will submifa v H bond proposition to Beatrice and Fair- H bury for terminal or division facilitins. - hq money order department of the 5 H Omaha postofiice did a local business H for the last fiscal year of over fivo mil- " lion dollars. S I Tho Salvation army , headed by a H fat woman with a tambourine , has H swooped down upon York. I Tho home of J. 0. Boyd , a promi- nent citizens of Otoe county , living near I Dunbar , was last week tho scene of tho I greatest social event of the season. The T q I marriage of his son John , to Miss Mar- ! B t tin , and his daughter Laura , a former B teacher of the Papillion schools , td a B M" . P. Brown , of Papillion , took place b B at 7 o'clock , Bev. Biedle performing tho C ceremony. W' The third annual convention of the c Young People's Society of Christian En- ' / deavor was in session in York last week. 1 t\ About two hundred were in attendance l from the forty-three societies in the 1. state. If ' The mayor of Omaha has decreed " l { that all lewd women must vacate a cer- Ifc tain portion of that city. Tho order af- of J r cts ft large number of them and there k * fco"Trtudrush for houses outside tho ti | " district covered by the mayor's decree , si | ' The Ainsworth Journal says : God- who has been in the photographer M- -in , s JL' - Ainsworth off and on the last three p Wf' months , attempted rape on a six-year-old ti a few days ago , and W trirl in Springview , I" ' wi Seatedtoa good rsewhippmgand I l B coat ° l % i " uf of Lt"Pine for alike t i XT 0 be good for to bucIi scoundrels. A boat was launched in tho Missouri river tho other day at Nebraska City in which four young men will make the trip to Now Orleans. Tho roof is being placed upon tho state industrial homo at Milford and tho building will soon bo ready for tho in terior work. \ A North Platto special says : Yes- terday ono Downing was crossing tho Loup : rivor on a foot log carrying a mus- kot in-his hand , and when almost the center of the river ho placed the butt of his musket on tho log to steady himself , when tho musket slipped off. Tho ham mer striking against tho log fired tho gun , tho whole charge from which struck ! Downing in tho right eye , tear- ing away nearly tho whole top of his head. Downing is a brother to tho man killed ] by one Yoakins about a year ago 011 tho Dismal river north of Lojjan county. ( Tho coroner of Logan county summoned ! a jury , who gave a verdict 3'esterday of accidental death. In tho case of tho state vs. McMa- han. } tho B. & ] tf. detective , concluded last week at David City , the jury brought 1 in a verdict of not guilty after being 1 out about 15 minutes. McMiihan ; was guarding an engine at David City last April when ho was assaulted by some ' strikers , and in self defenso fired [ a shot which wounded a man in tho wrist. Ho was arrested for assault with intent : to kill with tho above stated re1 suits. Last week burglars raided a num ber of places in Nebraska City. Tho booty , however , was small. . Tho republicans of Omaha had a big political demonstration and torch- light procession on tho 11th. The Salvation Army has secured winter quarters at Omaha. Tho horse- scaring parades will be kept up wheni ever tho weather will permit. Celebration of opening of tho Omaha-Council < Bluffs bridge will occur on the 30th inst. Tho railroads will make reduced rates on tho occasion. Postmaster Gallagher , of Omaha , and his assistants have been casting up accounts for Uncle Sam with tho follow- lug result : Value of stamps sold during the mouth of September , § 12,502.11 ; en- rulopet. $3,821.63 ; total , $15,913.77. To- tul number of special delivery letters re- ceived , 1,500. Total valuo of stamps and envelopes sold during tho quarter , $48,012.78. Another Union Pacific employe was seriously and perhaps fatally injured last week. When freight train No. 23 was about one milo east of Sidnnj' , a car of oil was discovered to bo on fire , and in a few minutes was completely envel- oped in flames. Tho train was brought to a standstill and George White , a brakoman , bravely endeavored to 1111- couple the burning car from the train. As he stepped between tho cars there was an explosion , and in a moment his clothing was ablaze , and before assist6 ance could bo rendered ho was seriously burned. Ho was removed to Sidney and given the best of treatment , but he died next. day. 1 On f.nd after the first of November all stock entering these yards , says the South Omaha Hoof and Horn , will bo weighed on entering the 3Tards and tho actual weights will be taken , no matter whether they run above or below tho weights given bv the agents at tho points loaded. The entire system of weighing will bo under the supervision of tho western traffic and inspection bu- reau. i Thomas Fox , jr. , about 23 years old , who lived with his family on the old homestead , seven miles southeast of David City , was found dead in his bed by his brother , who slept with him in the same bed. On awakening , young Fox was shocked to find his brother's hand cold , and on further examination his body was found inanimate. No e cause is known , but it is supposed to be heart disease. * The prairie fire is beginning to ap- \ pear and extra caution should be taken to ( guard against them. Fast freight No. 75 on tho A. & N. , ] about one mile west of Preston , Bichf ardson county , ran into the rear of an extra : freight , damaging tho way car of ti the extra and the engine of No. 75 to 0 the amount of about $400. A brakeman had an ankle sprained in the collision.S The owner of a team stolen in b Mitchell , Dak. , was in Omalia last week. He tracked the thief as far as Blair. One of tho animals was a two-3rear-old that had never been hitched up before , 1 but ] the thief drove it seventy miles tho first day. . Martin McAndrews , of Omaha , was n killed in a sower excavation last week. i Hans Gotzlieben , who arrived in n Grand Island last week from Germany , was seriously hurt by a runaway team. t He was riding on the high seat of a dray t wagon when tho team became fright ened and ran away. The driver jumped t from tho wagon , but Mr. Gotzlieben s clung to the seat. In crossing the B. & a M. tracks the box was thrown off and tl on ' top of him , pinning him to the c ground. He sustained serious internal e injuries : , which may prove fatal. v A dispatch from Shelton says : Whilo a young man was passing through the grove just north of town this morntl ing ho was attacked by a lynx , which j tore nearly all of his clothing off , but s the youth succeeded in frightening the e animal awaj' before it did him any bods ily injury. The people turned out en e masse to "hunt down tho animal , but as ft vet have not succeedod in capturing it [ ( a Sam Black , of Norden , has just Jj taken to himself a wife after twenty ' * years of courtship through tho mails. The Tekamah Burtonian mentions . that thirteen bachelors singled out 1 some ( time ago are rapidly marrying off. B\ The salvation army is rounding up f tho sinners of Grand Island. si The brass band at Potter has in- ] dulged in new uniforms. f Mrs. G. W. Clark , president of the f Women's Christian Temperance union T of Omaha , has two very pretty infants ° which she wishes some person to adopt. ° The St. Paul road will erect a depot „ at tho Nebraska end of the Sionx City t bridge for tho benefit of the denizens oi a Covington. c The grocers of Lincoln have under consideration a resolution binding all of them to sell for cash only after January s , 18S0. * A Negro Murdoress Hanged. Union Springs ( Ala. ) dispatch : Pauln ine McCoy , a negro girl aged nineteen , c was hanged hero to-day for the murder y Annie Jordan , a fourteen-year-old 1 ] white child , last February. Tho execui i ; tion was private , only the necessary per- j , sons being admitted. Tho crime for j , which the woman was hanged was a pen culiar one. Tho victim , Annie Jordan , v strayed away from her home in Monta gomery , and nothing was heard of her a till her dead body was found in a plum c ihicket. Circumstances pointed to v Pauline , and she was arrested with the s dead girl's clothing on her. She was p fonnd guilty last spring and sentenced ti death. Efforts were made to get the p governor to interfere , but to no avail. POLITICAL MATTERS IN NEBRASKA. Jtotu John A. JITcShane'a letter Aceepfliip the Democratic Nomination for Governor. Okaha , Neb. , October 8,1888. Hon. Matt Mim-ek , CiiAiroiAN : My \ Dear Sir : I havo received your tele- gram of the 20th of August , addressed to ; mo at Washington , informing mo of my unanimous nomination to the office of ' governor of the stato of Nebraska by tho democratic state convention recently assembled ' at the city of Lincoln. In accepting tho nomination so gen erously * bestowed I wish to express my sincere ' appreciation of tho confidence reposed ] in me , with a deop sense of the responsibility which tho office reposes , should j . it be ratified by the voters of Nebraska. Under our constitution the duties of governor 1 , "being executive in theirj character , , " are so plainly set forth that it i is needless for mo to dwell upon them at ' length. , My conduct in the important posi tions to which I havo already been enI trusted j by tho people will , 1 hope , give a 1 sufficient guarantee of tho faithful disJ charge , of whatever duties may hereafter bo j devolved upon me. I havo carefully examined tho declar- ation 1 of principles adopted by the conc vention , and most heartily approve the same , except as to its reference to me personally. ] In our federal system of government • ] the question of tarift taxation at issue in the coming national election so manib festly . affects tho interests of Nebraska that. I make no apology for earnestly calling tho attention of tho voters of tho stato to this important question in which all our pooplo are so directly interested , In a letter accepting the nomination for i congress two .years ago , I made tho following i declaration , to which I havo conscientiously and steadily adhered : "All tariff taxes collected beyond the necessary wants of the government are oppressive to tho people , and should bo reduced to a revenue basis and laid in such a way as will relieve tho necessaries of life of these imposts. The imposi tion of a tax of two dollars per thousand on lumber is an imposition on tho peon pie of our state , and should be repealed. All articles of necessary use among the general public should be eitiier on the free list or the taxes reduced to the lowh est possible basis. Articles of luxury should bear the greatest burden. " The constitution of our country guar1 antees to every American citizen the ena joyment of the proceeds of his toil , exsi cept such an amount as shall be his fair proportion of tho expenses of governii ment ; and any law exacting a greater sum is oppressive , and should be modi fied so as to reduce taxation to the neeti essary requirements for the payment of the expenses of the government ecomically administered including the ( interest on the public debt , and pension to veteran Union soldiers , liberally beo stowed. Grave abuses of the taxing power of the legislature of our state are manifest to all who have taken the pains to invesfi tigate the same. When we contemplate that the rate of taxation levied upon the property of our people is , with one exci ception , greater than that of any stato in t the Union ; and the fact that it is higher than that levied upon the three states of o Minnesota. Iowa and Kansas , combined , is , conclusive proof that the affairs of the | state are being extravagantly adminis- tered ( , and the public monej' ruthlessly J. expended withontregard for that econo- * my which ought to prevail in the dis- bursements of the money belonging to " the people. _ c The people will not complain at tho u pa3rment of taxes for _ defraying the oxa penses of an economical administration ai of their affairs , but when it is known ° that over one million three hundred b thousand dollars is collected from them e' annually for state purposes alone , it is P' high time they should call a halt in such st extravagant waste of their hard earnings. Nearly eight years' enforcement and " operation of our wise and practical high ? license \ law has demonstrated beyond all n question that it is the most feasible so- ° lution of the traffic in intoxicating liquors j ; the revenue arising therefrom n going far in the support of our excelw lent public schools throughout the state , 01 thereby relieving tho people of direct taxation upon their property of millions of dollars annually. The people of our state are , as a rule , p sober ( and industrious , and should not t ] be inflicted with legislative or constitu- tional restrictions upon those personal m which the hearts of ej liberties are dear to all our citizens. P1 The state of Nebraska should profit ti by tho unfortunate experience of the 8j states , of Iowa and Kansas on the prohim bition question. Those states have lost „ mau3 * of their best and most wortlneit - izens : ; and values of property havo been materially affected from this cause. It is is to be hoped that the people of our re state will take warning in time , and en- ] ter ( their unqualified protest beforo it is h too < lat < \ w Good government would suggest that k the ; enforcement of the laws of the state C should be performed by officers duly ti appointed from our own citizens , and j ) the importation of armed officials under Tf contract , on tho pretext to protect propte erty , or preserve the public peace , is a be violation of constitutional rights , a vi- gj cious public policy and should not bo m recognized or permitted. ol Bailroads , as common carriers , aro a tho creatures of the state , and aro subes ject < to control by the people. They should bo protected in their right to al carry on their legitimate business the vj same : as individuals , but extortion and g exorbitant charges in freight and pas senger rates , and unjust discriminations RS against individuals and localities , should p be prevented by effectual legislation , so tl that ' all shippers of freight may secure n 'equal rates , and the producers and conai sumers within our state as cheap transtl 'portation for their products as possible. of The benevolent institutions of our tt state \ for the care of the helpless and unn fortunate < , such as the asylum for the in- ] j sane and blind , the homo for the friendn less , and feeble-minded , and Institution ni for the deaf and dumb , should receive tl from tho state generous support , and be tx watched over with a tender caro worthy , P1 of the benevolent spirit which pervades 1 it our people Tho alleged unkind and ei most cruel treatment of those uufortu- nate persons confined in our state insti tutions is revolting to the public sense. and calls from .the people a speedy and earnest expression of their disapproval , m The Home for disabled Union soldiers , flj for which provision was made at the last session of the legislature , should receivo every encouragement from the people , $ and liberal support from the stato treasJ ury. No ctaes of our citizens aremora S entitled to the generous consideration of PJ all the people than those who have be- " come impoverished as the results of . wounds sustained , or loss of health , while j11 in the service of our country. , 711 The laboring men and those engaged * • in agricultural pursuits , form much the i. larger part of our rapidly increasing * " population. Upon their contentment j" and industry largely depends the future RJ prosperity and welfare of the state. They ' * ; are not unreasonable in their demands , d1 and should receive their full share of consideration and attention from those who make and execute the laws. They q should be protected in their efforts to peacably assert their rights , and at all f" times encouraged in their efforts to imJ" prove their condition. * for . " ? I am satisfied the sentiment of the 500 * * < , v _ < r - ' • rvty pcoplo 1 is Such that they aro anxious U entrust with power thoso who will lion estly , and economically administer then affairs t and give a watchful caro to ai1 their varied interests. If I am choset ] by the suffrage of the people to perform tho i duties of chief executive of the stata I ] shall assume tho duties of that posi lion I with a quickened realization of the grave f responsibilities resting upon me , and will put forth whatever energy 1 may possess in an earnest effort to serve them j faithfully and well. Johh A. McShanb. A FIGHT WITH TRAIN ROBBERS. Hold Attempt to Wreck and Rob by itaslctd Mandlts. Deadwood ( Dak. ) dispatch : About 8 o'clock this morning a bold attempt was made by masked bandits to wreck and rob tho east Pierre & Black Hills rail- road train , owned and operated by tho Homestako Mining company , at Beno's gulch , nine miles from Lead City. The . train left Lead City half an hour late with tho paymaster , W. A. Beemer , sup- plied with about § 20,000 to pay off the timber employes. Chiof Engineer Dick Blackstono and passengers and em1 ployes , amounting to about twenty peo1 pie , were on board. They ran at in- creased speed to make up lost time to a poiut about 100 yards from the scene of attack , where they slowed up to let some section men off. This alone pro1 vented a great calamity , for beforo tho train got fully under way the engiuo slipped from tho rail that had been rej moved a few inches by the robbers and tho train derailed. During the excitement of the moment a command of "Hands up" came from the robbers , accompanied by a volley from their Winchester rifles into tho cab , flat cars and engine without any serious results. W. A. Beemer , who was < on the engine , discharged both bar- rels of his shot-gun loaded with buck- shot at two of the robbers , who fell mor- tally : wounded. The others fled to where their horses wero tied , mounted and disappeared in the underbrush. Ono of the wounded robbers was capI tured ; and is now in the Deadwood jail and will probably die before morning. His name is Billv Wilson and he is an indicted horso thief from Pennington county for whom tho sheriff has been hunting with a warrant for tho past two or three months. Ho says the other two ' aro named Clark and Johnson , The latter was the leader. Tho sheriff and a posse of homestake emplo3es ai"o scouring tho vicinity and their capture if certain. Excitement runs high and ii the } ' aro captured lynch law Avill bo summarily dealt. BawlinsWyo. ) special : The sensa- tion of the hour is the work of the grand jury of the county during the last three da\\s. They have found twenty-one in- dichnents against conductors and brake1 men of tho Union Pacitic railroad , most of whom reside in this city. Thejrun from this place to Green Biver in charge of freight trains. They aro accused of burglarizing and robbing these freight trains of valuable merchandise in transit between San Francisco and eastern citI ies. The robberies are supposed to cover a period of twelve or fif1 1 teen months aud thousands of dollars'is ( worth of valuables are missing. Four of tho parties are under arrest , and tple- | grams and officers have been dispatched for the others. Some of the men haves been in the employ of tho road for . years. . The affair was disclosed through the ! treachery of ono of the guilty parf tiea , and it is supposed immunity has been offered him in order to get his confession. < The four under arrest aro named Matthews , Pillsbury , Kennedy and ] Dillon. The names of the others arc withheld so as not to defeat tho operations of the officers. Liquors , to- baccos , merchandise , groceries and t everything that could be readily disu posed ' of Avas taken. Suspicion points strongly to two or three prominent busa in ess men as the receivers of the stolen goods ' , but nothing definite can be ascertained f until the prosecutions begin in open court. It is thought that an organization ] exists for criminal purh poses and that those now under indicth ment ] are but a fraction of the larger a wholewho , will euentnally be discova ered. d dii ii Mr. Jev/stt's Proposition Declined. o Indianapolis dispatch : Anent the proposition ; of Chairman Jewett , ol she n domocra' ( stato committee , to Chair- ® man Huston , of tho republicans , that e each namo forty-five members and the tl prohibitionists ten members to constitl tute ; a committee of 100 , whoso duty it Vl shall be to prevent illegal voting , Chair- man Huston to-day makes a reply to q Chairman Jewett , wherein he says : ei "You are doubtless aware ttat there pi now existing a committee of 100 , a which is non-partisan in its character , j. Being alread3r organized and having had , valuable experience in the work it ' . was organized to accomplish , it cau cer- \ tainly , be more effective than any new committee that might be formed at thi3 1' time. With the consent and hearty ap- proval : of our committee I have for- as ; warded to the treasurer of this commit- tee 1113' check for $500 , which sum shall ° ( exoended under their direction in j. giving rewards for tho apprehension of an3 persons violating the election laws . • tho state The republicans aro now , : and ever havo been , in favor of an hon to est ballot and a fair count. " | S S. P. Sheerin , secretary of the notionU ] democratic committee , in an inter- view this evening touching Chairman Huston's response , said : "I regard Chairman Huston's reply n. most extraordinary one , and as 11 public , declaration that the mnnagers of the republican campaign are not only not , in favor of an honest election but absolutely opposed to it. It is untrue l that this committee is made up equally s ] democrats and republicans. The truth is that two-thirds of the local comir mittee : of 100 are active working repub licans. The facility with which Chair- man ] Huston , after the receipt of Chair- man Jewett's letter , dumped $500 of nl tho republican campaign fund into the tre.isur3of this local committee is proof pi positive that his intentions are to make b a convenient excuse for a refusal to 111 enter into organization for the enforceUi ment of the law without fear or favor. " g A Mysterious Find. cl Des Moines special : While some young men were limiting near Blencoe they s3 discovered a satchel near the Missouri river containing a small pocketbook , cr some scraps of paper and a suit of dc clothes. In the papers aletter was found ai written in Norwegian , but nearly illegivr ble. It was signed. "Nels Nelson , Sterai ling ! , Neb. " It seemed to have been bi written to a brother of tho writer , and He detached sentences said , . "I have never w harmed an3rone ; have never stolen anygi t.iing : have always behaved myself , and ni don t know why they are after me. " ej Near by , leading to the rif er , were foot prints , and considerable interest has boon aroused over the mystery. It is thought that the writer of the letter was in drowned in the Missouri river , or else pj was the victim of foul play. cut Armonr , Cudahy & Co. , South ing Omaha extensive to . , aro making improve- ments and additions to their packing business and will soon have a capacity the ! killing 4,000 hogs , 1,200 cattle and sheep every Hay. J j . . A HUGE POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION. One of the Zargi-tl BleeUng $ JCeer Held in Indiana. Indianapolis dispatch : The republi can < demonstration to-day was ono of tho largest ] and most successful over held in Indiaua. The early trains poured their thousands * into the city. Nearly all of tho 1 fifteen railroads ran special trains. Some { of tho roads wero not ablo to bring all the passengers who desired to come. Not less than 1,000 oxtra passenger coaches wero employed. It is estimated that t by noon over 00,000 visitors had ar1 rivod. Earty in tho day tho streets be- came blockaded throughout tho busi1 ness district , and pedestrians found it a tedious \ matter to travel. Scores of bands and drum corps wero marching to and fro j , and the scene during tho morning was ono of confusion and noise. The hotel corridors were crowded , and the din ' oflifo and drum was to be heard eveiywhore. ' Toward noon tho streets around the republican headquarters at tho Now Donison hotel began to fill , j and at 1 o'clock nothing but a solid wall of , humanity was to bo seen for two squares 1 up and down Penus3'lvania avenue. 1 At 10:30 : General llarrij son ' , accompanied 1)3' Mr. Blaine , ar1 rived at the Now Donison and made their j wu3r across the crowded balcon } ' to the j outer railing. Their appearance was the signal for a tremendous outc burst 1 from tho 30,000 people packed'like sardines 1 in tho streets below. Beside General 1 Harrison stood Mrs. Harrison and j Mrs. Dimick , accompanied by Mrs. Judge Woods and a number of other la- dies. < Among those on the reviewing balcon3r 1 were ex-Sonator Terry , Gont eral 1 John W. Foster , General Hastings , ex-Governor 1 Porter , Judge W. F. Nibt lack ] , Judge Woods , the press represent- atives t and a couple of hundred others , Tho [ tumultuous cheering on the app ] pearance of General Harrison and Mr. Blaine ; continued for several minutes , the j cheers being first for Harrison and then j for Blaine. Both gentlemen rec peatedly ] lifted their hats in acknowl- edgment. < At 1:30 : the boom of a cannon told I the Avaiting thousands that the col- limn had started. It A\-as 2 o'clock when the battalion of police made theii Avaslow ] y through the dense streets , opening a path. As Grand Marshal Millard ] , followed by fifty mounted aides : passed the reviewing stand the3' halted 1 a moment with militaiy precision and saluted. The column AAas one hour and 1 thirty minutes passing and it isestis mated that there Avere nearly 12,000 in lino 1 , a large majority of Avhom Avere uniformed. There were not less than forty f drum corps in tho procession. At the t rear of the first division came a gi gantic Harrison and Morton ball draAvn bAfour horses aud rolling continuously on its frame work. This is the first campaign ball seen in this city , and its passage elicited storms of applause and cheers. One of the most demonstrative organizations was tho Irish club , theii banners reading : "Protection It's Irish , You Know. " They also carried a mammoth streamer 100 feet long , in- scribed in big green letters : "Cead Millo Fail Tho To Our Distinguished American Celt , James G. Blaine. " Perhaps the club that elicited tho greatest applause Avas the fifty 3'ouug lladies ; , ranging from 12 to 15 3'ears , "H"arrison Daughters , " from Connorsv jA-illo. They Avoro jackets of blue with stars and skirts of red , Avhite and blue , with bine caps. As the little beauties passed tho reviewing stand theA , " graceo fidl .v lifted theii" caps , holding them at a salute A\liile tlmy passed and chanting "We are for Harrison , " etc. General Harrison and Mr. Blaine saluted them rcppatedlw From Illinois there Avere a dozen clubs , aggregating nearly 1,000 manufacfi hirers. One Illinois club carried an old tattered : flag of tho campaign of 1S40 , which drew cheers Avherever it passed. t After the column had been passing for an hour Mr. Blaine quietly Avitlulrew Avithin the balcony and sat down in ono of the parlors of the hotel to rest before proceeding to the exposition grounds , General Harrison and General Porter , however , remained until tho last man - had passed in review , Avhen the general r and Mrs. Harrison sought their carriage t and Avere driven home. Mr. Blaine awis driA'cii to the exposition grounds , arrivfi ing at the speakers' stand just as the rear \ of the great column reached the a grounds. Surrounding the stand aa\is a multitude estimated at 30.000 , onty a small portion of Avhom could hear the 1 speaking. j It Avas now 4 o'clock and threattl ening ] rain. As Mr. Blaine entered the stand a mighty shout Avent up from ] the multitude and the din of so many A-oices mingled Avith thirty or forty b bands and drum corps Avas almost deafw ening. General Harrison. BeAIra J. Chase , Major Calkins , and other speakw ers had preceded Mr. Blaine to the exo position grounds. General FTove3 * mado fi brief speech , followed bBev. . Chase , n candidate for lieutenant governor. Mi" . i Blaine entered as Chase Avas speaking t and the latter discontinued his address , t After several minutes , when the din and b cheering had subsided , Mr. Blaine stepw ped ' forward and said : v "Ladies and Gentlemen : Amanmight b ; Avell take his position on the end of it Cape Bace and address the Atlantic t ocean ! as to attempt to address this A'ast p crowd. . I hope to speak to a small seccl tion in the town this evening , but I 01 came out here simptyto oxchamre greetii ing , to exchange congratulations , and c say to 3"ou , what aou know before I fi say it that this great concourse of peodi pie means 15,000 majority in Indiana for si Harrison , and Morton , [ prolonged tc cheers , ] and , furthermore , that a deIn monstration like this , of all Indiana , is S Avorth , 500 speeches from airj' man living , hi Good-bye. " [ Cheers. ] tl . rvicSTTahe's Letter.ni Rr.r. Letter. Mr. McShane's letter of acceptancejj published to-da3 * is calculated to j fr strengthen | him in the estimation of f Nebraska A'oters. It contains three lead- * * ing features : First A demand for the reduction of ! j.j national ' taxes , more particularly for the j ' abolition of the tax on lumber. J \ Second A demand for the reduction - _ ? state taxes , which are higher in Ne- ? braska : than in anj * other state of the . e union in proportion to Avealth and pop- , c ulation and are due to reckless extrava- jjj gauce and proflgacA * , Avhich Governor Thayer has encouraged instead of " * l checking. Third A defense of the high license . \ system and condemnation of prohibition. lix The thoughtful A-oter who carefully > ' reads Mr. McShane's vigorons English ? ' cannot fail , Avhether he be republican or ' democrat , to admit that it is the utterD1 ance of a plain-spoken man of business , avIio proposes , if elected gOA'ernor , to C administer the duties of the office in a business-like and common sense wa3 % [ . proposes to reduce the taxes under 1 , which the people of this state are hoav ' groaning and introduce economical | j. methods instead of the present reckless ? , extravagance. Omaha World. ; , The Colorado Rale War. Denver special : There is nothing new the cut rate war to-day , and tho ex pression is quite general that no further of will be made. The lines aro watchJ each other aud show no disposition m be the first to inaugurate another ad drop in the rates. It is thought that ce upon tho entry of the Bock Island into ms Colorado association that the ratea gc will be revised and re-established on a an basis satisfactory to all concerned. la ; HEART-RENDING AND SICKENING SCENES. Tho Zehlah llallroad Horror llai Hardly a Varallel in Friahtftil Catastrophic * . Wilkesbarro ( Pa. ) dispatch : News of tho terrible disaster on tho Lohigh Val- lo > ' railroad , near Mud Bun , to a trainc which was a section of an excursion train returning from Ilazletion , atob rccoived about 10 o'clock last night. Nearty six thousand Luzerne and Lackawanna peo- plo ; had gone there and no ono know who had returned. All the efforts of tho crazed 1 people to get any information of tho 1 railroad officials regarding tho Avreck wero fruitless , as tho officials declared thc 1 > - kuoAv nothing. No dispatchesl could 1 be gotten ovor their Avires. Every means 1 avos taken to get information but nil to no purpose. A Now Jersej' Con- tral 1 train iinalty brought news to tho of- feet \ that eighty Avero killed , and the ex- oitement grew intense. There Avero sca'n enty-eight < cars from Wilkesbarro to Hazletou ! , tho number of passengors bol' ing j about 5,500. Throughout tho night tho 1 depot was thronged bj' hundreds of people ] , suffering untold agony over the uncertainty. Tho throng was loud in its denunciation of tho company for refusu ing j all information and causing much needless suffering. Maii3' persons wanted to go to tho scene of the disaster and endeavored to charter a locomotivo but Avero unable to do so. Many persons , after Avaiting from 10 to 3 in tho morning took a train which passed hero at 3:10 and went to tho scene of the disaster. There they learned 1 that the third section had stood on tho track a few hundred yards from Mud Bun Avaiting for tho sections ahead to get out of the A\-ay. A flagman had been 1 ; sent back with a htntoru to guard the train fiom the rear. Suddenly the passengers on the rear platform saw tho train approaching at a high rate of speed. SeA'cral of those passengers avIio saAV tho danger jumped and escaped. In on instant there Avas a crash and tho on- ! gino plunged her full length into a , croAvded mass of humanity. The shock droA'o the rear car into tho next ono two- ' thirds of its length , and tho second car was forced into the third. Not a single person escaped from tho rear car. The second , was crowded with maimed and bleeding bodies , and the third car had but L ) few avIio escaped. Tho shattered ' engine was pouring forth streams ot scalding steam and Avater , Avhich hid from the c\x s of the uninjured passon- ' . gers the fullest measure of the horriblo , scene , Avhilo its hissing sound deadened " the shrieks and groans of those i.vipris- oned in the Avreck. Some of the dead 0 sat pinioned in their seats as erect as in life. ! As the steam and smoke cleared aAvay around the rear cars its awful sights were revealed. Timbers Avere crushed j ' and Avrenched , A\-hiIe on all sides hung s mangled bodies and limbs. Tho few bodies Avhich Avere not mangled A\-ero burned and scalded by steam , and littlo } remained in the rear car Avhich bore a j ' human semblance. When tho shock of j the first crash had , in a measure , sub- , dued , the uninjured began to do Avhat I Ci' they could for their unfortunate com- j | panions. , : The few light tools on the " train Avere called into requisition , but Cl proved ] feeble instruments indeed. The hi St. Francis pioneer corps , a\1io Avere on ftr the train , plied Avith zeal tho broad axes fj Avhich were meant for holidaoccasions , i They were , however , but little adapted . to < the Avork and were " soon rendered . useless. In the meantime theAviudows w of the coach weresm.tshcd in , brave men entered and released those hurt or least : l entangled. A 3"oung lady Avas found j a caught bv the loAver limbs. One of her t limbs Avas quickty released , but the other . j could not be freed , and unfortunately a misdirected blow of the axe severed it , from her taxty. She was taken onboard , - of one of the trains and giA-en all possible , care , but she could not survivo her ) terrible < injuries and died in tho arms of j friends on the car. To free the bodies in the rear car , the trainmen attached a locomotiA'e to the * 14 wrecked engine and started to pull it from the Avreck. The first movement of the shattered Avreck brought from the j \ Avounded such aA\ful cries that the sur ' rounding , friends ordered the engineer to < desist on pain of his life. The3" did not Avish to see the mangled forms still further mutilated. _ 11 At G:30 this evening a funeral train ! arrived in Wilkesbarro , bearing fifty- dead bodies. * had been seven Thej par7 tialty prepared for burial , andiy \ upon boards placed upon tho backs of seats in three passenger coaches. It was an awy ful sight , indeed , to look through the cl long coaches at the bodies , eacli covered ! with a Avhite cloth. Here the form of a yi boy of tweh-e A'ears , and beside it astalj j eli wart man. As the train drew up to the I Wilkesbarro depot twelve officers Avere . ' 85 required to keep back the frantic crowd j 00 ) of friends and relatives avIio had come ; m from Scianton and Pleasant Vallejto • of meet the dead. A special coach had j iron provided for these friends , but i sb they ! insisted on entering the cars conlas ' taming the dead and were onty stopped [ 73 by force anl tho efforts of live priests : co : who Avero on the train. One Jiody i eh Avas remoA-ed from the cars at Wilkesj j b.irre. The train then continued on I its wn3 * up the Delaware k Hudson road J Gi to Miners Mills and Scranton. The peop pie in the special coach again began to j clamor for permission to enter the funj0 ; eral cars , but were a ain refused , it bey ing alleged that no one had ke\-s. _ Sev eral : aa-Iio Avere in search of missing friends became desperate and soon broke down the car doors and began a frantic . search for loved ones. Clothes Avere 1 \Vi torn from the mangled and scalded j Co bodies , revealing the ga3' uniforms of • j > St. Aloysius men , cadets and other mem- J jj hers of societies. Those aa-Iio know that J their relatives were on board also flocked < jJt into the cars and began rearranging the 1 yQ coverings of the corpses. Many were j t ; ' , distorted and in horrible attitudes , and ! j , , friends endeavored to lessen their frightOn | ful i appearance. At Miners Mills the j On train stopped to leave the bodof James 1 I'o Flynn. No lights could be obtained , | Pw and much of the Avork Avas done in par-1 'j i < tial darkness. ' * r " It was as the train drew up at Pleasant , L.A . alle3' that the most heartrending j • ° scenes ' Avere enacted. Bopes had been ; * * stretched ' about the depot , and guards ! " fJ cept the immense throng back. The j jj icreams and shrieks of stricken friends pj rail relatives were pitiful in the extreme. \\l \ \ I'he first bod3 * carried out was that of j jjJ Dscar Gibbons , thirteen 3-ears of age , Dc rarried in the arms of his stalwart brother. Then one after another forty- * Avhite-sheeted bodies Avere carried J } . ut and given in charge of friends. The " ! ihrieks and cries of Avomen and the marse shouts aud impreoations of men pQ a nade a terrible scene. , la When all were out the train again uilled out to bear the remaining dead to Scranton , , Minooka and points beyond. } \ ' ' There are ten bodies still unidentified.Coi tis impossible to tell the number of > A vounded. Twenty-five were brought j : ' . ° lere . to the hospital , and numbers of jj0 thers , slightly injured , have gone to qa. ' heir homes or are being cared for else- g „ vhere. An Advanco In Crackers. Wi Chicago dispatch : At a joint meeting C01 > all the cracker bakers between Pitfcjjc jjc burg and the Bocky mountains this Cx- morning it was nnaniraouslv agreed to 611 : idvanco the price of crackers from \ ent to 14 cents per pound on tho vari- ' kinds manufactured. The chango qoi joes into effect to-morrow morning. qx md is due to the advance in flour and Cai lard. Ho \ THE STREET CARS AGAIN MOVING. * r | rA itn ' Amicable Understanding Ueaehed lit- tween Jimployrr and fimptoyed. - Chicago dispatch : Tho great street - car strike , after a duration of nino dayn , V * Avas ended thisOA'oning on a basis lion- n \ \ orablo on botTi sides. Tho question of , AA'ages aaW compromised. An advanc- . AA-as secured , but tho scale is materially • ' - lower . than Avhat hud been insisted upon y 4 , 1)3 , * the strikers up to the vor3' lust. t 1 They get about one-third of tho in- • 1 crease asked for. On tho other hand , all the reforms demanded l > 3' tho men. ' in tho S3"stem of Avorking aro conceded , J and all tho strikers aro to bo ro-em- ploycd. Tho men hired bv tho com- * since tho strike -will also b \ aii3 boganwill 1 retained. Tho minor questions at issn , ' will be sottled by arbitration , tho sol j arbitrator . to be T 'man J. Gage , presi- j dent ' of tho .First National bank , avIio j I'lijoj's tho coniidenco of both strikers. 1 and I'resident Yerkes. \ \ Tho "set-car" H .vstom , Avhich tho men j claimed prevented them from getting a - J fair amount of .sleep at 11113'one time , h * j abolished. The Avorkingd 3' is to bo tan J consecutivo hours. Traffic on every J street ear line of the north side Avill bo 1 resumed to-morrow morning , lifting tho j embargo completety. Tho agreement 1 ] wius reached at a meeting Avhich lasted j ] nearh' six hours. Those present were ' Mttj'or Boche , committee of the strikers * | ] | headed by Monster Workman Christie , I and President Yerkes , with two attor- I nejs of tho company. I _ While tho conference was going on a I riot occuiTcd about half a mile away , at Jl tho corner of Market street and Chicago J awnue. Tho sight of threo north sida 'J ' vnrs close together and guarded by po- I lice , had caused a crowd of J500 or 400 1 men and bo3"s to assemble at tho street I corner. ' When tho patrol wagon , lead- J ing. and tho first car had pnssed , tho 1 niob ] mado a rush and closed in on the I imported conductor and driver of the , 1 second car. Tho polico on the car A\-ero | being overpowered , and a resort to ro'I voh'ers < was imminent , just as Lieuten- I ant Brcuau Avith fifty officers came round J the corner on tho double quick. Clubs J wero freel3" used , and 11111113' ° f the mob 1 got awav Avith broken heads. Six of tha 1 leaders A\vre arrested. 1 Ihe riA-aby between the drivers of wagons that iia\e taken tho place of cars ; during ' the strike culmiminated to-night j in ! a serious accident. Two vans loaded with passengers At ore racing on Clark m street. One of the drivers becoming so m excited as to overlook a pile of building 'I material. Jlis vohicle smashed into tho < heap < and then overturned. Twelve pas- I sengers Avere penned fast under tho . jl wagon , Avhich the frightened horses at- m tached attempted to kick to pieces. Tho shrieking' ! , groaning people Avero helped 1 out as soon as possible , and all Avera 8 found to be badl ' bruised and scratched , m whilo in addition Miss Annie Bupert'a left arm avils discovered to bo broken , I Lawyer C. E. Clark Avas suffering a like injmy , and his married sister from De- fl catur. ' III. , Ia3' unconscious , Avith her ' nose broken and scalp laid open. Doo- I tors ' sa3' that in her case there Avas con- fl eussiou of the brain , and she will prob- bty die. The driver , Louis Ma3"er , Avas irrested. , Corn Crop for 1388 , 2,110,920,858 Bushels. I The following estimate of the total I corn crop of the United States appears- M in tho Fanners' BcA-iew of October 10 : m As tho increase in the corn crop of ' 1S8S over that of 1837 Avill bo produced < l almost ] . entirety in tho sewn great corn. I states , viz. : Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , M Iowa , Missouri , Kansas and Nebraska , we , liave compiled a careful estimate of fl the , crop in those states on the basis of the average 3'ield per acre as reported 1)3 * tho Farmers' Beview correspondents , 9 nnd the area planted , as estimated in the- V TUI3' report of the department of ngri'M culture. V . Ohio , acreage 2,073 , 'J18 , aA'erago 3'ield < fl bushels , total 130,800,002 bushels. * ; Indiana , acreage : > ,801,2' ) : j , average < fl yield 41 bushels , total 150,543,013 bush- ' L'l.S. ! Illinois , acreage 7,710,310 , average H field , 37 bushels , total 235,503,470 bushfl . loAA-a , acreage 7,483,003 , aA'erage yield M bushels , total 300.S43.713 bushels. Missouri , acreage 0,508,088 , average- < 9 field 37 bushels , total 237,503,5C3 bush- M Kansas , acreage 5C20,0S7 , average i-ield 20 bushels , total 1G3,8G0G23 bush- ; Xebraska , acreage 4,007,007 , average fl field 37 bushels , total 151,501,470 bush- Total for the seven states 1,435,184 , - jH 550 bushels as compared with 780,425 , - . M )00 the 3'ield reported In * the depart- hH nent < of agriculture for 18S7 , or a gain j J f 051,750,85S bush el s. ' | Assuming that the corn crop in other M fates will be equal to that reported for J ast Aear b3' the department , viz : G75 , - H i3G,000 bushels , Ave estimate the total ] orn crop of 1888 as 2,110,020,858 bush- V James Ba3'hi of Baton Bouge cursed M 3od in 18S7 and Avas struck speechless. M Recently ( he recovered his voice , and hia jH irst articulate sentence was a reproach H his wife for causing him all his trou- H ( thb markbts. 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