Nebraska Newspapers

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TRIBUNE ,
V. AI. KIMMELL , Publisher.
McCOOK , : - - : - NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA.
The Boheet creamery In Platte coun
ty is making 1,300 pounds of buttei
daily nnd that is about half the usua
output.
The new elevator of the Trans-Mis-
Isslppi Elevator company at Exetei
has now all the machinery in place and
is ready for the fall corn.
Mrs. Conrad Rouse , living two and
one-half miles north of Eagle , was
bitten by a rattlesnake. Prompt at
tention saved her life.
The anti-saloon league has recently
been at work in north Nebraska and
a large league was organized at Albion
and officered by leading citizens.
The Grand Army reunion of Wasn-
ington county has been located at Her
man this year. The time is set for
August 31 and September 1 and 2.
A farmer near Alma recently sole
330 head of yearlings at $35 each ant
eighty-one cows at $38 each. It would
eeem to be profitable raising stock in
the Republican valley.
Alliance is to have a fall race meetIng -
Ing and the dates agreed upon are
October 13,14 and 15. The local man
agement expects to call some good
horses to the meeting.
The Omaha Packing company has
made arrangements to commence the
erection of some substantial additions
to their plant in South Omaha. A cold
storage chilling room and a cooper
shop will sooji be added , the necessary
buJlding permits having been secured.
The Burlington people are changing
the course of the Nemaha river near
Humboldt. Where a bend requires to
large bridges the river will be straight
ened for a distance of seventeen hun
dred feet. It will require about three
months to complete the work , a hun
dred men being employed.
On account of the interest taken in
the Trans-Mississippi exposition at
Tekamah and as there will be a Grand
Army of the Republic day there at
which they all expect to be present ,
the Burt County Veteran's association
will not hold its regular annual reun
ion.
Rev. C. B. Antisdel , who has been
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Tekamah for the last year , has re
signed his pastorate and preached his
farewell sermon last Sunday night tea
a large congregation. Mr. and Mrs.
Antisdel will go to Africa as mission-
cries.
At a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Seward County Agricultural
society it was decided- not to hold a
fair this year. As so many are making
arrangements to take in the Trans-
Mississippi exposition this fall they
did not think the fair would be a suc
cess financially.
While Clark Marsh was crossing the
bridge across th Republican river
just south of Trenton with an engine
the bridge gave way and the machine
was thrown a distance of ten feet into
the sand , smashing it up in bad shape.
The men on the engine saved them
selves by jumping.
J. R , Bryan , check clerk for the
Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railway at Norfolk Junction , commit
ted suicide by taking carbolic acid.
He had been employed by the railroad
for about twenty years and no motive
either business , social or domestic is
known for the strange deed.
John McKeegan of Bancroft , who
controls a pasture on the reservation
bordering on the Missouri river , lost
twelve head of steers by drowning on
Thursday. About thirty head -were
driven over an abrupt bank. All but
twelve head were got out by means
of a ferry boat The cattle were with
out doubt attacked by bees that swarin
in the timber in that vicinity.
The Inter-States Reunion associa
tion of Nebraska ana Kansas has elect
ed Hon. S. T. Caidwell of Edgar com
mander ; Colonel W. R. Roberts of Su
perior , senior vice commander ; Cap
tain H. L. Browning of Webber. Kan. ,
junior vice commander ; C. E. Adams ,
jr. , adjutant , and Eli Vale , quarter
master. The next reunion will be held
at Superior September 19 to 24 , inclu-
cive.
Iowa and Nebraska have abandoned
their state fairs for this year and there
is no doubt but that the coming old
fashioned fair to be held at St Jos
eph , August 22 to 27. will be the great
est event of the middle west , in the
wav of an agricultural exposition for
1S98. The premium list is now ready
and is being sent out by the thousands ,
in answer to the man = - applications re
ceived by Secretary Palmer L. Clark ,
and is a decided novelty. The list of
premiums is extended and the prizes
generous. The rules are fair and lib
eral. The fair grounds and improve
ments havs been enlarged and extend
ed. The race course , for years known
as one of the best regulation mile
tracks in the country over which the
noted horses of each season compete
for first honors , is in the finest possi
ble condition and already a large num
ber of horses are in training there
for the splendid speed program , em
bracing as it does , fourteen trotting
and pacing events and twelve running
races. This year , as last. Secretary
Clark proposes to pav all premiums in
cash as soon as the judges make their
awards and to treat every patron fair
and alike , and there will be no favor-
iteism.
Stock is passing in and out of the
state rapidly from the northern rang
es. The Elkhorn road has been aver
aging sixty cars aday for some time ,
passing through Fremont.
The semi-annual report of the in
debtedness of Otoe county as forward
ed to the secretary of state by Coun
ty Recorder Brant , shows a gratifying
decrease. During the past six months
147 mortgages have been filed in farm
property amounting to $212,032.19 , and
204 released , to the value of $326,987-
43. On city property , sixty mortgages
were filed , amount , $45.225.19 , and
seventy-three released , amount , $62-
137.43.
The Reply Said to Have Been
Submitted to the Queen ,
OUR TERMS WERE FINAL ,
According to a Madrid Story the Formal
Answer Has Iteoii Completed The
Eastern Squadron to Bo Ordered to
the Coast of Spain.
MADRID , Aug. 8. The Spanish reply
to the United States , according to a
high authority , accepts the American
peace conditions. It has been complet
ed and was submitted to the queen re
gent this morning previous to this af
ternoon's cabinet meeting.
The qtieen regent conferred with
Silvela , the Conservative leader , this
morning , with the Duke of Tetuaii ,
the former minister for foreign af
fairs , and with Marshal Martinez de
Campos , the former captain general of
Cuba.
This afternoon Her Majesty will re
ceive Senor Romero y Robledo , whose
views are said to be shared by General
Weyler.
The series of conferences between
the premier , Senor Sagasta , and the
leaders of the various parties will con
clude this afternoon with interviews
with General Canalejas and others.
Senor Barrio : , the Carlist leader , has
not replied to Senor Sagasta's invita
tion to come to Madrid in order to dis
cuss matters.
TO FORCE SAGASTA'S HAND ,
The Eastern Squadron to Ho Ordered to
the Coast of Spain.
WASHINGTON , Aug. S. Rear Admiral
Sampson has been ordered to assume
command of the Eastern squadron ,
which will be ordered to proceed to
the coast of Spain provided that the
reply expected to-day from the Madrid
government to the President's terms
of peace is not satisfactory.
The fleet is now assembled at Guantanamo -
tanamo bay , ready to sail .the moment
the orders are received. It comprises
the battleships Iowa , Indiana , Massa
chusetts and Oregon , the armored
cruisers New York and Brooklyn , the
protected cruiser New Orleans and the
auxilliary cruisers Dixie , Yankee , Yosemite -
semite and Mayflower.
The transfer of Commodore Schley
from the Brooklyn to the Newark
means that he is to be kept at home ,
and that his former flagship will go
with the Eastern squadron.
The selection of Rear Admiral Samp
son to command the squadron was
based , it is said , upon the desire of the
President and Secretary Long to put
in command of the fleet an officer of
tried judgment and discretion.
Commodore Watson is regarded as
one of the coolest and ablest officers in
the government service , and he un
doubtedly will be able to assist Rear
Admiral Sampson in the operations
which will occur if Spain does not ac
cept the President's terms.
Friends of Commodore Schley natur-
alty regret the President's action in
assigning him to the Newark , and
thus pveventing his participation in
the work of the squadron , but it is ex
plained that Commodore Schley will
still be useful in Cuban waters in con
trol of the reserve fleet.
TALKING FOR ROOSEVELT ,
Ills Friends Claim HoVilI Show Up Al
leged Mistakes.
WASHINGTON. Aug. S. Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt's friends say that he
will take up the gauntlet thrown down
by Secretary Alger , and that , as soon
as he is notified of the facts , he will
make charges of mismanagement and
inefficiency in the Santiago campaign ,
and then demand a court-martial.
This will enable him , it is claimed ,
to prove many things which would
otherwise be glossed over , and give
him a chance to show up the alleged
mistakes made by the secretary of war.
WANT THEIR DISCHARGE.
Now That Fighting Is Over Many Vol
unteers Are Anxious to Get Home.
CAMP ALGER , Falls Church , Va. , Aug.
8. In view of the present outlook the
soldiers have been speculating con
siderably on the chances of being dis
charged. Some would like to be sent
to Cuba or Porto Rico , but the major
ity prefer to be discharged , having
wives , mothers and others depending
on them. They feel now as if their
place is at home , as there is no more
fighting to do.
They Gave Hobson a Sword.
LONG BEACH , N. Y. , Aug. S. Lieu
tenant Hobson is the hero of Long
Beach. All the guests of the hotel as
sembled in the parlors when it was
learned that Lieutenant Hobson waste
to be at Long Beach. Some one started
a popular subscription for a testimoni
al to him and in a short time S300 was
in the hands of the treasurer. The
committee appointed to meet the lieu
tenant in New York and escort him to
Long beach purchased a sword for
Minister Angell's Farewell to the Sultan.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Aug. S. Dr. James
B. Angell , who resigned in May last
and'who has been succeeded as United
States minister here by Mr. Oscar S.
Strauss of New York , had a farewell
audience of the sultan yesterday. Mr.
Ange'il leaves here on August 13.
Starving In Newfoundland and Labrador.
HALIFAX , Aug. 8. The schooner
Cambridge brings a tale of suffering
on the Newfoundland and Labrador
coasts. Persons were found along the
soastG dying of starvation. Relief for
about 1,000 is necessary.
WITHOUT EFFECT ON MILES ,
Tbo Campaign Is Conducted the Same
as If There Were No Talk of Peace.
OFF SAX JUAN DE PORTO Rico , Aug.
5. The Americans have taken peace
ful possession of the eastern portion oi
the island. Small parties of marines
have been landed , who have lighted
lamps in the lighthouse at Cape San
Juan and other lighthouses along the
coast. They met with no resistance.
Indeed , at Cape San Juan , deputations
of citizens came out to meet them.
The warships now in this vicinity
are the Montgomery , Annapolis , the
Puritan and the Amphitrite. The two
former are looking1 for the transports
with troops which left the United
States and have scattered all about the
island. The Annapolis rounded up the
Whitney , Florida and the Raleigh yes
terday , and they are now at Cape San
Juan.
There seems to have been a serious
mistake as to the rendezvous , for no
two ships got to the same place , and it
will take several daj's to locate them
and get them to Ponce , where General
Miles is waiting1.
PONCE , Porto Rico , Aug. 5. Major
General Miles is proceeding entirely
without regard to peace negotiations.
Krag-Jorgensens are being issued.
The Second and Third Wisconsin are
moving up to the Sixteenth Pennsyl
vania to-day. Coloucl llulings has
captured 5,000 pounds of rice. Thus
far the enemy has not molested him.
Major General Brooke's landing at
Arroyo was successful. The troops
from the Roumanian , four batteries
from Indiana , Missouri , Pennsylvania
and Illinois , are disembarking there.
The Morgan troop of the Fifth cavalry
and the Mississippi commissaries have
arrived here.
CERYERA VISITS COMRADES.
Wounded and III They Embrace Their
Former Commander.
NORFOLK , Va. , Aug. 8. Admiral Cer-
vera and his son , Lieutenant Cervera ,
arrived here yesterday morning from
Baltimore to visit Captain Concha ,
commander of the admiral's flagship
Maria Teresa and the other Spanish
sick and wounded at the navy hospital
here. This was the first time they
had met since the fatal dash out
of Santiago harbor. The meeting
was a pathetic one , the admiral
and captain embracing one another
like children. The admiral then vis
ited Lieutenant Noval of the Piuton ,
who lost a leg , Drs. Nicoli and August !
of the Vizcaya , and the scenes were
equally affecting when their former
chief entered the ward where the Span
ish sailors are. Their faces lit up and
they embraced him as best they could ,
their joy being plainly visible. The ad
miral took lunch with Medical Director
Cleborne , and it is said he will remain
here several davs.
EMBARKING FOR HOME ,
Shafter's Army Keing Loaded on Trans
ports at Santiago.
WASHINGTON , Aug. S. The Amer
ican army at Santiago is be
ing loaded on transports as
rapidly as possible , and it is hoped
that , within a few days , the bulk of
the army will be at sea , bound for
Montauk Point , L. I.
In the place of these weary and
battle worn troops will ba five regi
ments of immunes , now due at San
tiago , supposed to be proof against
yellow fever , and at any rate gifted
with a fresh store of energy and health
to draw upon. General Miles has
with him in Porto Rico a force prob
ably equal to the actual demands of
the campaign there.
WLDMANTOAGUINALDO ! ,
_ _
The Insurgent Leader Urged to Trust to
the Justice of America.
LONDON , Aug. 8. The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail says :
"The prospect of America abandoning
the Philippines has well nigh brought
on a panic. The insurgent leaders are
greatly dissatisfied with the Ameri
cans and the British here. Mr. Wild-
man , the United States consul , has
replied to Aguinaldo as follows :
" 'Trust to the honor and justice of
the United States and let nothing in
terfere with the first task of throwing
off the Spanish yoke. I believe in you.
Do not disappoint me. ' "
CAPTAIN CLARK IS SICK.
Commander of the Oregon Has Ucen
Invalided Home.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 8. Captain
Charles E. Clark , commander of the
battleship Oregon , now in Cuban
waters , off Santiago , has been inva
lided home. It is believed at the navy
department that Captain Clark is suf
fering from some climatic affection ,
induced , probably , by the tremendous
strain under which he has been for
months.
MARIA TERESA IS AFLOAT.
Admiral Cervcra's Flagship \VI11 Soon
Start North Under Her Own Steam.
NORFOLK , Va. , Aug. S. The Merritt
Wrecking company has received ad
vices from Santiago that make it cer
tain that the Infanta Maria Teresa is
now floated , and is found to be in
fairly good condition as to her ma
chinery and boilers. She will shortly
start for Norfolk under her own steam.
JEFFRIES' WRIST SHATTERED.
Californlan Defeats Armstrong : but in So
Doing Injures His Loft Arm.
NEW YORK , Aug. S. Jim JeiTries ,
the heavy weight pugilist from Cali
fornia , was to have iought Bob Arm
strong and Steve O'Donnell for ten
rounds each before the Lcnos Athletic
Club last night , but he was only able
to carry out part of his proposed task.
He met Armstrong and defeated him
in the tenth round , but in doing so he
shattered his left arm and was unable
to meet O'Donnell. i
Santiago Shopkeepers Translate
Pesos Into Dollars.
FIRST COLONIAL EXPERIMENT.
The American Troops and Not the Spanish
Inhabitants Are Itobbcd Largo Mer
chants \V11I Take Only Money of the
United States.
NEW YORK , Aug. S. The Santiago
correspondent of the New York Com
mercial Advertiser sends the follow
ing : Santiago so far remains a decor
ous scene of first colonial experiment.
Looting and the theatrical scenes of
conquest that attended older wars are
not here. The town is as quiet as
New York on a Sunday afternoon out
of the season. At first the shops
opened their shutters tentatively half
way before they could be sure their
tills were not , one and all , to be pil
fered. The cafe Venus admitted visit
ors only after mysterious pounding at
the entresol before custom flowed
more freely , and customers , being
Americans , hungry and ragged ,
were found amenable to any price.
For a nation of Yankee shop keep
ers , the Yankees in Santiago
have done very well. They have let
the unblushing Spanish shop keepers
cheat them to the top of their bent.
It took the Spanish shop keeper but a
day to realize this. Women and chil
dren in the background , adding to the
town's queer , deserted look , attested
the inhabitant's uncertainty. Yet the
situation was characteristic enough of
Uncle Sam , who , instead of looting ,
kept his hands in his pockets and let
himself be looted. "Loot" may not be
the Spanish word for translating pesos
by dollars and charging accordingly ,
but it is , perhaps , polite enough.
After awhile tins streets grew more
confident. Women , some of them in
freshly laundried dresses , priests , car
rying great sun umbrellas , are seen
going about their errands. Shutters
came down from shop and dwelling , in
greater numbers.
The most notable shops arc the bar
bers' shops , true to the traditions of
the immortal Uarbierre , and the chem
ist shops. Each of these sorts of shops
makes considerable display. Clothing
and haberdashers' and tobacconists'
shops are fairly stocked. Cafes and
bakeries are quite deficient. In most
only a few strip ; of coarse fried porridge
ridge are to be had , with an occasional
mouldy cooky. With the incoming of
the Americans , of course , came great
er plenty and circulation. The liveliest
scenes are along the wharves , where
Colonel Humphrey and Colonel Weston
superintend the unloading of trans
ports on dry wharves , instead of the
turbulent beach at Siboney. Cuban
labor was supposed to ba doing most
of the work. On the hill at the back
of the town , in the barracks or hos
pital , that could so plainly be seen on
the day of the fight , covered with Red
Cross flags , Spanish officers and men
are. busy making their preparation be
fore transportation. Horsss gathered
before the doors , and also at the
palace in the plaza , where the Ameri
can governor , General Wood , holds his
rule.
The main buildings are a few
churches , the cathedral , with its plas
ter echoes of Toledo and Seville ; the
archbishop's palace , imposingly placed
on high ground and , tme to the coun
trymen of Culdcron , the theater.
None of the greater merchants
would take anything but American
money , partly , no doubt , on account of
Spanish rate of exchange , and partly ,
too. because they saw that the 036 and
face of George Washington were des
tined to be the trustworthiest sort of
tender in the town and province now.
So far as we could judge from the
shopkeepers the town was relieved and
truly glad that a settled state of af
fairs seemed likely to descend upon
them.
SANTIAGO DAILY EXPECTADOR ,
Columns Printed About New York De
claration of Independence Promised.
SANTIAGO , July 2. > . Since July 1 and
until July 23 this citjT was without a
laily paper. On July 23 the Expecta-
3or made its first appearance and
printed the full Spanish text of Presi
dent McKinley"s proclamation to the
people of Cuba. The Expectador is
running a series of articles on New
York city , supposing this subject to be
3f prime interest to its readers at this
Lime. A three-column article upon the
inscriptions of the Egyptian obelisk
in Central park appears in the last is
sue and the publisher promises to
print the Declaration of Independence
if the United States soon.
Expectador enjoys the distinction of
jeing the only Spanish paper published
.n this island free of Spanish censor
ship.A .
A newspaper printed in Spanish and
English is promised soon , and Com
pany F of the Thirty-third Michigan
volunteer infantry has brought out a
paper called Company F Enterprise ,
vhich is the first American paper pub-
ished in Santiago.
Is Sternborg to So Removed ?
NEW YORK , Aug. S. The Washing-
ion correspondent of the New York
Evening Post says : There is a seusa-
.ional story going about the war de
partment to the effect that Surgeon
jfeneral Sternberg will ba forced to
elinquish his position at the head of
; he medical department of the army.
spontaneous Combustion In Hamburg.
HAMBURG , Aug. S. A fire on Oswald
juay last night , originating in spon-
-aneous combustion amid cotton , de
stroyed over SI,000,000 worth of mcr-
jhandise.
MAJORITY FOR PEACE ,
Some of Sagnsia'a Conn clor ? , Howovci
Favor a Continuation of the "War.
LONDON , Aug. K The Madrid corrc
spondent of the Daily Mail says : "j
majority of the politicians who con
ferred with Senor Sagasta counsels
peace , but Senor Noccdal , leader of th
ultra Montanes , urged war , even i
the Yankees were to capture Spanisl
ports , as possibly then an internation
al conflagration would avenge Spaii
by putting her in a position to gaii
more than by making a shameful peae
now.
"Senor Romero y Robledo , in tin
course of an interview said : 'Seno
Sagasta informed me as to the con
tsnts of the American note. In addi
tion to the demands already known
the American government asks the oc
cupation and possession of Manila an <
Subig bay. M. Cambon obtained fron
President McKinley the subbtitutioi
for the word possession of anothe :
word meaning practically the sam <
thing. '
"This revelation has caused a fer
ment here. It was understood at firs
that the Americans demanded onb
temporary occupation , pending ar
raugements for the future governmen
of the Philippines. It is believed th (
powers will object to the American ;
retaining permanent possession oi
Manila and Subig bay. The later i ;
splendid naval station. "
Senor Castelar , although an advocate
of peace , is of the opinion that in ne
gotiating its conclusions the govern
ment "should remember the Virginiiu
affair , when the energy displayed 03
Spain in dealing with the United
States saved Spanish interests , and he
thought every effort should be made to
preserve Spanish sovereignty over
Porto Rico. " Senor Silvela added thai
he personally did not favor anj
change of policy.
WOULD LIKE TO BE ANNEXED ,
Cubans , Especially the Army , In Favoi
of Annexation.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , July 23. Among
the American citizens of Cuban birth ,
and perhaps generally among those
who desire arncxation to the United
States , the rift between the American
and Cuban forces has been a source oi
concern.
Within the last few days , however ,
Garcia has expressed his opinion that
the welfare of Cuba depended upon
her joining the sisterhood of the
United States. Partly on account ol
his attitude and partly on account oi
the same reasons which led to his con
version , many of his oiScers now side
with him.
ROW IS ON AT GUATEMALA.
Predicted Revolution Arrives on Sched
ule Time.
SAX FRANCISCO , Aug. S. The follow
ing message regarding the revolution
in Guatemala has been received in this
city from a friend and supporter oi
General Morales , now at Tampachula :
"Prospero Morales is at San Marcos.
Quexaltenango favors the revolution.
We are on the way to Ocos.
MIGUELIN. "
Morales is said to have 5,000 Reming
ton rifles and 700 men. Details of. the
revolt are difficult to obtain , as tele
graphic communication is interrupted
VICTIMS OF YELLOW FEVER.
Michigan Troops Hit Hard by the
Scourge.
SANTIAGO , Aug. f . Sanitary report
for August 4 Total sick , 3,3. > 4 ; fever
cases , 2)4S : total new cases of fever ,
502 ; total cases of fever returned tc
duty , r 49. Deaths Auguit 4 , 1(5. ( Four
Michigan troops died of yellow fever :
Shafter. "
Congestion at St. Michael's.
SEATTLE , Wash.Yug. S. The steam
er Dirigo arrived yesterday morning
from St. Michael's with 100 passen
gers , some of whom went North re
cently , but being unable to get up the
river returned. About forty were
Klondikers. They brought down S200-
000 in dust and nuggets. The Dirigc
confirms the stories that a terrible
condition of aiFairs exists at St.
Michael's owing to the failure of indi
vidual ocean boats to get their passen
gers up the river. It is predicted that
thousands will have to winter at St
Michael's or return to the States.
Sir Thomas Lipton's Gift.
LONDON . Aug. S. The fact has just
transpired that ten days ago Sir
Thomas Lipton visited Maryborough
house and presented the Princess ol
Wales with a cheek for Sr.00,000 tc
start dining rooms in London at which
ivorking people may secure substan
tial meals at from two to eight cents
Tanner's Offer Accepted.
WASHINGTON , Aug. S. An offer ol
governor Tanner of Illinois , to fur
bish a regiment of Illinois colored
iroops , to relieve the First Illinois ,
sow at Santiago , has been accepted by
; he war department.
State Poll Tax Law Valid.
FORT SCOTT , Kan. , Aug. S. Judge
Simons sustained the state poll tax
aw by finding against C. R. Ashby oc
. ach of the three points he raised in 3
Lest case.
To Ko Made Floating
SAN FKANCISCO. Aug. : . Dr. W. Cor-
axisier , medical surveyor of the expc-
litionary forces for the Philippines ,
las received word that the transports
Arizona and Scandia.voult1 , when
; hey reached Manila , be converted into
loating hospitals.
Manufacture of Shells Goes. On.
READING , Pa. , Aug. 6. Notwith
standing peace negotiations the Car
penter Steel works are working on
ihells and projectiles under the hcav-
est pressure from the government
; ince the war began.
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Jupiter PIiiYius Gets In His Work in AI
Sections of the State ,
A GRAND WETTING DOWN.
Need of Moisture Was Getting : Serious ,
bat Now All Is Changed Favorable
TVcatber for Harvesting and Haymak
ing Corn Greatly Improved.
The showers of last week , says the
last Nebraska weather crop bulletin ,
were exceedingly benllcial to the crops
of many counties , but the thing most
needed by the state a general and
soaking rain came night beiore last
and early yesterday morning. It was
a general rain covering Colorado , Ne
braska , and Iowa and extending south
ward to the gulf. The official veather
map issued yesterday morning sho\/bd
the follov/ing precipitation :
The following amounts of precipita
tion ( in iches ) are reported in the J
state : Lincoln , .72 ; Omaha , .58 ; Val
entine , 1.36 ; North Platte , .68 ; Ash
land , .31 ; Columbus , .35 ; Fairbury ,
.19 ; Fairmont , .40 ; Hartington , .59 ;
O'Neill , .70 ; Tecumseh , .10 ; Holdrege ,
1.00 ; Curtis , .10 ; Red Cloud. .28 ; Re
publican , .75 ; Wilsonille , .85 ; Arapahoe -
hoe , 1.05 ; McCcok , .69 ; Benkleman ,
.65 ; Piattsmouth , .34 ; Imperial , .69 ;
Rula , .10 ; Schuyler , .40 ; Aurora , .37 ; f
Grand Island , .85 ; Central City , .70 ;
Palmer , 64 ; Greeley , .90 ; Burwell , 1.30 ;
Hastings , .55 ; Loup , .86 ; Kearney , .74 :
Nemaha , .22 ; Syracuse , .07 ; Salem ,
.Ot ; Hickman , .42 ; Burchard , .05 ; Wy-
more , .06 ; Wilber , .45 ; Strang. .17 ;
Superior , .27 ; Edgar , .23 ; Bluehill , .70.
In some limited localities the dry
weather has shortened the crop of
corn , but this rain insures a fair yield
everywhere and a good crop in the
state as a whole.
The past week has been cool , with
less than the normal rainfall in most
of the state.
The average daily temperature defi
ciency ranged from four degrees in the
eastern counties to about t\vo degrees
in the western. The daily maximum
temperatures exceeded ninety degrees
on the first two days of the week , and
were below eighty degrees on the last
two days.
Showers occurred in all counties , but
they were generally very light , except
in the northern and extreme eastern
counties , where the rainfall exceeded
half an inch , and over a considerable
area exceeded an inch.
The past week has been very favor
able for harvesting , haymaking and
threshing. Harvesting is nearinj ?
completion in the northern counties.
Wheat and oat3 are being threshed and
reports Indicate that wheat Is yielding
about the average , which is somewhat
less tha.n had been expected. Oats are
yielding well but are light weight.
Corn has improved in condition in
the northern and extreme eastern counties
began."I
ties , but has been injured in other
counties by the continued dry weather.
Union Pacific Progress *
The results of the reorganization of
the Union Pacific are soon to be ex
tended to the department of motive
power , says the Omaha Bee. The im
provement of the track and road-bed
and the purchase of several thousand
new f-eight cars are to be followed up
by the construction of ten new loco
motives designed for heavyfreightser-
vice on the Wyoming division of the
road.
The contracts for building the nrw
encincs have just been awarded. Eigh *
of them will be built at the Bico'c
Locomotive works at Dunkirk , N. Y ,
The other two are to be built by the
Rcherectady Locomotive works at
ScheaectacJr. N. Y. The entire lot is
to be built on plans furnished by the
department of motive power and ma
chinery in this city , and work on con
struction will he begun at once. It is
expected that they will be delivered to
the Union Pacific here by October 1.
The contracts just given'out by Pres
ident Burt are the first for Union Pa
cific locomotives award ° fl sinre 1SSO.
Between forty and fifty new engines
have been ? dded since then , but thpv
have been built at the Union Pacific
shops in Omaha. The last outside or
der in 1S90 was for new engines built
by the Brooks , the Cooke. the Rogers
and the Baldwin locomotive works.
The contract just announced is the
first one that calls for any Schenec-
iady ensine on the Unfa : Pacific road.
The Schenectady works have been
building the locomotives in u ? e on the
New York Central , the Lake Shore , the
Northwestern and other Yanderbilt
lines for a number of years. It is said
the engines can be built more cheaply
at the Schepeciady.works than by the
Union Pacific's own de
partment in this city.
Soldier in a Had Box.
Kearney dispatch : A f ? v weeks ago
Jack Liebee , a Kearney boy and mem
ber of Company A. Nebraska volunteer
infantry , now at Chickamauga. came
home without leave to see his folks.
After being here for a few ilays he
started to return , but when at St. Lou
is learned that he was apt to "be court-
martialed for desertion and came baoz
to Nebraska. Yesterday he came to
Kearney and was immediately nrrcst-
ed by Major Hoover , who happened to
be here on a. furlough. The officers ot
Chickamauga were imnied'utcly noti
fied and this afternoon Major Hoover
received word to hold Liebee until an
army officer could arrive ant ! take him
to Fort Omaha , where he will be held
until further orders. It is bolit-voil
here that Liebee docs not realize the
position he has gotten himself into and
that he had no intention of doing any
thing wrong.
Thousands of Children.
Secretary Ford of the Board of Wo
men Managers , of the Trans-Mississ
ippi exposition , has received the pre
liminary estimates of the number of
children that will patronize the first k-
uf a scries of boys and girls excursions
t-jat t is proposed to organize durinc ;
the next . r
two months. The first ex
cursion will bo from Hooper. Norfolk
and immediate points and the esti
mates returned by the patronesses and
school superintendents indicate that
not less than 1.000 children will come
if favorable railroad rates are secured.