FHE OMAHA EE.
'TWENTV-JflUST ' YEAR. OMAHA , FRIDAY iMORNMG , AUGUST 7 , 1891 , JSIlJMBEll 50.
ANOTHER AWFUL DISASTER ,
Twelve Killed and Sevenl Injured by a
V/rsck on the West Shore.
fi
FLAMES CONSUME THE BROKEN CARS.
Train Crashes Into n.
t Heavy FOR Concealed
the Flajjniun Sad Scenes
on the Track.
SnurrsK , N. Y , Aug. 0.-Ths ! morn-
lug a freight train on the West Shore rail
road , going xvest , broke In txvo betxvcen Port
Byron nnd Montc/.timp , nnd the fast train
following crashed Into the rear. A brakeman -
man xvont bfiok toxvard the passenger train
but the night xvns so foggy ho xvas not seen.
The ilromnn of the passenger train xvns
killed. Ten Italians en route to Niagara Falls
In the smoking car xvero killed nud cloven
others In the same car xvero injured. SOtno
of thnm xvlll probably die. One of the sleep
ing cars xvns burned , but It is supposed that
tail the passengers were rescued. The injured
wcro brought hero and uro being cnied for.
The bodies of the killed are at Port Byron ,
whcro the coroner xvlll hold an lnquot.
Physicians and others have been sent from
Syracuse , Auburn , Montezuma nnd Port
Byron. The scene nt the xvreck Is n terrible
ono.
ono.Of the eleven Italians injured four will
probably die. They xvero in the smoking cnr
of the St. Louis express , xvhich crashed into
the freight train. Txvclvo cars of the frelcht
train \\-cro xvrceked nnd piled up on the
tracks , completely blocking the road. Hardly
n xvholo plcco of timber was loft in the
smoking car.
ThoxvrccK took fire and the passenger train
burned with the exception of three sleeping
cars. The train was made up of txvo express ,
baggr.pe nnd smoking car , day couch and four
Bleeping cars ,
ceeno AVns Tcrrihlo to AVitness.
.1. J. Sullivan of this city xvas on the train.
Ho xviis in the car behind the smoker. He-
gnrding the accident ho said : "Tho freight
train xvlth which our train collided was run-
' time. When
nine ° n the passenger traiu's
the crash came tlio scone xvas a terrible one.
' The smoking car xvas smashed to splinters
and the shrieks of the xvounded imprisoned
in the wreckage xvas heartrending. The
accident occurred about 3 o'clock. When I
Jcft the dead nnd xvounded were scattered
nbout on the ground inside the trucks and the
burvlvint : passengers xvero doing all they could
for the relief of tlio xvouudcd. The victims
so far as I could see wcro all men xvho xvcro
In the smoking ear. None of the passengers
/ In the sleeping cars xx'ero injured. "
John F. Boxvdish ot Boston , who had n nar-
roxv escape , gax-o a similar account of the
accident. Ho said no ono In the rear cars
were injured.
Conductor ICunaly of the limited said : "I
was In the front end of the sleeper Maruthan
nnd had just noticed that xvo xvoro making
our usual running time. Wo loft Syracuse
nt 1 :6S : on timo. The train was heavily load
ed , each of the sleepers having about txventy
passengers. It wns very foggy , nnd the en
gineer , of course , expected the Montc-uimn
sidetrack would bo all right for him. The
first indication I hud of tuo accident was
when I felt the sudden application of the
brakes and n moment later cnmo the crush.
That Is nbout oil I can tell , except that the
ongliioent clear through the caboo o of the
ficight train and then rolled doxvu an em
bankment. The day coaeli telescoped xvith
tlio smoking car , and xvhen I got out of doors
they xvoro nil mixed up xvith the express nnd
k b iggago cars. The sleeper did not leave the
rails. "
I'nssotiKOr Discloses n Clew.
William 1C. Wilsoy , a dealer in securities
of San Bernardino. Cal. , was among the
injured taken to the house of the Good Shep
herd In this elty. IIo was on ills xvay homo
from Boston nnd expected to moot his xvifo
nnd txx-o children nt Detroit , Mich. , xvhero
they had been visiting. Ho xvas injured in
the groin nnd hip.
Ho said : "I xvus in the roar end of the
nmokcr when the crash occurred. 1 had
time to knoxv xvhat was happening , and ns
the baggage car crashed through the smoker
I could see U boxvling doxvn the men like
tenpins. I Just turned my buck and
waited to bo crushed. In nn instant I
was Up to my nock in debris nnd
felt that I xvas hurt , but managed
to extricate myself and cra\\-l out upon the
top of the wreck , I found n traveling ac
quaintance , John F. Boxvdish , n brush manu
facturer of Boston pinned doxvn In n narroxv
spnco at the end of the coach unnblo to
move , ho xvas so tightly xvodged In. If this
cnr hud gone u foot further ho xvould huvo
been crushed to n Jelly. By this time tlio
wreck xvas on flro and before xvo had
chopped axvuy the timbers that hold Bow-
dish the flumes xvoio ilnht upon us. Then
wo crawled back Into a Pullman where the
porters xvoro all standing Idle. If it had not
been for the heroio xvork of the passengers
themselves ninny of the injured would huva
boon roasted ullvo. The members of nn
opera company that was on the train did
splendid xvork.
"I snxv , " said Mr. Wllsoy , a bnikamnn of
the freight train H'andlng by the side of the
track crazy with excitement. I asked him ,
v "For God's ' twite man , how did this happen I1
* -Ji4fiiiy God,1 , ho fairly shouted , 'I told
them to go back , 1 told them to go buck. '
" ' \Vliat do you moan buck xvhero i1
" 'Bac. : from the freight. "
"I asked him then if ho meant that the
freight did not send back any light , but ho
would not say anything more. I think that
liero may bo n cloxv to the cause of the acci
dent. "
Wrecking gangs are at xvork clearing nxvnv
the debris. The collision occurred one-olgbili
of a mile from the sxvltch. Tuo truck for u
dlstunco of ixventy rods xvns torn up. Cor
oner Stoxvurt of Cuyugu county empanelled a
ury this muriiln ? xvlilch will commence in
vestigations this afternoon.
List ofthe Killed.
Folloxvlng Is n revised Hat of the killed :
OAltKIU'A AU'ONHK COUOItOOA ,
VINOHNlT im.AUW ,
DDMINIO UH'IIONK ,
THOMAS MKItMNO ,
JOILN IIOSIA ,
UOMINICOMANTII.O ,
ANTONIO SCW./.AVAVA ,
JOHN niAMIIOT. and un unknown , all of
thu above helm ; luill.nn , all iidiills ,
I'OUr.MAN M10IIAKI , UUltnnoN , Miicodmi.
N V . xxus lust intly killed , und leaves u xvlfo
but no children.
ANTONIO IIKU.OW leaves a xvlfo and four
children In Italy. IIo xvusbitnndit to tlilsclty
and died ut the House of the Cloud Shepherd
at I In , in ,
JOSKf KKSl'AN of St. I.onls had a leg
ejuiihod mid ho died at the lloiuo of the Oood
> rt > hoplierd nt ll30. ; Holoavusu wife und family
lu St. Louis.
FolloxvliiK Are the Injured ;
PATKICK HVAK , engineer of the expre s ,
lives in Buffalo. Ho hai n scrlou Internal
Injury. Has n xvlfe and family. Mr. Hyan
has been In the employ of the West Shore |
since the road opened and never hud nn acci
dent before.
Lot-is DiM.nit , Alsace-Lorraine , deep flesh
wound on the leg which is badly lacerated.
A. 1C. LOVAM , Hungarian , bud scalp wound
dnd left leg broken.
JOHN Si in I.T/ , member of The Uncle Isaac
farce company of Eastmi , Pa. , sculp wound ,
shoulders and clavicle badly strained , hands
and feet bruised.
UROIIOI : H. Sxxny of Hamilton , Out. , In-
Jurv to back and hips.
JOHN PUITOX : of Troy. N. Y. , railroad
man , back and shoulders s'.rnlncdnnd bruised
and knee cap dislocated.
JUUL-S Mr.YKin , Buffalo , N. Y. , serious In
juries to hip , shoulder and head.
B. E Pins , musical director of tlio "Tho
Uncle Isaac" farce company ot Now York ,
severe strain to buck and badly bruised about
onklo.
C i wiM.is , single , injuries to leg nnd breast
nnd till ) .
Gt'isriNO LIHIZ , Italian , clnglo , internal in-
juiies.
Hr.vnv TiiALON-n , Italian , single , internal
Injuries.
Oui/ci'i'R MiAciunt.LO , Italian , xvlfo nnd
two children , bruises nbout the head.
MICOVAXA UESHI , xvlfo and ono child ,
burned about he id and back.
NICOI.O MAUII.NO , Italian , single , severe
bruises.
Toxusso TOVZVNO , Itnllan , single , leg
broken and shoufdcrs dislocated.
Lmiui DONAHDO , Italian , severely bruised.
Unknown Hungarian bruised about head
and severely scalded.
ANTONIO Gunii.o : , Italian , suffering from
severe Internal Injuries. All of the above
\\-cro taken to the House of the Good Shep
herd.
herd.H.
H. 1C. SCKVISS of Newark , N. Y. , xvont to
his home.
Li\xisTiu.rjiof : West Point , N. Y.
FKASK.T. Xr.mitof : this city , internal in-
juiics , , removed to his home.
Coroner Stoxvart of Port Byron hold an in
quest tliis afternoon upon the todies of the
victims of the West Shore collssion near
Mpntezutna. The jury returned a verdict
finding Conductor Tobin and Flagman Connolly
nelly guilty of criminal negligence. Both
men hnvo ( led. Antonio Ambello , ono of the
injured Italians , died at the hospital tonight ,
making the total killed thirteen. The bodies
of the Italians loft in Port Byron wcro
brought hero tonight.
ISIaines the Conductor.
NKXV Yoitic , Aug. 0. A West Shore official
says there Is no doubt the accident this morn-
inir xx'as the result of neglect on the part of
tlio conductor of the IreJght train to send
back a llagman.
CLOSUl ) ITS
Catholic Metal Abstinence Union
FiiiinlieH ItN Business.
WASHINGTONAug. . 0. After attending
mass this morning the Catholic total abstin
ence convention assembled for its second
day's session. The committee on resolutions
presented its report , in xvhich it resolved
that its efforts to ox-ercomo the evils of drink
bo on the lines outlined by the Baltimore con
vention. There was no race , no creed , no
color , no national distinction in this
common struggle , in this common sorroxv , but
also common hope against u common foo.
Catholic women xvoro appealed to imitate
the Women's ' Christian Temperance union
nnd to co-operate with theni. Sound public
policy does not seem to sanction the sale of
liquor at the Chicago xvorld's fair , nor does
it require the existence of u t ratlin privileged
to cover tlns fair land with imported
broxx'ories , distillerloi nnd saloons and xvhich
is xvrecking the homos , blighting high hopns ,
breaking hearts and grinding doxvn priceless
souls into the mire of unutterable wretched
ness and woo. The encouragement of total
abstinence papers is recommended.
After considerable discussion the following
xvcro presented :
Ilesolved , That xxo consider It the duty of all
tenipuianee men to support candidates for
public olllces who honestly plud.'o themselves
to labor for thn enforcement of the Sunday
IUUH , closing llifnor saloons on til it day.
Unsolved , That xxoileem It thuiluty of ex'ory
temperance mini to discountenance any can
didate for imlille olllcelio declares himself
or is Umax n to he committed to thu support of
the IliiiHir intoiest.
Tneso resolutions xvoro adopted xvith but
very foxv votes In the negative. The senti
ment of the convention seamed to bo against
legislative prohibition , but it xvas not deemed
xvlso or expedient to so declare in a resolu
tion.
tion.Tho
The Father Matthoxv's memorial commit
tee has u balance of ? i-htT ( on hand und it
xvas unanimously voted to establish a Father
Matthoxv's memorial chair.
Constitutional amendments xvoro adopted
providing for n third vice piosident nnd re
ducing the per capita tax from 10 cents to 6
cents. Indianapolis xvas selected as the pluco
for holding the next annual convention , re
ceiving 12St ; votes against 20'J ' for Spdngliold ,
Mass.
The election of oftlcors for the coming year
resulted as foiloxx-s : President. Kov , Joseph
B , Cotter , bishop of Wltionn , ro-electcd ; first
vice president , Kov. Morgan M. Sheody of
Pittsburg ; second vice president , \V. A.
Manning , Cleveland ; third vice president ,
MlssSullioAinoroof Philadelphia ; treasurer ,
A. M. Muhono of Cleveland , re-elected ; sec
retary , Phillip Anotnn , ro-clected. .
The convention then adjourned.
ji TIDAL ir.tr * ; .
Waters oT the .Mrllmurno Iliirhor Ie-
vaNtatn the Snrroimdlni ; Country.
Sxx Fiix.NCisco , Cnl. , Aug. 0. Auckland
advices uf July 14 to 16 are to the effect that
u grout Hood and something like n tidal xvnvo
prevailed ut Melbourne on tto lltth. Waters
In the harbor rose above the level of the sur-
roundlngtownsund several small vessels xvoro
wrecked. The Hood \\-ns the most severe
since 1WJ2 and the course of the Yarru
river presented n scene of desolation for
miles. Factories along the river sides xvoro
submerged , ns were nl o a great number of
houses on the south side of the river In
Toorak. In South Hichmond , another su
burb of Melbourne , xvholo streets xvero sub
merged and U,000 people xvero rendered homt.-
less , Business is almost suspended in tlio
city and efforts aru being made to relieve the
wants of the sufferers. A relief fund xvus
started and soon reached the sum of iT > , ( )00. )
The loss of life it is believed did not exceed
ten.
Captain Lancaster and n sailor named
Koucrtson of the schooner Ynrrn , xvhich xvus
wrecked nt Sorrento , xxure droxxned , und a
fireman on the deck of u dredger who at
tempted to muko the shore in u small boat
xvas nlso drowned. A schooner , name un-
knoxvn , disappeared off Sorrento und It is
believed hus been lost xvlth all bunds. The
steamer Huncoru xvont ashore nnd the bottom
was atuvod In.
On the plateau of the Dauodong range nn
uvnlancho of earth Ilfty ucroi in extent swept
doxvn the mountain side engulfing a resi
dence there. The inmates escaped , except
one xvom.in xvho had u limb broken , The
railroads xx-oro partly xvashed out for forty
mllos. A grout number of sheep xvero
droxvuod. It is estimated the total loss xvlll
veiich i'fiOO.OOO.
At last advices the Yurra was rUing and
floods In the Albury district xvoro feared.
Much sickness xvas prevalent at Melbourne
attributed to exposure and to deposits of
si i tuo loft by the iloods ,
Wntersiioiu nt Azores.
LtsnoN , Aug. 0. A wMerpout on one of
the Islands of the Azores group caused 1m-
mouse damage and killed palx crsouj ,
CITIZENS ARE SATISFIED ,
Management of the Rosebud Indians Pleases
tha Settlors.
TRUTH OF THE DR. ELAND EPISODE.
All A ltatorN AVurc Kxclndcd IVom
the Hcsurvatlon an u .Matter ol *
Safety and Ho Ueueivud
Llttlo Syinp ithy.
VAI.K.VTINP , Nob. , Aug. 0. fSpeclnl Tolc-
gram to Tun B..C.I Eipoe.ial efforts have
been made to leurn xvho the parties nro hero
xvtio nro displeased xvlth Major Earnest or
Agent Wright In the management of the
Indians at Koscbuil , as contained in the
Washington dispatches to Tin : Bui : of
August a , but without avail. The bottlers
uro universal ) ; satisfied with the present
peaceful outlook on the part .of the Indians ,
duo to the pains taken by thoio In authority
over them.
The facts are , that after quiet had boon re
stored last spring , "Messiah" Hopkins
turned up on the reservation and xvas
promptly sent back here under a guard xvho
suxv that ho took the train for the cast which
action was universally approved. Later , Dr.
Bland , of the same order , xvas found at Hoso-
bud and by the sumo authority xvas denied
the privilege of mingling xvith and advising
the Indians. Ho came back hero very indig
nant and wanted touirhis grievances through
Tun Bun. The people of Valentino and
vicinity are content if the proper authorities
will take caru of the Indians and keep them
from the influence of agitation. Agent
Wright is Known in his dealings ns strictly
honest and straightforxxard. Major Earnest
is highly respected as an ofllcer und man and
it is the universal expression that ho has
xvorked dllit'ontly and most successfully in
biiuging order out of chaos ut Hosobud.
I > TAICTJD Tin : run : WITH OIL.
Mrs. Lindall of Fremont Meets Death
In the KlamcR.
FKBMOXT , Nob. , Aug. C. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bii.l : : A fatal accident oc
curred last evening at the residence of Nol-
EOII Lindall , a carpenter living in the south
west part of the city. It xx-us the old story of
stnrtiiig the llro with the kerosene cun. Mrs.
Liudall xvas about to begin preparing supper
and got the oil can to hasten the lire. When
she poured the oil in the stox-o an explosion
folloxvcd. She xvas instantly xvrnppcd in
Humes. She run out doors and some passers
by undertook to put out the llro which en
veloped her person oy throwing their coats
over her. The xvomuu xvus badly burned and
lingered in great agony until about 0 o'clock
xvhen relieved by death. Mrs. Lindull xvas
the mother of u baby ten days old. The
house caught on tire from the explosion and
xvas burned to the ground.
Fremont's Mammoth ( omhinatlon.
FIIKMONT , Neb. , Aug. 0. ( Special to THE
BCE. ] There were placed on file in the ofllco
of the county clerk today articles of in
corporation of the Fremont , dopattmontstoro
company. The promoters of this no\v enter
prise have boon for sox'cralvooks organizing
their noxv concern and the required amount
for the commencement of business has noxv
been subscribed.
This mercantile institution will take In the
stores of W. C. Brady & Co. , dry eoods and
clothing ; Gus Schr.ige , books and stationery ;
Bullock it Nllsson , furniture ; B. F. Stouffer
& Co. , dry goods , and the Bales grocery com
pany ; the business to bo consolidated In what
is known as the Fnhrman block and placed
under uno management , subject to the con
trol of the directors and stockholders. The
stock bus been taken very largely by farmers ,
who hnvo been solicited by the originators of
the project by consulting xvith thorn at their
alliance meetings. The corporation is to run
fifty years ; the highest amount of indebted
ness that can bo assumed is $ , (0,000 ; the
cnpitnl stock of the concern is $1,50,000 , busi
ness to commence when $100,000 is paid in.
All stockholders buy from the store ut a
uniform advance in cost of goods of 10 per
cent und stock in the enterprise is accepted
as collateral for obtaining credit. The plan
of the company is an experiment in this city
and its practical working xvlll bo watched
with a great deal of interest.
Valley County Flourishing.
OIID , Nob. , Aug. 0. [ Spociul to Tun BEE.J
Valley county is enjoying very line harvest
xveather at present. Heaping Is home pushed
forxvard us rupldly as possible , and a foxv
duyxmoro of this xvouthor will see tlio small
grain all cut. But llttlo threshing has been
done , the xvot weather experienced in tlio
middle and latter part of July rendering it
necessary to stand some time in shock to
thoroughly dry out. The yield promises to
bo very great. A Held of barley on the farm
of Mr. Williams , near Ord , indicates the
character of the crop. The field contained
eighteen acres. Txvo acres of It xvero care
fully measjrod and the grain cut olT and
put aside and thrashed. It xvoighcd out Kit
bushels. Experienced judges estimate the
yield at from seventy to seventy-live bushels
tor the entire eighteen acres.
Over 100,000 pounds of binder txvlno has
boon sold to Valley county farmers this
season.
The amount of cultivated land in Valley
county , -is returned by the township asses
sors , Is 51-iau acres. A careful estimate ,
based on the reports of reliable farmers
throughout the county , puts tlio value of this
season's crop ut $10 per aero , J."il4 , 00 , being
. * 7-.r. ( ) per capita of the population.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of Ord's
business men wns hold this evening to con
sider tlio bust moans of bringing tlio ad
vantages of the county before intending
settlors. A committee xxas appointed to col
lect crop statistics , etc. , und report at a
future meting.
C uMcr ( 'ouiiiy'n t rop.
CAM.xWAV , Neb. , Aug. 0. [ Special to Tin :
BiiK.J Harvesting Is In full blast and thu
yield promises to be the largest over re
corded In Custer county. Hyo nnd barley
are being threshed , the former averaging
nbout twenty-Jlx'o bushels to the acre , the
latter from thirty to s.lxty bushels.
Some Idea of the largo acreage of small
grain In this vicinity may bo obtained from
the fact that local dealers hax'o sold this sea
son hlxty-soven hinders , ilfty tons of txvlno
und eleven threshing machines , nnd moro
could hnvu been sold hud the supply held out.
In order to handle the grain that xvlll bo
brought to this market two steam elevators
uro noxv in course of erection , cacli xvith a
capacity ofHO.OOO bushels , ono by the Foxvler
elevator company , the other by the farmers'
alliance. In addition to these a shovel house
Is being built by the Omaha elevator com
pany. The Kearney & Black Hills rallxvay
company is collecting cars at this point to be-
in readiness for the rush of business to begin
xyithin u foxv xvcoks. Additional sidetracks
are being constructed hero und ut other sta
tions between hero nnd Kearney ,
The Grand PucUle , Culluxvay's fine noxv
fortx-room hotel , bus been leased to W. H.
Tuttlu and xvlll bo opened to the public on
Monday.
ItuHiilt of 11 Drunk.
Coi.i'Mitus , Nob. , Aug. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BIK. : ] The trial today of
Charles Smith , arrested for striking Mrs. J.
P. Abts xvhllo ho xvas under the Influence of
liquor , resulted In Smith being bound ever
to the district court. The charge is noxv
assault with intent to do great bodily Injury.
Hurled In a Cistern.
NEIIIUSKX Crrr , Nob. , Aug 0. [ Special
Telegram to THE BBK. ! Wallace Uoach and
Ed Shannon , brick layerj , were precipitated
from n scaffold today xvhllo'walling up n cis
tern. Tlio brick and mortar fell upon them ami
both men were painfully bruised nnd cut nnd
xvero almost suffocated whetf taken out. The
fall xvns fully H ) foot , Ka'icb , in addition
to his bruises , sustained a broken log. It Is
thought that both men wlll'rbcovor.
Mysterious Disappearance.
VAI.I-AHAI O , Nob. , Alig. 0. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB Bni-Mr. ] Hobort Wheeler , the
proprietor of the Llndcll hotel , mysteriously
disappeared last Friday about 11 o'clock and
nothing tins been scon or hoard of him since.
It Is feared that ho bus either committed
suicide or has xvnndcrod off xvhllo In n stnto
of temporary Insanity. The strangest thing
in the xvliole mutter is that ho went uxvuy
xvithout cause. . His finances xvoro In good
shape and his family affairs xvoro very
pleasant. Ho has an cstlmablo xvlfo and she
is nearly prostrate xvith grief. The com
munity is so xvrought un over the affair that
they arc preparing to organize a search for
him ,
Mr. Wheeler is n man iibout flvo feet eight
Inches high xvith dark hair nnd moustache
nnd had on n dark plud suit of clothes , soft
red colored felt hut. Hit ! xvclght is about 145
pounds. It xvould bo n great relief to Mrs ,
.Wheeler If she could learn of his xvhero-
ubouts.
Holt County Veterans.
ATKINSON , Neb. , Aug. -Special [ Tele
gram to Tm : Bui : . ] The third day of the
Holt County Veterans' association passed off
very pleasantly and harmoniously. The pro
gramme as published In yesterday' BII : : xvns
carried out in full. Judges ICIncaid of
O'Neill , Nolns of Ponca.nnd Tucker or Val
entino acquitted themselves nobly , ns nil are
ublo and interesting speakers. Tomorroxv
the sham battle will occur nt .1 p. in. nnd
speeches during the day by Commander Cop-
pie , Colonel W. B. Johnson and Judge Tucker
will close the fifth annual reunion of the
Holt county veterans.
TJII-KC Mill tar Stella.
STEU.X , Neb. , Aug. 0. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BEI : . ] Ground xvas broken hereto-
day for the erection of an immense corn monl
mill. This mill xvlll have nothlncr but the
latest improved machinery and xvill cost
\vhcn completed 520,000. The mill xvill bo
the property of n stock company composed of
some of the leading business men and furin-
crs. The output of the plant xvlll bo fiOO
barrels per day and xvlll glvo employment to
nboot txvonty men. There Is great satisfac
tion expressed by tlio people and every effort
xvlll bo made to make this enterprise n suc
cess. '
Itltten liy a Centipede.
EI.MXVOOD , Nob. , Aug. 0. [ Special to THE
BII : : . I Nelson Wilson , s6n of S. A. Wilson ,
a farmer living three mile } , south of this
place , xvas bitten yesterday by n centipede
xvhilo xvorking in the harvest field. Ho has
since been very sick from , the effects of the
poison , but the doctor in attendance antici
pates u rapid recox'ery.
Harvest xvill soon booverlicre. Very llttlo
grain threshed ns yet , but'it indicates a very
heax'y yield. Prospects yoits never hotter
and this county is ripe for 'a harvest excur
sion. " *
Colonel Dohbs Entertained.
O'Nnir. , Nob. , Aug. 0. { Special Telegram
toTiiBBnn. ] Mr. and Mrs. Will J. Dobbs
entertained nearly txvo tiundrcd guests at
their residence this oyenihg the occasion
being the crystal anniversary of their xx-cd-
ding. Dancing und popllmr.aniusemcnts xvns
indulged in. Colonel Dobb is the eftlclo.it
nnd popular station accent of the Fremont ,
Elkhorn Jx. Missouri Valley railroad horo.
.The depot und residence , wire properly deco
rated xx 1th evergreens und lloxvcrs.
Klkhorii Valley .Co'nl'orcncc.
OXKUAI.E , Nob. , Aug. 'G. [ Special to Tin :
BEI.J The sixth annual campinoetiug of the
Elkhorn valley district of the north Ne
braska conference of the-Mothodist Episco
pal church xvill bo hold at Oakdalo August
11 to IT inclusive. The host talent of the
district xvill bo employed and also valuable
outside help. Uov. P. S. Merrill , D. D. , of
Omaha will tatto an nctix-e prirt. It xvill beheld
held in S. C. Full-child's ' beautiful grove. A
largo gathering is anticipated.
Jailed For Arson.
LnxixoTON , Nob. , Aug. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BHK. ] After nn eighteen hour
proliminnry oxummution Isaac Simmons xvus
bound ox'cr to appear nt the district court to
answer to the charge of Arson. Trouble
xvith Ills xvlfo , with xvliom ho has not lived
lor some time , caused him to sot llro to his
father-in-law's house it Is alleged. As ho
could not furnish the required amount of bail
hovns confined to the county jail.
Alliance Pitinio.
FUBXIONT , Nob. , Aug. 0. [ Special to Tun
Br.K. ] A big picnic held by the alliance
took place today at Caroy's grove , six miles
south of Fremont in Saunders county. The
attendance xvas largo. Jay Burroxx-s of Lin
coln and W. II. Docli ot Wuhoo xvero tlio
principal speakers and they doled out largo
quantities of alliance politics.
Prominent Physician Dead.
Ccuinurso.v , Nob. , Aug. 0. | Sp2cml Tele
gram to Tim Bii.J : : Dr. N. Atxx-ood , for
txvelvo years past a resident of this place ,
wns buried hero today. The doctor was fern
n number of years the proprietor of { ho At-
xvood hcusc , the lending hotel In Lincoln lif
teen years ago ,
Xi : 7A"
This Year IH Unprecedented In the
Lfms of Crops.
Iioxnov , Aug. ( i Thcro has been no rain
fall In parts ot India lately and nil hopes of
averting n famine have bonn abandoned.
Tlio year Is unprecedented. The standing
corn and other crops have succomhed to the
long drouth and are all withered and burned.
Already the effects of the scarcity of food are
being felt and there is great suffering among
the inhabitants of some districts. Many
deaths from starvation are reported , at is
almost impossible to got food
for the cattle , the pasture lands
being destroyed by the drouth , and most of
the streams have dried , rendering it impos
sible to got water for them.Horsoa. . cows ,
donkeys and othrr live ) stock nro dying in
largo numbers everywhere. .
It is not only the poor class of the people
that are suffering from thu scarcity of food ,
Many natives of the hlgh.cdsto are making
application to the authorities for relief to
"
keep themselves and their" families from
btarvation. The district of Gtilngla contains
mi area of a,227 square nUtaT and according
to the iigures of the constfs" obtainable , that
of IbTI , has 9slS4 persons. North Arcot
contains 1550 ( ! square miles within its boun
daries and the population Is placed at ever
two million souls. '
' '
Hull's'torm ,
CHOQKSTO.V , Mian. , Aug ; 0. A terrible
rain and hall storm pnsseUiover part of this
county this morning. Tlio storm wns accom
panied by considerable wind and the rain
was the heaviest over known In this section ,
lu the southern part of the county n strip of
country n mlle wldo aim twelve mlles long
was devastated by the hail. From il.OOO to
4,000 acres of standing grain was destroyed.
Tne damage from rain and wind in other
parts of the county was. not nearly as bad ns
reported although much of the heavier grain
bus been badly beaten down ,
Otldl'utlniVA ( Tnhllnte.
DUQI-OIN- , , Aug. ( I. Vf ho corner stone of
the temple tolng erected , hero by Hope lodge ,
Independent Order of Oddfellows , was laid
this afternoon by the Illinois grand lodge in
a special session. A grind parade was hold
in which seventy lodges from nil over the
state were represented , various other secret
societies being niso represented , Various
grand lodge ofllcials of this' state and Mis
souri delivered addresses. A grand display
of fireworks was given this evening. It is
estimated that 0,000 visitors wcro present.
Last Night's ' Mooting Attended by Many of
the Strikers.
NOTHING SATISFACTORY DEVISED ,
Leaders time the Men to Hemaln
Finn and \Vln the I'l lit hy
I'cueoful Measures Help
I'romiNcd.
If the gathering together of a very largo
crowd to listen to a vast amount of oratory ,
which seemed to load to no very dollnlto
plnn of procedure or conciliatory result was
the object to bo attained by the mass meet
ing at Mot ? ' hall last night , the effort cer
tainly proved to be n great success.
By 8W : ! the hall was well tilled and before
! l o'clock therj was not an empty seat cither
in the main auditorium or the gallery. The
speaking did not begin until nbout 0:20 :
o'clock and the crowd became quite restive ,
but when Tom Bacon , T. C. ICelsoy , John
Quinn , Mr. Krotchmoyor and Mr. Browstor
with half n do/cn laborers took places
on the stage the hats began to
come off , the hum of voices d'cd away and
everybody began to listan with nil the oars
ho had. .lust then Mr. I. b. Hascall walked
forward and found his way to thp platform.
Ho was the first speaker introduced. Mr
Unscall said ho understood that the meeting
was open to everybody lor the purpose of
discussing tlio eight hour law.
"And I nl o understand , " said Mr. Ilnscall ,
"that the business men and citizens of Omaha
have been Invited hero to express their views
with regard to tlio strike nt "
"Excuse mo , Mr. Hascall , " said Tom
Bacon , "this is not a strike it is a lock out. "
"Well , lockout then , " said Mr. Hasoall
continuing , "I will make every man In this
house understand mo perfectly before I got
through or you may call mo a liar. "
H IH Idcn of the Law.
Mr. Hascall then proceeded to say that ho
believed tlio eight-hour law all right and that
the fanners and laborers who were back of
the legislature ntul Governor Boyd when the
law uas enacted and signed , know what
they were doing.
"But these men down nt the smelting
works have asked you to disobey the law , "
said he , "and what do wo do
with people who disobey the law ? Those
men sny they will move the smelting works
away if you will not sigji n contract to dls-
obey the law. They propose to sink the
town and let you all go to h 1 togotror if
you " {
"Excuse mo again , " said Tom Bacon , who
occupied the position of loft hand end man
on the stage , "but I just want to say that the
smelter and its managers will go thcro
llrst. "
Then Mr. Ilnscall ridiculed the idea of the
striking men coming to want simply because
the smelter had shut down. Ho said the corn
crop wns going to bo immense , the wheat was
already in the shock and the rattle were fat-
toning"on ton thousand hills. "If your
butcher refuses to sell you meat because you
nro out of work , " said the great philan-
throphist , "go un and kill my old cow. You
nro welcome to her. "
This burst of generosity put the men in
good humor and tboy catno very near giving
three cheers for Hascall. Ho exhorted the
men to stand lirm as long ns they had a
nicklo in their pockets.
"It will be bettor for you to live on grass
than to glvo in , " said the speaker. "It
would bo better for Omaha that tlio smelting
works should float down the river than that
honest labor should bo trampled under
foot. " [ Cheers , ] "Then there Is another
thing , boys , " ho continued. "If you should
hnvo to leave Omaha Just get tickets to Den
ver where these same people have a smelter
and start the racket on them thoro. Inform
your fellow-laborers out there ot the Qulnu"I
you are having hero and see if you can't
make it mighty interesting for the company
out there. "
Mr. Hascall then said that Mayor Gushing
ought to ho ashamed of himself for issuing
the proclamation ho had published. Ho
thought there was no occasion for
any such action on the part of
the muyor. The speaker then diverged from
the question of the hour and delivered 11
free silver coinage speech after which ho
again urged the men to ituy by each other
anil light the eight hour law to the bitter end.
Mr. Browstor of the printers' union was
the next speaker. Ho took up the silver
question and gave it n few twists , saying
that the laboring men who favored free
silver coinage were putting money in the
pockets of the smeltine company , hut they
Uno laborers ) got no credit for
it. Mr. Browstor tlion exhorted
the laborers to stand solid with
the farmers and together they would event
ually win the battle between capital and
'
labo'r. Ho then proceeded to read an essay
which ho had prepared upon the evils of idle
ness and tlio responsibility of employers who
refused to employ laborers at living wages.
IIo held that employers mid capitalists were
directly responsible for hard times brought
about by men bolngthrownoutof employment.
They were also responsible for the vice and
crime of the land that resulted from idleness ,
llo thought it absuri to talk nbout the em
ploying printers and the smelting company
employing other men to do the work of those
that had been doing the work In those estab
lishments where the lockouts nro.
Kxperts Iteqnired Tlicrc.
The former employes could do moro work
in eight hours than now men could do In
twelve , the speaker said , and it would there
fore bo money in the pockets of the employ
ing printers and the smelting company to
employ the old force nt the same wages und
lot thorn work eight hours.
Then Mr. Thomas Copek , n member of the
last state legislature , was called to the stage ,
lie advised the men to bo linn and cool and
not to bo discouraged. He hoped that the
dlfllculty would SBOII bo settled amicably.
Mr. Copck spoke in Bohemian niter speak
ing in E'iglish , concerning the same points
of discussion.
Then the crowd was ripe for n good laugh
and itcamo , Mr. ICretchmoyer , the humor
ist and comedian came to the front and
produced a vast amount of fun by ridiculing ,
In Boht'inian and Gorman , the attitude of tlio
smelting company. ' Ho also gave the I'okrok
/.apauu a smash or two ever nn editorial that
appeared In that paper this week.
Mr. T , C. ICelsoy and others mndo short
addresses in which they regretted very much
that the business men and bankers of the
citv had not como out to show their sympa
thy with the laboring men. The business
men and banners were rapped eVer the head
by nearly every speaker of the evening on
account of this apparent unconcern.
Attorney Van Uildor was then introduced
and spoke very earnestly for several min
utes. Ho was heartily in favor of the eight
hour law , but lu presenting the other side of
the question ho ran square against a largo
*
bting.
"I bjllovo that eight hours is long enough
for any man to toil , " sold Mr. A'an Gilder ,
"but I don't bellovo that any man ought to
expect nlno or ton hours pay for eight hours
work. Eight hours work and eight hours
pay. " said Mr. Van Gilder very Impressively ,
"What are you givln' usl" roared Tom
Bacon. "That would slcmily bo starvation.
\\'o must have ten hours' pay for eight hours'
work. "
"That's It ; jou'ro right , Tom , " the crowd
yelled , und Mr. Van Glldorsaw hohadstruck
a sidetrack that would make him very un
popular If ho said much more. Ho closed in
as graceful n manner ui possible and received
n fair round of applause from the level heads
in the crotvd.
l < \irni ( > rH Muuli Inturcfltnd.
Colonel Savldge , n farmer , was called out.
Hn said thu farmers had u bigger kick com
ing than the labor organizations , and nt the
next mocttnir of the legislature they proposed
to fix It so that they would not have to work
twelve to fifteen hours whllo others were
working only eight.
John Quinn was there , and ho had bis
mouth with him ,
"I will not say much" ialU Mr. Qulnu
"I want to sM.otish , " ho continued "that
I w lluovorJi'voinyst'lf for acting ns one
of the coniniV Mint called on Mr. Hitrton
" ' \ " ' ° ml11 to tu" l" tlml so
- , " " | ' * t vvms - nit vulllllllllUUi
And then ho pi : | Pt lomako llplit of the
idea that the sm \ . ulght bo moved away
from Omaha. - \ it go. " said Quinn.
who cares. Lot { take It to the moon If
tl'oyvlsh to. Woy -ct along without the
smelter. Thov talk t moving It to Den
ver , do they I U'ell , t , vlll hear .something
drop in Denver In it low tliivs Tlio papers
persist In culling this u striito" . Well , It ain't
a -strike. It's a lockout , but sluco they want
to call it a strike , why wo will just let
them hnvo ono In good earnest , " said
the speaker. "I nm mm In correspondence
with sonio of the labor organizations In Den
ver and I promise you that the Omutm and
( . runt smoking company ut Danvor will hear
something drop pretty soon If this lockout
continues in Omaha. "
This statement was received with cheers
und the clapping of hands and Mr. Quinn
retired.
So'iio resolutions of sympathy passed bv
branch at. : Council Bluffs Knights of Labor ,
were read and then the mooting wns ad
journed with the announcement that another
mooting would bo held on Saturday night at
the same place.
.s.uo/f i : > IM oirr.
John Qnlnn'H Threat Toward the NonUnion -
Union .Iiih PrlutiTH.
There Is nothing now regarding the job
printers' lock-out. Non-union men are arriv
ing and are being put to work us soon as they
strike the town. During the greater portion
of the day John Quinn has stood upon H
prominent corner of lower Douglas street ,
where , in company with George Washington
Browstor , ho has harangued the crowd ,
advising tlio boys to stand lirm ,
predicting Hint they would win in the end.
But i since Qulnu and Hrow.stor's ' monumental
failure in settling the smelter strike , it is
evident that their exhortations do not carry
the weight that they did u few davs ugb.
Quinn said today that he would smoke the
Kansas City printers out of the town. Ho
had driven out an organization of iron work
ers and ho would do tlio same with the
printers if ho felt disposed.
Tlio test suit that was to have been insti
tuted against Manager Comstock of the Ho-
publican company , has not ynt mulorlnll/od.
Mahoney , Mimiehun & Smyth , Ihu attorneys
who have been ret aired bv tlio printers ,
stated that they had not decided whether
they would proceed by warrant of arrest or
injunction.
Bricklayers Stop U'orlc on Nearly All
Itii ; I nlldin < ; s.
The bricklayers' troubles are assuming u
moro serious latitude , as nearly all of the
men employed have walked out.
At the present time there are but two places
where the men nro at work. Ono place is at the
Kurbuck block at Fifteenth ami Douglas and
the other the Stiaw & Jackson building at
Twenty-second and Harney streets.
The hod carriers are anxious to work , but
are forced to remain idle on account of tlio
action of the bricklayers.
The conti actors state that they have con
tracts that must bo completed , and if the
Omaha men will not do tlio work they will
send to St. Paul , Kansas City and Denver for
men. The bricklayers will bo given until
Monday to ducido upon whether or not
they will return. On account of the
labor dllliculties the erection of n
number of largo buildings has been declared
oft for the present.
It was the intention to nt once begin the
erection of the Davis block , n six story
structure at Ninth and Jackson streets , out
work has been indefinitely postponed. Tlio
same action has ocen taken rogurdlng the
erection of the Kcnnunl building at .Four
teenth and Douglas streets.
Carpenters and Co mice-link pro.
The carpenters and cornico-muucrs nro
working according to the old scale of prices ,
but thov nro liable to demand an eight-hour
dav. They will take no action until thov see
how the bricklayers como out. If they win ,
carpenters and cornice-milkers will demand
cfght hours.
orjnit
Holler Sinkers' Strike on the Santa Fo
is Sproadini ; .
Toi'fiiCK , Kan. , Aug.Tho ( ! strike of the
100 boiler makers in tlio shops of the Atchison -
son , Topeka & Santa Fo roxd here is sp.'cud-
ing to other departments. Todaj several of
the blacksmiths struck in sympathy with the
boiler makers. Ono of the engineers refused
to take out his train for the reason that the
boiler of his engine hud not boon inspected
before being made ready for the run. If
other oneincors tuko this us their cue the
Santa Fo will have serious trouble. The
bollor makers are striking for pay by the
hour instead of by the day.
Lockout Ijlkcly AIIIOIIK GliiNH Blowers.
Prn.siiuno , Pa. , Aug. 0. The scale con
ference of green glass bottle manufacturers
mid workmen came to an abrupt termination
without uny agreement being reached. A
strike or lockout will bo the probable result ,
CI..IIMH Till- : / . Jf.U.V//'l" .
Kiinior That the Kainily ol' General
Barmidla Have Won.
CITV or MI\ICO : , Aug. 0. The Diario 'Do
Contro America , printed in Guatemala , claims
that the family of the unfortunate General
Barundln , who was killed aboard of a Pacific
mall steamship In the port of San Jose Do
Guatemala by soldiers , has won its claim
ngainst the United States and will bo paid
SsUO.OOO i.idomnillcation.
From a reliable source It has be4n learned
that nnothor engagement lias taken place bo-
txveon the customs guard and a band of
smugglers , who xvoro the same with whom
the now L-u-odo guards had the roccnt fatal
light , and it was tlio survivors of that guard
xvho reported the affair to another Muxicun
guard. The lust party at once wont In pur
suit and it is reported that recently they
overtook the smugglers and a fight ensued In
which three of the guards were killed and
tlio balance routed , the smugglers escaping
unharmed. The last report places the num
ber of smugglers at sovou , but of the goods
they have lu their possession there has boon
nothing learned.
Union 1'ncillc Good Property.
Ni'.w YOUK , Aug. ( ! . Unman. n out the
Union Pacitlo lloxv thick and fust through
Wall street today. Sidney Dillon stated that
the company xvns not in n financial strait and
Hussull Sago confirmed the statement ,
adding. "Tho rumors thul Mr. Gould or
myself has boon selling our Union Pacillo
stock uro absolutely untrue. Mr. Gould
is at present the largest stockholder In the
company , his interest amounting over fyr > U- ( ) ,
000. IIo declared t hut ho will reinvest his
Income as received In the property. The
loans of the company falling duo from time
to ilmo hnvo boon taken euro of and the col
laterals hold agalLht the remaining obliga
tions hnvo been strengthened thereby. The
floating debt has been reduced ever fJ.O.IO.OOO .
since the present administration teen hold.
The prospects for earninifs are very good and
the Union Pacific should benefit largely by
the enormous crop movements during the
balance of the ycni. "
Kcuular Army Union ICUictH Olllcern.
BOSTON , Mass , , Aug. 0. The regular army
and navy union today nor.t groetlni ; to the
Grand Army of the Itojmblic encampment ut
Detroit and elected these oftlcorj- Com
mander , James Itocho , Boston ; vice com
mander , John H. Holt. Newport , U. I. ; dep
uty vice commander , KdgarJ DavisOmuhu ;
paymaster , P. A-Emery of Uoxbury , Mass ;
chaplain , K. S. Sldulongor of Portland. The
convention next year will be held m Detroit ,
MUST IGNORE PROHIBITION.
Dotormmod Position of Loading Kansas Re
publicans on the Subjaot.
WILL SWAMP THE PARTY IF ADOPTED ,
Kvldi < n ( > oThat tlio
Convention Will Unliosltillnily :
Ilcmmnuo the Do nm Sltnix-
tlon at tlio Capital.
Torn ? * , ICnn. , A UK. ( } . ( Special Telegram
to Tin : UKK. I The letter written bv U'llllixm
Hligins , secretary of state , advocating the
ollmatlon of prohibition planks frum Kansas
ropabllcan's platforms has had the effect of
bringing out a largo number of republicans ,
who have heretofore been active prohibition
advocates , to his suppoit , and oven ultra-
prohibitionists now admit that there Is llltlo
prospect of the republican party again en
dorsing prohibition.
The executive com ml ( too of the state re
publican loiguo , in SL-ssloii herotudav , almost
.unanimously endorse I ho position taken by
Secretary Higgliis and all siv that when the
league convent ion moots in this city Aucust
' . ' (1 ( that prohibition -vlll not bj mentioned in
the resolutions adopted.
The president of the leairiio , , T. M. Miller ,
has given it out that ho will appoint a ccm-
mittuoon resolutions when the convention
meets xvho xvlll Ignore prohibition. This
stand on his part was unexpected as ho has
boon and still Is an extreme prohibitionist ,
but ho Is convinced that unless mohlblllon
Is kept out of the party pint form that the re
publican party will bo certain of defeat in
ivansas next year.
iT.it \ I.V/.V/'OK .IA i/ i ro.vf / / ; emit
j'H Party ConviMiti'in In Ohio
( ( MM Moivn to Itu IIIOSH.
) , O. , Aug. 0. At the people's
party convention today permanent organisa
tion was effected by the election of Hugh
Cnvamiugh as chairman. Tlio report of the
committee on resolutions was presented and
adopted.
The platform demands that taxation na
tional , state or municipal shall not bo used
to build up ono Interest or class at the ex
pense of another ; the abolition of national
banks as banks of Issue and ns a substitute
for national bank notes It demands full legal
tender treasury notes to bo issued In sufll-
clent volume to conduct the
business of the country on a
cash basis ; the payment of all bonds of the
government , instead of refunilinir them , in
such mono } ' as they wcro originally made
payable in ; and government ownership of nil
means of transportation and communication.
Liberal pensions to union soldiers are favored.
A woman's suffrage plank Is included in the
platform.
The platform furors government loans di
rectly to individuals ; favors Iroo coinage of
silver ; opposes lion ownership of lands and
demands that congress duvlso moans to ob
lain all land already oxvnod by foreign syndi
cates ; it also demands that nil lands held by
railroads and other corporations in excess -
cess of what is actually neoclod ,
bo reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only ; demands a
graduated Income tax ; demands the enact
ment and rigid enforcement of laws for the
suppression of all forms of gambling in
futures and the strict enforcement of the
laws against adulteration of food products.
The olectilm of United States senators by
popular vote is favored. The nlitform also
demands forfeiture by the Standard oil com
pany of its charter.
Resolutions wrro ndoptcd favoring govern
ment or state control of the sale , manufac
ture , importation and exportation of spiritu
ous liquors as u recommendation to the na
tional convention us n solution of the liquor
problem , A number of nominations of can
didates for oflltos were made and a recess
taken until 1 o'clock.
.John Loitz of Seneca county was nomi
nated for governor. Frank L. Hist , a com
positor on tlio Cornmcreitil-Ciiizeuo was nom
inated for lieutenant governor. I. M. Cuopcr ,
u Grand Army of the Republic man , was
chosen for auditor. For attorney general ,
K. M. Smith was unanimously chosoii. For
state treasurer , Henry H. Wolf of
Cleveland was nominated on the llrst
ballot. For sunromo judge , Albert
Yaplo of Cincinnati was nominated
by acclamation. For state school Inspector ,
J. H. Peterson of Groan county wns chosen
by acclamation.V. . . \Voavor of Portage ,
for food and dairy commissioner , was nomi
nated. For board of public works J. S.
Bower of FranKlln was nominated.
Tlio customary resolutions ot thanks were
adopted. Mis. Tucker of Kansas wo * introduced -
ducod and gave tier views on xvoman's suf-
fnigo and on other matters. Tlio convention
then adjourned.
The platform wont through with a whirl ,
but after the delegates road It carefully in
tlio evening papers they gathered iy knots
about town and discussed It trtoly. Many
have already declared their intention to bolt
on account of the liquor plank , which they
say they did not Intend to adopt as part of
the platform.
The loaders nro confident of forming a
coalition with the prohibitionists not later
than l" 'J I and thus going into n national cam
paign very strong. Their plan is to extend
the plank demanding government ownership
of railroads and telegraph and tha liquor
trntllo and have agents In charge , who will
conduct thu business much us poUolllcos are
now run. The bolting element's strength
cannot bo estimated until the dulogatos re
port to their constituents. Old politicians of
other parties consider a grave mistake has
been niiuio. The personnel of the ticket is
generally good. _ _
Alliance .VomlnnloH.
La. , Aug. 0. The otuto far
mers' a'lianco ' today adopted the report of
the confoicnco committee with the untl-
lottcry loagus , but tlio report was not made
public but. It is understood , hoxvuvor , that
tlio alliance agreed to give the nulls four
places on the state ticket lieutenant gov
ernor , attorney general , auditor and sucro-
Urv of state. Hon. .Thomas Adams , presi
dent of the alliance , was unalnmously en
dorsed for governor.
r ol'tho Drmooratlu Committee
IOWA Cirv , In. , Aug. 0. At a meeting of
the democratic state control committee today
Charles F. Chase ot the Atlantic Democrat
was elected u member of the committee , vica
T. H. Lte , deceased.
ir/j.i r n GII roititv.it > r.
For Omaha und Vicinity Rains , xvlth
possible thunderstorms in afternoon ; slight
change in temperature , followed by cooler
Saturday.
\V niiis-irox , Aug. 0. Forecast till 8 p , m.
Friday : For Missouri- Slightly warmer ;
southerly winds ; local ruins or thunder
storms Friday evening.
For lowu and Minnesota Southerly winds ;
slightly warmer , oxoopt stationary tempera
ture In northeast Iowa und Houthuast .Minne
seta ; oloiullnovi and local rains with thun
der storms Friday afternoon.
For North and Soutli Dakota -Local rains
and thunder storms ; Routheriy , shifting to
iiorthwiisierly winds ; clour Saturday.
.Nebraska and Kansas Halns Friday , with
thunder .storms in the afternoon ; winds
Hhlftlng to southwesterly Saturday.
Colorado Occasional rains ; viirlublo
win Us ; slightly cooler.
Hvpt'HN Testily on Handwriting
llirrr , Mont , Aug. 0. Testimony of Wit
ness Winkle was continued in the Davis
case in regard to the peculiar handwriting of
Kdily , supposed to havu been forged by At-
tornov Juquos of Oitumxvu. In. Testifying
on to * the signature of .lumen Davis , ono of
the alleged witnesses of the alleged will , ho
maintained that It was not lui and gave liU
reasons why I o thought so ,