IPMDi
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , AUGUST 1 , 1892. NUMBER d-i
Carefully Prepared Eoporta on Orop Con
ditions from All Over the State ,
NO FAMINE THREATENS US THIS YEAR
Thousaids of Broad Acres Yield an Abun
dance of All Sorts of Grain.
KING CORN AGAIN UPON HIS THRONE
Timely Bain * Remove All Danger of a
Failure in This Etaplo Crop ,
GREAT RESULTS FROM WINTER WHEAT
Alnny Phenomenal Y.loliln Iloportod mul the
< ltncr.il Avorugo Kxtromnly l.nrco
Oats , Hyp , Hurley , Flux mill 1'otutoes
g Very Well , Indeed ,
TUB Bnn presents a 'carefully prepared
estimate of the condition of crops In Ne
braska.
Special correspondents of this paper
throughout thu state have written reports of
the condition of growing and harvesting
crops In their localities. These have been
synopsUcd so that only bare , naked facts
concerning Iho actual condition of things are
hhown. AH speculation has baon stricken
out , nod crops nro dealt with not as they
tnight bo , but as they aro.
King Corn U Vigorous.
Corn , which is king , was poeuliarl.v handl.
capped tuls season , but in proof of his regal
qualifications , Mond.imin Is coming up out ol
dumps In true kingly style and will yet
occupy his throue. unrivaled savn by winter
wheat , which Is malting u strong bid this
Reason for llrat place in the Nebraska farm
er's hoart. A cold , bauiiivard spring , with
rain on ralh until tha ground was surcharged
with moisture , nbiolutoly prohibited the
planting of corn on schedule linn. Even
when it was planted the conditions were
such that the grain seemed more likely to
rot than to gonninato. Then ttiu first weeks
of its existence wcro frowned on by tern.
pernturo several degrees below thu normal ,
retarding and stunting the growth of the
plant , until It seemed scarcely worth making
an effort to BUVO It bv cultivation. This sea-
ton of cold weather was followed by as tor
rid a term as over the state endured , and
though the corn sprang up under the coixini ;
influence of the blazing hun , the cry soon
wunt un frcm overanxious watcher * , "Wo
will Im hiirnpil imnirnln. Our rorn Is curl-
liirf up. " Just nt this .sxtrotDoly critical
Bluuo ihoro came a moil timely general rain ,
Bonking the sun-baked cat ill , and Icudlnc
now vigor 10 Iho furnishing Holds. Now Iho
tiis ols wave from thousands of ucros of corn ,
nodding lu the brcoze , that rustics the broad
louves , lelllng the husbandman of the mil
lions of bushels of yellow grain that will
cram the crib" next winter. The rain suved
the corn.
In making their estimates , Iho correspond
ents bavo used last year's enormous crop us
u basis for comparison , nnd tbo stulomont
that the season will yield two-thirds to three-
fotirUis of n crop means lhat the corn will
crib from fifty to sixty bushels to tbo acre.
Il is safe lo pay Unit Nebraska's corn crop
will bo quilo up lo the average. From only
ono county does there como u discouraging
report. Thuyor county seems to have de
cidedly the worst of the bniguln. This is
peculiur , In view of the fact that from Jef
ferson , Franklin , Nuckolls , Webster und
other counties surrounding Thayer , most
encouraging word Is bout forth. ,
Winter Wheat.
There Is u noticeable feature of Ibis re
port , and that is the almost unanimous senti
ment in favor of winter wheat , as a profitable
crop. To bo sure the season was peculiarly
fuvoiublo in some respects for tl'is gram ;
but it has been sown by tiio majority
of Iho farmers moro as an experiment than
ns a certainty. The wonderful yields re
ported , oven from counties that hnvo suffered
severely from dry weather , are Imleca en-
couraulng. Jn one county a valley Held
yielded llfty-two bushels nnd uu upland
Held forty-nine bushels to the nere , and
this wus sold light ut the thresher spout at
t > 'i couti per bushel. Twenty-seven dollars
nn ncro for wheat , without the trouble ol
tukmg It to market or oven storing it on the
furm. The nvcrago yield of Ibis cereal
throughout the slate ns indicated by the
counties reporting will bo Ihirty bushels to
Ibo acre , und thn aoieapo is large.
OlltH.
Oats hnvo suffered considerably from the
\\raltior. The wet , cold spring dclnyud
seeding for Ibis grain ana retarded its
growth. Then Juno was dry und cold ,
nnd July's llrst weeks wcro oxlromely hot ,
thus giving the most favorable conditions
for rust and tbo poorest lor development.
Yol In spite of thcso discouraging clrcum-
Blnnces oats will yield n fair crop , generally
( ii ( to 75 per cent of last year's yield , which
wus enormous.
Itjc , Hurley mul 1'iiir.
Rye , liUo winter wheat , has given nn
enormous yield on a largely Increased ncrc-
uge.
Bailey , whore it is cultivated , has re
turned u fulr yield. It Is hardly to bo
reckoned among the stuplo crops of Ne
braska.
Flux bus suffered much , the conditions of
iho spring being especially unfavorable , yet
in these counties where tbo crop H ono on
which Eomo dependence is placed u vor.v fair
yield is reported , tbo ostlmutcs ranging
from f > 0 to GO per cent of last year's yield.
Potatoes Have suffered only In quantlly ,
There will not bo dUllo so bounllfulaleldas
wus nntlclpatod , the early lubnrs beli.c re
potted us "few In u bill , " but thu quality Is
excellent. The late rains have Insiire'd a
good crop of late potutocs , as in only ono or
two Instances hud crowih advanced eo far
lhat the hot wuvo did serious duniugo. Sev
eral counties report the quality of early po
tutocs greatly improved by ilio dry weather.
Other vogutubloy , though , have sufferoi
greatly from the boat.
Hiiro uro Iho reports , arranged alphabeti
cally by counties !
Adam * County.
ltAS.Ti.sas The rolu which fell Wotlncsda }
nlgbt bus Insured heavy crops tor Adams
county. Corn ID n lll'.lo into , but will boa
big yield , U'ticat is well along. O'ais nro a
little short , Hyu und barley are sufo nnc
potutocs nra la ITO , smooth nnd plentiful. The
prospect Is very cncouruglug.
Antelope County.
OAKIUI.U Diligent Inquiry of farmers
warrants reporting a full average crop o
wheat , oats , rye nnd flux. Corn since thu
recant warm weather und copious rains Is
making rapid strides toward perfection
Sugar beets uro doing well now and a gooi
crop is mitleiputud. Not moro thuii a hu !
crop of polulues us the outlook now Is. Tin
sclf-blndoi * are uhpudy tying up tiio wheat
llntler Coiinl.t ,
SuiirmsK Thn late iiiln will probably put
coin beyond dungur and the crop will be Hrs
chu . Tbo crop will uvorugu W ptir cent
The oats croo will ho a good uvorogo.
\N ht-Bt , rye , bnrloy uud flux are doing wol
With ? oed prospects of u good crop. Pota
toes will not nvarugu oyur 75 per cent of Ins
yuiir. Hey crmi llrst class , both tumo and
wild. Farmers fecllui ; glorious over iho lalo
ruin * .
llnlliilo County ,
GIIIIIOX Pro pcot for
n good corn nroi
tllll t omul u ilio bcsl. In thu northvrn pur
of the county iho corn ncvdod ruin badly , hu
iho rooout ruins have insured the crop
Wbe l nud oiU will bo la nil rejects full'
qual to last year. Hyo has been harvested
ud is of excellent quality.
Cm ( 'onnty.
PI.ATTSMOUTII Corn Is eomowhat back-
vard , but tbo late ruin Is pulling It up to
noraial. Acrcagn about the same as tan
vear. Prospects gcol for a full crop.
Acreage is slightly larger than last year ,
> rospccts fair. Wheat is In good condition ,
acreage Mightlv losi. Indications for good
crop. Barley and HIIX are In good cundl-
Ion , with barely tno same acrcnco as last
year. Potatoes htivo suffoicd from the dry
weather ; acreage slightly less than n year
ago. Apples seem to be n very good crop ,
but troubled with womn. Grapes are
thick and nrj in excellent condition. Pros-
wets good for the largest yield In the his-
ory of the county , faotno broom corn
raised this year und In good condition.
WIIKPIXU WATCH The rain came in tlmo
to save the corn nnd late potatoes. Corn will
como out all right. Oats Is not an average
crop. Full wheat is splendid. Some report
only thirty busbcU to the acre , others clulm
IflV. Spring wheat will average fifteen
lushols per ncro. Burley is a fair crop ,
tfoxt year will see moro winter wheat sown
than over before in this county.
EI.MWOOD Corn promises to bn good ,
wheat will yield from forty to forty-flvo
nishels per ncro and oals from thirty-five to
'orty. Barley Is as good ns last year. Po
tatoes are very good and promise a fair crop.
Apolu promises nrrt fair. ,
Cedur County.
HAHTIXOTOX Tbo recent showers have
helped nil kinds ot grain wonderfully. Small
gruln on the bills will not yield very benvlly
311 account of Iho hot ary weather during
Iho past three weeks , but will bo us good ns
could 1)3 ) expected. Wheat and oats in the
valleys will vlald Hfty bushels to the aero.
Corn will bo all right.
Clny County.
SUTTOV Wheat Is harvested nnd mostly
slacked nnd secure. It Is nlmost entirely
winter wheat , fieo from rust nnd the berry
very plump , nnd will yiuld twenty-live
bushels to the aero. Oats will bo uboul iwo-
thlrds of n crop , in good condition nnd frco
from ruit. Corn is all tassolcd out , a strong ,
vigorous growlb , ( food stand and the recent
rains insure a yield equal to last vcar.
Barley Is not much raised in this county.
Flux looks wull and Iho yield will bo equal
lo last year. Potatoes uro looking well ,
with no appearance of the Colorado bug ,
nnd tbo yield will bo largo. Honey bees are
for iho llrst time making u largo amount of
surplus from whlto clover , which has made
an unusual growth Ibis year , bovorul aoroa
of lost beets premise a peed vicld.
CLAY CB.NTEK Since the bountiful ruin
day countv farmers are fooling buppy. Corn
crop is In fine condition and thn yield will bo
fully up to the usual uvorapo. Winter wheat
Is all Dial could bo asked. U has been harv-
ciled unit some Ihreihed : lowest yield so far
reported , twenty-five bushels per aero , tost-
unr sixty-three pounds to tiio bushel ; some
report thirty-five bushels per acre. Tbo
acreage Is far In excess of nny piovious year.
Outs bus groatlv Improved slnco Ihe rain Iwo
Weeks ago. The hav ciop ( clover and
timothy ) Is immense. Flax Is considerably
below iho avorago.
Chcjcmio County.
SIDNIIT Corn is backward owing to late
season. Oats is very peed and ylelas
thlrtv-llvo bushels lo ibu acre. Wheal is in
excellent condition nnd rcadv to harvest ;
AIL/ * ) * kituuiy tif luiii tf uusucii IL * tuuuiiu *
Ilyo is already harvested nnd yields tweuiy
lo twenty-livo bushels to Ibo ucro. Barley
is the finest ever raised hero ; forty to sixty
bushels to thci acre. Flux was sown lee
late and is backward. Potatoes are In fair
condition. The recent rains Imve luipiovod
growing crops of ull kinds. Two now
grain elevators will bo built hero this fall.
FAiitFir.U ) Winter wheat is harvested ;
acreage Is far In excels of nuy previous year
and will yield from twonly lo twenty-live
bushels an ucrc. Oats is nearly harvested ;
about three-fourths- n crop. Corn has
grown wonder/ullv during the past few
weeks ; the late twenty-four-hour rain has
insured nearly a lull crop. live , barlev , flax
and potatoes nro up to the average. There
are probably over 1,000 acres of sorghum cane
growing in this immediate viclnltv. It suf
fered on account of late season , but is now
doing finely.
Ch.tso County.
iMrnmu , Wheat is of excellent quality ,
will make about 75 per cent ot last year's
immense yield. Thi ? acreage is double that
of last year. Oats is about us wheat. Corn ,
within Iho last wejh , has improved much.
The crop prospects nro bettor than nt this
tlmo last year. Acreage about Iho same.
But toy , ( lax and potatoes are fully equal to
last year. Plenty of rain Ibo last month.
Cherry County.
VAIKXTIXK Wheat will yield from fifteen
to twenty bushels porucio , about , ivvo-tbhds
as heavy ns last your , but iho ncieugn Is
much larger und fully as much wheat will bo
marketed ns last year. Harvest will begin
next week. Corn h late but bus grown vnry
rapidly for tbo past three wcok4. Hyo is be
ing harvested , is heavy vleld nnd of excel
lent qualitv. Oats Is short , but will aver
age twenly-ilvo bushels p r acre. The ex
treme northeastern part of Iho county is suf
fering somewhat from drouth. Other parts
nro all right.
Cnmlng County.
BVXCKOFT Wheat will make from twelve
to fifteen bushels per aero ; oils from twenty
lo twenty-live , and potalocs from a Inird lo
a half crop. Barley Is a fair yield. Haiti came
In n steady dn//.le , lasllng about fifteen
hours , and wilt greatly help corn ,
Cnsler County.
BIIOKHV Bow Corn is as good as ever
bud , and a fair crop of wheat , above the
average. Good crops all ever Custor countv.
Plenty of bay , and the bay as good or
better ibuu ever.
D.-iuson County.
Lr.xixnrox Crops of all kinds are fully
up to the average. Wheat Is being cut and
ten days will see Iho harvest practically
ovur. Estimates of the wheat crop vtirv
from twelvu to iwonty bushels an acre , with
u piobabln average of eighteen bushels.
Corn is doing splendidly , recent , rattu mak
ing a good yield cerium.
llenel County.
CIIUTEU. The crop is iho best ever known
nnd Iho acreage about ion times ns great as
last year. The farmers uio now in the midst
of harvest und find wheat und rye much
heavier than expected. Barley Is u full crop ,
No flux is raised in this county. Potatoes
will bo u good full crop , Corn is n little
backward , but Ibo recent rains huvo brought
U out so us to insure u full crop.
JHxon County ,
\VAKunui.i > Corn acreage Is about 5 per
cent above lust your. A Hue rainfall all over
eastern part of county. Average corn out
look is fully two eeks behind tills time lust
year , with ono-balf to two thirds the
prospect of same ylold per ncro. Wheat
ylold Is fully 15 per cent below last year ,
with fair pros peel of making wilbin 10 to 15
per cent of sumo > lold , Acrouuo of oatu is
fully 10 pur com groaicr than lust year , with
n yield 15 per cent hort of lust year. Vnrv
little rye was sown , bul the yield Is bettor
than ever ho fore. Owing to so late a season
lu completing planting corn , moro thun usual
area of low lands wus seeded to millet. This
and Ilax promise but u light yield. Timothy
und clover buy envo full crop , Pralrlo hay
U belier limn l\st : your. Potato crop Is be
low lasl year In acreasoiih prospect of
uboul one-half the same yield. Only u small
amount of barley was town , wuioh will
n. a no fully up to the ylold of lust your. Kyo
and tiavlor are till but vested und iho suiting
of whout JUKI begun.
J'oxi'A'-Iu tno uurttiBjstorii part wheat
nnd onts will yield nt least a tbrco-fourlhu
cioi ) . and corn Is wuil advanced und will bo
un averuRO cro | > , In the southern und west-
urn purirt of Uu county the small grain In
abort und is estimated ul n iwo-thirds cioi ,
and corn li fulr. Flux nnd potatoes aio u
light crop.
Uodgn Count ) ' ,
FIIUMONT Thuiu will bu an avm'ngo wheat
crop , the nprin ? wheat being In u condition
now where It Is tilling out unu tbe ruin U
uldlug vcrv materially In this. About otic ,
third of thu rrop is winter wheat und It Is lu
excellent rendition. It u now being har
vested aud thcro nro nveral liolda which
will yield thirty bushels to iho ncro. Outs
will protully not bo to largo ns Ian yeur ,
or firm
HUNDREDS OUT OF WORK
Wheels of the Government Almost at a
Standstill ,
NO FUNDS AVAILABLE AT PRESENT
riilluro to rust nn Appropriation Hilt
dinars Considerable iml ; irnissmeiit
JlcprcscntiitUo Hopkins C.nincil the
Illoclitulu 1'cuttircs of Sltimtlnn.
WASUIXOTON-'BUIIRIU or TUB Ben
51J ! FoUiiTKENTtt STKIIBT ,
WAsnixnTo.v. D. C. , July ill.
For tbo first tlmo In iwonly-llvo year * tbo
wheels of government are at n complete
standstill. The only sundry civil bill undsr
which n largo number of important branches
of the Bovoritment\voro maintained bus ex
pired by limitations ns n result ot tbo dead
lock ever tbo World's ' fair appropriation.
The objection of Koprosoutallvo Hopkins to
Itio further continuance of Ibis old appro
priation brought nbout the standstill yester
day , bui it was not until today that tbo full
effect of this action was realized. The great
government printing ofllco , which employs
8.0UO people and whuro relays huvo to work
Sunday nnd holidays , was silent ana
descries today.
Public Printer Palmer's notice pojd last
night that the ofllco winild bo closed until
such tlmo as congress provided funds for tbo
work gave the building cnllrely ever to the
dozen or moro wutchmon who palrolled ihu
promises today. The printers worked until
midnight last iilubt and succccdou in finish
ing the Congressional llicord of Saturday ,
as It wus n short ono. When they lofl they
wcro told that they need not report tor work
until sent for. Tbo big building will again
bo sllont tomorrow inoinlnir , for the day
force comoi on nt 7 a. m. , nnd congress will
not have furnished tbo funds by that lime.
Other forces Iu\ol\o.l.
This Is only ono of the great government
instltullons which is oul of funds and nut of
employment today. It is understood that
Captain Meredith , chief of tbo bureau of en
graving and prlntlnir , will order off his force
of 1,8.10 people , who malio Iho government
notes , bonds , lomiuo stamps , etc. The lifesaving -
saving craws , lighthouse iteopers and coast
surv&y forces are also without funds today ,
and if thov nro at their posts of duty , it Is
oolv throuzh habit or a belief that congress
will como lo Us senses and right tbo wrong.
It Is nn open question whether the federal
courts of the counlry can legally transact
business tomorrow , f-jr the law Is explicit that
no branches of the government can do work ,
anticipating an appropriation. Mr. Hopkins
said todn r lhat ho felt sure Hie judges of the
federal court at Omaha nnd olsowhuio would
not undertake to uo any business Mondav
or unlll an appropriation was available for
paying thn judncs , clerks and employes.
Even the veterans at the national soldiers
homes are toa-av receiving Iholr rations with
out authority of law , nnd iho stiict military
any time to observe Iho btrlcl letter of the
laxv and close up these institutions.
There ore innumerable lesser branches of
departmenlal service which arj today pro
ceeding -'on trust" or nro not proceeding nt
all. The gas tamps and clccttio lights in the
RM'cutivo mansion and grounds flickered as
usual lust night and tonighl but it was only
through the gooJ grace of the companies.
The government fish butcheries , revenue
cutter service , geological surveying parties ,
Interstate commerce commission , etc. , qro
similarly affected. Even tbo elevator in Iho
Washington monument is stopped.
Ono View of the Situation.
Colonel Morrison of the interstate com
merce commission said today tnat his
bureau would run as usual , us ho looks
upon Ibo break us a tcmpoiary ono which
will soon bo remedied. This undoubtedly
will bo tno view tnKen by iho many deprt-
montul branches throughout the counlry ,
although , so far ns the law Is concerned , Ihoy
are lift ho same laid-up and deserted condi
tion as Iho bin government printing olllco.
The World's fair managers are today en
joying the cooling breezes of Old Point Com
fort , so that any councils they mav bo hold
ing on the present emergency are far from
Washington. Tno party includes President
Palmer , Secretary Dickinson , Director Gen
eral Davis , General St. Clalr und Chairman
Diirbnrow , which comprises all these usually
retarded ns In authority on the World's fair
appropriation. Tliay left on n NorfolK boat
yesterday , reaching 'Old Point Comfort this
morning , and expect to got back hero some
tlmo Man lay morning , but while they are
tucro the leaders of Iho senate and the
House are literally at fever boat in trying to
arrange some solution to the present
problem.
The weather is Intonsolv hot again today ,
built has no terrors to the men uho feel
that cool judgment must bo exorcised
quickly In order to right tno present situa-
llon. Karly this morning a conference of
'
leading scu'alots was bold at the residence of
Senator Allison , chairman of Ibo commitleo
on appropriations , to conslucr what could bo
dono.
> o Solution of thu 1'rohlcni ,
About the same time Governor Saycrs and
Uopresoutatiyo Dockory , Iwo of Mr. IIol-
itati's lloulcnanls of itio house appropria
tions committee , sought Mr. Hopkins \vjioso
objection brought about the present t'ovcrn-
moulul paralysis , and tried lollgurc out some
loophole of pscapo. There were many in
quiries for the' World's fair managers , in
order that negotiations might bo held , but
tnoir ubsonco nt Old Point Comfort pre
vented any continuation with these In au
thority. The conioionco bnlwcen Mr. Hon-
kins and Iho uvo members of the appropria
tions commlttco failed to bhalio the Illinois
member on Ins objection , which has caused
such consternation to governmonl branches.
Mr. Holmau and his associates do not ( ion-
coal the fact that they are groully worried
by the .situation which Mr. Hopkins has
forced upon them. Whllo thov ate opunly
charging thai Iho government blockade is
due lo Hopkins nnd tbo World's fair , they
privately bay among llicmsolvcb lliat tholr
main four is that it will throw permanent
discredit upon the present democratic house.
They are bonding ovary effort , therefore , to
overcome this. Hopkins objection. At the
conference this morning Mr. Hopkins told
Messrs. Suyors nnd Dackery that ho would
not yield from his position.
ISi'CoiiiliiK Worhe Hourly.
Many members left town last night not to
return'again , and the chances are , of course ,
Inciuablng houily thai u quorum will bo per-
munonily broken. Sneaker Crisp * uye thai
Messrs. Burrows , Wadsworth and half a
aoicn others who have bcou friendly to the
fair bade him goodbye last night nnd said
they WLTO going nome for good. There nro
muny others who have ( dipped away qjilotly.
The bout has boon uo inienso that many
members ( col it would bo suicidal for them
to remain herti longer. There Is hn'rdly a
member who does not fool moro or lest , pros-
iratud , for Iho bent has ranged from eight to
ton degrees above the Intense boat at Chicago
cage durlug the Ir.iit wut'k.
MUccllHiiconn.
Senator Paddock expects to bo nt his home
at Boatrlco within a fortnight. Senator
Manderson mav tnko a few weeks rest at the
seashore baforu going to Nebraska. Repre
sentative. Bryan goes homo us soon us con
gress adjourns. His colleagues will bo tbero
t tils week.
When this session of congress closes
probably this week it will bo found thai Ne
braska's two senators have introduced und
had passed about ton limes us many meas
ures as huvo Nebraska's ilirou niomberu of
tha bouso. P. S , H.
CiilniiiliiiH Cel < hiiitlim ,
CUHZ , July 81 , The Christopher Columbus
celebration wus formally begun today by
the departure honoo for Huclva of the Co
lumbus caraval Kanlii Marlu , lowed by Iho
Plo Lugo nnd escorted by the British cruiser
Scout , the Fruncfi cruiser Haronu'ullo , sev
eral Spanish \vurahipi and a llotlllu of tsmall
steamou. The spcotaclo pioscutcd wus a
fine ono. The qualnttqipect of tbo old Co
lumbus vessel was in sironcr contrast with
the nopcurnnco of tho/modorn vessels. An
enormous crowd ut people lined Ibo quays
and rampirts lo witness the departure. Tno
man-of-war Lopanto saluted Iho caraval as
she patscd out of iho harbor. "A brilliant
company gathered nt n fete given bv the
minister of marine In honor of tbo event. A
bull light was alRO.hcld.
AT Tin :
Ilo\r Sunday Wn * PiiM < ed An KfTort to Ho
.Minlo to hturt the Works.
PiTTsimito , Pa. , July 1)1. ) The , Carncgios
will make nn effort In iho mornlna to resume
operations at the Thirty-third street , or
Upper Union mills , In this city. Everything
Is In readiness. To prevent , trouble , or Inter
ference with tholr men. they have requaitod
the police authorities to guard the plant.
The strikers , however , any n cuard Is not
necessary , as they do not Intend to commit
any breach of the peace. It Is prolnblo that
an ntlompt will also bo made to slart the
Dtiqiiesno plant tomorrow. At nil events the
company is preparing to resume in n very
short time.
H , C. Frick is rnpldjy recovering from the
olTocts of the wound Ihlllctod by tbo nnarch-
Ist , Bergman , and will bo nt his ofllco within
a week.
Attended IHUtin Services.
HoMEsTKAD. Pa. , July 31. With a ponder
ous mill for n church , protected by 150
walehmon , a strong fonoe , nnd ono thousand
soldiers in easy roach , the nonunion mon in
the great Homestead steel plant worshiped
God this morning. The services wcro Indeed
under such circumstances as made thorn Im
pressive. In the new beam mill were gath
ered about 400 ot tbo' now mon. A few oc
cupied rough benches , the rest stood around
in respectful attitudes , or were seated on
htico steel beams , or crunes weighing
many tons. In place of nn organ , n
strmpod orchestra from PUtsbtirg rendered
sacred tnusle ; und in front bis commanding
military form nrrayod in blue and wblto ,
whllo Ibo sunbeams glistened from the
epaulets , the chaplain of the Sixteenth regi
ment , Clnreiii-o A. Adams , earnestly lolling
them tbo story of Christ nnd Saul of Tarsus.
There were 700 worklncmen , but In that
bugo mill they seemed u handful , nnd they
listened In strained sllcnco ns though they
cxpcctud Iho chaplain lo decide for them iho
ethics of lhe.tr position , which hold on the
ono hand the premise of steady employment
und on the other the .sure hatred of the men
whose places they hud token.
The day was almost featureless , so far ns
any change in the labor sliugglo is cou-
cnrncd.
Another man loft the mill In the evening
nnd was assisted to Plttsburg by iho lockcd-
out mon.
Much J'roperty Ic trojcd und Onu U'onmn
1'erished In tha rinmcs.
CEIUU HUMUS , la. , July .11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bub'.J The most destructive
tire that has vlaitod Whcallaad for n long
time broke out there nhortly after midnight
this monthly , and before the progress of the
llnmnc nnlllfl hn nhpnUni ! t.hn htlllrllntrc Ai ni , .
pied by A. LIlllo , J. Sherar , II. ICohlbcrg
and H. Ivrocgcr.Jour of the llncst bushiest
blocks in the city , wcro in ruins. The waolo
town would have been destroyed had it not
been for t&o opportune Arrival of iho flro
departments from i-owdon and Dowitt ,
which wcro telephoned to en mo , as the local
force could do nothing to stop Iho progress
of Ibo flames. < >
There were n\any 'narrow escapes , and ono
woman , Mrs. John Snjdcr , perished In the
Humes. Shu , wltMicrJiusbnud and family ,
resided In tno seconil Xtfirv ot tho' building
occupied by" A. 'LtiVto. "So rapid wus" the
spread of the flnraas that when they uwoko
the wnolo building was a mass of
Humes. A rmh was mndo for the windows
nnd all except Airs , bnydor escaped by jump
ing to the ground bolow. It Is supposed
that the became bewildered mid lost her
way.
way.His impossible to obtain the individual
losses ana insurance nt this time but tbo ag
gregate is from 87.-i.OOM to 310J.OOO , with J5'J-
000 insurance. The origin of the lire is un
known , though it is believed to bo of incen
diary origin. The slock in the buildings
burned arc an entire loss , none being saved.
Hay Munacll , a 18-year-old boy. was
drowned In the fowa river near Belle Plaino
late last evening whllo wooing In the water.
Nlcht Operator Glass , ol the Chicago , Mil
waukee & St. Paul , at Wllllain > burg , was
compelled at the point of a revolver to bund
over iho conconis of the raonoy drawer to a
tramp abouc n.liliiight.
II'UKVKKD IX THE DEPOT.
Ono Mini Killed und Ten Seriously Hurt lu
u Chicago Itullmiy Wreck.
MII.WUJKEK , Wis.t July 81. The second
section of train No. S ) on tbo Chicago , Mll-
waukoo & SI. Paul railroad , having an ex
cursion party from 109 Union slock yards ,
Chlcaco , ran inlo tlip iSru section In tbo
union station at ll'U ? . Nona on Iho Hrst
section were hurt , buj Vw ° ° t the pissongor
coaches wcro toloscnpdu. 'J on mon in the
lirst coach of the second section , which was
a combination biggigo-smoklng cir , were in
jured , ono dying soon afterwards. Two
otnora muy not livn. All were quickly re
moved to iho emergency hoaplial. Follow
ing Is'a list of the Injured :
OTTO FAIIIAN , single , aged 21 , Chicago , died
at 11:15 : p. m.
Josr.ru Gn.u single , Chicago , has Internal
Injuries and leg broken. f
CIUHI.HS Uuii ! , slnglo , Chicago , loft leg
lost , serious intcrnnl.injurlcs.
EDMUND C.uii.u , slnglo , Chicago , right arm
broken and riglit hand crushed.
MATT COMIXKKV , single , Chicago , loft leg
broken in two places |
JAMKS SruuiT , Chicago , right log and right
arm broken. ,
DBSNIS HAOfiKiirr , slnglo , Chicago , right
leg broken. [
.In m' BuiTllounfisw , slnglo , Chicago ,
slicht Hash wound. '
H. C. Moscucr , married , Chicago , loft leg
bruised.
_ i
ini.i > run ii.isatta.
Jtiilgo .llarr ol Neir Orlenns Suld to Ito In
the I'ower of llrlinicl .
Nisw OIII.KANS , La. , July .11. Chief of
Police Guslor jeslorda.r received a letter
from what Is supposed 4o bo the Maflu. The
letter wus Inclosed lojau old envelope with
ckull ana cross-bonoaj on it. It was sent
from the Now Orleans , postonico , and an air
of myniery hangs about it.
The writer Is nolkuowu , but Investigations
will bo sot on foot to Hnd him. Nunn" ? , the
writer , appears to live in this city , nna that
he bus connections lu bt. Louis. Following
Is the letter :
New Oiir.KA.NH. Ln. , July ' .HV To Chief of
I'ollto Caster : hli Wo Jmvo In our possession
.lmlio Matr. Will dollvor him In your hands
fin t'l HI or will liberate hliu fortU'u. ' Wo will
sund his own clothe * , inuli us wo found nn bis
purkun , but bo-ir In mJinl. foronubid bra ik
unauthorized by you , his body \\ill hu riddled
with hliot. then senl you for a present.
Thin money must roach ns before lueiity
days. nnlubD you will huvu his rluhtu.tr. i'or
Hullier Informallon artdrass ironural delivery
nu'.tolllce , Chicago , at. l.ouU or New Orleans.
Itcsiiuct fully. . I' , J. NUNNK./ .
It will bo romeinbored that Judge Mnrr of
the criminal dlsiiiqt couit In this clij mys
teriously disappeared last April. Ho wus
old und feeble nu'd was lait hcon walking
along the levee. The Impression of bis
friends was that dp had fallen into the river
und was drowned , and that imurcssioa stilt
prevails.
ol < ) rr n Steumen.
At Now Yorlt Arrived ; Kuiilo , Arizona
and Sorvia.-'friim Liverpool ; Fuldu , from
( Jonoa ; Dullandj fiom Antwerp ; Segurnu ,
f i om St , Tbom 1 und Kto ,
At Queenstown Arrived ; Alaska , from
Now York.
At Huvre Arrivedj Li Champagne ,
from Now York.
At Liverpool Arrived ! Boston , /ram
Bostou.
WHAT CONGRESS HAS DONE
Brief Review of Its Work During the
Prasent Session.
IMPORTANT MEASURES ACTED UPON
Illlls introduced mul Knnctcd Into I.iiwn
Tim Tarlir Volley of the llouso unit
Its DcHlritu Kcnnumlzi1 All
Interesting Kcsumo.
WASIII.NOTOV , D. 0. , July 31. The lutiiro
compiler of the oftlclal history of the law * of
the United States will not noad much sp lea
n which to Inscrlbj the ranlly Important
laws enacted by the first soislonof the Fifty-
second congress , now ready to close us soon
as iho World's fair matter U out of the way.
The session now drawing to n cloio lm not
bacn ramarkablo for Its actual accomplish
ments , so far as respects largo legislation.
Kfforts more or loss vigorous have boon
made to mm through both homes of con
gress bills dealing with questions that oc
cupy a largo share of public attention , but
those , with a slnglo exception , have failed of
accomplishment , The solo measure of llrst
class Importance , not counting the appropri
ation bills which have uocoinohnvs , is the Chi
nese exclusion bill , and political oxpedlenoy
had much to do with Its rapid consrosslonal
progress. This bill , the Inman registry bill ,
the Black Hawk und Semlnolo Indian wars
oonslon bill , the eight-hour bill , thn bill to
enable the president to onforoo reciprocal
canal arrangements with Canada , the array
nurse bill , ttio Immediate pension bill and
the bill to increase the pay ot life-savers are
about the only measures of much general
interest enacted into laws.
ll\o Topic * of the Session.
Frey silver , the tariff , the anti-option bill ,
retrenchment of appropriations and a $ > .000-
000 loan to the World's fair have been the
live topics of the session. The llrst three
subjects have been Killed , at least until after
the election ; the last is still before congress ,
and tbo fourth question , that of appropria
tions , entered largely into the make-up of
the appropriation bllUand prevented n single
public building bill from passing the house ,
the session belli ; ; absolutely unique in this
particular. Many bills urovidlng for now
oxnerulltuivs. the omnibus lighthouse , for
instance , failed because of the retrenchment
policy sought to bo pursued.
Thu house passed , approximately , 475 bills ,
of which 2St were nasscd oy the senate and
sent 10 the president. Of too ollls passed by
the house U-'O wcro public bills , including
measures relating to the Distiict of Colum
bia ; IS ! were private pension bills , forty-
eight bills to remove chagoa of desertion
and forty.ono private Dills of a miscellaneous
chatacter.
The senate passed C91 bills , only 113 of
winch succooueu in running mo gauntlet 01
the house and reaching tbo president. Two
of this laltnr number Iho president vetoed ,
vb : Tbo bill to send the famous McGar-
rahan claim to the court of claims for ad
judication and n bill to amend the courl of
appeals act. The noteworthy feature of the
privulo pension bills which became laws was
the largo porconlairo ot Ibom relaling to
services in tbo Mexican war , the Indian
wan ; and the war of 1812 , the bouoflclnrlos
being chiefly southern mon.
Election Contests.
"Tbosenuto was not as froo-as-usual , from
election coniosls'contestants being unsuo-
cossful. Tbo bouso bad six election contests
and four of them have boon practically set
tled.
tled.Thn
Thn Boring soi trouble with Grout Britain
was the ueliost thn senate hnd to consider
behind closed doors , and a peaceful solution
of it was found in its roferoncu loan arbitra
tion commission. Tha Chilian mudalo also
occupied some of the Semite's altonlton in
cxccutivo session.
The loUl liumboi of bills nnd joint resolu
tions Introduced In the house was 9,8'n , and
in tbo senate 3,001. In Ibo house 13,100 ro-
perU were made , and In the senate 1,017
written repoits worn made , uo notice being
paid to unwritten reports.
Aside from Iho passage of the regular an
nual appropriation bills , the most interest
ing feature of iho congress bus been what
It did not , rather than wbut It did do.
Tbo bill for the free comugo of
silver overshadowed all olhor measures
In importance nnd interest. The colnace
committee in the bouse was made up largely
of friends of free coinage and it reported
with promptness a bill for frco coinage , but
when , after a stormy scene , it came to u test
vote in tbo house , it was necessary for the
speaker to cast his vote In order to save the
bill from a square defeat , nnd when tbo
largo nnli-fros coinage opposition bogaa to
li I i buster tbo bill was Hilled bv a refusal on
tha part of a majority of democrats in the
house to sign a requosl fora cloluro rule ,
without which request , the speaker an
nounced , he would not report a rule for
c'osing ' dobuto and forcing a mcasuio on Us
pissugo.
The sonuto. which had boon walling on
tbo houso. so fur us silver legtslalion wus
concerned , Ihcn look hold of Ibo subject and
in Juno , by a majority of four voles , passed
the Stewart free colnago Dill. Tills again
brought the house fuco to face with tbo
issue , and on a vote a majority of four loon
was found to bo opposed to sliver legislation
at this tlmo , so that the specter of frco
colnago , which had been banging over many
members , was at last banished.
Tarlll' I'olley ol the llnnso.
The ways und moans committee of tbo
bouse was busv with the tariff problem und
after mature deliberation dccldod lo atlack
Ibo McKinley law bv means of soparalo
tariff bills , dealing with special lianis ,
Instead of by u bill making u general re
vision of Iho tariff. Prominence was given
to tbo Springer bill , placing wool on the free
list and reducing lha ( inties on wool for
manufacturers as tbo cblof exponent of tbo
purty's policy on iho tarlll question , und
with this measure as u oasis there was
u long and , oil the whole , very unlniorosllng
turlll debute. The bill vvu * passed by the
bouso mid was followed by sixty-lwo ether
bills , ono placing colton bagging , collon lies ,
gins und cotlon bagging machinery uud Ibo
other binding twlno on the free lint , tbo
binding twine bill being passed under sus
pension of thu rules. There was Ibcn a lull
in lunff mutters to see wbut course the sen
ate wojlil tako. Tno senate's policy was
made apparent by the action of Iho finance
committee in pigeon-holing all three bills ,
and none of thorn has yet emerged from tbo
seclusion of the commillco room , though
tholr blumoors wcro occasionally disturbed
by elToris on Iho part of senators lo huvo
Ihuui reported.
Hurled by the .Somite ,
After n tlmo ether tarlll bills were re
ported from the ways and moans committee
und passed as follows : To make silver-load
ores frco of duly whenever thu silver exceed *
in value tbo load ; lo limit lo$100 ilio amount
of personal bnu'gago persons reluming from
Europe may bring Inlo ibn United Suiics
und lo pluco tin plulo , lorno plato and aggor.1
tin on Ibo free list after a mimed date.
Tbcso jiills met in the senate iho falo of
ihnlr prodcccsiors ,
A bill was passed by iho house and ro-
porlod from iho flnant-o commitleo lo iho
innate to corrcet iho clerical error in the
Mclvmloy bill , by which cbocolulo was made
dutiable as confectionery , but has not been
acted on. Various ether tariff DilU were
considered by tbo house committed on ways
and meucs aid there was much tlmo glvou to
the advisability of reporting bills ploclnir
rollncd bugar , salt , lumber und iron ore nn
the fico llsi und reducing thu duty on barley ,
but the committee fulled lo omburk on the
advocacy of these measures , tboro being u
difference ol opinion as to its wisdom at this
tlmo.
Tbo agricultural committee In each homo
had before it some of the most Important
measures of the session. A bill was reported ,
uud , under lu ponilon of the rules , passed
b > the house to prohibit dtalln futures ,
tvhlob , under the generic tltla , ' .ho nntl-
option bill , now remains on thoi 'a calen
dar ns the unfinished buslm nt the
beginning of the next session.
The senate committee On agriculture took
the lend In framing an nntl-mhiltoratlon bill ,
and that measure Is known as the Paddock
pure food bill. This bill 1 No. 1 in the
list of senate bills , having boon the llrst
monsuro introduced , it has boon reported
unfavorably from the house cninintilra on
agriculture .iud Is now on the house calendar.
A < lml"loti nt New .Mexico mul Arlxnti.t.
Among other Important bills which wuro
pissed by the house , but failed of action In
the senate , are the bills for iho admission to
statehood of Now Mexico and Arizona , pro
viding n local government for Utnh and re
quiring all nillroads to provide thonisolvos
with automatic cur couplers.
The policy announced by the mnjnrlty
party In the house In fiivorot arotronchment
of appropriations totultcd In an unusually
close scanning ot the estimates nnd n non-
nllownnco of noproprlntloits for unarly all
now work , or for work which existing law
did not in 11 lie nccosnry.
Considerable legislation was accomplished
by the Incorporation of paragraphs In thu o
Indispensable annual appropriation bills. In
the naval bill provision is made for ono now
cruiser and ono line of battle ship , the latter
being secured by thooenato as a compromise
on the amendment authorizing the construc
tion of n nnmbor of new vessels. B.v provis
ions In the at my bill , contract surgeons nro
done away with mid payments are
prohibited to bo mada by the government
ofllcnrs for transportation of troops over non-
bonded branch lines owned by the Paclllc
railroads. H was decided in conference that
the provisions should not apply to lines
leased or operated but not owned by either
the Contrul or Union Pacific Kallwny com-
panv. The World's fair was closed on Sun
day by a paragraph in iho sundry civil bill ,
not yet passed.
Of Interest to Solillers.
A provision of Interest to soldiers In other
bills makes the action of the second auditor
on all back pay and bounty claims ilnal , ex
cept that an appeal may bo taken within six
months to Iho comptroller. Another provis
ion abolishes 'lio olllco of marshal in the now
courts of appeals.
Collection ot statistics relating to our ex-
portatlons by railroads is provided for , no
statistics except constwibo statistics being
now obtainable , so th.it our exports to Canada
ada- and Moxlco are matters of guess. In the
Indian bill a start ls effected In a policy of
supplanting civilian Indian agents by army
oftlcors. In the rlvor and harbor bill , the poli
cy embarked upon In the preceding congress
of permitting contracts to bo entered Into
for the completing of some of th < 3 largest of
the public Improvements was materially ex
tended. In the legislative bill , n provision
was Inserted which stops the guaging of
liquors coming out of rectifying houses. It
Is always guagcd ns it comes from the dis
tillery and the rcMilt of this provision is expected -
poctod to make nn annual saving of SI50.0UO.
Monov order reports are to bo made only
monthly instead of ut least once a week as at
present.
llillb 1'iiHnoil unit In Conference.
Among the bills originating in the house
which have become laws uro the following :
To appropriate 53,003 for the preparation of
a slto aud iho erection of u pedestal for u
slulnn nf the Into fJnnnr.'il Shei'iii'in : to add
the secretary of ugnculturo to the list of
olllcos entitled to succession to the presi
dency ; for the in vostigolion of mining debris
in California.
Among the bills origlnnling In thoscnnto
that liuvo become laws were the following :
To authorbo the day of the 430th anniver
sary of the discovery of America to bo pro
claimed a general holiday ; increasing to 550
tier montli the pensions to persons totally
Incapacitated for labor but not totally help
less ; to repeal the law requiring llfo saving
projcctilos to bo carried on steamers , co far
as concerns vessels navigating the lakes ,
buys'br sounds oxc'lusflreTyvv. . t&tUvtxfr
Among tlia bills in conference are tbo fol
lowing : To pramoto the safety of national
banks by forbidding loans lo Dank employes ;
to aslabllsli linenl promotions in the army ;
lo clvo claimants Iho right to sue the United
States to obtain land patents and lo exclude
beer und mall liquors from Iho Indian coun
try.
Among the nouso bills , other than those
previously mentioned , are these : To doilno
tbo crimes of mnrdor in the lln > t nnd second
degrees , federal laws having no provision on
this subjojt ; lo dispense with proof of loyally
durini : Iho lalo war as a prerequisite 10 being
restored to the pension roll.
Held Itaclc by thu Houso.
Among iho bills passed by the senate , but
which have not yet finally got through the
house , are tbo following : The grain clasbi-
llcation bill ; lo increase tbo pension for
deafness , ulso for loss of limbs ; n general
bill for luo erection of public buildings
where Iho postal receipts for the three years
preceding have exceeded &J.OOO an
nually ; for lha construction of two
rcvonuo cullers for service on the Pacific
coast and two on tha great lakes ; making a
largo appropriation for the improvement of
the Mississippi rlvor ; to dec-hire lands con
taining phosphates to bo uiiuor.il lands and
subject to entry as such.
Tnero were also a number of other Import
ant bills , such as tnoTorrov bankruptcy bill ,
which fulled of consideration in either branch
of congress.
JUDGE CLAKKSON'S BODY.
Coroner Muni Tells ol thu Systematic Sr.irch
of Honey CreciU l.ul < e.
Coroner Maul returned from Honey Crook
lake ut noon yesterday completely worn out
with his tiresome Hip and Iho nocessarv hard
work in the search for the body of Judge
Clurkson. In spaaklng about ttiu matter lasl
evening Mr. Maul suld :
"Tho llrst I know of the sad affair was
a telephonic message from Congdon &
Hunt's onion asking mo to como up at once ,
which I did. It was then lhat 1 was In
formed of llm judgo's clealli. I was rcrjnorf'.od
to go over and got the oodv and bring it to
Omaha. On my way 1 stopped at Council
Bluff' * to get the coroner over there to go
alonir , but lhat oflleml declined.
"Up to ID ill ! ) o'clock last night wo had nlno
boats and three men to u boat on the soarch.
Tha boats woio fastened together as closely
ns possible , ono man manipulated the boat ,
wbilo two others , ono at each end , and
stripped of their clothing wuliccd
along on the bottom of tuo lalie , trying to
Hnd tbo body with tholr fojt. This work
was carried on systematically. Wo would
traverse the wholn northern part oC tiio lulco ,
above the Northwestern company's watch
bouso , ono way , and then turn about and
cross and rocross the bojy of water the
ether way. Wo felt confident by worliing
that way that wo would surely find what wo
were searching for , B > 1010 : ! the men in the
water became chlllod und wo gave up the
hunt for the night.
"The Ural thing this morning , " continued
the coroner , "wo commenced uiruln , working
as before. For quite a dUtanco north of
where wo could push iho beaU Iho lake
contains only about n foot of water. Bulow
tUs is three or four feet of mud , the whole
being illicitly covered with tall rushes. I
had an Idea that If wo could gut up wnoro
the water was so shallow lhat wo might Hnd
the corpse , but that was impossible. Dur
ing all the tlmo that I was thcro Major
Clarksan stood on Ibo railroad track nnd
directed Iho searchers.
"Owing to pressing business on this sldo
of the river I was compelled to como , though
I oxpcct to go back tomorrow. The heavy
thunder shower this afternoon ought to huvo
lomo effect on tha body , and I am in hopes
that by morning it will bo found Hoatlnt ; . "
A special telegram toTiiK Bii ; from Honey
Crook last nluht said that the search was
continued all day uplo the timciof the storm ,
during which iho men In the beau were
compelled to nook shelter ushoro. Major
Cliiruaon and Messrs. Hunt and Parish nnd
several other Omaha pcopto were on the
ground nil day endeavoring in every way lo
u 8Ut In
On thn I'liiiilifort lloumo.
FiUNiiroiir , July ! ) ! . On the bounu dur
ing the week prices were maintained. The
final quotations Included ; Hungarian irola
rentes , 0 80 ; Austrian irold rontos. UT-SU ;
Au lrlnn ulvor rontos , W.UJ ; Spanish fours ,
( W.30.
THEY FAVOR JUDGE CROUNSE
Soutimont of the Dougln ? County Repub
lican Delegates.
WILL MEET IN CONVENTION TODAY
ItesuHof ( ho Convention In Tlinmni County
Audreys CitinpiiiKii Club
Arranging for ( lood Work
Mows Nutci.
Tiio republican oountv convention will nieoi
In Washington ball al'JoVlockthlsaflornoon.
to select ninety-four dele'jiatcs to the stata
ronvcntlon nt Lincoln on Thursday , August
Caucuses wcro hold yesterday to consider
the work ot toiluy's convention. A caucus
of the delegates from tiio country prooinota
will bo hold nt the Mlllard at U o'clock to
day.
day.A
A largely attended mooting of delegates
was hold yeslorday afternoon , ana whllo no
Instructions wore given It was apparent that
the sontlmont of the delegates present was
In favor of Judge Crounso.
The Indications are now that the conven
tion tcuny will send n delegation to the state
convention Instructed to support Lorenzo
Crounso.
Nelson's Itcpnlillciiii Club.
Nni.so.v. Nob. , July HI. [ Special to Tin
nr.i : . | A republican club was organized la
Nelson some weeks ago and named too An-
diews republican club In honor of the repub
lican candUuto for congress from this dis
trict. There nro 123 members now enrolled ,
with fnir prospoot of reaching 'JOO. Much
enthusiasm > Is mnnifcstcd by the mnmbars ,
and Rood work is being done , which augurs
well for republican success In this county.
The club expects to conduct n campaign of
Its own. Saturday evening It was addressed
by Hon. W. L. Summer * of Lincoln on the
silver question. Air. Summer. * dsllvorod nn
nblo niui logical address , showing up the
fallacies of thu financial schemes ami thaorios
of the independents. It Is expected that
other speakers of note will address ttio club
from time to time.
All 1'ilctloiis Uiiltncl.
Huimso.v , Nob. . July 81. [ Special Tola-
pram to TUB BBC. ] The Sioux county
republican convention mot hero yesterday
and nominated George Walker for county
attorney , nmlB. P. Thomas tor surveyor.
The delegates to the state convention are :
A. B. Hoag , A. 11. Dewey and . ) . W. Newlin.
To the Sixth congressional W. H. Corbin ,
Frank Tinkman , M. J. O'Connoll. San
atoria ! and representative D. W. Woody ,
W. S. Nioholson and W. H. Corbin. The
convention was ttio most harmonious ono
over held in the county. The split which
has existed In the p.uty in this county slnco
its organization has cntirclv disappeared ,
and victory awaits thu republicans here lu
November.
Tlioy I'rutor , ludgu Crounso.
NOD. , July ill. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BUB. ] Politics In this part of the
civilized world is rather quiet. The Holler-
IKK crop outlook ha ? a tendency to keep the
farmer contented with the way matters per-
lalnlng to government affairs are being con
ducted. Republicans ore In the minority ,
but whit ttioro nro nro vor.v strong and
healthy. All nro looking forward anxiously
to the fourth of August. For governor
Judge Crounso is thu favorite in this vicin
ity , and it is believed he would draw heavily
from the independent ranks in tnls product.
Will Support Vnn Wjrolc.
CI.IY CRNTRIC , Neb. , July 31. [ Special to
THE Bun. ] The Independent county conven
tion was hold here Friday with only mod-
ernto attendance and nothing llko the former
enthusiasm. A. ,1. Omul or IT was in ado
abuirman and N. O. Alberts secretary , The
convention was only for the purposa of ap
pointing delegates to the ctalo and senatorial
conventions , and considerable feeling was
manifested between tiio friends of I'owora
and Van Wyck. The delegation Is unln-
structcd , but it Is believed a majority will
support General Van Wyck.
Nolitoii Alliance Meet ,
Nii.sox : , Nob. , July ! fl. [ Special to Tnn
Hi'.i : . ] The independents had a small gath
ering hero yesterday to hear I. D. Charabor-
Inin , W. II. Deck atid Wright. The meeting
was very uoorly attended. The principal
stoek-ln-trndo of the speakers was " 31,000
millionaires. and ! t,0')0UOO ' ) tramps and pau
pers. " Ttio local nlllanca members doso-
crutod their largo American Hag by inscrib
ing on It the words , "Weaver aud Field ;
Keep lu the mlddla ot the road. " This was
unfurled across Main street.
Itryu i Will llo Chnllenced.
PMTTSMOUTH 'Nob. , July 81. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] Arrangements are
being completed between the republicans
and democrats hero to .secure a Joint dobata
between Congressman Bryan and Hon. R.
U. Ilorr and to this end prominent republi
cans hauo drafted n written challenge and
as soon us Mr. Ilorr cau Ux the dates it wil
DO Issued
Tlinmim County Dufogntcg.
TimiiFOiin , Nob. , July 31. [ Special to Tun
BISK. ] The Thomas county republican con
vention was held In this city yesterday after
noon for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the v.trious conventions. They are : J. M.
McMillan and S. W. Binons congressional ,
. ) . A. Furrell aud 12. A. Palmer senatorial ,
George T. Allan and J. II. Evans representa
tives , J. II. Evans and Robert F. Evans.
( iimjinr Uminty Independent * .
EI.WOOD , Nob. , July 31. | Spoeial Tologrnm
to Tin : Bui ! . ] The Independents of Gosper
county met In convention yesterday and nom
inated W. B. Miller for county attorney , O.
A. Gossay for commissioner and delegates to
the sanatoria ! aua representative conven
tions. Phil Ford was recommended as
candidate for the legislature.
In I'xrklui County.
EI.SII : , Nob. , July 31. [ Special Telegram
to Tiln Biiu.J Perkins county convention
yesterday at Madrid elected state delegate *
as follow * : C. N. Beaumont , I. J. Hnruo ,
W. L. McCulloUfjb , B. A. Hastings and
Frame Gliding.
I * FOltKVAHTS ,
Present Oliuuae * for Adjournment The
Simula Wllltlll nil iliu Homo.
WASIII.NOTOV , D. C. , July 31. The future
of this bcsslun of congress depends alto
gether on the treatment of the World's fair
appropriation as contained in the sundry
civil appropriation Dill. Everything olio
wnich threatened trouble , lucludlai ; the
Dull-option bill , has noon disposed of in toiao
way , The house lias gotten Itself into
a dlli'iuma by voting concurrent iciiato
World's ' lulr amendments without being
iiblo to Dually DUSS thu bill. Theru uru but
two methods of escape. Ono Is to secure a
majority on the motion to table tbo pending
motion to reconsider lha vote , and the other
Is to reconsider the vote by which the
amendments were concurred in. The latter
IB thu most probable outcome of the present
situation , which would mean tbo adoption of
ono of several compromise proposition !
which liuvu been put forward. Wliun thU is
done , a speedy adjournment will bo hnd ,
Monday in the houbo will bo suspension
day and an effort will bo raado to pass iho
appropriations carried by the sundry civil
bill. Whether or not tills effort succeeds it
Is probublo that the filibustering will Uo re
sumed for such a time as cannot bo dollnod
by anyone.
The senate lias concluded its business and
U now waiting on thu haute. To 1111 in the
time , Mr. Uawluy will inako a tariff spuoob
tomorrow and tome recourto will be hod to
thu calendar in cases of bill * wuiun nlll
arouse no opposition.