THE OMAHA DAILY BEK : TUESDAY , AUGUST 7 , 1801
YOORIIEES SAYS COMPROMISE
Pofusal to Pan a Tariff Bill Now Would Bo
a Political Crime.
SENATORS SHOULD GIVE IN AT ONCE
lint Ing Srccirnl Collection * tin KiiRnr , In *
nUtcnen on till ) brnntn Hill Wilt lt -
null In Untold HtMliiciK Suffer-
In ) ; nnil Political Ignominy.
WASHINGTON llOUfiAU OF Tilt : DEE ,
1407 P Street N. W.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 0.
Chairman Voorhees of the finance com
mittee has been unable to attend the confer
ence on account of 111 health , and Is still
confined to his house. He has not yet been
heard from on the points now at Issue among
the conferccH. It has been assumed ho stood
with the Bonnto conference managers , not
only for the senate duty on sugar , but also
for a duty on coal and Iron ore. Ho an-
nouned to the contrary In an Interview with ,
a reporter who called upon him at his house
today and asked him for his views. Ho
talked very freely , advocating such conces
sions on the part of the scnato as would
bring about a speedy agreement and took
strong ground In favor of yielding to the
demands of thu banco tor free coal and Iron
ore. Ho said :
"It seems to mo there ought to be but lit
tle If any dllllculty In reaching an agree
ment between the two houses. The ways
and means committee of the house did not
In the Hist Instance report In favor of free
DUgar , but were overruled by the house and
free nugar was put In the Wilson bill. I would
have gladly concurred In this , but It was
noon ascertained with mathematical certain
ty that such a bill could by no possibility
pans the scnato. On this point of difference
of the two houses I look upon the president's
letter to Mr. Wilson as a help rather than
a hindrance towards a compromise settle
ment. The concession which the president
advises the house to make on sugar Is lib
eral and ought to bo satisfactory to every
legitimate sugar interest. I can entertain
no doubt that It will furnish the basis of a
successful sugar schedule. Mr. Cattery hns
announced In the senate , as I understand ,
that Louisiana will accept 45 per cent ad
valorem without any reference to the trust ,
especially If the bounty , or at least a portion
of It , Is continued on the present basis a
few months longer. Under the present cir
cumstances I am unable to see how the
sugar schedule can remain any longer an
obstacle to an agreement.
SENATORS SHOULD GIVE IN.
"The other points of serious disagreement
aru embraced In the question whether coal
and Iron filial ! bo frco or have a tariff duty
laid on them of 40 cents a ton. This is
nn exceedingly small and Insignificant Item
of controversy on which to defeat a great
national system of revenue reform , obstruct
all legislation looking to that end , disap
point and derange every business of the
country , greatly embarrass the democratic
party and Inflict the gravest calamities on
all classes of people. If legislation shall
entirely fall at this tlma owing to a stub
born disagreement as to whether there shall
bo a small duty on coal and a small duty
on Iron ore , or whether these two articles
shall be on the free list , the men who make
that result Inevitable may be assured that
they will be held In everlasting remem
brance and everlasting execration. They
will be hanged In clllgy from ono ocean to
the other and their names will be pilloried
In the estimation of the American people.
There Is BO little ground In my mind now
for a final disagreement that those who con
tinue to Insist on small things , and thus
compel a disagreement , will bo held as
criminals by all Just minded people.
"The sugar schedule being practically out
of the way , as I have shown , by conces
sions , the senate ought. In my judgment , to
concede free coal and free iron ore ; and , of
course , It would do so but for a member
ship In that body which could bo counted
on the fingers of one hand. I have no
disposition to reflect on the motives of those
who differ from me In opinion , but this
small minority of the scnato having sub
stantially carried their point on sugar , could
very easily and very honorably afford to
make concessions on coal and Iron. Such
action on their part , and the great result
wliloh would follow , would be hailed by the
American people ns a blessed deliverance
from the present crisis In our affairs. "
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS MADE.
The president has settled the judgshlp for
the Eighth circuit by nominating Judge
Amos M. Tliaycr of St. Louis to fill the po
sition created by the act of July 23. Judge
Thaycr has been the district judge , for the
Eastern district of Missouri for some years
and was the favorite candidate from the
state. Judge Klnno of Des Moincs and Judge
Woolworth of Nebraska entered the field , fol
lowed by Pension Commissioner Lochron.
This complicated the matter \o some extent.
The president decided that Inasmuch as
one of the other judges of the Eighth cir
cuit , Judge Sanborn , Is a resident of Minnesota
seta , ho could not appoint Judge Lochrrn.
Ho had acry friendly bias towards Judge
Klnno and that gentleman might have been
appointed but for the representations which
wore made to the president that his transfer
to the federal bench would remove from
the supreme court of Iowa the only demo
crat thereon , and Is was deemed unadvlsable
from a political standpoint to select Judge
Klune. As for Mr. Woolworth , ho had behind -
hind him the powerful support of Secretary
Morton and his friends were confident a
week ago that ho would capture the coveted
prize , but when the president Inquired Into.
Mr. Woolworth's qualifications ho found that
ho was G3 years of ago and he decided that
u man who had passed the three-score mile
itono would hardly do for the federal ermine.
Judge Thayer had the support of every dem
ocrat from the state of Missouri whose po
litical support Is worth anything , so that
after the other candidates had been elimi
nated the honor fell to Judge Thayer as a
matter of course. In sending the nomina
tion of Mr. Thayer to the tcnato the pres
ident accompanied It with the name of II.
C. Priest of Missouri to succeed Thayer on
the district bench.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
Senator Allen today Introduced a bill
granting A pension of $30 per month to
Luclnda Harrington of Ileatrlce , mother of
Samuel I ) , and James 1C. Harrington , late of
company D , Twenty-sixth regiment , Iowa
Infantry.
Congressman Mercer today succeeded In
having passed by the IIOUFO a senate bill
for the relief of George II. Jowett of Arling
ton , Washington county. Neb. , being pay
ment for services rendered by Mr. Jowott In
construction of government warehouses at
western forts some years ago.
Postofllce at Leota , Sao county , has been
discontinued. Mall will bo Bent to Sulphur
Springs.
Patents have been Issued as follows : To
Nobraskuns Harry Hughes , Alliance , level ;
Lovl Johnson , Nemaha City , aerial tramway ;
Thomas C. McClcery , Exeter , ore concen
trator ; Zonas E. Moon , Schuyler , assignor to
himself and J , S. Stamlcford , Council muffs ,
la. , boiler furnace ; Moses C. Nixon , Omaha ,
baling press ; Allan A. Smith , Grand Island ,
lifting jack.
To lowans Charles H , Chandler , assignor
to Chandler Pump company. Cedar Rapids ,
pump ; Henry C. Odell , Franklin , seed potato
cutter ; Frederick D. Stalford , Des Molnes ,
trnco fastener.
ritosrr.cTivu KFATKS nubT WAIT.
No 1'rolmlilllty tlio Kcimlo Mill I'tiss Upon
tlio Knutitlni ; Act * ThU Hemlou.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 6. With the present
session of congress drawing to a close and
all attention likely at any time to bo con
centrated upon the tariff bill , U Is not con
sidered probable that the senate will act
upon either the Arizona or Now Mexico
statehood bills before the final adjournment
of the session. This was the understanding
when the bills were reported from the com- .
mltteo OH territories and nothing has trans
pired since the reports were made to alter
the situation In this respect. The date of
admission In the cage of Arizona ami of
the constitutional convention In the case of
Now Mexico has been so deferred In the
sonuto bill aa reported as to render this de
ferment possible without rendering a change
in the text of the bill necessary la case of
the postponement. The provision In tht >
Arizona hill Ix for admission on the 1st o
August , 1S93 , whllo the convention provided
for In the New Mexico bill Is not to nice
until July of 1893.
There Is n possibility of the change of tha
form of the Arizona bill. As It stands I
provides directly for admission Instead o
being an enabling act , as In the case of New
Mexico. Governor Hughe * of Arizona , who
was here In the Intereit of admission , gives
It ns his opinion that the bill will have to
be changed so as to provide for a new con
stlttitlon before It can pass the senate. This
opinion he basts upon the opposition he finds
to exist In the senate to the constitution
adopted In 1891 on account of the Irrigation
and silver payment features of that docu
merit ,
Delegate Joseph of New Mexico docs not
expect the senate to act upon the bill for
the ndmliilon of that territory thin aessloi
unless the dcnlock should operate to pro
long the session unexpectedly. Ho says that
It will no doubt pass early next session
however , and that Its practical effect will be
tha .
same. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HOUSi : DK.UOCHATd Wlljf > OAUCIM.
Frlcnil * of tbo Homo Confcrond Coiuld
rrubly Wiirkiiil Up Otor tlin Call.
WASHINGTON. Aug. C Within fifteen
tnlnutcs of the time the house caucus peti
tion was circulated today fifty members had
signed It and the caucus became a cer
talnty. Members who had not wanted to
sign last week were now anxious to do so
The petition requests Chairman llolman to
call the caucus for 3 o'clock tomorrow , to
consider what action , If any , should bo taken
In order to secure the early settlement o ;
the tariff bill. The petition Is not tlio one
formerly circulated by llepresentatlvt
Springer , although the latter Is Interested
In the latter call.
Intense feeling was developed as soon as
the caucus movement began. Members
gathered In the lobbies and talked excitedly
for and against the caucus. Representatives
Strauss , Warner and others friendly to the
administration denounced It as a "fire In
the rear. "
Neither Speaker Crisp nor Chairman Wll
son had been consulted as to the caucus , and
It was recognised as directly In opposition
to their wishes. lleprcFentatlvo Outh-
walte , nn associate of Speaker Crisp on the
committee on rules , said : "Tho caucus Is
not endorsed by the committee on rules or
by the conferees. U Is evidently a move
against the house conferees. Members of
the rules committee will probably enter the
caucus , but I expect the conferees will re
main away , In view of the fact that adverse
action by the caucus would bo equivalent tea
a vote of 'want of confidence. ' "
Representative Strauss , a close fiiend ol
Mr. Wilson , expressed the opinion that the
caucus would prove n boomerang. He be
lieved Mr. Wilson and the other conferees
and their friends would attend the caucus
and undertake to carry It. With such men
as Speaker Crisp , Chairman Wilson , Bourke
CocUran and others urging loyalty to the
house conferees , Mr. Strauss did not think
an antagonistic resolution would pass. Mr.
Strauss said also that ho expected the cau
cus would bring out some startling confer
encc secrets , which would Insure the con <
forces support from the house.
Messrs. Springer and Hynum make no con
cealment of the fact that the caucus Is for
the purpose of ending the contest by accept
ing the senate bill. In this connection they
quote a statement made to them by Senator
Mills to the effect that further house re
slstance meant the killing of all tariff legis
lation.
I'USIIINU TUB fblllKUIAM K.UMIOAD.
Ultra Kfforts llrlng .Had" to Complete the
Kntlro lAne by 10O1.
WASHINGTON , Aug. C. As having a
bearing upon the present war over Corea ,
special efforts arc being made by the Rus
sian government to complete the great Si
berian link from Irkutsk to Lake Baikal ,
and the whole line along the Amour river
Is to bo finished before the year 1901. The
minister of communication was granted a
credit of 1,215,000 roubles to carry out thp
preliminary work of survey and to forward
material.
Consul General Jones at St. Petersburg
has made a special report to the Stata de
partment , noting the points of an Important
memorial on the subjects submitted by the
Hussion minister of finance. lie says that
last fall It became evident that the most
ossenlal Siberian sections of the llile as far
as Irkutsk could bo completed by 1S9S or
two years ahead of time. Therefore It was
resolved to accelerate the construction of
the remainder. The building of the
transbalkal line Is to be put
through that It may bo opened for traffic
In 1898 , at the time of the completion of
the central section and the connecting line
from Irkutsk to Lake Baikal.
JIUII.IHXG AMiUUlIYNT : MAHINC.
Mexico O ( Tori up ; 11 Itounty to llulldors and
Spix-liil Privileges to < ) \vm-r.i.
WASHINGTON , Aug. G. United States
Minister Gray reports that Mexico Is startIng -
Ing to establish a merchant marine by offer
ing ship builders bounties and other priv
ileges and the creation of a department of
marine.
An official decree , published Juno 12 , per
mits foreigners to acquire Mexican vessels
without restrictions upon them and the
competition of crews , and prescribes the
relation of the various bounties to be paid.
Minister Gray reports to the State de
partment that the Mexican government has
modified the regulations relative to consular
Invoices so as to make the fees for certifica
tion $2 for less than a $100 Invoice , $1 for
less than $1,000 , and 50 cents on each $500
value above.
The Mexican government , by decree In
encouragement of gold mining In that
country , has provided a series of conces
sions to miners In the shape of remission
of duties on tools and plant , a partial rebate
of mining tax for ten years , and exemption
from federal Import. Similar exemptions
ire granted to persons who will engage in
Irrigation In Mexico.
Veteran * of HID T.iito War Itninnmlinrod bj
the ( Iriirrut ( ] o\iirnmmit.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 6.-Spcclal ( Tele
gram to The Bee. ) Pensions gi anted. Issue
of July 20 , were : Nebraska Original Sam
uel P. Uebuck , Verclon , Tllclumlson county ;
Joseph AV. Stlrk , Battle Creek , Madison
county ; William Joluibon , Omaha , Douglas
county. Additional fieorge W. Oiogg , Os-
ceola , Polk county. Increase Henry Mer-
rltt , Brownvllle , Ncmahii county.
Iowa : Otlgln.il Joseph Weiss , Iowa City ,
Johnson county. Additional Thomas Hell ,
Corning1 , Adiims county. Increase George
A. Diiwson , Kust DBH Molneri , Polk county ,
Muhlon S. Wilson , Keo.H.imiu.i , Van Huron
county. HelHHiie Daniel Hummer , State
Center , Mm shall county , Mexican wnrmir-
vlvors Increase Henry S. Kulley , Du-
buiiuc , Dubutiuo county.
South Dakota : Renewal and Increase-
Henry M. Uende , Mlllbank , Grant county.
Noith Dakota : Original James Arm-
Htiong , BlHinurck. Builelgh county.
Colorado : OilKlnal-Juan Muicelllno Itoy-
bal , Sin Pablo , Costlllo county.
Populist i.ml I.ouUhuin .Senators Cimeim.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 8. Senators Caffery
and Illancliard of Louisiana and Allen and
Kyle , populists , wcro In consultation for an
hour In Senator Caffcry'a room today , and It
is understood that the proposed compromise
in the sugar schedule was under considera
tion. None of those present would reveal
any of the proceedings of the meeting , but
ono of them remarked there was a better
prospect that the claims of the Louisiana
senators would receive more consideration
than they had formerly been led to believe
they would receive ,
Two Summer * Colllilo.
LONDON , Aug. G. The British steamer
Ltsmoro Castle was In collision with a Gor
man iSteamer , supposed to bo the Porto
Alegro , on Sunday , during a thick fog. The
stern of the Llsmore Castle was crushed
to the water line and she put back to Ply
mouth for repairs. The fate of the German
Htoamer U unknown , but U Is believed she
foundered. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ltl\er nnil llnrlmr lillt Agreed To.
WASHINGTON , Aug. G. The conference
report on the river and harbor bill has been
agreed to by the senate. ThU completes a
ho bill and It goes to the president for
its signature.
The water at Courtland Is u clear ai a
crystal auj temp ratur perfect.
SAVED THE STATE'S ' MONE\ \
Wnsto of Years at the Penitentiary Finally
Utilized.
ECONOMY OF THE PRESENT WARDEri
llutldlngi Wrecked bjr I'lro I.uit Yrnr lo (
plncbd by Convict t.iibur nt hinnll Coat
to the Stuto Drouth SulTorura
Appeal for Alii.
LINCOLN , Aug. 6. ( Special to The IleC. )
In the rebuilding of the utility works build
Ing at the penitentiary which was destroyet
by lire List year Warden llcemer has no
only demonstrated that In times past th
state has paid ( or many and many a carloai
of material which found Us way Int
mud holes , or served no better pur
poao that to litter up the yard
but hns also set a pace for his successor
which they may find rather difficult to follow
The building was burned October 20 , 1893
and when the flro was extinguished Itva :
almost a complete ruin , only three atom
walls being left standing. The newspaper :
epoko of the conflagration as Jn $35,000 fire
and no one Imagined that thera was any
thing to bo done except to tear down wha
the fire Imd spared , clear away the rubbUI
and rebuild from the foundation up. No
contractor would have looked at the job fo
leas than $30,000 , but , thanks to Mr
IJeemer's ambition to make a record fo
economy , the state has the. building replacei
as good as new at a cost of about $5,000.
After the fire the members of the Board o
Public Lands and Buildings looked over th
ruins , scratched their respective heads and
asked Mr. lieemer to do some figuring. Hi
did so , taking Into consideration the fact thai
ho had In the penitentiary architects , stoni
masons. Iron workers , carpenters and nl
most all classes of skilled labor. As a pre
llmlnary step he obtained from Contractor
Dorgan , In writing , a donation of all the con
vlct labor ho could use. Then ho went be
fore the board with the statement that he
could replace the building for $6,582. The
board laughed at him and then he got mac
and said ho could do It for $5,500. The
board told him to go ahead , and the building
Is now complete , at a total cost , so far , o
about $1,500.
Mr. Uecmer found lying about In the
yards tons of old Iron , Iron piping and car
loads of stone , serving no better purpose than
to fill up the mud holes. He set tlio convicts
to work dealing awjy the ruins and digging
up the stone and rebuilt the walls , cement
ing and plastering them until they are as
solid as they were In the llrst place. He
put the blacksmiths to work making hinges
and bolts and spikes of the old Iron , and he
hired ono man from tha outside at a cost o !
$200. He did the superintending himself ,
and the total expense to the state for labor
Is covered by that $200. The other bills arc
as follows : Lumber , $3,309 ; roof , which Is
to be kept In repair for flvo years , $538 ;
limo and cement , $100 ; hardware , $200 , miscellaneous
cellanoous , $200.
The labor alone on the building , If the
state had had It to pay for at ordinary days'
wages , would have amounted to $11,000 , and
If It had not been for the wastefulness of
former administrations , the materials would
have brought up the cost to over $25,000.
No opportunity for saving a dollar has been
overlooked. The stair railings , for Instance ,
are made of three-Inch Iron pipe dug up out
of the ground , where they had been burled
for no one knows what purpo&e , and everj
hlrrne and door latch was made by the con
victs of Iron found In the yards.
During the past year or so the contractor
has been able to use only a limited number
of the convicts , and this has left on the
hands of the warden a large number to be
kept In employment. To what advantage ho
has used them those who have visited the
pilson lately may judge. When he went
there the large yard was a desolate waste of
yellow clay , littered over with disorderly
lumber plies , stone chlpplngs , broken bricks ,
tangled heaps of old Iron pipes , and all sorts
of rubbish. There was not a walk in the
yards and not a spear of grass- grow Ing. The
sewage from the building was dumped Into
an open sewer which emptied nowhere , but
ran down against one of the walls , where It
gradually soaked Its way through , and the
whole place smelted to heaven. All this has
been changed. From the east end of the
yard 150 carloads ctf stoue chlppings have
been taken away , part of It to go into the
concrete floor of the cell house , and part to
go outside the walls , and whcro It lay there
Is now ono of the most flourishing vegetable
gardens In Lincoln. In this garden the in
valids and the weaklings among the convicts
are kept employed. Opposite the center of
the building and around the hospital , where
formerly was a bank of clay , there Is a large
rectangular plat of green sod , with half a
dozen handsome flower beds cut into It , and
directly opposite the rear entrance Is a grav
elled square , In the center of which Is a
fountain made by the prisoners and a bed
twenty feet long and half as wide , glorious
with blooming flowers and foliage plants ,
the gift of W J. Hesser of the Piattsmouth
palm gardens. Climbing vines cover the
hospital , and all the litter has been cleaned
up. The sewerage bus been perfected and
11.84S feet of stone walk laid at no cost to
the state. Besides this , there has been built
from the discarded material found In the
yard a largo blacksmith shop , bricked on the
Inside and with corrugated iron roof , a paint
shop , a carpenter shop , a lioso cart house , an
aquarium fifteen feet In diameter filled with
Ish donated by the state fisheries. Outside ,
the ground has been sodded and beautified
with flowers and shrubbery , stone walks have
> een laid , and a five-acre tract has been
'enced in with gas pipe found on the prem-
scs. The legislature appropriated $500 for
.ablea In the cell room , and there Is $229.70
eft. Forty dollars wcro appropriated for
electric wiring and tubing , and the prisoners
did the work at a cost of about $3. All thebo
mprovements have cost the state absolutely
lothlng and were made from what had been
.brown away as useless In former years ,
The flowers and vines and beautified
grounds Mr. Ueemer considers a valuable
aid In the maintaining of discipline. As he
says : "Put a flower under the nose of the
worst of them and you humanize him ; put
ilm In a sand pit and stand over him with , ,
n whip and you make a dangerous beast of
ilm. "
That It has not always been the policy to
save money at the state prison may be gath
ered from the condition of the orchard. The
appropriation for this In Stout's time was
5,000 ; about 100 trees were planted and
about seven of those are now growing.
ASKING FOU HULIRF.
The following communication , loft at the
governor's oltlco this morning , Is self-ex-
ilanatory :
LINCOLN , Aug. fi. To nit Kxrcllenoy
ho Governor of ttie State of Nebraska ,
Lorenzo Crounse : Dear Sir We coino to
your excellency the first opportunity after
an extended trip by wagon ami rail through
central Nebnibku to call your attention to
and add to the Information you have al
ready Kleanexl from the crop failure dla-
rlctn of the. Htnte.
Wo come as citizens , not imrtlmins , nt the
request of the First Nationalist club of Lin
coln , after listening to n recital of thu con-
lltlons of cropH and families ami live stock
> y II. A. Huwley of this city , who Is not
a member of this club. It la believed that
hnu.sunds of families will either starve ,
emigrate or be fed by charity unlcsn the
> eople of ttiu stiite , ns a whole , provide for
hem. We believe that the fair name of our
state cun be preserved and the millions of
lollars of the loss of property be saved ixy
prompt action. We bog leave to buggest to
'our excellency that immediate steps bo
uken by the stnto to provide for the pres
ent ami prevent recurrence In the future ,
hat a Hpeclal session of thu state leglsln-
ure He called and the objects bo net forth
n said call to nt once cause surveys of nil
ho available water courses for Irrigation
purposes , and that these people bo employed
ind paid by the state In scrip in mich con
venient denominations us will be service
able , as a medium of exchange for con
structing the same.
II. 8. ALIJV.
11. A. HAWKEY.
II. M. IIHKVKS.
Committee.
In conversation with a reporter. Mr.
lawley stated that he had just come in from
trip to Ouster county and the northwent.
lo says that almost all the country west of
Grand Island mid Holdrege has failed to
iroduco anything , owing to the drouth , and
hat many families are moving out. QDV-
rnor Crounso t at present In the out , and
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Lieutenant Governor Majors , who la acting
governor , had not yet returned from his
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MEN FOU SftJTH OMAHA.
About a hundred l.ipoilns men looking for
work assembled at the Young Men s Clirls-
tlan association building today In response
to the request of M. 1) . Welsh last Saturday.
Welsh Informed them oU > ° condition of af
fairs In South Omaha and asked them to
meet him at the same place and hour to
morrow. An open meeting of laboring men
for the discussion of the question was held
at the postolllce square this evening.
LINCOLN IN BRIEF.
Yesterday was a great day at nurllnglon
beach. The state band gave two concerts
and everybody who knew anything about
either sails or oars had a boot. Over 200
uxcursloulsts were here from Kearney and
Hebron. ,
Prof. W. B. Andrews , the governor s
private secretary , preached the bac
calaureate sermon to the graduating class
of the Lincoln Normal college last night.
Ills text was taken from the second chapter
of Daniel : "And the stone that smote the
Imago became a great mountain and filled
the whole earth. "
Miss Myrtle Coon of Omaha sang at the
religious services at the penitentiary yes
terday morning.
The excise board held a meeting tins af
ternoon to consider complaints against a
couple of police officers.
The Milwaukee Iron and Bridge works lias
brought suit against the city for ? 31CoO. a
balance due on the O street viaduct. The
total cost of the viaduct was $115.787.57 ,
which amount was advanced by the railroads
to pay abutting damages. The city s still
In debt to the Iron and Bridge works the
is no money In the treasury
$34,050 and.thero
"Vh flra department had Its first exercise
n a long time this afternoon , when an
alarm came In from Twenty-seventh and H
stieets , where a barn , the property of J.
I' . Hendey , was In flames. The llro was
clndled by the little son of the owner , wlio
was playing with matches , and he had a
death In the
larrow escape from burning to
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of Hiram 0. McMillan against
UoForcst niclmrds has boon appealed to the
supreme court from Dawcs county. The
cabo grows out of a contest for the onice of
county treasurer.
The case of John A. Wakelleld against
ra C. Bachelor et nl has been appealed
o the supreme court from Douglas county.
Articles of Incorporation of the South Side
rrlgatlon and Improvement company were
lied with the secretary of btato today. The
ncorporators are II. M. Knoll. W. E. Young ,
C. C. Campbell , J. D. Anderson , E. M.
Young , G. W. Doll and J N. France , and the
principal place of business Is In Dawson
ounty. The business of the Incorporation
s the construction of canals , ditches , lat-
rals , etc. , for Irrigation purposes. The cap-
tal stock Is $150,000.
The work of reducing the force In the
B. & M. olllces here as well as In the yards
goes steadily on. Less than one-half the
sual train crews are at work , and further
eductions are looked tor. In the olllces
bore la also considerable of a weeding out.
Some time ago the city council let to
Ulllngslcy & Qrecncf , local attorneys , the
ob of compiling the city ordinances , they
) olng the lowest bidders In n competition.
'
t Is now claimed th'at { here was no com-
ictitlon , but that all the bids wore put In
it tlio Instance of the successful firm.
Two little boys In the family of Prof.
C. D. Hokestraw , living In East Lincoln ,
o-wlt. Charley and lioyd , aged respectively
and 4 years , found iyrevolver In a box
under the bed In their Jiofno yesterday , and
poned up a bureau /if inspection at once ,
vlth the result that : 32-callber bullet soon
nado Its appearance' arid plowed through
both of llo > il's feet arid through ono of
Charley's. Inflicting some ugly and painful
iut not dangerous wpupds.
This Is to be a benefit .week for the State
mnd for the purpose nf , clearing off all In-
ebtedncss. A specially attractive program
ms been prepared , mid several specialty
eaturea are to bo added to the entertain-
nont , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'rovlni ; I'utiil tn C'nttlo ,
JUNIATA , Neb. . Aug. 0. ( Special to The
) ee. ) Yesterday O. H. Palmer turned his
nllch cows for an hour Into a patch of corn
and flvo of them got the colic and dropped
! ead In a abort time , after the most severe
ufforliiK , which could not be rolle\ed. It la
believed the hot wind had caused the corn to
our. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
York County IMiirtitnrH Aleut.
YORK. Neb. , Aug. 6. ( Special to The
lee. ) The York county teachers' Institute
pencd this morning for a two weeks' sea-
Ion with the following Instructors : Super-
ntendent W H Skinner of Nebraska City ,
uporlntendent II. H. Corbett ol York , C.
IVIcn's Suits-
An elegant line of all-wool casilmcre suits
In light shades , sizes 34 to 42 , which wo
clcso at $3.CO.
A line of heavy homespun cheviots , also
light shades , at $4,25.
A lot of dark casslmcre anil worsted ,
straight cut sacks , at $6.50.
A lot of assorted clay worsted suits , In
sacks as well as cutaways , bound or stitch
ed edges , closing at $7.50.
A line of black and blue tricots , heavy
weights , the best cloth manufactured and
aa nicely trimmed and and tailored ns any
merchant tailor can produce , closing out at
$12.50.
A fine line of minister's suits , high cut
coats , as well ns 1'rlnco Alberts , In black ,
tan and gray , closing nt $15.00.
These are a few of our leaders In mon s.
See the rest at the store.
Children's Suits.
Nice line of children's suits , In thlta
styles , at 7Cc. Ages 4 to 14 ,
An elegant lot of chovlot suits , ages 4 to
14 , at $1.16.
A line of dark and fancy casslmero suits ,
ages 4 to 14. at $2.00.
A few fancy worsted suits , ages 4 to 14 ,
nt $2.50.
All the best grades of black and fancy 2-
pleco suits , at $3.00 and $3.25.
We have some broken sizes In assorted
Unco pants , at lOc a pair , at 20c , 25c and
50c.
50c.Boys'
Boys' Suits.
Boys' suits , II to 18 years , In cheviot ,
dark mixed , 3-ploccs , at $1.75.
A line of casslmere suits , same ages , In
light effects , closing at $2.75.
Ocod heavy weight woolen suits at $3,00.
Fancy black worsteds , same ages and siz
es , at $4.25.
Men's Odd Pants.
A good pair of cottonade pants , In Z styles
at 00c a pair.
A few fancy tweed pants closing out at
$1.00 a pair.
All wool casslmsro pants , taken from
suits that cost as high as $ S.OO and $10.00 ,
light shades , will bo closed at $1.50 a pair.
A line of the old style Harrison casslmero
pants , every thread and fibre wool , at $2.00.
An all worsted pair of pants , that are
hummers , closing at $2.60 a pair.
A. Fulmer of Edgar , J. George of York and
Virginia Corbett of Lincoln. Several Inter
esting lectures will be delivered during the
ses.slon.
At a meeting of the board of York college
W. II. Keasc of Toledo , la. , was elected
president for the coming year ,
ADVOCATING IKKIGATI ON' .
Cherry , Ilnuvii , Knelt anil Holt Countlus to
lie Dllchml.
O'NEILL , Neb. , Aug. 6. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) As previously arranged ,
aery large Irrigation delegation being
present from Cherry , Brown , Hock and Holt
counties , a meeting was held here today to
consider tha plans as set forth and the pro
position submitted by Kerr of New York to
construct the big Irrigation canal through
the northern counties of this state. Kerr
had Jubt returned from a trip o\er the en
tire proposed route of the canal and pro
nounced the project one of the most de
sirable for the consideration of moisture
that had e\er came before his notice. His
proposition , briefly stated , is that he re
quires one Issue of bonds from the various
counties through which the ditch will run
In the total Bum of $250,000. Ho also re
quires the fanners and land owners to con
tract with him to take permanent water
rights for 100,000 acres of land at $10 per
acre , payable only In ten years after the
land Is flrst wateied , with Interest at 7
per cent per annum , payable senil-annually.
In addition to this there will bo an addi
tional water rent of $1.25 per aero for the
land watered. The undertaking Is a very
largo one , and Is estimated to cost about
$300.000 , Including laterals. The main
ditch will be oxer 200 miles In length , and
there will bo almost as much mileage in
laterals. There will be n reservoir covering
fifteen square miles , which will bo con
structed in tlio eastern part of Cherry
county , and which will contain a great
amount of water. The feeling here and at
the meeting appears to bo In favor of ac
cepting the proposition. If the proposition
is accepted the work will bo commenced
at once and work furnished to all who de
sire It In these counties.
Ilurglurs Not MVII Informed.
LONG PINE , Neb. , Aug. C. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Three buildings on Main street
wcro broken Into during tlio night by
burglars. The persons were wholly unac-
qualn'ed with the town , for the reason that
a.-glass was removed from the front door of
n vacant building formerly occupied by the
postofllce and a Jewelry store. Another
building at which ono of the lights cf the
street window was broken out Is the Repub
lican-Journal olllce , but none of the contents
of the room have boon missed. Tlio third
object of their operations was the llrown
County bank building. The front door of
the bank shows the marks of n chisel , but
entrance In that manner seems to have soon
been given up , for they then put In their work
upon the window and made an entrance , ro-
movliK the glass completely. They Imd
started to take off entirely the outslilo sash
and had taken out two screw8 , but this
method was probably too slow. Not even
the vault door was touched , and there Is not
the least evidence of their having been In-
sldo of the rooms. As yet no clew has been
obtained as to who committed thesa mysteri
ous operations.
Judge Estello , with his wife , daughter and
Miss Redbllffo of Omaha are In town , with
the Intention of spending three or four weeks
at outing upon the Chautauqua grounds , and
have already settled In a neat cottage at the
canon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'rcniont r < irnoiiiiln.
FREMONT , Aug. C. ( Special to The Hoe. )
George F. Taylor returned yesterday from
the Dakota hot springs , where ho has been
sojourning for the past two months In the
vuln hope of Improving his health.
A. L. Smalls , who has been for several
weeks In Galvcston , Tex. , returned tills
morning and will soon Join his brother at
Lake Geneva. WIs.
H. E. Qrlswold and wife returned yester
day from Liverpool , whcro ho sold u ship
load of fut cattlb at a good price.
lllncUH.srll tlio l.ulinr Olientloil.
SURPRISE. Neb. . Aug. C. ( Special to The
lice. ) Rev. J. A. Clmpln of the Methodist
church delivered a sermon yesterday
to a crowded house on the labor question
from a bible standpoint.
Almost every day brings In picnic parties
from the surrounding towns to enjoy a day's
pleasure on the Illuo river at this place ,
which Is becoming to bo a great pleasure
resort for flshlng and boating.
No Instruction In llrown ,
GRANT , Neb. . Aug. 6. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee ) Republicans held their couveu-
Ovsrcoats.
Wo have SOO heavy nnd medium weight
overcoats , i\ll \ styles , dark effects , ranging
In price from $4.00 to $20.00. They will hear
Investigation. Of course you don't want ono
now , but wc'ro closing out nnd overcoats
will go cheaper than anything else , becruuo
they arc harder to sell at this time of the
year. You can save the price of an overcoat
by buying ono now.
Mid-Summer Coats-
Alpaca contu and vests , Drnp D'ctc's
long and short cuts , extra sizes , short and
etout makes , In all Immaglnabla shades ,
utrlpes and plaids , at Just half last wcek'ti
closing out prices.
Furnishing Goods.
Wo carry the most complete and finest
line of men's furnishings , the most popular
makes In this city , which have a reputation
( or perfection Wilson llros' . goods for Instance -
stance In all lines.
A full line of white shirts , negligee shirts ,
their underwear , their suspenders , their
Builfs , their hosiery , at prices less than wo
paid for them ourselves.
A full size working shirt , made In Omaha ,
enough cloth In It for twice the money wo
ask for It , our price 25o a shirt.
Hats and Cloves.
Wo will gl\e you an elegant black or
brown derby hat , all the latest shapes , all
sl t3 , at 76c each.
Wo carry all classes of felt hats , as well
as crushes , Stetson makes , and other flrst
class brands. Wo must sell them , and If
prices are any Inducement , wo will como
pretty near doing It.
Elegant dress , kid or driving gloves down
to the cheapest mitt or working glove , at
one-half the regular retail price.
Trunks and Valises.
If you Intend to go away or stay at homo
It will pay you to see our line of trunks and
valises and get prices , as we have a largo
stock , and all the modern st > les In hand
bags and telescopes , at ono-halt the price
trunk stores ask.
Umbrellas-
in silk and alpaca , In all styles and sizes ,
at any price to close.
tlon today. B. F. Hastings was made chair
man and C. M. McGrath secretary. August
Ltidwlg was nominated for commissioner in
the Third district. B. F. Hastings ,
E. Welshaar , I. W. Reese and C.
M McGrath are the delegates to the state
convention , and the congressional delegates
are : D. E. Gray , I. Babcoclc , W. Hopping
and J. W. Taylor ; senatorial and representa
tive delegates , I. J. Howe and Dr. Clark. No
Instructions were given to the delegates to
the state con\cnllou.
Mlrcnl Mnnlorer IJoiinilnr. .
FALLS CITY , Neb. . Aug. G. ( Special Tel
egram to The Bee. ) Bob Morohcad , the
man who was captured In Oklahoma nnd
brought back here last week by the sheriff ,
had his preliminary trial today. After exam
ining about n doyen witnesses , the county
Judse bound him over to tlio district court
in the sum of $3,000 , In default of which
ho was taken to Jail. The crlmo for which
Morehead Is held is the murder of Alva
Schaeffer of Arago , In this county , July 4.
The charge Is murder In the second degree.
Unl in I'liclllu 1'iclKlit Tniln Wrecked.
WATERLOO , Neb. , Aug. C. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) Union Pacific freight train
to The Bee. ) Union Pacific freight train
No. 31 , westbound , was wrecked hero at an
early hour this morning. Flvo box cars
left the track and were badly broken up.
The wreck was duo to ono of the cars jump
ing the frog of a switch. No ono was In
jured. The wrecking train was sent out
from Omaha and cleared the debris up In
time for No. 8 to get through on time.
lllew Ills rriiiiil'x I IKO OfT.
WAUSA , Neb , Aug. C. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Another accident caused by
an unloaded gun happened to a young man
here yesterday. ErickMin and HJork , two
friends , were hcullllng with each other whc-n
Erkhson picked up a gun which was bup-
posed by each to be unloaded. Ho pointed
it at his friend and It went off , blowing
part of Bjork's face off. Recovery Is veiy
doubtful. Ho was taken to a hospital In
Omaha this morning.
llntto'ounty I'opullstH Miiet.
NAPER , Neb. , Aug. 0. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee ) Basin precinct populists met
In caucus hero today and selected delegates
to the county convention In Ilutto Thursday.
The delegates were Instructed for George S.
Graves for county commissioner. Populists
here feel Jubilant over the split developed
at the republican convention at Butte Satur
day.
Tlilmcn tt Duvlil City.
DAVID CITY , Aug. G. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Yesterday thieves entered the grocery
store of 0. G. Manning by prying open the
back door and helped tlicnibclven to what
they could cany away. A pair of panto arid
a tout were taKon. Three tiamps are sus
pected and are being followed west of town.
I.im ) r I'mKUMIII A < cjiillleil ,
HASTINGS. Aug. G. ( Special Telegram lo
Tlio Bee. ) T , Jndson Ferguson , the attorney
whoso arrest for cmbcz/lemunt wax men
tioned In The Bee , was today acquitted ,
There may bo eomo on in this vicinity
who Is afflicted with a stomach trouble.
If so , tlio experience of A. C Eppley , a
carpenter , and contractor of Newman , III. ,
will Interest him. For acouplo of years ho
was at times troubled with a pain In thu
stomach , that ho says , "seemed to go through
mo from front to back. I began taking
Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Whenever any pain appeared I
took a dose of the Remedy. H gave me
prompt relief and han effected a complete
cure. " It Is for calo by druggists.
In Honor of Will
The Samoaots met last night and passed
resolutions regarding the deatli of City Clerk
Wakeley. A considerable amount of routine
business waa transacted also.
Lions and leopards at Courtland.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
Children Gryfcy
Pitchee's Castoria.
Children Cry fob
Hfccher's Castoria.
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DAYS ,
ONLY.
After the
23rd , there
will be
no place
u
where you C
can get
a suit D
DL
for " D
half price , for - .
- - .1
we quit fl
flfl
business on fl
the 23rd. Dn
Tills extra
ordlnnry Jo Constipation.
Dizzmets ,
Falling Ben-
wonderful satlous.Ncrv-
olscovory of oustwItohliiH
tlio ago. It of the eyes
1ms been und other
en
dorsed by the pHltS.
Btrencthena ,
tlllo men of in vlcoratta
Kuropo ana nnd tones tbo
America. entire i > y8 tern ,
Hudyan ii tludian curca
purely vcgo- Deb illty ,
inblo. NcrvousneBa ,
Hudyan Ktopj Emissions ,
Premalureness nnddevclopta
of the ( I IB- nnd restores
in i0 ! weak organs.
'
. 1'alus in the
clays. Cures
back , louses
LOST by day or
MANHOOD niyhtstoppcxl
quIcKly O\or 2001 r > rl\ito en'loiiemcntH.
I'loinnluirtii'n minis Imptituicy In the flmt
ntiiKi * It ID n n > mtou | of Hcinliinl wriKneaa nnd
Ijurnimri" ) it cun bo cured In 20 ilnja l > y tin
usof Iluilviui
Thn II * w illpco\ery wnfl mmli * by th" ppeclnllflts
of the old famniiH HuiHoii Moclknl Institute II
IH the BtroitKutJtnll7er made 11 IH \ cry power ,
fill , but ImimleMH. Hold for tt 00 n package Ol
Klx paikaKCH for > ' , 00 ( plain xcnled boxes * .
Written RUnrnrite. ' Bhen for a CHIP. It you buy
six boxeH nnd nro not entirely etued , nix mon
will bo Bent to > nu free of nil rliireu. Send toi
circulars niul testimonial ! * . Adiliesi
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE
1032 Market St. , San Frunnlnuo , Cul.
SEARLES
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SPECIALISTS
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Private
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Spaclal
Diseases ,
WATMEHT BY MAIt , LO ULTATIO'J FRJJ ,
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Thront. ChoH' , Stomach , Llvor , BlooU
Skin and Klclnoy Dlnonuos , Lost
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a
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