Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DATLT BER ; FRIDAY , AUGUST 17 , 1891. V
DRILLED IN THE MOONLIGHT
fltato Soldier Boys Have Brigade Dress Fa-
rntla iu the Evouing.
BY TORCH AND TRUMPET FAST ARRAYED
Midnight Aliirm Calli thn ( limrtln from
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CAMP LINCOLN , Neb. , AUf ? . 16. ( Special
to The Bee. ) The most elaborate evolu
tions yet performed wcro those of the
brigade drc s parade last night , when all
the companies were In line , and
the combined bands furnished such
music as Is seldom heard In an
encampment of the state mllltla. The
call was not sounded until rather late In the
evening , and when the troops were In place
the moon had risen and the picture was one
of great beauty. In the rear was the field
of gleaming white tents , with tha napping
regimental mid company colors ; In the
front , the lake as smooth oa glass , with an
occasional sail or row boat , and seen dimly
through the mists wore flic picturesque
buildings ot the beach , while above them
arose the towers and spires of the city. Just
In front of them and on the border of the
lake the troop ! ) were drawn up In line , and
a most Imposing front they presented.
Brigadier General Colby , mounted on his milk
white stallion Don , was In command , and
with him were the officers of his staff , also
superbly mounted. Chief of Staff Major
Reed was the assistant adjutant general , and
turned the brigade over to the commanding
general. Colonel C. J. Bills , In command
of the Second regiment , on the right , was
mounted on one of the most beautiful horses
on the grounds an Importation from Ken
tucky , with the signs of its aristocratic
lineage showing In ovcry curve and motion.
At rest , with his head high In the air as
If scenting the smoke of battle , ho stood like
a statue of stone , and every command was
obeyed with the precision ot an old soldier.
For his magnificent mount the colonel Is
indebted to the kindness of Mr. William
McClay , one of the horsemen of the city.
The three battalions of the Second were
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William
Blshoft of Nebraska City , Captain W. S.
Mapcs of company C of the Second , at Ne
braska City , and Captain Emll Olson of
company 1C of Kearney.
In the center was the First regiment , In
command of Colonel J. P. Bratt of Bennett.
The three ba'tallons
of this regiment were
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel W. W.
Wolcott of Central City , Major T. L. Wil
liams of Geneva , and Captain E. Hunsen of
company K of Central City. The left was
made up of the battery , under the command
of the battery officers , and the cavalry , which
came In for n good share of the admiration
of the civilian spectators , of whom there
were a goodly number on the grounds In
carriages and on foot as passengers of the
steamer , City of Lincoln. In the formation
the First Regiment band , late the State
band , was on the exetreme right , and the
Second Regiment band , formerly the Musical
Union band of Omaha , was on the left.
WENT THROUGH IT SMOOTHLY.
Brigade dress parade was "a comparatively
new thing to most of the boys , but they went
through it with credit to themselves and to
their Instructors. The two bands were
consolidated , and In the march down the
line and back again gave the people such a
rendition of the "Liberty Bell" and the
High School Cadets" as they are not likely
to hear again for some time. When the
brigade was turned over to tno commanding
officer ho rode forward , followed by the
bearers of two stands of colors , which , with
nn appropriate speech , he presented to the
colonels of the two regiments. They were
received with appropriate speeches by each
nnd returned to the companies. After the
parade the bands gave brief concerts on the
Jake shore , which were highly enjoyed by
fcoth the soldiers and the visitors. Most
of the parade was gone through with by
moonlight , and the spectacle was ono which
fill not soon be forgotten by those who
tMW It.
From the conclusion of the dross parade
until after 10 o'clock It seemed as If pan
demonium had been let loose In camp , and
all the pranks which a thousand healthy
young fellow ! ] could , dovlso were played.
Stragglers near any of the tented streets
wore captured and tossed In the blanket ,
company after company plunged Into the
lake and half a dozen company "Q's" made
thn night hideous with the noise.
Gradually the hoots and cat calls died out
and the camp slept with nothing but the
strains of an orchestra , which was playing
for the A. O. H. dance In the pavilion
across the lake , to disturb them.
General Colby had provided one of his
surprises , however , and at 12 o'clock when
everybody was "pounding his car" In the
most approved style the
, assembly cell was
sounded from brigade headquarters , and in a
mlntito It was repeated from regimental
headquarters , while the battery , which had
been sent up on the hill to the west , began
a mock bombardment of the camp. The
booming of the cannon completed the alarm
of the bugles , and In a fo\v minutes the
camp was allvo with moving columns and as
sembling companies. The Omaha Guards
were the first In their regiment to report.
COMPLIMENTED BY THE COMMANDER.
At the conclusion of a brief drill General
Colby complimented ; the brigade on Its
promptness , stating that the entire force was
out In less than nine minutes , Including the
cavalry , and the artillery , which had
marched down the hill , and with a few
rounds gave the sounds , If not the effects of
a battle. The Infantry responded with
mock volleys , and the cavalry with a charge ,
and the midnight attack was repulsed. At
6 o'clock this morning the boom of the
cannon aguln awoke the camp , and In a few
minutes the columns were again In line for
the drcsa parade and ready to speed the two
companies A and" C , of the Second on their
way to South Omaha , whore they go to re-
Ilovo the companies now there. The parade
this morning passed off as smoothly as last
night , with all companies nnd officers In
their places. The sun was Just rising and
the lake and land were bathed In crimson
and gold. Nearly all the visitors and the
ladles In the camp were up In tltno to see
the maneuvers. Just after the drill at
midnight a furious wind and dust storm
swept over the camp , leveling a few ot the
tents and driving the lake steamer ashore
on the south sldo of the lake , whcro she Is
still beached.
At Colonel Bills' headquarters this mornIng -
Ing on election was held to III ! the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Major John
Hoasty of Falrbury , of the Second regiment.
Major Heasty was the brother-in-law of At
torney Humbell , who \ya ? killed In the Rock
Island wreck , and being unable to attend the
encampment sent In Ills resignation. His
place was tilled by the election of Captain
Emll Olson ot Kearney , whoso place will
now have to bo tilled by a company election.
Captain Olson Is ono of the most efficient and
popular men In the service , and while- his
company rejoices over the honor done him ,
It regrela the loss ot a captain. The com
pany from Kearney took with It the signal
corps , and as the two companies left the
encampment for the train round after round
of cheer * greeted them.
AMONG THE COMPANIES.
Company A of Kearney Is ono of the best
looking and best equipped In the encamp
ment. It came Into the camp with sixty
men , Including the signal corps , which Is
prepared to do efficient work. The brigade
officers have arranged to establish a signal
station at the pavilion , and the corps will
bo put Into service there. The company has
about sixty men when the ranks are full , and
It turned out forty-live men to go to South
Omaha. U was organized May 9 , 1S90 , and
U ono ot the best drilled companies In the
regiment. During the Pine Ridge war It
did tervlco at Culbertson , and was ono of
the first companies ordered to bo In readi
ness to go to South Omaha.
The Thurston Rllles , ono ot the youngest
In the brigade , has already risen to the posi
tion of ono of the crack companies of the
First regiment. It Is comfortably quartered
on the extreme left of the line , and the boy *
teem to be enjoying camp life to the full
extent.
Company K ot the First regiment U com
manded by Cantnln B. Hanson , Flrtt Lieu
tenant J , M. Rogers nnd Second Lieutenant
Edward D. Wilson. It represents Central
City at the encampment , nnd ha * a line of
thirty-eight men beside the officers. It
was organized In March , 1880 , by F , Sweet ,
who afterwards w.n made colonel of the
Second regiment. Captain Hanson U nerv
ing his second term. Is the * ranking captain
of the regiment , and Is acting major ot the
Third battalion. His company has been
called out whenever the gunrds have been
needed and have always been ready. The
company served at Pine Ridge , and also nt
Omaha In 1SS1.
1SS1.BUGLE
BUGLE CALLS.
The buglerx of the brigade are drilled each
morning by Musician Dady ot Fort Omaha.
Lieutenant W. J. Fey of the Thurston
nines was detailed to act aa adjutant during
the absence of the regimental adjutant by
Colonel J. P. Dratt.
At the brigade drill this afternoon General
Colby rode his celebrated stallion , "Linden
Tree , " which was presented to General
Grant by the sultan ot Turkey.
Colonel J. J. Pershlng , U. S. A. , Instructor
at the State university , Is at the camp.
The First Infantry band serenaded the
brigade and regimental headquarters this
morning.
Surgeon 0. L. Prltchclt has arrived from
South Omaha.
Drlgado Quartermaster Captain .1. L , Wil
son has arrived from South Omaha and has
gene to work In his department.
George W. Grlbben , Mlnnlo Grlbben and II.
D. Evanx were the guests ot Colonel Bills
last night.
At the drill last night the First Infantry
had two companies In line within three
mlnu'cs after the assembly call.
Colonel Dratt of the First regiment enter
tained a party consisting of the brigade
officers , the regimental band , the officers of
the regular army who nro here and several
others at dinner today.
Miss Bird Spear of Geneva , who has been
attending the Lincoln Normnt , was a guest
of the First regiment yesterday.
Drcta Bills , the little daughter ot the
colonel , Is arrayed In a natty military suit
and IB saluted as the "daughter ot the regi
ment. "
Mrs. C. E. White , the sister of General
Colby , Is at the camp.
Captain J. T. Smith of Fullerton was the
officer of the day today , and Fred Williams
of Geneva was the officer of tlio guard.
There are several newspnper men among
the guards , among them being W. S. Howard
of the Schnyler Sun , C. F. Collins ot com
pany I , battalion adjutant of the Second ,
editor of the Bennett Union , and LlovMnant
Colonel Wolcott of Central City , editor of
the Nonpareil. Ho Is accompanied by his
wife.
Captain 0. D. Crane of the Arcadia In
fantry , an Independent company , Is a guest
of the First.
Klnkn , the little Indian girl adopted by
General Colby at Pine Ridge , Is attracting
a good deal of attention In the camp.
The surgeons of both regiments are having
their hands full attending to the injured
and those overcome by the heat.
The swellest. thing in the way of uniforms
Is that worn by the State band , which Is
composed of simple black nnd white.
Several thousand spectators saw the dress
parade last night.
A couple of exhibition drills by the Omaha
Guards have been greatly admired by those
who have seen them.
The Thurston Rllles of the First have a
mascot In the shape of a little "coon" as
black as they make them.
The great event here tomorrow will be the
grand review ot the troops by the governor
and his staff.
The First Regiment band was sworn In
last night. This band Is an outgrowth
of the old Musical Union band of Omaha , and
their playing has been one of the features
of the encampment.
Youthful CutUe Hcrdor Injured.
NAPER , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) While herding cattle Sunday
the 10-year-old son of Sam Miles , a wealthy
farmer living near here , was thrown from
his horse and seriously Injured. He was
discovered by his parents , who had become
alarmed at his absence , lying In a pool of
blood nnd unconscious. The horse stumbled
and then rolled on him.
The almost entire failure of nil crops In
Boyd county this year , owing to the drouth ,
will compel many to leave their farms and
seek a livelihood elsewhere. In some locali
ties the people are destitute and cannot get
through the winter without assistance. The
recurring seasons ot dry weather Is opening
the eyes of many nnd before another crop
Is raised It Is believed a system of Irriga
tion will tie devised which will afford relief
to the settlers. A scheme now under con
sideration contemplates the construction of
a ditch from the -west to the cast , which will
tap the Keya Palm und Nlolirarq rivers.
llolliirvi Citiiip .Ucotlin ; lit' Itunnett.
BENNETT , Neb. , Aug. 16 , ( Special to The
flce. ) The twenty-third annual session of
the Nebraska State Holiness association
camp meeting will bo held here tomorrow In
the association's beautiful park , Just cut-
side the town limits. Manager Southwlck
has had n force of men at work on the
grounds for the last two weeks , and every
thing necessary to the comfort and con-
vonlenca cf the visitors has been arranged
for. Scores of tents have been put up und
the dining halls and pavilion thoroughly
overhauled.
Evangelists Woods and Wilson , two of the
leading preachers In the association , are to
bo prcs3nt during the entire ten days. Al
ready numerous families have arrived nnd
taken up their quarters on the camp grounds.
The first meeting will bo held In the pa
vilion Friday night , when a majority of the
visitors will be In attendance.
Oton'H Kumluy huhool Convention.
TALMAGE , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) The Otoe county Sunday
school convention closed a two days' session
today. It was ono ot the best conventions In
the history ot the association. Abut eighty
delegates were enrolled. The papers read
were all good , especially that of C. J. El-
moro on the "Advantages of Inductive Teach
ing. " Discussions wore spirited. The statis
tical secretary's report showed about eighty
schools and 4,500 scholars , teachers and offi
cers In the county. President G. W. Deere
and Secretary H. S. Hyer were re-elected.
Unadllla was chosen as the next place of
meeting. Resolutions were adopted con
demning Sunday base ball and the liquor
traffic. Every session was well attended.
To Vote i : < inilH for Irrigation.
HOLDREGE , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special to
The Bee. ) There was a large meeting of
the citizens hold at the court house tonight
to take steps to vote bonds and construct an
Irrigation ditch through the county. C. H.
Roberts was chairman ami L. C. I luck secre
tary. A committee , composed of James L.
Rhea , John E. Nelson , D. T. Cornell , E. G.
Titus and Max Uhllg , was ap
pointed to secure a civil engineer to make
the survey , L. J. Titus , W. H. Paddock and
W. E. Hymcr were appointed as a committee
to negotiate the sulo of bonds , The meet
ing adjourned to August 22 at 2 o'clock p. m.
to meet In conjunction with the county board
to perfect plans.
Surveying Ntihriiitlti ; l.uml.
GRAND ISLAND , Aug. 16. ( Special to
The Boo. ) W. J. Peters and Basil Duke ,
two governmental surveyors of Washington ,
D. C. , under the Department of the Interior ,
are In the city. They will proceed at cjico
to Sherman county , where they will survey
duo west to North Platto. The work Is the
continuation of surveys begun two years
ago In order to ascertain the exact
topography of the state. In 1SOI the land
adjacent to the Platte from Grand Island to
Cozad was surveyed ; In 1S92 the land ad
jacent to the Platte from Grand Island to
Omaha waa taken , and this work Is simply
In continuance of the plan then begun.
CloMMt hy Onmlm Firm * .
GOTHENBURG , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) This morning M. J.
Colloni made a bill of'salo on > hls stock of
groceries to Dwlght Nowmin for $70. Dur
ing the day he sold about $350 worth of gro
ceries to the other firms In the city , and this
cvenlns the house was closed by Paxton &
Gallagher and others. Llabllltlts not known ,
but cannot b'o very heavy.
Irritation lloniU Voted.
ELSIE , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special Telegram
to The Use. ) Returns from ulght precincts ,
with four to be heard from , Indicate that
bonds fr- Irrigation carried by a small ma
jority.
IT WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT
Additional Testimony Ooncorninf * the Dis-
aUroua Rook Island WrcoV.
ALL EVIDENCE CONNECTS GEORGE DAVIS
Homo Damaging Aclmlmloin of thn 1'rlnoncr
1'rlor to lilt Arrcxt ItclittliiR to the
Affair ( liven to tlio C'oro-
iier'H .Jury.
LINCOLN , Aug. 16. ( Special to The Bee. )
The coroner's Inquest Into the death of
the passengers who perished In the Itock Is
land wreck was begun with renewed Interest
today at 2:30 : , after an adjournment of
thirty-six hours. Some new particulars were
promised , but owing to the absence of wit
nesses who were supposed to be on hand this
afternoon , nothing new or Important was
brought out.
Frank Rawllns said ho was working at the
time of the wreck for Farmer Saxton. He
accompanied the Saxtons to the scene of the
disaster , and told of the appearance of the
tics , the wrecked train and other scenes
of the accident. He saw the negro , George
Davis , standing near and gazing around. Ho
was not aiding In the rescue at the time.
Ho was the second man ho noticed after
his arrival. Ho knew Davis , because he had
pitched horseshoes with him that Sunday
afternoon before the wreck occurred. Ho
was wearing the same clothes that evening
as he had Sunday. Rawllns told how Davis
was arrested by Detective Malone nt the
Lonsdale farm the day afterward and as to
the conversation which took place between
the colored man and Mnlone , and the story
about being In Lincoln and hearing the
crash.
W. E. Painter was then sworn. Ho Is
the superintendent of this section of the
II. ft. M. He arrived at the wreck at 1:10. :
Ho said that from an examination ho had
made he Judged that the engine had not
left the south rail until It had gone forty feet
past the loosened rail on the other side , which
was conclusive proof. In his opinion , that the
train had not Jumped the track. As a prac
tical railroad man , ho thought that It was
a piece of malicious work , and not the negli
gence , of any of the employes of the Rock
Island company. Ho said that had the en
gine forced the lall over the appearance of
the spike holes would Show this by being
splintered and oblique.
J. C. Spcltz 'testified that he lived about
a. mile northwest of the wreck. When he
reached there the train and brldco wei'e
afire. lie met the negro between Salt Creek
bridge and the trestle. Ho told Speltz ho
was going to flag the next train.
VERY NERVOUS WITNESS.
Fred R. Lonsdale was then sworn. He
was rather nervous when flrst on the stand
and spoke In quick , short sentences , after
hesitating a good deal before each one.
Davis was at his home at 6:30 : the next even-
Ing. Ho had told a neighbor during the day
that he would hold Davis at his house If ho
came there , as Saxton told him ho suspected
that Davis had something to do with the
wreck , and ho had heard that he had been
committing burglaries in the neighborhood.
Davis had worked for him awhile during
June and July. He always seemed very gen
tle toward the animals about the place. The
cause for his quitting work for him was
some trouble ho had with one of the other
hands. He left about July 10 and came
around a few days later and was paid $5.
He next saw hlin aboul a week afterward
wearing a new suit of clothes , which he
wore the night Malone arrested him. When
Davis came to his place the next day ho
detained him by offering him employment ,
as ho knew Malone was coming after him.
During this time ho had become Involved In
an argument with Davis concerning the
ability of one man to pull the spike and
unscrew the bolts. Davis contended that
ono man could easily do this. When he
asked him how he came to be present at
the wreck ho said that he entered the train
at Rokeby and was sitting with Harry Foote
with his head out of the window when the
train plunged over the trestle and that he
saw the engineer and flreman put their arms
about each other's neck when It went down.
Asked concerning the reputation of Divls for
veracity , ho replied that ho was generally
considered a monumental liar.
Brakeman Harry Foote being sworn , said
that there was no colored man on his train
that night , but he had noticed one Just after
the wreck. Ho had no suspicions against
him at that time , as ho had helped him
very much and had felt kindly toward him.
L. Gardner , a guard at the penitentiary ,
said ho was at the scene of the wreck , where
he met a colored man. After an examination
had been made and It had been ascertained
that the train had been wrecked , the negro
said to him that no punishment could be 'too
severe for the perpetrator of such a crime.
Continuing ho said that he saw him walk
down the track about 150 yards and pick up
the angle bar , which he brought back to
where a group of men were standing , making
the remark that that must have been re
moved from the rail.
LINCOLN IN BRIEF.
Health Officer Howe says that ho has a fist
of butchers In the city who have been doing
some killing In the basements of their places
of business , and that the same will be con
fronted with the strong arm of the- law ,
which forbids the slaughter of animals within
the corporate limits of the city , unless they
Immediately desist from the practice. While
In most of the cases he has his eye on there
would bo no objection raised If they contin
ued , still he says that the law must bo re
spected.
After computing the cost of the smallpox
cases to the city It was found that It will
amount to between $800 and $900. This is
much better than the last smallpox scare ,
which footed up something like $2,000.
The case of Mildred Ives and Virginia
Druln against the city of Omaha , Henry
Bolln and II. B. Irey has been appealed to
the supreme court. The bone of contention
Is over a sidewalk , which was constructed
by the city before some property belonging
to the plaintiffs , the notice for which had
been published in the Sunday edition of a
newspaper and consequently was not noticed
by the property holders. After the sidewalk
was laid a special tax was levied against
the property and the court was Invoked to
grant an Injunction restraining the. city
from selling It for taxes , which was denied
by the lower court.
James T. Willis , who was sentenced for
six years In the district court of Dakota
county for manslaughter , has filed a tran
script for appeal In the supreme court. The
charge against him was the murder of. Am-
berry Bates during a saloon quarrel.
The htlrs of the estate of John D. Lottrldgo
have asked the district court to remove N.
B. Kendall , the present administrator , charg
ing him with being Insolvent , and that ho
lias misappropriated the funds that have
como Into his possession , and that the
shrinkage In the value of the property has
been duo largely to his negligence In looking
after the Interests of the heirs.
To Attaint Drouth .Sufferer * .
BELGRADE , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special to
The Bee. ) A meeting was held hero last
night to take preliminary steps to vote bonds
on the township to build roads and Improve
the public highways generally In order to
furnish employment to hundreds of men
who , having lost all their crops by the
drouth , will require help from some lourcc
to carry them through the winter , 'flu plan
adopted Is to vote township bonds throughout
the county In such amounts as the Judgment
of the people may see lit , to provide em
ployment for such as need aid and employ
men on the roads at the "rate of $2 per day
far man and team. The bonds , It carried ,
will run for ten years , and as noon as they
can be disposed of work will bo commenced
and continued until the ground freezes up.
The plan seems very popular and no doubt
will bo adopted by Nance county townships
generally. Nance- county proposes to take
care of Its own needy without applying for
outside aid.
llurvr t lloinu 1'lfnlii u ti'croii.
DOUGLAS , Neb. , Aug. 1C. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) Thu harvest home picnic
huM here yesterday was a grand success In
spite of the dry weather. The crowd numbered
over 2,000. The main address wan delivered
by Ilyron Deal of Lincoln , who was f 1-
lowed by Prof. Dillon , Frank Child * and
other home speakers' , William Deck and his
Jubllco Mngeis were present and entertained
the crowd for a BhorA time. The picnic
wis given by the Douglas Silver Cornet
band and they did tllrJmselvea proud ,
The ball game In' the ! nfternoon was one
of the leading features , and the honors were
captured by the UOTpas team , which de
feated a combination .of- , players picked from
several towns and plnyed under the name
of the Unadllla club. The score was 23 to
K In favor of tha home club. Batteries ,
Livingston and Dillon'for ' Douglas ; Moran
and HoIlonberKor for , .Unadllla. The day's
festivities were concluded by a grand dance
at the opera house hi the evening.
Ttiitii : : STATUS , MiritisKNTii : : : ) .
Interesting 1'rogram' Itrndorcd lit the In-
tc'r.ttiitci G'lmutiiiniiin at Sulrm.
SALEM , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee. ) The fifth day of the
Interstate Chuutauquj was Intensely Inter
esting. Being woman's day , a largo num
ber of the leading women of Nebraska , Kan
sas and Missouri were present. There Is
no diminution In the crowds and the program
as carried out was of a high order. Rev.
Mr. Hobbs conducted the praise service at
8 o'clock. Prof. C. K. Powell conducted
the normal work and Mrs. Woodcock had
charge of an Interesting young people's meet
ing at 9 o'clock. At 10 o'clock Mr. and
Mrs. Francis and the Apollo quartet of Cin
cinnati gave a musical entertainment In
terspersed with readings.
The principal event of the morning was
the lecture of Rev. David 11. Shields of
Martlnsburg , W. Va. , upon the subject :
"Mr. and Mrs. Adam , or the Relation Ex
isting Between Man and Woman. " Dr.
Shields controstcd the two systems of edu
cation given the boys and girls ; the two
standards of right and wrong , one for men
and the other tor women. Some of the
social Idols of the present day wcro fear
lessly hammered and the methods of work ,
especially the over-organization of the
women's reform movements , were assailed.
It Is safe to say that nothing has so stirred
this section of the country as the eloquent
and powerful denunciation of the shams
that may be found In the social life of this
nga.
nga.This
This afternoon at the round table many
questions were presented to Dr. Shields ,
most of which he answered.
Hon. Samuel Dickie , the national chair
man of the prohibition party , delivered a
strong and eloquent lecture upon party prln-
c.ples. Mr. Dickie Is quite a favorite with
the Chautauqua , and left this evening highly
pleased with his visit.
The Woman's Christian Temperance union
held a school of methods at 4 o'clock , pre
sided over by Mrs. Wakelln. The subject
was "Narcotics , " and several Interesting
papars were read. The ministerial Institute
held nt the same hour and presided over
by Rev. John Gallagher , considered the topic :
"Is the Bible an Inspired Book ? "
Rev. J. H. Presson of Pawnee City opened
the discussion with a brilliant paper. To
night Herbert Stanley Rcnton gave n stero-
optlcon exhibition of the Cannibal Islands.
Tomorrow Is Grand Army day and the dif
ferent Grand Army of the Republic posts
of this section will be In attendance.
1V1XI ) AND ItAIN IN NK1IKASKA.
Drouth of Sovornl Mouths llroltou In Some
I'nrts of'thu Stall- .
IIARTINGTON , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) A heavy wind and
rain storm visited this 'section of the state
last night. Considerable damage was done
by the wind to small buildings , windmills ,
etc. Rain fell In torrents for over an hour ,
thoroughly soaking , the parched earth to a
depth of one foot. , . .
HASTINGS , Aug. 16. ( Spclal Telegram
to The Boe. ) The 0ll had a genuine sur
prise given It tonight by a soaking rain
which began falling at half past 5. This Is
the flrst real rain that has fallen In Hast
ings since the latter part of June. Some
little hall tell , but nothing was left to dam
age.
age.DUNBAR
DUNBAR , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) The flrst rain since June
23 fell here this afternoon. Most of tliu
corn will not be benefited. Several fields will
make twenty bushels pSr acre , but the av
erage yield Is three to live bushels. Grass
and pastures will be helped considerably.
Apples were falling oft for lack of rain and
wells were going dry.
IMPERIAL , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) Rain fell In this county
last night.
SUTTON , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) The long drouth was
broken here this afternoon by a steady , soakIng -
Ing rain of two and a half hour * , accom
panied by considerable wind and some hall.
During the storm the barn of Charls Ebert
was struck by lightning and burned. Loss ,
$1,000 ; Insurance , $100 , In the Clay County
Mutual.
GIBBON. Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Beo. ) A splendid rain , lasting
forty minutes , fell hero this evening. It was
the flrst good rain In many months. One
and cne-thlrd Inches fell , flooding the ground.
It came too late to save corn or dampen the
ardor ot the advocates of Irrigation.
( Sot Mlxiiil Up with Iteluy Jtlilorii.
GRAND ISLAND , Aug. 16. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The complaint ol petit larceny
against Daniel Flshburno and E. J. Whltson ,
relay riders , who took a grip out of M.
Puchert's wagon last Saturday , was with
drawn In a jiffy yesterday when the com
plainant learned that the riders , backed by
the local wheel club , had decided to push
Puchert for assault. Flshburno and Whlt
son , while taking the message from Alda
to Wood River , were met by Puchert , an
other man and two ladles. Puchert drove
to their side of the road and struck Flsh-
burne with his whip. Flshburne Jumped on
the spring wagon and attempted to get at
the farmer. The presence of the ladles
caused him to desist , and In order to learn
the name of his assailant Flshburne grabbed
a vallso out of the wagon and turned It over
to Chief of Police Powers later. Henca the
arrest of the two boys.
Itonifiiiliorcil by I'rliMiiU.
OSCEOLA. Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special to The
Bee. ) At Jhe Methodist Episcopal church
lust evening a banquet was held In honor of
Prof , and Mrs. M. R. Snodgrass , who have
been residents of Osceola for a number of
years , the professor as principal of the Osce
ola High school and Mrs. Snodgrass as or
ganist of the church. The professor now
leaves to take charge as principal of the
school at Valentine. The church was filled
to overflowing with the friends of the couple.
The evening was spent In social conversation ,
feasting and speaking. A silver tea set and
a number of other presents wjre presented.
Demise of ,1. II. Suiie tcr.
STUART , Neb. , Aug. 16. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Word was received yesterday of the
death ot J. B. Sanitstcr at Salt Lake City.
For many years he ; was a prominent stock
dealer here. Ho left 'here suddenly last
spring and since then his family and friends
knew nothing of Uln whereabouts till the
announcement of hl ? > , death \via received.
Ho was a member , ofv the Dustln lodge ,
Ancient Order of UeiUerflWork nen.
Dayton'H Wahir' ' U'orks Iloiuli.
FORT DODGE , M , ' , Aug. 16. ( Special
Telegram to The lfep.j ) Tlio town of Day
ton , this county , iipti.-voted to bond Itself
for a system of wutpr works. Under the
recent legislative aci 11 ip women had a right
to vote , and this bemg.on a direct question
of taxation , and as , the' contest was a uharp
ono , they all excrclstyl he privilege.
Closed hyitho MirrlH ,
HASTINGS , Aug. * I'M ' ? ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Mrs."M'4lel ! E. Burton's sta
tionery stock was'\iflay ' \ closed up by the
sheriff on a $2,1100 chattel mortgage given
to Grace V. George ,
WILL GIVE EZETA A SHOW
Otulsor Bonuington with the Rtfu ecs Only
Waiting for Papon to Attlra.
NEW NAVAL REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
Soinn Clntngo * Concerning tlio OrnntliiR of
\Bjliim to 1'olltlciU Krftigrct Post-
Iiumtrr * Appointed Dl
In ttioViir l > ppi\rr nit-lit.
WASHINGTON DUItHAU OF TUB tlBR
HOT If Street. N.V. .
WASHINGTON , Aug. Ifi.
The Stntc department ling ( lunlly declrict
that the Salvadorean refugees now on the
licnnliiRloii lying beyond the three-mile limit
of ! San Krnnclsco shall have n Cull and ( nlr
opportunity to como Into court and show , It
they can , Hint they are not subject to extra
dition. Orders liavo been Issued to Com
mander Thomas of the Hennlngtoii , which
were communicated to him by a tugboat , to
keep his vessel bfyond the three-mile limit
until the extradition papers arrived nt San
Francisco. These were handed to the Sal
vadorean minister at G o'clock last Satur
day afternoon and should reach San Fran
cisco tonight or tomorrow morning. When
they nrrlve the papers will be placed In the
hands of the United States marshal , the
Bonnlncton will steam Into the harbor ami
the refugees will bo taken Into custody and
produced before the United States court.
They are Ocner.ll Antonio Kzcta , late vice
president of Salvador ; General Catlcheco ,
General Kolonos and Lieutenant Colonel
Clenfugos , all of Ezcta's staff.
IJefore the court they will bo represented
by Gonzalc de Neusado and Hon. H. T. Reu
bens of New York as counsel. While tills
counsel may Invoke a spirit of habeas cor
pus. It will bo unnecessary , aa they will have
their opportunity when the refugees are
brought before the court In pursuance of
extradition proceedings , to show that the
extradition Is sought on political grounds am !
that the offenses charged against them are
not criminal In character.
NK\V NAVAL. REGULATIONS.
In the nuletcst manner that official
methods will p rmlt , the Navy department
lias amended the naval regulations In such
a fashion as to entirely reverse the policy
of right of asylum as laid down by Secre
tary Traccy In the case of General Uarrumlla ,
when Commander Itcltcr of the United States
steamer Hanger received his stinging repri
mand. The new regulation appears to com
pletely Justify that unfortunate officer In
his refusal to protect Harrundia , for , If Its
construction of the proper duty of a naval
commander Is correct and In conformity
with Internatlunal law , then ho could not
have offered to take the general from the
merchant vessel. The department has been
Induced beyond question to make this new
regulation restricting the granting of asylum
by the great trouble It has been put to by
the harboring of the Salvadorean refugees on
the Dcnnlngton. The old regulation , num
ber 287 , reads as follows :
"First , In reference to the granting of
asylum In the territorial waters of a foreign
state , the ships of the United States shall
not lie made a refuge for criminals.
"Second , In the case of persons other than
criminals they shall afford shelter wherever
It may be needed , to United States citizens
first of all , and to others , Including political
refugees , as far as the claims of humanity
may require and the services upon which
the ships are engaged will permit. "
The new regulation Is much more re
strictive , reading as follows :
"The right of asylum for political or other
refugees has no foundation In International
law. In countries , however , where frequent
Insurrections occur and constant Instability
of government exists , local usage sanctions
the granting of asylum , but even In the
waters of such countries officers should refuse
all applications for asylum , except when re
quired by those Interests of humanity In
extreme or exceptional cases , such as the
pursuit of the refugee by a mob. Officers
must not directly or Indirectly Invlto refugees
to accept asylum. "
POSTMASTEIIS APPOINTED.
Fourth class postmasters appolnt-'d Iowa :
Bethlehem. Wayne county , J. C. F. Draper ,
vlca William King , removed ; Bouton , Dallas
county , John P. O'ilalloy. vies D. B. Bryan ,
resigned ; Qllbertvlllo , Black Hawk county ,
Margaret Nemmers , vice J. P. Nemmcrs ,
dead ; Sandyvllle , Warren county , Ell S.
Hlney , vice E. T. Brown , removed ; Williams-
town , Chlckasaw county , Henry Uobrocl ; ,
vice D. E. Simpson , removed. South Da
kota : Dover , McOcok county , J. T. Gurney ,
vice James W. Gurney , removed.
A number of reductions and dismissals of
clerks In the War department have recently
been mado. The appointees from Nebraska
and Iowa who were affected are as follows :
Reduced. William F. Roscnbaum , Charles
Lucas and George W. Monkey , Nebraska ;
Albert U. Crosby , Seth W. Peck. R. E. Wines
and Thomas M. Weaver , Iowa. Dismissed ,
Mlnard B. Sturgls. Iowa.
A postoffice has been established at Pros-
par , Butler county , la. , and Charles E. Sid
ney commissioned postmaster.
Patents have been Issued as follows Ne
braska : Carl F. Kiuil , Madison , brick kiln ;
Delana M. Sutton , Harrison , device for trim
ming and paring boats ; Charles W. Walker ,
Strong , typewriting machine. Iowa : Fred
W. Beckert , Ottumwa , grinding wheel ; Annlo
C. Cook , Council Bluffs , vegetable slicing ma
chine ; John Jones , Centcrvllle , scaffold ;
George W. Kortwrlght , Sioux City , combina
tion sprocket wheel ; George A. I/-wry , DOS
Molncs , assignor to Warder , Bushncll &
Glessner company , Springfield , O. . and others ,
automatic feeder for twine making machines ;
Charles T. McCarroll , Ottumwa , sheet metal
steve ; Charles W. Needles , Atlantic , shovel
ing board for wagjns ; Charles W. and W.
II. Ogle , Centcrvlllo , slate pencil sharpener ;
Joseph A. Salzman , Merrlmac , machine for
wiring fence pickets. South Dakota : Donald
G. Urquhart , Huron , punching and cutting
tool.
Congressmen Lucas and PIcklsr of South
Dakota left Washington today for their
homes , both confident of being ronomlnatcd
at the convention to bo held next Wednes
day.
Coiirtliinit Ilnucli ( ' , I > HH | | > .
Fully 1,000 persons will take part In the
performances of "Pompeii. "
Last evening the local ballet was formed
at Washington hall for "Pompeii. "
The libretto of "The Last Days of Pom-
poll" ls now In the hands of the lithogra
phers.
The dog circus Is one of the most pleasing
exhibitions ever hold at the beach and the
children go Into ecstaclca over It.
Miller , the strong man , continues to delight
large audiences. The way ha cracks large
cobblestones with his bare (1st ( U amazing.
About 700 "supes" have boon employed by
the management of Pain's "Tho Last Days
of Pompeii , " nnil they are being Instructed
nightly at thu beach In their part of the
great spectacle which opens at Courtland
next Tuesday night.
Mr. Craven , manager for Pain & Sons , In
charge of "Tho Last Days of Pompeii , " and
Manager Griffiths of Courtland bach got to
gether Wednesday , and decided to begin the
performances at 8:10 : o'clock sharp each
evening. Manager Griffiths Is desirous of
pushing thu show right through with u rush ,
after it Is opined. In order that thu largo
audiences that will bo In attendance will be
unabled to return to their homes In good sea
son.
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