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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1894)
TWELVE PAGES THE OMAHA DAILY BEE TWELVE PAGES ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871 , OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 8 , 1891-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE OBNT& NOTSOBADASPAfflTED Present Condition of Hehrailra'a Drouth- Etricten' AS TOLD BY COUNTY' COMMISSIONER ! Only in Weatorn Counties Will There Bi Calls for Belief. MANY URGENT DEMANDS FOR SEED GRAIi 4 llio High Price of Corn Wi.l Largely Compensate pensato fir Croo Shortage. THERE WILL BE SOMEACFUAL SUFFERIXI b'pcclHl C < jrrci > unilcnt.of Tlio Hco Through on I. t lie Ntuto Jlcport Their Interviews with , County C'liminUiloiierg ShowIng - Ing the l Mriuent'Trua Condition/ Recently The Bee sent the ( allowing note fl Inquiry to special correspondents at count teats throughout the state : See members of your Hoard cf County Com tnlssloners. Oft from them the exact trut of reports of distress among the farmers c your county and the estimated number c jicoplc that -will require and are worthy c aid. Has your board d. nu anything , or wl ! it do anything , to provide necessary relief , an If go. what ? Has the board authorized an outsider to solicit aid for the poor of you county ? Also state of yzur own knowledg the true condition cf the people. Will tb county Aitthorltlcft bo able. If disposed , t prevent actual suffering among the droutli stricken farmers during the winter ? Reports have been received from abet thirty counties. They Indicate that th actual condition of the people In the droutl : Mrlckcn counties Is not and does not prorr Ise to become at serious as heretofore pn dieted. It will be noticed that only In Ui western portion of the state are there like ! to he urgent demands for aid. The Ilco's reprts , coming as they 0 from the commissioners of the various cour tics , are entitled to credence. Obvious ! there can be no m ro trustworthy source < Information. It Is reasonable ! to assums th : county cf'lclals know the true condition < the people of their respective counties , an The Dec has endeavored In the following r ports to tslmply quote their views of the si uatlon : HLAINB COUNTY. The farmers or Illalnc county are all bus taking care ot their hay and corn foddc and there Is being prepared and taken cai of more rough feed than ever before slni the county was settled. Grass In the sai hills has cured In best condition known fi yearn and will furnish splendid winter rangi for horses and cut do. "While the corn en Is almost a failure and a loss the furmm that nro taking care of winter feed are a sure of a good market and In many Inatnnc will be In better shape than with a got crop of 15 or 20-csnt corn. It is not e pected that Ulalno county will need much a tor Its people and It Is proposed to supp the few needy by giving them employmei on Irrigation ditches. ' There lias ben i call for help as. yet and It appears to I the general opinion that It will not be nece eary to solicit aid. BUFFALO COUNTY. At the special meeting ot the board supervisors , held for the purpose of devlsli ways and means for relieving the needy Buffalo county , It was learned that probab only the northern and northwestern part the county would require any assistant There will probably bo- between 200 and 3 people In the county outside of l earn who will bo In destitute circumstances tl winter , but the various townships ha taken hold of the matter , and It Is i : thought that any outside aid , further lit seed for next year , will b& called for. J outsider has been or will be , so far known now , asked to solicit help In any w for ttic drouth-stricken farmers In tl county. Two or three townships at lea will undoubtedly submit the proposition Issuing Internal Improvement bonds , n where the proposition carries work w be done on the streets and In providing I Irrigation , In the northern half ot t county there have been quite a number removals , but almost all , If not all , far , have been renters only , and If t spring opens up favorably they will coi flocking back ns never before. CASS COUNTY. The county commissioners have Btat that no nates of distress among the farm : I ; of Cass county hava been reported to the IV Their estimate of the number of people w I ) ! . . . vlll require and are worthy of aid for t ' ccmltiK winter Is between 400 and 5 The board now makes an allowance of fn Jfi to JS per month for families needing a The people of the county , as a rule , are fair coni'ltlon , especially among1 the farm ? many \C whom have from one to four yea crop on hand. The street commissioner PlatUtnouth i-stlinptcs thera to ba 1,000 li men In the city. The city council has < matter In hand and will plan employmi for a treat many cf these men at sir work and other forms of municipal I provfment. The county and city of Plattsmouth v ho able to take care of their own poor , The county board has authorized no o elders to solicit aid for the poor of I county , nor will they give ear to any BI : proposition. CEDAR COUNTY , No applications for aid have been nu by farmers to the county board and tl do not anticipate any. The crops hero i not total ful lures. . The chairman of i board was ot the opinion ( which I ccrtali bi-lleve ) that the farmers ore perfectly ate to get along -this winter without relief fr any outside sources. They have enough carry them safely through and will not peal for ur need assistance. CUMINO COUNTY. No distress exists or will exist In Cu Ing county. Emory Ilrlggs , the Unl States clgnal officer and observer for Cu Ing count- , after an exhaustive cxaml tlon , says : Wheat crop Is more than average ; oats slightly below an avcra corn , about one-fourth of a crop. IVo ] us a , rule , In this county are com pa rat Iv well off. Numbers have old corn In crib , Danks ore well supplied with mon A few Isolated cases Of distress , or rnt Inconvenience , may develop later , but likely , Cumlng county has had an ur tcrruiited season of prosperity tor twen four yearn , mid consequently Its people in good shape to withstand a shortage crop. Travelers from other portions the state proncunce the lower Elkhorn i ley i bring In better shape than any ct portion of the state within their knowled . CIIKHHY COUNTY. Th county commissioners liavo not i since June and will not until October , the fore nothing- has been done looking to hi Ing through ot citizens who have a li failure of crops , although likely the ii tlon will bo fully considered at that U In part of the county thers Is a total fall ami these farmers will , In many Inntani need assistance to help them through u another rrop , However , we are not ns off ai we might be , from the fact that valleys between the sand hills arc II with lny , which has heretofore b neglected , not more than a third of yield In past seasons having b K thtred. This season , is soon as U ' apparent thai the cereal crops were fallu many of our firmer * went to Uia aind b taking their stock with them , and are not putting up largo quantities of hay , not ont ; for their own stock , but for stock brough In from drouth-stricken counties In thl state and In Iowa. Although the hay cro Is but half as heavy as usual It Is ac t say that there will be twice as much put u this season as any past and cattle are biln brought In In large number * . Cherry count ; will soon be the banner cattle county. Hay In tack anywhere within five t Rcven miles of the railroad Is selling at $ per ton , and baled and In car ? 7 per ton Hundreds ot cars will be shipped out. There Is lame talk of trying to vote bond and build a court house , employing da labor and those actual residents of th county , the material to be of stone take from a quarry near here , Honever , thl has taken no definite shape , Help will be needed here to a llmltc pxti-nt , but we arc In hopes that our uc maud * will not be very heavy. CHASE COUNTY. There Is considerable dcttltution am on the farmers of this county , caused by cro failures. Our county board la rellevln temporary distress by allowances from th general fund. No one Is authorized by th board to solicit outside aid. The Ken-ft sentiment Is to pass a law authorizing th county to pledgu Its credit to assist descn Ing poor and all to seed. The count authorities , without some specie legislation , will nut bo abli to afford th needed relief , A areat many ol our peopl have gone to Irrigated districts In Colorad and arc at work laying In supplies for tli winter. Our people have a genuine mov on themselves , Feed , fuel and seed at the three things that are the hardest I secure In the winter season by even ot best fixed people. A great tunny say the they can live , but don't see how to kce their stock , FUANKLIN COUNTY. There has not been In Franklin count during the past sixty-five days rain enoug to lay tlio dust. As n result , the corn an hay crop Is entirely ruined , Where the cor Is large nough It Is being cut for fodde Hundreds of emigrants have passed throug here In covered wagons the past month an more gulng dally. It Is admitted by me who have lived here during the past twcnt ] two years that' there has been no seaso wherein c\erything Is as much of a toll failure as now exists. Owing to the po < crops during the past two years , the Mrmer surplus Is ueed. and the chances are exccllei for u year of great distress. Every thin marketable In the way of stock Is belli placed on the market. Small pigs are wortl ICSP. horses and cattle command no prli and the price of feed Is advancing dall ; Shade trees ten and twelve years old ai dying for lack of moisture. Farmers llvlr along the streams are now making effor to Irrigate their land and be prepare ! fi another crop. Just south of Franklin A. 1 Gregory has turned Center creek on his Ian and , as a result , will have half a. crop corn. FIU.MOUE COUNTY. The county board of Flllmore has taken i delliiltB steps toward relieving the droul sufferers In the county. The matter w ] probably be up at the next regular meetlt of the board early In October. At the la meeting the proposition to lay pavements the court house square was tabled becau It was urged that the money ( between $7i and SSOO ) might be sorely needed to reliei the poor next winter. This county hi township organisation , and under such o ganlzatlon the supervisor of each townsh Is ex-ofllclo overseer of the poor of h township. Thus the townships are su liqsctl to leak after their o\vn cases of nee only such as must of necessity bo sent the county poor house. Dut It Is like that the board will feel that this emcrgem calls tor a more general movement. Tl matter of voting bonds for public worl that the unemployed may have labor has n been much discussed here. There will be suome cases of destitution the county , but probably the number w not bo large. There are a few such cas In the country and more In the towns ai villages. Dut the aggregate will not large , Moat tillers ol tlio soil raised whc enough for breadstuff , a few oats as a , rell for work horses , and have an Immense cr of splendid corn fodder for cattle. T most suffering will be In the towns. The will be organized charity In most of the places , but that will not wholly meet t needs. FIIANKLIN COUNTY. The condition of the poorer class of fan ere In this county la worse than ever t fore. The grain crop Is a total failure. The most that can be saved Is corn foddi mid 50 per cent of that Is so badly burn that It contains very little nutritive BU stance. Notwithstanding the fact that a larf amount of hay than usual will be cut , It of such Inferior quality that two tons u not go as far as one heretofore. From a careful canvas I estimate tl CO per cent of our farnurs will require i alstance. Thirty per cent will have to be helped wl seed and feed next spring , and 20 per c will have to be assisted through the wl ter and furnished seed for next seasoi farming. There Is no labor , of any kl to be had , and no arrangements have be made by the county board or othsrwlse I employment or In any way assisting tin In need. We ixre now having the only gc rain f'r nine weeks. A large amount rye ulll be sown here In the next few da for winter feed , FRONTIER COUNTY. The county commissioners hoveIn special sessions the past two days ( or I purpose of devising a plan to take care the destitute of the county. Th ; nvalla funds of the county for this purpose i quite limited , and It becomes necessary proceed with extreme caution. It Is und stood thil a careful canvass will be nu of each precinct In the near future , the ports to be filed With the county clerk. 1 justices of the peace are to receive Instr tlons as to what articles they may give ders for. and special contract made w store keepers for honoring these orders. A committee consisting of J. i < \ are J. H. Lincoln and L. M. Gratiam was i pointed to act with similar committees fr adjoining counties to wait upon the goveri and urge the necessity of a special session the legislature to take care of the destlti of this section of the state. Reliable formation It not at hand as ta the per ci of the population which will require assl anco during the coming winter ; indlcatli are that It will be quite large. The coui will be able to care for the people for i present , but the coming winter will br : great suffering to the destitute of this coui even under the most favorable condition FUUNAS COUNTY , Many In the country will need aid t wlnUr and will suffer should none he p vlil.il. Stories of suffering and the killing horses are much exaggerated. The com commissioners will care for the needy this county. They have sent to each sell board In the county for a report of exact condition In .each school district , person has been authorized to solicit aid Furnas county. The folly of such bollcl tlona was .proven In 1SDO , when Irresponsl parties went eatt and secured supplies i funds , much ot which \vas diverted private use , OAOE COUNTY. There v > lll be no trouble In the matter caring for the poor of Ileatrlce and G county during the coming winter , as county Is amply able and will see to It t there is no actual suffering , ulthough doubtcdly many will require assistance , ' board has not yet taken any special st In that direction , as none has been dm necessary. QllEKLEY COUNTY. There Is no Immediate suffering or i tress among the people of this county , tew T.II1 need jus'slance be I spring 1C the winter Is tevere. ' failure ol corn means also a failure of ci which constitutes fully half of the fuel u by the farmers. At a. meeting of the cou commissioner * & few days ago comml was appointed to petition the governor old : also a committee of two appointed vlilt each township and ascertain the m bcr In tht county who are entitled to should receive aid. It Is , doubtful that county authorities would be able , If < posed , to do much la the way ct relief , possibly would be able to keep people frorr actual suffering- . The farmers ore dljposlnj of all their stock , which supplies them wit I means for some time. The consensus ol opinion Is that there will be no suffering Ir this county on account ot the drouth , GOSPEIl COUNTY. This county has been considering the ques tlon of bonding Hie county for building roads , but at a mass meeting held a shor time ag3 It was decided not to do this , bu to supply the wants ofl the needy out of thl county general fund. Very tew will suffer from want of provl slons und fuel , but the farmers must bi furnished seed to plant and grain to feet In the spring. There will be plenty o roughness tor all the- stock In this county lor the winter beet crop cannot be put li and work : d without grain. GRANT COUNTY. In this ( Grant ) county the people will b able ta take care of themselves the coralni winter. This bzlng exclusively a stock countr ; and there being hay to sell and to feed au stock , there will be no distress among ou people. We cultivate gardens and there I no farming of any consequence , so we hav no crop failure. In the year 1S90 , when other and clde counties were receiving aid from the stats this county did not ask nor receive one cent We had only one case of destitution In thl county and we took care of that ourselvn and we will be able to do the same this yea unlessi people should come here from othe parts destitute. Our county commissioners have done noth Ingj nor will It be necessary , with our presen population , to do anything to provide relle lor our people , Our board has not author "zed " any one to solicit aid for the pee of this county , nor will It be necessary to them to do so. The county authorities will be able toprt vent actual suffering among our people unles some unforeseen calamity should Ret Into th program a little farther along In the drama We have had mare rain in this part c the sand hills this season than we have ha In any season In four years last past. As pen tbese lines a fine shower Is falling , th range Is green and the stock doing well , HITCHCOCK COUNTY. As to the number of the farmers In thl county that will need help to get throug the winter. It would be Impossible for me o any one else to estimate what the numbo will be , but can safely say that at leas one-halt of the people of this county wl need help to get through the coming wlntci We raised no crops last year , but the ver mild winter helped the people and stoc through with less than was expected , wlill with another -drouth and the expected an predicted cold and severe winter coming o I know that hundreds of the working peopl of the county , the poor people , will sulfe before Christmas time unless they are helpe by charity from some source. The drout last year caused hundreds of farmers to fate to pay their taxes , and of course they carnet not pay this year's or last year's taxes , atu with only about $1,200 In the general luiu you can readily see that this amount coui be absorbed In n few months by one sinil ; precinct of thecounty. . The board of count commissioners , two of whom ore popullsti called the people together some few week ago to devise ways and means of caring fe the needy , but , although every precinct vea represented and dozens of different plan were sugested. not one was acted upoi except to ask his exc llency , Governc Crounse , to call the legislature together 1 extra session , and , If neccessary , for tli governor to call upon congress for help. N outsider has bent authorized to solicit ai for the poor of the county. In my estlmatlo this county can come as near taking cai of the poor , through the coming winter as can come to buying Oinnha. This may t rough , but It Is a good fair estimate i the matter and the facts , HAHLAN COUNTY. I have made Inquiry as to the probab number of people who will , no doubt , befoi another crop IB gathered , require and .1 worthy of aid In some way. Probably 1 ( families In the county will require- some he to live through the winter and get seed fi next year's crop , feed for teams , etc. , ar this number may vary , as It is hard at prc ent to form a very close estimate. Oi county board has taken no action as a boat toward providing relief. There was a mee Ing of delegates from each of the slxtec townships of the county , and among tl delegates several township supervisors , fi the purpose of considering this question , ai also to get the feeling of the people < voting bonds , and nearly all of the membe were of the opinion that each township wou be able to take care of Its own poor. The has beenno one authorized to solicit lie for any one In this county , so far as I ha1 been able to ascertain. From my own observation I think that t ! poor In the email towns will Buffer more tht the farming class , especially day laborer and with thebe renters who came here la spring and rented farms , I believe , so f. as a living is concerned , the authorltl will be able to care for the poor , but whi It comes seed time , teams will suffer ai seed grain will be short , HOWARD COUNTY. At a mass meeting here a committee w appointed and Is Investigating as to t needs of our people. As almost no gra tit all has ben ralse.l this year many , pe haps one-lialf , of our farmers will ne some sort of assistance to procure the nccc fcary seed and feed for next spring , 0 county authorities are disposed to take t necessary steps to assist all who need he and It Is my opinion that they will bo at ta do so , though It will go hard , this bcli the second year's failure In nucccsalo Many here are In hopes of our next leg lature doing something for the people this part of the state. .JOHNSON COUNTY. Concerning distress among farmers of tl county , the commissioners Inform me tti they expect very little more call for aid tl winter than usual. Our farmers are , as rule , able to stand the loss of this yea : crop. Most ot them have old grain hand , and each ot them raised a little desp the drouth. Tha board has not , as tht Is no necessity therefor , authorized any 01 Elder to solicit aid for the poor of t county. On the contrary. It will probai be called on. as well as citizens general to extend aid to the fanners of the we-ste portion of the state , who will be compel ! to ask for help. Though the loss Is a gri one to our farmers , they neem disposed make the best of It , and do not /eel forlorn as one would naturally expect thi to. They have great confidence In what I future has In store for them. LINCOLN COUNTY. The dearth and destitution prevailing western Nebraska as the result of thU > ea drouth superaddcd to the partial crop fallui of 1S92-3 Is only understood by those w have ma do the rounds of the csuntry d trlcts. On every hand abandoned hon steads and whitened and withered fields corn tell the story ot discouragement and < spa'r. Along the streams , where Irrlj tlon or a seepage has furnished molstu farmers have succeeded in raising cro : Eteswhero everything has burned. Ma fanners are too poor to move away. Wl chattel mortgages on all their possetslo ; they must leave bare-handed or May starve unless outside help Is furnished. Bve day new tppllcatlons tor county charity deuce the growing distress. In many coi ties the funds available for the relief poverty are nearly exhausted. In this cour tiie 1894 levy shows about (3,000 still In I g neral fund. Merchants will be iloiv to ; cept warrants on the 1S9S levy for goc sold. State sld Is absolutely neoesaa To Indicate the urgent need of this astl anca It may be stated that correspondei locking to the calling of a convention cons der the best methods for securing : a rendering aid has been carried on recen between many county olftclils In .these we ern counties. In response to a corninu cation addressed by the county clerk of t county to the county clerks ot all count writ of Grand Island , relative to the HI Ject twenty-three replies have been recelv From theie replies the following opln.c are gleaned : Loup County F , II. Smith writes : "C it I people tee the necessity ot doing somethl and whatever Is done 'cannot be done toe soon. " . ' , . Cherry County Deputy , County Clerk J , C. I'cttljolm says : 'HI , hi a very grave question whether Clterry 'county can possi bly tske care of Its poor.1. Hitchcock County W. P. Filbert , county clerk , repliesV : > ore In .favor of taking net Ion to present the situation to state and " l nation. - llarlan County CoUflty Clerk Malm agrees that "some action wilt , hate to be taken tc enable our people to get work. " Cusler County A. W" Hyatt favors state and national aid. Sherman County "Our county ! not able to support Its poor , " U the response of the county clerk. f. lied Willow Countyountr clerk 0. W , Roper says : "Our coMinty has made nc provision to care for the ; * poor the coming year. We ere not ablpto cire for many , and I do not know what Trill be done. " Perkins county Is not .able to take cart of Its poor , In the oplnlori ot A. li. Wllcox Iho county clerk. The replies from the county clerks o Keith , Garfleld , Logan , Mct'herson and Rocl counties agree In desiring concerted actloi for state help. Scotts Illuff county Is prosperous and litho the opinion of the county officials of Banner Iteuel , Dawson , Franklin , Buffalo and Furnai counties these countks are able to cope will the situation. In this county the count- ] commissioner : perceive the necessity ( ? f taking action t ( supply the needs of the.Approaching winter No one has been authorized to solicit aid but owing to the depleted condition of tin poor fund something will have to bo done t < prevent suffering. There Is no use In ques tlonlng the penury of Iho people. Outsldi Irrigation districts many ire even now suf ferlng for the necessaries .of lite , Unable ti buy fuel , they arc utilizing " 'buffalo clilps , ' gathered from cattle ranges to cook thcl scanty meals. It Is , however , difficult t estimate the number who will require hell owing to the dally exodus of those who cai get away , In the opinion of George Hammond mend , chairman of the cqllnty commissioners fully twft-thlrds of the -farmers living 01 nonlrrlgatcd lands In tills county will neei assistance. LOGAN COUNTY. Have Ecen the commissioners. One bun dred families In Logan county will need all during the winter. But little has been don and that has been by orders , on the stores The commissioners have uot authorized an ; outsider to solicit aid lor , thc poor In Logai county. The authorities- will do nil the ; can to assist the needy , but very much doub their being able to help all and prevent suf ferlng. MERRICK COUNTY. There will not be to exceed flity famllle that will need aid. The board ot super visors will relieve all Buttering without votIng Ing aid and asking outsldcf.aHslstance. Thor will be a good deal of corn-ralssd ; there I plenty of hay and fodder lor stock. Pos slbly It will require more assistance t procure seed than anything else. Our bean was In session when I submitted your ques tlons , and the above Is Inline with thcl answers. NANCE COUNTY. Nance county will be-able to take core o her people the coming wtntir. Three town ships nut of the eleven ! hare called specie elections to vote bands for Improve nient of public hlG&miys. This wl make work for the unemployed untl late In the fall. Farrnere , as a rul < have cut and shocked alljtHelr corn foddei which will be abundant to rry horses an cnlt'le through. The hogsof ! our county ar being sold and shipped ou | . ol the country. The fuel question Is one ) tliat demands Ini mediate attention at thft' reaent time , an our county and city officers arc doing a they can 'to provide for'i any emergenc which may arise. ' , , PAWNEE.COUNTY. . . As to the matter of distress among th farmers , w will have , no more cases I Pa mice county than of ordinary years , unles It be among those who move In from th western counties , and so far there are n es from that source. Crops arc falrl good In this county , there being a abundance ot oats , wheat and rye , good deal of old corn and about half a cro of new corn. Tha farmers here are , o a rule , well fixed financially , with but fe renters. There Is no probability any call for aid more than Is usual will be made an our county commissioners do not think will bo necessary to take any partlculo steps to provide 'aid for the poor. In fac Pawnee will bo amply able to help suppl the people of some of the western countle POLK COUNTY. Polk county commissioners were In sesslc September 3. They say that since the last meeting there havo.bcen only two a ] plications for" relief and they were sent I the county poor farm ; that the county wl not find it necessary to' call for outslc help ; that there. Is no on& authorized I solicit for help : that ! ( , will not be nccei Bary to Issue bonds , and' If the poor fun should be exhausted they can transfer fro : some other fund , and thus be able- i furnish relief to all the "county poor thi apply. ,1 ItlCHARDSON COUNTY. , There Is no distress In this county. TI ccunty board has done nothing : . A half crop of corn is assured ) and , with doub the price of former years , and with a go ( yield of Email grain , Richardson county all right. STANTON COUNTY. There Is no suffering In this count Enough has been raised lo keep the peep through. It Is true there are Indivldu cases where aid will be necessary , but tl county Is amply able to. care for all. Son farmers arc In debt , and'oT course they cai not pay , Most of them , however , arc able live through until another crop is raise The corn crop will be very short , but the Is a good lot of roughfeed , such as coi fodder. fodder.SCOTT'S SCOTT'S BLUFF .COUNTY. There Is no destitution In Scott's Bit county. Crops are better than they ha' ever been , a larger acreage than ever w planted , The harvest now In progress Is e tlrely satisfactory , and as there Is plen of. hay and grain , and Irrigation canal woi to do , there , will not be , an Idle man wl wants to work In the county this fall winter , rxcept It be same lazybones wl prefers to put In lilt ltili devising mea : to save the country from the bow-wow Blnce there Is no suffarlfag. of course t county board has appointed no solicitors , n have they taken steps of J any kind In ai such direction. Irrigation .Is wealth. SALINE COUNTY. Saline county can and will look after i her own deserving poor ; The Increas distress. If any , will b In the towns ai not among the farmers. ' Who are fully at to look after tlicmsjves. I The worst pin will be with those who have bought farms $ M per acre , mostly on time , of whom the are quite a number. SHERIDAN CQUNTY. It will not be necessary for the comml sloncrs of Sheridan county to furnish ate to more than the usual number of perso the coming winter , and that number Is I significant , confined almost entirely to t towns. Although the aggrenta amount of fo product of the county , cannot he jatd to bountiful , there IB ample to feed the peep with considerable ! - sp'r- . SAIIPY COUNTY. After Interviewing members of the Boa of County Commissioners , 'I find there' w be but little distress among farmers , a but very few , if any , thar will require a The board has done nothing to provide i lief. The condition of toe people ot tl county Is In no wise alarming. Tht may be occasionally a renter of land tl will find H a little , hard to ptill throuj As a general thing , they are In fair sha | The authorities have ample means at hate to provide for any suffering that m develop , aa the finances of. the county i In good shape. TJ1AYER COUNTY. There will be but very few people , If ai that will require help lo carry them throu 'this winter on account cf the drouth. 0 county commissioners ) will promptly act caze some need help. No suffer In c baa be reported , except one family near Alexandria whom the commletloners hive provided for No one Is authorized to solicit aid from out sldcra for Thayer county people. This count ! Is amply able to take care of Itself. WRUSTEIl COUNTY. Interviews with the members of the Iloan of Supervisors develop the fact that In th opinion of a majority of them no cxtrnor dlnary means will be necessary to enable th county to care for the destitute this winter A proposition to Issue bon.ds for grading threads roads and to give the people work and an other ta ask the legislature to grant count : boards additional power In some way Ilia would enable them to sup ) > ly seed to need ; farmers In the spring have , met with no > en couragement from the board. The super visors say that the county will be able t care for tin poor In the regular way , No one has beeh authorized by the boari or any other organization to solicit aid fo the poor ol the county , and so far as Isknow , no one Is contemplating such nn crraiul. In my opinion , while the poor fund may b somewhat Inadequate , the county will car for the destitute and will In no event alloi herself to go on record as a begging county. There are many farmers In tln > count who have from BOO to 3,000 bushels of ol corn left and good judges say there I enough lo supply the county. XKH'S J-'Uli THK l.lcutrnanti Onlnrnl to I.rnvrmvorlli to 11 K * Bmklnrd n * to I'Minrflt for 1'mmotliin. WASHINGTON , S pt. 7. ( Special Tclegnr to The Dec , ) The leave of absence grante Captain Paul Clendcnln , assistant surge-on , I extended five days. Charles I ) . Stivers , having been reap plntcd captain of Infantry by recent act o cngrcss. Is placed upon the retired Hat , a ot date December 30 , 18G4. Leave of absence Is granted First Llcutcn ant Prank Eugene L. Loverldge , Fourtecnt : Infantry , recently promoted , U cxtende three months. Colonel Adelbert R. Buflluton , Ordnanc department. Is ordered from Rock Island , M to Fort Rlley , Kan. , fcr examination c carriages of light batteries at that post. Captain Ira McNutt , Ordnance depirtmenl Is ordered from South Uetlilehem , Pa. , t the works of the Carpenter Steel companj Reading , Pa. , for Inspection of arnrr plercln shot. shot.The The following changes of stations of oincer of the Ordnance department lire ordered : Car tain Stanhope C. Blunt , from Sprlngfiel armory , Springfield , Jlass. , to Western-It at senal , West Trey , N. Y. ; Captain Jamc Rockwell , jr. , from AVestcrvelt arsenal t Springfield armory , Springfield , Mass. Lieutenant Colonel James Henton. Twentj third Infantry , Is granted one month's cxter Eton of leave. Lieutenant M. K. Smith , Twenty-third Ir fantry , Is granted leave for two month : Tlio following officers will report to Llet tenant Colonel John Andrews , Tweiity-flft Infantry , at Fort Leavenworth , for e-xamlm Ion by thei board as to their fitness for pn notion : First Lieutenant Mlllard F Walt Twelfth Infantry ; Second Lieutenant Job S. Wlnn , Second cavalry ; Second Lleutenai Solomon P. Vestal , Fifth cavalry ; Secon leutenant Charles A. Hedkln , Third cavalr ; Second Lieutenant Hard P , Schenck , Twclft nfantry ; Second Lieutenant Samuel J Smoke , Eighteenth Infantry ; Second Llcutei ant Frank Halbrlgbt , Ninth Infantry ; Secor Lieutenant Frederic D. Evans , Eighteen ) ntantry ; Second Lieutenant James Raylie fifth Infantry ; Second Lieutenant \Vllllai 3. Nqary , Third infantry ; Second Lleutenai Qeorga A. Uetchmemly , Sixth Infantry ; Sc < end Lieutenant Ear ] C. Carnahan , Tuelfl ntantry ; Second Lieutenant Walter 1 > . Ta ; lor. , T.wenlleth Infantry ; Second Lteutenai Alexander L. Dade , Tenth cavalry ; Sccor Lieutenant Archibald A. Cabanlss , Twcntlel Infantry. S AICE irKi.r , tixt'onvin , Superintendent llyrncti SIIJH no n Kale No' ' Vnrh > I'ollcc Arii Mlllru-nt. NEW YORK , Sept. 7. Suprrlntcndei Byrnes at a meeting of the police board EU' milled a report made In compliance with resolution passed by the police board thr months ago directing him to Investigate tl condition and efficiency of the police fore Superintendent Byrnes tells the commit ! that the laws to suppress crime are well e forced with the exception of the excise la1 He shows that the fact that this law U co llnually violated Is due to the great dlfllcul encountered by olllcers In their effoits to pr cure evidence against offenders. "As gambling , " continues the report , "my I vestlgatlons show there Is no public gamblli In this city at the present time. Isolat cases of gambling In a large city will alwa exist , " says the superintendent. The repo speaks similarly of policy and other pet gambling. The suppression of the hous of Ill-fame and assignation Is a dlfllcnlt pro lem , according to the report. The superl tcndent recommends that the legislature- with the. matter this winter In such in nun as It deems fit. As to the discipline- t ; force Superintendent Byrnes says that whi In some respects It Is not what It ought be , yet under the circumstances It Is as go as could be expected. JH'.LKQATKS 11.11) UOXK HOMK. Irrigation Congress Falllix ; In Interest No tlio Kxcuralonn Are Over. DENVER , Sept. 7. The attendance at t Irrigation congress today was smaller th : heretofore , some delegates having alrea left for home. Joel Shoemaker of Ut ; moved that the committee on resolutions requested to report at once. The chalrm announced that the committee would not ready to report until 2 o'clock. This a nouncement raised a storm of protests a Mr. Shoemaker's motion was put and carrle a committee being appointed to wait on t committee on resolutions and demand report. While waiting for the report Thorn R. Cutter of Utah read a paper on beet sug culture , after which Senor Yberolla of Mexl spoke on the necessity of having an Intern tlonal water commission to settle dlsput between Mexico and the United States I carding water privileges. Rnt tn Crop I'lilli Minrt. FRESNO , Cai. , Sept. 7. The general i port received throughout th ? raisin vlr yards is to the effect that the first crc tvhllD of a good quality , Is falling lar &h < of expectations In the matter of amoui One ot the leading vineyards , which had I tans of first crop of raisins last year , li thrown upon the trays and finds It w amount to about 85 tons. The second cr in tills instance Is also far short ot U ot last year. It Is explained now t ) with even the most favorable veal ) lor dandling the first and second crops I output will be less than for the past thi years , and that there will be a glut of I market. _ nought by a l.ontl Hjmllc.ite. GREEN BAY , WIs. , Sept. 7. The Ore Bay and Fort Howard water works pic has been sold by E. Marvin uf Indiana pa ) George and G. Norman Weaver of Connec cut , to n local syndicate headed by Joannes and J. < * . Bertlcs. The conslde tlon Is $300,000 , subject to a mortgage } 160 , 000 in bonds held by the cnsti capitalists , _ _ llnril Time * Kill ! H Hunk. MIDDLETOWN , Pa. , Sept. 7 , The JHdd town bank , the oldest Institution of Its kl In Dauphin county , has failed on accoi of depression In business. The direct ) say the Institution will rcbiime In a sh time and the depositors will not lone a ce The Institution was founded by Gene Cameron , _ on n Dunceroui Href. GLOUCESTER , Mass. , Aug. " , 1 steamer Marjorle. of Eteex , Mas * . , ban from Greens Landing , Me. , for Boiton w 300 tons of ( tone , Is ashore on the Londi nut , a dangerous reel off Rockport , and v probably prove a total Ion , It Is suppoi that the vessel went on thb rock * flur , the night. The Lomlonner Is known an ono of thn most dangerous reefs on the New England1 cosat , ind It Is very doubtful U anything can be saved from the strainer. The Marjorlo was btillt at Essex In 1S93 and was owned by A , J. Story of that place. She Is Insured for 117,000. svicniH tx .1 .V.KII' roKHi'.ntii , Strnnge I.rtrr found In HID Poclict lit * Mnn Ulii. Miot Itlm > rir. NEW YORK , Sept , 7. H. T. Crenson , 45 year * old , of 1J33 South Seventeenth street , Philadelphia , a well dressed man over six fen tall , shot himself at the Fourth street entrance to Bryant park , lie was found by n policeman lying In the grass still breath- Ing. An ambulance vvas summoned , but be fore It arrived tlic- man was dead. In the clothing was n piece ot paper on which was wrltUn In red pencil the follow : ing : "Return that book stolen from my room ct once , mid bo ernlck about It , ami If you open my trunk with a key or any other way again , and tamper with my effects , I shall have you and your hut-band arrested , Tell him to quit his lying. I have plenty of evldenc ? to swing you both Into jail , and It will not be long before you land there. You think I am a fool. The best thing you can do Is to turn stale's evidence. Go to my lawyer. CORT1I5. " There were a numbtr of other letters also found. One was addressed to Charles Hitter , Philadelphia , Another was addressed to Cortlnnd , Dorrance street , Piovldcnce , II , I , By th : Ride of the body uas picked up a bnt ; which contained surgical Instruments , sev eral preparations of opium , laudanum and medicines. JfKU' I'OIIK OI'l-'ICJ.ll.N .irOI/T.S. Comptroller Itrfutci In I'ny HIP Salary of n llrntlu-r IHlU'lul's < 1-rli. ALUANY. Sept. " . Secretary of StateJohr ( Palmer nude application lo the supreme court for a writ of mandamus lo compe Comptroller Roberts to pay the salary ol WUjlam 13. Ewell of Rochester , appointed a clerk In the olilco of the secretary of stati last June. This is the first time In the his tory of the suite where two officials of tin eame political faith have gone to law to setth difficulties. \\ell Is a veteran of the latt war. Palmer appointed him under the vvt erans exemption act of last winter , whlct provides the head of any department muj appoint an honorably discharged veteran with out any civil service examination when th < salary docs not exceed J4 per day. Ewell'i position comes within the law. Roberts ha : refused to pay him his salary until he pro duces a certificate from the adjutant genera showing that ho was honorably discharge ! and the civil service commissioners notlllca tlon that he U eligible under the law. vjx.ii. HUSH 01 ? rnKv.in.iTinsti. Advance ( iiniril nf Hie O A. It. Urvudy ill I'lttibiirc little I'lrrynlii-ro. PITTSUURG. Sept. 7. The Influx of Gram Army of the Republic men , with their vvlvci and daughters , to attend th ° national en campment , haa commenced. Every train ar riving here today had extra sections attachci for the accommodation of the Increase ! travel. The peopU arriving today conn from distant points , and are In advance o their organizations. Only one post has ar rived so far. It came from Washington , D C. The streets are rapidly tilling up , am the Grand Army of the Republic blue I everywhere In evidence. The local commit tecs arc almost rushed to death with putllni ' the final touches on all the arrangement' and giving Information to the visitors win are thronging to the encampment hrnd quarters. Spurious Rolivciilr badges have been put li circulation , mid the police are hunting for th makers and sellers. Never TitlkrU With thr HIH ! IIM . NEW VOIIIC , Sapt. 7. Manager Waring o the Standard Oil company said today tlm there wm no truth In the published state mcnt Hint there hnil been o hitch In th deal between tils company unit n Itusalni oil syndicate. "There could not be a hitch , " said Mi Wurlnff , "because the Slnndprd Oil com pany haa never entered Into any ncgotla tlons with Husslans or any other foreigner peeking- control the petroleum market o the world. It is true tlmt Mr. Uockefellc la now In Kurope. He went theie for hi health and nothing cine. Hu bus pild n attention to business at all since he wen nway , und he ilkl not visit Itussla. Nulthc has he met uny lEiiEsliins Interested In th oil market. 31r. ISocke teller has regalne his health und will sail for home on th 15th lust. " _ Inn'c : \ Ktii > lgiiii ; lo Mis Itlvul. PARKVILLE , Mo. , Sept. 7. Near Wa ! dron. Mo. , today A. C. Vench shot an killed Charles Morris on the eve of hi marriage to Miss Jane Jones. Hoth me had been paying- attentions to JIlss June ! When Veach Hits morning- heard that Moi rls and Miss Jones vveru to be married thl evening , ho procured a shotgun and Koln to the home of F. M. Kerns , where Morrl was stopping- , called the latter to the loc and deliberately shot him. Morris died n most instantly , lie was 50 years of ng and a widower. Veach Is SO yearH old. Th murderer escaped to the woods. He 1 being diligently searched for , und If cai turud will doubtless be summarily dua : with. . Dyimiulto < iun u Sucrrns. SANDY HOOK , N. J. , Sept. 7. The er durance test at the dynamite buttery o Monday last having provctl satisfactory t the board , the test for accuracy of llrlns < live shells fiom the 8-Inch irun took pliic thin afternoon. Five S-lnch shells , cac loaded with see pounds of nltro-glycerim were prepared for the test. Dummies ha been liretl to obtnln the range of 2,000 ynrd Of all the shells which have been tlrei only two have failed lo explode. Only few more BhellR will be llrecl mid the olllcli test will then be concluded. llnuiter Set l-'reo PHILADELPHIA , S pt. 7. George I Work , the banker and financier , who wt sentenced In February , 1891 , to serve foi years In the eastern penitentiary for from ulently taking and confiscating bank secur ties , was released today , having receive ! under the commutation law for good bi havlor , the benellt ot six months time. Tl ex-banker declares that he has not a doll : In the world and must get to work to su | port himself and family. Suit Affa'nit tlm Tiilmrco Trnit. NEW YORK. Sept. 7 , The tailing i testimony was begun today at the olllce i Einstein & Townscnd In an action brougl by Attorney General Stockton of New Je Bey to ennui the charter of the Amerlcz Tobacco company on the ground that U wi operating- trust against the laws of Nc Jersey. The testimony was taken befo : Walter CU-iirr , n commissioner from Ne Jersey. The llrst witness called wns J , ] Duke , president ot the American Tobuo company. Mr . L'olcniiin Urnytuu I'lUi * No llrply , TRENTON , N. J. , Sept. 7. Tlm onsw of Mrs. Coleman Drnylon to her husband petition for divorce has not been filed , c though yewterdny wua the last day f ilolng so. Tli IB failure dors not , bovveve necubxurlly work a forfeiture ot the rln to iniiki ; u defense , ns the time for tllli the answer can extended by appllcatli to the chancellor or any of the four vl chancellors , or even by a mutual ugre ment of counsel for both sides. Underwriter * Miikn Jttx'oiiimcnil.itlonn. ' WATEHTOWN , N , Y. , Sept. 7. At tl convention of Insurance underwriters of tl United States ut Alexandria Day today tl committee on laws made a report , whli was adopted , recommending- enactme In each Htatc nf Ptrlnnent laws for the t veatlgutlon of the cauBun of all ilreH in providing for tlm removal of nil tnllamrn ble material In the buildings und far tl prompt and vigorous prosecution of j incendiaries , Knclntr MUD I'ntrrK tlio Ariur. I1ALTIMORK , Sept. 7.-1I. Morris Joh ston , a well known young society man . Ilaltlmorc , has enilbtcd In the United Stat 1 cavalry. Mr. Johnflton In n yearn of tf l He re-culvert a comfortable competed from his father , but It In understood th all this has been spent. This fact and love affair with & well known young- lit tlmorc society laxly are undcrutood to the causes ot bla enlistment. TWESn-TDREEDBADlHDIANS Horrible Eisoovorj of a Courier Who Pasted Through the Woods. COURIER COUNFS CHIPPEVYA CORPSES l"arr t 1'lrcs Sivrpt Over tha Hint l.rft Nn Avriinn for K cn ( > e Uoillci on tlm SumU u Prey for IluisariU nnil U'olvo * . POUEOAMA. Minn. , Sept. 7. The bodle * ot Iwcuty-three Chlppena Indian bucks , tquaws nml papooses , -He upon the baked sands between hero and Opstaiid , K small settlement on the eastern shore of Mlllc- l.ics. They are scattered over ten miles of country and will In all probability provo food tor buzzards and wolves , as the coun try where they died Is too far from civiliza tion for burial ceremonies. Such Is the 'story brought by a cour.er , who , for three days and nights , has been forcing his way through the tangled skein ot charred logs , trunks and rootc. Ho , passed through the Mlllelacs reservation Anil encountered many small blazes , which are destroying what the fiery cyclone ot Satur day left. The Indians left their reserva tion two months BRJ and built a hunting lodgu along ono of the forks ot the Shad- rldgo _ creek. Chtef Waucoutn vvas the "big chief" of the party ; and he perlshrd with his followers. The Tlrst body found by the courier vvas that ot nn Infant barrly 1 year old. Theri came thqsp of two squaws and five children. They : had evidently turned west when the names svvcpt through the for est. A mile further brought -him to a ptln of cshcs , which marked the sight of the hunting camp. There vvas one tepee , the shriveled rawhide thongs mnrkng the place where It stood. Around It were the ruins of a half dozen birch v.oxl bark sliant es , and protruding from the ashes were the fused barrels of rifles and shotguns. Then for five miles the pathway was lined with charred bodies. The courier counted twenty-three. HKLIlitf TO UK I'lMIMlNKNT. Strp Kolnjr Taken to 1'lnco tlio Tire Vlo tlm * o i l-'nrim In tlio I turned 4'ountry. DULUTH , Sept. 7. Hospitals have been stabllshed all over the city. Nearly $16,000 , n actual cash has been paid Into the relief unds here , and the subscriptions , Including umber and all supplies , will aggregate , ? 20,000. Governor Nelson , a member ot Iho state relict commission and Mayor Guslis ol Minne apolis arrived hnre last night and held a meeting with the local coinmlltecinen at the Spauldlng. The matter of permanently pro iding for the refugees was discussed. The owners of the burned towns will bo asked if they will rebuild and If not It Is designed to make an agricultural country of the burned territory. Two representatives of the land department of the St. Paul & Duluth road were present und offered tt > glvo farms free to all heads of families who do not now own their farms. All heads -of families will be sent down as soon aa possi le and will be furnished wltji timber for temporary homes , their families In Ilia-mean * time being provided for here or wherever ' " ' ' they are. " > In order to ascertain what this and tha providing- necessaries aurjlK : tlio winter will cost a thorough census will at once ba made. The single men will bo aided In getting work elsewhere and It Is hoped to have most of the orphans adopted by worthy families. The commissioners left for the scene of tho- ( Ires today. The relief register shows 1,234 sufferers to be here , ninety-seven ot whom left here today. IVornl In Kmitrii frnin Illnckley. PINE CITY , Sept. 7. The worst has been told at Hlncklcy. There has been but ono party of dead discovered since last night's report. They were In a cellar west of Illnck- ley , and it cannot be told whether there nro three or four bodies , so badly are thty burn5d. The work of draining the mill ponil Is progressing slowly , but the opinion Is that little will bo revealed , _ Miiny bottlers Are v.lmlnc , WINNIPEG , Man. , Sept. 7. A large num ber of settlers on the banks ot the Kalny river are still missing , and friends are searching the burned district In the hopes of securing their bodies or finding them alive. The country Is so dry from want of rain that whole fields of potatoes liave > been burned. Tlrrs StitrtliiB- Out Anew. NEGAUNEE , Mich. , s'ept. 7. Forest flrca havs started on the north and cast side ol this city. The damage Is confined to standIng - Ing timber and farm crops. With a Ktrong breeze blowing the flro'ls spreading rapidly. . .is Home Witnesses Say Goodwill U'.u DnmU mill Olliorn hwur lie. Wasn't. VANCOUVER , Wash. . Sept. 7. At the military court at Vancouver tmrracks , bcforo which Captain W. P. Goodwin was ar raigned , charged with drunkenness. Attorney Ceswood ot Portland appeared tor the de fendant. The prosecution called Llentenant Charles H. Martin , first lieutenant of Cap tain Goodwin's company. Ho testified that at Spokane , while on duty , Captain Goodwin had appeared drunk on several occasions. On the 24th of July , when the troops were to bo boarded on a train for home , Goodwin did not show up at the depot and ho was compelled to glvo orders for Iho emparkatlon in his absence. When Goodwin finally did appear ho yas very angry and asked by what authority he had loaded Ihe train , Martin answered shortly and threatened Goodwin. Captain Carter , surgeon of the company , testified In the same manner. William Alpercon of Spokane , a mining man , was emphatic In his statement that Captain Goodwin was sober all the tlmo ho vvas In Spokane. Ho saw him -every day and was sure of It. On the morning the train left and Captain Goodwin was Bald to bo drunk tiy Lieutenant Martin witness saw him at the Hotel Bpokano with General Carlln and was certain be wis not under the Influence of liquor. The ctso will not be concluded for several days. VVoniHii dallril for M unfertile a lllnrU mUi. ! JACKSON. Mo. , Sept. 7. Mrs. Mary Ells worth. 50 years of old. has been lodged In jail here for the murder ot Henry Stiff , a blacksmith at Oriole and a nslghbor of Mr0. Ellsworth. Bad feeling existed on account ot certain charges against Stiff and counter * charges against a grown daughter of Mrs. Ellsworth. Mrs. Ellsworth , her sen Press- ley , and the daughter , droveto the hem of Stiff , Stiff was called out , and without a word Mrs. Ellsworth begun firingon him at close range. Stiff ran , pursued by th woman , who emptied her revolver Into the helpless man , The son also discharged the contents of his musket Into Btlff's bade , shooting him to the ground , Prcznley Ells worth has not been caught. ICohlierCnulil Not Ilriicri tha RANDOLPH , N , Yn Sept , 7. Robbers en. tM-ed Ihe State bank of Randolph at an early hour thin morning and made an attempt to rob the tale. They burnt off the lock lo tha vault with a sledge and punch , and then tried to blow up Iho safe with dynamite. They succeeded In drilling through two ploUs of chilled steel , but were unable lo penetraU the third , and left without securing any booty , The vault Is a complete wr\ck. .No clew to the robber * .