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THE OMATTA .DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , AUGUST G. 1807. corn. A fight rain fell thin forenoon , but nol enough to wet the ground much. It Is tlll dark ami cloudy , Mth a light cast wind , and will no doubt rain before night. JHNQHAM. Nob. , Aug. & . ( Special. ) An other ftplendiil rain fell last night. This Is the second blR rain In a week. Crops never lookol bettor nor promised mor . FAIIIMONT. Neh. , Aug. G. ( Special. ) A fine rain Is falllnR toJay. It commenced at 8 o'clock this morning. Ono Inch of water 1ms fallen , and It Is still raining , with a flno prospect for a rainy day. sit/VETi cnnnic , Neb. , AUR. B. ( Special. ) A light rnln has bc n falling IITO all day. This , following1 the hot weather of the paat week , will make a good com crop n certainty In Mcrriek county. I'KNDEH , Neb. , Aug. S. ( Special. ) liar- vcatlnf ? In this section Is about completed. Th flinall grain Is of fine quality nnd a good crop , at.il the acreage Is considerably larger than last year's. The com crop promises to bo large , although some pieces are very un- ovcn. With the recent rains this crop IH practically assured. The rapid Incrcasu In price of all grains Is making the farmers hereabout * feel fiood over the outlook for IncrcawJ prosj > ? rity. UXI3TI3H , Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) The hot weather of the past two weeks canio In an end Tuesday ovenlng. A light shower fell then , just about sufficient to wet through the dust. The corn la generally In excellent condition , but n good soaking rain this week would be of great benefit. In the north half of FHlmoro county many of the corn stalks are maturing without a single shoot on account of lack of moisture. Small grain , however. Is a good yield and of an excellent quality. I'rlccs also are rery good. Plenty of oats are yielding from forty to sixty bushels per aero , and fall wheat from twenty-five to forty bushels per ncre. The acreage of fall wheat that will bo sown thlfl year will bo qnlto large , and Jt w.111 bo put In the ground much earlier than formerly , It having been thoroughly demonstrated to farmers this year that the early sown wheat gave the most beneficial returns. Harris Hro . , who have be tween 00,000 and 70,000 bushels of corn cribbed up at this place , have begun shellIng - Ing It out today. They will have three or four shcliers at work by Monday , nnd will knock It out as rapidly as possible. HANCUOKT. Neb. . Aug. 5. ( Special. ) Harvest , with the exception of a few pieces of late oatR , Is over nnd < julto a quantity of wheat will bo threshed out of the ehock. Small grain ! B all of a superior quality , norno of the fluent wheat that has ever been marketed at this point will bo thrown on the market this seaHon. Corn Is doing Well. The Blocks are large , and although no rain- 9ias fallen hero for some little time , the jirospccto are very promising for a good crop. About 75,000 bushels of old corn will 1)0 thrown on the market here within the next thirty days. SIIKI.TON , Nob. , Aug. C. ( Special. ) A nice rain has been falling hero all the fore noon. Corn In many places had begun to lire and thla moisture was badly needed. "Wheat is yielding from twenty-one to thlrly- flvo bushels per acre and oats will average forty-five. The price of wheat Is 23 cents hero on the market higher than one year ago , and the acreage fully , three times as Kreat ; OO'/j cents was paid hero yesterday for wheat. With today'B rain an excellent crop of corn is assured. IIEKMAN , Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Spoclal.-t\ ) nlco rain has been falling this afternoon and It Is still raining. DRAT-HICR. Neb. , Aug. G. ( Special Tele gram. ) A fitcady rain hcs been falling here all day and Indications point to an all night rainfall. Ucports from south and west are to the effect that the rain la general. One and a half Inches fell today. RED CLOUD , Neb. , Aug. C. ( Special. ) The hot spell was broken by a light shower of rain Tuesday night and rain has been falling nearly all of today. This disposes of all fears for the safety of tun corn crop , which hna not been In danger at any time. The stand Is magnificent all over thlo sec tion of the country and a heavy crop la al- mo.it assured. A largo crop of peaches nnd plums will bo gathered In this section this year. Trees In large orchards planted sev eral years ago are Just beginning to bear. LEXINGTON. Neb. , Aug. C. ( Special. ) A shower of rain fell , over a considerable territory In , the northern part of Dawson county. Corn has .suffeml some from the extreme warm wcather"6f the last week , but with rain this week will make a good crop. , 1'AWNBC CITY , Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) A Jplcntlld rain has been falling In this vicinity for the past forty-eight hours. It will Tie of great benefit to the corn crop , coming as It does after the extremely Hpt weather of the past week. WEST POINT. Neb. , Aug. G. ( Special. ) A gentle rain has been falling all day and the temperature Is twenty degrees cooler. Corn Is now fairly past tJio danger pplnt. Following Is a comparative statement of the rainfall .for this section for the yeara 189(3 ( and 1S07. This shows a deficiency of 8.02 Inches for the current year ! IS'JIi. Inches. It97. Inches. Jlnrch 4SOMnicli 2.01 Total 21.371 Tntul 1C.31 DentliH ot n Dny. BOSTON , Aug. C. Frederick De Forrest 'Allen ' , Ph. D. . for fifteen years professor of classical philology at Harvard , Is dead from the effects of a paralytic stroke. Prof. Allen was onu of the best known and oldest mem bers In length of service of tbo Harvard faculty though only 53 years of age. Curtlus , whoso pupil he was , mentioned him profusely In hla works and every whore In terms of profound respect. Ho was born In Oberlln. O , . In 1841. After .graduating In 18G3 ho vlsllrd Europe and studied for sev eral years at the University of Lelpslc. In 1S6C ho became a professor at the Uni versity of Tennessee. Ho left that Instltu- tloni to accept a professorship In the Uni versity of Cincinnati , and later was called to a chair at Yale. After a brief stay there lie accepted the professorship at Harvard. which ho held up to the tlmo of his death. HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) .Mrs. Mary * Jewett died yesterday morning of dropsy. The funeral will bo 'held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning from the Christian church. TronlilfH In ( lie ItiiNliieHN World. LOUISVILLE , Aug. r. . Klbel & Crabb , the big Eminence , Ky , , distillers , filed a deed of KKslgnmcnt this afternoon In tbo Henry county court. W. L. Crabb also filed an Individual assignment. The assets of thu concern are estimated at $1S5,000 , whllo the liabilities will foot up $100,000. The failure is cauacd by a number of suits which have "born " filed lately. The dlbtlllery la ono of the blggett In Kentucky nnd Crabb's blue ribbon whlaky Is known all over the -United States. N15W YORK , Aug. 5. Davidson UroH. , dealers In leaf tob-irco , today assigned to OUIIUm S , Gultermun , without prelurence. The firm Is composed of Jlaran and Philip Uavldcon. The amount Involved Is said to be about $12j,000. l.ossfs sustained by ex periments In machines for tobacco ciga rettes * are said to have caused the failure. The Commercial Union Cigar unil Cigarette company today uFHlpnfd to Adolnh .Myer without preference. Liabilities , $3jWO , InerellNliiK Kleet on liie YnUon. SEATTLE , AUK. -Tho steamship Cleve land Balls for St. Michaels today , bearing 200 pafHCiiKcra and 1.000 ton * of freight for the now uclil region , AmnnK , th pnH- Bcngers art ) Captain 1' , M , l'.iy nnd Llcuteii- 111111 Itlc'luirdion , I' ' . S. A. The Not th American Transportation nnd Trading cumpany hn let n contract for thu liulldlnc of four more river stpumfrs , mak- lug eight contracts let by the company in two weeks. Al ! thr * boats lire of large capacity. Deck hand * of V'ukon bound vehftolit ure In Kre.it demand and wnnes lm\e been increased from $35 to $10 a month , IIurnx KliiK llrniieliliiK Out. OAKLAND. Cal. , AUK. 5 R I. Smith , the 'borax UliiR , " will establish n million-dollar refinery near New York to employ 200 men , The Dingle ? tariff nil ! placed a duly of J6 u ten upon imported bcrJx. Riving Mr. Smith an opportunity to compete In New York with borax Imported from Turkey and South America. The new refinery will be the principal one operated by Mr. Smith. The borax will bo shipped from southern California In u raw plate , It Is uncertain whether or not bis AlnnttUa roltneryAill beclosceii , _ _ _ _ _ Trump CunfpH r to Muril ? r. IRON MOUNTAIN , AIlpli. . Aug. 5-Peter Boiif. the trump charged with the murder of I'eail Morrison ut Crystal Kails , hue made u complete confession , acknowledg ; " " that heviaultecl the Klrl nnd then ( .tratiKlwl lier to death. The confession was nopureu lay a detective .who visited Honn. nlail In a i rir t'n Barb , mill was also Jiearil by other * . J3xclenient ! over the confesklon may lebiilt Jn Uoni * lynching tonight. MUST PUT UP OR SHUT UP Situation in the Home fet the Friendless Fight at Lincolni ALTERNATIVE WRIT OF MANDAMUS ISSUES Ilolnirn Give * Ihe Soelclj- Until .Ve.vt TlmrMlny to lle- llniliiUli tlic Home or Shun- Hint Why. LINCOLN , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) The state has at loot made a move to gain possession ol the Home for the Friendless , an alterna tive writ of mandamus having been Issued by Judge Holmes In the district court today. In the petition Mrs. C. S. Jones Is made the rclator. Except fdr the preliminary lines the petition and the writ Issued by the court are duplicates. The writ Is made returnable one week from today , Thursday , August 12. The act of the legislature of 1S91 , setting up the Homo for the Frlendlcon and the act of 1807 , by which the state seeks to oust the Society of the Homo for the Friendless from complete supervision over the Home , nnd the subsequent events are cited In the writ , and the order Is made that the olllcers of the society either relinquish possession or appear In court and show why they ehould not bo ousted. The Board of Public Lands and Buildings held a meeting this morning and received amended blda for the construction of the new wing to the asylum nt Hastings. The result was that the contract for the labor anil material on the building was awarded to Hester & McCaslln of Lincoln for $21,020 , whllo the steam heating apparatus , plumbIng - Ing and the standplpo will be furnished by L. W. Pomerene of Lincoln for J7.7GO , mak ing a to'al of $28,770 , which Is $1.230 under the appropriation. It lo understood that Pomureno's bid was much . reduced from the amount of the one ottered by him last night , the changes suggested by the board having made a considerable reduction pos sible. The superintendent of construction has not yet besn selected. U Is estimated that It will take 150 days to finish the work , and that the building will be enclosed this fall. fall.The Connecting Construction company of Dakota City has filed articles of Incorpora tion , the purpose lielng the construction of public and private Improvements. Including bridges and railroad works. The capital stock Is $100,000. The Incorporates are Fowler A. Seaman , Lester F. Wake and Charles B. Randall. The Board of Transportation has set August 20 as the date for the hearing of the motion on the part of the railroad com panies that T. H. Tibbies be required to make his 'complaint more specific , he having failed to state wherein the freight charges were exorbitant. The motion will bo argued orally before the board. LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES. A steady drizzle set In today at 10 o'clock and fell the balance of the day. It Is of great benefit to the corn , which was needing rain badly. The Indications are for a pro tracted rain. The Epworth League of the Swedish Meth odist church opened Its convention this evening with a reception to visiting dele gates. Addresses of welcome were made , and the occasion otherwise made pleasant by music and refreshments. The first regular session of the 'convention ' will bo held to morrow morning. William Russell , a popular member of the flro' department , and Miss Anna Patton of this city were united. In minrrlage yesterday evening. Thomas Edwards , the young man who stele the contents of the money drawer In Harry Cllno's cigar store yesterday , had a hearing this morning and was sent to jail for thirty days. COU.VrV COXVUXTIOXS CALLED. Central Committees TlimiiRliout tlic State Meet anil 'Fix : Inten. LEXINGTON , Neb. , Aug. G. ( .Special. ) The republican county committee met at the Cornland hotel yeaterday and called a county convention to select delegates and nominate county officers. August 21 was the date agreed upon. BURWELL , Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) The populist county central committee met on Monday and called a county convention for August 21 , at which tlmo a full ticket will probably be nominated. The republicans have niado no call as yet , but local matters are warming up to a considerable extent. PAPILLION , Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) The republican county central commltteo met Monday afternoon and called the county con vention to meet here on Monday , August 23 , to select delegates to the state convention and to select a now county committee. The date for the county nominating convention has not yet been named , but will not beheld held until the first of October. .SUUATTI3IIS SHCUKH THE LAM ) . Court ot Ai > l > eitlM Declilex Theory of Aeeretloll. DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Aug. G. ( Special. ) Notice has been received hero by the parties Interested of the dismissal in tbo court of appeals of the case instituted about three years ago by J. E , Moorcs against E. J. Easton , C. II. Maxwell , J. Pilgrim , Emmet Hotcman and W. R. Brasfleld , which Involves the title to about 1,000 acres ot land fifteen miles tiouth of this place In what Is known as Blyburg. Moores claimed thle land a accre tion , while the defendants set up squattcia' rights , asserting that when the government survey was niado In 1SG2 the land was cut off frpm the main body by n slough. All the defendants are residents of this place and are "equalling" by proxy. They feel highly elated over the outcome ot the case. GATHER AN EXHII1IT Oir CHAINS. i : . I ) . JoIniHoii CoIlcrtliiK I'Mne Snnililen to Show ill the K\li ( > NUI < m , LEXINGTON , Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) E. I ) , Johnson , under the direction of the- state commUsIon , Is busy gathering grains for the TransmlssUslppl Exposition. Some splendid kamples have been t > ecureil. The county fair officials also offer special pre miums on all kinds of grain with , the under standing that they will bo kept 'for exhibit at Omaha. InxeetN Kat Illnoliii ; Tivlne. DAKOTA CITY. Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) Much to the surprise- the farmers of thta county , when they went to etack their small grain , they found that crlckeU and grass hoppers bad played havoc with the twine around the bundles In ir.any fields , net miming one. Thin necessitated the small grain being threshed at once , and all thresh. Ing machines have been called Into active use. Wheat Is going from twelve to thirty bushels per acre ; barley from forty to seventy and oats from thirty to fifty. CliooNe uXew Secrrtnry. WEST POINT , Neb , , Aug. G. fSpeclal. ) The Cupilng County Fair association met at President Rupp's office last Friday and elected George Korb ( secretary , vlco A , J , Langcr , resigned/ commltteo of three won appointed to make arrangement for holding base ball exhibitions during the fair The fpee'l ' program will bo rontldered at a later meeting ot the board. liy tli < > lilrl'n rather. HASTINGS. Neb. , Aug. S , ( Special. ) A ca e U on In County Judge Dally'h court wherein Louis Boudreau of Campbell U beIng - Ing tried fur criminal assault upon Ml a Bertha Harris , a young woman living wish her parents near Ilolstoln. It Is claimed that the crime was committed last January and the charge wau brought by Mica Harris' father. Attend Jnliti Howard1 Funeral. BXETI'JR. Neb , . AUK. P.--Speclal. ( ) About thirty of our citizens , mostly members of Exctur lodge No. 11 , Ancient Order ot United Workmen , went up to Fairmont Sunday afternoon - ernoon to attend the funeral of John IIow- * rd , who came to his death from an accident by felling from a utoplaJdei onto a piece of The funeral tttvlcin were cou- ducted according to the burial ode ot the order * of which ho was n. hicmbcr. The Exeter lAnclent Order of United Workmen male quartet furnished a part of the singing during the services. WI.\l3IIIll2.\.Mill HAS A COMI'LAIXT. WnntM the Puller Force Itrninvdl " < 1 the .Mol > Arrmtcil. BEATRICE , Neb. , Aug. B. ( Special Tele- cram. ) Albert M. Wlnebrcnncr , the victim of a masked mob on July 10 , filed with Mayor Bourne today , through his attorney , General Colby , a lengthy communication , ask ing for the removal of the entire police force , and that steps bo taken to speedily apprehend the parties who constituted the mob. Ho arsons that ho was Illegally ar rested and confined In Jail. Ho mention ! the names of two prominent citizens as being the parties who used the blackanake on him , whom he recognized at the time. He also mentions the names of several citizens who called at the Jail after his rough ex perience. and states that one of them was without a hat and looked much excited. He says he was Illegally thrown Into jail , the ofilcers having no warrant at the time ot his arreat. It Will be remembered that ho was arrested upon a message ncut by his wife and not upon a warrant , The city council doe * not meet until next Tuesday night , and notion on the document will probably bo deferred until that time. Wlnebrcnncr Is the man who was tarred and feathered by a mob Indignant at his cruel treatment of his stepdaughter , who finally ran away to Den ver. AVAGOXEll ItOUXD OVEIl KG 11 TRIAL. t'f em' .Sll ] > i > n eil ANNIllllint Han III * I'rellmliinry Elimination. FRDMONT , Nob. . Aug. 5. ( Special. ) Frederick J. Wagoner , alias "Big Mike. " hod lila preliminary examination this morning on the charge of shooting W. R. Pargeter , the Union Pacific station agent nt North Bend , May 20 last , and was bound over to the- dis trict court for trial. His bond was fixed at $1,500 , In default of which he went to Jail. Pargeter was not able to positively Identify him , as ho worevctrod handkerchief tied over the lower part ot his face when he did the shooting. He recognized him , however , as ono of the men v\ho had raised some disturbance around the building just before the shooting took place. Three bhotn were fired , one of which passed through his vest , struck a pants button and was turned aside , without doing him any oerlous Injury. Night Watchman Street and D. A. Roberts testified that they saw Wag oner fire Into the olllco of the depot at Pargetcr. Street was powerless to render htm any help at the time , SB tbo gang , four of them masked , had Jumped on him and taken his guns away from him. Wagoner was arrested nt Wahoo July 17 , where he claims he was at the time of the shooting. He bears a hard name there. Olio Kliiu IH Snlllelent. TECUMSEH. Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) In the county court yesterday a case of Illegally selling intoxicants In Tecumsch , which had been argued In police court several weeks ago , against .Robert M. Frost , came up for hearing. In police court Frost pleaded guilty to selling liquors on two counts. He was fined $150 and costs , paid the same and was dismissed. Ho supposed , and the court held the same supposition , that ho then settled both counts. Some citizens , however , looked at the matter In another light , and contended that he had settled but one of fense , and brought him Into county court to settle the other. Frost was In Jail all day yesterday , but last night , after the case had been aigucil at length 'In county cDiirt , and many cases In evidence cited on both sidw. Judge iBrandon found for the defendant aud Frost was given his freedom. Fire lCMlri > ) M TlirewliliiKMauliliicx. . EXETER. Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) Two thrashing machines have been destroyed by fire near here during the past week. The first was tfio Walters brothers' machine. . This ' was a steam -thrashing 'outfit. 'They , ) were thrashjng on the farm of Amen Hull"aud had gone to dlnner , the lioiuo being"aboiit three-fourths of a mile from where they were at work. No one remained with the machine. Mr. Hull lost two fine stacks of grain. A separator belonging to Ellis Lonsdala was also burned. The machine Is run by .horats . power. Lonsdale was fixing things around the machine for the night , and thinks ho must have dropped a match before ho left It. as he had only been gone a short time when it was aoticed the machine < was in flames. MiiHlcuI lit 1'eilder. FENDER , Neb. . Aug. G. ( Special. ) At the Warrlngton opera house last evening a musical entertainment was given by home talent. The program was led by the Pender male quartet , composed of II. A. Wells and Dr. H. B. Strong , flrvst and second tenor , and F. H. Downs and Charles A. Griffith , firrt and second bass , with County Attorney R. G. Strong as director. They were assisted by Prof. John Lansburg , pianist ; Miss Edith Curry and Miss Alberta McDonald , eololsts ; T. W. Faualer. violinist ; E. A. Wlltse , elocu tionist , and R. G. Strong , baritone soloist. The entertainment WHS attended by a large audience. Including a good number from other towns. Hay the XeprroeH Celebrate. FALLS CITY , Nob. , Aug. G. ( Special. ) Emancipation day was celebrated by the col ored people in proper style Wednesday. Every Incoming train brought colored people and by noon the park was well filled by people eager to partake of the free luuch , consisting of roast ox , roast sheep , etc. In the afternoon the crowd listened to Cyrus LIndall of Lincoln. Gambling devices of every description were scattered over the grounds and other amusements were pro vided. Will Mrot lit Silver Creole Attnlli. SILVER CREEK , Neb. , Aug. G. ( Special Telegram. ) The attendance on the third dny of the reunion Is not quite as large as yes terday. owing to a light rain , which has been falling all day. Addresses were made this afternoon by Department Commander Ehrhardt , Mrs , J. G. Bcnster of Sliver Creek , Dr. L. F. Brltt of Omaha , editor of the Veteran , and others. The reunion for ne\t year was relocated at Silver Creek. W. C. T. U. ElectM Ollleern. EXETER , Neb , , Aug. G. ( Special. ) The Flllmore county Woman's Christian Temper- tinea union convention , which has just been In seiMlon here , elected the following ofil cers ; President. Mrs. C. 13. Burke nf Grafton - ton ; vice president , 'Mrs. M. Curtlss , Fair mont ; corresponding secretary , Mrs. Lpna Waggoner of Graf ton ; recording secretary , Mrs. S. J , Foster. Falrmpnt ; treasurer , Mrs. H. G. Smith , Exeter. Xew I'OKliniiHter 'I'akvN BURWELL. Neb. , Aup. 5. ( Spos'al. ' ) D , S. Ileynon , who was recently appointed post master at thlil place , assumed charge of the office on Tuesday morning , Catherine J , Ileynon and Ia : Rcasoner are assisting tn the olllre. F , A. Webster , the letlrlng postmaster , ha-i had charge of the office for the past eight years. Dlvoil County .llortmiKP lU't'onl. PONCA , Neb , , AUK. H. ( Special. ) The mortgage record of Dixon county for the month ot July 1s as follows : Farm mort- gagi-p filed , 1G ; amount. $ ? .0pl ; released , 17 ; amount. $11,639 ; town mortgages filed , 3 ; amount , $905 ; released , r. ; amount , $390 ; chattel mortgages tiled , 347 ; amount , $8,0,12. Hey IH Thrown from n Horde. PENDBR , Neb. . Aug. 5. ( Special. ) Last evening whllo little- Willie Vogt was riding onu of Dr , Rolph'a Jiorzesi from his father's place to Dr. Rolph's home the horse ran away and threw the boy violently to the street. No bone * were broken , but the boy wau badly bruited and khockod by the fall. Tyiihiilil KiM'er lit llentrlce , BEATRICE. Neb. , AUK. G. ( Special Tele gram. ) A daughter of Dr , Ilrumbsck died toUey of typnold fever. The entire family. oaneiiting of the doctor , his wife and three children , is down with the disease. Stolen from u Farmer. HERMAN , Neb. , Aug. B. ( Special. ) Ojcar Crara , u farmer living a mile couth of town , had ? 25 worth of harness stolen from hid burn. There 1 uo clew to the robber. STATE EPWORTII ASSEMBLY Second Day o htr Gathering Sees Mnch Earnest Work. n 1 RAIN DOES NOT 'BAUrtT ' THE LEAGUERS iit 10 Open Air iiKvtorplirM Trnn ferreil IiHlnnfN min-tlic I'roKrnm fiirt-lnl Out T Ult < 1llrtTii eil AlttMiil- niioc > nlHlt KnUiUKlnnni. tl ' .1. LINCOLN , Aug. C. ( Special. ) In spite of the rain the program nt the Epworth as sembly has gone ahead as usual today , ex cept thnt the features advertised to take place In the amphitheater were changed to the hall , which Is an enclosed building. The hall wna filled to overflowing at all the exercises , a proof that the rain had In no way dampened the Interest of the leaguers In the program. In fact , there was general rejoicing at the appearance of the rain , 't having been badly needed by the croro In this section , and the campers were not dis pleased with a temporary Inconvenience which would bring eo much relief to the whole country. Had the rain came Tuesday night or even yesterday forenoon , It would have found the camp Illy prepared , and would have been a real hardship to many who had no straw In their tents , and had not provided cots and other conveniences. Thcro was no change In the program of today except that caused by the Illness of Dr. J. V. Herry , who Is thus unable to be here. In the morning bis place as conductor of the Epworth School of Methods was taken by Dr. P. C. Johnson of Chester , one of the ablest ministers of the state , and who took a , prominent part In many Chautauqua assemblies of the state last year. The after noon lecture , -which was to hove been de livered by Dr. llcrry , was given by Chan cellor W. P. McDowell of the Denver uni versity , whoso subject was "Pour Men and the Hook , " being something on the line of "Ben Hur. " Tills lecture was greatly ap preciated , as also was Ilev. Dr. McLcnnan's lecture , "Libraries , " at 11 o'clock. The Juniors , bible classes and other departments went ahead as usual , and the- assembly chorus , assisted by the jubilee Elngens , gave a concert In the afternoon , at which stand- Ins room was at a premium. The concert In the ovenlng by the Slayton Jubilee singers was grand. This company lo composed of a double quartet , well balanced as to power and quality of tone , and the selections arc such as please the popular ear. Miss Palmer , the ( soprano Milolst. has a line voice , with a wonderful range of tone. In responding to encores i."r most popular hit Is "Coming Through the Uye. " The program for tomorrow Is as follows : 8:00 : a. m. Pentecostal services , conducted by Rev. W. J. Cnlfeo ( Epworth ball ) . ! ) : ( * ) n. m. Suhool of Epworth Methods : "Sparks from nn Epworth Anvil , " ttev. 13 A. Schlll ( Kpwnrlb hall ) . The Juniors In session , conducted by Mrs. G .W. Ishain ( Junior pavilion ) , r 10:00 : a. m. Bibleijtiidy , "Elijah and Un written Prophecy , " Dr. E , A. Schell ( Ep- 11:00 n. m. dbrnel solo. Eflle AVIlcox Marsh. Lecturi. : Chancellor W. F. Mc Dowell. ' 2X : ( ) p. m. Half hour concert , the Slnyton JUbllee Singers -and Assembly Chorus ( Am phitheater ) . , , o 2.TO : p. m. Lecture ; . "War In the Orient , " Bishop W. X. Nlnde. D. D. . LI. . D. 1:00 : p. m.-Chfarus clrlll. Prof. Willard Kimball - ball ( Amphitheater ) . ' Preachers' Institute , subject : "The preaiber and the Church , " Chancellor AY * . P. McDowell ( Epworth hall ) School of Junior i Methods : Mrs. J. R , Woodcock ( Junior < rpvillon ) . 7:30 : p. rn. Thlttj'ctnlnutei of song , the chorus , assisted' by Jubilee Singers ( Amplri- 8:00 : p.'m. Le'eturiJ ' : "Mexico. " illustrated by the sterooptlcon.-Ucv. W. E. JlcLennan. ASSFJfflLY NOTES. ' * The Chautaunua Literary 'and Scientific difclo and Wofneii's0 Christian Temptran.- union' headquarters 'hre located opposite as sembly headquarters. It Is a very hoipltable tent , furnished with , suitable reading mat ter. JIrs.L. S. Corey of Lincoln , ) ias , charge of the Women's Christian Temperance union matters , and 'Mrs. ' A. D. Guile , president of the first Lincoln Women's Christian Tem perance union ; Mrs. J. F. Sherdenun , secre tary of East Lincoln Women's Christian Temperance union ; MJB. E. L. Hupert , treas urer of the East Lincoln Chautauquan Liter ary and Scientific circle are In charge of the tent. Elmwood Is represented by thirty-five campers. The Junior pavilion , whore the exerciser are being conducted by Mrs. J. U. Woodcock Is crowded to Its full 'capacity every day , a great deal of Interest being manifested bj the young people. The Chautaunua 'Literary ' and Scientific Circle headquarters have been established on the grounds , and It Is a favorite meetln place of Chautanquans. A number of those who went , to hear the lecture on "Alaska" last night expected to learn something abaut Klondyko. The assembly grounds are so large that It is sometimes difficult for friends to find one another. In two Instances children have been lost , and -were restored to their parento only after a protracted search. The last car for the city leaves at 30 o'clock p. m. , and the gates are closed at 10:10. : This ena"blc's' the camp to settle down for the night befonj 11 o'clock. It Is remarked that the assembly Is more easy to look after by the police than Is usual at Chautauquas , the campers being nearly all church-going people. I.VCOIll'OUATK AT DAKOTA CITV. Company Ortmnlxeil In Cnmircfloii trltli I'nelnc Short Lille. DAKOTA CITY , Npb. . Aug , 5. ( Special. ) Articles of Incorporation were filed hero yes terday of the Connecting Construction com pany. The general nature of the business to be transacted is the building and con structlng of all classes of public and pri vate Improvements , Including the erection of buildings , bridges , viaducts , aqueducts , rail ways and canals. The capital stock Is $100- 000 , divided into shares of $100 , the com pany to commence business when $10,000 of the amount shall bo subscribed. The board of directors consists of Fowler A. Sea man , Lester F. Wakofleld and Charles 1) Handall , all residents of Sioux City and more or less interested In the Pacific Short Line railway. It la thought this company has In view the .construction ot a motor railway from Sioux Oily to Homer. I'eniiNylvnnjniis Will IMeiile , TBKAMAIIN.eb. . . , , j > iig. 5 , ( Special. ) The PonnsyIvanlans ; > iW mhoni there are a large number living In this- county , will hold their fourth annual jjlflilc ? t Uarker'a grove , near tlila city , Augii > t" } - Interesting exercUiH appropriate to 'tlib occasion will be given. Thla year a gefiUral Hnvltatlon Is extended to all citizens tn attend , Clillil Di'lnK 'l'"Tj' I'olNOii nnil Illi-N. WEST PO'INT N ! ! } . , Aug. C. ( Special. ) The 4-year-old cJiUd. of Henry Stalp , a prom inent farmer llwlnHinorth of town , drank a quantity ot HqtlldT fly poison yesterday with fatal effects. This h ? th& second death from this cause this qiupacr I" this neighborhood , Leaven Town III Ten .MlniiteN. nRATIUCB , Neb. , Aug. 5 , ( Special Telegram - gram , ) John .H , HaUBdiell , who was ar rested for attempting to defraud W. H. Hoffstott out qf a blcJiple. , vrea released from Jail today and given ton minutts to leave the town. Ho lost no time In going , lloj IN ICIeUeil l y n Home , SHELDY , Neb , , Aug. S.r-Specla ( ) . ) The little ton of W , E. Klnney was kicked by a horse yesterday. He throw Ills' hat Into the otall and. then went after It. The doctor amputated ono of his fingers , whllo another bonp in the boy's hand was broken. XewniMiper IMnilt IH Moved. ASHLAND , Neb. , Alig. -Spoclal. ( . ) Mr. Qeorgu U. Plckett has KOlil the Aehland New3 plant to John n.-.l/emphlll , who has moved U to Yalparlso , Neb.1 "JMr. Plckett contem plates putting In a new plant at Greenwood , to * bo called the Itecord. fur Klclit ( "eiitn a Vuril , TEKAMAH , Neb. , Aug. B. ( Special. ) The contract for the construction of a ( ivall ditch to drain the upper Mlmourl bottom In tola couiity , Into L Ue Quliinebaug , bag been let to A. 13 , Wyckoff at 8 cents per yard for tlm dirt excavated. This price IA said to bo exceedingly low. Mr , Wyckoff Is a local contractor , WIJAIiTIIV 31A V S < KV "Tll'XS AWAY. W. C , ICrntiipr < > f HiMinliiKtiin Din nplicnrx from Hln lloino , fflENNINOTON , Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) W C. Kramer , manager of the Itcnnlngton Holler mills , a young man 24 years of age , disappeared suddenly early yesterday morn ing. About four months or so ago Miss Anna Mlafohlt , a sister of Mrs , Henry Arp , came to town to wotk tn one of the hotels. She had nut been there long till she be came acquainted with Mr , Kramer , and their friendship grew rapidly. Mr. Kramer , however , appeared to be In no hurry to got married and was Inclined to postpone the matter from time to time. About a week ago the Mbfoldt woman Informed Kramer that ho must marry her and that too , without further delay. This Kramer promised to do and the day was set for Au gust 10 , Miss Mlsfclilt's relatives have been trying to get the couple to got married sooner than that date , while Mr. and Mr ? . Claus Oft , mother and stepfather of young Kramer , have been vigorously opposing The marriage. The father of the woman , Fred Mlsfeldt , A Washington county farmer was In town the first of the" week and said ho would proriecuto the case If It was not settled In eomo way nt once. Young Kramer has an Intelest In his father's estate which Is quite a large one. Some are of the opinion that the wi.an had deliberately set a trap for him i'h the expectation of getting some of his wealth. Kramer has been nearly sick since the exposure , and It seems his sudden downfall was more than he could stand. Old Settlerx < if It lelllirilrxill County. HUMHOLDT. ( Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) The first day's attendance at the eleventh annual meeting of the Old Settlers' associa tion was about 1,200. The DaWEon band fur nished the mualc. At 10 o'clock occuricd a match of all who were born In Nebraska , known as the "Tree Planters' march. " Hon. John M , Brockman 'ilelhored the addreca of welcome. Wilson 'Maddox ' , who bears the soubriquet of having "dug the Ncmaha , " and Is the oldest settler , then spoke. Hon. 'E. ' A. Tucker told of the object of the meet ing and UB benefits. Addressed were made by J. J. Faulkner and Judge Sheffer. M. H. Marble of Table Hock gave an original poem for the occasion. The program was In terspersed with recitations , readings and vocal and Instrumental music. llolol Mini Cloves Wcstvmrd , ASHLAND , Neb. , Aug. G. ( Special. ) James Noys , who has been landlord of the Hotel iSclma for the past three years , loft this ovenlng for Sheridan. Wyo. , where he will take charge of the B , & M. railway hotel at that place. _ I'OOIl WOIUC UY DISTRICT 1'OMCK. to Aii'elioinl | Criminals CutiNliiK ; Mnuli Coiiiini'iit. WASHINGTON , Aug. 5. After more than a week of searching by the police James Carr , a young whlto man who assaulted little Ho3lo Hoblnson , an 11-year-old white girl , was thla morning captured by private cltlzers. The case has attracted much more than ordinary attention here on account of the laxity of the police In arresting Carr. Ho Is the third perpetrator of a serious crime who hu * slipped through the flngera of the police in the Second precinct within three months. Carr was located last night by eomo citizens. Ho wca biding in the attic of a house within a few squares of where his crime was perpetrated and where the police have looked for him three different times. When discovered he was chased by a crowd of citizens , but made his escape , as saulting & woman and knocking down a man and getting away before the police arrived. The whole force wca In a turmoil last night and drafted every available man on the work" . Carr was not discovered , however , till early this morning , \\hen he sneaked out of a Btablo where he had been hiding and went to the bouse of a man named Fowler whom he knew , ami begged for a woman's dfcss In which to il'eguUe ' himself. Rowler told him to go beck to the stable and bide till the drers could bo gotten. When Carr was gone Fowler sent out an alarm , and , go ing to the stable In company with a mu'cular cabman , the two overpowered Can- after a fierce flght and turned him over to the police. The methods of the police In thin case have aroused the district commissioners to a through Investigation of the depart ment. AKHAIVGI3 A Ill.ACK HILLS m'lIIIHT. Chairmen of flic County Kxi > Hlloii CoiimiltteeH Meet at Drmlvtooil. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Aug. 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) A mcotln got the' chairmen of the various exposition committees appointed to arrange for a Black Hills exhibit at Omaha was held at the city hall this afternoon. The consensus of opinion was that a general dis play should bo made , to bo known distinctively as the Black Hills ex hibit , a department * belng given to each product properly arranged and labeled , giving name of producer and locality from which the article came. A motion pre vailed that the chairman of the executive committee be advised to ascertain thr , amount of floor space the respective counties would require and report at a called meet- Ing. Representatives were present from every county In the Black Hills and all of .no principal towns. Hock SiirliiKH .Miner * Strike. HOCK SPIUNGS , Wyo. . Aug. 5. The miners employed by the Sweet Water Coal Mining company went on n strike Ma morn- lug , demanding an IncrcciFe of 10 cents a ton for digging coal. V < > NN-M Mvlnle. G-nCTNA , Neb. , Aug. 5. ( Special. ) Over 200 guests assembled at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mowlnklo yeaterday after noon to witness the marriage of their daughter Jeddlo to Mr. Fred Vrss , a prominent young farmer. Hcv. William Huscman cf the Papllliou German Lutheran church ofllclatlng. Music was furnished by the Papllllon cornet band and Sadl.icek'a orchestra. Ilefrcshincnts were served In addition to on elegant wedding supper scrvc.d to about 200 people. Among the presenta were an upright piano , handsome parlor and bedroom sets , a sewing machine and a top buggy , Most of the night was spent In danc ing and pthcr anuiscnicnts , The couple will make Sarpy county their future home. Governor Driil.'e llniililly Improving. OTTUMWA , la. , Aug. D. ( Special Telegram. ) A sensational story was sent out from this city last evening to the effect that Governor Drake was on lib ) deathbed at his homo In Contcrvlllo. A telegram from Dr. Sawyer , lib and there Id son-in-law physician , says no truth whatever In the report , He adds that the governor has never been in a critical condition and that he U Improving rapidly. Hey IH Kllleil on thu Trackx. CEDAR UAP1DS , la , , Aug. G. ( Special Telegram. ) Joseph Ilanzdorf. a 12-year-oliJ boy , whllo walking along the railroad tracks this morning was struck by an engine and almost Instantly killed , llllnolH Day nt .TeTernoii. JEFFEHSON. la. , Aug. G. ( Special Tele gram. ) Thl has been Illinois day In Green county and an Immense crowd celebrated the occasion..Many addrorsrs were made by natives of Illinois , Holiliern Torlure a Iluruilt , NI3W YOHIC , AUB , 5. John Kennedx.xfln old Jersyman who lived the ; ifo of u. hermit over flnee the death of his wife and two children , was found by his neighbors half naked , bound to H ehalr , with his feet roasted BO that ho will In ; crippled the rest of his days. , Kenni-Uy lives In a cabin near Krnnciir'ii mills , two miles from HtewartH- vllle. He Is CO yrnra oM and was always ln > - lleved to havt plt-nty of money. Us ay the robber * cot till he had. Kit ? nlvlileml on StMiiilnril nil , NEW YOUK , Aus. 0. The Standard Oil Trust lia declared another dlvldrnd of 2 per cent , In addition to Its regular quarterly dividend of 3 per cent. The tjutt's capital ization Is over HOO.OW.093 and the dividend will amount to J5,000OW The Uusfs prom to date amount to nearly JIJO.WO.OOQ. Stand , ard Oil Hloelc rosw < von points on UIB an nouncement of the dividend , closing at 311 bid. RILLED BY AN EXPLOSION Largo Nnmbor of Firemen and Several Outsiders Cangbt. CHIEF SWENIE AMONG THE INJURED rirrtnrti Were . .Ill-it ( JelllncJo Work \Vlicn ( lie Klo tott ll Uiu llrlek Wnll Don it > on Them. CHICAGO. Aug. S. Seven , and possibly eight , lives were lost In an explosion whlc ) took place this evening during a flro In tin Northwestern grain elevator at Cook and \\'tal Water streets. Three of the dead arc firemen the body of another firemen Is thought to be burled In the tulns of the ele vator and one man was blown Into the Chicago cage river. Hither the bursting of a boiler or the explosion of mill dirt caused the awful havoc. The three firemen who were killed by Uic falling walls of the elevator were : JACOB J. SCHNUIl. JOHN J. COOC1AN. JACOB S. ST11AMEU. UNIDENTIFIED MAN , blown Into the river by the explosion , body not recovered. The Injured are : Charles II. Con way. fireman , burned about the face and hands and bcdy crushed ; may die. die.Chief Chief Dennis Swenle , right foot- crushed , left arm wrenched and painfully burned. . Fire Marshal Campion , burned about face. Lieutenant Smith , both legs crushed. Lieutenant W. H. Bartlctt , leu crushed. Assistant Engineer Benjamin Dlunchard , badly bruised. John V. Smith , Injured by debris. William McGnire , ID years old , both feet crushed. Thomas Englc. plpeman , cut about fnco anil hands and Internally Injured. Ignatius Bond , cut by falling glass. Captain John J. Evans , struck by debris and icndcicd unconscious , William Hanley , plpeman , cut In head , William Thompson , hit by falling glass. C. P. Walker , knocked down by explosion and Injured , about the spine. John Hcntz , struck by falling beam and skull fractured. Jamra McGulre , leg fractured. Joe Lacey , badly burned about face ; case serious. Frank C. Halley , face burned beyond rec ognition ; may lose sight of both eyes. Captain Miutlu Laccy , buiucd about the face and body ; wounds on face aud fore head. Lieutenant John Miller , compound frac- tute of leg ; badly burned ; condition critical. Captain William llooney , badly buriiud about face ; may Icso sight of both cjos- condition serious. John Evans , fracture of right arm ; budly burned about the face and body ; condition serious , William Schubert , bruised and burned. John Haasey , left arm crushed at the shoulder. Lieutenant Smith , struck by flying debris Lieutenant Frank Donnsan , hurt by fall ing bricks ; injured Internally , condition serious. Captain John Evans , face , hands and shoulders badly burned. Captain Falvey , legs , arms and shoulders badly burned. Lieutenant Frank NIgg , badly burned about face and arms. BcDldcs these , dozens of firemen and pabsers-by were more or less cut and bruised by glass and flying debris. CRUMBLES LIKE A CARD HOUSU. The origin of the blaze Is believed to have been in the vicinity of the boiler house. Accumulated duet as dry and Inflammable as guiipondcr that had been piling up for jean , ) ormca a njady means for the ilro to spreadIt spread with great rapidity and then came a terrific explosion , completing the work of-scatterliiB the flro throughout the entire structure. Just as the flremcn were getting Into posi tion for advantageous work and nearly all the members of engine company No. 3 were mounting laddsrs and bringing leads of'hose to play rf > n the Interior through upper windows dews , there came a roar that could be heard for half a mile , the roof was raised high In the air aud the walls came down with a crari. The force of the explosion was o great that the eastern wall was hurled Into the river , the western wall was tumbled down upon the heads of the unfortunate men below and the roof was torn Into many fagments and dl-itrlbuted for blocks around. Every window In the vicinity nf the ele vator WES shattered by the concussion , doz ens of persons wee stuck by Hying debris , and several small fires resulted , In addition to those which were already in flames. At Jefferson street and Carroll avenue , many blocks dl/Hant , great masses of hurnlng wreckage fell upon four wagons loaded with hay and set them aflre. The building was of composite construc tion , the lower portion being of brick and the upper part of the same , covered with a roof of corrugated Iron. The explosion caused a perfect bombardment of tiling bricks and sheet Iron at almost white heat , leaving llttlo of the building eave a frame work of wood and Iron surrounding a great pile of blazing wheat. The explosion stunned for a moment the police nnd firemen , but they quickly rallied to help those who 'bad been hurt. Dozens of men la ylnjured In tbo withering heat , come not seriously harmed and others In the throes of death , It was dangerous worlc to get them out , but It was gallantly and quickly done and all of thu slightly Injured were removed. The dead worn for the tlmo left where they lay. No man could reach their bodies and live. The fire was most difficult to control as the elevator was surrounded by a number of small frame buildings which were contin ually catching flro , The total loss ly esti mated at $300,000 , which is fully insured. K.YIT IS IIAlUtl'i ) JIV A II.VTII ; i'UII. Kour People ( tut of Seventeen In n Doom S M II oented. CINCINNATI , Aug. 5 , < Four people were uiffocated about 3 o'clock this morning in n two-fltory frame dwelling consumed by flic on Elm street , opposite Charles street. DurIng - Ing the flro a gasoline stove exploded. Thu namcvi of thu victims are ; EHIIA HOUSE. ARTHUR GUTH. NELLIE BENNETT. HOY CARR. Otto Adler k pt an all-night restaurant In the lower hlory , of jtlio hoiue. Theru were seventeen men : iid women In oui > room lu the HBCoud fitory. None of the diMd were burned. They were suffocated by smoke from the fire In adjacent roomti , The only exit for escape was blocked by a bath tub > et up on end , at the head of the stairway. The smoke came from an adjacent room , where the fire was soon extinguished , H aecms that It wr-fl a wcdalug frolic , In which Guth. one of the dead men , was the bridegroom and the/ daughter of Landlord Adlfr was the bride. The celebrants of the wedding used beer and cigarettes very freely , and It fu ( supposed clgarattrs started the fire and that beer caused the aomnolenco , which , with tbo upended bath tub , was the ceuse of such fatality. Four out nf the seventeen In the room-were uuffocated fatally , the other thir teen muttered but slightly , PITTSIJUIta. Aug , S. Fire on Waln'Jt street , Sewlckly , ct noon , destroyed Abei- f " j It will go i Right to the spot | I _ a. * " I | Aycr's Hair Vigor will go . ( right to that bald spot nnd Ij begin to bring the hair back. It Makes | Hair Grow , i ; eromblo's upholstery establishment , Young' * dry goods More , a livery stable and four dwellings. I CBS , $50,000. 1MIILADI3MMUA , Aug. f . The fortllUlns works of William W. tiouth at Orecnwl h Point were partially destroyed by fire , l/iss , $45.000 , with no Insurance. llANCilOPT , Neb. . Aug. 5. ( Special ) The residence of 12. 13. Leap , a farmer living about flvo in I Ion northeast of this village , was burned to the ground Tuesday morning' . About $100 worth of furniture wa * burned with the building. The loss Is about $100 , no Insurance. l-'AM.S CITV , Neb. . Aug. fi. ( Special ) - The residence of J. II. Harris was lolally destroyed by flro this morning. The flro caught In a closet upstairs and wns not dis covered until the flames broke through Into the room where oneof the boys slept. All the furniture on the lower floor was saved , It Is not known bow the fire started. READY TO MOVE ON { Continued from First Page. ) men. Thcie will bo a muss meeting this afternoon. The slate mlnero' convention passed inv olutions condemning In strong terms Jmlitc Jackson of ParKcTsburg , W. Va. , for Issuing an Injunction rtfltralntng Eugene V. Deb ) from speaking. The resolution nlio con demns all Judges restralnlnc the free use ot cpcorli rn long as peaceable. A tcalo comnttttoo ot twenty members , three from each of the six Inanectlou dis tricts , was chosen. Committees were cno.io'i on leioHillmis , rnlm of order , etc. Ad journed to 8 a. m. Friday , MIM4IIS Id.sit KOU Tlir.lll .11)113. Centervlllf Men AfrnM of n Strike M'ter They Have Walked ( tilt. OTTUANVA , la. , Aug. G. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Ccntervllle miners have made another unexpected move. After going out almost to n mnn , some ot the mct | with fam. llles grew dissatisfied and applied for their places back again. Thli > started a rush for the mines. A committee was appointed tn wall on the operators , which reported that the dlffercnc between the operators and miners , largely misunderstandings , had been satisfactorily adjusted and the strike Is do * clared off. All tlie men went to work thin morning , much to the miser of the oth r men In the Appanoose district who went out nt the Instigation of the Cuntcrvlllo men. These men are t'-iylng that they were tricked. . The men from Cincinnati , who marched lo Mendota , Mo. , yesterday , succeeded lu get ting the men out at that place and went to Blackbird , Mo. , today. A committee vlii- Iting the mines on the Milwaukee road re ported them all working. They also reported that 1,000 men who struck nt Spring Valley. III. , had come Into tliea ? camps In the pant week and were at work. Forbush and Rath- bun employes of the Whltcbrcast , are still out. The situation Is very complicated. Mllili HA\IS CAIIIIV THKIIl POIXT. erN of Company Ai-ce to WHh- ilrnw t'oloreil Help. ATLANTA , Ga. , Aug. G. The strike at the Milton Bag aud Cotton mills , which was begun yesterday by the refusal of the wh to female operatives to work with the newly employed negro women , was made complete today when between seventy-five and 100 girls employed In the bleaclicry and prroj room walked out. Between 1,200 and 1 500 operatives are now actually on a strike and the only people at work are the twenty negro women , three whlto women and two or three whlto men. At 2:30 : this afternoon President Elsas acceded to the demand of the strikers and ngieed to withdraw the nsgro women whoso employment caused the troiiblt1. The strik ing white operatives will return to work nt Once. Wenl Vli-Klnla Hen Working. WHEELING , W. Va. , Aug. f . At Fair- inont the tle-uy promised by Organizer Ka has not materialized and aside from a fo\v men at Clarksburg there are no additions to the strikers. In the Kananlia valley all the mines but one are worklnc. On the Norfolk & Western the strike has entirely dlsap- Iieaicd. Miners' day is being celebrated by laboring people generally In Wheeling and vicinity. j The eastern Ohio miners are getting hungrj and have soliciting committees out will wagons securing food. The people are con tributing liberally and Secretary Lowli thinks they can hold out another month al least. - i Iteneiveil Tearx of a Ciial Kami ne. CLEVELAND , Aug. G. Cleveland coal men are viewing the coal strike Mtnatlon with much apprehension. They are deeply Interested In the mass meeting to bo held In the Clearfield district In Pennsylvania , which the strike has not yet reached. Ad- vlcen In Cleveland are to the effect that Do Armltt's mines are paraly/.ed , and the feelIng - Ing Is that there may bo an absolute tleup. Resumption of work by eevcral of Cleve land's large manufactories will rapidly decrease - crease the supply of coal In this city and much alarm H felt. The Cleveland rolling mill and the Union rolling mill , which have resumed , are using COO tons of coal per day. Helil to the Grand Jury. CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Aug. G. ( Special Telegram. ) W. D. Paul and Joseph Burt , who stele a lot of Jewelry yesterday from , the homo of W. S. Booth , were hold to the grand Jury today in tbo sum ot $300 each. Itchlnn , Irrilntcil , tcnly , crusted Scalps , ilry , thin , anil fullliiK llnlr , cluanieil , purified , and Ijcantl- llcil by w.iim sliaiupooi wllli CUTICUIU t'otv , and occnslmml ilrcfnliiK > of CUTICUHA , put'ul of emollients , the gnatcst Bkln curei. Treatment Mill produce a clean , lirallhy ncnlp with luxuriant , Itielrouilmlr , wlicn nil elm fulli , HeM tlirnuihnut the TCorM , 1'oTTm DnucMXn CiUM. Cum.pole I'M'IIH . llolton , Otf-"JJov ( o iirtxliice I.uzurUDtlltir , " mailed free. DM CIRC with Dciemii hiltintly relieved Ull rltlt bycvnvpulltuiaiu. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY All Druggists. TODAY TOMfJIIT UlIIU. Nil. . TIII : woomvAun TJIV..VTKU co. : An American Heiress Siiniliiy A VH.V/.Y IIKIIIISH.S. KtuU on ale--10c. Kvery J'erfurinanro ' Hill p -k KOY AM ) CI.AIIIC. HOTKLft. 13ft aid Dou'jlni ' Mresl , OUV'U. ft NTIlAMiY LOOATKn. iuicrlcan pltin , * - ' 50 per day up. Kiiroi > tiui : plan. Jl.OO ( iiirdiiy up. BARKER HOTEL .IUMS 143 ruonit balm , klium lieut itntl nil niudcrn .cnvcnlentet. luven. il Mi ana ir.OO per day. fatlo uiiticelltU. Bj > i.clal low rule , lu rcculu t > ttt.-dcr DICK 8M1T1I , Jlurwu.r