THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 9 , 1899.
CORNELL PLAIS IDE CASUIST
Ooademni Wearer Act as TTnUvfnl , bat
Uits Inndi Theinbj Proridod. .
NO SHELF ROOM FOR COMMITTEE'S REPORT
Governor Return * to Front Document
K Popnllnt Frnndii In
surance Commlimloncr
Talk * Temperance.
LINCOLN , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) Stale Aud
itor Cornell has evidently forgotten the
fact that a short time agq he denied the con
stitutionality of the Weaver act , or else he
has misappropriated certain sums from the
amount appropriated by the legislature for
the Incidental expenses of the new insurance
department. The Weaver act as passed by
the legislature contained a clause limiting
the salary of the deputy Insurance commis
sioner to $2,000 per year and an appropria
tion. was subsequently made allowing the
deputy | 1,600 per year and the Insurance
clerk $1,200 per year. This appropriation
was made with the condition that of the
mounts voted $350 might bo drawn from
the deputy's salary and $250 from the clerk's
salary to compensate the clerks employed In
the Insurance department of the auditor's
office prior to the taking effect of the Wea
ver net. As the appropriation made by the
legislature of 1896 had been exhausted by
January 1 , this year , this provision was
necessary bpcaoso the Weaver act did not
go into effect until July 1 and some com
pensatlon had to be provided for the audl
tor's Insurance clerks for the Intervening
period.
Two more appropriations , one of $600 for
postage and revenue stamps and ono of
$1,200 for express , telephone and telegraph
toils were also made for the new Insurance
department created by the Weaver act. In
this appropriation no provision was made
allowing the auditor or his clerks any portion
tion of the amounts.
Without any authority whatever Auditor
Cornell has allowed six claims against these
funds , amounting in all to nearly $200. Two
vouchers for $50 each were drawn for post
age and revenue stamps , one of them being
in favor of J. J. Everlngham , the Insurance
clerk In the auditor's office.
Clnlmn Annln : t Appropriation
following Is a list of the claims against
r the appropriations for the insurance depart
ment that have been allowed by Auditor
Cornell since the first of the year :
April 20. J. J. Everlngham , insurance
deputy . J116.G6
May 31 , J. J. Everlnghnm , Insurance
deputy . 116.67
June 26. J. J. Evcrlngham , Insurance
'deputy . . . . . . . * . .
April 29 , 3. G. Mower , stenographer. . S3.33
May 31 , S. Q. Mower , stenographer. . . . S3. 3 !
June 27. S. Q. Mower , stenographer. . . . 83.33
May 10. H. M. Bushnell , revenue
stamps .
May 29 , J. J. Everlnghnm , stamps . 50.00
May 4 , Independent Publishing company -
pany .
May 10 , J. H. Hnrley . l.pt
May 10. Woodruff Printing company 2.
June 27 , Woodruff. Printing company 1.60
Total . M.60
Auditor Cornell has made no attempt to
conceal his action regarding the allowance
of these claims , taking the stand although
the law Is unconstitutional he still has the
right to use the funds appropriated by the
act. The using of these funds tends to com1
plicate the insurance muddle. W. J. Bryant
has at his own expense contracted for print
ing and supplies and should the 'law be up
held in the courts he will probably have to
look to the next legislature for remunera
tion. The settling of the case will entail
considerable expense and In the contest
Auditor Cornell has nothing to lose and much
to gala In the way of causing trouble for
Governor Poynter and the employes of the
Insurance department.
S tute. Employ en * AU Wanes.
The Board of Public Lands and Buildings
has 'taken up the Question of the allowance
of the salary claims of the officers of the
Home for the Friendless , who refused to be
unseated in 1896. On account of their re
fusal to withdraw from office to make places
for popocratlc appointees their salaries were
immediately stopped and no allowance was
made for the expenses of the Institution
Claims for supplies delivered to the home
during the two years were recently allowed
and the officers are now asking for similar
remuneration. Arguments in favor of the
allowance of the claims were made before
- I the board this afternoon , but no decision was
rendered. Two of the claimants are Lincoln
women who were appointed to positions at
the home by Governor Holcomb , but were
not seated until recently. They ask for sal
ary , for the time intervening between when
the appointment was made and when they
assumed their duties , amounting to about
$1,000.
The State Printing board has let the con
tract for printing the state poultry reports
2,000 copies at 40 cents per page , to Jacob
North of this city. The contract for print
ing 11.000 copies of the state superintendent's
annual pamphlet at $5 per page was awardoc
to the State Journal Printing1 company , also
of Lincoln. The Omaha Printing company
was awarded the contract for the major portion
tion of the smaller work , ranging from 40
to 54 cents per page.
No Iloom for Committee' * Ileport.
Governor Poynter has refused to place tbo
report of the senate Investigating committee
on file In his office. He holds that all com
mittees appointed by a elngle house of the
legislature have authority only during the
cession. Governor Poynter has addressee
the following communication to the chair
man of the committee :
Hon. F. N. Prout , Beatrice : Dear Sir
Upon ray return from California I was
handed a bundle of manuscript by one of my
clerks , signed by yourself , ithe Hon. Jacob
Rocho and tbo Hon. J. H. VanDusen , and
informed that they had been left by Hon
Jacob Roche with the request 'that ' It be
filed at this office , I cannot , however , ac
cede to 'tho request , as I consider the files
of this oifice only open to public documents
I presume you have made this request on
account of having been one of the commit
tees appointed at the sitting of the twenty-
sixth session of the Nebraska state senate
but , Inasmuch ns In my opinion all com
mittees of the state senate , not also author
ized by a joint resolution or bill of both
bouses , became adjourned with the adjourn
ment of the senate sine die , I am estoppec
from recognizing any rights of your com
mittee other than those as citizens of this
state , and cannot encumber the records or
flies of this office with reports from them
I therefore return the manuscript to you
by return mall Very truly , yours ,
W. A. POYNTER. Governor.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryan
delivered a rather sensational address on
the subject of temperance before the Ep
worth league this afternoon , Mr. Bryan
has always been a strong advocate of the
cause of temperance and has several times
favored making Nebraska a "dry" state
Mr , Bryant advised the people to study the
ways of the Mohammedans and ascertain
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low and why they have succeeded In the
direction In which he aald the American
people- had certainly not met with the best
SUCCMS. He ppoke In part M follows :
Snlntlon for Intemperance.
"A p edy remedy may not be a possibil
ity. SomV think no good la accomplished
except by-'cvolutlon. There are those that
contend that Russia would be farther ad
vanced today had Peter the Great not tried
to do too much In ono generation. The
speediest remedy In my bumble judgment Is
the ono I shall propose. More than half A
century ago temperance agitation began on
both sides of the Atlantic. Us apostle in
Europe was Theobald Mathcw , a Catholic
r > rlc t ; Its apostle In America was Lyman
Bcecher , a Protestant minister. Fifty-two
yeara ago the first prohibitory law ever
dratted In this country was suggested by
Joel Prcntlss Bishop of Massachusetts , the
distinguished author of many books of law ,
to whom , and not to Neat Dow , the author-
ehlp of such modern legislation should be
accredited ,
"It Is the popular belief with us that
Christianity Is the source ot all good In the
world. That all good comes from God Is
-ray belief. But the Idea that we owe every
thing good to organized Christianity may be
seriously questioned. From early childhood
wo have heard It reiterated that Christi
anity Is the CAUBG of civilization. By the
same process of reasoning It might be
claimed that tobacco was the cause of civ
ilization. We are told that wherever wo
find civilization we find Christianity. And
wherever we find Christianity we find to
bacco.
"Tho civilization of Greece was the civili
zation of philosophy , literature and art. The
civilization of Rome was the reflected light
of Greece. The civilization of Phoenicia
and Carthage was the civilization of com
merce. Our civilization is the clvlllzaton
of McCormlck binders and Mauser rifles.
We speak with pride of the nineteenth century -
tury , but in everything except what makes
up the material man wo are living on the
brains ot our ancestors.
"In the way of prohibition and total ab
stinence Christians have made a failure.
In the same line for fouheen centuries Mo
hammedanism has proved a success. I say
this , and I am not a Mohammedan , but be-
llevo that the Mohammedan faith cures
gross and fatal errors , "
DAMAGE SUIT TO BE BROUGHT
Action of Mayor of Wymorc In Tcnr-
Intf DoTvn Pnrtly Ilnrncil Bullrt-
Is Resented.
WYMORE , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) The
trouble which will arise on account of the
fire department tearing down three build
ings belonging to Frank Label yesterday
morning under Instructions from the mayor
has only begun. Yesterday iMr. Label went
to Beatrice and consulted General Colby ,
with the result that a damage suit will bo
Instituted against the city.
The buildings wcro partially destroyed by
fire last February , and as they were frame
the city council refused to allow Mr. Label
to repair them and recently passed a reso
lution Instructing the city attorney to have
the buildings condemned and torn lown.
This , however , had not been done , and yes
terday morning Mr. Label put a force of men
at work repairing the buildings. This so
enraged the mayor that he ordered out the
flre department and was himself the leader
In tearing the buildings down.
Hooks were thrown over the walls and In
an hour the buildings were a complete
wreck. No attempt was made to eave the
largo windows , but everything was demol
ished. While they were preparing to pull
down a heavy sldo wall one of the owners
of the buildings refused to move from under
it and was led away by the jx > llce.
It Is very likely that the city will have to
pay for the fun Its mayor enjoyed yesterday ,
Harmony Conaplcnonaly Al > nent.
IMPERIAL , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) O
last Saturday the fusion convention for
Chase county iwas held at this place. It
was a three-ring circus , with harmony con-
splcuously absent. J. T. Johnston , a demo
crat , was nominated for clerk ; Dr. Hoff-
melster , a free Oliver republican populist ,
for treasurer ; Frank Fulk , a democrat , for
sheriff ; L. B. Roger , a man without politics
for superintendent of public Instruction ; G
W. Getzandaner , a democrat , for county
judge ; Frank Freeland , a democrat , for
surveyor. Tl > i convention was marked by
an unusually large number ot aspirants for
office and consequently adjourned leaving
many sore spots and' many disgruntled voters
ers , who openly on the streeto vowed they
would not support 'the ticket. The repub
lican county central committee of this
county has been called to meet in Imperial
on Saturday , August 12 , when a date will
be arranged for the convention. The repub
licans of this county feel confident of suc
cess In this county this fall.
Ilntr nt Decntur.
DECATUR , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) A
bug answering to the description of the
kissing bug was caught at James Neary's
place In the west part of town. His daugh
ter was sitting on the porch reading when
a large bug struck her on the cheek. She
hastily brushed It off with the paper she
was reading before It had time to strike
her. The bug was secured and it answers
in every way to the description of the kissIng -
Ing bug. It has been sent to the state en
tomologist for examination.
Illlton'n nonilmiien Mimt Pny.
BUAIR , Neb. , Aug. 8. The case of the
State against Frank Hilton Is closed and
today the bondsmen paid over the claim of
the state , amounting to over ' $7,800. There
are three bondsmen to bear the amount , R.
Blaco , Judge W , C , Walton and John Mc-
Kecn. In defending their case they have
spent about 11,200 , All along Hilton has
been saying that he would settle with the
state , but when the bondsmen made the de
mand on him bo said be could do nothing.
Cnll Republican Cannty Convention.
SYRACUSE , Neb. , Aug. 8.-Speclal ( Tele
gram. ) The Otoe county republican central
committee met here today aiid called the re
publican county convention for August 19
and the primaries for August 16. Represen
tation is one In twelve , based on the vote
for Hon. M , L. Hayward for governor.
Owing to excessive humidity this has been
the most oppressive day of the season.
CumliiK County Tencher * Meet.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. )
The eighteenth annual sessslon of the Cum-
Ing County Normal Institute convened lu
the High school building yesterday morning
with a very large attendance of teachers
from all parts of tbo county. The session
promises to be one of great Interest and
profit.
I'rnnnunce Him
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special , )
Sheriff W. D. Wheeler took Conrad Worth
of Murdoch , who was by the Board of In
sanity. Attorney H. D. Travis , Dr. E. W.
Cook and G , F. Housewortb , pronounced to
be of an unsound mind , to the asylum for
the Insane In Lincoln this afternoon.
Mutilated In n Machine.
NEBRASKA CITY , Aug. 8. ( Special. )
Frank Humphrey , an employe of the King
Press Drill company of this city , was caught
in a machine with which he 'was working
today and one of his feet was so badly lac
erated that amputation was necessary.
Thulium Tuken to 1'rUnn ,
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special
Telegram. ) Sheriff Wheeler took Harry
Thomas , the colored man who was sentenced
to one year In the penitentiary for robbing
a car on the Rock Island road In South
Bend , to Lincoln this evening.
Jtiilife Ilamiey Adjourn * Court.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. . Aug. 8. ( Special. )
Judge B , S. Ramsey has adjourned dis
trict court In this city until the fall term ,
which will be next September.
QUARREL AMONG PARTNERS
Jerome , a Gambler , Quickly Fills Pope ,
Another Gambler , with Lead.
FIVE BULLETS PIERCE THE VICTIM
Pope "Will I'rolmMy Die Jerome
Mnkcn Ills nncnpc , lint In Cuji-
tared Shortly After liy
the Sheriff.
FREMONT. Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Sam Pope. a gambler , was shot by E.
Jerome , another gambler , at Jerome & Pope's
place , 437 Main street , at 9:45 : this morning
and he will probably die. Pope was shot
flvc times , one brllct entering Just below the
right shoulder , one In the right side , one at
the center of the back to the lett of the
spine , one at the base of the right shoulder-
blade and one fractured the bones of the
right arm.
The two men had formerly been partners ,
running a candy store In the front end of
the building as a blind and a gambling es
tablishment In the back room and up stairs.
Pope bought out Jerome and they had some
dlfllculty In settling up , Jerome still remain
ing In the place and apparently having an
Interest In the game.
This morning Pope wanted to settle up
with Jerome , asserting , however , that ho
owed him nothing. Pope says Jerome told
him to "come up stalra and \vc will flx up. "
Pope eaj'fl he went upstairs first , and that
when he got to the head of the atalrs. Je
rome shot him In ( ho back.
He was unarmed , he says , and made a
frantic effort to get out of the window , but
Jerome kept on shooting. Ho finally dashed
down the stairway through the place and
out onto the sidewalk shouting , "Murder , "
"murder , " "Jerome has shot mo a dozen
times. "
DInnil IimnlnR from Hln Month.
BFood was Issuing from his mouth , but he
put his hand to his face to staunch It , and
without assistance walked about sixty feet
to Dr. Crabb's office In the rear of Fulkcr-
son'a drug store , and dropped exhausted on
a. couch.
iMrs. Johnson , w'lfo of Charles Johnson , a
barber living In tho'rear of the building
two doors north , heard shooting , and at the
same time the nolso of broken glass. A
few seconds after and before Pope could
have reached the sidewalk Jerome was seen
by several persons to run rapidly down
the alley to Fourth street and then west on
Fourth.
City Marshal Lydlck and Sheriff Kreader
Immediately took a team and started In pur
suit. They followed the trail to the end ol
Fourth street , when he struck off southwest
toward the Platte. Other officers locked the
doors of the Pope place and many citizens
and officers started In pursuit. About two
mires southwest of the city , lying flat on
the ground , in the grassland weeds , on the
banks of the Platte , Krcadcr and Lydlck
found their man.
He was unarmed and made no resistance
whatever. He was nervous and terribly
frightened , fully realizing the enormity of
his crime.
When ho was brought to the Jail a big
crowd , which had gathered on the scene ol
the tragedy , ran over toward the Jail ,
Jerome's face became -whiter and more ter
ror-stricken than before. He jumped from
the buggy , ran up the walk and opened the
outer door in advance of the sheriff.
"I don't know why I run , " said Jerome. "I
vas so frightened I didn't know what I was
doing. I shot him in self-defense. He came
at me with a chair and I pulled my gun and
shot. "
Jerome's clothes are torn some and he is
considerably scratched up , as he says , In the
scuffle.
Jio Hope * for Pope's Recovery. .
Pope IB sinking and the surgeons have
scarcely any hopes of his recovery. Dr.
Crabbs , who , with Drs. Brown and Anderson
dressed bis wounds , says that the man must
have been shot from the back and that
every bullet entered the body from either
the back or side. Pope Is a professional
gambler who came here from Iowa about the
last of June. He is a tall , slender man of
fine appearance and has the reputation
among the fraternity of being pretty amooth.
About a couple of weeks ago ho left
the place below where he had been
at the same business and bought an
Interest in Jerome's establishment. A
candy store was run In the front end
and In the back room and upstairs
poker and almost any old game could be
had. According < to reports from the fra
ternity the Iowa man was too slick for Je-
roms , who found himself pretty deeply In
debt to Pone and then cave him .1 hill nf
sale of the place , stin remaining to assist
in running the establishment.
Jerome Is about 30 years of age. Ho Is
married to the daughter of a well known
Fremont family , and up to last winter bore
a good reputation. He is a small , deli
cately built man not over five feet four In
height , of a nervous temperament and Is
said to be of a treacherous disposition. The
news of the affair was a terrible/shock to
his wife's people , who up to ten days ago
were not aware of his occupation.
At noon Pope was still living. He had
been removed to a room In the Commercial
National bank building and was resting
quietly , apparently sinking slowly. There
Is no hope of his recovery.
Shooting Wnn Premeditated.
The general opinion here Is that Jerome
was anticipating trouble with Pope and that
the shooting was premeditated. About 8
o'clock this morning he purchased at Mc
Lean's hardware store on Sixth street a 38-
callber Johnson revolver. He said ho wanted
a gun that would shoot straight and sure
and told McLean that he would take the
gun and lire it a couple of times and if It
worked all right would pay him for it to
morrow morning.
The gun has not yet been found. Jerome
says he threw it away as he ran. The room
where the shooting occurred Is a small ,
dingy apartment at the head of the stairs.
In It are several card tables and gambling
appliances. Two panes of glass with the
sash between them are broken out of the
window. This was done at the time of the
shooting.
Pope was still alive this evening , but
there Is scarcely any chance for him to re
cover.
POLITICAL POT C.KTS AfilTATIOtf.
Politician * III IIllNtllllTH mill Hint ! > „ . .
\ehrnkii Avtliely nt Work ,
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. )
Politics are warming up a little around the
edges In this part of the state. While the
fuslonlsts are desirous of placing \V. V.
Allen on the supreme Judge bench , the re
publicans are still looking around for a
first-class man. Amonz the names men-
tl inert in this connection are Charles T.
Dickinson of Tekamah , W. W , Keyser of
Omaha and Robert Ryan of Lincoln , All
Indications point to the fact that Judge
Dickinson is the most favorable candidate
Just at present.
The populists and democrats are having
all kinds of trouble over the district Judge-
ship. Judge Hcall , populist , has served two
terms and Is now In the field trying to cap
ture the nomination for the third time. The
democrats have two candidates , R. A.
Batty and John C , Stevens , both of Hast
ings , who are making a hard fight to pull
the nomination out of Beall's hands. In
eplto of the fact that Bcall Is out for the
third time he seems to have a good follow
ing. He Is reported to have said : "I don't
know as the democrats have very much to
say as to my political conduct or ambition.
I have got to go it alone and without their
i assistance. The last time I ran they nom-
nated a straight democratic ticket against
me. This nomination , while apparently sin
cere , was made to help Mr. McNceny , the
republican candidate , and the scheme WAS
engineered by a democrat -who now asks
mo and my friends to help him for a nom-
nation In my place. No , I have always
lad to go it alone , and there Is no reason
why I should not continue. The honest
truth Is that I have always received kinder
and fairer treatment from the republicans
than from the other clement. "
This has stirred up bad blood between the
democrats and populists and a hard flght Is
looked for at the fusion convention. Among
the republican aspirants for district Judgeship -
ship are 'M. ' A. Hartlgan and L. J. Capps ,
both of Hastings , and Attorney Hague of
Mlndcn.
SCREW IS LOOSE SOMEWHERE
Mjiitery Alinnt the A'nnonncecl Pro
motion of Color nenrer Toclrt
of I'lrnt Nelirnnkn.
YORK , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) Among
the list of appointments recently made by
Acting Governor Gilbert occurred the name
of Otto F. Todd , color sergeant of the regi
ment , who was mode eccond lieutenant , or
at least the appointment -was duly an
nounced , .but advices from San Francisco
make It apparent that there is a screw loose
somewhere , as Sergeant Todd is still regi
mental color boater and has received no
commission , neither has it been intimated
that ho wae to bo promoted.
His appointment was announced simul
taneously with those of Lieutenant Colonel
Eager and Major Kllllan , but although these
gentlemen have long since been notified of
their good fortune , Sergeant Todd's com
mission has not materialized as yet. His
friends In York hope that the commission
has simply been delayed. But many believe
that the appointment was never really made.
Members of the rc lment claim that an
other sergeant has been made a lieutenant
long slnco Todd's appointment was purported
to have been made , and , as there Is now
no vacancy , it seems that the gallant lad
will have to be satisfied -with what might
be termed a 'brevet. ' York people are anx
ious to have this mystery cleared up.
KEIM SURRENDERS HIMSELF
E.\-lci t ty United State * MnrHhal at
Ucntrlcc Hound Over on Three
Separate Connts.
BEATRICE , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) EDeputy United States Marshal
Kclm surrendered himself to Deputy United
States Marshal Cooley this morning and ap
peared before the United States commis
sioner , J. E. Cobrey , Jr. , to answer the
charge of extortion preferred against him
by United States Attorney W. S. Summers.
Kclm pleaded not guilty and waived exami
nation. Defendant was bound over on three
separate counts , $300 on each , for his ap
pearance before the United States grand
jury In October next. He gave ball. Kelm
has been away several days , returning to
Beatrice yesterday.
RECEPTION PARTY REACHES HOME.
Interview * with Volunteer *
Hud Without Their Knowledge.
LINCOLN , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) C. 0. Whe
don and Judge Ryan have returned from the
Pacific coast , where they went to welcome
ihomo the Nebraska soldiers. They have been
kept busy today denouncing the absurd fake
account of the arrival of the Hancock which
was printed In an Omaha yellow Journal.
They say that' they were out at the Han
cock an hour ahead of the i > arty beaded by
the governor and that when they left there
were scarcely half a dozen men on the
deck. The pretended Interviews were all
fakes , and the next day none of the men in
the regiment knew that the governor or the
yellow correspondent had been out in the
bay. The party landed on " " { he shore too late
to get a word to an Omaha paper. They
say that it is significant" the steamer
was In an entirely different part of the bay
from that described by the correspondent.
Wftedon and Ryan think that the Nebraskans -
kans ore In excellent condition , considering
tbclr severe campaign , and believe they will
come home without a complaint.
With the return of the parties who went
out to the coast to welcome the regiment
there is a growing sentiment here that tbo
state ought to raise a popular subscription
to pay for the special trains to bring the
beys home. The plan most favored is to
furnish each man a ticket to his own home
and not attempt a concentration at any one
point in the state.
FIRE RECORD ,
Clevntor nt Cumberland ( In. ) DnrnH.
ATLANTIC , la. , Aug. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At a late hour last night the eleva
tor belonging to Turner Bros. , at Cumber
land , this county , was completely destroyed
by fire. Owing to the 'heavy rain no other
buildings were burned. The cause Is sup
posed to have been spontaneous combustion.
The loss was $5,000with Insurance ol { 3,500.
Hoiivy Fire I.OHH at Carlisle.
CARLISLE , Ky. , Aug. 8. The business
portion of this city on Market street was
destroyed < by flro today , entailing a loss of
$60,000. C. G. Rogers' tobacco warehouse ,
containing 300,000 pounds of tobacco , worth
$40,000 , was the chief loss.
SeiiHnllon In WhUUy Circle * .
LOUISVILLE. Ky. , Aug. 8. A sensation
In whisky circles developed today when it
was learned on good authority that a move
ment Is on foot to form , another whisky
combine to oppose the Kentucky Distilleries
and Warehouse company and take In all
the plants which that company failed to ac-
culr.c ] , or about 50 per cent of the entire
number In tbo state. John B. Thompson
has been quietly at work securing options
on Independent plants for over a month. It
comes from the same authority that the
present scheme will be backed by more cap
ital than the combine now In existence. AH
that is necessary is said to be the securing
of enough options. Tbo names ot the plants
on which options have been secured are
withheld for the present.
Neivn of the Grent Went.
The wheat growing sections of Montana
report a large crop and the quality excel
lent.
lent.Tbo
Tbo recruiting office for volunteers to
servo In the Philippines has been unable to
secure any men at Anaconda , Mont.
A sale of the Daly-West mine at Tark
City , Utah , Is said to be on < the eve of con
summation , the price being $2,000,000.
The officers are making an effort to locate
the masked men who killed a Targe number
of sheep near Sterling , Colo. , recently ,
Frank Morris , the principal witness
against Connors In the Strong murder case
at Provo , Utah , broke jail and has not been
recaptured.
The now concentrator of the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan mine at Wardner , Idaho , which
took the place of the one destroyed by the
strikers , has started operations.
Attorney Fred Whlteslde sued the Butte
Miner for $100,000 damages for Injury to his
reputation. The answer filed In court was to
the effect that the plaintiff would be better
off If he could lose bis reputation.
Privates Daniels , Welcome , Dolsman and
Drown of the First cavalry , stationed at
Fort Logan , Cole , , escaped from the guard
house , uhero they were confined. The men
were charged with desertion and were Im
prisoned until they could be tried ,
A Montana court has raid down the law
that If fishermen wish to eat chicken they
must either bring them along or pay the
owners for them. Listening to the stories
of big catches is all the public Is bound
to stand from a fisherman.
Prof , Buffum of the Wyoming State uni
versity has started on a trip along the Lar-
urnle river for the purpose of measuring
< the How of the stream at various points
along Its course. The Information will de
termine what proportion of the water usrd
in Irrigation is returned to the etrtam by
seepage
ALL RIVERS ARE BOOHING
Nebraska Eiptriencing Sncb a Sorting as it
Hai Hot Had in Tears ,
PHENOMENAL DOWNPOUR LAST NIGHT
Grent Denl of Smnll Grnln Jiot In the
Stnck l nnlneil Cnrn In Still
Snfe PotMtoe * Are Lia
ble to not.
NORTH BEND , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. )
This vicinity was deluged with one of the
heaviest rains last night that has been
known In this section of Dodge county for
a number of years. It Is estimated that four
Inches of rain fell Insideof two hours.
From the beet Information a great deal of
the small grain that has not been stacked
will bo ruined. Some fields arc entirely jmb >
merged. Corn Is still safe and so heavy
on the ground that It will absorb most all
the rain that felt. Potatoes will suffer ,
though the crop is excellent now , but It Is
thought the continued vtet weather will start
the rot.
PUATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. )
More water fell last night during the wee
sma' hours than In any one day for a long
time , and the creeks are booming today.
AMES , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) The
heaviest ruin ever known In this part of the
state fell last night , the fall being 3.55. Sev
eral mt the beet sugar fields are covered en
tirely with water and It is feared consid
erable damage has been done. Over 600
men are laid oft , us It Is Impossible to do
any work. Work on the sugar factory Is
temporarily suspended. The Platte river
here Is like a small ocean.
IMPERIAL. Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) The
corn crop outlook for this county Is the beat
in Its history , and a conservative estimate
is over 500,000 bushels from the present Indi
cations. The small grain crop Is mostly all
harvested and will bo a fair crop. Ample
rain has been favoring the corn crop the last
ten days , not less than three Inches having
fallen , and with fair weather from now on
the corn crop Is assured.
DBCATOR , Neb.Aug. . 8. ( Special. ) One
of the hardest rains of the season occurred
this morning. The last few days have been
very wet and harvest has been somewhat
delayed. The oat and wheat crop were
never better , and If the wet weather does
not continue the yield of small grain will
bo immense.
HOWARD , S. D. , Aug. 8. ( Special. )
Harvest was practically finished Saturday ,
although there are a few fields yet to cut.
The yield and quality are fair , but hot , dry
weather In the last three weeks shortened
what promised to be an Immense crop.
ASSESSMENTS INSOUTH 1 > AKO FA.
Pnrtlen Appear for nednctlonii Before
State Board of Equalization.
PIERRE , S. D. , Aug. 8.- . ( Special Tele
gram. ) A number of parties appeared before
the State Board of Equalization this mornIng -
Ing to present matters which they consid
ered required adjustment. A. H. Orvls , rep
resenting Yankton county , asked that the
assessment made in that countv on a prac
tically cash bails , be allowed to stand , and
that alt other counties be placed on the
same basis , and if the board considered thst
as Impractical that they do not reduce
Yankton to less than one and one-half times
the value of last year , as It would be im
possible for the county to raise revenue re
quired at a less valuation under the 8-mlll j
limitation fixed by the last legislature. J.
H. Baldwin of Hand county and John Miller
of Beadle county appeared and asked for re
duction of land values In the counties on
ground that lands would not sell for assessed
value.
At the afternoon cession Attorney Craw
ford , representing the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway , protested against the contem
plated general ratae , holding that it w be
yond the power of the board. A resolution
was adopted asking Attorney General Pyle
to submit 'his ' opinion la writing tomorrow
morning , which Is that the board has the
power.
Benjamin Morrison , who has filled the po
sition of stock Inspector for the western
South Dakota. Stock Growers' association at
this city for the last year , dropped dead In
this city this morning while overseeing the
loading of the first special train of stock
to go out of here this year.
Governor Lee this afternoon appointed M.
Rlmmon of Huron county judge of Beadle
county to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Grant ,
Many Trump * Intent Lend.
LEAD , S. D. , Aug. 8. ( Special. ) The
police of thU city are having a hard time
to clear out the tramps. Not less than
twenty took possession of the city , eight of
whom were arrested. They 'were taken out
to the rock pile by the police force , but re
fused to work. They were then told to go
and six of them went , but two of them said
they were not at all dissatisfied with the
Lead treatment as far as provisions went
and they would just as soon etay awhile in
charge of the police.
After the Free Scholarship.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Aug. 8. ( Special. )
Kirk G. Philippe of this otty has asked Gen
eral Beadle , president of the Madison state
normal , to assist htm In making the selection
of a young tady for the free scholarship
which has been promised by the president of
the New York Original Schoolof Industrial
Design for Women. General Beadle will do
the recommending and Mr. Phlllpps will ap
point the person. A good many applications
have come In from the eastern part of the
stato.
'Remain ' * of Jay Itnndell Arrive.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Aug. 8. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The Burlington brought In today
the remains of Jay Rundell , first sergeant
of Company L , who died July 19 on the
transport Morgan City. The remains were
taken to Spearflsh. Sergeant Rundell was
one of the best young men In the bills.
Ue * Keroene to Light Fire ,
NEWMAN'S GROVE , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Spe
cial , ) Mrs. August Vallbrlght , living seven
miles north of here , met with a fatal ac
cident last night. In righting a fire with a
full can of kerosene , the can exploded. She
was burned almost to a crisp and died In
l s than six hours after the accident.
Story In Pronounced n Fake.
DEADWOOD , S. D , , Aug. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) James D , Johnson , the poor livery
man reported In Chicago as haven fallen heir
to a big fortune , never > aw Deadwood In
1875. The report that Is being circulated In
the eastern press is a fake. There was no
people In Deadwood In 1875 , and Captain
Seth Bullock wan the first sheriff of the
Black Hills , and not a man named Johnson.
He was not the first judge either. None In
Deadwood ever heard of James D. Johnson.
\nrne lletnrnn from Manila ,
RAPID CITY , S. D. , Aug. 8. ( Special. )
Dr. Frances Woods hna arrived homo from
Manila , where she has been for nearly a
year as one of the. . Red Cross nurses. She ,
was In the First Reserve hoiplUf , to which
the wounded soldiers were first brought , It
being near the field of action.
DEATH RECORD.
Former Governor Atkinson.
NEWMAN , Ga. , Aug. 8. Former Governor
W. Y. Atkinson died at bis residence at 8:52 :
o'clock this morning. He bad been 111 for
ten days and his physicians gave up hope-
for his recovery several days ago.
Governor Atkinson was ono of the readers
of the democratic party in this plate. Ho
was elected governor In 1894 at the age of
39 , after having served six years In the house
of representatives , being speaker of that body
for several sessions. In his first guber
natorial race ho defeated General Clement
A. Evans , a noted confederate , and In this
campaign ho broke down the prertlge con
federate veterans previously had for obtain
ing public favor. His second race was
against Seaborn Wright , a fusion populist
and prohibition candidate. During the
Spanish-American war Governor Atkinson
took great Interest In the organization of the
volunteer regiments for service and obtained
many concessions from Washington for the
Georgia soldiers. Since the expiration of his
last term as governor he has been engaged
In the practice of law in this county ,
Mm. Frnncl * E. Ahliott.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. , Aug. 8. ( Special. )
Mrs. Francis E. Abbott died today at the
homo of her daughter , Mrs. C. A. Gibson , in
St. Edward. She was about 45 years old and
had lived here nearly twenty years , settling
on the old homestead In the northwest part
of town. Her husband died seven years ago
this month and , she has mode her homo with
her children since. She leaves a father , M.
K. Stclnback , and mother , Mrs. M. J. Pen-
field , who Is now at Albion , one brother , M.
F. Stelnback of ( Missouri , and Mrs. A. J.
McAllister of Thomosvlllc , Ga.
John Fnrnn * .
John W. Furnas of Omaha died In Valley
Mills , Ind. , whither he went on ft visit to
relatives about ten days ago. Death was
due to heart failure and was sudden. Mr.
Furnas was a cousin of ex-Governor Furnas
and of late years had been employed as spe
cial agent of the city legal department. Be
fore that he was a contractor.
The body will arrive In the city Wednes
day morning , but the time for the funeral
will not be fixed until a son , Leroy W. Fur
nas , who lives In Wyoming , is heard from.
John A. McMillan. *
John A. McMillan , formerly traveling
auditor for the Union Pacific railway , died
at Lincoln Monday , after being In a state of
fairing health for the past four or five years.
He was well known throughout the west.
He leaves a wife and two children. Ho had
resided In Lincoln but six months. The
funeral services over his remains will beheld
held lu that city today at 10 o'clock.
Colonel William Crarrfonl.
EVANSVILLE , Ind. , Aug. 8. Colonel Wil
liam Crawford , a native of Ireland , died at
a private sanitarium in this city today at
the ago of 52. Ho served as colonel In the
' British army and fought the Sulns In South
Africa twenty years ago. Ho was a de
scendant of Edmund Burke , the great Irish
statesman. Crawford leaves a large estate.
Rev. Charle * M. tamiion , D. D.
ST. JOHNSBURY. V.t. , Aug. 8. Rev.
Charles M. Lamson , D. D. , of Hartford ,
Conn. , president of the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions , died
here suddenly today of neuralgia ot the
heart. He was 56 years ot age.
Freight Train "Wreck In a Tnnnel.
SOMERSET , Ky. . Aug. 8. A train of
twenty freight cars was wrecked in tunnel
No. 4 on the Cincinnati & Southern railway
today by the explosion of a tank car loaded
with naphtha. The wreckage caught fire and
the entire train win probably be a total loss.
There were rumors of lore of life , but these
were denied by the railroad officials.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Wo Relief In Sight for SvrelterlnB Hu
manity for at Iea t a Conple
of Dni- .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 8. Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday :
For Nebrarka , Kansas and the Dakotas
Generally fair , and continued high tempera
ture Wednesday and Thursday ; variable
winds.
For Iowa and Missouri Showers and thun
derstorms , with high temperature Wednes
day ; Thursday fair ; southerly winds.
Loenl Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
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