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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1899)
mil 11IL BALAnCL Democrat * Feel that They Arc Slighted and Threaten to Bolt GOV , POYNTER MAKES CHANGE OF FRONT rromli.ru to Welcome ItetnrnltiK Troop * nt Ilccciillon Which He Formerly StlKinntlicil n a I'nrtliinu Movement. LINCOLN. Aug. 9. ( Special , ) The polit ical situation In the Sixth congressional dis trict IB growing more and more critical and the prospects for fusion In thai portion of the state are anything but encouraging to the members of the popoerattc parties who are delirious of combining their Issuei In the coming campaign. Especially Is this true concerning the congressional race and democrats In the various counties of the district are now realizing that while they have willingly tuned with the populists and free silver republicans , they have aceom- pllshcd very little and secured but few offices themselves. There has been considerable dissatisfaction all over the district , as well as In other portions of the state , over the governor's appolntmntn , all parties claimIng - Ing that they have not been properly recog nized In the distribution of the executive pie. pie.John John Wall of Arcadia , who wns chief clerk of the house of representatives , was In the city a few days ago and while here ex pressed himself as being positive that the man who receives the republican nomination for congressman In the Big Sixth will be elected by a good safe majority , unless something unforeseen happens. Even In that portion of Nebraska , which has long been the hotbed of populism and fusion , the people ple are expressing themselves , he said , as being tired of the fancies and shams of the co-called popullstlc reformers. There have teen numerous other people from that dis trict In the city -during the last two or three days and the all express themsclvce alike. Among them were some who came from counties which have generally carried the entire fusion ticket , ibut who now eay that there will be at least a good portion of the ticket elected by the republicans and they speak of 'how ' anxious they arc for the cam paign to open so that they may demonstrate thin to be true. Another strong reason why fusion will fall In the Sixth district Is the fact that the democrats there have never been represented on the congressional ticket slnr.e fusion has been In vogue. It Is thought from the reports received here that the northern portion of the dis trict will go solid for Judge Klncald for the republican nomination , who , It Is also believed , will secure the nomination. How ever , In the southern portion a strong effort Is being made In behalf of Frank Beeman of Kearney , who will go Into the conven tion with a large following. I'oyiiter XM-IIIKH Clear A r on nil. The committee of citizens who have in charge the arrangement of all details for the reception of the First regiment , which will T > o given In Lincoln In September , has extended Governor Poynter an invitation to deliver the addrces of welcotno to the Ne braska fighters. This Invitation the gov ernor promptly accepted. This morning ho replied to the committee as follows : Hon. A. H. Weir Dear Sir : Your fnvor extending an invitation to me to make the welcoming oddrtss and receive the colors of the First Nebraska regiment Is at hand nnd the same Is accepted ind duly appre ciated. I realize , of course , as you huggest , that a formal Invitation would bo hardly necessary as this Is a part of the duties devolving upon me as chief executive. How. over , It Is my desire to assist the very laudable undertaking of your committee In welcoming the fighting First Nebraska uron 'their ' return ( to .the state1 nnd/'any sjrvlca I may T > e"aWe 16 rcndei'T'wlir ' bij cfig-'rfully rendered : Very truly yo'urs , W. A. POYNTER , Governor. Governor Poynter's present attitude re garding the proposed reception Is slightly different from the course pursued by the governor before ho left for San Francisco. When ho was asked to address a mass-meet ing of citizens In the Interests of the recep tion ho refused and afterwards criticised the recent movement as a partisan affair. The State Board of Pharmacy has recently undertaken to correct an evil that has ex isted for several years In connection with the transactions of the examiners or secre taries of the board. The law requires these examiners to report all business done , to gether with a statement ol the moneys re ceived and expended. The examiners have- failed to do this and a resolution was passed today to the effect that they be notified of their duties as prescribed by law. The ex aminers are allowed $5 per day and travelIng - Ing expenses while on duty , this money to bo taken from what Is received as fees. Tbo board also elected C. J. Stlllman of Columbus as a member of the examining board. The Doard of Public Lands and Buildings ( his afternoon appointed James Drennan of Omaha superintendent of construction of tbo new Institute for Deaf and Dumb at Omaha. The compensation for this work is fixed by law at ? 4 per day. Adjutant General Barry and Colonel Stark returned from San Francisco today. They report the condition of the Nebraska soldiers as 'being ' excellent. The Doard of Public Lands nnd Dulldlngs will moot next Monday afternoon to accept a written statomnit frrm the Lincoln Coop erage company as to why the payment for convict labor at the state penitentiary has boon refused. The company has a counter claim , ono Item of which deducts about $200 from the state's claim for the time the con victs consume every day In bathing. Oooil Outlook for Foot Hall. University people and others interested in athletics In this city are anxiously looking forward to the opening of the foot ball Bea con. This year all of the championship games In wlilrh Nebraska will participate will be on the homo grounds , but as Iowa refused to come Into the league there will only be two of them , one with Kansas and the other with Missouri. Nebraska's pros pects are very bright , as quite a number of last year's fast team will be out again for their old positions. 'Captain Melford , who has ployed center on the Nebraska team for four years , will retire from active playing , having been secured to coach the Wnahburn ( Kan. ) team. Yost , Nebraska's last year's coach , will succeed Dr. Wylle G. Woodruff this year as coach of the Kansas State uni versity team , Of the men who last year played with the Nebraska team eight -will try for positions , these being Williams , cap tain ; I'earse , Klngsbury , Follmer , Stringer , Drew and Gordon. Lester Elwood , a youth of 19 whose home Is In Red Oak , la. , was killed at Waverly , near this city , early this morning by being struck by a moving passenger train. Last Monday Elwood and a friend named Clar ence Shea left their homes In Red Oak to go to Council Bluffs , They got on the wrong train and were put off at Lincoln , Owing to the vigilant watch kept over the outgo ing freight trains In Lincoln the boys con cluded to walk to Waverly and catch a freight train there. They were sitting on the platform when the \raln \ came along. Shea und another boy named Plerson were not hurt , but Elwood was struck and killed instantly. Itrfuiiil lloniU tit i'ar. FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 9.-Special. ( ) The county board met In regular cession yesterday. They voted to refund $70,000 county and precinct bonds now bearing 5 , 6 and 7 per cent Interest at 4 per cent. The but proposition for the purrliaro of the bonds wag from Mann , Lewis & Co. of Chicago cage and their bid of $70,517 00 was accepted. The remonstrance against the proposed drainage ditch In the western part of the county was laid over until next meeting. This ditch proposition is meeting with norna pretty vigorous opposition from come of .the property owners though whose lands the ditch will run. The proprietors of the Hersey ranch , Klllcen , Dern & Helmrlch , are making a strong fight against It. Un less finally settled before the fall election It will cut some figure In the election of supervisors. Considerable routine business was also transacted. POPB STILI , MVBS , HUT IS WI3AK. Sinn Shot hy n. Jerome at Fremont Cnnnot Ponnllily Itccnver. FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) There are no now developments In the Jerome shooting affair. Pope Is conscious and still living , but Is very weak. The doctors are surprised at Ihe vitality he shows , but do not think It possible for him to live. NO attempts have been made to re move the bullets , the efforts of the doctors being solely to keep him In as comfortable condition as possible. Ills father and mother arrived hero last evening from Lewis , la. The mcetlnc between them was very affect ing and the wounded man talked with them for some time , Jerome appears very nervous and agitated In his cell at the county Jail. Under the advise of his attorneys , Dolezal & Cook , he declines to discuss the affair. There are rumors of a woman belnz mixed lip Ih the matter , but they can not be verified nnd Pope says the trouble waa over money solely. When he was shot Pope had $255 In bills In his pocket which he gave to a friend with Instructions to keep for his father. Pope claims to be an owner of a half In terest In the place , though he says he holds a bill of sale for the entire concern. Yester day afternoon the stock In the store was attached by some of Jerome's creditors on the ground that he had fraudulently disposed of the same and It is now In the hands of the officers. One of the suits would have been brought If the shooting had no occurred. When first shot Pope said he iad no grudge against Jerome' . This morn- ng he feels a little more vindictive on account of their business"affairs. . Xcvrn Noten ( rom Genera. GENEVA , Neb. . Aug. 9. ( Special. ) Last nlcht members of I. O. 0. F. lodge No. 65 nnd Silver Link Rebekah lodco No. ' 14 and others went to Fairmont to assist In cele- jratlng the Kolden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Martin , who were among ; he first settlers In Flllmore county. Mr. Martin saw the first "house " erected In Fair mont. The lodces from Friend nnd Exeter were also present. Captain Walt Henry was speaker of the evening. Mr. Dines nnd Mrs Andrews spoke , representing the Friend lodees. Mr. Rice the Exeter , and County Attorney Frank Sloan and Mrs. F. M. Flory the lodges from Geneva. Many beautiful and costly clfts 'were prcsent d to Mr. and Mrs. Martin from their friends and nurses containing gold specie to the amount of $68 from the various lodges. Mrs. Gerry sang "Darby and Joan. " The supper was enjoyed by about three hundred guests. Geneva and vicinity needs rain ; though In spite of the continued drouth the corn Is green and fine. A schooner of young people went to Mc- Cook todav to came out until Friday and be there In readiness for the Woodman picnic tomorrow. A few cases of typhoid are reported. Mrs. Sura Schofleld was brousht home from the Epworth assembly at Lincoln on the flyer sick on Sunday. Riillfltmeiitn Still GoliiR On. FORT CROOK. Neb. , Aug. 3. To the Editor of The Dee : Referring to the nrtlcre on the last page of today's Issue , I beg to Inform you that the statement conce-nlng enlistments for volunteers Is erroneous. While this Is always a recruiting station for regulars , I am still enlisting for volun teers , and while some regiments are full I have been authorized to enlist especially for , the Twenty-ninth Infaptry. at Fort Mc- Pher'son."Ga.v-the Thirty-third , iieTar.t Sam Houston , Tex. , the Thirty-fourth at Fort Logan , Cole , , and the Thirty-fifth at Van couver Darracks , Wash. I have received no tice from Colonel L. A. Craig , commanding the Thirty-second Infantry , that his icgl- ment Is about full , but there are etlll a good many volunteers needed for the others mentioned above. H. M. DICHMANN , First Lieutenant Seventh Infantry , Recruit ing Officer. CilbHiiii People In UrldRcport Accident DRIDGEPORT , Conn. . Aug. 9. ( Special. ) The family of Frank Dlow of Stratford were killed In the trolley car accident on August 6. Blew and his wife and two chil dren , Maud , aged 3 , and Melvln , aged 5 , re moved here from Gibson , Neb. , a short tlmo ago. They lived near 'Mrs. ' J. H. Rugg , a sister of Mrs. Dlew. Mrs Rugg and Mrs. Blew and the letter's two children and also two children of Mrs. Rugg , were passen gers on the wrecked car. The body of Mrs. Blew reached home first. Mrs. Rugg was brought In a few minutes later and she died -without gaining con sciousness. Later Dlew went to the town hall In Stratford and found the bodies of his two children. The two Rugg children escaped with slight injuries. Hey BIcetn a Terrible Death. GORDON , Neb. . Aug. 9. ( Special Tele gram. ) This community was shocked today to learn that Earl , the 12-year-old son of J. C. Jordan , one of Gordon's most promi nent business men , had met a terrible death. About 9 o'clock this morning whtlo riding on horseback with a crowd of hoys and girls to attend a Sunday school picnic four miles from town , his horse stumbled and fell and the boy's foot vtas caught In the stirrup He was dragged a half mile and kicked and bruised In a horrible manner , his body being n mass of bruises and one leg belni ; broken nnd the bones protruding. He v > as de..d be fore his companions could reach him. The funeral will bo held at 10 a. m. Thurediy. IiitcrcHtlnic Suit nt York. YORK , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) An in teresting suit has been brought In the dis trict court of York county In which Benja min F , Todd appears as plaintiff and Dr Benjamin F , Lang , superintendent of the Beatrice Institute for the Feeble Minded , Is named as defendant. The plaintiff's pett tlon sets forth that upon the death of Todd's mother , which occurred some two years ago Lang "fraudulently connived and plonnei to be appointed guardian of the plaintiff for the purpose of cheating and defrauding this plaintiff of his estate. " The estate it question is a residence property in this city which Is now owned by Clara Lang. , wife o the defendant. OaUlaiul JVeir * Note * . OAKLAND , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) D S. Harrington today gold bis agriculture Implement business , Including machinery and warehouse , to T. N. Palmqulst of this place and Palmqulst & Sbellberg of Lyons John Peterson has let the contract for the erection of a large brick block on Main street , which when completed will be occu pled by A. F. Lofander , druggist. The Holmqulst Grain & Lumber company of this town has purchased the lumber yards from Bllnklron Bros , at Bancroft ; also the one at Herman , These yards will be run In connection with their elevators at the above-named towns. lllnlr SehooU Are Overcrowded. DItAIR. Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special , ) Prof. C V. Capps , the newly elected principal of the Blair hlsrh school , arrived in the city Tues day , In company with his wife he will make a ten days' visit In Illinois before perma nently locating here. Prof. Capps comes from Lincoln with very flattering endorse ments. Owlnc to the overcrowded condition o the city schools , the Beard of Education Monday nlcht leased the Christian churcl for school purposes. One hundred pupil will have to attend there during the fal term pending the completion of the new high Bchool building. TAKES A DOSE OF MORPHINE Mrs , W. L. Lee of Silt Lake City Meets Death in a fliBtings Hotel. DRUG IS TAKEN WITH SUICIDAL INTENT It In Not I'oMKllilc ( or Her to Snrvltc the Shock No llcnnoii IVIIOITII Why She WUhcn to Die. HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) Mrs.V. . H. Lee of Salt Lake City , Utah , died In the Llndell holer In Hastings tonight as the result of a heavy dose of morphine , supposed to have been taken with suicidal Intent. Mrn. Lee arrived In Hastings at 8:30 : last night nnd went Im mediately to the hotel , where she left orders to bo called In time to take the morning train to Cowlte , Neb. , where eho was going to visit her parents. This morning about 8 o'clock she or dered Ice water and told the porter that as Impossible for her to leave today , as he felt III , and asked that she be allowed o remain In her room without being dls- urbed. When nothing more was heard of he woman this noon the hotel clerk was ' ordered to call her. After the clerk had ailed to receive any response from her after ' he usual number of knocks on the door , he decided that something unusual had hap- icned and , climbing up to the transom , j ookcd In and saw the woman lying upon he bed gasping and breathing heavily , as f In a dying condition. A physician was summoned and a careful xamlnatlon showed that she was dylug | rom the effects of a heavy dose of mor phine. A letter was found In her room ad- Ircssed to her father. It was very brief and merely mentioned that she was anxious o get home and enjoy n family visit. Sirs. .00 is a fine looking 'brunette ' of strong ihyslquo and about 30 years old. The at- cndlng physician gave It out tonight that t will be almost an Impossibility for Mrs. .ee to survive until morning. No cause vhatever can be learned as to why she took he poisonous drug. DAM VOi : OX THE 1M.A.TTI3 BOTTOMS. Small nrnlnn Cut and In the Shock Suffer from Wet Weather. FREMONT , Nob. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) 'armors on the Platte bottoms and a few ! on the biffs report considerable damage from the heavy rain of Monday night. Small grain cut and. . In the shock will be almost a total loss , the weather of yesterday being so damp a to make It mildew and sprout , n Elkhorn township water was reported n some fields two feet deep. Corn which iad been blown down badly by the wind Is damaged considerably. It has been very close and damp here today , though the mer cury only reached , 92 In the shade. * To Welcome First Xehrnnkn. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) The citizens of Grand Island have organ ized for a proper welcome to the members of the Fighting First Nebraska regiment when they pass through this city enroute home , about August 26. Mayor Platt has been selected as chairman of the organiza tion and City Clerk Hopper as secretary. A committee of six of the. most prominent business men has been appointed to complete arrangements. It Is possible that two com panies of the regiment "will stop off here to make connections with the B. & M. , and If so the boys will be royally entertained. If not. a crowd with speakers and band and other substantial things will beat the depot , whether the train comes through at mid night or midday. I'roven to lie a Counterfeiter Alwo. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Aug. 9 ( Special. ) Bert James , arrested hy the'sheriff of Hall county some weeks ago , charged with com plicity In horse steallrig , was found to have counterfeiting tools In his possession. Since Incarcerated he has once attempted to break Jail , but was prevented by the 'watchfulness ' of the sheriff. He was yesterday arraigned on the cbargo of having the tools before United States Commissioner Bode and bound over to the United States district court for trial at Omaha. Ho was , taken , handcuffed , to that city today. Charles Day was also bound over to the same court on the charge of bootlegging , the amount of bond be did not provide being $500. He was brought hero from Harlan county. I'liittc County MortKn c Ilecoril. COLUMBUS , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) The mortgage record for the month of July In this county Is a very encouraging one. The real estate mortgages released are more than twice the amount of the filings. Fol lowing Is a copy of the record : Eleven farm mortgages filed , $13,2GO ; twenty-seven re leased worth $27,988.49 ; six town nnd city mortgages filed amounting to $3,325 , and eight released , $8,222.03. Sixty-one chattel mortgages were filed representing $20,540.24 and twenty-six released worth $24.760.14. There were no deeds filed In foreclosure dur ing the month. Attnck Validity of the Tlonilx. BLAIR , Neb. . Aug. 9. ( Special. ) The question of refunding the Sioux City & Pa cific railroad bonds against Washington county was up In the district court yester day before Judge Baker. It seems that , the county board was on the point of refunding these bonds , which call for $175,000 at 7 per cent , for $100,000 at per cent. The validity of the bonds was questioned by some of our citizens and the matter thus got Into the court. The contest over the bonds promises to be a heated one before It Is finally settled. "Coin" Harvey IllMipitoliitfl Them. TEKAMAifl. Ndb. , Aup. 3. ( Special. ) Those who gathered at the rink la&t evenIng - Ing to hear "Coin" Harvey talk were dis appointed. An audience nf perhapp 200 greeted him , three-fourths being women and republicans , the farmers being too busy to leave their stock and crops to listen1 to the calamity shrieks and walls put up by Harvey. There was about as much truth and argument In his talk last night as there Is In his 'book ' , which the farmers generally have read. Tekninnli'i Wooilmen'n I'lenle. TBKAMAH , Nob. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) The Woodmen lodge of this place held a picnic today In Folsom park. Visiting members of surrounding lodges arrived this morning with well-filled baskets. The 'business houses generally wore closed and all spent the day In the cool and shady park , visiting , picnick ing and listening to speeches , readings and music. The Tekamah cornet band furnished music for the day. ColumhiiH bolillprH * Monument. COLUMBUS , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) At a meeting of the committee held yesterday Klmball Bros , of Lincoln were awarded the contract for building the soldiers' monument ment which will adorn Frankfort park. The contract price Is $2,235 and the monument will cost about $2.500 $ when finished. Work will be commenced at once , as the contract calls for completion by December 1 , AdHiiultH Illn Motller-lil-l.mv. WYMORE , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) A warrant was sworn out this morning for Frank Von Cleave , charging him with as laultlng his mother-in-law , Mrs. DeFlne. The warrant was sworn out by William Laf- fery , a neighbor , who swore that young Von Cleave badly beat bis mother-in-law yester day. Von Cleave waa arrested a year ago for assaulting his stepfather. Another Special KU-etloii I.lkely. HASTINGS , Neb. . Aug. 9. ( Special. ) In all probability the city of Hastings will have to bold another special election before it can purchase an electric light plant , as the legality of the recent pclM election Is being Questioned. The difficulty arose out of the publication of the legal notice which , according to the Interpretation of the law as made by seme of Hastings' best lawyer * , failed to have the required number of pub lications. A few years ago bonds were voted for the owning nnd operation of an electric light plant by the city of Hastings , but the election was afterwards declared Illegal. Corn Slitter * from Hent. HARVARD. Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) The last three days have been exceedingly warm , the mercury today being 100 degrees In the shade. Whllo there la little or no wind to assist In drying the ground , there Is no question but that each day Is very materially damaging corn. In fact In many places It has been Injured so that It will be Impossible to harvest the crop that was anticipated two weeks ago. Otoe County Mepnbllcnn Convention. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Spe cial. ) The republican county central com mittee of Otoe county met at Syracuse yes terday and Issued a call for a county con vention to be held at Syracuse September 19. The meeting was a very harmonious and satisfactory one. The chances of re publican success In Otoo county this fall arc good. \eeil Itnln nt Cnrleton. CARLETON , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) Wet weather reports fill the newspapers Just now and this section of Nebraska would like a share of It. There has not been any rain In this vicinity , say seventy-five miles In either direction , for the last seventeen days. The sun merely cooked the corn , nnd acre after aero Is beyond redemption. Injured hy n Ilnnnwny Tenm. PILGER. Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) Carl Johnson , a young man employed by the Nye & Schneider company here , was tun over by a runaway team at noon today. He was trying to stop It and 'was ' badly bruised and his head was cut. He was unconscious for an hour. The extent of the Injuries la un certain. Stunjr hy n Itnttlennnke. 'MEADE ' , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) Sunday afternoon Mrs. Geo. A. Byrne was called to Valley on account of her son Freddie having being stung on the foot by a rattlesnake. For two days the little fellow's life hung In the balance , but at the present time the dancer is past. Ponen'H New Steel Ilrlilfce. PONCA , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) Work has begun on the new steel bridge east of Ponca , which will bo completed by the data of thf < Woodmen's picnic , to be held I on the fair grounds here August 31. This bridge connects Ponca city iwlth the grounds. I Stoekmnti Drotrim In Whirlpool. 1 BUTTE , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special Tclegrcm. ) I Alga Arhus , a prominent stockman , wns I bathing alone last evening and was drowned In a whirlpool. The body was found this morning. Death evidently resulted from cramps. NO INDEPENDENCE IN CUBA Havana Editor , AVlionc Paper In Snn- prcuncri , on the Way to Wash ington to Slake Complaint. NEW YORK. Aug. 5. A. Cervantes , edi tor , and Rlcardo Arnauto , manager of Rl Reconcentfado , the suppressed Havana newspaper , who are on the way to Wash ington to complain of their wrongs , have lesfued a joint statement , as follows : "El Reconccntrado was In existence long before the 'war between America nnd Spain had begun. Because of the radical and liberty-loving policy of. the paper the Span ish officers thought well to suppress the paper , and for a time Its. regular Issues ceased. It was only on July 31 , and by order of General Ludlow of , , ho American army that the office was finally closed. El Reconccntrado waa an independent organ whose aim was the Independence of Cuba , and at the same time was the only recog nized organ of the Cuban army. "Today there Is no independence In Cuba and I cannot be led to believe , after my experience as an editor , that the American flag floats over the Island of Cuba. In fact , many of the inhabitants still think that the Spanish emblem floats over Morro castle. They have no reason to know any difference. " Messrs. Cervanten and Arnauto eay they ontertaln no animosity against General Lud low , who > was influenced , they think , by Mayor Lacoste. At present Jose Marios , ono of the editors , Is serving twenty days' imprisonment in the Havana fortress , while Editor Jose Domora of El Guacamayo , which was opposed to the methods of the police , is also serving sixty days In the bastlle. GETTING ARMS TO THE REBELS Agents In Thin Country NesotlatlnK for the I'tirchnHC of Steam PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 9. 'A ! morning paper says : Three officers representing the in. surgents of Santo Domingo and two civilians , representing the insurgents -who do not like the manner in which President Sam manages affairs in Haytl , have been hero three days endeavoring to find vessels to carry muni tions of war recentry purchased In New Haven. To avoid suspicion all the mem bers of the party crossed the Windward passage In small boats and embarked on a steamship at Guantanamo , landing lost wetlc In New York. Those from Santo Domingo were delayed by the capsizing of a boat. They claim that there Is little danger in landing contraband war material anywhere on the coast of either country except near the principal porte , as the coasts are not patroled , be cause neither of the governments has war vessels to do the work. What they claim are needed are small steam tugs to take out their purchases and to land cargoes de posited on the eastern shores of Cuba some months ago , The tugs have been selected and the only thing that prevents their sale Is a difference aa to the price , which It is thought will eoon be settled. TWO BOAT LOADS ARE LOST Stcnmer EmiireMH of China. DrlnKH De- tnlln of the I.OHH of the Ship Munoliakl .Mum , VICTOniA , B. C. , Aug. 9. The steamer Empress of China brings meager details of the wreck of the steamer Munobakl Maru on the Darren Islands July 21. Just before the Empress of China left Yokohama one boat load containing nine survivors reached Yokohama hama , Another boat containing twenty per sons wac reported safe. A third boat with thirteen of the crew was picked up by the steamer Klukat Another boat containing second officer and seven men was towed Into Mojo by a coaster of the Blue Funnel line on July 24. Two boatloads -were lost. It It not known how many were In the two missing boats. United States Senator Beveridge arrived last night from the Orient on the steamer Empress of China. HYMENEAL. IlurlitT-Oavli , NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Aug. B , ( Spe cial. ) Miss Blanche Davis of this city was married yesterday at Omaha to Prof , Harry G. Barber of New York. The ibrlde 1 a daughter of Mrs. n. A. Dlttraer of this place and la highly esteemed In eoclety cir cles here. The groom was formerly a teacher In the Nebraska City High school and ii now teaching in New York. Philippine village open Thursday , 6 p. m. BODY FOUND IN THE RIVER Jamei E Peten , Veteran Nebraska Soldier , id Murdered at Kansas City. PENSION MONEY OBJECT OF THE CRIME OIrt Mllltrny Mnn n. Former Inmntc of the Soldier * ' Home nt ( Irnnd Inlnnil KtirlnttRh In Illn Pocket. KANSAS CITY , Aug. 9. ( Special Tele gram. ) The corpse of a man was found floating In the Missouri river opposite Parkvllle , Mo. , this morning. Letters anil papers found on the body reveal the Iden tity as that of James E. Peters , a veterau soldier and former Inmate of the Soldiers' homo at Grand Island , Neb. There are ev idences , too , that the man was murdered and the body thrown Into the river to cover up the crime. The body Is of a man 60 years old and of very small stature. About the face a handkerchief was found tied tightly , as If put there as a gag or blind fold. Bandages were also found tied about the legs , as If the body had becen weighted with stone or metal when It wns thrown Into the river. Coroner Tracy of Kansas City , Kan. , searched the pockets and found a furlough from the Soldiers' home at Grand Island to James E. Peters , late a private of Company D , Second Nebraska cavalry. Among some other papers was a letter from W. 1C. Peters , Springfield , Neb. This letter shows that It Is from a brother of the dead man , The body hod evidently been In the water two or three weeks. "I am certain , " eiald the coroner , "that this man had pension money In his possession when he left the homo to go on his furlough , and that he was killed for his money. The bandages about the legs and about the face Indicate murder. " Philippine village open Thursday , 6 p. m. FEARS OF A NEGRO UPRISING CltlKciift of Alexandria , Vn. , Senil a Ri-qnent to Ille.timond to Keep Troopn Heady. WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. The Evening Star's report from Alexandria , Vn. , states that a request has been sent to Richmond or the equipment of the militia company lo cated at that place because of the possibility of trouble growing out of the lynching there ast night of the negro Thomas. The re port states that some of the whites are ap prehensive of an uprising of the colored lopulatlon tonight , but that today all Is quiet. DEMAND IS LESS THAX EXPECTED. Trennnry Ofllclnln > 'nni > luflnc < l nt Light Call for Gold Certificate * . WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. The reports so far received from subtreasury cities Indi cate that the call for gold certificates In ex change for gold coin will be considerably less than the treasury officials expected. San Francisco , Chicago , Cincinnati , St. Louis and Now Orleans , however , have not yet been heard from and consequently there Is no proper basis upon which to closely estimate the result of the secretary's order. But the demand In these cities Is expected to be even smaller than In the eastern cities by rea son of the large surplus In the money cen ters of the west. Up to last night the New York banks had asked for the exchange of $4,500,000 ; Phila delphia , $70.000 ; Baltimore. $616,000 ; Wash ington , $150,000 In the departmental scries and $150,000 in "to order" certificates. It is a matter of some surprise In the treasury that a large percentage of the New York calls have been for $20 and certificates of other small denominations. It was expected that the certificates -would be used for reserve and thus release the big holdings of green backs and treasury notes. The real purpose of the banks In asking for small denomina tions probably will develop within the next few days. PLAGUE NOW MOVING WESTWARD. Onr Consul nt iMnrnelllen DlHcn nen Its V .rloim Phnnen. WASHINGTON , Aug. 9. The steady west ward advance of the plague and the condi tions prevalllns at Us latest point of attack in ( Alexandria , Esypt , are discussed In re ports made to the State department by Con sul Robert C. Skinner at .Marseilles. He says that the appearance of the disease at Alexandria shows a constant movement westward and from Its location there It Is a menace to the great Mediterranean ports of Europe , most of which have adopted rigid quarantine measures. The state of affairs in Alexandria Is set forth In a letter j fo the commercial authorities at Marseilles bearing date of Juno 25. It says the epi demic neither Increases nor diminishes , but that about two new cases appear dally with occasional Intervals. The municipality and i transitory service of the city display great ' zeal In adopting measures of precvntlon. All suspecta are immediately removed to a lazaret. ( A. premium of 2 francs (38 ( cent ? ) Is given to any Individual who will Inform the authorities of a case of plague and a premium of 1 franc (19 ( cents ) Is offered for the bead of every rat dead of the plague. PENSIONS FOR WESTEHN VETEIIAN.S. Snrrlvor * of the Civil Wnr Remem bered by the General Government. WASHINGTON , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) The following pensions have been granted west ern veterans : Issue of July 27 , 1899 : Nebraska : Original Ira A. Davis , Allen , $6. Restoration and Increase James M. Mann , Indlanola , $9 to $17. Increase Owen White Cotton , Lincoln , $12 to $17 ; Jeremiah 8. DInsraore , Tecumnoh. $14 to $17 , Original widows , etc. Catharine Place , Raymond , $8 $ ; Marie L. Remington , Omaha , $8 ; Mlnora of Thompson Barnhart , York , $18. Iowa : Original Special1. July 26 , Henry Glenn , DCS Molnes , $12 ; Theodore F. Davis , Marshalltown , $6 ; Thomas Sennott , Keels , $6 ; John Messer , Cedar Rapids , JO. Addi tional George W. Smith. Colssburg , $4 $ to $10. Restoration and Increase John Picker ing , Alta , $6 to $12. Restoration and reissue Ballenger Aydelott , Newton , $14 ; Joseph Toulouse. Marne , $17. Increase Joseph Da- Yls , Cresco , $8 to $10 ; John W. Kllng , Mount Ayr $10 to $12. Reissue Henry Hart , Prom ise City , $8. South Dakota : Original1 James M. Houston - ton Vlowfleld , $6. Increase Robert Prlngfe. Hot Springs , $12 to $14. Original widows , etc. Mary A. McClure , Marston , $8. FOR RESIDENTIAL UEGISTIIATION. Innovation Offered hy Thlrrt Ani ! t- nnt Pontmimter General. WASHINGTON , Aug. 9 , The third as sistant postmaster general , Mr , Madden , has decided upon a plan for registration of mall matter by mall carriers at the door In the residential sections of the cltlea having the free delivery system. The same Idea Is to he extended to the rural free delivery service as teen as plans are perfected , and also contemplates exten sion to the bUBlntto districts of cities In the discretion of the postmasters. SOME HAVE Tlinilt FULL O.UOTA. Number of Enlistment * for Philippine Urirlmoiitu Ilenehe * 11'JOT. WASHINGTON , Aug. 9. The number of enlistments yesterday for the Philippine regiments was 39 , making a total of 11,297. The regiment * which have their full quota have begun the "weeding out" process. In the orders published trday the discharges of nearly 100 r ecru I to have been ordered. At Lena ! Three NntnrnlUed. WASHINGTON , Aug. 9. The State de partment has received from Governor Fos ter of Louisiana certified copies of the final | naturalization papers taken out by Frank , | Charles nnd JOB Dfrata , three of the men lynched at Tallulah and claimed by the Itallnn authorities to be Italian citizens. The naturalization paper * were Issued by tte court In Madison district nnd are re- carded by the authorities as establishing be- ycnd question the citizenship of these three participants In the affair. Governor Foster'o final report on the circumstances of the lynching has not yet been received. Wnnt I * ItenxlK'ied. WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. The War depart ment probably will take from the navy the Wasp , which figured In the Spanish war as one of the auxiliary fleet. If found suitable It will be used In the Cuban customs eervlcc. City of Sjiltiey Chartered. WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. The quartermas ter's department has chartered the City of Sydney and It will nt once be fitted up to take marines and recruits to Manila. Philippine village open Thursday , 6 p. m. NOT SETTLED ON TH ? ISSUES E > en Ilrynn'.i Kollo < Tor In Nov York Divided on the Uiientlnn Hnw In Conference. SYRACUSE , N. Y. , Aug. 9. A meeting of the Chicago platform democrats of New- York state was called to order here at 11:30 : n. m. today , with fifty delegates In attend ance. A fight was precipitated on the floor. The anti-trust and anti-Imperialism factions were on one side nnd the ultra-free silver faction on the other. Samuel Odcll of Au burn and Austin Wheelock of Geneva led the fight for the anti-trust people. Thomas W. Cantwell of Albany and Jay W. Forest of Niagara Falls led the Oliver side. The substance of thn resolutions Introduced by Mr. Odcll declares that the opposition to trusts nnd Impcrnllsm ahould be the para mount Issue In the campaign ( if 1900. The election of United States senators by the di rect vote of the people Is also advocated. UNSIGNED BANKNOTES PASSED Scvernl of Thowe Tnkeii by Union Pii- ollle Itohhem In Circulation In Nebrnnkn. MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 9. A special from Chadron , Neb. , says : Several of the un signed national banknotes of the First Na tional bank of Portland , Ore. , taken by the Union Pacific robbers In June , are In circu lation , ibolng of $10 , $20 and J50 denomina tions. Some have been passed here , and It Is held by legal authorities thai these bank notes are legal and must be redeemed by the bank by an net of the last congress. Society's resort , Philippine village , open Thursday. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Tcnipcrntiirc Will llcmnlii Stationary anil South AVliulH Will Illorr \ebrankn. . WASHINGTON , 'Aug. ' 9. Forecast for Thursday and Friday : Nebraska Fair ; continued warm Thurs day ; Friday , fair ; cooler In western portion ; scuth to west winds. Iowa and Kansas Fair ; continued warm Thursday and Friday ; fresh southerly winds. North and South Dakota Fair ; continued warm Thursday ; Friday fair ; cooler ; south to west winds. Wyoming Generally fair Thursday nnd Friday ; south to west winds. Local Ilceoril. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA , Aug. 9. Omaha record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last thre years : 1S99.189 * . 1837.1S96. Maximum temperature . .S3 SS So 91 Minimum temperature . . . 74 hi 67 67 Average temperature . . . . 84 74 7i ( SO Precipitation 00 .00 .16 .23 Record of temperature nnd precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1 , ISM : Normal for Llie day 70 Excess for fn ? day S Accumulated deficiency since iMarch 1..2S2 Normal rainfall for the day 11 Inch Deficiency for the day 11 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 19.33 Inches Deficiency since March 1 1.03 Inches Deficiency for cor. period , 1KOS 9D inch Deficiency for cor. period , 1897. . . . 7.53 Inches Krportu from Stations nt 8 p. in. Omaha , cloudy North Platte , partly cloudy. Salt Like , clear Cheyenne , partly cloudy Rapid City , partly cloudy . . . Huron , clear Wllllston , clMr Chicago , clear St. Louis , cloudy St. Paul , cleir Davenport , clear Helena , cloudy Kansas City , cloudy Havre , partly cloudy Elsmarck , clear Galveston , clear T Indicates trace of precipitation. LUCIUS A. WELSH. Local Forecast Official. 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