The Omaha Daily Bee OTtlAIlA, TI1TJUS' AV :MOH2S'I2sO. JULY 25. 1II01-TWELTE PAdES. SI 27(1 L .13 COL'Y FIVK CENTS. LOSG GLADLY HELPS liotiturj of Kit; Pleusdto Grnt Echlej'j leqnut for limitation. CALLS DEWEY AND OTHERS FOR COUNCIL Wiihi ta Q1t Sant'ar Officer Fair .. ' . Fostib'.t llearinj TOO HOT, HOWEVER TO BEGIN AT ONCE Order Will Be Irr.ned Tod-, iiccmiij EffooMTe Lut-.r. SAMPSON AND M ACL AY HAVE THEIK SAY Former Snjs He Is Glnntl to Hnvc Whole Mnttcr Hrotiylit to Light mill Lntfcr Siih 'lis the Only ffr. WA8HINOTON, July 21. Secretary Lon,?, In accordanco with n request from Admiral chiny tiuv. iiilvUpd that otneer th.it be rf J ' would order n court of Imiulry to examine' im the entire matter of Admiral Schley's course In the Santiago naval campaign "The whole transaction Is on a par with Later tho secretary announcod that, owing tho seizure of the Maine's flag by Mrs. to the extremely hot wcuthcr, tho court George Cornwallls West," snld Mr. Torrey, would not meet until September and thnt. "who presented 'he emblem to the vessel, he would turn over his receptton room to Throughout there has been an utter lack of the court. Tho secretary sold: ' appreciation on tho part of some members "It Is too hot now and I don't believe of tho Maine committee of Mr. Maker's as It would bo comfortable for olaccrs to sit In Btstanco and with apparent deliberation the their heavy full dress uniforms during committee hH taken to Itself tho thanks August. I Issued an order some tlmo ago for which It has not a shadow of claim." dispensing with the wearing of full dress uniforms during a court-martial, but this case will bo so Importunt that every form of official dignity will be obsorved, even to thn guard of marines at the door. I propose to glvo tho court tho uso of tho large reception room adjoining my oHlcc, which Is a convenient and commodious place." "Will tho scfslons of the court bo open?" "Unquestionably," was tho emphatic re ply. "I propose to make that fact very plain. It would bo a great mistake to havu a secret court. The country has tho right xo Know nu i of testimony offered. Personally. I should be very glad to have a court composed o . n largo number of officers, but the naval regulations restrict mo to tho selection of throe. 1 hope to name tho personnel of tho court tomorrow and this will glvo the Judgo advocate nnd recorder nmplo tlmo to pre pare u list of witnesses who nro to bo sum moned. This list will be necessarily quite lengthy nnd It will toko aomo llttlo tlm to assemble tho officers here. I do not bull-vo that tho session of tho court will be prolonged, because, after nil, a great deal of talk over the Santiago campaign Is like the acnll'a vapor, which can be condensed In a small bottle." Settlor to Hare All Prlvlleum. "Will Admiral Schloy be "allowed to name witnesses?" "Admiral Schley," was tho reply, "will to aKdreitd every 'opportunity for thu ap pearance of all tho witnesses hp may desire. Ho Is also entitled under the naval regula tions to be represented by counsel." While Secretary Long was not asked whether tho court of Inquiry would be asked to form and submit an opinion upon tbo facta disclosed by tho Investigation, it is considered quite probable that this course will bo pursued. Unless the order con vening tho court expressly requires this opinion to be expressed, Its report must bo confined to stating tho factB found. Secretary Long said that tho personnel of the court would bo made known tomor row, at which time nlso the precept con vening tho court probably will bo Issued. Meanwhile, there Is much speculation as to tho members of the court other than Ad miral Dowcy. The secretary himself says there t no warrant for tho announcement of any particular namo, us ho still has tho question under advisement. He has' been making inquiries during tho day as to the availability of certain officers and It Is understood that some telegraphic Inquiries have been made ot those absent from the city to sec If there is any reason why they hould not serve. Method ot Procedure. When tho court of Inquiry reaches Its decision all tho papers aro forwarded to the Judgo advocate general of the navy and the final approval or disapproval reats with tho aecrctary of tho navy or the president, ac cording to which one has ordered the court. He asked that the department take such action as was deemed best to accomplish this purpose. Ho tilso requested that whatever action be taken should occur In Washington, whore his papers and data are stored. Tho secretary Immediately de cided to comply with Admiral Schley'a re quest and dictated a letter to the rear ad miral, eaylng that under tho circumstances he heartily approved ot bis action and that the department would proceed at once In accordance with his request. The secre tary took this action without consultation with anyone and without communicating the request ot Admiral Schley to the presi dent. He then called into his office Kcar Admiral Crownlnshleld and Captain Cowles, chief and assistant chief respectively ot tho bureau of navigation, nnd also Judgn Advocate Oenerul Lemley, who has charge of formalities of naval courts. Ho also sent for Admiral Dewey. Although near Admiral Schley did not ask specifically tor a, court ot Inquiry, but left the action to ho taken to tho Judgment of the depart ment, the secretary decided that such a court would be tho beBt means ot making the Investigation and the throo bureau officers were called In tor discussion as to tho mode ot procedure. Dewrr Will Do IIU Dntr After his conference with Admiral Dewey, who had responded to tho secretary's re queu for an Interview, the secretary said that ho had not had lime to, decide upon the composition ot tho court, but In re sponse to a question as to whether Admiral Dewey would serve upon such a court, It requested to do so, the secretary said: "Admiral Dewey will do his duty." Although no positive declaration has been given on this point, it Is assumed about the Navy department that Admiral Powey will be president ot th court which will Inquire Into tho whole controversy concerning Admiral Schley's action 'during the Spanish war. There also Is an Im presslon that the two other members ot the court will be retired naval officers, or at least officers who had no connection With the Santiago campaign. The selec tion of retired officers would have a double advantage. Not only would they be free from any prejudice growing out of their active connection with the department, but tney would have no tear ot future conse- (Continued on Third Page.) MANY SCRAMBLE FOR CREDIT American Women Aet'ent ThtinUs from King I'lliinnl Which Arc Suld to He Dm- I'lscw here. LONDON, July 24. Tho presentation on July 22 of a mcmorlnl commomorntlvo of ths wort: of the hospital ship Maine to King Edward by tho duchess of Marlborough, Mrs. Otorge Cornwnllls West, Mrs. Uonnlds V1 0,htr AmcrIcnn won,fn of Uie Mal,lu V .mltteo nnd Kim; Edward's reply to ins v rs of thn committee, In which he th ' r them for bringing their valuable aerv. nn end by presenting the ship to thj . h government, threatens to be come ft -, al Incident Tho Atlantic Transport , iny anil tlio friends of Her nnrd Baker. .. ident of tho company, arc generally Indignant. C. F. Torrcy, managing director of tho Atlantic Transport company, today ex-1 pressed himself more than surprised to see port thnt the brldgo wan In a dangerous that King Kdwnrd has been misinformed ainte and an older to suspond traffic upo.i regarding the donor of tho Malno and fuld tho structure was Is3uul through tho oiuce what surprised him still more was thnt of Commissioner of Bridges Shea, the women nccepted tho thanks of the king Police reserves were called out and the for tho gift, knowing full well that nt no crowd of Brooklytilies and other residents tlmo had they owned the ship and1 that) of Lour lslind which daliy throngs tho President Bakor nlono was entitled to nny I Manila tun end of the bridge tre thrown thanks. Mr, Torrey said Mr. Baker was not I Into much excitement. Thi car service was even Informed of tho Intention to present stopped altogeth. r, ns was tho driving of a 1 this midnl to the king, nor up to today had vohlchs. All persons, hotVtvcr, weto al any Information been conveyed to him that' lowed to walk to the Brooklyn side along siioh a presentation had ocrurrcd. nor has ' 'he promenade. Tho congestion on the anv em reus Inn of reeret boon expressed . ' ' . .. that this misunderstanding nroso as to tnq donor of the vessel. DOES NOT AGREE WITH KOCH i'rof. Ilrounrilel Tell TnliereulonU CniiKi'dH lliMvnre of Contunil iinlcil .'Milk mill .Meat. LONDON, July 24. The principal paper before tho British congress on tubcrcolosls today was submitted by Prof. Drouardol of Paris, who urged International legislation In regard to tho nottllcatlon of the author ities of tho exlstenco of tuberculosis nnd the disinfection and salubrity of hotels, cnrg anJ 8leamlout tnu cnt ,nherr,.io,i. Prof, llrounrdcl, who Is dean of tho medi cal faculty of Paris, maintained that the disease was curablo. He Enid nny measures tending to limit the ravages ot alco'jollstu would diminish tho mortality from consump tion and referred to tho great danger In hawking pieces of meat In public places and In the sale of milk which had not been .e Ba.o o. ,.., mnu ,,.., niu uubu examined. Prof. Brouardel believed thoso dangurs could bo remedied by lcglslatlli. ,.mniim.nlJ ,hn ttnlio.l 1 complimented tho United ulck realization of the dan- Prof. Erouardc States on Its quick gers ot expectoration and on its legisla tion In the matter. Prof. Brouardel declines to accept Prof. Koch's theory that tuberculosis' cannot bc propagated by the meat and milk of tuber culosis cattle and has said he thought It easy to protett the population from this contamination by legislation. At a banquet given tonight to Prof. Koch, Sir James Crlchton-Brownc announced that the British authorities had appointed a com mitted to Inquire Into the relations between human and bovlno tuberculosis. FAMINE STALKS IN RUSSIA Mont Fertile Province of the Cinr'M Umiilie Look Forward to Ulirvmitrtl llnroc. ST. PETERSBURG, Friday, July 12. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) On top of the Industrial dopresslon and tho famine ot Inst year comes news from large districts In Rusbla that tho crops will bo partial, In some provinces total failures. In both the provinces ot Saratov nnd Samara thcro will scarcely be any crops; danger threatens a large portion of Siberia, tbo Don valley, districts adjacent to tho Don valley and Yckatorlnosjav, large parts ot Chernigov, the Kuban and Terek Cossack districts, the northern dis tricts ot Taurlda, the western portions ot tho Vistula region, single districts on tho Oka, tho Kama, In Vtatka and In tho Volga valleys ot tho Urals. The government Is already making prep arations tor a struggle with the famine monster, which has stalked across the most fertile provinces of the empire dur ing the last decade and threatens to do unwonted havoc during the coming winter. ARE AGAINST AWL YANKEES Vienna Shocmnkera Give ImatlnK Kx- preaalon to Hole Kelt Fears of American Competitors VIENNA. July 24. At a largely attended meeting here today of Viennese shoemakers a most vigorous protect was lodged against the establishment of American shoe houses In Vienna and tho mooting resolved to send a deputation to the minister of com morco and to the provincial governor, beg ging them to Interdict American houses from embarking in the shoe business In this country. BLUE DANUBE IS MUDDY NOW Violent Ilnlns S-veeii llraolittlon Throuirh Vlllnicea Alon Ita Ilomniitlc llnnki, LONDON, July 25. "The valley of the uanuuo and other Austro-Hungarlan rlv ers have been flooded by violent ralns.'t says the Vienna correspondent of the Dally Express. At Dudupcit 300 dwelllngi wero rendered untenable, Entire villages have been swept away. Twenty-six per ions were drowned at Llpolz, where houses of two stories were submerged." Attaek Ilunalnn Coimul. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 24. The ro cent alleged uttack by Albanians upon tha Russian conkul at Uekub has created con slderable excitement. It appears that while the consul was proceeding to Investigate tho troubles In tho KoUshln district a party ot Albanians pursued him and torccd him to take refugo In a school building which they besieged until troops effected his re lease. Number In Conerntrut Ion Cnnii LONDON, July 24. A parliamentary paper Issued today gives tho number of persons In the concentration camps In South Africa In June as follows: White 8.410; colored, 23,489. There were 777 deaths among the whites In the camps', the list Including children. The deaths among the colored persons numbered nvu. BURDEN BENDS THE BRIDGE En-pension Rod ef Grot lait RWer e fctraoUre hun.enlj Yield. TRAFFIC IS CHECKED FOR SEVERAL H-U.S HrcnUnge SnM to lie Hue to Hcnt H puiislnit CiitiNt-n Cum unit I on Among Suhiirhitiiltrs Fracture I .Not CoiiNliU'reil herlous. .NEW YORK, July 24. Lnto this after- noon It was suddenly discovered that sev- uiJi suHpiiuluu rods of the Brooklyn brldgo were broken. The damage was sninll, hut it cuuiK'd considerable of a furore for a time, homo excited person circulated a re Mnuhattan aldo was relieved by this per- Mtnbl.. ..... ri i l i i i , ". uib oruumyn lurries carrion thousands more than they usually do When the Brldgo and Rapid Transit au thorities found how greatly tho damage had keen exaggerated Unfile was partially lesumtd. By S o'clock the brldgo cars were running once more. Chief Engineer Pro biisco of tho Department of Bridges said tonight that all traffic would bo resumed and tho broken rods would be replaced In two or three days' time. The hreakuge, ho said, was duo to expansion, presumably from the heat. DENIES ENCOURAGING WAR HriTctnry of Antl-!nincrlnllt I.rnKiin Hnyu lie Never Tol.l the I'lll lilnon to Keep It Up. MANILA, July 24. Correspondence from tho Hong Kong Junta dated Juno 26 and ad dressed to the Insurgent leader, Bellar nilno, which has been recently captured, says the Junta has received messages ot sympathy and assurances of support from Messrs. Wlnslow and Levlsou, antl-tm-pcrlallsts, urging the Filipinos to contlnuo their resistance In the hopo of eventual Independence, saying tho American peoplo arc groaning under war taxes and that tho democrats will win at the next election. BOSTON. Mais., July 24. The following statement was given out by Secrotary Hrvlnp Wlnslow ot tho Anti-Imperialist leaguo today. A stntement communicated from Hong k , , - the uaneK of nn Inst r" Kent general were found ussuranccs trim the Philippine Junta that encouragement "" boen Bven V mo to the prosecution , tnc wur lmrt ho,dnB out the. hope that the burden ot war taxes would bring about the success of tho aiitl-lmnerlallst Dartv Is absolutely false. 1 have never had such communication with nny Filipino or Filipinos or tneir representatives, putyiciv, prtVNtely. orally or 'In 'writing, personally or officially. There is .not. a shred or tig mcnt ot truth in the report. (Signed) EHVINU WINSI.OW. ZURBANO GIVES UP THE FIGHT Innnrgrnt Officer Surrender with Many Men and Gunn IMnnlck Snffera for lndlacretlon. MANILA, July 24. Colonel Zurbano, with twenty-nlno officers, S18 men, 243 rifles and VOO bolos, has surrendered to Lieutenant Hickman of the First cavalry In Taynbas province These former Insurgents have taken the oath of allcglanco to the United States and' their surrender clears that dis trict of the revolutionary clement. A civilian named Plnnlck has been sen tenced to one year's Imprisonment and to pay $1,000 fine for receiving supplies stolen from tho commissary department. OrKnnlrlnK a Ttevr Party. MANILA, July 24. The Llberted Is au thority for the statement that Senor Pn terno will leave tho federal party and will organize what he calls the nationalists on a platform resombllng that ot tho conser vatives, with Agulnaldo as president and former Insurgent military officers and former members ot the federal party as leaders. The purpose ot the new party will be tho ultimate Independence ot the Philip pines. This coincides with Senor Paterno's policy, as he has been making efforts to Induce Agulnaldo to unite with the new party. NECESSARY TO TAX EXEMPTION Internnl Itevenne Coiiimlmiloner .Nayn Foreign nil!" of Exchange .Hunt Have Clear Title, WASHINGTON, July 24. The commis sioner of Internal revenue, In a decision construing paragraph G of schedule A, ex empting from tax certain foreign bills of exchange drawn against the value of prod ucts actually exported, says that In order for a party to avail himself of the exemption two facta must be established: First, that the merchandise against which, the valuo ot the bill of exchnngn was Issued was ac tually exported; second, the value of the merchandise. Tho Instruments required to establish these facts aro tho bill of lading, or ship ping receipts, and tho" Invoice, which aro to bo attached to the bill of exchange. If this Is Inexpedient, an affidavit In a pro scribed form must bo executed. Tho re quirement of a bill of lading or shipping receipt Is tmpcrntlvo In all casre, and If partes drawing the foreign bills cannot comply wth tho statuto exempting from tax In certain cases they will be required to stamp such bills at tho rate of 2 conts for each 1100 or fraction therepf. MINING MEN AS PoUtICIANS Mr. nullum! of Chicago TellM Ilolne Congress Her Opinion of Them as Such. BOISE. Idaho, July 24. At this morn log's Bctslon of tho International raining congress a paper was read by Mrs. Paulino L. L. Holland of Chicago on the subject, "Should Mining Men Be Politicians?" Other papers road were: "Outline of the Geology and Ore Deposits of Custer and Lerahl Counties, Idaho," by Robert Bell, ana "tieoiogy and Mineralogy In Educa tlonal System." by Prof. E. A. Babcock ot Grand Forks, N. D. Thonitanda More Register. EL HEM), July 24.-The record wsb ngaln broken today when 16.7U registration- wen mn.de In El Reno. Total for El Reno. 120 -On. The registration at I.iwinn imlnv irm 1.342, making tho total for that place, 18.- UlflM .Vll, BOMBARDMENT AT NEWPORT Kcnrstirgc Fire Only One Shell, hut It Senm City Hnll nml Senren Inhnliltniiis. NEWPOIIT, It. I., July SI. Tho screech ing of n shell that proved to have come from the United SUUs steamship Kcar snrsc and Its explosion Into fragments that broke a small piece of stone out of the new city hall building' on Broadway and cut n limb from n tree nearby caused great consternation among- Newport citi zens shortly after 5 o'clock this evening. Half an hour later two officers eamo ashore from tho Kcnrsargc, traced thu shell to the city hall and obtained In formation as to Its passage over tho city. They examined uonm of the pieces, and pronounced the shell it otic-pounder from the Kcaraatgc, aftor which they returned without making nuy explanation. From the flagship It was learned that the crew wns called to quarters at 5 o'clock. Tim gun crews took their positions, pointed tho guns nnd went throuc,h tho work of firing, A Nordenfclt-Maxlm automatic gun In the after fighting top went oTT when thj crank was turned, tr.icdlatidy nil on aboard were alive and the officers wcro maklnj, hurried Inquiries. The crews In the top declared that a shot had been fired, but that It had struck In the water Jtiit short of the wharves. The officers wcro thereupon dispatched to the shore In order to assure Bear Admiral Hlesln son that such waB the fact. On the wharf a scared party of fishermen were found, who declared thnt something had passed cner their heads, screrchtng loudly. How tho shot happened to be fired has not been explained. Tho ship has been en gnged stneo the breaking up ot tho camp at Nantucket In target practice at sea. The gun flrcd was fired yesterday, when five rounds of ammunition were supposed to have been expended. Yesterday after noon and this morning there wcro the usual quarters on shipboard and tho gun should have been pointed and worked as It was tonight. But then It did not go off and tonight It did. Tho matter will be thoroughly Investigated. CADILLAC LANDS IN DETROIT Just tin Two Unnilretl Venm Aro He rfriiit the Ilnnncr of Louts XIV. DETROIT. Mich., July 24. Detroit today began a three days' celebration of tho landing of Cadillac nt this point 200 years ago today. Aftor speeches and other cere monies this afternoon, tinder tho direction of the historical committee, came tho spec tncular feature of tho celebration, tonight, when the scenes of tho landing of Cadillac were ro-cnacted. Dr. Daniel La forte, a local Frenchman, Impersonated the celebrated explorer, and was surrounded by fifty soldiers and an equal number of voyageurs arrayed In quaint costumes of tho tlmo of;M. Cadillac. They embarked lato this afternoon In ,1 ' XI k ,u Peche Island, above the city on tbo Cnna- dlan shore. They were escorted by tho revcnue euttr VenH, u,l T nZ.. plcturcsquo batteaus and canoes from revenue cutter Fcssenden, bearing: Gov ernor Bliss and staff and M. rierre.de Mar gcrle, French charge d'affaires jt , Wash ington, and a nurnber-of clti offl&a!?. At tne root or Bates street, whore' Cad illac landed 200 ycarH ago, tho party was received by a tribe of Indians nnd 'Cadillac" again planted tho banner of Louis XIV and again took possession of wio territory in tne namo of his king. The procession proceeded to the corner of Woodward nnd Jefferson avenues, where tne cross was planted nnd men arrayed In priestly black robes chanted tho same service used In Cadillac's time. A parade was then formed, which nro- cecded to the CampuB Mnrtlua In front ot tho city hall, where tho formal wolcorao was extended to Cndllhic. Meanwhile the scene nnd been brllllnntly Illuminated. DIVORCED WIFE'S FATAL FALL Mm. II. IleGrnft of f.n Criior 1CIIIp1 Iiy ritniKe from ChlenKO Hotel Window. CHICAGO, July 24. Tho mystery sur rounding the death of a young woman who was killed early today by a fall from a fifth story window nt tho Hotel Morrison wjm cleared up tonight. The woman had reg istered at the hotel as Mrs. B. DeGraff, La Crosse, Wis., nnd had been accompanied oy n man earlier In tho day. Tonight B, DoOraff, a La Crosso tailor, claimed tho body nnd said the woman was his wife, from whom he wae divorced last Novem ber because of her Intcmperanco. Ho further said they had recently be- como reconciled and that they camo to Chi cago together Monday and registered at tho Morrison. Several hours wero spent lu eon viviaiity, followed by a quarrel, after which he left her and went to the Brcovort house, registering under the name of A. C. Townc He used the fictitious name, he savs. in nr. acr to prevent his wife from flndlnc him Mrs. DeGraff roturned to tho Morrison and went to her room alone. DeGraff took nn early train for Milwaukee and did not hear ot ner death Until ho reached that city. Whether the woman fell or Jumped from tne winnow is unknown. TARRED FOR WIFE BEATING Valentine Miller In Hidden an n Hnll Out of nn Illinois Vlllitgc. HLOIN, III.. July 24. Valentine Miller n West Chicago was tarred nnd feathered by a mob laat night for alleged wife beatlne and wns glvon n rldo on tho edge of a scantling to me outskirts of tho hamlet. Miller Is Raid to Have been Intoxicated when his al leged offense was committed, While he was oelng tnrrcd torches were lighted neai his body and motions were made as If to Ig nue ii i ft innammahlo covering. Miller bu camo almost unconscious from fright. Mean whllo somebodv waved a rnnn nnri nhni.i "Lynch him!" Tho cry was instantly taken up, especially by women In tho mob, but tho leaders Interfered. Tho local author. Itles have decided to take no cognizance of tno matter. Movement of Ooenn Vessels, July aa, At New York Sailed S.trvlnnn fn -m- row. via Movlljo; Oceanic, for Liverpool via Movllle; Pennland, for Antwerp. Arr.ved .vuiudiu, HUH! J.IVCl JUUI. .7il "e,"Pooi-.ftrriveti-vvaesiand, from Philadelphia, At Southampton Arrived St. Louts, from New York. At Qucinstown Arrived Waen'nnd. Sailed Ivernla, from Liverpool, for Bos ton. At Phlladelphla-Salled-Majestlc for Liverpool, New York for Liverpool, nnJ both proceeded. At Rotterdam Arrived Potsdam, from New York. At Glasgow Arrived Anchorln, from New . AU-ard-Passed-'st. Louis, from New York, for Southampton At Queensland Sailed Ivernla Liverpool), for IloFton. (from At Liverpool SnII-d Helsronland. for Philadelphia, via Quecnstown: Germanic, for New York, via Queen-aown. At Hong Kong Arrived Previously, Hong Kons Mam, from Sun Francisco, via Hono lulu uud Yokohama. MIUttElft bRHiG TROUBLES Netraika We.co.nes Slight Rainfall Et3 If Vieier.ce Attends. WIND AND LI3IITNING DO DAMAut Clrnmt lulnnil HiilldhiR Are Moved fixim I'oundiit Iiiiin it ml One thnt Itnil Hern Lifted In ct llnclc AHitln. QltANU ISLAND, Nob., July 24. (Spe cial.) Tho north side of thU city was ls- ltcd last evening by a severe atorm, something of a mild twister In Its na ture, and It played some Interesting pranks. A now biirn of J. F. Trlggj was lifted to tho adjoining prairies and wrecked. An old barn standing alongside was picked up from over tho head uf the single horsu that occupied It and was wrecked, but not a scratch was given the chatacttr, occurred In tho Dakotas, south hrrsc. A large section of n corncrlb near cm Minnesota, northwestern Iowa, the ix- tho Wusincr elevator, which was blown down In thu Fourth of July wind, was set back on its regular place. A Burlington car was unroofed one car out of a long tinln. Three Union Pacific cars were blown over and smashed. A section of the roof of tho house ot James NlchoUon, cashier ot the American Beet Sugar com- parl)', was carried a dlstnnco of nbout eighty feet. Many outhouses and barns In this particular , section of the city wcro 1 moved off their foundations or blown over and many trees wero either ruined en- tlrely or badly dumaged. A mile east of tho city the residence ot A. D. Tllley was moved from Its foundation. Several win- dows In the business portion of the city wcro blown In. The rain was so hoavy that tor n few minutes one could scarcely sec across tho street. However, It was tor but a brief period and the rain gauges show but 38 ot an Inch. The rain extended only a mllo west nnd a mile south nnd as tar as known only a few miles cast and north. LlKiitnliig Stuns Sleepers. STELLA, Neb,, July 24. (Spe!al.) During a severe electrical storm at 11 o'clock last night lightning struck the chimney on the large residence ot J. R. Splvcy lu the north part ot town. Tho chlmnoy was completely demolished and tho houso was filled with smoko and dust. Clark Splvcy and Harvey Hogrefo wero asleep In tho houso and woro stunned by tho shock. A light shower of rain ac companied the storm. KLWOOD. Neb., July 24. (Special.) During a light shower of rain yesterday tho barn ot Judge Chase was struck by light nlng and was burned. Two horses were In It nnd ono ot them waa killed by lightning. Twenty one-hundredths of an Inchtof rain fell, being the first since July Corn tins been damaged, but with fa vorable conditions from now on there will be a good crop. GENEVA, Neb., July 24. (Special.) Yes terday was a little cooler than Monday, the difference being between 108 and 102 at 2 p. m. and In the afternoon a little thunder shower freshened things, jsnly .10 of an Inch of rain falling. TALMAGE, Neb.. July 24. (Special Tel egraro.) A light shower of' rain tell here this afternoon about 4 o'clock. It Is still cloudy. Cheyenne Connty la Soaked. SIDNEY. Neb., July 24. (Special Telo gram.) This whole county got a good soak lng this afternoon and nearly an Inch and thrce-auarters of rain fell In ono hour nnd n hnlf. Th drouth has at no tlmo afflicted corn here, as It waa planted Into and tho reached 107.1, which proved to be the max hot weather was the moans ot making the Imum. largest crop ever raised In this section. Wheat and rye will be about a threc-quar- the Bldewalks in all parts ot tuc city ami ters crop, but oats aro almost a total fall- horaea In the streets dropped to the pave ure except where Irrigated. ment unable to move. The city's facllitlci) WABASH. Neb,. July 24. (Special Tele- gram.) A thundcrshower of 10 minutes' duration visited this section tonight. UNION. Neb.. July 24. (Special.) A good rain fell In the country Just east of Union last night, while In town there was only a dry thunderstorm. A largo crop of wheat Is being threshed and sold to local buyers at good prices. PALISADE, Neb., July 24. (Special Tel- egram.) An Inch or rain leu in itayea county Inst night. Iowa Gets Heavy Itala. DES MOINES, July 24.-(Speclnl.)-A re- , . . - I. h nnrl(iihlo enrnnn from instant death is re- ported from Carroll county, where a farmer, William Hobbs, was shocking grain when a bolt of llgh nlng uck him quareiy on tho head and ran over almost all -his body, His bat was torn to shreds and his cloth lng burned, but he waa not killed outright, although recovery Is doubtful DUBUQUE, la., July 24. Heavy rains fell within two miles of this city this evening. In town tho fall was only one-hundredth of an inch, but It caused the temperature to fall from 105 at 2 o'clock to 03 at 7. One death resulted from heat today, LITTLE RAINS; LITTLE RELIEF Ohio nnd Illinois Get Showers, hut (he llent Contlnnes Fatal. CINCINNATI, July 24, Tho gathering elements ot a thunderstorm somewhat re lleved the oppressive heat this evening, but only slightly. Tiro government ther momelrr rpulstnred 100 tnrinv and ntrent Instruments ranged from that up1 to 107. Seven prostrations and one death wero re- ported, ROCICFORD, III., July 21. Rain fell ts-lay In half a dozen countloa of tho Rock river region, breaking the drouth that has prevailed for six weeks, NASHVILLE, Tonti., July 24. Two pros. tratlons from heat, ono ot which proved fatal, was reported here today. Tho of. flclal thermometer reached 95 nt 3 p. m. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. July 24. Today was tho hottest' day of which thero Is any record In Louisville, tho terapcraturo at 3HU p. m. oemg iut. mere were ten prostrations. . .... . anr- t.le r n, saal1' iuu. twuu. bUPJ arUlb Hrt IMUI IU DLHIVIc, Director Cnninhrll of Mok University Attributes Meat Entirely to I.oenl Earthly Cnnses. cam T-ICP r-ol t,.l -J.nlr.rl- (mn. . .. - .L. . .... . !.!. I k- , , , 1 " V'W,', V...., J . . . . ........ . ... . nen oi ine i.ick ounBrYstiir imia uu itum in tne mtory uuvhiiccu vy duiuu raDiciti nstrnnomors that the extraordinary weather conditions In the middle west aro duo to solar causes. Prof. Campbell sild today that In his opinion the present conditions nro due to local and earthly, cnuses. "I do not connect weather conditions with solar disturbances. Tho spots on tho sun nre about nt their minimum Intensity, ! 7 f"" v.".m. t7"elle" .!,". ujv.iv hi uuuuk u,o,r. ..4 uMu-.cum years. They will be at their maximum about 1905 or 1905. Here- toforo grent heat has generally oc- curred at the period ot the maximum of these spots, bttt there is no significance to 72. Cool weather Is predicted for to whatever to be attached to these incidents," I morrow. condition ofjhe weather 1 Forecast for Nebraska Partly Cloudy Thursday, Possibly L.oil Tti.lituursli una and Not Quito So Wnrnt; Friday Fair; Southerly Winds Becoming Vurlaule. Triniicriittire it Omnlin Yentvriliiyi Hour. I)c.r. Hour. Dew. r. ii, n HI 1 p. in to ll n. in 7H a p. in !: 7 it. it Nil ii v. in ! H it, m mi 4 p. in ltl'i 0 n. m HO " I', m 10 m. in n;i p. in,.,.. . lo ll n. in. .... . Oil 7 1). ni 1,1 ' 1 m 100 IS i. in O i. in GENEilAL DuOUTH SITUATION ThimilernhiMi ei m .ire .Min e lreiiirnt Mini .tin) Minn llroitUuii of the llvnt. WASHINOTON, July 21. Scattered thutnlernliortcra In tho northern tier ot states In (he central west today gave some relief In, that locality from the Intense heat. Thcau showers, generally light In trcmo northern portion ot Illinois, in Mln- ncsota and lti Michigan. More ot theso showers and over a wider area arc ex- pvcted tomorrow. Their effect, however, will bo temporary and warm weather Is ugaln predicted for Friday. In the groat corn belt tho Intense heat continues nnd thcro seem) to bu no im mediate prospect of n general rain, though tho tact that showers aro becoming more general than for some days is encourag- lug to the officials here, who hope they may bo the forerunner of a general breakup In tho heat and drouth condltlcns, al- though tho foveas crj wilt no. say that this Is a probability. For tomorrow showers aro Indicated from the Dakclns eastward nnd there Is a possibility of showers lu Ncbrnoka, Iowa, northern Illinois, northern Indiana and northern Ohio. Such rainfalls as occurred today nnd wero officially reported to tho weather bu reau were not heavy In amount) the great est precipitation bolng at Mnrqiictte, where It amounted to lets thun halt an Inch. In other sections also somo rain fell, notably at Chicago, New Or leans, Salt Lake nnd Vlcksburg. Temper atures will contlnuo high tomorrow In the central valley nnd in the ccntrnl west and In addition to the localities already noted occasional showers nro predicted In thu middle gulf states, tho central Rocky mountain region and tho extreme south west. Thero wcro also some local thunder storms In Oklahoma. The maximum tem perature lino of 100 degrees today again encircled tho upper Mississippi valley. lower Missouri valley and middle and lower Ohio valleys. St. Louis reported a tcm peraturo of 108 and St. Paul of 104 degrees, both record-breaking. ST. LOUIS THE HOTTEST PLACE More Thnn One Hundred and Seven Degrees Sels the Pnce In Missouri. ST. 'LOUIS, July 21. St. Louis was the hotteat. point inutbe country today, 107.1 degrees being recorded as the maximum temperature, a figure never reachod before In this city. No Immediate prospect of re Iter Ib In' sight and the Indications a-e for continued hot nnd dry weather for tho next twenty-four hours at least At 8 o'clock this morning the government thermometer recorded 90 and gradually mounted upward until at 2:30 p. m. It Throughout tho day peoplo dropped on for handling the heat cuses proved made quatc and the Health department ni onco put Iteelf In communication with tho city comptroller asking that assistance bo given the department In the Bhnpe of funds with which to buy horses to run the ambulances and also to purchase extra ambulances. Threo extra ambulances had to be obtained for tho dispensary service this morning, -n tne twenty-four hours ending at U o'clock tonight forty deaths directly attrlb utable to the heat had been reported. In tho same period of tlmo seventy-five cases v. . I . . ... w.. , I ..i-Htln- Kin! ntrt CAnnfll TTh AO A 11 O I UrCH Will lU UUKIUUIUUU OUIIICMUat UJ I Y night, when more complete returns are re ceived. atouJ tw 1M roark the gtra)n on the cty doctors to care for tho victims of heat pros tratlons has dally become greater. For tho .last two days from midday to midnight new cases have been received at the city Institutions every tow minutes. Owing to the excessive heat thero Is a general movement among business houses to close earlier In tho evenings or to so arrange the working hours ns to glvo their employes some respite from toll In the course of the beat ot tho day. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 24. Tho heat at this point today was one degree short o tho record for the summer and torrh season. Thero wero tour aeatnu ana twenty prostrations. Thermometers at Seventh nnd Felix streets, tho heart ot tho retail section of the city, reglstured 111. Twenty railway mall clerks, under charge ot the chief clerk of this division, aro prostrated and tho scrvlco Is crippled In Consequence KANSAS CITY, July 24. For twelve con aecutlvo hours today the thermometer reg Istered above 100. Whllo the record of 106 of Monday was not touched today was tho severest eyer cxpcrlunccd In Kansas City. At 11 o'clock 101.5 was recorded, the highest mark ever touched that early In the day since tbo local weather bureau has been established. For eleven hours aftor that the temperature ranged between 104 and 105.5. Still there Is no relief In sight, either In Kansas City or any part 0f tho southwest in tho last twenty-four hourB tho only ram reported has been at Hays, central Kansas, last night, and at El Reno, Okl six deaths directly attributable to tho beat were reoortod In the two Kansas cltys tolay w,th n ,oU, Qf oyor th, prostrations. Several prostrations are also reported from tho country, RAniRniur RRnitrrj m ruin r.r wnwimwui. wnwiti.il ill UlllUOUU wind nnd Henry Itnln Ilrlng Coolness nml rromlse of More. CHICAGO, July 24, The backbone of tho terrific heat that has hung over Chi- Cago nnd vicinity for a week or more, caus- lng many deaths and much suffering, was broken tonight by a storm of wind and "i.lL,, wuuo ice maximum temperature icoay was but 94 degroes, as officially recorded, thero were many prostrations because of the high percentage of humidity. At midnight the temperature had dropped HEAT'S TOP NOTCH ( OTtmmtit lhtrmoneter i curt Up to On Hundred and live Degree. RECORD IS MADE FOR THE SEASON v-niy Om Other Dajr in Thirty Ytan Can Beat Thu Mark. Ala IS IHtlGMlLL) WITH HUMIDITY iercim-, n l&r llthtr Than on lJrT.ou Uayi ot the Week. UCHtASES DANGER OF PROSfHAIPN Thn n tier Shower Tarries Briefly In Omit It Ik nnd Itnliilnll In Other . 1'laers Gives Hope of General Hellet. Iir.ATIIS FltUM HI3AT. rhlllln Krilgrr, SMIS! South Klght- eenth street. John I'llcler, nenr Ilenson. .Mis. Mnltlssn Flsber of tfOnuvll llltiffs, at South Oniahn. I'eter Ilonile of Uast Ontnhn, lu Council Bluffs. I'ltOSTIt ATISD. M. G. Thomn. 1H01 North Twenty- Fourth street. George Stnlcy. driven Insnne, tran sient. I'eter Glenn, rnnuhuian from Dea A thundershower visited Omaha at 11 o'clock last night and rain fell nt Intervals for half an hour. The precipitation was not heavy and tho temperature was re duced but little. After a record-breaking day ot heat flashes In the sky to the south and west gave overtaxed humanity hopes that at last a break In tho drouth was at hand. Clouds speedily massed overhead and sharp gusts of wind swept through the streets and churned up eddies ot dust. Peoplo swallowed the pulvorltcd earth cheerfully and welcomed the grit that was flung In their eyes nnd teeth, for they believed the hour of detlveranco was come. It was only a case ot promise mo that some day It will rain. The water thnt fell was hardly enough to lay claim to the title ot rainfall, after such a period of torturo and thirst, and the earth greedily licked It up and looked longingly after tho clouds that sped on to Iowa. People outdoors even said tho rain was from the hot water faucet. Nobody felt cooled oft bit. The shower was local, though from Omaha, the lightning flashes, revealed what seemed to bo a gener.ous downpour to-thV northeast. To the west there was no rain to amount to anything, according to re ports received at the Union Pacific rail road offices, merely light showers dropping at Intervals for a distance of twenty-five miles west ot Omaha. The Missouri Pa cific people could learn ot no rain to the south. The Chicago, St. ratil, Minneapolis & Omaha officials found cloudy condition northward, but no rain yet. These reports covered the night up to 3 o'clock this morning. Ono hundred and five degrees. Heat record ot this year was made at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Two-tenths of a degree higher than last Sunday, which waa at" thnt time a record breaker. Humidity yesterday was nearly 13 per cent greater than on Sunday. Therefore suffering was greater. Hu midity hurts. The temperature yesterday was fitful as the flame of a taljow candle In a brisk wind. It bobbed up and down llko a cork In water but tbo emphasis was on the up. At 2:D0 o'clock tho government ther mometer registered 104.7. At 3 o'clock It was oven 104. At 4 o'clock It was 105. July 26, 1874, a record ot 106 was mad and with that exception yesterday was tho hottest day Omaha has ever known slnco the weather bureau was established hero. But there's hopo rain fell a little while In Omaha lost night and may be the 'fore runner of better things. Reports nt 0 o'clock loot night aro to tho effect that rain had fallen In several places In 'the north and northwest. At Dubuque .01 of an Inch fell; at Saute Sto Marie, .22 of an Inch; at Wllllston,' N. D., .02; at Huron, S. D., .04; at Chicago, .03; at Havre, Mont., a trace. At tho tlmo this report was received a generally cloudy condition pre vailed at the places reporting. WILL PRAY F0R RAINFALL Governor Savage's Proclamation Is to He Observed by Several Omnha Preachers. Preachers of tho northern part ot tho city will unite In a prayer service for rain at 5 o'clock Friday morning In Rev. Mer ton Smith's big tent, Twenty-fourth nnd Locust streets. It Is expected that the pastor of every Evangelical church In tho northern part of the city will bo present and that tho tent will bo crowded to Its capacity. The service will be devoted ex clusively to prayer for rain. Bishop McCabe, who la at the head of Methodism in tho west, will he in Co lumbus Friday and says that ho will not fall lo Join In any prayer service that may bn held there. Other services that will be held In Omaha In accordance with Governor Savage's proc lamation nre as follows; St. Andrew's, Forty-first and Charles attests, 9 a. m., penitential service), with In tercessions for rain, St. John's Twcnty-nlxth nnd Franklin streots, 7 a, m., holy communion; 9 a. m,, penitential service, with special prayers for rain. Trinity cathedral, Eighteenth and Cap itol avenue, prayer tor rnln will bo of fered at tho usual evening service, 8 p, m. All Saints,' Twenty-sixth and Dowey ave nue, prayer service at 10 a, m. People's church, 612 North Eighteenth ,street, special prayer service from 10 to 12 a. m. RESULTS OF OMAHA HEAT Ilrnth nml Prostration In the Wnka of This Prolonged Torrid Spell of Wen ther. Phillip Kruger, 44 years old, a carpenter by occupation, died ycttcrday morning as a result of heat prostration at bis home, 2412