the omjwta daily hTjTs. Tuesday, august 4, 1003.
ft
DEMAND FUR CONCESSIONS
Indicaticnj tUj Big Att-u'aco is Antici
pated at Slate Fair,
STATE EXAMINATIONS F(JR TEACHERS
Adjataat General Inane Order for
Reorganisation of National Guard
Alone Line of the II rg
' ' alar Army. ' '
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Aug. J. Speclal.) George
Blmpklna, chief of the division of conces-
Ion. of tha state fair management, has I
been busy during the past few day tak- j
Ing car of application! for .concession to
operate various stand and entertainments
on the fair grounds during the progress of
the state fair. He stated today the de
mand had been, very largo and Indicated
that tho people of the state are expected
to patronise ; the state's big show lib
erally. . '
There has been some talk of a scheme
to provide the" visitor -of the fair with
some amusement on the streets of tha
city during the .' evening. The carnival
Idea ha met with favor, nut so far no ac
tion has been taken by the business men
of the city. It is claimed that the at
tendance could be greatly increased If the
visitors were provided amusement during
the evening when ordinarily the fair
ground Is' closed. Irk lieu of some action
of this kind It la possible that an attempt
will be made to keep the fair open until
10 or 11 o'clock at night-,
Heady for State Examinations.
Btate Superintendent Fowler this after
noon sent out the questions for the state
teachers examination, ' which are to be
held at Lincoln, North Platte, Norfolk,
Beatrice, .Alliance, Fremont, McCook, Val
entine and1 Moldregef bn-.August 6, 7 and 8.
For the guidance of those who want to
take In the examination, the superintendent
has Issued the. following admonitions to
applicants: - -. .
Fill out carefully the application blank
furnished by the conductor.
Communicate with no one but the per
son In charge Of the examination.
All paper will be collected at the close
of the allotted time tor writing on a given
subject.
If you, are In doubt s to the meaning of
any question, write out ao explanation.
The. examiners expect answers as full
and elaborate as time' allows. It does not
follow by any means that the value of an
answer is commensurate with Its length.
Applicants are not required to take the
entire examination at this time. Credit
will be given for work done lu each sub
ject. ' '- "
The committee will report the result of
your examination as soon as consistent
with a carerui .review or your manuscript.
It will, be necessary for the applicant to
produce a Jlrat-grade, county certificate and
satisfactory evidence of successful teach
ing,' provided that the certificate and cre
dentials ' have ' not .- beet) previously pre
sented. The fcr-ofTim for the examinations Is as
follows: . ' -
Thursday i August' 10 a. m., chemistry
1:10 p., m., general history; 1:30 p. m., Eng.
llsh literature.
Ftlday, August 78 a. m., plain trigo
nometry; 10 a. m., aooiogyj i:su p. m., geol
osvi l:M o. .m.. physical geography.
Saturday, August. 8 a. m.. Intellectual
ptmeeopny; id a. ro., rnetonc
' - Rational Gnard Reorganised.
Adjutant General Culver this, afternoon
Isstled a general order for the reorganise
tloa of the National Guard to conform to
the" terms of the Dick mllltla bill which
passed congress .last winter.' Tha effect of
the new bill Is to place the National Guard
on tb same footing as the regular army.
Th. principal change In the regimental
organization 1s yhe Inoreaae in the number
of; mojora. to .three Instead- ot two 'as. here
tofore. flb.tf.S wUL 'leave '. the". UUniut
colonel free to perform tha functions of his
rank without the needpf looking after a
battalion' as -heretofore. Another change
made Is In the provision for the appoint
ment of one quartermaster for each regi
ment and. one, commissary. Each of these
officer will have the rank of captain and
draw the same pay when on active service.
One of the principal .changes In the com
pany organisation IS the provision for two
enlisted 'cooks to take the place of the
civilians who have hitherto been the main
reliance of the companies when on duty.
Under the rules promulgated by the adju
tant general today the Second regiment
when It goes to Fort Riley In October to
take part In the regular army maneuvers
will receive the service pay bf the regulars
and will be transported at the expense of
' the national military establishment
. Military Men. 1st Town,
Colonel George E. Jenkins of th First
regiment, located at . Falrbury, called at
the office of the adjutant general today.
Colonel W. R. McLaughlin ot Beatrice was
also at the office making preparations for
tha encampment of the Second regiment
at Fort Riley In October.
( Governor Mickey Goes to McCook.
' Governor J. H. Mickey went to McCook
this afternoon to deliver an address before
tha Junior normal at that place. He will
be absent from the city for several days.
Footballlat Makes Tour.
James Hays Bell, the sUr left back of
th 'varsity foot boll aggregation, departed
this afternoon for a tour of the Pacific
coast He will return In time to enter the
law school of the university. The frnanage
stent of th foot ball team expects to draft
Bell for this season's work. Th trip Is
undertaken as a sort' of toning up process
for th strenuous work of the gridiron.
Legal Department at Work.
Deputy Attorney General Brown returned
this morning from Kearney, where he spent
his vacation. He went to work Immedi
ately on several state, cases of importance
Which have been filed In the supreme court
recently. One of the cases Is the Ryan In
junction case In which the Lancaster
county district court held that the amend
ment to the state constitution changing
the length of the legislative session for
which pay could be drawn from forty to
sixty days Is invalid. The department is
preparing to make a hard light to reverse
the decision ot the lower court, since the
decision. If It should be allowed to stand,
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would probably hive considerable effect on
the legislative ticket a year from now. An
other mkc fur which th department Is
preparing Is tiie Llllle cie from Butler
county. Mrs. Llllle wan convicted Inat fall
of the murder of her husband, Harvey LH
lle, and her attorney are now at work
trying to secure a reversal of the life sen
tence. This cane will bo a very lengthy
0110 and the attorney general and hi as
sistants will undoubtedly take several
week In retting the answer brief ready for
filing.
Opening of Assembly.
The tate Epworth sssemMy openi to
morrow at It new permanent home, Ep
worth Lake park, near this city. The
street car company has extended Its line ti
the park and all arrangements are com-
,or 11 lEn a"m "ul " ""-' ""'"
i-peakrrs will deliver address and
varl"UB I'ams be carried out. Mw
than 60 tents have already been ordered.
Plasterer Badly Hurt.
Lewis nelyea, a plasterer employed upon
repair work on the Bailey building, 2077 O
street, was thrown twenty feet to tho
ground this a'fternoon by the breaking, of
a plank In the scaffolding upon which he
was standing. Rclyea suffered a fracture
of the right leg and a breaking of the
ankle of the left leg. Ho I thought to bo
seriously Injured Internally. He lives In
Bemont
Commissioner Prepares for Campaign
Food Commissioner Thompson 1 making
the utmost effort to get his laboratory In
shape to begin his campaign for the de
tection of violators of the state pure food
law. Men were at work today getting the
connection with tho water works arranged
and by the first of the week ho expects to
begin a tour of the state. Chemist Nelson
will remain In charge of tho work at tho
statchouse, while Mr. Thompson will do
the work of Inspection. For the purpose
of Insuring Identification of samples In the
court the commissioner has had labels
printed wiyi spaces for the date on which
the samples were secured, and also a num
ber. A duplicate blank Is furnished, to be
used In identifying the sample of food
product exhibited in court. By means of
these blanks he expect to obviate much of
the difficulty which ha hitherto confronted
the department In getting the samples iden
titled for the purpose of being placed In
evidence.
NORFOLK. GETS SMALL FLOOD
Best Residence Portion of the City
Covered with Water and
Slimy Mod.
NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 8. (Speclal.)-The
severest rainstorm of the season visited
Norfolk at midnight last night. The storm
came after an excessively oppressive even
Ing, during which the barometer dropped
low. Tho west side of the city was
flooded. Streets and avenues were trans
formed Into running rivers several feet
deep, which tore along at a furious rale.
Sidewalks were flooded and lawn were
covered with a thick carpet of black mud
and debris from farms which line Corpora'
tlon gulch far back In the hills. Many gar
dens were left destitute. This flooding of
the west end residence portion, containing
the finest homes of the city. Is an occur
rence of frequence during the summer sea
son. A tiny ditch, which ha no natural
outlet, overflows and causes the trouble.
WEST POINT. Neb., Aug. . (Speclel.)
A violent rain and windstorm passed over
this section early this morning, beating
down the uncut grain very badly. Oats
were already badly lodged and It Is feared
that it will be Impossible to cut a large
- T ",ua a condition,
though tha yield will be very light
ALBION Neb., Atrg. t. Special.) An'
other heavy rain felt her' .last night, and
farmers are getting anxious about, th oat
crop, which Is now ready for harvesting.
Most of the other small grain .Is In the
shock and unless there Is dry weather soon
It will be badly damaged. The corn Is do
ing well, but needs dry, warm weather to
get It out of the way of the frost.
HARVARD, Neb.. Aug. 8. (Special.)
Another heavy wind, with almost contlnu
ous thunder and lightning and nine-tenths
of an Inch of rain was the result of last
night's storm. Windmills and telephone
lines suffered and some other light dam
age resulted.
Nance Conaty Republican Meet,
FULLERTON. Neb.. Aug. 8 (Speclal.)
The republican county convention was held
here Saturday and proved to be the larg.
est convention which that party has held
for many ' years, every township in the
county being represented by a full delo,
gatlon. The convention was called to or
der by Frank Harris, chairman of the re.
publican central committee, and a tern'
porary organization was at once had by
the election . of J. W. McClelland, chair
man, and Robert Osborne, secretary. Upon
receiving the report of the committee on
credentials, on motion the temporary or
ganlsatlon was made permanent and the
following nominations were made: W. F.
Prowett, for treasurer; D. 'Stephenson,
county clerk; W. H. Davis, sheriff; O. F,
Robinson, county Judge; Wood Smith
superintendent of schools; A. B. Curries,
clerk of the district court: F. W. Johnson,
coroner; Morgan Flaharty, county asses
sor. Delegates to the state and Judicial
conventions were selected, also' a new
county central committee. The convention
was harmonious and enthusiastic through
out
Monament at Blair Dedicated.
BLAIR, Neb.. Aug. 8. (Special.) A large
concourse of people witnessed the dedloa
tlon of a fine monument, erected by th
Woodmen of the World In memory of th
late Hon. John Cantlln. The ceremon
was performed In the Blair cemetery under
the direction of Consul Commander Blglow
and First Deputy Bonlne, assisted by del
egatlona from Omaha. Kcnnard. Herman
and De Soto. Music was furnished by the
Blair Juvenile band and a local quartet
Little Nellie Stevens of Omaha gave
very pleasing violin solo (sacred). Mrs
Bonlne recited, "O. Why Shiuld the Spirit
of Mortal Be Proud?" Rev. Dr. Schleh of
Omaha delivered the dellcatory oration an!
Itev. Bellow of the Blair Methodist Eps-
copal church gave tha Invocation and ben
ediction. Boy Confesses Theft.
TECUMBEH, Neb.. Aug. 8. (Special.)
reter Gabriel, the lad who was arrested
Friday night on the charge of stealing a
watch from the residence of Henry Stev
ens, was taken Into the county court today
and pleaded guilty to the offense. II Is of
nnound mind and yet he Is sufficiently
right to know ho had broken the law.
The Judge questioned him regarding the
ffense and he told the particulars of his
having entered the house and made away
with the timepiece during the absence of
tho family from home. He lectured him
ccncernlnK his crooked ways, for he lied
to the court two or three times this morn-
ng and the court asked him if he knew
what the big stone building Just this vide
of Lincoln, wbero men with guns were em
ployed to guard on tho walls was for,
'etcr smiled as he answered: "Yep, It's a
place where they put boy like me who
pteal." Being too old to send to the reform
school the Judge gave him a sentence of
thirty days In the county Jail.
Fine Weather for C hnntanqna.
8ALEM, Neb.,' Aug. S.-(3peclal Tele
gram.) The second day of tho Chautauqua
opened with a growing Interest and an In
creased attendance. The skies' are cleared
and good weather seems assured, much to
the satisfaction and enjoyment of the
campers, who number several hundred. The
Sunday school work, under Mrs. McMillan,
the woman suffragist work under Mrs,
Marble and tho Woman's Christian Tem
perance union under the direction of the
state secretary, Miss Goudy, are alt hav
ing Interesting orograms and doing good
work. Hughes' lecture this afternoon was
fully up to expectation and was much ap
preciated. Rev. Hancy comes Tuesday aft
crnoon, and on Wednesday afternoon lec
tures on "From the Mississippi to the
Tennessee." Mr. Roberson Is here with
his illustrated lectures and will remain
three days. General Fltihugh Lee comes
Thursday and a record-breaking crowd Is
expected.
Fonnd Dead In Road.
RTt'AtiT. Neb.. Aug. S. (Special Tele'
gram.) H. M. Wlnslow, a prominent stock
man, who came to thl county irom u-
lumbus. Neb., two year afro, left hi nome
this morning to go to Badger Mills, a few
miles distant. A few hour later he wi
fnnrifl dead on the way. a mile and a hair
lvlne- face downward in mud
and water, hi team and wagon standing
a few rods distant from the bouy. w neiner
hia death was due to heart disease or me
fall from the wagon Is not known. He was
62 years old and weighed about 300 pounds.
He leaves a wife, son ana aaugnier. ooin
married. The latter Is the wife of Attor
ney Garlow of Columbus, Neb.
, Ko Saloon at Elk Creek.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Aug. 8. (Special.)
District court convened here today with
Judge J. S. 8tull of Auburn on the bench.
The first case to be taken up was the re
monstrance from Elk Creek. Wl'-llam and
Henry Klusemon, who live elsewhere,
wanted saloon licenses In the village. Re
monstrance were filed, the ground token
being that the petitioners "colonised" the
village for the purpose or getting tne
coveted licenses. Both sides were repre
sented In the court here today. Judge Stull
found for the remonstratora, the petitioners
not being able to qualify their signers.
Telephone Company Organised.
ATKINSON, Neb., Aug. t.-(8peclal.)
Saturday the Atkinson and Saratoga Tele
phone company was duly organised snd
Incorporated, with five directors, W; P.
O'Brien, president; Dell ' Akin, secretary.
The capital stock Is $1,000, tha purpose beln?
to build a telephone line from Atkinson
north twenty miles to Saratoga, and even
tually Into Boyd county. Connection will
be made with the local exchange In Atkin
son, giving country subscribers access to
all points on the Nebraska Telephone com
pany's lines. Work on the new line will
begin at once.
Raise Money for Missions.
LEIGH, Neb., Aug. 8. (Special.) The
members of the German Lutheran church
held their annual missionary picnic In a
grove west of town yesterday. The affair
was largely attended ty the members and
their friends. At the service a collection
was taken up which amounted to $100.
This, together with what was cleared at
the refreshment stands, amounted to more
than $200. The money will be used to aid
foreign missions.
Calf Has Heart in Heck.
TUTAN. Neb., Aug. 3.-(Speolal.) Henry
Kuhr, living about four and a half miles
west of here, has a calf whose heart has
been misplaced.
The neck has a large protuberance In
front In the shape of the vital organ and
Its beats conform with the pulse beats of
the main artery. The animal has not yet
been Investigated by scientists.
Sidewalks for Atkinson,
ATKINSON. Neb., Aug. 1 (Special.)
Experts from Omaha secured by the local
lumber firm of Walrath & Sherwood have
just finished the laying of several blocks
of cement walk in Atkinson, which, with
the gaa system of lighting Installs! last
winter, give the town a very metropolitan
aspect
Company D Elects Officers.
WEEPING WATER. Nob.. Aug. . (Spe
cial.) Company D held an election Satur
day night and the result was as follows:
Captain, Ed L. Fodge; first lieutenant,
Emory DeWolf; second lieutenant, Ernest
W. Churchill.
Firemen's Picnic a Success.
n-reT PATVT TVeh.. Aur. S. (Rnerlnl V
The firemen's picnic and tournament passed
oft here yesterday at the Riverside park
very successiuuy. A very large crowa was
present from neighboring town and a
good time was had. ,
Come to Join Ak-Sar-Ben.
WEST POINT, Neb., Aug. . (Speclal.)
A carload of Omaha visitors to the Ak-Sar-Bon
left here on the early train thl
morning under the guidance of Mayor Fred
Bonnenscheln.-
LITTLE CHANGEIN ASSESSMENT
Western Portion of Seatb Dakota
Shoivs Only Increase la Real
Katate.
PIERRE. S. D.. Aug. J (Special Tele
gram.) The State Board of Equalisation
and Assessment held Its first meeting to
day and went over the real estate sched
ules, which show but a slight Increase over
last ytur, what Is shown being practically
all In the Missouri counties alone and
west of the rlvor, the eastern counties
showing practically no change. The total
Increase returned on all property Is $i:.5CT..
273, bringing ths state total to $1S3,000,000,
outside of corporation property. The prob
abilities are that with the low aaseasment
return the board will use a portion of the
SIOO.OCO.OCO arbitrary raise allowed to them
by the last legislature.
Heal as r Ma ale.
if a pain, sore, wound, burn, scald, cut
or piles distress you, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve will cure It or no pay Sc. For sale
by Kuha & C
SIXTEEN HURT IN A WRECK
Passenger and FreigV. Trains Collide on
lit Panhandle,
ACCIDENT OCCURS H A DENSE FOG
Freight Train I Delayed by a Broken
Drawhead and Paasenger Ka
alneer Falls to See Sig
nal to Stop.
HARTFORD CITT. 2nd., Aug. 1-Slx-teen
persons were Injured In a head-on
collision early tnday betweon a westbound
Panhadie freight and the eastbound pas
senger. Th seriously Injured:
W. H. Maui, Logansport, leg cut and
bruised.
Oeorge Aldworth, Chicago, leg crushed
off below knee.
M. L. Balm, Richmond, leg shattered.
C. H. Frederick, Ridficvlllc, Ind., leg
broken.
J. A. Watts, Chicago, leg cut In several
places and dislocated.
Christopher Gerhardt, Chicago, both legs
crushed and hurt Internally.
William J. Wells. Chicago, both legs
crushed and sldo Injured.
P. J. Barrett, Chicago, both leg broken.
George Rowe, Logansport, engineer of the
freight train; right foot torn and badly
bruised.
Ben Palaors, Denver, leg bruised.
John R. Kling, Logansport conductor;
leg broken and foot bruised.
George Galtwein, Chicago, bruised and
cut and back sprained.
E. W. Snyder, Logansport, foot crushed,
W. A. Rumcrt, Logansport, leg bruised.
Ephralm Whistler, Logansport leg "badly
bruised and sldo bruised.
Richard Havey, Elmwood, leg broken and
foot crushed.
In addition to the above list of Injured
five or six others were cut and bruised.
but their wounds are not serious.
Broken Drawbar Delays Train.
The accident occurred opposite the Cle-
land factory. The freight had orders to
get to tho sidetrack west of the Cleland
factory and let the passenger by. A broken
drawbar causod six minute delay. Tho
engineer sent the brakeman ahoad to flag
the passenger. The freight stopped at the
Washington street crossing, but soon fol
lowed the flagman. There was a heavy
fog, making It impossible to see fifty feet
ahead.
Opposite the Cleland switch the flagman
saw the passenger coming at full speed.
He had Just time to five a shout and Jump
ror safety. Both engines were reversed
when they met but tho momentum was
not checked to any extent.
The passenger train consisted of six cars.
There were two baggage ahd express cars,
a smoker, a women's coach, the Pullman
sleeper, Woodland, and a tourist sleeper.
The second baggage car telescoped the
smoker, tearing through half Its length.
Tho shock threw 3iany people from their
seats. The passengers from the other cars
rushed to the aid of those in the front of
the smoker, but It was nearly an hour and
a half after the accident before the last
one was taken from the wreck of the
smoker.
Mobil A Ohio Train Ditched.
i : r -
ALTO PASS, 111., Aug. t The Mobile tt
Ohio passenger ualn dus in St Louis at
7:40 p. m. was ditched nine miles south of
here this afternoon and three persons were
injured.
The Injured: .j-t.r
Fireman, name unknown, hurt in Jump
ing- i '!' l,n n::. ;. . c; .
Mrs. Coeter Zimmerman, . St Louis,
bruised. ' . 'V "
Mrs. John Wllloughby. St. Louis. hn-lert
The train was running" to make up lost
time when the baggage ..car left the track
on a sharp curve and was followed by five
coaches, the dining car alone remaining on
the rails. The cars formed a crescent about
forty feet from the track and were badly
broken up In their running gear. The fact
that they remained upright accounts for
the small number of Injured.
Spread Rails Maim Many.
PORTSMOUTH. O., Aug. S. A Norfolk
A Western passenger train, southhound,
was wrecked at East Portsmouth this aft
ernoon by the rails spreading. Engineer
William Bimonton of Columbus, O., and
Fireman McDonald of Portsmouth were
fatally Injured. Twenty-five persons were
more or less Injured.
The seriously hurt:
Orvllle Oakes, Portsmouth, Internally In
jured. '
Dr. J. M. W. Crawford, Portsmouth, arm
broken.
John Wllhelm, Portsmouth, Internally in
jured.
J. I. Kelly, Columbus, arm broken.
Disaster on Anstrlan Road.
BERLIN, Aug. 3 A dispatch to the Volk
Zcltung from Breslau reports a serious
disaster on the railway between Sucha and
Kalvarla, Austrian Silesia.
A train of eleven cars of stone broke
their couplings and ran at a terrMlc speed
down a sharp grade for twenty miles until
they collided with a passenger train.
Thirty passengers are said to have been
killed and fifty-two others severely Injured.
DEATH RECORD.
W. J. Hardell.
ALBION. Neb.. Aug. $. (Special.) The
remains of W. J. Hardell, a former resident
of this place, arrived here this morning
from Madera, Col. He was one of the
49ers, who visited California when the early
gold excitement started there. He settled
In this county at an early day, and re
mained here until the doath of his wife,
when he, with his son, returned to Califor
nia. His only daughter, Mrs. T. M. Edgar,
resides here.
Carl Asmns.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Aug. S. Special).
The funeral of the late Carl Asmus, one'
of the old settlers of this section, was held
from the family homo at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. A large number of friends were
present from neighboring places, many
coming from West Point, where relatives
live.
George Slasabauga.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. S. Oeorge Stnsa-
baugh, deputy grand commander of the
Knights Templar of California, a thirty.
third degree Mason, has just died at Saru-
mada from lung trouble. He came here
In 1881 at th sga of 10 from Iowa, his na
tire state.
Inel of Mrs. McKlnley.
CANTON. O., Aug. S. Joseph Baxton,
FASCINATION
OF RACING IN
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rmibaaterlna; la Cuba
Golag the Woods
Glaareater Fiafcermea
Atlantic teacher
Pitocnpnt Full t OuMoora tat Busts laterast Is
Avaurt
OUTING
fivery On with Red Blood Buys OUTIN3
Omaha
rocers
VALLEY PARK, IOWA,
Thursday, August 6,
VIA "THE NORTHWESTERN LINE"
Special Trains from Omaha Union Depot, v
8:00 a. m., 8:30 a. m 9:00 a. m.
Special Train from Union Pacific Depot, So. Omaha, 7:30 a. m.
SI.00
TAKE THE FOLKS.
All Grocery Stores and Meat Markets will be Closed All Day.
aged 73. the last surviving uncle of Mrs.
McKlnley, died today of cerebrum anaemia.
CHURCH GROWING STEADILY
Stated Clerk of I'resbyteriaa General
Assembly Iasnes Report
for 10O3.
PATERBON, N. J.. Aug. S.-Rev. W. H.
Roberts, stated clerk of the general as
sembly, has Issued the figures of the Pres
byterian church for 1908.
The most striking feature Is the falling
oft in the number of ordinations. The
number was 290 in 1898, but there were
only 184 this year, or fifty-two fewer than
the ordinations for 190!, when the number
reached 238.
Th total membership, however, shows
steady growth. It was 875,877 In 1898 and
at present is 1.0S7.477, . In finance a steady
growth is shown. For home missions the
amount given last year was $1,293,121. the
largest In the history of the denomination.
The amount of foreign missions nearly
equaled the record and was $906,089. There
was given to colleges $406,000 and the Los
Angeles general assembly cost $94,400.
Western Paclfle Rushes Work.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. $.-The Western
Pacific railway, which Is to build from the
Pacific coast to Salt Lake City via the
Beckwlth pass, has commenced active op
erations on the east end of the contem
plated route. A surveying party left here
last night for a point near Reno, Nev,,
where the line crosses the Southern Pacific.
The surveying party will bring the line
across the desert to Salt Lake City. The
party Is a large one and the work will be
rushed.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Showers and Cooler Promised for To
day In Nebraska and Western
Iowa.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Forecast:
For Nebraska and South Dakota Show
ers and cooler Tuesday; Wednesday
shower.
For lawa Shower Tuesday, cooler In
western portion; Wednesdoy fair in west
ern, showers In eastern portion.
For Illinois Partly cloudy Tuesday and
Wednesday; storm In northern portion;
fresh winds, mostly south.
For Missouri Fair, continued warm
Tuesday and probably Wednesday.
For Colorado Fair Tuesday, showers In
northeast portion, cooler In north portion;
Wednesday fair, cooler In southeast por
tion.
For Wyoming Showers and cooler Tues
day; Wednesday fair.
For Montana Fair Tuesday, except
shower and cooler in southeast portion;
Wednesday fair.
For Kansas Fair, continued warm Tues
day and probably Wednesday.
Local Reeord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA! Aug. $. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared wun
the corresponding day of the past thre
years :
' 1903. ljne. 1901. 1900.
Maximum temperature... 90 80 71 )
Minimum temperature... of in ov w
Mian temperature if ba 80
Precipitation 38 .50 .11 .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Oma!a for this day and since March 1.
Normal temperature 74
Excess for the day 4
Total excess since March 1 91
N,..mii nriM'Inltatlon 1! Inch
Excess for the day 27 Inch
Precipitation since nurrn i io. incne
i iinra March 1 3.35 Inches
ri-ncleney for cor. period, 1902... ."Inch
Lvuelency for cor. period, 1901.... 1.29 Inches
neports from Stations at T P. M.
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CONDITION OF TUB
WEATHER.
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Omaha, part cloudy ....
Valentine, clear
86 0 .00
m j .no
84 fr) ,U0
M 9i .00
fri M .00
fti 82 .10
M 86 .00
78 fi .T
74 Ml .10
IM SM .(! J
74 7 .46
7X1 N6 .10
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M i .18
7" Til ,U0
M) fd .00
80 S21 .ss
North Platte, clear
Cheyenne, part cloudy .
Bait Lake my. clear ..
Kapld City, clear
Huron, clear
wil Iston. part cloudy ..
Chicaiso. cloudy
Ht. Louis, part ciouay ,.
Ht. yu, clear
Iaveniort. part cloudy
K annul City, clear
Havre, cloudy
Helena, part cloudy ...
Blsmurck. part cloudy .
Galveston, cloudy
"T" Indicates trac of precipitation.
L. A. W-LHH. Local i'orecastw.
and South
Butchers Annual Picnic
AT
EVERYBODY INVITED.
ound Trip, Children 50c.
STREETS ARE LIRE RIVERS
Cloudburst at Topeka Kamindi Feopla of
May Flood.
UNION PACIFIC TRACK IS OUT
Crops In the Lowlands Destroyed, bnt
Belief I Expressed Damage Will
Be Confined to Compara
tively Small Area.
TOPEKA. Kan., Aug. I. Four inohee of
rainfall between 7 and I o'clock Sunday
morning flooded this city and North To
peka, doing hundreds of dollars of damage
Id washed out pavements and flooded cel
lars. North Topeku.. suffered the most.
"The water, owing to blockaded alleys and
yet uncleahed Streets of the May flood,
poured down Kansas avenue like a mill
race, three feet deep, doing much damage
to goods In stores. Many cltlxens who had
been In the former flood tore up carpets,
packed up a few belongings and fled across
the river' In any conveyance they could se
cure. Accompanying the rain was a sever elea
trlcal storm, the lightning striking several
homes, but Injuring no one fatally. The
city street car lines had several culvert
bridges washed out, delaying traffic Bun
day. The Union Pacific also suffered from
washed out tracks.
Water la the Kaw Falls.
LAWRENCE, Kan., Aug. 3.-The water
In tho Kaw river hero has fallen about a
foot sinco last evening. The wash against
the north bank of the new channel has
caused much damage by reason of the
swift current, and streets a;id buildings in
North Lawrence have been again endan
gered by the constant cuvlng-ln of the
banks.
The north approach to the bridge has
boeen so badly undermined that crossing
by wagons was impossible today. Repairs
will bo made at once to restore the com
munication between the two part of th
city.
ABILENE. Kan., Aug.( S.-The Bmoky
Hill river ha risen eight "feet In the past
twenty-four hours and la yet rising.
Dine River is Rising;.
MANHATTAN, Kan., Aug. Both the
Blue and Kaw rivers are still rising. The
Blue Is three feet abov low water and
the Kaw rose thirty-two Inches since last
night. Several hundred test of track on
the Union Pacini; west of Brookvllle has
been washed out, and washouts Just east
of here have caused Rock Island trains to
run over. Union Pacific tracks.
JUNCTION CITY. Kan., Aug. 1 Sine
yesterday th Republican river has risen
four feet, but at present Is at a standstill.
The Smoky Hill has risen nearly three feet
and continues to rise slowly, and higher
water Is expected. hTe work on the Smoky
Hill of closing the new channel with a
stone dike has been stopped owing to high
water.
M PHERSON, Kan., Aug. 1 The Smoky
Hill river and Is still rising and Is out of Its
banks. A number of farms In the lowlands
are flooded.
Kaaeas City Cltlsens laeasy.
KANSAS CITT, Aug. J. Kansas streams,
raised by cloudbursts at two points snd
steady downpours In other parts of the
state dprlng the last forty-eight hours,
are tonight practically at a standstill and
no further serious rise Is expected.
The biggest of these streams, the Kaw
Rill
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river, is rising slowly at Kansas City and
for a short distance west of here, but at
no place Is the Water near tho danger line.
At Kansas City the Kaw has risen over
three feet in twenty-four hours, and thi
Missouri Is up two feet, but It must gi
several feet beyond this to do sny material
damage, and as no further rains are re
ported from the west today a gradual fall
Is expected.
There was some uneasiness at Argentine
and Armourdale, the suburbs of Kansas
City that suffered so severely during the
great flood, but It was unwarranted. Th
only damage likely at Kansas City is from
driftwood to some of th temporary bridges.
The current is swift and men were out all
day steering 'the drift clear of these struc
tures. SENDS MESSAGE TO THE KING
President Thanks Raler of Portagal
lor Expression of Good
Peeling.
OYSTER BAT. L. I., Aug. 8. In response
to a message from the king of Portugal,
announcing that he had had the pleasure
of drinking to the president's health and
to the prosperity of the American navy on
board the cruiser Brooklyn at Lisbon,
President Roosevelt sent the following ca
blegram: HI Majesty, the King of Portugal, Lis
bon: I most cordially reciprocate your
majesty' greeting, seeing in the frlendlv
occasion which prompts It a good will
which unites the two countries and people.
THKDORE ROOSEVELT.
No visitors are expected at Sagamore Hill
today. The president passed the day very
quietly with his family. t '
WASHINGTON., Aug. 8. In regard to the
visit of tho king of Portugal to tho flagship
Brooklyn at Lisbon Saturday, Rend Admiral
Cotton, commanding the European squad
ron, cables a follow:.
The king and the royal princes hay just
visited and Inspected Brooklyn. The king
expressed himself pleased with his visit and
proposed the health of the president. On
Monday will give breakfast of thirty covers
to the minister of marine, cabinet ministers
and navy and army officials of high rsnk.
CHEMIST WILLMAKE GOLD
Expects to rs Ordinary Stat In
th Prodaetloa of Pre
cious Metal. .
MERLIN, Ore., Aug. 8. J. Larlx. chem
ist and metallurgist, has made silver from
gold and developed a new metal from
slate, from which h expects to produce
gold.
From his notes, which were, scanned by
the government Inspector, It stem he has
developed a new metal from commercial
slate, abundant here, which has an affinity
for the atom of gold and silver which h
calls "rlxum."
The process consists of a strong acid so
lution combined with the power of an elec
trical current and long exposure to their
action, causing the destruction of a portion
of the atom by electrical conveyance into
a similar solution of rlxum.
FIRE RECORD.
Farm Hons Near Norfolk.
NORFOLK. Neb., August 8. (Special.)
Th farm house of Mrs. Caroline Farley,
living five miles west rf this city, was
burned to the ground, with nearly all of
Its contents, at noon yesterday. The blase
started In the upstairs portion of the house
and no water protection, of course, was at
hand to save It. Th loss snd Insurance
cannot be learned.
Is to love children, and no
home can be completely,
happy without them, yet the ,
ordeal through which the ex- ;
pectant mother must pass usually is '
so full of suffering, danger and fear
that she looks forward to the critical .
hour with apprehension and dread. .
and all unpleasant teehngs, and
iiefs
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