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It Makes Another Big Advance on Chi cago and New York Markets. BROKERS SWAMPED WITH ORDERS Farmer* Itocovne Holla When Profession al* Begin Realising - Wheat Conspicu ous By (living Corn a Close Race In the Advance. NKVV YORK. July 13.—There was a scene of great excitement In both tho wheat and corn markets at New York today, the trading aggregaating ono of the largest day's totals In a year or more, especially as to corn. Prices jumped 2 5-8 cents during the day in corn, making 614 cents advance for tho week. Orders poured into tho market so fast that the brokers could scarcely execute them at the prices de sired and the usually small crowd around the corn ring was increased to such an extent that at times It al most outrivaled that In the wheat pit. The farmers have taken the bull side into their hands and in the face of heavy realizing on the part of profes sionals have kept prices going until the cry is for 60-cent corn in Chicago. Where the present bull movement will end depends a groat deal on weath er conditions in the leading corn states. Wheat also took an extraordinary . jump today and from being in a posi tion almost entirely friendless at once leaped into popularity with the bulls ami gave corn a close race for leader ship in the advance for the day. Prices in New York closed 2 and 3 cents higher than yesterday and prac tically at tho top price. Professionals wero caught In this bulge In wheat and some of them lost about all the money they have made by selling long corn to the bull public. For weeks and for months wheat has been ham mered persistently by everybody In the belief that the crop would be a record one and more than enough to make up tho foreign shortage. The result has been a huge short interest, part of which was caught in yesterday's big advance. The remainder is in a state of anxiety as to what the out come will he, realizing that a milch greater upturn must mean the covering of a big line of wheat. Today bulls were still further encouraged by re ports that wheat in the Red river val ley was 1 icing injured by excessive heat after recent wot weather. CHICAGO, July 13.—Today’s advices to tho Board of Trade grain compa nies are to tho effect that the heat and drouth In the southwest are un broken. It is said that the damage outside of Kansas and Missouri is com paratively slight, hut that unless there is relief within the next ten days the corn crop situation will approach a calamity. A message from Topeka, Kan., says the prospects are for a crop of but 50,00,000 bushels of corn, although last year's crop was 163,000,000 and the year before 237,000,000 bushels. The loss of hay and potatoes is also great, second only to the loss of corn. It is estimated that the farmers of Kansas and Missouri have already lost $50,003, 000 by the torridity and drouth. The straitH in the corn crop Is said to he owing to the intense heat and lack of moisture and is reflected in the course of prices of that cereal on the Board of Trade. Corn for Sep tember delivery at the opening today sold simultaneously from 52c to 52%c, compared with the close yesterday at Gl%@5tV4c; shortly afterward It was quoted at 5274c, or 9 i rnts higher than the price one month ago shortly be fore the heat and drouth began to arouse misgivings as to the future of the crop. El ftteno Crowd In Thinning. WASHINGTON. July 13.—Secretary Hitchcock said that reports from the Oklahoma registration showed the crowds in that country had digested thoroughly the president's proclama tion and realized that there was no chance for speculators, intruders, tres passers or gamblers. “The people." said the secretary, “realize that tho lands are being opened in good faith to everybody qualified and that what is given them is net transferable.” Hon. Rlcli'trd Hubbard I)«nd. DALLAS, Tex., July 13.—Hon. Rieh nrd B. Hubbard, a former governor of Texas and during President Cleve land’s administration Vnited States minister to Japan, died at his home in Tyler, Tex., today. It* * Manageable Vtatlron. PARIS, July 13.—M. Santos-De mont's cigar-shaped balloon, driven by a motor, had a trial from St. Cloud across Paris, around the ElfTel tower and back to St. Cloud. The papers say the trip was quite successful and that the balloon ascended and descend ed apparently at the will of the aero naut. Tomorrow he will make an offi cial attempt to win the prize of 100,000 francs offered by Henry Deautsch for a manageable balloon. TEN KILLED AT A BRIDGE. Nlckle Plate’s Road Structure Collapses Under Load of Stone. CONNEAUT, O., July 12.—Just af ter 11 o'clock today three cars of the local freight went through the'Nickel Plate bridge at Springfield, Pa. The train left Conneaut only a few minutes before the accident in charge of Engineer William Griffith of Buf falo and Conductor Phil A. Moore of Buffalo. The latter was killed out right. The bridge gang was at work on the bridge and the ten men in jured are mostly workmen. A fill was being made at the bridge and about twenty-five workmen were about the structure. The Conneaut wreck train, with lo cal officials and doctors, left for the scene at 11 o'clock. The accident oc cureed Just after passenger train No. 3 had pulled through. The local, after the passing of the passenger train, pushed three cars heavily laden out on the structure to unload stone for the masons working beneath on the lai te stone foundation. The work of un loading had hardly begun, when, with out warning, the whole structure, bearing the three laden cars filled with laborers, fell with an awful crash into the valley. IOWAN CHOSEN PRESIDENT. National Educational Association Selects lrresident Ueardsliear. DETROIT, Mich., July 12.—The Na tional Educational association today reaffirmed Its declaration In favor of national university at Washington to be maintained by the national gov ernment. After taking this action the associ ation elected as its president for the ensuing year President W. N. Beard shaw of the University of Iowa. The election was unanimous, as was that of C. M. eyes of Hartford, Conn., for treasurer. This afternoon thirteen departmental meetings were held and in several of them officers were elect ed. Interesting papers on the teach ing of economics In the schools were read at the morning session by Prof. George E. Vincent of Chicago univers ity, President George Gunton of the Institute of Social Economics, New ork. Prof. F. W. Spelrs of Philadel phia and R. P. Halleck of Louisville, Ky. COFFEE IS 10 00 IN FREE. Uuling of the Treanury Deportment Given Foreign Shippers Chonee, WASHINGTON, July 12.—Under a ruling of the Treasury department cof fee shipped from tho United States to Porto Rico will be admitted Into Por to Rico free of duty as soon as free trade is proclaimed between the United States and that island. This In practice will result likely in all coffee shipped into Porto Rico from any country being admitted free of duty. Although the Porto Rican tariff provides for a duty of 5 cents a pound on all coffee Imported from a foreign country, it is expected that coffee Importers will take advantage of the fact that coffee Is admitted free into the United States and ship their coffee Into the United States and thence to Porto Rico, thus avoiding the duty which would he Imposed if shlped from a foreign country direct, to Porto Rico. ASKS PRAYFRS AND FASTING. Governor of Mlnnourt Urged to Name Day for Ruin. ST. LOUIS. Mo., July 12.—A special dispatch from Jefferson City, Mo., says that Governor Dockery has received numerous petitions asking him to is sue a proclamation setting a day of lasting and prayer for rain. It is stated that unless rains soon come the failure of crops in Missouri will be the greatest since 1854. The temperature at various points in the stute yester day was as follows: Jefferson City, 107; Columbia, 110 to 112 in the shade; Mexico, 112; St. Joseph, 109; Hanni bal, 105; Harrlsonville, 109. At 4 p. m. the record of yesterday, 104 degrees in the shade, was reached with prospects that it would go a. frac tion higher before sunset. RunnlMim Still Hung On. LONDON, July 12.—“Apparently the Russians have no intention of evacu ating Nieu Chwang," says a dispatch to the Morning Post from Nieu Chwang. dateu July 8, “although there is no reason for their administration of a treaty port. The country is per fectly quiet between Nieu Chwang and Mukden. Russia’s immense harbor works at Dainey are half completed. When finished the harbor will be the finest in the east.” Has a Frightful Drouth. LONDON, July 12.—“There Is no longer the slightest hope," says a dis patch to the Daily News from Odessa, "of saving even a moiety of the crops in the Volga governments of Amara, Saratolf and Kassan, as well as many districts of the neighboring govern ments. Over the whole region there has been a protracted drouth, with tropical heat, the temperature varying tor seven weeks from 130 to 150 Fabr #nhe—“ THE LINEJJPFOR LAND Thousands Rash to Register for Olaims in Indian Territory. SLEEP IN STREETS TO BE ON HAND Not Until July 0 Will Early Comers Know Their Lack—Lottery Deal Spoils Plo tnresqaeness—Excitement Is When In terlopers Try to Pash In. EL RENO, O. T., July 11.—The total registration of homesteaders at El Reno yesterday was 4,018, 193 being women. Commissioner Richardson es tablished a separate registration booth tor women. Mr. Richardson says he can register 8,000 daily from now on or as soon as organisation of his force is perfected. EL RENO, O. T., July 11.—Follow ing out tho proclamation of President McKinley opening up to settlement by whites the 1,300 farms in the Ki owa-Comanche country, the first regis tration of home3eekers was made here and at Lawton at 9 o’clock this morn ing. Hundreds were still lined before the various registration boards when darkness came tonight and tomorrow and next day the registration will continue until all who come have been given an opportunity to file their names. The drawing by lottery will begin July 29 and until then none of the 50,000 applicants will know wheth er or not he has been lucky enough to receive a homestead. The lottery scheme robbed the open ing of the picturesque run and the exciting times incident to the great opening of the Cherokee strip ten years ago. Compared with that event the affair today was tame in tho ex treme. Although there are perhaps 20,000 people in town .practically no disorder prevailed. As a rule the homeseekers were well provided with money and provisions and aside from the long wait in the sun before the registration booths, no serious incon venience has been experienced. Last night hundreds of people slept in the stieets and alleys to maintain their places in lines which began forming yesterday at the six regis tration booths in El Reno. Many had waited on the border of the new coun try for two years or more and the last night of their long vigil was the most trying they had experienced. The line was made up of the halt, the lame and the brawny frontiersman, sprawled out in the dust. The crowd before each booth elected a captain and each man and woman in line was given a number which they pinned conspicuously to their clothes. A company member was permitted oc casionally to absent himself from line for a short breathing spell and inva riably his place was protected by his fellow watchers. As the hour of D o’clock neared in terlopers tried to push in and break the numerical order of the line or ganization. This instantly raised bad blood and when word was passed down the line a little later that the booth officials would not recognize the line organization, but would register the first person to present themselves there were threats of violence and ri oting seemed likely. Trouble was pre vented by the early announcement that the line organization would be respected by the government officials. Cheers and waving of hats greeted the word and from this time forth no sign of trouble was apparent. Ap plicants were admitted to the bootas four at a time and the> filing proceed ed rapidly all day long. During the day the heat became in tense, but no serious suffering was reported. The numerous women in line were treated gallantly by the men, who shaded them from the sun with embrellas and furnished drinks from the lemonade venders who plied ineir ranks. The second place of registration named in the proclamation was at Lawton twenty-five miles overland, where similar scenes to those enacted in El Reno were witnessed. OPENING NOT TO BE DETERRED. Secretary Hitchcock Telegraphs There epu He No Postponement. WASHINGTON, July 11.—The complaints from land offices in Okla homa other than El Reno and Lawton that they should be allowed to make registrations from the opening of the reservations are regarded officially as not well founded. The matter was taken up some weeks ago and Delegate Flynn at the time unsuccessfully en deavored to have the other Oklahoma offices Included. It is claimed here that the reports of the number of cattle on the land to be opened has been exaggerated and that there are in fact on the Wichita reservation only <2,000 head. The opening of certain land3 on Au gust 6, which stockmen are seeking to have postponed, is mandatory. A large part of the 72,000 head on the Wichita lands, it is claimed, can be shiped to market by the allotted time and the rest moved down to the Ki owa grazing lands, which will not be thrown open to settlement. NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS. Field of Wheat Good In Quantity and Quality—Corn Grows Well. United States Department of Agri culture, Nebraska Section, Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau— Weekly Crop Bulletin—University of Nebraska, Lincoln, July 10.—General summary: The past week has been hot, with heavy showers in eastern counties. The daily mean temperature has av eraged 5 degrees above normal. The maximum temperatures for the week generally exceed 100 degrees in southern counties and were but little below 100 degrees in the northern. The rainfall of the past week has been heavy in southeastern counties, varying from one to nearly six inch es; in the northern and western coun ties it has generally been less than half an inch. Winter wheat harvest is nearly completed and threshing has com menced in southern counties; the yield ia good in both quantity and qual ity. Spring wheat and oats have been considerably damaged by chinch bugs and dry weather in central and southwestern counties, and in many fields these crops will be about a fail ure. In some places chinch bugs are leaving the wheat fields and attacking the corn. Corn has been damaged slightly in a few southwestern coun ties by the hot weather of the past week; generally, however, corn has grown well and in a large part of the 3tate has grown very rapidly. Corn is small for this time of year. G. A. LOVELAND, Section Director, Lincoln, Neb. RUSH IN REVENUE OFFICE. Demand for Refund of War stamps Makes Business Rrlsk. OMAHA, Neb., July 10.—The de mand for the refund of money used In the purchase of stamps under the war revenue law which are not re quired under the amendments to that law which went into effect July 1, is keeping the office force of the inter nal revenue collector busy. It is estimated that in this dis trict there are $50,000 in stamps sub ject to redemption, but these stamps are so scattered that the redeeming of them is a slow process. Applica tions for refunds come from people holding hundreds of dollars in stamps and from those whose total refund will not exceed 25 cents and the work re quired in each case is the same. It is believed that the revenues of the government will be swelled to a marked extent over estimates by the failure of many persons to have their money refunded, as in many cases the time necessary to prepare the nec essary papers is of greater value than the stamps to be redeemed. The redemption of these stamps coming at the beginning of the fiscal year when the force is busy preparing the reports for the year just closed, together with the fact that several new clerks are be ing instructed in the duties of the of fice, consequent upon the change in the head of the Omaha office, keeps the force at work overtime. “SOONER” READY TO MAKE RUN. Disregard Fact that Reserves Will Be Opened ltv Lottery. EL RENO, I. T„ July 10.—Judge Kilpatrick, special alloting agent of the Kiowa-Commancbe reservation. 3aid that Caddo county is full of “sooners” and that trouble is likely to occur, notwithstanding the county Is to be opened by lottery and not by run. Two troops of cavalry, one each for Fort Reno and Fort Sill, have been ordered to the posts and are ex pected to arrive at their destination on Wednesday. Lew Hornbeck, of Minco Newstral, has a small follow ing here who declare they intend to locate now regardless of the presi dent’s proclamation naming certain days upon •which the land is to be allotted by drawing. Already some of Hornbeck’s followers have entered the forbidden country. Generally speaking, the proclama tion is satisfactory, but quite a num ber of homesteaders express dissatis faction over the clause governing the drawing. They say that endless con fusion must result in selecting land after homesteaders have secured the lucky numbers. Fonr P'lrolri Grantfd. DES MOINES. Ia„ July 10.—Gover nor Shaw has granted paroles as fol lows: Arthur Moer, from Marshall county, convicted of burglary; Harvey Owens, Davis county, convicted of lar ceny; William Voshall, Iowa county, larceny, and James O'Brien, Bremer county, assault on a woman. J«ll« MorrUon In Prlaon. ELDORADO, Kan., July 10.—Jessie Morrison was taken to the peniten tiary at Lansing to begin her five years’ sentence for the murder of Mrs. Clara Wiley Castle. There were several hundred people at the rail way station to take a farewell look at the prisoner. Half of the crowd consisted of women. Despite the ef forts of the trainmen, a large number of men and women crowded Into the train to stare at Miss Morrison. NEBRASKA’S GAME LAW Deputy Simpkins Outlines Plan for Its Enforcement. NEW ENACTMENT NOW IN EEEECT ■ Looking Up > Desirable Site for X«t Annual Encampment of the National Guard—Other Matters in Nebraska of More or Less Interest. LINCOLN, Neb., July 10.—Members of the Nebraska Fish commission met in the office of Deputy Warden Simp kins and outlined plans for enforcing the provisions of the new game law, which went Into effect July 1. So far as known there will be no organized efforts on the part of the market hunt ers to violate the law, but all of the under deputies have been instructed to be on the lookout and if any one is found shooting or attempting to shoot for the market he will be promptly arrested and vigorously pros ecuted. Under the new law the deputy game warden is held responsible for the management of tne state fish hatcher ies. Several changes in the adminis tration of this institution have been proposed and the commission will probably meet next week to give them consideration. Complaints against Superintendent O’Brien will also be given attention at the next meeting. Governor Savage and Deputy Game Warden Simpkins refuse to disclose the nature of these complaints until after the accused has had a hearing. THE NATIONAL GUARD ENCAMPMENT Adjutant General Colby Goes on a Tour of Investigation. LINCOLN, Neb., July 10.—Adjutant General Colby will make a trip In northwestern Nebraska for the pur pose of visiting several sites that have been proposed as suitable and desirable for the next annual en campment of the Nebraska National guard. He will leave' the railroad at Valentine and travel southward through the cluster of lakes near Ev ergreen creek, in the eastern section of Cherry county, and from there he will go westward along Snake river and other branches of the Niobrara river. This territory includes the wildest and most secluded scenery in the state. It is about midway be tween the main northwestern lines of the Elkhorn and Burlington railroads. Several wooded spots along Dismal creek, which flows through Blaine, Hooker and Thomas counties, have also been suggested and General Colby may visit them before he returns. “We wish to locate the encampment where it will not benefit one railroad to the exclusion of all others,” said General Colby. “The places suggested in Cherry county meet all require ments that cannot be found anywhere else. They are isolated and far from the centers of habitation. There are numerous lakes all along the creeks in Cherry county and the water is al ways clear and cool and invigorating. Hoy Fall* ITndrr a Train. STANTON, Neb., July 10.—As the regular freight train, No. 27, was pull ing out of this place,. Dean Thrapp, 19 years of age, fell from the train and was literally cut to pieces. He had been working in a brick yard at Fullerton, Neb., for the last month and in company with another man was going to Sioux Falls. They rode from Fremont to this place on the brace rods under a car. His father is a carpenter and builder at Thur man, la. Nearly a Thousand Dead. NEW YORK,July 10.—The official re ports to the bureau of vital statistics of deaths from heat for the week end ing July 6 show that the actual num ber in the five boroughs of Greater New York was 989. For the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx the num ber was 699, for Richmond 12, for Queens 24, for Brooklyn 264. A Defaulter in DUBUQUE, la.. July 10.—Thomas i. Ward, accused of being a defaulter for $30,000 as cashier of the I^emars bank, is in jail here, brought by a United States marshal from New Jersey, where he was arrested. Utah Sends Mane SIDNEY, Neb., Jr.’.y 10.—A big ship ment of southern Utah cattle was de livered lore via the Burlington rail rafcd for the St. George Cattle com pany. Accused of t>'nrcfn? Note. HUMBOLDT, Neb., July 10.—George W. Cox, who has been making his home in this city the past year, was arrested to answer the charge of for gery in the district court of Pawnee county. The arrest was on complaint of the Bank of Burchard, which cash ed a $250 note for Cox. The paper also contained the name of Alvin Cox, a brother of the accused, who is a responsible farmer near that place. He knows nothing of the transaction. THE LIVE STOCK MAMET. Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. Cattle—There was not a heavy run of cattle and a good proportion of the re ceipts were western rangers, which re duced the supply of cornfed steers con siderably. There were not many beef steers in the yards and the quality of the offerings on the whole was rather com mon as compared with what has been coming in of late. Packers did not seem particularly anxious for supplies and as a result the market was more or less un even. There were not many cornfed cows and heifers in the yards and the better grades sold just about steady. The common stuff was of course neglected and sellers thought they had to sell them a little lower. The range season was opened in good shape by the arrival of several cars of grass cows from the west ern part of the state. Packers were, of course, rather afraid of them, as they cannot tell how they will kill out. One string sold at $3.50, which looked a little lower than yesterday. Bulls and stags sold at about steady prices where the quality was satisfactory, but slow and lower where it was not. About the same could be said of veal calves. Stockers and feeders were no higher and it wa3 evident that the demand was limited. Hogs—There was not a heavy run of hogs, and as the demand on the part of local packers was In good shape, and also because advices from other points were favorable to the selling interests, the market here ruled b@10c higher and active. At the start packers were only bidding $5.90 and $5.92V2 for the general run. but they failed to get many at that price and raised their bids. The bulk of all the hogs sold at from $5.90 to $5.9'>, with the long string at the split. Some of the choicer loads sold as high as $6.00. Sheep—There were scarcely enough sheep on sale to make a good test of the market, but what did sell brought good, strong prices, and it was evident from the way packers acted that thev wanted the stuff. Most of the arrivals were sold to arrive at yesterday’s prices. Lambs sold at $5.00, wethers at $3.40 and ewes at $3.10. There were a few little bunches that sold on today’s market and they brought good, strong prices. The lambs sold at $5.00, ewes at $3.10 and a bunch of fed yearlings sold at $4.30. KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Market generally lower; dressed beef steers, $5.0005.70; fair to good prime Stockers and feeders, $3.40@4.50; western fed steers. $4.2505.00; Texans and Indians. $3.8004.25; Texas steers. $3.0003.75; cows, $3.7504.50; heifers, $3.0004.00; bulls, $2,500 $4.00; calves, $3.5004.75. Hogs—Market active and 5@10c higher; top, $6.12%;bulk of sales, $5.8506.00; mixed packers, $5.S0@6.00: light, $5.7005.80. Sheep and Lambs—Strong to 10c higher; lambs. $4.6505.25; wethers, $3.2503.90; year lings, $3.8004.40; ewes, $3.C0@3.90; culls, $2.00 @3.00; Texas grass steers, $3.25@3.80. LONDON IS ALSO SIZZLING. Prostrations of Man and Beast Hand!* cap Business. LONDON, July 13.—The heat wave > here is becoming more tropical. Lon doners were not prepared for it, and consequently they are suffering great ly. The officials thermometers at 10 o'clock this morning registered from 85 to 87 in the shade, but the ordi nary thermometers showed several de grees higher. There were many sun strokes, prostrations and faintings in the streets, which kept the ambulances busy. Tne number of omnibuses run ning was considerably reduced in consequence of the exhaustion of the horses, and the iron works and 3hip building yards were seriously handi capped on account of the enforced ab sence of the workmen who were suf fering from the heat. KILLED BY AN OMAHA MAN. A. C. llogers of South St. Joe Shot Dead By A. N. Copeland. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 13.—A. C. Rogers of South St. Joseph, Mo., was shot and killed at 7 o’clock tonight on Union Pacific train No. 6 near Wamsutta, Wyo., by A. N. Copeland, formerly a bank teller of Omaha. Copeland attacked Rogers without warning and fired three shots, all of which took effect, before he was over powered by Brakeman Schamp, who had a narrow escape from the bullets from Copeland’s pistol, Copeland never uttered a word after being shot. His body was left at Raw lins and Copeland was turned over to the sheriff at that place. Copeland is believed to be insane. SECRETARY ROOT IN KANSAS. Salute of Seventeen Gunn to Be Fired at Fort Leavenworth. LEAVENWORTH. Kan., July 13.— Lieutenant Colonel Jesse M. Lee, com manding at Fort Leavenworth, has re ceived a dispatch announcing that Eli hu Root, secretary of war, will arrive at the post at 11:40 a. m. Wednesday next. He will be received with a sa lute of seventeen guns and the entire garrison will turn out under arms in ms honor. During the afternoon the post com mander and officers will give Mr. Root a reception. A reception will also be given him In the city at night. lilts Chicago Produce Men. CHICAGO, July 13—The long con tinued dry, hot weather has already made a dearth and is rapidly making a prospective famine in farm produce. Potatoes are 150 per cent higher than a year ago. when new Early Ohios sold from 27 to 29 cents a bushel. They are now 95 cents to $1. Green corn is 100 per cent higher. Dealers could then buy it for 25 and 30 cent3 a bushel. They are now required to pay 50 and 60 cent3.