Nebraska Newspapers

    INCENDIARY FIRE AT NEOIA.
A Business Block Destroyed Entailing a
Ton Thousand Dollar Loss.
. -QLENWOOD SUFFERS BY FLAMES.
The C.i M ill UK Factor ) ' and .Stock l-'n-
tlrolyVlpcil Out The Sioux City
Cattle Scare Other loxva
News.
. ' Destructive r'lrr at Nooln.
NKOI.A , In. , .luly 20. [ Special to the HKK.J
Thismornini ; abmil 3.-o : ; o'clock lire btoko
out In a wooden shcil la the * irar of Itlchanl
A Hearty's building on Third street , ami
rapidly spread until the entire block was etc-
strayed , seven buildings In nil , Tito town Is
* without any Jhopioteutioii , nud It was use
less to try lo do anything with buckets , the
lliimc.s lu'lnif umlei quick headway and the
limit so Intense ( lint little could bo donn be
yond xavlng aoinc of the contents ot build-
Jiijts. HicUanKfc lleinrty's two story frnmo
building In the rear of wlileh the lire started ,
wns a total loss. II wns Insmed for SV)0 ° .
. \vhllo the Io93wa8fully SP..ot/0. The bulldlni :
. wns occupied us a s.iloon bv August Kudl-
Kor. who re.sldcd upstairs. Ho Oaioly o.s-
capcd with tils llfu. Uiullgi'r's In
surance was 550. which will nearly
cover hlt loss. The ono story frnttio
building * , owned by J ) . .1. .Panel ) , wore
burned. Loss SHOO , Insuicd forS500. Ono of
those buildings was occupied by J. A. C.
Whitney as a Rcneral store , whose stock was
fully Insured , anil ho suffered only a partial
loss. The Neola Ilopoitor olllce was located
In one of these building , nnd its loss In but
partial and In coveted with Insuiancc. The
Hlioo HIO ! ] > and elwolllnjr of J. McCarthy , a.
two-story fnuno building , was a total loss of
3003 , nnd ho had no insurance. The Central
houses owned by K. Selverts , was binned to
the ground , but soinoofthu fuinlttno was
saved. Loss SJ.OOO , insured for Sl.fSHO. A
two-story frame , owned and occupied by Pnt
Jtynn as a saloon and ducllinir. was burned
to the uronnd. Loss Sl.'JUO , insured for SCO ) .
The llanies wer i so hot tliutbomodninaRC
ilonu to business piopeity on tlio opposite
Bide of the street , but not any bcrlous loss
beyond Insurance. The total loss by the lire
Is estimated at not loss than $10,000.
It Is thought that the fno wns an InceneU-
nry one , as tin-re wns nothing In or about the
Bhed when ) thu lire broke out to cause any
bla/.o. AH HOOH us It beciino : evident that the
lire was a serious one hulp was asked for
from Council Itlnffj. A steamer wns sent
luit It arrived too late to be of any service.
Kverytlilnp was dry , and the building bcini :
of frame tlio llanifs spread si ) qulelclj that It
was Ini | > ossiblo to Stay them. The steamer
.Jfrom tlm Ulnirs enino tluou' h lime , a dis
tance of. twontv-two miles , In twenty-live
, minutes.
The insurance companies having loss-esaro
the Council lllulTs , Western Home. Monarch ,
Home , of New York , and the Kockforel.
5 Cattle 3Icu Alarmed.
Sioux CITY , la. , .Inly 'J . fSpeeial Tele
gram to the BKI.J Recent fatalities in the
lierd cattle belonging to Mr. Merrill have
, , $ causeel great anxiety among largo cattle own
ers in this vicinity , and the most strenuous
cfToilshuvo been made to locate all the ells-
fjosed cattle and determine as to tlm nature of
"thulr ailment. A number of other cattle
Imvo just died and still others am quite sick.
Jlealth Olliccr- Lewis states that the quaran
tine , which expired to-day , will not bo raised
for at least three week * . Some of our cattle
men are Inclined to decry thu piecantlons be
ing taken , but the Irntli is there is every iea-
eon for alarm.
A Political Duel.
DK > HOINKS , la. , J uly 20. [ Special Tele
gram lo the Bui : . ] Congressman Hepburn ,
ot thoKishth Iowa district , has sent a dial-
"Icnso through llio republican commltteoman
to Major A. H. Anderson , the renegade re-
imbllcan who was nominated for congress In
that district by the domociats and green-
backers last week. If Anderson accept ;
there will bo music In the'.ilr'and ' nllvelj
between powerful ciebalois.
Passenger Train Derailed.
Dp.s5Ioi.NE3 , IA. , July 20. [ SpDeiul lo the
Uii : ] The Ilock Island passenger train go
, lng west wns rartlally wrecked at Van
Jlctcr at 1:30 : this nfternoon. Tno engine
baKUngo and express car were thrown Iron
the truck from some unknown cause. The
engine was rendered ontiiely useless aiie :
trains wcic delayed several hours. No one
liuit.
The First Now Wlio.it.
Sioux CITV , la. . July M. [ Special Tele
gram to the Hm : . ] The lirst new wheat of
. feied this season in the market was boughl
here to-day nt W cents per bushel , bclnt
graded Wo. S. Very little barley has been
offered.
Canning Factory J > entroycd. '
Gr.KNWoon , In. , July .JO. ( Special Tele
, gram lo the Br.E.J The canning factory a
this place burned this evening , dastroylnf
nbout SUO.OOO woithof pioperty In stock'am
. building. The Insurance It about half Tin
origin oC Iho lire Is unknown.
, A Solelicr Shot Dead.
, VAI.UNTINB , Neb. , July ! ! & [ SpecialTok
Kramto the Bi'.K.J A shooting affair oc
currcd at Fort Nlobraia to-day , said lo bo ac
cldcntal , by which a holdlur iramed Davln <
wia , killed. Two men were on guard , nm
' "due wns following thorn with his gun , whoi
H was accidentally discharged , stiiklni
Davlno in In thu forehead , killing him in
Bluntly.
PropavhiKfor the lloiinlon.
NOIIFOI.K , Neb. , July ( ( . [ Spcclnl Tele
, * # rum lethe Hm.J : General Brlsbln was her
to-day Inspecting the camp for the Noitl
Hobrfska Mildloib * iciinlou. Ho will brln ;
i-cgidar Inrnntry , cavalry and nrtllleiy her
and remain encamped dtirlnt ; the reunion.
The new insane a.sylum tmlldlng willb
v ready for the roof Wednesday.
i The Stunton Triinedy.
F BTAXTON , Neb. 'M , [ Special Telegram t
f the ltii.- ; . ] Upon the preliminary oxiinilin
alon , J. I , , Sverson was held under § 10,00
uonds to appear at the ellsti let com t forth
jmndrr of tlio Swede , Fied Davidson , 01
Sunday nlclit , July IS. Ho will piobabl
give the lionets.
A Uriel' Shower.
JU.vnsiiAi.i.Tow.\ . , Juno Srt. fSpepla
* Telegr.'un to the llr.ixl Tlu-ro wns n llv
juluuto shower early this inornnn ; , the sei
end blneo May IS.
The Crop Prospect.
Cmc.uio , July 'Jel. The following cro
"Bymmavy appears in this week's Issue of tli
Tnrmei'H lloviow : The prolonged droutl
which Is almost unpnt-edentcd In Its Icngt
und severity , Is beginning lo have very si
ilousctfecU upon all late ciops. The bprlu
/wheat outlook has been in nowise In
piovea , and thei average condition of croj
has declined. Since Jnlyl , nhun the Fa
mcns' Hevluw Inellcntcd that Iho probable t <
tal wheat > Ield of iho United States wotil
not exceed thu round total of 40,030,0 , (
bushels , the tenor ot the reports Indicate th
estimate will have to bo leduced by fioi
10,000,000 to 15,000,000 biMhols. Ucports froi
Nebraska , Iowa , Wlseoiisin , Minnesota nn
Dakota , do not Indicate an average yield (
six lo ten luisncls to the nore , with man
licldi entirely ruined. Com is M
ported very uneven in Jllchlcnu , 1
Jlpols , WlBCOiibln , lowu and Nebrusl :
'andlillo looking cle-an Is In need of rail
nnel a slioitauo In tlie yield Is threatened. 1
Ilnne'sdtncorn Is looking well , but it Isb
( ( Inning tu teul thoellectsof thoeliough
The oat eioplll fall hhott , with priiinUo in
to exceed one-hall und n > er.igu > leld in Wi
cousin nnd Minnesota , nnd thrro-fouith.sa
uvriTigo yield In IIllnoK , .Mlrhlgan nud lo\\
With the exception of Minnesota , tlm jiotal
. uip Is tlucnte'iied nlth t'ulluu' , low of the i
TIOHS Indicate more than onc-hulf a yieli
and In many sections complete inllure. 1'a
turngulnnll noith\\e \ tern states Isrcpoite
: is shoit , nmj In large bcctlons , ruliifd. 1
l > oi lions ot Wisconsin cattle are ulretul
jjlvpn feed , owing to n lufcbllity toobtal
fusteimiico lu the dried up pasture land
The fruit crop In Michigan , Illinois imd Wi
A ST Alt VINO PKOPLK.
Fainlnc Counts Itn Victims \ij \ tlic
Sooro In Ijabrndor.
ST. JOHNS X. F. , July 20. The Canadian
; ovcrniiiGiit will ccnd a steamer from Quebec
o the const ot Newfoundland nnd Labrador
0 carry such donations as charitably dls-
> os < M IKTIOIIS may desire to send to the
st.-mlni ; people there. The Indian guide nnd
government Interpreter , who 1ms just re
turned from Capo Chldlcy , the extreme
loithwcstorn point of Labrador reached by
sledge , gives a lic.irtrcndinit account of the
errlblc destitution and sniveling which the
squlmnux and Indian fnrmer.s arc cndnr-
ng along Iho Labrador coast. On capo
'hldley , ftV ) souls are distributed over an
niea or hovcml nille.s. The entire food supply
cave out early in March. The f oal-
catch was vciy small. As season wore on
seal failed to eoiiuuiear enough to shore to
bocanzht , Iheeold was Intense and many
of the older people died of exposure nnd lack
of noinlshment. On Juno U ! , when the
guide left , the mercury stood at IB below ? ere
ind had been lower. The ice lor soveml
iiindted miles wus solid for a depth of from
en to 100 foot , and snow wns plied mountain
ilirh. At least eighty porous have polished
since March , between Capo Chiuloy and
'ape Mugfoid , and the only survivors were
'oiitid In rude shanties alone the const.
1 he v accompanied the guide to Capo Muzford
The bodies of oiichtcon victims weio found
ro/.en stilt. Tlio clothes had been taken
rein them , evidently to hulp keep llfo In the
mdles of the miserable survivors , who in
urn hud died while out lulling , nrnftcrsenls.
Seventeen bodies were found nlonn here.
1'wentv-two persons nro known to have per-
shed nt Capo Mn ford , whore on Juno 2U.
hcio wcie only twenty barrels ot meat and
forty barrels of corn llour. The residents.
lumbering about ! XX ) persons , were
worn nnd pinched from famine nud cold. In
ho outlying districts at least one-half of the
> opn1atlon had died. There wns no sign of
he Ice breaking up , and the natives had
lothlng to oxclmngo for food or clothing.
Seventy-live Ksqulmnux from Austorta , six
nlles from the cape , made an attack on the
stores nt Mugford. The men were rendered
desperate by their sufferings.
Tim HASlMJAIjr , 11UCOUD.
Ijtniioln SitfTcr-sUeroat With the Lioav-
ouwortha Otlior Gaiuns :
LINCOLN , Neb. , July 20. [ Special Tele
gram to the HEI : . ] The lant of the series of
tames playctl to-day between the Lincoln
tnd Le.xvonworth teams i esulted , as usual ,
n n victory for the latter by a score of 7 to 10.
VanUyke and Itoaks , two of the Lincoln
lew men , were found to bo blacklisted liom
Jskosh and were bailed out. This left the
lomo team .structurally weak , and leaves the
earn crippled for the future. Tno Llncolns
were ahead up to the eighth inning , when a
total of live runs in that Inning placed the
visitors beyond reach. It is not known
whether the Lincoln club will recover trom
ts present reverses.
n'NT.IM , DEFJC.VTft XOHFOI.K.
Noni'oi.K , Neb. , July 20. [ Special TelC'
cram totho BEE. ] In the game to-day the
Norfolk club was defeated by O'Neill by a
scoie of 15 to 10.
AT WASHINGTON
New York . 1
Wnshlngtons..O 01000000 1
Uaso hits New York 23 , Washington 4.
Errors New York : : , Washington 10. Pitch'
era Keefo and Mndigan. Umpire Charles
b'ulmcr.
AT STATKN ISLAND
Cincinnati . 000. 100010 4
Metropolitan . 0 00001000 1
Fir.stbaso bits Cincinnati 7 , Metropolitan
7. ICrrors Cincinnati 3 , Metropolitan 5.
I'ltchers Mullauo and Mays. Umpire
Aralnntine.
AT BAi.TiMor.r.
The 13altlmoio-St. Louis game wns post
poned on account of rain.
AT PlIILADlILl'lIIA
Athletics . 0 000001 1
Louisville . 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 r <
The game was called at the cud ot the
seventh inning on account of rain. Pitchers
Hart and Hccker. First base hits Ath
letics ! ! . Loulsvill 8. Krrors-Atuletlcs 0
Louisville : ! . Umpire 11 rad ley. -
AT BOSTON -
Bostons . 2 0 3 0. 4 4 0 0 0 1-
Philadelphia . 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 1 0i i
Pitchers Slemmcyn and Dally. First bast
hits Boston 17 , Philadelphia 4. Krrors-
Boston 7 , Philadelphia 10. Umpire-Cialfney
Saratoga Races.
SARATOGA , N. Y. July 20. For all ages
mile : Procios lir&t , Bordelalso second , Saul :
Anita Belle thlid. Timo-l:44' : .
Purses for two year olds , tluee-quartci
mile : Bessie June won , Theodosius second
Procrastluator tlilrd. Time 1 :18. :
I'uv.so lor all ages ; ono thrco-slxtcentl
mile : Mona lirst , .Jennie 15 , second. FranKh
B. third. Timo-l:10. :
Soiling ] ) iirse , one-cl lith mile : Frani
Wanl lirst , Soveicign Pat , second , George L
third. Timo-l5'JH. ;
ICnklux
Nr.w OKLUANS , July 20. A special fron
Jackson , Miss. , to the Plcaynno says : Las
nlcht as a special train with thirteen cnaeho ;
heavily loaded with passcngcrs.most of when
wcio negroes , residing ulong the line , o
the Vlcksburg & Mcrcdlan railroad was leavIng -
Ing Vicksburg to ret in n to Moredlan , brlcls
bats and stones were hurled into It througl
the windows by unknow miscreants stand
Ini : outsldo in the darkness. Ono yoini ]
negro was struck on the head and renderei
unconscious. Just before the train reachei
Kovlna pistols were llrcd' Into tlio cars am
one colored man was shot through the suoul
dcis. Wlien two miles cast of Clinton th
train was ngnin llrcd into , this time by a mai
standing upon an embankment of the cu
through which the train was passing , and i
young white man was shot" through the les
The train passed hero late at night. All In
lined weip taken to their homes. No clu
has been obtained ; locating these dastardl' '
arts or Indicating the motives of the would
bo assassins. _
1'ollltH Oil l > OHtoniCC3.
WASHINGTON , U. 0. , July 20. Tlio an
mini report of Edwin 0. i'owlor , ohicf o
tlionppointment division of the postofllc
( lopartinont , for the fiscal year omlci
Juno HO , 1830 , has boon nuulo : uul detail
furnished for publication. Tlm n | > ioinl )
munts wliich tills division has olmr o o
are those of postmasters only. Thu re
port is summarized as follows :
Number of postollicc.s'ostiibliahod dm
ing tlie year , ! ) , -l82 ; increased durinjj th
year , 1,801 ; wliolo number of j)0atolllce )
Juno 30 , 1830. DU.IIH ; number ot presiden
tiul olllces , D. ' O.'j ; inuronsc during th
year , JM ; number of fourth-class ollicc ;
r lJIU ! , total iiiimbnr of appointment
nuulo during tliu year , 22.717 ; incrcas
during the year , 1U.200. The total mini
bur ot money-order ollicos nt tlio close o
the year was 7JT ! > 0 , ti not increase of 3J
over the previous year. Of those Illlnoi
holiis the largest number , 000 ; Iowa nex
with 523.
Disastrous Hall Storm.
ST. PAUL , July 2fl. A Cirafton ( Dakota
special to the Pioneer-Press descilbi-s a ha :
storm of unexampled fury which burst upoi
that locality Saturday atturnoon , sweeping
track tivo miles wldo from St. TJiomas ncros
the ited river into Minnesota , a distance <
thhtr miles. Thu hail stones woroaslarn
as hens' egga. Houses atijt. Andrews wet
ilddlud , the hull stones teailug through th
snlnglos and breaking sash as well as glas ?
Several persons weiooverelv ( injured an
ono boy U missing , Tim damagu tocioj
and oher\\lsn | Is estimated at halt a mllllo
dollars. Many t.irmers nrelcftuiitliely du :
titute.
The \lnlhlo Hujiply Statoinont.
CIIIOAOO , July 20. The following tab !
shows the visible supply of grain In th
United States nnd ( . 'auuda July .M , isv ; , an
the increase or docicaso ns compared wit
the previous week :
Wheat , . . . . i , lb7-m IncD'a e. , , . . 3OtS,11
Coin. . . . . . 'j.4.Hoai lucr&uo iaa.4J
Oats 1.147,213 Decrease IKW.7C
Kye 801,221 Incrcaso , . . . . Mil'
Barley. . . . 213,078 Uecie.xse. . . . , 0,2 (
SU-tllim Arrested Out tineftolcnscc1
MOOALKS , Arly. , July 20. TJ > e troubl
growing out of the Medina-Cutting affair :
P. so del Nortohas udoubtedly been amicnbl
settled as It Is wlJ that suprenid judge. <
Cliliiuuhua , the only suwomo iudgo of tli
Mcxfcan stales , Iins ordcrcil the nrrcst nnd
conllnenuint of Kdltor Medina and libera
tion of Kdltor Cutting.
Fatal Wreck.
FT. WAYNB , Isn. , July W , The west
> otnul limited express on the Plttsburg Ft.
Wayne road Iran Into an oiwn switch nnd
crushed Into the freight cars on n side track.
Mart Burk , engineer , was Instantly killed.
I'heilrcman jumped frhtn the engine nnd es
caped with sllgnt Injuries. No passengers
Injtncd.
Nebraska nnd lovvu Weather.
For Nebraska and Iowa : Warm , fair
\icatlier.
A Fl lit for onico.
WASIMNOTON , 1) . C. , .July 20. The
principal part of the thno of tlio senatn
in secret session wns constmieil by Se'nu-
tors Vorhoes" nnd Harrison , speaking re-
spcelively for and nyalnst Iho conllrniti-
ion of Collector Tliomiis llunlon of the
Sove.nth Inillnna internal revenue dis-
riet , adversely reported from tlio linnnco
committee.
Pollen Points.
Geo. Hrowntlic j'otinj ; rascal who some
lays ago struck thu boy driving tlio dis
trict messenger wagon witli a heavy
'blacksnaku , " was arraigned before
Ttulgo Stonborg in poltce < ! ourt yestonlny
norning. Imcdiately after lie iadjbeaton
the boy , Brown , fearing nrrosl , loft the
town. Saturday , however , ho returned ,
anil was uiiinediately captured by the
liolieo. Ho was lined i and costs. The
ion negroes arrested for cnTiiblin < J , its
noted ulscwhnrn , wore tinotr O'iutd.tosts
each. Eight paid nnd two were so tit up
to jail in default. Seven drunks wcco
arraigned and two lined $1 and costfe ,
caeh. Several vaimuits und suspicious
characters wore disujiargcd , ' „ ,
A S\vorJ Gontost.
Professor P. F. Fallon-lms been autlior-
i/ctl lo make n mnteli for n sword contest
lotween William llurrymorc and Cnptnin
O'Malloy , of this city , anil both , of them
) Id swordsmen. The contest is 16 bo
for $500 a side and will Dfobably tAke
place at Athletic park so as l < > enable tin-
Lwo men ample time for training.
Personal
John R. Manchester and son. weiit to
Onl yeslerdaj- .
Mr. H. 1) . Pike left yostordny for
Miinitpti , Col. , nnd will spend a short
vacation there.
nj. Armstrong has gone to Spirit Lalns
to return with his family who have , been
spending a short beason thoro. .
Thos. F. Ulaukmorc loft on Saturday
evening with his sister Ida for up. ex
tended visit to northern watering
places.
Mr. T. J. llecd formerly' manager of
the carpet department of Kelsey iVSini- )
sou's furniture and carpet liouse of At-
chiton has accepted a position with S. A.
Orchard of Omulia.
Mine. L. Cappinn passed through
Omaha Sunday as the guest of the Bo-i-
ton delegation of the G. A. II. , accom
panied by her pupil and friend , Miss S.
Bailey , of Uoston.
Assistant United States Attorney Bartlett -
lott , Clerk of Court Frank and Deputy
Marshal Allen were Grand Island tourists
last evening. They elnim to be on civil
business connected with the government.
Charles M. Kiofer , assistant foreman of
the Lincoln Journal .job rooms , und lie.ti-
tonant-eoinmander ot tlie Uniform .Divis
ion Knights of Pythias of the capital city ,
was in Omaha Sunday on Ins retnni
homo. Ho spoke highly of the reception
in Toronto , but has no very great love
for exhibition drills in a ram storm. -
.1. D. Marshall rcpresciltinp thevATnorj-
can Press Association , with , .headquarter- !
in New'York city wn1n Omaha ycst'or-
day. Ho is one of tlio brightest journal'
ists of the "Empire state and for manj
years his work on the Kochcstcr Post Ex
press and Uoche&tor Union and Adver
tiser nnd as correspondent of the Chicago
Times was at all times notable for its high
character. _ _
THE MULE.
Il'ow to Prevent It I 'rom BrnyliiR Ar
Incident of the Civil Wur.
Major Randolph in Baltimore American
It is said that a mule cannot bray if ym
tic a weight to its tail and hold it down
Tins was tonchinsily illustrated in the
cavalry movements that preceded tju
second battle of Manassas. Genera
Stuart , with a large force Ot cavalrj
maneuvroing around .the retreating armj
of Popes , got caught between two column !
of the union troops and was obliged .tc
conceal himself in a dense wood between
two parallel roads along which the enomj
were retreating. Ho had to Ho low al
night until the columns passed byMes
Hcngcrs that the union goncrnls sent U
each othejr through the woods wore cap
tured nnd hold with ns litth
noise as possible. Ono .flrpat dilli-
culty was to keep the inhle's In the
ordinance and commissary 'Wiigons
from braying and thus calling the Atten
tion of the ) foe. For this purpose Stnarl
ordered a man to do detailed to stand In
each mule and whack him wjth a-sticli
as soon as lie oflcfod to bray , for a , inuto
like an orator , rcciulros u certain prepa
ration before beginning his nooVmul tip
propriuto vocal exercises. There is n
preliminary protest made wltU 'the cart
and certain solemnities of the nostrils
an expression of sorrow overspreads the
countenance , then the tail is lifted. A
bray does not break forth from the lips
of tlu > mule. It begins way back in the
abdominal viscera and conies graduallj
up. Now , as soon us the ; cavalry mnlOf
began to preiparo for a bray , whnck
whack ! woulel go the sticks , and tile
bray would bo suppressed and this all
night. It was said that this vyas needles ;
severity , for it wonlel huyo snlllucd to tie
a brickbat to the tail of each mule.
A Widow's IJftiilc.
Wall Street Nnws : An Ohio widow
owned a largo gravol-bnnk which a _ cer
turn railroad ! company was very anxious
to secure. Several propositions wen
made and rejected , nnd the probideni
limilly sqnt his private 8ecro.tnry.dowi
with instructions to oiler up to $1-1,000
The young man returned after n couple
of days , and when askodhow the business
had tiii'nr-d out replied : ' ,
"I will accept vour oiler. " . -
"Yon ? "
"Exactly. I married the widow am
own the bank. "
The Actor'H Dream ,
Somorvillt ) Journal : "I'll engage you.1
said the theatre manager to the actor ii
search of a job , "but times are hard jus
now , and 1 can't give yon any Patt
prie-os. How would $100 a week sui
yoni" "No , cully , " said the actor , "tim
won't do nt all. That isn't enough
Hay , see here ! Supposing you give nn
$10 a week and pay it ? "
1'lcrco'H "Pleasant Purgative Pellets,1
Positively Popular ; Provoke PrabojProvi
Priceless ; Peculiarly Prompt ; Preeoptl
lily Potent ; Producing Permanent Profit
Precluding Pimples nnd Pustules ; Pro
mothi" Purity uiul Peace. Purchase
Price Petty. Plnrmacists PntronMni
Piercci Procure Plenty.
They Fall to
\YA3JiiNOiON , U. C. , July 20. The con
forces on the river und hurbor bill hnv
have failed to roach nn agreement am
will so report to their respective houses
Scientists endorse Ited Star Caugi
Guru , because it it > irce from
opiates.
WORKMEN OSA WALKOUT ,
The Employes ofA'iIWlar ' Bros. ' Packing
House' ' Bu i Strike
SCHOOL FUND PPORTIONMENT.
Tlio States IieVy
Ijo'cnl Mnttcrfai lt1iircJltlld'n I/oss
Two AftorUoqVj Fires Oelds
nnel KnetsM-OUicr Ijocnl ,
Mouth Omnhu Strikers.
Slncetho8trikoftfiG.il. Hammond &
Co.'s beef butchers , the men employed al
the stock yardo have been very quiet and
nothing has occurred to break the mon
otony of the every day round of labov
until yesterday , i-or several days past
there has been n feeling of dissatisfaction
spreading umong the laborers employed
by tha contractors , Hiloy & Uehuiey , on
Fowler Bros. ' packing house , which cul
minated yesterday in u strike. The labor
ers , who have been paid 20 cents an
hour for an eight hour day , struck for $2
per day. The contractors refused to ac
cede to the demands of thb laborers and
put their refusal in a more emphatic
form by promptly discharging the disSatisfied -
Satisfied men and paying them oft" . Their
plan was to engage a now gang of men
the next day , but at that moment a new
factor came into tlio Hold. The brick
layers throw ddwn their troWels ami
quit work , declaring that they woulel network
work with any new men ami
Vonld not return to work until
the old men were taken back.
The contractors declined giving any
answer lo thu men without a little time ;
to consider nnd work on the building
jy is postponed for the day. The men ad-
jCHirned to Bruno Slrathman'rf place , to
talk over their grievances ami decide
Upon a course of action. Some of the
brick layers did not seem nt all pleased at
tliu turn nll'uirs had taken , and com-
jilaincel that after they hael struck to help
'out ' the laborers , tlio laborers wanted
everything their own way and would not
hearken to the brick layers. Thei contract
ors sent word to the nien that they would
give them an answer at 7 o'clock this
'morning ' , and it is quite- probable that the
diHertmoes will bo adjusted without fur
ther diilioulty.
KDUjCA'i'IOXALi ' PU11POSI38.
Apportionment of School Bonds
for the KiiHHlujj Year.
' County Superintendent Brnncr has
"just completed the apnortionmcnt ol
-school'funds for the various districts in
Douglas county : mil will report the same
to the bccretarics of the ditl'crcnt school-
boards to-day. The entire fund amounts
to $1-1,090.10 divieled as follows :
From state assessment 813.S5S.O ;
Special taxes bl. fcS.M !
Liquor licenses. . . fn-.v a. 750,01
Fines 87-1.00
Doxtax ! . : -0. 1'ASC
Peddler's licenses .ac * SO.OO
! 0 , / , :
Total . 'A./ ' ' 5M.5W.15
Omvfourth of this a'inoiint is divided
equally among alq.of Ihe fifty-four dis-
tnjts and tlireo-lotjr is of tlie amount
per .capita ucoejrdmg to the school
population of v. the various dis
tricts. There ate .jJ5.r , > 03 youths of
school age in tiles county. Omaha dis
trict. No. 1 , the largest of the districts.
gets ? 7o.83 of the
tfu'ndl'ThO'total ' amerontHlividcd
- ' pondis-
'triot ' is ' ? ytt47i70. ; t'T-lie ' aindunt divided
per capita is lOjO G Bistrict No" n
has as yet failed t'6-rcUij > h an annual re-
iorl' ) , and will lose Its , apportionment
less tile report Is furnished aO once.
The following letter , showingOmaha's
share of the apportionment be
mailed by the county superintendent to
day :
To Charles Conoyer , director of sohool
district No. 1 : I hereby certify that there
is now in the county treasury school
moneys .subject to apportionment and
derived as follows : Amount certilicd bj
state superintendent , $ llyr ! , > 3.07 ; amount
from lines and licenses , $1,121 ; amount
from dog tax , $1U.80 ; amount fiom all
other sources , $ b8.J8 ; fractional remain
der from last apportionment , $ - ; total
amount to bu "apportioned , $ Mf > ! )0.16 ) :
number of districts entitled to share in
apportionment , 52 } ; number of children
in districts entitled to share , 15,502. ,
"One-fourth" elivided equally among 02J
districts gives to each district $09. 8 ;
"tlffee-fourths" elivided equally amen
15,502 children gives to each 70.5S7JU
cents. Number of children in district
No 1 , 11,831 ; your pro ratsi share , there'
fdrc , is s8,331.i ? ; your share of the "one'
fourth" is ? GM8 ! ; total amount appor
Uonod to your district , ! J8,4' 0.78.
s J. B. Buu.vnn ,
Countv Superintendent.
Douglas County , Neb. , July 27 , 18di. (
The .State Levy.
The auditor of public accounts has no
"tilicd the county commissioners that the
levy ol taxes for state purposes for Doiig <
Ins county lias been made , on the tola !
nssossoel valuation of $15,038174.05 , as
follows :
tftind. Willis. Amount ,
CSeueral . f > 81tflttt : i ;
School . i ir > , K 4'
University . % 5,811-1 :
Capitol . Yt 7ai ! > '
Jlelorm school . M ltOI 81
liistllntlon for feeble minded % 1U54 ]
liivobtock . l-iu J,5 , < J3 8. '
Total . 72MO ! § l 0,80r"2 (
'KXI.-COV. ' PAIItOIIIlill'S HAD JAJCK
llo Ijoscs nlmrco Amount of
Near Denvor.
Ex-Governor I'airohild , of Wisconsin
-whoso short visit to pinaha last week ii
pleasantly romeimberod , mot with bat
.luqk just before roa/jhing Denver. A short
distance from thc ioUV ho. handed hii
pockolbook to hi ufiifhtor to care foi
M'hjle ho wont to another portion of the
tram to see some of ( iis fellow traveler !
about the programme during the Donvei
visit. Whim tho.itniin rolled into tin
depot anu the ox-go Vi5t"i " ) or with the othoi
pnssongors had ( ilightcd , the forinoi
naked his daughter for tlio pocketbook
She lind it not , uijija quiok return wa :
made to the spqpW tPullman sleeper
Notwithstanellng a thorough search ensued
sued under , over 'jlndHhrough the seats
in grips , valises , JYl-a.l , etc , no pocket
book could bofaft/iirtt / ! . It cont&lnei
checks and drafts fotlfu amount of $1,000
in money i800 , ana ftt the governor'i
railroad i > asses auij juveral very impor
taut private papers , /J'lio police and do
tectivcs wore immediately notilled , am
they wont to worl : at onco. The lirs
btup taken was the ' arrest of the cou
ductor and porter of tha car , but at las
accounts there was no tangible clue t <
the > missing nionuy. ExtGpvernor Fair
child was for u Unto in thu Imnels of hi
friends and was obliged to telcgrupl
homo for funds to continuo the trip ,
Oniaha'i Insnno.
Mrs. Barry , who has been in the insam
asylum from Oinahu fr several inonths
wns returned yestordaj" and placed in tin
'
hands of her friends who w'lll care for ho
as she is in harmless condition. Alrd
Virginia Hendn.oks ! was aunt to Lincoli
to takes the place vacatcel uy Jlrs. liurry
OKTT1NG ItKADV FOH WOKK.
Fnlr nnd Kxpifltlou Assoolntlons
Arranco Tlinlr ConiinlltccH.
A meeting of tlw joint committees of
the 1'nir association nnel the exposition
association was hold nt the Exposition
building last night. The time from 8
o'clock until lOiliO was taken up by a dis
cussion over tlu question as to which as
sociation should have the chairmanship
of the joint committees. It was finally
deeieleel by the. eleelion of Mr. Joseph
Garneau. Mr. James Ho s was chosen
secretary ot the committee ami Mr. Wil
liam Wallace president. Mr. (1. ( W. Lin-
i tiger wns selected as general manager of
tlio exhibition with full power to act ami
subject only lo the action of
the jennt committee : . The plans for
the exposition were then fully
eliscussoel , after which the following com-
mitte'cs were aupoinled :
Oh Kccontinn Muv Meyer , Jos. Gar
neau ami N. II. Kalcone-r.
On Mechanical Department G. W-
l.iningcr , C , Woodman and John T.
Clarke.
On Application for Space ( J. W. Lin-
ingor , I , W. Gray nnel N. B. Falconer.
On Mnsio-G. W. Llnlnger , Max Moy-
cr and .John T. Clarko.
On TickoUuind Admission G. W. Lin-
inger , F. W. Gray and Dick Kitchen.
On Kino Arts G. \ . Lininger , with
power to select a&soclatcs.
On Contracts , Insurance. Printing and
Advertising-G. W. Liuingcr , D. H.
Wheeler and I. W. Miner.
On Permits a. W. Uningcr , Churchill
Parke'r and Jns. II. McShano.
Oti EmployinciH G. W. Llnlnger , P.
Her und U. E , Yost.
A VAtlVAnijJS WOKK ,
WclTs Nebraska Stnto GnEOttoer.
.j Vo'liave ' had left upon our table for ex-
animation the lifth volume of the Ne-
b'raskfli State Ga'/.otttiur and Business Di-
rcrlory , J. M. Wolfe & Co. , publishers.
' 'In ' addition lo the practical information
embodioel in the Gazetteer of tormer
years ) many features of special value have
boon Included in tbo issue of 1830. A
general description of Nebraska , its pro
ductions , sbil , climate , nuttnal advant
ages , railway facilities , etc..givesan aele-
qtfalei iflea of tlm commercial importance
of the state. The work comprising about
1,100 pages , is supplied with a complete ,
cliteslliud , ijiroctory of all business houses
in Iho htatij , together with llio names of
all stale , country , and city plliciuls , post-
olliucs , newspaoors , religions , military
and civic societies in each place , the
resideint unel ollieiating clergy with the
Churches'over which they preside , tlio
pppulalatlon of towns anil such data as
is not accessible elsewhere. The value
of the volume is further enhanced by n
cemiplete list of all farmers in Nebraska ,
with their postoflice addresses. A map
oftno state , revised especially for this
work , and corrected to date , locating all
railroads , comities , cities and towns , will
bo found vastly superior to those hereto
fore circulated. As an example of faithful
work , systematic arrangement ami typo
graphical neatness , < ln ; Gazetteer of ' 8i (
rt'llects much credit upon Messrs. Wolfe
& Co. , whose experience in the publica
tion of works , of this character enables
thunito mccj. the demands of the times.
The present volume will be ready for elo-
livery early in the coming week.
SEEKING hEGAIj ItHDKKSS.
A Heavy Damage Suit Still After
Trostlcr.
Creditors of Simon ' [ Yosller , the cigar
manufacturer , nrn still seeking lo recover
claims against him through the courts.
.Two-suits.ivora.filed 'against hjui yester
day afternoon and attachments against
the stock issued by Juelgo Wakoloy. Ono
of these was in favor of Friedman & Co. ,
for $819.05 , and one of Oilman , Bloom &
Co..for$158.uO. Trostlur's Htocfc is now
in tlie hands of mortgage ) holders.
Frank Kubovec lias commenced suit
against C. AV. Kdgerton anel Ira Von
Camp for $0,000 damages. lie charges
that mi July 12 he was arrested by Kilger-
ton on the charge of having stolen a lot
of cord wooel from Von Camp. Ho
was tried before Justice lierka anel found
not guilty. He claims that he has been
greatly injured in reputation , body and
mind , wherefore ho asks judgment for
damages in the sum named.
Aurelia K. Knupp has brought suit to
recover 'Jl.OOO from Constable : George
Karl for a lot of goods taken from her by
Karl on an attachment.
Greener Than a NobrasUix Pasture.
Confidence men are reaping quite a
harvest in this city now anel it seoniu as
easy for them to gather in the rustics as
rolling oil1a log. A young Gorman from
§ outh IJend 'came to Omaha lust week
and having buen six years in the wc.st
aml'beinjfan apparently intollegont mo-
cijuiii'c ll'vteis not' thought necessary to
have a guardian appointed for him. At
.the depot ho mot a stranger and was
s < 5oii em the ! sjMder's Web. The latter hael
rSomo baggage up town and ho asked the
Sou tli IJond man to go along with him
and and assist him with it to the train.
Of coin-tie he elid. On the way up Tenth
sl''eot the usual confederate was met , anel
the oft told tale of immediate payment
on astorage bill wnsgivem , and tlio result
was that the South IScml man made a
loan of $21 , all the money ho had in the
wojhl. Ho wujteel many houm , as per
. .agrt'imiont , tor n , return of the shekels ,
"anel is waiting yet. Hi.s two now made
friends have undoubtedly era this blown
'in his money for thuir pleasure , in the
mean time laying snares for thu next
fejoi whom they can catch. It wpulU add
variety , howovor4 to the many items of
thl.s kind if the con. men would only get
UP a new Bohomo for entrapping thu
unwary. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ClroiiH Mem Ijijfl.
The Great Eastern Circus is not a col-
oftsn.lcou'splfdatoel show , ngr deus it visit
vorylarge places , being content with
small favors from small cities and vil
lages. Sunday its two cars came down
from Hlair and wont to I'lnttsmouth.
Tliomojiagerle consisted of a single camel
who solitary and alone looked eujto ] do-
burteel. There wore fiomo good horses
witlrtho party and quito a corps of Hip-
Hoppers , , etc , , and llio usual retinue of
tent litters. Several of llio rnulo portion
of the troupe tool ; a stroll up town while
waiting for the train and lavished their
hard earned funds on beer. When they
returned to thu depot lo and behold their
curs were gone and Plattsmontli twenty-
live miles away ! Uarniim , Forcpnugh ,
old John Uoblnson , or some of their .star
performers would have immediately
chartered a locomotive , hut the Great
Hasten ) people have not roneshcd that
stage in the arena work yet. They had
to consider the condition of the walking
or the probability of an empty box car
being taken down tin * road. At any rate
they hael to skirmish , Tlio fact that they
have disappeared indicates that they
muilo the rililo some way.
It Gets There Kvorr Timo.
Mention was maelo in these columns u
day or so ago of a lady named Deano , of
Plattbniouth , looking for her husband in
this city. The very evening of the an
nouncement , everv niale reader in Omaha
and towns adjacent were cognizant ol
Mrs. Donne's trouble * , tlr&i oamo a lady
to the depot and found the young wife ,
saying she had heard of hpr distress in
the UKE. Finding that pecuniary aid w.s
needed for food anil lodging , she kindly
provided the funds , nnd ihilT Green put
on his high hat and escorted Mrs. Deano
to a hotel. Then the bn//lngof the BKI ;
raised her friends in Pluttsmotith , and
they telephoned to aelvancc her anything
that was iieeelejd nnd all woulel bo riuht.
Two or three' e > lhe < r gentlemen and laellcs
had rcael the Bii : : , anel they came to the
elopot and were only too anxious to do
nil In their power far the slraugnr. Fin
ally the husband. Ethoreelgei Donne , saw
theaitiolo and Immediately sought out
his wife ! , anel thuy are now as happy as a
butterfly on a blossom.
"Confound it , " said Mr. Deane , "I
believe that IKI ? : is road by everyone ) in
the Untied States anel part of New Jer
sey , I believe I have had two hundred
peeinle toll mo about my wife being hero. "
Tints the good work goes on , nnd the
Br.i : dally adds to Us good work of In
struction and news-.snreading that of
bringing happiness anel pleasure to the
hearthstone.
The I\cw IlrlilKe.
Work on the piers of the new railroad
bridge is progressing rapidly notwith
standing elisad vantages caused by pass
ing trains. There are about 1UO men inn-
pioycel and thu masons under Charles
Stears , a veteran in such work , have two
piers completed. Three more have to bo
built and it is expected everything will bo
ready fe > r the superstructure March next.
The plcra already finished nro magnificent
specimens of solid masonry. They nro
of granite anel rest on sunken caissons
which rest on rock bottom ami are lillcd
with concrete , making them really stone )
for nil practical pitrpuses. The granite
work commence- * about twenty feet be-
lew the surface of the water ; the founela-
lion eif the piers : lro 00x11) ) , ami the height
108 feet of masonry. The olel bridge will
be gradually taken down as work on the
now structure ) permits. The contractor ,
Mr. Cobalt , is one , of the oldest unel most
prominent bridge ) builders in the country.
The magnllioont slructuro utPluttsmoutli
is a neighboring specimen of his skill
nmltnorongh workmanship , anel what ho
has already elone on the Omaha bridge )
fuhy justihes the faith placcel in him.
Traltm Itehiiul Time.
The Uook Island train maelo a bael
break last evening by not .showing up at
the transfer at the usual hour. Inquiry
elicited the information that the train
was live hours behind time , Iho eloluy be
ing caused by being wrecked near Van
Meter , la. The engine anel two cars were
thrown from the track , but no ono was
injured. The evening train from Denver
was two hours ami twenty minutes bo-
hinel lime , otiuscel by waiting for the Uio
Gramle train , which in turn was delayed
by a washout.
Morn 8oa\i \ For Unmlin.
Secretary Nattingcr , of the board of
trade , 1ms received a communication
from Williamson , Crane & Co. , manufac
turers of soup anel perfumes , of Janes-
vijle , Wis. , asking what inducements
will be ottered them to remove their
large establishment to this city. Mr.
Kattingor lias replied that grounds for
the plant will bu provided and probably
stock taken in the onlorprUe.
Permits.
Permits to build wore issued by Inspec
tor Whitloclc ycstcrelay as follows :
( JeoiTCV. . Logan , one-story fininc eot-
taso on Kim. between Kmhteeiith and
Nineteenth . $1,000
Edward Hanson , one-story frame cot-
taso on Pierce , between Unrdet anel
Lake . COO
Two permits aggregating . Sl.GOO
The location cf tlio cable line is yet 1111
eleciueel.
A. D. Brandies , of the firm of Brandois
& Son , has gone to Wisconsin on a week's
vacation , after which ho will visit New
York for the purpose of buying more
goods.
There are now but lifty prisoners in
the counl3' jail , tlie smallest number that
the jail has contained for a year. The
largest number was eighty-live , who
were in the county bu til6 just before the
last term of the eli&trict court.
There were six car loads of excursion
ists to the city from Shcnaneloah anel
other places adjacent in Iowa over the
Wabash on Sunelay. They spent the day
in sight scoincr anel returned well pleuscei
with their metropolitan visit.
James Barrett called at the Bur. oflico
yesterday tojdeny that his sons wore impli
cated in the potindniastur's trouble Fri
day morning , in any other attitude than
that of self defense. He also demos that
any hatchets , knives or other weapons
wore used in the light.
The ladies of the Central Women's
Christian Temperance Union and the
Omaha Temperance- Union will give a
book festival at their rooms , Fifteenth
and Capitol avenue , Tuesday evening ,
July 37 , for the purpose of furnishing a
library for the county jail Refreshments
will foe for sale , the proceeds to purchase
a book case. Admission , one book. By
order committee.
Robert Polland. bolter known as
"Windy Beb"has boon arrested again
on a charge of being a suspicious char
acter. lie was'arruigneel.ycstordaypleud |
not guilty and demandeel a jury trial.
Ho claims that bo has just returned trom
a I wo weeks' trip , wliilu the police Hay
that ho has bean soon loafing about town
within the past week.
General S. S. Burdulto , commander in
chief of the G. A. K. ; General lihick.
commissioner of pensions , anel several
other notable veterans will bo in Omaha
to-night. They loft Chicago at 11 o'clock
last night. Not a single Grand Army
man passed through the city yesterday
afternoon. There was a decided lull in
the How of the western tide , but in all
probability to-day will witness manof
the old soldiers on the mareh ) to 'Frisco.
Didn't our girl graduate. * look lovny ?
Yes , indeed ; they all use Po/.zoni's Com
plexion Powder.
For delicacy , lor purity , and for im
provement of the complexion , nothing
equals Po/.zoni's Powder.
The bank clearings yostonlay were
§ 7(55,000.20. ( ,
Forbeanty.forcomrorl , for improvement
of the skin , use iiiilyl'ozy.lnl's powder ,
A number of depositions in thn Sloman
bankruptcy case were taken in Judge
Webster's ollico yesterday morning.
"OUT OF SORTS" ?
Yes , Sick all Over !
Mvor torpid , bowel * i-oslive , blood ,
Btonm-h wonk imil lull.yoeir ill patlon is Im-
iKinol IIIKI tlio orauiia iinu-tlvv , y ur poiuop-
tloui are dull nud ampulloil , your to.npvr IrrJtu-
bio mul peevish , jomuo until lor business or
eoiiiiauloni | > lil | > . WU.it ) ou iieul Ja 10
"I Imvo u cd innny ruimuUt'B for iljepcpjln ,
I Ivor aUoctliii uu < tlulilllly. but III-UT Imvo
found auyiliiiiif to bom-lit lo II u i-Mcut lUut
rfimnuuj I.IVLT Kondntor ) ms ruiit from
iinuhotu lo Uoovln lor llio rc'iic.ly uiul n until
Imvc t-onl I'm Hiur for ii'-li u mo < ln-i i- . I would
mlvluiiill wliouro similarly nllrrltU lO hoilu
trlnl n * U nooiiis llio oulj Udiiir tliat I o cr I ills
to re4iovo , " i * . Jl JAM B J Mln'i ' * l > eli * , Miiiu.
.SCINTIM/ATIONS I'HtO.U HII
Forcible l < 'notH nnel Coinitiout.i
Cheyenne Count- .
SII > MV : , Nel . , July 23. [ Corro
enco of the Hr.i : . ] The ocoplo of i
entio county have heard with inellgna.
of the dibits being nuulo to release Hal
U. Hall from the stale penitentiary ,
upon some leelinieal points of law. The
mureler of Con Sehlegcl in 1SSO Is sllll
fre h in tlie memory of the people hero.
Ilwns unprovoked and brutal in the ex
treme. Hall's motive was the robbery of
the safe of C. A. Moore , at Camp Clarke ,
to conceal the evidence's eif his crime by
slaying the only witness. After knock *
ing Sehle-ge'l down with the bull etui of
u revolver , Hall shot him three times ,
killing him instantly , lieforo ho eoulil
eseape , the constable at the bridge cap
tured him and brought him here lor trial ,
He waived preliminary cNiiniltrillnu and
wemld have been linehcd nl oneo hut that
wher I'ounsel prevailed. At the follow
ing term of llio district court hei
plead guilty to murder in the
second degree and Jneluu Gnslin
sentenced him to imprisonment for lifo.
At the time he claimed lo bo a relative of
KvGovornor Albinus Nance. Slnca hi.s
incarceration ho has been chief clerk nt
the punitenthtry. If justice is now to bo
made a hallow moeikory , weslei n Nej-
braska will not stand the hlgh-haiuled
outrage. Dr. Mathew.ion of Lincoln has
lliill's entire pedigree.
The Sidney nnd Lodge Polo base ball
clubs playeil an interesting game hero
yesterday. Score Sidney , U ; Lodge
Polo , 13.
Plenty of rain hn.s fallen in this vicinity
lately anil the merchants ami farmers are
happy , Corn , oats , millet anel llax look i
excellent. There will bo nn abundance
of hay cut all over the county ; Potatoes
and other vegetables arc thriving and
there will bo largo crops.
Notwithstanding the extraordinary
fabrications of 11. U. Humsoyof Omaha ,
our country still lives ami will bei a
sight more prosperous than the Co.cns
hotel.
Reibert S. Oberfeldor. the loading
clothier and Lodgei Pole speculator , is
now east siipurinlemling the ) munufucturo
of Uborfelder & Co..s fall slock.
Tlio Br.i : i.s thu universal paper here ,
and a man might as well elo without Ids
meals a.s to miss his paper. The news
boy M'll.s It on the siteul ueforc 7 a. m.
GiMieral Morrow , Muvor Boyle , Cap
tain Kbilein , Captain Miles , anel Lieutenant -
tenant Patten loft to-day for Cheiyenne to
attend the court martial of Lieutenant M.
Bain , Ninth Cnvulrv.
General Thayer nnd Col. Livoring-
house were hero last Tuesday nnd helped
to institute n G. A. R. encampment at
Kimball. The general is eimte a favorite
hero.
hero.Wei
Wei are afraid our genial friend , H. F.
Clarke , will not got a heavy support from
western Nebraska for nomination as
governor. Hi.s high charges at his toll
bridge at Camp Clarke has busted his lit
tle boomlet here , for thes grangers are
elead against him. Ho hael .better-take a
trip out hero anel repair his .fences.
OAKLAND'S OFKKHING.
Hurt County Politics Tlio County
Seat Question.
OAKLAND , Neb. , July 20. [ Correspondence
enceof the BII : : . ] As yet wo Imvo haet
no rain nuet everything is drying up.
The apple crop will bo almost a failure ,
and also corn unless it rains soon.
Politics nro beginning to be agitated.
In nominating candidates for the legisla
ture the issue will be whether llio men
are Van Wick men or not. From the
outlook now , we think that Burt county
will Hetiel two men to the legislature who
will bo lirst and last for Van Wyck.
Considerable ill fueling is boiug raised
against our county commissioners for
their unwise course in appropriatng ! ! ! > l,500
to build cells for a jail , owned and built
by Tekamah. This question of building
a new jail has been siibmittcel to the
voters of the comity twice , and both
times the voters have said by their
ballots , nearly unanimously , no now jail
in the northeast corner , of the county
not until the county seat is permanently
located. Now , a.s Tokuniuh no doubt
thinks to forever .settle the < niestinn of
re.moving the county .seat , she agrees to
furnish the building if the county will
the cells. This action of the commission
ers assuming .so much mithority against
the will of the voters is receiving their
bitter condemnation.
1SIPOUTANT GONSOLiIDATION .
Hig learnings or tlio Chicago fb Xorth-
wcsrerii Jtnllrciad.
CmrAno , Ills. . July 2(5. ( An important
move Isnnnoiinccil to-day in the consolidation
o the Kile Jc Pacific despatch nnd South Shore
fust freight line olllees In Chicago. Both
iiro divisions of the Krle despatch but have
worked heretot'oio over dllfenmt east-bound
linc.s. Harmonious relations bclnc now-ru-
stoied between Kile , Chicago and the At
lantic , it Is the Intention to concentrate
business over the latter road. This will take
away from Pennsylvania a lar e amount or
piovlslon and droned bout tiiiflle enjoyed
by It for the past year. The coiibolldutlon
taiw effect August Hist.
Ailv.uifo sheets of the annual lepuitof the
Rhfcncn \orthwesloin inllwny Just IsMied
shows tlmt the gross earning t the com
pany's Jlneseiastot the iMIshoini ilver.com-
lirlsliiK-'WHS miles of load , wore S'Jl.-'iO.Mty ,
an IncreahO of $777,511 oor li > b.ri. The ojierat-
liiK expenses wmo Slll ! , r > 7 , an Increase of
S.W.T'JleavliiB / m-tcarnini's of .51Ul'iO , : 3.
Thoicport Is imidu for the twelve months
eiuliiir ( .May ill.
A fie m < > ( i ii Co n lla rations.
An alarm of fire called the elepartment
to 113 North I'ourU.'ijntli street at fl
o'clock yesterday afternoon where tl'o
.stable of F. Dcllone was found to bo
burning. The .structure was of frame ,
dry as a tinder nnd tilled with hay nnd
the hie bpreud rapidly and be/ore the
arrival of the department hud connected
with the kitchen of a ix-sidence owned
by Charles MeOonmek anel occupied by
Mr.s. . llyers. The Humes were Subdued
in good lime , but not until the barn nnd
neljeuning bhcds had been destroyed and
the roof of thu resideiieo Homuwhat In-
juroil. The elamuiro will ne > t eucee'd ijtOJ.
all of which is covered by insurance.
An nlarm of lire at flil.'i o'clock was oc
casioned ! > } a Mimllikmi \ In thu hou.so nt
the corner of Klovunlh and Cuiiitol uvo-
nn whiith was extinguished without thu
aid of thu department.
A Mualiilaii'H .Kelimi.
Julius Myer has returned from the. Na
tional Saeiiigcrfu.st at Milwaukee. He
was delighted with the trip und IK now
even more musical lliun ever. Ho speaks
in quaverri , smiles in Femi-iinaveirs und
when he raises his hat to salute a huly
friend ho has the exact motion of a macs-
Ire leaejing a chorus , They wanted Jul
ius to sing in Milwaulrci } not knowing the
Hutu wan his forte : , but poetically he rei'
hpundeel :
Break , brc-.il : , bieak !
Ovoie-ol musturcomy plea
For the Uinder utringsol my larynx are Oroki
And 1 fail in my upper "Ul" „
Tflien 3' b.r wan * ick , we
When tlie uai a Child , cbo cried for t/'nutorla ,
WLou ilio became illia. the clung to CutorU ,
CUUdruu , Uio rc them C lorl4