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SEVENTEENTH YEAK. . OMAHA. MONDAY MOHNING AUGUST i : iss ? . NUMBER M'GARiGLE ' SAFE IN CANADA ; landed All Eight at Point Edward Though Closely Pursued , TAKING IT COOLLY AT SARNIA. lie \Vnlkn the flack Htrnetn and Does Not Go Near the Hirer Front For Fear or Helnn Kid napped. Kacapcd tlio Dntrotlvefl. CincAdo , July 111. ( Special Telegram to the BHK.I Late this afternoon Sheriff MatRon - Ron received advices to the effect that the much bought after McUarlglu has landed , either last night or this morning , at Point Edward , Ontario , which Is nearly opposite Port Huron , Mich. The advices were very meager , but as near as could bo ascertained he landed from the schooner Marsh. This would appear to corroborate thu story tele graphed from Mackinaw n day or two ago regarding thu supposed transferor McUarlgln Ire m the schooner Blake to thu Marsh. Every effort Is being madu to oblaln additional re liable information In regard to thu matter. Thu sheriff and deputies havu no doubt ot the truth of this last tuport , and it seems set tled that the "dandy boodlcr" Is safe at last In the dominion. What action will bo taken Is problematic. Sheriff Alatson has wired the governor ask ing him to request the national government to communicate with the authorities at Ot tawa nnd request their aid In the capture of pn escaped convict , tnkeu from Chicago by a Canadian boat and Canadian crew to a Cana dian port. Nu dcllnlto reply has been re ceived to tills request. Another point that may be raised , and Is now being considered by State Attorney Grlnnell , Is whether for gery can bo shown In anv ot Mcarlglu's ( ! crooked work that Is , a clear enough case of iorgery to make hltn extraditable. Mr. Grin- cull hardly knows as yet whether any ol' the bills , estimates nnd papers prepared by the ex-warden will bear that construction or not , but It Is a point favorably thought of by him and he and Shurlft Matsou's lawyers will look into it closely. McUarlcluvhen he madu his escape , not only broke his parole as a man , but as a Knight Templar. Both Sherill Mutson and himself are Masons , and this fact had some Inllucnco In the trust reposed In thu ex-war den by the sheriff. Knichts Templar and Mnsons , who are a power In every clvtlUed land , will undoubtedly keep well In mind this action of McOarlgle , and if hu should re main at largo In Canada It will not tend to make his lilt tire very comfortable. A special from Sarnla , Ont. , says that Me- ( tarlgle , the Chicago boodlnr , who lay In the Chicago jail under a sentence of three years , nnd leaked through thu bath tub from Sheriff Matson last Sunday night , was landed at Point Kdward this niornlm ; about S o'clock from the schooner Kdward Blake , on which he was suspected as leaving Chicago. The schooners Marsh and Blaku were In the same tow , the Blake being last. The tuc Oriole had been on the lookout here and ran along- iloe the Blake nnd had a conversation with llio oftlcors there. The Oriole , hav ing Chicago detectives and reporters on board , steamed up to the Marsh apparently to nave tbo captain of the Marsh let the Blake tow line go where they wore In American waters , just opposite the Port Huron water works , where the detectives could take McGarlgle. The Blake line was let co , but at that Instant the yawl was low ered from the Blake and JdcUarlslo auil a VMlor irmflo for the land sldo , McGarlglo Delng landed at Point Edward. The Marsh went on and the Blake remained In the river ill this afternoon. MuCarlglo made his way liere and was driven to Courtrlght , twelve nuloH down the river , ostensibly to catch boat. lie was driven back here , however , nnd Is In the city. There mo various rumors as to Ids where- ibouts , the Chicago reporters stating that he loft for the east on thu 10 a. ru. train. Such in not the case. McGariglo has his moustache and small Hidebiuns still on and looks Dronxed alter his trip on the lakes. He Is ap parently nervous as to his safety , but the : hlof of police states that ho has no authority to arrest him. The detectives have or- anged for communication all night between here nnd Port Huron In hopes of being nble : o get him over , but McQarlgle keeps away From the river and has been walking about lome of the back streets with a party who drove him to Courtrlght and back again. The Chicago police have been notliied of his ar rival here , but have not yet ordered his arrest. Appaiently ho Is safe on Canadian soli. About 7 o'clock he bunted up a dry goods merchant to purchase a DOW hat. liu Is tulr- ly well dressed. A TORNADtToF WORDS. Prominent Milwaukee Men Have a Very Heated Tilt. MILWAUKEE , July 31. fbpeclal Telegram to the BKE. | For a few minutes yesterday afternoon the officials at the court house Imagined that a Kansas tornado had pounced down upon them. In making an argument before the railroad committee of the council favoring a sought-for franchise , Peter Mc- Geoch , the well known speculator nnd presi dent of the Milwaukee City railway com pany , referred to "Hoss" John lilnsey , who Is uorklng In the Interest of an opposition franchise , as the "Mike McDonald of Mil waukee , " and handled him quite severely. Hlnscy said nothing at the time , but meeting McGcoch in an adjoining room , stepped before - fore him with clenched list and called him a dashed liar. Doth men are deaf , and In their excited state it was natuial that they did not spunk In whispers. They shouted nnd bel lowed , McGooch expressing his pridu at not helm : a professional political schemer , and Hinsoy reciprocating by explaining that hu had not thrown happy homos Into ruin by laid deals , wheat corners , etc. The shouts ol tnu excited men wure heard throughout the building , and completely "broke up" n coun cil committee meeting. Blows wcru about tc liu exchanged when a police olticcr appeared upon thu scene and piuventcd furtner dis turbanre. The aftalr has created a gieat sun' ration and Is the talk of thu city. Morn Anarchistic Blow. Omrxno , July ill. ( Special Telegram tc the Bur. . ] The anarchists are trying by do grecs to oncu more make themselves cnnsplc nous In this city. On several occasions ro mitly anarchist orators have popped up n' ' meetings ot dl contontud workiuguien on strikes and endeavored to Instill Into theli minds the principles of anarchism. Some times they have been sat dowu upon , btil more times they have been allowed to have thelr.say. Last night , at a mass meeting o carpenters , a representative ot the Intcrna tidiial Cigarmakerh' union named Wrick rohm , came to the front and siioke visor otisly tor an hour In German. The speed > \as tlnctmed with.socialism and waseheerei to the echo by most of thu carpenter * , vtbi wrro also Germans. Ho attacked the gov eminent and advocated general strikes. II rloffd with allusions to the red lliu and t < tLe tlmo when "the fatutul hrll should clan to tirnv. " No I'remtum on Krniid. WARtit.NfnoN , July.31. ( Special Tolegran to Ihe BKK.I Secretary I.amar has approve the decision of Commissioner Sparks In th case of Solon W. Damon , \\hichthfcotr inlsMoner refined his application to mal ; homestead of the no K of thu PP lf of scetloj 13. township S4 , rar.ua 41 ! and thu X of t1 ! few X nud lot S3 , stcUoii 7 , 41. Valentino district , Neb. The refusal Is based upon the fact that he previously tiled a soldier's declaratory statement for lots 1 and 3 , and the s of the nw j of section 7 , township 34 , range 41 , nnd failed to make set tlement thereon within six months thereafter ; that the last named tract has since been entered under homestead by Paul Johnson , and that Damon by filing a soldier's declara- ory statement exhausted his rights under the homestead law. The claimant contends that nt the timu of filing tils said soldier's declaratory statement ho was residing upon a tract upon which he had previously settled under the pre emption law and upon which ho.subsequently proved up ; that thereforu his said tiling under the homestead law was Illegal In Its Inception and hence ought to bo no bar to his making a second homestead entry. I'he sec- retarv says that should this bu permitted It would constitute an Invitation to unscrti pu- Ions persons to make tilings knowing them to bo Illegal In order to reap the benclit thereof If no adver.su claim Intervene , and In case the ndvor-iu claim Intervened to plead their own llleg.1l act ns n reason for being nlfuided nn opportunity ot obtaining land under the homestead law , where persona who have not violated law are afforded but oue. WITH MUIIDKK. Itv. Thomas Wi'Ht Wanted for Pol * Hotline 8unlo DUCK. ST. Louis , July 31. The discovery of ar senic in the liver of Suslo Beck , establishes , from a police standpoint , conclusive evi dence ot murder.and an almost uninterrupted chain of circumstantial evidence , In their minds , fixes the crime on Uev. Thomas Ab bott West , of Chesterton , Ind. Accordingly they Issued the following circular to-day , with a picture of the accused , which will be sent to everv police station In the United States and Canada : "Arrest for murder Hev. William Thomas Abbott VXst , alias Thomas Abbott , thirty-one years of aze , live feet six Inches high. with dark auburn hair , daik brown eyes , full square face and chin , clean shaven ; stoops slightly when walkinL' , wears wine-colored spucta- cles , dresses like a clergyman. " CIKVIIANI : > , July III. Kev. William Thomas Abbott West , who eloped with a gill named SiHlu Beck from Chesterton , Ind. , somu months since , and who was mentioned In thu dispatches from St. Louis In connec tion with the death of the girl , formeily re sided In Cleveland. He came hurn live or six years ago trom Canada aud worked at his trade , a silver plater. He soon became superintendent ot thu Sunday school ot the Tajlur street M. K. chinch , and while acting In that capacity distinguished himself by pieferrlng sensational charges against the pastor , liev. Hoffman. The chances were not sustained , and when West left here , It Is said ho was refused a letter by the church , lie went trom heie to Kankakee , 111. KNIGHTS O ? 1'VTiiIAS. Grand I'rcp.ivotlonn l < 'or Illinois' Fifth Annual I'Jncniiipniflit. BLOOMINOTON , 111. , July 31. The f.i'th annual encampment of the Illinois brigade of uniform rank of Knights of Pythias will take place In this city on Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The local ex- eoutlvo committee having in charge the ar rangements of this meeting report that the work of preparation for the entertainment of the brigade are completed. The lirst day will bu devoted to receiving the ollicers of the grand lodge and divisions. Wednesday will be the most notable day. There will bo a grand parade In the moinlng. In the afternoon there will bo u prlzo drill and grand diess parade. At nleht the visiting grand oflicurs and knights will be given a reception and grand ball In the new Turner hall. The city will bo gaily and expensively decorated. Reports received by the executive committee show that the attendance will be much larger than was lirst expected. The encampment Is now regarded as an assured success , so far as the question of attendance is concerned. TANIC. - Jay Gould Inaugurates aGlKantio Fi nancial Scheme In China. LONDON , July 31. The Standard has a dis patch from Shanghai saying : "An Ameri can silver ring and Jay Gould , through the Polish Count Mttklowltz and Viceroy LI , have founded an American-Chinese bank with a capital of 530,000,000 , mostly American money. The bank will receive and disburse all the moneys of the imperial and provincial governments and have charge of railway and telegraph contracts , coinage , Issue of bank notes and the alTalis of the war debt. The undertaking has creatodja panlcamoug fui- elgu Unancers. A CANAli OlVliS WAY. The Damage Done Will Roach Over $ ir ooooo. AUOUSTA , Ga. , July 31. About 10 o'clock to-night something of a panic was created by the ringing of the signal alarm and the report going around that the great canal had given away. The bell proved to bo the summons for workmen , It being true that the banks were in danger. The loss to the corporations Is 25,000 , to citizens 550,000 and to faruteri along the liver about $1,000,000. Reacan Replies to Jeff Davis. FOIIT WOKTII , Tex. , July 31. On the oc casion of thu antl-prohibltlon state barben.uo here on the 20th Inst. , a strong letter was read from Jefferson Davis to ex-Governor Lubbeck denouncing prohibition on the iriound that the world is governed too much. The Gaiuttu will to-morrow print a reply to Mr. Davis' letter from Senator John It. Kea- gan , expressing surprise and sorrow that Davis should have taken sides on the ques tion , iteagau says the Davis letter has lost piohlbition thousands ot votes In Texas. Sherman's Intended Trip. Ci.KVKi.ANU. July 31. Senator Sherman will arrive hero to-morrow morning and will leave at noon for Montreal , at which point he will start over the Canadian Pacllie rail way for Puget sound. Ho will bo accompa nied by Congressmen Grosvenor and Thomp son , ex-Congressman Townsend and General J. S. Hobluson , seoietary ot state. It is pos sible that this tilp may be prolonged to Alaska. Gultrau's Defender Dylncr. NKWYOKK , July 31. Charles H. Reed , brother-in-law and defender of Guitcau , whc Is alleged to have attempted suicide by jumpIng - Ing from the Pennsylvania railroad furry boat yesterday , still lies In liullcvuu hospital , and the doctors say that his constitution i : ho far undermined by high living thai wrious doubts ot his recovery must be enter t lined. Hu Is also sutlurlng troui mel.iu < choly. Weather Indication * . For Nebraska : Cooler , except stationarj tempeiatureln southeast portion ; local rains. For Iowa : Nearly stationary temperature variable winds , generally northerly ; fall weather. For Kastern Dakota : Fair weather Ir northern portion : local rains In sotitnerc portion ; cooler vunds , generally northerly , 1 and Ferry to Fight. P.vr.ts , July nt. The duel between Boulnn ger anil M. Ferry will probibly take place to morrow. General Doulanser allows M. Ferr ] the choice of weapons , aud pistols will proba l > ly Iw selected. The friends of Genera Boulanzer take a serious view of attain * . M. Kerry's heoond.s are absent from Paris and ho may he obliged to appoint others u postpone tha duel until Tuesday , Cn WorkDestroyed. . Pa. , July $1. Fire occurred ; > on the Smith side this morning by which tUi glass manufacturing firms of. S. MaKco > i Co. and Ki | : < nn & Co. sustained a total los nl S1MVU' ' ; insurance , 575.000. SevHralhun dreil wen wlH N ii'tnuornrllr thrown out o CONDEMNED WITHOUT TRIAL , Justice Outraged in a Criminal Proceeding Before an Iowa Court , A MOTHER'S ' STRANGE STORY. Webster City Will Kreot tx Memorial Tablet to I lit- Spirit Iiiiko Heroes of'57 Other News From Iowa. A Poser For the Governor. Bus MOINKS , la. , iluly St. [ Spi-clnl to the UKK.J A very slmiilnr c.iso Is now attnict- Imr public attention In this vicinity. A lady. Mrs. Turnoy by name , from Vnn Uuron , Jackson county , alleges that her son Is now confined iu the state orison at Anatnosn serving , out a sentence of seventeen mid a half years , without ever havitiK had a fair trial , or In fact any trial at all In thu ordin ary meanlnc. She says that lie was charged with larrency but was never taken Into court to answer to thu charge , and at the time of his alk'KUd trial ho was not pormltcd to sou the jury or have them see him. Her state- mentof ; the case Is that there was a collusion with the district attorney by which the boy was kupt out of court , and Ills trial was rushed through In his absence , so that thu district attorney would get better fees than ho could If the trial had taken Its usual course and the boy had had au opportunity to plead. She also says that ihe boy's attor ney never said a word In Ids behalf and the whole case went by default whtlo the boy was In the sheriff's olllce adjoining the court room , waiting to bo called. The story on I Us face scents very Improbable , but the woman claims to hava verifications of her statements trom the judge who presided at the so called trial , and from hundreds of reputable clti/cns of Juckson county , lint U Is very hard to bulluve that in this day of the world and In this state , that any such out- rate upon justice as she describes , could take plare. The tjoveruor evidently is not dis posed to think It possible , for lie has refused to urant a pardon to thu Doy. Nevertheless , the mother has Interested a number of poo- pie In the cnsc , and they ha\u KWCII her money With which to help lior publish it to the world. Jf It tu true It would bu 0110 of the most monstrous crimes ot the cuntu.-y. It' It bo untrue , how does It happen that so many lemitable and responsible puonle have endorsed hi-r version of the ullalrV There is evidently some mystery about the all air which timu .vlonn call reveal. A MHMOKIAI , TO IIKA.VK MKN1. The people ot Webster City itiupiunannR a beautiful and appropriate memorial to the memory ot the men t'roai Hamilton comity who served in the expedition to Spirit Lake uuder Mainr Williams in March , 1S17. This memorial tablet will bo dedicated with ap propriate ceremonies August 12. Thnty M'ars doesn't ' take one very l.u bick ; in some localities , but In northwestern low.i it noes back to the Spirit Lake massicru of March , 1SYT. A band of bloodthirsty Sioux rawe down from Dakota and fell upon thu little settlements scattered aloni ; Spirit and Oko- bojl lakes , and killed nuaily evcrv settler. One girl , Abbio Gaulner , was carried away by the red devils , but was shortly afterwards rescued and now lives to tell thu tale ot that triidittul massacio ot which slio is the only survivor. The log cabin In which she lived , and In which her family were butchered be fore her eyes , Is still tandin ; near the shore ot Ukoboji lake. As soon as thu news ot the massacie spread a company of volunteers was raised at Webster City to start in pursuit of the Indians. It is to commemorate the valor and bravery of these men that the people ple of Hamilton county hnvo prepared this beautiful bron/u tablet which is to bo dedi cated In a few days. TUB I10A1IU OF KQUA.L1ZA.TION. The executive council , composed of the governor , secretary ot state , treasurer and auditor , sit as a board of equalisation tor the piirpo.se of making assessments once in two years. They havu recently completed tills laborious task for the prusunt bicnnlmn , and out of a mass of ti ures have extracted the assessments i'oronch ot tno ninty-iiine coun ties of the state , giving thu equali/ed valua tion for assessment purposes ot farm and town lots , personalty and railroad property. Thu total assessed valuation ot the lormcr is SitiO.N,07i ? : ! ( a very handsome showimr for th real estate ol low a. Thu total valuation of personalty Is SlOl.U&'i.O'.iS. and the total valuation of railroad property Is S8,7t,7fil. ! ! ! ! The two highest assessed valuations are in I'olk county ( including Oes Molnes ) , about S10uOOoooand in Woodbury county ( Includ ing Sioux City ) , 810'riO.OOO. That shows where the live "towns of Iowa are. There Is a decrease in the assessed valuation in but twelve counties of the nlnty-nlne. and they are all agricultural counties , as follows : Hen- ton , Ulackhawk , Breiner. Kuchanan. Cass , Ida , Jefferson. Jones , Muscatlnu , Shelby , Van Burenaiia Warr 5n. BONS OK VETIIKANS' F.NCAMPMK'JT. ' Much Interest Is bnlng feltthroughout Iowa In the approaching national encampment of the Sons of Veterans. It is to bo held in this city for the throe days beginning August 17. Last year the national encampment piop- erly speaking a convention was held at Buffalo ami was largely attended. There is prospect ot a lart'O attendance this year. Some 200 delegates from the eastern states alone aru expected. As uianv more will come from the west , and the Iowa camps will be largely represented. Camps In Clnrinda , Hurllngton , Ml. I'lcasant , Ames , Uenison. Atlantic. Audubou and Indlanola having ex pressed their Intention of coming in a body. On the opening night thrro Is to bu a camp tire at the ( itand opera house , ( ioveruor Larabeo will welcome the visltois to the state. Mayor 1'hlllipi will extend to them the freedom of the city and addresses will bo delivered by Coininander-ln-Chief W. S. Payne , of Ohio : L. J. Webb , of Kansas ; ( ! . \V. I'ennhnan , ot St. I'aul ; U. U. J. Iteod , ot Philadelphia , and O. H. Abbott , of Chicago. The third day \\lll he devoted to thu naraito which will bo very Imposing and which will Include a number of military organisations besides the "boys. " wn.i , THUST TO piiovmnxci : . The state hoaul of health , whoso paternal solicitude for the welfare of the people Is un ceasing , and all-embiaclnt ; , is just now wrestling with a proposition that has been submitted to | t trom New Hampton. It is suggested that the extieme stmllowness of the rivers throughout the country is largely responsible for diphtheria and other 7.00- pleytlc diseases , and It Is proposed that the dams on the various streams which hold thu water back shall be removed , allowing the current to pass unimpeded , thus preventing an accumulation of green slime and other breeders of disease. The board has taken the matter under consideration , but will probably not decide to order the dams to be opened , out will trust that the public health may bu preserved In some other w.iy. CHINKSI2 OUTIIAGUH. Fiends anil llobtiern Horrlldy Abuse CnlestiaU in Texan , Bio SPBI.VU * , Tex. , July 3t. [ Special Telesrain to the IJnK.l A special has reached hete from Odessa , a small station sixty miles west , of an outrage on the Chinese. Early Saturday morning five mounted men rodcvjnto Odessa and pro < cceded to a house occupied by Chinese sec tion hands \\orkiag on thu Texas & Pacific railroad. Foiclns an entrance Into the house the robbers demanded their money and val uables ana accompanied the demand with curses and abu < o and displayed firearms. They cot gM worth of clothing , but nc money. They then wont to Warlield , a sidetrack - track ten miles east of Odessa , at 2 o'clock , ilero they repeated the outrace on anotnei gang ot Chinamen and secured SI30. Con tinning In an easterly course , they reached the town of Midland at ! > o'clock and again raided the Celestials. Here they tared bet tor. securing saw In money. At Midland tin Chinese wure horribly abused , oue boliif hung up by the neck until nearly dead , nn otker badly beaten over the head with a six shooter ami a third nearly killed. Tin Chluauen were at last so completely terror ized that they gave up everything they pos ueised. Alter committing tub last outragt the fiends fled. Armed parties haye been In pursuit ( luring the entire day , but nothing has been heard from .the robbers. A similar outrate was committed at Morita station sev eral months ago. Tiiu perpetrators used the same brutal moans to train their end , some Chinamen being hold on rtd hot stoves. The llends could not devise a more cruel or brutal torture than they used last night. CKOI' NEWS. Condition of llio Cereals In tlio Western Stntcn. CHICAGO , July Ul. The following crop summary will appear In this wtuk's Issue of the Partner's Review : The continued drought In many states has materially damaged the corn crop. Where local rains have fallen , the Injury , however , Is not as yet serious. The oat crop at this date Is turning out light as was cxpectucl. The winter wheat yield In different stUcs ; , according to thu reports of our correspondents , Is as follows : Nineteen counties In Illinois report an average of 15X bushels ; Wane and White counties report the yield as low as 5 bushels , and Hancock and Kunkakee counties 8 ! ) to 30 bushels. Ton Indiana counties report an average yield ot 14 3-5 bushels : thir teen comities In Ohio , 14 bushels ; seven Michigan counties , 13U-7 bushels ; six "iVIsconstn counties , 17 ' ! : ) bushels ; live conn- les In Kentucky , 113-5 bushels : thirteen Bounties in Missouri \ bushels : seven Kau- las counties , 1011-7 bushels. The average leld of spring wheat is as follows : Kleven oimtlcs In Iowa , 102-5 bushels ; In Kayette . 'ounty ' the crop has been cut for hay , and In Vlnncshiok county the crop has been du- troyed.but Its cause Is not mentioned. Con- Iderable damage has been done throughout he state by chinch bius. Five counties In Minnesota. 1U bushels ; ten counties In No- jraska , 10 bushels , with damaxe by drought aid bugs in some countlus ; eleven Dakota loimtles , ! . ' ) 1-5 bushels Theaveragecondltlon if the corn crop is as follows : Twenty-three ountles in Illinois place the average at 70 ler cent , with damage by drought In almost tvery county reporting ; ten Indiana coun- ies report an average of CO per cent , bctng"0 ler cent lower than a week ago , from thu ef- "ects of the general drought. The avcraso eported by thirteen Ohio counties Is W per : ont , the Uainaiiu by drought as yet having > eon slight. Mne Michigan ceiititlus report ho average condition at ! U per cent , and emu complaint of drought. Wisconsin ru- loits thu average condition at 03 per cent. Jorn requires rain badly In Kentucky , but In Missouri It is in uuu condition for a crop of 72 per jent , and complaint of dry weather ind hot winds. In Iowa the corn crop Is till in line condition , but with MIIIIUCUIU- ilaiut of drought and chinch bugs. Four- : een counties icport an average of 100 per : ent Six enmities In Minnesota report an average of 'Jl per cunt , nnd complain of IroiiKlit and insects. Ten Nebraska counties ; ) lace their aveiage at M per cent , and ten comities In D.ikota at 110 per cent. In the latter refreshing lalns have fallen , helping ciops generally. Wenthor Oiou Hitllctln. WASIIIXOTO.V , July 81. 'iho weather crop julletin of thu signal otllcc for thu week cud- ng July so says : Dining the week the weather has been warmer than usual from the southern New England and middle Atlantic stales westward o thu Hoeky mountnlns , the average dally xcessbolnj about three durees. Durinr ; ho week theio has boon an excess of r.xin- jill In the states bordering on the Atlantic ind In the east Gulf status and Minnesota , Dakota , and not them Nebraska. These ex- : csslvo rains havu been accompanied by severe local storms , resulting In 'njury to growing crops and relati ng the harvest. In the central y l- eyand lake region less than the usual amount ot lain occurred and the urought continues In the corn belt , extending from Ohio west ward to Iowa and Kifdaas. During July the lamfall was generally In excess in thu states on the Atlantic coast , throughout the cotton ' > elt , in the extreme northwest * nd portions if the uppi > r laku region. In all there has been less than thu usual amount of rain dur- ug the month , and probably less than one- Half the usual amount throughout the corn bult. The excessive heat and the absence ot lain throughout the corn belt has aflected this crop unfavorably and reports from Ohio , Michigan , Indiana and thence westwaid to Kansas Indicate that the drought has unfavorably aflected the potato and corn crops. In the middle At- 'antie and New Kugland states the weather : ias been unfavorable to corn , but excessive rains Injured hay and oats. In Minnesota , Dakota and Nebraska the weather has betn generally favorable to all crops , and haivest- im ; is in progress as far north as the lorty- seventh parallel. SOCIALISTS IN POLITICS. I'ropnrinir to Join Forces With the United Labor Tarty. CittCAOO , July il. ! fSpecial Telegram to : ho Uni : . | "Tuo socialistic labor party is : ) repannj * vigorously to enter the national election next year , " said a prominent agita tor to a reporter to-day. "Tho convention ms been called and will meet at Buffalo September tembor 15 , for the purpose of reorganizing party and acting on Important qucstons as to whether o.- not to join hands with the inited labor party In the presidential elec tion. Delegates will bo sent to Buffalo from a.ll the larscr cities of the United States. The socialists have up to the present time kept aloof fiom all political labor movements not identified with their own , but during the elections last fall and spring they came on in considerable numbers for thu united labor party and furnished leaders tor this party The question now Is whether the party wil olllclally allv Itself with the united labor party. In Chicago the general sentiment Is In laver of such alliance. The socialist' here know that as far as the local movement went they havu controlled It up to the pres ent time , and their joining It would be merely a matter of form , since Its members are already Identified with thu united laboi party. " SHOT DOWN BY IJAND1TS. Two Men Murdered in Cold Blood In tin ; liuliun Territory. KANSAS CITY , July 31. A Times special bajs that a party of fonr hunters from Ar kansas while camped on a stream In the Choctaw nation , In the Indian Territory were surprised on Friday evening by three men , who ordered them to surrender. Twc of the party sprung Into a thicket while tin other two , named Johnson and Peters , re tuscd to surrender. The reply of the Intru ders was aolley from their revolvers Peters and Johnson lull fatally wounded ami the assaslns escaped. It Is supno-ed tin attacking party were all members of the llil Star gang of desperadoes , who mistook tin hunters for persons against whom they hail i t'ruuge. Trlnla oTn Liquor Alan. TKKAMAH , Neb. , July 31. ( Jeorgo Uaver , charged with selling liquor without a license was found guilty yesterday and a line o : 5100 Imposed. Ho was then arrested on r second charge , cleared by the court , am ! then a' aln arrested on a third count. Tlu last ease will come up next Tucsd i y for trial WanteoVFor Itapu. Wir.iiun , Nub. , July 81. Mrs. Mary J Preston has ( lied a complaint against Orani Wright , a laborer twenty-three years old charging him with rape on her twelve-year old daughter. Mlna. A warrant has beer issued for Wright , and a possn Is now search Ing for him In the country about two tulle west of Wilbur. I'lnartini : for lllx Son. ST.LouisJuty 31. | Special Telegram to th BKE.I Maxwell's father Is making prepara tious to make an appeal for his son to Llouten ant Governor Moorhouse , who Is now actlni governor. Mr. Brook's wants a stay Of ex ( cutlon , and believes his son would bo sul ficlentlv punished with Imprisonment fa life , Mr. Brooks Is a Mason In high standln and thu state olllcers assert that hu Is brine In it Masonic inllu.'iica to hear on th rase. Public opinion 1 $ so dedded on th Issue that if any clumencv was i-xteuued I Would call toltfi jjiuat nut nation. THEY SPANKED THE BABIES , Omaha Easily Takes the Yellow-Clothed Wichita Boys Across Its Knee , THESCORESTANDSSIXTO THREE Very Well 1'layed Itut Unexciting Gntnc , tlio VlHitors I'rovlnu Them * Bclvcs Flue Klohlora lint Very 1'oor AVIohltn TnkfMt In. In the neighborhood ot 2,000 people wnto at ho ball park yesterday afternoon to welcome he Omaha's home and see how they would come out with thu Wtchitas. The reception given thu Omahas was a warm one , but that given the sons of bleed ing Kansas by the local team was red hot. There Is no doubt now but what the Oma- ms arc In splendid form , and they put up a butter game of ball than at any tlmo since the opening ot the season. The elimination of he old deslntcgratlng element was the best ; hlnK that ever happened the team. They liave gone on Improving ever since , nnd this liappy condition of things , coupled with their late triumphal tour , has infused them with a .vintldenco that must beget somu gruat play ing. Thu new men , too. havu added much to he general symmetry of the nine , and every thing looks favor.tblo now ' , for some grand sport from this on to the end of he Reason. The game yesterday , while It was a good game , abounding with many brilliant special Features , did not awaken the enthusiasm that would have marked a struggle between the Omahas and the Topekas , or the Lin- coins or Kansas Citys. It was a toicgouo conclusion that the homo team would win , and In consequence , the game seemed list less and dratrgy , barring brief Intervals of excitement the line plays occasioned. .Everybody was glad to t.co the Wlchllas beaten , not because of any conceived wis dom or antipathy for McGrifllii's irang , but simply and solely on account ot ; their di//.y unltoim. It was enough to give a blind man the . . Think of It. Kcd caps , belts and stockIngs - Ings , and yellow , the yellowest kind ot yel low , shhts and pants , They looked Ilku a lot of llumpty Lnimptss masquerading over the Held. However , the visitors played u very credit able game , lidding admirably , sprinting well , butvuiu lamentably weak at the stick. Hut the Omahas , they batted like fury , ran thu lines Tilth speed and discretion , and in the lieM and on the bases worked Ilku machinery. Mauaecr I'hllbln may wull take a justifiable pride in his recent work , lie is training the boys down In a manner that Is promising great things. The Omahas wure lirst at the bat , but for threu innings they were quickly and neatly retired. In thu touith , though , they broke the Ice , and never slopped until threu ot thu umerald-ho9Cd had crossed thu plate. Messttt started this inning with a corking drive past thhd , stole second with ease , ami took thlid on a halt passed ball. Itader took his base on live bad balls , and jogged down to second a moment latur. Krehmeyer was also pie- MMitod with a basti by Pitcher lialdwin , and thu next man. Fusselbach , he banged In thu libs with the ball , and the bags all being oc cupied , Messltt vras forced in. ( ionlns then hit one witli a quantity of caloric In It , and LeUhton allowing it to get ttuoiuh him. Uader and Krehnievcr ran home , and KusselLmch tried to make third but was extinguished. Handle then flow out to Ilabor and Ousslo llarper sawed the at- mosphure four str.tlttt , and went into the box. In the sixth , Krebmoyer and liennln , on two good hits , a passed ball nnd two errors , added a tallv each to Omaha's score , and In the sevenlh Bailer stepped up to the plate with his jaws hard at woik on a chunk ol tolu , and the liist ball pitched he lit ontolor a home-inn dnvo that was a beauty. It went further betore striking the ground than any ball hit on the Omaha grounds tills season. This was the last run lor the home team. Thu Wtchltaa , boldly handicapped by old cold wedding garments , drew blanks up to the seventh inning , the Omahas accomplish ing n line double play in tno fourth. In the seventh , on n nit and a steal and two outs , lialdwin scored the Initial run for the Wield- tas. In the following Inning they succeeded In getting the bases tilled , but thu clock-like work of thu Omahas , who closed the Inninc witli another brilliant double , prevented them liom scoring. In the ninth they got two men over the rubber , and the game was over. over.Hero Is the score : TUB scour. : Kuns earned Omaha 4 , Wichita 1. Two base hits Krehmeyer. Three base hit Hemp. Homo uin Hader. Double plays Messitt , Walsh and Uwyer ; Harper , Krulmieyer and Dwyer. Bases on balls Hv Harper S , by Hemp 0. Hit by pitched ball Harbor. Pass uall Snyder 1. Wild pitch Harper 2. Lett on bases Omaha 8. Wichita 8. Struck out Hy Harper 7 , Hemp 2. Time of game 2 hours and 20 minutes. Umpire Healer. The Kansas City base ball elub will ho hero Thursday , Friday and Saturday , and thu Topeka - peka club on Sunday. Topeka Wins Ten liinlnes. DINVIII : : , Col. , July 31. [ Special Tele gram to thu Hut : . ] One of the best games of the season was played hero to-day In th presence of 3.00J people , ten Innings being necessary to decide the contest. Khrct anil Sullivan pitched In line form , but the Denvct man madu a little thu bust record. The Den < vers lost thu game through an unfortunate uriorot Urlggs ut short stop , who passed n ball and permitted two men to hcoro. The game was decide 1 in the tenth by Ardnei making n seemingly Impossible stop witli one hand and putting the striker out on first , The In and out holding on both sides was n decided Improvement upon the playing ol yesterday. The scoru was as follows : Denver 0 22010000 0-11 Topekas 3 02030030 1 1' lluns earned Denver 0 , Topeka 0. Twc base hlts-Sllch , Stearns. Sullivan. Base hits Denver 21 , Toiieka 17. Three base fill ! Macullar , Sneed. Urlggs , O'Noil , Tebcau Gunson , .Smith. Krrors Denver 5 , Tunekc 0. Doses on balls-Khert 2 , Sulllv.m 8. HI by pitcher Stearns , Tebeau. Passed balls- O'Nelia , Gunson 1. Struck out Khret a. . Sullivan 8. Left on bases Denver 14 , To s peka 7. Tlmo of gamu 8 hours ' - . " ) minutes Wild pltchus-Uhrt't 1 , Sullivan 3. Umpin Hagnn. Hagnn.Tho The Amorlcnn Association. NKW VOUK , July Si. The gamu between thu Metropolitans and Brooklyn team to day resulted as follows : Metropolitans..4 0041000 1-11 Brooklyn l 0030100 o-i Fire at Fort Wuyne. INDIANAi-oi.is. July 81. The Journal' ! Fort Wayne ( ind. ) special reports that tin establishment of Well Bros. 4 Co. , dealer In hides , polls , rags , tallow and wool , burnci this morning. Total loss , 375,000. DTH12VIMK : IN\VAII , _ Itonrallavo Full O nitrol of tlio Htook mill 1'rlecH NKW Yoitic , July 31. [ Special Telesrain to the HKI : . | There was one bright day the pastvteek and that was Thursday , when a small rally In stocks took place , under pur chases by the Maxwcll-Corbln par ty , standard oil people , and some of thu leading commis sion house ! " , a.s well as by n brisk covering movemciiton the part ot the shorts. On the other da > s depression generally prevailed and there was n sagging of prices right through thu list. Itoom traders had the market pretty much to themselves during thu early part of the week , but did not make any Ctcat Impression on prices until later oi > , when they received the assistance of some ot the leaders like Commack , S. V. White , Unto- man and othcis. At the lowest point tiic de cline In thu usually actlvu stocks ranges ftom l } < j to lOjj per cent , the latter In Now Eng land. London bought quite freely on several occaslous , and thu steamers sailing yesterday took uut n considerable amount of stocks. . 'rices of coal wuru advanced , good progress made In thu fall trade at this point , nnd atlway earnings , as a rule , continue to show alns. Hut thcso favorable features had carccly passing tulluoncc. The great mass f opuiators seemed to bu In n mood only for nfavornblo things , and , for the tlmo bulng , uuiora were more acceptable than facts. 'ho money stringency at Boston Yas made inch of , and on two occasions gave rise to intounded stories of n panic there. t also answered the purpose of reviving oncu nore the agitation about thu future of the momentary situation and starting npprchen- Ions that received an impetus trom an active lemand for tlmo loans lit 6 per cent. , while all money was accessablu at 4 to 5. Humors if Impending embarrassment wure frequent- ' .y put alloataud these were not without their 'fleet , us prices moved on downward. Mar gins were i in pal led and liquidation followed , which was precisely the result the bears la bored to brine about A careful study of he table of the highest and lowest prices will ihow a niaikud shrinkage In the values lor he week , In which there was no panic nor fiuy ofctincuct' to provoke one. As the case now stands the bears aru In control Mmiily Because there appears to be nobody capable if contesting their supiemacy who Is willing o do so. Theiu are thosu who In thu past tiavu taken advantage of thu short mtuiest us exists to-day to make a sharp upward wist mid change thu sentiment from boar to : iull. But for .some reason or other they dc line to enter the speculative arena at present f the national government would come out witli n pronouncement ol n practical policy hat would lulcaM ) oven a poition ol the resent large sin plus In the treasury to assist n the marketing ol crops and the progress it tall trade , n cruat load uoultl ho Ifled which now hangs over fin.iuclnl circles mil thu whole complexion of affairs on the > tuck exchange \\ould undergo a marked chaiiL'u for the better. Hallroad bonds , while not especially ac- Ivo. were unsettled nnd a number ot Invest ment speculative Issues touched lower prices. Governments were rather weak , although business was exceedingly niodciato In amount. Foieigu exchanges ruled about steady until lear the close , when the buying of blocks for ' .jondon . account produced a supply of bills hat led to some concessions In actual rates. Thu decline , however , was too slight to be considered of any special Importance. Thu monetary situation was easier than liad been expected. The highest rate was 6 > er cent and this was exceptional , nearly nil mslncss on call having been at 4@r per cent. There was moie demand lor time iiuiney , and banks and other lenders experienced no difficulty In securing 6 pur cent oven from bonowers who had the best of collateral to Offer. Offer.THi THi ; KECOHD. Monetary Transaction ! In the Coun try During the 1'ast Week. BOSTONMass. . , July 81. [ Special Tele- cram to the Br.K. | The following table : omplled from special dispatches to the Post from the managers of the leading clear- ng houses of thu United Status shows the gross exchanges for the week ended July 30 , lbS7 , with comparisons with the correspond- ng week last year : Texas Kt HITCH Itohhcd. ATSTI.V , Tex. , July 31. The mall coneli going and one coming between Austin and Fredeilcksburg were stopped by n highway man near Dripping Springs , Blanco county , Friday night , and the mall pouches wen lobbed ot contents. Alter despoiling tlu mall pouches thu robber mounted his horsi and galloped elf , Thu amounts seemed nn unknown. A Now I'nrty Ije.tdor. I.iMio.v , July 31. The conservatives havi proclaimed Senor Scrpa Pimeiital loader o : the patty lu succession to the latu Senoi Periura. Another I'Vnuoh PA ms , July .11. M. Delofasso has dial lenged M. Laur to light a duel. rturulary. Early yesterday morning thu house o J. C , Orton was hurgluri/.ed , but tin only booty obtained wits : i vest nnd : i pai : of pnntH. In the pocket of the pants wiu u gold ruifj. The articles weru found n the POSSC.-MOII of James Martin urn James 1'arrnll , and thuy wcru nrruitui and imprisoned. Death of.MiNM Whitney. The young daughter of K. H. ant Adelia Whituoy died yesterday morning ; at the family residence. Miss Whitnoj was a most estimable young lady ol seventeen years. Thu funeral will taiu place from Unity church , Sevuiiteuntl and Cuss streets , at 1 o'clock. Some two hundred persons enjoyed t trip up the river yesterday on Hi fitcumur "John JM. Abbott , " A covwe baruu was attached which niVordui simple opportunity for tlio. IOVOM < f th daneu , The niiisut was furnished by Hi North Omaha band , wjio had urrlvnl fo the excursion. BOOMING NEBRASKA TOWNSj Two of tie Smaller Burgs are Welded Ouo. ' HOW FAIMBURY FLOURISHES/ 'rack Icij IHC Already flcKiiii.oii thd Uinnlid KniiHiit City Rend ' Water Works aud Kleotrlo Kor Kcimiey. Knlrbiiry KiourUliliii ; . r'Aiiliiutr. Nub. , July SI. [ Covro * ponduncu of llio Br.K. ] Trauk laying jo'mmeneed on thu Omaha & Kansas City ailroad last Saturday and will soon bai lompletod. This will givu us 11 line tot Jinnha by Stromsburg not ns direct a . wish and expect to huvo soon. Wo ? ire citiitu sure of n line of the Hock Island ! rom here to Omaha by way of Lincoln. ( .trading on the Denver extension otf lie C. K. & N. branch of the llouk Isliuulf s well advanced through thu county and eon there will bu another railroad la operation. Work on a now depot for the use of Ilia St. Joe & Crand Island and the Kansas Jity & Omaha will bo commenced soon , hey nro compelled to build ns ( hu olq building has become very dclapldatcd , ind besides the Denver extension of the J. K. i % N. runs close to the south end ot : he old depot and across thu platform .iccossltating ft removal. Thu now dupol will bo placed further uptown and will ; c much more convenient than the old OIK ! . The St. Joe & Grand Island nnd Kim- Jity & Omaha will also build n round- iuniso and other buildings necessary at n livlsion station and turininus. They will jcgin soon as they will need them soon , The two roads being built are piling neros of ties , iron and other material along the south and west sides of tha town. A brick addition to the rear -10x50 fuetj three stories high , with basement under neath , is being built to the Commercial liotul. Another story will bu added to : he main building making it throe storic * ligh. When completed the house will bo what F.iirbury has long needed a. lirst class hotel. Colonel llarblnus handsome stona building has the walls nearly up. The front is terra cotta and cut stone and i ( will be thu linest store building in thu place. John Prices big brick and stone stor is nearly enclosed. Several line residences as well as a large number of less pretension aru buiny built. At a meeting of the city council last week an ordinance granting u franoliiso , to L. J. Miles and assigns to build and > operate a street car railroad in l-'airburyi was read the lirst timu and laid ovur until anothur day , when it will bo. taken up. Tlio waterworks question is being agi tated and a francln.su will bu granteil somu corporation soon. Omaha parties and others aru liguring on it and it is ex pected to be known this wuuk what will' ' be done. The tuUitt 'couipany use the old nkat C rlmrfor rR > mory and drill room , Lieutenant llanchctt la n boss drillmad * tor and brings the boys to thu mark. Crelghton'a ( jreiit Hoom. CHKIGIITON , Nub. , July 81. [ Corro spnndenco of the KKK. ] Among tlio for * tiiu spots that havu been sueminirly specially blessed by nature in fertile Ne braska , stands this , thu southern part of Knox county. With a soil second to none in the statein point of productiveness and durability , and having a topography that admits of thu ready cultivation o ( our-liftha of the land embraced within its limits , it will be readily seen that tha advantages over numerous of our sister counties are quite marked , as the aver * ago acreage is about three-fifths. Knox county first began to attract thu attention of the homo-seeker in the .spring of 1870 , when l ho advent of one of the arms of steel and of that great ci vili/.er of northern Nebraska , the Northwestern railway sya- tern into the count ) * , gave it a sterling boom. This boom was not the work ot speculating land sharKs , but was n rec ognition and practical discovery of the superior advantages of this suction by thu ever busy homesteader Men of nerve , bra in and push , seeing with prospective eye that this beatiful and richly favored section was destined to unbosom one of thu brightest gems of commercial great ness in northern Nebraska , picked out the most nature-favored spot in thu domain - , main and located aud platted the villagn of Creighton. The railroad endorsed tha' wisdom of their choice by making thai village the terminus of this brunch , andll from that day its growth has been hS keeping with the wonderful development ! of the adjacent farming community * * Tiiu town of to-day stands on the western ? slope of the banks of Ha/ilo creek , at1 beautiful little spring-fed stream that furnishes no less than threu large mill.sj with motlvo powur ere it travorscs tha short SP.ICU ot thirty miles , they being all situated within six miles ot thu .south line ) of tiiu county. The people of the towiu from the start , laid down the motto urn their guide , that "what was worth doinis was worth doing well , " and witli thin they' have strictly adhered in the erection of their business and residence buildings' and thu many and varied public improve * inents that so strongly mark thu intclIU guneu , thrift and unturpri.su of our citiv /.OILS. vVith a harmony llril is only borrw ot oiio motive , one aim , tiiu citl/ens pud their shoulder to thu wheel of progress and without u mnglo jar of tiiu niauhmnry' of municipal irovornmcnl the city hir : moved onward and upward until it li * now a town of IlitO population of aggres sive , industrious and talented people. A .summary of the business representa tion of Creighton gives us threu bank.s. live livery stables , four hotuls , two res- ' taurant.s , three drug stores , three exclu sive grocery stores , two billiard halls , two meat markets , two lumber and cou | yards , two uluvatorH , mm dealing ul-o in' ' coal , live general merehandiBo stores an it one complete furniture an I undertaking establishment which has thu best hcar.stj in north Nebraska , two barbur hhopi. two hardware stores , two implement/ dealers , ninu dealers in livu wloek , threw shoemakers , one tailor , six contractor.1 ! and hiiildurr , one marble works , livu physiciaiih and MirgeoiiH , three jewelers , two harnu.s.i shops , livu lawjers , one plio- tographcr , two cornice works , onu liuiny run by bteani , suven real uitato dpaler.st twunty-ono insurance agents , threu millinery - * linery .stores , two finely uppoinU'd newHV paper and printing ollicus , four bluckJ smith .shops , threu wagon shops anil oner book exchange. ODD of the linest aiiik roomie.it opera houses in this portion or i thu Ktatu furnishes a place for amusr/i u nieut to our people , while hix line church- il ediliucis with their hundred of murnber > ( keep the moral status of thu town ill ) to ; o high standard. Our school privilege u AIM par KMiuHiMit. All thu civic societies r i hnv reiirusentution li r ' j 't ; ie cifi/.eus oi tl . cuuulrj1 ! ia\o comi