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