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MR , SEIEE'S ' UNCERTAINTIES , They Bombard the Corn Palaoo and Capture the Husks. SOOS WIN THE FOURTH GAME. Molnfes AVIn < the Tlilrd Venm Bllnnenpolis St. Paul Defeats the IMucs CJilcnf ? " nnd Mll WftiilceoVln Ono Encli. WcHtcrn Association StnncllnR. Following w the official standing of the XVcRtorn association tcims up to nnd in cluding yesterday's games. Playoa Won Lost Pr Ct St.Pnul. . . . r > 0 as 15 .700 DOS MolnCs 4S S ! ) in Kansas City . .4'J 34 ! sio Omaha \.4S 24 24 .COO Chicago o2 as 27 .4SO Milwaukee 03 So 2S .41 Sioux Oltv.ttt. . . * . . .IB 6 7 .41(1 ( Minneapolis..k..61 10 83 .aw Hlonx City 10 , Omnhfi t. Welll W6111 Von have nil heard of the battle bf Water loo. Vbu lia'vo Ml hoard of Hanker Hill , of the first Bull Knn , hhd how Samphon slow forty thousand PhllUtihes With the Jaw-bone Ot h ttss , but naYfl you heard'of h6w a ghng o ! Com Huskcrs 'came d6wn froih SlouX City - MdlnoppCd up thb tender green award with Otaaha's ffilt' dged ball team ) Yon have noli Well , listen. It happened yesterday afternoon. Ono of thtjWggcst 'Crowds oi the s < ! asoh , | > W > baoly five thousand people , wcro on hand to BOO It done. In this vast throng was nn Immense- delegation 'from the land of the golden fflftlro , V/ilh their high hats , their Vod tyadgei and the gaudily uniformed tChlghts of lytlilas bhnd. And hffW they did holler ira In fiendish glee , nnd gobhlo up the IP ? * oft hots with which the air was f cd , ns the talghty struggle progressed. Among the Vlsll6rs ivero noticed Mich Urohilncnt IcAvans ns Slate Senator Sfasfcrvy , ft. \yodcor\JnitedBtatcs ! paymaster ; O. ! P. Moore , president of the Dos Moines Oil Tunk company ; Hon. W. B. Humphrey , Of Iho board of trade ; Iloyco Chennoy , proprie tor 6f the Globe ; Bnhker G.'G. Henderson , Colonel H. L. Saundel-son , W. H. Beach , ecrctary of the Sioux City club , and dorens tof others more ot less notable in the political tofed commercial world. Itvas a lovely day , one of those rare ones that happen along in this latitude every once in n whilu in torrid July. A purple haze , like thftt of Indian summer , lay aroucd the dis tant bluffs overhanging the sinuous Missouri , ftnd the mellow , yellow sunlight fell softly upon the grass , nnd the stray dandelions nnd \3lumps of dog-fennel in the outllold. In fact the ball grounds looked almost ns lovely as they did In early smnuier , for the grass , in- "Vlgoraled by the recent rains , was fresh and preen again like k few ball players wo know. It was a beautiful scene. But the result 6f the da's struggle spoiled all , nnd U is ivon- deiful how n few hours can so change human feelings and human looks. The brilliant color loft the cheeks of the Omaha gladia tors , and they looked haggard and pale , lu faces look after some great storm of sorrow 1 ; hasjpasscd oVer them. t There were lots nnd lots of ladles present , nnd some from Sioux City , too , and their gay toilets nnd flower bedecked hats lent a pleas- Iht effect to the picture. Of the five thousand people present four thousand had cone to cheer Omaha. Nobody deemed that Sioux City could beat her again. -And that reminds us that the old adage that lightning never strikes twice in ono Dlaco , Is ft humbug and n myth. In the very tint inning Omaha mndo n run. Coonoy pot his base on balls , stole second is fid third , midst the delighted whoops of the txjlrtourse. Then After Annis had also re- Celved a base on balls , the little fellow came borne on R wild pitch. That Vtn good enough for n starter , ami Crooks , McGarf and Burns Went out In > cdy BUcccBsIon. Then what did the Corn Haskers do ) Why , they walked' right in and saw Omaha's one little dwarfed tally nnd went her ono bettor. That WAS Bad. Snocd got his base tm balls , and Wells sent felm homo on a splendid two bagger to loft , nnd scored himself a moment later on Pho ton's two sack drlvo to far center. Hero Sioux City cut herself loose , and tntoy mndo the Welkin ring. Force , Blahohard nnd Under then retired. Sioux City 2 , Omaha 1. But that Was nothing , for the Omahogs immediately tied the score. O'Conncll hit safe to right , bat being lame Crooks ran for him. Then Miller got his basbxm balls , but in the meantime Crookoy had pilfered second. Naglo then stepped up fcnd smashed the ball at old man Force , Who Matched it up , mill lo 1 Mr. Miller died at second , and What , j-es sir , Nagle was out at first. Crooks , however , got homo while the double was being made. Ho never loses h point , and he scores many a line ono for hid Bide. Bide.Cooncy made n hit , and stole second , hut Was left on AhMs' out. In their half the Corn Huskers drew n blank , and In the third Omaha took the lead. Crooks led off with a safe hit , stole second , 6nly 16 bo caught , however , on McGarr's hit to Mielan. "who tossed him out to Force , -ho had covered the base. Then Burns , thb iwotlincd out ono for three sacks , and O'Con- nell following with a safe hit , ho scored. WUh Miller's out the side retired. Omaha a , Sioux 3. The urowd was now boiling over with en thusiasm , while the Sioux City delegation at like so many orphans nt a husking boo. In the llfth Omaha added auothor brace tb her total , making the score 5 to 3 , and the sporting boys were crying for bets at odds often ton to two. This is how the runs wore made : Aunts hit safe to center , and stole second. Crooks followed with a similar hit , nnd Billy scored , On McGal-r's out at llrst Slloky Crooks dove loUnd to third. Then Burns lust dropped along with his second thrco bagger , and the great crowd in their ebul lient toy , shouted "huy I hey I hey 1" O'Coimoll then smashed one to second , pa Which Burns foolishly essay lo score. Ho- BUlt. ho was knocked In the head nt the plate , Pliomn making n lightning throw to Prantor. "Oh , what a snnpl" cried some misguided fludo from the grand stand. Hero let the band piny something soft and touching , nnd ignite n ptlo of red lire. Up from the meadows , sweet with corn , did the Sioux City warriors come. -Srhtldknccht drove n safe ono out past Mr. McGarr , and Sueed sent htm homo on a ilandy three bagger. The Iowa delegation again began to ngl- tte holr Jaws. Wells got hla base on n missed third strike , nud Phcluu drove him homo on u throe bug- * gor. Force wont out from McGarr to O'Con ncll. but on Blanchard's out to Crook , Phoipn run homo. " "Nvhat's do madder wld do Corn Huskers , ' came a voleo from the bleaching board. And the people responded with u burst ol applause. Bador got his base on a poor throw by Mo- Garr , who , bv the way , was terribly off dur- lug the whole game , but will come round all 1.V tight yet. Ho Is a tine ball player , nm ! couldn't ploy unotlior game like ycstorday't if ho should try. Genius ended , the torture on a punv little hit to. Miller. lit was one. two , three for Omaha in th < elxtli , but the Sioux Citys made another soon nn u iimgnlncont drlvo over the loft Hole fence by Schlldkuocht , In the lucky seventh Onmha managed tc squeeze in ono moro little lnslgultlo.iut run Crooks made u throe-bagger , nnd scored ot 1'Vrco's | > oor throw to cut him off at third. No one had the gall to cheer over this soil t r.v tally , but they groaned aloud when the Corn Huskers came In and piled up thrq : ( Bore runs. There is no use telling how thcj , wade them , but they made them all the same widour guests from up the river wcut ' .vild That was the last of the Corn Huskcrs Tno 6maba got la one moro In the clchtb tnd then they quit , too , for in the ninth they were extinguished before you could say cat. cat.So much for the debut of Shufcr , the now Jwt wait Willl Kansas City comes. ' Tlttsttine la the sUmls it * ilia Kunie closet ] ' < s4 left the scort standlng.lO-to 7 in favor 01 c t , 31oux City beggared description. The dele gation from tile hoino'bf the prohibitionists nnd the Corn Palace went crazy. They umpedlipon ouch others' shoulders , yelled and hollered nnd shrinked , smashed each others' hats nnd hammered their umbrellas , mill Ono could hfcrdly hear hutisolf think. How then , too , the Knlxhta of Pythhis baud struck up their suggcstjvo little nlr , "Johnny get your gun , get jour 'gun , got your gunl" while the crowd stole Badly mid silently nwnv , thlnklng-ns thcy-wcnt of the lines of Shakespeare ; < $ "Oh , for tbo hitters that used to hit I Oh , for the sluggcrtt that used to slug I Oli. for n chnp with a binwny arm , To paste the ball right on the mugl" Hcfo Is what the ofllclal scorer saved out ot the wreck : OSlAHA. . . - > - . . 83 7 18 10 'J4 14 ,0 stock oYrv. Schlldkrtecht , c. . 4 3 3 0 5 1 0 'Totaly , . , . . . . . . & . Vtt..Xst ) ; jt > . 3 'Omaha..V..I 1 1 6 a 0 1 1 0 7 TSlou * Cit.Y..3 0 0 0 4 .1 8 0 jfrO j . . .Huns . ehrnbd Omaha 6 , SioUfc Citv 5. TWo-baso hits Pheian , Force. , Three-base hits-Crooks ( B- , Burns (8) ) , Sneefl (3) ( ) , Pheian. Homo run-t-SchlldknCcht , Double plays Phohln to Force ; Pheian to Force to Blancuard ; Force to Pheian BlahuhaTd ; Pholanto Sehildkhtcht. BitCs on halls 'OffHhnfor 1 , 6ft Wells 3. StruM ; but By iShafdrflVeim 1. Passed halls "Schild- kncfcht 1. Wild plK-hes-Slmfor 1 , NVfclls 2. Time 1:40. : Uinpird Hagan. 'fit , Panl la.lCanAhn thy ! S. ' ST. PA\I. ! , JiAy lt > . [ Special 'To'logratn to THE BfiE.Twontyflvo ] hundl-cd people Saw the "St. Paul players found SwaVtzel nil o'ver Athletic park to dftV. "Th6 homo team donned thdir la < tt year's uniforms ahd they proved to be their batting clothes. Kansas City found Anderson less hard to hit thnn on their pre vious visit , but ho received fine support from the team behind him. Kansas City Scored twlco in the llrst inning on Manning and Cur tis' bases -on balls , Johnson's single , Mur phy's ' error and Lnngo's Blow hit to Ulng6 ; twice in the third on Long's'singlo nnd John son's drlvo for four bases , and for the last time in thoelghthou singles by Curtis , Lingo and Bradley. St. Paul scored once in the second on ArdnerN oi'ror , twlco In the lifth On Dahge's fumble nnd twice in the fatal seventh on John son's wild throw. Tlio rest of their runs wcro scored by heavy letting. Pickett's niirt Ringo's fielding nnd the backstop Xvorkhnd throwing of Gunson and Kommlcr was fine. The score : St. Paul 0 3 0 1 4 0 fe 0 1 13 Kansas City..3 030000 ' 10 5 Iluns earned St. Paul 0 , Jvnnsas City 8. Two-base hits Uarreil , Mm phy , Morrhsoy , Hinge , Piekett , Kcilly. Homo runs Car roll , \Tohnson. Bases on balls -Mon-hsey , Piekett , Veneh , Manning , Curtis (3) ( ) , Ard- ncr , Bradley. Hit by pituhcr Hingo. Struck out Murphy (3) ( ) , Morrlssoy (3) ( ) , ICcmmlcr , Anderson (3) ( ) , Long , Manning , Curtis , John son , Ardncr , Unartrcl. Passed balls Komm ler 1 , Guuson 1. Wild pitches Swart/el. Bases stolen Carroll , Morrlssoy , Hinge , Hoilly. Left oh ba es St. Paul S , Kansas Cityl. First base on errors St. Paul 4. Time 3:00. : Umph-c Fcssondon. A Gaino tnv iiiJuly" 15. ( "Special Telegram , to Tun BEB. ] Milwaukee and Chicago played two games of ball to-day. Griffith and Sprague were the opposing pitchers in the llrst game and both -dW feood "work , though both wore miserably supported , nearly ftll the runs being made on error * . The score : * Milwaukee. . . . .1 0100002 l5 Chicago. . M. , . 0 Ol&OOO'O 14 Earned runs Chicago 2. Bases on balls Off Grifllth 3. Struck out-Lowe , Grimth , Fuller , Mills (2) ) , Henglo , Morianty , ' Du r- dalo. Passed balls-Mills 1 , Dugdn'lu 3. Wild pitches Sprague 1. Time 1:50. : Um pire Brcnnan. Chicago took the second game by batting hard In the seventh inning , where they mndo u triple and four singles , which netted foul- tuns. The score : Milwaukee.k..l 0010000 0-3 Chicago.i0 0200040 0-4) ) Earned runs Milwaukee 1 , Chicago 4. Bases on halls Off Dwycr 1. Struck out Shenkol , Sehoenc-ck , Gallagher (3) ( ) . Hoover , McOauloy (3) ( ) . Two-bnsn hit McAlccr. Throo.baso hits Mills , Rheims. Double Dlays Hanrahan , Honglo and Schouncck. Wild nllch Shcnkcl. Time 1:40. : Urn- gires Brennan and Po\Vers. DOB Moincs 11 , Mlnn6nt > oli8 t. . ST. PAVL , July 15. [ Special Telegrahi to THE Bfcn.J Des Motnes defeated Minnea polis badly in the third gaYno 6f the present series , before about oho thousand people. The game was an old fashioned slugging hiatch , In which Kennedy's usual luck and the tefrimo batting of the Ilawkcycs in the fifth inning did much to win the gatno for them. Outside of the few errors , which weio unimportant , the game Was an Interest ing ono to the spectators , the few strike outs showing how well the players found the \rnll. The gatno was played on thu grounds at White Boar lake. The score : Minneapolis , . . . . $ 00020201 ? DCS Monies. 0 0007040 11 Base hits Minneapolis 13 , Des Molnos 14. Errors Minneapolis 3 , Dos Moincs 3. Run * earned Minneapolis 4 , Des Moines 5. Two base hits Traflloy , Van Dyke (2) ( ) , Kennedy , Brouglrton. Thrco base hits .Walsh . , Bros- nun. Homo runs Walsh , Brosnan. Double play Shafcr , Trnflloy and Qulnn. Bases on balls By Winklcmau 5 , by Kennedy 1. H1L by piu-her Shafor. Struck out By Wlnklcman 3 , by Kennedy 1. Passed balls Broughton 1 , Traftloy 1 , Wild pitches- Kennedy 2. Bases stolen Hawcs (2) ( ) , Walsh , Krolg , Mncullar (3) ( ) , Shafor. Left on bases MlnnoaiKilis 5 , Dos Moines 7. First base on errors Minneapolis 1 , Dos Moines 1. Time 1:40. : Umpire Hutchinsou. Beware of Scrofula Scrofula U probably moro general than any other disease. It U hishllour In character , and manifests It self In running sores , pustular eruptions , bolls , swellings , enlarged Joints , abscesses , sore eyes , etc. Hood's Sanapartlla expels all trace of scrofula from the blood , leaving It pure , enriched , nnd healthy. " I was sotcrcly afflicted with scrofula , imd over a you had two running sores on my nock. Took five bottles Hood's Samparllla , an& am cured. " 0. E , LOVEJOT , Lowell , Mass. C A. Arnold , Arnold , Mo. , had scrofulous sores for seven years , apruig and fall. Hood's * Sarsanarllla cured him. Salt Rheum Is one of tbouiostillsagrcciblo diseases caused by Impure blood. It Is readily cured by Hood's Sarsaparllla , the great blood purifier. AVllllam Spies , Elyrta , o. , Buttered greatly from crjslpclat and salt rheum , caused by handling tobacco. At times his hands would crack open and bleed. Ho tried various prep arations without aid ; finally took Hood's Sar- eaparilla , and now sajJi " I am entirely well. " 41 My son Lad salt rheum on his hands and on the calves of Ids legs. Ho took Hood's SarsspariTla and 1 entirely cured. " J. * . n , Mt Vernon , Oulo. Hood's Sartaparilla by 0.1. IIOOD * CO , Apotheetrta , Lowell. Xu * . IOO Do e One QpU r BIG HOPES FOR TDB'SRIfiCB , What Nebraska Olty Expoots From the "Q's" CFroat Structure ! OTHER HELPFUL ENTERPRISES. Proposed KulHvgpincnt of the Tran.9- Missouri 1'nclriiiK HOIISQUi'nud Islniul Jlns a liullUliif ; IJooni Prosperous Towns. Nebraska" City Moving Forward. NinniiSKV CITVNob. . , July 15. [ Corre spondence of THU Br.n. ] Whatever may bo the truth of other cities throughout the state and the west , the "solid growth" of Nebraska" City has not yet gone the way of nil'booms. "The city is going forward in growth and general "prosperity this season ns surely as-at any tllne tltirinft the great boohi Now enterprises nro continually added to our gront business prosperity , and now Capi tal thids safe investments , ftcal estate is hs iigh as at any time uhd 'in as great demand. Building Is going On rapidly , ahd the general growth of the city Is Indeed very solid. the great Chlcag6 , Tfturhngton 'Is Qutnbv rallr&ad Imago over the "Mississippi , Whlbh _ lt is claimed Vlll do so much 'for Nooraskit City , is tit last . completed. Xll that remains tbho done is the UjJ > itChTng 6t bftlts'miaimt- ttnfe oh the Tinlshfnfr touches. Trnlln will cross the structure oy the first week in August , and the ' -opening" of the bridco will bring forth ono of the greatest celebra tions lii tlio history of Nebraska Citv. A- nihss niccting of 'citizens wns hold Friday night to arrange for the celebration 'and preparations have been betrun with great promise of success , every man cxpccting'to dohlsfthftrotbwnrds that end. The complo- ti6iroflhisittiWeno"hhl ebstly struttMre by thb Burlington Is still lobked upon ns Inak- Ihfc a "new ci-n in the "prosperity 6f NebVaska 'City. it. is believed 'that it Is "the pot Vchomb Of Mr. Paul MbVtbn to mnko the jnarfi Unb 6f Ibis Voad via , Nebraska City and the new bridge ns the du-ect r&ad from Chicago west , it hoing con ceded to bo by M-the shortest lino'and eas iest grades. SuehanfoVe , "of couVse , can 6nly menu'great tilings for Nebraska City , making it the nihhi Missouri VivCr"point for iftll thoir'wcstoni lines"now being built , nnd proposed lines One thingis certain.what over the Intentions "of th6.4'(5 ( , ' " the bridge at this pointwhich w.is constructed nt a'cost of oucr Sl,6'JOrOTVAs not slfnjily Intended to transfer- flo/en ol- two trains that now arrive - rive daily , nor to accommodate a hundred nnd some miles of road west of the city , and the aboVe rumbr seems the most feasible so lution of th& O.u6itlon. Tlio intensive packing plant of the Trans-Missouri , owlied by Charles S. Hutchlnsoo , of Chicago , has been sold to the Chicago Packing and Pro vision company , who have purchased it with the expressed intention of greatly enlarging the houses , putting fn now nhd improved ma-1 chinery , and then running thb concern to Its full capacity 3,000 , hogs per day. The plant has never been n paying ono to Its owners , but tho'new ' proprietors ptopobo to give It another tVihlxpecting the n w bridge in n great measure to help sttpnly the house with hogs juid keep it going. The nuW owners will begin Improvements nnd make ready foV operations next week. In this con nection , Mr. HUtchinson has expressed his intentions'67'putting in alargo and jmportant beef packinij establishment to bo run with the house under the now management. The most important recent addition to Ne braska City's prosperity is the pontoon bridge now in the course of construction. Jt will boa wagon nnd foot bridge connecting this city with Iowa , something that has "been needed for years to make this the trading point for nil Ihb section of lo'wn l\1ng opposite the city. The bridge is being construbted by Colonel'Stewart , of Philadelphia , for u "bonus otIOOOOni5fii , the people Of this city , to bo paid $3,5000 yearly "pnytnent * . aftur the bridge has "been In satisfactory operational- six m6nths. ft is to bo completed "before fall . Nebraska "City's paved streets "are not t6- ! "V'olopihg as rapidly as might ' bo "Wished by the citizens. Nevfns & 'Co , , o'f Omaha , who have the 'c&ntract for paving 'Central ovb- nue man not bo tound , nnd "their con tract has been f&rfellod'B dbichtlmps. Work \vas to hhvo begun In March , hut promises to comYncnce "next wcbkft haVe boon repeat edly received frbfii the "Company , " dated nt asftmhV different "places in the c6untrytinttl at last the people are beginning to doubt the existence wt such n man ns Novtns. The comp - p ny had ordered curbing stone froih n firm in Arkansas , which nrriVed liero months ago , butthdro Was ho ono to claim them , and this ve&k a hiombbr of the ArkansoNv firm Was campellod to coiho hero nnd remove the stones from the company's yoi-ds and "pay freight foiNovius Jfc Co. So the streets of Nebraska City are as far from hoing paVed as over. Tlio'now government building , ns far ns completed , has boon tuVnod'overtotho super- intcndont , ahd the dfepfiVlniOht at Washing ton has boon notifloa that the building Was ready foi-Iho finishers , and It is said the structure Avill ho ready for occupancy by the coniing winter. Grnml Island's Bulhlinu tloom. GRVMI IsnSt ) , Neb.Tulj' 14. [ Corre spondent 61 THE BEK. ] After two or three years ot Vapid building , this city this year still pushes on. Ambng the ilner edifices will bo the Emanuel Baptist church , which Will bo n brick structure SSxS1) feet , located nt the comer of Third and Eddy streets on the West Lawn street car line. There will ho a massive hrick tower on the corner , and this , with the hiain building , \vill bo trimmed with ashlar stone work , and as will be seen by the annexed cut , the finished structure will bo Imndsotao. There Avill bo three en- trancus , two on Third street and ono on Eddy stroct. The Inside arrangements nro to bo elaborate in finish but With the main feature of convenience In view. The Yniln ( audi torium is forty-live feet squarewith the orgun and pulpit in ono comer , und with seats set in circular arrangement on an inclined lloor. The Sunday school room will bo SSxM feet and Is to bo connected with the main audi torium by sliding doors for throwing the whole into one department when occasion re quires. The church parlors will bo located above the Sunday school room , reaehc'd by easy and broad stairways of thrco landings. The church will bo heated with two furnaces. The whole superstructure upon n stone foun dation will give nn imposing and permanent appearance to the building. The total cost will bo from t-13,000 to $15,000. Tno pastor , Rev. J. H. Storms , wjth the able support of his membership , oxpeot to carry this enter prise to a completion this season. The con tract is now lot nnd work will begin next weok. In addition to the above the Episcopal people ple are building a $15,000 stone churcn which is already nnder way , and the First Baptist society is erecting a largo nnd commodious frame structure that will bo completed in early autumn ; so the spiritual welfare of Grand Island is to bo well cared for In this future so far as buildings nro concerned. The Catholics will also erect n largo stone structure on First street and will carry the work far towards completion this fall. KducaUotiiU interests nro to bo enhanced by the erection of a Baptist college in West Lawn , the contract for the foundation hav ing boon let yesterday to J. Avon' & Son. , of this city , who will bcjrln the work in a few days. Thus moral and educational interests are uppermost in the minds of thu people , which bodes well for the future good of the city. Tbo Union Pacific railway has Just commenced the erection of a twenty-live stall round house on their grounds near the machine shops , nnd the old ono on Locrat street will bo tiffed by the St. Joe & Grand Island railway. Several brick business blocks and hundred * of residences , extension of water works , electric lights and an exten sive eowc-rapo system all go to nifiko up a grand total of public and private Improve ments that have not beou.exceedcd In uuy previous years , ' Valparaiso Item * . VAL."A AjSo , Neb. , July 13. fCorrospond- enoe of TUB BEE. ] Mr. McMillan1 , father of tho.boy who so mysteriously loft homo.on the SOth ot Juno.'has received from him u i A * * * .LW At if f letter 1n which It ADpoiirs thut the boy begins to'rcaljzo the strangeness of his 'notions ( md Is wirryingln fenrHhnt his folks wjll think ; hard of him , tiu 'sitys nothing o'f coming back. Mr. MeVl. , i conirdcnt that the boy was really somoivluit dcrahgod" . Mrs. W. H. Tobhi , HVlng several miles ( touthwest bf town1 , was brought In tiny be fore yesterday to batreatcd for u rattlesnake bito. ; J Farmers nro rdfiortlng nn utiustmlly good prospect for nn IriiinonSo "Crop of cbrn. A good shuro of the Wop Is laid bv nnd It is u fact that farmers. ' ) ! ) this vicinity hlivo taken moro pains In tiifrm-cpuratlon of the soil atid in the cultivation btthe drop this seftsbn thlin ever before. MoroTjorn has bwn listed than over before nnd friends of the lister nro. loud fn their praises of their system , while those who bhVo planted nro hs zealous In their nrnlso of the bid way. It rctimins for the harvest to deoldb which mode yields the grontcst returns. Tlio vote on the Issuance of $15,000 addi tional bonds to complete the waterworks stood G'l Iti favor of and 13 ngnlnst the propo sition , thereby giving us n most complete system of waterworks at n very low cost. Henry Scovlllo , Mrs. S.V. . Scovillo uhd daughter Hattlo nnd Mrs. O. W. Magee haVe gone to Colorado Springs 'for the heated tcrln. A New Brtek fit Sohnj-lfr. ii , Nob. , July 14. [ Correspondence 'of Tins BKh. ] At n"re < 3ent itiOctnig bl the Schuylcr Building and Loan association Peter Hank bid-off f ( > ,000for the purpose'of erecting u hand < ; omb brick building on the block ndjbfning 'thb tTnlon Pnolflb depot on the south. ThoSvork is being pushed rapidly nnd the foundation. Is now well undbr way. When coniplbtea-IfwiH bofelxty-si * feet'front nnd sixty-fix fcH rear , two stories Tiigh. When completed It will bo one of the most substantial brick blocks in tlio eity. Oopq In Hall 'County. GRXXD IBJ.AND , N6b/ , July 18. [ Corfo- Bpondonco of Tith Br. . ] > Cfopn out herb fttsvor promised bolter nnd the prbmise-Ooos not peftain tb ono rotation 'or another , but wheat , Oats , barley , ryb , corn , etd , , all arb \'ieing With each other "to enhance the farm er's coffer most. Rnln ebulh not 'come moro to the tvish of the nvoragb farmer ordered by himself for his own convenience , uhd there is no mo ro thrifty , flourishing sight than the broad farm's of the Plaltb Vallby to day. TAUUAXT'S SKT/TKKK APRKIKNT nicls nnd regulates the bowels. Thehiarkcts have been fairly stbady the past wbok. At the closb sugar was ill bottbr supply , with prices fully maintained , on the basis of 8c per Ib. for granulated. Coffees nro drooping nnd lower. The hew crop of Baltimore Canned goods is putting in nn ap- [ ) i > aranco but pnebs arc nominal iia yet. Pea nuts nro looked to go fully Ic per Ib. higher in the next sixtv days , ns the crop is flhort nnd there nro certain indications Within the past Tow dnv , that it is coinefed. The nrri\'nl at New Yoi-k 'of thrcf steamers loaded with lemons , on the same May last week , weak ened the market forthal fruit , nnd a deblino was nnted , buKho'p'rlees have since stiffened nnd the continuance of Warm Xvcather will probably hold th'fcni stoudv. Cnlifoiliia canned goods faro strong "and ad vancing. There J fs reported to bo a very hea\ly eastern pear-h crop and vastcVn packers expect to bo in n position to make controlling prices on this fruit. FoiPign nnd'domcslifc dried ff ults arc dull anil iiP ! lectcil. Nuts are Hrm and trade in them is vciy peed Tor the Benson. The reports of the salmon paokaro dis couraging , nnd it is thought this year's pack on the Columbia riv6H will be even less than last years' * mnll puck. The result will bo known Aupust I , wliofithe season closes. The dry goods maHtkt is fairly active. Cot ton goods lire strong ! with leading brands sold ahead. Gmghnms and dress goods are steady nnd 'consid rid ' 6heap nt "present prices. The fall trouif in drv goods promises to be very good , fn clothing pnbcs arc somewhat lower than lost year Blank ets arc well sold up with a scarcity ot the best giades reported from nil quarters. Carpets 'dull nnd pil.-e * inegular. Hosiery nnd underwear Are dull. So arc shawls. The Cincinnati Prii-cCui rent states that the packing in the wen for the past week amounted to l' itXX , ) hogs against 10.000 thb pVec-eding week , and r > oouo , last year. The total numborVackcd from March 1 to'date is 3,103.000 , inghWst .1,135,01)0 ) a year n < ? o. Qual ity is very'good Tor most of Ihocurrbnt put-k ing. ing.Uecent Uecent reports of wheat nnd com in Kan sas ate very favorable. The wheat crop is expected to give nn output of0,000,000 { bu , against 7,000,000 bu in lb * > 7. The Rtatb ofll- ctalsnako the acreage eonsldbiaoly larger than the Washington department of agricul- tuip. tuip.A comparative statement shows that thb anthracite coal production for the week end ing July 7 was fiTI , - tons ; 1SS7,673 , ! > Ytons. . From January 1 to July 7 It "was 10W0,701 ! tons ; 1837 , 17,10" ) , 141 tons. Mr. Hutchinsou was reported much better yesterday. "He is slowly recovering from his Injury nnd expects to be able to ta"ko a trip to the country before long. It is-estimated that the wine crop of Cali- fotnUlbis year will roach 23.000,000 gals , against 17,000,030 in 1877. The harvest has not yet fairly commenced in northern Indiana , northern Ohio or the state of Michigan. Money is In very liberal "supply , the ruling rate being 8 per cent , good customers being accommodated at 7 per cent. Collections orb very fair. Good real estate papjr is scarce nnd money is Offered on city property at 7 per cent and commissions. Exchange is $1 per $1,000. , Do not bo induced , to talco some oilier ' "preparation when you call for lloocl's tjarsaiwrilla. Bo sui-o to pet Hood's , which is peculiar. OXIIKU GAMES. Yesterday's Winners in tlio National League. CINCINNATI , July 13. Result of to-day's game : Cincinnati..i..3 5010210 0 12 Cleveland 3 00000031 7 LouiaILLU , July 15. Hcsult ot to-day's game : Louisville 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 fi Athletics 0 0411401 * 11 KANSAS CITV , July 15. Result of to-day's game KansasClty 2 00001100 4 Brooklyn 1 0101003 * 5 ST. Loins , July , 12. Result of to-day's game : , St. Louis 0 0402033 0 12 Baltimore 0 10060002 0 A Nntnrnl Out Excitement. SPAKTA , 111. , July 15. Since tno discovery of natural gas hero t'hl section has boon In n fever of excitement. The gas seems to bo inexhaustible , nnd the How from the two pipes has boon about' live million feet per day. Tne town will Moan bo illuminated with natural ias , and business men of St. LDiiis are making arrangements for piping the gas to that city for heating and manufacturing purposes. ' Declined tliQ CJi.'ilrinanshlp. WASHINOTOK , JulylSj Chairman Baraum nnd Calvin S. Bryconhfl Ohio member of the national democratic jUHiumUtco , arrived to day and had a conference with the president. Mr. Bryce says that Congressman Soott has declined the chairmanship of the national executive committee. Tlirco Men Drowned. UAWIMOIIE , July 15. Frank "Vcasa , Will- lam Finn nnd Jdseph Lutz were drowned off North Point to-day by the capsizing of & yawl. _ G encral ShcrlUim'a Condition. NOXQUITT , Mass. , Jnly 15. General Sheri dan passed a very comfortable night and has had n good day , notwithstanding some slight disorders. Advunclni ; in Force. CALCVTTA , July 15. The Thlbotlans have resumed their advance with a strong-force tin ough the Jal ? p pass. The UNION PACIFIC , the famous route to and ( ruin tnc Pacific Coubt. Burlington1 BoHingro , t . * . . The Burlington takes the lead. . It was in advance of all lines in developing Nebraska. It was in advance of all lines'in establishing dining-car service between Missouri river points and Chicago. "It wab in advance fcf all lines in giving the people of tmaha and the West a fast mail service. . It was in advance of all Unes in running its trains from the East into Omaha propsr. - It was in advance of all lines in reducing the time of passenger trains between Omaha and Chicago. It was in advance , ahd is the only Una by which you can f ave Omaha in the morning and arrive in Denver th evening of the same day. It has been progressive in the past. lit will lead in the future. Travel and 'ship via the Burlington , " ' V J Ticket Office , 1223 Farnam Street. Telephone 250. Depot on Tenth Street. lurlingfon Burlington 'C/B.SO.fi.lf. / A feBD CROSS NURSE. The field tit Gravelotto. A battalion of Prussian infantry Slootl firm , immov able , amid the death-doalinjr hail. Ono form , in the front "rank 'w.1 $ looking backward anxiously , tie was tall , fair and beautiful. Suddenly his cOuntO- mince bt-ightoncd. A young1 woman was standing in an ambulance wajron waving her handkerchief at him. It was his betrothed , Louise titnibt , who liad followed him to tlio wars. Ho kissed his hand to her immediately Ins hand How to his head ; blood bpurlcrt over bis face ; he 'foil. Louise screamed , leaped fi'om tbc Wagon , and btrovo to make her way for ward. It was impossible. A soldier lifted her into tbc Wagon again and it mbvcd loarwnrd. It was a great battle. That ? day amid shot and shell man's heroism conquered death. Timid men forgot their usual teav 'nnd were vecklossly brave. Can- iron Ijoomdd and musketry rattled , unfl patriots fell in whol6 ranks 16 Vise no moro. The air , full of the siholco of Burning gunpowder1 , 'was hot and Suffd- caling. Tlio noise of exploding 'firo- iirmi , pealing bugles and hoaVHe voices was distracting. Toward night Loniso Ernst fourtd bci- lover , lhi-o\v hftrsolf "Axm his form , bc- lioVingliim dead , nnd until mulniglit lay upon his brtfalit , with aching eyes Bho could not close , heart that boat by ills and btarls , hands fooling as heavy ns lead us sbo pushed back the blood stained curls from that "marble brow , and over and aYidn pressinghcr blue lips against -bis ice-cold cheek. Her Ven&on was tot tori ncr on its tin-one , made db.xy by whirling thought and paesion ; lie-art was breaking. ltbo \ distnncts lights ilarcd up , Hashed about , and went Out again. Tlio clear notes of bugles occasionally a\vok6 tbo stillhOis Of the battlo-ilold. From nbovo the moon looked down With pale pity , and the stars tried to dai-t hopa into her wounded heart. Carrion birds How screaming overhead. A groan iiow and then Bounded near her- , but she was oblivious to everything except that paloxli-a.wn face upturned to noi-s. Presently a crawling fovm apiii-oachod her. It was that of a dark-facod , gaunt man , in tattei-od civilian attire. Ho stooped over everybody and picked its pocket with bis long , shaking bands. When bo arrived at Louise's side he , pushed her roughly out of his way , and commenced soarohing the pqcket 6f hoi- lover. Sbo was paraly/ed with umnxo- mont could neither Wpcalc or move. The vSllian took a locket from Karl Neuman's nccif. "When she biiw this the girl started up with a wild shriek and tried to grasp tbo souvenir. The thief leaped back in alarm. ' 'Givo mo that locket , you rascal ! " sbo screamed in anguish. Her eyes gleamed. Her form shook with grief and r.igo. The follow ran oil' , taking the keepsake with liim. The beautiful muid bounded aficrliim roau- ing ; but she bad not much utrongtb , nnd after going about a hundred yards , sank down exhausted by the side of an other body. Tlio miscroat gave vent to another exultant laugh and ran on. Again there was silence on the field of battle. TTbo devoted girl lay as ono day sbo was da/ed with grief. Her face was white , with features drawn as" during the late agony. Her long , thick hair lay in disorder about her. The poor girV was awakened from her stupor by a , commanding voice at some distance. Sbo blgbed , shuddered , passed her hand over the body basido her , then looked around. A light , surrounded by- moving llguros , about a hundred yards olT , met her sight. Sbo murmured feebly : " 1 tliinlc Karl's body is over there. I thought bo was bore until now. I must go to him. " Sergeant Ilunsakor , grim as Mars , was superintending the burial , of bis late comrades. Fifteen bodies bad boon thrown into a shallow pit , and were now being covered with earth. Just as this work was done the patter of footsteps was board. Turning , tbo soldiers fcaw Louise running toward them , bet- eyes shining in tbo lantern light , hair and dress in disorder. ' 'Whore is KnrlV" sbo cried. "What have you done with him ? Why nro you eilontV Speak'my good sergeant ! I boo that you Icifow. Toll mo. " Hunsukor lowered his tnoeslvo head , 'and coughed in a smothered way. "Toll mo , sergcuut , as you love your fair daughter , whom you praise BO much. Oh , bo not ufruldl I can bear it. " f ho soldier raised his compassionate eyes to her plcudlnj * face , "I know not , Louise , " ho said , lower ing bis bead agau. She cast herself at bis foot , nnd raised her voice in prayer to him. ' 'Oh , Hans , that is not true ! 1 know it by your face , for you arc not used to deceit. Fear not tot mo. I know my Karl is dead. I ftnly wish to kiss him good by. Do tell me , I\n-ay yoifl" The strong man c6ula not speak for Iv minute ; his heart , was full. Ho raised the maiden tenderly and pointed to the mound Of earth they bad just tin-own up. up."There , " he replied , huskily turning his face away. Louise gnspcd , staggered , took two stops towards the grave , stopped and put one hand to nor heart , tbo other to her liond. The sergeant approached her ; ho thought she was going to fall. But slip turned around and raised her quivering fac6 toward the sky , with despairful gaze. Her bosom bcav6d ; her frame shuddered. Then her voice sounded faint , weary , \vcak , as of ono - "Never will I see Kal-1 fl ain until wo m66t above. Tt is aw'ful ! 'O. that I might bo taken to himV As she spoke \he lantern light wont out ; clouds obscured the nioon. the darkness became intense ; scarce any thing 'could bo seen , nbthing could bo liefird but the WaitYrf LouisO Erhst. "Oh , wV'nml thus 'chastened ? " A slight gleam of moonlight pierced tbc moving clouds nnd fell on Louise's face. The soldiers listened with bowed heads. Tears streamed from eyes that had that day bla-/ed in battle. "Ah , it scorns hardly possible that thisnfiriction should 'come upon mo. " She started "suddenly. Her brows be came knit in thought. "Oh , could it be possible that it in not so ? " Tbo clouds that had been moving slowlv wore now sent aside as by the sweep of an Almighty arm and the moon was revealed , bright , calm and majestic. Louisc s face changed in 'expression ' instantly ; it shone with joy. "No ! no ! nol Ho is not dead ! My be6ved ! is alivoP The soldiers thought tbatbor mind had given away. "Dig him up ! " she cried to them ap- poalingly. They all looked at their leader. Uo raised his hand ; he was about to ex postulate. Louise < liu not allow him. "What ! " she ct-icd. "You will not favo him ? You surely will not allow him to die thus ? Dead ? No , indeed ! Come , my good sergeant , hurry ! NoNe No use ? How cruel you are ! Well , then , I will uncover him , for hcavon and my heart assure me is not dead , but lives ! " Sbo whirled about , took several stops forward on tlio mound , fell upon her knees , and plunged her slender lingers into tbo loose soil. Some of the men moved toward her. Himsaker waved them back. "Wait ! " ho whispered , while great tears "allied from his steel gray eyes. Thou ho addressed Louiso. Sbo had already torn away about atmbic foot of earth , and touched , with her blooding hands , a brass button. Her arms moved like thought. "Wo will help you , Louise , if you wish. " There was no answer , nnd the sor- gcant was afraid to say moro , for the maid wfts now like a wild spirit. 'The dirt flow Out 6n oithoj- side of her iu showers. The perspiration rolled down horTacoin streams. She worked with an oslatic , mad energy * "How was it , " uskodono-of Hunsakor , "thai she found Karl's nody nt Iho first move , and sbo did hot see us bury him ? " "Lovo , " whispered the Horgennt. Ho bad not hoard tbo question. Ho was thinking of something else. Tlio man , however , took the whispered ejac ulation for an answer. And perhaps ho WHS right "God is Lovo. " In another minute thofaeo of Louise's lover was cleared of earth. The lan tern light flickered over its ghastly beauty. She uttered a scream of joy , and kissed n ain those cold , pinched lips , then wOut on With her work. The sergeant again came forward to asbist her. She ordered him-oil. It was not long before she bad uncov ered 'the greater part qHiis form. Then she Vmt her hands uTiaor his neck and shoulders , and with supel-huVnan strength , born of excitement , dragged him out of the pit. Laying him Cown gentlyjtho kissed him again and with a hystoHc sob of happiness , her head upon his bosom , swboned tvXvay. After they had tried foi' fiomo lime , in vain , to resuscitate hoi' , Huhsakor lifted her in his strong arms and bore her off the battlefield. Before leaving the spot ono of the men asked if they would bury Karl's body again. "No , " answorotl the kind sol dier ; "poor Louise Vnay wont to see him whqn she recovo'rs. Wo can inter him some olhor time. " And so Karl's/life was saved , for ho was not dead ; but soarchfng failed to find him. His existence was buried in oblivion. A\\ interval of twelve years. A comfortab'y furnished "parlor in Now York. Sdatod at a sowing-maohino is a sad-faced , middlc-nged mn\d. She suddenly stops her work with a slight ejaculation and quick paling of her wan face. She has beard a rcculiar rap at lh& imrlor door. She cells in a tremulous V6ico : "Come in. " The door "is'opened from without. A waiting girl is revealed. "Tho gentleman , ina'am , wished to knock himself. " "Ah ! " She staggers , grasps a c-hafr , murmur mur"Is it you , Karl ? " Then with a radiant look of happiness , falls upon his broad broaat. "la it really you ? " sbo asks again , looking up through u v&il of tears. "It is I , Karl Nouman , " ho answers , kissing her ivgaiH , "oomo to make you my wife ; ns I promised to do before Unit awful battle. I have boon elemented for twelve .tours. The wound on my head took away my memory. 1 oannot tell you what I have boon doing during that Ximo. Mytnind came back to mo in a country tolvn in Germany. A great doC-tor' baa met 1116 in the woods. Ho baid I wus like a wild animal. Ho cap tured mo , discovered what was wrong , performed nn operation on mo and memory nnd reason wore restored. 1 ponrohed for you , frnlml that you had come to the new world and hero Iiow am I. " Next week gay woddlngbolls briglrton the faces of two faithful lovers. They arc married now and happy. And BO truly ends this trno story , xjvory detail of "which is taken from life , gives a Ravishing LIQUID for tb Complexion agnolia Balm In Initnntlynpplli no Detection.