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| THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JUNE 2 , 18 > 9.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NEWS ABODT NEBRASKA , _ A Man In Prison to Shield His Thieving Brother. BLAIR'S POSTOFFICE MUDDLE. Coming to Identify tlio Murderer Ilnjrtlcn Proposed llnllroad 15x- l tension A Bold Homo Tlilcf Bnso Hall nnd Crops. Tn ShiHd Ills Brother. NnnitASKA Cirr , Neb. , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to TUB Bur. . ] It now develops thnt Jim Rnluoy , who Is serving a sentence In the county Jail for wholesale stealing , is innocent , nnd thnt ho Is serving for n guilty brother , rather than let his parents , who live in Cess county , know ho had boon ar rested. Ho had Just arrived In the city on n visit the night before his arrest , nnd had never been hero boforo. Illnlr Pnatofllco Complltmtlon. BLAIH , Nob. , Juno 1. [ Special to Tun Bin.J In nil Interview to-day , concerning the postofllco trouble , Cara Cook , postmaster , was nskcd : "It Is true , then , thnt Harry Vaughn , your former clerk , has preferred charges ngalnst you for burning letters ! " . "Yes , I understand ho has mtulo an affi davit and filed It with Hon. Gcorgo W. E. Dorsoy in hope * to cause my removal , nnd Has done it In the interest of parties who are applicants for the Blair postofllco. But I do not know anything nbout the letters , never burnt any , and am in the dark in regard to the matter. I was asked by n prominent of ficial to resign but I positively" refused. I have notified the department that there nro serious charges filed with Mr. Dorscy against mo and I have demanded n thorough investi gation. " Vaughn has since mnoo an nffldnvit thnt bo burnt the letters himself , but wns Influenced to do so by S. B. Taylor and Donna Allbery , one of the present applicants. Ho docs not lay much blumo on F. W. Kennedy , orcsl- dent of the Blnir state bank , where ho was Tvorking , but claims that Kennedy know ho Vns to niako such an nOlldnvlt against Miss 1 Clark , and sanctioned it by not advising him not to do it. Donnn Allbory , ono of the applicants , claims bo knew nothing in regard to the matter until Vaughn showed him eight or tun scaled letters that ho claimed to have picked out of the burning contents of the waste paper uaskot , Vaughn claimed that it was a custom of the postmistress to throw old letters into tha waste paper basket , with instructions to burn everything in the basket. Vaugban Insisted on making an affidavit to thcso facts , but was advised by Allbery , Taylor and Kenney , whom ho now Implicates ns consplratoro. not to do nny such thing if ho could not substantiate it , us it was n very serious matter. Vaughan claimed it wus not only thnt once , but that Miss Clark hud been doing this for three months back. All that Mr. Kenney has said on the subject to Vaughan was that if she had been doing anything of that nature , It ought to bo ex posed. Dr. S. B. Taylor claims the same as All- berry that tlio charges were made by Vnughan at his own request ; that ho was cautioned against making any statement thut. was untrue. The doctor saysOf course , this thing must bo investigated , and when it is , cither Miss Clark or Vaughan has got into trouble. " As Miss Clark nnd All- lierry are both anxious for nn Investiga tion , it seems ns if the largest amount ol blame will bo saddled upon Vaughan , Who still claims to Miss Clark that thu letters thnt were partially ourned that ho-re fers to In his affidavit , were taken from the ivasto paper basket , but admits that ho did the Job because ho was mud at hor. This he lias told to Miss Clark. Ho also says he distributed the letters when they first came to the postofllce. Miss Clurk claims she liover saw the lottem. If Vnughan is true in his last statement , it Is a mystery how thcae letters came to be in tbo wusto paper basket. An' investigation may salvo the mystery , but at'preseut there It all sorts of stories circulated. Everybody Is on the anxious scat waiting for further de velopments. _ 11m cloii Allan Scrainblln. TTEinusirA. CITY , Juno 1. [ Special Tolo- prum to Tins BKU.J The widow of the mur dered man , Bramlmll , at Red Oak. la. , will o hero to-morrow to identify Scrauiblin , the arrested suspect , with Hayden , the mur derer. Ho acknowledged to Tim BEE , to day , thnt lie had worked at Red Ouk some seven or eight years ngo , and contradicted himself In many Instances regarding his past llfo. There is very little doubt thut ho is the right man , as several moro people , who formerly know him , identified him to-day. Itnitronil Extension. SCOTIA , Neb. , Juno 1. [ Special to Tna BEE. ] Business men hero feel assured of the building of a new road to Scotia in the near future. Mr. Loran Clark und Mr. Snckctt , of Albion , hnvo been hero looking ever tbo ground in the interest of the MIs- Bouri River , North Plntto & Denver railroad. Tito money necessary for this town to ralso to secure-a preliminary survey nnd locution of the road was immediately subscribed und paid up. If other points of the route do ns well ns Scotia It will bo put under contract and grading bo soon commenced. Bull ! of Onttlo nt Crete. Cnr.TE , Neb. , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to TI K BKE.I Bennett & Powell , of Leo Summltt , Mo , , sold to-day bv auction a very luio herd of short horn cuttlo. The animals were all of the Uonick Rosa bf Sharon tock , and many of them are some of the best cattle ever imported into Saline county. The herd consisted of fifteen bulls , two cows with calves , und sixteen heifers. The prices ranged between $40 nnd ? 115. The ovvners are well satisfied with the result of the sale. Central City HI nil School. CENTIIAI , CITV , Nob. , Juno 1. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] Commencement exorcises of the liich school were held In the Grand opera liouso to-night. The graduating class con sisted of Charlie McEndroe , Anna Harris , Mary Patterson , Lizzie Patterson , Fred Rut- cliff , Elsie Patterson und Anna McPherson , The programme , while necessarily lengthy , was interesting , und the house was well filled. I'oitniiiHtor nt North Plmto. > "OKTU PLATTU , NoD. , Juno 1 , [ Special Telegram to Tins UBIS , ' ] The fight for the postofllco u about over , and It is reasonably cortaln that C. L , Wood will bo the postmas ter. Mr. Wood is an old citizen of North Pjatte , a pronounced republican , prominent in the councils of the party since his resi dence hero , and chairman of the county cen tral committee for several years , Fairmont Cniiiniencninunt K. > rolHon. FAIUMUNT , Neb. , Juno 1. [ Special to Tim BKK.J The couimoucomcnt exorcises of the Fairmont schools wcra held in thu opera house , yesterday evening. There was but ono graduate this year , Miss Vlnnlo Cubbl- son , who passed an unusually good final ex amination. An address by Rev. Itulston , of Lincoln , was u fouturu of the exercises. Knvorlutt a Motor System. 'COVINOTOK , Nob. , Juno 1 , [ Special Tele gram to Tins BKE. ] The village Hleetion at South Sioux City , to day , for the purpose of crautlng the South Slnux City ElcctrioMotor Railway company a franchise over nil its treats , resulted ununlmously , with the ex ception of two votes , of giving the franchise. Hruuk n Vein of Sllvnr , SrnmaviBW , Nob. , Juno 1. [ Special Tele- Kr.un to TUB BBE.J The parties who are prospecting for coat in tbo northern part of the county , near the Koya Pabn rlvor , claim they have struck u vein of silver oru , tliM-ty inches In 'thlckucni. Some samples nuvo bfton lent off to bo assayed. Uunon 111. York 17. STKOWSUW O , Nub. , Juuo 1. [ Special Telo. f rum to TUB It us. ] Two thousand people witnessed the game of ball , to-day ? between the Ucnon Indian club nrid the York nino. The era tno wiu oloto from the stnrt , and -tlio score was 17 to 19 In favor of Genoa , with ono Inning to spnro. District Court nt Ornnt. GnArr , Nob. , Juno 1. [ Special Tolegrnui to TUB Bun. ) District court adjourned , today - day , nf tor n session of flvo days. The judge , Attorney Church , of North Plntto , mndo n peed Impression , Thirty cases were dis posed of. _ A Bold llorso Thloi : GHANT , N ob. , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram toTiiiellBK. ) 'Undor the very shadow of the district conrt , n horse was stolen last night from J. P. Donnelly. No trace has yet been found of tha thiof. Crete Water WorlcH. CitKTK , Nob. , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram toTur. Bcul Tlio material for the ( jroto water works , machinery nnd piping , has all nrrivon nnd work on the buildings nnd res- orvolr will begin nt onco. HE WAS TOO IIOHPITABLH. That's What Cost Noivcll Ills Mfc Thrrntu of A'onupnnoo. SIMUXOVIRW , Nob. , Juno 1. [ Special Tel egram to TIIK BKE.I There hnvo been no deeds of violence slnco Thursday morning , although Nowoil's friends nro very much ux- cltod nnd are swcnrlnir vengeance. Bnb- cook's futo Is still unknown , but it is generally - ally believed his carcass is ndornlng a trco or bleeding on the prai ries of the Sioux reservation. It wns rumored hero thnt ho had escaped from his captors , but the idea is scouted by ncurly everybody. Newell wns buried yesterday ma burying ground near his residence. T > io funeral was largely attended. Ho has many warm friends in his neighborhood. Ho was possessed of moro than ordinary intelligence , nnd was n very generous und hospitable man. ft was undoubtedly his hospitality that cost htm his llfo. Ho is accused of harboring rustlers , but has not , as far ns is known hero , been connected with the Into cattle thefts. The prevailing opinion hero is that the work of extermination will continue If these suspecteJ or known to bo guilty persist in remaining In the county. The sympathy of nearly nil the good men in the county Is with the vigilantes , although the killing of Newell Is denounced by many. Scntnhccd to the I'on. Yonic , Nob. , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bnn.l In the district court this mornIng - Ing Polo Johnson , n colored man , was sen tenced to two years and six months in the pen for forging and passing an order. John son Is a tough caso. Ho is now serving a santouco in jail for stealing , nnd was a very troublesome customer in the Lincoln jail last winter , where he served a sentence for lar ceny. _ A. Colorado Election. HoiiroKC , Colo. , Juno 1. [ Special Tolo- grnm to THE BEE.I A special election was hold hero yesterday , empowering the city trustees to grant a franchise to the Lincaln Land company to put in n 530,000 system of waterworks. The proposition carried unani mously. Work will commence at once on the plant. Schofldd Offers Aid. "WASHIXOTOX , Juno 1. General Schoflcld , acting secretary of war , has asked Governor Beaver , by telegraph , what the war depart ment can do to aid the flood sufferers in Pennsylvania. Ho says the department bus 110 tents. All the extra ones were sent to Charleston during the earthquake and have never been returned. $1OOOOO Fire. June 1. This morning. In Bnssovn , in Lower Manitoba , fire started in a blacksmith shop und swept away a dozen buildings. The loss is $100,000 , on which there is practically no insurance. THliMJNION DEPOT. Architect Howe Telia About the Plans. Mr. Howe , of the firm of Vnn Brunt & Howe , architects , Kansas City , called nt this office lust evening , In regard to the edi torial printed in TUB Unit a few days since on the subject of the proposed union depot in this city. Referring to the inquiry made at his office by u BEK correspondent , Mr. Howe stated that his firm , for several years , hud plans for the union depot under con sideration. It WAS first considered by Mr. Callaway before his re signation ns general manager of the Union Pacific. The firm had revised uud rc- revised its plans , bo said , and nro oven now at work uoon them. When the i nqulry was made with regard to the plans by THK 15iu : correspondent , Mr. Howu said that ho did not think it advisable to civo any informa tion , because of tbo fact that the firm was still at work upon the Job , and would bo at work on them for a few weeks. "Wo are now preparing the plans In a shupa as will enable Messrs. Holcomb and Kiuiball to lay them before the citizens of Omaha for insucctlon , in connection with the project of the Tenth street viaduct , " said he. "Perhaps wo mudo u mistake in not stating fully what were doing In the promises , but 1 want to correct n misapprehension thnt might naturally have arisen from our reply to tbo reporter. " When asked as to what the cost of the union depot would bo , Mr. Howe stated thut It would closely approximate $400,000 , and might reasonably bo expected to exceed that num. Ho expects in a week or ten days to bo able to send u largo perspective to be pluccd on exhibition uftcr thu o Ulcers of the com pany return. The plans have been mudo satisfactory to tbo roads , and the ar chitects hnvo now to satisfy the people , ho says , nnd hope to please them. If the old train shed at Tenth and Mason streets is used , nnd it probably will bo , It will bo so jchanped nnd dlsculsod that no ono will recognize it. For the past , four years there bus liurJly been a month in which the firm has not had to study some feature or Bomu ono of the many plans requested for Omaha's union depot. MANAGER HOYD'S BENEFIT. A Splendid I'ci'l'orniuiiou of "Much AdoM.li.niit Nothing.1' A magnificent audlonco witnessed the splendid presentation of "Much Ado About Nothing , " by Mlle , Rhca nnd tier talented company , at Boyd's opera house , lust night , as u benefit to the popular manager , Mr. Thomas F. Boyd. It was , for the most part , a very fashionable assemblage , and thoroughly , enjoyed' the performance. But thut recognized fact could , under the cir cumstances , not well have been otherwise , because no more delightful acting has been soon hero in a long time. All thcrtro gours know what n beautiful comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" is , and whan sot to such finished action as was given It luxt night they derive from the en tertainment kcun and genuine pleasure. In the role of Boatrkv , a character for which she is admirably milted in form , manner and general appearance , the star shone with Increased brilliancy , und held captive the admiration of her hearers. Her costumes were the ail in I ration of the ladles , and her acting won unstinted praUo. The entire company seemed to bo imbued with a spirit ordered especially for the occassion : consequently each deserves unlimited prolau. Mr. William Harris , as Benedict , was particularly happy. In tno lunguago of the profession , ho plajuil the part. Mr , M. Fraucouur , as Don Pedro ; Mr. W. II Owen , as Count Clauulo ; .1. B. Armory , as Dog berry , and Miss Ida Waterman , as Hero , wore great Iv admired. All the minor parts were ulso well taken. Mr. Boyd is to bo congrutulntirj. His treasurer , Mr. D. W. Huyucs , gava him n neat little surprise by contributing to the success of the benefit u very hundaonio satin souvenir programme for ouch tudy iu the audience. A nirihdny Party. A very enjoyable birthday party was given ut Miss Ina Kennedy's residence , at ? HO Mupe street , Friday evening. A large num. ber of friends were present. Dancing was the principal amusement of thu evening , ttftvr which gumuA of ult ufnda were enjoyed. At U o'clock i-efrtnUuieiitu wore served. THE HORSES WON THE MCE Brouoho Chnrllo Too Muoh For the Bloyolo Rldora. . STANDING OF THE BALL CLUBS. DCS Alolncn Taken n Onmn From Denver , nml ilia Corn Ilmkcra Win nt St. Paul Sporl- Inc Notes. The Coliseum Itncr. There wns n Inrgo niul enthusiastic crowd nt tlio Coliseum lust night to witness the rloso of the six day rnco botxvcoti the bloycllonaoa nnd the equestriennes. At the commence ment of the evening's run the horses were ono inllo ahead of their fair competitors of the wheal , but they Jumped right in with n rush and a hurrah that showed ut once thnt they Intended to widen the gap ns much no possible , nnd begun to gam from the start , The bfcycHonncs , howoror , were full of grit and determination , nnd roOo us they never roJo before , although they could not lioln but parcolvo thut It was n for lorn hope. Miss Klttlo Drown , clud In her Jnunty nmroon nt- tlrc , wns particularly bent upon frustrating the ambition of the wily horsewomen , nnd rode us she never rode before. Her gleaming wheel rcsomblcd n continuous streak of light ns she whirled nbout the course , and the dizzy pace she maintained kept thn vust crowd In a state of wildest excitement. Had the bykers all ridden as did this comely lass , the victory of the equestriennes would not have been nearly so decislvo. As u rowara for her hernia eftort , Miss .Brown received several beautiful lloral remembrances , and was vociferously cheered from tlio moment she appeared upon the truck until she dis mounted ut the close. Miss-Baldwin , who is really n very sick girl , wus Etlll absent from the track , nnd the frequent calls for her from the nudlonco showed how much she was missed. Loulso Armnindo , Edna Woods and Miss Williams , all rode well , but did not appear to feel the sting of defeat ns keenly as did Miss Brown , 03 they made no especial effort to cut down the load ot their quadrupedal adversaries. They had evidently iiiado up their minds that they were beaten , und re solved to accept the disappointment with the best grace possible. Marvo Boardslcy , the trainer and handler of the equestriennes , Was in high feather , und was prbfuso In Ills prnlso and congratulations for his proteges ut each dismount. Broncho Charlio. to whoso prolonged and dogged rid ing the bykers ewe their defeat , was a very vary Jaded and dispirited cowboy at the close of tbo rnco , as ho had accomplished almost one-half ol the distance covered by the horsemen's aide of the rnco. Keforoo Jim Crawford announced the roco from tlio scorer's stand immediately after the crack of the pistol , ns follows : Bicycles. Milos. Laps Klttlo Brown 99 0 I Helen Baldwin I no n m ° lEdna Woods f Louise Annaindo 93 0 Lily Williams 07 0 Total 893 C Horses. Miles. Laps. ilonnio Robor 03 0 Lizzie Williams 110 0 Broncho Charlie 184 3 Total 395 8 Before the audience dispersed , "Senator" Morgan mounted the stund and stated that It wus only the indiscretion of the bicyclers in allowing Broncho Charlie to enter the race that wrested victory from them. llALiti. Standing ol' tlio Clubs. Following is the standing of the Western association clubs up to and including yos- tcr uy'Jgatnos : Played. Won. .Lost. Per Ct St. Paul 29 23 0 .793 Omaha 29 19 10 .053 Sioux City.,29 , ,18 11 r-.C2l Denver 28 13 10 .429 Minneapolis. . . 23 13 16 .429 DCS Moines..27 11 10 .407 St. Joseph 27 9 18 .383 Milwaukee 27 7 20 .250 Don Moinps 1-t. Denver 0. DES MOIXES , In. , Juno 1. Thogumo to-day was very rocky on the part of the visitors , both for the battery and in the Hold. The homo club played a steady game all around. Umpire Force's decisions were very rank , and both cluba and audience were much dis satisfied. Score : DCS MOIXHS. Totals . 41 9 12 1 27 15 8 nr INNINOS. Dos Moincs . 5 1133000 2 14 Denver . 3 01130020 0 SUMMAIir. Runs earned Dos Molnes 7 , Denver 7. Two-huso hits Whitoloy , Delrymplo , Tred- way 2. Three-base hits TratTley , Tredway , Klus- man. Double plays McClolhra to Klusman to Howo. Stolen bases Desmolncs 7 , Denver 4. liases on balls By Hurl t ) , by Shores 9. Bases given for hitting man with bull by Hart 1 , by Shores 1. Struck out By Hurt 2. by Shores 8. Passed balls Traflloy 1. Twhioham 4. Wild pitches Shores 3. Time 2 hours and 15 minutes. Umpire Force. 7 , St. Josnph 4. s , Minn. , Juno 1. Duke put up too many puzzling curves , unit West hit the ball ever the fence just when it was needed , bringing In three mon with him. Klopf pitched n good game. Score : AU. n. nn. HII. ro. A. E , Minnoban , Ib . 5 1 2 0 11 0 1 Miller , 3b . West , If . 41 Huuruhan , ss . Heiiglc.Sb . Foster , cf . Turner , rf . Duke , p . Dugdule , o . Totals . . . . . .37 7 10 "a 27 15 5 BT , jostu'ii ; Minneapolis . . . .0 7 St. Joseph..0 4 8UMMAK1T. Runs earned Minneapolis 3 , St. Joseph 1 , Two-huso lilts Klopf. Homo nins-Mnhonoy , West. Bases stolen By Schelllmssofl , Fr.vo. Double plaj-i jlouglu , uuusslsludi linn * rah an to Him r ,9 . ' Bases on bkii SBvDuke 0 , by Klopf n. Hit by pltrju SWest , Curtis , Sehelllmsso. Struck out - lilke9 , by Klopf 5. Passed balls 'Dugdulu 1. Wild pitches Kloof 1 , Duke 1 , Loft on base- Minneapolis r > , St. Joseph 0. Time 'Jsoo. Umpire Hu Slonx City IU , St. Pnnl O. ST. PAUI , Juno 1. Sioux City won to day's game easiiy.'l The local team hail more hlU , but the work of Itollly nnd Tuckornmn offset this. Scon } : } C' ' i. . m nT i ' in. In. iu mi. ro. A. n , Ilnwes , tb.-.r.iti Murphy , of. . . . . * . 5 1 1 0 3 0 { Plokott , ss 4 0 a 1 S 8 ( Carroll , rf 4 1 ! ! 1 3 0 ( Krllly , 3b 4 1 1 0 2 3 f Worrick'Jb 4 0 I 0 3 n C Daly , If 4-0 0 0 4 0 1 llroughlon , c ' 1 0 0 3 1 ( Tuckcrmiin , , . . fl 0 1 1 1 0 1 Murane , p 1 0 0 0 0 0 ( Totals , ' . .80 "o 10 4 34 11 i sioux cur. Totals 30 13 7 I 2(1 ( 8 C nv ixxixoa. St. Paul 3 001013 00 0 SkurxCitiy 4 13 0 0 0 5 1 0 * IS SUMMAItV. Runs earned St. Paul n , Sioux City 3. Two-baso hit llawos , Carroll , Glenn and Brosimn. Homo runs Carroll 1 , Cllno 2. Bases stolen By Murphy Koilly und.Brad ley. Double plays Ueilly , Werrlcic , and Hnwos. Buses on bulls Off Tuckerainn 7 , off Sol- bol 3. Struck out By Tuckermnn 2 , by Murano 1 , by Seibel 8. Wild pitches Soibol 1. Loft on bases St. Paul 5 , Sioux City 7. Carroll out for running out of lino. Time 3 hours. Umpire McDcrmott. Sporting Notes. A game of bhso bull was played nt Athlcllo park yesterday between the Hichnrdson Drug company nine nud the retail druggists' nine , wh'ch ' resulted in a victory for the Kichnrdson nine by a score of 15 to 9. Some very pretty plays were made on both sides , which were heartily applauded by the hun dred spectators present. The Omaha Hardware company defeated tbo Leo-Clnrko-Androson Hardware corn- puny in a game of base ball nt the Thlrty- nccond and Pacific street grounds yesterday by u score of 22 to 7. Amoric-m Association. BAI/TIMOKB , Juno L Result of the first game : Baltimore ,0 00000500 5 Kansas City.-.2 ( JL2000000 4 Hcsult of tbo second game : Baltimore .M 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 8 Kansas City. . . . .0 0070111 * 10 COMIMIIUB , J\ine \ 1. Uesult or to-day's game : Columbus 0 00000002 8 Louisville 0 OOP 01030 8 PIIILADHLPIIIA , Juno 1. Result of to-day's pamo : } , Athletics : .Q 00130031 8 Cincinnati . < ) 3 3 0 00000 4 Tlio Nntlonul ftoncuo. WASHINGTON , Juno 1. Uesult of to-diiy's trame : Washington. . . .0 04301002 9 Now York 1 40000000 6 Base hits Washington 10 , New York 10. Errors Washington 3 , New Vork 0. Batteries ' ies Kocfo unoVtEbriKlitr Keefe , "Wh'itnoy , Crane and Brovvji. , BOSTON , June 1. Hcsult of to-day's ' game : Boston 3 00021100 7 Philadelphia 0 00001001 2 Base hits Boston 7. Philadelphia 8. Er rors Boston 1 , Philadelphia 65. Batteries Bennett und Clarkson , Casey and Clements. Games Postponed. IlAintisiujiio , Juno 1. The Indianapolis and Pittsburg ball teams uro laid up hero in consequence of washouts. They were to have played at Pittsburg to-day. NEW YOUK , Juno 1. Thu St. Louis-Brook lyn game was postponed on nccount nf rntn- CIIICAOO , Juno 1. The Chicago-Cleveland game was postponed on account of wet grounds. MII.WAUKKB , Juno 1 , | The game sahcduiod hero to-day between Omaha and Milwaukee was postponed on account of rain. Fought to a Draw. CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 1. [ Special Tele gram to THIS BUB. ] Frank McHugh and Tommy Burke fought in u largo barn in Boone county , at an early hour this morning. The fight wus for a purio of $500 and $30 a side , and resulted in a draw at the end of the forty-ninth round. The men were well matched , and tha fight was a bloody ono. The lust twenty rounds were fought with broken arms. Burke wus badly punished , his nose being brolcon Und his fnco being pounded beyond recognitionwhile McHugh'u eyes were closed and his face badly swollen and disfigured. THE : SPKED it ING. Ijntonia Rncns. CINCINNATI , Juno 1. This wus the last day of the meeting. The track was exceedingly heavy and stiff , the weather cold , and the at tendance very largo. Six furlongs Cheney won , Ben B. second , Stuart third. Time 1 :23. : Seven furlongs Mon Itu Hardy won , Cupid second , Castaway third. Time 1 : B9 . Five furlongs -JooNovons won.Tioga second end , Gunwnrd third. Time l08tf. ; Ono mile Bravo won , Long Boy second , Liodorkranz third. Time 1:51. : Ono nnd ono quarter miles Montrose won , Marchma second , Gilford third. Time St. bonlB Unccs. ST. LODIB , Juno 1. To-day was the open ing day of the summer meeting of the St. Louis Jockey club. The track was in fair condition. Summary : Mlle dash , nil nges Whocler T won , Mol- llo'aLast second , Karmcso third. Time " 1:45. : / \ Seven furlongs.u U ngos Mirth won , Entry second , .Kud tone third. Time 1 : 1 > f K Three year olds.Jnilo and a half Longflsh won , Callontc sccbbd , " Casslns third. Time -2iyK. : ! i1 Five furlong < dush } all ages Brldgollght won , Tudor socoridOardnor , third. Time l:80 > f. 4U 1 The steeple chase ; > ya3 declared off. Hnoos. New YOIIK , Jung JUjAt Jerome park , to day , the attemlajicu.was small , the weather rainy , und the tra kjnjuddy. Summary : Ono and onc-stetcqnth miles A walk over for Flrftiizi..iri t | Half mile CiviLSorvico won InCOJf , Mai.- Itnus second , Huvnriit third. Ono and ono-elghth 'tallies Amelia won in 1:59 % Knrus srcou'd , Baltston third. Three-fourths of a milo Banner Bearer won In 1:1U/ : ; , Bind Hock second , Bess third. Fourteen hundred yards Madstono won In l:24tf : , Sam Wood second , Bob Furey third. Ononndono-soventocnth miles First Attempt - tempt won In 1:57J : { " , Gendarmes second , Wynwood third. Ono nud ono-olghth wiles Taragon won In JOa : > , Sologos second , Falcon third. Accepted , WASHINGTON , Juno 1. There Is no commu nication with the eoutb , clthsr by rail or tel- ocruph , because of thu itorm. Tlio resignation of I. M. Stockslugor. commissioner of the general - oral laud office , which was tendered March 5 , was. to-day , uccep Q by thu president , to take effect .limit : ui. A DELUGE OF DEATH \Cotttln \ ct1 I'roin Ftrt do youl" snld slio. And without waiting for an answer , she continued with : "Thoro nro my four children In the houno nnd their nurse , and I guess father and mother will go over to the homo. " In n fo\v moments nil these in the oar knew the story of the pair ntul many n pity. Ing glnnco was cast at thorn. Their house was ono of the first to go. WHAT TIM : oriMUToiis svw. Just before reaching Sang Hollow , the end of the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad , is nn "S. Q. ' % signal tower , and the men in II told stories of what they saw , so piteous they were hard to listen to. Here nro some little odds ana ends of happenings they told mo of : A beautiful elrl came down on the roof of n building which was swinging near the tower. She screamed to the operators to swo : her , und ono follow walked as far Into the river ns ho could nnd shouted to her to guldo herself into shorn with n bit of nlaiik. She was a plucky girl and stood upon her frail t > upxirt | in evident obodionca to the command of the operator. She made two or thrco bold strokes nnd nctunlly changed the course of the raft for nn instant stantthen It swerved and went out from under hor. She struck out to swim nshorc , but in n few seconds she was lost In the swirling water. Something hit her , for she lay quietly on her back with her face pallid und expressionless. Men nnd women In dorons , in pairs and singly , children , boys , big nnd llttlo , nnd woo babies , were there in among tno awful con fusion , drowning , gasplug , struggling unil lighting desperately for life. Two men were on tiny rafts in the swiftest parts of tlio cur rent They crouched stolidly , looking at the shores , while between them , dressed in white and kneeling with her face turned heaven ward , was a girl six or seven years old. When she came opposite the tower , she turned her face to the operator. She was so close they coula see the big tears on her checks nnd her pallor was ns death. The helpless men on shore shouted to keep up her courage , and she ro- sutucd her devout attitude and disappeared under the trees of a projecting point a short distance nelow. "Wo could not see her come out again , " said the operator , ana that was all of it. "Do.vou see that frlngn of trcesl" said the operator , pointing to the ptacd whore the llt tlo girl had gone out of sight. "Well , wo saw score of children swept in tbcro. I believe - liovo that wnon the time comes they will Und almost a hundred bodies of children in there among these bushes. " Just above Now Florence U the little town of Nineveh. It was hero that I found TUB rinsT ciiAHSisr , house. One hundred and nine dond were there , the larger proportion of whom were women. Hero it was that the awful work of the freshet could bo realized. What had been fertllo farms look like warn out brick yards. Great trees had been twisted and torn like weeds , nnd broken household goods nud hundreds of houses line ho shortcs for miles. Thieves , those who steal from the Head and unfortunates , had been busily nt work robbing trunks , boxes , and articles of furniture , and tncro is nothing worth taking loft except lumber. Every now and then ghastly corpses could bo seen in the water , being swept down stream. Two miles from the "S Q" tower is the "S X" tower of the Pennsylvania railroad company nnd hero it is that the greatest railroad in the world ends suddenly in the river. For more than a thousand feet the entire track is wiped out , rails , tics , and even ballast. The north track is entirely washed away. This is the nearest telegraphic pomt to Johnstown , and the delay in the getting of news dispatches has been fairly maddening. The Associated press was the first in the ilold and was ready with thousands ot words of specials , but no wires could DO had from 11 a. m. until almost 2 p. m. No special trams could be hired , no locomotives were to bo bought , and the situ ation can be appreciated. ftlencro NOWH 1 < rein .Tohnatoivn. PniLuiii.i'HiA ; , Pa. , June 1 The indica tions point to the present trouble being the worst ever experienced by the Pennsylvania railroad company. The mcscnt suspension of traffic caused by the washing away of bridges nnd viaducts , the Heavy landslides , the long und deep washouts nnd full of masses of rock from the mountain sides to the track below between Altooua and Johns town , a distance of forty miles , and cast of the former city is expected to last as long as the snow blockade of a year ago. At the ofllco of the general manager of that road it was stated , this morning , that the now bridge across the Conomaugh river nt Johnstown , which was reported to have been swept away by waterj is still standing as lirrn as over , but the approach preach thereto for a distance of 300 or 400 feet beyond thn station und the bridge litivo been washed away. The information received - ceived from that point Is very moagro. An official of the rend there telegraphs that it is impossible to describe the calamity and des olation. No particulars were given beyond this. this.Tho The wires to Williamsport are still down. A dispatch received from that city by way of Heading slated that the lumber boom hud broken this morning , und tlio wascr wus rushing through the upper end of the town. About 3 o'clock word was received that the Willianiaport boom at Lock Haven had broken , and that tbo place was overflowed. Slnco then no news bus boon received as to the condition of affairs , us the wires between \Yilliamai > ort und Lock Haven have gone down. A dispatch received from Williams- port this afternoon states ttmt the city is flooded and ttio water is still rising. The Philadelphia & Heading bridge over the Susquehanna river ut Mancu was swept away , and crashing ugaiuit the Philadelphia & Erie bridge at Mont gomery , seriously damaged the latter structure ) , A despatch from Lancaster Hays thut sixty-five rafts broke loosa this morning from near Wrlght'8 mill and were carried into the Susquehanna , Involving n loss of over 950,000. Despatches received by the railroad officials from Pittsburg confirm the Associated Press reports of the awful calam ity ut Johnstown and the resulting loss of life In thut vicinity. The railroad bridge at Johnstown is constructed of Htono nnd wa not swept away. The lira which raged among the debris was against It , nnd will it is stated , probably render the structure worthless. A dispatch received at 5 p. in from Pitts- burg states the Pennsylvania railroad people succeeded in getting a temporary wlro through from Sang Hollow to the west end of the railroad bridge , which is west of Johnstown. The debris lodged against the bridge and pllod up to a distunco of forty feet , und it U stated to bo still burning. Until the flames die out to admit ot pussage across thn bridge nothing can bo done towards repairing the heavy washout between the bridge and Johnstown. The dispatch also Mates that the Cambria Iron company's plant on the north sldo of the Conemaugh river ut Johns , town is a complete wreck. Until this dis patch it was not thought bore that this portion tion of the plant hod been seriously injured. The plant is said to bo valued nt t5.000.000. At Williamsport the west branch of the Susquohunna Is said to bo thirty feet high. There Is oitfbt luchua of water on the floor of the railroad station there * Tills would Indl cato thnt nearly the whole city i * overflowed At Sloolton two nnd ono-hixlf feet of wnto flows ever the Pennsylvania railroad traoki nnd the steel plant nt thnt place is also sub merged. Ohopjird Their IIOKI Off. N , Pa. , Juito 1. The building which were a wept by the angry waters t the Pennsylvania bridge , have burned to Ih water's edge. Before the buildings took fir many people , dead nnd allvo , wcra takai from thorn , nnd In several Instances the 1111 fortuutitcs were so wedged in that it wn necessary to chop their legs off to rolcus them. The Catholic church wns destroyed by fin this morning , A number ot people were ni the roof when the structure took flro nnd al of them were consumed In the flames. llnrrlnnn KtprcsioH Sympathy. WASHINGTON , Juno 1. The president ha sent n telegram to the mayor of Johnstown Pa. , expressing his sympathy for the peopl of thnt city In their recent calamity , und say Ing that the secretary ol war U coimUlorlni means for their relief. Ho also made u con tribution to the relief fund. The latest reports from Hnrpor's Forr ; say the Potomac und Shcnmidouh rivers nn rising ono foot per hour. Cattle , boats am other drift nro running thick. The rlvor I very high hero and Is rising. The \vator ha reached B street and lias put out the flro it the engine house at the Washington menu mcnt nnd stopped the elevator. Tin collars on the south sldo o Pennsylvania nvonuo ftro Hooded. Las night , after n fall of rain almost cquivulon to n cloud burst , the lock gate nnd end o the Chesapeake & Ohio cnnnl was carrloi nwoy by thu rlsine water , which wnshei several canal boats intn Hock crock , when they were destroyed. Slnco then the rlvci has boon rising rapidly and flood waters froit Hnrpor's ferry nnd upper tributary an swelling It every moment. Along B strce north , In the neighborhood of the market country producers were driven off early ii the day , and the street was turned into i lake on which floated chicken coops , marho trucks nud all sorts of odds nnd cuds. Col lars were flooded nnd much dnmngn to prop crl.y resulted nmong the commission houses Up in Georgetown the scene along th ( rlvor bank wns exciting. The docks an under water , nnd lumber , coal , cement am provisions , and all kinds of property have been carried nwuy. At Long Bridge the water at sun not was almost level with tbo bridge. Several barge ; already have struck and sunk hero , nnd rail load men are making every effort to proveni the accumulation of drift ngalnst the bridge The water is still creeping up , however , und the bridge is in a precarious condition. If it is carried nwny , to night , which Is by nc menus Improbable , the result will bo a ser ious and lung interruption of the rallroaO trafllu between the north nnd south. The Coffer dam at Long Bridge has bcci : greatly injured uud much of the work whlcl has been done upon the Pottomno flats at at ; expense of millions of dollars , will bo un < done. It is not yet possible to estimate the losses suffered by merchants and warehouse men , but one individual has los.t $30,000 wortl : of coal on ono dock. ItHirf For SiifTcrors. Pmsnt'iio , June ! . In this city , to-dnv , there was but ono topic of conversation , ami that was the Johnstown deluge. Crowds ol nager-watchers all day long besieged tin newspaper bulletin boards nnd rendered the streets impassable. . Many of ttiom had friends or relatives in the stricken district nnd "names " their but , names , was cry , there were no names. TIiS storm , which had perhnns swept away the lives at thulr loved one" , had also carried away all means of com munications , and their vigil wus unrewarded. To show the state to which the telegraph is reduced it is sulllcient to state it is not yet known whether the telegraph operator nt Johnstown is dead or alivo. The nearest point to that citv which can bo reached to night is Now Florence , and the ono wire there is almost constantly taken up by orders for coffins , embalming fluid and preparing special cars'to carry the recovered to their homes. Tno mayors of Pitlsburg and Allegheny issued calls for mass meetings , which , were responded to by thrones of Pittsburgh wealthiest mon. At I p. m. $50,030 was In hand and at 5 the sum was swelled to 5100,000. A special train was chartered by the news papers to carry provisions , medicines and clothing to the nearest possible point to Johnstown. It W.-18 Somctlihii ; Awful. NEW HAVny , Pa. , Juno 1. Many of the houses here are partially under water , while nt Bolivar tlio whole lower part of town is inundated. Every creek is a rushing river and every rivulet n raging torrunt. The ground is water-soaked , and when the immense mountain district which drains into the Conemaugh above South Fork is taken into consideration , the terrible volume of water that must have accumulated can bo roalizodand gathering as it did within a few minutes it came uirulnst the South Fork dam with irresistible force. The frightened natives along the Conemaugh de scribe the flood as something awful. The first , rise cnmu almost without warning nnd the torrent came roaring down the mountain passes In ono huge wave several loct in height. After the first swell the water continued to rise at u fearful rato. A Sail Dinpatoh. CHICAGO , Juno 1. Captain J. E. FiUpit- rick , of the central detail , received the fol lowing dispatch from his brother Peter , who is chief of police of Cnmbrlubortough , located across the river from Johnstown , Pa. , tlio scano of thu terrible di.aitor lust night : "Koso , her husband and child , and niv wife and thrco children were nil drowned , Some of Bob's children were also In thu flood. " Tlio persons referred to in thu message are Hose Brady , Captain Fit/patrick's sis'- ter ; James Brady , the husband ; Ellen Brady a daughter , Mary Fit/patrlck und her thruo children , two boys and ono girl. "Bob" refers to another brother living there , who had niiio children , Tint Situation ut Itliilravlllc. BI.AIHIVIU.E , Pa. , Juno 1. The flood in the Concmuugh river nt this point is the heaviest over known hero , nnd ttio Blnlrsvllla Inter section bus been swept away , also the now iron bridge nt Cokutown , half a mlle below. A great many families lost their house hold goods. The river is running full of timber , houses , goods , etc. The loss will bo heavy. The excitement hero Is great. There are some families below town In the second stories of their houses nnd can not got out. It is feared that if the water goes much hlirhor the loss of life will bo very great. The water is still rising , uud If It keeps on the West Pennsylvania road will bo without a single bridge. NO Ol-FlCIS-SEEicEUS CALLED. O President JlnrrUon Has n Lonely Dny nt I lie Wliltn llou.o. WASIII.WTON , Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Dun. | P'rusldent Harrison came near being lonely yesterday. Thu white biiuso was almost deserted , a Only twelve wen called an the president. Uopresontatlvo Owen of Indiana hud a conference lusting almost an hour , The rain poured down In torrents nil lay and had a very depressing affect upon the oftlce-seokers. This , together with the announcement published in various demo- . ratio papers west and which reached hero this morning , that the president had ceased to appoint Indlunlans to oftleo outsld of their state , kept the usual crowd uway , Itisun- true that tbo president has iiop ] > ed the recognition of mun from bis own state jxcept to fill local Aftloea. Ho said that bn Intended to recognize and please at many of Ins personal and party friends in Indiana as | H > sslblo , and that he would not ceuio ap pointing them until the offices wore ex- liaustod. It is true , however , that there Is a 'lut in the Indiana ofllco-aeokcra market and t practical suspension of operations , at which the hopeful complain. However , the innouncomcnt thtt there uro to bo no more [ ndlaniann apiwlntcd has had the effect of In- luclug nearly ull of the lloosiers to return j\ their homes dispirited. Generally spoak- ag , the oOlco-Beeker * bed CM O to the con clusion ttmt they cnn push thotrcasos as welt nnd thnt they stand ns good chnncos of pro- forracnt nt their homos AS In Washington , nnd there will not bo much personal solicita tion horcnftor. PIVOIC KNDANOKHKD , A Possibility uf Blooil Uolne Shod In Bon , NRW YonK , Juno L JSpocinl Telegram to Tnr. BKR , ] Tno Herald this morning pub- ll he $ ulhrco-colutnn cUaintch from Ottawa giving history of the sonl fishery tronbloa between the United States nnd Canada. It is hold thnt this government now claims rights which she long ngo denied to HUBS ! * before the Alaska purchase nnd which Russia wns forced to surrender when the United , States bought the territory from HuMln. Wo could noiuiro no greater right limn Itui- sin hiul. The ground taken is thixt this chnngo of base Is duo to the Alaska Commuroiril company. War may come. The British commander's orders nro not known , but If lll o former orders , ho may use force to pro tect Canadian Benlura. But if there Is no chance collision between thu squadrons of the two powers , there Is more than n possibility of blood bolnifshcd In an uncountur bolwccn sealers and the crows of revenue cutlers. People Interested In the sealing Industry in British Columbia have determined to iiroso- cute their calling nt nil hnr.ard * , nnd Ii thojr nro interfered with they will treat the Intor- inoddlcr ns n plmto. The Herald concludes , "Of ono thing the people of the United States may bo assured pun co between the two grout HtiKllsh- sncnklng people Is endangered , not In the true Interests of the people of the republic , but In the interests of the Alaska Commer cial company. " KTIillAIN Welcomed to Now Vork--l'rcji.\rntltinn for ttic Fight. Niav YOUK , Juno 1. [ Spsolal Telegram to Tim Butt. ] Jnko Kilrnm was n p.is-soiigar on the Adriatic , which reached quarautlno nt 9:55 Friday night. Many of ICilr.iin's friends welcomed him on Iniidtng to-day , but on account of the recent death of his mother , no public demonstration was in dulged in. On Saturday , Juno 8 , the back ers of Kilraln au'l Sullivan will moot and toss up for the privilege of selecting the pluco when ) the ( treat light ib to como off , nnd whlchaicordiiiif , ! to the articles of tureo- mont , must bo within 200 miles of Now Or leans. If the Sullivan side wins it will name Buy SU Louis , a suburb of Mississippi City , where Sullivan defeated Paddy liyun in 1SS1. Wlmt the Kilraln sldo will do if it has the selection Is still n mystery. . > ANOTIIKK ASYLOSt MUTlDIiR. An Insane MlmicHntn M.in Killed njr Brutal Kcnpers MiNNKAi'ourt. Minn. , June 1. The Jour nal's liochcatar , Minn. , special says a mur der committed in the insane asylum there about April 1 has just leaked out. The victim was a patient named Taylor Combs , who had been sent there for rape on a flvo- year-old girl at SUllwuter. The murder was committed by two at tendants named Bockmun nnd Peterson , who attacked Combs with a cane and mop-handle , Icnookiui' him down and jumping on his cluist. Warraiits have been issued , anil Bockmnn was arrested last night , and Peter son's capture ia oxnoctod soon. The grand Jury will invostUrato the case Monday. The usylum authorities say Combs was industri- nur and easily managed , and it is declared his death was nothing short of diabolical murder. _ _ Thn Snnrornc Court Vacancy. WAsinsnTO > % Juno 1. [ Special Telegram to TUB BKK. ] Along with the general gossip licard around the departments nnd m tlio liotcls were reports that Attorney General Miller , who gees to Indianapolis next wcolc on a business trip , will not bo appointed to the bench of the supreme court to fill the vacancy made by the death of Justica Matthew * . This .statement comes from a wed Kourco. There were thoughts of Mr. Miller's appointment up to it couple of wcoks ago. It conies in the saute connection that Judge Walter Q. Oresham will not get the appointment under any condition of circum stances. There is little if any doubt , how ever , that the vacancy will be filled by aa Indiana man. s' Now Stockyards. Juno 1. The stockyards which huvo been so long talked of for .Min neapolis are n reality. Four hundred mon uro now engaged in | grading for the new : iacklng houses which are to be in operation by August. There nro nuie ice houses nl- icady constructed nnd full of ice. The yards , as at present graded , furnish accommoda tion ! * for 10,000 head of cattle and the coml i.uiy expects to do a business of $5.000,000 Lho first year. The yards are located about six miles northwest from thu center of Min neapolis on the "Soo" road , and with con- muling tracks to the Northern Pacific and Manitoba. Dry Goods merchants Pall. Now YOUK , Juno 1. Frederick Almy.Otto Van Arniui and Theodora Lnmson , com prising the firm of F. Almy & Co. , dry goods commission merchants , huvo mudaa general assignment without preferences. Liabilities , THIS GKOOBK8. They View Nebraska From the Ton of The Bco BiulUltiR. . At the conclusion of the session of the Missouri Valley Jobbers' and \Vholcsalo Grocers' association yesterday afternoon , the visiting members were shown about the business districts of the city by the homo members. The visitors bad previously an nounccd their desire to make a trip through Tim Biii : building , and together with Mr. E. Hoscwutcr , the rauimuQth structure wan viewed from bottom to top. The tourists halted in the uppcrstory of the building , and took u survey of the Nebraska metropolis. Mr. Hosowuter designated the prominent es tablishments , nnd explained In detail the important features connected with Omaha's commercial channels. , After completing their trip through the Interior of the building , the visitors returned to their carriages und were driven about the city. A BEAUTIFUL SUPERSTITION. Italians Mlatnko n Youna Girl's Tomb Kor the Virctn'n Hhrlno. Residents near Mount Eve and tn the vicinity of the gnuiito quarry at Mount Adutn , in tbo town of Warwick , Oruneo county , BOVS u NomrburfTt N. Y. , dispatch to 4ho Now York Uoruld , hnvo this wool : noticed a rolipioua rovlvnl umoiig- n Kitnfr of Italians , who hnvo boon put ut work in the quarry referred to. The beautiful monument croutod over the k'ruvo of the daughter of the Into Uolouol A , P , Kcrr , on the ICurr place , nour tlio mountain , has boon mistaken by thcso foroiKtiord for a tihrino , such /is / uro to bo soon by the roadBldo in their native country. At un early hour every morning thoao devout Itiiliutia prostrate themselves before the chusto mnrblo pillar in worship. The other ovoninc , when a now lot of Italians arrived by n train and sUxrtod from the station to the quarry they saw the monument in the twilight , and in accordance with eoiuo suporetition they would not puna it after sun Hot. The ladies at the Kerr homestead wo ro greeted by thom with with what was undoubtedly the request thut they bo allowed to sloop in the burn. Not un- deratanding the matter , the Indies do- chned to give the uocebstu-y j > or mis sion. They were greatly aurnrlsett the fol lowing , day ho wo vor , to find tlmt the entire company of Itulianahud lain do wn und spent the night in thu opon'liuld nuur the houso. In the morning the visitors , after worshipping ut the "shrine,1' pussad on uud oomip.c-iict > d work ut thu niiiirrv ,