THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , MONDAY , JULY 7 , 1800. AMONG THE CHAUTAUfiUANS , Eov. T. DsWitt Talmago the Magnet at the Beatrice Assembly * HEY. GUNSAULUS OF CHICAGO AT CRETE , How Hnmlny AVns 1'nnntMl at t ho IllnfTri Sweltering 1'coplo Flock In the Cool mill Klmdy GrovcH. n , Neb. . July 0. [ Special to THIS /JRK.J The attendance nt the Beatrice Clinu- tauqua today was simply enormous , Her. T , Do\Vltt Talmndge being the drawing card , To nil of last night's ' trains were attached extra cars to accommodate oxcnrslonlsLs nnd the hotels are taxed to their utmost capacity , Kxcuralon trains c.imo in this morning from every direction bringing thousands to the city. Sixth street , from Court to the Chuutuuiiuii grounds , was fairly packed with vehicles of all descrlptiohs and pedestrians wending their way to the grounds. The day was quite warm , * but a stiff west brcezo brought with It a cooling freshness that took the wire edge off the heat that would have prevailed without It. By 0 a. m. the grounds wcro literally thronged with visitors. The assembly Sab bath school at the tabernacle was grandly at tended and participated In by all tbo notables present on the grounds , A grand song service followed nt 10 : M nnd this was In turn succeeded by the morning porvlcos , addressed by Itev. Kerr B. Tuppcr of Denver. The great tabcrnuclo was com pletely illlcd nnd tlio services were replete with inU'rcst throughout. At noon there wcro not less than fifteen thousand people on tbo grounds and this great throng was constantly augmented by arriv ing excursions , nml a fair estimate of tl'O ' frowd by the inoit conservative at 2W : : o'clock was iaXK ) , ( ) . The attendance rcjilly ex- reeded the expectations of the moat sanguine of the Cliautaun.uamanagers. Following a grand sacred vocal nnd Instru mental concert at U o'clock come the grand event of the day , the sermon bj Kev. T. Do \\'ltt Tttlmage. The taboniaclo , which cau Ix ; made to scat 4,000 people In nix cmergrncy , vat on this occasion closely packed with hu manity , while a great many stood on the out- fildc to sco and bear the great preacher. Itev. U'abnago took , for his text part of tbo nightli verso of tbo nineteenth Psalm , "Tho Ktatutesof the Lord are HiRht , " and was nn clonucnt defense of tbo authenticity of the bible. Ho claimed that It is the Inspiration of all art , poetry and literature. After ho 'Had concluded nt the tabernacle ho gave a ten minutes' address from the balcony nt Mayor Tait's cottngo and had an Informal luvcu at Its conclusion. A largo number of the great crowd will r-jinnln over to bear the closing arguments of the gii-at debate tomorrow. .Messrs. Dickie uiul Hosewatcr will speak In the jnoniing nnd Mr. Webster and Hev. Small will conclude In the afternoon. Following Is tomorrow' " programme : , fOIIKNOOX. Twelfth dny Ittondny , July ? . Jliistc. Silver cnrnut band. 7:4. : > Normal nlats. Management of class nml of Nchool.Vhlttlt'r hall , 7i4 : > Advanced class la elocution. IHakoly Jiiill. M:00 : Continuation of cri-.it debate on "IIlRh Idct'ii'-u V.H Prohibition. Mosn'.s. Dickey and Itosrwalui * sneakers. Msl.V- t.'lilhlrunt ! kindergarten olas.4. Vim ) -Clinrin class. Taburnauli * . 11:01)Morning : lecture. Kev. ICcrr 1) ) , Tup- per of Denver. 'Mtoboil Hums. " A1TEIINOON. 2:00 : Conclusion of criinil debate , "Prohibi tion vs lllKb Mciiiiu1.1' Hon. J. L , , Wubstur and Itev. Sum Small speakers. 4'M : ( li'iioral class Inelcioiillnri. Tabernacle. 4w- : : Normal class. "Tho Week IJay In- Onvneo. " Whlttlerhall. 4:110 : KlndorKiirtvn normal class for adults. Toiiny.Min bull. ! > ; l. > Chorus elass. Tabornaele. 7'il : : ( Irani ! vocal and Instrumental coacort. 1'iof. Hlrailt ) , dirt-dor. Obiintaitquii at the " "COUNCIL BLUFFS , la. , July 0. [ Special to TuiilJisn. ] 'pioCounctL ' Bluffs and Omaha Chautnu < iua assembly Has ovidoatly settled the Sunday question la a satisfactory man ner. Last season there was no little discus sion ns to what should bo done on Sundays In regard to transients. Chuutaua.ua workers from tbo east were Insisting that the gates Bhould bo closed tight and no ono allowed to pass through them on Sunday , thus com pelling these who desired to enjoy tuo Sunday - " day services to go Saturday night nnd remain until Monday morning , It was urged , oa the other hand , that with two largo cities It was Impossible to shut out these who desired to spend their nights nt their own homos. Bishop Vincent , who was to preach ono Sun- flay afternoon , threatened to cancel the en- gngemeiit If the gates were opened on Sun day , but when ho came onto the grounds and Daw the peculiar situation of affairs his good sense caused him to nccedo nnd tlio gates tvcro opened. This season the question was not discussed , nud the gates yesterday were opened na on any other day. Tlio programme was ono which was aporopriato to the day. U.'ho booths nnd eating places were quietly conducted , only th" ncwssary business being dime. . No one could with any jtistlco criti cise the manner In which the Chnutauqua \vos conducted yesterday , and thcro will doubtless bo no revival of the old question. Yesterday morning the study of the inter national bible lesson was conducted by liov. J. W. tloigcr. The event of the day was the sermon In tha afternoon by Jnnu DoWItt Miller of Phila delphia. Mr , Miller had apparently recovered Irimi the hoarseness which marked his du- llvofanco on Friday , and which prevented his Xectlirlug on Saturday , IIo evidently needed to give his voice rest simply. The sermon vras a grand one , and a more interested audi- cr.co bad not been gathered in the spacious amphitheater. Dr. Glllett conducted the vesper service. A praise service was held early In the evening , conducted by Prof. Case. In the ovculng Hov. Mr. Thaln. pastor of a Congregational church in Omaha , preached iin oxceltcut sermon. The. attendance was larger than on anv Sunday last season , except the Sunday when 23Ishop VlnceiiL preached. This week there are many big attractions , ffabu Miller Is to give two lectures , ono on Tuesday , the other probably on Wednesday. IFalninga Is to bo hero on Thursday. Uov. Dr. Cunsaulus of Chicago Is to lecture , also. Tbo Congregational church choir of Omaha Is to fitvo ono evening's concert. Dr. Ilcnson of Clilcugo is to appear next Saturday. "With tlio numerous other attaiictlvo features the amphitheater should bo packed most of the tlmo this weolr. To-day will bo "Temperance Day. " There will ho a lecture by Mr. Leon II. Vincent at 11 n. m. , nnd at'J p. in. another by the Hon. J. Sterling Morton. At 3 o'clock the "W. G. T. U. will hold n platform meeting , at which Wrs. M. J. Aldrlch , the state secretary of the SV. C. T. U. , will bo present and give nn 'ad nvpr .tt Is earnestly hoped nnd requested tliatailTnuadicwof tlio Vf. C. T. U. will at tend this mooting At 8 o'clock the ever popular Udgor's baud . .will give another do- Ibihtful imudcalo , and u 8U : ; ) the Hov. . .1.V. . Gelgvr will deliver a lecture on "Our Hoys jmd Our Girls.1' But hcro'tiho \ progruuuuo In full : 11 a. m. Lecture by Mr , Leon II , Vincent , "Emerson , " U p. m , Address , J. Sterling Morton , Trees. " : t p. in. W. C. T. U. platform meeting ; ad- flruss , Mrs. Aldrlch. 4i.m. | Meeting under the auspices of the Good Templars. The Kev. Mr. Iliisldns , of DCS Molncs , will deliver an address. A ) ) , in. 0. L , S. 0 , round table. 7 p. in. Chorus rehearsal. S p. in. Mualcalo the Roger's band. SW ! Lecture , the Kov. J.V. . Oclgcr , Our Coys and Their Slaters. Stereoptlcou , St. Augustine , Tlio Crete Chniituiuiua. CIIKTI : , Nob. , July 0. [ Siwolal to TUB DRI-- | ( the duya spout at the assembly , Bumiuy Is probably the most enjoyable. Tlio Chautauquauvlto lias been busily ong.igod with classes ami lectures throughout tlio wwli looks forward to the day of rest with eager anticipation. The management has done all la Its power to inuko Sunday a day of pence nnd quiet. Mo tickets of admission are sold , nil placed of business on tbo grounds nro closed anil a Sabbath silence broods over everything. Even the dining hall takes on a different nir. Lectures , athletic sports nnd the rclnllvo merits ot the various teachers cease to bo topics of conversation. Discus- slou turns npon the Sabbath school lesson , the morning's sermon nnd the scriptural truths of the recent bible reading , Down among the trees , ensconced in aotuo shady nook , the stroller inny llnd the tenter reading his favorite volume , or pcrclmmw xvritlngto friends nt home. The river glides by In silence , no splosh of oars disturbing Its trannulllty. Off In omo hidden thlclrct birds nro calling softly to their mates nnd over and anon wo may catch n faint echo of tbo Ia7.y tup of some distant woodpecker , for he. ttxj , seems to have been nffcctoil by the spirit of the day , and so has dropped most of his usual natwrity. Vi'o ft.i7o silently nt the blue canopy above us , and fashion strange shapes from passing ctbuda. And when nt last night nnproaohes , and we sink into ( dumber , It Is with a scnso of pea * ! ) BO fwect and security so assured , that wo almost wish -wo might dwell forever under the waving trees "close to nature's heart. " ' Tbo Chautfluqma is nothing if not religious. Ho begins his day aright , and carries some thing of the happiness gained nttbo morning prayer service through all the occupations of the next twenty -four hours , Wo are not sur prised , therefore , that the attendance nt the blblo reading was large. Dr. Ilurlbut chose us Ids subject , "Sabbath Morning Medita tions , " and govo his usual fascinating exposi tion of u part of the great teachings of ( Jed's word. At 0.'SO Sabbath school was held. Tlicro were tbrco sr-sslons ; ouo for adults in the tabernacle , one for young people In the Con gregational headquarters and still another for children la Normal hnll. The subject of the lesson was < krrbo Healing of the Woman With the Infirmity ; " Lukex. 13-17. At U o'clock lr , Gunsavlus of Chicago preached in the tabernacle. The atdicnco was unusually large , everyone having heard of tbo eloquence of the man who was to ' Hpcak. Itev. Gunsaulua chose as Ids' text Timothy ii , chap , I , v. Ill : "Tho Lord ulvo mercy unto the house of Oneslphorus ; for IIo oft ref reshed me , und was not ashamed of my chain. " Among other things Iho sneaker said Christianity Is necessary to manliness ; Paul illustrates this. When at his greatest height with InHiiHo gentleness ho remembered Oncsiphorus , who was at the foot of the mountain which he had climbed. Ouuslph- orus was never ashamed of Paul , who were on his prison chains the most peerless Jewelry that has over , existed. The chained men are the men that rule the ages. The Jewelry which the nngle of prog ress wears Is n chain. St. Paul is only one of many men who have taken to the dungeon their Godly thoughts of beneficent reforms. Oed has put upon everyone who lives rightly chains which cannot bo shaken off. Every man who hns a truth upon his heart knows at once that he is Its slave. Around men like St. Paul weak , sentimental souls nlways gather ; but in the great majority of eases Paul himself Is responsible for the enervating influences which such souls oxert. 1'nul wore his chains not for history , not for tradition , but for the hope of the future , A Paul gets .out of an Onesiphorusexnctly what ho puts into him. One of the great dinicultles of lift ) Is to bo us dependent as wo should be anil as independent as uou desires us to uo. Paul's chains lifted him into an Independence such as everyone should have in every region of lire. One cannot afford to be Independent unless hobos the scars of a chain ujwa his -wrist. The chained boys of college are the ones which will rule the world. When John Brown , William Lloyd Garrison , Walter Italcigh and Johu Dunyan wcro living ns they should have lived , there were nothing but Jails for them. The world today Is poor In men like St. Paul and Une.siphorus. There never was n cause worth living that did not live most of Its llfo In jflil. Any thing is better than that'lack of manhood which goes about apologizing for Paul's chains. Tbo boys and girls , the men and the women who will wash their robis In the blood of the Lamb will bo the ones who have worn chains in this world. Shortly after i ! o'clock a largo audience gathered In the taboniaelo to Hsten to an Illustrated bible rending by Frank Heara , while the congregation , leu by Itev. Stewart of Aurora , rend rcsponaivcly from panted sllpa. Mr. Beard graphically illustrated the scenery described. Tlio readings were Inter spersed with appropriate ) songs by the assem bly quartette. A t-1 o'clock Itev. Worlcy of Lincoln , re cently a missionary to Japan , gave a short talk to the Ladles' Missionary society. Ho described social llfo In Japan , especially that of the women. The C. L. S. C. vesper service occurred at 5 o'clock. After a brief snsslon of song and prayer Dr. Hurlbut delivered a short ad dress on "Faith. " A praise service was conducted by Dr. Palmer at 8 o'clock , the vigil of the C. L. S. C. class of 'UO being held In Normal hall at 9 o'clock. Her. P. W. Gunsalus , who preached to day's sermon , will lecture nt 2.0'cloek tomor row aftcraoon on "Oliver Cromwell. " Other features will bo the morning lecture , "Alfred the Scholar King ; " Prof. J. C. Free man of "Wisconsin university. Evening lec ture , "Tho Stmiiger at Our Gates , " Jahu Do wilt Miller of Phlladclph la. SOTK3. An Irnntensc crowd is promised for the grand joint debate which occurs Tuesday. The assembly's "handy young men" were busied this morning in putting up two or three tents which had blown down during the night. Dr. Hurlbut has now become thoroughly familiar with nam and faces , although ho is n little puzzled concerning directions. The yellow badges which distinguish mem bers of the chorus nro to be seen o very where. A Donne college reunion Is among the events of next week. The dining hall as conducted by the Lin coln Women's Christian Temperance union , is an unqualified succets. Its former bud reputation hns already been In a great measure wiped out. The opportunities which the Blue offers for boating are not overlooked. Parties of merry young people may bo found upon the river at nil hours of the day. Hammocks nro exceedingly popular at the Nebraska Clmutauquu. The convenient boughs of every tree are apparently loaded with thct'i. Dunning hall has been filled since the opening of the session with distinguished teachers nml lecturers from abroad. Frank licnnl wont to tbo penitentiary this morning and lectured to tbo convicts. Flvo Tattle Victims Demi. Ixntmisr , Pa. , July 0. Five of the seven little victims of tbo powder explosion last night have died , the last ones being the nlncteon-months-old daughter of August Smith , Emma Smith , aged nluo , and Charlie Shaw , aged eight. The other victims will recover. Youug Brcuimn Is crazed with grief and last night tried to kill Smith , the owner of the building vrhero the powder was stored. This morning ho wandered away from ho mo and was found nenr Elizabeth , Pa. , several miles from Industry. A close watch Is now being kept over him. The coroner's Jury rendered n verdict in accord ance with the facts ns stated in last night's dispatches and condemned the practice of merchants In keeping powder nnd other ex plosives where children have access to them. A Steam Hurgo Ihirnctl. EAST TAWAJ , Mich. , July 0. Last night the steam barge Sea Gull was discovered oa lire. The cook , Mngglo Cornell , was uuuble to pot ashore and was bumod to death , The Sea Gull's lines vero burned off and she drifted across the Blip , setting llro unho steam barge Calvin , which , however , was saved. Further on the burning vessel set the Emory dock uud mills on iim which wcro dostroythl ; loss , $ . - ) , ( XK ) ; also iho lock ami Stuveua * docks , Sibley & Uoiivlngcr'a docks und lumber . Tlio lost cannot bo ascertained. Sixteen million feet of lumber w'oixs consumed. The Sea Gull Is a total wreck. Uctnrii of Moimlgiinr O'Kellly. NBW YoiiicJuly 0 , Moaslgnor Bernfinl O'Kellly ' was a passenger today on the La Urntaguc. Up left hero eight yean ago to champion .tha Irish question In Homo am ] faithfully defended It nt the Vatican , The inonslgnor said : ' The English aru making every endeavor to influence the vatlcnn 01 tbo Irish question , hut tliu friends of Irolum are constantly on the lookout , und thus far with tbo aid of the pope , huvo managed to hold the upper bund. " THE IRRIGATION QUESTION , i Ditcnsaion of tbo Bubjoct Likely to Bo Re sumed in the Sciiato this Week. THE SCHEME OF SECRETARY RUSK , It I * ( jlnblc to Take I'rceeileneoOvcr thatof IMnJor l o\vcII Tlio'Fed eral Klcctlou 11111- MlHCcllancoii4. HciiKAtr TUB OMAHA ; 51 ! ) Fot'iiTKcxTit STIIKBT , WASHINGTON- . C. , July ( It Is oxpccUd that the senate will this week ncaIn ; go into the discussion of the project of Major Powell of the geological survey for an immense system of irrigation. There hilvo bixjn two or three .ilmllar discussions already this season , and thus far the director of the survey has been able to carry of ! tbo honors nnd the confidence of thu senate In spite of the strenuous opposition of Senator Stewart and n few others , but recently the senate has discovered that Major Powell has abused his [ > owcr by seggregutlngnud recommending for withdrawal about nine-tenths of the ag ricultural lands still unsettled in tbo public domain. This action has not only brought down upon his head tbo wrath of every sen ator interested in the welfare of that section of the uninhabited west , but It has Induced Senator Plumb to report a bill which is alined nt clipping the wings "of the courtly but ambitious chief of this Important bu reau. It Is tins bill which will cause the discussion of the methods of the su rvcy In the senate very fully again , pro vided of course that It can bo reached be tween votes and speeches on the tariff bill , which has the right of way. Not only has Major Powell to contend with the opposition of nearly all the western Senators , but a new antagonist bus arisen in the person of Secre tary Husk. The secretary believes that there Is a much cheaper method of bringing the arid regions into a state of fertllitv than that which Is proposed by the scientists of the iseological survey. In fact the practical , hard-beaded secretary of agriculture lias tuken steps to demonstrate the correctness of bis theory , and while Major Powell nahs for authority to inaugurate a scheme which will cost millions of dollars nnd which will require several decades before Its practicability caii bo tested and which \vlll also abso lutely prevent tlio settlement of an aero of imbue domain " during the experimental stage , Secretary Husk has shown that by his method ample supplies of water can bo obtained for1 irrigating- purposes from below the surface of tbo earth by the artesian well system. The secretary of agri culture , with a comparatively small fund at his disposal , has been able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of men who have any knowledge of the subject that the artesian well will afford nu ample water supply for n vast area of tbo mid region nt an expense which is scarcely 1 per cent of the amount estimated to bo required by the Powell cheme. There is no manner of doubt but hut the reservoir system planned by tbo geological survey would la the cud prove of neatimable bencllt , but as there is no guar antee that future congresses will continue np- > ropriutions which may be inaugurated by he present congress , and as it is admitted hat It will bo a great many years before any radical cenelltscan bo derived from the np- > ropriations asked , it is quite probable that ho senate will decide to try the Husk propo sition before giving the survey all the power and money which it has asked. TUB Fimnu : , EMICTIOJJ mni. A committee of Mahono republicans will meet in this city on Tuesday and Virginia democrats are trying to bring luflucnco to induce It to take action against the federal election bill nnd prevent jlmd action nt the > resent session of congress. It Is significant .hat the leaders the movement to prevent the oill becoming a law are southern demo crats , and it Is remarked on every hand that , here are ho republicans Interested against -ho measure. Telegrams are pouring Into "Washington from every Democratic strong- lohl telling of opposition to the bill nnd de railing the action of mass-meetings inopnosi- ; ion , but this nction appears simply to solidify .be republicans in congress and emphasize in /heir tntnds the necessity of passing the bill , [ tls pointed out as singularly significant that tbero Ittvo been no protests of consequence against the bill from cither party in the north nnd republicans are quoting in public places with considerable effect the trite sentence , "a guilty conscious needs no accuser , " and are declarlng is an argument la favor of the bill that 110 sooner was its purposes nnd the effect it will have known than the southern democrats as ono man arose in arms against it and threatened Its practical nullifi cation by local feelhlg if Itlspassoi. From a democratic point of view , if itds the pur pose to defeat the bill by popular opposition , it is unfortunate for the negative side of the question that the first arid only widespread complaint comes from the locality and people where the evil is charged and the wrongs which nro to.be righted have continually been pointed out by republicans. This time the iemocrnts have consulted their hearts rather than their heads and have succeeded In get ting the cnrt before the horse. If these pro tests continue to como in from southern democrats tbero will bo no doubt about affirmative action on the part oftho senate at this session. ruKsitiEST mnuigox'8 SUMMI-.II PLANS. President Harrison intends to spend Sun day with his family at Cape Jlay each week until the hot season is over , returning on each Monday. Tbero may bo exceptions to ward the close of tbo session , when his pres ence here will bo demanded by attention to legislation. The absence of the president nl- ways means the absence of u greater or less number of the cabinet ofllccrs and consequently quently a very decided decrease In political liitcrest. It has been customary for the pres ident during the long session of congress to spend Sundays out of the city , where tbo nt- niosphcro is more pleasant and healthy , and President HarrUon does not inaugurate anew now practice la being away to the seashore to pet a whilT of fresh air over Sundays. AVush- inRton will bo a very dull place during the next eight weeks oven though congress should reniuiu iu session. riTIIMO M1I.N XOT OIUOIKAT , . Public- men nro not ready writers. This was very clearly demonstrated tbo other day to the mind of your correspondent when ho undertook to obtain n lot of original expres sions to bo reproduced in photo-llthogniphio form in the original band writing of the authors , apropos of the Fourth of July. Another thing was very clearly "demon strated to your correspondent In connection with his labors , and that was the lower down you go Into ofllclnl life the more pompous and important become men. When an ordinary citizen wants anything in a department ho will receive much bettor attention If ho goes to the head of the establishment. A $1,000 clerk Is moro important in his own estima tion than the head of the bureau , und the latter is a greater man than the assistant secretary , and the latter is a personage of greater importance ( In his own mind ) than the secretary himself. Senators and representatives of nntionnl- reputation were asked to write , with their own hand and In ink , a patriotic sentence or two. The men who considered this request of greatest Importance and put the most stress upon It took the longest tliro to fulfill tbo request , or neknowlodged that they did not want , for some reason or other known only to themselves , to attempt to write what was asked. Strange to say , Senator Sherman declined to write nnythlng at nil , giving as his excuse that ho did not want to nguro la public. Upon being urged'to write some thing , if only a sentence , the brainy old statesman replied that ho was tired of seeing his name in print Speaker Heed said he was too much annoved to' write oven a snglo ( scutenco In n half-dozen words. When re minded that the writer hud written In his be half what would tnuho a hundred columns in newspapers nnd fully half of them were written with the solo object of helping blm , and that it might appear that it was at least ungrateful , he smiled in his cynical way and replied that ho did not think It could bo looked at In that light. It la strange that public men never grow weary calling upon newspaper correspondents nnd newspaper men generally for column after column -of complimentary notices , nud thun when they aroaskod so write usenU-ncefor tbo benefit of the newspaper they pleaa ovcr-unnoynnco or lack of time. "When President Harrison who * U un doubtedly annoyed more tb.au uiv other man in the United Kh tea nml has inoro to do than any other publlt citizen 'Wii-s nskod to write n few palriotU - iitoncCA , lie repllpd that It , would bo a great pleawro to him 'to have an opportunity of s owing his appreciation of , what the ncwsp l > tV3 hit'd done for him , and he proceeded tu4vrita a number of beautiful expressions. Secretary Illalne , Attorney General Miller , Postmaster General Wana- makcr. and other cabinet ofllcer * and publio men who are really busy nnd brainy , readily ncceded to tbo request nnd the newspaper men's services wcro reciprocated. Some of the really small calibre publio men who nro n.skcd to do this were compelled to acknowledge gifit they could not think of anything , and Hthorcby practically demon strated their inability nt originality. It Is not evidence when a man can deliver n set pecch that bq I * ready with wit and wis dom , nnd It tuJiyUxj set down its a fact that publio men generally nro not ready writers. now TUB nonmoNS WISCKD , AJTII WHY. The Intense nuxiety of the southern Bourbons bens to defeat the national elections bill In the house was in lt elf sufllcieiit to convince any ouo Unit tbo bill should become a law. Kvery tlinoa republican In speaking for the bill called attention to the suppression of yotes and the killing of negroes nt the polls , ono could see tbo liourbons wince. Some of them becuino so angry that they left tbo lloor of the house and sought the cool breezes of the corridors or the exhilarating beverages of neighboring hotels. The Congressional Record will disclose at no point a llerco denunciation of the elections bill by any other than a bourbon democrat. There were words of criticism nml cxcop- tlous uttered by men from the north ; but thcso were as to details of the bill , and in tended to make It moro satisfactory to tbo l > eoplo as n body , nnd were In no wise rc- llcctivo uixm the general principle Involved. The bourbons did not take exceptions to the details of the bill so much us the principle. They fell back on the old stnto's rights doo- trlno and declared that the federal govern ment bad no right to Interpose further super vision over elections ; that already too much leeway was glvca the federal authorities In state affairs. Another thing was significant In the de bate ; not a single southern man attempted to refute the well known fact that negroes wcro kept away from the polls on the ground that they had no right to vote , nnd their votes when cast wcro thrown out if they hadiio right to vote , ami their votes when cast wcro thrown out If they could bo found. On the contrary It was openly stated that the white people proiiosed 'to rule the south , and the negroes had no privileges -which the -white man was bound to resiKsct. If thcro is any thing further needed to convince the black man that ho has no real political friend in the democratic party the hunmu mind cannot conceive of it. A TAllIFP ISCinKNT AX AME1IICAX IHLt. An Importer told mo today about nn in- tcrcstlng and unpublished Incident which oc curred before the house committee on ways nnd means wtillo the tariff bill was under preparation. Sis gentlemen appeared before tlio committee und made strong arguments In favor of a decrease In the duty upon linens. Each man gave evidence of unusual interest In the aubject-mattcr nmlor discussion so much that Chairman McICinloy's suspicions wcro aroused. After each of tbo gentlemen bad delivered himself of his spoc.ch the chair man of the committee turned around to them and Inquired : "How many of you gentlemen nro citizens of the United Stntoi" Immediately twelve intelligent eyes podded until one could have snared them with grape vines. Each man looked at the other In ex cited inquiry. The visitors were so much frustrated that they could not llnd their speech for several' seconds. Finally one of them stammered : ' I I nm not nn American citizen , sir. " Then one by "ouo the same answer was made until all of the orators had acknowl edged that they were not citizens of the United States. Chairman McKlnley then said ; "You gentlemen evidently- have lost sight of the tact that this bill Is being prepared for the United States jmd her subjects. May I ask of what country you gentlemen are citi zens ! " They all acknowledged that they were sub jects of Great Britain , the only absolutely free trade country in the world. As soon as this in formation was given there was a titter all around the great table occupied by the committee , and one by one the visitors bade tbo chairman and -associates good nftcr- noon and tlrpiirtwl , ' thoroughly impressed with the fact that the republican congress was not making n tariff bill to conform to tbo interests of manufacturers in England. MISCELLANEOUS. Mrs. J. Livingston of Fremont Is at the St. James. All five of the Nebraska delegation la con- grou are \Vo3hingtou now. PKIIIIV S. HBA.TH. SITE CV1HHJTKS .1 GILV. A. Prominent Criminal Iiawycr of Dendwood In Hot Water. DiUD-woon , S. D. , July 0. [ Special Tele gram to Tnn Den. ] Craco Nieman , better known in this city as Grace Frawloy , created a sensation yesterday afternoon by filing n complaint before Police Judge Hall , charging Henry Frawloy and J. P. Laltey with assault and battery. Henry Frawley is ono of tbo best known criminal lawyers in South Da kota. IIo hns lived with the woman , Grace , for the past eight years. About six months ago ho gave her money mid clothing and sent her to n convent at Cincinnati. Grace had only been away a short tlmo when she heard that Frawley was about to marry another woman. She re turned to Deadwood at once and although she bos not lived with the attorney , she has made it very warm for him on different occasions. On Thursday evening she entered Frawley's ' Inwoftico. Frawley , his brother James , J. P. Lnffoy , his stenographer , and a woman said to bo Miss Anderson were there. Gruco always carries a revolver and the men wcro nf raid she would'shoot ' Fruwley , nnfl LalToy made an attempt to get tbo gun , when n desperate struggle ensued. In the sculllo the woman was badly bruised on the arms and limbs. She will testify. In the courts that Laffey held her whllo Frawley pounded and kicked her. Some sensational developments are liable to bo divulged when the case comes to trial. Maohlncry Arriving Dally. RAPID Crrv , S. D. , July . [ Special to THE BUB. ] Machinery In largo quantities Is dally arriving over the Fremont & Elkhorn road and loaded oa wagons here for the tin dis tricts. The Ilnmoy Peak company , at the snmo tlmo Is pushing development upon a number of Its old tin locations and is still buying now ones , A considerable umountof money has boon paid out to prospectors for such property dining the past week. The trade of this company and of tbo railroad grade outfits now ut work in the hills mnl'es a largo addition to the business of Uupld Cli. , merchants. Ono dealer hero has loaded out five car loads of dynamite in the last forty-eight hours for mining camps nml tha rock work on the IJ. & M. grade. To Indicate that work Is being conducted utiho ; tla mines on a large scale , It may bo stated that miners' candles are ordered In carload lots. The superin tendent of the Harnoy Peak company re cently stated in public that Inside of eighteen months the company would bo conducting the greatest mlnli/g'jontcrpriso / in the world. Good Crop's'iii Smith Dalcoin. HUHON' , S. D. JuTy" 0. The crops through out South Dakota have mudo more rapid grojvtb during tlirfbi 't week than ever before - fore known In the sLito. Reports from nil parts of the stalii received nt the United States signal ofllco last evening indicate u glowing outlook. > Will Veto the Ijoltery 1II1I. BATON Kouoi : , La. , July 0. To-morrow evening the fifth day1 will have expired on which Governor Nlchold has to return the lottery bill cither with oi1 without bis ap proval. There Is hardly n doubt as to what the executive Intends to do in the mutter. Ono of Governor Nichols' adviser * stated that not only would the governor veto the bill , but the action of the legislature would be strongly condemned. The veto message will meet with the necessary two-thirds , as the leaders la both liou-soi are ready for any emergency , A Hig Seoil Whont Contract. ATCIIISOS , Kan. , July 0. IIo well Druthers , the wholesale lu-nbor doalera of ' .his city , have contracted for the seed wheat to plant 7OJO acres in Hooks county. In western Kansas this fall. It will cost )0UOO to put iu the crop. THE PUBLIC PAYS THE BILL owa Oouatj Treasuries iJaSng Pillaged Under the Prohibitory Lav/ . EES OF CONSTABLES AND JUSTICES , They Alnoiiiit to ainuli Jforo Thnn TlioMc of the Hhcrlir DtHastroua Flro n t ) ( uwthonic Hawk * NC\VB. Dj MOIXBS , la. , July 0. [ Special to TnnBKB. ] The people of DCS lollies nnd , ho stnto arc at last being waked up to the fact that a gum ? of mercenary Individuals nro linking a business of enforcing tlio prohlM- orylawaud are gcttdiK rich by nefarious ncthods , whllo the public treasuries nro icing pillaged In the most outrageous way to > ay them fur their alleged services. It 1 * not an unusual sight on the streets of Ucs Mollies o see n gang ot searchers KoiiiK about with sledge lianuncrs oa their shoulders nnd when a suspicious pUca Is reached proceed ut ouco o broalc dowa the dcxi-s , iloiuolLslj partitions ind wreck thlnps in general. Some times the irohlbltexl artlclo Is found and carried off , nnd In the course of time appears In a Justice's ofllcc , without a claimant , is condemned nud ordered spilled. The Justice , the searchers , ho witnesses and all the necessary and un necessary human machinery that can ho crowded Into the case como la for heavy foes anil the public pays the bill. Probably the next day tbo same plneo Is searched In the sumo iniumor and with the sumo results , ntul n the meantime the siilo of liquor is not stopped , There are dozens of places of this ( inil which continue to llourlsh. Home of them n very prominent places. A local rcj > ortcr vent through the records at the court bouse list week and found auftlcicnt llgures to con vince him that tbo otllco of justice ot the icaco is worth $5,000 to $0,000 per year , nnd : he ofllco of constable pays as well as that of comity sheriff , ngBrcirntlug J,000 for six months In ono case , beside n largo number of deputies , clerks , professional witnesses , etc , , who nro malting nsod ( living solely from the results of a system of professional searching. The original package business has increased tbo number of Illegal joints by making their source of supply mucti nearer and much caslei M get ut. It Is often the casu that before the searchers are out of sight a now supply has been placed on tap nnd the liquor Hews merrily on. In many of the smaller towns of the state law nnd order societies have been formed and the original package shops are proceeded against m the ground of their beluga nuisance , but in this city no nttemptsof any kind huvo been made to close them up. TUB IMXACEl NOT ACCRPT.LIIM ! . It appears that the republican stnto plat form , whloh was so earn fully prepared at Sioux City with a view to satisfying both the prohibition and anti-prohibition elements of iho party , has not wholly succeeded In ac complishing this end. It is said the prohibi tion state committee is prcp.iringa call for a state convention to bo held in this city on September 4. It is proposed to issue an ad dress to the voters of Iowa nnd to nominate a full state ticket. It is also said a congres sional candidate is to bo nominated In every district. Secretary Cook saysV'o ! \ are assured of nil tlio assistance nucossnry from tbo national prohibition committee , nnd will linvo somo'of the best speakers In the nation in the state this fall. Iowa has declared for prohibition and wo cannot afford to loao this state. If we should lese this state it would set us back a quiirter of a century. Most of the prohibition voters will coma from the re publicans , who nrcilisgusted with the party's straddle on the liquor question. " DEMOCRATIC BTATfi CONVENTION. The democratic state coavontlon has been called to meet at Cedar Rapids , August 0. The convention will bo composed of U'Ji ' dele gates , twenty-two moro than the republican state convention was entitled to. The stuto committee urges that every part of tbo party machinery .bo put In .readiness at ouco fora determined struggle for supremacy. The democrats got a taste of ofllcial life In Iowa at the last election , nnd their mouths are watering for a square meal off of the saino platter. A YALUAULB HISTORICAL COI.LECTIOX. Quo of the moil valuable additions ever made to the historical collection ot Iowa has been seA.'ured.at Burlington by Hon. Charles AUlricli , who already has such &n admirable collection at the state house. The treasure consists of the original civic and military documents of the late General Ilenrv Dodge , first governor of the territory of Wisconsin , nnd probably the most famous character In the early history of Iowa and tlio Black Hawk war. The documents hnvo boon preserved by the family of the Into A. C. Dodge , who was in the United States sonata fron lown at the tlmo his father , General Henry Dodge , was senator from Wisconsin In 1S48. These are included in the package the commission of Israel Dodge , ns slieriff of the district of Sto. Gonevlove , signed by Will iam Henry Harrison , covcrnor nna coin- iiiander-ln-chlof of the Indiana Territory in 1801. Tlio commissions of General Henry Doilgo nro nineteen In number and cover a long period of public service , embracing the signatures of six presidents of the United States and many other distinguished mou. Had If I re at Ilqwtlinrnc , H.vwrnoiiNK , la. , July 0. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bnn. ] This morning nbout 1:30 an alarm of lire was sounded. Smoke ana Hames were Issuing from the building owned by W. T. FigK and occupied ns n gro cery by R , M. Patton , who with his family lived In the rear rooms. Pa toii saved noth ing but a small amount of wearing apparel. 'Iho building is a total loss , with no Insur ance. Tlio personal effects of the Puttons and the grocery stock , valued at nbout $000 wcro all burned up , but wore partially Insured. Despite all efforts the flames soon spread to P. C. Tolman's barn , which contained four valuable stall ions , buggies nnd harness. It was soon ap parent that this barn could not 1)0 ) saved. The stallions wcro removed , nnd everything clso taken out. The barn was toUlly de stroyed ; no Insurauco ; loss fr'tOO to Mr. Tol- man. It soon bociiiio evident that tbo key to saving the oiitlro northeast part of town lay in saving the Problo dwelling. The bucket brlcado kept this house soaking wet till the llainos had spent themselves on the ham , thus preventing its destruction and arresting further progress of the flro- Going to Milwaukee. Sioux Cur , la. , July 0. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB BBK. ] A special train loft bore tonight for Milwaukee over the Illinois Cen tral bearing 120 Sioux City members of the uniform ranks , Knights of Pythias. The Sioux City mounted divisions of this rank also took passage on the train. The train Is richly dee'orated and carries a band of mu sicians. QGiilti"of | tlio Hlllo Mooting. Br.iinK , July 0. The German federal rifle meeting opened today. A splendid proces sion , starting from Brandenburg , marched through decorated streets to the shooting grounds. A herald , carrying the Imperial banner , led the procession. The different bodies taking part In the parade won ar ranged in order according to tholr natiouall- tics , the visiting American rlllerneu taking precedence over other foreign organizations. A scries of Industrial groups followed and after that catno riflemen representing the de velopments of Gorman shooting guilds since the thirteenth century and attired In the cos tumes of the different periods. A number of pictorial cars closed the procession. On reaching the town hall each section wits greeted with a flourish of trumpets nnd when nil bad nriived liurgomaster Forekenbfick delivered an address of welcome. The pa- raders were given nn ovation by the thou sands of spectator * that lined Iho route. Troubles. LONDON , July 0. I/ist night the policemen at the Bow street station refused to gd out on duty because n constables \vho had taken a prominent part In , the agitations fur the Im provement of the condition of the pollco force had Iwen removed to another district. Eventually the ronstnbloVM reinstated and the lloxv street men returned to duly. Today forty-iilnu pollwinen were Huspondc-d. The others wont on duty tonight. Th y were booted at by a crowd ouUJo the station. of Ilio CliilH. rinyml. Von. Lost. Tcr Ot , Mlmitannll * . . , , . 'M 117 SI .KM Mlivrankixi r > 7 : n SIsi .nil KtiliMftUlty. . . , , , ( Vi * 31 21 KM.Ml I'onvpr ' r > 7 31 .Ml HloiuOlty. . . BO S ) 27 .r.H Omnhii M 21 JO DO.H Mnlne.4. . . . , , , Ml a no . St. Puill. , 5,1 18 .337 Oinalin 17 , KuiiftnH City ID. Kansas City missed Umptro Hciulerson badly yesterday nflenioon , nud ns a ronso- qncnco tbo Oinnhns had n walk-over. Seventeen to.teii was the alto of It. KIMS Mclvulvoy did the umpiring after a fashion that -was pleasing to behold. There wasn't the semblance of a kick during the whole nine Innings. Clarke was In the box for Omaha nnd pitched a good pauie , notwithstanding the Cowboys run tholr hits up Into the double figures. This was because D.ul. nftcr clinch , lug tbo game , let up in the last two tunings to save ) his arm. ' Andrews lisul a couple of excusable errors , but more than counterbalanced these by bis magnificent hitting , lie went to the Kit six llnu-s , poking tlio ball oittsafelv live limes in succession , mill coining within a hair's breadth of getting In the sixth. He made n couple of one liiuul catches that were marvel- oils. oils.licdily Hniirahnii and .Too Walsh also played brilliantly ; In fact , ovcry member of the team acquitted himself creditably with the exception of Illncs , who was guilty of three rank muffs in right. .Two of these were big enough to carry the hod. hod.Conwny Conwny pitched for ICnnsaa City , or nt least pretended to , for the Ulnek Sox kept"P n cationndlng from the first Inning to the close , and hit him nbout when and where they pleased. Ills support , too , was of that beautiful topaz hue that one would expect from nlot of school boys. Tlio struggle was too onc-s Weil to Justify a detailed report , and to chronicle alt tbo plays and mlspliys made would fill a volume ns big as the Congressional CJlobe , Sulllco It to say the Cowboys wcro never inHere Hero is Iho proof ! OMAHA , 81TMMAIIV. Rims oarnod-Oiimlia 7 , KiimnH Oily . Txvo- biihuhlts-Anilrows.Colllii * . Illncs , llunr.ilmn , ( Jannvan , lliirns 1 ! . Smllli , Carpuiiler. Thrt'i'- base lilt H-Wnlili , Stearns L' , Carpenter. Dnubln plays Collins to Walsh to Andrew , Holland lo fctearns. Hasc * on halls Off Chirk I. oir Conwny 4. lilt by iiltvhcr HyUlnrk 1. Stiuck dut-lly ( Jlark I. by Comvuy J , Wild pltchi's- Hy Olnrlcl , Coinvny I. Time or game Two hours. Unipiie JlclColvey. St. I anl 7 , I > e ? sloliioi 1. . ST. PAW , .Minn. , .Tuly 0.-Spednl [ Telegram - gram to Tim lir.i : . ] Following is the result of to-day's ' i Denver 10 , Sioux Ohy 4. DCKVEK , Colo. , July 0. [ Special Tele gram to THU UKE. ] Following is the result of today's ' game : Tutlla . 1U11 37 1.1 3) ) Tolnll . 4 li 27 19 f 11V 1NN1NOH. Denver . 13 2001820 0-10 Sioux CJIty . I 0 It 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Earned runs Denver 4. .Sioux Clly 1 , Two- huso lilts MuUlonn 1. McXalih I. ' 1 hruo-bnto lilts ICappol I. Iloni" runs Treadivay 1. Husiss stuluii HunvurS , Sioux UltyX Iliiublo anil n-Iplii iilayu llrosinn tolicnlnstn I'owHI , anil Mc.Vibb to McOIiinu to McClclliin In Uey- nol'U ' toWhllr. Huso.nu lintls-DIV lleNiilili 1. oft Devlin ( I. Struck fmt-MiNabb 1 , Dovlbi X I'as.-ed balls l.ulibrolc 1 , Tlinu of ganio Onulioiirforty-flvu inluutt % Umpire-Hum- wlno. _ ivrilwunkeo l > , Minneapolis U. ilu.WAUKiiK , "Wis. , .luly 0. [ Special Tele gram to Tins Dun. ] Following- the result of today's game : HV INNINOS. Milwaukee. . 73010220 1-1.1 Minneapolis . 1 0 0 0 o 1 0 0 0-Ii SUM.MMIY" . Earned riin.s-IMIhvaulioo 0 , Alliinoapnltsl. TwoliiiMjlilU-i'liiHi - ' . Allierls. .Myers. , Tliren biisn lilts Unlryinnlo. Alliorb , NYelcli. Homo runs .1 mil / .onvuloli ; , Uast'.s Molrn Did * ryniule , I'uttlfJ. Slmcli. Double pliiyH'-l'ottlt to Woleli. Hhouli U ) Welch to Moril-iooy S , Mll- lo.rto Kstoriiicst. | lltiseioii ballrt-DafrympIo , Jiintzen , Welch. Hit by pllchoil bull t Jar- roll. iitriiukout lly SnwdcMlI. by Hudson ; : . Wild pitch Hudson. Tlinn Onu hour and fifty minutes. Umpire Uustuk. American Assnuiatljn , .VT TOLKUO. Toledo 5 , Syracuse 0. AT ST. I/Uf3. St. Loul * 7 , Brooklyn 2. ATI.OUISVJt.I.E. IiOuisulllo 13 , Itouhustor 5. AT nill.AllKI.MIIA. Athletics II , Columbus . Off a Train by a Triiinp. H.VWMNSVyo. . , .Tulyfi. [ Hpoctid Telngnim toTiiKlJuu. ] IlMkoinaii Pat Tnfjgart was found last nlirht near 'Wamsntta with his right log und arm cut oft. Ho told M res cuers that no hud , . light with a tramp , who pushed lilmoir. IIo full under the wheels and was In tlio sago brush twohouiK buforo found. IIo died tills morning while the doc tors wcro dressing his wounds. A number of tramp.s havobeen urrcstod , ouo miswerintf the description belnjf among them. IIo will have a bearing ut Green Kivcr tomorrow. A Homo nl' DiMordcr. KOMK , July 5. [ Special cablegram to Tin : UBK. ] Theio win another scone nf disorder in tbo chninlwr of deputies today duo to i'reinlcr ( Jrlspl'n dnclni-fny that j imssonied documents containing serious cliargu.1 against the municipal authorities nf Cntanlu , and re fusing to produi-o thu document until the proper tlmo arrives. SlmnuImhrianl and other members vehemently protected a uhist the premier's ' course. Tim Hpaiii Clinlnru 10 pldiMiilc. MADIIIP , July ( ) , The cholera epidemic In Valencia has slljihlly Increased. Kluven new cases nml three deaths , are reported at Tolova and three new cases uud three dcat.hu t Gaud la. Hpeolo I'ayiiirntN. MosrKvnmo , July , The Kanco Nuclonal has suspended specie payments , Dyspepsia Makes the lives ot many people miserable ) , X causing distress after eating , sour ttoimcti , tick headache , heartburn , loss oC appetite , a faint , " all gone" feeling , bad taste , coated _ . tongue , nml Irregularity or DIStrOSS tlio bowels. Djripcpsl.i does After llot KRt wc" ° t Itself. U . . requires careful attention , fcfltlllfcj and ft remedy like Hocxl's Sars.ip.irHU , which acU gently , yctcfllclcntly. U tones tbo stomach , regulates the diges tion , creates a good np. sick o | ' petite , banishes headache , . . tnil refreshes the mind. HOtUlnCllO " I have been troubled with dyspepsia. I lad but little appetite , nnd what I did cat Honrt"stressed me. or did mo . little good. Alter wthiR I UU m would have a faint or tlrctl. all-gone feeling , ns thouph I hail not eaten anything. My troutlo was aggravated by my business , painting. Lat Cnm. uprlnjr. I took Hood's Sar- _ . naparllla. which did mo an Stomncll Inuncuso Amount of good. It g.wo ma an apix-llto , nml my food relished ami satisfied Iho craving I had previously experienced. " Ouoiiciu A. VMK. Walerlowu , Mass , Hood's Sarsaparilla SoliUy RlldniKBUU. f lilxfor | $ \ 1'rcparcit enl j by I ) , 1.11001) A CO. , Ai-otliecarlos , Unveil , JlaJ * . IOO Dosoo Ono Dollar .Hi. t X H t.'S 1V1 IX Kit. Iliirt/cll AVII1 Have to Obey tlio Aruli- bl.Jliop'H Oijdi-r. HOMK , July . [ Si > eclal Cablegram to Tin : UKK.1Today tlio poie ) peraonnlly rntllled thu sentence of the propoganda condemning Hurt zcll to obey the order of Archbishop Corrignu tr.msfci'rliiR him from Drooklyn to acouatry parish. When CorrlKim arrived In Home tbo olllciuls of the propoganda told him that Burt/cll was bound to obey his order , na the case was exclusively within the archbishop's jurisdiction. Corrigun then declared that bo would prefer to have Ilurtzell's appeal recog nized in Home with the right of the appellant to argue his ease fully nnd frankly , so that thb McOlyim scandal might bo llnnlly closed beyond hope of resurrection , -with the polio's own decision willing it. The propOKtinda then sent nn ultiimUion to Hurtzoll declaring that If he would muko a full submlssiun to Corrigau the archbishop would forgive and ) forgot. If bo persisted in resistance the pro- " pogniidn would consider all his arKntuciit.s , but -warned him frankly that thci-o was little. IIOIKS for him in appeal. Hurtzoll replied by forwarding an appeal , nnd the propOKiimla lias raivly roii.sldort'd an apical In modern times with mifh care. The matter seeiiRil .so grave that the pope himself went over the whole case. Burbtell , in certain sense , stands where MoGlyiiii did when bo received thu order from tlio pope after rebelling ugniust tbo atvhbibhop. 1TJ < W. Farmers mid Laboring Bleu Will Nominate a Ticket. ST. PACI , Minn. , July 0. [ Special Tele gram to TUB IJir. : . ] Largo numbers of Ubor representatives and farmers' alliance mon nro Blithering hero for the formation oC a state federation of labor tomorrow. The meeting has great political importance , as the fanners and workingmen have entered into some sort of n secret compact for the ulciUon of a governor. The farmers' alliance has 45,000 , members and the various labor nssom. biles ! > 8tH ) ( ) . These are practically all voters. What they have agreed upon will not bo divulged until after the Tinners' allluncii state convention aoxt Wednesday , hut it is understood they liuvo agreed on ( lOticral James Haker of Mankuto for governor , and J. T. McOmighey of'i - noun , a leading labor mint , for lieutenant gov ernor. This combination can defeat ( Sov- crnor Men-lam , but it is believed the result would bo tbo election of the 'democratic 'Mm- didute. The Fourth at IIoi.iiiinn , Neb.- , July n. [ Special to Tin : Ilr.H. ] The alliance Fourth of July celebra tion on Moses' bill , an eminence near the geographical center of the county that bus n coiiunimding view of tlio whole county , was a grand success In every particular. Over 5,000 people wcro assembled and the spcnldtig was had nudcr a mammoth tent. Itvus a irrand sight , never to bo forgotten , when , about II o'clock n. m. , thu farmer delegations came ascending thu gentle slope of the hill , from the oust , south , west and north. Every delegation was headed with a monster wagon containing forty-two young girls represent ing the states ; two of the wagons were drawn by ox teams. Tlio Prairie township delegation was over a mile In length. Excel lent speaking nnd singing was enjoyed by the vast crowd. All went home asserting that it was tbe best Fourth of July celebration over enjoyed. The farmers of i'helpa county uru a unit. Diislnrrtly Assault by Tramps , FIIBMO.MNeb. . , July IS. [ Special Tele- grain to Tun Bin : . ] Lute last night the resi dence of Mrs. Jmtler , an aged widow living near the iit. Joseph & Grand Island depot , was entered by two drunken tramps , who made an assault. She was knocked KCIISU- less by one of the ruflliuis , but tliu crii-s ol two li'ttlo girls who wcro staying with her brought assistance and in the excitement which followed the tramps esciipcd. Thont tending physicians pronounce bur condition critical. Kii-cat Norlli Hcnd. NOHTII HKNII , Neb. , July 0. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun llH.n. ] Fire was observed In the rear of A. F. Dmtbruvn'H general mer chandise store about 12 o'clock last night , Tbo prompt action of tbo lire company saved the building , but considerable dnmago wus dune both to goods ami building. The extent of thu damage , or thu origin of the lire , Is not yet known , * HoltoHt nay ol' the Season. HASTINIM , Neb. , July (1. ( [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BKP..I The thermometer nt 8 o'clock this afternoon registered 10J = In the dhndo. It Is conceded to bo tbo hottest day of the season. Several cusus of prostra tion are reported. Soldiers Ai'i'i-slcd 1'or Counterfeiting. I AiiAiin : , AVyo. , July ( J. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : Jlr.B. ] Perry I'olk mid Tliomus O'Nell , two soldiers , have boon in-rested at Hock Springs for passing counterfoil sllvci dollars. They waived nn examination AifiT have boon taken to Green Hivcr tonwnlt tbo action of tbo Swwjt water grand Jury. Ills claimed that I'olk made the coin. \Vlnnlo DaviH I'aok from ICnropo. NKW YOIIIC , July ( ) . Miss \Vlnnlo Davis , daughter of JcflVrson Davis , arrived from Kuropo today on tbo steamer Hrctange. She was wHcumod homo by bur fiance , Alfred Wilkinson. r Absolutely Pure. irn.uiiof lurt.ur buldn K powilcr. Hlr.M . of It'OfiiliiKHtriuiiftli U , 3 , Uuvtuumoiil IIo l A ui ; , 17 , tis'J.