THE OMAHA DAILY
OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , AUGUST 18 , 1890. NUMBjSK 01.
A BLOOM MY AT ALBANY ,
riftecn Pinkeiton Men and Fire Citizens
Under the Oaro of Ihysiclans ,
CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS OF THE FORMER.
Without Provocation They Tire Upon
nCrowd of Strikers' ByTiii > n.tliz !
era mitt Wound Many Inno
cent 1'coplo.
AI.MANT , N. VM August 17 , The mostn'ls-
astrous day liitho history of the Nc\v \ York
C'enlral strike dosed tonight. irifteenl'inkcr-
ton men arc under the care of surgeons and
five citizens ere so badly wounded that tlicro
arc fears for their recovery , Threes Piukcr-
toii inon w to arrested anil one was so
s 'vcrcly handled by tlio mob that tlio pollen
surgeon Imd to dress Ills wounds ,
Kcarlyall the I'lnkertori men wore with
drawn today from duty at the crossings
within the city lluilti , as their presence
serves toojcclto tlio throng of onlookers , and
police took their places.
About 1 o'clock James IIattona , I'lukcrton
man , was patrolling tlio tracks In the vicinity
of Van \Voert street. Ho claims to
have been struck with a stone
la the chest , while his companion
\vai knocked doivn and severely
hurt by a gang of roughs. Then hofircd his
revolver In to the crowd , seriously wounding
KlchnrdDwj'er , ucd fifteen. Hntton had no
time for another shot. The crowd surged
around him and before the police could Interfere
fore his clothes -were torn off hb bade , lie was
struck with lists und clubs anil presented a
pitl.iblo spectacle when rescued from
the angry crowd by the po
lice , who were obliged to drn\v
their revolvers tostoni the crowding muss of
people.
' 1'bls occurrence aroused the passions of the
Hpectntors , mostly roughs mid hoodlums.
Their number Increased , and the chief o [
police , fearing furtlier trouble , established
headquarters in a station houscnear by ,
About : J o'clock a freight train passed
through the city and the I'lnkertons sny it
was stoned. Tlio police claim that such is
not the case , At uny event when tha train
reached tlio Broadway viaduct tlio linker-
tons began a reckless f wllmlo on the crowd
standing in the vicinity. Four or five shots
were tired without any provocation ,
Mrs.Tbomus Hogaii , standing on the atoop
of her residence , was shot through the log ,
anil a smalltioy wns shot in the thi h. The
crowd by this time vos wrought tip to a four-
fill pitch of excitement , iindonlyby the ofll-
cieiieyof the local police , aldol by 11 committee -
tee from tlio strikers , were they kept back.
After tills Incident Uobcrt Plnkcrtou , who
hail charge of his force hero in person , wiled
on Chief \Yillanl. lie ss\lil that his men bad
boon assaulted coiitiimnlly iiud that llrearrra
had been put in their possession only ycstcr-
- day that tlioy might bo used when necessary
insoll-dofcnso and in the work of protecting
the company's property. Ho was sorry
that Innocent parties him suffered and
ndilcdlhut It generally happened that way.
Still lie would standby his men against the
vim ton attueks of roughs. Chief AVIllurJ
expressed the belioMhut If the Pinkerton
men Imd never been brought hero tlio local
ixjllco would have been abundantly able
to oipo with the situation. As it
i.\-ho ifcvr3 } that hcro vtll bejr4iirtber
trou bio i thesomcirBtay'hCro ' flnd says' In
that event the locul authorities could not bo
iolil restxinslblo , ns ho had repeatedly in
formal Superintendent Disscll tliat the com-
DAIIV'H tirouertv would be well L'Uimloil bv Ills
own men If lie other forces wcro brought
liero to Inflame tlio passions of the sympa
thizers of the strikers.
At 4 o'clock another freight train came
through and the Pinkerton men again lived
into the crowd , u , boy mimed Frank Parks re
ceiving a , bulletin his nrni. The Pinkerton
man who fired Into the crowd at tbo Van
Wocrt street crossing was pursued up
the tracks by on ofllcor and captured. Thu
policeman , whllo bilnginp tlio prisoner back ,
was assaulted by a crowd of Pinkerton men ,
who rescued the prisoner and severely beat
the oflleor.
All the police are masned at this point , and
trouble is expected tonight.
The blockudont West Albany Is almost as
bail us ou tlio first day of the strike.
Tlio .Situation at Jfcw York.
Niw : "youic , August 17. All the regular
"passenger trains en tlio NW York Central
ran on schedule time today. Incoming trains
also came in without nny delay. No freight
trains were sent out today , but the railroad
ofllclals say they vlll bo run regularly tomor
row , A reporter called on Vice President
Wobh today and asked him if he Imd any
Idea yet as to what the result of his inter
view with Powderly tomorrow would ho.
Yes , I think 1 have , " answered \Vcbb
witli a sinllo of much meaning. "I think that
Powdcrly will call here tomorrow , subinithis
demands , which will bo refused , and then
I think ho will call ttie strike oil and decide
to sacrifice the members of Ids order on this
brunch rather thna Involve the whole order
In alight on the entiresystem , which iu the
end would bosmroto bo disastrous. "
Powdcrly nml other members of the execu
tive hounlof the Knights of Labor kept thcm-
soUes secluded todny. It is understood that
they wwo conferring on Important matters ,
but nothing will ho done until Powderly
meets Vice I'roaitlcnt Webb tomorrow.
Condition of Ad'uii-H at llutTnlo.
UUFIMLO , N. "Y , , August 17.-To all out
ward appearances today there was nothln
now In the strike situation , No attempt was
mndo to do any work in the Now York Cen
tral yards. J. M. I o , who ordered the
strike in the llii > t pl.ico , reached hero this
morning and wns In close consultation with
the strikers during the day ?
Lenders IiOiivc. for HiiTalo. (
TEUMB HVVTB , Ind. , August 17. Grand
Muster Sargeantof tlio Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen mid Grand Chief Howard of
the Brotherhood of Hallway Conductors loft
lrM afternoon for HufTulo , where tboy will
moct with tlio gruid olllccrs of the Switch-
mon's Aid association and the Brotherhood
trainmen to consider the strike situation.
Ilock Island Switchmen Mi'turn.
Cuiciao , August 17 , The strike of Hock
Island switchmen , \vhloli began here last
night , ended this evening. The switchman
whoso discharge caused tlio stilko was rein
stated pending an Investigation. His reinstatement -
' statement vas followed by tuo return of the
other incii to work.
Wclcunieil by Ilio Tress
ST. I'KTiiitsiiciifl , August ir. 7ho newspapers -
papers here extend a friendly welcome toEm-
X > oror William. They admit tlio sincerity of
hli pacific declarations and declare that
Hussiuls disposed toco-ojioi-ato with him. At
the sumo tlaio they tiold that Knijieror Will
iam ought toopcmtoln Vienna rather than in
SSt. Petersbarg , wyiiiR Russia will only accept
u solution of the Bulgarian question in con
formity with the Berlin treaty , which bus
boon violated by Austrian complicity. The
cj.ir und c/arina have arrived at Narva.
leJ\'iilc'l ) ( HU Home ,
I'lTunruo , Pa. , .Auuuit 17 , At Danville
last night Frank SchurtasW and Patrick
loiuilmii , both intoxicated , went to tlio
liousoof John Jllnlnos and on lliiluci nnd
Ills wife appoarlng at the door ono cf
the men made an iniultlng remark : to
thu woman , ut the sumo time knocking
the laini ) out ofMlnlno'a hand uud InjurluK
Vth. ) Muilnes then seized on as und dealt
Tight and loft hi the dark. This morning
loth Intrudcrt wcro found to bo fatally
wounded. Miutitca was arrested.
A. Number of Important Conventions
Held tlie iMst AVooh ,
DCS Moixn ? , la. , August 17. [ Special to
Tim BKK. ] The political lines in Iowa are
being very rapidly drawn. A number of im
portant conventions have been held the past
we k , the moil prominent belni ? the state
convention of the anloa labor party. There
vercsomo pcculiurltles nbout it which made
t really a very ridiculous allalr. The moving
plilt of the convention -was fleneral J. U.
iVc.iver , Ho came direct from the Sixth
llstrlct , where ho attempted to capture both
bounion labor and democratic nominations ,
butfnllrd. But vhoii a proposition effusion
was mada in the state conventjon , the coiu
roiitloii ( ( ot Into n very lively wrangle over It
nnd the Weaver followers voted It down. The
doughty general fjvotcd fusion for himself
in the Sixth district hut fought against
it on the state ticket , Another
amusing feature of the convention
win the appearance of Labor Com
missioner Sovereign in a I'r'nce ' Albert coat ,
giving advice to u lot of horny bunded farhicrs
and laborers , nnd declaring ho was not a
democrat , althouh | , us ho expressed It. ho is
Hitting In the shade of thopubllu crib in the
"shanty" on the hill and accepting thoerumbs
which fall from a democratic governor's
hands. He even went so far as to say ho
" \vouldrathcrboright than ben democrat. "
Mio probabilities being that ho would not bo
either.
The defeat of General Weaver in the Sixth
district raised the hopes of his friends that ho
might try togi't the nomination lathoSoventh
district , This will hardly ho the case now ,
as Senator Harnctt refused to gut , out of the
way and came out with a letter of acceptance
yesterday. At tbo convention which nomi
nated Win a committee was appointed , with
National Alliance Lecturer N. 11. Ashley as
its chairman , to formulate a plntforin for Mr.
Burnett to stand upon. U'hoy presented him
with a copy of the well-known alliance prin
ciples and ho accepted them.
Major Anderson , the fusion nominee in the
Eighth district , has also written a lengthy
letter of acceptance. In which ho deals almost
entirely with the railroad question. Several
counties of that illstrlct held republican con
ventions yesterday and Instructed for Con
gressman Flick's rononiiiuition and it 5s al
most certain ho will make the race. The re
publican opposition to him , however , may
compass his defeat ut the polls.
TUB IOWA I'llOIIIlllTION I.VW.
Attorney ( icneral Stone has written a letter
in answer to numerous requests for his opin
ion of the present status of the Iowa prohibi
tory law in so far as it aTccts intoi-stato ship
ments , The lawyers of tlio state uro pretty
evenly divided in their views and ooth sides
seem to have good arguments ana are alto to
hack them with strong references. In sub-
stancothe attorney general says :
The effect of thu decision of the supreme
court In the case of Lcisy et al. vs. Hardln
was to deny that the prohibitory law was ap
plicable to Intcr-stiitu shipments ot liquors ,
'i'lio effect ef the recent act of congress waste
to male such liquors subject to that law , In
my Judgment the true construction of the recent -
cent net of that congress intended that the
state liws already in existence , ns well as
those hereafter enatted , should apply to li
quors coming into the state for use , snlo or
stor.igo. Tlio language of the law of con
gress , as well ns the reason and object of Its
enactment , supports the view that a reenactment -
enactment of the state law is not necessary to
give vitality tolls provisions.
CO1IIXO EXCA.5IPMiXT3.
During the present week , beginning tomor
row , the Fourth regiment , Iowa national
euurils. will hold an encampment ut Spirit
hake. The ICuiglits Templar wilt hold a state
encampment tlicro at the .same time , so that
largo crowds will -visit the popular summer
f rcsort.fand HveiyitlmesjirillfSop experienced ,
The encampment of the First brigadefowa
national guards , will bo held bore next week
nnd a very largo attendance is looked for. It
will bo known ns Camp D nicer. In honor of
the late Gencr.il Nathaniel I1. Baker , tbo es-
teemed war adjutant general of Iowa. This
Is the first encampment of the national puard
In tills city since the assembling of the whole
guard in the autumn of ISSl. The Second
regiment of regulars that -will encamp with
thu Tirst brig-ido will number .W men and
will arrive nud go into camp a few days in
advance.
r > K9 MOINK3 IUVER LA.2iD.CAfi : * .
The news that the government has decided
to appeal the Ucs Molnes river land cases
brought joy to the hearts of the settlers lust
week , U'ney claim to ho very liopjful of hnv-
Ing their titles at last continued. They say
they will present their ease on different lines
from thojo already passed ou by that tri
bunal. All movement towards securing In
demnity will bo abandoned until this appeal
Is decided. .Attorney General Stone , in talkIng -
Ing of the matter n low days ago , in answer
to u request fora statement of the principal
grounds for the appeal , said : "Well , of
course there wns the obvious ono that it was
an exceedingly important case , ono which in
volved tlio welfare and happiness : of thous
ands of families whoso sufferings every rifht-
niinded man sympathizes with , andwhoso
rights are worthy of the most careful consid
eration. Cases involving largo amounts are
usually taken to tlia court of lustrcso.t , nnd
I felt that the state of Iowa nnd the settlers
were entitled to the fullest possible bear
ing ,
'Bcflides this , there wns n reason urged by
mo , which struck tbo attorney general with
especial force , Ills one , tbo Justice of which
will strike every lawyer In bis decision of
thocnsoJudgoBhlras took the opinion of tlio
suiiromocourt In the former cusea and fol
lowed it , ' The case presented by us was not
the same case as nny of the others. It was ,
wo think , the llrst time the whole question
had been brought up , but the facts wcro
largely tbo same. The spirit of obligation to
follow precedents and to avoid oven tbo seni-
Ulnnco of conflict wlthasuperiorcourt , which
every peed lawyer feels , mndo Judge Shir.is
decide ns ho did. He very properly intimates
iu his decision Unit ius the other river land
cases hud been decided In the supreme court ,
this ono ought to bi > , ns well. "
Tiumi.i-iXis : Mi'Kimn c.isn.
The Iowa supreme court Is still to bo Imr-
dened with the celebrated cuso of M. E.
IJlllincs. The case was up at the A\ay \ term
ona , motion for retrial and the decision is still
pending. Should the ccurt decree iu Billings'
fuvor , however , it would probably end tlio
mutter , as Bremer county would hardly go
to the expense of auothcr trial. Hillings now
comes forward with n motion which ho has
prepared in prison , dcncmlnatliiR himself
appellant nro sound an attorney and oJllcor
of this court , " and moves to strike the name
ofE. A. Duwsou from the list of counsel for
the state ; to prohibit him from further up-
poiring as an attorney for the state in said
case , nnd that urocccdlngs ho Instituted for
revoking ; the license of said Dawson ami , to
dhbnr him , on the ground that Dawson Is
guilty of the grossest violations of his duty ns
ucounsellorut law. lUlliups gees onto make
along list of sensational charges upon which
the motion Is based. Dawson Is county at
torney of Bromer county , having been elected
to suivced ICinsisley , whom Billings is
charged with having murdered ,
German Veterans t Dnrciiport ,
DAVENI-OIIT , laAugust , 1" . The sixth an
nual festival of the German Veterans' Federa
tion of North AmericA ojoned hero today.
'i'ho procession Including all visiting delega
tions and local bodies of a , military nature ,
moved through tbo streets from 11 to I'Jana
then inarched toSehutzenpark , where neon-
cm ! tournament was engaged In durlng'tbo
afternoon and evening. The attend iiico at
tnho park 1 estimated nt 10,000 , The festival
cetlnues until M'oduesday ,
lulled While Trying ; to Kscnpc ,
AnrunnEy , JIIss. , August IT.-AV , D.
Tyler , a wlilto man , while being con
veyed from Nacon to the county work
I farm In Chlckusaw county , jumped
through the tar window while
thu train was in motion , on the
Mobile & Ohio road , near Pralria Station ,
yesterday. Thu negro Runrd who Imd him In
charge walKcd back and found his man lying
by the side of the track vlth Us neck broken.
Tyler was convicted of breaking Into a house ,
and was being ; sent to the farm to work out a
} 100 lino. Ho was a traveling sign painter ,
Ho was brought hero and. burled tojay.
FELL IROI A SECOND STORY
August -Aren't , a Parmer From Gilcad , MOM
Terribly Hurt at Tobias ,
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A BEEMER LAD.
Hattlo Town's Condition Considered
Hopeful AJblon'H Waterworks
System Crop News From
Over tlic Stnte.
ToniAs , Neb. , August 17 , [ Special Tclo-
prnm to TUB BIB. : ] August Arent , a far
mer from near Oilead , Neb , fell from a door
In the sci'ond story of the Ollvo hotel to the
sidewalk this morning , dislocating his shoulder -
dor , frncturing n rib nnd sustaining severe
internal Injuiles. His condition U critical.
1'atnl Humiwny Accident ,
Bnr.Mni , Neb. , August ir. [ Special Tele
gram to Tne BKC. ] A sad accident occurred
hen today. A little son of Julius Sclirocdei- ,
while out horseback riding , was thrown and
His foot caught In the stirrup. The horse ran
about a quarter of a mlle before he was caught
and the boy released. Ho was taken to u
phjslcian's ofllce , where ho died iu a few
minutes ,
Huttlo Town's Condition.
-Aiu.iXGTOx , Neb. , August 17. [ Special to
TinBur : . ] llattioTown i resting comfort
ably , The attending physician has hop of
her recovery ,
Albion's Waterworks System.
AUIIOV , Neb. , August 17 , [ Special to TIIK
BEE. ] The Albion water works wove put in
in 1SSO. In a very short time , as has Icon
the case with so many plants In Nebraska ,
the water supply g.ivo out nnd for two years
the mains wcro empty. New wells were dug1
and puintis changed , but all was of no avail
until in ISSU an immense well , eighteen feet
in dlruncter and twenty-eight feet deep , was
dug nnct from the bottom of that two smaller
wells , one six inches and the other sixteen
indies In diameter were bored clown into the
gravel. The water rises from the smaller
wells Into the larger one. and an abundant
supply of water was secured tint will sutUeo
for the Uics In the town for a long time to
como. jjAf ter the water supply was Insured n
largo number of property owners tapped the
mains for use on their lawns. Thru It was
discovered that the cost of pumping the
water by steam was about 11 votimes as iimch
as the receipts from water rents. To remedy
that the village board purchnsed a twenty-
foot windmill , nut it ona sixty-nvo foot tower
mid attached it to tlio pump. Now it bus
been demonstrated that the windmill is a suc
cess , nnd the people are congratulating thorn-
t-dves on the fact that they have a successful
waterworks system that , iu the future will
practically cost nothing to run ,
Stnli ; Hoard of 1'liarmaey.
GIIA.XD ISLAND , Nub. , August 17. [ Special
to THE Br.r . ] At the examination held in
Lincoln , Omaha and North 1'lattc , August
IS , 1J3 and 14 , by the boaru of examiners of
the Nebraska state board of phnrmicy there
vas present the full board , consisting of
Henry Cook , Hed Cloud ; MaxBecht , Omaha ;
Henry D. Boyden , Grand Island ; James
Heed , Nebraska City , and J. B. Rlggs , Lin
coln. The following named persons wcro
successful In parsing the examination and r
"cct vdH'Blh"elteoraflL'a1sls'r' ! ! registered" *
pharmacists in the state of Nebraska , viz :
K. A. Armstrong , Osccolu , .Neb. ; A. I/ / .
Bishop , Palisade , Nob. ; A. W. IJuckhelt ,
Grand Island , Neb. ; Bert E. Bicelow ,
Omaha , Neb. : M. A. Bluoliloy , Whitney ,
2Cob.V. ; . J. Brownlee , Ashland , Nob.V. ; .
J. Bean , Broken Bow , Neb..IainesCunimlns ,
1'lillllii.iburt' , Kan. ; Charles li. Campbell ,
Lincoln , Neb. ; Charles Lo Hey Cooper ,
Wcstcrvillc , Neb. ; Alfred C. Dogge , Lincoln ,
Nob. jH. V , L. Eckeriumn , Omaha , Neb. ;
Thomas 11. Edgar , Lincoln , Neb. ; Mrs.
Ullio M. Twdter , David City , Nob. ;
Harry Clydo Graham , Ashland , Neb. ;
Paul J. Gunderumn , Ohio\vu , Neb. ;
D. D.Hayes , Omaha , Neb. ; Frank A. Johnson - ,
son , North 1'latto , Neb , ; Theodora Jcsson ,
Lincoln , Neb. ; Herman Paul Lchmck , Tecumseh -
cumseh , Nob. ; Austin Lednicky , Everest ,
Ivan. ; Archibald McGill , Croighton , Nob. ;
Ben J. McUuln , Trenton , Mo. : 0. "W. Me-
Dado , Fontanello Nob. ; John D. Ueed ,
Woodbine. la. ; W.A. Hoot , Crete , Nob. ; A.
E. Scoflcld , Meadow Grove , Nob. ; Fred' II.
Smith , Alliance , Nob. : P. S , Tuggart ,
Omaha , Neb. ; G. "W. Tucker , LincolnXeb. , ;
H. O. T.vtberleigb , Lincoln , Neb. : Archlo
Wilson , Kearney , Neb.'IInmlltoa ; warren ,
Omaha , Neb. ; Lawrence S. Wood , Broken
How , Nob. ; Prank D. Worcester , Lincoln ,
Nob.
Tbo next meeting cf the board of examiners
for examination of applicants for registra
tion as pharmacists will occur at Omiiha ,
November 11 , Millnrdhotel ; Lincoln , Novem
ber 1capltol building ; Hastings , Novem
ber M , Bostwlck hotel. Kxatniuations will
commence promptly at 9 a. m , of each day.
Traveling Men'n Meeting.
GniND Isr.Axn , Nob. , August 17. [ Special
Telegram to Tun Ben. ] A meeting of travelIng -
Ing men was held at the Palmer house last
evening for the purpose of discussing the
question of having a traveling men's day
herodurlng the sugar p.ihico exposition. On
motion of P. J. Buoldicrt , H. W.
Fish vas elected chairman , William
Eastman vice president , ahd C. A. Turner
secretary pro tew. A motion to have the
travelers' ' exhibition on September n , which
will ho the first Friday of the sugar palace
exhibition , was carried , anil a committee of
live , composed of II. H. Loughbridgo , A. L.
Donald , P. J. Bucbliert , William Murr
and W. L. Eastman was appointed to
conlcr upon the question of uniforms to he
worn in their parade. A motion to adjourn
was lost ,
A motion to send a copy of the proceedings
to TUB Iii ) : : anil State Journal commercial col
umn , also to hotels in the state was carried.
A. communication from Mr. O. 0. Lobcck of
Omaha offering the use of the traveling
men's banners on the lUy of parade ivns rend
iiiula motion to nnko tlio above committee of
live , with the addition of Mr. Lobock , n coin-
mlttco on arrangements , was carried , A mo
tion to make A. L. Uonnld assistant sfrrc-
tnry was carried. A notion to thtinlc Land
lord Ilnynes for the use of the I'ulmcr house
parlors carried and the mooting adjourned to
convene again next Saturday evening at 8
o'clock In the Palmer house parlors ,
Mustering Sons of Vetsrnns.
BI.AIH , Neb. , August i7. ! [ Special
to Tan Bin. : | Saturday night General
Russell A. Alger Camp No. 103 , Sons of Vet
erans , XI , S. A. , was mustered at Blair. Qunr
termostcr John B , Rccro of Omaha , actluy as
mustering ofilcer , was assisted by Jloses P
O'Brioii. L. II. Bookernnd W. J. ICiiigslcy of.
Omaha , Captain Charles Olds and O. L. Han
cock of Vacoma , The oftlcora of the now
camp uro : Captain , Stephen W. Glhion
first lieutenant , Derma Alborryj scconi
lieutenant , OeorgoJ. Ilnllcr ; first sergeant ,
C. 11. Taylor ; quartermaster scrgoatit , F. L
Parrish ; chaplain , Filmoro Horsey ; cam ]
council , W.JI. ITarusworth , Guy Jioad and
F. Dorsoy.
After the muster of the camp and installa
tion of ofllccrs-elect , the camp and visitors
proceeded to tbo banquet rooms and sat down
to an elegant nud tcmptlngsprcad. Speeches
of u wry putriotlo nature were made Eiv Cap-
tula Gibson. Captain Olds , John B. Reave
Moses I * . O'lJrlca ' , L. H. Booker , and others
A largo number of com rales cf tbo Grunc
Army of tbo Itonublto were present nn <
seemed very much Interested as well ns
pleased at tao manner their sons were goliib
Into the work of perpetuating their memories
and assisting the Grund Array of tlio Repub
lic , This camp itnrts out with the largest
number of charter applicants over organized
iuthla state , there being thirty-six present
for muster. Much credit U duo to Comrade
George Do Tcmplo of tlio Grand Army of the
Republic for It was through his efforts that
this camp was organized.
Ilio Crop ArouiHl'llrcvstcr.
BiinwsTEit , Neb. , August lT.-Speclnl [ to
TiniURE. ] The crop ncrcnga is larger than
heretofore. Some of ItU burned and will not
mnkohalf n crop , while other fields will ao
thirty bwhols.Vhent is , in bolter condition
than ever before and will average about fif
teen bushels per ncro. The average acrcngo
of oats \vlll be about 11 f teen bushels. Potatoes
nro late nnd other root crops promise to bo
good.Tho
The Brcwstcr News has changed hands ,
William P. Drowsier being ; the present pro
prietor. -m
The business men of this town nro encour
aged with the hope of the completion this fall
of the Lincoln & Jllnelc Ilill railroad , which
has been graded within four miles of the
capital ( jt Bluliic county for the past three
years. \
Three tickets are in the field in this county
and the political contest will bo exceedingly
hot , The amendment Is probably a little
ahead in Hliilne county ,
Under the now mnnngcmclit ot the Paclllc
short line it Is bulloveil that road can bo In
duced to como to Drowsier and HlHlno
county , and an cffoit is being made In that
direction by our business ruen.
The lllaino County Fair association has
leased ground for six years of the Lincoln
land company for fairgrounds nud have pur
chased tlio largo .buildluir they have , used for
three years , which will bo moved on their
new location southeast of Drowsier.
'Iho lllainu county normal institute is in
session this week and will last another A celt.
and is quite largely attended by tcnchora of
this and adjoining counties ,
Jloro white buaus uro Icing grown this
year hi Blnino coanty than over before and
they now promlseiiu extra heavy yield.
The News at Hartley.
lUim.KT , Neb. , August -Specinl [ to
THE Br.c. ] The partial fnlluroof the wheat
crop is ooinowh.it discouraging to the mill
conipaiiv , but they nro at work making a
strong dam to secure a largo reservoir iu Dry
creek.
Bnrtley has no suitable roomi for the pub
lic school , nnd many wished to vote S'JjOOO iu
bonds and then build , but at the election last
week the bonds wcro defeated.
The long drought has discouraged some of
the farmers , but the agricultural society is
fortunate in having Interc-ited working ofil
cers nud they are making , a special effort to
have a coed county fair m September.
On August 8 the editor of the News , pub
lished In Danbury , this county , announced
that owing : to Urn unfavorable business out-
loolc ho would suspend tlipNows. The editor
and a part of tbo outfit arrived In Bartloy last
week und ho expects to publi&li this wcclc the
llrst number of Iho Earthy Enterprise.
Cuttle News From Ilnncroft.
B.vxcnot-T , Neb. , August 17 , [ Special to
THE BER. ] Tim BKI ; representative inter
viewed a few of the lending cattle men of this
place and learned the following in regard to
tlio number of cattle bciifg p.wtured a few
miles north of town on tht reservation : Niclt
rrit-/ , n.OOO ; A , Olsonic,000 ; Ed Farley ,
4.000 ; Ed lioso , 1,000 ; Muf berry , 2KJ ( ) ; Mlko
liay , 1,000 , ; Foiitouolle , aiX , ( ) ; Purdy , 3,000 ;
Campbell , 1,000 ; Lcrambn , 3,000 , ; Pilcher ,
U,000.
Tlio above liords aggrCgnto 23.000 head.
Besides these there are several smaller herds
from 400 to 600 head , Tho.wliolo number of
cattle being pastured a 'fow miles north of
town Is not far from 40,000 head.
Notes I'rom Kremlin.
AUCAUIA , Neb. , AUCTSJ17. . [ Special to
Inu QBE. ] Arcadia stock buyers paid out
, -10. * . > foi-stoclc ' in the f fncntli of July , and at
' ' *
-
month.
Tbo Arcadia broom factory has commenced
operations again under the management of
7. .Tonkins , rui nlfl OTnnrHpni'1. ! ! hrnnin innlcnr.
Mrs. William McCloiniyents , ono of Ne
braska's oldest setttcrj , died lost week of
dropsy.
John G. Shaupn has a largo force of inon at
worlc nt his ilourfng mill low'ring the water
wheel and repairing the mill and millruco.
This will increase the potfer of the mill very
much , It will commence business again iu a
day or so.
Polk County Crops.
OSCEOI.A , Neb. , August 15. [ Special to
Tne BEK. ) Tlio crop outlooli In this county
Is not near as favorable as when the July re
port was made , The long-continued drought
and hot south winds bu ; damaged corn so
that It will not avoiago morothun one-fourth
of a crop and corn Is selling for moro than
double the price it ever has at this season of
the year. Wheat was very good , but there
was not much sown , not enough to supply the
cou nty. Oats were very good , not much sown
and tbey are vrorthilO ccijts a bushel. There
will not ho potatoes enough to supply the
county and they uro now soiling Uoui 80
cents to $1 a bushel.
Hay is very scarce now and Is selling at $5
a ton in the wluroW ,
Lincoln 2O , Nebraska City 1O.
NEIHIASKA. Crrr , Nob. , August 17. [ Special
Telegram to Tins Ben. ] Tiio homo team
played with the Llacoln association team to
day. The game was qulto exciting after the
llrstlnning , and resulted in a victory for the
visitors hy a score of 20 , to 10. Batteries-
For Lincoln , ClnroandMcPurlaiid ; for Ne
braska City , Ilensel , Mohler and Wilson.
Umpire Tumor. ,
People's Varty at "Valentine ,
K VAMXTINE , Neb. , August 17. [ Special
Telegram to Tnul3ii.l The people's party
met In mass convention yesterday and nomi
nated a commissioner , coroner and county at
torney ; also elected ten delegates to the rep
resentative convention for Keya Palm and
Cherry counties. Delegates are pvactieully
instructed forT. 0. Dlack , a labor nominee ,
for representative.
AYoodKiver items.
" \VoonIlivEii , Neb. , August 17. [ Special to
THE BKE , ] During a thunder storm here last
night lightning struck the livery barn of
Williams & White nnd killed oue horse. No
other damage wits done , although the barn
was tilled with horses.
The Catholics held aplculo hero yesterday ,
which was largely attended ,
Improvements at Clue Hill.
BLuniln.1 , Nob. , August 15. [ Special to
THE BKE.J Blue Hill is ono of the liveliest
towns In the state On every hand ore
springing up building ! ! of alt kinds , sub
stantial evidences of a prosperous future.
Swift JiiHt Ice to u niaclc Unite.
VAsnrii.i.c , Tenn. , August 17 , Henderson
Fox , tbo negro who outraged Miss Annie
Dowling , was lynched at Trenton tonight by
a mob of about two hundred men from the
neighborhood whcro tlio crime was
committed. The sheriff and jailer did all in
their power to prevent 'the mob's getting at
tno prisoner , and summoned a largo guard ,
which suf rounded tbojuil , The mob wn de
termined , however , nnu ran over tbvsrard
nnd demanded the hoys of the Jailor , lie was
compelled to glvo them up. The prisoner
was taken out and hanged to a tree.
A Laborer Killed.
CiiETCxxr , Wyo. , August 17.-Spcdal [ Tel
egram to TUB DEB. ] .lotiti Brcen , a laborer
working ou the Choycnno & Northern , was
killed yesterday by hdug tnrown from a work
train , falling under the wlieela. Brcoti was
thirty years old and his family resides at
Pacific , Mo.
Hanged Herself at Seventy.
HuNiixaTox , Ind. , August IT. Ono of the
oldest residents of this county , Mrs. Sarah
Hunt , aged seventy years , living at Andrews ,
six miles west of this city , committed sulcldo
by bunging this monilni' , The only causa
assigned for the deed Is continued 111 health.
REHABILITATION OF SILVER ,
Efforts to Bring About an International
Monetary Conference
THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN APPROACHED ,
Wliy Commissioner Hlno It
Army .Appointments Create
Croat Dlssntlulhution
WASHINGTONIk'iiRAti Tun OMUIA DKK ,
51 ! ) Foi'KTEEXTii Srnrirr ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , August 17.
An ciTort Is being mndo by several men In
both branches of congress , who nro greatly
Interested In the ronionetizatlon of silver , to
Induce the president to send ubro.id an "un-
ofllchd agent" to Mtind the principal Euro
pean governments nnd llnd out what the pros
pects are for the holding of an international
monetary conference , and to what extent
they will go In the rehabilitation of silver.
It Is understood that Senator Sherman nnd
other leading men nro In favor of this plan
and they believe if the right man Is secured
as the agent a good deal may ho accomplished.
A member of congress who Is fully informed
as to what is going on , salit today : "I do not
believe that It is nny good for this govern
ment toluvlto the European nations to attend
another Internntlonnl monetary conference.
Wo have already hud two nnd nothing prac
tical has resulted. There Is also nothing to
be gained by having our ministers at the var
ious court" ascertain tbo views of the finance
ministers and the ministry of the government
to which they nro accredited ; that would
glvo too much formality to the negotiations
uud prevent u full and fruo discussion of the
subject. *
"Tho right way to go nbout it Is to do what
the European nations frequently do
in matters of this kind , aud that
is , send abroad a gentleman of tact
and discretion , who has a full knowledge of
the subject , and who is in no sense a diplo
matic agent , hut who can visit the leading
cupltols iinu represent the American case.
"Wo have practically ronioiuitlzed silver by
the new silver bill , and of course it Is to our
Interest to have the other great
powers do the same thing , and If wo
arc to bo successful now is the time to irtnlco
the move. Silver has appreciated very con
siderably since the passage of the hill and
everything points to its going still higher.
If the fnet of our increasing the coimigd en
hances the price , it is a good argument to
use , and it is always easier to do business on
n rising market than it Is when the market Is
the other way. Whatever is done should bo
done uLonce. "
While the president hns been visited by
several leading members of congress nnd
urged to appoint this unofllciiil agent , for
some reason or other , which bo hns uot ina'de
public to the advocates of the scheme , ho is
uot disposed to do so , and they very much
fear that the president will pursue his usual
course , und the advantage which
might bo gained will bo lost. The president
has not refused to make the appointment , but
ho simply 1ms the mutter muter advisement
und holds out no hopes of a speedy appoint
ment.
If the president makes this appointment ho
will not nave to ask congress for an appro
priation to defray the .commission's ex
penses , nnd in fact It is more than
likely that tin effort will ho made to
' 'prevent the fnctof tlio appointment becom
ing public. In thu .consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill , passed a short time ago ,
is an Item to enable the president to ' 'meet '
unforscon emergencies , " ofilclnlly known as
tbo emergency fund , but moro generally
spoken about us the secret service bill , uud of
which no account is ever rendered.
The Amount appropriated for this purpose
has been § IJO,000 , , but this year it is Increased
to ifSO.OOO , and the wording of the unprcipnii-
tlons has been slightly changed. 'I'no words
in the following sentence , enclosed in paren
thesis , show the change imulo : "To enable
the president to meet unforeseen emergencies
arising in the diplomatic and consular ser
vice , , and to extend the commercial ( and
other ) Intciests of the United States , " etc.
The change was made for this purpose. It
was llrst proposed by the men interested in
this matter that the selection of the agent
and the practical charge of the negotiations
should bo loft to Secretary Wlndom , as it is a
financial subject , but as ttio treasury
department has no secret service
fund at its disposal it would
have necessitated un appropriation
which would have caused too much publicity.
Even the men who lire opposed to the fur
ther extension of silver coinage say that it
would bo good policy for this government to
know definitely how far Europe will go In
the mutter of sliver. " as just now
\\o are a good deal in the dark and
the future of our financial system
must in a great measure bo predicated on sil
ver as part of the currency.
It Is not believed by even the most ardent
advocates of silver that Great IJritaln will do
anything looking toward its rcmonetizatlon ,
as it Is to her advantage to keep the price down
as low us possible , and should France and
Germany Join the United States in any con
vention the success of the scheme would bo
doubtful unless England became a party to it.
There lias been considerable speculation in
silver among members of congress since the
passage of the s > llvcr bill. In the sen
ate n pool was made up and 5,000,000 ounces
purchased on margins and in the house
Si0.j,000was , put up on a margin of 5 per cent ,
and as silver has advanced very materially
since the pools wcro formed everybody has
made money out of the speculation.
A WO1IK3H01' FOH TUB
Very marlced Is the the difference between
the procedures at the pension otneo today
from what they wcro only three or four veal's
ago. It was only a short time since that
man who mndo application for an original
pension or an Increase of pension wns placed
upon the defensive , and the proceedings from
the application were in the hands of attor
neys , and it was almost Impossible fora
claimant to got his or her eyes upon the
papers in a case after they wcro once illcd.
Commissioner Tanner inaugurated a cus
tom , which , under Commissioner Hutiiii , has
grown to ho universal , giving every iippli
cant an opportunity to call at the pcnsiou
ofllco at Any time and look over all thu papers
4 n u case without uny delayer outsldo In
llucnco. The spacious rooms of the commis
sioner and ills two deputies have immense
tables distributed around at Intervals , and at
these may bo seen at almost all times of the
day men , women and children of almost every
age. looking through pension papers. The
applicant can at any time call , and upon a
simple request , have his or her papers
brought out for examination , so that the
exact status of the case may ho ascertained
and every facility is given to expedite udjudl
cation.
The pension ofllco is a workshop of the pee
ple. It no longer requires the Influence o
men in congress .or prominent in politics to
reach the throne and get directly at the com
missioner , his assistants , examiners or chiefs
of division , so that uny nccnnsary require
tncnt to make a case complete may bo ascrr
tallied without money , prlco or great incon
vcnlence. If there are delays In the pension
onlco they grow out of the number ol claims
pending and not on account of any unneces
sary applications which lack of information
or communication with the claimants.
General Andrew Davidson , tbo first deputy
commissioner of pensions , in speaking ot the
enormous number of applications for pensions
which have come in under the recent depen
dent net , said to your correspondent : ' 'It is
true that the number of applications appears
to bo something overwhelming , but after all
you must remember that there is Included In
this enormous number the applications of
very many soldiers whoso papcw are now on
lllo hero but whoso cases were refused because -
cause the disability for which they claimed
pensions could not bo proven to have been In
curred in tbo service Of course , nil these
men are now eligible for pensions , and when
their cases are reached their disposal will bo
1 very much facilitated by the testimony which
wo now hnvo on hand. 1 wo'Jld not bo sur
prised If at least one-half of
the new applications were of this natureWo
will got to work on this ncwserlesof npnllca-
Ions about the llrst of October , 1 think.
Whether wo will work on these cases slmul-
aiiL'ously with the work now going on or
whether will arrange it to follow the pres
ent work has not yet bocu determined , hut in
Ithorcaselt will bo done as cxpcilltloiuly as
wsslblo. The gicut Influx of new clerks -
wuiaslx bund ml will lw of enormous bone-
It and it will not take us very long before ; wo
settle nil claims. It will not ho necesmiry , m
ms been claimed , to ask for any moro room.
I'horo are In nil the rooms of this building ac-
coininodutlons for many moro isiorki , mid he-
Hides much space is now occupied In the pen
sions bureau by the census oftlco , so that It
can bo seen that we have all of the space wo
iced. "
wiir ro.MMiMioN'nu UINK nrstaxun.
The resignation of District Commissioner
line , thu democratic member of the board ,
vldch was announced last week , wis oc
casioned , as so ninny other disagreements In
similar organizations are , over the matter of
utronngo , although this did not appear upon
ho surluco , nor has It yet been staled In any
of the accounts that have been written of the
affair , Ucmibllcan politicians nave been very
nuch dissatisfied over tbo tardiness with
vldch changes have been made in the ofllcial
'orcoof the district ; only about ! 50 per cent of
ho employes of all grades are republicans.
and they have Mt that a more nearly equal
llvislon between the .political parlies ought
o be made.
Up to the present time , however , Commis
sioner Hlno has successfully resisted all nt-
ompts made by his colleague , Commissioner
Douglass , to clinngo the personnel of the
'orcii of employes , with few exceptions , hut
.he constant strain was unpleasant , and to a
nan In Mr. nines' position it was not neces
sary for him to subject himself to it , and ho
ook the easiest method of escaping from It
jy resignation. The republicans hope now
that under the now democratic commissioner ,
whoever ho may be. the changes will bo moro
upldly iimdo , and that the number of hungry
and willing patriots who have been cooling
their heads on the outsldo so far will llnd
places on the distrlet rolls within a rcusoli-
iblo timo. Jlr. Hlno , It is understood , has
icon offered his old position , president of the
Vlergonthaler printing company , at a salary
largely In advance of that as commis
sioner.
AHMV AlTOIXTMr.NTS dllUTl ! ll
The army appointments of last week have
created considerable dlssutls faction among
those whoso relations with military affairs
irosuehas to make them Interested to a
greater extent than tbo average citizens. The
fortunate applicant for assistant adjutant
general Is a Canadlitn by birth , and although
in oftlcer of good record , was no better oft In
that respect than nay 0110 of the other numer
ous contestants for tlio place. Senator Ilaw-
loy , chairman of the senate committee on
military affairs , interested himself in
: his matter to the extent of recommend
ing Captain Fesscndcn , brother of Samuel
ITessoHdcn , secretary of tbo national commit
tee from hli own state , the only recommen
dation of tbo kind Unit ho has ever penalttcd
himself to make , and ho feels crlovcd that no
attention was given to his recommendation.
Captain John G , Courkc , who was strongly
endorsed for tlio place , had every qualifica
tion for the position , including that of a
brilliant military record during and since the
war. Captain Bourko's ' service In the Indian
wars under ( ioucruls Ouster and Crook were
the subject of various complimentary reports
by those ofilcers und it is understood that by
reason of them ho will receive a brevet col
onelcy under the law recently passed to con
fer brevets for gallant and incritorous action
intho Indian campaigns of recent years. The
appointment of Colonel Baxter to bo surgeon
general nlss occasloncd'critlclsm , although in
tnls ease ho was entitled totbo nomination
by seniority. Surgeon General Baxter is
tbo oldest ofllcor In the army now on the
active list , except General 0. Smith and Aug
ust ICautz. . . PfiiiM S. HKATU.
TJIK CLE.lltAXCK ItKCOIlD.
Financial Transactions of the Coun
try During ; the I/nHt Week.
BOITO.V , August 17. [ Special Telegram to
Tins Brn. ] The following table , compiled
from dispatches from tbo clearing houses
of the cities named , shows the gross exchanges -
changes for last week , with rates per cent
of increase or decroiso : , as against the
amounts for the corresponding week in 18SO :
. . . so-iooto
Xol InclulJ'l Intulali. Nocloarliu IIOIUB at tills
lluio lust rear.
Tlio U'onthor Fnrnonit.
For Omaha nnd Vicinity Fair ; wanner.
For Nebraska Fair , except local showers
In northern portion ; southerly winds ;
warmer In southeast , cooler in northwest
portion.
For lown Fair , followed hy looal showers
In extreme , northwest portion ; warmer ;
southerly winds.
For South Dakota Light local showers ;
vnriahlo winds ; cooler In western , slightly
warmer in eastern jiortlon.
Fatal Haloon Affray.
Minm.F.noiioudii , ICy. , August 17. Edward
Alvcy , formerly of Chicago , ICy. , hut for the
past few months proprietor of a saloon on
Gumhcrland avenue , this city , wns at noon
todny attacked hy Rhodes Wlldor , James
Wilder and J. Bonk , nil of Ilarlan county ,
The tight took pla < po In the saloon and young
Alvi'y was stabbed mortally three times In
the back. The three men uro now under ar
rest.
iiii ; ) Crops In South Dakota ,
Hfiio.v , S. D. , August 17 , [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tan Hue , ] The weekly veatber
crop bulletin , just Issued by the United States
signal officer , shows tbo drouth unrelieved
except in a portion of the Black Hills country
and n very few other localities , U is too laUr
now in many points for rain to do any good
to the crop. Wheat averages about ten
bushels per ucro , outs twenty or thirty ,
HELD UP BY TRAIN ROBBERS ,
j Missouri Pacific Limited Express Ow
c : \ Rifled Hoar Ottcivillo , Mo.
-iTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SECURED.
, * '
tqiupt aiiulo to Itol ) the l'a soil
nml Not a Shot Flroil The
Job Done With Nuatncsa
. * . and Dlspatuli.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , August 17.- The 1'a-
clllo e.wcss company lost flK,000 ) by n train
robbery on tbo Missouri I'nclfla railway
early this morning. It was the ICuusasCity
limited that fell Into the Imndsof thobmidtts.
The train was crowded with passcngur.t , and
the snfo of the express company was stuffed
with money , much of it consigned to western
b.uiks , The train loft Tipton , Mo. , nbout 1
o'clock a. m. Two mysterious flgmes wcro
scon lurking around the forward end of the
train , but no particular attention was paid to
them.
Justnftor Icavlu ? TIptoa the fireman re
turned toward the tender to Uro up and
looked squarely Into the muzzles of two re
volvers in tlio hands of two masked men.
They had evidently boarded the forward
| ilatform of the "blind" mull carat Tipton and
crawled over the tender to the engine. Ono
of tbo bandits covered the fireman with his
revolver while the other took care of the en
gineer and they wcro told to holdup their
liauds1 "Xow you run this train to the Ot-
tcrvlllo water tank , " ordered the leader , "and
stop thoro. if you attempt to stop at anyothcr [
place or give a signal of alarm , you'll he a dead
man , " and the robbers placed their
weapons close to the bends of their
victims. The engineer and ilrcmim were nt
the bandits' mercy and could only obey.
Ottervlllo water tank stood In "Kobbcrs1
cut , " Just cast of Ottervlllo. 'Twas ' there
that the noted outlaws , the James boys ,
committed ono of their most during robberies
and the Younger brothers perpetrated ono of
their boldest crimes.
When "Uobbers1 cut" was reached ,
Iho engineer stopped the train.
"You como with me , " the loader addressed
the engineer , "and you attend to the llro-
man , " ho said to his companion. The en
gineer was commanded to thooxpress car mid
tell the messenger to open the door. When
ho reached the express car lie found the two
robbers had live confederates stationed at
convenient places nbout tbo car , all heavily
armed and their faces concealed behind
masks.
Ho walkca to the door of the express car ,
and , covered by the revolvers of three of Iho
robbers , called to the express mcssongcrSam
A very , to open the door. Avery , suspecting
no danger , pushed back the door. As ho did
so the leader of the robbers and ono confed
erate pushed their revolvers in and ordered
the messenger to bold up his hands. The
order was promptly obeyed and three robbers
Jumped into tlio car and proceeded immedi
ately to the safe , which was locked. Avery ,
commanded to open it at the point of a re
volver , did so.
" " 'Ono of the robbers unfolded a gunny sack
and Into It were placed the entire contents of
the safe. In. . the meantime the conductor ,
alarmed at tlio unusual stopping of the train ,
went forward to see what was the trouble.
He cot only as far us the end oftho. . express.
dar , when lie was halted by ono of the rob
bers , who told him to go back and collect
tickets. The conductor hurried back to the
first passonircr coach and excitedly Informed
the passengers whut was going on and ad
vised them to hide their valuables.
Money , watches , Jewelry and everything
valuable wore shoved into boot-tops , Into the
cracks of ho cushioned scats and every
where to get It out of sight. The conductor
had Just warned the passengers in the second
car when the train started again , Tlio rob
bers had llnishcd their work and escaped.
The engineer pulled the train into Ottcrvllle ,
where a party was loft to nrouso the sheriff
and organ izo n posse to pursue the robbers.
The robbers had left their tracks hi the
mud , and these wcro followed for some dis
tance cast and finally lost. A sheriff's posse
and detectives nro scouring ; the country for
the robbers , and considering the short start ,
hope to capture some of thorn at least.
The exact amount of money and valuables
stolen cannot bo learned. The agent of the
express company hero will say absolutely
nothing about tbo occurrence , except to glvo
n story of tbo robbery. From other sources
it was learned that the money in the safe
aggregated about $75,000 , and that other valu
able property amounted to about $15,000.
All the ofilcers of the express company hero
tonight Imvo fallen down in their efforts 'to '
tell the same story nbout the amount taken.
Beyond a doubt the loss is as heavy as re
ported , although no confirmation onleflnlto
information can lw secured. The govern
ment package to Fort Leavenworth was par
ticularly valuable.
An Oregon. Stage Hohhory.
LiXKViu.E , Oro. , August 17. The Llnkvi
stage between hero and Lnko View was hold
up this morning by two masked men. The
robbers secured the mall bags , express box
and $ -10 from the pirsscngers. The express
box contained only a umall amount of money.
DCS niolncs' Now Gntlmllo Cathedral.
Iis : MOINES , la. , Augirtitl7. [ Special Telo-
gnim toTiin BHE. ] The corner'stouo cere
monies of the new Catholic cathedral took
place In this city this morning nud were wit
nessed by a great throng. The proceedings
began with solemn high mass in the old
church at 10:30 : , after which there was a
great procession of the various Catholic so
cieties , Amonp tbo distinguished clergy
present was IJov. A. A. Lambert , S. J , , of St.
Louts university , wtio lectured this evening
on "Science and Revelation" to an overflow
ing audience at the Grand opera houeo.
Under the territorial government of lown
and during the early years of its statehood
the Catholics of DCS Moines wcro attended
by missionary priests , who occasionally vis
ited them and attended to their spiritual
needs. Tlicro Is no authentic record of u
resident pastor until 1650 , when the Itev.
Father 1'lntho arrived and founded St.
Ambrose purlsii and built a niniill
frame church. Father Plutho wna succcded
by Hoy. John Brnzlll in ItfiO. Under him the
congreeation soon outgrew its quarters and
began the eroctlon of the brick church which
was dedicated In 1MB. Father Brazill also
Auilttho parochial school. Hlscleathoccurrcd
August iiTi. 1SST ) , and ho was succeeded by
Hov. M. Flavin , the present pastor. The
ngregation at present embraces between
three hundred mid four hundred families and
has outgrown its nrcmit quartern. The now
building \\lll bo 01 KoinauoiiiuoarchiUcturo
and is being built of Hedford buff stono. Its
extreme length is 177 feet , extreme width 103
feet , auditorium KJSxffli. soatingcupi city 1,000. ,
To tbo rldgo of the roof It will ho ninety feet
nnu to Iho cross on the tower 1W feet , In the
rear a winter chapel will bo erected with a
seating capacity pf 1'J. , to which will bo con
nected tbo baptistry , The cost will bosr > , ooo.
Next to the state cnpltol It will bo the finest
structuru In UosMolncs und ono of the finest
church buildings in Iowa.
Killed Illn AHsnllnnt.
iNWVN.ii'ous , August 17. Tonight Harry
Kokcmlller , a local tough , assaulted August
Dopoo , aged sMy.flvo. and tlio latter used a
knife to defend himself with fatal effect , cut
ting ICokcmlllcrla numerouu places ,
Hlglit Killed anil ICIglit Injured.
ST. I'BTKRsnuuo , August 17. Through the
breaking of a scaffolding In u six-story buildIng -
Ing on Nevskl prosiiect eight workmen werr
killed uud eight Injure * '
