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r FHE OMAHA EE , i * TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOHNING , JUNE 17 , 1S91 i * \ NUMBElt 804. SV KNOWN BY THE AUTHORITIES Attorney General Hastings Admits Knowl edge of the Asylum Scandal- QUIETLY LOOKING UP THE MATTER , Ilonu ) of Public LnnilH and \VIIH on n Still Hunt , but \ \ ere KnruHtnlliMl by The lice. Livrr.i v , Nob. , Juno 10. [ Special to TUB UPP ! The expose in Tins Hir. : of the wretched st'lto of affairs at the Hastings in sane asylum has created a sensation at the Btato house nnd is the topic of conversation on tlio siren's. ' It is universally conceded that something should DO done with the guilty nariios and that very soon. Attorney General Hastings was the only * tate executive otllclal tit the state house today Ho was asked concerning the facts nud figures in Tin : BII : : , nnd he declared -iAjHt tboy were perfectly correct. Ho ad mitted that the board of public lands nnd buildings , of which ho Is n member , had been instituting a quiet investigation. "The members of the board suspected that there would bo trouble at the very llrst when we took hold hero last January , " said Mr. Hastings. "At the first mooting wo held , the enormous deficiency of the Hasting' } nsylum aroused our suspicions. Something ever a month r.go wo got an inklinc of what was going on there , and wo mndo up our minds to go en a still hunt , satisfy our minds Whcthor certain reports were true or not , nnd if true call the. guilty ones to account. Wo have held conferences with Governor Thayer in regard to the matter , am ] ho knows as well as We what has been going on thero. Now that the cat is out of the bug I will say in candor that the statements in TIM : Br.i : nro perfectly correct. But Tin : BII : : li.is more yet to divulge. ' When the members of the board of public lands nud buildings heard of certain com plaints made we began to look up the records lo see if they were true. Wo not only found , Wtni they were true , but wo also discovered tun' they wcro only the entering wedge. In i.earehing for proof of the complaints , or ruMic-r hints , madii we found that wo had lieeu informed of only a small p.irt of what had actually been going on. Our investiga tions are not yet ended. It is not our inten tion to pursue or Iiijuro anybody , but if a man Is a thief he is to blame and not us. Ho knew the consequences ooforo the deed was committed. Wo are state oftlcinls and it is our duty to see that the state is not robbed. Or Test signed those reports of Livering- Jioiiso. As superintendent he is equally re- 'M > "iisiblo.o do not know whether the ( .diirinr know what ho was about or not , but nnv rate the matter should bo investigated. > , orintihouso and Test should bo tcmuor- . . , ' suspended. Tom Majors is governor of the state as Thajer is in Wyoming. Why ho 1 Is not here I do not know. But ho should bo hero and ought to immediately suspend the two men. "Dr. Stone was expelled from the institu tion last full by Governor Thayer , but tno doctor's friends do not seem to fear an Inves tigation of his record. " Dr. Test's Story. IIXTINTIS , Nob. , Juno 10. | Sp < ! clul Tele gram to Tin : Iiic. : 1 Superintendent Test of the nsylum was soau by Tin : BKU correspon dent this afternoon. Ho makes the following stfitomontT "Tho foul attack in today's BKB upon the management of the Hastings asylum was nmdo by disreputable parties , known to us , who have been malting systematic efforts to injure our mpuj.utlon ever since and oven before fore wo took charge Sjptcmberi'i , Ib90. The st.ito has never lost a dollar through our management of the Institution , nor has there been a dollar extravagantly expended. Wo have demanded a thorough investigation by thu state board. "Had the party who wrote the article the Qunhood to sign his name , the article would lAC , no further answer , or had ho , before jmikihg the attack , taken tbo trouble to cx- nmlno ouV books , ho would have found that the money ho so Insinuatingly claims was put to an illegitimate use was charged to another fund , and placed on deposit imme diately upon receipt of same , subject to thu order of the state board. "I will leave it to the state board to make any statement It may cheese after having ex amined our boons. " Mrs. Cox ueo Mattie Bulger was seen this afternoon. She said : ' I left Iho asylum December 20 , and only * "nskcil ut the time for f-0 ot salary duo mo , as I knew 1 would have heen obllguj to accept a time cheek , which 1 would have had to dis count , as there wa.s no money at that timo. The stov.'ard told mo there would bo no money until the deficiency bill had passed. In Jan uary , IV.II , I sent a note to the steward , ask ing for the balance of my salary of $ -.7. ! ! ) , which I received about February 1. Certain discharged employes informed mo nt differ ent times that tlio steward advanced buck salaries out of ids own pocket after tlu ap propriation for that purpose had been ex- - -y haustcd. " Central City .Vows. Cr.NTiiAi. CITT , Neb. , Juno 10. [ Special to Tin : list : . ] The present season seems to be a hard one on Murrick county newspapers. The Clarks Chronicle , the Silver Creek Alll- nnco and thu Palmer Sun have all suspended during the post tow weeks. The Chronicle is soon to be revived by Mr. Wnlrnth of the Osceolu Democrat. District court has been in session this week Judge Miller of David City , presided the llrst three days , nnd has ucon sin-ceded by Judge Marshall of Fremont. No cases of particular Importance have been disposed of , nnd hut very few nro before the court. Two appeals from thu action of the city council In granting saloon licenses have been argued , but no decision announced. -.j' ' ( 'eltzon ' , manager for the Howell lum ber company at Columbus , was married to Miss Mary Harris at the residence of the brine's parents in this city last Tuesday morning. There has hardly been n day for thrno weeks that rain lias not fallen. Corn looks yellow and sickly In many places , but the general promising outlook for crops contin ues. ues.A small hurricane passed Just south of Chapman villimo Saturday. There were no houses in lu path , nnd thu breaking of u fuw trees was the only damage Uono. Close ol' a lion- ; \ilt\i. Wi : r POINT , Nob. , Juno 10. [ Special to Tin ; BK.ILast night Grandma Bruiior died at the advanced i.go of eighty-threo yo.irs nt the xvslduueo of lior sou , Uriah Brunei- . Several months ago she contracted the grippe from which shonovnrilltod. . The deceased has many relatives In Omaha. The funeral will be hold next Thursday under thu auspices of the Lutheran ehurolv of which st.o was a devoted member. Convent ! n Postponed , 1) > MI MI , Nob. , Juno 10. [ Special to Tin : ' } } rt ' The mii'Uiil ' convention of the Otoo County Sunday School association , called to meet hero Juno is ami 10 , has been postponed in consequence of the outbreak of smallpox lit the western part of Iho county. DiMtli ot an < Jlil ICrsliloni. NumivsKA Cirv , Nub. , Juno Id , [ Special Telegram to Tin : BKI- I Mrs. Henrietta U. Chiles , a resident of this county since Ii5l , died lust nigtii , nged slxty-nliiu years. At Doano College , CIIETC , Nob. , Juno I0.-Spoclal to TUB UI.T ' Commencement exercises of the JJoano college Uosan Saturday evening. The , ercise are bciuif held m the Cougrcga * church , which Is beautifully decorated for the occasion. Saturday evening lock place the senior preparatory exhibition , first division. KIght of the class appeared on the programme which was rendered with great credit to the students and highly appreciated by the largo audience. On Thursday Presi dent Perry of the college preached n sermon to the graduates taking his text from John vlll : 13. It wai a delineation of the life and character of Christ. In the evening Hcv. John Doan of Urand Island , delivered tlio annual address to the college Young Men's Cliristlim association. This address was n line and scholarly discourse on the great social needs of the present day. Monday evening the second division of the prepara tory students gave their exhibition , again eight taking part. The work done was good. The preparatory rmss numbers seventeen , the largest number over graduated Into the collegiate department nt Doauc. Her 1'nmily. Coi.rMiir , Neb. , Juno 1(5. ( [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BIE. : ] Mrs. Peter Laughlln , wife of an ox-Union Pacltic engineer , eloped with M. W. Corwln , formerly night watchman - man at the windmill factory but Into a sowIng - Ing machine agent Mrs. Laughlln went to Bentrico to visit on April : ! 0. She loft her son In charge of relatives at Beatrice and departed for Fremont , where she joined Corwln. The pair loft for Kcur- niiy. Mr. Lnuuhlin , her husband , U in the employ of the Union Piiclllo nt Norfolk and did not learn of his wife's action until Sun day , when ho went to Beatrice to investiirato Iho matter. Ho is very much broken hearted over the ntluir. of Uuoiproolty. IISTINIW , Nob. , June It ! . [ Special .Telo- gram to TIM : Bii.J : : Hastings ledge of Knights of Reciprocity , No. 1 , was organized tonight with Leopold Hass president and J. F. Ballmyer secretary. Judge Taylor of Harden City , Kan. , will bo hero Saturday night to initiate the lodge , at which time it is expected there will bo at least seventy-live members. After this ledge is instituted it will be rendv to Institute other lodges over the stato. Numerous applications have al ready been received and letters of inquiry are coming In by the down. There seems to tie a dcslro to org.mUo thojo lodges all ever Nebraska. A Vontbfiil Tramp. CiitANH ISI.VNK , Nob. , Juno Hi. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bin : . I A tramp aged sev enteen years , giving his name as Kit King , broke into the house of Daniel Morgan early yesterday evening. The house was unoccu pied and used for storing furniture. King gathered together a number of articles which could bo conveniently carried away , and thinklm ; it would be safer to re.movo them later In the evening laid down and went to sleep. Ho was thus discovered bv Mr. Mor gan , who himself marched the fellow to the city Jail. Ho was bound over today to await the action of the district court , which is now in session. Donne Ornto lctl Contest. CHI-.TI : , Nco. , Juno It' . . [ Special Telegram to Tin : BII : : . i At the Dawes oratorical con test of Doaiui college Homer C. House re ceived the llrst 'prize , Bertha B. Stull second , and Leonard A. Turner third. The judges were Kov. A. B. Gilbert of Kxeter , A. V. Storm of Clay Center and II. S. Dungan ol Hastings. On delivery , Key. L. Gregory of Lincoln , Uov. A. S. Tlmin , D.D. , of Omaha and C. C. White of Crete. UlKli Water. COI.L'.MIIUS , Neb. , Juno 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bilu. ] There was a very he.ivy rain full at Humphrey , Piatto Center and Oconeo today. Shell creyk is overflowing its banks , and the water is running over the Union Pacltic tracks In several places bo- Iwcen the above points. The Sioux ' City passenger train , No. 04 , was delayed on ac count of high water. Keel Perl'ootly siufc. SYIIACUSI : . Nob. , Juno 10. [ Special Tola- gram to TUB Bii.J : Tno town council of Syracuse sent Dr. Ashton to Investigate the facts relative to smallpox in the western part of thu county today. Ho found three cases at Douglas , but w'oll quarantine1. ! . Douglas Is seventeen miles from Syracuse and the people hero tool portootly safe. Will Ci-lobratc. Oitcii.utn , Neb. , June 10. [ Special to Tin : Bii.J At a meeting hold by the citizens of Orchard on last Thursday night , it was do- elded to hold a celebration here on the Fourth of July. Preparations are being uiado and u good time is expected. TWO IIILLI.V. Pat \Vrotilc to the Milwaukee Flyer in Iciwu fjrtftt Nlnlir. CooUMIPS , la. , Juno 10. | Special Tele gram to Tin : BKI-.J The Chicago , & Mil waukee llycr , going east from hero at 'J : 10 p. in. wont through a bridge and plunged down an embankment of forty feet iuto the stream below. The engine , baggage , smoker and chair car all went down. Two passengers were killed and u number seriously hurt. Conductor Cornelius Is badly bruised. Tlio engineer and fireman wcro both hurt , the fireman seriously , The rain has been pouring down in n tor rent since tno accident. The passengers were all taken from tho' wrecked curs , and placed lu the Pullman , where the injured are being cared for by doctors , 1MU.IS SCHOOLS. Superintendent DnrclipKtor tbo Problem at Itoxobml. Uoar.nrn Aonxrv , S. D..luno 10. [ Special to TIIK Uir--Huv. : | D. Dorchester , D.D. , superintendent of Indian schools , is at Uose- bud looking over the schools and studying the Indian school problem right on the field. Before leaving Hosobud Uo will select a site for a boarding school. Timely Italn. CIUMIUIU.U.S- : . D. , Juno 10. ( Special Telegram to TIIK BIK. | Ono of the best rains of the season commenced last night and has been falling constantly up to this even ing , with prospects of no abatement until morning at thu earliest , Thu rain came tn good season , as the hot , dry weather the latter part of the week had scorched wheat badly. The present rain will brighten it up wonderfully. The Missouri river is very high here. An Austrian Consul SnlulilcH , ViKXXi , Juno 10. Advices receive I hero from Prlzreiid , n town of Kuropenn Turkey , lu Albania , state that the Austrian consul ut that place , llerr PIllliiKkl , has committed suicide. The foreign olllco recently censured llerr Plllinskl for being instrumental in securing - curing II.e abolition of the bells in a Roman Catholic church at Prizreml. The consul took this step in order to pltiasti the Turkish Inhabitants of that , place , who objected to htarlng the bells tolled. The robuuo re ceived by llerr Plllliihki so preyed on his mind that hu took his own lifu. Itnil Wi'iitbor lor Ccrnuui Grain. HKIII.IX , Juno 10. The high price * of cereals nro being maintained on account of bad weather In the grain growing districts , cspoclnlly lu mountainous parts and in the Tyrol , where snow recently foil. Aim-oveil | ilio .Mnl/c Duty. PAIII ! , Juno 1(1. ( Tbo chamber of deputies lias voted approval of the duty of a francs on malro , with u urovUlon for thn temporary nil- mission of era in If to bo u > cd m the amuu- facturo ol alcohol for export , KILLED IN A STORM CELLAR , Two Women Lese Their Lives While Sock ing Refuge from Lightning. DISAPPEARANCE OF A YOUNG FARMER. Fours Thnt Imrs Peterson * Hns Met wllli I.'OH ! Piny Itur-glnr CiitiKltt nt Wyniuro Wlml mill Italn. I'Ai.Mnn , Nob. , Juno 10. [ Special to TIIK Hii.J : : During tliu thunderstorm of yester day ttio wife and grandmother of Vaclav Lnnton took two eliildrcn and wont with them Into a very low storm cellar near thulr liouto to avoid the lightning. During the btorm the lightning ontureu the door of the collar and instantly killed both the women , but did notlnjuru the children. Mr. Lanton was not at homo at the time of the accident and the bodies were found cold and stllT two hours after the iitorm by a relative who , In going by the farm , noticed no ono about , mid on investigating found the bodies as do- scribed. _ An Ail (1 ro.s H ( o Graduates. Pcnr , Neb. , Juno 1(5. ( ( Special to Tin : Bii : : . | The annual sermon before the senior cli.ss of the state normal school was deliv ered in the chapel at 4 p. m. yesterday by IJr. Moulton of lied Oak , la. The address was powerful and deep , yet clear and humorous1. Dr. Moulton has a happy way of putting things that charms his audience and his de livery wus such that his hearers almost for got the speaker as they listened to his earnest words. The speaker said that in this eminently practical ago wo are becoming very averse to anything that seems vMonury. afid yet ho believes that ideals arc the great steeping forces of our lives. Two kinds of visions present tncmsclvcs with great clearness to all and especially to those who have received Uio benolits Of u higher education. Our entlcers becKOn to UB from below and holdout the glit tering pri/es of wealth or fame which maybe bo secured by any who will pursue the course necessary to obtain them ; a aufllclcntly elastic conscience being the most essential nld to their attainment. If we answer the call from above , ' wo shall be load into the paths of sclf-sacrlllco and perform years of seeming unrequited toil , it may be , but In the eno the reward will bo one valuable for eternity. To reach the piano of those below wo have but to lot go our grip and gravita tion will do the rost. If we would rise wo must "hitch our wagon to a star , " and hold on most persistently. The world contains a magnet with its two poles the positive , good ; the negative , evil. As wo yield to one or the other ol tlioso forces our lives nro shaped. If wo would bo pure and true wo must obey the first , resist the second. Ttuis only can wo lit ourselves lor the higher duties of life , and In so doing we will but follow in the footsteps - stops of our Master. IJr. Molten clojed his remarks with a few earnest words to the class about to leave their alma mater. The members of the senior class greatly ap preciated the able and eloquent address and . \illtrcasuro the words in their memories , to come back again when life's real work is upon them. _ _ ISeatrluo Cliuntuiiiinn. BEITHICE , Neb.Juno 10. | Special toTiin : c. ] The , Bcatrlco ChautaiKjua assembly opens ono week from today. The most elaborate preparations have been mndo for the event , and thu programme is ono of rare excellence. The grounds huvo been very materially beautijled ever last season , and present ono of the handsomest and most encoring resorts in the west. Every facility has been made for th'j complete enjoyment of the visitors In a material sense , while the literary features are practically unsurpassed. Among the notables who will surely bo hero .are ox-President U. H. Hayes , Hon. Ignatius Donnelly and Kov. Bum P. .lonos. There will also bo scores of eminent educators and lecturers present at intervals , with the bust Chuutauquu instructors that the country can afford. Prof. U. O. Case will have charge of the musical features of the assembly , which Is n Sufficient assurance of the success of this feature. A debate on the Bacon-Shakespeare theory Is booked for Juno lil ) and : i ( ) , between Ignatius Donnelly and Prof. John C. Freeman of Wisconsin" . Kx-Prosldent Hayes will speak on July 4 , and on Juno -I Sam Jones will hold the hoards. As an additional .special attraction the steamboat "Queen of the Blue , " will ply regularly on the waters of the river from Sixth street to the paper mill , a distance of three or four miles. The boat is capable of carrying about three hundred persons. Solid lor Omaha. NnmusKA Crrv , Neb , , Juno 10. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BKH , | By Interviewing a number of republicans here today it is con clusive that they are nil solid for having the republican nation convention hold in Omuha , lion. John C. U'atson , chairman of the re publican state central committee , said : "I am certainly in favor of tno convention being held at Omaha. It must bo hold in the west and Omaha is the placo. I nm now corresponding spending wilti prominent republicans over Nebraska to got the feeling for n time for our state convention , and some of tlioso contlo- men have written enthusiasticallv about securing - curing * the national convention for Omaha. It should bo there. " lion. Paul SchminUo said : "I am for Omaha , llrst , last and nil the time. Ne braska should have the national convention , and Omuha is the place where the delegates can bo entertained. " Postmaster Frank Helvey : "This Is Mio time above all others that the republican na tional convention should bo hold In thu west. Nebraska deserves It , and Omuha is the city where it should be hold. " Other prominent republicans spoke strongly in favor of Omaha getting the convention. Party Interests Demand It. NOUTII PI.ATTI : , Nob. , Juno 1(1. ( f Special rclcgram toTiin Bii--J. : ] E. Evans , cahsler ot the North Piatto National bank and chair man of tto | republican central committee , says that the republicans of this county are heartily In favor of holding the national re publican convention at Omaha , and that the Interests of the republican party demand that it should bs held as far west as the Mis souri river this year. Hon. T. C. Patterson says that nil NebrasKa republicans should bo and nro in favor of holding thn convention nt Omalm , that the location woild ) bo central , and it is duo the west that It should bo held In some western city , H. M. IS rime * , nttornov , says if the con vention is hold at Omahu it wll'l have a beno- llclul oiTcct on several ot the western states and materially strengthen the party In sev eral state * , and he Is strongly In favor of holding it in Omaha. lur Hie Fourth. WIST POINT , Nob. , Juno 111. [ Special to TIIK Uie. : ] West Point has tukon stops to celebrate the Fourth in an appropriate manner this year. The lire department will have charge of the celebration. The greatest feature of the occasion will bo n gorgeous In uustrlnl parndo. The hose contest which aroused so much enthusiasm last year will bo repeated the coming Fourth. It is ex- peeled that West Point will draw I rum many surrounding towns on this day. KiillKllml with tlioSlte. IlHvriiia : , Neb. , ' June 10. [ Special to Tin. UIB.- : ] While It Is true that there wore sev eral bids presented for the location of the federal building in this city , general satisfac tion prevails over the selection of the Christ ian church corner at the corner of .Sixth and Kila streets , The uuw location Is Just ouo block north of the present postofllco and ' 'n ' a direct line from the business center of the cltv toward the now CJago county court house , now building. It is but half n ' block from the Paddock hotel , and In brief , the location Is acceptable to at least 80 per cent of Iho people of Beatrice. It Is intimated that Sen ator Paddock will co to Washington within a few dayr and will while there endeavor to have the work commenced as soon as pos- Mblooutho preliminary details of the struc ture. A .MISKlnt ; Man. BI.UII , Nob. , Juno 10. ( Special to Titn HUB. ] Deputy Sheriff Menko is trying to got on the track of one Lars Peterson , who lives In the northern part of Blair. Ho disap peared Saturday night. Ho was last scon nbaut , r > o'clock , when ho started to visit a young lady at the res'dcuco ' of Andrew Ho.var. who lives five mlle ? west of Blair. Since ho loft nothing has boon hoard of him. Ills folks are very anxious to find him. as they nro afraid some ono has waylaid him. Ho is about twenty-four years old , weighs 1T.1 pounds , is ri foot , < inches high , light complected , light hair , and Wore a blue suit nud white straw hat with a blue band around It. Sheriff Ilarriman left this morning for Norfolk with Andrew C. Anderson , a young man about twenty years old , who is Insane. Itotihoil by Tramps. CII.M-MAV , Neb , , June 10. | ? peclnl Tele gram to Tin : Br.i.J : On .complaint of Mil ton Wright , aged about sixteen , Constable Grolncr arrested three tramps this evening and brought them before Justlco Wood worth , charged with highway robbery. * A hen about two miles west of hero the tramps tooK young Wright and took his shoes oil his feet , and robbed him of his pocket knife and $ y.0. > . Wright described the shojs and knife which the tramps had in their possession. On return of the cash and knife and paying ing for tno shoos the tramps were sot at lib erty and given fifteen minutes to leave town , wh'ich they did through the ram. HonilH for u Co-irt UOIIHC. SOUTH Siovx CITV , Neb. , Juno 10 , [ Special to THE Bci : . | The special election hold Mon day to vote on the proposition to bond this city forir > ,000 for the purpose of building n court house to bo doimtcd'to Dakota county provided South Sioux City is successful in getting the county scat removed from Dakota City , resulted in ninety-two votes being cast in favor of the bonds ana two against. These are the first bonds that will Uo issued against the city. They run twenty years. There was a light vote polled and there is much satisfaction on account of the almost unani mous vote in favor of the oroposition. A Woman on Her Muscle. PO.NCA , Neb. , Juno 10. ( Special Telegram to THU Bui : . | This afternoon Mrs. Henry Flugcollu aud daughter Lucy were arrested by Constable Campbell on complaint of J. S. Peabody charging them with having thrown tilth on and in ids liousu. They were lined by Justice Hewitt $0 and costs. While the warrant was being read to'her Mrs. Flagcollo struck the coiiHtah'o ' u terrible blow on the Imaa with a heavy maul hoop for willed olTenso she paid 810 and costs in Justieo Rogers court. The affair caused tjuito a sensation. _ Odoll t uliool Graduates. ODEI.I. , Nob. , Juno 10. [ Special to Tin : Bir.J : The opera uouso was crowded at the graduating exercises of the high school. The building was handsomely decorated with flowers and evergreens , 'and the effect was very pleasing. Thograduates - acquitted themselves iti a manner that. reflected great credit upon the school , and teachers. Those receiving diplomas woroJ-Ncllio Hanoy , Dee Fay Hobortson , .John nt ? QUcln , Ebon U. Prentice. M. Lewis Milieu , Frank U. Single ton , Shannon W. Wuddoll and Charles N. Hinds. _ AVind , Lightning and Italn. NIOMHAHA , Neb. , Juno 10. [ Special to Tun BIK. : I A heavy wind and oloctno storm struck hero yesterday at 2 o'clock , blowing down small buildings , wrecking stora fronts and felling trees. Two residences were struck by lightning. A travoltuir photogra pher's car was blown over , and the proprie tor , who was within , injured. An Indian house on a high point was completely wrecked. No news as yet has been heard from the country , and it Is feared much dam age was done. It has rained siuco and crops nro looking tine. _ Drat i < > ( ' Frank H. Fowler. McCooit , Nob. , Juno 10. [ Special to Tin : BIK. | Frank II. Fowler of this city died last evening. Mr. Fowler was a member ol the firm of Wilcox & Fowler , general merchants , and was president of the board of education of this city. The deceased was a prominent Mason , being a member of St. John's com- miindery of this city. Ho was also a member of McCooi : lodge , Ancient Order United Workmen. The funeral will bo on Wednes day at 2 i ) . in. The Masonic lodge will tuko charge of the services. Caught i tliu Act. Wv.Moun , Neb , , Juno 10. [ Spjclal Tele gram to Tin : Biu.J Night Watch McQulnu caught a man in the act of burglarizing Pisar's saloon in this city last night and promptly arrested him. At the hearing of the case this morning ha was bound ever to the district court and was taken to Beatrice this afternoon. Ho gave his numo as William Smith. Dakota County Crops. Sot'Tii Sioux CmNob. . , Juno 10. [ Special to Tin : Bii.J : : Copious rains in this section the past three wcaks are causing crops to look splendidly and much in advance of any previous year. The acreage of corn is prob ably -0 per cent Increase over last year. Small grain of all kinds is in good condition , while grass is fairly booming. Shocked by BHAVIK : CITV , Nob. , Juno 10. [ Special Telegram to Tins Hen. ] The heaviest rain of the season fell hero this afternoon , thruo inches by actual measurement. Much dam age wes done to crops during the storm. Postmaster Apgar's residence -w.is struck by lightning and the mombcra .of thu family were violently shocked. Making Final Proof. COUPON' , Nob. , Juno 10 ( Special Tele gram toTiin Bui : . I Judge M. P. Klnknld of the Twelfth Judicial district has beo.i a vis itor In town for the paat. Hvo days. The judge is making final proof on his timber culture entry. The cordial irruatlng extended by the citl/ons would indicate u high appre ciation of his attainments. Presbytery Mealing * DUNIIAII , Nob. . Juno 10. [ Bp > clal to Tin : Bci : . ] The meeting of tbo Omaha Presby tery of the United Presbyterian church con vened hero today. The opening sermon was preached by Uov. Scott of North Bond , Nob. Among the ministers present nro Uovs. Graham. Proudtlt , Ilunderrou , Williamson and Scott , Vontlul lor the Plalnllir. lUvriNus , Nob. , Juno 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bri : . I The jury in the case of Brandt vs Chapman , after b.'ing out ncanv twenty-four hours , brought in n verdict for the plaintiff , allowing him J ; > 7. The plnlntill sued Dr. Chapman for mulpructico nud united Slu.OOU damages. Plenty of Italn. Noiirit Pi.vrn : , Nob. , Juno 10. f Special Telegram tn TUB HKB.J Twelve hours of heavy rainfall during tlio night and this morning has covered tbo lowlands with water. District court convened Monday ir.ornlug with Judge Church en thu bench. Would Ilko to See It. VAI.EXTINK , Nob. , Juno 10. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : UBK. | The republicans of this whole country would very much like to BOO Otuaha secure tuo national convention , Mi Ohio Republicans Go Wild with Enthus iasm nt the Muutiou of It , HIS NOMINATION A FOREGONE CONCLUSION IlIninc'N Naino Cheered ( o tin ; I'uho Harrison and .Sherman Still Dear to tin : Hearts ol' tliu I'nckeycH. Cou.Mnt' : . , O. , Juno 10. To the casual ob server today the opening scenes of the repub lican state convention presented a little muro the appearance of a Blalno-Foraiter ratlllca- tlon mooting than an ordinary state conven tion. It is now no secret that cx-Uovornor Foraker aspires to succeed Hon. John Sher man in the United States senate , and the young men who nro his followers dominate the convention. In a like degree the young republicans appeared to bo devoted to James O. Blalne , yet the ovation which greeted the mention of the sorvlcos of the dlstiniruishcd secretary of atnto was by no means confined to the younger clement. Old men men grizzled and grey , and evidently retiring from the busy world today forgot their ago and their dignity as they joined in the wild acclaim provoked by the niiiiio of Blaiuo and waved their hats w'.illo shouting ever and over again the name of the popular leader. But President Harrison and Senator Sher man are still dear to the hearts of thu aver- nco Ohio man , as the great apulauso which greeted the mention of their name ! ; amply testilled. Particularly was this true of Sen ator Sherman , who , however much Blulnu might have led Harrison in popular ap proval , shared almost equally with Foraker the plaudits of the Ohio veterans. The important results of this cam paign , not only to the state but to the nation , Is fully realized , and all the devices known to modern politics will bo exerted by botn parties to win a favorable verdict from the people next November. It was arranged early this morning before the convention came to order that there should bo no disputes over organization. General Asa S. Bnshnell of Springfield was unanimously decided upon as permanent chairman. The Ur.ind opera house , which has been the scene of stirring political con ventions for years , was beautifully decorated with Hags and bunting. The national colors were conspicuous everywhere upon the stage and n largo picture of McKinley was sus pended over I no chairman's place. It was arranged timt the convention should occupy two days. This forenoon was devot ed to the meeting of the various congres sional delegations and the selection of a new state central committee and committees on credentials , resolutions and organization. The nomination of William McKlnley , ex- congressman and author of the tariff law , for the oflico of governor has been a foregone conclusion , and made the convention which opened with'so much enthusiasm and good feeling today , rather a love feast than a contentious political gathering. Melvinlcy arrived about noon. Although the temperature was away up in the nineties a thousand men turned put and marched to the station to greet him. Ho was accom panied by friends and neighbors and several marching clubs from his section of thu stato. Cheer after cheer greeted him us the train rolled into the depot. McKiuloy was escorted to a carriage and the march to the Neil house began. Aloug tno ontlro dis tance , nearly a milo , the sidewalks were lit erally packed with people. Oil reaching the hotel McKlnley retired to the pnrlor , where ho was joined by Sherman , Forakor and others. H was after 2 o'clock baforo the delegates began to gather. At 2:15 : L. M. King , chairman of the state central committee , called the convention to order. Robert M. Novln was elected temporary chairman. Near the conclusion of his address Chairman N i\'in said : "At the right hand of the presi dent stands a man who for keen intellect , broad statesmanship and devotion to Ameri can interests and American progress is the peer of any man who has over lived , who lives today or over will live James O. Blalno. " The name of .lames G. Biaino was never heard b3f the convention. Little by little as the peroration reached its height the audi ence caucht the inflection aud from a general hand clapping the applause developed Into one migjtty roar that shook the vast building from gallery to green room. Jt was history repeating Itself the scenes of the national convention of 18SS re-ennclcd. Strong men shouted themselves hoarse and women waived their fans in approval of the senti ment , while l,0 ( ) ( ) voices simultaneously andover ever again repeated in musical chorus the name of ' Blaliio , Biaino , Blalne. " , After a few words of caution its to the ne cessity of nominating a strong state tiekot the temporary chairman announced the con vention ready for business. The congressional delegation of the twen ty-first district of the state then reported the members of the now state central com- mlttoosalectod nt tno forenoon moetinir. Im mediately after the appointment of the com mittees the convention adjourned until U o'clock tomorrow morning. The evening was devoted to receptions , music and speochmaiung. The Lincoln clue tendered a reception to McICinley , which was attended by an Immense crowd , includ ing the leading republicans of the state. Senator Sherman was Introduced early In tl > o evening and made a brief speech , devoted principally to anecdotes and a review of the records of the republican ami democratic parties during the war. In the midst of his speech the audience caught sight of McKinley loy , who arrived somewhat late , and the sen ator nt once Insisted that the next governor should address the audience. Major McKinley needed no Introduction to the two or three tlKUisnnd Ohiowans and wulted for none. He said there was ouo thing Hi it could bo said of the ivpuhllcan party which ho did not believe could bo said of any other known to political history. The republican party had been right in every great public question for the last thirty years. It hud not only been right , but man kind had coirm to declare that It was right. [ Cheers. ] There was another thing that could bo said of the republican party. It could louk backward or it could look for ward. The democratic party could look backward only with stiamo fapplausol , for It had confessed that on every ono ot these great Issues the republicans were right. lie congratulated his hearers that , as in thu past , the republican party was now on the right side of every question that concerned the welfare of tno American people. [ Ap plause. ) Ho cared not whether it was a sound currency oy the American people , or a protective tariff to promote American In dustries. [ Cheers. | Ho cared not whether It was liberal pensions to soldiers or what ever It was , the republican party was lead ing today as it had always led the advance thought of the American people | cheer.- . ] , and the republican party tonight would look forward with hope ami exultation. Ho said that Ohio republicans had not waged n political battle for twenty-live- years , fraught with greater Importance than the political battle of this year It means everything to the republic because It means everything to the republican party , which was so closely related to the welfare of the republic. Ho congratulated his hcaiors on thu outlook In November. They did not euro whom the democratic party nominated whether it bo Campbell or Ncal for victory would cumo to ihu repub licans its sure as thu Ides of Novombar { pro * louu'CM cheer * ! , and It would como bcciiuso that party had ilono something for the guod of Americans. Thu republicans did not con- line themselves to a single Issue ; the cam paign would cover every ditTurencu between the republican and democratic parties -stuto and national , principles and administrations. [ Applauxu. I That be hoped will no the re publican platform tomorrow. Mr. McKiuloy then defended "tliu matchless leadership of that bravo Tom Heed" and the last congress. In conclusion Major McKinley dorondod the protective tariff in tils cnuructeribtic manner. At the conclusion ot McKialoy's speech ox- Governor Foraker spoke hriollv hut enthusi astically of coming suc-ccss in Ohio. The committee on resolutions wa.s In ses sion until Into tonight drafting the platform for tomorrow's session , but no material progress was made. There wcro two ques tions of dlspulo-ttio money question and the tariff question and there will probably bo n compromlsoou both. ThoeulhuslasticMeKIn- ley men were In favor of n resolution endorsing in emphatic terms the "McKinloy law , " but others thought the safer plan was to merely endorse the principles of protec tion to American labor. This and other disputed questions were finally suomltted to n sub-committee , which will report to the main committee tomorrow inurnlng. The resolutions , so far as agreed upon , on which there was no dUtmto , arralk'ii and denounce the present democratic state ad ministration and Iho recent democratic legls. laturo lor their falsity to their pledges , their ineompeteney and their extravagance. The democratic legislature fs denounced for the election to the United States senate of It financial speculator and a man who is practically n non-resident of Ohio , and had no record of statesmanship and nothing to recommend him for the hitfh honor but his moiiov , a man moro In sympathy with Wall street than with the people of this commonwealth ; also for Having unseated without regard to form of law of a legally eieeted lopubllcan lieu tenant governor In obedience to tno decree of a party caucus for purely partisan purposes. The-democratic legislature U nlso arraigned for passing tlio most unfair congressional gerrymander over enacted in a northern state , under which the republican f.arty with a conceded majority of SO.UUO was given less than one-third ot Ohio's representation In the national house. Plumb will Talk to Kditor * . CI.AV Cn.NTrii , Kan. , Juno 10. Juno 25 Iho republican editors of the Fifth and Sixth congressional districts will held their annual convention here. The meeting will have an especial significance because Senator Plumb , who will address the convention , will tnuo occasion to explain at length his position re garding the course which the party should pursue. Ho will also devote a few remarks to the charges made against him of inconsist ency during the last session of congress. His address 'on the whole is expected to bo ex tremely interesting and moro or loss sensa tional. l.OM < h.li'SX Oil ltKTlKE.ni2M Well Known ( hica o Commission I.OIINC ( juitN liiislness. Cnic.vdo , Juno I'i. ' Tlio commission llrm of 1 { . W. Dunham & Co. , of which ex-Congress- man Dunham is the senior partner , gave no tice on the board of trade this morning that their trades would be cleared through thu llrm of .Norton & Worthington. The an nouncement caused much comment and gos sip , as the trade in geneia ! is at a loss to understand the meaning of it. The firm Is an old and well known one. Dunham says it similN | means that he is going to retire from the commission business , that ho look this means as i lie shortest and most simple way out , and that it is In no scnso a failure , as all his trades 11.10 protected. The firm wus sued hi the circuit court this afternoon for $ ' , ' 0OI ( ) ) damages by Moses Barn and at the saiuo lime attachment proceedings wcro taken out. Tins action was taken be cause , us it is alleged. It Is discovered that yesterday Mr. Dun Ham had convoyed all his real estate. Liner in the dav Mr. Barn , by his attorney , filud a petition in ttio county court under the terms of the voluntary as signment act. It sets f Drth that the company has been for many years engaged in the buy ing and selling of grain , stocks and other securities on commission. The firm purchased for Mr. Barn 1,00(1 ( shares of stock of the North American company doing business in Now York. Juno K ! sucti stock had n market value of $15,000. The charge is thun made that on Juno Kt Dunham was absolutelv and irre trievably insolvent and know himself so to bo : that ho transferred to John P. Ahrens , an attorney , real estate worth at least $ " > UUOO. It is alleged that Dunham is not indebted to Ahrons and that the transfer was a secret trust for tno benelit of the creditors of Dun ham. The Indebtedness of the llrm is said to exceed $2(10,000 ( over the assets , and the court is asked to take jurisdiction and bring the llrm Into couit. Jt Is also sought to restrain Ahreus from disposing of the property. I allures. CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 10. The Golso lumber company assigned today to C. S. Spiegel. Liabilities about $70,000 , assets about the same. The firm has mills at Higginsport , O. , Coredo , W. Va. , and Newport , Ky. Ol'EltiHtXl ! 'I UK How Iv\-Con < ii'e > .smaii Dorsoy A'.ows flu ; Nebraska Situation. WASHINGTON , Juno 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Br.K.l Ex-Congressman ( Jeorgo W. E. DorsOy of NcbrnsKa wa.s at the Hodman house , Now York , yesterday. Ho said that ho behoved that something of a change In sentiment wus coming over the people of his state. There was not hiich u demand" for frco coinage and there was n decreasing interest In Iho farm ers' alliance movement. "Tho people are bcginnlnir to see that they have overdone the ililng , " ho said. "They are finding It more ditllcull to get loans from Now York capitalists than they did before they went into such extremely radical movements as were seen there last year. They are wondering if it isn't best to hold up a Uttlo. Tlio crop prospects \\ero never bet ter mid that fact has Its effect in keeping down the desire to rush into thu alliance. " I'ATKNTii ( IHANTKII. Patents were grunted to the following res idents of Nebraska and Iowa : Charlton S. Beau of Nuckolls county , Neb. , chock row for corn planters ; Oscar L. duly of Lincoln , Nob. , meat tenderer ; William Brayton of Floyd , la. , gate ; George A. Casselman efFort Fort Dodge , la. , composition of matter for whiting ; Adolph H. Olson of Kldorado , la. , painters' overshoe ; William Wellock of Sioux City , In. , shoo lace fastener. Miss Menta 10. Wood of Iowa hns been ap pointed a copyist in the patent olllco at Sr.'O per annum. N'tllVCK Jtl' I. Hill IX MM. : One of a PlonlckliiK Party Killed I'.nil Three Until } Injured. ST. Loi'i.s , Mo. , Juno 10. During n severe storm which cnmo up between 1 and 2 o'clock this afternoon some twentv-llvo picnickers huddled together in an aulhousu in Forest Park , near the police station , for protection from the rain , which came down in torrents. They had scarcely got Inside the building when It wa.s ( .truck by lightning. Shrieks , moans and cries fur help issued from the building in which the people had congregated to escape thu btnrm's lurv. Policemen hur ried to tht scene. Nearly all of the occupants of thu outhouse were more or loss injured , one being Killed and three very seriously hurt. Following Is a list of the casualties : Miss Sadie iNicArthur , aged twelve years , dead ; Mrs. Li//.io ( 'niden , badly injured ; Mlxs Kato Bender , burned and otherwise Horloiuly hurt ; Miss Laura Boauclerlo , .seri ously injured. _ Tormrlo In KansiiH. WitnriA , Kan. , Juno 10. A tornado Is re ported to have swept , over New Burdock , on the Wichita fi Western road , about U o'clock this afternoon. Considerable damage must have been done to crops , Wichita gut u blight hail storm. tin : /M7Vinit For Oinnlm and Vicinity Showers ; sta tionary tompi'iMturu For Arkansas , Colorado. Kansas nud Missouri - souriSnowurn ; cooler ; northerly winds. For South Dakota , Iowa and 1'astern Ne braska -Showers ; cooler ; northerly winds. For Western Nebraska mid Northern Minnesota - nosotaShowers ; stationary temperature ; uind ! < north. For the Daliutus Fair ; warmer , variuulo winds , FOfi VTO ONE SHOT TO IT , Great \iopshcail Suburban Hnmlicip 1 i.i by au Unknown Outsider. BERGEN'S GREAT RIDE ON LOANTAKA. Tunny , Tea Tray , .M'i.or | Homo and OtliciKavdiltcs Siully Iiolt ItushelN of .Money I.ont by the Talent. { Smr.i'siiiM : > lUv , N. V. , Juno 10. Twen. ty-llvo thousand enttiustastlc persons braving the neat of a tropical sun visited this oour.sil to see the Suburban , ono of the great handi caps of the year , decided. The weather could not have boon Improved upon tor racing purposes but it was entirely two warm for personal comfort. It was n close humid kind , that draws perspiration out of one's pores by the quart , but with all the discomfort it could not keep lovers of racing from .the track. The Suburban waste to bo decided. Tunny , the winner ot thu Brooklyn handicap , was to run. That was all sufliciont mid any ono who by boon or crook could secure the time visited the Shcop-diead Bay track , today. Enormous Improvements have been made about the grounds since the last meollntr , nnd today the course Is one ol tlio liamUom- est In America. The grand stand and Dotting ring have both been enlarged and improved In other ways. A now paddock , inn airy thing in looks but substan tial as adamant , has been erected and the Club house brightened up In a hundred ways. Thu whole field mndo ono of the prettiest pictures ever presented to an American race crowd , nnd that it. was fully appreciated was shown by the excitement and exclamations of surprise nnd delight , that were heard on all sides. Of COIII'M ) nlnu- lenths of those proient came to sco thu Sub urban , but they were willing to have oiitnus- iasm roused to fever pitch by contests by lior-es of a smaller calibre. Thus It was that when Civil Service won the llrst race after a gallant light , ho was liberally applauded , and in the second race , the llrst half of the double event , Ills High ness was cheered to tno echo when ho do- defeated Victory and Nomad , while thoio win plenty of sympathy for St. Florian and his rider , Llttluilcld , both of whom mot with mi accident that cost them the race. It happened in this way : St. Florian , after malting all the running , was eloiely pressed in the last furlong nnd Liltlolleld hit him n cut with ttio whip. Ho at once shot to the front lilte an arrow from a bow and ap peared to have the race won , when ho swerved to the Inner rails , going completely over. Fortunately , however , neither tlio liorso nor tlio Jockey wvm hurt. By the time Port Chester had won the third race the crowd was wound up to con cert pitch and were prepared for the subur ban. Down in the betting rings fathers of families , conservative business men and horse plungers fuught and pulled each other around in n mad endeavor to but their money on Tunny. This could not last terover , how ever , and at 4IS : the buele called the horses to the post. Out they came , as noble looking animals as ever faced a starter. Conditions anil \ \ eights. The conditions , starters , weights , Joelteys , and betting follow hero : Thc.Stilmrnan.il handicap sweepstakes of Jlno eur.li , the .ihvoi'lal Ion to adit an amount Milllcleiit to malc thu amount tM.UM ; the second end to receive i'.JiW , one. mile and a quarter. Starters : Loantaka , 1U7 illurgoni , M to 1 : Miijor Oiiiiio , 107 ( Martini , 10 to 1 ; O.isslus. 118 ( Taral ) , ! ! 0 to 1 ; KH/lamu-i , 1(13 ( ( It miu-.l. ' 'D to 10 Banquet , III ) ( Hamilton ! . IIJ to 1 : Tenny. 1- : llKEinc Miirphyt , 4 to.'i ; Kllcy. t'"i lUvurlmi ) > to 1 : Deiiiiith. HdiDoguutt ) Hi to I ; Isaac I.ewU , loll iTaylor ) , 100 lo 1 ; Tea Tray , MS ( Harrison ) , : ito 1. 'Ihey cantered up to the post , formed a good line and marched past the grand stand , where every horse and rider received more or less upplnuso. Teniiv came in for the lion's share , however , and no seined to fully appreciate it. B.ick again they went to the post and then all was ready for the fray , lint no , some jockey Is down , and there is another delay that is moro Irritating. Fin- idly , however , everything Is in ivadinoss , and they all approach the stnror oa even terms. And Away They Went. Flash goes Mr. Caldwoll's rod Hug , and the big race is on. For a few strides a half do/eu ot them nru neck and neck , then , as they near the stand , Major Dome shoots to the front and as ho sweeps by the crowd ho is a neck In front of Cassiu.s , who has Banquet nt his heels , while Demtith , Isaac Lewis and Uiloy are all well up , with Tenny , Tea Tray and I/ountnka bringing up the rear. They ran In this order round the lower turn , where Domuth took second place tn Major Dome , the only change being that Tea Tray is last and is sulking. Ho will not try a yard nnd in despair his backers tear up th"lr tickets. When straightened out for the run up the back stretch the p'ieo ' quiclcons and the interest b < > comes Intense. Major Dome .still holds his loud , with Cassius , Deuiuth and Banquet as his closest at tendants , while Tonny , who is now fulh'extended c'ln't get in an inch. .Mean time Martin Burgen on Lountaka loafs along side the rails us though ho had no interest , in the race whatever. Half way dowi. the buck stretch Major Dome is still in front and it , be gins to look as If they would never catch him. Demuih has gene up Into second place and Cassius is third. MurpU.V Is beginning to move up with Tenny. and ho takes sixth placo. As they near the turn ( jarrlsun on Tea Tray and Ior- } gun on Loantuku are still trailing in the rear. On the turn Major Dome still stays in front. "They will never catch him , " cry hl.s back ers , but they will. Major Dome is beginning to falter , and Tural is rushing Cassius after him , while Domuth , Flujamos , Isaac Lowl.4 and Tenny are still urging thu others. Sud denly a roar goes up from the crowd , Dorgen has wakunod , and under his urging Loautiua is cutting through the Hold In u marvelous fashion. \Vlion tlio IliiuuVIIH Won. His burst of speed Is wonderful. At the sixteenth poles ho Is third , right behind Major Dome and Cusslus. Now the real struggle boiiins. Harrison .shows some bigns of life on Tea Ciruy and Bergen Is stealing up with LoantUa. | Tunny ib still in sixth placo. Mu'rpby commences to urge him and his legion of backers gala courage , tor ho gains slowly and It is hoped that his wonderful burst of jpm > d will curry him to Iho front in the stretch. It is a false hope , however , for on tno turn for homo ho faltors. Murphy then tries the whip. The famous burst of speed la not there and the fa vorite Is beaten. As they turn Into the stretch Mujor Dome still holds the lead in a dogged fashion , but Martin Is whipping and so are all thu others now. now.The crowd Is yelling like fiends and all the joukoys are whipping and upu.rmg like demons. Loantakit slowlybutiMirely ; cuts down thu lead , and twenty yards from homo is on oven terms with Major Domo. Martin , the jockey ol the latter , glances despairingly at the black colt so surely going ahead and hu makes one desperate clfort. It is useless now. Bitrgcn U at work like a machine. Under his efforts the nulile beast under him rouses himself and amid the cheers nnd yells of the assembled thousand * Loantaka shot across thu line n winner by a length and a half in Uu7. : Major Domd inanagod to lait long enough to get the plucu from Cassius , A length away came , llt/iunos ] , who was followed i > y Banquet , Tenny , lUtoy , Domuth , Uaaa Lewis and Ten Tray , whoso abonmlblo tem per had prevented him from making a butter Allowing. First riu'o. u Kwt > uistnl | < uH , for all iVi > H , llyo fiilliui u : Civil Heivleii ( .1 In | i HUH Ijy two lenths from run , who wan u huad buforo Cur- ruction. Tlmu ; lui : l-ri. t- , fund race , the dmiblo ovont. swoop , staxus for iwiKfiiar-oliU , limit ot I * * , thu ussufl'itlim to IKIII thu amount nrciihiury to ni.ikt * lliuuliie of thu two menu ( J.OUUuai-li , livi uit l uhc-lialf furlutigv. iu tuo stretch bi. Fiorina bad a luuglU IkO