Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : JULY 5 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES.
SIR , INCALLS1 IRRIDISGENGE ,
Crete's ' Chautuuqna Illuminated b ; the
Oliver of a Polished Mini ] ,
TREASURES PROM HIS EXPERIENCE ,
Gem * of llioiigtit In Corollary ol
Century" In tlio
ol' ttio Past.
Ci : .7i : , Nob. , only 4 , [ Special toTnr.ntK.j
The Jiiiet gray couriers of Independence
mo riling gavn notice uf shime" * nnd mayhup
rain nt I bo Crete Chniitauqtsii , and heads
woto xhnlten by the dwellers within the
woot'cii nml tented walls of this summer ci'.y.
But by the time the hell on ll.o nudltorlur.i
nnnonnccti the meridian of iho day the gray
( .curlers of the morning had been chased
nwuy by a kindly summer sun nnd there uas
Joy In thousands of hearts that July 4 would ,
with .Senator Ingnlls , tbo flrownrus and the
playing of a suburban band , bo Indeed a ercat
day for the people of Nebraska , nnd the
Chnutauqunns In particular.
By two o'clock the vast auditorium was
croivdcd with the yeomanry of Nebraska
multiplied by men und won.cn from Iowa nnd
even South Dakota , the niaenot attructlug
this grcnt gathering being the Into president
ol the senate , John James Ingulfs , ox-senator
Irom Kansas.
A short musical service preceded the lec
ture , Mls.s Rosenblatt of Now York , render
ing n soprano solo by Bnkoven , "A Winter
Lullaby , " nnd It wns , us it mcunt to be. cool
nnd refreshing , for the sun by 2-0 : ! was send
ing down his strongoit inys. Upon the
conclusion of the musical part of the pro
gramme , Dr. Wlllnrd Scott , president of the
Crete Chuutauquu introduced the speaker
ot the day.
Introilti Inf * tlie Orator.
"It has been part of the principle of this
Chnulnuqun to present upon each Inde
pendence day some notublo llguro to speak
upon the problems of the day. And so in
casting about for n name to present to you
today , the committee agreed upon two nnmus
ns being thu best , nblo to tell to the people of
this Clmutnuqua the truths of freedom , mil
onoofthcso two figures Is hero with you
today.
"Many of us have como from the cast in
time to join the ranks of this western half of
the country , and whllo wo look back
to our lives upon the Atlantic coast wo still
feel sura that wo have chosen well our lot in
this now empire. And so today we nro to
listen to a man , who whllo ho cnmo fiom the
east originally , Is part of this grunt western
world. A man who has been the president
of the sonata of the United States , now a
farmer. Hon. John James Ingnlls will talk
to you on 'Some Problems of the Second
Centur. , . ' "
A symphony In gray was the ox-senator as
ho stopped to the front of the broad
platform to speak to 10,000 pcoplo who
had gathered to listen to his utterances
Howoieagray Prince Albert suit of rccont
newness. His feet \\cro shod In patent
leathers anil gray ever gaiters gave n natty
apponrunco to tbo slim , nttcnunted figure of
the orator of the day. There wns n silvorly
gray glint In his spectacles and his hair and
mustache hnvo , as every ono knows , been
gray for many years.
As ho appeared upon the platform n storm
of npplnuso greeted Mr. Ingalls. lasting for
upwards of two minutes , n compliment which
bo recognl/ed by n jerky llttlo bow.
1 Introspective Ucniarks.
"This is nn impressive , majestic and im
posing spectacle , " began the man from Kan
sas. "It scorns almost incredible that n gen
eration ago this place was within the con
fines of the Great American Desert. When
I left Chicago my memory cou'd not help but
go back to the tlmo when I loft the east ,
thirty yenrs ngo. Then St. Louis was the
farthest outpost of civilisation nnd Jefferson
City bu' a stopping point along the lino.
Slnco that tlmo I have voted to admit seven
states into the union where once stood
the wlgwnm of the Indian and the
tepee of the savage. Already by the read
justment of the apportionment of iho elev
enth census the seat of government bus been
trnnsscrred to this western emnlrc , far from
the salt-washed sands of iho Atlantic. This
new empire holds the sword nnd the purse of
this country , and wo shall use them both for
Justice. Yestcrduy wo may nave been dem
ocrats , republicans nnd alliance men for I
have heard that there are oven alliance men
In Nebraska [ laughter ] ; tomorrow wo may
be democrats , republicans and alliance men ,
but today wo are American citizens , recog
nising no north , no south , no east , no west ,
but a common country , ono and Insep
arable. "
Dwelling for a few moments on the pro
gress of the Anglo-Saxon race Senator In-
galls then paid a noble nnd eloquent trloute
to the people from whom the American nation
has sprung. "Among thorn , " bo salu , "wero
no nihilists or socialists. " The Anglo-Saxon
characteristics of individualism , right of per
sonal liberty , ficodnm of conscience , and the
dovolopr.ien't of the faculties of every man
wns forcibly einphnsi/ed. It was a race , he
said , that would not Intermingle with other
races. The Chinese have some taste of this
The negro has had some melancholy experi
ences , and the anarchists nnd socialists , , ho
nddod ninid applause , will hnvo a still moro
significant experience before the Anglo-
Saxon race is through with them.
I'Yom I'aHt tn I'rcHcnt.
Sketching with vivid colors the sweep of
the white man across this continent , Senator
Ingalls rapidly brought his audience up to the
present tlmo , nnd after stating that without
such Inventions ns iho steam railroad , the
telegraph , nml the development of laborsaving
ing mnchlnerv , It wou'd ' 'inve boon Impossi
ble to hnvo held 'his c.uiiun a consolidated
republic , ho spoke uf the unequal distribu
tion of wealth us ono of the llrst problems to
bo considered nt the threshold of another
hundred years. From 18(10 ( to Ib'.H ) , despite iho
most destructive war thatovoroccurred upon"
this planet nnd the emancipation of 4,000-
000,000 worth of slaves , this country had
grown richer at the rate of $ - ! . " > 0,000 for everv
ilny and hour of these thirty years. There
had been accumulated durlnir this time ,
J1IXX,000,000 ) , enough to ijlvo every man ,
woman nnd child beneath the flap a com
petence , enough to sccuro to every family u
comfortable homo ; to oducata and keep the
wolf from the door of every household , and
to guard against every misfortune , extrem
ity nnd calamity. "And yet , " ho con
tinued , with n dramatic uplifting of tils
hands , "thoro nro 10,000,000 ol pooplu in
this country out of < VJ,500,000 that never got
enough to out from ono year's end to an
other. They talk anout overproduction I as
If the reason why so many people nro bnro-
footed is because there nro too many shoes In
the world. This Is not right. In our system
of civilization , great us It has been , glimntlc
ns have been Us achievements , It is not right
that mid plentlludu thcio should bo hungry
ono man who is equal to every ono oho before
fore the law and who Is willing to toll for his
dally road. "
DlHpirlty of Wealth.
A strong contrast wns presented of the
laborer working Incessantly , only to end his
years In helpless mendicancy , nnd thu : ilKH ( )
pcoplo who hold moro than one-lm'f of the , ac
quired earnings of the republic for the last
100 yenrs. "This Is not light , " ho ovclnlmed ,
"und as the defender of A'iglo-Snxon clvlllza-
Hot ) , as the upholder of Its btunuard against
all comers , I am hero to say that iho most
modern agitations have some foundation for
their complaints against the Injustice of so
ciety [ upplausol ; nnd that they uro not with
out warrant In declaring that there is a cruel
Inequality In the distribution of the wealth ,
thu bunolUs and the privileges of life. "
With u scathing denunciation of the ex
travagance that exx.'iids | $ | 0ooo on Honors
for a ueddlng , and repeating that 111,000 men
controlled one-half of the wealth of the coun
try , Mr. Ingnlls strode to the front nf the
p'utforin and , raising his slender form to its
full height , ho thundered : -'If I'O.OOO can do
this what is to prevent ono man from gulling
control of U uil I"
' The doctnno of the devil tuko the hind
most , continued Mr. Ingiills , amid laughter ,
"Is u good one , but just now It seems as If
there were more hindmost than foremost. If
the present condition of things wcru to con-
tlnuo without being retarded , this land , in
stead of being the home of the frco und the
land ot the bravo , would bo the homo of the
rich and the laud of the slave. " Then be rc-
( orrcd to thu familiar ( act tb t Qoorgo Wa h-
Ington wna In his tlrno the richest man In the
United State * . "To-day , " ho snld , "no poli
tical party would dare to set Up for its entail-
da to the richest man in the United States. "
The business side of George Washington was
summed uil by Mr. Ingalls In the following
unique fashion I
fieorno WiiAliltiKton'N 'I lirlft.
"George Washington , In addition to his
other virtues , was n prudent and thilfty and
forehanded man. Ho knew a peed thing
when hu saw ll ( laughter ) , and ho ktuw It n
good wuy oil. When a youth on surveying
expeditions ho made valuable locations that
did not diminish In value afterward. The loca
tion of the euplt'il , " mid hero Mr. Inpalls
smiled tn a sort of quizzical wav , "within
fifteen miles of his farm , did not Imp ilr the
value of that ostato. Ho wal an honest
debtor , but an e < cnct. If not oxnrtmp , cred
itor. I reficot that at the tlmo of his death
ho was the richest man In the country. How
much was ho worth I Botw ecu 3 > 00i)00 and
? ' .HHHOO. Today there aro. scoi os of men in
this country whoso annual Income exceeds
the entire value of all the proper ! } held by
the richest man In thu country 100 joars apo.
There Is ono man -the lurpe private holder of
government boi.ds who has a larger Income
from Iho coupons of these bonds than
the entirec.stnto of G"oigo Washington
was worth. I don't think that Is ripht.
The problem that wo arc to consider
Is how we are to prevent it. Fifty of the
great arltc cs of life nro now controlled by
syndicates , tru.ts and corporations , so that a
poor man has llttlo chance to po into busi
ness Ono of the questions that are to bo
decided at the next presidential election Is
whether under u government of the people
and for the pcoplo and b.v the people , whcro
all men nro equal before the law , any man
has a right to obtain absolute contiol of SJOO-
000,000 when the per capita distribution
would bo less than $1,000. I have heard men
with temerity enough to question whether n
citl/en had a rlpht to $ K)0OuO,000 ) or oven
$10,000,000 , In the strictest confidence be
tween myself and you , I seriously question
whether , in the sense of giving compensation
or equivalent , nnv man over honestly earned
even $1.000,000. [ Great applause. 1 And yet
the reason why I have not 51,000,000 Is ba-
canso I do not know how to got It" n frank
confession which seemed to prcatly nmuso
the nudleneo.
fn his own unlqno way Senator Ingnlls
drew a pen piuturo of himself und Jav
Gould , whom hochara'ctcri/edus the pieatcst
object of public exeeration today "Ho und
I , " ho said amid laughter and applause , "a to
about tno sumo ago. Wo cumo Into active
life nbotit the snmo time. Ho entered Wall
street with a patent mouse trap as the sum
total of his capital , set it and has como pretty
near catching the whole world with it. I
started west with a gripsack , and
today I am n statesman out
of u Job. " Anybody who has
heard Mr Inpalls speak , and who Is familiar
with the curious physiognomy of his fnco nnd
has heard the expressive inflections of his
voice , will not bo surprised that for several
minutes the applause uud laughter filled the
vast structure.
"I am anxiously endeavoring , " ho con
tinued , "during the spare moments that I
now have at mv command , to ascertain
whether any mllllonatio has acquired that to
which I nm entitled , and whether I am going
to pot it back again. I should Ilko to have a
private car , a steam yacht , a summer homo
on the Hudson and a palace in Now York
city , but the reason why I have not got them
ill be found here , " and ho significantly
touched his forehead , "and not In the statute
books. It Is the fault of the Cioator. "
Hints from Nature.
In conclusion Mr. Inpalls snld that ho
could not disguise the fad that the present
was a momentous crisis , that the destructive
forces of our clvill/atlon nro marshaled for
the final contest. Upon this continent waste
to be lotipht the buttlo that meant despotism
or victory. This is the last experiment in
republican institutions , but ho added , "tho
attempt to euro the ills ot society by stntuto
will bo ns futile as Iho effort to muko the
mercury stand atero tn July and boillnp
point in January.
Years ago , Mr. Ingalls said , ho had list
ened nt ono end of a spar leO foot lone and
hoard the scratching of u pin nt the other
end. Nature was trymp to tell him about
the telephone. Ho was not prevented by
law from making that invention. There was
no statute which forbade him from acquiring
n fortune by nddlng to the convenience and
comfort of mankind. "Tho trouble was , " ho
added , "I didn't know enough. " The leather
sucker by which he used to lift stones when
a boy was the germ of the air brake , but ho
did not have the genius to see It. The Angelus -
lus was pointed with u few tubes of oil and a
camel's hair brush upon a llttlo squnro of
canvas , but only ono man had over painted
It. The oxercUos of man's capacities and
abilities were not prevented bj legislation.
"This government , " he said , finally , "Is
based upon the Now Testament , upon the
( teachings of Jesus Christ , who declared that
all mon were equal before the law and that
the fatherhood of God resulted In the brother
hood of man. But , ns I said before , Ell turns
out sometimes to bo Dennis. Odt of every
struggle , out of every contest , has come
broader liberty , greater opportunities for
happiness and greater prophecies of the de
velopment of the race hereafter. And so out
of this conflict upon which wo have en
tered will como absolutely at last
a triumph of liberty and social fraternity of
the American pcoplo , and the continued prog
ress In the wealth , Industry nnd continued
Intelligence of the entlio American republic.
"Thoso , then , are the problems I would
speak to you on this Fourth of July. "
As ho closed his lecture a long burst of np-
pluuso followed the speaker from the plat
form.
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VilA VT.t VOVA Ct.l.KllR.1 'IJO.\S.
Kltl Inn Observance or the Day by All
the A.ssemlilleH.
BEITIIICR , Nib. , July 4. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BKK.J This was the great dav
of the Chautauqua. Between 20,030 und
Jfl.OOO people were en the grounds nnd the
pieatost throng yet assembled was at the
tabernacle to listen to the address of cx-
ProsIdcntHnvos , Ho spoke nearlv two hours ,
his tbumo being "Tho Growth nnd Achieve
ments of the American Republic , Us Armies
nnd Its Future Glorious Destiny , " closing
with n grand peroration on the character and
iinduring fame of Lincoln. Hobert Monroe
lectured this evening on the subject of "John
nnd Jonathan" to another hip audience. The
night closed with a flno display of fireworks.
Oratory at Fremont.
FWMOXT , Neb. . July 'J. [ Special Telegram
to Tnr. BKU. ] No effort was made In .this
city to celebrate Independence/ . This
patriotic duty was loft to the Chautauqua to
perform and the grounds weio crowded all
day. The orator of the day was Conrad
liiuioy of Chicngo , who delivered an eloquent
nnd patriotic nddrtiss on "Our Debt to the
Bluo. " This evening a prand pvrotochnlo
display wns uindo on the grounds a feature
of which wns a young ladles' llnmbcau club.
Several celebrations were held In Dodge
county , the principal ono being nt Center-
vlllo by the countv allianco. The chief
speaker there was Hon. W. 11. Dech of
Suundcrs county. Hon W. E. Andrews of
Hastings ornted nt Hoopt-r.
'J ho Central
FnnioxT , Nob. , July 4.- [ Special to TUB
Ilnn.j The fire cracker cracks to the tune of
the small boy'b yell uoon the chautuuqua
grounds todny. Crouds of pcoplo uro upon
the grounds , nnd no wonder. With Dean
Wright , Hov. Conrado Iliiney , the Adolphlan
quartette , the Flambeau club , tno fire works
und the Grund Army uf the Republic to help
us bo gloilous , what American pcoplo clothed
and In their right minds could stay nivay 1
There are no files on the Adclphiun 'quar-
lotto. The Ladles' Flambeau club from the
normal Is Immense , whllo Dean Wright and
Ui'V. Haney ire setting the people wild with
enthusiasm by their grand eloquonce. In Its
closing days the chuutauqiia still booms ,
Now Investment Compiitty'H Ktoulc
Uauorly Sought Alter.
BOSTON , Mass. , July I. [ Spoolnl Telegram
to Tut : Dun. | The mou remarkable financial
success of the year , considering the sea-on
and condition of the money market , has been
the subscription to the stock of the Georpla-
Alubama Investment und Development Co. ,
of which General Benjamin F Butler Is
preslcont , Over $1.10,000 was received In
the last thrco days before the books closed
Wednesday. The company announces that
thu stock will bo further advanced August ,
probably 2J ! percent und withdrawn from
sale lifter that date as the company has
abundance of funds to carry forward at
Talupooso , Ala. , Iho oxteuslvo developments
Inaugurated ,
IT SCREAMED ITS LOUDEST ,
Flight of the American Eagle Is Ohtoroil
by Fatrlotio Nobraskuns.
AUBURN'S ' ENTHUSIASM RATHER DAMPED.
ItnltiH Only Drove the Colc-
htiintrt to a Shelter \ \ hero Orator
ical I'yrotcchnlCN Had l-'ull
SwIiiK- OlorloitH Dny.
Afntmv , Neb. , Julv 4. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bin. : ) Auburn todny exhibited her
nDundnnt enthusiasm and patriotism In two
grand celebrations. Ono was held by the
business men of Auburn in Howe & Nixon's
park. Owing to the heavy rain this morning
the programme was delayed until afternoon
when the stand exorcises were transferred
to the opera houso. O. M. Hitchcock of the
World-Herald addressed the audience. The
Auburn band , assisted by n peed glco club ,
furnished music. Hon. Church Howe pre
sided. A large crowd assembled In tbo park
nuJ partook of the frco lunch , and witnessed
the various foot races.
The second celebration was to have
been held nt Bennetts grove , ono tnilo
west of town , nnd was under tno man
agement of the farmers ultlanco nsslstod by
cltl/eiB of South Auburn. Owlnc to the
rain the exercises were held in the court
house yard , Hon. J II. Powers , was ex
pected to arrive from Stella and deliver the
days address , but fallinir to appear , the tlmo
was taken by Judge J. S. Church of Auburn
and Uov. Marlon Boils of South Omaha. A
good crowd was In at tendance. The Crab
Orchard baud furnished music. A great
deal of rivalry attended the preparation of
these celebrations , but each was as near u
complete success as thounpropitlous weather
would permit. Both factions discharged
largo quantities of fireworks this ovenlng. A
grand reception was tendered Congressman
Bryan this morninc. Ho wns on his way to
speak at Brock and stopped In Auburn on
his way thither.
Great Hull Gamps.
AliAi'uion , Neb. , July 4. ( Special Tclo1
pram to TUB TJin.J : About two thousand
people were present at the celebration hero
today. Everybody from the country and
neighboring towns Hocked in to participate In
a general good time. There were speeches ,
music , dances , races , ball games , tennis ,
roast ox , free dinner and many other fea
tures. There was a gun shoot , free entrance.
J. B. Ballard of this place was the winner in
live straicnts.
The kid baseball nine of Cambridge , Nob. ,
beat the kla nine of this placn and the llrst
nine of Cambridge was beaten In a closely
contested game bv the llrst nine of Arapa-
hoe. This pamo was by far the most Inter
esting feature of the programme and was
witnessed by almost the entire crowd. The
rain , lasting from 7 a. in. until noon , did not
interfere much with the programme.
Two Accidents.
BKIV.HU CITY , Nob. , July 4. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BKB.J While on his way
to this city to participate In the celebration
and shooting tournament Ell Marlor , a young
fanner , was fatally wounded this morning
by the accidental discharge of a shot gun
which ho was carrying , the load entered his
riglit chest. The doctors have given up all
hopes for his recovery.
The largo barn of County Judge Lewis
was struck by lightning last night , Ilro
ensuing , and was saved only by immediate
action.
The colobratlon hero was a success , not
withstanding the unfavorable weather of the
morning. S. P. Great of Lincoln , talked
alliance doctrines and Uov. J. H. Presson of
Peru , delivered on able address for the old
soldiers.
Ijinooln'H Double Celebration.
LINCOLN , Nob. , July 4. [ Special Telegram
to THE DUE. I Iho Fourth was duly recog
nized at Lincoln today with two distinct cel
ebrations , one at Cushman park and the other
at Lincoln park. As the former was held in
conjunction with the veteran soldiers' re
union It was , of course the leading celobra-
tlon. At both places there wore balloon as
censions and parachute drops.
At Cubbman park the old soldiers gathered
together , revived old memories , son ? patri
otic sones and celebrated as only old veterans
can. In" addition there was a match game of
baseball between the Lincoln Giants nid
Omaha Nonpareils , resulting In favor of the
latter by a score of 6 to S.
Carried Out In Pull.
RISING CITV , Nob. , July 4. [ Special Tele
gram to THE HUE. ] Regardless of a heavy
rain early this morning and a cloudy and
cheerless forenoon the sun burst torth about
noon and the well prepared and attractive
programme for the day was carried out in
full , Rov. W. A. Baldwin held a largo and
appreciative audlenco for an hour In a very
nblo address. Many faces wore soon from
neighboring clues. Horse racing , music dis
coursed by our homo cornet band and fire
works in the evening were among the nota
ble features. All seemed to have enjoyed the
day very much.
The Host Y t.
FtinriBi.n , Nob. , July 1. [ Special Tele
gram to THIS Buu.jNever in the history of
Fairileld has so successful a Fourth of July
celebration been had as todav. In the morn
ing Hon. J. J. Buchanan of Hastings deliv
ered an eloquent and patriotic oration. After
ainnor minor races were followed by a very
close and Interesting parao of ball between
the Kdgor club and the 1'nlmor and Lewis
club ot this city , resulting in n score of 18 to
14 In favor of the Palmer and Lewis club. A
number of Interesting running and trotting
races tlnishod the programme for the day and
there was a graud display of fireworks In the
evening.
In the Old KiiHliloncd Way.
TAMla. . , July . [ Special Telegram to
TUB BEI.J : Tama , la. , celebrated the Fourth
In tbo regular old-fushlonod way , with orations
tions , music , a parade , callthumpians , etc.
The oration by Hon. Caurlcs Cutting , of Chicago
cage , was lilting and eloquent. Excellent
music was furnished by the ladies' choral
society , the cornet band and a martial oand.
A noticeable feature of the parade was the
presence of over Ufty Mtuquaka Indians In
war paint and beating their tomtoms. The
celebration , which was largely attended ,
closed by a line ulspluy of tlroworks ,
Opposition I'ionh.'H.
MITCIIELI , S. D. , July I. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEII.J The Fourth was coin-
bratod by the citizens of Mitchell and
vicinity by u large picnic under the auspices
of the Mitchell llicmcn , on the James river ,
where the usual races and other attractions
were held. Huv. J. b. Williams was the
orator of the day.
The farmeVs1 alliance ran an opposition
picnic for political etfcct which was addressed
by T. U. Ayres of VermllHon and others.
ItntlieiDull. .
MIMIUS , Neb , , July 4. iSpoclal Tele
gram to Tim Bun. | This has been the
Fourth of July In Mlndon and tbo day was
celebrated in rather a peculiar manner.
There were the people and the red lomonudr ,
.speeches were made and the band played
patriotic airs. The declaration of Independ
ence was ommlttcd from the programme and
thorn was no Hug or even a piece of bunting
on the speaker * ' stand. The alliance had
charge of the celebration and the speeches
were characteristic ones.
Libert'u Con t film t Ion ,
LtiimiTy , Nob. , July 4 , [ Special Telegram
to TUB BKi'.J The farmers' alliance nnd
grange hold n joint picnic ut Shnfer's grove
today , which In point of number outdid any
thing ever hold In this part of the country.
Alton Koot of Omaha , ox-cnndldnto for con
gress on the Independent ticket , was the
principal orator. Short addresses were made
by local speakers. The Liberty cornet baud
furnished the music.
HjiOL'ohcH anil Hall.
TKCUMSKII , Nob.July 4. [ SpecialTelegram
to THE BBB.J Tccumseh celebrated in n very
appropriate wanner today , After an able
address by Dr. Hnnhii tnV'irowd ' witnessed
a game of ball between tlio.'ulno of this city
and the Lincoln" , . Score , 14 to 4 In furor of
Tecumsch , Butteries Mtnlcr and Green for
Lincoln and Ofllo and Klldl'burg for Tccutn-
scn. "V >
Ctvlutitonetirimi rCplchrato.
CiiEiniiTo.v , Nob. , Jul.vtplft- 1 Special to TUB
Bun. I The weather was" threatening this
morning until about Hi o'clock with a few
showers , sufllclcnt to thbpMlghly lay the dust.
Hnpi > Uy the skies then , iclcarad and no
brighter day has blessed the reunion than
this. The poaple , thotiirn &famod determined
to be present , and thro.itou'l'jig ' clouds did not
sufllco to deter them. <
At 10:30 : Captain W. C. Henry of Grand
Island made ono of the most telling
speeches of the occasion. It was full of facts
which tended to provo that the government.
whllo not blameless , was not Justly entitled
to the abuse which It seems to bo the desire
of puDllo men , just now , to measure out to It.
At 10 o'clock the Sunteo Indian contingent
arrived and pitched their tepees on the out
skirts ol the camp.
This afternoon on the fair grounds ,
there wore live entries In the
trotting race : Brigadier , Claudia ,
Prince ( J and Billy Button. The race was
won in thrco straight heats by Brigadier ,
owned by Mthills & Howlns of Norfolk ;
second , Claudlo , and third , Prlnoo C. Best
tlino.'Ji.W .
The running race was won by Captain Du
Relic , .second , Dock.
At thu annual nuslness meeting \V. H.
Van Guilder of Antelope was elected colonel ,
nml Rov. L. V. Long of ICnox chaplain for
the ensuing year. The county committee
elected were A. J. Lindsay of Knox ,
J. D. Hutllcld of Antelope , Henry Stone of
Pierce , and .I. C. Oliver of Cedar.
The baseball p.imo tnis afternoon between
the Nlobr.ira Browns and the Crolghton
Athletics resulted In a score of 2 < J to lli in
favor of the ho : o club.
Thcvcampllro was addressed to.ilpht by
Colonel S. Draper of Niobrara , W. L. Hen
derson of Creiphton and others. A magnifi
cent display of ilrowoiks Is being discharged
on the grounds and the city is apiln beauti
fully illuminated. Ever } preparation for the
celebration of our national day has boon
completed. Ex-Lleutemint Governor Georpo
D. Melklejohn arrived tonlpht and will
make the oration. The gatekeepers report
today's attendance at 1,700.
Shoot us t Wnlioo.
W \iioo , Nob. , July 4. ( Special Telegram
to Tin : Bun. j The celebration at this place
wa a success notwithstanding the heavy
rain of last night and this forenoon. The
crowd during the afternoon was largo and
orderly. There was a liberty polo 10(5 (
foot high raised on the court bouse
hero and a flap run up thcroon.
Miss Eva McDonald Yalish , state alliance
lecturer of Minneapolis , spoke In the court
house grove in the afternoon and Hon. W. A.
McICoiphan spoke in the opera house to an
immense audience. The shooting tourna
ment was bettor than yesterday. In the
cartridge company shoot Lathshnw took
llrst money : Notbuwuy second ; ICnapp ,
third and C. Ncthaway fourth. In con
test No. 2 , llftoon live birds , Nothaway
was first ; Miller , second ; Latshaw and
Fox , fourth money ) An contort three , 10
blue rocks. Ncthaway won iirst monov , Tay
lor second , McDonald third , and Dollart
Latshaw carried off ttm silver cup presented
by L.ovin for the best general average. In u
match between Sophln .Nothaway and Mrs.
Litshuw at 10 blue rocks the former won ,
breaking four to Lntshnw's throo.
A match has boon arranged between Lot-
shaw and Ncthaway for $101) ) a. siilo , ut 50
live birds , to tuko place In the near futnro.
An Electric ronnolidatfoii.
Bnvritirn , Nob. , July' I. [ Spaclal Tele
gram to Tin : BI'.E. ] The old Beatrice elec
tric light company and iho now Beatrice gas
and electric company , ) the latter being re
cently granted a twenty-one year franchise
by the city council , have.amsolidajcd under
the name of the Beatrice Light and Power
company and have Incorporated as such. The
new consolidation went Into effect July 1 to
continua-for nlnety-nino years. The capital
stock Is $ r 0,000 , with ? 150,000 paid up. The
directors are J. E. Smith , the four Maxwell
brothers , E. A. Watrous and William PICK-
rell. The ofllrcrsaro J. E. Smith , presi
dent ; Ed P. Maxwell , vioo president , and
Albert Maxwell , secretory and treasurer.
The company propose to operate electric
and gas lights and electric motor street rail
ways. The now company should not bo con
fused with the Beatrice rapid transit and
power company , which Is an entirely differ
ent concern. _ _ _ _
Putnlity ( it Button.
SUTTON , NOD. July 4. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Ben. | The celebration was a success
here today. The speakers were Hon. Thomas
Mottus , Mr. Blgelow of Lincoln , and Dlen
Dobson. The hose company gave a fine ex
hibition run of ono hundred yards and cou
pling and getting water In tblrtv-slx
seconds. The fireworks in the evenIng -
Ing wore fine nml everything pass
ed off pleasantly , but at the
last part of the display of fireworks a sad
accident occurred. A large rocket , as it was
being llroi off , exploded and Killed a German
boy named John Wall. Ho dlod Instantly.
The snmo rocKet wounded and burned Mrs.
Goorpo Nopp and then went clean through
the side off and Into C. F. Meyers' restaurant.
Warlike Pro
MADUID , Nob. , July 4. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Ben. ] The uolobrntton at
Madrid was an unequalled success. 1'ho
rain of last evening effectually disposed of
thn dust and making today cool and pleasant.
The attractions were an Indian light and n
sham battle conducted by the Grand Army
of the Republic , which was welcomed by
thousands of people. Hon. A. F. Parsons of
Grant and Hon. J. M. Hutchins of Madrid
made eloquent addresses. The people of this
vicinity haio a double occasion to rcjolco as
the rain of last evening insures beyond the
possibility of a doubt iho most bountiful har
vest over known In this section of the state.
A General Holiday.
KBUIVKV , Nob. , July 4. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BKE. ] An day was observed
hero only as a legal holiday. Rain fell dur
ing the foronoon. spoiling the arrangements
of several picnic parties. The Kearney &
Black Hills road ran four cxcurson trains to
Miller , Pumner and Callaway. vrhero the
Fourth was celebrated In prand stylo. Sev
eral hundred pcoplo availed themselves of
thlr opporunlty for seeing the beauties of
the Wood River valley. The stores wore
clo.sod here and business generally was sus
pended. _
All Joyful.
CoLUMiiUf , Neb , , July 4. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE BKK.J Columbus did not cole-
bratn , but her hosa tea jn "won the prize In
the race against tho0Jforfolk hose team at
Madison today. TimoM and 57 seconds.
The young people's , plonlo In FUzpatilck
and Mannorchor halls \yap \ lnrg ly attended.
A bull Is now In proijrqss at each of the
above places and every , , opo seems to bo In
the height of joy. Two special trains well
filled with pasioipors left hero for Madison
and Albion to participate In the colourations
at those places. ( ,
A
COI.UMIIUS , Neb , , July 4. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BKK.Ji-A'ii ' immense lake of
"
water has been gradually formed
for the last fort.v-orait hours about
ton miles wosit of Wru. The water now
covers a space ( XX ) feet \v\ilo \ by seven miles
long. The water Is clear and cold with slli'tu
mineral dopoUU. The land covered by this
lake was heretofore barren of springs and
vegetation and situated between two sand
hills. Farmers In that vicinity are consider
ably oxclted and working hard to stop the
liow , winch has thus far proven impossibly.
I'irO 1(1
IIA8TINCH , Nob. , July 4. , Sp3cIal Telegram -
gram to TUB iluK.JFiro was discovered In
the wholesale hardware house of Burger
Alexander thii mornlug about 'J.)0. : On the
first lloor lire was seen Issuing from two
distinct points. Damages to the stock and
building will not exceed fJ.OOO. it Is sup
posed to bo of incendiary origin.
Attend the Council HI alls assembly
today iind hoar Jalui Uowitt Mlllor , I ) .
) . , Philadelphia , Thin eminent ill-
vine will preach ut 2IO : ! thin afternoon.
The Iowa Stuto band will dlbcourbo
sacred music throughout the day.
PARKINSON AT BtOOlIINCTON ,
Ljatlcr of the Now Orleans Mafia Affair
DoMvers the Ontlou.
ENTHUSIAST C GREETING ACOROEO HIM ,
Colorado People Co'olinto the Nit-
tlou's Illrthdny by Oppuitii ; Their
Mineral Palnue Day Olisorvoil
BI.OOMIXOTOV , III. , July 4. The most noln-
b'o ' and enthusiastic colobratlon of Inde
pendence day in the history of Bloomlnpton
was that which occurred today. The orator
of the occasion was W. H. Parkinson of
Now Orleans , the leader of the cltlzons tn
the Mntla riot of that city. Not less than
10,000 visitors , among whom were many who
came hundreds of miles , were In the city.
The city was profusely decorated. After a
grand parade l-.OOJ pcoplo assembled ut
Franklin park and Mr. Parkinson was intr.v
duced by Mayor Fostor. Mr. Parkinson was
greeted with prolonged cheers.
The scenes which followed the address can
scarcely bo doscrlbod. The assemblage
wildly pressed around the orator , cheering
for Parkinson. Noir Orleans and the south ,
ftmklng hands with him and spcaxlng words
of congratulation , good will and esteem for
the pcoplo ho represents. The weather was
delightful and the events of the day were un-
niarrcd b. " accident of any kind.
In the course of his remarks Mr. Parkin
son said ; "Thostari and stripes have no
more faithful lovers than the men of the now
south. No moro oirnostnnd determined de
fenders of the honor ol that beloved flag can
be found within the four corners of the na
tion. None will roscnt more quickly an In
sult to it. This the president would have
learned had ho soon lit to visit our city , and
this that other man than whom I think none
greater lives todav can feel If ho will only
coma to us. Wo will show him how wo up-
prcclato his gunlus and ndmiro his American
ism. I scarcely need say I mean the great
secretary of state , James G. Blalno. [ Ap-
plauso.l
Mr. Parkinson here drew n picture of the
United States from weakness to strength
under the fostering care of the constitution.
Many dangers have been safelv passed and
perils still besot the way. "Whorovor the
pcoplo nro apathetic to public duties , " con
tinued Mr. Parkinson , "tho public service
becomes corrupt. Wherever the people are
nllvo to their public duties the public sorvioo
Is honestly and efficiently administered. "
Greed for public offices Mr. Parkinson con
sidered ono of the most trying evils of
the hour. Everyone wanted ofllco
the Intelligent white man. the
enfranchised negro and the ignorant
immigrant. It was a terrible evil the cause
of most of our trouble and somoting must
bo done to correct It. Oflicuhnldors should
conduct their o dices for the good of the people -
plo and net for selfish ends. Let thorn set
the example and then their successors would
follow in their stops. Patriotism was not
dead ; it slumbered sophorlllc. Another
great evil was a terrible uppotlto for the
acquisition of wealth , and that had been
the end towards which all the energy and
ability of the land had been bent. There was
the rock upon which our ship of state might
bo wrecked. "This desire for wealth , " ho
said In conclusion , "has stunted the bettor
desires nnd qualities of man. Against this
wo must contend , and to overcome It public
opinion must bo educated and Americanism
Intensified. While we are grasping after the
shndoxv the substance of hapolnois Is being
destroyed. "
BAY AT
Plenty of Patriotic American Ornt iry
Turned Loose.
WOODSTOCK , Conn. , July 4. Henry C.
Bowou gathered a distinguished company of
American orators at Roseland park today for
participation In the Fourth of July colobra
tlon. Chauncoy M. Depew , William Mc-
ICinloy , General Hawley , Senator Aldrich ,
General Howard and Murat Halstead were
on the list of speakers. John Wanamakcr
telegraphed that ho could not como.
Congressman Charles Russell of Connecti
cut welcomed nil on behalf of Mr. Bowen and
then Introduced General Joseph R. Hawley
as the president of the day. General Haw-
ley's speech was brief.
General O. O. Howard , the next speaker ,
began by praising the regular army. Ho said
no member of it had ever proved disloyal.
"No private ever did , perhaps , but a good
many officers proved disloyal , " Interrupted a
congressman on the platform.
"They were not as numerous as the dis
loyal member of congress , " tartly replied the
general. Continuing , General Howard said ,
among other things :
The Instrument which wo call the "Ooolara-
ilon of Independence" stands as a puipctnal
memorial bettor tlmn any monument.
Joshua's structure Inaugurated the very be-
plnnlnpof a nation \\ustlio corner stone
of the tht'oci'.ioy ; the harbinger of tbo king
doms of David and Solomon. The vury " .cod
of loyalty > o God and the fathers of Israel.
So this our duelitration of human rights , ap
proved by coiiKrois .July 4 , 17YO. an extraordi
nary document , inultltiidlnniiH In distribution
Ilko the loaves of thu forest. Is at the very lio-
pltinliiRof our nation. It Is tlio cornor-stono
of human liberty human rights as the 1)1- )
vlno Master enunciated them , It WUH the
earnest or a successful lovolotlon , and the
harbinger of hlphur and better things Ions
afterward In the successful emancipation ot
human slavery.
True no have had dissensions , contantloriH ,
strifes , civil upheavals , und what nation bus
not ? but under the | indanco ! of Him who
inovcn In a mysterious way his wonders to
porform. wo have ulroady ollmlnntod from
imrsyHtoin the principal onuses of human dis
turbance. Wo have nlro'idr solved problems
that nt one time soiimuil to roqulro for their
solution soniHthliiK moro than thu Unite mind.
With tbo elcurseelriL-of the llMh national
birthday , wo can confidently predict that Ho
who 1ms brouu'bt , us thiifl far will raise up men
of purity und ability and wisdom , adequate
to the solution of every remaining problem.
Bo lot us then , In conclusion , lift
up our mliiuri nnd hearts und con
template iho wonderful wisdom of thu
liulorot Nations , and , wlillo wo magnify our
piisl lu'blevementH , i > lvu to Hun the ulory that
Is Ills due , with a confident faith tint It , us a
pcoplu , wo do the best wo onn to extend His
righteousness. He. on Ills pirt. In Hlx mlzhty
potter , will Itoep us safety till our destiny
shall ho accomplished.
The poet of the occasion , Maurice Thomp
son , was not present. In his absence the
poem was read by Mr. Clarence Bowen. It
was as follows :
Worn out , they siiy , Is Freedom's shall.
Her chords can please no more ;
Silent thu tongues tint used to tell
Her pralrttis o'or and o'or.
Far back ( In years remote It peoms )
\Vben patriot hearts were yonn' , ' ,
Our country's flag was In our ( iruami
And 1'ruudoin'b SOUKS wuro sung ,
July the fourth th it manic date
( Hants did conjure by ,
As onu by onu the Htarx of stutu
1'lumcd through iho murnln sky.
What limn wo had how strong tholr hold
On stalwart Mberty !
CtiHt in what flawless hero-mold
Those leaders of the freel
Thn hand of hiriven reaohod down and scaled
The scroll of .iHtlurson :
Thu world nine lll < u a MrU'ken sblold
Vtht'ii Webster's snecch w.iudono ,
The.ro wax u pinsa : when Phillips rose.
A start whim ( irunluy wrote ;
Then Vt'hlttlui'K v , rsu mid Uncoln'u prose
'I'lie heart of Duty smote.
The guns of Oijttysbur * ' roared loud
Upon our Snuiud Hill ;
Thu Hashes fiom that bnttle-cloud
Were bolts of Freedom's will.
When patriot Grant from knightly Leo
HcceUod thu truant sword ,
Upon itx hi t hiiirFreedom's kor ,
Miiiui id with Hope's latest word ,
Po HOOII forgot ? In llfo so cheap ?
Is cratitndo a nainu ?
Go , uhlldiiin , waKu thu guard * who Nlucn
Around the tower of fume !
I'llng out our Hap to veil the sun ,
lot Texas vie with Maine ,
And bbllohcry to l.uxlngton
O'ro mountain , stream und plulnl
Julr the fourth this In the day- *
Lot all the cuuaous rour
Lot bells ring loud , lot trumpet * br.iy ,
Anil hit our Ka
That glorious bird still h.is the right
To show the world our shield
To * tlr thn Mixm nlonif Its tlltllit
Across thu heavenly Mold.
Lot dull aristocrats repro\o
And nt our fervor inucn
They noor BDW our armies niovo
nr heard our koltllers cheer.
\Vn are but simple fo'lowors
Of Washington and l.voi
iho merest breith of memory stlri
Our ( loops of loyalty.
Our ho.irts mint keep ( what In good faith
Onr fathers Kept before ) ,
Our country llr.ti , In life ur death ,
llonoted forever more.
Chauncoy M. Dopow was honored with
chucrs when ho wu $ Introduced. Mr , Dopcw
said :
Thodcclaratlon of Independence was not an
accident ) It was a result. It Is the quulit v of
American liberty that Is the solvent of all tbo
dangers threatening the st.ilo "bleb other
forms of L'IIV eminent bold In i hoeU of force.
Within fifty years n.OvO.OOJ nf m-oplu eonio
fiom foreign lands and settled in thn
Fnltod M ti'iho period has lla own
poll's It is nifo to say tlmy
are fewer and 1ms dancorous than ever be
fore. Immigration Is a danger , but I would
be willing to have thu formulation of the
methods byblcb ll should huhronght within
safe llniltutlonsatid lestrh'tlons to represent
atives of the lrl h. Herman. Scandinavian and
Italian societies of thu Flitted States , Wo
want no con t met labor to pauperise our Indus
tries no criminals to prey upon our eom in uni
ties 'ind 111 ! our prisons' , no leper-no dobnseotir
blood and deplete our hospital funds Hut \ui
still Inn o room for the honest , the healthy ,
thi ) Industrious ami the Intelligent- I ha\u
no patU'in'e with the week Kneed , spindled
shanked. watery brained dvspoptlo
who despair of this republic. I ha\n
no sympathy and only contempt for
watery patriotism. 1 know men who
Invest abroad bi > iMii a they think they won a
shadow of ana rob v menacing tin I r possessions.
I know men who live abroad to gut out from
nndei the American avalanche. I hope they
will never lutnrn. ( Applause. ) Wu neither
w.int them nor dowuwant the oIlsprhiK of
surli stock. ( Henewod applause. 1
Hon. N. W. Aldrich of Illiodn Island spol.o
of tbo Industtbil culture of New Cngland.
Malor MeKlnlov spokoof tbo tbreo speoeh-
maklng per o Is of our history , the. war for
Independence , thn adopt Ion of the cons tit u thin
and thu war for tin * prcscn atlou of thu union.
At the conclusion of Major MeKlnlcy'H ro-
marki. which weic brief , three cheurs were
glvun for tin ) next goxotnor of Ohio.
Murat Iliilstoad spoKe next of "Thu Preser
vation of the Peoplo's Inheritance. "
lov. ! David Oiegg of ItronMyn closed the
sponklnt with a spirited address on thu sub
ject of "Loyalty and Americanism. "
IndtniiH Tnko Part ,
SIPNT.V , Nob. , Julv 1. iSnocfnl Telegram
to Tin : Bnn.J From every business house
and residence the American Map flouted todav
and the glorious Fourth will over bo remem
bered In western Nebraska as the largest eel-
oorntion that has ever occurred in Sidney.
The morning exercises opened with a
national salute of forty-four guns. The
parade represented the various business in
terests of this town. A feature that caused
much excitement was the attack on the old
Deadwood and Blnclc Hills coach by u band
of genuine Indians. Henry St. Rayner de
livered an eloquent oration at the skating
rink. In the afternoon a baseball game was
played between the Black S'ock-
Ings of Cheyenne and the Sidimy
nine resulting' in a victory lor
the Sldnoyltes. Over two thousand people
attended the game. Horse racing and foot
racing wore also interesting figures. Tonight
a mammoth free dunce is in progress at the
rink. A prand pyrotechnic display occurred
tonight. The inapnilirent crops in the county
have caused prcat rejoicing to the pcoplo und
added largely to the success of the day.
Clcnrod the AtwoodK.
PuriMOXT. Nob. , July I. [ Special Telopram
to Tin : Br.i : . | The jury in the Chumbcrlnln-
Atwood church trial rendered its verdict
today. It exonerates the Atwoodsifrom the
charges of fraud in the land and coal option
deals made against them by Huv. Chambor-
laln. _
I'Vurcd .No Clouds.
ULYSSH" , Nob. , July 4. [ Special Tele
gram to thoTin : BRI.J : Thoday was cloudy ,
but a larpo crowd listened to fine speeches by
General Van Wyck and B. F. Pratt.
XOTVU1I.TY.
A Popular Verdict Iti-ncliod in tlio
Celebrated Clipycuiic Murder Trial.
Cnuvixsr : , Wyo. , July 4. [ Special toTiiu
BKC.J The sensational trial of C. P. Fillu-
browu for the alleged murder of Hiram
Foulks cumo to an end tonight when the
Jury , after bolng out an hour , cumo In with n
verdict of "not guilty. " Throughout the
course of the trial the interest in the out
come has bean proat , and was especially
shown today by the largo number of soccta-
tors , including many ladies , who
crowded the court room. An elo
quent address was made in the
morning by H. W. Brocktold ,
the junior attorney for the defense , during
whlcn ho had the jury and a largo part of the
audience In tsars. The senior attorney for
the defense nnd prosecution made quite
lengthy addresses. When the jury returned
to the court roo.n iho prisoner and the audl
enco waited brenthles-ily to bear the verdict
read and when It was "not RUllty" the crowd
went wild , waved hands nnd cheered. The
sympathy of the public throughout the trial
has been with Fillobrown as ho has bean
looked upon as the do fender of uU sister's
honor.
9
Hack to lilH Old Quartern.
ST. Josurii , Mo. , July 4. Louis Bulling ,
the wife murderer , who escaped from the
Savannah Jail two months ago , was today re
turned to that pi a co of confinement by u
Plnkerton detective. Ho was captured In
Chicago a week ago after a desperate fight
with the police. Ho will bo icsentcnced uud
this tlmo ho Is qulto sura to hang.
MMtlA.lt IlltKl I'ftKH.
At St. Philomena's cathedral yesterday
morning the seventeenth anniversary ro-
qulom muss In memory of Bishop O'Gorman '
was celebrated.
Miss Eva McDonald , national lecturer of
tbo farmers' allianco. will lecture on the
wage question at Grand Army hull , 118 North
Fifteenth stieet , this evening.
The funeral of llttla Lucille , daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Walter of this clly.wlll
tuko place nt . ' ) o'clock this afternoon frcm the
residence of J. C. Lanpn , 110 South Seventh
street , Council Bluffs , where she died after a
ten days' Illness of spinal mcnlnpltls. Inter
ment la the Catholic cemetery In the Bluffs ,
The Infant son of James McArdle , mailing
cicrk of TUB BIK. supposed to have boon
fatally Injured by a fall from the upper story
of the roMdcncu last week , U recovering , and
will probably outlivoall Its injuries , The child
fell a dlnunco of sixteen feet , Htrlklng upon
Its head on a plank sidewalk. The case U
considered remarkable by the physicians in
attendance.
r/aptaln Allen and famllv are spending the
summer at Nebraska City , Neb.
Miss Jessie Lovett und Mips ICnloolah
Lovott have gone on a pleasant Journey north
ward to bo absent a month or six weeks.
Slate Senator E C. Ericson of Union
rountv and Postmaster Mallahan of Elk
Point , S 1) . , are In the city. They uro ac
companied by their wives.
H. A. Cmnpboll and R. M. Pomroy of
Shelby , la , spout the Fourth In Omsha nnd
passed sotno of their time In visiting the vari
ous departments of Tin : llu : building ,
Started for Kavonn I.
Mr. O. G. Ucckcr loft last evening for
Ruvonnu , O. , txi ascertain definitely , if pos
sible , whether or not the unidentified bodies
of the woman and child cremated In Friday
morninp'fl wreck are those of his wlfo und
Itltla daughter. It is known that they were
on the Ill-fated train , en route for Wllilams-
port , Pa. , and wlillo hoping for the best Mr.
Decker has been unable to help fearing the
worst Ho was almost prostrated by the
dreadful uncertainty , but liulstiu on starting
nt nncu for ihosccnuof the f rightful accldnnt.
His frl > md < i Incerely trust that hi * feurs may
provo groundless.
Attend the Council niulTs nsscinbly
toduy anil hour Juliu Dowltt Mlllor , I ) .
1) . , of Philadelphia. Tills oinitiont ill-
vine will ] iruuch nt iU ! : ! > thlH aftonioon.
The Iowa Stuto bund will dlucourso
imcrcd music throughout the day ,
A Nebraska Farmer Commits Sulchlo at HU
Homo Near Wayne.
SEVERAL INDEPENDENCE DAY ACCIDENTS ,
Tlio Atwoodd Clrnrctl nt tlio Kroiuont
Clim-oli Trial-Kcvcro Itnltis Ho-
put ( uil An Klcutrto Convoll-
diitlou tit LiciUrluo.
WAVSK , Neb. , July 4.--Spoelal [ to Tus
llnr. ] Frank Snyder , a fnrmor residing
about four miles southeast of this place , com
mitted suicide this morning by placing the
mU7lo of n shot pun against tits left bronsb
ami pulling the trlppor , the charge entering
the heart and killing him Instantly The
deed was done In a bedroom of hh house
\vhllo ho WU4 supposed to bo dressing to attend -
tend the celebration at Wayne. No ono was
In the house at the t'mo ' except the wife o
the deceased who im.n.'dlntoly rushed Into
the room and neoing the body lying across
the bed whoio It had fallen rushed to the
nearest neighbors for assistance. The dis
charge of thu gun .sot Ilro to the clothing of
thu deceased as also the bed clothlne. hut the
Ilanii's wcro extinguished without much dif
ficulty by the neighbors , The wife nnd ono
child are the remaining members ot the
family. There was no apparent motive for
the deed ,
Pontli Sioux rity Items.
Sorm Sun i Cm , July 4. [ SpecIaltoTnn
BIP.I : Thu Grand Army post and their
friends of this city are holding n picnic nml
celebration In the grove west of town todny.
Our pcoplo celebrated the announcement
of the consummation of plans for the comple
tion of the Pacific Short Line railroad and
wapon brldpo across the Missouri river at
this place , In a rornl manner Thurnday von-
luir. Bonfires , fireworks , anvil shooting ,
band music and speech-making were Indulged
In to tholr lullest extent. The completion of
this brlilpo means a great deal for South
Sioux City , and wo can well nlTord to rolo-
brnto the announcement of the certain con
struction of the brulpo.
Henry T. Flupp , representing thn Ameri
can Building and Loan association of Mlnno-
npolls , was nrroitod hero Wodniisdaj on com
plaint Illod by parties to whom ho had
sold stoi'ic. The grounds upon which
the complaint was issued was the act passed
by the authorities ut Lincoln , malting It un
lawful for a building and loan assoclnlion of
another stuto to do or solicit business in Ne
braska without first complying with the law
of the stuto. The raso was before Jnstico
Ammcrman ef Covlnpton , who fined Mr.
l'lapBIO ami costs. His attorney secured a
writ of habeas corpus , nnd the solicitor Is
again frco.
The report Is current on our streets that
the Pacific Short Line will bo seemed by the
Burlinpton company and extended from
O'Neill to Dnnninp , Nob. , to conm'ct with ,
tno Black Hills roil to. Such a Hue would ba
of vast bcnellt to this section , giving us n di
rect line to tno coal Holds of Wyoming , besides -
sides developing a vast territory wi'st , by
which wo would dcrivo a revenue from sup
plies furnished.
Valentine Kojolors.
Vu.r.vriNE , Neb. , July 4. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BEC.I This place has addi
tional cause of rejoicing. A few days ago
word was iccclvod that the license of the
post trader ut Fort NIobrora hud been revoked -
vokod by the order of the scorctary-of-war ,
nnd now on the heels of that comes the In
formation that the supreme court of Iho
state had decided the case of Cherry county
vs J. M. Thatcher , post trudor , In favor of
the stato. In this case Thatcher sought to
restrain the collection of his state and county
taxes bccnuso doing business on a military
reservation , f 1'JOO in delinquent tuxes will
bo collected by this decision.
Thrown from a l-rldgc.
Ei.Mwoon , Nob. , July 4. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BEU.J This afternoon , ns Al
fred Py < ! or and wife were driving to the celebration
ebration at Wubash , the horse , which Is
blind , became unmanageable north of town ,
and ran off the bridge plunging down about
twontv foot Into the creeK Mrs. Py/or was
under Iho buggy and when taken out was
nearly drowned and is now suffering great
pain. It Is feared that she has received in
ternal Injuries.
A Damp Fourtli.
TII.PKV , Neb. . July 4. [ Special Tolo-
prnm to TUB Bnc.l A Hood equal to tdo ono
of Juno 1(5 ( is now sweeping through Tilden
Our people were aroused at 4 o'clock by the
ringing of the church bell and found the
strcots raping torrents und tholr houses
flooded. Tbo railroad track Is damaged and
trains will bo delayed several hours. At
this hour , 8IIT : ) , the water Is subsiding.
Newman Grove Doing *
NKWMAX GIIOVK , Nob. , July 4. [ Special to
TIIK BKI : . ] A terrific thunder storm visited ,
this plnco last night. The lightning wna
Inccssant .und the ruin fell In torrents , but )
did no harm.
The residence of Chris SImonon , two miles
from hero , was entered lost night and robbed
of $15. The burglar has boon nrros'.cd.
Wedded tlio School Ma'am.
SIIINIIV , Nob. , July 4. [ Snodal to TUB
OKI.I : Dr. Edwin L. Ynrluta of Lodge Polo
was married on Wednesday ovonlng to Miss
Adella Hilllman of Big Springs. The doctor
Is a leading practitioner here , being county
physician of Cheyenne county. The younjf
brida has boon teaching school at Big Springs
the past two yours.
OSE MASS OF SCALES
Aflliotod 3 Year j by Dreadful Skin
a : d Blood Disease , with In
tense Fain and Loss of ,
Hair.
A'l Other B imdlos Pall. Bollovod
InBtantly and Ourod In Four
Wco .a by the Cu.ioura y.
Remedies.
1 have a few \\ardH to xuy recording th a
Uim.ua A Ur.UHimThey have anted me In
four uccLs' time from a Me In und Itloo I IMsuusa
\\hleli 1 hiiMi had f > ro\or tlnco j nar. " . Atcer-
luin times , my xMii would bu vury sure , and
uluuyi Kupt eraoUliiK and pooling oil In whlto
heili'H. In cold weather my f. ice \\HHOIIO IIUIKH
ofNcalot.Vlion In tbo cold air the pum nan
li'tonsiij It uonld almost bring tour * to my
lives , and my blood UMI | helm ; In a pjur con
dition , with a loss of hair. I have tiled every
kiionn lO'iindy ' that witu leuonimcndcd to mo ,
but It wusof no use. and KIIVIJ moery llttlo
but.oflt. So , hoarlm ; of your DUTR'iniA HIM- :
HIIKI , I coiiulmlt'd t plvu Ilium a lilal. Tbo
MrHl application ira\o ulmnst nnlanl relief ,
In a fuiv ueel > N' time 1 found my o f euied.
and I am thankful for what tbty huvo dnno
fur me , Voiir CimuiniA KKMKIIIKI area hli'S- '
Nlnp In llniho who may have the oup rttinlty
to into them. I can reciniiinmiil them to any
one. 1.1M1UNI ) IvCHAC.
L'Tfll" , Union Avo. , ( Jhluuxo , 111.
Cuticura Remedies
Kffoot dul'y ' iniiio KIO it citrus of biiuiois , and
dlio INCH of the hkln , s ulp nnd blond Ih n all
other roiiiudlcii' < iiin > liii'd. Curn uiu , I ho 1:1 rat
Hkln enie , an I ( Piici IIA SOAIun ( t\iiilxlia |
Hkln puilller and buitilllloi. uxteinailv and
CtnictniA Ui-iin.vi NT the no v blood purifier ,
and fr.Ulint of Humor Ki'invdlus , In uiuiilly ,
cur-o or ? Hpuolenuf Itili'iiit. ' Inn nil' o ily ,
plmpiy and lilotehy d he.iM'Hof the MI in , scalp
ami hfood from In fanny to aure , from inmples to
H'lofula. when thu bunt phyHlolnnv find all
other leinudtus fall ,
Hold everywhere. I'rlco , OUTIUUIIA. no SOAP ,
2'e ; UKSOI.VK.ST. * l. I'rcpurud by thu I'OITKII
Ullllll A. I'llhMll'.ll.C'OIII'll UT.ON. IliiHlOU ,
d fur "How to I'uru.Sliln DIM-IIVCS , " 01
1. lustrations , and 1UJ loillmo.ilalu
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ni Ill'I.IId , blii'-k ' bed . rod , roiiKh. elmppod ,
lllll an I oily vk n uurcd by UUTICUIIA BOAI * .
OLD 'FOLK'I ' PAI ! S
I'ull ot eomfui I for ull I'a.ns , In *
"Muiniiialhin , und \Yeiikncnt of tlio
.Aged U Iho OUTICUIIA A.MI-l'AiM
1 1'i.inrKii. thn Dint , am ) only pulu *
killing sin lutbenlin ! uliutor , Noir , iuuuuU
UV'o < t , ana Infallible , S *
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