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r TWBNTY-FIEST YEA ] ? . OMAHA , . WEDNESDAY MOILING , JULY 15 , 1891. NUMBER 27. MUCH MARRIED MAN'S ' STORY , Bcquol to a Real Life Drama Enacted at 1 . Plattstnouthi MANY CLA'MANTS ' FOR A FORTUNE , Kstafooftho Sntfon llnlhvny Wrrck'H Victim Finally Divided O'A'elll ItcpithllcaiiH .Meet In Convention. PMTTSMOCTH , Nob. , July 11. [ Special to TUB Bun.J A settlement was affected yes terday in the county court , which was the sequel to n drama In real life. The case wits the contest over the testa mentary oequcst of the late John S. Roberts , the railroad engineer who was klllod in tbo fatal wreck at Sutton on March 25. Roberts had rather nn unenviable reputa tion in tno matrimonial line , and ho enjoyed the questionable distinction of having led n brldo to the altar on rnoro than ono occasion Vhcn ho was already a much married man. llo ocltnowlcged to persons In tills city that ho head served a term In the penitentiary in AVost Virginia. Ho was first married in West Virginia to the woman now claiming to bo his widow , and shortly ntt-jr their marriage fcecurcd a divorce , but the the woman lived In this city with deceased ns his wife during the past winter , and she denies that they were subsequently remarried. Roberts second known escapade In the matrimonial line also occurred in the cast , but ho again secured a divorce , and a little over thrco years nso came west and wont Intu the employ of the B. & M. ns an engi neer , and up to the tlmo of his death had made hla rcsidcn.-o 'in this cltj. While In Plattsmotith ho made efforts to load other In nocent and unsophisticated females to the hymeneal altar , and , but for his death would prnbaoly have succeeded in his marital du- Ho had paid Unceasing attentions to n young lady a daughter of n wealthy farmer ofSmpy county , and had worked himself so far into the good graces of the old gentle man , that ho finally managed to .secure n loan of a few bundled dollars with the farmer us his security , to whom ho gave it chattel mortgnpo on his household goods. The un suspecting farmer thought everything nil rignt at the time , but subsequently something L'rnnsplrcd which caused n suspicion to enter Siis mind and making n trip to this city Sound outsulllclonlto convince him of his intended son-in-law's duplicity and question able actions. Ho forced Roberts to make r satisfactory settlement , and the develop ments thwarted that gen'loman's matrimon ial designs upon the daughter. But In the meanwhile ho had become very attentive to another highly respectable young lady ot Albia , In. , and whom , it is claimed , ho really intended to marry. In any yronl there can bo no question but that was His apparent design , ns ho made a will on August ! ! ? , 1800 , nequoathing all of bis prop erty to that young lady , which Included u policy for $3,000 in life insurance and some real estate in Iowa. This will was the basis of contention In the courts , and the settle ment agreed to stipulates that Christina Roberts shall bo acknowledged the lawful widow ; Unit she shall withdraw all objection to the probating of the will , and that Edwin S. Grcnscl shall bo appointed administrator with will annexed of the said estate. It Is further stipulated that Christina Rob erts is to rcceivo the sumo of $ lf > 0 allowance for her maintenance during the time of the mlmlnlstratlpn. proceedings , and she is further to receive one-half of the roaiduo 01 the estate , with the personal property of the deceased allowed by law. Tlio other half o Mia estate will go to Miss Sadto D. Taylor , he Iowa girl. Klrc at Aurora. Jumont , Nob. , July 14. [ Special to TUB Bnis.J Fire broke out at ! i o'clock this morn ing In a frame block on Thirteenth and K streets , In this city. A few minutes after the alarm was given tl.o firemen were on hand and had three streams directed on the burning mass. JRooltzIng that the flames bad trained teethe muih ! headway to permit the saving of the frame structures In which the lire was raging , the efforts of the firemen were directed chiefly to prevont- IIIK the spread of the elements to adjoin ing property. The Frst National bank buildIng - Ing and n two-story double front store build ing the Welngnrtcn block both substantial brick structures , nro on the sumo block , the latter Immediately adjoining the building in -xllich tha tire stnitod. Bv keeping n stream constantly playing on the exposed wall , however , the spread of the flames In that direction was arrested , but all the buildings between tha Wclngartcn block and 1C street were entirely destroyed. Fortunately the burned buildings woro' old frame structures , mostly unoccupied , and tha loss Is comparatively small. Following is a list of the losses and insur ance ; M. Dnnkl , loss ? T > 00 , no Insurance ; T. 11. Standard , .saloon , loss on building and stock ir iM ) iiiHuriiJicof A. M. Glover , . -3-- ? , > , 1,800 ; , loss on building $1,200. Insurance & 00 ; A P. > Laurie , loss on building 51'IX ) , insurance WOO ; Curry & Chapman , loss on building f 1.000 , no insurance. The lira originated In the vacant building of M. Dnnkl , and was probablly of incen diary origin. This Is Aurora's first blaze of any Importance. O'.Voill UopnbliunitH ' 'leer. O'NniM , Nob. , July 14. [ Special Tologrnui to THU HUB. ] The republican county cen tral committee mot here today. There was nearly a full attcndnuca and the meeting was harmonious. It was decided to hold the county convention at O'Neill Saturday , Sou- tombor 12. The republicans of Holt county nro well organized and will "place a flue ticket , m the Hold with every prospect of suo- cess at. the comli'ir election. _ ' county farmers' alliance held an an num picnic hero today. Three hundred farm ers , their wives and children crowded a rink In the afternoon and listened to a speech by Htute Lecturer William Pratt. He spoiie In the court housa [ n the evening , after which a dance and general jollification was held in thn rink The O'Neill pcoplo remember Pratt ns ho was here two years ago and lectured on phrenology. Ho is a professional phrenol ogist. Unidentified Head. CiiAVMiNt Neb , , July It. [ Special to Tun BEK. | The only trace that has como to light In regard to the man found dead In the power room ot the elevator nt thU place on last Friday Is the finding ot the owner of the two pistols which ho hud with him. They have bcon Identified by Dan Tyo , who lives four miles ssuth of Murquotte , In Hamilton county , ono ' "J and uno iij-cMlbra revolver li'ivlng been stolen from his ( Mr. Tyo's ) pluco July i' ' , also thn two coats and vests which the dead man had with htm. All further traca of * his Identity lemalns a se cret. cret.His remains were interred In the potter's Held ol the Chapman cemetery , Itlno Valley C roil Itiilncd. Srniso Kixctr , July 14. ( Special to Tim Hit K.IA very heavy hall and rain visited this place and vicinity this morning at 3 o'clock. Oats and spring wheat are ruined. Fall wheat and rye was mostly In the shock. Corn will rcako perhaps one-third to one- half crop. All garden truck and fruit is en tirely ruined. Lots of stock was ruined by Uvtng cut In wire fences from farmers com- fag in. The damage was four to tivo mites in extent , Blue Valley being about the center. Thrown from His Hnggy. ELKUOIIX , Neb , , July 14 , [ Special Tele- tram to Tins DEB. ] This morning while on J l w y homo from thU city , Ncliou Swan- son , n painter , who lives at Elk City , was thrown out of his buggy and sustained a fractuto of the external partlon of the right clavicle. The accident happened just outside - side Uio city limits and was caused by the singletree breaking and the norse ho was driving , n broncho , becoming unminagcablo and running away. Doctors reduced the fracture und Swnnson was nblo to rldo home tills evening. Perjurers Found Gnlltv. KB UINBV , Nob. , July It. fSpaclnl Tele gram to Tin : BEK.J The adjourned term of the district court bo an yostcr.lay and up to this evening four or the psnons Indicted for porjnry In the Ivo.irnay ft Black Hills bond Injunction case were tried and found guilty. Their IIIIUIIH are .loo Bultzor , .1. B. Me- Weithoy , Thomas Comstock and Ocorgo Royro. At the time those persons swore substan tially that W. C. Tlllson , cnshlur of the Kear ney National bank , mot them on the day of election and gave each of thorn ? i to vote for thu bonds. This .scorned so absurd that n further Investigation was had , which resulted In finding thorn guilty of perjury. Three other persons were arrested nt the same tlmo for suborning these witnesses , but at the recent - cent esslon of tha grand jury they were re leased. In each case the mercy of the court was asked by the jury. Hall and Wind. Bi.un HIM , Neb. , July It. [ Special to Tin : BIE. : | A strong shower and n little hall at 0 o'clock this morning visited the city. No dumago was done In this vicinity. Corn and oats were hurt somu llvo miles northwest of Blue Hill. The hailstorm then went west north of Bludon , Campbell , Upland , Hlklrclh and \Vllco < c. The main hailstorm kept about live miles north of the B & M. rallioad , and the hail strip is more of less damaged , the wind and hull beating und tangling small grain , corn , etc. _ Highwayman Do 'KO Captured. Fnr.MoNT , Nob. , July 14. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : BII : : . | The mnn who robbed the Union Pacific depot and ngont at North Bend Sunday morning was captured near Morse BlnlT today. Ho piovod to bo ono Joseph Do.lgo , a resi dent of that neighborhood. Ho was brought here tonight and lodged In jail. in ojuxu'N iiori > FIRTHS. Much Incitement at Saratoga Over Itrillianl IM.ioer Prospects. SAIUTOOV , Wyo. , via Fort Steele , July 14. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bni.j : Work was begun yesterday on a drain ditch to Jack creek near the summit of the conti nental divide , within a few miles of Saratoga , preparatory to hydr.nillcing six hinderancos of placer ground. It Is estimated the ground will pay 10 cents per yard to work it a depth of nine feet. Coarse gold a i largo as wheat grains have been tauon out of the Groundall prospects well , and the big supply uf water and great fall makes itoasy to wash out the gulch for u long distance. A company has been organl/od to work the ground and mnn nro now digging a ditch which will bo put down to the bed rock ns soon ns possible. The ditch will be run along the crest of tno hill to furnish water for hydraulic mills to bo wut in immediately. A largo force of mon will bo engaged"snon and are expected to make a big clean-up be fore the close of the season. J. G. Rankln of Riwllns , Loa Wilcox and D. S. Baker of Fremont , Nab. , and J. W. Crane of Arlington , Nob. , and Omaha and other Nebraska mon uro interested in thn company. Great oxcltoinont prevails In the city over reports from tbcso rich ( Uggings. Since ttio publication of the BEG article on placers , activity has been stimulated. All the creeks on this side of the continental divide will soon bo a scene of gold washing. Everybody is jubilant over the big strike in Chatterton tunnel , on the Grand encampment. A car loud of ere is to bo shipped to Omaha from there Immediately. Shipments wilt soon begin from the Jones and Williams mines on Spring crook , and between there and Jack crook. CaHper I3x I ted. Cvsrr.u , Wyo. , July t4. [ Special Telegram to TUB Bii.JYesterday morning Stuto Senator A. D. Chumberlin ot Converse county came In from Lowlstonyo. . , where ho has been supermtmiding the starting of a stamp mill. As a result Mr. Chamberlin exhibited sixty ounces of gold. It Is the first largo quantity of Wyoming gold over scon hero. The senator is jubilant over his suc cess and he predicts that now since the resources of Lowlston can speak for thorn- selves , a stampede will bo made for tha fields. Senator Chainborlin loft hove this morning with his , gold for Omaha. TIK ) 31K.11LOWX 10 I'ICVES. ICxploslon of Dynamite Cartrldjics on Hoard a Ship atew Ship. NEW YOIIK , July 14. A gang of longshoremen mon were engaged In discharging the cargo from tha tramn steamship Gerbooth , lying at the foot of Richards street , Brooklyn , when a box of dynanilto cartridges in the aft hold exploded with a torritlo report , blowing two men Into pieces and seriously injuring four others. The victims were : Killed Cornelius Huyos and William Ro- gun. Injured William Williams , first mnto , suralncd nnulo mid contused wound on right foot : Ivan Loriensoii , ship's machinist , sprained ankle and incised wound of Jaw. John Graham , ship's carpenter , and Patrick Downey , longshoreman , are suffering from shock and bruises. The concussion raised the dock and blow u big hole Into the port ildo of the ship. Im mediately the ship begun to fill and shortly afterward listed to ono bide. Of the 'urea mon who were at work In the hold only ono could bo found. Ho was Patrick Downey. Ho was unconscious and was carried out on deck , where ha soon revived. Both of the ether mon were literally destroyed. Fragments of Reagan's body wuro picked up hero und there nud put Into a bag unnd carried out. The skull wns the only portion of his body that was intact. the Standard's Proposal , AMsmumi , July 14. A proposal to grant the Standard oil company n ton year * ' Icuso of sites at Rotterdam and Antwerp for the erection of oil tanks has been discussed by the municipal authorities , Thu chamber do commerce ct fabrlquoH supported tbo propos ition , Several houses presented a petition in favor of thu rejection of the proposal on the ground that the lease would assist the Standard oil monopoly and provn injurious to retailers and general consumers. The Ains > - dordnm harbor petroleum company , which Is now using part of the land to lie included In the proposed lease , especially oppose tbo pro posal , urging that the Standard was ltd principal client ; that if the Standard ob tained thu land it would henceforth manage Its own business and that If the council acceded to the proposal the lease ought to bo co'iplod with ttio purchase of the tanks , the harbor company transferring thorn to the Standard , Tha council rejected the motion for n temporary refusal of the grant mid postponed decision on the main question. Murder and Suicide. GiidiiKKii , Mo , , July 14. Thomas Vaohon , a French Canadian , aged twenty-six , shot and mortally wouaded Mrs. Nora Laudroy about midnight last night and then com mitted sulcldo by shooting himself through the temple , Yuchon boarded with the Lan- droy family , but being taken sick they seem to baye kept hl.n until hU money was gene und then turned him out , on which account ho has harbored u severe grudca ; against them since , UoporlH of Trouble Declared Altsurd. Sr. PAUU Mian. , July 14. According to Agent U. P. Shuber of tbo White Earth res- orvntlon the wild reports of trouble up there are absurd. The government removed the dance house In order to remove a possible source of trouble , and the Indians say they are ready to do anything that will pleas * the great father at Washington. REPORTED INDIAN TROUBLE , Ohlppcwas of Minnesota Alleged to Bo Ar' ranging a Massacre. CHIEF WHITE CLOUD STATES THE CASE. fmpntlrnt Over the Government Fail ure to Make a Hatlsl'autory Settlement Casli , Not Wilsons Desired. WASIIINOTOI HtniEiu or TIIR Ben , 1 " ll ! FOUHTKBNTII StltnUT , > WSIIINOTON. . D. C. , July H. I A sensational telegram from Chloigo this morning reported a great commotion among tbo Chippewa Indians of the White Earth agency In Minnesota. According to those dispatches an outbreak and probable maisn- cro Is imminent. The Indian burnau has received no Information mation which would Indicate that there Is any basis of truth In the sensational report. bomo tlmo ago n letter was received from White Cloud in which ho said that the Indi ans on his reservation were Impatient over the delay In paying them for the damages occasioned by the overflow. Ho added that his people wanted cash bacauso they have oxcns and wagons enough and besides oxen me of no use to the young women who are teaching scnool and the young men who uro trying to get through college. Commissioner Morgan Iris asked , thn agent at White Earth to report If there Is any good reason why money should not bo paid. Upon his report a prompt settlement will bo mndo and no trouble Is anticipated. The attention of Assistant Secretary Net- tleton in charga of the immigration division and of the treasury department was called today to un editorial in Tin : B 1:1 : : , showing how n Swede had landed In this country without a dollar , who was now worth $15,000. Mr. Nottletonsald : "There Is n misapprehen sion In the west upon the subject of the meaning of pauper immigration. It is not the policy of the government to order a re turn lo his country of a poor man simply be cause ho is poor. Paupers within the moan ing of the treasury regulations uro pro fessional beggars , people who have no moans of making a living and no desire to find them. Such men ns the Swede referred to by Tin : UKI : will always bo welcome , pro vided tho3' nro honest and willing to work for themselves. " itnciiNT AIIMV ounnns. The following army orders were Issued today : Socmid Lieutenant Ulysses G. Mc- Aluxander , Twenty -fifth Infantry , Is detailed as professor of military science and tactics at the Iowa We.-iloyan university , Mount Pleasant , In. , and will report in person for duty accordingly. The leave of absence granted Lieutenant Colonel John Upham , Third cavalr.v Is ex tended six months on surgeon's certificate of disability. Hy direction of the secretary of war the fol lowing named olllcers will bo relieved from recruiting duty October 1 , 1891 , by the super intendent of the rocruitln ? service and will then nrocood to Join their respective regi ments : Captain Aaron S. Dag.ott , Second infantry ; Captain Benjamin II. Itogors , Thirteenth Infantry ; First Lieutenant Charles G. Morton , Sixth Infantry , First Lieutenant William Paulding , Tenth In fantry ; First Lieutenant Charles J. T. Clarke , Tenth infantry ; First Lieutenant George T. T. Patterson , Fourteenth infantry. Captain Francis B. Jones , assistant quar termaster , will b" rolUivod from his duties nt Fort Snelllng , Minn. , by the post quarter master at ttiat place , and will then proceed to Denver , Col. , and take charge of the mili tary post near that city , relieving Captain Lafayette Campbell , assUtantquartermastcr. Captain Campbell , on being so relieved , will proceed to Chicago and take charge of the construction of bulldi ngs at Fort Sheridan , I1U. , relieving Captain Charles A. H. McCauley - Cauloy , assistaut quartermaster. Bv direction of ttio nctlngsocrotary of war , Major John Egan , First artillery , is detailed as a member of the examining board at the army building in Now York city , vice Major \Villiam L. Has- kin , First artillery. Sergeant James Wilson , troop F , cavalry , 'nowstationed ntBaltlmore , Md. , is relieved from duty on tecruiting soc \ ice and will bo sent to Jefferson Bar racks , Mo , , In charge of the first detachment of recruits leaving the rendezvous for that dopot. and thence to tha station of his troop , Fort Niobrara , Neb. By direction of the acting secretary of war the following assignments , chances of stations and duties , etc. . of officers were ordered : Major William J. Volk- mur , assistant adjutant general , will proceed to Chicago , with the records of the department of the Missouri now at St. Louis , Mo. , and unon the comple tion of this duty ho will report In parson to the commanding general of the department of Dakota at St. Paul , Minn. , for temporary duty us assistant adjutant general of that department , ftiajor Peter D. Vroom , inspector specter general , will proceed to Chicago and report in person to the commanding general , department of Missouri , for temporary duty ns Inspector general of that department. Captain Charles B. Minor , Twenty-second Infantry , is relieved from further duty In the department of Missouri and will proceed to St. Paul and report In person to the com manding general , department of Dakota , for duty ns assistant to the acting inspector general of that department. First Lieuten ant Arthur Murray , First artillery , Is ro- liovcd from duty as acting Judge advocate , department of the Missouri and will proceed to St. Paul and report In parson to the com manding general of that department for temporary special duty. Leave of absence for four months on nccount of sickness Is granted Captain Francis E. Pierce , First infantry. The leave of absence granted Captain Paul R. Brown , assistant surgeon , is extended ono month. First Lieutenant David D , Johnson , Fifth artillery , is detailed as professor of military science and tactics at Purdue uni versity , Lnfayotto , Ind. , to take effect Octo ber 1 , 1891 , to relieve First Lieutenant Abner Pickering , Second infantry , who on being so relieved will proceed to join his company. Lieutenant , Jounson will report in person at the college September 1 , 18'Jl. ' MIS < 'II.IAXUOUS. : Tbo postmaster general today appointed the following postmasters for Iowa : Clnrn Wushbura at Aruylo , Lee county , vice T. Moore resigned. L. C. Ford at Gronnsvlllo , Clay county , vice A , W. Grcon resigned. W. Hide , Rock , Ccrro Gordo county , vlco J. Pence resigned. P. S. II. 1IKTTKII ClsANX / ' ItKCHVlTS. In the Regular Army Show Great Improvement. WASIIINOTON , July 11. Ever since public and official attention was directed to the sub ject of the frequency of desertions from the army a year or so ago tnoro has been a de termined effort on the part of the authorities to Improve tbo quality of material of which the service Is recruited In tha belief that In this lay the remedy for the great ovll. Extra qndravors were made to Bocura young men who sought the army as a profession rather than as a haven of refuge and to this end the utTorts of recruiting ofllccrs have been systematically turned away fro -a cities toward the country , The now system has just begun to show Its fruits , and i.s more than justifying the expectations of tboso who Inaugurated It , An officer of the adjutant general's do- imrtmnnt , who hud charge of tuU work , re marked recently : "Wo are having "Very good luck with our later recruits , and I think the army today Is composed of a better elms of people than over before. Wo hava abandoned tbo city Held almost entirely for the country , whore wo are moro apt to find vigorous young men. free from the contami nation of the rouL'h life of town , eager to do well ami to wear chevrons. Such men make good eoldlors , far bettor than the old , hard- | I cnod toughs who came out of { he slums to enlist as n lust resort , or us n means of drowning their Identities. " t > Hnil-A July H. Acting Secretary Wharton of ttio department of stnto hassont Instructions to Prof * . MendmihuU and Mor- rlam , the export agimU appointed to go to Alaska to learn nil the facts 'respecting the fisheries. Tuoio Instructions nro to collect all accessible Information upon the subject of breeding places , effects of pcliiala sealing , diminution of tno number of seals , proper lines of demarcation In the event that closed seasons nro regarded as necessary und the proper months to bo Included In such sea sons. The United States steamer Marlon , which will convoy the agents to Alaska , Is now nt Port Townsend , Wash. , and Is ex pected to sail northward the 17th Inst. More Ani'Tlaan Armor Plato TnstH. WISIIISOTOV , July 14. Further testa of American armor pinto were made nt the An napolis proving grounds last Sunday with the most gratifying results. Two six-Inch steel plates had been prepared by Carnegto , Phipps ft Co. , with the surface treated by the now Harvey process. To glvo the pro cess a further lose under bettor conditions than heretofore the plates were made with less carbon In their composition than the thrco plates tested some months ago. The ollleiai report of the tests has not been re ceived , but ofllcors prosout say that the ' plates satisfactorily resisted tho' lire from n six-pound Hotchklss rifle , a severe test. "Without I'ay Until Continued. WASIIIS-OTON , July H. Judge Crounso of Nebraska , who succeeded General Batchelor of Now York as assistant , secretary of the treasury , will receive no pay for his services until the senate confirms his nbpointmont. This is in accordance with qn opinion of the attorney general that a person appointed during the recess of congress to nn ofllco which was vacant while that body was in session is not entitled to any compensation until after confirmation by the senate. Jus tice Beatty of Idaho Is another ofllcor who is serving without pay oendiug confirmation under the above opinion. ' Hoof and Ilo < ; Exports. WisiltNOTON' , July 14. The chief of the bureau of statistics reports that the total value ot the exports of bcof and hog products from the United Stales during the mouth of Juno , liiOl , was $0,041,783. g 01 &MVCA TO ItS. Over Fifteen Thousand jDolejjutss and Visitors In Toronto. TOHON-TO , July 1 1. The nuhu , ! ! convention of the National Educational' nssoclition of tno United States was formally opanod this afternoon in the presence of , about six thou sand people. Rov. G. U. ( Grant , principal of Queens university , Kingston , welcomed the delegates on baiialf of , Canada. Ad dresses of welcome were also delivered by Sir Alexander Campbell , lieutenant gov ernor ; G. W. Ross , mtnlst < 3rof education for Ontario , and representatives of other sec tions of the Dominion. Short responses were made by n number of UnitCd'Stntcs delegates from different portions , of the country. Among the speakers jvero Hon. W. T. Har ris , commissioner of education for the United States ; Prof. W. M. Beardsloy of Iowa for the northwest , and Superintendent A. G. Lane of Chicago for the WoVld's Columbian exposition. , At s o'clock this afternoon' ap organization was effected and committooi'n'ppointcd. A paper by Francis W.'Har er of Chicago on "The School of the Joturo ; " was read and discussion followed tby Superin tendent Mnrblo of Worcester , Mass. , Inspector Hughes of.- Toronto and othors. Over fifteen thousand delegates and visitors are in the city from oil parts of the United States and the Dominion , and the convention is ono of the largest ever held. There nro a number of department branches of the association which will hola daily meetings - ings , beginning tomorrow. County's Delegation. TOIIQNTO , Ont. , July 14. [ Special Tolo- grum to Tun Ben.1 i'ho Dodge county dele gation to the National Educational associa tion headed by Superintendent Stevens and Grinstoad of Fremont , entered the city of Toronto in a highly patriotic manner this evening on the steamer Empress of India , from Niagara Falls. The delegation has n beautiful silk flag recently presented the association by the teachers df Lincoln. As the steamer neared the brilliantly illuminated dock this evening tha ontlro delegation assembled the bow of tbo boat and sang 'America" and other patriotic songs. It is estimated that 8,000 teachers are now in the citv. citv.Tho The Nebraska delegation Is quartered at the Elliott. _ _ sntAXOK C.tSK Alexlunn Knihvay Olllchil Takes Poison ami Will Probably Die. ATCIIISOX , ICnn. , July 14.-Special [ Tele gram to TUB Bni.J : Day before yesterday Dr. L. R. Stammer registered at the Byram hotel from Monterey , Mexico. His actions were nothing unusual. Toniirht it was dis closed that ho had taken a' largo dose of morphine. A note found In his room stated that ho had taken it for neuralgia of the heart. At 11 o'clock tonight It Is believed Stam mer will llvo. The physicians think they have overcome the effects of the chloral. From papers on Stammer's parson it is sup posed ho is connected in some capacity with the Central Mexican railroad. A note found In his room said to telegraph for ? lf > 0 , but the address of nobody was given to tele graph. _ Cri4 \ Not So ATCIIISOX , Itun , , July 14. [ Special Tola- gram to THE Bcu.J The wheat In this county is not turning out as well as was expected , It Is not believed that It will average twelve bushels to the aero. Ono man in the adjoining town who looked for twenty-llva bushels to the acre threshed last week and did not got twelve. Some of his ndiglibora nro equally disappointed. On the Brown county line they nro getting ten bushels. In tno south ern parts of the county wjiero'tho prospect was very llattorlug the yhild la only twelve bushels. XO CAUltlAAL. IlarrlHon and ( JlbboiiH 'Meet ' and Di.s- HUNK Cahemdy'B Memorial. OAI'K MAT , N. J. , July 14. On last Satur day the president and Cardinal Gibbons ac cidentally met on the board' Wlk here and there was a cordial meeting 'between them. After u brlof walk they camo. In front of the president's cottage , which Mr- . Harrison in- vltod the cardinal to enter , un the course of a pleasant conversation of uobut half un hour it U stated that the president Introduced the subject of the Cahonsly memorial. Ho gave his opinion quite freely on 'tho subject and said that while having no deposition to interfere - terforo In church mutters , ho was glad to have nn opportunity for expressing his satis faction at the published remarks of the car dinal and at tha merited rcbukondmlnUtered , at homo and abroad to foreign Interference in our domestic affairs. The cardinal , it Is said , was deeply impressed and much pleased with the president's views on the subject , The president has appointed Herbert S. Draper to bo first lieutenant In the mirlno corps to till u vacancy. * Mr. D , O. Mills of Now York and liU daughter. Mrs , \Vhltolaw Held , arrhod hero thU evening hi a special car from New York. Mr. Milts and Mrs , Reid called'on the presi dent und Mrs. Harrison tonight. Mr. Mills stated that his visit hora bad no 'political slg- nlllcunce , and that his call on the president was merely of a social character. Hurled In a Well. PiitU.ii-3. Wis. , July 14 , Godfrlcd Wulihers , a fauier living three miles south of here , was billed in a well forty foot deep yesterday by the caving la of the well. CAMPBELL SURE OF SUCCESS , Ohio'a ' Prcsant Governor Certain of the Democratic Nomination To lay. RESULT W.LL . NOT BE M\DE UNANIMOUS. Itlonily Ui\v II-'tween Representatives ol' Hival nnnrlinn Factions nt Cleveland An Imiouent , Bystander Injured. Ci.r.vnt.txn , O. , July 14. Governor Gump- boll will bo the nomlnoa of the democratic convention tomorrow for governor of Ohio. The logic of the situation Impels ovcry un prejudiced observer to this conclusion and only the persistency of the other candidates In remaining In the nice prevents this con clusion being accepted by nil parties. The contest will bo short ami decisive ami will bo concluded with the llm ballot. Governor Campbell will receive fnr inoro than enough votes to nominate htm , but the anti-Campbell delegates Insist that they will go on record In opposition In order to prevent u unanimous nomination. Thus , so far as the convention Is concerned , harmony Is delib erately rejected as an unnecessary political commo'dlty and the only question now Is , will the nnU-Catnnbell factions carry tholr grievances to the polls. There are twonty- llvo or thirty of the Cincinnati or Hamilton county delegates who vow thai they will , ana tboso recalcitrants will hnvo ttio sympathy If not the company of a dozen or moro of the Cuynhogn county or Cleveland delegates. Bloody I tow-i Antony Hlvtil Bourbons. There have been inanyjwordy wars in the hotel lobbies today between the Campbell delegates and their opponents and in several Instances the disputes wont to such an ex tent that the admirer * of the governor answered the threats of the Hamilton county dclogutcs by def.\lng tncir opposition and de claring that Campbell could bo both nominated and elected without the helu of Cincinnati. "Tho day has passed , " angrilv exclaimed a countrj dnlogutb in the Hollcnden hotel , "when Clnninnati ran rule the democratic party of Ohio. Yon bicker ? can do your worst. Wo will elect Campbell without Hamilton county. " All these disputes nro donrccatod bv both Cuinpbell and Nual , but their ill-effect is none the less felt in the party ranks. The day was not destined to pass , however , with out those disputes terminating in bloodshed. While nn angry wrauglo was in progress this evening In front of the Plaindcalcr ofllco between Peter Nolan , a Campbell man and an amateur prUo fighter , and William and James Patterson , Neal delegates , all understood to bo from Cincinnati , the llo was passed and in an Instant revolvers were drawn. A lively fusilado followed , in which four or flvo shots were Bred with mild results. An innocent bystander received ono of the ballots , after which the weapons were raised as clubs with inoro appreciable effect on the contestants. They nil received numerous gashes over the head and were bleeding profusely when arrested. This unfortunate incident tended at once to rcstoro a moro philosophical feeling on the ground. The party leaders of the factions immediately united in a vigorous protest against the faction wrangles which have con tinued throughout the duy and toniirht those disputes are discountenanced by all and a strong attempt Is being iiiado to rcstoro party harmony. An Ovation to Campbell. The full strength of the Campbell follow ing was not aopreciated until the governor reached the city this afternoon. Ills arrival at tbo Hollunden hotel at the headquarters of the Jackson and Tburman clubs of Columbus was the signal for an ovation. Cheer after clieor was given for "tho next governor of Ohio" and there were ' loud dotna'nds for a speech. The governor mounted a tnblo in tbo center ol the rotunda and bowed his acknowledgement , but the speech was brlof. "I am glad to see you all , ray friends , " said ho , "but I hnvo not much of a sneech to mnko now. I expect , how ever , to make ono tomorrow after the nomi nation. " | Laughter and cheers , ] ThU afternoon and evening the governor remained nt his hoadquartars and received his friends. "Thoro Is no doubt of my nomination on the first ballot , " said ho to an Associated press ronrosentntivo. "It Is a simple ques tion of addition , as I already have assurances from far moro than enough delegates to In- sura my nomination. I think that the result , whatever It may bo , will bo accepted philo sophically by nil ray worthy competitors , and that tbo domocratio party of the state will present nn mi broken front to the enemy this fall. I am confident of mv election. " At a meeting of the various congressional delegates this evening a now state central committee to conduct tbo coming campaign was selected. Persistent Opposition to Campbell. A mass meeting of the anti-Campbell delegates - gates was hold this afternoon , at which was dlscubsed at great length the question whether in tho" event of Campbell's nomination the opposition should permit him to bo declared the unanimous nominee or insist on a complete roll rail and mnko the record show a couple of hundred or less opposing votes. A committee of five , dcsinguated "a committee on pro gramme , " was finally appointed to con sider i the plan of action to bo adopted. At a meeting of the anil-Campbell faction the committee reported in favor of opposing Can pboll to the bitter end ami pre venting the usual courtesy of n unanimous nomination when his success should bo as sured. This persistent opposition Is the sen sation of the toun tonight and has destroyed the last hope of u harmonious convention. StriiKKlinK wltli Clio Platform. The committee on resolutions will bo In session nearly nil night preparing the plat form upon which the coming campaign U to bo fought. Up to this hour most of the Im portant points havn been decided except the silver question , which promises to create a prolonged discussion in the convention. The tariff plank is founded upon that of lust year , and is as follows : "Wo demand the reduction of tariff taxes and wo will continue the battle of tariff reform until the cause of the people is triumphant. All money taken by tax from the puonlo ulioulil go into the public tteasury. Tariff taxes should bo for revenue only , All so-called protective tariff taxes iiredlslione.it , wasteful and corrupting. They plunder the masses to enrich the few. They have crippled agriculture , retarded manufacturing , created trusts , de stroyed commerce and corrupted our law- tnukerti. Wo denounce ) the McKlnloy tariff law passed by the billion dollar congress as an Iniquitous and oppressive measure and an Injury to the American fanner and laborer. The world's fair plunk is adopted as fol lows ; "No state In the union tins mnOo greater progioss during the present century in the arts and .sciences , manufacture rind agriculture , than the state of Ohio. The democrats of Ohio pledge themselves to aid In every possible way any effort to muko such an exhibit at the World's Columbian exposi tion In Ib'JII as will bomoriKtrato that this stnta is ono of the greatest of natural resources and material progress of the north west territory. " U is llKoly that a nlank favoring the free coinage of silver will bo ultimately adopted by the committee , but If so a minority re port will bo presented opposing free coinage and recommending that no partisan declara tion whatever bo mndoon Urn silver question , til'1,1 T Of , l-'ltKK ail.rKlt. Ohio Democrat * Do Not Agree on the Financial QiicNtlon. Ci.r.vui.AMi , O. , July H. Although the democratic state convention was announced to meet today and continue In session two days , the piogrammo provides that this day Is to bo devoted to committee meetings and outdoor demonstrations that the con vention Is not to convcnOX formal session until to o'clock tomorrft.uornlne. . Tha discussion of the polillol.tr. . - still nil di rected to the governorship. ' lo Campbell's nomination on the 11 pit bull * still us rea sonably certain as any futur-V nt. the Neal and Kllno factions have by I \oans \ given up the contest. The dlscusslr. urtheplnt- form still continues. EC'oii.man | \ U'nr- ron and other prominent free cotnnira iwmuro on the ground insisting that party siiccoss can only bo Insured by the convention de claring for free and unlimited colnago of sil ver , but they , nro being vigorously opposed by Congressman Hartor uiul other equally prominent democrats , "Wo certainly want to keep clear of a free coinage of silver plank , " said Hartor todiiy. "In two months wo now coin S.l.OOJ OJO In silver , and that Is moro than the on tire amount coined between 17UJ and IM5.2. U hy , free coinage would ruin the Industries of the country. The republicans have not mndo the silver issue. Why should wo do sol Would It not bo bolter to devote our attention to the tariff exclu sively I Wo can lleht successfully on that Issue , but It moans national defeat for the party to advocate the free colnago of sil ver.1 As n result of this division of sentiment , sovcr.il Informal conferences of democratic congressmen and other party leaders have been held. The money question has been discussed with the view of reaching an tin- dcrstandlnir on the silver Issue. A strenuous attempt will bo mndo to settle all differences on the financial question In the committee on resolutions and prevent the subject from being debated In the convention. TKltltlltLK CKIJIIIX TKX.tS. Kobbors Murder Throe Children and Tholr Grandmother. Tosnin , Tex. , July 11. This mornlnc at 11 o'clock ' two Men went to the homo of George Nowberry , living two miles west of here , and demanded admittance. Mr. Cowberry being absent , his mother supposed that It was him returning and opened the door. The men forced their way into the liotiso ana de manded money that they supposed had boon received by Mr. Nowberry a low days pre vious. The old lady told them she had no money about the house. They then grabbed the old lady , who Is sixty-five years old , took her to the vard gate and tied her with a rope to the post and then gashed her throat. Ono man remained with the old lady on the outside while the other wont Into the house , where thrca children were sleeping. The oldest , a child of seven years , was awalcened , when the man asked where her papa was. The child told him she would toll her father of his trying to got his money , llo took her out of the house into the yard and cut her throat with a butcher knife. Ho then went back to the house and got the second glr ! , aged live years , carried her to the vard and cut her throat with the sainn Knife. Ho then wont back to the house and got the baby boy , two years of ago. carried him into the yard and killed him In the same manner and piled their bodies to gether. Ho then washed the knife and left it lying on the table. The old ladv's nock hud seventeen gashes , but she is still living and gave the account of the affmr. It is supposed the murder was for the purpose of robbery , as Nowborry had Just gotiCiUt : ) damnircs from the Santa Fo road for the killing of his wlfo nt Joshua. The mother is still nlivo , but cannot llvo. Ofllccrs nro scouring the country for the murderers. KAXSAS M2t.itOF PK.III. Opinion of Prof. Snow oa the Gnstorit Coloc.-ido Ijouiisl. TOIT.KA. Kan. , July 11. The .Democrat sent a reporter to invostivatc the grasshopper of eastern Colorado , who brought back a number for examination by Prof. Snow ol the stnto university. The latter removed all fear of danger In the following letter : LAWIICNCK Kim. . July 14. Editor of the Democrat. Toneka : Dear Sir , I found tit my house last ills-lit it copy of your Isiiio ot Satur day and a muall jar containing locust" . The fear tint tlifse locusts tire about tooveirun the state Is , I bclluve , iftilto groundless. Tlio locust Is non-migratory , at least It has never yet boon known to migrate , as does the well known Rooky mountain locust. and the pcoplo of Kansas outside of the plains districts have nothing to fuar from It. The locust Is known as the 'Ions winded locust and Its Irilills or range Is confined to the plains of eastern Colorado anil western Kansas. It has navurbonii noted us nn especially sonmlnnt locust ovi-n In Its conllnyd ranno. uiul your account IB of scien tific ; Intoiust ns showing thai favorable condi tions may nuumcnt Its numbers to a danger ous device , the danger holng nil rely local. honovor. H Is the mlcr itluj Hpucles wo hnvo to fear anil especially ( liu hlniilo species , the Itocky mountain locusts. Yours Hilly , S. U. S.MW. _ Shipping News. NKW YoiiK.July 11. [ Special to Tin : Hun. | Mr. Julius Hothholz and sou of Omaha were arrivals on thoTravo of the North Ger man Lloyd line froip Bremen. Mrs. II. Fi. Palmer , Miss Clara Palmer and George H. Palmer of Omaha have sailed for Europe. They were at the Metropolitan hotel for several days prior to tholr starting. Mr. E. G. Brunott , Topeka. Ivan. , sailed on the French linu steamer La Gascogno for Havre on Saturday last. Mr. Jacob Folholmer , Sioux City , sailed on the Rhatla of the Hamburg-American line for Europe. At Hamburg Arrived , the Hay II , from Now York. At Southampton Arrived , the Havel , from Now York. At London Sighted , the Dnnln , the City of Now York , and the Wyoming , from Now York. At Now Vork Arrived , the Mimsdam , from Rotterdam ; the Wostornlnnd , from Antwerp. Templar In ScHHlon , Sriuir LVKK. Iu. , July H. Grand Com- mandory Knights Tomptnr of Iowa Is in sos slon at Templar point. Moudiiy was devoted to primary worlr , addresses being delivered In the evening by different Sir Knights. This morning Grand Commander James Guest of Hurllngton delivered the annual ad dress and ofllccrs made reports. To-night the red cross work In full regalia was given bv grand ofllcori who will tomorrow glvo work In the order of tomplo. H'KA THKU I'-O ItKVA ft f. For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; warmer. WiMiisorov , July U. Forecast tills p. m. Wednesday : For Minnesota , North and South Ualtota , Iowa and Nebraska Fair till Thursday ; warmer ; winds'becoming south. For Missouri and Kansas -Fair Wednesday anil Thursday ; sllchtly warmer \Vodnosday niiiht ; variable winds , For Colorado -Fair ; showers In east ; slightly warmer ; south winds. Klni Uncord , Mr. VKIINON , Wash. , July It , The prin ciple business portion nt this town has benn destroyed by Jlro. The loss is about ? JT,0)U. ) Cured of Consumption. DKNVT.II , Colo. , July H. Pi1. Joseph Mouor today discharged from the Koch hos pital as cured of consumption Lewis McCoy of Philadelphia , Charles Rooorts of Chicago , Mr. Louslo Mover of Dunsville , N. Y. , and Adolpu Bergman of Hoiton. This makes fourteen persona who have been cured of this disease at this Institution. Next week six moro will bo discharged. They are James Dougherty , Hamilton. Out , William L. Tucker , Chattanooga , Tonu. . James Gideon , Patrick J. Esun , John l.angdon and Christ ian Gey or , all of Chicago. Chilian HobelH Win n Unttlo. Svx DIIIOO , Cul. , July H--Commander Jauer of tha Mexican man-of-war Demo crat In this harbor has received a dispatch trom the Mexican navy department to the effect that a naval engagement took place off the Cnillan coast two days ago between the Insurgent cruiser Mugollaccs And several government vessels , Tlio engagement re sulted In a decisive victory for the insur gent * and two government voisels were almost destroyed. GENERAL HOLIDAY IN FRANCE , Ono Humlrad t\uil S < mml Anniversary of the Bastllo's Tall OolobratoJ , PRESIDENT CARNOT HOLDS A RECEPTION , Arrival of the German Kmperor nf Ijelth Diino in Acqultied ol' AHianlt on the Ground of Insanity. PAIIIS , July 11. Today was the anniver sary of the fall of the b.istllo. It was ob served In this city uiul throuahout Franco with appropriate ceremonies and general holiday rejoicing. There was an Imposing procession of the Alsaco-Lorrain societies. The latter marched from the Place do In Con cord , headed by bands of music. Enormous crowds of people assembled In the stroata through which the procession passed anil sainted the mon In line with cries of "viva la Franco. " The procession stopped nt the Strasburg statue and laid memorial wreaths , Id-color * nud Hags upon It. There w.n no disturb ance. President Carnet held n grand recep tion while reviewing the troops comprising the pnrrison of Paris. Xo Divorce Contemplated. [ CoiiyituM / ( Jimei | ( fon/tin / tl'iinelt.1 LONDON , July II. [ Now York Heralil Cable Special to Tun Bii.l : : The story cabled to the World stating that Lord Ran dolph Churchill Is about lo sue for a divorce , naming Duke Cl'ironcc ' of Avondale as co respondents , K pronounced a pure fabrica tion. Lord Randolph Is In Africa and will not lolurn hero for six months. The story probably gained its origin In the fact that three years ago , the duke , who was then Prince Albert Victor , bocnmo enamored of Lady Randolph , but she sensibly sent htm about his business laughed him out of his calf love. Since tlion ho has devoted his attention to vonng unmarried ladles niu' has behaved himself remarkably well , It Is reported that a marriage will take place between the earl of Dudley and Miss Rachel Gurnoy. Tno brldo-elect Is a cousin uf the duchess of Bedford. Lord Dudley is twenty-four years old and very weal thy and well known In racing circles. Poritcr I till wcll'ii Case. LONDON , July 14. In the house of commons this availing Mr. Allison brought up I ho cnso of the noted American forger , Austin Bid- well , who was Imprisoned for life In 18711 for forgeries on the Biinlc of England amount ing to upwards of $500,000. Mr. Allison asked Homo Secretary Matthews to consider the feet that ilidwell was twenty-flvo years of ago when convicted , that ha had now bcon eighteen years In prison , und that ho had a good record throughout. Mr. Matthews , replying , said that ho had repeatedly carefully considered memorials la favor of Bidwoll , but that his sense of pub lic duty forbade him advising the queen to release the urUonor. Loudly Cheered the LOVIION , July 14. The omparor of Ger many reached Lolth this morning. Ho was received by the mayor and. a number of ofll- clals and was loudly ohoorod by the largo crowd assembled. * * Sir Joseph Savory , lord mayor of London , has received a letter from Count Von Hntz- foldt , the Gorman nmnasiador , convoying the emperor's thanks to the lord mayor for the trcuorons hospitality extended to him bv the city of London and asking Sir Joseph Savory to thank the citizens of London for the mag- nlllccnt reception accorded him. Duncan Acquitted. LOXDON , Eng. , July 14. The grand Jury has found a true bill against R. C. Duncan of Washington , D. C. accused of murder ously nssultinp his wife by boating'hor over thcjioud with a stone in May last. Duncan's trial boiun in the afternoon , rho prisoner pleaded not entity. After tes timony had been furnished for and against tha prUonur the latter was acquitted on tha around of Insanity. The court ordered that Duncan bo detained In custody. .Town Itarrod from Jtoinnanla. BuoiiAitusT , July 14. By order of the Roumanian government the Roumanian frontiers bordering on Russia have bcon ordered cordoned with troops In order to prevent the influx of .lows fleeing from Rus sia. In addition , no passengers from Russia are allowed to land at Roumanian ports unless their passports have been previously vihcd at sonio Roumanian consulate. IriHh Land Mill In the I.ord.s. LONDON" , July 14. Lord Deninan ( conserv ative ) In the house of lords today moved that the Irish land bill bo road for the third lima ton months honco. As Lord Denmau was unable to Hud tno teller the bill passed its third reading without a division on his mo tion. _ Negotiated 11 Itiu Loan. Mvniiii ) , July It , Tha Bank of bpnin has negotiated n loan of 810,000,000 with the Bunquo do Paris and the Rothschilds. Tha Bank of Spain gives the tiousury bonds us a guarantee fur the repayment of the money borrowed. xiu lonnl Council , LONDON , July 14. The first formal and business meeting of the International Con gregational council took place today In the nuw Kingswich house chapel. Suit Tor Infringement of I'.itnnt Do * elded in IIH Kavnr. Ni\v : YOIIK , July 1 ) . In the suit of tha Edison olecrlo light company against the United States nlcctrin light company for In fringement on the patent for Incandescent lights , Judge Wallace today rendered a de cision In favor of Edison. Tlio decision broadly , squarely and fully sustains the Edison patent. Judge Wullaon also order * an Injunction against the defend ant and an accounting of the profits for tno past manufartuio , The tircsent output of Incandescent lamps In this country Is about live thousand a dav , only one-half of which. Is made by the Edison company , That com pany now asserts that this decision gives It a inononoly. The patent was unstained by two appellate courts In England , and the decision of Judge Wallace apparently agrees with tha English decisions , The decision affects sorno of the smaller companies , uut It Is thought that the Thomp son-Houston and Wesllnghou&o companion will contlnuothclr business much ua boloro. Tlio patent has only two or thrco > oars moro toiin and is only sustained in part by tha decision , which at bast can only affect the manufacture of Incandescent lumps which 1 n comparatively small part of thu business. The United States elcctrio lighting com pany , nt'aiiibt , whom the decision was reu < durc'd , proposes to take un appeal at onco. Hlorm In iI.iukH m County. Dun < ) i K. la. , July -Special [ Telegram to Tin * lli : . I--A severe windstorm struelt the neighborhood of Kwlnglo last evening and passed Into Jackson county. Barm wor'j demolished , houses unroofed und sev eral poisons Injuied , but none fatally. Wealth. Vt'isov * . Minn. , July II.The apprahal ol the estate of 'hu lute William. Wlndom , fllrd touay SI.OWD iho total value of the citato W
