Nebraska Newspapers

    i THE OMAHA ; DAILY
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1WENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MOHNING , AUGUST 22 , 1892. NUMBER Go.
ALL QUIET AT COAL CREEK
Dcspurato Miners Have Sought the Fastness
of the Mountains.
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO FIGHT AGAIN
AVnnIrn ( .iunnion Ilcllcvcft tlio Native * Are
Arranging to Jmko Another Con
certed At tuck nn tlio Slate
Troop * nt Once.
COAT. Cnr.nc , Tonn. , Aup. 21. This hns
been n day ot quiet and expectancy ; nothing
has transpired of startling slRnlllcance , nnd
but for chasing alleged clues and occasional
nrrcsts hy scouting parlies there has boon
nothing worthy ot note nt the sent of war.
After combination passenger and freight
train No. 17 , duo nt 1:25 : , loft this morning
lender In the
that
ing word , wns received a
late troubles wtu nboard the train endeavor
ing to fly the country. General Carncs tele
graphed the railroad authorities to huvo the
train stopped nt Pioneer , seventeen miles
north of hero , which was done , nnd Lieu
tenant Patterson , with a squad , cot aboard
an engine und caboose which had boon or
dered and overtook No. 17 nt tnat point.
Although ii search was made of the train uo
simpletons character was ubonrd nnd'no
arrest was mado.
All the houses In the vicinity have been
BU1IIUUUU. A man named Samsoy , n former
.
woltthor nt the mines , was arrested and
brought baclc to Coal Crook , but on his pro
ducing a card showing him to bo In good
Btuncling as a member of the Order of Rail
way Telegraphers nnd other evidences of
good character ho was reloascd ,
Hinl I.liidHcy'M Neck In Hanger.
A rumor comes from perfectly reliable
sources that Bud Llndsoy , a notoJ dos-
psrndovho hns killed half n dozen men , was
ono of the minors' loaders and wns in favor
of lynching General Anderson duy before
yesterday , will be Ivnchcd before morning.
Llndsoy Is a deputy United States marshal.
Warden Gammon this afternoon expressed
the opinion that the war was not yet over.
Said heThcso rcen only want time to
organize. They will assemble lu those moun
tains , hold their night meetings nnd decide
on n concerted movement against us again. "
Warden Gammon has been in ohnrgo of
tno convicts at the stockade hero for moro
than n year nnd knows whereof ho speaks ,
baton t ho contrary n majority of resident
citizens say there will be no further trouble
until the troops nro withdrawn.
The body of Jake Wilson , the negro who
was Bhot nt Brlccvlllo yesterdnv , was
brought Into town this aftorn6on und sent to
Clinton. Searching parlies have been
scouring the mountain sides for a radius of
BX or eight miles and have brought in sev
eral prisoners. An importantarrcst wns mndo
In the person ot J. A. Simmons , who Is
known to bo un Instigator and bad inun.
Everything is quiet nt 7 p. m.
or A MOH.
Conl Cruuk liltl/cnd DK I the Notoilous Hint
l.tndsay.
' , COAI. CiiEKic , Tonn , , Aug. 21. Tonight
nbout 10. , o'clock n piny of citizens , through
strategy , secured the notorious agitators Bud
Lindsay , who hns boon n prisoner here for
the past ton days , from the guards nnd con
ducted him up the valley towant Brlcoville ,
n tow miles south of this place , for
the purpose of lynching him. They were
determined and would undoubtedly have
carried out their plan but for the pitlablo
pleadings of Lindsay and his solemn promise
to go with the troops und point out evorv
man In the mountains who wns implicated in
the late miner's trouble. Ills life wns spared
on this condition , und ho was brought back
to Coal Creek and will bo used lu hienlify
oullaws. _
Uiiilur tlio Shadow ol Lookout Mountain.
UiiATTAXooot , Teun. , Aug. 21. This nftpr-
nooti was hold the funeral of Prlvutn Frank
L. Smith , of company B. , Third regiment ,
killed In the defense of Fort Anderson , of
whoso garrison bo bad been a member for
Rome months. The occasion was u notable
ono as regards attendance nnd In its military
features. Preceding the hcarso came those
companies of men who had obovcd the
sheriff's summons to the front , 17 , " ) In nil.
The pall bi-arcrs were six ot thn comrades of
thu deceased , who escorted his body from the
field. Call laps were Hounded und under the
sttnilnw of Lookout mountain the young
ioldier was left to sleep.
AVi > iilil Ilitvn KoAftnuit Andnrson.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Aug. 21. The gallant
Colonel Kellur Anderson , who so bravely
stood by his troops In their fight nzalnst the
Wlncis ixt Coal Creek , Is n native of Cyn-
thlunu , nnd formerly resided in Paris , Ky.
During thn late wnr ho wus nn oflicor In the
famous rebel ' 'Orphan" brigade organized
jr. Kentucky. The members of the Orphan
brigade who reside In Bburbon county were
organl/lng a company to go lu Coal Creek lo
release Colonel Anderson oravengo hU death
If ho had been killed , but received news to
day that ho had boon released. The com
pany was headed by Captain Dan Turner.
Will Tiy the. 1'iUonum.
NASIIVII.I.R , Tenn , , Aug. 2i. C.onornl
Carncs telegraphed the governor today thnt
on Monday irlals of all of his prisoners ,
ngalnst whom cases could bu made out , would
lie begun before n civil magistrate. Adjutant
General Norman loplted : "Procure best
counsel oblalnublo and bond all prisoners
hound over to Kuoxvlllo for gate keeping. "
Thn charges against the prisoners will bo
inurder , attempted murder , u s ult and bat
tery und resisting officers.
Ai-tllloiy Ammunition Nmulml.
WASHI.NIITON' , D. C. , Aug. 21. The state
Bulhoritles of Tounussoo have made applica
tion to the War department for u small
nmotint of artillery ammunition. The re
quest came lu n telegram reu.'lvod by n War
ueparlmont official this nftornoon. Tennes
see has about 11,1100 of the inllltla apportion
ment money appropriated by congress yet lo
licr credit und the request will no doubt bo
nllowcd. An answer was deferred until to
morrow.
roittnux JM.V.I.VO.Iur.rtRir. .
huppllen oT Monuy Wer I.M * I'lvntlfiil
I.HHt Week lhiu : ( I8ii l.
Los'iiox , Aug. 21 , During the past woou
UUrount slightly hardened to 1 tier cent for
three moniui and one-half of 1 nor cent for
short. Bills were not plentiful , but supplies
pf money were loss abundant owing to
A'SUi.lXIO being paid on treasury bills und to
thu demand to\- gold for Austria. Discount
ho.ises in tinny onsos usueu I'i per cent for
three months pnpor. while six moullis paper
wus lukun below 2't ' , per cent. The depres
sion in silver continues to bu the dominant
Influence on thu Stock oxohaugo. Humor
deuU freely with the financial | Ksltlona of
romeeuBtuin banks and Important private
linns.2tmern bills are lu dls-
.fnvor , bui beyond Iho gonordllv acceplod
fuel tnat those bank * and Ilriim are plnohod
by the cuirenoy dl ordei , pothing is known
litbtlfying reports of lusolvonoy. Vester-
day's recovery of ISa In silver ave n sltglit
Impetus to business , Imparting u more hope-
tul feallnf. Large shlpmonu of silver wont
caul yesterday , The maruet hero U not
overloaded with the metal nnd but fur the
weakness of Indian exchange the price
Would further improve. Silver tookn closed
stronger , Kupou paper advanced sovun-
eighths of 1 per cent for the week und India
l rllotf lokus Ibreo-fgurtbs of 1 p r oout.
Under numerous investments British fundn
advanced ona-elphth of 1 per cent. The
tavorlto stocks of the week were those of
British railways , increased traffic earnings
causing n demand. Brightens rose 1 and
the oil-cm from one-fourth to three-fourths
ol \ per font.
American ratlwny securities early In the
week showed somo'stroupth but later gen
erally relapsed slightly , chlelly owing to the
serious aspect ot the strike troubles. Varia
tions for the week In prices of American railway
securities include the following : Decreases
way
creases Krlo. ordinary t per cent ; Lake
Shore , Now Yorlt , Pennsylvania and Ohio
llrst mortgage nnd Northern Pacific one-half
of 1 percent ; Central Pacific shares , Louis-
villa & Nashville , Missouri , Kansas &
Texas , Norfolk & Western ordinary , Ohio
it Mississippi ordinary , nnd Wnbash de
bentures , one-fourth o' 1 per cent each. In
creases Atohlson Incomes , thrno-fourthsof 1
per cent ; Atchlsou and Denver & Itio Grande ,
thrco-fourtha ol 1 per cent each : Denver &
Hlo Grande , common , Union Pacific shares
and Wubash preferred , 1 ? per cent each.
Canadian railway securities were quiet.
Grand Trunk first nnd second preferred both
advanced one-half ot 1 per cent for the week.
Mexican Central now four * declined \ } { per
cent for the \vcek. The securities of the
Mexican railway were bought to some ex
tent and firsts advanced 2J { per cent for the
week , seconds 2J.f per cent nnd ordinary 1
percent. Hastorn bank shares were very
weak. Chartered mercantile of India was
down yesterday to ! ! iS , nbout one-sixth of
the prlco quoted before the silver crisis
became severe. Among the mining shares
Kto llntos toll ! ? „ ' per cent for the week.
Why Stocks Kee | > Up.
NKW Yonif , Aug. 21. Writing' of the
fallurn of the bears to pound down the stock
markets , Henry Clews , the bunker and
financier , jays :
"But the real reason for this resistance to
lower prices Is deeper seated than that based
nn nny short interest. It U based on Iho
confidence of tbo big holders ot stocks in the
future resources of the cojntry and Its rail
roads. Their holdings have been greatly ,
and perhaps unwillingly , augmented by
European sales during tlio last six months ;
Mill llicro is every indlcnllon that they are
determined to bold them for better prices.
Tuts being the case It makes no difference at
the moment whether speculation Is actlvo or
dull , whether the public will buy Htocus or
not. If the Inrec owners of securities uro
determined to hold for bettor figures nnd
their ability to do so is undoubtedly greater
than usual It Is evident that no lurgo
amounts of stocks will ctuinco bands
at lower prices. The next question
In , 'what do they build this confidence
upon , ' when the silver crisis , gold exports ,
aimlnlshmg merchandise- exports and In-
ru-casing Imports , strikes , low prices for
wheat , cotton and other products , decreas
ing crois earnings , nnu other facts are all
presented ns favoring a further drop In
stocks ! The truth Is , thnt not onlv have
these matters all been In u measure dis
counted , but they are nil toirporary In char
acter. Big capilalista see moro enduring
evidences than these nn which to base their
nlims ; nnd chief ol in'so are Ihe ri pid de
velopment nnd widespread prosperity of the
whole country. Hero und there are com
plaints of overproduction , excessive competi
tion , low prices , etc. ; bnt beyond that is the
steady increase In the volume of trade and
the encouraging decrease in business fail
ures compared with last your. Clearings
urostoadily heavier than u year ago. itall-
rosul earnings do not show such heavy
gams us in IS'JI ' , only bocnnso we
uro comparing with nn extraordinary
year ; nnd not results , bo it remembered , are
satisfactory. Another reason lor confidence
in rallroad'sccurities is the gradual tendency
to eliminate competition by moons of consol
idations. This tendency Is working out re
sults beneficial to stocltholders , not only by
greater economies , but by the avoidance of
the reckless ruto wars of the past decade.
Again railroad building has been at n com
parative ktnndstill lor several years pasl ,
some states Bhtwlig no now mileage what
ever of consequence , and others only vcrv
moderate extensions. For the last five years
tbo growth of railronds has not been at all in
proportion to the growth of population. At
some future tlir.o wo may enter a new era of
speculative railroad building ; but. there are
no symptoms nf such at present , and this
fact alone , that population has nbout grown
up to u point where railroad facilities are not
In nxcois , Is nnolhor and ono of the slrongotil
reuyons for confidence in Ibo future of good
railroad Investments. "
On the TiirN Moitr-tr.
PAKI ? . Aug. 21. Prices were firm on the
bourse the past week. Firmness was es
pecially the case with homo funds , owing to
rumors of ibo creation of a -.j per cent
rente. Three per cent rentes advanced 40
centimes for Iho week nnd credit fancier
shares -10 f. Spanish bonds advanced
three-fourths of I per cent owing
to the reported consummation ot
arrangements fora new loan. Panamacanal
shares advanced - % f nnd Iho promoters of
Iho now schema are still trying to ' Inllato Ihe
shares , but. bolh dealers and Ihop'ubllo treat
tno project with contempt. Hlo Tinioa de
clined JJf francs for the week.
On MID llurllii lloursc.
BcKi.ix , Aug. 21. On the Bourse during
the past week prices were steady with a good
tendency. Russian securities continued lo
be bought. The closing quotations of Satur
day were : Prussian fours , 107.10 ; Mexican
sixes , 8:1.50 : : Deutsch Bank , ItKi.iVJ ; Bochti-
mor , 112 ; tlarpeuur , Ifil ; Houbles , 203.70 ;
short exchange ou London , 20.11 : long ox-
chnnco on London , 20.U3 ; privuto discount ,
\ % per cent. _
On thu I'rankfort llnnrxc.
FiuxKroiiT , Aug. 21. Dealings were lim
ited on Iho Bourse the past week. Final
quotations yesterday include : Hungarian
i > .t.\diit
Wootlvlllc , Mich , , l.ikuly to Kink llodlly
Into thn K'irtli.
JACKSON , Mich. , Aug. 21. Woodvlllo , three
miles west of this city , Is In danger of sinkIng -
Ing bodily Into the earth , nnd Iho Inhabitants
uro greatly alarmed. Aboutlon days ago the
Standard coal mine becama Hooded and hud
to bo abandoned. Since then several
cuvc-lns have occurred over the deserted
mine. The Michigan Central track sunk
somewhat nnd the company bus men watch
ing It day und nlebt for fear the track will
go through. The area covered bv holes ex
tends over probably fifty or sixty rods
square , while the undermined section is
probably a half-mile square. Bcildes ibis ,
there are ether abandoned minus lu thu
viclully.
_ _
ir .i rnuit Funic.isrs.
rnrthur ( Suneriil Idiln * 1'romUcil for Ne-
lir.mkn iuul Vicinity ,
WASHINGTON , D , C. , Aug. 21. Forcasi for
Monday : For Nebraska Showers ; south
winds.
For lowu Showers In western portion ;
variable winds , shifting to southcu-1.
For the Dakotus-Fair , except showers tn
South Dakota nnd east North Dakota ;
warmer ; south winds.
Oniiihii Local llcooril ,
O mor. or TII r. WKATIIIU : Buucu' , OMAHA ,
Aug. 21 , Omahu record of temperature and
rainfall compared with norroipondlng day of
past four yuan. :
l 9i 1SH1. 1WJI. IS.-A.
Maximum tumporaturo . . Hi31 7a = > 81 ° h' . ' =
Minimum lumper udro . . . 5S = > u:3 . - D . 'id1
Avurawo tu'iipuratnre. . . . ( UP ui = > Oa = tw
I'reclpllatlon . . . .V 12s T.
SiaiomontHhnwingthccoudliionuf temper
ature and nreclpitnliua at Omaha for the day
and ilnca March I , IS'J-i , in compared with
the general nvcrnga ;
Normal tomnor.ituro , , 7ia
Deitolimuy fer the day Us
Uutlu.unuy since March 1 . . . . , . . . . , , . . , , , , HST3
Noriuul preclplt Hlou ; , . , 11 Inch
Dutlulenvy for tht > day , . . . . .01 Inuh
UclH'loncy blucn Murch 1 . , , , . .BJ luoh
S , y. UAHSLKH , l.oual 1'orecait UtUclal
FARMERS IN JOINT DEBATE
Douglas County Grangers Reason Together
on Political Questions.
"OUR JOE" PUT HIS HEARERS TO SLEEP
Soporlllo ClVcrt of Ills Harangue on Money
Allan Uuot on tlin Knelt ruvinurs
Wlio Are 1'rosporoiu Other
1'olltic.U Now * .
The Douglas County Harrison club mot nt
Klkhorn station In Chicago precinct yesterday -
day afternoon. The club wa * for n long
tune Interested In the shady sldo of the
building , and It was not until uflor 2 o'clock
that the meeting was called to order In n
pretty little grove In the center of the
vlllapo. It had been announced that a Joint
debate batwoen the members of the club and
some of the loaders of the people's party waste
to bo hold , nnd a lurgo audience was on band
to listen to ttio arguments.
Most of the country proclncts had repre
sentatives present , and among the advocates
of the people's party there were Joseph
Kdgcrton of South Omaha , Allan Hoot and
ottiors. In the absence of President James
Walsh one of tbo vice presidents occupied
the chair and called on Mr. 'idgerton ' to open
tbo debate.
In tbo absence of any arrangement confin
ing the ( tobators to any one question Mr.
Edgcrton said ho would talk on the question
of finance , nnd forthwith plunged Into n dis
cussion considerably too deep for the audi
ence. Ho reviewed tbo siiyings and doings
of the financiers ana monetary exports from
timu immemorial , and so successiully lanclod
up the understanding of his hearers that
they did not know the dllTcrcnco between un
Iron dollar and confederate script.
Tut 'Km Alt to .Slurp.
Ha talked of "contraction of currency , "
"demonetization , " "Ideal dollars" mid all the
oilier phrases familiar to linanco speakers
until tun aualcnco. wont into n doze. Ho
claimed Hint the country had nangmg over
it $ ; IO,001).000,000 ) of indebtedness and tnat
f 11.000,000,000 was duo to English investors
and thnti'V'ory ycartO'J was paid to English
men. In Nebraska , ho said , there was no
prospect of toe relinquishing of tbo mort
gage Indoblcdnoss under pro'sont rule. The
tariff , ho believed , had nothing to do with
good aim bad times , but tl.at it was all duo
to monetary manipulation. There must be ,
ho suld , an increase In tlio volume of cur
rency.
Judge Miller o' Omaha was called upon to
reply. Ho said ho was not posted as to
dates and figures in tbo llnnnciul question ,
but that he did not need any such data to
successfully answer the "rae-baby" argu
ments advanced by his friend Edgorton. Ho
remembered all nbout the irredeemable
money nnd the resumption of specie pay
ment , nnd ho knew that the dream of the
Hat money fanatics was a nightmare. It
Hindu him tlrod to hear men harping on the
old greenback question. Ho denied that the
demonetization of silver was in the interest
of Grout Britain. This was ono of the wild
assertions of the people's party which could
not bo ptovcd , and which had no foundation
'
in facts' .
Suppose , no asked , all the silver bullion in
thn world were coined Into money , how nro
thu.pcoplii going to got It ) Is It tn bo dis
tributed among them ! Will them not nl-
ways bo Puoi4 men and rlcli men ? Can Mr.
Kdgcrton or any member of his party suggest
a remedy for the boarding of money ! They
toll us that the farmers are growing poorer.
Will Mr. Allan Root tell us that hois poorer
now than ho was twenty years ago ? You
know ho wjll not.
From this point ho branched out Into a
discussion of tno tariff Issue nnd demon
strated that the American nation had devel
oped into the wealthiest , most prosperous
nation In the world under the fostcrlnc care
of the republican parly and their protective
tariff.
Klpnlng Up tlio Hiinkx.
Allan Knot was given ' , ho lloor for thirty
minutes and entertained the audience witn
an eloquent address , in which ho piled tacts'
upon fuels and dates upon dnlos to show that
the only salvation of a biinKrupl nation with
Its starving fnrmcri was In the adoption of
tno principles of the people' party. He
told his old horse story lo demonstrate that
it was the refunding act which plunged the
nation Into a dnbt of ? I0)0 ( < i,000,000. Two
ihlncs , he said , hurt the pjoplo. Ono was
the banking system and the other the rob
bing transportation corporations. Ho ripped
up tint national banking si-stem with a
shower of oratorical pyrotechnics and suc
ceeded In keeping the largo audlonco Inter
ested mid amused In spite of tbo diversion
caused by the passage of half a dozen trains
over the lailwuv track half a block uwny.
Mr. H. Livingstone of ICluhorn followed
In u rousing address , stowing how Allan
Hoot had moved from Indigence to n JliiO.tiOO
competence under the ruinous rule of the re
publican pirly. Ho took up the Hat money
question and hold up the arguments of the
previous speaker to ridiculo.
At this point the preliminary drops of a
rainstorm fell nnd Ihe mooting adjourned to
Blorbach'c hall , where Mr. Livingstone con
tinued his address.
He Cot Illicit at Sir. Koot.
Tlicro wns no such thing no Hat money ,
ho said. lie nad handled some of it and'it
allsuldVo promise to pav. " Tbero never
was a tlmo In the history of the United
Slates when a du > 's labor nought as much as
it docs toduv. Morlgago Indebtedness was
no indication of poverty. Ho was fl.OOU in
debt himself nnd ho had made nn honest
thousand by contracting that debt.
Tbo national banning system , ho explained -
plained , did not cost the people n cent nnd
the government of ibo Untied States hud
never loaned a banner ti cent.
Mr. Root wanted to know where they got
It and In doing so opened the Hood gates for
sueh a torrent of uloqutmco nsjins not broken
loosti In Douglas county for many n long day.
Koundx of upplauso followed every sentence
nnd the audience wns completely carried
away with tbo spoultor'H enthusiasm. Ho
wound up by btating that ho would bo at the
next meeting of the Harrison club nnd dial-
lunging nny of tboio present to name a tlmo
In tbo blitory of the nation when the times
were better and people generally were moro
prosperous than at thn present ,
From the rrcxlilmit ,
James Walsh wag culled upon. Ho
responded nnd propounded some pertinent
questions as to the prlc-o of corn now and In
lima past which none of the alliance men
present were prepared to answer.
Ho hau n few other facts and figures as to
the doings of the last legislature. Including
a stjtemcnl that Ilia farmers of Douglas
county had been robbed nf $10,001) ) by an act
p.iasi.d by that body giving the city half of
the road fund which rightly should have
been spent in the coiintrv pi'ocmcls. Ho
also charged the Into legislature with being
dishonest In not attempting lo puss a
modi Hod railway bill instead ol un oxtrema
meusuro and Instancnd the ilulomcnt ot a
prominent alliance inun that If this had been
done the party would have no thunder for
this campaign.
Mr. KdKcrton of South Omaha wns allowed
tun minutes to close the douato , and again
plunged Into the domonltlzatlon and rumen-
itizatlon of silver , to the wemlupisof the
uJJiuncn.
Then lhero was a ucaltorlng llro of quoit-
tlon from both aides , which wnra answered
With moro or loss salUfuellou to the nudi-
oivto. ,
Tlia club then adjourned lo meet in two
weeks from today at Ucnson ,
Ttiu following were selected us delegates to
nttond tlio convention of republican clubs at
( irand UUr.d : Hermann 'liir.me , provident ;
Henry Uoliuy , Mlllurd ; Jnmu * Vvalsh , Mo-
Ardlo ; f. ( Jrnwfoid , Ha t Oniulm ; M , L.
Koeifor , Clonlurf , Churl on Slevoun. DouuUi
ui > U Major J. Miller , Wott Omnha ,
\\uynu lU'pulillfitiu Itiilly ,
WAV.SB , Neb. , AUR. 81. [ SpecialTelegram
to Tun Um.J The republican rally given
last orcnlag under the rvuiplnas of the Wnyno
Couiuy Republican club , wiys very enthusias
tic a lid n decided SUOOOST In spUo of the
stormy weather. At $ o'ulouk the Melklo-
John Marching cl'ib.sovntystrong. with uni
forms nnd torches , prcroJod by the Wnyno
Corn I'nlaco band and drum corps , marched
In procession to the opera house. As they
passed bv they > were honrtlly chcnred by hun
dreds ot people on both sides of Main strf:0t.
The club halted at the opera house and at the
suggestion of Captain .T. D. King gnvo thrcn
rousing ctieors'i tor Harrison und
Hold before ontonne. Afior mnslo by
the band nnd glee club Frank M. Northrop
delivered n short speech touching on the
principles of the republican party. Ho also
gave convincing reasons why ho was n re
publican. '
At the conclusion of his remnrn In nrow
well chosen words' ho Introduced Hon.
Oeorgo D. Meiklelohn , the orator of the
evening , and the next congressman from the
Third-district. Ho , wo * greeted with an
ovation by 5UJ people nsiomblod Ion. ; to bo
rotnombcred. Mr. " Melklojobn delivered an
ahlo , eloquent and logical address , not of
Kbuso , but clearly enunciating the principles
ot the republican party , nnd especially that
of protection ami a sound curronoy. The tinplate
plato falsillors suffered rebuke through the
proof presented by Iho apoakorthatlOUJO,000
pounds of tin nro nnbually mmrafnoturod In
this country , and the prlco has not gene up
on account of the MclCinloy bill , which Iho
democratic parly sayy lit to claim would bo
the result.
The fallacy of free trade , the absurdity of
the subtrcasury scheme and the government
ownership of railways , etc. , was pnrtraved
In a convincing manner to the audlenca. Mr.
MolKlejoUn was groatcd tvltti Ircquont ap
plause throughout his address and made
many warm friends by the fairness of bU
arguments. The Uleaclub then nun ? a cam
paign song that created such a burst of en
thusiasm that qutot was not restored till thn
singers again uppearod. At the close three
rousing chcars wara ivcn by the nudlcnco
for the entire republican ticket.
IN JlONOlt pi ? Mil. ltYINlU.
Cltlzptu of Auroral Tender the Vonrth UU-
trlct Ndinln iQU Ki'cuption.
AUKOIIA , isob. , Aug. 21. [ Spoemt to TUB
BKE. ] Hon. E. J.'Halncr , republican nom-
mco for congress In the Fourth dis
trict , returned to his homo in this
city Friday. Howas / received nt the
station by a. delegation of citizens ,
who escorted him to hta residence. In tbo
evening tno residents of this city mid
vicinity held a publicrocoptlon , In honor of
their dUUngusuud ! < townsman , which was
participated in by all , without regard to
political opinions.
A marching column , consisting of several
hundred loading clt'.zoi s , preceded by the
band , escorted Mr. minor from bis resi
dence to tbo co'urthousa square , where n
largo crowd was in. attendance. Seated In
the carriage with , Mr. Halnor were Hon.
John Sheun. mayor oftho cltv ; Hon. A. N.
Thomas , ox-mayor , and Hon. W. II. Streotor.
On arrival at the square those gentlemen
conducted Mr. limner to tbo bandstand.
The meeting was presided over By Mayor
Shatin , who congratulated tbo people ot
Aurora and Hamilton coliutlos on tno selec
tion of ono the citizens as the standard
bearer of one of thu great DOlllicnl parties in
this congressional district. Hau then Intro
duced Hon. A. M. Tbopian , who had boon se
lected to deliverthe address of welcome und
congratulation , which h3 did li ; his usual
happy stylo. Auild the applause of the largo
as cmbla'gCi Mr. Hilner tbunlct'd his friends
for tbair hearty goodwill as manilcslcd In
this demonstration , tjp rovlawod the history
of this city und county during Iho yeaj of
his residence here4 ; contniBtllTg the present
prosperity and comfortable conditions with
tbo.sa of llftcon youi'v ago , wnen the place
now occupied by'glorii ' .ui ; sheuves of golden ,
grain and waylug' lielUs of tasselcd corn
.vcro covered by tiullalo grass , and wboro
now stands the large , commodious and com
fortable farmhouse then stood the hum blc
sod shack of the homo scoucr.
The address occupied tblr'y-flvo minutes
and was chnrnclcrired by much fooling. At
tbo conclusion of his remarks the speaker in
dulged in u hearty "hundnhako" with hun
dreds of his friendsund , received their con
gratulations and expressions of their fealty to
his cause. The republicans of this county
are entering on the worlc of the campaign
with vigor and enthusiasm and nro confident
of success. Clubs are being organized nil
over the county nnd tbo party hers has never
presented a moro solid front to the enemy
than U is doing in this the great campaign of
IbOJ.
a .u.v HOiniKfts v.ii"cuitan.
They Were Not Glvan Tlmi ) ti > Dlaposo of
Tlieir Ilixtty.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , Aug. 21. The Journal's
special from Wichita-'ICan. , says : The St.
Louis It Sun t'rai.clacp eus.lbound passenger
train which left here at 10:30 , : last night was
bold up and the Wells Farce & Co.'s express
car robbed by four masitod men near
Augustn , Butler county , this state , about
midnight , and before 0 o'clock this morning
the outlaws were captured with a part of
their booty.
As the train slowed np nt the Santa Fo
crossing , about a mllp east of Augusta , two
masked men mounted , the locomotive from
cither sldo nnd coyarlng the engineer and
liroman with gnus , ordered them to stop the
train. The train came to o standstill. The
two other member * of the robbers' gang ,
who were in hiding , uncoupled tno oxproiu
carAs soon as this was clone the engineer
was / compelled to pull out with the car about
a mile distant from the ; train.
While two ot the highwaymen watohod
the locomotive crow , the othu wont to the
express car door and demanded admittance ,
nnd by way of omphutlzlng their demands
commenced shooting through the bides of
the car In which word Kxpress Messenger
Sblflt and u buggagmhan. Tbo imprisoned
men soon gave In. The Wells Fargo com
pany has Just taken hold of tbo 'Frisco lines
und their men have not yet received their
arms , so the express messenger hid nothing
with which to protect the car but a small re
volver.
Shlftt was forced to open the safe and the
robbers ransacked everything , getting be
tween llfteon and twenty packages of money.
The whole thing was } over IP about thirty
minutes und the rotbunt then left tbo loco
motive , after HrinK n fqvv.parllng shots. The
outlaws did not aitoui.pt to rob the passen
gers und the latter kuov , ) nothing of the rob
bery until all was Qvpr , Ttio amount of
money secured cannot Va ascertained , but It
probably does not cxocodftS.OOO , as the train
U madn up at ilurrtpX only twecty miles
west ot nero.
The robbery was caoitnlttod by four farm
ers living In 'the vlclulfy of Douglas , Butler
county , and it soeuii , wan expected. Sheriff
Nlpp of Cowloy county was Informed that
such a scheme was ou Jfppt by n Ilfth mem
ber of the gang early In tbo week , and while
bo could not discovert when the robbery wns
totuko place , he hud a po § o In waiting , As
soon us ha got wind t'ttbohold-up he pounced
on tbo outlaws. The , robbers were now nt
holding up trains , but UUey did their work
like professionals. Tnp only mlstaiiu they
made was In holding up tbo wrong train , for
had they robbed the * frostbound Instead of
the c'jstboui d trnlti.they would have secured -
cured a lurgo amount of boodle.
Suing | or \MK < S Hum ,
RICHMOND , Vi-j Aug. 21. Suit was begun
and attachment sued out In chancery court
ycstcririyby William Hoyol ngalnst
11 corporation of i/orclgu bondholders
und Frederick ' 1J. O.oott , Charles U ,
Dickey , Jr. . William L. Bull , Hugh
Uradi'n , Henri Budge , unit John
Cilll. The complaint prays for un award of
t jO,000 because t an alleged breach of
promise ou tb'u puVt of ibo doloud.ints.
Mon'tilouU.of Ocean Striitnon.
At Hi vroAr ? vod La Boulogne , trom
New York. *
At London Sighted ICaUor Wtlhelm II. ,
from Now York. .
At Movllte Arnvod-rStitto of Nevada ,
( ram Now York ,
At Now Yorn A.Tlvcd La Brctuenc.from
Havre ; Werra , ( lonoa ; Auohorln ,
TOOK A DOSE OF LAUDANUM
Libbio Euutor of Cal'.away ' Takes Her
Own Lifo.
EXPLAINS THAT SHE WAS TIRED OF LIFE
Iiidlriitlotu That NrlirtiiUu'n Cornit Crop
\Vill lltcriMl All Pruxloiu Ustinuitcx
Work ol HorAi'thliivcs Ncnr IHoom-
New * Notu .
VV , Nob. , Aug. 21. fSpncial to
Tnc Ucie.J Libbio Hunter , aged 10 years ,
conm , tiled suicide at the Urnnd Pncillo hotel
Fr.dny nlpht. About 8 o'clock she was
found in thu parlor lying on the sofa In a
soini-consclous state. Medical aid was imme
diately called , but all otforts to counteract
the effect of the laudanum sha had tattcn
were unavailing and the patlont died at 0
o'clocic.
The tyrl had boon in the employ of the
hotel for alxvoelcs. . Upon her person were
found lott rs to hoi' father In Wisconsin , to
the landlady of ' .ho hotel and to n Mr ) . ICclly
ot Kearney , in all ot which she declared her
self tired of lite. A sister of the dead girl Is
Raid to live In ICoarnoy. No special cause
for the act is known.
NIMIKASKA UttorS.
Indications Tluit thu Vtnlil Will Iio Kuor-
iliuils In All Cure tin.
AI.MA , Neb. , Aug. 'Jl. [ Special to Tun
BKR. ] The thrashing machines nro singing
In this locality. Spring wheat U mailing not
loss than 11 f teen bushels to tha aero and very
often much moro. Oats and rye nro good ,
far better than nny ono Anticipated. Farmer
Uunnals , who lives south of Alma six miles ,
threshed ton ucros of oats and got fill bush
els. Tno corn crop la assured. A great deal
of Held corn Is now too hnrJ for tnblo use.
Farmers who kept their last year's ' corn crop
for fear the crop might bo short this your are
now bnuttnc their grain to market. It is as
tonishing to bco tuo number of wagon
loads arriving In Alma dally. Corn Is bring-
ini ? 40 cents per bushel. All together it could
not bo bettor.
Bi.ooMiNdTos , Nob. , Aug. 21. ( Special
Telegram lo Tins Biu : J A heavy rain hero
last night Insures ouo of tbo oust corn crops
over raised In this part of the state.
Wust I'olnt Nuwt Notes.
WISST POINT , Nob. , Aug. 21. ( Spsclal to
THE Bii.l : The bluclumitn shop of John
Domslnico has been closed by the sheriff.
Several mortgages nave neon given on tno
stock nnd tools aggregating Its full value.
Some of John's Iriunds claim ho U insolvent
und by bard work could liquidate his indebt
edness in n few years.
C. 1C. Schwartz returned Saturday from
Chicago whcra ho accepted n slurulon at a
largo salary us foreman of a large foundry
running lorty moldnrs. Mr. Schwartz will
complete his Job furnishing Iho iron work
for a Ponder block , after which he will re
move witn tils family to Illinois.
L. B. Baker carne down from Battle Crock
to take in the old settlors' picnic und tain
over old times with his many friends. Mr.
Baker came to Cumlng county in 180S and
loft nere for Mudlson in 1STU.
The old sotller ' picnic of 1692 will go
down in history as ono of the greatest social
successes wilhin the record of the astocla-
lion. Dr. Miller arrived ou the noon train
from Omaha. Ho was received at tno depot
by bls old friends , Judge .1. O. Crawford ,
Mayor C. Hupp , and a delegation of nows-
pap'er men. The party was escorted to
UlyuNldo park , whore dinner was awaiting
the gacsts. Dr. Millar reviewed some of.
bis early experiences und told of Omahu in
1858. After Dr. Miller concluded Ills speech
he was loudly applauacd und bidding adieu
to hi ! > friends'was escorted back to the depot
by tbo committee. Father Kuc&in ; followed
with an address in German , nfior which L.
B. Baker of Battle Crock , nn old time
.
West Pointer , spjko tn un interesting
vein of former days. Henry ICIoko ,
who was dressed in thu style of pioneer days ,
ttopt the audience In un uproar with his re
count of his ridiculous sitnullons of early
times. The speaking was concluded by Mrs.
John S. Brlggs , one ot tbo lady managers of
the World's ' tair. Tno attendance was much
lurgor than at any previous picnic.
The Ilfth week of the summer normal commenced -
moncod Monday with an attendance of an
oven 100. Superintendent Collins will com
mence the examination of the teachers next
Monday morning , us that Is tbo last week.
Tbo singing cla s Is making much progress
and will produce some pleasant harmony in
their concert \\hlch will UKO place this
week.
Tulilu Hock's 1'rogroM.
TAIIWJ HOOK , Nob. , Aug.JJ1. . ( Special to
TUB BfcD.J The btnte bank building oeglns
to show that U Is to bo tbo flucst appearing
structure in town. On the site of tbo old
building W , L. Taylor' U erecting a new
brick block for business purposes , the cellar
being uluut completed.
The B. & M. depot hns bean so far roni-
plolcd lhat it can bo used by the ofllou force.
It has boon painted. Two spurs of track
have boon laid ou Iho company's ground ,
which consists of good clay , which they are
preparing to burn Into gumbo and tuo for
ballasting tboir tracks.
H. P. Jennings , not succeeding to his satis
faction In gottlt.g up a SIOCK company lor 4
steam llourlng mill , has bought the property
on which the famous "Table rocK" wtib
situated. This properly contained an old
mill , und Mr. Jennings Is repairing the anm
In nne shape ; has taicon the old mill down
anrt Is putting It up in n tint-class way , and
wilt put now mill machinery with It to grind
somcot this viar's crop.
This Is u temperance , town , and the citi
zens propose to keep It so as long as those
who nro lu actual need of something strong
can got what thuy want at Humboldt. The
Casey brothers set up a light drink bar a
short time ago , whore they furnished a malt
tonic , which proved to be heor , Ttio boy
waived examination ynsterdny at Pawnco
City nnd were bound over to the district
court In the sum ol 1100. ftcd Davis Is also
supposed lo have been furnishing whisky
to BOino of tboso who wanted It , and the
United States marshal teen him to Omaha
last week , where be wns bound over In $400.
drum ) lilund'H C'olliigii.
Giusn IHI.AND , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special to
Tim BIB. ] Dr. A. M. Wilson , president of
Iho Grand Island college , will announce the
faculty In a few days. Miss Funnie A.
BaUur of the Spilo univornltv elm : of ' 1)1 )
und Miss Inez Mabel Crawford of Ottawa
university " . ) - ' , Ottawa , Kan. , huvo been
secured , the former for Instructress In Gor
man , French and the sciences , the latter In
English literature and history , The formal
opening of the college will lake plaua Tum-
day , September la , and It will very likely bo
made a holiday occasion for this city.
Prominent speakers troui abroad will bo
present. There will bo speeches bv prom
inent citizens and a response by the preil-
dent.
There will be three departments of studv ,
preparatory ncademlo and collegiate. Thu
first cover * one year , the two latter four.
There will bo three eour.ses In the academy ,
the classical. Latin scli'iitlllc and KiiL'lish
sciontillc. The Hrst will bu designed for
those who expect to onlor college. A gradu
ate In thu classical couso ol tbo ncadomy will
not only bo ab'.e to outer any college lu Iho
country but ho will also have douu more
worn In thu classlo.i than U required for en
trance Into tlio fcophumoro year of the Etniu
university.
About 100 student ! uro expected in attend
from the very opening of the school. The
buildings are all ready for use with ibo ox-
coptlon of thu healing apparatuses , which
will be added lu u few wt'olu.
Iliititrtalnud lit Vork ,
YOIIK , Nob. , Aug. 21. [ Special lo TUB
Br.u'.J Lust night at ibo residence of J , W.
Uurucs a very uulquo entertainment was
given In the wn. * \ musical * . Those pros-
cut were : Mnda , Htgby , Campbell , Bur
nett nnd Cnrpii Misses Coimway ,
Hirlnn , Leftbr , V Chaso. CaMcaddon ,
Mayzand , Miss lit Falls Crly nnd Miss
Miller of Uavld 'V. Messrs. Buyer ,
Hlcknuls , lilcbv , ' in , Punrod , Cole.
Hnichlns , Woods , tliirtck and Guns. An
interesting program was rendered.
\\oodiiirn Will I'lrnlc.
YOIIK , Neb. , Aug. 21. ISpoctal to Tnc
Br.K.ednojilay ] , Ainjnst2J ( , the Modern
Woodmen of America of the Fourth conBros-
slonal district of N'obrasitn will hold their
first nnnual plcnio In Hiirrlson's grow , Just
wen of York. Hundreds of Woodmen with
their families nro i'xp"Ctod to ho present , A
grand uniformed parade will talu- place nt 11
o'clock , headed by several bunds of music.
The 8ucnker.s arc : Moid Consul W. A.
Northcull , Hciid Phvslcmn Frank Swallow
and Head Banlior D. C..Ink. . The Yorn
camp Is making great preparations.
A young man by tho" name of Chirlr.s
Wobstet wns brojght before Judcu Mont-
gomerv last livening on the clmrgo of passing
n raised check. Webster had been working
for Pierce- Harden near Bcnodiol. Mr.
Harden paid him off by giving him n chock
lor $7 on Itio Benedict banic. Wobstur raised
the clincl < lo $17 nnd took It to n store and
had It cashed. Ho wns bound over to dis
trict .court In the sum ot $1,000 , and In de
fault was sent to jail.
lloViis Injured Intnrnnllv.
C071U ) . Neb , Aug. 21. ISpJjtal Tele
gram toTitn BBK.J Mr. A. C. Clark , who
wes Injured \\canesilay by being thrown
from hts buggy , died lust night , having been
Injured Internally. The deceased was about
5.1 voar * of ago. Ho came here from Busli-
ncll , III. , a llttlo less than two years ago nnd
during his residence hero had made many
friends. * Ho leaves n wlfo und largo family
of children.
Ilorsr thlnw'S .it Hloninliinton.
Bt.onMi\iTo.v , Neb , , Aug. 21. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BKE. ) Two work hotso * ,
two colts nnd a now farm wagon were stolen
from the farm of U. P , M illck. three mllus
south of this town , liwt night. The thieves are
stpposod to hive gone south , ntid n posse Is
now in pursuit.
Ord'i Now Ulgli School.
Oisi > , Nob. , Aug. 21. [ Special to TUB
BKE.J The contract has been signed and
ground broken for Ord's now High school
bultdinL' . Thn tolnl cost of ground , build
ing , heating Ry lcm and sanitary dry closets
Is over f 15,000.
Killed hy Lightning.
TittDEoni ) , ISob. , Aug. 21. [ Special to
TIIK BIE. | Whllo nc work in the hnyllold
during nn electric storm yesterday John 11.
Croft , sr. . was -struck by lightning a-jd In
stantly killed.
cnn.1
If Pern nnd Argontlim IiuUt , Tlicro Will
llu Lively Tlmox.
( Copyrighted \ ' ! by .lumen Rorilnn Ilcnnctt. ]
VAi.riu.iibO , Chill ( via Galvo- > ton , Tex. ) ,
Aug.21. [ By Mexican Cable to IhoNow York
Herald Special to TIIK Bin' . ] There is a
nosMbllity of trouble between Peru and
Chill , arizing from the protocol between
Franco and Chili. The olToiisivo tunes of
the Peruvian press nnd tlio ho-Mllo talk in
the Peruvian congress Iras caused much
tain here. If it is true , us it is freely ru
mored , that a secret treaty ngtlnst Chill has
boon entered Into between Argentina nnd
Peru , this country , so thay talk , is perfectly
ready to meet them. Whllo nnt sockinit
trouble , Chill will not brook nny Insults.
Minister of Foreign AftaliM Errazurlz has
telegraphed to the Chilian minister to Peru ,
to stntc the terms of the offensive protocol
to the government of that country and assure
It that nothing i.s intended In tbo document
to reflect in n'iy way on the dignity and
sovereignty of Peru.
KIM nit of n ISnlinricoilit llininot. : |
A banquet was given last night by n num
ber of Balmacedlsts. After it was over
some of the banqueters came Into collision
with a number of young men who were
opposed to their views. Thcro was a lively
light , the Balmacpdlsls retreating to the
olllco of La Itppubllca , the aoors of which
they closed. The olllco was attacked and
there was an interchange of shots. Ono man
was wounded.
Intcndento Carlos Liar took immediate
stops to quell the disturbance nnd prevent
further troublo. Twenty of the participants
were arrested and there will to an Investiga
tion tomorrow.
Despite the denial of government ofllclals
private letters received hero confirm the
Hnrnid's nowBfrom Hlo Orando do Sul re
garding the troubles theru. General Tavaro
now announces his intention Is to retire to
private life , thus removing ono ot the prin
cipal factors in the disturbance.
The council of state at Santiago has up-
proved the agreement for u commission to
arbitrate the claims ot citizens of the United
State ; ) against Chill , the terms of which
huvo been previously cabled.
Several severe enrihquaico shocks were
felt in the vicinity of Santiago this morning.
A meeting of vitlculturibts will bo hold
hnro tomorrow for the purpose of urging the
government to conclude reciprocity treaties
with all thn South American republics with
n view of bringing Chilian wines Into com
petition with those ot Kuropo. The South
American markets are Hooded with cheap
adulterated ICuropean wines ,
Tr'iiiUlo In Argentina * ! * Cnngrcni.
The Herald correspondent nt Buenos Ay res
says that In thn Chamber of Deputies yester
day n question was asked relative to the
navy supplies. The minister of the navy refused -
fused to repiv , and subsequently President
Pollcgi'lnl sent a message on th > > question
which was considered oxtromnlr ouVnslvo.
The message created n 'umuli in the cham
ber , m.iny of the deputies favoring the Initia
tion of n process against Pollo rlnl for his In-
Bulling language.
The Herald correspondent at Itlo do Janeiro
nuys that the test of small arms bjfora Pres
ident Pelxolo's ministers Inn resulted in
favor at the Munnlichor rlllo.
The federalists are organizing bodies of
armed men on the frontiers.
.W5IIVS FOHIIIK
Coinploto I.Ut of C'U injoi In the Kdguhir
Kervlcc ,
WASiuxrTrox , I ) . 0. , Aug. 21. [ Spoeal
Telegram to TIIK Bun. | The following army
orders were issued yesterday :
Leave of absence for one month nnd fifteen
days , to take elTiint September 15 , is granted
Major John II. ICoofor , paymaster. Second
Lieutenant Oscar I , Straub , First nrtlllorv ' ,
In transferred from buttery B to battery 'C
of that regiment , lo take effect Septnmbur 1.
. % /n.s UP vii.ifKitn.li ;
Texas fever has boon illHL'iiverud In Indiana ,
H , A. ItrlUm , slierllV of Cameron county ,
Tux . liutf l > uen UHsaiHlii . led ,
llr , Lewis ll'ost of Han Diego , Oul. . vstoran
of I hi ) war of | H | ' . ' , died at the iiuuof U7.
An Iron Mountain un liii ) exploded nt
Memphis and lilllud Un llnour Jainej Hiuuder-
Ueld. , "
Yluoiriscn Hn * n nnd liu-l | II irrl , Oh lea no
Ifillnns. ciinrrulud und tin luttor wnsshotto
do ith The iniirduror Held u m'db nt buy till
thn police arrived ,
Infurmil machines were until to several
Japan oltli'luls hut did not explode ,
Ajetter bun boon piiblUhud In .Suiiln * from
nimUlQnu In which hu uy the Jutnio of
Kutujiu U very durlc ,
HOT FIRE AT SHIYERICK'S
Oostly Furniture Qivjn a Baptism of
Blaze , Bmoko anil Water.
FLAMES BROKE OUT IN THE BASEMENT
Locution of tlio rirc Miuto It n Itnril Olio
to Cnintmt rulrly Drowned Out
! < ) > Henry. Hut limurnticn
Complete ,
Ono of the hardest fires to fight Galilean's
men aver liait to deal with brotto out at l > :30 :
o'clocic last night In Shlvoriek's fiiniltura
store , 1200 to 1310 Itanium street.
Officer O'Uornwn was passing the stoto tit
ttio ttuio and sn\v a cloud of smolio pouring
through tno grating In front of the store.
Without ! i moment's hesitation lu\ run to the
firebox on the corner of Twelfth and Far-
iiiun nnil sent In ni : alarm. All of the down *
to.vn apparatus responded to the cull and sot
to worlc to get Into the collar where thfl
Btnotto ssomod to bo the thickest.
When Chlof Gnllltrnn arrived ho saw nl
once that n mighty oiTort must ba miulo to
save the Shlvorlck building and called toi
moro hose companies.
As fust tx3 the companies came up the ?
laid In their lines nnd poured hundreds ol
gallons of water every minute Into tno smoic-
Ing collar. The ro.ir doors of the atoro wor
broken npon and under the direction of Chief
Sailor the man irloJ to enter the building ,
but ILo thick , black smolco drove them back
time nnil again.
Locating the Uliirc.
v
By creeping on hands and knees ami foolIng -
Ing the Hoar Saltur loe.Ucd the spot \vhcra
tbo lire was the hottest , mul calling In n lot
or truckmen who , with handkerchiefs over
their faces , managed to chop holes in tha
lloor , and in n moment after flight lines ol
hose poured n deluge through four big holci
In the lloor. All this tlmo a dozun or inoro
pincmcn wore opening Iho basement windows
on Farnnin stroat nnd turning the hose lines
loose us fust as the companies came up.
It required a ROCK ! half hour's hum worlc to
pour enough water into the collar to stop tha
lire , and then tno moi were aolo to col aown
stairs. Chief Sailor wont with the men Into
the basement ami drove the smoke back bj
water until tlio rear of the building was
reached. In n pllo of chairs , folding beds ,
mattresses , etc. , they found the scat of th
f\ \ t\vr Vttttirlnti t nan nfrntnt * onnn
frt ami uy an aounuant use 01 water soon
had It under control.
g
Still the smoke continued thick , nnd spread
nit over the upper stories ot the building , un
til it wns impossible to cntor , much loss ro-
mniu there nny length of tlmo.
Ilud I.otH or 11 ii nl Work.
Catching In thn rear , the llnmoj Rprcad nnd
burned the rafters nnd supports of the first
lloor almost through. Just ns the llrcmon
worked their way Into the basement the Hro
and smoke were shooting up tbo olcvaloi
shitftvbtch Is a llttlo south of the middle of
the building. More boao was called for , Mid bj
hard work the fir onion prevented the lluuiei
from ranching the first lloor.
The basement was completely flooded , and
lu order to dispose of the water Chief Ualll-
gnu ordered his men to break open the sowar ,
which was ilono.
On account o ! the fire being in the collai
und the entire building being .so completely
HllO'l with smako it made the firemen n deal
ot hard worlc , and le.l onlnolura lo baltovo
that the whole block wns doomed.
Mr. nnd MM. Sluvunck were present and
after Iho llro was out personally thanked
Chief G.Uligan for his ImrJ work In ex
tinguishing RO quickly what promised at Iho
stnrt to bu one nf tha moat disastrous finis
Omaha has scon in n long time ,
LORD Will Ito Heavy.
The store was closed Saturday night nnd
no one except the proprlotor.s nnd bookkeep
ers visited the place yesterday , consequently
the origin of the fire Is u myitory , especially
because not oven n gas Jot was loft burning
In the building whan the pUce was closed.
A great deal ot the Hue furulturo on the
upper lloors was damaged by Hmoko , espe
cially some of the handsome hangings and
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draperies.
The stock Is valued at upwards of $100,033
and the insurance amounts to nearly 0,000 ,
divided tip among several different com
panies. Jt wns impoislblo last night to ar
rive at nnv reasonable estimate of the losi
but It 'Svlll probably amount to at least
$50,000.
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Will Hold Their Aniiiiiil Tournament nt
Ituullim ,
lUwi.iNB , Wyo. , Aug. 21. [ Special Tele-
grnm to TIIK BEC.J Kuwllns is In Gala dresi
today. Flags and bunting are everywhere ,
the occasion being the meeting of the stnU
firemen's tournament , which begins tomor
row. Tivolvo hundred dollars In prizes will
bo competed for. The early mornim. tralni
brought in Evanaton nnd Hock Springs de
partments. Ou the nftornoon train wai
Cheyenne department with two spcelnl can
accompanied uy the Union Pacific band.
Carbon Is expected tonight , also Douglas.
Lurumlo , the second li.rgest town In tin
state , U not represented and not expected to
bo.
AHlieitoii C'lulint rnrohimoil.
CASIT.K , Wyo. , Aug. 21. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : BKB.J McConnell & Co. , ol
Pittsbunr , Pa. , bought $10,000 worth ol
asbestos claims hero yesterday. A car load
of asbestos will ba shipped from hero thli
week. /
Count commence ? hero tomorow. Jonckoi
of Chadron and Hpdlnnd of Hay Sprlngswlll
defend Dun bur , who murdered a negro
ohcop shearer hare last April. Kx-Mnrshal
llodve's trial for the killing of Warren , I
Laramlo City boy , will occur this term ,
AT kllKIMV.
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IlcHtriiyuil.
ATLANTIC , la. , Aug. 21. [ Special Tolegrnn
to TIIK Bui : . ] About 8 o'clock this morning
the business houses ol J. C , Bonny of Shelby
wnra entirely destroyed bv lire. Tlicro were
four frame bulangn ! ! filled with u largo
stock of furniture , wiling , Implements nnd
wagons. Mr. Bonny'n log * la complete with
the exception of u small insurance. A tow
wugonn und Implements were saved , but
they wore a stock on commission. Thy loss
U estimated at tr.,000.
I.uld thn Uornitr htone.
MISIOUUI VAI.I.BV , lu. , Autr. 21. [ Hpoclat
Telegram to Tin : HIM : . ] Tlio corner stotio of
tint new Catholic church wai laid hero today
In Iho presence of an immense crowd , Huvi ,
M. Flavin und J , F. Nugent of Dot Molnoi
delivered uddresacH , Hov. Mr. Mullen , pai-
tor of the congrogallo'i , hai been u tlrulcsj
workar since hii > locmlon here und lm Iho
admlrnlion ol the church lor hU efforts. Tha
now adtllcu U to ba brick and will bo ouo ol
thu finest church buildings in ibestale.
Kurort * Sturm in MUiuurl.
SritiNuriKU ) , Mo. , Aug. 21 , During a
severe thunderstorm early this morning
George Uleh , Hgcd 45 , wan struck by light *
nlng und Instantly Killed. At Webb City
Iho atonn was the sovoieil ever known ,
several houses being wreaked , and a girl
named 11 unit nillvd ,