Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 29, 1895, Image 1
' ' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOKJSJIjN'Gr , MAY 29 , 1895 , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT BUSHNELL IS THE NOMINEE Ohio Republicans Take Biz Ballots to Settle It. IS CONSJDERED A FORAKER VICTORY Ex-Unvernor Nnniod for Krnntor nnd < lo - crnor McKlnley I'urmnlly I'lncexl lu the 1'lelil for the I'renldon- tlnl Numlimtlon. ZANESVILLE , 0. , May 28. Th * nomination for governor by the Ohio state republican convention of Asa S. Bushncll Is generally regarded as a victory for the Foraker men over the McKlnley men. The Foraker men were able to concentrate on Bushncll and their opponents remained divided. Ex- Governor Foraker , on his arrival at noon made several speeches , In which he compli mented all the gubernatorial candidates , bill ho worked for Bushnell , while Hermann Foster and other leaders opposed the favor ite , Mcrrltt and Nash made brllllanl speeches and were on the ground hustling while General Dushnell remained at hi ! home In Springfield. General Bushncll Is al I the head of the firm of Bushncll , Warder t , Glesnner , manufacturers of harvesters , one is worth several millions. Ho was a captali in the civil war. GAVE FORAKER AN OVATION. The republican state convention wa called to order here today promptly at 4 p m. by Colonel Joseph C. Banner , ch.ilrmni of the state committee. A half hour pre vlous the hall was packed to Its full capaclt of 5,000 , and many were unable to gain ad mlttance. Senator Sherman was given stirring ovation when he was escorted Inl the hall at 3GO : by Congressman Van Voorhl nml Judge Granger. Ex-Secretary Foste and the members of congress , several car dldates and others were cheered as the tillered. Among the working delegates wer Hermann G. Dcnnlson , son of the war go\ ernor , and Harry Garftcld , son of the mm dcred president. While Chairman Bonncr , who Is a mcmbe of McKlnley's staff , was eloquently cor gratulatlng the republicans on the result e the last Ohio election and forecasting ar other triumph for next November In hi introductory speech , ex-Governor Forake entered the hall , and a very boisterou demonstration followed his appearance. After Chairman Bonner had made repeate efforts Jlo secure order and proceed with h Introductory remarks ex-Governor Forake came to the front of the platform and Fal. "Gentlemen of the Convention : I hope yo will not any longer disturb the deliberation of the convention. There will be tlmo for i oil to be heard before wo leave ZanesvIQ ( More shouting than previously. ) It Is good town to stay over night In , and we wl stay Just as long as our business may requlr and at the proper time , when that will be I order , I will ba very glad Indeed to e : change greetings with you , but I beg for tl present that you let the chairman of tl central committee proceed with his speec In order to expedite the business of the coi ventlon. " ( Gre > at applease. ) Even after this appeal It was with gre : difficulty that Colonel Bonner concluded h remarks and Introduced Senator John She man as the temporary chairman. Senati Sherman met the demonstrations at first wll the rtmark that he hoped to see the republ cans of Ohio keep up such a pitch of ei thtislasm till the next November electlo The senator soon commanded the closest a tentlon and spake as follows : Gentlcmen : of the Convention : I thar you for the honor you have conferred upe mo In poloctlnj * mo to preside over th great cunve-nlion. You have met designate the next governor of Ohio. Y < have many good candidates before ) yo but each is worthy of the highest lion you can confer. You have assurance Hi whoever you may nominate will have tl hearty support nf all the candidates and each member of tin ; convention. You ha iiUo to feluct several of the chief executl otllcers of the blate. I need not Impre upon you the Importance of selecting the wliti will honestly and faithfully serve ti elate. You have a still higher duty , to nnnoun the principles of the n publli-nn party In t Mate of Ohio and In the United State . What you will say hero will have an li r J jiorlunt Inlliienco bevoi.el the limits of yo Btuto , for the Intelligent action of the i jmbllcanH of Ohio , as in the past , Indlca the opinions of republicans of all parts the United States. We have a comm faith and creed , Wo act together on ire mutters on principle , on email matters f discipline. The primary nnd fundamental sentlme of the republican party Is love for o country , our whole country. Wo arc for t union , one and Indivisible ! , now nnd ft ever. The republicans of Ohio are r provincial , but national , and this Is o cornerstone' , planted In the first republic convention In Ohio In 1SS5. Wo stood by In the storms of war. when Lincoln was o standard bearer. Our soldiers fought unil It , under Grant , Sherman and Shcrldt The soldiers of Ohio carried the flag every buttle for the preservation of t union. Other patriotic citizens and soldle were equally eleservlng of honor nnd pral but they e-ould not carry their party wl them. When Grunt was In the Wllilerm nnd Sherman was before Atlanta u gre party declared the war was1 n failure. Oi madu It n success. When the war w over wo did not treat our enemies conquered subjects , but ns erring bretlin AVe Invited them back Into the union wl unabridged powers , prescribing only c foundation , that there should be no slui In our country. We now meet them a greet them na friends , and turning e backs on dead Issues , wo congratulate ) tin In their prosperity , which they it Id not n could not have In their condition prior the war. war.PROMISES PROMISES PERFORMED. When the ? war was. over the republic party developed Its civil policy. It i clnrcd Its putpose to pay every debt obligation contracted during or since I war , that the public faith should bo i blemished. Thla promise has been p formed. In spite of all opposition and I Bhrlcks of the populists wet have mil every elebt contracteel during the w especially the highest and most saci debt to the surviving soldiers of the w their widows itnd orphans. The pens roll Is a roll of honor higher In ainoi than any pension roll ever before provle by any nation. While the republican pa IH In power It will only bo diminished the death of pensioners , a fate that nwa us all. We are In favor of n protective tar Wo hnel such a Inrlff. Whllo It was force wo hail prosperity , good tlmea n money In plenty. We hud so dlverslt our domestic ! Industries that Amerle labor mid American capital supplied nca all the wants of the American people. ' prefer to tax foreign production rail than our own. We believe that the pol of iirotee-tlon should be extended to productions impartially , to labor on farm ns well ns In the workshop. Wo i opposed to the democratic policy of protc ing woolen manufacturers nnd ndmltt wool free of duly. We denounce n sche of tnxntlon which annually Increases public debt more than JoO.OOO.OOO. This the result of democratic ascendancy. The tariff law rf the last congress partly n copy of the Mc-Klnley law r generally n failure. All that N good of was taken from the McKlnley tnrllT , r the rest of It Is confessedly n hotch-pot The supreme court has already disposed part of It. All the production * of the soi from peanuts to whisky nre > carefully p tccted , while ) the- duties on the grc-at t < tn Industries of the north nro largely redue nnd on some Hrtlclos entirely repeal Wo deimand n reform In the tariff , not promote eectlonnl Interests , but to see mnplv revenue and Impartial protection domestic Industries. This we can have o | ithe election of a republican preside Wo want a change , unel for this change will have the hearty support of a la portion of the democratic party. We are In favor of u sound national c rency , always redeemable In coin , forms nf money should bu of equal p cluiElns power. For fourteen years al the rosumptlon of p"e-e | < payments , wl the republican party was In power , we I such ix currency. Wo had cold , silver i paper money , all brarlm ; iho ytamp i auction nf the United States , of iincjii tinned riedlt and of equal value , past- current not only within tbe United Sta. but In all parti of the commercial wo llolli gold and silver me InUUpenrablu use jn thn vuried wiinU of mankind , U Is ne\w , nml hot , been for piw. thn c ! tntasure of valuy In International cc mcrcc nntl the larger transactions of do mestic exchanges. Silver , from Its bulk nnd weight , Is not available for large pay ments , either nt home or abroad , but It I ? Indispensable In minor wants of mankind , Gold , from Its greatly superior value , can not bo utilized for such purposes. There fore. It Is that both metals have beer coined Into money at a fixed ratio. DISTURBED OLD HATIOS. The enormous Increase of the productlor of silver In the I'nlted States , Mexico um ! Australasia has disturbed this ratio and ha ! lowered the market value of silver pre cisely as a llku Increase of the productlor has lowered the price of other commodities It Is universal law that price or value l ! measured by quantity. Under these eondl tlons the rational and proper course wuuh bea change of ratio , but this can only b < effective as to these two metals by a con cert of action among commercial nations Until this can be accomplished the onlj logical way Is for each nation to cell both metals and maintain the coinage , o the cheaper metal at par by limitation o amount , and redemption of such excess o the demand for It. Such Is now the pollc ; of the United States , and of every grea commercial nation , Including every countr ; of Europe. Other nations adopt llio silver standan alone , not from choice , but from poverty I believe that the policy of the UII.IPI States , adopted In IS.Vi , of coining ftac tlonal silver coins In limited quantllle from silver bullion purchased at nmrke price , and In making them legal tblulc for small sums , Is the only way to prc serve the parity of gold and silver coin at a fixed ratio. This Is properly cullr bimetallic money. I hope and believe th common Interest of the commercial na tlons will lead them , through mi Intci national commission , to either adopt a ne\ ratio based on market value of the metal or to coin them and maintain them , as w do , at their present ratio. The policy now urged by the producer of silver nnd by men who wish to pa their debts In cheaper money than the promised to pay , Is the flee coinage c silver. It Is the degradation of our uolla to f > 0 cents. If applied to our natlom bonds , It Is a repudiation of one-half c the public debt. It Is the repudiation c one-half of debts. It confers no favors o productions of any kind , whether of th farm , the workshop or the mine , for they get nominally more dollars for the productions , their additional dollars woul have only one-half the purchasing powe of the gold dollars. The great hardship c this policy would fall upon the worklm men , skilled and unskilled , whoso ilall wage , measured by the present standan Is higher than that of any country In th world. Their wages wll purchase more i the necessaries of life than the wages pa ! for similar labor anywhere outside of tl United States. The republican party , In Its national pla form of ISM , demanded good money < equal purchasing power , whether coine of silver or gold , or composed of Unite Slates notes and national bank notes , base upon the credit of the United States , mall talned at par with coin. This is the b metallic policy. There we stand today , hope and trust wo will stand tncre fo ever. We will seek the co-operation of n nations In making the parity of gold at silver coined. If they wll not co-opera with us In this policy , the republican pnri can and , 1 hope , will do It alone. Go < money nnd plenty of It , Is as Importai to all our people as equality of rights ai privileges. Let us then , with a firm reliance upc the principles , policy and wisdom of tl great party to which we belong , nomlna our candidate and declare our platfon and then miiko our appeal to the Intel gcnco of the people of Ohio. In all tl great Issues made In the last forty yea the republican party of Ohio has had tl courage to propose and do win1 Is rlgr Let us fallow in the same jnthway , ai we will not only elect a rcou'i'lum ' ye , ernor and state olllcers , but at" ) t.noth republican senator , and I hope a pn'-lde of the United States from the fctate Ohio. At the conclusion of the senator's sped the twenty-one congressional districts we called for members of the committees ai other positions , and It was found that the were bitter contests for seats , especially the Toledo and Springfield districts. A coi mltteo on resolutions was appointed , a afterward organized with ex-Secreta Charles Foster as chairman. The conventl then adjourned till 8 p. m. On reassembling the temporary organlz tlon was nude permanent. The contested delegations from the Tole 5 nnd Springfield districts were not unseat ! > With a corresponding number of speeches t 1 following names were presented for governc J. W. Darger. J. Warren Keefer , J. H. Me rltt , GeorgQ K. Nash , Robert M. Nevln , L. Harris and E. W. I'o ? . General Bus nell's name was not presented by a speaker. BALLOT FOR GOVERNOR. The-o were 827 delegates in the conventli 414 being necessary to a choice. The fii ballot resulted as follows : Bushnell , li Ilarger , 80 ; Harris , 56 ; Hoyt , ITG'i ; Kcef 74 ; Nash , 1C8 ; Novln , CO ; I'oe , 14GV4. Chairman Sherman announced there v no nomination. The second ballot resulted : Hushnell , ! Ilargcr , 83 ; Harris , 44 ; Hoyt , 169 % ; Kelt Ct : ; Nash , 16'J'Nevln ; , 81 ; I'oe , 133. Third ballot : Duslmell , 159 ; Harper , : Harris , 27 ; Hoyt , 165 ; Kelfer , 40 > / . ; Nai 139 % ; Nevln , 78 ; 1'cc , 84. At the end of t third ballot the name of E. W. I'oe v withdrawn. The fourth ballot : Dushnell. 347 ; Barg 32 ; Harris , 2fi ; Hoyt. 148 ; Kelfer , 13 ; Na 257. Buslincl ! lacked only sixty-seven vo of the nomination. The fifth ballot resulted : nushnell , 4 Harris. 5 ; Hoyt , 120 ; Kelfcr , 12 ; Nash , 279 On the elxth ballot General Asa S. Uu noli was nominated , receiving 509 vet Nash , 201 ; Hoyt , 11 ; necessary for a chol 114. President Woodmansce , Secretary Mil and other olllcers of the Republican leaf of Ohio , together with ex-Governor Forak who was sitting on the stage at the tlr telegraphed their congratulations to Gene Hushnell at his home in Springfield. The Chrk county de-legation , Irom nil noil's home , stood out for General Kelfer the last ballot , when It gave each Iralf of vote. The result of the nomination was celvel as a great victory for Foraker. The resolutions adopted declare as folloi PROTECTION AND RECIPROCITY. Wo reafllrm our adherence to the prlr pies of the lepubllcan party ns dellncd the national convention In 1892. chief ami which are : A protective tariff , which , storing American wages nnd Amerli products , bliall bo for the highest Inter of American laboicrs nnd American de\ opment , while providing adequate re lines for the use of the government ; rt proclty , wlili-h , while welting nnd gain the world's market for our surplus p elucts , shall not lower or destroy Amerii wages , nor Mirremlcr our own markets foreign commodities which can be produi at home ; fair elections , based upon a f ballot nnd an honest count , the safegui of Amcrkan Institutions , the tiue sou of public authority. Honest money , consisting of gold , sll nnd paper , every dollar ns good ns i other dollar , and nil bucked by the nutlu faith and honor. We favor bimetallism i elemand the turn of both gold nnd silver standard money , either in accordance w n ratio to bo fixed by nil Interimtlo agreement. If Unit can bo obtained. under such restrictions nnd such provlslc to be determined by Ir-gltdatlon , ns \ secure the maintenance of the parity value of the two metals , BO that the p chafing and debt-paying power of the t metal * , whether of hllvcr. gold or pai shall be at all times equal. We denounce the present democratic ministration , who'o vicious and vasclllnt course hus brought us distress and him ntlon abroad. It has Inaugurated a pol looking toward ultimate free trade , wll has deranged business , crippled our Ind tiles , distressed our homes and dealt la a fcrlous blow. With deplorable Incom tency It IIHH f.illod to receive reve | enough to run the government and had to borrow. In le > ss limn two yours , $1 tw > ,000 , imilnl > v to pay ordinary running pciiscs , nnd selling In i-ecret to favored l elgn syn.llcute'3 the government bonds n price far below their actual value. It : lowered the ling In Hawaii In an imam can attempt to overthrow a republic i rustoro a monarchy , nnd with unpatrli Indifference has suffered British troops land In Nle-aragua In contemptuous illt Kard of the Monroe doctllne ; by these i similar arts our country , hrcond In per and dignity to none , bus suffered a loss respect thioughout the world. We denounce the free wool provision the present tariff act an nn unjust dlscrl nation against tin Important Industry i demand such protection for sheep luuhan wool.will secure fair prices for Amcrl wool. DENOUNCE HOKP. SMITH. We demmne'e the premit admlnletral of the pon. lon bureau for lu betrayal ( he Intel fit * of llio union tolrtlor , and pledge anew to the veterans of the repu' ' a watchful care ami recognition of tl Just claims upon n prutuful people. We endoiFf- the able , IioncU and buslni ( Csutlnued on Second' 1'age. ) WASHINGTON IN MOURNING Death of Secretary Gresham Was Hardlj Expected fo ? Soon , AIL PUBLIC BUSINESS SUSPENDEC ArrnncmenU doing Forward for tin Funeral Troop * In the City Will Ktcort the ItemuliiR In the Train llurlttl to Tnke I'lnco In Chicago. WASHINGTON , May 28. Washington wai hardly prepared for the announcements'of tin death of Secretary of StateWalter , Q. Grcs ham , which occurred at such a late hou Monday night that It was not known to tin public until read In the papers this morning for although the fatal termination had bcei forecast , there was no general apprehensloi that the end would come so soon. Flags wer lowered to half mast on public buildings ani from many private business houses. I'ublf business was , for the time , laid aside by th higher officers of the government , and proml nent people hastened to the Arlington hotel where the Greshams have made their horn In this city , to leave their cards and message of condolence. The president and Mrs. Cleve land called during the morning and were fo half an hour with Mrs. Andrews , the daugh ter of the dead man , and with Mr. Otto Gres 1mm , the son. Afterward the president and several mem ! hers of the cabinet held a conference at th white house to consider the arrangement or the funeral and later In the day the pres ent Issued a proclamation paying a wan rlbute to the character of his secretary c ate. There was alto a meeting of the dlplomatl orps at the British embassy where appre riate action was taken. The funeral cere ionics In Washington will be of a seni Illclal character , as they will be held In tli ast room of the white house , with the prcs ent and his cabinet , Justices of the supren : ourt , ambassadors and ministers , represent ; ves of the departments , and the army an avy and others present , and all official bus ess will be suspended for the day. Major General linger will command a f the military forces stationed about tl apltol , which will act as an escort for tl une-ral party from the white house to tl epot , where a special train will be In read ess to convey the party to Chicago. Tl rain will leave Washington shortly afti eon and will have on board President Civ : ind , also Secretary Gresham's colleagues" i he cabinet , who will follow the body he grave. The Eeven cabinet officers , wll \sslstant Secretary Uhl , acting secrctar vlll officiate as active pall bearers. If M Carlisle does not reach the city In time fro Tennessee he will Join the funeral party i ome point on the route. Hon. Wilson UltK-l. ex-postmaster general , has also bet nvlteel to accompany the remains to Chlcai ml It Is expected he will start from here. While the details of the ceremonies ! hlcago are yet Incomplete , It Is settled th irlef services will be held on Thursday afte noon at the cemetery to which the body w 30 borne , accompanied by a military escort , larmony of the day , and Secretary Gre ham's well known loyalty to his old time w associations. The body will bo placed tei porarlly In a vault In Oakwood cemste > cndlng the decision of the family regard ! ] Is final resting place. TRIBUTES TO HIS WORTH. Postmaster General Wilson , In spcakli of Gresham today , said : "To know Jud jresham was to love him as a man a : to admire and respect him as a pub servant. When Mr. Blssel was leavli : hls department ho told mo that for i ho worries and anxieties and dlsagrecat experiences of his olllcial llfo ho was rlcl compensated -Jiavlng the acqualnUn and enjoying the friendship of Jud resham. I share In the warmth of th feeling. As a man the dead secretary w lilaln , direct , cordial and high-toned , secretary of state he was severely laborlo and painstaking. Through exceptional dtl cultlcs and embarrassment he conducted o foreign affairs with great ability , to t donor of the American name and the stea ncrease of our standing and Influence amo the nations of the earth. For Justli wisdom and self-respecting devotion to fre dom few lives have been more fruitful high , unselfish and solid service to 1 country. " Secretary Herbert had this to say tribute to the memory of the late secretai 'Everybody knows of his ability and 1 patriotism. Ho was one of the most loval men I ever knew. He was warm-hearti generous , frank and Impulsive. He was natural In his manner that everyone coi see that the klml things ho said and i came straight from his heart , and tr was the secret of his great popularity. 1 was painstaking and conscientious in t discharge of all his duties , loving justl above all things , and the Immense labor devoted to the work of his departmc broke his constitution and no doubt she cued his days. " CONSTANT STREAM OF CALLERS. There was a constant stream of callers the door of the annex to the Arllngti whence Secretary Gresham has been acci tomcd to Issue about 10 o'clock In the moi Ing to walk across the park to the Depj ment of State. A knot of crepe hung fn the doorbell and across the square were bo seen the flags of the white house , Tre , ury and State. War and Navy departmei half-masted. Fronting on the same square and bar 100 yards distant a theater was building the site of the historic mansion where I life of James G. Blaine had ended soon af his resignation from the premiership of I preceding administration. The line of callers who drove or wall to the Arlington today Included reiresen tlves of ell the official circles of Washli ton , the cabinet , the supreme court , I diplomatic corps , congress nnd the army n navy. Most of the callers left their cai with the attendants who stood at the doc Justice Ilarlan of the supreme court , v had at ono time eat upon the eamo her with Secretary Greshnm , was admitted the family apartments and talked for so time with Mr. Otto Gresham. He was \ ibly affected when he left. Mrs. Jol'n Foster , wife of the secretary of state v held that office during the last year of I Harrison administration , and who Is a nat of Indiana , Secretary Grcshain's state , cai The Chinese minister and his Interpre Issued from a coach shortly afterwards. M of the assistant secretaries and heads government bureaus were among the ea callers. The State department was technically cloi today , admission being denied to all \ Itors , although the entire force of cmplo ; was kept In waiting to assist In the i charge of the formalities attending uj notification to the foreign powers of the : tlon's loss. Acting Secretary Uhl , hoik eyed and nervous as tbe result of Msalln'i vigil at the door of the death chamber , v early at his post engaged In the prepa tlon of orders to be signed by the preslcl and In frequent communication with family of the dead secretary. Within thr quarters of an hour after the end came 1 night he had dispatched brief cable m sages to the four ambassadors who repres the United States abroad , to Mr. Bayard London , Mr. Eustls at Paris , Mr. Runyon Berlin and Mr. MacVcagh at Rome , stat that Secretary Gresham had expired at 1 o'clock. In addition Mr. Eustls was reeled to send a like formal announcem to all of the United States legations , T morning Mr. Uhl prepared a draft of ton note Intended to be sent to representatl of foreign nations accredited at Winding and alio for transmlislon to the Unl States' representatives abroad , conveying them the news of Secretary Qreiham's de , In a more formal style than could be talnej In a brief cable mestage. The pr Ident , accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland , ca to the white house about 10:30 o'clock , i he was Immediately waited upon by Sec tary Uhl with the notice. An official order was alto prepared cl Ing the executive department * cm the day appointed for the funeral- Tills , was drawn for the consideration of the , eSTUlnet. The purpose was to follow a cloelyas possible the official procedures In tfie * C e of the death of Secretary WlndomJ the most recent - cent Instance of the death of a cabinet officer , About 11 o'clock BaronHengelmuller , the minister from Austro-Hutigary , called nt the State department to personally- express his regret. This was the flrrt visit of the kind to the State department and was made even before he had been officially notified. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S 'VISIT. The president and. Mrs. , Cleveland came down at 11 o'clock to see the members ol Secretary Grosham's family and to tendei tl-clr sympathy. They drove over from the white house In an open carriage , with nc attendants but the driver on the box. The president assisted Mrs. Cleveland to allghl and they were ushered Into the family's private apartment. Attorney "General Olnej and Secretaries Lament and Herbert arrlvee about the same time , to confer about or rat'gemcnts for the funeral. .Nothing hai been determined except that the burial wouli jo In Chicago. Mr. Uunbar , awell knowi ocal sculptor , came to the hotel to take : : ast of the dead secortary's face , but then i'as some hesitation over'giving the neces ary permission until the wishes of Mrs Iresham In the matter should be known , si c deferred his request until a later time. President and Mrs. Cleveland were In thi resham apartments for half on hour. Whei ley came out G. knot of people had gatherei in the opposite sidewalk for a glimpse o hem , having apparently recognized the presl lentlal carriage at the door. There was li ho center of the group a photographer' : amera on a tripod , focused upon the ccr lage. No sooner were the president and hi wife seated than the photographer put hi icad under the green cloth , but his design ecnied to be recognized , for both the presl ent and Mrs. Cleveland turned their face way. Many boxes of flowers were sent t he hotel during the morning. It was decldei .t noon that the remains of the ex-secrctar ; hoiild lie In state at the executive manslo .omorrow. This decision was reached afte he call of President Cleveland and Is doubt ess due to his wishes. The casket will b nken from the Arlington hotel to the whit louse at 9 a. m. and will he placed In th arge east room. Itwill remain ther hroiighout tomorrow and until the departur 'or ' Chicago tomorrow night. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL. The main details of the funeral service were decided upon at a meeting of the cablnc : hls morning. At the conclusion of the meel ng Secretary Lament made a brief state ment of the funeral arrangements. Tli remains of the secretary will be taken froi he Arlington hotel to the executive manslo omorrow and placed In the east room , whei funeral services will be-held at 10 o'clocl They will be conducted by Bishop Hurst e the Methodist Episcopal church. Seats wl be reserved for the member * of the diplomat ! corps , the members of thS United State supreme court , such senators nnd mcmbei of congress as may bo In the city and tl chiefs of the War and Navy departments. At the conclusion of the tervice the n mains will be escorted to the Baltimore Ohio railroad station by all the troops an marines stationed In this city and at Fo : Meyer , General Thomas H. Ruger In con mnnd. A special train will convey the n mains to Chicago , where the Interment wi take place. The president and ( ill mcmbei of the cabinet will accompany the rcmnli to their last resting place. ' Secretary Carllsl who will arrive In this city today , Scoretarii Herbert. Lament , Smith , Morton , Mtorne General Olncy rnd. Postmaster Qeii ral Wllst will act as honorary pallbearers at the fuuci and the bodybearcrs will be a squad marines from the marine barracks In Ih city. city.The funeral train will leave Immediate and arrive In Chicago Thursday. The cor monies In that city wll bp" helJ on "Frlila Beyond tlil $ no arrangements for the burl have been made. It has not been dccldi In what cemetery Secretary ; Gresham will 1 burled , nr where the sesrvicp In Chicago w be held. IJhe casket was brought Jo the Arllngti during the afternoon and the remains plac ; therein. It Is plain and heavy , made of n cedar , with a metallic caMng of copper , ai Ilia whole covered with black cloth held 1 oxidized silver nalU. The plate bears tl Inscription : "Walter Quintan Gresham. Bo ; March 17 , 1833. Died May 2S , 1S95. " DIPLOMATS NOTIFIED. As soon as the order of proceedings hi been arranged and the president and cabin had been Informed the meet'ng of the ca Inet dispersed and official orders and notlc begin to Issue to provide for the eixecutii of the program. First , Acting Secretary Uhl sent out to i the legations in Washington this note : "H becomes my painful duty to Inform y of the death of Hon. Walter Q"Int Gresham , secretary of state , which occurr at his residence in this capital at 1:15 : o'clo this morning , after a painful Illness of fo weeks' duration. I shall have occasion notify you In due season of the date of t funeral services. " The Information referred to In the la paragraph was furnished verbally by K Hawood , Mr. Uhl's private secretary , a later In more formal style by a note Invltli the d'plomats to attend the funeral cer monies. The acting secretary of state al sent a general cablegram * , to all Unit States embassies and legations abroad , FII plementary to the brief note sent last nig ] adding a direction to place all flags at hi mast for ten days , which order the ml Isters were Instructed to : ' repeat to eve United States consul In world. Then Secretary Herbert provided for t due observance of the occasion by the na through the following order : "At all na yards and stations colors will be half-mast and will be BO displayed until after the fir Interment at Chicago of the secretary state. " The bureau chiefs of the Navy depa ment were Instructed as follows : "The si retary of the navy desires that all bure chiefs attend the funeral of the late seci tary of' state at 10 a. in. , May 29 , in t east room of the executive mansion ; ui forms , special full dress. " Next an order will be sent to Colonel He wood , commanding oRlcer of the marines the navy yard , as follows : "Send an o cer to report Immediately to General Ruf for Instructions as to wlml part of the ir rlne corps will take pai't ' In the funei services of the secretary ? f state tomorro Marines will a semble with band at 9 o'clock on Lnfayette square. " During the afternoon ) General Ruger v perfecting his arrangements' the mllita portion of the programl Ho sent orders Washington Barracks' aniJ Fort Meyer have all available troops in line to parti pate In the funeral parade'and a plane w b9 reserved for the mllttld of the District Columbia , Insuring a creditable military d Play. , * . / * Orders were sent Jpy. Secretary Lamon direction to all mlllt ry posts to place th colors at half mast , and e liites will be fit during the funeral sirTlco3r.s At 3:30 : o'clock Mr. lrpsham's ! son-ln-1 said It was the present Intention to have I funeral In Chicago Thursday afternoon. I that this arrangement inlgtot be changed President Cleveland h 'Issued a proc motion announcing thq eleuith of the scci tary of state. Many miiEases of condole ! from all parts of the world'have , been EC to the family of the dead statesman. Knelitml 111 Adhrro to tlln ( iolil 6undll | NEW YORK. May 2&-A London cab gram to the Post sayaf Sir William Vi non Harcourt , chancellor of the oxchequ has formally replied to the memorial fi warded by Influential bankers and flnancli In terms emphasizing hl previous stro remarks In fa'vor of thergold standard. I reply concludes thus ; ' 'you may rely up It that her majesty's fpvcrnment will gl no countenance to uny change In the funi mental principles of our monetary syste nor In any discussion In which they m be called upon to take part , will they t mlt any doubt ap to their Intention flrrt to adhere to the single gold standard. " I'merem In llm IVpr Murdrr Trlul. DETROIT , May 28. Insurance agents T < resenting various life concerns took ( witness utand In Mrs , Pope'n murder tr today. They trstllldd to a number of p Ides taken out by Mrs Pope upon her hi band'B life. In one or two Inutanccs It v shown that the policies wore canceled 1 cause the Insurance agents believed-M Pope had designs upon her husband's lift REVERTS ON THE LABORER Would Bo tbo Pint to Fed tbo Effects of a Depreciated Currency. SOUND MONEY MEETING IN PH lADELPHIA I'x-Senntor IMmumln , lU-Coinptrollcr Trcn- helm , Cuiigrrssmnn llurler nnd ClinrlcR liiuiiry Smith tbo bpcnkora. PHILADELPHIA , May 28. The openlnf gun of the sound money campaign In the cast was fired tonight at an enthusiastic public meeting in the Academy of Music. The affair was under the management ol the best known financial and business mer of the community and attracted a large audience. George B. Roberts , president ol the Pennsylvania Railroad company , wai chairman. The principal speakers o the evening were cx-Unlted States Seiv ator George F. Edmunds , ox-Comptroller o the Currency William L. Trenholm , Con gressman Michael 1) . Hartcr of Ohio , ex Minister to Russia Charles Emory Smlt ) and James Warton. In the beginning Mr. Edmunds said tha the sound money question must bo decldei by political action , not party action , bu that kind of action the Romans used ti speak of when no man was for party , bu all for the state. Quoting Jefferson's word ; that "Tho whole art of government con slsted In the art of being honest , " he said "That phrase Is worthy to bo written li letters of gold and placed In front of ever ; public edifice In every hamlet on the con tlnent. In a careful report prepared for th benefit of the First congress Jefferson sail that the question of the difference betweei the value of gold and silver as money wa a commercial question ; It did not dcpen on legislation , or the fancy of man , but o commerce , which regulates the price of com modltles. " The speaker then discussed the varlatlo In value of the two metals. "If any fait can bo put In huirian experience It ough to teach us that we cannot make- give amount of silver when it was printed at th mint with the stamp of the United State worth more than it was before. When th act of 1873 was passed to stop silver coliug all the principal countries of Europe wer coming to have a single standard gold. 1 the last congress had passed on March 3 , th last day of Its session , what Is now voclfei ously demanded by the free coinage peoph every owner and producer of silver bulllo would take his ounce of s Iver to the mint- worth C3.48 cents and get $1.2929 and hang \ ng got more than two silver dollars for hi ounce of silver , he would come to the worl ngman whom ho owes for labor and saj If I brought It In metal It would have take : en pounds , but 1 have taken the benefit e the United States law and had It stamps and you must take five pounds of It. ' COURTED THE TROUBLE. Ex-Comptroller Trenholm , during his re marks , declared that It would be found thr 'the Issue now confronting us has becom rcrlous only because the two great politic ! Parties have at one tlmo or another , and o ono plea and another , courted tl e support e those who entertained of affected to entei tain the Idea that thoconlago of sllvefdo lars is so essential to the welfare and happ ness of the people of the United States tin all other political questions should bo sill orillnatoj to It. "If the silver product of this country ha been Ifft to take Its place among our e : ports like grain , meat and cotton , Its cntli annual value would have been realized i gold or Its equlvarent , atfd upon Europe ar Asia would have devolved years ago the n fponslblllty of prelecting the value and tl future functions of the world's stock of si ver. All our present anxiety , all our recei peril , Is due to the immense map3 of thla d predated product which burdens our cu rency. Whenever , In any constituency , pa ties were found to bo evenly balanced , tlici soon arose a silver faction holding the cas Ing votes. Both democrats and republlcat yielded over and over again to the tempta'lc to buy this vote , sometimes with a platfor : plank , oftsner of late with pledges of cand dales. Sc familiar had the people becoir with tills rivalry In political prostltutlc that there was a feeble protest made whe the balance of power In the United Stati senate was deliberately vested In new stall created for the purpose out of silver mlnlr territories not fairly populous and too r mote from the centers of American thougl to bo required to pass Judgment upon bro : question of public policy. " Congressman Harter followed Mr. Trei holm. Mr. Harter argued that an abundani of money did not always prevent commercl and business depressions. On the contrar he urged , some of our financial panics hi come at. a tlmu when money was abundant. In conclusion Mr. Harter said : "A Pti toward a silver standard would be a procl matlcn to the sections of the country th need them most that no more rallroai should bo built among them , and that to e ilch the handful of silver producers ai schemers the entire south and west w ; to be set l-ack a generation or two fro their natural and certain fortunes. " EFFECT ON THE WORKINGMEN. Hon. Charles Eniory Smith , who spoke e the working man's Interests , said , amoi other things : "The demagogue appeal f so-called cheap money is especially addressi to labor , In the hope that It may delm and mislead the honest sons of toll , b there Is no portion of the people so pr foumlly Interested as the worklngmcn maintaining honest money. Barring the It mediate clfocts of the recent depresslo there has never been a tlmo when labor w , so well paid as since ISflO. There has nev been a tlmo when the wages of labor had much purchasing power ; theru has nev been a time when the rewards of toll boug ! so much of comfort , BO much of the neccas ties and enjoyments of llfo for the workln man and his family. The free coinage adv cato tells us that some Imaginary 'crin : perpetrated In 1873 has Inflicted Injury i all classes. How has It Inflicted any Inju on the worklngir.an , for for every $148 th he earned In 1878 he earned $1CO in 18S and when every dollar of his $1CO In 18 would buy more than every dollar of bis $1 In 1873 ? " After E. Joseph Wharton , the banker this city , had made a few remarks In similar strain , C. Stuart Patterson w Introduced , and the meeting adopted a pr amble and resolution , which recites t : sound money argument In general and co eludes : "Tho Intelligence and the sound sense the American people must be aroused , f when aroused they can be relied upon take such action as will avert the threaten calamity. Therefore , ba It "Resolved , That a sound money leag bo organized In the city of Philadelphia f the puipose of assisting In the developme of an Intelligent public opinion upon t question of the currency , and that all cl zens bo Invited to become members of t : league , upon the basis of the principle her In set forth. " _ Suit Against Itccrlvers Dllinlilrd. ALBANY , May 28. The state court of n peals has denied the motion of the Soldlc imd Orphans Home of St. Louis , appcllun on behalf of the Kansas Pacific consolldat bondholders , to bring In the directors a receivers of the Union Pacific railroad a new defendant In the suit against Rusir Sage , George Gould , Edwin Gould , Howa Gould and Helen M. Gould , to recover 29 , ! Bharea of stock of the Denver & Pact Railroad and Telegraph company of t value of tll.OOO.OUO , alleged to have be wrongfully withdrawn from a trunt creut by a mortgage executed by the Kansa I1 clflo railroad to Jay Gould and Itu&s Sage. The recelvem asked to bo brought ore. 8. H. H. Clark. O. W. Mink , E. fcllo Anderson , Frank R. Coudert and J. \ Doane. I'AVIVIV .U.I IA STK.UiritRCKRl > None of the rnrtlculnn Ilnre Vet Itrrn Obtained , SAN FRANCISCO , May 29. A dispatch was received from Manzanlllo last night by ho father of one of the passengers on the 'aclflo mall steamship Colltnn , which reads : 'Saved. Will wire particulars later. " The Collma sailed from Panama and way ports on May IS , and this Is the first news hat anything had happened to her. Man- zanllla Is about half way between San Bias and Acapulco , Mex. , and the Collma at this late would have been In that vicinity. The Pacific mall officials have received no nformatlon of disaster to the Collma , but can give no reason why such a message as ho ono received should have been sent , un- ess something had happened to the steamer. Their agent says they do not know how many icople the Collma carried , and they will give 10 Information as to her passenger list until t Is definitely known that there Is cause for worry about her safety. R. P. Scherln , superintendent , of the Pa- cane Mall company , late tonight received word the Collma had been wrecked. Four < teen of those on board were saved. The Collma carried about thlrty-flvo passengers and the same number In the crew. It Is not yet known how the wreck occurred. DEHS ItK.tltV JO tlO 20 , TAir Will Not llo liu-nrcpriitfd Until Mandate IH Itugulntly ItorolvFili CHICAGO. May 28. Eugene V. Debs , pres ident of the American Railway union , called on United States Marshal Arnold today and announced to that ofllclal that in view of the decision of the United States supreme court denying him a writ of habeas corpus he was ready to resume the serving out of his sen tence In Jail at Whcaton. The marshal told him that ho hnd not received the man date of the court for his rcarrcst and did not expect It for a week. Mr. Debs con templates a ( rip through North Dakota and left with the marshal a copy of his Itinerary In order that ho might bo notified whenever wanted. George W. Howard , the former vice presl dent of the A. R. U. , was the first ono ol the men to offer to surrender himself to the United States marshal nnd begin his un completed sentence. It was shortly after 2 ocl'ock yesterday when Howard entered Mar shal Arnold's olflco and said : "I guess you want me , now that the supreme court has sustained Judge Woods' Judgment. " "Not yet , " replied the marshal. "We musl first get the mandate of the supreme courl and that will be a week or more In reaching here. " "You know where to find inc. I cannct gc back to Woodstock too quick. I want to gel through with the sentence , " replied Howard as he passed out. Judge Woods , whose decision In the Debs case was sustained by the United Plates supreme court , said last night : "No , I can not understand why criminal proceedings should now be abandoned. Of course , " he said , "It grows out of the commission of tin same acts. But In the ono case Uic mer were enjoined from doing the same tiling ! and the punishment was for contempt o court ; In the same cases they were chargec under the criminal law with a violation o that law. Should a man assault oncthcr Ir any court It Is the 'inly oflie Judci'i t ( punish him for contempt , but that imith ment does not debar a criminal proceedlnt and punishment of the olfeiider for the as committed , " ( UiTS Tint 7JI.S/IOI'K/ ( Former Unmlm Mini irfuctcel. to bucccci Tliiimiix. TOPEKA , May 28. Rt. Rev. Frank II Mlllspaugh , dean of Grace Cathedral In till city , was today elected bishop of the Eplsco pate of Kansas , to succeed llio late Blshoi Thomas. The leading candidates ag'alns Dean Mlllspaugh were Bishop Leonard o Utah ; Dean Gardner of Omaha , Neb. ; Rev John Hewitt of Lincoln , Neb. , and Rev. Join R. Von Helllch of Wichita. There was i bitter fight between the adherents of Gard ner and Mlllspaugh. It took six ballots t' ' elect the latter. Uev. Frank R. Mllslpniigh was born a Nicholas , N. Y. , In ISIS. He moved will his parents to Farlbault , Minn. , In 1857 , am received his education In that state. Afte three years in the university at Bralnard h was called to the cathedral parish at Omaha Next he was called to the pastorate of St Paul's In Minneapolis , where he rcmalnei for eight years. Only last March he acceptei a call from the dec.ased Bishop Thomas t come to Topeka as dean. When the blsho ] of Indiana died Dean Mlllspaugh's name wa prominently mentioned In connection will the vacant bishopric. coxinriuxs UXFA roitAiti.E , Condition nflicnt I'upocUlly fl is Uc rllne I During the Week. WASHINGTON , May 2S.-Tho weathc bureau , In Its rev-low on crop condition for the week ended May 27 , says : Upon th whole the weather conditions of the wee have been unfavorable. Farm work ha been retarded In the Gulf , middle nnd soul Atlantic states from exccshlve rains , whll crops greatly need rain from the Ohio val ley westward. Complaint ns to the unfa vornble effects of the unseasonably low temperature peraturo upon crops IH general throughoi : the middle , central nml southern portion of the country. Replanting of corn lia been general during the week , owing t the dnmnglng clfccts of recent frosts. 1 Indiana most of the crop bad to bo re planted. Karsas reports corn doing we nnd In Nebraska the early planted corn I in good condition , but not enough rain t bring up that recently planted. In the southern states the general cond tlon of corn Is good and in some section cultivation Is finished. Winter wheat Is reported as In good cor dltlon In southern Illinois , but ns In p.it condition in the central and northern poi tlons of the state. The co.ulltlon of when hns declined rapidly In Mlsosurl , owing t drouth nnd InsoctH. In Indiana HOMI wheat hns been plowed up ami the Ian planted in corn , nnd the eiop has tmatalne Injury from frost In Ohio. IlllimU ( rni l'ri > | i.'ct 1'ncir. CHICAGO , May 23.-The Illinois wealhei crop bulletin , Issued yesterday , says : Tli past week has been generally dry and coo with sharp frosts In the northern countlc the first of last week and also the flrt > t e this. Te-inperaturo has averaged about degrees dally below the normal and ralnfa hus been little , scattering showers. Vege tatlon IH growing slowly , oats ami grnscc have deteriorated , rye iilso In most com tics ; some fields nro being cut fur hay. Cor Is slowly recovering , or , If replanted , r has been done veiry extensively , Is slowl appearing. The growth has been plow an backword. Wheat In the northern com ties Is In fair condition , but poor In the cei tral nnd must southern counties , nnd rno : or ? It Is being plowed for coin. Dnmau by the Hessian ily nnd chinch bug fill continues. Fruit IH very promising In tl ; southern counties , but except tree fruits I the northern nnd most central oountle little Is to bo expected nnd many farmei will have no berries or srnpca. Utuli Cniitractiir Kiiiinil tieml. RAWLINS , Wyo. , May 28. ( Special Toll gram.J Wlllard Straw , n railroad and dltc contractor of Sprlngvtlle , Utah , was four dead In liln bed nt liages this morning. II had K no to Uaggs for thn purpose of bli ding on the Wehlxldo Place Company ditch. Heart dlsi-at-ei Is the supposed eau ! of death. Ho was born ut Indcpendcne Hock , this ttfite , In 1SCI. His family ui : relatives live ut Sprlngvlile , Utuli. Appointed ( iuni-r.il ri * ieiicr Acrnt. DENVER , May 28-Ilccclvcr Rlsllno i the > Colorado Midland railroad has appolntc W. F. Ualley of Chicago , who Is now in tl service of the Erie railroad , as general pa scngcr agent of the Colorado Midland. Movement * of ( lcc ; n Mrnmrri , Muy iK , At Rotterdam Arrived L'rbana , from Da tlmore. At Philadelphia Arrived British Prince * from London. At Liverpool Arrived Parisian , fro Montreal ; British Prince , from Montreal. At London Arrived Mrayland , from I'll ! adelphln. At NOW York Arrlved WeiUrnland , fro Antwerp ; MUiUslrrl , ( rein Louden , WHIRLWIND IN NEBRASKA Several Farts of the State Report Much Storm Damage. IASTINGS LUMBER YARD STRUCK Content ! Scattered Over the City fur 8or crnl Illorkf ftlnny llnrn nnilVlnd - mllli llrilriijed lit the Vicinity of Struimburg. HASTINGS , May 2S. ( Special Telegram.- ) About fj o'clock this afternoon a heavy whirlwind - , wind struck the C. N. Dlctz lumber yard ami shattered a 150-foot Ehed , besides blowlng. umber several blocks. V STROMSBURG , Neb. , May 28. ( Special ) Telegram. ) The hurricane of yesterday- reached Its zenith at 10 o'clock last night. Barns were unroofed , windmills demolished and considerable damage was done through out the country. The gale continued during the night and all day , and tonight the air Is full of dust 'and sand , with not a cloud visi ble. COItN HT.INIII.M ! TUB II HAT WKt.I. Snmll ( Iriiln In Koine I.oe.ilUlca tn Sonin Uxtrnt. FREMONT , Mny 28. ( Special. ) Reports from the country are that the wind storm of yesterday afternoon dried up small grain badly. Corn stood the hot wind better and while net-ding rain will be all right for several , days yet. ST. PAUL. Neb. , May 28. ( Special. ) Tlilsi has been a very disagreeable , hot ami windy day , the thermometer registering 98 In the , shade. > v NEBRASKA CITY , May 28. ( Special Tele- , gram. ) Great damage has been done to. fruit by the hot winds of the past two days. Many trees have been blown down and many others stripped of their fruit. The wind has , blewn violently all day directly from the south , fairly fcnrchlng the leaves on the , trees. Small fruit Is damaged. Corn Is es caping much lighter than If further ad vanced. ASHLAND , Neb. , May 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) The hot south wind that raised with the sun yesterday morning has now continued for thirty-six hours without a sign of abating. The heat was Increased about 20 degrees thla , afternoon and farmers from all over tho. country today report the small grain scorched , considerable and blown out of the ground , while corn Is being rooted up some and \\here It Is listed cast and west the sand ami dirt has literally filled the furrows and covered the corn up. The old settlers hero- claim the Indications are very good as yet us , the rain will come In abundance after a continued south wind. AURORA , Neb. , May 28. ( Special. ) A terrific wind blew all night here , at tlmco a regular gale. Considerable- damage waa done to trees and shrubbery. Windmills , were blown to plccev , outbuildings over turned , awnings destroyed and chimneys blown over. The wind continues strong ; from the southwest this morning. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , May 28. ( Special. The storm of yesterday , It Is feared , was. damaging to crops. Many trees were demol ished or Injured by tbo high wind. SUPERIOR , Neb. , May 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) One of the worst wind and dust storms In the history of this section has been cxperlenceel today and yesterday. Tim , wind \\as a hot ono today and It la feared , has damaged corn , fruit and gardens. WESTERN , Neb. , May 28. ( Special. ) A , fearful dust storm prevailed hero yesterday , the wind blowing hard from the south all day and night. At noon the wind was qulta. warm. The ground BCCIIIS very dry ; how ever , corn Is not suffering ; oats look very bad , Indeed , but farmers tay a good rain , will revive crops. SHELBY , Neb. , May 28. ( Special. ) Ycs- ; erday was a bard day for crops. A strong- lot wind came from the south and filled tbo air with dust. The mercury registered 99. legrees In the uhade. The wind continued all night and Is blowing hard today. Oats will need rain in a few days or the crop , will bo small. Corn Is In good shape. It can stand dry weather for two weeks. WEST POINT , Neb. , May 23. ( Special. ) A hot wind from the south has been blowing ; continuously for two days , with no Inter mission at night. Corn and small grain la , beginning to wilt. The air is full of flying ; sand and dust. CRETE , Neb. , May 28. ( Special Tclo- . gram. ) Boswcll observatory records shower - [ or today maximum temperature 98V4. mean ; % s-lnd velocity forty-four miles. Much fruit , has been blown from the treeo and the hot. wind has seriously damaged crops. FAIRFIELD , Neb. , May 28. ( Special Tele-- gram. ) This is the second day of the severest - , est wind and dust storm ever known hero. , The mercury reached 105 this afternoon , and at 8 p. in. stands 92. The wind blows rather- liarder tonight than during the day. Business. Is nearly at a standstill. CLARKS , Neb. , May 28. ( Special , ) A terrific wind storm vUlteJ ' this locality yes terday. From C until 10 o'clock p. m. a regular gale , with heat and sand , rendered existence of animal and vegetable life almost. Impossible. The farmers who have como to. town today , without exception , report small grain and corn damaged. Tno hay barn of A. 1) . Sears , 100x30 , was blown over and totally wrecked. Other- email losses to windmills and buildings are , rcporteJ. The Mcrrlck County Canal company , hav ing In view the construction of an Irrigation ditch from Palmer to Silver Creek , tapping- the Lotip river , has boon Incorporated. They are soliciting contracts for water rights , and , If rights for 10,000 acres are taken , will com- mcnco construction at once. Their survey has been complete , ! . Progressive farmers look to this as the salvation of the farming community. BELGRADE. Neb. , May 28. ( Special. ) A terrific uJnd and du.st storm ha prevailed hero for the past twenty-four hours. Rye , Is damaged and wheat and oats will follow unless rain comes soon. Corn looks well and Is way ahead of ordinary years , but ls at , a standstill and will not do much good until rain falls. NELSON , Neb. , May 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) A hot aouthwcsterly wind has pre vailed for the past twenty-four hours , tho. thermometers about town ranging about 100 , In the shade. BEATRICE , May 28. ( Special Telegram. ) . Foi the past thirty-six hours the wind has , bten blowing constantly from the zoutli and , today the mercury registered 99 In the shade , The air IH filled with dust and It Is with great difficulty that business has been carried on today. Farmers report that the oata are standing the dryness much better than tha wheat and that corn Is not feeling any 111 effects from the lack of moUturc. COXAD. Neb. , May 28. ( Special. ) Today has been u scorcher. This afternoon the south wind has been almost hot , the ther- mc meter at 2 o'clock registering 99 In the shade. There la no prospect of rain and the outlook for crops , except where Irrigated , Ii very discouraging. LYONS , Ne-b. , May 28. ( Special. ) A ! terrlblo south wind hug been sweeping over thla part of the state for the last twenty- fnir houra. It U drying all kinds of vegeta tion very rapidly. The county Is beginning to KUffer for ralri. INDIANOLA. Neb. . May 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) Hot wind commenced blowing yns- < , ttrday afternoon , ceated at nTght and com menced again al 4 p. m. today from the , foutli , and li still blowing. WAHOO. Neb. , May 28. ( Special Tele- , grtm. ) Thy wind has been blowing a regu lar gale hero for the last two days and about neon 'today the wind became very hot and oppressive , Corn In still iafi > , but small grain U culferlng terribly , YORK , Neb. . May 28. ( Special Telegram. ) -A terrific wind storm has been raging tt this place all day. Small ernln U greatly , damaged. Corn U not damaged to uny vx < tent.