o THE OMAHA DAILY /WEDNESDAY , JULV 20 , 1800. back to 84. Had U not been that the slight est change Is registered In Ink , this phe nomenon would not have been noticed , The sudden change In a large extent caused n terrible electric display , that con tinued without Intermission until midnight. Up to 9 o'clock the rainfall was 1.42 Inches , ftnd as the ground Is thoroughly soaked all of It will reach the rivers and the flood of Saturday will probably be repeated. The approach of the storm was preceded by black clouds that turned daylight Into darkness. There was A constant roll of terrifying thunder and Incessant flashes of vivid lightning that gave warning to pe destrians to seek places of safety. The wind rose to a gale as the rain began to fall , and then the hurricane came on with a roar , driving the rain In solid sheets before It. In an Instant the streets In many parts .of the city were filled with ( lying branches of trees , tin roofa were lifted from houses and sent whirling o.tr chimney top * , knocking them down ll'se tenpins , signs anil fences nnd trees fell , crushing out the llvrs ot two men and Injuring othors. For a little over B minute the hurricane blew at the rate of thirty miles an hour , and then dropped to twenty-four miles for five minutes , and then ceased , The thunder nnd lightning kept up n terrifying display , while the rain con tinued to pour down for an hour. STOllM BREAKS AFRESH. After an hour of low , muttering thunder nnd sheet lightning the storm broke out again , but the force of It seemed to be In the country districts back of the South side hills , and reports coming In at a Into hour contained the Information Hint much damage had been done by the lightning and an exceptionally heavy downpour of rain. The storm crossed Silver lake , and the dam , unable to stand Uic flood , gave way , turning Finloy's hollow Into a raging tor rent nnd swelling Ncglcy's run Into a river until It emptied Into the Allegheny near the Brilliant pumping station. At Braddock Imll added to the damage , and when the hurricane reached Turtle creek It assumed the awful proportions of a tornado , doing untold damage. In the oil fields derricks wcru blown down , particu larly In O'Hnra township. Scwlckley , Cora- opolls , Belleviio and McKcca Rocks suffered severely. In Mlllvalo and Sharpsburg hall caused havoc and glaziers will be busy for some days. Colonel Frank Rldgoway , the local fore cast official , was nt his desk when the first storm cloud darkened the nky. Ho said last night ho had never seen a more terrific tornada formation In the clouds nnd the fact that the city was not visited with a tornado worse than that which caused the St. Louis horror Is duo to the Intervening hills. The circular movement of the wind was broken In the lower strata , or else there would have been a path plowed through the two cities several blocks wide. In the evening another storm swept over the city , during which torrents of rain fell nnd the wind blew a gale , but no serious damage resulted. From 8 o'clock till mid night .75 of on Inch of rain fell , making a total of 1.42 Inches. The storm died in long , continued rumbling that rolled through the heavens with the noise of distant cannonad ing , the lightning meanwhile illuminating the flky with Incessant flashes of bluish light. It was not until midnight that the storm ceased this loud murmuring. MUCH DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. The damage to property was general and various. The wind unroofed dozens ot houses , while others were damaged by the water washing their foundations away. Still others were struck by lightning. The trac tion lines , as usual , were compelled to sus pend operations. Great heaps of dirt and debris from the previous floods piled near the tracks were again washed down , nnd the only lines which escaped serious delays were those on the south side. In the Penn sylvania avenue mill district , twenty-five largo sraolte and draft stacks were blown down , buildings were unroofed , trees were uprooted and scarcely n house In the dis trict passed through the storm Intact. Butlerest got a repetition of the storm of July 15 , and the persons who suffered prop erty loss on that occasion had the same experience yesterday. The east end got its first hard touches of the year. Trees i < nd telegraph "poles went down under the wind with fences , and outbuildings were destroyed nnd largo buildings suffered the loss of roofs and windows. Bnishtpn and Wllklnsburg suffered to n considerable extent , but not so badly as the district near the rivers. The Second ave nue. Fifth avenue and Hill districts got the full fury ot the storm and the damage is general and widespread. Windows , trees and small structures were destroyed. Many houses were unroofed nnd it Is remarkable that there were not more persons seriously Injured. The telegraph and telephone systems of the two cIVIes were wrecked to a greater or less extent , but by hard work during the night they have bocn put In fair shape again. The C. D. & P. telegraph com pany suffered greatly. Almost half the telephone wires In Allegheny county were out of order last night nnd strenuous efforts nro being made lo repair the damage. At 9 o'clock this morning it was estimated that 700 miles were still out of order. The Western Union and Postal Telegraph com panies Buffered much damage , but by hard work enough lines were kfpt open to handle pressing business. The electric light and street railway lines were badly - disorganized ized by the wind and were crossed nnd ro-croascd with other lines .until linemen got them straightened out. All the railroads suffered heavily from landslides , but the lines nre all open and trains aio running with very little delay. The Chartlors railroad Is lilockcd at Can- nonsburg by the washing away of a bridge , nnd the Plttsburg , Virginia ft Charleston road Is Impassable beyond Monongahela City , The southwestern branch of the Penn sylvania road is also tied up by washouts nnd slides , but the officials hope to have trains running within a few hours , William Rose , a Swedish gardener aged fiO years , was drowned near Boston , Pa. , al C o'clock thla morning while attempting to ford Long Run , His body wns recovered In the Ohio river three hours later at Avalon twenty-nine miles from Boston. DAMAOli AI L OVIUl Till ; STATI5 CroitH mill llnllilliiKH UloTVii Uotvn In VemiNyl vn nla hy HlKh WliiilH , PHILADELPHIA. July 8. Thu wire serv ice from the Interior of the state , which was crippled by last night's storm , has been re stored , and reports received tell of great damage to crops and buildings , and In some cases loss of life ( from the fury of wind and lightning. At Houtzdalo , Clearflehl county , Frank Brumbaugh was lnstnntl > killed by a stroke of lightning , nnd the Swedish church , used us n school building , was struck by another bull. Seven of the pupils were knocked senseless and four ot them are In n critical condition. At the state college the mechanical nrt building Was struck and badly damaged. At Cressoii a Presbyterian church was struck and dam aged. Similar ropoita como from all over the eastern section of the state , Damage to crops , barns and outbuildings was gen eral. i\jiiun HY A JM'I.OSIO\ , Four lliiHliieNM IHoekH of 11 Colorado TiMtii .Serlonxly llanuiKi-il. VICTOll , Colo. , July 8. The explosion of fifty pounds of giant powder In Victor ovonuo today seriously damaged four bual- Kcaa blocks. Many people were bruised and cut , but none killed. Those whose Injuries are most serious are ; Mike Ryan , will probably lose his eye- Sight. J. II. Holmes , breast bone and arm broken. Will Dahllngor , severe bruises. The damage , estimated at $5,000 , will be paid by the city , us the powder was for use lu work on the street , I Muscles , steady nerves , good appetite , re/rushing sleep como with blood made pure by Hood's Sarsaparilla The One True Ulood 1'iirlfler. All druggists. 81. Hood'a Plllo are the beat after-dinner pIlU. SCHEME OF COLD DEMOCRATS Silver Element in Iowa Disturbed Over a Campaign Story , FUSION AT OTTUMWA UNCERTAIN Hound Mitm-y Men lteioreit | < o lie I'rrinirliiK lo Cnpttirr the Slntc Contention Mini Defcnt tlie 1'opn. DE3 MOINRS , July 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) A sensational story Is printed In nn afternoon paper hrrc that the gold demo crats arc making n still hunt to capture the lemocratlc state convention at Ottumwa , August 12. U U stated that F , W. Lehman of St. Louis , n 'ormer leader of the democ racy , who has been here several days , was it-ought back to the state to assist In car rying out the plan. The design Is reported .o IK ; to make a still hunt In every county n the state , getting the gold men out un expectedly and controlling the caucuses. Then at Ottumwa the plan will be to pre vent the carrying out of any plan for fusion on the democratic and populist electoral ticket , by a division of the electors be- .ween Sowall end Watson , as has been pro- losed by the silver democrats and popu- Ists. The silver men have already secured a con siderable number of county delegations , hav ing pledged them at the time the delegates were chosen to the Dubuque convention In May. Hut they have not a control -of the convention as yet , by a large number. Part of the story Is that A. B. Cummins , repub lican ndtlonal commlttceman , is advlflng with the gold democrats , and helping them with their scheme. M3IIHASKA ls"siOT I-'OIl FUI2K Sll.Vnil Oiiinliii lltiKliiesH .Han Thinks the Slntc Loyal tit ItepiitilleniilNiii. "Just how far state pride will go toward bolstering up the sliver movement In Ne braska , now that one of her adopted sons has been nominated by one of the great parties for president , Is one of those ques tions that Is being very much speculated upon In my state , " said Francis C. Qrablo of Omaha , to a reporter 'of the Phil adelphia Press last week. Mr. Grablo Is one of Omaha's enterprising business men and Is associated with a number of eminent Phlladelphlans In western enterprises. "My own opinion is , " continued Mr. Grablo , "that Nebraska will provo herself loyal to republican principles sound money and protection to American Industries. Our bankers , merchants , railroad officials , manu- factureis In f.ict , business men of every degree heartily favor the declarations made on the currency question at St. Louis. The tioublo In Nebraska Is that the republicans of the state have allowed the advocates of the free and unlimited coinage of silver to have their sweet will too long. They should have been met with the arguments that wo muit now use , and v.hlch If pressed home must convince those that are misguided that they are pursuing phantoms. 'It is not to bo denied that free coinage has secured something of a foothold among the farmers of Nebraska. Our farmers are in the main , however , Intelli gent , and , although perhaps bejogged at the present by the sophistry and alluring promises of the free coinage orators , can soon be made to understand In which direction their Interests lie. The ablest men of both parties in Nebraska are against the financial declarations made at Chicago , and for the time being will probably labor together to attain a common object , the defeat of Mr. Bryan. 'Passing beyond Nebraska into Colorado and you at once realize a total change of sentiment. Denver Is Colorado and Colorado is Denver. It Is almost worth a man's life to wear a McKlnley badge on the streets of Denver. I was in Denver just one week ago. A friend of mine who was wearing a McKlnley badge on the street was hooted at , hissed and jeered by the mob. Colorado rado seems to be one vast frco coinage camp. In a few weeks wo shall better be able In Nebraska to tell where we stand. The campaign will then be on. Wo shall have a house to house canvass and it will not take very long for us to ascertain just where our own weakness lies as well as the weak spots In the lines of the enemy. United States Senator Thurston will practically con duct the campaign and his magnetic in fluence will be felt from one end of the state to the other. " LOOKS 1'UOJIISIXG IN TJJJ3 FIFTH. NHinim AmlreivM I'li-nneil ivttlt flu- Outlook In Jllx DlNlrlet. Congressman W. E. Andrews of the Fifth district is In the city and In tipeaklng of the- condition of affairs political up in his district last night said that judging from his observation of a considerable portion of the district which ho had visited , and from other portions from which he had re ports , which -ho had every reason to be lieve were reliable , the prospects of the party were very promising. "If the re mainder of the state will do as well for McKlnloy and the state ticket as the Fifth , there can bo no question of the republicans carrying the state. Mr. Andrews also considers his own chances to be good , and is confident of elec tion. "The conventions of the democrats and populists have not been held yet , but have been called. The democratic conven tion will meet August 13 and the populist convention on the 18th of the same month. It looks somewhat from that as though the democrats proposed to put up a candidate ahead of the populists and try to force an endorsement of their man by the latter. Whether thn populists will consent to this remains to be seen. " KANSAS I'Ol'UI.lBTS MAY HI'MT. AVI do DitTeroiirex Among : IeailerH IIH to ' ' . I'nrly I'olley. TOPEKA , July 28. John W. Breidenthal , chairman of the populist state central com mittee , does not approve of the plan effusion fusion In Kansas as suggested by ex-Con gressman W. A. Harris and endorsed by ex- Senator John Martin that Is , for the democrats - crats to name the electors and the populists to namu the state officers. In conversation with a reporter Mr. Broldenthal expressed surprise that Colonel Harris and other popu list leaders had favored the arranccment referred to and announced his intention of using his Influence for the selection of Bryan and Watson electors at Abilene on August D , "The populists of Kansas , " ho said , "havo but one course to pursue , and that Is to stand by the .action of the party at St. Louis.To do anything else would be bad faith , to say the least. " Asked what ho thought about fusion on candidates for state ofilcers Mr. Breidenthal said that ho was in favor of dividing the ticket with the democrats and believed that a conference committee could make the necessary arrangements without trouble. The stand taken by Breidenthal makes a fight at the Ablleno convention probable. IIO.VKST MOXI3V"3IKX OF MIS.SOUUI , DeiuoerntM Preparing to Siiitjiort n \ MV I'reHlileiitlul Tlelcet. KANSAS CITY , July 28 , The first steps toward the organization of the local gold standard democrats have been taken , and the first of next week will witness the be ginning In this part of Missouri of an active campaign for the cause of the gold standard along the line of the recent Chicago cage conference. L. C. Krautoff , the Missouri member ot the national committee of the gold standard democrats , Is leading the movement , which took form hero ut u conference ot thirty prominent Jackson county democrats. Within the next few days , it was decided , a call will be Issued for a county mass meet- lug , at which delegates will bo elected to a state convention to be held as soon as pos sible a'fter the call for the national couven tlon | s issued August 7. In the meantime National Couimitteeman KrautoR wjll actively push the organization throughout the state. MeKliiIe > * H lleiurii to Clinton. CANTON , O. , July 28. Major and Mrs. McKlnley will return to Canton tomorrow , reaching here at 1:05 : p. m. Tomorrow after , uoon a delegation from the republican clul of the Chicago university will como here and present to Major McKlnler a bust of himself by Hlrsch , the sculptor. n VAN'S LOVK TPTIII : sPKCTAfi'iiAit llln U canon for \VlHhliiK < Vltlt \Vnnlilnuinn After tlic Notinentlon. ST. LOUIS , July 23. A Washington spe cial to the Globe-Democrat says : On his way west , after his notification In Madison Square gaiden , New York , of his nomina tion by the democratic party , William Jen nings Bryan is to come to Washington. That Is the present program. Why Mr. Bryan should desire to speak In Washing ton , where thcro are no votes to be won , Is R puzzle to many. The solution lies In Mr. Bryan's propensity for theatrics. His do- lro that ho be notified In Now York , In stead of at his home , as lias been the time- honored custom , was but his gratification ot his disposition for the spectacular. He has evidently made up his mind to make hla campaign from beginning to end dazzling by reason of scenic effects , Senator Jones of Arkansas Is now In con sultation with Bryan In icgard lo the lot- ter's npccch of acceptance. Bryan Intends to make It one of the greatest efforts of his life , and the reason ho chose Madison Square garden as the place of Us delivery was that ho might bo able to work all the stage ef fects which heightened the Impression of his oration at Chicago. After his tour of New York he will come lo Washington solely for the great adver tising he will get out of a speech at the capital. A candidate for the presidency orating on the great plaza In front of the cnpilol , or In Hie while lot , In the shadow of the white house , will bo n novelty. Mr. Bryan appreciates this. Ho understands the vnltio of what In theatrical parlance are known as "properties. " The background fur- nlRhcd by the national capttol or the white house will add splendor to his performance. That Is why one of his "great efforts" Is to bo made In Washington. SWAM.OWS TUB CHICACO IJOSI3. IH'inoeratle Lender Dri'lnroH for the Free Silver Tlekel. DETHOIT , Mich. , July 28. The democratic state central committee met this afteinoon and declined to accept the resignation of Us chairman , Elliott G. Stevenson , and called the state nominating convention to be held at Bay City on August 25. Although Chair man Stevenson , who Is the law partner of Don M. Dickinson , has been a radical advo cate of the gold standard policy and still emphatically deprecates what he terms the outrage of unseating some of the Michigan gold standard delegates at the Chicago con vention , he accepts the platform and candi dates decreed by the national convention and declares that being a democrat be will do his whole duty In waging n vigorous cam paign In Michigan for the success of the party's nominees and its declared policies. It Is arranged that the populist and the new union silver party conventions will be held In Bay City on the same day as the democratic convention and It Is expected that a fusion of the three parties on one ticket will be accomplished. This Is con sidered to be a necessity by the silver men , as a state law enacted by the last ( repub lican ) legislature required that the namp'of any candidate cannot appear on more than ono ticket. The opposition to retaining Chairman Stevenson was not especially strenuous In the meeting , although some prominent free silver men on the outside declared that silver men who voted for Stevenson were misrepresenting their constituents. Mr. Stevenson had previously expressed his will ingness to resign In favor of W. U. Burt of Saglnnw or Fred A. Baker of Detroit. Both the latter are prominent silver leaders. AS TO T1I13 CAMPAIGN IN IOWA. Heiiililcuii State Central Committee lli-mly for AV j-m Work. DES MOINES , July 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) The republican state central com mittee met today to plan for the campaign. Nearly all the members were present , and national committcjPcman Cummlngs sper t ' the day with the'm. The committee is plan ning to do things on a much larger scale than ever was known In Iowa. Almost the entire fifth floor ot the big Equitable , the large-it office block In the city , has been rented , and also a large banking room on the first floor , which will be the reception room. The committee determined to go into the brass band and singing business with especial vigor. The feeling in that the sil ver men nre going to make it n pyrotechnical - nical , torch-light campaign , and the repub licans do not propose to be behind in their efforts to arouse enthusiasm. A large num ber of contracts with bands and singers are approved. The plans of Mr. Treynor for se curing a largo number of prominent speak ers ifrom without , as well as within the state , were approved , and although the names are not given out , the committee Is negotiating to secure Use best list of speakers ever brought Into the state. Llter- nturo that was ordered a short time ago is corning In Immense quantities , and the clerical force has already been set at work distributing It. MIDUI.K-OF-TJIB-IIOAI ) I'OI'S OS TOP. Xomliuite n Straight Tleket mill the ISi'Mt of MKlit DlNeiiNH FiiNlon. INDIANAPOLIS. July 28. The populists at their convention held hero today ad hered to the straight middle-oMho-road policy ot nominating a full state ticket. The straight-out populists numbered two to one , and they used their power freely , turn ing down every measure that seemed In the nature of an endorsement of the demo cratic national ticket. A full state ticket was put up , headed by Thomas Wadsworth of Raglesville for governor. A motion was made , after the nomination of a separate ticket , to appoint a confer ence committee with one member from each district and four from the state-at-large , to confer with the democratic central com mittee , with a view to arranging a set of electors and fill vacancies on the state ticket , but this looked too much like fusion Tor the middle-of-the-road faction , and no vote had been reached until long after mid night. German Literary OaniiinlRrii Ilureun , CLEVELAND , July 28. A special Ger man Campaign Literary bureau has been or ganized with headquarters In Chicago and New York. Mr. Julius Goldscbmldt of Mil waukee will have full charge of the bureau , and for this position has the endorsement of the leading German papers. Mr. Gold- schmldt was United States consul general at Vienna under President Harrison. It IB be lieved that this bureau will aid the German press of this country In securing campaign literature of special Interest to the German papers. In addition to this Mr. Goldschmldt will select the campaign speakers best quali fied to present the republican cause to the Gorman clement In the different sections of this country. His olflco will bo room 43 , Auditorium building , Chicago , adjoining the general literary bureau of the national com mittee of which Mr , Perry S. Heath is Jn charge. _ _ _ _ _ _ I'oimllHlv Shu lie the DiiHt of St. IOIIH | , ST. LOUIS , July 28. With the exception of ex-Chairman Taubeneclc , all the populist leaders have left the city , and tomorrow the old headquarters hero will be permanently closed. A large quantity of documents and books were sent to Washington for use dur ing the campaign , and while the selection of Washington as headquarters of the populist national executive committee has not * yet been announced they will doubtless bo lo. cated there. Secretary Edgerton , who left for his home In Nebraska , will go to Wash ington In a few weeks , and will bo joined by Senator Butler. " SttMvnrt Ci'itlvl en the Pop * . WASHINGTON , July 2S. Senator Stewart of Nevada , who returned today from attend , mice on the St. Louis silver and populist conventions , eald that he saw no propriety In the populists communicating to Mr , Bryan what occurred at St. Louis or ask ing him to accept their nomination or plat form. Such a course , lie added , could have no other object than to embarrass the can didate. IiiiiuliertNOii OIL Finance. TCKAMA1I , Neb. , July 28. ( Special Tclo- gram.--Hon. ) Q. M. Lambertson addressed the people of this vicinity toulglit on the financial question , the occasion being the organization of a McKlnley club , Tlie opera bouse was crowded , and there waa great enthunlacm. A club was organized with 2&0 as first signers. SUITS AGAINST LANDHOLDERS Judge JTolloy' JyfTorts to Sccuro the Dis missal May Succeed. HE HOPES TO JJpNyiNCE SECRETARY SMITH I" Helmlf of the l'nre.li serM of Union 1'n- vlfle I.iiiN | , nt ( In- Interior WASHINGTON , July E8. ( Special Tele- grain. ) General Solicitor Kelly find Land Commissioner McAllister of tlio Union Pa- cinc started bright and cnrly this morning lo secure the consent of the Interior depart ment to the Withdrawal of the suits against Union Pacific landholders along the line of llio road. They eaw every assistant secre tary of the Il.tcrlor , and finally reached the offlco of Secretary Smith , with whom they will have a hearing tomorrow. Conditions In these casia ale similar to those of the Burlington , which have been withdrawn , and Judge Kelly wan hopeful when seen tonight that llko action would bo taken , as In the Burlington case. "We are here In the Inter est of Innocent purchasers , and 1 believe In Iho good sense of the department and hope , It will see how onerous are the suits against these settlers , who In many cases ate holding their lands under government [ latent , Issued twenty years ago. I don't believe the government Is In the repudiation business. That Is why I nm hopeful. " W. F. Qurley of Omaha visited congres sional headquarters thla morning and talked with Secretary Mercer. Mr. Gurley Is conn- dent that the republicans will carry Ne braska. Ho thlnlts the campaign which will bo Inaugurated by the republicans In that state will be sufficient to overcome the cam paign of prejudice and misrepresentation niado by the free silver advocates. Ilnbort Vanllorn was today appointed postmaster at Hnrtlnnd , Marshall county , la. , vice Ruth Bishop , resigned. TIU3ASIMIV KI.OODKD WITH UlinillKS Clroiilar iKHiietl Containing Itiformn- Unn About Ctirrriiey. WASHINGTON , July 28. So numerous are the questions brought to the treasury by every mall seeking Information relative to financial and currency matters that the overworked clerical foice of the director of the mint has been totally unable to answer them. All available copies of the report of the directors for the last year , which con tained tables and Information and would answer u largo portion of the queries , have been exhausted and at last the department lias hit upon the device of printing circulars containing In succinct form statements of facts relative to the coinage , bullion pro duction , circulation per capita In various years and such Information as will meet the needs of the 'many persons who are now seeking facts on which to base conclu sions lespecUng'the Issues of the campaign. The matter e'rnbodlcd In this circular has been carefully 'considered ' and has the ap proval of the' secretary of the treasury. It Is expected that the circular Itself will be received from the printer for distribution about the end of the week * 3fewM for the Army. WASHINGTON , t July 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) The following transfers in the Fif teenth lnfafttry"'are ordered : Captain George P. Cook , frpm company I to company E ; Captain fa.vljD. ) \ . Mitchell , from com pany B to .company I ; First Lieutenant Charles G. French , from company 1C to company D ; ( First Lieutenant Alexander U. Piper , from company L to company K. Leave to Captain Joshua L. Fowler , 'Sec end cavalry , 'Is extended 6110 month. Vleiity o * > < ; < > lil fur the Treiimiry. WASHINGTON , - July 28. The Boston banks again came forward today with an offer of $1,000,000 in gold coin to the treas ury , and Philadelphia offered $300,000. If the department gets all In sight the balance will bo ral&ed to ? 112,000,000. The with drawals today were $209,300 in gold coin and $20,044 In bars , leaving the balance at $104,832C73. _ _ _ _ Condition of the TreiiMiiry. WASHINGTON , July 28 Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balance , $261,793,742 ; gold re- Eerve , 5104,707,678. XEW Y0111C DEMOCRATIC LEADERS. Meet to Cnll ii Stnte Convention AVI11 TCiulorne Itr.viui. NEW YORK , July 28. The democratic state committee met at the HoKmau house today , and at a session lasting only fifteen minutes , decided to call the convention for the nomination of state officers to meet at Buffalo on September 10. No other busi ness was considered at the meeting. Prior to the meeting , several of the leaders among the commltteemen were questioned as to tlio probable action of the state con vention In regard to the candidate and plat form of the national convention recently held at Chicago. The general sentiment was that the candidates will bo endorsed , but on the subject of the platform there was far less unanimity. Chairman Hinckley , when asked for a statement as to the probable treatment of the silver question at Buffalo , responded with an elaborate opinion on the subject of the weather. Mini lleimhlleiiux Are UnthtiHlnxtlr. CEDAn HAPIDS , la. , July 28. ( Special Telegram. ) A meeting of the Linn county republican central committee , with a large attendance , was held in the Lincoln club looms today. It was decided to hold the county convention August 20. The commit tee Is fully organized and ready for imme diate work , and the campaign will bo begun at once. Congressman Cousins will bo re- nominated hero Thursday , and It is said will deliver the keynote speech , and from that day on the battle will bo waged all along the line. The democrats hero are exceedingly Inac tive , the party being completely disorgan ized and districted on account of differences of opinion regarding the national ticket. ItoHi NlilcH at Work. FREMONT , July 28. ( Special. ) Consid erable Interest" Is b'etng shown In politics in this county. Petitions' for the formation of a McKlnley eifu | in each ward of the city are in clrctlmtlbfi and a large number of signers aro'yJbfnj * obtained , A thorough canvass of 'the' ' 'city will bo made. The Bryan men 'are'jiot Idle and have a good many names' ' on 'tliolr petitions , A test vote among the s'j.udehts of the Normal uchopl shows a majorttirfor Bryan , many , however , are not voters. " Jn the Interest shown over the natlonai'6ectlon ' | state affairs are- lost Bight of. bilr'MdiColl has many strong friends hero gidwlU ) get a good vote. ih'rt'riinilhook Xcnrly Iteiiily , WASHINGTON July 28. Vice Chairman Apsley of the jmuibltcan congressional cam paign committee has returned from a trip to hla Matanciiusetts homo and made a favorable r < f iipft. , , to bis colleagues of the sentiment Qti.tftQ people of New England. The republican , campaign handbook will be out in a fdvf. ctys. The finishing touches are now being , Wit upon It and the last of the material wlllgo to the printer this week. It will be a voluminous document , replete with Informatlyn for campaign workers , and will deal with U10 financial question and tariff In a conprchenstve manner. Orleium Citizen * for McKlnley. ORLEANS , Neb. , July 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) About 100 voters have signed the petition for a McKlnloy club to organize Saturday afternoon. Thla club will reach 300 before the election , marching as a solid phalanx for protection and sound money , Bryan's pop nomination creates no enthusi asm. . IcniiiTaln Vote for ( jold Stiiuilnril. BOSTON , July 28. The executive commit tee of the Young Men's Democratic Club ol Massachusetts met this afternoon ami adopted resolution's rejecting the Chicago platform , The frco coinage of stiver was denounced and the members declared the club would support only gold standard can didates. RHPOHT3 1M3IIU AS PllOSl'KHOUS. 1'rcftlllnit IMrrolii I'nlnt * n llrlwht Picture of the Country * * Cnniltdoii. LIMA , Peru , July 23. ( Via Galveston , ) The Peruvian congress was opened today and President Plerola sent in his first an nual message. The president reports that he relations of Peru with foreign powers arc friendly. He expresses the hope that : he dispute over the title to the territory of Tncna and Arlca , which , Involves claims .by Chill , Bolivia and Pom , will- soon bo ar ranged satisfactorily , The Drelfus claim , ho ays , will bo submitted to an arbitrator. The message announces that the republic s propcrous and that Iho outlook for Its future is hopeful. The president asks that the principals In : ho revolt at Yuqultos , In the province ) of Loreto , which was led by Scmlnnrlo , but which has failed with his flight , should o punished and that amnesty should bet ( t anted to their accomplices , Law and ibarty , ho says , now prevail throughout the cpubllc. There Is honesty and economy In .ho expenditure of the public funds , evcry- jody to whom the government owes money s paid , confidence exists In business circles and the customs revenue is Increasing. In closing his message , President Pelrola con- urcs all Peruvians to sustain him In his administration of the government and to help to rebuild the nation , that U may again enjoy prosperity. Crop Fall lire * In onthern IttiNNln. LONDON , July 2D. An Odessa dispatch to the Times announces that official reports are to the effect that the harvest has been a failure throughout the most fertile grain producing districts In the south of Russia. MUTIXV AT FORT 1.EA.V13NWOKTH. PrlNoner * of Uncle Sum llronlc for Lib erty anil One IH Futility Slinl. LEAVHNWORTH , Kan. , July 28. While a gang of thirty prisoners from the UnltdU States penitentiary nt Fort Leavcuworth were being worked on the prison tfarm this altcrnoon , a mutiny broke out among them. At a signal from George East , an Indian Territory desperado , the men broke for a cornfield. The guards commenced firing with shotguns , and all the prisoners but three surrendered. East was shot six times before he gave up. He was fatally wounded. Sam Mills und S. Dove were also badly , but not fatally wounded before they were run dow . When the bloody prisoners were taken Into the penitentiary yard , where 200 convicts were breaking rock , there was an ugly demonstration and a second attempt nt mutiny. The guards were about to flro Into the convicts when Warden French ap peared , and by coolness and ilrmuess quieted everything down. FIXDH POOH SAM3Voil ( > ID IIO.VDS. Sfcw York City Securltlei Go l 011 the Market. NEW YORK , July 28. In accordance with .he advertisement calling for bids for J3.S05- 190 of 3'fc ' per cent bonds of the city of New York Comptroller Fitch opened the tenders today. The aggregate of the bids , twenty- two In number , amounted to only $1,010,000 , the price ranging from par to 105.35 , the latter for only $10,000 of the Issue. The result was very discouraging to the comptroller , at whose suggestion a year ago It was decided that future issues of bonds should bo made payable In gold , the rate of interest being at the same time Increased from 3 to 3ya per cent. In Brooklyn $1,535- ! )00 ) of Sl/a per cent gold bonda were to have been awarded today , but as only two bids had been received It was decided not to open the bids until September 15. YOUTHFUL , HOUSE TJII12F JAIM2U. Hey Member of it Xotorlon * GIIIIK of Outlaw. * CiitiKht. RAWLINS , Wyo. , July 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) Sam Morgan , a 15-year-old boy , was arrested in town today for horse stealing. He was given a preliminary examination and bound over to the next term of the district court. Morgan has been operating upon the Snake river ranges , sixty-five miles south , and Is supposed to belong to the notorious gang of outlaws whose headquar ters are in the Brown's Hole country , where the three states , Colorado , Utah and Wyo ming corner , apparently easily managing to successfully elude all efforts of the officers to capture them. Liitlicriin College Teaeher Selected. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , July 28. ( Special. ) J , E. Klland returned today from Decorah , la. , where ho attended a meeting of the board of control of the Norwegian Lutheran college. The vacancy caused by the resig nation of H. B. Hustvd as president was filled by the election of Prof. Mlkkelson. Prof. Mlkkelson has been connected with the school almost since Its organization here. Miss Karen Johlison was elected preceptress , and Profs. P. Langseth and C. Christian- son were re-elected. Miss M. Galby of RIdseway , la. , who lias been In charge of the musical department of a college at Shelbyvllle. Ky. , for the last four years , was placed In charge of the musical de partment , both vocal and intsrumcntal. Wealthy Mini Di > clnr < > < l In.siiiie. RAWLINS , Wyo. , July 28. ( Special Tcle- sram. ) Ed Worthy , an old resident and largo property holder at Fort Stcele , Wyo. , was today adjudged by a Jury In the Third district court as being unable to attend to his affaire. His brother will , perhaps , be appointed guardian. Mr. Worthy Is a single man and has been falling mentally for nearly a year. Recently he signed a num ber of notes and negotiated the sale of hla hotel property , which ho says ho has no rec ollection of. _ LlKhtnliiK PtrlkrM u Cliiircli , TYNDALL , S. D. , July 28. ( Special. ) Sunday afternoon durlnq the rain storm the German Baptist 'church was struck by lightning , renting the steeple and tower from top to bottom , doing considerable damage - ago to the building. Afternoon services were over about one-half hour when the building was struck. AH small grain Is cut , and the yield Is good. There is every assur ance of a good corn crop since the recent rains. Hlnck Illlln' ClmiitniKjiiii. DHAOWOOD , July 28. ( Special Telegram. ) The sixth annual assembly of the Black Hills Cbautauqua assembly convened In Deadwood today. Thousands of people from the outsldo towns are In attendance , Among the attractions are several Nebraska people ple , who will lecture on political and re ligious subjects. TiiHiirnttce Clinrtt'r Forfeited. PROVIDENCE , It. I. , July 28 , Judge Tll- llnghast of the appellate court today di rected the entrance of a decree forfeiting the charter of the Commercial Mutual Flro Insurance' company , restraining the presi dent and other offleera of the company from transacting any Insurance business in the name of the company and appointing James C , Collins , Jr. , receiver , Favored ( lie I , ii rue CoriioratlniiN. SAN FRANCISCO , July 28 , The grand jury has presented an accusation against Supervisors King , Scully , Benjamin , Hughes , Dunkirk , Morganstein and Wagner , asking their removal from office on the ground that they conuptly reduced assessments of sev eral large corporations. Jiicikxon'M. 1'lea for n Neiv Trial , FRANKFORT. Ky. , July 28. The papers In the case of Scott Jackson , convicted of the murder of Pearl Bryan near Fort Thomas , Ky. , were filed today In the court of appeals , The court la asked to grant a new trial on the ground of specified errors. Double 'J'riiKcdy In NASHVILLE , Tcnn. , July 28. Near Richmond mend , in Bedford county , a farmer named Haley shot and killed his wife , then shot himself and finally cut his own throat. No reason for the deed can bo ascertained. MOVfllll-lltH Of Otifllll VCHMI'U ) Jill ) ' -H. York-Salled-Bovlc for Llver- At New - - , Southampton-Arrived Trave , from New York , , . At Boaton-Sailea-Corlnlhla , for Liver pool , At Glasgow Arrived Furnessla , from New York. At Boulogne Arrived Maaudnm , from Now York for Rotterdam. At Maruelllea-Arrived-Elysla , from New ' At Liverpool Arrived Pavonla , from Boston. Salfcd Sylvunln , for Boston , RATE WAR GOES'MERRILY ON Railroad Companies Make an Unsuccessful Attempt to Oome to Terms. GRAIN MEN SAY THE END IS NOT YET Tnlk of n Ten-Cent Ilnlo from KHIINIIH City to New York Two Fur ther Ciitn Aiinontieeil hy ItoailH. CHICAGO , July 23. The general managers ot the western lines met today for the purpose of taking some action calculated to stiffen grain rates , but they had poor success. While the meeting was in session , It was announced that the Missouri Pacific had reduced the rates between the Mis souri and Mississippi rivers to 4 cents , and that the Great Western had taken another slice out of the rates between Kansas City and Chicago , by reducing the rate to 7 cents , a cut of 2 cents. This reduction goes Into effect at once. No action toward meeting It was taken by the other lines , but there Is a general feeling that they will bo com- pellcd'to put In the same rates as the Great Western. Among the grain men the opinion Is that the rates will bo reduced still moro In the near future , some holding that the rate will bo 10 cents from Kansas City to Now York. Thcro Is consldorablo feeling among the lines of the freight association against the officials ot the Joint Tralllc association be cause of the refusal of that association to rescind Its action regarding the reduction of rates on corn from Missouri river points to New York. The cut was made some tlmo since , and was from 40 to 23 cents , The Central association roads tried bard to have the reduction removed , but the Joint Traf fic people were firm , and said that the Im mediate amount of cribbed corn In the west justified the reduction. The result has been , the general roads claim , that the gulf lines have been compelled to take an active part In the fight with the result that they are getting the bulk of the traffic and taking from both the western and the cen tral roads Immense amounts ot business that would otherwise have como through Chicago. The Central committee people are Inclined to lay all the blame for this con dition of affairs on the shoulders of the Joint Traffic association , and they are sore accordingly. * ACC1DBKTS TO HAIUIOA1) MB\ . KiiKliieer Ilolileii of the II. & M. HUM Nnrrow BHPIIIIC. Chris Anderson , cx-roadmaster and now foreman of the Laramle yards , met with a painful accident last week. While running a handcar through the yards ho caught one of his hands between the handle and the top of a water keg , cutting the end of one of his fingers oft. . While coupling cars at Milliard , Utah , on the Union Patlllc , Drakcman Pope caught his left foot In a frog and was thrown under the train , the wheels passing over his leg. He was put aboard a special train and started for the Ogdcn hospital , but died before reaching that place. Pope was a hero. In 1889 ho saved the lives of a number of excursionists by derailing a runaway car loaded with Iron , which was running at full speed toward the excursion train. Engineer Holden , while running a freight engine between Gillette and Sheridan , Wyo. , on the B. & M. , n few days ago had a halr- ralslng experience. The headlight not burnIng - Ing as It should , Holden walked out on the running board to adjust the blaze. The soles of his shoes were covered with oil and grease , causing him to slip and fall from the running board. As he foil he struck on the deadwood of the pilot , from which ho pushed himself clear of the engine to the ground. The train was running about twenty miles nn hour and Holden was but slightly Injured. CHAXOKS iTf II All. WAY CIIICI.BS. Promotions for Men Who Work In the OlIlceM. Several changes In the officials of the Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memphis and the Kansas City , Memphis & Birmingham will take place on August 1. J. D. Hlddcll. for a long tlmo assistant general freight agent of the latter road at Birmingham , has been transferred to Kansas City , where he will act in a like capacity for the former road. He will be succeeded by M. P. Washburn. at present chairman of the southeastern Mississippi valley freight rate committee. Mr. Waahburn has seen more than thirty years of active railroad service , and hat been connected with many of the leading lines of the country. Ho began as bill clerk In the Burlington freight ofllce at Burling ton , la. , In 18G5. Ho climbed by stages until ho became assistant general freight pgent of the Burlington. In 1873 he went to the Michigan Central as general Chicago agent. He later was manager of the Hoosac Tunnel line , and then general traffic mana ger of the Fltchburg , Troy & Boston. In 1879 ho quit railroading , but In 1890 resumed It as freight traffic manager of the Big Four. A year la'cr ho took the name position with the Memphis route and held It until last January , when he was elected vice president. He is a brother of B , S. Wash- burn , now president and general manager of the name road. CI.O.SKD A 1'IIOFITAIII.K YKAU. \ortlmoslern lleiort | SliowH liiilniipi * on UlKht Siili ; of l.i-ilKCi- . The Northwestern has Just completed its fiscal year , and thn annual report of Marvin Hughltt , president of the company , will be ready for distribution In a few days. It will show the company earned during the fiscal year , after allowing 7 per cent divi dend on the preferred stock , 9 % per cent on the common stock. These figures do not Include a surplus of $425,000 earned by the Elkhorii and other western lines operated by the Chicago & Northwestern. The report will show the largest surplus after the payment of divi dends of any year since 1887 , and with no Increase In the company's bonded debt. There has been written off In bonds and other debts coming duo and In surplus ac counts a total of 135,000,000. This last named sum Includes the now equipments already purchased and a sum set aside for extensions to the system , MlHHiinrl I'u.-HU ) Grain Tnrllr. Effective August 1 , the Mlaiiourl Pacific has Issued an amendment to freight tariff 0,129 B , authorizing the following proper tional rates on Rrnln and grain products from Kansas City. Loavcnworth , Atchlson and St. Joseph to St. Louis , Carondolet and ICast St. Louts : Flax , S cents ; whont , 7 ; corn , 4 , Tills Is In addition to the reductions al ready noted , and Indicates that all grain rates are unstable nowadays. KrclRht officials of local lines say that already Iho rooont reduction of castbound and southbound grain rates Is making Itself foil. Consid erable quantities of the 1S9 : > crop are being moved , but tho. capacity of the cars has not yet boon severely taxed , Italluay NoteH niiil I'ernonnlN. General Agent Phllllppt of the Missouri Pacific Is taking a trip over the lino. General Agent llltchlo of the Northwest ern returned yesterday aiftcrnoon from n trip through the state. K , T , Monott , general western passenger agent of the Now York , Ontario & Western loud , was In town yesterday. The Burlington will run special trains from this city and from Lincoln to Ashland August 9 , on the occasion of the printers' picnic. The rate clerks of the various local roads will meet at the B. & M. headquarters Frl- dny morning at 10 o'clock to work over the Nebraska Joint rate shoot. On Saturday they will take up the westbound sheet. OIKAM/.II ; > I > HIVI\G ci.un. Series \oii-rrorex.iloiial ItneeM to lie Given. The Omaha Exposition Driving club was organized at a meeting held at the Com mercial club last evening. The rain pre vented a largo attendance of the gentlemen Interested In the project , but these who were thcro took hold ot the enterprise en thusiastically and the organization was thoroughly ami harmoniously completed. Tlio officers elected are : President , I ) . T. Mount ; vice president , O. C. Metcalf ; treas urer , E. C. Price ; secretary , W. N , Prltch- ard ; recording secretary , S. S. Scnno. Tlio directors are J. H. Markell , Dr. A. W. Nason. D. T. Mount , W. N. Prltclmnl , K. C. Price , S. S. Sonno , G. C. Metcalf. L. J. Carpenter. N. C. Peters , William Snyder and Frank Colley. The purpose of the club Is to conduct a series of races similar to those given by the Gentlemen's Roadster club. A track will be leased and n series of racing mat- tnccs will be arranged during the coming season. It Is proposed that these will con tinue each season until after the oxnosl- tton , and It Is the purpose of the directors to set the receipts from the grand stand aside to bo appllod to the purchase of ex position Block. Where the track will bo located has not been decldod. Tlio new mlle track nt the fair grounds and the old driving park track are both under consid eration and a selection was left to a future meeting. The races to bo given by the club will not bo of n professional character. Small purses will bo given to mafce the contests Interesting , but It will be purely a gentlemin's club. Tlio club will give an Informal drlvIiiK meeting Saturday nfternooon at 3 p. m. at thu old fair grounds on North Twentieth street. l.yiieheil for nil Attempted Outrage. SEDALIA. Mo. , July 28. Malt Crawford. a widower 38 years old employed as a sec tion foreman on the Missouri Pacific , was lynched a few miles from Tlpton , Monltoan county , last evening. Ho waa arrested at Tlpton last evening charged with attempted assault upon Miss Mary Tuckley , 18 years old , who arrived at Tlpton from Kansas City last Saturday. The girl was cnrouto to Versailles , Morgan county , the homo of Crawford , and consented to accompany him to that place In a private conveyance. The assault was attempted a few miles from Versailles. The meeting of two men In the roadway alone prevented Crawford succeed ing. Crawford escaped , but was arrested Sunday night at Tlpton. Sheriff Lumpuo started for Versailles with the prisoner , but was met by an unmasked mob. who took Crawford from him and hanged him to a tree. AllejJteil HoliliiTM Under Arrest. Thomas Krlcsioii , Edwntd Wcrtko und Jnmes M. Kune , Who Imvo boon Imnsln ; ? around the corner of Sixth and Plorco streets of late , planned n "hold up" limt night which win neatly nlppoil by the po lice. The nu'ii got together down by the Burlington tracks yesterday aflornoon and mjrued among themselvoH to biy In wult for Thomiw F. Punier , u sitloon konpor nt For est Imll. They llguiod that ho would olono his s.ilooa about 12W. : : Two of the men would go Into the place n Moon : ia it hnil been cleured of the usual lounsors und engage - gage In a light. When the proprietor at- tumptoil to sepaiati' them the third would Hnoalc In and Hccuru thn contents of the cash drawer , tlnlorlunaloly lor the uould-lm thieves , a fourth p.irty nvut heard them and informed the police. They were nrrcHted and locked up charged with being suspi cious characters. Amateur Footpads Come to Grief. KANSAS CITY , July 2S. Frank Connors and Steve Brady , each about 25 years old , tried to hold up Bartender James Maloney In Maloiicv Bros. ' ealoon nt Sixth and Bluff streets last night and Conncrs was shot and perhaps fatally wounded by the bar tender. Brady was arrested after a hard chase and Is held on a chaige of highway robbery. The saloon IB situated In an un- froiiuonted part of tlie city. The would-be highwaymen shoved two revolvers Into Malonoy's face , when the latter quickly seized his own revolver and shot Connors , Brady taking night. Conneis and Brady each have criminal records. Crnille mill the Grave. The following births and deaths were re ported at the health ofllro during the twen ty-four hours ending at noon yesterday : Births Albe'rt Ilotliery , 2019 Davenport street , girl ; L. Mullman , 923 South Twonty- seventh avonuu , boy ; P. \ . Jensen , 193S North Fifteenth , girl ; John B. Schnpp , 1220 Albor. girl ; James W. Wllfong , 1113 South Seventh , boy ; Edward Lucas , 1GOD Locuat , girl ; Fred Compton , 2221 Poppleton , boy ; Carl Johnson , 2708 Davenport , girl. Deaths No deaths reported. Major MeKlnley Iteeelvex Callerfl , CLEVELAND , O , , July 28. Ex-Governor McKlnley spent a good portion of bis lima at the Hollendcn hotel today , where ho re ceived many cullers. Tills was women's day at the centennial celebration , and many women wore among these who greeted the presidentli\l nomlnco , Mts. McKlnley wis present at the women's meeting tills morn ing and was Intioduccd to a largo number of those attending. lo > t DOWIIH n Wheel man. Lo.it Saturday evening IIH C. K. ) ; : > , tin engineer on the Burlington residing nt 613 North Seventeenth street , Wfw riding hli wheel on Sliermnn avenue , near Ohio , a. largo Newfoundland ilog rimhod nt him ami HCL'urlng a hold on M log throw him from hlH bicycle. In the fall Dnko landed on ) ils wilist , which HHHtiiliK'il a Imd frnctiiio. The dog huH since boon shot by the police. You will find ono coupon inside each two ounce ba nnd two coupons iualdo cuch four ouucobnyofllluck well's NOTHING Durham , Buy a bag ; of thla celobratud tobacco und road BUTTHE the coupon \rlflcu rlvci : o list of valuable presents ana GENUINE : liow to get thorn ,