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    TUB OMAHA DAILY Bl < k MONDAYjAUG-TTST 10 , 1890.
teen days hai been over 05 , There was but
ono death today , but the mortality among
horses was never no great In this city , the
dead animal contractor having great diffi
culty In removing this carcasses promptly.
RECORD IN THE SOUTH.
MEMPHIS , Tenn. , Aug. 9 Tlio warm
wave continues hero , There was ono total
prostration from the Intense heat today.
John T. Dlshop , manager of a leading estab
lishment , succumbed at noon nnd died two
hours later. . . .
SAN ANTONIO , Tex , Aug. 9. John Kucf-
ner , Inspector of sewer works , died today
from the effects of the heat , Kucfncr fell
Jown while on duty In the open sun jcs
terday afternoon , the thermometer register
ing SG In the shade ,
PITTSBURG. Aug. 9. Thomas Edwards , ft
city employe , died nt the South Side bos-
pltal at 1 o'clock this morning In terrible
agony as a result of sunstroke. Edward * '
death makes two fatalities during the week ,
Within Iho same period there were four
prostrations. The thunder storm this even
ing was a happy relief from as hot a day
as this summer has produced , the thermom
eter registering 93 degrees. From 7 to 8
o'clock there was a fall of eighteen degrees
in the temperature. At the same time the
barometer lose rapidly the atmosphere being
pure and bracing , and U.c spirits of human
ity rose.
FIFTY GUARDS PROSTRATED.
CLEVELAND , O. , Aug 9. The heat has
been Intense hero today. At 7 o'clock this
morning the mercury stood nt W ) , at 2 p. in.
It had risen to 9S , and at 7 this evening It
was still at 08. Three prostrations wi-ro re
ported today. The victims were Robert
Fltrgcrald , aged 36 , who Is dead ; Frank
Dragnet , who Is unconscious and will die ,
and William Kaiser , aged 37 , who Is un
conscious , but may recover. Flt/gcrald and
Dragncl were employed In a blast furnace
when stricken. During dress parade at the
National Guard encampment this afternoon
fifty militiamen wcro prostrated by the boat.
All the men will recover.
LITTLE ROCK , Aug. D. The long con
tinued drouth In this vicinity.wns broken
by a light rain this afternoon. The tem
perature , which for the last ten days has
ranged above the 100 mark , fell to 71 , and
the Indications nro that there will bo moro
rain before morning. During the past week
the temperature In the Little Rock district
averaged the highest in the United States.
Twelve or fifteen fatal prostrations have oc
curred ,
BOSTON , Aug , 9. After a wetk , In which
the east wind ployed a prominent part In
keeping down the heat , Iloston was treated
to a scorcher. The day was the most un
comfortable of the summer. The thermom
eter , which was at dawn 70 , rose rapidly
until 3 o'clock , when It touched 92 and for
two hours remained above 90. Hut few pros
trations wcro reported by the police.
NEWARK , N. J. , Aug 9. The hot weather
today was responsible for the death of three
persons In thls.clty , Charles Bahn , Joseph
Ostrrlter arid "Joe" Agerman , laborers cm-
ployed at Hauck's brewery. Halt n dozen
cases of serious prostrations from the heat
were also reported. Mrs. Mary Habel , aged
45 , died In Jersey City today of heat piostra-
tlon. The additional cases of sunstroke ,
some of which may prove fatal , were re
ported to the police.
SPRINGFIELD , Mass. , Aug. 9. Today was
the hottest In the- city for several jears. The
thermometer registered 98 degrees In the
shade. In Holyoke It was 93 at noon and
had fallen eight degrees by 3 p. m.
EFFECTS AT KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 9. Since Monday
sweltering hot weather has prevailed In
Kansas City and vicinity. The maximum
temperature today as reported by the United
States weather bureau , was 97 , which Is the
lowest maximum temperature repotted since
Monday last , wncn 97 was reached. On
Friday thn record was 102 , but the ex
treme heat was reached on Saturday at 3
] ) . m. , when the weather bureau reported
103. Notwithstanding the weather has
been unusually hot and the spell of long
duration , there have been comparatively
few prostrations , and but two deaths , which
are directly attributable to the heat.
On Friday night Illaro Mlro , chef at the
Kansas City club , drank copiously of Ice
water while In an' overheated condition nnd
< lled a few minutes later. James Carney , a
driver , was prostrated on , the Rticet Thurs
day , nnd 'dlccl 'oh' the' followlnc day from
the effects of the sunstroke. The death
rate during the week has been heavy , the
xtremo he'at ' having aggravated the afllic
tlons of the seriously ailing , but the two
cases mentioned are the only cases dlrectlj
attributable to the heat. A high wind
has pi evaded most of the time during the
week , affording considerable relief.
Many prostrations and several deaths fron
sunstroke are reported from surrounding
cltlos At Lenvcnworlh Henry O'Brien , a
retired auny sergeant who had been drink
Ing' hriavlly , died today from the effects
of sunstiokc. At Hardln , Mo. , Albert Ruter ,
an aged man who had been drinking , was
stricken down and died soon afterward.
At Stlllwatcr , Okl. , Jack Rule , n laborer ,
died from sunstroke.
MILWAUKEE , Aug. 9. Ninety was the
highest point touched by the meicury today ,
a heavy rain lowering the temperature several -
oral degires and causing a break In the flvo
days of the- hottest weather Milwaukee has
experienced since 1872. No prostrations or
deaths were repoited today. During the.
wccX the , death rate In the city has moro
than doubled , oxvlug. physicians say , to the
extreme , heat. Fatal rases of mtnstiokc In
the city and vicinity number elsht to date.
TWO DEATHS AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 9. The heat the past
week has caused many duiths. but there
have been only two fatalities directly from
sunstroke. Thi > tcmpcratuio has been In
the nineties for n week. The weather bu
reau reported the maximum tcmpcratmc
94 at 3 p. m , . 91 at 4 p. m. , mid 95 at 10
p. m John Sussdorf , aged 45 , laborer , of
11 Allison aticet dropped at f tonlqht and
was dead ten miiiiitcs aftciward. Harry
Holman , aged 30 jenrs , a molder. was sit
ting In his jard when a neighbor called
and slapped him on the bai-k , Ho then
dropped dead. A phyblclan said he died
of sunstroke- . Mary Oscar , aged 19 , a domestic
mesticdiopped on the street and Is at
thn hospital In a. hopeless condition , There
was an unusual number of prosttatlons to
day , most of whom will recover.
The Emiulicr'ft specials lepoit i-xtremo
heat throughout Ohio , Kentucky and In
diana today. There were two fatal sun
stroke * at Fort Wayne , two at Gallton and
ono at Muhslllon , thiee serious prostration *
at Lima , O. , and one at Vcrsalllcn , Ky. ,
today ,
IULTIMORE , Aug , 9 , The heat hero
toilayis \ v\oll nigh unbeniablo 'Iho max
imum was reached between 4 and fi p. m. ,
07 dogices bulng rc-clHteted , Within tin ;
pant twenty-four hours thcri Imvn been ic-
ported nineteen fatalities and over thirty
proBlintlona.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 3 , The icpoit of
ffttiUltlcx i faulting from the brat In various
ccctlonii of the country Indicate that tha
prevent.hot spell will ho as disastrous lu its
effc-i't as n national calamity or plague. Thn
death mil of today exceeds 125 In tha prin
cipal pl.iicn , New York nnd vicinity , 00 ;
Philadelphia. IS ; Washington , 10 ; naltlmoro.
19 : Jlaynnnc , N , J. , 2 ; Nuwaik , 3 ; Albany ,
N. Y. , 2 ; Jcisuv City , 1 ; PlttsburK. 1 ;
P.ocliistor , 1 ; i.'hlrago , 15 ; Louisville , 1 ;
Memphis , 1 ; Cleveland , 2 ; Cincinnati , 5 ;
San Antonio. 1.
PHII.ADHLPll'IA. Aug. 9. There wcro
olghte-c-n deaths nnd thlity rrfstrutluns from
the heat In this city today , it was the
liottfgt day nf the year , the thermometer
regiatorliiK 98j ( jit loVlook ,
Itiirlal uf Mr , Kitllaiinlii-c- .
Tfco remains of tin1 1 ite Henry K. Follniia.
TCQ were placed In thr new public receiv
ing vault In Piospi'd Hill lemelciy on Fun-
day afternoon , awaiting the arrival of absent
mcrabcr > of the family , -jha final Interment
will bo made on the family let ou Tuesday.
THE PILL
THAT WILL
mere
CURE
HEADACHE
INDIGESTION
( BILIOUSNESS
I CONSTIPATION
AMHIIICAXnonous : ix
Citrrlcil Tlicrp lo AVftrlc on Ilnllrnniln
nml TorrlMr Trenail.
MONROB , La. , AUR. 0. Letters received In
this city tell harrowing talcs of suffering
.cxpcrlcnrcd by a colony of Louisiana negroes
In Guatemala , who were Induced to go there
last May to nork on railroads. The letters
say i that four of their number have been
killed 1 , and that those still alive are In a
condition , worse than slavery , and that they
arc , nnxlous to return to their Louisiana
home ] * . Last May a number of young negro
men in this vicinity and at Jacksonville con
tracted with agents to go to Central Amer
ica I to work on railroads. Flattering Induce
ments wcie held out , They were promised
high wages , easy work nnd splendid treat
ment.
The letters some of them have written
homo j Indicate that they were badly deceived.
Henry Wind of Jacksonville received a letter
from his brother jcstcrday , dated nt Panos.
July 27 , containing Information that James
Shaw , Willie Ilrcdley. ft boy named Sam , and
another whose name Iho writer did not Know ,
had been killed near Panzos whllo attempt
ing to escape. The negroes employed on the
railroad are guarded by soldiers of the
Guatemalan government. They nro treated
brutally , It Is alleged , and received scant
rations aiffl very small pay. Parson Ellis
has received a letter from his son , Ennls , In
which ho tells talcs of great suffering.
KOH Tim PAltAUKS.
.itillrn . of the Court of AU-Sar-Ilrn
llcliuc Si-liTteil.
The royal castle of Ak-Sar-IJcn II Is being
reparcd for the reception of his royal
ajesty with a dazrllng coat of white paint ,
nd a genuine porte-cochere Is being erected
n place of the little old door on the south
do.
do.Visitors
Visitors to the den tonight will note these
inprovements. There promises to be as
s largo a class as usual for Initiation this
vcnlng nnd It may possibly be larger , for
rom now on the rush begins. There are
uly four more Monday evenings , be it re-
iicmbered , before the parades are put on
he streets.
A special committee Is now wrestling with
lie lists for maids of honor and ladles of
ho court , and as much excitement js created
11 society by the rumois afloat as to wheAl
A\l \ be summoned this jcar to attend the
'air ' queen as to the Identity of the queen
cisclf. As to the king and queen nobody
as even an Inkling ,
The Invitations for the ball will be Issued
cry shortly now and are to bo rich souve-
Irs of the occasion that will be preserved
long time. Everything points to a more
cautlful display than over.
A PO11TUM3 AJTU Ilini ) .
) r. Vn 11. . - * InHl Iio N Hiul In I'ov-
< -r < - at KIIHIIIX Ctt > .
KANSAS CITY , Aug. 3. Dr. William H.
allette , formerly of Philadelphia , and who
s said to have squandered within the past
on years a fortune of $250,000 left by his
randfathcr , the late Henry Vnllctte of Gin
Innatl , died heie today In a boarding house
vhero for several months he had been pro-
Idcd for by friends. Ho died penniless ,
'ho deceased Is said to have been at one
Imc madly Infatuated with Lillian Russell
nd to have begun a downward career when
: he actress refused to longer recogubo him.
lo finally drifted west to Colorado , when ,
.uring the miners' riots at Hull Hill , ho be
ame a Plnkertou detective and was badly
Bounded , after which ho came to Kansas
City. In his moro prosperous days Dr. Val
ette was pi eminent in Philadelphia society
Irclcs and was at ono time commodore of
.ho Quaker City Yacht club.
OF OCKAX THAFFIC.
RntlroailN anil Sd-iiiiiHlilp Companies
\Vaut Iln < < * M KearraiiKi-iI.
CHICAGO , Aug. 9 The North German
, loyd and Hamburg-American steamship
companies have icsolvcd to make Galveston ,
Tex. , ono of their ports , but in so doing they
have agreed with the western railroads not
.o ticket immigrants lor points west of
Louisiana and Texas. The transatlantic
steamship lines have asked the western
roads to withdraw their Immigrant agents
from Europe , abolish their Immigrant clear
ing house at New York , nnd allow the
steamship companies to handle and divide
this traffic in Europe and at New York.
The western roads are agreeable to this
proposition , providing the steamship lines
withdiaw their Immigrant agents from the
territory west of Chicago. The whole mat
ter will bo considered at a meeting of the
railroad and stcanifchlp agents In Now Yoik
next month.
of ii nay.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Aug. 9. ( Special
Telegram. ) Judge Alonzo J. Edgeiton of
the United States district court died at 10
o'clock this moinlng , after a lingering Ill
ness , from Brlght's disease. The interment
will be made at Mantorvlllc , Dodge county ,
Minn. , for which place the funeral paity
will leave on Tuesday .morning.
Judge Kdgcrton was born neai Rome , N.
Y. , In 1S27 , nnd In 1850 cnidu.itpd from
Weslnyan university at Mlildteton , Conn
Ho came west In the 'COs , and settled In
Dodge county , Minnesota Ho was a mem
ber of the first legtslatuip of that state and
in 1878 was chosen u piesldentlal elector
for Hayes. He succeeded Wlndom In the
United States tenate. In 1SS1 hu was ap
pointed chief Justice of the supreme court
of Dakota Teirltory Ho v/as president of
both the constitutional conventions In South
Dakota and tins left his Impress upon the
document which was adopted vvlmn South
Dakota wns admitted Into statehood. Ho
was appointed by Piesldent Harrison dis
trict United States Judgp. His military
services began lu Ufi2 , and continued dur
ing the v/nr He was successively captain ,
colonnl nnd brigadier genrial In the Tenth
roBlmnnt Minnesota Infnntry , and Horvrd
with distinction In the Indian campaigns
For the last ypar Judge Edgerton has been
falling steadily.
FREMONT. Aug. 9. ( Special. ) Mrs. Lo-
vlna.Caldwell , vvlfo of E. Caldw ell , died yes
terday. after a long Illness , nged 50 years ,
Sirs. Caldwell had been a resident of
Fremont and vicinity for moru than a qmr-
ter of a ci-ntuiy , and vvns u woman who
was highly esteemed by those who knew
her. Hhe leaven a husband and I wo sons
The funeral sorvlc-n were held at Urn Chris-
tlnn tnbc-nmrln thH afternoon , llcv. O.
S. Granger otflrlntliifr , and thu mmnlns vvcu
Inteuuil at Rlduo cemntery.
A N MV Illtimliinnt.
The London coi respondent of thn Man
chester Couiler publishes u rrnmrkable ac-
rount of n new lllmnlnant , which , If all
that l.s enid cf It Is true , will push both
gas nrl electric light vciy hard. For Its
pioiltictinn no machinery is icqultnd &avo
that contained In a pot table lump neither
larger nor heavier llion Is used with coal
oil or paratnn. This lump , It is declared
generates Us own gns. The substaneo e-m-
plojcd Is at prcFent a secret , jealous ) }
guarded by some Inventive Italians. The
cot ia declined to bo at most one-fifth o
that of oi-dlnnry gas , and the resultant llgh
in nearly as blight an the oloetrlc light nni
inurh whiter. A single lamp floods a laigo
room with light. The apparatus can bo car-
rled about as easily as a candlestick am
eeeins both clean and
In H ( liiiinilurjr.
Washington Star1 "Gimme a wig and i
full lu aril , " hu Bald an he rushed Into a
costumer'n eatabllrhtnciH < tt St. Louis.
"What's thu mattemeUed the clerk
whose vurioxlty v.aa excited by the muu'n
KKltatlon.
"It all comes 'long o * iMjIn' too much
attention to what my wife said. I made
up a line gprceb , au' I ain't had no ehance
ter ik-llver It. runt thing I know the
I tlmo'll bo nil talked up , an' I'll bev ter
; go iilcns through the 3 earn with this
speech on my mluJ , My wife made me
slick up 'fore I rom' ; tcr town. I'm bald
hc-ndel , nnyhow , and when I fet bhavcd ,
was fixri ! up RO' I couldn't Kit no rccog
nltlon from the chair In my natural itnte
if the convention lasted a c-eulury , "
Out of One Scr.ttic Into A
C. F. Jonc.i , a smooth connMc ncv. man
and creel ; . who entered the JeucJrj slor
of U. Human on South SUt'eml : sirce
about n month UKO , ftnUi-ed suvliii ; hi
Kcntoiice In the county jail jcttLid iv. II
bus been rturre-stccl at the InHtaneo o
Jone-ph. Frenzcr , another Joivclrr , frou
whom It In alleged ho a tola a KoUl broo <
vniued at U--
CRACKS ARE AT LOUISVILLE
National Baoing Meet Begins There Today
Under Favoiablo Auspices.
KENTUCKY METROPOLIS IS CROV/DED
All Arrniinniu-iUM Completed for Otu-
Of I III.MO.lt IlllllltlNlllNtlU ( Illtll-
M In Hie History uf
Wlu-cl ClrolcH.
LOUISVILLE , Aug. 0. The annual
cvcllsts' outing , the national racing meet
of the League of American Wheelmen will
begin In this city tomorrow. Louisville
probably has as manv devotees of the wheel
in proportion ( o her population as any city
lu the country , and every one of these en
thusiasts has labored In the sweltering heat
of the past two weeks to make good the
promises made In Ualtlmore In the early
spring that the seventh annual meet should
bo the greatest ever held. The weather man
promises to deal moro kindly with the city's
guests than he hai with the natives for the
past fortnight , He prognosticates nn early
cessation of the oppressive heat , and Inti
mates that the weather conditions for the
next seven davs nro likely lo be aa agreeable -
able as the mld ummer season will permit.
The feature of the week will , of course , bo
the championship races at Fountain Perry
park. Liberal prlrcs have been offered for
amateurs and professionals , and every
racing man In thu United States
who has any speed at all Is en
tered. The six national championships
will bo contested from start to flnHi. While
the prizes In these races nro necessarily
medals Instead of cash , nevertheless the men
would rather win them than n $1,000 purse.
The winner of n national championship Is a
star attraction at every meet after the na-
ttolnal gathering , and he Is certain of a fine
engagement for the next season. M. J.
Klcck , chairman of the race- committee , says
there never was such n splendid list of en
tries as that for Louisville's meet. As made
up the list Includes 144 names. Of these
sixty-one arc professionals nnd eighty ama
teurs. Twenty-four states nnd 110 cities are
represented. They Include the well known
circuit chasers Sanger , Cooper , Hold , Hllsa ,
Zelgler , the Coburns. Gardner aud many
others. Jay Eaton , who recently lowered an
Indoor competition record nt Nashville ; J. W.
Parson , the Australian whoso recent perform
ances at Chicago have aroused a great deal
of interest ; John Johnson , A. D Kennedy
and others of this team , together with ambi
tious but less noted pedalcrs from all parts
of the country. Even thing Is In perfect
shape at Fountain Ferry park. There are
now more than 100 lacing men nnd trainers
on the Biounda , aud others are coming In
constantly.
GAMHh r Till : XATIO.NAIi Ij
Cincinnati SI--M Aiiotlirr lllot I'ro-
voltcil liv Uiiiili.liulc | I.iilly.
CINCINNATI , Aug. 9. Louisville's er
rors and bases on balls won the game for
Cincinnati today The Colonels batted hard
In spots , but protlted not at nil by Cin
cinnati's errors. Umpire Lally seemed
to the- crowd to bo Just a trine unfair
In three cases. In the eighth Inning
Clarke hit for one base and Rogers
drove n lly to left , which Burke
muffed. Clarke , in attempting to reach
third , was thiown out , at least so the um
pire said. Clarke , however , ran to Lilly
nnd seizing him by the shoulder shook him
nbout till Lally lost his temper and struck
nt Clarke. Neither was hurt. Police ar-
ested both men at once and lUilncs
Inlshcd the game. Attendance , 5,000. Score :
Mncinnatl * -5
, oulsvlllo 1
Hits : Cincinnati. 12 ; Louisville , 8. Er-
ors : Cincinnati , 2 : Louisville. 3. Earned
uns : Cincinnati , 2 ; Louisville. 4. Tvvo-
i.ise hits : Vaughn , MuPhec. Smith , Clarke.
Three-baso hits : Cassidy , Clarke. Stolen
> ases : Smith , 'McPhee. Fickcilns Double
il.ijs : Miller to McPhee , Smith to Vauirhn ,
'Ickering to Hill to Rogers to Miller. First
> aHo on balls : Off Ehret. 1 ; off Hill. 2
Struck out : Uy Ehrut , 5 ; by Hill , 1. Bat-
erles : Cincinnati , Ehret and 1'cltz ; Louis
ville , Hill and Dexter. Umplies : Lally and
Khlnes.
POOR FIELDING HEATS THE BROWNS.
CHICAGO. Aug. 9. The Browns lost the
third straight today by fearfully bad fleld-
ng. Bilges , for the Colts , was wild. Blv-
IIR six base-s on balls , but his team batted
opportunely and supported him perfectly.
Sverlu's batting , I'/offci's nnd Pariott's
leldlng nnd a sonsitlonal catch by Decker
were the fcatuic-s. Attendance , 4,000
Score :
Chicago S
St. Louis 00300120 0-G
Hits : Chicago , 11 ; St. Louis , S. Etrors :
Chicago , 0 ; St. Louis , 7. Earned runs :
Chicago , 3 ; St. Louis , 3. Two-base hits :
Kvcrltt (2) ) , Dowd. Thieo-baso hits : Ever-
tt , Pfoffe-r , Turner. MrFailand. Stolen
) iseh : Uahlen (3) ( , Evcrltt , Anson , PfcIIer ,
Turner. Double plays : Decker to Klt-
ircdge ; Dahlen to McCormlck : Klttredgo to
1'feffer. Stiuck out : By Brings , 1 ; bj
Hart , 1. Passed balls : McFarland , 2
Bases on balls : Off Btltrgs , C ; off Hart , 3
Batteries : Chicago , Hi IRKS and Klttredge
St. Louis , Hart and McFarland. Umpire ;
McFarland.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Plavod. Won. Lost. P.C
Baltimore 88 Gl 27 C9 3
Cincinnati 91 C3 23 CD.l
Cleveland M ) 57 Si GI.C
Chicago 9fi 56 40 5S. :
1'lttsburg 90 50 40 55
Boston S9 48 41 61
Brooklyn SS 40 4S 45
Phllailelphm 81 40 4S I" .
Now York 90 37 53 41.
Washington ! > 7 35 52 40 !
St. Louis 91 2S C.1 30. !
Louisville S8 22 GO 23.1
Games toilay : Plltslmnr nt Cleveland
Washington at Baltimore ; Boston at Phlla
delphla ; New York lit Brooklyn.
SUOKHb OF 'i'HU WJJ'sTKll.V ' LI3AGUK.
ColuiiilniH OlM-N n Wt'Nii-rn ANMOCII- !
iloiiVouiltr a Trial.
COLUMBUS , O. , Aug. S.-In the second
game today , Manager Lottus gave Pitcher
Smith , Into of Dubuque , a trial and ho was
touched up for nineteen hits. Score , first
game :
Columbus 10025040 1-11
Detroit , , . 0 00000002 2
Hits : Columbus. 13 ; Detroit. 7. Errors :
Columbus , 2 ; Detroit , 5 Batteries : Me-
Greevy nnd Wilson ; Gayle , Egan and
TvSlnehnm.
Scoie , hecoml game ;
Columbus 1 02301000-7
Detroit 1 0 G 0 0 0 0 3 ' 16
Hits : Columbus , 8 ; Detroit. 19 Errors :
Columbus , 3 ; Detroit , 3 , Batteries : Smith
and Wilson : Thomas nnd Twlnoham.
MILWAUKEE. WIs. Aug. 9. Score :
Milwaukee 2-3
Minneapolis 010100011-4
Hits : Milwaukee. 10 ; Minneapolis , 5. Er-
rois : Milwaukee. 5 ; Minneapolis. 1. Bat
teries ; Borche-is and Spcnr ; Flggemler ,
J'nrker and Selnlver.
KANSAS CITY , Aug , S.-Scoro :
Kansas City 000223020-0
St. Paul 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0- !
Hits : Kansas City. 13 ; St. Paul , 7. Er
rors : Kansas City , 0 ; St Paul , 3. Butter-
ICM : Callahan nnd Blanford ; Mullanu urn )
f--J.ll > ! !
STANDING OF THE TRAMS.
I'layed. Won. Lost. P.C.
Jndlnmipolls , . M 51 31 61,4
St. Paul 1U 51 3S 5S.7
Minneapolis -JI 5J 33 57,1
Kansas City W ) 51 33 5G.7
Detroit S1 50 3J 60,2
Milwaukee 97 45 52 46.4
Grand Rapids ! rt 33 C3 33,7
Columbus 97 32 03 23,0
Games today : Detroit at Indliinapolls ;
St. Paul at Milwaukee ; Minneapolis at
Kansas City ; Grand Rapids at Columbus.
in : WAS I'AcniJ liv A .OCOMOTIvn.
Hut Time uf u St. l.iHiln O > cllHt ou n
I'luiiU Itoiul.
ST. LOUIS , Aug. 9-At 3 o'clock this
afternoon uftrr tin PC preliminary trials , 13.
E AniVraon wheeled n inllo In one minute
nnd three seconds over a plank path. He
was paced by a locomotive pulling H coach ,
and tode a wheel geared to 92. Anderson
rould Imvo lett Ted this time a few seconds
ends , but he mistook the signals ami slowed
up a llttlu too soon. The trial took place
near OldcnhurK , HI. , on the "Bluff Line. "
For a dlbtanue of two miles the road had
licon planKed up between the- tracks per
fectly smooth , Ouo mile vvus marked off
In the renter of thl.i Htivtrh with Hags nnd
torncclory. the latter for the timers , nnd to
Indicate to Ar.deixon when to KO ahead fast
and when to slow up. Anderson announces
that ho will make another attempt on
August S3 , ou a wheel geared to 120.
A. Win. I lie AVucer.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. la. , Auc. 8-To the
! g Editor of Thu Ban : A and 13 arc
playing caMmf ) fvc-npot | and nco on board ,
A plnys throitHot on flve-fpot. bulldln ?
eight-spot U wnyi nee from hand , jmii
It on eight ; nlso picks up.nco on board ,
puts It on eight , msklnir ten In nil A claims
i : hni no right tn pick ace up from bonnl
n ml over-buIHE , i\V hnvo made n wngcr
nnd left It to. The Omnhn Ilo. . who Is
right , A or IlV' H TOM AMD JERRY.
Atis. A is right.
i.Asieim AVIXS i THU IMIIST MOMJV.
Clone of I In * Anrptiiliprir Clie-m TIMIT--
< > t'omcpi Today.
NIWEMUnRtJ.HAug , 9-followIng nrc
the scores ofnUkithe contestants In the
chess lotmmrrwnt.for the seventeen rounds
played ns revised.to date :
Players. Won. Lost. P.C.
Lusker r4 }
Maroczy 114 *
Plllsbury 11
Stclnltz , H
Tairasch , 11
Janowskl 10V5
Wnlbrodt 10(4 (
Schlnlchtcr 10
Schlffer-4 , 9
Twi'hluorln 0
Hlackburne S'4 '
Albln 7
Marco "W
Olmrousek 75 }
Wlniivver 5(4 (
Porges Rj < ,
Show-alter r H
Schallopp 4Va
Tlechmann 3(4 (
I'orgc-s-ShovMilter In the seventh round
was drawn and not won by Porges as
previously reported. The final nine games
will be phiyoil on Monday In the fol
lowing order Janowskl n-jalnst Porges ;
Tnrrnsch airalnst Albln ; Sti-lnltz against
Plllsbuiy ; Tschliorln against Schirfors ;
Chnrousek npalnst Lnskcr ; BlnoUburnc
against Schlolchter ; Tlecbtiiann against
Marco ; Show alter against Msirocr.y ; Win-
awer apalnst Sclmllopp ; Wnlbrodt a bye.
nv nAia , AviMt AND
s niiil Slimlc Trci'M Dfitrojcil
or HaimiKiMl \cri-ty. .
BEATRICE , Neb. , Aug. 0. ( Special Tele-
ram. ) A heavy rain storm , accompanied by
evcro wind , visited this section last night ,
hade trees all over the city were pretty
iadly demoralised. A small residence In
lenover addition was blown down , but tlio
ccupants escaped uninjured , The slorm Is
oportcd much more scvcio north and cast
f tr-e city.
NEBRASKA CITY. Aug. 0. ( Special. )
during the storm this morning the largo Ice
onscs belonging to the Chicago Packing
ml Provision company were struck by lightIng -
Ing and set on fire. An alarm was turned
11 at 1:30. : A heavy rain was falling , which
really assisted the firemen In their woik ,
nt despite their efforts considerable damage
ns done before the flames were finally sub-
ucd. The loss will be about $3,000 , and is
ully coveied by Insurance.
AiltiniN County liiHtlttitt * .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) The
cachcrs' Institute , which has been In ses-
lon nt the High school building during the
ast week , closed yesterday. There was an
ttcndance of 109 teachcis. Prof. Flke ,
'rot. Julian , Mies Bertha Green of Omaha
nd Mrs. St. John of Jnnlnta were the In
truders. Prof. Luckey of the Stale utii-
orslty addressed the teachers last Wednes-
: ay evening tn , a very pleasant manner.
) no of the pleasant events during the
seek was the reception tendered to the
cachcrs by P or. fJall at his home. Short
peeches wercinade | by professors of the lu-
tltuto nnd several fine \ocal and Instru
mental soloaerc discoursed by some of the
"adies.
Station. AKent HONC llrort iic(7.
PIERCB , Neb , Aug. 9. ( Special Tele-
ram. ) F. C. Rose'station , ' agent at Magnet ,
was drowned In the cieek here this
morning. Rosp anft another young man
"rove over to Pierce last night to camp and
sh over Sunday. He went Into the water
o swim nnd was scbed with cramps. Rose
about 23 years 'of , ago and a member of
ho Modern Woodmen. The camp here has
aken charge of the body ,
May StartdtniTl > TxtiIli-ry.
NEBRASKA CITY , Aug. 9. ( Special. )
'acob Woolncr1' of JPeorla has been In the
ilty two or three'days looking over the dls
tilery nnd making arrangements for a sup-
_ > ly of grain sufficient to opcratp the plant
at Its full capacity. He expresses himself
s being pleased with the outlook for obtatn-
, ng an adequate supply of grain.
"Crap Siootcr "Tn Jail.
BEATRICE , Neb. , Aug. fl. ( Special Tele-
ram. ) The police raided a crap shooting
olnt this afternoon and landed ten or twelve
participants In the city jail. They will be
tven a hearing tomorrow morning.
IIorHovtoniaii Injuri-i ] .
BINGHAM , Neb. , Aug. 9. ( Special. ) Mrs.
A. M. Lotsplech met with avery serious ac
cident jestcrday. Her horse unexpectedly
_ umped a ditch , throwing her back on the
saddle , Injuring her spine.
OK KHIMI \ \ vir
Dny IMca-iantly Siii-nt at llllibli-r
1'itrk Yi-Hleriliiy.
The German Veteran Association of Omaha
lield an enjoyable picnic at Hlbbler's park
yesterday which brought out a largo con
course of people. The grounds were taste
fully decorated In German national colors
and everything which could conduce to the
liappiness of a day spent out of doors was
supplied by the management. The commit
tee on arrangements was John Waller
Charles Eplen nnd Charles Schnrtow. Dur
ing the afternoon a bowling match was
icld In the hall adjoining the park and A
R. Shepard proved to bo the most sklllfu
at the game. The second best was Mali
Ringer , with Herman Kraft as third. Eacl
was rewarded by handsome and appropriate
prizes. The women had a game of bant
ball , at which Mrs. Anna Mlnlch came ou
first best , with Mrs , Rlcdman as second am
Mrs , Mary Zittle third. Numerous games
were provided for the children , with corre
spending prizes. During the evening Piesl
dent Charles Kaufman of the association
gave a short address In the language of th
Fatherland. The festivities were kept ui
until a late hour by an extended program o
dances.
iiinniltt'H IlcniiiliiH Hrnt leThe
The remains of William J. Summltt , vvh
was Injured In the Logan wreck , who was
biought to this city for treatment nnd vvh
died at St Joseph's hospital last Friday
night , were sent to Cm son. In , Satunlir
evening for Interment. At the tlmo of tli
collision Summitt sustained a liadly frac
tured leif. which was subsequently umpn
tated In this city. It was not thought h
was otherwise very badly hurt. Tlio shock
of the operation , hovvevoi , and Interim
Injuries , which Inter manifested themselves
resulted In hh-dentli. Summltt was a res
lilent of Missouri , Valley , and was on hi
way homo fiqm , Logan when the acclden
occurred. H < v Was not orto of the e-xeiir
slon party. His' relatives , consisting of i
father and brother , reside at Carson ,
H ' -
Hospital Stpwanl Connors , who Is sta
tloncd at FortuCniok , will leave in a fe\
days for Washington , where he has beei
ordered for dlitiv )
Second iLleuUnunt David S. Stanley lef
Saturday foroSaujnur , France , where h
will go to works on his course of studle
at the military ischool ,
The men weYo9f ald Saturday and every
thing went off In a quiet , orderly manner
'
One would scaVcjely'Vknow that the men wer
paid , as the/d'1 ' wi'a no excitement what
over. " "
Mr. Frank ° Jtus ( ( . who was discharge
lately as BtcWatn rfrom the hospital corp
at Fort Keogh , Mont , , came heie ou a vis !
and says he likes1 the place so well that b
intends going In business here.
The Regular Army and Navy union com
radcs are perfecting plans and Intend put
ting up a nlco hall by the Missouri I'acifl
railway station. They will have an assem
bly room up atalrs and a business room o
the ground floor ,
Quite a number of the boys of the Sec
and infantry are applying to be transform
to this place. They certainly know wha
It ls to leave a good locality. There Is
vast difference between tbli place and beln
stationed along the Northern Pacific rail
way or the upper Mlcsourl river country.
There are no discharges or furlough
being granted at present , although ther
are a great many applicants for enlistment.
The following have bc n before the "bill
goat" aud are assigned to G company
Uyron F , Long. Lawrence C. McCray , Elme
P. Ledans , Henry W. Hunting , U. C. Hvrt
lell and James D. Fergu-oa.
SHOT WITH HER OWN WEAPON
Cora Wilson Severely Injured in n
Scufilo with Thomns Eakins.
AD FOLLOWED HIM INTO A SALOON
'ooU Illiu < o TnnU for limiHlim Her
Diumhtcr niiil llnilcil li > Drnn-
ItiK a lt Mol\t-r Doulitliout
\Vli 1)1(1 tinSliiuitliiK. .
A shooting affray occurred jcsterday
lornlng shortly after 10 o'clock. The
rouble occurred at the saloon of Matt
culand , 412 South Thirteenth street , and
10 Injured person Is Mrs. Cora Wilson
t 1321 Lcnvenworth street. She' sustained
very painful pistol shut wound through
10 left thigh. The shot was fired during
scufllo which took place between Mrs.
Vllson nnd n former boarder of hers named
homas Kaklns ,
Mrs. Wilson went Into the saloon at the
line stated , and picking Kaklna out of n
nnvd of several persons present , walked
p to him and Bald. "If jou ever darken
10 door of my house again I will kill you
n the spot. " Kaklns drew her asldo and
ftcr a short war of words the excited
oman reached Into a little grip she was
arrylng and produced a revolver , pointing
t at him. Kaklns caught her by the arm
ml In the stiuggle that ensued the weapon
as discharged , thu ball passing Into Mrs.
Vllson's leg.
Immediately upon the tiring of the shot
lie wounded woman fell to the floor and
Ir. Kculand spr.ing to her assistance. A
d quickly collected and In the excite-
lent"i.iklns slipped through the door and
as not been seen since , although the po-
.ce have bc n searching for him. Mrs.
Vllsc-n's wound bled profusely and she
as completely exhausted by the time the
atrol wagon with a siiuail of police ar-
Ived. At the station she was placed on
lie surgeon's couch aud City Physician
'ownc , after vainly probing for the bullet ,
ppllcd a Itgnturo and bandages to stop
ho How of blood. She was later removed
o her home , where the wound giew rapidly
vorsu until a second visit of the surgeon
as found necessary. At last accounts
Irs. Wilson was resting easier under the
nlluenco of an opiate , and unless blood
olEcnlng ensues , which was nt first feared ,
ho will recover.
ORIGIN OF THR TROUHLB.
Tha trouble which gave rise to the shooi
ng , as stated by Mrs. Wilson , Is as follows
'I went to Florence to visit some frlernds
Saturday night aud left my two chlldicn ,
ntta , a little girl aged 13 , and a llttlo boy ,
n the care of a neighbor. When I returned
lome about 9 o'clock Sunday morning my
aughtcr run crying to mo and said that
3aklns had been nt the house the evening
rcforo and stayed all night. She said that
bout 7 o'clock the next morning he camp to
icr room and made Improper proposals ,
> romlsng ! that If she would comply he
loultl buy her a pair of new shoes and bring
icr candy. Etta refused him and told him to
cave the room or she would scream for help ,
lo left , after renewing his icqucsts several
lir.es. I have alnavs been a good friend
o Eakins , he having boarded with me for
wo years , and when Etta told ma of what
lad occurred I felt very angry and started
out to find him.
"Ho was at Rculand's saloon , and when
asked him about the conveisatlon ho had
\ltli my daughter he did not deny It. I was
nrlotis , and then a scutllo followed , In which
10 wrested the revolver out of my hands
and shot me. "
These present , however , give n different
erslon of the affair than that recited by
Mrs. Wilson , and say that Eakins did not
shoot Mrs. Wilson , but that he turned the
revolver aside as she attempted to dis
charge It at him , the bullet entering her own
icrson , instead of that of Euklns. Mrs Wil
son sajs she has Known Eaklns more or
ess intimately for many years , both having
Ived at Ottumwa , la. , before coming to this
city. The husband of the Injured woman
died about a year ago In an Insane asy-
um , and she and her small family have eked
out a scanty existence by what little needle
work she could secure and by taking
boarders. Mrs. Wilson was very loth to
mve the affair made public , saying that
Eakins In Iho main Is a kindly disposed fcl
low , except when under the Influence of
Irlnk , and at these times he bcais no sem
blance to his normal self. She thinks he
was intoxicated at the time he visited her
loino. EaKIns has been employed until lately
jy a Howard street commission firm , but
is at present working at a large retail store
on Capitol avenue. Ho ban not lived with
the Wilpons for some time past and yester
day was his ( list vlalt for several weeks.
The revolver with which the shooting was
done Is an antiquated affair and was given
to Mrs. Wilson , so she says , by Eakins , when
she lived alone at Ottumwa.
Later in the evrnlng the police located
Eakins and placed him under arest.
A Cull fur ii I n 11 , OIIIM * a Millionaire
Aim In an AlniNlioiiNt- ,
How fickle is the goddess of fortune was
never better shown thim In the case of
Alexander Gamble , 72 years of age , an In
mate of the San Franclnco almshouse ,
Forty years ago he was reputed to be worth
between $3,000,000 and $1,000,000 , belnf ,
icckoncd as one of the wealthiest men Ir
California. Away back In the later ' 50s ,
when Gamble was the owner of extensive
mining properties up In Nevada , one of the
many inenj who worked for him in the dig
gings was Patrick Redily , then a day la
borer. Now , after the lapse of two-score
jcars , Reddy Is at the head of the insti
tution which shelters Gamble , says the
San Francisco Chronicle.
In 1849 Gamble came to California from
Belfast , Me , , bringing with him nothing
but a pair of strong hands nnd a college
education. He was sober and Industrious
and within a few years , by hard work di
rected by superior Intelligence , gained a
controlling Interest In several of the rich
est mines In Nevada. These wcro the Wide
West , the Del Monte , the Sunrise , the Find ,
the Honest John and several otheis of lesser
note. They were all at Aurora , Esmeralda
county. Nov. At that time Gamble was on
the crest of the Wave of good luck. His
credit was almost without limit , He could
borrow thousands of dollars from the banks
of this city on the security of his mining
properties. Gamble availed himself of his
ability to borrow , and obligated himself for
upward of $150,000 for working his mines
nnd accumulating valuable realty holdings.
In 1805 he bought part of the great Pul-
gas ranch nt Mt-nlo Park and expended over
$100,000 In stocking It with nno cattle and
horses and in erecting on Its pretentious
buildings , Hut just at the dawning of the
' 70s Gamble's fortune was reversed. His
mines depreciated In value , his creditors
pressed him , ho found himself unable to
meet their demands , and the Inevitable fol
lowed. His creditors'sold him out , and hit
was left with what he had when ho first
entered the state , twenty-five jears before
a pair of strong hands and a college edu
cation. To these possessions , of comae , was
added the experience ho had gained In the
intervening tlma. At the time Gamble made
over his property to his creditors he was
Indebted to the Bank of California about
$150,000.
In 1847 Gamble was graduated from Water-
vlllo college , Wnlervllie. Me. This school ii
nou known as Colby university. Gamble Is
a member of .be Phi Hem Kappa society of
( lib university , and only recently ho received
a litter from "he gocli-iy's secretary reganl-
Irg Its affairs After leaving college ( Hm-
bla ttught for one year nt the Corinth RCII-
cmy. That was just before ho left Mal-ie
for California.
Gamble Is R native of Ireland. Ha came to
this country when he was 11 years old , and
nettled with bin pc-ople at Llnncus. Mo. There
\\UK founded the Gamble hoi'icstend , and
there still resides a married bister of Gamble.
Gamble- paid most of the purchase price of
the homestead from his earnings as a school
teacher and at a miner In Nevada. Ho thinks
that probably ho has an interest In the prop ,
trty on that account , but does not worry
much about It , as he has passed that period
In his Ufa when money could give him
pliaxuro.
Gamble lias two living bens , Ivan and
Theodore , aged , respectively , 24 and 22.
Ivan Is an actor In A New York theater , nnd
Theodore Is a musician In Seattle.
TIIATCAHIIY I.HJIIT.
The ll.-roii'n I'o-Tilor I'ntcli AVIili-li
.MnUrft a Ttvo-Cnmllo l.lglit.
A belated sportsman returning from n
dnj's sport found himself late In the even
ing on the edge of a flat or marsh which
bordered the path , relates the Philadelphia
Times. The moon had not risen and the
dniknesa was so Intense that lie was obliged
to move slowly and carefully. As he walked
along , gun on shoulder , ho thought he
saw a number of llshts , some moving , others
stationary. As they wore In the river bed
ho knew that they could not bo lanterns ,
nnd for some time he wns purzlcd ; but ,
being of nn Inquisitive mind , he walked
down to the water to Investigate As the
stieam was a slow-running , shallow one , he
had no difficulty In wading In , and noon
convinced himself that the lights wcro
not carried by men , and were either Igncs
fatul or from some cause unknown To
sc-ttlo the apparent mj story ho crept ns
close as he could , took careful aim and
fired , At the discharge the lights disap
peared , but , keeping his eye on tha spot
* here they had been , he walked quickly to
t and found , to his amarcincnt , a night
ic-roli , upon whoso breast pi earn eel the mjs-
crlous light. The sportsman told me of
his Incident , and , while I had often heard
f the light on the heron's breast , I nuvur
efore could find anvono who had person-
lly witnessed the phenomenon , tonse-
ucntly t propounded numerous questions.
The observer saw the light distinctly ; Hist
t a distance of nt least fifty jards , or 153
eel. There were three lights upon each
Ird one upon each side between the hips
nil tall and ono upon the breast. He saw-
he lights of at least four Individuals , and
vas so Interested that hu observed them
11 carefully , and as to their Intensity state 1
o mu that each light was the equivalent of
wo candlis , so that when he aimed he could
ee gun-sight against It.
As to whether the bird had control of the
Ight , he believed that It did , as he saw the
Ights open and shut bovcral times , ns ho
raw led toward the bird , and ho stopped
vhen the light disappeared and cicpt on
vhen It came again. The light did not en-
"uro long after the bird wns shot , f inline
way almost Immediately. In color the light
vas white , and reminded the sportsman of
ihosphorc'scent wood.
Stories of luminous birds have been ro-
ated by sportmen occasionally , but , so far
as I know , exact facts and data have never
eforo been obtained on this most Interest-
ug and somewhat sensational subject. A
ricnd In Florida told mu that he luJil dls-
Inctly seen a light moving nbout In n flock
f cranes at night , and became satisfied that
ho light was upon the breast of the bird
Vnother friend Informed mo that on enter-
ng a heron rookery at night ho had dls-
tnctly observed lights moving about among
be birds.
That herons have n peculiar possible llht-
iroduclng nppniatus is well known. These
are called powder-down patches , and e-nn be
'ounil by turning up the long feathers on
he heron's breast , where will bo found a
latch of yellow , greasy material that bome-
.Imes drops off or nils the feathers In the-
'orm of a yellow powder. This powder la
irodttced by the evident decomposition of
he small feathers , producing jubt such a
substance as one might expect would be
come phosphorescent , as there Is little doubt
hat It does.
The cranes and herons nio not the only
jlrds having these oily lamps , If so wo may
term them. A Madagascar blul , called kl-
rumbo , has a. large patch on each side of the
rump. The bitterns hnvo two pairs of
patches ; the true herons three , while the
curious boat-bills have eight , which , it at
times all luminous , would give the bird a
most conspicuous , not to say spectral ap
pearance at night.
Some jears ago a party of cxploreis en
tered n largo cave on the island of Trinidad
that had hlthcito been considered inaeccssl-
l > le. To their astonishment , they found U
filled with birds which darted about In the
dark In such numbers that they struck the
explorers nnd rendered their passage not
merely disagreeable , but dangcious. The
birds proved to be night hawks , known as
oil birds , anil in great demand for the oil
they contain , nnd It Is barely possible that
these- birds are also llght-glveis. The now-
ler-down patches of the oil bird are upon
each side of the rump.
As to the use of such lights to a bird there
: ias been much conjectine ; but It Is thought
that It may be a lure to altinc-t fishes. Thus
It Is well known that fishes nnd various ma
rine animals are attracted by light , and a
tjeron standing motionless In the water , the
light from its breast , if equal to two can
dles , would bo plainly seen for a consider
able distance by various kinds of fishes , who
would undoubtedly approach within leach
of the eagle eye and sdmip bill of the heron
and so fall victims to their curiosity. If this
Is a true solving of the mvstery it Is ono of
the most remarkable- provisions of nature.
There is hardly n gioup of animals that
docs not include Homo light-givers of great
beauty ; but It Is not generally known that
some of the higher animals also pioduce
light at times. Ilcnnlnger , the natuialist ,
whoso studies and observations of Paiaguay
are well known , tells a most remarkable
story of his experiences with the monkey
known as Njctlpltjlthc-cus trlvirgatua. Ho
was In complete daikncss when ho olm-i ved
the phenomenon , which was a phosporcs
cent light gleaming from the o > es of the-
animal ; not the light which appears In the
eye of a cat , but shafts of phosphorescent
light which weie not only distinctly visible ,
but Illumined objects a distance of i
Inches from the animal's eyes.
icsiw Tin : i > irrriti2ci : .
Tli.o IililI < -r TIioiiKlif HiCiinlil Toll
Chnrll- from Hi-iinitiii } .
The vegetable vender looked a llttlo bit
hotter and more tired than other people- that
fervid , cloudless afternoon. Bays tlip Detroit
Free Press. He we-nt up the steps wlie-iu Iho
woman was staud'"g ' and said.
"I hope I can sell you boniethlng today
ma'am. "
"I hope you can , too , " she answered
"And I guess > ou may manage * If the prices
are right. "
"I hope so. I've been up and down the
whole length of this street doln' nothln' but
rnakln' a collection o' disappointments. 'Iheso
nro mighty fine berries , and tlu-y'io only 30
cents a box. "
"I can get 'cm for 0 "
"I couldn't sell 'cm for that without losln
money , I've got to have money to buy
things with just the same as other people. '
"Hut you don't expect me to pay jou fill
price when I can got 'em for leas do you ? '
"No'm I ain't lookln' for clmilty. There
Is too much charity , to my way o' ihinKIn'
An' too much economy , too , of xomc kinds. '
"Land cukes' ' Listen to the man ! It's my
opinion jou don't know the- meaning of whal
> ou nro saying. I don't yco how there coucr !
bo too much charity and economy "
"I know what I'm talkln' 'bout , " ho an >
awercd. "I can glvo > ou Iho definitions
If you take your money nut xud spend II
for an enttilalnmcnt > ou didn't want to see
so's u bharo of the proceeds ran go to sonn
folks that > ou don't know , that's ihurlty
And If some fallci that's a-tryln * to do busi
ness to eain an holiest II/In' and Is wlllln
to keep up a trjin' and n-tijln' when the
chanecs aid agin him cumee along , plac ) < !
out and discouraged , and you Mil cut him ti :
give up and null out for lew than what hu
paid for his stock , that's economy , "
r I IKCii u n ( r > .
Chli-ago J'wip " 1 suppose you liava been
savlnc tin country again , John , " hn said
at the hrcakfant tabh * .
"I've buen doing my ahare , " ho answered ,
"Tho thing that I fa n't qultn understand , "
she pumlalo'l , "Is why the country can only
bo saved by nta > liR ) oat nlmhts , Why can't
you irnvo It In the daytime ? "
" don't umlursUnd and -
"You politics , m-vrr
will , " ho cnxw'ri'il , "Theeo ro very tick
lish times , ami It behoove every man to do
what ho tan for tliirauee. . night or day. "
"I Mipposu to , " Jiho Hdl'l doubtfully ; "but
It does uoem to my nt If you were over
working ) aurtself whnn you tried to float
the vvliolt country OD piodprrlty. "
"Float It ? "
"Yes. "
"On what ? "
"I don't know , but there U cvriv Ind1"-
tlon thla morning that It was uod cVal
stiongiT thun watt-r , "
Ho did not fee I etjnul to a spirited contro
versy , no ho let the remark ] iaa , but he
was moro than ever convinced that there
aiu features of politick that 1:0 : wonmu will
understand.
PRINTERS TAKE A DAY OFF
Six Carloads Lcavo Omaha for the Annual
Picnio at Ashland.
JOINED BY OTHERS FROM LINCOLN
Momlx-m of ( ho Alllcil Printing Tritili-f
Hintm - of tin.11 ( Mt niijo-nlile
of I In1 i'iirl > niH-ltiK ,
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The Allied Printing Trades council of
Omaha held Its nnnual picnic jcsterday at
Ashland. A largo crowd from Omaha , Lin
coln , Council Bluffs and various Nebraska
points participated In the festivities and
onjoveil n day which was almost perfect In
every particular.
The generous rain of Sunday morning had
moderated the heat and cooled the earth. A
fresh brccro was blowing at 10 o'clock jester ,
day morning , the hour at which a heavily
loaded train , consisting of six passenger
cars , pulled out of the union depot over the
Burlington railroad for Ashland The fresh
aud Invigorating brocze continued through
out the day and rendered the film park lu
which the picnic was held as cool and com
fortable ns a mild spring day ,
The crowd of picnickers groined to realize
that iiatuio had carefully provided for their
pleasure nnd spent the time In dancing , ob
serving the sports and social pastime. The
Jouiney fimn Omaha passed through sumo of
Nebraska's richest Holds of corn nnd grain
mil \vns completed within an hour.
The Incoming tralnload of pleasure seckcri
found evorj thing provided to make the occa
sion an enjo > ahlo one. Baskets and trav
elers were hastily tiansportid from the train
to the natural grove In the bend of the
classic waters of Salt crook. The creek ,
swollen by the recent rains , ran almost full
to Its banks , but this did not deter many
from seeking thu pleasure of n boat rldo era
a "dip" in Its waters. The Allied council
liad also provided for the use of Its patrons
a small steamboat , and throughout the after
noon dozens of excursions vvcn taken up thu
river , each excursion bearing a dancing
party. Otheis found enjojment In danclnu
within the largo pavilion erected In the cen
ter of Dca's park. Music for both partlc *
was fuinlshed b } the Musical Union band.
Not least Interesting were- the sports.
Of these a lengthy program had been pre
pared by the committees aud the coniputf-
tois entered the lists with all the good-
natured determination ( Ulliii ; the occasion.
PROGRAM OK SPOUTS.
The 100-vard foot nice , free-for-all , bar
ring professionals , resulted ; Klrst prl/e ,
$5. Flncilcld ; second prlrc , $3 , Schnolilcr-
vvlnd ; third prize , 52 , Smith.
The 100-jnrd foot race , open to the mem
bers of the Allied trades , prkc$3 , went to
II. 11. WooJey.
Iho prl/o for the fifty-yard foot race
for women was an opera fan and was wou
by Mlhs Ulurvall.
The next event was a standing broad
Jump , fr ? c-for-all , ni.d was won hj Johnson.
The pilzc was a box of cigars.
The sack race attracted hcvcn entries
and called out the usual laughter , riue-
fleld won. The prize was $2.
The match game of hasc ball between
the printers and picfcsmcn for the chain-
pionahlp of thu state resulted in a victory
for the printers. The game was vvua by
the close scoie of 3 to 2. It was a HVc-
Innlng game.
Miss nuckley won the pi Ire for the b t
woman waltzcr an opera glass. E. F. Vln-
qulst won the prlzo for the best cialo
waltzcr.
During the day fishing was a pastime
indulged In by many. Mr. A. V. Lewis
of Lincoln won the prize for witching the
largest fish.
Not the least enjoyable part of the day
was that spent by many of thr- families of
the members of the Allied trades nbont the
picnic board. The " "
"basket" party was a
feature of the day and many families passed
pleasant hours in exploring the contents of
divers baskets nnd packages which were
flist opened under somu shady tree.
The committee In charge consisted of D.
P. Flood , W C. Turner , J M Lo\ve , A.
lliuivall and II. Kelnor. The Judges wcro
A. I ) . Small and M. J. Buckley.
The management expressed Itself well sat
isfied with the attendance and patronage
extended. Over 2,000 tickets were sqld aud
In splto of the Uneatcnlng weather mani
fested early In the das1 , and the
prospective mud , vvhlih , however , dis
appeared with the advance of the
sun , the attendance was unusually
large. Those Intelcsted In the picnic
consisted of the printers , stoicatypora , clec-
troiypors , piessmen. pi ess feeders and book
binders Part of the proceeds are to bo de
voted to furthering the Interests of the
Transmlsslbslppl Exposition
The return trip was made In good time ,
leaving Ashland at 9:30 : In ndvnnco of a
threatening rain stoim.
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AMUSEMENTS.
The Crelghton theater held two largo au
diences yesterday , and better pleased ones
never left the house. The Woodwaid com
pany gave two continuous performances , the
firxt ovci given In Omaha , and they were
thoroughly enjoyed. The curtain did not
io down from the opening until the end of
the last act. Between each act strong
double npci'lulllusveiu Intiuduicd. They
\\ere good , nnd the change will draw many
dolhus to the Ciclgliton this work. 'Iho
Glow slstura , from Mr Waodwaid'a No. 2
company made- sluing Impression ulth tbu
uudknce , and lesnomletl to thrua encores.
Them Is not another place In the- United
States wheic gui.li n company can bo seen
for KO sni.ill u pi Ice. 'Jim continuous pcr-
foriiianro la all right , and Manager Wood
ward is to bo congratulated On Vt'edncs-
da > at matlnici , bj upc-rlnl request , "Ton
Nlghtx In a liar Jtoom , " Thursday night ,
tlin old favoilty , "t'nclo TOIM'H Cabin , " to
night , the > outhcin comedy , "On the
Suuannio Itlvur , " and lutH nf HuclaUI.u |
The hlh ; diving horse combination bus ar
ranged for nnothei v. eeli's utny In Omaha
and will give nno pcifnrmantn rach ( uonlni ;
nt the Chailcs Street park until next .Sunday.
All the fratuit'H of the allow will bu given
and popular prices will pertain.
nnvi't < > f Tim IIIT'K ni'ifni'iiii. '
DUNCAN , Neb. , Aug. K. To the IMIIor
of The Hro : Wo have hevural conviuls to
protection and n gold ptamlard , all through
the sound editorials In The lire. I
turn over my dally as soon as irad to thrjw
"doubting Thomases" and It woilcs won.
dcrs among them Let ove'iy sound money
man take The Dee and circulate It among
ni many us possible and wo will ho ou lop
foi McKlnley and llob.irt furo.
A BUISCUIIH ] ! ,
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. ' from thu liroolc-
fifteen in.'ufnca. en ionic -
lyn navy ynrdo n-crlvlns nhli | to Ran ruin-
cl i.o , passed hovrrnl hours In Oin.iha > *
lenlay nnd , itti acted ronaldi r.ibli ) ulli'li-
tlon. 'llio men nro nn l nfrt to the i vv
IJnlti'd HlnteH Inttlo tihlp Oicgon. whl'-h la
nhnrtlv to ru Into ruminliislnii nt S'm I'r.in-
cltiro. Other ( letaclniRiil' ) of mill .itn'itfiK-il
to the ( Mimi chin will p.i in Uiioiisli Oinulm
a few ivi-fka IiU 'r.
OooJ blood and r. " " ' hct.lih comv bjr
Sarsaparilla
llo uro to r t Ilootl'a nnd only IIOQU'n.
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